The  Michigan  Tradesman.

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VOL.  4. 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  17,  1887. 

NO. 204.

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 call^l

SILVER SPOTS

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

It will be sold on its merits.  Sample or­

ders filled on 6o  days approval.

Price  $35  per  x,ooo  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.

GEO.  T.  WARBEN  &  GO.,

Flint, Mieli.

Anything or everything in the 
line of Special Furniture, inside 
finish 01  house,  office  or store, 
W ood  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 Factorj,
WANTED.

W est End Pearl St. Bridge.

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

Earl Bros.,  Commission Merchants,

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO.

Reference:  F ir st  N a tio n a l  B a n k,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n T r a de sm an. Grand Rapids.

BELKNAP
Wagon and Slain Co.
W A G O N S !

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

MANUFACTURERS OF

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermens and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of material, and have 
every facility  for  making  first-class  Wagons 
of all kinds.
t3f“Special  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.
Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mioh,

S E E D S

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

The Most Complete Assortment 

til  you  get  my  prices.

Representing Jas. Vick, of Rochester.

ALFRED J.BROWN
16-18 N. DivisionSt.,GrasdRapids
HIRTK  &  KRAUSE,
And Shoe Store Sillies.

LEATHER

SHOE  BRUSHES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

SHOE  POLISH,

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

ings, etc.  Write  for Catalogue.

e x s r s a a r a   r o o t .
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
P e c k   B r o s .,  Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.

J   U J J D  

t f c   O O . ,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line Summer Goods.

102  CANAL STREET.

W HIPS

ADDRE8B

GRAHAM  ROYS,  -  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

EATON 1 LYON,

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

BOOKS,

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

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street.

STANLEY  N.  A LLEN ,  Proprietor.
WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORE AND  USE  NO 

CKRHCALS.

Orders  by  Mail  and  Express Promptly At­

tended  to.

I P - A J U S T T .

We have a full stock of this well-known 
M Z Z X S   F A I N T
and having sold it for over SIX YEARS can 

brand of

recommend it to our  customers  as  be­

ing a First Class  article.  We sell it

On the  Manufacturers*  Guarantee:

When two or more coats of our PIONEER PRE­
PARED PAINT  is applied as received in original 
packages, and if within  three years it should crack or 
peel off. thus failing to  give  satisfaction, we  agree to 
re-paint the  building  at  our  expense,  with  the  best 
White Lead or  such other paint as the  owner  may se­
lect.  In  case  of  complaint,  prompt  notice  must  be 
given to the dealer.

T. H. NEVIN & CO..

Mfrs. & Corroders of Pure White Lead.

Pittsburg, Pa.

Write for prices and Sample Card to

Wholesale  Agents,  Grand  Rapids.

Try POLISHINA, best FumitureFin- 

ish made.

lege Journal.

.PLACE to secure a thorough 
i^and useful education is at the 
n  Grand Rapids (Mioh.) Busi- 
/  ness College, write for Col- 
Address, C. G. SWENSBERG.

SHERWOOD  HOUSE.
-  MIOH.
CHARLOTTE, 

The Traveling Men’s Favorite.

- 

Ke-fltted and  Re-furnished.

Sample Rooms on First Floor.

First-Class in nil its Appointments.
M. F. BELGER, Proprietor.

TH E  GREAT

EDMUND B. DIKEMHN
Watch Maker 
§  Jeweler,
44  CANAL  ST.,
Grand Rapids,  -  (H it 
CHARLES  A.  COYE,

Successor to

A. Coye & Son,

DEALER IN

AWNINGS § TENTS

Horse and W agon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

W ide Ducks, etc.

Flags & Banners made to order.

73 CANAL  ST.. 

- 

GRAND RAPIDS.

V.  R.  STEGLITZ,

Proprietor of

Manufacturer of the following popular 

S.&M.

brands:
CRICKET.

ROSADORA.

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

are solicited to send in a trial order.

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.

Q.  Unison  &  Go,

166 South W ater S t, CHICAGO. 

Reference

F e l se n t h a l.  Gro ss  &  Mil l e r, Bankers.

ASK YOUR JOBBER
Mepflent  Oil  Ca.’s

FOR

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.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

CIGARS
-  MICH.
REED  CITY, 

Factory  No.  26,  4th  Gist.

- 

LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,
Fermentum!

STATE  AGENT  FOR

The Only Reliable Compressed Toast.

Manufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co.

106 K ent Street, Grand  Rapids, Mich. 

TELEPHONE  6 6 6 .

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

Eaton  &  (Henson
Frederick  the Great

Are State Agents for

CIGAR.

Grand Rapids, Mioh..

Represented  by the  Giant,

Mr.  Christopher  Sparling.

Proprietors of the

CODK  & PRINZ,
Valley City Show Case Mfj. Co,
SHOW  GASES.

Manufacturers of

OF  ALL  KINDS.

SEND  FOR  ESTIMATES.

Prescription Cases and Store Fixtures
38 West Bridge St.. Grand Rapids.
HEMLOCK  BARE!

Telephone 374.

WANTED.

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

N.  B.  CLARK,

101 Ottawa St., 

Grand Bapids

HENRY  J.  HARTMAN,

FOUNDER,

GRAY IRON CASTINGS A SPECIALTY.

Send for Estimates.

71 South  Front St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

TH E  TRAMP’S  REVENGE.

A great fertile  hollow,  with  hills  on  all 
sides, and one man owned it all.  Five hun­
dred acres of  level  and  upland,  field  and 
forest; and  well  might  Milly  Van Vleeck 
complain  that  she  could  not  even  visit a 
neighbor without climbing over the hills.
But  old Squire Van Vleeck  had  no  use 
for neighbors.
Was not the land his own,  and the home­
stead,  and  the  well-filled  store,  and  the 
sawmill itself half-way down the hollow?
The first heavy snows  came  earlier  than 
usual and the cold  weather  brought with it 
immunity  from  the  one  thing  the  squire 
hated most.
Not a tramp had been seen in  the hollow 
for weeks,  and no man  trQubled  himself  to 
ask whither they had flown.
All the  more, however,  that  bitter  after­
noon  did the old  man’s  angry soul  stir  it­
self within him when  he  met,  at  his  own 
gate,  the most outrageous  specimen  of the 
abhored breed  that  the  whole  season  had 
brought before him.
If other tramps had sometimes borne only 
the  seal of misfortune or  of  common vaga­
bondage, this one was  clearly and  undenia­
bly a prince of  his  worthless  guild  and  a 
chosen vessel of vice and crime.
Plenty of bone  and  muscle  had  he,  and 
the very swing and  spring of  his  slouching 
gait proclaimed that no lack of  mere physi­
cal capacity had made him what he was.
Can a tramp have  in  him  anything  like 
energy?
The squire would have  said  “No” at any 
time before he  gave  that  roving  ruflian so 
large and so acrid a piece  of his  mind  and 
temper.
He had scarcely dreamed of such a change 
as his words produced.
There was some  magic  in  them, stirring 
up evil into  power.
The  beggiug  whine  swelled  into  a vol­
ume  of  hoarse  and  strident  vituperation. 
The  relics  of  a  mind  glowered  fiercely 
through  the  hairy, filthy face.  The  whole 
hulking  frame  seemed  to  quiver, as  the 
tramp  strode  away, with  the  meaning  of 
the threats and curses  with  which  the  air 
was blue behind him.
Fear is a bitter  ingredient to  put  in  the 
cup of anger, and  Squire  Van Vleeck  was 
even in a worse humor than usual,  ten min­
utes later,  when  a  somewhat  fine  looking 
man  reigned  in  his  horse at the gate, and 
seemed about to spring from his sleigh.

“Good morning,  squire.”
“Don’t stop,  Gil Morse!  Drive right on!” 
roared  the  old  man.  “Don’t  stop  ag’in 
anywhere in this holler.  Yer  father’s  son 
needn’t quit the road anywhere on my land. 
Ef it hadn’t a-been for  him, I  might  a-had 
the nomination.”
More  than  that  he  said, but  while  the 
young man’s face deepened  to  a  hot  crim­
son, he controlled his temger sufficiently  to 
give his horse  the  reins  and  do as he was 
bidden without another word.
A  tall,  strongly-built,  broad-shouldered 
youth  was  Gilbert  Morse, and a  year in a 
city business house  had  made none the less 
of a man of him.  He had  left  a  common­
place position in the country store at home, 
to seek experience and advancement in  the 
busy,  bustling  city  of  Grand  Rapids.  A 
warm  friend  in  the  shape  of  a  traveling 
man had  interceded  for  him  with  a  large 
jobbing house  and  the  rapid  steps he had 
taken upward,  as well as  the  growing  ap­
preciation of  his  merits  entertained by the 
lhembers  of  the  firm, bespoke  for  him  a 
bright and successful future.  His  greeting 
at the squire’s  had  been  clearly altogether 
unexpected,  and  he  pulled  his  horse  to  a 
walk a  moment  later,  as  if  he  wanted  to 
give the matter some kind of consideration.
How he w'ould  have  driven  if  he  could 
have looked along  the  road  ahead  of  him 
just beyond where it  entered  the  hemlock 
woods!
Distant as were her neighbors, Milly Van 
Vleeck was too  robust  and  healthy-minded 
a young lady to  remain  housed up, even in 
winter weather,  and she  never  had  looked 
rosier or prettier in all her life  than she did 
that  afternoon,  as  she  tripped  along  the 
frosty road homeward.
Away beyond the saw-mill  and  into  the 
woods  she  had  been, almost  aimlessly,  in 
sheer exuberance of youth  and high spirits, 
never dreaming of such a possibility as dan­
ger there and then.
Down the road she  was  coming  and the 
frosty snow that  crackled  under  her  light 
feet was not more innocent or fearless.

A man in the road!
It  might  be  Jake  her  father’s  sawmill 
hand,  or it might be  one of  the farm boys, 
or it  might  be  neither.  Why  should  she 
care?
And yet,  as that  man drew  nearer,  Milly 
walked more slowly and her  heart began to 
beat, she could not have told why.
She could  see  him  more  distinctly now, 
and never had her  eyes fallen  on anything 
like that before.
“I almost wish I had the  dogs with me,” 
she said to herself with a shudder.  “ What 
I  thought  the 
a  horrible  looking  man! 
tramps were all gone.”
More and ipore slowly walked  Milly,  for, 
as  the  hideous  human  form  drew  nearer, 
a pair  of  blazing,  hungry,  wild-beast  eyes 
gloated fiercely and  triumphantly upon  her 
through the matted locks which  hung from 
under the battered felt on his head.
“A darter of  his,  I  reckon,” growled the 
tramp.  “It’s all  the  same,  anyhow;  some 
rich man’s gal.”
A wild scream burst from Milly’s whiten­
ing lips, and she  tried  to  spring  past him; 
but his long arm caught her as she went by, 
and  in  an  instant  her  shawl  was  wound 
around her head.
“No more screechin’,” growled the hoarse 
deep  voice,  “though  there’s  nobody  nigh 
enough to hear you.”

Nobody?
Then why is it  that the  lash  had  fallen 
so suddenly on the good horse Gilbert Morse 
was driving, just  beyond  the  turn  in  the 
road?
A scream from vigorous lungs goes far in 
frosty weather and the  whip fell more than 
once.
Milly struggled hard,  even  in  that  grasp 
of  iron,  but her  strength  was failing fast, 
when  a  wild, angry  shot  rang  down  the 
road,  and the tramp  loosed  his  hold for  a 
moment
“Don’t meddle, youngster,” he  began,  as 
a fiercely plunging steed was pulled up in a 
flurry of snow at the roadside.
The answer came from the  loaded end of 
a whip,  square between the eyes.

A thinner  skull might have been cracked 
by it, and,  even on his brazen  forehead, the 
blow brought him to his knees.
Milly Van Vleeck  wa3  free,  and  she  al­
most  instinctively bounded into the  cutter.
There was no roont  to  turn  and  Gilbert 
Morse gave his trotter  the reins,  for he saw 
the tramp was feeling  among his  rags  for 
something which might have  danger  in  it. 
He longed to stay and  finish  his work with 
his loaded whip,  but there was Milly.
“Oh,  Gil,” she  exclaimed,  “how  shall I 
get home?”
“The  saw-mill  road,”  he  replied;  “the 
track has probably not been broken,  but the 
snow isn’t  deep.”
“Yes, but it h as” said Milly.  “They were 
hauling logs yesterday.”
“Safe  enough, 
then,”  said  Gil.  “But 
ain’t I thankful I came along  just  then?” 
“Did father  tell you 1 was out this  way? 
I knew  you  would  come  to  see  me,  first 
thing.  And how you have improved!” 
Milly’s  excitement  was  taking  a  form 
that could not be unpleasant to her compan­
ion; J>ut a deep  cloud  was  settling  on  his 
face, notwithstanding, and she checked her­
self suddenly to ask him.
“But what can  be  the  matter?  He  did 
not hurt you,  did he?”
“No, but your father has,  Milly,  I caonot 
stop at your house.  Your  father  has  for­
bidden me.  Something  between  him  and 
mine about the election.  When  we  get to 
the gate, you get out  and  go  in.  Perhaps 
he’ll get over it soon, and  I  don’t  want to 
make him any worse just now.”
A wise young man was  Gilbert Morse,  in 
spite  of  Milly’s  all  but  tearful  protesta­
tions,  for the sight  of  his  daughter return­
ing  home  in  such  company  aroused  old 
Squire Van Vleeck to the uttermost.
It was even an  aggravation  that  Gil  so 
deftly pulled up just long enough for  Milly 
to jump out, and  then  raised his hat so po­
litely to her father as he drove away.
So  choked  with  wrath,  indeed, was  the 
biiter old man that he could  not find words 
to express himself, and,  before  he  had  re­
covered his utterance, Milly was  rapidly re­
counting to her mother her awful peril from 
the tramp,  and the gallant manner in which 
she had been rescued by Gilbert Morse.
The squire  could  not  help  listening, al­
though it seemed a good deal like a romance 
at first.
But Milly had bruises to show, as well as 
her tom shawl and disordered dress,  and in 
a moment more the  old  man  was  striding 
up and down  the  room  like  a  tiger  in  a 
cage.
In  my own  woods! 
My own daughter!” he  gasped at  intervals. 
And  then  stopped  in  front  of  her  with: 
“Did  you  say  Gil  Morse  knocked  him 
down?”

“On my own  land! 

“Yes, father.”
“And saved ye?”
“Yes, father; and he brought me home in 
his cutter.”
“And  I  drove  him  away  like a dog or a 
tramp  this  very  afternoon,”  roared 
the 
I’ll 
squire.  “I’ll  drive  them  till  away. 
shoot ’em on sight.  They’ll burn me out of 
house and home next.”
Milly’s mother had  her  arm  around  her 
almost hysterically,  but her excitement was 
calmness itself  compared to  the all but  lu­
dicrous frenzy of the old man.
Lack of love for his  own  had never been 
charged upon  him,  whatever were his other 
faults.
The  events  of  the  afternoon  had  not, 
moreover, been of  a  sort to  induce any un­
usual  quietude in the blood of  a  young fel­
low like Gilbert Morse.
His expected supper and evening at Squire 
Van Vleeck’s  having  been  so  unceremon­
iously put  out  of  the  question, his  after­
thoughts  equally  forbade  an 
immediate 
drive home,  for that  would  be  ten miles at 
least.
Just  over  the  hill,  and  less  than  three 
miles from the Van Vleeck homestead,  was 
a pleasant  country hostelry,  and  there  Gil 
naturally  betook  himself  for  supper  and 
horse-care.
This attended to,  he said to  the landlord, 
an old acquaintance:
“Al, can you keep a  secret?”
“Did once,” replied Al.
“Then lend  me  your  shotguu,” said Gil, 
and,  with the request,  he added an  account 
of his exploit on  the  road,  and  the  differ­
ences between himself aud the squire.
“Can’t  go to  the house, you  see, Al, but 
I’m bound to know  if  that rascal is loafing 
around there.”
“I’d  go  with  you in a moment if I could 
get  away,”  almost  shouted  the  landlord. 
I 
“Gun?  Yes, two on ’em,  if  you  want. 
wish my wife wasn’t  sick. 
It won’t do for 
you to arrest him all alone, and without any 
warrant,  but  try  for  a  chance  to  fill him 
full of buckshot.”
Al’s notion of law  may  have  been some­
what original, but  his  meaning was  full of 
public spirit.
It  was  somewhat  dark  when  Gilbert 
Morse began to retrace  on foot  the road he 
had so recently driven  over,  for  the  moon 
was not  yet over the  hills,  but  he  felt  all 
the  better  for  having  the  double-barreled 
duck-gun over his shoulder.
“Better than a pistol for night work,” he 
said to  himself.
He did not keep the road up to the home­
stead, but made a detour through the woods, 
and came out beyond, not far from the saw­
mill.
“Better go on toward the main  road,” he 
muttered;  “it’s early  yet,  and  he’s  likely 
to come in from that direction.”
“Hullo!” he exclaimed, a moment later, as 
he stood among the sheltering shadows of a 
clump of  trees,  “three  of  ’em?  The  big 
fellow’s  the  same  one.  They’re  making 
straight for the sawmill.  Bent on mischief, 
not a doubt of it.
There  was  no  earthly  reason  for  any 
doubt.
The big tramp had met his two associates 
returning  from  an  expedition  somewhat 
more successful than his own,  and they had 
promptly agreed with him that  the  circum­
stances called  for  the  infliction  of  the  ex­
treme penalties known to  the  laws of their 
guild.
That is,  in short,  fire,  and as much  plun­
der as  possible.
It was already getting well into the even­
ing,  and rural retiring hours are notoriously 
early.
Not that slumber was likely to come very 
promptly to the  Van  Vleeck  family  that 
night, though the squire had calmed down a 
good deal and was unusually silent.
Mrs. Van Vleeck  had kept  very  close to

her daughter all the evening,  and had taken 
the precaution to  bring the  two  dogs, both 
large ones,  into the house.
The  dogs  and  the  family  might be the 
safer,  but how about tramps?
The big ruffian, as has been said,  was not 
without some traces of  a  vicious  intellect, 
and was quite competent to be the leader of 
a little affair like that.
“Set  the  saw  mill first,” he  said.  “All 
the men folks ’ll  start for  it to  put it  out. 
Then the barns,  to call  away  the  rest, and 
we kin work the house quick and get to the 
woods and over the hills as safe as so manv 
foxes.”
So they could,  indeed,  if  no mishap came 
in to interfere.  The house folks must be in 
bed now.
A  match,  some  kindlings  and  bits  of 
wood, on the opposite side of  the  saw  mill 
from the house—nothing easier than to start 
a fire.
“Now,  boys, for the  big  barn.  We kin 
wait there till this un’s well a going.”
They made a run for it,  but the  only rea­
son they were not more  closely  pursued, or 
even  tired  upon,  was  that  Gilbert  Morse 
deemed it his duty to  stop  and  scatter the 
growing blaze behind the saw mill. 
It was 
not hard to do,  although the  fire was begin­
ning to come up very well when the desper­
adoes left it.  The brands could all be kicked 
into the snow,  and there  was  not a trace of 
it in three minutes after he got there.

But those three minutes!
The big barn was better than either of the 
small ones,  because  farther  from the house 
It contained no 
and more easy of‘entrance. 
horses and was not even locked.
The  three  tramps  were  inside  quickly 
enough,  and the big one  climbed one of the 
high mows.
“Better light it up  here,” he  said  to  his 
friends below. 
“They can’t get at it to put 
Is the  saw  mill well st 
it out.  Say when. 
going? ”
“Can’t say edzaekly,”  growled one of the 
smaller ruffians,  peering  through the door. 
“And  there’s  a  feller  ruunin’  acrost  the 
field.”
“Here goes,  then,” exclaimed the  leader 
as he caught up a wisp of hay and scratched 
a match.  “Now,  boys, I’m coming.  Make 
for the shed.  We’ll work it.”
A slippery thing is a  hay-mow,  and  un­
certain  footing  in  the  dark. 
Instead  of 
coming down as he went  up,  the big  tramp 
found himself sliding,  sliding helplessly in­
to that twenty-foot  gulf  between  the two 
mows.
In vain he grasped at the dry timothy and 
clover; he did but scatter  his  lighted  wisp 
among the tinderish masses he pulled down 
with him in his fall.
Down in  a  half-stunned  heap,  with  a 
vast pile of kindling hay on top of  him,  to 
choke and stifle him with  its  smoke  as  he 
limped about  in  the  suffocating  darkness, 
and vainly groped for a way of escape.

Bang,  bang!
One of  the  smaller  tramps  went  down 
amid a storm of leaden pellets, but the other 
reached the shed just  as  the  door  of  tue 
house swung open,  and  the  two  mastiffs 
bounded out to see what he might be  doing 
there.
Squire Van Vleeck  and his  “hands,” old 
and young,  were out in the  shortest  order, 
and the female part of the  household  were 
not far behind them; but it was  too  late  to 
save the big barn,  whatever might  be  done 
for the others.
Well for the squire’s pocket that  he  had 
built them some distance apart.
As for Gilbert Morse,  he  was  calmly  re­
loading his duck-gun when  the  squire  dis­
covered his presence.
“I’m going in  a  minute,”  he  remarked 
coolly.  “Don’t  bo  in  a  hurry. 
I’ve  put 
out the fire at  the  saw-mili,  and I think I 
peppered that fellow lying there by the shed. 
If I’d been a little  quicker,  I  might  have 
saved the bam.”
“So you’ve  been  out  here  this  winter 
night lookin’ out for my property,  hev ye?” 
said 
the  half-bewildered  squire.  “The 
barn’s gone,  and no  mistake;  but  we  kin 
save the others.”
The old squire was  just  the  man  to  be 
steadied by an  actual calamity;  but  while 
his 
little 
could be done in the way  of  a  fire  depart­
ment, lie strode straight for the two tramps.
The one who had been in  the  way of the 
buckshot  would  never  answer  any  more 
questions, but the one the dogs  were  hold­
ing down gave some information.
“Where’s  the  man  that  attacked  my 
daughter this afternoon?”  asked the squire 
sternly.

“hands”  were  doing  what 

“In the barn,” replied the tramp.
“But the  barn’s  burning  up,”  said  the 
squire.
“So is he,” doggedly  returned the ruffin, 
“and sarved him right,  for  getting  me into 
sech a scrape as this.”
Some profanity there was;  but  the  dogs 
were taken off, and the man was tied up.
“Oh Gil, come into the house,” were  the 
pleasant  words  that  came  to  the  young 
man’s ears as he stood looking at the tramp 
he had shot.
“Not till your father asks me,”  was  the 
half-haughty respouse.
“Don’t be a fool,  Gil Morse,  just because 
I am,” growled the old man.  “Do as Milly 
tells ye, now and  hereafter.  Go  right  in. 
We’ll take care of things for ye for a while; 
but I reckon it’ll be all your’n one  of  these 
days.”
And so Gilbert Morse did not go  back  to 
the hostelry that night;  and  when,  a  few 
months later at the  trial  of  the  captured 
tramp,  he  was  asked,  “Are  you  in  any 
manner 
connected  with  Squire  Van 
Vleeck?” he manfully responded:

“He is my father-in-law.”
But nothing more was  seen  of  the  big 
they re­

tramp,  not a relic  of  him,  until 
built the great barn the following  spring.
C.  M.  King.

Caro Considering  the  All-Important Sub­

ject.
Cabo, Aug.  8, 1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear Sir—We  have  been  agitating the 
subject of forming  a  Business  Men’s Asso­
ciation for  some  time  and  have decided to 
call a public  meeting  for  that  purpose  on 
the 15th.
Any information  you may be able to give 
us,  or if you  can  in  any other  manner  as­
sist us in the performance  of  the work,  the 
same will be very greatly appreciated.
Hoping to hear from you  again  in  refer- 
erence to the matter, I  am

Yours  truly, 

Fr ed.  Slocum.

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AMONG TH E TRADE.

Traverse City Numbers  Ninety and Nine

MISCELLANEOUS.

A JOITllNAlj DEVOTED TO THE

RETAIL  TRADE  OF  THE  WOLVERINE  STATE.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

T^rins $1 a year in advance, postage paid.
A  l vertisiug rates made known on application.

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST 17,  1887.

The revolution in the kingdom of Hawaii 
is by no means assured a final success.  The 
natives,  who  at  first  acquiesced  in  the 
change,  from a sense of the incompetence of 
King Kalakaua,  are inclined,  on further re­
flection, 
to  resent  the  interference  of  a 
league of foreigners in the  domestic  affairs 
of the islands.  They  begin to  show them­
selves restive under the new  authority, and 
a counter-revolution is among  the possibili­
ties. 
It might be  effected the  more easily 
if  the  national  cause  could  be  separated 
from the fortunes of  Kalakaua,  who is no­
toriously unfit for his  position.  His life as 
king is what might have been expected from 
his antecedents  as a harbor  boatman and a 
banjo-player  in  a  sailor’s  dive.  He was 
elected  because he  was the only  candidate 
of royal blood  available to the party which 
was opposed to Queen  Emma and her effort 
to convert the islanders into  High  Church 
Anglicans.  Having  served  that  use,  the 
country has no other for him.

About a year ago the  real  estate  dealers 
of this city formed an  association  for  pro­
tective  and offensive  purposes—mainly  to 
shut off the  machinations  of the dead-beat­
ing house  renter.  Some  expense  was  in­
curred  in  the  printing  of  the  necessary 
blanks, the bill for which  has not yet been 
liquidated, owing to  the  fact  that  several 
members have not  paid  their  dues.  Such 
members have been free to avail themselves 
of the benefits of the association,  but  have 
not rendered a  cash  equivalent.  The  dif­
ference between themselves  and  the  dead- 
* beat they are pledged to exterminate  is nil 
The question is,  how long  can  decent  real 
estate dealers  afford  to  harbor  such  per­
sons, thus placing  themselves in the equiv­
ocal position  of  dead-beats  fighting  dead­
beats? 

_______________ _

T h e  T r a d e s m a n  would urge upon every 
local association  in  Michigan  the necessity 
of being fully and  ably represented  at  the 
Flint convention  of  the  State  body.  The 
two  previous conventions  of  the organizar 
lion  have  gone  down  to  history  as  the 
largest gatherings of representative business 
men ever held in any State and the Septem­
ber convention gives  every promise of even 
enhancing that reputation.  Aside from the 
substantial  progress  afforded the  work by 
such meetings, the new  ideas  gleaned from 
interchange of opinions and experiences en­
able  the delegates to  carry home with them 
a degree  of  enthusiasm  which  necessarily 
gives  the  local  work  a  strong 
impetus. 
Every association  should  bear  this fact  in 
mind and act accordingly.

seventy-four 

The great merchant,  advertiser  and phi­
lanthropist  of  Philadelphia,  John  Wana- 
maker, is  building  a  home  for  working- 
girls,  containing 
sleeping 
rooms,  with  parlors, 
sewing  and  bath 
rooms, etc.  Board will be supplied for $
25 until it is found that it can be  furnished 
for  less.  There  will  be  no  embarassing 
rules such as caused the failure of the Stew 
art home,  and the girls will be  expected to 
behave as they know how to do.  Mr. Wan- 
amaker is one of the very  few  men  who, 
while remarkably successful in  business,  is 
at the same time just  and  generous  to his 
employes.

The National  Whipmakers’  Association 
which adopted a  rigid  schedule  of  prices 
about a year ago,  has  rescinded the  sched 
ule,  allowing manufacturers to cut prices as 
much  as  they  please.  The  trouble  was 
caused by a Westfield,  Mass.,  manufactur 
er,  who persisted  in  violating  the  agree­
ment, evidently acting under the impression 
that he would be expelled  from the Associ 
ation.  Such a turn of  affairs  would  have 
resulted to his profit,  but the  suspension of 
the schedule leaves him in  an open market 
with no advantage over any other manufac 
lurer.

M. de Lesseps has failed to float his latest 
Panama loan,  even at 50 per cent,  discount. 
This  marks  the  collapse  of  the  scheme. 
The French Bourse,  which  has  furnished 
the funds for  the  enterprise  thus far, de­
clines  to  throw  good  money  after  bad. 
Nothing but a government could  afford the 
cost of piercing the  Isthmus,  and to a gov­
ernment it would be a great sacrifice of rev­
enue without any adequate return.  And the 
last government to undertake it,  or to allow 
any other  to  undertake  it, will be that of 
the United States.

A Substantial Gain.

The recent  bank  statements  show a sur­
plus gain of  $25,500  over  the  last  report 
The banking capital of  the city now stands 
as follows:
Old National Bank..................$800,000 
National City Bank................   500,000 
Grand Rapids National Bank  600,000 
Fourth National Bank...........   300,000 
Fifth  National  Bank.............   100,099 
Grand Rapids Savings Bank..  50,000 
Kent County Savings Bank..  50,000 

Capital.  Surplus.
$67,000
25,000
100,000
28*999
6,090
33,600
»,000
Total paid in capital....$2,300,000  $265,500
Total surplus..................  265,500
Gross banking capital..$2,565,500

A cydorama of  Niagara  falls is  soon to 

be erected in  London.

Ithaca-

John P. Saeger has severed his connection 
with Wm.  Sears & Co.,  and engaged to trav­
Ithaca—John  M.  Nichols,  late  of  St.
el for F. J.  Blair,  Andree & Co., wholesale
Louis,  has  opened  a  jewelry store,  making
the third establishment  of  the  kind  in  the | crockery and glassware  dealers of  Milwau­
kee.  He  will  make  Grand  Rapids  head- 
place.

Geo.  Srodes  has  purchased  the | quarters tlie same as before.

That was a strong point the  President of
grocery  stock  which  Jas.  Logie  recently 
sold to Abram Thompson, and will continue I the Michigan Division,  T. P.  A.,  made In a
recent speech before the  Owosao  Business 
the business.
Men’s Association.  Referring to the hegira 
of business men to  Canada,  he  remarked, 
You will find no colony of  traveling  men 
on the other side of the Canadian line.”

Manton—Mrs.  M.  B.  Schryer,  formerly! 
engaged in the  millinery  business  at Trav­
erse  City,  will  soon  embark in the same | 
business here.

Bellevue—Ward & Co.  have rented J. R. 
Hall’s  new  store  and  will  engage in the I 
clothing, hat and cap and furnishing  goods | 
trade about September 1.

The boys are telling a good joke on Steve 
Sears nowadays. 
It appears that the genial 
cracker man went over  to  Chicago  in  the 
early days  of  boodleism  and  offered  the 
gang $300 for the  cracker  contract.  That
Whitehall—Two attachments  have  been I
levied upon the clothing stock of  Wldoe  & 
having come to the  notice  of  the  offi
cials who are conducting the present  prose­
Son—one for $833,  by Newborg,  Rosenberg 
cutions, they have sent Mr. Sears notice that
& Co., of New York, and  one  for $479, by
Lindauer Bros. & Co., of Chicago.  The Chi-  the>r are ready to “settle,” the figure named
being $1,000.  None of  Steve’s  friends  are
cago firm is  represented  by  lawyer  G
Wolf,  of Grand Rapids,  also the New York  apprehensive that he will have to go to  jail
In default of the payment of the sum named.
the  senior  member  of  which,  Mr. 
firm, 
Newborg, Is now present in the village.  Be­
sides these attachments, four  chattel  mort­
gages are held  by  the  following  persons: 
H. E.  Staples,  $3,500;  S. H. Lasley, cashier 
First  National  Bank,  $1,400;  E. M. Rug- 
gles,  $350;  Mrs.  E. Y.  Widoe,  $30Q. 
soon as this news gets out,  it will  probably 
bring on  some  more  creditors, but at this 
writing it is claimed that the stock will cov­
er all indebtedness.

traveling men,  but one  of  the toughest was 
related by the present head of the Michigan 
State Pharmaceutical Association at the an­
nual banquet  of  the  organization at Petos- 
| key about a  month ago.  His  subject  was 
“The  Traveling  Men—Our  Guardian  An­
gels,” and  he began  by remarking that  he 
was  unable  to  discover  anything  angelic 
in the  traveling  fraternity.  “I  have  read 
in the Good  Book,”  he continued,  “that at 
certain times  in  the  year  an  angel  came
Berlamont—J. H.  Shippery  &  fcou  will | down and  troubled  the  waters of a certain
well.  Now,  I have never heard of a travel-
Big Rapids—H.  Harpster has sold his in-  ing  man  troubling  any  water.”  The  ap- 
terest  in  the  “Old  City  Bakery”  to Gl T.  plause which followed  this remark prevent- 
Pilgrim, of Paw Paw.  Mr.  Harpster  will  ed the speaker from  continuing  for  several 
continue his intelligence office. 

soon start their new fruit evaporator.

STRAY  FACTS.

I minutes.

A good many tough stories are told on the | Lake 

W.  Wise,  Wise  &  Barnes,  Middlebury 
Armstrong,  McClellan  &  Co.,  Reed

w 
Ind.
Robert 
City
H. E. Merritt, Battle Creek 
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade 
J. R. Bailey,  Mackinac 
J. S.  Stearns, Ludington 
Jay Marlatt, Berlin 
Keeler Bros., Middleville 
A.’ A. Weeks, Grattan 
S. J. Koon, Lisbon 
Walling Bros., Larnont 
R. T. Parrish, Grandville 
A. Purchase, South Blendon 
C. H. Adams. Otsego 
Geo Carrington, Trent 
W. H. Hicks, Morley 
C. F. Williams, Caledonia 
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg 
A. DeKruif, Zeeland 
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville 
Hoag & Judson. Cannonsburg 
J. C. Branch, White Cloud 
H. D. Rice. Big Rapids 
Gus Begmau,  Bauer 
J. P. Dwinell, Carlyle 
A. D. Martin, Otia 
Bartrom & Millington, Paw Paw 
C. M. Shaw, Sparta 
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford 
Cole & Chapel, Ada'
Ell Runnels.-Cornlng 
O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravenna 
F. Eikelburg. Grand Haven 
F. E. Croft, Manistee 
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville
M. Minderhout, Hanley
N. Bouma, Fisher 
Jno. Damstra,  Gitchell
C. H. Joldersma, Jamestown 
Wm. Vermulen, Beaver Dam 
Velzy Bros., Larnont 
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon 
J. V. Crandall,  J.  V.  Crandall  ic  Son,  Sand
Jno. Kamps, Zutphen 
G. Ten Hoor, Forest Grove 
A. C. Barkley, Crosby 
Childs & Carper, Child’s Mill 
T. J. Sheridan & Co., White Cloud 
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville 
S. Anderson, Big Rapids 
•  8. M. Geary, Maple Hill
A. F. Harrison, Sparta
B. Gilbert & Co.,  Moline 
J. W. Robinson, Stetson 
DeKrdif, Boone & Co., Zeeland 
Den Herder & Tanis.Vriesland 
A. 8. Frey, Lake
C. H. Joldersma. Jamestown 
Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam 
H. Van Noord, Jamestown
H. Johnson, Shelby 
A. Yates, Allen  Creek 
G. F. Cook, Grove 
J. M. Reid, Grattan 
N. O. Ward, Stauwood 
W. Fitch, Sparta 
C. H. Doming, Dutton 
A. S. Frey, Ashland 
W. L. Page, East  Jordan 
Geo. R. Bates, Hart

Pine  Sample  Rooms  in  Connection

T his  spacious and  admirably construct 
ed N ew  Brick  Hotel  is  now  open  to  the 
public. 
It is provided  with all the  Modern 
Improvements.  The rooms are large, airy 
and pleasant, in suits or single, and newly 
furnished throughout.  The design of man­
agement is to make this house one of com ­
fort and pleasure to its guests.

The  Traveling  Public  are  cordially  in­

vited.

C H T m C E T S

Bug; Finish!

HEADY FOR USE DRY.

NO MIXING REQUIRED.

It sticks to the vines and Finishes the whole 
crop of Potato Bugs with one applicalion; 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 
line powder to  stick  to  the  vines  and  entice 
the bugs to eat it, and it is also a fertilizer.
ONE POUND will go as far as TEN POUNDS 
of plaster and  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. 
Bug Finish was used the past season on  the 
State Agricultural  College  Farm  at  Lansing, 
Michigan,  and,  in  auswer  to  inquiries,  the 
managers write:  ”The Bug finish  gave  good 
satisfaction on garden and farm.”  Many  un- 
solicitated  letters have  been  received  prais­
ing Bug Finish.
Barlow & Star, hardware dealers at  Coldwa- 
ter. Mich., write as  follows under date oj May 
14:  “We sold 3.100 pounds of “BugFinlsh” 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.

MANUFACURBD BY

Anti-Kaisoinine Co., Grand Rapids

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

L.  Sandler succeeds  Sandier & Co. in the 

second-hand clothing business.

Fred. E. Rice, tired of doing nothing, has 

engaged in the peach and  apple business.

Wm.  Tink  has  engaged  in the grocery 
business at Kalamazoo.  Bulkley,  Lemon & 
Hoops furnished the stock.

A. Kenyon has  moved his  grocery  busi­
ness from West  Broadway to  the comer of 
East street and  Wealthy avenue.

H.  D. liice,  who  is logging  about  eight 
miles from Big Rapids,  has put in a supply 
store.  The  stock  was  purchased  at this 
market. 

_____________

Edwards & Feeley in the liquor business.

Ithaca—Edward  T.  Edwards  succeeds 

As will be seen by the challenge  publish­
ed in another column, the traveling men  of 
Grand Rapids have decided to challenge the 
Evart—Atkinson & Massey  have  closed 
Detroit boys to a match  game  of base ball, 
their cigar factory, owing to the absconding 
one game  to be played here and  one at De­
of the latter partner.
troit.  As the Detroit boys have  been  ach­
'  Muskegon—A savings bank,  with a paid- 
ing for a meeting for some  years, 
there is
up capital of $50,000,  is  among  the  possi
bilities of the  future.  W.  E.  Bellows, of  every probability that the challenge  will  be 
Reed City, is working up the project, which  accepted.
has the  hearty  support of  many  reputable 
business men.

Purely Personal.

MANUFACTURING  MATTF.RS.

Saginaw—A.  Bradley,  of  Alma,  is con­
sidering the project of starting a new  plan­
ing mill here.

Hopkins  Station—Myron  A.  Ross  has 

Robert Armstrong,  the Reed City clothing 
merchant,  was in town  last  Thursday,  on 
his way home from Chicago.

A.  E.  Brooks,  of  the  firm  of  Putnam & 
Brooks,  is  spending 
the  summer  with 
friends at North Orange, Mass.  His family

bought the wagon-making  and  blacksmith I accompanies  him.
departments of the Hopkins Spring Seat Co. 

g  Goodman,  book-keeper  for the Ha-
Allegan—J.  H.  Eppink,  Leon  Chichester  zeitine & Perkins  Drag Co.,  is  spending a 
and H.  L. Boyle have formed  a  copartner-  week  with  friends at  Traverse  City.  His

F. E.  Croft,  who has moved  his  grocery 
stock from  Lakeview to  Manistee,  was in
town  last  Friday, purchasing  additions to  ship for the manufacture  of  Boyle’s patent  wjfe preceded him two  weeks.
his stock.

Jas.  Campbell  has  finally  removed  his 
■meu I family  from  Westwood  to this city,  thus
will push a project to manufacture the Bur-  severing all  connection  with  the scene of 
lingame hot air .furnace  and  other  heating  ijj8 earjy privations and triumphs.

W.  C. Denison  has secured  the order for
two huge boilers for the Grand  Rapids Hy 
draulic Co.,  a new pump for  the  Michigan I "~p”~ tus invented  and  patented by S. D
Soldiers’  Home  and a 10 x 16  engine 
Williams, Campbell & Co., of Mantón.

H.  E.  Merritt,  the  Battle  Creek  grocer, 
was in town  last  Thursday.  Mr.  Merritt
Cheboygan—Pelton & Reid have enlarged I says  jie  aiways  liked  Grand  Rapids  and 
The plan upon which building associations I their mill to cut timber up to forty-five  feet I hopes soon to be numbered  among  her citi 

Edwardsburg—Leading  business

anti-rattler for buggy thills. 

are ran in Washington  has  come to be rec-  in length, purchased  standing  timber and a J Zens. 
ognized as being as near  perfection  a£ such  logging outfit, and are now going in for bus- 
Arthur Bassett, of  Detroit,  President of 
associations have  reached  anywhere in the  iness in the way of cutting bill stuff, 
j the Michigan State Pharmaceutical  Associ- 
Cadillac—Cobbs  &  Mitchell  and  Cobbs, I auon,  was in town a  couple  of  days  last 
country.  There  has  been a  movement on
foot in Grand  Rapids  for some time to es-1 Mitchell & Co.  have  voluntarily  advanced J week ag a delegate  to  the  Great  Tent  of
tablish  a  second  building  association  on  the wages  of  their  employes  from  $1.40 
a similar basis, and as soon as the necessary  to  $150  per  day, 
the  advance  dating
back to  July  1.  Wages  for  skilled  labor 
preliminaries can be  arranged  a  move  will | 
are unchanged.
be made in the matter.

Burlingame.

K. O. T. M.

for

A.  Giddings, the Sand Lake general deal 
er, has not  been  to  market  for  over two 
years,  albeit he lives only  twenty-six  miles 
from Grand Rapids.  Mr.  Giddings is enti­
tled to the  belt.

Belding—At  the  annual  stockholders’ 
meeting of the Belding  Manufacturing Co., 
it was decided to  build a brick  addition to
A. J. Little,  of the Art Album Co., Battle
the  present  factory  next  spring,  40 x 2001 Creek, was in  town  Monday  on  his way
feet in dimensions  and  three  stories  high. 
home from  Macatawa  Park, where he has 
The  contract  for the new  hotel  has  been | 
been rusticating a  week.  He  was  accom­
awarded. 
It will be 100 feet square and al-1 
panied by his wife.
so contain five stores and an opera house.

W. W.  Wise, formerly of the firm of Wise 
Bros., hardware  dealers at  Mancelona, but
It is entirely in order for the customers of Inow engaged in the  same  business at Mid

Gripsack Brigade.

It now transpires  that  Robert  Neil, the | 
Ashland Center  general  dealer and logger, 
was more scared than hurt  when he put his! 
property out of his own  hands, in  order to 
prevent  any  creditor crowding him.  The I 
transfers were made in trust for  the  credi­
tors and settlements have  since  been made 
with  most  of  his  creditors  by means of j 
notes  endorsed  b y . the  men  to  whom he j 
transferred his property.  Henry  Spring is 
authority for the  statement  that  Neil will 
have $15,000 left when his  debts  are paid.

AROUND  THE  STATE.
-Lochlari McGillioray, grocer, has

Oscoda- 
assigned.

Duff  Jennings,  representing  the  Ding-
Alba—Geo.  Mathews  is  stocking  up his I man Soap Co., of Buffalo,  took in the picnic

W. F.  Blake to ask  him  what  makes  his 
nose so red.

Wm.  B. Edmunds left Monday for a visit 
to the jobbing trade of  Indiana,  Ohio  and 
Pennsylvania.

J dlebury,  Ind.,  under  the  style  of  Wise <& 
Barnes, was in town  a  couple  of  days last 
week.

M.  C.  Russell,  formerly  engaged in the 
produce commission business here, but now 
identified with the Michigan  Buggy Co.,  at 
Kalamazoo,  was in  town  Saturday on his 
way to Ottawa Beach,  where he is taking 
week’s respite.

hardware store.

confectionery store.

Saginaw—C. B. Bu$on has opened a new 

Ypsilanti—Ely & Ely, grocers,  have been 

closed on chattel mortgage.

Mariette—Jas. W. Warner succeeds A.  E. 

Vail in the hardware business.

Ludington—P. D.  Keim  succeeds  Keirn 

on Saturday.

Paper 
He is

Geo.  W.  Botsford,  of the  Auburn 
Co.,  is in  Kansas  City at  present, 
headed for home via St.  Louis.

Dr.  C.  S.  Hazeltine, President of the Ha 
zeltine & Perkins Drag Co., goes to  Sprin
H.  L.  Toles, formerly with J. R. Trice, at  Labe every evening during the heated term,
returning every morning.  His  family  are 
Amos S.  Musselman | regularly ensconced in their  pleasant  sum­

Benton  Harbor,  succeeds  F. H.  Lester as 
Indiana salesman for 
& Co.

mer home at that resort.

& Moon in the grocery business.

Mrs.  Geo.  Seymour  and Mrs.  R.  B.  Hy-
Edmore—John  W.  Pfeifler  has  sold  his  man are spending the heated term at Frank-
fort.  Geo. expects to meander up that way 
this week.

Dausville—Prudence Webb  has  sold her 

hardware stock to L. C.  Cronkhite.

dry goods, drug and millinery stock.

Will Campbell,  who hovera over Southern
Marquette—Peterson  &  Wenor  succeed  Michigan and Northern Indiana for  Hawk
ins & Perry,  came  up  Saturday  to  attend 
the picnic.

Reese—Samuel Johnson succeeds Nicker­

Herlick Bros,  in the grocery business.

M. S.  DeLano,  of the  firm  of J.  H.  Platt 
& Co., cigar manufacturers of Ithaca, N.Y., 
has been in town several days.  He  took in 
the traveling men’s picnic.

Homer Klap, formerly of  the  retail gro­
cery firm of DeJager  &  Klap,  but more re­
cently with Goossen & Daane,  has engaged 
to represent the Singer Sewing Machine Co. 
in some Northern Michigan  town, the loca­
tion of which will be decided hereafter.

E.  W.  Bowker,  formerly  engaged in the 
bakery business here,  but  now  engaged in 
the same  business  at  Saginaw  City,  is in 
town for a few days.  He is in poor  health 
and contemplates removing to California  as 
soon as he can dispose of  his  Michigan in­
terests.

Whitneyville—W m ;  T h om as h as engaged] Illinois 

son & Johnson in the harness business.

Bloomingdale—F. E. Avery contemplates 
moving his general stock to Benton Harbor.
Petoskey—Sam. Lampson has bought the 
Daily grocery and feed stock  and  will con­
tinue the business.

Dansville—Miss  Emma  Diehl  succeeds 
Mrs. Olive Thompson  in  the  notion  and 
fancy goods business.

in general trade.

Grand Ledge—Schumacher  &  Allen suc­
ceed A. B.  Schumacher  in  the  drug  and 
grocery business.

Muir—D. A. Reynolds  has  sold his drug 
stock to H. W.  Mann,  formerly  engaged in 
trade at New Lathrop.

Lansing—A.  M .'‘Emery  has  purchased 
the interest  of  A.  Silverhom,  Jr.,  in the 
Lansing Book & Paper Co.

Reading—Cook  &  Fitzsimmons  succeed 
Cook & Canfield in the  hardware  and agri 
cultural implement business.

F.  H.  Lester, Indiana  representative  for 
Amos S. Musselman &  Co., has engaged to
travel for  Hawkins  &  Perry, 
same territory as formerly.

Frank H.  Eseott, the  Canal  street drug-
taking  the J gist,  will be married Sept. 1  to Miss  Bessie 
I DeHeus,  a young lady  well  known to resi 
I dents  “on the hill.”  The ceremony will oc­
cur at the residence of the bride’s family, 4 
Treat,  the Boston fish  jobber,  is rusticating I Clancy  street,  and  the  happy  couple will 
on the farm of his brother,  near Pierson. 
I take up their residence at 126 Turner street, 
Herbert A.  Filler  has  been  promoted  to I where they will be  pleased  to  meet  their 

S.  W.  Bush,  Michigan,  Ohio, Indiana and

representative 

for  Leonard 

the charge of  the entire  trade of the State I triends  after Sept.  15. 
for the P.  J.  Sorg Co.  He will make Grand 
Rapids headquarters the same as before.

VISITING  BUYERS.

Olney,  Shields & Co. have engaged Chas.

The following  retail  dealers  have  visited
Miller, of Chicago,  to  assist  Ad.  Morrison I the market during the past week and placed
work the  city  trade.  Also J.  A.  McBlair, 
late with J. G.  Butler &  Co., of  St.  Louis, 
to handle a line of cigars  and  tobaccos ex­
clusively.

orders with the various houses:

Traverse City,  Aug.  7,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapide:
Dear Sir—At our  last  regular  meeting 
we appointed as delegates to the  State con­
vention  the  following  gentlemen:  T.  T. 
Bates,  S. E.  Wait,  Hon.  S. C. Moffatt,  D. 
E.  Carter,  S.  Barnes,  Geo.  E.  Steele,  L. 
Roberts,  C.  Wilhelm,  J.  E.  Greilick  and S. 
C. Despres.
Other matters  of  much  importance were 
discussed and much interest manifested.
We paid per  capita  dues  on  eighty-nine 
members.  We now have  ninety-nine  pay­
I  herewith  enclose  $1  to 
ing  members. 
pay tax on the other  ten  members.  Please 
send another certificate for  reduced railway 
ates.  W e want to be there in force.

Yours truly,

L.  R o b e r t s,  Sec’y.

WARREN’S  FEATHERBONE

S Z A L T S   W AZ37B
Boned  with  Featherbone.  Soft  and pliable.  Very- 
Comfortable to wear.  Not  Injured  by perspiration  or 
or Laundrying.  Ask your dealer for them.

Having  Made  a  Specialty of 
Mercantile Printing for  several 
years, we  are  able  to  offer the 
Merchants  of  Michigan  the 
best  goods  in  that  line  at  the 
Lowest Prices compatible with 
Fine Work.  W e quote:

Business cards j  Good  Stock 
Note heads 
Extra  Stock
Bill heads 
Statements

I Envelopes 

$10.00.

$9.00.

| 

Anything  else  in  the  line  of 
Commercial Printing Executed 
Promptly  and at  a Reasonable 
Price.
Remember  that  a  Merchant 
is judged largely by the appear 
ance of his stationery.
Orders can be sent direct and 
printing  delivered  to  any job 
bing  house  at  this  market, to 
be shipped with other goods.
Correspondence Solicited.
FULLER & STOWE  COMPANY
MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER

Grand  Rapids,

Mich.

The  most practical 
hand  Roaster  in the 
world.  Thousands ii 
use—giving  satisfac 
simple 
tion.  They 
durable and  econom­
ical. 
No 
grocer 
should  be  without 
one.  Roasts  coffc 
1 and  pea-nuts to  pe 
’ection.
Send  for  circular

£%Rol)t. S.West

150 Long St 
Cleveland, Ohio

ST.  CHABLES

G.  S.  SW AYZE,  Manager.

BEET)  CITY, 

-  Mich.

Ili Ü8

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Advertisements  will  be inserted under this 
head for one cent a word or two  cents a  word 
forthree insertions.  No advertisement  taken 
for less than 25 cents.  Advance payment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied 
25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage.
JIOR  SALE—A well-selected stock of general 
merchandise in a good town in  Northern 
Michigan.  Stock will inventory about  $20,000. 
Can be reduced to $10,000 if desired.  Will also 
either sell or  lease  store  building  and  ware­
house.  Store,  brick,  32x100  ft,. 2  stories  and 
basement.  Warehouse,  21x60  ft,  on  railroad 
track in rear of store.  Address “Tradesman,”
Grand Rapids.  Box 21. 
____ 207*
liOR  SALE—Stock of  dry  goods  in  a  large 
manufacturing town  of  about  $5,000  In­
habitants; stock inventories about $6,(500.  Ad- 
ess A. J. Petz, box 690. Owosso, Mich. 
206* 
JIOR  SALE—The  mill  and  machinery  for­
merly used  by  the  Ionia  Manufacturing 
Company  at  Ionia,  Mich.  Apply  to  A.  J. 
203-3t
Webber, receiver, Ionia. Mich. 
710Li  SALE—120-acre  farm, with  fine  house 
- 
and other buildings,  three miles north of 
Coopersville.  The  best  orchard  in  Ottawa 
county.  Price $7,000 cash.  Address,  for  fur­
ther particulars, E. A*  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich. 

I98tf

nOR  SALE  CHEAP—Portable  saw  mill  In 
good runningorder.  Capacity  25  M pine 
• 
lumber per day.  Gang edger, saw dust carrier, 
and line rollers.  For  further  particulars  en- 
piireof J. F. Clark. Big Rapids, Mich.  196tl’
TIOR  SALE—Fine  residence  property  on 
Mount Vernon street, west side, with bath 
3om, closets  and  all  modern  conveniences, 
or sale for $5,000 cash, or will  trade for  stock 
of general merchandise or goods in any partic- 
lar line.  Address N. A. Fletcher,  Houseman 
Building, Grand Rapids. 

195tf

lflCltf

HOR SALE—The best drugstore in the thriv­
ing city of Muskegon.  Terms easy.  C. L. 

Brundage, Muskegon. Mich. 

177tf

F OR SALE—Best  bargain  ever  offered  for 

general  stock  in  growing town  in  good 
farming  community  in  Northern  Michigan. 
Stock  will inventory  about  $6,000.  Sales  last 
ear were $60,000.  Address “The Tradesman,” 
Grand Rapids. 
'1117'ANTED  SALESMEN—Five 
traveling 
V * 
salesmen; salary  and  expenses;  no  ex- 
erienoe  necessary,  Address  with  stamp, 
'aimer & Co., Winona, Minn. 
206*
WYANT ED—Situation  by  young  man  in  a 
”  * 
grocery^or general  store.  Four  years’
experience.  Best of references 
Address  S.,
care box 354, Fremont. Mich. 
____________ 207*
"IXTANTED—To exchange 
farm worth $2,500 
for a stock  of goods.
,  t 
Address  Box  23, 
Tradesman office, 
ANTED—A  man  having  an  established 
v v 
trade among lumbermen to add  a  spec­
ial line and sell on commission.  To  the  right 
man a splendid chance will be given  to  make 
money without  extra expense.  Address “B,” 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

____________ 201*tf

178tf

'  OOK  HERE—Part ies looking for an oppor- 
-*  tunity to go into the drug business to make 
money  Imd  better  investigate  this  stock  of 
drugs and building for sale in an iron furnace 
town iu Michigan.  No opposition.  No  other 
drug  store  within  six  miles.  Stock  will  in­
voice $1,000.  A good  building that cost $1,000. 
Will sell the stock and building for $1,500, part 
cash, balance on time.  Reason for selling, too 
much  other  business  to  attend  to.  Address 
P.. care “Tradesman;” Grand  Rapids. 
206*

AGENTS  FOR  THE

375 South Union St., Grand  Rapids.
Standard  Petit Ledger.
¡TOR  SALE—Stock of about $1,300 well locat­
ed in town of 6,000 inhabitants  in  Texas. 
Liberal  discount.
HOR  SALE—Stock of about $1,300 in town of 
F
600 inhabitants in Kansas.  Can be bought 
on very reasonable terms. 
flOK  SALE—Stock of  about  $5,000  in  town 
F
of 3,000 inhabitants in  Indiana.  Average 
daily sales $35.  Terms easy.
HOH  SALE—Stock of about $1,500 in town of 
■  500 inhabitants.  No Other  drug store  in
p l a c e . ____________
HOR  SALE—Stock of  $1.200  in  town  of  300 
F
inhabitants.  Averago daily sales $15. 
¡TOR  SALE—Stock  of  $3,750  well located  in
Detroit.  Doing good business._________
F
flOR  SALE—Stock  of  $509 in  town of 800 in- 
habitants.  No other  drug store in town. 
T710R  SALE—Stock  of  $2,200  in  town  of  830 
inhabitants.  Average  daily  sales  $15. 
J- 
Will sell at  liberal torms.__________________
■LSO—Many  other  stocks,  the  particulars 
of which we will  furnish  on  application.
T'iO  DRUGGISTS—Wishing to secure clerks 
we will furnish the  address  and full  par­
ticulars of those on our list  free.
■f^Y®  HAVE also secured  the  agency  for J. 
V V  H. Vail & Co.’s medical publications and 
can  furnish  any  medical  or  pharmaceutical 
work at publishers’ rates.

Michigan D rug Exchange,

357 South Union St., 

- 

Grand Rapids.

Must  H ave  Tiger  Oil.
Grand  Rapids, June 22,  1887.

Dr. Leeson, Cadillac:
Dear Sir—I should have  answered your 
letter ere this had not  sickness  prevented, 
and now I will just say that I asked fo:  the 
sole agency of  Tiger Oil  simply  because I 
thought your  medicine  was not at  present 
for sale here. 
I have  relatives  and friends 
re 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 1 had 
not I kept lending from  what 1 had for pri­
vate use,  until it was  gone, and  we tried to 
buy more here,  and,  as on former occasions, 
ailed 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 
paiiis 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 Cawthornk.

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

49 Lyon Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Now is the time for  you to use  Tiger Oil 
aud 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.

Association Notes.

Chas.  H.  Smith,  Secretary  of  the  East 
Saginaw Retail Grocers’ Association, writes: 
“Our collection  department  is  in full force 
and working finely.”

Every message  from Flint is to the effect 
that the members of  the  Flint  Mercantile 
Union are working like beavers for the suc­
cess of the State  convention.

J. A. Sidle,  Secretary of the Plainwell B. 
M. A.,  writesf  “We now number thirty-five 
members and are still growing.  It is a good 
organization and the Blue  Letter is doing a 
great work.”

At the annual meeting of the Kingsley B. 
M. A., tbe following  officers were  elected: 
President,  H.  P. Whipple;  Vice-President, 
Dr.  Fenton;  Secretary,  C. H.  Camp;  Treas­
urer,  G.  W. Chaufty.

The well-known  gallantry  of  the Presi­
dent of the Lowell B. M. A. will find ample 
scope at the picnic  next  Friday.  Remem­
bering Mr.  Blain’s  marked  preference for 
the ladies, the Committee of  Arrangements 
engaged the Grand  Ledge  female band for 
that occasion.

The entertainment  programme  provided 
for the September convention of  the  M.  B. 
M. A.  by the Flint  Mercantile Union gives 
ample assurance of  the  generosity and hos­
pitality of the business  men  of  Flint  and 
affords the delegates  an  opportunity  to an­
ticipate a season  of  pleasure  as  well  as a 
period of profitable business discussion.

Evart Review:  The Business  Men’s As­
sociation is turning its  attention  to the dif­
ferent roads running to town.  Among them 
are the McFarlane roadbed leading to Cedar 
township and north-western part of county; 
the road between Sears  and  Evart and the 
river road,  running north.  This  is  a move 
in  the  right  direction.  Give  us  better 
roads.

Lansing  Journal:  President  Wells,  of 
the Business Men’s Association,  is  hopeful 
of the complete success of the early  closing 
movement.  The  small  business  done  by 
those  who  keep  their  stores  open  after 
half-past six o’clock  is  regarded by him as 
conclusive evidence of the popularity of  the 
movement.  “Public  opinion  clearly  sus­
tains us,” he observed thi* morning,  “and I 
know of no reason why we should  not  suc­
ceed.”

It is hoped that as  many of the delegates 
to the Flint  convention as are  able to do so 
will  arrange to arrive at  Flint  on  Monday 
evening,  Sept.  5, as it  is  absolutely  neces­
sary to begin the sessions of the convention 
early  Tuesday  morning  in  order  to  get 
through  with the  work  set  down  for  the 
meeting.  Unless  delegates  arrive at Flint 
on  Monday evening,  they  cannot  get  there 
until Tuesday noon, thus missing one of the 
most important  sessions of  the convention 
The very liberal  concessions  secured at the 
Flint hotels by the  local  committee  of  ar 
rangements ought to enable  every  delegate 
to arrive in  advance  of  the convention and 
stay until the last word has been said.

Traverse City Herald:  A largely-attend­
ed meeting of the Business  Men’s  Associa­
tion was held Tuesday  evening,  and it was 
decided to raise §1,000 to  secure  the Buller 
Bros.’ woolen mills,  now  located at Acme. 
These mills were to be moved to some other 
location,  and  Traverse  City  has  secured 
them by raising  this  amount.  The  paper 
was started yesterday  and  the  committee 
report  good  success.  The  Buller  Bros., 
will  erect a brick  building,  near  the new 
bridge on Front street.  We shall have more 
to say of  this  hereafter.  Other  manufac­
turing  enterprises are being  considered by 
the Association,  and  the  Herald  will have 
further  announcements  to make very soon
Fremont  Indicator:  Everybody  should 
read  the  constitution  and  by-laws of the 
Fremont Business Men’s Association.  We 
believe this action on  the part of  our busi 
ness men will meet with general approval- 
as the “general”  run of  men in  our midst 
aim to  be  enterprising,  honest  and  take 
pride in advancing the interests of Fremont 
and her  excellent  farming  neighborhood 
It is confidently  believed  that this new or 
ganization will prove of  permanent  good to 
all who are here laboring to build up happy 
homes,  and striving in  every  way to make 
ours a town and country which shall be sec 
ond to none in the State in  point of  desira 
bility. 

_______

Sand  Lake in Line on Organization.
Through  the  instrumentality  of  J.  V 
Crandall, a petition  was  circulated  among 
the business men and women of  Sand Lake 
for a call to organize  a  Business Men’s As 
sociation.  Every  person  eligible  to  mem 
bership signed the  call,  and at  the meeting 
last Tuesday evening all  who were in town 
were present.  J.  V.  Crandall  was  made 
chairman of  the  meeting  and J.  S. Barker 
secretary pro tem.  After  a  explanation of 
the aims and objects  of  organized effort by 
the  editor  of  T he  Tradesm an,  M.  V 
Wilson moved that the formation of  an As 
sociation  be  immediately  preceded  with 
which was  adopted.

A.  P. Comstock moved  that the  constitu 
tlon  and  by-laws  presented  be  adopted 
which  was  carried,  when  the  following 
names were handed in  for  charter member 
ship:  J. Y. Crandall &  Son,  J.  S. Barker, 
M.  Y. Wilson,  H.  L.  Carter,  Hamilton  & 
Morton,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Butler, A. Giddings 
S.  L.  Ware,  F.  Chappie,  Wm.  Barker, 
Crandall & Comstock,  C.  J.  Bradish, J. E 
Goul, W.  H.  Brooks,  Marshall & Son, Chas 
Tucker, Chas.  Brooks,  J. A.  Shattuck.
Election of officers resulted as follows
President—J. V.  Crandall.
Vice-President—J. E. Goul.
Secretary—Peter Comstock.
Treasurer—J. S. Barker.
The  Blue  Letter  collection  system  was 
adopted for the use of  the  Association  and 
the meeting adjourned.

M  B. M.  A.

Programme for Convention and Banquet— 

Delegates Selected.

The  following  programme  will  be  ob­
served at the third  convention of  the Mich­
igan Business Men’s Association,  to be held 
at Flint on  Sept.  6  and  7.  Some  changes 
may have to be made  in  the  programme as 
the date of the convention draws near: 

ton, Mayor of Flint.
by L.  W.  Sprague, Greenville.

TUESDAY— 9 A.  M.
1.  Call to order by President.
2.  Prayer by Rev.  H.  S.  White.
3.  Address of welcome  by John C. Day- 
4.  Response in behalf of the Association 
5.  Reading of  President’s  Address.
6.  Report of Secretary.
7.  Report of Treasurer.
8.  Report of Executive Committee.
9.  Appointment of Committees on Cred­
entials,  Order  of  Business,  Resolutions, 
President’s  Address  and  Secretary’s  Re­
port.
10.  Reports of delegates on  local associa­
tion work, one to three minutes each.

TUESDAY—1:30  P.  M.

Business.

1.  Report  of  Committee  on  Order  of 
.  Report of Committee  on* Credentials.
.  Report  of  Committee on  Transporta- 
u
.  Report of  Committee on  Legislation.
.  Discussion  of  above  and  action  on 
same.
6.  Paper—“Manufactories,  their  value 
and  how  to  secure  them”—S.  Lamfrom, 
Owosso.
7.  Paper—“Mercantile  Education”— C. 
T. Bridgman,  Flint.
8.  Reports of delegates continued. 

TUESDAY—7:30  P.  M.

Address.
Report.
ests.
same.
ready pay?”—Park Mathewsou,  Detroit.

1.  Report of  Committee  on  President’s 
.  Report of  Committee  on  Secretary’s 
31  Report of  Committee on Trade Inter­
4.  Discussion  of  above  and  action  on 
5.  “Can goods  be  successfully sold  for 
6.  Dissolution of Association.
WEDNESDAY  9  A.  M.

and By-Laws,  and adoption of  same.

1.  Call to order.
2.  Prayer by Rev.  H.  S. White.
3.  Organization of new Association.
4.  Report of  Committee on Constitution 
5.  Election of officers.
6.  Adoption of  constitution and by-laws 
7.  Adoption of  charter.
8.  Paper— “Village  Improvements”—  

for auxiliary bodies.

W.  W.  Warner, Allegan.

WEDNESDAY—1:30 P.  M.

T.  Cole, Palmyra.

1.  Paper—Mutual Insurance”—Hon.  M. 
2.  Opening of Question Box.
3.  Paper—“Buying  goods,  how,  when 
4.  Selection of next place of meeting.
5.  Announcement of  standing and spec­

and where.”

ial committees.

WEDNESDAY—7:30 P.  M.

1.  Address—“The Business Man in Pol­
itics”—Hon.  S.  C.  Moffatt,  Traverse  City.
2.  Report of  Committee on Resolutions.
3.  Adjournment  to  banquet tendered by 

the Flint Mercantile Union.

The Banquet  Programme.

At the conclusion of the banquet,  it is de­
signed to have fifteen  or  twenty  responses 
to appropriate toasts, no  response to exceed 
five  minutes  in  duration.  So  far  as  ar­
ranged at this time,  the  responses  will  be 
as follows:

erse City.

The State  Body—Frank Hamilton,  Trav­
Our Local Bodies;—Unassigned.
Early Closing—Frank Wells,  Lansing. 
Association  Picnics—L.  W.  Sprague, 
Greenville.
The Blue  Letter—Irving  F.  Clapp,  Alle­
gan.
The  Traveling  Man—Geo.  W.  Noble, 
Buchanan.
The City of Flint—To be assigned by the 
Flint Mercantile Union.
Michigan—Gov.  Luce.
The Egotist in Trade—C. N. Hyde, Rock­
The  Cutter—M.  S. Scoville,  Kalamazoo.
The  Business  Man 
in  War—W.  E. 
The Delinquent—Unassigned.
Mission of the Druggist—A. Bassett,  De­
Our Guests —To be  assigned  by the Flint 
Our  Hosts—Geo.  H.  Rowell,  Battle 
The Ladies—Robert M.  Floyd.

troit.
Mercantile Union.
Creek.

Thorpe, Hart.

ford.

Delegate!)  Selected.

The delegates  so  far  selected  are as fol­

lows:
Dimondale—N.  H.  Widger,  F.  G.  Pray, 
Alternates—H.  A. French, I.  D. North.
Flint—Albert Meyers, John  Croul,  C. T, 
Bridgman,  Walter Berridge,  C.  D.  Miner, 
L.  C.  Hedden,  G.  W.  Hubbard,  W.  C. 
Pierce.
Saranac—H.t  T.  Johnson,  O.  J.  Bretz, 
Geo.  It.  Walker.
Kingsley—A.  G. Edwards.
Freeport—A.  J.  Cheesebrough,
Moore.  Alternates—E.  H.  Sisson,
Hunt.

Wm. 
S.  R,

Cheboygan—H.  Chambers,  Jas.  F. Molo- 
ney,  O. M.  Clement,  Fred  S.  Frost, Wm, 
Rindskoff and W.  H.  Scott.
Owosso—S.  Lamfrom,  Chas.  Lawrence, 
H.  W.  Parker,  S.  E.  Parkill  and  N.  Me 
Bain.  Alternates—E.  L.  Brewer,  J.  M 
Terbush,  E.  A.  Todd,  N.  C.  Payne  and 
Paul M. Roth.
Traverse City—T. T.  Bates,  S.  E.  Wait,
D.  E.  Carter,  S. Barnes,  Geo. E.  Steele, L,
Roberts, Chs.  Wilhelm, J.  E.  Greillck,  S. 
C. Despres,  S. C.  Moffatt.  Alternates—J,
Steinberg,  C.  K.  Buck,  A.  W. McElcheran,
E.  W.  Hastings, M. B.  Holly,  W.  F.  Har 
sha,  C. R.  Paige.  H.  D.  Campbell,  A.  H, 
Brinkman.
Harbor  Springs  Joins  the  State—Good 

Report.

Harror Springs, Aug. 10,1887

E. A. Stowe  Grand Rapids:
D ea r Sir—Enclosed please find draft for 
§2.50,  the per  capita  dues  on  twenty-five 
members, which we now have, and you will 
please place our Association auxiliary to the 
State body.
We have held our  meetings  once a week 
since you  were  here,  with  good  turn-outs, 
every member working hard for the Associ 
ation.  Our committees are wide awake and 
their  work  will  show  for  itself in a very 
short time.  Yours respectfully,

A. L. Thompson,  Sec’y.

How to Treat the  “Off Horse.” 
MORENCI,  Aug.  12,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids :
Dea r Sir—Will  you  please  inform  me 
what  your experience has been in regard to 
fining  members  for  trusting  delinquents? 
We are having some trouble  in  getting  all 
of our business men into our Association on 
account of that section of our by-laws.
We have just got started nicely and would, 
be pleased to hear from you.

Respectfully yours,

E.  W.  Scofield,  Sec’y.

The experience of  The Tradesm an has 
been that those who stay out of an Associa­
tion because they will not  bind  themselves 
to refuse credit to a  regularly  reported  de­
linquent are,  as a rule,  men  who would not 
hbnor the Association  by  uniting  with  it. 
Moreover,  such persons  usually  see  their 
mistake after “going it  alone”  for  a  short 
time and are anxious to come in out  of  the 
rain.

For the sake of reaching  a  definite  con­
clusion on the above  point,  T he  Trades­
man would be pleased to hear from  all  the 
associations in the State,  detailing their ex­
perience with such persons.

Status of  the M. C. T. A.

Detroit,  Aug.\12,  1887.

E. A. Stowe. Grand Rapids:
Dea r Sir—At the regular August  meet­
ing of the Board of Trustees of  the  Michi­
gan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association;  a 
warrant was ordered  drawn  for  §2,500  in 
favor of the widow of the  late  O.  B.  Cor- 
sett.  Death assessment No. 2 for 1887  was 
called, to date Aug.  8.
O.  B. Corsett  joined  the  Association  on 
Sept.  19,  1864.  He died at Evansville, lnd., 
July,  13,  1887, of consumption,  aged 43.
The  total  membership  to  date  is  536, 
showing a net increase this  year  of twenty. 
The amount in the reserve  fund  to date is 
§19,912.23.  The advance death assessment 
is §2,500,  and  the  general  fund  amounts 
to §1,008.66,  making a total  of  §23,420.89, 
which is drawing interest at  the  rate  of  4 
per cent, per annum.
I hope the Grand Rapids  boys will  make 
an effort to increase  the  membership  from 
their city before the close of the year.

Yours truly, 

Thos.  Macleod.

The Hardware Market.

Nails have advanced  §2.10  for  iron  and 
§2.20 for steel.  Sisal and manilla rope have 
advanced  at  the  Eastern  markets,  but no 
change has yet been  made by Western  job­
bers.

HINGES.

HOES.

HOLLOW  WARE.

KNOBS—NEW LIST.

HOUSE  FURNISHING GOODS.

Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 8..............................dis 
00
State............................................per doz, net, 2 60
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4*4  14
3*4
and  longer.............................................. 
Screw Hook and Eye,  *4  ..................net 
10*4
Screw Hook and Eye %.................     net 
8*4
Screw Hook and Eye  3i....................... net 
7*4
Screw Hook and Eye,  %......................net 
7*4
Strap and  T ....................................... dis 
70
P ots............................................................  
60
60
K ettles........................................................ 
Spiders  ...................................................... 
00
Gray  enameled......................................... 
50
75
Stamped Tin Ware..................... new  list 
Japanned Tin  Ware................................. 
25
Granite Iron  Ware................................... 
25
Grub  1............................................... §11 00, dis 60
Grub  2...............................................   11 50, dis 60
Grub 3.................................................  12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........dis 
55
55
Door, porcelain, jap.  trimmings............ 
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings....... 
55
Door, porcelain, trimmings.................... 
55
70
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain......dis 
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s .....................   40&10
Homacite............................................dis 
45
55
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list..dis 
55
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s..................dis 
Branford’s ..........................................dis 
56
Norwalk’s  ....................... 
dis 
55
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s................... dis  70
Adze  Eye............................... .’... §16 00 dis 
60
Hunt Eye..................................... §15 00 dis 
60
Hunt’s....................................... .§18 60 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................. dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s....................................dis 40
Coffee,P.S.&W.Mfg.Co.’sMaileables ...  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s................ dis 40
Coffee,  Enterprise.....................................dis  26
Stebbin’s P attern.................................dis  60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine.................................dis  60&10
Enterprise,  self-measuring................ dis 
25

MOLASSES GATES.

MAULS.
MILLS.

LOCKS—DOOR.

LEVELS.

\ f  A T T G G K f l

 

nails —IRON.

Common, Brad and Fencing.

OILERS.

6d  4d
2 
1*4

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

lOdto  60d....................  ......................$  keg §2  10
8d and 9 d adv..................'............................ 
25
6d and 7d  adv................................................ 
50
75
4d and 5d  adv................................................ 
3d advance.....................................................   1 58
3d fine advance........................................... 
2 25
Clinch nails, adv...........................................   1 00
Finishing 
Size—inches  j  3 
Adv. «  keg 
Steel Nails—2 20.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent....................dis60&10
Zinc, with brass bottom............................dis  50
Brass or  Copper.........................................dis  50
Reaper..................................... per gross, §12 net
Olmstead’s .................................................   50&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy............................... dis  30
Sclota Bench...........................................dis 50@55
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy..................... dis  30
Bench, first£quality................................dis50@55
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__ dis20&10
Fry, Acme...............................................dis 50&10
Common, polished.............................    .dis60&10
Dripping................................................$   fl>  6*4
Iron and Tinned.................................. dis 
55
Copper Rivets and  Burs....................dis 
60
‘A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 
*B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27  9  20

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

PLANES.

RIVETS.

PANS.

Broken packs *4c $  tt> extra.

ROPES.

 

*

BOLTS.

BELLS*

BRACES.

BUCKETS,

BUTT8. CAeT.

aug er s a n d b it s.

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

b a l a n c e s.
BARROWS. 

tipped................................ 

promptly and buy in full packages.
Ives’,  old  style...........................................dis  60
N.  H. C. Co...............y.............................>.dis 
60
Douglass’...................................................»dis  60
Pierces’ ......................................................'dis  60
Snell’s .........................................................dis  60
Cook’s  .......................................................dis 
40
Jennings’,  genuine...................................dis  25
Jennings’, imitation...............................dis50&10
Spring..........................................................dis  40
Railroad.............................*............... ....... §  14 00
Garden........................................................net 33 00
Hand.............................................dis  § 60&10&10
Cow..:...............................................dis 
70
30&15
Call....................................................dis 
Gong............... 
dis 
25
Door, Sargent..................................dis 
60&10
Stove.....................................................dis § 
60
Carriage  new list.................................. dis  7G&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
Spofford...............:................................dis 
50
Am. Ball................................................... dis  net
Well, plain....................................................§  3 50
Well, swivel................................................  
4 00
Cast Loose Pin, figured......................... dis 70&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed........... dis 70&10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed, .dis  60&10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  Joint..dis  60&10
Wrought Loose  Pin.............................. dis  60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip..............dis  60* 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned..............dis 60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvei
dis  0O& 5
Wrought Table........................................dis  60&10
Wrought Inside Blind.......................... dis  60&10
W rough t Brass........................................dis 
75
Blind, Clark’s...........................................dis  70&10
Blind, Parker’s....................................... dis  75&10
Blind,  Shepard’s.................................. dis 
70
Ely’s 1-10..................................................per m § 65
Hick’s C. F ............................................  
60
G. D........................................................ 
35
Musket................................................... 
60
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new  listSO&lO
Rim  Fire, United  States......................... dis50&10
Central Fire.............................................. dis30&10
CHISELS.
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
Hotchkiss  ............................................dis 
25
COCKS.
Brass,  Backing’s ................
Bibb’s ...................................
B eer............................................................   40&10
Fenns’.........................................................  
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... $fi>  23
31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................   23
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................   23
Bottoms..................................................... 
23
........ dis
Morse’s Bit  Stock....................
40
Taper and Straight Shank.......
........ dis
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank...............
40
..........dis
Com. 4 piece, 0  in..................... __ doz net §.80
Corrugated................................. ..........dis 20&10
Adjustable................................. ..........dis *4-&10
Claris, small, §18 00;  large, §26 00.  dis 
Ives’, 1. §18 00 ;  2. §24 00;  3, §30 00.  dis 
American File Association List........dis
Disston’s ................................................dis
New American...................................... dis
Nicholson’s.............................................dis
Heller’s ..................................................dis
Heller’s Horse Rasps...........................dis
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 

22 and 24,  25 and 26,  27
15
Discount, Juniata 60@10, Charcoal 60. 

GALVANIZED IRON,
14 

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

f il e s—New List.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

CATRIDGES.

ELBOWS.

COPPER.

DRILLS

COMBS.

CAPS.

12 

 

 

 

 

«OA10 
60&10 
60 A10 
0O&1O 
66&10 
50

60
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .............dis
May dole & Co.’s ...................................dis 
26
26
Kip’s .......................... ...........................dis 
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s ..............................dis  40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel..;................80 c  list 56
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand..30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  60&10
Champion,  anti-friotion..........'..........dis  0O&1O
Kidder, wood track......................... dis 
40

HANGERS.

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

TACKS.

SQUARES.

TIN  PLATES.

SHEET IRON.

TINNER’S SOLDER.

Sisal, *4 in. and  larger..................................   10
Manilla.............................................................  11*4
Steel and Iron.......................................dis  70&10
Try and Bevels..................................... dis 
60
Mitre  .................................................... dis 
20
Com. Smooth.  Com
§2 90
2 90
3 00
3 05
3 15
3 25
All sheets No, 18 and lighter,  over 2  inches 

Nos. 10 to 14.....................................§4 20 
Nos. 15 to  17...................................   4 20 
Nos. 18 to 21....................................  4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24...................................   4 20 
Nos .25 to 26...................................   4 40 
No. 27..............................................  4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, 
lb............................
In smaller quansities, $   lb.....................
American, all  kinds.............................dis
Steel, all kinds...................................... dis
Swedes»all kinds.................................dis
Gimp and  Lace.....................................dis
Cigar Box  Nails...................................dis
Finishing Nails.  ..................................dis
Common and Patent Brads............... dis
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks, dis
Trunk and Clout Nails.........................dis
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails...........dis
Leathered Carpet  Tacks.................... dis
12 50
No. 1,  Refined........................................... 
Market  Half-and-half............................ 
16 00
Strictly  Half-and-half............................ 
17 50
10x14, Charcoal.........................5 40@5 60
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal.................................   7 25
IK, 
12x12, Charcoal.................................  6 25
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal..............................   7 75
LX, 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal.................................  5  75
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal....... ........................  7 25
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal................................  8  7.r
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool................................  10  7
1XXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal............................  12 65
20x28, Charcoal...............................   15 50
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  6 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  8  50
DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal............................  10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal........................   12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to  6 75
Roofing, 14x20, IC.........................................  5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ........................................  6 75
Roofing, 20x28, IC.........................................  11 00
Roofing, 20x28,  IX.......................................   14 00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne....................... 5 50
iX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne....................  7 80
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne......................11 00
iX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne.............   14  00
Steel, Game....................................................GO&IO
OneidaiCommuntity,  Newhouse’s..........dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10
Hotchkiss’  ...............  
60&10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Co.’S.................................. 60&10
Mouse,  choker........................................18c g  doz
Mouse,  delusion................................. §1 50 V doz
Bright Market.................................................  dis 67*4
Annealed Market................................... dis  70&10
Coppered Market..............................................dis 62*4
Extra Bailing............................................   dis  55
Tinned  Market..................................................dis 62*4
Tinned Broom........................................... $  lb  09
Tinned Mattress........................................y  lb 8*4
Coppered  Spring Steel.....................................dis 50
Tinned Spring Steel.......................................... dis 40&10
Plain Fence................................................$  lb
Barbed Fence, galvanized...................................4 10
painted........................................3 36
Copper.......................................................new  list net
Brass........................................................new  list net
Bright................................................dis  70&10&10
Screw Eyes........................................dis  70&10&10
Hook’s .............................................. dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eves....................dis  70&10&UI
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine.........................................dis 
50
75
Coe’sPtent A gricultural, wrought, dis 
Coe’s Ptent, malleable........................ dis  75&10
50
Birdcages................................................... 
Pumps,  Cistern..................................... dis 
75
Screws, now  list.......................................  
7C&6
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate.................... dis50&10&l0
40
Dampers, American................................. 
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods.d60&10&10 
Copper Bottoms...................................... 
23c

MISCELLANEOUS.

TIN—LEADED.

WIRE OOODS.

WRENCHES.

TRAPS.

WIRE.

“ 

 

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................................46 00@50 00
Cherry,  cull.........................................  @10 00
Maple,  log-run.....................................12 00® 14 00
Maple, soft,  log-run................................11 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. lan d 2..............................  @20 00
Maple, clear, flooring.........................  @25 Oo
Maple, white, selected....................... 
@25 On
Red Oak, log-run................................. 
@18 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2......................... 
@24 00
Red Oak, quarter  sawed....................... 26 00@30 00
Red Oak, No.  1, step plank...............  @25 00
@55 00
Walnut, log-run..................................  
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2..........................   @75 00
Walnuts,  culls........................ 
  @25 00
Grey Elm, log-run..........................
Grey Elm, log-run..............................  @13 00
““  T@14 00
White Ash, log-run........................12
)@22 00 
Whitewood,  log-run..........................20 1
White Oak, lop-run.........................
@17 00

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U t w o t y

ILL

t! L-

NO RUBBING! 

- 

NO  BACKACHE! 

NO SORE  FINGERS!

Warranted  not to Iuiure the Clothes* -

USED TWO WATS { No Boiling Using Warm Water.

FULL  DIRECTIONS  ON  THE  WRAPPER.

THE BEST LABOR-SAVING  SOAP MADE

A Vegetable Oil Soap.  Contains  No  Rosin.

A  LARGE  “ CHROMO”  WITH  THREE  BARK 

Manufactured only by the

G.  A.  SHOUDY  SOAP  CO.

CLARK,  JEWELL  &  CO.,

Sole Agents for Western Michigan.

HESTER 1 FOX,
Saw  aid  Crist Mill
Ma obutesY

Manufacturers’ Agts. for

Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all  kinds, 

of Wood-Working Machinery, Saws 

Belting  and  Oils.

“Our Patent,”

“Star,”

“Calla Lily,”

“Golden Sheaf,” 

“Our  Fancy.”
Rye Flour,  Granulated Meal, 

Bolted  Meal,  Bran  Mid­

dlings and Screenings.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

i  OYLIN!? Z'É  O I L  3RANC RAPIOS, M.

Full Line ot

We make a specialty of

ETTRSZA Oil.,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS  OFFICE,

JNTo. 1  Oanal St

Telephone No.  228-2.

J.  6.  ALEXANDER Agent.

GIVE  US  A  TRIAL  ORDER.

We  Guarantee  Satisfaction.

Voit, Herpolsbeiier & Co,
DRY  GOODS

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

O veralls, Fants, Etc.,

OUR OWN  MAKE.

A  Complete  Line  of

Fancy CroderysFancyWoodenware

OUR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

LUCIUS C.  WEST, 

PATENTS;;*

¡Attorney at Patent Law  and Solicitor 
American  and  Foreign  patents. 
105 E. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich., U. S. A.  Branch  of­
fice, London, Eng.  Practice in U. S. Courts.  Circulars 
free.

2 m

PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY

E N  O-11ST  E 3  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.

g^(|i

F

'W.  O,  Denison,
GRAND  RAPIDS, 

88,90 and 92 South Division Street,

MICH.

- 

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

URA.ND  RAPIDS  DRAIN  AND  SEED CO.

71 c a n a l  st r e e t.

G.  G.  H.  VOIGT  Ï  GO.

Proprietors  of

Star  Stellar M ills.

Manufacturers of

w

WgK.

HURGIM8  POWDER
Axmihilator

THE GREAT STUMP AND ROCK

Strongest  and  Safest  Explosive  known 
to the Arts.  Now is the time to Stock Up 
for Farmers’ Trade.

Mail orders promptly filled.

L. S. HILL  &  CO.,

19 and 21  Pearl  St.,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.
Also  wholesale  dealers  in  Gunpowder, 
Ammunition,  Guns,  Fishing  Tackle  and 
Sporting  Goods Generally.

f c flF ä J L & Ho

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 Oaks St, Grand Rapids, Mich.
PURE.

NEW  PR GESS  STARCH.

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

removed,

\ Can be used than any other in the Market.

Manufactured by the

'FIRMENICH  MNFG.  CO.

Factories:  Marshalltown,  Iowa;  Peorta, Ills.

Offices at  Peoria,  Ills.

FOR  SALE  BY

STRONG. Clark, Jewell & Co.
PERKINS  Sc  HESS
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

SURE.

DEALERS IN

NOS.  122  and  1*4  LOUIS STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS. MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE.

M ich ig a n   B u sin ess  M on’s  A sso cia tio n . 

President—Frank Hamilton. Traverse City.
First Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe.
Second Vice-President—E. J. Herrick, Grand Rapids. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—Julius Schuster, Kalamazoo.
Executive Committee—President, First Vice-President, 
Secretary, N. B. Blain and W. E. Kelsey.
Committee on Trade Interests—Smith Barnes, Traverse ! 
City;  P. Ramiev, Kalamazoo;  A.  W.  Westgate,  Che- : 
boygan.
Committee on Legislation—W. E.  Kelsey,  Ionia;  J.  V.
Crandall, Sand Lake;  J. F. Clark, Big Rapids. 
Committee on Membership—H. 8.  Church,  Sturgis;  B.
F. Emery, Grand Rapids ;  the Secretary.
Committee  on  Transportation—Jas.  A.  Coye,  Grand 
Rapids;  J.W.  Milliken,  Traverse  City;  C.  T.  Bridg­
man, Flint.
Committee on Constitution—W. E. Kelsey,  Ionia;  R. D.
McNaughton, Coopersville;  1. F. Clapp, Allegan, 
Official Organ—The Michigan' Tradesman.___________
The follow ing local associations have m ostly 
been  organized  under  th e  auspices  o f  th e 
Michigan  B usiness M en’s A ssociation, and  are 
auxiliary thereto:  ________

A d a  B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 

A lle g a n   B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 

President, D. F. Watson;  Secretary, Elmer Chapel.
A lb a  B u sin e ss M en's A sso cia tio n . 
President, C. R. Smith ;  Secretary, Peter Baldwin.
President, Irving F. Clapp ; Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand. 
R e ta il  G rocers’ A sso cia tio n  o f  B a ttle  C reek  
President. Geo. H. Rowell:  Secretary, John P. Stanley. 
President, H. J. Leonard; Secretary, J. M. Earle.______
B e llâ tr e   B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, John Rodgers;  Secretary, G. J. Noteware. 
B u rr  O ak  B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n .

B e ld in g   M erch an ts’  A sso cia tio n .

President, B. O. Graves;  Secretary, H. M. Lee._______
M erch an t’s P r o te c tiv e  A ss’n o f B ig   R ap id s,
President, E. P. Clark;  Secretary. A. S. Hobart._______
B o y n e   C ity  B u sin e ss M en’s A sso cia tio n .
President, R. R. Perkins;  Secretary, F. M. Chase._____
C ad illac B u sin e ss M en ’s A sso cia tio n . 
President, J. C. McAdam;  Secretary, C. T. Chapin.
C arson C ity B u sin e ss M en ’s A sso cia tio n . 
President, F. A. Rockafellow;  Secretary, C. O ■ Trask ■ 
C asn ovia,  B a ile y   an d   T ren t  B .  M.  A . 
President. H. E. Hesseltlne;  Secretary, E. Famham. 
C edar  S p rin gs  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, T. W. Provin;  Secretary, L. H. Chapman. 
C h a rlevoix  B u sin e ss  M en ’s  A sso cia tio n .
President, John Nichols;  Secretary, R. W. Kane._____
C oop ersville  B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President. G. H. Watrous ;  Secretary, W. R. Boynton.

B. M. F . U. o f  C h eb oygan .

President, J. H. Tuttle;  Secretary, H. Q. Dozer._______
D im o n d a le   B u sin e ss M en ’s A sso cia tio n .
President,  T. M. Sloan;  Secretary, N.H. Wldger._____

D orr  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, L. N. Fisher;  Beeretary, E. 8. Botsford. 
R e ta il  G rocers’  A sso c ia tio n   o f  E .  S agin aw . 
President,  Richard Luster;  Secretary, Chas. H. Smith.

E d m o re B u sin e ss  M en ’s A sso cia tio n . 

K astport  B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 

President, H. W. Robson;  Secretary, W. S. Whittlesey.
President,  F.  H.  Thurston,  Central  Lake;  Secretary,
Geo. L. Thurston. Central Lake.___________________
E aton   R ap id s  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, F. H. PeGalin;  Secretary, Will, Emmert,
E lk R ap id s B u sin ess M en’s P r o te c tiv e  A s’n. 
President, J. J. McLaughlin;  Secretary, C. L. Martin.

E vart B u sin e ss M en ’s A sso cia tio n . 
President, W. M. Davis;  Secretary. Chas. E. Bell.

F ife  L ak e B u sin e ss M en’s A sso cia tio n .

F r e m o n t B. M. A .

F lin t  M ercan tile  U n ion .

President, E. Hagadorn;  Secretary, O. V. Adams._____
President, W. C. Pierce;  Secretary, J. L. Willett._____
Wva « irf»irt.  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President. Wm. Upton;  Secretary. E. R. Chandler.
F r e e p o r t  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, Foster Sisson;  Bec’y, Arthur Cheseborough. 
President, Joseph Gerber; Secretary, C. I. Rathbun. 
G rand  H a v en   B u sin e ss  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President, Fred. D. Voss;  Secretary, Fred A. Hutty. 
R e ta il  G rocers’  A ss’n  o f  G rand  R ap id s.
President, Jas. A. Coye;  Secretary, E. A. Stowe.______
G r e en v ille   B u sin e ss  M en ’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, L. W. Sprague;  Secretary, E. J. Clark. 
H artford  B u sin e ss M en ’s A sso cia tio n .
President, V. E. Manley;  Secretary, I. B. Barnes._____
H o lla n d   B u sin e ss M en’s A sso cia tio n . 
President, John Krumer;  Secretary, P. W.  Kane.
H a stin g s  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, L. E. Stauffer;  Secretary,  J.  A.  VaoArm.
H arb or  S p rin gs  B u sin ess  M en ’s  A ss’n. 
President, W. J. Clark;  Secretary, A. L.  Thompson.
H ersey  B u sin e ss M en ’s A sso cia tio n . 

President, O. L. Millard; Secretary,Frank Beardsley 
H o p k in ’s  S tation   B u sin e ss  M en ’s A ss’n.
President, S. C.Furber; Secretary, B. C. Dendel.______
H ow ard  C ity B u sin e ss  M en’s A sso cia tio n . 
Chairman, C. A. Vandenberg;  Secretary, B. J. Lowry.
H o lla n d   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President, Jacob Van Putten;  Secretary, A. Van Duren. 
H u b b ard ston   B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, Boyd Redner;  Secretary, L. W. Robinson.

Io n ia   B u sin e ss  M en’s  E x ch a n g e. 

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

K a la m a zo o   R e ta il G rocers’ A sso cia tio n .
President, P. Ranney;  Secretary, M. S. Scovllle.______
K a lk a sk a   B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, A. E. Palmer;  Secretary, C. E. Ramsey.

K in g sle v   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation . 
President. C. H. Camp; Secretary, Chas. E. Brewster. 
L an sin g B u sin e ss M en’s A ssociât ion .
President, Frank Wells;  Secretary, Will Crotty._____
L aw ren ce B u sin e ss  M en's A sso cia tio n . 
President. H. M. Marshall;  Secretary, C. A. Stebbins.

L eslie  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A ssociation . 

L yon s  (.'•nsiuess  M en’s  A s’n.

President. Wm. Hutchings;  Secretary, M. L. Campbell. 
L o w ell  B u sin ess  M en’s  P r o te c tiv e   A ss’n. 
President, N. B. Blain;  Secretary, Frank T. King.
L u th er   B u sin ess  M en ’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, W. B. Pool ;  Secretary, Chas. J. Robinson.
President, B. M. Hutchinson;  Secretary,D.!A. Reynolds 
M an celon a  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President. W, E. Watson;  Secretary, C. L. Bailey.
M an istee  B u sin e ss M en’s A sso cia tio n . 
President, C.  B. Gardner;  Secretary, H. W, Leonard.
M an istiq u e  B u sin ess M en’s A sso cia tio n . 
President, F. H. Thompson;  Secretary, E. N. Orr. 
M an ton ’s  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n .
President, F. A. Jenlson ;  Secretary, R. Fuller._______
G rocers’  A ss’n  o f  th e   C ity  o f   M u sk egon .
President, H. B. Fargo;  Secretary, Wm. Peer.________
President, Herbert M. Lee;  Secretary, Walter Webster 
President, Simon Town;  Secretary, L. A. Ely.________
President, J. M. Ballou;  Secretary, J. F. Conrad.______
President, W, E. Thorp ;  Secretary, E. S. Houghtallng.
President, C. H. Hunter;  Secretary, Lester Cooley.
O w osso  B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, W. A. Woodard; Secretary, 8. Lamfrom.
P e to sk e y   B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, Jas. Buckley;  Secretary, A. C. Bowman.
P e w a u io   B u sin ess  M en’s,A sso c ia tio n . 
President. Albert Retan ;  Secretary,' E. It. Holmes. 
P la iu w e ll  B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n .

M erch an t’s  U nion  o f   N a sh v ille . 
M u ir ‘B u sin e ss  M en’s  A ssociation .
O tsego  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n .

O ceana  B u sin e ss  M en ’s  A s’n. 

O vid  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A s’n.

8 c o ttv ille  B .  M. A .

Sand L ak e B . M . A .

ML Ü. P . A . o f  P o r t H u ron .

R o d n ey B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 

St. C harles  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A ssociation . 

R e e d   C ity  B u sin e ss  M en ’s  A sso c ia tio n . 
R ock ford   B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n .

President, M. Bailey;  Secretary, J. A. Sidle.__________
President, G. C. Meisel ;  Secretary, 8. L. Merriam.
President, L. T. Wllmarth; Secretary, R.E. McCormick.
President, 0. J. Flelschauer; Secretary, H. W. Hawkins.
President, Geo. A. Sage;  Secretary, J. M. Spore.______
President, J. V. Crandall ; Secretary, J. S. Barker.
President, B. J. Downing;  Secretary, E. E. Burdick.
St. J o h n s M erchants’ P r o te c tiv e  A ssociation .
President, H. L. Kendrick ;  Secretary, C. M. Merrill.___
B u sin e ss M en’s P r o te c tiv e  A ss’n o f  Saranac. 
President,  Geo. A. Potts:  Secretary, P. T. Williams. 
President, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins.___
Sou th  B oard m an   B u s in e ss  M en ’s  A ss’n. 
President, H. E. Hogan;  Secretary, S. E. Nlehardt.
S o . A r m  an d  E . J o rd a n  B u sin ess M en ’s A s’n. 
President, D. C. Loveday;  Secretary, C. W. Sutton.
S h erm an  B u sin e ss M en ’s A sso cia tio n . 
President, H. B. Sturtevant;  Secretary, W. G. Shane. 
Sparta  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n .
President, J. R. Harrison; Secretary, M. B. Nash._____
S tu rg is  B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, Henry 8. Church;  Secretary, Wm. Jom. 
T raverse  C ity  B u sin ess  M en ’s  A sso cia tio n .
President. Geo. E. Steele;  Secretary,  L. Roberts._____
T u stin   B u sin e ss  M en ’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, 6. A. Estes ; Secretary, Geo. W, Bevins. 
V e rm o n tv ille   B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President, W. H. Benedict;  Secretary, W. E. Holt.
President, H. Peirce;  Secretary, F. H. Merrifield.
President. E. W.  Pickett;  Secretary, H. J. Turner.
President, John Velte;  Secretary, I. N. Harter.
W h ite   C loud  B u sin e ss  M en ’s  A sso cia tio n . 
President,  P. M. Roedel ;  Secretary, M. D. Hayward.
W h ite   L a k e  B u sin e ss  M en ’s A s ’n . 
President, A. T. Linderman, Whitehall  Secretary,  W. 

W a terv iiet B u sin e ss M en ’s A sso c ia tio n . 
W aylan d   B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso cia tio n . 
W ood lan d   B u sin e ss  M en ’s  A sso cia tio n . 

B. Nicholson, Whitehall.

Eastern Lumbering Operations.

Written Especially for The  T r a d e s m a n .

The lumbermen of  Pennsylvania  are dis­
playing wonderful energy in developing the 
country of the central and northwestern sec­
tions of the State.  Within a  recent  period 
the number of lumber manufacturing estab­
lishments erected in this great producing re­
gion has been great. 
In the  cities  of  Wil­
liamsport, Lock Haven, Emporium and War­
ren,  the  increase  in  the  number of  manu­
facturing  works  and  sawmills  within  the 
past six mouths exceeds anything in the his­
tory of the lumbering interests.

The  Clearfield  and  DuBois  regions like­
wise show a vast increase of business.  The 
entire country surrounding  DuBois is brist­
ling with  sawmills.  A  trip  from  Bridge­
port, on the Susquehanna river, to Reynolds- 
ville, Jefferson  county,  a distance of  about 
fifty miles, disclosed no less than forty saw 
mills,  whose average daily  capacity reaches 
500,000 feet of excellent  lumber.  The pro­
duct of these works finds its way to the mar­
kets of Philadelphia  and  New  York, most 
of the lumber going overland, it being main­
ly for building purposes.

Many of the  establishments turn out mil­
lions of feet of hardwood  lumber,  which is 
largely consumed in the  manufacture of pi­
anos  and  elegant  furniture.  The  several 
trade associations, notably the West Branch 
and  Northwestern  Pennsylvania  Lumber­
men’s  Associations,  have  hastened  the de­
velopment of important interests that vastly 
augment the  prosperity  and  growth of the 
sawmill and manufacturing industries.

Since the great exodus to West  Virginia, 
many  representative  capitalists,  who  are 
identified with  the  lumbering  business of 
this State,  have invested  liberally in opera­
tions in Virginia forest lands, and now hun­
dreds  of  portable  sawmills are  removing 
and manufacturing  superior hardwood lum­
ber.  One company,  whose  tract is located 
near  Charleston,  West  Virginia,  cut  and 
finished 20,000,000 feet of beautiful oak and 
maple wood during the month of June.  The 
mountain wild cherry is a splendid material 
for decorative purposes,  and the lumbermen 
find much profit in preparing it for  market.
The Great Kanawha region of the Virgin­
ias is prolific with magnificent hard  woods, 
and  the  lumbermen  of  Pennsylvania  have 
also found a fine field for  operations  there. 
The writer has been informed that since the 
first of January  over one  hundred  lumber 
and  manufacturing  companies  have  been 
chartered in West  Virginia,  whose  capital 
will reach $20,000,000.  These organizations 
are actively engaged in developing  districts 
that hitherto have been  nothing but a wild­
erness.  The completion of the Ohio Valley 
Railroad,  which  extends  from  Columbus, 
Ohio,  to Parkersburg,  West  Virginia,  fur­
nishes an  avenue for the  transportation of 
the enormous lumber output to the seaboard 
centers of trade.  The hardwoods of Virgin­
ia and West  Virginia  have  attained a high 
degree of popularity and  estimation  among 
all classes  of furniture  makers and decora­
tive workers.

The  handsome  woods  that  have  a large 
commercial value  are  walnut,  oak,  maple, 
cherry,  bêech,  ash  and  sycamore.  The 
mountain wild  cherry is  attaining a degree 
of prominence among art workers.  In some 
of the Southern  industrial  centers  the pro­
duction of graceful and attractive decorative 
furniture  and  other  household  articles  is 
rapidly crowding out other minor industries. 
Tiie peculiar and  splendid  markings in the 
natural  woods of the  region mentioned are 
pleasing to the  artistic  eye,  and  these pro­
ducts are  destined to be  in still greater de­
mand.  The  Southern  furniture  and  art 
goods manufacturers are forging to the front 
with a rapidity that is gratifying, it showing 
that the resources of the  South are wonder­
ful and excellent.  The Pennsylvanians de­
veloping  the  hardwood  woodlands  of the 
Great Kanawha country, contemplate open 
ing up other regions,  where  there is untold 
wealth in choice and marketable lumber.
W.  A. Engabde.

The  T radesm an  is  inclined  to  unite 
with the  friends of  the  administration 
in 
Congratulations on the cessation of the trou­
bles  about  the  fisheries. 
It  did  look  as 
though both our fishermen and the Canadian 
authorities had come to see more clearly the 
boundary line which  defined  rights on both 
sides,  and that the  unneigliborly  refusal of 
anything beyond  “ wood, water and shelter” 
was to  constitute  the whole  of  our com­
plaint against our neighbors.  But the trou­
bles have  broken out  afresh.  The  Cana­
dians  complain  that  American  fishermen 
have been taking mackerel within the three- 
mile limit, and for this  offense  they  have 
seized  and  fined  several  of  them. 
In the 
case of at least  one  American  vessel  this 
three-mile rule  has been  applied with great 
harshness.  The  vessel  crossed  the  line in 
search  of  two  of  its  own  men,  who had 
drifted away in a boat 
It had  the right to 
do this under such restrictive regulations as 
the Canadian government sees proper to im­
pose.  But  the  regulation  actually  estab­
lished is that a foreign  fishing vessel which 
crosses that line shall  report at once  to the 
nearest  custom-house,  exhibit  its  papers, 
pay the  usual  fee  and  accept a  clearance. 
This clearly is vexatious in intention as well 
as in effect.  Few countries would pass such 
a law,  and none  has  ever  been  able to en­
force  it   The fine of  $400  for  failure to 
comply with it is a piece  of  robbery  under 
forms of law,  in which our government can­
not  afford  to  acquiesce.  Mr.  Cleveland 
could put a stop to it  within  sixty  hours if 
he choose to use the power  our law has put 
in his hands.

Fred.  H. Ball went to  Milwaukee  Satur­
day night, returning home Monday evening.

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LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

BY  A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

W ritten Especially for The Tradesman.

Consistency is a jewel which a great many 
business men do not  possess.  1 have  been 
acquainted  with  dealers  who were  chronic 
lecturers on the  iniquities of  the dead-beat, 
and the exasperating indifference of the slow- 
pay customer,  with  whom  a  settlement of 
mutual accounts was next to an impossibili­
ty. 
I have a sort of  an old  fogy  notion of 
wanting to see how I stand with the world, 
at stated  times,  and  this  class of  individ­
uals  has  disgusted  and  annoyed me, time 
and again, by disarranging  my programme. 
For instance,  I have  * ‘taken  stock” and be 
gun invoicing my accounts.  After mentally 
branding  my  yearly  accumulation  of “d. 
b’s,”  and  transferring  their  names  to  the 
mortuary list,  I come  across the  account of 
Dusenberry.  Dusenberry  is a liberal buyer 
in  my  line,  but  his—to  my mind—seriouf 
failing is that he doesn’t believe in cash trans 
actions  between  merchants. 
If he  should 
invest in a fourth part of my stock he would 
expect  me to  trade out  the  amount in his 
commodities,  and,  moreover, the  signs in 
the moon «ever come just right to make him 
anxious for a settlement.  As 1 say,  I come 
across the  account  of  Dusenberry,  and 1 
realize,  perhaps for the third or fourth time, 
that I must strike my  balance in perfect ig­
norance of the  condition of  affairs between 
us,  and I solemnly  promise  myself that he 
fore another year I will have the matter ad­
justed if I have  to  invoke  the  law,  which, 
like many other  solemn  promises,  is never 
fulfilled.  And yet,  I have heard Dusenber­
ry discourse  eloquently on the evils of pro­
crastination  and the merits of  frequent set­
tlements.
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With all his  dilatoriness,  his unbusiness­
like habits and his semi-dishonesty, I should 
hardly think that the  Dusenberry of  trade 
would prove a satisfactory customer to even 
the jobber.  His system of  book-keeping is 
as mysterious and unreadable as the Pytha­
gorean  riddle,  and as he  always  insists on 
settling by his own records,  and always has 
numerous  little  claims and  rebates and al­
leged shortages  and  leakages  and  under­
weights charged up,  mentally,  on scraps of 
paper and in the  tangled  mazes of an over­
worked pass-book.  1 certainly  sympathize 
with the “drummer” who  books his orders. 
And then, after that ingenious and versatile 
individual has untangled the snarl of a nine­
ty days’ business  and made  liberal  conces­
sions  and kept a tight rein on  his  disgust 
and contempt,  you can safely  bet  that  Du­
senberry will  “stand him off”  for  a goodly 
proportion of his over-due bills.

As a rule,  the Dusenberry of  trade event­
ually,  through choice or necessity, drifts in­
to bankruptcy.  He is not calculated to suc­
ceed honestly,  in any event. 
If  he has the 
best  intentions  regarding  his  ultimate  ex­
trication  from  indebtedness,  he  is not able 
to  fulfill  them.  His  slipshod  habits,  his 
slovenly  manner  of  transacting  business, 
the contempt of  the  parties  with  whom he 
deals and their consequent neglect of his in 
terests  all  combine  to make  the  result al­
most assured;  but if he is a  dishonest  Du 
senberry, with some brains,  he usually fore 
sees  his  situation in time to save  more or 
less out of the wreck.

I presume traders of the Dusenberry style 
occasionally “get to the front,”  financially 
but my  acquaintance  and  experience  with 
this stripe of merchant  convince  me that a 
dealer who has no capacity  for the methods 
and details of traffic had better resign at the 
first favorable opportunity.

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A few years ago one Daniel I). Dusenber 
ry,  a successful and  prosperous farmer,  be­
came tired of the  “drudgery  of  an agrieul 
tural life,” and,  finding a  favorable  oppor­
tunity to dispose of his  property,  he invest- 
* ed the  proceeds  in a  general  stock,  in a 
small town in Western Michigan.  His trade 
was fair for a time,  but his want of system 
ignorance in the  matter  of  purchases  and 
hap-hazard manner  of conducting  business 
had their usual result,  and  Dusenberry was 
acute enough to see,  after a couple of years1 
experience,  that, while his  stock and  bank 
account were steadily growing  smaller,  his 
indebtedness was  increasing with alarming 
rapidity,  and,  after  mature  reflection,  he 
concluded to beat  his  creditors  and  save 
everything possible out of the concern.  He 
accordingly began to put aside the cash tak­
en in,  “hypothecate”  bolts  of  dry  goods, 
chests of tea and  other  useful  articles, and 
look  about  him  for  an  assignee.  There 
was, however,  one  very  serious  obstacle in 
the way of  Dusenberry’s  project,  and  that 
was the fact that his clerk, Joseph  Corker, 
a sharp but very illiterate youth, had unmis­
takably “tumbled” to the scheme;  so Dus­
enberry,  much against his will,  was obliged 
to take him into his confidence.  One night, 
just before the proposed  explosion,  and af­
ter the store was closed,  he remarked to his 
assistant:

“Jo, haven’t I always  used  you square?” )
“I  hain’t  nothin’  to  complain  of,  Mr. 

Dusenberry.” 

“Now, Jo,  the fact is, I’ve got to bust up, 
I can’t stave ’er off, Jo, an’ I’ve got to  save 
a little suthin’  for my  old age.  You know 
that there’s twenty-two  hundred  dollars in 
the safe,  an’,  if there’s any  lawin’  over the 
matter,  they’ll call you for a witness.  Now, 
if you’ll forget all about  that  there  money, 
I’ll gin you the odd two hundred.”

Joseph agreed to thq terms,  and  after the 
bargain was consummated the  parties  sep­
arated.

The next  morning  Mr.  Corker  and  the 
twenty-two hundred dollars were both miss 
ing,  and a day  or  two  afterwards  Dusen­
berry  received  a  letter  with  a Canadian 
postmark, reading somewhat as follows: 

Deer S ur:  After leavin you tother  nite 
1 begun  to  reflec wether Id ruther go in fur 
two  hundred  dollars  wurth  of  purgery,  or 
twenty-two hundred dollars wurth of  steel- 
in.  By this  time  you  probly  no how 1 de- 
sided the questun.  Yurs  trooly,

J oseph  Corker.

TBMSIT HILL C O M I,
Floilr,  Feed,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Grain  and 

Baled  Hay-
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25 Pearl Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

0.  E.  Brown,  Gen,  J(gr.

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 Tan8iH’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.

SALT  FISH

Bought  and Sold by

FRANK  J. DETTENTHALER,

117 Monroe St.,  Grand Rapids.

Oysters the Year Around  __^p|

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A.  J.  B oavne, President.

Geo.  C.  P ie r c e,  Vice President.

CAPITAL, 

H. P. B a k e r, Cashier.
-  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking business.

Makis  a Specialty of Collections,  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

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Matchless,

Gilt  Edge,

Lily White,

Harvest Queen,
Snow Flake,

White Loaf, 
Reliance,

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

Meal,  Bolted  Meal,  Coarse  Meal,  Bran, 

OUR  SPECIALTIES:

Write for  Prices.

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if you want to buy

Timothy,

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

Red Top,
Rye,

Onion,

Ruta  Baga 
Wurzel,

Mangle

or 

Write or send to the

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Seed Store,
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JOBBERS  IN

DRY  GOODS,

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8 8   Monroe  St.,

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

GRAND  R A PID S,  M ICH.

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American and Stark A Bags

1À Specialty.

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JOBBER  IN

IMPORTERS  OF

TEAS,  COFFEES * SPICES,

OWNERS  OF THE  FOLLOWING  CELEBRATED  BRANDS:

JAPAN  TEA—“Red Dragon”  Chop. 
COFFEE—O. G. Plantation Java, 

Imperial, Javoka, Banner, Mexican.
it Coffee on Earl  We  Solicit Conunnnications.

W .  R. KEASEY, Traveling Representative.
L. M.  CARY.
L.  L.  LOVERIDGE.

CARY & LOVERIDGE,

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

3Pir© and Burglar Proof

CLOVER  TIMOTHY  SEED  ani  BEANS.

Parties Wishing to  Buy or Sell  above are Invited to Correspond.

82 South Division St., 

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Combination and Time Locks,

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The  Grocery  Market.

There is  a  decided  firmness  in  several 
lines of goods, notably  canned  goods  and 
fish.  Packers of corn and  tomatoes  assert 
that this year’s pack will not be  above half 
the usual amount and are shaping prices ac­
cordingly.  Baltimore packers have advanc­
ed quotations 10  cents,  and  local  jobbers 
have withdrawn  quotations  for  future  de­
livery, preferring to make a set price at the 
time of shipment.  There is no pumpkin  to 
be had at any price, as the old  pack is com­
pletely exhausted and the new crop  has not 
yet come in.  Gallon apples,  which  started 
in at $2 at Baltimore, have  since  been  ad­
vanced to $3, and  are  still  “on  the  go.” 
There are no old packs of any kind of goods 
to be shoved on this season,  which  is  sure 
to have considerable  effect  in  holding  up 
prices.  Fish are advancing and  are  bound 
to go higher.  Coni  syrups  are  lc.  above 
what they were a  week  ago.  Rice  is  up 
%c.  The new crop is slow  in  coming  in. 
The  manufacturers  of  package  coffee re­
duced their list 
last  Thursday, but ad­
vanced to the old regime again on  Monday.
Candy is active  and  firm.  Nuts are un­
changed except peanuts  and pecans,  which 
are very strong,  with  every prospect of an­
other advance before long.

Oranges  are in fair  supply  and prices a 
shade  lower,  with  quality  and  condition 
generally  fine.  Lemons  are in better sup­
ply and prices are a little easier.

Bananas  remain  about  steady  in  price 

with only a moderate supply.
The  Fourth  Annual  Picnic  of the Grand 

Rapids  Grip Carriers.

The  fourth  annual  picnic  of  the  Grand 
Rapids traveling fraternity, which was held 
at the various  Black  Lake  resorts  last Sat­
urday, was fairly well  attended  and result­
ed—as all events do in which traveling men 
are a predominant  feature—in a good time.
The party left the  city on the  9:10  train 
in the morning,  and the ride to Holland was 
without  special  incident,  except  to  the 
choice few who were initiated into the mys- 
ties of the new  secret  order  gotten  up for 
the occasion.  The “work” was done in the 
smoking car,  and was highly enjoyed by all 
except the novitiates.

The steamboat ride was somewhat marred 
by the  misty condition of  the  atmosphere, 
which  rendered  it  necessary  to  bring  urn 
brellas into  active  service.  A landing was 
made at  Ottawa  Beach,  where  dinner  was 
served  in regular picnic style on one of  the 
long tables in the rear  of  the  Ottawa.  At 
the conclusion of the repast, Geo. W.  Noble, 
of Buchanan was  called  upon for a few re 
marks,  and  responded  by  imploring  his 
brethren to be just as careful  of  their  own 
reputations as they are of those of their cus 
tomers—to  save something for a rainy day, 
just as they insist upon their customers get 
ting ahead in  the  world,  Referring  to the 
commonly-made statement that all traveling 
men are mashers,  he  said that if there were 
no ear there  would  be  no  sound—that 
there were no one  to  mash,  there would be 
no mashers,” a statement which was greeted 
with applause.

L.  M. Mills was  next  called  for, but de 
dined to make a speech,  as he said his forte 
was poetry.

A.  B.  Cole was asked to say a few words, 
but evaded  the assignment  by moving that 
an adjournment be made to the ball grounds, 
which  was  unanimously carried.  Arriving 
on the grounds, A. B.  Cole, and J. N.  Brad 
ford chose sides. Cole’s team comprising the 
following well-known players: 

Pleasant Picnic by the Battle Creek Asso­

ciation.

From the Battle Creek Call.
The  anuual  picnic' of  the Battle Creek 
Retail  Grocers’  Association  and  grocery 
clerks  Wednesday  was one of the most en­
joyable social events that has taken place in 
this city this season.  The committee of ar­
rangements  had  attended to  the details of 
preparation so  effectually that  success was 
assured from the commencement.
Promptly on time,  five street cars, loaded 
to their full capacity, left the corner of Main 
and Jefferson  streets to the  inspiring har­
mony of “Auld Lang  Syne,” played by the 
full German  band.  Arriving  at the Lake, 
the crowd dispersed as they pleased through­
out the pleasure grounds, while the commit­
tee and their helpers arranged eight long ta­
bles at Camp  Beidler.  The  supply of edi­
bles was abundant and of  excellent quality. 
Mr.  Southworth  had  donated ice in profu­
sion,  Geo. E.  Howes had presented a box of 
oranges, Austin & Godsmark had furnished 
a large supply of water  melons,  and hamp­
ers  and  baskets  of  choice  viands  were 
brought by every firm participating.  When 
between 250 and 300 persons  took positions 
at the board, the tables  groaned  with their 
load, and when the repast  was  finished the 
persons did the groaning.  At this point, J. 
F. Halladay  set out  several  boxes of excel­
lent cigars.  After  “all  did  eat and were 
filled” more than “twelve  baskets  of  frag­
ments were taken up.”  Meantime the band 
enlivened the occasion with several of  their 
choicest musical selections.
The lovers  of athletic  sports  were enter­
tained with an interesting game of base ball 
between the Ashley nine and  the  Whalen 
nine.  We have not space to report in detail 
a game presenting so  many  fine and amus­
ing points.  Hoxieand  Halladay  were  the 
Ashley  battery  and  Austin  and  Whalen 
pitched and caught for the Whalens.  James 
Hicks,  umpire.  The only really ungentle- 
manly  thing  concerning  the  whole  affair 
that  we  heard  of  is  that  Halladay  was 
knocked  out  of  the  box.  Why  they  had 
him in a box, or who knocked  him  out,  we 
have not heard.  On the  whole,  we believe 
the game was considered a great success and 
furnished  much  amusement  to those who 
itnessed it.  The  final  score  stood, Ash- 
leys,  13, Whalens, 23.  We are reuuestedto 
say that the grocers’ clerks of Battle  Creek 
believe that they can  “do up”  any  nine se­
lected from any one vocation in  the  place, 
and they seem  especially  anxious to meet 
the dry goods clerks.
After an afternoon  of  unalloyed  enjoy­
ment  the  cars  were again on time and all 
returned to the city and  their  homes.  The 
committee asked no  reduction  of fare from 
the street railroad.  The only favor they re­
quested was a  supply  of  cars on time each 
way and this  request  was  promptly  met. 
To the committee, Messrs. J.  P.  Stanley,  J. 
H. Halladay and W. G.  Murphy, the thanks 
of all participants  are freely  tendered, for 
the efficient manner in which they perfected 
every arrangement that  could  contribute to 
the  success  of  the entertainment.  Not a 
circumstance  occurred to mar  the pleasure 
of the occasion.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

a x l e  g rease.

BAKING  POWDER. 

Crown....................  SOlParagon..........• • • -2 10
Frazer’s ................. 
90 Paragon25 ft pails.  90
Diamond  X ............  60 Fraziers,25ft pails. 1 25
Modoc, 4  doz..........2 501
Acme, 54 ft cans, 3 doz. case...
!!  •••
2 ft  “  1 
...
B ulk..............................
Princess,  %s..............................
54s..............................
Is...............................
bulk..........................
Arctic, % ft cans, 6 doz. case..

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CANNED FISH.

Victorian. 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 do
Diamond,  “bulk,” ....................
BLUING
....doz.
Dry, No. 2..............................
....doz.
Dry, No. 3.
Liquid, 4 ...........................................doz.
Liquid, 8 ........................................... ¿OÍ* 
5"sr,
Arctic 4 ............................................. »   e r08S 3 507 20 
Arctic 8  oz
12 00 
Arctic 16 ................................
2 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box....
3 00
Arctic No. 2 
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4 00
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Arctic No. 3 
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BROOMS
Common Whisk....  90
No. 2 Hurl................1 75
Fancy  Whisk..........1 00
No. 1 H url....2 00@2 25
Mill............................3 75
No. 2 Carpet.............2 25
Warehouse  ............2 75
No. 1 Carpet.............2 50
Parlor Gera............ 3 00
....1   10 
Clams, 1 ft, Little Neck..................
....2  15 
Clam Chowder,  31b.......................
....  90 
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  standards........
...  1 60
Cove Oysters, 2 ft  standards........
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic..................................... 4  78
Lobsters, 2 1b, picnic................................... %  88
Lobsters, 1 lb star........................................ *  ^
Lobsters, 2 1b star........... • • • • ......................"
Mackerel,lib  fresh standards................. 1  45
Mackerel, 5 1b fresh standards.................5  2»
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 31b................ go«
Mackerel, 3 1b in Mustard...........................g
Mackerel. 3 1b  soused................... .............. “ &o
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river.......................l  »g
Salmon. 2 1b Columbia river...................... ¿Jb
Sardines, domestic 54s.................................
Sardines,  domestic  548..............................  lw&ia
Sardines,  Mustard  54s.................................  %
Sardines,  imported  548...............................
Trout. 31b  brook.......................................   4  110
Apples, gallons, standards.........................
Blackberries, standards..............................  go
Cherries,  red standard.............................. 4
Damsons...........   ••  ....................................
Egg Plums, standard? 
..............................j j™
Gooseberries.........•••••• • • •  ........................f XX
Green Gages, standards 21b.......................
Peaches, Extra Yellow...............................¿7»
Peaches, standards..................................... * uu
Peaches,  seconds.........................................4 ¿5
Pears.............................................................. *  w
Pineapples, standards................................ 1 35
Quinces ............• •..........................................4 ¿2
Raspberries,  extra..................................... 4
red........................................ 1 *>
Strawberries  ............................................... 1 “J?
Whortleberries............................................   80
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.............................. 2 00
Beans,Lima,  standard...............................  75
Beaus,Stringless, Erie...... .........................  •*’
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked....................l  50
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy...............................
“  Morning  Glory................................
“  Revere....................... ‘..................... 4 {*?
“  Rome................................................. *
“ 
Sequoit.............................................. J
“  Hamburg...........................................J "j
“  Livingston........................................4

CANNED VEGETABLES.

CANNED FRUITS.

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Organisation of an  Association  at  Ithaca.
The business iûen of  Ithaca,  after  hold­
ing a  preliminary  meeting  and  canvasing 
the  subject  thoroughly,  met  last  Friday 
evening for the purpose of effecting  an  or­
ganization.  A.  F.  Jackson  was  made 
chairman of the meeting  and  E.  J.  Heath 
secretary  pro  tern.  The  editor  of  T he 
T r a d e s m a n  explained the  system  in  use 
by the other associations of the State, when 
Dean Parker moved  that  the  formation  of 
an  Association  be  immediately  proceeded 
with,  which  was  adopted.  On  motion  of 
Frank P. Merrill, the constitution presented 
by Mr.  Stowe was adopted,  when  the  fol­
lowing gentlemen handed in their names for 
charter  membership:  Jackson  &  Brown, 
W. H. Beasley,  Riley Davis, Frank P. Mer­
rill,  O.  H.  Heath & Son,  S.  E.  Parrish, Car­
ter & Son, Chas. T.  Rogers,  Will  K.  Lud­
wig,  F. L. T. Hasse,  Geo.  Srodes,  Jas.  B. 
Crawford,  Robert Smith,  Wm.  Shaw, Wm. 
Pullin,  Nelson Baker Co.,  H.  T.  Nooney, 
C.  R. Richardson & Co., A. B. Scattingood, 
Jas. Moore, John Everden,  Brisbin & Cool-
ey.

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Peas, extra marrofat............................I 20®1 40
Peas,  soaked..........................................
“  Early June, stand.......................1 50@1 75
*« 
sifted..............................¿2 00
20  00 
“  French, extra fine
.........20  00
Mushrooms, extra fine.
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden............................... ..
Succotash, standard..................................8U®^nJU
Squash..................... . . —  ...........................J- xx
Tomatoes, standard brands.......................i  m

CHEESE.

CHOCOLATE.

Michigan full  cream........................... U54@12
Wilbur’s  Premium..35IGerman  Sweet.........23
Sweet........25 Vienna Sweet  ...........22
3’kf’tCocoa 46 Baker’s .................     37
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B’kf’tCocoa45 
.:....35
Cocoa-theta 42 Runkles’ .
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“  Vanilla Bar 281

COCOANUT.

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Schepps, Is.......................................
Is and  54s .......................
54s.................................
Is in tin pails................
54s 
.................
Maltby’s,  Is....................................
Is and  54s....................
Manhattan,  pails..........................
Peerless  .........................................
Bulk.................................................
COFFEES—PACKAGE

.......  @25
.......  @26
.......  @27
.......  @2754
.......  @2854
.......  @2354
.......  @24
.......  @2454
.......   @20
.......  @18
.......  @15
60 lbs 100 lbs 
2554
265425%
26%
25%
2554
2554
26%
2554
25%
20

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.20

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Herring, Holland,  bbls.............................   5 .« ..
Herring, Holland,  kegs..........................   6c@<o
Herring, Scaled........ ..J ........................... 
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Mackerel, shore, No. 1, 54 bbls..................  20 00

“  12 ft kits 
“  10  “ 

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...............2 50
No. 3. 54 bbls.............................. 6 50
Sardines,  spiced, 54s................................... J6@12
Trout, «4  bbls...............................................5 ®0
“  10 ft  kits.........................................• • » 6
White, No. 1, 54 bbls.......................... 7 06® •  50
White, No. 1,12  1b kits.................................11«
90
White, No. 1,101b kits.....................
......3  00
White, Family, 54 bbls.....................
........   50
1 
kits..........................
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 60
Joo

Jennings’ D. C.,2 oz...............$  doz.  1 00 
4 oz............................1 50 
6 oz............................. 2 60 
8 oz............................. 3 50 
No. 2 Taper...............1 25 
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1  75 
No. 4 
54 pint, round...........4 60 
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9  00 
1
No. 3 panel................1 10 
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No. 8 
............... 2  75 
No. 10  “ 
............... 4 25 

 

 

MATCHES.

1 40
2 40 
12 00
2 00 
15

4 25
5 00
1 75
3 00
9 00
18 00
1 85
5 00
7 00

Grand Haven,  No.  8, square.........................  95
Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro......................1 15
Grand  Haven,  No. 200,  parlor...........................1 7o
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor.......................... 2 25
Grand Haven,  No.  7,  round.............................1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2...................................................... J 00
Oshkosh, No.  8.......................................................1 50
Swedish............................................................   7o
Richardson’s No. 8  square................................. 1 00
............................ 150
Richardson’s No. 9 
Richardson’s No. 754, round................................1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
............................ 150
Woodbine. 300........................................................ 1 15
Black Strap................................................... 16® 18
Cuba Baking..................................................*®@28
Porto  Rico.....................................................24@30
New  Orleans, good...................................... 2°@34
New Orleans, choice.....................................44@5u
New Orleans,  fancy.................................... 52@55

MOLASSES.

do 
do 

54 bbls. 2c extra

OATMEAL 

I 

ROLLED OATS

“ 

PIPES.

PICKLES.

Barrels........ .........,5 75 Barrels.....................5 75
Half barrels........... 3 00 Half barrels............3 00
Cases..............2 25@3 25ICases............. 2 25@8 25
Medium..................... ..........   ........ * • • • 
50
54 bbl.........................................   ®3 4a
Small,  bbl...............................................   @7 50
54 bbl...........................................  @4 6°
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........   @2 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,254 gross........   @1  75
American T.D.......................................   @  75
Choice Carolina..
Prime Carolina..
Good Carolina...
Good Louisiana..
Table  ..................
DeLand’s pure........5%|Dwlght’s ...................5
Church’s  ................ 5  Sea  Foam.................554
Taylor’s G. M......... 5  ICap Sheaf.................5

J a v a .......
..7
P atna__
..6
..654 Rangoon.
..5% Broken.
..554 Japan __
SALERATUS.

RICE.

2 :
2
2
9j
75
2 75
75
20
2a
40
at

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

54c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

“ 

“ 

54  “ 

SAUCES.

SPICES—WHOLE.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy............................ 
28 Pocket.................................................  
1003 ft  pockets.......................................  
Saginaw or Manistee............................ 
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........ 
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags—  
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........  
American, dairy, 54 bu. bags............... 
Rock, bushels..................................... 
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags.................’... 
....................  
Parisian, 54  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, 54 pints— ..................
Allspice...................................................
Cassia, China in mats............................
“  Batavia in bundles..................
“  Saigon in rolls..........................
Cloves, Amboyna..................................
Zanzibar....................................
Mace Batavia.........................................
Nutmegs,  fancy....................................
No. 1......................................
No. 2......................................
Pepper, Singapore,  black....................
w hite..................
Allspice...................................................
Cassia,  Batavia......................................
and .Saigon..................
Saigon......................................
Cloves, Amboyna..................................
Zanzibar.......................  
.......
Ginger, African..................... ................
Cochin........................................
Jamaica....................................
Mace Batavia.........................................
Mustard,  English..................................
and Trieste.............
Trieste....................................
Nutmegs,  No. 2 .,...................................
epper, Singapore black.....................
white.....................
Cayenne..................................
STARCH.

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SPICES—PURE  GROUND.

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“ 

A.  B.  Cole, C  and  C  F ;  Ward, P &  1st 
B; Dave McDonald, 1st B & P ;  T.  P.  Ly­
man,  2d  B;  Will  Logie,  3d  B;  Chas.  M. 
Falls, S S; N.  B. Scribner,  L F; L. C. Brad­
ford, C F; Mark  Burnham,  R F.  They dub­
bed  themselves  the  Detroits.  Jim Brad.’s 
team was composed of  the  following  gen­
tlemen:  Frank  Miller,  C; Jim  Brad., P &
S S; Hi Robertson,  1st B; S. F.  Downs,  2d 
B; S. B. Morrison,  3d  B;  W. H.  Downs,  S 
S & P; Dave Haugh,  R  F; John  Utman,  C 
F; L.  F.  Kelley,  L  F;  (give  out)  W.  F. 
Blake,  L  F.  These  gentlemen  dubbed 
themselves the Chicagos.

The score at the  end  of  the fifth  inning 

stood 15 to 46 in favor of the Chicagos.

Cole  demonstrated  one  fact—that  as  a 
kicker he was a success.  After the umpire 
had fined him  $300 for  back  talk, the um­
pire informed him that although he thought 
himself  a  ball  player,  he  did  not  know 
enough to play hoss.

N.  II. M.  Raymond  acted  as  umpire and 

scorer.

Boating, bathing and fishing were then in 
order,  while those  so  inclined  tripped  the 
light fantastic at  the  Ottawa.  Supper was 
taken at  the  various  resorts,  after  which 
most of the party turned  their  faces  home­
ward,  well satisfied with the day’s pleasure.

Grand Rapids  Challenges Detroit.

To the Traveling Men of Detroit:
The traveling men of Grand  Rapids here­
by challenge you to play  two  match  games 
of base ball—one at Grand Rapids  and  one 
at Detroit—at such  time and  in such order 
as may best suit your convenience.
The only condition we shall rigidly insist 
upon is that all players shall be actual trav­
elers,  who have never  played  ball  profes­
sionally. 

J. N.  Bradford,  Capt.

Make  Contracts Now.

The Independent Oil Co.  is now prepared 
to make contracts with the  retail  dealers to 
furnish them with their supplies of  oil dur­
ing the fall and winter months.  This is the 
best method for the retail trade  to  pursue, 
as it ensures a full supply at  all  times  and 
fair prices,  which is  not  always  the  case 
where the dealer is compelled to depend up­
on his own resources during the time of the 
oil famine.

Election of officers  resulted as follows:
President—O.  F. Jackson.
Vice-President—Robt. Smith.
Secretary—John  Everden.
Treasurer—Dean Parker.
Executive  Committee—President,  Secre­
tary, A.  S. Barber,  O.  H. Heath,  S.  E. Par­
rish.

The election of the other committees was 

deferred until the next meeting.

The editor of the local paper was request­
ed to print the  constitution  and  by-laws in 
his next paper,  as a matter of news.

The Blue  Letter  collection  system  was 
adopted for the use of  the Association  and 
the Executive Committee was  instructed to 
procure the printing of the same.
The meeting then adjourned.

Annual  Meeting  of the  Saranac  Associa 

tion.

Saranac,  Aug.  8,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—At the annual meeting of the 
Business Men’s  Protective  Association  of 
Saranac,  held Aug.  8,  a  large  majority  of 
the members were present  and considerable 
interest  and  enthusiasm  was  manifested. 
11;  T, Johnson,  O. J. Bretz  and  George R. 
Walker were chosen  as  delegates to attend 
the State convention.
A committee of three, S. M. Crawford, F. 
H.  Spencer and E.  P. Gifford, were appoint­
ed for the purpose of  securing a permanent 
buyer and shipper of wheat to locate at this 
place.
The officers elected for the  ensuing  year 
are as follows:
President—George A.  Potts.
Vice-President—D. G. Huhu.
Secretary—P. T. Williams.
Treasurer—S.  M.  Crawford.
Executive Committee—F.  H. Spencer and 

F.  E. Cuhoon. 

Yours truly,

P. T.  Williams,  Sec’y.

Meeting  Deferred.

Grand Rapids,  Aug.  15,1887.

As the local  delinquent  list is  not quite 
ready for  distribution,  it has been  decided 
to defer the regular  meeting  of  August 16 
until Tuesday evening, August 3$, a* which 
time the delinquent list will be  distributed, 
delegates to the State  convention  selected, 
an  address given by  Warren  Hutchins on 
the vBest Method of Preserving Vegetables 
and Fruits,” and  other  important  matters 
disposed of. 

E. A.  SToyr& Sec’y.

Green.

Roasted.

Lion.......................................
Lion,  in cabinets.................
X X XX ..................................
Arbuckle’s  ..........................
Dilworth’s ............................
Standard  ..............................
German................................
German, in  bins..................
Magnolia...............................
Eagle.....................................
M exican...............................
COFFEES
. ,22@24
Rio
Santos............... 23@26
Maricabo.......... 25@26
Java...................25Û30
O. G. Java.........30@35
Mocha............... 31@32
¡2
32
30
29
28
20
60 foot Jute........  1 00  150 foot Cotton... .1 60
72 foot J u te ........ 1 25  60 foot Cotton... .1 75
40 Foot Cotton... .1 50  172 foot Cotton... .2 00
X   XXX  tfft
654

R io.................... 22@24
Santos............... 23@25
M aricabo.......... 24@26
J a v a .................23@25
O. G. Java........ 24©32
Mocha  ..............26@26
COFFEES—SPECIAL BRANDS.
Bell, Conrad & Co.’s Plantation Java. 
“  Mocha.................. 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Javoka................  
“ 
“ 
Imperial..............  
•• 
“  Banner................. 
“  Mexican............... 
“ 

crackers  a n d  sw eet  goods.

CORDAGE.

“ 
•• 
•- 
«• 
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7

454

»
6
»
0

*54
8

7  o
7  »
7  o
7

KenoshaButter......................... 
Seymour  Butter....................... 
Butter......................................... 
Fancy  Butter..............................  
S.  Oyster....................................  
Picnic......................................... 
Fancy  Oyster............................ 
Fancy  Soda............................... 
City Soda....................................
Soda  ...........................................
Milk............................................  
Boston......................................
Graham......................................
Oat  Meal....................................
Pretzels, hand-made................
Pretzels......................................
Cracknels..................................
Lemon Cream............................... 
Sugar Cream................................ 
Frosted Cream..........................
Ginger  Snaps..............................  
No. 1 Ginger Snaps..................... 
Lemon  Snaps............................
Coffee  Cakes..............................
1354 
Lemon Wafers..........................
1154 
Jumbles....................................
1254 
Extra Honey Jumbles.............
1354 
Frosted Honey  Cakes.............
1354
Cream  Gems..............................
....... 
1354
Bagleys  Gems..........................
....... 
1254
Seed Cakes.................................
854
S. &  M. Cakes...................
-FOREIGN.
d r ie d   f r u it s-
..................19  @  22
Citron...............................
....................  7%@  754
Currants...................................
....................  @  14
Lemon Peel..............................
....................  @  14
Orange Peel..............................
.................  @1054
Prunes, French,60s................
@  8 
French, 80s.................
@ 7
French,  90s...............
-  ...
Turkey..............................  
Bohemia..................................  
* /»
Raisins, Dehesia....................................3 50@5 00
Raisins, London Layers.......................
5®
....................... , 
Raisins, California  “ 
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.....................  
o
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s............................8%@  8
Raisins.  Sultanas..................................   »  @  10
Raisins, Valencia, new.........................  7  @  7%
Raisins, Im perials.../...........................  @3 00
Cod, whole.................. .................................
Cod, boneless..............................................  6@j>54
H alibut........................................................_
Herring, round,  54  bbl.........................  @2  *{*
Herring .round,  54  bbl............................   1  40

“ 
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FISH.

1

“ 

“ 

3ft 

“
“ 
“ 
“ 

Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ft boxes, 1  ft  pkgs...  @5%
48“ 
...  @554
“
40 ft 
“  bu lk..........  @4
72 ft crates, 6 ft boxes..  @654
Corn,  40 ft boxes, 1 ft pkgs....  @ 6
20 ft 
....  @ 6%
1 f t “
Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 ft pkgs....  @7
6 ft boxes...  @754
“ 
b u lk ..........  @ 654
Pure, 1 ft pkgs.....................  @554
Corn, l f t  pkgs......  ...........  @7
Firmenich, new process, gloss, lf t —   @5%
3 ft....  @554
6 ft....  @ 6%
bulk, boxes or bbls  @ 4
corn, l f t .................  @6
SUGARS.

“ 
“ 

“ 

Cut  Loaf.................................................   @  6%
Cubes......................................................
Powdered................................................  ®
@,bJ4
Granulated.  Standard......................... 
Off......................................  @6 18
Confectionery A....................................   @  _
Standard A ..............................................  @ 8%
No. 1, White Extra  C............................  @
No. 2, Extra C.........................................  @ 6%
No. 3C......................................................  @ 5 .
No. 4 C......................................................  @

SYRUPS.
Corn,  barrels  ......................
Corn, 54 bbls..........................
Corn,  10 gallon kegs.............
Corn, 5 gallon kegs............... 
Pure  Sugar,bbl..................................... 
Pure Sugar, 54 bbl..................................  
TOBACCO—FINE CUT-IN PAILS.
Uncle Tom................. 42
What Is It?.................28
Cherry....................... 60
Five and Seven.........45
Magnet........ ............. 2a
Seal of Detroit.......... 60
Jim Dandy.................38
Our  Bird.................... 25
Brother  Jonathan...27
Jolly  Time.................36
Our  Leader..............40
Sweet  Rose..............32
May  Queen..............65
Dark AmericanEagleff
The Meigs...................60
Red  Bird.................... 50
Prairie F low er........ 65
Indian Queen............60
May Flower................«0
Sweet  Pippin............45
Hustler — ............... 22
Mackinaw.................. 24
Macatawa.................. 23
Zulu  Chief.................301
Eye Opener.............32;Blue  Blazes..................30
Whopper..................................30i Capper
Peach Pie.................................30 Jupiter
Night Cap.................. 22
Star 
...................37
Splendid..................  38
Old Solder...................37
Red Fox......................44
Clipper  ......................34
Big  Drive...................44
Cornerstone..............34
Chocolate  Cream— 4*
Scalping  Knife.........34
Nimrod......................38
Sam Boss..................   34
Big Five Center.........35
Next 
.........................2»
T1 
19.
Favorite....................
B uster.......................35
Live and Lot Live.. .32
Black Prince..............35
Quaker....................... .28
Black  Racer..............35
Big  Nig......................37
Climax  ......................42
Spear  H ead....
Horse  Shoe............... 37
P.  V ..................
...,36jVinco................. :....36
Spring Chicken
33 Merry War.................32
Eclipse  ............
__ 39 Ben  Franklin.......... 32
Turkey.............
..30 Moxie...............i........34
Q. & Q..............
Blackjack.................32
..2»
Lark...............
Musselman’s Corker. 30 
Choose me..................*4
Live and Let  Live.. .32
Jolly Tar....................32
Happy Thought........ 42
Red Top......................24
Cherry Bounce..........36
T ipT op .i...------   m
Plank  Road............,..42
Holy Moses............... 32
Trio..............................39

PLUG.

11

@ 9

Brazils ..................................................

OJÄQft
24@30
26@32
Bad Boy..................... 40
Cinderella.....................37  Filberts, Sicily....^
Hi There..........“ '"'"gg | Walnuts,  Grenoble....................................15
Red Cap..................... 65 | wainuu., 
............................... ~
Crosscut....................35 
„ 
Wwmoh................................... 
o ld T toe:::::::::::::S  pecans,tS » , h :
Old Time.......................j - —~—
Underwood’s Capper 35 | n 
Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35  Cocoanuts, V 
R o y liG ^ ::::::::::!  w m e Red, raw *  » .........................  @ 4%
do  ................................   @5^
Mule Ear.......................65 | Choice^ ^do ^ 
^ 
.
........ .. ,74 ! Fancy H.P. do 
--   .......... 
Fountain 
Old Congress............64 I Choice White, Va.do  ..............................  ri^
 ^
%@ 754 
Good Luck................a
@ 7
Blaze A w ay............ 85
Hair Lifter............... 30
Hiawatha.................67
G lobe....................... 65
Crown Leaf............. 66
Sunset.......................35 
Yum  Yum................ 45  Green ... .» ft 654® #
Butterfly..................35  Part cured...  7  @ 754
'Fullcured—   »54@  8 
Dry hides and
8  @12

or cured....  7  @ 8 
^ piece.......10  @30

.................................” Knias no
• — — — - .................

Calf skins, green 
Deacon skins,

HIDES. FELTS  AND  FURS. 

Porkins & Hess pay as follows:

Fancy H P,. 
H. P. Va.

Va  do

«  i*  »

HIDES.

.

kips

SHEEP PELTS.

Old wool, estimated washed 14 ft........25  @26
Tallow......................................................  3  ®
Fine washed $  ft 22@25ICoarse washed.. .26@28 
Medium  ............ 27@30|Unwashed.............16@22

WOOL.

OYSTERS.

.......... 40

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.......................................
White Ash..............................................
Whiteflsh, smoked
Brook  Trout.................................................
Frogs’ Legs, per dozen............................... zwan»

SHORTS.
..171 Hiawatha..................23

___   _  _________ ___ _ 

¡May  Leaf.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing  &  Provision  Co.

...15 56 
....15 56 
....18 50 
....17 00
".".16 50 
....17  06 
....17 00 
....17 00

DRY  8ALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy.................................
medium..............................
lig h t..................................
Short Clears, heavy.................................
medium..............................
light.........................................
 
*  Jg  ftg  .

“ 
“ 
do. 
do. 
 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED Ott  PLAIN.
..12 
.. 
..1254 
.. 
..12%
“  picnic  ....................................................  Mi
“  best boneless........................................ 11
Shoulders.........................................................  754
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............................1054
Dried Beef, extra.............................................1154

(cloth)..................25| Home Comfort............... 25 

............. *3 Old Congress..............23 j  quote  ^   fouows:

FORK  IN  BARRELS.
Mess, Chicago  packing..................
Short cut...........................................
Short Cut, clear...............................
Extra clear pig, short cut.............
Extra clear,heavy..........................
Clear quill, short  cut.....................
Boston clear, short cut..................
Clear back, short cut.

Our  Leader.......
Mayflower.
Globe...........
... .231 Dark............................20 j
Mu'e Ear__
SMOKING
__ 30iPure........................... 16
Yum  Yum.. 
__ 161 Star.............................20 I
Our  Leader.
__ 30|Unit  ...........................30
Old Vet.......
_....271 Eight  Hours..........................................24
Big Deal.
Navy Clippings........ 26 Lucky  ........................30
Leader.......................15 Two  Nickel................25!
JOiDuke s  Durham.... .40 j  gtamiard clear, short  cut, best.
Hard  Tack —
..........26 Green CornCob Pipe 26
D ixie__
O f t i f î r o o n  r n r n  P o h   P m o  Vit  I 
. . .   n
..........400 wl..............................16
Old Tar___  
_
iWIPnh
Arthur’s  Choice.......2ziRobRoy...................... 25
Red Fox.....................26| Uncle  Sam..................28
Gold Dust..................26:Lumberman...............25
Gold Block................30; Railroad Boy.............. 36
Seal of G rand Rapids 
l Mountain Rose..........18
_
Miners and Puddlers. 30 Old Rip.....................60 | HamiT average ao'fts
Peerless  ....................2s!seal of North Caro- 
Standard....................22|  Lina, 2  oz.................48 
Old Tom..................... 19 Seal of North Caro-
Tom & Jerry............ 251 _ lina, 4 o z ................48
Seal of North  Caro­
Joker..........................251
lina, 8oz..................45
Traveler...................35
Seal of North Caro­
Maiden
lina, 16 oz boxes— 42 
Pickwick Club.........40
King Bee, longcut.. .22
Nigger Head............ 26
Holland.................... 22  Sweet Lotus.......
German.................... 15  Grayling ....
Honey  Dew..............25  Seal Skin
Colonel’s  Choice.......15
Queen  Bee.
Blue  Wing................ 30
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen....... 
70 |
“  Maccoboy.............................  @  55
Gall & Ax’ 
...............  @4 4 |
“ 
Rappee..................................   @  36
Railroad  Mills  Scotch.... .....................   @  45
Lotzbeck  ..................'............................   @1 30
Japan ordinary........... .................................18@20
Japan fair to good........................................25@30
Japan fine......................  
35@45
Japan dust.....................................................15@20
Young Hyson................................................20@45
Gun Powder...................................................35@50
Oolong.....................................................33@56@6C
,25@30
Congo__

"  Red Clover..........
Good  Luck..........
Navy....................

Pork Sausage.................................  ...............754
Ham  Sausage.................................................. U
Tongue  Sausage........................................... 
9
Frankfort  Sausage........................................   8
Blood  Sausage.................................................   6
Bologna, straight............................................   6
Bologna, thick.................................................   6
Head Cheese.......................................................6

Tierces  ..................................................... 
30 and 50 ft Tubs...................................... 
3 ft Pails, 20 in a  case.............................. 
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case..............................  
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case.............................. 
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in  case.......................  

ham  prices................................. 13

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

BEEF IN BARRELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts............  7  75
Boneless,  extra................................................... H 30

7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
• %

l2 to l4  fts.

SNUFF.

LARD.

TEAS.

....... 

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PIGS’  FEET.

VINEGAR.

30 gr. 
08
.  08

White Wine..........
Cider.....................
York State Apple.........................
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported............................
American............................
do 
Burners,  No. 0.......................................
do  No. 1.......................................
do  No.  2.......................................
Cocoa  Shells, bulk.................................
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand.............
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.............
Candles, Star..........................................
Candles.  Hotel.......................................
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes.......................
Extract Coffee, V.  C..............................
F elix...........................
, Fire Crackers, per box........................
Fruit Jars, pints......

90
@70 
80 
90 
@ 4 
@7 50 
@25 
@11 
@12 
@35 
@80 
@1  20 
@1  20 
@ 9 50
quarts..................................   @10 50
2-quarts................................   @13 50

Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.......................  @25
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.......................   @35
Gum, Spruce...........................................  @30
Hominy, $  bbl.......................................   @3 50
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails.................................  @ 5
Pearl Barley..........................................  @ 2%
Peas, Green  Busb.................................  @110
Peas, Split  Prepared............................  @354
Powder, Keg...........................................  @5 00
Powder, 54  Keg......................................  @2 75
Sage  ........................................................  @  15
Sago  ........................................................  @  6
Tapioca...................................................  ®  6

do 

In half barrels...............................................   3 00
In quarter barrels.........................................  1  65

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides...................................  5  @ 654
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters..................  7  @  6
Dressed Hogs.........................................   7  @ 754
Mutton....................................................  654@ 7
Lamb  spring...........................................9  @10
Veal..........................................................8  @854
Pork Sausage.........................................   854@ 9
@ 6 
Bologna......................
Fowls.........................................
@12 
Ducks  .....................................
..  @ 
Turkeys  ..................................
.11  @12 
Lard,  kettle-rendered..........
..  754®

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

@5 15 
@5 15 
@2 65

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

WaterWhite....................................................  11%
Michigan  Test................................................. 1054
Ethaline.............................................................1354
Ruby....................................................... 

 

1254

CANDY. FRUITS AND  NUTS.
Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

20

do 
do 

12
15
14
15
12
12
18

FANCY—IN  5 1b BOXES.

STICK.
Standard, 25 ft boxes.............................   854@ 9
Twist, 
.............................   @9
Cut Loaf 
.....................   @10
MIXED
Royal, 251b  pails....................................  @ 9
Royal, 200 ft bbls....................................  @ 8
Extra, 25 ft  pails....................................  @10
Extra, 2001b bbls....................................  @9
French Cream, 251b pails.....................   @1154
Cut loaf, 251b  cases...............................  @10
Broken, 25  ft pails.................................  @10
Broken, 2001b  bbls.................................  ® 9
Lemon  Drops............................................  @12
Sour Drops.................................................  @13
Peppermint  Drops..................................   @13
Chocolate Drops.......................................  
14
H M Chocolate  Drops.............................. 
18
Gum  Drops  ..............................................  
10
22
Licorice Drops........................................... 
A B Licorice  Drops....................................  
Lozenges, plain............. ........................... 
14
Lozenges,  printed........................................ 
Imperials......................................................  
Mottoes.........................................................  
Cream  Bar..................................................... 
Molasses Bar.................................................  
Caramels........................................................ 
Hand Made Creams..................................  
18
Plain  Cream8............................................  
16
Decorated Creams........................................ 
String Rock...............................................  
13
Burnt Almonds......................................... 
22
Wintergreen  Berries.................................  
  14
Lozenges, plain in  pails.......................  @1154
Lozenges, plain in  bbls........................   @1054
Lozenges, printed in pails....................  @1254
Lozenges, printed in  bbls....................  @1154
Chocolate Drops, in pails.........................  @1254
Gum  Drops  in pails.............................   @ 654
Gum Drops, in bbls...............................  @ 554
Moss Drops, in pails............................. 9  @10
Moss Drops, in bbls...............................  @ 9
Sour Drops, in  pails.............................   @12
Imperials, in  pails.................................  @1254
Imperials  in bbls..................................   @1154
Bananas 
.......................... ....................1 50@3
Oranges, California, fancy..................  @_
Oranges,  choice....................................  @5 00
OrangeB, Jamaica, bbls.........................
Oranges, Florida....................................
Oranges! Rod!........................................5  00@5 50
Oranges, Messina..................................   @
Oranges,OO.. 
....................................   @
OrangeB, Imperials...............................4  75@a uu
Lemons, choice.....................................5 50@6 00
Lemons, fancy...................................... 6 50®
Lemons, California...............................
Figs, layers, new,  ^ 1b.........................10  @15
Figs, Bags, 50 ft......................................  @  8
Dates, frails do  ....................................   ©
Dates, % do  do  ....................................@.654
n . . . .  
Dates’, Fard 101b box *fi  1b....................  954@10
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  1b.....................   @ 8
Dates. Persian 50 ft box #  1b...............  7  @ 754
Pine Apples, $  doz.............................   2 00@3  00
Almonds,  Tarragona............................17^S!2
Ivaca......................................  @17
California............................  @17

FANCY—IN  BULK.

rRUITS.

... J in *

NUTS.

LUBRICATING.

Gasoline.............................................................1154
Capitol Cylinder.............................................. 36%
Model  Cylinder.............................................. 3154
Shield  Cylinder...............................................2654
Eldorado  Engine.............................................23
Peerless  Machinery........................................20
Challenge Machinery......................................19
Paraffine  ......................................................... 2054
Black. Summer, West  Virginia......................9
Black, 25° to 30®...........................................10
Black, 15® C.  T..............................................11
Zero....................................................................12%

M ISC E L L A N E O U S.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners at  this market  are 
paying $5  for  all offerings  of  good bark.
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.50  $   1b  for 
clean washed roots.
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local jobbers  are 
authorized to offer standard goods at 40  and 5 
per cent. off. and second quality at 50 per cent 
off.

WOOD ENW ARE.
........ ..5 75
Standard  Tubs, No. 1.....................
........... 4 75
Standard  Tubs, No. 2.......................
3 75
........... 1 40
Standard Pails, two hoop................
........... 1  65
Standard Pails, three hoop.............
..........4 50
Pails, ground wood 
....................
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes........... «*■••••« 2™25
........... 2 25
Butter  Pails, ash.............................
Butter Ladles.................................... ............. 1 00
Rolling Pins....................................... .............   75
Potato Mashers................................. .............   50
ClothesPins....................................... .............   60
Mop  Sticks......................................... ............. 1 OO
Washboards, single.......................... .............1 75
............. 2 25
Washboards, double.....................
Diamond  Market............................. .............   40
Bushel, narrow band....................... ............. 1 50
Bushel, wide band............................ ............. 1 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 3....................... ............. 3 50
Clothes, splint.  No. 2....................... ............. 4 25
Clothes, splint,  No. 1....................... ............. 6 00
Clothes, willow  No. 2....................... ............. 6 50
Clothes, willow  No. 1....................... ______ 7 50
“  halfbu....................... ............. 2 85

BASKETS.

“ 

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.
Apples—Plenty at 25@35c per bu.
Beets—In good supply at 30c per bu.
Beans—Good  hand-picked  are  worth  $2@

$2.10.

Butter—Creamery  is  in  good  demand  and 
fairly  firm at 20 ©22c.  Dairy  is  active  at  16© 
20c.

Corn—Green, 7c. »   doz.
Cabbages—New, 75@80c  per dozen.
Carrots—30c per bu.
Celery—20@25 $1 doz.
Cheese—Factorymen  are  now  holding July 
and August make at 1054©lie, in  consequence 
of  which  jobbers  have  been  compelled  to 
raise quotations to 1154@12c.
Cucumbers—10 »  doz.
Dried Apples—Evaporated, 16c V 1b; quarter­

ed and sliced, 6@7c TO ft.

Dried Peaches—Pared. 15c.
Eggs—Dull.  Jobbers  are  paying  11c  and' 

holding at  12c.

Grapes—Concords, 10c per ft.
Honey—Scarce  at  10@14c.
Hay—Baled 

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

is  moderately  active  at  $15 
in 

Muskmelons—90c per doz.
Onions—Very scarce,  readily  commanding 

$3@$3.50perbbl.

Parsley—25c»  doz.  Scarce,
Peaches—Hale’s Early and River’s are in fair 

supply  at $2.25 per bu.

Pears-$1@$1.50 per bu.
Potatoes—New, 75c perbu.
Pop Corn—254o »  1b.
Tomatoes—$1  »  bu.
Turnips—55c »  bu.
Watermelons—$11 @ $15 per 100.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—2c  higher.  City  millers pay 75c for 

Lancaster and 72c for Fulse and Clawson.

Corn—Jobbing  generally  at52o  in  100  bu. 

lots and 4754o in car lots.

Oats—White, 35c in small lots  and 30@31o  in 

cal'-lots.

Rye—48@50c »  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 »  ewt.
Flour—No change. Patent,$5.10» bbl.in sacks 
and  $5.30  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.10 TP bbl. in 
sacks and $4.30 in wood.

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

Drugs & flfteòtcines

Stale  Hoard  of Pharmacy.

fill Tears—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Two Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Three Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Four Years—Geo. McDonald. Kalamazoo.
Five Years—Stanley E. Farkell, Owosso. 
President—Geo. McDonald.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next Meeting—At Lansing, November 1 and 2.

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n.

President—Arthur Bassett, Detroit.
First Vice-President—G. M. Harwood, Petoskey.
Second Vice-President—H. B. Fairchild,  Grand Rapids. 
Third Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs. 
Secretary—8. E. Parkill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Win. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—Geo.  Gundrum,  Frank  Inglis, 
A. H. Lyman, John E. Peck, E. T. Webb.
Local Secretary—James Vernor, Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Detroit, October

Grand  Kapids  Pharmaceutical  Society. 

ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884.

 

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President—Geo. G. Stek^tee.
Vice-President—H.  E. Locher.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry  B. Fairchild. 
Board of Censors—President,  Vice-President  and  Sec-
Board^of Trustees—The President,  John E. Peck,  M. B. 
Kimm, Win. H. VanLeeuwen and O. H. Richmond, 
wen, Isaac Watts. Wm. E. White and W m.  L.  White. 
Committee on Trade Matters-John E. Peck, H. B. Fair-
■Committee
child and Hugo Thum.
-R.  A.  McWilliams,  Theo.
Committee  on  Legislation-
Kemink and W. H. Tibbs. 
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■Committee on Pharmacy—W. L. White, A. C. Bauer and
Isaac Watts. 
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Regular  Meetings—First.  Thursday  evening  in  each
A n n u a l Meeting—First  Thursday evening in November 
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  Sept.  1,  at  T h e  

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T ra d e sm a n  office.

Detroit Pharmaceutical  Society. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—Frank Inglis.
First Vice-President—F. W. R. Perry.
Becond Vice-President—J. J.  Crowley.
Secretary and Treasurer—F. Rohnert.
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—A. B. Lee. 
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June.
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month.
■Central  Michigan  Druggists’  Association, 
President, J. W. Dunlop;  Secretary, R.  M. Mussell.
Berrien  County  Pharmaceutical  Society. 
President, H. M. Dean;  Secretary, Henry Kephart.

Clinton  County  Druggists’ Association. 

President, A. O. Hunt; Secretary, A. 8.  Wallace.
Charlevoix County Pharmaceutical Society 
President, H. W. Willard;  Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter,

Ionia County  PharmaceuticalJSociety. 
President, W. R. Cutler;  Secretary, Geo. Gundrum.

Jackson County  Pharmaceutical Ass’n. 

President, R. F. Latimer;  Secretary, F.  A. King.

Kalamazoo Pharmaceutical Association. 

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

Mason  County  Pharmaceutical  Society. 

President, F. N. Latimer;  Secretary, Wm. Heysett.
Mecosta  Countyn Pharmaceutical  Society. 
President, C. H. Wagener;  Secretary, A. H. Webber.

Monroe  County Pharmaceutical Society. 

President, S. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julius Weiss.
Muskegon County  Druggists’  Association, 
President, W. B. Wilson; Secretary, Geo. Wheeler.

Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association. 

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

O cean a C ounty P h a rm a ce u tic a l S ociety. 

President, F. W. Fincher;  Secretary, Frank Cady.
S agin aw   C ounty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  S ociety. 
President, Jay  Smith;  Secretary,  D. E. I'rall.
S h ia w a ssee C ou u ty P h a rm a ce u tic a l S ociety
T u sco la  C ounty P h a rm a ce u tic a l S ociety. 

President, E. A. Bullard;  Secretary, C. E. Stoddard.
M an istee  C ounty  P h a rm a ceu tica l  Society, 
President, W. H. Willard;  Secretary, A. H.  Lyman.

Woman as a Pharmacist.*

M r .  P r e s id e n t—Apothecaries  are  no­
torious for making  blunders,  and  you have 
indeed,  by calling 
made a very great  one, 
upon me to respond to this  toast,  “ Woman 
as a Pharmacist.”  My  sympathies  are in 
favor of the women,  hence my toast will not 
be well relished by my brother pharmacists, 
I fear. 
It may,  however,  be  fortunate for 
me, and well may 1 thank  you for the capi­
tal taste which  induced you  to  bring these 
fair representatives of  our art  among us to 
also eujoy  this  festal  occasion. 
I do not 
care what the association of  the ladies may 
be,  they are a drug in no market.  The most 
miserable bachelor who,  in his solitary den, 
-declaims against ail women as a dose, must, 
in their presence,  admit  that,  at least, they 
are sugar-coated;  and,  if  some  plodding, 
miserable wretch of a man claiming himself 
a pharmacist because he  holds a  certificate 
from  our  Kansas  Board  of  Registration, 
should dare to  denounce  them as  precipi­
tate,  here is an audience that knows the val­
ue of  precipitates. 
I am  sure  the fact is, 
Mr. President, that in  this dull  prosaic life 
these are our elixirs, and we do not  dare to 
call them unofficlnal.  We must, therefore, 
adopt and admit  women  into  our ranks as 
jiharmacidts.
Your subject  assigned me,  “ Woman as a 
Pharmacist,” is a  very  interesting  one,  in­
deed,  and much can be  said,  and  should be 
said,  in favor of woman for the filling of so 
important, careful  and,  indeed,  responsible 
position as pharmacy demands.  True, many 
of our druggists  and  pharmacists of to-day 
would not wish to admit that women can be 
their equal,  if not their  superior,  in  the art 
of pharmacy,  because it  is not  popular nor 
in the nature of man to admit of her equali­
ty,  let alone superiority.
The old heathen idea that  woman is a be­
ing a little  lower in the  scale of  humanity 
than man is fast going into  disrepute.  We 
.are rapidly beginning to  learn  that  v, ornan 
is even man’s  match in  many ways not be­
fore dreamt of.  The  times  we  live in are 
times of progress, along ail lines of thought 
and in all departments  of  active life.  We 
no longer do things as our  fathers  did, un­
less it is proved that they did them the best 
way.  We take nothing for granted in these 
days,  unless it is well  backed  up  by solid 
truths and sound arguments.  Ours is a day 
when we like to try new  things and to dis­
cover better ways and better methods of do­
ing the old things.  This  holds  true in ev­
ery field of active  life  and  practical  busi­
ness. 
If we once  rode in  stage  coaches as 
the best way to get over the  country, we do 
it no longer,  and for the very  good  reason 
that we have found out a better and a quick­
er way.  We have to inaugurate  and  bring 
in these changes in our  methods  and  ways 
of getting  along,  because  tiie  forces about 
us, the scientific, the social,  the  moral  and 
the religious,  all  seem  to  demand it.  We 
cannot stand still  if we  would,  nor  can we 
to-day  transact  business  as we  could even 
twenty-five years ago. 
In war times,  away I 
back in the sixties,  when  our  young men I 
were all looking to the armies for  positions 
and employments,  an idea struck  Mr. Spin­
ner’s mind,  who  was  then  United  States 
Treasurer, that  he would  introduce a new 
kind of clerk into his office;  and  he at that 
time did first employ women  to  help count 
over and handle our public funds, and  only j
».Response by Geo. Lets, of  Lawrence, Kas.,  ! 
at recent banquet of  Kansas  Pharmaceutical 
Association, at Wichita.

the other day he declared  that  he  regarded 
that one act of his  official  life  with  more 
pleasure and satisfaction than anything else 
that he did while at Washington.  It proved 
to be a  stepping  stone  for  enlarging  the 
chances for  woman to earn an  honest liv­
ing.  Woman’s sphere of action is changing, 
too,  with  the  spirit  abroad  for working 
changes;  all through society  the chance for 
woman to earn her bread is changed and en­
larged also;  and this is but  just and  right. 
We have given  her  the ballot  in  part,  and 
with this as a very  natural  result there has 
come about her enlarged scope of action, or, 
rather,  I don’t know but  I  should  say the 
ballot has come to her because her sphere in 
active and business life had already been so 
widened and  elevated.  Only a  short  time 
ago it was stated that the  stock  market of 
London was  seriously  affected by  certain 
manipulations of a wealthy lady speculator: 
she  was  the  moving  commercial  spirit 
swinging an influence  equal to a good-sized 
Vanderbilt.  Look at the enormous and ex 
tensive  publishing  house  of  Mrs.  Frank 
Leslie, of New York, who has assumed the 
sole management, with  brilliancy  and sue 
cess, of the  Leslie  publications.  She is a 
type of what  woman  can do.  Her  pluck 
and genuine  ability- have  won for her the 
hearty sympathy and  encouragement of  the 
newspaper press of the world.
I can well remember  when I could  walk 
down the streets  of  my own  city  without 
seeing a single lady  clerk  at the  desksjor 
behind the counters in our  business houses. 
But now all this is changed;  you see  ladies 
at the telegraph,  ladies  keeping  books, la 
dies running typewriters,  setting  type,  la­
dies in dry goods, drug and book stores and 
ladies doing almost every kind of  business. 
No longer can it be said that a woman’s life 
is bound within the  narrow  limits of  that 
prescribed for her  a century,  yes, but a few 
years ago;  her  sphere  has been  gradually 
widening and she has occupied the field and 
most admirably held it.
Is there not, then, a  sphere in  pharmacy 
for woman?  It is worthy  of  mention  that 
there are already quite a number of  women 
who are competent pharmacists in our East­
ern cities.  There  are also  those who have 
passed the examinations in pharmacy  with 
great credit and  taken  prizes of  their class 
in the oldest of our pharmaceutical colleges. 
In our own State of  Kansas,  in the  junior 
class of our State School of Pharmacy, there 
has been a lady student  during  the  winter 
past who almost leads  her  class  in  phar­
macy;  she graduates, also,  in the collegiate 
department with honors.  There  are  those 
who could be named, too,  who are  engaged 
in dispensing and  manufacturing  pharma­
ceutical  preparations,  and  all  the  labors 
which fall to the lot of the dispensing phar­
macist or drug clerla.  and do it satisfactori 
ly.  Again,  others ckn be named  who have 
full charge and management of drug store: 
and who  hold  the  full  confidence  of the 
community in a  financial  standing,  as  well 
as the reputation  of  their  establishment: 
We, as pharmacists, cannot help  but admit 
that women,  in departments  where dexteri­
ty,  skill, order,  neatness,  cleanliness, accu­
racy,  system,  care and  good  judgment are 
required and found a  necessity, take prece­
dence.  The  immense  amount  of  clerical 
work done by girls is familiar to  every one, 
and the many responsible  positions held by 
them in this line assure us of the  truth just 
stated.  A visit to almost any of the largest 
pharmaceutical  establishments  in the East 
will well illustrate how the  skill  and  dex­
terity of the ladies  are  appreciated;  there 
their help is sought in preference to that  of 
men for this class of delicate work;
I would say,  give  her a  fair  chance  and 
woman will be  found to be  not  a  whit be­
hind man in pharmacy.  Our State,  as well 
as the Kansas Pharmaceutical  Association, 
has seconded our efforts towards systematic 
pharmaceutical  education.  Let  us  say  to 
our girls  that the  doors are  open wide for 
them, and let us give them opportunities for 
practice. 
It is not to be  supposed  that the 
women  pharmacists  of  the future will be 
many;  but if we see to it  that  the few are 
well educated, it will be realized iu our pro­
fession,  as it has been in domestic life,  that 
woman is man’s  helpmeet.  She  will  lend 
her valuable aid in advancing our profession. 
Let  us  encourage  pharmaceutical  knowl­
edge as a part of our girls’ education.  The 
training which this department  affords has 
been said by those who have taken the  drill 
simply as an accomplishment, to be of ines­
timable value in  after  life.  Kansas,  our 
banner State,  has taken the advance step in 
behalf of woman ahead of  all  other States 
of ous Union.  Prof.  L.  E.  Sayre,  of  the 
Chair of Pharmacy at our State University, 
says that woman  should be  encouraged in 
the art of  pharmacy,  and  it is to be  hoped 
that great  numbers  will  come to him and 
take advantage of the exceptional  facilities 
afforded by our State  institution,  which ex­
cels,  with but  few  exceptions,  any  in the 
United  States.  President R. J.  Brown,  of 
the Examining  Board  in  Pharmacy  of our 
State  University,  has  already  advanced 
these idei^in an address  before  the  Iowa 
State  Pharmaceutical  Association,  as  ap­
pears in their report of 1885,  iu  saying that 
woman should be encouraged in pharmaceu- 
ticaf work and that his experience warrants 
him in saying that  woman  would  make a 
good prescriptionist, a  dispenser or  a com­
pounder of drugs.
When an intelligent,  earnest  young wo­
man makes up her  mind  to  succeed in any 
chosen pursuit,  she will conquer;  and when 
such an one voluntarily adopts pharmacy as 
a business vocation,  she  deserves  not  only 
the sympathy but the generous aid and sup­
port of pharmacists. 
It is  said that to wo­
man we are indebted  for most of our better 
qualities;  shall  we  acknowledge this and 
forbid that she shall  convey  her  good  infl- 
ence among us as a  class?  Let  me,  then, 
as a pharmacist, ask a hearty  response  up­
on this festal  occasion for the cause of wo­
I am fully aware that I 
men in pharmacy. 
am trespassing  the very  narrow limits  al­
lowed for a toast. 
I cannot,  however,close, 
Mr.  President,  without  congratulating this 
Asssociation on having  attained  its  eighth 
birthday in the city of Wichita,  and  the cit­
izens upon securing so  intelligent a body of 
professionals.

The  Drug  Market.

There  are no changes of  importance  to 
note this week.  Quinine is weak and lowfcr 
for foreign  brands,  with  no  prospects for 
higher prices  this  season.  Opium  is weak 
and  a  trifle  lower.  Morphine  is  steady. 
Cinchonidine,  German,  is dull  and  lower. 
Cuttle  bone  is  very  firm  at the advance. 
Carbolic  acid  is  tending  higher.  Cubebs 
are looking up.  Oil cubebs  have advanced. 
Oil peppermint is tending  higher.  Oil ber­
gamot has advanced.

A  Cold  Shake.

said a wild-eyed young man to the clerk. 

“Gimme some 30 grain quinine capsules,” 
“Why such a large dose?”
“Oh!  my  girl  has  just  given  me  the 

shake.”

Queries in the Drug Line.

The following are among the list of ques­
tions to be  answered  at  the  next  annual 
meeting of the New York State Pharmaceu­
tical Association:
There are 3,500 druggists in  New  York 
State.  Would it be possible to  establish  a 
life or fire insurance  (or  both)  association 
on mutual  or  benefit  plan? 
(Plan  to  be 
suggested by the acceptor of this query).  ■
A 3 per cent, solution of morphine hydro­
chloride is reported to have  developed  apo- 
morphine and  produced  violent  emetic  ef­
fects.  How long and in what way may  so­
lutions of morphine be kept without danger 
of this  change?

The antiseptic value of  iodoform  has  of 
late been called in question. 
Is there  good 
ground for distrusting  this  long-recognized 
ally of antiseptic  surgery?

It has been stated that the keeping quali­
ties of  powdered  ergot  are  improved  by 
sharply drying it after exhaustion by ether. 
This should be verified;  also  find  to  what 
degree of heat ergot may be subjected with­
out injury to its therapeutic  properties.

It has been  asserted  that the retail drug­
gist must lose his  identity as a professional 
man and henceforth be merely the  agent  of 
the manufacturer. 
Is  there 
any difference in this  respect  between  the 
druggists of large cities and  those of small­
er places?  Can it be  avoided?

Is this  true? 

A low priced article sold  as  glycerine 2is 
reported to consist of  a  saturated  solution 
of magnesium sulphate with about  15  per 
cent, of glucose.  The  appearance  was de­
ceptive and the sp. gr.  1 36.  Can anything 
of this  kind be found on the American mar­
ket?

It is claimed that percolation  as  directed 
by the Pharmacopoeia  does  not  fully  ex­
haust the drug.  From  a  practical  stand­
point is this true,  and  if  so  how  may  the 
Pharmacopoeia process be  improved?

What uniform of strength  exists  in  the 

pharmacopoeial  extracts of the market?

Do the tincture and fluid extract  of bella- 

donrrti lose in alkaloidal  strength by age?

What is the nature of the acid that forms 
in the tincture and fluid extract of belladon­
na soon after being made,  and is it produced 
at the expense of the atropia?

Ip it advisable at the next  revision of  the 
Pharmacopoeia  to  standardize  any  of  our 
tinctures by their  contained  active  princi­
ples?

What  pharmacopoeial  plants  are  found 
uncultivated in  the  State  of  New  York, 
how abundant are they,  and in what locali­
ties can they be found?

Should the abstracts be dropped from  the 

next revision of the Pharmacopoeia?

Elixir phosphate iron, quinine and strych­
nine,  as furnished  by  a  prominent  manu­
facturer,  is of a light  green  color,  not  in­
tensely bitter taste,  and  keeps  for  a  long 
time without change. 
Is it possible for  the 
retail druggist to make  an  elixir  with  the 
chemicals mentioned in the title,  in the pro­
portion claimed by  this  manufacturer  and 
possessing all these characteristics?

It has been claimed that the herb pepper­
mint, when freshly cut,  yields more oil than 
Is this true,  and  if  so,  does 
when dried. 
the increased yield of oil compensate for the 
increased expense  of  shipping  the  fresh 
herb to the distiller?

An examination of the  various  makes  of 
quinine pills of the market  would be desir­
able.

Are the calcined and carbonate  magnesia 
manufactured in this country as good as the 
imported?

Make an examination of the white wax of 
the market  to see if  it  is  adulterated,  and 
how these adultirations can be detected.

Eryodictyon  (yerba santa)  has  yielded  to 
assay  several  well-marked  constituents. 
The resins are said to possess  the expector­
ant value of the drug.  Another  proximate 
principle is supposed to be a glucoside.  Can 
it be isolated and made useful?

Are the class of  goods  that  are  flooding 
the market under the name  of  “triturates” 
or a similar name,  of sufficient value in con­
venience of manufacture,  ease of exhibition 
by the physician,  and  keeping  quality  to 
warrant any scientific attention?

Strophanotis,  a drug recently  brought in­
to notice,  is  receiving  considerable  atten­
tion.  A report upon this  plant,  its  active 
principles  and the  features  which  distin­
guished it from  “false” varieties,  would  be 
of  interest.

How much sulphuric acid can be made  to 
irystallize with quinine and how much  acid 
and water is to be found in  samples  of  the 
quinine sulphate and bisulphate of the mar­
ket?

Cheap Disinfectant.

A good disinfectant is made by dissolving 
half a drachm of nitrate of  lead in a pint of 
boiling water,  then dissolve two drachms of 
common  salt  iu  eight  or  ten  quarts  of 
water.  When  botli  are  thoroughly  dis­
solved,  pour the two mixtures together,  and 
when the  sediment  lias  settled  you have a 
pail of clear fluid, which is the saturated so­
lution of the chloride of lead.  A cloth  sat­
urated witli  the  liquid  and  hung up in a 
room will at  once  sweeten a fetid  atmos­
phere.  Poured down a  sink,  water-closet 
or drain,  or on  any  decaying  or  offensive 
object,  it will produce the same result.  The 
nitrate of lead is very cheap,  and a pound of 
it would make several  barrels of  the disin­
fectant.

Disguising the Taste of Quinine.

Rundschau states that Fahlberg,  the dis­
coverer of saccharine,  has  combine! it with 
quinine to disguise the  taste,  and  patented 
the preparation.  The  quinine  taste,  how­
ever,  is not perfectly disguised.  Pollatschek 
proposes the lollowing combination,  which 
he  claims  disguises  the  taste  of  quinine 
completely:  10 parts saccharine and 11 parts 
of carbonate of sodium are dissolved in 1,000 
parts of water,  10 parts of quinine  are uni­
formly mixed with this,  and  the  resulting 
emulsion  immediately  swallowed. 
The 
taste left is that of saccharine,  and a flavor 
of bitter almonds.

The Lowell Association to  Picnic  Friday, 

Lowell,  Aug.  13,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand  Rapids:

Dea r Sir—We have at last,  after persis­
tent work on the  part of a few,  decided to 
hold a picnic on Aug.  19,  in  Island  Grove. 
This is in the heart of the town and is a very 
nice place for such meetings.  M. H. Walk­
er will make the  principal  speech  and we 
would like a  talk  from you  setting  forth 
something of the workings of the State As­
sociation.  We  have  secured  the  ladies’ 
band of Grand Ledge and have a male quar­
tette here that will give us  some  vocal mu­
sk).  Please accept this as a  special  invita­
tion, as we very much desire your presence. 

Yours truly,

N.  B.  Blain,  Pres.

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BAOCAE.

ACIDUM.

CORTEX.

FOLIA.  .

AMMONIA.

FERRUM.

MAGNESIA.

BAL8AMUM.

EXTR ACTUM.

«  Dextrine.

18
11  I 
18 
30 
20
12 
121
12
12
10

48®  53 
®1 50 
50®  55 
40®  45

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg löd.

Cubebae (po.  1  2 0 ...............................l 

©2 50 
.................
2  00 
1  10 85 
65 
75 
1 40

Florida sheens’wool, carriage..... 2 25
Nassau 
Velvet Ext 
Extra Ye 
Grass 
Hard ’ 
Yellow Reef. 

SPONGES.
do 
do 
. . .
do 
do 
*  do 
do
do 
. . . .
do 
,for slate use...............
...............
MISCELLANEOUS.

Copaiba.........................................
Peru...............................................
Terabin,  Canada..........................
Tolutan.........................................

Aqua, 16 deg.......  ................................. 
3®
4®
18  deg........................................... 
Carbonas.........................•.......................   11®
 
 
Chloridunj.......................................... 

Grana  Paradisi.................
H um ulus..........................
Hydrarg Chlor. Mite  ..!!!
Hydrarg  Chlor.  Cor........
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum..
Hydrarir  Ammoniati.......
Hydrarg Unguentum.......
Hydrargyrum..................

@1 00
@ to
@ 80
...  @ ß5
...  75© 1 00
...  50® 00
® 12
© 50
...  25© 30
@ 15
...  50® 55
...  25® 38
...  @ 13
...  35® Ul
@ 80
...  75® 80
...  @ 35
...  @ 20
...  @ 40

2 ! Calcium  Chlor,  Is, <*4s, 11;  ¿4s, 12)....
. ?  Cantharides  Russian, po.....................
! Capsici  Fructus, af...............................
12®
U   I  Oansini  Fruotiio  nn
Capsici Fructus, po__
Capsici Fructus, B, po. 
Caryophyllus,  (po. 35).

Emery, all  numbers.
Emery, po..................
Ergotajpo. 60)..........
Galla...........
Gambier__
Gelatin, French............. !” !'*"
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box. 
Glue,  Brown........

Giycyrrhiza Glabra........................
....  24® 25
po........... ....................
....  83® 35
Haematox, 15 lb boxes.......  .......... .... 
9® 10
I s . . ........   ............ ..  .  @ 13
Vis  ...............................
@ 13
Ü s ............................... ....  @ 15

Abies,  Canadian..........................
Cassiae  .........................................
Cinchona Flava............................
Euonymus  atropurp..................
Myrica  Cerifera, po....................
Prunus Virgini............................
Sassfras  7........................................
Ulmus...............................................
Uimu8 Po (Ground  12)....................

Cera  Flava.....................
Coccus  ............................
Cassia Fructus............. .
Centraría.......................
Cetaceum.....................
Chloroform....................
Chloroform,  Squibbs... 
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst.
Chondrus  .......................
Cinchonidine, P. & W... 
Cinchonidine,  German.
Creasotum 
Creta, (bbi. 
5).
Creta  prop 
Creta, precip 
Creta Rubra.
Crocus  ........
Cudbear.......

Carbonate Precip............................
15
Citrate and Quinia..........................
Citrate Soluble.................................
@ 80
Ferrooyanidmn Sol.........................
@ 50
Solut  Chloride.................................
@ 15
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbi. 85)............... ....  ltf@ 2
pure.................................
...  @ 7
Barosma........................................... ....  10@ 12
Cassia Acutifol, Tinnivelly........... ....  20® 25
A lx....................... __   35® 50
Salvia officinalis. )4sand  )4s ........
...  10® 12
Ura  Ursi...........................................
8® 10
... 

GUMMI.
Acacia,  1st picked..........................
2nd  “ 
..........................
3rd 
“ 
..........................
Sifted sorts.......................
..  “  „   p o.......................................
Aloe, Barb,  (po, 60).......................
“  Cape, (po. 20)..........................
“  Socotrine,  (po. 60)................
Ammoniac  ......................................
Assafoetida,  (po. 30).......................
Benzoinum.....................................
Cam phonic...............................
Catechu, Is,  04s,  14; )4s, 16)..........
Euphorbium,  po.........................
Galbanum.........................................
Gamboge, po....................................
Guaiacum, (po. 45)..........................
Kino,  (po. 25)....................................
Myrrh, (po.45)..................................
Opii, ,po. 6 la/. 
__
0C®5
Shellac........................ 
18®
“  bleached....................................  25®
Tragacanth............................................   30®
herba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium  ...........................................
Eupatorium...........................................
Lobelia  ...................................................
Majorum  ...............................................
Mentha Piperita....................................
“  V ir.................................; .........
R u e.........................................................
Tanacetum,  V .......................................
Thymus. V .............................................. 

Advanced—Oil  cubebs,  cubebs,  insect  pow" 
Declined—Quinine, cinchonidine.
Aceticum............. ............................ . 
g©  10
Benzoicum,  German............................  8001  00 ! Ætlier, Spts Nitros, 3 F
26®  28 
Carbolicum...................................  
  43®  48
 
Æther, Spts. Nitros, 1 F
30®  32 
Citricum...................................................  68®  65
A itim eli...........................................
214® 3K
Hydrochlor............................................ 
3®  6
Alumen,  ground, (po. 1 ) .......Y.........  
3®
Nitrocum.................................................  
io® 12
55®
A nnuito  ......................................................... 
Oxalicum.................................................   11® 13
Antimoni,  po.............................................. 4®
Salicylicum.............................................l 
Antimoni et Potass  Tart...
55®  60 @  68 
Tannicum.................................................l 40® 1 60
Argenti  Nitras,  j ___
Tartaricum..............................................  50® 53
Arsenicum................
5®  7
llahn Gilead  Bud__
38®  40 
Bismuth  8.  N
15®2 20
.  @ 0
®2 0(]
@ 15
@ 16
.  @ 14
.  30® 33
.  @i 75
.  50® 55
.  2fc@ 80
.  @ 40
.  @ 15
.  @ JO
.  @ 50
.  38© 40
©1 00
.1 50© 1 75
12
.  15© 20
. 
6® 15
40
.  © 50
.  @ 2
. 
5@ 6
10
.  @ 8
.  25® 30
© 24
. 
6© 7
.  10© 12
.  68© 70
.  © 8
.  © 6
.  50© 60
.  12® 15
.  © 23
. 
7@ 8
.  © 15
.  40® 60
less.
9® 15
. 
.  13® 25
.  23® 26
.  @ 15
.  25® 40
.  @ 75
.  @ 65
.  @ 85
@1  00
.  @ 40
@ 65
.1 25® 1 50 
75@1 00 
.4 0O®4  10
@5 15
® 27
10® 12
85@1  00
Lycopodium....................
55@ 60
Macis.................  
|
 
80® 85
Magnesia. Sulph, (bbi. 1)4)!!!!!!!
Mannia, S. F..................................
90@1 00
Morphia,  S, P. & W__ .!..!!..!!
.3 35@3 60
Morphia. S. N. Y. Q. & C. Co.!!!!
3 85@3 50
Moschus Cauton  .........................
@ 40
Myristica, No. 1......................!.!
70® 76
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 20).................!
@ 10
Os.  Sepia............. i ...................
25
Pepsin Saae, H. & P. D. Co” .!............
@2 00
Pieis Liq,  N. C.. %  galls, doz....
@2 70
Picis Liq.,  quarts........................
Q$1 40
Picis Liq., pints............................
@ 85
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80).............
@ 50
© 18
Piper  Alba, (po. 35).....................
Pix  Burgun..................................
©
Plumbi Acet........................
14© 15
Potassa, Bitart, pure.............!. ..
© 40
Potassa,  Bitart, com............! ! ! !
Potass  Nitras, opt.......................
8® 10
Potass  Nitras......................... . . ”
7© 9
Pulvis Ipecac et opii........... .
1  10© 1 30
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. & P. D.Co., doz.
@1 25
Pyrethrum, pv.............................
55® 60
Quassiae................................... !
8© 10
Quinia, S, P. &  W............!! ! ” .
55© 60
Quinia. S,German..................! “
42® 53
Rubia Tinctorum.........................
12® 13
Saccharum  Laetis, pv...!.!.!.! !
© 35
Saiacin........................................ j
2® 75
Sanguis Draconis.....................* ! *........  
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40® 50
Santonine...................................."  *~@4 50
@4 50
Sapo,  W............................" 
*".......... 
-■
14
Sapo,  m.................  
!!!!!!!!!
8® 10
Sapo, g ................................... ,!!!!
© 15
Seidiitz  Mixture................
@ 28
Sinapis..........................................!
@ 18
Sinapis,  opt.....................!!!!!!!!!
© 30
Snuff,  Maceaboy,  Do. Voes!.!!!
© 35
Snuff. Scotch,  Do. Voes.............
© 35
Soda Boras, (po.  9).....................
7)4® 9
Soda et Potoss Tart........... !.!!!!
33® 35
Soda Carb...............................! ! ! !
2® 2%4®
Soda,  Bi-Carb....................... .!."
Soda,  Ash...................................
3® 4
~®
Soda  Sulphas....................... ...!!!! 
Spts. Ether Co.................................... .'!'!!!!! —
50® 55
Spts.  Myrcia Dom ,t ............ ..!!!.!!!!!
@2 00
Spts. Myrcia Imp......................... .!!!!!
@2 50
Spts. Vini Beet, (bbi.  2 08)...........!!!!!!
@2 25
Strychnia, Crystal................................!
@1 30
Sulphur, Subì....................
2)4® ; lA
sulphur.  Roll......................... !!!!!!!!!!
2)4® 3
Tamarinds............................. 
”
8© 10
Terebenth  Venice...................!!!!!!!!!
.  28© 30
Theobromae......................... !.!!!!!!!!!
50  © 
55
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Vanilla  .................. 
00® Ki
00
zinci  Suiph.............. 
.!.!.!!!.!!!.
7© 8
Gal
Whale, winter......................................
75
Lard, extra..........................................
61
Lard, No.  1_____  
,.!
50
Linseed, pure  raw............................ ! '
50
Linseed, boiled..................................
53
Neat's Foot, winter  strained.........!!
60
Spirits Turpentine.............................
40
Bbi
Lb 
Red  V euetian............................  154
2® 3
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........   1^
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  1)4
2® 3 
Putty, commercial..................  2)4
2H@ 3 
Putty, strictly pure.. . _____
2*
2)4® 3 
Vermilion, prime  American.
13®16 
Vermilion.  English................
55®58 
Green, Peninsular..................
16® 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 40 
Whiting  Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  p aints  ...
1 20@1 40 
Swiss Villa Prepare*'  Paints.
1 Ü0O1 20
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach.................................. 1 io@l  20
Extra  Turp............................................ 1 eo@l  70
Coach Body............................................2 75@3  00
No. 1 Turp Furniture..................... \ ... 1 00@1  10
Extra Turk  Damar............................... l  55@i  60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.....................   70®  75
APPROVED by PHYSICIANS. 

Absinthium............................................4 50©5 00
Amygdalae, Dulc..........
45®  50 
Amydalae, Ama rae.............................
1 25®7 75 
A n isi..................................................
20@2 3') 
Auranti  Cortex....................................
® 2  00 
Bergamii........................  ....................
: 75®3 00 
00® t 00 
Cajiputi  ........................ ..................
Caryophylli.................................. ........
®3  00 
Cedar.........................;___v...................
■35@  65 
Chenopodii
@1 50
Cinnamomi.................................. ;........  90®I  00
Gitronella  ..............................................  @  75
Conium  Mac..........................................   35®  65
Copaiba..................................................   90®  1  00
Cubebae..............................................  9  50@10 0)
Exechthitos............................................  90@1 (JO
Erigeron.................................................1 20©1 30
Gaulthei'ia............................................. 2 25@2 35
Geranium,!........................................... 
©  75
Gossipii, Sem.gal..................................   £5®  75
lledeoma.................................................  90@1 00
Juniperi.
50@2 00
Lavendula .....................
........   90@2 (X)
Limonis..........................
........1  75®2 25
Lini, gal..........................
........  42®  45
.......2 50@3 5 )
Mentha Piper................
Mentha Verid................
........5 50®8 00
Morrhuae,  gal...............
........  80®1  00
Myrcia,  3..................................
........  @  50
Olive...............................
........1 00@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35).
1U®  12
R icini......................................................1  42® i  00
Rosmarini..............................................  75@1  00
Rosae,  ?............................................... 
@8 00
Succini  ................................................... 
40® 15 1
Sabina......................................................  9()@i  00
Santal......................................................3 50®7 00
Sassafras.................................................   12@  45
Sinapis, ess, ! .........................................  @  C5
Tiglii........................................................  @1 50
Thym e....................................................   40®  50
opt...............................................   ©  60
Theobromas............................................  15®  20
Bichromate............................................  1,5®  16
Bromide.................................................   42®  45
Chlorate, (Po. 20)....................................  18®  20
Iodide......................................................3 00®3 25
Prussiate............................................. 
  25®  28
A lthae....................................................   25®  30
Anchusa.................................................  15®  20
Arum,  po...............................................   @  25
Calamus...................................................  20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 16)..................................  
io@  12
Giyehrrhiza,  (pv. 15).............................   16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,  ,po. 33)................   @  25
Hellebore,  Alba,  po..............................  15®  20
Inula,  po.................................................  15®  20
Ipecac, po................................................l  75@2 00
Jalapa,  pr...............................................   25®  30
Maranta,  )4s...........................................  @  36
Podophyllum,  po..................................   16®
S
Rhei 
1 00 
cut.
@1 75 
75®1 35
n  .  PY- 
Spigelia
48® 53
Sanguinaria, (po. 25)..............................  ®
Serpentaria............................................   35®
Senega....................................................   40®
Smilax, Officinalis, H ............................  @
Mex.......................   @
Scillae,  (po. 35).......................................  
io@
Symplocarpus,  Foetldus, po.............   @
Valeriana,  English,  (po. 30).................  @
German...............................  15®

Calcined,  Pat.........................................  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat.....................................   20®  22
Carbonate,  K. & M...............................  20®  25
Carbonate,  Jennings............................  35®  36

Ousliman’s

In  the  treatment  of  Catarrh,  Headache, 

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

Colds, stands withoutan equal.

Anisum, (po. 22)...................................  
    @
Apium  (graveolens)..............................  12®
Bird, Is..................................................... 
4®
Carni,  (po. 20).........................................  12®
Cardamom..............................................1 00@1
Coriandrum............................................  
io@
Cannabis  Sativa....................................   <j@
Cydonium...............................
75@1 00 
Chenopodium  .......................
10®   12 
Dlpterix  Odorate..................
. 75@1 85 
Foeniculum..........................
@  15 
Foenugreek, po.....................
6® 
8 
Lini.........................................
3H@  4 
Lini, grd, (bbi, 3)....................
4
Phalaris Canarian..........
3)4@4H  i  Hazeltiñe Hi Perkins Drug Co., G’d Rapids 
Rapa........... ;..........................
6® 
6 j  And Wholesale Druggists of Detroit and Chicago.
Sinapis,  Albu.........................
8®
Nigra.......................
11®
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held* thoroughly applies this  valuable  remedy  in  the 
most  efficient  way,  to  the  parts  affected.  It sells 
readily*  Always keep an open Inhaler in your store, 
and let your customers try it.  A  few  inhalations will 
not hurt the Inhaler, and will do more  to demonstrate 
its effieiency than a half hour’s talk.  R etail price 
5 0   c e n ts .  For Circulars and Testimonials address 

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Frumenti, D. F. R..................... ............ 1 75®2 (JO
Frumenti............................................... 1 io@i 50 I
Juniperis Co.  O. T............................... 1 75@1 75 I ur
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ALSO  FOR  THE

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

Horse Brushes.

WE  ARE  SOLE  OWNERS  OF

Which is positively the best Remedy 

of the kind on the market.

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

Wine and Liauor Departinent

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

WITHERS DADE & CO.’S

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour  Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 

Hand-Made, Copper- 

Distilled

W H I S K E Y .

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

W e are also owners of the

D n iists’  Favorite  Bye,

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

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

such asPatent Medicines,

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

Mail  orders  always  receive  our specit 1 

Hazeltine 

& Perkins 

Drug Co,

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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.

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

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

r o Ll ic k in g   r o v e r .

Story of a Dog That  Fought  in the Mexi­

can War.

In writing  the  history  of  the  Mexican 
war,  full  justice  has  been  done  General 
Scott,  the bravery of  our  officers  and  the 
determined courage of our men,  yet one no­
ble character,  who did  much  to  encourage 
the hearts of our soldiers on their first land­
ing on the Mexican shore,  has been entirely 
overlooked.
During the year 1846, a proclamation was 
issued by President Polk that “war  existed 
on the Rio Grande,” and  it  is  a  historical 
fact that war with Mexico  was  never  for­
mally  declared.
When the call for  volunteers  was  made, 
public meetings were  held  in  New  York 
City, and the speakers called upon the patri­
otism of the people to march through  Mex­
ico in defense of National  honor,  to  whip 
the enemy and  “revel in the halls  of  Mon­
tezuma.”
This last sentence fired the enthusiasm of 
the boys, and in a few days a regiment  was 
formed  under  the  command  of  Colonel 
Ward B.  Burnet and taken to  Fort  Hamil­
ton, where they were taught  the  duties  of 
soldiers.
Among the volunteers was  a  lad  named 
Charley, who, without the permission of his 
parents,  enlisted.  He  was  only  sixteen 
years of age, but had all the ardor and  love 
of country which an older man  might  pos­
sess,  and with this the boyish  affection  for 
many things that had been his in the  home 
life,  so that he begged the  Colonel to allow 
his old playmate,  Rover,  to go with  him  to 
the fort.
Rover was an immense,full-blooded New­
foundland,  about four years old, and weigh­
ed fully one hundred  pounds,  immense  in 
height and jet black, with the exception of a 
beautiful,  white curly chest.
He  soon became a general  favorite  with 
the men and officers, and made  his  appear­
ance regularly at the messes of  both.  The 
Colonel became so interested in Rover, that, 
when petitioned by  Charley  and  the  boys, 
“Say,  Colonel,  won’t you  let  Rover  go  to 
Mexico with us!” he,  smilingly acquiescing, 
said,  “Yes, he can go with  us,  and,  boys, 
we  will  adopt  him.”  So  Rover  become 
“The Dog of the Regiment.”
A silver collar was given him by the  offi­
cers and he was duly enrolled a  member  of 
the regiment and he never failed to  appear 
on parade with the Colonel and his staff.
When the  regiment  marched  down  the 
pier to embark for Mexico,  headed  by  the I 
Colonel on horseback,  Rover  trotted  at  his 
side,  head and tail high in  the  air,  and  he 
in reality  received  as  many  plaudits  and 
cheers as did the  troops, and he showed his 
appreciation of it  by  an  occasional  “Bow­
wow-wow”  that  waked  the  suirouuding 
echos and increased the  excitement and en­
thusiasm of the occasion.
On board ship,  poor Charley was sea-sick 
nearly the entire voyage  and  consigned  to 
his bunk, and it was a pleasant  sight to see 
old Rover make his rounds  and  visit  him. 
He would raise himself,  put his paws on the 
edge of the berth and look over  at  his  sick 
playmate as if to say,  “Poor Charley,  I  am 
awfully sorry for you;” then,  with  a  good­
bye wag of his tail, he  would  start  off  to 
finish the round  of  the  ship—first  to  the 
Colonel and then to the different  messes  of 
the men, there being no place forbidden the 
old fellow,  for the fact was,  every'  one was 
glad to welcome and  divide  anything  they 
were eating,  with him.
After a long and unpleasant  voyage,  the 
regiment disembarked at  the  Island of Lo- 
bas in the Gulf  of  Mexico,  where  Rover 
gained a still stronger hold upon  the  affec­
tions of the men by saving  the life of a sol­
dier who had fallen overboard.
Orders were soon  received  directing  the 
regiment to re-embark  for  Yera  Cruz  and 
to prepare for an attack  upon  this  import­
ant point.  When  the fleet of vessels  came 
to anchor  off  the  Mexican  coast  opposite 
Yera Cruz,  Rover sprang into the  first boat 
that left the ship,  and,  pushing  aside  the 
bowman,  he  sat  watching  the  shore  and 
wagged an answering  shake  with  his  tail 
whenever the  man  spoke  or  patted  him. 
When so near the shore  that  every  object 
could be clearly  defined,  Rover  was  heard 
to give  first  a terrific  growl,  then  a deeper 
and fiercer bark that denoted rage;  and  ere 
the boat had passed the last  line  of  break­
ers, before beaching,  Rover sprang into  the 
waves and,  breasting his way through them 
in a noble manner,  he made for a  point  on 
the beach where now plainly visibly  to  the 
men were a pack of Mexican  dogs.
On gaining the shore, he pitched into this 
body of Mexican representatives of his own 
kind,  and soon drove them  yelping  out  of 
sight over the lows and hills.
This courageous charge of  Rover  up  the 
beach so excited the men in the  boats,  that 
with one accord a cheer  of  exultation  and 
pride burst from them, which, echoing back 
to the transports, so aroused them on board, 
that, in a twinkling, the  spars and  rigging 
were lined with  men  eager  to  learn  the 
cause  of  the  excitement.  Then  with  a 
mighty roar came such an answering  cheer 
from  them  as  was  been  heard  before 
or since in old Mexico,  the waving  of  hats 
and the continued huzzas of men filled with 
delight and excitement at the result of their 
first battle,  won by their noble old Rover.
After this,  Rover was a well-known, hon­
ored and welcomed member of  the  Ameri­
can army, and was with them at the capture 
of Vera Cruz and in the battles  that follow­
ed, up to Cherubusco,  where  the  poor  fel­
low met his fate.
He was as brave  as  lie  was  noble,  and 
carried himself gallantly  in  every  engage­
ment.
This sketch is written as a tribute  to  the 
memory of Rover—a dog.
Born,  N.  Y.,  1841—Died on the  field  of 
Cherubusco,  1847.

“Strength without insolence.
Courage without ferocity.”

Robert M.  Floyd.

Sault Ste. Marie as a Flour Center.

The Chicago Tribune  recently outlined  a 
magnificent project,  as yet largely on paper, 
by which Sault Ste. Marie is to rival Minne­
apolis as a wheat-flour  manufacturing  cen­
ter. 
It describes Lake Superior as the mill­
pond, and mentions a proposed canal around 
the Sault Ste.  Marie  locks  as the source of 
unlimited  water-power,  with  190,000 cubic 
feet of water  tumbling  over  the dam every 
second.  A  syndicate  has  been  organized 
with $1,000,000 capital, which is under $100,- 
000 bonds to complete  the canal within two 
years and a  half.  There  the  wheat  now 
ground at  Minneapolis  is to be  ground in 
transit.  The  Grand  Trunk and Canadian 
Pacific are  there to offer  transit when navi­
gation  is  dosed.  The  impossibility  of  a 
lack of  power at any time is dwelt  upon as 
a basis for  the  belief  that a  chief  glory of 
the Flour City is to be taken from her.

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.

VOIGT MILLING CO.,
Crescent Roller Mills

Proprietors of

Manufacturers of the following well 

known  brands:

Crescent,  W hite Rose, 

Vienna, Royal Patent,

AND

ALL  W HEAT  FLOUR,

The Great Health Food-

W . end Pearl St. Bridge,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  -  MIDH.

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.

All Trains daily except Sundny.

GOING  NORTH. Arrives.
Traverse City & Mackinaw Ex........ 8:45 am
Traverse City & Mackinaw  Ex.......
Traverse City  &  Mackinaw Ex----7:30 p m
Cadillac Express.............................  3:40 p m
Saginaw Express............................11:25 a m
.............................10:30 am.

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“ 

Leaves, 
y :05 a m 
11:30 a m 
10:10 p m 
5:05 p m 
7:20 am  
4:10 p m

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

Mackinaw.
toskey and Mackinaw City.
Petoskey and Mackinaw.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express........................  
Fort Wayne Express......................10:30am 
Cincinnati Express........................4:40 pm  
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .10:60 p m 

7:15 a m
11:45am
5:00 pm

7:15 am  train  has  parlor  chair  car  for  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. 
5:00 p.  m. train connects  with M. C. R. R. at Kalama­
zoo for Battle Creek,  Jackson,  Detroit  and Canadian 
points, arriving in Detroit at 10:45 p. m.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. 
Leave. 
Arrive.
6:30 am ........................................\ .....................10:10 am
11:00 am ................................................................  4:80 pm
4:40pm................................................................  8:60pm
Leaving time at  Bridge street depot 7 minutes later.

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Detroit, Lansing  &  Northern.

Grand Rapids & Saginaw Division.

DEPART.

Saginaw Express..................................................  7 30 a m
Saginaw Express..................................................  4 10 p m
Grand Rapids  Express........................................11 25 a m
Grand Rapids  Express........................................10 30 p in

All trains arrive at and depart from Union depot. 
Trains run solid both  ways.

ARRIVE.

Chicago & W est Michigan

Leaves.
tMatl................................................  9:10 am
tDay  Express.................................. 12:30 pm
•Night Express.................................11:00 p m
Muskegon Express............................5:00 p m

Ai rives. 
3:55 p m 
9:45 p m 
5:45 a m 
11:00 a m
•Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains.  Through 
parlor car in charge of careful attendants  without ex­
tra charge to Chicago on 12:30 p. m., and through coach 
on 9:10 a. m. and 11 p. m. trains.

Newaygo Division.Leaves.
Express........................................... 4:05 p m
Express.............................................8:25am

Arrives. 
4:20 p m 
10:20 a m
All trains arrive and depart from Union Depot.
The Northern terminus of this division is at Baldwin, 
where close connection is made  with  F. & P. M. trains 
to and from Ludlngton and Manistee.

W. A. G a v e t t , Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J. B. M u l l ik e n ,  General  Manager.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
A rrlvfi.
T nnvA 

Kalamazoo Division.

Ex. & Mail.  N. Y. Mail. 
N. Y. Mail.  N. Y. Ex
4:35pm  7:45 a m..Grand Rapids.  9:45 a m 
6:15pm
5:55pm  9:02 a m. .Allegan..............8:28am  5:00am
7:05pm  10:06 a m..Kalamazoo ...  7:30 a m  4:oOpm 
8:30pm  11:35 a m..White Pigeon.  5:55 a m  2:20pm
2:30am  5:05p m..Toledo..............11:00pm  9:45am
8:30am  9:40p m..Cleveland...........6:40pm  5:35am
2:50pm  3:30 a m..Buffalo..............11:55am  11:40pm
5:40 am   6:50 p m. .Chicago..........11:30 pm  6:50 am
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 12:50 pm,carry­
ing passengers as far as  Allegan.  All  trains  daily ex­
cept Sunday. 

J. W. McKenney, General Agent.
Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING  EAST. Arrives.
tSteamboat  Express.......................  6:25 pm
tThrough  Mail........................................10:40 am
tEvening Express.....................................3:25 pm
•Limited  E xcess............................. 6:50 a m
tMixed, with  coach........................
GOING WEST.
tMornlng  Express..........................  1:05 p m
tThrough Mail................................  5:00 pm
tSteamboat Express.......................10:40 p m
tMixed..............................................
•Night Express................................5:25 am

Leaves, 
6:30pm 
10:50 a m 
8:50 p m 
6:60 a m 
11:00 a m
1:10 p m 
6:10 p m 
10:45 p m 
7:45 a m 
5:40 a m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  •Daily.
Passengers taking the 6:50  am   Express  make close 
connection at Owosso for Lansing,  and  at  Detroit  for 
New  York,  arriving  there  at  10:30  a m the following 
morning.  The Night Express has a through Wagner car 
and local sleeping car from Detroit to Grand Rapids.
J as. Campbell, City Passenger Agent. 

Geo. B. Reeve, Traffic Manager Chicago.

Michigan Central.

Grand Rapids Division.

DEPART.

 

 

ARRIVE.

Detroit Express....................................................  6:15 am
Day Express..........................................................  1:10 p
•AtlanticExpress..................................................10:10 p m
Mixed  ................. 
6:50 am
•Pacific  Express................................................... 6:00am
MaU..........................................................................8:00 pm
Grand Rapids  Express........................................ 10:15 p m
Mixed................................... j , .............................6:15 p m
•Daily.  All other daily ^B |pt Sunday.  Sleeping car 
ran on Atlantic and PaclflflPkjpress trains to and from 
Detroit.  Parlor cars run on  Day  Express  and Grand 
Rapids Express to and  from  Detroit.  Direct  connec­
tions made at Detroit with all through trains East over 
M. C. R. R., (Canada Souther* Dlv.)

D. W. J o h n s t o n , Mich. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.
O. W. Ruggles, Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agt., Chicago.
Duluth, South  Shore & Atlantic  Railway,
east
am  pm  Leave] 
am  pm
11:30  5:05..............Grand Rapids...............   10:30  3:40
Ar PM  AM 
PM  AM  LV
8:80  5:30
10:45  *6:50 
2:05 10:00
8:00 
1:85  9:15 
8:33 
12:50  9:05
8:42 
9:20  6:00 
11:45 
•8:06  4:26
3:14 
AM  PM
PM  PM 
Only  direct  route  between the  East and South and 
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

...............St  If
1:00 Ar..........Mar«
1:45 Ar.......... Neg.
1:45 ..............Ishpi
5:25 ..............Hon
6:34 Ar............Cal

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Gen’l Pas

Kingsford’s Oswego CORN  STARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-M ange, etc.

THE  PERFECTION  OF  QUALITY.

WILL  PLEASE  TOU  EVERT  TIME!

ALWAYS  ASK  YOUR  GROCER  FOR  THESE  GOODS.

CLARK, JEW ELL & CO.

ARE SOLE AGENTS FOR

ELASTIC STARCH.

IT’S A  WINNER.

YoiJr  StOGk  is  Jiot  Complete  Without  It,
INCLUDE  S  BOX  IN  YOUR  NEXT  ORDER.

Wholesale Grocers.

IMPORTERS  OF

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

“Acm e” Herkimer Co. Cheese, Lautz Bros. 

Soaps and Niagara Starch.

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

RDIDGE, BERTSCH & CO,
BOOTS  AND  SHOES.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and 10 Pearl Street, 

- 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

H,  LEONARD  i  SONS,

CROCKERY,  GLASSWARE,

LAMP  GOODS  AND  STONEWARE.

WHOLESALE

134,136,138,140  Pulton  St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

To Insure  Prompt Shipment Order 

Fruit Jars  direct from us.

State  Agents

FOR THE

Excelsior  Cooking Crock.
Positively the  finest  kettle  for  cooking  any 
kind  of  food.  Those  who  try it  will have no 
other.
Cheapest Preserving Kettle.  Absolutely Fire 
Proof.  Not affected by Heat or Acid.

Factory Prices. 

HEADQUARTERS

PRICES. 

Mason’s  Porcelain Top Friiit Jars.
$  gross.
P ints...................................................... *8.50
Quarts...................................................  10.35
H gallons..............................................  13.25
Rubbers  extra...........................................75
Globe Fruit Jars, pints.....................   11.00
“ 
quarts.................   12.00
“  H gallon.................  15.00
Preserve Jars.  Tomato Jugs.  Apple

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..............................................per » oz" ^ ' qo  Butter Jaas.  Blackberry Jam Jars.

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4 quart.................................. ................. 

“ 

8.00

Sherwood’s Incomparable Fine Glazed Stoneware.

Stew pans  *4  gal. 
1  “ 
. 
Milk pans.............

“ 

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Dark.  White. 

,doz.  1.50 
.  “  2.00 
.  “ 
.08
.  “ 
.90

1.75
2.25

SHERWCOD’S.

doz.
hi gal. Pres.  Jars..........75
it  “  Butter  Crocks1’“  
J gal.  Butter  crocks 
2 gal.  Butter  Crocks 
Tea Pots 

per doz.
Regular Stoneware. 
White Lined...............90  H gal. Preserve Jars. Stone  Cover............90
1  ** 
“ 
........ 1.40
White Lined............1.50  2  “ 
........ 2.25
“ 
H  “  Tomato J ugs and corks.....................90
White Lined........... 3.00  1  “ 
..................1.40
Corks for  % gal. Tomato jugs...................15
.20
Sealing wax, five  pounds  in  package  per 
pound  .........................................................0®

Ice Musa 
*  * 

Coffee Pots 

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Best  in  the  Market  for  the  Money.

HONEY  BEE  COFFEE !
PRINCESS  BAKING  POWDER,
BEE MTT.T.R'  SPICES

EQUAL  TO  TH E  BEST  MADE.

Absolutely  Pure.

GO

§ 8°

$ CD

And

Absolute Baking Powder.

100 per cent. Pure.

Manufactured and sold only by

ED. TELFER, Grand Rapids.

DO  YOU WANT  A

If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

S. HETMAN & SON,

A

MOSELEY  BROS.,

W HOLESALE

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce,

ALL  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPECIALTY.

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

toes, w ill be pleased to hear from you.

26,28,30  k  32  OHM   Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS

