GRAND  RAPID S,  W EDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  12,  1887.

NO. 212.

W A N T E D ,

; 3utter, Eggs, Wool, Pota­
toes,  Beans,  Dried  Fruit, 
Apples  and  all kinds  of 
Produce,
If you have any  of the  above  goods  to 
ship, or anything in the  Produce line let us 
hear  from  you.  Liberal  cash  advances 
made when desired.

157 South W ater St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference:  Fir s t National  Bank,  Chicago. 
Michigan Tradesman. Grand Rapids.

arl Bros.,  Commission Merchants,
GRIP RSPIDS
FRO N T

TO  THE—

—AGAIN.—

We are now  supplying  the Trade  with our 

new Brand of Soap

BEST  FAMILY.”

Respectfully,

Proprietors of the

It  is the  LARGEST  and  BEST  bar  of 
white  PURE  SOAP  ever  retailed  at  Five 
Cents a bar. 

Grand  Rapids Soap Go,
COOK  & PRINZ,
Valley City Show Case M ft Co.,
SHOW  GRSES.

OP  ALL  KINDS.
SEND  FOR  CATALOGUES,
SEND  FOR  ESTIMATES.

Prescription Gases and Store Fixtures
38 Vest Bridje St.. Grand Rapids.

M anufacturers of

Telephone 374.

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.

u . 
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

u u ., 

166 South W ater St., CHICAGO. 
Reference

Felsenthal.  Gross  & Mill er. Bankers, 

Chicago.

, 

PROPRIETOR OF

EDWIN FALLAS,
VALLEY CITY COLD STORAGE,
Blitter,  Eggs,  Lemons,  Oranges.

JOBBER OF

And Packer of

SOLID  BR A N D   OYSTEES.
Facilities for canning and  jobbing oysters 
are unsurpassed.  Mail orders filled  prom ptly 
at lowest  m arket  price.  Correspondence  so­
licited.  A  liberal  discount  to  the  jobbing

217, 219 L ivingston St.,

G-rand.  Rapid.».

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

Cigar calledSILVER SPOTS

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

It will be sold on its merits.  Sample or­

ders filled on 60  days approval.

Price  $35  per  1,000  in  any  quantities. 
Express prepaid on orders of 500 and more. 
Handsome  advertising  matter  goes  with 
first order.  Secure this Cigar and increase 
your Cigar Trade.  It is sure to do it.

U   HARM   &  CO.

Flint, Mioii.

W hat 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 th at he had sold over one and a half mil­
lion of TansUTs  Punch 5c. cigars  and th at the 
quality gets better all the time.  The  demand 
continues to increase.  L et us tell you, if you 
w ant to sell a cigar  th a t your  customers  will 
be pleased with, the sooner you order TansilTs 
Punch the better.—independent Grocer.
J ’.JUL.  A d T S T E F L S
Manufacturer  of  Harness  and  Collars 
at Wholesale  fend  Retail,  78  Canal  street, 
Grand Rapids, has the finest line to select 
from hi the cfty.  Give  him  a call,  None 
M t experienced workmen employed.

“VISIONS”  FOR  BUSINESS  MEN.

W ritte n  Especially f o r  Th e T r a d e sm a n.

How  apt are we all  to judge erroneously 
in matters  which  we do not understand, or 
of which we  have  no  practical knowledge, 
Let  any  man  who  has  generally  been 
thought poor  be  seen  erecting two or three 
buildings  to  rent, and  forthwith  the  same 
parties  acknowledge  they  were  mistaken* 
“He has been  making money all the time,” 
bat was a sly  dog  and  concealed’  this fact 
from the community.”  Let a merchant who 
once came to the town a poor man and com­
menced business in a small way, who seem­
ed  to  be  doing  fairly well  and  afterward 
met with  losses, commence  to  erect  costly 
buildings,  and how soon  certian  ones point 
to those  structures  and, with  a  significant 
motion  of  the  head,  say,  “I   told  you so. 
His profits have been enormous. 
I declare, 
such  prices  are  next  thing  to  robbery!” 
They do not know that in  ninety per  cent, 
of such  cases  the  very ground upon which 
the buildings stand has been  mortgaged for 
material and the building, also,  as they pro­
gress,  for  cash  to  pay the workmen and a 
fire insurance  policy,  also,  is  made payable 
to the money lender  as  collateral  security; 
so that,  in  fact,  the  parties  may still be as 
poor as ever and  really own but very  little.
Will  some one have  the kindness to sug­
gest  a  plan  of  dealing  with the  habitual 
tobacco chewer,  and we might well add,  the 
smoker?  How, I am not  making an exter­
minating  war  upon  tobacco  or  its friends. 
Possibly—for I  do not  personally know—it 
is no longer a luxury, but a necessity.  But 
I do  know  this  fact,  that  otherwise  well- 
bred and gentlemanly men will sit, or stand, 
in a neat house,  store  or  office and deliber­
ately eject the tobacco-charged saliva onto a 
clean  floor,  into  your  woodbox,  onto  your 
bright  and  polished  hearth  and  (as  if 
ashamed of  the act) just  behind the legs of 
your  stove,  until  you  become  so  nervous 
you can hardly attend to business.  “Serves 
you right,”  says  one.  “You  ought  to fur­
nish spittoons—large  ones—and  have them 
convenient  also.  Well,  even  that  doesn’t 
always answer  the  purpos'e,  as  they  eject 
over and  all  around  it.  Then,  too,  such  a 
filthy utensil in a store jis offensive to those 
who do not use  the  weed  and  particularly 
so to ladies,  some of whom would be driven 
away,  and  loss  of  custom  would  follow. 
Besides,  why could not the habitual user be 
so thoughtful of the pleasure of others as to 
defer such gratification until out of  doors— 
or in his own  house,  where  it  is  his  own 
right—we beg his wife’s pardon—to soil the 
floor  and  furniture  if  he  wishes. 
In  the 
morning the office or store  is swept and the 
hearth  made  clean.  Then,  when,  a  little 
later,  we  see  a  friend  come  in  to  have  a 
kindly  chat,  and,  with  jaws  in  motion, 
draw a chair close up to the  stove,  even  in 
warm  weather,  we  know  what  is  coming, 
but usually say nothing about it.  Can’t we 
deal with the  tobacco  fiend  kindly and yet 
successfully?  Don’t all speak at once.
“O, wad some power the giftie gie us,
To see oursels as ithers see us.”

Did  you  ever  make  an  engagement  to 
meet a man on  business at a certain hour— 
say 2 o’clock p. m.,  sharp—and, after being 
on- hand promptly, wait  a full  hour,  hardly 
knowing  how  it  was  possible to spare the 
time, then see your friend walk leisurely in, 
and without a word or even look of apology, 
tell  you  he  was  now  ready  for  business? 
As your own time is valuable you feel more 
like  “taking  your  boot  away  from  him” 
than anything  else;  and  yet,  when remon­
strated  with  for  his 
tardiness,  he  re­
plies  with a  laugh,  “Oh,  its  always  two 
until  three,  you  know.”  Now,  we  don’t 
know  any  such  thing.  By  no  possible 
twisting of reason,  logic or  fact, can such a 
falsehood be  tortured  into  truth.  As well 
contend that two and two are five. 
If such 
a man had a note at the hank due him Aug. 
20, and called for  his  money at  that  date, 
he  would  probably  open  his  eyes  widely 
with  astonishment  if  informed  that  he 
must call again as it is always Aug. 20 until 
Sept. 20.  Yet, there would be just as much 
truth in one  assertion  as  in  the  other. 
I 
have engaged to meet such a pretended bus­
iness man more than once, but after  he had 
treated me in that  ungentlemanly way once 
I never again waited a  moment for him after 
the appointed time expired.  If such a man’s 
time is of  no  more  value  than  to  make  a 
jest  of  yours,  he  displays  both  ignorance 
arid  impudence,  which  should  meet  with 
merited  rebuked.  There  can, to my mind, 
be no more heinous sin in business life than 
procrastination.

A man who  has  been  an  occasional cus­
tomer a t a store  for  several years past,  and 
who always paid cash,  not long since asked 
the merchant  if  he would  give  him  credit 
for a few  dollars.  “JVo, James, I  couldn’t 
think of it,” he  replied,  in  a  kindly voice.
‘I value your friendship and  trade too well 
to give you  credit. 
If you were ill or your 
family were  suffering,  1  would  be  the first 
to take steps for your relief.”

“What do youmegn by all this?” said the 

man. 

, i.

“I simply mean that every man who gets 
his  name  on  a  memorandum  hook—with 
extremely rare exceptions—passes by on the 
opposite side  of  the . street for many weeks

afterward.  He  has  just  enough  ready 
mpney to barely make  necessary purchases 
and avoids that memorandum book until he 
can conveniently spare the  amount.  Then 
he  drops in, pays  it,  and  again  is my cash 
customer.  Thus,  you  see,  James,  I  lose 
his  trade  for  a  long  time,  and  some­
times—I  do  not  say  it  would  be  so  in 
your  case—forever  afterward.  As  a  plain 
matter  of  business  and  good  policy,  you 
see I cannot  afford  to  give  credit^ but  can 
actually  afford  to  sell  goods  less  than my 
neighbors by refusing  to  give it.  Not hav­
ing donated hundreds of  dollars to the pub­
lic,  I have no losses  to  pay  and can, there­
fore,  afford to sell goods so low  that a man 
who  intends  to  pay  at  all  will  find  it  to 
his interest  to  borrow  $20  to  $50,  as  the 
case may be, to  make  his  purchases,  even 
should he pay 10 per  cent,  for the  money.”
“ What!  You  can  do  as  well  with  the 
cash  where  they  credit  as  where  they  do 
not?”

“I beg your pardon, James, no  merchant 
dare sell  at  lower  prices  to  you  for cash, 
than to those  he  credits.  You and I know 
that such a course  would ruin his business. 
Don’t be offended  at  an old  friend, James, 
if he talks plainly to you,  as it  is to our mu­
tual interest  to  avoid  credit, which  demon 
alone has mortgaged  half  the  farms  in the 
State; and the more  you think about it,  the 
more  you  will, by  and by,  thank  the  man 
who refuses you.”

“What  do  you  want  of  that  doll?”  said 
the  man  in  a  snappish, petulent voice, ad­
dressing  a  small,  poorly-clad  woman,  as 
the clerk passed the article for examination.
“I  want  it  for  Lucy,  of  course,”  she 
meekly replied.  “You  know I have prom­
ised her  one  ever  since  she  was  sick,  and 
this is only five cents.”

“Nonsense!  She doesn’t need it, you are 
always spending  money foolishly,” and the 
man chewed the  end of  his cigar  viciously.
The  woman  paid  little  attention  to  her 
husband,  and  began  pricing  some  cheap 
prints.  The clerk  who  seemed a little em­
barrassed and perplexed was, however, very 
attentive to his customer.

“Oh, come along,” growled  the husband, 
a  few  minutes  later.  “We  ought  to  be 
half way home now.”

“Please pay the clerk 75 cents and then I 
am ready,” the  wife quietly replied  to  this 
last hint of extravagance.

This is  a  scene I  once  witnessed  while 
waiting a moment  in a country store.  And 
what merchant has  not  observed  its repeti­
tion  with  variations?  What  a  variety  of 
thoughts crowd upon the mind of a listener, 
and in what  an  unenviable  and unpleasant 
position it places the  merchant or his clerk
Many a man deems the  judgment of  his 
wife too weak to be  entrusted with money 
She seldom has  a  purse  of  her own,  or if 
she has it is empty  and  carried  because 
well,  because  people  might  think he was 
unkind to her; and,  as  the  husband is lord 
of  the  household,  she  must call upon him 
to pay for  every  article  she  purchases, 
have seen a woman purchase  successively a 
paper of pins,  a darning  needle and a spool 
of thread, and each time  ask her husband to 
“please pay for it,” which he very reluctant 
ly did.  Many a time I  have heard the wife 
remonstrate with him thus:  “You said, be 
fore we left home, I could buy tliese things, 
or you know I  would  not  be here to select 
them,  and no\y,  after  they  are  purchased 
you  grumble  and  growl  about paying for 
them. 
I am sorry  I  came  at  all.”  And 
while the embarrassed merchant was await­
ing the husband’s  decision, the wife turned 
away from the counter  as  though ashamed 
of such an apology for a man.

In  numberless 

The prevalent idea of woman’s mental in 
feriority  to  man  is  largely responsible for 
such  scenes. 
instances, 
when a man marries a girl—no matter what 
has been her previous position—as his wife, 
she at once becomes  his  slave.  Often bur­
dened with the  entire household  cares,  she 
is expected  to  work  early  and late—work 
while her husband is resting or sleeping;  in 
fact, it is a truism that “a woman’s work is 
never finished.”  Among the middle classes 
a man eats his dinner, then reads or smokes 
and takes his ease, while the wife, who has 
labored over a hot  fire  to  prepare  it  until 
her face resembles a piece of boiled lobster, 
rises to renewed work  in  clearing it away, 
preparatory  to  going  through  the  same 
routine a few hours  afterward.  When the 
income  of  profit  from  the farm or shop is 
gathered in hard cash at the close of a year, 
the  husband  counts  it  over  in his wife’i 
presence  and  egotistically  says,  “See the 
result of my hard  labor!”  And  instead  of 
handing her a portion  of it (which is justly 
hers), he coolly  transfers  the entire sum to 
his pricket. 
If she  dare  remind  him  that 
possibly he would have  possessed only half 
the amount if  he had  been  alone  in  the 
world and that she should  be credited with 
a small part of  it,  at  least, his  impudence 
is equal to  the  occasion.  “What use have 
you for  money?  You  don’t  cultivate  the 
farm, and you have all you  want to eat arid 
wear, haven’t you?”
■ There are wives who take money in small 
sums from their  husbands’  pockets  as .op­
portunity offers^ and  who  spend every cent 
of it—just  as  quickly  as  possible» too*

have no word of  censure  for  them.  They 
have  been  defrauded  of their own.  They 
have discovered that marriage is a company 
in which the  husband  owns  and  controls 
every share of the stock,  while they furnish 
the working capital; and  if  a  meeting  of 
the stockholders were  called, they could sit 
with folded hands and silent  lips while the 
lords  did  the voting. 
It  is “talk  turkey” 
continually.  That  husband,  whether  rich 
or poor—who doesn’t  famish his wife with 
purse,  and  as  long  as  he has any cash 
doesn’t  declare a  dividend  now  and then, 
in order that she may  have  a  dollar to use 
as she pleases,  is a porker  of  the  meanest 
sandy breed,  and should be drummed out of 
any decent  community.

F b a n k  A.  H o w ig.

P ity   the  Poor  Salesm an.
New Y ork L etter to  th e H artford Courant.

A  woman  behind  the  counter is like a 
queen behind her throne,  and  is  frequently 
a tyrannical  and  arbitrary sovereign,  but a 
man selling goods does not possess the same 
imposing appearance.  His object seems too 
plainly to sell his wares instead  of  to trifle 
with the customer,  or to exercise  his  great 
privileges.  He  is  not  a  diplomat,  and in 
this  position  with  all its temptations he is 
seldom a bully.
A few days ago, while waiting on the will 
of a peerless lady with  bandoline bang and 
a haughty  mien  in  a  Broadway shop, the 
subscriber was attracted by negotiations be­
tween two ladies and a  Salesman.  He was 
a heavily-built,  stalwart young man,  with a 
fresh color, and to the casual glance in good 
training,  weight  about  160  pounds, skin 
clear, and  well  colored.  The  ladies  were 
from out of town—we  will  say  Jersey, the 
Jersey flats  by  way  of  a  venture.  The 
younger,  the would-be purchased, was very 
thin,  inclined  to  straw  color,  chill  and 
aguish looking—not at  all  in  good  condi­
tion.  You would have  given  the shopman 
long odds in  any  combat between the two. 
But there was a mother  with  the  younger 
woman,  her  duplicate, if  duplicate  means 
double,  for she was just  double as fat, dou­
ble as old,  and double as eagle-eyed.
“I want to see some black silks,” remark­
ed the daughter.
“Certainly, madam,”  said  the  shopman.
Here  is, I  guarantee, the  finest  piece of 
black  silk  ever  made  up in the city. 
If I 
were a lady and buying  silk,  I’d  buy  this 
black.  As long as any of  it’s left, even af­
ter it gets slick and shiny, you can add to it, 
you can turn and twist it.”
“Oh,  but  I  don’t want it if it’s going to 
get shiny and  going  to  fall  to  pieces like 
that,” said  the  younger  lady from Jersey; 
“I want something that’ll wear.”
“But, madam,”  began  the  shopman,  “I 
didn’t say—”
“Well,  Mary Jane,” interrupted the elder 
lady,  disparagingly,  “it does seem an awful 
pity you’ve got to give  up  your  black silk, 
but I s’pose if the man says  himself it’s go­
ing to get shiny,  and’s coming to pieces, it’s 
no good looking  for  one.  Black  silk’s al 
ways convenient; in case of  family ’flietion, 
there you are; there’s nothing  genteeler for 
church;  and  as  for  teas,  all’s extra you’ve 
got to have’s  a  lace fichu and there you are 
again.  Give  me  a  black  silk,  says I,  and 
there I am, no  matter  where  you  put me. 
But,  of course,  if it’s going to get like that, 
falling to pieces in your hand,  as he says—”
“Madam—”  gasped  the  shopman.  His 
knees had begun to  tremble  and his breath 
to shorten.
“Of course, nobody  wants  a dress that’s 
going  to  fall  to  pieces, because there’d be 
the dressmaker  to pay,  and  what?s the use 
of making up if it’s bound to act like that?” 
went on the younger lady;  but  she was not 
weakening,  her  color  was  high,  and  a 
healthful excitement glowed in her eyes.
“I  said,  madam,  that—”  whispered the 
shopman.
“Of  course,  I  feel  discouraged,  Mary 
Jane;” said her mother,  waving  him  aside, 
“but at least he’s honest; some men’d try to 
pass off their goods as worth buying.  Young 
man,  I’ll  say  this  to  you.  Your  silk’s 
poor,  but  you’re  honest,  and  I  wish  you 
well.”
If I kept 
a shop I’d keep it with saleswomen.  They’d 
awe and they’d subdue,  but  they’d  sell my 
black silks.

With this sally they moved off. 

Honor in Trade and Industry.

there 

Undoubtedly, 

is  much  wealth 
which is worthy of  honor,  as  symbolizing 
the energy, industry,  wisdom  and  far-see­
ing judgment of its  possessor,  observes an 
exchange.  He  who  acquires it with honor 
and employs it with wise  generosity stands 
worthily  in  the  list  of  benefactors,  and 
richly deserves the respect  and  admiration 
that are accorded to him.  But it is  the  in­
discriminate adulteration  that  exhausts it­
self on mere  riches,  no  matter  how  they 
have been gained,  or  how  they  are  used, 
that is  largely responsible for the dishonor-1 
able  transactions  which  we  all  lament. 
Few, indeed, are without blame in this mat­
ter.  But few give their  approval so heart­
ily to character and  intelligence  when clad 
in homespun as when attired in broadcloth. 
But few pause to discriminate  between  the 
wealth gained by  personal  superiority  and 
that acquired by trickery  and deception be­
fore  they  do  it  reverence.  Everyone  by 
purifying himself and showing  honor  only 
where  honor  is  due  can  do  something 
towards purifying the morals  of  trade. 
If 
the expression of social  respect and consid­
eration be so  strong  an  incentive to action 
as to lead men to make  almost any sacrifice 
to obtain it, a  great  and  solemn  responsi­
bility rests  on  every individual  as  to  his 
share  of  such  expression. 
If  he  honors 
what is not really honorable, he contributes 
to commercial  immorality as surely as does 
the manufacturer who adulterates his goods 
o f the merchant  who  deceives  his  custo­
mers. 

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France supports over 7,000 drug stores.
A  testimonial  headed “ Sufferers  from 
Asthma  Relieved,” reads  as  follows:  “I 
have  always  been  a  great  sufferer  from 
asthma, and could not get  any relief until I 
had a pamphlet of asthma core sent me.  It 
has given me great  relief,  and I  have given 
it to a  great many  others, an<| all that have 
used it. have been  greatly  benefited  by it.” 
This is eertalnly a new form of medication.

Keep Your Capital  Earning Interest.
‘It is a part of a dealer’s  business,” says 
Terry,  “to keep his capital actively at work 
earning interest.  This he  fails to do when 
it lies idle half the time. 
I t  can  hardly be 
expected  that anyone can so accurately cal­
culate the chances of trade as to always use 
the whole of a  certain  amount  of  capital 
and  yet  never  at  any  time  be in need of 
money.  While it is  safer to be on the sure 
side and err by  retaining  too  orach  rather 
than too little, yet with some men it is more 
profitable to retain  only  just so mueh capi­
tal in their business,  that  they  will  some­
times  be  pinched  a little to get along, and 
even  be  under  the necessity of  borrowing 
temporarily.  This  occasional necessity for 
money stimulates their energy  and  induces 
them to look more closely to selling off their 
goods  and  collecting  their outstanding ac­
counts.  The  natural  disposition  of  the 
dealer should be  considered  in this matter, 
and  his  action  governed  accordingly.  If, 
with  the  accumulation of  profits and con-  ' 
sequent plethora of capital, he finds himself 
growing  lax in  pressing  sales and making 
collections, he would doubtless be  benefited 
by such a partial withdrawal of capital that 
he would sometimes be iu  want  of  money.
“The points  necessary  to  be  considered 
in deciding that there is  a  surplus of profit 
which  may  be  advantageously  drawn are, 
therefore, the following:
“First—Absolutely  no  need of  it, as the 
purchases can all be  made for cash without 
it.
“Second—Or, if  not, that  for short peri­
ods when credit is needed  on  some  of  the 
purchases,  the  difference  in  price or dis­
count which can be obtained by paying cash 
is  adequate to  pay for the use, also, of  the 
money during the rest of the year.
“Third—The certainty  of  receiving from 
sales and collections sufficient money to pay 
for  the  goods  purchased  on credit at the 
maturity of the  credit, or if  this  is  uncer­
tain, the  certainty  of  obtaining temporary 
loans,  without sacrifice,  to  meet  an  emer­
gency.
“Fourth—Whether  the  capital, if left in 
the business,  could  be  temporarily used or 
loaned  in  such  a  way  as  to be safe and 
earning  interest  at  the  periods when it is 
not wanted in the business.”

Oleomargarine and Butterine.

Prom  th e D etroit News.

The act passed by the last legislature reg­
ulating the sale  and  use  of  oleomargarine 
is now in force.  Any  person  who  sells or 
offers for sale as butter, any oleomargarine, 
butterine or like mixture, is guilty of a mis­
demeanor  and  liable  to  a fine of $200 or a 
year in the  Ionia house of correction.  The 
proprietor  or  keeper  of  any hotel, restau­
rant,  eating  saloon or  boarding house who 
puts imitation butter on the  table,  or  uses 
it in  the  preparation of  food, is also liable 
to a like  fine.  And,  last,  the  presence of 
oleomargarine  or  butterine  in  any  place 
where food is sold  or  furnished  is primct 
fa d e evidence of its sale or use.
There is a proviso to the above, however, 
which modifies it.  A storekeeper  can keep 
oleomargarine  or  imitation  butter for sale, 
and a hotel-keeper can  use it in the food or 
on the table, provided there is conspicuously 
displayed a white  placard  printed in black 
ink in plain Roman letters  “of not less than 
three inches in length and not less than two 
inches in width” the  words “oleomargarine 
or butterine sold or used here.”  This makes 
a sign nearly seven feet long and four inches 
wide.
As  the  quality of  oleomargarine has im­
proved its sale has increased.  The internal 
revenue  tax  has  not  restricted its sale so 
much as it  has  concentrated  its  manufac­
ture.  The  small  manufacturers  have dis­
appeared and a few  large  concerns  control 
the market.  And as the public  become fa­
miliar with the sign  “oleomargarine or but­
terine sold or used here,” they will begin to 
use it. 
Indeed, they  are  knowingly  doing 
this  now,  and  find  it much superior to the 
rank,  rancid and poor  butter composing the 
product of half our dairies.  Of  Course, the 
intention of those who made the law was to 
hamper the sale  of  butter  substitutes,  and 
thus indirectly  make  a  larger  and  better 
market for the genuine article.

He Had Reached  the LimifJ

From  th e D etroit Free Press.

A Detroit  peddler  of  tinware  took  out 
some egg-beaters on his last trip,  and as the 
price was only fifteen  cents  each, and they 
worked on a  new  principle,  he  calculated 
on  big  sales.  His  first  experience  will 
answer for all  others.  He  drove  up  to a 
farm house in  the  western  part  of Wayne 
county  and  took  a  beater  in  to  exhibit. 
The people liked it exceeding well,  but  the 
old farmer said:
“Young man,  I want to see your patent.” 
“I have none.”
“Then your written  authority  to  make 
“Don’t need any.”
“Then you must  givd  me  a  bond,  with 
two sureties, in the sum of $1,000, that you 
will stand between me and any trouble.” 

sales.”

“But I can’t do that.”
“Then I can’t buy. 

I’ve  just had to pay 
a royalty on a drive well, damages for using 
an infringement on a patent gate, and  have' 
a lawsuit about a hayfork and  another over 
a windmill, and we don’t  even  buy a dish- 
pan without a bond that it don’t infringe on 
somebody’s patent  bathtub.”

The Salesman  of  the Day.

If  any man  can  cleverly  adapt  his  con­
versation and  arguments  to  suit  men  and 
circumstances, it is the salesman of the day. 
And  yet there  is  neither  inconsistency nor 
hypocrisy about  him.  He is  simply adroit 
in  adapting  himself  to  circumstances, and 
intelligent  enough  to  make  the  most  of 
every  opportunity.  No  matter  who  the 
man is, or where  he comes  from, the ready 
salesman has  something to say which is to 
the point, and,  at  all  events, accomplishes 
the  object  of  gaining  the  attention  arid 
good-will  of  his  customer.  Men  who  are 
profound in book  learning,  and  noted  for, 
great mental  capacity, often  utterly fail  in 
this readiness  of. speech, this quick  grasp­
ing of any subject of  the moment, and  this, 
fluency to deal with it in language which is 
sensible  and entertaining.  Bat the bright, 
elastic  understanding  of  the  enterprising 
salesman responds to all  such requirements 
with  surprising  ability, which  is  only ex­
ceeded  by that  which  he directs  at a  lat§§ 
stage of the .interview, to the ¿lore practical, 
effort of “selling a bill of goods.”

Gartlen Seedsa Specialty.
The Most Complete Assortment 
in Michigan. Don’t Buy on- 
til  you get  my prices.

ibFRJEDJ.BROVN
16-18 O im iS tJraiB ap ias

Representing Jas. Vick, of Rochester.

BELKNAP

Lakron, oJ

CALL  FOR

SCHUMACHER'S  ROLLED  M E R E ,

From the  best White Oats.

O atm eal,  P arch ed   Farinose  an d   R olled 
To use these choice  cereals  is to learn  how 

W heat in  O riginal Packages.
to live.

EDMUND B.DIKEMHN

TH E  GREAT

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

MANUFACTURERS OF
Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermen’s and 

River Tools.

We carry a  large stock of material, and have 
every facility  for  making  first-class  Wagons 
o f  all kinds. 
^ " S p e c ia l  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.
Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Hioh.

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J. Bowne, President.

Geo.  C. P ierce,  Vice President.

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

Transacts a general banking business.

»«Ira a  Specialty of Collections.  A ccounts 

of C ountry M erchants Solicited.

H1RTH  &  KRAUSE,

LEATHER

SHOE BRUSHES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

SHOE  POLISH,

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SHOE  LAOES.
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M I T  HILL C O M ,
Floilr,  Feed,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Grain  and 

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-  MICH.

25 Pearl Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

0.  E.  Brown,  Gen,  Msr.

li fiaker 
s Jeweler,

44  CÄMÄL  8T„
Grand Rapids,  -
Grandpa’s Wonder Soap
THE  BEST  SELLING  GOODS  Off 

THE  MARKET.

MANUFACTURED BY

Beaver  &  Co., Oajton, Olio.

SOLD  BY

Grand  Rapids,

Mich.

LUDWIG  WIHTERNITZ,
Fermentum!

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

The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast.

M anufactured by R iverdale Diet. Co.

106 K ent Street, G rand  Rapids,  Mich.

T ELEPH O N E  566.

Grocers, bakers and others can secure th e agency fo r 
th e ir tow n on th is Y east by applying to  above address. 
None genuine unless it hears above label.

CHARLES  A.  COVE,
A. Coye & Son,

Successor to

DEALER IN

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Horse and Wagon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

Wide Ducks, etc

F lags & B anners m ade to order.

73 CANAL  ST., 

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GRAND RAPIDS

A

EATON k LYON,

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

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We have a full stock of this well-known 

brand of

F A I N T
and having sold it fo r over SIX YEARS can 

recommend it to our  customers  as  be­

ing a F irst Class  article.  We sell it

On th e   M anufacturers’  G u arantee:

W hen tw o or m ore coats of our P IO N E E R  PR E  
PA R ED  PA IN T   is applied as received in  original 
packages, and if w ithin  th re e years it should crack or 
peel off, th u s failin g  to   give  satisfaction, we  agree to  
re-paint  th e   building  a t  our  expense,  w ith  th e  best 
W hite Lead o r  such o th er p ain t as th e  ow ner  m ay se­
lect.  In   case'  of  com plaint,  prom pt  notice  m ust  be 
given to  th e dealer.

T. H .  NEVIN & CO..

Mfrs. & Corroders of P ure White Lead.
Pittsburg, P a

Write for prices and Sample Card  to

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

Try PO LISH IN A , best Fum itureFin 

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Wholesale  Agents,  Grand  Rapids.

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

I p D S Â M  GRAIN  AND SEED CO.

J   71 CANAL STREET.

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

^ A j f e f t n d W O O D

•  E * A* HAMILTON, Agt.,  .

101 O ttaw a St., Ledyard Block.

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Bought and Sold by

FRANK J. DETTENTHALER.

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I. A. STOWS, Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY, OGTOBEB12,1887.

W H ER E  W E  STAND.

The Pittsburg Grocer and Price Current 
conveys a wrong  impression  when  it  inti' 
mates that  the  Michigan  Business  Men’; 
Association declared in favor of the so-called 
“National Act,” proposed  and  fathered by 
a certain few fot tbe  alleged  prevention of 
the  manufacture  and  sale  of  adulterated 
goods.  The members of the Michigan Busi­
ness Men’s Association believe in pure goods 
and practice what they  preach  by refusing 
to handle anything but pure goods—instead 
of praying for Congress to  pass  an  uncon­
stitutional  act  compelling  them  to do so,
; Which is the more  honorable—to  do  what 
is right of your own  accord  or  to ask Con­
gress to make a law compelling  you  to  do 
right under severe penalties?

What the Grocer says about  the  attitude 
of the Association on  the  question of prize 
goods is true.  Believing that  the  Legisla­
ture is the proper  body for a State Associa 
tion to apply  to  for  relief,  steps  will be 
taken to secure the enactment  at  the  next 
session of a law  prohibiting  the  giving  of 
prizes with articles  of food. 
In  this  work 
the Association will  have  the  hearty  sup­
port of the jobbing trade, which is generally 
“ sick unto death”  with  the  entire, scheme 
business.  Not  content  to  wait  until  the 
Legislature  finally  meets,  steps  will  be 
taken to  secure  pledges  of  support  from 
candidates for the  Legislature  previous  to 
their nomination and election.  At  this dis 
tance,  it is difficult to imagine how  the  bill 
can fail to become a law at  the  earliest op­
portunity.

Another  measure which  the  Association 
stands pledged to support  is  the  bill  pro 
viding for the  reduction  of  the  ridiculous 
exemption now  allowed  a  householder  in 
this  State.  This  measure  has  been 
thoroughly  discussed 
in  T h e   T r a d e s 
Juan’s columns, but  will  be  revived again 
when the timé for action arrives.

T H E   INITIAL  STEP.

The offer of the Secretary  of  the  Michi­
gan Business  Men’s  Association to furnish 
reports to  the Secretaries  of  the  Pennsyl­
vania and  New  Tork  Associations  of  for­
mer residents of Michigan who  seek  credit 
•of  the  business  men  of  the  Keystone  or 
Empire  States  has  been  accepted  by  the 
Secretary of the  Pennsylvania  Asseciation 
in the following manner:

Tour offer  to  undertake  to  furnish  the 
standing of any  consumer  in  the  State of 
Michigan is a move  in  the  right direction. 
In proof of this, let me  cite  the case asked 
for:  The  person  moving 
from  Grand 
Rapids to Pittsburg  felt  safe.  No  sooner 
did he find that  an  Association  existed in 
this city,  similar to the  one  in  the  city he 
left, that he asked for credit no more.
To keep the ball in  motion,  I  will agree 
to  furnish  the  standing  of anyone in  this 
State.  To make  a  system,  I  would  sug­
gest that all inquiries be  made through the 
Secretaries of each State Association. 
I am 
satisfied much good can be accomplished by 
this movement. 
Imagine a time  when  ail 
our merchants,  being  thoroughly educated 
to this system, will, before  giving  credit to 
anyone,  ask  for  their  standing  and  can 
secure the  same  information, whether  the 
person inquired about came  from  Maine or 
California!

Tiffs is the first step which has been taken 
In the line of  inter-state  co-operation  and 
Will  doubtless do  much  to  promote  a  car 
(final  principle  of  association  work—-the 
curtailment of credit

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tafi|»;|ihtBgieemeoÉ w l *  féib to any one 
notin theenvelope combination ; consequent­
ly the public are at the  mercy  of  the pool. 
Ajs the machines have a  capacity  of 50,000 
envelopes pm day,  it will  readily  be  seen 
that the two  advances  have  increased  the 
earning  capacity  of  each machine $12.50 
per day.

Gripsack Brigade.

Geo. F. Owen came home from the North 
Friday with a Petoskey blizzard in his head.
Mrs.  “Hub.” Baker left  last  Wednesday 
for  Fenton, where sbe  will spend a couple 
of weeks, with relatives and friends.

George McKay returned  last Friday from 
a ten days’ trip through  the  Upper  Penin­
sula in the interest of Putnam & Brooks.

H. E. Dick, representing the  A.  B. Dick 
Company, of Chicago, manufacturers of the 
Edison Mimeograph, was in town last week.
John M. Shields is  spending  a  couple of 
weeks among the trade of  Southern  Michi­
gan and Northern Indiana in the interest of 
Fred. D.  Tale & Co.

Joseph  Mintefering, representing  Allen 
B. Wrisley, the Chicago soap manufacturer, 
was in town last week,  leaving for his home 
in Detroit on Saturday.

Will  Foote,  formerly  with  the  Grand 
Rapids National  Bank, is now on the road 
for the  Sherwood  Manufacturing Co.  He 
is at present in New Tork City.

Henry  Smith, tea  salesman for Bulkley^ 
Lemon  &  Hoops, has  moved  his  family 
from New Tork  City  to this  place,  where 
they  are  pleasantly  located  at  149 Gold 
street.

J. E. Feldner &Co., the shirt manufactur­
ers, are now  represented  on  the road by J. 
M. Wheeler, E.  D.  Brooks,  J.  McKenzie 
and Oscar Davis.  Mr.  Feldner  also  goes 
out for a few days occasionally.

Jas. F. Nelson, of  the  firm  of  Nelson 
Bros.  & Co., is now  on the road for the ex­
tensive wall paper house of Warren  Lange 
& Co., of  New Tork.  His  territory  com­
prises the States  of  Michigan  and Wiscon­
sin.

Wm.  H. Kathan,  formerly  on  the  road 
for  the  Powers  &  Walker Casket Co., but 
more recently with the  Detroit Casket Co., 
has engaged with S. H. &  G. H.  Edgerton, 
of Marshall, as manager of their casket fac­
tory.

Ed.  Pike, 

traveling  representative  for 
Welling  &  Carhartt,  of  Detroit,  will be 
married at  St. Andrew’s church on the 18th 
to Miss Lizzie  Huyge.  The  happy  couple 
will  take  up  their  residence  131  Fifth 
avenue.

Dr. J. B. Evans,  the  Grand  Rapids  trav­
eler,  lost  his  sample  case  at  Belding last 
week and it was found  in  the  back  room 
of L.  L. Holmes drug store  the  next day at 
noon.  Crawford,  the  canary seed  kid,  lost 
his hat at the same place  at about the same 
time.  No insurance.

Louis  J.  Fasquelle, traveling representa­
tive for John  J.  Dodds  &  Co., of Detroit, 
was married at Petoskey  last week to  Miss 
Ethel L. Rowan,  a  popular  young  lady  of 
that place.  The happy couple  will include 
Minneapolis and Duluth  on  their  wedding 
trip and be “at home” to their  friends after 
October 25.

Aaron  Hufford  was  run away with in a 
hack at Hudson while going from the depot 
to the hotel one night last week,  and rumor 
has it that he improved the occasion to utter 
his first prayer.  The  only  egress from the 
hack  was  through  the  top window and in 
landing on terra firma  his  white  plug  hat 
was despoiled of its shapely beauty.

The Road is the characteristic  title  of  a 
new  weekly  publication  just launched at 
Denver by Herbert George, Chairman of the 
Press. Committee of  Colorado  Division,  T. 
P. A.  The Road is as bright  as  a  dollar 
and as clean  as  a  new  broom. 
Its depart­
ments are uniquely original  and its general 
contents a long way above the  average. 
If 
the Road doesn’t succeed,  it will be because 
western travelers do not know a thing when 
they see  it.

m

T h e  T r a d e sm a n would call the especial 
attention of its readers to the important and 
interesting  article  on  the  grocery page on 
the cultivation and preparation of tea.  The 
article  is  contributed  by Henry Smith, tea 
salesman for Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops, and 
will be followed by  supplementary  papers 
on the same subject from time to time.  Mr. 
Smith is well  qualified  to  undertake  the 
preparation  of  treatises  on the subject of 
tea, as be has  had twenty-three  years’ con- 
tinuous experience  in the tea business, two 
of which were  spent  in  China  and Japan, 
buying  tea  for  London  houses.  He has 
made a life study of  his chosen  profession, 
and the readers  of  T h e   T r a d e sm a n  may 
consider themselves fortunate  in being able 
,to avail themselves of the knowledge he has 
jicquired on this important subject.

g § ;T h e  remarkable increase  in  the member- 
Ship of the local associations  of  Michigan, 
as evidenced by the per capita  dues  sent in 
p   for auxiliary membership in  the  Michigan 
.Business Men’s Association for the ensuing 
year,  gives ground for the belief that 5,000 
names will be enrolled on  the  membership 
book of the State  body  before  January 1. 
The influence  of 5,000 representative busi- 
Vfcess men, banded together  for  protection,; 
elevation and reform,  can  never  be  com- 
V  puted.  Before two years have elapsed, The 
>  T r a d e sm a n  confidently  expects  to  see 
|   'Ride-tenths of tire business men of the State 
heund together in a compact  and  harmon- 
-Mous union.

The  envelope  pool  is  carrying matters 
With a  high  hand.  Notwithstanding  the 
advance of 15 coats pm thousand, made last 
second  advance  of  io  cents per 
an  established fact.  En­
tere covered with numerous 
manufacturers ctW wni are

Purely Personal.

Geo. B. Dunton went to Saranac Monday. 
W. J. Rowe has sold his  grocery stock at 

LaGrange, Ind., to Campbell & Seaton.

Jas.  Powers,  of  Steubenville,  Ohio,  was 
in town last  week  on  a  visit to his uncle, 
Ben.  F.  Parmenter.

Paul P. Morgan,  Vice-President  of  the 
M. B. M. A., has gone to Colorado in hopes 
of securing relief  from  a  severe  attack of 
rheumatism.

Elmer  Thompson  has  so  far  recovered 
from his  recent  illness  that he will be able 
to  resume  his  old  place  with  Perkins  & 
Hess next Monday.

J. M. Wheeler,  of  the  shirt  manufactur­
ing firm  of  J. E. Feldner & Co., left  last 
Friday for a business visit to  Big  Rapids, 
Reed  City, Manistee  and  other Northern 
towns.  He espects to  go  down the Valley 
the latter part of this week..

Christian  Bertsch  leaves  to-morrow  for 
Boston,  where  he  will  spend a  couple  of 
weeks buying  goods for  the  spring  trade. 
On completing his business, he will take an 
ocean steamer  to  New Orleans  and a river 
steamboat up  the Mississippi.

E. E. Brewer has given  up  his  position 
as book-keeper for Fred.  D. Tale & Co.,  to 
accept a similar position  with Thompson & 
Robertson.  He  is  succeeded by Chas. W. 
Fox, formerly  with  Davenport  &  Co., at 
Alleyton,  and  more  recently  with  S. P. 
Swartz.

“Jaktf’ Henry, formerly  of  the  firm  of 
Wm. L. Ellis & Co.,  the  Baltimore’  oyster 
packers, is now associated  with  the exten­
sive oyster house of H. J. McGrath  &  Co., 
of the  same  city.  Mr.  Henry  has  many 
friends among the Michigan  toads, who wifi 
bepleased to hear of his success.

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•-  D. W. Teller succeeds  Farmer  &  Tower 
in the brass foundry business.

Kruidenier & Nybnrg, grocers at 327 East 
Bridge ¿inset, have been closed  on  chattel 
mortgage.

W* F. Mprcer has  engaged in the grocery 
business fit  Carlyle.  The  stock  was  pur­
chased atMiis market.

A. J. Toung has engaged in  the  under­
taking business  at  Colon.  The  Powers & 
Walker Casket Co.  furnished the stock.

Henry Ives has bought the plant and busi­
ness of the W. H. Hughes  Mattress Co.,  at 
258 Canal street, and will  enlarge the capa­
city of the factory about 50 per cent.

H. Van Giesen & Co. have sold their gro­
cery  and  feed  business  at  73  Plainfield 
avenue to C. Williams, late  of  Hart.  Van 
Gieseq & Co.  continue  their  drug  business 
at the same location.

A. J. Elliott & Co. succeed E. E. Walker 
in  the  grocery  business  at  the  corner  of 
Monroe and Ionia streets.  Mr. Walker will 
devote his  entire  attention  to  his Wealthy 
avenue grocery store.

Geo. Dnnaven has sold his grocery stock at 
498  East street to  Geo.  W.  Williams  and 
Thos. G. Conley, who will continue the busi­
ness  under the style of Williams & Conley. 
Mr. Dunaven will engage in the grocery busi­
ness again in another part of the city.

An establishment representing one of the 
most promising branches  of  manufacturing 
pertaining to the dry goods trade is about to 
be  merged  into  a  stock  company.  The 
increased  capital  incident  to a re-organiza­
tion of the business will enable the manager 
to enlarge  his  facilities  and  increase  his 
output,  about 100 per cent.

A number of gentlemen met at  the  office 
of Maurice M. Houseman  last  Wednesday 
evening  and  decided  to proceed to the or­
ganization of the Valley  City  Building and 
Loan Association,  placing the capital  stock 
at 5,000,000.  Articles  of  association  were 
executed and forwarded to the  Secretary of 
State.'  Another  meeting  will  be  held on 
Wednesday  evening  to  adopt by-laws and 
elect officers and directors.

As heretofore  hinted  by  T h e   T r a d e s­
m a n, Edward Telfer  has  nffffged  his  tea, 
coffee and spice business into  a  stock com­
pany  under 
the  corporate  style  of  The 
Telfer Spice Company.  The Company  has 
a paid-up  capital  of  $14,000, 
the  stock­
holders comprising Edward  Telfer,  Henry 
Idema and Peter  Lankester,  who  are  also 
the Directors.  Mr.  Telfer  has been elected 
to act as President, Treasurer  and  General 
Manager, Mr.  Idema  will  fill  the  office  of 
Vice-President and Mr. Lankester will serve 
as Secretary.  Mr.  Telfer  has  built  up 
good reputation among the  merchants  who 
buy at this market and the additional  capi­
tal now at his disposal  will  enable  him to 
increase  his  facilities  very  materially and 
push business  stronger  than  ever  before. 
Possessing,  as  he  does,  the  confidence  of 
the entire  trade,  T h e  T r a d e sm a n expects 
to see Mr.  Telfer  develop  the  corporation 
bearing his name into one of the large insti­
tutions of the. city.

A RO U N D   T H E   ST A T E .

Oscoda—Frank  McMahon, druggist,  was 

recently burned out.

Chase—H.  M.  Mathews,  druggist,  has 

gone to Ireland  on a visit.

Roseburgh—T. H. Moore  succeeds  Wm. 

McIntyre in general trade.

Mendon—Beard  &  Kirkbride,  general 

dealers,  are about to dissolve.

Anchorville—Geo. Christie & Son succeed 

Geo.  Christie in general  trade.

Vassar—A. A. White  succeeds  Geo. E. 

Burgess in the grocery business.

Muskegon—J.  C. Bennett  succeeds S. E. 

M.  Corbett in the hotel business.

Mancelona—Dr.  G. H.  Gosford  is  build­

ing a 24x70 two-story brick store.

Lansing—M. E.  Charles succeeds Charles 

& Phister in the grocery business.

Charlotte—A. D.  Brooks,  proprietor ba­

zaar,  has been closed by creditors.

Charlevoix—Will  See  &  Co.  have  sold 

their grocery stock to A. E. Mason.  •

Dorr—R.  Neuman  & Co, have  sold their 

general stock to Frank Neuman,  Sr.

Mason—S.  H.  Beecher  succeeds  C.  G. 

Parkhurst in the hardware business.

Perry—Spaulding & Marble succeed Ellen 

Spaulding in the dry goods  business.

Constantine—Norman  B. Hass  succeeds 

W. B. N°rih m  the lumber  business.

Manistee—J.  Riley,  groceries  and  teas, 

has been  closed on chattel  mortgage.

Vicksburg—Eldred &  Beebe  succeed W. 

T.  Long & Co. in the grocery  business.

Jonesville—Andrew  Ure  succeeds  Wm. 

W. Wade in the boot and shoe business.

Manceloha—W. E. Watson, general deal­
er,  has taken into  partnership W. D.  Case.
Evart—Wolf Bros, are  closing  out  their 
dry goods stock at auction and private sale.
Muskegon—L.  B.  Glover  &  Co.  have 
opened  a  new  drug  store  in  the  Zimmer 
block.

Lake City—Herbert A.  Fisher, the drug­
gist, has p itted  his addition to the town as 
North Lake City.

Port Huron—M. K.  Goodale succeeds G. 
Arthur Locke in the grocery business.  The 
latter stijl!r$tains his meat business.

Crystal—B.  F.  Sweet,  the  Carson  City 
druggist, is putting in a branch store here,  ft 
will be m agged  by his brother,  Dr. Sweet.
,  Mancelona—White  &  Kiles.  are settled 
With a full line a t  hardware  and  stoves in 
Geo.  H. Raymond’s  new  two-story  brick 
storei

Adrian — Melchor  Heinrich*  furniture 

dealer and: undertaker,  to dead.  >  ~

Marenisco—Curtis #   Stone  succeed Geo. 

E. Femold, Jr.", #  Co'. iff general trade.

Orangeville Mills—Frank Lamoreaux has 
to  Yankee 

removed  his  grocery  stock 
Springs.

East Tawas?—Bancroft, Thompson & Co., 
of  Bay  City,, have  opened  a  branch dry 
goods store herd  f

Muskegon—Andrew  Wierengo  has  at­
tached the grocery stock of  Lyman Ne wton 
bn a claim for $252;42.

Lansing—P. E. Dunham &  Co.  succeed 
Chas. L,  Sattler & Co,  in the hardware bus­
iness.  The former still retain their grocery 
and saloon.

Big  Rapids—Harry  Clark  has been ad­
mitted to partnership in his father’s seed and 
produce business.  Tbe  new  firm  name is 
E. P.  Clark & Son.

Battle Creek—N. H. Winans, who recent­
ly sold his grocery  stock,  at  Ann Arbor,  to 
Brown  &  Cady,  has  engaged in the mer­
chant tailoring business here.

Mancelona—J.  L. Farnham now occupies 
one-half  of  his  new  double  brick  store, 
while G. I. Watkins,  with  a  millinery and 
fancy stock, occupies the other.

Kalkaska—Dr. Elms has nearly  complet­
ed his three-story brick block.  Pipp  Bros. 
& Martindale will soon move  into the same 
with their hardware and harness  stock.

East Saginaw—McCausland  &  Co.  sold 
forty-seven  carloads  of goods to a lumber 
mg firm at Naubinway last  week.  The or­
der included ten carloads of hay and ten car 
loads of oats.

Detroit—Brand  &  MeCuIlock, the paint­
ers and  paper  hangers,  who were  attached 
by T. H. Hinchman & Sons in 1885, brought 
suit  against the  firm for  $10,000  damages 
and the  case  is now on  trial in the Wayne 
Circuit Court.

Mancelona—Rodenbaugh Bros, have their 
two-story brick store,  24x70  feet  in dimen 
sions, nearly completed.  The inside is being 
finished in  natural wood and presents a fine 
appearance. 
It will be stocked by the own 
ers with drugs.

Traverse City—E. McNamara has consol 
idated his  boot  and shoe stock with that of 
Hamilton & Milliken and  been  admitted to 
partnership in the  boot  and  shoe  depart­
ment of their  business.  The  style  of  the 
new firm  is  Hamilton, Milliken  &  McNa 
mara.

M A N U FA C T U R IN G   M A T TER S.

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.  Cadillac—John«  G. Dersch  has  started a 
cigar factory.

Muskegon—W. L. Ducey has  bought the 
interest in the Michigan Shingle Co.  of  M. 
J. Moriaty. 

Detroit—It is reported that  Alger,  Smith 
& Co. will put in 100,000,000 feet of logs in 
Alcona county the coming winter.

Owosso—The  Estey  Manufacturing  Co, 
has purchased 1,000,000  feet  of  lumber at 
Fergus and  is  shipping  the  same  to  this 
place by rail.

Tustin—C.  L. Duroy, who has operated a 
sawmill in this vicinity for three years,  has 
removed his mill to  a  new town in Missau­
kee  county,  on  the  line of the T.,  A.  A.  & 
C. railway.

Evart—A.  L.  Freeman &  Co.  have  sold 
their Horse  Shoe  Lake  and  Cox  shingle 
mills to  Crosby  &  Collin,  of  Greenville. 
Nelson Link will  have  charge of the firm’s 
business,  with headquarters at this place

Oscoda—The J. E.  Potts  Salt  & Lumber 
Co.  claims  to  have  made  the  champion 
week’s cut with its mill for  the  week  end­
ing Sept. 24,  when 2,353,190  feet of lumber 
were  turned  out  with two circulars and a 
gang.  The mill runs twenty hours per day.
Detroit—The Santaluma Co., with a capital 
of $40,000, divided  into  1,600  shares,  has 
been organized for  the  purpose  of  manu­
facturing proprietary and  non-secret  medi­
cines and paper and wooden boxes»  James 
Todd,  Manson S. Cochran, Edward B. Wel- 
ton and Wm.  H.  Allison are the incorpora­
tors.

Big Rapids—The  Big Rapids Wagon Co. 
offers to convert its plant  into  a  furniture 
factory, conditional  on  $75,000 or $100,000 
capital  stock  being  raised,  its property to 
represent  $25,000 of  the stock.  An  effort 
is being made to put the same in shape, and 
something like $7,000 , has been obtained by 
P. A. Erikson In Upper town.

Muskegon—Dr.  J.  M.  Cook,  with  Dr. 
VanderVeen,  and  another  Grand  Haven 
lumberman,  have formed  a  company under 
the firm name of Cook,  VanderVeen & Co., 
for the purpose  of  conducting  lumbering 
operations in  Wisconsin.  They  have  pur­
chased of Monroe, Boyce & Co. the saw and 
shingle  mill  at  Spring  Lake and will at 
once remove the entire  plant  to  Sturgeon 
Bay,  Wis.  There  they  have  purchased an 
excellent mill site, several residences, board­
ing houses, etc. ,  included,  of  Spear  & Co. 
The mill now there will be converted into a 
shingle mill.

8T R A Y   F A C T S .

Kalamazoo—The daily shipments  of  cel­

ery at present average 50 tons.

Lansing—Carmer & Carmer  succeed Car- 

mer & Parmalee in the milling business.

Mecosta—Wixom  &  Carpenter  succeed 
Gilbert & Wixom iu the  banking  business.
Muskegon—Representative  business men 
have  organized  the  Muskegon  Savings 
Bank, which will  have a capital of $50,000 
and be officered by some of the best  men In 
the city.

Bancroft—Our  business  men  hate  put 
$10,000 worth of confidence  into the Hunt­
ington  automatic  car  coupler,  and  have 
made  such  arrangements  with  the Grand 
Trunk road as wUl probably  insure  the in­
troduction of the coupler. -  It will be manu­
factured here.  .

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fei  Ludington-—James Foley  has putilh 81,- 
;000,000 feet of Idgs  in  this  S tr ic t Hn thé 
past tenmonths. ?;  ' 
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Jaekson—The  Standard  Gig  Saddle  Co: 
contemplates removing to  Detroit,  fn order 
to secure larger quarters for its business.

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Cheboygan—The Cheboygan River Boom 
ing Co. recently had a skie of  stray logs,  at 
which 36,000 feet went at $5.90 a thousand
Muskegon—C.  T.  Hills  has:  recently 
bought about 60,000 acres  of  long leaf pine 
in Greene and Perry counties, Miss., paying 
government prices.

Detroit—The  Globe  Tobacco  Co.  dis 
tributed $831.84 among its  employes Satur­
day, being a percentage of  the net earnings 
of  the company for  the last  quarter.

Wyandotte—J. T.  Hurst  has bought 60, 
000,000 feet of pine in  the  Alpena district 
paying about $3  stumpage.  The  property 
was in the Richardson  estate  and was  con­
trolled by a syndicate  composed of Mitchell 
& McClure,  Rupp  &  Kerr,  A.  P. Brewer, 
“Little  Jake”  Seligman  and  others,  and 
they made about $60,000 out of the deal.

Detroit—The  Michigan  Chemical  and 
Stone Co. has been organized with a capital 
of  $100,000.  Henry  Heames,  Ford  D, 
Hinchman and  others  are  interested, and 
they expect  to revolutionize all business in 
which dressed stone  or  flagging  is  used, 
The  chemical  is  a  composition of  sand, 
gravel and cement and a secret solution, and 
is made for  less  than  one-third the cost of 
natural stone.

Rogers City—John  Brown,  having  four 
camps  on  the  Ocqueoc, 
in  Presque  Isle 
county,  will put in  60,000,000  feet  of logs 
this winter,  and is building a horse  logging 
road, which will be  shifted  from one camp 
to another,  in making  the  haul to the land­
ing,  the work being  finished  at  each camp 
before the removal  of  the  iron  and ties  is 
made. 
In this  way  150  tons  of  rail will 
answer the purpose.  Two  car  loads  from 
Bay City lately went into the woods for lay­
ing the road  at  the  first  camp.  The  logs 
put into the water by the road will be towed 
mainly to East Tawas and  Cheboygan next 
summer,  and some will reach Alpena.
Business Troubles at Whitehall.

J.  & N.  Sturtevant,  two  sisters  doing  a 
grocery  business  on  Colby  street,  have as­
signed to  E. D.  Thompson.  The liabilities 
are about $900.  The assets comprise stock, 
fixtures and 300  âcres  of  land  near White­
hall.  Henry Sturtevant, who  managed the 
store,  will engage in some other business.

H. A.  Spink has executed a bill of sale of 
his  grocery stock  to  E. M.  Ruggles and H. 
E.  Staples,  who have endorsed his  paper to 
a  considerable  amount.  The  stock  inven­
tories  $2,600,  which  Mr.  Spink claims w ill 
cover all liabilities and leave a considerable 
surplus.  He is conducting the business for 
the nominal owners  and  hopes soon  to ex­
tricate himself from his difficulty.

Indian vs. China and Japan Teas.

In his next contribution to T h e  T r a d e s­
m a n,  Henry Smith will discuss  the relative 
merits of Indian  vs.  China  and Japan teas, 
citing  statistics  showing  conclusively that 
the product of the former country is destin­
ed to become as strong  a  competitor in  the 
American market as  Indian  wheat is of the 
American cereal in the English market.

The Hardwood Market.

Ash is in good  demand,  especially black 
ash.  Beech and birch are not  in  much de­
mand.  Elm is in  fair  demand.  Cherry is 
much sought after.  Maple  is  dull.  Bass­
wood has advanced and is  active  at the ad­
vance.  Oak is in good  demand,  especially 
quarter sawed.

The Tradesman’s “Poet.”

F rom  tile E ast Jo rd an  E nterprise.

M. J. Wrisley,  T h e Mic h ig a n   T r a d e s­
m a n’s poet,  smiled  on  our  town recently. 
He called on  his  brother,  Frank,  whom he 
had not seen for twenty years.  He reported 
that T h e  T r a d e sm a n  was taken by every 
merchant in the town,  with  one  exception.
E. D. Brooks asserts that  the  derogatory 
statements concerning  him  recently  pub­
lished in  the  Marinette  Eagle,  and  repub­
lished in these columns last week,  are false 
in every respect; that  the  original  publica­
tion was actuated by malice;  that he should 
not be confounded  with  the  somewhat no­
torious  Dwight  Brooks,  with  whom such 
conduct would  be  entirely  characteristic. 
T h e   T r a d e sm a n  believes the statements 
of Mr.  (E. D.) Brooks  to be  true,  having 
never heard of his conducting himself other­
wise than a  gentleman.  All  evil  reports 
regarding  Dwight  Brooks,  however,  are 
more than likely to be borne out by facts, as 
the fellow is  essentially base.

Peter Braut igam,  of the  firm  of  Bräuti­
gam Bros., job  turners  at  North  Dorr,  is 
spending a week in Cleveland, Ohio, solicit­
ing business for their factory.

A. L. Thompson,  druggist, H arbor  Springs: 
1 must have The Tradesman.”
John Foote  & Sons,  tanners,  Travèrse City: 
“We find The Tradesman  of  great  use to us 
in business.”

A dditio n al Affiliated Associations.

In   addition  to  the  affiliated  associations 
Hinted  on  page 5, the  following  associations 
lave procured  charters from   the State  body:

No, 12—Quincy B. Iff. A. 
No. 13—Sherm an B. Iff. A. 

President, O. McKay; Secretary, O. W. Bennett.
President, H. B. Sturtovant; Secretary, W. G. Shane.
No. 14—No. M uskegon B. M. A. 
President, S. A. Howey; Secretary, G. Ç, Havens.

Leading, Cigar Jobbers of  Michigan.
EATON  &  CHRISTMSON.

Wholesale Cigars,

Grand  Rapids, 

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Fond Wifisj—What  d$> yo\r  think!  Mrs, 
Blank can Speak seven different  languages!
Fond Husband—Poohl * That’s'hothing— 
she’s got tongue enough to speak fifty!

GRAND RAPIDS DISTRICT 

TELEGRAPH 00.

H0. 3 0ANAL ST., GBAHD RAPIDS.

or retail trade.  Address  Welling  & Carhartt, 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisem ents  will  be  inserted under this 
head for one cent a word or two  cents a word 
for three insertions.  No advertisem ent taken 
for less than 25 cents. - Advance payment.
.Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
sent in care of this office m ust be accompanied 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage.
THOR  SALE—Nice  country  hotel.  Highland 
-L 
sta., Oakland  Co., Mich.  C.  M. Chatfield,
214*
T^OR  SALE—General  store  in village of Mt.
Pleasant: dry goods, groceries, boots and 
shoes,  crockery,  and  farm   of  160  acres,  70 
acres improved.  Apply to John Maxwell, Mt. 
Pleasant, Mich. 
214*
L[10R  _ SALE—Stock  of  drugs,  medicines, 
. 
.paints, oils, wall paper, books and notions 
in vdlage of 900 inhabitants; stock and fixtures 
invoice *3,0oQ; can be  reduced  to  $2,000.  Ad-> 
dresa Lock Box O, Coopersvilie, Mich. 
2(3*
TJIOR SALE—At a bargain,  a  clean stock of 
hardware  and  mill  supplies.  Address 
Wayne Choate, Agent. East Saginaw. 
210tf
F o r   SALE—Or  exchange, platform   spring 
peddling  wagons,  suitable for  wholesale 
208tf
139 Jefferson avenue, Detroit; Mich. 
F OR  SALE—A  new  soda  fountain,  which 
cost $140 and freight- this sprinir.  It was 
bought of Matthews & Co.  Will sell  for  $100. 
In perfect order.  W. R. Mandigo & Co.,  Sher­
wood, Mich. 
gig*

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193tf

ingston  street.  Will  sell on long tim e or 
exchange for good stocks, mortgages or other 
real estate.  E.  A. Stowe, Tradesman office.

F O rt  SALE—Desirable  residence  lot on Liv­
F OR SALE—A t  a  bargain,  all 

the  ma­
chinery of a two  run  grist  mill.  P u t up 
last year.  Does first class-work.  G. C. Willey, 
213*
Summit  City. 
THOR SALE—The best drug store in the thriv- 
ing city of Muskegon.  Terms easy.  C. L. 
Brundage, Muskegon, Mich. 
i lOR RENT—Pleasant store at  19  West Ful­
WANTED—Salesmen to sell new patent led­

ton street,  Boston  block.  Now  used  as 
dry  goods  store.  Good  location.  Apply  to 
207tf.
221 Mt. Yernon street. 

ger to m erchants: and other specialties; 
commission.  Model Ledger  Co., South  Bend, 
Ind._________ 
213»
TA7AHTED—To exchange.  Two freight  wa- 
gons for  buggy  horse.  Address  O.  C. 
▼ T 
Shultz, city. 
___________________ 211tf
ANTED—Location for custom  sawmill in 
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pine or. hardwood of large tracts, or two 
or three  years  sawing.  Satisfaction  guaran­
teed  in  m anufacturing.  Address  B. B., care 
Tradesman. 
210tf

cist  of  four  years’

class  references, 
fice.

■ ANTED—Situation by registered pharma­
WANTED—A salesman  of  experience  and 

Tradesman  of- 
217*
ability with  highest  references, to  sell 
cigars to first-class drug and grocery trade  by 
a large cigar distributing  house.  Address  M. 
Blank, 72 Murray street, N. Y. City. 
212*
\ \ T ANTED—A  first-class  meat m arket man 
vv 
to take  good position in  country town. 
Good  salary  to  good  man.  Address  J.,  care 
207
Tradesman, 

Address  P

Tradesman office, 

for a stock  of goods.  Address  Box  23, 

WANTED—To exchange  farm  worth $2,5C0 
W ANTED—A  man  having  an  established 

trade among lumbermen to add  a  spec­
ial line and sell on commission.  To  the  right 
man a splendid chance will be  given  to  make 
money without  extra expense.  Address “B,” 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

and expenses; no experience necessary. 
Address  with  stamp.  Palm er & Co., Lacrosse, 
213*
Wis. 

W ANTED—Five  traveling salesmen, salary 
MAN—With $700 to take half-interest in well 

established  real  estate and  loan  office; 
clears $3,500 yearly;  will  guarantee  $100  per 
month.  Address lock  box  437, Lacrosse, Wis. 
213*

178tf

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Electrical  Supplies,  Burglar  Alarms  and 
Fire Alarm  Boxes  put  in  citie^  Hotel 
Annunciators  and  Electric  Door Beils at 
wholesale  and  retail.  Drawings  sent 
with Bells,  so anyone can put them up.

Messengers,  Hacks,  Express  Wagons  on 

hand day and night.
J. W. GLASS, Supt.

IN MAIL
STATI0NEBY,

Correspondence  a  merchant  is 

largely by the quality of his

judged 

And if  you are not supplied with
LETTER  HEADS,
NOTE  HEADS,

BILL  HEADS, 

STATEMENTS, 
CARDS.

ENVELOPES, 

Send to us for Samples and Prices. 

COKBESPQNDENCE SOLICITED.

Fnlier  &  Stowe  Company,

49  LYON  STREET,

Grand Rapids,  -  Mich.

208*tf

Voigt, HoriMoiir & Go.,
DRV  GOODS

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

Overalls, Pants, Etc.,

OUR  OWN  MAKE.

A  Complete  Line  of

FancjCrocta^FancyWootaare

OUR  OWN  IM PORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

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PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY
EN G I N E S

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

JIFGS. A l i  KINDS  OF

BOXES.

PACKING & SH ELF 
Shipping Cases, Egg 
4 and 6 ERIE ST.

Crates, etc.

G rand  K apids, M ieli.

Tbe Teìfer Spici  C oi»

TO  THE  TRADE
Gra n d R a p id s,  Mich,  Oct.  4,  1887.

I   take  pleasure in  informing my  frien-ls 
and patrons that  I  have  merged my whole­
sale  Tea,  Coffee  and  Spice  business into a 
stock company under the style of

THE TELFER SPICE COMPANY

which  will  continue  ,the  manufacture  of 
Spices  and  Baking  Powders  and  the  job­
bing of Teas,  Coffees  and  Cigars at the old 
stand.

Thanking the  trade for the generous pat­
ronage  accorded  me  in the past,  I bespeak 
for the new  house,  with  its  increased capi­
tal and enlarged facilities,  a  continuance of 
the same,  assOring its  patrons that as Pres­
ident and General  Manager of  the  corpora­
tion, their  orders  will  have  my careful at­
tention. 

Absolutely yours,
EDWARD  TELFER.

PATENTS;

LUCIUS C.  WEST, 

A ttorney a t P a te n t Law  and Solicitor 
of  A m erican  and  Foreign  patents. 
106 E. Main St., K alam azoo, Mich., U. S. A.  Branch  of­
fice, London, Eng.  P ractice in  U. S. Courts.  C irculars 
free.

88,90 and 92 South Division Street, 

W,  O,
GRAND  RAPIDS, 
MICH.
J.  E.  FELDNER  &  CO.,

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CUSTOM  SHIRT  MAKERS,
Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.

AND DEALERS IK

NO. 2  P E A R L  ST., 

-  GRAND  RA PID S. 

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Prom pt A ttention to  M ail Orders.  Telephone  891.

MYRON  H.  WALKER,

A ttorney and  Solicitor,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

Over F o u rth  N ational Bank.  Telephone 407.

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Parties Having Pine or Hardwood Lum­
ber for Sale Can  Find  a  Cash  Market  by 
Addressing Buyer, care “Michigan Trades­
man,” Grand Rapids, Mich.

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breakable, and is n o t injured  by perspiration, o r laun- 
drying.  Soft  and pliable, giving  h ea lth   a n d  com fort.

FOB  A  LIMITED  TIME  ONLY

We  will  give  free with  every order for  ten  boxes of either of  our following brands 

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one of Pershing’s  Patent Petit  Ledgers, comprising  1,000  pages,  with  buyer’s  heading 
printed thereon.

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_  The  constant  demand  made  by a  large  class  of consumers for a Rubber 
Boot that would stand more severe usage than the best Boot of former years, 
has induced  us  to  put  before  the  Trade  this  Season a Boot  which we think 
wm meet every  requirement  of those who  subject  Boots  to  unusual  wear. 
Such a Boot is to be found in the New

WOONSOCKET PORE GUM DUCK BOOT!

This Boot .is made with unusual care of the very best material obtainable 
has double thick ball, and patent Heel Protectors, and is in  every respect  the 
King of Duck Boots.  A  careful  inspection  will  convince  the most  skeptical 
Order Sample Oases from

l l l l  Glimpse « t ^ ^ < P ei^h a l . Hist6% roï  a 
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*  '   ,1-/ $oou-to-be Merchant. » : i  ¡¡¡¡S 
•£  Hemlock Siding, Oct 10,1887. 

Editor Mich iga n  Tradesman. ‘

De a r Sir—-When I  moved to this North­
ern country and settled down  .on  a  home­
stead claim, I  never thought I’d be so lucky 
as to have a railroad run  through my  land 
.  and tiie cars stop within twenty rods of my 
house. 
I’d been  playing  to  deuced  hard 
luck ever since 1 got married to  my  second 
wife, and when the chief  engineer told me, 
in  a  confidential  sort  of a  way, that he 
would run his line through  my  gully  and 
get the road to locate a  station  on  my land 
if I  would give him a deed of  ten  good lots 
on a plat he would make Of the land around 
the depot, I jumped at the chance.  He said 
I  could sock it to thé company for the; right 
of way, as  the  road  would  have  to  come 
through my gully, anyway, if be  gave  the 
word.  He didn’t have  to  advise  me  any 
more on  that  point. 
I  put  my  figure  at 
8600—although I’d  have  taken  $1,000 for 
the whole eighty before the railroad headed 
my way—and after I ’d been  interviewed by 
about a dozen  representatives  of  the road, 
from the upstart young lawyer from the city 
to the president  of  the  whole  shebang,  I 
finally agreed to compromise at $500.  The 
paymaster came around  the  other  day and 
made  out  the  papers.  Susan—that’s  my 
second  wife—said  she  wouldn’t  sign ’em 
unless I’d take her on a trip to Grand  Rap­
ids and bny her  a  new  dress,  so  I had to 
do as she wanted me  to.  Then  the  fellow 
with the money counted out  $500  in. green­
backs,  which was more  money  than  I had 
seen since I got my pension. 
It  makes me 
tired to think of  that  pension  money. 
It 
came along just as I got  married to my sec­
ond wife,  and a devil of a rumpus  it  came 
pretty  near  making. 
I  wanted to start a 
store with the money and make Susan book­
keeper  and  assistant  salesman,  but  she 
wouldn’t have it that  way.  She  said  she 
was cut out  for  a  doctor’s  wife,  and  she 
gave me no peace until  I   agreed  to go to a 
medical  college. 
I  hadn’t  been there but 
eight  months  when  the  money gave out. 
They wouldn’t give me a  diploma,  so I be­
gan the practice  of  medicine  on  my own 
account. 
I guess  I  did  kill  more  than  I 
cured, but I had to get the experience  some 
way, you know.  Just as I was getting so I 
could bet on  saving  one  patient  in  ten, 
some one made a complaint  against  me for 
practicing  without  a diploma and I had to 
skip or stand trial. 
I skipped,  and no one 
heard of me for five  years,  when I went to 
Reed City to “prove  up” on my homestead.
I have  seen  pretty  hard  times  up in the 
woods.  Many’s the time we’ve had nothing 
to eat but  “sow-belly,”  Johnny-cake  and 
basswood gravy.  But those times are over. 
The homestead is  mine  now—all  but  the 
strip I sold the railroad and the  ten 
lots I 
had to deed the chief  engineer.  The  cars 
are  stopping  regularly,  and  it’s over two 
months since Uncle Sam gave me the privi 
lege of writing “P.  M.”  after  my  name 
When I got the money for the right of way 
my first thought  was  to  buy  some  more 
land, "but I soon  concluded  that I  had land 
enough and that the best thing for me to do 
was  to build a store. 
I  laid the foundation 
a week ago Saturday,  and before the end of 
this week I shall have the roof  on  and  the 
building enclosed.  The next  thing to’con 
sider is the best  place  to  buy  the  stock, 
Susan  wants me to go  to  Saginaw.  You 
see, she knows she’ll go along with me and 
she thinks I’ll forget all abont *my  promise 
to take her to Grand  Rapids,  and when we 
get home from Saginaw,  she’ll  remind me 
of my promise  and  insist  upon  going  to 
Grand  Rapids  right  away.  So,  to  beat 
Susan—to kill two birds  with  one stone,  in 
other  words—I  have  decided  to  buy my 
stock in your city. 
I shall  be  there  some 
time next week,  and shall take  the  liberty 
of calling on you,  and will ask you to intro­
duce me around among the  jobbing houses 

Yours truly,  Za c h a k ia h  W a y b a c k .

Unpleasant  Competition  in  the  Custom 

Shirt  Business.

“We have  considerable  unpleasant  com­
petition in the custom shirt  business,” said 
the leading local  manufacturer of that class 
of goods, the  other  day.  “For  instance, 
about as often  as  the  moon  changes,  we 
come  in  competition  with some chap who 
goes about offering to  sell custom shirts for 
$1.25 apiece.  Of course, anyone who knows 
anything  about  the  business  understands 
that a decent custom  shirt  cannot  be made 
for ten shillings, but there are always those 
who grab at a thing that has the appearance 
of a bargain, and the fellow almost invaria- 
bly  plays  to  good business.  The joke of 
the thing is that the man.has  no connection 
with a custom  shirt  factory, but  carries an 
assorted stock  of  shop-made  goods, from 
which he selects sizes which will fit as near 
as any stock shirt can he made to fit a  man 
He goes through the farce of measuring his 
customers, and  usually  claims to hail from 
Boston, hut toe last time  he  visited Grand 
Rapids he ‘gave toe  snap  away’ by deliver­
ing ‘custom  made  shirts, made  in Boston’ 
three  days  after  the order was taken..  I 
happened  to get a  glance at a C. O. D.  bill 
of shirts he had in toe  Muskegon  express 
office,  recently,  and  ascertained  toe goods 
cost him $9 a dozen,  16 off,  so he is making 
a good th ing in  selling  them at toe rate of 
$15 a dozen.”

*  The  Hardware Market.

Nails aro finn.  Sheet  iron  is scarce and 
will be  higher.  There isno prospect of an 
advance in bar ironi r /Barbed  wire is quiet. 
AU toe g U ^   fretories  are bt {blast 1 again. 
Hope is stili fitm and Is going to be higher.

Quincy  Organizes  an  Association.

Qu in c y,  Oct.  6,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

D e a r  Sir —Our people met  last evening, 
and organized after the plans of your Asso­
ciation.  Twenty-two  joined  at  once, and 
eight  or  ten  more  have  agreed to do so. 
Only one positively  refuses.  The constitu­
tion and by-laws you  sent  were  read and 
adopted.  There was  general good feeling, 
and even more interest in the  matter than 
hoped for.  For the interest I  have  taken 
in the  matter, they “suspended  the rules” 
and ordered the  tellers  to  east the unani­
mous ballot  of  the  Association  for me as 
Secretary. 
I enclose application for charter 
and  fee  of  $3.  We  do  not  understand 
whether  we  have  to  pay  dues to the State 
Association now or later  on.  Please set us 
right on this point, and  send  us such other 
matters aud instructions as we need.

Yours truly,

C. W.  B e n n e t t,  Sec’y.
The $3 fee enclosed with letter pays for 

charter,  which should be  framed  and hung 
in the place of  meeting.  On  filing articles 
of  association with  the  county  clerk,  on 
blank form sent with  charter, your Associ­
ation will be fully incorporated, at one-tenth 
the  cost  it  would  be  to  incorporate  on 
your own aécount.

To  become  auxiliary  to the State body, 
per capita dues  of  25  cents  should  be for­
warded  to the  Secretary as soon as conven­
ient.  The fiscal  year is from  October 1  to 
October 1, so that in paying now you would 
have no further dues  until  October 1,  1888. 
Such payment  will  entitle  you  to  all  the 
rights, benefits and  privileges  of  the  State 
body, including representation in the annual 
conventions  of  the association and partici­
pation in  the  admirable  collection  depart­
ment  devised  to  supplement  the collection 
syátem  of  the  local  associations.  Every 
auxiliary  member  receives  the  monthly 
sheets issued by the State  body, containing 
the names  of  delinquents  changing  resi­
dence, and has the privilege of  contributing 
thereto.  Every  auxiliary  member for the 
ensuing year  will  also receive a book,  con­
taining  in  compiled  form all the work ac­
complished by the Association in this direc­
tion during the past  year.  Considering the 
substantial benefits  of  affiliation  with the 
State body and the meager cost involved,  it 
would seem that no local  association could 
afford to refuse to harmonize.

How to Affiliate with the State Body.
R ockford,  Oct.  6,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

De a r  Sir —Our  Association  had  quite a 
dispute last evening  in  regard  to  adopting 
the constitution and  by-laws  recommended 
by the State body,  which you enclosed with 
other blanks relative to incorporation.
I was instructed to ask you if in adopting 
them,  it was first  necessary  to disband and 
re-organize or to  rescind or  declare  the old 
constitution  void  and  then adopt the new'? 
Also, in  regard  to  toe  membership fees,  it 
was claimed  by  some that the fees, already 
paid,  10 cents per member, carried us for the 
year.
A  word  from  you  will  set toe matter 
right.  Please  give  full  information  in re­
gard to the  adopting of new constitution.
We adjourned until Monday evening,after 
which we will  make application  for charter 
and auxiliary membership.

Yours truly,

J. M.  Spo r e,  Sec’y.

It is not necessary for  you  to  disband at 
all.  Pass  a  resolution  adopting  the new 
constitution in place  of  the  old, read  and 
ratify  the  State  constitution,  and  instruct 
your Executive  Committee  to  apply  for a 
charter and auxiliary  membership. 
It may 
be well to  also  adopt  a resolution instruct­
ing the present officers to hold over until the 
regular annual fneeting.

Regarding toe payment of per capita dues, 
it should be remembered that the fiscal year 
of toe State body is from October 1 to Octo­
ber  1,  and  that  all per capita payments of 
10 cents expired  on  October  1,  1887;  also 
that  all per  capita  payments of  25 cents, 
made hereafter, expire October 1, 1888.

Thanks to the Grand Trunk.

In  behalf  of  toe  Michigan  Division, T. 
P.  A.,  we  desire  to  return  oar  sincere 
thanks to toe Grand Trunk Railway system 
for placing on sale 1,000 mile tickets at  toe 
uniform rate of $20 per ticket.  Through all 
toe vicissitudes attending toe interpretation 
of toe Inter-State Commerce law, toe Grand 
Trunk officials have.stood nobly by toe trav­
eling man, and  in  making toe  initial  con­
cession, on  the  milage book question,  toe 
Grand Trunk system is entitled  to renewed 
fealty on too part of toe traveler,
'  L.  M. Mills, 
f 

Geo.  W. N oble,
m 

Secfy. 

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BOLTS.

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dis 

CAPS*

BRACES.

tipped 

BUCKETS.

BUTTS. CAST.

Stove......................................................dis $
Carriage  new list...................................dis  7C&10
50
..................................................... dis 
60
W rought Barrel  Bolts........................dis 
40
Cast  Barrel Bolts................................dis 
Cast Barrel, brass knobs................... dis 
40
60
Cast Square Spring............................. dis 
40
Cast C hain............................................dis 
W rought Barrel, brass  knob.............dis 
60
60
W rought Square................................. dis 
Wrought Sunk Flush..........................dis 
60
W rought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
....................................................dis  60&10
Ives’ Door................................................ dis  60&10
B a rb er...................................................dis$ 
40
fa^k u s  ..................................................dis  50&10
Spofford................................................. dis 
50
Am. Ball.................................................dis 
net
Well, plain  ..................................................$  3 50
Well, swivel........................................ 
4  qo
„  
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................... dis  70&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed........ dis  70&10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&10
W rought Narrow, bright fast  joint, .dis  60&10
W rought Loose  P in............................dis  60&10
W rought Loose Pm , acorn tip ...........dis  60& 5
W roughtLoose Pin, japanned...........dis  60& 5
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
........................................dis  60&5
W rought Table....................................dis  60&10
Wrought Inside  Blind......................  dis  60&10
Wrought Brass.......................  
75
Clark’s  ................................'." ‘.‘.dis  70&10
Blind, Parker’s ....................................dis  75&10
70
Blind,  Shepard’s...................................dis 
...........................................per m $ 65
36
G .D ........................................................ 
M usket...................................................  
60
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States........................dis50&10
Central F ire.......  ............. 
dis30&10
Socket M rm er.......................................dis  70&10
Socket F ram ing.................................. dis  70&10
Socket Corner....................................... dis  70&10
Socket Slicks.........................................dis  70&10
Butchers  Tanged Firm er..................dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Finners................... dis 
20
Cold....................... ................................. net
Curry, Lawrence’s...............................dis
Hotchkiss  ................................... 
dis
Brass, Backing’s............................
Bibb’s .............................................
B e e r......................................... ” *.
Fenns’.......................................
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........  
31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60............ 
23
Cold Rolled, 14x48................................................ gg
Bottom s.................................................................23
Morse’s Bit  Stock............................... ms 
40
Taper and Straight Shank...................'dis 
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank.......................... dis 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in ............................doznet  $.75
Corrugated.......... ...............................dis20&10i &0
A d ju stab le..........................................dis  %&10
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.  ms 
Ives’, 1, $18 00;  2, $24 00; 3, $30 00.  dis 
American File Association L ist........ dis
Disston’s .................................................ms
New  American.......................................dis
Nicholson’s ......................... 
'  dia
Heller’s ...................................... ".V.'.V.dis
Heller’s  Horse Rasps.......................... ms
„  
Nos. 16 to 30, 
List  12 

22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
15

GALVANIZED IRON,
14 

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

40&10
25
60
60
40&10
60

60&10
60&10
60&10
60&10
55&10
50

files—New List.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

c a t r i b g e s .

w m
 

CHISELS.

ELBOWS.

c o p p e r .

DRILLS

COMBS.

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Discount,  60.

13 
GAUGES.

HANGERS.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ..............dis
HAMMERS.
Maydole & Co.’s .....................................ms 
26
£ ipi’8 •'  ™ 
26
..............................•. ■dis 
Yerkes  &  Plum b’s ............................... ms  40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel...................... 30 c list 56
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
B am  Door KidderMfg. Co.,  Wood track  50&10
Champion,  anti-friction......................dis  60&10
Kidder, wood  track ..............................ms 
40
HINGES.
„  
Gate, Clark’s, 1,8,  3...............................ais 
60
State. . . . . . . —  
....................per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4%  14
Screw Hook and Eye,  % .......... . . .  '. net
Screw Hook and Eye %................  
Screw Hook and Eye  3£....................  'n et
Screw Hook and Eye,  %......................net
Strap and  T ......................„■...........  ms

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

net

„ 

HOES.

KNOBS—NEW LIST.

HOLLOW  WARE.
P o ts.............................................................  
60
6n
K ettles........................................ 
Spiders  .......................................                     60
Gray  enameled.......................... . .  .  . . . . 
50
HOUSE  FURN ISHIN G   GOODS.
Stamped Tin W are.....................new list 
75
Japanned Tin  W are........................... 
gg
Granite Iron  W are............................................. gg
- 
®ru£  l ................................................$11 00, dis 60
..........................................  H  50, dis 60
G robS..................................................  12 00, d is60
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings........ dis 
55
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m ings............ 
65
Door, porcelain, plated  trim m ings....... 
55
Door, porcelain, trim m ings.................... 
55
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain.......dis 
70
Picture, H. L, Judd & Co.’s....................  
40&10
H em acite.............................................ms 
45
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list. . dis 
55
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s ...................dis 
55
56
Branford’s ............................................dis 
Norwalk’s  ............ ................................ms 
55
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ....................dis  70
m a t t o c k s .
,  , 
Adze  E y e ....................................$16 00 dis 
60
H unt E ye. 
.......................$15 00 dis 
60
H u n ts......................................... $18 50d is20&|0
MAULS.
„  
Sperry& Co;>,Post,  handled......... ....d is  50
»1  _  
MILLS.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s............................. 
dis 40
Coffee,P.8.&W.Mfg. Co.’sMalleables 
dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ........   ms 40
Coffee,  E nterprise...,  ............................¿is  25
U   _
Stcbbin s P a tte r n ...............................dis  0O&1O
Stebbin’sG enuine........  . . . : ..............dis  «Qfein
Enterprise,  self-measuring...............dis 
25

MOLASSES GATES.

LEVELS.

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N A ILS—TRON. 

IOd to  60d..... .v. V..*. 
3d and 9 d ady. 

a„ pQmmon. Brad and Fencing,
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........-.??* keg »'.«ft
,  X '
»

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2 

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OILERS.

so
75
j  gg
j   qo

)  lOd 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 

6dand7d  adv................................................ 
4d and5d  adv............................ ............. . "  
3d advance.............................................. . 
3d fine  advance................................. 2  25
Clinch nails, adv........................... 
’ 
Finishing 
8d  6d  4d
Size—inches  }  3 
l%
Adv. fJ keg 
Steel Nails—2  20.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent...................... disOO&lO
Zinc, with brass bottom .................... 
dis  50
Brass or  Copper. ............................dis  50
Reaper. 
............................ per gross! $12 net
Olmstead s .....................................  
  50&10
Ohio Tooi Co.’s, fancy...........................dis  40@10
Sciota Bench. 
..........................dis 50@55
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy..................dis 4C<&10
.....................m l 50@55
Bench, flrstiquaiity... 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__ dinaftfeip
... 
Fry, Acme. .  . 
................................. dis 50&10
Common, polished................................... dis60&l(h
Dripping....................................................9 b>  6%,
Iron and Tinned.....................................dis 
55»
Copper Rivets and  B urs...................... dis 
60 ,
“A” Wood’spatentplanished,Nos.24to27 10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27  9 20- 

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

PLANES.

RIVETS.

PANS.

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Broken packs He $  9> extra.

ROPES.

.........

SQUARES.

dis 
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SHEETIRON.

TIN   PLATES.

 
fl>...!    ............. 

18%
70&10
ms
60
20
Com.
$2 90
2 90
3 00 
3 05 
3 15 
3 25
inches.

Sisal, % in. and  larger...................................
Manilla.
Steel and Iron.......................................   dis
Try and Bevels................................ 
M itre ..................................................... dS
xt 
Com. Smooth.
Nos. 10 to 14...................................$4 20
Nos. 15 to 17................................ ’  420
Nos. 18 to 21................................ .'  420
Nos. 22 to  24...................................  4 20
Nos .25 to 26.............................. 
’  4 40
No. 87..............................................   4 60
All sheets No, 18 and lighter,  over 3 
wide not less than 3-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
lb 
In casks of 600 fi>s, 
In smaller quansities, 
American, all  kinds.......................  
Steel, all kinds.......... .......................  
Swedes, all  kinds.....................'...........dis 
Gimp and Lace.....................................'ms 
Cigar Box  Nails.............................. 
Finishing Nails................................ 
Common and Patent  Brads.......? " !' dis 
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks .dia 
Trunk and Clout Nails.....................        dis 
Tinned Trunk and Clout N ails..... ..m s 
Leathered Carpet  Tacks....................ms 
TINNER’S SOLDER.
N o.l,  Refined............................. 
 
Market  Half-and-half............................  
Strictly  Half-and-half..................... "  ”  

6Vfc
dis  «>
no
dis 
60
60
to
50
50
60
50
45 
35
10  kq
iq  (10
17 so
lO*!4.’ Charcoal........ ................ 6 40@5 60
10x14,Charcoal...........................  
7 25
IX, 
18x12, Charcoal.....................................a  25
IC, 
12x12,  C harcoal...................................7 75
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal...........................* * 
5  75
IC, 
14x20,  Charcoal.........................  "   725
IX, 
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal.................... ..." 
8  75
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool..................  
10  77
 
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.................... • • • - •
15 50
IX, 
20x28, Charcoal.................... 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal............... 
"  "   « Si
’  a 5ft
DX,  100 Plate Charcoal................... 
DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal............ 
10 fin
 
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.......... 
  12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to 6 75
4  on
Roofing, 14x20, IC.......................  
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ...........................  ;.......   2; S
Roofing, 20x28, IC.....................  
in  fin
Roofing, 20x28, IX ....................... - ! ” !!!?*  l l  tin
TIN—LEADED.
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.................  5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne............”   7 go
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne............. ! .11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne............  14 00
Steel,Game.    ............................................... 60&10
Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’s ............’dis 35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60*10
s, p. & w   Mfg.  Co.’s......................
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c V dez
Mouse,  delusion................................ $1 50 #  doz
Bright M arket..........................................ms  67%
Annealed M arket............................  
'¿in  Tn&ifi
Coppered Market........................... 
E xtra Bailing...................................... 
ms  55
Tinned  M arket............................  
"  ¿is  62U
  wm no
Tinned Broom....................................... 
Tinned Mattress...................................".  W H> 8%
Coppered  Spring Steel......................       
dia  50
Tinned Spring Steel...............................ms 40&10
 
 
Plain Fence................................. 
Barbed Fence, galvanized........ .............. 
4 jq
painted........................■ .'.'.".'.'3 35
g°PPer.................................................new  list net
Brass.................................  
 
^  
W IRE GOODS.
B right........................... 
  ms
Screw Eyes....... '.....................  
dis
Hook’s ...................................  !.!!!dis
Gate Hooks an¿  Eves.......!.!!!! !dis
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled...
Coe’sG enuine............... 
"m s
50 
Coe’s P tent A griculturai, wrought,*dis
75 
Coe s  Ptent, malleable..................... ms
75&1C
go
B irdcages................................................ 
Pum ps,  Cistern.................. ..................¿ia 
7»
Screws, new  list............................................. 7C&&
Casters, Bed  and Plate...... ...V.'dis&O&lO&lG
Dampers, A m erican............. ............... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods.'.Vd 
%
Copper Bottoms.
..........H i  
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I  

70&10&10
70&10&10
70&10&10
70&10&10

MISCELLANEOUS.'

WRENCHES.

TRAPS.

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The furniture factories  here pay  as follows 
for  dry  stock,  measured  m erchantable, min
CU11S o u tj ■
Basswood, log-run.......................... .131
Birch, log-run............................. 
1
Birch, N o s.lan d  2........ 
 
3
Black Ash, log-run........................!! ."l4 1
Cherry,  log-run.........................!." "  .26 1
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2....................  
'45
Cherry,  c u ll...................
Maple,  log-run............. 1
Maple, sort,  log-run.,.........l l
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2...................
"
M aple,clear,flooring........ .. 
Maple, white, seleotecL...«. 
’ *'
Red Oak, log-run.. .. ..  .V..
" i s
Bed Oak, N os.lan¿2,^il ¿¿i .. *?? ’” '34,
Red Oak, % sawed, 8 in and upw’d.  40 
Bed Oak,  *• 
re g u la r..........30
Red Oak, No. l,ste p  plank..
W alnut, log-run.............. 
.........
W alnut, Nos. la n d  8 . . . , " ........ '**“
Walnuts,  culls..........
Grey Elm, log-run...  ......................*

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;

W hite Oak, l o g -

r u n . „ ."lY'

.dis 63%

w 

fi>  3

new listnet

MflYHEW.

Grand Rapids,  Mich,

A  FULL  LINE  OF

WOONSOGKKTS fl|TD WALES GOOD­

YEAR  RUBBERS. 
KNIT END WOOL BOOTS 

BOSTON 

LUMBERjtEff'S 
SOCKS Ete.

WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR

Provision Department

W e  Carr 
Dry. and, Sa

y  a  Large  Stock  of all  kinds  of 
idt Meats and

BUTTERUSrE.

We buy pf First  Hands  and  Will Not Be 

Undersold by anybody.

WEltOBfi TO ORDER.

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

Wolverine Chair Factory,
I b a r fc w a r e

W est End Pearl St. Bridge.

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who 

AUGERS AND BITS.

promptly and buy in full packages.
Ives’,  old style.
N- flUC.Co................
Douglass'.................
Pierces’ ____ .......
Snell’s .............. 
 
;
Cook’s  .............
Jennings’, genuine.. 
Jennings’, imitation.
b a :
Spring.........
BA
B ailroad. . . . . . . . .  . . . 
Garden.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.1
Band.................. 1
Cow,,..i............... ...
ciai.Ci.................
Gong.........

60 
.dis 
60 
.dis 
60 
.dis 
60 
.dis 
.dis 
60 
.dis 
40 
d is .  25 
:dls50&10

....  ....,$ 14 00 
.......... net 33 OO
dis $ 60&10&10 
70
.dis 
•dis* M  30&15 
.dis 
25
•dis 
60&1Ö

J. W . MORSE,  Manager.

■ i  »»rhlgun Business  Mon’s; Association.
F tortirtce-President—P aul P. M organ. Monroe.
K S o d  v iee-P resideiit-8. Lam from , Owouso. 
S ecretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
^ s S i n r e p - U  W .ffprugue. G reenville. 
* 3   _   .
Executive B aard-'P resident,  Secretary,  Geo.  W.  Hub­
bard, H in t; W. E. K elsey, Ionia; Irv in g  F. Clapp, Al-
Com m ittee on Trade Interdste—Sm ith B arnes,T raverse 
.  c ity ; Chas. T. Bridgm an,  F lin t;-!!. B.  F argo, Muske-
Com m m itte on L egislation—F ran k  W ells, Lansing; W .
E. Kelsey, Ionia; N eal McMillan, Rockford. 
Com m ittee  on  T ransportktion-^J.  W.  M illiken,  Tra.v- 
erse C ity; Jno. P. Stanley, B attle  Creek;  W m. Rebec,
C om m itteeaa  Insurance—N.  B.  Blain,  Lowell;  E.  Y.
Hogle, H astings; O. M. Clem ent, Cheboygan. 
Com m ittee on  Building  and  Loan Associations—F. L. 
Fuller,  F ran k fo rt:  S.  E. P arkill,  Owosso;  W ill  Em- 
inert, E a to n  Rapids.

Official O rgan—The Mic h ig a n  Tradesman.  __________

The following auxiliary associations  are op­
erating under  charters granted by the Michi­
gan  Business Men’s Association:

Butter,  Eggs,  Cheese,  Etc,

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  FILLING  ORDERS,

• fAMfiV  PATENT
kû mm  m
-snowflake
f e S S i l

OUR  LEADING  BRANDS:

I  gob 1—T r a v e r s e  C it y  B. M. A. 
;S^ 
P résident, Geo. E. S teele; Secretary, L. Roberts.

P resident, N. B, M ein; S ecretary, F ran k  T. K ing.

No. 3—Low ell B. M. A. 
*  No. 3 - S tu g is  B. M. A. 
P resident. H . B.G hurch; Secretary, W m. Jo m . 
fpl 
No. 4—G rand  Rapids' B. G. A.
P resident. Jaa. A. Coye.; S ecretary, E. A. Stowe.
No. 5—M uskegon B. M. A. 

P resident, H. ¿ .F a rg o ; S ecretary, W. C. Conner. 
f~*~ 
President. C .R . Sm ith; S ecretary. P. T. Baldwin.

No. 6—A lba B. M. A.

~ 

P resident, T. H. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. W idger.______

No. 1—B im ondale B. M. A.
-   ‘  No. 8—E asiport B. M. A.
No, 9—Law rence B. M. A. 

President, F. H. T hurston; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston.

P resident, H. M. M arshall; S ecretary, C. A. Btebbina.

N o . 1 0 —H a r b o r  S p r i n g s  B . M . Ä . 

P resident, W . J. C lark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson.

Ko. 11—K ingsley B. M. A. 

P resident, H. P. W hipple; S ecretary, C. H.  Camp.

The Doctor.
The doctor is a useful man,
„Constructed on a noble plan;

H e’s  sometimes fa t  and sometimes lean 
And sometimes ju st half-way between, 

?But  none confers more blessings than 

The doctor.

»Thé doctor goes and lingers where 
; Men’s moanings freight the fetid air ; 
Where’e r he can he gives relief 
To sickness, and as well to grief.

Ah, ill could we poor m ortals spare 

The doctor!

v He may some stately palace own,
All silk inside and outside stone;

But still, in counting hum an woes,
Like some base burner stove he goes, 
And never sleeps—so far as known—

The doctor.

We may not know him when this shell 
«•Of clay befits the spirit well;

B ut When the spirit doth protest 
Against the clay th at  doth invest,

• Our grief in confidence we tell 

'  The doctor.

’ The doctor is a generous man,
B ut people cheat him when they can; 
T hey  nave  their  health  restored  “on 
And  pay  him  something  when  they 

tru st”
m ust,

A nd sw ear no bill is bigger than 

The doctor’s.

BUSINESS  LAW.

-Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of Last Resort.

FO R G ER Y  O F  IN D O RSEM EN T.

*  'Where a check, payable to a payee named 
or  order,  having  been  delivered  to 
the 
payee, comes into the  hands  of one not en­
titled to it who forges the  payee’s  indorse­
ment and passes  it  to  another person who 
receives the money on it, such  other person 
is not liable for such money  to the drawer, 
though he may be liable  to  the payee.  So 
held by the Supreme Court of Minnesota.

PROM ISORY   N O TE— IN D O R SEM EN T.

The name of the  payee  appearing on the 
back of a promissory note  is  evidence that 
he is indorser, and proves that he has assumed 
the liability  of  indorser  as fully as  if  the 
agreement were written out  in  words,  and 
parol evidence is no more admissable to con­
tradict, or vary this contract than any other 
written contract, according to the decision of 
the Supreme Court of Illinois, in the case of 
Johnson vs. Glover. 
In this  case the court 
held that parol evidence going to show that 
the payee agreed to guaranty  the note, and 
for  that  purpose  wrote  his  name  twice 
across the back of the note, was inadmissa 
ble.

CO V E N A N T  IN   R E S T R A N T   O F  T R A D E   IN ­

JU N C T IO N .

A person  agreeing  to  act  aS  clerk  and 
traveling for another in  the  business  of  a 
wine  and  spirit  merchant  at  Burton-on- 
Trent  further agreed that  he  would not at 
any  time  thereafter,  either  alone  or  in 
partnership with or  as  agent  for  another 
carry on or assist in carrying  on  said bust 
ness or any branch  thereof  within  the dis 
tance of fifty  miles  from  the  town.  The 
Chancery  Division  of  the  High  Court  of 
Justice (England) held that  the  restriction 
imposed upon the covenantor was not in ex­
cess of what was required for  the  reasona­
ble protection of the other party in his busi­
ness, and that it was  not  invalid  as  being 
contrary to public policy,  and that a perpet­
ual injunction should issue  to  restrain  the 
covenantor from a  breach of  the condition
The  significance  and  importance  of the 
victory  of  thé  Volunteer are that it shows 
that Americans  still  possess  the  instinct 
which created  the  Baltimore  clipper, the 
first  class of  vessels  built on lines that se­
cured the maximum of speed, from the time 
that the Vikings ceased  to  sail the German 
ocean.  Tim  Yankee's  right  hand  has not 
lost  its  cunning  in  this matter,  and if we 
cared  enough  about it to take steps foe the 
revival of bur ship  building, it would make 
our rivers as famous for  their  dockyards as 
before steam and steel  superceded sails and 
wood.  The  Volunteer  is a typical fact, as 
showing that  the  national  instinct  for the 
true lines of a ship is more native here than 
among the people  whose  government  was 
-far-taping enough to secure them the greater 
part  of  the  world’s ship building.  For in 
.nothing has John Bull the  sense of  the ex­
act adaptation of  materials to the uses they 
are to  serve. 
If  left  to himself he always 
makes  something  clumsy, and  puts  more 
stuff into it than there is any need of.

Complaints are made  that  linseed  oil  is 
m  adulterated with fish oil.
An  Ohio 'droggist  in  a small town was 
iatted by over 500  drummers lain fear and 
lls&yefc • 
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m

HOTEL AND  STEAMBOAT GOODS,

Bronze  and  Library  Lamps,  Chandeliers,  Brackets,,  Ek,

73 and 75  Jefferson  Ave.,

DETROIT,  -  MICH.

Wholesale Agents for  M field's  Canadian  Lamps.

D.  W .  ARCHER’S
E 3 3 D   COAT

TOMATOES

Fine  Sample  Rooms  in  Connection.
This  spacious and admirably construct­
ed New  Brick  Hotel  is  now  open  to  the 
public. 
It is provided with all the Modem 
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.
WINTER  COAL

-AT-

SUMMER  PRICES,

Until Further Notice.

3.75  p e r ton. 
E gg an d  G rate 
1.00 p e r ton.
Stove  No.  4  and N ut
Grand Rapids Ice & Coal Co.,

For September Delivery.

O FFIC E  53  P E A R L   ST.,

Yard, Corner W ealthy Avenue and M. C. R. R. 

Telephone No. 159.

W H I P S

ADDRESS

GRAHAM   ROYS,  -  G rand  R apids,  M ich,

Roller Champion,
Matchless,

Gilt  Edge,

Lily White,

Harvest Queen,
Snow Flake,

W hite Loaf, 
Reliance,

Gold Medal, 
Graham.

OUR  SPECIALTIES: 

W rite for Prices.

Buckwheat  Flour,  Rye  Flour,  Granulated 
Meal,  Bolted  Meal,  Coarse  Meal,  Bran, 
Ships, Middlings, Screenings, Corn, Oats, Feed, 
Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.
MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER

The  m ost practical 
h and  R oaster  in  th e 
w orld.  Thousands in  
use—giving  satisfac­
tion.- They a re sim ple 
durable and  econom­
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
one.  R oasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts  to   per 
fection.
Send  fo r  circulars,

No 

Mi S.TO

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio,
■ and useful education is at t  

LACE to secure athorouj
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Bu si­
ness College.  w rite for Col 

Address,  C. G. SWENSBERG

lege Journal.

HENRY  IVES,

Manufacturer of Mattresses & Pillows.

258  OAXAIi  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

Michigan.

JENNESS Jt McßURDY,

Importers and  Jiandfartilrers’  Ägenk

DEALERS  IN

j   u u i u u j   o m w n i u u ,

Fancy Goods of all Descriptions,

§§

n ||

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

and fresh until entirely used.

ARTHUR  MEIGS  &  CO.

W h o le sa le   G rocers,

B O le   A g e n t s ,

77 to 83 SOUTH  DIVISION  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Wholesale  Grocers.

IMPORTERS  OF

Teas, Lemons and  Foreign Emits.

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

“Acme” Herkimer Co. Cheese, Lautz Bros. 

Soaps and Niagara Starch.

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

JOBBERS  IN

S pring  l  Som prny,
DRY  G00DS,
Hosiery, Carpets, Età
6 and 8 Moira Si, Grand Rais.

NO  BETTER  GOODS  IN  TH E   LAND

TRY THEM

V l 3 , 15,  17  South  Ionia  Street,  S

\

 GRAND  RAPIDS.  /

VINDEX
-C.  CIGAR

THE  BEST

C.  C.  B U N T IN G .

BUNTING  &  DAVIS,

C. L.  DAVIS.

Commission  Merchants.

Specialties';  Apples and Potatoes in Oar Lots.

In the World.

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

DO  YOU WANT

Sole Agents for Western Miçh

If so, sendfbr Catalogue and Price-List to

DETROIT. MICH.,

Manufacturers of the following well-known Brands

of

QUEEN  ANNE, 
MICHIGAN, 

TRUE  BLUE, 

OZAR, 

MONDAY, 

MOTTLED  GERMAN,
SUPERIOR,

ROYAL  BAR,

MASCOTTE,
CAMEO,

PHCENIX,

WABASH, 

AND  OTHERS.

For Quotations address

W.G. HAW KINS,

Lock  Box  173, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Salesman  for  W estern  Michigan.

58 Michigan Ave., Chicago,

PROPRIETORS  OP

OWNERS  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  CELEBRATED  BRANDS;

PAN  TEA—“Red Dragon” Chop. 
FFEE—O. G. Plantation Java, 
Imperial, Javoka, Banner, Mexican.

W. R. KEASEY, Traveling Representative,

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce,

ALL  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPECIALTY.

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

toes, will be pleased to hear from you.

Having contracted with Steele & Gardiner to handle 
the  entire  output  of their  broom factory, all  or­
ders should be sent to us direct.

Sailor Hat Perftime

Tooth Pick 
Slipper

small  - 
large 
round  - 
small 
medium 
large
Comicopia 
“
Chair 
“
Oat Tooth Pick Perftime, large
All above in ai
China Shoe, Lilly of the Valley

“ 
“ 

$  .75 
.75
1.75
1.75 
.90 
1.25
2.00 
2.00 
2.00 
2.00
3.75

ORDERS  BY  MAIL  SOLICITED.

J e r m in g 's   &   S m it h ,
Mich.
Grand  Rapids,

38 and 40 LOUIS  STEET,

Mention Tradesman.

Stock Yards and Packing House, Giandville Ave.

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

TRADE

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags

This tea is grown  in  the  Province  of  Surunga,  which  district, all  Japanese admit, 
produces the most regular leaf and best drinking Tea of the many plantations now yield­
ing.  Each  year some new district  becomes  known,  but none grow any tea equal to that 
from Surunga.  Our  Teas  are  carefully picked  by the natives, and  the  leaf well rolled. 
They are then sent to Yokohoma, where special attention is given to the firing and pack­
ing for this market.  We can highly recommend our “Bee Chop” Tea, and all lovers of 
a full, rich drinking tea will appreciate its many merits.  Try it and be convinced.

The Standard of Excellence

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

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STOWK  &  BRO., P roprietors.

Office in Eagle Building, dB Lyon St., 3d Floor. 
* 

Telephone Ho. 93,

al  tit*  Poxtofflce  at  Grand  Rapida  a t 

Second-class Matter.^

WEDNESDAY.  OCTOBER 12,1887

LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

BY  A  COUNTBT  MERCHANT.

W r itt e n  E s p e c ia lly  f o r  T h e  T r a d e sm a n.

As a general rule,  it is very difficult to in­
duce the representative business man to  ac­
cept office,  and  not  bring a  r. b.  m.  myself 
I  have no hesitancy in saying  that  I   think 
foe fact an unfortunate one for  the  public. 
With general and local legislation conducted 
in a plain;  practical,  common  sense man­
ner, and on business principles,  we  should 
get something  like  value  received  lor our 
public expenditures;  “boodleism” would de­
cline instead  of  increase;  the  burdens  of 
taxation  be  more equitably  adjusted,  and 
the official visits of the collector deprived of 
much of their unpleasantness.

It is not at all singular that  the majority 
Of merchants “steer clear”  of  active politi­
It is almost a business necessity 
cal work. 
for them to do so. 
If Farmer  Snow has an 
offensive way of  showing  you  that  he de­
spises your political faith,  you  continue  to 
buy his butter and eggs just  as  cheerfully. 
While his neighbor,  Jenkins,  has  affirmed 
to you  on many  occasions  that  you  voted 
like a knave or fool,  you pay him  as  much 
for his crop of apples as if you  harmonized 
on politics.  You use  Mrs.  Patterson  with 
courtesy and respect, although  she recently 
asserted  that  you  ought  to  be  presented 
with fifty lashes for  not  depositing  a  pro­
hibition  ballot,  and  you  carefully  avoid 
showing any anger to old  Mother  Hoopen- 
licker  when  she  promises  you  a  future 
brimstone residence  for  a  similar  offense. 
But reverse the situation with these parties, 
and  return  one-half  of  the  virtual abuse 
which you have  received  from  them,  and 
you can erase their names from your list  of 
customers.

It cannot be denied but that  politics  is  a 
luxury to the trader, and one which he pays 
for in proportion to his indulgence.

In looking back many years I can  call  to 
mind but an  extremely  limited  number  of 
merchants,  who  combined  business  and 
politics to any great extent,  who succeeded 
in both pursuits.  On  the  contrary,  I   can 
remember  many  who  were  local  party 
manipulators,  who are  absolute  failures  as 
business men.

I  would by no means argue that the trader 
should entirely ignore public  affairs,  or for­
feit his rights as a free man and  citizen for 
the sake of policy,  but  I  do  say  that the 
store is no place for heated political  discus­
sions, and that the individual  who  regards 
his profession as secondary to  his  party  is 
indulging in a very costly luxury.

And if the honesty,  integrity  and  com­
mon sense of the country can’t be,  or won’t 
be,  utilized for  the  public  good,  where  is 
•our relief from the folly and oppression and 
•extravagence and dishonesty  of the cranks, 
buncombes  and  boodlers? 
I  don’t  know. 
Immeasurably wiser men than  myself have 
asked the question,  and  left it unanswered. 
My impression is that if the parties possess­
ing  the  qualities  mentioned  should,  en 
masse, commence a crusade in the  interests 
of economy, retrenchment  and  a  practical 
administration of public affairs, the cranks, 
buncombes and boodlers would  still remain 
the victors.  Universal suffrage  is  a  beati- 
ful 
in  sentiment,  and  American 
sovereignty,  as  àn  abstract  theory,  keeps 
patriotism at a boiling point; but there isn’t 
a tax-payer  of  ordinary  intelligence  who 
doesn’t  believe that a system which  places 
foe earnings and savings of the industrious, 
prudent and economical at the mercy of the 
•idle,  improvident and dissipated is a travesty 
on sound  principles  of  government.  And 
the idle,  improvident  and  dissipated  hold 
•“the balance of power,” and they are always 
unfaltering admirers and  followers  of  the 
buncombes and boodlers.

thing 

had oh itching for official  honors.  B e was 
a residentof a  village in Western Michigan, 
and was generally recognized asone  of tbs 
meanest  and one of the most  miserly  indi­
viduals in the section.  One  year the prop­
erty owners in the village  held a sort of in­
formal meeting,  and,  resolved  to put a stop 
to the  reckless  extravagance  of  the  past 
year or two by electing  as  near a “cheese­
paring” board as Could be found,  and head- 
it with Old Bloomer for President.  A dele­
gation was  accordingly  appointed  to  wait 
upon him and  solicit  his  co-operation. 
It 
found the old  man  in  his  store,  and  the 
spokesman said: 

“Mr.  Bloomer!  The  tax-payers  of  the 
village,  viewing with alarm the  insane and 
reckless outlay of our  hard-earned  dollars, 
by the present authorities,  have determined 
to  be  swindled  and  outraged  no  longer. 
You are known as an  economist  in  public 
as well as private affairs,  and  we  have de­
termined 
to  elect  you  President  of  the 
Board.”

“Beally, gentlemen!” remarked Bloomer, 
hugging himself  with  secret  rapture,  “I 
cannot be induced to run  for  office. 
I  ap­
preciate the honor,  but  must  beg  leave  to 
decline.”

“But consider the  service you can render 

,

the community, Mr. Bloomer!”

“Well, p’raps I could,  but I’d rather give 
a hundred dollars than hold an office of any 
kind.”

“If those  are  your  sentiments, we  shall 
have  to  look  up  another  candidate,  of 
course.  Good day!”

“ Wait a minute!  Mebbe as  a  matter  of 
accomodation,  and to  save  trouble,  I’d bet­
ter  sacrifice my  principles a leetle,  and-----
and—”

“Mr.  Bloomer!  We  want  one 

thing 
thoroughly  understood.  There must  be no 
faint-bearted,  shilly-shally  business  about 
this matter.  To  win  will  take  time  and 
money. 
If you are not  prepared  to  sacri­
fice both, it is best to say so  now!”

* ‘Look-a-here!  You put it down that I’ll 
get there if it costs me  a  thousand  dollars 
and shuts up my  business for a year.  Lay 
out your  programme  and  you'll  find  Old 
Gideon Bloomer ready to fill the bill.”

the  economists  were,  as  usual, 
“snowed  under,”  and  Bloomer  consoled 
himself for his  defeat  by  letting  the com­
mittee settle the expenses.

But 

43 and 45 K ent Street.

STANLEY  N.  ALLEN,  Proprietor.

Orders  by  Mail  and  Express Prom ptly  At­

tended  to.

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Ordinary Rubber Boots 
always wear out first on 
the ball  The CANDEE 
Boots  are  double  thick 
on  the  ball,  and  give
DOUBLE  WEAK.
Most economical Rubber 
boot 
the  market, 
tests  longer  than  any 
other boot and the
PRICE NO HIGHER.
Call  and  ex- 
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goods. 

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in 

E. G. STUDLEY & CO., Grand Rapids. 

Jobbers of

Rubber  and  Oil  Clothing  of  all  kinds, 
Horse  and  W agon  Covers, Leather  and 
Rubber Belting and Mill  and Fire Depart­
ment  Supplies.  Send for price list.

JUDD  (43  OO., 

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line Summer Goods.

102  CANAL  STREET.

M anufacturers’ Agis, for

Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds; 

of Wood-Working Machinery, daws 

Belting  and  Oils.

And Dodge’s P aten t Wood Split Pulley.  Large 
stock kept on hand.  Send  fur  sample  Pulley 
and  become  convinced  of  their  superioiity.

WRITE  FOR  PRICES.

44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.,

It sticks to the vines and Finishes the whole 
crop of Potato Bugs with one application; also 
kills any Curculio, and the Cotton and Tobacco 
Worms.
This  is  the  only  safe  way  to  use  a  Strong 
Poison; none  of the  Poison is in a clear state, 
but thoroughly  combined  by  patent  process 
and machinery, with m aterial to help the very 
fine powder to  stick  to  the  vines  and  entice 
the bugs to eat it, and it is also a fertilizer.
ONE POUND will ero as far as TEN POUNDS 
of plaster and  P ans  Green  as  mixed  by  the 
farm ers.  I t is therefore  cheaper,  and  saves 
the trouble and danger  of  mixing  and  using 
the  green,  which,  needless to say,  is danger­
ous to handle.
Bug Finish was used the past season  on  the 
State Agricultural  College  Farm   at  Lansing, 
Michigan,  and,  in  answer  to  inquiries,  the 
managers write:  “The Bug finish  gave  good 
satisfaction on garden and farm .”  Many  un- 
solicitated  letters  have  been  received  prais­
ing Bug Finish.
Barlow & Star, hardware dealers a t  Coldwa- 
ter, Mich., write as  follows under date oj May 
14:  “We sold 3,100 pounds of “ Bug Finish” last 
year.  I t 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.”
G uaranteed as represented.  C heaper th an
any o th e r M ixture used for th e  purpose.

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purposes is the Best  Brand on the  market.

GRAND  RAPIDS  OFFICE,

Telephone No.  228-

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We pay the highest price for it.  Address
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P E R K I N S   <Ss  H E S S
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D EA LERS IN

NOS.  122 and  124  LOUIS STREET, GRAND  R A PID S,  M ICHIGAN. 

WE CARRY  A STOCK  OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USE.

for 

the  nomination) 

Three or four  years  ago  last  spring, be­
fore a “town meeting”  held  within a hun- 
«dred miles of Grand  Rapids,  a  solid  and 
reputable country merchant was  induced to 
accept 
township 
treasurer, in order to bring about the defeat 
-of a tricky,  disreputable,  irresponsible  in­
dividual nominated  by  the  dominant  fac­
tion.  As the difference between the parties 
was not large,  and the character  of the two 
candidates  so  materially dissimilar,  it was 
supposed  by  the  “solid  men”  that  their 
^choice would be indorsed by a large majori­
ty  of the voters.  On the contrary,  however, 
th e merchant was overwhelmingly defeated 
etfery non-taxpayer in  the  town support- 
fog his opponent  Just before  the elose of 
the latter’s official terra he disappeared from 
foe State with the funds of the town, and by 
. a legal  technicality  his  bondsmen  got  re­
leased, and the tax-payers had to raise some 
thousand extra dollars the succeeding  year. 
" Aiy* fo still more,folly illustrate the almost 
•perfect uselessness  of  any  attemps  at re­
form in these  matters,  the  township,  the 
n ex t Spring, 
treasurer 
w h o  was about the exact counterpart  of his

elected  another 

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Kingsford’s Oswego CORN ST ARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

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Combination and Time Locks,
Granii Rapids,

11 liia  Street 

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Interesting  Data  on a  Subject  Heretofore 

Much Muddled.
;  U iM tu  Especially for This Tk a m k u ».

There  h   so  nneh  misconception as to 
What tea really is, and what constitutes the 
different kinds, that to  explain  the  entire 
process we will shut at toe beginning of all,

THE  SEED.

This  is  a  not,  generally  aphilopcena, 
about as large as a hazel  nut,  the kernel of 
wldch is very bitter, owing to the large pro­
portion  of  tannin  in  it.  Planted  in the 
spring, a branch sprouts  up that may grow 
from six to twelve  inches  in  the  season; 
txjmmed, it will develop in three  years to a 
fine bush, from three to five feet high, with 
leaves Suitable for tea-making.  The leaves 
a n  gathered when they are young and tender, 
not more than a few days to a week old; after 
that time they become  tough  and  will not 
yield to the treatment,  nor  develop  in the 
curing that favorite flavor  which  the world 
« 11«  tea.  The  first  picking  takes  place 
about the middle of  April: 
the  second the 
middle of May;  the third  in  June  and  the 
fourth in July.  Each  crop  is  different in 
character  and  respectively  inferior to the 
former crop,  both  in  appearance  of  leaf 
and steeping qualities.  All of these growths 
arrive in this country  marked “First crop,” 
“ First of new crop,”  or  “May  pickings,” 
not  branded  “First,”  “Second,”  “Third” 
and “Fourth” crop, as they should be.  The 
difference between  the first  and  the other 
crops is easily  detected  in  the  cup by ex- 

.  perts.

It is well to remember that there is but

OWE  KIND  OF  TEA  PLANT,

from which all kinds of tea are made, for it 
is the different methods of curing  that pro­
duce the varieties in use.  But while there 
is but one kind of tea-plant, the  same  tea- 
plant in different  soils  and  climates  pro­
duces  certain  characteristics  peculiar  and 
due to the  climactic  influences,  just as to­
bacco plants from Havana, planted  in Con­
necticut, no longer  produce  Havana tobac­
co, but  Connecticut.  Stress is laid on the 
fact  of  there  being  but  one kind of tea- 
plant, for the reason  that  the  impression 
,  seems general, even  among  those who deal 
In the article, that there  must  be  several 
kinds of plants to account  for the wide dif­
ference to be found in teas.

There are but three  distinct  processes of 
curing the leaf,  which  produce  the  three 
kinds—Green  (under  which  head  come 
Gunpowder,  Young  Hyson,  Imperial and 
Japan),  Oolong  (sometimes  called  Black 
with a Green flavor) and the Congou or Sou­
chong, which is the Black tea proper.

The young leaves  are  gathered  in  bas­
kets, generally by women and children, and 
it takes about six pounds of  fresh  leaves to 
make one  pound of tea.  When  gathered, 
the leaves are brought to the  curing  house, 
which is always near by, and  the  first part 
of the process is to wilt the leaves.  This is 
done by exposure to the  sun  or  to Jhe gen­
tle heat of an oven.  They are then worked 
by the hands into balls about four inches in 
diameter,  for  in  the wilted state they are 
very sticky, and will take any desired form.
So far, the  different  kinds  of  teas  are 
treated alike, and it is at this stage that the 
treatment  changes  for  each  of  the three 
kinds. 
If it is intended to make Green tea, 
the balls are at once broken  up and thrown 
into a paper tray about three  feet long and 
two feet wide,  which  has  a  framework* of 
bamboo, and is placed over  a  charcoal fire. 
The paper  is  especially  prepared  for  the 
purpose,  generally  of  a red  color,  while 
the stain  imparted  by  the  juice of the tea 
leaves colors it so that it  may  be  token for 
metal, and no doubt this is the origin of the

M ISSIO N A RY   STO RIES

about tea being cured on copper pans.  The 
leaves are carefully  watched  and  handled 
during this first curing  process  and  when 
completed the leaves are uneven  in  shape, 
yellowish, green and  mottled  in color. 
In 
China and Japan it is in this condition  that 
the Green tea is sold to the native  consum- 
,  er, and he prepares it  for  use  by “firing.” 
I t Is this “firing” that develops  the  aroma 
and quality. 
It is nothing  more  than  the 
same household method with  us of roasting 
coffee. 
If tea could  bear  transportation in 
ibis semi-cured state,  and before  it is final­
ly prepared for use  by  firing  or  roasting, 
Him its condition  would  more  nearly  re­
semble green coffee and it would be roasted 
here just as coffee is,  and with the  same re­
sult.  But, unlike green coffee, tea will not 
stand  transportation  in  a  close  package, 
consequently it is  completely  prepared for 
our use by this  “firing”  or roasting, which 
to always done in  large  iron  pots,  heated 
from  beneath  by  a  charcoal  fire.  These 
pots (pans is the technical term) are always 
of iron, never of copper,  as  some have sup­
posed.  The simplicity of  the  process will 
emprise many who  have  always  regarded 

4  tea as one of the

MYSTERIES OF  THE EAST,

/  ' 
chiefly because the Chinese  themselves,  de­
siring to retain control  of  tea-m aking  (as 
they did for many centuries),  m agnified the 
difficulties and intricacies of a  very  simple 
process.  Bear in mind, this is  Green  tea, 
which is green in the sense  of  fresh,  like 
green corn, etc.  We say nothing about the 
«doling  and  adulterations  that are after­
wards added to this native  product  to  suit 
. the foreign demand.  We  simply  wish to 
g at clearly stated the differences  that make 
foe different Muds of tea.

Congou» or Souchong, or  English Break- 
Ip a s t—the  names being synonymous,  as for 
a* foe public is concerned—is widely differ-
in  effects  -and  characteristics from the

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tea jast described.  This difference is caused 
by the fermentation of the leaf, for. Instead 
of breaking toe bells of leave» up and cook­
ing them at once, foe «une  balls are placed 
in a moderately warm place,  covered with a 
cloth'and allowed to  ferment.  This  radi­
cally changes the  chemical  properties  and 
color of the leaf. 
Instead of a  mottled yel­
lowish-green,  it is a reddish-brown,  almost 
the color of

WELL-CURED  TOBACCO,

“sweating1” tobacco being  very  similar  to 
“fermenting’*tea.

When  the  fermentation  has  gone  far 
enough,  it is checked by breaking the balls, 
drying  them  in  the  paper  trays over the 
charcoal fire, and finally  firing  or  roasting 
the dried leaves in iron pans,  as  described 
for Green tea.

The  third  kind,  Oolong, 

is  a  tea  be­
tween the other two kinds, and owes its pe­
culiarities to arresting  the  fermentation or 
“sweating” of the balls of  leaves  almost as 
soon as it has commenced.  That  is,  when 
the leaves are just turning  from a  green to 
a reddish-brown, the balls  are  broken and 
dried on the paper  trays  over  a  charcoal 
fire, an examination of the  leaves  showing 
that some are turned  reddish,  while  others 
retain the green color, or a leaf may be half 
green and half  brown.  Thus  the  popular 
description  given  of  this class that it is a 
“black tea with a green flavor”  is  a correct 
one,  for it has properties  of  both.  Thus it 
appears that the  three  kinds  are:  First, 
Green or fresh tea, the leaf  not  being  fer­
mented;  second,  English  Breakfast,  or the 
leaf that has been fermented;  third, Oolong 
tea,  which  is  between  the  two  extreme 
classes.

It is reasonable  to  expect  that  in  Green 
tea would be found more of the characteris­
tics of the  leaf  itself,  and it is a fact that 
the properties that

IN D U C E   W A K E F U L N E S S

are more decided in  Green  tea,  while  in 
English Breakfast this property is weakened 
by the fermentation,  whieh  has  also ren­
dered soluble 48 per cent, of the leaf in boil­
ing  water.  This is why  the  infusion  of 
English  Breakfast  tea  is  always made so 
strong, and why so much of the  leaf is sol­
uble that, when properly made  and  served, 
it more resembles in  appearance  a  cup  of 
coffee than one of tea.

Oolong, as was stated, is  not  a  distinct 
class, but borrows its peculiarities from  the 
other two;  in the finer kinds it more nearly 
approaches Green tea.

We have endeavored to simplify the mat­
ter that the reader may  clearly  understand 
the principles  underlying  the  subject.  A 
reason why it has been  thought  there were 
different species of tea plants to produce the 
different kinds is  because  certain  districts 
always produce green and  others black tea. 
This is because in  those  districts 
the  leaf 
has been found better adapted to such kinds, 
just as tobacco grown in Virginia  is  made 
into chewing plug,  while  that of  Connecti­
cut is used for cigars.

There are a host of  names  and  kinds  of 
teas known to the trade, which add  to  the 
popular  confusion.  Many  districts  will 
give 
an  individual  flavor,  as  Moyune, 
which is the name of the district  where the 
best-flavored Green  teas  are  grown,  and 
Amoy,  the port of shipment for the poorest 
class of Oolong teas.  The  Island  of  For­
mosa develops a tea of peculiarly rich flavor, 
and the leaf is made up  into  Oolong  teas, 
which  have  such  marked  characteristics 
that any tyro in  the  trade  *will  recognize 
this tea. 
In fact, the  flavors  developed in 
certain marked districts are  so  pronounced 
that for one in the trade not  to  know  and 
recognize them is to acknowledge inexcusa­
ble stupidity.  Take, for instance,  the sort­
ing and coloring of Green tea.  Why should 
a leaf rolled into round grains  sell for more 
or for less than the same  leaf  rolled  in ob­
long shape?  Why should  the  public insist 
on a nice,  even color, when  common  sense 
teach that leaves don’t grow even,  and if an 
even color does exist, it is due  to  an  artifi­
cial  coloring?  What  would  the  prudent 
housewife say if, after she  had  made a pot 
of tea,  you should insist  on  putting  in  a 
pinch of Prussian Blue, Indigo, or Gypsum? 
Yet she is doing  this  very  thing  half  the 
time, and it never occurs to her to exercise a 
little judgment in selecting her teas.  There 
is a fallacy  in  the  minds  of  some  people 
about  adulterations.  They  will  say,  “I 
can’t believe this is tea,” and they little sus­
pect how cheap tea leaves are. 
It  does not 
really pay to use the leaves of other plants, 
but tea  leaves  that  have  remained  on  the 
bush too long are no more  fit  to  make  tea 
out of than willow leaves,  and  good  tea is 
expensive because it is always  made  from 
very  young  and  tender  leaves—in  many 
cases before the leaf has  unfolded,  when it 
is so soft  and  succulent  that  it  requires 
careful  handling;  and  as  it takes quite as 
long to pick as mall leaf  as it  does  a large 
one, a pound of young leaves  will  take five 
times as long to pluck as  the  same  weight 
of old ones. 
It is the delicate  “tips”  that 
in curing get broken up,  and which  the av­
erage storekeeper will condemn as “ dusty,” 
which  really  are  the  very  best part of the 
tea.  The choicest teas are picked  with the 
greatest care in the  early  morning,  when 
the dew is still upon them.

Gunpowders are more closely  rolled,  and 
undergo mere manipulation  than any other 
kinds.  They are the most  costly,  but  not 
necessarily the best in the  cup.  The finest 
“Greens” are from the Moyune districts and 
they are known  by  their  sweet,  pleasant 
flavor;  then 
follow  Fyehows,  Tinrais, 
Taipings, Pinsueys and Cantos.

The finest  Congous  (or  English  Break­
fast) are from the following districts:  Pack- 
lum, Foekoan, Saryune,Yung  How, Pang-

yongf  Ching-Wo  and  Paekling.  Padrae 
Ank oi i s thevery poorest 
- The Island of Formosa produces the finest 
grades of Oolongs. •  Amoy end  Au Roi fur­
nish medium and lowest grades of Oolongs. 
The  products  of  all  these  districts  are 
known in the cup by experts.

In China and Japan  the  tea  plantations 
are small—the property  of  small  owners. 
Only in Assam, India, are  tea  plantations 
on an extensive scale.  There they are con 
trolled  by  monied  corporations,  who work 
them with system allied  to  our  cotton  and 
sugar plantations.

In'New York and Chicago  teas  are  fre­
quently re-colored, re-packed and re-labeled, 
the  charge  being  One  to  two  cents  per 
pound.  Another trick of trade  extensively 
carried on in these cities is  to  re-label  the 
finer grades of Amoy  Oolong  as  Formosa, 
Formosa Oolong being more  valuable  than 
Amoy. 

H e n r y  Sm ith.

Association Notes.

The  Saranac B. M. A.  has just  issued  a 
compiled delinquent list, comprising fifty-six 
names.

A.  L. Thompson, Secretary of the Harbor 
Springs B. M.  A.,  writes:  “We  are  alive 
and awake and you will  hear  from  us very 
soon.”

J.  F.  Fairchild  is  acting as Secretary of 
the Boyne City B.  M.  A., pending  tlie seri­
ous  illness  of  the  regular  officer, F. M. 
Chase.

The State  sheet for  October is the small­
est list printed for nearly a year, from which 
it is inferred  that the dead-beats are getting 
“coopered” in this State.

W.  G. Shane,  Secretary  of  the  Sherman 
B.  M.  A.,  writes:  “We  are  growing  all 
the time,  as you will see, and think the col­
lection department good.”

H. T. Johnson, of  the Saranac B.  M. A., 
writes:  “Our  Association  was  never  in 
such  good  working  order as it is now and 
you can look for  some  good  results from 
here.”

John E.  Thurkow, the  Morley merchant, 
was in  town  Monday.  He  was  delegated 
by the business men of his  town to look in­
to  the  subject  of  local  organization  and 
went home  satisfied  that  the  best thing to 
do would be to proceed to organize with the 
least  possible  delay.  He  will  accordingly 
recommend  that  a  meeting  be  called  to 
affect  organization  on  Friday  evening  of 
this week.

Pittsburg  Grocer:  The  Michigan  Busi­
ness Men’s Association at their late conven­
tion at Flint took a step,  set  by  the  exam­
ple of New York,  which is calculated to be 
the means of doing much  good  in  the way 
of bringing  business  men  into  more  inti­
mate  relations  with  each  other,  thereby 
forming a bond of sympathy  that will be of 
great benefit to them at no distant day.  We 
refer to the adoption of a plan by which the 
President or Secretary of  a  State-  Associa­
tion is sent as a visiting  delegate to similar 
conventions in other states,  the expense in­
curred to be borne by the delegate’s own or­
ganization.  We  hope  that a similar action 
will not be overlooked  at  the  Philadelphia 
convention.

Montague Times:  Monday evening, Sept. 
26, the White Lake  Business  Men’s  Asso­
ciation held a meeting at  the  engine house 
in  Whitehall,  and  decided  to  re-organize 
under  the  State  law.  The re-organization 
was  effected and officers chosen as follows: 
President,  Geo.  B.  Hancock;  Vice-Presi­
dent, A.  T.  Linderman;  Secretary,  F.  E. 
Jones; Assistant Secretary, W.  B.  Nichol­
son;  Treasurer,  H.  A.  Spink;  Executive 
Committee, J. J. Gee, Wm. Peck and H. A. 
Spink.  Under the law  as  now  organized, 
the  Association  becomes  a corporate body 
and can sue and be sued, and members fail­
ing to live up to their obligations are amen­
able to the law; whereas  under  the  old or­
ganization the  members  could  not be com­
pelled to live up to  their  obligations.  The 
new Association will  be  more firmly bound 
together and no doubt will live and thrive and 
become a source of much good to the  White 
Lake region.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars have  sustained  a  slight  advance. 
Corn syrups were advanced 2 cents a gallon 
by the pool last Friday, but as local  jobbers 
have good stocks on hand, they have jogged 
the  price  up  only %c  per  gallon  as  yet. 
Coffee and tea  are  steady,  Fvaporated ap­
ples  are  good  property at  present  prices. 
In spite of the  large  amount .cured and the 
large  quantity  thrown  on  the  market  by 
those who cannot afford to hold the produet 
long  enough  to  realize  better  prices,  a 
strong home  and  export  demand is spring­
ing up, which is  likely to  raise the price to 
at least 12c from first hands before the win­
ter is over.

Candy  is  in  active  request and prices 
firm.  Oranges are nearly exhausted.  The 
Florida crop promises a  good  one  and  the 
first arrivals will be due here about Novem­
ber 10.  The lemon  market  is  quiet  and 
prices remain steady,  with  small  stocks. 
New figs are in and prices  range  from 12% 
to is  cents  for  layers.  The  demand  for 
oysters is  active  and  prices  same  as  last 
week,  quality fine.  The  crop  of chestnuts 
is said to be  large^  the  quality  unusually 
fine and  prices  quite  low.  Peanuts  are a 
shade lower.  New nuts will not be in mar­
ket for about six weeks  and  not  desirable 
before January,

The “ Anchor” Brand.

The ‘‘Anchor” brand of oysters continues 
to  grffw  in  the  favor of  the trade, if the 
statements  of  F. J.  Dettenthaler  are to be 
relied on.  And  he has  never yet been ac­
cused of teQing  anything but the truth, the 
whole truth and nothing but the truth.

VISITING  BUYERS.*

The following retail  dealers h&ye visited 
■the market during toe past week and placed 
• orders with toe various houses'; 
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Workman Lumber Cot Alba 
H D Werkman, Holland 
C F Sears, Bookf ord 
John E Thurkow, Morley 
A D Martin, Otia 
W F Mercer. West Carlyle 
Woodruff & Co, Saranac 
Cole & Chapel, Ada 
W Thomas & Son-, Bowne 
J L Rademacher, Reno 
John Kinney, Kinney 
R W eertman, Holland 
D D Harris, Sbelbyville 
L  Creighton, Ravenna 
Den Herder & Tranis, Vriesland 
Nelson F Miller, Lisbon 
S R Crandall, Holland 
Wilson, lAither & Wilson, L uther 
H P  Norten & Son, Lakeview 
Frank O Lord, Grand Ledge 
I J  Quick, Allendale 
C B Bennett, Big Rapids 
John F Gauweiler,  Croton 
J  B Watson, Coopersville 
Ben Rankins, Lam ent 
John Spring, Spring & Lindley, Bailey 
P ratt & Sherman, St Johns 
Mrs. Ludkins, Coopersville 
E R White, Reed City 
Denton & Lovely, Howard City 
H W Rodenbaugb, Breedsville 
Dr S J  Koon, Lisbon 
J  C Drew, Rockford 
N  Bouma, Fisher 
J  P W arner, Shelby 
J  H Thompson, Canada Corners 
Putnam  & B arnhart Lumber Co, Long  Lake 
G W Stevens, Austerlitz 
Lee Deuel, Bradley 
R A Hastings, Sparta 
Neal McMillan. Rockford 
.  S Cooper, Jamestown 
J  N Wait, Hudsonville 
Smith & Deitz, Cadillac 
Walling Bros, Lamout 
E A Parkinson, Traverse City 
A M Herrington, Freeport 
P  M Lonsbury, Reed City 
C M Shaw, Sparta 
L A Scoviile, Clarksville 
C E Blakeley, Coopersville 
Blakeley Bros, t  ire Lake 
S T McLellan, Denison 
Peter  Brautigam,  Brautlgam  Bros,  North 
D N White. Petoskey 
W E Allchin, A D & W E Allchin, Palo 
Geo W Crouter, Charlevoix 
Frank Neuman, South Dorr 
N Bouma, Fisher 
A M Church, Alpine 
Hoag & Judson,  Cannonsburg 
Knapp & Baldwin, Chippewa Station 
R G Smith, Wayland 
S Cooper, Jamestown 
W McWilliams, Conklin 
Frank Narragang, Byron Center 
A C Barkley, Crosby 
H Yan Noord, Jamestown 
Jno Kamps, Zupthen 
J  E Bennett, Ferris 
Jno Damstra, Gitehell 
J  Y Crandall & Son, Sand Lake 
Wooden & Van Winkle, Sparta 
M Gezon, Jenisonville 
H H Childs, Childs  Mill 
Herder & Lahuis,  Zeeland 
Thos Quinlan, Petoskey 
Jno Farrowe, South Blendon 
F  P Hopper,  Middleville 
Geo P Stark, Cascade 
Sidney Stark, Allendale 
Wm Kennedy & Bro,  Cadillac 
A Purchase, South Blendon 
Stanley Monroe, Berlin 
Jas Omier, Wright 
M Graves, Conklin 
G Ten Hoor, Forest Grove 
W H Struik, Forest Grove 
A J   White, Bass River 
J  H Robinson, Elgin 
L Cook, Bauer 
W S Root, Tallmage 
C O Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg 
J  C Benbow.  cannonsburg 
B F Donovan, Petoskey 
P Steketee & Co, Holland 
C H JoLdersma, Jamestown 
G N Reynolds,  Belmont 
E E Rice, Croton 
C K Hoyt, Hoytville 
U tter Lumber Co, Sullivan 
S Bitely, Sparta 
J S Kinsey, Caledonia 
S D Monroe, Bangor 
Mr Wilhelm. Traverse City 
R T Parrish, Grandville 
J  A Massie,  Greenville 
G M Huntley, Reno 
A Norris & Son, Casnovia 
M B Pineomb, Big Rapids 
Ball & Co, Grand Haven 
Wm  Peer, Muskegon 
Wm Balgooyen, Grand Haven 
Mr Philabau, Muskegon 
Haney & Darling, Big Rapids 
Robt Johnson, Cadillac 
E Hagadorn, Fife Lake 
E H Foster, Fife Lake 
C Mears, Lincoln 
M Winnie, Traverse City 
J  E Baikema, Muskegon 
L Burns. Ada
Mr Kellogg, Kellogg & Wooden,  Kalkaska 
J  H Beamer, Hastings 
Darling & Roberts. Sparta 
J  Hovinga, Grandville 
Z. E Swarthout, Union City 
W C Murray. Lowell 
F Dodge, Big Rapids 
D W Shattuck, Wayland 
W H Wheeler, Cedar Springs 
C W Armstrong,  Bowens Mills 
G H Walbrink, Allendale

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners at  this m arket  are 
paying 66 for  all offerings  of good bark.
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay $1.60@$1.70 «  ft 
for clean washed roots.
Rubber Boots aud Shoes—Some m anufactur­
ers authorize their  agents to offer 40 per cent, 
and  40 and  5  per  cent., for  first and  second 
quality, respectively, and some are authorized 
to sell for 40 and 1254 per cent., and 50.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Buyers are  paying  40@50c  per  bu. 
for  winter  fru it  and  selling at  $1.75@$2  per 
bbl.

Beets—In good supply at 40c per bu.
Bean—Hand-picked  mediums  are  very 
scarce,  readily  commanding  $2.50@$2.73 per 
bu.

B utter—Creamery  is  in  good  demand and 
fairly firm at 22@26c.  Dairy  is  active a t 18® 
22c.
Cabbages—$4@$7 per  100,  according to size.
Carrots—40c per bu.
Celery—20@25 «  doz.
Cheese—Jobbers are holding their  stocks  at 

13@1354c.

Cider—9c per gal.
Cranberries—Home  grown, 62®$2.50 perbu, 

Cape Cod, $3.25 per bu.
Dried  Apples—Evaporated  are  somewhat 
demoralized, on account of the great quantity 
now being thrown on the m arket by those who 
are not able to hold them.  Jobbers are paying 
8c and hold at 10c.
Eggs—Scarce  and  firm.  Jobbers are paying 
18c and holding at 20c.
Honey—Dull  at 12@16c.
Hay—Baled 

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

is  moderately  active  a t  $14 
in 
Onions—In plentiful supply a t 65@75c per bu.
Peppers—Green, $1 per  bu.
Potatoes—Shippers  are  paying  70c ou track 
here and 60o at most of the  N orthern  buying 
points.-

Pop Corn—2o & ft.
Seeds—Clover,  mammoth  or  medium, $4.50. 
Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys, $3.25  per bbl.
Turnips—40c $  bu.

Timothy, $2.50.

GRAINS AND M ILLING PRODUCTS.

Lancaster and 72c for Fulse and Clawson.
lots and 4754o In carlots.
cart  ots.  '

W heat—No change.  City millers pay 75b for 
Com—Jobbing  generally  a t 50c  in  100  bu, 
Oats—White, 35c in small lots  and 30@31c  in 
Rye—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $L20 9  cwt.
Flour—No change. Patent, $5.00$ bbl.in sacks 
and  $5J&  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.00 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.20 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.40* bbl.
M ill Feed—Screenings, $14 «  to n .  Bran, $14
ton.  Ships, $ to « t o n . : Middlings, $16 «  ton
mm and Oats. $18 « ton. 
r,i  1>J

.  90 
.1  00 
.3 75 
.2 75

@25
@26
@27
@2754
@2854
@2354
@24
@2454@20
@18
@16

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Princess,  S46....................... ......... . 

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prom ptly and buy In foiLpaekagefl.
Crown 
..........   80Paragon  .......« ...2  10
90 P aragon25lb pails.  90
grazer’s ..:........... 
Diamond  X .    .......  60 Fraziers,26 lb pails. 1 25
Modoc,4  doz.........2 60
Acme, 54 lb cans, 3 doz. ease...........Sri....... 

75
“  :.V.,.:.............     l  so
.,..3 0 0
20
.........l  25
54s ....................« ;-------------------2 00
...................3 75
i s . . . . . . .......... 
b u lk ..___...................................... 
28
45
Arctic, 54 ft cans, 6 dOz. case........................ 
75
 
140
2 40
*12 00
Victorian, t.ft cans, (tall,) 2 d o z ..... . . . . . .   2 00
15
Diamond,  “ bulk.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . __  
Dry, No. 2. ............................ ..doz. 
25
Dry, No. 3.............................. ........... doz. 
45
Liquid, 4 oz,....................... ... :v.. . .. doz. 
35
Liquid, 8 oz...................... . ................doz. 
85
A retio4oz....................................... «  gross 3 50
A rctic8  oz......................_______________ 7 20
Arctic 16 oz.....................................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box    ............................   2 00
Arctic N o.2 
. . . . .........................   3 00
Arctic No. 3 
............................   .  4 00

 
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No. 2 H u rl............... 1 75
No. 1 H url...............2 00
No. 2Carpet............2 25
No. 1 Carpet____ ... .2 
Parlor  Gem............2 75

Common Whisk. 
Fancy  W hisk...
Mill......................
Warehouse  .....

50

CHOCOLATE.

Wilbur’s  Prem ium ..35!
Sweet.......... 25
44 
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B’k f’tCocoa45
Cocoa-theta 42
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German Sweet. 
Vienna Sweet  .
Baker’s ............
Runkles’ ..........

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Schepps, Is ...............................
Is and  54s .................
54s................................
Is in tin  pails..........
54s 
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Maltby’s,  Is..............................
Is and  54s ...............
54s........ ...................
M anhattan,  pails....................
Peerless  ...................................
Bulk, pails or barrels.............
COFFEES.

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Green. 

Roasted.

454

554
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454
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COFFEES—PACKAGE.

CRACKERS  AND  SWEET  GOODS.

X  XXX
5
5
5
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R io ....................22@24
Santos...............23@25
Maricabo..........24 @26
J a v a .................23@25
O. G. Ja v a ........ 24@26
M ocha............. 25@26

R io............... ...22@24
Santos.......... ...  @26
Maricabo__ ...  @26
Ja v a ............. .  .  @30
O. G. Ja v a ... ..-.30@35
Mocha.......... ...32@33
60 fts 100 fts
L ion................................
25)6
Lion,  in cabinets__ _
2654
x x x x ............................
...25% 25%
Arbuckle’s  ..........................................2554
...25% 25%
Dilworth’s ........
25%
Standard  ..........
25%
G erm an.............
25%
German, in  bins
25%
Magnolia............
25%
Eagle...................................... .............25
...25% 25%
M exican...............................................20
...20
20
Honey Bee, 1 ft packages.................26
....26
COFFEES—SPECIAL BRANDS,
Bell, Conrad & Co.’s Plantation Java.
44
Mocha.................
Jav o k a...............
H
Im perial.............
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B anner...............
44 
Mexican..............

32
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4 
30
* 
29
4 
28
44 
20
CORDAGE.
60 foot Ju te __ . 
90
50 foot Cotton.. ..1 60
72 foot J u t e __ .  1  20 60 foot Cotton....1  75
4oFoot C otton....1  50
72 foot Cotton.. ..2  00
« ft
654

Kenosha B utter.........................
Seymour  B u tter.......................  
B utter.........................................  
Fancy  B utter............................ 
S.  Oyster..................................... 
P icnic.........................................  
Fancy  Oyster............................ 
Fancy  Soda...............................  
City Soda.....................................
Soda  ...........................................  
M ilk............................................. 
B oston........................................
G raham ......................................
Oat Meal.....................................
Pretzels, hand-made.................
P retzels.................................
Cracknels...................................
Lemon Cream............................ 
Sugar Cream.............................. 
Frosted Cream...........................
Ginger  Snaps............................ 
No. 1 Ginger Snaps..................  
Lemon  Snaps............................
Coffee  Cakes..............................
Lemon W afers...........................
1354
Jum bles......................................
1154
E xtra Honey Jum bles.............
1254
Frosted Honey  Cakes..............
1354
Cream  Gems..............................
1354
Bagievs  Gems...........................
1354
Seed Cakes.................................
1254
S. &  M. Cakes............................
854
CANNED F IS H .
Clams, 1 ft. Little Neck.....................................1 35
Clam Chowder,  3 ft........................................... 2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  standards..................95@1 00
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards.........................  1 55
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic........................................... 1 75
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic............................ 
Lobsters, 1 ft sta r................................ 
Lobsters. 2 ft sta r...............................................2 90
Mackerel, 1ft  fresh  standards........................1 70
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards........................5 00
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft__ _____
Mackerel, 3 ft in M ustard............................
M ackerel,3ft  soused.................................
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia riv er............. . . ..... 2 20
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river........... ..3 90
Sardines, domestic 54s................ 
  @6
Sardines,  domestic  54s................................  9@10
9@10
Sardines,  Mustard  54s................ 
Sardines,  imported  5£s..................... 
13@15
 
Sardines,  spiced, 54s................ 
10@12
 
Trout, 3 ft  brook....................... ........... .
Apples, gallons, standards......................... 3 00
Blackberries, standards..................................1  25
Cherries,  red standard................................ 1 65
Dam sons........................................................1 25
Egg Plums, standards 
............... .............. 1 5C
Gooseberries................................................. 1  75
Grapes............................................................   95
Green G ages............................. ...................1 45
Peaches,  all yellow, standards...................2 65
Peaches,  seconds........................................2 25
Peaches, pie....................................................1 50
Pears.............................................................. :i 40
Pineapples,............................................1 40@2 50
Q uinces...........................................................115
Raspberries,  ex tra.......................................1 50
r e d ........................................ 150
Strawberries  ................................................1  60
W hortleberries  ............................................ .1 30

CANNED FRU ITS.

-.2  65
  1  90

1254
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Asparagus, Oyster Bay................................2 00
Beans, Lima,  standard................................  75
Beans,  S trin g .............................. ...............   75
Beans, Stringless, E rie...............................  90
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked......................1 50
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy................................1 20
Peas, French.................................,.............. .1 60
Peas, extra m arrofat............. ..............1 20@1 40
Pea’s,  soaked................................. 
75
“  Early June, stand......................1 50@1 75
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sifted................................2 00
“  French, extra fin e .............................20 00
Mushrooms, extra flue................................ 22 00
Pum pkin,3 ft G ulden...,.......... 1 20
Succotash, standard.. . . .................  
Squash........  
....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1  40
Tomatoes, standard brands........................115
CHEESE.
Michigan full  cream ........................... 13  @1354
C itron. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   @22
Currants,new .. . . . . . . . __ . . . . . . . . . . . . .   @ 7
Lemon P eel..-i#.  .  ............... ................  @14
Orange P e e l........................................  @14
Prunes, Frbnch,60s.................... .........   @
French, 80s.......... 
.....   @
French,  90s.............................   @
T u r k e y . . ..............................  @  43!£
Raisins, Dehesia. .. . . . . . . . . . . .  i i. .. .. .
Raisins, London L ayers.  ....................  @3 75
Raisins, California  “ 
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.....................  @2 60
Raisins,Ondaras,  28s............ 
  @1154
Raisins. S u ltan as......................: .....  854@ 9
Raisins,  Valeneias,  new......... 
@ 9
Raisins,  Im perials.................................   @3 00
Cod, w h o le ..................................  
454@5
C o d , b o n e l e s s , ........ 
6@7&
law
H a lib u t........................., . . .............. 
Herring, round.  H  bbl. 
...............   @2  75
Storing,round,  %  b b l..........,.’, . . . . . 1.. 
l  80
Herring,H olland, bbls__ ........................   10 00
H erring, Holland,  k e g $ , - .
.......  76@85

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Mackerel, shore, No. 1, 54 bbls.. . . .. .. .: ..   2000
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12ftk its 
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No.3, H bbls.1,.» ;., '«.‘.r.......I,.6 50
‘ 
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Trout, 54 b b ls ...,............... 
“  10ft  k its.............................................  85
White, No, 1,54 bbls U ........6 5006 75
. .1' 10
White, No, 1,12 ft kits. 
White, No. 1 ,10 ft k its. . ......« . . .. . . . . . . . .   90
White, Family, 54 bbls............................... 3 75
kits.................... ...............   55

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 60
285
5 00
175
9 Oo
1  85

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Jennings’D .C .,2 o z ,.........« d o z .  1 00 
“  4 o z .......  ..........1  50 
“   6 o z .. . . .. ...........3  60 
“  8oz....................... ...3  50 
“  N o.2 T aper...  .......125 
3 00
1  75 
“  No. 4 
54 p in t,ro u n d ...__4 50 
18 00
“  1 
9 00 
**  No. 3 panel.............1 10 
“  No. 8 
5 00
................2 75 
“  No. 10 
7 00
.............4  25 
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square.................. 
95
Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro.................110
Grand  Haven,  No.  too,  parlor...... .............1 75
Grand  Haven,  No. 300, parlor....................2 25
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round......... 
1 50
Oshkosh,No. 2........... 
 
75
OBhkosh,No.  8.............................., 
..........i  50
Swedish...................  
75
 
Richardson’s No. 8  square.............  
’ 1 00
Richardson’s No. 9 
150
Richardson’s No. 754, round................1  00
Richardson’s No. 7 
1 50
Woodbine. 300...................................!... 1 1 1 5
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Black  Strap....................................................i 6@i8
Cuba Baking..................................................a2@25
Porto  Rico..................................................... 24@30
New  Orleans, good...................................... 28@34
New Orleans, choice.....................................44@50
New Orleans, fancy.....................................52@55

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OATMEAL

ROLLED  OATS

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PICKLES.
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Barrels......................6 00
Barrels..................... 8 00
H alf barrels.............3 12
Half barrels............ 3 13
Cases.........................2 25
Cases........... ............ 2  25
Medium . .................6 OOlSmall,  bbl............... 7 00
54 bbl_____4 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross.......  ..  @2 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,254 gross........   @1  75
American' T. D ........................................  @  75
Choice Carolina......654
Java  ................. 
554
Prim e Carolina......6
P a tn a ........................554
Good Carolina........5%
Rangoon..........  @5
Good Louisiana......554
Broken..............354@33i
Table  ....................... 6V4
Ja p a n ....................... 6
H ead ......................7
DeLand’s pure........554|Dwight’s ...................5
Church’s  .................5  Sea  Foam ................ 5W
Taylor’s  G. M......... 5 
|Cap Sheaf................. 5

SALERATUS.

R IC E.

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SALT.

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SPICES—PURE  GROUND.

54  “ 
SPICES—WHOLE.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy...........................2  10@2 20
28 Pocket............................... ................. 
2  10
1003 ft  pockets....................................... 
2 35
Saginaw or  M anistee............................ 
95
75
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........  
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__  
Higgins’English dairy bu.  bags........  
75
American, dairy, 54 bu. bags............... 
20
25
Rock, bushels.........................................  
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags........................... 
...................... 
20
Allspice...................................................  
Cassia, China in m ats............................  
“  Batavia in bundles..................  
“  Saigon in rolls........................... 
Cloves, Amboyna................................... 
“  Zanzibar..................................... 
Mace B atavia.........................................  
Nutmegs,  fancy....................................  
No. 1........................................ 
No. 2........................................ 
Pepper, Singapore,  black.................... 
w h ite..................  
Allspice...................................................  
Cassia,  B atavia......................................  
and  Saigon................... 
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S aigon......................................  
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Cloves, Amboyna................................... 
“ 
Zanzibar.............. 
 
Ginger, A frican...................................... 
“  Cochin........................................ 
Jam aica..................................... 
“ 
Mace B atavia.................. 
Mustard,  English................................... 
and Trieste.............. 
T rieste..................................... 
Nutmegs,  No. 2...................................... 
Pepper, Singapore black...................... 
w hite...................... 
Cayenne................................... 
STARCH.

8
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11
40
30
29
80
80
75
70
19
29
n j 4
15
25
42
32
31
12%
15
18@23
85
20
22
25
65
22
32
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Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ft boxes, 1  ft  pkgs...  @536
“  48“ 
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“  40 ft 
“  72 ft crates, 6 ft  boxes..  @ 6)4
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“  Com, 40 ft boxes, 1 ft pkgs__   @6
“  1 ft  « 
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Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 ft pkgs__   @ 7
“  6 ft boxes...  @754
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Pure, 1 ft pkgs....................  @554
Corn, l f t  pkgs...................   @ 7

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SYRUPS.

Cut  Loaf..................................................  @  6%
C ubes......................•...............................   @  6=6
Pow dered................................................  @654
Granulated,  Standard......................... 
@6 44
Off......................................  @  6 %
Confectionery A ...............  
 
@654
Standard A .............................................   @6
No. 1, White E xtra  C............................   @ 5%
No. 2, E xtra C.........................................   @536
N o.3C.......................................................  @ 5%
No. 4 C.....................................................  5  @554
No. 5C.............................................. 
  @434
Com, barrels...... @31541 Pure Sugar, bbl.  25@35
Com, 54 bbls........ @3354 PureSugar,54 bbl 27@37
Corn, lOgal. k ’gs.335541
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen
“  Maccoboy......................
Gail & Ax’ 
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Rappee.........................
Railroad  Mills  Scotch..................
Lotzbeck  ........................................
TOBACCOS—PLUG,

70 
@  55 
@  44 
@  35 
®  45 
@1 30

Spear H ead...............4:
Merry W ar................. 34
Plank  Road...............42
Jolly T ar.....................31
Eclipse  ..................... 36
Live & Let Live........ 34
Holy Moses...............33
Quantity & Quality. .25
Blue  Blazes........ ......32
Nimrod....................... 37
Eye  Opener...............32
W hopper....................89
Star 
.................  41
Jupiter........................26
Clipper  ......................34
Old Honesty...............42
Scalping  K nife........ 34
P. L................ 
33
Sam Bass....................34;
Japan ordinary............................................ 18@20
Japan fair to good....................................... 25@30
Japan fine...................................................... 35@45
Japan d u st.....................................................15@to
Young Hyson................................................20@45
GunPowder.....................:............................35@50
O olong.................................................,.33@55@6C
Congo................................. j ...................... ,.25@30
50 gr.
10
10
12

White W ine................................... 
7 
Cider..............................................   8 
Apple................................................  10 
Bath Brick im ported............................  
90
75
do 
American............................. 
Burners,  N o.0 .....................................   ©70
do  No. 1 ...................................... 
89
do  No.  2 ....“. ................ 
90
Cocoa  Shells, bulk.................................  @4
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand.............   @7 60
Cream T artar 5 and 10 ft cans.............   ©to
Candles. Star...........................................  @10
Candles.  Hotel........................................  @11
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes.......................   @35
E xtract Coffee, V.  C....................... 
@80
F e lix ...........................  @120
Fire Crackers, per box.........................  @1 20
Gum, Rubber 100 lum ps.......................   @25
Gum, Rubber 200 lum ps...............
@35 
Gum, Spruce.................................
@30 
H om iny,«  b b l..............................
@3 50 
@ 654 
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails.........................
@ 2% 
Pearl Barley...................................
@1 26 
Peas, Green  B ush.......... 1............
@ 8 54 
Peas,Split  Prepared__ . . . ____
Powder, Keg__ . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
@5 00 
@2 75 
Powder, 54  K eg..............
Sage  ................................................
@  15 
@654 
Sago  ...............................................
Tapioea ..........................................
@ 654

MISCELLANEOUS.

VINEGAR.

30 gr. 

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CANDY. FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam  & Brooks quote as follows

do 
do 

STICK.,
Standard, 25 ft boxes................... . 
854®  9
....-.......................   @9
Twist* 
Cut Loaf 
..................  ...  @10
MIXED
Royal,25ft pails.......... 9............... 
@ 9
Royal, 200 ft bbls................................ .  @8
E x tra,85ft pails....«  ...........................  @10
Extra, top ft b b ls ................. . 
@ 9
. @ 1 1 5 4
French Cream, 25 ft pails..
Cut loaf, 25ft  cases.................•..............  @10
Broken, t o ' f t p a f l s .
. @10 
Broken. aOQftbbls..,.. t .......... M i.  @ 8

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FRUITS.

FANCY—IN  BULK.

FANCY—M»  5 ft BOXES.  ® •'  W
@l g 
..-Uv;.--./  @13

 
 
 
............................. 1ft
14.
15-
14
15 
;
12;
12: ’’
18
18
i s
20-
IS
22
14

Lemon Drops.« 1 . n
...
Sour Drops........ .... 
J-,
Pepperm int  D rops...L . 
Chocolate D ro p s ............................. 
HM Chocolate  D ro p s.................Mi-
Gum  D rops....;*;.................................  
Licorice D rops...................................  
A B  Licorice  Drops.. 
Lozenges, plain............. ..........................  
Lozenges, printed....................... 
Imperials .................. . 1...........................  
M ottoes.................................. 
 
Cream  B ar.................................................. 
Molasses B ar............................................... 
Caramels...................................................... 
Hand Made Creams..............  
Plain  Creams.................................... 
Decorated Creams..................................... 
String R ock... . . ....................... 
... .. .  
B urnt Almonds................................* ’  . 
Wintergreen  B erries........................ 
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....................... .."   @ 514
Gum Drops, in bbls....................@ 654
Moss Drops, in pails.................................9  © jp*
Moss Drops, in bbls..............................  © 9
SourDrops, in  pails.............................   @12
Im perials,in  p a il s .....................  @1254
Imperials  in bbls...  ......................  ...  @1154
Bananas 
...................................... ..........1 00@2 Oft
Oranges,California, f a n c y ............  x  @
Oranges,  choice ................................... .
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls....................
Oranges, Florida.......................
Oranges, Rodi..........................................  @5 oo
Oranges, Messina.............................. 
©
Oranges, OO.............................................  @
Oranges, Im perials.............................  
  ©5 oo
Lemons, choice......................................  ©4  gp
Lemons, fancy......................................’  ©5 50
Lemons, California.........................
Figs, layers, new,  « f t ...........................1254@15
Figs, Bags, 50 ft.............................. 
g
Dates, frails  do  ..... ..................... 
514
Dates, 54 do  d o .................. 
© gi£
Dates, Fard 101b box « f t .......  ..........   ©  qZL
Dates, Fard 50 ft box « f t ............. "  ”  ’  ©  8
Dates, Persian 50 ft box « f t ........ 
6  @654
Pine Apples, «   doz....................... . . "   @
Almonds,  Tarragona............................   @i8
Ivaca...... ...............................   @17
C alifornia............................   @1754-
B razils............................ ........................8%@  9
Filberts, Sicily........................................  ©11
Barcelona...............................   @  8
Walnuts,  Grenoble............................  
»icily 
................................... 
15
French................................... 
9
Pecans,  Texas, H. P ..............................  13@17
Missouri...............................
Cocoanuts, «  100, full bags..................   @5  50
Chestnuts............................................. 
-  @4  50
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  « f t ............................  @454
do  ............................  @  514
Choice 
Fancy H.P. do 
  @656
do  ............... 
Choice White, Va.do  ............................  6  @ 6)4
Fancy H P ,.  Va  do  .................. ;........  @ 7
H. P .V a...................................................   6=6@  7

@1654

NUTS.

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OYSTERS  AND  FISH .
F. J. D ettenthaler quotes as follows:
OYSTERS.
Fairhaven C ounts..........................
Selects......................................
Anchors...............................
Standards  ...................................
FRESH  FISH.
Black  bass..........................
Rock bass...............................
Perch...................................
Wall-eyed  pike............................
Duck-bill  b ik e ...........................
Sturgeon....................................
Sturgeon,  smoked................................
W hiteftsh........  
.......................
Whitefish. smoked................

............. 25
22;
......  
av
10
4
4

............7
............7
ft
........ ft
__  
7
.............j 0

PROVISIONS.

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The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision Co. 

PORK  IN BARRELS.

quote  as follows:
Mess, Chicago  packing....................................... 15 75.
S h ortcut................................................................15 75,
Shortcut, clear,  Botsford.................................. 15 OO
Shortcut  Morgan......................................... ....16 (JO
16  75-
E xtra clear pig, short c u t..................... 
E xtra clear, heavy.........................................
Clear quill, short  cu t........................................"16 75
Boston clear, short cu t..................................... .15 75
Clear back, short c u t............................. !.!! 16  75
Standard clear, short  cut, best....................... .16 75
Bean..................................................................
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
Hams, average 20  fts...................................
16  fts............................ ;;;;:;i2
12 to 14 fts......................... 
best boneless.................................  

“ 
“ 
12%
“  picnic  ...................................................   8%.
n
Shoulders................................................... .. ‘ ‘  7^
Breakfast Bacon, boneless...................!!.!  13%
Dried Beef, extra...................................... 9
ham  prices...........................’ ’ * 10%
71^.

Tierces  ......................................  
30 and 50 ft T u b s............................7j?
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case.............................. 
7%.
75^
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case............................... 
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case.............................. 
7%
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in  ease.................... .. 
7y±
E xtra Mess, warranted 200 fts.......................  750
E xtra Mess, Chicago Pacxing.........................7 25
“  Kansas City Packing...............7  75
P la te .................................................................   7 75.
8 25
E xtra P late...........................  
Boneless, rum p butts................................  .*.10  50
“  Kan City pkd...........9 50
“  % bbl.  5 OO
“ 

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

BEEF IN BARRELS.

LARD.

“ 
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SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

Pork  Sausage...................................................   7y
Ham  Sausage............................................... 
Tongue  Sausage.....................................9
Frankfort  Sausage............................. 8
Blood  Sausage...................................... . 
6
Bologna, straight................................ . 
6
Bologna,.thick......................................  .!.!!.  6
H eadcheese.............................................. !” !!.! 6
In half barrels.................................................  3 gq.
In quarter barrels............................................1  75,

PIGS’ FEET.

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FR ESH   MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides.................................  
5  @  6
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters..................       6  @  654
Dressed Hogs...........................................   g © g%
M utton........................................................g  © g^.
Lamb  spring............................................   8 @ 8%
£ eai*i.........................................................   8 @  854
Bologna....................................................  @ g
Fowls........................................................   @11
Ducks  .....................................................  @ n
Turkeys  ..................................................  @ n
Lard,  kettle-rendered.......... ...............   @  &

H ID ES. PELTS  AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

Green —  « f t   5%@  6  Calf skins, green 
P art  cured...  7  @7%  or cured....  7  @ 5  
Full cured....  7%@  8  Deacon skins,
« p ie c e .......10  @30
Dry hides and 

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

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WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Fine washed «  ft 22®25|Coarse washed.. ,26@28
Medium  ............. 27@3o| Unwashed............ 16@22
Sheep pelts, short shearing............... 
5@25
Sheep pelts, old wool estim ated..........  @25
Tallow 
..........................................  354© 354
Grease b u tte r....................................... 
5© g
Ginseng, good......................................... 1  60@1  70-

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Curtiss & Dunton quote as follows:

5 59,
Standard  Tubs, No. 1.................................. 
Standard  Tubs, No. 2........................ ..!.*. 
4 50
Standard Tubs, No. 3 ....  ...................* * 
* 3 50
Standard Pails, two hoop.    ............... ...........1 25.
Standard Pails, three hoop............... . ‘.. V. ” l  60
Pails, ground wood 
............... ....................4 gg
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes.......’  2 25-
B utter  Pails, a s h .............. . 
........................2 25
B utter Ladles.................  
 
90
B utter Spades...................  
75.
 
 
75»
RollingPins............... ..................'  ........... 
Potato Mashers 
.........................!!!” !!..!  60
Clothes P ounders.......................... 
. '.*"*2 25
ClothesPins...................................... !!"..!........  60
Mop  Sticks......................................................  .1 OO
W ashboards,single............................. 
i  75
Washboards, double................................. .." .2 to
W ashboards,Northern  Queen.....................2   70  r,
Diamond  M a rk et..,...............................  
40 
Bushel, narrow band, No. 1_____  
1 50
Bushel, narrow band, No. 2......................    ,1 40-
Bushel, wide band............                        .1 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 3............  
 
.3 60
Clothes, splint,  Nd.2.......... .......4  
26
¿ ....5   00  ,
Clothes,splint,  N o .l............ 
 
Clothes, willow  N o.3............ ......................,;0 00>
Clothes,willow  N o.2.....................6 
50  %
50 
Clothes, willow  No.1.
t
W ater Tight,  (acme) b
.
....... 8 75»-
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'$■%,
Îttx  Teftr»—Jaco b   Jesson, Muskegon,  ..y 
:
T w O T ean —Jam es V eroor, D etroit. 
'T h re e S e a re —O ttm ar Ehi rb ie h , Ann A rbor.  , 
F o u r T ears—Geo. McDonald, K alam azoo.
F iv e T ears—S tanley E. P arkell, Owosso. 
Presidents-G eo. McDonald 
S ecretary—Jacob Jess on.
T reasu rer—Jas. V em or.
N ext M eeting—A t  Lansing, N ovem ber 1 and 2.

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Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. 

P resid en t—A rthur B assett, D etroit.
F irs t Vice-President—Ö. M. Harw ood, Petoskev. 
Second Vice-President—H . B. Fulrchild,  G rand Rapids. 
SThirdVioe-President—H enry K ephart, B errien Springs 
Secretary—8. E. Barljdji, Owosso.
T reasurer—Wm. D upont, D etroit.
E xecutive Com m ittee—Geo.  G undrum ,  F ran k   Inglis 
A. H. Lym an, Jo h n  E. P eck, E. T. W ebb.
Local Secretary—Jam es V em or, D etroit.
N ext Meeting—A t D etroit, O ctober

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society,'

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ORGANIZED  OCTOBER 9 , U H .

retary .  '

P resident—Geo. G. S tekettee.
Vice-President—H.  B. Locher.
S ecretary—F ran k  H -E scott.
T reasurer—H enry  B. Fairchild.
B oard o f  Censors—President,  Vice-President  an d   Sec­
B oard o f T rustees—The President,  Jo h n E . Peck,  H,
V  K im m .W m . H. VanLeeuwen and O. H. Richmond.
I  w en, Isaac W atts, Wm. E. W hite an d  Wm.  L.  W hite, 
..C om m ittee oil T radeM atters—Jo h n  B. P eck, H. B. Fair- 
Fi  child and Hugo  m u m .
C om m ittee  on  Legislation—R.  A.  McWilliams,  Theo 
C om m ittee on Pharm acy—W. L. W hite, A, C. B auer and 
R egular  M eetings—F irst  T hursday  evening  in   each 
,, Annual M eeting—F irst T hursday evening in  N ovember 
N ext M eeting—T hursday evening, November 3,  a t  T h e  
.  T r a d e sm a n office. 

K em ink and W. H. Tibbs.
Isaac W atts.
m onth.

.

Detroit Pharmaceutical Society.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

P resident—F ran k  Inglis.
F irst Vice-President—F. W. R. P erry.
S econd Vice-President—J. J.  Crowley.
S ecretary a n d  T reasurer—F. R ohnert.
A ssistant S ecretary and T reasurer—A. B. Lee.
■  A nnual Meeting—F irst W ednesday in  June.
R e g u la r M eetings—F irst W ednesday in  each nm nth.
Central  Michigan  Druggists’ Association, 
P resident, J. W. Dunlop;  Secretary, R.  M. Mussell.
Berrien County Pharmaceutical  Society, 
P resident, H. M. Dean;  Secretary, H enry K ephart.

Clinton County Druggists’ Association. 

P resident, A. 0 . H ont;  S ecretary, A. S.  W allace.
Charlevoix County Pharmaceutical Society 
P resident, H. W. W illard;  Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter,

Ionia County PharmaceuticaliSociety, 
I P resident, W. R. C utler;  S ecretary, Geo. Gundrum.

Jackson County Pharmaceutical Ass’n. 

P resident, R. F. L atim er;  Secretary, F.  A. King.

Kalamazoo Pharmaceutical Association. 

P resident, D. O. R oberts;  Secretary, D. McDonald.

Mason County Pharmaceutical Society. 

P resident, F. N. L atim er;  Secretary, Wm. H eysett.
Mecosta  County  Pharmaceutical  Society, 
P resident, 0 . H. W agener;  Secretary, A. H. W ebber.

v .  Monroe County Pharmaceutical Society, 
■ L P re sid e n t, S. M. S ackett ;  S ecretary, Julius Weiss.

Muskegon County  Druggists’  Association, 
P resident, W. B. W ilson; Secretary, J. R. Tweed.

Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. 

P resident, B. 0 .  Bond;  Secretary,G eo. L. LeFevre.
Newaygo County Pharmaceutical  Society 
P resident, J. F. A. R aider; S ecretary, N> N. Miller.
Oceana County Pharmaceutical Society. 

P resid en t, F. W. F incher;  Secretary, F ran k  Cady.
Saginaw  County  Pharmaceutical  Society, 
/P resid en t, Ja y  Sm ith;  Secretary,  D. B. Prall.
Shiawassee County Pharmaceutical Society
Tuscola County Pharmaceutical Society. 

P residenti E. A. B ullard;  S ecretary, C. E. Stoddard.
Manistee County  Pharmaceutical  Society 
P resident. W. H. W illard;  S ecretary, A. H.  Lym an.

The  Drug  Market.

, 

(jjbMr  Opium is steady, but  is  lower  here than 
*   In Smyrna.  Morphia  it  without  change. 
-Quinine is lower.  P. &  W.  have  reduced 
1 
their prices two cents.  German is very dull 
And is lower in large bulk.  Ergot continues 
to advance.  Reports of short  crops having 
been confirmed, very high prices are looked 
lo r in this article.  Balsam copaiba is high­
er, on account  of  scarcity.  Cubeb  berries 
are very firm.  Stocks  are  concentrat- 
•^pd.  Juniper berries  are  tending  upward. 
•Carbolic  acid  is  very  firm  at  advanced 
.prices.  Stocks are small in New York and 
•a good demand is reported.  Cuttle bone  is 
very firm  at  the  advance.  Oil  cubebs  is 
higher,  in  sympathy  with  berries.  Oils 
| 
lemon and  bergamot  are  advancing  again 
f  And higher prices will rule very soon.  Ca- 
^gjnary seed is very firm and  tending  higher.
’Golden seal root is scarce.  There is little to
be had at any price.

. 

A  Chinese Anaesthetic.

f t

A curious anaesthetic used by the Chinese 
-has  recently  been  made known by Dr.  U. 
JLambuth  in  bis  third annual report of the 
-Soochow Hospital. 
It is  obtained by plac­
ing a frog in a jar of  flour  and irritating  it 
prodding it.  Under these circumstances 
exudes  a  liquid,  which 
forms  a  paste 
th a  portion of the flour.  This paste,  dis­
solved in water, was found to  possess well- 
anaesthetic  properties.  After 
marked 
the finger had been  immersed in  the  liquid 
for a few minutes, it could  be pricked with 
.a needle without  any pain being felt, and  a 
numbness of  the lips and  tongue  was  pro­
duced by applying the liquid to them.
Michigan Board of Pharmacy, 

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Muskegon, O o tl,  1887.

A  meeting  of  the  Michigan  Board of 
Pharmacy,  for  the  purpose of  examining 
’Candidates  for  registration, will  be held in 
^Representatives  hall,  Capitol  building,  at 
Lansing, November 1 and 2, 1887.
Candidates  will  please report at the hall 
At 9 O'clock Tuesday morning.
®  
fe ’ 

Jacob Jesson, Sec’y.

Yours respectfully,

Ü

Sticky  Stamps.

-«  One of  the perplexing  effects  of  warm 
•weather is the  manner  in  which it  causes 
postage stamps to stick to each other.  This 
-can  be  prevented  by  simply dusting them 
¡with lycopodium. 
It  is a “wrinkle” worth 
remembering when sending  stamps by mail 

carrying them in the pocket, 

•

A Difference  in  Suicides.

.From  th e  D etroit News.

Retail  druggists,  are  organizing for the 
purpose  of  preventing “suicidal cutting in 
^prices.”  Cutting  prices  is  evidently  re- 
rded by these gentlemen  as  suicide.  As 
rule, however, they  have  the greatest re- 

t for their own lives.

. 

The  World’s  Wine.

’’  Statistics  show  that  in  1884  the  world 
produced  2,485,599,772  imperial gallons of 
a
Lewis Hoflnes,  the Beiding druggist, took 
- best girl to  the Greenville fair last week. 
lyjEFhile  going'' along  Main street, his horse 
frightening  toe lady so that she 
to ride after  the  horse  any  more. 

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LEAD & COLOR WORKS
DRY  PAINTS,

Manufacturers of

Grinders of

Paints,  In  Oil,  Varnish  and  Japan.
Being  makers of DRY  COLORS, we  have 
an advantage  over the  so-called  paint  manu­
facturers, who simply grin, and m i r

Specia lties—Tinted leads,tw enty shades;  1 
coach, carnage and  buggy paints, nine choice 
eoiora;  ready  mixed  paints;  coach  colors 1 
ground  in  Japan;  decorative  wall,  fresco, 
noor, sash, fire-proof, oar,  barn  and  domestic  , 
paints; wood and iron  fillers;  maple leaf per­
m anent green; pure putty. 

v
SPECIAL  PAINTS M ADE TO ORDER,

Peninsular brands of ready  mixed  paints 
are  full  weights  and  free  from  water  and 
barytes.

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WHOLESALE  AGENTS.

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DRUG  GO,
DnJggistsI

WHOLESALE

Factory, Lieb  St.,  between  Transit  R.  R. and 

River Front.

DETROIT,  -  MICH.

Have now in Stock and Invite 

Your Order for the

Send  fo r  Sam ple  C ards.

QUININE HOLIDAY  TRADE

An Elegant Line of

—WE  OFFER-

BOEflRIflGER 

SONS
100  oz. tins............ 37
............... 37X
50  “ “ 
25 
............... 38
“ “ 
“ “ 
5 &  10 
............... 40

PERFUMES

Put up in the following styles:

N.Y. QUININE  I   CHEMICAL  CO.
...........36X
...........37
...........37%
■ --------39 4

100 oz. tins 
ZZ]  50  “   “  - 
■’  25  “  “ 
- 
5 &  10  “ 
.
POWERSU’WEIONTMJN

5 &  10 oz.  tin s.............. 50
oz. vials...........55

TERMS  NET  CASH.  NO  DISCOUNT.

flagelline k Perkins Drug Go.

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FOR  MINORS.

One of  the  most  important provisions of 
the new  liquor  law,  in  its  bearings  on  the 
drug  trade,  is  that  clause  which  prohibits 
druggists selling liquor to minors, except on 
the written order of the parent or guardian.
By being supplied with proper blanks, this 
provision is rendered  as  little obnoxious as 
possible.

We can  furnish  the  trade  in  any  quan­
tity desired  either  with  or  without card of 
druggist.
WITH  CARD

500—$1.50.
WITHOUT CARD
500—$  .75.
Blocked  in  tablets  of 

1 .0 0 0—  

$ 2 .

1 .000—  $ 1 .

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postpaid.

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Match Safes fine stifles 
Christmas  Cards  ten  styles 
Fancy  Pldsh  Boxes 
Hand Lamps two  sixes 
flight  Lamps 
Embossed  Boxes 
l/ases  four styles 
sixes
Bisqde  Figures 
Watches 
Tumblers 
Pitchers 
Boots 
JUgs

Also a Line of

In  Silk and  Satin.

All These  Goods  are  Low in 

Price  and  are irery 

Desirable,

Hazeltine 

& Perkins

Drug Co.

Grand  Rapids,

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1

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m  the Manufacture of Fluid Extracts Prof|

When I  first  became  proprietor,  the fact 
soon  impressed  itself  on my mind that 
would have a good deal of unemployed time 
on hand, and the square  issue  presented it­
self what to do  with it. 
I   decided to use 
part of my time in  preparing  my  own fluid 
I purchased a mill, percolators, a 
extracts. 
condensing apparatus and  stove,  and  went 
to work. 
I commenced  with  fluid extract 
of senna, one of the extracts  of which large 
quantities are used.  When  I  had prepared 
the first lot, I  made a calculation to find out 
how it compared in price with the purchased 
article. 
I  found  quite  a  margin in my fa­
vor, larger  than  I  had expected, and con­
cluded to put in  as  much of  my spare time 
making fluid extracts as I  could convenient­
ly.  As already  stated, I  commenced' with 
fluid extract of  senna, and  gradually, from 
year to year,  increased  the number until at 
the  present  time I make  sixty-three fluid 
extracts—forty of these are prepared by re- 
percolation. 
I keep on adding to the list as 
occasion requires.  Difficulty  is  sometimes 
experienced to obtain a new crude drug, but 
after a time the  market  is  supplied and all 
that is necessary is to  secure  good quality.
I find no difficulty in  securing  crude  drugs 
of  excellent  quality. 
I  insist  on having 
them and am willing to pay a fair price.
In this time of  patent  medicine  cutting 
and  close  competition  in  the retail drug 
trade, it becomes  absolutely  necessary that 
the pharmacist should add to  his income by 
any  legitimate  means  offering.  M aking 
one’s own fluid extracts is such a means. 
I 
find it one of the most  profitable  branches, 
although  it  is hardly correct to call it such, 
of my business. 
It furnishes me much sat­
isfaction to  counter-balance, I suppose,  the 
disgust experienced in other branches.
To  illustrate  the  difference  in price be­
tween  purchased  and home-made fluid ex­
tracts, I have made a list of  those most fre­
quently used.  The purchasing  prices  axe 
those of  Parke, Davis  &  Co. and  Oldberg- 
Wall Laboratory. 
In  calculating  the price 
of  my  home-made  extracts, which  are  al­
ways  made  from  the  best  crude drugs ob­
tainable,  the prices of  Meyer Bros. & Co.’s 
crude drugs are the basis. 
In fluid extracts 
made  with  a  menstruum  containing  less 
than 75 per cent,  alcohol,  the loss in alcohol 
for each pint of finished  extract  has  been 
calculated  at  4  fluid  ounces; and when a 
menstruum containing  more  than  75  per 
cent,  of  alcohol  has  been  used, 2  fluid 
ounces  of  alcohol  to  the pint of  finished 
extract have  been  calculated  as loss.  The 
amounts may vary slightly, a little more for 
some  and  a little less for  others,  but they 
are fair averages, found by extended experi-l 
ence.
The list comprises thirty-six fluid extracts, 
as follows:

Profit per 

make per 

densis........ .

pint.
$  61
73
35
48
57
1 52
33
51
67
1  18
51
58
53
48
1  31
55
38
33
1 00
47
55
50
50
53
83
56
59
43
47
81
39
30
61
53
43
68
$21  80

pint.
$  69
87
90
I 37
93
1 23
77
74
1 23
1 02
71
92
72
82
1  49
1 05
52
67
1  10
1 25
75
75
84
1  17
1 09
61
107
1 03
3 4t 
61
70
39
67
67
57
$32  92

price per 
pint.
Belladonna........ $1 30
Buchu.................
l  60
Coffee.................. 1  25
Cascara  sagrada 1  85
Cinchona, p ale.. 1 50
Ciehona. red....... 2 75
Black cohosh__ 1 10
Foxglove............ 1 25
E rgot.................. 1  90
Cocoa leaves__ 2 20
eucalyptus........ 1 35
Grindelia...........
1  50
Hydrastis  cana-
1  35
Henbane............. 1  30
Ipecac................. 2  80
Jalap................... 1 to
Licorice root__
90
Buckthorn........
1  00
R hubarb............ 2  10
Blackbery.......... 1 00
Sarsaparilla....... 1 00
Sarsaparilla com 1 25
Senna, Alexand. 1  25
Senna and jalap. 1 37
Senega............... 2  00
Senaga &  squill. 1 65
Pink r ’t & senna. 1 20
Stiilingia............. 1 50
Stiilinga,  com ... 1 50
Sumbul............... 3 25
Dandelion.......... 1  0U
Uva ursi............. 1  00
Valerian............. 1 00
Singer................ 1  20
M andrake.......... 1  10
Pink root..........
1 25
Total...........$54 72
The wholesale preee  of  these  thirty-six 
fluid extracts,  1 pint of  each,  is $54.72,  and 
'"you make  them  yourself,  $21.80.  The 
amount realized for labor and time is $32.92, 
or 62 per cent.  This certainly is good com­
pensation for work.  Now,  I only make ex­
tracts in a small way,  making of some 12 or 
15 pints,  of some 1 or  2  pints, and of some 
only 4 fluidounces at a time,  and never pur­
chase  crude  drugs  in  1,000-pound  lots. 
Pharmaceutical  manufacturers  who  pur­
chase crude drugs in large lots can add from 
to 25 per cent,  to the profit as I  have fig­
ured  it  above.  All  this  shows  that the 
manufacture of  fluid extracts is very profit­
able. 
If a pharmacist  has  any spare time, 
do not see how  he  can  employ  it  more 
profitably  than  making  his own fluid ex­
tracts.  Besides the satisfaction of knowing 
what they are made from,  and that pharma- 
copceial directions  have been followed, you 
know that you can  prepare  them  60  per 
cent, cheaper on the average than those pur­
chased from  the  wholesale  manufacturer. 
The assertion that  fluid extracts can not be 
made of as good  quality  by  retail pharma­
cists as  by  wholesale  manufacturers, I be­
lieve erroneous.  The’ assertion  might  as 
well be made that  a  doctor  eould treat 100 
patients more successfully than one.
It  is  a  fact, however,  that  difficulty is 
sometimes experienced  in  procuring  some 
of  the rarer  crude drugs.  But there are a 
cumber of houses in the country which  try 
to meet the demands  of  the  retail pharma­
cist in this line,  and all that  is neoessary is 
to order from them  direct.
Since there is a  great  variation  in  the 
structure  of  different drugs, it  is  evident 
that they can not be treated alike in making 
fluid  extracts  out of  them.  This is shown 
by the directions given in the Pharmacopoeia, 
different degrees of fineness of powder,  and 
different iqenstrua are used  for exhaustion; 
the moistened powder is packed with varia­
ble degrees of pressure.
To know just what fineness of  powder of 
a certain drug is best  adapted  for exhaus­
tion, just how tight  it ought to  be packed, 
and which is the  best  menstruum for tho­
rough  exhaustion, require  practice  and ex­
perience. 
It is  soon  learned;  failures now 
and then are  compensated  for  by the large 
profit realized  in  subsequent  successful at­
tempts.
Gentlemen, I  would  say  to < you,  I am 
much of an enthusiast  on fluid extracts.  1 
have been making them for the last  sixteen 
or eighteen ¡years, and I  propose  to keep on 
making them.  .If  I  was  autocrat of  the 
pharmacists of  this  country, I   would com­
pel every one of them tof make his own fluid 
extracts.  By this you can judge how much 
of an enthusiast I  am on this subject.
In conclusion,  yould  say  that  when the 
toe question is asked: 
Is  toe  manufacture 
o f  fluid  extracts  profitable?  I  say, yes, 
very.
»fapeVWd by G.TL  Cima» Rile, Ax. G., 1 
Co» the SLLoudb pro* Clef*»’ JjMKwtetfon.tier

W ritten Especially fo r TheTradesman.
-  . “Life Is one continual round of pleasure,” 
he howled, as he wated  a  typewriter letter 
in the air.  *‘Whoop ’er up,” he yelled, and 
the quiet passenger^with specs on looked up 
in mild surprise, arid* asked  him  What was 
wrong.

“Wrong,” he snorted, ‘ ‘Everything! Why, 
look here!  Here  is  an  everlasting  kick 
from  my  house  about allowing a customer 
ten  cents  rebate  for  cartage.  Now,  if I 
don’t allow this  ten  cents,  my  customer 
won’t buy,  and then the  house kicks. 
If I 
do oblige my customer, and  do what others 
do, allow this rebate, and  the house finds it 
out, why, th en  they kick,  Oh,  the  life  of 
a traveler is just  one—”

“Say,” broke  in  a  bald-headed man in 
the double  seat,  “ why  don’t  you charge it 
to ‘sundries?’ ”

WHOLESALE PRICE  CURRENT,

.  Advanced—Ergot,  ergot  powdered,  cubeb 
berries, balsam copaiba, oil cubeb.
.  Declined—Quinine, P. A  W.,  Quinine.  Ger 
man.

ACIDUM

m   10 
80@1 00

Aceticum.........
Benzoicum,  German.
Carbolicum.......... .
C itricum ......................
Hydrochlor.......... ...
Njtrocum
10®   12
11@  13
Oxalxcum.................... ...............  
Salicylicum.......... ................ . . . . . . ..! .l  85@2 10
Tannicum .............................., ........... " i  4Q@i 60
T a rta ric u m .................. .................... !!  50@  53
A qua,Ì6 d e g .....  ................................. 
3®,  5
.  “ 
18  deg..........................................     4®  0
C arbonas............ 
............................ 
13
Chloridura........ 
f....................... .......  13®'  14
BACCAE.
Cubebae (po.  1 30............. .................... 1  60@1  70
Ju n ip e ru s ........................ ................... 
g®  7
.Xanthoxylum ............................................35©  30
Copaiba......................................... 
55®  60
Peru..........................................................   @1 50
Terabin,  Canada.  ......................................... ..
T olutan................................................ '  55®  6Ö

BALSAMTJM.

AMMONIA.

 

He was so green, and  he wanted work so 
bad, 
that  the  conductor  told  him  they 
‘needed a man at once to do certain work,” 
and he pulled  off  his  coat, pulled  some of 
the  buckwheat  from  his  hair  and said he 
‘was ready right  naow.” ”* S<Ttheygothkn 
- tin horn,  told him the  engine whistle^was 
broken, and  that  he  would  have to sit on 
the cow-catcher and blowhis horn for crossP 
ings and towns.  And he  followed their in­
structions to the letter.  Think  of the poor 
fellow riding twenty  miles  an hour "in  the 
dust and blowing his lungs  out!  The train 
crew got bounced the next day.

“Say,  young  fellow,  let  me  give you a 
pointer. 
I’m an  older  man  than  you  are 
and know what  I’m  talking^bout^D on’t 
ever  let on if  a conductor doesllo yoii a fck 
vor. 
It ain’t a bit  smart  to brag about this 
or  the  other "a “Con.”  dividing  up " with 
you.  You can’t tell who  maybe listen ihg* 
and your freshness  may  ebst^good^m an 
his job and his family  their  breadand but­
ter.”

“How’s  trade?”_  Rocky,  awful  rocky, 
this week, but  I  know  what  the cause is! 
I got  hoodooed,  yes,  hoodooed—queered.
Monday morning when I got off at M--------,
my first stop for  the  week,  I  stood on the 
depot platform and  waited  for  a freight to 
pull off the street crossing.  A young chap, 
not one of the train crew,  stepped  between 
the cars to couple  them,  and  on  stepping 
back  from  between  the  moving cars,  he 
caught his heel on the  depot  platform, fell 
and  had  his  right  leg  taken off slick and 
clean._It hung on just by  the  back of  his 
pants.  Well,  he  fell  against  me,  and 
helped  carry  him  into  the  depot."*“ Such 
thing happening on a”Monday"’is'~dead sure 
to knock the luck right out of a man.

“What is it?”
“Horse chestnut.”
“What do you carry  it for?”
“Oh, rheumatism and  pains  in  general. 
“Do you any good?”
“Well,  I’ve  carried  this  one over seven 
years, and used to be  bothered  with  rheu 
matics, but I ain’t been since  I  carried  it.” 
“Seven years,  eh?  Well,  sir,  funny how 
people carry  things  around.  Now,  here is 
a cent that I found  eleven years ago,  and I 
never  change  vests  but  1  put this in my 
lower  right vest  pocket.  Sort  of  a  talis 
man,  you  know.”

“Eleven years?  Let’s see it—say,  this is 

dated 1884!” 

L eo A.  Caro.

Minor Drug Notes.

A New York City  drug store advertises a 
“great clearing out sale of seidlitz powders.”
Lachesis is the name of a homcepathic rem­
edy prepared from the the  poison glands of 
the rattlesnake.

“American  Soothing Syrup” was used in 
Queen  Victoria’s  childhood  days  in  Eng­
land.

Pure  subnitrate  of  bismuth  has  been 
known to cause  poisoning  when applied as 
a dressing to  wounds.

A fire in the cellar of a drug store melted 
the lead pipe to the charged  soda  fountain, 
and  the  escaping  carbonic  acid gas extin­
guished the flames.

A  New  York  wine  merchant  is  given 
credit  to  having  said:  “They make wine 
nowadays without a  particle  of grape juice 
in it.  We have j ust received from Portugal 
a  proposition  to  supply  us  with a secret 
coloring matter.  The  proposition has it all 
figured  out  for  us  to show that with any 
amount of their  stuff, costing  $13  in  our 
money,  we can turn  1,650 gallons of  white 
wine into claret.  They send a sample with 
the  offer.  Just  so  much of  it as could be 
taken upon the point of a knife blade turned a 
glass of water in an instant into the loveliest 
claret-colored liquid you ever saw.”
New  American  Anaesthetic.

^The recent discovery of  a new anaesthetic 
substance in the  leaves of  a  tree  abundant 
in  Louisiana,  and  the  experiments  made 
with this substance,  are of  the greatest  in­
terest  The properties of cocaine  have be­
come so well known, that it  is  but  natural 
that the  anaesthetic  effect  of  leaves,  gath­
ered by chance,  and expected to  serve  only 
as  retainers  of  heat  and  moisture,  should 
have  aroused  curiosity  in  an  intelligent 
mind.  The demonstration of  the  presence 
of an alkaloid possessing anæsthetic powers 
superior  to  cocaine,  and  also  mydriatic 
effects  exceeding  those  of  homatropine, 
renders this  substance  highly  valuable  in 
therapeutics.  The  Australian  alkaloid, 
drumipe, the most  recent rival  to  cocaine, 
has not realized the expectations of  its dis­
coverers, and if American forests  can  fur­
nish a substance combining  and  exceeding 
the actions of  two of  the  most valuable  al­
kaloids  now  known,  it  will  demonstrate 
anew the  medicinal  value  of the  fioia  of 
America, and should  stimulate a more com­
plete study of its resources.

To Prevent Faucets From Checking.
Put the  articles  iu  melting paraffine and 
heat to rn  there to a . temperature  of  319 0 
F., until bubbles of air cease to escape from 
the wood.  The whole is  then  allowed  to 
cool  to  about  MO® F., when  the wood is 
taken i from toe  bath and cleansed from thé 
adhering  paraffine  by  rubbing  with  a drjr 
pieceof cloth.  „  *  y 

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FOLIA.

FLORA.

FERRUM.

EXTRACTTXM.

CORTEX.
is
Abies,  Canadian.................. 
Cassiae  ........................................, .........
is
Cinchona Flava................ 
Eaonymus  atropurp.......... .................. 
30
  20
Myrica  C erifera,po........................ 
 
Prunus Virgini........................  
 
 
12
Quillaia,  grd.......................... 
 
12
Sassfras  ...................  
12
Ulmus....................................................... 
12
Ulm usPo (Ground  13)........................... 
10
Glycyrrhiza Glabra................................  34@  25
„  
PO..  ...................................   83®  35
9@  10
Haematox, lo B> boxes................ 
Is..........................................  @  13
V% s  ......................................   @  13
Ms  .......................................  @  15
Carbonate Preeip...................................  ®  15
Citrate and Qninia................................   ©3 50
Citrate Soluble........................................  @  80
Ferrocyanidum Sol................................  @  50
Solut  Chloride........................................   @  15
Sulphate, eom’l,  (bbl. 85)......................  1)4©  2
pure.......................................  @  7
Arnica.......................................................  13®  14
A nthem is................................................  45@  50
M atricaria...............................................   30®  35
B arosm a..................................................  10@  13
Cassia Acutifol, Tinnivelly..................   30®  35
A lx..............................  35®  50
Salvia oflicinalis, J4s and  54s ...............  10®  13
Ura  U rsi..................................................  8®  10
GUMMI.
Acacia,  1st picked.................................   ® i 00
2nd 
..................................  @  90
3rd 
.................................   ©  so
Sifted  sorts..............................  @  65
P O ............................................  75®l  00
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)..................   ..........   60@  60
Cape, (po. 30).................................   @  13
Socotrme,  (po. 60).......................   @  50
Ammoniae  .............................................  25@  30
Assafoetida,  (po. 30).............................   @  15
B enzoinum .............................................  50®  55
Cam phorae.............................................  25®  33
Catechu, Is,  04 s,  14; 34s, 16)................   @  13
Euphorbium, po......................... ...........  35@  10
Galbanum................................................   @  80
Gamboge, po...........................................   75®  80
Guaiacum, (po. 45).................................   @  35
Kino,  (po. 25)...........................................   ®  30
Mastic............................................  
  @125
Myrrh, (po. 45)..........................................  @  40
Opii, ipo. 6 00;......................................... 4  70@4 85
Shellac.....................................................   18®  25
bleached.....................................  35®  30
T ragacanth........................................ t..  30®  75
herba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium  ...........................................  
35
E U patorium ......................;...................  
20
Lobelia  .................................................... 
25
28
Majorum  ................................................ 
Mentha Piperita..................................... 
23
 
25
R u e ..........................................................  
30
Tanacetum,  Y ........................................ 
22
Thymus. V .....................................;........ 
25
Calcined,  P a t............................................. 55®  60
Carbonate,  P a t................................. 
  20@  22
Carbonate,  K. & M....................... 
  20®  25
Carbonate,  Jennings............................   35®  36
Absinthium ..................................................4 50@5 00
Amygdalae, Dulc...................................  45®  50
Amydalae, A m arae.....................................7 35®7 75
Anisi  ....................................................... 3  20@2 30
A uranti  Cortex......................................   @2 ou
Bergamii..........................................  
2 75@3 00
Cajiputi  .................. ............................  .  90® 1 00
Caryophylli............................................  @2 00
Cedar........................................................   35®  65
Chenopodii......................................................  ®1 75
Cinnam onii.............................................  75®  80
Citronella  ..................................  
  ®  75
Conium  Mac...........................................   35@  ¿5
Copaiba............................... ...................   90©  1  00
C ubebae..............................................12 O0@13 50
Exechthitos.............................................  90@1  00
E rigeron...................................................1 20@1 30
G aultheria.............................................. 2 25@2 35
Geranium, 5...........................................  
@  75
Gossipii, Sem, gal...................................  55®  75
Hedeoma..................................................  90@1 00
Juniperi...................................................   50@2 00
L avendula...............................................  9o@2 00
Lim onis....................................................1 75@2 35
Lini, g al...................................................   42®  45
Mentha Piper.......................................... 2 25®3 33
Mentha Verid..........................................3  75@4  00
Morrhuae,  gal........................................  80® 1  00
Myrcia,  5.................................................   @  50
O live......................................................... 1 00©2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)........................... 
io@  12
B icini....................................................... 1 43@1  60
R osm arini..............................................    75®!  oo
Bosae,  ?.............................  
@8  00
 
Succini  .................................................... 
40@45
Sabina.................  
 
90® 1  00
Santal....................................................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras..................................................  55®  60
Sinapis, ess, 1..........................................  @  65
T iglii................................................ ........  @150
T hym e.....................................................   40®  50
opt................................................  @  60
Theobromas.............................................  15®  20

“  V i r ......................... 

MAGNESIA.-

OLEUM.

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RADIX.

Bichrom ate.............................................  13®  15
B rom ide..................................................  42®  45
Chlorate, (Po. 20)./.  ..............................   18®  20
Iodide  . . . .................................................3 (K©3 25
P ru ssia te ................................................   25®  28
A Jthae.....................................................   25®  30
A nchusa..................................................  15®  20
Arum,  po ............................. 
@  25
 
Calamus...................................................   20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15)................................... 
io@  12
 
Glycbrrhiza,  (pv. 15)........ 
16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,  (po. 45).........  
 
  @  40
Hellebore, Alba,  po ........................  
15®  20
Inula,  po..................................................  15®  20
Ipecac, p o .................................................... 1  75@2 00
Jalapa, p r............................................ 
  25®  30
Maranta,  J£s..........................................   @  35
Podophyllum,  po...................................  15®  18
Khei  .............................................. 
75gl 00
c p t...................................................  @1  75
„  .  PV...................................................   75@1 35
Spigeha  ............. 
48®  53
Sanguinaria, (po. 25)........................ 
  @  20
Serpentaria.............................................  35®  40
Senega.....................................................  40®  45
Smilax, Officinalis, H .................  
  @  40
_ 
M ex........ ..............   @  20
Scillae,  (po. 35)................... 
 
10®  12
8ymplocarpus,  Foetidus, po...............  @  25
Yaleriana,  English,  (po. 30)................  @  25
Germ an................................  15®  20
Anisum, (po.20)...............:...................   @  15
Apium  (graveolens)..............................  10®  12
Bird, I s ........... 
 
 
4@  6
Carui,  (po. 18)............................. 
12®  15
1 0Q®1 25
Cardamom................ 
Coriandrum....................................... 
 
10®  12
3®  4
Cannabis  Sativa.............................'. ..  
Cydonium...............................................  75®1 00
Clienopodium .................................  
 
io@  12
.1 75@1  85
 
Dipterix  Odorate................ 
 
HUH
Foenleuium. 
Foenugreek, nò........................
mm
Uni. 
iiy to iH É a â i
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3). 
Phalaris Canai
narian
Rapa
Sinapis,  A lbu.........................8®  9

SEMEN.

N igra............................ 

11®  12
SPIR IT U S.
Frumenti* W ..D . & Co........ 
..3 00@2 50
Frum enti, D. F. B.......  ........ 
.......1 75®2 00
Frum enti  ____>.........................  ' " " - ’1  10®1 50
Juniperis Oo.  O .T ................................ .1 75@I 75
Jnniperis Co....... .....................  
..-..1 75@3 so
Saacharum  N .B ,.^ ,........../ .......'....I  75®2 00
te L  Vini Galli..v. b v . i t . .L  b.*.. I. É . .1 76®6 60 
S r i  O p o rto -.i...,,.,.,................. ......1 w m w

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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38®
30®

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MISCELLANEOUS.

@8 50 
^8 00 
„.rie
85
85
75
1  40

‘  SPONGES.
*> 
do 
do 
do 

„  
Florida sheens’ wool, carriage. ..:.3 35
.......-  ”
1  do 
Nassau ' 
Velvet E xt  do ' 
. . .
E xtra Ye  ’
do 
. . .
Grass 
do 
.....
H ard i 
,for slate use..................
Yellow Beef. 
do  -  py.->‘  „.A** i
j 2 
_ 
-¿Ether, S p tsN itro s,3 F .............. 
ASther, Spts. Nitros, 1 P . . u ............. 
Aiumen , . . . . . . . . . . . . _____. . . . . . . . . .   3
Alumen,  ground, (pb.7b........3®
.  fTO
Annatto  ........................................ 
.
. 4©
Antimoni,  p
. V
Antimoni et Potass  T art..........  .........
.  55® 60
Argenti  Nitras,  5. ... ... .. ... ...
@ 6S
A rsenicum ..................................
. 
5® 7
Balm Gilead  B u d . __ ‘. ”
.  38® 40
.2 15@2 2(1
.  @ 9
.  ®2 10
.  @ 15
.  @ 16
.  @ 14
.  30® 33
@3 75
50® 55
2e@ 30
@ 40
@ 15
@ 10
@ 50
38® 40
@1 00
1 60@1  75
10® 12
15® 30
e@ 15
40
@ 50
@ 2
5® 6
8® 10
@ 8
25®

Gapsioi Fructus, B, po..............
Caryopbyllus,  (po.  35)........ .
Carmine, No. 4 0 . ____
Cera Alba,*S. & F ......  .  .  ...............
Cera Flava................................
Coccus.............................../.-s. .... r
Cassia Fructus...................................
Centraria  ..............; ___
Cetaceum ..................
Chloroform............. . 
Chloroform,1 Squibbs.........................
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst............
Cbondrus  ............................
Cinchonidine, P. & W . . . . . . . . . . y y y
Cinchonidine,  Germ an...............)*y
Corks, see list, discount,  per c en t.!
Creasotum ........ ...............
Creta, (bbl. 75).......... . . . . . . .................
Creta  prep..........  .................y ........
Creta, preeip..........!.!!!!!!!!!!!!
Creta B ubra..................y  
.................
C rocus....................... .’.........................
Cudbear 
..........!.! .! ....................
CupriSulph...............y ........
D extrine..................
E ther Suiph.................
Emery, all num bers....! ! .................
Emery, p o .....................
Ergota. (po.) 75.......... ..........................
70®
Flake  W hite........... \
12®
G alla................................y ..................
@
G am bier.............................................
7@
Gelatin, Coopor.......!.. !....................
Gelatin, French..........!!!'.!!!.............  
40®
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box.  60&10," less.
Glue,  Brown............. ......
Glue, W hite........................*!!!.’!!!.’!!!.’  13®
G lycerina............................. 
33®
Grana  Paradisi....................  
  @
H u m u lu s.............  
@
HydrargChlor.M ite 
 
H ydrarg  Chlor.  Cor....................... y  '  @
@
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum .............  
Hydrarg  Ammoniati.................. . 
® l
Hydrarg U nguentum ............... 
@
H ydrargyrum ..............................@
Ichthyocolla, Am  ....................!!!! * v" *1 25® 1
Indigo.......................... 
 
75® l
Iodine,  Resubl................................. ..IU  00@4
Iodoform .........................
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg I o d " y  1. y   ®
Liquor Potass  A rsinitis......................   10®
Lupuline  ....................................................85@1  00
Lycopodium ...........................................   55®
Macis...........................................  
go®
Magnesia, Suiph, (bbl. 1U)..........  .......  2®
Mannia, S. F .......................  
on®’  qq
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Morphia,  s, p. & w . 
Morphia, S. N. Y. Q. & C. Co................ 3 25@3 50
Moschus Canton  .................. .
40
Myristiea, No. 1.....................................
70®@  1Ö 
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 20). . .. . . .
............
Os.  Sepia..................
25®
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.' Co.................
@3  00 
Picis Liq,  N. C.. Y%  galls, doz!!I!y
@3 70 
Picis Liq.,  quarts..............................
@1 40 
Picis Liq., pints....................
@  8
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80).......]...................
Piper Nigra,  (po.22)...............!...........
Piper  Alba, (po. 35)........  
.......
35
Pix  Burgun..................
.  @
..............
Plumbi  A cet............. 
.  14® 15
Potassa, Bitart, pure. . . ! ' . '  * y y
.  © 40
Potassa,  Bitart, com........  
"
. 
.  @ 15
Potass  N itras,opt........’’I...................
. 
8@ 10
Potass  N itras.................. . . . ................
7@
Pulvis Ipecac  et opii............................
.1  10@1  20
Pyrethrum, boxes, H .& R b .C o ' doz
@1 25
Pyrethrum , p v ....................
60® 65
Q uassiae....................... j ..................... .
8® 10
Quinia, S, P. & W........
50® 55'
Quinia, S,G erm an........ y y y " '
38® 50
Rubia Tinetorum ...................................
12© 13
Saccharum L aetis,pv..
.................
@ 35
Salacin............................!.!.!...............
2® 75
Sanguis Draconis...................................
40® 50
S antonine............  
........ ..................
@4  50
sapo,  w ......................y y y y y y y y y   12®'
12@ 14
Sapo,  M............................
8@ 10
Sapo, G.........................
@ 15
Seidlitz  M ixture............
@ 28
Sinapis.....................................................
@ 18
Sinapis,  opt...............*"’*).....................
@ 30
Snuff,  Maceaboy,  Do. Voes.................
@ 35
Snuff, Scotch,  Do. Voes.......  ..............
@ 35
Soda Boras, (po.  9 )...__’  .....................ru ia
9
Soda et Potoss T art...............................  
-? -
33@ 35
Soda Carb..............................yy*
2@ m
Soda,  Bi-Carb...............y  y .........
4@ 5
Soda,  A sh.................... . . . . . . .
3® 4
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Soda  Sulphas...........y . 
© 3
Spts. E ther Co..................... ...................  —-
50® 55
Spts.  Myrcia Dom__ . !. . . !
@2 00
Spts. Myrcia Im p............
@2 50
Spts. Viui Rect, (bbl.  2  08)...
@2 25
Strychnia, Crystal...................... 
3ft
Sulphur, Subl................................. ."  * *  %u@  3V4
sulphur  Ron..............................y y   ;  g ©  s
T am arinds....................
Terebenth  Venice........38® 
Theobrom ae............................................ 

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OILS.

PAINTS

Spirits T urpentine................ y

Bbl
..  70
.  60
..  45
41
. 
..  44
..  50
..  36
1  '

Whale, w inter.........................
Lard, ex tra...........................

SSas::::::::--:;:::.... »«»“»

30
  @  55
7®  8
Gal
75
6]
5C
44
47
6G
40
Lb
i v
Red V enetian............................  
3® 3 
Ochre, yellow Marseilles........ 
l x
3®  3 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.......... 
ij£
3® 3 
Putty, com m ercial..................   2X
3%@ 3 
Putty, strictly p u re.    .........4 .  2J4
33£@  3 
Vermilion, prim e  American!
13@16 
Vermilion,  English..................
55@58 
Green, Peninsular............
16@17 
Lead, red strictly p u re ...
6® 6)4 
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
6®  6)4 
Whiting, white Spanish..........
@70 
Whiting,  Gilders’.....................
@90 
White, Paris American........
1  10 
Whiting  Paris English eliff..
1 40 
Pioneer Prepared  F a in ts __
1 30@1 40 
Swiss Villa Prepare*  P aints.,
1 00@1  30
„  
VARNISHES.
No. i Turp  Coach...................................1 io@i 20
TujP............................................1 60@1  70
No. I Turp F urniture............................l   00@i  jo
E xtra Turk  Dam ar................................1  55®!  60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 T urp.....................   70®  75
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Neuralgia, Hay Fever, Asthma, Bron­
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Colds, stands without an equal.

A ir Mentholized by passing th rough th e Inhaler- 
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m ost  efficient  w ay,  to   th e  p arts  affected.  It sells 
readuy.  Always keep an open In h aler in  yo u r store, 
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n o t h u rt th e Inhaler, and w ill do m ore  to  dem onstrate 
its  efficiency th a n  a  h alf hour’s talk.  Retail price 
60 cents.  F ar Cibculass and Testimonials address 
Trade supplied by

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And W holesale D ruggists of D etroit and Chicago;

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I   T H É   L A T E S T   D ISC O V E R Y .  V  
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The popularity of  Muzzy’s  Corn and Bun 
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Muzzy’s Starch, both for laundry and table 
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5 Gal.  Oil Cans.

E N G R A V E R S  and P R IN T E R S ,

49 Lyon St, Grand Rapids,

DETTENTHALER

In the State of Michigan.

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110 and 12 Monroe street, and 33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 Louis street,

Grand Rapids, 

-  Mich.

E ngraved L am p Chimneys.

TIME  TABLES.
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JOBBER OF

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11:30 a m  
10:40 p m  
5:05 p m  
7:20 a m   j 
4:10 p m

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T h e  Im pervious  Oil  C an.
The most durable Gan made 
in the  world.  Oil  will pene­
trate tin  sometime, but nev­
er this. 
$  doz.
it gal......................................$13.0)
...................  15.00
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PRICE  LIST.

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“ 

“ 

$  doz.
Glass Oil Can  y2 gal__ $  2.75 -
“  1  “  ....  3.25
Peek-a-boo 5  gal, tin ...  13.00 
“  wdj k.   16.00
Goodenough 5 gal, tin ..  15.00 
“  wd jk  18.00
Pinafore 5 gal, tin ........   15.00
“  wdj k. ..   18.00
Owl Tubular L antern..  5.50 
Dietz Lift Wire L’te rn .  6.50 
Dietz Lift Wire L’tern

“ 

“ 

with  guards............  6.75
Ko  Charge  for  Package 

on  Above.

N o.0 Lamp  Chimney... 
No. 1 
“ 
No. 2  “ 

“ 
“ 

$  doz. 
6 doz. in box 
23 
....  24
....  35

Boxes 30, 40 and 50 cents.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

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of 6 dozen.

No. 1 Engraved  Chim__   70
No. 2 
....  90
5. cents & doz. less in cases 
$  doz.
No. 1 Pearl Top  Chim—   50 
N o.2 
....  65
Tubular Globes, open—   60 
barrels..  50
No. 0 Sun Burners...........   43
No. 1  “ 
...........   48
...........   70
No. 2  “ 
$  gross.
No. 0 Best wick................   20
 
No. 1 
25
35
 
No. 2 
■  No. 3 
 
75
7 inch White  Shades.......1 00
7 inch 

“  case

“ 
“ 
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“ 

of 12  dozen.....................  75
7 inch Ilium . Bases. . .  .1 35 
Plain  Low Handle Lamp 
Complete  With  No.  1 
Burner and  Chim........ 1 50

rifcht  ilium - 

ip and 
M-..

T he

Owl  L antern.” 

E asy  

L ighter.  Flam e  C annot 

be  E xtinguished.

a «  Expert Accountant’s   Method of FSnd- 

, 

j- tag Them.

y ,^ .  *1.« M«W T o r t C om m ercial Advertiser.

An old accountant,  one  who  has been in 
the  business  thirty  years,  recently  gave 
some very interesting facts about  tbe  busi­
ness.  One of  the things about the discov­
ery of fraudulent  money transactions,  such 
pa on^hpgy.lftmftnte  and forgeries  by trusted 
employees, 
that  strikes  the  unbusiness 
mind  a s  peculiar, is that the swindler, him- 
gelf  having exclusive charge  of  the  books 
and being adroit enough to steal for  a  con­
siderable time and at the same time conceal 
evidence  of  thefts  on  the  books, should 
leave on them patent, to the expert, a record
of his crime. 
.
“ Why does he not destroy all evidence of 
the fraud, so that when he has gone, it will 
he as  undiscoverable as while he conducted 
the  swindle?”  I asked the veteran expert.
“ Can  he  remove  all  trace  of  his criminal 
opérations?” 
“ No,” said  the  accountant,  “it  is  abso­
lutely impossible for a dishonest book-keep­
er, for instance, and  his  opportunities  are 
by far the best,  to  so  cover  up  his  thefts 
that an expert eannot discover them.  That 
| is, unless all  the books and papers  are  de­
stroyed, which is proof  positive of fraud on 
its

. . .

„ 

. 

.  .

“ Well, why is that  true?”
“To answer  that  question  I   must  give 
you an idea of the whole business of expert 
It  is  not  difficult  to compre­
accounting. 
h en d ,  but very  difficult  and very tedious to 
do sometimes. 
In the  first place, there are 
only two methods of stealing:  Method No.
1, abstracting  goods or  money  without re­
cord; No. % doing the same with record and 
falsifying the accounts by failing to acknowl­
edge moneys received  for  goods sold or for 
stocks, or otherwise.  Let us  take this case 
No. 2,  first.  The  accountant,  being  con 
vinced  that  the  accounts  are falsified or 
balance  ,‘forced,’ that  is, made  to  appear 
where  there  is  none, proceeds in this way 
“He first compares  the  cash  on  hand at 
the time of the examination with the balance 
shown on the books. 
If  the balance is cor­
rect the next step is  to  trace  specimen en­
tries by means of returned checks, which, of 
course, are never destroyed.  For example, 
if a certain cashier  receives from a debtor a 
check  for  «500 and  no  entry is  found on 
the cashbook, by applying to the debtor the 
expert finds whether  the  debtor  received a 
returned  «500 check  indorsed  by  the  de­
faulter on the day when the  swindle is sup­
posed to have taken  place.  An  affirmative 
answer  from  the  creditor is, of course, a 
sure clue.  But if the books have been kept 
so that the cash is right to  all  appearances, 
anii yet the accountant  finds  that  some de­
falcation must exist because  of  the  differ­
ence shown by  the  trial  balance,  he  very 
frequently  discovers  that  shipments  have 
been  made  and  no  copies of bills retained 
nor entries of them put  down.  He at once 
compares the original shipping receipt books 
with the original entry of  sales,  or  checks 
them  off, as  we  call  it.  Here  again,  of 
course,  if there is  any discrepancy  or omis­
sion we have positive  proof  of  sharp prac­
tice. 
“ Swindling  method  No. 1, by  receiving 
cash and keeping no entry at all,  is general­
ly practiced by bunglers,  or  men  who  be­
come dishonest  through  force  of  circum­
stances.  Nearly always such frauds are re­
vealed in one of two ways: either by  means 
of false additions or by  supplying  fictitious 
accounts.  False  additions,  of  course,  are 
easily discovered.  When fictitious accounts 
are used the expert often has great difficulty 
in  unraveling  them.  For  instance, I  fre­
quently have found on ledgers the names of 
fictitious firms  credited  with  money  and 
charged  with  small  amounts  of  goods, 
whereas the actual shipments  were to some 
bona fid e firm, and for much larger amounts.
In this case the expert  can only find out by 
extensive letter writing to whom goods were 
shipped on that date.  The firms can tell, of 
course,  by  their  books, whether  they  re 
ceived goods of the sort in controversy about 
the time of the fictitious shipments.  Some­
times, however, it  involves  an almost end­
less amount of inquiry, running through all 
sorts of complicated  dishonesty, to  get the 
whole skein of  such frauds  in  hand.  But 
exposure is inevitable  sooner or later.  The 
swindler can falsify his trial balance so that 
to a casual observer  the  books  will appear 
straight  But  he  cannot  so falsify all the 
books, vouchers and  cash  records involved 
as to ultimately elude the  detective  ability 
of an expert accountant.”
“How  long  does  it  ordinarily  take to 
straighten out books wbere there is fraud?’?
“That depends altogether on  the shrewd­
ness  with  which the fraud has been perpe­
trated.  èome accounts  can be straightened 
out  in  two  weeks.  Others  take  many 
months. 
I   have  worked nine months on a 
tangled set of  accounts.  The work always 
involves an immense amount  of  reference. 
I t is necessary, in many cases, to go through 
several years of book-keeping, item by item. 
Great numbers of letters  must  be  written. 
Banks must be called on  for  the  record of 
checks and  drafts. 
Incidentally,  features 
requiring entirely different  procedure from 
any the expert  has  before  met  will  arise. 
Then,  besides  the  tedious  examination of 
fihe books, he must resort to new and ingen 
loos  devices.  This  is  what lends a zest to 
Ms researches.”
♦‘Do you stumble upon  many interesting 
cases?”
“Yes, indeed. 
It is a  fact that the  pub­
lié hears of only a small  part  of  the actual 
dishonest dealings.  Frauds  often  are cov­
ered up for personal, social or  political rea­
sons. 
I  have worked on seven cases within 
à  year and found crooked work in them all. 
B ut -in  only  one  case, and that where the 
Hand was  small  and  insignificant, did the 
business  house  concerned  proseeute  the 
swindler.” 
Partners  Should Understand  and Perform 

______

.  ^ 

Their Duties.

! 
fi 

“ There ought always to be  a clear under­
standing between  contemplated partners as 
to the various details of  the business which 
cseh is best fitted to  take care of,” remarks 
m  old merchant.  “It  is sometimes found, 
after a partnership is  made  and  the actual 
work of business  is  commenced,  that  this 
has not received sufficient  attention.  Each 
■ partner  has  thought  over the matter, and 
anjgiuMi that H H  to tire other, this to him- 
self,  all  through  the  work; but it is found 
/   When the trial comes  tnat  there  are  many 
«¿»Inga to he attended to which neither wants 
' 
If  this subject weré 
to  do, nor can do well. 
f 
b e d ?   canvassed  beforehand  and no undo 
,  i  "  encouragement given  to  either  partner to 
undertake duties he- felt himself unequal to 
a»d. the  labor of  the  business were fairly 
led between  the  partners, according to 
r qualifications, many  of the difficulties 
g which sometimes occur id such 
i would be avoided.” 

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MANUFACTURERS  OF

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MATT.  ORDERS  SO LICITED.

NORTH  DORR, 

-  MICH.

All T rains daily except Sundny.
GOING  NORTH.

A rrives.
T raverse City & M ackinaw E x.........8:45 a  m
T raverse City & M ackinaw  E x.......
Traverse City  &  M ackinaw  E x ....  7:30 p m
Cadillac E xpress................................ 
p m
Saginaw  Express.............................. U   ® ®

Saginaw  express runs th ro u g h  solid.
9:05 a. m. tra in  has  ch a ir  ca r to   T raverse  City  and
^11:30 a. m . tra in  has ch air ca r  fo r T raverse  City, Pe- 
toskey and M ackinaw City. 
10:40 p. m , tra in  has sleeping cars fo r Traverse  C ity, 
P etoskey and Mackinaw.

.

GOING  SOUTH.
C incinnati  Express..........................  
F o rt W ayne E xpress........................10:30am  
C incinnati  Express................... 
4:40 p m  
Traverse City and M ackinaw Ex. .10:50 p m  

V ia * “
11:45am
5:00pm
7:15 a m  tra in   has  p arlo r  ch air  c a r  fo r  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m  tra in  has W oodruff sleeper fo r Cincinnati.
5:00 p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith M. C. R. R. a t K alam a­
zoo fo r B attle C reek,  Jackson,  D etroit  and  C anadian 
points, arriv in g  in  D etroit a t 10:45 p. m.

Muskegon,

Grand Rapids &  Indiana.

A rrive.
Leave.
6:30 a m ......................................................................^IsO nS»
4:40 p m .....................................................................   8.50pm
Leaving tim e a t  B ridge stre e t depot 7 m inutes later.

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

D etroit, L ansing  &  N orthern.

Grand Rapids & Saginaw Division.

DEPART.

Saginaw  Express......................................................7 ™ ~
Saginaw  Express......................................................4 
** m
G rand Rapids Express............................................U   25 a  m
G rand Rapids E xpress.............................^ ......1 0   30 p m

All tra in s arriv e a t and d e p a rt from  U nion depot. 
T rains ru n  solid both  ways.

ARRIVE.

Chicago & W e s t M ichigan
Leaves.
.......................................................................   9:10 a m
fDay  Express............................... ..  .13 :S0 p m
•N ight Express................................... U:06 P m
M uskegon Express...................................... 5:00 p m

Arrives. 
3:55 p m  I 
9:45 p m 
5:45 a m  
11:00 a m
•Daily. 
Pullm an Sleeping Cars on all n ig h t trains.  Through 
p a rlo r car In charge of careful atten d an ts  w ithout  ex­
tr a  charge to  Chicago on 12:30 p. m ., and th rough coach 
oh 9:10 a. m. and 11 p. m . trains.

tD aily except Sunday.

F.xnress 
f l p r e L " ............................. ... 

N ew aygo Division.
Leaves. 
...................................... 4:05 p m  
«-25f m  

Arrives.
4:30 p m   I
10:30am   |
All tra in s arriv e and d ep a rt from  Union. Depot.
The N orthern term inus of th is division is a t Baldwin, 
w here close connection Is  m ade  w ith  F. A  P. M. train s 
to  and from  Ludington and Manistee.

W. A. Ga v e t t , Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J. B. Mulliken,  G eneral, M anager.

L ake Shore & M ichigan Southern.

Kalam azoo  Division.

Leave.

Ex. & Mail.  N.Y. Mail. 
N.Y.MaU.  N .Y .E x
4-35p m   7:45a m ..G ran d R ap id s.  9:45am   6:15pm
5:00 a  m  
5:55pm   9:03 a m .. A llegan .......... 8:38am
4:00pm  
7:05pm   10:06a m ..K a la m a z o o ...  7:30am  
2:20 p m  
8:30 p m   1 1 :85 a m ..W h ite P ig e o n .  5:55 a m
9:45 a  m 
2:30am  
5:05 p m . .T oledo............11:00pm
5:35 a  m 
8 :30am   9:40 p m . .C leveland....,  6:40pm
11:40 p m  
2:50 p m   3:30 a  m . .Buffalo............11:55 a m
6:50 a  m
5:40 a m   6:50 p m ..C hicago..........11:30 p m
A local freig h t leaves G rand Rapids a t 12:50 pm ,carry­
ing passengers as fa r as Allegan.  All  tra in s  daily ex- j 
cept Sunday. 

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

GOINO  EAST.
Arrives,
•N ightE xpress............................... 
9:80pm
tT hrough  Mall................................... 10:20 a  m
tE vening E xpress......................... 
8 :25 p  m
fD etroit Express................................. 6:46 a m
tM ixed,w itn  coach..........................
GOING WEST.
tM om ing  E xpress............................1=05 p m
tT hrough M ail....... .......................... 5:00 p  m
tG rand Rapids Express...................10 :40 p m
•N ight Express.................................. 5:25 a  m
fM lxed..................................................

Leaves. 
10:55p m  
10:30 a  m  
3:50 p m  
6:50 a m  
11:00 am
1:10 p m 
5:10 p m 
10:45 p m 
5:40 a m  
7:45 a m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily.
P assengers ta k in g  th e 8:50  a m   Express  m ake  close 
connection a t Owosso fo r Lansing,  and  a t  D etroit fo r 
New  Y ork,  arriv in g   th e re  a t   10:10  a  m  th e follow ing 
m orning. The N ight Express has aW agner sleeping ear.
J as. Ca m p b e l l, City Passenger Agent. 

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

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Also  wholesale  dealers  in  Gunpowder, 
Ammunition,  Onus,  Fishing  Tackle  and 
Sporting

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