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YOL.  I

T U T  MILL COMPANT,
Ploflr,  Feed,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Grain  aid 

Baled  Han.
-  MICH.

25 Pearl Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

0 ,  E.%iown, Sen.  MfirT

SEEDS

Garden Seeds a Specialty.
in Michigan.  Don’t Buy un­
til  you get  my prices.
ALFRED J.BR0WN
16-18 N .D im i St., Grand Rapids

The Most Complete Assortment 

Representing Jas. Vick, of Rochester.

BELKNAP

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 
of all kinds.
^ ’"Special  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.
Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich,

FOURTH NATIONAL BAN!

Grand  Rapidsr Mich.

A. J.  Bo w ne, President.

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

H. P. Ba k er, Cashier.
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking business.

H a k e   a  S p e c ia lty   *f C o lle c tio n s.  A c c o u n ts  

o f  C o u n tr y . 

'c h a n ts  S o lic ite d .

F.  J.  DETTENTHALER,

LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,
F erm entum !

STATE  AGENT  FOB

The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast.

Manufactured by Eiverdale Disk Co.

106 E e n t  S treet, G rand  R ap id s,  M ich.

T E L E P H O N E   5 6 6 .

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

à  AKRON, 0.

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CALL FOE

SCHUMACHER'S  ROLLED  MERE,

From the best White Oats.

O a tm e a l,  P a r c h e d   F a r in o s e   a n d   S o il e d  
To use these choice  cereals  is  to learn  how 

W h e a t  i n  O r ig in a l P a c k a g e s .
to live.

EDMUND B.DIKEMflN
Watch JJakßr 

T H E   GREAT

s Jeweler,

44GÄM LST.,

Grand Rapids,  -  flißli.
Grandpa's Wonder Soap
THE BEST  SELLING  GOODS  OH 

THE  MARKET,

SOLD  B Y

M A N U FA C T U R E D   B Y

Beaver  &  Co., Dayton Ohio.
1 S. MUSSELMAN & GO.,
CHARLES  A.  GOYE,

Grand  Rapids,

Mich.

Successor to

A. Coye & Son,

DEALER IN

AWNINGS 5 TENTS

Horse and Wagon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

F la g s &  B an n ers m ade to order.

Wide Ducks, etc.
GRAND  RAPIDS.
-  

73 CANAL ST.. 

JOBBER OF

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

— -AND-----

SALT  FISH.

M ail  Orders  Receive  Prompt 

See  Quotations  in  Another 

Attention.

Column.

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

GRAND MPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED CO.

71 CANAL STREET.

9   HU Eirplitin s Gì.,
DRY  GOODS

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

O v e r a l l s ,  3 P a n ts , E t c .,

> 

, OUK OWN MAKE.

, 
A  Complete Line pf

iWmtanre

iienil Detroit

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

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

8T M 0N , 8KMP80N M O ,
Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

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

Sole  M anufacturers  of  the  “ Peninsular” 

Brand  Pants, Shirts and Overalls.

State  agents  for  Celuloid  Collars  and  Cuffs. 

Bought and Sold by

FRANK J. DETTENTHALER,

117 Monroe St.,  Grand Rapids. 

O y s te rs   t h e   Y e a r  A r o u n d  

a s *

mom.

1 2 0  a n d  1 2 2   J e f fe rs o n ,  A v e ,

DETROIT, 
-  MICHIGAN.
TUBS!  TU BS!  TUBS!
We . have  150  doz.  first  quality  wash  tubs, 
which we will  sell F. O.B. as  follows:  No. 3, 
S3 per  doz.;  No. 2, f t   per  doz.; No.  1, $5  per 
dom  Packed M doz. in bdl. with straw.  Quid* 
ity unsurpassed.  Address
PIERSO N ’S  BAZAAR»  Stanton,  Mich. 

Stoneware, 6p. per gal. F. O. B.
MYRON  H .. W ALKER,

v  Attorney and Solicitor,  „ 

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QRANDRAPIDS,;.-/"MIOH.
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V T  OverFourtb National Bank,  Telephone M7. 

GRAND RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 9,  1887.

Realizing  the  demand for, and  knowing 
the difficulty in obtaining a F IR ST -C L A SS  
F IV E -C E N T  C IG A R , we have concluded 
to try and  meet  this  demand  with  a new 

Cigar calledSILVER  SPOTS

This  Cigar  we  positively  guarantee  a 
clear H avana filler, with a spotted Sumatra 
W rapper, and  entirely free  from  any  arti­
ficial flavor or adulterations.

It w ill he 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.

. T. WARDEN & CO.,
Flint, Mich.
W A N T E D .

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

157 South W ater St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference:  F ir s t   Na tio n a l  Ba n k,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n T radesm an. Grand Rapids.

Earl Bros.,  Commission Mordants,
G R P  RAPIDS
FRONT

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 Slow Case Mfj. Co.,
SHOW  GASES.

OF  ALL  KINDS.
SEND  FQR  CATALOGUES,
SEND  FOR  ESTIMATES.

Prescription Gases and Store Fixtures
3  WestBriflpSL GraMapiils.
POTATOES.

Manufacturers of

Telephone 374.

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.

& Go.,

. H .

COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

166 South W ater S t., CH ICAGO . 
Reference 

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

/

Chicago.

SEEDS

FOB  EVERYBODY.

For  the Field or  Garden.

If you want to buy

Or any other kind, send to the

71  CANAL  ST,

Seed Store,
W, T. U P R E M , 
 Bails, id .
H

EATON k LYON,

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

BOOKS,
Stalin Mil*,
Htlxiliarg  Associations,

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

Wishing to  procure  outfits  for  their Col­
lection Departments,  are  invited  to  exam­
ine the  following  quotations, which are for 
fine work on good quality of  paper:

FULL  OUTFIT—$15.

30 Books Blue Letters,  50 in book.
500  Record Blanks.
500  Notification Sheets.
250  Last Calls.
500  Envelopes.

HALF  OUTFITS—SlU.

500  Blue Letters,  old style.
250  Record Blanks.
250  Notification  Sheets.
125  Last Calls.
500  Envelopes.

In place of  old  style  B3ue  Letter  in  above 
$10  Outfit  we  can  substitute  10  books  Blue 
Letter in latest form, as recommended by the 
recent State convention, for $12.50 
Prices in  other quantities  furnished  on ap­
plication

FULLER & STOWE  COMPANY,
EN G R A V E R S and P R IN T E R S,
49 Lyon St, Grand Eapids,

HIRTH I   KRAUSE,

LEATHER

SHOE  BRUSHES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

SHOE  POLISH,

ings, etc.  Write for Catalogue.

SHOE  LACES.
Heelers, Cork Soles, Button  Hooks, Dress­
118 Canal Street; Granfl Bapifls.
EDWIN FALLAS,
VALLEY CITY COLD STORA&E,
Blitter,  Eggs,  Lemons, Oranges.

PROPRIETOR OF

JOBBER OF

And Paoker of

SOLID  BRAND  OYSTERS.
Facilities for canning and jobbing oysters 
are unsurpassed.  Mail orders filled  promptly 
at lowest  market  price.  Correspondence  so­
licited.  A  liberal  discount  to  the  lobbing 
trade.  . 
Q-rand  Rapids.

■ 217, 210 Livingston St.,

,

<i t j z > i d 4  e t » - ; o o .
IBER S of SA D D LER Y H ARD Y 
And FuRLihe Sdtnmér Goods»'

A  R A IS E   IN   PO RK.

W ritten Especially  for Thb Tradesman

What trivial things frequently change the 
course of a man’s destiny  and  transfer the 
beggar  from  his  hovel  to  a  palace and, 
sometimes, but  less often, perhaps, the na­
I would like 
bob  to the mendicant’s  rags. 
to request  right  here  that, 
if  any of my 
readers  (should there be such unfortunates) 
imagine this to be an old saying,  they  will 
please come to nay  boarding  house  at any 
time—except when meals are ready—and  I 
will convince them that it is not an old say­
ing, but an aged and very infirm  idea  clad 
in new  garments.

To return  to the  original  text  (another 
new idea, by the way), it is a  sad  and  al­
most  melancholy  thought  that  even  the 
chance wrong position of a seemingly harm­
less pin in the  chair  of  a  wealthy  uncle 
may,  perchance,  strike a tender spot in  his 
anatomy and,  acting on the  nerve  running 
to the bump of benevolence,  destroy all the 
luckless youngster’s hope of  gain at his un­
cle’s loss.

It is a singular trait of human nature that, 
when  persons  are  well off in this  world’s 
goods and chattels, they, seemingly, are more 
crotchety and independent in their ways and 
moods  when  in  conjunction  with  their 
heirs-prospective. 
If this has  not been no­
ticed by others, I am very much  pleased to 
be the humble instrument of their enlighten­
ment.

I, once upon a time,  liad  an  aunt—a rich 
aunt—and she is dead now;  hence the mus­
ing and moralizing.  At  several  periods of 
my young  and  guileless  youth, I had been 
informed  and  led  to  believe by this aunt 
that at her  much-to-be-deplored  demise  I 
should come into a competence  and that my 
future path in life  would be  one similar to 
the lilies.  Not  exactly  the  same  as  the 
lilies,  either;  I probably shouldn’t toil—un­
doubtedly not.  But I  was  a great admirer 
of fast horse-flesh,  and had bright visions of 
how much I  might enjoy  myself  spinning 
around behind some animal purchased with 
my aunt’s hard-saved wealth.

It so happened that I had, in  my  youth, 
a strong natural talent for precipitating my­
self into mischief. 
If I wasn’t  purchasing 
apples of  the  neighboring  farmers  when 
they weren’t around, the  chances are that I 
was adding weight and dignity  to  some of 
in  the  shape of large, 
our  friend’s  cats, 
well-balanced  tin-kettles. 
And  it  was 
through  this  propensity  that I sold my in­
heritance for a mess of pottage,  or words to 
that effect.

Among my aunt’s possessions were a gro­
cery store and meat  market,  in  the  same 
building,  which  were  conducted  by  her 
through the medium of a  trusty  man  who 
had been in her employ  for  years.  On ar­
riving at what ought to have  been  a  com­
parative age Of  discretion,  I  was placed by 
her in the store to  learn  the  business and 
make myself  generally  useful—although I 
imagined,  at the time,  that I  was  there for 
the purpose of running  things  and making 
myself a  general  nuisance. 
It is needless 
to say that I  succeeded in the  latter  to  a 
wonderful  extent.  Jones,  who  ran  the 
store,  said I did,  at any rate.

I shall always feel  unkindly  toward my 
aunt for putting  me there, for  I  shall  al­
ways think it was  that  which  jeopardized 
my interests with  lier.  Somehow,  I never 
could do things exactly the way my employ­
er wanted them done. 
If he  wanted me to 
take a package to some  customer  in a hur­
ry,  it was always my luck  to  be  in  some 
place where he couldn’t find me until he had 
got through wanting me, and  then,  when I 
did appear,  he would often be  so unreason- 
abl as to chide me for my  lack of attentive­
ness.  Just as  though  I could  always tell 
when he was going to want me.

Among other pleasant duties which I per­
formed was that of driving  the  cattle, pur­
chased for the market, to the abattoir, situ­
ated  about  half  a  mile  from  town in a 
valley,  to which, as in  nearly  all  eases,  a 
hill  descended. 
I had a friend  about  my 
own age who usually went with me on such 
occasions. 
In the winter,  it was  our  prac­
tice to take our  sleds  with  us  and  slide 
down the hill for a time,  more or less—gen­
erally more.

One day,  1 was sent with three fine hogs, 
my chum,  as usual, accompanying me.  The 
coasting was especially fine that day,  so we 
thought we would let the pigs  root  around 
in the snow at the bottom while we had our 
sport.  But it was an  unlucky day for both 
the pigs and myself.  We had ridden down 
the hill several times and had  ju st  started 
on another trip, when,  suddenly, I felt the 
ground  rise  beneath  me, and when I  once 
more discovered myself I  found that  I  was 
a mixture of boy, bog and sled. 
It took me 
some little time to  eradicate  myself  from 
chaos, when I  found, to my horror, that the 
pig was in the last  stages  of  dissolution. 
What was to be done?  The sled had so de­
stroyed the  equanimity  of  the pig  that I 
doubt if there was enough  meat left on him 
in one solid chunk to  make a  decent chop, 
although if he bad been  dressed and mixed 
with dog and sage he might have made quite 
respectable  bulk sausage.  My chum and I 
pondered the matter oyer for some time and 
finally decided to bury the fragments in the 
snow and see that the grave was kept green.
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We did so and  drove  the  two  remaining 
pigs to the pen.

I went home with a sadness  in my  heart 
equal to a peck of green apples in June, re­
solved not to disclose the tragedy,if possible 
to avoid it. 
I presume  the  Anarchists  in 
Chicago have no greater  weight  of  dread 
upon them than I  had that awful day.

Early the next morning  the  blow  fell— 
not one,  but several  of  them.  Mr.  Jones 
had discovered the lack of  pork  and  sus­
pected me at once.

“Tommy,  where’s the other pig you drove 
to the pen?” were the first  words  I  heard 
from Mr. Jones.

“Well—you—I—see,  one  pig  had  the 
cholera sir;  so I gave it to a man  who  said 
he conld cure it,” was the first lie that came 
to my trembling lips.

“Too thin, Tommy;  too thin.  Your aunt 
saw you burying it and she  would  like  to 
see you at the house.”

Accordingly I wended  my  weary way to 
my aunt and she kindly but firmly informed 
me that my chances for a share in her wealth 
were about as good as the pig had  for  sur­
viving the shock of my  sled  to his nervous 
system and shipped me back to my father, a 
sadder if not a wiser lad. 

R e l l u f .

A  Head  Clerk’s W eird  Experience with  a 

Shake.

Twenty years ago  I  was  head clerk in a 
New York merchant’s office.  My work was 
heavy.  Many nights I sat  at my books un­
til into  the  small  hours  of  the  morning. 
OncC or twice  I  actually  dozed  off  into a 
sleep  to  be  awakend  by  the  woman who 
cleaned the  various  rooms,  coming  to  her 
work.

The house  I  was  connected  with  had  a 
branch establishment in India  doing a large 
business,  and  many  curious  consignments 
of goods,  quite outside  of our usual articles 
of commerce,  passed  through  our  hands. 
Priceless  cloths  and  native  fabrics,  brass 
and  gold  ornaments 
set  with  precious 
stones,  collections  of  stones,  botanical 
specimens,  birds,  animals—everything,  in 
fact, until at times the contents of the cases, 
if opened and spread out,  would have made 
a very average  museum.

One afternoon  a  large  box was delivered 
from one of the  ships  labeled  “To be kept 
in a moderately warm place.”  I  was  away 
from the warehouse  at  the  time  of  its ar­
rival,  and  the  men  placed  it  in the outer 
office.  On my return I casually noticed the 
case  in  passing,  and  saw  that  one  end 
was slightly  crushed,  as if by some heavier 
case falling on  it.  This  was  a  mere  ac­
cidental observance.

My private  office  was  just  four  walls, 
hung  with  maps  and  charts.  A  writing 
bureau  in  the  center  of  the  floor  behind 
the door; behind  the  bureau  a  large iron 
fireproof safe some  six  feet  high  and four 
feet  square,  standing  twelve  or  fourteen 
inches from the wall,  and  a  case of books 
and three or four  chairs  completed  the in­
ventory. 
I was going to work  late,  and in 
a short time I  was alone in the  large  build­
ing.

I  worked 

steadily  until  midnight, 

j  
arose and paced about  the  room for  a few 
minutes.

A sound as of a chair  being moved in the 

adjoining room startled me.

I stepped to the door and opened it.
The light from a street lamp  lit the room 
fairly well,  and after  a  glance I concluded 
it must have been  fancy,  and I returned to 
my desk,  leaving the door open.

A few minutes  afterward  a  faint,  harsh 
sound  came  from  the  same  direction,  a 
curious, rubbing  sound,  undeniably within 
the  next  room,  and  quite  as  undeniably 
moving toward the door  leading to where I 
was sitting.

I rose to my feet,  and  as  I  did  so  the 
head and neck of  a  huge  snake  protruded 
through the doorway into the well-lit room.

I stood transfixed with  horror.
When the reptile saw  me it stopped for a 
second,  the  eyes  grew  more  and  more 
aflame until they  resembled  two lurid balls 
of fire, its tongue  darted  in  and  out  of  its 
mouth,  and  the  head  raised  higher  and 
higher until nearly  level  with  my orwn. 
I 
could hear its body coiling  and  recoiling  in 
fury in  the  darkness  beyond,  and  there  I 
stood powerless,  unarmed,  and apparently 
unable even to move.

I  looked  once  aronnd  in  a  desparing 
search for some outlet of escape,  and,  as  I 
took my  eyes  from  those  of  the horrible 
reptile,  it lowered  its  head  and  darted  to­
wards me.  Another  second  and  it  would 
have caught me,  when seeing the open safe, 
I rushed in  and  shut  the  door.  A  small 
petty cash book  fell  to  the floor, half in, 
half out of the safe,  holding  the door open 
about half an inch.'

But for that book  I  would  have speedily 
been  suffocated.  Not  thinking  of  that  I 
stooped and tried  to  draw  the book inside, 
but the  snake moving simultaneously  with 
myself, had dashed  itself  against the safe, 
and in its brute fury, thinking the safe part 
and  parcel  of  myself, had thrown its chile 
around it, compressing  the  door so tightly 
that I  fortunately  could  not  remove  the 
book, which was my sold means  of ventila­
tion.  Half crazed with  fright I  pulled  and 
lagged a | it without avail.  The perspiration

N O . 216.

rolled down my face,  my  heart  beat almost 
to bursting, and even  with  the  book hold­
ing the door  ajar  I  seemed  to  be  at the 
point  of  suffocation.  Gasping  for  breath 
and utterly nerveless,  I fell against the door 
and  slid to the floor in a dead faint.

How long I remained  so  I   cannot tell— 
perhaps a few  minutes,  perhaps  an  hour. 
At last  my  senses  returned,  and although 
dreadfully  cramped  by  the  position  into 
which I had subsided in  the  narrow space, 
I felt  1  had  not the power to rise, and lay 
there gazing  through  the  narrow  opening 
at the two folds which encircled my refuge, 
feeling a horrible  fascination  that  I   shall 
never forget. 
I even passed  my  finger out 
and touched one, feeling  a  quivering move­
ment that told me the reptile had drawn  its. 
coils to their utmost tension,  in  foe hope o f 
crushing the shell  that  held  foe  precious 
kernel of myself.

By an  effort  I  collected  my  ideas,  and, 
remember  foe  box  and  foe  crushed  end* 
could  readily  account  for  foe  presence of 
foe intruder. 
I knew that it was customary 
to feed them to satiety before shipping, send 
them off,  and as a rule they  arrive here still 
in the state of stupor.  This one might have 
had a long  passage, and, coming out of foe 
sleep, wanted water, grew furious, burst foe 
weak end of foe  case,  and  finding  me at­
tacked me by instinct.

like  a  Damascus  blade, 

I grew calmer and  investigated my  posi­
I rose to my  feet, and  as. 
tion thoroughly. 
I did so my  foot  rested  on  something un­
even. 
I picked it  up and found it to be one 
of those long  ink  erasers,  having  a  blade 
about four inches  long,  sharp  as  a  razor, 
tempered 
the 
handle being about five inches  long and flat 
in shape. 
It must  have  fallen  out  of foe 
cashbook,  these  knives  frequently  being 
shut in  foe  books  by  the  careless clerks. 
Taking the knife in my  right hand I thrust 
it into the thinnest fold with all my strength. 
There  was  a  horrible,  sickening,  tearing 
sound,  and quickly  withdrawing the blade, 
I thrust it again  and  again  into  the  folds 
until at the third  or  fourth  stab I saw foe 
folds relax and go sliding down the sides of 
foe safe to the floor,  lying  there squirming" 
and writhing in convulsions.

I dared not move for nearly an  hour,  un­
til all seemed quiet; then  opening  the door, 
1 dashed across the room into the  outer  of­
fice, banged foe door to, locked it. and,  hat­
less, rushed to foe  nearest  police  station. 
At first my story wasdiscredtied, and 1 was. 
almost locked up as being drunk,  but event­
ually  four  officers  armed  with  revolvers, 
came with me.

We  found  the  reptile  nearly  dead,  but 
still tremulous when  touched,  the cuts with 
the keen knife, owing  to  the  extreme ten­
sion of foe coils, having  nearly severed foe 
body in half. 
It measured  just  33  feet  5 
inches from head to tail.

Jars.

Written Especially for The  Tradesman.

Did anyone ever stop  and  think  of  foe 
number of different kinds of jars which the 
average citizen comes in contact with in foe 
course of a long and  unanimous  existence? 
Jars of strong  butter  displayed temptingly 
in the honest  groceryman’s  window,  with 
the best layer on top and good old ten-year^ 
old an inch down; 
jars of preserves placed 
on the top shelves where  we couldn’t reach 
them in our thievish infancy, just foe time we 
seem to need them most;  jars  in the street, 
where  the  corpulent  man  takes  np two- 
thirds of the walk, in blissful  unconscious­
ness that  there is  another  person within a 
mile behind him; 
family jars,  when Maria 
wants  a  new  fall  bonnet  or John comes 
home and tries to unlock the front window- 
blinds with an umbrella;  the jars  of  child­
hood, when our parent’s hand comes in sud­
den contact with that portion  of  our  anat­
omy since time  immemorial  conceded to be 
the  most  convenient  spot;  jars when foe 
sidewalk seems impressed with the idea that 
it can get right up and  walk  in  your  face^ 
jars when Congress meets,  or when you are 
trying to get an old  back-number  pension. 
In fact,  life is one continual  jar  from  the 
time the nurse jars foe infant to get foe but­
ton out of  its  throat  until  foe old man is. 
boxed up  and the clods are jarred on top of 
him. 

Re l l u f.

It having been stated  that  Michigan does 
not fix the capacity of  apple  barrels, EL  B. 
Pond,  of Ann Arbor,  calls  attention to foe 
fact  that  Michigan  just  exactly  does  that 
very thing.  An apple barrel must be accord 
ing  to  law (Sec.  1573, Howell’s  complied- 
statutes.) the size of the ordinary flour barrel 
or 27 inch staves,  and 16x3 inch headings.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1887.

MICHIGAN VS. PENNSYLVANIA.

.  There is a  wide  difference  between  the 
;  associations of the Wolverine and Keystone 
States.  While  the  central  idea  of protec; 
tion and elevation is  paramount  in  the or­
ganizations of both States, the methods em­
ployed are  essentially  different.  Both  are 
>  striving for the same mads through different 
channels.  Each stands ready to  copy from 
- the  other  any 
improvement  in  method 
which appears to  it  to  bring about results 
equally as effective as its own.
«  The collection  system  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania associations  bears  little  resemblance 
to that which has  done  such  efficient  ser­
vice in this State.  With us,  one  blank  is 
sent by the member and one  by the secreta­
ry.  Both  failing  to  provoke’  satisfactory 
response or settlement, the matter is turned 
•oyer to an executive committee of five mem- 
.  hers, who use their discretion in making up 
the delinquent list.  The  listed  delinquent 
remains the  ward  of  the  local  association 
until he removes  from  the  jurisdiction  of 
that body, when  he  is  turned over to the 
tender  mercies  of  the  State  Association, 
<wlüch undertakes to keep track of Ms where­
abouts and  warn  local  associations  in his 
vicinity of his true character. 
In  Pennsyl­
vania, the same  result is secured by a more 
roundabout method.  A  blank  is  sent  by 
te e member and  another by the local  secre­
tary,  when  the whole  matter  is  referred 
to  the  State  Secretary,  who  sends  out 
another blank or  two, and then—providing 
no'settlement  is  made—places  the  man’s 
name on the State delinquent  list, which is 
emit to every auxiliary member.

Of the relative merits of the two systems, 
T he Tradesman is  unable  to  express  an 
•opinion at this time. 
It is undeniable  that 
•both systems are doing  good  work.  Both, 
however,  are  susceptible  of improvement, 
Which will doubtless  come  as the necessity 
for changes becomes more urgent.

Much work has  been  done  in  Pennsyl­
vania in restricting  the  operations  of  the 
manufacturing peddler,  an  individual who 
has no existence in this State, so far as The 
T radesman’s information  goes.  Many of 
•our associations have  given  some attention 
to the simón pure peddler and huckster, with 
good results to all concerned.

Tile abuse of  jobbers  selling  at  retail is 
handled differently  than in this State.  We 
have treated  the  abuse  as  a  local matter, 
leaving the securing  of  pledges  not to sell 
to   consumers  to  the  local  associations. 
Pennsylvania,  on  the  contrary,  prefers to 
make  the  securing  of  signatures  to  the 
Role of Honor  a  State  matter,  so that the 
agreement  holds  good  in  any town in the 
State  where  there  is  an  association. 
In 
this respect, The  Tradesman  is inclined 
to the opinion that Pennsylvania is a step in 
advance of Michigan  and  that  the example 
set by tee  Keystone  State  may  be advan-l 
tageously followed here.

Another point of  superiority  over  us  is 
tec  employment, 
in  all  associations  of 
100 members or  over,  of  a  regular  agent, 
whose business it is to  solicit new members 
and attend to  collections,  after  the  blanks 
have been  used.  This  point  is  partially 
met in some of our  associations by the pay­
ment of stipulated  salaries  to  the  secreta­
ries, but it can hardly  be carried too far.

0 n  tee desirability  of securing the enact­
ment of  a  law  prohibiting  the  giving of 
prizes with articles  of  food,  Pennsylvania. 
•stands on the same footing as Michigan. 
If 
te e  New York law  is  found to be constitu­
tional and can be enforced,  both States will 
undoubtedly  press  for  similar  laws at the 
hands of their respective legislatures.

. The public  improvement  idea,  in which 
direction  such  wonderful  work  has been 
•done in this State, is not known to the Penn­
sylvania  associations.  Neither  have they 
.•corneto realize, as our associations have, the 
pow er  they  Can  wield in dealing  with tee 
insurance  question,  in  which  direction 
Michigan  has already  made great headway 
--•gad is sure to secure even greater results in 
te e  «ear future.
.  * «Farther consideration  of this subject will 
he  rosamed  in  a  future  issue  of  The
*T R A nB SM A V .

very high degree o f interest attaches to 
-  the suit o f Kansas distillers to have tee pro­
hibitory law of that State  declared  uncon­
stitutional,  because it has destroyed the val- 
ne o f thelr property without  extending any 
•compensation to them.  Sim ilar  snits  have 
brought  by  distillers  and  brewers 
the State of Iowa.  There is nocon- 
v Sritotional provision which applies  directly 
I to tb is case, but  tee  prohibition of  esc post 
fa cto  law s,of “ laws impairing the obligation 
'^epNBta»rti*  and  of the taking of “ private 
||!  jMoperty for public use  without  ju st  Corn­
w all look in this dlM ctim ^M M  
te e ru le o f teoKngllsh coipmon law, a sg ii*
’ tbeltnifonn  practice  of  English 
,  strengthens tee presumption in

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the people oftoe 

fh v o re f  teeldem and  for  compensation.' 
Should toe Court decUtefor the plaintiffs in 
tefe 
A  seribua  backset, to 
tokraaw  o t Prohtoition.  j i t   w ill  be  less 
effigy ti 
to vote
for % policy which is certain to 'prove costly 
at tee outset.  And this w ill apply  to  “ lo­
cal! option,” in every  case  where  tee busi­
ness o f brewing or  distilling  is  carded on 
within the county or  district  to  which the 
law. is to apply. .  But it Will not be a  barrier 
to hjgh license, since teat, does not lay  any 
restriction upon the manufacture o f  intoxi­
cants, eyen while  restricting and diminish­
in g their sale.

At the annual convention of the National 
Batter, Egg and Cheese Association,  held at 
Manchester,  Iowa, last week, the  chairman 
of  tee  New  York  Egg  Association  sub 
mitted  a report in  which he  strongly urged 
the adoption of a standard weight of twenty- 
four ounces for  ten  eggs as  the only salva­
tion of tee egg  industry against the devices 
of unscrupulous dealers.  The Tradesman 
has been nnable to learn what, if any, action 
was taken on this report.  The fact that the 
largest dealers in  the country are coming to 
the conclusion  that  the  present  method of 
handling eggs  is wrong  in principle, is sig­
nificant  and  gives  Smith  Barnes  good 
grounds for belief that the campaign he has 
waged  for twenty  years  in  this State  will 
ultimately be crowned with success.

Again The Tradesman would caution its 
readers against patronizing  a  questionable 
collection  agency which advertises Chicago 
as its home  office  and “Bad  Debts” as  its 
trademark.  The  circular  letters  sent out 
by this concern are so worded that the send­
ers are indictable  for conspiracy and black­
mail under tee laws of  this State.  A Chip­
pewa Lake merchant,  who  has  a commer­
cial  rating  of $75,000  to $100,000,  has  re­
ceived  three  threatening  communications 
from 
years  ago, 
claim  which  was  paid 
a  receipt 
and 
for  which  he  holds 
If  his  name 
“black 
list”  of  the  Sprague  Collecting  Agency, 
something will  drop  in the  vicinity of Chi­
cago shortly afterward.

source  on  account  of 

goes  on 

this 

the 

It is reported,  on  authority  which The 
Tradesman  considers  unquestioned, that 
the recent action of the Michigan Salt Asso­
ciation in refusing to advance any  funds to 
its members on salt made  during  the  five 
months from November 1 to  April 1 , is due 
to the fact that the  Association  has  some­
thing over a million barrels  unsold,  which 
it is to the interest of the  manufacturera to 
have  cleared  away  before  spring. 
It  is 
claimed that fully a  quarter  of  a  million 
more barrels were made this season than ev 
er before.

The telephone is a troublesome  invention 
for a country with a more  or  less  despotic 
government  which  undertakes  to regulate 
communications by telegraph. 
It does not 
yield readily  to  regulation, and, if  thrown 
open  to  public  use,  might  be  employed 
against  the  government  interests.  Hence 
the efforts of  Germany  to  limit  its  use on 
international lines.

The Blue Letter makes  friends wherever 
it is used.  Its fame has reached New York, 
as is  evidenced  by  the  recommendation  of 
President Coughtry  teat  it  be  adopted  by 
the  State  Association  of  that  common­
wealth.

The  Tradesman  would call the atten­
tion of business men contemplatiug  chang­
ing locations to the letter of  the  President 
of the North Muskegon B. M. A., published 
in another column.

AMONG T H E  TRADE.
GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Thos. E.  Wykes  &  Co.,  succeed  Thos. 

E. Wykes in the grain and feed business.

Horace Blair has  engaged  in the grocery 
business at Kingsley. v  The  stock  was pur­
chased at this market.

A. W. Fenton & Co., the Bailey druggists 
have  added  a  line  of  groceries.  OIney, 
Shields & Co. furnished the stock.

D. L. Ward has engaged  in  tee  grocery 
business  at  Dewing  Siding.  Cody,  Ball, 
Barnhart & Co. furnished the stock.

Dr.  Geo. F. Whitfield has  sold  his  drag 
stock at 40  West  Fulton street  to  Wallace 
Ballou, who will continue the business.

John Reyngold  has  engaged  in  the gro­
cery business at the  corner  of  North Ionia 
and Fairbanks streets.  The stock was par- 
chased at this market

The Valley City  Building  and Loan As­
sociation is now  an  established  fact,  a full 
set  of  directors  and  officers  having  been 
elected.  The  stock  of  the  Association  is 
$2,000,000, which will probably be  divided 
into eight or ten series.  Those who wish to 
subscribe for  stock can send their namès to 
The  Tradesman  office  or  direct  to  the 
Secretary, M.  M. Houseman,  in  tee  New 
Houseman Building.

tee 

teat 

The Cnpples Wood ware Co.  assures The 
Tradesman 
statement  of 
tee  Chicago  Timberman, 
to  the 
ef­
fect that tee removal of the works to Rhine­
land  or  Ashland,  W is.,  w ill  shortly  take 
place,  is  without  any  foundation  in  fa c t 
The company has  had  under consideration 
the purchase of  tracts of  pine in Wisconsin 
and .Minnesota,  but  as  yet  has  not  pur­
chased a  stick of  timber  outside of  Michi­
gan.  Anxious  landholders,  however, have 
located  tee  works  in  th^r 'mind^St a  half 
dozen  different  places. ? T h e T r a d e s iu n

* 0 ^  ttog coippAny w ill.be com* 
s tìt ^ :  before  toe,  works  «te  "ffnilly  m  
moved. 
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# ¥ ’  AROtrNDJ%E  STATE.

Ucteoff^Maehdfne# Nj§  Garand, grocers, 

have been  attached. —

Morenci—D.  E .  Kingman, the grocer, has 

assigned to H. E . Green.

Hillsdale^-John F ah t of the grocery firm 

of Fant & Sons, is deach 

Harbor Springs—Henry T. Williams,  fur­

niture dealer, has sold out.

Detroit—T.  W.  -M&rr  succeeds  Gage  & 

Marr in tee drag business.

Hudson—m   C.  Havens  is  arranging to 

close out his grocery business.

Mancelona—

’White & Sons  succeed 

White & Kites in the hardware business, 

Hudson—Al.  Havens  has  removed  to 

Lybns, Ohio, and opened a general store.
Mt.  Pleasant—G. W. Snyder &  Son suc­
ceed T. W. Swart in the  grocery  business 
Ludington—Roosen & Musk  have moved 
their clothing stock here from Grand Haven 
Brockway Center—G.# D.  Finlayson  sue 
ceeds Finlayson & Waring in- general trade 
Bellevue—Chas.  F.  Whitney  succeeds 
Whitney & Davenport  in  the  evaporating 
business.

Standish—The  Standish  Manufacturing 
Co. succeeds Geo. F. Cross  in  the  lumber 
business.

Flint—Harry Watson succeeds Watson & 
Downey in the wholesale and retail tobacco 
business.

St.  Ignace—Farrell,  McArthur  &  Co. 
succeed Farrell,, Schuller & Co. in the hard­
ware business.

St. Johns—J. S. Visger, proprietor of the 
Boston clothing  store, has  assigned to Ed­
win H. Lyon. *

Sherwood—E.  Gordon  has  bought E.  R  
Close’s  hardware stock.  The latter retains 
his livery-business.

Clinton—J.  B.  McAdam  has  sold  his 
meat  business  to  A. W. Muir, but  retains 
his grocery business.

Lake Odessa—E.  F .  Colwell,  form erly of 
Sebewa»  has erected a  store  building  here 
and OpIned a hardware stock therein.

Remus—Dr. O.  C. Russ has sold his drug 
stock  to  Drs.  J.  W.  Prentiss  and  Max 
Wenzl, who will continue the business.

Zeeland—Thomas Van Enenaam succeeds 
John Van  Enenaam in the grocery and dry 
goods business.  John Van  Enenaam  will 
continue to conduct the  Zeeland Hotel.

Bellevue—C. D.  ‘Kimberly  has  resigned 
his position  as  cashier  of  the bank  to en 
gage in  the  grocery  business, having  pur 
chased the  stock  of his  father, A. J. Kim- 
berly.

Fennville—O.  N.  Moon, who is now lo­
cated at Howell, has sold his interest in the 
drug stock of Moon &  Goodrich  to  G.  F, 
Goodrich.  The new firm will be  known as 
Goodrich Bros.  :

S t Ignace—Permelia  Miner  has  retired 
from the drug and grocery firm of Hulett & 
Miner,  Friend  Hulett  succeeding.  Detroit 
creditors took possession of the  stock  on a 
mortgage, but Mr.  Hulett  secured  ltd' dis­
charge and has resumed business.

Traverse City—J. Steinberg &  Son  have 
opened a dry goods and cloihlng store at St, 
Ignace, of which  Joseph H. Steinberg will 
have charge.  The store at  this  place  will 
be continued, as  heretofore,  under the per­
sonal Supervision of Jnlius  Steinberg, 
the 
father of J. H.

Middleville—Dr. Parkhnrst & Son are com­
pleting |heerection of  a  two-story  double 
brick building, 48 x 80 feet  in  dimensions. 
F. L  Blake,  of Irving,  will  occupy  one of 
the slp^es with a dry goods  stock  and  the 
oth<& Store will be  occupied  by the owners 
of the block with their drug stock.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Pittsford—S.  W.  Lyon is  opening  a new 

dry goqds store.

Shaytown—Morgan Bros,  are putting  up 
steam sawmill.
Hillsdale—W. T. Buchanan  &  Son have 
orders on their books for 7,000 screen doors, 
Brooklyn—W. B. North succeeds Wm. C. 
Irwin in the lumber and  planing mill  busi­
ness.

B ay City—B . H.  Briscoe & Co.  are filling 
large order for boxes to  be  shipped  to a 

firm in  Australia.

Gobleville—-Lewis & Eaton succeed How­
ard Edson in^ihe manufacture of  bedsteads 
and extension.tables.

Little Harbor—The Little  Harbor  Lum­
ber Co. is putting np kilns and will  engage 
in the manufacture of charcoal.

West Bay City—John Welch  has  closed 
bis sawmill for the season.  I t has averaged 
105,000 per day during tee summer.

East Saginaw—Avery & Co. are so crowd­
ed with  orders  teat  they are compelled to 
run their planing mill night and day.

Manistee—Canfield & Wheeler have start­
ed up their dairy and table salt block.  They 
expect  to  produce  the  finest  salt  in tee 
world.

Cheboygan—It is reported that  tee  mill 
capacity here will be increased  this  winter 
to the extent of 30,000,000 feet by  the  im­
provement of old ipiHS*

Northporfr—Jam es B§  Putnam  has  pur­
chased a half interest? fti tee  general  stock 
of Oscar E .  Wilbur.  The  new firm w ill be 
known as Wilbur &  Putnam.

Detroit—The  Kemp  Chair Co. is a new 
firm recently established for  the  manufac­
ture  and  jobbing  of  'ehairs.  The fina ls 
composed of Joseph B.  Kemp  and , J  alias 
KegeL 

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Omer—The, new  f shingle  mill will be in 
operation  November  15  and  will  employ 
twenty-five  men*  Another  mill  will  be 
erected east of Deep River with a entting ca­
pacity  of  from- 40,000*4»  50,000 shingles 
daily. 
$3

SuUiviUi—Read •& Son are  bnilding a saw 
m ill about a half mile 
of  this  place. 
They have brought  several  tracts  o f  land 
from W. B .  Hale,  trustee,  mid  w ill  have 
stock enough to rap their  m ill  for  several 
years.

Allegan—D. J. G. Ellinger has purchased 
his father’s interest in the merchant  tailor­
ing businers of D.  Ellinger & Son  and will' 
continue the same  under  his  own  name. 
The senior  Ellinger  has  been  in business 
here since 1856.

to  secure  notes^to  Detroit  White  I«fad 
Works, $668,  to secure notes; to Hargreaves 
Manufacturing Company, $624.55, to secure 
notes;  to  Rochester  Paper  Co.,  $5,950, 
secure  note;  to  First  National  Bank, 
stock,  fixtures and fnmitnre,  $20,000.

Hart—The Oceana Connty Savings Bank 
succeeded  the  Loan  and  Security  Co.  on 
October  31.  The  paid-up  capital  stock 
$70,000 and  the  surplus  $2,554.43.  C.  T 
Hills,  Muskegon, Is  President,  and  E. D 
Richmond, Vice-President and Secretary.

Vassar—-C. B. Bennet has  taken  a  con­
tract for cutting 100,000,000  shingles  from 
timber situated on the Loon lake  branch 
the An Sable &  Alger  -Railroad.  He  will 
build a new mill on the land and begins op 
eration next week.

Traverse City—The output of  the  Greil 
ick Bros.’ mill  foots up  9,500,000  f«et for 
the season now closing.  The bulk  of  this 
cut is marketed  at  Milwaukee,'  where  the 
firm has a yard.  There Is probably no hard 
wood mill in the State making a larger cut,
Mt. Pleasant—W. C. Crawford has moved 
his stave mill from'St. Louis to  this  place, 
the citizens  having  -contributed  a bonus of 
$800 to secure site and pay expense in mov­
ing.  The plant is valued  at $10,000.  The 
mill will soon be  in.  operation,  employing 
from 50 to 100 men,  and will have a capaci­
ty of 30,000 staves daily.

Remus—Dan.  Horton,  who  engaged in 
the grocery business here about  six months 
ago, has sold a  half interest to his brother, 
E. T. Horton,  who conducts a general store 
at Millbrook.  The new firm  will be known 
as Horton Bros, and will  add  a general line 
of goods to their grocery stock.  E. T. Hor­
ton will continue his business  at Millbrook, 
the same as before.

STRAY  FACTS.

Hudson—Wm.  Klinkert  has  engaged in 

the marble business.

Adrian—E.' I. Waldby,  of  the  banking 

firm of Waldby & Clay,  is dead.

Laingsburgh—Liddell  &   Hunt  succeed 

W.  H.  Card in tee-bonking  business.

Tecumseh—There are now  140,000 dozen 

of eggs in the cold storage warehouse.

Ludington—The Danaher &  Malendy Co, 
is the fourth concern to put  electric  lights 
in its sawmill.

Del win—John N.  Deuel & Son’s  general 
store was robbed  of ,  $270 by  burglars one 
night last week.

Jasper—Delano & Van  Doven  shipped 

carload of live  poultry  to  the  New  York 
market last week.

Detroit—The Detroit  Insulated  Clothing 
Co.  has been  incorporated  with  a  capital 
stock of $20,000.

Menominee—Isaac Stephenson states that 
he will build a new^  sawmill;, on  his  Bay 
Shore site in-ithji spring.  : J 

Charlevoix—J. A. Bacot, the general mer­
chant, took Paris green by mistake on Nov, 
Î  and died shortly afterward.

Chase—F.  P. Boughton  &  Co. are nego­
tiating  for the purchase  from R, G. Peters 
of 30,000,000 feet of pine to stock their mill 
at Chase..

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Muskegon—E. L. Packer & Co.  have  re­
gained  possession  of  their  lumber  yard, 
which  was  seized  by  Jas.  S. Kirk  & Co 
onOct. 17. 

Detroit—The  Union  Building  and Loan 
Association  has  been organized,  with Wm 
Graham  as  President  and  W. M. Wyckoff 
as Secretary.

Chase—Dunham,  Peters &  Co.  have ex 
tended their railroad two  miles further into 
the  forest,  making  some  six  and a half 
miles that they are operating.

Menominee—The  lumbermen  in this vi­
cinity  have decided to exclude  jewelry  fa­
kirs from their camps hereafter.

Chase—Wm.  S. Moore succeeds  Jonas S. 
Rice  in  the  hotel  business.  The  latter 
succeeds E. A.  Carroll in the same business 
at  Reed City.

St. Johns—M. A. Kriiffin has bought 200, 
000 dozen  eggs  this  season.  He  says the 
egg crop of Clinton county is 1,000,000. doz 
en, and  is worth at  average  figures $150,- 
000 per annum.

Cheboygan—The Cheboygan  Lumber Co. 
will buy anotper tug to do its towing.  The 
company talks of bringing a quantity of logs 
from Georgian  Bay.

Flint~The Chicago & Grand Trunk Rail­
way has paid a shipper of  this place $1,500 
for allowing a carload of eggs to  freeze  in 
transit to New York.

Tecumseb—-The  Michigan  &  Ohio  Coal 
& Lumber Co. has  assigned.  The  capital 
of the company is said to. be  $50,000,  and 
the liabilities $20,000. ' '£

Muskegon—The  Muskegon  Boom  Co. 
had, on a late date, rafted ont 5*216,192 logs 
this season,  scaling 544,000,000 feet.  About 
18,000,000 feet of logs will  be  back  when 
the season ends.
Cadillac^J. Cummer & Son are  erecting 
fine new building for their .office.  It is of 
bfick, and the seeond story contains a large 
reception room to be used for social purpos­
es.  The whole building will  be handsome­
ly famished.

Benton Harbor—J. B. Graves  has resum­
ed control of the Graves  Lumber  Co., tem­
porarily,  pending  negotiations  for  an  in-' 
crease of capital.  The  company  is said to 
be doing a good business  and to have a val­
uable plant. 

.

Detroit—The  Detroit  Paper  Co.  (L.  S. 
Butterfield) has  executed  mortgages to the 
m ount of $43,559.88 as follows:  To. F. T. 
Moran,  $5,000, to  secure note, and indorse­
ment; to Francis C. Gray,  executrix Harriet 
Butterfield,  Lola  B. ..Baker and Mrs. E . D. 
King,  of Detroit,  and  E.  B.  Webster,  of 
TOtOMâÿib 
rious  notes; to A* ChapbHn, Jr.; $2,391.34,

tp *£sei£re

Gripsack Brigade.

Duff Jennings, representing the Dingman 
Soap Co.,  of Buffalo? is.  putting in a couple 
of weeks among toeretail trade in this city,
W.  F .  Blake goes to  Chicago  the  latter 
part of the week  to  accompany  his  wife 
home.  Mrs.  W.  F.  has been  there  about 
month.

J. R. Tuthill,  the  veteran  grip carrier,' 
now on the  road for Cody, Ball, Barnhart. 
Co.,  taking  the  Southern  Michigan  and 
Northern Indiana trade.

Cass Bradford has severed his connection 
with Clark, Jewell & Co.,  and is  this week 
covering J. N. Bradford’s trip North for 01 
ney, Shields & ,Co.  J. N. is  attending  tee 
funeral of his father-in-law, at Ravenna.

W.  W. Gorball  was  severed  his connec 
tion  with  Franklin  McVeigh & Co.,  to ac 
cept a similar position with Bulkley, Lemon 
& Hoops.  He will  continue  to  make  his 
home at Traverse City  and  give  his entire 
attention to the trade of the Grand Traverse 
Bay.

Sioux City Commercial Bulletin, Nov. 

“Alfred C. Masterson,  a  traveling man for 
a Grand Rapids,  Mich.,  house,  died in this 
city a few days ago,  after  a  brief  illness 
from  tpphoid  fever.  The  deceased  was 
about 32 years of age.  At one  time he was 
engaged in business for himself  in Omaha, 
but afterwards sold out and resumed life on 
the road.  During his illness he was attend­
ed by his faithful wife,  having  been  tele 
graphed for, who now  mourns the loss of 
devoted husband and true  friend.  Funeral 
exercises  were  held  at . the parlor^, of the 
Hotel Booge, where the  deceased was stay­
ing,  after which the remains  were followed 
to their last resting place in Floyd cemetery 
attended by the sorrowing  wife and a num­
ber of traveling men in  this  city.  M i c h i 
g a n   T r a d e s m a n  please copy.”

Horace A.  Hudson, the  largest,  heaviest 
and  fattest  traveler  who  goes out of this 
market, was bom at Holland on October 18, 
1849,  and  lived  there  until  he was nine 
years old,  when  he  removed  with his par­
ents  to  a  place  in  the wilderness where 
Hudsonville now stands,  where  he  helped 
his father clear a large farm.  At the age of 
17, he went to Cleveland,  where he attend 
ed the high school for  three  months.  Re 
turning home,  he  taught a  district  school 
for two years.  On  the.  construction of the 
C. & W. M. Railway,  in 1870,  he  opened a 
store  at  Hudsonville,  which  town  was 
named in honor of his family, serving in the 
dual capacity of  store  keeper  and  station 
agent for four  years.  He  continued to dis­
pense sugar and calico for  seven  years lon­
ger, when  he  sold  out to J.  Green & Son, 
and went on the road for the  former  house 
of I.  M.  Clark & Co., following the fortunes 
of the house,  with brief intermissions, up to 
the present time.  His  territory  lies  East 
and Northeast Of this market, and wherever 
he is known he is  respected.  Mr.  Hudson 
has for  several  years  been  a  resident  of 
Grand  Rapids,  living  on  North  Division 
street  with  his  wife  and  two  promising 
youths.

Among the Clerks.

Lansing clerks have organized themselves 

into a “Business  men’s band.”

Henry N.  Jenner, who recently completed
course  at  the  Ann  Arbor  Pharmacy 
School,  has  taken  a  position  with  E. T. 
Van Ostrand,  at Allegan.

W.  C. Water succeeds WillMartindale as 
clerk for Irving F.  Clapp,  at Allegan.  Mr, 
Martindale comes to Grand Rapins  to  take 

course at the business college.
Purely Personal.

C. M. Norton is confined to his bed  by an 

attack of typho-malaria.

S. E.  Young, 

the  Lake  View  druggist, 

was in town over Sunday with his wife.

Christian  Bertch  has  returned  from  his 
Boston trip.  He  abandoned  his  contemp­
lated  visit to New Orleans.

Important Stock;

From  th e  R etail G rocers’  Trade. 

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If  I were asked:  “What  is  the most im­
portant article in a grocer’s stock?” I should 
unhesitatingly say “Fine batter.”  A grocer 
who can build up  a  fine  butter  trade will 
generally be successful in business.  There is 
nothing that  will  give  dissatisfaction  so 
quick as poor butter.  Customers  may  use 
poor tea or coffee  and  not find much fault, 
but give them poor butter and you will hear 
them complain bitterly. 
Poor  butter will 
destroy the en joyment of  a meal, no matter 
how well cooked; therefore I say:  “There is 
no article sold by the grocer, the selection of 
which should  receive from him  more  care 
and attention than butter.”  Many  grocers 
depend too much on the  judgment of  sales­
men;  they  should  learn  to  rely on them­
selves.  A grocer should  be  a  judge of  all 
goods sold by him.  Here is where I think 
lies the cause of failure with many who em­
bark in the business, they  are  no  judges, 
they depend on others  for  the selection  of 
goods, eonseqenfly they often have poor ar­
ticles  and  trade  dwindles  away.

J .  L .  Strelitsky, State agent for the Roper 
Baxter  Cigar  Go.,  has  arranged with 
Cooper & Peck, of East Saginaw,  to handle 
their new brand,  “ Something  New,”  in the 
Saginaw Valley. 

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Lansing’s condensed m ilk company  ships 
carload of  the product per day, aud it goes 
from Labrador to  Buenos Ayres,  and  from 
Dan te Beeroheba, 
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W e  sell  these  goods  as  close,  if not 
closer,  than  any  Detroit  or  Chicago 
house.
W e make Better  Terms,  Better  Time 
and Better Figures.

W e try hard to  please  every  custom ­
er.

Our Expenses being so much less than 
Chicago or  Detroit  houses  w e can af­
ford to sell closer.

C. LEE36,38,40  and 42  Canal  Street

GRAND  RAPIDS.

MISCELLANEOUS.

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A dvertisem ents  w ill  be  Inserted under this bead fo r 
one cent  a  word, o r tw o cents a  w ord  fo r  th ree  inser­
tions.  No  advertisem ent ta k en   fo r less th a n  25 cents. 
A dvance paym ent.
A dvertisem ents  directing  th a t  answ ers  be  sent  in 
care of th is office  m u s t  b e   a c c o m p a n ie d  b y  2 5  
c e n ts  e x tr a , to  cover expense of postage.
THOR SALE—A bargain for a live man.  Good 
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location.  Nice  piece  of  property.  No 
other store within six miles.  Reasons for sell­
ing-, long sickness  and  death  of my wife, and 
poor  health.  Clean  stock  goods.  Can  run 
stock down low  in  a  short  time, if you wish. 
Address,  W.  G.  Barnes,  Lodi,  Kalkaska Co., 
Mich. 
TJiOR SALE—On  the  new  Railroad, stock of 
-A?  general merchandise, store and  barn,  on 
one-huil acre corner lot.  Will sell at a bargain. 
Best location in town.  If you  mean business, 
call on  or  address  C. L. Howard,  Clarksville, 
Ionia Co., Mich. 

F OR  SALE—New  clean  stock  of  millinery 

and fancy goods.  One of the  best 'open­
ings in the country.  Have the  leading  trade. 
Good reasons given for  selling.  Address L. & 
Co., Box &7, Saranac, Mieh. 

216-3t

218*

219*

220*

Michigan, 
office.

Will trade for  real  estate  in  Southern
Address  Box  X,  care Tradesman 

F OR SALE—Stock of general  merchandise. 
F OR SALE—Or exchange, for  hard  or  soft 

F OR SALE—Owing to death  of proprietor, I 

lumber, posts,  shingles  or  lath, a planer 
and matcher in perfect order.  Will plane two 
sides  twenty-four  inches  wide.  J.  B.  Del- 
bridge, 493 Trumbull Ave., Detroit. 
z 19*
F OR  SALE—Or exchange.  A small stock < 
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jewelry at cost  for  cash, or in exchan;, 
for drugs and medicines.  A bargain for some 
one.  Best  of  reasons  given.  Address  D. It 
Spencer, Sherwood, Mich.______  ___ 
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F OR  SALE—Stock of groceries  and flxtures 
in a young and  growing  town in  South­
ern Michigan.  Can  satisfy  anyone  who  has 
the money that it is a big bargain.  Address M. 
Denison, Sherwood, Mich. 
217*
offer  for sale a stock of drugs, medicines 
and fixtures, that will Invoice about $600.  Ad­
217*
dress W. R, Mandigo, Sherwood, Mich. 
‘ JiOR  SALE—General  stock  of  goods.  Will 
rent  or  sell  building.  Good  reason  for 
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selling.  Address  J. C. Stitt, Dollarville, Mich.
221*
“ 7FOR SALE—At a bargain,  a . clean stock of 
X;  hardware  and  mill  supplies.  Address 
Wayne Choate, Agent, East Saginaw. 
210tf
I jFOR  SALE—Or  exchange, platform  spring 
A?  peddling wagons,  suitable for  wholesale 
or retail trade.  Address  Welling & Carhartt, 
139 Jefferson avenue, Detroit, Mich. 
208tf
" JFOK, SALE—Desirable  residence lot on Liv- 
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ingston  street.  Will  sell im long time or 
exchange for good stocks, mortgages or other 
real estate.  E. A. 8towe, Tradesman office.
" JFOR SALE—The best drugstore in the thriv- 
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ing city of Muskegon.  Terms easy.  C. L. 
Brundage, Muskegon, Mich. 
~ 7FOR RENT—Pleasant store at  19  West Fui- 
ton street,  Boston  block.  Now  used  as 
A- 
dry  goods  store.  Good  location.  Apply  to 
221 Mt. Vernon street. 
207tf.
TTIOR SALE—Stock  of  drugs.  Will  invoice 
A?  about $1,600.  Location in  Central Michi­
gan, in a town of 4,000 inhabitants.  Good  rea­
sons for selling.  Address  101, this office.  216*
TXT ANTED—Grocery stoex m exchange for a 
small farm in  St.  Joseph  county.  Ad­
dress F. H. Lester, Mendon, Mich. 
~ \\T ANTED—Agents to handle the new chem- 
ical Ink Erasing Pencil.  Greatest nov­
elty ever produced.  Erases ink in two seconds, 
no abrasion of paper. 200 to 500 per cent profit. 
One agent’s sales amounted to $620 in six days: 
another $32 in two hours.  Territory absolute­
ly free,  Salary to good  men.  No ladies need 
answer.  Sample 35 cents.  For terms and fall 
particulars, address the manufacturers,  J. w. 
ikinner & Co., Onalaska, Wis. 
217*

193tf

218*

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Shultz, city. 

■ ANTED—To exchange.  Two freight wa­

gons for  baggy  horse.  Address  O.  C. 
~\\T ANTED—Situation by registered pharma- 
r t u cist of  tour  yeans’  experience.  First- 
class references.  Address P., Tradesman of­
fice. 
817*
1 AT ANTED—To exchange  farm worth $2,600 
tor n stock  of goods;  Address Box  23, 
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TXTANTED—Salesmen.  Five traveling sales- 
T”  men;  salary  and  expenses:  no  expsr- 
Ience  necessary.  Address,  with  stamp,  Pal­
mer & Co., Winona, Minn 
216*
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. 

178tf

ST.  (tfta~r i.e s ,

J. W . MORSE,  Manager.

EEED  CITY, 

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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.

I P ^ A H S T T .

brand of

We have a full stock of this well-known 
L C ISSI3  P A I N T
and having sold it for over 8IX YEARS can 
recommend it to our  customers  as  be­

ing a First Class article.  We sell it

O n   t h e   M a n u f a c tu r e r s ’  G u a r a n te e :

When two or more coats of our P I O N E E R  P R E ­
P A R E D   P A I N T   is applied as reVelvecHn orimnal 
packages, and if within  three years it should  crack or 
peel off, thus falling to  give  satisfaction, we agree to 
re-paint the  building  a t  our  expense, With  the  best 
White Lead or  such other paint as the  owner  may se­
lect.  In  case  of  complaint,  prom pt  notice  must  be 
given to the dealer.

T .  H .  N EV X N   *   C O - 

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Mf rs. A Corroders of Pure White Lead.

Pittsburg. Pa.

Write for prices and Sample Card to

W holesale  Agents,  Grand  Rapids. 

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Association  to  prepare a 
black-list of ¿ead-beats and delinquent debt­
ors sends cold chills down many baefcs,  but 
whether it will shake anything out of many 
pockets is the interesting  point  of the puz­
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zle. 
Recognizing the difficulty most local secre­
taries have met w ithin  getting up a simple ; 
form for a membership book,  the  editor of 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n  has devised a plain form, 
which he has caused to be ruled, printed land 
bound in pamphlet  style,  a  copy  of which 
will be furnished any local  secretary apply­
ing for same, gratuitously.

f   S 

The  State  Sheet  for  November is even 
shorter than  its  predecessor,  conclusively 
showing that the depredations  of  the dead­
beat are growing less and less.  The  Com­
piled List, embodying all the names printed 
on the State Sheets  from  October, 1886, to 
October,  1887, is now in the  hands  of  the 
printer, and will probably  be ready for dis­
tribution in about two weeks.

Hudson Gazette:  We  have  seen a copy 
of the constitution and by-laws of the Mich­
igan Business Men’s  Association, of which 
E. A. Stowe, of Grand  Rapids, formerly of 
this village,  is Secretary.  We  would  like 
to see Hudson  included in the membership 
of this organization, the  object  of which is 
to unite merchants and other classes of bus-' 
iuess men for reform,  developing of indus­
tries and work for the  general good,  and to 
promote by all legitimate  means the social, 
moral and business interests of its members.
Fremont Indicator:  General  retail busi­
ness  in" this  town  was never at a “better 
ebb” than this fall, which goes to show that 
the farming interests  surrounding Fremont 
are enough to support  the  town.  But we 
should not leave off  there.  The  Business 
Men’s • Association  ought  to “hustle” and 
encourage manufacturing enterprises.  And, 
by the way, Walt.  Pumfrey’s idea of start­
ing a fruit evaporating  and  canning estab­
lishment is worth two or tnree “sanctions,” 
at least.  With such an institution we would 
have a market assured for  all the fruit pro­
duced within a radius of  at  least ten miles 
about us.  Thus mutually would the villag­
er and the farmer  be  benefitted.  We have 
one of the best locations in Northern Michi­
gan for a bustling, busy  town  and  thrifty 
farming neighborhood, and  let  all combine 
to make the most of it.

Meeting of the Local Association.

At the  regular  semi-monthly  meeting of 
the  local  association,  held  last  Tuesday 
evening,  the question of  embodying a trade 
display in the meetings of  the  Association 
was discussed and a  committee  consisting 
of A.  Rasch,  B. S. Harris, E. A.  Stowe and 
L. Wintemitz were appointed  to  take  the 
matter  under  consideration  and report at 
the  next  meeting.  The  same  committee 
was  also  instructed  to present a report on 
the feasibility of employing an agent to  se­
cure the applications of  new  members and 
attend to all collections turned  over  to  the 
Association.

for 

idea,”  as 

it  is  called, 

It was als<J decided  to  adopt  the “black 
board 
the 
use  of  those  who  have  anything  to  sell 
or exchange or  who  wish  to  buy anything 
which any other  number  of  the  Associa­
tion would  be  apt  to  have  to sell.  This 
plan  has  worked  very  advantageously  in 
Philadelphia and  there is no reason  why  it 
should not work  equally as successfully  in 
Grand Rapids.
Splendid Report  From  the  Quincy  Asso­

ciation.
Q u i n c y ,  N ov.  4,1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Bapids:

framed 

its  charter 

D ea r Sir—1 wish  to  thank  you for the 
neat little ' ‘Membership  Book” you have so 
Mindly presented to our Association. 
I was 
just wondering how I  would  rule a book  to 
keep account of the fees  and  dues paid  by 
members,  and this relieves me from all that 
trouble and worry*  Many thanks.
This Association has  fully  completed its 
organization, 
and 
filed articles of association  and last evening 
held its second  meeting.  We  have  thirty- 
seven  members  already,  which  includes 
every merchant but one,  and  the manufac­
turers and  tradesman  are  now  coming in 
voluntarily.  Nearly all our committees have 
begun to do  something.  One  circulated  a 
pledge to-day, with good  success,  to  close 
all stores and  shops  at  8  p.  m.  One  is 
working up an interest  for  a  public  park, 
and another sent  a  member  to-day  to De­
troit,  Cleveland  and  Pittsburg  to  investi­
gate the electric  light  business,  as to cost, 
etc.  The other committees are not idle.
Only a few have-yet tried the Blue Letter, 
but these few  have  4 ‘worked  to  a charm” 
to bring in old five-year  accounts, on which 
all hopes ware lost.

Yours respectfully,

C. W. Bennett,  Sec’y.
Some of North Muskegon’s W ants.
N orth Muskegon,  N ov. 1,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Bapids:

D e a r  Sir—Our  Association  is  getting 
along  in  fine  shape.  The  subject  was 
brought up at our last meeting]of our needing 
more  competition.  With  a  population of 
over  2,000,  we  have;no  bakery, no shoe 
store, no tailor, no clothing  house, exçept a 
general  store.  We  need  a  harness shop 
bad.  There  is  a  splendid  opening for at 
least two more grocery stores.  We  have  a 
live town,  with more money  in  circulation 
in one day than in  a  farming  town  in  a 
week. 
If there are any merchants in other 
villages who are not doing the business they 
should, would be pleased to hear Horn them. 
We especially need a printer  and  will give 
good inducements to a live man.

Yours truly,  S, A. Howey, 
Pres. B. M. A.
Steady Growth of the Metric System.
At àie Maoehester (England)  meeting of
the  British  Scientific  Association, 
wbfch
was attended by  3, 883  posons,  the metric 
system was advocated  in  the  geographical 
section by Mr. Ravenstein,  who  urged that 
though the English foot la  used by 471 mil­
lions of people, «rad  the  metre by only 347 
millions of people, the former is gaining no 
hew adherents, while, the  latter Is pursuing 
a steady aa re a rsfio ii^ h t. t 
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A  Traveler’s Im pressions of  N ova  Scotia.
J. R. Niekum, State agent for the Liggett 
&  Myers  Tobacco  Co.<  recently,  returned 
from a trip to Nova Scotia, trad is  so  much 
taken up with the country-that  he proposes 
.paying the  province  another  visit  in  the 
spring.  A reporter  of-T he  Tradesman 
recently interrogated him mi the subject and 
was treated to an  interesting description of 
the manners and customs of the people.

“The country is mostly rolling and moun­
tainous,” said Mr.  Niekum,  “and the scen­
ery is finer than anything I have  ever  seen, 
in the States.  The principal occupations of 
the people are mining and agriculture, man­
ufacturing being an almost unknown indus­
try to them.  The mines are rich in iron and 
coal and gold is also7 found in paying quan­
tities. 
I saw no native fruits, but found the 
principal  agricultural  products  to be hay, 
oats and potatoes, In about the order named. 
Hay pays the  Nova  Scotia  farmer  better 
than wheat does the Dakota farmer,  as  the 
low lands on thé  coast  produce  enormous 
crops,  which find ready sale  at  about  $12 
per ton.  The principal markets are Boston 
and Liverpool.  There are  enormous tracts 
on the lowlands which  nave seen no animal 
manure for over 100 years, the  natives hav­
ing a much mofë  simple  and  inexpensive 
method  of  enrièhing  their  fields.  They 
hoist the flood-gates on  their  dykes  every 
day for a week in  the spring,  allowing  the 
tide to sweep  ihr over the  land. 
In going 
out, it leaves a rich deposit,  which  enables 
the farmers to cultivate their  lands year af­
ter year without cessation.

“One of the strangest  things  about  the 
country is that the young people do not stay 
at home to develop its natural resources, but 
invariably gravitate to  the  ‘States,’  where 
they imagine the  chances  of  advancement 
are greater. 
In this, I  think  they are mis­
taken.  Nova  Scotia  is  well wooded with 
pine,  spruce  and  basswood,  but  sawmills 
and  factories are the  exception  instead of 
the rule.  Her mines are not  half  worked. 
Her farms are conducted in the  same  way 
they were a hundred years ago,such a thing 
as improved  farm  machinery  being out of 
the question. 
If the young men were to re­
main at home,  and get affairs out of the ruts 
they are now running in, they  could  make 
their province one of the richest  and  most 
prosperous on the face of the earth.

‘While Halifax and  St.  Johns  jobbers 
drum the Nova  Scotia  trade  pretty  thor­
oughly, the great market  is Boston.  There 
the merchants go every spring and fall, and 
to that city they look for an outlet  for their 
surplus products.  There is  little difference 
between the  merchants  there and our deal­
ers,  except, of course,  that  our  merchants 
are more enterprising and carry more varied 
stocks.

“The sentiment in favor of annexation to 
the United States seems to  be growing,  and 
I have no doubt that a vote  of  the  people 
would decide the question in the affirmative. 
The Tory  leaders,  however,  will  prevent 
such action for a long time to come.  Event­
ually,  however,  I  am  satisfied  that  Nova 
Scotia  will  be  one  of  the  States  of the 
Union.”

An incident in the life of John Jacob Asr 
tor occurred a short time  before  his  death, 
which is illustrative of his  extreme  plain­
ness—almost shabbiness—of dress.  Coming 
out of the New York  Custom  House  one 
hot summer day, he sat. down on  the . steps 
in the shade to recover from the  oppressive 
heat.  Holding his hat in  his  hand, he did 
not notice its position, which was similar to 
that of a person  asking  charity.  A richly- 
dressed lady, passing  at the time,  saw the 
attitude of the old man and, in  the fullness 
of her generosity, dropped a quarter into the 
hat. ‘  Mr. Astor accepted  the  position very 
gracefully, thanked  the  donor  and placed 
the quarter in  his pocket,  while  the  lady 
passed  on,  convinced  that she had done a 
charitable act.

Cleaning  Hair  Brashes.

The hair-brush as a source of disease, fall­
ing out of the hair, etc., is too  much  over­
looked.  The best mode  of  cleaning  hair­
brushes is with spirit of ammonia,  as its ef- 
rect is immediate.  No rubbing  is  required 
and cold water can be used just as  success­
fully as warm.  Take a teaspoonful  of am­
monia to a quart of water, dip the hair part 
of the brush without wetting the ivory,  and 
in a moment the grease  is  removed; 
then 
rinse in cold water, shake  well,  and dry in 
the air, but not in the sun.  Soda  and soap 
sqften the bristles, and invariably turn ivory 
yellow.  ' 

______

There has been  invented and patented by 
Charles H.  Buckett, of  Brooklyn, N. Y.,  a 
process of making horseshoe nails. 
It con­
sists in forming a nail-plate into ridges sep­
arated by a  film of metal, cutting or  stamp­
ing out a portion of said film  and  forming. 
the points of. the nails  by  simultaneous op­
eration,  spreading the heads and  shanks of 
the nails while the nails are  yet  connected 
longitudinally in series,  separating the nail 
plate longitudinally  into  sections by shear­
ing or cutting, and thereafter  forming  the 
heads and shanks,  hardening the points by 
pressure, and cutting out the remaining film, 
thus completing the nail.

Paterson, N. J., manufactures three-quar­
ters of all the ribbons made in this country. 
About one-fourth as much more is imported. 
As  considerable  quantity  is  exported  it 
would be impossible to  estimate how much 
is consumed in America, but a  careful  cal­
culation would  perhaps  make it about 30,- 
000 miles a year, or considerable  more than 
enough to put a silken belt around the earth.
An Au Sable  business  man  forgot  the 
combination of his safe lock the  other day, 
raid, as he had confided the secret to no one 
else, nor made a record of it, he had to tele­
graph the main who made it to  tell  him the 
figures. 

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.  ' ■  •. 

Wm. B. Loveland, manager of the Grand 
Rapids Soap €b., reports that  the  business 
of the company has mraw  than  doubled In« 
the past sixty dam

FUraislting Goods and Notions,
LMgrmeii's Supplies a Specialty.

'Manufactures of  ■  .

WE CABBY A  FULL LINE OF 

ALASKA SOCKS AND 

MITTENS.  V

193 and xgs Jefferson A ve., Cor. Bates  St.,

DETROIT, 

-  MICH.
W I N T E R   c o a l

»  ----AT----

RUMMER  PRICES,

Until Further Notice.

E g g  a n d  G r a te  
S to v e   N o.  4   a n d  N u t

- 

$ 6 .7 5   p e r  to n , 
-  $ 7 .0 0   p e r  to n .

F o r S e p te m b e r D eliv ery .

Grand Rapids Ice & Goal Go.,

O F F I C E   5 3   P E A R L   ST.,

Yard, Corner Wealthy Avenue and M. C. B. B. 

Telephone No. 159.

'Dress Stays

Soft,  pliable  and  absolutely  unbreakable.  Stan­
dard  qu ality   15  cents  p er ' yard.  Cloth  covered  20 
cents.  Satin covered 25 cents.  F or sale everyw here.

W H IP S

ADDRESS

G R A H A M   R O Y S ,  -   G r a n d   R a p id s ,  M ich .

PATENTS;

L U C IU S   C.  W E S T ,

jA ttorney a t P ate n t Law  and Solicitor 
’of  A m erican  and  F oreign  patents. 
105 E. Main St., K alam azoo, Mich., U. S. A.  B ranch  of­
fice, London, Ehg.  P ractice in  U. S. Courts.  C irculars 
free.

Anything or everything in the 
line of SpecialFurmture, 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 
famished when desired.

Wolverine Chair Factory,

W est End Pearl St. Bridge.

w a s. ali. È à s& fÓ9 

BOXES.

PACKING St SHELF 
Shipping Cases, Egg 
4 and 6 ERIE ST.

r Crates, etc.

F Grand Bapids, Mich,

J. IT. MYERS

Manufacturer  of  Harness  and  Collars 
at Wholesale  and  Retail,  73  Canal  street, 
Grand Rapids, has  the  finest  line  to  select 
from in  the city.  Give  him  a call.  None 
but experienced workmen employed.

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

COAL and WOOD.
101 Ottawa St., Ledyard Block.

E. A.  HAMILTON,  Agt.,

Telephone 909—1 r .

“Now, John,  don’t  fail to 
get some of the* DING-MAN 
SOAP.  Sister Clara w rites 
that  it  is  the  best  in  the 
world  for  washing  clothes 
and  all  house  -  cleaning 
work.”

FOB  SALE  BY

f  Hawkins & Perry
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

W h o le s a le   A g e n ts ,

W M . SEAKS & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

A g o n t s   f o r

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41  K ent  Street.  Grand  Bapids,  Michigan.

'^NO  rapid?
M I C H I G A N

s o   f o r   ( i

|-js3

W e m anufacture  a line of Fire  Prooi 
Safes that  combine all the  modern im­
provem ents and  m eet With  ready sale 
am ong  business  men  at&d  dealers  ol 
all  kind. 
Any  business  house  cap  handle  our 
Safes  in  connection  w ith  any  other 
line  of  goods  w ithont  additional  ex­
pense  or interference  w ith  any  other 
business. 
Inside Measure. Outside Measure £ & £
Weight.
Price. 
23x14x13 In.  $30 
No. 2,250 lbs.  12x8x8%Jn. 
28x18x18 in. 
35 
No. 8,500 lbs.  15x10x10 in. 
32x22x21% In.  45
No. 4,700 lbs.  18x14x12 in
ß m - Liberal D iscounts to Trade.
ALPINE  SAFE  CO., Cincinnati,0.

_____

■ 

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

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

:C  N o . 1—T r a v e r s e  C ity  B . M . A .
E. Steele; Secretary.^- Roberts

K o l 2—L o w e ll B . M . ÄI

P resident. H. S. CTtnrcfa; S ecretary, W m. Jo m .
,  N o. 4—G r a n d   B a p ld s  B . BE. AT 
president. Jas. A. Coye; S ecretary, X. A. Stowe

N o .  5 —M u s k e g o n  B .  M . A . 

P resident, H. B. F argo; S ecretary, W. C. Conner.

No. 6—Alba B. M. A.

P resident. C. R. Sm ith; S ecretary. P. T. Baldwin.

N ò .  7—D im o n d a le  B . M . A . 

P resident, T. M. Sloan; S ecretary, N .H . W idgér.

N o- 8 —E a s tp o r t B . M . A .

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

N o . 9 —L a w r e n c e  B . M . A . 

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

1*0. 1 0 —H a r b o r  S p r in g s  B . M . A . 

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

N o . l l —K in g s le y  B . M . A . 

P resident, H. P. W hipple; Secretary, C. H.  Camp.

N o .  1Ä—Q n in e y  B . M . A .

P resident, O. McKay; Secretary, 0. W . B ennett._____
'■ 
P resident, H. B. S tnrtovant; S ecretary, W.  G. Shane.

N o.  13 —S h e r m a n  B . M . A .

President, S. A. Howey; Secretary, G. O .'Havens.

N o . 1 5 —B o y n e  C ity  B . M . A . 

P resident. R. R~ P erkins;  S ecretary, J. F. Fairchild.

N o . 1 6 —S a n d  L a k e  B . M . A . 

P resident, J. V. C randall:  Secretary, A, P. Comstock.

N o . 1 7 —P la in w e ll B . M . A . 

P résid ait, M. Bailey, S ecretary, J . A. Sidle.
N o .  1 8 —O w o sso  B . M . A .

P résid ait, W. A, W oodard; S ecretary, S. Lam from .

N o.  1 9 —A d a   B . M . A .

President, D. F. W atson; Secretary, E. B. Chapel._____

N o. 2 0 —S a u g a t u c k  B . M . A . 

President, Jo h n  F. H enry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.

N o. 3 1 —W a y la n d  B . M . A . 

P resident, C. H. W harton; Secretary, M. V. H oyt.

N o. 3 3 —G ra n d   L e d g e  B . M . A . 

Persident, W. E. W ilson; Secretary, W . B . Clarke.

N o. 3 3 —C a rso n  C ity  B . M . A .

President» F. A. Bockafellow;  Secretary, C. O. Trask.

P resident, J. E. Thurkow ;  S ecretary, W. H. Richmond.

N o . 3 4 —M o rle y  B .  M . A .

N o . 3 5 —P a lo  It- M . A .

P resident, I r a  S. Jeffers; S ecretary, H. D. Pew.
N o . 3 6 —G r e e n v ille  B . M . A . 
N o. 3 8 —C h e b o y g a n  B . M . A  
President, J.  H. T attle;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.

P resident. L. W. S prague; S ecretary, E. J. Clark.

N o . 3 9 —F r e e p o r t B . M . A .

P resident, Wm. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough.

N o. 3 0 —O c e a n a  B . M . A .

President, A. G. A very;  Secretary, E. S. H oughtaling.

Michigan's Influence in  the Empire State.
Among the guests from abroad at the sec­
ond annual convention of  the  M.  B. M.  A. 
was Wm.  H.  Coughtry,  President  of  the 
‘New York Retail  Merchants’  Association. 
At a recent meeting of the  Executive Com­
mittee  of  his  Association,  Mr.  Coughtry 
made the following report of his visit to the 
Wolverine State:

By invitation of  President  Hamilton, of 
the Business Men’s  Association  of  Michi­
gan, J attended  their  annual  meeting, be­
lieving that an interchange of  views  and a 
comparison of our methods would be mutu­
ally beneficial.  President Harbaugh, of the 
Pennsylvania  State  Association, who was 
also invited to be present,  was  not able to 
attend. 
I  made  a  careful  study  of their 
amazing progress in the work  of  organizar 
tion and found that it would not be applica­
ble to this  State.  Older  States  are  more 
conservative and slower in the  accomplish­
ment of any great change,  either  social  or 
political.  With us it takes  more  time, yet 
when done is more permanent  and  requires 
less change or modification.  With us there 
is too much old time prejudice to overcome, 
both on the part of the  merchant  and con­
sumer,  to make rapid progress in the work. 
Their Blue Letter, in connection  with  the 
collecting bureau as  used  in  Michigan,  I 
would commend for your  consideration and 
adoption. 
I  would  also  commend the ap­
pointment of a. Committee  on  Rail  Roads 
and Transportation  to  whom  shall be re­
ferred all complaints of  unjust  discrimina­
tions,  and  to  take  general  charge of the 
trade  interests  of  the  State Association. 
This Committee should  have  charge of the 
very important matter of  securing  reduced 
rates when delegates  are  attending  State 
meetings or meetings of the Board of Direc­
tora, should be empowered to make  special 
rates of freight for members of any local as­
sociation when such rates are excessive and 
be  required  to  work to  secure  every  ad­
vantage for the merchants of this State.
I  would also suggest  that a committee be 
appointed to make a thorough investigation 
into the matter of insurance,  and  report at 
the annual meeting  on  the  expediency of 
designating a good  company  in  each  city 
where associations exist and to report what 
if any saving can be made to the merchants 
by giving it all to  one  company.  At pres­
ent our rates for store insurance  are  much 
too high in comparison with  more  hazard­
ous risks.  .In this connection,  I would also 
call upon the  committee  In  charge of our 
plan of life insurance to report at this meet­
ing what  progress has  been made,  and also 
this
to enquire into the matter  of  placing 
with responsible companies for a bid.

Association Notes.

'  Hoytville is considering the subject of or­
ganization, and will effect the  same on the 
first favorable visit of L. M. Mills.

Anvil jury members should remember that 
the agreement not to  trust a delinquent ap­
plies to the State as  well  as the local lists.
The Blue Letter captures them all.  Presi­
dent Coughtry recommends  its  adoption by 
the New  York  Retail  Merchants’ Associa­
tion.

Hart Argus:  The White  Lake Business 
Men’s Association is doing  much  for  that 
locality—booming the fruit lands, manufac­
turing advantages, etc., and the Time», now 
4  crisp, .lively paper, is helping on the good 
worit.

The White Lake B. M. A. has  under ad­
visement the proposition of E. ? F. Eaton to 
factory  from  Goble- 
villeio Whitehall hr Montague.  He claims 
H f 
#6,000  and that heem-

1 1 1 1■  V
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!  $

00

 

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hobs. 

HOLLOW WARE. 

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

HOUSE  FURNISHING GOODS.

4#  Ü
V.’.nêf  ;
Screw Hook «ad Eye,  #  
...net
Screw Hook and Eye X ; ; 
....net ■ 
Serëw Hook and Bye %. 
-
...net
Screw Hook and Eye,  \  
...dis
7®
Strap and  T ..........
S'-«
P ots......................................................... 
00
K ettles................. ............................................ 
Spiders  ............................... "..................... 
60
50
Gray  e n a m e le d .......................... 
Stamped Tm Ware.   ........ 
75
new list 
26
Japanned Tin  W a r e ............ . . . . . . . . .  
25
Granite Iron  Ware................ 
 
Grab  1 ...,..................... 
............ ..$11 OOCdlsOO
Grub  2...  ................................ 
11 50, dis05
G rub3...............................................  12 00,dis06
KNOBS—NEW LIST.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings...
6665
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings.
55
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmlni
55
Door, porcelain, trimmings........
70
.dis
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain.............  
.  __
46630
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s......................  40&K>
45
.dis
Hem acite.......... .. 
... .. .. .   .........d is
.dis
55
Bussell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new fist, .dig
dis
.  55
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s...................dis
dis
......................................dig
Branford’s  
66
.dis
65
Norwalk’s  .................. . 
Stanley Buie and LevelCb.’s ...................dis  70
Adze  Eye.......................... .......$ 1 6  00 dis 
60
Hunt Eye......................................$15 00 dis 
60
Hunt’s....................  .................. $18 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’p, Post,  handled..................dis  56
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s............................ .  dis 40
Coffee,P.8.&W.Mfg.Co.’sMalleables ...  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ...............dis 40
Coffee,  Enterprise..................................... dis  25
Stebbin’s P attern.................................dis  60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine.................................dis  60&10
Enterprise,  self-measuring................ dis 
25

LEV ELS,
MATTOCKS.

MOLASSES GATES.

MAULS.
MILLS.

LOCKS—DOOR.

.......

dis

NAILS —IRON.

OILERS.

6d  4d
2 
1%

Common, Brad and Fencing.
 

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

lOd to  60d.............................................V keg $2 10
8dand9dadv............................... 
25
 
6dand7d  adv................................................  
50
4d and 5d  adv................................................  
75
156
 
3d advance........ ................................. 
3d fine  advance........................................... 
2 25
Clinch nails, adv........  ......................... 
l  00
Finishing 
Size—inches  J  3 
Adv. #  keg 
Steel Nails—2 20.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent...................... «uafiftfrip
Zinc, with brass bottom............................ dis  50
Brass or  Copper......................................... dis  50
Reaper......................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s ..................................................  50&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.......... ................dis 40@10
Sciota Bench....................................................... dis 50@55
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.............................. dis 40@16
Bench, flrst*quality...........................................dis 50@55
Stanley Buie and Level Co.’s, wood... .dis20&10 
Fry, Acm e................................................dis 50&10
Common, polished................................... diafiftAtia
Dripping...................................... 
$ 6  6%
Iron and Tinned.....................................dig 
55
Copper Rivets and  Burs...................... 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.

 

Broken packs %c $  9> extra.

ROPES.

 

 

■>

TACKS.

SQUARES.

SHEET IRON.

TIN PLATES« 

TINNER’S SOLDER.

Sisal, % in. and  larger.....................................11#
Manilla.............................................................   12#
Steel andiron........................................ dis
70&10
Try and Bevels.......................................dis
60
Mitre  ......................................................dis
20
Coin. Smooth.
Com. 
$2 90
2 90
3 00 
3 05, 
3 15 
3 25
inches

Nos. 10 to 14...................................$4 20
Nos. 15 to 17...................................  4 20
Nos. 18 to 21...................................  4 20
Nos. 22 to 24..................................   4 20
Nos .25 to 26...................................  4 40
No. 27. ...........................................  4 60
All sheets No, 18 and lighter,  over 3 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 tts, $   fi>.............
6
In smaller quansities, $   fi>___
6#
American, all  kinds.............................dis
-dis
60
Steel, all kinds................ 
dis
.dis
60
Swedes, all kihds..................................dis
60
.dis
Gimp and Lace.....................................dis
.dis
60
Cigar Box  Nails................................... dis
.dis
50
Finishing Nails.....................................dis
.dis
50
Common and Patent Brads... .. . . . ..dis
50
.dis
Hungarian Nalls and Miners’ Tacks, dis
50
dis
Trunk and Clout Nails......................... dis
56
dis
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails...........dis
dis
45
Leathered Carpet  Tacks.................... dis
35
.dis
12 60
No. 1,  Refined...........................................  
Market  Half-and-half............................  
16 00
Strictly  Half-and-half........................... 
17 60
10x14, Charcoal.........................5 40@5 60
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal..................................  7 25
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal.......................................  6 25
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal....................  
IX, 
7 75  s
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal.................................   5  75
14x20,  Charcoal................................   7 25
IX, 
TXX,  14x20, Charcoal................................  8 75
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool...................................10  77
IXXXX, 14x29,  Charcoal...................................12 56
20x28, Charcoal......................  
15 60
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................   6 50
Da , 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................   8 50
DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal.................................   10 60
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal..............................  12 56
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to 6 75
Roofing, 14x20, IC..............................................    4 96
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ........................................  6  40
Roofing, 20x28,1C....................... 
10 56
Roofing, 20x28, IX ..............  
13 50
TIN—LEADED.
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Teme.................5 60
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terae...............7 60
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Tem e.................1100
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Tem e.............14 00
Steel, Game..........................*........................ 60&1Q
Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’s...... .dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&1O
Hotchkiss’ ....................................... 
60&16
S,P. &W.  Mfg.  Co.’s.............................      60&10'
Mouse, choker........................................ 18c V dez.
Mouse,  delusion................................. $1 50  dear
Bright Market...................................................  dis OT#.
Annealed Market................................................dis 7bklu<
  dig  62#
Coppered Market....................... 
  dis  55»
Extra Bailing............................ 
Tinned  Market...................................................dis 62#
Tinned Broom......................... 
 
06
 
lb 8#
Tinned Mattress............................ 
Coppered  Spring Steel...................................... dis 50-
Tinned Spring Steel.......................... 
  dis 4Q&ao>
PiainFence............................. 
$ 1 )  3
 
Barbed Fence, galvanized.............................4 10»
painted... *..........................3 36
Copper.................................................new  list net
Brass...................................................................new listnot
Bright........................ 
dis
Screw Eyes.......................................dis
Hook’s ..........................................d is
Gate Hooks and  Eves...................dis
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.........« ...
Coe’s Genuine....................................... dis
50
Coe’sPteht A gricultural, wrought, dis
75
Coe’s Pteut, m alleable..............  ..dig
75&1C
BlrdCages................................................. 
50
Pumps,  Cistern....................................dig 
75
7G&5
Screws, new  lis t...,.......... 
Casters, Bed and Plate..........„.disSO&lQ&IO
Dampers, American........................... 
 
  40
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods. ..di 
3£
Copper Bottom s....  ........  ...  ... .. .. .  
23c
HARDWOOD LUMBER. 
- 

70&10&10-
70&10&10
70&10&10,
70&10&1&

WIRE GOODS.
 

MISCELLANEOUS.

WRENCHES.

TRAPS.

WIRE.

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The furniture factories here pay as follows’ 
for  dry  stock,  measured merchantable,'mill 
culls out;
Basswood, log-rtin...................... 
,13 00TO5 06
Birch, log-run.....................................15 00018 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2............................. ■  @25 00
Black Ash,log-run...................1 4  004 >16 50
Cherry, log-run................................ JS6  00@35 00
Cherry,Nos. 1 and 2.......... 
Cherry,  oull__...  .............................  @10 60
Maple, log-run....................................12 
Maple, sort, log-run........ 
...........R 1
Maple,Nos.lands...,........................  J
Maple, dear, flooring.. . . . . . . . . . . ,  ,4
Maple, white,selected......:
Bed Oak, log-run,..............................181
.,..24 '
Bed Oak, Nos. 1 and2............... 
Bed Oak, #  sawed, 8 in and upw’d..401 
Bed Oak, “  “ 
,. ..¿OI
Bed Oak,No. 1,step plank.,........
Walnut,log-run......................................„
Walnut,Nos, 1 and3 ..,,.,............    ,v
Walnuts,  culls.................................
Grey ■ Elm, log-run-7*
Wbffce Ash, l o g - r i m , . . . , : . . . . . H 1
Whitewood, log-run.,,,..................20'
White Oak, log-rap........................171

regular. 

a .

A  beautifullly-deeorated  Metal  Box,  with 
bronze  latwd,  puli,  GIVEN FBEE  with  every 
dozen boxes of
COLGAN’S  TAFFY. TOLIT.

S p e c ia lly  D e s ig n e d  f o r  a   H e r b a r iu m .

Suitable  w hen  em pty fo r  preserving, under  proper 
label,  herbs,  roots,  s  eds,  spices,  papers,  etc.,  etc. 
Every  storekeeper as w ell  as  housekeeper, will find It 
well adapted in   size, m aterial and finish for m any use­
ful purposes.
COLGAN’S TAFFY  TOLU is th e original trade-m ark­
ed gnm  w hich  has  te t th e  w orld  a-ehewing. 
I t  sells 
rapidly, pays well, and alw ayf gives satisfaction.
Supplied by  all  jobbers,  packed in above style, a t «3 
p er dozen.  S iz e , 83-ix4K x7J4 in c h .e s .

GOLGflN k  MgIFEE,  Loilisville,  Kn.

O r ig in a to r s  a n d  S o le P r o p r ie to r s .

N. B —Include a  dozen boxes in your next order.  You 

will find it th e best $3 investm ent you ever made.

Notice of the Restoration of Certain Lands 

to the Public Domain.

By instructions from the  Honorable  Secre­
tary of the Interior under date of  August  15, 
1887, and by direction of the  Honorable  Com­
missioner of the  General  Land  Office  of the 
date of August 27,1887, notice is  hereby given 
that the indemnity withdrawal  of  the Flint & 
Pere Marquette  Railroad  Company has  been 
revoked.  That all the lands In the  Beed  City 
Land District within said  indemnity limits of 
the grant of said Flint & Pere  Marquette Bail- 
road Company—except such lands as maybe cov­
ered by approved selections—are thereby restored 
to the public domain, and open  to  settlement 
under the general land laws.
That on the 1st day  of December, A. D. 1887, 
at 2 o’clock f. m., said lands will be open to fil­
ing and entry.

U. S. L and Of f ic e,

Beed City, Michigan, October 18,1887.
B egister.

Na th a n ie l  Cl a r k,

E. N. F it c h , 

Beceiver.

I f o a r b w a r e .

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AUGERS AND BITS.

60
Ives’, old style.........................................dis 
N.  H.C, Co...............................................dis 
60
60
Douglass’................................................... dis 
Pierces’ .................................................... dis 
60
60
Snell’s ................................. ......................dis 
Cook’s  ..................................................... dis 
40
25
Jennings’, genuine...............................dis 
Jennings’, imitation.................  ............dis50&10
Spring.............................................. ..........dis 
40
Bailroad......................................................$  14 00
Garden.............................................. ........net 33 00
Hand.............................................. dis  $ 60&10&10
Cow..... ..............................................dis 
70
30&15
Call............................... 
*iP 
Gong................................................uifc 
2a
Door,Sargent....  .......................d is 
60&10

BALANCES.

BARROWS,

BELLS.

 

 

BOLTS.

 

 

 

. 

CAPS.

BRACES.

CHISELS.

BUCKETS.

CATRIDGES.

BUTTS, CAST.

Carriage  new list................................d is  7G&10
Plow  ................................•......................dis 
50
Sleigh Shoe..;......................................... dis 
70
Wrought Barrel  Bolts.......................... dis 
60
40
Cast  Barrel Bolts...................................dis 
Cast Barrel, brass knobs....................dis 
40
Cast Square Spring................................dis 
60
40
Cast Chain............................................dis 
60
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob...............dis 
Wrought Square....................................dis 
60
Wrought Sunk Flush............................ dis 
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush.................................................... dis  60&10
Ives’ Door................................................dis  60&10
Barber...................................................dis$ 
40
Backus..................................................... dis  50&10
Spofford................................................... dis 
50
Am. Ball..................................................dis 
net
Well, plain................................................... $  3 50
Well, swivel.....................................  
4 00
Cast Lgose Pin, figured.........................dis  70&1Q
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed.......... dis  70&10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint, .dis  60&10
Wrought Loose  Pin..............................dis  60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip.............dis  60& 5
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned.............dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvei
tipped...............................................dis  60& 5
Wrought Table....................................... dis  60&10
Wrought Inside Blind..........................dis  60&10
Wrought Brass....................................... dis 
75
Blind, Clark’s .......................................... dis  70&10
Blind, Parker’s....................................... dis  75&10
Blind,  Shepard’s.....................................dis 
70
Ely’s 1-10.......................................... .  per  m $ 65
Hick’s C.F................ 
 
60
G. D ......................................................... 
35
Musket.................................................... 
60
Bim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States......................... dis50&10
Central Fire.......  .......... 
dls30&10
Socket Firmer...  .................................dis  70&10
Socket Framing....................................dis  70&10
Socket Comer................................... ...dis  70&10
Socket Slioks........................................ dis  70&10
Butchers’Tanged Firmer..................dis 
40
Barton’B Socket Firmers................... dis 
20
Cold.........................................................net
Curry, Lawrence’s............................... dis
Hotchkiss  .............................................dis
Brass, Backing’s ........................................
Bibb’s ..........................................................
B eer.............................................................   40&10
Fenns’.......................................... 
Planished, 14 oz cut to size......................WJb  28
14x52,14x56,14 x60..........................................  31
Cold Boiled, 14x56 and 14x60...........................  23
Cold Rolled, 14x48.............................................  23
Bottoms................................... .........................   23
Morse’s Bit  Stock................................ dis
Taper and Straight Shank...................dis
Morse’s Taper Shank..............  
dis
Com.4piece,6  in........................... doznet  $.75
Corrugated.......... ...............................dis20&10J&0
Adjustable...............................................dis  %&10
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.  dis 
Ives’, L $18 00; 2. $24 00;  3, $30 00.  dis 
American File Association List........ dis  60&10
Disston’s .......... 
I___ . . . . ___...dis  60500
New American.......  .............................dis  60&10
Nicholson’s...............................................dis  60&10
Heller’s . . . .......... ........ 
.....d is  55&10
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps_____________ dig 
27 28
Nob. 16to 20, 
List 
18

GALVANIZED IRON,
14 

13 
GAUGES.
Stanley Buie and Level CO.’s..............dis 
50
HAMMERS.
Maydole & Co.'s...................  
..dis 
 
26
Kip’s
................. dis 
25
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .«.dis  40&10
Mason’s Solid Oast S te e l........ .. .. ..  30 c lis t50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand..36 e 46&30 
Bam Door KiddorMlg. Co., Wood track  50&K)
Champion,  anti-friction.............. ..dis  60&30
Kidder,wood  track ..-,,...................dig 
40
Gate,Clark’s, 1,2, S * .....................dis 
30
State........ .............. .* ....... .per doz,net, 2 60
, 
:.-Ti*

22and 24, 25and26, 

EILBS—New List.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

Discount,  60.

HANGERS.

40&10
25

ELBOWS.

COPPEB.

HINGES.

DRILLS

COMBS.

COCKS.

12 

15 

60

 

 

 

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un-

w&mmaewBW!**. ™ . 

took

whole system!...........................................
I  had kindly reasoned with h a - on the utter 
hopelessness of ever being  so  fortunate as 
to b i« # 9 to 1 iK !u b ^ 
glassware
and other productions  which  we  entirely 
oid of ahen,88phmc,‘bntwitoouttheiSlght- 
est result  • I told her  repeatedly  that  her 
duty as a representative hen was to turn her 
undivided attention to the egg industry and 
make a specialty  of eggs of a  less  mature 
and more tender age.  But  she was  head­
strong, and as I  laid bare  her  incubator, I 
now  lay .-‘bate  the  sequel. 
I  procured  a 
strong  club  and  I   knocked the tar put of 
that ben, and I  am now  on  my  way to do 
likewise with the fiend  who  presented her 
to me.” 

■ 

'

He walked away.  The  solemn  and  de­
jected air had given way to one of  determi­
nation, and I  knew that ere long  someone’s 
life blood would  slowly  ooze from a gaping 
wound piade by one who did the  act in a fit 
of temporary insanity. 

B e n  H e a d .

There W ere Two of Them.

“Hello!  What’s this?”  cried Bill, as he 
bolted up in bed  and  looked  into the muz­
zle of a revolver.
“Tour money or your  life!”  called out  a 
hoarse voice.
“What! you  would  not  rob  me,  would 
you?”  quoth BilL 
“I would.”
“You do not know who I  am,” continued 
BilL  “I am a coal dealer, Honor among—” 
But the robber had fled  with a baffled cry 
of rage.

A die for pointing  wire  nails consists  of 
two  interlocking  pieces  of  metal,  one of 
which is provided with straight surfaces on­
ly and the other with  one  inclined  surface 
adapted to leave a beveled  slot  for forming 
a beveled slot for forming a beveled point on 
the nail when said interlocking pieces come 
together.  William  G.  Algeo,  of  Beaver 
Falls, Pa., is the inventor.

“Uncle John, did you know that Mr.-----
had made an assignment  for  the  benefit of 
his creditors?”  Humph!” said Uncle John, 
‘that’s the way they always put it;  ‘assign­
ment for the benefit of creditors!’  But who 
ever knew creditors to get any benefit of  an 
assignment?”

w .   a ,  o a i i h o
88,90 and 93 South Division Street, 
GRAND  RA PID S. 
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dealers’  com missions.  F actory,  61,  63  and  66  South 
F ro n t  St.  Office  and salesroom , 93 Monroe  street.

BRAUTIGAM  BROS.,
Cant  Hook  Handles, Whippletrees,  Neck 

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Yokes, Spinning Wheels and Job 

Turning  Of  All  Kinds.

M A ID   O R D E R S   S O L IC IT E D .

NORTH  DORR, 

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and useful education is at tne 
G b a n d  R a p i d s  (Mich.) B u s i­
n e s s  Co l l e g e ,  write for Col- 

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Address.  C. G. SWENSBERG.
GX3TSEXTG  ROOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros,, Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wholesale  Grocers.

IMPORTERS  OF

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

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

Soaps and Niagara Starch.

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

JOBBERS  IN

F R E S H   M E A T S .

Stock Yards and Packing House, Grandville Ave.,

| |   H is Experience with the Present of an Al­

lege** County Merchant.

1« : 

fo  W ritte n  fespecially fo r Tm t Trabssmax.
r.Wv 
7

“Speak hot to me of the beauties,  hopes 
had sunshine of this life. 
’Tis til a   myth. 
Llfq to me is a  hollow,  tantalizing  mock 
* ’  «ry, made so by the'existenee of  one single 
hen which pursued a  course  with  a fervor 
and  a  determination  worthy  of a  better 
•cause,” said R. B.' Orr, the  other  day, as 
from the southeast comer of his heart there 
stole  an  able-bodied,  onion-flavored  sigh 
which  sent  two  inen  on  that trip which 
knows no excess baggage or return,

v  

“Until a few weeks ago, I   was  a  happy 
than.  My stock of  contentment  and pros 
.  perity was rapidly reaehing the highest quo­
tations.  B u ta  change  came,  which,  al­
though gradual, was  noue  the  less  keen, 
and its effect upon my  constitution and by­
laws has been such that I  am fast becoming 
a candidate for thé glue factory,

; 

His words came thick and  fast and smelt 
r  of cloves,  and I  could  see  by the haggard 
V  expression of his off countenance that some­
where in his system were  secreted portions 
of reckless grief and  wild,  uncontrollable 
sorrow, with a  slight mixture  of  dyspep- 
.  Sia.  His eye  had  a  far-away,  I-have-for- 
gotten-my-mileage-book  gaze,  and  he ever 
And anon gave an impatient kick at the dis­
tan t horizon.

/  

. 

* 

“On one of my Allegan county trips,” he 
continued,  “one of my customers  urged me 
to accept as a present  a  Shanghai  rooster 
-and  hen, andin  an  unguarded  moment I 
•did.  Oh, that I  had listened to the prompt­
ings of my better intelligence  and  refused 
his gift, aye, even if  I suffered  the loss of
iiis trade by doing so!  I  told him  that  on 
•my return trip I would  be  ready  to  take 
"with me his highly appreciated gift.  When 
X came back and the  train  stopped in front 
of his store, I  closed my eyes and made be­
lieve that I  was asleep, but  it  was  no  go. 
He sought me out and  handed  me  a  box 
containing  those  infernal  fowls.  Upon 
reaching home, I  told my wife what had oc­
curred, and together we  constructed a coop 
for the poultry.  That was the beginning of 
my downfall.”  And he looked askance and 
•drew on me for what  sympathy I  had with 
-meat the time.
_  " I did not go out that week, but  remain­
ed at home and slowly  but  earnestly  suc­
cumbed to,the  spell  which  that  old back 
numbered hen wrought over me.  What lit­
tle confidence I  had in her was soon shaken 
by certain actions which I  was  totally at a 
loss to account for.  A few hours’  observa­
tion and study,  however,  revealed the har­
rowing fact that her  henship  possessed an 
incubator which had made itself annoyingly 
manifest to itsowner by a hankering to set.”
;  Here my friend gave a  sigh  which  would 
«have attracted attention in a crowd any day, 
“From the moment  the  hen  discovered 
her  proprietorship  of  an  incubator,  she 
seemed to have  an  indistinct  notion  that 
there was a scarcity  in  door-knobs,  rake- 
handles, old corsets and hoopskirts and oth­
er like productions of a well-organized back 
yard. 
I  tried to reason  with  her about her 
not being built in exactly  the  right way to 
make a success in her new  line of industry, 
but she was deaf to  all  arguments  and en­
treaties.  She wonld start off with no other 
object  in  view  than  to  search for an old 
broken  door-knob  that  I had thrown at a
-   cat one night, and when  she had found it a 
Ct  £lnd expression would come  over  her  and
with a satisfied cluck she  would  commence 
her day’s work.  A neighbor told me to wa­
ter her and I  did so by turning  the  hose on 
her until I  thought her ardor and  incubator 
were damp enough for a while.  For a time 
she seemed to  yearn  for a better life, and I 
congratulated  myself  iu  having  found  so 
effectual yet simple a  remedy.  But,  also, 
how little does man understand  the  nature 
<  of a hen who has a penchant for incubation. 
She got the idea into her  noddle  that there 
In or- 
was to be a comer in glass  bottles. 
-  -der to relieve the market, she went to work 
on a broken bottle  which  she  found  near 
The  back  fence.  When  I  saw this 1 was 
going to take my revolver  and  fertilize the
-  garden with my  brains,  but  my wife told 
. .  me if I courted death to eat canned goods—
' 

it was slower, but none the less sure.
<  “ What did I  d #   I hardly  remember,  as 
a t that time I  began to lose  my  reason. 
I 
- have an indistinct notion that I  caught  that 
hen and denuded  her  incubator  of  every 
feather.  Then,  in the  dimness  of  mental 
twilight, I saw her darting here  and  there 
w itii a faint hope that she might  place that 
bright spot of her system  far  beyond  the 
!  prying eyes of her  husband,  Mr.  Rooster.
..  The incabator, in its travels about the yard, 
shone with a dazzling brilliancy and, as the 
speed increased,  made a bright streak from 
‘  -the fence to  bam,  like  unto  the tail of a 
comet on a cloudless night.  The wild,  un- 
JS^ ?  ,  trammeled,  get-there look in the hen’s eye 
gave  placate  a far-away,  East  Saginaw, 
' 
lack-luster vacancy, and I   feared  for  her 
reason.  The perspiration rolled off her beak 
fa great gobs of sw eat  She gave up in des- 
pair and a currant bush at  the  same  time 
îl^-' and lay panting heavily, her incubator shin­
ing gaily in the  noonday  ehTO.  Near  her 
an old broken stopple of a vinegar cru- 
f \  «t» and, Weeping  Rachel!  what did she do 
:  but commence to incubate stopples! ”

, 

The strong man w ept  Down his cheeks 
?: 
trickled tears as large ns  horse  chestnuts,
V  and I, too, w«f deeply unwed. 
*  7 f. ;
Ü S : :**Whtia look of supreme  happiness and 
¿ spread over that  ban’s  features as 
t&MBoft.  soothing  e o ro se lith a t.

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WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO ODR

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W e  Carry  a  Large  Stock 

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of all  kinds  of

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t h y   otxjfl  c e l e b r a t e d

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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
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by  THE  PUMP  without 
lifting the Gan.  The Fill 
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the h eighth  of any lamp. 
Any overflow or drippings 
are  returned  to  the  Can 
through ah opening in the 
center of the  top.  When 
closed  the  Filling  Tube 
enters this opening,  pre­
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EITHER PUMP OB CAN.

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i t

H p  abmeone asked It j i  hoxed^ i H j  
see the look that came over his t a a e ^ a jp  
answered,  “Well, a little!” 

.  ,  h 

He put on the gloves, first with one, then 
another, and being a long-armed  man, easi? 
iy beat down their guard, as  they were not 
scientific.  He had danced  the  two  clerks 
all out of wind when he spied a meek-look 
ing young fellow  sitting  behind the stove, 
“ Try ’em on?” he  asked him.  “Never box 
much,” was the answer.  After  much  per­
suading, and a good deal of  winking at the 
gathered crowd,  and  after  promising the 
meek-looking young fellow not to hurt him 
they stood up to each  other.  At  first, our 
sport had  the best of the tyro  and  seemed 
bursting with suppressed  laughter.  Pretty 
soon things changed,  and  in  about  three 
minutes our sport was  the  worst  used-up 
looking specimen you ever  saw.  After the 
general laughter had died  away,  he  asked 
the chap what his name was  and he handed 
him the  following  card:  “John  Murray, 
Teacher of Self Defense,  Chicago,  III.”

“Why, hello, old man;  ain’t  seen you in 

a long while.  How are you, anyway?” 

“Fairly well, thank you.  How does  the 

“Oh, lots better than  the  people.  Let’s 
see;  it must be nigh six months since I saw 
you last, eh?”

“Yes, as much as that.”
“ Well, well;  how  time  flies.  The  last 
time we were together was over  in Wiscon­
sin,  and you had just heard  from home and 
were telling me about  your  wife and baby, 
and showed me  their  pictures.  How  are 
they?  Baby as fat as ever,  eh?”

“They are both dead.  Yes, the baby first 
and then my wife.  Do you  wonder 1 look 
aged?  Ah, my friend,  time that has flown 
so fast for you has been very slow with me, 
and if I could only bring  back  six  months 
ago. when I was so happy!”  And he  arose 
and went out on the  rear  platform,  while 
his friend looked out the window and wiped 
his eyes. 

Leo.  A.  Cako.

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Mention Tradesman.

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other boot and the
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Call  and  ex­
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Jobbers of

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Horse  and  Wagon  Covers, Leather  and 
Rubber Belting and Mill  and Fire Depart­
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S hips, M iddlings, S creen in g s, C orn, O ats, F eed .

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2.00
2.50
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“ HUSTLING  HAMILTON.’

world use you?”

Pencil Sketch of a Prominent Young Mich' 

igan Business Man.

F ro m  th e  D etroit Journal.

At Traverse City they have a man  whom 
they point at with pride, and  say,  “He  is 
a  brainy business man and  a Christian gen 
tleman.”  Of course,  such combinations are 
not uncommon,  but this  case  is so plain to 
all that  it is worth  being spoken of.  This 
particular Christian gentleman and business 
hustler was bom  in Maine in 1848,  and his 
parents named him Frank  Hamilton.  The 
name has stuck to him ever since. 
In early 
life he struck Traverse  City,  and  in  1868 
entered the employ  of  the  Hannah,  Lay 
Co. as dry goods clerk.
After five years’ service for that firm, Mr. 
Hamilton  and  J.  W.  Miliiken, a fellow- 
clerk, became desirous of going  into  busi­
ness for themselves, but  upon  going  clear 
down into the toe of the traditional stocking 
they found that their  combined  capital was 
too limited.  Mr.  Hannah, a  very  cautious 
business man, paid the young  men  a  high 
_  compliment  by  setting them up in business 
with a $27,000 stock of goods  and  a  little 
I  sound advice.  Their success has fully dem­
onstrated the correctness of his  estimate of 
their character,  as the pecuniary  obligation 
has long since been canceled and  they  now 
•carry a $50,000 stock of  goods and the firm 
are said to be the most  liberal  patrons  of 
the advertising press, in  proportion to 
the 
capital  invested, of any firm in  the  State 
:  doing a purely mercantile business in a city 
where there are no daily papers  published. 
To this agency Mr.  Hamilton  modestly at­
tributes a large measure of their suotess.
■ It is chiefly,  however, through his connec­
tion with the State Business Men’s Associa­
tion  that  his  name  has  become familiar 
abroad.  Between four and  five  years  ago 
a  local association was  formed  through his 
influence and upon a plan suggested by him, 
under the name of the Traverse City  Busi­
ness Men’s Association,  of  which  he  was 
unanimously  chosen  President, a position 
■  he continued to hold until  the formation of 
the State Association,  of which he  may  be 
considered the founder.  Three  years  later 
he was elected  President  of that body, and 
re-elected by acclamation at their last annu­
al meeting, held at Flint.  His  annual  re 
ports  and  other  writings  upon  business 
matters show considerable  literary  ability, 
besides being replete with practical common 
sense.
In appearance,  Mr. Hamilton is of  medi- 
‘ nm height, of slender build and  erect carri 
age,  with  light  brown  hair and mustache, 
the aforesaid hair showing  a  disposition to 
let the sunshine in on his  scalp.  Probably 
no man in Michigan has a  wider  acquaint­
ance than he has among tradesmen, and cer­
tainly no man has done more to bring them 
Into a unity of purpose  and endeavor,to the 
end that business  may be carried on safely, 
dead-beats be discouraged and general pros 
perity follow.

PICKED  UP.

W ritten Especially for The Tradesman.

“Cranks?  Well, they  are all over.  You 
«o to — -—?  You know old  man  Bruff? 
Well,  some three or four, or  maybe  more, 
years ago,  Bruff was in  the  grocery  trade. 
There were only two groceries in the place, 
Bruff’s and Gruff’s.  Gruff was  selling wa­
iter white oil and getting twenty cents a gal­
lo n  for it,  and  Bruff  was  selling  legal tost 
and  getting  eighteen.  Bruff’s  customers, 
some of them, anyway,  would go to Gruff’s 
for water white,  and this “kind o’ riled” the 
old man.  He was jealous,  anyway, and if 
the boys  wanted  to  hear  him  rear 
they 
would concoct some tale of what great trade 
the other man had.

Well,  one  fine  day,  Bruff goes over to 
1 Gruff’s  store  and  hangs  up  a sign on an 
awning post like this:

4

: 
:. 

' ' 

WATER WHITE OIL 

a t b r u f f’s, 

16 cents a gallon. 

:
:
:

That started the ball.  Gruff was game to 
the backbone, and pretty soon  water  white 
lldropped to one cent a gallon.  Then they be­
gan to give it with  every  dollar’s  worth of 
goods purchased,  and  pretty  soon with ev- 
eVery  purchase,  five  gallons., of oil.  The 
. tinner was the busiest man in town while it 
lasted.  They kept it  up  two  weeks  and 
^ then old Bruff filled up  with  whisky,  fired 
ttybody out of his  store,  locked  up and 
-went on a howling  drunk.  When  he  so­
bered up next day, he hung up a  new  sign 
bn his own post.

Water White Oil, 20c. per gallon.

I  He was a sportfrom  way-back!  Always 
1 wore his hat pulled over his eyes, and stuck 
his cigar out straight before him.  What he 
didn’t  know 
it base ball, horse-races and 
cards was surelynot  worth  knowing.  He 
could ran,  fence, jump, box and swim, and 
.hew as always  impressing  upon some new; 
man's mind his general great abilities.  He 
’gold fcei 
silk  handkerchiefs*
p fe  called o^ym w tom # at Sturgis  one day 
| | | t  w in to r,« d  as  bmdneas  waa  dug, the

The members of the  Michigan Salt Asso­
ciation have agreed to stop the manufacture 
of salt from December 1 to April 1 .

MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER

Ho 

The  m ost practical 
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world.  Thousands in 
use—giving  satisfac­
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durable and econom­
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grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
one.  Roasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to   per 
fection.
Send  fo r  circulars.

Rfllt. S.West

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio.

JO B B E R S   IN

DRY  GOODS,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags

IA Specialty.

JENNESS l MgBURDY,

Importers and  Manufacturers’  Agents.

DEALERS  IN

J  V I U U » |

Fanou Coodsof all Descriptions.

: 
Bronxe and  LUiraru  Lamps,  Gtadeliers, Brackets,,  Etc.,

HOTEL AND  STEAMBOAT GOODS,

73 and 75  Jefferson  Ave.,

DETROIT,  -  AÆIOH.

Wholesale Agents for DilffioW’s CanaSan  Lamps.

3 1 2 6

Fire Craokers,per box 
Gum, Rubber Ï00 lumps
Gam, Rubber200 lumps.
Gum, S p m o e ¿ 
330
. 
Hominy, y  bbl.......... ......... ................ 
3 3  60
Jelly,ln30ft  pails................................ 6  3   6)4
Pearl B a r le y ............................... 
3  214
Peas, Green  Bush.................................  
3125
Peas, Split  Prepared............................   @3)4
Powder,K eg.....»»..............................  @5 00
Powder, H K e g ........................ 
3 2  75
Sago  ....
Tapioca

CANDY. FRUITS AND NUTS. 

Potato Magfeers:.», l . . W Æ  Ü L !.
Clothes Pounders._____......... ..»i»...... .2 25
Clothes Pins... » ; ».. ». f t »  » «,.. .»,»).. »>*.,«» ‘ 66
Mop  Sticks. . . . . . . . . ; __ £§
. 1 »
Washboards, single......................
...........1 75
.; »«..3  25 
Washboards, double.................
.......2  75
Washboards, Northern  «Queen»,» 
BASKETS.
Diamond  MarkOt..............
Bushel, narrow band, No. 1 
Bushel, narrow band. No. 2 
Bushel, wide band.. ; . . . « » , .
Clothes, splint,  No. 3__
Clothes, splint,  No.2 ....
Clothes,splint,  No. 1....
Clothes,willow  N o.3...
Clothes, willow  No. 2..
Clothes, willow  No. 1,__
Water Tight,  (acme) bu..
half

 

m ix e d

do 
do

STICK.

HIDES.

kips   ..........8  @10

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

H ID E S . P E L T S   A N D   FU R S»

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

Green.... v  ft 5%@ 6  Calf skins, green 
Part cured...  7  @ 7%  or cured....  7
Full cured__   7%@ 7% Deacon skins,
Dry hides and 
V piece.... .10

Putnam ft Brooks quote as follow s:
@   8% 
Standard, 25 ft boxes..............................  8
@ 9 
Twist, 
CutLoaf 
@10
Boyal, 25 ft  pails 
@ 9 
Boyal, 200 ft bbls
@   8 
Extra, 25 ft pails___
@10 
Extra, 200 ft bbls 
@ 9
French Cream, 25 ft pails.....................   @11%
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases...............................   @10
Broken, 25 ft pails.................................  @10
Broken.200ft  bbls.................... 
@ 9
Lemon Drops............................................   @12
@15
14
18
10
22
12
14
15
14
15
13
13
18 Mink, Large Dark........   40 
18
Small Pale..........  25 
16 Martins............. ............1  00 
20
13 Musrats.............
22
14

4
Bears............. . ............  15 
2
Beavers, per lb. ............ 
6 
Badgers............. ............  75 
Cat, Wild............ ............  50 
5
5
“  House........ ............  15 
Fox,  Red............ ............1 00 
30
“  Cross__ _ ............5 00  2 50 1 00
“  Grey........ ............  75 
20
Fishers............... ............7 00  4 00 2 00
Lvnx.................. ............4 00  2 50 1 00
10
05
30
8@4
02
20
10
25
50

7
4
20
20
10
60
50

25
15
60

WOOL.

“ 

Fine washed «p ft 22@251 Coarse washed., .26@28 
Medium  «....... .27@30|Unwashed.. . . __ L6@29
N o.!  No. 2 No. 3 No. 4

FURS.

50
50

10
50
10
1 00
50
05
10

SPRING  WINTER  FALL  KTTS

“ 

01
10
05
10
25

04
50
20
1  00

Otter..... 
.......... .......  06 
Raccoon, Large .......  75 
Small.
.......  3i) 
@11% Skunk...............
@10% Wolf.................... .......3 CO 
@u% 44 
4* Blue  “
44 
44 Short Grey, 
*
@10%
«% 
it Long 
*
@  6%
MISCE LLANEOUS.
@  5%
Sheep pelts, short shearing........
@10
Sheep pelts, old wool estimated..
@  9
Tallow...............
@12
@12 Grease butter..
Ginseng, good..
@11

Deer Skins, dry, Red Coats, per lb........ ..  30c
..  30o
..  25c
..  Mo
5® 25
@25
.......3%@  3%
5@  8
.......1 60@1 70

44 
44 
it 

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¡groceries.

th* snusBouv. £

g

|  

more. 
past due,

beats;
ofoheatel  '

Tbegrocer sits down in bis snug little store, 
jgiad «wears  to  blmself be will  trust  never- 
j* 
W fiwnniit books are  filled with debts  long: 
Aedtiieprospeot,tohim, le exceedingly blue! 
He has trusted the honest,  he has trusted the 
_ And he finds, bn the long run, the woricFsful 
His shelves  are  quite  empty, his bills acre all 
Tto the jobbers who trusted, so he could trust, 
80 he thinks, andstudies, and  ponders it o’er, 
H«m lie  best can bring  cash  trade  through 
Anri  Boon  a  bright  thought  comes  Into his 
War his own  and  his  friends’ good and mutu­

his front door;
twain,
al gain.

due
too.

He a Business Men’s Association wiU form !

town,
ions around.

80 he calls in his neighbors—the merchants in 
A n ri,  broaching the  subject, asks their opin­
The plan was approved, and now  there is not 
A  dead-beat  in town;  and the happiest  man 
Lithe first individual who thought of the plan.

R k l l u f .
The  Michigan Commercial Travelers’ As­

sociation.

W ritten Especially for The  Tradesman.

Thinking that  a brief  review  of  the his­
tory of the Michigan Commercial Travelers’ 
Association would be of interest to many of 
your  readers, I   herewith  submit the same.
The  fourteenth  annual  meeting  of  the 
Association will occur on Friday, December 
30.  Since  its  organization  there  has been 
paid  out of its treasury  to the beneficiaries 
of  thirty-seven  deceased  members,  - 
716.25, and there  is now on  hand a surplus 
or reserve  fund of  about  625,000, invested 
in  interest  bearing  bonds.  The  average 
cost  per  capita  for  62,500  insurance  if 
estimated to be about 624 per annum.

The Association is fraternal and co-opera­
tive, and is entitled to the favorable consid­
eration of every commercial  traveler, espe­
cially the young men, as  they can make  no 
Investment of  a few  dollars  that  in future 
years will bring  so large  a return of good- 
fellowship and  a cash  dividend when they 
reach “the end of the road.”

The  membership  of  the  Association  is 
scattered all over  the  Eastern, Middle and 
Western  States, although  a  large  portion 
are residents  of  Michigan.  Detroit  has 
membership  of  about  300;  Grand  Bapids 
about 50.  Saginaw, Jackson  and  Lansing 
have a corresponding number.

The officers of the Association are elected 

yearly  at  the  annual  meeting.  The 
sEfotinn  provides that  the members of  the 
Board  of  Directors  must  be  residents  of 
Detroit,butail other lucrative and honorable 
position» in the gift of  the Association  are 
a. prize for those who get them, let them  re­
side  where  they  may.  Why  do  not  the 
members  of  the  second,  third  and  fourth 
cities combine and send  a delegation to the 
annual  meeting, have  a voice in the affairs 
of the Association  and procure  their  pro 
portion  of  the  honorable  positions  when 
they are passed around?

The annual meeting  is an event in which 
many of the prominent merchants of Detroit 
take an  interest, as its  successful  manage­
ment and  prosperity are  identical with the 
present  social  and  Commercial  success  of 
their salesmen  and  the  future  welfare of 
their families. There is already some talk in 
M.  f!- T.  A circles? as  to  who  are possible 
candidates  for the  offices to be  distributed 
by ballot at the coming annual.  Cannot our 
* Grand Bapids  friends  name one or more of 
the prominent  officers?  Have  they  not 
possible  candidate  for  some  honorable  or 
lucrative place?

Grand Bapids is the only city that has an 
auxiliary or post organization, and this fact 
Slone ought to  secure  for it a larger repre­
sentation at  the annual meeting  than a few 
members who  chance  to  be  in Detroit on 
that occasion.  It is possible if an effort was 
made, that the annual meeting could be held 
in some other city than Detroit.  The liber­
a l  minded, thinking  and  aggressive mem 
hers do  not  regard  the  Association as the 
exclusive  property  of  Detroit,  but  would 
much  rather record its growth  in member 
ship than its  title  in  fee simple.  A mem­
bership in  this Association is worth  a pre­
mium, and yet it can he had at par, at a cost 
of  only  610.  Commercial  travelers  and 
members of  the  Association,  come to  the 
annual  meeting  December  80.  Post A, 
Grand  Bapids,  send  a  strong  delegation: 
assert  your  claims  and  dare  to  maintain 
at least demand  that  T h e T rad es­
m a n  (instead of  a Chicago  monthly)  shall 
be the organ of our State  Association, and 
if you need any  assistance  in this direction 
amice sight draft on

M.  J.  Mathew s.
The Eaton <& Christenson Failure. 

Assignee Davis has completed his schedule 

«fliabilities and  assets  in  the  Eaton 
Christenson failure,  from  which it,Appears 
that the assets  are  644,089.08,  comprising 

> following items:
:and fixtures...................$13,568«
L estate and machinery....,.,.....  7,000.«
flNUareceivable................. ......... ..  .. 15.643.1
at Lincoln, Neb...........   7,887.:
“ 
T he total liabilities are 660,130.89,  divide 
« d   among  119 creditors  In  the  following 
Rraounts: 
American Cigar 
Old National Ba 
A » .N . Davis.. 
M a s KBolies, 
« a o S B r ig m v -

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r. B&lLBar nhart & Co. 

E Burns ft Co, 
Hall, Bohrman ft Co, 

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rolvertne SptoeCoT* | | |  “  “
fifB en n ett; 
HLeonard& Sons, 
Wm Sears & Co. 
Cupples Wooden Ware Go, 
Clark, Jewell & Co, 
Hazeltinë & Perkins D’g  Co,“ 
“
I  Herman A Son, 
Beid, Murdock & Fisher, Chicago... 
Foster & Dawley, 
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Ë Page & Co, 
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Sprague, Warner ft Co, 
:
John Kranz, 
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D Quell, 
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John C NeemesftOo,  , 
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Squire Dingee & Co, 
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Both ft McMahon, 
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Globe Cigar Co, 
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Spaulding & Merrick. 
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Fitch ft Hunt, 
M C Eppensteinft Co. 
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Samuel Bliss,
Confectioners’ Supply Co,  “
A B  Bremer, 
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Bunte Bros & Spoehr, 
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Atlantic  Cigar Co, Westfield, Mass.
Curtis ft Son, Portland, Me.............
Brie Preserving Co, Buffalo..............
Crosby ft Stoughton, Hartford, Conn,
J  O Whiting ft Co, Boston..  ...............  
A H Sensheimer, Cincinnati............... 
State House Cigar Co,  Philadelphia.. 
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9.20
475.70
315.00
55.50
30.60 
20.73 
51 89 
12.00
113. «1
152.25 
24.30 
13,10
45.50
104.96
32.50
1,142.40 
90.08
15-60
«8.0u
.  142-50
Lichten Bros, 
Barlow, Bogers ft Simpson,Binghampton330.o0 
“ 
375.00
Lyman, Clock ft Co, 
„ “ 
15,364.65
Schubmehl. Pratt ft Co,
* “ 
480.00
Sheak, Keeler ft Co,
820.1(0
** 
Hull, Drummond & Co,
250.00
“ 
L Clock ft Son,
__ 
** ' 
I   ■  
260.00
Cooke, Strickland ft Co,
Weherft Co, Cincinnati...................... 
261.48
15.23
L Hobart ft Co, Boston............  ....... 
W Graf  ft Co, Milwaukee...................... 
84.00
156.00
Adams ft Co, 
...................... 
Jno Plankerton ft Co,  Milwaukee....... 
248.96
692.15
F Neuman, Jr, & Co, Dorr.................... 
W F Stuart, Crofton..............................  1,406.56
Brian ft Co,  Baltimore....................... ». 
379.40
Jewett ft Sherman  Co. Buffalo............ 
15.00
Lederman ft Co, Lancaster. Pa............ 
255.00
Chandler ft Budd, Cleveland................. 
49.62
CT Geisel, 
75.00
Dilworth Bros, Pittsburg............. . —   1,191.35
149.60
...................... 
„ S Marvin & Co,  “ 
109.14
Hammond, Standish ft Co, Detroit.... 
Detroit Lithograph  Co, 
“  —  
50.00
Gray, Toynton ft Fox, 
“  —  
309.16
“  —  
163.80
185.00
Jacoby ft Bookman, New York............ 
“ 
“  
 
 
275.40
Howard Ives, 
“ 
“ 
H Sheldon ft Co, 
193.03
.........- 
“ . 
“ 
437.87
122.50
....... 
“ 
Adams ft Son, 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Goodwin ft Co, 
 
 
40.00
A C Bodreanez & Co,  “ 
“ 
 
1,000.00
 
Powell, W enigman ft Smith, New York  257.50
"  ,  960.55
“ 
450.00
“ 
“ 
247.80
“ 
“ 
Lichtenstein, Son & Go, 
201.45
“ 
“ 
W Glaccum, 
225.00
“ 
H ABichey, 
“ 
“ 
400.00
H Sheldon ft Co, 
“ 
700.00
“ 
AW Foote ft Co, 
“ 
“ 
Hills Bros, 
84.60
380.00
“ 
“ 
Kauf man Bros & Bondy, 
283.51
“ 
Lewyn & Martin, 
35.00
“ 
“ 
64.75
Wolff & Beesing, 
“ 
“ 
701.62
Greenfield, Son & Co, 
“ 
“ 
Dayton Paper Co, Dayton,  O............... 
234.35
Wm Graf ft Co,  Milwaukee..................  
285.80
1 W Venable & Co, Petersburg,  Y a... 
435.00
Norkyk, Marmon & Co, Moline............ 
179.00
Glaser, Frame & Co, Beading, Pa........   3,709.58
150.00
Shirts Bros, Shelby 
........................... 
John P Hier, Syracuse...........................  1,503.78
Walsh, DeRoo & Co,  Holland............... 
184.00
M V Wilson,  Sand Lake......................... 
150.00
~ 
- 
170.00
Mutual Union Cigar  Co.
47.52 
G B Horton, Fruitridge.........................
Gugler Litho Co,  Milwaukee...............
12.00 
129.75 
LLadd, Adrian........................................
115.00 
W E Olewiler, Long Level,*Pa.............
306.60
S L Johns, McSherrystown,  Pa..........
140.00
Maring, Hart ft Co, Bellaire,  O...........  
48.55
A E Palmer,  Hillsdale 
John E Bentz, York,  Pa
180.00
Smith Bros, Poughkeepsie...................  
100.00
41.85
Yollor & Co, Elgin, HI.
641.16
Yocum Bros, Beading, P a....................
340.00
Schaefer & Mehrt, Dayton, O...............

G Condit, 
Eilenger & Co. 

Scotten & Co, 

M Pitman, 

Paholski, 

........ 

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Sago  Flour.

F rom  th e  S traits Times.

Sago is well worthy the study of an econ­
omists;  nature has stored up such  vast and 
well  nigh illimitable  stores of  food  in the 
shape of sago  forests,  as  to excite the won­
der of all who have studied  the subject and 
the sago  palm  is  a  reproductive  plant,  so 
that  no amount of  felling  and  cutting can 
subdue its wonderful  fertility.  The world 
at present draws its  supplies  of  sago from 
Borneo and Sumatra,  but  the  true home of 
the flour-giving  palm is  to be found In  the 
Moluccas  and  N ew  Guinea.  The voyager 
in these  regions may  steam  past miles and 
miles of  apparently never-ending  sago for­
ests,  the  trees  of  which  w ill  yield  about 
double the quantity of  Bornean and Sumat­
ran  palms,  and  the  produce of which  will 
work up  into  a  much  finer  description of 
flour,  owing to the fact that they are grown 
in very  rich soil,  and  that  with such inex­
haustible supplies to go upon, there is never 
any need to  ent down young and immature 
trees,  which necessarily yield but very little 
poor stuff.  These  superb  territories,  how 
ever,  are under  Dutch  rule,  and  although 
there is much  in the  Dutch system of  gov 
ernment which is admirable, yet it is an un­
deniable fact  that from a  commercial point 
of view it is a distinct  failure,  and that our 
friends from  Holland cannot  develop their 
territories  in the  same way as we  open up 
our new countries.

of 

tons 

extraordinary 

thousands 
sago 
is  marvelous  how 

The  manufacture  of  sago  flour  presents 
but one  difficulty,  and  that  is  the peculiar 
manner in which the weight of the mass  of 
pith constituting the value of the tree is sup 
ported.  The  bark  of  the  tree  is  a  mere 
shell,  and just  serves as  a sort of  wrapper 
enclosing the sago  pith,  the  weight of this 
pith  being  carried  by  closely  interwoven 
fibres  of 
rigidity,  whose 
tongh  and wire-like properties-are the des 
pair  of  the  manufacturer. 
The  gentle 
natives who have to  deal with this difficulty 
solve a problem,  which  has puzzled many 
wiser  head,  in  their  own  aboriginal  way, 
These children  of  the  sun  simply  drive 
few  nails  into  a board,  and with this .prim­
itive implement  they manage to rasp  thou­
sands .  upon 
of 
flour  ont  of  their 
merchantable 
forests. 
the 
It 
trade of  the world  is built up  by the spas­
modic efforts of  myriads of  naked savages, 
The cost of production would  be greatly re­
duced,  however,  if  machinery  could  be 
brought to bear on the rebellious fibre which 
could deal with it successfully.  A  trial was 
made by Messrs.  Riley & Hargreaves’ works 
some  years  ago  with  a  disintregrator,  a 
piece o f   machinery originally  intended,  we 
believe, for a  sugar mill.  The principle o f 
this  machine 
of 
a  number 
of  hammers 
on  a  circu­
lar  plate,',  which 
re­
volve at a high speed in an iron box.  These 
hammers simply smash up and  disintegrate 
everything which gets in  tile way, and there 
is scarcely any material which can resist the 
action of such a machine.  When an exper­
imental trial of the  disintegrator was made 
it  was.  found  that the sago 
in Singapore, 
pith which had run  through 
if  came  put 
like sawdust, or if a  stream  of  water  was 
kept going at the same time,  the  sago came 
out in the form of a pulpy paste, which only 
wanted washing and drying to convert i t  in­
to first ciras  sago  flour. 
It  was  evident 
that some modification«  which only exper­
ience could suggest,  would  be  required to 
make the machine a  perfect  success,  hpt  it 
answered  explanations  sp  well 'that  the

is 
is  made  ;to  

are.  ; fixed 

that 

plant was  bought and shipped at Amboina, 
Wherajclai^bfeitcHry w«s built fbftiw pur- 
pose of tnrnlng  out  sago  flour  In  large 
Quantities.  rSjA
• 

v*  t  -m-'—I— -

O pium -Eating Anim als.

F rom  Science. 

^

It has recently been  Observed that opium 
affects apes just as it does  men,  producing 
all o f the physical symptoms, and  strongly 
suggesting the presence of some,  at 
least, 
of the typieal psychical accompaniments.  A  
certain ape would always follow  any opium 
smoker,  would look for the remnants which 
the smoker left  unused,  would  cry :  when 
not admitted to the  roonf  where  smoking 
was going on,  and so on.  The habit  takes 
the same possession of  them that it does of 
men.  A pes who are in the habit of getting
little opium are inactive,  doll and useless 
if  they miss their usual dose;  and a Chinese 
merchant is recorded as having  a large ape 
who howls piteously when  his usual ration 
of the drag is  denied  him.  Similar effects 
have been observed in dogs,  and  strikingly 
illustrate the functional  similarity  of  the 
central nervous system  of  the higher mam­
malia.

They  Give  It  Up.

From  th e  A m erican  D airym an.

the 

W e never could reconcile the  latest theo­
ry of how a cow produces  her  milk  at the 
time of milking with the fact that  the rich­
est milk comes last. 
It  is  generally  sup­
posed that this richness comes from the ris­
ing of the cream in the udder, just as would 
be the case if the  dairymen  began to draw 
milk from the bottom of the can, 
last 
he would get would  be  the  richest.  That 
theory looks  like  common  sense,  and w e 
can all  understand it;  but this  presupposes 
that the milk is made and  allowed to , stand 
long enough for  the cream to  rise. 
If the 
milk is generated on the spot and while the 
cow is being milked,  then how is it possible 
for the cream to become separated  from the 
first milk that is drawn? 
little 
as though there was some  truth in both no­
tions,  and that the cow carries part  of  her 
supply,  and makes part of  it  while  she is 
being milked, but in that event  the  middle 
of the milking and not the  last  should  be 
the richest;  so we give it up.

It looks  a 

A  cow that with the same  feed  and  care 
w ill give eleven  quarts of milk a day  will 
make ten per cent,  clear profit over the cow 
that gives ten quarts a day.

*  VISITING  BUYERS.

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

Bay

>

D L Ward, Dewing Siding 
D Clelland, Coopbrsville 
F A Baldwin, LaDu & Baldwin, Coral 
A S Hobart, Big Rapids 
S E Young; Lake view
W S Johnson, W  S  Johnson  &  Co,  Sutton’s 
Will Shirts, Shirts Bros, Shelby 
H A Fisher, Lake City 
F D Warren, Martin 
Thos. Heffernan, Baldwin 
L A Scoville, Clarksville 
T S Jordan,  Elmira 
B K Hesseltine, Casnovia 
Mrs Mary Withey. Hasting 
J A Shattuck, Sand Lake 
Mrs M Burbank, Spring Lake 
Geo Patrick, Midland 
T J Sinedley, Byron 
S A Bush,  Lowell 
F Goodman,  tfurnip’s  Corners 
S Monroe, Berlin 
N Bouma, Fisher 
J A Coiby, Rockford 
C HJoldersma, Jamestown 
N F Miller, Lisbon. 
,
Sarah Tom6ett, Edgerton 
E Medes, Coral 
H Colby. Rockford 
J H Williams, Leroy 
Frank Smith, Leroy 
W W Forrester. Pierson 
Horace Blair, Kingsley 
Eli Runnels, Corning 
Worthington & Finley, Centerville 
W F Mercer,  West Carlyle 
Sidney Stark, Allendale 
Jno Cook. Grand Haven 
L M Wolfe, Hudsonville 
Mr Farrowe, Farrowe & Dalmon, Allendale 
Wm Yermulen, Beaver Dam 
O F & W P Conklin, Ravenna 
H Van Noord, Jamestown 
W H Homing, Woodville 
Geo P Stark, Cascade 
C F Williams, Caledonia 
M Y Wilson, Sand Lake 
J Q Look, Lowell 
R T Parrish, Grandville 
J C Benbow, Cannonsburg 
F J Eilenberg, Fowler 
Geo Carrington, Trent 
C H Adams, Otsego 
J F Mann, Lisbon 
J Raymond,  Berlin 
Peter Heeres, Muskegon 
S Cooper, Jamestown 
M M Robson. Berlin 
J F Keeny, Ferry 
John Smith, Ada 
Adam  Newell, Burnip’s Corners 
D C Carlin, Greenville 
J F Clark, Big Bapids 
A F Harrison, Sparta 
W W Peirce, Moline 
Walter Frink, Newberry 
J C Drew, Rockford 
Nilson ft Eldred, Dowling 
Fred Moore, Haire 
Chas Henion,  Bonanza 
A W Blam, Dutton 
J A Mitchell, Lowell 
G M Huntley, Reno 
CB Coburn, Pierson 
’ John M Cook. Grand Haven 
G Kosenraad, Zeeland 
Cole & Chapel, Ada 
A L Carpenter. Baldwin 
A W Fenton & Co, Bailey 
M Heyboer & Bro, Drenthe 
John Damstra, Gitchell 
S T Colon, Alaska 
J Y Crandall & Son, Sand Lake 
T F Sheridan & Co, Wright Siding 
J H Parker, Parker & Dutton,  Alpine 
E P  Woodard,  New  Era  Lumber  Co,
H Thompson, Canada Corners 
G W Robinson, Edgerton 
JouhGunstra, Lamont 
A J Holstead ft Son, Ryerson 
C K Hoyt, Hudsonville 
W w  Divine, Fulton 
S J Martin, Sullivnn 
L Maier, Fisher 
F Boonstra, Drenthe

'

New

Era

•/  Absolutely the Best Brand.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler makes a bold assertion 
when he claims that the  “Anchor”  brand is 
absolutely the best  sold in this  market,  but 
the  avidity  with  which  dealers insist on 
having the “Anchor” brand  and  the  posi­
tiveness with which they refuse to have any 
other give good grounds for  the  belief that 
Mr.  Dettenthaler’s  assertions are borne oat 
by facts.

Hides, Pelts and Furs.

Hides are weakf in price and quiet.  Pelts 
are without change,  as is  also the case with 
wool  and  tallow.  The  fur  market opens 
low,  witii large Quantities carried over from 
last year.  Quotations  of  f  urs are added  to 
the regular price current this week, j

W S01j | » i J ^ f S I 0 1  «E R B IN T ,

’  These prices  are  for  tpOt,  buyers, who  paff 
promptly and buy in full packages. 

Advanced—Sugars. 
Declined—Package Copees.
AXLE GREASE.

t 

,

80
«Drown 
Frazer’s............90
60 
Diamond  X
.
Modoc,4 doz.......2  50

P aragon.............. .2 10
Paragon 25 ft pâlis.  90
Iñraziefs, 25 f¡ pails. 1 20

b a r i n o   p o w d e r ,
10 cent  cans.

 

. 

iU.

•*,  2  “ 
1  “ 

“  H lb 
“ 
“ 

H lb cans, 3 doz. case....................... ■ 
“ 
lib   “
“ 
B u lk ................ . 

95
1  40 
‘.1 9 0  
..  2 60 
..  3 80 
..  4 95 
..11 78 
..13 76 
.17 76 
..22 20
75
................   150
.......................... 3 00
20
... .. .   1 25
M s .............................................. 2 00
I s .. .. .. .. .. .. . .........-  . . . .. .. .. .. .   3 75
buffi.:.»,...................... .................
45
Arctic, % B> cans, 6 doz. case......................  
75
.................... . 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   140
............... . 
2 40
..  ................ '12 00
’ic tori an, 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 doz.......  ........ 2 00
Diamond,  “bulk.” . . ...................................... 
1®
Absolute, a  ft cans, 100 cans in  case.........11 75
 
10 00
.......18 75
Telfer’s % ft, cans, 6 doz in case....................2 70
...................  2 55
......... .........1 50
 

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BLUING
Dry, No. 2_____________  
.doz. 25
Dry, No. 3........................... 
doz. 45
Liquid, 4 oz,....................................... doz. 
35
Liquid, 8 oz............................. 
doz. 65_
Arctic 4 oz........................................ gross 3 50
Arctic8  o z .....................................................  7 20
Arctic 16oz........ ............................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box.......................................2 00
 
Arctic No. 2 
3 00
ArcticNo.3 
..................................4 00
Common Whisk__   90
No. 2 Hurl.................. 1 75
Fancy  Whisk.........1 00
No. 1 Hurl.............  2 00
Mill................................ 3 75
No. 2 Carpet............ 2 25
Warehouse  ............ 2 75
No. 1 Carpet........... 2 50
Parlor Gem.............2 75
Runkle Bros’.. Vienna Sweet............................ 22
Premium...................  
33
Homeoj-Cocoa.__ .1................. 37
Breakfast................................  .48

“ 
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BROOMS.

CHOCOLATE.

 

 

 

COCOANUT.

“ 

Schepps, Is.................................... 

@25
Is and  )4s ........ ......................  @26
)4s... . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ 
,  @27
Is in tin  pails.........................  @27%
%s 
'............... .........  @28%
Maltby’s,  Is.............................................  @28%
Is and  %b....................  .......  @24
H».;«....................................   @24)4
Manhattan, „pails.................................  @20
Peerless 
........................................  @18
Buffi, pails or barrels...........................   @16
COFFEES—PACKAGE.30 lbs 60 lbs 100 fts
2434
Lion......................... : ................ 
Lion, in  cabinets.................... 
25)4  -
Dilworth’s ................................ 
24%
Magnolia................................... 
24)4
Honey Bee................................2j53£  25%  25%
German........ ...................24%
25%
German, in  bins...................... 
Arbuckle’s Ariosa..................  
24%
Avorica............... 
22%

Green

COFFEES.

Roasted.

Java...............

R io.................. ,22@24 R io................... ,22@24
Santos............. .23@25 Santos.......... . .  @26
Maricabo........ ,24@26 Maricabo........ .  @26
,30@31
J a v a ............... .  @25
O. G. Java__ _ ,26@2T O. G. Java....... ,33@35
Mocha  . . . . — .26@27 Mocha.............. .33@35
COFFEES—SPECIAL BRANDS.
32
Bell. Conrad & Co.’s Plantation Java.
• 44 
44.
32
“  Mocha.................
«*
30
Javoka...............
“ 
29
** 
imperial.............
4# 
“
•*  y
28
“ 
Banner...............
.‘f  Mexican.............
44  v  “
20
22%
23%
24%
26
25
50foot Cotton.. . .  1 60 
6Ò foot Cotton... .1  75 
72 foot Cotton__2 00

1
n
*j
Thompson & Co»’s Honey Bee.
CORDAGE.
60 foot Jute..... 
90
72 foot J u te .......1 20
4o Foot C otton....! 60

Arbuekle’C-ÄViöitfea, 50 ib. double bags 

Quaker Cy.  “ 
Best Rit> 
“ 
Prime Maricabo 

7
8 

811%9%

 

 

 

15%

7
7
7
7

CR ACKERS  AND  SWEET GOODS.

Çft
6%

4%
5

 
4%

X  XXX
5
5
5
5

8
8
8
12%
8%

13%
U%
12%
13%
13%
13%
12%
8%

Kenosha Butter.......................
Seymour Butter.............. 
 
Butter....................... 
Fancy  B utter.,......................... 
S.  Oyster....................................  
Picnic.......................................... 
Fancy  Oyster............................  
Fancy  Soda................................ 
City Soda.....................................
Soda  ...........................................
Milk......................................
B oston........................................
Graham......................................
Oat  Meal.....................................
Pretzels, hand-made.................
Pretzels.....................................
Cracknels. ..................................
Lemon Cream............................  
Sugar Cream.............................. 
FrosteJ Cream...........................
Ginger  Snaps............................  
No. 1 Ginger Snaps..................  
Lemon  Snaps............................
Coffee  Cakes..............................
Lemon Wafers...........................
Jumbles......................................
Extra Honey Jumbles..............
Frosted Honey  Cakes.......... .
Cream Gem s...»,......................
Bagleys  Gems...........................
Seed Cakes.................................
S. ft  M. Cakes.  ........................ •
CANNED FISH.
Clams, 1 ft, Little Neck............................ . .1.35
dam  Chowder,  3 ft........................................... 2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 ft standards.......................   1 00
Cove Oysters, 2 ft  standards.........................   1 55
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic............................................1 75
Lobsters,2 ft, picnic................................  ..2 65
Lobsters, 1 ft star...............................................1 90
Lobsters. 2 ft star..................... 
2 90
Mackerel, 1 B>  fresh standards........................ 1 70
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards........................5 00
Mackerel in Tomato Sauee, 3 f t .................
Mackerel, 3 ft in Mustard..................... .
Mackerel. 3 ft  soused...................................
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river....................... 2 20
Salmon. 2 ft Columbia river............ . 
.3 90
Sardines, domestic %s.................................   @
Sardines,  domestic  %s................................  9@10
Sardines,  Mustard %s...................................9@10
Sardines, imported  %s................................12@13
Sardines,  spiced» %s.,.......... .......................10@12
Trout. 3 ft  brook................ ............ .........
Apples, gallons, standards........................3  00
Blackberries, standards..................... 
115
Cherries, red standard...............................1  60
Cherries, pitted............................ ..1 85@1 90
Damsons..»..»-.  ..  ................... ......... ....1 2 5
Egg Plums, standards 
..............................1  50
Gooseberries............. ....................................1  85
Grapes.......... ...................•••:........................   95
Green Gages,:..............................................1 50
Peaches,  all yellow, standards..................2  65
Peaches,  se c o n d s................;« » ...— 2 25
Peaches, pie........................-¿a#» • • ••» • • 1 60@1 65
P e a r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . » . » . . . . . . 1  60
..1 40@2 75
P i n e
Suffices ......................................................... 115
aspberries,  extra...............— ...140
red .........................................1 4Q
;  ,  “ 
Strawberries  ...................................... 
150
Whortleberries.............................  
1 25
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay...............................2 00
Beaus,Lima,  standard.............................'  75
Beans, Green Lima s... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1 10@1 40
Beans,  String,.................... ..............  75@1 10
Beans, Stringless, Erie.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   90
Ttonna, Lewis’  Boston Baked.......... ...........1 60
Corn,  Archer’6 Trophy.....................          ..1  20
Peas, French.................... .......................... .1 60
Peas, extra marrofat.. ................1  20@1 40
Peas,  soaked.............................. 
75
“  Early June, stand............. .........1  50@1 75
sifted...........................».2 00
“ 
“  French, extra flae........ ......................20 00
Mushrijoms,extra fin e .................... ......2 2  06
1  20
Pumpkin,3 lb Golden.. . . .... 
Succotash, standard............ 
80@1 36
S q u a sh ..'..........* .,.» ......... . . » ........     Jl 49
Tomatoes, standard brands..,....................;..l 20
i'v
Michigan full  eream ............................12%@18%
Citron.................... ........................ 
..........
Currant«,........, 
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DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN

CANNED FRUITS.

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Prune«: Freneb,60|Kx^....  ............. .. 
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“  Turkey............. ........... *..7.,..  m m  W ,
Raisins, Deheslk............ .........
Raisins, London Layers,................  ... 
3315
Raisins, California  “ 
@2 50
Raisins, Loose Muscatels,.. .. .. .. .. .. .  
3 2  55
Baisint, Loose California............ 
Baisins, Ondaras, 28s.........  
311M
Raisins. SUttanas.. M ...»   ........ 11....  8K 3 9
Baisins,^ Valencias.  ......................... .„.8 
8K
3 3  00
Raisins, Imperials........... ................. 
Cod, whole..............  
 
.4M35
Cod, boneless.. . . . . . » » » . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6@7>4
Halibut 
12)4
Herring, round.  %  hbl...... .................  @2  75
Herring, round,  a   hbl.__ . .. .. .. .. .. .. ..   1  50
Herring, Holland,  bbls.....................  
10 00
Herring,Hollafid,  k e g s........................   75385
Herring, Scaled
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, )4 bbls............. . 
20 00
...........SCO
, ‘fv 
....1103150
No.6, a  bbls...................... . . . . . . . . 6   50
Trout, a  bbls......................... ............5  75
“  101b kits.............................................  85
White, No. 1, a  bbls.................. ..  7 00
White, N 6:l, 12  ft hats............................. . .110
White, No. 1,10 lb kits.________ ______ __  95
White, Family, % bbls............ ............... .3 85
kits......................................  68

“  12 ft kits 
“ .1 0   “  

...........  

“ 
“ 

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

 

 

1 

“ 

“ 
“ 

HATCHES.

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 6G
2 65
4 25
5 00 
I 75 
300 
9 00
18 00 
1  85 
5 00 
7 00

Jennings’ J). C.,2 oz...............$  doz.  1 00
“ 
“ 
4 o z ........ ..................150
...  «, 
“  6 o z ................. ......2  50
“  8 o z ..................................3 50
“  No. 2 Taper...  ........125
“ 
.........1 7 5
“  No.4 
“ 
*‘  % pint, round............ 4 50
“ 
“
'  “ 
“ 
9 00
“  No. 3 panel............... 1  10
“ 
“  N0.8  ‘  “  ................2 75
“ 
“  No.10 
................4 25
Grand Haven,  No. 8, square.......... ........
Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro.................110
Grand  Haven,  No. 200,  parlor...............«..1 75
Grand  Haven,  No. 300; parlor...........................2 25
Grand Haven,  No.  7,  round.............................. 1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2__ &.............. ............... ..........   75
Oshkosh, No.  8............;....................................1  50
Swedish............................ ...............................  75
Richardson’s No. 8  square..................................1  00
Richardson’s No. 9 
.............................150
Richardson’s No. 7%, round................................ 1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
.............................150
Woodbine, 300...................*..............................115
Black Strap................................................... 17@18
Cuba Baking.................................................. 22@25
Porto  Rico..................................................... 24@35
New  Orleans, good...................................... 33@40
New Orleans,choice............................... 
New Orleans, fancy.....................................50@52

MOLASSES.

do 
do 

.44(^50

% bbls. 3c extra

OIL.

 

 

 

 
 

PIPE S.

PICKLES.

OATMEAL

%bbl........ 3 50| 

 
ROLLED OATS

Michigan Test....................................... 
 
Water White......................................... 
Barrels..................... 6 00
Barrels......................6 0Ö
Half barrels.............3 12
Half barrels............ 3 12
Cases.......................2 25
Cases.........................2 25
Medium.................. 6 OOi Small,  bbl............... 7 00
“  %bbl.......... 4 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross__ _  ».  @2 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,2% gross........   @1 75
American T. D.................... 
..............  @  75
R IC E.
Choice Carolina......6%
Java  ................. 
5%
Patna ........................5%
Prime Carolina......6
Good Carolina....... 5i
Rangoon..........  @5
Broken. 
....... 3%«gl3%
Good Louisiana......5%
Japan................5%@6%
Table............... 5%@6
H ead.......................6%
DeLand’s pure....... 5%IDwight’s ....................5
Church’s  .................5  Sea  Foam.................5%
Taylor’s G. M.........5 
|Cap Sheaf.................. 5
SALT.

%c less in 5 box lots.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy...........................2  10@2 20
28 Pocket 
1003 ft  pockets 
Saginaw or  Manistee 
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags..
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags 
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  hags..
American, dairy, % bu. hags........
Rock, bushels 
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags 

SALERATUS.

“ 

“  %  “

,  SAUCES..

London Relish,2 doz.. . . . . . . . .       __ ____  .. 2 50
Dingman, 100 bars.........................................   4 00
Allspice
Cassia, China in mats

SPICES—WHOLE.

SOAP.

“  Batavia in bundles 
“ l  SaigOn in rolls 
“  Zanzibar....

Cloves, Amboyna 
Mace Batavia 
Nutmegs,  fancy 
No. 1
No. 2
w h ite ......__
“ 
SPICES—PURE  GROUND.

Pepper, Singapore, black

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

11%
Allspice...................................................  
15
Cassia,  Batavia......................................  
and. Saigon................. 
“ 
25
42
*•  Saigon.......................................  
32
Cloves, Amboyna.................. 
 
“  Zanzibar...................... 
31
 
Ginger, African....................:.............. . 
12%
“  Cochin.......................................................15
“  Jamaica...................................... 
18@22
85

Mace Batavia.......................... 
..........
Mustard, English... 

 

 

and Trieste

“ 
“ 

“ 
Trieste 
Nutmegs, No. 2 
Pepper, Singapore black

32

“ 

white...................... 
C ayenne....:........
STARCH.

48 “ 

Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ft boxes, 1 ft  pkgs...  @ 5%
...  @5%
“  buffi..............   @ 4
@ 6)
@ 6
Kffigsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 ft pkgs—   @ 7

“ 
“ 
“  3ft  “ 
“ 
“  40 ft 
“ 
“ 72 ft crates, 6 ft boxes.. 
“ Corn, 40 ft boxes. 1 ft pkgs.... 
“ 
“  20  ft 
)  “ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  1ft  “ 
....  @6%
“ 
“  6 ft boxes...  @7%
“ 
“  b u lk ............  @6%
Pure, l f t  pkgs...................  @5%
Corn, 1  ft pkgs.......   .........  @ 7

SUGARS.

 

 

 

“ 

@ 7

SYRUPS.

Cut  Loaf.................................................  @  7%
Cubes................................ ..: ................  @7%
Powdered...............................................   @ 7%
Granulated,  Standard......................... 
Off........................................   @6.94
Confectionery A .....................................  @ 6%
■   ■
Standard A ......... 
No. 1, White Extra  C............................6  @6%
No. 2, Extra C........................................   5%@ 5%
No. 3C.............. 
@5%
No. 4 C......................................................   @5%
No.5C.........................  ...........................  5  @5%
Pure Sugar, bbl.. 25@38 
Corn, barrels.......@32
Pure Sugar, % bbl 27@39
Corn, % bbls........ @34
Corn, 10 gal. k’gs.@36
Lorillard’s Amerioan Gentlemen 
Gail & Ax’ 
Railroad  Mills Scotch 
Lotzbeck
Dear Head........ 44@44
.
sp».  , ........... 
, 
Plank  Road...............42
Eclipse  ......................36
Holy  Moses?»........3 3
Blue Blazes........ ,,..32
Eye O p e n e r . ...32
Star 
............¿..-41
Clipper.......... .......34
Scalping  Knife........ 34
Sam Bass............»   34

@@  45 
@1 30
Merry War................. 34
Jolly T a r ..................34
Live & Let Live........ 34
Nimrod....................... 37
Whopper.................... 39
Jup iter..................... 26
Ola Honesty..............42
P. L..............................33
Corner Stone
Clipper.................34@36
2 and 2.......

“  Maccoboy
if 

TOBACCOS—PLUG. 

“ 
Rappee

SNUFF.

. 

Japan ordinary........................................ 
Japan fair to good.. 
... .. . 25@30
Japan fine.. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. ..  .«»«„..,. 35@46
Japan dust...1 ........ ....................... .— 12@20
Young H yson............................................20@45
GunPowder.............. .................................. 35@50
Oolong ..................................  
.33@55@60@75
Congo................ 
2S@30
VINEGAR.

 

 

TEAS.

 
80 gr.

MISCELLANEOUS.

do  No. 1 .............................. ..

White W ine..................................  
8
8
Cider............................... 
Apple..........................................   10
Bath Brick imported............................
»'  do 
. A m erioan........ .. .. .. .. ..
Burners, N o .0 .....»««„»v.,.
-  do  '  NO.&.....» » « . «.^,..».;,v««»v
Cocoa  Shelis^bRlk............. —
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand....;..».
Cream Tartar 5 and 16 ft ca n s...,.......
Candles. Star..»...........................
Candles. H o t e l .
. .. ... ... ... .
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes......................
Extract Coffee, V. C..........................
¿i, v-/.»,.»

Felix 

.

FRUITS.

FANCY—IN   BULK.

Chocolate Drops 
H M Chocolate  Drops
Gum  Drops  .......................
Licorice Drops....................
A B  Licorice  Drops..
Lozenges, plain..................
Lozenges,  printed.............
Imperials 
Mottoes
Cream  Bar.......
Molasses Bar
Caramels__ . . . . . . . . ...............
Hand Made Creams.................
Plain  Creams..........................
Decorated Creams..................
String Rock
Burnt Almonds......................................
Wffitergreen  Berries............................
Lozenges, plain in pails.......................
Lozenges, plain in bbls..................
Lozenges, printed in pails....................
Lozenges, printed in  bbls...................
Chocolate Drops, in pails.....................
Gum Drops  in pails.............................
Gum Drops, in bbls........ .......................
Moss Drops, in pails..............................
Moss Drops, in bbls...............................
Sour Drops, in  pails..............................
Imperials, in  pails.................................
Imperials  in bbls.................................
Bananas 
................................................
Oranges, California, fancy..................
Oranges,  choice.....................................
Oranges. Jamaica, bbls.........................
Oranges, Florida....................................
10
Oranges, Rodi,........................................
.11
Oranges, Messina...................................
Oranges, GO.............................................
Oranges, Imperials................................
Lemons, choice......................................
Lemons, fancy........................................
Lemons, California...............................
Figs, layers, new, 
ft........................... 12%@16
Figs, Bags, 50 ft......................................   @ 9
Dates, frails do  .....................................  @5
Dates, % do  d o .....................................  @ 6
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft....................  @9!
Dates, Fard 50 ft box «jjift......................  @ 8
Dates, Persian 50 ft box 
ft...............  6  @7;
Pine Apples, 
Almonds,  Tarragona............................   17@18
Ivaca......................................  @17
California............................   @17!
Brazils.....................................................   @ 9
Filberts, Sicily........................................  @12
Barcelona................................  @ 8
Walnuts,  Grenoble................................  @16
Sicily......................................  
15
French...................................  8%@ 9
Pecans, Texas. H. P .............................. 12%@16
Missouri.................. ..............
Cocoanuts, $  100, full bags..................
Chestnuts...............................................
PEANUTS.
Prime Red, raw  $1  f t ................................
Choice 
do  ............................  5
Fancy H.P. do 
do  ............................
Choice White, Va.do  ............................   6
Fancy H P,. Va  do  ............................
H. P» Va.

doz.............................. 

NUTS.

6%@

do 

@

“ 

“ 

8 00

@
@1 50 
@5 50

@5  50 
@4 75
@ 4% 
@ 5 U 
@  5% @ 6% 
@  5%

OYSTERS AND  FISH.

“ 

“ 

OYSTERS.

“  shell 

F. J. Dettenthaier quotes as follows:
Fairhaven Counts.......  ..................................... 35
Selects....................................................................23
Anchors.................................................................20
Standards  ............................................................18
per gal......................................... ..110
Selects, per gal................................................1 50
Counts, in bulk, per 100.................................. 1 15
...................................1 15
Clams, 
...................................  70
Black bass............................................................ 10
Rock bass.............................................................   4
Perch.....................................................................   4
Wall-eyed  pike..........................................  
8
Duck-bill  pike.....................................................  5
Sturgeon................................................................  6
Sturgeon, smoked....................... 
8
Trout.....................................................................   8
Whiteflsh............................  
 
8
Whiteflsh, smoked.............................................. 10

FRESH  FISH .

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P R O V IS IO N S .

“ 

“ 
“ 

LARD.

PORK   IN   BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. 

quote  as follows:
Mess, Chicago packing.......................................14 50
Shortcut................................................................14 75
Shortcut, clear,  Botsford................................. 13 75
Shortcut  Morgan..............................................,15 25
Extra clear pig, short cut..................................16 00
Extra clear, heavy.........................................
Clear quill, short cut..........................................16 50
Boston clear, short cut.......................................16 50
Clear back, short cut.......................................... 16 50
Standard clear, short  cut, best........................16 50
B ean ................................................................
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  PLA IN.
Hams, average 20  fts.......................................10%
“ 
16  fts......................................11%
“ 
12 to 14 fts..............................11%
“  picnic  ...................................................   8
“  best boneless........................................

BEEF IN  BARRELS.

LARD IN  TIN  PAILS.

Shoulders.........................................................  7%
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............................11%
Dried Beef, extra.............................................  8
ham  prices................................... 9%
7%
7%

Tierces  .....................................................  
30 and 50 ft Tubs......................................  
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case............................
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case.............................
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case............................
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in ease......................
Extra Mess, warranted 200 fts.......................7  50
Extra Mess, Chicago PacKing...........................  7 25
“  Kansas City Packing..................... 7 75
P late........................................................... 
Extra Plate.......................... 
Boneless, rump butts..................... 
 

  7  75
8 25
10 50
“  Kan City pkd............9  50
“ % bbl.  5 00
“ 
Pork Sausage...................................................   7%
Ham  Sausage...................................................11
Tongue  Sausage...........................................  
9
Frankfort  Sausage..........................................  8
Blood  Sausage....................................................8
Bologna, straight.............................................  6
Bologna, thick....................................................6
Head  Cheese.....................................................   6
In half barrels.......................   ......................  3 00
In quarter barrels....................... .................  1 75

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

PIG S’ FEET,

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

 

F R E S H   M E A T S .

.....18@20

 

 

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 

pnees as follows:
4  @ 6
Fresh  Beef, sides.................... 
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters................  5%@  6%
Dressed Hogs................ 
  @ 6
 
 
5%@ 6
M utton............... ..........................  
Lamb spring.........— ......................... .  6%@ 7
7%@ 8
Y e a l...:....................... 
 
 
Fork Sausage..................................... 
  7%@ 8
@  6
Bologna....................... 
Fowls......................................... . 
*  @ 8
@ 9
Spring Chickens................ 
Ducks................................................ s...  @11
TurkeyB  ...................  
@ 8
Lard,  kettle-rendered... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..   @ 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOODENWARE. 

Curtiss & Dunton quote as follows:
Standard  Tubs,No. i . . . . ...................
Standard Tubs,No.2......................
Standard Tubs, No. 3.. „ ......... ...,..
Standard Fails, twohoop.................. .
Standard Pails, three hoop...........
Pails, ground wood  •  .................
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes........ . j..
Bitfter Pails, ash....... .........................
Butter L a d les...............................
Butter Sp ada»..../..;.;.«.,...........
Bolling Pins.......... 

**.¿4 «,....

MISCELLANEOUS.

Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay $1.60@$1.70 $1 ft 
for clean washed roots.
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Jobbers are  offer­
ing 40 per cent, off on first  quality  and 40 and 
12% per cent, off on second quality.

C O U N T R Y   P R O D U C E .

Apples—$2@2 25 per bbl.
Beets—In good supply at 40c per bu.
Bean—Hand-picked  mediums  are  very 

scarce, readily  commanding  $2.50 per bu.

Butter—Creamery  is  in  good  demand and 
fairly firm at 24@26c.  Dairy  is  active at 20@
24c.
Cabbages—$4@$7 per  100,  according to size.
Carrots—40c per bu.
Celery—20@35 $  doz.
Cheese—Jobbers are holding their  stocks  at 

13@13%c.

Cider—9c per gal. 
^¡1
Cranberries—Home  grown, $3 perbu.  Cape  raF 

Cod, $£¡.25 per bu.

Dried  Apples—Evaporated  are  weak,  Job­

bers  pay 8c and hold at JOc.

Eggs—Jobbers  are  paying 16c and  holding 

at 18c.

Honey—Dull at 12@16c.
Hay—Baled 

is  moderately  active  at  $14 
per ton in two and  five  ton  lots  and  $13  ffi 
car lots.

Onions—-Jobbers pay 60@70c and hold  at 80c. AM.
Pop Corn—2c ^  ft.
Potatoes—The  market  is  looking  up, 

the 
Southern and  Eastern  demand  having lately 
become quite active.  Handlers  are  paying 65 
@70c  for  Burbanks  here  and  55@80o  at  the 
Northern buying points.

Sweet  Potatoes — Kiln-dried  Jerseys,  $3J>0 

per bbl.  Baltimore, $2,90 per bbl.

Turnips—30c $  bu.

GRAINS AND M ILLING PRODUCTS. 

g | |

' 

Lancaster and 72c for Fulse and Clawson.
lots aud 47%c in carlots.
cart ots.

Wheat—No change.  City millers pay 75c for 
Com—Jobbing  generally  at 60c  in  100  bu. 
Oats—White, 35c in small lots  and 30«S3Ic  in 
Rye—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.20 
Flour—No change. Patent,$5.00$ bbl.ffi sacks 
and  $5.20  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.00 $  bbl. ffi 
sacks and $4.20 in wood.

ewt.

Meal—Bolted, $2.40 V bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  Bran, $15 ¿§; 
¡P ton.  Ships,  $15.50  7S>  ton.  Middlings, $16 $1HL 
ton  Corn and Oats. $18 «P ton. 
'T

C S T T R C Z ’ S

Bug F inish!

R E A D Y  F O R  U S E  D R Y .

N O  M IX IN G  R E Q U IR E D . 

.

It sticks to the vines and Finishes the whole 
crop of Potato Bugs with one application; also 
kills any Curcuiio, and the Cotton and Tobacco 
Worms.
This  is  the  only safe way  to  use  a  Strong 
Poison; none of the Poison is in a clear state* 
but thoroughly  combined  by  patent  process 
and machinery, with material to help the very 
fine powder to  stick to  the  vines  and  entice 
the hugs to eat it, and it is also a fertilizer.
ONE POUND will go as far as TEN POUND» 
of plaster and Pans  Green  as  mixed  by the 
farmers.  It is therefore  cheaper,  and  saves  , 
the trouble and danger  of  mixing  and  using ] 
the  green,  which,  needless to say,  is danger-3 
ous to handle.
Bug Finish was used the past season on the 
State Agricultural  College  Farm  at  Lansing, 
managers write;  “The Bug finish  gave  good 
satisfaction on garden and farm.”  Many  un- 
solicitated letters have  been  received  prais­
ing Bug Finish.
Barlow & Star, hardware dealers at  Coldwa- 
ter, Mich., write as  follows under date oj May. 
14:  “We sold 3.100 pounds of “Bug Finish^’ last I 
year.  It is rightly named  “Bug  Finish,” as it 1 
finishes the entire crop of bugs with oneappli- 
catiod.  We shall not be satisfied unless we sell 
three  tons-fthis  year,  as  there  is  already  a 
strong.demapd for it.  Please send us ten  bar­
rels (8,000 pounds) at once.”
G u a r a n te e d  a s  r e p r e s e n te d .  C h e a p e r  t h a n

Michigan,  and,  ffi  answer  to  inquiries,  the 

a n y  o t h e r  M ix tu r e  u s e d  f o r  t h e  p u r p o s e .

MANUFACURED BY

Anti-Kalsoiifle Co., Crani Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS DISTRICT, 
,  (

TELEGRAPE CO. 

NO. 3 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS.

Electrical  Supplies,  Burglar  -'Alarms  and 
Fire Alarm  Boxes  put  in  cities.  Hotel- 
Annunciators  and  Electric  Door  B ells at ( 
wholesale  and  retail.  Drawings  ¡sent 
with Bells,  so anyone can pat them up.

Messengers,  Hacks,  Express  W agons  on 

hand day and night. 

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j  And urge the drug ig§fcB of Grand H S ll 
ifp He unanimous In refusing to worfffcij  • ¿¡aV  * 

I'ptoces of bustaeesftaw« started a iewweeksfExamtoation  Session  of  tim iB a u S   of 
‘7  1  1
1
¡¡by druggist whq refuses  to close his store !  A? ™e regular en tm in a tio ip to ^ n sf the 
’«s agreed upon by a majority of  the  mem-1 State Board of Pharmacey,  held at Lansing 
here of our Society. 
..- la s t Tuesday and  Wednesday,  there  were

p S g f l l l  «^ 3S fa£& £  ^ « . . P P U c a U o n s i o r ^ , ™ , ^ -

ed for action should lay  over until the next | *wo  tor  pharmacists’  certificates  and  five
meeting, unless it can be shown to be  very 
for assistants’ certificates.  Out of the class 
urgent.
of fifty-two,  thirty-one  passed  a satisfacto­
I am also opposed to  any  committee act- 
ry examination, as follows:  L . ,0. Aldrich,
! ing without power to act, as in  the  redue-
fiat or advancement in prices of proprietary  Leslie; C. F.  Allen,  Afilian; Oliver S. Bell,
articles, or anything  usually  sold by drug­
Winsor,  Ont.;  John  F.  Bennett,  South; 
gists. 
In  such  eases,  a  special  meeting 
Lyon; A. 6 . Bush,  Clarksville;‘3i J a Copg- 
should be called for action, and the  Society} 
den, Pentwater;  L.  A.  Cornell. Thedford, 
decide the matter in question.
Ont. ; James A. Çox,  Blenheim,  Ont. ; Her-
I am also opposed to any  one being pres-1
ent at our meetings not a member of the So-  bert L. Bay, Farwell; Wm. Dpnagby, Wind- 
b y ^ o ? 11 n0 member Sh0Uld berePresented I sor,  O nt;  John  Durst,  Lapsing; H. M. K.
I recommend that some action be taken in J ®tobs, Birmingham; Harman C. Goldsmith, 
I am  informed that] Manistee; Fred. R. Harris,  Marietta; Harry 

mßDXm I b IO O M

Is now this most popular and rapid selling

p b u

f u m

e

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, through­

out the entire country.

,  Highly recommended by Mrs. Grover Oeve- 
m ndjunle Langtry, Emma Abbott, Rhea, and 
* boat of eminent ladies and gentlemen Whose 
taste and Judgment are reliable.
Testimonials of druggists  from  all  parts of 
the U. S. ascribe It the PAVOftllE and LEAD­
ING odor with the masses.
Put up in handsome  bottles  with  cut  glass 
stoppers. 
Eighteen and a Half Fluid  Ounces for $4. 

One  dozen  10c.  bottles  and  ex­

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quisite souvenir, cards free 

with  first  order.

Add  a pound to  y o u r n ex t order fo r drugs.

WH0LMALÍ FËIOS OURRBHT,

A d v an ced —L inseed O il, C ocoa  B u tte r ,  T u r­
p e n tin e ,  B o ra x .
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T a n n ie u m ...................................................... 1   40@1 60
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F O O T E   <St  J E N E S ’

In conclusion, allow  me to  congratulate  a , 

reference to our dues. 
we are out of debt with a  small balance in j B. Harrell, A. A. 1 .«mm to,  A.  A.  L  
I believe that the sum of two  Detroit; Henry  Levy,  A n t  Arbor; Carl F. 
the treasury. 
dollars per annum is  too  much for.some of 
’
I  think one dollar per j  ” amer, LeRoy; O, C. Pemberton, Fremont; 
our members to pay. 
annum is sufficient  Every member should  Clarence G.  Pitkin,  Brighton;  A. S. Put- 
pay his dues  in  advance,  as  we need the  man, Manistique;  Wm.  E.  Root  Benton 
money for the ensuing year. 
the  Society  upon  the fact that we are the | Sedgwick,  Battle  Creek;  W .  W.  Sheldon, 
best  organized  Society« of  its kind in the I Saginaw; W. E. Sheffield, Yestaburg; Miles 
State, and, by being  unanimous  in  doing |  R .  Smith, S t Louis; Win.  S.  Stevens,  De-
good for ourselves, the public has lost noth­
troit;'A. L. Walker,  Detroit;  W.  O. Wind- 
ing by our  union.
over, Detroit.
I thank the officers and members for kind­
ness shown me daring  the  past  year  and 
T Out of the  class  of  five, 
the following 
hope that my successor will be  more  fortu­
passed a satisfactory  examination  and will 
nate in having a  larger  attendance  at  the 
receive the certificate of registered assistant:
| meetings.
G.  B. Beall, Mendon; Fred.  Ream,  Detroit;  der itself is  of  impalpable fineness,  contains  Carbonate Prccin
„   „   _  
r r e u ip
O. E. Youngquist, Lisbon.

LINDEN  BLOOM

Gompiexion  Powder,

Harbor-Cassius  F  Pric«  0 «r»ndn-  T
«,!  * .

Two  Sizes—Regular or 50-cent  size, and 

On motion of F.  J.  Wurzburg, 

Trial or B5-cent size.

Latest  Success

[REGISTERED.]

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EXTRACTUM.

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the  ad­
dress was referred to a committee  of  three 
members to  take  under  consideration  the 
several  recommendations  made 
therein. 
The President appointed as such committee 
F. J. Wurzburg, W. H.  YanLeeuwen  and 
| J. W. Hayward.

The next meeting will  be  held  in Grand 

Rapids, the first Tuesday in March.

The  Drug  Market.

Treasurer Fairchild presented  his annual

Quinine  continues  depressed  and is lc. 
lower this week for  best  German  brands 
and 2c. for P. & W.  Opium  is dull at this 
report, showing total receipts during the year  moment, but will, no doubt, be higher soon, 
of §236.76 and total disbursements of §229.- j as the Smyrna market  is  higher.  Morphia
85, 
leaving  a  balance  on  hand of $6.91. 
is  steady,  Cocoa  butter  continues to ad­
LThe report was accepted and referred to the 
vance, on account of scarcity.  Balsam tolu 
| Board of Trustees.
is tending  lower.  There has  been a sharp 
Election  of  officers being next in order,
advance in linseed oil, on account  of an ad­
| the  President  appointed  Albert F. Hazel- 
vance in seed.  Turpentine is moving stead­
tine as teller, when an  informal  ballot was 
ily upward.  Camphor gum is firmer.  Borax 
| proceeded  with. 
FoF  President,  H.  E.
has advanced and is  tending  still  higher.
Locher received more votes  than  any other  Gum shellacs,  all  grades,  are  advancing.
I candidate and, on motion of  John E.  Peck, I Hemp and  canary  seeds  are very firm and 
was declared unanimously elected. 
will be higher.  Oil  sassafras  is again ad-

The remaining officers were elected by ac-  vancing, 

clamation,  as follows:

SHADES:  Flesh, W hite, Brunette.
“Linden Bloom Gompiexion Powder” is with­
out a rival In elegance of  package, the  boxes 
being turned  wood,  beautifully  enameled  in 
many attractive tints and patterns.  The pow­
der itself is  of  impalpable fineness,  contains 
I Tin  nnlnonniiR  Im m uD anto  <m«i 
4+c  a . u  I 
no  poisonous  ingredients, and  from  its  deli­
cate perfume and  pleasing effects on the akin 
is in popular demand with society and profes­
sional beauties.  They all say  “it ’s perfect.”
Exquisire  Souvenir Advertising Cards with 
Every Doi-en.
REGULAR  SIZE,
TRIAL  SIZE

per doz.  $3.00 
i*75

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Add a  dozen to  y o u r nex t order fo r drugs.

Haxelline i Perkins Drug Go.,

Agents for  GRAND  RAPIDS.

NO  BACKACHE.

1 RUNS.
LASYf

? Ji Cord« of Beech bare been sawed  bv  one man in 9 
"Exactly ” 
Honrs.  Hundreds  hare sawed  S and 6 cords daily. 
what every Farmer and Wood Chopper wants.  P in t order from 
lonr vkinity ^oares the^ffeney.  Illustrated Catalogue FREE. 

Address  FOLDING  SAWING  MACHINE  CO..
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TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.

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8ht Y ears—Jacob Jesaon, M uikegon. Ì S ^ S s il 
Two Team —Jam es V ernor, D etroit.
E i t »  V e a n —O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann A rbor.  ' 
HgimrVeAtA  Cteo.|t< j)onaM , X alaina«f>o.. r»1 
r iv e  Y ears—Stanley E. P arkell, Owosso. 
p resid e n t—Geo. McDonald 
S to « to ry —Jaco b  J e a n .
lafjllgl& iw  Jim. Verudr. 
¡¡n ex t Meeting—J•—A t G rand Sapida, M arch 7 and 8.

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'  Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. 
President—Arthur Bassett, Detroit.  , 
íjftflt Vice-President—G. K  Harwood. Petoskey..

and Vice-President—H. B. Fairchild,  Grand Rapids
Ice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs.

Secretary—8. E. P ar kill, Owosso. 
weasurei^-W m. Dupont, Detroit 

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refpBxecutive Committee—Geo.  Gundrum,  Frank  Inglis, 
* * 9 ’  A. H. Lyman, John E. Peck, E. T. Webb.
! i ,  ¿'Local Secretary—James Vemor, Detroit, 
,  Next Meeting—At Detroit, October  ~
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Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
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ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9 , 18M.

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. President—H. E. Locher.
Vice-President—J. W.'Hayward.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
,  V ^aenror—HenTyB.Vaircliild.
1  Board o t Censors—President,  Vice-President  and Sec- 
Si H i  rotary.
-  Board of Trustees—The President, John  E. Peck,  Geo. 
ttsfe  G. Steketee. A. F. Hazeltine and F. J. Wurzburg- 
jm jk  wen, Isaac w atts, W,n. E. W hite and Wm. X.  White. 
yPi.Dom m ittee on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair- 
|  ‘ *g>.  child and Hugo  Thum.
Committee  on  legislation—R.  A,  McWilliams,  Theo. 
Committee on Pharmacy—W. X  White, A. C. Bauer and 
Regular  Meetings—First  Thursday  evening  in  each 
Annual Meeting—First Thursday evening In November 
Next Meeting—Thursday evening,  December 1,  a t Tan 

»Si-vl  Isaac Watts. 
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Kemink and W. H. Tibbs.

month.

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Tradesman office.

Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—Frank Ingiis.
First Vice-President—F. W. R. Perry.
'  Second Vice-President—J. J.  Crowley.

«¡. Secretary and Treasurer—F. R ohnert

'Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—A. B. Lee.
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June.
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month.

Central  Michigan  Druggists’ Association. 
„President, J. W. Dunlop;  Secretary, R. M. MusseU.

Berrien County Pharmaceutical  Society.
President, H. M. Dean;  Secretary, Henry K ephart

; 

Clinton County  Druggists’ Association. 

President, A. O. Hunt; Secretary, A. S. Wallace.
Charlevoix County Pharmaceutical Society

^  President, H. W. Willard;  Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter.

Ionia County Pharmaceutical’Society. 
President, W. R. Cutler;  Secretary, Geo. Gundrum.

Jackson County Pharmaceutical Ass’n. 

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

Kalamazoo Pharmaceutical Association. 

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

M a s o n   C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o c ie ty . 

President. F. N. Latimer;  Secretary, Wm. Heysett.
Mecosta  County  Pharmaceutical  Society. 
President, 0. H. Wagener;  Secretary, A. H. Webber.
W *   Monroe County Pharmaceutical Society.

'  President, S. M. Sackett;  Secretary, J  alios Weiss.

Muskegon County  Druggists’  Association, 
President, E. C. Bond;  Secretary,Geo. L. LeFevre.

Muskegon  Drug Clerks’ Association. 

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

jg l  O c e a n a  C o u n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l S o c ie ty , 
fly president, F. W. Fincher;  Secretary, Frank Cady.

:  Saginaw  County  Pharmaceutical  Society. 
President, Jay Smith;  Secretary,  D. E. Prall.
Shiawassee County Pharmaceutical Society
Tuscola County Pharmaceutical Society. 

Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence.

Vice-President—J. W. Hayward.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.
Board of  Trustees—President,  John  E.
[ Peck,  Geo.  G.  Steketee,  A. F. Hazeltine 
| and F. J.  Wurzburg.

From a series of articlesvon the  legal lia­
bility of druggists, contributed to the Amer- \
GOING  NORTH.Arrives.
ican Drug Clerk’s Journal by Arthur Hum-  Traverse City & M ackinaw E x .........8:45 a m
Traverse City &  M ackinaw  E x___
phrey, we cite the following:  “In  a  New 
T raverse C ity  &  M ackinaw  E x ....  7:30 p m
York  case  (Thomas  vs.  Winchester,  6 N.
Cadillac Express................................. 3:40 p m
Saginaw  Express................................11:25 a  m
Y., 397) decified some years ago, one  Win­
....................... 10:30 a m .
chester, a manufacturing chemist, through a 
mistake of an employe, labeled a  jar of ex­
tract of belladonna “extract of  dandelion,”
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Wk°. res.<?|<^ ^   to  a  druggist.  Mrs.
Thomas being ill,  her  physician  prescribed
X 
On motion of H. B.  Fairchild,  Secretary  extract of dandelion; her husband purchased 

On motion of F.  J.  Wurzburg,  a  unani- 
[ mous vote of thanks was tendered the retir­
ing President for the faithful and able man-
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of presiding officer during the past year. 

Saginaw  express runs th ro u g h  solid.
9:05 a. m. tra m  has  ch a ir  ca r to   Traverse  City  and 
11:30 a. m. tra in  has ch a ir ca r  fo r Traverse  City, P e
10:4-0 Tl  TÏ1  tPAlT1 hn.9 sloAnintr eara for* Twowawon  m 4«,
10:40 p. m , tra in  has sleeping cars fo r Traverse  C ity, 

9:05 a  m 
11:30 a  m 
10:40 p m 
5:05 p m 
7:30 a  m 
4:10 p m

All T rains daily except Sundny.

Petoskey and M ackinaw.

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President. E. A. Bullard; Secretary, C. E. Stoddard.
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Manistee County  Pharmaceutical  Societv.  ner m which he had discharged  the  duties I and 801(1 same 35 extract  of  dandelion to a  toskey and M ackinaw city .
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President. W. H. Willard;  Secretary, A. H. Lyman.

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C. L. Lockwood. Gen’I Pass. Agent.

Detroit, Lansing  &  Northern.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. 

GOING  SOUTH.
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C incinnati  Express................
7:15 a m  
11:45 a m
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. ■,i..r,-nvw-«>«-. j 6:00 p m
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7:15am train  has  parlor  chair  car* for  Cincinnati. 
5:0«pm train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. 
5:00 p.  m. train connects  wlthM. C. R. R. a t Kalama­
zoo for Battle Creek,  Jackson, D etroit  and'Canadian 
points, arriving in Detroit a t 10:45 p. m.

Leave. 
Arrive.
0:30am ..................................................... 
10:10am
1100 a m .................................... ......... 
4:30pm
4:40 p m ................................................. ..............  8:50p
Leaving time a t  Bridge street depot 7 minutes later.

Grand Rapids & Saginaw Division.
rn, 
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m ere is an important exception to  Saginaw Express...................................... 410 p
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G rand Rapids  E xpress........................................... n   35 a
G rand Rapids Express........................................... 10  30 p m
All tra in s arriv e a t and d e p a rt from  Union depot. 
T rains ru n  solid both  ways.

I  Saginaw  Express......................................................   7  30 a  m

.  Pharmaceutical Society.

Chicago & W est Michigan.

T H E   FOURTH  ANNUAL.

j  , 
interesting Meeting  of  the  Grand  Rapids 

steketee,  holding  that  other influ-

I refuse to live up to their agreement.

John E. Peck said he had talked with Mr.

At the fourth annual meeting of the Grand

Geo. G. Steketee suggested that the clerks I

F. J.  Wurzburg asked for  an  expression 
[ on the subject of Sunday closing,  especially

Escott was voted $25 for his services during  of the druggist either a part  or . the  whole  c^Ma^Expres“ \\V\\" "' - '‘'14i^ » S  
.•«I 
I the year.
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .16:50 p'm 

Rapids Pharmaceutical Society, held at T h e  10,1 

Leaves.
tMaU  ....................................................  9:10 a m
13:30 p m
8ugRested that a commit-1 the market, represented to the  public  that I *Ni/htExPress................... ..  .ii:ooPm
re- the contents of the jar were  correctly  indi-  M?Dau|®nm ^ rslice t'sunda • • • 6:00 p m

of the falsely labeled  package;  Mrs. Thom-  ~ 
as took a portion of the contents of the jar, 
and was made  thereby  violently ill so that 
her life was  despaired  of.  With  prompt
point of bringing  to  time those who  medical skill, and after  suffering intensely,
she  recovered.  The  court  held  that  the 
5  T rad esm a n office last  Thursday  evening, 
number of hands through  which the falsely 
President Steketee presented his annual ad- 
labeled article had passed  was  immaterial, 
| Herendeen, and was  given  to  understand I 
■fi  ■dress, as  follows:
and that the manufacturer was liable in civ­
« »Gentlemen of the Grand Bapids Pharmaceuti­
that he would run his business to  suit him-1 
il damages for the injury done.  It is a gen 
eral rule in the law of  damages, 
that  the 
self.
party whose negligence caused the  damage 
-  Another year has passed and  we meet to­
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. is liable only to the person  with  whom he
night  in  annual  session.  We  have  not 
be requested to use  their  influence to bring  dealt,  and damages to third  parties  are too 
grown very much in numbers the past year;
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remote. 
but, While we have Hot gained very much in  to time those who refuse to close Sunday af- 
this rule, however,  in the  case  of  articles 
numbers,  we  certainly  have  gained 
manufactured for public use.  The  manu 
facturer has a duty to perform to the gener­
Z T J i J Z  “ £ S . th r
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been done by but a few of us.  The non-at- JDy 
al public,  as well  as his  immediate patron,
tendance is probably  owing to the fact that  ences ought to be brought to  bear  on those} aud is liable for any neglect  of  this  duty, 
four predecessors did all the work this Socie-  who are derelict in Sunday closing. 
Winchester,  by labeling the article “extract
-to then aimed at—the establishment of per- 
of dandeli°n,” and placing it  so  labeled on 
j   w   Havwaid siuMrPutad that a 
Jaanent prices  on  patent  and  proprietary 
medicines.  While but a few of us  did  the Itee De appointed to wait on  those  who 
work,  we have  not  been  idle.  During the | tose to close Sundays, using mild  means to  cated by the label,  and a person  purchasing |  Pullman siee^ng^cars on afiynight trains.
present year,  we have caused that excellent} accomplish the ends in view
work of the Committee  on  Trade Interests 
of last year to be  published  and  bound in  ,  T.he s“ggestlon of Mr* Hayward  was em- 
bookform.  While  this  has  been very ex-J *X)die<i  in  the  form  of  a motion by H. B. 
pensive to a few of our members, the whole  Fairchild, when the chair appointed as such 
is paid for.  A large majority  were  called  committee  H.  E.  Locher,  F. J. Wurzburg 
-lipon to donate  one 
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Jtom for this they received our adopted price 
Dr. Locher said  he thought  the fear of a 
■flook—a good and  substantial  boob  for fu­
ture reference.
competitor’s keeping open  on  Sunday was 
As every druggist here  and  elsewhere in 
largely  over-estimated.  For  himself,  his 
Michigan  must  remember  what  the  last 
neighboring druggist never opened on  Sun-
Legislature in Michigan attempted to do for
the druggists,  it is not necessary  for  me to  day* and he was sure he never  gained any- 
repeat;  but had it not been for a  few  mem-  thing by it,  while he was  equally  sure his
,  hers from this Society, who spent their own  competitor  never  lost  anything  by  his
money and time to defeat the  measure, the J__ 
s   uy  ms
;f  whole of us would  have been classed as sa-  course‘  He Sained the respect of people by
a ioon-keepers mid a tax of  $500 imposed up-  never opening his doors on the Sabbath, 
on us.  With our presence and that of other 
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iHruggists from different  parts of the State, 
I  and the good judgment of cool-headed mem­
bers of the  Legislature,  we  escaped  tM t 
which  would  eventually  have ruined  the 
drug trade of  Michigan.  But,  gentlemen, 
■do not think a druggist  may sell wines and 
liquors as he  pleases.  My  advice is to sell 
them  according  to  law and do not make a
¡uors by the glass.
r> Another  thing  we  accomplished  is the 
«losing of our drag stores  on  the  Sabbath 
day  from  the  hours of 1 to 6 p. m.  This 
Ilha been the writer’s wish  for  many  long 
years, for if there  ever  was  a  man  who 
wishes to rest one day In the  week, and al- 
•so to give his employes rest, it is I. 
I can- 
^pot see why the  people
all our time to their wants  and in this 
r< 3$ay make stoves of us, while other branches 
o f  business aie closed, because it to the Sab- 
l ' ‘bath and a day for rest.  As  druggists,  we 
- '  « re asked to open  our  stores  at  6  a.  m.

the jar, or using the contents thereof, had a
right to rely implicitly  on  the  representa-1 on 9:io a. m. and 11 p. m. tram s, 
tion made by the  label.”
It is to be hoped that the above will in no 
way influence druggists  to  feel  that  they 
can handle drugs without  being able to rec­
ognize  them.  Selling  goods  in  original 
packages  has 
true 
pharmacy.  Pharmacognosy and  chemistry 
must be brought to bear wherever  possible.
A Charlotte,  N.  Y., man,  laboring  under 
the impression that he  had  swallowed  his 
upper teeth, went to  Buffalo  at  once  for 
medical  counsel.  He  subsequently  got a 
dispatch that the teeth had been  found and 
came back happy of the next train.

«alooon of your drug  store  by  retailing li- 

Among the recent discoveries  at Pompeii 
was a wooden  case  containing a complete 
set of surgical instruments, many of  which 
are similar to those used at the present day.

Prussian, Chinese and  Sol­
uble Blues.  Peninsular 
Permanent Bed, Ver­

The meeting then adjourned.
Minor Drug Notes.

Chrome  Greens  and  Yellows. 

Leaves. 
E x p re ss...............................................4:05 p m  
Express.................................................  8.-85a m  

dollar only,  and in re-1 and j.  w> Hayward.

African indigo is becoming of importance 

The cinchona  plantations  owned  by the 

A short crop of ergot is  reported, causing 

Powdered  may apple  is  called for under 

The new crop of insect  powder is report- 

There will be a good supply of oil of pep­

the name of “ love powder” in Fngiqn^

Lead,  Zinc,
Etc., Etc.

I D  H I ' 1 ' B t . i b a t i  A K 9

C O L O R  W O R K S .

F S I T X X T S ' D X a . R .

milions,  W hite 

Java government are for sale.

an excitement in the market.

»Night Express...................................9:30 p m  
tT hrongh  M ail;..............................10:20am  
tE vem ng E xpress..............................  3:25 p m  
tDetrolt Express.............................  
tM ixed,w ith  coach................... . 
GOING WEST.
tM orning  E xpress..............l:05p
tT hrough  M ail.S ;> .............. .........  5:00 p m
tG rand R apids Express.................. 10:4Q p m
»Night E xpress..................................5:25 a m
tM ixed..................................................

Leaves.
10:55 p m
10:30am
3:50 p m
6:40 am
11:00am
1:10 pm  
5:10 p m
5:40 a m 
7:45 a m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily.
P assengers tak in g  th e  8:56  a  m   Express  m ake  close 
connection a t Owosso fo r Lansing,  and  a t  D etroit  for 
New  Y ork,  arriv in g   th e re  a t  10:10  a  m th e foUowing 
m orning.  The N ight Express has aW agner sleeping oar.
J  a s. Ca m p b e l l, City P assenger Agent. 

Ex. & Mail.  N. T. Mall. 
N. Y. Mail.  N. Y. Ex
6:15pm
4:35pm   7:45 a m ..G ra n d  Rapids.  9:45 a m  
5:55 p m  
9:02 a m . .A llegan ...........8:38 a m  
------
5:00 a  m 
7:05 p m  
10:06 a  m . .K alam azoo...  7:80 a  m  
4:oOpm 
8:30 p m 
11:35 a m . .W hite Pigeon.  5:55 a  m
2:20 p m 
3:30 a  m 
5:05 p m . .T oledo ............ 11:00 p m
9:45 a  m 
8:30 a  m 
9:40 p m .. Cleveland....... 6:40 p m
5:35 a 
8:50 p m  
3:30 a m . .Buffalo.............11:55 a  m
11:40 p m 
5:40 a  m
6:50 p m . .Chicago....... ..11:30 p m   _______
6:50 a  m
A local freig h t leaves G rand Rapids a t 13:50 pm ,carry­
in g  passengers as fa r as  Allegan.  All  tra in s  daily ex­
cept Sunday. 

J . W. Mc K e n n e y , G eneral Agent.
Detroit.  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

All tra m s a rriv 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. & P. M. train s 
to and from  L udington and Manistee.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
A rrive.
Leave. 

Kalamazoo Division:

Ai rives. 
3:55 p m 
9:45 p m 
5:45 a m  
11:00 a  m
Through 
u t  ex­
coach

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

Geo. B. Reev e, Traffic M anager, Chicago.

little  to  do  with 

Michigan Central.

G r a n d  R a p id s  D iv is io n .

permint this year.

Newaygo Division.

MAKERS AND GRINDERS OF

iu England.

Arrives.
4:30 p m
10:20am

; ed short

GOING  EAST.

A rrives. 

, xt_ 

DEPART.

TT 

y 

. 

should  ask us  to | °f lithium are among the new remedies.

and close at 10 to 1 1 p. m., every day in the j ethers of morphine,

The salicylate of  mercury  and  salicylate 
The National  Formulary  is  in  coarse of 
preparation  and  will  be  ready some timé 
this winter.
European patents  have  been  granted for 
[ tiie artifical production  of  codein and other
I f  we continue to close on the  Sab- }  The adulteration of opium  in  Smyrna is 
ii, as wm started, the public will not suf- j increasing as  the  producers  are  becoming 
, for it is a well-known  fact  that  every | more systematic in the fraud.
»Hiysieian is suppjied with  remedies for im- j  The United  States  consul,  at  London, 
toefitoto want in case he is called during the  (tot., estimates that25pereent of the drags 
tone our stores are dosed.  But, as I start-  add there come from theUnited States 
^  «d out by saying “accomplished,” I am sor-  According  to  an  exchange,  the  cheap 
aay before I  dose this subject, that a ll} commercial insect powder is composed of 50 
Tfi* 
druggists m   not livingup to thdr  pm cent licorice powder, 30 percent. k«miin_ 
^promise, 
ken their promise and are again running}  Some  filtering  papers  have been  proved 
contain  as much as 
day of the l io percent of sulphate  of lime.  Recently,
ia  E d ip b u ^  showed that 
contained much
«»«ye

business at ffillapeed fromeariy mom- j by a  French chemist 
W «1 

l  am  informed  that  a, few have f and 20, per cent, insect powder.

 w ddlil»-oi tide.  .An 

dlN)i«EHl}a young 

* 

j

|

.mm

Being  makers of DRY  COLORS, we  have 
an advantage  over the  so-called  paint manu­
facturers, who simply grind and mix.
_  Specialties—Tinted leads, twenty shades: 
Grach.  Carriage  and  Buggy  Paints,  nine 
choice  oolors;  Ready  Mixed  Paints;  Coach 
Colors  Ground  in  Japan;  Decorative  Walt 
Fresco, Floor, Sash, Fire-Proof, Oar, Barn and 
Domestic Paints; Wood and Iron fillers; Maple 
Leaf Permanent Green; Pure Putty.

SPECIAL PAINTS MADE TO QBDER.

Peninsular brands  of ready  mixed  paints 
are  full  weights  and  free  ftoin  water  and 

barytes.Farrand, Williams J  Co.,

WHOLESALE AGENT8.

Factory, Lieb St., between  Transit B. B. and, 
i   ,  ,¿ 5 ^ '-»   , 

-I  E iV W topC B t,

 

ARRIVE.

E*press............................................ 1:10 p m

Detroit Express........................ ......... .................6 15am
"AtlanticExpress. 
................ .,10:10 p m
............. ....................................................6:5 0 am
- 
■Pacific  Express......................... ........................  6:00a m
Hall • .......... ............................... ............;............ 3:90 p m
grand Rapids Express......................................10 d5 p m
p

ly e x c e p t Sunday.  Sleeping ears 
rnn; on Atlantic and Pace____
■cine Express tra in s to and from  
Detroit.  Parlor cars ron  on  Da'
ay. Express  and  Grand 
Rapids Express to and  from  Dei..... .. 
......................
etroit.  D irect  connec-
tions made a t Detroit with all through trains East over 
M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.)

•ftm y.  A llotherdaU r“

5- ™  J ohnston, Mich. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.
O. w . HUGGLE8, Gen’I Pass. andTicket Agt.,Chicago.

^ "  

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- 

WBST

BAST 

pm   Leave] 

[Arrive
.Ü
_

Duluth, South  Shpre & Atlantic  Railway,
. 
A ï  
AM  PM 
11:60  6:06........ ..Grand Bapids.,. 
10:30  3:40 
r K am 
ÎÏÊMÉÀ
P M  A M
- ............St  Ignace 1 ......__   8:30  5:30
i !99  Ar—•*••• M a r ie tte ....;...L v   8:05 10:00
2*22 
. .Ifegaimee...... *.Lv  1:85  »05
i !5  
i ’i?  A*■. 
,5 Í*  Ì 
.........  Ishpeming 
.......  lStfiO  0:05
«!S 
f t!   •;»
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A r,............Calumet ... .;. ..Lv  »8:06  4di6
^Oi^   dlrect  roEW  b etm en  «M  BoctandSAtcet and 
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
.  ‘Æ 0&  -sii 

Aluw.U erI P u b. Akt,  I

•  Wm  <»  »  -

......... 

V .'

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1

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__________   »  %  !:  ®  15
Citrate and Quinia.................................   ©3 50
Citrate Soluble............................................  @ 
Ferroeyanidum Sol...................................   © 
Solut  Chloride............... ..........................  ® 
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 85)............•.........154©
 

pure.....................................  
Arnica....................................................... 
12®   14
Anthemis ,...............................................  45©  50
M atricaria...........................................   30©  35
Barosma.......................................... .... 
io@  12
Cassia Acutifol, Tinnivelly..................   20©
Alx . . ...........................  35©
Salvia officinalis, 54s and  54s...............  10©
Ura  Ursi...........................................  ... 
8©

FLORA.

FOLIA.

“ 

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@

GUMMI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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OLEUM.

MAGNESIA.

2nd  “ 
 
3rd 
“ 
Sifted sorts........................  

Acacia, 1st  picked.....................................  @ 1 00
©  90
@  80
  @  65
„   PO.................................................  75@1 00
., 
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)...... ........................   50©  60
Cape, (po. 20)............. 
Socotrme,  (po. 60)............. 

18®
bleached.....................................  25©

@
@
Ammoniae  .............................................  25©
Assafoetida,  (po. 30)..............................  @
Benzoinum.............................................  50®
Camphorae............................ I.  .........  25®
Catechu, Is,  (54s,  14; J4s, 16).................  ©
Euphorbium, po.....................................  35®
@  80
Galbanum......................  
Gambogre, po...........................................   75®  80
Guaiacum, (po. 45)............................ 
  @
Kino,  (po.25)...........................................   @
Mastic..........................................................   @ 1 25
Myrrh, (po. 45)..........................................  @  40
Opii, (po. 6 OOj......................................... 4 50@4 60
Shellac................................. 
Tragacanth.............................................  30®  75
H e r b a —In ounce packages.
Absinthium  ...........................................
Eupatorium...........................................
Lobelia  ...................................................
Majorum  ............. .................................
Mentha Piperita.................................
Y ir.............................................
R u e .........................................................
Tanacetum,  V ........................................
Thymus. Y ...............................................
Calcined,  Pat..........................................  55®
Carbonate,  Pat........................................   20©
Carbonate,  K. &M..................................  20©
Carbonate,  Jennings..............................   35©
Absinthium.............................................5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........ .........................  45©  50
Amydalae, Amarao.......... .....................7 25@7 75
A ffisi..................................................... 2 00@2  20
Auranti Cortex........ ................................  @2 00
Bergamii........................................... . 
.2 75@3 00
Cajiputi  ................ 
90@1 00
 
Caryophy Ili.............................................  @2 00
Cedar..........................................................   35®  65
Chenopodii.............................................  @ 1  75
Cinnamonii.............................................  75®  ho
Citronella  ...............................................  @  75
Coffium  Mac...........................................   35®  ¿5
Copaiba........ ..........................................  90© 1 00
Cubebae...............................................12 00@12 50
Exechthitos...............................................  90@l 00
Erigeron.................................................. l  20@1 30
Gaultherla...............................................2 25@2 35
Geranium, 5...........................................  @  75
Gossìpli, Sem, gal...................................   59®  75
Hedeoma..................................................  75®  85
Juniperl.....................................................   50®2 00
Lavendula..............................................  
  90®2 00
Limonis.................................................. l  75@2 25
Lini, gal.....................................................   42© 45
Mentha Piper..........................................2 25@3 30
Mentha Yerid..........................................3 75@4 00
Morrhuae,  gal..........................................  80®1 00
Myrcia,  s ....................................................  @ 50
Olive........................................................1 00@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)........................... 
10©  12
Eiffinl  ......................................................1 24@1 36
Rosmarini.................................................  75®! 00
Kosae,  1.......................................................   @800
Succiai  .................................  
 
Sabina.......................................................  90® l 00
Santal....................................................... 3 50®7 00
Sassafras............................................«...  50®  55
Sinapis, ess, 1.............................................  @ 65
T iglii...........................................................  @150
Thym e.....................................................   40@  50
op t..............................................   @  60
15®  20
Theobromas............................................. 
Bichromate............................................. 
13®  15
Bromide..................................................  42®  45
Chlorate, (Po. 20).....................................  18@  20
Iodide....................................................  .3 00@3 25
Prussiate............................................  
  25©  28
A lthae.....................................................   25®  30
Anchusa.................................................. 
15®  20
Arum,  po................................................  @  25
Calamus...................................................   20©  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15)................................... 
io®  j«
Glycbrrhiza,  (pv. 15)..............................  J8©  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,  (po. 45).......*........  ‘  @  40
Hellebore, Alba,  po....  .....................     15®  20
15®  20
Inula, po.................................................. 
Ipecac, po................................................1  75@2 00
  25®  30
Jalapa, pr............................................ 
Maranta,  J4s...........................................   @  35
Podophyllum,  po................................... 
15®  18
Khei  .................................................  
75SIO0
 
  @175
cut......................................... 
48®  63
Spigelia.......................................... 
 
Sanguinarla, (po. 25)............. 
  @  20
 
Serpentaria....................................... 
30®  35
Senega...................................  
 
Smilax, Officinalis, H..................................@  40
Mex.......................   @  20
Scillae,  (po. 35).......................... 
10®   12
Symplocarpus,  Foetidus,po........ . 
@  25
Valeriana,  English, (po. 30)...........  ©   25
German........................  . . .  15©  20
Affisum, (po.20).........................1  X?. 
©  15
Aplum  (graveolens).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..  . 
10®  12
Bird, Is..............  
4@ 
e
Carol,  (po. 18).......................... 
12©  15
Cardamom..........1 00@1 25
Corlandrum......................  
iq@  12
Cannabis  Sativa.............. ............. 
  3©  4
Cvdonium.......... ................ 
 
 
76@1 00
....... 
Chenopodlum    ....................; 
io©  K
Dipterix Odorate........ ... 1  75@1  85
Foenlculum ........................  
 
 
  @  jg
Foenugreek, po. — ..................... 
e®  8
Lini......................................                 3H@  4
Lini, grd, (Mil, 3 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . j)4@  4
PhalariS  Canarian__ . i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3v@4u
Rapa.,.....................................................  
ff
5®  
Sinapis,  A lbu.......................p r*> w  
8®  9
11® 
if

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

p o t a s s i u m .

SEMEN.

RADIX.

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Frumenti,  W.,  D. &Co....... »...
Frumenti, D .F .R ..................._______ i  71
Frum enti.,.......... ............................ 
1 1
{onipeibC o. Q.T;.........L ........ 
...17J
Juniperis Co. 
SaacharumN
S E Ä d - ie p
Tipi,Oporto.: 
Viiii4Uha.vJ

.................... “ ® *

Put up in the following styles:

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do 

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SPONGES.

..Y.[  ■
'*

_____   _ 
Florida sheens’ wool, carriage.......2 25
©250 
do
do 
Nassau 
2 00 
do 
Velvet Ext  do 
HO Ü 
do 
Extra Ye 
»  do 
do 
Grass  ■ 
■  do 
66 76 
s
Hard !  e  Jra slate u
Yellow Reef, 
.......... ..
1 40
MISCELLANEOUS.
Æ ther,SptsNitros,flF............  
  26®  28
Æther, Spts.Nitres, I F .......................  30®  aa
Atomen....,. c  
... g  11.......... 
 
  2%® 354
3®
Alumen, ground, (po. 7).............  
Annatto  .......... ......................... 
^ ®
. 
6Q
4®
 
Antimoni,  p o...................... 
 
Antimoni et Potass  Tart...!.. ‘
‘ ‘'  55®
Argent! Nitras,  ?...___ ____  
j»
A rsenicum ....__ ....... 
Balm Gilead  Bud........ ..........................  ~ ~
38© 40
Bismuth  8.  N ............
.2 15@2 2C
Calcium  Chlor,  Is, (tfs, lij  jis,’12)
©
Cantharides  Russian, po................
@2 Id
Capsici  Fructus,af........ .
© 15
Capsiei Fructus, po............
© 1«
Capsici Fructus, B, p o..
© 14
Caryophyllus,  (po.  35).......
30© 33
Carmine, No. 40____
©3 75
Cera Alba, S. & F .....’.’.!’/!’" ”
50® 55
Cera Flava........ ............................
2fc@ 30
Coccus.....................
© 40
Cassia Fructus..."..... !
@ 15
Centraria......................................
@ 10
Cetaceum...............!!!!"*” !
© 50
Chloroform..........
38© 40
Chloroform,  Squibbs..................
@1 00
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst. !.’ !.’.'.' !.'.'
1 50@1 75
10© 12
15® 20
6® 15
40
© 50

Cinchonidine,  German................."!!!!
Corks, see list, discount,  per cent.
Creasotum...............
Creta, (bbl. 75).........................................
Creta  prep.................. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creta, precip............. .]..........................
Creta Rubra.................. ..........................
Crocus  .....................................................
25®
Cudbear...............” * ’   ............................
©
Cupri Sulph.......... ....\ \ \ \ \ .............. ...
Dextrine......................* ..........................
Ether Suiph..................... 
gg®
Emery, all numbers.............................  
<a
Emery, po....................................................... @
Ergotajtoo.) 75.......................... 
70®

10

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80
50
15

23
Gambler..........;.............
7®  8
Gelatin, Coopor............................
40®
Gelatin, French.............. 
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box” ‘¿O&ld'lessT
Glue,  Brown..........  
ga
Glue, White.................. 1".....................
Glycerina........................  
21®
 
Grana  Paradisi............\........................
H um ulus.............  
om[
HydrargChlor.Mlte 
.............
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor....................................®
®
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrom............ 
Hydrarg Ammoffiati..................... 
"  ® i  10
®  40
HydrargUnguentum............... 
*" 
¡a  gk
Hydrargyrum.................... 
T«Hi»«OCoUa’ Am...............!l 25®1 50
75(5*1  no
lnai^o.........................................  
Iodine, Resubl.......................... .4 00®4 10
Iodoform  ...;.......................................’"" 
/«g jg
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg Iod...!!..!!  @  27

 

 

Sir*"::...

& < 1
3 10(313 35
Morphia,  S, P. & W.................. 
*5 Y# ^  & C- C°*. ! . .......3  00®3 25
Moschus Canton............. 
(0140
*  70i3i  w
Mynstica, No. 1 ..................  
Nux  Vomica,  (po.20)..............." “ "i;:;  @
04®  26
Os. Sepia................................... 
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co.......i;*’:*.: 
@2 00
Picis Liq,  N. C.. M  galls, doz...............  @2 70
Picis Liq„  quarts...................................  @ 140
Picis Liq., pints..................  
® s s
PilHydrarg,  (po.80)............!” .............  ®  50
p per Aiba, (po. 35):..........:  : 
35
v
Plumbl Acet............  .
Potassa, Bitart, pure” .*.'.’” ” ” .“
Potassa,  Bitart, com........ ...........  
®  is
Potass  Nitras, opt....................*........... 
g®  in
Potass Nitras........................................ 
7®  0
SSfflrtiT::::::::--.-..........« |  1
iM S S ::::::::........... H   S

..............................................  

1
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14©

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UpS: 
....................... 
I S “ » . M“ , 'i r e ; ;
;
; : ;  
Sinapis, opt.......................   ...................
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  Do. Vees.................
Snuff, Scotch,  Do. Voes 
.................
Soda Boras, (po  10).......” ” *................g
@
S o d a e t P o t o s s T a r t . . . . ..........  <
Soda,  Bi-Carb..............! J .*......................  
7®
ilf
Soda, Ash......................... 
 
Soda  Sulphas........................................  ^
....
Spts. Ether Co............................  
'  go® 
nn
Spts.  Myrcia Doin......... 
...................  @«00
Spts. Myrcia Imp......... 
|p i8-y 1?1 ^ ct> (bw-  2 08>::::::::;__   @2 25
Strychnia, Crystal......................... 
@7 5n
Sulphur, Subf...................  
*"  2u®   qu
Tamarinds.............  
6
Terebenth  Venice..........28@ 
30
Theobromae

............................  

 

OILS.

Whale, winter..................
Lard, extra..................  
..................   «5
Lard, No.  1 ................................... .¡¡II  45
Linseed, pure raw..............................  45
Linseed, boiled......................... *‘*['  4g
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained.......... ” 50
Spirits Turpentine............................ " 4^

p a i n t s  

............*'

40@45

Gal
75

Red Venetian...........................
i v
Ochre, yellow Marseilles.....*. 
l v
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.......... 
Putty, commercial.....................*  2M
Putty, strictly pure........... ” ”  2)4
V ermilion, prime American
Vermilion,  English................ A‘
Green, Peninsular.......
Lead, red strictly pure__ _ 
.
Lead, white, strictly pure.
Whiting, white Spanish..........
Whiting,  Gilders^....................
White, Paris American........
Whiting  Paris English cliff.
Pioneer Prepared  Taints.......
Swiss Villa Prepare»  Paints..
„  
VARNISHES.

, „  

2X® 
2%® 
13&16 
55®58 
16@17 
6© 6)4 
6© 6)4 
@7r 
©91 
110  
1
1 20@1 40 
1 00©1 20

Coach....................... 1
coach Body........................................2 S
£ o .!  Turp Furniture....................0 0 ® 1 10
Extra Turk  Damar...............................j gg@i  gn
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp......................  70©  7g

Offer No. 171.

FREE—To  Merchants  Only:  A 
genuine  Meerschaum  Smoker’s  Set, 
(five pieces), in satin-lined plush case! 
Address at  once,  R.  W.  Tansill & 
Co., 55 State St., Chicago.

50®  55

APPROVED by PHYSICIANS.

O u s H p i a n ^

In  the  treatment  of  Catarrh,  Headache, 

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

Colds, stands without an equal.
.  A h  M e n th o l lz e d  b j  passing through the Inhaler- 
which the P u r e   C r y s ta ls  of M e n th o l are 
held'thoroughly applies this  valuable .remedy  Si the 
most efficient  way,  ta, the  parts affected.  T t »*11« 
r e a d ily .  Always keep an çÿeii luluder iii your store, 
and let your customers try  it.  A few  inhalations will 
not h u rt the Inhaler, and wiU do more  to demonstrate 
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comesëriouslyalarme<Î  about-thé future;
the crop»  One day he  soughtout his part­
ner and anxiously observed: 

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•Say, deacon!  Our corn is-all Wilting up. 

Hadn’t we better pray for rain?”

The deacon  glanced  at  tee  sky,  wet his' 

finger and held it up and implied;

44 ‘Twonldn’td o   any  good,  parson;  the 
wind’s wrong!  Put  we’li  get opt the culti­
vator and give  it  a  thorough  stirring  up, 
and that w ill do some good!” '

And I  have often  thought  that I should, 
by a large  majority,  prefer  the  deacon  to 
tee parson  when  a  matter  of  dollars  and 
cento depended upon the success of the corn 
crop.

If this  article  is  intended to convey  any 
moral, it is that any  transactions  you  may 
have with the whiners and whimperers and 
snivelers of  humanity  had,  for  your own 
satisfaction and profit,  better  be  closed up 
at one session.

If Dick Swiveller  should  enter  my place 
of  business  and 
request  the  transfer  of 
certain commodities, with  a  promise of fu­
ture adjustment and giving as a reason that 
he was impecunious and that

“ 'Twas always thus:

From childhood’s hour I’ve seen 
my fondest hopes decay;
I never had a tree or flower
but ’twas the first to fade away,”

any party  who  witnessed  my  compliance 
would be justified in advising my family  to 
immediately have  a  guardian  appointed to 
take care of my few goods and chattels.

C ç J t f f l G Ï ^ B R o

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ST Ä H L E T   H .  A LLEN ,  Proprietor.
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I  can’t help admiring  the  solemn gravity 
and resignation of the Arab when he solaces 
himself for some  kick  or cuff of fortune by 
reverently murmuring  the  word “ kismet.”
I  have no respect for, or belief in, the theory 
o f fatalism, but 1 am,  nevertheless, satisfied 
that if we were  all  fatalists  we  could  ex­
tract much more  comfort  out  of  existence 
and that the  longevity  of  the  race would 
materially increase.  There  would  benoth- 
ing courageous  or  self-reliant  orbrain-de- 
yeioping  in  calmly  throwing  all responsi­
bility for  our mistakes  and  misjudgments 
off  from  our  own  shoulders,  but  if  we 
claimed the  moral  right  to  do so the time 
that we spend  and  the  ill-nature  that  we 
engender  by  perennially  trying  ourselves 
heforo ourselves  and  defending  ourselves 
against ourselves would be saved; and if we 
felt that  the  prosecution  of  somebody  or 
something would give  us  relief or consola­
tion, we would merely have to arraign, con­
vict and condemn the unknown,  unsubstan­
tial, unresisting, absurdly  mysterious some­
thing called Fate.

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A  belief  in  fatalism  is  commonly  sup­
posed to be the  product  of  Oriental teach­
ings and traditions,  but  it  doesn’t need  a 
very prolonged or very microscopic observa­
tion of the people  with  whom  we come  in 
«ontact to convince us that it exists,  and  in 
no minute degree,  among our boasted intel­
ligent, enlightened and  educated American 
sovereigns  .and  that  almost  numberless 
faults and fallings and  short-comings of in­
dividuals are,  with  the  utmost  calmness, 
equanimity and  indifference,  attributed  to 
te e  decrees of M e.

For 

When this unmanly  and  unphilosophical 
belief doesn’t  affect  our personal  interests, 
we view it with very  much  the  same con­
tempt and indifference  as  we do the theory 
of the moon’s influence  on crop planting or 
sheep shearing or weed  catting, but, unfor­
tunately, it is too often used to our  pecuni­
ary  disadvantage. 
instance,  Silas 
Jenkins is a  poor  man with a large family, 
but 1 consider him honest  and  I   help  him 
through a cold, dull  winter  in  the way of 
household necessities.  The  next  summer, 
fate,  according to  Silas’  explanation,  so 
shapes affairs that he strikes for an increase 
of wages,  remains  idle  until cold weather 
again and is then indignantly astonished  at 
my disinclination to give fate another trial. 
Or, again, Farmer Snow  owes  me  a  large 
hook account  which  is  long overdue,  and, 
In reply  to  my  delicate  suggestions of an 
adjustment,  Farmer  S.  conveys to me the 
agreeable assurance  that  when fate is kind 
enough  to  allow  him  thirty  bushels  of 
wheat per acre instead  of  thirteen  he  will 
make it a point to see that I  am paid in full. 
Or, once more, my house  needs reshingling 
and I  contract for the  services of Adze,  the 
carpenter.  Adze puts in  an  appearance as 
agreed and speedily and  skillfully  removes 
tiie old shingles from one  side of the build- 
in«.  Then fate steps up and  informs Adze 
that his brother has arrived  from California 
and that he must  visit  with  him  three  or 
four  days,  during  which  fraternal  obser 
vanee my rooms  are  deluged with rain and 
no inconsiderable  amount  of my household 
property ruined.

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Almost any business  man  can  recall  in­
stance after instance of the neglect or refus- 
d o t   individuals to  fulfill  contracts on the 
assumption that  their  ability  to  do  so is a 
m atter entirely beyond  their  control, when 
a  brief investigation  of  their records shows 
«inclusively  that,  instead  of battling man- 
ffslly and courageously for themselves, they 
tamely and  submissively  accept any little 
circumstance  that  disarranges  their  pro­
grammes  as  a  reasonable and satisfactory 
'«xcuse for disarranging  the  programme of 
the party with whom they contracted.

I  would have  much  less  admiration  for 
the gravity and resignation  of the Arab if I 
was credibly informed  that'he  whined and 
whimpered over  the  supposed  decrees of 
fate and made them an excuse for unloading 
lds sti8fortunes on his neighbors, but I have 
good reasons for regarding  him,  in this rp- 
spect at least,  as  more  manly  and self-re­
cuperative than his Christian co-fatalists. 
I 
« m   hardly  imagine  a  gentleman  of  the 
Orient, who owes  his  baker  a  year old ac­
count,  snuffling  to that  needy vendor that

■ppieH 
‘Hever bad
■  thick and wide,
.  the buttered side;”

of bread particularly
But it fell upon the sandy  floor and landed on 
■Bid then «airing  tee  patient  man  of flour 
sad  yeast to add a  couple of more loaves to 

tteiist.’  ♦ 

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*. 

*  ,

8   The man who is self-reliant and  indepen­
dent and  who  uses  every, reasonable and 
y
etteaf effort to  avert  loss  and disaster, 
amd, when he finds loss and disaster inevit­
able, honestly  and  courageously  takes the 
upon  himself,  is  the one on whom 
"   almost  always  implicitly  rely. 
¿  familiar Anecdote about the coun- 
Who had ajoliitintor- 
field e f   com ,, and,  duriuga  pio- 
,— Jlfe

tote

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GLADSTONE,  MICH.

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W H O LESA LE  H EALERS  IN

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W e Solicit Orders or Inquiries for anything wanted 

in the line of Hardware.

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Specialties:  Apples and Potatoes in Gar Lots.

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