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Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field and garden. 
Parties  in  want  should 
Write to or see the

Bought and Sold by

FRANK J. DETTENTHALER,

117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.
IST"  O ysters the Year Around  g l

MYRON  H.

Attorney and Solicitor,

GRAND RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

Over F o u rth  N ational Bank.  Telephone 107.

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

GOAL and WOOD
101 Ottawa St., Ledyard Block

Telephone 909—1 r.

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

SILVER SPOTS

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

It will be sold on its merits.  Sample or­

ders filled on 6o  days approval.

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

F lin t,  M ien.

I. T. WARM & CO.,
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, 
Fainting and- Lettering.
Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich,

F O ll U H M  MOI

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A.  J.  Bowne, President.

Geo. C. P ierce,  Vice President.

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

Transacts a general banking business.

SHOE BRUSHES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

BKaAe a Specialty  'f Collections.  Accounts 

o f Country.. 

-cliants Solicited.

HIRTH  V   KRAUSE,

LEATHER

K & PRINZ,

SHOE  POLISH,

Proprietors of the

ity Show Case M |. Co.,

Iff o n  u f o  o h i vûvo n f

SHOE  LACES.
Heelers,  Cork Soles, Button  Hooks, Dress­
Grand Basidi.

ings, etc.  Write  for Catalogue.

EÄT0N1 LYON,

BOOKS,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

Importers,

Statinry S Sitts,

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

TH E  GREAT

EDMUND B.DIKEMHfl
Watch Maker 
s Jeweler
.
Grand Rapids, ■  f\û

44  G IM L   ST., 

W A N T E D .

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

Earl Bros.,  Commission Merchants,

157 South W ater St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference:  F irst National  Bank,  Chicago. 
Michigan Tradesman. Grand Rapids.

W HOLESALE

JACOB BROWN * GO.,
Film iliing Good  and Notions.
LiMermen’s Supplies a Specialty.

Manufactures of

WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF 

ALASKA SOCKS AND 

MITTENS.

xg3 and xg5 Jefferson Ave., Cor. Bates  St.,

DETROIT, 

-  MICH.

ALFRED J. BROWN,
FRUITS,

Jobber in

Prescription Bases aid Store Fixtdres

O F  A M .  KINDS.
SEND POR  CATALOGUES,
SEND  POE  ESTIMATES.

38 Vest Bridge street, Grand Rapids.

Telephone 374.

NUTS  AND

i 6 and i 8 No. Division, S t

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Successor to

A. Coye & Son,

DEALER IN

Horse and Wa 
Oiled Gioì 
à t S m   Feed

m Covers.

GRAND RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER 14,  1887.

MANUFACTURERS  O F  

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MAID  ORDERS SOLICITED.

Cant  Hook  Handles, Whippletrees,  fleck 
Yokes,  Lath  and  job  Turning  Of  All 
Kinds.  Stove  wood in car lots.
NORTH  DORR, 
-  MICH.
TUBS!  TUBS!  TUBS!
We  have  150  doz,  first  quality  wash  tubs, 
which we will  sell F. O. B. as  follows:  No. 3, 
( 3 per  doz.}  No. 2, f t   per  doz.; No.  1, $5  per 
doz.  Packed VS doz. in bdl. with straw.  Qual-

TH E   THIRD  ANNIVERSARY,

N. B.  Blain,  President  of  the • Lowell 
Business Men’s Association,  was introduced 
as “one of  the  war  horses  of  the  move­
ment,
State Association,” as follows:

and spoke  on  the  subject of 

, 

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M B—

“The State  Association.”

Often we say 
“Our State Association,” « p i___» | | |
and I am proud of 
the State,  proud  of  the  Association 
:  , and 
proud of the city that give  it  birth.
Were
i t  
.
I   ~ -----|   Jtowe,
who is so extremely modest,  I  would  also 
add that we are proud of our President and 
Secretary,  through  whose  untiring and un­
ceasing efforts the State Association has as­
sumed its present prominent position among 
the organizations of the Nation.
This seems to be an age  of organizations, 
and well it may be,  for by organizing  much
can be acconfplished that would be impossi 
blé through, individual  effort.  We  expect 
great things from our State and local bodies 
There is much for  them  to  do,  and much 
has already ' been  done.  We  feel that our 
town,  Lowell,  has  been  greatly  benefited 
and the same is,  no  doubt, 
true  of  many 
others.  We are yet in our infancy, and you 
must not lay too heavy burdens upon us,  but 
give us a little more age and  we may aston 
ish you.
That the Grand Rapids  Mercantile  Asso 
dation can entertain its friends,none present 
will question,  and if it does everything  else 
in the same manner it certainly is a success, 
And right here let me  say  that to the busi 
ness men of Grand Rapids  our  State Asso 
dation is deeply  indebted.  We have twice 
been right royally entertained,  and  the  re 
membrance of those  meetings  will ever re 
main fresh in our  minds.  The'State Asso- 
tion has honored  your city by selecting one 
of her most  energetic  men  for  Secretary, 
and to him,  more than  to  all  others, is due 
the success of the  organization.  Time  and 
money have been lavishly spent  in pushing 
the good work,  and never within my knowl­
edge has he relaxed his efforts, except when 
boating on the bright blue  waters  of  Bald 
win  Lake 
and even then,  methinlts,  he  admired  his 
associations.
E. B. Fisher made a thoughtful response
to “The Press,” which will be found in full 
in another column.

* 

* 

*

E. J. Herrick spoke  for  “The Retailer,” 

as follows:

When the voice of our  worthy  Secretary 
called me to respond to “The Retail Trade,” 
I know he  did not  consider  how  foreign 
such work is  to  a retail grocer.  But,  alas 
my surprise  when  advised  that  a  worse 
looking individual—by his own discription—I 
than I that responded to a toast  pleasingly, 
Therefore, to please him  is  our  aim,  as  is 
the custom of the retail trade:
When the world was created  and  all the 
creatures  assembled  to have their life-time 
appointed, the ass first advanced  and asked 
how long he would  have  to  live.  “Thirty 
years,” replied Nature; ‘ ‘will that beagreea 
bleunto  thee?”
“Alas!” answered  the  ass,  “it is a long 
time.  Remember what  a  wearisome  exis 
tehee mine will  be.  From  morning  until 
night, I shall have to  bear  heavy  burdens, 
dragging com sacks to the mill,  that others 
may eat  bread,  while  I  shall have no en­
couragement nor be refreshed with anything 
but blows and kicks.  Give  me  but  a por­
tion of that time,  I pray.”
We thought  how  applicable  this was to 
the retailer.  And yet,  as  gracefully  as the 
friend discribed,  he bears his  burdens with 
little or no encouragement, pleading Nature 
to lesson his years or his debts.  The gentle 
calling of  the  housewife  who  shrieks  for 
the immediate delivery of those “very early 
purchases,” which  the  clock  in  the tower 
tells us was as  early  as  eleven-thirty; and 
before we are comforted by the payment  of 
a fifty or one hundred dollar account we are 
confounded for the  stale,  dried-up  goods, 
for the bad eggs,  the oleomargarine for but­
ter, etc.  How easy  to  succeed  at  the re­
tail trade,  which we see by looking at a few 
acts of great and noble men,  some of whom 
have gone before, selling sugar at cost, with 
no  allowance  for  down  weights,  paper, 
twine and time of handling; dried fruits and 
fresh  vegetable's  exposed  to  evaporation 
dirt and the refuse  barrel.  Some  of  these 
noble men would not recognize  the  shrink 
age of their  trousers  after  they  have been 
wet.
There are many valuable  lessons learned 
by letting an assignee  run  one’s  business, 
but this is too  late,  Gentlemen,  run  your 
own business.  Do  not  let  the sheriff help 
you.  His  services  are  higher  than  the 
profits you have made.
The  retail  trade  has  seen  very  many 
changes in the  last  decade,  and  when we 
realize the rapid growth of our  country and 
the  business  pursuits  which  follow  and 
keep up with them, the retailer is a success.
Be just to  those  you  serve,  and  while 
charity is yours  to  claim  first,  be  just  to 
yourselves.  When  the  retail  trade  is not 
a wearisome  existence  of  thirty years, but 
the kind  rememberance  of  a life in the re­
tail trade.

B. F. Emery was  excrutiating  funny  in 
his response to the toast,  “Fish  Liars,” but 
refuses  to  furnish  his  MS.  for  publica­
tion for less than Bill Eye’s  terms,  $10 per 
column.

Myron H. Walker spoke  on  the  benefits 
of “Go-operation among Business  Men”  in 
his usually able  manner.  His effort will be 
found in full on another page.

Robert M. Floyd responded  to  his  usual 
subject,  “The  Ladies,”  iu  his  inimitable 
style,  as follows:
. There are so  many  ladies  present  that I 
will  not  hesitate  to  say  that  there  is no 
known force equal to that wielded by a wife 
over the rougher other half, and it has been 
proven time and again that  the  Rentier her 
nature, the greater the force.
Why, I have seen a 200-pounder throw up 
both hands And  cry,  “Take  niy  life, dear, 
but spare my blushes;”,  for  she  knew  1»™ 
and  conld  probe  his  weak  spots  with  a 
glance.
Let me tell  the  husbands  here—and  the 
ones who hope to  be—that  when  a  man ia 
foolish enough to  imagine  he’s pulling the 
wool over the  wife’s  eyes,  he's  the wooled 
one,’not she.  • So don’t forget this—I learn- 
ed it early!  L
As Christmas-tide approaches, the domes­
tic man gathers in the odds and  ends to fill 
the store closet; and, like the  patient mule,

often is taxed and overloaded with demands 
and bundles.
As I left home  one morning,  the parting 
instructions were, “Don’t forget the batter.” 
(I didn’t.)  That  night,  with  some  help, 
my bundles were  safely  placed  on  the car 
seat  and  rack.  All  went  well  uptil,  on 
reaching the station, I tried to pile  thirteen 
bundles on two arms,1 when away went a bag 
of  crackers,  scattering  as  they  felt.  Oh, 
yes!  I had to go down  on  all  fours to pick 
them up!  By the time I was ready to leave 
the car, I was too warm for winter clothing; 
a seventeen-inch collar pinched like a hang­
man’s  noose.  With  all  my struggles, the 
nine-pound pail of butter coiild not be hung 
on anywhere;  so,  getting  a  pitying  brake- 
man to drop it on the depot steps,  I turned 
homeward,  loaded  to  the  gunwale.  Yes.
thank  you;  the  start was a good one, but 
presently a bundle commenced to slip, arms 
to  ache  and  temper  to—whew!  By  this 
time,  I was near  enough  home  to whistle, 
but I couldn’t get up a pucker.  When  the 
front door was reached, I kicked it—just as 
any man would have done. 
It opened,  and 
there  stood  my  wife,  who,  as  the  bright 
light  fell oyer and lit up her dear face, made 
the  sweetest  image  of  perfect  calmness I 
had ever seen;  and then,  without offering to 
help her tired  and  mad  husband,  looked 
him all over and said;  “Well,  where  is the 
butter?”
r\ -^PPre?iating>  as I do,  the  noblest  of all 
Gods  gifts—woman—T  must  caution  the 
representatives of  my, sex:  “Don’t  forget 
the butter! ” 

'

Or mesmerize me, which?

Did she magnetize,
Psychologize,
Is she human 
And a woman,

Or,  as I think,  a witch?

And my wife still works her spell;

Though we’re married,
Love has tarried,
A magician—
That’s her mission—

If ’tis witchcraft,  it is well.

The gathering  then dispersed,  well satis- 

with the evening’s enjoyment.

Small  Storekeepers.

A correspondent  of  the  Chicago JSerald 

advances the following peculiar  idea: 

Among the many answers to the question 
-  h  I*  W.  m regard to small storekeep­
ers-»  making  money,  there  is  one  that  is 
terse and to  the  point  “J.  l . W.” writes 
that a law should  be  passed  restricting in­
dividuals  from dealing  in  more  than  one 
line of  goods.  Why  should  one  man  be­
cause he  has  money enough, be allowed to 
carry on a dozen different branches of  busi­
ness, to the detriment of his neighbors, who 
may not be so fortunate?  How can an ordi- 
Dftiy  dealer  compete  with  a  jobber  who 
buying large  lots,  gets such  discounts as to 
effectually shut out  any retail  dealer  from 
successful  competition? 
“J.  l .  W.”  is 
right.  One business is enough for one man, 
except  in  country villages  where  there  is 
but one store. 
It may be  said that this is a 
free  country,  and  that  every  man  has  a 
right to make all the money he can,  so long 
as he acts according  to  law. 
I  hold that a 
man has no moral  right to  take  the  bread 
from another’s  mouth by sharp dealing any 
more than he  has  to  knock  him down and 
take his last  dollar.  Chicago  points  with 
pride to her  score  of  millionaire  self-made 
men.  What has she to say to the hundreds 
of honest dealers,  many of whom have been 
driven to bankruptcy by  the  keen  competi- 
tiou of these self-made  men? 
If our muni- 
cipal government  is  a  government  of  the 
people,  for the people,  and  by  the  people, 
who  are  the  people?  Are  they  the  few 
hundred  monopolists  or  the  700,000 toilers 
who, whether as small storekeepers,  clerks 
mechanics or  laborers, have all  they can do 
to  make  both  ends meet-

Poison in Red Flannel.

From  th e Columbus Dispatch.

Prof. Bohanon of the State university haa 
been suffering from the effects of poison in­
troduced into  his  system  by  wearing  red- 
flannel  underclothing.  A  couple of weeks 
ago the  professor  purchased  a  number of 
suits, and soon after  putting  them on com- 
menced suffering  from a burning  sensation 
of  the  skin.  Large  blotches  appeared all 
over his person.  A  physician  pronounced 
the case one of poisoning from the red-flan­
nel suits.  One of the garments was soaked 
m water,  which was  examined  by  the col­
lege chemist, who pronounced  the  solution 
thus obtained extremely  poisonous,  only  a 
small quantity being necessary to kill a dog. 
The  garments  purchased  were  of the best 
quality and high  priced.

To  Previons.

Haste ?■ 

Lady patron—“ I want  to  get some»good 
rat poison.”
Druggist (with  embarrassment)—“ Real­
ly, you are in great haste, aren’t you ? ” 
I  don’t see it.  What do you 
mean ? ”
“ Well, you know you’ve  only  been mar­
ried to  your  fourth  husband  two  months, 
a n d -------- P
“ A nd?” 
•
“ For the sake of appearances  you ought
> wait awhile. 
I am  afraid you will have
> go elsewhere for it.”

On the Bright Side.  *,

Tommy—Pa, when  I  grow  up  to  be  a 
man,  I  am  going  to  get  married.  Mr, 
Henpeck—Perhaps you  will  die,  Tommy, 
before you  come  of  age.  Let’s  try  and 
look on the bright side of things.
PERFECTION  SCAT .Pi

DOES, NOT  HlHjVUUS  UUHfJ  WEIGHT! 
1  W ill Soon Save its  Cost on any Counter.
. 
F o r Sale by i   HAWKINS & PERRY, Grand Rapids.
McCAUSLAND & CO., E. S aginaw
And by W holesale G rocers  generally.  Send  fo r IU tu

( GEO.,0. WETHERBEE & CO., D etroit.
i  

j Dec. 6,  1887. 

To the  Grand  Rapids Mercantile Association:
Gentlem en—Your Committee on Booms, 
to whom was  referred  the  subject  of  pro­
curing new rooms  for  the  use of  the Asso- 
ciation, would respectfully report that  they 
have had the sahie under consideration,  but 
have not  yet been able to secure such quar­
ters as they deem  desirable;  that they  find 
that  the  new  constitution  prescribes  that 
the providing  of  rooms  for the Association 
is the duty of the Executive Committee, and 
therefore ask that they be  discharged  from 
further consideration  of  the  subject,  and 
that the matter  be  referred to the said  Ex­
ecutive Committee.

The report was accepted and adopted and 

the Committee discharged 

The special Committee on Agent reported 
the receipt of three applications for that po­
sition,  and asked further time to consider the 
matter, which was granted.

The election of three members of  the Ex­
ecutive  Committee  was  next  in order, re­
sulting in  the  choice  of  H.  A. Hydom, E. 
J.  Herrick and B. F. Emery.

Under the head of  “Good of the Associa­
tion,” Robert M.  Floyd was called upon  for 
remarks,  and  responded  to  the request  by 
reading  the  following  original  article  on 

year, 
of 

about 
lives 

four  or  five 

Cloves:”
The  man who leaves the theater between 
the acts,  merely  to  obtain a clove,  and  re­
turns to his seat with its spicy  odor floating 
on with hjm,  probably does  not  know  that 
he has, according to the original or  Spanish 
meaning of the word,  been chewing  a  nail, 
for Skeats,  who is authority on  etymology, 
says :  “Clove is a kind of  spice that  comes 
from India,” and goes  on  to  state  that  the 
name  “clove” was not  borrowed, as at  first 
supposed,  from  the  French,  but  came  di­
rectly  from  the  Spanish  clavo,  a nail, on 
account of the close resemblance; which,  in 
its  turn,  is  derived  from  the  Latin word 
clavus,  a nail.
Cloves  are  used  principally for flavoring 
food, candies and  cordials ;  medicinally,  as 
a tonic,or to disguise the taste of drugs, etc., 
and occasionally they take the  place of cre­
osote to relieve pain in an aching tooth.
The clove of commerce is the blossoms of 
the largest and most beautiful of the myrtle 
family—the  caryophttlus  aromancus  of 
Linnaeus—and is described by Bumpf as the 
most attractive and precious  of  all  known 
trees. 
In form it somewhat  resembles  the 
cherry,  and  often  reaches  the  height  of 
forty feet, but does  not  bear  spice  blooms 
until 
the  seventh 
and
an 
to 
age 
often 
from
Its  trunk  is  straight, 
100  to  200  years. 
and  rises 
feet  be­
fore it  throws  out  branches.  The  bark  is 
smooth,  thin,  and  adheres  closely to  the 
wood,  which is  hard  and  strong,  but of  an 
ugly gray color, and therefore not suited for 
cabinet work. 
The Indian Agriculturalist gives the fol­
lowing account of  the clove’s  growth:  “In 
the commencement of the wet season, which 
is the month of  May in  the  native country 
of the clove, the tree throws out a profusion 
of new leaves.  Soon after the germs of the 
blossoms  are  discovered at  the extremities 
of the young shoots, and in the four follow- 
the  cloves  are  completely
formed.  The  blossom,  at  first  of  a  green 
color, assumes in time  a  pale  yellow,  and 
then becomes of  a  blood-red color, if of the 
most ordinary variety. 
It is  at  this period 
(December)  that the clove  is  fit to  be  used 
as a spice,  and of  course this  is  the period 
of the clove harvest.”
The first  cargo  of  spice was  brought  to 
Europe in 1521 from the Molucca Islands in 
These  islands 
the  Indian  Archipelago. 
were held for ninety-three years by the Por­
tugese, until 1605, when they were captured 
by the  Dutch, who did all  in  their  power, 
through  edicts  and  destruction,  to  clear 
away and  totally destroy  the  clove  growth 
on  the  Molucca  Islands,  so as  to increase 
the value of the attempted cultivation of the 
same  tree  in  Amboyna.  This wicked  and 
wanton destruction  by the  Dutch was  con­
tinued until the year 1684.
The  clove  is  an  essential  part  of  the 
housewife’s  store  closet,  for  what  would 
mince pies, pickled  peaches  and  the  party 
ham be without  its  aromatic  odor  and  de­
lightful taste ?

months 

to 

*

Will Emmet, Secretary of the Eaton Rap­
ids Business Men’s Association,  also briefly 
addressed the  meeting,  when those present 
adjourned to the Eagle  Hotel, where a sub­
stantial spread awaited them.  Alter  doing 
ample  justice  to  the  tempting  viands. 
Toast master  Hydortf  rapped  the  assem­
blage to order and announced  ai  the  first 
speaker of  the  evening  Jas.  A.  Coye and 
his subject as  “Our  Association.”  He  re­
cited the  events  surrounding the birth and 
career of  the  Association,  referring  m  a 
general way to the  benefits  which have re­
sulted from concerted action.  He congratu­
lated the members on the success  attending 
thè Association and bespoke for the organi­
zation,'under the  enlarged  scope  it has re­
cently assumed,  a continuance of the same, 
predieting that in the work of elevating the 
calling  of  business  meat  the  Association, 
could  not  fail to  work  betterment  for  all 
concerned. 
In conclusion, he reminded the 
members of the fact that  the  future of the 
Association depends wholly on the business 
mentheBos@iYes*  >-

PIERSON’S  BAZAAR,  Stanton,  Mich. 

Stoneware, 6c. per gal. F. O. B.

¡fill

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

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 Corn  Starch  for table  use,  is  per­
fectly pure,  is well  prepared, and  of  excel­
lent quality.

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

foil HtniottM i Go.,
DRY  GOODS

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

O veralls, P an ts, E tc.,

OUR OWN M AKS.

A  Complete  Line  of

Fancy Cro ckery sFancy V oodenware j

OUR OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

FURNITURE TO OBDEB.

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

■ Wolverine Chair Factory,

W est End Pearl St. Bridge.

JOBBER OF

---- AND-

SALT  FISH.

Mail Orders  Receive  Prompt 

See  Quotations  in  Another 

Attention.

Column.

TALLEY CITY MILLING CO

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER  14,188?.

Congressman  Hatch,  Obainnat^ of  the 
Agricultural Committee of  the  last House, 
and who w ill  probably hold  the  same  po­
sition the present session,  says  that  the so- 
called Pure Food B ill “ is applicable to State 
and  not  to  Federal  legislation.”  He  be­
lieves that “misrepresentation and  fraud in 
the sale of food products  can easily be pre­
vented under the police power of the States,” 
and that “such action would be in the inter­
est of common honesty, justice!» buyers ahd 
sellers  alike,  and  sometimes  for  the  pro­
tection of the  public health.”

the 

Secretary  Fairchild  estimates  the  sur­
plus  for 
fiscal  year  of  1888  at 
$66,182,214.52  and the surplus  for 1889 at 
$56,469,206.74.  By  putting  sugar  on the 
free list, we would be  able  to  reduce  our 
customs receipts $58,000,000, and on return­
ing  the  Louisiana  planters  $7,000,000  in 
bounties, to put them on the  same  basis as 
nndftr the protective tariff,  we  would  thus 
be able to reduce the  surplus  $65,000,000 
about the amount we do not need to pile up 
in the vaults of the Treasury Department

The receipts from sugar duties for the fis­
cal year ending  June  30,  1887, were $58,- 
016,686, an increase of  $6,237,738  over the 
previous year.  Laying aside  the  claims of 
both protectionists and free traders, neither 
can  afford  to  continue  a  policy  which 
amounts to a tax of $1 a head on every man, 
woman and child in  the  country.  Give us 
free sugar, ahd let the tax, on  whisky  and 
tobacco remain!

Merchants should beware of the blandish­
ments of the  oily-tongued  agents  who  are 
traveling over the State, attempting to palm 
off a worthless  collection  system  for*  the 
small sum of $5.  The system is absolutely 
without merit and every  merchant who has 
thus far invested in the  fraud  would  give 
as much more to get within boot shot of the 
scoundrel who inveigled him into it.

The Business Men’s  Associations  are  al­
ready under obligations to Myron H. Walker, 
of Grand  Rapids,  for  an  admirable  expo­
sition  of  their  aims  and  objects, and  his 
thoughtful response  at  the  recent banquet 
of the Grand Kapids Mercantile Association, 
supplementing  his Lowell  oration  of  last 
summer, places the Associations under fresh 
obligations to him.

The point drawn out  in  the  response  of 
Editor  Fisher, of  the  D aily  Eagle,  at  the 
anniversary banquet  of  the  Grand  Kapids 
Mercantile  Association,  is  a  new  one  to 
most  merchants.  That  the  newspaper 
man  should  give  the  merchant  credit  for 
inventing  the  alphabet which rendered the 
art of printing possible is as unusual as it is 
authentic.

The compiled banking statement given in 
another  column  makes  a  showing  which 
cannot  fail  to  be  gratifying  to  business 
men.  Briefly stated, it shows  that  during 
the sixty-three days  from  October 5 to De­
cember 7, the five National banks of the city 
made total profits  of  $66,804—an  average 
profit exceeding $ 1,000 per day.

The  initial issue  of  Toledo’s new  trade 
journal,  the  Buslr&bs  World,  to  which 
T h e T r adesm an referred  at  some  length 
six weeks  ago,  is  at  hand. 
It  comprises 
thirty-two pages,  w ell  sprinkled  with  ad­
vertising,  and  gives  every  promise  of 
prosperous career.

France needs a fearless,  skillful  pilot to 
guide the Ship of  State  between the Scylla 
of monarchy and the  Charybdis of the com 
mune. 
It  Is  to  be  hoped  such  has  been 
found in Carnot

The Fidelity Bank trouble  in  Cincinnati 
4s' yet before the public, and the infidelity of 
its wreckers is being clearly established.

Deplorable  Condition at  Cadillac.

Cadillac business men are all mope or less 
inconvenienced by the inability of the Tole­
do,  Ann-Arbor & Cadillac  Railway to meet 
Its payments to the  men  engaged  in  con­
structing toe Cadillac end of toe line.  It is 
etated that toe company is in  arrears  from 
three to  four  m oiths, 
in  conseqpenee  of 
which  toe  business  men  of  Cadillac  are 
creditors o f toe railway«,  directly  and indi­
rectly,  to  the  extent  of  about  $30,000. 
There is every probability that toe accounts 
w ill eventually be paid, as the city  has vot­
ed $30,000 bonus to the road as soon as pas- 
_ Conger grains run into toe  place,  and v this 
money w ill be turned  over to  home  credit­
ors, through an arrangement with President 
In  toe  meantime  toe  banking 
lpouse o f D. A. Blodgett Sp Co. and  some of 
the merchants are cashing the  time  checks 
o f tod workmen at 30 per cen t discount

Pewamo—The drug stock belonging to toe 
la te !£   H .  ¿tovönsslufe  been sold to a man 
n«M d Sortfli» fern» M t Pleasant

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Frank M.  W illiams saccgpds McDonald & 

W illiams In the  clothing business.

Nelson, Matter  &  Co.  w ill  make  their - 

first shipments sinee the fire, on the 19th.

B. Ch^se has engaged in the grocery busi­
ness at Ashland  Station.  Arthur Meigs A 
Co. furnished the stock.

J. A: Shattuck  has engaged  in  the  gro­
cery business  at  Newberry.  Clark,  Jewell 
& Co. furnished the stock.

John Fair, hoot and shoe dealer at Green­
field  Mills,  Ind.,  has  added  a 
line  of 
groceries.  The  stock was  purchased here.
H. Heyn has retired from  the bazaar firm 
of H. Heyn & Bro. •  Tile  business  will  be 
continued under the style  of  Heyn,  Bins- 
wangher & Co.

Olney,  Shields  &  Co.  sold  the  W.  E. 
Messimer  grocery  stock,  at  Nashville, to 
Clark, Baker & Co., of  Jackson,  and  the 
latter are in possession of the same.

J.  T.  Pierson  has  engaged  in  general 
trade at  Irving.  Clark,  Jewell &  Cp. fur­
nished the staple groceries, the Telfer Spice 
Co. the teas, spices and baking powders and 
Kindge, Bertsch & Co. the boots and  shoes. 
The hardware was also purchased here.

C. E. Grant,  formerly engaged in general
trade at  Blanchard, has engaged in the gro­
cery business at Mecosta, pending the open­
ing of  the  T., A. A. & C. Railway to Mar­
ion, where  he intends to  locate eventually. 
Amos  S.  Musgelman  &  Co.  furnished  the 
stock. 

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Last Thursday was  the  date  set for  the 
sale  of  the  H.  B.  Hawley  general  stock* 
at  Westwood,  to  satisfy  the'  attachment 
levied  on the stock  by Amos S. Musselman 
&  Co.,  by  virtu»  of  their  judgment  for 
$1,029,  The  sale was  not  allowed  to pro­
ceed, the  claim  being paid  in  full just  be­
fore the sale was to take  place.

E. Thomas has purchased the  interest  of 
his  partners,  J.  K.  Baldwin  and  O.  W 
Bloomrich,  in the Grand  Kapids  Reed  and 
Rattan Co., and will  continue  the business 
under  the same  style.  Mr. Thomas  states 
that he will greatly increase the facilities of 
the  factory,  employing  from  fifteen 
to 
twenty men  as  soon  as  places can be  ar­
ranged for them.

Yermontville—A .  G:  Jew ell  has retired 
front the clothing  and'  dry  goods  firm  of 
Loomto&Co-1

Sullivan—Frank W.  Catlin  succeeds Cat- 
lin & Munger in general trade and  the saw­
mill business.

Cadillac—Wm. Kennedy has sold his gro­
cery and bakery stock to Clark Hooper, late 
! Mancelona. 
s
Sault  Ste  Marie—M.  Prenzlauer & Son, 
general dealers, have made  an  assignment 

;P. M. Church.
Mecosta—M.  Carman,  dealer  in  general 
merchandise  and shingly,  has  been closed 
on Chattel mortgage.

Coopersville—J.  B. Watson has started a 
branch drug  store  at  Herrington,  opening 
toe same on the 12th.

Holland—R. E. Werkman  has  Sold agri­
implement  warehouse  to  A.  H. 

cultural 
Brink, late of Fillmore.

Harif—T. M.  Lander has-removed to this 
place  from  Muskegon,  and  will  continue 
toe shipping of produce.

Mu$kegon—The clothing stock of  H.  S. 
Platt has been taken to Whitehall,  where it 
will be disposed of by Capt.  Davis.

Hartford—Mills & Anderson  are  closing 
olit their stock of boots,  shoes and  furnish­
ing goods and will go out of trade Feb.  1.

Morley—The  general  srock  of  Allen 
Chapin has been attached by Allan Sheldon 
& Co.,  of  Dejfcroit, to  satisfy  a  claim  for 
$900.

Manistee—Thorvald Peterson, the grocer, 
has assigned to John P.  Grant.  The assets 
are $2,000  and  the  liabilities  about $1.000 
greater.

Paw  Paw—Eaton  & Smith,  grocers  and 
bakers, have dissolved,  E. M. Eaton assum­
ing  all  obligations  and  continuing 
the 
business.

Ridgeway —?• Waring  &  Potter  succeed 
Waring Bros.  & Co. in general trade.  They 
also succeed G.  P. Waring  in the undertak­
ing business.

Jackson—C.  H.  Minnie, 

formerly  of 
Eaton Rapids, has purchased  an interest in 
the  Jackson  Cracker Co.,  and  gone  on the 
road for the house.

Charlotte—Z.  G.  Call has  sold  his  gro­
cery stock to  John  F.  Owen  and  Fred M. 
Barnes, who will continue the business  un­
der the style of Owen & Barnes.

Eaton Rapids—E. Glicman has purchased 
in  the  dry 
the interest of  S.  Amdursky, 
goods stock of Glicman  &  Amdursky.  As 
soon as he has closed  out  the  stock,  Mr. 
Amdursky wUl re-engage in the same  busi­
ness at the old location.

•ABOUND  THE  STATE.

Hanover—H. G. Peck, grocer, was recent­

ly burned out.

have assigned.

and feed store.

Three Rivers—McCreedy & Co.,  grocers, 

Evart—Squire  Lemert has opened a flour 

Hanover—C. A. Ford, general dealer, has 

Lawton—L. A. LaBar & Co.  have  open 

Plainwell—J.  C.  Ives,  manufacturer  of 

been burned out.

ed a grocery store.

bedsteads, is dead.

White  Cloud — E.  M.  Cole,  hardware 

dealer, is closing out 

Pittsford—O. E.  Williams,  jeweler, was 

recently burned out.

has been burned out 

was recently burned.

Pittsford—H. W.  Gier,  furniture dealer, 

Shepherd—J.  M.  Kinter’s  general  stock 

Hartford—Stickney  &  Anderson  have 

opened a meat market 

North Star—L. F. Weaver succeeds G. B 

Weaver in the drug business.

3outh  Haven—Henry  &  Simonds  have 

engaged in the meat business.

Middleville—F.  L. Blake  has  moved  his 

general stock here from Irving.

Coopersville—E. M. Reed  has  sold  out 

his grocery and  bakery business.

Memphis—Chas. D. Lewis succeeds Spen­

cer & Lewis in the drug business.

North Star—F.  E. Grimes succeeds Kimes 

& Carmel in the grocery business.

South Haven—T. R. Cady succeeds  Flint 

& Deforest in the  meat business.

Clifford—Wm.  Ahrens  succeeds  Ahrens 

& Kirton in the grocery business.

Pentwater—E. A. Wright  has  extended 

his store room about twenty feet.

Bellaire—Harrison  Eddy  has  opened 

provision store and meat market.

Sooth  Haven — Wm.  Jacobs  succeeds 

Chas. Sharon  in the meat business.

Dowagiac—Ingling  &  Hackstadt succeed 

Azro Jones in the grocery business.

Alpena—Keston & Paddon,  bakers, have 

been closed under chattel mortgage.

Bangor—J. R.  Cross has embarked , in the 

furniture and undertaking business.

Millbrook—Mrs.  Flora  Howe  succeeds 

Mrs. M. E.  Slocum in general trade.

Stanwood—Dadforth & Son  have  moved 

their general stock here from Rodney.

Jackson—Langsford  F.  Butler  succeeds 

Howe & Co.  in the furniture business.

*

Reed City—Henry Seymour succeeds Sey­

mour & Smith in the dry  goods business.

Tawas City—Boomer  &  Gleason,  dealers 
in  groceries and provisions, have dissolved, 
Sault Ste.  Marie—Wm. H.  Stratton, gen­
eral dealer, has assigned to E. S. B. Sutton, 
Charlotte — Geo.  J.  Barney  succeeds 
White & Barney inthe boot and  shoe busi­
ness. 

Marcellos — H.  L.  Loveridge  succeeds 
Binkley & Loveridge in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Ypsilanti — O.  A.  Ainsworth  &  Co, 
grain dealers, have been  burned out, partly 
insured.

Quincy—Barber  &  Ransom  succeed  A  
D. Young & Son in toe  grocery and bakery 
business. 

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Detroit—C.  A .  Beardsley succeeds Ken­
dall  ds B eudsley  in  4h e  manufacture of 
furniture.

Bloomingdale—R. S. Babcock has remov­
ed his  grocery stock  to a  new  location  on 
the opposite side of  the street.  S. H. Mer- 
rifield  has  removed  his  grocery  stock  to 
Babcock’s  former  location,  continuing  the 
furniture business aj: his old stand.

Battle  Creek — George  H.  .Rowell  has 
given a  chattel  mortgage  on  his  grocery 
stock to secure friends who  assisted him in 
times past.  The store is in  charge of Geo. 
Cook,  who is acting as manager during  Mr. 
Rowell’s illness.

Lawrence—Edson, Moore &  Co., of  De­
troit, have found the key to the store of  L. 
E.  Whitman,  general  dealer,  and »adver­
tised the stock for  sale Dec.  15.  Whitman 
has  dealt  heavily in  butter  and  eggs  the 
past season, paying higher  prices  than  the 
returns would warrant.

Saranac—For some  time  past,  there  has 
been a growing  coolness between the mem­
bers  of  the  firm  of*  Fitzgibbon  &  King, 
manufacturers of  lumber,  staves,. heading 
and childrens’ sleighs.  Mr.  Fitzgibbon has 
been endeavoring to secure another partner, 
while King was  anxious  to  pull out of the 
firm altogether.  While  Fitzgibbon was out 
of town  last  week,  negotiating  with  the 
proposed partner. King went to Belding and 
executed a  chattel  mortgage on all the per­
sonal property and a realty mortgage on his 
half of the real estate to M. B. Divine & Co. 
to  secure  the  latters’  claim  for  $3,400. 
Mercer & Son,  the  Saranac  bankers,  then 
attached the property  on  a  claim for $380, 
an Ovid creditor  attached for $510,  Benson 
& Crawford secured an attachment for $115 
and Wilson, Luther &  Wilson,  of  Belding 
secured their claim of $250.  The  unsecur­
ed claims are variohsly  estimated  at  from 
,000 to  $8,000.  There  may  be  enough 
property to pay the secured claims, but it is 
not likely that $4,655 can  be  realized from 
the estate.  An  assignment  was  made  on 
tog 8th to Geo. W. French,  of  Muir.  The 
failure of the firm  is  a  bad  blow  for  the 
town, as it  made  a  market  for  logs  and 
bcflts, patting considerable  money  into cir­
culation*

m anufacturing  m atters.

Coldwater—A nut  and  bolt  factory will 

soon begin operations.

Marquette—The Osceola Mining Co.,  has 

declared a divident of $1 per share.

Summit  City—The  Michigan  Flooring 
and Handle Co. has completed  a large Stor 
ing shed.
|  ftetroifc—S. A. Hart  succeeds  the  Elyrell 
Manufacturing  Co. in  the  manufacture  of 
paper boxes.

Stanton—The Cutler  &  Savidge Lumber 
Co. is putting from 90,000 to 100,000 feet of 
logs daily into  Flat River  via  its  loggipg 
railroads.

Manistee—Louis Sands is  adding  io   his 
sawmill a filing  room, 30x40 feet, and  will 
replace a circular with a band saw#  besides 
making other improvements. 

Bear Lake—A meeting of the creditors of 
thePBOpkins Manufacturing Co. will beheld 
here dn Dee. 14,-to decide what will be done 
with the business of the concern.
' Eaton  Rapids—The < Eaton Rbpids Man­
ufacturing  Co.  has  ceased  operations»  but 
may eontinue another season,  if  the  neces- 
saiy tfWtogementa can be  made.  /v J g |

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Paris—Beaton Bros.have put in a  switch 
objout a mite and a half above this place, for 
the purpose of putting about  5,000,000 feet 
of pine, into  the river from  the 'vicinit^ of 
Deer1 Lake.

Hancock—The machinery of the Sturgeon 
River Lumber Co.’s sawmill,  which cut 14,** 
000,000 feet this  season,  by  day and night 
run, w ill be taken out  and  removed  to the 
new Pike bay mill.

Pequaming—Hebard & Son have a steam- 
barge in process of  construction at Detroit, 
which is expected to be  completed  by next 
spring,  with a capacity of  from 
800,000  feet  of  lumber, 
the sawmill at Pequaming.

Kalamazoo—D. C.  Higgins has purchased 
the stock formerly belonging  to  the  Ideal 
Cart  Co.  for  $2,100.  David  Fisher,  as­
signee for the  estate,  has  effected a settle­
ment with nearly  all  the  creditors  oh the 
basis of 25 cents on the dollar.

STRAY  FACTS.

Muskegon—Mann & Moon pftt in 18,000,- 

000 feet of logs this winter.  ;

Eaton Rapids—A movementls  on foot to 

establish a telephone exchange.

Presque  Isle—Folkerts,  McPhee  &  Co. 
will put in 6,000,000 feet of  logs and 75,000 
pieces of cedar this winter.

Charlotte—O. E. Bacon, a  merchant tail­
or,  left town one day last week,  leaving be­
hind numerous unpaid debts.

Lane—Lupton,.  Bros,  will put in 10,000,- 
000 feet of logs on contract in 24-4, banking 
on the railroad, with a short haul.

Bay City—Smith Bros, will  put in about
12.000. 000  feet  of  pine  this  winter  from 
camps located in Roscommon county and at 
Grayling.

Menominee—Holland,  Graves  &  Mont­
gomery shipped by water  from  this port to 
Buffalo, N. Y.,  upwards  of  20,000,000 feet 
of pine lumber this season.

Muskegon—A.  H.  Petrie has contracted 
to have 5,000,000 feet of logs rafted by lake 
from near Shelby to this place.  The charge 
is to be 75 cents per thousand.

Muskegon — T.  D.  Stimson  is  putting
7.000. 000  feet  of  logs  into  Long  Lake, 
Clare county.  Operations were commenced 
last week with a crew of sixty men.

Wayne—The  business  men  are figuring 
on securing a roller flouring mill, having re­
ceived a proposition from responsible parties 
to put up a $10,000 mill in  case  $2,000 bo­
nus is forthcoming.

Fennville—The  amount  paid out here on 
checks for peaches during  the  past  season 
was as follows:  Fennville City Bank,  $86,- 
359;  J. G.  Lamoreaux,  $40,000;  W.  H.  An­
drews, $14,000.  Total,  $1*40,359.

East Tawas—W.  P.  Gorman has contract­
ed with W.  H.  Sage & Co.,  of Bay City,  to 
construct  „a  three  mile  extension  of  the 
Loon Lak» branch road,  in  order  to tap a 
pine tract for toeJjlay City sawmills.

Detroit—Th#  Buffalo  &  Duluth  Trans­
portation Co.  has  been  organized,  with  a 
capital stock of $50,000.  The  stockholders 
are Byron W.  Parker,  333;  Hugh W.  Dyar, 
333; James W.  Millen,  250;  W.  C.  Mc­
Millan,  250^ Truman,  H.  Newberry,  250; 
W. K. Anderson, 250.

Detroit  —  The  Michigan  Ozone  Co. 
filed  articles  of  association  with 
has 
the  county  clerk. 
The  capital  stock 
is $100,000,  of  which  $40,000  is  paid  in. 
The  incorporators  are  Isabel M.  Mitchell, 
Chicago, and John W.  McGrath,  Carlton H. 
Mills, Milton Frost, Benjamin C. Eaton,  H. 
L.  Brown,  D.  W.  King,  Jr.,  Fred.  H. 
Warren,  J.  R. Bates,  William  H.  Wilson 
and William C. Maybury,  of  Detroit.

Purely Personal.

L.  L. Holmes, the Belding druggist, spent 
Sunday in the city, the  guest  of  Cornelius 
Chloroform Crawford.

Jos.  A.  Toy,  representing  Stallman & 
importing  wholesale  druggists of 

Fulton, 
New York, was in town Monday.

Genial E. Mortlock,  of Detroit, represent­
ing M. Fisher, Sons & Co.,  of  New  York, 
was in town last Friday on his way to Kala­
mazoo.

S. M.  Crawford, of  Saranac,  patentee of 
the  Eclipse  Vine  Sprinkler,  was in town 
Monday, arranging for a vigorous summer’s 
campaign for his Invention.

Jno. Mulder has returned  from  Chicago, 
where he .suffered the second amputation of 
a leg.  He will shortly  supply  the missing 
member with a cork substitute.

Mr.  Seibert, of  the  general firm of John­
son & Seibert, at Caledonia, who is keeping 
books for a business house at Williamsburg, 
Col. , will return home on December 31.

Chas.  W. Edwards, clerk inthe dry goods 
department of the Sands  &  Maxwell Lum­
ber Co., at Pentwater,  was«* called  to Indi­
ana last week by the death of his mother.

Mrs. W. H. Andrews,  wife of  the  Fenn­
ville druggist,  Was in town  last  week, pur­
chasing  holiday  goods.  The  jobbers  say 
Mrs. Andrews is a shrewder buyer than W. 
H.—and that is saying a good deal

M.  C.  Russell,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
commission business here, but  for  the past

H. T.  Cplegrove,  who has  represented E. 
R. Durkee & Co., of New Yolk, in this ter­
ritory for several years,  severs  his  connec­
tion with the house on  January 1 to engage 
in the green coffee business in Chicago.

Geo.  C.  Carpenter,  of  Hartford,  for  the 
past seven' years  with  W. D.  MeSsinger & 
Co., wholesale  paper  dealers;  of Chicago, 
leaves January 1 to go  into  the  same busi­
ness with his brothers at Omaha!  the  Car­
penter Paper Co. 

-  w-

A Plea for the T . P.  A.

traveling  men, 

To the Members of  the  Travel* rs’  Protective 
Association.
As a member of the above  Association,  I 
would like to say a few words in its behalf. 
Up to April 1,  when  the  Inter-State  Com­
merce law  took  effect,  we  were the  most 
prosperous organization of traveling men in 
existence.  We had fought the ground inch 
by inch and were being recognized by nearly 
every railroad system and  mercantile  asso­
ciation in  the  country.  We  had  secured 
lower rates in mileage, extra  concession for 
baggage and week  end  tickets  on many of 
the largest railroad lines in the country  and 
had flattering prospects  for  concessions on 
every line in the United States.  Our mem­
bership was  constantly  increasing-  and  a 
bright  future  seemed  almost  within  our 
grasp.  Our  old  wheel  houses were  fairly 
beside themselves with joy over their grand 
success.  The  old  stereotyped  question, 
What have you done?  was about to become 
a chestnut.  When the  Inter-State  cyclone 
struck  us,  with  its  arbitrary  rulings,  we 
were deprived  of  nearly  every  concession 
we had worked  faithfully for years to gain, 
but,  with all these  reverses  and set backs, 
we  must  not  let  our  ranks  waver.  We 
must keep up our  organization.  We  must 
keep our ranks solid.  We  must  stand-by 
the old ship,  put on a bold front and success 
will be ours.  Where is there an  organization 
whose aims and objects  are  solely  for  the 
interest of the commercial traveler?  Whil 
we have several first-class  organizations  of 
of 
their  objects  and 
aims are  only  for  the  protection  of  the 
families of the boys  after  they  have made 
their last trip and  passed  their  grip in  for 
the last time.  I wish that every commercial 
traveler were a member of one.of these noble 
organizations.  What can  be  more  noble 
than the thought of our loved ones and their 
protection after we  are  gone?  We  cannoi 
promise much to-day# but we are assured bv 
our friends in Congress that an effort will  be 
made at once, and I think they will succeed 
in changing  the  arbitrary  rulings that have 
been, so disastrous to us.  We cannot expecl 
to  succeed  if  we do not give it our  hearty 
support.  We cannot  send our delegates to 
Washington arid-keep  up  our  organizatioi 
without we give it our financial aid.  What 
is two dollars a year  to  most  of us,  whet 
we are certain  of  having  it  returned to u; 
in concessions  tenfold?
We in Michigan are  much  more  favored 
than the other states.  The “Old  Reliable’ 
Grand Trunk system stands by us,  and alst 
the Toledo <fc Ann  Arbor  lines.  On  these 
lines, we are granted  ail the concessions we 
ask.-  Some of the other roads  grant part of 
our concessions; but  through  whose effort 
< o we get them?  Through, the  hard  work 
o f the members of The Travelers’ Protective 
Association.
Now, boys,  let me once more  urge fou t< 
stand by us.  You who  have  not  renewed 
your certificates do so  at  once, and I know 
you will never have cause to regret your ae 
tion.  All other classes  have  organization 
for  mutual 
should 
we 
in 
terests and  also  the  interests  of  the firm 
we represent at stake, and  any  advantage 
gained for our firms are  certain to reflect t< 
our credit.  The  railroad  managers  assure 
me that they are ready and  willing to grant 
us all  we  ask  were  it  not  at  their peril 
Then let us stand  firm  together  and  send 
our delegation  to headquarters and demand 
a repeal  of  these  obnoxious  laws.  Then 
and not until then can we show  any returns 
for the hard work  done  by a  few  faithful 
loyal members of our Association.

-protection.  Why 

not?.  We 

have  our 

own 

G e o r g e   F.  O w e n .

Later—Since writing  the above, I have 
received a report of the  meeting of the Na­
tional Board of Directors and note that by 
unanimous  vote  they  decided to adopt an 
optional accident  insurance  feature#  based 
on the same  plan  as  used  by  thq  United 
States  Mutual  Accident  Association 
such  insurance  to  be  furnished  to 
the 
members of the T.  P.  A.  without  the  ex­
pense of membership fee.  There is already 
$7,500 deposited in the bank as  surety  for 
the faithful performance of all contracts en­
tered into. 

F.  O.

HAVE  YOU

A Liquor and  Poison  Record,  Combined?  If 
not, send $1 to the Fuller  &  Stowe,\Qqppany, 
Grand Rapids, and you  will  rece ive jib®  best 
record published, by return mail.

Comparative Condition  of the  Grand  Rapids  National Banks.

The reports of  the  National  banks of  Grand Rapids to the Comptroller of the Cor. 
rency on December 7, shows that these institutions are steadily strengthening their finan­
cial position.  Their undivided  profit  accounts increased from $181,605.88 on October 5 
to $247,409.88, on December 7, a gain of $66,804.  Their  loans  increased  from  $5,995,- 
726.25, on October  5  to  $6,141,220.92, an  Increase  of  $145,494.67.  Their  deposits  de­
creased from $5,259,056.34 on  October  5  to  $4,968,750.63, a loss of $290,305»71.-  Their 
currency accounts  increased  from  $681,021.27  on  October  5  to  $721,959.33, a  gain of 
$40,938.06.  , The Trad esm a n herewith  presents a  compiled table,  showing'to® respec­
tive position of each National bank to the city:

Loans

Old N ational..............
Grand  Kapids National....
National C i t y . ........
Fourth N ation al............
Fifth National......................

Deposits 
1,811,238.16 
1,026,853.48 
1,202.617.45 
729.062.33 
<  159JJ90.87  ,
to ta l» ..•>*••” * •>•*<■**¡ È M É B I ii 1 1 4,968,750.63  .

.......2,801,346.10
.......1,482,478.74
....1,264,943.00 
.....  922,887AL 
.......  229,5*6.74

Currency 
292,685.63 
133,656.97 
22V 32.43 
48,906.05 
27,278.26
721.959.33

-Surplus
67.000 
100,000
25.000 
28,009
'  5,000  .
225,600

Profits 
93,284.46 
77 971.33 
38.240.7« 
82,069.21 
7,854.12
247,409.88

two years with the Michigan  Buggy Co.,  at 
Kalamazoo, has gohe  to  Chicago,  to  take 
charge  of  a  carriage  repository  for  the 
Michigan Buggy Co.

The Frankfort  Building  and Loan Asso­

ciation has commenced its first series.

MISCELLANEOUS.

BEGIN  THE  NEW  YEAR
il<v«m«lnia  Tknr<||

Right by using the 

Gripsack Brigade.  .

Chas.  McKay,  formerly  with  C.  Ains­
worth,  has taken the position  of City sales­
man for Thompson & Maclay.

G. J. Pessink is now on the road regularly 
for John Pessink & Bro!, the Holland cigar, 
confectionery and cheese jobbers-.

Chas. R.  Baxter has severed  his  connec- 
700,000 to ] tion with the Powers & Walker Casket Co., 
She will Joad at j  and contemplates removing  to California in 
L. J. Koster,  of  Edson,  Moore  &  Co., 
tarried  at  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  office one day 
last week long enough to  write  letters  to 
several of his best  girls.

the Spring.

' 

' 

'7 , ’  \  

A dvertisem ents: will  b e Inserted under this bead fo r 
one cent a  word, o r tw o cents a   w ord  fo r  th re e  inser­
tions.  No  advertisem ent token  fo r less th a n  £5 cents. 
A dvance paym ent.
A dvertisem ents  directing- th a t  answ ers  be  sen t  in  
care of th is office  m ust  be accom panied by 25 
cents extra, to  cover expense of postage.
■ OR  Sa LE—Whole  or  part  Interest  in  a 
first-class  meat  market  in  a  thriving 
town of  1,000 inhabitants  with two railroads. 
Average sales  $30 per day.  Good reasons for 
selling.  Address H., care Tradesman. 
219-tf
F OR SALE—Drug  stock 'and  fixtures  in  a 
live  town  in  Southern  Michigan.  Only 
those with cash need apply.  Best  of  reasons 
given.  Address,  W.  R.  Mandigo,  Sherwood,
Mich.
219-221
F OR  SALE—General  stock  of  goods.  Will 
rent  or  sell  building.  Good  reason  for 
selling.  Address  J. C. Stitt, Dollarville, Mich.
221*
F OR SALE—At a bargain,  a  clean stock of 
hardware  and  mill  supplies.  Address 
w ayne Choate, Agent. East Saginaw. 
210tf
EHOR SALE—The best drug store lb the ttariv- 
ing city of Muskegon.  Terms easy.  C. L. 
• 
Brundage, Muskegon, Mich.____  
193tf
■ ANTED—Partner with  $1,000 to  $3,000 in 
cash,»groceries or general merchandise. 
Want to  fexteod  business.  This  is  a  grand 
opening on railway.  Address  105, this  office.
'_________ 
'_______________223*
this  paper  to  give  the  Sutliff  coupon 
system a trial.  It will abolish your pass books, 
do away with all  your book-keeping, in many 
instances save you the  expense of  one  clerk, 
will bring your business down to a cash basis, 
and save  you all  the  worry and troubles that 
usually go with  the  pass  book plan.  Start in 
January 1st  with the  new system, keep  pace 
with the  times, and  you will  never  regret it. 
Having two  kinds, both  kinds  will  be sent by 
addressing (metioningthis paper) J. H. Sutliff, 
Albany.  N, Y.________________________2l9-6t.
WANTED—A second-hand  buzz planer and 
wood  saw.  Call  or  address Sherwood, 
Manufacturing Co., South Division, St,  218-4t
WANTED—Situation by a registered  phar­
macist,  five  years’  experience.  First- 
class  references.  Address,  S.  F.  B.f  care 
Tradesman._________________________ 219*
WANTED — Agents  to  handle  the  new 
______________________________________________________221*
WANTED—A  man  having  an  established 

Chemical Ink Erasing Pencil.  Greatest 
novelty  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 absolutely free.  Salary to good men. 
No ladies need answer.  Sample 35 cents.  For 
terms and full particulars, address The Manu­
facturers, J. W. Skinner & Co., Onalaska,  Wis. 

W ANTED—Every  store-keeper who  reads 

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,” 
¡are Michigan Tradesman. 
_________I78tf
P ARTNER WANTED—To  take half interest 
in stock of drugs and groceries  in one of 
the  smartest  towns  in  Southern  Michigan, 
Sales  last  year  $21,000.  Address  all  commu- 
cations 1<>4, this office. 
221*
PLACE to secure a thorough 
' and useful education is at the 
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Btrsi- 
.  ness College,  write for Colr 

teye J o u r n a l.  Address,  C. G. SWENSBERG.

W H I P S

A D DRESS

GRAHAM  ROYS,  -  Grand Rapids, Mich..

A  N e w  A c c o u n t B ook
For Grocers  and  General  Sealers.

This book has  Printed  Headings  planned 
to receive  a  daily  statement  oSPSales,  Pur­
chases, Cash Received.  Cash  Expended, Bank 
Account, Bills Receivable, Bills Payable,  etc., 
etc. ¡also  provides for  W» ekly,  Monthly  and 
Yearly Totals.  The arrangement of  the Reg­
ister is such that a dealer c a n  ascertain his lia­
bilities and resources in a few  minutes at any 
time.  Eacb Register contains Interest Tables, 
Standard  Weights  and  Measures,  Business 
Laws and  much  other  valuable „information 
for  business  men.  Over 35.000  copies  of the 
Register now in use.  Address,  for  free  sam­
ple sheets, prices, etc.,

H.  W.  PitMPflILON,  Publisher,

30 Bond Street. 

- 

NEW  YORK,

PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY
E N G I N E S
From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw- Mills 
Grist Mills, Woodworking  Machinery,  Shaft 
Ing,  Pulleys  and Boxes.  Contracts made for 
Domplete Outfits.

W ,   O .,  D e n i s o n ,
GRAND  RAPIDS. 
MICH.

88,90 and 92 South Division Street, 

- 

NEW INVENTION

T Ji  Cords  of Beech  have  been  sawed  by  one  man  in 9 
hours.  Hundreds  have  sawed  5 and 6 cords  daily.  “ Exactly " 
what every Farmer and Wood Chopper wants.  First order from 
your vicinity secures the Agency. 
Illustrated Catalogue FREE.
8 03 S. C a n a l  S tre e tc C h icag o , III,

Address  F O L D IN G   S A W IN G   M A C H IN E   CO..

-  J U D D   O b   O O . ,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDW ARE 

And Full Line Summer Goods,

102  CANAL  STREET.

PATENTS-

LUCIUS C.  WEST, 

lA ttom ey a t P ate n t Law and Solicitor 
of  A m erican  and  F oreign  patents. 
105 E. Main St., Kalam azoo, Mich., U. S. A.  Branch  of­
fice, London, Eng.  P ractice in  TJ. S. Oourts.  C irculars 
free.

BOYNTON'S  CHAMOIS  8 Ä P L ,

The only SENSIBLE,  ELEGANT*and  COMFORTABLE  Shoe for
WEAR

r i s r i F '- A J s r T S '

ever  invented.

W arranted  to  W ear  and  W ash.  These  Goods are Made 

from the Finest Glove Chamois Imported.

Each carton bearing our Trade Mark Label.
e

P R I C E   $ 3   p

r

  D O Z E M .

For those  desiring a cheaper  grade we  manufacture at $ 2 . 5 0  a line equal to 
the first in every respect except in quality of stock.  All  our goods are trimmed and em­
broidered with pore silk, and all hand-made.  These  goods sold by 

—

G*  R.  M A Y H E W ,
Woonsocket  and  Wales-Goodyear  Rubbers,  Boston  Knit and Wool Boots, Lum 

G ra n d   R apids,  M ich.

Socks and  Shoe Store  Supplies.

THOMPSON.  &  MACLAY,

IMPORTERS AND  JOBBERS OF

M ods,  Eoslory,  h it   M i ,   M s i «   Goons,  fits,

19 South Ionia Street, 

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

No  Goods Sold at R etail.

Telephone 679,

Dolsiil  RrnpDFQ  who wish to serve 
KBLdll  m  Ubol 5  their  Customers
with GOOD  COFFEE would do well 
to avoid Brands that require the sup­
port of Gift Schemes, Prize Promises 
or Lotttery Inducements.

-SEEL-

DILWORTH’S COFFEE,

W hich Holds Trade  on  Account o f 

'  Superior  Merit  Alone.

Unequaled  Quality. 

Im proved  Roasting  Process. 

Patent  Preservative  Packages.

FFor Sale  by AMOS  S. MUSSELMAN  &  CO., Grand 
Rapids,  and  all  Jobbers  at  Detroit,  Saginaw  find 
Bay City.
P1TYSBUR6H,  Pen.
DMORTH  BROTHERS,  Proprietors,

P E R   K Z   I N S  

<Sb  H   E   S   S

Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

DEALERS IK 

«¿àppi

KOS.  ISS «ad  ISA LOUIS STREET, GRAND BAPIDS, MICHIGAK.  _

.  WB CARRY A STOCK OF CARE TALLOW FOR MILL ÜB3L

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W ß s m t:  öipärtm em t.

; 

W . Sprague. G reenville,  g 

V'“Mlrt*|gaa Bawl*»«» JITon’s Association. 11
B
■'<■-  j

I mwftiQtir. 
H r« t Vloe-Pre*tdent>—P aul P. M organ, Monroe. ! 
Seebad V iee-Preeldeni—£. Lam from , Owosbo. 
S ecretary—&  A. Stgwe, G rand Rapids.
E xecutive Board—President,  S ecretary, Geo. W .  H ub­
b ard , F lin t; W. E. Kelsey, Ionia; Irv in g   F. C lapp, Al-
! C om m ittee on Trade Interests—Sm ith B arnes, T raverse 
C ity; Chaa. T. Bridgnqpn,  F lin t;  B .  B. F argo,  Muske-
gnn 
Com m m itte  on Legislation—F ran k  Welle, L ansing; W. 
g;  E. Kelsey, Ionia; N eal McMillan, Rockford. < 
C om m ittee  on  T ransportation—J   W.  M illlken,  Trav- 
f  erse City; Jno. P. Stanley, B attle C reek;  W m. Rebec, 
Com m ittee on.  Insurance—N. 
B lain,  Low ell,  E.  Y.
Com m ittee on  Building  and L o a n  A ssociations—F   I §
:  F uller,  F ra n k fo rt;  S.  E. P ark ill,  Owosso;  W ill  Em- 
m ert, E aton Rapids.
Official O rgan—Thx Michigan Tradesman.

E ast Saginaw.
Hogle, H astings; 0 . 31. C lem ent, Cheboygan. 

*  *  a  ¿^aiOsr-/ 

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

No. 1—Traverse City B. M. A. 
P resident, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, L. Roberts.

P resident, H. B. B lain; Secretary, F ra n k  T. K ing.

No. 2—Lowell A  M. A. 
No. 3—Sturgis B. M. A. 

P resident. H. B. C hnrch; Secretary, Wm. Jo m .
:  No.4 —Grand Rapids  M.  A.
No. fi—M uskegon B.-M. A. 

P resident, Jas. A. Coye; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.

P resident, H. B. F argo; Secretary, W. C. Conner, 
T.
P resident. C. R. Sm ith; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin.

No. 6—A lba H. M. A. 

P resident, T. M. Sloan; S ecretary, N. H. W idger.
, 
P resident, F. H. T hurston; Secretary, Geo. L. T hurston.

No. 7—Dim ondale B. M. A. 
No. 8—Eaetport B. M. A.
No, 9—Lawrence B. M. A .. 

P resident, H. M. B arsh all; Secretary,. C. A. Stebblns.

.  ; 

Mo. IO—Harbor Springs B. M. A. 
P resident, W . J. C lark; Secretary. A. L. Thompson.

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

Mo.11—K ingsley B. M. A. 
No. 13—Quincy B. M. A.  *
P resident, C. McKay; S ecretary, C. W. B ennett.
? 
No. 13—Sherman B. M. A.
President,- H. B. S tn rtev an t; S ecretary, W.  G. Shane.

P resident, R. B. P erkins;  Secretary, J. F. Fairchild.

No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M. A. 
President, S. A. Howey: S ecretary, G. C. H avens.
No. 15—Boyne City B. M. A. - 
N o .  1 6 —S a n d  L a k e  B. M. A . 
No. 17—JPlainwell B. M. A. 
P resident, M. Bailey, S ecretary, J. A. Sidle.
‘No. 18—OwossoB. M. A. 

P resident, J. V. C randall:  S ecretary, A. P. Comstock.

No.  19—Ada B. M. A.

P resident, W. A, W oodard; S ecretary, S.' Lam from . 
■■A  : 
P resident, P . F . W atson; S ecretary, E. E. Chapel.
~ 
r 
President, John F. H enry; S ecretary, L. A. Phelps.

No. 30—Saugatuck B. M. A.
No. 21—Wayland B. M. A.- 
P resident, C. H, W harton; Secretary, M. Y. H oyt.
No. 22—Cimnd Ledge B. M. A. 
No. 23—Carson C ity  B. M. A. 

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

P resident, F. A. Rockafellow ;  Secretary, C. O. Trask.

Presiden t, J. E. T hurkow ;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond. 

No. 24—Morley B.  M. A.
No. 25—Palo B. M. A.

P resident, I r a  S. Jeffers; S ecretary, H. D. Pew.  ______
' 
P resident. L. W. S prague; Secretary, E. J . C lark._____

President, J.  H. T uttle;  Secretary, H. O. P oser._______

President, Wm. Moore;  S ecretary, A. J . Cheesebrongh.

,No. 26—O reenville ES. M. A.  ’
No. 28—Cheboygan B. M. A
No. 29—Freeport B. JM. A.
No. 30—Oceana B. M. A.
No. 31—Charlotte B. M. A.
No. 32 —Coopersville B. M. A. 
No. 33—Charlevoix it. M. A. 

■President, Thos. J . G reen;  Secretary, A. G. F leury.

President, G. W. W atrous;  S ecretary, J. B. W atson.

P resident, A. G. A very;  Secretary, E. S. H oughtallng.

P resident, Jo h n  Nicholls;  Secretary, R. W. K ane.

P resident, Geo. A. P o tts;  S ecretary, P . I .  W illiam s.

No. 34—saranac B. M. A. 
No.  35—Bellaire  B. M. A. 
No. 36—Ithaca B.  M. A.  .

P resident, Wm. J. Mixon; Secretary, G. J. Notew are.

P resident, O. F. Jackson;  S ecretary, Jo h n   M .Everden.

No. 37—Battle Creek B. M. A .~  

P resident,  Geo. H. Rowell;  S ecretary,  Jno. F. Stanley.

No. 38—ScottvilloB .  M. A. 
resident, H. E.Sym ons; S ecretary, D. W. H iggins. 
"* 
No. 39 —Burr Oak B. M. A. 
resident, B. O. G raves;  S ecretary,  H. M. Lee.
No. 40—Baton Rapids B. M. A. 
No. -41—Breckenridge  B. M. A.

President, F. H. DeQalin; S ecretary, W ill Em m ert.
‘ 
P resident, W. O. W atson; S ecretary, C.  E. Seudder.

P resident, Jos. G erber; S ecretary  C. J. R athbun. 
' 
P resident, G. A. E stes; Secretary, G. W. Bevins.

No. 42—Frem ont B. M, A. 
No. 43—Tustin B. M. A.
No. 44—Reed City B. M. A. 
No. 45—H oytville B. M .X  

asident, C. J . Fleischhauer;,  Secretary,  W. H. Smith.

esident, D. E. H allenbeek; S ecretary, O. A. H alladay.

No. 46—Leslie B. M. A. 

esident, M.  L. Cam pbell; Secretary, B. M. Gould.

R uling No.  1.

No auxiliary member  shall extend credit to 
any person reported in  the  State  Delinquent 
Book or on the State  Notification Sheets.  Any 
member violating this rule subjects himself to 
the same penalty prescribed by the local asso­
ciation of  which he is a member, for trusting 
a persoli reported on the local lists., 

Approved.
F rank  Hamilton,  1
in  ^   Stow^i 
1
}-  Executive Board.
Geo.W . Hubbard, 
I rving F. Clapp, 
i
J
W. E. Kelsey, 

■ Bellevue in  Line* of Organization,
The business men  of  Bellevue  met  last 
Friday evening for  the  purpose of organiz­
ing a B. M. A.  A.  G.  Butler  was  chosen 
chairman of the  meeting  and  John  York 
was elected  secretary pro tern.  The editor 
T h e  Tr adesm an  explained  the  'modus 
operandi in  inaugurating  an  Association, 
after which the regulation  constitution was 
adopted for the government of the organiza­
tion.  The following  gentlemen  handed in 
their names for charter membership:  York 
Bros., Frank Phelps,  N.  H.  .Johnson,  F. 
Sackett,  Cook  &  Higgins,  Sawyer  & 
Havens, B. D.  Vaughan,  Holden Bros., A. 
Hare, F. Madison, A. G.  Butler,  H. Long­
year, M. Hamilton.

The  President  and  Secretary  were  in­
structed to  secure  the  memberships of the 
remaining business men,  when  an adjourn­
ment  was  taken  until  Tuesday  evening, 
when thp organization will be completed by 
the election of officers.

Eatoh county now has seven Associations 
—Charlotte, Vermontville, Hoytville, Grand 
Ledge, Dimondale, Eaton Rapids and Belle­
vue; 4 The only towns  of  any  importance 
now out in the cold are  Olivet and  Potter- 
ville.

The Bellevue B. M. A. starts out with the 
determination  to  secure  the  location of a 
roller flouring mill at that  plabe.'  Bellevue 
IS a good point for such  an  enterprise  and 
the Association would undoubtedly be will­
ing to  do  something  In  the  shape  of  a 
boftns. 

L. A. Phelps, Secretary of the Saugatuck 
B. M. A ., and  Fred.  Wade,  editor  of  the 
Saugatuck  ifam m ercktl,  called ■ at  The 
Tr ad esm a n  office  long  enough  to assure 
the editor that their Association  was  doing 
all they  expected it would,, and .more,  too.
hope ’ that Fetes*

,,

viUe would soon organize* 

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PUBLIC  IM PR O V E M E N T

The  Northern M ichigan ABSoptapns  Set 

The the Bah Rolling.

On November  ID,  the  Charlevoix B.  M. 
A. sent out the following  circular  letter  to 
all the Northern Michigan Associations*,
Gentlem en—At  the  meeting  of 

the 
Michigan Business Men’s  Association, held 
at Flint in September,  the  delegates  there 
present from Northern  Michigan  conferred 
together with reference to a scheme or plan 
for advertising our seetion of the State  mid 
attracting capital and .a good  class  of  set­
tlers to  it. 
It  seemed  to  those  delegates 
that a movement made all along  the  line at 
the same time would he  far  more  effective 
than buy number of  efforts  made by single 
towns without concert of action.
It also seemed very clear to them that the 
local Business Men’s Associations would be 
the proper  and  most  effective  means  of 
prosecuting such an enterprise.  The  main 
points in the  plan  proposed  can bus stated 
briefly as follows:
A statement should be prepared, showing 
somewhat in detail thejjopulation, climate, 
soil, forest products,  fruit,  products of the 
soil, manufactories (especially the hardwood 
industries),  harbors,  shipping 
interests, 
summer resorts, hunting  and  Ashing,  and 
any  other 
features  of  Northern  Michi­
gan which would be of interest to, or give a 
correct idea of what we have  and  what  we 
are.  Each Association  can gather data for 
its Own locality, and a committee appointed 
for the purpose can  digest  and arrange the 
material so gathered.
It is thought also  that  the  railroad  and 
steamboat  companies  interested  in the de­
velopment of this  Northern  country can be 
induced to aid  us  materially  in the execu­
tion of  this work.
In order that this plan might  be fully un 
derstood  and  fairly  considered, 
it  was 
agreed among the  said  delegates  that  the 
Secretary of the Charlevoix  Business Men’s 
Association should  send-out  this  circular 
letter to the  associations  in  the  northern 
part of the southern peninsula, north of a line 
drawn east and west across the State, on the 
south line of Grand Traverse country; to ob­
tain from each an expression of opinion as to 
the advisability of calling  a  convention  at 
Petoskey at an early  date  to  consider  this 
plan, aud if adopted to put into  immediate 
operation.
It has been  suggested  that in addition to 
the general statement  as above  mentioned, 
each town can be allowed space in which to 
set forth and  advertise  its own advantages; 
and  that  the  expenses  of  printing,  etc., 
might be met by charging so much per page 
for these  local advertisements.  But this is 
a matter to be settled by the convention sug­
gested above,
Would your association favor such a move, 
and will  you send  one or more delegates to 
represent you in such convention?
Please give your answer as soon as possi­
ble to the undersigned,  so that the necessary 
arrangements  may  be  perfected  and  the 
work got under way at once.
It may be well to add that the Charlevoix, 
Traverse City,  and  Frankfort  Associations 
have given  their sanction  to  this  project, 
and are awaiting with  a good deal  of inter­
est to see how the plan  is  received  by  the 
other associations.
Please advise the undersigned of your ac­
tion in the matter, and oblige

Respectfully, 

R. W. K a n e, Sec’y.

On  November  30, the  same  Association 

issued a second circular letter, as follows:

Gentlem en—A favorable  response  hav­
ing been received  from a number  of  Busi­
ness Men’s Associations to the circular  sent 
out by the undersigned  under  date of  Nov­
ember 10, our Association at its last meeting 
instructed  its  Secretary to  call  a  conven­
tion  at  Petoskey,  December  14,  at  one 
o’clock p. m., to  canvass  the plan of adver­
tising suggested in said circular, and to take 
such other  action  in  reference  thereto  as 
may seem  best.
You will, therefore,  please  accept this as 
notice of such  a call  and as  an urgent invi­
tation to your Association to be represented 
there.  We believe this scheme well worthy 
of your careful consideration, and hope you 
will see it to  your  interest  to  send  one or 
more delegates to the convention.  We hope 
at that time to be able to start  this pla •  on 
its  successful  accomplishment.  Shall  wb 
have your  hearty co-operation  in  this  mat­
ter?  Please answer.

Yours very truly,  R. W. K a n e, Sec’y.
T h e Tr adesm an heartily favors the pro­
ject above referred  to  and  trusts  it will be 
carried into  effect, as  the  results could not 
fail to  redoriud to  the  benefit  of  all  con­
cerned.

Association Notes.

The Frankfort B. M. A.  has voted to join 

the State  body.

The  Mancelona  B. M.  A.  has  voted  to 
re-affiliate with the State body,  and selected 
delegates  to  intend  the  Petoskey conven­
tion of Northern associations.

At the annual meeting of the  Dorr B. M. 
A., 
the  following  officers  were  elected: 
President, E. S.  Botsford;  Vice-President, 
H.  P.  Nevins;  Secretary,  L.  N.  Fisher; 
Treasurer, Wm. Trautman.

The Traverse City B. M. A.  will  hold ite 
annual banqnet on Tuesday evening, Janu­
ary 3.  As  the  veteran  Association of the 
State hasn’t the word “fail”  in  its  diction­
ary, a good time may be expected.

The banquet season  Was  ushered  in last 
week by the  Grand: Rapids  and  Charlotte 
Associations.  Th e  Tr ad esm a n  hopes to 
see a  hundred  other  associations  follow 
suit before the advent of warm weather.

One of the most .promising associations of 
the  State  has  under consideration the par- 
chase of a lot and  the  erection  o f , a  two- 
story brick building,  using  the  upper floor, 
ror meeting purposes and leasing  the lower 
floor for business  uses. 
In  case  the  pro­
ject is carried into execution,  the  structure 
will be known as the “B. M. A. Building,’?
Among the delegates from  other associa­
tions  who  attended  the  banquet  of  the 
Grand Rapids  Mercantile  Association  last 
Tuesday evening were  N.  B.  Blain, Presi­
dent of the Lowell B.  M. A.; Will Emmert, 
Secretary of  the  Eaton  Rapids  B. M. A. ; 
CL L Rathbnn  Secretary of the Fremont B. 
M. A ; A. W. Dodge, of  the  Morley B. M. 
A.  J. V. Crandall,  President  of the Sand 
Lake B. M. A., arrived  a  little  too  late to 
participate  in  the  festivities  of  theoocar 
sion. 
*  .X
.  The Charlotte B. M. A., although  organ* 
izedhuly about % month, is developing jflfpf

- v   s 

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one of the largest*and strongest associations 
hi the State.  A  regular  meeting was  held 
last Thursday evening, at  which  time  the 
membership was  swelled  to  104, and  it  is 
expected that a  dozen  or. fifteen  additions 
will yet  be  made  to  the  membership  list. 
About eighty  members  sat  down  to a ban­
quet in Carmel bail, partaking of a -spread’? 
as substantial  and  toothsome  as  one could 
wish, interspersed with jokes and witicisms, 
after which the editor of  Th e Tradesm an 
delivered a short address,  setting  forth  the 
aims of the B.  M. A. and citing some of the 
benefits secured through concert of action in 
other towns.

B,  M.  Gould,  Secretary  of 

the  Leslie 
B. M.  A.,  in  re-affiliating  with  tne  State 
body,  Y^rifps:  “ You  will  notice  by  the 
enclosed; draft  that  Leslie is  in sympathy 
with the work of the  Business  Men’s Asso­
ciation, although somewhat tardy in uniting 
with the State Association.  We have re-or­
ganized  under  the  new  constitution^ and* 
with  three  exceptions,  every  member  ex­
presses  entire  satisfaction.  We  hope  to 
continue  the  work  and  profit  thereby  in 
proportion to our zeal  and  enthusiasm, and 
let those who choose to ride the off horse do 
so to their hearts’ content.  There are many 
who  have  manifested  a  desire  to be with 
us—and who will undoubtedly do so soon— 
and the rusty old fossils whom we are  deal­
ing  hard blows to are getting  sick  of  dead­
beating.”
The  Cedar  Springs  B.  M.  A.  to Join the 

State Body.

Ce d a r Spring s,  Dec.  9,1887.

E. A, Stowe, Grand Rapids:

De a r Sib—At the  annual meeting of the 
Cedar Springs B.  M.  A.,  held at the Clipper 
the  following  officers 
offiee  on. Nov.  30, 
were elected for the ensuing year:

President—L.  M.  Sellers.
Secretary—W.  C.  Congdon.
Treasurer—L  C.  Provin.
A vote was taken and carried unanimous­
ly to affiliate with the State  body  and  the 
Secretary was  instructed to procure consti­
tution and by-laws at once.  Please forward 
same by return mail and oblige,

Yours, respectfully,

W.  C.  Congdon,  Sec’y.

Early Closing at Charlevoix,

Charlevo ix,  Dec.  6,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Bapids:

De a r  Sir—At our  last  meeting,  we ap­
pointed a committee of two  to  visit the re­
tail merchants of the town  and  obtain  the 
signatures of  as  many  as  possible to  an 
agreement to close their places  of business 
at 8 o’clock until  January  1, and after that 
and until May 1 at 7.30 o’clock.  We hope in 
this way to reach all the places of business. 
We  think, too,  that the men who sign such 
an agreement will feel  that they do it with­
out compulsion and will feel in honor bound 
to live up their agreement.

Yours truly, 
R.  W. Kane,  Sec’y.
The Oceana  Association Prospering.
H art,  Dec.  9,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Bapids:

Dea r Sir—Our regular monthly meeting 
was held at Pentwater on Dec. 6.  We have 
no delinquents to report this  time,  perhaps 
partly owing to our waiting for our new cir­
cular letter blanks, which we  now  have in 
operation  and  we  think  they just fill the 
bill.
We are considering the project of  having 
a banquet and general goctf  tpne as soon as 
sleighing comes.

Yours truly, 

E. S.  H o u g h ta x in g,  Sec’y.

The Press.*

to 

to  the 
a 

the  stock  of 

Mr. Toastmaster, Ladies and Gentlemen:
For some reason, I can’t tell why, the sen­
timent,  “The  Press,” like  that  other “The 
Ladies,” seems to be  invariably given at all 
manner  of  banquets, and  some  newspaper 
representative  is  called  upon  to  respond. 
Perhaps they are supposed to  be entitled to 
that  chance  to “toot  their  horns,” jo  sing 
their own praises, since they are too modest 
to do it in any other way.  It is a stock sen­
timent, apparently  as necessary to  the pro­
gramme of such an occasion as this as choice 
creamery  butter—shall  I  add  that  other, 
modern  syllable 
last  word?— 
is 
retail  grocer. 
But  since  it  is  such a sentiment,  no  one 
is expected to  say anything new  or original 
on such an  occasion—he  would  be  hardy, 
indeed,  who  should  assume  that he could. 
SqT will not attempt to.
But there’s a  certain  fitness,  a relevancy, 
in  an  association of  the  press With a mer­
cantile association.  Of  Qourse,  we  of  the 
press have always  claimed that there was a 
mutual advantage in intimate  and  business 
relations—especially to the merchant.  But 
there’s a  relation  back  of  all  that, which 
occurred  to  me  as,  bnt  a  few  days ago, I 
was reading “The  Story of  Assyria” in the 
Stories of the  Nations  series.  Yon  know 
that the  old  Phoenicians  were  the  pioneer 
merchants  of the  world, the great civilizers 
of mankind 3,000 years  ago.  They pushed 
traffic ih those  days,  became  masters of all 
the  (hen  known  world  in  commerce  and 
manufactures  and  wielded an influence for 
the advancement and  freedom of  man  that 
is felt to this day and will be through all time. 
As  a   commercial  necessity,  to keep  their 
books of  account, they  invented  the alpha­
bet, a sort of stenography, as compared with 
the hieroglyphic writing then in vogue,  and 
their genius made the  art  of  printing  and 
the modem press possible.  So, you see, we 
of  the press owe you of  the mercantile pro­
fession^  tasting  debt  of  gratitude.  But 
those old merchants did mach for the world 
beside.  Merchants,  as  a  class, have  ever 
been in the forefront,  battling  for  progress, 
for freedom.  In .more recent times the mer­
ch an t bf London, of Edinburg, of the cities 
of what is now Great Britain, stood between 
the King,  the nobles  and  the barons on one 
side  and  the  common  people  and  slavery 
on  the  other  and  successfully  fought  for 
them their battles for right and liberty.
The Press,  in the care of its best represen- 
tatives;'has  ever  been,  like  Free  Speech, 
the  biilwark  of  human  freedom,  of  the 
rights of man; in  this  respect it  is  the co- 
laborer, the  Intimate  associate  of  the mer­
cantile world, a champion of identical causes, 
because we  have  such  community of  pur­
pose and effort,  because our cause is similar 
—theRiglit.  .
‘  Mr. Toastmaster  and  friends, it gives me 
sincerest pleasure  to  be  present on this oc­
casion  and  under  snch  auspicious  circum­
stances to respond  to  the. sentiment,  “The 
Press.” 

'll, \

*  Response  by  E.¿ B.  Fisher,  editor  Dáilyl 
Bayle,  at thgjthird  anniversary  baqquent of 
tpe Grand ^ p ld s Mercantile Association.

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ROPES.

*s q u a r e s /

S  e .),i

.  TACKS. 

TIN PLATES.

SHEET IRON.

TINNER’S SOLDER.

$4 20 
4 20 
4 20 
4 20 
4 40 
4 60 

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

Broken packs <40 $Mb extra.

& '  vnrmtQ.  3  «©2  ■..»
Iron and qSnnaa...>.:.........55
Copper-Rivets and  Burs...............d ia  
60
“A” Wdod’spatotttplani8hed, Nos.2#to2? 10  2ft 
**B*’ Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. te  to 27  9 20 
. 
Sisal, m n . and  larger.-............______ .....  11V4
Manilla....-..................................  
Steel andiron................................ 
TryandBevels.......................................diS 
Mitre  .............................................. 

 
.dis 70&10
60
dis 20
Com. Smooth.  Com.
$3 00
3 00
^§10
316
325
3 35
All sheets No, 18 and lighter,  over 2  inches 

Nos. 10to 14.........................  
Nos. 15 to 17...........................  
NOs. 18to SR.  .......................... 
Nos. 22 to 24.................... 
 
Nos .25 to 26..........  
 
 
N o.27....................................... 
Wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
6%,
In casks of 6009>s, $   lb .................. 
In smaller quansities, V  lb ../...,. .. .. ..  
6)4
American,all  k in d s .............____ -tea 
60
Steel, all kinds.................................¿/.dis  * 
60
60
Swedes,all k in d s...............................dis 
80
Gimp and L a c e ...;/..........................dis 
Cigar Box  Nails...................................dis -  : 
50
50
Finishing Nails.  . . , ........ 
dia 
Common and Patent Brads..............    .dis 
50
50
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis 
50
Trunk and Clout Nails..............¿ /..d is 
45
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails.............. dis 
Leathered Carpet  Tacks........................dis 
35
N o.l,  R e fin e d .........................  
20
22
Market  Half-and-half............................  
26
Strictly  Half-and-half........ .............. 
10x14, Charcoal......................  6 0006 20
IC, 
10x14,C harcoal...........................   7 85
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal......................................   6 85
IC, 
12x12,  Charcoal....................................  8 35
IX, 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal.......................................‘ 6 35
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal......................................  7 8S
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal......................................  9 35
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool........... . 
l l   37
TXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal............................   13 15
IX, 
20x28, Charcoal.............  
16 10
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  7 10
DX,  100 Plate Charcoal.............................  9 10
DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal....................... 
1 1 18
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.........................-13 10
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to  7 35
Roofing, 14^20, IC..........................................  5  40
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ........................................  7 00
Roofing, 20x28, IC...........................  
12 00
Roofing,  20x28,  IX .......................... 
15 CO
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Teme.................6 00
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Tem e..............7 50
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal T em e................12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Tem e..............16 00
Steel,Game............... 
.60&10
Oneida Communtity,  Newhouse’s....... dis  36
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s..60&M
Hotchkiss’  ....................... 
.60&10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Oo.’b....................................60&10
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c ^ dez
Mouse,  delusion................................. $1  50 §  doz
Bright Market..................................................  dis 6754
Annealed Market................................. dis  7G&10
Coppered Market..................................  .dis  8254
Extra Bailing............................................   dis  55
Tinned  Market.................................................. dis 6254
Tinned  Broom............................................$  b>  09
Tinned Mattress...................  
$  B> 854
Coppered  Spring Steel......................    .dis 
50
Tinned Spring Steel..............  
dis 40&1O
Plain Fence................................................$}fi>  3
Barbed Fence, galvanized..............................4 10
•  painted...............*................  .3 35
C opper............................................new  list net
new list net
Brass.....................................  
Bright...................  
 
dis  70&10&10
Screw Eyes........................................ dis  70&10&10
Hook’s ................................... 
  dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes.................... dis  70&10&10
WRENCHES.
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine........................................dis 
Coe’s Pte nt A gricultural, wrought, dis 
Coe’s  Ptent, malleable....................................dis 75&1C
Birdcages...................................................  
50
Pumps,  Cistern.....................................dis 
76
Screws, new  list........................................  
7G&5
Casters, Bed  and  P la te..................disSO&lO&lO
Dampers, American.................................  
40
% 
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods...d 
Copper Bottoms......................................  
30c

MISCELLANEOUS.

TIN—LEADED.

WIRE aOODS.

TRAPS.
 

WIRE*

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HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

 

 

The furniture factories  here pay as follows 
for  dry  stock,  measured  merchantable, mill 
culls out;
Basswood, log-run........ ....................13 00015 00
Birch, log-mn.............................. 
.15 00018 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2......... ................... 
025 00
Black Ash, log-mn..............................14 00016 60
Cherry,  log-run................................. 25 00035 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2.................... . 
.45 00050 00
010 00
Cherry,  cull................ 
Maple,  log-mn..................................... 12 
00014 00
Maple, soft,  log-run............................11 
00013 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.............................. 
020 00
M aple,dear, flooring......................... 
©25 Oo
Maple, white, selected................   ... 
025 0q
Red Oak, log-run.................................18 00©te 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2............... 
..... 24 00025 00
Red Oak, 54 sawed, 8In and upw’d..40 00045 00
regular...............30 00035 00
Red Oak, 
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank............... 
025 00
W alnut, log-run................................... 
©155 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2.....................  .. 
075 00
025 00
Walnuts,  culls.................. *......... . .. 
Grey  Elm, log-mn  ........................... 
‘ ©13 00
White Ash, log-mn............................. 14 
00016 50
Whitewood,  log-mn............................20 
00022 00
White Oak,log-run.......................... .17 
00018 00

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LUMBER,  LATH  AND SHINGLES. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45 00
00044 OO
00038 00
00035 00
00033 00
00029 00
00036 00
00029 00
00031 00
00022 00
00024 00
00018 06
60016 00

FIN ISH IN G  AND FLOORING.
Uppers, 3 in .......  .............................$ 
1 to 2 in........ ...................................   42 
Selects, 154 to 3 in..............................  36 
1 in ...................................................   33 
Fine com., 154 to 2 in........................  31 
1 i n ..............  
27 
Strips, A & B, 6 in __ .*.....................  34 
C..........................................  
27 
Strips. A &B, 4  in............................   30 
21 
C................................. 
Shop, 1J4 to 2 in.................................   22 
l i n . ......................  
16 
Norway strips, G & better, 6 in.  ..  16 00018 00
 
15 
4 in ...................  
Common boards and strips.
No 1, lOin, 18 & 20 feet.......... . . 
17 00018 00
10 feet and under..........................   16 OO017[ 00
Wide com. b’ds, No. 1,16 ft. & un’r  16 00017 09 
Com. fenc. No. 1,16 in, »  ft & un’r  16 00017 p0 
Com. st’k, No. 1,8&10 in. 16 ft., un’r  14 00016 00 
Com, strip, No. 1,1 in., 16 ft. & un’r  15 CO016 00 
Com. stocks, No. 2,16 ft. & under..  12 00013 60
Wide com. No. 2,16 ft. & under__   12 00013 00
Com. boards, No. 2,16 ft. & un’r...  11 00012 GQ 
Com. fenc., No. 2,6 in., J6 ft, & un’r  12 00©13 00
8 00010 00
Shipping culls, in........ . 
10 00011 OO
Norway fencing, No. 1., 6 in..........  11 00013 00
No.  2................................................  9 00010 00
Piece stuff, 18 ft. & under...............  9 00010 00

4 in .................. .......... ................... 

PIECE STUFF AND TIMBER.
Add $lfor each extra two feet in 
length.
Add $lfor each extra two feet in 
length. 

Tim.  12x12 & un’r and 18 ft. & un’r.  12 00013 00 

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SHINGLE8  AND LATH.

Norway ear sills................................  16 00017 00
Cardecking, 18ft..............................  12 00014 00
Thick star, 18 in.,5 to 214..«............  3 2n0 3 50
Clear,6 in .......................................  2  26© 2 50
Thin star, 18 in., 5 to 2 in .................  3 250 3 50
Clear, 5 in ........... ........... . 
2 25© 2 60
Star, 16  in .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .> .../  2 750 3 00
Clear,5 in .......................... ........  ...  1  600 180
Lath, N o .1 ......................................  1 25017,0

These  prices  are  for cosh buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.
AUGERS AND BITS. % -

 

 

 

40

BELLS.

..................$

‘  BALANCES.
BARROWS.

Ives’, old style....................I...................dis 
60
60
N.  H.C.CO.................................... .. .. ..   cBs 
Douglass’. . . . . . . .............. i — l...............dis 
60
Pierces’ 
60
........................................... cus 
Snell’s .... v .......... ................ ...'...........dis 
60
Cook’s  ....................... .............................. dis 
40
Jennings’, genuine..................... .. dis 
.  25
Jennings’, imitation .... .. .. .. .   ............ dis50&10
Spring................il*,.;......  ...dis 
Bailroad .....................................................$  14  00
Garden.............................. :............... ..¿.net 33 00
Hand ...  ........................................dis $ 60&10&10
Cow............. . . . . . . . i . . .................... dis 
70
30&15
4lp 
Call.............................. 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ui6 
G ong. .. .. .. .. .  
25
Door. Sargent.............. 
60&10
...dis 
0
...... dis $
Stove.......... ......................... .
Carriage  new list..........
7GM0
__ ...dis
Plow  ...........................................
50
........ dis
Sleigh Shoe....................... . — . .......... dis
70
Wrought Barrel  Bolts............. ..........dis
60
Cast  Barrel Bolts...........
40
.......... dis
40
Cast Barrel, brass knobs—....
.........dis
Cast Square Spring.................
60
.......d is
Cast Chain................................
40
..........dis
60
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob.. .......... dis
Wrought Square....................... ..........dis
60
Wrought Sunk Flush...............
/ / . . .  .dis 
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated
Knob
flu sh .................... ................... ..........dis 60&10
Ives’ Door................................. .......... dis 60&1G
BRACKS,
Barber........................................
........ dis $
40
Backus.................................. .
50&10
...  ..dis
Spofford....................... ..............
........ dis
50
Am. Ball...................................... .......... dis
net
BUCKETS.
Well, plain............................
3 50
Well, swivel...............................
4 00
BUTTS. CAST,
Cast Loose Pin, figured......................dis
70& 
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed.........dis
70& 
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 
60& 
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....................... ...i*................ ..dis
60& 5 
Wrought Table.......................................dis
60&10 
Wrought Inside B lin d.......................dis
60&10 
Wrought Brass...................................... dis
75 
Blind, Clark’s ..........................................dis
70&10 
Blind,Parker’s ............. 
dis
70&10 
Blind,  Shepard’s............................ :... dis
70
CAPS.
Ely’s 1-10..................................................... per m 3 65
Hick’s C. F ............................................. 
60
G. D................ 
35
Musket..................... 
 
60
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States..........................dis50&10
Central Fire........................  
dis30&10
CHISELS.
Socket Firmer.....  .............................   .dis
70&10
Socket Framing.....................................dis
70&10
Socket Corner.........................................dis
70&10
Socket Slicks.......................................... dis
70&10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer...................dis
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers.....................dis
20
Cold....................... ................... ..............net
Curry, Lawrence’s ............................ dis
40&10
Hotchkiss   
.........................................dis
25
Brass, Backing’s........................................  
60
Bibb’s .................. <................................ . 
60
B eer..................................  
40&10
Fenns’..........................................................  
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... $Mb  28
31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..,.....................  29
Cold Rolled, 14x48.............................................  29
Bottoms........................ 
30
dis  40
Morse’s Bit  Stock........................... 
Taper and Straight Shank...................dis 
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank...........................dis 
40
Com.4 piece,6  in ........ .......A ....d o z  net  $.75
Corrugated.................. .. » . . . . .  dis20&10]&0
Adjustable 
............... ..;. .7........ .dis  K&10
EXPANSIVE BITS.
36 
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00. 
dis 
26 
Ives’, 1. $18 00:  2, $24 00;  8, $36 00.  dis 
American File Association List........ dis  60&10
Disston’s .................. .......... ........j.___dis  60&10
New American.....................   .'.......... dis  60&10
Nicholson’s ............. ...............................dis  60&16
Heller’s ................................................ dis 
55&10
60
Heller’s Horse Rasps......................     .dis 
g a l v a n iz e d  i r o n ,
28
22 and 24,  25 and 26,  27 
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 
14 
15 
18

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

 
CATRIDGES.

f i l e s —New List.

COPPER.

ELBOWS

COMBS.

DRILLS

COCKS.

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13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

 

 

 

 

HINGES.

HANGERS •

HOLLOW  WARE.

HOUSE  FURN ISHIN G   GOODS.

60
Stanley Rule and LeVel Co.’s ............dis 
Maydole&Co.’s ............. .:..................dis 
25
25
Kip’s ......................................................dis 
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s ..............................dis 
40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.....................30 c list 5©
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 e 40&10 
Barn Door KidderMfg. Co., Wood track  5O&10
Champion,  anti-friction...... ..............dis  60M0
Kidder, wood  track__ "......................dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3.............................dis 
60
State.............................................perdbz,net, 2 60
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4>4  14
7%
and  longer..............................................  
Screw Hook and Eye,  a   .................. net 
70
Screw Hook and Eye %.....................net 
8^4
714
Screw Hook and Eye  3£......................net 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %................... net 
7^4
70
Strap and  T ........ .............................. dis 
P ots.............................................................  
60
K ettles......................................................... 
60
60
Spiders  ............. 
 
Gray  enameled..............  
 
50
75
Stamped Tin Ware 
.......new list 
 
Japanned Tin  Ware.................\ ............. 
¿5
Granite Iron  Ware................................... 
25
Grub  1.......................T.?1!. *.............. $11 00, dis 60
Grub  2................................................   11 50, dis 60
Grub3 ................................... .........  12 00, dis60
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings...... .dis 
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 
56
Door, porcelain, plated  trim m ings..... 
55
Door, porcelain, trimmings................... 
55
70
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain..... .dis 
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s......................  40&h>
Hem acite...................... 
45
.  .........d is  
55
Russell & Irwin Mfg, Co.’s new list..dis 
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s___ . . . . . . . . .dis 
55
Branford’s ...  ..................................... .dis 
55
Norwalk’s  ...................  
dis 
55
Stanley Rule and Level Cq.’s....................dis  70
Adze  Eye.....................................$16 00 dis 
60
Hunt l y e .................................$15 00 dis 
60
Hunt’s ....,...« ..........................$18 50dis20& 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled..................dis  SO
Coffee, Parkers Co.’s .................................dis 40
Coffee,P.S.&W.Mfg.Co.’sMalleables ...  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s .  ............dis 40
Coffee,  Enterprise............................. .dis  25
Stebbln’sPattern  ................................dis  60&10
.................. dis  60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine... 
Enterprise,  sen-measuring.... .. .. ..  dis 
25

KNOBS—NEW LIST.  „

MOLASSES GATES.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS.

m a u l s .

MILLS.

f 

 

N A ILS—TROlf.

Common. Brad and Fencing. 

1 lOd 
$1 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 

lOdto  60d  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ k e g $ 2  10
8d and8 d adv.......................................... 
25
6dand7d  a d v .......................................  
50
4d and5d.adv................................................ 
re
3d advance................. ..................................  1 50
3d fine advanoe........ ................................  2 25
CUnchnafls, adv......  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1 00
Finishing 
Size—inches  )  3 
Adv. V keg 
Steel Nails—2 20.
Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent........... 
disflO&lO
Zinc, Kith brass bottom.  ........... ..  L 5,dis  50
Brass or  Copper- 
.........  dis  60
Reaper..................................... per gross* $12 net
Olmstead’s . 
. .. ..   60&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.. 
. . . __ ___ dis 40010
SciotaBonoh..........................................d i s ~

....................... 
J   PLANES.

8d  6d  4d
IX

OILERS.

2H 

2 

 

I 

„  
PANS.
Fïy>4bme.............dis 50&10
Common, polished.  
Dripping,. 

, -V 

I 

...... ........ diaOG&lO
%  694
... .. .  

-THE SUCCESS OF-

Carriage  Faints.

The Onginal and Only GompleteLine.  Surpasses any­

thing in the history of Paints.

THE CARDINAL POINTS WHICH MAKE THEM A HOUSEHOLD WORD ARE

QUALITY, 

QUANTITY, 

ECONOMY,  DURABILITY,  CONVENIENCE.

A   Long F elt W ant Supplied.

P revious to  th e  Introduction o f Neal’s C arriage P aints, a n  old vehicle could  n o t  be  rep ainted  w ith o u t eon- 
siderable outlay*  O ften th e  cost w ould exceed th e  article painted.  Now, w ith  Neal’s  Car r iage  Painty you. can 
re p ain t y our buggies a t a  trifling cost (in colors if desired).  The p ain t dries  perfectly  hard,  w ith  a   brillia n t, 
durable lu ste r, rendering varnish entirely unnecessary.  Try it.  To resto re  old C arnage  Tops,  D ashes, Blink­
ers, Eke., to  th e ir original brightness, use Neal’s C arriage Top Enam el Dressing.

ACME WHITE LEAD AND COLOR WORKS, Sole Mfrs., Detroit, Midi.

BEW ARE OP WORTHLESS IMITATIONS.

For Sale by a ll First Class Dealers in  Faints. 

>  7

1 

APPEARANCE,

Wholesale  Grocers.

IMPORTERS  OF

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

Icme” Herkimer Co. Cheese, Lautz Bros. 

Soaps and Niagara Starch.

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

JENNE88 A McCURDY,

Importers and  JíaniíMiírers’  Agents.

DEALERS  IN

Fancy  Goods  of alt Description,

HOTEL AND  STEAMBOAT GOODS,

Bronze  and  Library  Lamps,  Chandeliers,  Brackets,,  Etc.r

73 and 75  Jefferson Ave.,

DETROIT,  -  MIOH.

Wholesale Igeiti for DtfffieM's Canadian  Lamps.

PUTNAM  &  BROOKS

WHOLESALE

O Y STER S!

NO  BETTER  GOODS  IN   TH E  LAND

TRY THEM

13,15,  17  South  Ionia  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

^ C f o E A T B S T

V*B0IUNCi  ''TO P T H B  A iB B  
eVÈRY FAMILY 
_   SHOpjD>D»RlT

__ 

_  

S iE p p h F .w k n m i g p j g
itiVEriTORS A/lD SOLE MAhfU F T C
S.W1CORJ2™ &MARKET STS. $   $   %
H   *   S   *  I p L A D E I^ iM  ÇA* :

GRAND ËAPID&BÏSTRICT 
| ; '  TELEGRAFICO.;?
1  HO. S CANAL ST., QBAND SAFIOS.

Electrical  Supplies,  Burglar  Alarms  and 
Fire Alarm  Boxes  put  in  cities.  Hotel 
Annunciators  and  Electric  Door  Bells at 
wholesale  and  retail.  Drawings  .sent 
with Bells,  so anyone can put them u p ..
Messengers,  Hacks,  Express  Wagons  on 

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

W e  should  be  pleased  to open corres­
pondence with  anyone  having  APPLES, 
POTATOES, ONIONS, BEANS, DRIED 
FRUITS and other Country Produce to of­
fer.  CAR  LOTS A SPECIALTY.  Con­
signm ents w ill receive our  best  attention.
W e are w illing at all  tim es to make lib­
eral advances when drafts  are drawn with 
bill lading attached.  Goods sold on-arriv­
al or held as per request of shipper.
S. T. PISH: tib Oo.,

Commission Merchants,

189  So.  W ater  S t„  Chicago, 111.

R e f e r e n c e —F irst N ational  Bank,  o r  an y   W holesale 

G rocer here.

MAGIC GOFFEE ROASTER

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

No 

M S J e s t,

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio.

S A P  E S

W e m anufacture  a  line of Fire  Prooi 
Safes th a t  combine all the  m odern im­
provem ents and  m eet w ith  ready sale 
am ong  business  m en  and  dealers  ol 
all  kind.
Any  business  house  can 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.Seiai5
Weight.
1 Price. 
23x14x13 in.  $30 
28x18x18 in. *  35 
32x22x21% in.  45

No. 2,250 lbs.  12x8x8% in. 
No. 3,500 lbs.  15x10x10 in. 
No. 4,700 lbs.  18x14x12 in
-mm- Liberal D iscounts to  Trade.

ALPINE SAFE CO., Cincinnati,0.
‘‘Now, John,  don’t  fail to 
get some of the DINGMAN 
SOAP.  Sister Clara writes 
that  it  is  the  best  in  the 
world for  washing  clothes 
and  all  house  -  cleaning 
work.”
Hawkins & Perry
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

W holesale  Agents, 

FOR  SALE  BY

«

8UMBTBÄ  WRAPPER.

In the World.

GHT  HfllifP  LONG  FILLES, 
GLÄRK, JEWELL i GO

Sole Agents for Western Mich.

MERGH1 T 8 ’  STATIONERY
Fine Mercantile Printing

Having  Made  a  Specialty  of

W e  are  able  to  offer  the  Merchants  of Michigan the 
best goods in that line at the  Lowest  Prices  Compati­
ble with FINE  WORK.  We quote:

GOOD  STOCK

EXTRA  STOCK

Business Cards 
Note Heads 
Envelopes 
Bill Heads 
Statements
Anything in the Line of Commercial Printing execut­
ed promptly and at Reasonable Prices.
Remember  that  a  merchant’s  business  is  judged 
largely by the appearance of his stationery.
Orders  can  be  sent  direct  and  printing delivered to 
any jobbing house at this  market,  to be  shipped  with 
other goods.  Correspondence Solicited.

$7.50
$9.00

FULLER & STOWE COMPLY,

G-randL HapidB.

JOBBERS IN

Spring i Gomprny,
D RY   GOODS,
Hosiery, Carpets, E ta

H E S T E R   &  FOX,

M anufacturers’ Agents fo r

S A W  ACTS G R IS T  M IL L  M A C H IN E R Y ,
Send for 
Catalogue 
,  Prices.
9

ATLAS »

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M A N U F A C T U R E R S   O F

INDIANAPOLIS*  IND.f  U.  S. A
STEAM ENGINES &
Carry Engines and Boilers 

for  immediate delivery.

Planers, M atchers, M oulders and all kinds of W ood-W orking M achinery, 

Saws, B elting and  Oils. 

«

And  Dodge’s  Patent Wood Split Pulley.  Large  stock  kept  on hand.  Send for Sample

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

W rite for Prices.

44, 46 and 4 #  So. D ivision St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

D I R E C T I O N S  

We have cooked the com in this can 
sufficiently.  Should  be  Thoroughly 
Warmed (net cooked) adding  piece of 
Good Butter (size of hen’s egg) and gill 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.) 
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature of

Davenport  Oaiming  Co.

Davenport, Xa.
A T   T H IS  E**0 '

Wholesale Hardware.

W ith Additions Lately Made to Our Business, W e now Think W e have the

In the State of Michigan.

Our Facilities for doing Business have been much 

Improved and we feel better able to meet all
MARKETS and PRICES.

We Solicit Orders or Inquiries for anything wanted 

in the line of Hardware.

POSTER,  STEVENS» SO.,

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

Grand Rapids, 

-  Mich.

GURTISS, DUNTOfl l ÄNDREWS

ROOFERS

Good W ork, Guaranteed for Five Years, at Fair Prices.

Grand  Rapids,

M i f i h

WM. SEARS & CO.
Cracker Manufacturers,

Ase^its  fo r

AMBOY  CHEESE-

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

JOBBERS  IN

F R E SH   M EA TS.

Stock Yards and Packing House, Grandville Ave.,

G r a n e l   F t a / p i c X s ,

h Æ i o ï i .

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■  ' 

legitimate. 
I  cite  this oniyaB an  illustra­
tion.  On every  hand, in every consumable 
article,  maple  or  otherwise,  adulterations 
multiply and  spawn, many of  them of  the 
rankest  poisohs  mid  most Jjarmful in sub- 
stance and effect. 
,
The business men who  propose to  guard 
against  adulterations  and  cheats in  their 
trade are to be congratulated, but they most 
be  argus-eyed  and  sleepless to detect them 
ail ;  bat  the effort wilt pay.  “Honesty  is 
the  best  policy,”  ever has  been  and  ever 
will be;  and selling goods for what they are 
at  a  fair  price and  profit will, insure  suc­
cess  where  deceit  and  cunning will  fail. 
While the  ever-suspicious  and  all-knowing 
“sharp” customer, so-called,  is  sure to  be­
lieve that merchants  are  ail dishonest  mid 
ready to cheat  him,  and thatrlf  he  escapes 
it is because of  his own shrewdness,; yet the 
desirable customer is one who by experience 
has gained confidence in the tradesman, and 
relies largely on his word and  judgment  as 
to the price and q uality of the goods.  Such 
customers are only to  be  secured  and held 
by honest  dedling.  But  adulterations  can 
only be stamped  ont  by  a  determined  and 
nnited effort upon the part of all classes and 
branches of  trade.  Law itself can do little 
in  ferreting! out  these  adulterations  and 
punishing  the  responsible  parties,  but  a 
general recognition by business men  of  the 
fact  that  it  does  not  pay  to handle  such 
goods,  and is dishonest to do so knowingly, 
and  union  of  action  accordingly  can  do  a 
great deal.
I am  assured that by hearty co-operation 
and hard work the Grand Rapids Mercantile 
Association and business men’s associations 
generally have  a wide  field  for usefulness 
and  success  in  these  and other  similar di­
rections,  and  in  the  accomplishment  of 
these ends every good citizen will wish them 
abundant success.
The union of  one class  of  people,  or  of 
business men, in  hostility to  another  class 
is to  be deplored.  So  a union  of  retailers 
against  wholesalers,  or  a  combination  to 
make fictitious prices, is injurious and to be 
deprecated; but union against dishonest cus­
tomers,  dishonest goods, dishonest methods 
and  dishonest men  in trade is  highly desir­
able.

CORSETS.

Boned w ith  Featherbone  w hich  Is  absolutely  un­
breakable, aud is no t Injured by perspiration, o r laun- 
drying.  Soft and pliable, giving health  and com fort.

Tlie  JÄidiipn Tradesman.

*

Co-Operation Among Business Men.* "
>  **Behold, how goodly and how pleasant it 
is for brethren  to  dwell  together in unity.”
■i  There  is an  old  army  bong with  which 
many of you, no  doubt, are familiar, which 
X have heard shag by old soldiers with great 
gusto:  “ We drank from the same canteen,” 
and  that fact was a bond of  union never to 
be broken or forgotten.  And so, gentlemen, 
In a less  degree, there  is,  somehow, in  the 
ffcct of having eaten  and drank at the same 
table, in  the'  same  social  gathering,  a tie 
uniting even riyals in trade and competitors 
in business.  There is an irresistibly mellow­
ing and softening  influence  about  substan­
tial viands aud the  social  good  cheer  of  a 
loaded table.  Under  the  benign  effects of 
this influence, Jones, whom  you  may have 
disliked, and  who  you  thought was such a 
disagreeable man  and  unscrupulous »rival, 
develops unexpectedly good qualities of head 
and heart.  You always  will  have  a  little 
better opinion of Smith—I mean, of course, 
John  Smith—after  sharing with  him mine 
-host  Johnson’s  good  cheer. 
In  fact,  you 
rise from the banquet  table  thinking better 
of mankind in  general,  and  of  your rivals 
in trade, those wide-awake hustlers, in par-, 
ticular. 
(Of one thing  you  are abundantly 
satisfied—they are  human  and  have a giz­
zard,  for they like a good meal  just as well 
as you do.) 
You can never  again  be quite so  suspic­
ious of-or  hostile  to a man  with whom you 
have thus touched elbows at  the  table; aud 
gentlemen,  in  these  days  of  rivalry  and 
sharp competition, any organization or asso­
ciation which aids in bringing  business men 
and  competitors  together,  and  in  making 
them better  acquaint»!, less  suspicious  of 
each other, and  more ^friendly and helpful, 
is doing a good work.
I understand this is one of the objects  of 
ibis and similar  associations, and that they 
seek to bring about  between  business  men 
a mutual regard for each  other’s rights  and 
feelings, and  a  more  generous  and  honor­
ably  rivalry. 
Indeed,  such  progress  bas 
already been made in this  direction, or  this 
and  other  associations  of  business  men, 
springing up all over the State,  would  have 
been unthought of and impossible;  for  the 
fundamental idea of  this  association,  as  I 
take it, is  that  your  interests  as  business 
men are mutual, and the  existence and per­
petuity of  this  organization  depend  upon 
your practical recognition of  this fact, your 
harmonious action, mutual helpfulness  and 
friendliness.
And,  gentlemen, there  is  no  more  im­
portant truth for business men to realize and 
act upon than th is:  That the interest of one 
member  of the  trade is  the concern of  all. 
The failure of a  merchant  in  your  line  of 
business is  an  injury to  you.  Rejoice  not 
at the downfall of  a competitor, for  he  has 
taken with him a part of the credit and con­
fidence  reposed  in  the  trade  as  a  whole. 
Perhaps  you have but a  small  capital, and 
are  doing  a  good  business  on  your name 
and  credit  as  a  capital.  Your  neighbor 
fails.  The  failure  has  badges  of  fraud. 
Possibly he has  chattel mortgaged  just  be­
fore his  failure  to  secure  indorsers of  his 
paper  at  the  bank,  paper  the  proceeds  of 
which are  unaccounted  for, and which  the 
creditors with apparent reason suspect have 
been  salted  down,  or  some  other  similar 
fraud appears.  What is  the  result ?  You 
soon find that your  credit  is  injured,  your 
creditors become suspicious of you,  and you 
are unable  to  buy goods  as  readily  and  as 
advantageously as before.
Honest failures even injure  the trade and 
community  at  large.  The  loss occasioned 
by these failures must  be  retrenched  some­
where  and  somehow,  and  the  honest  and 
debt-paying merchant must make it  good in 
higher  prices  or  poorer goods,  or  less  ac­
commodation, and while the main loss even­
tually  falls  upon  the  consumer—the  long- 
suffering  public—yet  friction,  dissatisfac­
tion,  trouble  and  loss  come  to  the  whole 
trade thereby.
Confidence between every branch of trade, 
jobbing,  wholesale and  retail,  and  trust  in 
each other’s integrity, lie  at the foundation 
of  all  business.  Take  these  away,  and 
business transactions  of  extent  or  import­
ance are impossible.
It  follows,  then,  that  business men  can 
not  afford  to  tolerate, wink  at  or  practice 
trickery  or  dishonesty.  Neither  can  you, 
gehtlemen,  afford  to  pull down  the  weak 
members  of  your  trade;  nor  does  it  pay 
to cry down each other’s goods, for  thereby 
the  trade  is  given  a  bad  name,  and  your 
own customers  will  soon  believe  that  the 
goods  of  all,  your  own included, are  poor 
end deceiving.
Avoid  ruinous  competition.  Speak well 
of each other whenever possible.  Maintain 
otherwise a golden silence.  Unite  heartily 
to advance  your common interests and  ele­
vate  the  tone  of  trade.  Organization  for 
these  purposes  is  laudable,  and  from  the 
felt need  of  such  organizations  has  come 
the  wonderful development  and  growth  of 
business  men’s  associations  in  this  and 
other States.
This  association  proposes,  further,  “ to 
secure'immunity from inferior  and  adulter­
ated goods, short weights, counts  and  mea­
sures,  fictitious brands and  labels- and mis­
representation 
in  public  and  pnvate.” 
This is the era of  adulterations and  fictions 
in trade.  Why, even  our  whisky will  not 
kill quickly enough when pure, and so must 
be  saturated  with  arsenic,  sulphuric  acid, 
fusil oil and  other  poisons  and  decoctions, 
when it  is  properly termed  “rot gut,”  and 
'warranted sure death.
At  the  Piedmont  Exposition  at  Atlanta 
not long since!, prominently displayed among 
the mineral wealth of these states, were Im­
mense piles  of  talc, a  species  of  white  or 
grayish  clayey rock  or  rocky  clay,  feeling 
like  soapstone,  and  I   heard  exhibitors 
telling  the  money there  was in talc mines. 
Upon inquiring I learned it had certain leg­
itimate uses,  being quite valuable for use as 
a fire bripk, yets its chief use and value lies- 
in the fact  that  it  is  tasteless, very heavy, 
and when ground into a powder, very white 
mid  hence  valuable  for  adulterating  pur­
poses. 
It is blasted or sawed in  the quarry 
into hpge blocks, ground  into very fine  and 
; almost  impalpable powder,  and then it will 
puzzle the very elect to  tell  it from  a  fine 
grade of floor,  an  excellent quality of pow­
dered  sugar,  lacking  the  sweetness,  bat 
making up in  weight what  he lacks in  this 
. respect.  For these,  purposes  it  is  largely 
used, also in baking powders, confectionery 
mid numberless other substances for purposes 
of adulteration.  The chief thing to be said 
in its favor is that it is comparatively taste­
less and, harmless, and  while  it  might  lie 
hard  fat a man’s  stomach  and cAusfe him to 
SCO visions and dream  dreams—and while it 
would  undoubtedly make  the good  house- 
keepers’ bread  and  cake  unusually heavy, 
yet  it  is  not  poisonous  and  is  otherwise 
h^jrrtlmis.  Men  invest  in,  mine,  sell  and 
deal Xu  tills for  these  purposes and call it
|H. Walker at the third 
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MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

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such goodterals ,tiie  natives  w ill  want,  and 
have you start a trading  post  for the  win­
ter.”

“But ! know  nothing  about furs,” I sug­

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Bead  stock  and dead accounts are prob- 
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business, and to guard against the accumu­
lation of  both requires  the exercise of  con­
stant  care  and  unceasing  watchfulness. 
The purchase of goods unsuited to,  and un­
saleable in, the local  market, is,  of  course, 
more prevalent  among the younger traders, 
but  it is  an  exceptional  casé when an  old

“  ‘I’ll post you all right!’ ”
“Will the hunters allow  me to travel and 

camp with them?” 

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“  ’‘I can arrange that easily enough!’ ” 
.
“ Well, to make the  story as brief as pos­
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an iron-dad  contract, and  found  myself on 
the road  in  the  double capacity of  a  mule 
driver and  trader.  After  a  somewhat  ad­
venturous:  journey  of  several  weeks  our 
party made  a  permanent  camp  in a region 
which promised plenty of game, and I built 
a small  hut  and  opened  up  my  merchan­
dise.  ‘

“ I  had not  assisted in packing the goods,

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L.  WINTERNITZ,  Resident Agent,

WHY DO SO MANY DEALERS

Combines tbe Advantages of a

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curiosity as I  arranged’them for exhibition. 
There  were  the  usual  cheap*  beads  and 
trinkets,  some  fancy  coarse  cloths, a  little 
powder  and lead, a  few  second-hand  shot 
guns, and other articles of a similar nature, 
but the last thing I unpacked was, I venture 
to  say,  the  queerest  commodity  that  ever 
went into  an  Indian  country.  Do you re­
member that, years  ago,  a  sort of transpar­
ent isinglass wafer, of various  colors,  sizes 
and  shapes,  was quite  commonly  used  by 
the young  people to  ornament their corres­
pondence?  Yes!  Well,  among  my  traps 
and chattels 1  had  about  a  thousand boxes 
of those  wafers, of  every imaginable color 
and shape.  It  afterwards  transpired  that 
the package  was  put  in by mistake,  but  a 
very lucky mistake it was.

“Well,  at last the reds  began to string in 
and look over my wares, but I found them a 
much  sharper class  of  heathens than I an­
ticipated. 
I  occasionally made a trade, but 
the chaffing  aud  dickering  of  the  squaws 
and bucks would have disgusted a Vermont 
Yankee, and to make  it  still  worse,  every 
transaction had to be done by means ef signs 
and hieroglyphics.

“Some  three  months  passed  by.  The 
hunters were already  discussing the day on 
which to pack up for the homeward journey; 
two-thirds  of  my  goods  remained  unex­
changed,  and it began to look as if my Jew­
ish  backer  had,  for  once,  made a very un­
profitable  investment.

“One  day a  buck,  who  had  annoyed me 
almost  beyond  endurance,  came  into  my 
quarters for the fiftieth  time, probably,  and 
began to examine the various articles as us­
ual.  After  be  had  given  about  a  dozen 
grunts  of  contempt,  it  suddenly  occurred 
to me that a little  practical  joke  would re­
lieve the monotony of the occasion, and from 
under my bunk I fished  out  a  box  of  the 
gorgeously colored wafers, and after making 
an amicable sign to  my visitor  I  began  to 
plaster them  on  his  copper  countenance. 
After decorating him with every hue of  the 
rainbow I showed  him  his  face  in  a pock­
et  mirror.  All  the  stoicism  of  his  race- 
vanished  at  once,  and  I  never,  before  or 
since,  saw  such  an  expression  of  ecstatic 
joy and supreme  satisfaction as  that which 
spread over his heretofore metallic physiog­
nomy.  He anxiously and hurriedly motioned 
for the price, and under the impulse  of  the 
moment I fixed  it  at a beaver skin per box, 
and in less than an  hour he  returned  with 
five prime skins.  Then the fun commenced. 
Every  copper-skin  for  miles  around,  who 
had or could beg, borrow or steal a skin, put 
in an appearance.  The price of wafers rap­
idly advanced  to  two, three,  four  and  five 
skins per  box, and when the  last  package 
was exchanged for  eight  beavers,  a wail of 
anguish arose from  over 200 unsupplied ap-. 
plicauts.

mains  of  his  last  twelve  month’s  invest- 
S |   ment, without  finding  that  be  has  loaded 
himself  with  commodities  that  he  would 
gladly sell at a fraction of their cost.

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The reasons that influence dealers to sink
& portion of  their  capital in  dead stock are 
multitudinous, but  the  more  common  ones 
are  a fear of  losing  customers; a  pride  in 
having the reputation of  carrying an excep­
tionally full stock; the special orders for the 
transient buyer;  the persuasive  eloquence 
of the transient  “drummer;” the belief  that 
the broad-cast advertising of certain articles 
will create an immediate and permanent de­
mand; the fear that a competitor will secure 
the control and sale^f some desirable spec­
ialty, and the  periodical  desire  to “freshen 
up the stock.”

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A concert-wagon  street-vendor  once gave 
me a little costly experience  in investing in 
the  class  of  goods  mentioned.  He  drew 
large crowds for several nights, and through 
the medium of mingled eloquence and music 
did  a  thriving  trade  with  his  specialties. 
Before leaving town he announced,  without 
my knowledge  or  consent, that  his articles 
could,  in  the  future, always  be procured at 
my store.  After  his  departure, I began to 
receive numerous  calls  for  the  goods, and 
the demand  continued so  unabated and im­
portunate  that I   finally invested  in  a  full 
line. 
I   never  realized-a  dollar  from  the 
purchase,  and it  afterwards transpired that 
the “fakir” had  bribed  a  lot  oi  cheap  and 
irresponsible  young  fellows  to  “boom” his 
wares, which  they  did, vigorously and suc- 

b,  cessfully.

I  have been pursuaded on many occasions 
to  order,  and keep in stock, certain  articles 
for which  I  had  never  had  a  call, except 
from the  party  ordering,  and  in four cases 
cut of  five  I  have  lost  by the  transaction. 
Experience  has  at  last  convinced me that, 
in these  cuses,  it  is  best  to  purchase only 
what  the  customer  will  agree  to  take  at 
|v  cnce,  and that  the  contractor  should  be  a 

truthful and responsible party.
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Barnum has been a successful  advertiser, 
and his  assertion  that “the road  to success 
is through printer’s ink” has become almost 
an American proverb,  but the merchant who 
places implicit  reliance  on  the  theory that 
systematic  and  expensive  advertising  will 
§  create a demand for anything, and is induc­
ed to invest heavily in new and untried arti­
cles because a certain number of carloads of 
posters have been  distributed, and a certain 
number of thousand newspapers  subsidized, 
will  have  many  unprofitable  and  unpleas­
ant experiences.  A few  years ago a patent 
nostrum,  which  had  au  existence  of  less 
than  twelve  months,  cost  its  proprietor 
0 r  $60,000 in  “printer’s  ink,”  and  there  isn’t 
an instance  on  record  where, the purchaser 
of a single  half  dozen  didn’t  lose  at  least 
fifty per  cent, of his investment.
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I  remember of  hearing,  many years ago, 
of  one  instance  where  some  apparently 
dead stock gave its owner an interesting lit- 
.  tie  financial  “boost”  in  the  world.  The 
M , party  who  related 
the  incident  had  had 
*   large and  varied  experience  in  traffic  and 
•>.  travel through  a great  many  different  de­
grees of  latitude  and  longitude, and at the 
time of the narration was spending the short 
remainder of a long life with all the reason­
able surroundings for  comfort  and content­
ment.

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^  my pocket 

“In the fall of  18—,” said  the  old  man,

«, In continuation of a series  of anecdotes and 

rreminiscences of  his  former active  life,  “ I 
>| 
found myself  with a  stranded circus  com­
pany  at  St.  Louis;  several  hundred  miles 
from  home,  and  with  only five  dollars  in 
I   tried  anxiously, but  vainly, 
for a  long time to secure some  employment 
to tide me over the winter, hut' my last dime 
»  evaporated, and every  article  of  value was 
«deposited with the pawnbroker,  and not  an 
•opening  of  any kind  presented  itself.  At 
la st while I  was debating whether to jump 
into the Mississippi or take a tramp through 
several hundred miles of unknown country, 
th e  Hebrew who had charge of my collater-

S and who, from some cause,  appeared to 

e something like an  interest in my  trou- 
| 

Ides, said to me one day:

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-**a  “I’ve been  studying  your  character  and 
thinking about your situation for some time, 
so d  I’ve made np  my  mind  that  you’re an 
I A thonest and  trusty  young fellow, and that !  
ly to make a new start in 
^ p c a ii put you in a wi 
wéek  a  large  party  of 
£ th e world.  N ext 
tiers  w ill  start  out  for a
■  hunters  and  trappers 
|  -winter’s hunt, several hundred  miles north- 
y, w est of here.  They w ill camp in tire vicin­

ity  of several tribes of  Indians, but w ill 
[te ltio n g   annngh  to  keep the  redskins qui<
•  vNow most of  these  Indians are trappers 

gp^Jgreater or less extent,  and  I  have  every 
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propose is to fit
and  sm all  stock of

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Money can be sent by  postal  note  or post- 

office or express, order.

E.  A.  STOWE  &  BRO„

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Of L  G.  LEVI,

36, 38, 40 and 42 Canal Street, Grand Rapids.

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

“I traded off  the  rest  of  the  truck  for 
what it  would  bring,  and when I put in an 
appearance at  St.  Louis  and  reported, the 
face  of  my Hebrew friend  almost  rivaled 
that of  the  illuminated  buck; but  the  old 
fellow  fulfilled his  contract  to  the  letter, 
and, from that day to this, 1 have never even 
approached the verge of impecuniosity.”
J.  E.  FELDNER  &  CO.,

RESOLUTE 8PIGE8,
Absolute Baton Powder.
AX HANDLES!
$  .75 

X Ax Handles

Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.

100  PER  CERT.  PURE.

CUSTOM  SHIRT  MAKERS,

P rom pt A ttention to  Mail Orders.  Telephone 891.

i   GRAND  RAPIDS 

NO. 2  PEARL ST., 

AND DEALERS IN

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house.

REPAIIQE 
se^  these  goods  as  close,  if not 
DEuHUuE  closer,  than  any  Detroit  or  Chicago 

BECAUSE  We make Better  Terms,  Better  Time
BECAUSE

We try hard to please  every  custom­
er.

and Better Figures.

BEPAIICE  Our Expenses being so much less than 
DEuHUuE  Chicago or  Detroit  houses we can af­

ford to sell closer.

I. C. LEE 36,38,40  and 42  Canal  Street

GRAND  RAPIDS.
GEO.  E.  BOW ES,

JOBBER.  IN

Foreign and Domestic Fruits.

SP£30IALTI£SSr

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas
¿3 Ion ia S t.,  C B A ltD   R A P ID S ,  SC

C.  C.  BUNTING.BUNTING  &  DAVIS,

C. L.  DA'VI S.

And a General Line of

: PAPER & WOODENWAEE.

ß U R T I S S   &  D Ö N T O N

Specialties:  Apples and Potatoes in Car Lots.

20 and 22 OTTAWA ST. GRAND RAPIDS, SDQH-

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

and fresh until entirely used.

ARTHUR  MEIGS  &  00.

SOle  A gents,

77 to 83 SOUTH  DIVISION  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

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

Full  line  of Notions for the Holiday Trade, to 

which the inspection of dealers is 

cordially  invited.

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T he following retail dealers have visited 
ksautrket daring the past week and placed 
mlers with the various houses:
W  L Aldrich, Maple Rapids 
B  T Tan Ostrand,Allegan 
D  E Watters,  Freeport 
1» L Holmes. Belding 
<j H Walbrink, Allendale 
B T  Parrish, Grandville  ■
Cornell & Griswold. Griswold 
B B White. Reed City 
j  A Sheffield & Son, Vestaburg 
H  M Boys, Farwell 
S Cooper, Jamestown 
Walling Bros, lam ent 
Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia 
Moores, Weed A Co, Moorestown 
C CTuxbury, Sullivan 
J R  Odell,Fremont 
B A  Hastings, Snarta 
fftdam Newell Burnip’s Corners 
J  E Thurkow, Morley 
W H Goodyear, Hastings 
J  B Watson, Coopersville 
Geo Carrington, Trent 
Dr H C Peckham, Freeport 
n iu *  A Winiegar. Lowell 
J n o  Kamps, Zupthen 
|  1 M Wolf, Hudsonville 
C H Joldersma, Jamestown 
H Van Noord, Jamestown 
Wm Vermulen, Beaver Dam 
A  Purchase, South Blendon 
Frank Catlin, Sullivan 
Farrowe & Dalmon, Allendale 
Mr Olander. Olander & Anderson, Cadillac*
Den Herder & Tanis. Vriesland 
Johnson & Seibert Caledonia 
D B Galentine. Bailey 
C C Tuxbury, Sullivan 
- M B Rogers, Ravenna 
8  M Crawford, Benson &  Crawford, Saranac 
L  A Phelps, Saugatuck 
J  B Thurkow. Morley 
N B Blain, Lowell 
Horace Brown, Kalamazoo 
Byron Fisher, Cressey’s  Corners 
: Geo Joslyn, Cedar Springs 
John Giles & Co., Lowell 
F  Goodman, Burnip’s Corners 
Martin Gezon. Jenisonville 
S W Perkins & Co, Traverse City 
Nicholas Bouma, Fisher Station 
D D Harris, Shelbyville 
Andrew Carlson,  Gilbert 
John Kinney, Kinney 
Nelson F Miller, Lisbon 
A  J  Patterson, East Paris 
W H Struik, Jamestown 
Wm Karsten. Beaver Dam 
G Ten Hoor, Forest Grove 
LCook, Bauer 
J  Omler, Wright 
8  Cooper, Jamestown 
A  M Church, Alpine 
Velxy  Bros, Lamont 
Stanley Monroe, Berlin 
M J Howard. Englistaville 
B  O Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg 
H Colby & Co, Rockford 
H D Mills, Otsego 
Frank Summer, Dorr 
B Gilbert & Co, Moline 
Johnson & Seibert, Caledonia 
Wm Black, Cedar Springs 
B Chase, Lake P O 
M Carmah,  Mecosta 
W  A. Livington, Holton 
C B Doyle, Parmalee 
J  L Rademaker, Beno 
J  P  Pruin, Zeeland 
W W Forrester, Pierson 
Cole & Chapel,  Ada 
A D  Martin, Otia 
Furber & Kidder, Hopkins 
Nevis Bros, Moline 
Eli Bunnels, Corning 
Gus Begman, Bauer 
F L  Blake, MiddleviUe 
Champion & Hayward, White Clond 
Raker & Baker, Rockford 
John Fair, Greenfield Mills, Ind 
F P Hopper, MiddleviUe 
H Dyk, 8pring Lake 
J  Damstra, Gitchell 
Spring & Lindley, Bailey 
N Harris, Big Springs 
G F Cook, Grove 
A  J White, Bass River 
B F Hall, Fennville 
H Bakker & Son, Drenthe 
McBae & Lallev. W hitneyville 
H Tompson, Canada Corners 
JCBenbow, Cannonsburg 
Keeler Bros,  Middleville 
C H Deming, Dutton 
L A Paine, Englishville 
L A ScovUle, Clarksville 
Den Herder & Tanis, Vriesland 
JCoon, Rockford 
C H Joldersma, Jamestown 
Geo Nagler, Freeport 
Byron Ballon, Cadillac 
Jay Marlatt, Berlin 
GC Baker, LaBarge 
M P Shields. Hilliards 
J T Pierson, Irving 
M C Alger, Benton Harbor 
8  D Thompson, Newaygo 
H  Montaque,  with  tne  Mercantile  Co, 
Charles McCarty, Lowell 
D B Squibb, Muskegon 
A  W Blain,  Dutton 
B J  Bean, Otia 
Pelgrim Bros, Holland •
M Heyboer & Bro, Zeeland 
J  C Drew, Rockford
0  F & W P Conklin, Ravenna 
James Riley, Dorr

Traverse City  ,

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‘'Eggs by W eight” Again.

N ew  Y ork,  Dec. 9,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids :
Dear Sir—I was  somewhat  amused  at 
the interview you  describe, in  Thf. Michi­
g a n   T r adesm an  with Col. K. M. Littler, 
Secretary  of  the  National  Butter,  Cheese 
mid Egg Association, in Chicago, about eggs 
or my report thereon. 
It appears  the Col­
onel wants to select  and  sell  them by size, 
say three of a kind or three different kinds, 
tmt how they are to be assorted, or by whom, 
will  cause  inextricable  confusion just the 
or worse than now exists in the trade. 
IX he has any  machine  or  sieve  that  will 
make them come out just exactly right, per­
haps it might work here, otherwise it won’t 
answer in this country. 
Is this the English 
w»y of doing it,  I  would  like  to  know? 
Then,  again,  he  thinks  we  are  not  ripe 
«mmgh yet f or this improvement or advance 
in  our method of  dealing  justly  and  fair 
w ith all who buy and sell  eggs.  My obser­
vation leads me to think that we are noton- 
ly ripe,  but  over-ripe,  and  fast going into 
decay mid general or  universal  rottenness,
1 am in the business  and  hope  to live long 
enough to see selling eggs by weight become 
yggniflr and popular, and I  trust the Colonel 
will he here then, too.

Yours truly,  J am es A nderson.

ffritowdid  Report  from  the  Battle  Creek 

Association.

Battle Cheek« Dèci. 10,1887. 

ffi. A. 8towe, Grand Rapids :

Dear Sus—I  am  happy  to  inform  you 
the B. M. A. of  Battle Creek  is  pros­
pering under  the  new  name, and  bids  fair 
l a ~ the  near  future  to  become  a  power 
that will be felt.  Last Wednesday evening 
twenty-seven new members  were admitted, 
and the week before  twelve  joined.  Next 
Wednesday  evening we  expect to  take  in 
twenty mòre.  The benefits of  such  an As- 
aociation are  apparent  from the amount of 
«pod we have already accomplished, and as 
norm  as i t  was possible tor the business men 
*V  generally to become members they embraced 
th e opportunity.  We hold our annual meet- 
ing  for  the  election of  officers  the second 
...  Wednesday in  January.  In   a  few days  I 
Will  send  yon  the  per capita dues of the 
mew- members. 
, y te   discuss  ajb  our  next 
MainHnr the following question :
Resolved,  That  Battle Creek should pay 
~ «M high prices for wheat, wool apd produce 
mmr markrt in Michigan. 
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A  ben m il u« i a -dccoratf'd  Metal  Box,  with 
bJonze  iar«l  pull*  GIVEN  FREE  with  every 
dozen boxes of
COLGAN’S  T A FFY   TOLU,

Specially Designed for a Herbarium.
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, w il  find it 
w ell-adapted in  size, m aterial and finish fo r m any use­
fu l purposes. 
COLGAN’S TAFFY  TOLU is th e original trade-m ark­
ed gum  w hich  has  .e t  th e  w orld  a-chewing.^  I t  se)l$
■ rapidly, pays well, and alw ayf gives satisfaction. 
: 
Supplied by  all  jobbers,  packed in above style, at'03 
p e r dozen.  Size, 8 )£ x4)£x7 X  inches.
GOLGAN  l  McAFEE.  Loilisuille,  Ky.

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Originators and Sole Proprietors.

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

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

PROPRIETOR OF

EDWIN FALLAS,
VALLEY CITY GOLD STORAGE,
- 
Blitter,  Eggs,  Lemons, Oranges.

JOBBER OF

And Packer of 

i
SOLID  BRAND  OYSTERS
Facilities f o r  canning and jobbing oysters 
are unsurpassed.  Mail orders filled  promptly 
at lowest  market  price.  Correspondence  so* 
licited.  A  liberal  discount  to  the  jobbing 
trade.

G ran d  R ap id s.
STEAM  LAUNDRY,

217, 219 Livingston St.,

43 and 45 Kent Street.  . 

STANLEY  N .  ALLEN,  Proprietor.
I l  DO ONU T1R8T-CL4SS WORE AND  OSE NO

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Attiyf fey Mail  and fe^roi^ 
tended to.

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At­

CANNED FR U ITS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.............1  86@l 90

Apples, gallons, standard*...................2  75
Blackberries, standards........ .....................1 30
Cherries, red standard...............j. 1 80  .
(Cherries, pitted.., 
Damsons  ........— ...... .1 25
p.gg plums,standards  — ................  
.1 50
G ooseberries............................  
1 65
 
Grapes................................  
,  99
Green Gages, 
1 50
Peaches, all yellow, sta n d a rd s............2 65
Peaches,  seconds................................... ^ w
Peaches, pie. 
........ ...................*1 60@1 65
Pineapples,..........................1 40@3 7o
Quinces .............................  
1 “
Raspberries,  extra......................................l  ou
■  • 
red ..............  
150
 
Strawberries  ................ 
•!  j™
Whortleberries ........................ 
..‘....I  so
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.:... •... • ........ - 8 99
Beans,Lima,  standard.. . . . . . . . « • • . .   75
Beans. Green Limas......... ; —  v .........
Beans, String.............................. 
75@1 ¿0
Beans, Stringless« E r ie ........................ 
  »0
1 60
Beans,Lewis’  BostonBaked............. 
Corn, Archer’s Trophy........ •  1 ¿5
;"**  Morning Glory.    ................ 11»
Early Golden.. .. .. .. .. ..  •>. P15
“ 
Peas, French.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wi. . . . . . -1 « 0
Peas, extra marrofat. 
............1 2 0 0 1  40
Peas, soak ed ................#......... 
75
L‘.n Early June, stand....... . . . . — 1 50@1 75
sifted.........................••¿S'99.
« 
% 'ML French.«xtaraflap............f. . . .........20 00
Mushrooms,extra fine.......w
IgO
pkin, 8 ft Golden......... 

 
CANNED "VEGETABLES. 

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WHOUSBALE  PBIOl  CURRENT.

These prices  are  for  oeuih  buyers, who 'pay 
promptly and buy In full packages.
■
Paragon  ...........2  10
Paragon 25 5» pails.  90 
Fraziers, 25 ft pails. 1 20

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00
Modoc, 4 doz..........2 60

Att.il GREASE. 

■■  The  Grocery  Market.  .

The  sugar  monopoly  continues  to show 
its hand and the past week  has witnessed a
considerable  stiffening  in soft sugars, con-  Crown.*..... 
fectioners’  having  been  boosted up out of j 
all proportion to other grades.  I t is the ev­
ident  intention  of  the  syndicate  to  force 
granulated up to 7 cents in New  York,  and 
perhaps higher.  The Standard Oil Co.  has 
caught the prevailing craze and—noting the 
withdrawal of competition" from  this.terri­
tory—advanced  water  white  oil  M  cent.
Oatmeal and rolled  oats are up 25 cents per 
barrel.  Allspice and cassia are a little high- 
Sauerkraut is firmer.  Liggett & Myers 

[ROYALI

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baking powder.
10cent  cans.
|xu>.
16 OZ. 
[X lb .
112 oz. 
[lib .
|2H lb.
|3 lb.
' lb.
i lb. 

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I# * * * ?  * 

Princess,  &s.......

“ Anchor” to Dettenthaler.

1S>
B ulk.......... ........................................ 

have advanced  their  plpgs 1 cent and Dan-1 Acme, ^¿'W cans, 3 doz. case... 
iel Scotten & Co. have  advanced  some  of | 
“  • ••
their  cheap  smokings 4 cents and some of 
their fine cute,  including Hiawatha, 3 cents.
The tendency is upward all around.

75 
1 50 
3 00
20
1 25 
200 
3 75 
28 
45 
75
1 40
2 40 
The  dealer  who  handles  the  “Anchor” 
12 00
2 00 
brand of oysters is dead  sure  to satisfy his
15
cnnsi ion cans in case.........11 75
customers, as no  brand sold on this market j 
has ever run more uniform and been accord-  ; 
*  *! * * * * Iis 75
ed more generous praise  all  around.  Con-  Teifer>8 X ft, cans, 6 doz in case.  ............ 2 70
2 55 
sequently, as the
1 50
only by F
Anchor to Dettenthaler” is seasonable and j Dry. N o.| 
valuable to any one heeding it.

Is....................................
bulk..............................
Arctic, % ft cans, 6 doz. case.......
i  
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2 
“ 
1
ictorian. 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 doz. 
Diamond,  “bulk.,r
H  ”  “ 

'Anchor”  brand  is sold j 

J.  Dettenthaler,

the  advice to

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CHEESE.

Tomatoes, Red Boats.....v....*. 

.1 1 5
1 Good BndUgh.I...-.-...,...'...... 115
Other s ta n d a r d b r a n d s ....115
Michigan lull-  cream.... .y., .it.  ......1ZX&1BX
Apples, evaporated................ . ..10@11

6® 654
Citron.....................................................  @21
Currants  .  .  j 
@ 7
Lemon Peel.....................................  @14
Orange Peel............................................   @14
prunes, French, 60s.........................  @

D RIED   FRUITS—FOREIGN.
........................ 

sundried.........r.

d r i e d   f r u i t s .

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FISH .

•• French, 80s.......................   —   @
“ 
“  French,  90s...............................   @
“  Turkey, old...........,..................  @
“  Turkey, new..........................  ® oX
Raisins, D ehesia..-^............................ 
•  •
Raisins,London L ayers,.*.....;...  ...  @3 10
Raisins, California  “ 
... . .. .. .. .. ..   @2 50
Raisins« Loose Muscatels...........  ........   @2 55
Raisins, Loose California............... .  @2^25
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s
Raisins. Sultanas. ....* ........................9
Raisins, Valencias,  ...............................  7)4@
Raisins, Im perials....• — ...................  @3
Cod, whole.................. .  .............................. 4K@5
Cod,boneless.......  ..................................  6@7,,
H alibut................................................... ■■■■'?&
Herring, round.  )4  bbl.........................  @3 00
Herring, round,  %  bbl...............................    1 50
Herring, Holland,  bbls..............................  „1—99
Herring, Holland,  kegs...........................  80@85
Herring, Scaled.............. 
22@!
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, )4 bbls..................
...........125
“  12 ft kits 
....  @110
“  10  “ 
N o.3, )4bbls--------------........6   50
Trout, )4  bbls........................... 
......5  75
10 ft  kits........ ........................*.........  85
White, No. 1, )4 b b ls......................................6  75 '
White, No. 1,12 ft kits...................  
.1 20
White, No. 1,10 ft kits...................................1 05
White, Family, )4 bbls.................................. 3 85
68

k its..............  

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

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The  Hardware Market.

The feature of the market  is the advance 
in pig iron  and  copper, 
the  latter  metal 
having climbed up 3 cents higher  last  Sat­
urday.  The small  advance  in pig lead has 
not  been  followed  by  o t h e r   advances, as 
was expected.  Bar iron,  nails  and  barbed 
wire are still  weak.

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S uitable  f®r   various
[aWIDTHS  OF  SHELVING. 

PATENTED  OCT.  19,  1887. 

Manufactured by

KOOH  A.  B.  OO.

354 MAIN  ST., 

PEORIA.  ILL
Liberal  discount  to  the  trade, or  parties 

first  putting up these brackets in any local- j Art,UC]iie’s Avoriea, 50lb. double bags 
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35

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BUCKWHEAT.
100-lb.  “ 

.doz. 
. .doz.
Liquid, 4 oz,.......................................d°z- 
Liquid, 8 oz........................................ ¿ oz*
Arctic8  oz..;............1...................................  1 20
Arcticl6oz.......... ..........................................1*00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box............................ 
2 00
Arctic No. 2 
«00
ArcticNo.3 
4.00
King’s Quick-Rising, 80-lb. cases............. $ 4 2E
..............  5 00
No. 2 Hurl................2 001 Common Whisk— 1  00
No. 1 Hurl...............  2 25 Fancy  Whisk..........1 25
No. 2Carpet........... 2 50 Mill............................ 3 75
No. 1 Carpet........... 2  75 Warehouse  ............ o 00
Parlor Gem............3 001
Bunkle Bros’.. Vienna Sweet........................... 22
Premium..................................oS
Homeo-Cocoa............................37
Breakfast...................................48

CHOCOLATE.

BROOMS.

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

@25
Is and  Hs.. — ......................
V4s.............................................  @27
Is in tin pails.........................  @27)4
@23^
Us 
 
0$%,,
Is and  )4s....................  
Manhattan,  pails..................................  @23
Peerless  ..................................................   @J®
Bulk, pails or barrels............................

Maitby’s,  Is............................................
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Green.

COFFEES.

Roasted.

R io.....................I9@22
Santos............... 23@25
Maricabo...........24@26
J a v a .................  @25
O. G. Java___..26@27
M ocha..............26@27

R io.....................22024
Santos...............   @26
Maricabo..........   @26
Java...................30@31
O. G. Java.........33@35
Mocba................33@35
COFFEES—PACKAGE,30 lbs 60 ft s 100 ft s

Lion............................................
Lion, in cabinets....................
Dilworth’s ................................
Honey Bee.......... 
.................25K  2554
German........ . 
.................
German, in  bins......................
Ar buckle's Ariosa..................
Avoriea...............
McLaughlin’8  XXXX........ .
COFFEES—SPECIAL BRANDS.
Bell, Conrad & Co.’s Plantation Java.
Mocha.................
Javoka...............
Imperial.............
Banner..............
............. ............
Mexican.

25
24)4
24
25 
24 
2454 
2G4 
22X 
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Best Rio 
Prime Maricabo 

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6

CRACKERS  AND  SWEET  GOODS.

*“5*
25)4
Thompson & Co.’s Honey Bee.......... . 
25
CORDAGE.
90  150 foot Cotton— 160
60 foot Jute....... 
72 foot Jute ..... 1 20  60 foot Cotton....1  75 
4oFootCotton... .1 50 
|72foot Cotton....2 00 
X   XXX  $ f t
6)4

KenoshaButter......................... 
Seymour Butter.......................  
Butter.......................................... 
Fancy  Butter............................  
S.  Oyster..................................... 
Picnic............................ ............ 
Fancy  Oyster.......................... 
Fancy  Soda............. ................. 
City Soda.....................................
Soda  ...........................................
Milk................................. 
Boston — .................................
Graham......................................
Oat  Meal...........................*........
Pretzels, hand-made.................
Pretzels......................................
Cracknels...................................
Lemon Cream............................  
Sugar Cream.............................. 
Frosted Cream...........................
Ginger  Snaps............................  
i No. 1 Ginger  Snaps.................. 
Lemon  Snaps............................  
Coffee Cakes..............................
Lemon Wafers...........................
Jumbles.................. .  —  —
Extra Honey Jumbles.............
Frosted Honey  Cakes..............
Cream  Gems— ........................
Bagleys  Gems...........................
Seed Cakes................................
S. &  M. Cakes............................
CANNED F IS H .
Clams, 1 f t. Little Neck.......... ....1 35
Clam Chowder,  3 5 . .. ........................... 2  15
Cove Oysters, 1 ft standards.............  1 00
Cove Oysters, 2 ft  standards....................  1 70
Lobsters, 1 ftpicnic......................................¿75
...¡9 09
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic
...1 90 
Lobsters, 1 ft star.................................|
...2 90 
Lobsters, 2 ft star.................................
,..1 70 
Mackerel, lf t  fresh standards..........
...5 00
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards..........
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 f t .................
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard..................................
Mackerel.3 ft  so u sed .-.................•••••;” 
Salmon, l f t  Columbia river............. 1 76@2 10
Salmon. 2 ft Columbia river..........   .......3  «)
Sardines, domestic )48..................................  @,£
Sardines, domestic  )4s................................  9@10
Sardines,  Mustard  )4s...............................• ,»@10
Sardines, imported  ^ s........................12@ 13
Sardines, spiced, )4s...  ...............................10@12
Trout* 3 ft  brook........................................

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12) 4
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I have  a  nice  lot  of  Hand­
picked  Beans  I  offer  to  the 
trade.  Parties in w ant can get 
supplied by writing to

W.  T.  LAMOREAUX,

71  Canal Street,

Grand Rapids, Mieb.

THURBER,  WHYLAND  &  CO.,

NEW  YORK,

RELIABLE

FOOD  PRODUCTS.

[It is both pleasant and  profitable  fo r  m erchants to- 
occasionally visit New York, and all such are cordially 
invited .to call, look through o u r establishm ent, corner 
W est Broadw ay, Reade  and H udson streets, and  m ake 
our acquaintance, w hether  th ey   wish to  buy goods o r  
not.  Ask fo r a  m em ber of th e firm.]

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GRANO RAPIOS MICH-

W O O O Í .M C T A L   F u R M I T U f t t

Sole agents for Chicago Brass Rule Works, 

for State of Michigan.

E ST A B L ISH E D   1866.

Barnett

159  8». Water Street, Chicago.

We do a General  Commission Business 
and offer  as  inducements  twenty years’  ex­
perience and clear record.  The best  equip­
ped and  largest  salesroom  in  the  business 
in this city.  Ample storage  facilities—full 
20,000 feet  of  floor  space  in  the  center of 
the best market in  the  West.  Ample capt- 
and  first-class  references  on  file  with 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n .  Write  u s   if  you wish 
It 
information,  whether  to  buy  or  sell. 
will cosfyou nothing.

BARNETT  BROS.

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OYSTERS. 

OYSTERS AND FISH,
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
Fairhaven Counts............................ . — ..... .85
Selects..................................^.................... .,--.-23
Anchors.....  ........ ................................................. 20
Standards  __ ____________ i ---------......... 18
Favorite»*.............................................—  ••J®
......................... •••’•} 99
Standards per gal .  
Selects, per g a l......................— ................J 40
Counts, in bulk, per 1(M)..................................1  M>
80
“ 
Clams, 
'**  A-------------------70
FRESH  FISH . 
Black  bass.................  
10
*
 
 
Rock bass...... ......................... 
Perch  ...  .......... 
*
 
 
 
Duck-bill  pike..................... 
— ............  5
Trout.  .......... ...............\ ............................. 
10
Whiteflsh..........................................................   -10
Whiteflsh, smoked.............................................

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WOODEN WARE.

Curtiss & Dunton quote as follows:

Standard  Tubs, Np, 1....................— ...........5 60
Standard  Tubs, No. 2.....................................4 50
Standard Tubs, NO. 3.....................................3 50
Standard Pails, two hoop...............................1 25
Standard Pails, three hoop........................, .l  50
Pails, ground wood 
...................................4 50
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes...........................2 %
Butter  Pails, ash........ ................................ ..2 25
Butter Ladles...................................................   90
t5
Butter Spades......................................... 
Rolling Pins................ 
75
Potato Mashers.................... 
 
50
Clothes Pounders.............................................2 25
ClothesPins................  .................................   60
Mop  Sticks........................................................100
Washboards, Slagle...................................    .1 75
Washboards, double.............................................2 25
Washboards, Northern  Queen.................... 2 75

 

 

BASKETS.

Diamond  Market...........................................   40
Bushel, narrow band, No. 1....................... . .1 50
Bushel, narrow band, No. 2....................... . .1 40
Bushel, wide band.........................................1 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 3 ...,. — 1.............................3 50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2............................................4 25
Clotnes, splint,  No. 1............................................5 00
Clothes, willow  No. 3...................................... 6 00
Clothes, willow  No. 2............................................6 50
Clothes, willow  No. 1.............. 
7 50
Water  Tight,  (acme) b u .....................................3 75
halfbu 
.................2 85

 

HIDES, PELTS  AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

Green__ $  ft  5
Part cured...  6
Full cured 
  7
Dry hides and 
k ip s............  8

@ 5)4 
@  6)4

Calf skins, green 
Deacon skins,

or cured.'...  7  @  7)4 
$  piece.......10  @25

@10 

w o o l ;

50
25

20
20 
10 
60 
50 

Fine washed $  ft 32@251 Coarse washed.. .26028
Medium  ............. 27@3i)|lTnwashed............16022
No. 1  No. 2 No. 3 No. 4

FURS.
....15 00 7 00  4 00
Bears......................
15
Beavers................... .......6 00 4 00  2 00
.......  75
Badgers.................
5
Cat, Wild................. .......  50
“  House............. .......  15
5
30
.........1 00
Fox,  Red...............
.......5 00 2 50  1 00
“  Cross...........
.......  75
20
“  G rey..........
.......7 00 4 00  2 00
Fishers..................
.......4 00 2 50  1 00
Lynx......................
Mink, Large Dark .......  40
10
......... 25
05
Small Pale.
30
.......1 00
Martins.................
SPRING WINTER FALL KITS
8@4
Musrats.................
2 00 1 00
Otter...................... . . . 6   00
10
20
Raccoon, Large...
..  75
05
10
Small.... ...  30
10
25
Skunk.................... ...  75
25
50
Wolf....................... ...3 00
Deer Skins, dry, Red Coats, per lb........

10
50
10
1 00
50
05
10

4 00 
50 
20 
50 
1 00 

25 
15 
60 

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“  Blue
“  Short Grey, 
“  Long 

“ 

MISCE L.LANEOUS.

.  30c
.  30c
!'  .............  25c
“  .............  10c

Sheep pelts, short sheMring............... 
5@25
Sheep pelts, old wool estimated..........  @25
Tallow..................................................... 3X@ 3)4
Grease butter......................................... 
5@ 8_
Ginseng, good....................................   ..1 6001  TO

SOSCELL A N EOUS.

Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay $1.60@$1.70 $ ft 

for clean washed roots.
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Jobbers are  offer­
ing 10 per cent, off on first  quality  and 40 and 
12)4 per cent, off on second quality.

P R O D U C E   M A R K E T .

Apples—$2.25@$2.50 per bbl 
Beets—In good supply at 40e ner bu.
Bean—Hand-picked  mediums  are  very 
scarce, readily commanding $8.25@$2.50 per bu.
Butter—Jobbers pay 20cfor choice dairy and 

sell at 22c.  Grease butter is slow sale at 8c.

Butter1 ne—Creamery,  16e  for  solid  packed 
and 17c for rolls.  Dairy,  14c  for solid  packed 
and 15c for rolls.

Cabbages—S5@$7 per  100,  according to size. 

Very scarce 

Carrots—30@35c per bu.
Celery—25 $  doz.
Cheese—Jobbers are holding their  stocks  at 

13@13)4c

rels, 25c.

Cider—10c per gal
Cooperage—Pork  barrels,  $1.25;  apple  bar­

Cranberries—Home  grown, $3 perbu.  Cape 

Cod, $8.50@$8.75 per bbl.

Dried  Apples—Jobbers  hold  sun-dried at 5c 

and evaporated at 8)4e.

Eggs—Jobbers  pay  18c  for  pickled  stock 

and 22c for fresh, holding at 2c above those fli 
ures.  Fresh eggs are hard to get 

Honey—In  moderate  demand,  but  scarce, 

readily commanding 16@18c 

_ 

„  . 

Hay—Baled 

is  moderately  active  at  $14 
per ton  in,two and  five  ton  lots  and  $13 
car lots. 
1
Onions-  Home grown, 75c  per bu.  Spanish, 
$1.30 per crate.
Pop Corn—2e 
Potatoes—Buyers pay 68@70c  for good stock 

(Rose and  Hebrons  preferred) and hold at 7F 
80c. 
Sweet  Potatoes—Kiln-dried  Jerseys  are 
scarce and high, readily commanding $5@$5.50 
per bbl
,8;

Turnips—20@25c per doz.

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GRAINS AND  MILLING PRODUCTS 

Wheat—No change.  City millers  pay 79c for 
Lancaster  and  77c  for  Fulse and Clawson.
Cora—Jobbing  generally  at  66c  in  100  bu 
lots and £4c in carlots. 
,
Oats—White,  38c  in  small  lots  and  34c  in 
car lots.
Rye—48@50c ¥  bu 
Barley—Brewers pay $1.20 $  cwt,
Flour—No change. Patent, $5.20$ bbl.in sacks 
and  $5.40  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.20 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.40 in  wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.40 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  Bran, $18 

$  ton.  Ships,  $18.50  $   ton,  Middlings, $19 

COAL!

Present  Prices:

Stove  No.  4  and Nut 
Egg and Grate

fS.OO  per ton, 
7.75  per ton.
We  are agents for  Brazil  Block  Coal.  The 

„best and cheapest steam coal in the market.

7 g5 i ton Corn and Oats, $18  $  tpn.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

Sweet Pippin........ ........................................... —w
-Fiveand Seven...'............... '............., . ........w
Hiawatha 
............................................... • .70
Street Cuba..................... 
45
,
Japan ordinary................... . .. J .. .. ..   . . . .18@20
Japan fair to good............... .................. .25@30
Japan fine......................................... .. .i .35@45
Japan dust.............. 
.12@20
 
Young H yson..................... .. . . ..20@45
GunPowder..........................  
.35@50
 
 
 
Oolong ...... I:.........  
 
.33@56@60@75
Congo............................. 
25@30
■  VINEGAR.
50 gr.
10
10
12

30 gr. 
White W ine........ .......................... 
8 
cider.......... .......... — -------.....  % 
Apple....................  
10 
Bath Brick imported............................. 
90
75
 
Burners, N o.0 ......................................   @70
90 
@ 4 

do 
do  No. 1, 
do  No. 2 

American..;..... ........ 

Cocoa  ShellB, bulk
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand..... 
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.....
Candles. Star.....................................
Candles*  Hotel.................................
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes.................
Extract Coffee, V. C............... .......
Fire Crackers, per box........
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps...............
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps................
Gum, Sp ru ce..........................
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails.......... . . .....,
Powder, Keg.................. ................
Powder, %  Keg.............. ..........
Sage
Sauer-kraut, 30 gals..............7.........................8 50

@7 60I?.
@1 20 
@11
Ü
@1 15 
@25
T i 15

F e lix .....

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FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

16
20
13
  22
  14
@11)4
@10)4
@12)4

STICK.
........................ .
MIXED

CANDY. FRUITS AND  NUTS.
Putnam & Brooks quote as follow s:
@8)4 
Standard, 25 ft boxes..............................  8
@ 9 
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
@10
Royal, 251b pails.....................................  8)4@ 9
Royal, 200 ft bbls.....................................  @ 8
Extra, 25 ft palls.................. 
@10
Extra. 200 ft bbls............................... 
  @ 9
French Cream, 25 ft pails......................  @11)4
Cut loaf, 25 ft cases...............................   @10
Broken, 25 ft pails................................  
  @10
Broken. 200 ft  bbls.................................   @ 9
Lemon  Drops.............................................  @13
Sour Drops..................................................  @14
Peppermint  Drops........   ........................  @14
Chocolate Drops........................................ 
14
H M Chocolate  Drops..............................  
18
Gum  Drops  ............................................... 
10
Licorice Drops...........................................  
18
  12
A B   Licorice  Drops................................. 
Lozenges, plain..................................... .. 
14
Lozenges,  printed..................................... 
15
Im perials............................................  —  
14
Mottoes .................................................... 
 
 
Cream  Bar....................................................  
  13
Molasses Bar..................................................  
13
Caramels....................... r ........................... 
18
Hand Made Creams..............................—  
18
Plaip,  Creams................................................  
Decorated Creaihs........................................  
String Rock.................................................... 
Burnt Almonds............................................ 
Wintergreen  Berries................................... 
FANCY—IN BULK.
Lozenges, plain in palls....................
Lozenges, plain in bbls.............
Lozenges, printed in pails.................
Lozenges, printed in  bbls........................  @11)4
Chocolate Drops, in pails.........................   @12)4
Gum Drops  in palls........ ....................   @ 6)4
@ 5)4
" '
Gum Drops, in bbls........  
____ _ 
Moss Drops, in pails.......
@10
Moss Drops, in fibls...............................   @9
Sour Drops, in  pails..............................   @12
Imperials, in pails.................................   @12
Imperials  in bbls...................................  @11
Bananas 
................................................   @
Oranges, California, fancy..................   @
Oranges,  choice.....................................
Oranges. Jamaica, bbls.........................
Oranges, Florida....................................3 25@4 00
Oranges, Rodi,__ , .. . ............................   @
Oranges, Messina..................................   @
@
Oranges, OO................................... . 
Oranges, Imperials................................  @
Lemons, choice......................................   @3 75
Lemons, fancy.......................................5 0005 25
Lemons, California................................
Figs, layers, new*  IP ft........................  .12)4@16
Figs, Bags, 50 ft...........................— ...  @
Dates,frails do  .................... ................  
® 5)4
Dates, X do  d o .....................................  @6)4
Dates, Fard 10 ft box KJ  ft................ 
@ 9)4
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  ft......................  8  @ 8)4
Dates. Persian 50 ft box $  ft................  6  @7)4
Pine Apples, IP doz— ........................ 
Almonds,  Tarragona............................   17018
Ivaca......................................  @17
California............................   @17)4
Brazils................................................... .  @19-
Filberts, Sicily........................................   H@12
Barcelona................................  @8
Walnuts,  Grenoble................................  16@16)4
Sicily................... 
 
„15
 
French...........................  
8)4@11
Pecans, Texas. H. P ..............................  Il@i6
Cocoanuts, ^  100, full bags.... .*..........   @5 50
Chestnuts................................ 
PEANUTS.
Prime Red, raw IP  ft............................  @4)4
Choice 
do  ............................   5  @5)4
Fancy H.P. do 
do  ............................  @5)4
Choice White, Va.do  ............................  6  @
Fancy H P,. Va  do  ............................   @
H .P .V a ..................................  ..............6)4®

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FORK   IN   BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co 

quote  as follows:
Mess............................................................25
Short cut.................................... 
15 25
Short cut, clear,  Botsford..............14 
25
Short cut  Morgan...................................    15  50
Extra clear pig, short cut.......................    .16  25
Extra clear, heavy........................ 
16 25
Clear quill, short cut......................................16 25
Boston clear, short cut....................... ......... 16 2o
Clear back, short cut............................ -16 25
Standard clear, short  cut, best.................. 16 25
Bean..................................................................
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.
Hams, average 20  fts.............................  

.11
16  fts.......................................1D4
12 to 14 fts...............................11)4
picnic  ........................................... .  •••  8
best boneless................*................... •
Shoulders...................................................... • ■  §
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............................11
Dried Beef, extra..................................... 
 

“ 

ham  prices........ .................... 

10
DRY  SALT  MEATS.
Long Clears, heavy............................................8)4
medium......................................   8)4
light............................•••.........   8)4

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Tierces  .................................... ■ • ■
30 and 50 ft Tubs.....................................
LARD IN  TIN  PAILS.
ft Pails, 20 in a case— ......................
ft Pails, 12 in a case....... ;............ 
•
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case.............
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in case........... ........
Extra Mess, warranted 200 fts......................  7  00
Extra Mess. Chicago PacJdng......................7 58
“  Kansas City Packing...............7 25

BEEF IN  BARRELS.

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Boneless, rump butts................................. "J

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«  Kan City pkd........... 9 00
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“■ H bbl.  5 00

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SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
Pork Sausage...............................................
Ham  Sausage.............................................
Tongue  Sausage...........................................  
»
Frankfort  Sausage....................  
°
 
Blood  Sausage...........................••••• —  ••••  ®
Bologna, straight............... 
«
Bologna, th ick .................................. 
6
Head  Cheese.....................................................  0
In half barrels............. .............................. .  3 50
In quarter barrels.. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. ..  .* ....  « to

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FRESH  MEATS.

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The  W.  Steele  Packing  &  Provision 
_

quotes as follows: ' 
Fresh  Beef,  sides Or carcasses.. .. ....  @ »
Dressed Hogs.................................. ••••  @I”*»
P ork loins.....................................................'®1'
Beef loins.. 
@ 5
Beef ribs
Pork ribs. .’.’. .’..........................................  ® W*
@ 6
J  ~
Pork  sausage. 
f  »
Bologna................................................... 
f  t  
Frankfort sa 
@ 5
Blood, liver and

............... 
, 
sausage........ 
John Mohrhard quotes as follows:

usage... 
md head

Chickens.. —  — ,— .......... 

• • • •  isiL S B i

Lard,  kettle-rendered. 

• ». • 

0  "a

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 60

Jennings’ D. C.,2 oz.............. ¥  doz.  1 00 
4oz.............................1 50 
•  
“ 
6 oz.............................2 50 
8 oz.............................3 50 
“ 
“  No. 2 Taper...............1 25 
“ 
“  No. 4 
1 75 
“  Ya pint, round............4 50 
“ 
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9 00 
“  No. 3 panel..............110 
“  No. 8 
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...2 75 
“  No. 10  “ 
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FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

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

1  85

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Farina, 100 lb.  kegs................................  @  04
Hominy, $  bbl.....................................   @4 25
Macaroni, domestic 12 lb.  boxes........   @  65
imported..............................  @11)4
Pearl Barley........ .................... .............  @.3
Peas, G r e e n .,.,..,...,...... ..................  @1 15
Peas, Split................................................  @ 254
Sago, German............. ...........................   @ f
Tapioca, flake or pearl.........................  @  5%
Wheat, cracked......................................  @6 25
Vermicelli,  imported............................  ^ @11)4
domestic. 12 lb. boxes........  @  65
Grand  Haven,  No. 8, square.......... ..............  95
Grand Ha ven, No 9, square, 3 gro......................1 10
Grand  Haven,  No. 200,  parlor...........................1 7o
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor...........................2 25
Grand Haven, No,  7,  round.............................. 1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2 ........................... 
¿5
Oshkosh, No. 8........ 
1 50
Swedish...................................................................,  75
Richardson’s No* 8  square.............................100
........................1 5 0
Richardson’s No. 9 
Richardson’s No. 7)4, round— ............. — 1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
.............................150
Woodbine, 300.................................................. 1 15

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Cuba Baking.................................................. 22025
Porto  Rico......................................................24@35
New  Orleans,  good.......................................33040
New Orleans, choice.....................................44@50
New Orleans,  fancy.......... .......................... 50052

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PIPE S.

o a t m e a l

r o l l e d   o a t s

PICKLES.
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Barrels..........................6 25
Half barrels............3 25
Cases.............................2 35

Michigan Test— U-................................. ........10
Water White................ 
Barrels.....................6 25
Half barrels............3 25
Cases........................3 35
Medium........6 OOiSmall, 
)4bbl......... 3 50| 

bbl.............. 7 00
)4bbl............4 00
| Imported Clay. No. -216,3 gross............  @2 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,2)4 gross........   @1 75
| American T. D ......................................   @  7o
Java  ................ 
  5)4
Choice Carolina,... .6)4 
Patna ; ............ .....6)4
Prime Carolina.... .6
Rangoon..........  @5
Good Carolina........ 5)4
Broken. 
.......  @3)4
Good L o u isia n a .. .5)4
Japan.. * ...... .5)406)4
T able...............5X@6
H ead............. 
,6X
DeLand’s pure.;A ..5)4iBwight’s  
.........,5
Church’s   
..........5  Sea  F oam ...........5 )4
Taylor’s  G. M.........5  [Cap Sheaf..................5
yRc less in 5 box lots.
■'  -■= 

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60 Pocket, F F   D airy........................  2 10@2 20
2  10 
28Pocket----------- 
----- . .. .. .
2 35 
1003 ft pockets,..................................
95
Saginaw or Manistee.........................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags.,..
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags..
Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags—
American, dairy, )4 bu. bags...........
Rock, bushels......................................
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags..................
..................

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London Relish, 2 doz...................................... 2 50
Dingman, 100 b a rs....................................00
Allspice.......................... ..................
Cassia, China in mats.........................
“  Batavia in bundles........ —
“  Saigon-in rolls.......................
Cloves, Amboyna,..............................
“  Zanzibar.............. .
Mace Batavia. . . . . . . . . . . . : .................
Nutmegs,  fancy.................................
No. 1...................................
No. 2................  ...............
Pepper, Singapore, black... *---- - • •
w h ite ..........
 ---------------- .......
.SPICES—PURE  GROUND.
Allspice................................................
Cassia,  B a t a v i a . .......................
and  Saigon...............
Saigon...................................
Cloves, Amboyna..............................
“  Zanzibar......... ..............  ...
Ginger, African.................................
Cochin
Jamaica............................... 

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12
15@16
25
42
32
31
12)4
15
18022
85
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SUGARS.

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Kfngsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 ft pkgs....  @7

Mace Batavia................................ 
Mustard, English................ ................. 
and Trieste............. 
Trieste........... ........... .............
Nutmegs, No. 2.....................................  
Pepper* Singapore black...................... 
white....................¿g
Cayenne................................... 
STARCH.
*• 
6 ft boxes...  @7)4
•*  '  b u lk ............   @6)4
Pure, lf t  pkgs..................   @5)4
Corn, l f t  pkgs..................
Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ft boxes, 1 ft  pkgs...  @ 534
“  48 “ 
...  @5)4
40 ft 

« 
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« Com, 401b boxes, 1 ft pkgs—  
“ 

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*«  72 ft crates, 6 ft boxes..  @6;
@ 6
« 

••••  @6)4
Cut Loaf.............................................   8 '2  5»
C u b es...;...............................................  %
P ow dered.....••••••.:............—■*........ 
2
Granulated, Standard......................... 
@,*)4
Granulated, New Orleans..................  
2 1
Confectionery A ..........-------------—   @  1
Standard A .... 
Sg
 
 
 
No.Z, ExtraC  ................................ 
§5£
. . . . . .  ■ • •. . . • • *----- - • • •  » » 2  IH
No. 4 C 
5)4
N0 . 5 C..
C o m . barrels.......@33  [Pure Sugar, bbl.  25@38
Com,)4 bbls. • ^...@35  tPtireSugar,)4 bbl27@39 
Com, Hgal. k’gs,@38 
Lorillard’s American G entlem en.....
Maccoboy............................  @
Gail & Ax’ 
2
Railroad  Mills  Scotch.........................  @
• *• • •  %  @
Lotzbeck  ............. .......... . 
Merry W ar...... . -J
Spear Head., ,,¿.42044
Jolly Tar.,...............-34
Plank Road..*«.......
Live & Let L ive.... ..34
Eclipse  .......... ..go
Nimrod. 
.........,-.49
Holy.Moses.....
Whopper
Blue  Blazes. ¿ .y 
Jupiter»,:..^* .
Eye Opener.......
Ola Honesty........... ..42
p, L . . . . . . •
Clipper  . ........
Comer Stone.
Scalping  Knife.
• «vnm
Clipper,.... „
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8*033..;.*"..,..,25032

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Grand Rapids Ice & Coal Co,

OFFICE 53  PEARL  ST.,

Oflfer N o .  176.

FREE—To Merchants Only:  One 
Williams’ «Perfection”  Electro-Mag­
netic Battery.  Address  at  once,  R. 
W . Tansill & Co.,  Chicago.

Composed  of  Guatemala,  African _  and 
Mexican Javas,  Santos, Maracaibo  ana » 1© 
selected with especial  référence  to their fine 
drinking qualities. The most popularbrand 
of Blended Coffee in the, market.  Sold  only 
in 50 lb. Cans and 1 lb,  packages. 30,60andlQ0 
lb. Cases.-  Mall Orders Solicited by the  pro­
prietors.

J.  H.  THOMPSON l   GQ„
-,  ,
59 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Importers and jobbers of  fine  Teas, Coffees,. 
Spices,  Etc..  Baking  Powder  Mfrs.,  Coffee 
Roasters, Spice Grinders.

BEE $PICE MILLS, 

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ORGANIZED  OCTOBER,  1883.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBKE 9, 1884.

D e t r o i t   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty .

M ic h i g a n   S ta t e   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   A s s ’n . 

Grand Rapide Pharmaceutical Society.

<  *■  C . Stale Jlaifeil e f Pharmacy. * 
<$lx Y ears—Jaco b   Jesaon, Muskegon.
Two T ears—Jam es V eraor, D etroit.
Throe Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  A rbor. 
;  F our Y ears—Geo. McDonald, K alam azoo.
F iv e T ears—Stanley E. Pariceli, Owosao.  v 
P resident—Geo. McDonald  v 
S ecretary —Jacob Jesson. -  - 
T reasurer—Jas. V em or. 
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y  e x t M eeting—A t  G rand Rapids, M arch 7 and 8.

P resident—A rth u r B assett, D etroit.
W itet Vice-President—G. M. H arw ood, P etoskey.
Second Vice-President—H. B. F airchild,  G rand 1
f S T v S S S i f f i i S  S 3 S 3 » S S K 2S C :   H
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S ecretary—& E. P arkill, Owosso 
T reasurer—Wm. D upont, D etroit.
Executive  C om m ittee—Geo.  G undm m ,  F ran k   Inulte 
A. H. Lym an, John E. Peek, E. T. Webb.
Locai S ecretary—Jam es V em or, D etroit.
N ext M eeting—A t D etroit, Septem ber 4,5, « and 7.

P resident—F ran k   Inglis.
F irst V ice-President—F. W . R. P erry .
Second V ice-President—J. J.  Crowley.
S ecretary  and Treasureiv-F. R ohnert.
A ssistant Secretary an d  T reasurer—A. B. Lee. 
A nnnal M eeting—F irst W ednesday in  June.
R eg u lar M eetings—F irst W ednesday in  each  m onth.
C e n t r a l   M i c h i g a n   D r u g g i s t s ’  A s s o c ia tio n . 
P residen t, J . W. D unlop;  S ecretary, R.  M. Mussell. 
B e r r i e n   C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty . 
P resident, H. M. Dean;  Secretary, H enry K ephart. 

eryone is how &  catch fish  and at the same
time tellthe truth.  Pish  liars o f the pres-  Wm* " “P00* is  happy  when dancing or 
ent day hold their  own  with  apparent ease  at cards, 
and dignity, and, in some  cases  of which I 
have heard, with  a  complete  loss  of  the 
truth that is perfectly  oharming.
As^near as I  can find  out,  the  beginning 
of the fish  business  was  brought  to public 
notice about the time eleven good fishermen 
Were  picked  out  to  become  disciples  and 
teachers and followers of  the ¿lord,  but the
 »fU f. f f i  H S  man,  being’ an o n i 
1 sider, he turned  oat  bad  and  trouble
been brewing fever since. 
You all,  doubtless)  remember reading of I 
the experience of a man named  Mr. Jonah? 
Now,  he is set down  as being tie  Father of 
the Fish Liars.  A man like him, who went 1 
around and made all the newspapers believe 
P resident—H. E. Locher.
he had swallowed a  whale  and  kept  him] 
V iee-President—3. W , H ayw ard.
down for three  days before hegave it up to I 
' S ecretary—F rank H. Escott.
T reasurer—H enry  B. Fairchild.
Board of^censow^President,  Vice-President and Sec-1 ^yone else,  should have amonument erect­
ed to his memory at once.  Ever  since that 
reta ry .
B o ard  o f Trustees—The P resident,  John  E. Peck,  Geo. 
W«e we have been going from bad to worse, 
G. Steketee. A. F. H am ltine a nd F. J. W urzburg, 
The season  just  closed  has  been an un 
w en, Isaac W atts. Wm. E. W hite a n d  W m.  L.  W hite. 
C om m ittee on Trade M atters—Jo h n  E. Peck, H. B. Fair-
usually good one,  and  fish  liars  have been 
child an d  Hugo Thum . 
veiy prolific.  The  lies  have  panned  out 
C om m ittee  on  Legislation—B.  A.  McW illiam s,  Theo. 
Kernink and W. H . Tibbs.
well,  and  the  returns  will  show many a 
C om m ittee on Pharm acy—W . L. W hite, A. C. B auer and 
good man who has tried his  best  to  break 
Isaac W atts.
R egular  M eetings—F irst  T hursday  evening  in   each 
the record.  L myself,  am guilty of just one 
m onth. 
Sailor Hat Perfume...............................$  .75
offense of going  afishing  the  past  season, 
A nnual Meeting—F irst T hursday evening in  N ovember 
N ext  M eeting—Thursday  evening,  J a n u a ry  5,  a t  The 
but,  nstead of the  usualN luck,  I  did  no 
Plug 
small......................... 75
harm to the fish. 
I  started  early  in  the 
morning,  and,  by  the  aid  of  a  kerosene 
la rg e .......... ........... 1.50
lamp, dug  a  can  of  those  little  creatures 
called  angle  worms.  After  two  hours’ 
round....................... 1.75
driving,  walking, climbing  through  brush, 
small............................90
over logs,  through , wire  fences,  crossing 
and re-crossing the  creek,  with  a  number 
medium.. . .............  1.25
one, good fish liar who knew just  where all 
the fish were—the  old  story  over  again— 
large---- . . . . . . . .   2.00
we suddenly came to a halt.  Now, for fish; 
but, alas,  we  were  doomed to a disappoint^ 
................................................2.00
ment. 
In our haste to get  started,  we had 
left the can of worms at home*  No worms, 
................  2.00
no fish—that  was  ju st  what  we  caught. 
______________T.„..T1V1X  Cat Tooth Pick Perfume, large...........  2.00
After a hurried lunch on acold ham sand wich
anda pull or two at a bottle ¿fold Hennesev I Rohv 
2.50
Cough Syrup,”  we  called  ourselves backI 
* 
.  —  -—  purseives back
to the city-—and kept mum.
2.00
You have all  heard  of  Holland.  Now,,
there is a city that  will .actually suffer  for  Cat Slipper Perfume, large...........   ..  2 00
water.  According  to  all  reports,  so  far,
there have been taken  from the  lake  over 
2,000,000 of fish this season,  and Do one has 
been caught catching anything less than four 
feet  in  length.  Owing  to  the  enormous 
quantities of fish taken out,  the  water  has 
fallen about  sixteen  feet on a level, so far, 
and if the season had lasted one month lon­
ger,  the boys  would  not  have  had  water 
enough to skate on the coming winter.
. I. have  tried  to  stick  to  the  truth  ever
____________________________   since 1 have been in the business,  but when
P resident, F. W. F incher;  Secretary, F rank Cady.
Saginaw 
C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   s o c i e t y ,  m y friends  return  from  a  fishing  trip and 
tell me of the wonderfully  large  fish 
P resident, Jay
ay  Sm ith;  secretary,  p. E. P raii. 
tinV
S h ia w a s s e e  C o u n t y   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty   have caught,  also the immense quantities  I
am O f thfe  o p in io n  t h a t   t h e   fis h   w e   r e c e iv e  t , .  I 
P resident. E. A. B ullard;  S ecretary, C. E. Stoddard. 
, ¡f  USI*  W e r e c e iv e  t o
q„ ] i  j n  
I sell m this city are only the  culls  that  are 
Manistee County  Pharmaceutical  Society. 
thrown back into the water as worthless.
P resident, W. H . W illard;  S ecretary, A. H.  Lym an.
In my judgment,  the  cause  of the rapid I 
growth  and  increase  of  fish liars is due to 
the  newspapers  and  summer  resort  hotel 
proprietors—if  they  would  learn to divide 
fish stories,  instead  of  multiplying, 
they 
would come nearer the? facts.
Now,  in closing,  I   pride  myself  that we I 
have no fish liars  in  our  Association,  and.
Referring to our  last  special  report of 15  in apology,  will say,  I take everything back
that  looks  a  little  off color or a little too 
large,  as l am like  the  Boy with the Little I 
Hatchet—I cannot tell a lie.

P resident, F. N. L atim er;  S ecretary, Wm. H eysett.
M e c o s ta   C o u n ty   ‘P h a r m a c e u t i c a l  
P resident, C. H. W agener;  Secretary, A. H. W ebber. 
i  M o n r o e   C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty .
P resid en ti S. M. S ackett;  Secretary j Julius Weiss._____
M u s k e g o n   C o u n ty   D r u g g i s t s ’  A s s o c ia tio n , j 
PraslU ent, E. C.  Bond;  Secretary,G eo. L. LeFevre.

- ¿ I o n i a  C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty . 
P resident, W. R . C utler;  Secretary, Geo. Gundrum.
_ .J a c k s o n   C o u n ty   P h a r a i a c e u t h ^ a i   A ss’n .
1 P resident, C. B. Colwell; S ecretary, C. E. Foote.______
K a la m a z o o . P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   A s s o c i a ti o n . 

The following circular  letter from a lead- j 
ing quinine manufacturer’s agents will be of 
interest to the drug trade:

38 k 40 LOÉ St.

l   SM IT H .

J P N I P S

P resident, A. O. H unt;  Secretory, A. S,  Wallace.-______
C h a r l e v o i x  C o u n t y  P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty  j 
P resident, H. W. W illard;  Secretary, Geo. W. C ronter. ) 

P resident, O. S. Koon;  S ecretary, Geo. L . LeFevre.
N e w a y g o   C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty . 
P resident, J. F. A. R aider; Secretary, N. N. Miller.

Dog with Vase Perfume, extra  large..  i

Utility Boat Perfume,  large.. . . . .

Mail orders filled promptly on receipt.

New York, December 6,  1887.

T u s c o l a  C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l  S o c ie ty . 

h td a o n   C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty . 

O c e a n a  C o u n t y   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   ■ society 

C l i n t o n   C o u n ty   D r u g g i s t s ’  A s s o c i a ti o n .

P resident, D. O. R oberts;  S ecretary, D. McDonald.

M u s k e g o n   D r u g   C l e r k s ’  A s s o c ia tio n . 

^ P e r fu m e , large..........

The Advance  in Quinine.

Tooth Pick
Slipper

Cornicopia
Chair

All  ab o re in assorted colors.

.s o c ie ty . 

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t:  PENINSULAR
l i e  M an ! Color Works

DETROIT.

MAKERS  AND GRINDERS OF

Chrome  Greens  and  Yellows. 

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

milions,  W hite 

Lead,  Zinc,

AND OTHER COLORS.

Being  makers of DRY  COLORS, we  have 
an advantage  over the  so-called  paint  manu­
facturers, who simply grind and mix.

Specialties — White  aqd  Tinted  Leads. 
Coach,  Carriage  and  Buggy  Paints,  nine 
choice  colors;  Ready  Mixed  Faints;  Coach 
Colors  ground  in  Japan;  Decorative  Wall 
Fresco, Floor, Sash. Fire-Proof, Car,  Barn  and 
Domestic paints; Wood and Iron fillers; Maple 
Leaf Permanent Green; Pure Putty, Etc,

SPECIAL PAINTS MADE TO ORDER.

Peninsular brands  of Ready Mixed  Paints 
®ve  full  weights and free from barytes, nap­
tha or any other adulterations.  Send for sam­
ple cards and prices.

F.  J.  WURZBURG,

Wholesale  Agent,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

THE IMPROVED

Picket  Battery,

FOR  PHYSICIANS  AND  FAMILY  USE.

WHOLESALE PRICE  CURRENT,

. 

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quinine, oinohonidia, Oil 
cassia, lard oil, juniper berries, white lead, red
Declined—Oil anise, castor<oU, salacylic acid, 
*  *

8®  10 
80®1 00 
45®  60
W rl 
10®   12 wm
¡2 055   60
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AMMONIA.
18  deg.......................

spermaceti. 
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ACIDUM  f
Aceticum. , , . ;  
 
Benzoicum,  German.......
Carbolicum. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Citrieum ............."
Hydrochlor.......i.' 
Nitrocum .....  . . . . __ >“ ' ‘*''
Oxalicum............... ..! ! ..! ." !  
Salicylicum.........." *  [’'' 
Tannicum........................ ” *  *' "V
Tartaricum....... .".
Aqua, 16 deg.......  .................. . 
Carbonas...................... 
Chloridum................ ................... 
_  
BACCAE.
Cntoebae (po.  1 30.......................
Juniperus  ...........................
XanthOxylum........ ...i."!!!!!.*!
BALSAMUM.
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C opaiba,............................................  55®  60
ireru— mm  
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Terabin,  Canada.................... 
Tointan..............................: ! ! !! ! J::: ! ! ?  3 B " n
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CORTEX.
Abies,  Canadian...........................
Caesiae  ................................
Cinebona Flava.................. ....................
Euonymus  atropurp...............
Myrica  Cerifera, po..........
Prunus V irgili...........................!.!*.!"
Quillaia,  grd..........................................
Sassfras  ............................. ’"*/...........
Ulmus................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)1111 ! 1 IH 11 
1 *.
Glycyrrhiza Glabra................................  24®,
po............................... . 1.1.1  33®-
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Haematox, 15 ]b boxes...........................  9®'
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Carbonate Precip...................
®  15 
Citrate and Qulnia.............111
®3 50 
Citrate Soluble....... ............ ! . . ! '
®  80 
Ferrocyanidum Sel.............11........
®   50 
Solut  Chloride.............
®  15
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 85)..'!.'!!!.'!.'!.'!.’  U4® 
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SPONGES. 
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Ploridasheens  wool,carriage......2 25  @2 50
Nassau_ 
21m
do 
Velvet Ext  do 
1  m
Extra Ye 
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86
Grass 
do 
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75
Yellow Reef. 
l io
.fStber, Spts Nitros. 3 F.......  
26®  2«
Alther, Spts. Nitros, 1 F. 
.............  30®  32
Alumen ..............................| 
Alumen, ground, (po. 7)1.1.11111'"" **  a®  4
Antimoni,  po..........11111..................  5lf|
Antimoni et Potass  Tárt      .1... 11.'."  55®  eo
Argenta Nitras,  5.......... 
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Arsenicum...................  
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Balm Gilead Bud...... 
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Bismuth S. N ...J 
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Calcium^ Chlor,  Is, (Hs, iij'ks,‘12)11"
9
Gantharides  Russian, po._____
@2 10 
Capsici  Fructu's, a f............. ...’l l .........
®   15 
Capsici Fructus, po........ 11 
................
®   16 
Capsici pructus, B, po
@  14 
Caryophyllus,  (po.  35)....’ll.............  ’
30®  33 
Carmine. No. 40..... 
...............
@3 75 
Cera Alba, S. & F 
...........................
50®  55 
Cera Fla va.............1...............................
2b@  30 
Coccus.................. llllir .l" !................
®  40 
Cassia Fructus.................................
®  15 
Centraria...........11!...............................
®  10 
Cetaceum........  .....................................
45
Chloroform
Chloroform,' Sqiiibbs!!" !!................. 
«o
8SSSS?*“  °” s*.....5i>
Cinchonidine, P,A W."!!.'!!!!..............  
Cmchonidine,  German.....................  
Corks, see list, discount,  per cent
—  
Creasotum 
 
Creta,(bbl.75)....'!!!.".;'.!!...................... 
Creta  preu........ 
 

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Ether Suiph...........
Emery, all  numbers!.’!!......
Emery, po......
Ergota,*(po.) 75...'.'.'..............
70@
Flake  White...... 
......
12©
...........
Galla................ 
Gambier...... !!!!!!!"!"!........ 
t®
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Gelatin, Coopor......  
 
Gelatin, French....... " ! .......................  4«®
Glul! Broewnnt’ 7°&1° by
.........................
Glue! W hite..’!.’!.’ 
G lyeerina....,...! ..............................   M
Grana  Paradisi...... ............................
Hydrarg Chlor. Mitt'!!.'!!!.................  ®
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor............ ...............  ®
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum.... 
...........  ®
Hydrarg Ammoniati..........................  ®i  15
gydrargUnguentum...................  
45®  55
indSo°COlla’ Am.....................".!!!!! 1 25® 1 50
Iodine,' Restibl!!!!!!!..........................4 S® i  m
Iodoform .. 
.......................* ®0@4  10
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg Iod!!!.'!.  "   @ 27
Lumilimi0taS8  Ar8initis...........................10@  12
Marts 
55@  60
Magnesia, Suiph,'(bbl! 1J4)..................   80®  85
2@
MflUnia  Q 
..............................
Mabnia,S.F............ 
0^ ,   m i
Morphia,  S*P.&W ..!.'.'!"Ü............. 3 
35
Morphia, S. N. Y. O. & C. C o...............Í nn®^ of
Moschus Canton  . 
................ .. “ f 8 
Myristica, No. 1.... 
...........................
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 20)!'.!!!....................
Os.  Sepia............ 
.................
Pepsin Saae, H. & p.'ü.' oó..................
Piéis Liq,  N. C.. %  galls, d¿¿!.............
PicisLiq.,  quarts.......................   ........   @1401
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..
Piper Nigra,  (po.22)  .
Piper  Alba, (po. 35)...
Pix Burmin...
Plumbi A cet...!!!!!!!
Potassa, Bitart, pure.
Potassa,  Bitart, com.
Potass  Nitras, opt...
Potass Nitras..........
Pulvis Ipecac et opii............ 

 
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Quassiae.......... 
Quinia, S. P.  & w   ...........................   
Quinia  S,Germari!!!.'!!!........ ............   ^
Rubia Tinctorum....... 
..............
Saccharum  Lactis, p v..  .................... 
Salacin....... 
Sanguis D r a c o n i s ............  "  " 
Santonme........  
 
Sapo,  W...........  .............................
Sapo,  M............ 
.................................  
sapo, g ..........;;;.....................................
Seidlitz  Mixture!!.................................
Sinapis..........  
Sinapis, opt..!!!".!!."........ ................. 
^V'ff. Scotch,  Do. Voes........ 
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Soda Boras, (po  11) 
Soda etPotossTart..!!!.".:.'.................. 10oof  S
®i 75
3^|
Soda,  Bi-Garb.. 
Soda, Ash....... 
5
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soda  sulphas....;;;.".............................   ^   i
spts. M y r e i a D o m . . . . ........ 
•  50fg  no
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Spts. Myreia Im p.. 
Spts. Vini Beet, (bbl.  2 08)!.........  
 
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Terebenth  fenic¿ I
Theobromae ... 
 
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Whale, winter............ 
HW
Lard, extra............   ...................... .  m
Lard,No.  1...........................................
Linseed, pure  raw!.!. ” " .......*........  tn
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Linseed, boiled........  
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained!!!;;"'  50 
Spirits Turpentine..........................."  43
 
4o®45

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Red Venetian............
Oehre, yeUow Marseilles . * !
Ochre*yellow  Bermuda..  . 
Putty, commercial........ !. 
Putty, strictly pure..!!!! 
Vermilion, prime American!.'
Vermihon, English........
Green, Peninsular.!!!!!.!.......
Lead, red strictly pure.!!." "
Lead, white, strictly pure..
Whiting, white Spanish........
Whiting,  Gilders’................ .  !
White, Paris American.!........
Whiting  Paris English cliff  "
Pioneer Prepared  l  aints 
Swiss Villa Prepared Paints..
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach.......
Extra  Turp” 7!™7." '..............................j  im®?
no. 1 Turp Furniture..;;;;;;;;;;;...... \  colx  10
Extra Turk  Damar................. 
 60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.... 
..........   to©  TO

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@90 
1  10 
1  40 
1 20@1 40 
1 00®1 20

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Tu  Bbtail  D iG G m

Fill out the  following  order  before  Jan. 
1» 1888, and  mail to  Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug  Co*,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  and  pro­
cure the  most reliable and  satisfactory sell­
ing article you ever handled:

Messrs. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co

Please send with other goods:

One-fourth  doz.  Peekham’s  Universal  Croup
Remedy at $3.50 per doz..................................,gT
e uo^orstanding that you receive back 
at cost price^al)  of this trial order - — may re­
turn to you during the month of May, 1888.

Name-—-  
Address-

From  W. H. Goodyear,  Druggist,  Hastings,

Mich

«•£eo^îiam 8  Universal  Croup 
Bemedy since  1878.  It  is  certainly the  most
J  handle*1”^ 8a^ ^ ac^orJrproprietary medioine

D r u g g is t s !

k®

Have now in Stock and Invite 

Your Order for the

HOLIDAY  THADE

An Elegant Line of

PERFUMES

Put up in the following styles:

Matoli Safes fixe  stgles 
Christinas  Cards  ten  stgles 
Pancg  Plush  Boxes 
Hand Lamps two  sixes 
Right  Lamps 
Embossed  Boxes 
liases  four  stgles 
Slippers two sixes 
Bisgiie  Figures 
Watches 
Tumblers 
Pitchers

Also a Line of

Sachet  Bags

In  Silk  and  Satin«

All  These  Goods  are  Low  to 

Price  and  are nerg 

Desirable. 

, 

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Hazeltine 

& Perkins

H ragG O y 

Insfructiong for procuring attractive ad­
vertising  matter  will  Ì»  sent  with M doz. 
todcage. 

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Grand  Rapids, 

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10®®1 00 

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®  SO 
®  65 
75®1 00 
50®  60

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45@

FOLIA.

OLEUM.

10®
20®
35®

bleached.................. . 

Aloe, Barb,  (po, 60)............................

2nd  “ 
..........
3rd 
!!.!.!
“ 
Sifted sorts.,.......... ..." !........
p o ...................................

Arnica.............
Anthémis.......
Matricaria.....
„  
Barosma............................ .....................
Cassia Acutifol, Tinnivelly.............   " ’
Salvia officinalis, ¿ s  and  &
s "
Ura  Ilrsi...........................................
GUMMI.
Acacia, 1st  picked................
»  “ 
................... 
“ 
 
“ 
“ 
“  Cape, (po.20).....................!!!."
“  Spcotrine,  (po. 60)...............
Ammoniac  .......................... 
  Ü"'
Assafoetida,  (po. 30)...........!.!!!!!!!"
Benzoinum.............................................
Camphorae.........................!..................
®
Catechu, Is,  (^s,  14; Jis, 16)! ! !.. !....... 
agra
Euphorbium, po....................... 
Galbanum__ 7......................... ..!!!!!!!'  ®
Gamboge, po..................................... 
75®
Guaiacum, (po. 45)..................  
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Kino,  (po. 25)............................. ! * ! ! ! ! ! *  »  @
Mastic. 
................................. ! : : ! ;  @125
Myrrh, (po.45)..........................................  @  40
gPli.lPO.S  75>......................................... ..  )5@4 25
S h ellac...... 
.....................................  20®  28
85®
Tragacanth.......................................„*!.*  30®
Herba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium  .........................................
Eupatorium 
............................. ..!!!!'
Lobelia  ................................
Majorum  ..............................!!!!!!!!!
Mentha Piperita....................................
V ir.......... ........! ......!   *"*” *
B u e .....................................
Tanacetum,  V .................. !!!!!!...........
Thymus. V ................................. .
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MAGNESIA................
55®
Calcined,  Pat.................. 
Carbonate,  Pat............................   .......  20®
Carbonate,  K. &M___ ____!!.!!!!.!!  20©
Carbonate,  Jennings......................” "  35®
Absinthium.  . .  ......................... . 
5 00®5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc..................................  45@
Amydalae, Amarae........ ...............!. Ü 7 25@7 75
Anlsi  ;:••••••............................................. 90®2  10
Auranti Cortex........................ 
  ®2 no
BergamiU....................................r . ^ j i  75®8 00
Cajiputi 
.  90@1 00
Caryophyili.........................................  
Cedar... 
Chenopodii.............................................  
Cinnamonii.............................................  85®  95
Citronelia  .......................................... 
Conium  Mac...........................!!!..........  »5®  as
Copaiba...............................................'.'!:  90® 100
Cuhcbae .........  
12 oo@12 50
Exechthitos.............................................  90@1  00
E n g ero n ..............................................1  20@1  30
Gaulthena...............................................2 25@2 35
Geranium,;..................... 
ire
Gossipii, Senegal......................!.!!!!!.  £5©  75
Hedeoma.................................................   75®  ge
Juniperi...................................... .!!!!;!!  50@2 00
Lavendula...................................... . 
go@2 oo
:k™oms. ...................................................1 75®2 25
Lmi, gal................................................  
42®  45
Mentha Piper............................................   25@3 33
Mentha V end........................................ .3  75@4 qq
Morrhuae,  gal..........................................  gQ®i 00
 
 
Myrcia,  5................................... 
Olive  . . . . .  
......................... x 00@2 75
Piéis Liquida, (gal. 35)........................... 
io@  12
Ricini .......................................................i 02@1  14
Rosmanm...................................» ........  75@1  00
Rosae,  5.................................  
Succini  .......................................................  
90@l  00
Sabina............... 
 
®antaJ .......................................................3 50@7 00
Sinapis, ess, 1.............................................  @ 65
^tg lil............................................................  @1 50
Opt................................................  Qi  fiA
Theobromas......................................... . 
15®   20
13®  ^
Bichromate.......... ......................... 
42®  45
Bromide............................................... 
Chlorate, (Po. 20)...  ...........................“   jg®  20
Iodide...-............... .................;..............'3 00@3 25
  25©  28
Prussiate.....................  
A lthae..................... 
25©  30
Anchusa....................................... !!!!!!  15®  20
Arum,  po......................................... .".! 
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Calamus.........................................!.''"  20®  50
jg®
Gentiana,  (po. 15)......................." 
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Glychrrhiza,  (pv. 15)....................!!."' 
Hydrastis Cauaden,  (po. 45)............ 
@ 40
Hellebore,  Alba*  po................  
15® 
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inuia, po........7 ...........................ü:;; 
is®  Jo
Ipecac, po...................................... ........1 75®2 00
25®
Jalapa, pr......................................  
......... 
Maranta,  ^ s............................ 
35
Podophyllum,  p o ....................... !!!!.' 
15® 
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POTASSIUM.

 
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Sanguinaria, (po. 25)......................... 
®   20
Serpentaria.................. ................ .........'  30®  ¡ 35
Senega..............................................  
55®  «a
Smilax, Officinalis, H ................. 
®  40
D 
M ex..__ ....!!!!!  @ 20
Scillae,  (po. 35)................................  
  10®  12
 
Symplocarpus,  Foetidus, po............ 
®  es
Valeriana,  English,  (po. 30).................  ®  25

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enopodium 

Germán........................ 
15®
Anisum, (po.2G)............;  .................  
®
Apium  (graveolens).............. ...........*.*  io@
Bird, i s ........... 
4®
Carui,  (po. 18)............................... 
13®
Cardamom............................... ........... .7
Coriandrum.. 
...........................  " ’  j(
Cannabis  Sativa.........................!" "   d
"  donium...........................................\  [  ^
xi
Dipterix Odorate. 
.......... .... ! ! " *x  71
Foeniculum...........
Foenugreek, po....
m
U ni 
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3).................. ........... 
Phalaris Canarian..................  
Bapa................................... 
Sinapis,  Albu............... 

314,
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Nigra,,.........;............!."'.’  H
_  
Frumenti,  W.,  D.ikCô...........  
21
Frumenti,D. F.R.. . . « . . . . . . . ^**j  l0
Frumenti............ ........... " " 1 1 1
JuniperisCo.  O.T.............¿ J  
Junlperis 
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Saacharum  N. B *..... : i. 
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Gum  opium 

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The  Drug  Market.

on account of the advance in 
linseed oil.

u lt,  we  advise  you to-day  of  the  further 
course of this article.
Large  buyers  appeared  on  this  market 
about Nov.  17,  who secured 150,000 ounces, 
or more,  at  an  average  price  of  about  37 
cents,  subsequently a large holder here sold 
...... 
The quinine boom is still  on.  Speculators
about 200,000 ounces at 40 to 42^.
Powers  &  Weightraan  advanced  their ] ^ave  been  buying  heavily  and,  with  a  50
price on Nov. 30 to 43  cents and again Dec­
per cent,  advance in the price of bark at the 
ember 2 to 49 cents in bulk.
London sales of last  Tuesday,  it is claimed 
In  London  speculative  purchases  were 
that it now costs 50 cents per ounce to man­
made at advancing prices from % to 2-1 be­
ufacture.  Cinclionidia is advancing in sym­
ing paid.  To-day’s  cable  advises a further I 
advance to 2-2  and  little  offering. 
It  ap-j 
pathy.  Borax is very firm at  the  advance 
pears  from  the  latest  information  from 
noted  and  tending  still  higher.  Carbolic 
abroad, that tbe syndicate who manipulated 
acid is very  firm  and  it  is  believed  high 
the coffee market so  successfully this  year, 
prices will rule  next  season.  Quicksilver 
has now,  with ample  means,  gone into qui­
nine,  buying up all available stock at recent
and all mercurials are  firm  at the advance.
prices. How far they will carry this manipu-  Oil cassia has  advanced  on accouut of imhi 
lation,  no one  can  tell,  but  it  is  thought 
accouut or light
that they will not stop at  the present stage.  sto c _ 
^   auise  has  declined.  Canary 
The manufacturers  have  been  taken  by  see<* is very firm.  Castor oil  has  declined 
surprise. They expected continued low prices  again this week 1 cent per pound  Lard oil 
of  bark, until  the  Ceylon  plantations  had | has  advanced
is  steady. 
been reduced to such proportions as to make 
Morphia is quiet.  Citric  acid is advancing. 
large shipments of bark impossible, but tbe 
Salacylic acid has declined.  gW   camphor 
speculators  bave quickly turned  the  scales 
on them, and  have  brought  about  in a few 
is very firm.  Bine vitriol is tending higher. 
weeks wbat would have taken many months 
Cassia buds,  cassia,  gingers  and  capsicum 
by the slower process of  letting the market 
are all tending higher.  Juniper  berries are 
take its own natural course.
We  read  in a recent  London  paper, the
scarce and higher.  Spermaceti has declined.
Commercial  Record, the following:  “Cin-1 White and red lead  have  advanced  ^  cent 
^   ceDl’
chona  cultivation  is  being« abandoned  in * 
pig  lead  and
Ceylon,  the plantations  not  having  proved 
profitable speculations.  The export of root 
.  bark from Ceylon has lately been very large, 
many trees having been pulled up altogether 
In consequence of having been stricken with 
■dteease or to  make  way for  tea. 
In  other 
cases the trees have been  peeled oi; shorn of 
their branches.”
This and  similar  statements  have  been 
made for several years  and  there  seems to 
be some’truth  in  them.  After  cultivation 
has once been  abandoned,  it will  take  six 
' years or longer  to  recover lost groiind.  At 
what price it will  pay to  cultivate  bark 
to difficult  to state.  We would, however,  re­
call  the  f&ct,^ that  two  years  aao  it  was 
thought impossible  that quinine would ever 
go down to present  figures,  but it  is a well 
known fact  that  the market will often  fol 
low a certain course, downward  or upward, 
without apparent reason, carrying prices be­
yond proper limit».
Tbe stock  in  London  has  been  reduced 
since  a  year  ago, about  12,000 bales.  The 
weight of the bales does not materially differ 
from those  of a  year  ago,  as  erroneously 
stated by our  Philadelphia  friends in  their 
lamb-like circular.  Besides tbe above 12,000 
bales the trade has  absorbed the increase of 
all  the  Java  shipments,,showing  that  the 
■consumption is even  now  larger  than  the 
,  production.
To-day’s London bark sales  went  off  at 
folly 50 per cent, higher prices over the pre­
vious sales, the nnit  value being now  fully 
0d. or spy 50  cents  per  ounce, cost of  pro­
ducing quinine.
While  it  would  be  desirable  to  have  a 
steady market and a gradual advance when- 
•ever this  appears to  be justified,  we  must 
recognize th e  fact  that  speculators  will go 
in  to reap the advantage of the better situa- 
# 011.

The  Michigan State  Pharmaceutical  As­
sociation  held  a  special  meeting  in  De­
troit  Dec.  7.  There  were  about  twenty 
members present,  with President Bassett in 
the  chair. 
It was  decided  to  change  the 
date of the next meeting to Sept.  4, 5,  6 and 
7,  the first session to be held at 2 o’clock on 
the  4th.  As  this  was  a  special meeting, 
called for the purpose of  changing the date 
of  meeting,  Mr.  Bassett  thought  that  no 
other  subjects  could  be  acted upon.  The 
question of liquor houses who  make  exhib 
its of wines and liquors at the meetings was 
talked about, and nearly all present thought 
that  such  firms  should not  be allowed  to 
give samples by the drink.  Secretary Park 
ill  urged  all  present  to  do  all  in 
their 
power to increase the membership.
:— — .
December  Meeting  of the Detroit Society.
The Detroit  Pharmaceutical  Society held 
its regular meeting on  Wednesday evening, 
Dec. 7.  Five new  members  were  elected. 
S. E. Parkill,  of  Osvdsso,  aud  D.  E. Prall, 
of  East Saginaw,  were present*

Mr.  Dupont,  who  could  not  be  present, 
sentapaper  on  ‘-Photography,” which was 
read by Secretary Rohnert. 
It was decided 
to  have  committees  of one each  appointed 
for different sections of the city, whose duty 
it  will  be  to  call  upon  all  druggists  not 
members of  the Society and  try and  induce 
them to join.
Peculiarities  of  Some  Detroit  Druggists. 

Special  Meeting  of the  M. S. P. A. 

■Fish Liars.*

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F idi liars are abroad in the  land  and áre 
to  be found among some of the best peopte.
The fish business is an ancient and honor- 
■abte calling,  which has been  followed from 
generations  way  bac&j £nd at the present 
Mme is regarded as one of thfe  principal in­
dustries,  employing  capital and men with- 

11^  >ont number 9  All parts of the globe.

baU.

■ ■ H H râpent ban-

James  Vemor is a great whist player.
F. W. R.  Perry is a curler and plays base 

A. W,  Allen  plays  ebess,  Is  an  expert 
bowler, fine  billiard  player, and  is  “clear 
gone” on the subject of base bail.
«  Frimk Inglis  plays base ball  and  enjoys 
1 curiigg.  m  

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Points  of  Superiority:  Portability,  Power, 
Durability, Compactness,  Strength  of  Cur­
rent,  Patent  Hard  Rubber  Revoluble Cell 
Water Tight, Convenience, Can be Carried 
the Pocket Charged. 

«

Price $10.  Dis. to  the  Trade.

KALAMAZOO, 

Tie Electro Medical Battery Co.,
fta ltin e  x Perkins DrUg Go.
GRAND RAPIDS* MIOH.

Manufacturers’  Agents,

-  MICH.

MENTION TRADESMAN.

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LINDEN  BLOOM

Is now the most popular and rapid selling'

PER FUM E

From the Atlantic to the  Pacific, through­

out the entire country.

Highly recommended by Mrs. Grover Cleve­
land. Lillie Langtry,  Emma Abbott, Rhea, and 
a host of eminent ladies and gentlemen whose 
taste and judgment are reliable.
Testimonials of druggists  from  all  parts of 
tbeU. S. ascribe it the FAVORITE 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

quisite souvenir cards free 

with  first  order.

'  Add a  pound to  your nex t order fo r drugs.

F O O T E   <&  J E X T K S ’
LINDÏEN  BLOOM

V Latest  Success

Complexion  Powder,

[registered.]

Two Sizes—Regular or 50-cent  size, and 

Trial or 25-cent size.

SHADES :  Flesh, White, Brunette.
“Linden Bloom Complexion Powder” is with­
out a rival in elegance  of  package, the  boxes 
being turned  wood,  beautifully  enameled  in 
many attractive tint« and patterns.  The pow­
der itself is  of  impalpable fineness,  contains 
no  poisonous  ingredients, and  from  its  deli­
cate perfume and  pleasing effects on the nirtn 
is in popular demand with society and profes­
sional beauties.  They  all say  “It’s perfect.”
Exquisire  Souvenir Advertising Cards with 
Every  Doten,
REGULAR  SIZE, 
TRIAL S IZ E , 
-

per doz.

Add a  dozen to  your, nex t o rder fo r drugs.

Hazelline i Perkins Dnlg Go,,

Agents for  GRAND  RAPIDS.

TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY  THE

HazfiltMPfifflsDriCo,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

A,n5,t.he Wholesale  Druggists  of Detroit 

and Chicago.

GENUINE K. of L. CIGARS

The product of  Organized,  Working  Ci 
garmakers.  Established  Sept.  1,  1886, on 
the Co-operative plan by members of L.  A 
6374, K.  of  L.  Smokers  and  Friends of 
Labor, Attention! 
If  you  are  opposed to 
filthy, tenement-house factories, the servile 
labor of  coolies,  the  contracts  for  convict 
labor, give our Cigars a trial.
If you are in favor of shorter hours of labor, 
the  Saturday  half-holiday,  and  last,  but not 
least, the payment of higher and living wages 
in solid cash, gi ve our Cigars a trial and aecord 
them your most  liberal  patronage.  T heyel- 
K. of L. label  on  every  box.  One hun­
dred thousand sold within three months in the 
city of Detroit alone.  W arranted to be  strict 
ly live and ten cent goods.  For further partiC' 
ulars. terms, prices, references,  tc., address 

W.  E.  KRUM & CO., 

W ernersville, Berks  Co.,  Pennsylvania.
G X 2 7 S S 2 T G   R O O T .
We paythe highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.

House and Store Shades Made to Order.

NSLSOXT BROS. A CO

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Ized themselves—the work  o f pushing for­
ward the prosperity of this splendidmetrep- 
olis. 
It if a  work in which 1 have long felt 
the profoundest interest, for,  although not a 
citizen nr property-holder of Louisville my­
self,  I realize the patent fact that her  pros­
perity  is  the  prosperity  of  the  Common­
wealth.  I  repeat, therefore, Hail and God­
speed the drummer!  May  he  always  find 
friends as cordial and whole-hearted as those 
who greet him here  to-night,"  and  may his 
fare never be worse than  what  I   think he 
will find in the next room. 
[Prolonged  ap-
plauso.]

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Butter; Eggs,  Cheese,  Etc

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MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  FILLING  ORDERS,

MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE JUSTLY  CELEBRATED

The Most Popular 10c  cigar,  and

The  Best  Selling  5c  Cigar  in  the  Market. 

Send fo r  trial  order

To the man

seeking a business location or contemplating a
change, the lu m b erm a n , the manufacturer,  we  invite  your at­
tention to the  opportunities,  prospects  and  present  situation 
of this

NEW  TOWN

We  hope  whenever possible, buyers will call on  us and select for themselves from the 
finest assortment in the West.  Our increased corps of selectors  and  packers  (more than 
double tne number we ever used  before)  insures  the  prompt  shipment  of  all  orders  in­
trusted to  us.

No. 1887 Assorted Package Fancy Goods.

Wholesale

Price.
30

Retail
Each.

Retail 
Total.

W ith magnificent harbor facilities (to the great harbors belong 
the great cities), backed by many square  miles of W hite  Pine 
and Hardwood forests  untouched by  the  woodsman’s axe, af­
fording the  most practicable facilities for the establishment of
woodworking industries,

To these, whether great or small,

Yx,  4 inch Silver Yases....................
Yx,  8  “  Painted  “ 
.....................
...............
Yx,  9  “  Silver 
“ 
1-6 ,1 0   “  
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1-6.13  “ 
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Rustic  “ 
1-6, 
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Satin 
1-6, 
“ 
1-6, 
4398 
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1-6, 
Cherry  “ 
................
Yt,  Open Coffee Cups and  Saucers

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Childs 

Yx, 
.............
Yx,  Moustache Cups and Saucers—  
.......
........................................................
% , 
1,  A B C  Picture Mugs. . ..............................
1,  Assorted Fancy Mugs..............................
34,  Fancy  Mugs..............................................
1,  A B C  Plates..............................................
1,  Wire Rim Fruit Baskets.........................
Ll’2, Smoking Sets............................................
1-12, 
..  ...................................................
34,  Assorted 4 Kinds Bread and Milk Sets
34, 
“■  Plate Sets..................
China Creams............................................
3,  China Toys, assorted..............................
1,  China Whistles........................................
1,  10 Key Harmonicas................................
Yx.  10 Key Best Harmonicas Ludwig..........
1,  Toy Watches........  .................................
l ’  China Dolls Dressed................................
1,  China Limb Dolls....................................
34,  Toy Tea Sets.............................................
1-13, Ruby Water Sets, 5 pieces....................
Yx,  Fruit Plates..............................................
Package........................................................

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The Commercial Travel».

a .  banquet  was  recently given  by  the 
IfloigyiUe Commercial  Club to the commer­
cial travelers representing  business  houses 
m  that city.  Among  the  speakers on that 
'Occasion was Ex-GOy.  J. ■ Proctor Knott, of 
Kentucky, the same gentleman  who  pretty 
iróarly imnmralized Duluth  by  a speech he 
in the House of  Representatives 
cnee 
in Washington.  He said:
pestring to he as  elegant  as  possible in 
any diction, I alluded  awhile ago to the ex- 
fjrftont gentlemen  in  whose  honor this en­
tertainment is given, as commercial tourists. 
But I  do not like the term  as there applied. 
In  one smise it is accurate enough, prehaps; 
but beyond the mere fact that  he  generally 
Ctmfiiies his travels toa prescribed circuit, the- 
troni “ tourist’ conveys no definite idea of the 
vocation or the characteristics of the active, 
energetic,  intelligent,  pushing  pioneer  of 
trade  who  braves  the  vicissitudes  of the 
seasons and  challenges  toe  perils of flood 
and field for toe love of his arduous calling. 
I t  is  equally  as  appropriate  to  toe ever- 
worked man of business who seeks surcease 
toe
o f , toil 

in  an  excursion  beyond 

"
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[Laughter. ] 

commercial  “traveler”  which  my  friends 
Mia chairman and Mr. McDermott employed 
in their elegant  and  instructive  address to 
which you have just listened.  -It  is too in­
definite  and 
inconclusive.  Commercial 
“ evangelist” strikes  me as far more signifi­
cant and appropriate. 
pfaptwfaliy in view of the modem accepta­
tion  of  toe  word—toe  avai\t  courier  of 
tion  of  toe  word—the  avai\t  courier  of 
Christian civilization,  who  puts  aside the 
Christian civilization,  who  puts  aside the 
endearments of home  and  family and goes 
endearments of home  and  family and goes 
bravely out into toe  world  on  his Master’s 
bravely out into toe  world  on  his Master’s
work, defying discomfort,  disease,  danger 
and death.
1  make no point on the  well-known  char­
acteristic piety  of  toe  Knight  Errant  of 
Trade, which  of itself  might  give  him a 
colfM-yhiP claim  to  the  title  of  evangelist 
Daughter], but I  hold that next to toe bless­
ed religion of our  Divine  Saviour toe most, 
potential of  all  toe  promoters  of  human 
civilization  is  commerce. 
It^ ministers ^to 
our wants, 
enlarges  our  intelligence,  in- 
bur tastes, 
elevates  our  na­
creases our  enjoyments,
tures and prepares  toe  way  f or the gospel 
earth and good will to
of peace—“peace 
L^ r r ____j. 
It  disregards  aliker
men.” 
[Applaus
the heat of the tropics and the snows of toe 
It dares  the  night  and tem-
frigid zones. 
It dares  toe  night  and tem­
pests of the  trackless  sea; it spans the rag­
ing torrent; it brushes  the  mountain out of 
Its way; it changes  toe  wilderness into  toe 
teeming field, and rears  toe  stately  palace 
In place of  the  squalid  hovel.  The school 
bell beats time to its  steady  march and  the 
church  spire  springs  up  in  its  pathway. 
(Great  applause].  Why  should  not  toe 
forerunners of an agency  so  beneficent and 
sublime be termed “evangelists?”  [Renew­
ed applause],
Of course the old name “Bagmen,” is ut­
terly out  of  toe  question. 
It  is  not to be 
It  might  have  been  well 
thought  of. 
enough 100 years ago, when the  exigencies 
of the craft required nothing more capacious 
Qian an ordinary gripsack;  but  how singu­
larly inappropriate it would be  now,  when 
each member sets out equipped  with  three 
or four inm-bound, steel-clad  sample cases 
as big as toe hull of an old-fashioned, square 
hieh-nooped  man-of-war. 
[Laughter.]

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in “Pickwick,” with  his  clay-colored  gig, 
with red wheels, and his vixenish bay mare 
braving toe blasts of toe  stormy night,  and 
watched him while he drank his  five  tum­
blers of hot punch in the snug parlor of that 
oozy wayside  inn,  speculating  on  what  he 
would  do  when  he  married  the  widow. 
[Great laughter].  Jolly  Tom  Smart!—he 
has always been to me toe typical drummer. 
By toe way, why not, after all, stick to that 
good,  old-fashioned, 
suggestive  word 
“ drummer?”  Tourist,  traveler or evangel­
ist may be more  euphonious,  but  I  prefer 
“ the drummer” to any of  them. 
It is such 
•  bale, hearty old word;  so  suggestive  of 
cnmgy, courage and manhood,  Are not our 
friends always in the van of the all-conquer­
ing army of commerce?  Do they not always 
lead its resistless  march?  Does  not  their 
r u lin g  reveille  wake  its  mighty  hosts to 
action?  Do they not mark the weary steps 
o f toe toilsome march?  Does not their long 
can give warning of toe  slightest  approach 
of danger?  And then it fits the  mouth  of 
■ffi«  rural  landlady  so  well. 
[Laughter.] 
How handy it is for her to say:  “You, An- 
eeline, come here and bresh  toe  flies  offen, 
the sass and pass it to thè drummer.”  [Re­
newed laughter.]  How  delightful  to hear 
her pipe out in the “wee  sma’  hours ayont 
toe twal,” “Samanthy Ann!  liain’t  you an’ 
p»at drummer through  with  your  sparkin’ 
yit?” 
[Roars  of  laughter.]  But tourists, 
fmvelers,  evangelists  or  drummers—call 
f u à i  what  you  will—I  like toe crafty  I
h a v e  met them many a time and oft  during 
my wanderings for toe  last  twenty  years, 
and have found them a-genial, whole-souled 
set of fellows, as well  as intelligent,  ener­
getic, honorable business men.  [Applause. ] 
Tn fact,. I have  been  with them so much 1
“know them by their  backs.” 
.« __ _ 
kt, +Hx>ir  tranks.” 
[Laughter. J
[Laughter.] 
that fellow  curled up on toe car
Do you see that fellow  curled up on toe car 
seat there, sound  asleep,  unmindful of the 
soar of toe train, the yell of the  brakeman, 
or the ingress or egress of  the  passengers? 
He’s a drummer.  He rode  forty  miles last 
a»ight. through wind and  rain  and  mud  to 
make his point, and he  made  it. 
[Laugh- 
fac l   That debonnair young  man  who _ is 
helping that poor  tired-looking  lady  with 
her numberless  bundles  and her sick baby, 
he’s  a  drummer,  too. 
[Applause.]  And 
Ibe  bright,  jovial-faced youngster, who is 
rising to give toe venerable  old  gentleman 
his seat, is a drummer  also.  And  so  are| 
those four fellows at toe  rear  end  of  the 
tstr, who are amusing each other and every­
body abound them with  their  flashes of wit 
mid humorous  stories.  They are all dtum- 
■ tw ;  the closest observers  and  toe  most 
■ entertaining narrators of  curious and inter- 
mtinar facts in toe world. 
It  has been one
bating facta in the world, 
of toe leading  characteristics  of  the  com- 
iqeicial traveled from Sinbad  toe  Sailor— 
¿tike great protolypeof toe profession—down 
to my genial  and  esteemed  friend, Joseph 
Mhlhatton, who, in that particular, at least, 
la said to be far more gifted  than  the illus- 
jpiema Father of his Country.  [Great laugh-
l  am glad to meet.so many of  them  here 
TtiHgjght;  to welcomes them back  from their 
and to. wish  them  »  hearty 
God-speed in alltopy may  nndertakein fu-

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