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VOL.  5.
TRANSIT MILL COMPANY,
Flflilr,  Peed,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Grain  and 

Baled  Hay.
-  MIOH.

25 Pearl Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

0.  E.  Brown,  Sen.  Mar- *

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

KAPBS  gems  Affi  SEED CO.
71 CANAL STREET.

MYRON  H.  WALKER,

Attorney and Solicitor,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MIOH.

CHARLES  A.  COYE,

Successor to

A. Ooy© & Son,

DEALER IN

AWNINGS | TENTS

Horse and W agon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

W ide Ducks, etc.

F lags & Banners made to order.

73 CANAL ST.. 

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GRAND RAPIDS.

SALT  FISH.

Bought and Sold by

FRANK  J. DETTEMTHALER,

117 Monroe St.,  Grand Rapids.
P r   Oysters the Year Around  g j

J.  E.  FELDNER  &  CO.,

CUSTOM  SHIRT  MAKERS,
Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.

AND DEALERS IN

NO. 2 PEARL ST., 

-  GRAND RAPIDS 

Over Fourth National Bank.  Telephone 107.

Prompt Attention to Kail Orders.  Telephone 891.

POTATOES.

W e give  prompt  personal  attention  to 
the sale of POTATOES, APPLES,BEANS 
and ONIONS in car' lots.  W e  offer  best 
facilities mid watchful attention.  Consign­
ments respectfully solicited.  Liberal cash 
advances on Car Lots when desired.

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COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

166 South W ater St., CHICAGO. 
Reference

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

MANUFACTURERS  OF

MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED.

Chicago.
BRÄUTIGAM  BROS.,
Cant  Hook  Handles,  Whippletrees,  Neck 
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, $1  per  doz.; No.  1,95  per 
doz.  Packed M doz. in bdl. with straw.  Qual­
ity unsurpassed.  Address
PIERSON’S  BAZAAR,  Stanton,  Mich. 

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

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

Cigar calledSILVER  SPOTS

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

It will be sold on its merits.  Sample or­

ders filled oh 6o  days approval.

Price  $35  per  i,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 l i n t ,   M i c h .

1 .1   WARREN  &  CO.,
BELKNAP

MANUFACTURERS OF

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

M il and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermen’s and 

River Tools.

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

FOURTH BATIONiL BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J.  B o w ne, President.

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

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

Transacts a general banking business.

Slake a  Specialty  'f  Collections.  Accounts 

of Country _ 

-chants Solicited.

HIRTH  &  KRAUSE,

LEATHER

SHOE  BRUSHES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

SHOE  POLISH,

ings, etc.  Write  for Catalogue.

SHOE  LACIES.
Heelers,  Cork Soles, Button  Hooks, Dress­
118 Canal Street  Grand Rapids.
STÄKTON, SAMPSON *  GO.,
Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

2 Æ

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

EATON Ï LYON,

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

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

OOKS,

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

EDMUND B.DIKEIHN

T H E   GREAT

l i e r  
a Jeweler,

44C M Ä L 8Y.,
Grani Rapids,  -
D. D. COOK,
Talley  City  Slew  Case  Factory,
SHOW CASES

Proprietor  of the

Manufacturer of

Prescription  Cases  and  Store Fixtures. 

OF  ADD  KINDS.

SEND  FOR  CATALOGUES.

. 

Telephone 374. 

nished on Application.

Competitors.  Estimates Fur»

My Prices are Lower than any of My 
 

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38 »BsHMige street, Brand Rapids;
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60.,
JACOB BROWN 
FanrieMng Goods and Notions.
LiMermen's Supplies a Specialty.

W HOLESALE

Manufactures of

WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF 

ALASKA SOCKS AND 

MITTENS.

193 and ig s Jefferson Ave., Cor. Bates  St.,

DETROIT, 

-  MICH.

ALFRED 8  BROWN,
FRUITS,

Jobber in

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

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

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DRY  GOODS

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

O veralls, P an ts, E tc.,

OUR OWN  MAKE.

A  Complete  Line  of

Fancy Crockery sFancy W oo denware

OUB OWN IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

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

Wolverine Chair Factory,
W A N T E D .

W est End Pearl St. Bridge.

152 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

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.

£ari Bros.,  Commission Merchants,

JHU8YÄRD

ASK  FOR

ÄRDENYER

Reference:  Fir s t   N a t io n a l  Ba n k ,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n T r a d e sm a n. Grand Rapids.

B S S IIM 1Ä B L D .

Sole  Manufacturers  of  the  f*penmsular,’J 

Brand Rants, Shirts and Overalls.

120and 1*» Jefferson, Aw*, 

SM t iggnti,lttr Otlnlold Collars sad Coffa. 
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NUTS AND

SEEDS.
GRAND  SAHDS,  MICH.

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GRAND  R A PJD S,  W ED N ESD A Y ,  D EC EM B ER  28,  1887.

A Pointer From Isaacs.
So help me gracious, not a sale.
Und creditors to pay;
I dink me dot it’s time I fail.
Like Mose across the vay.

“You’ll nefer miss the vader till 
Der veil runs dry,” tis said :
Likevise it vhas about a bill 
Mit assets gone instead.

Und efry dime it’s peed der same,
Bud shust how long dey’li stand dis game, 

No bandk account ter shew;
Is vad I vand ter kno w,

So if  ad first you riond succeed, 
Tofail again is all you need—

Remember vat I sav;
Bond gif der schnap avay.

A  PU T -U P JOB.
W ritte n   E sp e c ia lly   fo r  Th e   Tradesm an.

Henry  Charing  was  liked  by  all  with 
whom he came in  contact,  both  customers 
and fellow-salesmen.  Genial and courteous, 
ever  ready  to  perform  a  good deed,  and 
withal so quiet in his  deportment  that  he 
was often dubbed the “silent one.”

But  quiet  and  unassuming as he was in 
his business life and association with  those 
of his own fraternity,  Charing was  the un­
fortunate  possessor  of  not  a  few glaring 
faults—or,  rather,  was  prone to indulge in 
queer freaks,  call  them  faults or  foibles as 
you  please.  Among  these  was  a  strong 
tendency  toward  enlargement  of the head, 
and a fallacious idea  that  his  fascinations 
as a masher were not to  be  lightly  looked 
upon.  Never did fair damsel  pass Charing 
in the street but that he  detected  a lurking 
admiration  for  himself  behind the veil of 
modesty,  however great  that  might chance 
to be.

In appearance,  it must  be admitted  that 
Henry’s  parents  were  entitled  to  a  large 
share of credit as the authors  of  his being; 
and his manner with the fair sex was of such 
a smooth,  insinuating  nature that it nearly 
always  went  straight  to  their  dear  little 
heart of  hearts.

However,  vanity  was  not  his  greatest 
failing.  Secure  in  his  own  belief  in  his 
powers of conquest,  he  was prone to dilate 
thereon to his  fellow-travelers  on  any and 
every occasion,  and this became,  in time,  an 
unmitigated  nuisance.  He  would  button­
hole you in the waiting-room  at the depots, 
the  bar-room  of  the hotel,  on the edge of 
your berth in a sleeper—in  every  possible 
place where you least expected it, and there 
talk and talk about his latest conquest until 
you  were  actually  compelled  to  “shake” 
him.

Of this pernicious practice,  Charing  was 
completely  cured,  by  a  bold  and vigorous 
application of ridicule to the seat of the dis­
ease—his vanity—as I started to relate.

How to perform this act of common char­
ity was long a mooted  question  among  his 
colleagues.  Plan after plan  was  advanced 
and rejected as being too mild  and  ineffec­
tual.  Finally,  one  Saturday night,  a com­
mittee of three was  appointed by a meeting 
of a dozen of the boys who chanced to be in 
the same town over  Sunday,  tb  deliberate 
upon and mature a scheme whereby the de­
sired end might be attained.  After consid­
erable discussion and  parley,  someone  had 
a happy thought,  and the  idea  was  at once 
carried into effect.

Charing, a week  from that  day,  started 
for home».  He was a little surprised to meet 
so many of the boys going in together,  but, 
with a full order-book and a contented mind, 
he took advantage of  the  situation  for his 
pet hobby, and the boys let him air it  to his 
heart’s  content.

It was early in the fall,  and  summer  re­
sorters were beginning to  crowd  the  trains 
on their way home.

Charing and the rest of the drummers,  as 
usual,  were favored  with  seats in the chair 
car at the front  of  the  train,  and at one of 
the  little  stations  a  young  lady,  heavily 
veiled,  boarded  the  train,  and  anxiously 
gazed around the car in search of  a  vacant 
seat.  Here was one of Charing’s opportuni­
ties,  and,  removing his grips,  he  gracefully 
tendered the seat to  the lady.  With a little 
nod,  she accepted it and  thanked  him  gra­
ciously,  in one of the  most  musical  voices 
Charing had ever heard,  and he was  “gone” 
at once.  Placing her  numerous  bundles in 
convenient positions and offering those little 
courtesies  permissible  from  a gentleman— 
for Charing was undoubtedly that,  however 
much a flirt—he placed himself in a position 
to view  the  young  lady  unobserved,  and 
commenced  a  desultory  conversation  with 
half a dozen drummers sitting on a settee at 
the end of the car,  and pretended  to  listen 
to their stories.  The boys saw  his too-eri- 
dent pre-occupation,  but ignored it,  and did 
not allow him to  suspect  their  knowledge.
Finally,  after  Charing  had  feasted  his 
eyes  on  the  really  beautiful  form of the 
young lady for some time,  the  conversation 
turned upon the feminine sex,  and story af­
ter story was related, illustrative of the-tell­
er’s prowess  in  conquering;  female hearts. 
Gradually Charing was drawn into it,  and it 
culminated  in a bet of ten dollars  being of­
fered  and  accepted,  that  Henry  Charing 
could not succeed  in  ingratiating  himself 
into the confidence of the young  lady to the 
extent of opening a  conversation  with  her 
and  maintaining  it  until  she  reached her 
destination  As if  fickle  fortune had fixed 
specially upon hpn as a recipient of her  fa­
vors, the seat beside the young lady  was at 
that  moment  vacated  by its occupant and

Charing at once appropriated it to his use as 
a point  for  manufacturing  sheep’s-eyes to 
cast at the  young  lady.  The  opportunity 
was improved with all Charing’s accustomed 
energy in that line,  and  eré  long  the  time 
had  arrived  for  low  conversation,  and  a 
neatly-gloved  little  hand  was 
tenderly 
pressed under coyer of the friendly newspa­
per—the travéling man’s boon—by Charing.
Oh, golden opportunity!  Halcyon day of 
bliss!  The impressionable drummer hugged 
himself—and would have been pleased to do 
the same for the  young  lady at  his side— 
with joy at being enabled  to so satisfactori­
ly indulge  his  propensity  for  flirting  and 
make ten dollars clear  money  at the same 
time;  and he gloated over his  fellow-drum­
mers’ discomfiture as he thought of it.

All the afternoon did  the  god  Cupid flit 
over and around the  modern  Adonis’ head, 
and all the afternoon did the thin  but  con­
cealing veil remain carefully drawn over the 
features  which  Charing  was  morally  sure 
were those of a Yenus, to match the charm­
ing voice. 
In vain did  he entreat and pray 
her to raise it, but she was firm in her reso­
lution.  She was married,  so she told Char­
ing,  and might be recognized talking to him; 
her husband,  who was  a  morbidly  jealous 
man,  would be sure to hear of it and raise a 
row.  However,  she said,  he  might get her 
a carriage on their  arrival—her  destination 
was that of the traveling  men—and then,  if 
he would promise not  to tell,  she would let 
him see her face and,  perhaps,  tell him her 
name and the  address  of  the  friends with 
whom  she  was  intending to stay while in 
the city.  With  this  he  must  fain  content 
content  himself,  and  take  the goods the 
gods proride.  He  managed,  on the whole, 
to get a fair share of  enjoyment  out  of the 
lady’s  conversation,  and glanced at his en­
vying companions as much as to say, “Look 
at me!  Didn’t I tell you I could do it?”

But such days cannot last always and this 
one came to an  end  by  the  arrival  of  the 
train in—well,  never mind the name  of the 
place.

Charing took charge of the lady’s bundles, 
etc.,  which  somewhat  delayed  him,  and 
when he went for a carriage they had all de­
parted save one,  around which were congre­
gated the fifteen or twenty grip-carriers who 
had come in with Choring,  each  urging his 
particular right to the use thereof.  Charing 
was in a dilemma.  No carriage  and a pret­
ty  woman  under  his  charge compelled to 
walk  a  mile  through the muddy streets to 
her destination. 
In  his  desperation he de­
termined to appeal to the gallantry and gen­
erosity of the drummers and secure the car­
riage for his fair  traveling  companion. 
In 
this he was eminently successful and escort­
ed  the  lady  to  the  carriage  through  the 
group of traveling  men,  who  respectfully 
gave way for the pair.  As they reached the 
carriage  door  the  beautiful  being,  in full 
view of the drummers,  fulfilled her promise 
to Charing by removing the veil.  Shades of 
Erebus!  The angelic one on whom Charing 
had  been  lavishing  his  attentions was as 
biack as a coal  and  had  a  well-developed 
mustache on her lip.  A negro wench!

Could the ground have opened  and swal­
lowed Henry Charing  at  that  moment,  the 
bitter fate  would  have  been  preferable to 
that denouement.  Twenty drummers man­
ifesting their insane  delight  at  his discom­
fiture by a series  of  shouts  which  would 
have  done  eredit  to  a  band of Sioux and 
which attracted the attention  of  everybody 
within a block.  Getting into  the  carriage, 
the wench gave the driver her destination in 
a  low tone and drove off,  while  Charing re­
mained rooted to the  ground,  the  observed 
of all observers.

It was a put-up job a ll. around, one of the 
younger drummers dressing for the occasion 
and blacking his face.  A nice  dress,  with 
the help of art,  made him outwardly resem­
ble a young lady so closely as to defy detec­
tion;  this,  combined with  the possession of 
a very musical falsetto voice,  completed the 
fraud.  Charing  never  told  another tale of 
conquest,  and the affair  cost him a month’s 
salary.  But he was cured. 

Re l l u f.

Cocoa and Chocolate.

“Notwithstanding the enormous  increase 
in the use of  cocoa  and  chocolate,” said a 
manufacturer,  “I am asked every day what 
the difference is between them.  There  re­
ally is not much difference,  for they are both 
prepared  from  the  seeds  of  a tree which 
grows in Central and  South  America  and 
the West Indies.  Cocoa is the name  given 
in commerce to the native bean, and it is al­
so generally applied to the  powdered forms 
of the article  in  the  market.  The  cocpa 
tree  was  discovered  by  Humboldt  in  his 
travels.  It is an evergreen, and bears flow­
ers and fruit the year around.  The  frnit is 
shaped like a short cucumber  and  contains 
20 to 30 beans in a rose-colored pulp.  This 
pulp is sweet and is something like the meat 
of the watermelon.  The natives  use  it for 
food.  The frnit is  gathered  twice a year, 
in June and December,  and the beans, after 
being separated  from the pulp, are dried in 
the sun, when they  are  ready  for the mar­
ket.  In  preparing  them  for  use  they  are 
roasted  much  as  coffee  is,  and they then 
pass through several processes of  crushing, 
grinding,  etc., which remove the acrid oils, 
grit and roughness.  The final  process is to 
mix  thè  ground  mass  with sugar in such 
proportion as may he desired for any partic­
ular kind of sweet chocolate.  The taste for 
chocolate is an'acquired one,  but when onee 
formed,  it is  not  easily  surfeited:  ,  It  has 
grown  much  more  rapidly  in this country 
than in Europe.? 
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NO. 228.

way up again,  with a quart  can  filled with 
cider.

“Now,” said Hoopemup’s  representative; 
“you may talk of your  banquets  and  fine 
means,  but give me the old-fashioned mince 
pie and home-made  cider,  such as you peo­
ple have given me,  and  l   am  prepared to 
stay by you forever! ”

While “Ma” Jam is clearing away the re­
mains of what was once a brown  and  lusty 
mince  pie,  but  is  now  far  on its way to­
wards  a -  well-developed  nightmare,  our 
diplomat  is  talking  politics,  prohibition, 
wheat and what-not to the merchant.  Mrs. 
Jam having now returned,  the tourist opens 
up his other grip and  exhibits  a  fine clock, 
having a patent  gong,  sounding the half as 
well as the hours, a calendar attachment and 
being an eight-day clock.

“This  clock,”  he  began,  after giving a 
scientific  dissertation  on  clocks in general 
and this one in particular,  “this  handsome 
piece  of  parlor ^furniture,  with which no 
well-regulated family can afford to he with­
out,  costs at  retail  $19,  and  at  wholesale, 
by the 100,  $12.50 apiece.  Now, look here, 
Mr. Jam;  I feel deeply sorry that you should 
have been fooled on those  cigars I sold you 
last year,  and I want to  make it up to you. 
“ (Old man has  a  faint  vission of those old 
cigars  being  exchanged).  To do so,  I will 
do this:  This clock  goes  with  five  thous­
and  sixty-dollar  cigars—ten  centers,  you 
know.  Well,  I will  give  you  this clock— 
with five thousand of these fine  havana-fill- 
ed spanish-made $35 cigar.”

(Old man actually pants  for breath.  Old 

lady looks longingly at clock).

“What in Sam  Hill  would I do with fivo 

thousand cigars,” began Jam.

“Sell’em of course,”  broke  in  the  cigar 
man.”  you  can  have  six  months’  time, 
and if every  cigar  aint  like  this  sample, 
which I will leave here with you so you can 
compare  them,  you  can  send them back! 
Now,  aint that fair?”  And he appealed  to 
Mrs.  Jam;  who,  startled  Sam a dream of 
how lovely that  clock would look on a new 
shelf,  decorated  with  a  beautiful  lambre­
quin that her daughter  had  sent  her,  said 
“Yes.”

Old man groans  again.  Traveler  makes 
out an order on a  blank,  hands  it  to  Mr. 
Jam,  who half dazed,  signs  it.  Traveling 
man packs up,  leaves box of cigar as a sam­
ple with which to compare the others  when 
they came,  bids  them  good-bye  and,  ere 
they recover from  their  surprise,  has van­
ished.  Mr. Jam picks up the sample,  looks 
at the factory stamp  on  bottom of the box, 
says something softly  to  himself,  reaches 
for one of the  “old  ones”  which  had been 
represented to  him as  imported,  compares 
the numbers of the factory and calls,  “ma!” 
Mrs. Jam  coming  in,  sees  at  once  that 
something is wrong—old  gentleman  appar­
ently about to have a stroke of apoplexy.

“Ma!”  he  cried,  “Ma, 

infernal 
scoundrel has yanked me again; the number 
of the factory on  both  these  boxes  is the 
same!”

that 

“Countermand  the  order,” said Ma,  put­
ting on her spects  and examining the boxes 
at arm’s length.

“Countermand  the  order!  The  blamed 
scamp  has  taken  away  the  card he laid 
down here,  and I can’t remember  the name 
and address  of  the  house;  and I suppose 
that contract was  so  iron-clad  that they’ll 
hold me to it.  Oh,  dear! oh, dear!”

And the curtain falls to  slow  music on *a 

truly truthful scene. 

Leo.  A.  Caro.

Wanted No Breach of Promise.

“Mary,” said a young traveling  man,  “if 
I were at any time to ask you  to marry me, 
would you say yes?”
“Harry,  I would not for the world wound 
your feelings,  but I must frankly say that I 
could not think of it.”

“There is one thing more.”
“What is it?”
“Would you—would yon mind saying that 

in the presence of witnesses?”

From the December'State  Sheet:  “One 
of the best things a B. M. A.,  can do during 
the winter months is  to  hold  a social gath­
ering, 
including  a  banquet  or supper—no 
matter how unpretentious  and  inexpensive 
—supplemented  with  a  number  of  short, 
witty talks.  Such occasions  result in good 
out of all proportion to the time and. cost in­
volved and should be indulged  in  by every 
Association in the State before the winter is 
over.

Artificial pumice stone is now prepared by 
molding and baking a mixture of white sand 
feldspar and fire-clay.  This product is said 
to have superseded the natural stone in Ger­
many and Austria.
PERFECTION  s c a l e

H ie Latest Im proved and Best.

DOES NOT REQUIRE DOWN  WEIGHT 

W ill Soon Save its  Cost on any Counter.

_  _ 
For Sale by <  HAWKINS & PERRY. Grumt Rapids  j | 
.  McCAUSLAND & CO., B. Saginaw 
And by Wholesale Grocers  generally.  Send  for nina 

’ (GEO. C. WETHERBEE & CO., Detroit.
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trated Catalogne.

t h e   w o r s t   Ty r a n t s .

Written Especially for The Tradesman.
And from the kids our giants;

“Great aches from little toe corns grow,” 

From smallest springs great rivers flow; 
From poor, made rich, the worst of tyrants.

M. J. Wr I sl e v.

“A  MODERN  INSTANCE.”

Written Especially for Th e   Tradesm an.

Tim e—the  present; 

scene— a  country 
cross-roads  store;  dram atis  perscmce—the 
proprietor, his wife and a traveling man.

“Ma,”  said  the  old  bald-headed  gentle­
man  who  did  the  buying for Jam & Co., 
“Ma, jest look out the winder. 
I declare to 
the  land if herè don’t .come that  cigar ped­
dler.”  And the old man  hove a  deep sigh 
and wiidly but mutely wondered if he should 
fly out the back door or get his gun.

“Sam,”  said  the  old  lady,  a  motherly- 
looking  personage,  with  an  old-fashioned, 
fried-feake-and-gingerbread look beaming  in 
every wrinkle of her kind  old  face;  “Sam, 
that’s the same one  that sold you those  im­
ported cigars last year for  $25  a  thousand, 
and you know that grocery peddler said they 
was made to Ionia prison.”

“Yes,  sir,” he said,  ‘‘that’s the very same 
critter,  and I’ve got over half  of'  ’em  left; 
but,  oh  land!  Sary;  he’s  sich  a  talker! 
Dear! dear!  I wish’t there was no  runners 
for these houses.”  And the poor old fellow 
actually groaned in the agony of his woe.

The  door  opens,  and in with the breeze 
springs a nice-looking  young fellow,  dress­
ed in  habiliments  of the latest style,  a silk 
hat on his head and a long  narrow  sample 
case  in  each  hand.  He stops a minute at 
the first counter,  “sizes  up”  the  cigar case 
and the shelves and then,  reaching his hand 
to the old man,  says,  “Mr.  Jam,  how  are 
you and Mrs. Jam?” and  he  tips his hat as 
politely as if she were a queen of the upper 
circle—or a dining-room girl at The Morton. 
“You look natural. 
It does me good to see 
you. 
I was telling my wife  only last week 
that if we could only grow  as  young in our 
older days as Mr.  and Mrs.  Jam,  I would be 
happy.  Actually,  Mrs.  Jam,  you  look 
younger than ever.”

The old man groaned,  Mrs.  Jam blushed,, 
old as she was,  and looked benignly through 
her silver-mounted spectacles at the speaker.
“Jam,” he continued,  “how’s trade?”  (No 
answer.)  “I suppose same as  usual  with 
you.  Well,  you’re a lucky man!  Not every 
one  has  the  trade  you  have.” 
(Old  man 
looks  aghast.) 
“How’s   your  daughter, 
Mrs. Jam?  Still at school,  I  suppose,  and, 
by the way,  have you any of those delicious 
mince pies of yours?  Do you  know  that I 
missed  my  dinner  on purpose,  so as to be 
able  to  eat  one  of  those  famous pies of 
yours?”

The  old  lady,  fairly  boiling  over  with 
pride  and  pleasure,  gives  him one of her 
lovely  smiles  and  hurries  to the kitchen, 
stopping'  on  her  way  before  the  looking 
glass to see if her cap is on  straight and  if 
her neckerchief is clean.  Old  gent  begins 
to glance nervously at the row of cigar box­
es on the shelves and inwardly wishes there 
were no peddlers in creation.

“Their  fault?”  queried  Jam. 

“When I was  here  before,”  began  our 
commercial evangelist,  “I represented Hoo­
doo & Co.,  of Opodildock,  and  I  sold  you 
some  of  their  goods.  Now,  Mr.  Jam,  I 
have made it thè principle of my  life  never 
to misrepresent goods.  Yes,  I  know,” as 
both glanced at the row of  boxes,  “it  was 
their fault:  not mine.” 
(And he thought to 
himself,  “Gad!  This is a tight hole sure!”)
“ Why, 
you  showed  . me  the  goods,  and I swow! 
these here ain’t nothing like them samples.”
“That’s just it;  that’s  the point to a tee- 
wy-tee!  They  told  me  that  those  goods 
were a job lot of  imported  cigars. 
I never 
smoke* myself,  so I had to take their word, 
and, as a result,  when  too  late I found out 
they had used me as a catspaw to fool  their 
trade with.”  (“Whew,” thought he to him­
self,  “if the old firm only heard me!”

Old Jam took out a plug of dark navy and, 
after taking a liberal bite,  proceeded  to  di­
gest the informatian.

“Now,” continued our commercial friend, 
“I am with a white house,  and here is their 
card—W.  J.  Hoopemup  &  Co.,  of  Way- 
back.  They are,  without  doubt,  the  only 
firm that makes  all  kinds of manufactured 
tobacco out of the raw  material,  from plug 
to cigarettes.”  And he laid the card on  the 
show-case.

“Now,  while  we  are  waiting  for  Mrs. 

jam’s pie, let me show you my line.”

The old gent groaned  again  bat, 

like  a 
lamb,  acquiesced.  The  commercial  evan­
gelist opened up his.grip,  pulled outbox af­
ter box, the old gentleman,  meanwhile,  pa­
tiently  listening  to  the  glowing  eulogies 
passed on each  particular  brand,  bat  con­
stantly  saying,  “I don’t know what I’d do 
w ith ’em;  I’ve got so many on  hand  now.”
Mrs.  Jam’s  entrance  was  here  eagèrly 
hailed as a  diversion  by  both  combatants. 
Ohr friend,  making a table of  a  sugar  bar­
rel and a seat of a soap box,  was soon in the 
intricacies of the mince pie.

“Now,  Mr.  Jam,”  said  he,  “a glass of 
your  own  home-made,  home-grown  apple 
cider, and I am ready  to climb  the  golden 
stair.”

Old Jam,  feeling his vanity tickled by the 
wily words of his diplomatic  friend, grunts 
his way down to  the  cellar  amt  grunts his

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From 2 to ISO Horse-Power, Boll ers, Saw Mills 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery»  Shaft 
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224*

TpO R SALE—HANDSOME  LIGHT FAWN  FIVE-YEAR- 
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old Jersey cow.  R egistered  stock, no bad habits. 
W ill  calve  about  F ebruary.  R .B .  Orr,  362  Jefferson 
ave. 

■ ATENT  RUNNER  ATTACHMENT — FOR  ROAD 

Carts.  Sent on  receipt of  $5.  Name size of axle. 
H.  Loughborough,  m anufacturer’s  agents,  K alam a­
zoo, Mich. 
224*
TT'OR SALE—STOCK  OF  DRUGS,  BOOKS,  STATION- 
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ery  and  w ail  paper  in  a   thriving  tow n.  Also 
three-story  brick  building  on  best  corner  in   tow n. 
W ill sell stock and  re n t  store, or  w ill  tra d e  both  fo r 
good  farm   n ea r  som e  tow n  in   S outhern  Michigan. 
Address P. M. Lonsbury, Reed City, Mich. 
224*
XpOR SALE—WHOLE OR PART INTEREST IN A FIRST- 
J- 
class m eat m ark et in  a   th riv in g   tow n  o f 1,000  in­
h ab itan ts w ith  two  railroads.  A verage  sales  $80  p sr 
day.  Good reasons fo r selling. Address H ., care Tradesr 
m an. 
219-tf
OR  SALE—DRUG  STOCK  AND  FIXTURES  IN  A 
'l i v e   tow n  in   Southern  M ichigan.  Only  those 
w ith cash need apply.  Best o f reasons given.  Address, 
249-223
W. R. Mand go, Sherwood, Mich. 

Choate. Agent, E ast Saginaw. 

hardw are  and  m ill  supplies.  Address  W ayne 
210-tf

F o r   s a l e —a t   a   b a r g a in ,  a   c l e a n   s t o c k   o f
F o r  s a l e —t h e  b e s t  d r u g  s t o r e  in   t h e   THRIV-
in g   city of  M uskegon.  Terms  easy.  C.  L.  Brun- 
193-tf
dage, Muskegon, Mich. 
F o r   s a l e  — h a n d s o m e  s e v e n -y e a r - o l d   b a y
m are.  F ast tra v eler and safe fo r a   fam ily  horse. 
W ill drive double o r single o r  ivith  saddle.  R. B. Orr, 
224*
362 Jefferson avenue. 
INTO  BUSINESS  PAYS  BETTER  THAN FRUIT FARM- 
-L'i 
ing;  no fru it pays b e tte r th a n   th e peach;  no te r­
rito ry  n o rth  of th e cotton states m ore reliable th a n  the 
fam ous M ichigan lake shore  “Peach  Belt.”  B argains 
in im proved and  unim proved farm s.  W rite fo r p rin t­
ed list.  H. J. Edgell, real  estate  agent,  South Haven, 
Mich. 

Splendid  business.  Cash  capital  required $1,200. 
(Building  and  stock).  Address  Alpha, care  M ichigan 
223
Tradesm an.  G rand Rapids, Mich. 

F OR SALE—ONLY  STORE  IN  THRIVING  VILLAGE.
WANTED  TO  EXCHANGE  FOR  MERCHANDISE 

(drugs  o r  hardw are  preferred).  Two  hundred 
and  sixty acres  of  land  in  B arry county,  Mich.,  and 
about $4,000 w orth of A No. 1 village property in one of 
th e  best business  villages  in   th e  State.  W ell  rented, 
pays  a  good  in terest  on  investm ent.  Address  Dr. A. 
H anlon, Elk Rapids, Mich. 
223
W J"ANTED—A  MAN  OR FIRM  TO  TAKE  AN  INTER- 
est  in, and stock and handle th e output of a new 
80-horse-power  factory  and  m ill  plant,  w hich  has 
fapilities  fo r  cu tting and  handling 324,000,000 feet  of 
logs  p er annum   in   lum ber,  shingles,  barrel heading, 
and planing m ill stock.  H as a good dock, and railroad 
facilities  and is  in   one of  th e best locations  in  Michi- 
gan.  Address  O. W. H orton, G rand Rapids, Mich.  226*

WANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

th is  paper  to give  th e  Sutliff  coupon  system  a 
trial.  I t w ill abolish  your  pass  books,  do  aw ay w ith 
all your book-keeping,  in  m any instances save you th e 
expense of one clerk, w ill bring  your business down to 
a  cash basis, and save  you  all  th e  w orry and troubles 
th a t  usually  go  w ith  th e  pass-book  plan.  S tart  in 
Jan u ary  1st w ith  th e new system , keep  pace  w ith th e 
tim es, and yon w ill n ever reg ret it.  H aving tw o kinds, 
both kinds  will be sent by addressing (m entioning this 
paper) J. H. Sutliff, Albany,  N. Y. 
219-6t

WANTED—PARTNER WITH $1,000 TO $3,000 IN CASH, 

groceries or  general  m erchandise.  W ant  to  ex­
tend business.  This  is  a   grand  opening  on  railw ay. 
Address 105,  th is office. 
223*
YTTANTED—A  MAN  HAVING  AN  ESTABLISHED 
VV 
t  rade  am ong  lum berm en,  to  add  a  special line 
and sell on commission.  To  th e  rig h t  m an  a splendid 
chance w ill be given to  m ake  m oney w ithout ex tra ex­
pense.  Address “B,” care M ichigan Tradesm an.  178-tf

FOR SALE—FINE JERSEY BULL CALF, SIX  MONTHS 

old.  Squirrel grey and faw n  black  points.  Reg­

istered stock.  R.  B. Orr, 362 Jefferson ave. 

223-3t

224*

GENUINE K. of L. CIGAES.
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, give our Cigars a trial and accord 
them your most  liberal  patronage.  The yel­
low K. of L. label  on  every  box.  One hun­
dred thousand sold within three months in the 
city of Detroit alone.  Warranted to be  strict­
ly five and ten cent goods.  For further partic­
ulars, terms, prices, references,  tc„ address 

W.  E.  KBUM & CO.,

W e r n e r sv ille ,  B e r k s  Co..  P e n n sy lv a n ia .

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

E.  A. HAMILTON,  Agt.,

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28,1887.

The  Inter-State  Commerce Law was de­
signed to  prevent  rebates  and  discrimina­
tions,  bat  it seems to breed  about  as many 
abuses as it was intended to strangle.  The 
large shippers of Chicago, for instance, pay 
the  same  freight  rates  as  Grand  Rapids 
dealers, but they happen  to  have  versatile 
employes who have  the  faculty ef  earning 
two salaries—one for the  regular work and 
another  lor  suppositious  work  done  for 
some  transportation  line—the  salary  in 
connection  with  which  goes  to  the  em­
ployer, 
in  a  roundabout  manner.  Such 
rebates—for  they  are  in  reality rebates— 
are  expressly prohibited by the law, bat so 
long as no  one  divulges  the  secret  agree­
ment  entered  into,  there are likely to be no 
cases  of  prosecution.  Enough  is  known, 
however,  to  satisfy  the  observer  that the 
law is a fraud, so far  as  the  interpretation 
and enforcement of  its  provisions  are con­
cerned.

In  the  face  of  the  fact  that the trunk 
transportation lines have been making enor­
mous earnings since the  present  system of 
rates was  adopted,  Commissioner Fink an­
nounces that an advance of 10 per cent, will 
be made in the rates  on  fourth,  fifth  and 
sixth classes, on both East-bound and West­
bound freight, on January 2.

4  The  New  York  Journal  o f  Commerce 
suggests free postage as the best  method of 
reducing the Treasury surplus.  The  Jour­
n a l argues that there is just as much reason 
"for providing free postage as  free  schools, 
as both are educational in  nature,  and that 
free postage would  benefit  as  many people 
as do the common schools.

Purely Personal.

W.  H.  Kathan, manager  of  the  Marshall 
Casket  Co.,  at  Marshall,  spent  Christmas 
with his family here.

Robert Porter, profit  clerk  for Bulkley, 
Lemon & Hoops, is confined to his house by 
illness of a serious nature.

E. E. Whipple,  President of the Whipple 
Harrow Co., at Eaton Rapids,  is  traveling 
in the East, establishing new  agencies.

Phil. Cottrell has  severed  his connection 
with the  Michigan Central, to take the man­
agement  of  the  Jackson  Cracker  Co.,; at 
Jackson.

Dave  Holmes,  the  howling  cyclone  of 
Woodville,  was in town  Saturday.  As us­
ual,  he  had  the wrong end of the cigar in 
bis mouth.

W.  R.  Eeeler,  formerly  engaged in the 
grocery business on East Leonard  street,  is 
now carrying on an intermediate  brokerage 
business here.

Ed.  Telfer and wife celebrated Christmas 
and the advent of  a  second  boy  together. 
The youngster  arrived two days too soon to 
come by the Christmas tree route.

Harry L.  Blanchard,  formerly book-keep­
er for L. S.  Hill  & Co.,  is now assisting his 
brother,  Herbert, 
in  the  management  of 
Daniel Lynch’s general store, at Blanchard.
- W.  C. Williams, of the Peninsular White 
Lead  and  Color  Works, at Detroit,  has in­
vented a new  machine  for  pressing  eans 
holding  superfine  coach  colors  ground in 
japan.

Chas. C. Kritzer,. Manager of the Newaygo 
Roller Mills, at Newaygo, was in  town last 
week  on  business.  He  pulled  T he 
T radesman’s  latch-string  before  leaving 
for home.

E  B.  Wright  aDd  J.  S.  Wright,  of  the 
West  Michigan  Lumber  Co.,  at  Wood­
ville,  were in town last week on  their  way 
to  Chicago,  where  they  spend  Christmas 
with their parents.

L.  Wintemitz went to Chicago  Saturday, 

Joining his wife in spending Christmas with 
Mends.  He goes to Toledo to-day to attend 
•the annual banquet of the  traveling  sales­
men of the Woolson Spice Co.

C. 

D.  Danaher,  of 

the  Danaher  & 

Melendy Co.,  at  Ludington,  was  in  town a 
couple of  days  last week.  He was accom-; 
panted by Wm.  Monger,  superintendent of 
the Fere Marquette Booming Co.

tern.

J. M. Dean,  book-keeper  for  the  West 
Michigan Lumber Co., at  Woodville,  went 
to Muskegon one day last week,  He failed 
to return on time, claiming  to  have missed 
the train.  Why he missed the  train  is  an 
open question.  .
Going  Back  to the Tenement House Sys- 
,'i  t 
4  By an agreement  between the cigar mak­
ers and manufacturers  of New York on the 
■first of January last, the system of tenement 
house cigar making was given up, and ail of 
■the  work  concentrated  in  factories.  The 
manufacturers  now declare that the change 
'•hag not worked well;  that the union has not 
kept  its  word  about  working to help the 
'uM^eji and thefikeve  determined  to  return 
to  the  system o f  giving out tobacco to be 
made into cigars in tenement houses on Jan, 
1 n ext  The cigarmakets  declare that they 
■Mitt 
this system; that
»Imekedby the Federation of Labor, 
I be a general  strike  if  a

raw l

M. 

A. True,  who has  conducted  a  print­

AMONG THE TRADEt

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

John  Gray  succeeds  the  estate  ef  M. 

Brooks in the grocery business.  ^

The Grand  Rapids  Planing  Mill Co. has 

dissolved, J. J. Tucker retiring.

Raymond, Day & Co. have engaged in the 
commission  business  at  108 West Bridge 
street. 

_________   .

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Nelson Porter has engaged in the grocery 
business at  West  Olive.  The  stock  was 
purchased at this market.

Mrs.  E. Longtine has engaged in the gro­
cery business  at  Holland,  The  stock was 
purchased at this market.

The McCord &  Bradfield  Furniture Co., 
which recently bought  eleven  acres of land 
on the line af the C.  & W. M.  Railway, near 
the new gas works,  is  preparing  to  erect 
new  factory  buildings  thereon  as  soon as 
spring opens.  The  main  building will be 
of brick, 600 feet long and  150  feet  wide, 
and two stories high.  Such an arrangement 
will afford great economy in the handling of 
material  and  also  enable the company to 
carry on business  without  paying half the 
profits to the insurance companies.

The Eaton & Christenson  stock  was bid 
in last Tuesday by  H.  F.  Hastings,  who 
paid enough over and  above  the amount of 
the secured claims to give the general cred­
itors about 10 cents on the dollar.  Whether 
the purchaser will continue  the  business or 
the stock will revert to its original  owners, 
is as yet a matter of speculation.

L ater—Mr.  Hastings  paid  $6,000  for 
the  stock,  subject  to  the  mortgages.  He 
has  put  the  business  in  charge  of  the 
former owners,  who  will  carry it on under 
the  style  of  Eaton  &  Christenson,  Agt., 
acting under  Mr.  Hastings’ advice  and  di­
rection.

ing business here for the past  two years on 
the  cat-throat  principle  and  who  settled 
with his creditors  about  a year ago on the 
basis of 25 per  cent.,  is  again  in  financial 
straits.  Subsequent to his  last  failure,  he 
organized  what  purported  to  be  a  stock 
company, with a  paid-up  capital,  claiming 
that the new corporation  owned  the  plant 
free of encumbrance. 
It is now alleged that 
these statements were false—that  the  con­
cern did not own the  material,  but was op­
erating it under a lease from the assignee— 
and it is hinted that Mr.  True  will  shortly 
find himself face to  face with a criminal ac­
tion for obtaining  goods  under  false  pre­
tenses. 

__________________

Friends  of  D.  P.  Clay  are encouraging 
him to offer his creditors 50 per cent,  in full 
settlement  of their  claims  against  the N e­
waygo Manufacturing Co., Newaygo Furni­
ture  Co.,  Michigan Dairy Co., et al. 
It is 
stated that the creditors are inclined to look 
upon the offer with  favor,  with  the excep­
tion of J.  W.  Converse,  who is disposed to 
force the sale of the property comprising the 
estate to persons inimical to Clay  interests. 
T h e  T radesman doesn’t propose to set it­
self up as a prophet, but it is willing to wa­
ger  a  year’s  subscription against a silver 
dollar that if  Mr. Converse  persists  in  in­
sisting on 100 cents  on  the  . dollar,  he will 
eventually Lave the  satisfaction  of  taking 
about 10 per cent. 

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AROUND  THE  STATE.

Remus—Dell  Mansfield  has  opened  a 

furniture  store. 

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Macon—W.  P.  Colton  succeeds Clark & 

Colton in general trade.

Morrice—B.  F.  Grout  succeeds  C.  D. 

Grout in general trade.

Grass Lake—Jas.  Bean  succeeds  W.  M. 

Giltner in the drug business.

Novi—A. C.  Knapp &  Co.  have  moved 

their hardware stock to Oakley.

Buchanan—Chube & Fairfield  succeed A. 

Barman in the meat business.

Hoytville—Wm.  Crane has sold his hard­

ware stock to B. J. Whelpley.

Bonanza—J. W. Francis has  moved  his 

stock of clothing back to Saranac.

Remus—Stoneburner  &  Badger  have 

opened a millinery and notion store.

Ridgeway—Waring  &  Potter 

Waring  Bros.  & Co.  in general trade.

succeed 

Port  Huron—Mulford  &  McElroy  have 

opened an undertaking establishment.

Mathew Haney in the grocery business.

Port  Huron  —  C.  T.  Foster  succeeds 
Yicksburg  4-   Goldsmith  Bros,  succeed 

Eldred & Beebe in the grocery business.

Bay City—H.  E.  Meeker  & Co.  succeed 

Meeker & Adams in the grocery business.

Jackson—O’Dwyer  &  Ward,  wholesale 
milliners, will remove to Detroit January 1.
succeeds 
Stingel Bros.,   wholesale butchers and pack­
ers.

East  Saginaw—Geo.  Stingel 

St.  Louis—The store and grocery stock of 
H. B.  Giddings have  been  seized by credit- 
ms.

Stanwood—E.  Wilson  has  added  a line 
of  crockery  and  glassware  to  his  drug 
stock.

Waldron—There  is  a good opening here 
for a clothing and  dry  goods  store; also  a 
hotel and livery stable.

Blanchard—Daniel Lynch  has leased the 
new Cogswell store  and moved  his general 
stock into toe building.

Homer—S. Avery has sold his feed  store 
to H. H. Shear & Son  and  purchased  toe 
meat market of L. G.  Brown.

Pewamo—Albert Retan has purchased the 
bankrupt  stock  of  J.  S.  Yisger,  at  St. 
Johns, mid moved It to this place.

Vassar—E. A.  Bullard has  sold his drug 
stock to_Geo.-C. LappanB Co., the company 
being QL Lappan and C. Q. Lappam 
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D./Baughman,  too  drj,

goods dealer, Will make s  four months’ tb.ur 
of California; leavings atout January iff.

Charlotte—J. M.  Daron  has  sold his in­
terest  in  toe boot find shoe stock of Daron 
& Murray to his partner and will retire from 
toe tom on March 1.

Plainwell—M.  H.  Granger  will  retire 
firom toe hardware firm of  O. B.  Granger & 
Co. on January 1.  The  business  will  be 
continued by 0<;B. Granger in his own name,
Sullivan—Hiram  Monger  has  formed  a 
copartnership  with  Watson  & DeYoist, of 
Coopersviile,  and  the  three  will  erect  a 
store building and  engage in general  trade.
Nashville—W.  S.  Powers  and  W.  L. 
Stringharo have formed a copartnership un­
der the style of Powers  &  Stringham  and 
purchased  the  W.  E.  Messimer  grocery 
stock.

Muskegon—R.  P, Anderson, formerly  of 
the  wholesale  commission  firm  of  C.  C, 
Moulton  &  Co., 
is  now  engaged  is the 
wholesale confectionery, fruit and nut busi­
ness at 18 Western avenue.

Muskegon—Moses  Zunder,  for  several 
years  past  manager  of  the  Chicago  boot 
and  shoe store,  will leave  early in January 
for Omaha,  where  he will  join his brother 
in the boot and shoe business.

Morley—Lon A.  Pelton  has  assigned his 
hardware  stock  to  Fred.  I. Nichols.  The 
assignment  was  not  made  as  toe result of 
financial troubles, but by reason  of  family 
difficulties.  Mr.  Pelton will  pay  100 cents 
on  toe  dollar  and  have  plenty  left with 
which to continue  business.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Hastings—The Parker  Strainer  and Cut­

off Co. has disbanded.

Bay City—C.  H.  Pomeroy is arranging  to 
open a large  cracker  factory  at East Sagi­
naw.

Owosso—The Owosso  Casket Co. has en­
larged its office and finished the same in an­
tique oak..

Lime Lake—The Lime Lake Lumber Co., 
which has built a sawmill to cut hard woods 
mainly,  has begun manufacturing.

Lakeview—Martin & McAfee will remove 
their saw,  shingle and  stave  mills to Jack- 
son, Miss.,  where  they have  secured a site 
on Pearl river.

Muskegon—The  new  Blodgett  mill  is 
having  an  addition  built,  in  which a com­
bination band and  circular  and  other  ma­
chinery will be placed.

Manistee—The  Manistee  Lumber  Co.  is 
having a large steam  lumber  barge  built at 
Gibralter. 
It  will  have  140 feet keel and 
will carry about 850,000 feet of lumber.

Menominee—An addition to  C. B.  Lewis 
& Son’s mill has been commenced.  A shin­
gle  machine and a new  band-saw  machine 
have  been  purchased and will be placed in 
position this winter.

Kingsley—Case  &  Crotser  have  pur­
chased a half-interest in the  planing mill of 
Wynkoop,  Hitzler & Madison.  Mr.  Wyn- 
koop  retires,  his  other  partners  each  re­
taining a quarter-interest.

Plainwell—H.  R.  and  Will  Scott  have 
erected a building  suitable  for  the  manu­
facture of  turned and sawed work and han­
dles.  The establishment is to be  known as 
the Island City Novelty Works.

Battle  Creek—The  Battle  Creek Buggy 
Co.  has  been  organized,  with  a  capital 
stock of $30,000.  The  corporation  has ac­
quired the Sherman road cart plant, at Cold- 
water,  and will remove it to this city.

Pierson--W.  W. Forrester,  who  has  op­
erated a shingle mill three  miles  southeast 
of this place for three years  past,  will  re­
move his mill in the  spring to Eagle River, 
Wis.,  where he has a contract  with Shanks 
& Neville to cut the shingle  timber on their 
35 forties.

Chippewa Lake—The  Chippewa Lumber 
Co. has shut down its mill and  has  turned 
all its available  help to  work in the woods. 
Three camps are running,  employing about 
200 men.  The  lumber  cut has been larger 
than of any previous year.  About the same 
amount of timber will be put  in the  lake as 
last winter.

Baraga—Thomas  Nester  cut  20,000,000 
feet of  logs at his mill toe past season,  and 
had 9,000,000 feet of  lumber on dock at the 
close  of  navigation.  He  will  put 
in
30.000.  000 feet of  logs  this winter,  and has
6.000. 
been pushed to its  capacity  of  200,000 feet 
daily,  while  his  shingle  mill,  of  100,000 
daily  capacity,  was  run only a short time. 
Improvements  are to be made.

000 feet hung  up.  The  mill  has not 

STRAY  FACTS.

Mt.  Pleasant—J. E.  Seank,  the merchant 

tailor,  assigned on the 23d.

Fillmore  Center—H.  Walters  and  H. J. 

Klomparens haye started a feed mill.

East Saginaw—The  Flint 

Pere  Mar­
quette railroad hauled  180,000,000  feet  of 
logs this year.

Muskegon—E.  L.  Packer  & Co.,  whole* 
sale lumber dealers, have  confessed  judge­
ment for  $40,000.

Montague—Bela  Harrison  has  taken the 
Management of the  Farmers  and Working­
men’s Co-Operative Co.

Detroit—Westervelt & Dennis,  wholesale 
hardwood  lumber  dealers,  are offering to 
compromise.with their  creditors at 25 cents 
on the dollar.

Hancock—The Hancock Chemical  Co. has 
rebuilt its laboratory,  which was blown  off 
the face of toe earth by a  dynamite  explos­
ion November 16.

Central  Lake—H.  Sisson,  toe  general 
is  training  a  piece of trotting 
merchant, 
stodk  which  gives  promise of attaining a 
National reputation.

Manistee—M. Englemann  has sold to the 
Chicago,  Burlington  <&. 
y   Railway 
4,500,000 feet of  Norway cffir sills and deck­
ings f The  stuff H   tip -he towed  and delir-

N. 

A.  Parker,  formerly  with E.  C.  De 

Med  next  season.  About 2,000,000 feet of 
the lumber will be car  decking and the res­
idue ear sills.

Ravennar-E. Conklin, who has conducted 
a  hardware  store  here  fo i  several  years, 
died December 21  and  was  buried  on  toe 
23d.  John  Sacks  was  appointed  special 
administrator  on  the  24tb,  and  will  con­
tinue the  business until a general  adminis­
trator is appointed.

Chase—Smith  Bros.  &  Johnson  have 
taken a contract for extending a spur of the 
Flint & Pere Marquette  Railroad  from the 
mill of  F.  P.  Houghton & Co. to section 20, 
where they desire to get out  10,000,000 feet 
Of  pine,  by January 1.  They have  eighty 
Swedes employed.

Gripsack Brigade,

Greg.  Luce wants it understood  that  he 
bought that  hat  for  George Thompson, at 
White Cloud.

Jerry Woltman has engaged  with Olney, 
Shields & Co.  for 1888, taking the same ter­
ritory as in 1887.

J. T. Lowry has been  elected  to  act  as 
Secretary  of  the  M.  C. T.  A.,  in place of 
Defaulter Pierce.

J.  C.  Watson has  engaged with Fred.  D. 
Yale & Co. for 1888,  covering  the same ter­
ritory as in the past.

W.  M. Toles  succeeds  F.  H.  Lester  as 
Southern  Michigan  and  Northern  Indiana 
representative for Hawkins & Perry.

D.  L.  Densmore,  traveling  representa­
tive  for  the  Owosso  Casket  Co.,  has  re­
moved his family from  Stanton  to Owosso,
L.  C.  Duff,  formerly engaged in  business 
at  Owosso,  is  now  traveling  for  Jas.  S. 
Kirk &  Co.,  making  his  headquarters  at 
Atlanta,  Ga.

Ed. Frick will take the position of  house 
salesman for Olney,  Shields & Co. on Janu­
ary 1.  He will  remove  his  family  from 
Holland to this city in the spring.

Geo.  McKay left  yesterday  for  Chicago, 
where  he  will  spend  several  days  with 
friends.  He will also  spend  some  time at 
Joliet and Elwood before returning.

Chas.  H.  Ball,  traveling  representative 
for  Root,  Strong  &  Co.,  of  Detroit,  was 
married  at  Charlevoix on December 21,  to 
Miss Ella Aldrich.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ball will 
make their home at Newport.

Olney,  Shields & Co. will make no change 
in their traveling force for  1888,  which will 
remain as follows:  Addison Morrison, Jer­
ry Woltman,  Sam.  B.  Morrison,  Scott Swy- 
gert,  Jas. N   Bradford,  Cass.  Bradford.

Cou & Co.,  of Detroit,  has engaged to trav­
el for Fred D.  Yale & Co., taking the Michi­
gan  Central,  D.,  G. H.  & M.  and D., L.  & 
N. towns.  Mr.  Parker  resides at Corunna.
Hub.  Baker  and wife  leave  the  latter 
part of the week for Niagara county,  N.  Y., 
where they  will  spend  a  couple of weeks 
with friends.  They  will  also visit friends 
at Lockport and Rochester before returning
Putnam  &  Brooks  have  re-engaged  all 
their  traveling  salesmen  for 1888,  as fol­
lows:  Wm.  B.  Edmunds,  Leo.  A.  Caro, 
Henry J.  Dawley,  Geo.  H.  McKay,  John 
Miller.  T.  E.  Putnam  will continue to act 
as house salesman.

F.  H.  Lester  has  engaged  to  travel for 
Arthur Meigs & Co.,  taking  for  his  terri- 
ritory Southern Michigan and  Northern In­
diana,  calling on his old trade as usual.  He 
starts out on his initial,  trip  with  the  new 
house on Thursday.

W.  S.  Barnett, formerly Wisconsin sales­
men  for  the  Peninsular Stove Co.,  at De­
troit, but  for  the past  two  years Nebraska 
salesman  for  Cribben,  Sexton  &  Co.,  of 
Chicago,  has  re-engaged  with  the  former 
house and will cover  his former territory.

Detroit News, 24th:  Last  evening twenty 
traveling  salesmen  of  the  Acme  White 
Lead  and  Color  Works,  who  have  been 
holding a convention  here,  sat  down to an 
elegant  repast at  the  Wayne  hotel,  given 
them  by  the  company  to  promote  good 
fellowship.  The  m enu  cards  were  orig­
inal and tasty,  and were  printed  on Neal’s 
carriage paint sample cards.

Nashville News:  Tom  Stevens,  commer­
cial  traveler  for the firm  of  J.  H.  Wendell 
& Co.,  of  Detroit,  is well  known  as an in­
veterate  practical  joker.  He struck Nash­
ville  Tuesday,  and  soon  made all the ele­
vator and depot  gangs  victims to his num­
erous  gags.  But  they  got  it  all  back on 
him  with  interest  in  the afternoon,  when 
one of  the boys took him up  town,  ostensi­
bly to  set  ’em  up.  Of  course,  being elec­
tion day,  the  front doors of  all the  saloons 
were  closed,  and  he  was  taken  shyly 
around  the  back  way,  where,  by previous 
arrangement,  an officer put  in  his  appear­
ance  just  as  they were- endeavoring  to ef­
fect an entrance.  The  sudden  exhortation 
to “Skip,Tom, it’s toe marshal!” caused the 
practical  joker to turn and  flee,  and they do 
say he made a bee line through  the alley to 
the depot,  where he  nailed  the, tail end of 
an outgoing freight and  disappeared.

Detroit  Journal:  Jonathan  S.  Pierce, 
who lived with bis wife at 35 Fultop  street, 
earned $500 a year as treasurer of the Mich­
igan  Commercial  Travelers’  Association, 
and did outside work besides as solicitor for 
seVeral  insurance  companies.  For  many 
years he served as traveling agent for Allen 
Shelden & Co.  Mr. Pierce recently told the 
directors of  the Association  that  there was 
a shortage in  his  accounts.  An investiga­
tion was made and the deficit  was  fixed  at 
$415.84.  Mr.  Pierce said he was  unable to 
tell where the'money had gone.  The Asso­
ciation  dropped on Marvin EL  Chamberlain 
and  John  Pontius^  who  were on  Pierce’s, 
bonds  in  th e, sum  of  $5,000.  Mr.  Pierce 
gave  these  gentlemen  a  second  mortgage 
on his household  furniture for the amount. 
The cash was then  handedvover to the offl- 
dersof  theikssoclation on  Wednesday,  toe

bondsmen  subscribing  $207.92  each.  Mr. 
Plerce went to Cincinnati a week  ago,  mid 
will carry on an  insurance  business  there. 
The Association has $24,000 in hank.  Four 
signatures^  however,  must  necessarily  be 
on the check which takes any of  it opt. 
Protection tothe Sugar Industries.

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Written Especially for Th e Tradesm an.

That the present duty  on  sugat is purely 
“for revenue” has  already been  said.  Tho 
figures of thirty-five years’  experience  show 
that our home  grown  crop is not only rela­
tive  smaller  than  in  1852,  but  actually 
smaller in the  number'of hogheads. 
It ap­
pears that after  ample  opportunity  for the 
test, the policy of maintaining duties on the 
foreign product  has  failed  of  the purpose 
which Protection has in  view:  the creation 
of a sufficient home supply.

But  in  adopting  any  proposal to repeat 
the sugar duties,  the  country’s  interest in 
the sugar which  it  already produces for it­
self, and in that which it may produce,  is to 
be carefully regarded.  So  far  as  we have 
observed,  no  Protectionist  who  discusses 
the subject fails  to  refiiember  this.  Sena­
tor Sherman,  in his statement,  a few weeks 
ago,  of  the  revenue ■ measures  which  he 
would adopt,  expressly marked the necessi­
ty,  in connection with the repeal of the sug­
ar duty,  of favoring  the  home crop with  a 
bounty.  He  had  in  view,  of course,  the 
several  possibilities  that  now appear to us 
in  addition  to  the  Louisiana  crop — the 
promise of a successful  culture of the tropi­
cal cane in  Florida;  the  New  Jersey  and 
Kansas experiments with sorghum;  and the 
remote likelihood  of  securing  success  in 
beet culture.  All th ese unless we except the 
last,  are important  interests,  deserving the 
generous support  of  our economic  system. 
If the rich lands  ©f  southern  Florida  can 
produce the  great  crops  of  tropical  cane 
sugar which Mr.  Disston  declares  entirely 
possible,  and if the  easily-grown and hardy 
sorghum can be manipulated so economically 
as to make its growth a commercial as  well 
as a scientific success,  the country will have 
achieved a result  of  gigantic  proportions. 
Our import  of  sugar,  of  all  kinds,  has 
amounted in ten years  (1877-86) to an aver­
age value of eighty-five millions of dollars a 
year.

For the present, no doubt,  a bounty to the 
home interest  will  entirely  serve.  And it 
should be provided,  perhaps,  by  maintain­
ing a small duty  on  the  imported  article. 
This will serve every purpose of Protection, 
without drawing into the Treasury,  as now, 
an unneeded  revenue,  and  without taking 
for the  bounty  payments  money  derived 
from other  sources  than  the  article under 
consideration.

But,  in addition to  these  details  of  this 
most important subject,  is  the  vitally  im­
portant one of  securing, 
in  return for our 
concession  of  an  open,  or  nearly open, 
market  to  foreign  sugars,  a corresponding 
advantage  from  countries  that  desire  to 
avail  themselves  of  the  offer  which  we 
make. 
It  will  be  a  most  short-sighted 
policy if we  neglect  this.  When  we offer 
to the sugar  countries  the  removal  of our 
duty on their crops,  we are entitled to a con­
cession  in  return.  We  shall benefit them 
enormously—they  must  give  some benefit 
to us. 
It  will be our  right to say that  any 
sugar-growing  country  which  desires  to 
have her product  enter our  ports  free,  (or 
at our lowest  rate  of  duty),  must afford to 
us advantages  of  commercial 
intercourse. 
We should require,  of course,  that  no  ex­
port duty be laid  by  the  selling  country; 
and we  should  add  (1)  that  we give our 
most favorable  entry  only to sugar coming 
either in American bottoms, or in those of the 
country  producing  the  sugar;  (2)  that we 
give it only to countries  which grant to Qur 
ships in  their  ports  the  same relief from 
light-house  “dues,”  etc.,  etc.,  which  we 
grant to their ships;  (3)  that we  grant  it to 
no country which should make less  favora­
ble terms for the entry of our goods  (of  all 
kinds) than are made by  it  to the goods of 
other countries.  These provisions would, ip 
all probability, work an immense  advantage 
to our carrying trade,  and, as our home pro­
duct of sugar increases,  and  it becomes de­
sirable  to  raise  the  duty  on  the foreign 
grown,  none of them  would  interfere with 
this change.  We should still give  the  best 
entry to our ports,  whatever  that might be, 
to sugar of the country  which  made us  the 
concessions named.

The repeal  of  the  sugar  duty is now a 
proposition  within  the  scope  of practical 
legislation. 
It  must  be  considered  with 
toe utmost care,  and  with  no Omission of 
any needed safeguard.  That  there  should 
he an export duty put upon us, if we remove 
toe import duty,  would of course be absurd, 
and there could  be  no  danger  of it,  if we 
Should take but the most reasonable precau­
tion in our  legislation.  The  provisions  in 
regard to our  commerce  go  a  step farther 
and are  equally  germane,  while  they  are 
also vastly important. 

A.  S.  M.

The  Hardware  Market.

Tin and copper are still firm  and there is 
every Indication of a maintenance of price s. 
The French tin syndicate has  been  selling 
pig tin to manufacturers  of  tin at the high­
est prices,  with a guarantee  against decline 
for four months,  which tends to show confi­
dence on the part of toe  syndicate  to  hold 
tip prices. 
It is reported  that  toe  Roths­
childs have taken a hand in toe copper com­
bination with a view to forcing It still high­
er.  Nails an<| wire remain: the same as be­
fore.)  The  glass  men  met (on  toe  28th. 
There is some talk of an  advance,  hut  as 
sales are limited  at this season, of toe year, 
it Is not probable that such  action  will  be 
taken.  Cartridges and all kinds  of  ammu­
nition have advanced about 20  percent,  on 
account of the advance In copper.  .   ¡ j  
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President, Geo. Ë. Steele; Secretary, L. Roberte.
President, N. B. Blain; Secretary ,FrankT. King.

N o. 2—L o w e ll  M. M . A . 
N o. 3 —S tu r g is B . M . A . 

President. H. 8, Chureh; Secretary, Wm. Jom.
N o.  4 —G rand  R a p id s  M .  A . 
President, Jas. A. Coye; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.
President, 11. B. Pargo; Secretary, W. C. Conner.

N o .  5’—M u sk e g o n  B .  M . A . 

N o. 6 —A lb a  ft. M . A . 

N o. ? —D im o n d a le  B . 91. A .. 

President. F. W. Bloat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin.
Presidenti T. tt. Sloan; Secretary, S. H. Widger.
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President, F. H. Thurston ; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston,
President, H. M, Marshall; Secretary ,'C. A. Stebbins.

N o . 9 —L a w re n c e   B . M . A .  ■ 
N o. 1 0 —H a rb o r S p rin g s B . M . A .

N o.  8 —E a stp o r t B . M. A .

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

President, W. J. Clark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson.
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President, H. P. Whipple; Secretary, C. H.  Camp.
N o. 13—Q u in c y  B . M . A .
President, C. McKay; Secretary, Ch W. Bennett._____
f  t 'i '  j  N o . 13—S h er m a n  î t .  M . A .
President, H. B. Starte rant; Secretary, W.  G. Shane.
N o. 14,—N o. M u sk eg o n   B . M . A . 
i'-, 
President, S. A- Ho wey : Secretary, G. C. Havens.
President, R. R. Perkins;  Secretary, J. F. Fairchild.
President, J. V..Crandall:  Secretary, A. P. Comstock.

•No.  IS -» B o y n e  C ity  B . M . A . 
_  N o.  1 6 —Sand L a k e  B .  M. A . 

N o . 17—P la in w e ll B . M. A . 

President, M. Barley, Secretary, J. A. Sidle.
:  N o. 1 8 —O w osso B . M . A . 
President, W. A, Woodard; Secretary, S. Lamfrom.

N o;  1 9 —A d a  B . M . A . 

President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.

N o. 2 0 —¡Naugatuck  B. 91. A . 

President, John F.;Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.

N o. 2 1 —W a y  la n d   B. M . A . 

President, C: H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.

N o . 2 2 —G rand  L ed g e  B . 91, A . 

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

N o. 2 3 —C arson C ity B . 9L A . 

President, F. A. RockafeUow;  Secretary, C. O. Trask.

President, J. E. Thurkow;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond.

N o . 2 4 — M o rley   B.  M . A .
N o . 2 5 —P a lo  B  M . A .

N o   « 7 —D o r r  B . M .  A . 

President, Ira S. Jeffers; Secretary, H. D. Pew.
N o. 2 6 —G r e e n v ille   IS* M . A . 
President. L. W. Sprague; Secretary, E. J. Clark.
President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher.
President; J.  H. Tattle;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.
President, Wm. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough.

N o. 2 8 —C h eb o y g a n  B . M . A  
N o. 2 9 —F r e e p o r t B . M.  A.
N o. 3 0 —O cean a B . M . A .

President, A>G. Avery;  Secretary, E. S. Houghtaling.
President, Thos. J. Green; Secretary, A. G. Fleury.

N o. 3 1 —C h a rlo tte  B. M . A . 

N o. 3 2 —C o o p e r sv ilte  B . M . A . 
N o. 3 3 —C h a r le v o ix  it .  M. A . 

President, G. W. Watrous;  Secretary, J. B. Watson.
President, John Nicholls ;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.

N o. 3 4 —-a ra n a c  B. 91. A . 

President, Geo. A. Potts;  Secretary, P. T. Williams.

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President, Wm. J. N ixon; Secretary, G. J. Notew are.

N o.  3 5 —B e lla ir e   B. M . A  
N o. 3 6 —Ith a c a   B .  M . A .

P résident, H. E. Symons: Secretary, D. W. H iggins.

P résident, O. F. Jackson ;  Secretary, Jo h n   XL Everden. 
'  v ’’  N o. 3 7 —B a ttle  C reek  B .  M . A .
President,  Geo. H. Rowell;  S ecretary,  Jno. P- Stanley.
N o. 3 8 —Sco ttv ille   B.  91. A . 
No. 39 -B u rr Oak B. M. A. 
P resident, B. O. G raves;  Secretary,  H. M. Lee.
N o. 4 0 —B a to n  R a p id s B . M . A . 
No. 4i->.&reckenridge B. M. A. 

President, F. H. DeGàUn; Secretary, Will Emmert.

P resident, W.  O. W atson; S ecretary, C.  E. Scudder.

N o. 4 2 —F r e m o n t B. M   A . 

P resident, Jos. G erber ; Secretary  C. J. R atbbnn.

P resident, G. A. Estes; Secretary, G. W. Bevins.

N o. 43-— fu s tin  B . 9 f. A . 

N o. 4 4 —R e ed  C ity  B . M . A .

President, C. J. Fleischhauer;  S ecretary,  W . H. Smith,

N o. 4 5 —H o y tv ille  B . M .  A.

P resident, D. E. H alienbeck ; Secretary, O. A. Halladay.
P resident, M. L. Campbell ; Secretary, B. M. Gould.

N o. 4 6 —L eslie  B .  M. A . 
N o .  4 7 —F lin t  9 f.  IT. 

President, W. C. Pierce; Secretary, W. H. G raham .

N o. 4 8 —H u b b ard ston  B . M. A . 
President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor.

N o.  4 9 —L eroy  B   M .  A . 

President,  A.  W enzell; Secretary, F ran k  Smith.

N o. 5 0 —M a n istee B . M . A . 

P resident, C. D. G ardner; Secretary, H. W. Leonard.

P resident, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W . C. Congdon.

N o . 5 1 —C edar  S p rin g s  B .  M .  A . 
N o. 5 2 —G rand H a v e n  B . M . A . 

President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, Wm. Mieras.

Fennville in Line on Organization.

Twenty  of  the  representative  business 
men of Fennville met last Wednesday even­
ing to consider the subject of org an iz in g  an 
auxiliary of the  Michigan  Bnsiness  Men’s 
Association.  F.  S.  Raymond  was  selected 
to act as chairman of the meeting and P.  S, 
Swarts as secretary pro tern.  The editor of 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n   explained  the  aims and 
objects of-the B. M.  A.,  citing, benefits se­
cured in other towns,  when W.  H.  McCor­
mick moved that the organization of an As­
sociation  be  immediately  proceeded  with. 
The motion was unanimously adopted, when 
the  following  gentlemen signified their de- 
ire to join such an Association:  F.  S.  Ray­
mond,  W.  H.  McCormick, Jos.  Lane,  J.  H. 
Raven,'J.  H.  Crane,  E.  M.  Williams, L.  S. 
Dickinson, J.  G.  Lamoreaux,  D. R.  Crane, 
H.  D.  Purdy,  W.  W.  Hutchins,  Geo.  F. 
Goodrich, E.  D.  Sessions,  N.  L.  Chamber- 
lain, A. J.  Capen,  W.  H.  Andrews,  J.  E. 
Hutchinson, J. O.  Goodrich,  E.  E. Jarvis, 
P. S.  Swarts.
.  The official constitution  was  then  adopt­
ed, when the following officers were elected 
to serve until the first Thursday in January, 
1889:

President—F. S.  Raymond,»
Vlce-President^-E. E. Jarvis.
Secretary—P.  S. Swarts.
Iteasurer—W.  W. Hutchins.
Executive  Committee—President,  Secre­
tary, J., E.  Hutchinson,  H.  D. Purdy, W. H. 
Andrews.

The following day seven additional names 
were added to the  membership  roll, as fol­
lows;  L McFall, W.  M.  Rogers,  John  C. 
Holmes,  H.  S.  Hardie,  Alva  Smith, J. L. 
Reed, J. T, Dickinson.  The  list  now  in- 
cludes every business  man ha Fennville but 
three,  Wliio  will  probably  join at the next 
meeting.  By taking  in  the  merchants  at 
Lee, Pearl, Ganges, Peach BOlt and several 
other «mall towns ffi tire vid|x^tyi the mem- 
.berehijg'w^'i^tMdily  te-8weUedM.iog^r..

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The members all enter into the Work with 
degteepf earnestness which bespeaks, a sue 
cessful future for the Association.
Association  Notes.  (

Hesperia is considering  the  idea of form 

in g a B . M: A.

ing at Newaygo.

Sentiment in  favor of a B.  M. A.  is grow 

The  Grand  Haven  B.  M.  A.  has  been 
granted charter  No.  52,  affiliating  with  36 
members,

Unionville has organized  a  Business  As. 
sociation—instead of a B. M. A., as hereto­
fore  stated—as  an  improvement  organjza 
tion,  pare and simple.

Cedar Springs  Clipper:  The  Association 
is in good working  order, and  our  citizens 
may look  for  much  being  done to further 
the business industry of  Cedar Springs.

Geo,  H.  Bemingtop  writes  that  he  has 
the  signatures  of  forty  Bangor  business 
men who desire  to join  a B.  M. A.  as soon 
as a date can be arranged with the State Or­
ganizer.

President  Hamilton is endeavoring to get 
aa many of the State officers  as  possible to 
attend  the  anniversary  banquet  of 
the 
Traverse City.  B.  M.  A.  on  January  10, 
Invitations  have  also  been  sent  to  the 
Presidents of every  auxiliary association.

Sioux City Commercial B ulletin:  Sioux 
City retail merchants should have an organ­
ization the same as in other towns.  Michi­
gan is thoroughly organized in  the interests 
of its retailers of all classes, and is profiting 
to a degree that is affording them larger ad­
vantages in buying than ever before, besides 
helping to abolish the easy  time  credit sys­
tem which has caused the  ruination of hun­
dreds of small merchants  all over the coun­
try.

Charlotte R epublican:  The business men 
belonging  to the  local  Association  are as­
serting their prerogatives vigorously nowa­
days and firing Blue Letters at  their  delin­
quents thick  and  fast.  Many of  them  re­
port that accounts that have  been  running 
for  years unpaid and that  have  long  been 
deemed worthless  have  been  paid up since 
the  system  of  Blue  Letters  was  inaugu­
rated. 
In some instances  regular  hornets’ 
nests have been stirred up.

Petoskey Independent:  Only a few mem­
bers turned  out  Wednesday  evening to at­
tend  the  business’  men’s  meeting. 
It  is 
very  evident  that  if  the  organization  is 
made  effective  for  the  primary  object for 
which it was organized,  its  members  must 
devote more time and  attention  to the bus­
iness  sessions  of  the  organization.  P.  B. 
Waehtel,  C.  S. Hampton  and  A. C.  Bow­
man were  appointed a committee  to collect 
statistics  relative  to  the  resources of  Em­
met  county,  and  forward  the  same to the 
committee appointed at the  Northern Mich­
igan conference held here last week.

; Thie  . Charlotte  Business  Men’s  Asso- 
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From the Charlotte Republican,

Sffijss cietion.  t  . J “/   Vf "  V

The  Charlotte  Business  Men’s  Associa­
tion,  Which bade fair to die ‘’a hornin’W. last 
summer,  when  several  spasmodic  efforts 
were- made to organize it,  has  now  by sys­
tematic  work  and  combined  effort  been 
lifted into the proud  position of  the  fourth 
largest  in  the  State,  the  cities  of  Grand 
Rapids,  Muskegdh  and Traverse City alone 
exceeding it in  point of  numbers.  The lo­
cal Association has 104 members, embracing 
every branch of  bnsiness,  while  every bus­
iness man in the  city,  with  but  few excep­
tions,  is  enrolled, and yet the. Association 
is practically less than one month old.  The 
zest  with  which  all  the  leading  business 
men of  the city have entered  into the spirit 
of  the  organization  is  an  evidence of  the 
determination  not  only  to  protect  them­
selves against professional  dead-beats who 
infest  every  town,  hut to present a united 
front in building up  their-interests,  collect­
ively and  individually,  and  in  developing 
the best interests of  the city.
Of one of  tiie benefits  arising  from such 
an  organization  to  the  people  at large,  it 
need only be said  that it  is  accepted  as an 
axiom  that  the  average  business  man is 
compelled  to  charge  people who pay their 
bills an increased price in  order to compen­
sate himself  for the  loss he suffers and ex­
pects to suffer every year  from the army of 
relentless  dead-beats.  The  Michigan Bus­
iness  Men’s  Association is only two  years 
old,  and  yet  in  that  short  time  over 100 
auxiliary  associations  have  been  started, 
and the work is being pushed  with  the  ut­
most  vigor  by  E. A.  Stowe,  Secretary'of 
the  State  Association. 
In  this  county 
alone,  Eaton  Rapids,  Grand  Ledge,  Yer- 
montville,  Hoytville,  Bellevue  and  Char­
lotte  are  thoroughly  organized. 
People 
should not be lead into  the  error of  think­
ing that such an organization will give birth 
to  monopolies  or  even  higher  prices. 
Really,  the  tendency  ought  to  be toward 
lower  prices,  for  the  reason  above  cited, 
namely,  that  the  organization  will  ma­
terially lessen the sum total of a merchant, 
loss from dead-beat patrons,  hence  his abil 
ity  to  reduce  his  prices.  Neither  is  the 
Association going to  devote itself  solely to 
the «Election of  bad debts .and the  general 
reduction  of  the  dead-beat  list,  although 
that  is an important object of  the Associa 
tion.  The  objects,  on  the  contrary,  are 
manifold  and  very  important,  all of  them 
if  properly  observed,  tending  to  the  wel 
fare  of  the  community  and  the  general 
growth and prosperity of  the city.
The principal objects of  the  local associa­
tions  are 
The  Association  cannot  fail  of  being  I  
power for  good  wherever it is located,  and 
every town should  have  such  an organiza­
tion.  The local Association held a meeting 
in  Carmel  Hall,  Thursday  evening of  last 
week,  which was attended  by nearly its en­
tire  membership.  A  fine  banquet  was 
served,  after  which  the  members present 
enjoyed  an 
interesting  talk  from  E.  A. 
Stowe, the  State  Secretary,  who  pointedly 
and conclusively explained the  workings of 
the  Association,  its  rapid  growth,  and its 
future  prospects.  His  remarks  were  fre­
quently applauded  and unanimously appre­
ciated.

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B. M. A. Celebration at Cadillac.

I  From  th e Cadillac News.
I  Carrying out a resolution  passed  by  the 
Cadillac Business Men’s Association several 
weeks ago to hold a business  men’s  picnic 
or banquet during the coming  holidays,  the 
Association at its last  regular meeting fixed 
the time for holding such festivities for next 
Wednesday  evening,  Dec.  28.  The event 
will also celebrate the opening of  the Tole 
do, Ann Arbor  &  Cadillac  Railway  to this 
city, at which time about 100  business  men 
and capitalists of Toledo and  other stations 
along  the 
line  will  visit Cadillac,  and to 
them the  entertainment  is  more  especially 
given.  The visiting guests will  be  accom 
panied by  representatives  of  the  press  at 
Toledo and Detroit,  and the local committee 
believe  that  our  community  will  receive 
benefit from the  favorable  opinions carried 
away by the guests whom  we  are  to enter 
tain.
Mr.  Ashley  has  tendered  to the Cadillac 
business  men  a  train  of  fine  passenger 
coaches to leave this  city  at  6:30  Wednes­
day morning,  which  train  will  proceed to 
Alma, where  the  Cadillac  party  will meet 
the  special  train  from Toledo.  The entire 
party will dine at Wright’s  elegant hotel in 
Alma,  after  which  the two trains will be 
united and run to  Cadillac,  stopping  at the 
Muskegon  river  to drive the final spike in 
the railroad that joins the Future Great City 
in Ohio with the  Central  City  of Northern 
Michigan.
To carry out the sfa-augements for the oc 
casion,  the  Banquet  Committee,  appointed 
some  weeks  ago,  consisting  of L. J.  Law, 
F.  S.  Kieldsen and  P.  Medalie,  have  ap 
proved of the following sub-committees, ap 
pointed at si special meeting of the Business 
Men’s Association last evening:
Committee on Invitations—M.  T.  Wood­
ruff, S. Y. Albertson, Wm.  Wilcox.
Committee of Arrangements—W.M. Gow, 
S.  W. Kramer,  F.  B.  Kelly.
Committee  on  Music—F.  C.  Sampson, 
Wm. Kennedy, C.  T. Chapin.
Reception  Committee—Mayor  J.  C.  Me 
Adam, Hon.  W.  W.  Cummer, J.  W. Cobbs, 
A.  W.  Mitchell.
Toast Committee—F.  H.  Huntley,  C.  C. 
Dunham, J.  A. Smith.
The Banquet Committee report the amount 
subscribed up to this time at $315.
The place of holding the festivities in this 
city had not been  determined  up  to 
last 
evening, but it is quite probable that arrange­
ments will be perfected for a banquet at the 
Hotel McKinnon.  The unfortunate absence 
of an opera house of  suitable size precludes 
making the occasion as  large  and  demon­
strative as might be desired,  but  the  Com­
mittee wil use every possible means to Twa-fre 
it a holiday event that shall  be enjoyable to 
every person who will become  interested in 
making it a success.
It was voted by the business men to close 
all  the  stores  and  places of business at 7 
o’clock on the evening of the banquet.

A  Rotten  Mess.

From the Saranac LocaL

The  total  liabilities  of  FitzGibbons  & 
King as given by the assignee,  are  $9,675.- 
17;  total debts secured, about  $3,400;  total 
assets, including exemptions. $4,273.61; ex­
emptions,  $500.  The  liabilities,  with the 
exception of the $3,400, which is secured by 
chattel  mortgage  running to Parker & Di- 
vine,  of Belding,  are largely  owing to peo^ 
pie in this vicinity, some fqr store bills and 
some for labor.  The  statement  of the as­
signee is far from satisfactory to them,  and 
by,'far the ltutger portion  say that they will 
nevel rellnquish their claims  fof  anything 
less than 100 cents on the dollar. 

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VISITING  BUYERS.

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F  pD rum m on, Saranac
F  P arker, Lowell 

The following retail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
JT M erso n , Irv in g  
M M Brooks, A usterlitz 
U tter Lum ber Co,  Sullivan C randall & Comstock, Sand 
Fred 
w  W F orrester, Pierson
Bros,  Borland 
W m Mines, N unica 
Geo P  Stark, Cascade 
G Brusse & Son, Zeeland
L N  F isher  D orr 
D enH erder &  Lahuis,  Zee
Jas Colby, Rockford 
land 
Morley Bros. Cedar Springs 
DeKrnif,  Boone  & Co, Zee 
Sm ith & B ristol,  Ada 
E S Botsford, D orr 
land
H H Childs, Childs Mill 
John Giles & Co, Lowell 
J  B Quick, H oward City  W M Roger, Fennville 
DenH erder & Tanis,  V ries
Sullivan 
E R W hite, Reed  City 
land
P aine & Co, G reenville 
R G Sm ith, W ayland 
Severance  &  Rich, Middle-  D Topping, Casnovia 
A C Adams, A shton
tt 
H S  Barron,  F orest  G reve M J  B utler, Sand Lake 
C K H oyt, H udsonvllle 
W alling Bros, Lam ont 
N agler & Beeler, Caledonia W L H eazlit, W ayland 
*  W  S C la rk * C o , H olton 
Eli Runnels, Cominci
G -B Nichols,  M artin 
G  F   G retzm ger,  E  Sauga- W Thom as & Son,  Bowne
Nelson P orter,  W est  Olive 
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Mrs E Longtine, H olland
Gibbs Bros, Mayfield 
H W  P otter,  Jenisonville 
F W Bunker, Casnovia 
B aker & Baker, Rockford 
D B G alentine, Bailey 
K ingsley & G ardiner,  H a rt L T W U m arth, Rodney 
John G unstra, Lam ont 
H Van Noord, Jam estow n 
A Purchase, So Blendon 
G  H W albrink, AUendale 
J  M Reid, G rattan
L H Town, Cadillac 
Farrow e &  Dalmon, Allen- M J  W ood & Son, A thens 
t  if™, 
Cole *  Grove, Tustin
J  s  Toland, Ross 
F L Blake. M iddleville
B rautigam  Bros, No D orr  Geo C arrington, T ren t 
W m  Verineuleh,  Beaver Cornell  &  Griswold,  G ris­
L M W olf, H udsonville 
C Joldersm a, Jam estow n 
D A Boelkins, Muskegon 
W alter Baker, G’d H aven 
J  D avenport, P aris 
A W Blain, D utton 
Jno D am stra, G itchell 
N Bouma, F isher

H J  Fisher, H am ilton 
P  Xlsen,  Zeeland 
M H eyboer & Bro,  D renthe 
McRae *  Lalley,  W hitney- 
M P  Shields, H illiards 
W  S W inegar, Gladwin

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Butchers Ask Protection Against Adulter 

ated  Lard.

The Butchers’ National  Protective  Asso­
ciation has sent to many congressmen a me 
moriai  in regard to lard. 
It states  that the 
Association numbers ten thousand members, 
and embraces the trade  in  each of the prin­
cipal cities,  and has for  one  of  its primary 
objects  opposition  to adulteration of food. 
The  memorialists  make  out  a  bad  case 
against the manufacturers of  imitations  of 
pure hog’s lard,  mentioning  twelve  chemi­
cal substances and  other  ingredients  more 
or less deleterious to health,  which are used 
in making a  counterfeit article that can not 
be distinguished from pure  lard  exeept  by 
experts.  They  estimate  that  the  annual 
production  of  lard  in  the  United  States 
amounts to 600,000,000 pounds,  of which 35 
per cent,  is adulterated,  and  they want leg­
islation  to  protect  the farmer,  the butcher 
and the consumer against the “fraud,  oppo­
sition and swindle.”  The remedy proposed 
Is the adoption of  a  distinctive  name  for 
adulterated lard,  and that  the  article  shall 
be taxed and put up in packages bearing its 
name.

Business is Business.  *

Two passengers  on  the train became  in­
volved in a very heated  controversy,  which 
finally waxed so hot that one of them called 
the other a liar.
“What’s that,  a liar?”  and be was on his 
feet.
“Yes,  a liar,” was the emphatic response, 
‘or my name  ain’t  John  Smith, of Smith- 
ville.”
“What, the hardware merchant?”
’‘The same.”
“Mr.  Smith, I am delighted to know you. 
represent  Messrs.  Sharpedge  &  Co.,  of 
New York,  and  can  show  you  a  line  of 
samples that will make your hair curl.”

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Wood s pat. planished, Nqb. 25  to 27  0 20 
«0
60 , Strol aad Dron.................. ..................dis  70&10
2(
3 10
Nos.l8t o21. .................. 
N o s j5 to 2 6 .................  ...;  I40 
3 35

»v.._ 
-  TJryandBevels................ 
40
25
 

Com. Smooth,  cbfn.

Mitre  ..................... 

 
dis 
.......d is 

SHEET IRON. 

SQUARES.

ROPES.

426 

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60

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4 60 

10x14,Charcoal.......................  
12x12, Charcoal..................... . 

20x28, Charcoal...............................16 10
100 Plate Charcoal.................. ’ 
100 Plate Charcoal.............." '"  

No.27........... 
_A11 sheets No, 18 and lighter,  ovelr 3  inches 
wide nottlesB than 240 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600lbs, V  Jb.Z r............
In smaller quansities, ^   lb....................
TACKS.
American, all kinds.........*....... ........dis
Steel, all kinds....................  
dis
Swedes, all kinds...... ...„ .„ ¡ i..’idis
Gimp and £aoe.. 
-us
...........  
Cigar Box  Nails.................. . . . . . . .  dis
Finishing Nails........................ 
dis
Common and Patent Brads..........  .‘dis
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis
Trunk and Clout Nails.................  
dis
Tinned Trank and Clout Nails.....’  .die
Leathered Carpet  Tacks...................dis
TINNER’S SOLDER.
No.l,  Refined...... . ......................
Market  Half-and-half..........................
Strictly  Half-and-half.. ..__
TIN PLATES.

Roofing, 14x20, IC.................... 
Reefing, 20x28, IC.. * 1 ........ 
Roofing, 20x28, IX .......................................15 60

i£ ’ 
IX, 
IC. 
IX, 
IC, 
IX, 
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool................. 
IX, 
DC, 
DX, 
DXX. 100 Plate Cbarcoal........... 

:y£c¥ ;i £ arcoai.......................6 00@6 20
7 ss
6 85
12x12, Charcoal...............................8 35
14x20, Charcoal..........................  ”  6 35
14x20,  Cbarcoal...................... ]” ’* 7 85
TXX,  14x20, Charcoal............................” 9 35
ll 37
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal............   ........... 13 15
7 ia
919
11 lfl
DXXX,  100 Plate Chareoal...................... 13 10
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 "to 7 35
5 49
Roofing, 14x20,  IX .................................. *  ? «0
10 no
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne................ 6 00
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...... ...’!. 7 50
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne.............15  00
Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’s.. .’.‘.’.'. dis 35 
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10
Mouse, choker................................   18c 99 dsz
Annealed Market............................  dis 70&I0
"   dis 62«
Tinned  Broom...............................* ’'"   » f t 09
Tinned Mattress......................................... fi> 814
Plain Fence.............................................. » f t  3
4 JO
painted.......................'.'3 35

Hotchkiss’  ......................... 
s, p. & w   Mfg.  Co.’s...............:::::::::::
Mouse,  delusion...............................$1 501 doz
„   , 
Bright Market.....................................  dis  67K
Coppered Market....................... 
ExtraBaffing 
Tinned  Market.............................  

IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne...............12 00
_ 
Steel, Game........................| ............ 

.........................................dis  55
¿is  6214

TIN—LEADED.

TRAPS.

WIRE.

60&10

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50

75&1C

WRENCHES.

WIRE GOODS.

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

Birch, Nos. 1 and 2............................ 

Cherry,  cull......................................   @10 00

Coppered Spring Steel......................... dis 
Tinned Spring Steel........................................dis 40&10
Barbed Fence, galvanize¿............ 
Copper............................................ new  list net
RraSa............................. ..................new list net
Bright  ..........................................dis  70&10&10
Screw Eyes.....................................dis  70&10&10
Hook ft ...........  
dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes..................dis  70&10&10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled............
Coe’s Genuine.....................................dis
Coe’sPtent A gricultural, wrought, dis 
Coe’s  Ptent, malleable.................... dis
MISCELLANEOUS.
Birdcages...................................
Pumps,  Cistern...........................‘dis
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate...................dis&O&lO&lO
Dampers, American............................... 
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods!..d 
Copper Bottoms...................................  

Scrbws, new  list.............................70&6

The furniture factories  here pay as follows 
for  dry  stock,  measured  merchantable, mill 
culls out;

Maple, Nos. 1 and 2............................  @20 00
Maple, clear, flooring....................... 
Maple, white, selected...................... 
Red Oak, log-run............................... 18 00@20
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and2.............. 
Red Oak,  ’• 
Red Oak, No.  1, step plank.............. 
Walnut, log-run................................ 
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2............. 
Walnuts,  culls.................................. 
Grey Elm, log-run............................ 

40
30£
Basswood, log-run.................................13 00®15 00
Birch, log-run.................................15 00@18 00
@25 00
Black Ash, log-run.................................14 00@16 50
Cherry,  log-run................................35 oo@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2.............................45 00@50 00
Maple,  log-run..................................12 00@14 00
Maple, soft,  log-run.........................11 oo@i3 00
@25 qa
@25  -
Red Oak, % sawed, 8in and upw’d..40 00@45 00
00
@55
  @75
@25 00
@13 00
White Ash, log-run...........................14 00@16 50
Whitewood,  log-ruu.........................30 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run...........................17 00@18 00
4500
„ 1 to 2 in ...................................... ..42 00@44 00
Selects, 134 to 2 in........................... 86 00@38 00
Strips, A & B, 6 m ...............................  34 00@*6 00
C ..............................................    21 0QO22 00
l i n ....................................................   16 60018 00
Norway strips, C & better, 6 in.  ..  16 00@I8 00 
4 in ....................................................  15 60@16 00
10 feet and under.........................  16 00017 00
Com. boards, No. 2,16 ft. & un’r . .. 11  00012 00 
Com. fenc., No. 2,6 in., 16 ft, & un’r  12 00@13 00
...............................  8 00O10 00
Shipping culls, m ...........................  10 00@11 00
Norway fencing, No. 1., 6 in.........   ll 00013 00

No 1,10 in, 18 & 20 feet....................  17 00018 00
Wide com. b’ds, No. 1,16 ft. & un’r  16 00@17 00 
Com. fenc. No. 1,16 in, 16 ft & un’r  16 00®17 00 
Com.- st’k, No. 1,8&10 in. 16 ft., un’r  14 00@16 00 
Com, strip. No. 1, 4 in.. 16 ft. &un’r  15 00@16 00 
Com. stocks, No. 2,16ft. & under..  12 00013 60 
Wide com. No- 2,16 ft. & under....  12 00@13 00 

l i n ................................... (---.......   33 0G@35 00
....  31 00@33 00
1 in......... ..................................... .2 7  00@29 00
C.... . 

...................................27 00029 00
Stnps, A & B, 4 in...............................  30 00031 00
Shop, 1J4 to 2 m ...............................  22 00@24 00

FIN ISH IN G  AND FLOORING.
Uppers, 3 in.....................................* 

LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES. 

regular.................. 30 00@35 00

Fine com., 1J4 to 2 in......  

COMMON BOARDS AND STRIPS.

....i4 00@25 00

4 re.........  

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Tim.  12x12 & un’r and 18 ft. & un’r.  12 00@13 00 

No.  2 ............................ .............  9 00010 00
Piede stuff, 18 ft. & under.............  9 00@10 00

PIECE STUFF AND TIMBER.
Add *lfor each extra two feet in 
length.
Add *1 for each extra two feet in 
length.

Norway car sills.............................  16 00@17 00
Car decking, 18ft.............................  12 00@14 00

Thick star,.18 in., 5 to 2J4................  3 25@ 3 50
Clear, 6 in ....... ...........................  2 250 2 50
Star, 16  in .....................................   2 75@ 3 00
L ath,N o.l......... ..........................   1 25© 1 ¿0

Thin star, 18 in., 5 to 2 in................  3 25@ 3 50
Clear,5 in .....................................   2 25© 2 50
Clear, 5 in...... ................................   1  600180

SHINGLES  AND  LATH.

IJatbware.

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BOLTS.

BELLS.

BRACES.

tipped ... 

................. .........25

b a l a n c e s.
BARROWS.

promptly and buy in full packages.
AUGERS AMD BEES.  ’
 

g re £ ,o ftriy ie ............................. .♦....... dis 
N.  H. C. Co.............  
dis  M
Dougrlass’....................;...........   " ■ 
dis
fo rces’ ..................................................dis
Snell’s ......................; ............................ ajg
Cook s- i__ ............................................ dis
jennmgs , genuine..............................uis 
Jennings’, imitation— .......  ...........
40
Spring.......... ..................................dis 
Railroad ................. 
.... . . . . ___$ 14 00
Garden.... * ......   ................................ net 33 00
- 
Hand ...  .............. ........... ..........dis $ 60&10&10
Cow......„ ...v ...............W f........dis 
70
30&15
C all................................... 
..  dip 
G o n g.......... 
Door, Sargent............ ................. dis 
60&1O
Stove..................................................dis $
..dis *
Carriage new list...............................dis
...dis 70&KI
P low ...... .............. ..........................dis
...diB
5(1
Sleigh Shoe...................................... t.dis
%, dis
70
Wrought Barrel Bolts......................dis
..dis
60
Cast Barrel Bolts.............  
dis
..dis
40
Cast Barrel, brass knobs...................dis
..dis
40
Cast Square Spring.......................     dis
..dis
60
Cast Chain........................ 
.dis
..dis
40
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob.......    .dis
. .dis
60
Wrought Square......   ................. ......dis
..dis
60
Wrought Sunk Flush ,........................dis
..dis
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
ab
Flush.............................................. dis
..dis 60&10
Ives’ Door............................................dig
..dis 60&10
Barber.................... 
j.............d isf
..dis *
40
dis
Backus............................  
..dis 50&10
Spofford........................ 
...dis
 
..dis
50
Am. Ball.............................................dis
..dis
net
BUCKETS.
Well, plain................................................$
........* 3 50
Well, swivel.............................
4 00
BUTTS. CAST.
Cast LooBe 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, silver
.....................................dis  60& 5
Wrought Table..................................... dis 60&10
Wrought Inside Blind.........................dis  60&10
Wrought Brass................... ....... 
75
-dis 
5 } ^ ’£lai? ’s;..................... v ...........-dis
Blind, Parker’s.................... .  ...........dis  70&10
Blind, Shepard’s...................................dis 
70
Ely’8,1-*0
.............................. per m $ 65
36
G.D 
 
60
Musket................................................ 
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list 
.50
Rim  Fire, United  States............................dis50
Central Fire.................................................
Socket Firmer...  ...............................dis  70&10
Socket Framing....................................dis 70&10
Socket Corner.......................................dis 70&10
.  .......................... dis  70&10
Socket Slicks... 
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer................. dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers.................... dis 
20
Cold...................................................... net
Curry, Lawrence’s......   .. 1............... dis
40&10
Hotchkiss  .......................................... dis
25
Brass, Racking’s.........................
60
Bibb’s ........................................... ..........
60
Beer.........................................
40&10
Fenns’..............................  
...........
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........... 
® ih  28
3?
14x52,14x56,14x60.............................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60........ 
 
20
 
<jg
 
Cold Rolled, 14x48.................................  
Bottoms.......................................  
30
 
Morse’s Bit  Stock............................. dis 
40
40
Taper and Straight Shank.............     dis 
Morse’s Taper  Shank...........................dis 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in...........................doznet  $.75
Corrugated.................... 
dis20&101&0
Adjustable..................................... .'..diB  «&10
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, *26 00. 
dis 
Ives’, 1, *18 00;  2, *24 00 ; 3, *30 00.  dis 
American File Association, List......... dis  60&10
Disston’s 
New  American............ 
dis  60&10
Nicholson’s........................................... dis  60&10
§fnIer.8 li........« ................................. d18  55&W
Heller s Horse Rasps...........................dis 
50
„  
28
Nos. 16 to 20,  22 and 24,  25 aid  26,  27 
Ll£t 
15 
18

......................1............  ...dig  60&10

................................ 
CATRIDGES.

GALVANIZED IRON,
Y4 

 
EXPANSIVE BITS.

files—New List.

 
COPPER.

12 

13 

CHISELS.

ELBOWS.

DRILLS

COMBS.

COCKS.

CAPS.

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GAUGES.

 

 

 

 

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65

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HANGERS.

TO
40&10

LOCKS—DOOR.

KNOBS—NEW L IST.

HINGES.
...................per doz, net, 2 50
iru

Screw Hook and Eye 3£........... 

Stanley Rule and Level Co. ’s............... dis 
50
HAMMERS.
Maydole & Co.’s......... ........................dis 
25
Kip’s ...................................... 
25
dis 
Yerkes  & Plumb’s.....................'.’.dis  40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel....................30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&J0
_  
Bara Door Kid derMfg. Co., Wood track  50&16
Champion,  anti-friction..................... dis  60&10
Kidder, wood  track............................. dis 
40
„  
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3..............................dig 
State. . . . . . . . . .  
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4K  14
and  longer...... ........... 
Screw Hook and Eye,  hi 
...... net 
Screw Hook and Eye %...................... net 
net 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.....................net 
Strap and  T ......................................dis 
HOLLOW  WARE.
P ots......................  
K ettles...................................  
 
 
Spiders  .............................            
 
Gray  enameled........................ . . . . . . . . . 
HOUSE  FURN ISHIN G   GOODS.
Stamped Thn Ware................... new list 
Japanned Tin  Ware..........................  
Granite Iron  Ware..........................................gg

00
70
8i4
7«
7V4
50
75
¿5
................. H-°BS-...............$11 00, dis60
Grub 3.............................................. 12 00, dis 60
55
55
• 45
55

Door, mineral, j ap. trimmings......... dis 
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........... 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.. 
Door, porcelain, trimmings..................’. 
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain........dis 
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.............. 
Hemacite.......................... 
dis 
„  
Russell &Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list..dis 
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............  
dis 
Branford’s ...  ......;.......  
dis
Norwalk’s  .....................   '." ^ " " " d t e  
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.................. dis  70
Adze  Eye...................................*16 00 dis 
60
Hunt Eye...................................*15 00 dis 
60
Hunt a...................................... *18 50 dis 20 & 10
_ 
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................dis'  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s.........................  
dis 40
Coffee,P.S.&W.Mfg. Co.’sMaileables !
dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s.........   dis 40
Coffqe, Enterprise............................d is   25
Stebbins Pattern  ..........................d is  60&10
dis  60&10
Stebbm’s Genuine............ 
Enterprise,  self-measuring............dis 
25

1*4
*1 25  1 60  1 75  X 00 
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Common, Brad and Fencing.
 

80d.  ................. .....  ........... y  keg *2 10
6d and7d  adv...................  
75
155
’....................   2 25
8d  ”*6d  4d.........
Zine o r tta\ Chase’s P a te n t....... ........ . di860&10

Jg* 
8dand9dadv.............  
4d and5d  adv..........."  
3d advance................... 
3d fine advance.............. 
Clinch nails, adv............  
Finishing 
Size—inches  f
2*4 
Adv. $  keg 
Steel NaJls-2 20. 
^  
Zinc, with brass bottom...  ............  ..  dis  50
Brass or  Copper...__________ .. ....¡'.di*  50
Reaper , .
. — .1 .......per gross, *12net
Olmstead’s .    ................. 
gomji
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy, .vt.... I .........dis 40010
geiota Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  dis 50066
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy....  ....... dis 40010
Bench,fbrst:quality 
.........................dis 00066
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood... .dis20&l0
F r y , A c m e   ....... , . . dis50&10
Common,polished....... 
a ./...-*,;,'..............*  »   OH
Dripping.....

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Wholesale Hardware.

It

With 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.

FOSTER,  STEVENS  i  GO.,

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

Grand Rapids, 

-  Mich.

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wkfckìs clearly contrary  to  the best inter-
ts of retail  merchants aüâ'an assumption 
of authority not warranted ' by the. constitua :
tion - of the Board, therefore
Jtesoimf—That we condemn  such action
W Ê É É iâ M iÈ Ê  -with  the  noetic  imaidñá-  «8 dérmíátory to the  interests of four-fifths 
rne small ooy  witn  tne  poetic  imagina  j of tj,e members of the  Board and call upon
ikm has turned up in the  rugged  northern , thedirectors  to  rescind  their action with­
port of toe State.  He was lying in bed and 
out delay.
Resolved— That  in  the  failure of the di­
there was a  heavy  storm  raging  outside. 
rectors to do  as  above  suggested we with­
The lightning was flashing  out  in toe dark 
draw all support  from  toe'Board and ad­
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vise all retail dealers to do likewise.
Tho  resolutions  were  briefly  discussed 
up the window panes and, shone  in  broken 
and referred to the next meeting for action.
dashes through toe slides of the blind.
As toe election of officers for toe ensuing 
year occurs at toe next meeting—January  3 
—it is hoped  that every member of  the As­
sociation will be present.

'‘Mamma! mamma!  See  God  grinning at 

me!”

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W e  should  bp  pleased  to open corres­
pondence with  anyone  having  APPLES, 
POTATOES, ONIONSi BEANS, DRIED 
FRUITS and other Country Produce to of­
fer.  CAR  LOTS A SPECIALTY.  Con­
signments will receive o^r  best  attention.
W e are willing at all  times 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 .   F I S H   t b   O o .„

Commission Merchants,

189  So.  W ater  S t.,  Chicago, 111.

R e f e r e n c e—First National  Bank,  or  any  Wholesale 

Grocer here.

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MANUFACTURERS OP THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED

The Most Popular 10c  cigar,  and.

The  Best  Selling  5c  Cigar  in  the  Market. 

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MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

They were a couple who  had lived a long 
life of love  and  affection.  , The  gray  had 
grown  in  their  hair  without 
fret  or 
worry and  they  had  reached  the years of 
content and peace.  Their family had grown 
up around them and they had nothing to do 
but love one another and live  in  toe  affec­
tion  of  strong-hearted  children.  And so 
they bickered and quarreled out of pure con­
tent and  happiness.  The  quarrels  of  old 
folks are always lovely.  They are  so  full 
of humor.  Old married  folks  quarrel over 
things that have nothing  serious  in  them, 
and you know they will leave  absolutely no 
effect—will not even be  remembered.  The 
old gentleman had been very sick—sick un­
to death.  His wife had  watched  over him 
with all toe love  and  care  bom  of  three- 
quarters  of  a  lifetime  spent with him in 
perfect  confidence.  They  were both at an 
age when death was not so fearful to either, 
for life had about exhausted  everything ex­
cept their love for  one  another  and  their 
childrens  love  for  them.  And  she  had 
schooled  herself  for  it,  knowing that she 
would not be very long  parted  from  him. 
He was very sick.  A  beggar coming to the 
door one day, she gave him an  old  suit  of 
clothes and bade God  bless him.  Then the 
old gentleman got well, and  toe  first  day 
he was able to go out he wanted that suit of 
clothes.  When he  found  out that she had 
given them away there was toe biggest kind 
of a row in toe house,  and it took the whole 
family  all  their  efforts  to  restore peace. 
Then toe old gentleman insisted upon going 
fishing.  He went.  He  wasn’t  much of a 
walker, but  when he came to a high trestle 
over toe creek,  it struck him that he used to 
walk over  such  things when he was a boy, 
and he guessed he  could now.  He started, 
and after a few steps he  fell  through  the 
trestle about ten feet and was picked up in­
sensible.  The old lady was  as  tender and 
loving as ever when he  was  brought  home 
and until he began to  recover.  When  she 
, was quite fure he had suffered no serious in­
jury, she opened her mind to him.

“ And now,” she said,  “you  hear  me for 
I’ve brought you back to life 
the last time. 
a  great many times.  The  next  time  you 
want to go, you can go.  That’s all.”

And toe old gentleman  went  out  fishing 

next morning again.

Grand Rapids Mercantile  Association.
At the regular  semi-monthly  meeting  of 
toe Grand  Rapids  Mercantile  Association, 
held on December 20,  Thomas Keating pre­
sided,  owing  to  toe  non-attendance  of 
President Coye.  Applications  for member­
ship were  received  from  Alden  Bros.,  31 
West Bridge street; H.  Vander Weyden,  22 
South  Division  street;  Adam  Her,  623 
South  Division  street;  L.  B.  Stanton,  2 
Pearl  street;  S.  G.  Ketchum,  14  West 
Bridge street  Consideration of the applica­
tions was deferred until the  next  meeting.
The following  communication  was  read 

by the Secretary:

G e n t l e m e n — Desirous  of  securing  the 
position of agent and  collector for your As­
sociation and satisfiedHhat I can make such 
an  arrangement  mutually  profitable,  I am 
prepared to  make  the  following  proposi­
tion:
I  will secure  applications  for  member­
ship on toe basis of 50 cents apiece.
I will undertake  to  collect  such dues as 
are not paid  to  toe  Secretary  for  15  per 
cent, commission.
J will undertake  to  collect such accounts 
as have defied  the  efficiency  of  the  Blue 
Letter, on the basis of 20 per cent,  commis­
sion on all sums  actually  collected, all col­
lections  to  be  turned  over  promptly. 
I 
further agree-to pay the  postage on all No-1 
tification Sheets sent  out  and to spend one , 
hour a day in mi  office,  providing  such  is 
arranged for by the  Association, for t^e in­
terchange  of  information  between  mem­
bers. 

S .  A.  S h e l d o n .

\  

The  following  communication  was  also 

presented:

G e n t l e m e n —We hereby  tender toe As­
sociation toe free use of our office  and tele­
phone for your  agent  and  collection, pro­
viding you will  furnish  him a desk,  which 
shall remain  toe  property  of the Associa­
tion. 
The  Executive Committee  presented the 

E.  A.  S t o w e  & Bno.

following report:

Your  Executive  Committee  would  re­
spectfully  report  that  they  have received 
several  applications  for  the  position  of 
agent  and  collector  for toe  Association, 
only one of which has been  put in writing; 
tout Wb have enquired  into  Mr.  Sheldon’s 
antecedents and ascertained-bis standing as 
a coliector, and, as a result  of  sueh enquir­
ies, recommend  that  his proposition be ac­
cepted and arrangement in accordance there­
w ith entered into for an indefinite period.
V  We also recommend  that toe offer of toe 
Messrs. Stowe to  furnish  the  collector toe 
use of office and telephone  without  cost to 
toe  Association  be  accepted  and  that  a 
special committee be appointed to procure a 
suitable desk far toe use of toe agent
The report was discussed at some length, 
when  it  was  accepted,  but faction: on the 
same was deferred  until  the next meeting.
The following  resolutions  were  then in- 
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W h e b e a s—It  Is  Conceded  by President 
Briggs that .80 per cent  of  the members of 
theGrand  BapldnlikMUd of Trade are retail 
dealers, and 1 
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19 South Ionia Street,

No  Goods Sold a t Retail.

Telephone 679,

Lamps  are filled  direct 
by  THE  PUMP  w ithout 
lifting th e  Gan.  The P ill 
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th e  h  eighth  of any lam p. 
Any overflow or drippings 
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enters th is opening,  pre­
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LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS

BY  A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

Written Especially fo r The Tradesman.

Whatever  may  be  a  person’s  views  on 
theological  matters,  he 
is  exceptionally 
world hardened, unsent imental and unimag­
inative  if  there  is  no  warm  place  in  his 
heart  for  Christmas  and  Christinas  cus­
toms.  While  he  may  disbelieve  biblical 
history,  and  reject  church  dogmas,  it does 
not prevent him from rejoicing that there is 
one day, at  least, when  a  vast  majority of 
civilized  people  recognize  that  there  is  a 
grand  brotherhood  of  humanity;  when the 
passions  and  antagonisms  and  hatreds  of 
mankind  reach their  lowest ebb;  when the 
latent charity and  benevolence of the world 
Is re-awakened, and  when
‘peace on  earth 
and good will towards all  men” is regarded 
as something more than  a sentimental plat­
itude,

And how world-hardened and unimagina­
tive, or  how deficient  iu  memory the  man 
must be,  or  how  joyless  and  dreary must 
have been  bis youthful  days,  if  each  suc­
ceeding Christmas fails  to  awaken  tender, 
and, perhaps, sad  recollections of the facts, 
fancies and  faces  that  time and the  bustle 
and turmoil of life have  almost buried with 
the dead past; and when  the day does bring 
up these recollections, and he neglects or re­
fuses to aid in  keeping  fresh and green the 
customs and  observances  that have made it 
an oasis in the  lives  of  such  multitudes of 
his fellow  men,  we  have a reasonable right 
to class him with the superlatively selfish or 
superlatively heartless.

I  like a  little  sentimentalism  on rare oc­
casions. 
Iam  satisfied that in proper doses 
it is a good mind  tonic, and I often imagine 
that the physical system is  sometimes reju- 
vanated by its use; and the individual whose 
mental food for  three  hundred  and  sixty- 
four  days  in  the  year 
is  cold,  hard, 
solid facts and figures,  is  of  all  individuals 
the one who should  not  neglect to  indulge 
in a little  sentiment  on  the  twenty-fifth of 
December.

But the man  who  has  lived  a  long life, 
characterized  by unsentimentality,  unimag­
inativeness,  selfishness and  penurious econ­
omy,  and at last by some almost unaceount- 
abte reason experiences  a sudden change of 
heart, during the winter holidays,  had,  per­
haps,  better make  his  conversion known to 
his family and the public by  degrees.

In a town in  which  I sometimes  visited, 
•during my yo u n g er years, resided a miserly, 
unsociable  cross-grained  old  fellow  named 
Welker.  There  had  probably been  a time 
during his life when  he  was  susceptible to 
human  emotions,  and  was  companionable 
nnd  approachable,  but  that  time,  when  I 
knew him, had long gone by.  The old man 
was the  proprietor  of  the  largest business 
.establishment  in  the  place,  but  luckily for 
his interests his  time  was  almost  entirely 
•devoted to office  work  and the  supervision 
o f his assistants,  and he rarely came in con­
tact  with  customers.  Commencing  trade 
•during the pioneer days of the town,  he had 
.gradually evolved from  a  small  four-corner 
•dealer  into  a  heavy  capitalist,  but,  while 
each succeeding  year increased his  wealth, 
it also increased  his  penuriousness  and the 
•dislike of his employees and neighbors.

Some years after I first knew the old man 
.1 was in his store one day,  and  not  seeing 
him at his desk as usual 1 asked an acquain­
tance the occasion of his unusual absence.

“ Old Welker is  in the  insane  asylum at 

I*-----said my friend.

And then,  of course,  I  naturally inquired 

what had occasioned the calamity.

Now I  am  not  going  to  vouch  for  the 
truthfulness of my friends  narative; in fact,
1 rather believe  that  his  antipathy  for the 
-old merchant  induced  him  to exagerate the 
matter very materially,  but  his expiauation 
was as follows:

“The night before last Christmas Welker 
was  in  a  worse  humor  than  usual.  His 
•wife had been begging for a  little money to 
buy presents for the  children,  and even had 
the temerity to suggest a turkey for the next 
•day’s dinner,  A  deputation  of  employees 
has waited  upon  him,  requesting  that  the 
store be  closed the next  day, and  one clerk 
-actually asked for an increase of wages.  A 
bevy of ladies  had  called,  with no expecta­
tion,  however, of  success,  but  merely  as a 
matter of duty,  to solicit assistance for some 
•poor families.  He  had  just  heard  that  a 
•debtor had ,packed  up  and  gone West,  and 
.the week’s trade had  been  far  from  satis­
factory.

“After old  Welker  had  brooded  awhile, 
over  these  various  grievances,  he  left  his 
•desk and made  a tour of the salesroom.  He 
felt  seriously aggrieved  that he  could find 
no cause for  complaint, and  was  about  to 
¿return to his  office,  when  he  suddenly dis­
covered his  youngest  clerk  committing the 
•heinous offense  of  reading  a  book  during 
‘business  hours.  <He  approached  the  ab­
sorbed  youngster  and,  snatching  the  vol­
ume from his hands, exclaimed:

“  ‘So that’s'the way  you  spend your em­
ployer’s  time,  is  it?  I f   it  wasn’t  for  the 
promise !  made  yonr  father,  I’d  discharge 
You on the  spot!  I f   you  want  this  book, 
you’ll find it on my 4esk Saturday night.”

“After the last light in the salesroom had 
keen  extinguished, and  the  last  clerk had 
•departedi?* Welker,  as  ffljjjji his  eustom.re-  , 
mained at his desfc desihg up the days ba% 
iness.  Ttaisdukyoarefoliy  perforated, S *

red to  him  that in  consequence of  the re­
cent  interview  with  bis  wife, it would be 
more satisfactory to wait until she was tor- 
led  in  slumber  before  going  home.  And 
then tte re-seated himself, and,  for  want of 
something  else to  occupy his  time, took up 
the book which he hadlately confiscated.

“The volume was an edition of  ‘Dicken’s 
Christmas Stories,” and  strangely  and  un- 
accountably the  old  man  became  Speedily 
interested in its  contents.  And  still  more 
strangely  and  unaccountably,  the  delinea­
tion of a  character  therein  that,  he  imag­
ined,  strongly  resembled  himself,  worked 
a complete  revolution in  his'character.

“I’m not going  to  try,” said my acquain­
tance,  * ‘to account lor the change that came 
over Welker so suddenly.  The spiritualists 
might explain that the great author wrought 
the miracle in  his  disembodied  form.  The 
student of human nature  would undoubted­
ly ‘have  a theory for  the  phenomenon,  and 
the zealous churchman  would  probabiy at­
tribute  it  to  ‘a  change  of  heart,’ but it is 
nevertheless  true  that  old  Welker  disap­
proved that night,  and a  new  Welker  was 
bom.

“That night the  jewelers  and  dealers in 
holiday goods were  almost  unspeakably as­
tonished, while waiting for the last late cus­
tomers, at the  extravagant  purchases  that 
Welker  madg  for  his  family.  The  next 
mpraing the clerks were given a holiday and 
liberal presents,  and  promised  an  advance 
of salary.  Before  noon a dozen  poor fam­
ilies were amazed  at  the  arrival of  bags of 
flour  and hams  and  turkeys and  chickens 
and various articles of groceries; every child 
that Welker met was surprised with <a silver 
coin,  and a large  number  of  poor  debtors 
were given receipts for their accounts.

“This eccentric  conduct  of  Welker  con­
tinued indefinately, but  just  after  the  first 
of January he was apprehended as an insane 
person on the  complaint  of  his  wife,  who 
made an affidavit  that  he  was  disqualified 
from taking care  of  his  property by reason 
of mental abberation.  A  dozen  neighbors, 
including three physicians testified that noth­
ing  but  insanity could  have  so  materially 
altered  Welker’s  disposition,  and  the  very 
persons whom he  attempted to benefit were 
willing witnesses against him.  At last  the 
strain of  the  investigation  upset  him,  and 
he really did  become  insane,  and  was sent 
to the asylum,  as I  said before.”

Upon reflection,  it  occurs  to  me that my 
anecdote of Welker’s unfortunate change of 
heart is hardly calculated  to  strengthen my. 
appeal for the observance of Christmas cus­
toms; but,  as I have no  reason  for  suppos­
ing that any gentleman of the Welker stripe 
is a subscriber to  The  Tradesman,  it will 
probably have no detrimental influence.

Well, let us hope that each and every one 
of us has, during  the holiday  week, accord­
ing to  our various  circumstances and situa­
tions,  endeavor  to  made  it  enjoyable  and 
pleasurable  to  those  dependent  upon  us, 
and to  those who need aid  and  assistance, 
and whom we  could  reasonably aid and as­
sist; and,  in  the  language  of  Tiny  Tim, 
“May God bless us,  every one.”

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PROPRIETOR OF

EDWIN FALLAS,
TALLEY CITY GOLD STORAGE,
Blitter,  Eggs, Lemons,  Oranges.

JOBBER OF

And Packer of

SOLID  BRAND  OYSTERS.
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TIME  TABLES,
Grand Rapids & Indiana.

All T rains daily except Sundny.
GOING  NORTH.

A rrives. 
T raverse C ity & M ackinaw E x........ 8:15*a m 
Traverse City &  M ackinaw  E x.......  
Traverse City  <fc  M ackinaw  E x ....  7 :S0 p in 
Cadillac E xpress.............................. 3:10 p m 
Saginaw  Express....... .......................11:25 a m  
................................10:80am . 

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Leaves.
9:05 a  m
11:30 a m
10:40 p m
5:05 p m
7:20 a m
1:10pm

Saginaw  express runs th ro u g h  solid.
9:05 a. m. tra m  has  ch a ir  c a r to   T raverse  City  and 
11:30 a. m. tra in  has ch a ir c a r  fo r T raverse  City, Pe- 
10:10 p. m . tra in  has sleeping cars fo r Traverse  C ity, 

M ackinaw.
toskey an d  M ackinaw City.
Petoskey a nd M ackinaw.

GOING  SOUTH.

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

7:15 a  m
11:15 a m
5:00 p m

7:15 a m  tra in   has  p arlo r  ch air  ca r  fo r  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m  tra in  has W oodruff sleeper fo r Cincinnati. 
5:00 p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith M. C. R. R. a t K alam a­
zoo fo r B attle Creek,  Jackson,  D etroit  and C anadian 
points, a rriv in g  in  D etroit a t 10:15 p. m.

Muskegon, G rand Rapids & Indiana. 
Leave. 
A rrive.
6 80 a  m .....................................................................10:10 a  m
1100 a m ....................................................................   1:30 p m
1:10 p m .................................................. ...................  8:50 p m
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge stree t  depot 7 m inutes later.

C. L. L ock w oo d, G en’l P ass. A g en t.

Detroit, Lansing  &  Northern. 

Grand Rapids & Saginaw Division.

DEPART.

Saginaw  Express......................................................   7  30 i
Saginaw  Express......................................................1  10 i
G rand Rapids Express...........................................11  251
G rand Rapids  Express............................... ...........10  30 ]
All tra in s arriv e a t and d ep a rt from  U nion depot. 
Trains ru n  solid both  wavs.

ARRIVE.

Chicago & W est Michigan.

Leaves. 
tM aU ........................................... ........ 9:10 a m  
(Day  E xpress....................................12:30 p m  
"N ight Express..................................11:00 p m  
Muskegon Express............................5:00 p m  

Arrives.
3:55 p m
9:45 p m
5:15 a m
11:00 a m
"Daily,  (Daily except Sunday.
Fnjim an Sleeping Cars on all n ig h t train s.  T hrough 
p arlo r ca r in  charge of careful a tten d an ts  w ithout  ex­
tr a  charge to  Chicago on 12:30 p. m ., and th ro u g h  coach 
on 9:10 a. m. and 11 p. m. trains.

■ •  Newaygo Division.

E x p re ss...............................................1:05 p  m  
E x p ress.............................................  8:25am  

Leaves.  .  Arrives.
1:20 p m
10:20am
All tra in s arriv e and d ep a rt from  Union Depot.
The N orthern term inus of th is division is a t Baldwin, 
w here close connection is  m ade  w ith  F. & P. M. train s 
to and from  Ludington and Manistee.

W. A. Ga vktt, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J. B. Mullikkn,  G eneral  M anager.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
A rrive.

Kalamazoo Division.

Leave. 

N. Y. MaU.  N. Y. Ex-
Ex. & Mail.  N. Y. Mail. 
6:35pm
1:35pm   7:45 a m . .  G rand Rapids.  9:45 a  m  
5:55pm   9:02 a  m .. A llegan ...........8:28am  
5:18am
6:55 p m   10:06 a  m . .K alam azoo...  7:30 a  in 
1:20 p m  
8:30pm   11:35am ..W hiteP igeon.  5:55am   2.10pm
2:3 0 am   6:05p m ..T o led o .............11:00pm   10:00am
9:40 p m ..C leveland....... 6:10 p m  
8:30 a m  
5:55 a m
2:50pm   3:30 a m ..B u ffalo .............11:55am   11:10pm
6 :1 0 am   7:10p m ..C h icag o .......11:30 p m  
8:50 a m
A local freig h t leaves G rand Rapids a t 1:10 pm ,  carry ­
ing passengers as fa r as  K alam azoo.  All  tra in s  daily 
except Sunday. 

J. W. McKennet, G eneral Agent.

Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
Lea 
10:55 
10:30 
3:50

A rrives. 
.  9:30 p m  
.10:20 a m  
.  3:25 p m  

GOING  EAST.
"Night Express...................................
fT hrough  M ail...................................
(Evening Express..............................
tD etroit Express...............................
(Mixed, w ith  coach,.........................
GOING WEST.
(M orning  E x p re s s ......................
(•Through  Mail.................................
(G rand Rapids E xpress...................
"N ight E xpress...'................. ...........
(Mixed................................................. 

..............
(D ally, Sundays excepted.  "Daily.
Passengers tak in g  th e  6:50  a  m   E xpress  m ake  close 
connection a t Owosso fo r Lansing,  and  a t  D etroit fo r 
New  Y ork,  arriv in g   th e re  a t  10:10  a  m  th e foUowing 
m orning.. The N ight Express has aW agner sleeping car.
J as. Ca m pbell, C ity Passenger Agent. 

Geo. B. R e e v e . Traffic M anager, Chicago.

Michigan Central.

Grand Rapids Division.

DEPABT.

Detroit Express...
Day Express.........
"Atlantic Express. 
Mixed  .................

.  6:15 am  
.  1:10 p m 
.10:10 p m
.  6:60 am
.  6:00 a m  
f 3:00 p m 
10:15 pm
_____,,r . ........ 
.......PI  5:15 p m
"Dally.  All other dally except Sunday.  Sleeping cars 
run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from 
Detroit.  Parlor cars pan op  Day  Express  and  Grand 
Rapids Express to and  from  Detroit.  Direct  connec­
tions made at Detroit with all through trains East over 
1C. C. R. R-, (Canada Southern Div.)  '

......., ....................... 

D. W. J o hVston, Mich. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.
O. W. R u g g les, Gen’l Pass. andTicket Agt., Chicago.
Duluth, South  Shore & Atlantic  Railway.
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1:85  9:15
8:33  1:15  Ar.... .. .. Negaunee............Lv 
8:42  1:15 
18:50  0:05
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............... Houghton.......... 
9:20  6:00
11:46  5:25 
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and fresh until entirely used.

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

SOI©  Agents,

77 to 83 SOUTH  DIVISION  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

NO  BETTER  GOODS  IN  TH E  LAND 

TRY THEM

V   1 3 ,1 5 ,  17  South  Ionia  Street,  S

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WATER

DIRECTIONS 

We have cooked the corn in this can 
sufficiently.  Should  be  Thoroughly 
Warmed (net cooked) adding  piece ot 
Good Butter (size ofhen’segg) and gill 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.) 
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature of
avenÇOTt  Uhuniag  Q0; 
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TOLEDO-OHIO.

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Increase  Your  SALES  AND  PROFITS  BY  HANDLING

L I O N   C O F F E E .

Lion Coffee has more actual Merit than any Boasted Coffee sold at the price either in Packages or in Bulk and storage 
all over the State of Michigan and elsewhere who are  not already handling  Lion  are urged to  give  it  a trial.  W e cheei 
answer all communications  regarding prices, etc.  Convenient  shipping  depots^ established a t  all  prominent  cities,  sec 
quick delivery.  For sale by all the wholesale trade everywhere.  Manufactured by the W oolson Spice Co., Toledo« Ohio.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

L.  WI1ÏÎERNITZ,  Resident Agent,

public Servitors, combine our united experi­
ences with clear-headed  business  qualifica­
tions to place our calling entirely above  the 
suspicion  of  a  possible  reproach?  Let  ail 
products of the farm, plantation or dafty ha 
bought and sold by weight  only.  List busi­
ness  men’s  associations of every town and 
in every state unite  in  petitioning  their re* 
spective  legislative  bodies  to  enact a law 
making  the  same  imperative.  Let,  both 
Houses of Congress  be  urged  by their conr 
stituents to establish by national  law a uni­
form standard, covering the  entire  Union, 
for every kind of  farm  and  plantation pro­
ducts, which  standard  shall be by weight, 
and be asked that eggs  shall  be included in 
toe list of produets.  When  this  is  done,  a 
custom which is unjust to  both  buyer  and 
seller, and especially prejudicial to toe poor 
man, will be decently interred—as it should 
be—mid  forever- buried  from sight,  a relic 
of toe “ dark ages” When custom made right 
Up to December 10,1887, so far as known, 
this concern was toe only one out of a pres­
ent  population  of 60,000,000 of souls that 
stood out in bold relief and did what it knew 
to be right 
When recently in California,  Oregon and 
Washington  Territory,  I  conferred  with 
several dealers  and  found  one at Tacoma, 
W.  T.,  who  believed  i f  to  be  right  but 
“couldn’t do i t ” and another in  Santa An-I 
na,  Cal.,  who echoed toe sentiment.
Three communications have recently been 
received from Mr. James  Anderson,  Secre­
tary of toe Butter, Cheese and Egg Associa­
tion, of New York, asking  for  my  exper­
iences in this  matter,  and  later  from Mr. 
Chas.  Putnam,  of Twin Lake,  Mich.,  ask­
ing for toe same.  Under date of December 
16,  Mr.  Putnam  wrote  again, 
saying: 
“Thanks for pointers.  Commenced buying 
eggs by weight this day.” '
So it  seems that toe  Peninsular  State is 
again at toe front in this,  reform  which  1 
have waited twenty  years  to  see,  showing 
conclusively that the frontier states are com­
pelled to act for. themselves  and  cannot be 
expected to wait or always to copy the meth­
ods of older states,  vide  Michigan,  Wash­
ington Territory and California.
S.  Barnes.  '

Dettenthaler  in  the  Lead.

The “Anchor” brand of  oysters and F. J. 
Dettenthaler still keep in  the  foreground. 
Both  are  standard  and  both  appear to be 
equally appreciated by toe retail trade of the 
State. 
It goes without  saying that one has 
had a large sale and toe other  has raked in 
considerable shekels as  the result of his en­
terprise in putting on the market a uniform 
brand of high grade oysters.

The  Grocery Market.

Sugars remain  about  stationary in price, 
but  continue  to  strengthen. 
Illuminating 
oils  have  advanced  %c.  Sauerkraut  has 
advanced 25c.  per  barrel.  The  high  price 
in  the 
importation  of  German  kraut,  which  is 
even stronger thap toe home product.

this  country  has 

resulted 

The Michigan Salt Association, or a little 
company  inside that  association,  has let a 
contract  for  building  120  cars  of 25,000 
pounds capacity each,  which  are  to  carry 
salt from toe  Saginaw  valley  to  Chicago. 
The  valley  dealers  have  complained of a 
scarcity  of  cars  for  their traffic for a long 
time.

The  St.  Louis  Sugar  Refining Co.  has 
joined toe sugar pool,  as its  main producer 
for the west and southwest.
BEGIN  THE  NEW  YEAR

Bight by using the

"Córtete Business Record;
A  N ew  Account Book
For K m   and  t e a l   Dealers.

This book has  Printed  Headings  planned 
to receive a  daily  statement  of  Sales,  Pur­
chases, Cash Received.  Cash  Expended, Bank 
Account, Bills Rebeivable, Bills Payable,  etc., 
etc.; also  provides for  Weekly,  Monthly, and 
Yearly Totals.  The arrangement of  the Reg­
ister is such that a dealer can ascertain his lia­
bilities and resources in a few minutes at any 
time.  Each Register contains Interest Tables, 
Standard  Weights  and  Measures,  Business 
Laws and  much  other  valuable  information 
for  business  men.  Over 35,0;0  copies  of the 
Register now in use.  Address,  for  free  sam­
ple sheets, prices, etc.,

tf.  W.  PJtMPHILON,  Publisher,

30 Rond Street.

NEW YORK.

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4 and 6 ERIE ST. 

Furniture and undertaking  business  in  a 
live town  in  the  Western  part  of  Michigan; 
Will  sell or rent store building.  Good  reaspn 
for selling.  A  clean  stock of  furniture  and 
undertaking goods.  A grand  chance  for  the 
right man.  Address “G” care of the Michigan 
Tradesihan. 

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H E X T E R   &  FR IE D M A N .

M anufacturers  of

Office and Factory;  231, 233  Michigan,St.

CHICAGO, 

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ILL.

The  most practical 
hand  Boaster  in the 
world.  Thousands In 
use—giving  satisfac­
tion  They are simple 
durable and econom­
ical.  .  -  .dip  ; grocer 
should  be  without 
one.  Boasts .cóiKep 
and  pea^nuts to  per
fiSCtiOh. 
.  t   .
Send for elroulars.

I  150 Long St.,
Cleveland, Ohio.

i '  EGOS  NŸ  W EIGHT.

r Arguments Advanced by the Veteran Ad* 
IS*' 

vocate of that System.
Traverse Crut, Dec. 22, 1887.

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/É L JL Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear Sir—Of  late  X  am  in  receipt of 
«eversi communications requesting  replies 
relative to my  experiences  in  selling eggs 
by weight,  and as I  have  not  the  time to 
reply to each  Inquiries  personally,  I hand 
you the following  matter, as you kindly in- 
timatedyour  willingness to'give it space to 
your valuable columns. 
If  it  will serve in 
any way to correct  an  abase of long stand- 
in *  find  the  4‘dear public” can  avail itself 
o f ány  Suggestions  considered  worthy  of 
adoption,  I shall be much pleased.
A FLEA FOB  THE  CORRECTION OF UNFAIR 

V ery truly yours, 

S. Darnes.

DEALING.

A s the march of  progress  approaches the 
end of the nineteenth  century,  every clear­
headed and thoughtful business man of any 
considerable experience can look  back  and 
see plainly the  changes  which  years  have 
brought  in  their  troto,  producing marked 
improvements  in  the  methods mid manner 
o f doing  business.  Among  the  most  im­
portant is the tendency to purchase and sell 
goods and produce for ready pay; the short­
ening of the hours  for  doing  business; the 
stimulating  of  the  farming  community to 
grow better qualities of produce  and  make 
better  butter,  cheese,.  etc.,  and  the  al­
most universal habit of buying  and  selling 
all products of  farm  or  dairy by weight to 
place of  measure.
Absolute  equity  is or should be the basis 
o f nil  honorable  commercial  transactions. 
We must, as a body of considerate  business 
gentlemen,  remember  that when we buy of 
any citizen  any  article  which he may offer 
we are to justice  entitled  to  pay  one  pro­
ducer tire same sum for his produce that we 
do another  prodùcer,  where  qualities  and 
market values are identical.  To  illustrate, 
if we sell one customer five pounds of sugar 
or  fifty pounds of flour for a certain sum, it 
follows legitimately  that  that  other custo­
mer should purchase  toe  same amount  for 
toe same sum.  If this be honorable dealing 
in the selling of  merchandise,  it is  certain­
ly  no less binding to  toe  purchase of  pro- 
ducts proffered lor sale.  Long  established 
enstom is too likely to be  considered tanta? 
mount to law.  The  equities  are too apt to 
overlooked. 
iPerhaps  no custom of toe day 
is more completely  reprehensible  than toe
*  one of buying and selling  eggs by count in­
stead of by weight.
Having spent  toe  early part  of  my  life 
on a farm, there  was  abundant  chance  to 
see and feel toe unfairness of  carrying eggs 
of  large  size  to  market  and  receiving no 
more than  was paid an improvident  farmer 
for toe same  number of small  ones;  while 
_ later,  when to place of  a  seller I  became  a
* buyer,  I could  see  only too  plainly toe un­
witting fraud  perpetrated  upon myself and 
others  to  being called upon to pay from 10 
to 50 per cent, more for- this  food  product 
than  toe  butcher  or  toe grocer demanded 
for other kinds of  food.
Please notice toe  proof  in  plain  figures, 
toe  result  of  careful  and  repeated  tests, 
to-wit:
One dozen small eggs weighs 
One dozen large eggs weighs............ 

...........20 qzb,
30 ozs.
This  shows  a  difference of  50 per  cent. 
These are  Stubborn facts which  any dealer 
can verify  for  himself.  When a poor man 
pays for 30 ounces of  food  and  gets but 20 
ounces,  it is plain that he is wronged.  The 
man who has one dozen small  eggs  weigh­
ing  20  ounces  gets  the  same  as  does his 
thrifty neighbor for one  dozen weighing 30 
ounces.  The  consumer,  be  he  rich  or 
poor, buying these same eggs is wronged in 
toe  same  maimer.  Plainly  speaking, this 
means  50  per  cent,  taken  from  toe pur­
chaser’s  pocket.  Should a man  go  to  his 
hatcher and pay 20 cents  for  one pound of 
meat and his neighbor  pay 20 cents for 1% 
pounds of  the same meat,  toe  case  would 
be identical.  Conceded,  that if  we directly 
or  indirectly  take  more  than is  just from 
either consumer or producer we are party to 
a wrong, does it not  become  us to see that 
this  wrong  is  corrected ?  Can  any of  us 
afford to  cloak such a gross  injustice under 
the  cry of  “established  custom”—a  usage 
which  bas  nothing  to  commend it  but its 
“age,” which is stale  and offensive?
Another consideration of  no little weight 
is  the  liability  to  mistake  to  purchasing 
eggs by count or  the  possible  tendency  to 
temptation to be  dishonest  to  tallying  out 
and  the  liability to  forget (?) to tally each 
half-dozen as they, are  counted  out. 
If  an 
incidental  or  intended  mistake  occurs, 
tome is no chance for reclamation  after toe 
cays  are  mixed  with  other  lots,  while if 
weighed  toe  chances  for  an  error  or  toe 
temptation to **forget” are,  as  we  can  all 
see,  materially  lessened.  Again,  to  ease 
whole  packages  are  to  be  sold intact, the 
scales  are toe only true index of  valué  and 
amount.  No  reputable  dealer  will  for  a 
moment  concédé that eggs packed by count 
axe received without being repacked and re­
counted by  toe  seller.  If  counted,  it  cer­
tainly takes more time than if  simply taken 
out of  the crate or  barrel in which  they are 
shipped,  as  opportunity occurs.  Mistakes 
aro  almost  eertain  to  creep in if  counted, 
while if  weighed and toe  package and tare 
deducted there  is  no reasonable possibility 
of  a mistake. 
If  thè, package  is  shipped 
to a second or  third  party,  toe  number  of 
pounds  marked  is  just  as  reliable  as  toe 
number of  dozen;  besides,  there is not half 
toe  tendency to  make a  claim  for  fraudu­
lent  tares  and  short  weights  that  there 
would  be 'for  miscount  on  the part of  the! 
seller. 
If a national  standard  were estab­
lished for, the  purchase and sale by weight, 
toen eggs shipped  from  any portion of the 
United  States to  any other  portion  would 
be  as  easily purchased  or sold as so many 
pounds of  buttò: or cheese.
Some twenty  years ago, deeming this eas­
tern unjust  and  wrong,  I inaugurated the 
plan of purchasing eggs  by  weight  only— 
so far as I know toe only  one  so  doing  in 
toe United States* with a population of 40,- 
000,000 at that time. 
It has resulted in our 
always  seeming  large eggs.  My  friends 
w ill understand that,  in  Stepping* out  from 
toe old-time rot, worn deep by  long  usage, 
it was not an  easy  thing  to  do, especially 
, when members of our own concern were op­
posed to my so doing, and when it took not 
je s s  Hum three years to overcome  the oppo­
sition from various sources.  There has nev­
er been a day since in which I have not con­
gratulated myself.  The  daily contact with 
m community of buyers  and sellers for more 
‘than  forty  years*  in which I  have been in 
condition to fed  toe public  pulse  and care* 
fully raditeli» variations  andt sensitiveness, 
has torced opon me toe grave Importance of 
hèingón to e tight side and in full sympathy 
mito toe requirements of toe  ronservative, 
«assiderate, well-informed citizen,  f n i B f
If a  thing Ui worth doing, it is  wiqji&E r'dd* 
>^M ^9to y;toai, toou]d not we, as ubodyof
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These prices  are  for  cash  buyers, who  pay 

promptiyaud buyin full packages.
Crown;__ _ 
Frazer’s ........ 
Diamond  X
Modoc, 4 doz... 

I  AXLE GREASE.

so
90
60
3 50

Paragon...........10
Paragon 25 lb palls.  90 
Fraziers, 25 lb p«dls.l3u

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.....  1 40

...... 1 902 60

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10 cent  cans. 
14 lb. 
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12 oz. 
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2* lb.
31b. 
4 lb.
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bulk........................................... 

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..... 3 80
......4 95
...... 11 78
......13 75
...  .17 76 
.......22 20
75
150
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Princess,  Ha....... .............................. .......125
2 00
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...................  75
... . . . .............140
......................2 40
........*1200

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Arctic, 54 ft cans, 6 doz. case................. ..  45
2 
detorian, 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 doz.....  ...... 2 00
Diamond,  “bulk.” .....,................................  15
ft cans, 100 cans in case.......11  75
.........10 00
1  «  “ 
Teller’s 14 ft, cans, 6 doz in case......... . 
Liquid, 8 oz....................................... doz. 
Arctic 8  oz.......................................................  7 20
3 Q0
4 00
Fancy  Whisk........1 25

......... 18 75
2 70
2 55
1 60
25
Dry.No. 2....................................d o z. 
Dry, No. 3.......... 
45
doz. 
35
Liquid, 4 oz,.....................................doz. 
65
Arctic 4 oz...................................... y   gross 3 50
 
 
Arctic 16oz............. 
12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box..................... 
2 00
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Arctic No. 2 
 
Arctic No. 3 m  “  “  
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BUCKWHEAT.
King’s Quick-Rising, 80-lb. cases............ 3 4 25
............   5 00
100-lb. 
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BROOMS.Common Whisk__ 1 00
Mill........................3 75
W arehouse........... 3 00

No.2Hurl..............2 00
No. IH url. .. .............. 2 25
No. 1 Carpet........... 2 76
Parlor Gem_____ .3 00
Runkle Bros’.. Vienna Sweet.......................... 22
“  Premium...................................33
“  Homeo-Cocoa..........................37
“  Breakfast.......................... 
.48

No. 2 Carpet...........2 50

BLUING
 

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lsamd  54s...............................  @26
14s...........................................  @27
Is in tin pails........................   @2714
14s 
@2814
Maltby’s,  is ..........................................  @2314
Is and  14s................. 
14s.......................................   @2414

.....  @24
Manhattan,  pails................................   @20
Peerless  ........................ :.......... 
@18
Bulk, pails or barrels..........................   @16
Mocha.............2? @27
Costi Rica........21@22,
Mandaling...... 25@55
Mexican .*.........2l@22
O G Ja v a ....... 25@25
Santos.............21 @22
Java................ 23@24
Rio,  fancy...... 21@22
Maricabo........ 21@22
Rio,  prime___19@20
Rio, comm on... 18@19 
To ascertain cost of  roasted  coffee, add 14c 
per ft. for roasting and 15 per cent, for shrink­
age.

COFFEE—GREEN

COFFEES—PACKAGE.

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.Michigan full  cream...... . 1214@1314
Apples, evaporated...............................10@ll
sundried........ ...,.........'.^ ...,'6® 05£

D RIED  FRU ITS.

CHEESE.

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D RIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.

Citron...... ..........* J J j ........
Currants  .  ;  . 
Lemon p e r n .
Grange Peel................ 
Prunes, French,60s..................

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@414 @5 
3 75 
@3 10 
@2 40 
20 
^  ^
15

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Herring, Scaled...........................   ...........aa®?;

Sa
“  French,60s......................   ...
“  French,  90s.  ___...........
“   Turkey, old................... .......
“  Turkey, new........................
Raisins, Dehesia...... .........................
Raisins, London to eiB i-.U  
.
Raisins, California  “ 
...  ..............
Raisins, Loose Muscatels,............
Raisins, Loose California..__ __ 
Raisins. Sultanas...................... . 

Cod, w hole.......... ........................... 
Cod,boneless
H alibut..............................  
. 
Herring, round, 14  bbl......... . 

85
White, No. 1,12 ft kits.........................1  20
White, No. 1,10 ft kits........................I  05

Raisins,Ondaras, 28s...  ..................'. 9J4@  B14
@814
Raisins, Valencias,...... ....... .............  @ 714
Raisins, Imperials...............................  @3 75
4v@5
13«
Herring,round. 14  bbl......‘..‘.‘.‘.‘.'”"@3 00
1 50
Herring,Holland,  b b ls ...................  10 00
Herring, Holland,  kegs........................   80@8f
Mackerel, shore, No. 1,14 bbls.................8 75
“  12 ft kits 
“  10  “ 
@110
Trout, 14 bbls...........................................  5 50
“  10 ft kits....................;.......... . 
White, No. 1,14 bbls.................................6 75
White, Family, 14 bbls..............................3 75
kits......... ...................'__   68
6oz..........................3  50 
8 oz.......................... 3  50 
”  No, 2 Taper..............1  25 
‘ No. 3 panel...............1  10 
“  No. 8  “ 
im ported...........................  @1114
Pearl Barley........................................  @ 3
@115
Sago, German.....................................   @6
Tapioca, flake or pearl.......................   @5%
Wheat, cracked...................................  @6 25
domestic, 12 lb. boxes........  @  65
Grand Haven,  No. 8, square.......................   95
Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro................1 10
Grand Haven, No. 7,  round............................1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2.............................................    75
Oshkosh,No. 8..,...............................................1 50
Swedish.........................................................  75
Richardson’s No. 8  square........................" ! !l 00
Richardson’s No. 714, round.........................1 00
Woodbine. 300................................................115

Farina, 100 lb.  kegs.............................   @  04
Hominy, ^  bbl.....................................  @4 25
Macaroni, domestic 12 lb.  bqxes......  @  65
_ 
Peas, Green..................................  " ’ 
Peas, Split.......................................  

Grand Haven, No. 200,  parlor.........................l  75
Grand  Haven,  No. 300, parlor...... ..............2 25

Jennings’ D. C.,2 oz..............$  doz. 1 00 
“ 4 oz............................1  50 

“ 
“ 
................. 2  75 
................. 4  25 

“  No.4 
............175 
“  14 pint, round.........,4 50 
‘‘ 1 
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Vermicelli, imported.................. 
, 

...........................150
...........................150

Richardson’s No. 9 
Richardson’s No. 7 

3 00
9 00
......... 9 00  18 00

“  No. 10 “ 
FARTNACEOUS  GOODS.

Lemon.  Vanilla,
1 60

  ©gfc

  @1114

2 63
4 25
5 00
1 75

MATCHES.

1 85
5 00
7 80

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MOLASSES.

Black Strap................................................ 17@18
Cuba Baking...............................................22@25
Porto  Bico................................................. 24@35
New  Orleans, good....................................33@40
New Orleans, choice.................................44@50
New Orleans, fancy.................................. 50@52

14 bbls. 3c extra

“ 

30 lbs60fts lOOfts

Barrels.................6  25

Lion........................................
Lion, in cabinets...................
Dilworth’s .............................
Magnolia................................
Honey Bee.........  
................
German..................................
German,in  bins............
Arbuckle’s Ariosa.................
Avorica..............
McLaughlin’s  X X X X ...........
COFFEES—SPECIAL BRANDS.
Bell, Conrad & Co.’s Plantation Java.
Modfe................
Ja v o ia ..............
Imperial............
Banner..............
Mexican............
“
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2454
Michigan Test...
25
2454 Water White..  .
24
OATMEAL
25%  25%  25
Half barrels......
24
Cases.................
2424
2454
2254 Medium............
54 bbl...
24)4
32
33 
30 
2814 
2614 
20 
22 
23 
2314 
2514 
Thompson & Co.’s Honey Bee..............
25
60 foot Ju te......   90  150 foot Cotton 
1 60
72foot J u te ........ 1 20  60 foot Cotton.... 1  75
4o Foot Cotton___ 1 50  172 foot Cotton 
2 00
CR ACKERS AND  SWEET GOODS.
$ ft
614

Arbuckle’s Avoriea, 50 lb. double bags 

Quaker Cy.  “ 
Best Rio 
“ 
Prime Maricabo 

Prime Carolina.... .0
Good Carolina...... 514
Good Louisiana 
.514
T able.............5fc@6
Head.......................62£
DeLand’s pure........514
Church’s  ............... 5
Taylor’s G. M...

CORDAGE.

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.1054
• 1154

ROLLED OATS
.3 25 Half barrels........
.3 25
..2 35 Cases..................... 2 35
PICKLES.
,.3 50
“ 

Barrels..................8 25
..6  00|Small,  bbl............ .7 00
P a tn a ...... ...............514

54 bbl........ .4 0Í
@2 00 
@1 75 
@  75
514

Java  ................ 
Rangoon.........   @5
Broken. 
Jäpan........5!4©614

.....  @314

F IFE S

R IC E.

Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........
Imported Clay, No. 216,214 gross........
American T.D.....................................

Choice Carolina......614

7

754

854

414

5
5
5

554
7

788

1254
854

88
8

1154
954
1554

1354
1154
1254
1354
1354
1354
1254
854

Sugar Cream............................  7

.2 151 00
Mackerel, 5ft fresh standards............5  06
Sardines, imported 14s............................12® 13

Kenoshp. Butter.......................
Seymour Butter...................... 
Butter............ ......................... 
Fancy  Butter..........................  
S. Oyster.................................  
Picnic......................................  
Fancy  Oyster.........................   414
Fancy  Soda...........................   5
City Soda.................................
Soda  ........................................
M ilk..........................................
Boston....................V,.............
Graham...................................
Oat Meal__ .'...........................
Pretzels, hand-made...............
Pretzels...................................
Cracknels...............................
Lemon Cream..........................  
Frosted Cream.........................
Ginger  Snaps...... ...................  7
No. 1 Ginger S naps.............. 
7
Lemon Snaps..........................
Coffee Cakes............................
Lemon Wafers.........................
Jumbles............ ......................
Extra Honey Jumbles............
Frosted Honey  Cakes..........
Cream Gems............................
Bagleys  Gems........................
Seed Cakes...............................
S. & M. Cakes..........................
CANNED FISH.
Clams, 1 ft, Little Neek............................. 1 35
.135
Clam Chowder,  3 ft....................................2 15
CoveOysters, 1 ft stan d ard s............  1 00
Cove Oysters, 2 ft standards............. 
l 70
1 70
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic.  ..................... ....... . .1 75
.1 75
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic....................... .......... 2 65
.2 65
Lobsters, 1 ft star.......................... ........... 1 90
.1 90
Lobsters.2 ft star.................... ................. 2 90
.2 90
Mackerel, 1 ft fresh standards__ ....
.1 70
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 f t...... .........
Maekerel,3 ft in Mustard.. ....... ...............
Mackerel. 3 ft Soused................................
Salmon. 1 ft Columbia river............ 1 75@2 10
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river......... .......... .3 50
Sardines, domestic &s......................  
  @7
Sardines, domestic  148...................  
9@10
Sardines,  Mustard lis................................9@10
Sardines, spiced, 14s............. . . . .10@12
Trout. 3ft  brook...................... .............
* gallons, standards......... .............2 75
Pkppl§s|VH
Blackberries, stan d a rd s.....,:..,.,.........1 30
Cherries,  red standard................. .....1  60
Cherries, pitted.. ......................1  85@1  90
Damsons................  ...................  1 25@1 35
Egg Plums, standards 
................... .. .. .1 50
Gooseberries.........................................1  65
Grapes......... ........... .......................  
  95
Green Gages............................. ................ 150
Peaches, all yellow, standards...... .. 
..2 65
Peaches, seconds— .................................2 25
Pears......................................... .;....... 1 35
Pineapples,__ . ................... ............. 1 40@2 75
Quinces ............ — ........ .....................115
Raspberries,  extra................................1 60
'  re d ............................. .........1 50
Strawberries   
Whortleberries..............................1 3 0
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.          ..............2 00
Beans, Lima,  stan d a rd .......................   75
Beans, Green Limas...............,. ...1 10@1 40
B e a n s ,S tr in g le s s » E rie ................ 
  90
Beans,Lewis*  Boston Baked..............1 6 0
Corn. Archer’s Trophy.................... t.........115
“ 
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Morning Glory.......... ........ 115
•  ” 
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Peas*French..'......................... ..............,.l 60
Peas, soaked....................................... 
75

Peaches, pie...... .......................... ..... .1 60@1 65
..........1 60
Beans,  String. ............................ .  75@110
Peas, extra marrofat..........................1 20@1 40
sifted .....................2  00
Tomatoes:standard b rands.:........-,..,,11B>  |

1 50@l-75
,  rtM  French,extrafiae............... ........20 00
Mushrooms,extra fin e .............  ..*.....22 00
Pumpkin,3 ft Golden...  ..........................  I'M
SuoeotasiL stuidard.^.,.. 
. :,.',80@180
Squash.. 

”  Early June, stand......... . 
“ 

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CANNED FRUITS.

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SALERATUS.

SALT.

14c less in 5 box lots.

Dwight’s ................ 5
Sea  Foam...............514
Cap Sheaf...............5

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy...... ...................2 10@2 20
20
25
London Relish, 2 doz..............  ..................2 50
Dingman, 100 bars...... ............................... 4 00

28 Pocket............................. ................
100 3 ft pockets.....................................
Saginaw or  Manistee..........................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__
Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags........
American,dairy. 14 bu.hags......... 
Rock, bushels.....................................  
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags...................
...................

SAUCES.
SOAP.

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12 
15@16 
25 
42 
32 
31 
1214 
15

SPICES—PURE GROUND—IN  BULK.

Allspice............ ...................................
Cassia, China in mats..........................
“  Batavia in bundles.................
“  Saigon in rolls.........................
Cloves, Amboyna................................
“  Zanzibar..................................
Mace Batavia...... ...............................
Nutmegs,  fancy..................................
No. 1...................................
No. 2...................................
Pepper, Singapore, black...... ...........
w hite.................
..................................
Allspice........................................... .
Cassia, Batavia..................................
“ 
and  Saigon.................
“  Saigon...................... ...........
Cloves, Amboyna................... ....... .
“  Zanzibar.....................  ......
Ginger, African.......<.........................
“  Cochin................................
Jamaica..................................
“ 
Mace Batavia.......................................
Mustard, English...........t ...................
and Trieste............
Trieste..................................
Nutmegs, No. 2...................................
Pepper, Singapore black...............
white....................
Cayenne................................
Absolute Pepper,  per doz.............
Cinnamon 
...........
................
Allspice 
Cloves 
..............
Ginge 
...............
Mustard 
...............
Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 ft pkgs. <..
bulk ...___
Pure, lib pkgs...... ..........
Corn, 1 ft pkgs............. . .
Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ft boxes, 1 ft pkgs...
3ft  “ 
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b u lk ..........
Corn, 40 ft boxes, l  ft pkgs__
....

6 ft boxes...
“  72ft crates, 6 ft boxes..
Cut Loaf.......... ‘¿'.a :.* .......... ......... 8
....^.......7 19®
Confectionery A ................. ...............  @7
Standard A ...!v>.................................   @ 6J£
No. 1, White Extra  C....................... t. 6  @ 6^4
No.5C.......................... ........... ...........  @ 5»4
Com, tOgal. k’gs.@88

Cubes__ "............................................
Powdered.............................. .............
Granulated, Standard... 
w 
Off...... ................7H@7.19
Granulated, New Orleans............ . 

No.2,ExtraC.__ ......v ..............  @ 53S
No. 3 C..............; ,:.....................   @ 534
N o*tC ....
..............  @ 5V4

Corn, barrels..... .@33  Pure Sugi
Corn, 54 bbls....... @35  PureSugs

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SYRUPS.

@ 7
@ m
@ 6*4 
@ 5V4 
@ 7 1 
@514 
@5^4 @ 4 
@ 6/4 
@  6

“  48 
“  40ft 

@ 8}4 
■  7V4 
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SUGARS.

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Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.
Maccoboy...... ' ...........
Gail&Az’
Railroad  Mills Scotch 
Lotzbeck -
Spew Head.
Plank  Itoad.
Eclipse v..v

TOBACCOS—PLUG. 
.-.;.’42@44 Merry W ar...,.. 
Jolly T ar...... ..
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Uve & Let Live 
.-.*.98 Nimrod..............

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Blue Blazes...
Bye Open©*..

__   Vx;Thistle...............4 2

......   ...44
TOBACCQS—F IN E 'C U T .

Jupiter.......... ..V. .88
Sam Bass.
34 
Ro(petoskey Chief.......68
Five and  Seven..1. ..f-»i'-weet  Russet..........45

;3S Whopper................. M
Old Honesty............. 42
-38
Corner Stone__   86@38
Cllpper.lv,..........35@37
2 and 2.. 
. . . . , .  .25@32

Scalping Knife 
Climax 
Sweet  Pippin, 
Hiawatha 
Sweet Cuba.... .^,.4 5 !
TOBACCOS—SMOKING.
Rob Roy.. . . . . . . . . . .¿^Tji'eeriess..

.............28
(Uncle  Sam...............30
TEA S.
Japan ordinary.....................  
i«@aq
Japan fair to good............. 
...25@30
Japan fine.. , . . ; . 
................................ .35®45
Japan dust.. . . . . . . . . . . ............__ _ 
. .12@20
Young Hyson.....................................  .. ,20@45
Gunpowder...... |
................ .35@50
Oolong ......................................  33@55@60@75
25@30
Congo ......... 
 
 
50 gr.
10

10
8 
10 12
90
75
@70
90
do  No. 2............ ..............1.......... 
Cocoa Shells, bulk.....................................@4
@7 60
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand.

White'Wine..................................... 8 
Cider...... ........ 
 
Apple............................... 
 
Bath Brick imported..........................  
American__ .............. 
Burners, No. 0.............................  

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MISCELLANEOUS.

 
 
30 gr. 

VINEGAR.

Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans... 
Candles. Star.
Candles.  Hotel.......... .................  
"  
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes.................’ * 
Extract Coffee, V.  C.................
Felix...........
Fire Crackers, per box.............
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.........
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps..............
Gum, Spruce.......... .....................’ * ‘ |
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails....................... !  ’ 

5M@ 6
Powder, Keg........................................  @5 25
Powder, %  Keg...................................   @3 §7
Sauer-kraut, 30 gals......................................9 00

S ag e...... .......... ................... ........ . 

@25
@9Vi
(folcy.
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@35 
@80 
@1 15 
@1 20 
@25 
@35 
@30

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Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

STICK.
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MIXED

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.
 

@ 8V4 
@ 9 
@10
8Vi@ 9
% g
<aio

Lozenges, plain in bbls.......................   @10H
Lozenges, printed in pails...................  @12%
Lozenges, printed in  bbls...................  © Ilk
Gum Drops  in pails............................  @6%
Gum Drops, in bbls.............................   @ 5V4

Chocolate Drops..................................... 
H M Chocolate  Drops................ ..!!.!! 
Gum  Drops  ..........  
 
 
Licorice Drops................ 
A B Licorice  Drops.................. !!!"!.! 
Lozenges,  printed............... 
 
Im perials..... ............................  

Molasses Bar.............................." !." !!! 
Caramels............................. 
.!!!.!...! 18
Hand Made Creams........................ 
 
Plain  Creams..;........................................... 16
Decorated Creams......................  
String Rock..............................  
 
Burnt Almonds......................... .. ..  .* 
Wintergreen  Berries................ 
FANCY—IN  BULK.

Standard,25 ft boxes..............  
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
Royal, &5 ft  pails.......................... 
Royal, 200 ft bbls............................‘ * 
Extra, 25 ft  pails.......................... 
Extra, 200 ft bbls........................... 
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases..........................  
Broken,25 ft pails..................................... <aio
Broken. 200 ft  bbls........................... ’ 
Lemon Drops..................... 

  @9
French Cream, 25ft pails...........@11 u
@10
@9
@13
Sour Drops....................................... V ’  @14
Peppermint  Drops....................................@14
14
12
Lozenges, plain.............................................14
15
Mottoes.........................................................15
Cream  Bar.....................................................13
13
18
39
13
22
14
Lozenges, plain in  pails......................  @11^4
Chocolate Drops, in pails....................  @12^4
Moss Drops, in pails............................  @10
Moss Drops, in bbls  ............................  @9
Imperials, in  pails...............................  @12
Imperials  in bbls......................................@11
Oranges, Florida..................................3 25@4 00
Lemons, fancy.............................  !." 4 25@4 50
Figs, layers, new,  $  ft........................12  @16
  @ 6i4
Dates, Fard 50 ft box ^  ft.................... 8  @ 8V4
ft..............  6  @ 7J4
@17
California..........................   @17
Brazils.................................................   @10
Filberts, Sicily.....................................  @11
12
d o ..........................  @5
Choice White, Va.do  .......................... 6 @634

Bananas 
Oranges, California, fancy......... 
Oranges,  choice...... : .......... ..............
Oranges. Jamaica, bbls...............
Oranges, Rodi,.....................................   @
Oranges, Messina............................@
Oranges, OO.........................................  
  @
Oranges, Imperials................................      @
Lemons, choice.............................. 
Lemons, California.............................
Figs, Bags, 5 0 ft................ ..............   @
Dates, frails do  ................................ .  ©5%
Dates, 14 do  d o ..................................  
Dates, Fard 10 ft box 
ft...................  @9%
Dates, Persian 50 ft box 
Pine Apples, $  doz............................  @'
Almonds,  Tarragona..........................   17@18

Barcelona.............................   @
Walnuts,  Grenoble...... r....................   @15
Sicily...................................  
French................................   8$4@11
Pecans, Texas. H. P ..............................   9@12
Missouri...............................
Cocoanuts, $  100, full bags....................   @5 50
Chestnuts.............................................   @
Prime Red, raw ®  tt........................   @454
Choice 
Fancy H.P. do 
do  ..........................  @554
Fancy H P„ Va  do  ..........................  @ SM
H .P .V a................................  .............65i@

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Sour Drops, in  pails..................!.....  @12

NUTS.
Ivaca............... 

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PORK IN BARRELS.

DRY SALT MEATS.
 

Long Clears, heavy...............  

12 to 14 fts............ .............1154

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN,

 
“  medium........................ 
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‘  best boneless.................................. ..

Shoulders................  
 
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............... 
Dried Beef, extra..........................................  854

quote  as follows:
Mess.................................................... 
 
Short cut............................................. ; 
16 00
Short cut, clear,  Botsford........................... 15 00
Shortcut  Morgan...................................... 16 25
Extra clear pig, short cut...................  .. ..17 00
Extra clear, heavy...............................  
.17 00
Clear quill, short cu t.................................. li  00
Boston clear, short cut................................17 00
Clear back, short cu t.......... ........... ^ ........17 00
Standard clear, short  cut, best.................17 00
Bean.........................................................

Hams, average 20  fts..................................11
16  fts...................................1134
*  picnic  ......................... ............. .  ... 854
8
ham  prices......... .................. .10
  854
854
lig h t.................1.......... . 
854
8
8 %
854
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case............................ 
854
854
Boneless, rump butts.................................10 00
8
6
..................... 6
6
  6

LARD.
Tierces  .............  
 
30 and 50 ft Tubs.............. 
ft Palls, 20 in a case............................ 
ft Pails, 12 in a case.. ...................... 
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in case...................... 
Extra Mess, warranted 200 fts....................  7 00
Extra Mess, ChicagoPacEing............  .  .  7 50
“  Kansas City Packing............. 7 25
P late............................... ........ .......  ....  7 75
Extra Plate.................................. 
 

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
Pork Sausage.............................. ..  754
Ham Sausage................................ 
Tongue  S au sage................  
 
 
Frankfort  Sausage.................. 
 
Blood  Sausage................. .................... 
Bologna, straight. 
Bologna, thick..............'..................... 
Head  Cheese.........................  
 
 
PIGS’FEET.
In half barrels.............................. 
In quarter barrels...... ...; 2 

“  Kan City pkd-........ 9 00
“ 
“ 54 bbl.  5 00

"  BEEF IN BARRELS.

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WOOBENWARE.

Curtiss & Dunton quote as follows:

John Mohrhard quotes as follow»:

Bushel, narrow band, No. 1 . . . . .  '... . . '. '. .i 50

................1 4 60

BOTwa....;..................................... 
Duoks  .................... ....... 2
liara,  kettle-rendered...........______   854@ 9

Black bass....................... 
Rook bass............ 
P erch ............  
 
Duck-bill  pike..............!!...............  ..............  g
Trout. 
...... ................ m
Whiteflsh........ 

OYSTERS  AND  FISH.
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
_  
OYSTERS.
FiurhavenCounts .....  .....................  
Selects............................... 
Anchors.................................................... 
20
Standards 
......... 
. . 
Favorites________ . ....___. . . . . . . . . . .  1 !*.’!’ 15
*Í00
Standards per gal...............  
‘...!l 40
.
Selects, per g i
“ 
«O
“ shell 
 
 
.........   %
“  per gal..................................................25
jq

Standard Tubs, No. 2............  
Standard Pails, two hoop...........**l 25
Pails, ground wood 
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes.........  
Butter  Pails, ash....................... 
Butter Ladles..............................  
Butter Spades................ 
 
 
Rolling Pins...................................
Potato Mashers..............................:..!!*!.*  50
Clothes Pounders.................................  
Mop  Sticks................................... 
Washboards, single......... ...............  
Washboards, double........................ 
Washboards, Northern  Queen......... . . . . . ..% 75

O i i c k e n s , . ..................................  9 @10
.  ..  to @11
Turkdys  ...............................;........v  .10 @11
35
”23
18
Counts, fn bulk, per 100.......................•*.. !..j 15
4
4
........*..........  10
Standard  Tubs, No. 1............  
5 .75
...........4 75
Standard Tubs, No. 3.......................................75
Standard Pails, three hoop............ ............. i 50
2 25
90
  75
  2 25
Clothes Pins......................................................<39
.1 75
"2 25
Diamond  M arket........................................  40
Bushel, narrow band, No. 2.. . ........... .  . .. j  40
Busbel, wide band.............................[........j 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 3............ ......................3 59
Clothes, splint,  No. 2............... ]. ................4 gg
Clothes, splint,  No. 1.............  
Clothes, willow  No. 2........................ 
7 50
Water  Tight,  (aeme)bu........75
Part cured... 6  @ 654  or cured.... 6  @7 
kip s........... 6 @8
Beavers.................. ......6 00  4 0v)
Fox, Red................ ......1 00 
M artins...... .......... ......1 00 
10
8@4
Otter.........................6 00 
2 00 1 00
20
10
10
SkUnk.......................  75
10
Wolf..........................3 00 
................................................314® 3ya
Grease butter............ .........................  5® s

Fine washed $  ft 22@23|Coarse washed.. ,26@28
Medium  ............25@27|Unwashed.
. 16@22
FURS.No. 1  No. :
Bears.....................
....15 00  7 00
Badgers...............
20
......   75 
Cat, Wild............... ......  50 
20
“  House............ ......  15 
19
60
“  Cross............ ......5 00  2 50
**  G rey............ ......   75 
50
Fishers.................. ......7 00  4 00
Lynx....................
......4 00  2 50
Mink. Large Dark. ......   40 
25
Small Pale.. ......   25 
15
60

05
25
Deer Skins, dry. Red Coats, per lb...........  30c
“   
30c
“  ............  25c
“  ...........  10c

Green.... ^  ft 454® 5  Calf skins, green 
Full cured—   7  @ 
Dry hides and 

Sheep pelts, short shearing.........   .. 
5@25
Sheep pelts, old wool estimated.........   @25
Tallow 
Ginseng,good........................ 
@
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay *1.60@$1.70 «  ft 
tor clean wasbed roots.
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Jobbers are  offer­
ing 40 per cent, off on first  quality  aud 40 and 
1254 per cent, off on second quality.
PRODUCE  MARKET.

Clothes, willow  No. 3..................... 
Clothes, willow  No. 1...............!!!...! ( 

Musrats.................... 
Raccoon, Large........  75
Small........  30

“ Blue  “ 
“ Short Grey, 
“  Long 
“ 
MISCELLANEOUS.

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

MISCELLANFd > its.

SPRING  WINTER  FALL  KITS

20
1 00

$  piece...... 10  @25

‘.‘.‘.’.'.j 60@1  70

Deacon skins,

...............2 85

“
4 00
50
50
___

5, 00
© 00
© 50

halfbu 

4 00 
2 00

25
50
 

HIDES.

WOOL.

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

sell ait 22c.  Grease butter is slow sale at 8c.
Cabbages—$6@$8 per  100,  according to size. 

Butterine—Creamery,  16c  for  solid  packed 
and 17c for rolls.  Dairy,  14c  for solid packed 
and 15c for rolls.

Very scarce.

13@13Hc.

Carrots—30@35c per bu.
Celery—25 f» doz.
Cheese—Jobbers are holding their  stocks  at 
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork  barrels,  $1.25;  apple  bar­
Cranberries—Home  grown, $3 perbu.  Cape 

Dried  Apples—Jobbers  hold  sun-dried at 6c 
and evaporated at 854c.
and 22c for fresh, holding at 2c above those fig­

Eggs—Jobbers  pay 18c  for  pickled  stock 

rels, 25c.
Cod, $9.50 per bbl.

ures.  Fresh eggs are hard to get.
16 00
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  In 
oar lots.
Onions- Home grown, 75c  per bu.  Spanish, 
$1.39 per crate,
Pop Corn—2c & ft.
Potatoes—Buyers pay 68@70c  for good stock 
(Rose and  Hebrons preferred) and hold at 75@ 
80c.
Sweet  Potatoes—Kiln-dried  Jerseys  are 
scarce and high, readily commanding $5@$5.50 
per bbl

Turnips—20@25c per doz.

GRAINS AND M ILLING PRODUCTS.

Lancaster  and  78c  for  Fulse and Clawson.
lots and 54e in carlots.
car lots.

Wheat—lc  higher.  City  millers  pay 80c for 
Com—Jobbing  generally  at 56c  in  100  bu. 
Oats—White,  40c  in  small  lots  and  35c  in 
Rye—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.20 $  ewt.
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 $ 
ton Com aad Oats, $18 $  ton.

COALI
8 25
11

>8.00 per ton. 
17.76 per ton.
We  are agents for  Brazil  Block  Coal.  The 

Stove No.  4 and Nut
E g g  a n d  G r a t e  

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OFFICE  53  PEA RE  ST.,

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W .  Tansill & Co.,  Chicago;

BEANS!

I  have  a  nice  lot  of  Hand­
picked  Beans  I  offer  to  th e 
trade.  Parties in want can get 
supplied by writing to

W.  T.  LAMOREAUX,

71  Canal Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich*

THURBIR,  WHYLAND  &  CO.

NEW   YORK,

RELIABLE

FOOD  PRODUCTS,

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W est Broadway, Reade  and Hudson streets, and  make 
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not.  Ask for a  m em ber of the firm.] 

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ESTABLISHED  1866.

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150  So. Water  Street* Ghieap.

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—f ull 
20,000 feet  of  floor  space  in  the  center of 
the best market in  the  West.  Ample capi­
tal  and  first-class  references  on  file  with 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n .  Write  us  if  you wish 
information,  whether  to  buy  or  sell. 
I t  
will cost you nothing.

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Composed  of  Guatemala,  A t n c a n   ana 
Mexican Javas,  Santos, Maracaibo  and  Bio 
selected with especial  reference  to their fine 
drinking qualities.  The most popular brand 
of Blended Coffee in the  market.  Sold  only 
lb. Cases.  Mail Orders Solicited by the  pro­
prietors.

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J.  pi.  THOMPSON  i  GO,,
59 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Importers and jobbers of fine  Teas, Coffees, 
Spices,  Etc.,  Baking  Powder  Mfrs.,  Coffee 
Roasters, Spice Grinders.

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ftOYW  W 0 W 5 MCTAI  FÜRKilT'Jfff
MAPu  k:  GRAND RAPIDST MICH-
Sole agents for Chicago Brass Rule Works, 
for State of Michigan.

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Stale Board of Pharm acy.  /

... 
SlxYe&rz—Jacob Jecgon,Muskegon. 
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-Two Tears—James Ventor, Detroit.
Three V een—Ottm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.  , 
Four Veer»r-Oeö. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
STve Yeera—Stanley E. Parkell, Owoaso. 
President—Geo. McDonald 
Secretary—Jacob lesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Ventor,  'v  ■
Hext Meeting—At Grand Rapids, March 7 and 8:
' ■ Michigan State  Pharm aceutical Ass’n.
President—Arthur Bassett, Detroit.
Pirat Vice-President—G. M  Harwood  Pefcoskey. 
Second Vice-President—H. B. Fairchild,  Grand Rapids. 
ThlrdVIce-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs. 
Secretary—S. E. Par kill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit. 
Executive Committee  Geo.  Gundrum,  Frank  Inglis, 
j  A  H. Lyman, John E. Peck, E. T. Webb.
Local Secretary—James Vernor, Detroit.
Next Meeting—At  Detroit, September 1, 5,6 and 7.
. Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society.
- 
President—H. E. Docker,
Vice-President—J. W. Hayward.^
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry  B. Fairchild. 

A .'  ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9, 1884.

Board of Censors—President,  Vice-President  and Sec- 
:  rotary. 
Board of Trustees—-The President,  John  E. Peck,  Geo. 
• G. Steketee, A. F. Hazeltine and P. J. Wurzburg.
•wen, Isaac Watts. Wm. E. White and Wm.  L.  White. 
•Committee on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair- 
child and Hugo Thom.
Committee  on  Legislation—R.  A.  McWilliams,  Theo. 
-  Kemink and W. H. Tibbs.
•Committee on Pharmacy—W. L. White, A  G. Bauer and 
ZaaacWatts. 
Bagniai»  Meetings—First  Thursday  evening  in  each
month- 
Ann oalMeetlng—First Thursday evening in November 
Hext  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  January 5, at The 

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TKADK8MAN office.

D e tr o it  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o c ie ty . 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 188S.

President—Frank  Inglis.
First Vice-President—F. W. R. Perry.
Second Vice-President—J. 3.  Crowley.
Secretary and Treasurer—F. Rohnert.
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—A. B. Lee. 
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June.
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month.
C e n tr a l  M ic h ig a n   D r u g g is ts ’  A sso cia tio n .
President, J.-W. Dunlop;  Secretary, R. M. MusseU.
B e r r ie n   C ou n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  Society!
President, H. M. Dean;  Secretary, Henry Kephart.
CHnfain   C o u n ty   D ru ggists*  A sso c ia tio n . 
President, A. O. Hunt; Secretary, A  S. Wallace.
C h a r le v o ix  C o u n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l S o c ie ty
H. W. Willard;  Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter.

I o n ia  C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u tic a l S o ciety . 
President. W. R. Cutter;  Secretary, Geo. Gundrum. 
J a c k s o n   C ou n ty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  A ss’n.
President, C. B. Colwell; Secretary, C. E. Foote.______
K a la m a zo o  P h a r m a c e u tic a l A sso c ia tio n . 

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

M ason   C ou n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o ciety . 

President. F. N. Latimer;  Secretary, Wm. Heysett. 
M ec o sta   C ou n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S ociety, 
President, C. H. Wajener;  Secretary, A. H. Webber.

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

President, S. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julius Weiss. 
M u sk e g o n   C o u n ty   D r u g g ists’  A sso cia tio n , 
President, B. O. Bond;  Secretary,Geo. L. LeFevre.

M u sk eg o n   D r u g   C lerk s’  A sso cia tio n . 
President. C. S. Koon;  Secretary, Geo.  L, LeFevre. 
N e w a y g o   C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S ociety.
President, J. F. A. Raider; Secretary, N, N. Miller.____
O cean a C o u n ty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l S o ciety . 

President, F. W. Fincher; Secretary, Frank Cady.
S a g in a w   C ou n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o ciety. 
President, Jay Smith;  Secretary,  D. B. Frail.________
S h ia w a ssee  C o u n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l S o c ie ty
T u sco la  C ou n ty P h a r m a c e u tic a l S o ciety. 
Président. E. A. Ballard;  Secretary, C. E. Stoddard.
M a n iste e   C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S ociety. 
President. W. H. Willard;  Secretary, A. H. Lyman.

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Some Plain Comparisons by  a Member of 

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the farmer.
Detroit, Dec. 22, 1887.

B. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dea r  Sir—I   wish  to take up a little of 
the space in your piper to reply  to  articles 
written by Geo. P. Owen and our old friend, 
M.  J.  Matthews.  Mr.  Owen  makes  the 
statement that  before  the  Inter-State Com­
merce Law came into  force»  the Travelers’ 
Protective Association was  one of the most 
prosperous  organizations  in  existence. 
I 
wish the gentleman would kindly  prove it. 
Por my part,  1 tried,  so  far as it lay in my 
power,  to  boom  that Association,  but be­
yond  having  a  good time in Detroit a few 
summers ago, I have never  received  valué 
for my money.  Up to date,  I  can  only say 
that the  T.  P.  A.’s have  collected  about 
$25,000  from  traveling  men.  What  have 
they done with it?  What  have  the  mem­
bers got to show for  the  money?  I regret 
to  have to answer—Nothing.  When the T. 
P. A.’8 could get something for nearly noth­
ing,  it might have been called a  prosperous 
organization. 
It  was  prosperous  for  the
It  was  prosperous  for  the
Secretary and President,  who draw nice  in­
comes;  also for the Board of Directors, who 
have a nice time  visiting  the  large  cities 
once or twice a year.  But  what  have  the 
non-official, members  got  for their money? 
When the railroads in this State gave Satur­
day to Monday  return  tickets,  1,000  mile 
books for $20 and  extra  baggage  permits,
I upon  presentation  of T.  P.  A. certificates, 
which cost $2,  the  membership  grew  fast, 
but,  now that those favors  are all gone, the 
Association goes to the wall.
Let me also ask another question:  What 
did the T. P. A. do in  regard to the bill be­
fore the Legislature in  Lansing  to  reduce 
railroad  fares?  Just  sent  a  telegraphic 
message,  that was  all;  while  the  Michigan 
Commercial Travelers’ Association had men 
in Lansing,  working  without  pay,  or even 
expenses,  to  get  the bill passed. 
I know 
one member who spent two  days,  and quite

_ 

T.  P. A.’s would have said it was their tele­
gram that did the business.
“Why don’t traveling  men  join us?” Mr. 
Owen asks.  Show them something good in 
return for the money  invested  and in time 
you will get members  enough,  but  foolish 
spending of funds  will  not  bring  in  mem­
bers.  Mr.,Owen says the T.  P.  A.  got con­
cessions from the  railroads  “through  the 
hard work of the members of  the^Travelers’ 
Protective Association.”  It teas hard work, 
but  members  of the T.  P. A.  had no more 
to do with the hard  work  than  the man in 
the  moon.  Allow  me to inform Mr.  Owen 
that the T.P. A ’s never djd any hard work to 
get those concessions.  —
_ 
The Michigan Com­
mercial Travelers’ did all the work and mem­
bers of that Association  had  those  conces­
sions long before the T.  P. A.  .ever  had  an 
existence.  All  the  members of the T.  P. 
A. had to do was to ask  and  have;  in other 
words,  to get for almost  nothing what  the 
M.  C.  T.  A.  had worked years for;  and no 
one knows  better than  myself  what  that 
work was. 
I am  quite  willing  to give all

A  Suggestion  Worth  Acting  On.

RASTSA&rNAW,Dec. 21,1887, 

B. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:  <

Dea r  Sir—While the Question of reduc­
ing the tariff is being agitated,' would it not

tax on druggists of. $25.  It was put on as a 
war •measure  and  the  necessity for it has 
gone by.
As soon as the Christmas trade slacks up, 
I Shall endeavor to stir the  druggists in my 
section up to the necessity  of  doing  some­
thing  in  this direction.  My plan would be 
tor all druggists iu a district  to sign a peti­
tion and send  it  to  their  Representative in 
Congress.  '  Yours respectful jj fi

T.  W.  Myers.

The  Drug  Market.

Opium  continues  firm  but  not  quotably 
changed.  Higher  prices  are looked for af­
ter  January  1.  Quinine  is  off a little in 
price in  large  bulk and tending downward. 
P.  & W.  brand 
is  unchanged.  Borax  is

ries have advanced,  on  account  of  short 
crop.  Oils cassia and  bergamot  have  ad­
vanced  and  are  tending  higher.  Golden 
seal root is very firm and  again  advancing. 
Oil rose, on account of  large crop,  is lower.

Detroit Drug Notes.

The Detroit directory  shows that the city 

supports 125 retail drug stores.

A.  B. Lee has sold both of his drug stores.
Two Detroit  druggists  are  aldermen,  C. 
K.  Trombley and S.  A.  Griggs,  the latter a 
member of the firm of Milburn  &  William­
son.

On January 1,  Frank  Inglis  will  have 

been thirteen years in his present store.

T.  H.  Hinchman,  head  of  the  wholesale 
firm of T.  H.  Hinchman & Sons,  was many 
years ago engaged in the  retail  drug  busi­
ness.
Annual Meeting of the  Newaygo Society.

N ewaygo,  Dec.  22,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dea r  Sir—The  next  regular  meeting 
(which is also  the  annual  meeting)  of  the 
Newaygo  County  Pharmaceutical  Associar 
tioii will be held at  White  Cloud on  Thurs­
day, Jan.  5,  1888,  commencing  at  10:30 
o’clock  a.  m.  The  present  officers are as

Sailor Hat Perfume,

Tooth Pick 
Slipper

small

round.
small
medium,

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Comicopia 
Chair 
Cat Tooth Pick Perfume,  large........
Baby Shoe Perfume,  large.'................
Utility Boat Perfume,  large..............
Cat Slipper Perfume,  large..............
Dog with Yase Perfume, extra  large

All  above in  assorted colors.

Mail orders filled promptly on receipt.

“ Broadening the Scope of the M. C. T. A.” 

^  Detroit,  Dec. 24,  L887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids :

0  

Dea r Si r —Your  comments  on  “Broad­
ening  the  Scope of  the  M.  C.  T.  A .,” fol­
lowing my communication of  the 15th inst., 
ought  to  awaken  from  the  seeming  “Rip 
Y  an  Winkle”  sleep  the  members  of  the 
Association living in  the interior and West­
ern  portions  of  the  State.  Your  sugges­
tion of centralizing the  interests of  the As­
sociation, at the State  Capital  is  not  with­
out force,  and  shonld,  at  least,  attract! the 
attention  of  members  residing  outside  of! 
Detroit.
Notwithstanding  the  membership of  De­
troit and Eastern  Michigan entertain  a cer­
tain  degree  of  local  pride'regarding  the 
home of  the  Association,  and  at  the first
thought would most  emphatically say “no” 
to  any  proposition of  removal,  yet  those 
who  earnestly  desire  a  larger  growth  in 
membership  would  gladly favor  it if  one- 
half  the  yearly  increase  predicted  by you 
could be  secured.  The  next  annual of the 
Association  occurs  on  the 30th inst., and, 
-as I said in a former article on the question, 
if   the  members  from  the  interior  towns, 
and  especially  the  city of  Grand  Rapids, 
will send a strong  delegation  to the annual 
M:  meeting,  I will  join  them  in  any proposi- 
ffcion  they  wish  to  discuss  regarding  the 
“  
affairs of  the Association.  There  are some 
very  radical  amendments  proposed  to the 
•constitution:  One is to make  the  salary of 
the Secretary  $1,200  per annum,  requiring 
him to devote his entire time to the building I 
up  of  the  Association.  Another  proposes 
to  reduce  the  membership fee from $10 to 
$5.  Another proposes to change  the  semi­
annual dues from $5 to $3.  There  are also 
in  contemplation 
several'.other  minor 
It is  the  evident  desire  of 
the  authors  of  the  amendments  to  open 
wide the  doors of  the  Association,  as  well 
a s  reduce  the  yearly  cost  of  retaining  a 
membership. 
|   the  present 
member cannot afford to allow his  member­
ship to lapse -and thereby forfeit  his  inter­
est in  the  $25,000  cash  surplus  on  hand. 
This  fact  alone ought to be a strong  argu­
ment  and inducement for  the  non-member 
to  join the Assseiation,  for with  his  mem-
¡bership  he  at once acquires an equal inter- 
est in the accumulations  of  the Association 
and provides an  absolute  and specified sum 
-of  money for his beneficiaries.  There is no 
other  association,  fraternal or co-operative, 
•of  equal membership,  more  secure  or  ren- 
-dering  greater  aid  to  the  widows and pr-
plians  of  its  deceased members  than  this
Give  the  wheel  another  turn,  Brother 
Stowe,  and  join  jn  the  cry,  V ive  la 
M. J. Matthew s. „

...  Association of  traveling salesmen.

In  any  event,  ‘ ‘
JIIIIIIV H  

I P   M.  Q. T.  A. 

JP   amendments. 

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glad to help  in  every  way  possible.  Mr. 
Owen asks,  “Why don’t  traveling men join 
the T. P. A.?” Vhich,  up  to  date, has done 
nothing for those we love  and  must  some 
day 
leave  behind.  I ask,  why don’t they 
join the M.  C. T.  A ,  which  can,  vrtll and 
does do  something- for those we love when 
God  calls  upon us to lay down our sample 
cases and write out the last order?  Actions 
speak louder than words,  and  an  Associa­
tion which can show the record the M. C. T. 
A.  can,  is  worthy  of  the  support  of  ail 
thinking men.  And what  is  that  record? 
Let all traveling men  and  house  salesmen 
study the  following statement:  I am proud 
to stand by it,  and  stiil'prouder to say that 
no insurance  company,  old line or m u t u a l , 
can  show  any  better  record.  Very  few 
companies  can  show  as  good. 
In propor­
tion to its  numbers,  the M.  C.  T.  A.  is the 
banner  association  of  the  United  States. 
Since the formation of the  Michigan  Com­
mercial  Travelers’  Association, 
fourteen 
years  ago,  thirty-seven deaths have taken 
place, and the members have  paid out $83,- 
716.25 to the proper beneficiaries.  We have 
also  a  reserve  fund of about $24,000—the 
exact amount I cannot give until  December 
30,  the date of our next meeting.  Now, let 
us look at the cost for  $2,500 insurance:  It 
is $25 a year,  of which $15 goes to the death 
fund,  $8 to the reserve fund and $2  to  the 
expense  account  Can  any  one find fault 
with the cost?  One ciga-, or one less drink 
per day,  will  more  than  cover  all the ex­
pense.  Can any  other Association show a 
better record?  1 am sure I write  the  tru h 
when 1 answer.  N o!  The  Secretary  does 
not draw a fancy salary, the trustees do not 
travel around the country at the  expense of 
the funds  of  the Association.  The M.  C. 
T. A.  has a Board of  Trustees composed of 
A No.  1 business men,  who do good, honest 
work for nothing.  Not a  single  cent is al­
lowed  them  for  anything—it  is purely a 
work of love.  Well may Mr. Mathews ask,

The cider and jelly manufacturers  of  the 
State will hold a convention  at  Jackson on 
January 25 and 26.

MENTION  TRADESMAN.

promptly  cures  Croup,  Whooping  Cough, 
Colds, etc.,  diseases so common  to childhood. 
The  Croup  Remedy  contains  no  opium  nor 
anything injurious to  tae most delicate child.
The following wholesale  druggists  will fill 
trial orders for )4 doi.., received  before Febru­
ary 1st, 1888, thus  giving  the  trade  anoppor; 
tunity to test the remedy free of expense.

Hazeltir.e  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.,  Grand 

Rapids.

Farrand,  Williams & Co.,  Detroit.
James E. Davis & Co.,  Detroit.
Peter Van Schaack & Sons, Chicago.

MAKERS  AND  GRINDERS OF

Chrome  Greens,  and  Yellows,  Prussian, 

Chinese,  Steel and Soluble Blues, Ver- 

millions, Rose Pink, Lakes, White- 

Lead, Zinc Paints and  every­

thing  in  the  paint  line.

FO R   ATTRACTIVE  ADVERTISING  M ATTER ADDRESS  TH E 

PR O PR IETO R .

Being  makers of DRY  COLORS, we  have 
an advantage  oyer the  so-called  paint manu-

Freeport,

Mich.

Peckham’s  lini versal Croup  Remedy  can 
obtained  of  uru^iisi»  ouiy.  Price  ftJ ets.
» hr\i f-1 n

Fine  Colors  grround  in   oil.  Wood  and  Iro n   Fillers, 
Steel  Color  P aints  fo r  Iro n   W orkers,  G raining  and 
Fresco P aints, etc.

SPECIAL PAINTS MADE TO ORDER.

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

Wholesale  Agent,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

THE IMPROVED

FOR PHYSICIANS  AND  FAMILY  USE.

A  beaui/uuia.,-ueeorated  Metal  Box,  with 
bJonze  label  pull,  GIVEN FREE  with every 
dozen boxes of
C0LGAFS  TAFFY  TOLU,

Specially Designed for a H erbarium .

-ed the following advertisement:*  “Wanted, 
Jpbr the sale of  oil  and  varnishes,  several 
travelers on commission.  The latter,  when 
*tn & dry state, are bright and  hará;  they do 
brack or peel off, and are  sold In bottles 
mid  jars  bearing  the brand of our firm on 
the outside.”

A t tíre  London  drag  sales- this  month 
-some excellent samples of  genuine  cubebs 
were on exhibition, accompanied  by others 
-of a pale eMor, not unlike  that  of  yellow 
berries, and whihh evidently consisted of the i 
unripe fruit  Both the ripe and unripe ber­
ries gave the beautiful  carmine  rose  color 
with coheentrated sulphuric acid, character­
istic of the genuine  drug,  but  the  unripe 
i-ones when bruised and  boiled in water. did 
mot give the deep blue  coloration With tino- ] 
4nre of iodine, although  it  was readily ob- 
the ripe berrieA  The unripe I 
a  considerable I 
amount of aroma, nad Would doubtless yield 
«essential oil oa distillation. 

.

i  Arrowroot staroh is bèing  made !& Flori­
da as an experiment, and the  local  papers 
axe ufging the people to grow arrowroot for 
this purpbse, but they  fail toatate how the 
starch is to be disposed e t   1 

;■ 

1

S uitable  w hen  em pty fo r  preserving, Under  proper 
■ label,  herbs,  roots,  s  eds,  spices,  papers,  etc.,  etc. 
Every  storekeeper as well  as  housekeeper, wil  find it 
well adapted in  size, m aterial and finish fo r m any Use- 
ful purposes.
COLGAN’S TAFFY  TOLU is th e  original trade-m ark­
ed gum  w hich  has  te t  the  w orld  a-ehewing. 
I t   sell# 
rapidly, pays well, and alw ayf »¡ves satisfaction.
Supplied by  all  jobbers, packed in  above style, a t #3 
p er dozen. 

S iz e , 8 & x4J4x7K  in c h e s ,  v

Originators and Sole Proprietors.
w ill find it th e beat 63 investm ent yon ever made.

N. B —Include a  dozen boxes in  your n ex t order.  Yon 

not, send $1 to the Fuller  &  Stowe  Company, 

A Liquor and poison  Record,  Combined?  If 

Grand Rapids, and you  will  receive  the  best 
record published, by return mail.

GEiTSSaTa  nO O T. Ì ’
We pay thd highest price for it.  Address

Price $10.  Dis. to the Trade.

Points  of  Superiority:  Portability,  Power, 
Durability, Compactness,  Strength  of  Cur- 
' rent,  Patent  Hard  Rubber Revoluble Cell, 
Water Tight, Convenience, Can be Carried in 

'  the Pocket Charged.  1
Tbe £le(^ MeAM
Haieltìne l Perkins Drug Oo

KALAMAZOO, 

-  MICH.

i  Manufacturers’ Agents,

g e a n d r a p i d s ,  M i e t e

1 

Dipterix Odorate. 
Foeniculum.......
Foenugreek, po..
U n i.............. .
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3)..
(u w ,  O f ,
Phalaris  Canarian 
R apa....................
Sinapis,  A lbu ;.__
**  h  Nigra.__
>, 
Frumenti, ¥ . D . (  
Frumenti, 1). F. U.. 
Frumenti 
.
Juniperis Co. O. T.
.Tunipens Co.. 
8aaonarum  N.
■ Yihi Galli. 
Oporto, «v!

tO L jS  

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3*4®  4
3%@4*4

TRADE  SUPPLIED BY-TBE

And the WkhlwKtlt  Druggists  o f Detroit 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  ¿  MICH.

mid Chi*sago!T  ^  

!M r r i  j

/ 

W H0LB8A LB  PB IO E  0U BRBÌPF,

.

.

.

i

ACIDUM

60®  65

a m m o n ia.

oil cassia. 

..1 1 ®   13
 

18  deg............................. 

Aqua, 16 deg..i,, 
........ 
’ 
Carbonas.............................. 
 
Cbloridum...................................  
. ■  BACCAE.

Advanced—Balsam copaiba, juniper berries, 
*
Declined—German quinine, oil rose.
I W & M  
Aceticum...........................................
Carbollcum............................. 
Citricum ...............................   ..  - 
Nitrocum............................ ..............   ]o®
Oxalicum . . .........
, » 
Salicylicum.......................................* !l  70@2 05
Tannicum.____. .....___.....1 40®l 60

Benzoicum,  German......... ;...............  80®1 00
4ft®  50
Hydiroehlor.................................u ...  8®  5
n@ 13
Tartaricum ...... ........ .......................  50® 53
3®  5
4®  a
12® 14
Cubebae (po.  I 30...... .........................1 60@1 TO
Ju n ip eru s............ ............................   8 @9
  25® 30
C opaiba............................................  58®  63
@150
Terabln,  Canada...................................  bo@ 55
  45® 50
11
30
12
12
12
12
10
Haematox, 15 lb boxes..........................   9® 10

P e ru .....................................  
T olutan..................................... 
CORTEX.
Abies, Canadian.................. 
 
Cassiae  ................  
Cinchona Flava...................................  
Eaonymus  atropurp..........................  
Myrica  Cerifera, po................... 
 
Prunus Virgin!.................................... 
Quillaia,  grd............................  
Sassfras  ............................................... 
 
TJlmus...... ........... 
UlmusPo (Ground 12)........ 
EXTBACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza Glabra..................... 
. 

 
24®  25
PO..  .................................  33®  35

 
BALSAMUM.

Xanthoxylum 

is
is
20

......... 

 
 
 

 
 

“ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carbonate Precip,

FERRUM.

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

MAGNESIA.

2nd  “ 

Solut  Chloride...................
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 85)..
pure...................
FLORA.
Arnica.................................
Anthemis...........................
Matricaria./:.......................
FOLIA.
Barosma.......................... .
Cassia Acutifol, Tinnivelly,
Alx..........................
Salvia officinalis, J£s and  %s............
Ura  Ursi............................................
Acacia, 1st picked..........................

Ani8i  ............  

GX7MM1.
.......................
“ 
3rd  “ 
1
 
“ 
Sifted sorts................... .
“ 
p o .......................................
“ 
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)............................
“  Cape, (po. 20)..............................
“  Socotrine,  (po. 60).....................
Ammoniae  .........................................
Assafoetida,  (po. 30)...........................
Benzoinum.........................................
Camphorae.............................  
......
Catechu, Is,  (Miß,  14; 348,16)...............
Euphorbium, po..................................
Galbanum............................................
Gamboge, po........................................
Guaiacum, (po. 45)...............................
Kino,  (po. 25)......................................
Mastic...................................................
Myrrh, (po.45)......................................
Opii, ipo. 5 75;......................................
Shellac.................................................
bleached..................................
Tragacanth ..........................................
^  herba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium  ___
Eupatorium __
Lobelia  ............
Majorum  .........
Mentha Piperita.
“  V ir......
R u e ...................
Tanacetum,  V.. 
Thymus. V.........
Calcined,  P at...........
Carbonate,  P at.........
Carbonate,  K. & M.. 
Carbonate,  Jennings
Absinthium...............
Amygdalae, Dulc......
Amydalae, Amarae...
........
Auranti Cortex.........
Bergamii...................
Cajiputi  ....................
Caryophylli...............
Cedar..........................
Chenopodii......... ......
Cinnamomi................
Citronella  .................
Conium  Mac..............
Copaiba......................
Cubebae ....................
Exechthitos................
Erigeron....................
Gaultheria.................
Gossipii, Sem.gal......
Hedeoma...................
Juniperi......................
Lavendula .................
Limonis.....................
Lini, gal......................
Mentha Piper............ .
Mentha Verid............
Morrhuae,  gal...........
Olive...........................
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)
Ricini.........................
Rosmarini......... ........
Rosae,  ?.......................
Succini  .......................
Sabina.........................
Santal..........................
Sassafras.....................
Sinapis, ess, 3--...........
Tiglii.......................... .
Thyme .........................
opt....................
Theohromas............... .
Bichromate...... .
Bromide...........
Chlorate, (Po. 20)
Iodide......... .....
Prussiate...........
A lthae....................
Anchusa.................
Arum,  p o ..............
Calamus................. ;
Gentiana,  (po. 15}__
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15) 
Hydrastis Canaden,

Geranium, 5................
Myrcià, 3..................

OLEUM.

“ 

12 oo® 12 so 
...  90@1 00 
...1 20@1 30 
...2 2S®2 35 
@ 75 
...  E5®  75 
...  75®  85 
...  50@2 00 
...  90@2 00 
...1 75@2 25 
..  42®  45 
..2 25@3 3) 
..3 75@4 00 
..  8o@ioe
.1 00@2 75 
.  10®  13 
1 03® 1  14 
.  75@1  00 @6 00 
40® 45 
.  90® l 00 
.3 50®7 00 
55®  60 
@  65 
®1 50 
.  40®  50 
@  60 
15®  20

do 

(  Yellow Beef. 
iY jl-. 

Hard? 
' 

,forslate use........!.’!!]
...............
MISCELLANEOUS.

ASther, Spts Nitros, 3 P ................
Alumen, ground, (po. 7)...............
Argenti  Nitras, 3...... ...............'
Bismuth 8.  N..............
Calcium  Chlor,  Is, (Hs, i l ;  ks," 12)

either, Spts. Nitros, I P __ ...
Alumen.,.................................
Annatto  ...........................
Antimoni,  po..__ ____!!..........
AntimonietPotass T art.!..!!
A rsenicum .......__
Balm Gilead  Bud........*"..............

Cantharides  Russian, po..............
Capsid Fructus, af.................
Capsiei Fructus, po.........
Capsici Pructus, B, po.
Caryophyllus,  (po. 35),....."........
Carmine, No. 40.__
Cera Alba, S. & p ......   .................
Cera Flava............... .
Coccus........................
Cassia Pructus__ _........................
Centraria...............!..!!................
Cetaceum...............!!!!'!.'."""
Chloroform......... ..................
Chloroform,  Squibbs.....................
Chloral Hydrate  C r y s t . ..........
Chondrus......... ............
Cinchonidine, P. & w !..’!!!!.........
Cinchonidine,  German.!
Corks, see list* discount, per cent
Creasotum......... .
Creta, (bbl. 75)........
Creta prep.....................
Creta, precip.........................
Creta Rubra............ .  ...........
Crocus....................
Cudbear..............:...............
Cupri Suiph.........
Dextrine................
Ether Suiph......... . . . . ...........
Emery, all numbers
Emery, po.................
Flake  White............
Galla...................... ] 
Gambier......... .
Gelatin, Coopor..........
Gelatin, French......... ’  ’........
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box.
Glue. Brown.......................
Glue, White...............
Glycerina..............
Grana  Paradisi......! " ..........
Humulus  (..................
Hydrarg Chlor. Mite
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor........
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum....
Hydrarg Ammoniati.............
Hydrarg Unguentum............
Hydrargyrum....................
Ichthyocolla, A m ......... .......
Indigo...............................■” *
Iodine.  Resubl__.!...!!..!!
Iodoform.................
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg iod 
Liquor Potass Arsinitis..
Lupuline  ............................' ^

Ergota. (po.) 75......... .............

...........

Myristica, No. 1......... ......*'

Mannia. S. P ..............| ___
Morphia,  S, P. & W .............
Morphia. S. N. Y. Q. & C. Co.
Moschus Canton 
!
Nux  Vomica, (po. 20).... ..
Os.  Sepia..........
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.' Co 
Picis Liq,  N. C.. %  galls, dc 
PicisLiq.,  quarts...............

.

Jrotassa, lilt art, pure, 
Potassa,  Bitart, com. 
Potass  Nitras, opt....
Potass  Nitras............
Pulvis Ipecac et opii.
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. &P. D.CO
Pyrethrum, pv.................
Pyrethrum, pv.
Quassiae....................................
Quinia, S, P. & W
...........
Quinia, S, German...........
Rubia Tinctorum............... .......
Saceharum Lactis, pv. !. !. !.
Salaein............................
Sanguis Draconis__..................
Santonine.......................
Sapo,  W.................. 
.............
Sapo,  M...............
sapo, g .................
Seidlitz  Mixture.........
Sinapis..........................!.............
Sinapis,  opt............ .....................
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  Doi Voes........
Snuff, Scotch, Do. Voes 
Soda et Potoss Tart........  'j ........
Soda Carb.............................
Soda,  Bi-Carb...............
Soda, Ash....................il..].!.  "
Soda  Sulphas............... . . . .  . .
Spts. Ether Co..............
Spts.  Myrcia Dom
Spts. Mypeia Imp...........
Spts. Vini Rect, (bbl. 2 08)!!........
Strychnia, Crystal............
Sulphur, Subi...............!..............
Sulphur,  Roll.................
Tamarinds...................................
Terebenth  Venice......  !...........
Theobromae................. Ü...........
Vanilla  ........................................
zinci  Suiph...............!.!.!.!!!.!!!

Soda Boras, (po 11)...

Lard, No. 1......................... !!!!!!!
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.........   1

Whale, winter.............................
Lard, extra......................... .!!!!!.
Linseed, pure raw.................  "
Linseed, boiled......... " ............
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained ! ! ! ! ! 
Spirits Turpentine.......................
B!
„   I  „  
Red Venetian.......................... 
i
Ochre, yellow Marseilles....!! 
i
Putty, commercial.................  2
Putty, strictly pure.................  2
Vermilion, prime American..
Vermilion, English...............
Green. Peninsular..................
Lead, red strictly pure...........
Lead, white, strictly pure......
Whiting, white Spanish.........
Whiting,  Gilders ...................
White, Paris American.........
Whiting  Paris Eaglisb cliff.. 
Pioneer Prepared  J aints  ... 
Swiss Villa Prepared  Paints.
VAKNISHE8.
No. 1 Turp Coach..................
Extra  Turp...........................
Coach Body............ ..............
No. 1 Turp Furniture______

PAINTS

OILS.

60&1Ö, less.

DEALERS IN

WE ARE SOLE PROPRIETORS OP

We have in stock and offer a full line of

..  2Yi@ 3 
8@  10 
. 
.  28@  30 
.  30®  65 
9 00® 16 00

2® 3 
2)4® 3 
2£@ 3 
13® It! 
75@S0 
16@17

W e are Sole  Agents in Mich­
igan  for  W , D. &  Go.,  Hender­
son County, hand-made

-AND

W e Sell Liquors for  Medicinal Purposes 

only.

W e  Give  Our  Personal  Attention  to 

Mail Orders and  Guarantee Satisfaction.

All Orders  are Shipped and Invoiced the 

same day we receive them.

SEND IN A TRIAL ORDER.

repair to the  county seat  for  i t   So  they 
started.  Thebqys  watched  them as far as 
they could  be  seen; he  with  his  left  arm 
around  h^r waist,  and «liè, gently reclining 
her head upon his shoulder.

Nothing more was seen of them until next 
day a little  before  noon,  when  they put in 
their  appearance, 
looking'  as  tired  end 
sleepy as two young people  could.

“By  gum,” said  he,  “this  ’ere  thing  o’ 
makin’ a man  run  all  over  the country fer 
two  or three  days,  a  payin’  hotel  bills ’n’ 
layin  aroui-d on  expense,  V  then  refusin’ 
him the sacred  privilege  of gettin’ married, 
is  all  played  out,”  and  then  he  looked 
around to see  if  anybody  would  contradict 
him.

‘iWhat seems to be the trouble?”  queried 

a bystander.

“Oh,  lots.  Fust,  me  ’n’ Sal  went to the 

preacher to get spliced.

“ ‘Oh, yes,’ says  he;  ‘I’ll  be  tickled  to 
death to marry ye,  b.ut  where’s yer license,’ 
says he. 

“So when I railly  found  he  wouldn’t do

,

why fwfifwe vlren^fo the county

' ¡Hi
“  ‘License, if yo’ please,’ says I. , 
“  ‘All right,’ ses he,  how  old Is yer gal’, 

*

ses  he. 

’ 

..

“  ‘Fifteen,’ ses I.
“ ‘Be  awful  glad  to  bleege ye,’ ses  he, 

‘but can’t give ye none t’U she’s sixteen.’

“Its  a damation mean trick,  I think, bat 
Sal ’n’ me’s  a goin’ to  wait  t’ll  next Juifb. 
She’ll be  sixteen  then, In’ we’re a  goin* to 
take a  trip  up  the  lakes  fer  our  weddin’ 
tower.” 

J oseph W.  W in k l e.

43 and 13 Kent Street.

STANLEY  N .  ALLEN,  Proprietor.

Orders  by  Mail  and  Express Promptly At­

tended  tc.

Dpiojl  Rrnpprç  who wish to serve 
rCoLall 
Ubolo  their  Customers
with GOOD  COFFEE would do well 
to avoid Brands that require the sup­
port of Gift Schemes, Prize Promises 
or Lotttery Inducements.

W hich Holds Trade  on  Account of 

Superior  Merit  Alone.

Unequaled  Quality. 

Im proved  Boasting  Process. 

P atent  Preservative  Packages.

For Sale  by AMOS  S.  MUS3ELMAN  &  CO.,  Grand 
Rapids,  and  all  Jobbers  at  Detroit,  Saginaw  and 
Bay City.

W e m anufacture  a  line of Fire  Proof 
Safes th at  com bine all the  modern im ­
provem ents and  m eet w ith  ready sale 
am ong  business  m en  and  dealers  ol 
aU  kind.
Any  business house  can  handle  our 
Safes  in  connection  w ith  any  other 
line  o f  goods  w ithont  additional  ex* 
pense  or  interference  w ith  any  other

Weight. 

Inside Measure.  Outside Measure.

No. 2,250 lbs.  12x8x8% in.  23x14x13 in .  $30 
No. 3,500 lbs.  15x10x10 in.  28x18x18 in.  35
No. 4, 700 lbs.  18x14x12 in.  32x22x21% in.  45 

L ib e ra l D isc o u n ts to  T ra d e .

All winter goods will be sold at and

To make room for

Which are now arriving.

TERMS

36, 38,40 and 42 Canal SI.
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GRAND  RAPIDS,

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W aiting for Sw«et Sixteen.  ■ 

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Taking  it  all  around,  I  think  that  the 
■Met singular couple of young people whom 
I  «ver saw rode over here  last  Monday he* 
bind  an  ox  teem,  They  were  from  oar 
%frf3r range  of  townships mid their home is 
Sffadwi  by  lofty hemlocks  and  by  waving 
pines. 

They dtove under our  feed  shed and  the 
youngman gavebis cattle  a bundle of corn 
«talks which had  been stowed away in the 
nlftlgh box.  He then  assisted  his fair com­
panion  to  alight and  together they  came 
over to the store.

She was evidently quite  young, but not at 
all  attractive.  Hear  figure  was  tall  and 
rather “lathy,” as they say  of horses.  Her 
ffcee partook not of the plumpness of youth, 
and, Sad to say, was quite pimply.  Straight 
hangs  of a muddy cast  hung  well toward a 
pair of grayish  blue  eyes,  and  a yellow to- 
boggan cap with a big red  thing  in front of 
it, loomed over  all  like  the  Italian  sunset 
which  my  young  friend  Brown,  who  has 
sever been farther from  home than Walton 
Junction, once painted on the stage  curtain 
of our  ameteur  dramatic  club, and  shed a 
nort of sinster glow upon her turbid counte­
nance.

Ha was in  the  neighborhood  of • twenty- 
five,  short, thick-sét  and  equally  unattrac­
tive.  They  both  wore  their  best  things,  1 
«mi,  as Walt Simpson  would say, they had 
put on all the clothes they had.

After  they had  looked  around  for a few 

minutes he asked in a doubtful way:

“ Got any crackers?”
“ Yes.”
“Want some?”  This to the girl who was 
now  examining  the  ribbons  in  the  show 
case.

“Yeah,” she replied.
“ Got any cheese?”
“Yes.”
“ Want some?”
“ Yeah.”
“ Le’s have ten cen’s wo’th,” was the next 

observation.

After it was done up.

’S that all yo’ give fur ten cen’s?”

“Yes,  there  is  a quarter  of  a pound  of 
cheese and  ten  ounces  of  crackers.  Isn’t 
that enough?”

“ That  there  little  hunk  o’  cheese  dod’t 

w eigh no quarter of a pound nuther.”

“ Why,  yes,  I  guest  it  does.  Shall  I 

weigh it again?”
;  “ Yes.  Le’s see.”

So  I weighed  it again.  “There,” said I, 

“it just balances at four ounces.”

“ Four ounces?”
“ Yes.”
“Well,  what er’s four  ounces  got  to  do 
with it?  You  said  the’ was a quarter  of a 
pound.”

“ Yes, but four  ounces are  just  a quarter 

o f a pound.  See?”  •

“It is?” increduously.
“ Yes.”
“Is  It, Sal?” he  asked, appealing  to  his 

fair partner.

“  ’S what?”
“ ’S  four  ounees  a quarter of  a pound?” 
“Yeah.”
“Say!” he  exclaimed,  after  a  moment’s 
lamination,  “ ’is them scales of youm weigh 
right?”

“Yes.”
“ Well,  Idon?t believe  i t  

I wisht we’d a 
thought to a brought along  ma’s spring bal- 
lunses.  They weigh k’rect,  ’n’  right down 
to a nounce.  Them o’ youm don’t make no 
account of  anything  less’n  a quarter  of  a 
pound, do they?”

“Yes,  they  weigh  as  little  as  half  an 

“ flislf a nounce!”
“Yes.”
“Them  air scales  weigh  half  a nounce,

* 
nance.’.’

“ Well,  I don’t  care ’f  they do.  Say,  get 

me som ribbon.”

“ Oh,  wait t’ll we get  back *n’ I’ll buy yo’ 

a  lot a such like trinkets.”

“ WplI,  I want  it  now.  Get me  some o’ 
this here bine.  How  much  is  it,  Mister?” 
Oh, Jim! only ten cents  a yard  ’n’  its  jest 
party now.  Say, get me  some o’ that.  Do 
Jim .”

“ OH,  wait t’ll  we  get  back.  Here, le’s 

«at this cheese.”

“ I  don’t want none  o’  your cheese  ’n’  I 
won’t go a step fnrder ’f you  don’t  get  me | 
some o’ this ’ere ribbon.”
;  4*Ob,. now Sal,  you jest looker—”

“ No I won’t, I’m jest a goin’ right home, 

» th e r e .”

yards.”

“ How much d’ yo’ want?”
“ Oh,  1 8*pose  I  c’u’d  git  along  on  five 

“Five yards! I  hain’t got  money enough 

to’get all that.”

“ AH right,  then.  Goodbye.”
“Hold  on, Sal.  Say, Mister, how  much 
% yo’ take f nr five yards o’ that  air  ribbon 
Y I  plank-the spot cash right down?” 

«*Iftycents>
“  ’S that tire least?”

H  *‘Thevery least”

t 

“ Well then,  slash ’er off.” 
Ho she was slashed.  After a while lje re- 
«Miked  that  that  “the  bulls”  mast  have 
finished gating, and  asked where  he could 
find a good reliable parson, capable of satis-
This in-
fiKtorily tying  the  nuptial  knot, 
fisnnation I immediately accorded, and they 
Ifoove  over  toJSlder  McPherson’s.  They 
Slaté,ym e about an hour, and, on reinming 
file  young man  explained  dejectedly  that 
parson * wonldn’t - do  toe  business  of
; 
nur  IdWirmt firjstseting their

4Pfitii|t ^ -|É >ctae one, it was  necessary to
'& À ì

To the man seeking a business location or contemplating a 
change, the lumberman, the manufacturer,  we  invite  your at­
tention to the  opportunities,  prospects  and  present  situation 
o f this

NEW  TOWN

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

To these, whether  great or small.

Are offered.  Immediately  tributary to this port are the great­
est iron-ore producing ranges in the World, embracing the  Go­
gebic, Menominee and Marquette, which w ill find their outlet, in 
due course, via this natural shipping point.  The  great  Minne­
apolis, Saulte Ste. Marie & Atlantic Railway w ill enter this port 
by December 1.  It has already expended over

$ 500,000.00

In Docks, W arehouses,  Depots  and  Terminal  facilities.  Over 
One Hundred and Fifty  (150)  business  houses  and  dwellings 
have been built within the past three months, and the  promise 
of growth for the coming year is m ost flattering.

For  further  particulars,  opportunities  for  business, maps 

and plats, address

In the W orld

Sole Agents for "Western Mich

f  O swego,N.Y.

Kingsford’s Oswego CORN ST ARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blane-Mange, etc.

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

WILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIME !

A L W A Y S   A SK   Y O U R   GROCER  FOR  T H E S E   GOODS.

GLADSTONE,  MICH.

58 Michigan Ave., Chicago,

PROPRIETORS  OF

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.

OWNERS OP THE  FOLLOWING CELEBRATED  BRANDS:

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

W. R. KEASEY, Traveling. Representative.

D E T R O I T .   M I C H . ,

Manufacturers of the following well-known Brands

QUEEN  ANNE, 
MICHIGAN, 

TRUE  BLUE, 

CZAR, 

MOTTLED  GERMAN,
SUPERIOR,  .

ROYAL  BAR,

MASCOTTE,

G.  &  D.  LANTERNS

MONDAY, 

' 

PHCENIX,

WABASH, 

AND  OTHERS.

fc

CAMEO,

And a General Line of

PAPER  &  WOODENWARE.
C U R TISS & DUNTON

For Quotations addressW. G. HAWKINS, 

Look  Bo*  173, 

Salesman  for  W estern  Michigan. 

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GRAND  RAPIDS.  M l OH

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