ASK  FOR

8YÄNTQN, SAMPSON 4  GO.,
Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

ALFRED I   BROWN
FRUITS,

Jobber in

Sole  Manufacturers  of  the  “ Peninsular” 

Brand Pants, Shirts and Overalls.

DETROIT, 

ISO and ISO Jefferson, Are.,

State  agents  for  Celuloid  Collars and  Cuffs. 

BEST U  THE VOELB.
POTATOES.  JHGOB BROWN i  00,
Fifrnieliing Goods and Notions.
Lifmhermen's Supplies a Specially.

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

-  MICHIGAN.

W HOLESALE

Manufactures of

m   e

WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF 

ALASKA SOCKS AND 

MITTENS.

ig3 and 195 Jefferson Ave., Cor. Bates  St.,

DETROIT, 

-  MICH.

COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

166 South W ater S t, CHICAGO. 
Reference

F e l se k t h a i..  Gb o ss  &  Mil l e r , Bankers, 

Chicago.
BRAUTIGAM  BROS.
Cant  Hook  Handles, Whippletrees,  Neck 
Yokes,  Lath  and  Job  Turning  Of  All 
Kinds.  Stove  wood in car lots.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED.

We carry a full 1ine of 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field and garden. 
Parties  in  want  should 
write to or see the

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAB«  AND  SEED CO.

-  MICH.

NORTH  DORR. 
TUBS!  TUBS!  TUBS!  MYRON  H.  WALKER,
We  have  160  doz.  first  quality  wash  tubs, 
which we will  sell F. O. B. as  follows:  No. 3, 
$3per  doz.;  No. 2, $4  per  doz.; No.  1, $5  per 
doz.  Packed % doz. in bdl. with straw.  Qual­
ity unsurpassed.  Address
PIERSON’S  BAZAAR,  Stanton,  Mich. 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

Attorney and Solicitor,

-  MICH.

71 CANAL STREET.

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

3 S Æ

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

T he popularity of Muzzy’s  Com and Sun 
Gloss Starch  is  proven  by  the large  sale, 
aggregating  many  million  of  pounds  each 
year.

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

Muzzy’s Starch, both for laundry and table 
use,  is  the  very best  offered  to  the  con­
sumer.  All  wholesale  and  retail  grocers 
sell i t

,

 HerpalsEimsr i Co,
«
DRY   GOODS

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

Overalls, Pants, Etc.,

OUR OWN MAKF-

A  Complete  Dine  of

Fancy Cro clerysFancy Woo denware

OUR OWN IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago « id  Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

FURNITURB TO ORDER.

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

Wolverine Chair Factory,
W A N T E D .

t  W est End Pearl St. Bridge.

Butter, Eggs, Wool, Pota- 
toes,  Beans,  Dried  Fruit, 
Apples  and  all  kinds  of I

Hydu'dwve any of the above goods to 
^Iwa^pi^lNthe Produce line let ns 
&om yofcgiUberal cash advances

Over Fourth National Bank.  Telephone 107.

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 called

SILVER SPOTS

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

It will be sold on its merits.  Sample or­

ders filled on 6o  days approval.

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

F lin t,  M icli.

GEO.  T.  WARREN  &  GO.
BELKNAP 
W a p  ana Sleigh Co.
W A G O N S !

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

MANUFACTURERS OF

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

M il and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermen’s and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of material, and have 
sry facili 
every facility for  making  first-class  Wagons
of all kinds.
SW  Special  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Paintimr and Lettering.
Shops on Front Stè, Grand Rapids, ttioh.

FODETE NATIONAL BAN!

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J. Bowne, President.

Geo. C. Pierce, Vice President.

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

Transacts a general banking business.

Hake à  Specialty  'f  Collections.  Accounts 

of Country, 

"chants Solicited.

HIIITH I  KRAUSE,

LEATHER

SH O fBRUSH ES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

SH O »>O U SH , 

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m m

; 

¡Sla

NUTS  AND

16 and i 8 No. Division, St.,

SEEDS.
GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
CHARLES  A.  GOTE
A. Coye & Son,

Successor to

DEALER IN

AWNINGS S TENTS

Horse and W agon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

W ide Ducks, etc.

F lags & B anners m ade to  order.

73 CANAL ST.. 

- 

GRAND RAPIDS.

SALT  FISH

Bought and SokTby

FRANK  J. DETTENTHALER,

AND DEALERS IK

NO. 2  PEARL ST., 

Importers, 

-  GRAND RAPIDS 

Prompt Attention to Hall Orders.  Telephone 891.

CUSTOM SH IR T   MAKERS,

Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.

117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.
Oysters the Year Around  a f

J.  E.  FELDNER  &  CO.,

EÄY0N1 LYON,
Watch JJaker 
a Jeweler,

è
B O O K S,

EDMUND B.DIKKMHN

20  and 22  donroo St.,  Grand Bands,  Mich,

Jobbers and

Retailers o f

TH E   GREAT

v  

4U M IL 8Y., 
Grand Rapids,  - 
fM ,
EDWIN FALLAS,
VALLEY CITY COLD STORAGE,
Btflier, Eggs,  Lemons, Oranges.

PROPRIETOR OF

JOBBER OF

And Packer of

SOLID  BRAND  OYSTERS.
,  Facilities for canning and jobbing oysters 
are unsurpassed.  Mail orders filled  promptly 
a t lowest  market  price.  Correspondence  see 
licited.  A  liberal  discount  to  the  jobbing 
trade.
G-rand.  R a p id s .

217) 219 Livingston St.,

D. D. COOK,
Valley  City  Show  Case  Factory,

Proprietor of  the

Manufacturer of

SHOW CASES

Prescription  Cases  and  filme Fixtures. 

OF Alai. KINDS.  -

8BND  FOR CATALOGUES. 

d 
Bfy Prices are Lower than ahy o f My  _
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on Application.  |

I  ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY 4,  1888.

He’s  Innocent.
Witten Especially fo r The Tradesman.

,

Yes, talk about your dead-beats, but tell me 
That credit must be  given  first  before  you 
Before  the  greater  crime  is  done 
there 
And who  would  plan the  former part must 

don’t you know 
make it so ;
must exist a cause, *

suffer by the laws?

Then,  sir,  don’t  lay  your  dollar  down  to 

tempt its picking up—

A man will never drink if  naught  is spark­

A chicken doesn’t scratch the earth for forty 

Unless the chanceB are a grub is burrowed in 

ling in the cup:
rods around

the ground,

A debt is never made unless a creditor is in 

it;

Then can  you  blame  the  debtor,  when  he 

It’s well enough to cry out  beat  against the 

didn’t first begin  it?
other man,

To make  yourself  look  innocent  whenever 

But. can you blame the debtor, who but acts 

well you can;

the second part.

Because he  walks away and  leaves the dag­

ger in your heart?

Yes, talk about your dead-beats, but doesn’t 

That  opportunity  was  first  a  creature  in 

Did you  ever  know  a  dead-beat  to  play  a 

Without  it first  was shuffled  up  and’  dealt 

suspicion rest

your breast?

winning card

out by a pard?

A man  doesn’t hold  a four-ace hand by any 

Unless he firet has  seen the cards and  shuf­

A debtor  is,  of all things .out, the  most un­

He takes you in and  does  you  up  about  as 

common knack,

fled up the pack;

certain kind—

he's inclined;

At first you’d  wager  half  your wealth  that 

he’d redeem his pledge;

Once in your debt, you see his airs, you then 

begin to hedge.

You see a race  horse on the track you know 

can win the race.

But can you tell the jockey’s  price  to  give 
A politician takes the field,  he’s  able, clear, 

him second place!

But boodle  knocks him  out  and  some  vile 

correct,

Scoundrel will elect.
be over rash,

lets you have cash.

By which uncertainties  you’ll learn to ne’er 

Nor let  your  customer  have  goods  till  he 

M. J. W b is l e y .

-o.  ♦  fc-

TH E  STORY AT TH E BANQUET.

W ritten Especially fo r The Tradesman.

On the Saturday night  before  Christmas, 
the  employes  and  proprietors  of  a large 
retail dry goods house in a neighboring  city 
were  gathered  around^ a  long table in one 
of the departments of the  store, enjoying  a 
delicious spread tendered the clerks  by  the 
firm, showing their generosity and apprecia­
tion of the services rendered  by the former.
It was  a  delightful  affair.  Their  hard 
work done  for  the  day,  and realizing that 
the terrible rush of the past few  weeks was 
over, they were,  one and all,  in ja condition 
to appreciate it.

The numerous dishes  had been gradually 
diminishing in fullness,  and the waistcoats 
of the banqueters had gradually decreased in 
size to such an extent that it was doubtful if 
the buttons would stand  the strain.  Toasts 
had been drunk, speeches made  and  nearly 
every member of  the  company had contrib­
uted his share to the general entertainment, 
when  someone  asked  Mr.  Robens, 
the 
senior partner, to relate  the  ineident which 
had nearly ended in his living  burial.

Mr. Robens demurred to this,  saying that 
it would hardly  be  in  place  at  such a fes­
tive  gathering.  However,  curiosity  was 
aroused, aud  he  was  importuned  until  he 
at length consented.

“Thirty years ago,” he began,  lighting a 
fresh cigar,  “the most  terrible,  and  at the 
same  time  most  fortunate  circumstance 
happened to me that  it  has  ever,  before or 
since, been my lot to hear of.  At that time I 
was employed as general clerk and roustabout 
in a supply  store  located in a mining town 
in California.  My  employer  was.  counted 
one of the most wealthy  men  in  the State, 
owning large mining  interests,  the store at 
which the miners got their  supplies and an 
immense  ranch  in  the Southern portion of 
the State.

“He was  unmarried  and  his only living 
relative  was  a  nephew—a  dissolute,  un­
scrupulous  fellow,  who  -was  employed  as 
overseer of the mines.  Being  well  aware 
that unless he  behaved  himself  he  would 
not stand a chance for inheriting any  of his 
uncle’s wealth, the  young  man  was  very 
careful not to  betray the coarser side of his 
character  to  Mr.  Dempsey.  But  I,  for 
whom he had no such fear, in  my  capacity 
as clerk, was in  a good position to discover 
what sort of a man he really was.

“Mr. Dempsey resided  in San Francisco, 
and visited  the  mines  op  an  average of 
four times a year.  On these quarterly trips 
he  was  usually  accompanied  by  no  one, 
coming  and  going  on horseback, although 
occasionally  be  would  travel  in  company 
with a supply train.

1  am thus* minute  in the smaller details 
for the reason that, is .necessary to a proper 
understanding of  the strange  events  I  am 
abpi||p|io relate, 

' < *
“One  Saturday  morning  a  miner  was

S '1  ' 

camp, the poor  fellow  was  brought to the 
store and laid in  a  little  room  at  the rear 
containing two cot beds,  upon one of which 
I slept while the other was reserved for Mr. 
Dempsey’s use on hi» inspecting trips.  The 
corpse was to  lie  there  until a coffin could 
be made ready for its reception.

“I was  away  that  day,  at  the  nearest 
point, of  supply  to  purchase  a  stock  of 
blankets,  of which  I  was  out.  Returning 
late in the  evening,  I   did  not hear of the 
accident, and,  getting my  blankets unload­
ed, went to bed. 
I ought to say,  here, that 
I  was not expected to get back  before Mon 
day. 
I was nearly  tired  out and so sleepy 
that  I  hardly  knew  what  I  was about 
Hastily undressing,  in  the  dark, I started 
to jump into bed.  As  1  endeavored  to  do 
so, I came in contact with  something, and, 
remembering having put  several bundles of 
rope on the bed before I went  away,  on ao 
count of a scarcity  of room,  I  pushed  the 
obstruction off  on  to  the  floor  behind the 
cot,  and in a moment was sound asleep.

“I slept  very soundly,  having  no fear of 
burglars,  and was  awakened,  partially,  by 
someone  apparently  moving  in  the room. 
Again  I  dozed  off—I  hadn’t  really  been 
awake»  and  finally  came  to  earth again 
by a feeling of numbness. 
I tried to change 
my position, but something  seemed  to Jiold 
me down. 
In  vain  did  I  twist and wrig­
gle, I could  not  turn  my  body.  This  to­
gether with  a  choking  sensation, aroused 
me fully to my senses, and I became  aware 
of the horrible fact  that  my  body  was en­
closed in a coffin!  a  common,  pine  coffin, 
such as is most  generally  used  in  sparely 
settled mining regions.

“ When the horror  of  my  position  fully 
dawned upon me, my  heart  stopped  beat 
ing,  and I thought, for a second,  that I was 
in an appropriate place.  However,  I  soon 
regained my senses,  and  a  ¿light opening 
in the top gave  me  barely  sufficient  air  to 
sustain life.  Then I commenced to yell and 
pound the  coffin  with  my fists, but no one 
came,  and  I  finally  gave  up  from sheer 
hoarseness and despair.

“How  long  I  remained  in  a  state  of 
apathy  I  don’t  know;  but  I  was  finally 
aroused by voices  in  earnest  conversation 
once more did  I  assay  to  cry out, but my 
lungs refused  to  perform  their office,  and 
then hope utterly deserted me. 
I could not 
hear the conversation of the men plainly, but 
I eould now and then catch  a sentence,  and 
ascertained that the voices belonged to Hill, 
Mr.  Dempsey’s  nephew,  and  Jack  Bur­
roughs,  one  of  the  toughest  men  in  the 
camp.  Up  to  this  time I had not given a 
thought  as  to  how I chanced to be in such 
a tight  hex,  but  now I listened eagerly  to 
catch the drift of their  words,  hoping they 
might explain  my  predicament  and  what 
they intended  to  do with me. 
It might be 
they intended to get me out of  the way and 
obtain possession of the money which I had 
on hand for the monthly pay-roll.

“I soon found, to my utter consternation, 
that they knew, nothing of my horrible  sit­
uation,  and  were  hatching a plot whereby 
to secure the death of Mr.  Dempsey in such 
a way as to cast no suspicion on  them.  As 
near as I  could  make  out,  the  details  of 
their scheme  were to suspend a rope with a 
noose from a tree on the road Mr. Dempsey 
traveled,  in such  a  way  that two men,  se­
creted in the branches,  could  throw it over 
his bead, drag him from his horse and leave 
him suspended in the  air,  while  the  horse 
would push on to the  camp.  The idea was 
to make it appear  the work of some  of  the 
numerous gangs  of  horse-thieves  or Voad- 
agents in that portion of the country.
*  “You can well imagine that my situation 
was  a  terrible  one, 
lying  in that coffin, 
knowing that my own, as well as another’s, 
life depended  on  my  getting  released. 
I 
knew that Mr.  Dempsey  would  surely  be 
On  the  way  to  camp  oil  Monday,  and I,’ 
fastened  in  a  coffin  ready for burial,' was 
the only one who  might  save him from his 
nephew’s murderous designs.

“After  a  few  minutes’ further talk,  the 
drift of which I could not  ascertain the two 
men left the room. 
I was now able  to  use 
my voice,  but I  refrained,  knowing  that  if 
Hill and his confederate heard me,  I should 
meet with a reception  fully as warm as the 
one  I  was  then  enjoying. 
It would have 
been jumping  from  the frying pan into the 
fire.

“Well,  to  make  a long story  short, after 
I  had  nearly  exhausted  myself  planning 
some mode of escape, the  bright idea struck 
me to  see if the coffin lid was securely fast­
ened down, or merely one or two screws put 
in to   hold it oh  until  time  to  deposit it in 
Mother Earth.  You will probably laugh at 
the idea of  my not thinking of  this sooner, 
but I   will guarantee that if any of you evter 
wake up from a  sound  sleep and find your­
self in a coffin that  your wits will not be as 
available as they might be.

“Raising  myself  against  the  lid of  the 
coffin,  I  placed  my  hands  under  me  and 
poshed  upward  with  all  my  might. 
It 
yielded!  I  exerted  all my strengtkand the 
lid flew  off. 
i  was free!  When I  crawled 
out I  had  barely strength. enough to stand. 
It was broad daylight, but as it was Sunday 
up one wsfi astir. 1 1  hastily glanced around 
the explanation of m£

the corpse of the miner who had been killed 
and  which  I  had  poshed.onto  the  floor. 
Near by the  coffin were two or three empty 
whisky bottles and the remains of a candle. 
The miners,  after making, a rude coffin and 
completing it far  in  the  night, fortified  by 
forty-rod  whisky, had  come  to  my  room, 
which was never locked and opened Into the 
store, being so drunk they could not discern 
the  difference  between  a  live  man  and a 
corpse,  had placed me in the  coffin  instead 
of the  dead  man.  Being  so  utterly worn 
out with  fatigue,  they  might  have  carried 
me a mile and I  should  not have known it.
“Did  I  save  Mr. Dempsey?  Yes.  Get­
ting a couple of  miners—my best friends in 
the  camp—we  mounted  our  horses  that 
evening  and  taking  our  guns, as  if  on a 
hunting  expedition,  for a blind, we  took a 
trail leading out  on  thé  main  track  about 
two miles beyond the tree the  nephew  and 
his  pal  described  and  hid  in  the  brush. 
Early  Monday  morning  we  espied  Mr. 
Dempsey riding  leisurely  along,  all  alone, 
smoking a cigar and apparently unaware of 
any danger.

“I related  what  I had  overheard, but he 
refused to believe  me,  saying  that  I   must 
have  had  a  bad nightmare.  Well,  it  was 
undoubtedly fully as  bad as the nightmare, 
but much more real to me, and I finally pre­
vailed  on  him to let us take a short  cut to 
theitree, keeing out of sight while he rode on, 
as if nothing was the matter, riding slowly, 
that we might reach the spot first to be sure 
and  be  on  hand.  Keeping  carefully  con­
cealed,  we  had  gained  our positions  and 
found  the rope  hanging a little way down, 
but not noticeable  unless  its  presence was 
looked for.  By careful scrutiny we detected 
the forms of the two men in the tree, ready 
at a  second’s  warning, to  cast  the  noose. 
Directing my two companions to cover them 
with  their  rifles,  I  held  my knife  in my 
hand, ready to cut the rope.

“Coolly and unconcernedly Mr. Dempsey 
came  into  view,  and  the  leaves  overhead 
rustled  a  little.  As  he  reached  the tree, 
swift as a  flash the rope  circled around his 
neck and he was jerked from his horse.  At 
the same instant, two  shots rang out simul­
taneously,  and  the  two  men  fell from the 
tree to  the  ground.’  It  was  only about fif­
teen  feet  high,  and  the fall was  not great 
enough to seriously injure them if the rifles 
had  not.  When  we  gave  them our  atten­
tion,  one  of  them  was  past  help.  Hill, 
however,  was  only  slightly  wounded, and 
we took him  into  eamp, where he  soon re­
covered.  He  was tried  for attempted mur­
der,  and sentenced  to  twenty years at hard 
labor.

“Did  you ask  where  the  lucky part  for 
me came in?  Well,  Mr.  Dempsey  was  so 
highly pleased  at  escaping  the fate  those 
villians had prepared  for  him, that he gaye 
me a share in a new mine he had just open­
ed up.  The venture turned out so well that 
in a few years  I was  enabled to  leave Cali­
fornia with  all the  experience and money I 
needed. 

Relluf.

Brief  History  of  Organization  in  Michi­

gan. 
E. A. Stowe in Grocery World.

•

The history of a  popular  movement  or a 
military campaign is necessarily  a  history 
of men.  Such being the case, I trust no one 
who reads this  narrative  will  accuse me of 
one-sidedness, or of being too  great a devo- 
the at the shrine of meum et teum.
In  the, t firs^  issue t of ;TpE  *Mfc[crpi}4N* 
TRADEsa^^whick i ’began* pqbjlslfiiig jn* 
1883,1 put niyseif’on’record' as -advocating

England crgam^ÿtjq^î obtain iiïg, mÿ ftafôrha- 
ation as to their objects and methods from a 
grocer of Grand Rapids, who was one of the 
charter members of the  Boston  Retail Gro­
cers’ Association and who aspired to see the 
tender shoots  of  organization  transplanted 
to Wolverine soil. 
I agitated  organization, 
personally and through the columus of The 
Tradesman, for over  a  year.  About  the 
time I had concluded  that  further  effort in 
that direction'would be useless, I received a 
letter frem Frank  Hamilton,  of  Traverse 
City, asking for a set of  blanks and  forms 
suitable for the use of an organization of re­
tail  tradesmen. 
I  was  unable  to comply 
with  Mr.  Hamilton’s  request,  but referred 
him to the secretaries  of  several New Eng­
land  associations,  from  whom  he 
se­
cured 
information.  My 
the  desired 
inability 
requested,  how­
to  do  as 
ever,  aroused  me 
to 
conscious­
the 
ness that I was advocating  an  idea,  where­
as I  should be  prepared  to  recommend  a 
system. 
I therefore  straightway  set about 
the preparation of such  forms  and  rules as 
seemed  to  be  essential  to  the successful 
maintenance of an  association.  Shortly af­
ter this task was accomplished—and  it was 
atask for an inexperienced hand—sentiment 
in favor of an association among the grocers 
of Grand Rapids developed to  such  an  ex­
tent that we were able to inaugurate a fully- 
fledged  organisation  of  twenty-nine  mem­
bers.  Several  months  previous,  however, 
Mr.  Hamilton had  interested  the  business 
men of his. place in the subject,  as  a result 
of which an association of about forty mem­
bers had been successfully started, with the 
primé mover in the  enterprise as president. 
This association has kept a little in advance 
of the movement ever since the start, having 
obtained  more  benefits  than any other or­
ganization m  the State, and its 110 members 
now wield an influence which is felt all over 
Northern  Michigan.
With  two  associations  in the field, both 
able to make good reports of  their  work, it 
was found tu be comparatively  easy  to  se- 
cure  reinforcements. 
In  less  than a year, 
the hnmber of sssociations had increased to 
t^e9ity-Qyeÿ imA ti#  neeprity  for a t i t r a i  
organization,  which would put the local as-

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NO. 224.

each  other,  became  apparent.  Mr. Hamil­
ton had divined  this  want  several  months 
before,  and  in  a  communication  to The 
T r a d e s m a n  predicted that a  State  organ­
ization would eventually  become necessary, 
thus  putting  himself  on record as the first 
person to  publicly advocate a State associa-' 
tion.  The time  being  apparently  ripe for 
such action, a call was issued  for a meeting 
of delegates from all the  associations in the 
State, to be held at  Grand  Rapids, on Sep­
tember 21,  1886.
The meeting was well  attended,  and be­
fore the convention adjourned the Michigan 
Business Men’s Association  had been form­
ally ushered into existence.  By  virtue  of 
his  having  been  the  first  president of the 
first association formed in the West,  and al­
so the first person in the  world  to  suggest 
state organization,  Mr.  Hamilton  was  se­
lected to preside at  the  opening  sessions of 
the  convention,  when  his ability as a pre­
siding officer was found to be so marked and 
his enthusiasm in  this  movement  so great, 
that he was  unanimously  chosen  president 
of the new organization,  an  act  which was 
repeated  one  year later at  the time of the 
second annual convention.
A special convention was  held  in Match, 
1887, at which time it was resolved to incor­
ate  the  Association  in  such  a  way  that it 
could issue charters  qf  incorporation to the 
local  associations  of the State.  This work 
was immediately taken in hand by the prop­
er officers, with the result that a special Act 
was secured at the hands of the  Legislature 
in June, the formality of filing the necessary 
papers being complied  with  three  months 
later, when the Act finally  went into effect.
The second annual convention was held at 
Flint, 
in  September,  when  the  price  of 
charters was fixed at $¡3, and the per capita, 
dues raised  from  10  cents  per  year to 23 
cents per year.
The formation of  a  State  association has 
proved to be a great stimulus to local organ­
ization, having  given the work a dignity and 
character  which  it  did  not  before possess. 
The conventions,  which are made up of del­
egates on the basis of one  delegate for each 
fifteen members  or  fraction  thereof,  have 
been productive of great good, by  reason of 
the interchange or  freely  expressed  ideas.. 
The delinquent  department,  which  merely 
supplements  the ‘delinquent  department o f 
the local associations,  has been  found  to be 
an effective weapon in dealing  with  delin­
quents who have removed from the jurisdic­
tion of the associations listing them.  In the 
line of  legislative work, the Association has 
secured  the  passage  of  a  bill  prohibiting 
compacts among  insurance  companies after 
January 31, 1888. 
In many other direction» 
the State body has been  a  valuable, adjunct, 
to the local associations,  and its field of use­
fulness will increase as it grows older.
Besides being the first State in the Union 
to organize a State  body,  Michigan can lay 
claim to having more local associations than 
any other state—1 think I am safe in  mak­
ing the statement that she has more than all 
the other States put together.  Within  her 
borders are 108 active, growing associations, 
all doing good  work  in  the reformation of 
trade abuses and  the  elevation  of  business 
men and business methods.
The Michigan associations take on a little 
different scope than those  of  the  Keystone 
Instead of devoting all 
and Empire States. 
the influence of the associations to self-pro­
tection,  we  include in onr organizations the 
“village  improvement  idea”  of New Eng­
land;  that is,  we assume  that  the  business 
men furnish  the  brains  of the community, 
and that  every  movement  looking  toward 
the material improvement of the community 
must be inaugurated  and  directed by them. 
Nearly all of our  associations  have an Im­
provement Committee,  whose business it is 
to endeavor to secure tire location of manu- 
factoring and other  public  enterprises, and 
notable  snccess  has  attended  this  depart­
ment by our  work  in  many  towns.  The 
subjects of insurance  and transportation al­
so play important parts in our tactics.
Regarding  the  future  of organization in 
Michigan,  I have no data on  which  to base 
a prophecy.  At our present  rate of increase 
—and we are discouraging the formation of 
associations too rapidly, holding it more es- 
$ep(ial that we maintain interest in those al- 
teidjj organized—we  shall  have,  inside of 
ihfed jfaafs,  an association in every city and 
town of  any size  in  the  State. 
a’bau&oV 5*000 business men, we shall then 
Jbe’alJl© to’call the roll of 25,000  representa­
tive business men,  enlisted under the banner 
of “Pay, Progress and Principle.”

Instead of  y 

A  Pitiful  Ci cumstance.

Written Expressly for Th e  Tradesman.

’Twas on the D., L.  & N.  Railway.  The 
noon train came thundering from the north. 
She whistled  and  stopped  abruptly at  the 
north  platform of  the  Ionia  prison.  T he 
car door  opened.

“This way,  ladies.”
There  was  something fpeculiarly soft in 
the brakeman’s voice.  A low  moan of  an­
guish in the  rear  end  of  the car  attracted 
the  attention  of  all  the  passengers.  An 
old lady, heavily draped, arose  and,  accom­
panied  by a handsome  young woman, also 
in deep mouming, passed up the aisle, elec- , 
trifying  everyone  with  her  pathetie  sob­
bings.  The  brakeman  assisted  her to the 
platform,  when  for  the  first time her eye» 
rested on the great stone wail.  Speechless 
she  stood,  her hands raised,  a  terrible and 
never-to-be-forgotten  picture  of  a,  heart­
broken mother,  confronting the  prison wall 
within  which  lay  the  lifeless  body of  an. 
only son.  He  had  died  in  a felon’s  cell.; 
The  young  woman  broke  down in hyster­
ical weeping.  She  was  the  wife  of %the 
dead convict. 
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4,  1888.

-T H E   ANTI-COMPACT  LAW. 

i ,  The Detroit Indicator, the organ  of  the 
Compact  insurance  monopoly, asserts that 
' the  anti-compact  law  enacted by the last 
^ Legislature is unconstitutional  mid  recom­
mends an appeal to the  courts.  That  this 
view of the case is not shared by all the  in­
surance men is  evidenced  by  the  Circular 
now being sent out by David Beveridge, the 
^resent compact manager at Detroit, which 
ig an evident evasion of the law.  The circu­
la r is as follows:
To the -------Insurance Co.:
The enactment by the  Michigan  Legisla- 
., tore of a law  forbidding  such  agreements 
between  Fire Insurance Companies as tend 
to prevent open and free competition, would 
appear to render  necessary  some  different 
plan for the conduct of  the  business.  As­
suming  that  the  law will be respected by 
Fire  Underwriters  in  both  its  letter  and 
Spirit, and it being evident  that  were each 
dompany compelled to employ in its own be­
half a person to rate and inspect  risks,  the 
result  would  be  that no  property holder 
could tell from day to day what  bis rates of 
insurance would be, and, moreover, that the 
cost of the conduct of the business would be 
largely increased;  I  propose—if  a sufficient 
number of subscribers can  be  obtained—to 
open on the 1st of January next, an Inspec­
tion and Bating Bureau, with  headquarters 
at Detroit, Michigan;  to conduct  the  busi- 
n ftRs contemplated through branches located 
at  Detroit,  Jackson,  Kalamazoo,  Grand 
Rapids, Saginaw, and if the interests of sub­
scribers shall require it, at other points.
,  Whether  the  business  men of Michigan 
will allow a good law  to  miscarry  by any 
such evasive violations  as above  indicated 
remains to be seen.

The  Tradesman  heartily  approves  of 
the idea inaugurated.three  years ago by the 
Woolson Spice Co., of Toledo, and adopted 
this season by the Acme  White Lead & Oil 
Works, of Detroit, of  bringing together all 
the traveling men of the  house  once a year 
for the purpose of exchanging  views on all 
subjects pertinent to their avocation.  Such 
meetings cannot fail to redound to the bene­
f it of all concerned, while the cultivation of 
the social side of  the  traveler’s  nature in­
volved in participating in a banquet provid­
ed  by  the  employer  should  not be over­
looked, in computing  the  summary  of pos­
sible results.

Purely Personal.

I*'i ’ 
|  .  Mr.  and  Mrs.  T.  Stark,  of  Muskegon,
I I  spent Sunday with L. M. Mills  and family.
-  Sidney F. Stevens now sits in a capacious 
office chair, a Christmas gift  from his wife.
®r.’  Cliff. C. Herrick, for several years past in 
the employ of Herrick & Randall, has taken 
'  the position of shipping  clerk for Curtiss & 
Dunton. 

>■ 
Alonzo F. Harley,  general dealer at Defi- 
H   anee, Ohio, spent  the  Christmas  holidays 
if  urith  Jiis  brother-in-law,  Wm. Logie.  He 

:

was accompanied by his family.

'■?-  *  H. M. Temple, late with  the  Ohio  and 
^   Michigan Coal & Manufacturing Co.,  at Te- 
! 
cumseh,  as  Secretary  and  Treasurer, has 
:  J  taken a position with Abbott Bros.,  at Min- 
V  neapolis.

. A. M. Church,  who recently sold his gen- 
eral  stock  at  Alpine to J. D. Adams, has 
gone to Manton to spend  the  winter.  He 
A  : will engage in trade again in the spring,¿hut 
hM pot yet decided upon a location,**'*. *  * 
C.,»  J . M. Boyd, Jr., formerly  located Kere*as 
to manager  for  the  Globe Oil Co’^ is Blow £ 
member  of  the  firm  of Appleby; Cjai»k,&1 
Co.,  storage  agents  at  Minneapolis.  Mr. 
Boyd is now visiting his old  home at Cleve­
land and will call on  friends here the latter] 

week..

.  Annual  Banquet 

the  Woolson 

of 
Spice  Co.

!* 

’p j   Following its usual  custom, the Woolson 
Spice Co.,  of  Toledo, called in its traveling 
/■-,  representatives  last  week  for consultation 
€ 
rod  jollification.  Six  of  the  eight  men
III connected with the Kansas  City branch ap- 
peared  in  cowboy costumes, much  to  the
Illy Wonderment of  Toledo  people—and the ad- 
vertisement of  the  Woolson Spice Co. 
In- 
clnded  in  the  programme  of  events was a 
complimentary  banquet  at 
the  Brady 
IlfpBsie, on  Wednesday evening,  which was 
Ja fitting conclusion to a most  pleasant  and 
profitable  gathering.  Assistant  Manager 
p||Brigham acted as toast-master, the eloquent 
Judge  Cochran  delivered  an  address, and 
j&pRbort  speeches  were  made  by  every  one 
vfepiiesent.  The  Tradesman  regrets  that 
^ m llBie <acowded condition  of  its  columns  pre- 
'A  more  extended  reference  to  so 
lll^j^Basantip subject,  venturing the statement 
th at no brighter set  of men  ever  gathered 
!   a t  the  festive  board on a similar occasion.
; ■ |j x  Stated editorially  in another column, the 
^ S ^ l n 'tteugurated by the Woolson Spice  Co.
profitably  followed  by other large

“ Whÿ, Pat, for heaven’s sake what’s  the 
' sorr, I  ' swallied a pertater 
ig;  and, although,  sorr, I took  some par-

K '  whiin five minutes  after  ter  kill 

shtiU he’a hMt  raisin’ di’ deyU in-

AMONG ïlg ÿ * É A Î> S . :

v  fl&kND RAPttto gossip. 

;'•<  .  . 
.  -A; L. Phillips has moved his cigar factory 
from 

® ls iMy. ®; 

? v   "

D.  Kull  has  removed  his  dry  goods 

stock  from  38  West  Bridge  street to 803 
South Division Btreet.

John  Yah  Hyming  has  engaged in the 
grocery  business  at  Kingsley.  Bulkley, 
Lemon & Hoops furnished the stock.

A block of stock  in  the  Muskegon Sav­
ings Bank, which opened for business  only 
about two weeks . ago, was  sold to a Grand 
Bapids  capitalist one  day  last  week  at 5 
per emit premium.

J. A. Shattuck,  formerly engaged in gen­
eral trade at Sand Lake, has engaged in the 
grocery  business  at  Newberry.  Clark, 
Jewell  &  Co.  furnished  the  stock.  The 
Sand  Lake  business  will  be continued by 
Mr. Shattnck’s son, Frank.

ABOUND  THE  STATE.

Saul t Ste. Marie—Geo. H. Eccles, grocer, 

has assigned to C.  C.  Terkes.

Coopersville—Cbas. Lillie succeeds  Wat- 

rous & Lillie in general trade.

Delton—Leonard & Bush  succeed  Leon­

ard & Jeffreys in general trade.

Manistique—McGuire  &  Wexstaff,  gro­

cers,  have gone out of business.

Fremont—Van N. Miller  succeeds  O.  C. 

Pemberton in the drug business.

Detroit—C. M.  (Mrs.  T. P.) Murrin  bas 

sold out her restaurant business.

Otia—F. Keats succeeds E. J. Bean & Co. 

in the drug and grocery business.

East  Saginaw—Carl  Opperman succeeds 

Louis Qeinin in the drug business.

Saranac—J. D. Sackett has purchased the 

jewelry business of E. L. Mosher.

Big Bapids—L. Olson, boot and shoe deal­

er, has been burned out. 

Insured.

Charlevoix—J. F.  Smith  succeeds  Wm. 

Cross & Co. iu the grocery business.

Allegan—B.  Stem  &  Co.  succeed  C. 

Strong in the boot and shoe business.

Owosso—A. Sprinkle & Son have sold out 

tbeir fruit and confectionery business.

Port Huron—Diamond &  Camp  succeed

A.  W. Diamond in the grocery business.

Manistee—Harry  E.  Beynolds  has  as­
signed his grocery stock to Michael Fay, Jr.
Springport—E.  Wellington  and  Myron 
Gillett haye bought the Dodd grocery stock.
Milan—H.  S. Knight succeeds Hannah E. 
(Mrs.  Hiram) Burnham in the grocery busi­
ness.

Boyne  City—J.  C.  McFellin,  general 
dealer, has been closed  under  chattel mort­
gage.

Yassar—Emerson  &  Bird,  general  and 
clothing dealers,  have been burned out.  In­
sured.

Allendale—Farowe  &  Dalmon,  general 
dealers,  have  dissolved,  H.  Dalmon  suc­
ceeding,

St. Clair—Chas.  A.  Kuhn will shortly re­
move his merchant tailoring  business to St. 
Ignace.

Mancelona—C.  F.  Walden 

succeeds 
Walden & Bjorkman in the  boot  and  shoe 
business.

East  Jordan—W.  L.  French  succeeds 
French & Sutton in the grocery and harness 
business.

Wakefield—Kohl  &  Tollefson, hardware 
dealers, will remove to Antigo,  Wisconsin, 
on Jan.  1. -

Saranac—J. W. Francis has  assigned his 
clothing and furnishing goods stock to S. B. 
Gorham, of Ionia.

Albion—Parsons  &  Emery succeed  Par­
sons &  Kinney  in  the  stove  and  agricul­
tural implement business.

Greenville—D.  S.  Seaman’s grocery stock 
has been taken  by  W. J. Gould & Co.  and 
has retired from business.

Ionia—Mary A. Dye has  retired from the 
wholesale oil and tobacco  firm of Thad. B. 
Preston & Cp.  The.style jemaipsthe same.
Dorr—•t’ACT .’Briidtigaift wok three 
tufk'eys* fit 'Braiitigam'' Bros.^ wheelbarrow 
racA; *Thjp  film’s  ealgs  tbatAajr anjORnted

I ^   «Jo i

Holland—^C. Blom, Jr.) has *mSved  ’from 
his old location on Kiver street into his new 
store  on  Main  street, and  added a bakery 
to his confectionery sto<jk.

Muskegon—Castenholtz Bros. & Co. have 
discontinued  the retailing  of  meat  at  104 
Pine street, but  retain the same  location as 
an office for their wholesale meat  business.
Saranac—Geo. W. French,  assignee  for 
FitzGibbons & King, has sqld  the  plant to 
Ben. Yosper,  of Ionia, for  $500,  subject to 
mortgage  and  attachments.  As  the  two 
partners are each entitled  to  $250  exemp­
tion, the assignee and  unsecured  creditors 
will probably be compelled to “whistle.”

Detroit—Harris & Karpp, the  Woodward 
avenue jewelers,  are  in  bad  shape  finan­
cially.  A  few  days  ago  the  firm  filed  a 
chattel  mortgage  to  Bishop  Borgess  for 
$2,000.  Last Friday a mortgage for $720.63, 
running  to  Eugene  Deiiqel,  and  one  to 
Pfozheimer, Kellar & Co.  for  $2,528  were 
filed.  On  Saturday  C.  T.  Karpp,  junior 
member  of the  firm,  gave a chattel  mort­
gage in the  firm’s  name to Attorney Frank
E.  Noah,  as trustee  for  about  thirty  small 
creditors,  whose  daims  aggregate  $8,023, 
bringing up the  total  mortgaged  liabilities 
to about  $13,600.  Mr. Karpp is  in posses­
sion of  the store, as agent  for  the  trustee. 
He disclaimed any knowledge of the where­
abouts of  Mr.  Harris,  and  claimed  to  bis 
unable to give any idea of the assets of  the 
concern.  The partners  have hot worked in 
harmony for some time.

MANUEACTURING  MATTERS.  > 

-
Waldron—Hartley  & : Marvin are  fitting

AlpenA~-&jB^ 

delivered, at the pulp mill.  -  If

Egbert in the milling business. 

Charlotte—Shaw & Egbert succeed N. -i§t 
,
Gladwin—Dyer Bros’, shingle mill is cut­

V, 

ting 35,000 feet oflumber daily.

South Lyon—The South Lyon Milling Co. 

has been horned out,  Partly insured,

Jackson—Louis Blessing succeeds NolI& 
Blessing in the manufacture of paper boxes.
Cheboygan—Thompson  Smith’s Sons ex­
pect to cut 25,000,000 feet of  logs next sea­
son.

Lakeview — Andrew  McAfee  succeeds 
McAfee  &  Martin  in  the  cooperage busi­
ness.

Evart—Allei!  Campbell  has  bought  the 
Tripp sawmill  and  removed it to Campbell 
G8ty.

East  Saginaw—IJenry Gauss  &  Co. suc­
ceed E. Eggert in  the  manufacture of  fur­
niture.

Kalamazoo-—Geo.  H. Winans  & Co. have 
engaged in the manufacture of  wagons and 
road carts.

Grant—S. K. Northam’s shingle  mill will 
start up on the  12th,  and will be run to its 
full capacity.

Bellaire—The Bichardi  wooden ware fac­
tory has been compelled  to  shut  down,  for 
lack of timber. 

Summit City—The Michigan Flooring and 
Handle Manufacturing Co. has  shat  down 
for repairs for a short time.

Jackson—The  Geo.  T.  Smith Middlings 
Purifier Co. has received  over  100 offers to 
locate the works elsewhere.

Muskegon—Ames & Frost have sold their 
curtain roller factory to Steward Hartshorn, 
of East Newark, N. J., 
the  consideration 
being $35,000.

Pellston—Dillman  Bros.,  successors  to 
Dillman Bros. & Co., have increased tfie ca­
pacity of their plant, by adding steam pow­
er and heavier shingle mill machinery.

Alpena—The large wood  pulp works  of 
Fletcher,  Pack &Co. consumes about twen­
ty cords of spruce wood per day.  They pay 
$3.25 per cord, delivered at the factory.

.

Manistee—The B.  G. Peters Salt & Lum­
ber Co. makes the following excellent exhibit: 
Lumber cut, 25,668,056 feet;  shingles,  79,-
681.000.  On dock, 49,000,000  feet lumber,
3.000. 

000 shingles, 1,500,000 feet of  logs.

Homer—B. F. Goodrich, J. H. Cook, Jr.,
and  P.  C.  Mitchell  have  organized  thè 
Homer Boad  Cart  and  Seeder  Co., for the 
purpose of  engaging in  the  manufacture of 
the  Mumbrue  road  cart  and  the  Gibbs 
seeder.

Whittemore—John  C.  Brown  and  Dr. 
Wakeman have the machinery on the ground 
for a stave,  heading,  planing  and  shingle 
mill, which  will  be a great help to the vil­
lage as well as a good investment  for them­
selves, as there is obtainable a large amount 
oflumber for such purposes, and very acces­
sible.

Mancelona—The  Oyal  Wood  Dish  Co.’s 
factory  burned  to  the ground for the third 
time—the  second  time within a  year—one 
night last week.  The  business  men of  the 
town promptly subscribed  about  $5,000  as 
a bonus to secure the  rebuilding of  the fac­
tory,  the G. B. & I. BailWay adding $500 to 
the fund.  Work on the new  buildings  has 
already begun.

Big Bapids—The  Falcon  Manufacturing 
Co. has been organized, with a capital stock 
of  $100,000, to engage in  the  manufacture 
of  furniture.  The  new  concent  involves 
the consolidation of  the Big  Bapids Wood- 
enware  Manufacturing  Co.’s  plant  with 
that  of  Crocker  &  Hodnutt.  Local  cap­
italists  will be asked to take  about  $40,000 
worth of  stock in the new enterprise.

Menominee—The Menominee Biver Boom 
Co. and the Menominee Biver  Manufactur­
ing Co.  have  been  consolidated,  - with the 
following officers:  Isaac Stephenson, Pres­
ident,  and  Francis  A.  Brown, Secretary. 
The Directors  are  Philetus  Sawyer,  J. B. 
Goodman, A.  A.  Carpenter,  Jesse  Spaul­
ding, A. G. Van  Schaick,  Fred  Camly, J. 
M. Stephenson, A. C. Merryman  and Isaac 
Stephenson.

t 

STRAY  FACTS.

Newberry—W.  H.  Loucks, of the lumber 

firm of W. H. Loucks & Son,  is dead.

Alpena—Monaghan & Co.’s shipments in 
the cedar line from Alpena  county  during 
the past summer amount  to  125,000  posts 
and railroad ties.

Menominee—T. Cole recently sold the ce­
dar and hemlock stumpage on ten forties of 
lànd  near  Waucedah  to  McGuire. 
It  is 
thought that 400,000 feet  of  hemlock  will 
be cut from the land.

Sherman—Frank D. Hopkins, of the firm 
of  Gilbert,  Hopkins  &  Co.,  has  gone 
to  Chicago  to  make  a  business engage­
ment. 
If successful, he will withdraw from 
the firm of G.,  H. &  Co.

Baraga—Bendry  &  Byers  have  taken  a 
contract to put in 3,000,000 feet of  logs this 
winter for the  Sturgeon  Biver  Lumber Co. 
Operations will  be  conducted  on  the Stur­
geon  river,  and men  and teams are being 
sent to the woods.

Menominee—M. M.  Lemke  has  sold for 
spring  delivery  over  1,000 cars of paving 
posts, 300,000 of  which  go to Kansas City, 
and 250,000 to Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul. 
He  expects  to  ship upwards of 3,000 car­
loads of forest products  into  the  west dur­
ing next  summer.

‘ 

” 'J1;  , 4 

oveir his new grip. 

M. M. Mallory is as  vain  as  a  peacock 
J
Frank E.  Chase and  family  are expected 
home from Cape Cod the  latter  part of the 
week. 
* ,t/,
W.  F. Blake has engaged  With Hawkins 
& Perry for another year, covering the same 
territory as during the past ÿear.

There are tower changes  among the boys 
this season than  in  any  New  Year withia 
The  Tradesman’s remembrance.

ii"'' 

I 

I 

Valda  Johnston,  W.  S.  Horn,  Johnny 
Garvey and  W. F.  Blake  were  among the 
unfortunates who were snowed in at Shelby 
last Wednesday and Thursday.

Foster,  Stevens  & Co.  will  continue  to 
look  for  orders  during  1888  from the old 
force—A.  D. Baker  and  Frank  Mills  out­
side,  and H.  B. Baxter in the  city.

That  Manley  D.  Jones  and  bride  ap­
preciate 
the  handsome  antique  oak 
chamber suite presented them by the travel­
ing men of the city goes without saying.

The Tradesman is preparing its annual 
list of the traveling  men of  the Valley City 
and would be  glad to receive  notice of any 
changes made incident to the New Year.

Will  F.  Griffith  has  engaged  with  Far- 
rand,  Williams  &  Go.  for  another  year, 
covering  the  same  territory  as  formerly. 
He will continue his residence at Howell.

Willis J. Mills, late  with C. F. Williams, 
at Caledonia,  has  engaged  to  travel  for 
Glover & Allan) of  Detroit, covering the re­
tail trade of  the entire State.  The engage­
ment is for 1888.

Clarence J.  Peck, who  terminated his en­
gagement with Edson, Moore & Co. about a 
month  ago,  has  engaged  to  travel  for 
Thompson  &  Maclay.  His  territory  has 
not yet been decided upon.

Albert  C.  Antrim  has  returned  from  a 
five months’ trip to the  Pacific Coast  in the 
interest  of  the  Alabastine Co.  He expects 
to start  out again  about  the 10th on a four 
months’ tour of the Southern States.

H. A. Hamilton,  of  Litchfield,  John  B. 
Stevens, of Ishpeming,  and  Theodore  Vi- 
talius, of 391 Antietam St.,  Detroit, are the 
Michigan  representatives  of  the  K.  of L. 
co-operative cigar factory of W. E.  Krum & 
Co., of Wernersville, Penn.

Arthur Meigs & Co.  will  be  represented 
by the same old  gang  during  1888—M.  M. 
Mallory,  B.  B.  Orr,  B. J.  Robertson,  John 
H.  McIntyre,  Harry  Gregory  and  F.  H. 
Lester.  “Old Fatty”  Robertson  will  hold 
down the office chair, as before.

G. F.  Cole, who has  represented Cooper, 
Wells & Co.,  of  St. Joseph,  in  the  Black 
Hills  country  for  the  past  year,  was  in 
town  over  Sunday,  and  left  Monday  for 
Newaygo, Fremont  and  Muskegon,  Where 
he  will  call  on old  friends.  He is offered 
the same territory with the  same  house for 
another year, but  prefers something nearer 
home.

C. Crawford, was the  recipient of a hand­
some Christmas  present  from the ladies of 
Caledonia in the shape of  a  hand-painted, 
highly  ornamented,  handsomely  mounted 
pot pourri mug.  The  art  work on the jar 
is of such a  high order of merit that Craw­
ford contemplates carrying it around on his 
next trip, to serve as a study  for  those  of 
his customers’  wivps  who are interested in 
decorative work.

The  Hazeltine  &  Perkins Drug Co. will 
be represented on the road  the  coming year 
by the same trio of travelers who have made 
things lively during 1887—the staid old vet­
eran, Crookston, the highly moral Mills and 
the cunning Crawford.  Crookston will pur­
sue the even  tenor  of  his  way,  Mills  will 
continue  to  play  pedro  and  lead  Sunday 
school concerts and Crawford will endeavor 
to warp it to everyone  whom  ne  can invei­
gle into a trade of any kind, from  exchang­
ing horses to swapping jack knives.

Chas.  E.  Fisher,  brother  of  Oscar  D. 
Fisher, of Arthur Meigs & Co.,  succeeds D. 
A. Harrison as Western  Michigan salesman 
for Farrand,  Williams  &  Co.  Mr.  Fisher 
is a graduate of  the  St.  Louis  College of 
Pharmacy  and  has  worked  at  his profes­
sion in St.  Louis,  Chicago and Kalamazoo. 
He was for several years  New York travel­
ing representative for  Burrows  &  Co.,  of 
Baltimore,  and for the  past  two  years has 
covered  several  Western  States  for  Mill- 
burn  &  Williamson,  óf  Detroit.  Messrs. 
Farrand,  Williams  &  Co.  are  to be con­
gratulated on securing so valuable an acces­
sion to their working force.

The  following  is  a  description  of  the 
commercial traveler in France:  “With  his 
customers, as  everywhere  else, he is polite 
and obliging.  He kissed the baby, pats the 
spaniel,  pays  a  compliment  to the young 
lady behind the counter and offers  a  pinch 
of snuff or a chew  of  tobacco  to the store­
keeper. ;  He  enquires  respecting  the state 
of the  vintage,  f orteils  the  result  of  the 
season,  speaks  at  some length on the state 
of  the  grain  market,  obligingly  enquires 
after the  madam’s  health, and  invites  her 
husband to call and see him  when in Paris, 
casually  remarking  that  a  bottle  of  A 1 
wine will also be discussed.  Briefly, he ob­
tains  an  order and departs in high glee.”

Acknowledgement.

.  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  is Under  obligations to 
the editor  of  the  Business  W orld for. his 
pleasant  reference  to  this  journal  at the 
annual banquet of'the  Woolson  Spice Go., 
at Toledo, last Wednesday. The bill refer-
w   Editor  Battelle  will  be  hon- 

anu  suouiu uius  aruueiai  proaucuon ornain  re(j 
the place in  commerce  which  is  predicted  ore<J on presentation, 
for it there can be little doubt that the sugar 
ThE t r a d e s m a n  ^knowledges  the  re­
planters of Mauritius  and elsewhere,  where  ceipt of an invitation  to  attend the Morley 
the vanilla  plant  has gradually been  intro-  b .  M. A. banquet  on the  2nd; the Quincy
duced in place of  sugar cane, will find that  g   M §§  hfmnnftt  on Jig   4«..  theoonmli-
tbelr new industiy has been stribkea with a 
| g  ^
blight as severe as that which has overtaken  ments of  the  season  from  the  Michigan
the sugar indnstry.

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Proceedings  of  the  Fourteenth  Annual

m

The Board  of  Trustees, 

The  fourteenth  annual  meeting  Of  the 
Michigan  Commercial  Traveler’s  Associa­
tion, which was  held at Detroit last Friday, 
was  attended  by  about  one-fourth  of the 
526  members.  Mayor  Chamberlain  wel­
comed the travelers to the city, and  extend­
ed them the use of the council  chamber,  in 
which the meeting was held.
President John  H.  Swan  then  read his 
annual address,  setting  forth  the fact that 
during the year,  through resignation, death 
and suspension,  the* Association lost twen­
ty-two members,  but  wound  up  the year 
with an increase  of  four  over the previous 
year.  This is the  first  gain  made in three 
years.  The total membership at present  is 
520.
The Secretary-Treasurer’s,  report showed 
the total assets of the Association tobe $26- 
477.43, an increase in resources for the pres­
ent year of $5,527.17.
through Chair­
man  George  L.  Sampson,  reported  that 
twenty-three  meetings  had  been  held  by 
them during the year.  The assessments and 
dues of the  year  show  that  the  insurance 
and benefit  fund  of  the  Association  had 
cost each member  but  one per cent, on the 
death benefit  of  $2,500.  An officé for the 
Association at 33 Congress street  west  was 
secured during the year and generously fur­
nished by the  wholesale  merchants  of the 
city.  The  shortage  of  $415.97  in the ex- 
Secretary-Treasurer’s  accounts  was  made 
good by bis bondsmen.
The Finance Committee reported receipts 
of 1887 to be $13,523.06, which, with $3,500 
credited from 1886, made a total of $17,023.- 
06  The  total  disbursements  for the cur­
rent year were  $13,505.67,'  leaving  a  cash 
credit in  bank  to  the  general  fund of $3,- 
517.39.
Edwin  Mortlock,  chairman  of the Rail­
road Committee,  submitted a set  of resolu­
tions asking the railroads to issue 5,000 mile 
tickets,  with a license to carry 2,500 pounds 
of baggage free,  to traveling  men  for $100. 
The plan proposed is to attach a photograph 
of the owner of each book so. that-a transfer 
of the book would be made  impossible.  The 
book would be made interchangeable on  all 
lines in the State, a great advantage over the 
present system  which  makes  four to eight 
books necessary  for each man.  The report 
was referred te a special  committee,  which 
subsequently  presented  the  draft  of a re­
quest for  which  action  on  the part of the 
railroads,  which  was  adopted.  The peti­
tion, fortified with the endorsement  of  the 
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange of 
Detroit,  will be presented at the next  meet­
ing of the  Railway  Association  of  Michi­
gan.
James E.  Day’s  proposed amendment to 
the constitution  to  reduce  the annual dues 
of thè  Association  from  $10 to $3 brought 
out various  amendments  and  endless  dis­
cussion which resulted in the  defeat  of  all 
proposed alternations to the fixed fees.  The 
same fate met the  proposed  amendment of 
E.  E. Davis,  relative to changing  the pres­
ent plan of assessment.
At the afternoon  session,  Geo. L.  Samp­
son  moved  that  unanimous  consent  be 
given to present an  amendment to the con­
stitution,  placing  the. election and suspen­
sion  of  the  Secretary  in  the hands of the 
Board  of  Trustees.  The 
request  was 
granted.1 i
Resolutions were  presented  favoring the 
passage of the postal telegraph bill now be­
fore Congress,  favoring  commercial  union 
with Canada and prohibiting the acceptance 
of free passes  by  Congressmen  and  other 
public servants.  The  resolutions  were not 
adopted.
M. J.  Matthews presented  the  following 
amendment to the by-laws,  making  article 
Y   read as follows,  which was adopted:
During  the  months of Jannary and July 
in each year the Secretary shall mail to each 
member of the Association a copy of the re­
ports of the Secretary-Treasurer;  the  trus­
tees of the Reserve Fund; and the  Examin­
ing Finance Committee; the same to be true 
copies of the several  reports as rendered at 
the last annual  meeting of the Association; 
also the name  and  business  address  of all 
elected officers  of  thffi Association,  and the 
time for which they are elected to serve; the 
name and address  of  the medical examiner 
and chairman  of  all appointed committees 
and such other general information as  may 
be of interest to the members.
H.  W.  Bradley  &  Bro.  asked the Asso­
ciation  to  endorse their  “Benefit” cigar in 
consideration of their paying into the treas­
ury of the Association  $5  for  every thous­
and sold.  The  offer  was  respectfully de­
clined and a resolution adopted, indefinitely 
deferring the endorsement  of  any brand of 
cigars or other  goods.
T. J. Haywood presented  an amendment 
to Section 1, Article VI, of the constitution, 
which  was referred  to  a special committee 
consisting of the mover, J.  W. Ailes and F.
B.  Smart.
Geo.  L.  Sampson  then  brought  up his 
amendment  relative  to  the  election of the 
Secretary-Treasurer,  when  it  was discov­
ered that the amended articles of association 
provided for the  election  of  that officer by 
the Association,  which  would  proelude the 
adoption of the proposed amendment.
The following  amendment  was  adopted 
as an addition  to  Section  6 of Article III: 
“They shall  also  have power to suspend at 
any time  the  Secretary-Treasurer  for mal­
feasance  of  inefficiency  in office.”  Three 
other  amendments  pertaining  to  the  pay­
ment of death  claims  were  also adopted and 
several typographical errors in the constitu­
tion were ordered corrected.
The question of raising the salary  of  the 
Secretary-Treasurer 
to  $1,200  was  then 
taken  from  the  table  and  provoked  a 
lengthy and animated  discussion,  some fa­
voring  the  plan  of  the  Board of Trustees 
fixing  the  salary, while others preferid to 
make  the  salary  absolute  at  $1,200. 
It 
was finally decided to leave it as  at present 
prescribed by the  constitution—an  amount 
not exceeding $1 per member.
Election of officers being  the  next  thing 
in order,  nominations  fot  President  were 
made as follows:  Allan D. Grant nominat­
ed Geo.  L.  Sampson; Geo.  L. Sampson, J.
C. Pontius;  M.  J.  Matthews,  T.  J. Hay­
wood; T.  J.  Haywood,  M.  J.  Matthews; 
Sam.  B. Sinclair, John H.  Swan;  John H. 
Swan,  E.  H.  McCurdy.  The  election  for 
President  and  Vice-Presidents resulted  as 
follows:

President—J. C. Pontius, Detroit.
First  Vice-President—A.  W.  Kelly, De­
troit..
Second  Vice-Presidente-Geo.  F.  Owen, 
Grand Bapids. 
Third Vice-President—H.  E.  Tremaine,: 
Bay City, 
Fourth  Vice-President—R.  P.  Bigelow, 
Owosso. 
Nominations for Secretary-Treasurer were 
made as follows:  L. W. EmmonS, by Geo. 
ig Sampson; Gèo. W. Hill,  by  M.  J j Mat­
thews;  Ed.  P.  Kellogg,  by  Jas.  E. Day; 
Edwin  Mqrtloek.  by  F.  R.  Smart v) The

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ou  thé second
; Thos. Macleod, E. H: McCurdy and H.; C. 
Beeson Were elected  members of the Board 
of  Trustees for two years.  D:  Morris and
D.  W.* Culver were elected  Trustees  of the 
Reserve Fund for two years.
another year and a committee was appointed 
to arrange for the annual  sermon.
The retiring President and Board of Trus­
tees were thanked for the faithful manner in 
which  had  they discharged their duties dur­
ing the p|st. year,  when the incoming Presi­
dent  Rod  Vice-President  were  escorted to 
the platform and the meeting adjourned.

B.  Smart  was  re-elected  chaplain for 

The  Wholesale  Dry  Goods  Trade  of 

Chicago.

in 

The  sales  of Marshall  Field  &  Co.  this 
year will be a little over $30,000,000.  This 
will put them ahead of any other  dry goods 
jobber  in  the  world.  There  was  a time, 
from  1865  to  1870, when  H.  B.  Claflin & 
Co., of  New  York, had  the  highest  sales. 
Before  that  A.  T. Stewart & Co., of  New 
York,  led. 
It was  the talk that Claflin one 
year sold $60,000,000.  Dry goods  men  fa­
miliar with  the  trade  cut  this down about 
$20,000,000.  They  believe  that  Claflin & 
Co. 
their  best  years  sold  perhaps 
$40,000,000  of  goods.  There  has  always 
been this difference between  the  New York 
concern  and  its  big  Western  rival:  Mar­
shall Field & Co.  have  never sold anything 
on  commission;  Claflin  has  always  sold 
about $10,000,900 of  staples for the account 
of the  miffs which  make them.  These fig­
ures indicate the wonderful change that has 
come  over  the  jobbing  business  of 
the 
country.  Twenty years ago  there  were at 
New  York  A.  T.  Stewart  &  Co.,  H. B. 
Claflin  &  Co.,  S.  B.  Chittenden  & Co., 
Lathrop,  Ludington  &  Co.,  E.  S.  Jaf- 
fray & Co.  and  perhaps  one or two others, 
all  of  whom  overshadowed  any  Western 
wholesale dry goods concern.  Now, exclud­
ing Claflin & Co., the  three  great  jobbing 
concerns of the country are here at Chicago 
—Marshall Field & Co.,  Farwell & Co. and 
Carson, Pirie,  Scott & Co. 
It is the  gener­
al opinion of the trade that Claflin’sconcern 
will some day follow  the  example  set  by 
Stewart’s.  H. B.  Claflin is  dead  and  his 
sons  are rich.  They  may  feel inclined to 
run no risks with the family name, which is 
now great in the trade.  That  would  leave 
all the great dry goods jobbers  at  Chicago. 
J. V. Farwell  &  Co.’s sales are about $15,- 
000,009;  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  & Co.’s prob­
ably  about $10,000,000.  Ten  years  ago it 
used to be said that Chicago  would  be  the 
great  distributing  point  of  the  country. 
This year,  Armour  distributed  from here 
$60,000,000 of provisions,  the  largest  job­
bing sales of any house in the world.  Mar­
shall Field & Co.  distributed  $30,000,000 of 
tffy goods, the  largest  sales  in this line in 
the country.  The  biggest  boot  and  shoe 
house in the country is in  this city,  and the 
biggest jobbing,  iron  house.  Finally,  Chi­
cago has a bank with a million more depos­
its than the biggest concern that New York 
can boast.

Private Cost Marks.

The following words and phrases present 
a  choice from which to select a private cost 
mark:

so   f r i e n d l y  
g a i n f u l  
j o b  
b r o w n   s,u g a r 
n o w   b e   s h a r p  
e l u c i d a t o r  
o f  

i n d u s t r y  

s m o t h e r i n g  

It will be noticed that each word or phrase 
contains  ten  letters,  with  no  two letters 
alike. 

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V   MISCELLANEOUS.
Advertisements  wlU  be  ìnsèrted'tta  . . .  

.
one cent »  word th e  grot Insertion  utd onoiutR  cent 4 
w ord fo r  each  subsequent  insertion.  ;  Wo ndvertfise-  1 
Blent t&keg  fo r lesa tn a n  
A dvsnee pam nent,
A dvertisem ents  directing  th a t  answ ers  be sen t  in 
care of th is office  m u st  b e   a c c o m p a n ie d  b y  2 5  
c e n ts  e x tr a , to  cover expense of poataire.
■ OR SALE-FTNEST STOCK  AND BEST-PAYINO GRO- 
ness.  A. VoUmer, Big-Rapids, Mich. 

cery  business  in   B ig  Rapids, on account of Sick­

¿ 'O R  8ALE-HANTOCÌMÉ LIGHT  FAWN- PTVÉ-YEAR- 
i- 
old Jersey cow.  R egistered  stock, no bad  a&bits. 
W in  calve  about  F ebruary.  K. B,  O rr,  382  Jefferson 
aye. 

¡jgt*

28S

RUNNER  ATTACHMENT — FOR  ROAD 
Sent on receipt of  $5.  Name size of axle. 
H.  Loughborough,  m anufacturer’s  agents.  Kalama­
aat*
zoo, Mich. 
FOR SALE—STOCK  OF- DRUGS,  BOOKS,  STATION- 
three-story  brick  building  on  best  corner  in  town. 

cry  and  w all  paper  in  ,a  thriving  tow n.  Also 
W ill sell stock and re n t  Store, or  w ill  tra d e  both  fo r 
good  farm   n e a r  some  tow n  in   Southern  M ichigan. 
Address P. M. Lonsbnry, Reed City, Mich. 
884*
FOR SALE—WHOLE OR PART INTEREST |N  A FIRST- 
class m eat m ark et in  a  thriving  town*of  1,000 in ­
h ab itan ts w ith  tw o  railroads.  A verage  sales  $30  per 
day.  Good reasons fo r selling, Address H., care Trades- 
m an. 
219-tf

224*

live  tow n  in   Southern  M ichigan.  Only  those 
w ith cash need apply.  Best o f reasons given.  Address, 
219-888
W. R. Mandigo, Sherwood, Mich. 

F o r   s a l e —d r u g   s t o c k   a n d   f ix t u r e s   in  a
F OR SALE—AT  a   BARGAIN,  a   CLEAN  STOCK  OF 

hardw are  ahd  m ill  supplies.  Address  W ayne 
Choate, Agent, E ast Saginaw. 
210-tf
TT'OR SALE—THE BEST DRUG STORE IN  THE  THRIV- 
-L 
ing  city of  M uskegon.. Terms  easy,  C.  L.  Brun- 
dage, Muskegon, Mich. 
193-tf

dress O, this office.  , 

m are.  F ast tra v eler and safe fo r a   fam ily  horse. 
W ill drive double o r single o r  w ith  saddle.  R .B . O rr, 
862 Jefferson avenue. 

F OR  SALE — HANDSOME  SEVEN-YEAR-OLD  BAT 
FOR  EXCHANGE—$1,000  WORTH  OF  BOOTS  AND 
WANTED—A  MAN  OR  FIRM TO  TAKE  AN  INTÉR- 

shoes,  fo r  pine lum ber dry and on  railroad.  Ad- 
230*

est  in, and stock and handle th e o utput of a  new  
80-horse-power  factory  and  m ill  plant,  w hich  h as 
facilities fo r cu ttin g  and handling S to  4 m illion feet of 
logs  per  annum   in   lum ber,  shingles,  b arrel heading, 
and planing m ill stock.  H as a  good dock, and railroad 
facilities  and is  in  one of  th è best locations  in Michi­
gan.  Address  O. W. H orton, G rand Rapids, Mich.  225* 
ANTED—SITUATION  IN  GROCERY  OR  HARO- 
w are  store  by  m arried  m an.  Have been  until 
lately  engaged  in   th e  grocery  business  fo r  myself. 
Country preferred.  Address  box  298, Vicksburg, Mich.
224*
"ATO  BUSINESS PAYS  BETTER  THAN  FRUIT  FARM- 
-L-Y 
ing;  no fru it pays b etter th a n   th e peach;  no te r­
rito ry  north of th e cotton states m ore reliable th a n  th e  
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._______________________________________ 223-3t

WANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

this  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 b ring  your business down to 
a  cash basis, and save  you  all  th e  wor jy  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 you w ill never reg ret it.  H aving tw o kinds, 
both kinds  w ill be sent by addressing (m entioning th is 
paper) J. H. Sutliff, Albany,  N. Y. 
219-6t
W ANTED—A  MAN  HAVING  AN  ESTABLISHED 
trad e  am ong  lum berm en,  to   add  a  special line 
and sell on commission.  To  th e  rig h t  m an  a  splendid 
ehance will be given to m ake  m oney w ithout ex tra ex­
pense.  Address “B,” care M ichigan Tradesm an.  178-tf

WANTED  TO  EXCHANGE  FOR  MERCHANDISE- 

(drugs  o r  hardw are  preferred).  Two  hundred 
and  sixty acres  of  land  in   B arry county,  Mieh.,  and 
about $4,000 w orth of A No. 1 village property in one of 
th e best business  villages  in   th e   State.  Well  rented, 
pays  a  good  in terest  on  investm ent.  Address  Dr. A. 
225*
H anlon, Elk Rapids, Mich. 

WANTED—SITUATION IN A GOOD STORE AS SALES- 
m an, by young m an  of four years’ experience in 
general  m erchandise  and  drugs.  Good  references. 
226*
Address R., Box 75, Sherm an, W exford Co., Mich. 
FOR SALE—FINE JERSEY BULL CALF, SIX MONTHS 
old.  Squirrel g rey and faw n  black  points.  Reg­
224*
istered stock.  R.  B. Orr, 362 Jefferson ave. 
A r 7*ANTED—SITUATION  AS  CLERK  IN  A  GENERAL 
grocery store.  H ad two years experience.  Refer-
V V 
ences  given,  if  w anted, 
Can  ta lk   G erm an. Address
box 338, Nashville, Mich.
226*

WANTED—TO  BUY  GOOD  ESTABLISHED  HARD- 

w are  business  in   prosperous  place w here busi­
ness  is  n o t  overdone, or  to learn of  good opening,  to 
p u tin   new   stock.  Correspondence  confidential.  Ad­
dress box 275, Pontiac, Mich. 
â26*

F ourteen  y ears’  experience.  Best of references
228*

WANTED—SITUATION  IN  STORE  OR  ON  ROAD- 
given.  Address 106, this  office.
p  A nipMipQ 

LUCIUS  C.  WEST,

I  P ill  1  ijA tto rn e y  a t P ate n t Law  and Solicitor 
4JJ.1  J. w of  A m e l.] c a n   and  Foreign  patents. 
105 E. Main St., K alam azoo, Mich-, U. S. A.  B ranch  of­
fice, London, Eng.  P ractice in U. S. Courts.  C irculars 
free.

"W" H I P S

ADDKKÔS

GRAHAM  ROYS.  -  ,Grand Rapids. Mieli*

Retail Grocers their  customers

who wish to serve
with GOOD  COFFEE would do well 
to avoid Brands that require the sup­
port of Gift Schemes* Prize Promises 
or Lotttery Inducements.

- S E I i l -

Which Holds Trade  on  Account of 

Superior  Merit  Alone.

Unequalecl  Quality. 

Im piw etl  Koastinjj  Process. 

, Patent  Preservative  Packages.

FFor Sale  by AMOS  S. MUSSELMAN  &  CO., Grand 
Bapids,  and  all  Jobbers  at  Detroit,  Saginaw  and 
Bav City.
PITTSBURGH,  Pena.
D1LW0RTH  BROTHERS,  Proprietors,

W e m anufacture  a  line of F ire  Proci 
Safes th a t  combine all th e  m odern im­
provem ents and  m eet w ith  read y  sale 
am ong  business  m en  and  dealers  ol 
all  kind.
Any  business  bouse  can  handle  our 
Safes  in  connection  w ith   any  other 
line  of  goods  w ithout  additional  ex­
pense  o r  interference  w ith  any  other 
business. 
•  _______ _

iDSlite Measure. Outside Measure,

Weight. 

No. 2, 250lbs.  12x8x8% in.  23x14x13 in.  #80 
No.8, 500lbs.  15x10x10 in.  28x18*181«.  85
No. 4,700 lbs.  18x14x12 in.  82x22x81% I«.  45

55
Copper Rivets and  B rim ........... 
50
“A” Wood's patent planished. Nos. ¿4 to 3710 2C 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to2T  9 SO 

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

Brokenpaoks %c V fi> extra.

1 

ROPES.

 

 

 

 

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(  

SQUARES.

dis 
..dis 

TIN  PLATES.

SHEET IRON.

Sisal, VJin,and la r g e r......................  iov$
Manilla.............. .............. ...........................  12
Steel and Iron......... .......................... .dls  70&10
Try and Bevels................ 
60
 
00
M itre .......................................  
Com. Smooth.  Com.
Nos. 10to 14...,‘.......................... $4 20 
$3 06
3  OO
. * 4  20 
Nos. la to 1 7 .
.
NOS. 18 to 21................................   4 20 
310
Nos.22to 24.............. 
 
4'20 
3  16
Nos .26to 26............. 
440 
3  26
Np.27......... ........ ........... ............4 6 0  
335
All sheets No, 18 and lighter,  over 2  inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
■  SHEET ZINC. 
, /   *,
In casks of 600 9>s, 9   fi>..........................
In smaller quansities, ^   fi>...... . ... __
TACKS*
60
American, all  kinds__ __'.......... ..dis 
Steel, all kinds................... 
60
dis 
 
Swedes, all kinds................... 
60
dis 
60
Gimp and Lace......... ......................dig 
50
Cigar Box  Nails.................................dis 
56
Finishing Nails............... J ...... dis 
Common and Patent Brads.. .■........... dis 
50
50
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks .dis 
Trunk and Clout Nails........   ......... ..dis 
50
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails......... dis 
45
Leathered Carpet  Tacks..................dis 
35
TINNER’S SOLDER.
No. L Refined........................................ 
20
Market  Half-and-half............... 
 
22
Strictly  Half-and-half...................... 
25
10x14, Charcoal.......................6 G0@d 20
IC, 
10x14, Charcoal.................. 
IX, 
735
12x12, Charcoal...................... ........  6 85
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal.................. ..........  8 35
IX., 
IC, 
14x20,Charcoal............................ 
6 35
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal.............................   7 85
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal............................  9 3,
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool..........................|  11  3;
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal..........................   13  15
IX, 
20x28, Charcoal.......................... ..  16 10
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal............ ............ 
7  u.
DX,  100Plate Charcoal......................... .  9 p
DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal...........~........ 
,  l i b
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal......... ............   13 10
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to  7 3
Roofing, 14x20, IC................  
540
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ............................. . [ 7
 on
Roofing, 20x28, IC............... ....... 
* ’  is on
Roofing, 20x28, IX ............................15 f0
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne......... . 
6 00
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne..............  7
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne................12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne.............15 00
Steel, Game................................................  6C&K.
Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’s......... ¿is  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&M
Hotchkiss’  .........................................  
68&16
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Oo.’s....................60&K)
Mouse, choker.....................................18c »  doz
Mouse,  delusion...............................$1 50  doz
Bright Market............
.  dis  67H 
Annealed Market........
dis  70&1U 
Coppered Market........
..dis  62H 
Extra Bailing...............
...  dis  5t 
Tinned  Market............
..dis  62H 
Tinned  Broom............
08
Tinned Mattress..........
...®B) 8H
Coppered  Spring Steel,
Tinned Spring Steel.............................dls 4C&10
Plain Fence....................... 
Barbed Fence, galvanized
................ 4  00
painted__
................3 26
Copper...............................
new   list net 
Brass..................................
.new   lis t nei
W IRE GOODS.
Bright......................................
dis  70&10&U 
Screw Eyes...............................
dis  76&10&1' 
Hook’s  .....................................
dis  70&10&10 
Gate Hooks and  Eves............
dis  70&Î0&F)
WRENCHES.
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled.
Coe’s Genuine........  .......................... dis 
5i
Coe’s Pte nt A gricultural, wrought, dis 
76
Coe’s  Pte nt. malleable....................dis  75&1C
Birdcages.................... 
 
50
Pumps,  Cistern.................................dis 
76
Screws,  new  list....................................  
70&fi
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate.................. disaO&lO&ln
Dampers, American...................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods. ..d 
%
Copper Bottoms...............  
..  ........... 
30c

MISCELLANEOUS.
 

TIN—LEADED.

TRAPS.

W IRE.

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BRACES.

BUCKETS.

These  prices  are  for cash buyer»,  who 

AUGERS AND BITS.

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

60 
.dis 
60 
.dis 
60 
.dis 
60 
.dis 
60 
.dis 
40 
.dis 
dis 
25 
,dis50&10

dis  $ eo&io&io 
70
.dis 
30&15
'lip 
.tub  . 
25
.dis 
60&10

promptly ana buy in full packages*
£  i  
Ives’, old style......** I77.T.7
N.  H.C.'Co7.............. I ..
Douglass’......... .......
Pierces’ .................:.............
Sneil’a .;.., m m
......
Cook's  . . .......__ :.............
Jennings’, genuine...............
Jennings’, imitation............
BALANCES.
S p rin g .............................
BARROWS.
Railroad...............................
Garden...............................  .
b e l l s .
Hand ...  ................. ;............
Cow...... .................................
Call........................................
Gong ......................................
Door, Sargent.......................
BOLTS.
Stove........... ¿ M L e ......i
Carriage  new list............... .
Plow  .....................................
Sleigh Shoe..... 
. ............... .
Wrought Barrel  Bolts..........
Cast Barrel B olts....,...........
Cast Barrel, brass knobs...,.
Cast Square Spring............
Cast Chain...... ...................
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob.
Wrought Square .....  .......,
Wrought Sunk Flush.......................... 
„„
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush................................................. dis  60&10
Ives’ Door........................................... dis  60&10
B arber.....................................
40 
d is i 
Backus...... ...............................
dis  50&10 
Spofford...................... .............
50 
dis 
Am. Ball...... > | ......... | . | .....
.dis 
net
Well, plain.................... ....
Well, swivel..............................
BUTTS, CAST.
Cast Loose Pin, figured__ ......______
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed..........dls  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& 6
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned........ .. dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvei
dis  60& 5
Wrought Table..................................... dls  60&10
Wrought Inside Blind.........................dis  60&1Q
Wrought Brass........................... 
dis 
75
Blind, Clark’s................ 
dis  70&10
 
Blind, Parker’s..................................... dis  70&10
Blind, Shepard’s...................................dis 
70
  per m $ 66
Ely’s 1-10.................................  
Hick’s C. F ............................. 
 
60
G. D......................................... 
35
 
Musket................................................ 
'60
CATRIDGES.
Rim Fire, IT. M. C. & Winchester  new list__50
Rim  Fire,United  States............
Central lir e ..................................
Socket Firmer..............................
Socket Framing..  .......................
Socket Corner..............................
Socket Slicks................................
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............
Barton’s Socket Firmers..............
Cold................................................
Curry, Lawrence’s......   ..............
Hotchkiss  .....................................
Brass, Backing’s..........................
Bibb’s ...........................................
Beer............................. ................
Fenns’.............................................
Planished, 14 oz cut to size...........
14x52,14x56,14x60............... .......
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.........
Cold Rolled, 14x48..........................
Bottoms........................................
Morse’s Bit  Stock.........................
Taper and Straight Shank............
Morse’s Taper  Shank....................
Com.4 piece, 6  in .........................
Corrugated...................................
Adjustable........... .........................
EXPANSIVE BITS.
Gar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ; 2. $24 00; 3, $30 00.
files—New List.
American File Association List...
Disston’s ................................. .
New American...............................
Nicholson’s.....................................
Heller’s ....................................... .
Heller’s Horse Rasps,................
GALVANIZED IRON,
Nos. 16 to 20, 
22 and 24,  25 and
14
List 
Discount,  60.

.dis  70&10 
.dis  70&10 
.dis  70&10 
.dis  70&1U 
dis 
40
dis 
20
.net
.d is  40&10 
25
dis 
60
60
40&10
60

.dis  60&K: 
.dis  60&» 
• dia  60&M! 
.dis  6OMi 
dis  55&U 
■ dis 
56

doz net  $.75 
.. (Ü820&101&0 
—  dis  H&10

CHISELS.

ELBOWS.

COPPER.

DRILLS

COMBS.

COCKS.

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Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s__
Maydole & Co.’s.............................
Kip’s ..............................................
YerkeB  &  Plumb’s........................
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................... 
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&R-
Barn Door KidderMfg. Co., Wood track  60&*
Champion,  anti-friction....................dis  60&*6
Kidder, wood  track............ . .............dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3.  .......................dis 
%
State. . ...................................per doz, net, 2 60

HANGERS.

HINGES.

|  MB

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

60&10
60&10
60&10
50

40&1t>
45

LUMBER,  LATH AND SHINGLES.

COMMON BOARDS AND STR IPS.'

FIN ISH IN G  AND FLOORING.
Uppers, 3 in .................. ............
i 
45 00 
1 to a in.. ................................
43 C0@44 00 
Selects, 1J4 to 2 in......................
36 00@H8 00
1 in ........................................
33 00@35 00 
Fine com., 1J4 to 2 in.................
31 00@33 00 
1 in..........................................
27 0U<»29 00
Strips, A & B, 6 in ....................
34 00©36 0 
C .......................................
27 00@29 00 
Strips, A & B, 1 in ...................
30 00031 00 
C.............................................
21  00022 00 
Shop, 134 to 2 in.......................
22 0IH&24 00 
1 in...........................................
16 G0@18 00 
Norway strips, C & better, 6 in.
16 00® 18 00 
4 in ...........................................
15 e0@16 O '
No 1,10 in, 18 Si 20 feet......... . 
17 00@18 00
10 feet and under.........................  16 00®i7 00
Wide com. b’ds, No. 1,16 ft. & un’r  16 9®  17 00 
Com. feno. No. 1,16 in, 16 ft & un’r   16 G( @17 00 
Com. st’k. No. 1,8&i0 in. 16 ft., un’r   14 00@16 00 
Com, scrip. No. 1, 4 In., 16 ft. &un’r   15 00@l6 00 
Com. stocks. No. 2.16 ft. & under  .  12 0Ou*l l 60 
Wide com. No  2,16 ft. & under....  12 00@13 00 
Com, boards. No. 2,16 ft. & un’r...  11 00^12 00 
Com. feno., No. 2,6in., J6 ft, & qn’r  12 00@13 00
4 in ...... ........................................  8 00010 00
Shipping culls, in .......   . . . . . . .  
  10 00**11 00
Norway fencing, No. 1., 6 in.........   11 00@13 00
9 00@1U 00
9 00@10 00

........................ . 
Piece stuff, 18 ft. & under............  

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

Tim.  '2x12 & un’r  and 18 ft; & un’r.  12 00@!3 00

No.  2... 

!B s k l|W >  B ta ln e M   iffin ’s   A sso c ia tio n .  . %

President-Frank Hamilton, Traverse City.
First Vtce-Prenident-Pa.nl P. Morgan, Monroe.
Second Vioe-Preeident—S. Lamfrom, Owosso.
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. !
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Xxecntive Board—Preeident, Secretary, Geo, W.  Hub- 
bard, Flint; W. E. Kelsey, Ionia; Irving F. Clapp, Al-
■;  legran.
Committee on Trade Internate—Smith Barnes, Traverse
.  City; Chas. T. Bridgman,  Flint;  H.  B. Fargo, Muske­
gon. 
—TiVanV Wella, Lansing, W.
• E. Kelsey, Ionia; Neal McMillan, Rockford.
Committee  on  Transportation—J.  W.  Mil liken,  Trav-
.  erse City ; Jno. P. Stanley, Battle Greek;  Win. Rebec, • 
Committee on  Insurance—N.  B.  Blain,  Powell;  E.  Y. 
Committee on  Building  and  Loan Associations—F. L.
.  Fuller,  Frankfort;  S.  E. Parkill,  Owosso;  Will  Em- 
Official Organ—The Michigan Tradesman.

EAst Saginaw. 
Hogle, Hastings: O. M  Clement, Cheboygan.

inert. Eaton Rapids.

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T h e following au xiliary association s  a r e  op- 
erating un der  charters  granted  b y th e  Michi- 
gan B u sin ess M eu’s A ssociation:

~   ^ 

-  N o .  1—T raverse C ity  B . M . A . 
President, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, L . Roberts.

President, N . B. Blain; Secretary. Frank T. King.

'’’N oT 2—L o w e ll « .  M . A .
N o.  3 —S tu rg is JB. M . A ,

N o . 4— G r a n d i1 R a p i d s   M .  A ,

PreMdent. H. S. Church; Secretary, Writ. Jorn.

P resident,’^aa, A. Coye; S ecretary, E. A. Stowe.

N o.  5 —M u sk e g o n  R .  M .A . 

President, H. B. Fargo; Secretary, W. C- Conner.

N o. 6—A lb a   ß . M . A . 

P resident. F. W. Sloat; S ecretary, P. T. Baldwin. 
1 
P resident, T. M. Sioan; S ecretary, N. H. W idger.

N o. 7—D lm o n d a ie  B . M . A .
N 0.J8—Eastporfc B . M. A.

P resident, F. H. Thurston ; S e o etary , G eo.L.T hnrston.

P resident, H. M. Mar&hall; Secretary, C. A. Stebbln».

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

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

No* 121—Q u in ey  R . M . A .

President, C. McKay; Secretary, C. W. B ennett.
President, H. B. Sturtevant; Secretary, W.  G. Shane.

N o.  13—S h erm a n  R . M . A.

President, S. A. Howey: S ecretary, G. C. H avens.

N o. 14—?5,o.  n r n lh eg e n   B. M . A.
N o.  1 5 — B o y n e  C ity   B . M . A . 

President; R. R. P erkins;  Secretary, J. F. Fairchild.

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

N o. 1 6 —Sand L a k e  B .  31.- A . 
! -No. 1 _  ____   _

P i a i  il w e l l  l ì .   ml. A .

President, M. Bailey, S ecretary, J. A. Sidle.
N o.  1 8 —O w osso B   M . A . 

P resident, W, A, W oodard; Secretary, S. Lam from .

President, P . F. W atson;'Sécretary, E. E. Chapel.

N o.  1 0 —A d a  R . M . A.

P resident, John F. H enry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.

N o. .21—W aylaw d  B. M .  A

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

P ersident, W. E. W ilson; Secretary, W, R. Clarke.

N o . 3 3 —W r« n d   L ed g e   B . M . A . 
N o. 2 3 —C arson «  ity   H .  M. A . 

President, F. A . Rockafellow-  S ecretary, C. O. Trask.
2 
P resident, J. E. Thurkow ;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond. 
‘ 
President, I r a  3. Jeffers; Secretary, H. D. Pew.________

No* 2 4  —M orley  it.  M .  A.

N o, 2 5 —P»»o  B  W  A .

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N o. 2 6 —G r e e n v ille   K . M . A . 

President. L. W. Sprague; Secretary, E. J. Clark.

President, E. S. B otsford; S ecretary, L. N. Fisher._____

N o   ¿7—D orr  H. M .  A.

P resident, J.  H. T a ttle;  Secretai-y, H. G. Dozer._______

N o. 2 8 —'C h eb oygan   B . M . A
No. 29—Freeport JB. 3A. A.
N o. 3 0 —O cean a  Î5. M .  A .

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

P resident, A'. G. Avery;  Secretary, E. S. H onghtaling.

N<*.  3 1 —C h a r l o t t e   «   M . A . 

President, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury.

N o. 3 2 —C 'oopersvilie  B . M . A . 

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

-No.  33—('h a r le v o ix   IS.  M.  A . 

P resident, Jo h n  Nicholls;  S ecretary, R. W. Kane.

,  N o. 3 4 —  ara n x c  B. M . A . 

President, Geo. A. P o tts;  S ecretary, P. T. WilUams.

N i.  3 5 —B e lla ir e   B. M . A

President, Wm. J. N ixon; S ecretary, Q. J. N oteware.

President, Q. F -Jackson;  Secretary, Jo h n   M. Everdcn. 
^  
President,  Geo. H. Rowell;  Secretary, Jno. P- Stanley.

Not.  3 7 —B a ttle  »  r ee k  It.  M . A* 

N o. 3 8 —S c o ttv ille   B .  M . A . 

P resident, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. H iggins.

N o. 4%—E*t*m   R a p id s B . M . A.

P resident, F. H. D eGaiin ; S ecretary, W ill Em m ert.

; 

N<». 4 1 —B r e e k r n r i d g e   B . M . A . 

P resident, W  O. W atson; Secretary, O.  E. Scndder. 
■ 
P resident, Jos. G erber; S ecretary  O. J. R athbnn.

N o .  « 2 — F r e m o n t  K. M   A .
N o. 43—V ustin B . M. A . 
No* 4 4 —B ee d  C ity B . M . A .

P resident. G. A. E stes; S ecretary ,G. W. Bevins.

P resident, C. J. Fleischhauer;  S ecretary,  W. H. Smith.

N o. 4 5 —H o y ty ille  B . M .  4 .

P resident, D. E. H allenbeck; S ecretary, O. A. H alladay.

.  N o. 4 6 —L e slie  B . M . A .

P resident, M. L. -Campbell; Secretary, B. M. Gould.

No.  47—Flint M.  U.

P resident, W. C. Pierce; Secretary, W . H. G raham .

N o. 4 8 —H u b b a r.isto n   B. M. A . 
P residen t, Boyd R edner; Secretary, W. J. Xabor.
' 
P resident,  A.  W enzell; Secretary. F ran k  Smith.

N o. 4 9 —t' e r o y   B   M .  A .

N o. SO—M a n istee B .  M . A . 

President, C. D- G ardner; S ecretary, H. W. Leonard.

P resident. 3L. M. Sellers; S ecretary, W. C. Congdon.

N o. 5 1 —^C edar  S p rin g s  B .  M .  A . 
N o . 52—Grand Haven R. OT. A. 

P resident, F. D. Vos; S ecretary, Wm. Mieras.

Good Report from the  Manistee  Associa­

tion.

Ma n istee,  Dec. 38,  1887.

S. A. Stowe. Grand Rapids:

D ea r  Sir—Monday  evening,  the 26th, 
the Manistee B. M.  A  held a special  meet­
ing to take up the early closing  movement. 
The Association voted to  close all stores at 
V p. m.  from Jan.  1 to March  15, excepting 
Saturday  evening. 
It  was  also  voted to 
hold a banquet on Feb.  8.  Ward  Leonard 
was chosen to attend  the  banquet  at Trav­
erse City bB Jan.  10.  We also  appointed a 
Railway Committee to stir np  railway mat­
ters and see if we connot get a  more  direct 
line to Grand Rapids.  Altogether it  was a 
very interesting meeting. 
I think the busi­
ness men are beginning to  see  some of the 
advantages to be gained  from  the Associa­
tion*  besides the collection department, and 
will take hold of it in good shape.
Hoping that 1888  may  be  a  happy  and 
prosperous year, I am,

Yours truly,  A. H. L-yman.

T he Leroy Association Doing Good W ork.

Leroy, Dec. 28, 1887. 

S.A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
.  De a r Sir-hOut Executive Committe heid 
a very interesting  meeting  last  evening at 
the resideuce  of the Secretary.  . There was 
vfgy  mnch  interest  manifested  and  eaph 
member went home with a great deal of sat- 
isfaction over the meeting.  All  the  mem- 
bers of the Committee were present.  H* M. 
Patrick was chosen to attend  the  Traverse 
City B. M. A. banquet.  We put seven names 
on tbe delinquent list, three of which I send 
te you f<nr State publication.
We hold our regulär  meeting  next Wed- 
nesday evening, when we  hope  to  hayeall 
the members present

Youre,  F rank Smith,  Sec’y.

Tbe  Quincy  B.  M.  A.  on  “W oman’s 

Rights.”
Quincy, Dec, 28,1887.

ÌL A. Stowe, Gránd Rapids:  ■

Dxab Sir—I enclose herewith a notice of 
ipçetiBgÿand  banquet,  which 
Witt b eh elffH eö V red n ^ 
>Wo¡
propose^to  fine  any man  wbo comes to the

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Association -NotesA,-'/  yffi jf f :
The business men of Beloit, Kansas, have 
organized a B.M . A., on the Michigan plan.
The Greenville B.  M. A. received foui  ac­
cessions  .to  itsm em berahip list at its lest 
meeting, which makes its  present  roll call 
aevehty-dve.

The Hoytville  B.  M.  A., which  applied 
for  a charter about  a  month  ago, and was 
granted  charter  No. 45, has  fully affiliated 
with the  State  body during the  past week.
D. W. Biggins, Secretary  of  the  Scott- 
ville B.  Si, A., No. 38,  was  in  town  last 
Saturday.  He  reports  the  Association as 
booming,  nearly  all  the  members  having
made unexpected collections.

F. M.  Chase, Secretary of the Boyne City 
B. M.  A., writes:  “Our  last meeting was' 
well  attended  and  all  present  expressed 
themselves  in  favor  of continuing the As­
sociation as an auxiliary of the State body.” 
C.  L. Bailey, Secretary of the  Mancelona 
B. M. A., writes:  “ We  feel greatly encour­
aged over our  Association.  Our  last meet­
ing  was  very enthusiastic, with  a  good at­
tendance.
We  shall  apply for a charter at
once.”

Evait Review:  The regular  meeting for 
the  election  of  officers  for  the  Business 
Men’s Association will  occur next Wednes­
day*- evening.  The  Association  has  done 
much good ànd is  destined to do mote, and 
it is important that the officers be good ones.
Local  secretaries  should  remember  that 
the receipt of a charter from the State body 
does not make the local organization a fully 
incorporated body—that the  blank  articles 
of  association  accompanyini
the  charter 
must be filled out and filed with  the county 
clerk before the act of incorporation is com­
plete.

Cadillac  News: 

Frank  Hamilton,  of 
Traverse  City,  President  of the Michigan 
Business  Meu’s  Association,  and Geo. E. 
Steele,  President of the Traverse City Busi­
ness Men’s  Association,
camé  down to at­
tend the railroad banquet  and  celebration. 
They  were  given  choice  positions at the 
well-filled  tables,  but  the  good  speeches 
they came prepared  to  deliver are still un­
born.  They shared in  the  general  disap­
pointment here  over the  incidents  of  the 
day we didn’t celebrate.

Muskegon B usiness  Gazette:  The annual 
meeting of the Muskegon  Business  Men’s 
Association,  and election of  officers, 
takes 
place on Tuesday  evening,  January 10,  at 
their hall in the city hall  building,  and it is 
hoped that there will be  a  full attendance. 
The meetings are increasing in numbers and 
interest as the  business  men get better ac­
quainted.
The  Executive  Committee  has 
been authorized to make arrangements fora 
social entertainment,  to come off some time 
in January, at which time several officers of 
the  State  Association  are  expected  to be 
present.
Interesting Meeting  of Manistee B. M. A.
F rom  th e Manistee Advocate.

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The Manistee Business Men’s Association, 
at their meeting Monday  night,  decided by 
a unanimous vote to shut up shop at 7 p. in. 
sharp, every Monday,  Tuesday, Wednesday, 
Thursday and Friday,  and  at 9 p.  m.  every 
Saturday, from  Monday;  January  3, until 
Thursday, March 15,  and appointed Messrs. 
Malliott and O’Malley a committee to notify 
such members of the  Association  as  were 
not at the meeting, of this  action, and also 
call upon merchants who were not members 
and if possible secure their assent to making 
tbe early closing movement general.
An invitation from  the  Business  Men’s 
Association of Traverse City,  asking  that a 
delegate from the Manistee  Association at­
tend their banquet at Traverse City, Jan. 10, 
was read and accepted.  . On motion,  H.  W. 
Leonard was selected to  act  as  tbe  repre­
sentative of the Manistee  Association  and 
should he not be able to go,  was authorized 
to select some suitable person  to  represent 
the Association.
On motion,  it was unanimously decided to 
have  a  banquet.  The  date  was fixed for 
Wednesday,  February 8.  Messrs.  Mahon, 
Leonard, Levy and Jfiskern were appointed 
a committee to make  preliminary  arrange­
ments.  From the general tenor of  remarks 
heard  from  members  at  tbe meeting,  it is 
pretty sure not to be  a salitary  oyster-in-a- 
plate-of-soup  affair,  but  a  real  genuine 
Manistee  banquet,  where  an abundance of 
the best to be had won’t be any too good for 
the members and their invited guests.  After 
the meeting disposed of the  banquet  ques­
tion,  railroad  matters  were brought up and 
discussed.  Ail  members  were  unanimous 
in the opinion that Manistee business inter­
ests sadly needed' another railroad and they 
were willing to pledge a liberal support to a 
good road.  The C. & W.  M.  appears to be i 
the favorite, although  theG. R. & I., would 
be a  very  welcome  guest.  A  permanent 
Committee  on  Railroads  was  appointed, 
consisting of Messrs*  William  Nungesser, 
A.  H. Lyman,  C.  D. Gardner,  P. H. Nis- 
kem and John H. McAuley.  The Commit­
tee will represent  the Association in an en­
deavor to  interest  manufacturers and large 
holders of real  estate  in  securing  further 
railroad facilities for Manistee.
The Manistee business men are united on 
this railroad question and they have perfect 
confidence in the public  spirit of Manistee’s 
wealthy manufacturers that they will co-op­
erate  heartily  in  any  scheme  to  benefit 
Manistee’s interests, and  another good rail­
road is just what is wanted. 
The next meeting of  the Association will 
be held Friday, January 6.  This is  known 
as the annual  meeting,  at which  reports of 
standing committees and officers are  heard 
and new officers  elected for the  year 1888. 
All members should be present. 

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Job’s Sufferings.

The  sermon  had  been about toe patience 
of Job, and when  it • was  over  a  stranger 
who  had  listened  quite  attentively  ap­
proached the clergymen and said:
“Say,  who was  that  chap that had them 
boils?”
“ His namewae Job.”
“ Where doej he livp?w
“ Re has been dead for centuries.”
“Don’t yon admire his patience?”

pofcup with a  wholehffduf'bqils  when  by

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r   Annual  Banquet of No, 34.

|   Morley B.  M. A., No.  24.  held an annual 
banquet last  evening,  but up to the hour of 
going to press  tbe  reporter  detailed  to at­
tend  the festivities  had  not  pat  in  an ap­
pearance.  Perhaps this  fact  is  not  to be 
wondered at when  the  menu  presented  is 
taken into consideration;
Saw, “Charsred.”

Oysters,  “Blue Letter.”

Stewed, “Reported M. B. M. A.” 
Pried, “Collected,”
Turkey, “Burdick Spring1.”

Ham, “Canvassed.”  “Tongue, “Sugar Coated.” 

Chicken, “Store Setters,”

Cold Beef, “Tap Sole.

Cheese,“01d Stock.” Cabbage Salad,“AtCost.” 

Pressed Chicken, “Hardware.” 
Celery, “Farmers’ Product-.”

Oranges, “Specialty.”  ;

Bananas; “Stuffed Orders.”

Jelly,  “Top Dressed.“

Sponge Cake, “Delinquents.”

Fruit Cake, “Cash."

Pound Cake. “Down Weight.” 

Angel’s Food, “Yard Wide.”

White Bread, Morley’s “Morning Star.”

Biscuits; “Prize Baking Powder.” 

Coffee, “Combination Price.”

Tea, “1st Picking, May Crop.” '  > 
Cold Water, “Dry Goods.”
RE-INSTATED.

Nuts, “All Woe 1.”  Confectionery, “Samples.” 

Jellies, “Bazaar.”
Apples. “Hand Picked.”
Tooth Picks, “Clothes Pins.”

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President Thurkow was  down  for  toast­
master, the list of  responses  being  as fol­
lows:
1  The  Morley  B.  M.  A.—“Its  Objects  and
Alms and Benefits to  be  Derived,”  F. C. 
Beard. 
2  The Village of Morley.—“As it  Was  and  as
it Is.”  M. T. Netheway.
3  Mecosta County.--“Tbe  Best County in the
Best Part of the Best  State.”  Hon, L. G. 
Palmer.
4  Our Country Roads.—“Hard Roads to Trav­
el.”  Dr, B. F. Brown. 
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5  Our  Schools.—“They  Mould  our  Future
Business Men and Women.”  Prof.  A.  V. 
Sunderiin.
6  Church  Interest  in  the  Town—Rev. E. F.
Newall.
7  Adulterated  Goods.—“Pure  Goods  Neces­
sary to Health.”  Dr. B. H. McMullen.
8  The State Associatian.—“Long may it Flour­
ish.”  E. A. Stowe.
9  The  Ladies.—“Necessary  to  a  Successful
Business.  God bless them.”  A. W. Dodge.

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timber.  Our business men are  laying aside 
all little petty feelings of  jealousy,  and are 
working shoulder to  shoulder,  just as capi­
tal and labor should go, hand in  hand, side 
by side for success.
In order to carry these  interests  into ef- 
feet, 
the  followinj 
committees
were appointed:
The Committee  on  Manufacturing, who
shall use all possible  inducements to secure 
the location of  mills,  factories  and  other 
public improvements,
consists of  Geo.  W.
Sharer, A.  J.  Previn, J.  A.  Carr.  ,
The Transportation Committee, who shall 
endeavor to secure any  needed
concessions 
in freight or express rates,  is  Fred  Morley, 
T. W. Previn, E. A.  Remer.
The Committee on  Insurance,  who  shall 
study to secure good  insurance at fair rates 
and prompt settlement on an equitable basis, 
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is T. B,  Haines, 
is T.  B.  Haines,  W.  H. Jones,  C.  F. Bell.
The Improvement  Committee, who shall 
encourage  the  development  and  improve­
the adornment ot 
ment  of  wagon  roads, 
parks and streets and all other  private  im­
provements for the public  good,  is  F.  C. 
Stone, R. E.  Wamsley,  L. H.  Chapman.
The Committee on  Trade  Interests,  who 
shall have charge of all  matters  pertaining 
to local and State legislation,  shall  proceed 
with the peddler as the Association may di­
rect, and shall settle disputes between mem­
bers, is H. B.  Wagar, E. Bassett, J. R. Fox.
The Fire Protection Committee who shall 
see that the village property is properly pro­
tected from the devastation of  fire, is J. B. 
Callahan.  W.  H.  Gavitt, J.  McHattie.
Tbe Association has become an  auxiliary 
of the State Association,  and  will enter the 
new year under fine working  discipline and 
very favorable auspices for  protecting  and 
building up all  branches of  trade, industry 
and labor in Cedar Springs, and should have 
the hearty  approval  and  support  of every 
business man in our prosperous village.
Eastern  Kalamazoo  County  Considering 

Organization.

Clim ax,  Dec. 31, 1887.

E. A. Stowe. Grand  Rapids:

Dear Sir —Will  you  be kind enough to 
give  us  a  synopsis  of  the  workings  of a 
Business  Men’s  Association,  cost to mem­
bership, etc.  We are talking  strongly here 
of organization,  combining  with  our sister 
villages, Scotts, Fulton, Pine Creek, Augus­
ta and  Galesburg. 
An  early  reply  would  be  Considered  a 
favor. 

Yours truly,

;

J. F.  Cla rk & Co.
Grand Rap ds Mercantile Association.
Grand Raphjs, Jan. 2,  1888.

The annual meeting of  the Grand Rapids 
Mercantile Association,  for  the  election of 
a  President,  Vice-President,  Secretary, 
Treasurer  and  three members, of  the  Ex­
ecutive Committee,  will  be  held  at  W.  C. 
T. U.  Hall,  on  Pearl  street,  on  Tuesday 
evening,  January  3,  at  7:80  o’clock.  As 
this is tbe most  important  meeting  of  the 
year,  it  is  hoped  that  every member  will 
show his interest in the work  by attending.

E. A.  Stowe,  Sec’y.

The  Hardware Markdt.

The glass manufacturers met on the  28th 
uit.  and  advanced  all  sizes  about 7% per 
cent.’  Owing  to  the  advance  in  freight 
rates, steel nails  have advanced 5 cents per 
keg,  and iron nails have  advanced  in sym­
pathy.  Wire  nails  are  without  change. 
Orders  are  being  generally  entered  for 
barbed wire, in  anticipation of  an  advance 
in  toe  spring.  The  tin  market  remains 
firm, with no prospect of  an advance.  The

Notice tp the Trade,

Eaton Ss  Christinson  have  arranged  to 
continue the business formerly conducted by 
them, un d a toe style of  Eaton & Christen­
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Written KepeclaUr for Tin Trapznn it.r<|^ V-. •  "  £ 
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>< ;-|T]When she possessed m eet, winsome ways 
Arid 1 had lots  m o n e y . >; 
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I smiled on her, she smiled on me;
"‘.f 
|«r*s  I bowed, she bowed; and then 
She was in love's sweet ecstacy,
111  I; the happiest of men.

' J.  Then, presto change. Haw! Haw;

I epurted her for two long weeks,
■She had my name—and blushing cheeks— 

For several sunn and  moons.
Till all my cash galore was gone,
Ami l  had danced to many tunes.
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One year has sped—my wife and ma

§ 1 1   I, a wife and mother-in-law,
f;'S"  We lovedand cooed, and time pegged on, 
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rjfi  Have skipped to other lands ;
f  - i .  They left me poverty and pa,
■  And twins upon my hands.
This is tiie note she left for me:

‘•You dressed me well, now I’ll dress you;

-  This pair of kids I leave to thee—

Adieu, adieu, adieu.”

PICKED  UP.

M. J. Wbislbv.  •

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Witttea XapeciaUy for Thk Trabrskax.
«  »«Well, said th e  bald-headed  passenger, 
“the slickest piece of work I  ever did in my 
life was capturing fear hundred dollars that 
Was charged  up  to  profit  and loss.  Old 
Squeesicks, at  Howard City, owed the firm 
ju st  that  amount  of  money.  He  wasn’t 
paying any bills,  in  fact, he hadn’t a cent. 
I  left Howard City  on  the  evening  train 
north and got  as  far  as  Mancelona, being 
headed for Petoskey.  This was  some four 
or five years  ago,  and  I   was  pretty well 
acquainted with  all  the  railroad people on 
the north end.  We  waited  at  Mancelona 
for Number 6, and, while in  the depot, the 
operator,  who  had  been  listening  to the 
ticking  of  the  instrument  for some time*,
S uddenly  broke  forth  with,  ‘Here’s h----- 1
to pay!  Howard City is burning u p !’ 

“ Well, sir, the first thing that struck  my 
mind was Squeesicks!  I  grabbed  my  bag­
gage, left the train and boarded  Number 6, 
which was  just  pulling  out.  We reached 
Howard City  at  4:30  a.  m. 
I  went to a 
lawyer’s  house,  consulted  With  him  and, 
Soon finding  a  justice,  we  woke  him up, 
.and a t  5:30  a.  m.,  while  the  little hand 
-engine  was  still  pumping  water  on  the 
ruins of old Squeesicks’  store and ten other 
places of business, a  deputy ¿sheriff  served 
a garnishee on the insurance agent in  whose 
■companies old Squeesicks was insured.  We 
got every cent of our claim;  and this watch 
the firm  gave  me  as  a  present,” and the 
bald-headed  man  fished  out  of  his  vest 
pocket a beautiful gold timepiece.

“Well, now,” began  the  passenger with 
the  specs  on,  knocking  the  ashes off his 
cigar,  “that  was  a  pretty  good piece of

thousand dollars.  The  firm was  composed 
of B. and his  wife,  and  they  owned some 
property in Grand Rapids and  were consid­
ered well off.

“ It so happened that Mrs. B. Was visiting 
in Kalamazoo and  was  taken  sick  there. 
A t that time, a considerable number of fail­
ures were taking place  up  north, and,  as  I 
afterward learned,  B.  was deeply interest­
ed In  a certain bank,  and, on its  closing its 
doors, got scared  and  made up his mind to 
‘sell’ his stock  and  property  and  let  his 
creditors whistle.

“ I was standing on the depot platfofm at 
Kalamazoo,  at5:30 or so one afternoon,  and 
Was bidding  a  chum  of  mine goodbye. 
I 
saw  a  well-known  Grand  Rapids  lawyer 
board the train and nodded farewell to him. 
I   left  the  depot,  went  to  the American 
while  reading  a;  paper,  over­
House and,
heard the  following  conversation  between 
men who were utter strangers  to me:
! ■  “ ‘.Well, he got the papers.’
|   “  ‘Yes, and if  nothing  happens  B.  will 
have thfem on record before 10 to-night  and 
to-morrow J. will own the store and we will 
own the property.’
|  f. “B .!  Well,  here was a go,  and  our  own 
firm  about  six  thousand  in  the  hole! 
I 
rushed to the  depot,  thinking of telegraph­
ing, but could not think  what  to  say.  A 
thought struck  me—I  telegraphed  for  an 
engine and, by paying fifty dollars, reached 
Grand Rapids fifteen  minutes  ahead of the 
•angular train.'  I  hurried  up .town,  found 
Peter  D.,  who  hurried  me  over 
to  a 
justice’s  office,  and  ten  minutes  before 
®. end bis papers reached the county build­
ing I  had papers out and served.” ;

“ Well, well,” said  the  bald-headed  man 
sold the tall passenger,  in  one breath,  “did 
you get your money?”

“Money!”  quoth  the  man 

in  specs. 
“Naw! it was a bonafide  side  and  B.  skip­
ped with the  proceeds  to  Canada and the 
|a*ryera beat us hi the courts.'”

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the  Indigo  plant  grows  in  a wild 
It appears even that  works are now 
^ i ^ n g  established,  for  which  skilled  labor 
^^^{tm hhH S ^m ithaye  been  imported from 
The  wild  indigo  plant  isstatedto 
of dyestuff than the

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Lam ps  are filled  direct 
by  T H E   PUMP  w ithout 
liftin g  th e  Gan.  The P ill 
ing Tube adjusting to su it 
th e  h eig h th   o f any lam p. 
A ny overflow o r drippings 
are  returned  to   th e   Can 
through an opening in  th e 
center of th e   top.  W hen 
closed  th e  F illing  Tube 
enters th is opening,  pre­
venting evaporation from  
E IT H E R  PUMP OR GAN.

P

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If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

EVERY  LIVE  DEALER  SHOULD  SELL  THEM.

.  The Most  Practical Large Sized Can in the m arket and the ON LY Pum p Cap which 
closes  PERFECTLY   AIR TIG H T preventing  evaporation from either Can or Pum p

HALF A M IL L IO N  IN ACTUAL USE I

T h o u g h  im ita te d  i n J i.p p o c ir a w e ¡ h y ^  m e a n s  E q u a le d  i n h e r i t .
Its recognized  Qualities and  increasing Popularity, has  induced imitations  and ita 
would-be competitors are trying to follow—their eyes fixed on the “GOOD ENOUGH”—

DON’T BE HUMBUGGED  by cheap and worthless  imitations and  SO-CALLED 

airtight  Cans.  Huy  the O R IG IN A L—the GENUINE  OLD  RELIABLE 
ABSOLUTE  SAFETY  AND  THE  GREATEST  POSSIBLE  CONVENIENCE.

“GOOD  ENOUGH”  and guarantee  your customers

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FOR TH ESE CAMS.  ¡ g M j p  ON  HAVING  THEM .

P E R K I N S   H  H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

1  M  AW and 194 LOTA# 8TREJBT. GRAND 

DEALERS IN

M ICHIGAN.

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Specialties:  Apples and Potatoes in Oar Lots.

2 0  and 22 OTTAWA  ST..  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MfOH.

C.  C.  BUNTING.

BUNTING

Mich;

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association with the red 
H ap p a * »  rendered 
hte manners rather the  reverse of the refin­
ed, buthte knowledgeofthe business inter- 
ests o f his section is almost exhaustive, &nd 
I  introduced him in this paper  to  assist me 
in drawing a parallel between trade matters 
of our own localities  and  those  of  the Far 
W est 
I   find,  however,  that  I   shall  be 
obliged  to  defer this and  embody the  sub­
ject in another article.
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When  toe Popples  return  on  their semi- 
occasional  visits  to  their former homes,  it 
isn’t to be wondered at that their marvelous 
accounts of Western enterprise and progres-

effect to   augmenting|th 
tide o f  emigration. * Even  some  of u?  old 
foSsRswho have Almost  outlived  ambition 
occasionally  get  excited  over toe" alleged 
case  and  expedition  With  which  colossal 
fortunes are acquired and are almost inclined 
to regret the circumstances that seem to pre­
vent a scramble for wealth,  but,  after  men­
tally contrasting  the  comforts  and conven­
iences  and  associations  that  surround  us, 
with the turmoil  deprivations and semi-civ­
ilization of ‘‘toe broad  and  boundless,” we 
are usually satisfied to travel  in the old rut, 
to reject an  uncertainty for  a certainty and 
to leave to toe younger and more ambitious 
the  alleged  phenominal  opportunities  for 
amassing wealth.

I* M. CARY.

CARY<ft H M H

L  L.  LOVERIDGE.

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

Combination and Time Locks,

11 Ionia Street, 

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Grani Rapids, M iâ

E ST A B LISH ED   186 6 .

Burnett  Bros,,
158  So. Water Street, Chicago,

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TOLEDO-OHIO.

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WOOLSON  SPICE CO.

n m U C fw 4 rU lN   W r , TOl!EDO-OHIO.

Increase Your  SALES  AND  PROFITS  BY HANDLING

TijT O N   O O F F E E .

IT  GIVES  ABSOLUTE  SATISFACTION 

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T o   C o n s u m e rs ,  a n d   Is, C o n se c tu e n tly , a,  Q ulols.  a n d   Riasy  S e lle r,

Lion Coffee has more actual Merit than any Roasted Coffee sold at the price either in Packages or in Bulk and storekeepers 
all over the State o f Michigan and elsewhere who are  not  already handling  Lion  are urged to  give  it  a  trial  W e ch eem S y 
answer all communications  regarding prices, etc.  Convenient  shipping  depots  established  at  all  prominent  cities,  secu rer 
quick delivery.  For sale by all the wholesale trade everywhere.  Manufactured  by the W oolson Spice Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

L.  WINTERNITZ,  Resident Agent,

Mliary  Associations,

DETROIT  SOAP  00,

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

BARNETT  BROS.

BEANS!

I  have  a  nice  lot  of  Hand- 
picked  Beans  1  offer  to  the 
trade.  Parties in want can get 
supplied by writing to

W .  T.  LAMOREAUX,

71  Canal Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

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

and fresh until entirely used.

ARTHUR  MEIGS  &  GO.

W holesale Grocers,

SOXo  A gents,

77 to 83 SOUTH  DIVISION  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER

No 

The  most practical 
hand  Roaster  In the 
world.  Thousands In 
use—giving  satisfac­
tion. They are simple 
durable and econom­
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  without 
one.  Roasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to  per 
fection.
Send  for  circulars.

RoW. S.West,

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio.

Tress Stays

Soft,  pliable  and  absolutely  unbreakable.  Stan­
dard  quality  IS  cents  per  yard.  Cloth  covered  20 
cents.  Satin covered 25 cents.  For sale everywhere.

NO  BETTER  GOODS  IN  T H E   LAND 

.  TRY THEM

\ t 3 , 15,  17  South  Ionia Street,  V

X  GRAND  RAPIDS.  /

PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY

E N G I N E S

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

W m  CL  D enison,
GRAND  RAPIDS. 

88,90 and 98 SouQi Division Street, 

MICH.

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Grand  Rapids, Mich.

4 and 6 ERIK ST. .

DETROIT. MIOH.,

Manufacturers of the following well-known Brands

MOTTLED  GERMAN,
SUPERIOR,

ROYAL  BAR,

MASCOTTE,
CAMEO,

of

S  O  _A_ F 3

CZAR, 

PHCENIX,

MONDAY, 

WABASH, 

TRUE  BLUE, 

AND  OTHERS.

For Quotations address

QUEEN  ANNE, 
MICHIGAN, 

Bentdru 8Ée

PROPRIETORS  OP

lock  Boi  173, 

W. G. HAWKINS,

GRAND -RAPIDS,  MIOH.

Salesman  for  W estern  Michigan.

BELL,  CONRAD  SCO.,

58 Michigan Ave., Chicago,

IMPORTERS  OF

TEAS,  GOFFERS i 8PIGE8.

OWNERS OF THE FOLLOWING CELEBRATED  BRANDS:

JAPAN  TEA—“Red Dragon” Chop. 
COFFEE—O. G. Plantation Java, 
Imperial, Javoka, Banner, Mexican.
Tie Best Coffee on Earl.  We  Solicit G onniatiis.

W. R. KEASEY, Traveling Representative.

I  Co m p a n y ,
DRY  GOODS,

JOBBERS  IN

Hosiery, Carpets, Etc.

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

FULL  OUTFIT—$15.

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

HALF  0UTFITS--$I0.

500  Blue Letters, old style.
250  Record Blanks.
250  Notification  Sheets.
125  Last Calls.
500  Envelopes.
In place of  old  style  Blue  Letter  in  above 
$10  Outfit  we  can  substitute  10  books  Blue 
Letter in latest form, as recommended by the 
recent State convention, for $12.50 
Prices in  other quantities  furnished  on ap­
plication

FULLER & STOWE  COMPANY,
ENGRAVERS and PRINTERS,
49 Lyon St, Grand Rapids,

'

GENUINE K. of L. CIGARS.
The product of  Organized,  Working  Ci- 
garmakers.  Established  Sept.  1,1886, on 
the Co-operative plan by members of L.  A. 
6874,  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 I., 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, ttc., address 

W.  E.  KRUM  & CO.,

W ernersviile, Berks Co.. Pennsylvania.

PRODUCE.

W e  should  be  pleased  to open corres­
pondence with  anyone  havipg  APPLES, 
POTATOES, ONIONS, BEANS. DRIED 
FRUITS and other Country Produce to of­
fer.  CAR  LOTS A SPECIALTY.  Con­
signments will receive our  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 IS H  cfc Co.,

C o m m i s s i o n  M e r c h a n t s ,

189  So.  W ater  S t„  Chicago, 111.

R eference—First National  Bank,  or  any  Wholesale 

Grocer here,

F.  J.  DETTENTHALEB,

JOBBER OF

---- AND----

SALT  FISH.

Mail Orders  Receive Prompt 

Bee  Quotations  in  Another 

Attention.

O c ^ u n m .

LEISURE HOUR JOTTINGS.

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BY A  COUNTRY MERCHANT. 

k WrittenBspecUIlrforTmt I mpbiiw.
| | |   What the Hon. Elijah Pograrn—in his per-
I 
I roration  on the wonderful properties o f our 
American  atmosphere—denominated  “ the 
bread and boundless pennies,* have, beyond 
; a   reasonable  doubt,  an ''almost  marvelous 
effect  in  developing  and  crystalizing  the 
latent  ambition  and  energy of  those  who 
seek their  fortunes  in  the  “ Great  West;” 
and I  sometimes suspect tl^at they also have 
the  remarkable  effect  of  germinating  and 
,  carrying  to  a  chronic  stags  that  peculiar 
Yankee disease 'commonly  known  as ‘itoe 
big head.7*  Be  that as  it may,  however, 1 
have a great  admiration for our  trans-Miss- 
issippi follow  citizens, and  when  I   hear a 
young man complaining that all the avenues 
to  business success are rapidly being blocked 
against the non-capitalist, and noté the pre­
sent financial status of a  large  majority of 
Western  emigrants  from  my section, I  al­
most feel  impelled  to  reiterate  the  noted 
advice of Horace Greeley.

* 

Of course, we want to retain all the young 
blood that can  circulate  healthfully in  our 
||g |  communities, and we terribly dislike to give 
W l   what may  prove the  forewell grasp to boys 
who have grown up among us, but it is hard 
to disguise facts, and, the fact is, ox; at least 
so it seems to me, that the business field of
Michigan and  adjacent  states  is  becoming 
decidedly over-crowded, and the time is rap- 
idly  approaching,  if  it  is  not  already  at 
hand, when  the  little  mercantile  ventures 
that inaugurated the  prosperity of  so many
J  jk  of the business men of  to-day  willbeabor- 
live.  There may be, in the future, isolated 
cases  where the clerk of a couple of  years’ 
experience, and  the  savings from  a couple 
of years’ salary, can go into business as the 
rival of his employer and make a success of 
h is undertaking;  but there are prizes occas­
ionally  drawn  in  lotteries,  and  the  flood 
A  that rains  ninety-nine  individuals  may un- 
P f  cover a gold mine for the hundredth.
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A short time ago my breezy friend Popple 
returned  from  a  long  sojourn  in  the  Far 
West,  evidently  wrapped  in  a  mantle  of
financial prosperity.  In some respects I like 
Popple very much, but  if  he cares particu-
* 
iarly  for  a  continuation of  my regard  he 
P p   will do well to subdue his  egotism and tone
down  his  too-evident  disrespect  for  the 
community  he  is  visiting.  For  instance, 
witness  almost his  first  remark,  after  our 
tong separation:

4‘No use to  ask  you  how  business  is! 
Cap  see  for  myself!  Jogging  along in the 
same  old  track!  Lost  a  few  customers 
from  old  age,  probably!  Ain’t  looking 
Ip t  for an  increase  of  trade!  Satisfied  if  you 
can keep what you’ve got!  Great Scott!  If 
I  was sentenced to  twelve months’  exile  in 
tote town, I ’d  create  the first excitement of 
years  by hanging  myself!  1 can  take five 
hundred  dollars  and make more  money|in 
one  of  our  Western  mining  towns  in  a 
month than  yonr  whole  measly settlement 

J | |   Is worth!”
■ï:  After listening to  language of this nature

for ten minutes I felt impelled to say:

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“ Now  see  here,  Pepple!  You’ve  come 
among ns for a short visit and we want you 
to   enjoy  yourself.  We’re  a  simple,  un­
progressive  people,  little  versed  in  draw 
poker and  distressingly ignorant  when the 
¿subjects of  straight  flushes  and  jack  pots 
.axe  discussed, Pm  pained  to  say  that  we 
p '  can’t even get up a  lynching soiree for your 
amusement,  and  unless  you  dilute  our 
whisky-  with  nitric  acid  I’m  satisfied  you 
won’t relish it; but if you’ll let up a little on 
cu r failings and give  us, say,  some instruc- 
tions  in Wild Western  financing,  we’ll  ap­
preciate it.  Then favor  us with  some hair 
'v  ~ 
-elevating narrative  of  Western  adventure, 
|J |. There’s a perennial wolf story, for instance, 
that always  astonishes  ns. 
It’s  about  the 
"time,  you  remember,  when  you were treed 
hy  thirteen  wolves  and,  from  your  airy 
perch, shot them, one  after another,  and as
fast as  they fell the survivors devoured  the 
carcasses.  We shall expect you, Popple, to
demonstrate how  twelve  animate could  be
! 
“  
packed in the interior of the thirteenth, and 
M  ’  o dissipate  a  long-lingering  doubt  by ex- 
plaining what  beconje  of  that  remarkable 
glutton and cannibal.

‘T h at  wolf  storyj  Popple,  has  a  very 
It’s probably 
|   musty and  antiquated  odor. 
I 
a little more  ‘chestnutty’  than  the  one re- 
|   Ç-  cently resurrected  by  the  newspapers  and 
-applied to your aggregation of  lawlessness, 
Rp-  recklessness and human  depravity, Quartz- 
;  s ; ' ville. 
It represents  that a very devout and 
*5  godly man who had heard of the wickedness 
\  - 
of your people took it upon himself  to visit 
„*  Quartzville  to  endeavor  to redeem and re- 
In  the  out-skirts 
-generate its  population. 
-of toe place he ran across a citizen, and after

«E  ^ujswering  a few  questions  the  native  en- 

.  “  *What xnout your business  be,  mister?” 
« «jim gjQ  umble follower  of  the  Lamb, 
>my friend, traveling  to toe promised land!’ 
“  ‘Ah, yes!  I see!  How loug’ve you been 

J* -quired:
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iraveiin’, stranger?” 
i  “ ‘Nigh onto forty years!” }

“   ‘Well, paid!  I hate to discourage you, 
but  if  you’ve  been  journeying 
toward 
Heving  for  forty  year,  and  ain’t  got  no 
furder  than  Quartzville, I   wouldn’t give a 
tinker’s  — n  fur  yonr  chances of  ever
practicing bn the golden harp!’ ” - 

l  am  pjeased  to n o te  that  either a com­
punction of conscience—or toe sporific effect 
my language—has  tone^^rbiina P o o le ’s 
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C H A S .   E .  B B æ W O T E B ,

MANUFACTURER OF

I   manufacture  my  handles  from  rived 
second  growth  maple,  turned 2 1-2, 2 9-16, 
2 il-17 at bulge as ordered.

My stock is  kiln-dried, and with a capac­
ity of  fifty doz.  per day can  fill  all  orders 
promptly.

PROMPT  ATTENTION  TO MAIL  ORDERS.

'LAKE  BREWSTER,;' 

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.'MICH,.

F O R   S A I i S   !

One  200  gallon  square  box  churn,  one 
Eureka hand butter  worker  and  150  Fair- 
lamb milk  setting  cans.  The  above  have 
been used but six months  and will  be  sold 
cheap for cash.  Address Q. G. Armstrong, 
North Farmington, Mich.

WHOLESALE  MANUFACTURERS OF

FEED. D. TALE
Bakins Poiiers, Extracts, Blnin:
CROCEEAND JOBBERS  OF

ANI

40 and 42 Sonth Division St.,

GRAND RAPIDS,  -  MICH.

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

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

E. A. HAMILTON, Agt.,

Telephone 909—1R.

THÜRBER,  f  HYLAND  &  CO.,

NEW  YORK,

RELIABLE

FOOD  PRODUCTS.

[It is b oth pleasant and  profitable  fo r  m erchants to 
occasionally visit New Y ork, and a ll such are cordially 
invited to  call, look th rough o u r establishm ent, corner 
W est Broadw ay, Reade  and Hudson streets, and  m ake 
our acquaintance, w hether  th ey   wish  to buy goods or 
not.  Ask fo r a  m em ber of th e firm.]

INCREASE YOUR TRADE

IÌY   S E L L IN G

Composed  of  Guatemala,  African  and« 
Mexican Javas,  Santos, Maracaibo  and  Kio 
selected with especial  reference  to their fine 
drinking qualities. The most popular brand 
of Blended Coffee in the  market.  Sold  .only 
in 50 lb. Cans and 1 lb.  packages. 30,60 and 100 
lb. Cases.  Mail Orders Solicited by the  pro­
prietors. 

.

BEE SPIQE MILLS,

59 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Importers and-jobbers of .line  Teas, Coffees, 
Spices,  Ete..  Baking  Powder  Mfrs.,  Coffee 
Roasters, Spice Grinders.

T he Ctoriwgy

•  The effects of the sugar monopoly are be­
ginning to make themselves manifest in the 
raw sugar market,  inconsequence of which 
refined sugars sustained a sharp advance the 
latter part„ of last week.  The oil syndicate 
also  shows  its  strength  by advancing oil 
j&cfper  gall on J  To  cap  the  climax,  the 
cracker combination  advances  the  price of 
Crackers 
per  pound,  with more trusts 
and combinations yet to  hear  from.  Con­
sidering  the  number  of  monopolies  now 
cornering  and  manipulating  the  prices of 
staple articles in  the  grocery line,  the gro­
cer is not to be  blamed  if he gets up on his 
hind feet some day and unites with the con­
sumer  in sweeping  the  monopolist  off the 
face of the earth.  The cracker combination 
hardly comes under the  head of  a-  monop­
oly, as it has generally refrained  from  pub 
ting an exhorbitant  price  on  baked goods, 
but  it  is  bound  to  meet toe same fate in 
store  for the  grievous  abuses  which  have 
lately grown out of the syndicate system.

In consequence of  the  retirement  of  the 
Big  Rapids  Woodenware  Manufacturing 
Co. from the field,  and  the  sale of its ma­
chinery  to  the  Cupples  combination—an­
other unscrupulous monopoly,  by the way— 
and the destruction  of  the  dry  kiln of the 
Newaygo  pail  and  tub  factory by fire,  all 
classes of woodenware are looking up.  Es­
pecially is this the case with wooden bowls, 
which are scarce and  high, fifteen inch ma­
ple howls being  difficult  to  obtain  at  this 
or any other market.

Against the Taxation of Lard.

Armour & Co. are out with  the following 
card on the proposition to tax so-called  “re­
fined”  lard:
Our attitude in respect to the present lard 
agitation, and our refusal to indorse a move­
ment for the taxation  of refined lard which 
is instigated by rival interests, has occasion­
ed so much criticism and  newspaper  com­
ment that we think an  explanation is in or­
der.
We  are  opposed  to the taxation of any 
food products,  whether compounds  or  imi­
tations, and think any measure which tends 
to  increase  the  cost,  or unnecessarily re­
strict the sale of food  cheapening  products 
is both unwise and unjust.  A proper public 
policy should rather aim at  the  encourage­
ment of the manufacture and sale of all do­
mestic wholesome food products  which les­
sen the cost of living.  Whilst  opposed  to 
the taxation of such products, we are in  fa­
vor of their sale upon their merits, and will 
cheerfully support any anti-adulteration  bill 
which  fully  covers  the  manufacture and 
honest sale of all commodities  under  their 
true and proper names,  and which  provides 
for the‘entire  prohibition  of  the manufac­
ture or sale of any and every  article of food 
which is  deleterious  to  the  public health, 
but we must insist that there is no justice in 
singling  out  refined  lard or any  one food 
product which is admittedly wholesome and 
meritorious,  for  special  legislation.  Full 
consideration should  be  given to the rights 
and obligations of  small  merchants  under 
such laws;  hut  petitioning  manufacturers 
eager for the protection of their  private in­
terests  only, care  little  what trouble small 
dealers are subjected to; 
in fact, their pur­
poses in advocating such  legislation  seems 
to be to make the law so onerous that retail­
ing dealers either can  not  or  will  not at­
tempt to do business under it.
The English government'  has  shown  far 
more consideration for  the mutual interests 
and protection of both  the  public  and  its 
tradesmen, and we  believe that in its “Mer­
chandise Marks Act” has enacted a measure 
which insures to the public the  fullest pro; 
tection from  imposition,  and  to  the  dealer 
the  least  possible  inconvenience. 
If  any 
honest attempt is  made  in  this  country to 
enact such a law, one that  shall  be  more a 
regulation  than a restriction and  one  fully 
covering all food  products, drugs  and other 
commodities, we will  give it* our hearty en­
couragement.
We  manufacture  all  grades  of  lard  as 
well as the refined, and  will  suffer  no  in­
jury in our lard  business by any law which 
does not’  injure the entire trade in that pro­
duct, but we firmly believe that refined lard 
is  a  meritorious  and  wholesome product, 
and  that  any  legislation  concerning  it 
should be fair and not  restrictive or prohib­
itory.  All  the  public  can  or  should  re­
quire  is  that  it  should  be  sold  under its 
proper name, and that should be only under 
a general law covering  the  sale of  all  pro­
duets.

Ddttsnthaler’s Record.

F. J. Dettenthaler has now  been engaged 
in the wholesale  fish  and  oyster  business 
here for  four  years,  during which time he 
has built up a good record  as  an honorable 
dealer—one who sells only good goods  and 
invariably  does  as  he  agrees.  The past 
season has been the most prosperous one in 
his experience, due  in  no  small  degree to 
the fact that his “Anchor”  brand of oysters 
has met the approval of the  trade wherever 
it has been introduced.

J U I > I >   d b   O O . ,  

JOBBERS of SÁDDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line Stimmer Goods.

108  ÇANAL STREET.

B ew on tee subject of “Pure Food” to 

^   W ^  nôtadmitting that  I can say any-
rt space  of  six,  minutes, I  shall as- 
WÊÊh  to»*  ToastmastSpBrigham  and  his 
»■-conspirator,  Mr,  Woolson, 
intended 
Eto to  ioclude to this response a brief  refer- 
«Boe to  wholesome food as well.
From  my earliest remembrance, the pur­
veyor of  food products  has  been  the  butt 
and jest- of  the  community.  So  common, 
indeed,  have become the  disparaging state­
ments which are current in  too  newspaper 
jjn ss  arid street gossip, that the victim  of
th b   habit no  longer  considers  it worth his 
while  to  enter a protest.  The butcher, for 
instance, no longer  resents toe  imputation 
fiw t his sausage  receives  additional  flavor 
from  toe  admixture  of  the  neighborhood 
dogs arid  he exhibits  equal fortitude  when 
jo a   assure  him  that  his  beefsteak  is  so 
dough that you cannot stick hi  your fork in 
ffce gravy.  The  milkman chuckles to him­
self when you drop a nicklein the just-filied 
milk pitcher and he seems to derive as much 
gatisfacüoB as  you do ou the discovery that 
you can  easily detect  toe date of  the  coin 
loader six inches  of  milk.  He  will  agree 
with  you in the  statement  that  he  knows 
BBore about  chalk than cream  and  that he 
is better acquainted with toe  mechanism of 
a pump than the dare of a cow.  The grocer 
no longer déniés that his butter is so strong- 
R u t £t will  pull  your  mother-in-law  in off 
toe street, nor  will  he  commit  himself on 
toe old chestnuts relative to his sanding his 
sugar, watering his vinegar and  moistening 
■  his tobacco.  He smiles complacently when 
jo u  inform him that his pure olive oil, with 
toe genuine Leghorn trade mark, sustains a 
nwar  relationship  to  the  cotton  fields  of 
Georgia and  the peanut farms of Yirginia. 
Tha  baker  and  confectioner  no 
longer 
threaten  to  thrash  you  when  you  assert 
that their business received a strong impetus 
an toe discovery of a mountain of terra alba. 
The druggist does  not  take  the  trouble to 
«wrpfaân  why it is  that  the  liquor he  sells 
you (for  medical  purposes  only) insists on 
oongealing  when  the  thermometer  hovers 
around zero.
While  most of the  reckless  charges thus 
made against  merchants  are gross exagera 
toms, unworthy of  serious consideration, it 
Is foolish  to  deny  that  there  exists  some 
cause for complaint—that impure goods are 
sold to a greater or  less extent, varying ac­
cording to toe demands of  the  community.
Such a condition of  things  being  admit­
ted,  then,  the  question  naturally  arises, 
W hat are you going to  do  about  it?  Are 
you going to conform to prevailing methods 
or do you propose to set yourself up as a re­
former and insist upon telling the dear peo­
ple they are depraved  because they do  not 
always select the best  the  market affords? 
This  is a question  which  every  merchant 
must settle for himself.
In  my opinion, the  sophistication of food 
products is the direct result of a demand, on 
toe part of the consumer,  for cheaper goods 
and so long as  people  cry  for  something 
cheap, so long will sophistication and substi­
tution flourish and the ingenuity of  man be 
stimulated to  devise  legitimate and illegiti­
mate  methods  to  meet  that  requirement, 
While this is true,  I   am  equally  positive 
that the adulteration  of  goods does not al 
ways imply their  deterioration.  My advice 
to the merchànt would  be:  Adapt yourself 
to circumstances. 
If Tom Jones wants ket­
tle  rendered  lard  and is  willing to pay 10 
cents a pound  for  it, sell it to him. 
If, on 
toe other hand,  John  Smith’s-  finances or 
tastes  are  different,  and  he prefers the 
cent ‘‘refined” lard manufactured  by  Mes 
ms. Armour and Fairbanks from cotton seed 
oil and lard, accommodate him. 
If one man 
wants Mocha coffee  at 40  cents  a  pound 
give it to him. 
If his poor  neighbor on toe 
alley prefers a mixture of  peas,  beans and 
chicory, with merely  enough  coffee to give 
It flavor, sell him the  mixture.  Remember 
that it is the business  of  the  merchant to 
sell  goods—not  to  constitute  himself 
Board of Health and  assume  a dictatorship 
over the people who  look  to  him for  their 
supplies. 
In my opinion, a  merchant has 
light to handle  anything  that is called for, 
providing the article is  not  unwholesome 
a n d is sold fo r what it realty  is. 
I see no 
more harm in selling a  mixture  of  burned 
crackers  and  pepper  for 20 cents a pound 
than pure pepper for double that price, pro­
viding the  purchaser  understands,  plainly 
arid  unmistakably,  what he is getting—no 
score harm, in fact,  than  in  selling a rich 
and a poor man one  made 
man a hat for 
on the same form,  but  of different material, 
for $2. 
I  consider  it the  province  of the 
merchant to educate his  patrons up to pur 
chasing  pure  goods,  by  demonstrating to 
them that good goods are more  satisfactory 
to every respect and are cheaper in the end 
but the man who arrogantly assumes to him- 
self all the wisdom of  the  community and 
tosists upon all his patrons buying one class 
«f goods, comes under  the  head  of  those 
who are “born before their time.”
If I  may be allowed a word to my friends 
of toe gripsack  brigade,  it would be to as­
sure them that I appreciate  the  work they 
are doing, in an educational way, in influenc­
ing merchants to hay goods of standard pur 
By and strength.  Their  avocation  affords 
them  exceptional opportunities  for  quick- 
cning  public  sentiment  on  this important 
«object,  and  evidences  are  not  wanting 
that they are equal to their opportunities.
Regarding the so-called pure  food  move­
ment, which was inaugurated a year ago by 
Thurber,  Whyland  &  Co.  and  the Royal 
Baking Powder Co., and which is advocated 
wfto  acrimonious  ardor  by  several  trade 
fonrnals, I have  nothing  to say, either for 
a r  against,  except  to assure you that it is 
m n iedon “ for revenue  only”  and,  conse­
quently, open to suspicion.  1 do not appre­
hend that the proposed  bill—or  any one of 
toe numerous proposed bills—will become 
law, and I  am equally certain  that  if  any 
law is enacted it will not be enforced.  Pub* 
, Be sentiment is the lever  which  moves the 
world, and no enactment  will  meet  with 
msoeess where public sentiment is not strong 
«Bough to sustain it.  As business  men, we 
Mmuld remember that  agitation  and educa­
tion are the handmaids of progress and that 
those of  us  who  âdopt  such  methods do 
mot need the assistance of toe law to compel 
w stodo that which we can do of  our  own 
accord.  We have the remedy' in  our  own 
hands, and so long as  the question involves 
■»thing mere than a  moral  point, it seems 
to m e to be the sheerest kind of  folly to ap- 
peal to Congress—unless  we  wish  to bias 
legislation in such a way as  to  render  our 
boasted freedom a delusion and a sluun.

^Response by e . A. Stowe at fourth anniver-

B  banquet  of  the  W esson  Spice  Co., at 

p, Déc. 28,1887,

■ ,  W hy She Rolled Her Hoop.

8^  

with ft hoop on the Sabbath?1?  7

: 
minister to a child
¥}&$&?■  ori  the,  street,  [Sunday 
EMmaing.'“does  your  mother allow, you to 
sir, not u s u a lly .n ^ 2 f i | |  *  <ï&
»  fifce Jtfcow you are out m w f* :  wm
m 

ii~ II

I f  jw S É iÊ Ê t^^ Ê   A fter : Forty years* 
w g n n t n U w r l   exparinnce  in  tbs 
preparation of mor»
tb Ah  Ono  Huodred 
T boniud  applications for  patenta in 
thè United litatea  and Foreiraopn*^ 
■tries,  the  publishers  of the  ocientino 
Amènera continue to set as solicitors 
forjmtenta, Ç*TMtaJtr^i^n»riç^ow-
■ 1 1111  r>  m iUIiWVQUbei
« ■ ■ ■ ■ I  righto, etc., for the United  States, mad 
b Se? » aS s
to obtain patenta  in  Ganada, 
» Bw""“
Their eapert-
, 
Germany, and all other count. . —
encs. is' uneaualed  and their facilitine ars upara»
^Drawing# and specifications prepared and filed 
in the Patent Office on short notioe.  Tenne very 
reasonable.  No charge (or examination of models 
or  drawings.  Advice by  mail freo. 
V Patente obtained through MnanAQo-ata noticed 
jnthoS C IE N T T piC  AM EmCAN^whichtaie 
the largeet circulation and is the tarai. infipenuat

- 

WHOLESALE  PEIOH  0ÜBBÏKT

These .prices .are  for  cash  buyer*, who  pay

* 

pttunptlyimd buy in full packages,
'A3CW'fl08¿¿BB.
ÿ'  S'-1' 
Crown  .............. 80Paragon  ...
Frazer’s ...........  90 Paragon 261
Diamond  X ........  60 Fraziërà,28 1
Modoc, 4 doz___..2 60

______ 

BAKING  POWDER.

cent  cans............

 

 

1 

r‘ 

v  ' 

FISH. 

« J i l P l

BaMns, Valencias. 
@754
R«1sms. I m p e a r k d s . . . . . . , . . . j . ©3 75
v 
Cod, whole................................................. 4|f®5
Cod* boneless.......................................... 654@754
.............^ .  1254
H alibut... 
Herring, round. 54  bbl...... .’. .............   @3 00
1 fifl
............. . 
Herring, round, 54  bbl. 
Herring, Holland, bbis.. 1.............. ........  10 00
Herring,Holland,  kegs.................. 
80@85
..........  ............22©23
Herring. Scaled........ 
Mackerel; shore, No. 1, v4 bbis................. 8 75
......  1 25
»3 B> kits 
“ 
....  @110
“ 
10  “ 
No. 3, 54 bbis,...... ^ 
li... 6 50
Trout, 54 b b is.............................. ........ ,5 50
10 Tb  kits..-.....................................  85
White, No. 1,54 bbis ....................... ..6 75
White, No. 1,12 Tb kits............ . 
.1 20
White, No. 1,10 9) kits..................... 1 05
White,Family, 54 bbis..__ ____..........3  75
kits.................... ..............  68
Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 60

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Jennings’ D.C.,2oz......... . 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“  “  

2 65
4 25
5 00

I  
r- 
‘ 
‘ 
‘ 
r 
* 
f 
t 
f 

doz. 1 00 
“  4 oz....................... ....1 50 
“  6o z .......................2  50 
“  8oz.............................3 50 
“  No.2 Taper...  .....125 
“  No. 4 
.........1 75 
“  54 pint, round...........4  50 
“  1 
“  No. 3 panel..............110 
“  No. 8 
.........2  75 
“ 
“  No. 10  “ 
.4 25 
 
FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

175
3 00
9 00
.9 00  18 00
1  85
5 00
7 00
Farina, 100 lb.  kegs.................... ........   @  04
Hominy, $  bbl.................. ..................  @4 25
Macaroni, domestic 12 lb.  boxes........  ©  65
im ported............................  @1154
Pearl Barley.......................................   @  3
Peas, Green.........................................  @115
Peas, Split......... ..................................   © 234
Sago, German......................................   @ 6
Tapioca, flake or p earl.....................  @ 5%
Wheat, cracked..................................  @6 25
Vermicelli, imported.........................   @1154
domestic, 12 lb. boxes.......   @ 65
Grand  Haven, No. 8, square.......................   95
Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro.................... 1 10
Grand Haven,  No. 200,  parlor.........................1 75
Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.........................2 25
Grand Haven, No. 7,  round............................ 1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2..............................................  75
Oshkosh, No. 8..........................................    .1 50
Swedish .’.......................................................   75
Richardson’s No. 8  square............ .............1 00
...........................150
Richardson’s No. 9 
Richardson’s No. 754, round.................... „1 00
..........  
1  50
Richardson’s No. 7 
Woodbine. 300........................ 
1 15
MOLASSES.
Black Strap.......................................  
17@18
Cuba Baking...............................................22@25
Porto  Rico...........................  
 
24@35
New  Orleans, good................................... 33@40
New Orleans, choice.................................. 44©50
New Orleans, fancy...... ............................50@52

MATCHES.

do 
do 

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54 bbis. 3c extra

OIL.

PIPE S.

PICKLES.

OATMEAL

ROLLED OATS

Michigan Test......... ..............................  .... IO34
W ater White............................. 
11%
Barrels........................6 25
Barrels....................6 25
Half barrels........... 3 25
Half barrels........... 3 25
Cases............. . .......2 35
Cases......................2 35
Medium.................6 OOiSmall, bbl.............. 7 00
% bbl........3 5 0 1 .“  % bbl......... 4 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........  @2 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,2% gross........  @1 75
American T.D.....................................  @  75
Choice Carolina__
Java  ...............  
5%
P a tn a ...... ...............5%
Prime Carolina..... 6
Good Carolina.......5%
Rangoon.......  @5
Good Louisiana..... 5%
Broken.............  @3%
Japan...............5%@6%
Table .............. 5%@6
H ead......................6%
DeLand’s pure...• • -544 Dwight’s ........
Church’s  ........... . . .O Sea  Foam......
Taylor’s G. M__ ...5 Cap Sheaf......

...... 5
...... 5%
...... 5

SALERATITS

RICE.

%c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

25
60 Pocket, F F  Dairy..........................2 10@2 20
2  10
28 Pocket.............................................. 
24
2 3£
100 3 ® pockets..................................... 
Saginaw or  Manistee........ ................  
95
24
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........ 
75
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__  
2 75
Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags........ 
75
American, dairy, % bu. bags.............. 
20
25
Rock, bushels......................................  
Warsaw, Dairv, bu. bags.................... 
40
....................  
20

“  V4  “ 

SAUCES.

SOAP.

s p i c e s —w h o l e .

London Relish, 2 doz...............................  ...  2 50
Dingman, 100 bars.....................................  4 00
Don’t Anti-Washboard.............................„4 75
Jaxon.......... ...............................................
Allspice................................................
Cassia, China in mats..........................
“  Batavia in bundles.................
“  Saigon in rolls.........................
Cloves, Amboyna................................
“  Zanzibar..................................
Mace Batavia......................................
Nutmegs,  fancy...................
No. 1......................
No.2....................     ........... *

SPICES—PURE GROUND—IN  BULK.

“ 

and 

“ 
shot 

w hite............

Pepper, Singapore,  black..................
.....................................
Allspice...............................................
Cassia, Batavia...................................
“ 
Saigon.......
“  Saigon  .  ................................
Cloves, Amboyna................................
“  Zanzibar...................... 
......
Ginger, African.................:................
“  Cochin...... ..............................
Jamaica.......................... .......
“ 
Mace Batavia.......................................
Mustard, English................................
and Trieste.............
Trieste..................................
Nutmegs, No.2..-................................
Pepper, Singapore black....................
white.....................
:  “ 
“ 
Cayenne................................
“ 
Absolute Pepper,  per doz...............
................
Cinnamon 
“ 
............
Allspice 
“ 
...............
“ 
Cloves 
Ginger 
................
“ 
“  Mustard 
............ ..

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
STARCH.
“ 
•* 

,

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

20ft 

l f t   “ 

*  SUGARS. 

Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 ft Dkgs—   •

6 ft boxes...
b u lk ..........
Pure, lf t pkgs.................
Corn, 1  ft pkgs.................
Muzzy, Gloss, 48ft boxes, 1 ft pkgs...
“  3ft 
...
“  48“ 
“ 
“  b u lk ...........
“  40 ft 
“ 
“  72 ft crates, 6 ft boxes..
“ 
“  Com, 40 ft boxes, 1 ft pkgs__
“ 
“
....

@ 7 
@ 7% 
@ 6% 
@ 5% 
® 7 
© 5% 
@ 5% 
@4 
@ 6% 
@6 
@6%
Cut  Loaf..........., ................................  8%@ 8%
Cubes............................. . , „ „ „ „ „ „   @7%
Pow dered............ .................... . 
© 7%
Granulated, Standard... 
............ ...  @7%
O f f „ ..„ „ ..„ „ „ ..„ „ „   @7 31
Granulated, New Orleans 
Confectionery A „ „  „  „ „
Standard A......................  — ............ 
<ffl 0%
6 % @  6%
No. 1, White Extra  C .
No. 2, Extra C......................................  @6
No.3 C................. .......... ... 
...........  @ 5%
N o .4 C „ „ .„ .......................................  @ 5%
No.5C,.- .„ ..........  ;7.>;C. . . . . . if  @6%
Com, barrels......@33  (Pure Sugar, bbl.  25@38
Com, % bbis........©35  Pure Sugar, % bbl 27®39
Com, 10 gal. k’gs.338 
Lorlllard’s American Gentlemen......
Maccoboy............ ........
Gall & Ax’ 
........................ .
Rappee.............................
Railroad  Mills Scotch............ .
Lotzbeck  .........................................
.1  SWEET  GOODS.
X
Ginger  Snaps................................  744
Sugar C ream s.............................  744
Frosted Creams---------------------
Graham Crackers......... ...........
Oatmeal Crackers......... ....:
TOBACCOS—PLUG.

SYRUPS. 

SNUFF.

“ 

“ 

|

.

.

.

.

Spear Head........42®44
Boad........„42
. 3 6
Eclipse  .
Holy  Moses............ .83
Blue Blazes..,...*..  82
Eye Opener..............32
Star 
........ ,.„42©44
Clipper,......... .......28
Scalping Knife........35
Sam Bass.’:.11 8 1  34 
Climax....... „*»*  .-  44

Merry W ar......
Jolly Tar  ,.  ....
Live & Let Live.
Nimrod..............
Whopper 
Ju p iter......  ...
Old Honesty....
P .L ............. :...
Corner Stone.... 
Clipper..

.35©37
.2ô@32

 

 

......... . 
 

Princess,  54b.................................................    1 25

Arctic, 44 B> cans, 6 doz. case................  

Acme, 14 lb cans, 3 doz. case....................... 

22 20
75
44 lb  “  2  “ 
“ 
150
“  .......................  3 00
IB) 
“  1  “  
B ulk................... 
20
4 s .........................  
....2  00
Is........................... 
. . . 3  75
bulk.............................................  28
45
75
 
.....................140
 
240
................  12 00
Victorian, 1 B> cans, (tall,) 2 doz.....  ........2 00
Diamond,  “bulk,”.....................................  
15
case...... „11 75
“ 
.... „10 00
„18 75
..  2 70
„  2 55
„  1 50

54 B> cans, 100 ca:
54  “  “ 
50  “
1 “  “  
50  “

Telfer’s % ft, cans, 6 doz in ease.

34 
“ 
*•  % 
“ 
1 
5 

“  3  “
“  1  “

54  “ 
l “ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
"  

4 
2 
2 
1 

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“ 
“ 

, „doz.
„ .doz.
... doz.
.. .doz.

BLUING
Dry, No. 2......... ...................

25
45
35
.Liquid, 8 oz.
65
Arctic 4 oz...................................... $   gross 3 50
Arctic 8  oz...................................................  7 20
Arctic 16 oz................................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box..............................  2 00
3 00
Arctic No. 2 
Arctic No. 3 
4 00
King’s Quick-Rising, 80-lb. cases............ $ 4 25
100-lb. 
.............  5 00
BROOMS.Common Whisk___1 00
Fancy  Whisk.___>1 25
Mill..........................3 75
Warehouse  ........... 3 00

No. 2 Hurl............2  00
No. 1 Hurl............  2 25
No.2Carpet.........2  5Ò
No. 1 Carpet......  2 75
Parlor G era.......-3 00
Runkle Bros’.. Vienna Sweet..................        .22
Premium................................ 33
Komeo-Cocoa......................... 37
Breakfast................................ 48

 
BUCKWHEAT.
“ 

CHOCOLATE.

 

 

COCOANUT.

“ 

Sehepps, Is.................... ,

..................   ©25
Is and  54s.............................   @26
54s.........................................  @27
is in tin pails.......................   @2754
54s 
.......................   @2854
Maitby’s,  Is..........................................  @2354
Is and  54s...................  —   @24
54s  .......................................  @2454
Manhattan,  pails................................  @20
Peerless  ..............................................   @18
Bulk, pails or barrels..........................  @16
Costi Rica........21@22
Mocha............. 2- @37
Mexican...........2) @22
Mandaling.......25@55
O G Java.........2«@25
Santos..............21 @23
Rio,  fancy...... 21@22
Java...............   23@24
Rio,  prime...  .19@20 
Maricabo......... 21@22
Rio,  common...I8i«*19 
To  ascertain cost of  roasted  coffee, add 54c 
per H>. for roasting and 15 per cent, for shrink­
age.
COFFEES—PACKAGE.30 lbs 60 ffis 100 Tbs
3434
24%

COFFEE—GREEN

 

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22 54

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CORDAGE.

CRACKERS.

CANNED FISH.

A voriea........................ 

Quaker Cy.  “ 
Best Rio 
“ 
Prime Maricabo 

Lion........................................  
Lion, in  cabinets............................. 
Dilworth’s .............................  
Magnolia........................................... 
Honey Bee................. ........... 25%  25%  25
German............................................ 
, German, in  bins....................  
Arbuckle's Ariosa................. 
McLaughlin’s  XXXX........... 
COFFEES—SPECIAL BRANDS.
Bell, Conrad & Co.’s Plantation Java. 
Mocha................. 
Javoka.............. 
Im perial...........  
Banner.............. 
Mexican............. 
Arbuckle’s Avorica, 50 ib. double bags 
“ 
“ 
“ 

24%
2*54
24%
32
32
30
2854
2654
20
22 
23
23%
255i
Thompson & Co.’s Honey Bee.............. 
25
60 foot Jute......   90.  150 foot Cotton__ 160
72 foot J u te ......  1 30  60 foot Cotton__ 1 75
4oFootCotton__ 1 50 
|72foot Cotton__ 2 00
City Soda................8
Kenosha Butter 
Soda........................554
Seymour Butter— 554
Soda Fancy............ .5
Butter......................554
8.  Oyster................554
Family  Butter____ 554
Picnic.................... 554
Fancy Butter.......... 5
Butter Biscuit........654
Fancy  O yster.......5
Boston.................... 754
Clams, 1 B>, Little Neck............................. 1 35
Clam Chowder,  3 fl>.......................   ..........2  15
Cove Oysters, 1  tb standards............ ..  1 00
Cove Oysters, 2  Tb  standards...................  1 70
Lobsters, 1 B> picnic.................. ................1 75
Lobsters, 2 fi>, picnic......................................................2 65
Lobsters, 1 & star...................................... 1  90
Lobsters, 2 Jb star.......................................2 90
Mackerel, 1Tb  fresh  standards...... ..........1  70
Mackerel, 5 tb fresh  standards.................5 CO
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 fib................
Mackerel, 3 ft in Mustard 
...... *......
Mackerel, 3 fl> soused................................
Salmon. 1 tb Columbia river............ 1 75@2  10
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river............... 
.3 50
Sardines, domestic %s...............................  @7
Sardines,  domestic  54s............................  9@10
Sardines,  Mustard  54s.................................9@i0
Sardines,  imported  54s.............................. )2@13
Sardines,  spiced, 54s.................................. 1G@12
Trout. 3®  brook.....................................
Apples, gallons, standards.............  
Blackberries, standards.................. 
Cherries,  red  standard................ 
C h e r r i e s , p i t
t e d . „1  85@l  90
Damsons.__ ...  ..  ...........................  1 25@1 35
Egg Plums, standards 
1  50
Gooseberries......... .................................. „1 65
Grapes 
............ ...........................  „ ....  95
Green Gages...............  .................-.......... 1 50
Peaches, all yellow, standards..,.............2 65
Peaches,  seconds............... ......................2 25
Peaches,pio........................................„1 6(@1 65
Pears.... 
..................  —     ...........1  35  ,
Pineapples,.. ...................................... 1 40@3 75
Quinces .......................................................1 15
Raspberries,  extra....................................1 50
...160
Strawberries   
................................150
Whortleberries...... ................. :........*...1 30
AsparagtULOysterBay............................. 8 00
Beans, Lima,  standard............................  75
Beans. GreenLimas. 
Beans, String 
................ ... 1 00@1 20
BeanB,Stritigless, Erie.______________  90
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked.................... 1 60
Corn, Archer’s Trophy............ :.................  1 15
“ 
Morning Glory..........         1 15
“  .  .  Early Golden......... ... ....1 1 6
Peas, French... — ......... 
.1 60
 
Peas; extra marrofat..........................1 20@1 40
Peas, soaked............................. 
 
75
“  Early June, stand....-......... ....1 50@1 75
sifted..................„ 2  00
« 
“  French, extra flae......... ................... 20 00
Mushrooms,extra fine...... ...  ....* 
.......22 00
Pumpkin, ,3 ffi Golden....... ................. . 
1 20
Succotash, standard.................. *.......... 80@1 30
Squash .......................  „ . . . . . . .  „ .... „ .1 40
Tomtoesa, standard brands..  ...............„1-15
..... * ■..  1  15
Tomatoes, Bed Coats ............ . 
Good  Enough............................ 116
Other standard brands..............1 15

re d ......'...............  

CANNED VEGETABLES.

CANNED FRUITS.

2 75
1 30
1  60

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

..110@1 

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.10® 11

sundned........6@ 6%

DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.

Michigan full  cream .........................  13® 13%
DRIED  FRUITS.
Apples, evaporated......... ........ 
> 
Citron ................. 
 
'Currants  *  ,
Lepton Peel.   
. 1 3 ®  14
Orange Peel...... .........  
 
Prunes. French,60s„........,.,„ .* ...  @
............   ©
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>  French.808............ 

Frencfi,  9
Turkey, o l d . . ' . r.i ..»v
Turkeyj, upw-, 

.........     
...... .„ .
 

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© 7
  12@14

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Raisins.Dehesia  „
Raisins, London Layers,.......
Ratalna,California  “ 
Bsiflins, LooseMusoatels,. 
Bafeina, Loose California......f

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

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OYSTERS. 

f  ï   OYSTBBS AND FISH,
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
"
FairhavenCounts.....  . . ....„ „ „ .„ .....„ .3 f t
Selects.............................................. „ „ „ „ ..2 3
20@45
Anchors.......................... 
Standards  .................................... ;.181
Favorite#.............*..........................; . . . . .  „15
,.26@ao
Standards per gal........  
10
Selects, per gal.......................... .... „ „ . .7.1 40
Counts, in bulk, per 100................................1 20
“ 
................................   80
“  __ _______ '...........  70
Clams, 
125
Black bass__ :.................. ........................... 10
Rock bass............ ..........................................4
Perch  .................i............................ . 
i
 
Duck-bill  pike..................................................Sj
 
Trout.................................................................Ill
Whiteflsh................................................  
  1OT

“ 
“  per gal...................  

FRESH  FISH.

“ shell 

89
90

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WOODENWARE.

Curtiss & Dunton quote as follows:

VINEGAR.

Japan o rd in a ry ....,.........* ....,........... 18@20
Japan fair to good...........25©30
Japan fine,....*........ v........ ....................35@45
Japan dust...... . . ......................................12@20
Young Hyson..-;..,...........................  
Gunpowder., k... .......................................35@50
Oolong 
........... .......................33@55@60@75
Congo..,.................................. 

 

 

 

 
 

50 gr.
10
10
12

30 gr. 
8 
lo 
 

do 
do  No. 1.............................  
do  No.2__ ____________  

White Wine..............................     8 
C id e r...................  ......... 
A pple.................................... 
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported.......................... 
90
American............... 
75
 
Burners, N o .0 ..................................  @70
 
 
 
 
Cocoa Shells, bulk...............................  @ 4
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand............   @7 60
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 Tb cans...........   @25
Candles. Star__ ____ _. . . . . ________  © 954
Candles.  Hotel....................................  @1054
Camphor, oz., 2 Tb boxes.....................   @35
Extract Coffee, V. C...................  
  @80
Felix.........................  @1 15
Fire Crackers, per box.......................  @1 20
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.....................   ©25
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps............ 
@35
Gum, Sprnee................................... .  @30
Jelly,in30fl>  pails............... . 
5%@ 6
Powder, Keg.................................. 
@5 25
Powder, 54  Keg...................................   @2 87
Sage  ...................................................   @  15
Sauer-kraut, 30 gals..............................  

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12

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HIDES.

do 
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w o o l . 

BASKETS.

half bu 

  @13
  @u

FANCY—IN BULK.

kip s...........  6 @ 8  

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES. PELTS AND FURS.

CANDY, FBUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

Standard  Tubs, Wo. i ...................................5 75
Standard  Tubs, No. 2...................................4 75
Standard Tubs, No. 3........................ ........ ,3 75
Standard Pails, two hoop............................. 1 2Ü
Standard Pails, three hoop..........................1 50
Pails, ground wood 
................................ 4 50
Maple Bowls, assortedsizes................... „ .2 25
Butter  Pails, ash..........................................2 25
Butter Ladles................................................  90—
Butter Spades...........  ...................................  7sfl
Rolling Pins...................................................  75^
9 00
Potato  Mashers.............................................  50
Clothes Pounders..........................................2 25
Clothespins...................................................  60
Mop  StickB.....................................................1 00
Washboards, single.................. ...............•. „ 1  75
Washboards, double.................................... .2 25
Washboards,Northern  Queen.................2 75
@10
Diamond  Market............................ 
40
Busbel, narrow band, No. 1........................1 50
40
 
Bushel, narrow  baud, No. 2......... 
Bushel, wide band................................. 
1 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 3..................... 
 
3 50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2.............................! ! „4 25g
Clothes, splint,  No. 1.......................................... 5 OiH
@10
Clothes, willow  No. 3............................  
6 OO
Clothes, willow  No. 2.............  
6 50
Clothes, willow  No. 1.................................. .7 50
Water Tight, (acme) bu............. 
3 75
............... 2 85

Green__^  ft 444® 5  Calf skins, green
Part cured...  6  @ 6%  or cured__  6  @ 7
Full cured—   7  @  Deacon^ skins, 
Dry hides and 

STICK.
Standard, 25 ft boxes.............................  8  @844
Twist, 
...............................   @9
Cut Loaf 
MIXED
Royal, 25 ft pails........:........................   844@ 9
Royal, 200 ft bbis.....................................   @8
Extra, 25 ft  pails.....................................  @10
Extra, 200 ft bbis..................................  @9
French Cream, 25 ft pails.......................   @1144
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases................................   @10
Broken, 25 ib pails... *...................  
Broken. 200 ft  bbis..................................  @9
FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.
 
Lemon Drops...................................  
Sour Drops................................................  @14
Peppermint  Drops............................ 
 
Chocolate Drops........................................ 
14
HM Chocolate  Drops............................... 
18
Gum  Drops  ..............................................  
10
Licorice Drops........................................
A B Licorice  Drops............................. !. 
Lozenges, plain.........................................  
14
Lozenges,  printed..................................... 
15
Im perials................................................... 
14
ig piece...... 10  @25  „
Mottoes................................................. .* 
|
Cream  Bar....... .........................................  
13
*
Molasses Bar..............................................  
13
Fine washed ^  ft 22@23|Coarse washed.. .22@24 
is
Caramels...... .......................................... 
Medium  ............ 22@25|Dnwashed...........16@18
18
Hand Made Creams.................................... 
FURS.No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4
is
Plain  Creams............................................. 
Decorated Creams.....................................  
20
50
String Rock................................................ 
13
25
22
Burnt Almonds........................................  
Wintergreen ‘Berries................................ 
14
Lozenges, plain in  pails.........................  @11%
Lozenges, plain in  bbis...
@10% 
Lozenges, printed in pails 
@ 12%
Lozenges, printed in  bbis
@1144
™ 
 
Chocolate Drops, in pails....................  @12%
Gum  Drops  in palls.
@6% 
Gum Drops, in bbis.................
@ 5% 
Moss Drops, in  pails...............
@10
Moss Drops, in bbis  ...............
.................  @ 9
Sour Drops, in  pails...... ........
.................  ©12
Imperials, in  pails..................
......... .......   @12
Imperials  in bbis....................
...............   @11
FRUITS.
Bananas 
................................ 
Oranges, California, fancy
Oranges,  choice...............
Oranges. Jamaica, bbis_______
Oranges, Florida.  ...............................3 
Oranges, Rodi,....................................   @
Oranges, Messina................................   @
Oranges, OO.......................................... 2 
Oranges, Imperials.............................   @
Lemons, choice...................................   @
Lemons, fancy............. 
4 
Lemons, California.............................   ”
Figs, layers, new,  ^  ft.......................„12 @16
Figs, Bags, 50ft...................................   @
Dates, frails do  ..................................  @5%
Dates, % do  d o ..................................  @6%
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft...................  @9%
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  ft....................   8 @8%
Dates, Persian 50 ft box $  ft.............  6  @ 74i
Pine Apples, $  doz............................  @
Almonds,  Tarragona..........................  17@18
@17 
@16 
@10 
@11 
@@15
12
9  @13 
9@12
@5 50

Bears..................... .....15 00 7 00 4 00
Beavers..................... ...6 00 4 00 2 00
Badgers....................
75
Cat, Wild..................
50
5
15
“  House...............
5
Fox,  Red................. ....1 00
10
30
“  Cross.............. ....5 00 2 50 1 00
50
“  Grey...............
10
75
20
Fishers.........................7 00 4 00 2 00
1 00
Lynx........................ ,.„4 Ort 2 50 1 00
50
Mink, Large Dark..,
05
40
10
Small Pale__
25
05
Martins.................... ...l 00
10
30
SPRING  WINTER  FALL  K ITS
Musrats...............
8@4 01
Otter.................... . . . 6   00
2 DO 100
Raccoon, Large... ...  75
20
10
Small__ ...  3d
05
10
Skunk.................. ...  75
25
10
Wolf..................... ...3 <0
25
50
Deer Skins, dry, Red Coats, per lb...........  3 0c|n
“  ...........  30c^5’4
Blue  “ 
“  Short. Grey, 
“  ............  25c
“  Long'  “ 
“  ............  10c
MISCEI LANEOUS.

for dean washed roots. 
ing 40 per cent, off on first  quality  and 40 and 
1244 per cent, off on second quality.
PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—$2.25 per bbl.
Beets—In good supply at 40c per bu.
Bean—Hand-picked  mediums  are  very 
scarce, readily commanding $2.25@$2.50 per bu.
Butter—J obbers pay 18c for choice dairy and 

Sheep pelts, short shearing.............. 
5@25
sheep pelts, old wool estimated.........   @25
Tallow.................................................. 3%@ 344
Grease butter......................................   5@ 8
Ginseng, good..................................„1 60@1 70

Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay $1.60@$1.70 $  ft 
MÍÉk
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Jobbers are  offer^H 

Ivaca
California.........
Brazils...............................
Filberts, Sicily....................
Barcelona...........
Walnuts,  Grenoble...........
Sicily..................
French...............
Pecans, Texas,-H. P .........
Missouri.......
Cocoanuts, $  100, full bags.................
Chestnuts......................................... .
PEANUTS.
Prime Red, raw $   ft..........................
@444 
Choice 
d o ..........................
@ 5 
Fancy H.P. do 
do  ............ ............
©  5%
Choice White, Va.do  ..........................  6
Fancy H P,. Va  do  ..........................  @3%
H. P.V a................................ ...............  6%@

Carrots—3C@35c perbu.
Celery—25 $  doz.
Cheese—Jobbers are holding their  stocks a t 

and 17c for rolls.  Dairy,  14c  for solid packed 
and 15c for rolls.

Butter¡ne—Creamery,  16c  for  solid  paoked^ 

Cabbages—$6@$fl per  100,  according to size. 

sell at 20c., Grease butter is slow sale at 8c.

25
15
60
11
4 00
50
20
50
1 00

MISCELLANEOUS.

Very scarce.

20
20
10
60
50

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25@4 00

85@3 00

25©4 50

76@2 50

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PORK  IN  BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. 

quote  as follows:
Mess.................................................................. 16 00
Shortcut...........................................................16 00
Shortcut, clear,  Botsford............................... 15 00
Shortcut  Morgan........................................... 16 25
Extra clear pig, short cut............................... 17 00
Extra clear, heavy  ...........  
Clear quill, short  cut....................................... li 00
Boston olear, short cut.........................  
17 00
Clear back, short cut.......................................17 00
Standard dear, short  out, best......................17 00
Bean................................................  . „ „ „ .
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.
Hams, average 20  fts„  ......................  ...... 11
“ 
16  fts....................................11%
12 to 14 fts......... ................... 11*
“ 
“  picnic  .................. ............................ 8%
“  best boneless....................................
Shoulders......................................................  8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..........................11
Dried Beef, extra.........................................   8%
ham  prices...............................10

.17 00
 

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DRY  SALT  MEATS.

“ 
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LARD.

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

Long Clears, heavy.............................
•*  medium............................
’light................................
“ 
Tierces  ................................................
30 and 50 ft T ubs..................................
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case..........................
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case...........................
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case..........................
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in case......... ..........
Extra Mess, warranted 200 fts......................7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago PacKing  . .................  7 50
“  Kansas City Packing. .............7 25
P la te ......................................  
7 75
Extra Plate......................................................  8 25
10 00
Boneless, rump butts........................... 

BEEF IN BARRELS.

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SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

“  Kan City pkd...........9 00
“ 
“ 44 bbl.  5 00
Pork  Sausage.............................  .......  „  7%
Ham  S ausag e................... ......................11
Tongue  Sausage.............  
9
Frankfort  Sausage......................................   8
6
Blood  Sausage.......................................  
Bologna, stra ig h t............................. —   6
Bologna, thick.. 
„ .....  6
Head  C h eese.............. — ............ 
6
In half barrels..................... ......................  3 50
In quarter barrels........................... . 
2 15

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FRESH  MEATS.

The  W.  Steele  Packing  &  Provision  Co. 
quotes as follows:
Fresh Beef,  sides or carcasses.......... 5%@ 6%
Dressed  H o g s ..........................  @ 6%
Pork  loins............................................ „  @9
Beef loins.. 
................... ................   844® 9
Beef ribs. ,---------------------------   .  .. 7  @ 8
Pork ribs.........................*.................5  @ 7
Pork sausage.  ........................... 
© 7
Bologna............................................6 
-© 7 .
Frankfort sausage...........................  @ 8
Summer sausage.......................... 
©13
Blood, liver and head  sausage........  5  @ 6
John Mohrhard quotes as follows:
Mutton..>>....s......................... . 
L«mb. „. *„. . „„—
V eal..................................... 
Fowls,*,™,;......................................©.9
. Chickens.. &&&. 
DuekS
iL ^ f S ^ w e iid e r e d !  1 ' a i 

#  9 #M
7  © 744
»  @8%
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13@13%c.

rels, 25c.

Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork  barrels,  $1.25;  apple  b a ifl| 

Cranberries—Home  grown, $3 perbu.  Cape 

Cod, $  1 per bbl.

Dried  Apples—Jobbers  hold  sun-dried at 60 

and evaporated at 844c.

Eggs—Jobbers  pay  18c  for  pickled  stock 
and 22c for fresh, holding at 2c above those fig­
ures.  Fresh eggs are hard to get.

Honey—In  moderate  demand,  but  scarce, 

readily commanding ¡6@18c.

Hay—Baled 

is  moderately  active  at  $l^p' 

in 

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

$1.30 per crate.

Onions— Home grown, 75c  per bu.  Spanish,  |  
Pop Corn—2c 19 ft.
Potatoes—Buyers pay 68®70e  for good stock 
(Rose and Hebrons preferred) and hold at 7§@ 
80c.

Sweet  Potatoes—Kiln-dried  Jerseys  are 
scarce and high, readily commanding $5@$5JiO 
per bbl 

w |

Turnips—20@25o per doz.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—2e  higher.  City  millers  pay 82c for 
Lancaster  and  80c  for  Fulse and Clawson.
Corn—Jobbing  generally  at 56c  in  100  bu. 
lots and 54c in cariota.
Oats—White,  40c  in  small  lots  and  35o  in 
car lots.
Rye—48@50c $  bu.
jlJL
Barley—Brewers pay $1.20 <¡9 cwt. 
Flour—No change. Patent. $5.2019 bbl.in sack»» 

and  $5 40  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.20 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.40 in wood.

Meat—Bolted, $2.40  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $15 9  ton.  Bran. $18 
ton.  Middlings, $19 ft 

$ ton.  Ships,  $ 8.50 
ton  Corn and Oats. $18 9  ton.

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Present Prices:

Stowe No.  4 and N út 
Egg and Grate 

-  $8.00 per ton
$7.75  p er ton
We  are agents for  Brazil  Block  Coal.  Thi 
best and cheapest steam coal in the market.

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OFFICE 52  PEARL ST.

Offer H a   170. 

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FR E E -— T o  M erchants  O n ly ;  A  
th re e -fo o t,. F ren ch   g lass,  o v al-fro n t 
Show   Case.  A ddress a t once, 1$.  W ; 
T an sill  <JbOoá S ö S ta te  S t.,  C hicago.

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»Tea»—James Véraor. Detroit. 
r.  fl'-. -  '
ejfwib 
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r Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.  ■ 
tvé Vears—Stanley E. ParkeU. Owosso.
i  dent—Geo. McDonald  T_„sßS“  v S  
,  tHJ 
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WMHM»i.iiillÉil,lh>lll>>u  ..y Vi'(-  ¿ lin a ;. 
No^M oetlnc—-At OiyndRaM(dds, K&rcfr7 anda

y—Jacob Jeason. 

*•.  » 

M ic h ig a n   S tate  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  A ss’n . 

-ÌRwrident—Arthur BAssett, Detroit.
First Vice-President-G. M. Harwood, Petoskey.
8econd Vice-President—H. B. Fairchild,  Grand Rapids. 
Third Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs. 
Ñeürewry—S- E; ParkiU.GWoBso, 
—  mrer—Wm. Dupont Detroit.
ative Committee—Geo.  Gundrum,  Frank  Inglia 
IX  H. Lyman, John E. Peck, E T , Webb. 
il Secretary—James Yernor, Detroit, 
b Meeting—At Detroit, September 4,5, # and 7.

.

%  . 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBBB 9, 1884.

G ran d   R a p id s  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  Society,
President—H. E. Locher.  ■
■  Vice-President—J. W. Hayward.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
j  Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.
Board of Censors—President,  Vice-President and See-
Bonrdvif Trustees—fh e President, J<din  E. Peck,  Geo, 
G. Steketee, A, P. Hazeltine and F  J. Wurzburg, 
wen, Isaac Watts. Wm. E. White and Wm.  L.  White.
. > ¿Committee on Trade Matters—John E  Peck, H  B. Fate
' M l.  child and Hugo Thum. 
’■ teom toittee  on  Legislation—R.  A.  McWilliams,  Theo.
Committee oh Pharmacy—W. L. White, A  C. Bauer and
■  Isaac Watts. 
^  "  *^agular  Meeflngs—First  Thursday  evening  in  each
Aronmd Meeting—First Thursday evening in November 
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  January 6, at Thk 

Kemink and W. H. Tibbs. 
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Tradesman office.

D e tr o it  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  Society*

OBGANIZKD  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—Frank  Inglia.
First Vice-President—F. W. R. Perty.
•Second Vice-President—J. J.  Crowley.
•Secretary and Treasurer—F. Rohnert.
Assistant Secretory and Treasurer—A. B. Let. 
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June.

igular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month.

A ssociation , 

R.  M. Mussell.

rientrai  M ic h ig a n   D r u g g is ts ’ 
President, J. W. Dunlop; Secretary,
B e r r ie n   C ou n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o c ie ty . 
President, H. M. Dean; Secretary, Henry gephart.
/   C lin to n   C ou n ty  D r u g g is ts ’  A sso c ia tio n . 
President, A. O. Hunt; Secretary, A. 8.  Wallace.
C ou n ty P h a r m a c e u tic a l S o ciety  
President, 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 c ie ty  
President, W. R. Cutler; Secretary, Geo. Oundrum,

J a c k so n   C ou n ty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  A ss’n. 

President, C. B. Colwell; Secretary, O. E. Foote.
,  K a la m a zo o  P h a r m a c e u tic a l A ssociation , 
president, D. Q. Roberts;  Secretary, P. McDonald.

M ason  C o u 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 o u n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o ciety . 
President, <3. H. Wagener;  Secretary, A. H. Webber.

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

President, S. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julius Weiss.
M u sk e g o n   C ou n ty  D r u g g ists’  A ssociation , 
President, E. O. Pond;  Secretary .Geo. L. LeFevre.

O cea n a  C o u n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l S ociety.

M u sk egon   D r u g   C lerk s’  A sso c ia tio n . 
President, O. 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  Society.

«resident, J. F. A. Raider; Secretary, N. N. Miller. 

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  Society.- 
President, Jay Smith;  Secretary,  D. B. Prall.________
S h ia w a sse e  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 . 

President. E. A. Bullard;  Secretary. C. E. Stoddard.
M a n iste e   C ou n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S ociety. 
President. W- H. Willard;  Secretary, A. H.  Lyman.

Paris Green and the Potato Bug.

Jp§j 
It is perhaps  not  generally  known  that 
^ 
potato culture is more  profitable  than  that 
o f any of the cereals,  and  tbat tbe  average 
value of its product per acre exceeds that of 
wheat,  corn,  rye and buckwheat combined, 
with  margin enough to  cover the additional 
cost of cultivation. 
In a pamphlet recently 
published  by  C.  T.  Reynolds  &  Co.,  this 
fact is  conclusively proved  from the statis­
tic s   of  the  Department  of  Agriculture at 
^¡Washington.  Figures  are  given  to  show 
'PHw* average  value  per  bushel,  the  average 
.yield  per  acre  and  the  average  value of 
the  yield  per  acre  of  the  four  cereals 
named,  as compared with  potatoes, and  the 
net result for  each  year is  about the same. 
In 1886 the  average value of  the yield  per 
acre of potatoes was $34.49,  while the aver­
age value per acre of  tbe combined yield of 
the four cereals was but $30.24.  The neces- 
•Sity of preserving  and  increasing the value 
such  a  crop,  by the  application  of  the 
nnly successful agent numerous experiments 
And scientific research have been able to pro- 
,  duce,  cannot,  therefore,  be  overestimated. 
Paris green,  the efficacy of which is attested 
•  by such  authorities  as  Prof.  C.  Y.  Riley, 
^   Prof.  R.  C. Eedzie  and  Prof.  Stephen  P. 
g  «Sharpless has, during the past fifteen  years 
ia which  it  has  been  in  use,  proved  to be 
•that agent.

a  

Neosote as a  Wood  Preservative.

‘  ™  Neosote is the name given to a  new  pre- 
| «ervative, similar to creosote in  properties, 
And eow being  prepared on  a  large  scale 
from  the  phenoloids  which  occur  in  the 
-  ’blast furnace creosote oil.  This  oil is used 
¡as a liquid fuel, and also for  the “Lucigen” 
m   light, and for ereosoting  timber.  The new 
, 
antiseptic is prepared from it by heating the 
•crude mixture with caustic soda, by which a 
3  -considerable percentage of phenoloid bodies 
^ a re  dissolved.  The,  crude  sodium phenols 
ippbtamed in this  manner  are  next  purified 
% om   the  acrid  and  irritating  compounds 
i?  w ith which they are associated and has’ then 
no color.  On exposure to  the  air for some 
;time, it gradually becomes sherry red in col- 
*or. 
It is found to be less  caustic  than car­
bolic acid, although equal to it  in  its  anti­
septic and disinfectant qualities, and can be 
•employed as a substitute for it and wood tar 
-creosote.

«W isdom  from  Pharmaceutical  Examina­

tions.

From tbe Pharmaceutical Record.

Q-  What 
is  a  decantation ?  A.  A 
placing things together  and  shaking  them 
In a decanter!
I 
I   .  The  following  alkaloids  are  derived 
f  
from  opium:  Narceine,  brucine,  atropine! 
Citrine ointment  is  made  iron  mercury,
Jpinfasion of  wild- cherry bark  should  be 
Made  by  boiling  the  bark  after  being 
48nw*ied for several hours!
. 
.  When  cream of  tarter is old it will  have 
.a Tancid smell !*
,  1 4  Tincture nux vomica /gives  ten per cent, 
of  solid residue!

«nitric acid and water.

■  

,  A  Doublé  Meaning.

m the Providence Journal.

fM   A venerable  looking  old man applied for 
/ 
pint of California  brandy  last week at a 
druggist’s, stating that  he  wanted it to re- 
;  vive the color of a work of  art.  “ Ah, that 
la for a mechanical purpose,” said the clerk;' 
“and here it is.”  The  old  p an  signed for 
jjyfihe liquor according to  the requirements of 
Swfche law, and, paying for it, started  for  the 
* door.  Before departing,  however,:he faced j 
f  about and with a  droll  expression  on  his 
¥ -countenance,  said:  “ft’s  to  revive one of 
|  the old masters.”  Too late the  elerk  real­
ized that the  old  man-regarded  himself as. 
.an old master.  „ 
 th e

^ O
Tommy—P», when  I   grow  up  to  he a 
 am  gbiug,to  get  married.  Mr. 
Cenpeck—:Perhaps you  will  IB&  Tommy;»
' i m  -M y,'xoA

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.

Geo. Gwen

Geo. F. Owen WM agreeably surprised on 
tbe evening of December 2Ò by a number of 
his brother traveleis and their  wives,  who 
invaded his pleasant  home oa  South Divi-’ 
Sion  street,  at  eight  o’clock.  The affair 
was planned by Mrs.  Owen.  .After a boun­
tiful repast was disposed  of,  George  was 
presented with a gold-headed  ebony  cane. 
L. M. Mills  made  the  presentation in the 
following well-chosen words:

My dear Brother Owen—It is  with  most 
pleasurable  feelings that 1 am permitted to 
voice the sentiments of friendship and good­
will that pervàde this  assemblage  of  your 
friends.
It has been written that this, life  is  very 
much as we make it, and while on the busy, 
hurrying march of a business  life, the halt­
ing places for rest and  pleasure are  too  far 
between. 
It well becomes us at the close of 
the year to lay aside, for a time,  the  ordert 
book and samples  and  take  a view of the 
past and thereby plan and direct our efforts 
for the future, and as well to  renew the so­
cial and brotherly ties  that  do,  or  at least 
ought to, entwine all our hearts.
While it would be far from  me  to  over­
cloud the present  fair and sunny days with 
the thought that soon, too soon,  your  now 
elastic step may become less firm  and  your 
elect  form  be  bent  by the heavy,hand of 
Father Time and your brow  soon  crowned 
with the silver diadem of the frostsof many 
winters, your steps feebly  tending  toward 
the sunset of life, I  would  say  that  when 
your physical man shall  feel  the need  of a 
temporal support, may this be a token of the 
ready hearts and hands of  tbe  commercial 
travelers of our city.  Bound  by  the  un­
written code of brotherly love, the commer­
cial travelers of Grand Rapids  are  ever an 
unfailing, prompt and generous  support for 
any needy  brother. 
It  is the wish of each 
of us that it may be many days ere sickness 
or disaster may require  our  willing help in 
your now happy home, and  that  while this 
staff is ever near to stay your faltering steps, 
even so are the hearts of  your  fellow  com­
mercial travèlers.

VISITING  BUYERS.

ley

The following retail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
D W  Higgins, Scottville 
H Thom pson, C anada C or’s 
E Pullm an,  Scottville 
L Maier, F isher  S tation 
H enry Strope, Morley 
G F  Cook, Grove 
L R Rogers, Irving 
S Sheldon, Pierson 
A O Barkley, Crosby 
G T Clapp, Glenn 
John Giles & Co, Lowell 
B räutigam  Bros, No D orr 
Jam es  Colby, Rockford
H Dalmon, Allendale
U tter Lum ber Co,  Sullivan H  V an Noord, Jam estow n 
E B W right, WoodviHe 
Sidney Stark, Allendale 
J  P  Cordes, Alpine 
O F, W P  Conklin, R avenna
L M W olf, H udsonville 
J  K B artz, N orth D orr 
F rank S hattuck, Sand Lake H om ing & H art. W eodville
C K  H oyt, HudsonvUle 
Jerom e Van H yning, Kings­
C Stocking, G rattan  
Mr  Jenks,  Ram sey,  Mor­
S W Perkins, Traverse City 
g an & Jenks, K alkaska 
P rins & Rooks, H olland 
Geo N Reynolds, Belm ont 
D H Decker, Zeeland 
Sm ith & Bristol, Ada 
T Van Eenanaam ,  Zeeland 
M P Shields,  H illiards 
Jas Riley, D orr 
W W Peirce, Moline 
C E P ra tt, Moline 
H enry Henkel, H oward C’y 
Chas  H enion, Lake  Odessa 
John K am ps, Zutphen 
Leonard & Bush, Delton 
S M cNitt & Co, Byron Cen 
J  DeGraw, Cedar Springs 
J  R Odell, F rem ont 
Joe Totten, Totten 
Dr V N Miller,  F rem ont 
G eorge H Sm ith, P earl 
C F  W illiam s, Caledonia 
Mrs L Knowles, Volney 
C Stocking, G rattan 
C  Durkee, Piainw ell 
R T P arrish, G randville 
H W Rodenbough, Breedsv’ 
W alling Bros, L am ont 
N  H  Anderson,  GreenvUIe 
C H Adams, Otsego 
J  R Trask, G rattan 
J  N W ait, HudsonvUle 
R W  Vashu, Remus 
D E W atters, F reeport 
C Copeland, Bailey 
S M Geary, Maple HU1 
J  J  W illiams,  W hite  Cloud 
L A  Paine, EngllshvUle 
C  J   Shum aeher,  V riesland 
Jam es H enry, Bowne Cen 
W F  Stuart, C rofton 
Levi Fowler, H astings 
C randall & Son, Sand  Lake 
J  F M arvin, Lisbon 
J  J  H aak, Chase 
G Ten  H oor, F orest  Grove 
C H arris, G rant 
M M Robson, Berlin 
C H Joldersm a, Jam estow n
W  H  S truik,  F orest  Grove

Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association.
Muskegon,  Dec.  28,  1887.

E. A. Stower Grand Rapids:

De a r Sir—A^  the meeting of  the M. D. 
C. A., held  last  evening  at  the Bradford 
Hotel,  Will Welch, of the  Chicago  College 
of Pharmacy,  formerly  of  this  city,  read a 
paper on “Hydrastis Canadensis,  the Alka­
loid Berberina and  its Preparations.”  Het 
also exhibited a specimen  of  the drug.  A 
a late hour  the  meeting  adjourned.  The 
next meeting will be held on Jan.  10.

Geo.  L.  L eF ev r e, Sec’y.

Milk sugar is an excellent substance to use 
in tooth powders,  as it is capable of dissolv­
ing calcareous  deposits  between  the teeth.
Venezuela offers  a  prize of $4,000 to any 
one who can convert locusts into  grease  or 
some other useful product.

Tbe salesman does not weigh so much 
As just before the Christmas trade;

The “pionie” has not been so great,

Nçr on thé counter has belaid.

From early morn till midnight drear 
Behind the counter filled with toys,

His sweetest smile has  been displayed 

And ail his meals have been delayed.

But now he loafs upon his stool 

And thanks his lucky stars—at last 

His weary feet may rest awhile.

For busy Christmas time is past.

Re l l u f.

An  Explanation  in. Order.

The following letter,  written  to the affa­
ble Secretary of the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug Co.,  involves  ah  explanation  on the 
part of David Goliah  Holmes, the blooming 
beauty of the West  Michigan  Lumber Co. 
at Woodville:

settlement Town, Desember 7,1887. 

mister Fairchild 
i seen in the tradesman paper  about dave 
Homes and the. nursing bottels  and  bein as 
me an my woman has a pair of twins we ast 
dave if they was a good kind,  he  and  Me 
are real good frens as we have traded back 
wards and Forards a konsidrable.  he  told 
me they were just what I wanted  and  give 
Me your post offis  dereektions .so i thot ide 
rite for you to send me a  haf  dozen  as  the 
brats do brake a Hel of a lot ov these  kom 
mon kind,  dave is owin me .for  a  spring 
calf and is a little  backward in payin for it 
and i tole him as he was  doin  bizness with 
you he had better pay you and i would strat 
en it out with him on tbe  calf  bizness for 
am a little skittish  about  sendin  money in 
the male for i  Lost  fifty  cents  one  time 
when i sent to big  rappids  for »some  hog 
rings and  i  am  smart  ennuff  not  to  git 
keched agin,  now you  had  better  pay for 
the postage stamps on them for the naybers 
git nfy male most all the time  send them as 
quick as you can and rite  me  a letter about 
it to. 
the old 
woman says i must put  in  a  stamp but if 
you dont nead it you can send it back when 
you rite. 

i git my male at Woodville. 

Yours trulie

J ohn F ullar.

The  Drug  Market.

Last week’s market  report  was made up 
earlier in the week than usual  and  so hur­
riedly,  on  account  of the  Christmas holi­
days, that the advance of  2 cents per pound 
in castor oil and 2 cents per gallon in linseed 
oil was not noted.  The  prices  have  been 
corrected in  this  week’s  quotations.  Tur 
pentine has advanced 1%  cents  per gallon. 
Quinine is dull and  a  trifle lower.  Specu­
lators still have  this  article  well in hand. 
Opium is unchanged.  Morphia  is  steady. 
Balsam copaiba has  again  advanced and is 
tending  higher.  Gum  camphor  has  ad­
vanced and higher prices are expected.  Pure 
cream tartar  has declined.  Oil  sassafras is 
very scarce and tending higher.  Oil cubebs 
and oil pennyroyal are advancing.

HAVE  YOU

A liquor and  Poison  Record.  Combined?  If 
not, send $1 to the Fuller  &  Stowe  Company, 
Grand Rapids, and.you  will  receive  the  best 
record published, by return mail.
STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45  K ent Street, 

STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. 

WE  DO ONLY FIRST CLASS WORK AND 

O rders by maU  and express  prom ptly  attended to.

USE  NO  CHEMICALS.

R E O O R B .

M A R V E l I i O U

-THE SUCCESS OF-

I T e a l ’s

The Original and Only OompleteLine.  Surpasses any­

thing in the history of Paints.

THE CARDINAL POINTS W HICH MAKE THEM A HOUSEHOLD WORD ARÉ

QUALITY, 

QUANTITY, 

ECONOMY,  DURABILITY, *  CONVENIENCE.

A  Lons Felt. W ant Supplied.

Previous to th e  introduction of Neal’s C arriage P aints, an  old vehicle could  n o t  he  repainted  w ithout con­
siderable outlay.  O ften th e cost would exceed th e article painted.  Now, w ith  Neal’s  C arriage  P aint, you can 
rep ain t yo u r buggies a t a  trifling cost (in colors if  desired).  The p a in t dries  perfectly  hard,  w ith  a   brilliant, 
durable luster, rendering varñish entirely unnecessary.  Try it.  To resto re  old  C arriage  Tops,  Dashes, Blink­
ers, E tc., to  th e ir original b rightness, use Neal’s C arriage Top Enam el Dressing.

ACME WHITE LEAD AND COLOR WORKS, Sole M fe, Detroit, Miel,

BEWARE OF WORTHLESS IMITATIONS.

Fox Sale by all F irst Class Dealers in Paints.

APPEARANCE,

fjW T om pm em
M V -M m ierrrÄ

USE  THE  EDISON  MIMEOGE
For mainifolding autographic and type-writer work of all des crlpt

205 LaSalle Street,

A. B. Dick Company, 854 Lake Street: 

Chicago,  September 30,  1887.

,  *

Gentlem en—Having  used  your  Mimeograph  in  our office daily for the past three 
months wo  feel justified  in  recommending it to he the^best duplicating process we have 
over used (and we havb used  them all).  We find no trouble at ml in taking 2,000 copies 
from aslngle writing. 
:

■  *  AbmouB & C o./  

Yours truly,  * 

* 

Send for descriptive circular and samples of fregfia

Chrome  Greens,  and  Yellows,  Prussian, 

Chinese, Steel and Soluble Blues, Ver- 

millions, Rose Pink, Lakes, W hite 

Lead, Zinc Paints and 'every­

thing  in  the  paint  line.

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

Specialties—P ure  Ready  Mixed  P aints,  Tinted 
Leads,  C arriage  and  Buggy  P aints  ready  fo r  th e 
brush.  Floor  P aints,  Sash  P aints,  Domestic  Paints, 
Peninsular  P erm anent  Red,  Maple  Lead  Perm anent 
Green.

tW  Superfine Coach Colors ground in  Jap an ;  P ure 
Fine  Colors  ground  in  oil.  W ood  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.

P.  J.  WURIBURG,

Wholesale  Agent,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

THK  IMPROVEDBattery,

FOR  PHYSICIANS  AND  FAMILY  USE.

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

Priee $10.  Dis. to the  Trade.

The Electro Medical Battery Co.,
taltine It Perkins Drug Go,,

KALAMAZOO, 

-  MICH.

Manufacturers’  Agents,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MIOH.
PECKHAM’S

Universal Croup Remedy

Is  prepared  especially  for  children  and 
promptly  cures  Croup,  Whooping  Cough, 
!olds, etc.,  diseases  so common  to childhood. 
The  Croup  Remedy  contains  no opium  nor 
anything injurious to  the most delicate child.
The following wholesale  druggists will fill 
trial orders for  do».., received  before Febru­
ary 1st, 1888, thus  giving  the  trade  an oppor­
tunity to test the remedy free of expense.

Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.,  Grand 

Rapids.

Farrand, V^iiliams & Co.,  Detroit.
Jam es E.  Davis &  Co.,  Detroit.
Peter V an Schaack & Sons,  Chicago.

FO R  ATTRA CTIV E  ADVERTISING  MATTER ADDRESS  flH E  

PR O PR IETO R .

Dß, H. 0. PECKHAM,

Freeport,

Mich.

Pee nil am's  Universal Croup  Remedy  can 
be obtained  o f  druggists  only.  Price  50  cts. 
per bottle.

A  beauttfuijfy-aecorated  M ctnl  B ox,  with 
hion ze  label  pu ll, .GIVEN FttEE  with  every  
dozen b ox es o f
GOMAN'S  TAFFY  TOLU,

Specially Designed for a H erbarium .
Suitable  when  em pty fo r1  preserving, under  proper 
ibel,  herbs,  roots,  s mds,  spices,  papers,  etc.,  etc.
label,  herbs,  roots,  s :eds,  spices,  papers,  etc.,  etc. 
Every  storekeeper as well  as  housekeeper, w il  find it 
well adapted in   size, m aterial and finish fo r m any use­
ra i purposes.
COLOAN’S TAFFY  TOLU is th e original trade-m ark­
ed gum  w hich  has  set  th e  w orld  a-chewing.  I t  sells

GUSTSSASTG  HOOT,
We pay tbo highest price for it. •  Address

BrOSn broggiäts, finutd k*fWs,Kck.

mmÈÊÊSÊÊÊm

I M M I
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Bright Christmas-tide has oome and passed 
’f  The busy clerk is once more frêJ  ‘  4*' 
To fix up èonfiers, straight en shelves 
•  And eat free lunohes; “warm.” says he.
Around his counter, goods to buy,
No more the ladies thickly crash,'

While not bo often now is beard 
'  ,s The melancholy wail of “Cash!”

B .JSK U fcSO L A B !£ f?

Vbite leail aifl Color Works

DETROIT.
MAKERS  AND  GRINDERS OF

m

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VH0LÏSÀLB PRIOT 0UKBBNT,

. -‘¡'F

Ü Advanced-Castor öll.linseed oil, turpentine, 
gum camphor 

Deolined—Cream tartar.
ACIDUM

 

 

 

 

 

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AMMONIA.

 
BACCAE.

“  18  deg......... ..........................  
 

Aceticum ..................
Benzoicum,  German..... ;4 . ; 1  .
...4   4ft®  50
Carbolicum 
Gifrioum ...............................  
 
8®  5
Hydrochlor ....I ................  
 
Nitrocum..............................................   10® 12
Oxalicum......................................  
 
Salicylicum................................. .......1 70@2 05
TSnnicum 
  ................................... 1 40®i 60
Tartarionm............................  60®  53
Aqua, 16 deg..,..; ..............................  3®  5
  4®  6
Carbonas............. 
11®  13
12®  14
Chloridum.................  
Cubebae (po.  1 30..............................1 60@1 70
Ju n ip eru s.................................. . 
8  @9
25®  30
 
Xanthoxylum ..........  
Copaiba............... 
 
 
58®  63
Peru.....................................................  ®l 50
Terabin, Canada.................................   50®
Tolutan......... ........................  
  45®
 
Abies, Canadian..............................
Cassiae  ____. ..¡f.................................
Gincbona Flava...................................
Eaonymus  atropurp............ .............
Myrica  Cerifera, po................ ..........
Primus Yirgini. .■...............................
Quill aia,  grd.......................................
Sassfras  ................................ .............
Ulmus...................................................
Clmns Po (Ground  12).........................
Glycyrrhiza Glabra..............................  24®
po.....................................  33®
 
Haematox, IS fi> boxes................  
9®
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H s ...... ............................   @

 
BALSAMUM.
 

EXTRACTUM.

CORTEX.

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FLORA.

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MAGNESIA.

pure........................... 

“  Y ir...........................  

@1 00 
@  90 
©  80 
@  65 
75@l 00 
50®  60

Carbonate Precip...... ..................
®  15 
Citrate and Quinia.........................
@3 50 
Citrate Soluble...............................
®  80 
Ferrocyanidum Sol.......................
®  50
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Solut  Chloride...................... a ... 
Sulphate, oom’l,  (bbl. 85)....................   154®
  ®
  12®
Arnica............................................. 
Anthemis.............................................  45®
M atricaria..;..,.................... 
 
30®
Barosma..............................  
10®
Cassia Acutifol, Tinnivelly.................  20@
Alx...................  .....  35®
Salvia officinalis, Ha and  &s..............  10©
Ura  Ursi.
GUMMl.
Acacia, 1st picked............................
................. .
2nd 
“ 
3rd 
...... ....................
“ 
Sifted sorts.........................
“ 
“ 
p o ........................................
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)..........................
“  Cape, (po. 20)............................
“  Socotrine,  (po. 60)..................
Ammoniae  .......................................
@
Assafoetida,  (po. 30).........................
Benzoinum......... ............................
50©
  27®
Camphorae.............................  
 
Catechu, Is,  (54s,  14; 54s, 16)................  @
Euphorbium, po..................................   35@
Galbanum.......................... 
@
Gamboge, po........................................   75@
Guaiacum, (po. 45)...............................  @
Kino,  (po,25).......................... •.........  @
Mastic............... 
@
Myrrh, (po.45)......................................   @
Opii, (po. 5 75/...................................... 4 15@4 25
Shellac.................................................   25®  31
bleached..................................  25®  30
Tragacanth.......................... ;.............   30®  75
Herba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium  ........................................  
35
Eupatorium ........................................  
20
25
Lobelia  ................  .‘............................ 
28
Majorum  ............................................. 
Mentha Piperita.................................. 
23
25
R u e .....................................................  
30
Tanacetum,  Y..................................... 
22
Thymus. Y...................  
25
 
Calcined,  P at......................................   55®  60
Carbonate,  P at...................................   20®  22
Carbonate,  K. & M.............................   20®  25
Carbonate,  Jennings..........................   35®  36
Absinthium......... ................................5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc................................   45@  50
Amydalae, Amarae.................................. 7 25@7 75
Anisi  ................................................... 1 90@2  10
Auranti Cortex...................................   @2 00
2 75@3 25
Bergamii................... 
 
Cajiputi  .........................  
90@1 00
 
Caryophylli.................................  
  @2 00
Cedar...................................... 
35®  65
Chenopodif..........................................  @1  75
Cinnamomi..........................................  9C@1  00
Citronella  ............ 
@  75
Conium  Mae........................................  35®  65
Copaiba............................... .............. 90® 1 00
Cubebae...........................................12 00@13 50
Exechthitos.........................................   90@1 00
Erigeron.............................................1 20@1 30
Gaultheria...........................................2 25@2 35
Geranium, 5........................................  @  75
Gossipii, Sem, gai................................   E5@  75
Hedeoma...........................................  75®  85
Juniperi................................................  5Q@2 00
Lavendula...................  
90@2 00
Limonis.................................................... 1 75@2 25
Lini, gal...........................................  
  42®  45
Mentha Piper.......................................2 25@3 30
MenthaVerid......................................3 75@4 00
Morrhuae,  gal................  
80®1 00
Myrcia,  ? .............................................   @  50
Olive...... ............................... 
1 00@2 75
  10®  12
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)......... 
Ricini  ....................................................1  18@1 26
Rosmarini......................  
75@1  00
Rosae,  ?.......  
@6 00
Succini  ............................. 
40©15
Sabina...................................................  90@l 00
Santal — ............................................ 3 50@7 00
Sassafras..............................................   55®  60
Sinapis, ess, ? .....................................   @  65
Tiglii..........................  
  @150
Thym e...............................................      40®  50
  @  60
Theobromas.........................................   15®  20
Bichromate........................................   13®  15
Bromide ...........................  
  42®  45
  ____ ........  18®  20
Chlorate,(Po.20)... 
Io d id e........................................... ...3 00@3 25
Prussiate......... ............  
25®  28
A lthae..................... 
25®  30
Anchusa................  
15®  20
Arum,  po............................................   @  25
Calamus...............................................  20®  50
10®  12
Gentiana,  (po. 15)...................  
 
 
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)......... 
16®  18
 
Hydrastis Canaden,  (po. 45)__ ....... 
®  40
Hellebore,  Alba,  p o ................... 
  15®  20
Inula, p o ......................... 
15®  20
Ipecac, po...... ...................................... 1 75@2 00
  25®  30
Jalapa, p r.......................................  
Maranta,  Ha...... .................................  @  35
Podophyllum, p o ................... 
 
  15®  18
Rhei  ............... 
75§1  00
 
o u t...........................................  @175
  75®1  35
P V .........................................  
Spigelia...............................................  48®  53
  @  20
Sanguinaria, (po. 25)...................  
 
Serpentaria...-.................. ........*........  35@  35
Senega.;...... ............................ 
  55®  60
Smilax, Officinalis, H ..........................  @  40
Mex.....................   @  20
Scillae, (po. 35).......... 
10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetidus,po...,____   @  25
Valeriana,  English,  (po. 30)................  @  25
15®  20
Anisum, (po. 20)...................................   @  15
Apinm  (graveolens)__ .  ........... 
10®  12
Bird, Is .. . . . . . . . . ..................___    4®  6
Carni,  (po.18)-------------  
 
13®  15
Cardamom...................... 
,....1  00@1 25
Coripiidrum........................................    10®  12
Cannabis  Sativa...................................3J4@ 4)4
Cydonium... — — ..............*........... .  75®l 00
Chenppodium  ..................................  10®  12
Dipterix Odorate...................  
..175®!  S5
Foenicùlum............................ .1..... 
®  15
Foenugreek, po........................... 
 
6®  a
U n i:....,..;.............. 
3Ì4®  4
 
Uni, grd, (bbl, 3).,.:.'....................  ..  3%©  1
Phalaris Canarian 
...................  3M®4V4
R apa....................................................  
5@  g
Sinapis,  AIbU........................................... 8®  9
 
11®  13
Frumenti,  W„  D .& C o ..,..,..........2  00@2 50
Fruménti, D. F. R...... ;. L 
Fnaaeno 
JuniperisCo. O.T...... A  7§®i 76

opt..............................  
POTASSIUM.
 

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

G erm an...,............... 

...1 75®2 ,oe

RADIX.
 

SPIRITUS.

SEMEN.

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85
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75
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spoNqEs.
do 
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florida sheens’ wool, carriage. :. 
Nassau 
do 
velvet Ext  ' dd 
JSxtrgYe  *■ ;  do. . 
Grass 
,forslate use............
H ard)  • 
.........
Yellow Reef. 
IL . 
MISCELLANEOUSC
Æther, Snts Nitros. 3 F ........
.....  26®  28 
Æther, Spts. Nitros, t F ............
. .  .  dm   32
60® 65
Alumen..............................
Alumen,  ground,(po.7 )...,..... 
........  3®  4ßn
Annatto  .................
Antimoni,  n o .....____  
s
Antimoni et Potass  Tart. !__
Argenti Nitras,  ? ..............  . ......   55®  60
......   @  68
Arsenicum...............
.....  5®  7
Haim trilead  B ud...............................  38®  40
Bismuth S.  N............................. .... .2 15@2 20
Caloiuni Chlor, Is,(Hs, U;  34s,12)....  ®  9
Cantharides  Russian, do..................  •  @3 10
Capsicl Fructus, a f............................  @ 1 5
Capsici Fructu8,p o ....................  @  16
Capsici Fructus, B, po...............   ...  .  @  14
Caryophyllus,  (po. 35).............  
30®  33
Carmine, No. 40..................;...............  @3 75
Cera Alba, S. & F ...............................   ISO®  55
Cera Flava....................... 
2ya
Coccus....................................................... @
Cassia Fructus........................................... @
C entraria............................................  , 
ia
Cetaeeum.................
®
Chloroform............
Chloroform,  Squibbs..........................  @1 00
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst.......................l  60@1 75
Chondrus.. 
...............................  10@  12
Cmchonidine, P. & W..........................  15®
Cinchonidine,  German..................... "   8®
Corks, see list, discount, per cent!.!
Creasotum............ .. 
/a
Creta, (bbl. 75)................... 
@
 
Creta prep...... '..  ..................... !!!!!!! 
5®  6
Creta,j»recip........................................  8®  10
Creta Hubra....................... 
@  8
Crocus.................................................... 30®
Cudbear.................... 
»a
Cupri Sulph....................
Dextrine.................. ......
EtherSuiph........................................
Emery, all numbers...... . .!................   @
Emery, po................................... ..!" !!  @
70®
Srgi taiX?a) 75............................. 
Flake  White.........................  
 
12®
......   ®
Galla........................................ 
Gambier...................7@
Gelatin, Coopor.......................!!!!!!!".!  @
Gelatin, French.................!  ..............  40®
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box.  'eo&lO,' less.
Glue,  Brown......... ..............................  9®
Glue, W hite................ 
13®
Glycerina... 
........................................ 23®
Grana  Paradisi...................... 
@
H um ulus.......................  
25@
 
HydrargChlor.Mite  .!.’!!!.'!!'.’.........   @
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor......................! ’,  @
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum.....................   @  „„
Hydrarg Ammoniati..........................   @1 15
Hydrarg Unguentum..........................  45®  55
Hydrargyrum......... ...........................   @  80
Ichthyocolla, Am  ........................ 
Indigo. 
Iodine, R esubl....................................4 00®4 10
Iodoform............................................   @5  15
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg Iod................  ® 27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis................. 
10®  12
Lupuline  ..............................................   85®1 00
Lycopodium........................................  55®  60
Maeis........ 
................................ .  80®  85
Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl. 134).....................  2@  3
^lanma. S. F ..........................................   90@1 00
.3 10©3 35
Morphia,  S, P. & W............... 
Morphia, S. N. Y. Q. & C. Co................ 3 00@3 25
Moschus Canton........... 
@ 40
Myristica, No. 1.  ............ ..!!!!!!!!!!!!  60®  70
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 20)................. 
®  10
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co....................  @2 00
Picis Liq,  N. C.. 34  galls, doz.................  @2 70
Picis Liq.,  quarts............................ 
Picis Liq., pmts................. 
®  «5
 
PilHydrarg, (po.80).................................. @  50
Piper Nigra, (po. 22).........................  
Piper Alba, (po. 35)...............................*  @ 35
Pix  Burgun................................  
@  7
isjzh  «
Plumbi Acet....................  ’ 
Potassa, Bitart, pure......
34®
Potassa,  Bitart, com......
@
Potass  Nitras, opt..........................
Potass Nitras...................                           7@  "9
Pulvis Ipecac etopii..............!”........1 io@l 20
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. & P. D. Co., doz'.  @1 25
Pyrethrum, pv.....................................  60®  65
Quassiae............... 
«a 
in
Quinia, S .P.& W ......................" .’i::: 
Quinia, S, German........................... 
48@  58
Rubia Tinetorum......... ...................’ *  12®  13
Saccharum  Lactis, pv............  
@  35
saiaein .^ ....... ...........................;;;;; 
2® 75
40®  50
Sanguis Dracoms...................... 
Santonine...................................................@4 50
Sapo,  W................................................ 
is®
Sapo,  M................................................   g®  10
Sapo, G........................................ 
@  !g
Seidlitz  Mixture................................. 
28
@  3Q
Sinapis, opt..................... 
 
 
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  Do. Voes.. . . ! . ’
’  @  35
Snuff, Scotch,  Do. Voes...... !... 
@  35
Soda Boras, (po  11)..............;.......... ! *10  @  11
Soda et Potoss Tart........................   " 
33® 35
Soda Carb.............................................]  2@ 2V4
Soda, Bi-Carb............................. 
4®  5
Soda, Ash................................................. 3®  4
Soda  Sulphas......................   .............  @  2
Spts. Ether Co............................!" !" ! 
Spts.  Myrcia Dom....................... 
@2 00
Spts. Myrcia Imp................................   ©2 50
Spts. Vini Beet, (bbl. 2 08)...:............   @2 25
Strychnia, Crystal..........................  
@1  30
Sulphur, Subl................................ 
  234® 334
Sulphur,  Roll......................................   234® 3
Tamarinds...........................................  » 8®  10
Terebenth  Venice...............................  28@  30
se@  65
Theobromae............................... 
VaniUa 
........................................ 9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph.....................  
" “ 
a
7®  8
OILS.
Bbl
Gal
Whale, winter...................
70
75
Lard, e x tra .................
63
65
Lard, No.  1 ......................................  45
45
50
Linseed, pure raw..........................   52
52
55
Linseed, boiled................................   55
58
55
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained...........  50
50
60
Spirits Turpentine............................  4334
4334 
50
Bbl
Lb
Red Venetian.. ......  
...........  IX
2® 3
IX
Ochre, yellow Marseilles        134
2® 3 
í*IX
Ochre,yellow  B erm uda.......  134
2® 3
Putty, commercial..............
234® 3
234
Putty, strictly pure..............
234® 3 
234
Vermilion, prime American
13® 16
Vermilion, English................. 
76@80
I6®17
Green, Peninsular.................. 
634® 634
Lead, red strictly p u re.....  .. 
Lead, white, strictly pure......  
6J4@ 634
@70
Whiting, white Spanish.........  
Whiting,  Gilders*.................... 
@90
White, Paris American........... 
110
1 49
Whiting  Uaris English cliff.. 
Pioneer Prepared  F aints...... 
1 20@1 40
Swiss Villa Prepared Paints.. 
1 00®1 20
’  VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp Coach............................. ..1 10@1 20
Extra  Turp...................................... ..1 60@1 70
Coach Body.. .45,.......................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture......... ................1 00@110
Extra Turk  Damar............................. 1 55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp....................  70®  75

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

50® 55

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WUlMilWl IQIWi 1811.1 fm TiisTs IIIBIIMIH 

DOUBLE  COMPARISON.

The woodpecker peeks on the bard gum tree,
While tee canary waits for his food;
Whe farmer delves the hard (day soil,
But his son grows up like a dude;
The woodpecker finds a worm in tee wood,
The canary, neglected, must die;
Ih e farmer will feast, merry and good,
The son. neglected, will gamble and lie.
M. J . Wr isl e y .
1 W O  IM PORTANT  MEASURES.

■ 
bill  to  establish  a  postal telegraph
system evidently has  strong  friends in the 
SaniiA, and they were able to secure its ref­
erence  at  first  to  a  special  committee, 
teoagh  subsequently,  at  the  request  of 
Senator Sawyer,  of  Wisconsin, 
this  was 
reconsidered,  and  it  was sent to his Com­
mittee  on  Post  Offices.  That  Committee
has  been  v e r y   slow,  heretofore, in acting
upon similar measures,  but  it  is  probable 
that it  has  been  sufficiently  roused,  this 
time, to be more  punctual. 
It  is  notable 
that; Senators who have traveled,in Europe, 
and have had some  experience  of  the gov­
ernment telegraphs  of  that  continent,  are 
not  especially  desirous  of  making  the 
change.  The  greater  cheapness  of service 
is attended by serious  disadvantages,  even 
in countries where  there  is no extension of 
executive  patronage in connection with the 
publiq telegraphs.

While telegraphs are not articles of public 
necessity, schools are  such,  and, therefore 
T he T r a d e s m a n   is glad to  see  that  Mr. 
Blair is resolved to revive his  bill  for  the 
extinction of illiteracy by aid from the gen- 
eta! treasury. 
In  view of  the  substantial 
unanimity with which the  bill  passed  the 
¿Senate a year ago,  there need  be  no  delay 
in «aiding it down to the  House,  where it 
will have to run the  gauntlet  of  Speaker 
Carlisle and his well-packed  Committee on 
Wdnrafinn.  But it is  much  stronger in the 
House, and  especially with  the  Southern 
members, than it  was  in  the  Forty-ninth 
Congress.  Several  Southern  Congressmen 
were  refused  renomination  because  they 
took part with Mr.  Carlisle in trying to kill 
it,  and  in  the  election  of last August in 
Kentucky it played a part only second to the 
Tariff in imperiling the future of  the Dem­
ocratic  party.  T h e  T radesman  doubts 
whether Mr. Carlisle will  dare to deal with 
It as he did two years ago, and if  he  does, 
its friends sure]# are  strong  enough to cir­
cumvent him.

Eggs  by  the  Found.

h a m  th e  Boston Globe.
As the result of  an  agitation  among the 
aoarketmen of this city and elsewhere, it is 
probable  that  eggs  will be sold by weight 
hereafter.  A  rule of  this  kind  is  greatly 
meadeH  by  the  purchaser^, who  now mast 
be contented with eggs of whatever size the 
Anders  choose  to  give  them.  Everybody 
who has eaten eggs or  bought  eggs  knows 
there is a wide difference in the size  of  the 
product manufactured by the  various kinds 
of hens.  The  large  Asiatic  varieties  lay 
big eggs and are not stingy  with  the  qual­
ity   of the  material  they  put  inside  the 
¿e lls.  The  yolks  are  large  and  fat and 
fellow, and the whites are  as  near  perfect 
album0™ as can be found.  On the contrary, 
the  small  breeds—the  Bantams  and Leg­
horns and Black Spanish—appear  to  know 
* « *  eggs are sold by the  dozen  and, work­
ing  by  tee  piece,  endeavor to turn  off  as 
many as possible, having no  regard  for tee 
tee feelings  of tee  poor,  deluded  buyers, 
who  vainly hope to make a meal  from  the 
dilute albumen and thin  yolks.
Another  advantage  of  buying by weight 
Is  that  ancient and  decrepit  eggs  do  not 
weigh  »3  much  as  those which are young 
and  healthy;  and  when  the  good  house­
keeper finds  out  that  she has had some of 
last year’s  eggs  palmed off  on her she can 
eensole herself with  tee  idea  that they do 
net  cost  as  much  as  those lately plucked 
Rom the warm nest.
I t  Is high time teat  the  honest, conscien­
tious hen was protected  from the base, cut- 
m der methods of cheap  hen  labor that  are 
glutting the market.  By all means let eggs 
be bought and sold by weight, like  beef aud 
pork and other animal foods.

Cost of Roasting Coffees.

The cost of  roasting  coffee  is  generally 
figured  at  K  cent  per  pound,  while  the 
Shrinkage is figured at 15 per cent.  On this 
fniin. the following table  shows  tee  com­
parative cost of green mid roasted coffee:
«  . . . . . .
Si:::::..

. . . .   7 65 16 
............. ............ 19 41
. . . .   1 94 1634............. ............ 19 71
__ 8 24 1634............ ............ 20 DO
. . . .   8 53 16&............ ...........20 30
............ ............ 20 59
. . . .   8 82 17 
....  9 12 1734............ ............ 20 89
....  9 41 17%............ ............ 21 19
....  9 70 1734............ .............21 19
....10 00 18 
............ ............ 21 47
....10 29 1834............ ............ 22 06
___to 69 18%............ .............22 35
....10 88 1834............ .............22 64
............ ..:.....2 2 93
. . . . l i 1819 
__ It 47 1934.........
............ 23 22
. . . . n 76 19%............ ............ 23 52
....1 2 06 1934.......... ............23 82
...1 2 35 20 
............. ............ 24 12
...1 2 65 2034.......... ........2 4 41
...12 94 20%............ ............ 24 71
....1 8 24 2034............ ............ 25 00
....13 53 21 
............. ............ 2 5 30
,,, .13 82 2134............ ............ 25 59
__ 14 12 21%............ .............25 88
....1 4 41 2 1 % ............ .............26 19
............ ............ 26 47
....14 71 22 
Ifi 00 2234............ ............ 26 76
....1 5 28 22%............ .............27 06
....15 58 2234............ ............ 27 35
....1 5 88 23 
............ ............ 87 64
............27 94
18 18 2 3 3 4 .......
..........28 24
....ID 48 23% ...........
....... 28 53
...1 6 77 2334............
............ ............ 28 82
....1 7 06 24 
............ 28 12
....1 7 3.124 3 4 .......
............ 29 4 2
...1 7 65 24% ..------
....17 94 2454............ ............ 28 71
............ ...  ....38 00
...IS 24 26 
....18 m 2614...'----- ............ 30 3n
............30 59
....18 82 25% ...  ...
. . . . l i 13 2 5 % . . . . .  ■■ i ....... . .30 89

“Profitism, N ot  Nihilism.”

When the Emperor of^Russia was at Ber- 
n last month, a dnunmer in the throng of 
»ectators held & small  sample  box  under 
Am'm, which, thought an over-wise detec- 
Vt^ im^ght obntain homhs.  So  he watched 
toJman,  who  grew  restless  and  angry 
M tik /-  A t last he  stepped «p to. Ids per- 
wpt«»h*Tui  «aid:  ■ “Take  ww  package, 
|ease, ^ t l l  the Czarhas passed us.”  .The

Furniture  and undertaking'  business  in  a 
'live town-in-’the  Western  part  of  Michigan-. 
'Will  sell or rent store building.  Good  reason 
H I selling.  A  clean  stock of  furniture  and 
undertaking goods.  A grand  chance  lor  the 
right tnaw.  Address “G” care of tbe Michigan 
Tradesman.

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BEGIN  THE  NEW  YEAR

‘CamBlata B asic Broti,”
A New Account Book
For Grocers  and  General  Dealers.

This book has  Printed  Headings  planned 
to receive  a  daily  statement  of  Sales,  Pur­
chases, Cash Received,  Cash  Expended, Bank 
Account, Bills Receivable, 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 35,000  copies  of the 
Register now in use.  Address,, for  free  sam­
ple sheets, prices, etc.,
»H.  W.  PIMPJHLON, Publisher,
30 Bond Street.

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Sole agents for Chicago Brass Rule Works, 

for State of Michigan.

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.

All T rains daily except Sundny.'
GOING  NORTH.

A rrives.
T raverse C ity Sc M ackinaw E x.........8:45|a m
T raverse C ity Sc  M ackinaw  Ex.......
T raverse City  &  M ackinaw E x ....  7:30 p m
C adillac Express..................................3:40 p m
Saginaw  Express................................11:25 a  m
................................10:30 a  m.

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Leaves. 
9:05 a m  
11:30 a m  
10:40 p m  
5:05 p m  
7:80 a m  
4:10 p m

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

M ackinaw. 
toskey and M ackinaw City.
P etoskey and M ackinaw.

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

7:15 a m
11:45am
5:00p m
7:15 a m  tra in   h as  p arlo r  ch a ir  c a r  fo r  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m  tra in  has W oodruff sleeper fo r Cincinnati. 
5:00 p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith M. C. R. R. a t K alam a­
zoo fo r B attle Creek,  Jackson,  D etroit  an d  C anadian 
points, arriv in g  in  D etroit a t  10:45 p. m .

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. 
„A rrive.
Leave. 
0:30 a m ...................................................................... 10:10 a m
11:00am ..............................  
4:80pm
4:40 p m .....................................................................   8:50 p m
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge stre e t depot 7 m inutes later.

 

 

 

 

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

Detroit, Lansing  &  Northern.

G rand Rapids Si Saginaw Division.

DEFABT.

ARRIVE.

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Saginaw  Express......................................................  7 30 a m
Saginaw  Express...................................................... 4 10 p  m
G rand R apids Express............................................11 85 a  m
G rand Rapids  E xpress.............. ............................ 10 30 p m

All tra in s arriv e a t and d e p a rt from  U nion depot. 
T rains ru n  soUd b o th  ways.

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Leaves.
jM ail................................................  9:10 am-
tD ay  E xpress............................................. 18:30 p m
•N ight Express................................... 11:00 p m
Muskegon Express..................... .  5:00pm

A rrives. 
3:55 p m  
9:45 p m  
5:45 a m  
11:00am
•D aily. 
Pullm an Sleeping C ars on a ll n ig h t train s.  Through 
p arlo r c a r in  charge of careful atten d an ts  w ithout ex­
tr a  charge to  Chicago on 12:30 p. m ., and th ro u g h  coach 
o n 9:10 a. m. and 11 p. m. trains.

tD aily except Sunday.

Newaygo Division.

E x p re ss ........................................................ 4:05 p m  
Express.......................... . ........... . 

A rrives.
10:20am
All tra in s arriv e and d ep a rt from  U nion Depot.
The N orthern term inus of th is division is a t Baldwin, 
w here close connection'is  m ade  w ith  F. Sc P. M. tra in s 
to  and from  L udlngton and Manistee.

Leaves. 
8:2 5 am  

4:20 p m

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

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
A rrive.
Leave. 

Kalamazoo Division.

S t   AMa.il-  N.T.M aU. 
N .T.M aU .  N .T .E x
4:35p m   7:45a m . .G rand R apids.  9:46a m   8:35p m
5:55 p m   9:02 a m . .A llegan............... 8:28 a m   5:18 a m
6 :55pm   10:06a m ..K a la m a z o o ...  7:30am   4:20pm
8:30p m   11:3 5 a m ..W h iteP ig eo n .  5 :5 5 am   2.40pm
2:30am   5:05p m ..T o led o    ..........11:00pm   10:00am
8:30 a m   9:40 p m .. C leveland............6:40 p m   5:55 a m
2:50pm   8:30 a m . .B u ffalo ...........11:55am   11:40pm
5:40 a m   7:10 p m . .C hicago..............11:30 p m   8:50 a m
A local freig h t leaves G rand Rapids a t 1:10pm,  carry­
ing passengers as fa r as K alam azoo.  AJ1  tra in s  daUy 
except Sunday. 

J . W. McKbnney, G eneral A gent.
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING  e a s t .

A rrives. 
•N ight Express......................................9:80 p m  
-(Through  MaU.................................... 10:20 a m  
(E vening Express..............................3:25 p m  
(D etroit Express...............................  
(Mixed, w ith  coach..........................  
GOING WEST.
(M orning  Express................ 
1:05 p  m 
(T hrough MaU......................................6:00 p m  
(G rand Rapids Express................... 10:40 p m
•N ight Express.................................6 :2 5 a m  
(Mixed..................................................  

Leaves.
10:55pm
10:80 a m
8:50 p m
6:40 a  m
11:00 a m
1:10 p m
5:10 p m
-5:40 a m
7:45am
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily.
P assengers ta k in g  th e 6:50  a  m   Express  m ake (dose 
connection a t Owosso fo r Lansing,  and  a t  D etroit fo r 
New  Y ork,  arriv in g   th e re  a t -10:10  a  m  th e  follow ing 
m orning. The N ight Express h as aW agner sleeping ear.
J a s. C a m p b e l l , C ity P assenger A gent. 

 

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

Grand Rapids Division.

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ABBIVB.

D etroitE xpre88..v.. 
......................... 6:15 a m
Day E x p ress.............................  
1:10pm
•A u an ttc E xpress.................................................... 10:10 p  m
Mixed  ....................................................... 
6:60am
•Pacific  E xpress................»............. .......................0j60*m
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3:00pm
 
G rand Rapids E xpress................................... 
M ixed...................................... - .......................... 
6:16p  m
•D aily.  All o th er daily except Sunday.  Sleeping cars 
o n  on At lap ttc and Pacific Express tra in s to s a d  fro m  
D etroit.  P arlo r cars ru n  on  Day  E xpress  an d  G rand 
Ràpida Express tor and fro m   D etroit.  D irect  connec­
tio n s m ade a t D etroit m th  all th ro u g h  tra in s E a st over 
M. C. B. R., (C anada Southern Div.) 

D. W. J o h n s t o n , Mich. Pitss. Agt., G rand Rapids.
O. W. Rugglks, Gen’l Pass, and Ticket A gt., Chicago.

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SUMATRA  WRAPPER.

GLRRK, JEWELL i GO.,

Sole Agents for W estern Mich.

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TO  RETAILERS
CLOTHING,
Furnishing  Goods,
L O U «   SDPP1
Hats, Gaps, Etc.

All winter goods will be sold at and

FOR  30  DAYS

To make room for

SPRING GOODS

Which are now arriving.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

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FO R  EVERYBODY.

100  PER  CERT,  PURE.

For  the Field or  Garden.

RESOLUTE  8PIGE8,
Absolute M il Powder.
SEEDS
CLOVER  OB 
TIMOTHY  SEED
Seed Store,
W. T. UPREilUX. 
Braid Rapids, Micl

71  CANAL  ST.,

Or any other kind, send to the

1 f you want to buy

GLADSTONE

A Æ I O H l O A J S r .

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 TOW N

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,

FREE  SITES

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

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$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 most flattering.

.  For  further  particulars,  opportunities  for  business, maps 

and plats, addressF. w. mckinney,

A p t M  Ste. Marie L id  and Improvement Co.,'

GLADSTONE,  MICH. *1

V I N D E X

T H E   B F S T

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Combines the Advantages of a

Pass Book and  the Coupon 

System.

In the W orld.

PRICE  LIST.

JOBBERS  IN

DRY  GOODS,
-AJST3D N  O T I O N S ,

20 Coupon Pass  Books.....................$  1  00

88  Monroe  Sit.,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Full  liue  ofNotions for the Holiday Trade, to 

which the inspection of dealers is 

cordially  invited.

AX HANDLESI

1  x Ax Handles
2 x  “
3 x  “
4 x  u 
3 x Dbl. Bit 
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C.  &  D.  LANTERNS, 

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PAPER  &,  WOODENWARE.
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And a General Line of

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2.25

Money can be sent by  postal  note  or post- 

. office or express order.

E.  A.  STOWE  &  BRO„

Grand Rapids, Mich.

“ CANDEE
Rub!
BOOTSWITH
DOUBLE THICK

Ordinary Rubber Boots 
¿wavs wear out first on 
the ball.  The CANDEE 
Boots  are  double  thick 
on  the  hall,  and  give
DOUBLE  WEAR.
Most economical Rubber 
Boot  iu  the  market. 
Lasts  longer  than any 
other boot,and the
PRICE NO HIGHEB.
Call  and  ex­
amine  the 
goods.

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