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GRAND  R A PID S,  W ED N ESD A Y ,  JA N U A R Y   18,  1888.

NO. 226,

VOL.  5.

SEEDS
ALFRED J.  DROWN,

Grarden and field Seeds,

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

REPRESENTING

T l Iff pH  TTyniT  SEEDSMAN  OF
J k M o   V M , ROCHESTER.
GRAND* RAPIDS.

16 and x8 North Division St.,

PLEASE  NOTE—Parties  contemplating 
buying  seeds  in  bulk  should  embrace  the 
opportunity  of  securing  good  reliable  seeds 
■from  the  well-known  house  of James  Yick. 
As  we  deal  exclusively  with  James  Vick, 
Seedsman,  we can  save  you  money  as  our 
goods  come in  large  quantities, thus  saving 
you express charges.

We  can  supply  you  with  box  package 
seeds containing 200  5c  papers for $4, giving 
you a profit of {6 per box.

On  short  notice  we  will  mail  you  free 
Tick’s beautiful  Floral  Guide, together  with 
our wholesale price list.

ilM  J. Brown, H

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Combines the Advantages of a

Pass Book  and  the  Coupon 

System .

PRICE  LIST.

2# Coupon Pass  Books.....................$  1  00

Money can be sent by  postal  note  or post- 

office or express order.

E.  A.  STOWE  &  BRO(,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

O O A L I

Present  Prices:

Stove No.  4 and Nut 
Egg and Grate

$8.00 per ton. 
$7.75  per ton.
We are agents for  Brazil  Block  Coal.  The 

best and cheapest steam coal in the market.

Grand Eapids Ice & Goal Co.,

OFFICE 58  PEARL ST.,

BEANS!

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

W .  T.  LAMOREAUX,
<4*

73  Canal Street. 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Miliary  Associations,

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

FULL  OUTFIT—$15.

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

HALF  OUTFITS—SIO.

500  Blue Letters, old style.
2SO  Record Blanks.
250  Notification  Sheets.
125  Last Calls.
500  Envelopes.

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

Cigar calledSILVER SPOTS

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

It will be sold on its merits.  Sample or­

ders filled on 60  days approval.

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

1. t. lir a  i co„
BELKNAP

F lin t,  MlcH.

MANUFACTURERS OF

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

•

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermen’s and 

River Tools.

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

FOURTH NATIONAL BA E

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

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

EÄT0N Ï LYON,

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 it.

foin, H iw ttin r  t Co,
DRY GOODS

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

O v era lls, P a n ts, Btc-,

OUR OWN MAKE.

A  Complete  Line  of

Fancy CrocXerysFancy Woodeniare

OUR OWN IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

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

W est End Pearl St. Bridge.

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S ,

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

TH E   GREAT

44  CÄMÄL 8Y„

EDMUND B.DIKMÄN
Watch  Maker 
§ Jeweler,
Grand Rapids,  -  fflieii,
EDWIN FALLAS,
VALLEY CITY COLD STORAGE,
Biftter,  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 
at lowest  market  price.  Correspondence  so­
licited.  A  liberal  discount  to  the  jobbing 
trade.

817, 219 Livingston St.,

H a p id s.

H

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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

49 b y o n  S t, G randR apids,

FULLER &ST0WE  COMPANY,

ENGRAVERS and PRINTERS,

m m

A. J.  B o w s e , President.

G e o .  C.  P i e r c e ,  Vice President.

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

Transacts a general hanking business.

»«k* a Specialty  'f Collections.  Accounts 

of Country*  "chants Solicited.

HIRTN  &  KRAUSE,

LEATHER

SHOE  POLISH,

SHOE  BRUSHES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

8Y M T0N, 8ÄMP80N M O ,

SHOE  LACIES.
Heelers,  Cork Soles, Button  Hooks, Dress­
118 Canal Street,  G rai Rapids.

ings, etc.  Write  for Catalogue.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

M en’s  Furnishing  Goods.

Sole  Manufacturers  of  the  “ Peninsular” 

Brand  Pants, Shirts and Overalls.

S tate  agents  fo r  Celuloid  Collars  and  Cuffs. 

120 and 122  Jefferson, Ave.,

DETROIT, 

-  MICHIGAN.

CHARLES  A.  COYE,

Successor to

A. Ooye & Son,

DEALER IN

AWNINGS 5 TENTS

Horse and W agon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

W ide Ducks, etc.

F lags & Banners m ade to  order.- 

73 CANAL ST.. 

- 

GRAND RAPIDS.

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

GRAND EAPIDS  GRAIN AND
71 CANAL s t r e e t.

W A N T E D .

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

M  Bros.,  Coaiissioo Merchants,

157 South W ater St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference: F i r s t   N a t i o n a l   B a n k ,  Chicago. 
M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n . Grand Rapids.

ASK  FOR

ÄRDENYEk
MUSTARD
BEST IN THE WORLD.
POTATOES.

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

m

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COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

166 South W ater St., CHICAGO. 
Reference

F e l s e n t h a l .  G r o s s   &  M i l l e r . Bankers, 

Chicago.
H E X T E R   &  F R IE D M A N ,

M anufacturers  of

BUTTERINE.

O ffic e   and Factory;  231, 233 Michigan,St.,

■  CHICAGO, 

- 

ILL.

MYRON  H.  WALKER,

Attorney and  Solicitor,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

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

TUBS!  TUBS!  TUBS!
We  have  150  doz.  first  quality  wash  tubs, 
which we will  sell F. O. B. as  follows:  No. 3, 
$3 per  doz.;  No. 2, $4  per  doz.; No.  1, $5  per 
doz.  Packed a  doz. in bdl. with straw.  Qual­
ity unsurpassed.  Address
PIERSON’S  BAZAAR,  Stanton,  Mich. 

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

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

Proprietor of  the

Manufacturer of

Pres cription  Cases  and  Store Fixtures. 

OF  ALL  KINDS.

Telephone 374

nished on Application.

SEND  FOR  CATALOGUES,  f 
Competitors.  Estimates F u r­

My Prices are Lower than any ofM y 
38 West Bridge street Brand Rapids.
JACOB BROWN 1 GO.,
Fiirnisiiing Goods and Motions.
LtfmDermen’s Supplies a Specialty.

W HOLESALE

Manufactures of

WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF 

ALASKA SOCKS AND 

MITTENS.

193 and  195 Jefterson Ave., Cor. Bates St.,

DETROIT, 
-  MIOH.
I P P Î . O I D X J C E  !

W e  should  be  pleased  to open corres­
pondence with  anyone  having  APPLES, 
POTATOES, ONIONS, BEANS, DRIED 
FRUITS and other Country Produce to of­
fer.  CAR  LOTS A SPECIALTY.  Con­
signments will receive o tr  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.
T. F IS H  tfc Co.,
189  So.  W ater  S t„  Chicago, 111.

Commission Merchants,

Reference—F irst  N ational  Bank,  o r  any  W holesale 

G rocer here.

W e have  ta k en  g re a t 
care  in  th e selection of 
o u r seeds  th is  season, 
and are pleased to  offer 
you  a   fine  and  com­
plete stock  of  garden  seeds.  W e also ca rry  a  full line 
of garden im plem ents.  Send fo r  catalogue and whole­
sale price list.  To th e tra d e only.

Alfred J. Brown, Seedsman.

16 and  18 No. Division St.,  Grand Rapids.
J.  E.  FELDNER  &  CO.,

CUSTOM  SHIRT  MAKERS,
Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.

AND DEALERS IN*

NO. 2  PEARL ST., 

-  GRAN» RAPIDS 

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

T H E  BITER  BITTEN.

W ritten  Especially fo r Th e Tradesman.

To say that  Squire  Courtright  wanted a 
clerk would be to put  it  very  mildly.  He 
wanted him not so much 'for the work to be 
performed, as from the fact  that,  although 
the Squire  could  see  his  customers,  they 
could not make  known  their  wants to him 
save through the use of an ear-trumpet; and 
the Squire was level-headed enough to know 
that his customers did not  enjoy the use of 
such a medium  in  the transmission of their 
orders.

Frank  Hartwell  had  worked  for  the 
Squire ever since he had been old enough to 
stand up to the counter.  The  old  man be­
fore he had become deaf, had taken the  boy 
in to assist his  widowed  mother  in  eking 
out  a  scanty  livelihood  for  herself  and 
Frank’s  little  sister.  The  result  of  the 
charity was that Frank  had  proved a most 
efficient lad and  had  grown  up  with  the 
store,  liked and trusted  by  all  its patrons. 
In fact,  he  had  become  as  everyone sup­
posed,  a fixture.  And  so  Frank  thought 
himself until within a short time.

For the last three  months  the  old  man 
had been getting terribly cross and exacting 
in his demands upon Frank, who had borne 
it patiently until patience had ceased  to  be 
a cardinal virtue in that  connection.  How 
he stood  it  so  long  was a wonder even to 
himself, and, at last  he  shouted  to the old 
man that he should  leave  at  the end of the 
week, which he did.

Squire Courtright did not realize the value 
of  the  young  man  nor  the estimation in 
which he was held  by  the  patrons  of the 
store until he had  gone,  and  then it began 
to dawn on his mind  that,  perhaps, he had 
done wrong in letting him go.  The  Squire 
was  very  obstinate,  however,  and  now 
that Frank  had  left,  determined not to ac­
knowledge his value.

Several different  persons had applied for 
the situation,  and one  or  two  of them had 
been given  a  trial;  but  they  were utterly 
valueless  as  salesmen,  and,  besides, his 
trade had  become  so  accustomed to Frank 
that they  considered the new-comers in the 
light of interlopers  and  acted  accordingly, 
to the  very  visible  detriment  of  the  busi­
ness.

Like  nearly  all  persons  afflicted  with 
deafness, Squire Courtright was very tender 
on the subject,  and  those  who pleased him 
most were those who least  noticed  his  in­
firmity. 
I mention this fact,  as it has quite 
an important place in this narrative.  Frank 
knew  this  weakness  of  the Squire’s very 
thoroughly, and,  as  he  had a warm regard 
for the old  gentleman,  was  sorry  that  he 
had left him in anger,  or,  at  least,  wished 
that he had not been  so  precipitate  in  the 
matter and had  stayed  in  the  store  until 
a suitable  successor  had  been  secured,  in 
order that the business might not suffer.

After  some  deep  study,  Frank  deter­
mined to return to  his  post  but  in such a 
way as not to sacrifice  his  pride.  Accord­
ingly he held a  confab  with  several of his 
neighbers, the Squire’s customers,  and then 
called on  Squire Courtright  and  bade him 
good-bye,  stating  that  he  had accepted a 
position in a neighboring  village.  He  did 
not wish the  Squire to  hold  any hard feel­
ings against  him,  he  said,  and offered to 
send him  a  man,  who,  he  assured  Mr. 
Courtright, was fully  as  capable as he had 
been.

The Squire’s pride was still pretty strong, 
and he demurred for some little time ere ac­
cepting  Frank’s  offer.  But,  when  he  be­
thought himself  of  the  good  hard cash al­
ready lost through  the  lack of a competent 
man,  reason came to his aid  and the propo­
sition was accepted.

“There is one thing I  forgot to mention,’ 
Frank shouted in the Squire’s  ear-trumpet,’ 
“and that is, the  man  I  will  send you is 
deaf but has acquired  such a delicate sense 
of sight that he is enabled to  tell by the mo­
tion of the  lips  what  is  said to him;  and, 
therefore,  experiences  no difficulty from  it. 
I will guarantee  him to be fully as satisfac­
tory as anyone you can get.”

It is a  true  saying  that  “misery  loves 
company” and Frank  had  counted  on  this 
in imparting this last piece  of  information 
concerning the clerk whom he so highly  re­
commended.  His  expectations  in  this re­
gard were not. disappointed,  for  the  Squire 
said that,  if he could do the work,  his deaf­
ness would make no difference—in  fact, he 
himself might be able  to  learn to read lan­
guage from the lips.

On the Monday following Frank’s depart­
ure for his  hew  field  of  labor, a middle- 
aged man appeared  in  Squire  Courtright’s 
place of business and accosted the Squire:

“Mr. Hartwell has informed  me that you 
I have  had  long  experience 
if  you  give  me  a 

need a clerk. 
in that  capacity  and, 
trial, will endeavor to please  you.”

Mr. Jones’s  appearance  was  very much 
against him,  but, as Frank had recommend­
ed him so  highly,  he  was  put  to  work. 
Within  a  week,  Squire  Courtright  was 
blessing the day  that  Frank  Hartwell had 
left his service  and  the  fortunate  chance 
which had brought to his door  this paragon 
of clerks.  Never,  in all  his  experience  in 
the grocery business,  had  the  Squire  seen 
such  a  man.  <In  two  days’  time,  Jones 
knew the contents of the shelves  thorough-

ins  and  outs  of 

ly, besides being  able  to  put  his  hand on 
everything in the cellar.  On the  first  day 
only had Squire Courtright  been  called up­
on for  prices.  Jones  appeared 
to>  know 
the 
the  business 
even  more  thoroughly  than  Frank  Hart­
well.  Not  only  was  Jones  on  terms of 
familiarity with the contents  of  the  store, 
but also with the persons who  came to pur­
chase  thereof.  He  seemed  to  know them 
as well as  if  he  had  been the recipient of 
the same birch persuasion at school.

By these, as well as many other incidents, 
was  Squire  Courtright  utterly  mystified 
Trade had never  been  better.  All  his old 
customers  returned  and  many  new  ones, 
so popular was  the  new  clerk.  His deaf­
ness was  not  the  least  trouble to him,  as 
the Squire could readily see, and Jones  had 
endeavored to give  his  employer some les­
sons  in  the  art  of  hearing  with  the eyes 
but  without  much  success.  A  customer 
would  ask  the  Squire  for  some  article, 
and, try as  he  would,  not  a  word  coaid 
he distinguish,  while  Jones,  watching  in­
tently the customer’s  lips, would fill the or­
der without asking a question.

How long matters might have  gone on in 
this way, there is no means of ascertaining; 
but one day Squire Courtright  took a queer 
notion into his deaf old pate, which changed 
the current of  things  quite  materially.  A 
brother living in Chicago had long entreated 
the Squire to allow his  organs  of sound to 
be operated upon by  a  noted  specialist of 
that city, and he,  at last,  determined to try 
it, at the same  time  resolving  to  keep the 
matter a secret so  that, in  case the experi­
ment should fail, his  neighbors  might  not 
know of  his  disappointment.  On the con­
trary,  should  it prove  successful, he would 
be able to have his little joke  at his friends’ 
expense. 
In order  to  best  to  accomplish 
his end,  Squire  Courtright  straightened up 
his business affairs,  put the  store in charge 
of Jones and left,  ostensibly  on  a  trip to 
Southern  California.  On  his  arrival  in 
Chicago,  the Squire informed his brother of 
his resolution  and  the  two  called  on the 
doctor.  Treatment was commenced at once, 
and at  the  end  of  three  months  Squire 
Courtright flattered himself  that his invest­
ment of $300 was the most profitable one of 
his life,  and returned  home,  able to hear as 
plainly as anyone could wish.

As he neared home,  early  in  the  after­
noon, the idea struck  him  to carry his ear- 
trumpet as usual and go to the store outward­
ly as deaf as he had  left it.  As he entered 
the  familiar  door-way,  several  customers 
were standing  near  the  stove in animated 
conversation with Jones.

“Speak of the devil, by gosh!  there  he is 
now,” said one.  “You’ll have  to  go  back 
to the deaf racket again,  Frank.”

“Frank!” thought the Squire.  “Who the 
dickens is Frank?  There’s  no one here by 
that name.  Never mind,  they’ll  be  sure to 
make further remarks,  and,  thank  fortune, 
I have now an opportunity  to see myself in 
the light of my neighbors’ conversation.”

After hand-shakings  and  greetings were 
exchanged,  the  Squire  went  to  the desk, 
apparently to look  over  the  books  but  in 
reality to have an  opportunity  to  hear the 
balance of the conversation.

“If  I  were  you,  Frank,” 

remarked 
another,  “I  would  tell  the  old  man the 
truth and not try to  keep  up  the farce any 
longer.  He  can’t  get  along without you, 
for he’ll lose his custom,  as  well as having 
things go to the devil in the store.”

“Well,” said  Jones in  reply,  “I would if 
I  didn’t  feel  ashamed  of  the  deceit. 
I 
wouldn’t have done  it  in the first place on­
ly I saw how  matters  were  and  knew he 
was losing money.  The  truth  of the mat- 
tar is, Squire  Courtright  took  me  when I 
was a boy,  a  mere  lad,'  and  has  always 
treated me more like  a  father  than an em­
ployer,  and  I  felt  sorry to have him lose 
anything through me. 
I  was  too  proud to 
go back  as  Frank  Hartwell,  and  for that 
reason alone I took  you  into the secret and 
went to work again as Sam  Jones. 
I  have 
worked harder for his interests since I came 
back  than  ever  before,  but  I am getting 
tired of  ‘making up’  like  an  actor  for my 
daily work.”

think 

rascal!  To 

This revelation  was  almost too much for 
Squire  Courtright.  He  got  down  behind 
the desk and fairly shook  with  suppressed 
laughter.  “The 
the 
scamp had my interest  so  much  at  heart! 
Ha,  ha,  ha!”  And  the  old  man  nearly 
burst a blood-vessel  in  the effort to change 
his hearty laugh  into  a  cough.  “I’ll  pay 
him for it!  The idea  of  his imposing upon 
me in such a way!”  All  the way home the 
Squire indulged in such thoughts of revenge, 
intermingled  with  spasms  of 
laughter, 
which increased in vigor as  his mind form­
ulated a plan for revenge.

On his arrival at the store the next morn­
ing, Frank Hartwell found a note  lying  on 
the deskin Squire Courtright’s handwriting. 
Hastily opening it, he read:
Frank Hartwell, alias Sam Jones:
you may  consider  yourself  discharged. 
will give you my reasons in person.
G.  B.  COUBTBIGHT.

D e a r  Sir —After  the  first  of  January 
I 

“You found  a  note  on  your  desk  this 
morning, did you not?”  inquired the Squire 
shortly  after.

^rank looked for the ear-trumpet to make

a reply, but Mr.  Courtright  had  evidently 
forgotten it, and Frank reached  for  a  pen­
cil and paper.

“Never  mind  that,”  said  the  old man 
with  grim  humor. 
“Yon  may  be  deaf 
yourself, but I can hear  well  enough.  Be­
fore we talk the matter over,  however, you 
may as well wash that paint off  and get rid 
of your wig.”

The upshot of the matter was that  Frank 
Hartwell,  by  the  aid  of  soap and water, 
dissolved  Sam  Jones  and stood  revealed, 
clothed  in  his  right  person.  He  was 
hardly  prepared  for  what  followed.  Mr. 
Courtright explained the  reason for his dis­
charge  most  satisfactorily  by  offering the 
young  man a  share in the business on such 
terms that he was enabled to accept without 
feeling too much  obligation,  the  principal 
condition  being  that  Frank  should  cure 
himself of deafness as fully  as  had  Squire 
Courtright. 

R e l l u f .

BUSINESS  LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of Last Resort.

B IG H T   TO  IM PO RT  O PIU M .

Judge  Hoffman,  of  the  United  States 
Circuit Court at San Francisco, has rendered 
the  right  of  the 
a  decision  sustaining 
Chinese  to  import  opium  under the treaty 
clause  prohibiting  its 
importation.  The 
ground  taken  in  the  decision  is  that the 
treaty is not self-executing,  and  that  since 
Congress  has  made  no  law regulating the 
opium traffic the clause is null.

B A N K   CH ECK — N E G O T IA B IL IT Y .

Some  points of  interest to  bankers  were 
decided by the Supreme Court of the United 
States  in  the recent  case of  Bull-vs.  First 
National Bank of  Kasson. 
In this case the 
Court held that an  order  for  money drawn 
by one bank  upon another is a bank check, 
and  not  a bill of  exchange;  that  the  addi­
tion  of  the  words  “in  current  funds”  in 
such a check does  not impair its negotiabil­
ity,  and that  delay upon the part of  a bona 
fide holder for value  of  such a check drawn 
by a bank in one  State  upon a  bank in an­
other  State  does  not  affect the non-avail­
ability  of  set-off  as  between  such  holder 
and the drawer where the funds upon which 
the check was drawn were still in the hands 
of the drawee when payment was demanded.

B A N K   L IE N   ON  STOCK  SH A K ES.

The  Supreme Court of Minnesota decided 
lately,  in the  case of  The Nicollet National 
Bank  of  Minneapolis  vs.  The  City  Bank, 
that the act  of  1881  prohibiting  banks  or­
ganized under  the  laws of  the  State  from 
making loans or discounts  on  the  security 
of  the shares of  their  capital stock was ef­
fectual to prevent a bank from having a lien 
on  the  shares  of  a stockholder  for a debt 
thus created subsequent to that  enactment, 
although  a  by-law  adopted  prior  to  that 
statute had  provided  for  such a lien.  The 
Court  held  that,  although  the  shares  of 
such stock were made  transferrable only on 
the  books of  the  bauk,  an  assignment of 
the  same  without  such  transfer  invested 
the assignee with  an  equitable title, which 
would be  protected  as  against  all  parties 
not showing a superior right,  and that such 
an assignment  by the  stockholders for  the 
purpose of  collateral security was  effectual 
as  against  the  bank  asserting a lien for a 
debt of  the  stockholders  (contrary  to  the 
statute of  1881), and its refusal,  because of 
such  asserted  lien,  to  make  the  proper 
transfer  on  its  books, rendered it liable to 
the assignee  in  action  for  damages, as for 
the  conversion  of  its  stock.  An  attach­
ment of the shares  by  the  bank,  after no­
tice of  the assignment,  was,  the Court said, 
ineffectual  to defeat  the  prior  right of  the 
assignee.

Rents  and  Advertisers.

From  th e Chicago  Inter-Ocean.

The  Topeka  Commonwealth, comment­
ing upon a note from the Inter-Ocean  upon 
the  benefits  to  the  public  derived  from 
“large advertisers,” says:  “It is  commonly 
remarked by merchants, when  a  large  ad­
vertising  concern locates in  the  block with 
them,  that the additional trade the large ad­
vertiser will  drayv  to  that block,  a portion 
of which will  drift  into  their  stores,  will 
more than  compensate for the business lost 
by the additional competition.  The highest 
rents in this  city  are  to  be  found  in the 
blocks in which there are the greatest num­
ber of  large  advertisers.  The  location  of 
the  business  district  of  a  city  has been 
charged  several  blocks  many  times  by a 
combination on the part  of the large adver­
tisers.  Take the city of Fort Scott.  A few 
years ago nearly the  entire  business of the 
city was done about the opera house and the 
market square. 
In 1885 four of the leading 
firms and  heaviest advertisers  of  the city, 
on account of not being able to get good quar­
ters,  decided to erect-a large and handsome 
block for their own use.  They selected a lo­
cation  three  blocks  south  of  the market 
square.  Their  heavy  advertising  brought 
the trade to that location,  and  inside  of  a 
year a large proportion of the business  men, 
of the old section of the  city  moved to this 
block and paid higher rents; all drawn to get 
to what  within  twelve  months  had  been 
made  the  business  center  of  the  city by 
these four firms.  Fort Scott  is  not  an ex­
ceptional case, and shows what can be done 
by nerve and money rightly  spent in adver­
tising.”
PERFECTION  SCALE

The Latest Im proved and Rest,

DOES NOT REQUIRE DOWN  WEIGHT 

Will Soon Save its Cost on. any Counter.

_  „  ,  ^  < GEO. C. WETHERBEE *  CO., Detroit
For Sale b* {   HAWKINS *  PERRY, Grand Rapids.  , 
McCAUSLAND & CO., E. Saginaw
And by Wholesale Grooers  generally.  Send  for Bins 

f :  

trated Catalogue.

The  jUicliigan  Tradesman,

Official O rgan of U ldiigftn Business H en's  Association. 

▲  WEEKLY JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail Trade of the VolUerine State.

E. A. 'STOWE A  BBO., Proprietors.

Subscription—One Dollar per year.  Advertis­

ing Hates made known on application.

Publication Office—49  Lyon Street, Grand
Eastern ’ Representative—E.  H. AYER, 49 

Kapids. 
Tribune Building, N. Y.

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Subscriptions to  th is paper a re  n o t discontinued a t ex­
Entered  at  the  Grand  Rapids  Post  Office. 

p iratio n , unless so ordered by th e  subscriber.

E. A.  STOWE, Editor.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY  18,  1888.

A  bonus  sometimes  does  a town more 
good  than  is  anticipated when the sum is 
subscribed.  The  business  men of Otsego, 
for instance, raised $3,000 as an inducement 
to secure the location of the  Bardeen paper 
mill at that  place.  A  few  nights ago the 
efficient water works of the mill saved many 
thousand  dollars’  worth  of property which 
would have otherwise been destroyed.

Northern Michigan merchants will appre­
ciate  the  interesting  episode  depicted  by 
Mr. Winkle in his article  on  leeky  butter. 
The picture  presented  is  a familiar one to 
those who do business within the indigenous 
limits of the fragrant esculent  and  will  be 
appreciated  by  those who have never real­
ized such an experience.

Gripsack Brigade.

W.  R.  Keasey  has  engaged  with  Bell, 

Oonrad & Co. for another year.

H. D. Jones and S.  W.  Long  have  en­

gaged to travel for the Lustig Cigar Co.

C. Lord is now on the road for R. P. An­
derson, the Muskegon confectionery jobber.
Emil Fecht, representing John  J. Bagley 
& Co., of Detroit, was in town  the  greater 
part of last week.

T h e  T r a d e sm a n ’s list of traveling  men 
is in course of preparation and will probably 
appear next week.

“Happy Hi.”  Robertson  picked  up  his 
old grips last week  and  spent  three  days 
with his old trade down the C.  & W.  M.

J. L. Welker, of  Youngstown,  Ohio,  has 
been engaged to watch the  interests of Dil- 
worth Bros., of Pittsburg,  in this  territory.
Fred E. Argell,  lately  with  L. Ladd,  of 
Adrian,  is posting up at Cody,  Ball,  Barn­
hart & Co.’s,  preparatory  to  starting  out 
with sample cases next week.

The many  friends  of  Chas.  Livingston 
will be pleased to  learn  that  he has so far 
improved from his recent  severe  illness as 
to be able to be out on the street and around 
the store  again.

In response to an enquiry, T h e  T r a d e s­
m a n would  state  that  the  only  Western 
traveler  who  attended  the  recent  annual 
meeting  of  the  Michigan  Commercial 
Travelers’ Association was W. G. Hawkins, 
of Grand Rapids.

Detroit  Journal:  The  Grand  Rapids 
Traveling  Men’s  Association  is to have a 
dance  soon  and  one  athletic member has 
been detailed to fire out a certain  public of­
ficial in case he comes to  the  ball as full as 
tie did last year.

Shelby  Independent:  The 

invincible 
“Dick” Savage,  who used to make  faces at 
our merchants and  sell  them  huge  bills of 
groceries,  is again  on  the  turf,  and  will 
“ make” Shelby every month with a full line 
of coffees and spices.

David G. Kenyon was born in New  York 
City on August 17,  1849.  He  lived  there 
until about six years old,  when his  parents 
removed to  Winona,  Minn.,  subsequently 
removing to Chicago and eventually drifting 
back to New York.  A few years later,  the 
family removed to this State,  settling  near 
Dundee.  David  attended school at the lat­
ter  place  and  at  Toledo,  after  which he 
clerked in a  grocery  store  in  Toledo  for 
about a year.  He then assisted  his  father 
in the purchase and shipping  of  butter and 
eggs to the New York  market,  after which 
he spent three years in learning  the confec­
tioner’s trade.  He then  clerked  in grocery 
stores  at  Toledo  for  four years,  when he 
worked for a time  in  a  general  store  at 
Dundee,  when he went  on  the road for H. 
S. Robinson & Burtenshaw, of Detroit,  for 
whom he traveled eight years  and  a  half. 
He  then  carried  samples  for  a  year  for 
Hatch & Emery,  of  Chicago,  since  which 
time he has conducted a grocery business in 
this city.  He has recently engaged to trav­
el for the  new  wholesale  boot  and  shoe 
house of Reeder,  Palmer & Co., and  within 
a fortnight will be among his  friends in the 
retail trade, all of whom wish  him  success 
and will do all that  lies within their  prov- j 
race to  render the new alliance satisfactory 
all around.

Bank Notes.

The First National Bank of  Corunna has 
declared a semi-annual  dividend  of  6  per 
cent.

The First National Bank of Eaton Rapids 
paid a dividend of 7 per cent,  on  the busi­
ness of the last six months of 1887.

The  Second  National  Bank  of Owosso 
lias declared  a semi-annual  dividend  of  5 
per cent and carried $2,000  to  the surplus 
fund, which now amounts to $9,000.

R. Z. Chandler has severed his connection 
with the Bank of Fvart,  at  Ev&rt, 
to  as­
sume a portion of  the  management  of the 
Bank  of  Frankfort, 
in which he is now a 
partner.

The First .National Bank of Traverse City 
will he managed the  ensuing  year  by  the 
following directors,  Jno.  C.  Lewis,  Jno. 
- T. Beadle, B.  J.  Morgan,  D.  C.  Leach. 
Frank Hamilton, W. S.  Johnson mid C. A. 
Hammond. 

.

AMONG T H E  TRADE.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

J. E. Gable, merchant  tailor,  is  closing 

out at auction.

R. E. Brown has engaged in  the  grocery 

business at 476 South Division street

C. D. Richardson,  proprietor  bazaar at 5 
South Division street, has gone out of busi­
ness.  ;;

Mrs.  E. Oleson has engaged  in  the  gro- ; 
Arthur 

eery  business  at  Big  Bapids. 
Meigs & Co. furnished the stock.

Morgan & Randall have  engaged  in  the 
boot and shoe business at 156  West  Fulton 
street  Rindge, Bertsch  &  Co.  furnished 
the stock. 

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The special  partnership  heretofore exist­
ing between Wm.  Brummeler  and J. A. S. 
Verdier,  dealers  in  tinware and rags,  has 
been dissolved, the latter retiring.

A man  named  Powell  is putting in fix­
tures in the new store at the comer of South 
Division and  Prescott  streets,  preparatory 
to engaging in the dAig business.

Julian M. Wheeler  has  retired  from  the 
shirt manufacturing firm of J. E. Feldner & 
Co.  The business will be continued by John 
E. Feldner under  the  style  of  Feldner  & 
Co. 

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Albert  F.  Hazeltine  has  sold  his drug 
stock at 148 West Fulton  street to Bauer & 
Curtiss,  who  took  possession  on the 13th. 
The business will be managed by  Mr.  Cur­
tiss, Mr. Bauer continuing  to  give  his  at­
tention to the East Bridge street store.

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

Dundee—Luce & Co. have closed out their 

dry goods stock.

Ironwood—Henry  Kline,  boot  and  shoe 

dealer,  has assigned.

May—J. L. Wilcox & Co succeed G. Hol- 

lingshead in general trade.

Pompeii—Seaver  Bros,  are arranging to 

build a new store in the spring.

Morenci—H.  H.  Spencer  & Co. succeed 

H. S.  Cole in the drug business.

Shephard — Morgan  &  Struble  succeed 

Geo. E. Morgan in general trade.

Kalamazoo—Cobb & Hunter  is  the name 

of a new firm of crockery dealers.

Ionia—W.  F.  Chapman  has  moved  his 

hardware stock here from  Edmore.

East Saginaw—Karl Andreas succeeds R. 

Bruske & Co.  in the drug business.

Port Huron—J. D.  Scott  succeeds F. W. 

Merrill in the hat and cap business.

Leslie—Chas.  M.  Norton  succeeds  J.  H. 

Sampson in the hardware business.

Big Rapids—J.  W.  Brown  has moved his 

boot and shoe stock to White Cloud.

Big Rapids—Capt. Oleson has  purchased 

the bankrupt K.  of L. grocery stock.

Fowlerville—Frank H.  Starkey succeeds 

Fred Kuhn in the hardware business.

Crystal  Falls—Brown  &  Schwartz suc­

ceeds J. B.  Schwartz in general trade.

Wj andotte—Paul Adolph  succeeds  Den­

man & Adolph in the grocery  business.

Pompeii—A. B.  Hicks,  of  Bridgeville,  is 

preparing to erect a new store building.

Nachville—Fred. Perry  has  bought  the 

news and notion stock of Fred G.  Baker.

Owosso—Wm.  H.  Richardson  succeeds 

Richardson Bros, in the grocery business.

East  Saginaw—Nicholas  Haas  succeeds 
Haas & Edinger  in the plumbing  business.
Lawton—Martin & Murphy succeed Juan 
McKeys in the drug and  jewelry  business.
Eaton  Rapids—S.  Amdursky  succeeds 
Glicman & Amdursky in the dry goods bus- 
ness.

Broekway  Center—G.  W.  Waring  & 
Co. succeed  D.  G.  Finlayson  in  general 
trade.

Port Huron—Phil. Eichom  and  Charles 
Grieb, jr.,  are about to engage  in  the  gro­
cery trade.

Bloomingdale— Warren  Haven  &  Co. 
succeed Hubbard,  Killifer & Co.  in the dry 
goods business.

Cold water—Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Geo.  W.) 
Gardinier,  grocery  and  meat  market,  has 
been burned out.

Stanton—J. L. Hudson  succeeds  M.  E. 
Fanning in the dry goods,  clothing and boot 
and shoe business.

Aarwood—Allan F.  Little has  purchased 
the general stock of O.  D.  Park and added 
same to his drug stock.

Mecosta—E.  L.  Wood  &  Co.  have . dis­
solved.  E. L.  Wood retains the drug stock 
and J.  H.  Gardner continues  in the jewelry 
business.

Muskegon—Emil Lange has retired  from 
the firm of Lange Bros.  The  business will 
be  continued  by  the  remaining  partner, 
Robert Lange.

Nashville—D. A. Green  succeeds  Green 
& Stanton in the  grocery  business.  A. S, 
Stanton, the retiring partner, will engage in 
business in Chicago.

Fennville—W. H. & L. A. Andrews have 
sold  their  drug  and  stationery  stock  to 
Goodrich  Bros.,  who  will  consolidate the 
stock with their own.  .

Alma—John M. Flanagan  has replevined 
the stock of clothing and  gents’  furnishing 
goods in Mrs. Stark’s  store,  claiming  that 
he placed them there on commission.

Detroitn-W. H. Watkins has retired from 
the hardware  firm  of  MacLeod & Co., and 
Walter M. Adams  has  been  admitted  to 
partnership.  The style remains unchanged,
Cheboygan—F, C. McDonald  has  re-sold 
his interest in the  hardware house, of  Mc­
Donald Bros.  to  Joseph  E.  Cueny.  The 
old firm name of McDonald & Cueny will be 
restored.

Plain well—A.  C.  Masson  has  sold  his 
meat market to Ezra L. Barker,  who  took 
possession  on  Jan  17.  Mr.  Masson will 
probably succeed C. J . Hicks in the grocery 
business.

Sault Ste. Marie—The sale of the  Prenz- 
lauer & Son stock has been postponed,  ow­
ing to creditors of the firm  instructing  the 
assignee to contest certain  chattel mortgag­
es upon the stock.

Grand  Haven—C.  B.  Winslow  has  re­
tired from the firm of C. B. Winslow & Co., 
dealers in salt,  oil, etc.  The  business  will 
be continued by the  remaining  partner, N. 
Robbins, Jr., under his  own name.

Fennville—J,  E.  Hutchinson  has  pur­
chased the Geo.  Kellogg  clothing  and fur­
nishing goods stock and sold a half interest 
to Frank S, Raymond.  The  two  will con­
tinue the business under the style  of  J.  E. 
Hutchinson & Co.

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

Benton Harbor—N. B. Hall & Co.,  manu­
facturers of fruit  packages, have dissolved.
Eaton  Rapids—D. B.  Terryell  has  been 
admitted to partnership in H. F. Hoyt’s axe 
factory.

Bronson—F.  M.  Rudd  has  retired  from 
the firm of Roberts &  Rudd,  proprietors of 
the Eureka flouring  mill.  He is succeeded 
by E.  H.  Roberts, of Orland,  Ind.

Three  Oaks—The  featherbone  factory 
turned out nearly 20,000  whips  during’87, 
$20,000 worth of corsets,  and a large quanti­
ty of other goods.  Featherbone is  winging 
its way to the front with great celerity.

Detroit—The C. R.  & J.  C.  Wilson  Car­
riage Co. has been  organized  with a capital 
stock of $100,000, of  which $70,000 is paid 
in.  The  incorporators  are C.  R.  and J.  C. 
Wilson, Eldridge M. Lyon and Allan Bourn.
Muskegon—D. C. Tillotson, F. W.  Love­
less and W.  W.  Barcus have formed a stock 
company under  the style of the Tillotsqn & 
Loveless.Co.,  to  engage  in  the  manufac­
ture of boxes and  packing  cases  at  Lake­
side.  The capital  stock  of the corporation 
is $2,000.

East Saginaw—The A.  W.  Wright  Lum­
ber Co. is making repairs and improvements 
at its mill and salt  block.  The  mill  was 
built in 1865 and many of  the  timbers hav­
ing become decayed, they are being replaced. 
The company is  rebuilding  its  salt  block 
and will  also  erect a  storehouse,  40 x 140 
feet in size,  which will have  a  capacity  of 
3,000 barrels.  This,  with the storage which 
the company now has,  will  give  the  com­
pany facilities for carrying 20,000 barrels of 
bulk salt.

S TR A Y   F A C T S .

Cadillac—Edgar D.  Snow,  hotel proprie­

tor, has sold out.

Ann Arbor—H.  Osborne,  miller,  has as­

signed to John J.  Robinson.

Detroit—Milton  Frost,  President of the 

Frost Lumber Co.,  is dead.

Belding—H.  J.  Leonard’s  new 

store 

building is nearly completed.

Ganges—Jos.  Eldrige has closed his gro­

cery store on account of sickness.

Bronson — Roberts  &  Roberts  succeed 

Roberts & Rudd in the milling business.

Lansing—W.  J. McRoberts&Co., bazaar, 
have given two  chattel  mortgages  and as­
signed.

East Jordan—A.  E.  Pickard has returned 
the 

from Sault Ste. Marie and  engaged  in 
sewing machine business.

St. Johns—Pratt, Sherman & Co.,  bazaar 
proprietors,  are offering to compromise with 
their creditors at 25 per cent, 
i  Grand Haven—C. Alexander  has applied 
for a patent on a snow shovel plow,  which 
he is arranging  to  manufacture and put on 
the market.

Muskegon—O. Lambert,  grocer,  has set­
tled with his  creditors  at  25  cents on  the 
dollar  and  given  a  chattel  mortgage for 
$1,234.95.

Detroit—Thomas  Dudley,  proprietor  of 
the Standard Leather  Co.,  has assigned to 
E. J.  Davis.  The assets  are  about  $6,000 
and the liabilities amount to $10,761.08.

Eaton Rapids—John B.  Cole  has  retired 
from the hardware firm  of Phillips & Cole, 
to accept a situation  “on  the  road.”  The 
business  will  be  continued  by  Chas.  E. 
Phillips.

Detroit—The Bewick  Transportation Co. 
has been organized with a capital  of  $130,- 
000,  all paid in.  The  stockholders are Ed­
mund J.  Owen,  J.  W.  Fales,  Frank E. Kir­
by and Alex. McVittie.

Hermansville—C.  J.  L.  Meyer  &  Sons 
lately loaded seventeen cars with  lumber to 
go  westward  over  the  new  Minneapolis, 
Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic  railroad.  This 
is the beginning of a traffic  which  is likely 
to become important.

Muskegon—Ray W.  Jones,  of  the L.  L. 
Arms Shingle & Lumber  Co.,  has  bought 
the interest held in the  company  by  Wil­
liam H. Brown, P. A.  Brown  and  William 
Doherty.  The company is  now  composed 
of L. L. Arms and the  managing  partners, 
Ray W.  Jones and E.  C. Misner.

Purely Personal.

C. D.  Spaulding, of  L-  S.  Hill & Co.,  is 

out on the road  for  the spring campaign.

“Jake” Yandenberg, buyer for the  Chip­
pewa Lumber Co.,  at Chippewa  Lake,  was 
in town over Sunday.

Robert Porter  has  recovered  his  health 
and resumed his position as profit  clerk  for 
Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops.

E.  H. Morgan, formerly with John  Caul­
field, has taken  the  position  of  shipping 
clerk for Curtiss & Dunton. 

Jas. Stone,  salesman in  the  retail  shoe 
department of E. G. Studley  & Co., has re­
signed, and is succeeded by Ed. Denny»

Ed. A.  Lee,  Manager of  the  Detroit Safe 
Co.’s local branch, was called  to  Cleveland 
last Saturday by the death of his father.

E. D. Voorbees,  Manager  of  the  Michi­
gan Overall  Manufacturing  Co.,  of Ionia, 
was in town test Thursday  with his sample

jt

Miss M. Alice Crookston, daughter of the 
veteran travhjef,  returns to New York  this 
week to resume her  studies in drawing and 
painting.

W. H. Brown has resigned his position as 
Secretary and Treasurer  of  the  Sherwood 
Manufacturing Co. and  will  be  succeeded 
by J.  G.  Alexander.

J. A. Armstrong,  the  Ludington  grocer, 
was in town on Tuesday,  in  attendance on 
the annual convocation of the Grand  Chap­
ter of the State of Michigan.

W. B.  Wilkinson, who  has had charge of 
the shoe department of E.  G. Studley & Co. 
for several years,  has taken  the  same posi­
tion with Reeder,  Palmer & Co.

Charlie  Prindle,  formerly  buyer for the 
Wells-Stone  Mercantile  Co.,  at  Saginaw 
City, is now managing the branch wholesale 
grocery  establishment  of  his house at Du- 
luth.

GeoJ E.  Parker,  Treasurer  of the Penin­
sular Novelty Co., of Boston,  and  Edward 
O. Ely, of the same  corporation,  are in the 
city to attend  the  annual  meeting  of the 
company.

Geo.  H.  Kelly,  formerly  employed  in 
Dun’s Mercantile  Agency  here as assistant 
to Manager  McWhorter,  was  in town last 
Saturday.  He is now manager of Dun’s of­
fice at Davenport,  Iowa.

The  friends  of  A.  T.  Linderman,  of 
Whitehall, will be  pleased  to learn that he 
has executed a contract with Jas.  A.  Kirk & 
Co.,  by  which the latter pays him $5,000 a 
year royalty for the privilege  of making his 
patent knock-down box.

“Les”  Freeman and W.  F. Blake, repre­
senting the grocery  department of Hawkins 
& Perry,  and  Geo.  P.  Gifford  and  A.  S. 
Doak,  representing the hog end of the same 
establishment,  are playing a series of- pedro 
games.  So far,  the  hogs  have  won  the 
most heats.

Dr.  Geo.  W.  Crouter,  the  Charlevoix 
druggist,  who is  now  sojourning  at  Pasa­
dena,  Cal.,  writes  T h e   T r a d e sm a n : 
“This is a fine climate,  but  give me Michi­
gan  for  a  home,  for  business or for  land. 
There  are  more  drawbacks  iu  California 
than in Michigan,  and I cannot see that the 
climate  has  done  my  wife  any good; yet 
time will tell.”.. .-.n. 
Annual  Meeting  of  the  Morley  B. M.  A

-teO»  O

Mo r ley, Jan.  10,  1888.

E. A. Stowe, Grand  Rapids:

D e a r  Sir —The B. M.  A.  regular  meet­
ing was called to  order  by  President J. E. 
Thurkow.  Applications  for  membership 
were  received  from  M.  Swanger  &  Son, 
John Pierdon,  Patrick  Kinney  and  F.  I. 
Nichols.  The  applicants  were duly voted 
on and elected to membership.  The  report 
of the Executive  Committee  was read and 
approved.  Peter Hanson,  of  the  Commit­
tee on Closing Holidays,  reported  that  he 
had circulated a petition among the business 
men to close up Dec. 26,  1887,  and  Jen. 2, 
1888, at 1 o’clock p. m.  The report was ac­
cepted and thdCommittee discharged.  The 
Committee on Banquet asked  further  time 
to report,  which was granted.  The Execu­
tive Committee proceeded to its  annual set­
tlement with the Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
and,  after settlement,  submitted the follow- 
lowing report:  Total  moneys  received  by 
Treasurer, $27;  expenditures,  $25.88,  leav­
ing a balance on hand of $1.12.  On motion, 
the report  was  accepted.  W.  O. Lake of­
fered the following:
W h e r e a s,  The  Morley  Business Men’s 
Association has met and banqueted  and en­
joyed a royal good  time,  treating  both the 
body and mind to a feast long to be remem­
bered;  and
W h e r e a s,  The wisdom  of  such  an en 
tertainment has  been  demonstrated to the 
satisfaction of the members who were pres­
ent and their accompanying friends;  there­
fore,  be it
Resolved,  That the hearty thanks of  this 
Association  are  hereby  tendered to  A.  W. 
Dodge,  B.  H. McMullen and Peter Hanson, 
the Committee  appointed  by this body,  for 
the manner in which they did  the work as 
signed them,  making the banquet,  through 
their  arrangements,  a  complete  success; 
and be it further
Resolved,  That it is the sentiment of this 
Asssociation that the Woman’s Relief Corps 
of Morley have shown that  they can spread 
the festal  board  in  a manner faultless and 
pleasing to the  eye  and  sustaining  to the 
inner man;  that the Ladies’  Cornet Band is 
the best in the State;  that the  set  and  im­
promptu responses to the  toasts  show that 
considerable  talent  lies  buried  in  Morley, 
awaiting  only  the  opportunity to crop out 
and flourish;  that  the  Ladies—God  bless 
them!—by their  presence  helped us to for­
get our little speeches,  but  we  could  not 
have  done  without  them; 
that  President 
Thurkow, as toastmaster,  although  a little 
weak-kneed at first,  acquitted his part with 
honor to himself and  credit to the Associa­
tion;  that the banquet,  as  a  whole,  was a 
complete success in every sense of the word 
that it may not be the last.
On motion,  the resolutions  were  adopted 
and ordered recorded in  the minutes of this 
Association. 
President  Thurkow  read  his annual re 
port and, on motion, the same  was adopted 
and  ordered placed  on  file.  The meeting 
then adjourned until Jan.  16,  at which time 
we will proceed with business where we left 
off at this meeting. 

Yours truly,

1

W.  H.  R ichm ond,  Sec’y.

Eggs  by  Weight.
Good  H a r t, Jan.  10,1888.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r   Sir —I have written to  the  Secre­
tary  of  the  Harbor  Springs B.  M. A.,  of 
which I am a member,  asking  that the fol 
lowing resolution be  discussed  at the next 
meeting:
Resolved,  That the Harbor Springs B. M,
A.  is in favor of  the  purchase  and sale of 
eggs by weight.
In the absence of my ability  to offer any­
thing  better  in  behalf of the resolution^ I 
commend what has appeared in the columns 
of T h e   T r a d e sm a n from time to time,  es­
the  communication  of  Smith 
pecially 
Barnes in the issue of Dec. 28,  1887,
Yours truly,  Gid e o n  N o^ l .

An  anti-corset  society, 

the  distinctive 
ba&ge of which is a white  ribbon,  has been 
started by Adrian young men.  Ed. J. Steb- 
bins is the President and Will  Reeder  the 
Secretary of the  organization.  Each mem­
ber, upon joining, registers  a  solemn  vow 
not to many any woman who wears corsets.

ANNUAL SERMON.

altogether on économie or politic grounds.  80 

Prepared by thé Chaplain of the M. C.T.A.
[It is customary for Rev. F. A.  Smart, of 
Detroit, to deliver an annual  sermon to the 
members  of  the  Michigan  Commercial 
Travelers’ Association,  of  which  organiza­
tion he is a member, and  which  he has the 
honor of serving in the capacity of chaplain. 
This year’s  sermon  was  preached  at  the 
Central M. E. church  Sunday  evening,  be­
fore a large and appreciative  audience, and 
it affords T h e  T r a d e sm a n  much pleasure 
to be able to present the  first  verbatim re­
port of the sermon put before  the  public.]
xt :  “Make to  yourselves friends o f  th e  m am m on 
of unrighteousness.’’  L ukexvi:  9.
The passage  from  which  we  have selected 
the text is, perhaps, one of the most misquoted 
and  misunderstood  in  the  whole  Bible.  To 
this day biblical critics are not  wholly  agreed 
concerning  its  construction  and  otymoiogy. 
Perhaps, on the  wnole,  tbe  revised  version 
presents as clear a view of its meaning as pos­
sible.  It reads:  “Make to yourseives friends 
by means of the mammon of unrighteousness, 
that, when it shall fail, they  may receive you 
into the eternal tabernacles,” this last expres­
sion being equivalent to  saying  that  when it 
(or, as the authorized version reads, you) shall 
fail, you  may  be  received  into  the  eternal 
tabernacles.  One thing is clear, judging from 
the plain  meaning  of  the  context,  namely, 
that Christ intends  toy his  application of this 
parable to approve the wisdom  and foresight 
of the unjust  steward, not at all on moral but 
far is He from approval of deceit or injustice, 
that He closes the  teaching on this point with 
the emphatic declaration,  “ Ye  cannot  serve 
God  and  mammon.”  The  word  mammon is 
the  Syriac  synonym  for  earthly  riches  or 
wealth.  Its spirit  is  the  spirit  of this world, 
of things  temporal,  as  contrasted  with  the 
spirit of devotion to God and eternal interests.
The whole parable institutes  a  comparison 
between the shrewdness of the  worldly-mind­
ed man,  which,  employed  in  the  interest of 
right ends, would  be  laudable,  and the often 
foolish inconsistency of God’s  people, as indi­
cated in the expression,  “The  children of this 
world  are in their  generation  wiser  than the 
children  of  light.”  It  is  nowhere  revealed 
that a man  shall  surrender  his  shrewdness 
and common sense  on  becoming a Christian. 
Every power  and  faculty  in  our possession 
can be creditably employed  in  God’s  service. 
The work of conversion,  of  sanctification,  is 
the  dedication, 
the  consecration  of  these 
powers  to  the  best  possible  use.  Practical 
Christianity is  the wisest  possible  adaptation 
of the highest powers  of  body  and  mind, in 
their best possible  state,  to  the conditions of 
life and for the purposes of our existence.  The 
teaching'of our Lord’s parable, then,  narrows 
down to  this :  In  your  Christian  life  act the 
part of wisdom,  use your common sens-*, em­
ploy  the  greatest  measure  of  foresight, of 
acumen,  of  ability  with  which  you are en­
dowed.  What  we  call  business sagacity will 
come into active play in  every department of 
Christian service.  The  same  qualities  which 
bring bucccss in commercial pursuits,will ren­
der one “a workman that needeth  not  to  be 
ashamed”  in  the  multifarious  activities  of 
gospel propagation.  This is what Christ  com­
mended in the unjust steward—not  his  injus­
tice,  not  his  fraudulent  conduct,  not  his 
“sharp” practice, so to speak, but his business 
wisdom and foresight  in  providing for an im­
minent  financial  emergency;  and  He  says, 
“Make to yourselves  friends by means of the 
mammon of unrighteousness,”  the  object be­
ing that when you  have  ended  your  earthly 
stewardship you may gain eternal felicity.
The  path of exposition  being  now  cleared, 
let us couisder the nature of the explicit duty 
enjoined  and the  best method of meeting the 
ethical requirements of  the injunction.  It is 
quite clear, at  a glance, that  Christ’s admoni­
tion has no force at all in the case of one who 
does  not  have  the responsibility of  the be­
stowal of the unrighteous mammon—it effects 
those only who have the  control of some por­
tion of  the riches  of  this  life.  It teaches an 
important lesson concerning the proper use of 
wealth.  So far back that “the memory of man 
runneth not to  the  contrary,” selfishness  has 
been an ingrained trait of human nature.  The 
religiou of  Christ taaes direct  issue with this 
depraved tendency, and every teaching of the 
Word of  God  is exactly  opposed to  it.  As. in 
the text, so  in  Paul’s  first epistle to Timothy, 
17-19 verses:  “Charge them  that  are  rich in 
this world  that they be not  high minded, nor 
trust  in  uncertain  riches,  but in  the  living 
God who giveth us  richly all things  to enjoy; 
that  they do  good, that  they be  rich in  good 
works, ready to distribute, willing to commun­
icate: laying up in store for themselves a good 
foundation against the time to come, that they 
may  lay hold  on  eternal  life”—the  identical 
teaching  of  the  text.  The  reason  for  this 
warning of Paul  is apparent in  his  statement 
in another portion of the same chapter, where 
he  says:  “They  that  will  be  rich  fall  into 
temptation and a snare and into many f oolish 
and  hurtful  lusts,  which  drown  men  in 
destruction  and  perdition,  for  the  love  of 
money  is  the  root  of  all  evil;  which  while 
some coveted  after, they have erred from the 
faith, and  pierced  themselves  through  with 
many sorrows.”
Christianity is not antagonistic to wealth or 
its legitimate  acquisition,  but  is  opposed  to 
covetousness, to  selfishness,  to  pride,  to  uo- 
faith.  Wealth  in  and  of  itself is  one of the 
good things  of life and. rightly used, is an in­
strument not to be  despised.  The phi'osophy 
of  the  religion of  Christ along this  line is to 
regard wealth as a  means and  not an end,  as 
a good servant, not as a tyranical master.
A  recent  writer  says:  “The  wealth of  the 
United States  is phenomenal.  In  1830. it  was 
valued at $13,642,000,000;  more  than enough to 
buy  the  Russian  and  Turkish  Empires,  the 
Kingdoms  of  Sweden  and  Norway, Denmark 
and  Itaiy,  together  with  Australia,  South 
Africa  and  ail  of  South  America—lands, 
mines,  cities,  palaces, 
ships, 
flocks,  herds, 
thrones, 
scepters,  diadems  and  all—toe  entire  pos­
sessions  of  177,lL0,0;O  people.  Great  Britain 
is, by far, the richest nation of the Old World, 
and our wealth  exceeds  her’s  1 y  $276.000,000. 
The most remarkable point of thK comparison 
is the  fact  that European  wealth  represents 
the  accumulations of  many centuries,  while 
the greater part  of  ours  has been  created in 
twenty  years. 
The  material  pro­
gress of the  United States  from  187uto 1880 is 
wholly without a parallel in  the history of the 
world.”
It is. perhaps, almost needless to emphasize 
the  fact of  the  great  responsibility  of  the 
business men of this nation in view of her un­
equalled prosperity and wealth.
If there be a God, the Creator of  all  things, 
the Giver of every good gift, certainly He will 
call for an accounting  sooner  or  later.  The 
time is sure to come when He  will  say, “Give 
an account of thy stewardship;  for thou may- 
est be no longer Steward.”
I presume I am looking into the faces of the 
future leaders of  the  commerce  of  our  fair 
City of the straits.  May I ask you, geutiemen 
what preparation  you  are  making  for  that 
“great and notable day.” when “the dead, both 
small and great,” shall  “stand  before  God?” 
Never  mind  to-night  about  the  doctrine of 
eternaj. punishment.  Never mind about a sec 
ond  probation.  Reason,  and  ordinary  busi 
ness instinct teach us  that  when  we  receive 
prosperity at the hand  of  God we  also  incur 
consequent  accountability.  Granting,  then, 
that we cannot avoid the responsibility result­
ing from the possession of wealth, the injunc­
tion of Christ in our text becomes  very  perti­
nent:  “Make to yourselves friends by means 
of the wealth in  your  possession,  that  when 
your last day of stewardship  shall  come, you 
may be received into everlasting habitations.” 
Employ y our wealth to your  own  eternal ad­
vantage.
This raisaithe  issue  squarely  between  the 
spirit of tore world,  which is the spirit of self­
ishness, and the spirit of  Christ,  which  is the 
spirit  of  self-sacrifice.  We  are  advised  by 
Christ Himself in this wise :  “Lay  not  up for 
yourselves treasures upon earth, where  moth 
and  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where  thieves 
break through and steal; but lay up for your­
selves treasures in héaven» where neither moth 
nor rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where thieves do 
not break through nor steal.”  A fid  He  adds, 
“For where your  treasure  is,  there will your 
heart be also.”  ,
This passage, with the text, forms the basis 
for all we need to consider at this time:
1.  It is the part of wisdom to make such use
of riches that we shall be assured  of  favor, in 
the judgment day, in the sight of those whose 
good opinion we  prize-r-Gbd  and  our  fellow- 
men.  ■ 
2.  All things temporal  are  transitory: full 
of  explosive  and  destructive 
tendencies, 
which only need a  spark  from  toe  lightning 
flash of God’s power to cause them, with all toe 
temporal universe, to be destroyed.  The train 
is now laid, the fuse is attached and soon “the

jewels,  moneys, 

factories, 

* 

* 

' 

'

That for which we pay the highest  price 

the isle3 of the sea;  that sends  a Livingstone, 

day  of  the  Lord  will  come  as  a thief in the 
night,” in the which  the  heavens  Shall  pass 
away with a  great  noise,  and  toe  elements 
shall melt  with  fervent  heat, toe  earth  also 
and the works that are  therein  shall be burn­
ed.”
3. 
and make the most sacrifice is tons most prec­
ious.  If we spend  our  days  in planning for 
this world, by and by  plans  and  work and all 
will end in one  common  ruin.  “For  there is 
no Work, nor device, nor knowledge,  nor wis­
dom, in the grave, whither thou goest.’ ’  If ,ou 
the contrary, we regard  life as only the vesti­
bule to eternity,  existence  as  only  begun on 
earth ana plan accordingly, all our  hopes and 
fond anticipations shall have  joyous  fruition 
in an eternity of happiness.  This is the pivot 
on which turns our destiny.  On our adeauate 
comprehension of the gravity and importance 
of right choice here depends the happiness or 
miserp of our eternal existence.  All this  is a 
very solemn fact.  But the  matter  of  practi­
cal application at once  naturally  suggests it­
self.
The gospel of  Jesus  Christ  differs radically 
from  the  so-called  religion  of  every  other 
teacher of ethics the world  has  ever  known. 
Not being, as they, a religion of works, it does 
not descend to trivial  particularities  and pre­
scribe a spiritual regimen or ascetic system of 
hygiene for every hour of  the day, but it lays 
down  broad  and  righteous  principles,  by 
means of which not only the  slightest  action 
but the most obscure emotion may  be tested. 
The blood of ChriBt is the  resolvent,  the gos­
pel plan, the Divine alchemy  which separates 
the dross from the gold,  indeed  transmutes 
that which  was  worthless  dross into gold of 
brightest lustre.  What  light,  then is shed by 
Christ’s teachings on the problem of the high­
est  use  of  wealth?  We  are taught  that of 
the  abiding  triad  of  Christian  graces  “the 
greatest of these is charity,”  or  love.  Christ 
puts forth as the summary of all Christian du­
ty, “Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all 
thy heart and wit h all thy soulaad with all thy 
strength and with all thy mind and thy neigh­
bor as thyself,” and to the question of the wily 
lawyer, “Who is my  neighbor?”  He  gave  an­
swer in the parable of “the good  Samaritan.” 
saying, in conclusion,  “Go  thou  and  do like­
wise.”  Yes, friends, here is the kernel of truth 
for whicn we have led  this,  to  you, perhaps, 
weary'search—the spirit of “the good Samari­
tan”  must animate the hearts  of the favored 
of earth before Millenium dawns.  Here is the 
cure for a  thousand  social  woes,  oil for the 
troubled, turbulent sea of the  labor  world, a 
sea which is already  dashing the premonitory 
spray of its onceming  wave  into tbe  face of 
capital and monopoly.  Here is  balm  for  the 
wounded and rest for the weary; peace for the 
troubled soul and health for  the  sick.  When 
our neighbor lies  betrayed  and  wounded by 
the roadside, we cannot afford, like priest and 
Levite, to pass by on the other side.  We must 
hold our possessions  in  readiness  to relieve 
distress, to alleviate pain, to banish wretched­
ness and want, to develop latent  good and re­
ward fidelity.  This opens a broadfield for phi­
lanthropy, charity and benevolence.  It is this 
spirit that has  built  our  churches,  endowed 
our  schools  of  learning,  founded our great 
hospitals and other  public charities  and that 
is continually dispensing of its abundance for 
the benefit of humanity.  It is this  spirit that 
turns the prow of the missionary  ship toward 
a Stanley, a William Taylor into the jungles of 
Africa;  that prompts men and women to fore­
go the dear associations of home  and  friends 
and find both home  and  friends  in a foreign 
heathen land.  This spirit of self-dedication is 
rife in the land to-day.  The names of the ben­
efactors of yesterday and to-day are household 
words in every home.  Would you be the illus­
trious loved and honored of to-morrow?  “Make 
to yourselves friends by means  of  the  mam­
mon of unrighteousness.”  Some  little  souls 
will be sure to accuse you  of  being  actuated 
by selfish motives;  but if you want to be elect­
ed to a  high office,  it  is  better  to  feed  and 
warm one thousand  starving,  freezing  fami­
litical effect.  The requirements of this princi­
ple cannot be met by grinding the face  of the 
poor, by paying a few cents to a  poor  woman 
for making a shirt or pair of overalls and then 
buying diamonds for  your  wife with the pro­
ceeds  of  the  robbery.  Some  necklaces  and 
bracelets would be unclasped in  hasty  horror 
if the death’s-heads reflected  iu  the  shining 
depths of their costly  gems  could  only  peer 
for a moment into the faces of their fair wear­
ers.  Many a palatial  residence  is built upon 
crushed hopes,  blighted  lives  aud  shrouded 
skeleton forms.  Many a fast stepper  prances 
over the graves of the  despoiled,  dishonored 
and outraged.  Grant that the wage-worker is 
sometimes unreasonable, but  facts  are  stub­
born things.  In  Massachusetts,  from  1870 to 
1880, while profits increased 5 per cent., wages 
decreased 14 per cent., iu spite of the fact that 
the number of women  and children employed 
decreased 2 per ceat.  In Connecticut,  for  ev­
ery dollar received by  proprietors, in 1870, the 
cents.  This state of  things  has  been  preva­
lent, to a great extent, all  over  our  country. 
Granted that many  squander  in drink and li­
centiousness  enough  to  procure  for  them­
selves the comforts of life;  granted that many 
in reduced  circumstances  are the victims of i 
their own  mismanagement,  the fact remains j 
that there has been an average increase in the 
profits of proprietors and an average decrease j 
in the wages of laborers.
In full view of these statistics, which are re-  j 
ing apart, do you ask why antagonism is being j 
engendered in the heart of the laborer toward 
the  capitalist?  Selfishness  is 
the  prolific 
mother of socialism and communism—love  is j 
the destroyer of hydra-headed sin, everywhere 
and always.  So long as capital looks upon la­
bor as  only  representing  so  much  material 
leverage for the acquisition of  wealth  and so 
long as the workingman acts  the  part  of  the 
leech upon  his  employer,  never  satisfied  so j 
long as one drop of blood remains, so loDg will i 
the present conflict continue.  The remedy for j 
this evil is not in the  syndicate,  the  trust or ' 
the corporation,  on  tbe  one  hand, nor in the i 
strike, the boycott  or  the dynamite cartridge | 
on the other—these only  complicate the prob-; 
lem and  intensify  mutual  suspicion.  A dis-1 
tinct conception of their intimate depend»-  <-e 
one on the other, with hearts  large enough  ■ o j 
make  necessary  concessions,  aud  an inteii  • 
gent, reasonable sympathy are  what  is need  ; 
ed.  Says one,  light and  love will solve the la 
bor problem.  Capital  and  labor  should  ad 
dress themselves, first, to a clear  understand­
ing of the wrong suffered  and  then to a clear 
understanding of its cause aud then its  reme­
dy.  Let  the  syndicate  be  composed  of  the 
proprietor and the operative,  a  mutual com­
pact for mutual protection;  let the  socialism 
be the socialism advocated  by Jesus Christ in 
the Golden  Rule  and  the  Lord’s  Prayer;  let 
the boycott be a  boycott  against  everything 
inimical to the  interests of employer and em­
ploye; 
let the strike be  general  for  a sacred 
Christian Sabbath, one rest day in seven, when 
all  unnecessary  labor  shall  cease;  place the 
dynamite cartridge of  public  opinion  under 
the saloon, the brothel, the gambling  hell, the 
tenement houses, where people  are rierded to­
gether  at  the rate  of  nearly  3u0,000  to  the 
square  mile,  where  ninety  per cent, of the 
children die  before  they  arrive at tbe age o f 
five years.  Be just, be  generous,  be benevo­
lent;  conduct  your  business  on  righteous 
principles;  bestow your wealth conscientious­
ly, and in the hour when your etmek shall pale 
and your eye shall dim and you  once  strong 
limbs are nerveless, “they will receive you in­
to the eternal tabernacles.”

liable, do you ask why these classes  are drift-1 

laborer  received 6  2-10  cents;  in  1880, 4 3-10 

lies than to put $10,000 into the saloons for po­

He W as Conservative.

“Don’t you want a few signs.  ‘Honesty is 
the Best Policy’ hung on your wall?” said a 
man  who  had  such  signs for sale,  to the 
grocer;  “there’s money in ’em.”
“Nop,  I guess not,”  replied  the  grocer; 
“I’ve been doin’ business on this  comer for 
ten years in a stiddy,  conservative  sort  o’ 
way, an’ I don’t believe in makin’ any new­
fangled departures.”

Gideon  Noel,  general  dealer,  Good  Hart: 
“The  Tradesman  is always  welcome.  1  can 
not do  without it, even  if  I  am  on  the out­
skirts of commerce.”

Statistical Position of the Muskegon Banks.

The three National  banks  of  Muskegon  have  always  been noted for their soundness 
and thrift and the three-weeks-old  Savings Bank will undoubtedly carve out a future for 
itself.  The  following compilation,' showing the  condition of  the National tonka at the 
close of  business on  December, 31,  and  of  the  Savings Bank at the close of business on 
January 11, is occasion for congratulation ail around:
‘ Louis and
Discounts
668,316.48
629,937.88
343.784.45
25JS68.08
]>6CTr726.8»

Lumberman’s National....
Muskegon National........ 
Merchants’ National........... 
Muskegon Savings...... - ■ •

Deposits
684,838.68
696.183,91
352,348.47
20,182.15
1,788,653.91

Capital
$100.0*)
100,009
.
100,081
190,0 ki
34,760

Surplus
58,680,16
40,00.00
25,000.00

Profits
36,948.35
3,275.15

............. .$334,*60

Undivided

123,680.16

Totals  

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228*
F OR SALE—WHOLE OR PART INTEREST IN A FIRST- 

. class m eat m arket in a  th riv in g   tow n  of  1,000  in ­
h ab itan ts w ith  two  railroads.  A verage  sales  $30  p e r 
day.  Good reasons fo r selling. Address H ., care Trades- 
m an- 
219-tf
FcOR SALE—AT A  BARGAIN.  A  CLEAN  STOCK  OF 
hardw are  and  mill  supplies.  Address  W ayne 
_  
Choate, A gent, E ast Saginaw. 
210-tf
OR SALE—THE BEST DRUG STpRE IN  THE  THRIV- 
ing  city of  M uskegon.  Terms  easy.  C.  L.  Brun- 
193-tf
OR  EXCHANGE—$1,000  WORTH  OF  BOOTS  AND 
shoes,  fo r  pine lum ber d ry and on  railroad.  Ad­
dress O, this office. 
830*
TUOR  SALE-A  NO.  1  MEAT  MARKET  IN  A  CITY  OF 
6,000  Inhabitants;  doing  a   large  cash  business; 
good reasons fo r  selling;  shop in southw estern Michi­
gan;  fo u r  railroads  in   city.  Established  six  years. 
Address L, box 108. Niles, Mich. 
228*
TT'OR  SALE—THE  STOCK,  FIXTURES  AND  GOOD- 
-L  w ill  of  th e  well-known  fish  and  oyster  m a rk et, 
‘The  B altim ore,” 20  Lyon St.,  w ith  th re e  y ears’ lease. 
Store new ly fitted up.  E verything  clean  and  nice a n d  
a  well established  cash  trade,  especially  w ith 
th e  
hotels  and  restaurants.  E verything  com plete.  Two 
fine  delivery  rigs.  Reastm#for  selling,  proprietors 
have  investm ents  elsewhere.  W rite  or  call  on  B  F  
Em ery, M anager. 

dage, Muskegon, Mich. 

g26

 

 

B OOTS AND SHOES—A GOOD STOCK; TRADE ESTAB- 

lished; center location; brick store; long o r sh o rt 
lease of store and  fixtures  cheap.  A bargain.  Best of 
reasons  fo r selling.  Those  m eaning business apply t»  
R. J.  P arkhurst, Caro, Mich. 
228*
(2*7,000 TO  $10,000  BONUS—THE  DECATUR MANUFAC-" 
«{P 
tu rin g   Co.  offers its fine  p la n t of  brick  and fram e 
building, engine,  boiler,  wood-work,  m achinery, etc., 
a t a sacrifice equal  to  above  bonus  to   any in stitu tio n  
em ploying  50 or  m ore  hands.  Address  Im provem ent 
Association D ecatur, Mich. 
228*
ANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 
this  paper  to  give  th e Sutliff  coupon system  a 
trial.  I t w ill abolish y our pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 
all your book-keeping, in  m any instances save yeu th e 
expense of one clerk, will bring your business  down to 
a   cash basis and  save  you  all  th e  w orry and trouble 
th a t usually go w ith the pass-book plan.  S tart th e Is* 
of th e m onth w ith th e new  system  and  you  will never 
reg ret it.  H aving  two kinds, both  kinds  will be  sen t 
by  addressing  (m entioning  this  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N. Y. 
226-tf

A. Yyne, Morley,  Mich. 

sam ples.  E. A. Stowe &  Bro., G rand Rapids. 

of references.  Address box 400, Bangor, Mich. 

m an by a  m an of fifteen y ears’ experience.  B est 

Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send fo r 
225-tf

clerk.  Six  years’  experience.  Speaks  English 
and  German.  Best  of  reference  furnished.  Address 
226*
107  Tradesm an. 

WANTED—POSITION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER OR SALES- 
W ANTED—1,000 MORE  MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 
W ANTED — POSITION  BY  REGISTERED  DRUG 
WANTED—POSITION  BY AN  EXPERIENCED PHAR- 
WANTED—TWO  FIRST-CLASS  CIGAR  SALESMEN 
W ANTED—AGENTS  TO  HANDLE  THE  NEW  GTTRM- 

fo r  th e  road,  covering  the  State  of  M ichigan. 
None b u t experienced and well recom mended m en need 
225-tf
apply.  L ustig C igar Co.,  65 N orth Ionia St. 

m acist.  The  best  of  references.  Address.  N. 
236*

ical  Ink  E rasing  Pencil.  G reatest novelty ever 
produced.  Erases  ink  in two seconds,  no abrasion  of 
paper.  200  to 500  per  cent,  profit.  One  agent’s  sales 
am ounted to $620 in six days; another $82 in two houra. 
T erritory  absolutely  free.  Salary  to   good  men.  No 
ladies need answer.  Sample 35  cents.  F or  term s  an d  
full particulars address th e m anufacturers, J. W. S kin­
n er & Co., O nalaska, Wis. 
227*
\K T ANTED—SITUATION IN A GOOD STORE AS SALES- 
V V  m an, by young m an  of fo u r years’ experience in. 
general  m erchandise  and  drugs.  Good  references. 
Address R., Box 75, Sherm an, W exford Co., Mich. 
226*
WANTED—SITUATION  AS  CLERK  IN  A  GENERAL 

grocery store.  H ad two years experience.  Refer­
ences  given,  if  w anted.  Can  ta lk   G erman.  A ddress 
226*
box 338, Nashville, Mich. 
YTTANTED—TO  BUY  GOOD  ESTABLISHED  HARD- 
VV  w are  business  in  prosperous  place w here busi­
ness  is  n ot  overdone, o r  to  learn of  good opening  to  
p ut in  new  stock.  Correspondence  confidential.  Ad­
dress box 275, P ontiac. Mich. 
226*

WANTED—SITUATION  IN  STORE  OR  ON  ROAD.

Fourteen  years’  experience.  Best of references 
226*

given.  Address 106, this  office. 

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.

If yon want to put in 
a  stock  of  FISHING 
TACKLE and wish first 
class goods and bottom 
prices,  get  our  prices 
before  you  buy, as we 
have  the  largest  and 
best stock in the State.

L , S . H I L L  &  CO .,

19 and 21  Pearl  St.

Grand  Bapids,  -  Mich.

REPORT  OF  THE  CONDITION

— OF  THE-----

Grand  Rapids  Sailings  Bank,

At the close of business,

DECEMBER  31,1887.

RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts...............................$391,946 57
Mortgages...............................................   67,499 00
Land contracts.......................................  
920 00
Stocks and bonds.....................................  4,345 00
Real estate..............................................  15,404 65
2,46167
Furniture and fixtures....................... 
Overdrafts..................................................208 03
Checks and cash items........$17,338 40
Due from other banks.........  45,676 90
Coin, nickels and pennies...  2.5 ¡0 61 
Currency..............................   8,693 00  74,213 81
$556,998 63
.$50,000 00

LIA B ILITIE S.
Capital.................................  
Undivided profits..................................... 
46 23
Due depositors. ........................................ 452,952 40
Re-discounts,......... ...........  
Dividends unpaid.............. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000 00
44,100 00
$556,998 63

ÄS80CHTI0M  DEPARTMENT.

M ic h ig a n   Business  ¡Hen’s Association.

'

P resident—F ran k  H am ilton, Traverse City.  ' 
FñetV ioe^Preshierít—P aul P. M organ, M onroe. 
Second Vice-President—S. Lam from , Owgsbo. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
T reasurer—L. W. Spragne. G reenville. 
’resident,  Secretary,  Geo.  W .  Hub-
_ 
Executive Board—F: 
bltrd","Flint”; W  E. Kelsey, Ionia; Irv in g  P. C lapp, Al-
b ard, F lin t: W 
legan.
Ck>n?mtttee on T rade Interests—S m ith B arnes, T raverse 
<3ity; C has.T. Bridgm an,  F lin t;  H .  B.  F argo, Mnske-
" Omnm m itte  on Legislation—F ran k  W ells, Lansing; W. 
E. Kelsey, Ionia; Neal McMillan, Rockford. 
Com m ittee  on  T ransportation—J.  W.  M illiken,  Trav­
erse City; Jno. P. Stanley, B attle  Creek;  Win. Rebee, 
E ast Saginaw. 
,,  m  „
Com m ittee on  Insurance—K.  B.  Blain,  Lowell;  E.  Y.
Hogle, H astings; O. M. Clem ent, Cheboygan. 
C om m ittee o n  B uilding  and  Loan A ssociations—F. L. 
F nller,  F ran k fo rt;  S.  E. P arkill,  Owosso;  W ill  Em- 
m ert, E aton Rapids.

Official O rgan—Th e Michigan Tradesman.

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

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

P resident, N. B. Blain; Secretary , F ran k  T. King.

No. 2—Lowell  B. M. A. 

No. 3—Sturgis B. M. A. 

President. H. S. Church; S ecretary, Wm. Jo rn .
No,  4—Grand  Kapids  M.  A.

No.  5—Muskegon 15. M. A.

President, Jas. A. Coye; S ecretary, E. A. Stowe._______
“ 
P resident, H. B. F argo; Secretary, W .C . Conner.
~ 
P resident, F. W. Bloat; S ecretary, P. T. Baldwin.______

No. 6—Alba H. M. A.

No. 7—Dimondale B. M. A.

P résident, T. M. Sloan; S ecretary, N. H. W ldger.______

No. 8—Eastport B. M. A.

P résident, F. H. T hurston; Secretary, Geo.L. Thurston.

No. 1)—Lawrence B. M. A.

P resident, H. M. M arshall; Secretary, C. A. Btebbins.

’v o .  lO —H a r b o r  S p r i n g s  B . M . A . 

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

N o . l l — K i n g s l e y  B . M . A . 

P resident, H. P. W hipple; Secretary , C. H.  Camp.
~~ 
President, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.______
"  
P resident, H. B. S tn rtev an t; Secretary, W.  Q. Shane.

N o .  1 3 —S h e r m a n  B . M . A .

N o .  1 2 —Q u in c y  B . M . A .

N o .  1 4 —N o .  M u s k e g o n   B . M . A . 
President, S. A. H owey; Secretary, G. C. H avens.

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

President, R. R. P erkins;  S ecretary, J. F. Fairchild.

N o .  1 6 —S a n d  L a k e  B .  M .  A . 
President, J. V. C randall:  Secretary, W. Rosco.

N o . 1 7 —P l a i n w e l l  B . M . A . 
P resident, E. A.  Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle.

N o .  1 8 —O w o s s o  B .  M . A .

President, S. E. P a rk ill; Secretary , S. Lam from ._______
'  
President, D. F. W atson; S ecretary, E. E. Chapel.

N o .  1 9 —A d a   B . M . A .

N o .  3 0 —A a u g a t u e k   B . M . A . 

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

N o .  3 1 —W a y  l a n d   B . M . A .

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

N o . 2 2 —G r a n d   L e d g e  B . M . A .

P ersident, A. B. Schum acher; Secretary, W.  R.  Clarke.

N o . 8 3 —C a r s o n  C ity   B .  » . A .  

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

"
President, 3. E. Thurkow ;  Secretary, W. H. Richm ond.

N o .  2 4 —M o r le y   B .  M . A . 

' 

N o . 2 5 —P a l o   B .  M . A .

President, Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew.
'  
P resident. L. W. Sprague; Secretary, E. J. C lark.

N o . 2 6 —G r e e n v i l l e   B . M . A .

N o   2 7 —D o r r   B . M .  A .

P resident, E. S. Botsford; S ecretary, L. N. Fisher.
' 
President, J.  H. T uttle;  S ecretary, H. G. Dozer._______

N o . 2 8 —C h e b o y g a n  B . M . A

N o . 2 9 —F r e e p o r t   B . M .  A .

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

N o . 3 0 —O e e a n a   B . M .  A .

N o . 3 1 —C h a r l o t t e   B . M . A .

P resident, A. G. A very;  Secretary, E. S. H oughtaling. 
’ 
President, Thos. J. Green; S ecretary, A. G. Fleury.
' 
President, G. W. W atrous;  Secretary, J. B. W atson.

N o .  3 2 —C o o p e r s v il le  B .  M . A .

N o .  3 3 —C h a r l e v o i x   B .  J t .   A . 

President, John Nicholls;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.

N o .  3 4 —S a r a n a c   B . M . A . 

President, Geo. A. P otts;  Secretary, P . T. W illiam s.

President, Wm. J. Nixon; S ecretary, G. J. X otew are.

N o .  3 5 —B e l l a i r e   B . M . A  
No. 36—Ithaca B.  M. A.

’resident, O. F. Jackson;  Secretary, John  M. Everden.

N o .  3 7 —B a t t l e  C r e e k  B .  M . A . 

President,  Chas. F. Bock;  S ecretary,  Jno.  P- Stanley.

N o . 3 8 —S c o t t v i l l e  B .  M . A .

’resident, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins.

N o .  3 9   B u r r  O a k  B . M . A . 
’resident, B. O. G raves;  Secretary,  H. M. Lee.
N o . 4 0 —E a t o n  R a p i d s   B . M .  A . 

»resident, F. H. DeGalin; S ecretary, W ill Emmert-

N o . 4 1 — B r e c k e n r iU g e   B . M . A . 

P resident, W. Q, W atson; Secretary, C.  E. Scndder.

N o .  4 2 —F r e m o n t  B . M .  A . 

P resident. Jos. G erber;  Secretary  C. J. R athbun.

N o . 4 3 —T u s t i n  B .  M . A .

P resident, G. A. Estes; Secretary,W . M. Holmes._______

N o . 4 4 —R e e d  C it y  B . M . A .

P resident, C. J. Fleischhauer;  Secretary,  W. H. Smith.

N o . 4 5 —H o y t v i l l e   B . M . A .

P resident, P. E. H allenbeck; Secretary, O. A. H alladay. 
"  
P resident, Wm. H utchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.
“ 
President, W. C. P ierce; Secretary, W. H. Graham-

N o . 4 6 — L e s lie  B ,  M . A ,

N o .  4 7 — F l i n t   M .  U .

N o .  4 8 —H u b b a r d s t o n   B . M .  A . 
President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor.
— 
P resident,  A.  W enzell; Secretary, F ran k  Smith.

N o .  4 9 — L e r o y   B   M .  A .

N o .  5 0 —M a n i s t e e  B .  M . A . 

President, A. O. W heeler; Secretary, J. P.  O’Malley.

N o . 5 1 —C e d a r   S p r i n g s   B .  M .  A . 

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

N o . 5 2 —G r a n d  H a v e n  B . M . A . 

President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, Wm. Mieras.
N o , 5 3 —B e l l e v u e  B . M . A . 

President, F ran k  Phelps; Secretary, John H. Y ork.

P resident, Thom as B. D utcher;  Secretary, C. B. W aller.

N o . 5 4 — l i o u g l a s  B . M . A .

N o .  5 5 —P e t o s k e y   B ,  M , A . 

President, P.  B.  W achtel; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.

P resident, N. W. D rake;  Secretary, T. M. H arvey.’

N o .  5 6 —B a n g o r   B .  Ai.  A . 

Annual Meeting of the Muskegon B. M. A.
The annual meeting of the Muskegon Busi­
ness Men’s Association was  held  last Tues­
day evening. Fourteen applications for mem­
bership were  received and  accepted,  as fol­
lows:  F. H.  Holbrook,  Heap  Earth  Closet 
Co., Geo. Van Riper,  Cornelius  Och,  Geo. 
R.  Forshee,  A.  Gagnon,  Louis  Vincent, 
Peter Wintermute, F.  Alberts &  Co.,  O. A. 
Doane,  Henderson  &  Walkema, Z. W. J. 
Olsen,  Dr.  J.  E.  Bergeron,  Oastenholtz 
Bros.

The Secretary reported  a  total  member­
ship of 117.  The receipts of his  office have 
keen $139.

The  Treasurer  reported  total  disburse­
ments of $58,  leaving a balance on  hand of 
$8L

C. L.  Whitney, of the Executive Commit­
tee, reported that the  Committee  had  had 
the subject of an*entertainment  under  con­
sideration and  recommended that a banquet 
and social  reunion  be  held  at Good Tem­
plars’ hall at such time as  the  Association 
may designate.
1  J . A. Miller moved  that the report be ac­
cepted  and  the  Committee  authorized  to 
make  all  necessary  arrangements  for  the 
Banquet,  which^was adopted.

The Executive  Committee  was  also au­
thorized  to  fix  the  price at which tickets 
should be sold and to  grant  complimentary 
tickets’  to  such  invited  guests as may be 
donned proper.

On motion of J. A. Miller,  it  was  decid­
in 

ed. to hold the  banquet  the  first  .week 
February,

Communications were received from Lov­
ell Bros., of Ionia,asMng what inducements 
the Association would offer for the erection

and maintenance of a refrigerator factory at 
Mbskegon,  and  from  Irving F. Clapp,  of 
Allegan,  asking after  the  field  ottered  at 
Muskegon for  the  maintenance of a shirt, 
pani» and overall factory.  Both  communi­
cations were referred to the  Manufacturing 
Committee,  with  instructions  to  continue 
correspondence  and  report  progress  from 
time to time.

Election of  officers  for  thé ensuing year 

was then in order, resulting  as follows:

President—H- B.  Fargo.
Vice-President—John A.  Miller.
Secretary—Wm. Peer.
Treasurer—Jacob Jesson.
Executive Committee—C.  L.  Whitney, A. 

Towl and P. J.  Condì.

E. A.  Stowe,  Secretary  of  the  Michigan 
Business Men’s Association,  was  asked to 
address  the  Association,  which  he  did 
briefly, complimenting the members on their 
activity  and  enthusiasm.  He  referred  to 
the  slurring  reference  to  the  Association 
which recently  appeared  in the Chronicle, 
asserting that it was due either to ignorance 
or malice,  and cited  numerous  instances in 
refutation of the statement  that  the  Busi­
ness  Men’s  Associations  of  the State are 
chiefly  remarkable  for  the  “ very  small 
amount of business they actually do.”

The salary of the  Secretary  was fixed at 

$50 per year.

M INOR  B U SIN E SS  N O TES.

0. P.  Barcus,  proprietor  of  the  Barcus 
Bros, saw establishment,  has run on an av­
erage of full time during  1887  and  thinks 
the prospects for 1888 equally  as  good.  J. 
R. Barcus,  formerly a partner  in the estab­
lishment,  is now  managing  the  Doherty & 
Baars Lumber Co.’s mill, at Menominee.  H. 
T. Barcus,  also  a  partner  at  one time,  is 
now operating the  mill  of  the  California 
Redwood Co., at Ft.  Bragg,  Cal.

B. 'Borgman,  who  has  been  dangerously 

ill,  is recovering.

Lyman  Newton 

is  arranging  to open a 

new grocery store at 46 Pine street.

W. J. Brown has opened a  grocery  store 

in his new building on Newaygo street.

A. Tweedale has  retired  from  the  drug 
Aim of J. R. Tweedale & Co.  The business 
will be continued by J.  R.,  under  his  own 
name.

C. S.  Hess  has  retired  from  the  Union 
Tea Co., to engage in business in the South­
ern part of the State,  The business will be 
continued  under  the  same style by the re­
maining partners, L.  C. Mangold  and John 
Bither.

S. A.  Hofstra has sold  his  clothing  and 
furnishing  goods  stock  to  Bert Stoit and 
Martin Waalkes, who will continue the bus­
iness at the old  stand.
Annual Meeting of the  Boyne  City  Asso­

ciation.

Boyne  City,  Jan.  9,  1888.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dea r Sib—I shall have  to  beg  pardon 
for neglect of duty  in  failing  to  promptly 
report the proceedings of the Boyne City B. 
M. A.,  at the  annual  meeting  and election 
of officers on the evening of the 4th.
There was a goodly  number  of  members 
present, and all in the best of spirits.  Sure­
ly? by the way jokes were  cracked  on  one 
another,  one  could  almost  be made to be­
lieve that some of the best spirits  had been 
imbibed.  This, of course,  could not be,  for 
the Boyne City Association is wholly  made 
up of good,  straight,  temperate men—not a 
single exception.
When  it  came  to  election,  it was soon 
made apparent that the old  Board  must go; 
i. e., go in  for  another  year,  and our big 
leader (whom T he T radesm an  dubbed as 
the Boyne City  Pooh  Bah,  whatever  that 
may be)  had to consent to  hold  the  Presi­
dential chair to the floor another year.  Our 
Handy  man  walked  the  rope for V. P. as 
easily as a cat  can  mount  a  chimney  loft 
and  showed  that  he  had  been  working 
things up for  some  time.  The  Secretary 
was Chased in with little  difficulty,  and all 
went smoothly until we came  to Treasurer,- 
when it was discovered that  we were in hot 
water.  The first bal lot showed that Beards­
ley was a little off the  fence.  However, he 
kicked like a steer in  a  hedge  fence  and 
managed to flank his  opponent on a second 
ballot. 
It was apparent that  Fairchild was 
coming in on third ballot sure, unless some­
thing desperate could  be  done.  Fairchild, 
beiug a banker,  he could,  of course, dispense 
money freely, and  votes,  no  matter  what 
they cost, tumbled to his bids like bets on a 
ball  play.  Beardsley’s  brick  block  held 
him  up  awhile,  but  the  banker’s  money 
made him cave;  so, after a desperate  strug­
gle, he sank into about  three  feet of snow, 
feeling even better (?)  than  he  did  three 
weeks ago.  The balance of  the  ticket was 
elected nearly the same as  last  year,  Mes­
srs. H. O.  Horn, of Boyne Falls,  and A. B. 
Steele, of Advance, being added to the Bus­
iness Committee.
After election,  the  Association  took into 
consideration  the getting  up  of a business 
men’s entertainment,  as  recommended  by 
T he  T r a d e s m a n ,  and  if  you will keep 
your editorial ear well set against the north 
wind, you  will,  undoubtedly,  in  the very 
near future, hear something heavy drop.
Snow is deep and  still  deepening—every 
day it cometh more.

Yours truly,  F. M.  Ch a se,  Sec’y.

Annnal Meeting of the  CheBoygan  Asso­

ciation.
From  tire Cheboygan Tribune.
«The Cheboygan Business  Men’s  Associa­
tion met last Monday  evening  and  elected 
the following officers  for the ensuing  year

President—Fred Frost.
Vice-President—O.  M.  Clement.
Secretary—H. G. Dozer.
Treasurer—R. Rapp.
Executive Committee—John  Reid,.  Wm. 
Rindskoff and A. J. Paddock.
The subject of the  entertainment  of  the 
delegates  to  the  State  Association at its 
meeting  in  Cheboygan  next  August was 
brought up and  informally  discussed.  All 
felt  the  importance  of  Cheboygan  doing 
something in the way  of  entertaining  the 
Association commensurate to the reputation 
of our citizens for enterprise and  hospitali­
ty.  Numerous  suggestions were made and 
it was evident the members were determined 
that nothing should be lacking  to make the 
guests of our village on that  occasion  feel 
that they  are among friends.  The  follow­
ing Cpnu&ittee of  Arrangements  was  ap­
pointed:  H. Chambers,  Fred  Frost,  John 
Reid, O. M. Clement and James F. Moloney.

Pertinent  Suggestions  from a  Thoughtful 
From  th e M uskegon News, s

Officer.

In his address at  the  annual  meeting of 
the Business Men's  Association,  President 
Fargo made some timely and  valuable  sug­
gestions.  Following are some of the points 
touched upon:  The  State  Association was 
formed  in  thè  year  1886;  the Muskegon 
Business Men’s Association' was  organized 
Augusti1,  1887.  It started out with a mem­
bership  of  about  thirty.  Since  the  first 
meeting, there have been held  fifteen regu­
lar and special  meetings.  At  the  present 
|ime there is a membership of  117  business 
men  in good standing.
On  the  first  of  last  October  collection 
blanks were received and  distributed to the 
members.  Ten  or  twelve  members  com­
menced to use them and have had  very sat­
isfactory results, having collected in  ninety 
days about $400 of bad debts.  There is no 
doubt but we hàve the most efficient collect­
ing system that has yet been devised. 
It is 
effective without being oppressive or expen­
sive.  Every member is his  own  eolketor, 
and gives the debtor a chance to put himself 
square upon the records.
Beside the Executive Committee,  the As­
sociation has  five  standing  committees of 
three  members  each.  These  committees 
have not been as active in the  past  as they 
might have been.  For the coming year it is 
hoped that a keener  interest  will be taken, 
and better results  obtained.  Our  Commit­
tee on Manufacturing should  look  sharply 
after  the  manufacturing  enterprises  that 
may want to  locate  here,  and hold out all 
the  inducements  possible,  as every factory 
of  whatever  kind  means  business  and  a 
healthy growth of the city.  The Transport­
ation  Committee  should look well to secur­
ing reasonable  freight  and express rates so 
that all manufactured articles, produce, etc., 
can be shipped from th.s point as cheaply as 
from any other.  The Committee  on Insur­
ance has a work to do in securing  the  best 
possible rates, and the adj ustment of losses 
speedily  and  upon  a fair basis.  The Im­
provement Committee should keep  a  sharp 
look-out for improvements of  every  nature
grading  and  paving  streets,  setting out 
shade  trees,  preventing  the  littering  of 
streets, etc.
The Committee on Trade Interests stands 
last upon our list, but it is not least.  There 
s a broad fi,eld here for  this  Committee to 
work in.  First of all,  this Committee,  act­
ing in conjunction with the  Council, should 
look to the establishment of a produce mar­
ket,  where every one  can  go  who has any 
kind of  produce  to  sell.  Let it be under­
stood by every farmer, fruit grower and gar­
dener,  who brings  produce to the city, that 
he must go to the  market  stand  with  his 
load and it will stop  the  abominable  prac­
tice of hawking  vegetables,  etc., about the 
streets.  There  is  probably  no city in the 
State  of  Michigan  where there is so much 
street peddling allowed as there is here—all 
of it to the detriment of the  regular dealers 
who pay their taxes and help to keep up the 
city and her institutions.
Mr.  Fargo closed  his  address  by urging 
the members to work unitedly,  and  for  the 
interests of the Association and the city.
Annual  Meeting  of the Manistee Associa­

tion. 
From  th e M anistee  Advocate.

i

The annual meeting of the Manistee Busi­
ness  Men’s  Association  was  held at their 
room Friday evening.  The Committee hav­
ing under consideration the subject of hold­
ing a banquet Feb.  8 recommended  in favor 
of  the banquet, and  reported  the probable 
cost.  The affair is to  be  purely  of a busi­
ness nature.  All the accessories to the sup­
per will be first-class. 
It is not intended to 
invite ladies or  participate  in  the  “giddy 
waltz.”  The  occasion  is  mainly intended 
to bring  prominent  outsiders  and our own 
leading  citizens  together,  and  talk  rail­
road, and anything else that will be a bene­
fit to Manistee.  We  want  an  opportunity 
to show capitalists,  especially railroad men, 
what sort of a town Manistee is, even in the 
very dullest season  of  the  year,  and at the 
same  time  it  won’t  do any great harm to 
members  of  the  Association  to  enjoy  a 
pleasant  evening  with  neighbor  mer­
chants.  The  Railroad  Committee report 
having had one or  two  meetings  and  had 
talked with  leading  manufacturers,  while 
they could report  nothing  tangible or defi­
nite; but they  were  confident the manufac­
turers and large property owners  would do 
their share towards  bringing  another  rail­
road here.  A  motion authorizing the Rail­
road Committee to appoint one of their own 
members or any other  suitable  person as a 
committee to go to Grand Rapids and enlist 
the active co-operation of the manufacturers 
and wholesale  dealers  there  in  the exten­
sion  of  the  G.  R.  &  I.  or C. & W. M. to 
Manistee, 
that  we  may have a direct line 
between the prosperous,  wide-awake valley 
city and Manistee,  was unanimously passed. 
From present  indications  probably the full 
committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Nunges 
ser,  Gardner,  Lyman,  McAnley  and  Nis- 
kern,  accompanied  by  President  A.  Q. 
Wheeler,  may go down.
On motion of Mr. Wheeler the Committee 
or  its  representative  was  authorized  to 
guarantee the right  of  way  in the city and 
depot grounds to the road that will  have its 
track laid here by  September  next, was un­
animously adopted.  The Association  next 
proceeded to  the  election of officers for the 
ensuing year, with the following result:

President—A.  O.  Wheeler.
Vice-President—A.  H. Lyman.
Secretary—J. P, O’Malley.
Treasurer—Wm. Nungesser.
Executive  Committee—A.  O.  Wheeler. 
J. P.  O’Malley,  C.  ~D.  Gardner,  H.  W, 
Leonard, P. W.  Niskern.

Official Notes.

From  th e Jan u a ry  S tate Sheet.

In the death of Hon. S.  C.  Moffatt, 

First Mourner—“We  might  just  as well 
have had that plant here as not.  They em­
ploy  150  men.”  Second  Mourner—"Yes, 
and we would have had it,  too,  had our As­
sociation  been  in  existence  then.”  The 
above conversation recently passed between 
two prominent  men, members of one of the 
first Associations in the State.
the 
Traverse City Association loses a  generous 
helper.  Mr.  Moffatt had  prepared  for the 
State convention at  Flint  in  September,  a 
lengthy paper,  “The Business Man  in Poll 
tics,” but he was prevented from presenting 
it on account of ill health.
The Northern Michigan  Associations are 
compiling important facts on the  wealth of 
their respective localities, and  preparing to 
put them in presentable shape for thorough 
distribution.
The Compiled Delinquent  Book  famish« 
ed to each member is a most  complete  and 
valuable record,  and will save many  thous­
ands  of  dollars  in  bad accounts. 
It will 
serve both as a warning to delinquents  and 
a check upon merchants  in  granting  ques­
tionable  accommodations. 
It  is  worth  a 
dollar to any business man, but is  furnished 
free to members of associations auxiliary to 
the State Association  in  consideration of a 
25 cent per capita fee. 

}'

Association  Notes.

Lakeview business men  are  considering 

the project of organizing a B.  M.  A.  ,

The Saugatuck  Business  Men’s  Associa­

tion now numbers thirty-five members.

R. S. Miner, the Muskegon  grocer,  sent 
Out twenty-eight Blue  Letters  and received 
$41.58 of  heretofore uncollectable claims as 
a result

Three associations have  secured  charters 
and official recognition from the  State body 
during the past week: No.  54,  Douglas  (15 
members); Nò. 55,  Petoskey (35 members); 
No. 56, Bangor (36  members).

The Joliet,  111., Business Men’s  Associa­
tion has been giving  a  sériés of lectures by 
its members ou the manufacturing, commer­
cial and general  interests  of  Joliet.  At a 
recent meeting,  a leading member delivered 
an address on the necessity  of  a  union de­
pot.

At the last meeting of the  Tustin  B.  M. 
A.,  the  following  officers  were  elected: 
President,  G. A.  Estes;  Vice-President, D. 
S.  Liddle;  Secretary,  W.  M.  Holmes; 
Treasurer, A.  J. Thomson;  Executive Com­
mittee, J.  S.  Rich,  G.  D.  Degoin,  A.  J. 
Thomson.

So far this season,  three  B.  M.  A.’s have 
given banquets and eleven others have simi­
lar entertainments in course of  preparation. 
No  one  will  gainsay  the  benefits arising 
from such occasions, especially  when home 
and foreign talent  in  the  speech  making 
line is brought into requisition.

Tpstin Advance:  The  life  and  interest 
manifested by the members of the  Associa­
tion have been gradually  on  the  increase, 
with no apparent  signs  of  abating.  The 
Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association,  of 
which the Tustin Association  is  an auxili­
ary, possesses no little  amount of true mer­
it,  and all appearances  indicate  that  it has 
come to stay.  The time is  not  far  distant 
when its auxiliary  branches  will extend to 
every city and village in the State.

Lansing Journal:  At  the  last  meeting 
the  Lansing  Business  Men’s  Asso­
of, 
ciation,  a  communication  was 
forward­
ed to the  Common  Council  asking  that a 
full investigation be made  as to the advisa­
bility of the city’s  owning  its  own electric 
light plant.  Last night the Council  adopt­
ed a resolution  stating  that as a committee 
last spring spent several  weeks  investigat­
ing the matter, and  the  Electric  Light Co. 
had expended nearly  $20,000  in accordance 
with the spirit of  the  understanding  with 
the Council,  it could not be  deemed  fair or 
business-like to interfere with  the  present 
contract.

Montague  Times:  Now  that  there  is a 
lull in  amusements  and  a  slack  time  in 
business circles,  why  does  not  the  White 
Lake  Business  Men’s  Association  get  to­
gether and make arrangements for  a  social 
gathering  and  banquet?  Ip  nearly  every 
town boasting an Association  something of 
the kind has been  and  is  being  done,  and 
the results are reported as beneficial in every 
case.  The present has been  a  prosperous 
year  with  the  tradesmen  belonging to the 
White Lake Association,  and  certain  it is 
there is not one of  the  members  but could 
spare a dollar or two to benefit an organiza­
tion that has benefited  them  so  much. 
If 
you cannot get up a social and  banquet and 
invite the general public,  let  it  be a family 
affair  among  yourselves.  By  all  means 
have some sort of doings,  if  you  can’t  in­
vite anybody but tne editors.

Annual Meeting of the Plainwell  Associa­

tion.
From  th e Plainw ell Enterprise

Justice  Roberts’  room  was  comfortably 
filled last Friday night by business men,  as­
sembled for the annual meeting of the B. M. 
A.  Various  matters  of  interest were dis­
cussed.  An  invitation  from  the  Traverse 
City Association to join them at  their  ban­
quet was accepted and J.  O. Patterson chos­
en delegate.  When it came to  the  election 
of  officers,  the  old  ones  were re-instated 
with the exception of M.  Bailey,  who  de­
clined  re-election,  and  E.  A.  Owen  was 
elected to fill the vacancy.  Mr.  Bailey will 
fill Mr.  Owen’s  place on committees.  The 
Secretary’s and Treasurer’s  reports  showed 
the Association to be in a flourishing condi­
tion.  The retiring  president  read  the fol­
lowing address:  v
In reviewing the first year of  our history as 
an Association, 1 think I can say that we have 
succeeded fairly well in  advancing  tne  main 
objects in view in our organization ;  that there 
has been, by our  interchange of views,  a ten­
dency toward  a heartier  co-operation for the 
promotion of our  general  business  interests 
and toward a greater  confidence in  each oth­
er.  While but a small percentage of our mem­
bers have directly used the power of the Asso­
ciation to enforce collections, I do not hesitate 
to say that we all find collections easier incon­
sequence of thè moral force exercised through 
the Association and that nearly all classes who 
are  asking  accommodations  are  somewhat 
more careful about abusing the  kindness that 
grants them.  I take the liberty  of  repeating 
here what I have before stated  in  substance, 
that we should all guard  against  indulging in 
any but a proper business spirit and in no case 
should we use the power of the  Association to 
gratify malice or for the purpose  of  persecu­
tion, but only to bring to the tribunal such de­
linquents as clearly merit the severe penalties 
to be inflicted.
While we have in some good degree brought 
ourselves to take better views  of business we 
have not fully kept abreast of the State Asso­
ciation in  all respects.  We,  perhaps,  do  not 
all feel like risking everything upon our abili­
ty to place before our customers, in a pleasant 
and  agreeable  manner,  good  goods  at  fair 
prices, independent of any chance schemes or 
special gifts, but the tendency is in that direo 
turn, and 1 predict that in the not very distant 
future we shall find no business man attempt­
ing to do business by hiring customers to pur­
chase his wares.  I sincerely regret that more 
fifes not been accomplished by us toward short­
er hours for doing business,  but  1  am  notin 
despair on this point, belie  ing that if  we are 
not prepared to  move  to  the front in this we 
shall not be very slow in following good extun-
Eles.  Thanking you for the  forbearance you 
ave on all occasions exercised and the kindly 
support you have ever given me in my efforts 
to discharge the functions of your chief office, 
I congratulate you upon the success you have 
attained in enrolling  as  members  nearly  all 
the business men of our  village,  and  feel as­
sured that you have before you a year  of still 
greater prosperity.

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LEEK Y BUTTER—AN; EXPERIENCE.
W rftten EBpeelaCy fo r T u   Tradesman.

It is  winter  now,  and  Nature’s  snowy 
garb  which  glistens  so  in  the  moonlight 
these  cold  nights  serves  as an ensign of 
truce between Mrs.  O’Lolly and me.  After 
a while, when the  ground  begins  to show 
and the leeks  rear  their  heads  above  the 
mould, the tocsin will be  sounded and Mrs. 
O'Lolly and I will again  be  at war, she on 
the offensive,  I on the defensive.  "

This lady has a cow,  which, during along 
and e'ieckered career, has acquired a disre£>- 
u tabic nau.t of coming in  every  spring just 
at the time  when  vegetation  first  starts. 
Now,  I am not to blame  for  this  trick  of 
Mrs.  O’Lolly’s cow, neither am  I   the cause 
of those leeks  starting  before  the snow is 
fairly oft the ground,  yet,  by  the  beard of 
the Prophet!  I get punished for  it,  never­
theless.

To continue my list of statistics, Mrs. O’­
Lolly makes butter and her  cow eats leeks. 
Leeks,  as everyone knows, are ninety-eight 
times more powerful  than  onions.  A cow 
that eats them gives  the  most  astounding 
milk ever seen,  and butter made from it is a 
remarkable product of the dairy.

Sometime next  April,  Mrs.  O’Lolly will 
come into the store, carrying upon  her arm 
a market-basket which has grown old with­
in my memory.  There will be a roll of but­
ter inside, which will be wrapped in a white 
cloth.  The  following  colloquy  will  take 
place—I know just what it will be,  for have 
n’t I gone through with it  every Spring for 
the past ten years?

“Good morning, Mrs. O’Lolly.”
“Good  mpmin’  to  ye, Misther Winkle, 

an’ a foine day it is.”

“So it is, Mrs.  O’Lolly.  And how is your 

husband to-day?”

“Oh, the old mon’s  well  enough,  dhivil 
take him.  Niver the bit he’s been sick these 
twintv years, barrin’ the  rheumatiz  an’ the 
toime he fell down  sthairs  an’ kilt the pig. 
Bad luck to such a careless old brute, say I!” 
“Did the old man  get  hurt  much,  Mrs. 

O’Lolly?”

“He broke thray av his ribs,  so  he  did, 
an’ me a settin’ up wid him o’ noights an’ a- 
washin’ his soide wid hot wather  the  nixt 
thray wakes to kapedown the inflammation. 
But me beautiful pig, the wan  Oi  had  set 
such sthore by  fominst  tax  toime, it was 
kilt intoirely, an’ a dead  loss,  so  it  was. 
Och!  it’s many the bit av bad  luck  have Oi 
had,  Misther Winkle.”

“That was a bad job,  Mrs.  O’Lolly.”
“So it was, Misther Winkle, an’  phat are 
ye payin’ fer good pasture butther the day?” 
“That depends  on  whether  it’s leeky or 
not. 
If it’s good we pay twenty  cents, but 
if it is leaky we don’t want it at any price.” 
“Is twinty cints all  ye  pay  to a poor old 
woman with a crazy  old  mon  to  support, 
Misther  Winkle?  Sure  an’  ye  can pay a 
t'trifle more nor that.  Say twinty-foive.” 

“Can’t do  it  possidly.  Twenty  cents is 

all we can stand now.”

“ Well,  jist  a  thrifle,  now.  Oi don’t ax 
much.  Couldn’t ye give twinty-three to the 
1 Hikes av me?”

“Couldn’t think of it.”
“Give a poor old body twinty-wan, thin?” 
“No,  I will pay  you  twenty  cents,  and, 
mind, that means butter that  isn’t  leeky.” 
“Dhivil the lake is in this,  Misther Win­

kle.  Jist tashte av it, now.”

The tasting process is gone through with. 
“There, now,  isn’t  that  beautiful  nice 
butther for annywan?  Not a bit of a wade 
nor a lake will the old cow ate at all, at all.” 
“I think the  butter is a trifle leeky,  Mrs. 

O’Lolly.”

“Phat’s that?”
(T say that I think I can detect  a  slight 

taste of leeks in it.”

“You’re  misthaken 

intoirely,  Misther 
Winkle.  You musht have be’n atin’ onions 
an’ it’s yersilf ye tashte.”

“I never eat onions.”
“Well, the old cow niver ates lakes.  Ye 
won’t buy my butther  because  the old mon 
thrades  some  to  Breckenridge’s.  But  Oi 
tould him not.  Breckenridge, the old wag- 
abone!  wud chate him out av his eyes, sure, 
if  he  had  the  chance.  Sez Oi to the old 
mon, sez Oi,  ‘Thrade to Misther Winkles’es, 
fer he’s an honest mon fer ye.’  Come»now, 
don’t be down on a poor  ould  woman,  the 
loikes av  me.  That’s  as  beautiful  foine 
butther as iver wint an the quane’s table, so 
it is.  Take jist this shmall  pace,  Misther 
Winkle, an’ that’s a dear.”

“But I  can’t sell it.”
“Och, pfut!  Away wid ye!  Sure an’ the 
very lasht toime Oi wint  to  Cashville,  an’ 
walked ivery sthep av the  way,  Oi was go- 
in’ up the sthrate along wid  Misthress Bar­
ney McFadgen, wid  me  bashket on me ar- 
rum, jist, mi’ who should we mate but Mis­
ther Tompkins,  the sthore-kepper.

“ ’Good day till  ye,  Misthress  O’Lolly,’ 
sez he; ‘an’ phat have ye there in your bash­
ket?’
.  “ ‘Butther,’ sez Oi.
“  *Oi want it,’ sez  he.

'  “ ‘It’s a  thrifle wady,’ sez Oi,  ‘an’ maybe 
yez won’t be afther  loikin’  it  fer  that,’ sez 
Oi.

“  ‘Dhivil the differ,” sez he.
 ‘W ell, tashte av it, onyhow.’sez Oi,  ‘to 

“
make sure loike.’

“  ‘Faix, Misthress O’Lolly,’sezhe, afther 
tashtin’ it, ‘that’s moighty  nate  butther av 
youm, an’ if all the resht av thim  made the 
same, sure an’ thim dhivils  that makes the 
buttherine wad be be dhrove out av the bus­
iness intoirely,’ sez he. ,  : 

“An’ he paid me  tarlnty-siven  cents  fer 
it, an' sould out  ivery  blissed  bit ay it be­
fore! ver Oi lift  his sthore.  An*  he sez to

’

me, , the  very lasht  thing,  ‘Bring  me ivery 
bit av butther ye  can,  Misthress  O’Loliy, 
an' niver fear but Oi’U take it from ye.’ ” 

“Why didn’t  you take this to him?”
“Och, sure an’ Oi had all tbe churnin’ be- 
shpoken but  this  shmall pace, an’ it would 
n’t pay to take it so far.”

“Well, I am very sorry,  but I can’t use  it 

in my business.”

“Thin ye won’t have it?”
“No, ma’am. 

It looks nice but  it  tastes 
and smells  too  strong  to be of any use to 
me.”

“Well,  thin, good day to ye, an’bad  luck 
wid it!  An’ lit me  till  ye wan thing, Mis­
ther Winkle, OiTl hobble clane to Cashville 
o’ crutches before iver Oi’ll  thrade  another 
cint wid y e ’s long’s Oi  live!  Oi  know  an 
honest  mon  whin  Oi  mate  him,  Misther 
Winkle, an’ dhivil the wan have Oi seen the 
day! ” 

J o s e p h  W.  W i n k l e .

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meeting.  The next  morning, at breakfast, 
the candidate’s mother, who  had  remained 
at home, remarked:

“How’d yon like John’s speech,  Pa?” 
The only reply was a grunt,  and  the qld 

lady repeated her inquiry.

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*‘Ma, ” said the old gentleman,  solemnly, 
‘do you remember how we used  to  thrash 
that little cuss for lyin’?”

“Yes,  Pa!”
“ Well,” resumed the  old  man,  as he vic­
iously jabbed his fork into  a  pile  of  pan­
cakes,  “it done no  good,  Ma;  it  done  no 
good!”*
I hadn’t the remotest idea  when  I  com­
menced this paper of writing a  moral essay 
or indulging in  a dissertation and truth and 
falsehood—I merely intended the remarks I 
have made as a sort  of  an  introduction to 
the prolific subject of  the  prevarications of 
traders,  wherein I proposed  to  endeavor to 
separate the sheep from  the  goats  and  to 
argue that there  are  certain  “ white  lies” 
in business,  which,  if not  entirely  justifia­
ble, are,  at  least, susceptible of excuse and 
palliation.  But this venturesome undertak­
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pro tern.

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LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

BY A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

W ritten Especially fo r The Tradesman.

We  have  Biblical  authority that an an­
cient gentleman named David once made an 
assertion to the effect that he  considered all 
men liars.  1 have  forgotten,  if,  indeed,  I 
ever ¿new, what it was that  impelled  Da­
vid to make this sweeping* gloomy and pes­
simistic  statement,  but  I  have  always 
thought it would  have looked  more consis­
tent, or, at least, more reasonably  credible, 
if be had substituted the words,  “a majority 
of” for that  of  “all.”  'Perhaps,  however, 
although we may consider the^allegation too 
comprehensive  and  too  unsusceptible  of 
proof, we should have more charity for  Da­
vid than David appeared to have for his fel- 
low-men. 
If,  for  instance,  at the time it 
was made, he had been sitting on the coun­
ter of a corner grocery,  watching the vigor­
ous expectoration of a  dozen  visitors  and 
listening  for  an hour or two to an uninter­
rupted subcession  of  fishing  and  hunting 
stories, we could readily discern  the reason 
for his declaration.  If, again,  he was doing 
a “strictly cash”  business  in  some line of 
merchandise, and was  engaged  in  looking 
over the “slips” in his  drawer,  we  could, 
almost gladly,  excuse him for his exaggera­
tion.  Or, once more, if he was  an  enthus­
iastic and ambitious  politician and had just 
sustained an unexpected  and  crushing  de­
feat in his canvass for a profitable and desir­
able office,  we,  having,  perhaps,  a “fellow- 
feeling,” would cheerfully acquit him of the 
charge of  absurdity  and  unreasonableness. 

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And,  seriously,  after  some reflection,  I 
am inclined to believe that the old  psalmist 
approached the absolute  truth more closely 
than we have ever been inclined to give him 
credit for. 
If a  modern  Diogenes  should 
light his lantern and start out  in  search of 
an honest man and should reject every indi­
vidual who had, in the remotest degree, ever 
falsified himself, I am almost  satisfied that 
the existence of the  said  modern  Diogenes 
would be too  limited to accomplish  his ob­
ject. 
If stoning to death were  the penalty 
for lying and I  should be convicted and sen­
tenced for that offence and the gentleman in 
charge of  the  ceremonies  should  remark: 
“Now, let him who has  never  prevaricated 
cast the first stone,” I  shouldn’t  commence 
to dodge.

Falsehood is one of the most  curious and 
inexplainable faults of the human character, 
inasmuch as not one  person in a half-dozen 
who lies dees it with the intention'  of  com­
mitting a wrong  or  injury  of  any nature. 
Call a man a liar and he will fall into a vio­
lent passion,  although he knows the accusa­
tion to be true;  and  he  will,  perhaps,  tell 
two or three more lies to prove  that his ac­
cuser  has  maligned  him,  and  even if he 
pleads guilty  and promises  reformation he 
will mingle lies with his promises.

There is an old story, and one  which has 
probably been in  print before,  which  illus­
trates this:

There was,  once  upon a time,  a very fer­
vent and devout member of a certain church 
¡society, who possessed  all the essentials of 
¡a zealous  Christian  except  one.  The old 
man was liberal,  charitable,  orthodox and 
painstaking and  regular in  all  his  duties, 
but he was a terrific liar.  The  brethren la­
bored and argued with the  offender  but  in 
vain, and at last it became  evident  that the 
“unwashed” would take  no  more  stock in 
their consistency as long as he  remained in 
‘good standing. ”  Charges and specifications 
were,  accordingly,  prepared  and  a  church 
trial ordered.  At the  appointed  time,  the 
old man was present in a very penitent and 
' lachrymose condition.  When the time came 
for his defense he arose and said:

“Brothers and sisters, there’s  no one .that 
jealizes  my  terrible  guilt  more’n  myself! 
I’ve fought an’ fought  agin  that  habit,  an’ 
now I’ve begun to  git  control  of it an’ am 
going  to  reform  from  this  minnit.  Oh, 
brethering,  how you’d feel for me if you on­
ly knew how many bar’ls an’  bar’ls of tears 
I’ve shed over that sinful practice! ”

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I will except from the liars  whose  faults 
I  am almost willing to extenuate, two class­
es, at least:  those who  lie  for  selfish  and 
mercenary motives and who intend to delib­
erately  injure  their  fellow-men,  and  the 
professional political liars.  With what unc­
tion these latter individuals,  during the heat 
of the campaign, will assure you that,  in the 
event of the success of their  party,  “Truth, 
crushed to eqrth,  will rise again;”  and with 
what equanimity and indifference they  will 
accept the dictum  of  their party managers 
that  truth  recumbent  is  more  serviceable 
than truth perpendicular.

I  have sometimes thought that politicians, 
like poets, are bom  and  not  made. 
I re­
member  hearing  an anecdote of one, once, 
th a t served to help  confirm  the  belief.  A 
noted Western  congressman,  governor and 
¡senator,  who long since  “ went  over to the 
majority,” was the subject of  the  story. 
I  
presume that,  like  the majority  of  noted 
Aiwp.rfaa.Tis,  he was “bom of poor but honest 
parent*;”  at least, circumstances  were such; 
that he left  the  paternal  roof  at an early 
age, engaged in various pursuits, and finally 
blossomed out Into a lawyer  of  more  than 
local  prominence.  Drifting  readily  and 
easily into politics,  he held various state of­
fices, went t^ 
finally,  became
'<1 candidate for  governor.  While  “stump­
ing” the State tor the  latter  office,  he was 
4fiUed for a speech^in the  neighborhood of 
j his old home and  b h   father ■ attended «the |

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regarding prices, etc.  uonvenient  snipping 

quick delivery.  For sale by au the wholesale trade everywhere.  Manufactured  by the W oolson Spice Go., Toledo, Ohio.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

L.  W INTERNITZ,  R esident Agent, 

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C.  &  D.  LANTERNS,

on. CANS AND  TANKS,

And a General Line of

PAPER  «5  WOODENWARE.

CURTISS & DUNTON.

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: The “ Anchor” Brand.

While it is true  that  more  oysters  have 
been sold in this State than  ever  before,  it 
is equally true that the sale of the  celebrat­
ed “Anchor” brand  has  increased  in  even 
greater ratio.  This  condition  of  things is 
due solely to the  fact  that  the  “Anchor” 
brand  is  superior  to  most  of  the  other 
brands sold in the West  and is  excelled by 
none.  Remember that F.  J.  Dettenthaler 
is the sole owner of the “Anchor” brand.

The  White  Lake  Creamery  Association 
has leased its  creamery at Whitehall to Ed­
win M. Snider,  of Claybanks,  for $200 for 
the  season.

L. Hoffman & Co., grocers, St. Johns:  “Good 

paper.”

A l f r e d   J .  B r o w n ,

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FOREIGN,

TROPICAL

ANDCALIFORNIA
F R U I T S ,

Bananas,  OHr  Specialty.
-  MICH.
GRAND  RAPIDS, 

i 6 and 18 No. Division St..

Groceries.

Sealing and  Testing  Scales, W eights and 

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SEALING W E I MEASURES.

lg ill measure.......... ..........................
SEALING DRY MEASURES.

(tee of the laws on ourstatufce books pro­
vides for the sealing and  testing  of  scales, 
weights and measures at  least  once a year, 
prescribing the fees which  shall be paid for 
such inspection and  investing in city clerks 
the authority to enforce the law.  /The stair 
arte is practically a  dead letter,  because no 
penalty is prescribed  for  failure to comply 
with the law or for  refusal  to pay the fees 
demanded  for  inspection.  The  fees  pre­
scribed in the statute are as follows:

2 gallon measure................................
1 gallon measure................................ ...3  “
1 quart measure.....................................2   44
1 pint measure...................................
% pint measure......................................2  “
1 half bushel...................................... . ..6 cents
1 two quart............ ............................
...2  “
...2  44
Ijrard measure...................  .................2   44
2.00
Hopperscales......... .......................................2.00

lp eck ....................v............................ ...4  “
...3  “
lone-half peck...... .............................
lo n e quart..........................................

TESTING SCALES.
B ay scales.............................. 
Domandscaies............... 
 
Platform scales on wheels........................... 1.00
Counter platform scales............................. 
.16
Counter grocer’s scales.................................. 50
Counter tip grocer's scales............................. 25
No attempt has been made to enforce the 
law in this city for about eight  years, until 
recently, when City Clerk Belknap appoint­
ed C. E. Parker Deputy Sealer and  the lat­
ter entered upon the  work  assigned  him. 
In   an  interview  with  a  reporter  of T he 
Tra desm a n,  Mr.  Parker^says he found the 
scales and measures in the city in a deplor­
able  condition,  generally  speaking,  some 
being  in  favor  of  the  owner  and  some 
against.  The scales used  by  coal  dealers 
weighed from 200 to 300  pounds  short and 
the hay scales cheated the  purchaser  from 
300 to 000  pounds.  Many  butchers’  and 
grocers’  scales  were  found  to be sadly out 
of order,  more cases  being  recorded  where 
the merchant was  giving  eighteen  ounces 
for  the  pound  than  fourteen.  A leading 
wholesale  liquor  house  has used a gallon 
measure for years which  holds a gill over n 
gallon, the loss in this case haying probabh 
reached several hundred  dollars.  Mr. Par 
ker and his assistant have met  with consid­
erable opposition in the pursuit of their du 
ties,  but  intend  to  keep  at  work  un 
til they have covered  the entire city,  when 
the names of those who  refuse  to  conform 
to the law will be reported  to  the  Council.

The  Grocery  Market.

There is no change to note in  the  condi­
tion of the sugar market.  M. Licht, in  his 
crop estimates for December,  made the ag­
gregate of beet  sugar, new  crop, 2,262,500 
tens, against 2,630,442 tons for the last crop 
year, and of the  new  cane-sugar  crops of 
the world a total of 2,295,000  tons,  against 
2,210,000 tons the past year.  He places the 
sugar consumption of the world  in  the last 
year at equal to  about  4,998,450  tons  (in- 
elnding 158,000 tons of old stock), and  inti­
mates the probability of  an  augmented ag­
gregate consumption in the  new  crop year. 
Minford, in  his  weekly  estimate,  reports 
32,785 tons of raw  sugar  at  the  ports  of 
Boston,  New  York 
and  Philadelphia, 
against  109,359  tons  a   year  ago.^.  T h e  
Tradesman looks for  no  change  during 
tiie remainder of the month,  although a  de­
cline of l-16c. or %c.  may  possibly  be  re­
corded.  The  manufacturers  of  package 
eoffees have  reduced  their  quotations Xc. 
On account  of  the  steamship  Alexandria 
going on the rocks at the  Azores,  with 65,- 
©00 packages of Valencia raisins  on  board, 
the market in that  article  is  considerably 
Stimulated.  The  American  sardine  stock 
is another article  which has  succumbed to 
(he wiles of the “syndicator,”  the  stock in 
sight  being  thoroughly  cornered. 
The 
**trust” brazenly announces  an  advance of 
He.  in %’s and lj^c. in K ’s, to  go  into ef­
fect on February 1. 
In  the  meantime,  the 
market has stiffened %c, on its own accord. 
Sealers would do well to lay in good stocks, 
as the trust is likely to hold a strong  hand.
The candy market is very strong,  on  ac- 
•ount of the high prices  of  sugars, and  an 
advance  is  looked  for  at  any  moment. 
Oranges and lemons  are firmer and a shade 
higher, notwithstanding the cold and  unfa­
vorable weather.  The Florida crop is near­
ly  all marketed  and  the  visible  supply is 
mot large.  Dates are lower  and we think a 
good  purchase.  Nuts  are  about  steady, 
fig s are firm, except bags, which are lower.
The manufacturers of straw  paper met in 
Chicago on the 11th and 12th, all  the  mills 
west of  the Alleghany mountains  being re­
presented except  one.  The  Committee on 
jRroduct reported the mills 3,000,000 pounds 
behind their orders, which  is  equivalent to 
am eight days’ ran.  At the December meet­
ing a large shortage and  scarcity  of  straw 
were reported.  A t this meeting, every mill 
«ported plenty of  straw,  but  bought at a 
U gh price,  some  purchases  being  reported 
ms high as $11 per ton.  A  motion  to  ad­
vance prices 25  cents  per  100  pounds was 
promptly laid on the table, but a committee 
W *s appointed to draw  up articles  of  asso- 
miation for a paper trust, to control  the  en­
tire product.

It is  known,  however, 

The roll* paper men,  comprising the plain 
and tarred  building  paper  uianufaeturers, 
have a big deal on hand, but are  keeping it 
. vary secret. 
that 
the Delphi mill, one of the  largest  in  the 
nountry, has been bought by a syndicate and 
M nt other purchases are  in  prqspeet.  The 
«pinion seems to be general that  the syndi- 
sate proposes to purchase  or secure control 
«C all the mills and then  shut  them  down 
mntil the Btoek on hand Is entJrelyexhauat-

JULIUS HOUSEMAN, Prep.,

A. B. WATSON. Treas..

S. F. ASPINWALL. Secy.

CASH  CAPITAL,  « 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 .

PATENTS^

LUCIUS C.  WEST, 

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

THORBEB,  WHYLAND  &  CO.,

NEW  YORK,

RELIABLE

FOOD PRODUCTS.

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

UFOS. ALL BU M  OF 

BOXES.

PACKING & SHELF 
Shipping Cases, Egg 

l  and 6 ERIE ST.

Crates, etc. 

Grand. Rapids, Mich.

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WHGL8SALB  FRIGS  CURRENT.

These prices  are  for  cosh  buyers, who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.
Crown............. 
80
Frazer’s...... .90
Diamond  X__ ___  60
Modoc, 4 doz.........2 50

AXLE GREASE.

P aragon...... ......2  10
Paragon 25 ft pails.  90 
Framers, 25 B> pails. 1 20

BAKING  POWDER.
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Acme, 14 ft cans, 3 doz. case......................... 

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75
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Princess,  148...............................................1  25
Is .............. ...... ..........................3  75
28
bulk............................................. 
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2 40
 
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Diamond,  “bulk,” ...?.............  
15
Absolute, 14 ft cans, 100 cans in case..........11 75
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*  ............18 75
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“  % ft  •’  2  “  “ ........................ 150
%s................................................. 2 00
Arctic, % B> cans, 6 doz. case..................... 
44 
'ictorian, 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 doz.................2 00
44  50  “ 
Telfer’s % 3b, cans, 6 doz in case.................  2  70
“  1  “ 
.................  1 50
Liquid, 8 oz. .......................  
Arctic 8  oz...................................................  7 20

BLUING
doz. 25
Dry, No. 2............................. 
Dry, No. 3........................................ doz. 
45
Liquid,*4 oz,.....................................doz. 
35
doz. 65
Arctic 4 oz...................................... $  gross 3 50'
Arctic 16 oz...... •.........................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box............. 
2 00
Arctic No. 2 
3 00
Arctic No. 3 
4 00
King’s Quick-Rising, 80-lb. cases............ $ 4 25
............   5 00
Common Whisk__ 1 00
Fancy  Whisk........ 1 25
Mill..............................3 75
Warehouse  ........... 3 00

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No. 2H url...................2 00
No. 1 Hurl...................2 25
No. 2 Carpet........... 2 50
No. 1 Carpet........... 2 75
Parlor Gem...........3 00
Runkle Bros’,

41  Homeo-Coeoa............................37

Vienna Sweet.......................... 22
“  Premium.................................. 33
•  44  Breflkfast..................................48

100-lb. 
BROOMS.

CHOCOLATE.

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OOCOANUT

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Schepps, Is...........................................   @27
Is and  %s............ . ...............  @28
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Is in tin pails............... .......  @27)4
“  %s 
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Maltby’s,  Is..........................................  @23)4
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Is and  )4s...................  ......   @24
’As........................................  @24 A
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Manhattan,  pails................................   @20
Peerless  ......... ....................................  @18
Bulk, pails or barrels..........................   16@18
Mocha..............26@27  ICostiRiea........ 21@22
Mandaling....... 25@55
Mexican..........21 @22
O G Java..........25@25
Santos..............21@22
Java..................23@24
Rio,  fancy.......21@22
Maricabo..........21@22
Rio,  prime.......19@20
Rio, common... 18@19 
To ascertain cost of  roasted  coffee, add Ac 
per 9>. for roasting and 15 per cent, for shrink­
age.

COFFEE—GREEN.

COFFEES—PACKAGE.

30 lbs 60 lbs 100 lbs

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CORDAGE.

CRACKERS.

CANNED F IS H .

CANNED FRU ITS.

24%
21%

*•  Quaker Cy.  “ 
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Soda.........................5 A
Soda Faney.............5
S.  Oyster................ 5A
Picnic.....................5%
Fancy  Oyster.........5

14  Prime Maricabo 

City Soda................8

Butter Biscuit.......6A

Lion........................................  
23%
24%
Lion, in cabinets................... 
Dilworth’s .............................  
23%
Magnolia..........................................  
Honey Bee............................. 25%  25%  24%
German.................................. 
23%
German, in  bins....................  
Arbuckle’s Ariosa................. 
23%
Avorica.............. 
McLaughlin’s  XXXX........... 
23%
COFFEES—SPECIAL BRANDS.
32
Bell, Conrad & Co.’s Plantation Java. 
32
“  Mocha................... 
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Javoka................. 
30
28A
Imperial...............  
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26%
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“ •'  Mexican................. 
20
Arbuckle’s Avorica, 50 lb. double bags 
22 
23
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23%
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25%
Thompson & Co.’s Honey Bee.............. 
25
60 foot Ju te......   90  150 foot Cotton__ 160
72 foot J u te ....... 1 20  60 foot Cotton___1 75
4oFoot Cotton__ 1  50  172 foot Cotton__ 2 00
KenoshaButter..... 7
Seymour Butter— 5A
Butter.....................5%
Family Butter....... 5 A
Fancy Butter......... 5
Boston................... 7 A
Clams, 1 lb, Little Neck.................................. 1 35
Clam Chowder,  31b........................................ 2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 B> standards...................  1 00  *
Cove Oysters, 2 ft standards.......................   1 70
................... 175
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic.  . . . .  
Lobsters, 2 B>, picnic................................  .2 65
Lobsters, 1 ft star............................................l 90
Lobsters. 2 ft star............................................2 »0
Mackerel, lf t fresh standards...................... 1 70
Mackerel, 5 lb fresh standards...................... 5 CO
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 f t................
Mackerel,3 ib in Mustard..........................
Mackerel, 3 lb soused................................
Salmon. 1 ft Columbia river............ 1 75@2 10
Salmon. 2 ft Columbia river......... ............3 50
Sardines, domestic %s...............................   @7
Sardines, domestic  As............................  9@10
Sardines,  Mustard As...............................  9@10
Sardines,  imported  %s..............................12@13
Sardines, spiced, As.................................. 1G@12
Trout. 3 ft brook.....................................
Apples, gallons, standards...................... 2 75
Blackberries, standards...................... .. .1 30
Cherries, red standard.............................l 60
Cherries, pitted............ ...................*j§ 85@1  90
Damsons..............................................1 25@1 35
Egg Plums, standards 
............................l 50
Gooseberries..............................................1 65
Grapes........................................................  95
Green Gages............................................. 1 50
Peaches, all yellow, standards............. . .2 65
Peaches,  seconds...................................... 2 25
Peaches, pie........................  
Pears.............*.................................. ¿....1 35
Pineapples,..............................  
Quinces................................ ..................115
Raspberries,  extra..................................150
re d ...................................... l  50
Strawberries  ......................................1  50
Whortleberries......... .......................1  80
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.................... ........2 00
Beans, Lima,  standard.............................  75

Mushrooms,extra fine___ ____ _ 
.......22 00
Succotash, standard......................... .. .80@1 30
Squash.....................................................1 40
 
Tomatoes, standard brands. 
  ..........115
Tomatoes, Red Coats............. 

Beans, Stringless, Erie.................... . 
90
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked................... 1 60
Cora, Archer’s Trophy..............................1 15
Early Golden.......... ............115
.1 60
75

Beans, Green Limas............................1 10@1 40
Beans,  S trin g .............................1 00@1 20
44 
Morning Glory................... 1 15
44 
44 
................. .1 20@1 40
44  Early June, s ta n d .................1 50®1 75
44 
....8  00
44  French.extra fine............................20 Ö0
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden......................  1 80
1  15@ 1 20
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120
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44  Turkey, old.........................
Raisins, California *4 

1 15@ 1 80
. 1 15@ 1 20
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Michigan foil  cream 
......... 12%@13H
Apples, evaporated............             .9A@10 A
sundried.............. .......................m  «X

Citron.................................... 
Currahts 
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Lemon Peel.............................. ......
Orange Peel.................. ...................
Prunes, French,6 0 s . . 4
:  “  ■■■■ ■ French,80s.....................   ...
French,  90s.......................
Turkey, new ......................

Peas, French.....;'......t ............... 
 
Peas, extra m arrofat. 
Peas, soaked...................................... . 
sifted__ .........i

Good Enough............ 
Benton H arbor......   @ 
Other standard brands 

D RIED   FRUITS—FOREIGN.
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Raisins. Dehesia... 
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Raisins, London Layers,...........
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Raisins, Loose Muscatels,................
Raisins, Loose California....... .........
Raisins,Ondaras, 28s................. .
Raisins, S u lta n a s...,...,.....,.........

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@310 
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1 60@1 65
1 40@2 75

CANNED VEGETABLES.

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D RIED   FRU ITS.

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Raisins, Valencias............. . 

White, No. 1, A bbls..................... 

White, Family, A bbls.........................•... .3 75

......... ..1 75
..4 50
..9 00
........... ..2 75
......... \ ..4 25

Cod, w h o le ...........................................4%@5
Cod.boneless......  
........6%@7%

...........8 75
........  1 25
....  @1  10
No.2, A hhls.........................7  50

Herring, Holland,  bbls................ 
10 00
Herring,Holland,  kegs............ ............  75@95
Herring, Scaled...................................  
,22@23
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, A bbls 
4*  12 1b kits 
“  10  “ 

Lemon.  Vanilla.
2 65
4 25
5 00
1 75
300
9 00
1  85
5 00
7 00
@  04
@4 25
©  65
@ 3%
@1 15

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FARTNACEOUS  GOODS 
Farina, 100 lb.  kegs......................T
Hominy, $  bbl............................. .
Macaroni, domestic 12 lb. boxes..
Pearl Barley..................................
Peas, Green...................................
Peas, Split............................. .........
Sago. German............... ................
Tapioca, flake or pearl.................
Wheat, cracked.............................

@ 7%
Raisins, Im p e ria ls.....................  @3 75
H alibut...... ................ ....... ......................  12%
Herring, round.  A  bbl...... ...............   @3 00
Herring, round,  %  bbl.................................    1 50
Trout, A bbls...........................................5 75
44  10 ft  kits..........................................  85
..6 75
White, No. 1,12 ftk its..............................1 20
White, No. 1,10 ft kits............... .. ........ . .1 05
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k its..................... ...........   68
44 
Jennings’D.C., 2 os..............$  doz. 1 00
1 60
44  4 oz....................... ..1.50
“  6oz..................
“  8o z ..................... ..3 50
44  No. 2 Taper...........1 25
44 
44  No. 4 
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44  Yt pint, round.
44 
44  1 
18 00
44 
“  No. 3 panel.............1 10
44 
44 
44  No. 8 
44 
imported..........................10 @11
@ 2%
@6
@6 25
Vermicelli, imported........................10 @11
domestic. 12 lb. boxes..
Grand Haven, No. 8,  square......................  95
Grand  Haven,  No. 200,  parlor...................1 75
Oshkosh, No. 2.............................................   75
Oshkosh, No. 8.....................................;.......1 50
Swedish.........................................................  75
Richardson’s No. 8  square............................... 1 00
Richardson’s No. 7A, round..............................1 00
Woodbine. 300....................................................1 15
Michigan Test................................................10%
Barrels........................6 25
Barrels....................6 25
Cases...........................2 35
Cases....... .'.............2 35
Medium.................6 OOiSmall,  bbl..............7 00
A bbl........3 50|  44  A bbl.........4 00
American T. D.....................................  @ 75
Choice Carolina......6 A
Prime Carolina......6
Good Louisiana......6A
T able..............5% @6
H ead......................6%

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

Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro................110
Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.........................2 25
Grand  Haven, No. 7,  round...................  
  1 50

J a v a .........
5%
P a tp a ........ ............ 5%
Rangoon... ....  @5
Broken.
....  @3%
Japan......... ...5%@6%
tATUS.
Dwight’s ... .............5
Sea  Foam.
Cap Sheaf................5
Ac less in 5 box lots.

Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........  @2 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,2 A gross........  @1 75

DeLand’s pure....... 5A
Church’s  ............... 5
Taylor’s G. M.........5

Water White..................................................12

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

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

Half barrels...........3 25

Half barrels............3 25

Good Carolina....... 5A

A bbls. 3c extra

ROLLED OATS

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

OATMEAL

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PICKLES.

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PIPES.

RICE.

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60 Pocket, F F  Dairy..........................2 10@2 20
28 Pocket..............................................  
2  10
23 A
2 35
1003 ft pockets..................................... 
Saginaw or  Manistee.......................... 
95
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........ 
75
2 75
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__  
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........ 
75
American, dairy, A bu. bags................... 
Rock, bushels...........................................  
Warsaw, Dairv, bu. bags......................... 

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25
40

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SAUCE8.

London Relish, 2 doz...... :............................. 2 50
Dingman, 100 bars.......................................   4 00
Don’t Anti-Washboard................................-.4 75

Jaxon..............................................................3 75

6 OAP.

20

“ 

SPICES—WHOLE.

44 

Allspice................................................ 
Cassia, China in m ats.......................... 
44  Batavia in bundles.................. 
“  Saigon in rolls.......................... 
Cloves, Amboyna................................  
44  Zanzibar................................... 
Mace Batavia....................................... 
Nutmegs,  fancy........................................  
No. 1..................................... 
No. 2.....................................  
44 
w hite.................. 
.......................................  

Pepper, Singapore,  black......................... 

44 
44 
44 
44  shot 

SPICES—PURE G R O U N D -IN  BULK.
Allspice...................................................... 
Cassia,  Batavia....................................... 

44 
44 

44 
and  Saigon.................  
*•  Saigon..................................... 
Cloves, Amboyna................................  
“  Zanzibar................................. 
Ginger, African........................................ 
44  Cochin......................................  
 
44  Jamaica............... 
Mace Batavia....................................... 
Mustard,  English................................  
Trieste..................................  
Nutmegs, No. 2...................................  
Pepper, Singapore black.................... 
white.................... 
Cayenne................................. 
Absolute Pepper, per doz...................  
 
Cinnamon,  44 
 
 
’  44 
Allspice 
44 
Cloves 
...............  
Ginger 
44 
 
 
Mustard 
44 
 
 

and Trieste......... 

44 
44 
44 
44 
44 
44 
44 

44 

44 

 

 

 

 

 

8A
8 A
12
40
30
29
80
75
70
29
21

15@16
25
42
32
31
12 A

15

18@22
85
20
22
25
65
22
32
25
84
84
60
1 12
78
84

 

 

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44 

44 
44 

44 
44 
44 
44 

lft  “ 

44 
SUGARS.

STARCH.
Kingsford’s Sii vèr Gloss, 1 ft pkgs__  © 7
44 
6 ft boxes...  @ 7A
44  b u lk ...........   @ 6A
Pure, lf t  pkgs..................  @ 5A
Com, 1 ft pkgs..................  @7
Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ft boxes, 1  ft pkgs...  @ 5%
44 
“  3ft 
44  48  “ 
...  @5A
44 
44  40  ft 
“  b u lk .........   @4
44  72 ft crates, 6 ft boxes..  @ 6%
44 
44 Corn, 40 ft boxes, 1 ft  pkgs___  @6
44 
“  201b 
....  @ 6%
Cut  Loaf.............................................   @  3A
Cubes...................................................  @  7%
Powdered.............................................  @7%
Granulated.  Standard.......................  
© "A
Off....................................  @ 7A
Granulated, New Orleans..................   @
Confectionery A— ............................   @7
Standard A................... 
@6%
No. 1, White Extra  C........................   6%@  6%
No. 2, Extra C......................................   @  6%
No. 3C...................................................  @ 5%
No.4C__________».............................  @5%
No. 5C.
@5%
SYRUPS.Pure Sugar,bbl.  25@38 
Cora, barrels. 
Corn, A 661s........@35
Pure Sugar, A bbl27@39
Corn, 10 gal. k’gs.338
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen......  
70
44  Maocoboy.................. ........  @  55
..............   @  44
Gail & Ax’ 
Rappee................ ..............   @  35
44 
Railroad  Mills Scotch.........................  @  45
Lotzbeck   ..................... .....................  @1 30
XXX
8 A 
8A9
8A
8A
Merry War................35
Spear Head. . . .   @44
Plank  Road.............. 42
Jolly T a r.................37
Eclipse  ................. ..36
IW &  Let Live........37
Nimrod........... .......AH
Holy  Moses.............. 33
Blue Blazes..............32
Whopper.................. 30
Jupiter..................30
Eye Opener.............32
Ola Honesty...... . 
Star 
............42@45
..43
P .L ....................  
38
Clipper  ................ •••39
Scalping  Knife......39
Cornerstone,.,..  @39 
Clipper......... ..35@37
Sam B ass...... ...•••  39
2 and 2 ........... .25@32
C lim ax........  .  43@45
Sweet Pippin 
........501 Petoskey Chief...... .88
Fiyeand Seven......60 Sweet  Russet........45
BUawatha.......• -■ .  70 Thistle..................   .43
Sweet Cuba........v45|F(orida....................65
Rob Roy.................. ,271 Peerless___.......... 28
[Uncle  S a t n . , , ,.80

Ginger  S naps.............................  7A
Sugar Creams............................. 
7A
Frosted Creams.......... .................
Graham Crackers...... ...................
Oatmeal Crackers.................

tobaccos—fine  Cut.

''  TOBAGG08—SMOKING. 

TOBACCOS—PLUG.

SWEET  GOODS.

SNUFF.

/  

44 

. 

,

TEAS,

 

 

 

 

 

 

90
75
65
75

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

 
30 gr. 

 
 
V  VINEGAR.-

 
*  m i s c e l l a n e o u s .

do 
 
do  No. 1 ........................  
do  No. 2..................... 

C id er..................  
A p p le................................ 
Bath Brick imported.............. ...'.___ 
A m e r i c a n . . . ...... 
Burners, No. 0.......... 
 
 

Japan ordinary.
18@20
Japan fair to good.................»....... ; .......25@30
Japan fine................................................... 35@45
Japan dust.............................................     12@20
Young Hyson.. ¡4..................................20@45
G u n p o w d e r . . i ...........................35® 50
Oolong .....................  
33@65@60@75
Congo ..................  
25@30
 
50 gr.
R
10  12

White W ine............ .................   9  • 
9 
11
95
Cocoa Shells, bulk..............................  @ 4
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps......................  @35
Gum, Spruce........................................  @30
Jelly,in30 ft  pails......................5  @5%
50
  @2 87
25
........9 00
^  9

Condensed Milk, Eagle brand............   @7 60
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans............   @25
Candles. Star............ ..........................   @ 9A
Candles.  Hotel............... 
@10A
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes......................  @35
Extract Coffee, V.  C...........................  @80
Fire Crackers, per box................ 
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps......................  @25

Powder, Keg........................................ 
Powder, A  Keg......................................  
Sage  ..............................................  
Sauer-kraut, 30 gals............... 

F e lix .......................   @115
@1 20

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

CANDY. FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

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do 
do 

NUTS.

ati «ix
^

12  @16
® 5A

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

................ 
......... ;; ; ; ;; ;; 

stiia a
g*  «
¿am
§  «
a i m
^in

i e s
FANCY—IN  BULK.

@
.........   @
@

STICK.
„ 
Standard, 25 ft boxes_____ 
....... 
Twist, 
cut Loaf 
MIXED
Royal, 25 ft pails........... 
Royal, 200 ft bbls.................................. 
Extra, 25 ft pails.............. 
Extra, 200 ft bbls............... .................. 
French Cream, 25ft pails...  .............. 
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases.  ..........................
Broken, 25 ft  pails................. 
" 

Barcelona.............................   @
Sicily.................................... 

Lozenges, plain in bbls................  
  @10 A
Lozenges, printed in pails...................  @12 A

Moss Drops, in  pails................. 
Moss Drops, in bbls............................. 
Imperials, in  pails.............. 
FRUITS.

Broken. 200 ft  bbls.................."!!!!.]’.  @9
Lemon  Drops.........................................   @13
19

Iv aca.................................  @16 A
California..........................   @16
Filberts, Sicily..................................... 10A@11
Walnutss  Grenoble..............................14A@15

Sour Drops................................
Peppermint  Drops..................  
.........
Chocolate Drops.........................j.......... 
HMChocolate  D r o p s . . ......................  
Gum  Drops  ................................ 
 
Licorice Drops__ .................
., ’ .................... 
A B Licorice  Drops.. 
Lozenges, plain...................................... 
Lozenges,  printed...........................  
 
Im perials........................................ 
 
Mottoes..........................’ ...................... 
Cream  Bar...................  
••••••
Molasses Bar.................................. 
Caramels........................................................18
Hand Made Creams,.........................  
 
Plain  Creams...... ..........................................16
Decorated Creams........  ..........................  
Burnt Almonds............ . . .  ...................  
Wintergreen  B e r
.. 

Bananas 
Oranges, California, fancy...............   @
Oranges. Jamaica, bbls...... ............
Oransres, Florida............................" ' :3 00@4 00
Oranges, Rodi,................................ 
Oranges, Messina.............. 
Oranges, OO.............................!!!!!." ’.  @3 00
Oranges, Imperials..................  
Lemons, choice.......................................50@3 75
Lemons, California.................."
Figs, layers, new,  $  ft.........."  
Dates, frails do  .......................... .' 
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft......  
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  ft...............* * 
Pine Apples, $  doz............................  @

15
14
13
String Rock......................................                             13
14
Lozenges, plain in pails......................  @11)4
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..................   @11 %
Chocolate Drops, in pails.......................   @12)4
Gum Drops  in pails...............................  @6%
Gum Drops, m bbls.............................   @ 5%
**9
Sour Drops, in  pails................@12
@12
Imperials  in bbls.......................................@11
..............................................1 75@2 50
Oranges,  choice.......................................3 oe@3 50
Lemons, fanev.....................................  @4 00
Figs, Bags, 50ft...................................  6  @7
Dates, % do  d o ....................@ 6A
@9
@3
Dates, Persian 50 ft box <jg ft............'  @ 6A
Almonds,  Tarragona..........................   @17
44 
Brazils......  ........................................  @10
44 
12
44 
French................................12  @12A
Pecans, Texas. H. P ............................  9@i2
Cocoanuts, $  100. full bags.................  @5  50
do  ..........................  @5
Choice White, V a.do.......................... 6  @6%
Fancy H P,. Va  do  ..........................  @ 5%
H .P.V a...............................................  6%@
Shortcut, cleag,  Botsford...............................15 00
17 00
Extra clear, heavy...........................................17 00
Boston clear, short cut....................................17 00
Hams, average 20 * fts...................................11
16  ft8....................................11%
44 
12 to 14 fts............................11%
“  picnic  ................................................ 6A
44  best boneless...!...............................
Shoulders.....................................................  8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.........................11
Dried Beef, extra...... ................ .................  8A
44 
ham  prichs...............................10
Long Clears; heavy......................................  8%
**  medium...................................  8A
light.......................................8 A
8
8 A
8%
8%
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case............................ 
8A
8%
44  Kansas City Packing................7 25
44 
8 25
44  Kan City pkd....... ... 9 00
44 
44 
44  A bbl.  5 00
44 
44 
44 
Frankfort  Sausage........................................8
6
Bologna, straight...........................................6
6
6

quote  as follows:
Mess................................... 
Shortcut...........................................................16 00
Shortcut  Morgan............................................16 25
Extra clear pig, short cut............  
Clear quill, short cut.......................................li  00
Clear back, short cut....................................... 17 00
Standard clear, short  cut, best................. 17 00
Bean............................. ................. .............
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
“ 
“ 

Tierces  ........................................ ,....... 
30 and 50 ft Tubs.................................. 
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case............................ 
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case...:...................... 
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in ease...................... 
Extra Mess, warranted 200 fts.....................  7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago PacKing.....................  7 50
P late........................ 
7 75
Extra Plate......... .............. 
Boneless, rump butts...................................10 00

80
Chestnuts..............................................   @ /
19
Prime Red, raw 
Choice 
Fancy H.P. do 
12

Pork Sausage....................................  
Ham  Sausage.............................  
Tongue  Sausage.................... 
 
Blood  Sausage.............  
 
Bologna, thick.........................  
 
Head Cheese........................................ 
In half barrels............  
3 50
 
In quarter barrels.......................................  2 15

PEANUTS.
ft..........................  @4^4
do  ..........................  ®  5A

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
 

The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. 

M issouri.............................

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

FORK IN BARRELS.

DRY SALT MEATS.

BEEF IN BARRELS.

PROVISIONS.

PIGS’ FEET.

44 

LARD.

16 00

 
 
 

do 

“ 
“ 

 
 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

The  W.  Steele  Packing  &  Provision  Co. 
quotes as follows:
Fresh  Beef,  sides or carcasses........ 5 A® 6A
Dressed  Hogs............................  
  @7
Pork  loins............ ................. 
  @9
Beef loins.. 
@9
Beef ribs......... .....................................   @7
Pork ribs....................................... :... 5  @ 7  :
Pork  sausage.  ........................ 
 
Bologna............... 
6  @ 7
Frankfort sausage...... ........... ...........  @ 9
Summer sausage.......................... 
  @13 .
Blood, liver andhead  sausage...... ..  5  @ 6
John Mohrhard quotes as follows:  — 'V
M utton................. ?,........................ .  6A@ 7
7  @ 8  •
Lamb...... ..............................  
 
Veal...........................U................... . 
@ 8A
Fow ls..,.......;..'....-.,...................  
11 @12
Dpeks  ............................. 
Turkeys 
 
II @18
Lard, kettle-rendered.... 

.11 @12

 
...... .  8l4@

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 
" 

“ shell 

44 
44 

OYSTERS.
 

Favorites.. . ............ 

OYSTERS AND  FISH.
F. J. Dettentbaler quotes as follows:
Fairhaven Counts 
 
Selects................................... .......... 

35
Anchors.........................................................”20
Standards  ...... . ;..........................18
.15
Standards per gal..................................... .. .i 10
Selects, per gal..................................1 40
Counts, in bulk, per 100..............................1 20
44 
................................   70
Black bass....................................................  10
Rock bass......... .................................. !.! !..  4
Duck-bill  pike..................................................8
Standard  Tubs, No. 1___
Standard  Tubs, No. 2.

Perch,  skinned.................. ..........................   ‘  g
Trout............................... 
in
w hiteûsh........ 
.............

80
“  per gal.........:................................!..i 25

Curtiss & Dunton quote as follow

WOODENWARE.

FRESH  FISH .

Clams, 

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Standard Tubs, No. 3.........
Standard Pails, two hoop...
Standard Pails, three hoop.
Pails, ground wood 
......
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes
Butter  Pails, ash...............
Butter Ladles............ .........
Butter Spades__
Rolling Pins.........
Potato Mashers...
Clothes Pounders.
ClothesPins__
Mop  Sticks______ _______
Washboards, single............
Washboards, double.’............
Washboards, Northern  Queen.

.B

BASKETS.

Diamond  Market..........................................

Clothes, splint,  No. 3.................... 
Clothes, splint,  No. 2....................!!!." " !! 4
Clothes, willow  No. 3..................... 

Bushel, narrow band, No. 1....................  " l
Bushel, narrow band, No. 2....................” .1
Bushel, wide band.................................. .  1
Clothes, splint,  No. 1....................................5
6
Clothes, willow  No. 2...................................8 ,
Clothes, willow  No. 1............... ”  ] .............7 !
___.......8
14

Water  Tight,  (acme) bu.........
halfbu 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

 
Green ....^  ft 4A@ 5 
Part cured...  6  @ 6A
Full cured__ 7  @
Dry hides and
k ip s...........6  @8

or cured__6  @  7
piece......10  @35

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS. 

44 

HIDES.

jq

 

10

“ 

44 

i«

FURS.

25
15
60

WOOL.

75
50
15

10
60
50

Beavers.,

40
25
..1 00

Small....... 

SPRING  WINTER  FALL  KITS

Fine washed $  ft 22@23!Coarse washed.. .22@24 
Medium  ............ 22@25| Unwashed........... L6@18

5
5
30
20
..7 00 4 00 2 00
10
05
30

“  Grey.
Fishers......
Lynx.........
Mink, Largì 
Smal 
M artins__
Musrats......
Otter.4.  
Raccoon, Large........  75 

.15 00 700 400
..6 00 40.) 200
20
20
..100
..ft00 2 50 1 00
75
..4 00 0 50 1 00
...............6 00 
20  10
...........3 co  1 00 
Ginseng, good......................1 60@1 70
12A per cent, off on second quality.
Beets—In good supply at 400 per bu.

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

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

Sheep pelts, short shearing.............. 
5@25
Sheep pelts, old wool estimated.........   @25
Tallow.............. ...................................s m  3y
Grease butter......................................  
g

39 
.............................. 7a 
. .... 
“ 
‘ 

“  Blue  “ 
“  Short Grey, 
“  Long 
MISCELLANEOUS.

2~00*  1 00
10  05
25  10
50 
25

Apples—$2.25@$2.50 per bbl.

PRODUCE MARKET.

MISCELLANEOUS.

4 00 
50 
20 
50 

Bean—Hand-picked  mediums  are  very
scarce, readily commanding $2.25@$3.50 per bu.
Butter—Jobbers pay 18cfor choice dairy and 

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

Butterine—Creamery,  16c  for  solid  packed 
and 17c for rolls.  Dairy, 13Ac for solid packed 
and  l4Ae  for  rolls.  Extra  creamery 20c  for 
solid packed and 21c for rolls.

“ 

Very scarce.

Cabbages—$6@$I0 per 100,  according to size. 
Carrots—30@35e per bu.
Celery—25  doz.
Cheese—Jobbers are holding their  stocks  at 
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork  barrels,  $1.25;  apple  bar­

13@13Ac.

rels, 25c.

Cranbeiries—Wisconsin Bell  and  Bugle  are 
in good demand at $3.75  per  box.  or  $11  per 
bbl.

Dried  Apples—Jobbers  hold  sun-dried at 6c 

and evaporated at 8Ac.

Eggs—Jobbers hold  fresh  at 20c  and limed 

and pickled stock at 18c.

Honey—In plentiful supply at 15@16c.
Hay—Baled 

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

is  moderately  active  at  $14 
in 

Onions-Home grown, 75c  perbu.  Spanish, 

$1.30 per crate.

Pop Corn—20 $  ft.
Potatoes—The  market  is  looking  up  con­
siderably.  Buyers  are  paying 75@78c per bu. 
in carlots and 72@75c in job lots.

Sweet  Potatoes—Kiln-dried  Jerseys  are 
scarce  and  high, readily  commanding  $5.50 
per bbl.

Turnips—2C@25c per doz.

GRAINS AND M ILLING PRODUCTS.

Lancaster  and  82c  for  Fulse and Clawson.
lots and 54c in carlots.
car lots.

Wheat—2c  higher.  City  millers  pay 84e for 
Com—Jobbing  generally  at 56c  in  100  bu. 
Oats—White,  40c  in  small  lots  and  36c  in 
Rye:—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.20 & ewt.
Flour—No change. Patent, $5.20$ bbl.in sacks 
and  $5.40  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.20 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.40 in wood.

....11

Meal—Bolted, $2.50 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $15 $  ton.  Bran, $18 
$   ton.  Ships,  $18.50$  ton.  Middlings, $19 $ 
ton. Corn and Oats. $22 $  ton.
.. 7A
F O R   SJk-ILjE!
The  steam  grist  mill  at  Pewamo,  Mich., 
known  as the  Chubb  Mill, with  good  house, 
fair barn and  new boiler.  The property hav­
ing fallen to me by the decease of L. W. Chubb, 
my father, and living  in another  state, I will 
sell  the  property  at  a  very  low  price.  Ira 
Chubb.  Himrods,  N. Y.  Address A. W. Sher­
wood. Pewamo, Mich.

SALT  FISH

Bought  and Sold by

PRANK  J. DETTENTHALER,

117 Monroe S t , Grand Rapids.

@ 7A
$3r"  O ysters th e  Year  Around

INCREASE H

BY SELLING

 TRUE

M

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  ib.  packages. 30, 6ft and 100 
lb. Cases.  Mail Orders Solicited by the  pro­
prietors.

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

BEE  SPICE  MILLS,

ESTA BLISH ED   1866.

Burnett  Bros.,

159 80, Waler Street, GMcap.

m

«5s

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 r a d e s m a n .  Write  us  if  you wish 
information,  whether  to  buy  or  sell. 
It 
will cost you nothing.

BARNETT  BROS.

-AND-

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

46  Ottawa  M\,  Grail!  Rapids.
ABSOLUTE  8PICE8,
Absolute B a lg  Poi 1er.

FRED. I YALE & CO.

WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF

Bakins Powders, Extracts, Bloinp,
GROCERS’  SUN

AND JOBBERS OF

40 and 42 Sonth Division St.,i

GRAND RAPIDS,  -   MICH»

Offer No. 171,

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

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Glorious <News  from  Battle  Creek.
B a t t l e   Cr e e k ,  Jan. 12, 1888.

E. A. Stowe. Grand Bapids:
De a r Sir —Enclosed please find draft for 
$26, as per capita ¡dues for  104  new  mem­
bers« which Increases -opr affiliated nieinber- 
ship to 126.  We admitted  forty-six  man- 
bets  last  evening.  The  Association  is 
booming.  At the annual  meeting,  last ev­
ening, we elected the  following  officers for 
1888:

President—Chas. F. Bock.
Yice-Presidents—E.  C.  Hinman  and  J. 
Secretary—J. P. Stanley.
Treasurer—C.  C. Dell.
Executive  .Committee — E.  R.  Smith, 

W.  Robinson.

Frank H. Latta and Chas.  A. Young.

Yours truly,  J. P. Sta nley, Sec’y.

The Seat of W ar

The State Board of  Pharmacy  has leased 
Royal Arcanum Hall, on  Waterloo  street, 
for the use of its  examination  sessions on 
March 6 and 7.

VISITING  BUYERS.

Dam 
land 

Co, P ioneer 

The following retail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
J  A A rm strong,  Ludington H eyboer & Bro, Drenthe- 
Chas  Cram ,  C  C  C ram  & W m B arker, Sand Lake 
■  L  A Paine, EnglishviUe
Jorgenson  &  Hem ingsen,
W  G Tefft, Rockford 
W m  V erm eiden,  B eaver  Ashland 
M Gezon, Jenisonville
Den H erder & Tanis, V ries- S Cooper,  Jam estow n 
H Thompson,  Canada
B räutigam   Bros,  No, D orr J  W  Balcom,  South  Board- 
M t* Shields, H ilUards 
McRae  &  Lally,  W hitney- N Bouma. F isher 
A W Blain, D utton
Jno D am stra,  G itchel
Jim  D arling, F rem ont 
Boot & K ram er, H olland
H M P atrick , LeRoy 
D DeVries, H olland
C R HoUester, W ay land 
C A P ark. W estwood 
Fred Moore, H aire
Epley & Gilm an, S tanton 
J  F  Keeney, F erry 
G  Palm erviU e,  W hitney- John Giles & Co, Lowell 
Sm ith & Bristol, Ada
W m Black,  C edar  Springs  J  L  Thom as,  C annonsburg 
J  E B ennett, V estaburg 
T Cooley, Lisbon
R edpath  &  M urry,  M artin
G P ickhaver, Io n ia 
W  H S truik,  F orest  Grove H B arry, R avenea 
J  G unstra, Lam ont 
R T P arrish , Grandville
L Cook,  B auer 
S McNitt  & Co,  Byron Cen-
C S Comstock, Pierson 

ville 

ville 

m an

te r

Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

PENINSULAR

Wlite Lead anft Color Works

DETROIT.

MAKERS  AND  GRINDERS OF

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 ain ts  ready,  fo r 
the 
brush.  Floor  P aints,  Sash  P aints,  Domestic  Paints, 
P eninsular  P erm anent  Red,  Maple  Lead  P erm anent 
Green.

t j r  Superfine Coach Colors ground In Jap an ;  P ure 
Fine  Colors  ground  in   oil.  W ood  and  Iro n   Fillers, 
Steel  Color  P ain ts  fo r  Iro n   W orkers,  G raining  and 
Fresco Paints, 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.

F,  J.  WURZBURG,

Wholesale  Agent,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

THE IMPROVED

i n i   PocM  Bitty,

FOR  PHYSICIANS  AND  FAMILY  USE.

6:40 

a  m

7:45 a m

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

Price $10.  Dis. to the Trade.

KALAMAZOO, 

The Electro Meiical Battery Co.,
ftoltin e ¡t Perkins Drill Co.,
GRAND  RAPIDS, MIOH.

Manufacturers’  Agents,

-  MICH.

BEGIN  THE  NEW   YEAR

Right by using the

llflA w n ln ln  

TV-annnf?  M

A New Account Book
For &rocers  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.,

R.  ¥.  PiMPHILON,  Polisher,

30  B ond  Street.

N EW   YORK.

STEAM  LAUNDRY,
STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor.

43 atad 45  K en t Street,

W E  DO ONLY FIR ST CLASS W O RK  A N D  

USE  NO  CHEMICALS.

Orders by m ail  and  express  prom ptly  attended to.

o c& rsssra   h o o t .
We pay the highest price for it.  Address>
Peck Bros., Druggists, Grand Rapids, Sic

GOING  EAST.

A rrives. 
•N ightE xpress...................................  9:30pm  
tT hrough  Mail...................................10:20 a m  
■¡Evening Express..............................3:25 p m  
■¡Detroit Express............................................  
■¡Mixed, w ith  coach..........................  
GOING WEST.
tM oraing  E xpress............................  1:05 p m  
¡Through  M ail...................................5:00 p m 
tG rand Rapids E xpress..................10:40 p m
•N ight Express...................................  6:25 a  m  
fMixed............................................................... 

Leaves.
10:55p m
10:30 a m
3:50 p m
11:00 a  m
1:10 p m
6:10 p m
5:40 a  m
 

tD aily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
P assengers ta k in g  th e 6:50  a m   Express  m ake  close 
connection a t Owosso fo r Lansing,  and  a t  D etroit  for 
New  Y ork,  arriv in g   th e re  a t  10:10  a  m  th e  following 
m orning.  The N ight Express has a  W agner sleeping car.
J a s. C a m p b e l l , City P assenger Agent. 

Geo. B. Reev e. Traffic M anager, Chicago.
THE  RAND-McNALLY

BANKERS’  MONTHLY,

D ev o ted  to  B an k in g,  C om m erce and 

R a ilw a y  F inance.

FOR JANUARY CONTAINS PAPERS  BY 

Hon. W. L. Trenkolm ,  C om ptroller  of  th e Currency, 
oi^“F uture Basis of our Currency.”
H enry  Carey  Baird,  Esq., Philadelphia, on “P rotec­
tion Not a  m ere question of Prices,  b u t one of H um an­
ity  and Civilization.”
H enry W. Y ates, Esq.,  O m aha,  on  “The  Finances of 
th e U nited States G overnm ent in   Connection w ith th e 
Tariff and Surplus A gitation.”

W ILL WRITE  DURIFG THE YEAR 1888:

Hon. H ugh McCulloch. W ashington, D. C.
Hon. David A. W ells, Norwich,  Conn.
Hon. W. L. Trenholm , W ashington, D. C.
Hon. John J. Knox, New York.
Hon. Joseph  Medill, Chicago.
Prof. Sum ner, Y ale College, New H aven Conn.
L. J. Gage, Esq , V. P   F irst N ational  Bank,  Chicago. 
H enry Carey B aird, Esq., Philadelphia.
Hon. J. Y oung Scammon, Chicago.
Wm. P. St. John, Esq., President M ercantile  N ational 
Dr.  Andrew  Simmonds,  P resident  i  irs t  N ational 
H enry W. Y ates, Esq.,  P resident  N ebraska  N ational 
C. C. Bonney, Esq., Counselor a t Law, Chicago.
Geo.  H ague,  G eneral  M anager  M erchants’ Bank,  of 

Bank, New York.
Bank, C harleston, S. C.
Bank, O maha.

Canada, M ontreal.

Price #4 per year.  Single Copy,  35c. 

RAND,  McNALLY  &  CO.,  Publishers. 

CHICAGO, ILL.

MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER

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

No 

S o tt. S.W est,
150 L on g S t.,
Cleveland, Ohio.

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

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

E. A. HAMILTON, Agt.,

Telephone 909—1 it.

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 
tog.  Pulleys  and Boxes.  Contracts maio for 
Compiete Outfits.

W ,   O ,   D e n i s o n ,

88,90 and 12 South Division Street, 

GRAND   RAPIDS. 

- 

MICH.

H i  

f t t ç in e g

State  B a u d   o f P h arm acy. 

J«on, KwiJwpm*. 

:
Two Years—James Vemor, Detroit.  ■,  _
Three Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Four Teara--<^-McDôa»ld, Kalamaeoo.
Five YeariH-Stauley E. Pariceli, Owoaso. 
President-Geo. McDonald 
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasu rer—J&8. Vendor. 
» e x t Meeting—At G rand Rapids, M arch 7 an d  8.

Piesident—Arthnr Bassett, ^Detroit.  _ _

,  _ 

:

st» te   P h arm aceu tical  A ss’ll. 

F irs t Vice-President—Q-. M  H arw pod, P etoskey. 
g ^ n d  v t^ -P re sid e n ^ -H . B. F aiich iid   Q iy id R a p id s. 
T hird Vice-Presidentr-H enry K epnart, B errien Springs. 
Secretary—S. B. ParidU , Owosso.
fM flsiireiV 'W m .v])iipont,D etroit 
... 
Executive .'Ooinmittee—Geo.  G undrum ,  F ran k   Inglis, 
• a . H. Lym an, Jo h n  E. Peck, E. T. W ebb.
Local S e c re tary -Jam e sV ern o r, D etroit.
» e x t M eeting—At  D etroit, Septem ber *. 5,8 and 7.
f  G r a n d   R a p i d s   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty .

. 

•

. 

. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER # , 188*- 

P resid en t—H, E. JLocher.
Vice-President—J. W. Hayward.
Secretary—Frank H. E®®0* * ;, 

B ^ o Y ^ ^ P ^ ^ i e - P r e s i d e n t   and Sec- 
B e ^ T r n s t e e ^ T h e f t ^ n t , Joh^^Peck,  Geo.
W m  L  W t e .
Committee on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair-
cim m iiSe 
A.  McWilliams,  Theo.
and
Committee on Pharmacy—W.L. White, A. C. Bauer ana
B ^ ^ r WMe^ngs-First  Thursday  evening  in  each
lminalMeetlng—First Thursday eveninginNovember 
»ext  Meeting—Thursday evening, February 2, at The 
Tradesman office.

Kemink and W. H. Tibbs. 

.  r   H 

D etro it  P harm aceu tical Society. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1888.

Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June.

P resid en t—F ran k   Inglis.
F irst V ice-President—F. W. R . P erry.
Second V ice-President—J .J .  Crowley.
Secretary and Treasurer—F. Rohnert.
Assistant S ecretary and  T reasurer—A. B. Lee.
R egular Meetings—F irst Wednesday In each month.
C entral  M ichigan  l,r u f f ‘8t*’
President, J. W. D unlop;  S ecretary, R.  M. Musseu.------
'B errien  County  P harm aceutical  Society.
P resident, H. M. Dean;  Secretary. H enry K ephart.-------
“ C linton  County  DruggistB’ A^mtdation.
P resident, A. O. H unt;  Secretary, A. S.  W allace.-------- _
C harlevoix C ounty P harm aceutical Society 
President. H. W. Willard;  Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter. 
— f o n u r a n n ty   P harm aceutical Society.
P resident, W. K- C utter;  Secretary , Geo. G undrum .-----
• juviriion  County  P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   Ass’n. 
P r l l S c f .  R C olw eU : S ecretary, 0 . E. F oote.  _____
"^*Sam aao«rPharm »centicaFA Sociation.
P resident, D. O. R oberts;  S ecretary, D. M cDonald.------
County  P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c i e t y ,  

r ^ j d e n t .  F. N. L atim er;  S ecretary, Wm. H eysett.
M ecosta  County  P harm aceutical  Society, 
P reS d en t, C. H. W agener;  S ecretary. A. H. W ebber. 
’‘M onroe  County  P harm aceutical »aciety.
P resident. S. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julius W e iss.------
M uskegon  County  D ruggists’  A ssociation,
P resident, E. C. Bond;  Secretary,G eo. L. LeFevre.____
'  M uskegon  D rug  Clerks’  A ssociation.
P resident, C. S. K oon;  Secretary, Geo.  L. LeFevre.___
N ew aygo  C ounty  P harm aceutical  Society
-__
P resident, J. F. A. R aider; S ecretary, A. G. Clark. 
O ceana County  P harm aceutical Society. 
P resident, F. W . F incher;  Secreta ry . F rank Cady.
! Saginaw   County  P harm aceutical  Society 
esigenti, «ia.y  oimuu, 
• — —— ------
P resident, J a y   Sm ith;  S ecretary,  D. E. P rall.
r u s c o l a  C o u n t y  P h a r m a c e u t i c a l  S o c ie ty , 
esident. E. A. B ullard;  Secretary. C. E. Stoddard.
isiqeni», n . ja. p u u m m  
------__------
rnistee  County P harm aceu tical  Society 
«ident, W .H . W illard;  Secretary, A. H.  L ym an.

, » — 

Annual Meeting of  the  Newaygo  County 

Society.

N e w a y g o ,  Jan.  14,  1888.

B. a . Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r   S i r — Our newly-elected  Secretary 
is either overwhelmed  with  business or na­
tive modesty,  which  prevents  him thus far 
from reporting the proceedings of  the  Ne­
waygo  County  Pharmaceutical  Society,  so 
permit me to say:
We held our annual and  regular  meeting 
on  January  5  at  White  Cloud.  A much 
greater interest and  enthusiasm were mani 
fest at this meeting than  at  any  previous 
one,  and our Society bids  fair to be the val­
uable and useful adjunct of the State  Asso­
ciation it was intended to be.  A.  G. Clark, 
of  White Cloud,  was elected  Secretary and 
Treasurer, and your humble servant was re­
elected President for the new year.

Respectfully yours,  J.  F. A.  R a i d e r .

The  Drug  Market.

Quinine is a trifle firmer, butnotquotably 
higher.  Opium  and  morphia  are  steady. 
Balsam copaiba continues  scarce  and high. 
Gum camphor  has  again  advanced and is 
tending  higher.  Sugar  lead  has  been ad­
vanced by manufacturers % cent.  Turpen­
tine  continues  to  go  up  and  is in small 
stock.  Oils  lemon  and  bergamot  are ad­
vancing. 

_ ~

Change in the Programme.

The Committee on  Arrangements has de­
cided to hold the fourth annual  social party 
of the Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Asso­
ciation at  Metropolitan  Hall,  instead of at 
Odd Fellows’  Hall,  as  at  first  proposed, 
the  latter  being  too  small  for 
the  pur­
pose.

For Falling Hair and Dandruff.

 

 

 

The following is said to be beneficial as a 
hair «tonic:
Parts.
Borax.......... .......................  
15
Glycerin...............................:.......................30
Decoction of soap bark..................................£0
Bay rum.........................  
It
Water, q. s. to make up............................... 300
Apply this lotion  at  bedtime  with  fric­
tion of the scalp  by  means of a moderately 
hard hair brush.
In thé morning apply  the  following  po­
made:
'  parts.
Tannin................................. .............-...........2
Tincture of  cantharides...................  — ...  5
Balsam of Peru    ...............   ........  ....... . • ■ ■  5
Expressed oil of m a c e .........................  3
Vaseline......................................................50
Essence of lemon and bergamot q. s. to taste.
Dissolve  with  gentle  heat  the vaseline 
And expressed oil of mace,  mix together the 
tannin, tincture,  balsam  of  Peru  and per­
fume, and  stir  into  the  melted  fat  as it 
gradually cools. 

«
For  Chilblains.

The following formula for Dr.  Valentine 
Mott’s remedy is  given  in  the Proceedings 
of the Medical  Society  of  the  County  of 
Bings:
Beef’s gall...............  
4  ounces.
GL terebinth........................ 
..4 
Spts vint rect., 90 per cent. — .......154 
 
Tinct. opii................. 
1 

Another  formula  for  the  same  affection 

Is:
Beef brine.,.......... .........................1 pint.
Botassæ nitratis....  
Aqnæ ammoniæ... ............3 ounces.

.................. .2 drachms.

“
“
“

w, 

,  Atmosphere Purifier.

T* ^  

The  Berlin  Medical  Association  recom­
mends the following new air  purifier as es- 
pecially useful in the sick chamber:
parts.
-Oil-rosemary..„*uXv.. 
.......10.0
2.5
A >
Gil lavender................ 
.
l
....... <.w . .2.6
O l
Nitric 
• g. - 
30.0
,a   sponge,  and place in conven- 
^-i'cNiapoiatton.

t
welibeforeusing.  1 

l n m ù .

% . 

’ 

.

Sol» agento for. Chicago Brass Rule Work?: 

iqr State of Michigan. 

.

OFFICE 65  NO,  IONIA  ST,

GBAND RAPIDS,  MICH

GRAND RAPIDE, 1G I

 

 

 

 

 

 

B u b i a T i n c t o r u m . . . . .....  ......   12®  13
Sacoharum Laotis, pv...... ..................  @  35
S a la c in ..........................  
2® 73
Sanguis Draconis................................   40®  50
Santonine.............................................  @4 50
Sapo.W ......................................... . 
12®  14
Sapo,  M.................. .............................  8®  10
Sapo.G.................................................   @  15
Seidlitz  Mixture..................................  @  28
Sinapis.....  ........... ............................  @  18
Sinapis, opt.......................................  @  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  Do. Yoes..............  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, Do. Voes.....................   @  35
Soda Boras, (po  11).........   ................. 10  @  11
SodaetPotossTart.............................  33®  35
 
Soda C arb......  ...... 
2® 2)4
Soda,  Bi-Carb.....................................   4®  5
Soda, Ash............................................  
3®  4
Soda  Sulphas................. 
@  2
 
Spts. Ether C o...................................  50®  55
Spts. Myrcia  Dora...............................  @2 00
Spts. Mjrrcia Itap...............................   @2 50
Spts. Vini Rect, (bbl. 2 08)...................  @2 25
Strychnia, Crystal...............................  @J  30
Sulphur, Subl......................................   2%® 3)4
Sulphur,  Roll......................................   2)4® 3
Tamarinds........................................... 
8®  10
Terebenth  Venice...............................  23®  30
Theobromae........................................  30®  65
Vanilla  ............................................. 9 00®16 00
Zinci  Sulph.........................................  
7®  8
Bbl  Gal
75
72
50
58
61
60
53
Bbl 
Lb
Red Venetian..........................  1*|£ 
2® 3
2® 3
Ochre, yellow Bermuda.........  
lx  
2® 3
Putty, commercial.................   2% 
2)4® 3
Putty, strictly pure.................  2)4 
2X@ 3
Vermilion,prime American.. 
13@16
Vermilion,  English................. 
75@80
Green, Peninsular................... 
16@17
Lead, red strictly pure........... 
6)4® 6)4
Lead, white, strictly pure......  
6)4® 6)4
Whiting, white Spanish......   . 
@70
Whiting, Gilders’.................... 
@90
White, Paris American........... 
l 10
Whiting  Paris English cliff.. 
149
Pioneer Prepared  Taints...... 
1 20@1 40
Swiss Villa Prepared Paints.. 
1 00®1 20
VARNISHES.
No. lT urp Coach............................ „ 1 10@1 20
Extra  Turp........................................ 1  60@1 70
Coach Body......... ............................... 2  75@3 00
; No. 1 Turp Furniture......... ................1 00@110
Extra Turk Damar............................1  55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No. l Turp.......... 
  70®  75

Whale, winter.....................................  70 
Lard, extra.....................................  .  68 
Lard, No.  1........................................  45 
Linseed, pure raw.......................... 
55 
Linseed, boiled .................................  ¿8 
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained...........  50 
Spirits Turpentine...........................   47 

Ochre, yellow Marseilles.......  13i 

PAINTS

OILS.

 

PECKHAM’S

Universal Group Remedy

Is  prepared  especially  for  children  and 
promptly  cures  Croup,  Whooping  Cough, 
Colds, 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 )4 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, Williams & Co.,  Detroit.
James E. Davis & Co„  Detroit.
Peter Van Schaack & Sons, Chicago.

FOR  ATTRACTIVE  ADVERTISING  MATTER ADDRESS  THE 

PROPRIETOR.

DR.  H.  C. PECKHAM,

Freeport,

Mich.

Peckham’s  Universal Croup  Remedy  can 
be obtained  of  druggists  only.  Price  50  ets 
per bottle.

WHOLESALE  BRIG» CURRENT.

 

 

 

1
11

  45®

ACIDUM

BACCAE.

Advimced—Turpentine,  gum  camphor  and 

ammonia.

8®  10 
80@1 00

stigar lead.
Aceticum .......... 
  w.,..j...
Benzoicum,  German...................
Carbolicum ... .............................  
Citricum ...... .................... .......
Hydrochlor ............................... .
Nitrocum .....  ......................... . 
Oxalicum ................................ 
Salicylicum................ .  — ..............1
Tannlcum            ............................ 1 40® 1 60
Tartaricum ............ ...........................  50®  53
Aqua, 16 deg......  ..............................  i 3®  5
“  18 deg.......................................  4®  6
Carbonas...............................  
Chloridum.......................  — ....  12®  14
Cubebae (po. 1 40....... — ............... .1 65®1 75
Juniperus  ........................................  8  @9
Xanthoxylum....... ............................   25® 30
BALSAMUM.
Copaiba.... .................................... - • ■  58®  63
@150
Peru.....................................  
 
Terabin, Canada.......................... 
  50® 55
 
Tolutan................................ 
 
 
 
 
18
Abies, Canadian................................ 
Cassiae  ........  
11
 
18
Cinchona Flava................................ 
Eaonymus  atropurp...............'......... 
30
Myrica  Cerifera,p o .............  ...... 
20
Prunus Virgin!....................... 
32
Quillaia,  grd...................................... 
12
32
Sassfras  ............................................ 
Ulmus................................................  
32
Ulmus Po (Ground 12).......................  
10
Glycyrrhiza Glabra.............................   24®
po.
Haematox, 15 B> boxes.
Is..............
54s...............

H@

EXTRACTUM.

COBTEX.

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.RADIX.
Althae  .i... — ..... —
Auchusa.............................
Arum,  po.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Calamus.. . . . . . . . . . .  1. ......
Gentiana, (po. 15)........ —
Glycbrrhiza,  (pv. 15)..... —
Hydrastis Canaden,  (po.45).
Hellebore, Alba,  po............
Inula,  po.
Ipecac, po..... 
Jale
Maranta,  54s........
Podophyllum, po.
Rhei  .................
“  c u t.......__

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48®  53
Spige?ia  .......................... 
 
@  20
Sanguinaria, (po. 25)................  
30®  35
Serpentaria....................... 
Senega...,.........  ............ 
55®  60
 
Smilax, Officinalis, H ..........................   @  40
11® 13
» 
Mex............ ........   @  20
Scillae,  (po. 35)...................................      10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetidus, p o ............   @  25
Valeriana, English, (po.30)..............  @  25
G erm an..........................   15®  20
Anisum,(po.2C).........  ....................   @  15
Apium  (graveolens)...................  
  10®  12
Bird, Is.................................................  
4®  6
Carni,  (po. 18)......................................   12®  15
Cardamom............................. .  — 1 00@1 25
45® 50
Coriandrum...................................... 
  10®  12
Cannabis  Sativa.............  
3%® 4)4
Cydonium.............................................  75@1 00
Chenopodium  .....................................  10®  12
Diptenx Odorate..................................... 1 75@1 35
Foeniculum......................................  
  @  15
Foenugreek, po...................................   6®  8
Lini.......................................... 
3)4®  4
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3)....................................3)4®  4
Phalaris Canarian.......................... 
3M®4)4
R apa....................................................   5®  6
Sinapis,  Albu— .................................  8®  9
11®  12

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

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FOLIA.

FLORA.

12 10
@1 00 

@
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FERRUM.
@  15 
Carbonate Precip.................
@3 50 
Citrate and Quinia...............
@  80 
Citrate Soluble...... a............
50 
Ferrocyaniduin Sei..............
15 
@
Solut  Chloride— ;...............
2 
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 85)....................   154®
7
pure.....................................  @
14 
Arnicä...................................................  12®
50 
Anthemis............................................   45®
35
Matricaria............................................   30®
Barosm a.............................. 
10®
12 
25 
Cassia Acutifol,Tinnivelly.................  20®
50 
A lx ..........................   35®
Salvia officinalis, 54s and  54s..............  10®
Ura  Ursi..............................................   8®
GUMMI.
Acacia, 1st picked..............
2nd 
..............
..............
3rd 
Sifted sorts...........

“  V ir.......................................... 
 
 

@  90 
“ 
@  30 
“ 
@  65
" 
“  •  p o ..........................................  75@1 00
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60).............................   50®  60
12 
“  Cape, (po. 20)...............................  @
50
“  Socotrine,  (po. 60)......................  @
30 
Ammoniae  ..........................................  25®
15 
Assafoetida,  (po. 30)............................  @
55
Benzoinum...................  
50®
31 
Camphorae......................  
28®
13 
Catechu, Is,  (54s,  14; 54s, 16)................  @
Euphorbium, po..................................  35@
10 
80 
Galbanum.............................................  @
80 
Gamboge, po— ..................................  75®
35
Guaiacum, (po. 45)...............................  @
@  20 
Kino,  (po. 25)
@1 25 
Mastic.........
@  40
Myrrh, (po.45)
Opii, {VO. 6 75;...................................... 4  J5@4 25
S h e lla c ......,..,..................................  ?5@  M
bleached..................................  25®  30
Tragacanth....................... .................  30®  75
Herba—In ourifce packages.
Absinthium  ........................................  
35
Eupatorium ...... .................................  
30
35
Lobelia  ................................................ 
Majorum  ...........................  
28
33
Mentha Piperita............... 
35
R u e ............  
30
Tanacetum,  V............... 
m
Thymus. V.............  
25
Calcined,  P at.................. i . ................   55®  60
Carbonate,  P at.............  
20®  22
Carbonate,  K. & M.............................   20®  25
Carbonate,  Jennings..........................   35®  36
OLEUM.
Absinthium.........................  
0(J@5 50
5 
Amygdalae, Dulc................................   45®  50
Amydalae, Amarae.............................. 7 
25@7 75
Anisi  ................................................... 1 
90@2 10
Auranti Cortex...................................   @2 00
Bergamii................................................... 2 75@3 25
Cajiputi  ............................ 
90@1 00
Caryophylli.........................................   @2 W
Cedar....................................................   35®  65
Chenopodii..........................................  @1  75
Cinnam om i.......................................   9i@l  00
Citronella  ...........................................  @  75
Conium  Mac........................................  35@  65
Copaiba...............................................   90® 1 00
Cubebae...........................................13 50@14 00
Exechthitos.........................................   90®1 00
Erigeron................................................... 1 20@1 30
Gaultheria................................................2 25@2 35
Geranium,?........................................  @  75
Gossipii, Sem, gal..............................    55®  75
Hedeoma..............................................   75®  85
Juniperi................................................  50@2 00
Lavendula ............................................  90@2 00
Limonis.................................................... 1 75@2 25
Lini, gal........:.......... ...........................  42®  45
Mentha Piper........................................... 2 25@3 30
Mentha Verid............................................3 75@4 00
Morrhuae,  gal.....................................  80® 1 00
Myrcia,  ?..............................................   ©  50
O live.....................  
...100@2  75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35).........................  10®  12
Ricini ....................................................1  18@1  26
Rosmarini...........................................  75@1  00
Rosae,  ?................................................
Succini  ................................................  „ 40®45
Sabina..................................................   90® l 00
Santa!..................... 
3 50@7 00
Sassafras..............................................   55®  60
Sinapis, ess, ?......................................  @  65
Tiglii......................  
@1" 50
Thyme.................................................   40®  50
opt............................................   ©  60
Theobromas.........................................   15®  20
Bichromate.........................................   13®  15
Bromide..............................................   42®  45
Chlorate, (Po. 20)..................................  18®  20
Iodide...................................... 
3 W@3 25
Prussiate......................  ,  .................  25®  28

 
MAGNESIA.

POTASSIUM.

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do
do
do
do

SPONGES.

1 75®2 00

for slate use...........

Frumenti, W., D. & Co............................ 2 00@2 50
Frumenti, D. F.R ..................................... 1 75@2 00
Frum enti............................................1 10@1 50
Juniperis Co. O. T....................................1 75@1 75
Juniperis  Co.............................................1 75@3 50
Saacnarum  N. E...................  
Spt. Vini Galli..........................................1 75@6 50
Vini Oporto.............................................. 1 25®2 00
Vini  A lba.........................................  1 25@2 00
Florida sheens’ wool, carriage.. ..2 85  ©2 50
2 00
Nassau 
do
1 10
Velvet Ext  do
85
Extra Yp  r  do
65
Grass 
do
75
Hard? 
1 40
Yellow Reef. 
MISCELLANEOUS.
26® 28
Æther, Spts Nitros, 3 F .................
30® 32
Æther, Spts.Nitros, I F ...............
Alumen................................................  2)4@ 3)4
IVM 3)4
3® 4
Alumeu,  ground, (po. 7).................
55@ 60
4@ 5 !
Antimoni,  po.....................................
55® 60
Antimoni et Potass  Tart...................
@ 68
Argenti Nitras,  ?................................
5® 7
Arsenicum...........................................
38® 40
Balm Gilead  Bud................................
15®2 20
Bismuth S.  N...... ............................... 2 15@2 20
@ 9
Calcium Chlor, Is, 04s, 11;  )4s, 12)__
@2 10
Cantharides  Russian, po....................
@ 15!
Capsici  Fructus, a f.............................
® 16
Causici Fructus, po.............................
© 14
Capsici Fructus, B, po.........................
30® 33
Caryophyllus,  (po. 35).........................
Carmine. No. 40...................................
@3 75
50® 55
Ct ra Alba. S. & F ......... ......................
28® 30
® 40
Coccus  ............
® 15
Cassia Fructus.
@ 10
Centraría........
@ 45
Cetaceum........
38® 40
@1 00
Chloroform,  Squibbs.
50@1 75
10® 12
15@ 20
8® 15
40
@ 50
® 2
5® 6
8® 10
@ 8
30® 35
© 24
6® 7
10® 12
68® 70
@ 8
© 6
70® 75
12® 15
@ 23
7© 8
® 15

Cinchonidine,  German.......................
Corks, see list, discount,  per cent__
Creasotum...........................................
Creta, (bbl. 75)......................................
Creta prep...........................................
Creta, precip........................................
Creta Rubra................................ ........
Crocus  .................................................
Cudbear...............................................
Cupri Sulph.........................................
Ether Suiph..............
Emery, all numbers.
Emery, po.................
Ergota, (po.) 75.........
Galla...........: ...............................
Gambier......................................
Gelatin, Coopor.................. /.___
Gelatin, French............................
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box.  60&10, less.
Glue, Brown........................................  9®  15
Glue, White.........................................   13®  25
Glycerina.............................................  23®  26
Grana  Paradisi...................................   ©  15
H um ulus.............................................  25@  40
Hydrarg Chlor. Mite  ..........................   @  85
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor............................  @  80
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum.....................   @  90
Hydrarg Ammoniati 
@1 15
Hydrarg Unguentum........................    45®  55
Hydrargyrum.....................................  @  80
Ichthyocolla, Am  ............................... 1 
25@1 50
Indigo...................................................  75®1 00
Iodine,  Resubl......................................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
Macis................ 
80®  85
MagnesiaJäulph, (bbl. 1)4)...................  2®  3
Mannia. CT?...........................................  90@1 00
Mofphia,  8, P. & W.............................. 3 
10@3 35
Morphia. 8. N. Y. Q. & C. Co................ 3 
00@3 25
Moschus Canton  ................................   @  40
Myfistica, No. 1....................................  60®  70
Nux  Vomica, (po. 20)..........................   ®  1<S
Os.  Sepia..............................................   24@  26
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co....................  @2 00
Picis Liq,  N. C.. )4  galls, doz................   @2 70
Picis Liq.,  quarts...................................   ®1 40
Picis Liq., pints.......................................  © 85
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)....................
Piper Nigra,  (po.22)....................
Piper  Alba, (po. 35)......................
Pix  Burgun..................................
Plutnbi Acet..................... .........
Potassa. Bitart, pure...................
Potassa,  Bitart, com...................
Potass  Nitras, opt.......................
Potass Nitras......... ........ ......_____
Pulvis Ipecac et opii............................1 10@1 30
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. & P. D. Co., doz.  @1  25
Pyrethrum.pv.......................................  60® 65
Quassiae................................................  8@ 10
Quinia, 8, P. & W..................................   56® 61
Quinia, 8, German.................................  48® 58

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Joys and Sorrows of a Drummer.

A  hastyamack of “weiner-wurst,”
A glass of beer to slake his D iint:
A  fiurried shave—a nickel shine—
With buzziner head he ope’s his “line.”
From store to store all day he tramps, 
m s worn-out samples full oft he vamps. 
“ What use,” the merchant cries “to waste 
Tour time?  Mjr orders are all placed.”
m s  dinner made on a musty roll,
To the scalper then he takes a stroll;
A ticket for next run he buys 
And to the depot sadly hies.
All night he lays on a lumpy seat.
{His sleeper fair is charged up neat;
And hotel bill a t three per day,
A staketo raise for his Sunday story).
Delayed by snow or drenched by rain, 
Benumbed with cold or filled with pain, 
His dates he makes, with every nerve 
To utmost tries his firm to serve.
No toying spouse upon him smiles,
No children greet with playful wiles;
A shabby room, cold as the grave.
Awaits the tired commercial slave.
When trade is fiat and orders nil.
Despite his oratorio skill,
Upon his “bill” the firm will pounce,
And then that  drummer gets the “bounce.
But when galore his orders wait.
Behold his graceful, lithesome gait;
No bonbon sweeter than his smile,
A dollar meal is just his style.
His waistcoat then with capon lined. 
Dullcare, poor fare, all left behind;
Win orders mailed, with flowery grace 
P d tell at length nad I the space.
“My year is up, three other firms 
Have offered me much better terms,” 
That’s what the drummer then indites, 
“I’ll bet the drinks the old man bites.”
Now up, now down, ’tis always so,
As on their rounds the drummers go,
And beat their drums, for well ’tis said 
That “drumming is the soul of trade.”
O’erlook their faults with pity’s eye.
Their virtues plead, nor e’en decry;
Their yarns you’ve often heard before—
I f  once you laughed, now laugh the more.
And check the glance of rudeness cast, 
When o’eryour desk his card is passed: 
And if you don’t an order place,
Bay “no,” at least, with smiling face.

The Ginger Vice.

Few people are aware of  the extent of  a 
peculiar kind of dissipation known as ginger 
drinking, says a writer in the Brooklyn Citi­
zen.  The article used is the essence of gin- 
go-, such as is put up in  the  several  pro­
prietary preparations known to  the trade or 
the alcoholic extract ordinarily sold over the 
druggist’s counter.  Having once acquired a 
liking for it the victim becomes as  much  a 
slave to his appetite  as  the opium eater, or 
the votary of cocaine. 
In  its  effect  it  is 
much the most injurious of  all  such  prac­
tices, foa in course of time it  destroys  the 
soaring of  the  stomach and dooms its vic­
tims to a slow  and  agonizing  death.  The 
druggist who told me about the  thing  says 
that as ginger essence contains about 80 per 
emit, alcohol, and whisky less  than  50  per 
sen t, the former is therefore  twice  as  in­
toxicating. 
In fact, this is' the  reasou why 
It is used  by  hardened  old  topers  whose 
stomachs are no longer  capable  of  intoxi­
cating  stimulation  from  whisky.  They 
seed the powerful  agency of  the- alcohol in 
the ginger extract.  He told me  he had two 
segular customers—one a woman  who  had 
contracted the habit through  employing the 
ginger on several  occasions  for  stomachic 
pains.  The relief  it afforded  her  was  so 
grateful that she took to it  upon any recur- 
rence of  her  trouble.  She found, too,  that 
the  slight exhilaration  of  the alcohol ban­
ished mental depression. 
In  this  way she 
got to using it regularly, and finally to such 
excess that she  was  often  grossly  intoxi­
cated.  Large doses produce a quiet stupor, 
additional doses induce a profound lethargic 
slumber,  which  lasts  in  some  cases  for 
twenty-four hours.  His other customer was 
a peddler, who came at a certain hour every 
morning, bought  a  four-ounce  bottle  and 
drank  its  contents  by  noon.  The  man 
«raved  the stuff so ardently that he was un­
able to go about his business  until  he  had 
set the machinery of  his  stomach in opera­
tion,  and  started  the  circulation  of  the 
Hood by means of  the  fiery  draught.  He 
says that the habit  is  well  known  to 
the 
drug trade.

Victory for the Farmers.

The  Washburn  &  Moen  monopoly has 
mstained  a  defeat  in  the  Iowa  Federal 
Courts.  This interest  controls  the  patent 
e f Glidden,  whereby barbed fencing is made 
by twisting one wire about another and fas­
tening the barbs at  set  distances.  Simple 
as is the contrivance,  it has come into  wide 
ase, and the Washburn & Moen  Go. has es­
tablished itself as one of the most relentless 
ef industrial despots.  With its patents and 
its protective tax of 45 per cent.,  there has 
Been no course for the  farmer  save  to pay. 
His drive weir and  hi*  fence  must  both 
yield whatever tribute the monopolist might 
exact.  Such, for years, was  the  situation. 
But the drive well fraud was outlawed a few 
months ago,  and now  Judge Shiras, at Du- 
fluque, decides that a wire company at Wa­
terloo can make fencing without permission 
e f the  Eastern  people.  The  Judge  finds 
th at Glidden had no good patent in 1874,for 
lack of novelty, because  Alvin  Morley had 
ased the device in 1859 and  Michael  Kelly 
Bad patented it in 1868.
The decision of  the  Northern District of 
I dam  will  undoubtedly  go  before  Judge 
Brewer, on appeal, and thence to the Unit- 
ad States Supreme  Court  But there is lit­
tle doubt that courts and  juries  forever re­
flect the true temper  of  the  people.  The 
tormers of the W est have  been  robbed and 
persecuted  by  these  drive  well and barb 
wire patriots until the  pretensions  of  the 
monopolists  have  become  utterly  hateful. 
Forestalled hate seen their best day.  They 
may now expect a  succession  of  disasters, 
and the country will be the better for it

Pittsburg Window Glass Workers.

About 2,000 Pittsburg glass blowers have 
secured an advance  of wages of 5 per  cent 
fly the new sliding scale.  A remarkablead- 
vance In the price of window glass has been 
going  on  during  the  past  few  months, 
«■used  by  the heavy demand.  At present 
tom e are more orders booked than the entire 
stock in the country,  both  of  home  make 
and imported,  will  supply.  Such a condi­
tion has not been known before at this seas­
on of the year.  An advance in the price of 
SO per cent over  that  asked  last year is a 
natural result  The adyanee has been grad­
ual hut steady.  All through  1886  thequo- 
tarions were 80 per cent, off the  card  rate. 
Boring this year the ruling  price  has been 
SB and 10 off,  an  advance of  40  per  cent 
aver the prices of 1886, and now 70 straight 
is asked.  Thlsas just exactly  an  advance 
• f  ito p ercen t lMrer the prices  which  ruled 
*2888* 

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change, the lumberman, the manufacturer,  we  invite  your at­
tention to the  opportunities,  prospects  and  present  situation 
o f this

NEW   TOWN

W ith magnificent harbor facilities (to the great harbors belong 
the great cities), backed by many square  m iles o f W hite  Pine 
and Hardwood forests  untouched  by  the  woodsman’s axe, af­
fording the' m ost practicable facilities for the establishm ent of 
Woodworking industries.  To these, whether  great or small,

FREE  SITES

Are offered.  Immediately  tributary to this port are the great­
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gebic, Menominee and Marquette, which w ill find their outlet, in 
due course, via this natural shipping point.  The  great  Minne­
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by December 1.  It has already expended over

$ 500,000.00

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

For  farther  particulars,  opportunities  for  business, maps 

and plats, address

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Prices Mailed  on Application.

State how many would be needed.

(See cut below.)  Largest light known.  Will 

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FOR  30  DAYS

Our  prices  unchanged  in face of  the great 
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Self Extinguishing  Tubular  Street Lamps.
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