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GRAND KAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY, APRIL  18,  1888

TH AT  FASCINATING  GERMAN. 

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W ritten fo r Th e  Tradbsman.

Drop Card for Price List.

C.  AINSWORTH,

76 So. Division Street,

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,

Telephone 807

SOAPS!

They Please Everybody.

JOBBERS  OF

Teas, Caffes! Grocers’  Sundries,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

WHOLESALE

S6 APS  are  conceded  by all to  be the best 

soaps ever sold in Michigan.

Commendations are coming in daily.  Send 

for price list.

A FULL LINE OF

GENERAL

Commission  Merchants,

AND  DEALERS  IN

E verything  P ertaining  to  th e   Farm , 

O rchard and  Dairy.

W e  should  be  pleased  to open corres 
pondence with  anyone  having  APPLES, 
POTATOES, ONIONS, B&ANS, DRIED 
FRUITS and other Country Produce to of­
fer.  CAR  LOTS A SPECIALTY.  Con­
signments will receive out  best attention.
W e are willing at all  times to make'hb- 
eral advances when drafts  are drawn with 
bill lading attached.  Goods sold on arriv­
al or held as per request of shipper.
B. T. FISH cto Oo.,

Com mission M erchants,

189  So.  W ater S t„   Chicago, 111.

R bvkrekck—Firs t N ational  Bank,  o r  an y   W holesale 

G rocer hero. 

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M anufactures of

Lumbermen's Supplies a Specialty.

WE CARRY A  FULL LINE OF 

ALASKA SOCKS AND 

MÇTTENS.

Mich,

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

DETROIT, 

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Dealer in

ORAI NT,

BALED  HAY,

MILL  FEED, 

and PRODUCE.

OUR SPEC IA LTIES;

B utter and  Eggs,

Cheese,

Onions,

Potatoes,

Foreign Fruits, 

Dom estic  Fruits.

Liberal  advances  made  on  consignments. 
We have ample cold storage for the protection 
of  consignments  sent  us  in  unseasonable 
weather.

Crates will be furnished  m erchants  wishing 
to ship us eggs, either on  consignment  or di­
rect purchase.

7r  CANAL  STREET.

G rand  Rapids,

SHOE  BRUSHES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

SHOE  POLISH,

SHOE  LAOES.
^  Heelers,  Cork Soles, Button  Hooks, Dress­

ings, etc.  Write  for Catalogue.

Packing  and W arehouse,

Anyone  iu  want  of  a  first-class  Fire or
37 N orth D ivision Street. Burglar Proof Safe of  the  Cincinnati  Safe 
and Lock  Co.  manufacture  will "find  it to 
Office, 117 Monroe" St.
bis advantage to write  or  call  on  us.  We 
have light expenses, and are able to sell low­
er than  any  other  house representing first- 
class  work.  * Second-hand  safes  always on 
hand.

GRAND RAPIDS,

With  Safety Deposit  Co., Basement  oi Wid- 

dicomb Blk~.

A nything or everything in the 
line of Special Furniture, inside 
finish of  house,  office  or store, 
W ood  M antels,  and  contract 
w ork of any kind m ade to  order 
on sh o rt notice and in the best 
m anner out of thoroughly (hied 
lum ber  of  any  km d.  Designs' 
furnished when desired.

Grand  R apids,  Mich.

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

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

CAPITAL,

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

Transacts a frenerai hanking  business,

W est End Pearl St. Bridge.

M ake a  Specialty of Collections.  Ac« 
of C ountry M erchants Solicited.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Field and garden seeds of every variety.
MAMMOTHS  CLOVER, 
MEDIUM  CLOVER, 

TIMOTHY,

ALSIKE,

'  ALFALFA.

W e carry a complete stock  of  garden  seeds

pers delivered to you for $4.

A box of garden  seeds  containing 200 5c. 
Send for price list of garden seeds.

All  Kinds  of  Extracts 

and  Flavorings.

JOBBERS  OF

garmakers.  Established  Sept.  1,  1886, on 
tLe Co-operative plan by members of L.  A. 
6374, K.  of  L.  Smokers  and  Friends of 
Labor, Attention! 
If  you-are  opposed to 
filthy, tenement-house factories, the servile 
labor of coolies,  the  contracts  for  convict 
labor, give'our Cigars a trial.
■ If you are in  favor of shorter hours of labor, 
the  Saturday  half-holiday,  and  last,  b u t not 
least, the paym ent of higher and living wages

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

MANUFACTURERS OF
Lum ber  and  Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging C arts  and  Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carte,
Lum berm ens and 

River Tools.
We carra a large stock of material, and have 
íor makÍDk first-class  Wagons
.Special  attention  given  to  Repairimr, 

nf^üTwnrta 
Painting-and Lettering.

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

WHOLESALE  AND  BETAIL

GOAL and WOOD.
101 O ttaw a St., Ledyard B lock
.... g ^ f£ f|||j|M g  «  Liberal-cash FERMENTUM!

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

E. A. HAMILTON, Agt.,

Telephone 909—1 r .

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.

Wo do a Gehe&i Commission Business 
and offer as inducements twenty years’ ex- 
perience and clear record. "  The best equip­
ped and  largest salesroom in  the  business 
Ample storage facilities—full 
20,000 feet  òf  floor space in  tbecenterof. 
the best maiket in the West.  Ample capi­
tal

W A N T E D .

Butter, Eggs, Wool,Pota­
toes, Beans, Pried  Fruit,
Produce.  ¡M&& ¿
If you have any af the  above  goods  to 
shipt WJroythmg inthe Produce im efet us 
bear  from  yoU.  LRaefgl  «ash  advances

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

Men’s Furnishing  Goods,
Sole  Manufacturers  of  the

Peninsular’1 

Brand Pants, Shirts and Overalls.

S tate  agents  fo r  Oeluloid  Collars  and  Cuffs. 

ISO and 1S3 Jefferson, A re.,

ETROIT, 
G Ep.  F.  OWEN,  Grand  Rapids;

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W estern  M ichigan  Salesm an.

R E U B E N   H A T C H

A ttorney  a t  Law,

Rooms 23 & 24 Widdieomb Bid.  Monroe St.,

GRANT)  RAPIDS.

A lim ited am ount of  money to  loan  on  real  estate se-

curity.

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

•  •M anufacturers  of

BUTTERIMB.

Office an d  F acto ry ;  231, 333  M ichigan,St.,

CHICAGO, 

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The  Only  Reliable  Compressed  Yeast. 
Handled  by a  Majority  of  the  Grocers 
and Bakers of Michigan.  Send for sam­
ples  and  prices.  L.  W INTERNITZ, 
State Agent, Grand Rapids.

43 'and 45  W ent Street,

STANLEY N. ALLEN» Proprietor. 

W E DO ONLY FIR ST  CLASS W O RK  AND 

USE  NO  CHEMICALS.

O rders b y  m at! an d  express prom ptly atten d ed  to .

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

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“If it is Adolph who is so rapidly deplan­
ing my income  surreptitiously,  it win show 
me that, as a judge of liftman nature by out­
ward  appearances,  I am a failure. 
I shall 
put detectives on the scent  and  have-  him 
thoroughly  shadowed. 
If  he is the guilty 
one, a few days will suffice ih which to trap 
him.”

“Well,  John,  of  course  you will act as 
you think best;  but will you  grant me a fa­
vor in connection  with  the  matter?”  and 
John Clay’s young wife  looked  pleadingly 
in her husband’s eyes.

“Why, yes,  my dear,  ‘even  to the half of 

my kingdom.
“I know,

resumed  bis  wife,  “that  4t 
looks very bad for Adolph, and  his connec­
tion with the robberies seems fully assured. 
But,” and'here She  hesitated  and  cast her 
eyes nervously upon the  face  of  her  hus­
band.  “I  cannot  believe  that  he  is the 
thief, and I want you to give me a mouth to 
prove that he is not.  Promise me  that you 
will do nothing about the  matter  until one 
month from to-night.”

John Clay gave  the  desired  promise and 

'left the room.

The  conversation'  above  recorded  was 
brought about by a series of robberies which 
had occurred in the dry goods house of John 
Clay & Co., located at  95  Austin  avenue, 
Gainsport, Mich.  The names and addresses 
here given are not the true  ones,  but  will 
¡suffice for the proper  understanding  of the 
events narrated,
Owing to the  prominence 
of the parties  mentioned  and the fact that 
they still reside and do business in the same 
place makes it  advisable to  suppress  their 
true personality.

The young man spoken of,  Adolph Aron­
son, was  a  handsome,  fascinating  young 
German,  well-eclucated and stylish, who had 
been  in  the  employ of Clay & Co. about a 
year.  He had come well recommended,  and 
his services as a salesman  were  such as to 
make him most valuable in  the  dry  goods 
trade.  With his accomplishments as  a  lin­
guist, being master of French,  German and 
English, his polished manners and a certain 
distinguished air,  the young  ladies  of  the 
city  were  exceedingly  impressed  thereby 
and, through this magnetic  personality, he 
managed to sell more  goods  than  any two 
clerks in the  store.  Adolph  was  a • very 
stylish dresser, and his appearance upon the 
street was always the signal  for  a  craning 
of all the feminine necks that chanced to be 
in  his  neighborhood,  the  fair  possessors 
thereof who had the  honor  of  this  young 
Adonis’ acquaintance deeming it a great dis­
tinction if he chanced to  glance  in-their di­
rection and raise his glossy silk tile  in  gal­
lant  salute.
such  was the furore 
created by this young  gentleman’s  fascina­
tions, it was currently  rumored  that all the 
single ladies and half the married ones were 
desperately in lo\Te with him.

Indeed,

Now, our young friend  Adolph, although 
an attendant of  the  largest  church  in the 
city and a liberal contributor  to  all  funds 
devoted to the advancement of Christianity, 
had latterly developed a taste for fast horses 
and some of his  envious  rivals  whispered 
that his losses on  certain *2:16  nags  were 
sufficient to swamp a-millionaire  and  won­
dered where he obtained the  cash necessary 
to gratify this rather immoral whim.

For about three months  previous  to  the 
opening of this story,  various  articles  and 
sums  of money had been disappearing from 
the store of John Clay & Co., amounting, in 
the aggregate,  to a large sum.  Close watch

late  at  night,  emerge  from the door of a 
well-known  gambling  house  and,  as . the 
man passed under the glare  of  an  electric 
light, he was revealed as the stylish Adolph, 
but his air of superiority was  gone, his face 
haggard and white, while the  usually fault­
less dress was sadly disarranged.
. This apparition put a new  idea  into  the 
rather slow mind of , John Clay, with the re­
sult of  the  conversation  between  himself 
and Mrs.  Clay.

Almost any other  man  than  John  Clay 
would have had his suspicions  immediately 
aroused by the  singularity  of  the  request 
made by his wife and the air of  embarrass­
ment  accompanying  her  words;  but Clay 
was one of those  men  who,  being  honest 
find truthful themselves,  never suspect oth­
ers of treachery until it is forced upon them. 
He had married  Myrtle  Saner  because fie 
loved her and she had told him that his affec­
tion was reciprocated by  herself,  although 
he was her senior by  some  ten  years.  A 
doubt o f her love and faith had never enter­
ed his head, and  he  who  had  been  bold 
enougn to hint such a thing would, undoubt­
edly,  have repented bis words most sincere­
ly, for John would have spared neither ver­
bal nor muscular  reproof.

Mrs.  Clay had ney^r shown any likipg for 
or intere^,iá her h^I»tocrs  German  clerk, 
albeit, when a guest, as had  been  the  ease ; 
quite fre<|uea^|»  she  bad.  always  trejitgd

few guests to dinner,  and the blond hair and 
blue eyes of Adolph were almost  invariably 
te.be found in Mrs.  Clay’s immediate vicini-

On one of these social gatherings, about a 
wefek before the end of the month  of  grace 
Mrs.  Clay had asked in Adolph’s behalf, the 
lady in question had invited a larger number 
of guests than  usual.  An  elegant  repast 
was served in the dining-room, while the se­
ductive strains of an orchestra enticed those 
so inclined to the waltz.  The  grounds and 
shrubbery  were  resplendent  with  colored 
lights,  and the scene was one  of joyous fes­
tivity throughout.

But the gayety and  brightness of the bril­
liant scene seemed to have  a depressing ef­
fect upon  the  lovely  hostess. 
Instead  of 
smiles and laughter,  her  mobile  face  bore 
the impress of deep  anxiety  and,  strive as 
she did to mask her feelings and appear an­
imated and genial,  still  a  shadow  of  the 
surging thoughts within, like the deepening 
tints of a  silver-tipped  cloud  presaging a 
storm, lurked in her eyes.

While the dancing and  fun  were  at  the 
highest pitch, Mrs.  Clay stole,  unobserved, 
away from her guests.
As she  passed  her 
own room, she glanced  fearfully  around as 
if eager to be unseen and, entering the cham­
ber, bent over her sleeping  babe and kissed 
its rose-tinted cheek passionately again and 
again.  Two or three  times  did  she  turn 
away as if to go but the  sleeping  innocence 
of thé child’s face drew her back.

Finally, she snatched a dark cloak from a 
chair,  mutterçd,  “I m ust go for  his  sake!” 
and silently left the room.  Passing swiftly 
through a  side  door,  Mrs.  Clay  hurried 
through the more brilliantly  lighted part of 
the grounds,  ever and  anon  casting  quick, 
nervous glances over  her  shoulder  as she 
hastened along.  As she neared  a  summer 
house situated in the rear  of  the  grounds 
and totally unlighted, Mrs.  Clay  paused a 
moment and seemed about to  turn from her 
resolve  whatever  it  was.  But,
regaining
her courage,  she entered the  cottage  and a 
man advanced eagerly  to meet her.

‘At last I may call you mine!” said a deep, 
musical voice, and  Adolph  Aronson’s arms 
were outstretched to  embrace  the  woman 
who had thus  apparently  sacrificed  every­
thing for the gratification of a guilty passion.
“Stop!  You must keep your  distance as 
you promised until I give  you  permission. 
I must not be compromised here!  Is every­
thing in readiness?”  she continued,  as  the 
young man receded in disappointment.

“Yes.  The carriage  stands  just  below 

the rear entrance.”

“ Have  you  engaged  the  girl  and  her 

brother to go with us, as I asked you?”

“Yes;  everything is  as  you  wished. 

I 
would much have preferred .to take an extra 
carriage for teem;  but,  since  you  objected 
so  strongly,  I  have  them  safely  stowed 
away on the front seat.  The girl,  you say, 
is nearly a fool and her brother is both deaf 
and dumb,  so they  will  hardly  disturb us, 
and their presence will also  serve  to  allay 
suspicion, 
Will you be  ready  promptly at
two?”

“I will be ready !”  And a shudder passed 
over the slight frame of the woman as,  per­
haps,  she  contemplated  the  horror of  the 
thing she was about to do—home, husband, 
baby,  all to be sacrificed, left in sorrow and 
disgraced.  “I mast  return  now,’’.she con­
tinued;  “they will miss me and I  must not 
be discovered.  Good-by  until  two!”  And 
with these words Mrs.  Clay left the summer 
house and took her way  swiftly back to her 
guests.

Fortunately, her absence had not been no­
ticed,  and she  took  her  place  among  thè 
guests outwardly calm,  but  her  frightened 
eyes and flushed face betrayed her agitation. 
Her husband,  in  his blind,  blundering way, 
apparently misunderstood her feelings.  “Go 
and rest a little while,  my  dear,”  he said, 
tenderly.  “The bustle and  confusion have 
been too much  for  you.  The  guests  will 
not notice your absence,  and when  they be­
gin to leave I will call you.”

But,  with the responsibility  of  what  she 
was about tolindertake upon her mind, rest 
was out of the  question  for  Myrtle  Clay, 
and she was one of the gayest in all the joy­
ous throng until the hour of departure.

The clock in the hall had  chimed  out the 
hour of twelve as the  last  carriage  rolled 
away from the residence of John Clay.

As Mrs.  Clay kissed  her husband and re­
tired to her  own  room.
one  would  never 
have imagined that a woman  could  appear 
to have so much  love  for  a  man  and yet 
leave him.  Until she reached the door,  her 
eyes rested lovingly upon his  face,  and she 
coquettishly blew him a kiss from  the  tips 
of her fingers as she vanished.

Two  hours  later,  a  nocturnal  rambler 
might have seen a dark-robed figure  gliding 
silently through the shrubbery  toward  the 
rear  entrance  to  John  Clay’s  handsome 
grounds.  A carriage stood by the gate, and 
the  lady  was  helped  quickly intojt by a 
young man who might have beep, recognized 
as Adolph Aronson,  the handsome German.
;  On the j^pnt seat pf the carriage wefe tbe 
silent figures of a man and woman—evident- 
ijg s M

-she will never elope to save it.
PERFECTION  SCALE

DOE8 NOT RÉQÜIRE DOWN

_ Mancelona 
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Ffeemau  succeeds

Co; in the furniture bnfr-f"®1^

€fo,vacated  by  the  resignation  öfr'M i^ J ?   'rn a n & C o  firo-proof safe! one s e i 240  ft  Buffalo D. 
B.  scalpai one-8 foot niefcel  show  cam   and a   q u an tity  
o f mlHcellaneoiu  hardw are.  W ill  be  sold  separately 
o r alito g é th e r.  G an o n  o r tUtdrsss.  H . E. Hesselti&e,

Sgjp A.ST©W®tk MKO., ?|!»pri«*or8. '
luBdoription—Oi\e Dollar per year.  Advertis­

ing Rates made known on application.

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

itm -riPtións 
Entered  at  the  Grand  Rapids  PoA  Office.

p ap er a re  n o t  discontinued a t ex­

E.  A. STOWE,'Editor.

l s p .4>7,  BEW ARE  OF  HIM.

Charlotte  Republican  contains the 
following reference to an  institution  which 
| | r ''  #to Michigan  merchant should  have  any­
thing to do with, uni««  he  is  prepared to 
pay the penalty:
DavfUson. of Jackspn, representing 
the Commercial Detective Collecting  Agen- 
I "cy, of Chicago, was in the  city  yesterday, 
^«fideavoringto work up a boom  for  his m- 
Ho wUi return next  week to se- 
. oiire subscribers to the agency.  Mr. David- 
|  son represents the company  whose dunning 
§ envelopes  are  inscribed  with  the  words 
;ff»^ad Debts” in great flaring inch and a half 

letters across their face.

-  '  There are three good  reasons  why  busi- 
p  ness men should  beware  of  the  so-called 

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*‘Bad Debt” collecting agencies: 
.  First, the use of such  a  scheme  renders 
¿every one connected with it  liable to iadict- 
" ment for blackmail under the laws of Mich­
igan
7   Second,  there is a  bilk  before  Congress, 
l  which will undoubtedly become a law, mak- 
ing the use of such a scheme-a  felony,  pun­
ishable by severe penalties.

1 7 Third, no  business  man  who  lays  any 
¿claim to dignity and  respectability  will  re­
sort to such a scheme to secure  the  collec- 
!tion of his poor accounts.  Such a  plan  sa- 
.• yors more of savagery than  civilization and 
is patronized <mly by the vicious  and ignor- 

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: TSie arraignment of the New  York  Mer- 
«antile Association, published  on  the  last 
page of tiiis issue, should  be  the  means of 
arousing that .organization from the lethargy 
hito which it has lapsed of« late  years.  No 
' longer  the  representative  of  progressive 
men. the Exchange  has  become a by-word 
and jest throughout the West, and the soon­
er it reforms its  methods,  puts at the helm 
live men, and  retires  the  fossilized  speci­
mens of humanity which  have  lately  held 
all progress in abeyance, the better  it  will 
be for all concerned.

<  The senior partner of a certain New York 
jobbing house sends T h e   T r a d e s m a n  fre­
quent letters, criticising editorial utterances 
made in these  columns.  Such  attempts to 
influence  the  policy  of  this  paper  have 
-about as much effect  as  water  on  a  duck’s 
fa>/».k-  T g R   T r a d e s m a n   is  edited in the 
interest of Michigan retailers—not conduct­
ion to suit the whims bf New York  jobbers.

The agitation  of  the  subject  of  short- 
C G u o t pickles, begun  in  T h e   T r a d e  s m a n  
about a month ago,  is  beginning  to  bear 
fruit.  A local packer announces that here­
after no short-count good* will go Out of his 
Establishment and a Benton  Harbor  house 
agrees to make good any shortages found in 
its guaranteed  goods.  Surely  agitation is 
the handmaid of reform.

Manistee business men show  commenda 
ble energy and  public spiritedness  in inau- 
„gurstinga furniture  manufacturing  estab­
lishment with a  paid-in  capital of  $40,000. 
jguch action o h  the part of moneyed men in­
dicates an abiding faith In  the  permanence 
of the place which presages a successful fu­
ture for the Shingle City.

7 ' The citation of facts published in another 
column under the head of “Is Bonus Money 
Illegal?” is  particularly  pertinent  at  this 
p ^ime, when so many  Michigan  municipali­
ties are voting subsidies  of  this  character, 
EThe position of T he  T r a d e sm a n  on this 
subject is too  well  known  to  necessitate 
7i$j^t3òn. 
1  The so-called National Pure Food Associ 
ration ln>s existed about  three  months  and 
B ^tqalred the enormous membership of forty 
7  -Tbe dear people evidently do not take kind- 
to the Thurber-Boyal brand of pure food,

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Bank  Notes.

r  -  ; -Tjhe pew Fanners and  Merchants’  Bank 
^•OfBenton Harbor has  begun . business in a 
1   commodious  and  well-equipped  building, 
«7 the equipment pfwhieh cost about $4,000. 
1 | |   The  organization  of  the  n ew  Bank of 
.  Saginaw at Saginaw City is  the  outgrowth 
fïf-.df a little difficulty  in  the  management of 
^ ‘-^the OiUsex^s National Bank of  that  city, it
said,  «ad  a   disposition  on  the pert of 
plis of the stockholders in the  old bank to 
i  ènie e f  tfaie  other oWners run the bank if

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riveli* Baker & Co.’s  commercial  bank 
jraO^i^Eaid to  boon  the  poiht  of or- 
rtBgjthaylngs  department w ithacapi- 
f  #60,000.  T he only  savings  bank at 
hariprade  n   remarkable 
Mi£jpflylng something like  15 per emit, 
rfbe'#ar thine H  tito stock« ¡Éj¡¡¡ 
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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP. 

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J. £. Cheuey & Co. will open  a boot and 
i street »ext

shoe store at 319 South 

j .   W.  Hayward  succeeds  Mrs.'  Nellie 
Prin'dle in the  drug  business  at  17  West 
Bridge stree t 

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Wm. Eel4 is fitting up his store  on  Wa­
terloo street for thq reception of  his whole­
sale glass business.

Ralph J.  White, of the grocery firm of E. 
M.  White & Co., 89 Canal street, died early 
last Week, of pneumonia.

Haven & Solheim  have  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Muskegon.  OIney,
Shields &-Co. furaished the stock.

B. B. Gooding & Son have engaged in the 
grocery business  at  Lisbon.  Cody,  Ball, 
Barnhart & Co. furnished the stock.  .

Edward Duffy has opened a cigar, confec­
tionery  and  tobacco  store  at' 443  Turner 
street."  Bulkley,  Lemon & Hoops furnish­
ed the stock.  >
•  J. L. Purchase  has  engaged  in  general 
trade  at  Bauer.1*  Amos  S.  Musselman & 
Co. lumished the groceries and  P.  Steketee 
& Co. the dry goods. 

/

J. B. Butherford has engaged  in  the  ci­
gar, tobacco and confectionery  business on 
South Front street.  Cody,  Ball,  Barnhart 
& Co. furnished the stock.

Joseph Miller has sold his flour  and  feed 
business at 44 West Bridge street  to Joseph 
Kruse.  The  business  will  be  under  the 
management of Frank Kruse.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   regrets  to  announce 
the failure of the paper house  of  Curtiss & 
Dunton,  which has played  no  inconsidera­
ble part in the development of The  jobbing 
trade of this market.

Geo. Meyering has  engaged  in  general 
trade at Yriesland.  Voigt,  Herpolsheimer 
&  Co.  furnished  the  dry  goods,  OIney, 
Shields «SrCo.  the  groceries  and  Bindge, 
Bertsch & Co. the boots and shoes.

Arthur Lowell has sold his  grocery stock 
and fixtures at 699 Broadway and. leased his 
store building to John  Nelson,  Jr.,  late of 
Brighton.  Mr.  Nelson  will  continue  the 
business on a larger scale than before.

Having taken  the  management  o f  the 
Michigan Paper Co., at Piainwell, and  con­
cluded to carry on nothing but carload busi­
ness, J as.  E.  Botsford  will  relinquish the 
store now occupied by  the  Auburn  Paper 
Co., at 29 Ionia street, and conduct the bus­
iness from an office instead.

Nelson Morris & Co., the  extensive  Chi­
cago meat handlers, have  leased  a  portion 
of the ground floor of the double  store  oc­
cupied by the Grand Bapids Packing & Pro­
vision Co., on Ottawa street, and  have  be­
gun the construction of a  refrigerator,  21 x 
57 feet in dimensions, which 'they  will oc­
cupy as a depot for fresh  meats, particular­
ly beef.  Tne Dusiutsss here  will  be  under 
the personal management of MeCrathBros., 
formerly known to the local trade  as string 
butchers.

It begins to look as tliougn Grand Bapids 
would not suffer for want of fresh  meat the 
coming season.  With the  Steele  Packing 
& Provision Co. already in  the  field;  with 
Swift and Company reauy to begin operations 
through its local depot about  May  1;  with 
Neison Morris & Co. at work on a  refriger­
ator and with Armour & Co. looking around 
for a suitable location for such an establish­
ment, the fact that fresh meat will  be  sold 
at low margins in this market is  not  based 
on mere conjecture.

has

has

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ABOUND  THE  STATE.

Hanover—Jas. Avery,  meat  dealer, 

been burned out.

North Muskegon—Harvey  Whipple 

opened a jewelry store.

Elsie—Cobb  &  Warner  succeed  C. 

Bailey in general trade.

Millington—R. V. Bray succeeds Geo.  B. 

Forrester in general trade,

Kalamazoo—Williams Bres, succeed Wm. 

Tink in the grocery business.

Sheridan—Fred.  Messinger  succeeds  J, 

W.  Preste! in general trade.

Griswold—F. E. Cornell succeeds Cornell 

& Griswold in general trade.

Rockford—M. H.  Pasco  has  purchased 

the drug stock of C. W. Ives.

North  Muskegon—Nicholas  Ryan  has 

opened a model meat market.

Fere  -Cheney—Hastings  Bros,  succeed 

Stewart Hutt in general  trade«

Palo—E. B. Sunderlin has moyed his gen­

eral stock to North Muskegon.

Homer—B. F. Woodbury  succeeds A. ¥  

Hopkins hi the drug business.

Jackson—John  J.  Tuomey  has  bought 

Tuouiey Bros, dry goods stock.

Ann Arbor—Walter Toop, baker and con« 

feetioheis has been burned out.

East Saginaw—A. E. Kynast, of the drug 

firm of R. Brüske & Co., is dead.

Constantine-J. B. Hudson succeeds Ernst 

:& Hudson in the grocery business.

Hanover—Mary (Mrs. D. W .)  McNaugh- 

ton, milliner, has been burned  out.

Charlotte—Urs. F. G. Cobb succeeds Ford 

& Kirby in  the dry goods business. 
f  Coldwater—C. W.  Lake A   Co.  succeed 
E. B. Boot ia jh e grocery business.

iEastiT^wasT-j. l .: Btffiinsbh eueceed#^ 
jD'BoMiison & Co. In general trade.  7 ^ :>j
Iflg S H H B B flH B  9  en***ed

and dry goods business.

Durand—J. P. Gerardy succeeds  Cook  tk> 
Gerardy in the drug and boot and  shoe bus­
iness. 
.  *
Ann Arbor—C. H. Cady, grocer, has been 
horned out to the extent of  $4,0G®.  Partly 
Insured.  "•  1 

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Iron River—Lewis Bros, succeed S. & M.
Perelstein in the dry goods  and  clothing 

. 

business.'

Muskegon—Israel H.  Goldman  succeeds 
Houseman, Donnally&Jonrein  the  cloth­
ing business. 

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Nashville—-John Webber &  Son  succeed
Webber & Son in the agricultural  imple­

ment business.

Sand  Lake—rL.  K,  Ware  succeeds  his 
father, S. L. Ware, in the sawmill  business 
and  in general trade.

Harbor Springs—C.  W. Caskey has closed 
out his grocery stock and will devote all his 
attention,to his boat business.

Pentwater—W. A. Smith is now engaged 
in the meat business in the building former­
ly occupied by W. J. Haughty.

Petoskey—J as.  Buckley and  Lewis  Fas- 
qneile  have  purchased  the  A. J. Dayton 
drug stock and will continue  the  business.
Benton Harbor—Russell & HalFs grocery 
store was recently relieved  of  about  $100 
worth of choice goods by midnight maraud­
ers.

Ann Arbor—Sheehan &  Co.,  dealers . in 
books and stationery, have been burned out.
Loss is  estimated  at  $15,000.  Partly  in­
sured.

Charlotte—Marple,  French  &  Co.  have 
removed their  wholesale  confectionery es­
tablishment to Lansing,  where they are lo­
cated at 116 and 118 Allegan street.

Ann Arbor—John Koch and Wm.  Henne 
have formed a copartnership under the style, 
of Koch & Henne to succeed to the furniture 
business  formerly  carried  on  by Koch & 
Haller.

Cedar  Springs—John  Beucus,  late  of 
Minneapolis, has  purchased  an  interest in 
the hardware business of his brother, Thom­
as Beucus.  The new firm will be known as 
Beucus Bros.

Blanchard — Willis  J.  Mills,  formerly 
traveling salesman for  Glover  &  Allen,  of 
Detroit, has purchased the Peter Beyer drug 
stock and will continue the  business.  ‘Mr.
Mills  is  a  practical  pharmacist,  having 
pounded a pestle for about twelve years.

STBAY  PACTS.

■R.  N. Johnson has started a coal

-Wm.  Crippen,  machinist, 

is

Hudson—D.  H.  Patterson  has  opened a 

Charlotte—N. E.  Honsberger  has opened 

a merchant tailoring establishment.

Howell—Edward  Manne  sûcceeds  Far­

rell & Manne in the blacksmith business.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Ovid—T. J.  Husted has  moved his foun­

dry to Shepherd.

Adrian — The  Gilliland  Manufacturing 
Co. is making  some  mahogany  boxes  for 
Edison’s phonographs.

Saugatuck—The Saugatuck Basket Co.  is 
building a warehouse,  125 x 30 feet in size, 
two stories high, and covered by an iron roof.
Litchfield— McGowen  &  Gardner  have 
started a factory for the manufacture of fire­
proof evaporators,  bleachers  and  supplies 
for the  same.

Mason—The stockholders of the Michigan 
knitting factory have unanimously  voted to 
have the concern go  into  liquidation,1  and 
therefore it will liquidate.

Owosso—The  Owosso  Canning  Co.  has 
broken ground for the erection of three new 
{mildings, expecting to be  ready  to  begin 
operations in the early fail.

Hudson- 

Cadillac 

yard.

dead.

lumber yard.

Purely Personal

Willis J. Mills, the  Blanchard  druggist, 

was in town Monday.^

Smith Osterhout and family have  return­

ed from Pasadena, Cal.

Mrs. C. C.  Bunting has gone  East  for  a 

couple of months’ visit with friends.

Henry Sisson, the Central Lake merchant, 

wins in town a couple of days last week.

L. D. Webster, the Beed City  grocer and 
brick manufacturer, was in  town  Monday.
Geo. W. Crawford, Manager  of  the Cres 
cent Furniture  and  Manufacturing  Co., of 
Big Bapids, was in town last week.

V. Boussin, the Ludington  druggist, was 
in town a couple of days last  week, pushing 
the sale of his proprietary remedies.

John E. Kenning & Co. will  vacate  their 
present quarters on Louis street  about May 
1 and take up their abode on Canal street.

Geo.  W. Bevins, formerly engaged in gen 
eral trade at Tustin, has  removed to Spring 
Lake.  H e is undecided as to future  opera* 
tions.
*N. B. Blain,  the Lowell dry goods dealer, 
was in town Saturday on his  way to Chica 
go, where he will spend a week  among the 
wholesale dry goods houses.

Jas. E. Botsford, of  the  Auburn  Paper 
Co., returned from a week’s visit to  Chica­
go on Monday and returned to  the  Wicked 
City again- the same evening.

H. J. Bartlett,  formerly  designer  for a 
leading  Chieago  furniture  establishment, 
has taken the  position  of  designer for the 
Grand Bapids School Fumiture.Co.
■ J.  A.  Long^ formerly  of  the  firm  of 
gtavock A Long, general deffiers at

a  few days, seeking em- 
pjownent in a.-wholesale or retail  h^bUsh«-

tjfi1 1 1 , 
Thomas >

Frank Hamilton, President  Of  the M. B. 
M. A., was in town  last  Thursday  on his 
4kay to Chicago to attend the  funeral of his 
brother-in-law, who  was  a  son  of,  Capt. 
Bosman, .of the Menominee.

T. L. Bunting,  Manager  of  .the  Ham­
burgh Canning Co.,  of  Hamburgh, N. Y., 
was in town a couple of days last week, the 
gqest of his brother,  C..  C.  Bunting, 
fie 
placed orders with local jobbers for 200 doz­
en cases of his goods.

John Koch,  of the  Ann  Arbor  furniture 
house of Koch & Henne,  spent two or three 
days at this  market  last  week,  selecting 
goods for the  spring  trade.  He  was  the 
guest  of  his  brother-in-law,  Adolph  G. 
Krause, of the  hide  and  leather  house of 
Hirth & Krause.

Dr.  Clias.  S. Hazfeltine and wife returned 
from  Washington  Saturday  night.  They 
were handsomely entertained by Postmaster 
General Dickinson and family,  including a 
complimentary  dinner  participated 
in, 
among others,  by Senator Palmer  and wife, 
Judge Knott and wife, Mrs.  Vilas and Wm, 
E. Quimby.
.Mr.  Goff, Manager of the hardware house 
of Hawks Bros.  & Goff,  at Mancelona,  was 
town for  a  few  hours  on  Saturday, 
the 
gue8t of^I. D.  Baker.  Mr.  Goff  is  one of 
the pioneers of the Upper Peninsula, haying 
settled in the  Calumet -&  Hecla  region in 
1853,  entitling him to honorable recognition 
among the “Old 49ers.”

Miss Lucy Long,  for seven' years  cashier 
for Ira C. Hatch, but foi*the past two years 
filling  and  corresponding  clerk for E.  G. 
Studley & Co., has resigned  that  position 
to become the life partner of  Wm.  Mahon, 
formerly engaged in the  crockery  and  no­
tion business at Manistee, but who is about 
re-engaging  in 
same  business  at 
The  ceremony  will  oc­
Milwaukee. 
cur 
two  weeks,  pending 
which Miss Long is visiting friends at Erie, 
Pa. 

about 

the 

in 

.

Distinctive Titles for Drug Stores. 

J. C. F alk in  th e  D ruggist.

The foreign  and  old-fashioned  style

Of
naming drug stores after various  represent­
atives of the animal kingdom,as the “Lion,” 
the “Eagle,” has no other basis for recogni­
tion than that of habit,  as there  is certainly 
no connection between  such  animals and a 
modem pharmacy.  We  might  as  well call 
our  stores  the  “Calf,”  the  “Hen,”  the 
‘Whale,” for thus, at least,  there would be 
some relation between the name  and  some 
of the • pharmaceutical  products  dispensed 
under its cover. 
It would  surely  be  more 
suggestive and appropriate to have the mod­
el of a cow rampant on a mortar  in front of 
a drug store of to-day than to  have a repre­
sentation of the exotic and,  to  the  pharma­
cist,  wholly useless lion'placed in the  same 
honorable position.
Just see what a valuable aid the cow is to 
us:  during life she gives us lac, tsaccharum 
lactis,  acidum  làcticwm.  After  she  has 
spent her life in  furnishing  these  articles, 
she becomes a martyr to pharmacy  in order 
to provide us with cxtractum cam ts, fe l bo- 
vis,  pepsinum,  pancreatium,  gelatina, 
oleum bubulum  and, lastly, carbo anim alis. 
As you have shown,  the utensils  character- 
tic of our profession could be  very properly 
taken.  For instance,  “The Mortar and Pes­
tle Pharmacy,” would look and  sound well. 
A picture of the Goddess  of  J ustice,  with 
eyes uncovered, a pair of prescription scales 
in her hand and the words,  “The Balance,” 
underneath,  could be used on  the outside of 
a pharmacy  with  strikingly  good  effect. 
Then, there is the distinguishing implement 
of the druggist, the spatula, that  could  be 
used in name and figure as a  means  to  in­
form the public of the nature of  the  estab­
lishment.  There is no limit to  tha  variety 
of names and their respective advantages.  I 
would like to see  some  one  deviate  from 
some of the antique names still occasionally 
seen  and adopt a distinctive atid suggestive 
title for his store.

MISCELLANEOUS.

A dvertisem ents  will  be  inserted u n d erth is head fo r 
one cent  a  word th e first insertion  and one-half cent a 
No  advertise­
w ord fo r  each  subsequent  insertion. 
m ent ta k en   fo r less th a n  25 cents.  A dvance paym ent.

FOR SALE  _____  

THE  DRESS  OF  TYPE  NOW  USED  ON 
I   ■
“ The  Tradesm an”—800 pounds  of brevier  and 200 
1—600 pi
A  good  barg ain   w ill  b e   given

—  

pounds of  nonpareil, 
purchaser.

I IOR  SALE  OR  RENT—GOOD  MEAT  MARKET  IN 

1 
ity .  WiU seU cheap to rig h t p arty , o r w ould exchange 

tow n of  1,000 inhabitants, in good  fan n in g  local­
fo r  real  estate  o r  city   property.  Address  11»,  th is 
office.
TTo R  SALE—ON ACCOUNT OF THE  DEATH  OF  THE 
X   proprietor, I offer fo r sale«,  sm all  stock of drugs 
and  m edicines;  glass  labeled  bottles;  black  w alnut 
fro n t draw ers; fire  proof  safe;  jew elry;  books;  soda 
fountain,  etc!  All  o r  any  p a rt  w ill  be  sold a t a  big 
discount fo r cash.  W. R. Mandigo, A dm inistrator, Sher­
wood, Mich. 
237-240

ply to roem  1, G lenhaven Place.________________237-240

stree t, suitable fo r tin  o r hardw are business-  Ap­

F o r   r e n t —n e w   b r ic k   s t o r e   o n   Ot t a w a  
IVOR  SALE—GENERAL  STOCK  MERCHANDISE  IN 

!  good tow n and  good trade.  Inquire o f J. C.  S titt, 
2*0*

Dollarville, Mich. 

TnO R SAXE—WHOLE OR PART INTEREST IN A iTRST- 
J J  
class m eat m a rk et in  a   th riv in g   tow n  of  1,000 in­
h ab itan ts w ith  tw o railroads.  A verage sales  #30  per 
day.  Good reasons fo r selUng. Address H ., care Trades­
m an. 
210-tI

____ _____■ 

Choate, Agent, E a st Saginaw. 

Fo r  s a l e —a t   a  b a r g a in ,  a   c l e a n   s t o c k   o f

hardw are  and  m ill  suppUes.  Address  W ayne 
210-tf
«OR SAXE—THE BEST DRUG STORE IN  THE THRTV- 
in g   city  of  Muskegon.  Term s  easy.  C.  X.  Brun- 
...........

dage, Muskegon, Mich.

_______ 

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F OR SAXE—A CLEAN STOCK OF GROGS, FIXTURES, 

etc.,  com plete, o n good  line  of  railw ay, about 35 
oouldbe  added to   good  advantage.  P oor  h e a lth  and 
o th e r business  m y  only  reasons  fo r  selling.  No.  118 
care Tradesm an office._____ 
232.t f

m iles  n o rth  At G rand  Rapids.  No  p ain ts  o r  oils, bu t 

ta ll trade.  Best  city  reference.  Can  speak  G erm an 

store.  Address 180, th is office. 

5ANTED—A  GOOD  LOCATION  FOR  GENERAL 
S ANTED—SITUATION IN WHOLESALE OR RETAIL 

s t e n  t r a  m an o f th re e  y ears’ experience in  rc- 
and English.  Address  J.  A.  Long,  1*0  Ellsw orth avc-
anc, G rand Rapids.
TTr ANTED—SITUATION AS CLERK IN GENERAL OR 
• YV  ■  grocery store.  Had two years’ experteiioe- .Can 
talk  Genua*.  Reference  given  if  wanted.  Address. 
texts», NaAtetlle. Miete 
#«* 
tttANTKD—BY A YOUNG MAN. »TEARS OLD.SHf- 
VY  nation to learn the drug  bnsiness; wages no ob­
ject ¡beet  of  nltM K M   Direct  &  W,  .yA4tek-teX.1 
No,A.Coran,Mich. 

238-tf

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a  OR 8ADE—FRUIT  FÂIÏM  OF 7 #  ACRES,  LOCATED 
in   S pring :Lake.'  T en-m inutes .w alk: from   post, 
office.  Plèùaant  place.  Nice  buildings.  W ill  sell  on 
lo n g tim e o r exchange for  stock  of « n y  kind  of  m or 
chandise  Place is valued atdS.OSO, will ta k e $2,000 for 
it.  Address f t .  A. Howeÿ, N orth M uskegon, Mich..  33ft-tf
■ GENTS  WANTED.  EVERYWHERE.  THREE NEW 

tory.  Inclose  stam p  fo r  particulars.  Samples  o f  all 

articles  jù s t  o n t.  Big  money.  Exclusive  te rri­
th re e  35 cents.  Address  Sw inebnm e  &  Co., M anufac­
tu rers, Lacrosse, Wis. 
819*
OOD  OPENING—FOR  A  GROCERY,  BAKERY,  OR 
'  general Store.  Live m anufacturing tow n 012,500. 
Only tw o   groceries and  one  general  stock.  P arties 
looking fo r a   location, please  address  R obert  Ander­
son, N orth  Muskegon, Mich. 
839*
TïTANTED PARTNER—A VERY  GOOD CHANCE  FOR 
VV 
a  m an With some cap ital to become p a rtn e r in   a 
well-established  clothing-store  in   a   sm all,  th riv in g  
city in   Michigan.  Please  state  bow  m ueh  can be in­
vested and  address  to   th is  paper  under  le tte rs  A. B. 
U nderstanding  of  th e  business  is  n o t  a   necessity. 
-Would like  a p a rty  who understands  th e  H olland lan­
guage. 
338-tf
ANTED—REGISTERED  PHARMACIST  WHO  CAN 
furnish first-class references and is no t afraid  to 
w ork  in   o th er  p arts  o f  th e  store.  M oderate  salary. 
Address 123, th is office. 
238tf
T I T  ANTED—TO  EXCHANGE  STOCKS  AND  LÔCA- 
V ? 
tions.  G eneral  stock.  Reason,  w ant a change. 
Address 121this office. 
238-tf

■ ANTED—FIRST-CLASS STOCKS OF MERCHANDISE 

personal P roperty, o r real  estate in  M ichigan In 
W isconsin,  Iow a,  M innesota,  D akota  or  M inneapolis 
real estate.  Address Bigelow. &  Sheldon, M inneapolis, 
Minn. 

exchange fo r  choice  selected  farm s or farm   lands in 

’  y, 

238*

x 

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ences.  Address lock box No. 37, M idland, Mich. 

W’’ANTED—SITUATION  BY  A  REGISTERED  PHAR- 
WANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

m acist.  Seven years’ experience.  Best of refer- 
233-tf

th is  paper  to   give  th e S u tliff  coupon system  a 
trial.  I t w ul abolish yo u r pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 
all yo u r book-keeping, in  m any instances save you th e 
expense of one clerk, w ill bring  y our business  down to 
a   cash basis and  sav e  you  all  th e  w orry and trouble 
th a t usually go w ith th e pass-book plan.  S ta rt th e  1st 
of th e m onth w ith th e n e w . system  and  you  wUl never 
reg ret it.  H aving  two kinds, both  kinds  Will be  sent 
by  addressing  (m entioning  this  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N. Y. 
228-tf

■ ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR 

Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for 

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

CIGAR  DEALERS
$11,550 Worth of Real Estate

Read  th is  Scheme.

225-tf

We  have  sold  these  goods  for  thè  past 
ten  years  at  the  uniform  price of  $55 per 
M.  tor “Golden-Rod”  and  $35  per  M.  for 
the  “Presto”  cigars,  and  shall  continue  to 
sell them at that price,  thus  charging noth­
ing extra for  the property we  shall distrib­
ute.

We  have figured that  by liberal advertis­
ing we can  save  the  salaries and  expenses 
of several men on the road and that the dif­
ference will  pay for  this  property and  the 
puichasers of  the goods  will get  the direct 
benefit. 
Just  loòk  at this  carefully  and 
see a plain business proposition.  We hand 
over to you direct the amount it would cost 
us to sell these  goods in  the ordinary way.
We will  distribute  this  property  in  the 

following manner:

We will  start  an  order  book at this date 
with lines numbered  from  1  to *3,000  and 
each order will  be  entered  in  the book  in 
the order it is received at our office.

Every fifth order  received will entitle the 
party ordering  to  a  fine  gold handled  silk 
umbrella which will be sent with the goods.
Every  24th  order  received  will  entitle 
sen’der to a full tea set of 56  pieces Import­
ed China Ware, which will be sent with the 
cigars.  ‘

Every 74th  order received will entitle the 
party ordering to a clear title deed ef a piece 
of  real-estate.  Either  a  building  lot  and 
water  privilege,  at a  summer  resort,  a city 
lot in city of  Sault  Ste  Marie,  a house  and 
lot in  St.  Ignaee,  qr  a  farm  of  160  acres. 
There are 39-lots of the  real  estate and 720 
articles  of  personal  property  to  go  with 
3,000 orders, an  average  of  more  than one 
in four.
. An order will consist  of  37  M.  “Golden 
Rod?’ cigars at $55 per M. or 1  M.  “Presto” 
ciflirs  at  $35  per  M.  An  order  of double 
this amount from one  party will be entered 
as two ordefs.

These cigars  are not  made  of  cheap ma­
terial, like the  ordinary  scheme  cigar,  but 
are First-Class  Goods,  made  as  we  have 
always made them, to hold trade.

The “Golden-Rod” is made from the finest 
imported Vuelta Havana, long filler, straight 
liand-made  goods,  without  flavor,  and  as 
fine as anything made in the U. S.  Sold at 
their  market  value, without  regard to  the 
property  given  away.  The “Presto” cigar 
is a  very nice  imported  scrap-cigar,  gives 
universal  satisfaction  and  sells  in  many 
places at 10c.
The summer  resort  lots are  on the beau­
tiful Lakeville Lake in  Oakland Co. on the 
P. O. & P. A. B. R., ahandsomer lake with 
better fishing than  Orion, six miles distant. 
Lots 40 feet by 80 rods with good lake front 
privilege, value $50 each.

The  lots  at  the  Soo  are  within  37 of a 
mile  of  the  water  power  canal. 
In  the 
heart  of  the' eity,  with  hpuses  all  around 
them, 40x124 feet, valued at $1,000 each.

The house and  lot at St.  Ignaee  is in the 
third  ward  on  Main  street,  House  occu­
pied by tenant, valued at $1,000.

The farm  is  within  two  miles  of  Carp' 
Lake Station, on  the G. R.  & I. B.  B.  Six 
m iles from Mackinaw  City)  hardwood  and 
cedar, good front on Csrp Lake, seven aeres 
under cultivation, valued at $3,200.
Warrantee  deeds of  real  estate  will  be 
sent with the cigars,  which  come in proper 
order.

When the property is all  distributed,  cir 
culars  will  be  sent  to  each  purchaser  of 
¡ cigars,  showing  name  and address of  par­
ties getting these prerents.
Send  in  your  orders,  somebody will get 
Some good property for nothing.  You will 
get  warranted  goods,  worth  the  price put 
on them.  The value of the presents  is not 
taken out of the goods. 

Terms on  cigars, *60 days  to  responsible 

parties, or 5 per cent, off for cash.

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We give reference  below as to  ohi: busi­
Citizens’  National  Bank,  Romeo;  First 

ness standing. 
National Bank, Romeo.  1  - 

Any  business  man  in  Romeo,  and  any 
wholesale tobacco house in Detroit, Chicago, 
Louisville and St. Louis, im m  w if fs s  ?

Yours respectfully.

Hf^W'GOEBEE
W all Paper

Is the largest jobber of

In the  State, not excluding  Detroit.  An 
immense stock  now on  hand  in latest  pat­
terns,  and we  want to  sell.  Prices lowest. 
Also  wholesale  Paints  and  Varnishes. 
Brushes  and  artists  materials.  Orders 
filled  promptly.  Correspond  with  me.
19 Canal St.,  GRAND-RAPIDS.

PROPRIETOR OF THE

D.  D.  COOK,
Valley City Slow Case Factory,
SHOW OASES

MANUFACTURER OF

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Prescription  Cases,

! My Prioës are Lower than any of My Compet­

itors.  Send for Catalogues.

21 Scribner  Street, Grand  Rapids.

TELEPHONE 374..

JULIUS  HOIÍ<E5ÍAN, Pres..

A.  H. WATSON. Tre»*..
8.F .A S P IM V . 
CASH  CAPITAL,  8 2 0 0 ,0 9 0 .

MAGIO COFFEE ROASTEfi

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

No 

Bolt. B lest

150 L ong St., 
Cleveland, Ohio

Whips.

The  best  w hips  in   th e  world, m ade in  all  grades. 

Buggy, C arriages, Cab, Team, F arm  and Express.

JUDD  db  OO., 

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 
> 

And Full Line Summer Goods.

102  CANA L  STREET.

And  personal  property  to  be  actually 
given away to  purchasers  of  the celebrated
"Golden-Rod” and "Preslo” Cigars
in 1888.

Wholesale  Grocers,

HANDLE  EVERYTHING  IN  THE  PROVISION  LINE.

Pork, Beef, Lard, Hams, Shoul­
ders,  Bacon,  Sausage,  Pigs’ 
* Feet,  Canned  Beef,  Lunch 
Tongue, Potted  Ham, etc.

GURTI88

Everything in the Paper Line.

Rockfolls,  Childs,  Sterling, Economy,
GENERAL  WOODENWARE,

W. & T. PURE JUTE  MANILLA.

0ILCA1 H S . ENOUGH. 

1 CONGRESS.

EK-A-BOO,

AXE  HANDLES, 

BASKETS, 

CLOTHES  BARS, 

LINES  AND  PINS, 

BRUSHES, 
MOPS, 

TUBS  AND  PAILS, 

BOW LS,

Everything in the Woodenware Line.

catfliWTER-FREEñtn\

D i R E C T I O N S   7. 

¡
We have cooked the corn in this can 
sufficiently.  Should  be  Thoroughly 
Warmed (net cooked) adding  piece ot 
Good Butter (size often'* egg) »nit gill 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.) 
Season to suit when on the tabla Nona 
genuine unless bearing the signature ot

D*yeuport  Canning  ob.

AT  THiSH

68 Monro©  Street/ 
-  Grand Rapids,
LorillarcFs  New  “Smoking  or  Chewing”

in  3  oz.,  8  oz.  or  16  oz.  Handsomely  Decorated  Papers. 

To he had of all Jobbers at the very low price of

Mildest, Smoothest  Smoke Ever Offered for Less than 30 Cents per Pound.

B I R D C A G E S !

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B’  Wood’s pah.planished, H

Wood’s patofitplanwihed.Kos. 24 to 27 
 25  to  27 
, 

Broken DaeksTSo 9  Jb extra.

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TACKS.

SQUARES.

TINNER’S SOLDER.

TIN   PLATES.
 

 
SH EETIRO N . 

Sisal, H in.and  latg 6r . . : , i C , .......... h
M anilla....;:__ ..............................................  tg
Steel a n d iro n ......................2........... '...dis  70&10
Try and B e v e l s . ...................dis 
60
Mitre  .......  
sgO
dis 
~
Com. Smooth.  Ck>m.
.  #3 00
3 00!
3 10
3  15
3 26
3 35
All sheets No, 18 and lighter,  over 2  inches 

Nos. 10 to 1 4 ..............  . .. .. ..  *4 20 
N<».15to 17 ........... .............>Vi;  4 20 
4 20 
Nos. 18 to 21...................  
N os.^to*24.......... ........................... 4 20 
N 0 S j5 t0  26..............  
4 40 
No, 27..........................................  4 
60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC. 
In casks of 600 S>s,  B>........................... 
flix
In Smaller quansities, $   Jtu ...................1 
6H
American, ail  kinds.............................dis 
60
Steel, aUjkinds..........................            .dis  60
Swedes, all kinds..............................  
60
n g   eo
Gimp and L a c e ......................... 
50
Cigar Box  N ails.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  *  ....d is 
Finishing N ails......................... 
.ffig 50
 
 
50
Common and P atent B rads.............. dis 
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis 
50
Trunk and CloutNails.................  
  dis  50
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails.......... dis 
45
Leathered Carpet  Tacks..................     dis 
35
No. 1,  Refined........................................... 
22
24
Market  Half-and-half...............*.7 
Strictly  Half-and-half.......................  
27
10x14,Charcoal.:  
IC, 
......... 6 00@6 20
10x14,Charcoal... . . . . . . . . . . . . . __   7 85
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal..................................   6 85
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal................. 
8  35
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal..................................  6 35
IC, 
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal................................   7  85
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal..................... 
9 35
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool.................................  11  37
IXXXX , 14x29,  Charcoal............................   13  15
IX , 
16  10
20x28, Charcoal..................... 
DC, 
100 Plate C h a rc o a l......................      7 10
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal...... 
................   9  10
DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal............................   1110
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.......................  13 10
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to  7 35 
Roofing, 14x20, IC........ ..............................       5  40
Roofing, 14x20;  IX ........................................   7  00
Roofing, 20x28, I C . ..................... 
12 00
Roofing,  20x28, IX ......................... .........7 .  15  CO
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne................  6 00
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...............  7  60
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne.................12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne..............  15  00
Steel, Game....................... f ........................... 60&16
OneidaCommuntity,  Newhouse’s ... . . . .dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley A Norton’s, .60A16
Hotchkiss’ ...................................... ......... 
68A10
S,P. AW. Mfg.  Oo.’s ..................................66&10
Mouse, choker........................................18c ^  doz
Mouse,  delusion................................. $1 50 ft doz
Bright M arket...............
.............   dis  67H
Annealed M arket..........
— .— dis  30&10,
Coppered M arket..........
.................dis  62H
E xtra Bailing.............
.................  dis  55
Tinned  M arket..............
................dis  62H
Tinned Broom..........
xm nea  uroom ...........................................» f t   09
Tinned M attress...................................................w 8H
Coppered Spring Steel......................"..dis 
50
Tinned Spring Steel. . . ................ 
dis 40&10
Plain Fence...................................... 
^  a>  3
Barbed Fence, galvanized.................... 
4 00
painted...................................3 25
Copper.................................................new  list net
Brass...................................................new  list-net
Bright 
................. : ..................... ¿fig  70&10&10
Screw Eyes........................................dis  70&10&10
Hook’s ..............................................dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eves...................dig  70&10&10
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled.................
Coe’s Genuine.....................................................dig go
Coe’s Pte nt A gricultural, wrought, dis 
Coe’s  P tent. m alleable..................................*dis 75&1C
B irdcages...................................................
Pumps,  Cistern..................................... dis
Screws, new  lis t................................ . 
Casters,  Bed-and  P late,.............dis50&10&10
Dampers, A m erican.................. 
 
Forks, boes, rakes an all steel goods. ..d 
Copper Bottom s.............................. 

50
75
_
7G&5
40
%

MISCELLANEOUS.

Ti n —l e a d e d . 

W IRE GOODS.

WRENCHES.

 
30c

rates.

W IRE.

75

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HARDW OOD  DUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay  as  follows 
for  dry  stock,  measured  merchantable, mill 
culls out;
Basswood, log-run............................13 00@15 00
Birch, log-run................  .................. 15 00@18 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2.............................. 
@35 00
Black Ash, log-run........................ .  14 00@16 50
Cherry,  log-run..................................25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2......................... 45 00@50 00
Cherry,  cull.........................................  
@10 00
Maple,  log-run................................. .12 00@14 00
Maple, soft,  log-run......................11 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.............................. 
@20 00
Maple, clear, flooring.......................  
@25 Oo
Maple, white, selected................ 
^  @25 Oo
Red Oak, log-run.......................................18 00@20 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2................ 
24 00@25 06
Red Oak, % sawed, 8in and upw’d..40 00@45 00
Red Oak,  “ 
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank............... 
@25 00
  @55 00
W alnut, lo g -ru n ...................... 
 
W alnut, Nos. 1 and 2 . . .................... 
@75 00
Walnuts,  culls....................................  
@25 00
Grey Elm, log-run.............................. 
@13 00
W hiteAsh,  log-run..................................14 00@16 50
Whitewood,  log-run............................... 20 00@22 00
W hite Oafc log-run__ . . . . . . . . ______,,17 00@18 00

regular....................30 00035 00

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RAGS, RUBBERS, BONES & METALS
Wm. Brummeler,

BOUGHT  BY 

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JOBBER IN

TIN W A R E, GLASSW ARE  and NOTIONS. 

TELEPH O N E  640.

79 Spring St„  -  Grand Eapids.

Ib& r& V pare

Iron and 1 
Copper Rb

W n ’i   i m r i i t i n a y
Â?f  S
f i t t i  Vlofr-PrwfclMit—P aul P. M orgaa, M onro«.  m  i  
f r o n M P Ë W ! t t ™ ! t r111  'V irirn   ?  >-'  V ;  •: 
S eeretery—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids. 
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E teo o ttv »  B ^ r d —fifeslddhi.’’S e c r e t a ^  Geo. W i Hub- 
b u firffiiñ t, W- G- X aliier, Io n ia , Irv in g  F . tilapp, Al-
C om m lttëe on Trade Interests—S m ith Barnes, T raverse 
C ity, Chan  r   B ridgm an, F lin t,  H.  B  F argo,  Muske- 
•••Xoi|.  - » 
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E. Kelsey, Ionia; « d a lM cM illan, Rockford. 
'C om m ittee  on  T ransportatìon—J .   W.  Mil liken,  Trav­
erse City ; Jno. P. Stanley, B attle  Creek ;  Wm. Rebec, 
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E a st Saginaw. 
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OoinmiUtw on  Insurance—N.  D. 
.Lovells  E.  Y.
Hogle, H astings ; O. M. Clem ent, Cheboygan. 
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C om m ittee o a  BnUàingr  a n d   L oan AsBociations-r-F. L. 
F uller,  F ran k fo rt;  S.  E. 1'h iMII,  Owosso;  W ill  Em- 
.^ I ^ E a tO Á ^ p id s .

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1  The following auxiliary associations are o p  
erating under  charters granted by the Michi­
gan BusinessM en’s Association :

No. 1—Traverse City B. M. A. 
President, Geo. B. Steele ; Secretary. 1* Roberta.

P resident, K. B. ¿ la in ; Secretary , F ran k  T. King.

No. 3—S t u r g i s  B. M. A. 

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president. H, S. C hnreh; Secretary, W m. Jo in .
N o .  4—G rand R apids  M. A. 
President, B. J. H errick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.
No.  ß—M u s k e g o n  B. M . A. 
P resident, H. B .'Fargo; S ecretary ,'W m .Peer.
.  No. 6—A lba B. M. A. 

President. F. W . Stoat; Secretary, P, T. Baldwin.
Preeident, T. M. Sloan ; Secretary, N. H. W ld g e r._____
P resident, F. H. T hurston ; Secrotary, Geo. L. Thurston.

• No. 7—D im ondale I t  H . A.
No. 8—E astp o rt B. M. A. 
No, 9—Law rence B. M. A. 

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

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N o .  IO —H a r b o r  S p r i n g s  B . M .  A . 

President, W . J. C lark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson.

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

No. l  2—Q uincy B. M. A.

President, Ç. McKay-. S ecretary, Thos. Lennon-

President, H.B. B turtevant; Secretary, W.  Q. Shane.

President, R. R -P erkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.

No, 14—No. M uskegon B. M. A. 
President, S. A. Howey; Secretary, G. C. Havens.
No. 15—Boyne City B. M. A.
N o .  1 6 —S a n d  L a k e  B . M .  A . 
President, J . V. C randall:  Secretary, W. Rasco.
No. 17—P lain  w ell B. M. A.
President, E. A-  Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle.
N o .  1 8 —O w o s s o  B . M ; A . 
No.  19—A da B. M. A

President, S. E. P arkill; S ecretary, S. Lam from .

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

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

N o .  2 0 —S a u g a t u c k   B. M . A . 
N o .  2 1 —W a y l a n d  B . M . A . 

P resident, 0 . H. W harton; S ecretory, M. V. Hoyt.

Persident, A. B. Schum acher ¡Secretary, W.  R‘.  Clarke,

N o .  2 2 —G r a n d   L e d g e   B .J H . A  
No. 23—Carson C ity  B. M. A,

President, F. A, R ockafellow; Secretary, C. G. Bailey.

N o . 2 4 —M o r le y   B .  M . A .

P resident, J. E. Thurkow ;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond 
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N o . 2 5 —F a i o   B . M . A . 

President, Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D- Pew.

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N o . 2 6 —rG re e n v i l l e   W. M . A . 

President. S. ¿.-Stevens; S ecretary, Geo. B. Caldwell.

No  8 7 -D o rr » . M. A. 

President, E. S. B otsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher.

,N o . 2 8 —C h e b o y g a n  B. M . A  
President, 3.  H. T uttle;  Secretary, H*G. Dozer.
No. 29—F reep o rt B. M. A.
N o . 3 0 —O c e a n a  B .  M . A .

P resident, W m. Moore ;  Secretary, A. J. O heesebrough.

President, A. G. A very;  Secretary, E. S. H oughtaling.
President, Thos. J. G reen;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury.

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

President, G. W . W atrous;  Secretary, J. B. W atson.

N o .  3 2 —C o o p e r  » v il l e  B . M . A . 
No. 33—C harlevoix  B. M. A. 

President,  L.  D.  B artholom ew ;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.

President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P. T. W illiam s.

No. 34—Saranac B . M. A.
.  No.  35—B ellaire  B. M. A.
No. 36—Ith ac a   B.  M. A.

President, W m . J. Pixon; Secretary, G. J. Noteware. 
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President, O. F. Jack so n ;  Secretary, Jo h n   M. E verden.

No. 37—B attle C r e e k  B. M. A. 

President;,  Chas. F. B ock;  S ecretary,  W. F. B axter, 

No. 38—Scottville B.  M. A. 

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

N o . 3 9   - B u r r  O a k  B , M . A,. 

President, W. g. W ilier; Secretary, F. W. Sheldon. 
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President»^!. T, H artson; Secretary, Chas. Coller.
N o . 4 1 —B r e c f c e n r id g e   B . M . A . 

N o'. 4 0 —E a t o n  R a p i d s  B . M . A . 

President, W. O. W atson ; Secretary, C.  E, Scndder.

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

President, Jos. G erber; Secretary  C. J. R athbun.

N o . 4 3 —T u ^ t i n  B . M . A . 

President, G. A. Estés; Secretary,W . M. Holmes.

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

President, E. B. M artin ^Secretary, W, H. Sm ith.

N o .  4 5 —H o y tv H lè   B . M .  A .

President, D. E . H allenbeck; Secretary, O. A. H aliaday.

N o . 4 6 —r L e s lie  B .  M . A . 

P resident,W m . H utchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.
~President, G. R. H oyt; Seeretaiy, W. H. Graham .
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.

N o .  4 7 —F l i n t   M .  U . 

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No. 49—Leroy  B  M.  A. 

President,  A.  W enzel!; Secretary, F ran k  Smith.

N o . 5 0 —M a n is te e  B .  M . A . 

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

No, 51—Cedar Springs  B.  M.  A.

, P resident, L. M- Sellers; Secretary, W. C, Congdon.
President, F. D. Vós; Secretary, Wm. Mieras.
No, 53—B ellevue B< M. A. 

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

President, F ran k  Phelps; Secretary, John H. York.

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

N o . 5 4 — D o u g la s  B .  M .  A .

N o .  5 5 — i 'e t e s k e y   B .  M . A , 

P resident, C. F. H ankey; S ecretary, A. C. Bowman.

President, N. W. D rake;  Secretary, T. M. Harvey.

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

N o . 5 7 —R o c k f o r d   B . M . A . 

P resident, Geo. A. Sage; Secretary. J . M. Spore.

N o . 5 8 —F i f e  L a k e  B . M . A . 

President, E. H agadorn; Secretary, E. C. Brower.

N o . 5 9 —F e n n v i l l e  B . M . A . 

President F. S. Raym ond: Secretary, P. S. Swarts.

N o . 6 0 —S o u th  B o a r d m a n   B .M . A .  _ 

President, H. E, H ogan; Secretary, S. E. N eihardt.

President, V. E; Manley; Secretary, L  B. Barnes.

No.  61—H artfo rd   B. M. A. 
N o .  6 2 —L a s t  îr a g in a w  M . A . 

President, G. W. M eyer; S ecretary,T heo. Radish.

N o . 6 3 —E v a r t  B . M . A . 

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President, W. M. D avis; S ecretary, C, E. Bell,
N o , 6 4 —M e r r i l l  B . M . A . 

President, C.W . R obertson; S ecretary, Wm. H orton.

N o . 6 5 —K a l k a s k a   B . M . A-. 

President, Jas. C raw ford ; S ecretary, C. S. Blom.

President, F ran k  W ells; Secretary, W. E. Grotty.

N o . 6 6 —L a n s i n g  B . M .  A . 

N o . 6 7 - i W a t e r v U e t   B . M .  A . 
President, Geo. Parsons; S ecretary, J. M. Halt:.

No. 68—A llegan B. M .A .

President;.A. E. C alkins;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand,

No. 69—Scotte and Clim ax B. M. A. 
Preeidenit, L y m aa C lark; Secretary, F. 8. W lillaoa.  |

President, H. Ä. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers.  1

; No. 10—N ashville p . M. A,
No. 71—A shley  R   H i  A, 

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President, li; NetzÄ-g; Secretary, Geo. E. C h atterb u ek

M anufacturers  Seeking  New  Locations,
Smith HiddHngs Purifier Co., Jackson. 
Lovell Kefrigerator Co., Ionia.  ■  '
Clapp Shirt Co., Allegan.
David Woodward (plows) Clinton.

-  Special E nterprises W anted.

¿  H ard wood fqptoties—Fife Lake.

G rist Mill—Hopkins Station.
N ewspaper—North Muskegon. 
ytostmiU—Bellpvue.
Wood working establishment—Quincy.
Tobacco factory, vinegar and pickle factory
CSwinery—Wayland. 
SSBPlö^-SandLake. 

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Four ThingB of W hich to be Proud. 

i  One of the veterans in the organization army
rtl^ànsw erjto^fo ¡
■ g g M M M « » J V g e ! iä g H |

P resident H am U ton’sO b se rv a tio n sa t K . Î»

'AnajSai^yWÊÊm.

B&milton spent

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Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, and  favors The 
T r a d e s m a n   with  Some points  picked  u p  by 
the wttyî- ■ ■/ ; ^  

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B. A. S tew e/G gandfli^M i?' 

Battle Creek, April 12,1888.
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Dear Sir-  

delay  ia  the beauti-
fulcity.of Kalamazoo gave  me an-opportuni­
ty  to   call  upon'  our  old  friend»  Schuster, a 
pioneer in o u r association work."  From 'him , I 
learned of thè m ovem ent now on foot in Kala­
mazoo to organizé à  B.-M. A r  H is  enthusiasm 
in this line has never wavered,  fie  is  a  firm 
believer in the éfflcaoy of our  system  and ad­
vocates organization a t the oost of any person­
al sacrifice. 
Escorting me to the Telegraph office, I enjoy­
ed a delightful Chat with Messrs.  B artlett and 
Eaton.  Breezy m en, they are, anddesirous of 
looking into the plans of the B. M. A.-; with re­
ference to an  organization  in  Kalamazoo.  1 
outlined the work in a few moments’ tim e and 
the advantages to them  w ere clearly apparent. 
“Ju s t what we wakt,” saM they, and I am sure 
their columns will be open to fu rth er any good 
enterprise and to bring  the  business  men of 
their city Into harmonique,  active effort.
Messrs. Roberts, S*.iz and  Edwards,  a  com­
m ittee to report upon the advisability of such 
an  organization, are  gentlem en  whose  inter­
ests are not confined to self only.  Liberal and 
conservative, desirous o f getting  others’  ex­
periences, but a>ive to tbe call of the  day,  an 
interview w ith such gentlemen upon business 
topics is as refreshing as à  July shower.  Fend 
them   our  constitution,  blanks,  etc.,  also  a 
yearly delinquent  book,  referring  to  “ What 
Has Been Done.”
While  the  Retail  Grocers’  Association  of 
Kalamazoo did grand work, the  movers feel it 
desirable to merge it into à B. M. A.
When I see so great interest manifested in the 
work of the B.  M.  A.,  where  such  organiza­
tions do not exist, I àia doubly  sure  that the 
influence going out from those  in active oper­
ation is broadening and  deepening every day.
A call upon one gentleman to-day convinced 
•me th at we  sometimes  “ bark  Up  the  wrong 
tree.”  “ Why,” said he, “you need not,attem pt 
to tell ms th e  advantages of an organization,  I 
know them  alneady and  am  in  for one,  first, 
last and all the time.”
Ah hour’s run to Battle Creek and a  call up­
on President Bock assured me of the prosperi­
ty  of his Association.  He is the right  man for 
the place—a gentleman of high  standing  and 
Intelligence.  Formerly  his  Association  was 
confined to grocers only.  Merging into a B.M. 
A., and becoming an incorporated  body, it has 
grown to be one of the  largest  in  the  State. 
Tbe wisdom of their course is  clearly  shown. 
The grocers  are  “ busiuess  men,”  and  their 
class interests are receiving th e   necessary at­
tention under the B. M; A., and other interests 
are welding bands of  iron  around  the  whole 
body.
Secretary  B axter’s  heart  is  in  the  work. 
His suggestions relating: to our collection  sys­
tem , I  hope to see set forth  at- length.  A live 
editor for a Secretary will make an Association 
succeed.  Give us more officers like him.
A State convention  at  Cheboygan  in  July 
will ju st hit this section.
Editor Willard will  not  longer  confound us 
with the bad-debt collection scheme.  “Disput­
ed accounts require a ju st and impartial hear­
ing.”  Executive boards  should never placé a 
m an’s name on the delinquent list  at the insti­
gation of any one  man,  maliciously  inclined. 
“Pay  or  protection”  only  is  sought.  Seek 
rather to make a good-paying  man  than a de­
linquent a t large.  J ustice and fairness should 
be the motto.
Does not Battle Creek need  another express 
eompany-or a  “busting  up”  of  the  present 
rates by the business men?  •
Battle Creek should have an  Association  of 
2(30 members.
The  Tradesman should be in  the  hands of 
every Association worker.
Irresponsible traders do not thrive  where B . 
M. A.’s exist.  Their methods do not stand the 
light of educated public opinion.
Where men pull together to  build up old en­
terprises and to encourage new  ones;  when a 
few m enare willing to take the  reins  in their 
hands and work  for  the  good  of  the  whole, 
without grumbling at  the  indifference  of the 
many—then will  both  peace  and  prosperity 
follow. 

More anon.

F r a n k   H a m i l t o n .

The  Largest  Association in the State.
Muskegon, April 11,1888.

E. As Stowe, G rand Rapids :
D e a r  SiR—Enclosed fin d  *3.50 for ten auxilia­
ry members of the Michigan  B. M. A.  We ad­
mitted eleven new members last  night, which 
make a  grand total of 155 in good standing.
Wake up  your Grand  Rapids Association or 
we will show you the largest delegation a t our 
next  State  m eeting  of  any  Association  in 
Michigan.  I won’t rest  until  we  have 200, as 
I  promised  you. 

Yours.
W m .  P e e r , Sec’y.

REPORT  OF THE LAST MEETING.

From  the Muskegon Business Gazette.
After electing eleven  new  members, at the 
last meeting of  the  B.  M.  A.,  Vice-President 
Miller  reported  having  interviewed  Mr. Mc­
Cracken, of the T.  S. & M., in regard to the rail­
roads  hops, and  spoke  encouragingly  of the 
prospect ofsecuring their location here. Mayor 
Torrent also offered some  able  and pertinent 
remarks and  timely  advice  in  regard  to  the 
matter.
A motion  was  made  and  carried  that  the 
Chair  appoint  à  committee of five to confer 
with the Board  of Trade with  a  view to unit­
ing theefforts of the two organizations  to  se­
cure the location of  the  shops  and tbe estab­
lishment of a  steamship line between this city 
and Milwaukee.  The chair appointed as  such 
committee Messrs.  H.  B. Fargo, H . D. Baker, 
P. J. Connell, S. S. Morris,  and C. J. Hamilton.
M r.E im erstated  that  the  Woolsey  Wheel! 
Works, of Sandusky,  Ohio,  were  looking for 
a location In Michigan, and  the Secretary was 
instructed  to  write  them   for  particulars, !
Tbe meeting then adjourned for two weeks. !
Tbe meetings are  now  held  in the Council 

Chamber  instead of Fireman’s  Hall.

of  the  S tate' Executive
p lth e  fit 
Committee will 
Lansing]
on May 1-, tbe date the IUygnr|hee  Policy'Com' 
mission  gives  a  hearing.  The  date  of  tbe 
CheboyEan convention will then:be decided. ' 
In view of the fact th at the  next  State con 
ventìon  is  to   bg  held  at  Chejaoygan,  The 
T r a d e s m a n   suggest»  that! Mackinaw  City, 
St.Jgnace,  Newberry,  Saulfc  Ste  Marie  and 
other near-by  towns  take  steps  to  organize 
auxiliaries without  delay,  in  order  th at they
may be represented in the convention by dele­
gates. 

The Sand Lake  B.  M.  A.  is  determined to 
secare the'location of an elevator  and  roller' 
mill  at  that  place,  and  wiil  do  the  “right 
thing” by a man Who  wi ll  pu t in a mill with a 
capacity of 25 barrels  per  day, „ The  Associa­
tion is also agitating  the  question of improv­
ing the roads leading into town, having raised 
a  purse of #30 to  assist  in  the  betterm ent of 
one thoroughfare.

\

F, L. WiHison, Secretary  o f  the Scotts  and 
Climax B. M. A., Writes:  “A t our last meeting 
we took  up  the  subject  of  long  credits and 
gave  it  quite  an  overhauling.  We  are  in 
hopes of  seeing  the  retail  dealer’s  terfii  of 
credit narrowed down to from th irty   to  sixty 
days, instead of  from   one  to  two years.  We 
are all well pleased with  the  workings Of our 
B.  M. A., having all secured m arked benefits.” 
Wayland  Globe:  The  m eeting  of the Busi­
ness Men’s Association  was quite well attend­
ed  last  Friday  evening.  The  members  are 
favorably considering  the  idea  of  bolding a 
banquet in the  near  future,  for the purpose 
of getting together and enjoying  each other’s 
society for an evening,  as  business  men with 
thei# families.  It is a  good scheme and would 
be  a  benefit  to  all.  Sociability  is  what is 
much  needed  everywhere  among  business 
men.

Teeumseh Herald:  One-of  the  most enter­
prising and'prospering towns  in  Michigan is 
Owosso.  The  town  has a live Business M  n’s 
Association, which is on the watch  for  every 
kind of enterprise th at  can  be  induced to lo­
cate thjere.  Tne place gave  the  Toledo,  Ann 
Arbor &  Northern  Railray  *25,13(30  to  locate 
their shops  there  and  that  company  isnoW 
putting iq a plant th at will  cost  over  #200,000 
when completed.  And  now  the  town has se­
cured a branch of the New York  Iron  Bridge 
and Machine Works.  There is no valid reason 
why Teeumseh m ight  not  accomplish similar 
good results with a Business Men’s Association 
to  look after her interests.
JJharlotte Republican:  Thé  B.  M.  A.  Wed­
nesday evening considered  the  proposition to 
organize a stock company  for  the purpose of 
m anufacturing  and  selling  A.  O.  Carman’s 
improved and recently patented  mowing  ma­
chine.  The purpose  is  primarily  to  tax  the 
stockholders  for  enough  to  build  a  sample 
machine, which, if satisfactory,  will  w arrant 
the company  in erecting a factory and manu­
faeturing the machine on an  extensive  scale. 
In addition, providing thè success of the mow­
er was assured, the company would also go in­
to the m anufacture of the binder, a patent on 
which Mr. Carman  has  secured.  A  meeting 
of the Association was held last evening to dis­
cuss the scheme, but nothing  definite was ac­
complished.  To say the  least,  the  enterprise 
is well worth a  very careful investigation.
Good Report irom Battle Creek.

Battle Creek, April 12,1888.

B. A. Sto-.ve, G rand Rapids:
Dear Sir —Af   the  regular  meeting,  of the 
Battle Creek B. M.  a.,  held  Wednesday even­
ing, J .P .  Stanley,  Secretary, of  the  Associa­
tion, who has  made arrangem eA s to  remove 
permanently to Ft. Payne, Ala.,  handed in his 
resignation, which  was  accepted,  and  I  was 
duly  elected  in  his  stead.  Will  you-kindly 
make the necessary change  In your directory 
and send all communications to me  which are 
intended for our Association.
As  editor  of  the  Sunday  Morning Call,  I 
have found  a  good  deal  of  “m eat”  in The 
T radesman and desire to congratulate you on, 
the appearance and contents Of your paper.
Since taking thehelm , I have gotten out our 
first sheet,  which  will  be  forwarded  to  you 
shortly.
Our Association  is  booming  and  we  hare 
several im portant  m atters  under  considera­
tion. of which I will advise you later.

Yours fraternally,
W. F. Baxter, Sec’y.

Ashley Organized.

.Thirteen  Ashley  business  men  m et  last 
Thursday evening and organized  auxliary No. 
71 under the direction of O. F. Jackson,  Presi­
dent of the Ithaca B.  M.  A.  A bout  a  dozen 
others are expected  to  join a t the next meet­
ing.  M orrÿ  Netzorg  was  elected  President 
and Geo. E. Chatterbuek Secretary.

Gobleviîle Considering Organization.
G o b l e  vi l l e ,  April 9,1888.

E. A, Stowe, G rand Rapids:
D e a r  S i r —There is some  talk'óf organizing 
a Business Men’s Association at this-placa.but 
we do not knew the workings  of  the  Associa­
tion.  Please send us by-laws and  such  infor­
mation as we need to post up on.

Respectfully,

M y e r s  B r o s .

Muskegon Must Look to Her Laurel».
South Havehj, April 11,1888.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:
D e a r  S i r —At the first  regular  m eeting  of 
the Business Mbn’s Association, held last even­
ing, President Monroe announced  the follow­
ing standing committees:
M anufacturing — Geo.  S.  Myham,  H.  E. 
Dewey, G. B, Pomeroy.
,  Trade  Interests—E.  P.  Townsend,  Jas.  H. 
Johnson, Wakeley Elkenberg.
Insurance—H.  Steadman, C. H. Fletcher,  D. 
R. McCrunmon.
Improvements—H.  M.  Avery, J. C. Merson, 
W.C. Ransom. 
Trade Interests—John R, Means,  W.  S. P ar­
ker, Henry Zeedyke.
We also provided  for  a*  special  Committee 
on Advertising of two members.
,  We have now thirty-seven  members  on o ur 
list and are in good working shape.  We had a 
good  attendance  and  much  interest  mani­
fested. ~  We propose  to  make this the banner 
organization of  Western  Michigan.  You will 
hear from* US often. 

Truly yours,

,

S, Vah O b t b a n d , Sec’y.

, Sherwood in Line on Organization.

S h e r w o o d , Ap.ril 12,1888.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:
-  Dear Sir —Tuesday evening, April  10, twen- 
ty-two business  men  of  Sherwood  m et  and 
formed a Business Men’s  Association  for the 
sole purpose of building up the business inter- 
estsof Sherwood. Few towns in Southern Mich-> 
igan have more hard wood tim ber  and We are 
determined to try  and  secure  something th a t 
can use it,  A fine farm ing  section surrounds 
us and <a cream ery would do well here.  Plenty 
of fru it can be bought to supply fru it  dryers.
1- am  in  hopes o f. getting  them   uwake sobs 
to join the State Association. 

T ours, 
W /R. Mandigo, Sec’y.

Ludin&^on. Agitating Organization.
Ltoibgtor, April 18,1888.

; 
W ritten to r Thx TBASEBXtir.
Dear Sir—From  pbnvmmition  with  some 
of theleading business  men of  Lifdlngton. I 
thlnkthem about ripe for forming an Associa­
tion.  At the requëst of some  of them,  r-aim

VISITING  BUYERS.

▼file 

Lake 

W ayland 

‘  A Wooley, H astings
R utgers A  Tien,G raaf schap

The following retail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
L M Wolf, Hudson ville 
R Gannon, W hite Cloud 
H enry  Sissons,.  C entral R  B McCulioeh, Berlin 
F  G Sm ith, Coopersville
J  E Thurkow , M orley 
W H- Sferuik,  F orest  Grove 
Alex. D enton, H oward City A S Frey, Lake 
G B Cham bers, W ayland  G F  Ceok, Grove  ,
J  P  Cordes, Alpine 
A N orris & Son, Casnovia  L A  Paine,  English ville 
C P  Lillie, Coopersville 
Spring & Lindley, Bailey  H um phrey  &  Spaulding, 
W  G H astings; K ent C ity 
C S Judson, C annonsburg  N H arris, Big Springs 
W right  &  Friend,  Lake W m B arker, Sand Lake 
R H Topping, CasnOvia
^Odessa 
Sevey ¿H e rrin g to n , Berlin
R L W illett, A ltona 
Daniel  Clelland.  Coopers, C H Doming,  D utton 
S Cooper, Jam estow n
—  
Gus  Begrnan, B auer  * 
Chas Judson, Cannonsburg
J  L  Thom as,  C annonsburg E  R  W right, W oodville 
J  A Sm ith, Byron Center  Wm DePree, Zeeland
J  C S cott, Lowell
5 T M eLellan,Denison 
R 8 S hiffert,B ridgeton 
H aw ks  Bros  &  Goffylian- 
eelona
W Thom as & Son.  Bowne 
B aker  &  Baker,  R ockford J  W Baleom, S outh  Board- 
Cole & Chapel, Ada 
m an  '
D C  Collier,  G ilbert 
M L Squires, C asnovia 
L A'Knowles, W est Troy 
John Farrow e, South  Blen-
A Fisher & C o'Low ell 
'don
H Dalm on, Allendale 
W J  Mills, B lanchard 
H aven A  Solheim,  Muske- F ran k   N arragang,  Byron 
C enter
Jo h n  Van Enenan,  Zeeland Den H erder & Tanis,  Vries- 
T J  Bmedley, Byron Center 
lan d  
G M Reno, H untley 
J  St Keeney, F erry 
G H W albrink, Allendale 
N eal McMillan, Rockford 
Adam Newell, Burnip’s Cor- Schoonfleld  &  Clark  Mus- 
,'n e r s  
J  B W atson, GoopersTille  -  John K ruisenga,  H olland  .. 
H easier  &  H essler,  Rock- 0  H Joldersm a, Jam estow n 
John D antstra, G itchell
•ford 
C E Blakeley, M ancelona  R  T  P arish, G rundville 
B lakeley Bros, Fife Lake 
I   Volmari, Fillm ore C enter 
A W  Fentori & Co, B ailey  H Van Noord, JameBtown 
W m  V ermeulen,  Beaver G Ten  Hoor,  F orest  Grove 
J   C  Benbow, Cannonsburg S McNitt & Co, Byron Cent’

W isler & Co, M ancelona
John Kamps, Zutphen
F  P  H opper, Middleville 
Jas SToland, Ross 
kegon

"  Geo C arrington, TUent

Dam 

gon 

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A  Kind  Man.

A—Do you see yonder gentleman  in  -the 

fur  coa# 

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A*—That man has helped to dry  up raany
^   l  ¿ 7 ''{ s *   p
B—Ah, then fae  is  a  benefaetor  of  his

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AUGERS AND BITS. 

These  prices  are  fo r cash buyers,  who 
,  , 
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" 
.dis 
00 
.dis 
60 
60 
.diS 
.dis  -  60 
.dis 
60 
.dis 
40 
dis 
25 
.dis50A10

promptly and buy In full packages. 
’ 
Iy e s\ old style. .
N. H.C-Co.,,.........
Douglass’............: .......
Pierces’  ............... ;.
Shell’s .
Cook’s  ....................................
Jennings’,  genuine*___.....
Jennings’,  im itation.... r ~...
BALANCES.
Spring.....................................
BARROWS.
R ailroad......................A .......
G arden............................ 
.
BELLS.
H am l.................:..........................dis  $ 60&10A10
70
Cow.................................................. dis* 
C a ir...vi............. . . . . . . ................  dip 
30&15
G ong--.......................  
............. uis 
25
Door. Sargent....  ............. ; .........dis 
60&10
Stove......................................................d is*  
0
. .dis #
0
Carnage  new  l is t.......___  
....d is  70A10
...d is 7G&10
...dis
50
.......................   - - ...d is  
50
70
,.dis 
Sleigh Shoe................ 
 
 
..dis
70
W rought Barrel  Bolts.......................dis 
80
..dis
60
40
Caqt  Barrel B o lts ............................... dis 
..dis
40
40
  dis 
Cast Barrel, brasp  knobs............... 
..dis
40
60
Cast Square Spring.. „ ..........................dis 
. .dis
60
Cast Chain ..... ..........  
40
dis 
..dis
40
W rought Barrel, brass  knob.-._____.dis 
60
..dis
60
W rought Square       .................. .........dis 
60
..dis
60
60
dis 
Wrought-Sunk Flush.................... 
..dis
60
W rought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
F lu sh ...................................................dis  60&10
Ives’ D o o r....... 
...dis  60&10

.BOLTS.

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BRACES.

 

 

 

 

 

c h i s e l s .

BUCKETS.

BUTTS. CAST.

CARTRIDGES.

------dis
........ dis
........dis
.....d is

. - .......... ............ r ............ 

tip p e d ....................................

..  ..dis  50&10
-----dis 
50
_____dis 
net
............. #  850
4 00

Backus.........
Spofford........
Am. Bail.........
Well, plain__
Well, sw ivel..
Cast Loose Pin, figured......................
dis 70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed.......
.dis 70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed. 
dis
60&
W rought Narrow, bright fast  joint
.dis 60&10
Wrought Loose  P in ...........................
.dis 60&10
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip ..........
.dis 60& 5
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned.......
.dis 60& 5
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silvt
.dis 60& 5
W rought Table............. .......................
,dis 60&10
.dis 60&10
Wrought Brass.......
75
Blind, Clark’s. « __
70&10
Blind, Parker’s __ _
7Q&10
Blind, Shepard’s ...
70
Ely’s 1-10................................................ per m f  65
Hick’s C. F. . .......................................... 
60
G .D ..........................  
35
M usket....................... 
60
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & W inchester  new  list.. ..50
Rim  Fire, United  States............. '.................dis50
Central F ire..................................................... <Ubs>5
Socket Firm er....  ..............................dis  70&10
Socket Fram ing..  ............Í .............. ..dis  70&10
Socket Com er..........................................dis 70&10
Socket Slicks..........................................dis
70&10 
Butchers’Tanged  Firm er...................dis
40 
Barton’s Socket  Firm ers...
. .dis 
20
Cold................................... .
— net
COMBS.
Curry,  Lawrence’s .............
... dis 
Hotchkiss  ............................
. .dis
COCKS.
Brass,  Racking’s .................
60
Bibb’s  .............................. .
60
B e e r.................... .................
40&10
Fenns’__ ........................ ..
60
COPPER.
Planished, 14 oz cut to size......................® a>  33
14x52,14x5#, 14 x60..........................................  ' 31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................\  29
Cold Rolled, 14x48.............................................  29
Bottom s..............................................................  30
Morse’s Bit  Stock........ .....................dis 
40
Taper and Straight Shank..................dis 
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank........ i................dis 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in ............................ doznet  $.75
Corrugated..........................................dis20&10J&0
Ad j ustable............................ ..: ...........dis  X &1Q
30 
dis 
Clar’s, small, #18 00;  large« *26 00. 
dis 
Ives’, 1. *18 00 ;  2, #24 00; 3, #30 00. 
25 
American Fil e Association L ist........ dis 
60
Disston’s ........................ ......................dig 
60
New  American.-.................................... dis
Nicholson’s .............................................dis
Heller’s . . . . . . : .......................................dis
Heller’s Horse Rasps...........................dis
Nos. 16 to 30, 
List 

22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
15

g a l v a n iz e d  i r o n ,
14 

f i l e s —New List,

EXPANSIVE BITS.

ELBOWS.

DRILLS

40&10

12 

Discount,  60.

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HINGES.

HANGERS.

HOUSE  FURNISHING GOODS.
 

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis
Maydole & Co.’s ....................... ....... ... dis 
25
25
Kip’s ..................................  
dis 
Yerkes  &  Plum b’s................................dis  40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel......................30 c list 50
Blacksmith's Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door KidderMfg. Co.,  Wood track  50&10
Champion,  anti-friction.......................dis  60&10
40
Kidder, wood  track .................  
dis 
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3......... 
60
dis 
S tate. 
................ ..............per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4%  14
and  longer.......... ................................. 
yyt
Screw Hook and Bye*,  J4  ...................net 
70
8J4
Screw Hook and Eye %__ ______  
  net 
Screw Hook and Eye  %....................... net 
754
Screw Hook and Eye,  %..................n e t 
7J4
Strap and  T .....................................dis 
.70
HOLLOW  WARE.
P o t s ................. 
60&10
 
K ettles......................................... 
60&10
Spiders  .......... 
60&10
Gray  enameled........................................  
50
Stamped Tin W are..................  new  list  70&10
Japanned Tin  W are...................  
25
Granite Iron  W are........... .........;........... 
25
Grub  1............... ........-.....,......# 1 1  00,dis 60
Grub  2............. ............................... . 
11 50, d is60
G rub3...................................... > .....  12 00,d is60
KNOBS—NEW LIST,
Door,mineral, jap. trim m ings.,.___djs 
55
6S
Door, porcelain, jap.  trim m ings.____ 
Door, porcelain, plated  trim m ings.......
Door, porcelain, trim m ings.......... .........
55
D raw erand  Shutter, porcelain.........dis
70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s ..................
40A10
H em acite.......... .................. 
  ¿is
45
Russell & Irw in Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis
Mallory, W heeler & Co.’s . ...............   .dis
Branford’s ...................... ..  ... .7,__ dis
Norwalk’s  ................................... 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ....    ........ dis
Adze  E ye.------------------..,.....# 1 6  69 dis 
60
80
H unt E y e ........... .....................*15 00  dis 
H unt’s .    ----- ..................# 1 8  50 dis 20 A 10
Sperry A Co.’s, Post,  handled............ 
dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Oo.’s . .......................   .......dis 46
Coffee,B.S.&W.Mfg.Co.’sMalleables ...  dis 40 
Coffee, Landers, Ferry A Clark’s . . .. .. .. .   dis 40
Coffee,  E nterprise...... . . ............. ...........dig  25
Stebbin’s P attern  .
 .dis
60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine................., ...........dis
60&10
'  25
Enterprise,  self-m easuring... . . . . . . .dis 

MOLASSES GATES.
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LOCKS—DOOR.

MAULS.
MILLS.

MATTOCKS.  ^

LEVELS.

HOES.

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NAILS—TRON.

Commbfi. Brad ahd Fencing.

lOdto  6 0 d . ___________ . . . ....y  keg #2 05
25
8d a n d 9 d adv........................................,.... 
6 d a n d 7 d ad v ................ ., ..........................  
50
4dandSd  adv.......... 
76
3d advance.................................... ............. 
1 59
3d fine advance.. . . . . . . . . . . . __ . .. . . . . .  
.  2 25
Clinch nails, a d v .. . . . . , . . . .   __ __ -  ,, 
!i. 1  1 00
6d  4d 
Finishing 
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I  lOd  8d 
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Size—inches  )  3 
*1 25  1-60  1 75  2 09' 
Adv. #  keg 
SteelK W S-2  15.:
- -
dis60&10
Zinc or tin, Chase’s P a t e f f t .  
Zinc, w ith brass bottom ....................   .«..dis  50
..7. . .dis «50
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BrassnF  C o p p e
R eaper..........%,M................... per gross, *12 net
;
Ohnstead’a ,.  ^?.v..
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A  Full  Line of

JEWETT’S  BIRD  CAGES.

Foster, Stevens Ï Co,

Send far Illustrated Catalogue,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,
33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 Louis St.,
GRAND  RAPIDS.

MICH.

. 

THIS  PAINT  is composed of NATURAL  MINERAL anti HYDRAULIC  CEMENT,  and  will  out-wear other pigment*. 

I t 
will cement up the cracks, fill up the pores of  the  wood and make  a hard and\ serviceable covering,  FLOORS are necessarily wash? 
ed frequently, this paint  wilt harden  almost to  stone  under the influence  of  water by reason  of  the cement.  The success  of OUS 
FLOOR  PAINT is the result of a series! of  practical  experiments  extending qver several  years,  with the view of filling  the demand 
for a Paint adapted to floors  and-such places as are often scrubbed with soap. 

S. L .B oyce &,Co„ P o rt H u ro n ; F re d B ru n d ag e & Co., M uskegon; H arvey & H eystek, G rand R apids; G. W .oBruske, F ast Saginaw,

For Sale a t Factory Prices by—H azeltine & P erk in s D rug Co., G rand R apids ? Jam es E. D avis & C o .,  D e tro it; W est A T ruax, Toledo! 

Senour Manufaeturing* Co., 252^ £ 6^ P^RI ST-
N eal’s C arriage P aint*
F L O O R   PAINTS
LEAD  t t  OOjLiOR

Re-paint your old buggy and make it look like new for LESS T HAN ONE DOLLAR.  Eight beautiful shades. 
Prepared ready for use;  They dry  hard  in  a few hoursyand have a beautiful  and durable gloss.  They are 
the ORIGINAL, al l othecs are 1MITATIONS.  More of our brand sold than ail the other brands'on the markeL

The Great Invention.  Six  Handsome Shades.  Ready for use.  DRY  HARD  OVER  NIGHY, and are v efk ,’.' 

durable.  Give-thema triaiKand you wiil be convinced that it does not pay to jrblK the paint ypurseJf.

'

His, im, llirfw,
19 Spnth Ionia Street,  ^

No  Goods Sold a t R etail.

Telephone 679,

REEDER, PALM ER  & GO.,

" W ^ l e s a l e  t ì o ò f e  d n d   S h o e s .

STA TE  ÄGEHT8  FOR  LYGOJflip  RUBBER  CO.,

2 -4  P e a r l  S t.,  G ra n d   R a p id s , XÆioh., TEJo™SNE

FI8HIN6  TflßKLE I

If you want  to put in a  stock of  Fish- 
ng  Tackle  and  wish  first-class  goods 
and bottom  prices,  get  our prices before 
/ou  buy,  as  we  have  the  largest  and 
rest stock in the State.

Li.  S. HILL & CO.,

19and  SI  P e a rl Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

H E

S T

E R .
M anufacturers’ Agents fo r

  < &  E O X ,

SAW  AITS GRIST MXLZ, MACHINERY,
Send for 
Catalogue 

ATLAS

ENGINE WORKS

ana 
P r i c e s '

SÏÂ

s.
INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.
STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.
Cerry Engines and Boilers In Stock 

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

for  immediatd delivery.

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

Saws, B elting and  Oils.

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

Pulle>  and become convinced of their  superiority.

W rite for  Prices. 

44, 46 an d  48 So. D ivision St.,  GRAND  RA PID S, MICH.

MICHIGAN  CIGAR  OO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY  CELEBRATED

UVE.
“Y U M   YUM ,

The Most Popular 10c  cigar,  and

The  Best  Selling  5c  Cigar  in  the  Market. 

Send fo r trial order.

BIO  RAPIDS,

IÆIOH.

GEO.  E.  HOW ES.

S.  A.  HOWES.

C. N.  R A P P.

GEO.  E.  HOWES  &  CO,

JO B B E R S IK

Apples,  Potatoes  f  Onions.

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

SXoalivSt.,  GRAXTS RATIOS, MICH.

M B   W A N T

If so, send for C atalogue and Price-L ist to

HEYMA2*  & CO.,

6 3  and 65 C anal  St.
Grand Rapids.

tii,- 

............... 'Twde.

»forthcoming pamphlet of  the  Board 
! will contain  the  following ’ refer- 

jto the',jobbing trade of this city: 

l

^

-' 

I
■ 

i history of the jobbing trade of Grand 
ItiAa recHal ofhumble beginnings;  of 
gtowfe  fe  diversity, volume and 
of enterprise which has kepi pace 
|  Vpifefee advance of an undeveloped region; 
r  ’ «f aggressiveness which has  encroached  on 
■*«he boundaries of other markets, compelling
- h readjustment of old limits;  of  a  breadth 
ft  and scope which have  accorded  the market
tlmadmirationofthe eommercial world.
The earliest record of any jobbing  trans­
actions'in this city dates back to 1847, when 
the late Wilder D.  Foster is known to have 
£old  considerable  quantities  of  goods  in 
bul|:, to be disposed of in a  retail  way  by 
•fee  ‘buyers.  From  that  time  until  1864; 
when the jobbing trade of the  place may be 
properly said to have begun,  several houses 
-carried on a small jobbing trade  in  connec­
tion with their retail business;  but no regu­
lar salesmen were sent out by these houses, 
'and no special claims were put forth in their 
jbgiaif.
*  To L. H. Randall clearly belongs the hon­
or of inaugurating the  jobbing trade of this 
m arket  When he and Seth  Holcomb  fin 
the grocery business, in 1857, they 
advertised to do both a wholesale and retail 
hade; b u t it was not until 1864  (two  years 
''after Hr. Randall had  purchased  the inter­
est of his partner) that  the  retail  business 
was discontinued, aud an exclusively whole­
sale. trade  begun.  - A  year later, Wm.  B.
. Remington came In the field  withawhole- 
-sale notion business;  and in  1866  the  job­
bing trade of the  town  received  an  acces­
sion in the shape of the boot and shoe house 
of Whitley, Rindge & Co.  From  this time 
‘ on, the.growthand development of the job- 
c'?,  bing trade was rapid,  new  houses  coming 
.iuto the field every  year,  while  compara­
PI 
tively few retired
The system of  selling  goods  by sampled 
; ^  " while hot so common as at  present, seemed 
to be equally essential  to  the  success of a 
.  •  jobbing business  a  quarter  of  a  century 
ago.
r;  a)  The. difference between  selling  goods bn 
the toad now and in the dawn  of  the  job- 
bing trade here furnishes amarked contrast, j 
r 
£.';•/  The  only  railroad  which  touched  Grand 
%j  Rapids at that time was the'old “D. & M.,”
; 
sq that nine-tenths of the goods  sold  from 
the city were placed-along the  line  of long 
¿T. 
i   . c drives in nearly  every  direction  from fee 
place.  In  addition  to  the  complement of 
«  f •  -toinple cases, no salesman thought of start- 
m. ” gouton a trip of any  length  without an 
and a rifle, the former to provide againstl 
' ttv  notions in the shape of fallen trees and 
ter for use in case a wolf or'bear  at-1 
* tumuli mi 
' to be too familiar.  The goods were 
'mple, but instead of being started 
*  y to fee merchant as soon as the 
*1 the house, they were held un- 
ser sent in his team  for them,
  .a  period  of two or three
y
thest point to which Grand 
.  ” e 
Was Hersey, then a place
-»ortauce  as the depot of I
^StmpMs had? ‘access 
rations.  Traverse City 
¿ ly fotosidertdfle  im± 
of some size, but was
? 
y  attractions for the
■ J y^.know p as'a^town 
tobsvean.  Working  south  of
k
, 
fint  touched was 
jobbers. 
farthest pc 
sand-covered 
now  ft ^dcsGfltet 
i Sauffatuck 
,ha-has been
M
a«>upjeofT»riesffroiL 
>reaseinthe 
^eiB^  tfaebegfuming,  % 
nd the ad J 
^ tte  iayvnst?  *A remarkable  iot 
»hes until 
vWhcaes originally  represented a 
dition of other and  cognate  bram 
market 
fythe  jobbing  transactions <«f  fee 
mount- 
siness
jgtnount to millions where they the»a 
in ¡n 
^
In no branch x>f  bn. 
i by 
i is this more thoroughly  illustrated  ttk 
the groeery frade, which  is »representefc 
cb 
sleight strong houses,  all  vicing  with  A  
s 
jibber fo r supremacy, and  whose  totalsalb 
^elinse those of the wholesal&groeery teaite 
i ^ « t t i e r  Toledo or Detroit.  T hat so young: 
^ p ile d te t as Grand Rapids is able  to  s a t e  
a showing is the best ¡possible  tribute 
‘ twhich can be paid fo them^acity and euter- 
-wise of those responsible-far it.  Nor isstbis 
Spirit wholly confined to fee representatives 
I -of the wholesale groeery trade. 
It is e^al-1 
!  lyiuoticeable in other lines, contributing^ in 
mo small degree, to  fee  wonderful  strides 
-ihe^market has made as a: jobbing center.
>  hPkdncident wife fee advent of new houees 
and fee consUot  enlargement  of those al- 
has  eome  a  gradual in-1
9eady 1» 
|  
-j^ei dmitwfy. noyweck  partially by
^ fS s k ^ c h m m ts  m ^ limits established by ofe- 
iwM-kpi», but prtnei pally by  the  develop- 
Wffisfii  of innsrttied  sections.  Beginning 
’'Jwith a territory 1106  miles  long by half as 
now
^wide, fee; jabbing tradS qf  the  place 
/»Tactically ctmtrols  the  western half of the 
dtte Straits  of Mackinac and 
'  the'Indiana line.  Much trade is  secured in 
^^^IfpperFenm sula mid throughout North 
l  *«rn Indiana,  but both  fields  are as yet dis
index of the remarkable growth
i 
iwgBffbe i ^ i n g  tinde is  offered than the fact 
toA fereeoriginal jobbing  ,',r“,c“c haVA 
half  dozen
fc ^tocreased to 70,  and  that  th<
-  '^ v e lin g  salesmen have bee» augmented to 
-  .  W hilethe jobbing tratie  comprises an ex 
&%idwtimially substantial and  diversified ^ass
^  ^housfeSi tfiere are still some lines in which 
W 
the market is deficient, which could be add 
^-? ~ed to  the advrfotage of  those  already in the 
fc i Bdd, Ss well as to the profit of their projec- 
* Jt '  tews.  . .In nh respect is this more  true  than 
in fee  inauguration  of  an  exclusive  dry 
goods establishment,  which is needed more 
feim  any  other  miterprise  which  can  be 
yrftw**  To a less extent  the  same is true 
of a  ciofeieg ‘house, a hat and cap house, a
- glove house another boot and shoe factory, 
«butter and ehqese house, a tobacco factory,
*i&c*BB0Ey forihaiiye fruitsand vegetables, a 
. 
¡yioogar and phficte  fectoty,  *>“   extensive 
M  - soam^ietory; A woodenwaxe house to handle 
Sfefce entire products of the numerous  factor- 
W ite iin  fee hWwood districts.  The openings 
H H P  the  Muf*  dbove  outlined  are  such  as 
f ^ ^ ^ M  iavjnQiqnfl^d^he attention of capitalists 
jte s j^ g   new fields of 
> ' jkiwMrtnn.  The jobbing  trade,  without an 
U MwayS idyc* newcomms a hearty, 
and extends fe e   hand 'of feliow- 
0 tT  opportaani^.
on, It  is  hardly  ne<^s«y to 
^fee firture e f  Grand  Rapids, as a 
jys ussored,  Sufflcient proof 
is found in  th e fact  feat 
cities  are  beginning fe 

band of over 400.  t

 ¿0 thousands. 

to  do ,ms 
W iM P

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W ith  1,000  “BOUQUET”  CIGARS  at  $35.00,

WE

W I I

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GIVE  FREE

TWENTY  (20)  CHAIRS

LIKES  t h e   a b o v e   out.

The C hairs are first class in  every respect—being m ade of Seasoned W ood, and Oiled in the m ost  approved  m anner.  The 
It is suitable for th e Parlor, Law n or any place 

C hairs can be folded, as show n in  cut, and carried w ithout  any inconvenience. 
w here  a good chair is needed.

The  BOUQUET  CIGARS are packed  fifty in a box, m aking one chair for  every box.  W e w ill  guarantee  th e  BOUQUET 
CIGARS  to  give satisfaction.  W e have only a  lim ited quantity of chairs, and would suggest th a t  you place  your orders a t an 
early date.

TERMS, 60 days, 2 per cent, off for cash in 10 days.

45, 47,49 and 51 Michigan  Avenue,

WM. SEARS & CO.
Cracker Manufacturers,

Agents  for

A M B O Y   CHEESE 

CHICAGO,  ILLS.
RISING  SUN 

BUCKWHEAT.
Giraiira Absolutely Fire.
NlIÄYßO Roller

O RDERS FROM  R ET A IL  TRADE SOLICITED

Newaygo,

Mich.

37, 3 9 &  41 Kent  Street. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
“Now, John,  don’t fail to 
get some of the DINGMAN 
SOAP.  Sister Clara writes 
that  it  is  the  best  in  the 
world for  washing  clothes 
and  all  house  -  cleaning 
work.”
Hawkins & Perry
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Grand  Rapids,

W holesale  A gents,

FOR SALB  BY

ROOFERS

GURTI88, DUNYOfl i ANDREWS

Good W ork, G uaranteed for Five Years, a t F air Prices.

Mich.

E ver Invented. 

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j£‘V

PRICK , $£ ?>  I'l K  D O /  ForItiobc tlcbir 
sir a cheaper grade,  we  m anufacture at, 52*26 
line equal to the firet in every respectexcept
a  im e  e q u a l w  eu v  
in quality of stoek.  Qur  goods  are  trimmed 
-  A iim  <w/\/\da  '  OVA.  tvlltlTTl Art
andembroidered with puresilk,  and  all hand
m ade,  T ^esa goods sol

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- 

i Warranted to Wear and 
,  Wash. These goods 

are made  from 

.. 

fee  -finest

GLOVEmmImported,  each  carta« 

bearing  our  Trade 

. 

Mark  Label.

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It,  M A T S S W ,
G rand Rapids, M ich.

M Ô C H ^ Ï ÎÎ b i o

M O C H A   ÎJoB IO

MÓOHA>  JJdB IO

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5L8 0 N SPICE CO, 
TOLEDO-OHIO. 
7- w r U I V  
Increase Your  SALES  AND  PROFITS  BY  HANDLING

W°OLSON SPICE CD-
HWIJHTY-MrM l^   W *  TOLEDOQHIO.

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L io n C o ffb e -h a sm ^  

M eritthaiianyR oastedQ affee s o ld ^ tlie p ric e e itb e r in  P a c k a g e so rm B u lk ^ id sto re k e w r»

a & c ^ t h e  S la te o f M ichigan aad e ls e ^ e re  ^ o  are  n o ta lre ad y  

regarding prices, etc. 

give i t  >  ^ a l .  w e  ( ^ e i ^   ^
sap p in g   depotaestablished  a t  all  prom inent  cities,  secar£ B |||
Oo., Toledo, Ohio,  E g f e

«

RY A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT. 

? 

Wxttten for Tax Tbxpbskax.  %

A friend of mine,  abroad,  recently  had 
'th e  Madness to mail me n  package of  Eng- 
ptlsh papers.  They were four in number: one 
Mn iUustrated periodical;  one a literary jour­
nal;  one devoted to  news  and  politics, and 
a commercial sheet.  It
one puiporti 
| is of the  latter, 
cularly? that I wish to 
speak, bat a brief notice of the  others  may 
not  come amiss.  Some one has laid it down 
as mi axiom' that  the  press of a country is 
^Ute puls<e of its people;  and,  if  this is true, 
¡f^t is very evident  from  my  observation of 
¿iSaglish  periodicals  that  the pulses of our 
; British cousins beat very  slowly,  methodi-: 
«ally aod almost in perfect unison.

In addition to the recent  products of the 
transatlantic press mentioned,  I  have be­
fore me an English literary paper  of  1828, 
.and one purporting Co be a  newspaper, dat­
ed 1840, and, while it seems hardly, credible 
and is, perhaps,  merely a  coincidence, nine 
intelligent readers out of ten  would  testify 
\ that, to all appearance®,  the  writers of the 
*28 magazine  were  furnishing the material 
for that of ’88, and that  the  editor  of  the 
newspaper of 1840 was rehashing  his writ­
ings for the one of  the  present  year.  All 
four of the papers compared—i. 
the  an-
' cient and modem  ones—have single editor-' 
ials exactly two columns  long.
* 

*  . 

* 

* 

*

'  The illustrated paper sent me is fairly ar- 
tistic, but the most of the pictures are wood- 
’ out copies of paintings in the R. A. 
It con­
tains very little  reading  matter (except  on 
•editorial),  and  that  mostly  relates  to the 
movements of “Her Majesty,” his  “ R. H.” 
and  sundry  dukes,  earls  and  lords. 
Its 
leading and only  editorial  is  exactly  two 
' columns long.

The literary periodical is  mainly filled up 
with {our continued stories,  which have evi­
dently  been  ruuuing  for  many  months. 
They  all  contain  numberless  allusions to 
‘*my lord” and “3ny lady.”  The  little  re­
maining  space,  not  devote! to the serials 
and editorials, is  filled  with  anecdotes of 
Dr. Johnson, Swift, Curran  and  other  an­
cient worthies, and advertisements of cocoa 
The single and only  editorial  is  just  two 
•columns long.

The newspaper contains  from one-fourth 
to one-half of a column of  telegraphic  dis­
patches. 
In addition to this,  there is about 
a  dozen items of general news,  from  three 
-days to two weeks old.  In the local depart­
ment is nearly a column devoted to the pros­
ecution of a butcher whose  scales  were out 
of order;  an account of a  man who beat his 
wife brutally,  and was fined 2s, 6c?. ;  a rum­
or that his R. H. will visit the city  shortly, 
an d  an extended description of Lady  Some­
body’s  weekly  reception.  The advertising 
columns are well filled with sober, unsensa- 
tional announcements, and extol  the merits 
-of  seven  different  kinds  of  cocoa.  The 
leading an only editorial is  two  columns in 
length.
* 

* 

* 

* 

*

The trade journal is a nine-column  folio. 
Its heading informs  its  readers  that it has 
4>een published  uninterruptedly  since 1822, 
an d  an American reader can’t  help wonder­
ing that tfte words  “ without  improvement 
-or alteration” were not added.

One half  of  its  first page is devoted to a 
•history of some local “guild”  ’of  some cen­
turies existence; the  balance  is  filled with 
very modest and sedate  business announce­
ments, among  which  are  four  cocoa  ads. 
The  second  page  opens  with  an editorial 
-on American tariff laws,  which, from some 
-eccentricity of the writer,  lacks about a doz- 
^en lines of two columns.  The remainder is 
filled with advertising matter, similar to the 
first page,  but  with  more  eocoa  notices. 
The third page is iu solid pearl and minion, 
and  relates  exclusively  to  quotations  of 
•consols, stocks,  merchandise,  etc.
^  The fourth page is the “literary”  portion 
•»of the paper.  Here we find  a  soul-stirring 
anecdote,  wherein  it  appears  that  “Her 
Majesty” made a trader superlatively happy 
by accepting a bottle  qf  his  pickles.  An­
other startling  article  relates  to  “His  R. 
J L ’s”  .choice  in  table  sauce.  After  this 
folfows  an  elaborate  explanation  of  the 
Duke of Wellington’s reasons  for prefering 
a  certain  make  of boot polish; and the suc­
ceeding paragraphs  run  down, the gamut of 
rank,  and end with  a two-line item alleging 
that the Hon. Plantaganet Fitzsim m ons pre­
fers English to American oysters.
¡S  In all four.of  the  periodicals  poor John 
Hodge  isn’t   mentioned,  except  in  two or 
.ISiBee  cases  where  he  has  committed  a 
crime or misdemeanor.
H   Some of the  advertisers,  while they  re­
ligiously abstain  from any approach to sen­
sationalism,  strike  the  American reader as 
I^Efing  engaged 
in  very  singular  and 
imomalous  pursuits.  Tor  instance,  when 
•ooe party announces  himself a s   “shirtma- 
fcer to the  Queen,”  and  another  proclaims 
th at he is the tailor of the same female dig- 
M taiy/ 
rather disarranges  our  ideas  re- 
igudjog  .*?Her Majesty’s” habitual costume. 
Iglie oid lady evidently  cares  very little for 
ifce prohibition vote, as she allows a btewety 
aifriue importer  and  a  spirit  merchant to 
Ivertiae  themselvCEP^ her purveyors;  but
about the

*

Bun are anxious to engage  In . the  republic 
business, bnt if the press  of  Gréat Britiau 
is any indication  of  the  state  of  its pulse 
we may us well  expect  to  witness a revolt 
against the  Deity  himself  as  against  the 
royalty and nobility of the kingdom.

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ISie life of  toe  English  editor  must  be 
very quiet and uneventful as compared with 
that  of  his  American  contemporary. 
I  
can’t imagine how he  can  ever  be-forced 
into a libel suit, or be subjected to  chastise­
ment for offensive  personal  allusions.  He 
certainly cannot be  accused of’pandering to 
depraved  tastes by elaborating the criminal 
news  of  the  day.  His  fiction  may-  be 
nauseous  or  insipid,  but  itr is  perfectly 
harmless, and there are no fears, under any 
circumstances, that his two column editorial , 
will stir up  recriminations  and  unpleasant 
controversies 
I  seriously  doubt  whether 
the combined  business  troubles  qf a dozen 
English  publishers  would  begin  to equal 
those of  a  former  editor  of  the  Simoon. 
The  Simoon,  for  obvious  reasons, had a 
weekly  installment of “ patent insides,” and 
one of the afflictions  of  its  publisher  was 
occasioned by the persistency of the senders 
in inscribing C.  O.  D.  on  every package: 
And in addition  to  this  nothing  could in­
duce  the  “patent”  fellows  to  harmonize 
their views with those of the Simoon’s  edi­
tor.  On one occasion" he  agreed, for a cer­
tain sum, to “boom” the candidates of a cer­
tain political party, which he did,  vigorous­
ly if ungrammatically, but,  nothwithstand- 
ing every  argument  and  protest,  the “pa­
tent” fellows  persisted in booming the can­
didates of the other party,  and the contract 
was  annulled,  and  a  golden  dream  of 
wealth  dissipated.  When  he  was  sub­
sidized to depict  the  evils of strong drink, 
and demand a total  abolition  of  the traffic 
in every species of intoxicants, the “patent” 
men commenced  publishing a series of arti­
cles  denouncing  “sumptuary  legislation,” 
which prevented toe editor from  exhibiting 
himself at the county  fair  with  a  silk hat 
and gold-headed cane,  as  intended.  After 
this a change to another “patent”  house oc­
casioned an interval of three-weeks between 
publishing  days.  The  publisher  had  just 
resumed business  when  he  was  employed 
to publish a series of ministerial lectures on 
the evils  of  novel  reading—his  compensa­
tion being the promise of a large addition to 
his subscription list.  Hardly  had  the arti­
cles begun to appear when the new “patent” 
people commenced a serial,  translated from 
the Freneh,  and  one  which nearly verged 
on the  limits  of  obscenity,  and  in  conse­
quence  thereof  the  promised  lot  of  new 
supporters failed to materialize, and numbers 
of old ones droped off.

But I didn’t intend  to  inject  the Simoon 
into this article, and I will cut  short the re­
lation'of the trials  and  tribulations  of  its 
proprietor;  but  as  obscure  as  it has-been, 
and under  all  its  adverse  and  depressing 
circumstances,  I could  find  in  one copy of 
it more of interest and  information and an­
nouncement  than I have  ever  found in all 
the English papers,  combined,  that I have 
had the opportunity of  preserving.

A  Wife’s  Sharp  Eyes.

First Dame—How is your  husband’s bus­
iness prospering?
Second Dame—He doesn’t like  me to ask 
him questions about his affairs, but  I know 
he’s getting awfully rich.

“Think so?”
“ Yes, 

indeed.  He’s  got so now that he 
wears one suit of clothes all toe year ’round.”

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'T'^i  '  Grand Rapids & Indiana/ 
fe. *%&&, ** 
'  Leaves.
araffir^ a r-V  
TraverseiC ity & M ackinaw E x.........>46 a  m   11:30 & m
.•jteave r»».<3tty IEkT?.'. »1«................... 
7:00»n>
,V ? - J 3 i S
From  C incinnati.. . . . . . . . ¡ . . . .......7  :» » " >  
5:06 p m
F t. W aype and M ackinaw E x ....... ..3:10 p m   - 
S aginairE xpreas.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ll :tS a m  
7 J 0 a n i
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............................ ..10:90 p m . 
0:10pm

. «-£► ¥  ‘¡zb*- 

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A rrives. 

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Saginaw  express runs th ro u g h  solid.
7:00 a .m . tra m  has c h a ir ea r to  T raverse City.
11:30 a. m. tra in  has ch a ir ca r fo r Petoskey and Mack­
inaw  City.
I M  p.  m . tra in  h as -Bleeping  cars  fo r  P etoskey and 
M ackinaw C ity.
GOING  SOUTH.
C incinnati  E xpress....... ................... 
F o rt iKeyhe Express.........  ...........,10:30am  
Cincinnati  Express....... ......... . . . . .   0 :40pm  
T raverse City a n d  Mackinaw Ex. .11:00 p  m 

7:15am
11:05am
5:00pm
Til5 a m  tra in   h as  p a rlo r  c h a ir  e a r  fo r  C incinnati. 
5:00 p m  tra in  has w oodruff sleeper fo r Cincinnati. 
5:00’p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith M. C. R. R. a t K alam a­
zoo fo r B attle C reek,  Jackson,  D etroit  an d  C anadian 
points, a rriv in g  in  D etroit a t 10:45 p. m.

M uskegon,  G rand R apids & In d ian a , 
heave.  »• 
.■■Arrive,
6 45 a  m .. . . . ............................................................10:10 a  m
1100,a m . . . , .......................................  
4:30pm
4:4 0 p m .......... 
 
8:50pm
 
heaving tim e a t  Bridge s tre e t depot 7 m inutes later.
C. h. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Michigan Central.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G ran d  R apids D ivision.

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D etroit E xpress.............  ............ . . . ...................  5:15 a  m
Day  E x p r e s s ......................................................^ 1:10pm
•A tlantic E xpress....................................... ...... .10:10 p m
Mixed  ........................................................................   6:50am
ARRIV E.
•Pacific  Express.........................  
6:00am
M ail........................... 
 
3:00pm
G rand R apids E xpress....................... ........ ..........10:15 p m
Mixed ...................................... ................................. .  5:30 p m
•D aily.  All o th e r daily except Sunday.  Sleeping cars 
ru n  on A tlantic and Pacific Express tra in s to  and from  
D etroit.  P arlo r ca rs ru n   on  D ay  Express  and  G rand 
Rapids Express to-and  from   D etroit.  D irect  connec­
tions m ade a t D etroit w ith all th rough tra in s E ast over 
M. C. R /R ., (C anada Southern Div.) ,

O. W. Ruggles. Gen’l Pass, and Ticket A gt., Chicago. 
Chas. H. Norris, Gen’l Agent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

A rrive.

K a l a m a z o o   D iv is io n , 

heave.  * 

N .Y .M ail.  N .Y .E x
Ex. A Mail.  N.Y. Mail. 
4:35pm   7:45am ..G ra n d R a p id s.  9:45am  
6:35pm
6:56 p m  
9:02 a m . .A lle g a n ........ 8:28 a m  
5:18 a m
6:55pm  
10:06 > m ..K a la m a z o o ...  7:30 a  m   4:20pm
8:3 0 p m   11:3 5 am ..W h iteP ig eo n .  5:55am   2.40 p m
2:30 a m  
5:05 p m . .T o led o ............11:00 p m   10:00 a  m
9:40 p m . .Cleveland...... 6:40 p m  
8:30 a m  
6:65 a m
2:50pm   3:30 a m .. Buffalo............ 11:55am   11:40 p m
5:40a  m  
7:10 p m . .Chicago.......... 11:30 p m   -  8:50 a  m
A loeal freig h t leaves G rand Rapids a t 1:10 pm ,  carry­
ing passengers as fa r as  K alamazoo.-  All  tra in s  daily 
except Sunday

‘ Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING  e a s t .

A rrives. 
•N ight E xpress. 
...........................  9:30 p pi 
tT hrongh M ail.............. ...................10:30 a m  
tE venlng Express............................ 3:25 p m  
tD etroit Express....... ....................
-¡Mixed, w ith  couch......................... 
GOING W EST.
tM orning E x p re s s ........................ 1:05pm  
tT hroughM ail....... .......................... 5:00 p m 
•G rand Rapids E xpress..................
•N ight E xpress................................. 5:25 a m  
t  M i x e d . ................................................................ 

Leaves.
10:55pm
10:30 a m
3:50 p m
11:00 a m
1:10pm
5:10p m
5:40 a  m
7 : 1 5 a m

tDaUy, Sundays excepted.  ‘Daily.
Passengers talking th e  6:50  a   m   Express  m ake  close 
connections a t Owosso fo r Lansing, and  a t  D etroit fo r 
New York, arriv in g  th e re  a t  10:10  a   m   th e  follow ing 
m orning.  The N ight Express has  a   W agner  Sleeping 
.car. 

J ab. Campbell, City Passenger Agent.

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

EATON i LYON,

Im porters,

Jobbersand 
• 

R etailers of

BOOKS,

20  and 22  lonroe Si, Grand Rapids,  Mink

C.  C.  BUNTING.

Ç.  L.  DAVIS.

BUNTING  &  DAVIS,

Commission  Merchants,

Specialties:  Apples and-Potatoes in Oar Lots.

20 and 22 OTTAW A  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

Grand  Rapids Mich

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

F resh and S alt Reef,

Fresh and S alt Pork,

Pork Loins,  Dry S alt Fork,

Hams,  Shoulders,

Bacon, Boneless Ham,

Sausage of all Kinds,

Dried Reef for Slicing.

Strictly Pore  and  Warranted,  in  tierces,  barrel?,  -one-half 
barrels,  50  pound -cans,  20  pound cans, 3, 5  And 10  pound
pails. 
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0SWEC0.N.Y.

Kingsford's Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mangey etc*

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

ALWAYS  ASK  YOUR  GROCER  FOR  TUHME  GOODS.

WILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIME ?
DETROIT. SOAP  00,
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Manufacturers of the following well-knownJBrands

DETROIT, MIOH..

QUEEN ANNE, 
MICHIGAN, 

TRUE  BLUE, 

OZAR, 

MONDAY, 

MOTTLED  GERMAN,
SUPERIOR,

ROYAL BAR,

MASCOTTE,
CAMEO,

PHCENIX,

WABASH, 

AND  OTHERS.

For Quotations address

W .G .H A W K IN S,

Lock Box  173, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

Salesm an  for  W estern  M ichigan.

Is the Time to Order a Supply of the CELEBRATED .

M g  Liquid  Biding,

WHICH  WE  QUOTE

INFORM   YOURSELVES

Regarding th e  prospects* opportunities  and  advantageous 

situation of

As a site for a  m anufacturing tow n.

FREE  SITES

W ill be given you, w hether you be of large or sm all capac­
ity.  As  you  are  doubtless  aw are, GLADSTONE  is  th e Lake 
Shipping  P ort fo r  th e  G reat “Soo” R ailw ay  and  feeders,  and 
situated as it is on th è L ittle  Bay Du  Noquette, the  finest  har­
bor  of  deep w ater  oh  Lake  M ichigan,  offers  unparalleled  in­
ducem ents for  all  kinds  of IRON  and  W OODW ORKING in­
dustries.

F or particulars, opportunities for business, p lats and m aps, 

call on or address

f . w. McKin n e y ,

Agent* Sault  Ste. Marie Land and Improvement Co.,

GLADSTONE,  MIOH.

Wholesale  Grocers.
Lens

IMPORTERS  OF

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

“Acme” Herkimer Co. Cheese, Lautz Bros. 

Soaps and Niagara Starch.  *

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

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38 and 40 Louis  Street,

3.00  per gross
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RETAIL  GROCERS
W ho w ish  to   serve th eir  Custom ers 
w ith GOOD COFFEE w ould do w ell 
to   avoid  Brands  th a t  require  th e 
support of G ift Schemes, Prize Prom ­
ises or L ottery Inducem ents.

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DILWORTH’S COFFEE,

Which Holds Trade  on  Account of 

Superior  Merit  Alone.

U neqnaled  Quality.*  Im proved  R oasting  Process. 

*  P a te n t  P reservative  Packages.

For  Sale  by  all  Jobbers  at  Grand  Rapids,  Detroit, 

Saginaw,  East Saginaw and Bay City.

W hblesale  Grocers,

21 & 23  SOUTH  IONIA -ST,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MIOH.

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;.are  stroh  as  are  ordinarily  offered  cash huyers,  who  pay : quote  as folhnrsi  /  W%

‘-;0 «Pakcklingaüe.  ^ 

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(6. A* Ball headed &orth  with  Diammid 

TMnre Haugh Monday.  |  *

' 

. W . H. Goodspeed, representing theWool-
boh Spice Co., of Toledo, was in  town over

G. M. Green,  traveling  representative for 
-  Allan Shelden  Co., of Detroit,spent Sun- 
^ I g y  in Grand Rapids. 

F . 1/. Kelly, with Spring & Go.,  who  has 
>  heenccmfined to his house for  the  past six 

-

Wftefia, is again able to be around.

|B^ïIC.rH<utoni  general  traveling  repre­
sentative for the Warsaw  Salt Co., of War- 
anw, N. Y., was'lu town last week.

W;  Atkins,  traveling  Representative 
jEor Heavenrich Bros.  & Co., of Detroit, has 
started a clothing store at Ishpeming.
. ' W. P. Townsend started out this week in 
the  interest  of  Davis  Bros.  J. P. Bntler 
lakes the former’s route  for Raton & Chris­
tenson. 
Geo. II. McWilliams started  out  on  his 
initial trip this week for Powers & Walker, 
taking the route lately covered by  Chas. R. 
Baxter.

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3. B. Josselyn, formerly with  the  liuih- 
fmrd Chemical Co., has  engaged  to  travel 
fur the Telfer  Spice  Co., 
taking  Eastern 
Michigan as his territory.

Dave Haugh now wears  a  “sparkler” on 
Ms shirt front. 
It is one of the kind which 
goes with 400 boxes  of  Magic  yeast,  sold 
within the space of  fifteen months.

The dog which left Frank  Chase’s  house 
while Frank acted  as  presiding  genius  of 
the larder has. returned  home  again.  Rea- 

f t  son—Mrs. Chase is'baclc from Cape Cod.

Chas. Rf Baxter,  lately  traveling  repre- 
;  tentative for Powers & Walker, has left the 
zifisd mid gone to California,  where his fami- 
*  ly  already is.  He will engage in  the  hotel 

business.

Jas. Fox has severed his  connection with 
Bulkiey, Lemon &  Hoops  and  engaged to 
eover the Muskegon and Grand Hav^n trade 
far Cody, Ball, Barnhart & Co.,  putting in 
«nly half his time.

C. Eir Morrow,  Michigan  representative 
fair F. &  J. .¿Heinz, 
the  Pittsburg  pickle 
aoanufacturers, is in town  for a week.  Mr. 
Morrow  will  address  the  Grand  Rapids 
Mercantile Association at the  meeting  this 
evening.

J. H. Roseman,  traveling  representative 
for Pitkin & Brooks, of Chicago,  took  the 
fast  prize—$50—offered  to  the  salesman 
'selling the largest  cumber  of  lamps  last 
year.  Thirty-one traveling  men  competed 
for the prize.

Wm. B* Edmunds has  returned  from his 
four weeks trip  through  Illinois,  Indiana, 
Ohio and Pennsylvania,  and  figures up his 
total  sales* during  that time at $9,141.60. 
lb . Edmunds will  make  affidavit  to  the 
above statement  or  show  his  order-book, 
Whichever you  prefer.

C.  H. Mehrtsnswill relinquish  the  con­
trol of the Atlantic  Hotel, at White Cloud, 
•n  the expiration of his lease on May 1, but 
Will take good care of the  gripsack  brigade 
sad traveling public  at  his handsome  and 
convenient cottage and  his  eating-house at 
• lb s depot.  Mr.  Mdhrten’s  reputation as a 
caterer is'par excellence and .it goeswithout 
Faying  that  he gwUMake good care of his 
goests.  He also conducts the eating-houses 
at Muskegon and Holland.

The Grocery  Market.

^-Sugar is without  change,  which  means 
1feat the members of the trust  are  satisfied 
with the enormous profits they are  sustain­
ing through their artificial advance. of  that 
staple.

coffee  market  is  a.  conundrum.
- White the tendency is firm,  there  is no im- 
Htodiate prospect  of  an  advance.  Neither 
It s  decline looked for.

Now is a good time fo r, grocers  to  placo 
©war orders for New  Orleans  molasses, so 
ihegr can be shipped before  warm  weather, : 
when it is almost impossible to move  them 
Bfttefactorily.

Contrary to general expectation earlier in 
1fce seaso», stocks of  old  cheese  are  now 
.About exhausted.  Hay  cheese is beginning 
income into market,  selling at  10@llc, but 
M is very new and very poor.  Grocers need 
expect no cheese  approaching fineness until 
about the middle of May.
. Yhere is no more  singular  feature in the 
grocery trade than the ill repute into which 
wvaporated apples have fallen in certain sec- 
lions during the past season.  Those  made 
tgiaetory evaporators are up to  the  usual 
atendard, but the goods turned out by farm- 
sts, operating in a small way, have been so 
' fthunglylmpregnated with  sulphur  during 
tb e bleaching  process  that  consumers  in 
4na»B;  localities  have  formed  a  prejudice 
against all kinds of evaporated apple  stock 
nod cannot be prevailed  upon  to  use any- 
thlng but sun-dried goods.  To  this  preju- 
dfcse is largely due the low  price  which has 
prevailed during the season.

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The W orst on Record.

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The failure of Chas.  Root & Go.,  of  De- 
bolt, is probably thè worst  ever  occurring 
ittttó s State, considering the  enormous dis- 
^ |p « ^ y   between  the  asset»—f 575,ISO— and 
^^^hè-'Ilabilttìes--él,-184ì3lS.'.  Sueha shouting- 
a  dividend  io r  the creditors oi

IKING POKW

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THESE GOODS ARE “ PAR EXCELLENCE”
Pure, H ealthful and R eliable;  w arranted  to  give satis­
faction in  every p articu lar,  F o r sale by w holesale and 
retail grocers th roughout th t U nited  State '.  Vouwir . 
Bros , M anufacturers, C leve'aad an d  Chicago.

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Stump before a blast. I  Fragments after a blast. 
C t o u t y o . j S T g f i i i ^ a S r ^ k y  our

HERCULES  POWDER
Manuhctured Hercules Powder Co.

^CLEVELAND« O.

FOR  SALE  BY

Fishing Tackle, Sporting Goods, etc.,  • 

ig and  21  Pearl  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

hduDod & Seynwr,

|?T-A--  ©»»of t|te ?#orst  results,  of  the  failure 
H  ^  y rW telhe copsequent failure
ihe* Stale.ip', ^whoçë] 
B Ü  ’WM oUent ìiÉÉn«Hd pa&

Offer N o. 176.

FRJ$E—To Merchants Only: 

WilUamsV Msî >etièc|ipTiî,; 
netic Battery.  Address  at  once,  R.

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E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids: 
D ear  Sir  t   Noticing  an  article  in  ©UK 
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T r a d e s m a n  of repent date about the  num ber  ^ S 5 a S S s H 6  oz 
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of pickles in .a   barrel,  1   bad the curiosity to 
count a barrel which I received  to-day.  They 
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Tours truly,

Geo. B . R emington. 

.  W ILL MAKE  THEM GOOD. 

Benton  Harbor, A pril 12, 1888. 

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B. A. Stowe, G rand R apids: 
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Dear Sir —We  received  a   marked  copy of 
your paper, dated April 11. and noted tb ea rti- 
ole headed “ Count  Your  Pickles,”  in  which 
complaint was made of sifortage in pur goods,  p-ineonn  u a ‘r' 
While in  a few  instances  our  goods  w ilirun 
short, they will more  frequently  count  over. 
When shortages are  reported,  we  are always 
ready to make them  good. 
will confer a favor.' 
Benton Harbor, Pick le. & YinkoahtCo. 

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Yours respectfully, 

From  th e  D etroit Journal.

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T h e  Mic h ig a n   T ba d esm a n  is caution­
ing the grocery trade  about  short count in 
pickles as put  up  in  barrels  by  packing 
concern 4.  Count  your pickles  as you  eat 
’em and see how they come out.

Increasing Their Facilities.

The Woolson Spice Co.,  of  Toledo,  has 
purchased a tract of land  in  East  Toledo 
and is preparing plans for a building with a 
capacity of fifty roasters, which will be used 
exclusively  for 
the  manufacture  of  the 
“Lion” brand of package goods.

Ten. Dollars on Every Tail.

“There is a $10 bill hanging to the tail of 
every steer we slaughter,”  said  a  Chicago 
vstock yards man in the hearing of a  report­
er of T h e T r a d e sm a n the other day.

Merchants should remember that the cele­
brated  “Crescent,”  “White  Rose”  and 
‘Royal  Patent”  brands of flour are manu­
factured and sold only  by  the  Voigt  Mill­
ing Co.'

OREGON  I P   WASHINGTON.

No section  of th e  country  is  to-day  a ttra c tin g   as 
m uch a tten tio n  as M ontana, Oregon  and  W ashington; 
M ontana, because it now   ran k s  first in  th e production 
of precious m etals ¡  O regon,  because  of  its  rich  val­
leys,  and  W ashington  T erritory  by  reason  of  its 
m ild  clim ate,  tim b e r,. coa],  m inerals  and w onderful 
production of  fru its  an d   cereals.  The  rapid  grow th 
of Spokane Falls, w ith a  w ater  pow er  exceeding even 
th a t of  M inneapolis;  Tacoma,  on  P uget  Sound, the 
term inus  o f  th e  N orthern  Pacific  R ailroad,  w ith 
12,000 inhabitants;  Seattle  30  m iles  d is ta n t,'a n  ener- 
jetic  and  th riv in g   city,  m ark   th is  section  of  the 
Pacific N orthw est as one  th a t  offers  peculiar induce­
m ents to  those seeking new homes.
By  w riting Chas. S.  Fee,  G eneral  Passenger  Agent, 
N orthern  Pacific  R ailroad,  St.  P aul, Minn.,  he  w ill 
send  you  illu strated   pam phlets,  m aps  and  books 
giving yon v aluable  inform ation  in   feference  to  the 
country traversed  by  th is  g re a t  line  from   St. Paul, 
M inneapolis,  D uluih  and  A shland  to   P ortland,  Ore­
gon, and Tacom a  and Seattle,  W ashington Territory. 
This road, in addition  to  being  th e  only  rail  line  to 
Spokane Falls,  Tacom a  and  Seattle,  reaches  aU  the 
principal points in   N orthern  M innesota  and  D akota, 
M ontana, Idaho, Oregon,  and  W ashington,  possesses 
unequiUed  scenic  attractions,  as  well  as  superior 
tra in  equipm ent, such  as  dining  cars,  and  colonist 
sleepers fo r th e  use  of  intending  settlers,  n eith er of 
w hich  conveniences  are  to   b e  found  on  any  other 
line ticketing business to  th e  States  and  Territories 
nam ed.

S  «V  Ä  AND 

V tE /G tfr '
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FISH .

.  “  10 

W N M ^ R B T O T B ^ -X O R E iG ^ : .5 
Citron...  WsgiM, • wwW * 28-'  •
C urrants. 
'jSSBt ^ © 7 - ;  • 
Itsm oiTPeel.. . . . . . , . »  F.. .14'
Orimg« P eek. ^ ~  
... *. 14'
Prunes, French, 60s«...__
French AOs. M..,.
French. 90s...........

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“  - 1 Im perial.......,... .6% •
tW' :,  Turkev, old- .V* ..4@454'
*  “ .  Tdrkey, "new 4?4@ 5
Raisins, Dehesia.......... ,.,..3 60
-Raisins, London Layers.. I  3 00 
Raisins, California  “ 
.. ..2 40 
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.. 2  10 
Raisins, Loose California. .1 90 
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s. 8  © 854
Raisins. Sultanas........ 
....85%
Raisins,  Valencias.......7  @754
R a i s i n s , I m p e r i a l s . .3  75
Cod,  w hole..................4Ji@5
God, boneless.. . . . . . . . .6%®754
H alibut................ ... .. .  
125%
Herring, round, 34 bbl. 
3 00 
Herring, round,  54 bbl. 
1  50 
Herring, Holland, bbls. 
10 00 
Herring, Holland, kegs  75©80
' Herring, Scaled............  @24
Mack, sh’r, No. 1, 54 bbl__ 8  75
“ 
“  12 ft kit..l 25
“ 
..HO
“ 
N o.2. 54 bbls.......7 60
“  
Trout,  54  bbls.......¿....*....5 50
“  10 ft  k its...................  85
White, No. 1, 54 bbls...........7 00
White, No. 1,12  ft kits.......1 20
White,  No. 1,10 ft kits.......1 05
White, Family,  54 bbls....... 3
“ 
kits..........  70
FLAVORING EXTRACTS. 
Jennings’  Lemon.  Vanilla.
D.C.,2oz.......doz  90 
1  35
‘‘  4 o z ................1 40 
2 50
*  6 oz................. 2 25 
3,75
‘  No. 3 P anel...I  00 
175
‘  No. 4  T aper..1  60 
' 2 75
*  No.  8 panel...2 75 
4 50
‘  No. 10  “ 
...4 50 
6 50
‘  54 pint, r ’n d ..4  60 
7 50
..9 00 
“ 
15 00
r 
Lemon.  Vanilla.
per gross. 
9  60
12  00
15  00
24-10
Farina, 100 lb. kegs._______  C4
Hominy, ^   bbl..................... 4 0 1
Macaroni, dom 12 lb.  box..  65 
Pearl  Barley..............  @ 354
Peas,  Green-...............  @1  40
Peas, Split..................   @354
Sago, Germ an............  @ 634
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l ..  ©  634
Wheat,  crack ed ......  @654
Vermicelli, im port...10  @1134 

Standard 
E nglish2 o z ......  7  20 
3 & ......  8  00 
4 o z........12 00 
6 o z ......l8  00 

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FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

i xjported... 10  @11

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domestic«.
MATCHES.

 

G. H. No.  8,  square............  95.
G. H. No 9, square, 3 gto. . .1  10 
G. H. No.  200,  p arlor...,. ..1  65
G. H. No. 300, parlor.......... 3 15
G. H. No.  7, round...............1 40
Oshkosh, No.  2 ....................  75
Oshkosh, No.  8. ............... I  50
Swedish.....................  
  75
Richardson’s No. 8  sq........ 1 00
Richardson’s No. 9  sq........ 1 50
Richardson’s No. 754, rn d ..l  00
Richardson’s No. 7 
rn d .. 1  50
Woodbine. 300.......................1 15
MOLASSES.
Black  Strap.................. .. I7@18
Cuba Baking................. .^23@25
Porto Rico...................... . ,24@35
New  Orleans, good__ ..33@40
New Orleans, choice... . .4i@50
New  Orleans, fancy... .. 5U@52

% bbls. 3c extra *

OIL.

PICKLES.

OATMEAL

OATS—ROLLED.

Michigan T est.............
....1 0 %
W ater  W hite................. ....11%
B arrels........................... . . . . 6   00
Half barrels................. ....3  25
Cases............................... •.. ,2 25
B arrels........................... . . . . 6   00
Half b arrels.................. ....3  25
Cases..........................2 2m 2  35
Medium....................— . . . . 6   00
“  % b b l.............. ....3  50
Small,  bbl...................... ....7  00
“  % b b l................ ....4  00
Choice Carolina__ __ .......6%
Prim e Carolina............ ........0
.......5%
Good  C arolina............
Good Louisiana............ — 5%
Table.............................. 5%@6
H ead ..............m.............. ........6%
Ja v a ..............................
.......534
Patna.............................
.....5%
.......5
Rangoon........ ..............
B roken...  .................... ........3%
Ja p a n ......................... 5/4 ©^^4
SALERATUS.
DeLand’s  p u re............
.......5%
.......5
Church’s  .........   .........
Taylor’s  G. M.............
.......5
.......5
Dwight’s ......................
Sea  Foam ...................... ........5%
Cap Sheaf...................... ......5

R IC E.

%c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

...2 15
60  Pocket, F  F D .......
100 3 ft pockets............. __ 2 26
Saginaw or  Manistee..!...
Ashton, bu. hags.................
Ashton, 4 bu.  bags....................2 75
Higgins’ bu.  bags........
American, 34 bu. bags........
Rock, bushels......................
Warsaw, bu. hags...  .........
...............

“ 

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34 
SAUCES.

“ 

SOAP.

.2 50 
.2 60

SPICES—WHOLE.

“ 
“ 
Pepper, Singapore,  Dlaek..l834 
;  * 
“ 

London Relish, 2 doz...
Acme English, p ts.......
Dingman, 100 bars....................4 00
Don’t   Anti-W ashboard....4  75
Jaxon..................... 
...3 75
Queen  A n n e ...,...................... 4 00
German Fam ily........................2 (fc
A llspice............... 
834
Cassia, China in m ats......  834
“  Batavia in bund. ...12 
“  .  Saigon in rolls.. .«*40
Cloves,  Amboyna..............25
“   Zanzibar........ ......... 23
Mace Batavia..............— 80
Nutmegs,  fancy........ .'... ..40
No.  1............... ...65
,   No.*2........... .....60
w hite.28
shot................. .,...20
SPICES—GROUND—IN BULK.
A llspice......i .  ...........       12
Cassia, B atavia........ ........... 15
and Saigon.25
Saigon..................;,,42
Cloves, Am boyna.... ......3 5   .
Zanzibar...........3 0 «
Ginger, A frican. . . .. .. .. ..  .1234
.15
Jam aica........... ,.18@22
Mace B atav ia....* ..............85
.....20 
Mustard,  E nglish... 
and Trie.32
T rie ste..,...........25
Nutmegs.  No.  2........ 
.65
Pepper, Singapore  black,-22 
w hite..32
.»  Cayenne..........2 5
doz...84 
Absolute Pepper, 
84 
Cinnamon 
‘‘ ,..60
A llspice' 
“  ...112
Cloves 
Ginger 
“  ...78
Mustard  -   ‘3  ...84

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“ 

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“ 
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S^AROH. 

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Kingsford’s
Silver Gloss, 1 ftp k g s__m   t

'  SUGARS.

“   6 ft b o xes.....  734
-  
bulk.......... -...,634
Pure, 1 ft pkgs... . . ........  534
O orn,l ftp k g s.......*............   7
Cut  Loaf............... © 8%'
C ubes.........................  @ 734
‘Pow dered... . . . . . @ 7 3 4
Granulated,  S tand...  '  @ 73» 
O ft....:..  @f06
Confectionery A..:.-.v 
Standard A...........
No. X, White E xtra O.
No. 2,'Bxtrft C . V i .

 

 

 

 

TOBACCOS—FINE  CUT. 

gark M agnolia............. 

Pm3e Sugar,34bhl.........27©39
:  1   s w e e t   g o o d s .I   XXX
834
Ginger  Hnaps;.......754 
SugaiF Creams. . . . . . . .334 
834
9
Frosted  C ream s...... 
Graham Crackers.... 
834
.834
Oatmeal  Crackers__  
t o b a c c o s —-Pl u g .
Spear H ead .  .......T
’ .«'At
.
Flank Road........ 
:... ..42
 
Eclipse..,. 
..36
 
 
Holy M oses....;..............3 3
Blue Blazes.. 
..................  32
Eye  O pener....,.............3 2
Star 
____. . . . . . . ;...42©45
Clipper........................  
39
Climax.........................-  .  .... 45-
Corner Stone.......................... 39
  41
Tip T o p .................  
Tenderloin............ .,. .. ..  .JJ8
Sweet Russet. ..........  
.88
.40
ot  S h o t.....................4 0
Sweet  P ippin.. . . . . . . . . . . . .  „50
Five and Seyen..............     „50
H iaw atha................................70
Sweet  Cuba...........  
45
Petoskey Chief: ................    .68
Sweet R usset.............. 
45
T histle.... . ....  .  .....................42
Florida,__ .....  ...................65
Rose Leaf.................... 
.66.
Red Domino...............  .  .......38
Swamp Angel........ ................. 40
S tag..........................................33
TOBACCOS—SMOKING.
Rob Roy............................. ....28
Peerless.........................  
28
 
Uncle Sam........................ . ...30
Jack  P ine.. . . . . . _____  
  36
Sensation.................................33
Yellow Jacket.................. 
20
Sweet  Conqueror............20@25
Japan  ordinary................18@20
Japan fa ir to good........ .25@30
Japan fine......................... 35@45
Japan d u st........«.............12@20
Young Hyson...................20@45
Gunpowder....................... 35@50
Oolong.................. 33©55@60@75
Congo................................ ,25©80

TEAS.

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30 gr. 
834 

VINEGAR.
40 gr. 
10% 

50 gr.
12

MISCELLANEOUS.

Above  are  the  prices  fixed 
by  the  pool.  M anufacturers 
outside  the  pool  usually  sell 
5gr.  stronger  goods  at  same 
prices.
Bath Brick Im ported........ 90
do 
American........ 75
Burners,  No.  0....................65
do  No. 1]....................75
do  No. 2.............. 
 
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Chimneys,  No. 0......................38
“  1......................40
“  2..................... 52
Cocoa Shells, bulk...............4
Condensed  Milk, Eagle__7 60
Cream T artar..................... 25
Candles. Star........................  934
Candles. Hotel..................... 1034
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes.. .35
Extract Coffee, V.  C...........80
15
Fire Crackers, per box__ 1 20
Gum, Rubber  100 lum ps.. .25 
Gum, Rubber 200 lum ps... 00
Gum, Spruce.......................80
Jelly,in 30 ft pails..  .5   @5%
Powder,  Keg...................... 5 50
Powder, 34  K eg..................2  87
s a g e ........ .......................a ..15
CANDY. FRUITS and NUT! 
Putnam   &  Brooxs quote  as 
follow s:

Felix 

do 

 

STICK.
do 
do 
MIXED.

FANCY—IN  BULK.

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

Standard, 25 ft boxes..........  834
..........9
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
..........10
Royal, 25 ft  pails.......8%@  9
Royal, 200 ft bbls.................8%
Extra, 25 ft  pails................. JO
"Sxtra, 200 ft bbls.................  9
I French Cream, 25 ft pails..11%
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases............10
Broken, 25  ft  pails..............10
.Broken. 200 ft  bbls............... 9
Lemon  Drops.......................   18
Sour Drops.......; ..................... 14
Pepperm int  D rops............... 14
Chocolate D rops................... 14
H M Chocolate  D rops:__ V .18
Gum  Drops  ........................... 10
Licorice Drops........................18
A B   Licorice  Drops.. 
...12
Lozenges; plain...................... 14
Lozenges,  printed................. 15
Im perials................................ 14
M ottoes..............  
 
15
Cream  Bar.-................... 
li
Molasses B ar..........................1:
Caramels.................................. 18
Hand Made Creams.............. .18
Plain  Creams..........................16
Decorated  Creams..........   ...20
String Rock....................*__ 13
Burnt Almonds...................... 22
W intergreen  Berries............ 14
Lozenges, plain in pails... 12 
Lozenges, plain in bbls.... 11 
Lozenges, printed in pails. 12% 
Lozenges, printed in  bbls. 1134 
Chocolate Drops, in pails.. 12%
Gum  Drops  in pails..___.  6%
Gum Drops, in bbls..............5%
Moss Drops, in  pails...... .10
Moss Drops, in bbls............  9
Sour Drops, in  pails...........12
! Imperials, In  pails. . . . . ___12
Imperials  in bbls........  
.11
B ananas....................1 23©2  75
Oranges,  choice.......  @4 00
Oranges, Florida.......  ©
Oranges,  Messina__ 4 25® 1  50
Oranges,OO............ .4 25@4 50
Oranges, Im perials..  ©4 50 
Oranges Valencia ca.7 £G@8 00
Lemons,  choice........3 25@3 50
Lemons, fancy.......... 3 75©4  00
Figs, layers, new.......12  @16
Figs, Bags, 50 ft........   @
Dates,  frails do.........  @4%
Dates, % do  do........   © 5%
Dates, Fard 10 ft box ¥  lb..  9 
Dates, Fard 50 ft box ¥  lb..  6% 
Dates, Persian 50 ft box ..5@5% 
Almonds,  Tarragona  @17
Ivaca........   @16
California  13@14
B razils.......  ;V.......... 8%@’9
Filberts, Sicily.........  @11
Walnuts,  Grenoble.. 13  @14
12 
©11 
8©12 
@4 50

Sicily. 
F rench.... 
Pecans,  Texas. H . P. 
Cocoanuts, $  100-.....
PEANUTS.
Prime Red,  raw ¥  ft 
Choice 
do  '  do
Fancy H.P. do  dp
Choice W hite, Va.do 
Fancy H P,. V a  do 
H .P .V a .....................

FRUITS.

NUTS.

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F.  J.  D ettenthaler  quotes  as 

OYSTERS AND  FISH .
follows;' sr

OYSTERS.

FairhavenC ounts.....___   35
S e l e c t s . Z . . . . . . . . ___    23
A n c h o rs..........................       20
Standards  ...........................  18
Favorites.................... ...... 
15
Black bass.«,................ . .. .. 12%
Rock b a s s ...;.... .. .. .. .  — .  4
Perch, skinned.............
Buck-bill  pike.......................   8
Trout.«.....................  
  *....10
W hitefish........  . .. .. ..  .ÿ.. .10

FRESH  FISH .

A  FR E SH  JKEAT8.
prices, as follows ;

John Mohrhard quotes, selling 
Fresh 
6%© 7
Hogs...:................... 3%@ 7
Pork loin s............  9  @9%
Bologna.  ............. . 
ft  ■
FianECdft sausage?:. ß   fltlQ 
Bleed, BV, md Savikg  6  ®  f  
Mutton..AM111. . ..i  9  © 954-

¡; 

W

’ £? 
75
yf 
1 40
J 
2 40
1
g 
5
12 60
Victorian, 1 ft (tall, )2 doz 2 00
15
Diamond,
45
Red Star % ft cans H doz.
. • 
**  yr
6 **
85
4 ff
*1 50
“ 
“ 
Absolute, 
1b  cans, 100
cans in  c a s e ...............1175
Absolute,  Vt  fi>  cans,  50
cans in  case............... 
.10 00
Absolute, 1 B> cans, 50 cans
nacase.  ................ .......1 8  75
Telrer’s 54 fl>, cans, 6 doz i n ,
c ase................... . 
.....  2  70
Telfer’s Vt ft cans. 3 doz in
case" — ........ 
2 55
Teifer’s 1 ft cans,  1 doz in.
case............... ..........  
""
Early JEtiser, 54s, 4 doz 
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548.  2  “
l s , l   “
BLUING  a

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BROOMS«

“  
8 oz.  “ 
4 oz.  oval.......  3 
“ 
“>  8 oz.  *‘ 
“ 
P in tsr’nd.......10 

Arctic, 4 oz. r ’nd $  gross  3 00
____.... 8 00
49
...........   8  50
80
No. 2 H url............................2 00
No. 1 H url.................  .....  2 25
No. 2 Carpet........................2 50
No. 1 C arpet..............         2  75
Parlor G em ........................ 3 00
Common W hisk.............. 
1 00
Fancy  W hisk........................... 1 25
M ill............................... ....3  75
W arehouse................................3 00
Runkle Bros’.. Vien. Sweet  22
Prem ium ..  33
Hom-Coeoa  37
B reakfast..  48

CHOCOLATE.
“ 
“ 
“ 
OOCOANÜT 
*  -
—  27
Schepps,  Is...............
.......28
Is and %s—
%s.................. . ....27%
is in tin  pails... .27%
....28%
%8
Maltby’s, I s................. ......33%
.....24
Is  and % s..
% s...-------- - .....24%
M anhattan, pails------ .......20
...1 8
Peerless........................
Bulk, pails or barrels. 16@18
COFFEE—GREEN
Mocha........................t. .25@28
M andaling.................... 25@26
25@26
OG  Ja v a ............. .
.23@24
J a v a .........................:
M aricabo..................... 21@22
Costi Rica..................... 21@22
21 @22
M exican.. ..........
Santos............................. 21@23
Rio,  fancy..................... 21@22
Rio,  prim e............. 
19@20
Rio,  common.............  ..17@18
To  ascertain cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 54c per ft. for roast-! 
ing and 15 per cent, for shrink- i 
age.

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COFFEES—PACKAGE.

“  . 

1934 

CRACKERS. 

CORDAGE.

CANNED F IS H .

30 lbs60fts lOOfts
1934
20
19J4
19
19
19
19%
1934
1734
1934
2154
20%
1954

Lion................. 
Lion, in cab... 
Dilworth’s __  
Magnolia........ 
Acme.............19 
G erm an ........  
German, bins. 
Arbuckle’s Ariosa 
Avoriea 
McLaughlin’s XXXX 
Honey  B ee...21%  21% 
Nox A ll.........20%  20% 
Our  Bunkum.19%  19% 
COFFEES—50 LB. BAGS.
Arbuckle’s Avoriea............17
*•  Quaker Cy............18
“  Best Rio..................19
“  Prim e Maricabo.. .21 
60foot J u te ............ ........... 1  10
72foot J u t e ................1 40
4oFootCotton.............1 50
50 foot Cotton............. .160
60foot C otton.-----------....1 75
72 foot Cotton..................... .2 00
Kenosha B utter.....................7
Seymour  B u tter...................554
B utter.......... ................ , .....554
Family  B utter.......................534
Fancy B u tter............*......... 5
B utter Biscuit. ...................634
Boston  ..... — ................,.-.734
City Soda................................8
Soda............... ......................534
So  a Fancy........ ................... 5
S.  O y s te r ........................534
P icnic..................... 
534
Fancy  Oyster....... .*...........5
Glams, 1 ft, L ittle  Neck__1 35
Clam Chowder. 3 f t............2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 ft stand.. .1 00 
Cove Oysters, 2 ft stand .. .1 70 
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic.  ......1  75
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic... .... .2 65
Lobsters, l  ib  sta r................1  95
Lobsters. 2 ft  s ta r...............2 90
Mackerel in Tomato Sauces 25
Mackerel, l f t  stan d ...........
M ackerel, 2 ft stand............
Mackerel,3 ft in  M ustard. .3 25 
M ackerel,3 ft  so u sed ..:...3 25
Salmon, 1ft Columbia....... 2 10
3 50
Salmon, 2 ft 
Salmon, 1 ft Sacramento. ..1 90 
Salmon, 2 ft 
...2 75
Sardines,domestic34s.  ...  -7 
Sardines,  domestic 3>4s...l0@ll 
Sardines,  Mustard  3is...  9@10 
Sardines,  im ported  34s..l2@13
Sardines,  spfced, 34s...... 10@12
®rout. 3ft  brook..............
V   CANNED FRUITS.
Apples, gallons, sta n d .... .2 75
Blackberries, stan d .......,1  20
Cherries, red standard.... .1 60
Cherries,  pitted..........1 85@1 90
Damsons.............. 
.1 26@1 35
Egg Plum s, stand......... 
1 50
Gooseberries................    ....1 65
G rapes___ __________.....  95
Green Gages,........ ..1 50
Peaches,  all yellow, stand.2 65
Peaches,  seconds........... 
.2 25
Peaches, p ie ...............1 6C@1 80
Pears.. . . . . . . . , . . ; . . . . . . . . . .  .1 §9
Pineapples................    1 40@2 75
Quinces..................................1 SO
Raspberries, ex tra........... .1 50
re d ..;........ ..1 60
Strawberries ........... 
..1 60
W hortleberries          ............1 20
Asparagus, Oyster B ay— 2 00 
Beans, Lima, sta n d ... .. .. .   85
Beans. Green Limas, .  @1 40
Beans,  String... .. .. .  1 QQ@1 20
Beans,Stringless, E rie ...,  90 
Beans, Lewis’ Boston B ab.l 60 
Corn,  Areher’s T rbphy... .■! 15’ 
-. / I»..,  i 
Morn Q’ty .! 16
Early Gold. 115
Peas,  F r e n e h , . . . .......160
P«u9yiextramarrofat.l 20©1 40
Peas,  soaked.......'.......80
“  June,stand....  @150
“ 
s i f t e d . . .,,..2 0 0
“  FreUbh. extra fine. .20-00 

CANNED VEGETABLES. 

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MufchTOQroa.extra fine.... 20 
Pumpkin,3 ft G olden..,,..! 
Suheotaab3tandar«L$,$80©iao 
S o iiash ,'^ , SSif,«««.!:* 
J5  ■
ToipatoeS, Red Goak»  ©  1 20
B enH hr  * .,.^.1 2 0  
Stanffbr.115© 1 20

 

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'  PO RK   IN   BARRELS.  '
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M ess..
 v. .. .. ..  ;. ...¿i; v.      ___ ....i
Short c u t. A ; .. .. ,. .  p .. vi.
:.v.......... 3
S h ortcut  Morgan.............. 
 
1
E xtra clear pig, short cu t .. . . . . . . .   .!.  .. ..1
E xtra clear,heavy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ...J
Clear quill, short out............... 
;............i
Boston d ear, short c u t.... ...  . .. . . .. . . .. . . 3
Clearback, short c u t.......... ......... 
.1
Standard clear* short  cut, best.........» ___3
B ean..................................................... .........
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.
Hams.aveiageSG  lb s.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   __ _
i 6  i b s ,.................; .....
“  
12 to 14 lbs.....................I ....

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best boneless..............
Shoulders.......................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless...
Dried Beef, e x tra .....................
ham  prices.......

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DRY  SALT HEATS.
Long Clears, h e a v y ..............  ...
m edium .....__ ....
lig h t............... ........

.......11  -
.......8
.....11
-----  8%
,....10

.  8% 
.8%  
10%

LARD.

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BEEF IN BARRELS.

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

Tierces -. v., r  
30a n d 501bTubs
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case............  ..............
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case..............................
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case ..............................
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in case...................
E xtra Mess, warranted 200 lbs___________
E xtra Mess, Chicago PacKing......................
“  Kansas City Packing...............
P la te ........ .....................................f ...............
E xtra Plate................................. ............7....
Boneless, rum p butts....................................
“  Kan City p k d .........
“ 

7 00 
7 50 
7 25
7  75
8 25
9 50 
8 50
“  % bbl.  5  00
Pork  Sausage...............................   ............... 7%
Ham  Sausage..:.............................  
..11
Tongue  Sausage v.. *..................................... 
9
Frankfort  S a u sa g e .......................... 
 
8
Blood, Sausage....................................................6
Bologna, straig h t........................ 
 
6
Bologna, thick.......................... 
g
Head  Cheese...................................................   g
PIGS’ FEET.
In half barrels......................................... . 
3 50
In quarter barrels.............................. ......!.  2 15
In % Bbl..................................................... .....3  00
In % Bbl...... ..................................................... i  75
In K its.............................................................  85

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

TRIPE.

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H ID ES, PELTS  AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

WOOL.

4  ©  4% Calf skins, green

Green —  ¥  
P art cu red ...  5  ©  5%  or cured__ 5
Fail cured—   5%@  6% Deacon skins,
Dry hides and 
¥  piece.... .10

k ip s ............  6 @ 8  

,

©  6J4 
©20

■* 

4 00

FURS.

Fine washed ¥  3> 18@20|Coarso washed.. .20@22
95
Medium 
........ 20@23|Unwashed............12@16
No. 1  No. 2 No. 3  No. i
Bears__ _______ 
15 00
Bearers...........................6 00
Badgers...........................  75
Cat,  Wild.........................  50
■*  House......................  15
Fox,  Red...............................1 00
*  Cross...........................5 00
‘  G rey......................  75
Fishers............................7 00
Lynx.......... ................  
Mink, Large D a rk ......  40
Small P a le .........-25
Martins ............... .......... 1  00
M usrats.; ...........
UT
O tter.....  ............ ..7.6 00
Raccoon, L arge.. ....  75
Small... ....  30
Skunk.................. ....  75
W olf...................... ....3  00
Deer Skins, dry. Red Coats, per lb.
“  ,
*‘  .
**  .
Sheep pelts, short shearing.............
Sheep pelts, old wool estim ated.......
Tallow..................................................
Gi’ease b u tte r...................... .............
Ginseng, good....................................

30
SPRING  WINTER Pali
8@4
2 00
20
10
25
50

10 per cent, may be added to above prices. 
;* 

‘‘  Short Grey, 
“  Long 
MISCELLANEOUS.

00
11
4 00
50
20  „
50
1  00

5@2Q 
@23 
£@  4 
5©  8 
@2 00

Blue  “ 

30c
30e

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PRODUCE  M ARKET.

13©l3%c.

Apples—$4 per bbl.
Beets—In good supply at 40e per bu.
Beans—Hand-picked  mediums  are  vei 
scarce, readily commanding $2.50 per bu.
Butter—Good butter is easier.  Jobbers  pay 
20e for choice dairy and sell at 22@23c.  Grease 
butter is  slow  sale  at 8c.
B utterm e—Creamery,  16c  for  solid  packed 
and 17c for rolls.  Dairy, 13%c  for solid packed 
and  14%e  for  rolls.  E xtra  creamery  20c  for 
solid packed and 21c for rolls.
Cabbages—Old are  entirely  out  of  m arket. 
New  Southern stock  readily commands  $ 5.50 
per doz.

Carrots—3C@35c per bu.
Cheese—Jobbers are holding their  stocks  at 
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork  barrels,  $1.25;  apple  bar­
rels, 25c.
Cranbe  rie3—Wisconsin Bell  and Cherry are 
in  fa it  demand  a t  $ J.59  per crate  or $10  per 
bbl.
Dried Apples—Jobbers hold  sun-dried  at 5% 
@5%c.  Evaporated are  slow sale, being some­
what of a drug on the m arket at 7%@8c.
Eggs—Jobbers now  pay 12c  and  sell  a t 13e, 
If the  price does  not  drop  to  10c  before the 
end of the week, some prophets in the produce 
business  will  resign  all  claims  to  prophetic 
ability.

Honey^-In plentiful supply a t 15@16c.
Hay—Baled 

is  moderately  active  a t  $15 

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

Maple Sugar - New crop,  10c per lb.
Onions—Horn©  grown,  $1.40  per  bu.  Ber­
mudas are beginning  to  come  in  slowly, sell­
ing at $5 per bu. box.
Pop Cora—2%c ¥  ft.
Potatoes—Home  grown  are  in  strong  de­
mand,  readily  commanding  9Qc@$l  per  bu. 
from  jobber’s hands.  One dealer has sold con­
siderable  quantities of Irish  potatoes  during 
the past week at $1.10 per bu.

Turnips—20@25c per bu.

GRAINS ANP M ILLING PRODUCTS.

and Clawson and 78c for Fulse.
lots and 5834@59c in carlots.
cay lots.

W heat—City millers pay  80c  for  Lancaster 
Com—Jobbing  generally  a t 63o  in  100  bu. 
Gats—White,  42@45c in small lots  and 38c in 
Rye—50c ¥  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.30@$1.40 ¥  cwt.
Flour—No change. Patent $5.40 ¥  bbl in sacks 
and  $5.60  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.40 ¥  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.60 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $3.00 ¥  bbl.
Mill Feed1—Screenings, $15 ¥  ton.  Bran, $18 
¥   ton.  Ships,  $18.50  ¥   ton.  Middlings,  $19 
¥ to n . Corn and Oafs, $23.50 ¥  ton.  .

IF EOT WANT

Medium  Clover*,

M am m oth Clover,

Tim othy,
.  Alsike,

Alfalfa,

, 

H ungarian, 

M illet,

Red  Top,

O rchard Grass,
Blue Grass,

Field  Peas,

Spring Rye,

Spring  Barley.

OR ANY KIND OF SEEDS SEN D TO

W.  f.  LM O M UX,

71  C anal  Street, 

*

G rand,  R ap id s,  M ich.'

£W"This  soap  may be  used  in  ANY  WAY 
and  for  ANY  PURPOSE  th at  any  other  is 
tised, and will  be found to  excel all in cleans­
ing qualities, b ut if you will

FOLLOW  DIRECTIONS.

which  are  plain  and  simple  much  rubbing, 
and  consequently  much  labor  and  wear  of 
clothes, will be saved.

The peculiar property possessed by our soap 
is th at  of  loosening  and  separating  the  dirt 
without injuring the fabric, instead of eating 
up the dirt and thereby rotting the cloth.

Ask your wholesale grocer about our SPEC­
IAL O FFER .  It makes retail profit very sat­
isfactory.

Central City Soap Co.,

JBGK80N,  MICH.

it, Hemoisnui
DRY  GOODS

"importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

O v e ra lls , P a n ts , E tc .,

OUR OW N M AKE.

A  Com plete  Line  of

Fancy Crockery§Fancy Woodenware

<%UR  OWN IM PORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

C H A S.  A .  C0Y E

MANUFACTURER  OF

Horse and W agon Covers, 

Awnings and Tents,
Flags and Banners,
Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

^ 

W ide Ducks, etc.

Telephone  106.

73 CANAL ST., 

-  GRAND RAPIDS.

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Composed  of  G uatem ala,  A frican  and 
M exican Javas,  Santos, M aracaibo  and Rio 
selected with especial  réference  to their fine 
u jin h in g  qualities.  The most p o p u lar brand 
of B lended Coffee in the  m arket.  Sold  only 
m  50 lb. Cans and 1  Jb.  packages. 30, 60 and IOO 
lb. Cases.  M ail O rders Solicite d by  the  nro- 
prietors.
J .  H.  THOMPSON  l   CO.,
59 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Im porters and jobbers of fine  Teas, Coffees, 
Spices,  Etc.,  Baking  Powder  Mfrs.,  Coffee  N R  
Roasters, Spice Grinders. 

B E E   S P I C E   M I L L S ,

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

FOREIGN,

TROPICAL

AND

CALIFORNIA

F R U I T

MMM8,  Ulir öpeßia

16 and i3 No. Division St..

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

Realizing  the  cj^mand for, and  knowing 
the difficulty in obtaining a FIRST-CLASS 
FIVE-CENT CIGAR, we have concluded 
to try and  meetjthis- 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  advertising  matter  goes  with 
first order.  Secure this Cigar and increase 
your Cigar Trade.  It is sure*to do it.

Flint, Mich.

I.  T.  WARREN  &  CO.,
EDWIN FALLAS,
VALLEY CITY COLB STORAGE,
Blitter, Eggs,  Lemons, Oranges.

PROPRIETOR OF

JOBBER OF

And Packer of

SOLID  BRAND  OYSTERS.

NEW   YORK

FOOD  PRODUCTS

Facilities for canning and  jobbing oysters 
are unsurpassed.  Mail orders filled  prom ptly 
at lowfest  m arket  price.  Correspondence  so­
licited.  A  liberal  discount  to  the  jobbing 
trade.
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Grand  Rapids.

217,219 Livingston St., 

COALI

f t .£ C T R o t y p { « <
V   Sicr'cotYp".';

Stove, No. 4 am i N u t.____..  . . .$8.00 p e r ton
E gg and G ra te.. . . . . . . . . . . . .  ÿ .. .$7.75 p e r to n
We are agents for  Brazil  Block  Coal.. The 
feet and cheapest steam  coal in the m arket.  •

OFF!«1«   53  P E A B L  ST

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.-A'' -'  CUSTOM  SHIRT  MAKERS,  | i

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Advanced—Nothing. 
PeoHned—fiatacine. Spermaceti, 

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«»«or. D etroit. 
rE berbàch, Ann AFbor. 
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Rarkell, Owobso.

ys—Jacob Jes 

H H H H B t d d -
Joe. V ernor. •  - 
Z—At D etroit July 3 and 5.

N ex t!

Xiehlgan State 
W ent—A rth u r Bassett, D etroit, 
t Vioe-President—G. M. H arw ood, Petoskey. 
id Vice-President—H. B. F airchild,  G rand Rapids. 
I V ice-Presidentr-H enry K ephart. B errien Springs.

rmace ü tlcal Ass’*i.

-Wnf. D upont, D etroit.  .

Executive  Cojnnjittee—Qeo.  O undrnm .  F ran k   Inglls, 
A, H. Lym an, J o h n E . P eck .E . T. W ebb.
Local Secretary—-Jam es V em or, D etroit. 
N extM eetlng—A t D etroit, Septem ber 4,5, í  and 7.
•  G r a n d   R a p id i*   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty .

©aOAJHÄBD  O C TO B Eft  9 ,1 8 8 4 .

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P resident—H. £,L ooher. ' 
W ice-President—J. W. H ayw ard.  •
S ecretary—F ran k  H. Escott.  •  '
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B-Falreblld. 
B oard o f Censors—President,  V ice-President  and See 
iimjaury.
o f Trasteos—The p resident,  lo h n   E. Peck,  Geo. 
B eetee, A  F.  H a rd lin e  and F. J. W urzburg. 
‘aHei^ Isaac W atts. Win. E. W hite and Wm.  L.  W hite.
C om m ittee on T rade  M atters—Jo n a  Peck, F .J . Wurz- 
burg, W. H. Tibbs.  f
.  I
C om m ittee  on  Legislation—J .  W.  H ayw ard,  Theo, 
Kerning. W. H . V an Leu wen.
;  C om m ittee  on  Pharm acy—W.  L.  W hite,  John  Muir, 
t'T fc  jLJH m m .
R egular  Meetings—F irst  T hursday  evening  in   each 
r  m onth. 
A nnual Meeting—F irst T hursday evening in  N ovember 
¡N ext  M eeting—T hursday evening, F ebruary  2,  a t  The 
.  T badbsman office. 
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Detroit Pharmaceutical Society.

‘ ~ >V,YT-.‘’:'L";' ''

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ORGANIZED  CCTOBKB, 1883.

President—F ran s  inglis.
' F irs t Vice-President—F. W. ®- P erry;
S e c o n d  Vice-President—J. J.  Crowley.
B e c re ta ry  and Treasurer—F. R ohnert.
.Assistant Secretary a nd  T reasurer—A. B. Lee. 
A nnual M eeting—F irst W ednesday in  Jane.
R eg u lar M eetings—F irst W ednesday in  each m onth.
C en tral  M ic h i g a n   D r u g g i s t s ’  A s s o c i a ti o n . 
P resident, J. W. D unlop;  S ecretary, R,  M. Mnsseil.
B e r r i e n   C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty . 
P resident, B. M. Dean;  S ecretary, H enry K ephart.
f .  C l i n t o n   C o u n ty   D r u g g i s t s ’  A s s o c i a ti o n . 
P resident, A. O. H unt;  Secretary, À. S.  W allace.

- ¿ C h a r le v o ix  C o n n t y  P h a r m a c e u t i c a l  S o c ie ty  
; |  President, H. W. W illard;  S ecretary, Geo. W . Crouter. 
- 

I o n i a  C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l  S o c ie ty , 
P resident, W. K. O utler;  S ecretary, Geo. Gnndrnm.

imA.  J a c k s o n   C o u n t y   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   A s s ’n . 
W iéresident, C. B. Colwell; Secretary,.C. E. Foote._____
s*‘ l f a l a i n a m n  P h a r m a c e u t i c a l  A s s o c i a ti o n . 
P resident, D. O. R oberts;  Secretary, D. McDonald.

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

-P resident, F. N. L atim er;  S ecretary, W m. H eysett.
M e c o s ta   C d u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty . 
P resident, C. H . W agener;  Secretary, A. H. W ebber.

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

P resid en t, S. M. Sacke tt;  Secretary, Julius Weiss.
M u s k e g o n   C o u n t y   D r u g g i s t s ’  A s s o c ia tio n , 
P resident, E. C.  Bond;  Secretary,G eo. L. LeFevre.

Jy .....  M u s k e g o n   D r u g   C l e r k s ’  A s s o c i a ti o n  
jjflBresident, C. S. Koon;  Secretary, Geo.  L, LeFevre.

iisr™e w a y g o   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 . 

P resident.'J. F. A. R aider; S ecretary, A. G. Clark.

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

P resident, F. W , F incher;  S ecretary, F ran k  Cady.
S a g in a w *  C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c ie ty . 
P resident, Ja y   Sm ith;  Secretary,'’D .E . Frail..

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Detroit Drug  Notés.

|§  
The Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. held 
J ^pfcs regular monthly  meeting  April 4,  Mr. 
Anderson road  a  very interesting paperon 
percolation.  On  invitation  of  Mr. Inglis, 
f-all present adjourned to Kuhn’s  cafe where 
.  ' All seemed to enjoy  themselves for an hour 
|   or more.

Geo. Swift,  well known  to  all  Michigan 
f   . druggists,  is the  happy  father  of a bounc- 
Ahag girl.  The young lady made her appear­
a n c e  about a week ago.  George  says  she’s 
I-  a  beauty.

Clarence G.  Stone, 

the  well-known  pill 
representative of MeKesson  & Robbins, has 
returned from his wedding trip.

Local Secretary Jas. Yernor has designed 
■& very pretty  badge to be worn1 by members 
r of the A.  P.  A.  and M.  S.  P. A.  at-the com- 
meeting.  He  recently  wrote  to  a 
:  prominent A.  P.  A.  man  in  the East and 
P  asked him how  he  liked the badge. 
In re­
sponse, 
the  gentleman  said  that  it  was 
very  neat,  bat  suggested,  “If  you  have 
1  a  metal  working  shop  out  there  that  it 
|   would  be  nice  to  have  something  made 
« 
there,'as the A.  P.  A.  folks  always like to 
*  ^earry away  some  moment©  of  the  xplace 
^tjiey visite.”  Mr.  Vernor  immediately  re­
plied:  “When  you  come  to  the meeting 
next fall,  you  will find  neither Indians i»or 

£  wild buffalo roaming our streets.”
P 
“Five cents worth  of  blue-eyed  potash” i 
J r  was recently asked for  at  one  of our drug 
Ü  stores.  *

gs  (  Tests for Mineral Acids in Vinegar.

Y im ^ar is extensively made with mineral 
eicids,.  Every druggist should know how to 
for the  undesirable  preparation.  The 

> ^Fhorrnaceitiical Era says: 
v 

For this purpose  Fohriug  employs  sul­
phide of zinc, which is decomposed by even 
very dilute solutions of thè  mineral  acids, 
/  hat not by acetic  acid.  Heat  the  vinegar 
1  with a  little of the reagent  in  a  test  tube 
-  and observe whether any odor of sulphuret- 
hydrogen is given off.  Lead paper may, 
Hsif course,  bo employed to detecOthe  Kydro- 
^ Sulphuric acid.
r   Hager recommends the following  modifi­
cation of Jorrissen’s test:  Place in a  small 
Stestr tube-one large  or  two  small  drops of 
isurjun  balsam,  with'thirty-five  or  forty 
4rops of-par eaeetic acid ;  warm, and  shake 
iti>gether untii a uuiform mixture  is  obtain- 
A?d*  Then add two,  or at most  three, drops
jI ikM will betray  itself  by  the  appear- 
asce of a violet blue color,  which  is  devel- 
oped immediately in the case of hydrochior- 
•ie acid,  somewhat gradually when sulphuric 
ucid  U  present'  Risulphatas  of  alkaline 
bases do not produce  thè  color.  Tim  test 
i^quires ho skill in manipulation,  and occu- 
but a few minutes’ time, and is capable 
tecting very small proportions  of  free

S &e vinegar, when the presence of a min- 

The CftSeof Mr.McAdam, of Cadillac. 
The Tradesman gave place,  last week, 
to a lew  remarks «cent the  failure o f J. CH 
Me Adam, the CSadlflac dry goods dealer, and 
published in the same  connection  &  letter 
from its local correspondent,  making sever­
al mild charges  against  Mr, • MeAdam, the 
gist of which, is that he is a  sort  of  social 
and  political  disorganizer.  Mr.  MeAdam 
promptly informed  'T h e   T r a d e sm a n that 
the statements made 4id  him  an  in justiee 
and  demanded  a  retraction. 
In  reply to 
this  request,  T h e   T r a d e sm a n / politely 
asked Mr. MeAdam to specify which,  state­
ments were incorrect,  when a careful Inves­
tigation would speedily and  cheerfully  be 
made. 
Instead of doing as  requested, Mr. 
MeAdam demanded the name of  the corres­
pondent,  intimating that ajailure  to  com­
ply with such demand  would  impel him to 
seek redress in the  cdurts, 
In the meantime,  T h e   T r a d e sm a n  en-; 
closed a copy of the article to a  number  of i 
Cadillac business men,  solieiting'an unbias­
ed opinion as to its  truth  or  falsity. *  The 
replies were  about  evenly  divided,  some 
stating that the charges inade were substan­
tially correct, while others took a view more 
favorable to Mr. McAdam’s side of  the con­
troversy.

*.

Under the  circumstances.  T h e   T r a d e s­
m a n is unable to determine where the truth 
lies,  but  is  disposed  to  give  Mr.  MeAdam 
the benefit of the doubt.  An  unprejudiced 
jury sitting on  such a  case  would probably 
not  bring in  a verdict  of “Not guilty,” but 
resort to  the  old  Scoteh  verdict  of  “Not 
proven.”  Nevertheless,  T h e  T r a d e s­
m a n  does not  wish to consider theucase as 
finally  settled..  Had  Mr. MeAdam done as 
requested—furnished a bill of* particulars— 
and careful inquiry into the matter had sus 
tained  Mr. MeAdam’s  position,  this  issiye 
would have contained a complete retraction 
of the  original  statements.  Having  failed 
to do so, T h e  T r a d e sm a n is  compelled to 
pursue its investigation in its own way, but 
will complete it as speedily as circumstances 
will permit.

The threat to institute a libel  suit  comes 
in poor grace from a  man  who  cannot pay 
his creditors much more  than  half what he 
owes  them. 
If  MeAdam  has  enough 
money “salted down” to institute legal pro 
eeedings, his creditors  could not be blamed 
for inferring that  the  failure is but a cover 
for Other convenient  “nest  eggs.”

In justice to Mr. MeAdam, T h e  T r a d e s­
m a n desires to state  that fourteen members 
of the Cadillac Royal Arcanum unite in deny­
ing the statement that the charge imputed to 
him in such  connection is untrue, in which 
T h e  T r a d e sm a n heartily concurs.

Is Bonus Money Illegal

From  th e L ansing Republican.

A  number of Michigan  cities  have  been 
voting subsidies  to  induce  manufacturing 
enterprises to  settle  with  them.  The Re­
publican has repeatedly questfoned  wheth­
er such subsidies me legal.  They  are  cer­
tainly taxation for private purposes.  Judge 
Cooley declared that sueh taxation  was un­
constitutional when the city of  Ann  Arbor 
proposed such  action.  The  United  States 
Supreme Court has  decided  the  question. 
The city of Topeka,  under authority  of  an 
act of the Legislature of Kansas,  voted  to 
give $100,000 to  an iron bridge manufactur­
ing company,  on condition that it  would lo­
cate its shops in  that city.  Some taxpayers 
resisted,  and the case was  carried up to the 
United States  Supreme  Court.  The court 
decided that taxation for  such  purposes is 
prohibited-under the National  Constitution, 
and that  municipalities  cannot  levy  taxes 
for any such purpose.  The court said in its 
decision: 
“ To lay with one hand the power 
of the Government on the  property  of  the 
citizen and with the other to bestow it upon 
favored individuals to aid private enterpris­
es and buiid up private  fortunes, 
is  none 
the less a robbery because it is  done  under 
the forms of law  and  is  called  taxation.” 
There is little doubt that the  Michigan  Su­
preme Court w ill sweep away such schemes 
as fast as it gets a  chance  at  them.  This 
question is one of more than  local 
import-* 
ance.  There is an epidemic of such schemes 
that,  unless  checked,  threatens  to  place 
mortgages  upon  the  prosperity  of  m*ny 
Michigan towns and  add  largely to the pub­
lic indebtedness of the State.  I f farm mort­
gages are thought an evil,  how  much  mere 
would be the evils of  rapidly  accumulating 
bonded debts on Michigan towns  or  cities. 
And to what  monstrous abuses  would soon 
grow the custom  of  manufacturing  enter­
prises putting themselves up at  auction and 
soliciting bids through cunning agents from 
competing towns.  Not would  manufactur­
ing enterprises long be alone  in  this  busi­
ness.  Pretty  soon  others  would  follow 
their example,  and try to tax  the people for 
etfery new hotel,  store or any other business 
that compliant or misguided  municipal  au-: 
tberities could be  Induced  to  favor.  And 
the next thing would be to have elections o f 
mayors  and  aldermen  and  village  officers 
turn  upon whether they favor  this  or  that 
alleged  “ enterprise.”   Factory  and'  mill 
owners and others would enter local politics 
to corruptly nominate and  elect  municipal 
governments pledged to grant them bonuses 
out e f the money of the taxpayers,  In short, 
these schemes threaten the worst dangers to' 
the  godd  government  and  prosperity*  of 
Miichigan;  and the sooner every  vestige of 
them is swept away,  the better it w ill be for 
the State,. 

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Market.

|   There are no changés  of  Importance  to 
YSM>tetbis week.  Quinine is very dull, with 
Éh downward  tendency.  Opium  and  qnor- 
are  steady.  Spermacetti  is  lower, 

fëpgujfë&e has declined.  Gloves are lower.

Th e T radesman’s  report  of  prices 
N'adopted'by the paria green  pool  last week, 
the-«ash  discount  w as  stated  to-bei7pOT 
-«enk for unexpired  time.  This  wasan er- 
Jfeor, as the rate fixed t* |  per cent.  ^  
j

W h y  Flowers H ave Odor.

A fter reviewing tile various  theories that 
have been advanced on this subject, a writer 
in the  Pharmaceutical  Journal  sums up 
theevideace with the following  conclusion:
It does not need  that  we  regard  flower 
color as existing alone by  virtue of the ben< 
efit it confers upon insects,  any  more than 
we allow older biologists to regard it as pro­
duced because ef its moml effect upon man­
kind. 
It la the natural  outcome p ftb e  ten­
dency toward perfection in tiie «productive 
partHif th0 p lan t 
It is a correlation neces­
sitated by the .lessened  y^u^tibh|ihnd,al-?'
check or quicken thh: tendehey  to  color in

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R u b ia  T i n c to r u m ___  
Saceharum Lactis pv  @  „  
Salacin. . . .. .. .,   .... .8 60®4 00
Sanguis Braconis 
  40®  50
Santonine__ ........ 
@4 50
Sapo,, W......................  12®  14
Sapo,  M .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
8® 10
.  @ 15
Sapo, G......................
Seidlitz  M ixture......
28
§
' 
Sinapis.................
@ 18
Sinapis, o p t..............
@ 30
Snuff, Maccaboy, Do,
Voes............. ..........
@ 35
Snuff,  Scotch,  Do.
^ V oes;.. , . . . . ; . . . . .
@ 35
Soda Boras, (po  11)..
10  @ 11
Soda et Potoss'Tart ..
33® 35
Soda C a rb ..:...,.......
2® 2*4
Soda,  Bi-Carb...........
4® 5
Soda, A sh..................
3® 4
Soda  Sulphas............
© 2
Spts. E ther C o :......  50®  66
Spts.  1* vreia  Dom...'  @2 00
Spts, Myrcia  Im p__   @2 50
Spts. Vmi  Rect,  bbl.
©2 29
Strychnia  C rystal...  @1.10
Sulphur,Subl  ____   2%@  3*4
Sulphur,  Roll............  2*4® 3*
T am arinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth  Venice  ..  28®  30
Theobrom ae..............  50®  55
V anlU a.......... ......9  00@18 00
Zinci  Suiph............... 
7®  8

2.19).................. . 
Less oc. gal, lots ten days. 

OILS.

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Bbl  Gal
Whale, w inter............  70 
75
72
Lard, ex tra.......... . 
68 
L ird, No.  l.T.......... . 
50
45 
Linseed, pure raw  ..  56 
59
Linseed, boiled........   59 
«2
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
"t-ained.....................    50  60
Spii *ts T urpentine...  43 
48
Lb
- paints  Bbl 
Red V enetian.. . . __ 154 
2@3
Ochre, yellow Mars. ,1|£  2@3
Ochre,yellow  B e r...I54  2@3
Putty, commercial.. 
2*4® 3
Putty, strictly pure..2*4  254@3 
V ermilion prim e Am­
e r ic a n .....:............ 
13@16
70@75
Vermilion,  English.. 
Green, Peninsular... 
16@17
6@6*4
Lead, red strictly pur 
Lead,  white,  Strictly
6@6*4
... 
@70
Whiting,  white Span 
Whiting,  Gilders’.... 
@90
White,  Paris  Amer’n 
l   10 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff......................... * 
1 40
Pioneer  Prepared
P a in ts ..................... 1 20@1 40
Swiss Villa  Prepared 
P a in ts......................l  oo@i 20
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach... .1 10@1 20
E xtra  T urp................1  60@1  70
Coach Body............... 2 75©3 00
No. l  .Turp F u rn .......1 00@1  10
E xtra Turk D am ar.. 1  55@1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T u rn ..........................   70®  75

P u re .......... . 

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PeckhamW  Croup R em edy is prepared  es­
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cure for  Croups, Whooping-Cough, Colds, and 
.. ., bronchial  and  pulmonary  complaints  of 
childhood.
Druggists make no m istake in keeping Peck- 
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Trade supplied by
Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co., Grand 
Farrand, Williams & Co.,  Detroit.
James E. Davis & Co„  Detroit.
Peter Van Schaack & Sons, Chicago.

Rapids.

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P roprietary  medicines, we  sold m ore  th a n   four  gross 
oi Ur. Feckham ’s Croup Remedy, on a positive g uaran­
tee, and not one  bottle  has  been  returned.”—Reiglkr 
<£ Roush, M erchants, Freeport,  Mich. 

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3 :A I È   B Y   A  L -  D R U G   G i S T S

Mil w a u k e e,  Wis.,  Oct. 20, 1887. 

Ph. Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.: 

Ge n t l e m e n—I  have  used  in  my family 
and practice the Liquid Extract of Malt and 
Hops,  known  as  The “Best”  Tonic,  with 
the  most  satisfactory  results. 
I  consider 
the Malt Extract the most valuable of all of 
its class of  Tonics, and  especially  adapted 
to those  cases  of  debility  arising from  en­
feebled digestion.  The “Best” Tonic  I be-‘ 
lieve fnlly equal to the  best  imported  Malt 
Extract, and I am confident  will  give satis­
faction to patient and physician.

J.  H.  T hompson,  M. D.

Ch ica g o,  Dec.  6,  1887. 

Ph, Best Brewing Bo., Milwaukee, Wis.: 

Gen t l e m e n —1  have had the pleasure of 
exam ining and  testing  the qualities  of Th» 
“ Best” Tonic,  not  only in  m y practice  but 
in  my  family.  Am   m ost  highly  pleased 
w ith  its  medicinal  qualities,  and  cordially 
recommend  it  to  those,  who,  by  reason  Of 
nervous exhaustion,  find  it necessary  to re­
sort to Tonics and extra nutrients.  A  wine 
ejlass  full  before  each  regular  meal,  in­
creases the appetite and improves digestioti; 
adm inistered upon retiring a t night, has the 
effect to produce m ost tranquil sleep.

Respectfully,

J.  H a r v e y  B a t e s,  M.  D.

Mil w a u k e e,  Wis., Oct. 21,  1887. 

Ph. Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.: 

D e a r  Sir s—I  take  pleasure  in  stating 
that your “Best” Tonic is the most palatable 
of  any preparation  of  Maitl and  that  from 
its prompt and reliable  effect,  I prescribe it 
in preference to that of any other make.

Yours truly,

J .  R.  McDil l .

Mil w a u k e e,  Wis., Oct.  21,  1887. 

Ph. Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.: 
Ge n t l e m e n ^ I   have  used  The  “Best” 
Tonic  in  my own  family  and  in my prac­
tice, ever since it  was brought to.my atten­
tion by the Phillip  Best Brewing  Co.,  and 
am free  to  say  that  1  believe  it  to be the 
most palatable  and  useful of  the Malt pre­
parations 1-have used.

Wm. F o x ,  M. D.

Mil w a u k e e,  Wis., Oct. 26, 1887. 

Ph. Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.:
De a r   Sir s—I  thankfully  received  the 
two bottles of your Concentrated Liquid Ex­
tract of Malt and  Hops,  and  am  impressed 
with  the  value  of  thih good and  nutritive 
preparation. 
It is really a  highly nutritive 
Tonic and  remedial  agent  in  building up a 
weak  constitution, -strengthening the nerv­
ous  system,  and a  valuable  substitute  for 
solid  food, particularly  if  given  after  die- 
eases,  in cases of  injuries  of the  body, and 
especially when  the appetite  is diminished.- 
It  will  be  difficult  to  find  a  better Tonie 
than  the “Best,”  and  I  cheerfully  testify 
that it is of  great value in the treatment ctf 
all kinds ef weakness  and diseases. 
I  pre­
fer it to any imported Malt Extract 

Very Respectfully,

M .  O h l e w a n n ,  M. D ..

F o rca le  By

ACIDUM

“ 

Aceti c u m ____ ____  
8®  10
Benzoic um, German  80@1 00 
Boraclc.. 
80
. .. .. ..   v  
Carbolleum __ ......  45®  50
C itricum ................ 
6ü@
Hydrochlor   ........ 
8®  6
Nitrocum  ,.r;.. - ......  10®
O zalicum ..................  11®  10
Phosphorioum  dll... 
20
Salicylicum............ .1  70®2 05
Sulphuricum .,....., ■  1&&5
Tarinicum .............< .1 40®1 60
Tartaricum
50®  58
AMMONIA.
Aaba.16 d e g ........ . 
3®  5
4®  6
18  d e g ........
Carbonas. . . . . . . . . . . .
11®  13
Chloridum ...............
12®  14
ANILINE.
Black— .... .•:...... 2 00@3 25
Brown..................... .
8»®1  00
45®  '50
Red.......................
Yellow..................... 2 50@3 00
BACCAE.
1  75@1  85
Cubebae (po.  1 60.
10®  12
Juniperus  .............
25®  30
X anthöxyium ........
BALSAMUM
05®  70
Copaiba.........i . ........
P e r u .......................  @150
Terabin,  Canada.......  50®  55
P o lu tan         ..........   45®  50
CORTEX.
Abies,  Canadian.......
Cassiae  . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cinchona Flava........
Euonymus  atropurp 
Myrica  Cerifera, po.
Prunus  Virgini........
Quill aia,  grd..............
S assfras.............
Ulm us.........................
Ulmus Po (Ground 12) 
e x t r a c t u m .
G lyc/rrbiza G labra..  24®
po..........   33®
Haematox, 15 3> uox..  ll@
l s .  .  13®
.......   11®
X.B  . .. .. .   16®

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FERRUM.

Carbonate P re c ip ....  @  15
Citrate and Q uinia...  @3  50
®  80
Citrate S o lu b le....... 
Ferrocyanldum Sol..
Solut  Chloride....  .. 
_  m
Sulphate, com’l ......  1H@  2

 

 

 

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FOLIA.

GUMMI.

p u re .. 
FLORA.

  @
Arnica........................  12®
A nthem is..................   45®
M atricaria..................  30®
B arosm a....................   10®
Cassia  Acutifol, Tin-
  20®
nivelly.................. 
» 
Alx.  35®
and  Vis....................  10®
8®

Salvia  officinalis,  &s
Ura  U rsi....................  
Acacia, 1st picked...  @1 00
2nd 
. . . .   ®  90
“ 
...  @ 8 0
3rd 
“ 
Sifted sorts.  @  65
“ 
'  p o .................  75@1 00
“ 
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)..  50@  60 
“  Cape, (po.20)...  @  12
“  Socotn’, (po. 60)  @  50
Catechu,  ls,  (V4s,  14
548,16)....................- 
_@  13
A m m oniac.......» ....  25®  30
Assafoetida,  (po. 30).  @ 1 5
B enzoinum ...............  50®  55
Campborae ^.............   30®  33
Euphorbium, po.......  35®  10
Galbanum..................   @  80
Gamboge, po..............  80®  95
Guaiacum, (po. 45)...  @  35
Kino,  (po, 25)..............  @  20
Mastic.........................   @1  CO
Myrrh, (po.46)............  @ 4 0
Opü, (po. 4 90>............ 3 30@3 4C
eliac........................  25®  31
bleached.......  25®  30
“ 
T ragacantb__ :........  30®  75
H e r b a —In ounce packages.
25
A bsinthium ............  
E u p ato riu m .............. 
20
Lobelia  . *................... 
25
Majorum  ..................  
28
23
M entha P iperita___  
25
V ir...............  
R u e .....................  —   . 
30
Tanacetum,  V ........  
22
Thymus. V ,............... 
25
MAGNESIA.
Calcined,  P a t............  55®  60
Carbonate,  P a t........   26®  22
Carbonate,  K. & M.,  20®  25 
Carbonate,  Jennings  35®  36 
Absinthium ...............5 00@5 60
Amygdalae, Buie—   45® 
Amydalae, A m arae.. 7 25@7  10
A nisi........................... 1  15®! 85
A uranti Cortex.........  @2 50
Bergamii.....................2 75@3 25
Cajiputi  .........  
90@1 00
Caryophylli...............   ®2 00
Cédar............................   35® 66
Chenopodii  ...... —   •  @1  75
Cinnam om i...............  85®  9
Citronella  .................  @  75
Comum  Mac.............   35®  65
Copaiba......................90®  1 00
C ubebae.................14 00®14  50
90@1 00
Execbtbitos.......... 
E rigeron................    1 20@1 30
G aultheria.......... . 
.2 25®2 35
G eranium ,5• - .......r .  @  75
Gossipi], Sem, gal—   £5®  75
Hedeoma....................   75®
Juniperi........ .............  50®2 00
L avendula... .. .. .. .. .   90@2 00
Limonis .. .'7.........  
1 75®2 25
Mentha P ip er._____.2 25@3 31
Mentha V end............ 3 00@3 25
Morrhuae,  g al..........   80@1 00
Myrcia,  ! . . ..............  
  @  50
O liv e .................... I 00@2 75
Picis Liquida,(gal. 35)  ~10@  12
Ricini ..........................1  18@1
R osm arini.................  75® 1  00
Rosaé,  I ......................  ®6 00
Succihi  . .. . . . . . . . . . . .  
40®45
Sabina........................  90@1  00
Santal..........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................   6o@  65
Sinapis, ess, 5............  @  65
T iglii........ .................  
  @150
T hym e........................  40®  50
/   o pt..................   @  60
Theobromas........—   15®  20
B iC arb........... 
15®  18
Bi chromat e. 1
3 ®   15
B rom ide....................   42®  45
C
.
b
12®  15 
Chlorate,(Pò.20)...  .  18®  20 
C y a n id e ...............  5C®  55
I o d id e ....................3 00@3 25
Potassa, Bitart, pure  37®  39 
Potassa,  Bitart, com  @  15 
Potass  Nltras, o p t... 
8®  10
Potass N itras............ 
7®  9
Prussiate  . . . . . . . . __   25®  28
Sulphate p o ...... ....  15®  18
A conitum ..................   2C@  25
A l t h a e ,...........,,.  25®  30
A n e h u sa ............. 
15®  20
Àrum,  p o ....... .. .. .   @  25
C a la m u s..,.;;....,..,  20®  60
Gentiana,  (po. 15)__   10®  12
Glychrrhiza,  (pv. 15),  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden, 
(p o .7 5 )...........;.-  @  76
Hellebore, Alba,  po.  15®  20
Inula, p o ................  
  15®  20
IpecaO, p o ................2 25®2 35
Iris plox(po. 20®22)..  18®  20
Jalapa, p r..................   26®  30
Maranta,  14s__________®  35
Podophyllum, pe.x..  15®  18
fihel » ......................  75&1 00
c u t....................   @1 75
p v ......................  75® 1 35
SpigeTia  ; ............. 
  48®  63
Sangulnaria,(po.25).  @ 2 0
Serpentarla.........   ,. i 3;®  36
Smilax, Officinalis, H  @ 4 0  
@  26
Scillae, (po. 35)..............10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foe-  ^  '■
M   25
Valeriana. Eng. (poJKh:  @  .26
..f  ,  GetmSa,.  16®_  20 
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POTASSIUM.

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Cannabis  S a t i v a . d ! 4@ 4M 
C y d o n f u m ..,...  75®1 00 
Cnenópodíhm s .1....  10®  12
D iptenx  Odorate.... 1 75@1  95
Fpenicuium . . . . _ ____  @  i s
Foenugreek, po......... 
6®  8
Lini.  .............................3*4®  4
Lint, grd, (bbl, 3)..  ..  3*4®  4
Lobelia.......................  35®  4Q
Phalaris  C anarian...  31|®4*4
R a p a ^ ..............  
 
5®  6
Sinapis,  A lbu.... .. ..  
8®  9
N igra..........   11®  13
SPIRITU S.
Frum enti, W., D. Co..2 00®2 50 
Frum enti, B. F .R .... 1 75®2 OC
F rfim enti............... 1 10@1 5f
Juniperis Co.  O. T ...1  75@i  75 
Juniperis C o ........ .1 78@3 50
Saacharum  N. E .......1  75@2 09
Spt. Vini  G alli.. .. .. .1 7a®6 50
Vini O porto.. .. .. .. ..  1 25@2 00
Vini  A lba............ 
1 25@3  00
SPONGES
Florida sheens’ wool 
carriage..........„ .2  25@2 50
Nassau sheeps’ wool 
c a rria g e ...,,...;... 
2 00
Velvet E xtra sheeps’ 
1  10
wool carriage...... 
E xtra Yellow sheeps’
carriage............... 
85
Grass  sheeps’  wool 
65
carnage. 
75
Hard for slate  u se.... 
Y ellow Reef, for slate
• u s e ........... 
 
40
s t r u t s .
Accacia...................... 
50
Zingiber...............  
Ipecac..............  
60
 
F e rrilo d ............ 
50
A uranti Cortes.. ..... 
RboiA rom ........... 
Smilax Officinalis...  .> 
60
50
Senega..................  
Sciiiae................... 
_  “   Cc.....................  
T o lu tan ............... 
Prunus virg......... 
TINCTURES.
Aconitum Napeliis R 
F
A loes..........................
and m yrrh__ _
A rn ica.......................
Asafoetida..................
A trope belladonna...
Benzoin........
Co..................
Sanguinaria ...............
Barosm a................
Cantbarides.. .. .. .. .
Capsicum..................
Cardamon...............
Co................
C astor.........................
C atechu......................
Cinchona....................
Co...... .........
Colnm ba...................
Coniurn...................
C ubeba..,...................
Bigi tails......................
E rgot.........................
G entian......................
co..................
G uaica.......................
a yin; on..........
Zsagiber.................M. .
H yoseyam us.........
Iodine.........................
Colorless......
FerriChi  ridum ......
Kino............................
Lobelia....  ..........
M yrrh....... 
. .. .. .. ..
Nux V om ica.............
Op i ...............  ............
Camphorated...
Deodor.  ..........
A uranti  Cortex........
Q u a ss ia ..................
H hatanyt...................
Khei............................
Cassia  Acutifol........
Co...
S erp en tarla..............
Stram onium ............
T o lu tan ..;.................
V alerian......................
V eratrum  V eride....
iEther, Spts Nit, 3F..  26® 
JSther, Spts Nit, 1F..  30®
A lum eu......................  2*4®  3*4
Alumen,  ground,  (p-
o.  7)..........................   3®  4
Annatto  ....................   55®  60
Antimoui,  p o ..........  
4®  5
Antimoni et Potass T  55®  60
A ntipyrin..................1 35®l  40
Argenti Nitras,  I . ...  @  68
A rsenicum ................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__   38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ........... 2 15@2 20
Calcifim Chlor, Is, (*4s
11; 
12)...............
Cantharides Russian,
®2 10 
po.............................
Capsici  Fructus, a f..
@  15 
Capsici Fructus, p o .. 
@  16 
@  14 
Capsici Fyuctus, B po 
25®  28 
Caryophyllus, (po. 30)
@3 75 
Carmine, No. 40........
Cera Alba, S. &  F __
50®  55 
2b@  30 
Cera Flava...............
Coccus  .......................
@  40 
@  15 @  10 
Cassia F ru ctu s..........
C en traria.......... .......
C etaeeum ..................
@   40 
6C@  65 
Chloroform ...............
Chloroform,  Squibbs
@1  00
Chloral Hyd C rst.... .1 60@1 75
C hondrus............. ;..  10®  12
Cinchonldine, P. & W  15®  20 
Cinchonidine, Ger’an  8®  15 
Corks,,  list,  dis.  per
40
Creasotum ........ .......  @  50
Creta, (bbl. 75)............  @  2
Creta  prep__ ______ 
5®  6
Créta, precip......... 
,  8®  10
Creta Rubra r...-........  @  8
C ro c u s..» ^ ;............    22®  27
Cudbear......................  @  24
CupriSulph............... 
6®  7
D extrine................ . 
10®  12
E ther Suiph...............  68®  70
Emery, all  num bers.  @  8
Emery, po..................   @  6
Ergota, (po.) 75........ 
  70®  75
F l& e  W hite..............  12®  15
G alla........................  @  23
Gam bler.-.............. 
7®  8
Gelatin, Coopor........ .  @  15
Gelatin, French. :__   40®  60
Glassware flint, 7O&10  by box. 
Glue;  Brown.............. 
9®  15
Glue, W h ite ............   13®  25
G lyeérina.................  23®  26
Grana  Paradisi........   @  15
H u m u lu s..................   25®  40
Hydrarg Chlor.-Mite.  @  80 
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor.  @  70 
H ydrarg Ox. Rubrum  @  90 
Hydrarg Ammoniati.  @1  10 
Hydrarg Unguentum   45®  55
Hydrargyrum  ______  @  75
Icntbyoeolla, A m __ 1 25@1 50
Indigo.. .. .. . ---- -...  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl..........4 0O@4  10
Iodoform ..........................®5  15
Lupuline  ...................  85®1  00
Idroobodium .............  55®  60
M acis........................  80®  85
Liquor  Arsen e t Hy­
drarg lod.................  @  27
LiquorPbtassArSini- 
tis.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10®  12
Magnesia, Suiph, (bbl
1*4)............................  2®  3
M annia,S,F..............  90®l 00
Morphia,  S, P. & W  2 70@2 »5 
Morphia,  S.  N.  Y. Q.
&C,. Co.. .. .. .. .. .   .3 60@3 85
Moschus Canton  ....  @ 4 0
Myristioa, No. 1 ......  60®  70
Nux .Vomica, (po. 20)  @  18
Os.  Sepia.............; 
'.  27®  29
Pépsin Saac,  H. & P.
D, Co...*......................... @200
Picis y q ,N . C.. H vai
doz__ ____
Picis Liq.,. quarts,.
Pici» Liq.,.pints..... |
Pii Hydrarg, (po. 80) ;
Piper N ig», fop, 22) ;

MISCELLANEOUS. 

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60&10,ie88.

P u l ^ ^ ^ ^ p t o p i L l   10®!«) 
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Jobbers  In

Dates,  Figs,  Citrons,  PnJnells,  Eto,

PRICES  QUOTED  AXD  CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED

1 3 ,   1 5 ,   17 Railroad Place 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Importers and  Mamffaoltirors’  Agents

DEALERS IN

)  U 1 U 1 U I I   U J * * i# I P   11  U i

Paney Goods of all Deseription.

HOTEL AND  STEAMBOAT GOODS,

Bronze and  Lihrarg Lamps,  Chandeliers, Brackets,, Etc.,

73 and 75  Jefferson  Aye.,

DETROIT,  -; MICH.

Wholesale Agents for‘Driffield’s  Canadian Lamps.

jo b b e r s n  

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DRY  GOODS,

. A J S T O   N O T I O N ' S ,

8 8   Monroe  St.«

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

GRAND  R A PIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpeb Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags

i A Specialty.

W .  C.  DENISON1,

Stationary and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers,

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

i of the  New Y ork  Mercantile 

Exchange.

I t is within the provience of ali those who 
*  may travel  west  M  the;  line  of  produce 
and  team  much that others 
not cannot b ».aware of;  but  which 

tS(gbod that they should know.

Now, as our brothers in the  East  seldom 
subscribe  for  dairy  papers, and if they  do 
Jby chance, they claim they never have time 
th read  them, it  follows that  they are like­
ly  to be grossly  ignorant  of  the  most im­
portant features of the present rapid strides 
in  their business  or  the future transforma­
tion of this country  into  the  leading dairy 
. «Gentry of  the world,  particularly of butter 
.  and eggs.  The thought that  comes  upper- 
' most in my mind,  when in the west,  is  the 
fading entertained  there  by  them  of the 
searness  of  the  East and the acute knowl­
edge and  wonderful  intimacy  which  they 
constantly display  in  regard  to  the  ways 
«£ the latter; but which dose acquaintance­
ship  or  brotherhood  is  remarkably absent 
In  the  Eastern  portion  of  the  country. 
How, there is, apparently,  a  great need of 
some  reformation  here,  aside  from all hu­
manitarian considerations,, as  our material 
interests are at stake  and  something  more 
should be done by the  East  to  satisfy  and 
protect  the  rapid  growing  trade,  or  the 
vast interests  of  this  country. 
In  conse­
quence of  the  difficulties  of  handling this 
produce in New York,  many  years  ago an 
organization  was  formed  to facilitate the 
business, called the Butter and  Cheese Ex­
change, but it dealt entirely in eggs and but­
ter.  I t  was, however,  as  in the case with 
most improvements,  looked on as a novelty 
by some  and  considerable  prejudice  was 
created against it in the minds of others for 
fear that  they  might  lose  some  profits in 
their business by the publicity of its affairs. 
Nevertheless,  it  stall  continues to exist  to 
This day, but  is  now known or is generally 
called  the  Mercantile  Exchange. 
In view 
of .the enormous  amount  of  interest it 'rep­
resents, Or rather  pretends  to  represent— 
estimated by some to  be  nearly eight hun- 
died millions  of  dollars—it  ought  to be a 
very-active,  vigorous  and  thriving  affair. 
Even the prospective  increase  in  the value 
of  these  products  should  be  sufficient  to 
'make it a public spirited institution, elevat- 
ing and educating, not  only  its  own mem­
bers but all those who come in contact with 
it both  far  and  near. 
In  this  way,  the 
whole country might receive the benefit and 
it would redound  to  its  own  personal and 
material  advantage  and  prosperity,  also; 
but this is not  its  apparent  aim, however, 
for it  resists  all  progress  and  enterprise 
and  any  suggested  improvements  in  its 
mode of doing business as a dangerous inno­
vation, believing  and fearing that perhaps, 
thereby,  something  might be lost from the 
£ains of their present old methods  of trans­
acting their business. 
In  their  opinion,  it 
matters not from whom  the  ery for reform 
may come, whether  it  be  from the outside- ” 
world or the trade,  even  if comes from the 
Great  West,  provided  they  can  keep  it 
aSghiy  respectable  and  harmonious  to the 
powers  that  be  on  Urn  inside of this Ex­
change.

This  is  certainly  not  an  enterprising 
d a te  of affairs,  and  there  can  be  no pro 
gross where there is ho enterprise.
:  How,  when  the  time tor  improvement 
dees  come  we  shall  see the present half­
hearted,  hap-hazard,  uncertain  methods, 
wow called rules  for  inspection  of  butter, 
«hanged  to  something  more  positive  and 
certain, as  they could  be.  There  is  great 
-mom for progress to  be  instituted, also for 
& e inspection of eggs,  and  that must soon 
«ome  also,  before  it  can  prosper  much. 
Take all the world over,  there is nothing so 
tnisebiveous  as  uncertainty—nothing 
so 
paralyzing  as  doubt  with  transactions  in 
It is only  the most 
hade or anything else. 
"  unscrupulous  and  reckless  who  thrive or 
desire  to  trade  under  these  conditions. 
Hence, this lack pf  business  from  the bet­
te r portion of the community. 

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As the world  progresses,  and  new men 
constantly take  the  place  of  the old,  per­
haps it may be the good fortune of the New 
Y ork  Mercantile  Exchapge  to  have some 
17  groat and fiery  genius  brought to its coun­
cils some day who  will  be able, to arouse it 
irom  its  present torpid,* lifeless, inanimate, 
Objectless,  useless and selfish life  to one  of 
progressive  and  enlightened  ways, so that 
7 I t  m ay then come to be known as the medel 
exchange of the country of-whst is general­
l y   considered  the  model  republic  of the 
world. 

J a m es A n d er so n.

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H ew  York, April Iff,  1888.

JUst About So.

i

recent  address  before  the  Boston 
.Druggists’ Association, Dr.  H.  L.  Bowker, j 
In his usual practical manner,  said:
I t is  best  not  to  preach  any sermon  to 
customers. 
If a person comes in and wants 
'I>r. l£illmequick’s Balsam,  let  him have it, 
if it is notgoiug  to  kill  him instantly. 
I 
have been in stores, and seen customers lect­
ured about  something  very  much  better, 
It is 
If a man  wants  any particu- 
If he goes home 
and then comes  to  you.for ad- 
M  vice, you will get  his  confidence, and then 
p ?;;%bu1Cim do  likfem y  friend  Markoe, whd 
v^pfcys. MetcalPs Death Cure is very good, but 
v7" ^ « a v e  something  better,  and  you will^seli 
if iijiR p m  
TppgpJt vis; hgood
,  - A p l  tire  same  about  doctors.  .I f   4 'man 
i,  ; £
es in and as^a ifi-Dr,  Bowker is a good

¡I perhaps, than what they  called - for. 
^  poor policy. 
' lar thing, let him have it. 

tries 

Pearl W ater Set.
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Pearl W ater Set, ae shown in c u t,................................ 
(per bbl.  $6 00) 
No. 130  “ 
4 00) 
Dewdrop Pitcher, very large, half gallon, sparkling and bright.................... 
Dewdrop W ater Set, with Finger Bowl and Tumblers, com plete.................. 

similar, w ithout bowl. ................................. ( 

Dewdrop Pitcher.
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per dozen,  87 20 

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9 OO^T

Polka D ot Tum bler. 

Dewdrop Berry Dish.
Polka Dot. Assorted Colors Tumblers. 1 dz. in Spaced Box.-.................................per dozen,  $
Dewdrop Berry Dish 8.  (Berry Set, 7 pieces, $3.90 per dozen).    .......... ...............   “ >  *• 
Dew Berry Dish, deep 9 in. (Berry Set, 7 pieces. $4.50 per dozen)........................ 
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1 5 9 w  •
2 00

Dew  D rop  Mug. 
Ass’t ’d Colors 
40c per dozen | 
By box 65 doit. 
$4 SOgross j 

I  P lain Fine Table 

No.  97  T um bler.  D ew drop  T um bler. 
I Ass’t ’d Three Colors 
65c dozen 
| 
75c dozen  ! 

'  60c per dozen I 
'55c.per dozen | 

Engraved Fine Table  By box 

D ew drop  Dishes.

j 7 inch  Sparkling
! 8 ineb  Sparkling

9de  per dozen «*
$i 25 per dozen  ®

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•  ‘M
Five Cent Crystal
Assortment.

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ONE  DOZEN  EACH.

4

Clim ax  B erry N appies
D ew drop W ines
D ew drop  Nappies
t Clim ax  T um blers
1 Cat Slippers 

Clim ax  6<4>lett 
D ew drop  Salts 
B eer M ugs 

D ew drop M ugs ..j,
Individual  C ream s* \

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Total,  10  doz.  articles.
AH New 1888  Goods,  Sta­
ple Everyday Sellers.
42 cents per doz.............$4 29
B arrel.............................. 
35
$4 55

This Afliierlisemenkg 
appears hite once.

ARTHUR MEIGS l GO.,

77,79,81, and  83 Sentii  Division  Street, 

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88,90 and 93  SOUTH  DIVISION  ST.. 

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The  Weber  Piano is  recognized  beyohd 
controversy as  the Standard for  excellence 
in every particular. 
I t is  renowned for its 
sympathetic, pure  and rich  tone  combined 
with  greatest  power.  The  most  eminent 
artists and musicians,  as  well as  the must* 
cal  pnblic  and the  press, unite in the ver­
dict that

Sheet  music  and  musical  merchandise. 

Everything in. the musical line.

Fischer Pianos,
ans, 

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NEAR  HOME.

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