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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY 23,  1888.

MANUFACTURERS OF

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La Belle

All Kinds  of  Extracts 

and  Flavorings.

JOBBERS  OF

Teas,  Toilet  Soaps,  Cigars 

and  Groom’  Sundries.
F.J.DEYYEfiYHÄLER

WHOLESALE

Sill litt Fill

AND  OYSTERS.

Packing  and W arehouse,

37 North Division Street 
Office, 117 Monroe St.,

0  

GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH,

SEND  FOR PRICE LIST.

Anti7 

SOAP

^ “This  soap  may be  used  in  ANY WAY 
and  for  ANY  PURPOSE  that  any  other  ia 
used, and will  be found to  excel all in cleans­
ing qualities, but if you will

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which  are  plain  and dimple  much  rubbing, 
and  consequently  much  labor  and  wear  of 
clothes, will be saved.
The peculiar property possessed by our soap 
is that  of  loosening  and  separating the  dirt 
without injuring the fabrie, instead of eating 
up the dirt and thereby rotting the cloth.
Ask your wholesale grocer about our SPEC­
IAL OFFER.  It makes retail profit very sat­

isfactory.Central City Soap Co.,
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S E E D

IF  YOU WANT

Medium  Glover,

.Mammoth Glover,

Timothy,
Alsike,

Alfalfa,

Hungarian,
Millet,

Red  Top,

Orchard Grass,
Blue Grass,

Field  Peas,

Spring Rye,

Spring  Barley

OR ANY KIND OF SEEDS SEND TO

W,  T.  LAMOREAUX
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

71  Canal  Street,

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

HB80LUTE  8PIGE8,
Absolute B A  Powder,

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Send Stamp for sample of the

TRADESMAN 
GREDIT 

GOUPON

the  best and  newest  system  on  the  market. 
Furnished  in  Denominations of $5, $10 and 

$20.E. t STOffE &
Grand  Rapids, 
SOAPS!
BEST  FAMILY,

They Please Everybody.

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HEADLIGHT  and 

LITTLE DAISY

SOAPS  are  conceded  by all to  be the best 
Commendations are coming in daily.  Send 

soaps ever sold in Michigan. 
for price list.

Rapids.

Order  these  goods  of  any  jobber  in  Grand 

Gut Eajiis Snail Go.
.  REUBEN  HATCH
Rooms 23 & 24 Widdicomb Bid. Monroe St.,

Attorney  at* Law,

GRANÖ  RAPIDS.

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A limited amount of  money to loan  on real  estate se­
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JOBBERS OF

Teas,  Coffees I  Grocers’  Sundries,
46 Ottava 81, GRAND RAPIDS.

E ST A B LISH ED   1866.

B a rn ett
159 So. Valer Street, Chicago.

We do a General Commission Business 
and offer as  inducements twenty years’  ex­
perience and clear record.  The best equip­
ped and  largest salesroom  in  the  business 
in this city.  Ample storage facilities—full 
20,000 feet  of  floor space in  the carter of 
the best market in  the West.  Ample capir 
tal  and first-class  references  on file  with. 
The  T radesman. % Write us  if yon wish 
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information,  whether  to  buy  or  sell. 
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will cost yen notifing**^- * â  t 
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T H E   GREAT

WatGli JUaker 
a Jeweler
44  GÄNHL  8T„
Grand Rapids,  ■  fiißl]
SAFES!

Anyone  in  want  of  a  first-class  Fire 
Burglar Proof Safe of  the  Cincinnati  Safe 
and  Lock  Co.  manufacture  will  find  it 
his 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.
•  O. M. GOODRICH & GO.,
With  Safety Deposit  Co., Basement ol Wid­
dicomb Blk.

Told, itwlstator 4 Go
D R ?   G O O D S

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

O veralls, Pants, Site.

OUR OW N  M AK E.

A  Complete  Line  of

Fancy Cro ctery s Fancy Vo odenvare

• OUR OW N  IM PORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

BELK N A P

MANUFACTURERS OF

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S I

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermens and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of material, and have 
every facility for making first-class  Wagons 
of afi kinds. 
„ ^ "S p e c ia l  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mioh,

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CHAS.  A.  COTE

MANUFACTURER OF

Horse and W agon Covers, 

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

W ide Ducks, etc.

T e le p h o n e   1 0 6 .

73 CANAL ST.

GRAND RAPIDS.

JULIUS HOUSEMAN, Pres.,

A . Ì4.  W A T SO N . T ree«..

8 . F . A S P IN W A L L . Secy. 

^CASH CAPITAL, 8 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 .

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 4S K ent Street, 

STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. 

WE DO ONLY FIRST CLASS WORK AND 

USE NO CHEMICALS.

Orders by mall and express promptly attended to.

RAGS, RUBBERS, BONES A METALS
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W m . Brum m eler,

BOUGHT  B y 

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* jobber nr 

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TINW ARE.- GLASSW ARE  and NOTIONS, 
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iJjfàjÿâi .TELEPHONE «40, 

70 Spring St.,  I   Grand Baoids.

EDWIN FALLAS,
VALLEY CITY COLD STORAGE,

PROPRIETOR OF

JOBBER OF

Oranges,  Lemons,  Bananas, Butter, Eggs 

and Egg Grates.

No. 1 egg crates,  37c.  No. 2  egg crates, 
30c.  No.  1  fillers,  13c.  No.  2  fillers,  10c,
I   have  facilities  fo r  handling  each  line  above 

nam ed th a t are unsurpassed.

I  aim   to   handle  th e  best  th a t  can  be  obtained. 
Mail orders filled prom ptly  a t low est  m a rk e t price.  A 
liberal discount on E gg C rates and fillers in  larg e  lots.

SALESR00I, 

-  No. 9 Ionia St,  Grand Rapids.

W A N T E D .

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

Earl Bros.,  Commission Merchants,

157 South W ater St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference: First National Bank,  Chicago. 
Michigan Tradesman. Grand Rapids.

POTATOES.

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

V e   1

COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

166 South W ater St., CHICAGO. 
Reference

Felsenthal. Gross & Miller, Bankers, 

Chicago.

ASK   FOR

LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

BY A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

W ritten for The  Tradesman.

I have never heard or read that there was 
any  restriction on the  sale of  general mer­
chandise  in  England, France  or  Germany, 
but,  from  what  I  have gathered  from con­
versations  with  numerous intelligent  emi­
grants  from  those  countries,  it  is  evident 
that  they possess  a conservatism  in  trade 
affairs  that is totally unknown in America. 
The  merchant (of  Michigan, for instance) 
who can even approximate the result of hi3 
labors  for  the  coming  twelve  months  has 
yet to  be discovered;  yet  there is abundant 
evidence  to  prove  that  the  income of  the 
trader  in the  countries mentioned  is  ordi­
narily» nearly as well  fixed  as  that of  trie 
bond  holder or money loaner.  This  fact is 
probably the result of  three  or  four causes: 
the  steady  adherance  of  buyers  to  their 
favorite  “shops;”  the disinclination of  for­
eigners to invest  capital  in  doubtful enter­
prises;  the  almost  undeviating  custom  of 
every  dealer  confining  himself  strictly  to 
his own line,  and the absence of canvassers 
and  peddlers  of  sufficient  pretensions  to 
perceptibly affect the legitimate trade.
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I  don’t  really admire  the  slow, plodding 
and unambitious  trader, but if the  Yankee 
speculators in merchandise were, en masse, 
slower,  more  plodding and  less  mercurial, 
the  commercial  interests  of  the  country 
would  not  suffer.  A  little more  slowness 
would  decrease the constantly swelling vol­
ume  of  business  failures.  A  more plod­
ding habit would  avert an immense amount 
of  disastrous  speculation,  and a less  mer­
curial  temperament would  assist  in a more 
careful  observance  of  the old  adage  that 
asserts that .it  is a very  sensible  and  com­
mendable  idea.to  let  well  enough  alone. 
And,  if,  in  addition  to the  Yankee  specu­
lator  toning  himself  down,  in  the  manner 
mentioned,  his  tribe would  decrease  from 
one-third  to  one-half,  I  believe  the  com­
mercial interests aforesaid would be greatly 
advanced.

weeks  through  the  sale  of  “smuggled” 
cloth and with no expense at all in the way 
of taxes or license. 
(And, by the way, isn’t 
it remarkable how that antique, moss-grown 
smuggling  dodge  continues  in  perennial 
bloom?)

financial  success. 

And,  I  could  multiply  cases  that  are 
similar  to  these,  which  have  come  to  my 
personal  knowledge,  by  the  dozen  almost, 
but i  will  only  refer to one more  that  was 
somewhat  remarkable for its ingenious dis 
honesty  and 
Some 
months  ago,  a  fellow  appeared  in  the 
neighborhood of the village mentioned with 
a  handsomely painted  and  decorated  “rig: 
and  announced  himself to the  agricultural­
ists  as  an  agent  of  “The  Great  Trans 
Pacific Tea Company.”  He was selling the 
choicest  pickings  of  Japan,  such  as 
country  merchant had the  facilities of  pro 
curing,  directly  to  the consumer  at  whole 
sale prices.  His tea was all  put  up in fiv 
pound sacks and  he didn’t  break packages 
but he wanted  every purchaser t© steep  the 
tea from the sack he bought and then weigh 
it  before paying  for  it.  Anything  of 
connoisseur  on  drawing  the  herb  could 
readily perceive  that  it  was  a  very  choice 
article.  The  weight was  full  and the  five 
pounds  was  offered  at  about  twenty-five 
per  cent,  below  dealers’  prices.  Nearly 
every  family took  a  sack,  some  two  and 
some  as  many  as  half a  dozen;  and  the 
“agent” of  “The G. T.-P.  T.  Co.” had left 
the  section some  days  before it was  dis 
covered  that  the  bag  had a  partition  and 
that  the great ¡bulk of  “the choicest  pick 
ings of Japan” was little  better than clover 
hay.  But,  of  course,  the  stuff  had  to  be 
used to the  last drawing  and the  tea trade 
of the community was very limited for some 
months.

BEST IB T i WOULD.

S.  T.  FISH  &  CO.,
eralf,nMMTOT1
FRUITS  ani  PRODUCE,
189 So. W ater St.,  -  Chicago.

WHOLESALE

We  solicit  your  correspondence  and  will 
make liberal  advances  on  all  shipments for­
warded to us.  Send us your consignments and 
we  will render  prompt  and  satisfactory  re­
turns.  CAR LOTS A SPECIALTY.

FODBTH NATIONAL BAM

Grand  Rapids;  Mich.

A. J.  B o w n e ,  P resid e n t.

Geo.  C.  Pierce, Vice President.

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

Transacts a general hanking business.

Make a Specialty of Collectons.  Accounts 

of Country M erchants Solicited.

SHOE  DRESSINGS.

Brown’s French,
Bixby’s Royal,

Eclipse Safety Barrel, 
Spanish Gloss, 

Raven  Gloss,
Topsey,

Gilt  Edge.
HIRTH  &  KRAUSE,
118 Canal  St., GRAND  R A PID S.

JOBBERS,

The  field of  traffic  in  this 

greatly and unreasonably overcrowded,  and 
the  overcrowding  process is going on reck­
lessly and  unremittingly.  Our  population 
is  increasing rapidly but  by  no  means  as 
rapidly  proportionately  as  the  dealers  in 
merchantile commodities;  and,  to-day, it  is 
really  astonishing  that  the  vast  army  of 
people  whose  daily  avocation  is  the  at­
tempted  extracting  of  profits  from  every 
grade and  species of  merchandise can  sub­
sist off  the  balance of  the population. 
In 
Michigan,  for  instance,  any  practical  and 
intelligent  observer of  the situation  would 
decide  that the  regular  trading  establish­
ments of  the cities and Villages are  greatly 
in excess of the wants and needs of buyers; 
yet to  these you  have added  hordes of city 
canvassers, hucksters and peddlers of every 
imaginable  variety;  of  foot  and  wagon 
country  peddlers,  bearing  on  their  backs 
or in  their carts  every article  that the  bu­
colic)! citizen  is  supposed to  require,  and of 
“agents”  of  every  conceivable  kind,  who 
“ work” the cities and the country alike.

And  put 

ultra-fashionable. 

Let the editor of  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   step 
into  a  buggy and  ride twenty  miles in any 
direction,  and I will  wager  him a respecta­
ble hat that he will meet one-third as many 
peddling rigs as farmers’ wagons, and what 
is  witnessed  in  his  vicinity  can  be  wit 
nessed  in  every nook  and  corner  of  the 
State.  Traversing  the  country,  wherever 
there is  human  life  there  are  dealers  in 
agricultural 
implements,  medicines,. tin­
ware,  musical  instruments,  clothing,  dry 
goods, 
groceries,  patent  knick-knacks, 
books and  stationery, boots and  shoes and, 
in  fact,  almost  every  species  of  goods, 
aside from  those  designed  for the  wealthy 
and 
it 
down as an unpleasant  but certain fact that 
every  one  of  this  endless  procession  of 
itinerant  traders  is,  every  day  and  every 
hour, busily engaged in reducing the income 
of  you  and me  and our  contemporaries in 
various  sections.  And  you  and I and  our 
contemporaries—or many of them, probably 
—if we had  two-thirds of  the  dollars  that 
we have  been assessed  for National,  State, 
county  and  local  taxes;  for  insurance,' 
charity, subscriptions for various  purposes, 
and  repairs  upon the  premises we  occupy, 
might  view the  raids of  these  guerrillas of 
trade,  who  bear no  part of  the public  bur­
dens whatever, with much more equanimity.
There  is  said  to  be  somewhere,  a m o n g  
the  almost  countless laws of  this State, an 
enactment providing  for  an  annual  tax of 
$75 on  peddlers, but  if  such a statute  has 
an  existence it is  only another of  the dead 
letter laws for  Which Michigan  is  famous.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

Men’s  Furnishing  Goods,

Sole  Manufacturers  of Hie  “Peninsi 
Brand Pants, Shirts and Overalls.

120 and in a Jefferson, Ave.,

State  agents  for  Celuloid  Cellars  and  Caffs.  ^ 
ETTRQIT,  .  - '  MICHIGAN.
ORO.  F.  OWEN,  Grand  Rapid«!
‘‘ipZ. .rSWWn* Michigan Salesman. 

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In a little  village  not  far  from  Grand 
Rapids, one  of  “dose chosen beoples” has, 
on a license of $1 per day,  made more clean 
’money  out of  the  community  during  the 
past  week  than a store  handling  the  same 
line of  goods  and  run  at  an  expense  of 
probably fifteen hundred dollars per annum/ 
has made  for  the last  month.  Some  «me 
ago,  a couple  of  sharpers  near  the  same 
place  carried  to 'the  banks over  $2,600 in 
farmers’  notes,,  all  secured  within  two

one-horse  ditto,  $45; 

Since writing  the  above, I have  seen the 
text of the law referred to some paragraphs 
back/  As amended  by the present Legisla 
ture,  it provides for  a  State license  for  all 
hawkers  and  peddlers,  exempting  only the 
class  known  as  “commercial  travellers. 
The  money  must  be  paid  in to   the State 
Treasurer,  who  issues the  permits  to  sell 
country  is  Foot  peddlers,  or  hawkers,  are  assessed 
two-horse 
$15; 
ditto,  $75,  and  those  traveling  by  public 
It authorizes any officer 
conveyance,  $100. 
or  citizen  to  demand  a  sight  of 
the 
Treasurer’s  receipt  and  impose  a  fine of 
$10 for  any refusal  to  produce it.  Hawk­
ing  or  peddling  anywhere  in  the  State 
without  a  license subjects  the  person  so 
doing to a fine  not exceedingc$50 and costs 
of  prosecution,  and  in default of  payment 
imprisonment is provided  for. 
In case the 
hawker  or  peddler  refuses  to  produce his 
license and is arrested for violating the law, 
lie  can  recover no costs  or' damages.  All 
prosecutions for a violation of  the act must 
be  commenced  within sixty days  after  the 
offense is committed.

Thus the law exists and its provisions are 
plain  and  unmistakable;  yet  there  is  an 
endless procession of hawkers and peddlers 
on almost  every highway of  the State,  and 
the  combined h.  and p.’s of  the State  pro 
bably couldn't  produce  a  solitary  receipt 
from the State Treasurer.

How a Traveler  Treated a  Tricky  Trader,
After  being welcomed at  the hotel of his 
choice, Jim Holt  recently  sauntered out to 
call on his trade.  Stopping  incidentally at 
the establishment of a man  who  for  some 
years had been considered a bad risk,  being 
notoriously dishonest and  tricky,  he found 
the proprietor ready  to  talk  business,  and 
apparently willing  to  buy  a  large  bill of 
goods provided the “time” given  was  long 
enough.
Jim quoted prices  from ten to  fifteen per 
cent,  higher than regular  figures,  and  ob 
served with inward  satisfaction that no ob­
jection was made.
At last the order was complete,  except as 
to terms, and the merchant asked  for  four 
months’ credit.
“I don’t really care for the time,” he said 
carelessly.  “I shall probably  take  advan­
tage of the discount and pay the bill at once.”
Jim told him that they never  gave  more 
than sixty days’ credit except on notes with 
good endorsement, but, of course,  if he con­
templated paying  cash  anyway,  he  could 
have the discount equivalent to  four or even 
six months’ time.
“You can have five per cent, off from the 
whole bill for cash on  receipt  of the bill of 
lading,” said Jim.

I don’t want them.”

The dealer bristled up.
“ What!” he exclaimed.  “ Do  you  mean 
that you expect me to buy of you  on  C.  O. 
D. terms?”
“That’s about the size of it,” replied Jim, 
coolly.
“ Well, then,  you can take your goods and 
go to Ballyhack  with  them. 
I don’t  buy 
from houses that are afraid to trust me.”
“Quite likely,” said Jim.  “It’s  the  way 
of a great many.”
‘ ‘If you want to ship that bill of goods on 
straight four months, open account, you can 
If not,  why,  that settles 
send them along. 
it. 
“Tell you what I will do,’’ said Jim;  “I’ll 
give you ten per cent, off the whole bill, and 
you give me a certified check now  for  half 
of it and pay the balance on receipt,” 
,  “ Why, you infernal  scoundrel,  what do 
you mean?  Do you want to make me out a 
swindler?  . Get out of my store!”
“Go easy over the rough  places,  mister 
man,” replied Jim.  “I don’t  have the man­
agement o t your character, and am  not  re­
sponsible for your reputation.  I notice that 
you ate selling  many  articles  at less than 
they can be bought for in  New  York,  and 
anybody with half' sense  needn’t  be.  told, 
'You thought you’d catch.
what thatmeahs. 

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me for a big bill on four months’ time;  and 
long before that would fall due,  you’d get in 
■ other good orders on  the  strength  of  my 
selling you,  and you’d run  the  stuff  off at 
less than cost and skip out to Canada.  But 
I’ve been dug up too long for  those  tricks, 
my boy.  Now,  you’ll take these goods that 
I’ve been to the trouble to  show  you,  and 
you’ll  pay  for  them,  too,  or I’ll put the 
screws  onto you so  quick  that  it’ll  make 
your head swim,  and don’t you  forget  it.” 
“Why,  this  is  blackmail!”  gasped  the 
dealer.
“I don’t know just what color it is, but it 
goes, just the same,” said Jim.
“Well, I  like your cheek.”
“So do I,” gasped Jim.  “And  my  eyes 
and nose,  too, for that matter;  but  it’s  my 
tongue that’s  the  regular  ebarmer.  Does 
the sale go?”
“Oh, you can send  the  goods,  now that 
I’ve ordered them,” was the sullen reply.
“Thanks,  kind  sir.  The  total is $480, 
and ten per cent, off  leaves  $432.  .Rato of 
that is $216.  Make out your check payable 
to my house for that amount,  and  sign «the 
order,  and we’ll go down and  get the check 
certified.  You can pay the  balance  on the 
arrival of the goods.”
Jim pocketed  the check which the dealer 
reluctantly drew out,  and  lugged  his  cus­
tomer off to the bank.
“Now,  a good many of the boys are afraid 
to sell to you,” said Jim,  in a burst  of con­
fidence,  as they left the bank a few minutes 
later,  “but you see I’m not.”

Short Trade Sermon.

From the Philadelphia Grocer.

“ F o r n o  m a n  c a n  serv e  tw o  m a ste rs.”

Whether it  be  consulted  with  religious 
reverence,  or with  mere  worldly  wisdom, 
the Bible is full of maxims  and  lessons of 
the  most  valuable  character.  The  text 
which we select this week  may  be  viewed 
in the higher spiritual  sense or in the more 
every-day outlook of a secular  life.
It may not be amiss to  explain  tbat  we 
use these trade sermons as means  of  incul­
cating proper views  of  the  minor  virtues 
without  any  attempt  to  enter  upon  the 
broader and higher domain of  theology and 
religion.  The columns  of  a  trade  paper, 
read by Protestant and  Catholic,  Jew  and 
Gentile, believer and skeptic,  alike,  cannot 
properly be made a medium for a discussion 
of religious points on which there would  be 
a wide divergence of opinion.  But  we  be­
lieve that very few of our  readers  question 
the existence of a  Creator  or  deny  man’s 
moral accountability  or ignore the existence 
within themselves of such a  thing as a con­
science.  These grounds are  broad  enough 
for our trade sermon.
But to return to our text.  “No  man can 
serve two masters.”  It will not do to  con­
fine the idea to the mere connection  of ser­
vant and employer.  The text refuses  such 
limited  bounds. 
It  includes  the  whole 
scope of a life work.  No  man can success­
fully  follow  two  theories.  One  of them 
must suffer neglect.
The really successful  merchant,  the evi­
dently successful  salesman,  the really pro­
gressive clerk,  ail of these  are  men  who, 
like Paul, can say with  their whole  hearts, 
“This one thing I do.”  Yet  the  days  are 
full of men attempting the opposite  course- 
and the mercantile  reports  are  also full of 
failures.  Not all of them reach  that point. 
Many linger half successful,  or less success­
ful than they  would  be  if  they  devoted 
themselves honestly to  one  principle or to 
one course.  Types of  these  experimenters 
who damage themselves by  their  uncertain 
and vacillating course are to be found on all 
sides.  The wholesaler who expects  to  re­
tain the friendship of the retail trade  while 
he sells directly to all the  large  consumers 
and boarding houses  he  can  secure—he is 
one of the men trying to serve two masters. 
The manufacturing peddler who seeks trade 
at the same time by ringing  door  bells and 
by drumming up the  retail  trade,  forgets 
that the division of his allegiance means the 
weakening of his hold  on  both.  Worst of 
all,  the trade editor,  who flaunts at the top 
of his columns,  “Published in  the  interest 
of the retail trade,”  although  all the  while 
he is thinking mainly of his wholesale back­
ers or manufacturing  patrons.  What gate 
of success can lie hope to enter  in  at?  He 
cannot serve two  masters, 
the  attempt is 
idle,  they will both spürn him in the end.
Yes,  there  is  another, 
to  come  nearer 
home—the  speculative  retailer.  The busi­
ness of a distributor and that of  a  specula­
tor is  as  far apart as the East  is  from the 
West,  and the man who is  unwilling to ac­
cumulate his fortune or secure his necessary 
living by the purchase and turn-over of such 
supplies as his customer  needs,  but  feels 
that it is necessary to speculate at the same 
time,  had better abandon the  one  business 
and adhere to  the  other—he  cannot  serve 
two masters, one of them must be neglected.
We can  rise  higher  still.  No  retailer 
will be honestly,  thoroughly,  satisfactorily 
successful who does not  squarely  serve his 
customers. 
If they ask for one  article and 
he substitutes another,  he may imagine that 
he is serving himself, but he is not  serving 
the customer whom he undertook  to  serve 
honestly  when  he  hung out his sign.  No 
clerk can serve himself  first and his master 
afterward,  and  yet  gain  success  through 
such principles.  By every hour of  self-de- 
nying,  faithful  service  rendered to his em­
ployer he strengthens  himself for a further 
life work,  and develops  that  condition  of 
mind which knows how to  serve  one  end, 
one  purpose,  one  principle,  one  master, 
faithfully and successfully.

A one-ounce dose of  epsom salts  recently 
It  was  taken  on  an  empty 

proved fatal. 
stomach.
PERFECTION  SCALE

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WEDNESDAY, MAY «3.  1888.

SERIOUS  SHRINKAGE.

The  Engelmann  Failure Worse  Than  at 

First Supposed.

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Messrs.’  E.  N.  Sailing, Geo. A.  Hart and 
E. G. Filer, who were appointed to appraise 
the assets of  the Manistee Salt  &  Lumber 
Co„ have  completed  the work of  apprais­
ing  the  property  at  its  market valuation. 
In  connection with the appraisers’ estimates, 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n   herewith  presents  the 
statement of assets  as filed by the company 
when the assignment was  made:
Apppraisers’  M.S.&L.
..  Personal Property.  Valuation,  Co.’s val. 
Wagons,h’rnss, stock,...$  2,554.00 $  4,503.76
Gamp outfit.....................  
553.55
30,887.91
  7,708.00
Live  stock...................  
81,110.37
Vessel property..............  48,000.00
16,031.83
Machine shop, tools, etc. 
4,987.25
5,034.39
Mdse and provisions...... 
2,788.54
202,439.24
Lumber, lath, salt, etc...  163,437.70 
Bills receivable, accounts 
and stock.................... ’.  157,474.34  336,325.72
$387,503.38 $676,333.22
HkA.Ii ESTATE IN
Crawford county........$  110,770.03  $  214,542.00
2,000.00 
 
Benzie 
3,765.00
“ 
 
310.00 
720.00
Missaukee  “ 
•  ........  101,265.00 
Kalkaska 
166,563.90
3,354.00
3,750.00 
...... 
Newaygo  “ 
16,711.40
3,025.00 
...... 
“ 
Wexfonl 
44,455.00
Mason 
 
 
  41,185.00 
“ 
..... 
145,317.00 
Lake 
•  “ 
240,525.40
Upper Peninsula.____   27,000.00 
83,140.00
Washington territory. 
11,009.00 
17,500.00
Manistee  county..__  
111,560.60
28,398.00 
15,000.00 
Montmorency county. 
15,000.00
Oity of  Manistee........  197,455.00 
312,805.02
151,454.81  183,889.13
Int.  S. Babcock & Co.. 
$1,225,433.19 $2,121,645.30
The  total  assets  are  thus  shown  to  be 
:$1,612,936,57,  a  shrinkage of  about  a  mil­
lion  and a quarter  dollars.  The  liabilities 
are in excess of $1,200,000.

 

 

li.  G. Peters,  of  Manistee,  says • he  is 
thoroughly conversant with the value of the 
various  properties set forth in the schedale 
. and that  it is  his belief  that the  creditors 
will  not  realize  over  50 per cent, of  their 
claims.

A  similar shrinkage occurred  in  the ap­
praisement of  the  estate of  S. Babcock & 
Co..  The firm put its assets at $638,044.23, 
while  the appraisers  shrunk  them down to 
$297,309.63.  Thè liabilities of  the firm are 
$367,533.28.

Chicago  Meats.

¿From th e D etroit News.
The  butchers  of  Detroit  might  as  well 
■cease their silly efforts  to  exclude  dressed 
meats from Chicago or elsewhere  from  this 
market.  They will  certainly fail, and they 
ought to fail.  The  State Board of  Health, 
whom , they are  are  asking to interfere  in 
the  matter,  have  power  to  condemn  and 
prevent the sale of diseased meat, but there 
.is  no  power,  in  the  whole  United  States 
which  can  place  an  embargo on trade be­
tween one State and  another—and  that  is, 
substantially, what the butchers are asking.
It is idle  to  denounce  the  dressed  beef 
syndicate,  of  Chicago,  as  a  “pool,”  or 
“ trust,” òr “monopoly,”  and  such  denun­
ciation comes  with  particularly  bad  grace 
from an organization whose  sole  purpose is 
to monopolize  the  local  market  itself  and 
deprive the 206,000 people of  Detroit of the 
advantages  of  the  competition  which  the 
Chicago dressed meat affords them, not only 
in respect to quality but in' respect to price. 
The  butchers  should  remember  that  the 
whole meat trade  exists for the benefit, not 
of  those  who  sell  meat, but of those who 
eat it, and  it  is  the  consumer  alone  who 
must be considered by the public authorities 
in their relations  to  and  regulation  of  the 
traded  Even under our protective tariff, the 
consumer can bring his meat, dressed, or on 
the hpof,  or cooked, or  in  any other  shape 
he  pleases,  from  any point  in the United 
States.  That is a right  guaranteed  him by 
the  Federal  constitution, and  no  State  or 
Socal authority can abridge i t   The national, 
State  and  local  boards  of  health may pre­
sent the transportation and sale of  diseased 
^ood, but  they  can  take  no  cognizance of 
“pools” Qr “monopolies.”  Everything  but 
sanitary considerations  is beyond their jur­
isdiction.  . Though 
the  sale  of  Chicago 
-dressed meat should  ruin  every  butcher in 
Michigan,  it  cannot  be interfered with on 
-that  account  by  any  power  of  or  in  the 
State,
It is true,  the  butchers  have  raised  the 
sanitary  argument  against  the  Chicago 
■meat, but  it  has  no  foundation  in  truth. 
Every one in Detroit  who  pays  any atten­
tion to the source of  the  meat  he  eats can 
e a s i ly  demonstrate to his entire  satisfaction 
that not  only has  the  quality of meat gen­
erally .sold  in  tills  city greatly  improved 
S in c e  the introduction of  the Chicago meits, 
hut also that the best  and  tenderest  meats 
sold in Detroit  to-day are  Chicago  dressed 
meats.
The  most  prudent  thing  for  the  local 
tìùtchers to do is to  get the  best meat  they 
can regardless of the  place  it comes  from 
rad  conduct their business for the benefit of 
their easterners  Mid  not  for  the benefit of 
the drovers.  They will surely be heaten  in 
their present foolish undertaking.

The new North End  Loan  and  Building 
Association,  at Detroit, will  be  officered a© 
follows:  President,  D.  D.  Thorp;  Vice- 
Presidents,  M.  j .   Murjihy  and  L.  W. 
Thomas; Secretary,  CL H.  Leonard;  Treas­
urer,  John  W.  Leggett;  Attorney,  E.  T 
. Stance.  H ie  first  issue  of stock is dated 
May 15? and  a  new  series  will  be  started 
eachsuccessive quarter.

Tito first lame of  the Shelby J&ert&d,  the 
sew  enterprise,inaugurated  by  Harry  M. 
Royal, 
formerly*  .connected  with  T he 
T radesman  ogee*  te*8ents  a   good  ap- 
peaiMtoeupd  presages  a successful  future 
for the^publicatiosu  I t is a six cokimn folio 
and  makes  a ^ood^howlng  of  looal  a u i
jahnM it, m  
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AMONG T H E  TRADE.

ÌPPAJÉ9' »apro©  «kmssip. 

j r ; ,  
Harry 0BJtM»liaCiaig«jöpBd In tb^jgrôcerÿ 
business 699 Broadway.  Olney,  Shields & 
Co. furnished the stock.

H. Sturtevant has engaged in the grocery 
business  %t  Whitehall  Olney, Shields : & 
Co. furnished the stock, 

'  4

The  Belknap  Wagon  &  Sleigh Co.  has 
enough  orders  booked to run the establish- 
to its full capacity two months.

The Telfer  Spice Co. is running  its  ma­
chinery nights as well  as  during  the  dayr 
time, in  order to keep pace with orders.

Kruse & Gleason, who  have  conducted a 
grocery  business at the  comer of  Stocking 
and  Fifth streets, have  retired from  trade.
C. G.  Baisch has put  in  an  eight  horse 
power  engine  at  his  gun'  shop  on  East 
Bridge street.  Hester & Fox furnished the 
power. 

-_______

It is  reported  that A. J. Dayton, former­
ly engaged in the drug business atPetoskey, 
win open a  drug  store  on Wealthy  avenue
about July L__________  

•

H. E. Merritt,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
grocery and meat  business at Battle Creek, 
has arranged to remove to this place and re­
engage in the same business.

H.  Rademaker  &  Sons  report  enough 
orders on their books for ball  bats,  croquet 
sets and  Indian  clubs to keep  their factory 
running for three months to come.

Harrison  Eddy has  rented  Ira  Adams’ 
store  building  at  Bellaire and  engaged  in 
the  grocery business.  Arthur Meigs & Co. 
furnished  the  stock,  M. M.  Mallory  secur­
ing the order.____________

Bernhardt Brogger, formerly of. the firm 
of Brogger Bros.,  is constructing a store at 
the  corner  of  Turner and  Second  streets, 
and  will  occupy the  same  with  a grocery 
stock.  Clark, Jewell & Co.  will furnish the
stock. 

___________  

.

C.  H.  Cornell  find  Geo.  Kerry  have 
formed  a copartnership under  the style  of 
Cornell & Kerry and  engaged  in  the  pro­
duce  commission  business  at  30  North 
Ionia  street, the  former  location of  Ira O. 
Green.  Messrs.  Camell  and  Kerry  both 
have  a  somewhat  varied 
acquaintance 
among  the trade and will  undoubtedly suc­
ceed  in their undertaking.

Henry J. Hartman  has  purchased a forty 
foot  frontage on  South  Front  street,  just 
below  the  Fulton  street  bridge, on  which 
he has begun tl^e construction of  a foundry 
building,  40x60  feet  in  dimensions.  His 
father, Frederick Hartman,  has  in contem­
plation  the  construction of  a machine shop 
on  the  same  tract  of  land, 35x50  feet  in 
dimensions and two stories high.

Hester  &  Fox were awarded a  judgment 
for  $1,661.33  and  interest  in  the  Circuit 
Court Saturday against  John  De Vries and 
K. E. Werkman, of  Holland.  .  The  ground 
on  which  the  judgment was  secured  was 
that De Vries used false  representations in 
persuading  Hester  &  Fox to  release their 
mortgage  on  the Alba  mill of  the  Werk- 
man  Lumber  Co. for a similar  security on 
the  Kalkaska  mill  property.  Subsequent 
to  this  release it was  found  that the  Kal­
kaska  property was  already mortgaged for 
all it was worth.  Hence the suit.

T. J. Sheridan  & Co.  have  made  a  con­
tract  with  Alexander  Johnson;  Sr.,  and 
Peter  Patterson,  of  Columbiaville,  to  log 
and cut their large  tract of  white  and Nor­
way pine situated  on  Eagle  river,  Oneida 
county,  Wis.  The  tract  comprises  28,000 
acres,  located on a chain of  lakes which run 
back about  thirty miles,  and is estimated to 
contain over 100,000,000  feet of  timber. 
It 
is intended to cut six or  seven  million feet 
of  lumber  per  year  and  about  15,000,000 
shingles.  The  gentlemen  taking  the con­
tract remove their sawmill  from  Colnmbiar 
ville and leave Mr. Sheridan’s  shingle  mill 
on the ground.  Operations  will  be  begun 
immediately. 

_____

ABOUND  TH E  STATE.

Cedar  Springs—E.  F-  Chester, druggist, 

is dead.

Azalia—R. G. Thompson succeeds Edwin 

M. Lewis in general trade.

Menominee—Nelson  Bros,  succeed Blade 

Bros,  in the  livery business. 

>

Stetson—J. W.  Robinson  has  moved his 

general stock to Walker ville.

Greenville—J.  A.  Massie  has  sold  his 

grocery stock to M. A. Massie.

Detroit—Wm.  E. Avery succeeds  Knapp 

& Avery in the stone business.

Ann Arbor-^W.  F.  Adams  succeeds  F. 

Stofflet in the bazaar business.

Saline—Chas. Burkhardt, succeeds  Burk- 

hardt & Aldrieh in general trade.

Coopersville—J. B. Watson  has  added a 

line of  jewelry to his drug stock.

Howard  City—O. J. Mosher  has  moved 

his restaurant business to Luther, 

Cheboygan—Geek  Bros,  succeed  C.  A. 

Gallagher la the grocery business.

Marion—McLennan  &  CreepAr’s'  new 

Store building is nearly completed.

Medina—C.  F.  &  C.  C.  Morse  succeed 

L. J. Morse in the milling business.

Menomino#—Gus Nowack" succeeds Hor- 

■ick & Nowack in the meat business.

Gagetown—Geo, Perkins  succeeds  C.  S. 
Graves in the jewelry and grocery business, 
Holland—C.  Blom  has  sold'his  saloon 
business to H. D. McDuffie, late of Allegan, 
East  Saginaw—Jones  &  McCall  is  the 
name of a new firm of book and  stationery 
dealers.

Salem—Smith  Van  Atta  & Co.  succeed 
the Salem Co-operative Assocfotion  in gen- 
eral trade. 

.-*8-;!

Mancelona—M.  F.  White  &  Sons  have 
thought  the  hardware  stock of the^k|ance- 
lona Manufacturing Co. 

v.-  IP  

Climax — Willison  &  Aldrich 

Saranac—The  hardware  Store  of  J.  M. 
Walker &  3on has  been closed  on  chattel 
*
mortgage by the Gunn Hardware Co. 
succeed 
Stratton. & Willison  in  the  hardware,  ve­
hicle and agricultural  implement  business.
Trent—Geo. Carrington  has sold  a  half 
interest in his general stock to Chas. North, 
The firm name will be Carrington & North.
Levering—A.  M. LeBaron  has  sold  his 
general  stock and rented  his store to M.  C. 
&  IL  N. Crandall, who  will  continue  the 
business.

Muir—The stock of goods formerly owned 
by  Ely  &  Coffin was  sold -last  Friday  at 
auction  to Edson, Moore & Co.,  of Detroit, 
for $2,325.

Sutton’s Bay—John  Litney has  been  ad­
mitted to partnership in the general business 
of W. S. Johnson.  The  new firm name  is 
W. S. Johnson & Co.

Vermontville—H. L. Curtis  has  sold his 
interest in thè  hardware  business of  Curtis 
&.Barber to D. F. Barber,  late  of  Chicago. 
The new firm will be known as H. G. Barber 
& Co.

pickory  Comers—Jos.  Roberts  has 
bought out Milbum Bros.’ harness business 
at  Lake Odessa  and  has  moved  his  own 
stock to that  place.  Milburn  Bros,  retain 
their crockery business.

Cheboygan—E. H. Silliman has purchased 
the interest of  Randall Smith in the lumber 
commission  business  of  Smith  &  Martin. 
The new firm will be  known  as  Martin  & 
Silliman.  Mr.  Smith  has  gone  into  the 
sawmill business.

Cannonsburg—C.  O.  Bostwick  &  Son 
have sold their grocery stock and building to 
Geo.  Hartwell,  who  will  continue  the 
business.  They  have  removed  their  drug 
stock  to  Watrousville,  Tuscola  county, 
where they will continue that business.

STRAY  FACTS.

Edgewater—The Malcom McDonald Lum­
ber Co.  has  been  merged  into  the  Platte 
River  Lumber  Co.  G.  H.  Richley is Pres­
ident and Chas. Fults  Secretary and  Treas­
urer.

Saginaw—E.  O.  &  S.  L.  Eastman  have 
bought  out  Judd  &  Cross, 
the ' lumber 
dealers.  The Eastmans  recently" sold then- 
yard in  East  Saginaw  to  the T., S.  &  M, 
Railroad.

Carson City—Assignee Lawson,  of Root, 
Strong & Co., has  been  ordered  to  release 
to  F. A.  Rockafellow  all of  the late  firm’s 
interest  in the business of  F. A.  Rockafel­
low  &  Co.,  pay  Mr.  Rockafellow  $3,000 
from  the money in his  hands  as  assignee 
and surrender two notes aggregating $2,443 
Rockafellow is to give a $50,000 bond in an 
agreement  to  assume  Rockafellow & Co.’s 
liabilities and to secure  Root,  Strong & Co 
from obligation in that direction.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Ferry—Mr.  Bode  has  sold  his  shingle 

mill to W.  H. Davis.

Bay City-^The  big mill of  Sage & Co.  is 
cutting  1,200,000  feet  of  lumber  a  week 
now.

Battle  Creek—E.  C.  Nichols has  bought 
the plant of  the Pembroke Knitting Co.,  at 
mortgage sale for $15,024.

Detroit—The  Detroit  Stay Co. has  been 
organized  with a capital of  $5, 000,  all paid 
in.  The  company  will  manufacture  gar 
ment stays.

Cheboygan—Wm.  J.  Hess  h as' retired 
from  the  manufacture of  boilers  to take a 
third  interest in the  boiler  shop  of  Wicks 
Bros., of  East Saginaw.

Carson City—It is cider, cider jelly, apple 
butter,  canned  goods  and  anti-ferment 
which E. J.  Mason will manufacture at this 
place—not evaporated apples,  as previously 
stated.

Bun: Oak—The business men have raised 
$1,000, to  be  given  as a bonus  to  any re 
sponsible party who will establish  a  manu­
facturing  business  that will  employ ten to 
twenty men all the year around.

Kent  City—M.  L.  Whitney  is  refitting 
his mill with full  roller process machinery, 
which  will  give  him  a  capacity of  about 
forty barrels per day.  He will continue the 
use of  stones  in  grinding  feed and  buck­
wheat.

Manistee—The  Filer  Town Manufactur­
ing  Co.  has  not  decided  what  kind  of 
woodenware  it will  manufacture, but is. in 
correspondence with persons  skilled in that 
line to take an  interest in  the  factory and 
act  as superintendent.

Grand  Haven—The  Cutler  &  Savidge 

Lumber  Co.  will  commence  operations 
once to cut their pine in Rose Lake, Osceola 
County.  '  The  Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana 
Railroad will ran a side track into' Hogback 
Lake.  The firm have about  20,000,000 feet 
of  pine near  that  place.  The  logs will be 
shipped on cars to Grand Rapids.

Muskegon—The  Maxwell  Lumber  Co. 
has been  organized  for the  purpose of  en 
gaging in a general lumber business, with 
capital  stock  of  $50,000,  which  is  one- 
half paid  in.  The  officers  are  as follows 
C.  J.  Hamilton,  president;. ,  Patrick  W 
Maxwell vice-president;  M. Wilson, treas 
urer;  Leonard  Eyke, secretary.  The^com 
pany will build a planing mill  next season, 
if  not this, and  Will ship by boat and  rail
Manistee—The  stock of  2,500,000  feet of 
cork  pine  lumber,  owned by David  Ward, 
carried over the past winter on  the  dock of 
Stokoe & Nelson» and sold to Sawyer, Rock 
.well & Co., of .Milwaukee, for  $35  per M. 
is now  being  moved by yesseltotheyards 
of  thp  buyers.  'The  lumber  as  it  comes 
from the piles fully meets  the  expectations 
of the lrayers,  and they are  figuring to pur­
chase  thteseasonVont  of  some  3,000,000 
feet, now being sawed.

Gripsack Brigade.

W. N. Ford,  representing  J. G; Butler & 
Co.,".of  St. Louis, left Monday for a  visit to 
Ms Indiana trade, v 

G. V. Burton  is  now  on  the  road  for- 
Cary & Loverldge,  taking  Northern  Michi* 
gan as his territory.

,v

Henry Henkel, Jr*,  of  Howard City, has 
gone  on  the  road  in  the  interest of  his 
father’s butter tub factory.

Cary & Loveridge have engaged Paul and 
Henry Hirsch, of  Milwaukee,  to  represent 
them in Southern Michigan,

Jack Holland, who has  made Grand Rap­
the  past  few 
ids  his  headquarters  for 
ninths,  has  returned  to  Ms  home at In­
dianapolis.

^

S. A.  Welling  writes  Th e  Tradesman 
from  Jackson  that  L.  R.  Cesna  will  not 
represent  him  on  the  road,  as  previously 
stated in these  columns. 

H. Gebhart,  formerly on the  road for W. 
F.  McLaughlin &  Co., of  Chicago, is now 
representing the Union Coffee Co.,  of  New 
York.  He is due here this week.

Harry  Gregory  has  returned  from  Mt. 
Clemens,  the  physicians there being unable 
to give  Mm  any encouragement.  His  con­
dition,  while not critical, is serious.

Claude  D.  Freeman  has taken  the  posi­
tion  of  book-keeper  and  house  salesman 
for the Telfer  Spice Co.  His territory will 
be  covered  by  H.  R.  Savage  and  J.  B. 
Josselyn. 

Les.  Freeman, house salesman  at  Haw­
kins & Perry’s, thinks he is some pumpkins 
behind  his  second-hand 
lunch  counter. 
The report that  he  intends to put  in a line 
of  “soft  drinks” 
is  probably  without 
foundation.

Ezra  Mansfield,  traveling  representative 
for  Bradner  Smith  &  Co,  of  Chicago, 
lost  his  youngest boy,  a bright  little three- 
year  old,  last  Thursday.  Mr.  Mansfield 
has  the  sympathy of  the  traveling  frater­
nity throughout the State.

Thompson & Chute have bought the soap 
factory of  John  B. Bell  &  Co.,  at Toledo, 
and  will  continue  the  business.  B.  F. 
Pashby  continues his connection  with  the 
establishment  and  will  spend  this  week 
among the Grand Rapids trade.

,

W.  W.  Watson,  a  traveling  agent  from 
Chicago,  was very much surprised last Sun­
day morning  when a cloud of  smoke rolled 
up in Ms  face from some  unknown  source 
beneath,  and  he  was  frightened  half  to 
death  when  he  discovered  that  the  lower 
part of  his vest  and his  sack  coat  was  in 
flames.  After a hard fight  he  managed to 
smother  the  blaze, but  lie  had  a  narrow 
escape.  He  was in the  act of  leaving  the 
hotel Sunday morning on his way to church 
when he bought a few grains of  chlorate of 
potash at  the  news  stand  for the  purpose 
of  relieving a sore throat.  Without  think­
ing  of  the  danger,  he  slipped- the  little 
paper of  potash into Ms  lower vest  pocket 
where  half  a dozen  sulphur  matches  lay, 
Of  course,  it  was  a case  of  spontaneous 
combustion,  and  Mr. Watson  narrowly  es 
caped  a severe if  not  fatal  burning.  The 
moral  contained  in  this  piece  of  news 
teaches  the great  sore-throated  public that 
there are some things that will not mix.

Meeting  of  the  Executive  Board*

The Executivë Board : of thè  Michigan  Bus? 
iness Men’s Association  met at.ihe O-wash-ta- 
nong  Club, -in  this  city, last  Friday.'  N.  B. 
Blaiu,  President  of the  Lowell  B. M. A , and 
B.  Fargo,  President  of  the  MuskegOn 
. M. A., met with  the  Board.  The following 
letter  from  Local  Secretary  Chambers  was 
presented :

Ch e b o y g a n , May 17, 3888.

A. Stowe; G rand Rapids :
Dear Sir—Owing  to  unaccountable  delay, 
I could nob write you before  in  regard to the 
convention here.
At Our regularmeeting, held a few evenings 
ago, it was decided-tó ask the Executive Board 
to fix thé  date  of the  meeting  some  time  in 
August.  Owing to our city hall being uncom­
pleted in July, it would not be convenient  for 
us to hold  the meeting  earlier  than  August. 
The  hall  will  then  be  comnleted  and every­
thing will be ití apple pie order for a good time.
Our hotels will make a uniform rate of  $1.50 
per day.  We would like  to  know  about  how 
many we may expect, ladles  and ali.  Our As­
sociation instructed me to  write  the  different 
associations and  ascertain as near as possible 
how many would come.  Could you not insert 
in T h e  T r a d e s m a n  a notice to this  effect, ask­
ing  each  local  secretary to drop  me a  postal, 
giving the desired information?
Hope  all  will  be  well  and  we  will  have a 
grand time. 

Yours,

H. C h a m b e r s .

After a thorough discussion of the subject in 
all its bearings, it was decided to hold the con­
vention on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 7 
and 8.  The President  and  Secretary were in­
structed to issue the proper call, accompanied 
by blank credential certificates.

A programme  for  both  days’  sessions  was 
partially  arranged, 
including  a  paper  on 
Needed  Reforms  in  the  Commission  Bus­
iness”  by  Irving  F.  Clapp,”  and  a  paper  on 
Howto  Handle  the  Peddler”  byF.H . John­
son.  It was decided to cut down  the  number 
of papers,  in  order  that  more  time  may be 
given  the  reports of committees  and  discus­
sions—especially the latter.

It was decided to employ a stenographer and 
the Secretary was instructed to engage such a 
person at a reasonable price.

The  question  of  adopting  a  design for  a 
B. M. A. badge  and  securing 100 or more gold 
badges  was  left  with  the President, with in­
structions to  carry  out  his  own  ideas  as  ex­
pressed to the Board.

The  State  committees  were  requested  to 
make their reports  full and  complete-and to 
have them ready for the  second session of the 
convention.

Pursuant  to  the  resolution  adopted at the 
last convention, it was decided to ask  that  all 
reports of  delegates be made in writing, in or­
der  that  they may be  published  in  the  pro­
ceedings.

President Hamilton introduced a number of 
letters received from  local - presidents, noting 
the suggestions made.

The Secretary re ported the receipt to date of 
$791,  and  exhibited  receipts  from the Treas­
urer for $750 of the alfove amount.

Three  bills to the amount of $64.95 were au­

dited, when the Board adjourned.

IN . HONOR  OE  THE  BOARD.

?rom th e G rand Rapids Eagle.
In accordance with the announcement in the 
Eagle  yesterday  afternoon,  Messrs.  E.  A. 
Stowe & Bro.,  of  T h e  M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n , 
entertained  the  Executive  Board  and a few 
invited  friends  at a supper  at  The  Warwick 
last night.  It was a most delightful social and 
gastronomic occasion;  the “spread”  was dis­
cussed with a vigor that proved its excellence, 
and the speeches  and toasts  were  well timed 
and  happily  expressed.  The  table  was  pro­
fusely decorated  with  flowers and each guest 
wore  button-hole  bouquets.  N. B. Blain offi­
ciated as toastmaster and  the following as as­
signed did justice to their subjects:

"The Grocer,” E. J. Herrick.
“Political Aspiration,” Jas, A. Coye. 
“Building  and  Loan  Associations,”  F.  L. 
“Local Option,” M. H. Walker.
“ Reforms iu.the Commission Business,” I. F. 
“Legal  Aspects  of  Organization,”  Judge 
“The State Organizer,” E. A. Stowe.
“The State  Asssociation,” Frank  Hamilton. 
“The Right of Way,” O. F. Conklin. 
“Sauerkraut,” L. Winternitz.
“Sawdust,” H. B. Fargo.
“Camp  Meetings  and  Bad Debt Agencies,” 

Clapp.
Hatch.

Fuller.

J. V. Crandall.

Purely Personal.

M.  L.  Whitney, the Kent City miller, was 

in town a couple of days last week.

Ir^  O.  Green proposes  to  take  up  Ms 

residence in Denver in the near future.

Frank  E. Piper,  the  Charlotte  boot  and 

shoe dealer, was in town last Wednesday.

J.  C. Bennett, the veteran Kalamazoo boot 
and shoe dealer,  was in town  last  Wednes­
day.

A.  M.  Todd,  the  Nottawa  essential  oil 
distiller, was  in town a couple of  days last 
week.

S. S. Morris,  of  the  Muskegon  provision 
house of  S. S. Morris & Bro.,  was  in  town 
last Wednesday.

B.  F.  Emery  has  engaged  to  represent 
S.  C. Bailey,  the Chicago  fish  handler, in i 
brokerage capacity.

E.  L.  Cole, of  the  firm  of  Cole  &  Bro. 
boot  and  shoe dealers at 57 Monroe street, 
died last Wednesday.

W.  T. Lamoreaux  returned  from Boston 
Saturday  night.  He  says the wool  men at 
that market feel decidedly blue.

Tho3. M. Peirce, formerly book-keeper for 
Olney,  Shields & Co., is now Secretary and 
Treasurer  of  the  Central  Iron  Works,  at 
Topeka, Kan.

Frank  Hamilton, President  of  the M.  B, 
M. A., was in town four days last week and 
left Saturday night  for  Muskegon,  whence 
he went  to Chicago Sunday night.

Alex. Keith, shipping  clerk for Hawkins 
&  Perry,  has  returned  from  Elora,  Ont, 
whither he was called by the  serious illness 
of his mother.  He left her much improved
F.  L.  Fuller,  cashier  of  the  Northern 
Kent  Bank, at Cedar Springs, was in town 
last Friday to attend  the  banquet given the 
officers and committees of  the  M.  B. M. A
Chas. Kernan, bnyer for Horning & Hart, 
the WoodviUe  general  dealers and  sawmill 
operators, was  in  town  a  couple  of  days 
last  week.  Mr. Kenan  is  a  shrewd  buyer 
and a jolly fellow withal.

Vegetables  by  Weight.  >*

/

On May 24, the  New  York Board of Al­
dermen  will  vote  upon  an  ordinance  pre­
scribing  the  following-weights  for  vege­
tables: 
Irish potatoes,  172 pounds  per  barrel, 60 
pounds per bushel;  spinach,  40  pounds per 
barrel;  sprouts, 50 pounds  per  barrel;  tur­
nips, carrots, parsnips and beets,  50 pounds 
per  bushel;  onions, 55 pounds  per  bushel 
tomatoes,  60  pounds  per  bushel;  string 
beans  and  wax  beans,  40 pounds per  bag 
cranberry beans, lima beans and green peas 
50 pounds per bag. 

, ;

a bill  of eigirs

Butter and Eggs in New York.

Special  to The  Tradesman.

New  YoRKj  May 21,  1888.

for 

receipts. 

The  receipts 

There is no accumulation of butter of any 
kind.  Fancy  creameries  and  dairies  are 
easing off  gradually,  in  anticipation of  in­
creased 
Imitation  creameries, 
factories  and  Western  dairies  prices  are 
holding  up  remarkably well  on  an  actual 
scarcity. 
last  week 
were  30,312  packages,  or  3,600  packages 
more  than  the  week  before.  New  York, 
Pennsylvania, Michigan  and Elgin  cream­
eries are quoted at  25  to 26c;  other  West­
ern extras, 24 to 25c; State and Pnnsylvania 
extra  dairies,  24  to  25c;  Western  extra 
dairies, 22 to 23c; extra imitation creameries, 
22 to 23c;  extra  factory, 21 to  22c.  There 
is a very  strong  demand for  baking stock, 
and  everything  under  22@23c.  is  picked 
up quickly.  The general impression of the 
trade is that  the outlook  now is for  higher 
prices  this  season  than  last, even  though 
the  export  demand  may  (as  it  probably 
will)  be  light.  Quick  shipments  are  ad­
vised.
There  is a growing  confidence  in  better 
prices  in  eggs,  especially on  strictly fresh 
receipts,  some buyers willingly  paying Kc. 
more  than run  the risk on  any held stock, 
even if  fancy  marks and  well  kept.  The 
recent light receipts  have given  considera­
ble  strength to  the market  and  a  further 
advance  of  about  1c.  has  taken  place. 
Receipts  for  the  week,  17,960  barrels. 
Sales on ’change today, Ohio, barrels, 15Kc; 
returnable cases,-  15e;  Michigan,  (case  in­
cluded),  15c.

A Philadelphia drummer  saw a man in a 
railroad car whom he thought he knew,  and 
slapping Mm on the  back,  asked  him  how 
he  was.  The  man  looked  up,  and  the 
drummer  saw  that he was a  stranger.  He 
apologized, saying he thought that he was a 
friend of  Ms.  What  followed  Is best told 
by a Jersey  newspaper :  “ T  hope  1  am a 
friend of yours,’ the man said, and they got 
to talking, and the commercial  man,  seeing 
the gentleman’s  gripsack, thought  he must 
be a commercial man  also, and  asked  Mm 
what  housè he represented. 
‘I  represent,’ 
said the gentleman,  ‘the largest house in the 
world.’ 
‘Well,’ said the  traveling  man,  ‘if 
you represent the largest house hi the world 
you certainly have a snap.  What  house  is 
‘The  Lord’s  house,’ said  the  gentle­
it? ’ 
man; 
‘my  name*  is  John  Scarborough, 
Bishop  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church.’” 

,V

. 

Henry  Henkle  has  leased  his  factory 
creamery, at Howard  City,  to C.  H. Bush- 
ley, who  began  making cheese  therein on 
May 21,  He  may make  .butter later  on in 
the season. 

”  '  *

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* 
'

'k  - 

' 

The  Birthplace  of' the  Republican  Party.
, A t  the  second  banquet-Of' the  Michigan 
Business  Men% Association, held  at Grand 
Rapids on  M%rch 16,1887, Percy F. Smith, 
editor of the  Pennsylvania  Chrocer, in  re­
sponding  to  a  toast  on  his  native»  State, 
claimed that to Pittsburg belonged the credit 
of being  the  birthplace of  the  Republican 
party.  The claim  was  contested by James 
A.  Coye,  of  this  city,  who  asserted  that 
every  historian  of  the  Republican  party 
placed  its  inception  at Jackson, Mich., ou 
July 6, 1854.  Not  content  with  such  au­
thorities,  Mr.  Smith continues to attempt to 
fortify his position  behind  newspaper clip­
pings  and  irresponsible  newsmongers,  al­
though  the  Jacksou  convention ahte-dates 
the Pittsburg gathering two years.  Having 
grown  weary  of  having  his  assertions  in 
behalf  of  his  native  State  disputed,  Mr. 
Coye has prepared the following  conclusive 
proofs in corroboration of  Ms claims :

G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  May 15,  1888.

E. A  Stowe, G rand Rapids:

Dear  Sir—Your  favor  of  May  4,  in­
closing note from Percy F.  Smith,  of  Pitts­
burg,  and  an  extract  from  the  Pittsburg 
Commercial  Gazette  of  May  2,  received.
I had hoped that our friefid  would  investi­
gate this subject and  quote  his  authorities 
before  again  asserting  that  to  Pittsburg 
should  be  given  the  honor  of  being  the 
birthplace of  the  Republican  party.  Now, 
Mr. Editor, what  are  the  facts  relating to 
this question ?  Briefly, these:  The coun­
try was tom by conflicting opinions.  Blood 
was being  shed to perpetuate  and  advance 
an  idea.  A  selfish  thirst  for  wealth and 
power  led  men  to endeavor to ride rough­
shod over all opposition.  Might triumphed 
for a time,  but slowly and surely the Amer­
ican  love  for  liberty was  asserting  itself. 
In the South the  whole  people,  Democrats 
and  Whigs,  were  wedded  to  slavery  and 
nullification.  The  South  was  assisted by 
Northern  Democrats.  Arrayed  against 
them were the Liberty party, Sons of  Free­
men,  Abolitionists, Free Soilers, and a host 
of  other  local  parties  in  the  North, who 
were  opposed  to  the  future  extension of 
slavery,  each  battling in its own  way upon 
its  own  platform, but all agreed  upon  the 
central idea. 
In the winter of  1853-54,  the 
Kansas-Nebraska bill  was  reported in Con­
gress.  At  once  factional  lines  began  to 
melt away and  the  friends of  liberty aban­
doned  petty issues and  banded  together on 
common ground to give battle for a common 
cause.  Patriotic blood in the North  was at 
at fever heat. 
If  the nefarious  bill  should 
pass,  slavery  would  be  allowed  to  enter 
every  fost  of  free  soil  iu  the  great terri­
tories, regardless  of  the  fact  that  by  the 
compromise  of  1820,  that  soil  had  been 
made forever free.  Meetings were held all 
over the North and resolutions were adopted 
by the hundreds.  The outrage  was  every­
where denounced.  About  this  time in the 
early spring of 1854, A. E. Bovay, of Ripon, 
Wis.,  was  urging  Horace  Greeley to  put 
forth the name “Republican” and the motto 
“Exclusion of  slavery from the territories,” 
as a name and motto under which all might 
unite  who  were  opposed to the  plans and 
purposes of  the Southern Democracy.  J acob 
M.  Howard and  other  citizens of  Michigan 
were  al30  in  communication  with Horace 
Greeley upon the same subject.
So  much  for  preliminary  words.  Now 
for the  decisive  action. 
In  the months  of 
May  and  June,  1854,  a  call  was  cir­
culated  in  the  State  ot  Michigan and was 
signed by about 10,000 citizens of the State, 
inviting (I quote the call)  “All  our  fellow- 
citizens,  without  reference to former  polit­
ical  associations,  who  think  that the time 
has arrived for a union of the North,  to pro­
tect  liberty  from  being  overthrown  and 
downtrodden,  to assemble in  mass  conven­
tion  on  Thursday,  the  6th  of  July,  at  4 
o’clock p.  hi.,  at Jackson,  there to take 6uch 
measures as shall be thought best to concen­
trate  the  popular  sentiment  of  this  State 
against the aggression of  the slave  power.” 
That convention met  pursuant  to  call  and 
there, Mr. Editor, under those grand old oaks 
at  Jackson, July 6,  1854,  there  was a State 
ticket  nominated  with  Governor  Kinsley 
S. Bingham at the head,  which was elected, 
and a set  of  resolutions  adopted  of  which 
the following  was one:
Resolved,  That  in  view of  the  necessity 
of  battling fur the first principles of  repub­
lican government,  and against  the  schemes 
of  an  aristocracy,  the  most  revolting  and 
oppressive  with  which  the earth was ever 
cursed or man debased,  we  will  co-operate 
and be known as Republicans until the con­
test be terminated.
There was a party born  and  named  and 
started upon its mission  amidst  .the  clu’ers 
and prayers of  thousands  of  loyal voices of 
Michigan.
Other States followed in quick success! u 
upon the  heels  of  Michigan’s  convent! m 
Wisconsin, Indiana and Vermont held their 
meetings  on  July  13;  Massachusetts  on 
July  20, and  others  later  on,  although  iu 
most  States  the  party  name,  Republican, 
was  used  only  in  congressional  districts, 
notably  so in  Pennsylvania, whose  voters 
elected a Know Nothing governor,  a Demo­
crat supreme judge and  a  Whig legislature 
in 1834.  Pennsylvania did not even give its 
electorial vote  to  the Republican  nominee, 
Fremont,  in 1856, but  since then  has  stood 
loyally  by the  party.  The Pittsburg  con­
vention  on  the 22d of  February,  1856,  was 
but  the  gathering  together of  a family of 
States  already  of 
sufficient  Republican 
strength  to  command  National  attention, 
but  in  no  wise  was  Pittsburg  either  the 
mother,  step-mother  or  wet  nurse  of  the 
Republican  party. 
I  beg  to  refer  Mr. 
Smith to the paragraph from Senator Chan­
dler’s speech in the Senate on December 14, 
1859, in  reply  to  Senator  Mason,  of  Vir­
ginia;  Henry  Willson’s  “Rise  and  Fall  of 
the Slave power  in  America,” Vol. 2, page 
412;  “History  of  the  Republican  Party,” 
by  Frank  A.  Flower, page  182;  “America, 
an  Encyclopedia,”  by  M.  Newman;  The 
Inter-Ocean  Question  Book,  or to  any one 
entitled  to  speak  with*- authority.  No, to 
Michigan  and  her sons  must  be given  the 
honor and to the  oaks at Jackson  must our 
friend  make  Ms  pilgrimage  if  he  would 
worship  at  the  shrine  of  the  grand  old 
party of  liberty, of  equal  rights, of  exact 
justice,  whose  advent  brought  about  the 
liberation  of  three  millions  of  human  be­
ings  and  made'them  citizens,  created  a 
nation out of  warring  states,  and  brought 
the ship of  state safely out of  the troubled 
sea of  debt  and  anchored  her fast  to  the 
rock of prosperity with chains of confidence 
and progress;  and#fiaaliy, that party of the 
people that 'say to her own citizens- shall  be 
given all the protection necessary to enable 
Americans to reap the benefit^ of American 
enterprise, ingenuity and industry, with the 
freedom of  speech and action to be enjoyed 
by all alike, whether in the North or South; 
that  party whose  history  is  the history of 
progress  in  our  country;  that  party  for 
whose  success  we  labor—the  Republican 
party; 

Yourstruly,  -

•t J ames A.  Coye:

T he Future of Tin.  ;  V

From  London Iron.

The day may yet be  far  distant,  but  we 
would not be surprised  if  this  metal  (tin) 
should in the future take rank as one of the 
precious metals.  Silver is much more wide­
ly distributed over the surface  of  the globe 
than tin is,  which,  in  fact, 
is  one  of  the 
metals most rarely met with  in  deposits of 
sufficient  abundance  to  be  available  for 
metallurgical  purposes. 
The  principal 
sources of supply  at  the  present  time are 
the  mines #of  Cornwall,  Australasia  and 
the Straits Settlements.  The insignificance 
of other sources  nny  be  inferred from the 
fact  that  last  year,  notwithstanding  the 
improved  value,  o u t   or-  a  total  foreign 
supply of 24,076  to n s ,  o n ly   584  tons came 
from elsewhere  than  Australasia  and  the 
Straits  Settlements.  And  even  of  that 
quantity 111 tons readied us from  Holland, 
and may be considered as originally emanat­
ing from the Straits Settlements,

Took Him at His Word.

L.  M.  Wolf,  the  Hudsonville  merchant, 
did not believe bis  safe to be burglar-proof, 
tied a card  to  the  door  knob,  and  wrote 
upon it:  “Please do not  blow open;  com­
bination noton.  Respectfully jours,  L. M. 
Wolf.”  The other  morning he came  down 
and discovered “Thanks” written  upon  the 
other side of the card.  Then he yanked the 
safe  open  and  found  that  $76.38 incash, 
and  papers  valued  at  $1,500,  had  been 
stolen.  However,  he saved the safe.

The  Next  Examination  Session.

The midsummer  examination  session  of 
the State Board of  Pharmacy will be held at 
the  Star  Island  House,  near  Detroit,  on 
June 29 and 30.  According to the  law,  the 
session  would  fall  on  July 4.  Under the 
circumstances, the  Board  would  appear to 
be  justified in changing the date.

He was a grocery clerk, and as he seemed 
rather uncomfortable  in  the  Snyderly par­
lor Miss S.  kindly attempted to engage him 
in  conversation.  “Have  you  read  much, 
Mr.  Herron?”  “Why,  yes  a  good  deal.” 
“Are  you  fond  of  satrical  writings?” 
“Yes,  they  go  pretty  good.”  “What  do 
you think of  Pope’s  UJunciad’ and  Byron’s 
‘English  Bards  and  Scotch Reviewers?’ ” 
“Oh,  they  are  all  right, but  I  don’t  think 
they  compare with  the  roasts the  baking 
powder companies are giving each other.

Buy flour manufactured by  the  Crescent 
Roller Mills.  Every sack warranted.  Voigt 
Milling Co.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

A dvertisem ents  w ill  be  inserted under this head fo r 
tw o cents  a   word  the  first  insertion  and  one  cent a 
No  advertise­
w ord fo r  each  subsequent  insertion. 
m ent ta k en   fo r  16ss th a n  25 cents.  A dvance paym ent.

F D R   S A L E .

or a t 25 P earl street.

and m ost reliable  process  for  preserving  eggs;  costs 

th ree lots.  Address Box 527, W hitehall, Mieh.  245*

known;  no risk by  using;  sim plest,  m ost  perfect 
one cent a  dozen;  p u t down ten cent  eggs now and sell 
in  th e w inter fo r tw enty cents.  John Giies & Co., Low­
ell, Mich., agents fo r K ent county. 
2H-2i6

fTOR  SALE—LIQUID  EGG  PRESERVER,  BEST 
Fo r   s a l e —st o c k   o f  h a r d w a r e ,  h o u s e   a n d
F~OR~SALE—A  COMPLETE- SAW- MILL  PLANTVOR 
FOR  SALE-STOCK  GROCERIES,  ONLY  REASON 

one-quarter of w hat it. cost three  years  ago.  Ca­
pacity,  50,000  p er  day.  W ill  tak e p a rt pay in lum ber. 
G. S. W orm er, 57 W oodbridge St.,  w est,  D etroit, Mich.
244-247

for selling failing health.  Enquire 670 C herry St.
246*
OR  SALE—GOOD  CLEAN  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES 
in  one  of the  fastest  grow ing cities in M ichigan. 
Stock will invoice about $3,500.  Terms, one-half down; 
balance, good  paper.  Brick  store,  established  trade 
and cheap rent.  Address  H,  Lock  Box  E, Muskegon, 
Mieh. 
246*
T?iOR  RENT—PLEASANT  BRICK  STORE,  WELL 
U  
lighted,  a t  the  corner  of  F ourth  and  Stocking 
streets.  Excellent location fo r d rug or hardw are busi­
ness.  R ent  reasonable.  Apyly  to   Thos.  Maher,  at 
Police H eadquarters. 
244*
FOR  SALE—ON  ACCOUNT  OF  THE  DEATH  OF  THE 
proprietor. I offer fo r sale  a  sm all  stock of drugs 
and  medicines;  glass  labeled  bottles;  black  w alnut 
fro n t  draw ers; fire  proof  safe;  jew elry; books;  soda 
fountain, etc.  All  or  any  p a rt  w ill  be  sold  a t  a  big 
discount  for  cash.  W.  R.  Mandigo,  A dm inistrator, 
Sherwood, Mich. 
___________________ '_______241-244

IiOR  SALE—GENERAL  S l'OCK, CONSISTING OF DRY 

goods,  groceries and  boots  and  shoes, located in 
a  beautiful  village  of  906  population,  surrounded by 
th e best farm ing  country in  th e  State.  Stock will in- 
oice about $4,000.  W ould  sell  th e  whole  or one-half 
interest.  A good chance fo r  th e  rig h t  m an.  Address 
No. 126 care M ichigan Tradesm an, G rand Rapids. 
244*
U 'O R   SALE—THE  DRESS  OF  TYPE  NOW  USED  ON 
-C 
"The  Tradesm an”—600  pounds  of brevier  and  200
A  good  barg ain   will  be  given
pounds of  nonpareil, 
purchaser.

.  

hardw are  and  mill  supplies.

F o r  s a l e —w h o l e  o r  p a r t  in t e r e s t  in  a  f ir s t -

class m eat m ark et in a  th riv in g   tow n  of 1.000  in­
h ab itan ts w ith  two  railroads.  A verage  sales  $30  per 
day.  Good reasons for selling. Address H., care Trades­
man. 
219-tf
F o r   s a l e
CLEAN  STOCK  OF 
AT A BARGAIN. 
i  and  mill  su 
Address  W ayne 
210-tf
Choate. A gent, E ast Saginaw.
F o r  s a l e -
THE BEST DRUG STORE IN  THE  THRIV- 
Terms  easy.  C.  L.  Brun- 
dage, Muskegon, Mich. 
193-tf
TtTo R SALE—A CLEAN STOCK OF DRUGS, FIXTURES, 
Ju 
etc.,  com plete, on good  line  of  railw ay, about 35 
m iles  n o rth  of G rand  Rapids.  No  p ain ts  or  oils, but 
could be  added to  good  advantage.  P oor  h ealth  and 
other business  m y  only  reasons  fo r  selling.  No.  116 
care Tradesm an office. 

ing  city of  Muskegon.

F o r  s a l e  c h e a p —o n e  1,400 p o u n d  m o s l e r ,  b a h -

m an & Co fire-proof safe;  one set 240  ft  Buffalo D. 
B.  scales; one 8 foot nickel  show  case  and  a  q u antity 
o f m iscellaneous  hardw are.  W ill  be  sold  separately 
o r all together.  Call  on or address.  H. E. H esseltine. 
29 and 31 Monroe St., G rand Rapids, Mich. 
236-48
OK  SALE—FRUIT  FARM  OF  1%  ACRES,  LOCATED 
in   Spring  Lake.  Ten  m inutes  w alk  from   post- 
office.  P leasant  place.  Nice  buildings.  W ill  sell  on 
long tim e or exchange fo r  stock  of  any kind  of  m er­
chandise.  Place is valued a t $3,000, w ill tak e $2,000 for 
it.  Address S. A. Howey, North Muskegon, Mich.  236-tf

232 tf

\V ANTS.

233-tf

Best of inferences furnished.  R. W.  H azeltine, 22 H en­

_____________ _____________

ITTANTED—SITUATION  WITH WHOLESALE HOUSE, 
VV 
traveling on th e road preferred.  H ave  had  ten 
years’ experience  in   general  trade.  Best  acquainted 
w ith boots and shoes, groceries  and  furnishing goods. / 
Address  No.  127,  care  M ichigan  Tradesm an,  G rand 
Rapids. 
__________________ ______________245*

cist by a m an who  is  also  a   practical  chem ist. 

WANTED—SITUATION  AS  REGISTERED  PHARMA- 
ry  St., G rand Rapids. 
w ANTED—A  FIRST-CLASS  GROCERYMAN  IN  THE 
m ost th riv in g   city  on  Lake  Superior—m arried
m an  w ith  best  of  references. 
Address  “D,”  care 
Tradesman office.
247*
“YY'ANT F.D—MANAGER.  BY  RELIABLE BUSINESS
firm.  W ill  control  stock  of  goods and  handle 
considerable  m oney.  S alary  $1,800.  References  and 
cash deposit of $500 required.  Call  o r  address,  H. G. 
Loomis, 364 W abash Ave., C hicago, III.____________ 246*

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

m acist.  Seven y ears’ experience.  Best o f refer­

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

th is  paper  to   give  th e Sutliff  coupon system  a  
all yo u r book-keeping, in m any instances save yen th e 
expense o f one clerk, will b rin g  yo u r business  down to 
a   cash basis and  save  you  a ll the. 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 new  system  and  you w ill never 
reg ret it.  H aving  tw o kinds, b o th   kinds  w ill be  sent 
by  addressing  (m entioning  th is  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N. Y. 
228-tf

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trial.  I t will abolish y o u r pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 

225-tf

M IS O E  I, L A  hi E O U S .

and 20-page circular.  Address N. Von D erwerken, gen­

eral agent, M anchester, Mich. 

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

Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send fo r 

■ ANTED—1,000 MORE  MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR 
■GENTS  WANTED—LADIES  AND  GENTLEMEN  TO 
■  SURVEYOR  WHO  WANTS A  VERNIER TRANSIT 

sell “ E lectricity In a   bottle.”  Send fo r price  list 
240*

(Gurley)  6  in.  needle,  12  in. telescope,  in   good 
w ork dem ands a  different instrum ent.  Geo. E. Steele, 
Traverse City, Mieh. 
___________ 248-844-'
A  GENTS  WANTED  EVERYWHERE.  THREE NEW 
XV,  articles  ju s t  out.  Big  money. -  Exclusive ti n t- , 
lo ry .  Inclose  stam p  fo r  particulars.  Samples  o f  aU' 
th re e   35 cents.  Address  Swiuebume  &  Co., M anufac­
tu re rs, LaCrosse, Wis. 
849*

w orking order, and a t half-price, can get it of me.  My 

order, equipped  w ith th e  la te  t   im proved m achinery, 

B1TY  FLOURING  MILLS  O f  FLINT,  MICH.,  FOR 

M ié  sit  a  ra re  b argain.  The m in is  iu  flrst-olass 
and h as a  first-class reputation  fo r  m aking flour,  and 
w ith  every  convenience  fo r  shipping.  W ill  be  sold' 
cheap fo r cash o r approved paper: • Inquire a t  Citizens’ 
N ational Bank, Flint, Mich. 
848-845

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RIVETS.  I  ”  

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Iron an d -Tirinéd.__ ...
Copper Rivets and  Burs..  • ‘.’ * ‘ 
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PATENT FLAN!SARD rBONi

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, 

ROPES.

Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 
,  ,,  . 

Broken packs Yso & »ex tra

P^D m hedj N o s.24t o 27  10  20
» 20

dis
...........'dig

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SQUARES.
 

Steel andiron............ 
Try and Bevels........... 
Mitre  ..............>...V........V.  ' ” |

bisai, $4 m. and  larger;............... . . ...  n
12 
7Û&10
60
m
Com. 
$3  DO 
3 GO 
3 10 
3 15 
3 25 
3 35 
inches

Nos. IS to 21................. 
N os.22to24,..:.........; ;; ;......  

All sheets No, 18 and lighter,  over 3 

Com. Smooth.

SHEET IRON.

4 go  **

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,>  rt 

TIN  PLATES.

'T IN N E R ’S SOLDER.

wide not less than 2-10 extra.
_ 
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 fte, ip  b>......
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
In smaller quansities, fi 
tacks.
. 
dis
American, all  kinds........ 
Steel, all kinds.............."     ..............'dis
Swedes, all kinds............! ............ dis
-us
Gimp and Lace........ 
Cigar Box  Nails......... ...................... dis
Finishing Nails......... . 
'  dis
'.'. ’dis 
Common and Patent Brads’.
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks. dis
Trunk and Clout Nails........ 
dis
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails!.'. !.”  'dis 
Leathered Carpet  Tacks.................dis
x, 
No.l,  Refined........
...... ..............
Market  Half-and-half 
Strictly  Half-and-half...! ....................
IC.
i n ^ £ i i arCOai.......................6 GO®«* 20
IX,
n bk
10x14, Charcoal................. 
IC,
s ««
12x12, Charcoal...:.. 
 
IX,
12x12,  Charcoal.........   ...............   a 35
IC,
14x20, Charcoal................. 
6 35
IX,
14x20,  Charcoal............ *........... 7  7 85
14x20, Charcoal......................!!"  9 35
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool...... . 
........  11  37
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal__ !!!!!!!!!.......   13 15
20x28, Charcoal.................!!!!!!!  16 10
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal................. 
7 in
DX, 
100 Plate Chareoal........!!!!!!!’ 
910
DXX. 100 Plate Charqoal.......... !  !!!! 
11 10
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal......... ..!.! 
13 la
Hedipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to  7 35
Roofing, 14x20, IC........  . 
5  40
<.................  Vnn
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ... 
Roofing, 20x28, IC.........!!................... .. "   12 rm
Roofing, 20x28, IX ..............¿ ! !!!!!!!!!!.".  15 CO
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 
6 GO
chojc® Chareoal  Terne...........  .  750
iS? 
choice Charcoal Terne...............12 00
15 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne 
Steel, Game.................. 
60&10
 
Oneida Communtity,  Newhoustfs......... dig  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10 
Hotchkiss 
............................60&10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Oo. s ... 
ARfrin
Mouse, choker......... .. . .W "  "  “  *
Mouse,  delusion...............................$1 5 o |d o z
Bright Market............................  
dis  67t4
Annealed Market...............  .............diS
Coppered Market. ............................ 
|is   62*4
*  dis  55
Extra Bailing......................... 
Tinned Broom........................... 
......   »0».  no
sa n> 8u
Tinned Mattress.................!!!!!!! 
Coppered  Spring Steel__  !!!!!"......¿is 
5ft
"dis 40&10
Tinned Spring Steel................... 
Plain Fence.    ..................... V. .V.V. .V.  »  »  
i
Barbed Fence, galvanized......... . 
4 00
_ 
painted...........!!!!!!!!!!!!'!3 25
R°£per..........................................  -new  list net
ilra88................................................. new list net
T,  .  , 
fright  ...................  
di8
Screw Eyes......... ..........................dis
Hook’s ...............  
dig
Gate Hooks and  Eves........... !!!!dis
T, 
WRENCHES..........
Baxter s Adjustable,  nickeled....
Coes Genuine............................  
¿Ys 
50
Coe’s Pte nt A gricuiturai,' w roiight, dis 
75
Coe s  Ptent, malleable......................die  75&1C
Birdcages................. 
50
Pumps,  Cistern........... 
...................¿te 
75
Screws,  new  list.......................... !!!."!! 
70 &5
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate.................. dis50&3u<xl0
Dampers. American............
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steei goods  ..d 
Copper Bottoms....................

TIN—LEADED.

WIRE GOODS.

m is c e l l a n e o u s .

TRAPS. 

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WIRE.

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H ARDW O O D  LUM BER.

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.7-k® furniture factories  here  nay  as  follows 
ror  dry  stock,  nieasurtd  merchantable, mill 
culls out; 
Basswood, log-run.
.............. 13 00@15 00
Birch, log-run........
...........-.15 00@1| 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2.
•............   @2^00
Black Ash, log-run.
.............. 14 U0@16 50
Cherry,  log-run__
.............. 25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and
.............. 45 00@50 00
Cherry,  cull.........
..............  @10 00
Maple,  log-run......
• .12 00@14 00
ii  im-ai'i rm
Maple, soft,  log-run......... .. 
Maple, Nos. 1 arid 2..................!!!!! 
7&20 m
Maple, clear, flooring.............. 
<»»r. rin
Maple, white, selected.................  7  
00 
~ 
00
-_ ._ o o
~ 
,  -egular............. 30 00®35 00
Red Oak, No.  1, step  plank.............. 
@25 00
Walnu%, log-run.................... 
tfiLVi no
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 3...............!!!!!!! 
Walnuts,  culls............................... 
@25  on
Grey Elm  log-i-un.........................!!.' 
wni+f AshJ  !?g'rlul..........................14 00@16 50
Whjtewood 
'osr-nni........................30 00@22 00
White  Oak, log-run......................... 17 oo@is 00

! 

- 

@75 00
@13 00

@25 00

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I8B0G1ÄT10!  DBMRipftT:
. H khiean limine«» Mon’a Association^ 
'
President—Frank Hamilton. Traverse City.  .  ' ?fj 
-  . 
First Vice Pr<.hidpnt-=PanlP  Morgan  Monroe 
Second Vice-President—S. Lamfrom, Owosso.  .  %  ■
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. 
f
<  Treasurer—L.W . Sprague. Greenville.  &-■■%  ., y 
Exaeuttre Boari!—President.  Secretary; Geo. W .H ub- 
bàrd, Flint; W. E. Kelsey, Ionia; Irving F. Clapp, Al­
legan.  . 
Committee on Trade Interests—SnfltK Barnes, Traverse 
Cityf Chas. T. Bridgman, Flint;  H.  B. Fargo,  Muske­
gon. 
Commmitte on Legislation—Frank Wells, Lansing; W.
E. Kelsey, Ionia; Neal McMillan, Rockford. 
Committee  on  Transportation1- ! .  W.  Milliken,  Trav­
èrse City; Jno. P. Stanley, Battle Creek;  Wm. Rebec, 
East Saginaw.
Committee on  Insurance—N.  B.  Blaln,  Lowell;  E.  V.
Hogle, Hastings} O. M. Clement, Cheboygan. 
Committee on  Building an d   Loan Associations—F. L. 
Fuller,  Frankfort;  ST E. Parkill,  Owosso;  Will  Em- 
mert, Eaton R&jtids.

'  i . I l i 'i ;   1 -  j

Official Organ—r a n  Michigan Tradesman.

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

S n .  I —T r a v e r s e  C ity  B . M . A . 
Président, Cteo. E. Steele ¡.Secretary, L. Roberts.

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

N o , 2 —L o w e ll B . M . A .

N o . 3 —S tu r g is  B p M . A . 

President. H. 8. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn.
N o.  d —-G ra n d   R a p id s   M .  A . 

P resident, E. J. H errick: S ecretary, É. A. Stowe.

N o.  5 —M u s k e g o n  B .  M . A . 
President, H. B. F argo; S ecretary, Wm. Peer.

N o . 6 —A lb a   B. M . A . 

President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin.

N o. 7—D im o n d a le  B . M . A . 

President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger.

|  Grand Rapids Mercantile  Association; 
; 
j  At the regular Semi-monthly  meeting o f the 
J Grand Rapids Mercantile  Association, held on 
j May 15, the Entertainment  Committee report- 
|"Bd in favor of holding the  second, annual p id  
nic early in  June. i®be 'report  was  aéëepted 
and tfaeCommitteeinstructfed  to select a date 
and make all tbe nehessary -arrangements.

The special  Committee  on  Berry  Packages 
reported  that several  additional  signatures 
had been secured to the agreement  not  to re 
turn berry packages to  the  growers.  T here 
port was accepted and the Committee instruct 
ed to secure the signatures of two grocers who 
had riot yet signed.

Geo. Lehman inquired  whether  RÜ the gro 
cers on the main streets had signed thé agree 
ment and was answered by the chair in the af­
firmative.  He said Rll the growers with whom 
hé had talked were  heartily  in  favor  of  the 
proposed  changé,  which  would  be  a  good 
many dollars in the pockets of  the  grocers, as 
it would render it unnecessary for them to buy 
buckets

Thos. Keating,remarked that the new meth 
od would also meet with the favor,of  the con 
sumer, as he would  get  just  what the  dealer 
bought, leaving no room for the suspicion that 
the grocer was lengthening  out  the  measure 
during the process of transposition 

C. L. Lawton referred to  the  advantage the 
plan would be by getting rid of all the old box­
es.

«sk^l urirj'éqüft-eâ.  The dealer offered to wll- 
Iteglyg^Veo^eend'alriB withcach purchase if 
Ph^ffesjred, but under no eoris• deratiou would 
ho give her d pass hribk*-4uid fife injrfy iitfdér,- 
stands the rule this flrm  hub  established  and 
* ~
trttdés there still.  ^ ‘ 
; ,Your Committee would, assure you that it is 
all. noA8eu8e . this  fearing  to lose a custodier' 
because you  make  kuoita tobinf”yonr  rules 
and  business  regulations;  but, of qourse,  do 
it in a manly* and  gentlemanly  way and give 
him good treatment—be frank and honest With 
him. 
j 

139  STRONQ.

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T he  Celery  City  Inaugurates  an  E nthu­

siastic  Association.

^

From  tlie K alam azoo Telegraph. 
The adjourned meeting tb organize the Kal­
amazoo Business Men’s  Asffhciation .was  held 
at-the  Recorder’s  Court  Thursday  evening. 
The  committee  in  charge  called  Hori.  John 
Dudgeon to the chair.  The  committee on en- 
rollment had been able  to cover but a portion 
of the field in their canvass, many of the best 
men and concerns not having beeri reached at 
all or not found in when the coirimittee called 
hut 128  names  were  already on the roll.  The 
Committee on Constitution recommended  the 
new constitution adopted atTraverse City, the 
oldest of the associations, with certain modifi­
cations suited to the needs o f this city.  It pro 
vides for committees  on  manufacturing (five 
members, with power to appoint;  sub-commit- 
tees);  on transportation,  on insurance  rates, 
on trade interests and on entertairiments. the 
latter Committee being charged  with  extend­
ing the hospitalities of the city when  needed. 
The Committee on Nominations  made recom­
mendations for officers, the election resulting 

~¡  N o. 8 —E a s tjio r t  B.  M . A .

P resident, F. H. Thurston; Secretary, Cteo. L. T harston.

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

N o . 9 —L a w r e n c e  B .  M . A . 

s o .  1 0 — H a r b o r  ¡ s p r in g s   B . M . A . 

President, W . J. C lark; S ecretary. A. L. Thom pson.

N o .1 1 —K in g s le y  B . M . A . 

P resident, H. P. W hipple: Secretary. C. H.  Camp.

P resident, 0. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.

N o.  1 3 —Q u in c y  B . M . A . 

N o. 1 3 —S h e r m a n  B . M . A . 

President, H. B. S turtevant;  S ecretary, W.  J. Austin. 
“  
Presiden t, S. A. Howey; Secretary, G. C. H avens.

:  N o.  14—N o. M u sk e g o n  B . M . A .

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

P resident, R. R. P erkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.

N o . 1 6 —S a n d  L a k e   B .  M . A . 
Presiden t, J . V. C randall:  S ecretary, W. Rasco.

N o. 17 —P la in  w e ll B . M . A .

P resident, E. A.  Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle._____

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N o.  1 8 —O w o sso  B . M . A .

P resident, S. B. P a rk ill; Secretary, S. Lam from .

r 

N o.  1 9 —A d a   B . M . A .

P resident, P . F. W atson; S ecretary, E. E. Chapel.

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

P resident, Jo h n  F. H enry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.
”  
P resident, C. H. W harton: Secretary, M. V. H oyt.

N o. 3 1 —W a y  la n d  B . M . A .

N o. 3 3 —G ra n d   I.e d g e  B . M . A . 

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

N o. 3 3 —C a rso n  C ity  B . M . A . 

President, F. A. Rockafellow : Secretary, C. G. Bailey.

N o. 3 4 —M o rle y   B .  M . A .

P resident, J. E. Thhrkow ;  Secretary, W . H. Richmond.

N o . 3 5 —P a lo  B . M . A .

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

N o. 3 6 —G r e e n v ille   M . A .

President. S. R. Stevens; S ecretary, Geo. B. Caldwell.

N o . 3 7 —D o r r  B . M .  A .

P resident, E. S. B otsford; S ecretary, L. N. Fisher.

N o. 2 8 —C h e b o y g a n  B . M . A  
President, J.  H. T uttle;  S ecretary, H. G. Dozer.

N o. 2 9 —F r e e p o r t  B .M . A .

Presiden t, Wm. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrongh.

N o.  3 0 —O c e a n a  B . M . A .

P resident, A. G. A very;  Secretary, E, S. H oughtaling. 
~ 
President, Thos. 3. Green;  S ecretary, A. G. Fleury.

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

N o. 3 3 —C o o p e rsv ille  B . M . A . 

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

N o. 3 3 —C h a r le v o ix   B.  M . A . 

President,  L.  D.  Bartholom ew ;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.

N o. 3 4 —S a ra n a c   B . M .  A .

The Secretary reported  that  he  had caused 
notices of this action on the part  of the Asso 
ciation to be placed in the  local  and  Holland 
papers;  also  that  he  had  notified  the  berry 
box factories in t he vicinity to beprepared for 
an unusually large demand for boxes.  The re 
port was accepted.

The same officer reported that he had caused 
the Blue Letter to be printed in  both  Hoiiand 
and German, pursuant to  the  instructions of 
the  previous  meeting.  The  report  was 
cepted and the bills for same ordered paid 

Chairman Herrick, of the special Committee 
on the Appointment of an Inspector, reported 
that the Committee had called on  Mayor Wes­
ton in relation to the matter,  accompanied by 
similar committees from  the  West  Michigan 
Farmers’  Club  and the  Grand  River  Valley 
Horticultural Society;  that as a result of sucb 
effort, the Mayor  had  recommended  the  ap' 
pointmentof  an  inspector  in  his  inaugural 
address, and that the Board of Health was now 
firmly imbued with the idea  that an inspector 
was necessary and was taking  steps to secure 
such an officer.

On motion of Jas. A. Cove,  the  report  was 
accepted and the Committee instructed to take 
such further steps as  may  be  deemed  neces­
sary.

Under the head of Good of the  Association, 
Geo. Lehman called  attention  to  the  benefit 
arising from  selling  wax  and  string  beans, 
parsnips  and  cabbage  by  weight  instead  of 
by measure.

M. C. Goossen said  that  his  firm  sold  two- 

thirds of the cabbage handled by weight.

Mr. Lehman said the nearer he  could  get to 
selling nearly all vegetables by weight the bet­
ter his customers liked it.  Such a  method en­
ables the grocer te figure closer and helps him 
to get rid of the odds and  ends to much better 
advantage.

The chairman  spoke  of  the desirability  of 

selling eggs by weight instéad of count.

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N o.  4 7 —F li n t  M .  U.

President,  A.  W enzell; Seer*

N o .  4 0 — L e r o y   B   M .  A . 

N o . 4 6 —L e s lie  B .  M . A .

N o. 4 3 —I 'lis im  B . M . A .

N o . 3 6 —I t h a c a   B .  M . A .

N o. 5 6 —-B a n g o r  B .  H..  A .

N o. 5 4 —O o u g la s B . M . A .

N o. 4 3 —E r e m o n i B . M . A .

N o T 3 5 —B e lla ir e   B . M . A .

N o, 5 3 —B e lle v u e  B . M . A .

N o . 5 0 —M a n is te e  B , M . A .

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

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

r»o, 5 7 —B o c k to r d   B . M . A .

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

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

S o . 4 5 —H o y tv ille   B . M . A .

N o. 4 4 — K e ed  C ity  B . M . A .

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

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

N o. 5 3 —G r a n d  H a v e n  B . M . A .

N o . 4 0 —E a to n  K a p id s  B . M . A . 

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

P resident, E. B. M artin; Secretary, W. H. Sm ith.

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

President, Boyd R edner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor. 

P resident, N. W. D rake;  Secretary, T. M. Harvey.

P resident, E. H agadorn; Secretary, E. 0. Brower.

Presiden t, Jos. G erber; Secretary  C. J. R athbnn.

P resident, Wm. G. g?efft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.

P resident, W. S. W ilier; Secretary, F. W. ¡fteldon.

P resident, C. F. H ankey; Secretary. A. C. Bowman.

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

President, F ran k  Phelps; Secretary, Jo h n  H. Y ork.

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

President. H. E. Symons: Secretary, O- W. H iggins.

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

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

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

President, O. F. Jackson;  S ecretary, John  M. Everden.

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

P resident, D -E. ifallenbeck; Secretary, O. A. H alladay, 

President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P . T. W illiams.
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President, Wm. J. Nixon; S ecretary, G. J. Note w are.

President, C. T. H artson; Secretary, Chas. Coller.
N o. 4 1 —B r e c k e n r id g e   B . M . A . 

P resident 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 . 
P resident, H. E. H ogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt.

P resident, Wm. Hutchins’; Secretary, B. M. Gould.
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President, G. R. H oyt; Secretary, W. H. G raham .
N o . 4 8 —H u b b a r d  s t o n   B. M . A . 

M. C. Goossen, of the  Committee  on  Trade 
Interests,  presented  the  following  report, 
which was accepted:
Y our Committee for some time past has been 
wondering why it was that  more  mem tiers of 
the  Association  have  not  gathered  together 
with us. and your Committee has decided that 
it cannot be non-interest in the welfare of the 
Association, for the  business  men  of  Grand 
Rapide, we dare  say,  are  certainly  go-ahead 
fellows and would do anything in  tneir  power 
to advance a good cause;  but  it  is  very  well 
understood that self interest  and general  in­
terest are two  different oejects.  As a rule, if 
a member does anything of a credit  business, 
he has quite a number of pass-books,  and it is 
to his interest to see  that  they  balance  with 
his ledger;  and  just  think of  it,  where  you 
have a pile from six to  eighteen inches  high, 
as some of our members  can  show you;  and 
those having  experience  with  them  can  tell 
you that it is  a rare  case  when  one  will  bal­
ance as it should.  What a nuisance the things 
are, anyway!  They keep a man  in  hot  water 
all of the time.  Your Committee  has come to 
the conclusion that that  is  what  keeps  them 
at their post behind the desk.  They would  no 
more think of sparing an evening to talk upon 
business  subjects  than  they  could  think  of 
flying;  and a number of this sort of  business 
men who give  pass books  to  Tom,  Dick  and 
Harry, do so simply because they  bring  some 
trifling excuse, tnus  putting  another  burden 
upon themselves by so  doing.  They  want  to 
get credit only  until  Saturday  night.  When 
that time comes, these men want  to  pay  bait 
of their account and pay the  balance the next 
week.  In the  meantime  they  generally  get 
goods right along, making no promise  wheth­
er they will ever pay for them.  Such business 
men, if they are not on their guard, wiligo fly­
ing to the wall before they know it.  The same 
class of business' men will argue that by giving 
pass books they will sell more goods, but what 
an argument?  Put goods in the hands of con­
sumers in this manner and  it  conduces to ex­
travagance, for they will use more  than their 
incomes just because they .can get  it, and for 
this  the  dealer  becomes  responsible.  Your 
Committee believes that dishonest  people are 
made by  pass  books,  because  when  refused 
tfie books they will  learn- to live within  their 
means;  thus economy is  taught  and  a  good 
result  is  brought  about.  In  consequence, a 
dealer  may  have  an  evening  once  in  two 
weeks to attend the meeting ot the Mercantile 
Association, while he may  nave  a  number of 
evenings to enjoy with his family.
But  speaking of selling  more goods, is  cer­
tainly  a  f oolish  remark  to  make.  We  have 
heard such dealers  remark  that their  losses 
are from *100 to $500  per  year.  Consider  the 
amount of goods that  must  be  sold  to  make 
such a profit, sold as  closely  as  groceries  are 
generally put into the hands of the consumer ; 
the extra help needed to do this  useless  busi­
ness; the  wagon  grease  used;  extra  horse 
feed;  whips, etc., etc., besides all the  attend 
ant anxiety.  If these  things  are  all  consid­
ered, would you  not  rather have a small bus­
N o . 6 7 — W a te r v lie t  B . M . A .
iness,  netting you a good  living  margin, and
President,-Geo. P arsons; S ecretary ,!. M. H all.
what goods you don’t sell  have  the  pleasure
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President. A. E. Calkins;  Secretary, E. T. VanO strand. j or seeing on your shelves until they are paid 
| for ? 
-Eliis  subject  of  pass  books  does  not
mean  that you cannot  accommodate  a  man 
President, Lym an Clark; Secretary, F. S. W illison.
who  is  industrious  and . honest  with  a  few 
N o . 7 0 —N a s h v ille  B . JR. A ,
goods, but  the  refusing of the book will keep 
President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. fi. Powers.
dead beats from your door.  They will not ask 
to get trusted, /or they only want the pass book.
President, M. Netzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. Clatterbuck.
A s  your Committee has spoken of before in 
ariothar  article,  it shopld  be a point of deep 
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thought  with  every business  man to abolish 
the book system and enter as much as possible 
President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster.
into a cash systerii of business.
N o.  7 6 —T e e n m s e h   B .  M .  A .   Z  
We  herewith  will  relate a circumstance in 
President, Oscar P. Bills;  Secretary, F. Rosacraus.
regard to a customer of. one  of your Commit­
tee  wanting  a  pass  hook.  The  party  is  a 
woman who has dealt with this firm for years 
and is honest and pays her bftls promptly. But 
she wanted a book  and  asked  the clerk for it. 
I t was  refused,' so  she bought a book herself, 
and every  time  goods  were  delivered.to her 
she had the.clerk mark them  down.  This was 
done unbeknown to the proprietor part of the 
time for the first and only week.  Upon Satur­
day night as customary, the dealer made out a 
bill, which was compared with the book. Find­
ing that 50 cents’worth of sugar was  charged 
on the dealer’s book, which Bhe acknowledged 
having received/ while on her book  were  two 
cans of tomatoes  charged 25 cents, which she 
had also  had hut which  were  not charged on 
the  dealer’s  book—what do you suppose the 
dealer  did ?  He  simply  took  pay  ¿or  thus 
which was charged on his  own  book  and told 
her that their rule was no pass books at all, that 
goods were liable to be forgotten  in charging 
tojlfteplaees arid 1li'arith^clerk:'hiiid  been in* 
sttueted. tq  that  efforif.-' ‘JFor  th at reason, no 
^pay^wiSs  wanted  for -the; tomatoes—she  was 
W6|oome to  
The dealer’s  books were to

Grist Mill—Hopkins Station.
Newspaper—North Muskegon.
Gristmill—Bellevue.
W ood w orking establishm ent—Q uincy.
Hrird wood factories—Fife Lake.
Tobacco factory, vinegar and pickle factory,
canneiy’-^i^& Itapki8* 
Cannery—Wayland.
Roller Mill—Sand Lake.
Brick and  tile  factory and  nursery—South 

Manufacturers Seeking New Locations. 
Smith Middlings Purifier Co., Jackson. 
Lovell Refrigerator Co., Ionia.
Clapp Shirt Co., Allegan.
David Woodward (plows) Clinton.

N o . 6 8 —A lle g a n  I k  M . A . 
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President, W. M. Davis; Secretary, C. E. Bell.»

■No. '4 2 —E d  m o r e  B . M . A .
N o,  7 3 —B e ld in g  B . M . A .

P resident, Jas.C raw ford; S ecretary, Q. 8. Blom._____

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

P resident, G. W. Meyer; S ecretary, Theo. Radish.

P resident, F ran k  W ells; Secretary, W. K. C rotty.

Special Enterprises Wanted.

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

N o. 6 3 —L a s t s a g in a w  M . A .

N o .  6 1 —H a r tf o r d   B . M . A .

N o . 6 5 —K a lk a s k a  B . M . A

N o. 6 6 —L a n s in g  B . M .  A .

N o.  7 1 —A s h le y   B .  M .  A ,

N o , 6 4 —M e r r ill B . M . A .

N o. 6 3 —fc v a rt B . M . A . 

No. on—srjitt« ami 

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who offered to pay for same; but it was neither

President—S. S. McCamly.
First Vice-President—A. K. Edwards.
Second Vice-President—E. E.  Brownson. 
Secretary—Chauncey Strong.
Treasurer—Sam. Folz.
Two members of the Executive Board  were 
elected,  O.  K.  Buckhout  for  two  years  and 
Julius Schuster for one year.  The other mem­
bers of the  board  are  the  President  and the 
chairmen  of  the  five  committees  to  be  ap­
pointed by the President.
President  Hamilton,  of  the  State  Associa­
tion, was present by invitation and related the 
history  of  this  movement  in  Michigan. 
It 
started  with  the'organization of an  associa­
tion in Traverse  City in February three  years 
ago, when  a dull  season  was  succeeding to a 
prosperous one and there was a general desire 
to do something to add to the business  and re­
sources of  the place and bring the advantages 
of their locality before the world.  Their plans 
were  not  very definite  at  first  but  the work 
they fonnd profitable to do  grew as they went 
along.  They  had  secured  a  reduction  of 25 
per  cent,  in  freight  rates, secured  many im­
provements for their town and brought in sev­
eral live industries.  The  association  became 
the means of their  doing a larger  rind  better 
business.  The idea spread  and  was taken up 
by other  towns, and two years ago a State As­
sociation  was  formed  to  establish  co-opera­
tion and make their measures  more effective. 
The  collection  system  saved  many losses by 
collecting bad debts  and  saved  much  besides 
what was collected.  It helped business habits 
in a town, resulting in more cash  buying  and 
less call for credit.  President  Hamilton cited 
many Michigan towns  which  had  taken  nold 
of business improvements through the associa­
tions, brought in manufacturing  institutions, 
etc.  Towns  where business  men  unite  and 
pull together prosper,  and  where  they do not 
unite they go down.  These  associations need 
funds and brains and- work.  A few cannot run 
such  an  organization.  All  must  take  hold. 
Our association  makes  money for us all, said 
Mr. Hamilton,  and  appeals to our  best  inter­
ests.  One  question 
the  State  Association 
ould probably take up was, dealing with ped­
dlers;  another,  the  encouragement  of build­
ing associations which helped people buy and 
own homes and  thus  make their  towns more 
prosperous.
Secretary  Stowe,  of  the  State  Association, 
gave a detailed account of the workings of the 
collection  system, which  had  proved  surpris­
ingly successful, collecting 85 per  cent, of the 
bad accounts of members.
The  Aisociatlon  adjourned  t*  next  week, 
Wednesday evening.
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From the Kalamazoo Telegraph.
Mr. E. A. Stowe, one  of  the  visitors  at  the 
Thursday evening meeting of  the  Kalamazoo 
business men, is  widely  acquainted  with  the 
system of associations  which  has been exten­
sively  adopted  in  the  enterprising  towns of 
Michigan, and attributes their  success  to the 
union of aims which  makes them a  source of 
immediate profit to members engaged in trade 
and a useful  agency  in  bringing  new  enter­
prises to their respective towns.  Organizations 
for either purpose alone  have  fallen  into dis­
use, not having sufficient hold on  their  mem-' 
bersto  make  them  live  institutions.  The fi­
nancial  inducement  to  men  in  trade is that 
the collection system of the associations prac­
tically cuts off all losses  by  extending credit 
It goes further than  that,  however,  in that il 
brings the spur of necessity into play as a mo 
tive to reinforce the  moral sense.  It reforms 
delinquents or  drivesthem  away, usually the 
former.  Its  moral  advantage  to  a  town  is 
great.  It makes men of  those  who  were not 
always  manly before.  But  the  most  potent 
activities of the  associations  is  their work of 
bringing  in  new  enterprises.  These  are 
source of prosperity  which  everybody appre 
dates  without  argument.  They  show  for 
themselves.
strong.  It holds  members  by  the  pecuniary 
inducement and by its appeal  to  their  public 
interest as an agency to  promote  the  growth 
of a place.  In the latter respect it differs from 
the business men’s associations of most of the 
states.  As about 120 Michigan towns  possess 
these agencies and their number is increasing 
almost weekly,  it  is  apparent  that they give 
Michigan a considerable  leverage  over  most 
other states in reaching out for business, pres 
perity apd general growth.
Brutus’ Advantages as a  W ood  W orking 

The  Michigan  system  of  associations 

To Make  Money.

Center.

Brutus, May J6, 1888.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids;
D e a r  Sir—-The citizens of Brutus would like 
to correspond  with  anyone  wishing to find a 
location for a  stave  and  beading  mill,  chair 
factory or any wood  manufacturing business 
We have, I think,  as  good  a  location  and  as 
good advantages as can be found in  Northern 
Michigan—an  unlimited  supply  of  maple, 
birch, elm, basswood, beech  and hemlock, and 
of as fine quality as can be found in the State, 
Yours,  H. W. M o r f o r d . _

Association  Notes.

Bellaire Breeze:  A committee from the Bus­
iness Men’s Association will help push the wa­
ter works matter,  mention  of  which  is made 
elsewhere.
Detroit News:  One hundred and twenty-five 
business men of Kalamazoo united themselves 
for  better  or  for  worse  against the  deadly 
dead-beat and for the  good  of  the  town  last 
night.  They propose to let no guilty man and 
no new factory escape.
Shelby  Herald:  Notwithstanding  the  fact 
that the Oceana County Business  Men’s Asso­
ciation is a good  thing  and  has  done a great 
amount of work in its way, our  business men 
have about come to the  conclusion that  what 
we need is an association devoted tp theinter- 
terests  of Shelby  and  the promotion  of  the 
general  welfare  of this  vicinity.  Something 
in this line  should  be  done  at once, as it will 
not do to let our sister towns outstrip us in the 
way  of  new  enterprises  which: are  being 
started  through  the  instrumentality of their 
Business Men’s Associations.

Caution  to  Grocers.

Grand Rapids, May 21,-1883.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids :
Dear  Sir—It  has  recently  come  to  our 
knowledge that a certain local dealer has been 
selling pickles under  the  representation  that 
his barrels contain 40 gallons and his  balf-bar- 
rels 20 gallons.
Every grocer  knows, or ought to know, that 
no  suchiptlckages  áre  used  among  Western 
packers,  except  for  what  axe  called  large 
pickles,  when  vinegar  barrels  of  standard 
measure are used, containing about 45 gallons,' 
The man or the  deáler who represents barrels 
of sweet  or  sour  gherkins  to  contain  gal­
lons.  and  halt-barrels „to’contain  20  gallons, 
knows  he  is  making à  false  representation 
when be does so.  This has been  done very re- - 
oeritjy and  IS -oeiBÉ' done  now—hence  this 
caution.  -  Yours respectfully. *  ■  ' 7 7  - f *
WALKER, &  SON.
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Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 
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Taper and Straight Shank...... ..........dis
Morse’s Taper  Shank.........................dis
Com. 4 piece, 6  in..........................doz net  *  75
Coirugated............ ....... ................. dis20&101&0
Adj ustable........................................    dis % &1Q
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26-00. 
dis 
30
Ives’, 1, $18 00 ;  2, $24 00;  3, $30.00.  dis 
25
American File Association List__   dis
Disston’s .............................................dis
New American...................  
dis
Nicholson’s.................... 
..............dis
Heller’s .......................... . . . . . . . . . . . .. dis
Heller’s Horse Rasps......... . . . . . . . . ..dis
„  
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 

GALVANIZED ir o n ,
22 and 24,  25 and 26,  27 
15 
14 

f il e s —New List.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

ELBOWS.

28
18

12 

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Discount,  60.

13 
GAUGES.

' 

HINGES.

HANGERS.

HOLLOW  WARE.

and  longer............ ;.................... .

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..............dis 
50
HAMMERS.
'  25
Maydole & Co.’s.............................  
dis 
Kip’s .......................................  
[dis 25
Yerkes  &  Plumb’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 Kid derMfg. Co., Wood track  50&10
Champion,  anti-friction..................... diB 60&10
Kidder, wood  track............................. dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3..............................dis 
60
S t a t e . — .........................perdoz,net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4V4  14
m70 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %  ..............  .net
Screw Hook and Eye %............!... ! net
8« 
Screw Hook and Eye  %..............." [ net
7*4 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %...................net
7*4 
Strap and  T .................................... dig
70
P ots........................................................
60&10
60MÌ)
K ettles............ :.................................. 
Spiders  ......   .......................... ..............  60&10
Gray  enameled
50
HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.
Stamped  Tin Ware....................new list
70&10
Japanned Tin  Ware..........................
25
Granite Iron  Ware............  
...........
Grub  1.,......................................... $11 00, dis 60
Grub  2.............................................  11 50, dte60
Grub 3..............................................  12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings..........dis
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings...........
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings.__
Door, porcelain, trimmings..................!
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain........ dis
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s..................
  Ain
Hemacite.................... 
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s ...................dis
Branford’s ..........................................dis
Norwalkte............................. !.......üdis
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s................ dis
Adze  Eye...................................$16 00 dis
Hunt Eye...................................$15 00 dis'
Hunt’s......................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry&Cq.’F,Post,  handled...............dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s....................:....... .  dis 40
Coffee,P. S.&W.Mfg. Co.’s Malléables ! ! !  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ............ dis  40
Coffee, Enterprise...................................¿is  25
MOLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’s P a tte rn __________  
 
Stebbin’s Genuine........  ................... dis
Enterprise,  self-measuring.............. dis

 
LOCKS—DOOR.

KNOBS—NEW LIST.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS.

MAULS.

MILLS.

HOES.

dis

 

 

N A IL S —t r o n .

Common, Brad and Fèncing.

2 

OILERS.

............ .............'J 09
2*$ 

*ii f l f r f i l • • •  ........................... $  keg $2 05
as
”

8dand9dadv............................................ 
6d and7d  adv.........................................
4dand5d  adv............................ 
 
 
3d advance 
..................!!.......... !!
3d fine advance__________Ü!.........
Clinch nails, adv. 
)  lOd 
8d  6d  4d
Finishing 
1*4"
Size—inches  f  3 
$1 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 
Adv. » k eg  
Steel Nails—2 15.
Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent................... dis60&10
Zine, with brass bottom ......................... dis  60
Brass or  Copper.....................................<jia  50
Reaper................ ............. per gross, $12net
Olntetead’s .................-........  
,U ..  60&10
V 
PLANES.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy..............  . .....dis 40@10
SciotaBench..........................  ..i
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.,..  .  . .'.'.'..‘dis 40@10 
Bench,'flr8tCquaBW............  .......dig  @60
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood.... dis20&10
ZMZii'j?__' 
■  «
Kr» A om et..... 
.......’.........d»50&10
Common, p o l i s h e d . ......   .disSO&lO
IWp^nBr,v . . . . . ; . . ...........fui  6*4

PANS» 

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Sole agents for Chicago Brass Rule Wort«; 

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

No 

RoM. S.fest

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohit*.

EÄT0N 1 LYON,

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S .

20  and  22  fonroe  St.,  Grand  Eapids,  Mich,

A l fr e d  j .  b r o w n ,

-JO B B E R   1N -

FOREIGN,

TROPICAL

CALIFORNIA
F R U I T S .

16 and  18 No. Division St..

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

Bananas,  Oifr  Speoialty.
-  MICH.

© EGGS i-d

o
S3

.go

&

ELEVEN CENTS

For  all  the  Good  Fresh  Eggs 

you w ill ship us this week.

WILL RECEIVE  YOUR

B U T T E R
And sell it for  you at full mar­

ket  price,  and  make 

prompt returns.

W E  M A K E  A   SPECIALTY  OF 
CRATES  A N D   FILLER S  TO 

TH E  TRA DE,

EGG

71  Canal  St.,

G R IP   RRPIDS,  MICK.

Stump before a  blast. |  Fragments after a blast. 
G et oat yo jrS T U M P S  and "break your 

B O U LD E R S w ith

HERCULES  POWDER
Hercules Powder Co.
C Z .E V E I.A N D i O .

FOR  SALE  BY

L.  S.  HILL  &  CO., A g’ts

Fishing Tackle, Sporting Goods, etc.,

19 and  21  Pearl  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Offer N o.  171.

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

N e a u s   C a r r i a g e   P a i n t s

R e-paint y o u r old buggy an d  m ake  it  look like new fo r LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR.  E ight b eau tifu l sh ad es. 
P rep ared  read y  fo r use.  They  dry   h a rd   in  a  few ho u rs, an d   have a  b eau tifu l  an d  d u ra b le  gloss. 
They a re  
th e  ORIGINAL, all o th e rs a re   IMITATIONS.  M ore of o u r b ran d  sold th a n  all th e  o th e r b ran d s on th e  m a rk e t.

G R A N I T E   F L O O R   P A I N T S
ACME  WHITE  L E A D   &  C O L O R   W O R K S

d u rab le.  Give th em  a  trial, an d  you will be convinced th a t  it d oes n o t pay to  m ix th e  p ain t yourself.

T he G reat  Invention.  S ix  H andsom e  S hades.  Ready fo r use.  DRY  HARD  OVER  NIGHT,  a n d   a re   very 

D E T R O I T ,  
P a in t  a n d   V arn ish RSan u fa c tu  rers.

ER,  !T WJlt SECURE YOU  A  FRIZ*!.

For  all] kinds  of  buildings  re­
quiring  a  good  roof  at  less  price 
than  any other.

Anyone can p u t it on.

Send for circulars and bock of test moniate.

FOJ6  SALE  BY

H .  M .  R E Y N O L D S ,

vGrand Rapids, 

-  Mich.

B E A D Y   T O   A P P L Y  

R E C E IV E D . 

‘

M. EHRET,  Jr., &  00.,

f f ;  

Sole M annfaeturers,

. L..1 
Chicago and Philadelphia.

J. E. 

tefe-  &  CO.,

CUSTOM  SHIRT  MAKERS,

? " . <-'< j
AND DEALERS IK

Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.
G R AND R A P ID S
Prompt Attention to HyOl Orders.  Telephones)».

NO. S  P E A K L  ST., 

The  Only  Reliable  Compressed  Yeast. 
Handled  by a  Majority  of  the» Grocers
and Bakers of Michigan.  Send for sam­
ples arid  prices.  1*  W INTERNITZ, 
State Agent, Grand Rapids.

P E R K I N S   <fc  H E S S
Hides, Ftirs, W ool & Tallow,

D E A L E R S IN

NOS.  122  an.)  1 2 4   LOUIS STREET, G R A N D   R A P ID S , M ICHIGAN, 

WE  CARRY  A  STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW FOE MILL  USE.

M O S E L E Y   B R O S .,

W B C O I i E S A L E

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce,

ALL  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPECIALTY.

If you are in Market to Buy or Sell Glover Seed, Beans or Pota­

toes, w ill be pleased to hear from you.

GMffl RAPIDS.

26  28,30 S 32

"THE  LAWRENCE,”

Constructed  Entirely óf  Steel.

STEEL WHEEL,  STEEL RAIL,  STEEL FRAME,

Runs  Noiselessly,  Requires  No  Oil.  The new and valuable points of the

"LSWREN6E"  BSRR’DOOR  RSNGE|R

Are readily seen from the  above  illustration.  The  drop  straps  and  front rider bar are 
formed of one piece.  The  back rider  bar  circles at  each end  and  fastens to the front, 
making the frame perfectly rigid at every point.

Our  new steel  rail  is  the  strongest  made,  is  easily and quickly put up,  and is  the 

only bracket rail made that will not  sag vertically or warp horizontally.

PFLICE  LIST.

jio,  i .............................. ; ....................... ............. $14 Per Dozen.  Length of Run,  6 Feet.
No! 2 .! .! .! ! ..  ....................................................$17 Pt}r Dozen.  Length of Run,  9 Feet.

Lawrence Rail, 10 cents per foot.  Write for discounts to 

Foster, Stevens  I  Co.,

.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

EGGS BY  W EIGHT.

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/Gotham.

Features  of  the  Proposed  Movement  in 
From rile New York Oommocrial Bulletin.
,  There is a minority  element  at  work  In 
the  wholesale hatter and egg trade of  this 
market that lends its energies  to  the so far 
unsuccessful  task of  informing  New  York 
Mercantile Exchange methods of doing bus­
iness.  Notwithstanding,  however,  its  nu­
merical weakness, toe  faction  in  question 
Inis  adopted a vigorous  style of campaign­
ing  which  attracts  widespread  attention, 
whatever  may be  its failure of  actual  exe­
cution,  .
James  Anderson, of  this  market, and  a 
leader of  the reform movement in question, 
was  interviewed yesterday  by  a  B ulletin 
representative  as to the  specific  changes in 
present Exchange methods  desired by him­
self  and party.  Mr.  Anderson  said:  ‘‘My 
general plea  is  for  progressiveness, which 
element, indispensable  as it is to successful 
business  operations, is  rendered  conspic­
uous in our  local  market only by its entire 
absence. 
I  say this  regretfully, but in the 
face of  market conditions  which  will allow 
of  no other  criticism.  Specifically, the  re­
forms I  am  specially  interested  in  are  as 
follows:
“ 1st.  To establish a weight  standard for 
dealings  In  eggs,  in  place  of buying  and 
selling by count as at present  2d.  The es­
tablishment of  actual  standards  for  butter 
inspection,  to  take  the  place  of  the stan­
dard generalities  now  embodied  in the Ex­
change roles—generalities  which  mean dif­
ferent things to different people, and conse­
quently have or can  have  no  business-like 
exactness.
“ On  the  subject of egg  inspection,  pur­
chase  and  sale  by weight, I   have  already 
written  considerably  and  thought  more, 
With  the  result of firmly  establishing  my 
belief  in the equity of  the  method  beyond 
the suspicion of  a lingering doubt.  Among 
the  most  important  advances  of the  past 
few  years in commercial  affairs,  is  the ten­
dency to purchase and  sell  goods  and pro­
duce  for  ready pay, the  shortening of  the 
hours for doing business, the stimulating of' 
the f a rm in g  community to grow better qual­
ities of  produce  and  make  better  cheese, 
butter, etc., etc., and the  now  almost  uni­
versal habit of  buying  and  selling  all  pro­
ducts of  farm or dairy by weight in place of 
measure.  The  basis of  all  honorable com­
mercial 
transactions  should  be  absolute 
equity, and to maintain  this  condition  we, 
as business men,  must be careful  to pay all
• producers the same for  identical  quantities 
and kinds of  product. 
If  we  sell  any cus­
tomer fifty pounds of  any given  commodity 
for a specified  sum,  it follows  legitimately 
that  another  customer  should  be  allowed 
to make the same purchase at the same out­
lay.
“Taking  the  above  example as ah illus­
tration of  honorable  dealing  in  the sale of 
merchandise, it is only fair to accept  its un­
derlying princible  as  equally applicable to, 
and binding upon, the purchase of  products 
offered for sale.  Equity is apt  to  be  over­
looked  in  the face of  long-established cus­
tom,  and  possibly no  custom of  the day i3 
more reprehensible than  the  one of  buying 
and selling eggs by count instead of weight. 
Tiie  unfairness  of  carrying  eggs  of  large 
size  to- market  and  receiving  for them no 
more than was  paid an improvident farmer 
for the same  number of  small ones must,  I 
take it, be apparent to even the most casual 
observer of  our present  market  conditions. 
Let us reduce  the  above  proposition to fig­
ures, as arrived at by careful  and  repeated 
,  tests:  One  dozen  small  eggs  weigh  20 
ounces;  one  dozen  large  eggs  weigh  30 
ounces.  This  shows a difference of  50  per 
cent, and  constitutes a stubborn fact which 
any dealer can readily verify for himself.  I 
think  all  will admit that when a man pays 
Tor 30 ounces of food and receives 20 ounces 
he is the victim of  a  business  method  pal 
pably wrong. 
It is a method  whieh works 
its injustice both ways;  on the  producer, in
*  the fact that he  receives  no  more  for  his 
30 ounces than his neighbor  does for his 20 
ounces, and on the purchaser, who, in buying 
the dozen  small  eggs,  receives 50 per cent, 
less product than does the  purchaser of  the 
dozen eggs of  larger size.  Apply the above 
conditions  to  the  purchase  and  sale  of 
meats.  Would  buyers  consent to  pay one 
butcher  30  cents  and  another  butcher  20 
cents per pound for the same identical grade 
of  beef ?  Can  any reputable dealer in this 
market  afford  to  attempt  the  cloaking of 
this gross  injustice  under the cry of  estab 
lished custom ?
“I  think  not.  The  ‘usage’  under  dis 
cussion has nothing to  commend it but age, 
and should be abolished in the name and in 
terest of  reputable mercantile  dealing.  As 
to the establishment uf  standards for butter 
inspection,  my only  point is to make  those 
standards  fixed  and  certain;  Under  the 
present wording of  our  Exchange  rules on 
this subject, general  terms  are used, mean 
ing in a positive  sense  absolutely nothing, 
For  example,  ‘blitter  shall  be  of  a  good 
color for the season of  the  year at  which it 
is  made.  What is a good color ?  Individ­
ual  views  differ  on  color  as  on  any and 
every other point of j udgmen t.  What may 
be good to you may be ordinary or even poor 
to another.  The  above  is  an  example  of 
toe uncertain, poorly constructed  character 
of our butter trade  rules,  and  should be re­
modeled on a basis of  absolute  certainty of 
standards.
“ The butter and egg trade of  this market 
lacks progressiveness, and  only  slowly  re­
sponds to advance  movements,  even  when 
absolutely pushed  into  line.  The  present 
egg inspection system, now so popular, was. 
introduced by me, and  at  the  start  was re­
pudiated by almost the entire trade;  but, as 
the  result of  slow  growth  in  the  face  of 
prejudice, it is at  last  recognized  as a suc­
cess. 
I  have made no direct-effort to bring 
/ the proposed reform  measures  in  question 
"  before the Exchange  foj-  official  action, al­
though  in  conversation  with 
individual 
members I am cognizant of  a majority  sen­
timent  indifferent  to 
if  not  absolutely 
against the  mooted adjustment of  business 
v  methods.  Nevertheless, I am  convinced of 
toe justice  of the  cause  I  plead, and feel 
that If  the trade can  be  induced to make a 
trial  of toe  proposed  methods  their  per­
manency  and  universal  popularity are  as- 

• ■  sured.”  ’ 

j

RETAIL  GROCERS
W ho 'wish to* serve their  Customers 
w ith GOOD COFFEE would do w ell 
to  avoid  Brands  that  require  the 
support o f Gift Schemes, Prize Prom­
ises or Lottery Inducements.

DILWORTH’S COFFEE,

W hich Holds Trade  on  Account of 

Superior  Merit  Alone.

Unequaled  Quality, 

Im proved  Roasting  Process, 

P atent  Preservative  Packages.

Saginaw, East Saginaw and Bay City.

For  Sale  by  all  Jobbers  at  Grand  Rapids,  Detroit, 
PITTSBURGH,  Pom.
DILW0.RYH  BROTHERS,  Proprietors,
REEDER, PALMER  & CO.,

Wholesale Boots and Shoes.

STRÌE  RGEMTS  FOR  LYCOJYlip  RUBBER  GO,,

24s  P earl  St.,  Grand  R apids, Micia., TELEPHONE 

DON'T  WAIT

NO. 998.

FOR  TH E

Chicago or Detroit Drummer!

BUY  YOUR SPRING LINE  OF

MEFSI BOY’S WOOL, FDR ! STRAW HATS,

LADIES  and  MISSES  STRAWS

NEAR  HOME.

Yourself Time,  Trouble

THE  ONLY

Wholesale  Hat  House

In  WESTERN  MICHIGAN,

I .   C .   L E V I

34,36,38,40  ani  42  Ganal  Street,

GRAND RAPIDS,  -  MICH.

___ 

j/Ks/A
MOCH^r ¡JoRlO

C O F F E E

WOOLSQN  SPICE  CO.
TOLEDO-OHiO,
M K B ffiT Y -H r * * 1 «   W  

ION■  
COFFEE
Ä£DN SPICER
uniOTY

J A V A
I   MOCHVtSbHIO

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JOBBERS  IN

DRY  GOODS,
Hosiery, Cárpete, Etc.

S W I F T ' S
line  Gfago  Dressed

-AND-

M U T T O N

Can  be  found at  all  tim es  in  full  supply  and at 
popular prices at the branch  houses in  all  the larger 
cities and is Retailed by all First-Class Butchers.

The trade  of  all marketmen  and  meat  dealere is 
solicited.  Our W holesale Branch  House, L. F. Swift 
& Co., located at Grand Rapids, always  has on  hand 
a full supply of our Beef, Mutton and Provisions, and 
the public  may rest  assured that in  purchasing  our 
meats from dealers they w ill always receive the best.

Swift  and  Company, 

Union  Stock  Yards, 

■ 

CHICAGO,  ILL.

ÄIJ08 8, MU88ELMÄN 
Wholesale  Grocers,

ßO.

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

21 & 23  SOUTH  IONIA  ST.,

RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO.,

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

- 

Grand Rapids, Mich*

D E T K O IT   SO A P   00.,
S   O   _A_  IP

Manufacturers of the following well-known brands of

DETROIT, 

MICH..

T

- 

QUEEN  ANNE, 

TRUE  BLUE, 
MONDAY, 

MOTTLED  GERMAN, 

SUPERIOR, 

PHCENIX, 

MICHIGAN, 

CZAR, 

WABASH, 

ROYAL  BAR, 
MASCOTTE,
CAMEO,

AND  OTHERS. 

For quotations address

W. G. HAWKINS,

Salesman for Western Michigan,

L ock B o x   173, 

- 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

GEO.  E. HOWES.

S.  A.-HOWES.

C. N. RAPP.

GEO. E. HOWES  & 00,

JO BBERS IN

Appi

Onions

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

3 Ionia St.,  aSJSJSTD R A P ID S ,  M IO S .

p f m m m A  n t s  i

Increase  Your  SALES  AND  PROFITS  BY  HANDLING 

I_iI0 2 ST  C O F F E E ,

IT  GIVES  ABSOLUTE  SATISFACTION

To  C onsum ers,  and.  is, Conseq.uently, a  Qulols.  a n d   E asy  Seller,

The medical journals have a story in  cir­
culation that bears repeating,  and can be ap­
plied equally as  well  to  druggists.  They 
-  say  that  an  intelligent  man,  while  to  a 
strange town, needed  medical  advice.  He 
not to the landlord of the hotel, nor 
to the local druggist,  but  went  straight to 
toe postmaster.  “TellfRe,” he said, “which 
'  of the doctors of the city  takes  the  largest 
dumber of journals.”  The postmaster told 
him, and toe  gentleman  replied:  “A man 
who takes toe 
his s-profes£i<to,is
well-read and up with the  times«  and  titot 
Is the doctor I  want  to  treat  me  and  my

. 

Lion Coffee has more actual Merit than any Roasted Coffee sold at the price either in Packages or in Bulk and storekeepers 
all ever the State of Michigan and elsewhere w ho are  not  already handling  Lion  are urged, to  give  it  a  trial.  W e Cheerfully 
regarding prices, etc.  Convenient  snipping  depots  established  at  all  prominent  cities,  secuiing
answer a ll 
quick delivery.  For sale by all the wholesale trade everywhere.  Manufactured  by the W oolsdn Spice Co., Toledo, Ohio.

L.  WINTERNITZ,  Resident Agent,

Grand Rapids, Mich

ri? ik .tt.-iri+ft» 

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Contemplating a Change or Seeking a i^uMuon

INFORM  YOURSELVES

Regarding the  prospects, opportunities  and  advantageous 

situation of

As a site for a manufacturing town.

FREE  SITES

W ill be given you, whether you be of large or sm all capac­
ity.  As  you  are  doubtless  aware, GLADSTONE  is  the Lake 
Shipping  Port  for  the  Great “Soo” Railway  and  feeders,  and 
situated as it is on the Little  Bay Du  Noquette, the  finest  har­
bor  of  deep water  on  Lake  Michigan,  offers  unparalleled  in­
ducements for  all  kinds  of IRON  and  WOODWORKING in­
dustries.

For particulars, opportunities for business, plats and maps, 

call on or address

F. W. McKIMEY,

Agent Sault  Ste. Marie Land and Improvement Co.,

GLADSTONE,  MICH.

§1  Pianos.

The  Weber  Piano is  recognized  beyond 
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  emin«nf 
artists and musicians, as  well as  tho musi­
cal  public  and  the  press, unite in the ver­
dict that

The  Weber Stands Unrivaled.

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T H E   RETAILER  vs. T H E   PEDDLER.
Written foir T h e   T r a d e s m a n .

The  Michigan  Business  Men’s  Associa- 
tion  opened  Arò  Upon  the  d.-b.’s and has 
kept  the  fire  burning  until, to-day, one of
Wept
those  Blue Letters will send a chill through 
the  form of a man  who  never  knew  fern- 
before, that is, in regard to a  dun.

Now,  in as few words as possible,  1 want 
to open fire on another class of persons who 
do the retailer as much harm and cause him 
more  trouble, if  that  be  possible, than  do 
the d.-b.’8—I  refer to the peddler  who goes 
from  house  to  house  in  city, village  mid 
country.  He  buys  the  poorest  class  of 
goods  he  can,  and  if  he  gets a hard  cus­
tomer  he-bids  low;  if  not,  he  gets  big 
money for poor goods.  He goes  to  the un­
suspecting  housewife  and  toils  her  how 
cheap he is selling  goods,  and if  that won’t 
do he bids one or two cents ever the market 
for her eggs or butter  and  then  he  makes 
her pay double price for his goods.

To still-another class belong the ones who 
run the  grocery  wagons.  They go to  your 
customers  and  sell  them  their  tea, coffee, 
spices and that class of goods and leave the 
poor groeerymen to sell the sugar and goods 
on which there is no profit.

And is this all ?  No, next comes the man 
who can talk the arm off  a common  man in 
less time than it takes to tell it and gets his 
wagon  placed  in  front of  your  »tore  and 
epens  his  mouth.  He soon has a crowd of 
listeners,  and  then  he  sells  pens,  paper, 
needles,  pins, etc., etc., etc., at twice  what 
you would ask for the same goods.

Is  this  all?  No,  then  comes  the  man 
with  a  little  sample  case  who  goes  from 
house  to  house  and sells his goods,  which 
he delivers at another time.

Now,  what  is  the  result  of  all  this to 
merchants  who  have  to  pay  taxes,  rent 
keep a store in order,  keep  clerks, help pay 
for  all  Improvements in  the  village or city 
•and have to compete with these peddlers, who 
are  a  class  of  worthless  vagabonds  who 
prey upon the  public  in  one  place as long 
as they can and then  go  to  pastures  new, 
just  like  d.-b.’s.  One of  this class said to 
me a few days age:  “You fellows are afraid 
of  competitors  and  you  want  to  drive  us 
poor fellows out of  town.”  My answer was 
•this:  “We  have  no  use  for  any  of  your 
olass  in  our  town.  We  are  not afraid of 
competitors,  but  your  taking  your  stock in 
trade upon  your back and going from house 
to house  is  not competing,  by any means.” 
Now,  you  say,  “ What  shall  we  do?” 
We say to let  the  members  and  friends of 
the M. B. M. A.  arise  in  their  might  and 
say to the  peddler,  “You  must  travel  the 
same road  with  your  brothers, the d.-b.’s.” 
In the first place,  let us see that  every ped­
dler in a section pays a license  before  he is 
. Allowed to peddle. 
If  in the  village,  make 
him  pay  a  village  license;  if  you  cannot 
reach  him  that  way,  take  him  under  the 
State  law.  Let  every *■ member  of 
the 
M.  B.  M.  A., every  merchant  who  reads 
T h e  T radesman,  look  up  this  law  and 
open up fire on the peddler.

Shall  we  stop  here ?  No,  let  us. work 
until a person,  to peddle  or canvass  within 
this  State,  will  be  obliged  to  take out a 
license  before he commences,  and  that  for 
•one  year, the  same  as we have to take out 
a tobacco license.  Then and only then will 
»we have this matter in shape to handle.

How  do  you  like  the  plan?  What  do 
you  say  to  trying  it ?  Will  you  help ? 
These are the questions  before  us. 
I hope 
that this will  start the  ball  rolling.  Now,
J  hope some one who  can  handle  the  sub­
je c t better than I  will take it up and in this 
way give us all some new points in  which I 
think  we  all  have,  or  should  have,  an 
.interest. 

One of the F a it h fu l.
“ JES  SO.”

“ How much is  that  yer  handkerchief?” 
“ Which one?”
“ The one with the  yallar posies.”
•‘‘Four cents,”
“ Four cents!”  with surprise.
“ Four cents,” mechanically.
■“ j3n how much for this one ?”
' ‘Five cents.”
“ Pshaw !  I ken  buy one  jes like  this  in 

•town for three eeuts,” scornfully,

“ Ken  ye?”  weakly.
“ Yep,”  Pause,  in which  she  examines. 
“ Will they wash out?”
“ Oh, no,” meditatively.  Goes  to  back 
Toom door, where sounds of  the  sloshing of 
-a mop are heard, and asks:

“ Say,  Lizzie, will these yer handkerchiefs 

wash out ?”

The  sloshing  stops,  and  Lizzie,  wiping 
¡her red hands on her blue apron, appears at 
the door,  sagely look» at the article and sol­
emnly  rasps out:

“ They’ll  bile.”  Another  pause,  during 
which two flies commit suicide in the pickle 
barrel.

“ Well,” deliberately,  “I ’ll take these yer 
two  with the posies,  aud  next  week  when 
.1 churn I’ll give  you butter for ’em.” 
i,  “ All right.  That all ?”
“ How much be they?”

.  Takes lead'pencil  and  figures on a bit 
paper—

“Eight cents.”
•‘ Well.”  She  goes  out, and  he  wearily 
«hacks a chair  up  against' the  counter  and 
secretly  wishes  there  would  be  no  more 
trade  for the day.—From a  Country Cross 
Road Store, or fkS Royal  Road to  Wedtth.

J esse  Lange,

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

Saws, B elting and  Oils. 

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I  L*  Wlntemitz  has received two carJoads 
•of Heinz  bottle  and  barrai  pickles, and Is 
»placing the same amông the p i  trade.ß  'M

And Podge’s  P atent Wood Split Pulley.  Large stoek  kept on hand/  Send for Sample 

i  Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.  •

W rite for „Prim». 

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jBiuiie L. Upton,inLewiston Journal. 
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ily .lile  begun  in avineyard, otua sunny 
island,  in  the  Jlefliteraneari.'  ? Tiue eluster 
whi@h »held  my  bretb&s  and  bisters  and 
myself/grew at the very top of  a tali  pole, 
apuuet  whieb  ,our  slender  vyie-motber 
p Sptei  for support.  Ob, it was lovely tfiere ! 
We cbnbl look fat away, over  tbe  walis of 
teg-vineyard, to the blue sea,  with its bright 
ripple.«, sparkling in  tbe  sunlight,  and  its 
inged  shins,  riding  at  anchor  of 
»iiiug.away over the daneing waves.  Those 
w«^n£pi>y  days^  and  they passed  ail to 
s^iftjy:  Thevine-mother fed us with rich 
juices,  which  the  sun  turned to honey on 
our vine,«,  while,it ehanged"th® leaves from 
green to-gleaming gold. 
But  a t  last,' one  sad’'day,  there  was a 
n e a t  commotion  in  our  fruit  vineyard. 
<!arts  drawn  by  long-homed  cattle  came 
tumbling  through  the  gates;  and  gayly 
dressed  men  and  women  trooped  in with 
baskets on their arms.  Only  too  soon  we 
found out what it all m eant!  Beginning at 
the edge of  the vineyard, the cruel  vandals 
despoiled  vine  after  vine  of  its  treasure; 
and stopped only Vhcn the  shades of. even­
ing fell and kindly hid  us  from their sight. 
0&y after day the work went on.  The vint­
ag es  laughed,'  and  talked  and  sang  gdy 
vintage songs,  but the talk and laughter was 
mournful to us.  At last  my turn  came. 
I 
clung despondently to  my brothers  and sis­
ters, as we were tumbled into a basket, and 
then into one of  the great carts.  When the 
cart was full the driver shouted to the oxen, 
and vve were taken away to a queer looking 
bouse, outside of the vineyard walls.  Then 
we  were  carried» into a great  room,  across 
the ceiling of  which poles  crossed  and  re- 
crossed each other,  Onihese  we were sus­
pended, and left to oar fate.
Soon  wo  commenced  to shrivel ana ary. 
My once plump sides  were fall of  wrinkles 
I  grew  weak:  and  faint;  at 
and  creases. 
last I could  stand it no  longer, and  with a 
sad  farewell to my brothers  and  sisters, I 
loosed  my hold  and  fell.  When X struck 
the  hard  floor  I   lost,  consciousness,  and 
when  1  revived  I  found  myself  squeezed 
into a  box,  with a great  many  of  my rela­
tions  packed tightly around.  We had no 
room  tb~ move  a muscle;  the  air  was  ex­
tremely close;  and  our  stems  were  poked 
info one another’s ribs in a  most uncomfort­
able fashion.
In this shape we were put on board a ship 
bound  for  America,  and,  after a tiresome 
voyage,  we reached our  destination.  Then 
we were  loaded  onto a jolting wagon, car­
ried  a  long  way  and  unloaded  again. 
I 
heard  some  one  drawing  the  nails which 
fastened  the  top  cover.  When I was un­
covered,  I  saw  that I  was  in a large  room 
piled high with boxes and barrels.  A man 
was standing behind a counter.
By  and  by  a woman,  with a little  boy, 
came in and inquired for raisins.  She was 
a nice,  comfortable looking woman, and the 
little boy was very plump and rosy. 
I took 
a great  liking to them, and therefore I was 
overjoyed when the grocer came over to my 
box,  scooped  me  out,  with a  great  many 
others,  into a paper  bag,  weighed  us  and 
handed us to  her.
When they reached home,  I was put away 
on  a  shelf,  in  company  with  a  paper  of 
candy and a bag of  nuts.  That night, after 
every one was  abed, the comfortable  look­
ing woman brought us out, and  stuffed  us, 
together  with a  jackknife, a peg  top,  and 
various other articles into a long,  red stock­
ing,  which  hung  by  the  chimney-piece. 
Then she took the light and went away.
After  a  long  while  the  light  began  to 
stream  faintly  in  through  the  windows. 
Then I heard a soft  patter  of feet on  the 
It came across the floor.  Then the 
stairs. 
stocking  was  pulled  down  by  a  pair  of 
chubby  hands. 
They  belonged  to  the 
plump little boy.  He  turned  the  stocking 
upside down, and the contents  fell  out  on 
tbe floor.  The little  boy gathered us up in 
tbe  front  of  his  night-dress,  and  ran  up 
stairs,  but  I  jolted  out  half-way  up  the 
flight, and here l  am now. 
I  don’t know what will  happen next, but 
after what  I’ve  gone  through, I sha’n’t be 
surprised at anything. 

A  R aisin.

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Tbe  Best  Guesser to  Get a  Jumbo  Jar of 

Pickles.

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P ittsburg, May 18,  1888. 

Uetail  Grocers’  Association,  Grand  Rapids:
Gentleman:
W h erea s,  In  times  past  you  have- fre­
quently been confronted with an ‘‘unknown 
quantity”, of  pickles  in  the  packages  you 
have been buying;  and
W herea s.  For yeans it has  largely been 
a m atter of  “gubss-work” to determine how 
many pickles you were  getting  for a repre­
sented quantity; therefore
We have concluded  to  try  the  guessing 
proclivities  of  our  many  Grand  Rapids 
Mends  by  presenting you through our Mr. 
X . Wiuternitz  with a large jar of  our small 
fifrerfeins, which  you will  kindly place  on 
exhibition in your , rooms, and at the  end of 
one  month  present  to  the lucky  member 
■who  succeeds  in  guessing  nearest  to  the 
number  in the  jar.  Please write us  at the 
expiration of  above time and we will  make 
known the actual number in the jar.  With 
•m any   thanks  fqr  past  favors,  we  remain 

Yours respectfully,'  F.  & J.  H ein z.

The  above  jar  will  be on  exhibition  at 
tee  next  meeting  of  the Association. 
In 
tee meantime, it can be seen at the store of 
X* Wiuternitz,  local  representative  for F.
J. Heinz, where guesses  can  be recorded 

and  left in sealed envelopes.

An  original  swindle  was  practiced  re­
cently in Odessa.  A  young  man staggered 
late a drug store, in which, only a clerk was 
present.  He  trembled  in  every limb  and 
clutched at  his throat and  beat  his  chest, 
and then suddenly fell  on  the  flpor, appar- 
. ently in  great  agony, and  convhlsed  from 
item* to  foot.  “For  heaven’s  sake, quick, 
«n  antidote!”  he  gasped. 
“I  have  been 
¡poisoned !”  TJie oierk  was  frightened out 
of his wits, and rushed  from  tire store  to 
tee  nearest  bhyidclau.  When he returned 
with  the  latter  the  patient  had evidently 
recovered, for he  was  gone, and the money 
dntwer likewise.

‘ForSale.

1 have $1,400  voœrth  of goods  left .from 
way Jennings  stock -which  Ï   will  tell  for 
*1 (Ó00.  Thè  stock  comprises  dry  goods, 
clothing,  boots  and  shoes, hats and  caps, 
|woceriès,  etc.  F.  A." J  ënison,  Man ton, 
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The Tin morons  combination,  “SeatM ae- 
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The following retail dealers have visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
•rders wiyi tee various houses: 
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Mrs M J Butier,  Sand Lake 
J  F  Cordes, Aloin©
Herder &  Lahuis,  Zeeland 
I X  Wolf, Hudsoriville,  • 
T  VanEenenaam,  Zeeland 
A F Harrison, Sparte  ' 
DeKruif, Boone & 'Co; Zee- 
M-M Brooks, Aùnterlitz  1 
■■  land  : 
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F C Stone, Cedar  Springs 
GTenHoor,. Forest  Grove 
Patterson & Co, Martin 
JBarnes, Plainfield 
Smith & Bristol; Ada
Geo N  Reynolds,* Belmont CrSKeiler.'Dutton 
Densmore & Richards,Reed Hunt & Hunter,  Lowell 
f :  C F  Braden, Lake view  . •
Morley Bros,Cedar SprinksG S  W albrink, Aliendale“  
C E Cobura. Pierson*  >  "   Dr JD  Hamilton.»Martin 
C K Hoyt, HudsonvUle 
.  C S Comstock, Pierson 
Henry® Church, Sturgis  , W m  DePree & Br >  Zeeland 
Horning & Hari|W öödvilleBGllbert & Co, Moline 
J W Lbvely, ,;Bow»rd  City 
Irving F Clapp, Allegan 
Hamilton & liilliken, Trav-L S Tompsett, Edgerton 
O H Loomis, Sparta  '
J V Crandall &  Sin,  Sand M M Robson, Berlin 
A W>Blain, Dutton
H B Fargo, Muskegon 
B Vohnarl, Fllmore Center 
O F A W PConklinSavenna W B Pipp, Kalkaska 
J  C  Bennett  &  Son, Kaia- Fred Kierstedt, Big  Rapids 
E E Hewltt.Rockford
J  C  Benbov,  Cannonsburg A V Curtis. Holly 
Wailing Bros, Lament
Geo P Stark,  Cascade 
M V Wilson, Sand Lake 
D W Skidmore, Alto 

M A Hance, Olivet
Jackson Coon. Rockford 
J Kinney, Kinney 
MrS J DeBri, Byron  Center
L Cook, Bauer
H Thompson,  Canada Cor-

G  Clark  &  CO, ,  White John Damstra, Gitchell 
'  W H Struik, Fbrest Grove
Cloud 
John Spoon,: SpoonviRe  v  L Maler, Fisher 
,  S Sheldon, Pierson’
E S Botsford, Borr 
W H Pardee, Logan'
A A Weeks, G rattan 
Henry Baar,  Grand Haven D W C Shattuck,  Way land 
Hutty &  Dickinson,  Grand HBrownyard, Lake 
B E  Hawkins, Wayland 
John Baker, Chauncey 
L R Rogers, Irving 
Eli Runnels, Coining 
A D Martin, Biteley 
Parker & Hobbs, Kalkaska  ners 
H VanNoord, Jamestown  G L Veenstra, Montague 
J  L Purchase, Bower 
Wm K arsttn, Vriesland
A Purchase, SoBlendon 
J  F Mann, Lisbon 
O J  Mosher,  Howard  City  John Smith, Ada 
C H Joldersma, Jamestown Jos Raymond, Berlin 
John A Miller,  Muskegon 
Sidney Stark, Allendale 
Frank.  Narregang,  Byron Carrington & North,  Trent 
J  B Perham, Spring Lake
A G Goodson, Fierson 
W E Hinman,  Spring Lake 
M M Robson,  Berlin
8 T Cblson, Alaska 
L A Scoville, Clarksville  W Vermeulen, Beaver Dam
R B Gooding & Son, Lisbon L A Paine, Englishville 
Gus Begman, Bauer 
G M Huntley, Reno 
Wm Haney, Big Rapids 
John Kamps, Zutphea 
Martin  Gezon,  Jamestown Wm Barker, Sand Lake 
E S Burril,  Ashland Center Henry Senkel,  Howard Cy

Levi Geer, Dansville
S Cooper, Jamestown
F EBoosinger, East Jordan 
H Johnston, Shelby 

Center 

Haven 

h  The  Grocery  Market.

The  advent of  warm  weather  makes  a 
considerable  improvement in trade.  Sugar 
is still stationary.  Coffee continues  to  ad­
vance  and  the  manufacturers  of  package 
goods put up prices %c. on the 15th.  Cheese 
is  lower, new  being  now quotable  at 10@ 
10%c.  Valencia  raisins have  taken a con­
siderable  jump. 
Other  articles  in  the 
grocery line are without  change.

His  Explanation.

said Mrs. Jones to her husband.
anxiously.

‘Henry,  you were talking in  your sleep,” 
‘What didltalk about ?” inquired Jones, 
“You spoke of  ‘raking in the chips.’ ” 
“Ah,  yes,”  said  Jones,  with a relieved 
look,  “early  associations,  my  dear. 
I 
I was  always 
dreamed I was  a boy again. 
the' one to rake in the chips.”

Thurston  &  Co.,  general  dealers,  Central 
Lake:  “Enclosed  please  find  SI  inpayment 
for  our  next  year's  subscription  to  The 
T r a d e s m a n .  We like your paper and are sor­
ry to hear that you have  a  libel  suit  on your 
hands.  Should  it prove a blessing, as some li­
bel  suits  turn out to be when newspapers are 
in the right, no one will  be more pleased than 
your humble servants.”

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.

All Trains daily except Sundny.

G O IN S  NORTH. Arrives.
Traverse City & Mackinaw- Ex........ 8:05 a m
Traverse C ityEx...............................
From Cincinnati.............................. 7:30 p m
Ft. Wayne and Mackinaw Ex..........8:40 p m
Saginaw Express. 
......................11:25 a m
............................. 10 :30 p m.

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11:30 a m 
7:00 a m
5:05 p m 
7:20 a m  
1:10 p m

. 

Saginaw express runs through solid.
7:00 a. m. tram  has chair car to Traverse City.
11:30 a. m. train has chair car for Petoskey and Mack­
„  „/  .
5:05 p.  m, train has  sleeping  cars  for  Petoskey and 

inaw City. 
Mackinaw City.
G O IN S  SOOTH.
Cincinnati  Express......................... 
Fort Wayn6 Express. 
................10 :S0 a m 
Cincinnati Express.........................  4:40 p m 
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .11:00 p m 

7:15 a m
11:45 a m
5:00 p m
.
7:15a m  train  has  parlor  chair  car  for  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati.  . 
5:00 p.  m. train connects  with M. C. R. R. a t Kalama­
zoo for Battle Creek,  Jackson,  Detroit  and Canadian 
points, arriving in Detroit a t 10:45 p. m.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. 

Leave.
6:45 a  m .......................................................... 
10:10 a  m
1100 a m ............................ ...............................  4:30p m
4:40 p m .......................... ....................................  8:50 p m
Leaving time a t  Bridge street  depot 7 minutes later.
C. L. Lockwood. Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Michigan Central.

. Grand Rapids Division.
 

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Detroit Express'..
6:45am
Day E x p re s s ............:.......... ...........................  1:10p m
•Atlantic Express........ .........................................10:45 p m
Mixed  .......................... 
6:50am
•Pacific  Express.......................*...........................6:00 a m
M ail...............  
3:15pm
Grand Rapids Express........................................ 10:15 p m
Mixed.............. 
6:30pm
•Daily.  All other daily except Sunday.  Sleeping cars 
run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from 
Detroit.  Parlor cars ran on  Day  Express  and Grand 
Rapids Express to and  from  Detroit.  Direct  connec­
tions made a t Detroit with ail through trains East over 
M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.)

AKR1VK.
 
 
 

O. W. Rugglks. Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agt., Chicago. 
Chas. H. Nobkis, Gen’l Agent.

 

 

 

 

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

Kalamazoo Division.

.  p m 

19 
p m   p m  a m  
1:10 
3:25  4:12 9:02'**  ___Allegan........................ 
Frt

Arrive.
3  1 
2 
4
a m   p m
3:00 7:45 Dp__ Grand  Rapids,.................  9:45  6:10
  8:28 4:55
 
5:08 10:00Ar....Kalam azoo..................... 7:10  3:52
2:25
6:35 11 :S5  “  ... .White Pigeon................. 
l:e0 
__ Elkhart............................  4:45pm
8:00 12:30  ‘ 
am
a m 
8:50
....Chicago............. ..............11:30
7:50  7:10  ‘ 
pm
__ Toledo..............................11:25  10:00
10:25  5:05 
a m
....Cleveland..................... ..  7:15  5:45
1:35  9:40  ' 
am 
■ Buffalo............................. 1:00  11:40
6:20  3:30
Tickets for sale to  all  principal  points  in  the U. S., 
Mexico and Canada a t  Union Ticket  Office,  Geo.  Wil­
l i a m s o n , Agt., Depot Office, M. B o o t z ,  Agt.

A. J. Smith, Gen’l Trav. and Pass. Agt.,

Cleveland, Ohio.
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING west.

■  GOING EAST.

Leaves.
’  Arrives.
1:10 p m
tM orning Express.............. . . . . . . . .   l:0 5 p m
5:10 p m
. . . . . . . .   5:05 p m
tT hrough M ail.'.................
10:45 p ni
.10:40 p m
tG rand Rapids E xpress...
•N ight E xpress.................. . . . . . . . .   5:35 a  m -  5:40 a  m
7:30 a m
fMixed................... ...» ................
. . . . . . . .   6:45 a  m
tD etroit  E xpress.. . . . . . . .
....... ...10:20 a  m
"tihriotighMÄiU. . . 4 ...........
tEvenirig Express............. .............8:25pm
6:25 p m
•Lim ited E xpress............ .

6:50 a  m
10:30 à  m
3:50 p m
6:30pm
(Daily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily. 
Detroit  Express  has parlor  car  to Detroit, zpaklng 
-direct connections for all points  East, arriving in New 
York 10:10 a.m . next day.  Limited  Express,  East, has 
through  sleeper  Grand  Rapids  to  Niagara  Falls, 
connecting  a t  Milwaukee  Junction  with 
through 
sleeper to Toronto. 
Through tickets Mid  sleeping  car  berths secured at 
D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 28 Monroe St., and a t the depot.

J ab. CamtbklL,, Wty Passenger Agent.

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We carry a fu ll1 toe of 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both tot field and garden, 
lefties  to  want  should 
write to or see the  0-
?1 CANAL
Street;

G fil B ap! M Stgre,
.  W H I P S

G RAH AM  BOYS,  ç!  Grand R ap id s. M lch.

• 'v ; ]  W H O L E S A L E   P R I C E   C U R R E N T .
fiTritojii.fi 
.Tir'
1  The  quf^fiajhstgkvw b ^o #   % e puo4  te a to l^ in a r ily   offered  cash  buyers. Who. pay.

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BAKING  POWDER.
95 j 
:10c cans.: 
...  1 40} 
14lb. “
...  1 90 
6 oz,.*Hlb. f p
.L-2Ö0 
12 oz. “  .. 
...-3 80 
...  i  96 
.. 
l  ib.  “ 
2H lb.
...11  73 
...13 75 
31b.  ‘ 
...17 76 
i  lb.  1 
Sib.  *
..:22 20
Acme, & fl) cans, 3 doz....  75
“  Ü a  
•£  2  “  ....1 5 0
“  1  “ ------3 00
“ 
IB) 
“  '  B u lk ..;................   20
Princess,  Ms.....................   1 25
Ms.................... .2  00
Is.......................  3 75
b u lk ...............   28
dime size...,...  85
Arctic, % 9> cans, 6 doz....  45
4  “  ....  75
2  “  ....  1 40
2  “  ....240
1  “  ....13 00
Victorian, 1 fl) (tall,) 2 doz.  2 00
Diamond,  “bulk,” ........... 
15
Red Star H fl> cans 12 doz..  45
6 
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.. 
4  “  ..160 
“ 
Absolute,  a   B>  cans, 100 
cans in  oase.................. 11 75
Absolute,  M  B>  cans,  50
cans in  case..........  .......10 00
Absolute, 1 tt> cans, 50 cans
in case......... ...................18 75
Telfer’s M fl), cans, 6 doz in 
oftso 
2  TO
Telfer’s M ®i cans, 3 doz in
case.................. — .....  2 55
Telfer’s 1 fl) cans,  1 doz in
case.................................  1 £0
Early Riser, Ms, 4 doz  case  45 
“  “
90
“  “  1 60
Arctic, 4 oz. r’nd $  gross  3  00
“  8 oz,  “ 
..............  6 00
 
“
4 oz.  oval. ...___   3 40
8 oz.  “ 
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.............  6 50
“  Pints r’nd...........10  80
No.a H url.......................  .2 00
No. 1 Hurl..........................2  85
No. a Carpet.......................8  50
No. 1 Carpet.................... 
8 75
Parlor Gem ......................;3 00
Common Whisk.........   —  1 00
Fancy  W hisk....................1  85
Mill.........................  
W arehouse........................3  00
CHOCOLATE.
Runkle Bros’.. Vien. Sweet  88 
Premium..  33
Hom-Cocoa  37
Breakfast..  48

“  Ms. 2 
Is, 1 
BLUING

BROOMS.

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CORDAGE.

CRACKERS.

COFFEE—GREEN

41 
44 
COCOANUT
Schepps,  Is......................... 27
Is and yts.............28
44 
44  %b.........................27^
Is in tin pails— S7H
44 
ys 8 
« 
— 88H
Maltby’s, Is.........................23)4
“ 
Is and )4s............. 24
%s........................ 84)4
44 
Manhattan, pails............... 80
P66rlGSS 
«,».,.••••••• •• 18
Bulk, pails or barréis. ,i¿@18
Mocha........................... 25©28
Mandaling.....................85@36
O G  Java......................84@85
Java.............................. 83@84
Maricabo.......................16@19
Costi Rica.....................   @19
Mexican........................  @19
Santos...........................15@18
Rio,  fancy....................18@19
Rio,  prime....................16@17
Rio, common................14@15
To ascertain cost of roasted 
coffee, add )4e per BS.for roast­
ing and 15 per cent, for shrink­
age. COFFEES—PACKAGE.
30 lbs 60 Bs 100 lbs
Lion.............. 
26)4
21
Lion, in cab... 
20)4
Dilworth’s—  
Magnolia....... 
20
Acme.............20)i  30)4 4  20
G erm an........ 
20
German, bins. 
20%,
Arbuckle’s Ariosa 
Avorica 
18)4
McLaughlin’s XXXX 
80)4
Honey  Bee...28)4  22)4  22
Nox All........,21% 
21)4  21
Our Bunkum.20)4  20)4  20
COFFEES—50 LB. BAGS.
Arbuckle’s Avorica........... 17)4
“  Quaker City..........18)4
“  Best Rio................ 19)4
44  Prime Maricabo...21)4
60 foot Ju te........................ 110
72 foot J u te ........................ 1 40
toFoot Cotton............ ,....1  50
50foot Cotton............x..... 1 60
60 foot Cotton......................1 75
73 foot Cotton......................3 00
Kenosha Butter................... 7
Seymour Butter..................5)4
B utter.................................. 5)4
Family  Butter.....................5)4
Fancy Butter.......................5
Butter Biscuit...........  .... .6)4
Boston.................................7)4
City Soda..............................8
Soda............. 
5)4
Soli a Fancy.......................... 5
S.  Oyster......................... ...5)4
Picnic............ ................... -.5)4
Fancy  Oyster...... ............... 5
Clams, 1 fl), Little  Neck__ i  35
Clam Chowder, 3 fl)............ 3 15
Cove Oysters, 1 S> stand...1 00 
Cove Oysters, 2 fl) stand.. .1 70
Lobsters, 1 fl) picnic...........1 75
Lobsters, 3 fl), picnic...____2 65
Lobsters, 1 fl) star__ ......1  95
Lobsters. 2 fl) star..............2 90
Mackerel in Tomato SauceS 25
Mackerel, 1 fl) stand...........
M ackerel, 2 5b stand...........
Mackerel,3 fl) inTMustard. .3 25 
Mackerel. 3 fl) soused......3  25
Salmon, 1 & Columbia...... 2 10
3 50
Salmon, 3 fl) 
Salmon, 1 fl) Sacramento...1 90 
Salmon, 2 A) 
...2 75
Sardines,domestic J4s.  ...  7
Sardines,  domestic )4s...l0@ll 
Sardines, Mustard  )4s...  9@10 
Sardines,  imported  )4s..13@13
Sardines,  reiced, )4s.......10@12
Trout. 3 ft^ o o k ............
CANNED FRUITS.
Apples, gallons,  stand......2 75
Blackberries, stand...........1 80
Cherries, red standard......1 60
Cherries,  pitted...„...1 85@i 90
Damsons.................... 1 25@1 36
Egg Plums, stand.............. 1 50
Gooseberries...... ...........v...l 65
Grapes................................  95
Green Gages.......................1 50
Peaches, alj yellow, stand.2 65
Peaches,  second®............225
Peaches, pie.............. 1 6G@1 65
Pears......... ..................... • .1 30
Pineapples,...'__ — .1 40@2 75
Quinces.................. 
1 SO
Raspberries, extra. — ... ,L 50
re d ............. 1 60
Strawberries ...............1
Whortleberries...................1 20
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.... 2 00
Beans, Lima, stand...........  85
Beans, Green Urnas..  @1 40 
Beans,  String......... 1 00@1 20
Beans, Stringiess, Erie__   90
B ean s, L ew is’ B o sto n  B a k .l 60 
C orn,  A rc h e r’s  T r o p h y ,...115 
.  M o m G ’r y .l 15
E a rly  G old.11&
P e a s,  F r e n c h -- !...........> ,1   60
Pea®. ~extra marrofat.l 20@1 40
Peas,  soaked.....................  90
“  June,stand....  @150 
s i f t e d . 2 00
“  
“  French, extra flae..20 00 
Mushrooms,extra fine....20 00 
Pumpkin,3ft Golden;. ;...100 
Succotash.standjud!.. .80@1 30 
Squash. v . . . . . . . . . . . . 1  25
Tomatoes, Red Goat ; 
tì l  20
GoodEuough  1 20
1 1 " ib
‘ h '“ g  
stand br.l 15@ 1 20 
i-, A  •  %  PRIED FRUeriU 
Af|(l

c a n n e d  f i s h .

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M ich ig an  f u ll c r e a m . . .16@1Q% 
DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.
C itro n , in  d r u ih ........ 
. . . . .   28
, i q  b o x e s .. . . . ____ 24
“  
G u rira n ts.  .  . 
. 63i£@  7
-L em on’ P e e l..
...........14
O r a n g e P e e l___— . . .  —  .14
P ru n e s ,  F ren c h , 60s.............
F ren c n ,8 0 s.. . . . —
F re n c h . 9 0 s ..;.___
.  Im p e ria l................. 6)4
T u rk e y ; o l d . .. .. .  
4
T u rk e y ,  n e w   434@  5

R aisin s, D e h e s ia ..............*..3  60
R aisin s, L o n d o n  L a y e rs-,... 3  00 
R aisin s, C alifo rn ia   “  
. . .  ,2 25 
R aisin s. L eo se M u sc a tels.. 2  10 
R aisin s, L oose C alifo rn ia . .1  90 
R aisin s, O n d aras, 28s.  8)4@9
R aisin s.  S u lta n a s  . ..........11@16
R aisin s,  V a le n c ia s. ....8  @8)4
R a is in s .I m n e r ia ls ...............3   75

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS. 

Cod,  w h o le ....................... 434@5
Cod, b o n e le ss ................... 0% © ri%
H a lib u t.................. 
13
2  75
H e rrin g , ro u n d ,  )4  bbl. 
1 50
H e rrin g , ro u n d ,  %  b b l . 
10 00
H e rrin g , H o llan d , bbls. 
H e rrin g , H o llan d , k e g s 
70
H e rrin g ,  S c a le d .............   @25
M ack, s h ’r, N o. 1,  )4 b b l. ...8  75 
“ .  124b k it..l  25 
“
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« 
Nq, 2. )4 b b ls .. ..  ...7 50
T ro u t,  )4  b b ls ........................ 5  50
10  B>  k its .....................   85
W h ite , N o. 1,  )4 .bbls..............6  55
W hite,  N o. 1,12  B) k i t s .........1  20
W h ite,  N o. 1 ,1 0 f l ) k i t s .. .. .l   05 
W h ite ,F a m ily ,  )4 b b ls .... .3   75
k its ..............  70
L em o n .  V anilla.
135
2  50
3  75
17 5
3  75
4  50
6  50
“ 
7  50
“ 
15  00
L em on.  V an illa.
9 60
12 00
15 00
24 00
Farina, 100 lb. kegs............  04
Hominy, 
bbl.................. 4 0>
Macaroni, dom 12 lb.  box..  65 
Pearl Barley.............   @ 324
@1 40 
P e a s,  G re e n .................
@ 3)4 
P e a s, S p lit.................
@ 624 
Sago, G e rm a n .............
@  624 
T ap io ca, fl’k  o r   p ’r l . .
@ 6)4 
W h eat,  c ra c k e d ..........
@1154
V erm icelli,  im p o r t...10 
d o m e stic ..  '
MATCHES.

J e n n in g s ’ 
D. C.,2 o z ....... $  doz  90 
“  
-i o z ..................... 1  40 
“   6 o z ....................2  25 
“  N o. 3 P a n e l... 1  00 
“   N o. 4  T a p e r ..1  60 
“   N o.  8  p a n e l...2  75 
...4   50 
“   N o. 10 
)4 p in t, r ’n d ..4  50 
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..9   00 
“   L 
p e r  g ro ss

S ta n d a rd  
English 2 oz... ...  7 20
3oz... ...  9 00
4oz... ...12 00
6 oz... ...18 00

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FARTNACEOUS  GOODS.

imported... 10  @11

3 75

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G . H . N o.  8,  s q u a r e ..............  95
G. H . N o 9, sq u a re , 3 g r o ... 1  10
G . H . No.  200,  p a rlo r............ 1  65
G. H . N o.  300,  p a r lo r ............2  15
G. H . N o.  7, r o u n d ......................1 40
O shkosh, N o.  2 .......................   75
O shkosh, N o.  8 ..............................1 50
S w e d is h .....................................  75
R ic h ard so n ’s N o. 8  s q .........100
R ic h ard so n ’s N o. 9  s q .........1  50
R ic h ard so n ’s N o. 7)4, r n d . . l   00 
R ic h ard so n ’s N o. 7 
r n d .. 1  50
W oodbine. 300....................... .1  15
B la ck   S tr a p ..........................17@18
C u b a  B a k in g ........................22@25
P o rto  R ico ............................. 24@35
N ew   O rlean s,  g o o d .......... 33@40
N ew  O rlean s, c h o ic e .........44@50
N ew   O rlean s,  f a n c y .........50@52

MOLASSES.

)4 b b ls. 3c e x tr a  

OIL.

SWEET  GOODS-

Corn, beys.. . . . . . . , . .   @40
Pure Sugar, bbl..............33@42
Pure Sugar, )4 bbl...........35@44
..  I  ^   TCJCTC
8)4
8)4
9
8)4
8)4 

Ginger  Snaps..,...... 7)4 
Sugar Creams...........7)4 
Frosted Creams........ 
Graham Crackers__  
Oatmeal  Crackers.... 

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TOBACCOS—PLUG.

 

Spear Head.............  
43
Plank Road............................ 42
Eclipse.......................  
36
Holy Moses............................33
Blue Blazes...................           33
Eye  Opener...........................32
Star 
42@45
Clipper....;...........................39
Climax..............................43@45
Cornerstone.............  
39
Double Pedrc...................    .40
Whopper.............................. 40
Peach Pie..............................31
Wedding Cake,  blk.............. 40

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TOBACCOS—FINE  CUT.

Sweet  Pippin........................50
Five and Seven......................50
Hiawatha............................... 68
Sweet  Cuba.......................... 45
Petoskey Chief......................68
Sweet Russet........................42
Thistle...................................42
Florida.............  
65
Rose Leaf.......................... . .66
Red Domino..........................38
8wamp Angel........................40
Stag....................................... 33

 

 

TOBACCOS—SMOKING.

Rob  Roy................................ 38
Peerless..............____ ,........ 38
Uncle Sam............... 
30
Jack  Pine................  
36
Sensation......................... ....33
Yellow Jacket ...................... 20
Sweet  Conqueror...........20@35

 
 

TEAS.

Japan ordinary.............. 18@20
Japan fair to good........,25@30
Japan fine........................3o@45
Japan dust......................12@20
Young Hyson................. 20@45
Gunpowder......................35@50
Oolong.................33@55@60@75
Congo...............................25@30

30 gr. 
„  9)4 

VINEGAR.
40 gr. 
11)4 

50 gr.
13

Above are  the  prices  fixed 
by  the  pool.  Manufacturers 
outside  the  pool  usually sell 
|  gr.  stronger  goods  at  same 
prices.  $1  for barrel.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Bath Brick imported........90
do 
American.........75
Burners, No.  0.................. 65
do  No. 1....................76
do  No. 2....................95
Chimneys,  No.0....................38
“  1.................... 40
“ 
“  2.................... 52
[“ 
Cocoa Shells, bulk..............4
Condensed  Milk, Eagle__7 60
Cream Tartar.....................25
Candles. Star......................  9)4
Candles. Hotel....................10)4
Camphor, oz., 2 fl) boxes.. .35
Extract Coffee, V.  C.........   75
F elix...... 1 15
Fire Crackers, per box__1 20
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.. .25 
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps... 35
Gum, Spruce....................  30
Jelly, in 30 B> pails. . .   5  @5)4
Powder,  Keg.................... 5 50
Powder, )4  Keg................ 2 87

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RICE.

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OATMEAL

M ich ig an  T e s t.......................... 10)4
W a te r  W h ite ............................1124
B a r r e ls ............................................. 6 00
H a lf b a r r e ls ................................... 3 25
C ases.................................. 
OATS—ROLLED.
B a r r e ls ...................................
H a lf b a r r e l s ...................................3 25
C a se s............................... 2  26@3  35
M edium .................................... .6  00
'  y%  b b l......................... 3  50
Sm all,  b b l.................................7  00
)4 b b l .......................... 4  00
C hoice C a ro lin a .......................624
P rim e  C a ro lin a ........................ 0%
G ood  C a r o lin a ............ s— 524
G ood  L o u isia n a ..................  . .524
T a b le ...................................,524 @6
H e a d ............................................. 7)4
J a v a ...............................................S>%
P a tn a .............................................§54
R an g o o n
B r o k e n .. 
..................................3)4
J a p a n .................................. 5)4@6)4
D eL an d ’s  p u r e . . . . ................. 5)4
C h u rc h ’s  .............. ....................5
T a y lo r’s  G .  M ......................... .5
D w ig h t’s .....................................5
S ea  F oam .-..................................5%
C ap  S h e a f....................................5

SALERATUS.

% c less in  5 b o x  lo ts.

SALT.

60  P o c k e t, F  F  D ..........................2 15
28 P o c k e t........................................ 2 05
100 3 fl)  p o c k e ts ........................2
S ag in aw   o r  M a n is te e ..........  95
A sh to n , b u . b a g s ....................  75
A sh to n ,4 b u .  h a g s ..................... .2 75
H ig g in s’ b u .  b a g s — ..........  75
A m e ric a n ,  )4 b u . b a g s .........  20
R ock,  b u s h e ls ..............
W arsa w , b u . b a g s ..................  36
..................  19
L o n d o d  R elish , 2 d o z ............ 2  50
A cm e  E n g lish , p t s ......................2 50

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SAUCES.

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SPICES—WHOLE.

P e p p e r, S in g a p o re ,  Dlack..l8)4 

D in g m an , 100  b a rs ....................... 4 00
D o n ’t   A n ti-W a s h b o a rd .,..4  75
J a x o n .......... 
3  75
Q u een   A n n e ................................. 4 00
G e rm a n  F a m ily ............... .. .2   04
A llspice  .....................................  8
C assia, C h in a  in  m ats.«  —   7)4 
“  B a ta v ia  in  b u n d .. ..11
S aig o n  in   ro lls ........42
C loves,  A m b o y n a ..................28
44  Z a n z ib a r....................,23
M ace B a ta v ia ...........................70
N u tm e g s,  f a n c y ............. 
..70
N o.  1 ......................65
N o.  2 . . . ...........:..6 0
w h ite  .28
s h o t............................... 21
SPICES—GROUND—IN BULK.
A llsp ice............................ 
12)4
C assia, B a ta v ia ....................... 20
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a n d  S a ig o n .25
*•  S aig o n ........................  .42
C loves,  A m b o y n a .................. 35
44  Z a n z ib a r...................... 30
G in g er, A fric a n ......................12)4
r‘  C o ch in ........ ..................15
J a m a ic a .. . . . . , . @ 1 8
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. . . .. .. .8 0
.....2 3
a n d  Trie.25
T r ie s te ............... ..27
N u tm e g s, N o." 2......................70
P e p p e r,S in g a p o re   b la c k ..23 
w h ite .. 30
C ay e n n e .......... ....8 5
d oz.. . 84 
A b so lu te   P e p p e r, 
C in n am o n   “   .. .84
“ -,..-55
A llsp ice 
C loves 
“   ...1 5
G in g e r 
“ ...78
44  ...g i
M ustard! 
STARCH. 

M ace B a t a v ia ..... 
M u sta rd ,  E n g lis h ... 

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S ilv er G loss, 1 B> p k g s .. . . . .   7
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6S>DoxeS.........7
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b u lk ..! . J , . . . 6)4
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P u r e , 1 B > pkgs..  ......... ..   5)4
C orn, 1  lb p k g s .. . . . . . .
SUGARS.
C u t  L o a f.....................
Q ib e s .. — . . . . . . . . . . .
P o w d e r e d .. .. .. .. .. .. .
G ra n u la te d .  S ta n d .;.
Off.......
C o n fe ctio n ery  A .. . . . .
S ta n d a rd   A ,,-,........ .'
N o. 1, W h ite  E x tr a  C.
N b ,2 iE k tr a   C .  ..........>
"No.ECJ...”w . . . 4.xv, i 
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CANDY, ERUITS and NUTS.
Putnam  &  Brooxs quote  as 
follows:

STICK.
do 
do 
MIXED.

Standard, 25 ft boxes.........   8)4
Twist, 
.........   9
Cut Loaf 
..........10
3 25
Royal, 25 fl)  pails......   8)4© 9
Royal, 200 ft bbls................  8)4
Extra, 25 ft pails................JO
Extra, 200 ft bbls................  9
french Cream, 25ft pails. .11)4
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases........... 10
Bi'Oken, 25 ft pails.............10
Broken. 200 ft  bbls............   9

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

Lemon  Drops........................13
Sour Drops............................ 14
Peppermint  Drops.............. 14
Chocolate Drops...................14
H M Chocolate  Drops......... 18
Gum  Drops...................  
  10
Licorice Drops...................... 18
AB Licorice  Drops.............12
Lozenges, plain.....................14
Lozenges,  printed......... ...... 15
Im perials..............................14
Mottoes.................................15
Cream' Bar............................ 13
Molasses Bar......................... 13
Caramels................................18
Hand Made Creams...............18
Plain  Creams........................i6
Decorated Creams................2C
String Rock...........................13
Burnt Almonds..................   22
Wintergreen  Berries...........14

FANCY—IN  BULK.

Lozenges, plain in palls.. .12 
Lozenges; plain in bbls— 11 
Lozenges, printed in pails. 12)4 
Lozenges, printed in  bbls. 11)4 
Chocolate Drops, in pails.. 12)4
Gum Drops  in pails......... 6)4
Gum Drops, in bbls...........  5)4
Moss Drops, in pails......... 10
Moss Drops, in bbls...........  9
Sour Drops, in  pails...— 12
Imperials, in  pails.............12
Imperials  in bbls.............. 11

FRUITS.

Bananas..................1 00@3 00
Oranges,  choice...... 3 50@4 00
Oranges, Florida......  @
Oranges, Messina__   @4 25
Oranges, OO..............   @4 00
Oranges, Imperials..  @4 25
Oranges Valencia ca.
Lemons,  choice:....... 3 25©3 50
Lemons, fancy.......... 3 50@4 00
Figs, layers, new...... 12  @16
Figs, Bags, 50 ft........  @6
Dates, frails do— .'.  © 4)4
Dates, % do  do........  @5)4
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $  ft..  3 
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  ft..  6)4 
Dates. Persian 50 ft box ..5@5)4 

NUTS.

44 
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Almonds,  Tarragona
Ivaca........
California
Brazils......................
Filberts, Sicily.........
Walnuts,  Grenoble..
Sicily........
French....
Pecans, Texas. H. P.
Coeoanuts, $  100......
FEANUT8.
Prime Red, raw $   ft 
do 
do 
Choice 
Fancy H.P. do 
do 
Choice White, Va.do 
Fancy H P,.  va  do 
H. P .V a ....:......   ...

@17 
@16 
13@14 
@. 8)4 
@11 @13 
12
@11 
8@I2 
@4 60
@ 4 
@ 4)4 
@5 
@  4)4 
i  @ 5)4 
@  5
OYSTERS AND  EISH.
followB:

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes  as 

FRESH  FISH.

Fairhaven Counts..............  40
Black bass.:........................12)4
Rock b a ss ............. .  .—   4
Perch, skinned.. —  —  •■•••
Duck-bill  pike..... — ..........8
T r o u t . . . . . . ___ . . . . . . . . . . . .  • • -10
Whiteflsh.....................
Frogs’ Legs ...................Ji6@7»

o y s t e r s.

v   F R E S H   M E A T S .
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B e e f , c a r c a s s . . . . . .» . ...6   @6?¿
hind quarters.. . .7)4@8)4
H o g s . . . . .. V....6Í4@7)4
Pork, l o i n s ,
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6)4
10  .
8)4

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PROVISIONS.

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The Grand Rapids Packing St Provision Co. 

PORK IN BARRELS. 

quote  as follows: -
Mess........................... ...15 00
Short c u t... . .................. ........................15 25
Short cut  Morgan............ ..................... 15 50
Extra clear pig, shortcut.. . .   _________ 16 50
18 50
Extra clear, heavy........... ^ ............ 
Clear quill, short nut,?»...... .;.................. .16 50
Boston clear,short c u t..................... . 
.16 50
Clear back, short-cut.............................. . .16 50
Standard clear, short  cut, best......... .......16 50
Bean...... ........ ...............................
Hams, average 20  fl)s;................... 

SMOKED MEATS—CAN VASSED OR PLAIN.
16  »St.  .. ............. ....... 1114
“ 
12 to 14 9)8............................ u %
“  picnic  .............................................  8)4
“  best boneless..................................... 11
Shoulders   ...................................... ...........  75^
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............11
Drite Beef, extra......................... 
  8)4
 
DRY SALT MEATS.

ham  prices..............................10

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

s%
“   medium............................. V’  s%
lig h t...... ...............................   10)4
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BEEF IN BARRELS.

-  LARD IN TIN PAILS.

Tierces  .......................;  ........  
30and50fl)Tubs...............................'  s%
$%
3 fl) Pails, 20 in a case............................ 
5 B> Pails, 12 in a ease. ..................... .
8%
10B> Pails. 6 in a case............ ........... . 
20 B) Pails, 4 pails in case...... ..............  
8-S&
Extra Mess, warranted 200 fl>s....................  7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago PacKing......... ....... 7 50
“  Kansas City Packing__ ......  7 25
7 75
P late............................................. 
Extra Plate.......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8 25
Boneless, rump butts........................... 
.7  9 50
“  Kan City pkd.......... 8 50
“  y% bbl.  5 00
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Pork  Sausage.................................... 
Ham  Sausage. •...............-............. .............. n
Tongue  Sausage.........................9
Frankfort  Sausage......................... 
Blood  Sausage...............................6
Bologna, straight....................... 
Bologna, thick................................ ;
Head  Cheese.............................. 6
In half barrels........................................ ;.  3 50
In quarter barrels.....................................  2 15
i n Y% 
........................................................ 3 00
InK its....................................'......'.V.  85

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

PIQS’ FEET.

TRIPE.

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HIDES. PELTS AND  EUKS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

Green__ $ ft  4  @4)4
Part cured...  5  @ 5)4
5)4@ 0%
Full cured 
Dry hides and 

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

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins, 
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or cured__ 5  @ 6)4
$  piece...... 10  @20

Fine washed $  ft 18@20jCoarse washed.. ,20@22
Medium  ............ 20@23|Unwashed........... I2@16
Sheep pelts, short shearing.............. 
5@20
Sheep pelts, old wool estimated.........   20@23
........................................334@ 4%
Tallow 
Grease butter......................................   5@ 8
Ginseng, good................................... 
@3 00

MISCELLANEOUS.

WOOL.

PRODUCE  MARKET. 

rels, 25c.

scarce, readily commanding $2.25 per bu. 

@7)4e and evaporated at 9@9)4c.
The tendency is downward.

Asparagus—75c per do)..
Beans—Hand-picked  mediums  are  very 
Beets—New, 50c per doz.
Butter—Good butter is easier.  Jobbers  pay 
17c for choice dairy and sell at I8@19e.  Grease 
butter is  slow  sale  at 8c.
Butterine—Creamery,  16c  for  solid  packed 
and 17c for rolls.  Dairy. 13)4o for solid packed 
and  14)4e  for  rolls.
Cabbages—New Southern stock readily com­
mands $3.50 per crate.
Carrots—30@35c per bu.
Cheese-New cheese is held at about lC@10)4c 
Cider— 10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; produce bar­
Cucumbers—50@75c per doz.
Dried  Apples—Jobbers  hold  sun-dried  at 7 
Eggs—Jobbers now  pay lie  and  sell  at 12c. 
Honey—In plentiful supply at 15@16c.
Hay—Baled is weaker at $18  for  No.  1  and 
If for No. 2.
Lettuce—10c per lb.
Maple Sugar - New crop,  10c per lb.
Onions—Young stock, 15c  per  dozen.  Ber­
Peas—Green, $2  per 3 peck box. •
Pieplant—2c per lb.
Pop Corn—2)4c $ ft.
Potatoes—Home grown are weak.being nom- 
nally quotable at 85c per bu.
Radishes—15e per doz.
Seeds—Clover,  $4.25  for  medium  or  mam­
Spinach—75o per bu.
Strawberries—Southern, 16c per qt.
String Beans—$1.50 per bu.
Tomatoes—$2 for 1-5 bu. box 
Wax Beans—$2 for % bu.  box.
Wheat—City  millers  pay  90c  for Lancaster, 
Corn—Jobbing  generally  at 67c  in  100  bu. 
Oats—White,  45c in  small  lots  and  41c in 
Rye—50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.3C@$1.40 $1 ewt. 
Flour—Higher.  Patent  $5.90$ bbl in  sacks 
and  $6.10  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.90 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $5.10 in wood.

Clawson and Fulse.
lots and 61@82c in carrots.
car lots.

mudas are held at $3  per bu. box.

moth.  Timothy, $2.80 for prime.

g r a i n s  An d  m i l l i n g  p r o d u c t s . 

Meal—Bolted, $3.00 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $15 $  ton.  Bran, $17 
$   ton.  Ships,  $18.00  $   ton.  Middlings,  $19 
$  ton.  Corn and Oats. $23 $  ton.

THUEBER,  WHYLAND
NEW   YORK,

RELIABLE

FOOD  PRODUCTS.

[It is both pleasant and profitable for  merchants to 
occasionally visit New York, and aU such are cordially 
invited to call, look through our establishment, corner 
West Broadway, Reade  and Hudson streets, and make 
our acquaintance, whether  they wish to buy goods or 
not.  Ask for a member of the firm.]

'Í0REST

EXTRACT
A B S O LU T E LY . 
■  m at' 
TRIPLE STRSI

THESE GOODS ARB “PAR EXCELLENCE”

BEWARE !

■ V

It  has come to our notice  that unscrupu­
lous manufacturers of  cigars are putting an 
inferior  brand  of  cigars  on  the  market 
under a label  so  closely imitating our “Sil­
ver Spots” as to deceive  the general public. 
At first, we were inclined to feel flattered at 
this  recognition  of  the  superior  merits of 
our  “Silver  Spots” by a brother  manufac­
turer, knowing full well  that it-is only arti­
cles  of  standard or sterling worth  that  are 
imitated, but  we  feel  that  we  should  be 
derelict in our duty to the public should we 
not  warn them  against this  infringement, 
and  also  to  dealers  in  cigars,  as  we feci 
positive 
that  no  first-class  dealer  would 
knowingly  countenance  or  deal  with’  any 
manufacturer  who  had  to  depend  upon 
other manufacturers  to  furnish Mto brains 
to originate brands or labels for their cigars. 
A counterfeiter is  a  genius,  but  amenable 
to  the law, but a base  imitator who  keeps 
within  the 
just  ventures  near 
enough  to be on  debatable  ground,  is  not 
worthy of  recognition  in  a  community of 
worthy or respectable  citizens.  The  “Sil­
ver  Spots” are to-day  the best  selling five 
cent  cigar  in Michigan. 
If  you  don’t be­
lieve it send us a trial order.

law,  or 

Ge o .  T.  W a r r e n   & Co., 
Flint, Mich.

BOOK-KEEPINI

WIPED  OUT!

Ho  Pass Books!
.  No Charging!
No Posting!

No  Writing!

No Disputing of iGGoiints! 

No  Change to  Make!
TRADESMAN
Credit Coupon Book.

T H E  N EW EST AND BEST SYSTEM 

ON  T H E   MARKET.

We  quote  prices  as  follows:
$ 2 Coupons, per hundi-ed.....................
44 
$   6 
................................
$10 
......................
“ 
$20 
41 
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. $2.50 
.  3.00 
.  4.00 
.  5.00

Subject to the following discounts :

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Orders for 209 or over.......................5 per cent.

......................10
...............................................20

“  500 
44  1000 
.  Send in sample order and put your  business 
on a cash basis.
E.  1.  STOWE  1  BR0„ Grand  Rapids.

l i

VI? ishes to say to the trade that 
they w ill have to be a little pa­
tient with him in  filling  orders 

for theBill le Gigar

As  he  is  shipping  them  out 
just as fast as received, and the 
factory is over  one  million be­
hind on its orders.

n Canal Sireei, 

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Grand. Rapids.

W e have just received a large 
shipment and wish to call your 
attention to our
CELEBRATED

CALIFORNIA

ORANGE

WINE.
Packed in  5  and  10  gal.  kegs.

I t  is a delicious sum m er drink.  M akes 

a delightful flavor  for  Lemonades, 

M ilk  Shakes.  Etc.,  and  when 

frozen m akes  delicious Or­

ange Sherbet.

I t  m ay be served in  alm ost  any  form, 
m ay  be  draw n  from  a  fountain or  . 

from th e  cask, and'for table use 

is  unexcelled. 

Price,  $1 

per  gallon.

TRY Ä KEß. 
A .  B A T O N  

IT WILL PÄY YOU. 
eft  C O ., 

INCREASE YOUR TRADE

BY  SELLING

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

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

BEE Sl’ICE MILLS,

CIGAR  DEAL
$11,550 Worth of Real Estate

Read  this  Scheme.

And  personal  property  to  be  actually 
given away to  purchasers  of  the celebrated
‘Golden-Rod/ 'Presio' and ‘Empress'
Cigars in 1888.

We  have  sold  these  goods  for  the  past 
ten  years  at  the  uniform  price of  855 per 
M.  for “Golden-Rod!”  $35  per  M.  for  the 
the “Presto” and  $35  for  the  “Empress” 
cigars, 
to  sell 
shall 
them  at  that  price, 
thus  charging  noth­
ing extra for  the property we  shall distrib­
ute.  *

continue 

and 

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 
purchasers of  the goods  will get  the direct 
benefit. 
Just  looTt  at this  carefully  and. 
see a plain business proposition.  We hand 
over to you direct the amoilnt 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  m 
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  24tli  order  received  will  entitle 
sender 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 of 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.  Ignace,  or  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  X   M.  “Golden 
Rod” cigars at $55 per M.  or 1  M.  “Presto” 
cigars  at $35  per  M., or  1  M.  “Empress” 
cigars at $30  per M .  An  order  of  double 
this amount from one  party will be entered 
as two orders.

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 
hand-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.  R. R., a handsomer lake with 
better fishing than  Orion, six miles distant. 
Lots 40 feet by SO rods with good lake front 
privilege,  vaiue\$50 each.

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

The house and  lot at St.  Ignace  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.  R. R.  Six 
miles from Mackinaw  City,  hardwood  and 
cedar,  good front on Carp Lake, seven acres 
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 presents.

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.

We give reference  below as to  our  busi­

ness standing.

Citizens’  National  Bank,  Romeo;  First 

National Bank, Romeo.

Any  business  man  in  Romeo,  and  any 
wholesale tobacco house in Detroit, Chicago» 
Louisville and St. Louis.

,  Yours respectfully,

H.  W,  Bradley  l  Be ,

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Bros., M anufacturers, Cleveland and Chicago.

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B-y, ALL  DR U G G IS TS

Detroit, Mich., April 9, 1888. 

Specialty Dept. Ph. Best Brew ing Co..
G e n t l e m e n —I   duly  received  the  case  of 
your ‘ Best” Tonic and have since had a great 
many in this institution.  I must say that the 
beneficial  effects  on  weak  and  debilitated 
patients  have been  most satisfactory, espec­
ially to those in a  stage of recovery after  se­
vere sickness.
1 write this  thinking you might like to have 
my opinion  on  its  merits.  I  certainly  shall 
prescribe  it^ In future,  where the  system re- 
quires building up. eithexVtrom  constitutional 
weakness or otherwise.

Yoars truly,

W m . G r a y ,  M.  D .

Medical Sup’t.

Midville, Geo., Feb. 24, 3888. 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brew ing Co.,
G e n t l e m e n —I  think the “Tonic” a splendid 
medicine for all forms  of Dyspepsia and Indi­
gestion. 

Very respectfully,

I t  is giving me great satisfaction 
J. M. J o h n s o n ,  M . D.
Yardley, Pa.. March 38, 3888. 

Ph. Best Brew ing Co.,
D e a r  Si r s —I  have given your “Malt Tonic” 
a trial in several cases of Enfeebled Digestion 
and General  Debility,  especially in the  aged, 
where  the  whole  system  seems  completely 
prostrated, with  very satisfactory  results.  I 
have  used  many of  the  so-called  “Malt  Ex­
tracts,  but  believe  your  preparation  to  be 
superior.  Jn  the  aged  where  the  digestive 
functions are exhausted, and there is a loss of 
the nerve vital  force, I found its action  to  be 
rapid and permanent.

E l I a s   W i l d m a n , M . D .

Work-House Hospital, 

Blackwell’s Island, Feb. 10, 3888.

$

Ph. Best Brew ing Co., 
G e n t l e m e n —As a matter of personal inter­
est, I have used  your “Best” Tonic in several 
cases of impaired  nutritition.  The results in­
dicate that it is  an  agreeable  and  doubtless, 
highly efficacious remedy.  1 am,
Very truly yours,

E. W. F l e m i n g ,  M. D.

Troy, New York, January 28,1888. 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best-Brewing Co„
D e a r  S i r s —Your agent left me a sample o f  
your liquid extract. Malt, and as  I  use  much 
such  in  my  practice, I  thought  to  compare 
your product with  some from another  house 
1 had on hand; and finding  yours  superior  in 
the  great essential,  the  palitaMe  nutriemt  as 
well as in tonic stimulant properties, felt anx- 
ious to  know about what  it  can'be furnished 
the dispensing physician.

Yours truly,

E. J a y  F i s k , M. D.

East Genessee Street, 

Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 17,1888. 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brew ing Co. j  !
G e n t l e m e n —I have  used the “Best” Tonic 
with  most  gratifying  results in  my  case  of 
dyspepsia.  My case was  a bad  one, 1  had no 
apPet1ite; headache in the morning; sour stom- 
ach •  looking  as  though  I  had  consumption, 
and after taking this tonie I  never felt better 
m  my life.  I think it  will cure a bad case of 
dyspepsia.  You  may recommend  it  for  that 
e a s e - 

W m .  O . J a e g e r .

322 South Fifth Street,  '
Philadelphia* Feb. 4,1888.

Ph. Best Brew ing Co., 28  College Place, N. Y., 
G e n t l e m e n —I  have  tested  the sample  o f  
Concentrated  Liquid  Extract  of  Malt  and 
Hops  you  sent me,  and  find  in  my humble 
judgment that it is a  very  pure and safe arti­
cle.  I  will  not  hesitate  to  recommend it  In 
every case of debility  where  a  Tonic of  that 
kind  is indicated. 

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Respectfully.

E . H . B e l l , H . D ,

New Orleans, La., April 6,1888. 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Brewing Co.,
_  G e n t l e m e n —Having  tried  your  “Best” 
Tonic to a great  extent amongst my practice,
I will state in its  behalf that  I  have  had  the 
best results with  nursing mothers  who  were 
deficient in  milk,  increasing its fluids and se­
creting a more nourishing food for the infant, 
Also increasing the appetite and in every way 
satisfactory for such cases.

Very respectfully,

D. B o r n i o , M   D.

For Sale By

Grand Rapids,

Mich.

Pioneer Prepared  Paints

Write  for Sample  Cards  and Prices.  W e 

have Supplied,our Trade with this

P.  P.  P.

Brand  and  it  is  all  the  manufacturers 
claim for it.

W e sell it on a  GUARANTEE.

Jiaieltine 4 Perkins Drilg Go.,
GRAND  RAPIDS, MIOH.

GENERAL AGENTS,

Pioneer  Prepared Paints

TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY  THE

iliPtiliM

G R A N D   R A P ID S , 

-  M IC H .

A n d  tl i«   W h o l« s » I «   D r u g g is ts   o f   D e t r o i t  

a n d  C liie a g o .

We p ay th e h ighest price for it.  Address

c z sT S K ir a   r o o t .
PECK BROS., wG,iK«?$[SKg**'
Acme filíe Lea:! &  Color forks,
-  MIOH.
DETROIT, 

KEMEDY.

“ 

SOc Si“ 
.....................................  doz‘ **•••'
...................  v ........... 
ouc 
3.5®
^ Pec^ h,am ’-S. c,rouP Remedy is  prepared es- 
chl d,rn? and is  a safe  and certain 
cure for Croups, Whooping Cough,  Colds  and 
and  pulmonary  complaints  of 
childhood.  For attractive  advertising matter 
address the proprietor. Dr. H. C, PECKHAM 
Freeport, Mich.  Trade  supplied  by  whole­
sale druggists of  Grand  Rapids,  Detroit  and

CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

Encourage your trade to pay cash instead of 
running book  accounts  by  using  Cash  Sale 
Checks.  For sale at 50 cents  per  100 by  E. A. 
STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids.

AND DRDG6ISTS’

DEALERS IN

Patent Medicines, 

Paints,  Oils, 
Varnishes.

WE  ARE  SOLE  PROPRIETORS OF

75
 
50

60
60
50
 

50

60
50

__ • - a«®  55
Vanilla  ...................9 00® 16 00
Zinci  Sulph.............. 
7@  8

OILS.

40

- 

•  . 

Bbl Gal
Tm,  , 
Whale, winter:...........  70  75
Lard, exfl-a......... 
68 
72
Lard, No.  1.................   45  50
Linseed, pure raw  .. 
56  59
Linseed, boiled........  59 
gg
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained.....................  50  60
Spirits Turpentine... 
43  48
FAINTS  Bbl  Lb
^   • 
50
Red Venetian...........ijj  2@3
Ochre, yellow Mars..1J£  2@3 
Ochre, yellow Ber.. .154  2@3
Putty,commercial...2J4 2V4@3 
Putty, strictly pure..2)4 2&@3 
Vermilion prime Am-
13@W
erican.................... 
Vermilion,  English.. 
70@75 
Green, Peninsular... 
16@17
Lead, red strictly pur 
Lead, white,  strictly
Whiting,  white Span
Whiting,  Gilders’__
White, Paris Amer’n 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
„.cliff....................... 
Pioneer  Prepared
Swiss Villa Prepared

I a in ts.................... l 
P a in ts..................l 00@1 20
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach___l 10@1 20
Extra  Turp............... l 
60@1 70
Coach Body............... 2  75©3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn........1 00@1 30
Extra Turk Damar.. 1  55@1 60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T urn.......................  70®  75

6@6)4 
@70 
@90 1 10
1 48
20©1 40

pure

ffH iiE T C  

11

We have in stock and offer a full line of

Whiskies, 

Brandies, 

Gins,
Wines, 

Bums,

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

soon hash

-AND-

Dragsts’  Favorite  Rye  Whisky,

W e Sell Liquors for  Medicinal Purposes 

only.

W e  Give " Our  Personal  Attention  to 

Mail Orders and  Guarantee Satisfaction

All Orders  are Shipped and Invoiced the 

same day we receive them.

W H O L E SA L E   PRIORI  CURRENT;

Advanced—Alcohol.  ^
Declined—Opium. 

4 ’o V /f'  í.

- Cannabis  dativa...
Cydonium.........
I  Chenopodium  .....
Diptenx O dorate..
Foeniculum...... .
Foenugreek, po__
L ini..... ..p ........
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3)..  .
Lobelia...............
Phalaris  Canarian..
Rapa 1............... .....
Sinapis,  Albu.......
Nigra........
SPIB IT U S. 

“ 

3%@  4
3y3@  4
35®  40 
33í@4J4

Frumenti, W„ D. Co..2 00@2 50 
Frumenti, D. F. R ... .1 75@2 0C
Frum enti................ ,1 10@3. 50
Juniperis Co.  O. T .. .1 75® t  75
Juniperis C o.......... 1 75@3 50
Saacharum  Nj»B__ .1 75@2 0»
Spt. Vini Galli..'__ .1 75@6 50
Vini Oporto..........  125@2 00
Vini  Alba..............  1 25@3  00
SPONGES
Florida sheens’ wool
carriage..................2 25@2 50
Nassau sheeps’wool
carriage.............  
2 00
Velvet Ext ra sheep s’ 
wool carriage...... 
1 10
Extra Yellow sheeps’
carriage.............. 
85
Grass  sheeps’  wool
Hard for slate  use... 
Tellow Reef, for slate

use......... ...................  

 

Stale  Board of Pharm acy. 

Six Years—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Two Years—Äme* Ventor, Detroit.
T hree Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, A nn Arbor. 
F o u r Y ears—Geo. McDonald, K alamazoo. 
Five Years—Stanley E. P arkell, Owosso.* 
P resident—Geo. McDonald 
S ecretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasu rer—J a s . V em or.
N ext M eeting— At  S tar  Island  ' House.

Ju n e 29 and 39.

n ea r  D etroit,

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

P resident—A rthur B assett, D etroit.
F irst Vice-President—G. at. H arw ood, Petoskey. 
Second Vice-President—H. B. P a ir chi id,  G rand Rapids. 
T h ird  Vice-President—H enry K ephart, B errien Springs. 
Secretary—S. E. P a rk in , Owosso. 
T reasurer—Wm. D upont, D etroit.
Executive  Com m ittee—Geo.  G undrom ,  F ran k   Inglis, 
A .H . Lym an, J o h n E . Peck, E. T. W ebb.
L ocal Secretary-r-Jam es V ernor, D etroit.
N ext Meeting—A t  D etroit, Septem ber 4,5,6 and 7.

;

Grand Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society,

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9.  1884.

. 
P resident—H. E, Locher.
V ice-President—J. W. H ayw ard.
S ecretary—P ran k  H. Escott.
T reasurer—H enry  B. Fairchild.
B oard of  Censors—President,  Vice-President  and Sec- 
retary .
B oard o f Trustees—T heP résident,  John  E. Peck,  Geo. 
G. Steketee, A. F. H azel tine and F. J. W urzburg, 
w en, Isaac Watts. Wm. E. W hite a nd Wm.  L.  W hite. 
C om m ittee on Trade  M atters—Jo n n   P eck ,F .  J. Wurz- 
;  burg, W. H. Tibbs.
C om m ittee  on  Legislation—J.  W.  H ayw ard,  Tbeo.

M. B; Kimm.
m onth.

R egular  M eetings—F irst  Thursday  evening  in   each 
A nnual Meeting—F irst Thursday evening in  November

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

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883. 

P re s id e n t-F ra n k   Inglis.
F irs t Vice-President—F. W. R. P erry.
Second Vice-President—J. J.  Crowley.
S ecretary an d  T reasurer—F. R ohnert.
A ssistant S ecretary and T reasurer—A. B. Lee. 
A nnual Meeting—F irst W ednesday in  June.
R pgular M eetings—F irst W ednesday in  each  m onth.
C e n t r a l   M i c h i g a n   D r u g g i s t s ’  A s s o c i a ti o n . 
P resident, J. W. Dunlop ;  S ecretary, R.  M. Mosseli.
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 . 
Presidenti H. ìli Dean;  S ecretary, H enry K ephart.

C l i n t o n   C o u n t y   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. A. S.  W allace._____
C h a r l e v o i x  C o u n t y  P h a r m a c e u t i c a l  S o c ie ty  
P resident, H. W. W illard;  Secretary, Geo. W. C router.
- 
I o n i 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, W. R. C utler;  S ecretary, Geo. G undrum .

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 . 
P resident, C. B. Colwell; S ecretary, C. E. Foote._____

K a l a m a z o o  P h a r m a c e u t i c a l  A s s o c i a ti o n . 

P resident, D. O. R oberts;  S ecretary, 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 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, C. H. W agener;  S ecretary, A. H. W ebber.

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

P resident, S. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julia s Weiss.
M u s k e g o n  C o u n ty   D r u g g i s t s ’  A s s o c i a ti o n , 
P resident, E. C.  Bond;  Secretary,G eo. L. LeFevre.

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 . 

P resident, C. S. Koon;  Secretary, Geo.  L, LeFevre.
N 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. Ji F. 

. A. R aider; Secretary, A. G. Clark.

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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. Fincher;  S ecretary, F rank Cady.
S a g in a w   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 a y  Sm ith;  S ecretary,  D .È . F rail.

CHAMOIS  SKINS.

Some  H®ts  as to  Their  Use and  Preser­

vation.

|  

There  are  so  many  so-called  chamois 
skins  in the market  that look  and work so 
near to goat  skins,  remarks  the  Carriage 
M onthly, that  we  are  often  at  a  loss  to 
secure  what  is  really the  genuine  article, 
A true skin,  if properly cured, is one of the 
most  useful,  and,  at  the.  same  time,  the 
most pleasant  things to have in our posses­
sion;  we  are,  therefore, bound  to  try  and 
secure one.  The best we have used, so far,
|  are  those  which  resemble  the  parchment
•  order;  there is little or no lint on them, and 
-they seem to  be  all  that  can  be desired in 
lifting the water when diying off.  A great 
many  use  an  oiled  skin.  We  prefer  the 
■other,  as the oil  prevents the  chamois from 
leaving a perfectly dry surface.  A chamois 
skin should  never be left in the water after 
-using,  but  should  be wrung  out and  hung 
>up  to  dry;  spread  out  carefully  so  as  to 
leave  no  wrinkles;  neither  should  it  be 
¡used  to  wipe  off  color,  as  we  have  seen 
-some painters do when  striping or touching 
up;  all  paint  stains  not  only  make  great 
Lard  spots on the  skin,  but  help to wear it 
out  sooner.  There  is  another  thing  that 
should  be  avoided  in  using  chamois, and 
that is wiping  the  face and  hands  upon it 
when  washing  them. 
It  was  never  in­
tended  that  it  should  be used as  a  towel; 
there is always more or less soap remaining 
•on  the arms  or  about  the  neck  that  is 
wiped off  onto  the  skin,  which  clogs it up
^ .and  causes  it  to  become  greasy.  You 
should never  put a chamois skin into warm 
-water,  not  at  least In a greater degree than 
•lukewarm;  if  you do, you  will  find it will 
¿all  curl  up and  become  tough and  thick, 
«useless for  any purpose to which  you  may 
wish  to put  it.  Now,  if you should  find a 
•chamois  skin  that,  to  all appearances, has 
become  ruined  by  grease,  paint  stains, or 
has  been used  as  a towel until  its  original 
•color has been lost,  and it looks like a dirty 
| old rag, and  you are bn the point of  throw- 
f ing  it  away,  stop a moment, and see if  we 
■ cannot,  in a measure,  bring it back  so as to 
-get  good  wear out of  it before  we  finally 
-discard 
adopted, 
when we were so unfortunate as to find one 
Of  that description,  was to take a bucket of 
•clean water, making it middling strong with 
ammonia, 
toi 
soak in it over night;  the next  morning we 
.  rinsed  it  out  in  pure  water;  after  that 
we used plenty of  pure  white  castile soap 
-and water.  The result was that we secured 
- a very good skin again, and used it for some
• considerable time, 
It didn’t take very long 
to do the whole business, probably a quarter
• of an hour or so. 
It more than paid for the 
•trouble,  for it really was a great deal better 
than when first  used,  as it became,  through 
that process,  what we might call thoroughly 
broken  in,  that  means, free  from  lint  or
-other impurities.

The  plan  we 

allow 

skin 

and 

the 

it. 

A  Convenient  Blistering  Preparation. 
Some of  our  readers  may have  calls  for 
“ chloral camphor.”  It is  prepared  as  fol­
low s :

Take of
.  Camphor...... ......................  20 parts.

“
  10 “

Chloral hydrate...................30 
Cantharides..... ............. 

f, . 
jjf  The pulverized camphor  is  mixed  vtftfa the 
-• chloral hydrate and heated to 140 deg. F. until 
fined, the bruised cantharides is then  added, 
and the mixture digested at 140 deg. to 158 deg. 
F.  one  hour,  with  occasional  stirring,  then 
• strained  and  preserved  in  a  glass-stoppered 
bottle.

 

The Drug Market.

k   Alcohol  was  advanced  by the  trust  on
- Saturday 2 cents  more.  The  high price of 
corn  is  given  as  the  reason.  Citric acid
- continues  scarce  and  is  tending  higher.
’ Quinine  is  quiet  and  unchanged  in  price. 
t Opium  is  dull and  lower.  Morphia as yet
unchanged. 
'  Solvine is a new  agent  that  readily dis­
solves  salicylic  acid,  aloin,  cantharidine, 
santonin, naphthalin,  naphthol,  iodoform, 
«tc., and is used for the external application 
I t ¡1 produced by the 
of these «distances. 
!*cSoiL«f sulphuric acid op castor oilor  the 
Ollhf jU to alniM jf 
,.J 
•  ♦.  -•/

, 

•.

certain

is  there for  the olive  harvest.  Propagated 
chiefly  by cuttings,  the  “willowy” looking 
twigs  take  root  with  a  proud  defiance 
of  ordinary rules;  and  there  is  a  whimsi­
cally planted grove of olive trees of unusual 
size and  beauty near thelown of  Messa,  in 
Morocco,  which  illustrates this, trait  in  a 
remarkable  way.  One of  tfie kings of  the 
dynasty of  Saddia,  being  on  a  military ex­
pedition,  encamped  here  with  his  army. 
The  pegs with which  the cavalry  picketed 
their  horses  were  cut from  olives  in  the 
neighborhood;  and some  sudden  cause  of 
alarm  leading  to  the  abandonment of  the 
position,  the  pegs were left  in  the ground, 
and, making  the  best of  the  situation, de­
veloped into the handsomest group of olives 
in  the  district.  Olives  are  mentioned  in

The  oil 

that  you 

the Romans  especially prizing  them;  while 
Virgil,  mentions  three  distinct - varieties, 
each of  which  had  its  own  fastidious sup­
porters  in  the  ancient  conflict  of  tastes. 
Pliny also  tells  us that  they  also  grew in 
the  heart of  Spain and  France  though  he 
awards  the  palm  to the  smaller  olive  of 
Syria,  the olive of  which was at least  more 
delicate  than that produced  in the  western 
countries.  So  far  as  regards  the  oil  of 
Spain, and to some extent that of Italy, this 
judgment  stands good to the  present hour, 
for  the reason  that  the  Spanish  olive is a 
larger and a coarser  fruit, while the  Italian 
growers  are  too  apt  to  detract  from  the 
limpid  delicacy  of  the  virgin  oil  by 
the  sacrifice  of  quality  to  quantity,  for 
the  olive  « like  all  generous  givers, 
demands 
should  “squeeze" 
him  gently. 
is  “expressed 
from the entire pulp and  body of  the fruit, 
and its quality stands in inverse  proportion 
to  the quantity produced.  The  first press­
ure yields a thin, pure  liquid, almost color­
less;  and with this even the most fastidious 
of  English  palates 
rarely  makes  ac­
quaintance.  As  the pressure  is  increased 
a  less delicate product  is  the  result;  while 
if  it  is still further  prolonged  a  rank and 
unwholesome residuum  is obtained,  wholly 
unfit  for  edible  purposes. 
It  should  be 
mentioned  that virgin oil does not maintain 
its  freshness  for  more  than  a,  few weeks 
without  the  addition  of  a  little  salt  or 
sugar, and  it  is  almost impossible for  any 
one to realize  the  exquisite delicacy of this 
first  expression  of  the  freshly  gathered 
olive, unless he has sojourned in such a dis­
trict as  that of  which,  say, Avignon  is  the 
center.  The  oil of  Aramont, in  Provence, 
was formerly supposed to have  no  equal in 
Europe.  Both the  olive and  the manufact­
ured  oil of  the southeast of  France are,  in­
deed,  still  unrivalled  by those of  any other 
country.  The  Italians pay more respect to 
the  commercial aspect  of  their production, 
and  among  them the  number of  olive  far­
mers  and  merchants  is  very large.  They 
have  a  proverb,  “If  you  wish  to  leave  a 
competency to your grandchildren, plant an 
olive.”  Doubtless 
the  advice  is  sound 
enough,  for the trees often flourish for more 
than a century,  and  bear heavy crops to the 
last.  But  to  the  peasant of  south France 
the olive  is  almost what the  pig  is  to the 
English laborer.  Prudent housewives there 
are  as  averse to the introduction of  a  new 
fruit at table as their thrifty English sisters 
are to the “new” loaf. 
In  faet, they habit­
ually  preserve the darker  berries for every­
day use;  for these not being so- agreeable to 
the  taste,  “go” so much  further—a  neces­
sary  consideration when  they oftener  form 
the  staple  than the  accompaniment of  the 
meal.
Olives  intended  for eating  are  gathered 
while  still  green, usually in the  month  of 
September.  They  are  soaked  for  some 
hours in the  strongest  possible “lye” to get 
rid of  their  bitterness, and  are  afterwards 
allowed to stand for a fortnight in frequent­
ly  changed  fresh  water,  in  order  to  be 
perfectly  purified of  the lye. 
It  only then 
remains  to  preserve  them  in  common salt 
and  water,  when  they  are  ready  for  ex­
port.  Among  the  Romans the  olive  held 
the privileged  position of  being equally re­
spected  as a dainty accessory  and  an ordi­
nary food. 
It was eaten at the table of the 
temperate  and  the  luxurious  alike;  and, 
while dividing  the highly flavored dishes of 
their  extravagant  suppers,  formed  a  con­
stituent  of  Horace’s  pastorial  meal—“Of 
olive,  endive, simple  tastes, and  mallow.”

Minor  Drug  Notes.

From  th e  D ruggist.

Cases of  iodoform  poisoning  are  not in­
frequent.  The  carbonate of  sodium  is  an 
antidote in such cases.

Iodoform  and  calomel  are  incompatible 
when light and heat  are  brought to bear on 
the mixture.  Mercuric iodide is formed.

When  making  emulsions do not  use the 
graduate for the  water  that  you  measured 
the oil in, unless it has been  cleaned.

Boric acid,  according to Dr. R. G. Eccles, 
has  no  value  as a disinfectant,  but  a two 
per cent,  solution  is  serviceable  as an anti­
septic.

Watch-glasses  are  used  by  Professor 
Hemm in weighing out solid extracts.  They 
are much easier cleaned than the scale pans.
Extract of  soap is the  scientific name for 
a mixture of  two parts  soap,  with  one part 
each of  carbonate  and  biborate  of  sodium 
(borax).

Dr.  Maillot  (eighty-seven  years  old)  is 
pensioned  at  the rate of  $1,200 per annum 
for introducing  quinine  in thè treatment of 
African fever.

Some  of  the  druggists  in  Geneva  have 
combined to purchase  goods in a  wholesale 
way and meet the  cut rates of  competitors. 
This Swiss method has  been  proposed,  but 
never tried in this country.

Pyridine 

tricarboxylic  acid 

is  recom­
mended in gonorrhoea, typhoid  fever, blood 
poisoning,  pneumonia  and  a . number  of 
other  diseases. 
It  is  a  crystalline  body, 
made by completely oxidizing  quinine with 
permanganate of  potassium.

Two young men in Russia took  prescrip­
tions to a  drug store to be fined.  One order 
called for a  harmless  mixture and the other 
for a poison.  They  changed  the  prepara­
tions  and  sued  the  druggist, but were de­
tected in the scoundrel ism  and  imprisoned.
Some' folks seem to have sin  idea that the 
only competent druggists are those who have 
graduated  in  pharmacy.  A  college  is  a 
great  assistance  to .any one  studying  the 
[drug  business,  but  we  bave  many  good 
druiiglsts who never listened to a  lecture on. 
pharmacy,- 

'•

.  10®  12 
.  10®  12 
.  > 
•  20 
1 70@2 05 
.  13í@5 
1 40@1 60 
50®  53

ACSDÜ1L
Aceticum................
Benzoicum, Germán
Serado.............
Carbolicum..........
Citricum..............
Hydroehlor.............
Nitroeum ................
Oxallcum .... 
...
Phosphorioum  dil...
S alic y llc u m .................
Sulphuricum.........
Tannicum................
Tartaricum......
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16 deg......
*•  18  deg............
Carbonas...............
Chloridum..— .....
ANILINE.
Black......................tí
Brown.......... .........
Red.. 
..................
Yellow......................i
BACCAE.
Cubebae (po.  1 60... .1
Juniperus  ............   .
Xanthoxylum .........
BALSAMUM.
Copaiba............. .
Perii.......... ......7...
Terabin, Cañada......
Tolutan............. ....
CORTEX.
Cassiae  .................
Cinchona Flava., —  
Eaonymus  atropurp 
Myrica  Cerifera, po.
Prunus Virgini........
Quillaia,  grd............
Sassfras ....................
Ulmus.......................
Ulmus Po (Ground 12) 
EXTRACTUM.
GlycyrrhlzaGlabra..  24®  25
Haematox, lif t DOX..
Is............
*£S........
?4s  ........
FERRUM.

24®
33®
11®
13®
14®
16®
Carbonate Precip—   @
Citrate and Quinia...  ®i
Citrate Soluble.........   @
Ferrocyanidum Sol..  @
Solut  Chloride.........   @
Sulphate, com’l........lYi@
pure........   ®
Arnica.......................  12®
Anthemis ...............      45@
Matricaria............. 
  30®
FOLIA.
Barosma...................  10®
Cassia  Acutifol, Tin-
n ivelly.................  20®
“ 
Alx.  35®
and  $4s..................   10®
8®

FLORA.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

®

25

GUMML.

OLEUM.

®1®®

©
75@1
50®

Salvia  officinalis,  14s
Ura  Ursi................... 
Acacia, 18t picked...
2nd  “
“ 
3rd 
“  —
“ 
Sifted sorts.
“ 
“ 
p o ................
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)..
“  Cape, (po.20)...
“  Soeotri’, (po. 60)
Catechu,  Is,  (Vis,  14
J4s, 16)....................
Ammoniae  ...........;.
Assafoetida,  (po. 30).
50®
Benzoinum..............
Camphqrae..............  30®
Euphorbium, po......   35®
Galbanum.................  @
Gamboge, po............   80®
Guaiacum, (po. 45)...  @
Kino,  (po. 25)............   @  20
Mastic.......................  @1  GO
Myrrh, (po.45)—  
Opii, ipo. 4 80>...........3 15®3 25
Shellac......................  25®  3J
bleached......   25®  30
Tragacanth..............  30®  75
h e r b a —In ounce packages.
Absinthium......
Eupatorium ......
Lobelia  ..............
Majorum  ...........
Mentha Piperita.
“  V ir........
R u e ..............
Tanaeetum,  V ...
Thymus. V.....: ......... 
m a g n e s ia .
Calcined,  P at...........  55®
Carbonate,  P at........  20®
Carbonate,  K. & M..  20® 
Carbonate,  Jennings  35®
Absinthium...............5 00@5 5fi
Amygdalae, Dulc_  45® 
75
Amydalae, Amarae..7 25®7 10
A nisi..........................1 75©l 85
Auranti Cortex........  @2 50
Bergamii...................2 75® 3 25
Cajiputi  ................       90@1 00
Caryophylli..«..........   @2 00
Cedar.........................  35®  6?
Chenopodii..............  ®1 75
Cinnamonii — ........  85®  9
Citronella  ................  @  7i
Conium  Mac............  35®  65
Copaiba..................   90® 1 00
Cubebae.............. .14 00@14 50
Exechthitos..................   90@1 00
Erigeron................... 1 20@1 30
Gaultheria................2 25@2 35
Geranium, 5..............  @
Gossipii, Sem, gal__   55®  75
Hedeoma...................1 10®1 20
Juniperi........................   50®2 00
Lavendula................    90@2 00
Limonis.....................1 75@2 25
Mentha Piper.......... 2 25@3 3J
Mentha verid...........3 00@3 25
Morrhuae,  gal..... *,  80®1 00
Myreia,  5...... 
  @  50
Olive..............................I 00@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Ricini............................ 1  18@1 26
Rosmarini.  .............  75@1  00
Rosae,  ?....  ....\__   @6 00
Succini  ....................  
40@45
Sabina.......................  90® l 00
Santai........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras...................  60®  65
Sinapis, ess, ?..........   @  65
Tiglii.............................   @1 50
Thyme ......................  40®  50
opt.................  @  60
Theobromas..............  15®  20
BiCarb.....................   15®  18
Bichromate......... 
13®  15
Bromide..................   42®  45
Carb...........................  12®  15
Chlorate, (Po. 20)...  .  18®  20
Cyanide.....................  5G@  55
Iodide....................... 3 00@3 25
Potassa, Bitart, pure  37®  *39 
Potassa.  Bitart, com  @  15 
Potass  Nitras, opt...  8®  10
Potass Nitras.........  
7©  9
Prussiate.................  25®  28
Sulphate po..............  16®  18
Aconitum.................  20@  25
A lthae.....................    25®  30
Anchusa..................   15®  20
Arum,  po............  @  25
Calam us.................   20®  50
Gentiana, (po.15)__   10®  12
Glyehrrhiza,  (pv. 15).  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
. @  75 
.
Hellebore, Alba,  po.  15®  20
Inulh, po........h .......   15®  20
Ipecac, po............ 
.2 2S®2 35
Iris plox (po. 20@22)..  IS®  20
Jalapa, p r.............     25®  30
Maranta,  Ks__  
@  35
Podophyllum, po__
Rhei  ......... 
.......
‘‘  cut__ ___......

POTASSIUM.

, po. 7

RADIX.

“ 

6

)

 

.

“ 

,  ** s 

Spige?ia  ......
Sanguinaria, (po. 25). 
Serpentaria.. . . .  . ...
S e n e g a ..........  ...
Smilax, Officinalis, H 
.  M  @ 20 
Scillae,  (po.35).......  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foe-
tidu«,po....___ __   @  25
Valeriana. Eng. (po. 30)  @ 25 
German..  15®  26
Zingiber a ..,............  JO®  25
Zingiber j
18®  22
;
Anlsum, (po. 20)., j. ;v  
Apium  (graveleons).

“  

.

.

SYRUPS.

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
-  

50
50
50

50
60
50
50

“  
“ 

MISCELLANEOUS.

“  Co......... .

Accacia............ 
Zingiber.......... 
Ipecac.............  
Ferri Iod.........  
Auranti Cortes....... 
RbeiArom...... 
Smilax Officinalis_ 
Co.. 
Senega......................... 
Scillae.............  
“  C o........  
Tolutan...............  
Prunus virg....  
TINCTURES.
Aconitum Napellis R 
F 
Aloes.........................
and myrrh......
A rnica......................
Asafcetida__ :..........
Atrope belladonna...
Benzoin............ ........
Sanguinaria.............
Barosma...................
Cantharides............
Capsicum..................
Cardamon.................
Co.............
Castor.......................
Catechu....................
Cinchona...................
Co...............
Columba...................
Conium.....................
Cubeba......................
Digitalis....................
Ergot.........................
Gentian.....................
co......... .......
Guajea......................
ammon.........
Zingiber...................
Jiyoscyamus__ .....
Iodine................... .
Colorless........
Ferri Cbi  ridum.......
Kino..........................
Lobelia.....................
Myrrh.......................
Nux Vomie.i  ............
O pi............................
Camphorated...
Deodor............
Auranti Cortex........
Quassia..................
Rhatany......... ..........
R h e i........................
Cassia  Acutifol........
Co...
Serpentaria............
Stromonium.............
Tolutan.....................
Valerian....................
Veratrum Veride__
AEther, Spts Nit, 3 F..  26® 
.¿Ether, Spts Nit, 1F..  30@
Aiumen.;,.................  2%@ 3H
Alumen,  ground,  (p-
o.  7)........................  3®
Annatto  ....................   55® 60
Antimoni,  po........... 
4®
Antimoni et Potass T  55@  60
Antipyrin................ 1 35@1 40
Argenti Nitras,  3____  @ 68
Arsenicum...............   5@
Balm Gilead  Bud__   38®  40
Bismuth S.  N..........2 15@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Hs
11;  hs,  12).................   ©
Cantharides Russian,
„ p o ...............................  ®:
Capsici Fructu8, af..  @ 
Capsici Fructus, po..  @
Capsici Fructus, B po  @ 
Caryopbyllu8, (po. 25)  22®
Carmine. No. 40........  @3 75
Ctra Alba, S. & F __   50®  55
Cera Flava...............   2fe®
Coccus......................  @
Cassia Fructus.........   @
C entraría.................  @
Cetaceum................   @
Chloroform.............     60®
Chloroform,  Squibbs  @L
Chloral Hyd Crst......1 60@1 75
Chondrus.................  10®
Ciuchonidine, P. & W  15@ 
Cinchonidine.Ger’an  8®
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
c e n t.......................
Creasotum................  ®
Creta, (bbl. 75)...
Creta  prep........
5®8®
Greta, precip__
_
Creta Rubra......  
@
  22®
Crocus............. 
Cudbear....................  @  24
Cupri Sulph..............  6®  7
Dextrine............... 
10®  12
Ether Suiph..............  68®  70
Emery, all numbers.  @  8
Emery, po.................  @  6
Ergota, (po.) 75.........   70®  75
Flake  w hite__ ___   12®  15
Gaila........................   @  23
Gambier................... 
7@  8
Gelatin, Coopor........  @  90
Gelatin, French........  40®  60
Glassware flint, 70&10  by box. 
Glue,  Brown............  
9®  15
Glue, White..............  13®  25
Glycerina.................  23®  26
Grana  Paradlsi........  @  15
HumuluB.................  25®  40
Hydrarg Chlor. Mite.
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor.
@  70 
Hydrarg Ox. Rubrum 
@  90 
Hydrarg Ammoniati.
@1  10 
Hydrarg U nguentum
45®  55
Hydrargyrum.........  
_
Ichthyocolia, Am  ... 1 25@1 50
Indigo.................. 
  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl........ .4 00@4 10
Iodoform.................  ®5 15
Lupuline  ...............    85®1 00
Lycopodium............   55®
Macis.........................  80®
80®  85
Liquor Arsen  et Hy
drarglod...............   @  27
Liquor Potass Arsini-
tis...........................   10®  12
Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl
H4).......  
2®  3
 
Mannia, S, F......... 
90@1 00
Morphia,  S, P. & W  2 70@2 95 
Morphia,  8.  N.  Y. Q.
C o............. 7.2 60@2 85
Moschus Canton  ....  @
Myristlca, No. 1.____  60®  70
Nux  Vomica, (po. 20)  @  Id
Os.  Sepia................   27®  29
Pepsin Saac,  H. & P.
@2 00
D. CO 
PieiB Uq, N. C.. % eal
doz—  __   ...... 
@270
PicisLiq„  quarts.... 
' @1 40
Picis Liq., pints........  Wn
Pfl Hydrarg, (po. 80b 
Pipe? Nikra,  (po. 22);
Pipet Alba, (po. 35)..
Pix Burgun.......... .
Phunbi Aoet............
Pulvis Ipeoao et opU.l  10 
Pyrethrum, boxes, H 
AP.D.Co., doz,...  . 
Pyrethrum, p v .......
Quassiae.
Quinia, 8, P. & W__
Quinia, S, G e r m a n •

60&10, less.

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Hazeltine 

CTO

& Perkins 

Drag Co,
S S l I i l l l

Manufacturers of the Ce ebrated

ACME  P R E PA R E D   PA IN TS,

Which  for  Durability,  Elasticity,  Beauty 
and Economy are Absolutely Unsurpassed,  •
T ,  or.  W  U'K ZBTTR a ,

WHOLESALE  AGENT,

15  Grand  Rapida, 

-  Mich*  \  '  \

PATENTS:

L U C IU S   C .  W E S T ,

I A ttorney a t P ate n t Law and Solicitor 
A m erican  and  Foreign  patenta. 
105 E. Main SL, Kalam azoo, Mich., U. S. A.  Branch  o t- 
flee, London, Eng.  P ractice in U. 8. Coarta.  C irc u la n

The  best;  w hips  in   th e   world, m ade in  all  grade« 

Buggy, Carriages, Cab, Team, F arm  and Express.

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V I G ' S  

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W ITH O U T  PO ISO K .

No  Color,  No  Smell  und  No  Damage  to 

Bed  Clothes, or  Furniture.

B étails  fo r  2 5 |o a a t t   fo r  large  package.

• 
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gists, Or direct by the manufacturers..

ROUSSIN H  HIS

Ludingtoh»

Michigan.

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WHOLESALE  MANUFACTUREES OF

And  Heavy jobbers  In

Oranges, -Lemons,

BANANAS,  NUTS.

Dates,  Pigs,  Citrons,  Prifnells,  Ets.

PRICES  QUOTED  AND  CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED

t  s i 77S “

, r

‘’  &RAND  RAPIDS.

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.

ARTHUR MEIGS 1 CO.,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

JSF One Block from Union Depot on Oakes Street.

H. Leonard k Sons,
The “QUICK MEAL

134 to  140 Fulton St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Gasoline  Stove.

WHOLESALE  GROCERS.

SIMPLEST!  SAFEST!  BEST!

Ii, it. Mdisg forth at

W e are making  a  Middlings 
P urser and Flour Dresser that 
w ill save you their cost at least 
three tim es each year.
They  are  guaranteed  to  do 
more  work in less  Space (with 
less  power  and  less  waste) 
than  any  other  machines  of 
their  class.
Send  for  descriptive  cata­
logue w ith testim onials.
Martin's  Middlings  Pnrifler  Co.,

G R IP   RIPID8,  MICH-

77  CANAL  ST.,

OREGON  ÄND  WASHINGTON.

Grand Rapids,  M ieli.

No section  of th e   country  Is  to-day  a ttra c tin g   as 
m uch atten tio n  as M ontana, Oregon  and  W ashington; 
M ontana, because it now   ranks  first in  th e production 
o f precious m etals;  Oregon,  because  of  its  rich  Tal­
leys,  and  W ashington  T erritory  b y   reason  of  its 
m ild  clim ate,  tim ber,  coal,  m inerals  and w onderful 
production of  fru its  and  cereals.  The  rapid  grow th 
of Spokane Falls, w ith  a  w ater  pow er  exceeding  even 
th a t of.  M inneapolis i   Tacoma,  on  P uget  Sound,  th e  
term inus  of  th e   N orthern  Pacific  R ailroad,  w ith 
12,000 in h ab itan ts;  Seattle  80  m iles  distant,  an ener­
getic  and  th riv in g   city,  m ark   th is  section  of  th e 
Pacific N orthw est as one  th a t  offers  peeuUar induce­
m ents to  those seeking new  homes.
By  w riting Chaa, S.  Fee,  G eneral  Passenger  Agent, 
N orthern  Pacific  R ailroad,  St.  P aul,  Minn.,  he  will 
send  you  iU ustrated  pam phlets,  m aps  and  books 
giving you valuable  inform ation  in   reference  to  th e 
country traversed  by  th is  g re a t  line  from   St. Paul, 
M inneapolis,  Duluih  and  A shland  to   P ortlandj  Ore­
gon, and Tacom a  and Seattle,  W ashington T erritory. 
This road, in addition  to  being  th e  only  ra il  line  to 
Spokane Falls,  Tacom a  and  Seattle,  reaches  all  th e 
principal points in   N orthern  M innesota  and  D akota, 
M ontana, Idaho, Oregon,  and  W ashington,  possesses 
unequaled  scenic  attractions,  as  w ell  as  superior 
tra in  equipm ent, such  as  dining  cars,  and  colonist 
sleepers fo r th e   use  of  intending  rettlers,  n eith er of 
w hich  conveniehces  a re  to   be  found  on  an y   other 
line ticketing business to  th e  S tates  and  T erritories 
nam ed.

PROPRIETOR  OF  THE

D.  D.  COOK,
Valley City Show Case Factory,
SH O W   C A SE S
Prescription  Oases,

MANUFACTURER  OF

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WHOLESALE  AND  BETAIL

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

E. A. HAMILTON, Agt.,

Telephone 909—1R.

WALES  -  GOODYEAR

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Rubbers.

Write for fall Prices and Discounts.

G.  R.  MAYHEW,

86 Monroe Street,

GRAND RAPIDS.

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looked up.
nervous little man  with a red nose and 
eyes  regretfully looked  at a big blot 
a H jte  carefully written  page  before  him. 
Afifctfaer nervous creature picked up his eye* 
glasses from the door and  looked  reproach­
fully at the bald-headed man who  had  just 
thrown  his  brand  new  grip onto jhe floor 
with such a mash.

“ What’s the matter?”  asked the fat man.
, “ p a tte r?   Everything! That dad blamed 
fKfflipe of'mine has  just  been  writing some 
•love letters tom y trade  here—that’s what’s 
the m atter!”  snarled the bald-headed 'man. 

“Love letters!”
“ Well, they may think they are—I don’t. 
My trade  don’t.  These  blamed critters at 
borne, sitting in their nice easy chairs in the 
office, doing nothing but opening  orders all 
day, seem to think that the world  revolves 
about them.  They think  there is no  oilier 
firm in existence  but their own.”
/V ' “M y! my!  bat you’re warm!”

‘“ Who  wouldn’t  be ?  Here  is  the  best 
dflototner I’ve got on the  territory just  lost 
forever!’*

“How’s that?”
“ Well,, he  sent  in  for  some  goods  last 
week.  The  goods  fell  short, so many in a 
package.  Of course, he wrote in and  com­
plained and for  consolation  he received, the 
answer:  ‘You certainly are mistaken.  We 
don’t  pack goods short.  We have full con­
fidence  in  our  packers.  Some mistake of 
yours,’ etc.  Nice,  ain’t  it ?  Called  him a 
liar and insinuated that he was a thief.  Of 
course,  he  is  hot.  Next  man 1 called  on 
has  bought cff us exclusively for six  years. 
Always  paid  one  hundred  cents  on  the 
dollar.  Trade is a little quiet  just now and 
he has been doing a little  building  and re­
pairing;  so, feeling  that  his  buying  all of 
Ms goods of  us  warranted  him,  he  asked 
for  an  extension  of thirty  days.  This  is 
what he got :  ‘Our terms  are  strictly thirty 
days.  Your  bill  is  past  due now.  Please 
remit at once and save further trouble. ’  He 
Is hoi, too.  Don’t  blame  him a bit.  Oh, 
life on the  road is  a bed  of  roses—in  your 
mind.”

“ Weil,  that is bad,” said  the  man  with 
specs on. 
‘“Of course, these  people  in the 
home office don’t understand  the  fact  that 
It’s  hard  work  to  sell  goods  without  the 
pull-backs such letters make.  They receive 
and open a good  many orders every day and 
sometimes forget  that other houses are only 
too willing to  grant  favors  which  they re4’’ 
fuse.  The worst of  it is that the  traveling 
,' man gets the blame  from  both  sides.  The 
trade  think  he is to blame  for  the  house’: 
refusal to listen to their complaints and the 
bouse thinks the salesman to blame becaus^ 
-be'can’t  hold his trade.  Nine times out of 
ten the customer never answers such letters 
and«,  consequently,  the  house  that  thinks 
they have  simply  written a business  letter 
doesn’t  know of  the  storm  that  has  been 
raised.”

“ Yes,” put  in  the  tall  passenger,  “and 
these  customers  who  generally feel so ag­
grieved at such letters as these feel that the 
few hundred dollars a  year they spend with 
a  firm is what has made that  firm progress. 
So they feel hot  because  their  trade is not 
appreciated.  The  firm,  in  a  majority  of 
‘eases, don’t  ever, think of  what a customer 
has bought.  They  simply  look  at  his  re 
-quest of  to-day. 
firm—”

If  I  was  the  head  of 

“Come  off!”  said  the  fat  man.  “You 
fellows  are  one-sided. 
If  you  people  sat 
in  jan office  year  in  and  year  out  and  re­
ceived  on  an  average  ten  letters  a  day 
making some  ‘fool  kick’ about  something, 
or asking for ‘extension of time,’ and knew 
that half  of  these kicks  were  from chronic 
M eiers who lay awake nights studying how 
to get a rebate, or that you had certain notes 
to pay and had calculated on every bill that 
waA-due  and  eoming  to  you,  you,  too, 
might  got  hot  under  the  collar and write 
sharp  letters,  There, is  too  much  of  this 
^extension’  business,  anyhow.  Men,  in­
stead of  laying up money to meet bills with, 
boy this or that, go  on  excursions, join big 
secret  societies  and  then  they get hot be- 
cause a house won’t grant  them  more time. 
O f course, some men mean all right and are 
/  honestly hard u p ;  but a house  must  make 
V rales  and can’t stop to look up all the facts 
surrounding a case.  They  draw a line  and 
all are treated alike. 
If all houses followed 
th is principle, there would be fewer failures 
than  there  are,  that’s dead sure!” and the 
<*&  man  pulled  out a cigar,  lighted it and 
left the group. 
-  -The tall passenger said nothing;  the man 
with specs on  was  doing  some  figuring in 
Ms next week’s expense book, and the bald- 
headed  man  commenced to write a letter to 
tfcecorresponding  clerk  that was to be fall 
o f dashes sad exclamation points,  .
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frame is so worded that no mistake can be made In opening or closing.
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