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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  JUNE 6,  1888.

¿V   Manufacturers and Jobbers of

Men’s Furnishing Goods,
Sole  Manufactu rers  à i  the  “Peninsular” 

Brand Pants, Shirts and Overalls.

120 and 183 Jefferson, Ave.,

l i e t e   acanto  fo r  Celuloid  C ollars  and  Caffs. 
STROIT, 
GKO.  F .  OW EN,  Grand  Rapids;

-  MICHIGAN.

Western Michigan Salesman.

FOOffl NATIONAL BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A  J.  Bowne, President.

Gso. C.  P i e r c e ,  Vice President.

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

'Transacts a Renerai banking business.

M ake a Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.
S. T.  FISH  &  CO.,

GeneralZCOMMISSION Merchants
FRUITS  and  PRODUCE,
189 So. W ater St.,  -  Chicago.

WHOLESALE

We  solicit  your  correspondence fand  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.

ASK   FOR

ÄRDENYER 
,  MUSTARD
BEST 18 THE  WOBLD.
POTATOES.

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

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COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

1 6 6  S outh W ater S t, CHICAGO. 
Reference

Felsenthal. Gross & Miller. Bankers, 

Chicago.

EDWIN FALLAS,
VALLEY CITY COLD STORAGE,

PROPRIETOR OF

JOBBER OF

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Butter, Eggs 

and Egg Crates.

No. 1 egg  crates,  37c.  No. 2 egg crates, 
30c.  No.  1  fillers,  13c.  No.  2  fillers,  lOe,
X  h av e  faculties  fo r  handling  each  line  above 

nam ed th a t a re unsurpassed.

I   aim   to   handle  th e  best  th a t  can  be  obtained. 
Mail orders filled prom ptly  a t low est m ark et price.  A 
liberal discount on Egg Crates and fillers in  larg e  lots.

SALESROOM, 

•  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.

farl Bros.,  Commission Merchants,

157 South W ater St.,  CHICAGO. 

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

REUBEN  HATCH
Rooms 23 &24 Widdieomb Bid. Monroe S t,
m  GRAND’  RAPIDS..

Attorney  a t  Law,

A lim ited am o u n t o f  m oney to  loan  on re a l  e sta te se-

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BELKNAP
la p  and Sleiih Co.
W A G O N S !

MANUFACTURERS OF
Lumber  and  Farm

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Logging Carts and Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermen’s and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of material, and have 
every facility for making first-class  Wagons 
of aU kinds.
^©'"Special  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.
Shops on Front S t., Grand Rapids, Mich,

Teil HiwMiìtp i Co,
DRY  GOODS

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple and  Fancy.

O v eralls, P a n ts, E tc.,

OUR OWN MAKE.

A  Complete Line of

Fancy CrockerysFancy Wooflenvare

OUR OWN IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

SAFES!

Anyone  in  want  of  a  first-class  Fire or 
Burglar Proof Safe of  the  Cincinnati  Safe 
and  Lock  Co.  manufacture  will  find  it to 
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.

C. M. GOODRICH & CO.,

With  Safety Deposit  Co., Basement oi Wid 

dicomb Blk.

SOAPS!

They Please Everybody.

BEST  FAMILY,

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

Order  these  goods  of  any  jobber  in  Grand 

Rapids.

filers, Attention

We are making  a  Middlings 
Purifier and Flour Dresser that 
will save you their cost a t least 
three times 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 testimonials.

We do a General Commission Business 
and offer as  inducements twenty years’ ex­
perience and dear record.  The best equip­
ped and  largest salesroom in  the  business 
in this city.  Ample storage  facilities—full 
20,000 feet  of  floor  space in  the center of 
the best market in the West.  Ample capi­
tal  and first-class  references  on file  with 
The  Tradesman.  Write us  if you wish 
«BwaBiaHan,.. whether  to  buy  or  seJL 
It

In the Market.

I l TALE & CO.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

ABSOLUTE  SPIBES,
Absolute 

-AND----

Mm Powder.

JOBBERS OF

Teas,  Coffees %  Grocers’  Snnlrit
46 Ottawa St. GRÄfiD RÄPID8,
F. J. DETTENTHBLER

WHOLESALE

Salt Laie Fish

AND  OYSTERS.

Packing  and Warehouse,

37.North Division Street 

Office, 117 Monroe St.,

GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH

SEND  FOR PRICE LIST.

E STA B LISH ED   1866.

Bhrnett

150  So. Water Street, Chicago.

DON’T   TRUST.

Written fo r The Tradesman.

There is a poverty of spirit 
And a dearth of honest merit

In the man who trusts,

A multiplicity of cares 
The house that trusts him shares 
’Till the day he busts.

There is economy of truth 
That some encourage from their youth 

That, in after years,
Brings abundancies of nothing 
Except regrets and useless “cussing” 

And hot, scalding tears.

Then, give heed this honest maxim— 
Dealing with another, tax him

Honest, fair and square; 

Nothing do for love of doing,
Set your price, avoid all “Jewing,” 
Collect it, then and there.

Favors fail appreciation 
And place you under obligation

To whom you favors do; 

Refuse, and, quicker than a stranger, 
He’ll prove a mongrel in the manger 
And show his teeth at you.

Give advice, but never take it—
Physic’s not for those who make it;

But all things else 

Place on the market at their worth;
Be of the men who claim the earth 

And stand for self.

the appetite of a well person, to say nothing 
of  nourishing  an  invalid,  but  it  was  the 
best that Adell could do.  She carried  it to 
the  bedside  in a bowl  and  fed  it  to  her 
mother  from a pewter  spoon.  As tee  sun 
ascended, the heat in the cabin  became  in­
tense and  Adell opened  wide the door  and 
took out the sash of  the one window.  The 
blood-thirsty  mosquitos  retreated  to  the 
coolest  comers,  with  drooping  wings  and 
subdued  hum.  The  girl seated  herself by 
the couch and with an old newspaper fanned 
the sad,  weary face of the sick mother.

“Adell,”  spoke  the  woman,  at  length, 
putting  out  her  thin, white  hand  as if  to 
emphasize  what she was  about to utter,  “if 
you  could  only go  to Brown’s  Siding and 
ask  John  to  help  us.  He’s  a rough  man 
but may be he’s  kind-hearted.”

“I’ll  go*, nfa, right now, so as to  get back 
I  know  right  where  he  lives,  too; 

early. 
it’s the third house from the track.” •

“Yes,  Dellie,  dear, and  be  sure  and tell 
him  and  Mary both  how  sick I have  been 
and  ask them  for a little help till  Edward 
comes home.”

The  sentence  ended  in  a  pitiful  quaver 
and, turning  her  head,  the pillow  was  wet 
with her tears.

ADELL.

M . J .  W r i s l e y .

To kiss thy feet.

W ritte n  f o r  T v s   Tradesm an.

Go down to—well—Are.

Through mud and mire,

Be trod upon by man and beast 
And, when at last from life released,

With cents and dollars come respect; 
Then, as you choose, you may select 

But,while you trust,God help your soul— 
You’ll have to grovel with the mole 

With whom to meet;
For lo, the world upon its knee,
Bowed in the dust, will bended be 

“There,  there, ma,” said Adell,  soothing­
ly,  kissing the pale cheek,  “may be I’ll find 
pa  there  at  uncle  John’s.  Who  knows, 
and then how happy we’ll  be!  I ’ll be back 
by three o’clock, anyway.  I know the way.”
She paused for an instant in the door-way 
and, looking back,  waved her hand as if for 
a  parting  salute.  Then,  down  the  hot, 
sandy  logging  road  the bare  feet  trudged 
toward  Brown’s  Siding  four  miles  away. 
A picture of  wild desolation spread  around 
the girl.  The lumberman’s ax had  invaded 
these  solitudes  the  winter  previous  and. 
taken the “cream”  of  the pine.  The great 
tops,  with broken  boughs,  were lying criss­
It was  not a pretty room, nor  even  tidy. 
cross  in  every direction.  Splintered stubs, 
The four  walls were simply pine  logs,  and j 
straggling  hemlocks  and  inferior  pines 
the  ceiling  was  composed  of  rough,  un-l 
arose  from  the  ruins  of  this  once  noble 
planed boards laid loosely on pole stringers. 
forest,  grim  witnesses  of  its  destruction. 
Moss and clay stopped the crevices between | 
As  Adell  reached  a  slight  eminence, she 
the  logs,  save  where  it  had been  removed 
threw  back  her  sun-bonnet  to  catch  the 
to let the cool air into the room. 
It was in
faint breeze and  gazed off  over the  wooded 
the scorching month of July.  The sun, red 
expanse.  Far  away to the west, twenty or
as blood,  had  appeared in the morning sky, I thirty miles,  she knew  that Lake  Michigan 
and  its  rays,  struggling through  the forest  laY>  deep,  blue,  mysterious.  To  her  left, 
branches,  pierced  the  crevices of  the  log  *n a slight depression of the rolling country 
cabin  and  fell  in  a  yellow  flood  on  the | the smoke from the mill  at  Brown’s Siding 
litter-strewn floor. 
arose in the sultry air.  As she  hurried on
“Adell.” 
she  glanced  casually over  her shoulder  in
The voice  was feeble  and weak  and pro-  the direction of  home.  As  she did  so,  she 
ceeded  from  the  corner,  where  on  a  low  immediately whirled about  and stood trans 
bedstead  the  wan white  face of  a woman I fixed.  Had a volcano  suddenly burst  from 
the 
appeared  above  the  ragged  coverlet, 
the  earth !  A  great pillar ©f  black  smoke 
face almost the color of the pillow on which 
ascended  from  the horizon and  rolled  out 
it  lay. 
In  response  to  the  call, a  girl 
over  the eastern  sky, like  a  gigantic  fan, 
sprang  up  from an old  blanket  on  which 
Adell  knew  in  an  instant  that the forest 
she  had  been  lying  in  another comer and 
was  burning. 
she  be 
came toward  the bed.  She was apparently
alarmed?  She  had often  seen these  fires 
about twelve years old and had thick yellow I before and  this was miles  and miles  away, 
hair  that  hung in a frowzy, unkempt  mass  But  still the  thought of  her  mother,  back 
about  her  head.  A  ragged  skirt  hung to  there  all  alone,  made  her feel  so  troubled 
her  knees  and  her  hands  and  bare feet  that  she  scarcely  noticed  the  blistering, 
were  rough  and 
tanned;  but  her  face,  burning sand under  her feet or the  suffoca- 
although plain,  was not uninteresting.  As  ting heat of the stifling atmosphere, 
she brushed the auburn locks back from her 
Could  Edward  Hunter  have known  the 
face,  you  could  see  that  she  had  a  clear  condition of his family then, his soul would 
complexion,  bright  gray  eyes,  a  dimple  in  have been moved to tears of  mingled indig- 
each cheek and a pretty mouth. 
nation  and grief.  Leaving  them well  pro
What do you  want, ma?” she  asked,  as  vided for in the  spring, he had  gone on the 
she  smoothed  back  the  old  coverlet  and  log-drive to help  float  logs to the  mouth of 
adjusted  the  pillow  under  the  woman’s  the  winding river.  On  account of  the low 
hc^d- 
water,  the  drive was  delayed  longer  than
•A drink of cold water, Dellie, right from  on  previous  seasons;  so Edward,  mindful 
0f  his family’s welfare, had  sent  money to
The  girl  took  the  yellow  wooden  pail  his brother John, at Brown’s Siding, for their 
from  the  bench  and, unlatching  the  door | comfort  and  also requested  his brother  to
that  swung  slowly  open  on  its  creaking 
remove  them to the shelter of  his own roof 
hinges, passed  out  and went  swiftly down 
until  he could return  from down  the river. 
the  path!  The  dry pine  needles  cracked 
Bnt,  with  diabolical  perversity  John  had 
straggling 
under her  bare  feet  and  the 
destroyed his brother’s letter and  converted 
branches  of  the  half-dead 
trees  hardly 
the  money to his own  use.  On the receipt 
shielded  her uncovered head from the fierce 
of  the next letter,  with more funds, feeling 
heat of  the glowing sun that fell  with mer­
a slight twinge of  his hardened conscience, 
ciless fervor on the parched, blistered earth. 
he  had  visited the  family and  left  a  few 
A thiek  houghed  cedar  hung  low over  the 
provisions.  With  shameless  baseness this 
spring,  and,  after  dipping  her pail  in  the 
wolf  in  sheep’s  clothing told  Mrs.  Hunter 
cool  water, Dellie  paused  an  instant to en­
that, not  having  heard  anything  from  Ed­
joy the refreshing shade;  but the thought of
ward  himself  and  knowing  that  she  had
the  suffering woman  caused  her to quickly  not, he  would do  a  little something to help
pick up the pail and stsurt back up the path. 
her all  he could until  her husband’s return. 
She  was not a strong  child, you  could  see 
Of  course, the  poor woman had felt  deeply 
by the way she staggered under her burden, 
grateful  for  this  supposed  kindness;  and 
and  once she  set.it  down  and stopped  to 
not until  reduced to  the last crumb did  she 
catch  her breath.  The  woman  started up 
send  Adell out on  that  scorching  midsum­
from  a  partial drowze as  Adell  bent  over 
mer day  to  appeal  to  her  brother-in-law’s 
her with a rusty tin dipper in her hand.
bounty.

But  why  need 

the spring.” 

. 

Here is  a  drink, ma,’’ she  said, as  she 
slipped  one  hand  under the invalid’s  head 
and  raised it gently so that  her lips  could 
meet- the  water.  A  tiny,  querulous cry 
came  from under’ the  bedding—perhaps  a 
cold  drop from  the  dipper  had  struck the 
face  of  the  little  child  that  lay  on  its* 
mother’s breast.-

“Let me  take  baby:  please,  ma,” said 
Adell, pleadingly, as she  proceeded  to  fol­
low up  her request  by lifting  the  diminu­
tive bit of  humanity in her arms and laying 
its  soft, white  cheek- against  her  brown, 
tanned one.  The  dark eyes  of  the mother 
anxiously  followed  her  baby«  and  Adell 
soon  laid it beside her  and, going  into an 
adjoining .shedj built' a : fire  in  %  cracked 
sbgat-iron stove  and  put  on  a  kettle  of 
The gruel  th at she prepared  from

The noon whistle was just blowing at the 
great  steam  sawmill as Adell  crossed  the 
track  and, following the  sawdust  pathway 
by  the  new board  houses,  rapped  at  her 
uncle’s  door.  John  frowned  darkly  when 
he saw her and  asked  gruffly what was the 
matter.  The  truth was  he soon looked for 
bis  brother  to  return,  and,  expecting  his 
fraud  would be discovered,  did  not  care to 
interest  himself  any  more  in the  family 
Although  she  shrank  back  frightened and 
abashed at his angry appearance, Adell had 
not made  her long  journey to be  bluffed so 
easily.  With  quivering  lips  and  tearful 
eyes,  she told the story of their distress, ' her 
mother’s  sieknessand the  little  baby.  At 
she  broke  down  wad  sobbed  douefc. 

Jffrs*  John  Hunter, although  a 
A
w m t  

baseness  in  the  matter  and  said  to  him, 
“John,  we  must do something  for  them at 
once.”

“Not a thing!” he roared.  “If they want 
I  cannot 

help  let  them  go  to  the town. 
support paupers.”

Adell  slipped  from  the  room  and  Mrs. 
Hunter followed  her with  a  sandwich  and 
piece  of  pie.  She  thrust  them  into  the 
child’s  hand and  bade her  sit down  in  the 
shade  and  eat. 
In  spite  of  her woe  and 
sorrow,  poor Dellie was hungry and, wiping 
her tear-stained face on her apron, she sank 
down  on  the  ground  and  ate  her  simple 
lunch.  After her husband  had gone  to his 
work,  Mrs.  Hunter  ran  out  to tell  Dellie 
that she  would go over to their home in the 
morning,  if  she  had to walk.  She  carried 
in her hand a basket of delicacies and medi­
cine  to  send  to  her  sister-in-law.  But 
Dellie was not there—she  had  gone!  Mrs. 
Hunter  ran around the  house and  shading 
her eyes with  her hand, looked off  over the 
sawdust  waste;  but the  girl  was  nowhere 
in  sight.  After  eating  her  lunch,  feeling 
that  she had  not  a  friend  there  and  still 
thinking of the ominous black smoke in the 
wilderness  beyond  her  home,  she  started 
forth  on  her return.  As  she  reached  the 
crest of the hill  beyond the little mill town, 
an  appalling  sight  met  her  view.  Great 
volumes of  black smoke  rolled up  against 
the  eastern  sky  and  the  flames,  red  and 
lurid, darted  up  spitefully, like a thousand 
serpent  tongues.  The  girl’s  heart  sank 
within  her, her  limbs grew  weak and  she 
uttered a low  cry.  Then  she  grew strong 
again and glanced back at the little hamlet. 
‘No,  there is nobody there who would help 
me,” she said  bitterly.  Every moment was 
precious,  and  the  next  instant  she  was 
darting toward the awful conflagration with 
the  speed of  a deer.  Her  sun-bonnet  fell 
off but she did not heed it.  Her faded skirt 
caught on  a  projecting limb  and was  torn 
half  away.  She  completed  the  rent,  cast 
the  piece  aside  and  spe'd  on, on,  on,  until 
the dull roar of  the fire demon  burst on her 
ears and she could  feel its hot  breath in her 
face.  Great God!  It was  between her and 
the house,  an impassable wall of  fire!  The 
mighty draft  produced  by the  gigantic fur­
nace  fairly  swept her  from  her  feet  and 
dashed  her back  scorched and  blistered on 
the  trembling  earth.  To  advance  was im­
possible,  to stay there  meant  speedy death; 
but  Adell  had  a  clear  brain,  quick  to  act 
even  in that awful  moment.  She left  the 
road and ran toward a cedar swamp,  spring­
ing  from log  to  log  like a squirrel.  The 
cruel  flames,  sweeping  along  the  ground, 
dashed  up the  sides of  the logs  and licked 
her  bare  feet^“ but, 
thank  heaven,  she 
touched  the  oozy moss  of  the  swamp  at 
last.  One end of  the  swamp came directly 
up, back of her home,  to  the spring she had 
visited that morning.  She herself was now 
at  the other  end,  with  still  forty rods  be­
tween  her and  her mother.  There was  no 
fire in  the damp swamp,  nothing but dense, 
suffocating  smoke.  She staggered  through 
it, half blinded and choked.  A great  black 
bear,  several  deer  and  countless  rabbits 
cowered in these  sylvan recesses,  trembling 
with fear.  But  Adell  was  not  afraid  of 
them—she  scarcely  noticed 
her 
thoughts  were  on  “ma  and  the  baby.” 
Were  they dead  or  alive?  There was  the 
house—it  was standing!  It  was standing! 
But the shingles were on fire and the whole 
ground  around  it  was  smoking.  Adell 
dashed  through  the  spring, 
throwing  a 
shower of water over  her  scorched body as 
she  did  so. 
In  another instaht  she  had 
crossed  the  fiery threshold of  the room she 
had  left  that  morning  and  was  stamping 
fiercely on  the burning  quilt on which  her 
mother  and  the  little  baby  were  lying. 
Mrs. Hunter must have heard the approach­
ing conflagration  and,  impelled by the  fear 
of a frightful death, made a desperate effort 
to escape;  but her feeble condition only per­
mitted her to drag herself from the bed and, 
with her infant in her arms,  fall in a swoon 
to the floor. 
It  was there that Adell found 
her, with the fire eating away the very quilt 
on which she lay.  Catching up the blanket 
on which she  had slept  the previous  night, 
Adell  dashed it in the  water pail  and then 
spread it over  the  inanimate  forms on  the 
quilt.  Throwing the empty pail  out of  the 
door, the girl  caught up the quilt  under her 
mother’s  head, and,  although  a frail  child, 
desperation  lent her  strength  to  drag her 
burden out of  the burning  room and  across 
the  brand-strewn ground to the  door of  an 
artificial  cave a few  rods distant  that  had 
been  used as a storing  place  for  potatoes. 
(They are  frequently found  among  the set­
tlers of  Northern  Wisconsin and Michigan 
and  are  sometimes called  cave cellars  and 
on  a  small  scale  are  something  like  the 
dug-outs of  the Western  prairies.) 
It  was 
comparatively  cool in there  and  free  from 
smoke.  As  soon as Adell  had crushed  ©fit 
the  fire that  had  caught in  the  bedding on 
its  journey across the  smoking ground, she 
ran  out  of  the  cave  Mid* picking  up  the 
empty pail, made a swift visit to tlje spring. 
That morning she had dipped her pail there* 
but  in  what a different condition apd under 
different  circumstances!  Now,  she 
w ith  her slopping  burden! 
bleeding, burned, bruised! jf Her  home

them; 

toft&ed. 

flames.  The  tall  pines  and  hemlocks 
marshaled on the edge of the  clearing  were 
literal  pillars of  fire.  They  were continu- 
ally burning off and crashing to the ground, 
adding to the  deafening din and sending up 
showers of  glittering  sparks.  Adell, .with 
the bucket of  water  beside her, knelt  over 
her  mother in the old  cave, and bathed the 
woman’s  faoe in the cool  liquid.  The little 
one  set  up a remonstrative  cry as some of 
the  water  touched  its  face.  At  that, the 
mother’s  eyes  opened  slowly  and  fixed1 
themselves on Adell, whose  head now sank 
on  her  breast,  her  body  falling  forward 
motionless beside her mother’s. 
„  ,  --'\i II 

No,  she  was  not  dead—she had  fainted. 
The  great  fire swept  on,  desôlating  miles 
and  miles of  country;  but  at  midnight  its 
course  was checked,  a heavy storm literally 
drowning  it  out.  The  morning sun  arose I 
on a  charred  and  blackened scene  but  the 
flames  and  heat were gone. 
It was nearly 
10 o’clock when a man in lumberman’s garb, 
his  arms  folded  and  face  distorted  with 
agony,  paused before  the ruins of  tee Hun-, 
ter  house.  He  turned  his  face  from  tee 
ash  heap with  a  shudder  that  shook  his 
whole  frame.  But,  hark!  a sound  caught; 
his  ear—it  was  tee  wail  of  an  infant!
A  gleam of  hope  gave place to that of  de­
spair, and a moment  later  his  form  dark­
ened  the  doorway of  tee old  cave  house.  : 
It  is hard to tell  on which form tee  father 
and husband’s eyes lighted with the greatest 
joy—tee wan face of the wife, the blistered, 
burned  face  of  poor  Adell  or  the  white, 
chubby  features of  the wee  daughter  that 
he  had never  before  seen;  but I   think his 
love took  them all in, like  his  arms, at one 
embrace, and the first words that he uttered, 
as  he  bowed  his head  reverently  over his 
dear ones,  were,  “Thank God !”

Yes,  Adell  lived, although  it  was  by  a 
narrow  escape,  and  the  mother lived  and 
the  wee  baby, also.  To-day,  they  form  a 
happy  family  in  one  of  the  enterprising 
towns on the  Upper  Lakes.  Mr.  Edward 
Hunter  does not  go away on  the  river any 
more—although  he  did  make  a 
short 
journey  once  for  the  express  purpose  of 
knocking Mr.  John  Hunter down;  but they 
never  met  as  that  worthy  prudently  ab­
The  cruel  fire  crippled 
sented  himself. 
poor  Adell’s feet, destroyed  the  symmetry 
of her hands  and marred the pretty dimples 
in  her  cheeks,  but  every one  knows  that 
she has a beautiful soul.

Geo.  E.  N ewell.

The  Cultivation  of Coffee.

While  coffee  can  only be cultivated in a 
warm  climate,  yet  it  cannot  bear  great 
heat.  The  seed  is  first  planted in a cool, 
shaded nursery, the infant plant being scru­
pulously screened from the rays of  the sun. 
It is next transplanted to the fields destined 
for its growth,  and  there it is carefully cul- 
tivated for nearly five  years  before the pro­
duct  is 
sufficiently  remunerative.  The 
shrub  usually  reaches  a  height  of  from 
twelve,  to  fifteen  feet, and  is well covered 
by  leaves of  a dark,  glossy  green.  Small 
flowers of  snow-white color spring from the 
stem at the  foot of  the  leaf.  When in full 
bloom the appearance is exceedingly charm­
ing.  The flowers are soon transformed into 
round,  green  berries,  which,  ripening, pre­
sent  tee appearance of  red cherries.  From 
two to three,  crops  of  mature  berries  may 
be  gathered  annually.  The  work  of  pre­
paring the berries for market is done partly 
by hand and partly machinery.  Each berry 
should have two grains on it,  yet sometimes 
hut one is found,  and  this  one is especially 
prized  and  commands  the  highest  price.- 
The pulp of  the berry is sweet to  the taste.

Making Java  Coffee.  ~

Coffee,  like  wine,  becomes  better  as  it 
grows  older.  Age  also  improves  its  ap­
pearance.  The best old  Java is bright  yel­
low—the  effect  of  time  on  a  well-formed 
bean, of  a dirty, green  color.  But all  yel­
low, nice-looking  cotteeisnot  Java, nor is 
its color proof  of  its merits.  Cheap Santos, 
by a newly discovered method,  may be con­
verted  to  resemble  the  best  of  Java.  A 
bean of  coffee, if  put into water, will-swell. 
This is the initial, means  employed to pro­
duce  imitation  coffee  out of  small, imper­
fect  grains.  Once  swollen,  the  coffee  re­
tains its inflated  size. 
It is  then  bleached 
and dried, and in a few days is  made  to re­
semble  coffee that comes to a rich, desirable 
hue through great age.  But  tee  imitation 
coffee  does  not  deceive  the  elect.  Any  . J 
dealer of  experience can p*erceive the differ- 
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uine.  The  imitation looks  better aid sells--  1 
better  than it would  had  it not  beea  doe- 
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tored,  but  close  inspection  will  show the  -V,: 
grains to be of a withered appearance, lack-  vl 
ing in what  may be  called  tone,  and sadly 
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WEDNESDAY, JU N E 6.  1888.

Of thee we sing.

My country, ’tis of thee,
. Sweet land of liberty.
Land where the mighty “Trust” 
Brings to the humble dust 
All of the undercrust 

Out of the Bing!

P ^T H B .

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CONGRESS.

The  fate, of  the Mills  bill  still  hangs in 
¿tie balance. 
It has been before  the Demo- 
cratic caucus in several  sessions, and it has 
not been treated with the consideration and 
deference which its authors think are due to 
their  wisdom, and  to  the  simplicity  and 
moderation of  the measure  itself.  A num­
ber of  articles, notably among  them  works 
of  art, have  been  removed  from  the free 
list, and  the duties  on others  have  been 
raised  or  lowered—not  upon any scientific 
System, but  in  accordance with  a  rule  of 
action which  is  fully explained  in  the  fol­
lowing paragraph from  a  Washington  dis­
patch:
-  In  urging  the  adoption of  their  amend^l 
ments, members wasted  no  time  in  argu­
ment.  They cared  nothing for the  ratio of 
pm* cent, which the  duty bears to the value 
■of the merchandise, and would not listen to 
the wails of the Committee about ad valorem 
equivalents.  They  wanted a rate  restored 
■or  increased because their  constituents de­
manded it, and bluntly informed the caucus 
that their demands must  be  granted or the 
people of their districts would send  Repub­
licans  to represent  them in the  next  Con­
gress. 
In most  cases,  this kind of  appeal 
knocked  over Mr. Mill’s argument and  put 
a  patch on his bill.
..  The  whole  discussion was  precisely  in 
accordance with this disclosure. 
It showed 
that the majority in the House, while honest 
in   the belief  that reductions of  some kind 
should  be made in the  tariff, have no  well 
defined principle for the reform of our fiscal 
legislation.  Most  of  them  seem  to  want 
free trade in everything  but what their con­
stituents  produce,  but  protection for  that 
but at the same  time they are  not averse to 
, log-rolling  with other  members  to  secure 
higher duties on what their district or State 
• produces  by helping others to  do the same. 
In this  respect they adopt the  same tactics 
which  the  protectionists  have  frequently 
made use of.  ' In the  matter of  fiscal legis­
lation  the protectionists always have  taken 
"Edmund  Burke’s ground that each of  them 
¡represents  the whole  nation,  and is  bound 
to  consider the interests of  all parts of  the 
country.  They look  to  the representatives 
of  each  section for  information  as  to  its 
especial  needs and resources;  but they vote 
fpr a tariff which they think will be national 
in  the scope of its benefits.

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In the breathing-space given  by the post­
ponement of  the  tariff,¡the  House  took up 
the  Appropriation  bills.  The  Postoffice 
And  the  Legislative  and  Executive  bills 
were  passed and  sent to the  Senate.  The 
former  excited a good  deal  of  discussion. 
It is constructed  on the  lines of  the policy 
which aims to compensate the  South for its 
exclusion  from the  benefits of  the pension 
list by giving it larger  appropriations  than 
its   share.  The bills  for the  erection  of 
government  buildings  and the  River  and 
Harbor  bill  both correspond  to  this  idea; 
mid a Kansas member was able to show that 
the  West was  getting  much  less  and  the 
South more than its share out of the expen­
ditures  on the  Postoffiee.  Cabot  Lodge 
Also  called  attention  to the  failure of  the 
hill  to do anything  whatever for  American 
shipping, even where  this was  in  competi­
tio n  with  steamship  lines  subsidized  by 
foreign  governments.  The  bill  exceeds 
«very  previous  measure  of  the  sort  by 
$6,000,000, which he thought  was  just  the 
Amount  in  excess of  what  it  ought to  be. 
The  difference  is  expended  largely on  al­
lowances  for  rent and  fire  to  third-class 
postmasters,  who  heretofore  have  had  to 
provide  both 
¡E^An  abuse to which Mr.  Vilas  has called 
'attention  is  the  needlessly  high  rates  of 
«compensation  to  the  railroads.  They  are 
¡■¡¡It as much for carrying the mails as when 
jtfteir  other rates for transportation  were 20 
to   $0 per  cent, higher  than  they now  are. 
A   generous  country  refuses  to  spend  a 
penny above the lowest cost of mail-carriage 
IS
%0  encourage our  steam-shipping, but , pays 
I  a  fourth  more than does any one else to the 
Inroads, many of  them  wealthy  corpora- 
...  tions  and most of them monopolists.  '

for  themselves.

-The  Judiciary  Committee of  the  House 
/lias  agreed  to  report the Chace  Copyright 
Mil  exactly as it passed  tee  Senate.  This 
very good  news, and as the  session  bids 
■ to be a long one, tile passage of the bill 
very probable.  Thus far the  opposition 
the measure  comes from  two  quarters. 
Is from  those  who, like  Mr. Vest, of 
believe in no  copyright  whatever

■books.  He  seriously  insisted  teat ini 

as an  author had printed  his  book it 
Bteepnopetfy:of toe public, and that it 
isdi his own only as long as befcapt it 

ought to

! toe laws to-

. direct to oommnalsm.  Private

eriyiB  created  by.society  on the’  principle 
«^  expediency. 
It Is found fhat  by giving 
every  man tee monopoly of  the  results of 
bis own  labor, society gets  more out of  its 
members than  whrav tbWìs refused.  Bid 
there is no  more reaieffi for creating such  a 
monopoly in tee  caseof  a farm  or a house 
than in that of a new plan for making plows 
or a new book.4  Refuse the author the com­
pensation  for  his  toil  that  you  grant  to 
everyone else, and you  not only  discourage 
the  business of  writing books, but  you set 
à precedent  which  may  be  used  against 
property rights of all kinds.

There  is  reason to suspect  that  another 
kind of  opposition is on  foot,  which  really 
represents foreign publishers-and book-mak­
ing trades. 
It  is  not  to  be  forgotten that 
foreign  houses in this business  are  repre­
sented  in  many  cases  by  agencies  and 
branches in this country, and that these can 
hardly be  expected  to  remain idle  when a 
bill  is  under  discussion  which  will  so 
seriously affect their interests.  Rather than 
see  it adopted, they would  be glad to have 
all  such  propositions  for  the  benefit  of 
foreign  authors laid  on  the  shelf. 
It  is 
suspected that some of them have originated 
the petition which  is in  circulation, asking 
the  House to reject  the bill, on the  ground 
that it would increase the price of  books by 
giving  a  few  American  publishers  a  mo 
nopoly of the business of  reprinting foreign 
authors. 
It also  is  gravely urged  in  the 
petition  that American  authors would  be 
injured  by throwing them into  competition 
with  foreign  authors, to whom  American 
copyright  is secured.  American authors at 
present  are worse  hurt  by existing compe­
tition with foreign authors, for whose brains 
the  American publisher in  most cases pays 
not a farthing.

The country is full of incompetent people 
in every walk of  life;  but  in  no  branch of 
business  is  incompetency  more  manifest 
than in the vast army of  type writer manip­
ulators.  Fully half  of  the  persons  follow­
ing  this  vocation  are  inferior  spellers, 
almost wholly ignorant  of  the  theory  and 
practice of  English  grammar, while  punc 
tuation  and  capitalization  are  the same as 
Greek to them.  The law says that no phy­
sician  shall  practice  without  a  diploma. 
If  similar  legal  restraint  were  thrown 
around  “type  writers,”  those  who  would 
have to give up the  business  because of  in 
competency would surely be in the majority.

Bank  Notes.

The new  Commercial  Savings  Bank  of 
Adrian, which succeeded the  private  bank­
ing  firm  of Howell, Baker  &  Co.,  began 
business on May 31.

The  First  National  Bank  of  Corunna, 
which  was  closed  by the Government Ex­
aminers last week,  resumed  business  Mon­
day, arrangements to that end  having been 
perfected by “Little Jake” Seligman.

East  Saginaw  Courier:  It  is  reported 
that the Second  National  Bank of  Owosso 
has been in bad  shape  financially for some 
time,  owing  to  mismanagement. 
Jacob 
Seligman on Monday averted a panic by de­
positing $50,000 to the credit of  the institu­
tion, and  tô-day there  will be a reorganiza­
tion of  its affairs.  *

The run on  the  First  National  Bank of 
Corunna caused some uneasiness among de­
positors  over  the  condition of  the  Second 
National  Bank  of  Owosso, A.  T. NicJjols 
being President of both banks.  The officers 
of  the  Owosso  institution  averted a panic 
by  issuing a card  to  the  public,  assuring 
those interested that the bank  was  solvent 
and that no fears  need  be  entertained over 
its  condition.

Gripsack B rigade.

Tbos. H. Gibbons,  general  Western rep­
resentative  for  Hunter,  Walton  &  Co., of 
New York, was in town Monday.

Jas.  A. Massie,  formerly engaged  in  the 
grocery business at Greenville,  has  engaged 
to  travel on the  road  for  Clark, Jewell & 
Co.

W. H. Benedict, formerly assistant book­
keeper for  Bulkley, Lemon &  Hoops,  has 
engaged with  the -same house  as city sales­
man,  covering  trade  not  visited  by  Mr. 
White.

Frank  T.  Blakeslee,  late  with  H.  H. 
Freedman & Co., of  Reed City, has gone on 
the road for A. Eaton  & Co.  His  territory 
comprises the F. & P. M. Railway  and  the 
Upper Peninsula.

Mrs.  A. F. Peake  and  son are  spending 
the  week with  Leo. A.  Caro’s  family, pre­
paratory  to  spending  the  summer at  their 
cottage  at  Huronia  Beach.  A} F. put  in 
Sunday here and  spent  Monday in exhibit­
ing his youngster to his friends of  tlie  job­
bing trade.

Jas. A, Gropkston,  the  veteran  traveling 
salesman  for the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug 
Co., retires  from the  road after  this week 
to accept  a  position  in  the house.  He  is 
forced to take  this  step  on  account of  ill 
health, trusting that the relief from arduous 
labor will enable him to recruit up.  A. W. 
Peck will cover his territory for the present.
A  certain  traveling  man  who  came  in 
several  days  ago for  a ; week’s  stay  has 
found  it  pleasant  to  go  out  on the  road 
again.  He  was  smoking  in  the  dining 
room  one  evening  after  supper  when  his 
mother-in-law  objected.  So  he put  on his 
hat,  went  out to tee  mouth of  the cold air 
.fine of the f«{¿ace, puffed volumes of smoke 
Into  it, and  made his  adopted  maternal’s 
room  bine, after  taking 
precaution  to 
«lose the' registers ip the other rooms»  His 
wife detectedbtasdieme.
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■ GBAND  RAPIDS  6088X1».

R.  E.  Brown  has  moved  his  grocery 
stock from 476 to 566 South Division street.
F. Van Vliet has opened a dry goods and 
notion business at 283 West Leonard street.
The Curtiss & Dunton  paper  stock is ad­
vertised  to  be  sold  at  assignee’s  sale  on 
-Friday./ /  

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W. E. Woodruff  has engaged  in  the gro­
cery business at Oakdale Park.  The  stock 
was purchased at this market.

J. W.  Taylor,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
grocery business at 66  East Leonard street, 
will  continue  the  business  at. 10  and  12 
Plainfield avenue.

Mrs. M.  A. Kidder  has  engaged  in  the 
dry  goods and  notion  business  at  Cedar 
Springs.  Voigt,  Herpolsheimer & Co. fur­
nished the stock.

Louis Schuschardt has moved his wooden 
building  across the street  and  is  replacing 
the same  with a three-story brick structuré, 
41x76 feet in dimensions.

The O. E.  Brown* Milling  Co.  succeeds 
the Model Mills in the milling  business and 
O. E. Brown in the grain and hay business. 
O. E. Brown will have the  ehtire  manage­
ment of both branches of the business.

ABOUND  TTTW  STATE.

Gregory—H. Herbert & Co.  have  opened 

a harness shop.

Lowell Milling Co.

Lowell—J.  W.  Broadbent  succeeds  the 

Ludington—M.  Holmquest,  undertaker, 

has made  an  assignment. 

'

Walkerville—A  man  named  Stone  will 

shortly open a furniture store.

Richland—C. F. Brown  succeeds  Brown 

& Castle, in the lumber business.

Jackson—D. A. Yocum  succeeds  Yocum 

& GlOver in the harness business.

Saginaw—Chas.  Stark  succeeds  Spauld­

ing & Stark in the hardware business.

Negaunee—Maynard & Borensen succeed 

Antoine Barabe in the grocery business.

Kalamazoo—Frank  P.  D’Avoy  succeeds 

Myron H.  Evits in the  jewelry business.

Jackson—Geo.  H.  Snyder  succeeds  Ed­

wards & Snyder in the grocery business.

Constantine  —  Wm.  Beesley  succeeds 

Henry W. Pidgeon in the meat business.

Jackson—Henry  H.  Neesley  succeeds 

Smith & Neesley in the  grocery business.

Dundee—Geo. J. Schafer succeeds Geo. J. 

Schafer & Bro.  in the hardware  business.

Jamestown—C.  H.  Joldersma,  general 

dealer, has been burned out.  Loss total.

Ludington—Williams & Wheeler have as­
signed their  hardware  stock to H. Aldrich.
Petoskey—D.  R. Shearer  has  purchased 
the Crane meat  market  on  Mitchell street.
Portland—Comfort  &  Co.  succeed J. C. 
Comfort in the  drug  and  grocery business.
South  Haven—E.  S. Burlingame,  general 
dealer,  has been closed  under  chattel mort­
gage.

Marshall—Ed. Parsons  succeeds Geo.  H 
Ferguson in the  restaurant and saloon bus­
iness.

Ishpeming—John  Decarr  succeeds F.  C. 
Glocke in the restaurant  and  confectionery 
business.
■ Muir—L.  A. Ely has purchased of Edson, 
Moore  &  Co.  the  general  stock  formerly 
owned by Ely & Coffin.

Detroit—Edward  H.  Ditchen,  dealer fin 
gent’s furnishing goods,  has given a chattel 
mortgage for $11,500 and been attached.

Harbor  Springs—J.  S.  Thompson’s shoe 
store  has been closed on a chattel mortgage 
held  by H. S. Robinson &  Burtenshaw,  ef 
Detroit.

Adrian—Geo.  M. & Len. W.  Hoch  have 
bought  the  grocery  stock and good will of 
K. ;S. Beals, and will continue the  business 
at the old stand.

Big Rapids—J.  K. Sharpe  has  bought of 
F. Dodge his stock of  dry goods and leased 
the building on the east side.  He will take 
possession  about July 1.

Detroit—The wall paper and curtain bus­
iness  carried  on  by  Barnes  Bros, will  be 
continued by the Wolverine Wall Paper Co., 
at  139  Jefferson  avenue, with  W. B. Sey­
mour as manager.

Allegan  —  M.  Wirick, 

late  of  South 
Haven,  has  purchased  the  interest  of  the 
late. Augustus  Heath in the grocery firm of 
Lilly & Heath.  The- firm name  will  here­
after be Wirick & Heath.

STRAY  PACTS.
Howell  —  One  merchant, 

last  week, 
shipped 126,648  eggs,  and  there are several 
other shippers in Howell besides him.

Kalamazoo—The tag  end of  the Kellogg, 
Sawyer & Co.  estate  was  sold  by  too  as­
signee last week for $6,000.

Walkerville—J.  W.  Robinson is  building 
an  addition to  his  store,  28x36  feet in di­
mensions,  which  he  will  use  as  a  ware- 
room for the present.

Nashville—L.  J.  Wilson  has  sold  his 
store  building  to  Eugene  Cox,  of  Battle 
Creek.  He  still  owns  the  general  stock 
but will probably seek another location.

Woodland—Bevere &  Lucas  have  taken 
the  contract  to  build F.'F.  Hilbert’s  new 
bank  bnilding.  The  building  is to  be of 
brick 22x50  feet and  to  be  completed  by 
Ju ly !,

Detroit—The  Detroit  Pie  Co,,  capital 
stock  $5,025,  paid  up,  has  filed  articles 
W.  E.  Bridge and T, W. DicfciMdn, Detroit, 
and  Ira  Perry,  S t  Louis,  Mo.,  are  toe 
iqeorppratai?.

Kalamazoo—W.  C.  Davis*  grocery  store 
was  entered  last  Tuesday  night by profes- 
sionalburglars.  Theydrilledfchesafe open, 
cash  lm da fet of valuable 

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D etftiW ^lte  RiinmeyTiSSid  And  Cattle 
Co.,  Hite  a capital  stock;  of $80,000» has 
been  incorporated  by  John  G.  Rumney, 
W. C.  Cross  and  Samuel  T. Douglas,  for 
the purpose of  buying, selling and breeding 
cattle,  sheep and horses.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Reed City—The  bowl  factory  is  nearly 

completed.

Galesburg—Samuel  Carson  has  sold  his 

flouring  mill to his son, Jacob.

Delton-^Dodds & Co. are building a roller 

mill, 30x74 feet in dimensions.

\

Kalamazoo—The Kalamazoo Brass Works 
succeed  Cameron & Barber in the manufac­
ture of  brass. 

Battle Creek—The Battle Creek Knitting 
Co. succeeds  the  Pembroke Knitting Mills. 
Capital paid in,  $16,100.

Sheridan—A new  roller  mill  is  now  in 
operation  with  J. G.  Summers,  Sheriff  of 
Montcalm county,  as proprietor,

Shelby—The Shelby Stave Co. has leased 
the  cooper  shop  belonging  to  the  Hart 
Manufacturing  Co.  and  will  commence 
operations about July 1.

Indian River—Steven Kissinger is putting 
in the foundation for  a new shingle mill on 
the  site that  the  Kinney mill  stood on and 
which was later removed to Mullet Lake by 
J. Blaney.

Detroit—Frank  B.  Preston,  Frank  B. 
Trout  and  Charles  H.  Thompson  have 
formed  the  American  Railway Fence Co., 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $200,000,  for  the 
purpose of  manufacturing  fencing and  me­
tallic fence  posts.

Albion—The Gale Manufacturing Co. has 
given a bond to the  city obligating itself  to 
construct new  buildings  and  machinery to 
cost not  less  than  $50,000,  and to have all 
in running order in  less  than  six  months, 
and  the  Adrian  Times  remarks:  “Albion 
may be congratulated in getting a bond and 
not a promise.”

Purely Personal.

Sidney F. Stevens and wife  put in a cou­

ple of days at Detroit last week.

John  Shirts, late  with A.  Eaton  &  Co., 
has  taken  the  position of  book-keeper for 
the O. E. Brown Milling Co.

Geo.  Sinclair, the Hudsonville cheese box 
manufacturer, was  in town  Saturday.  He 
expects to turn out 23,000 boxes this season.
Capt.  H.  N.  Moore  has  returned  from 
Washington.  He  was  detained  there two 
weeks  longer  than he expected,  on account 
of  illness.

Stanley Monroe, the Berlin general dealer, 
has returned from an extended trip through 
toe West.  He  still  thinks  that  Michigan 
leads in the race.

L.  N. Fisher,  the  Dorr  general  dealer, 
was in town Monday.  He leaves next week 
for a two months’ trip  through  Wisconsin, 
Illinois and Iowa.  He will be accompanied 
by his wife and child.

F. N. Maas,  cf  the general  firm of  F.  N. 
Maas  &  Co.,  at  Humboldt,  spent  several 
days in Grand Rapids  recently,  the guest of 
his  friend  and  former  classmate  at  Ann 
Arbor, Ferdinand Thum.

Frank D.  Green,  formerly  city  salesman 
for Jennings & Smith,  and  later  with  the 
Telfer Spice Co.,  in the  same  capacity,  but 
now one of  the  proprietors of  the  Bennett 
House,  at  Galesburg,  is in town  for a few 
days,  calling on old friends.
Detroit  Ready  to  Cross  Bats  with  Grand 

Rapids.

For several  years the Grand Rapids trav 
eling men have been  seeking to bring about 
an  exchange  of  visits  with  their  Detroit 
brethren,  but  each  importunity  has  been 
met with disappointment.  This  year,  how­
ever,  promises  to  be  an  exception  to the 
general  rule,  if  the  following  audacious 
challenge is any criterion:

Detroit,  June 2,  1888.

& Co.)

E. A. Stowe. Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—As  captain  of  a  hastily  im­
provised  nine, composed of  Detroit  travel­
ing men, I take  this  means of challenging 
the  Grand  Rapids  traveling  men  to two 
friendly games of base ball, one to be played 
in each city.  The  only condition  we  pro­
pose to exact is  that  the  players  shall  be 
bona fide traveling  men.  As  proof  of  our 
sincerity  on  this  point,  I  give  you  the 
names of  our players, as follows:

Harry Wright (H.  A. Newland & Co.)
Sid.  Heavenrich  (Heavenrich Bros.)
Chas. Morgan  (Root,  Strong & Co.)
Lewis  Musliner  (Hammond,  Standish 
Julius Meyers  (Hiram  Eckstein & Co.)
A. J. Nessen (H.  A. Newland & Co.)
John  D.  Mangum  (Stanton,  Sampson 
D. Epstein  (Jalius Robinson).
Phil Bernstein (John Stoner & Co.)
We  reserve the right to select  such  sub 
stitutes  as  may  be  necessary,  agreeing to 
select same  from the ranks of  regular trav­
elers.
We request that  Samuel  Tickner  be  al­
lowed to act as umpire of  the  home  game, 
and have engaged  John  Pontius to serve fts 
surgeon, as a recent  experience in a case of 
emergency in an Upper Peninsula town em 
titles him to practice without a diploma.
Hoping to receive a favorable  response to 
this challenge,  I am, 

Yours truly,

& Co.)

C. A. Hempsted,  Capt.

About twenty Grand Rapids travelers met 
at Hugo Schneider & Co.’s  on  Sunday and 
after talking  over the  situation, resolved to 
meet at the  same  place at 1:30 p., m.  Satur­
day, June 9, and proceed to toe fair grounds 
»to  organize  a club  which  will  “mop  toe 
ground” with  the  Detroit  boys. 
It  is  in 
tended  to  select  two  clubs, play a regular 
game, and then pick out  the most  available 
timber for a regular club.  George Seymour 
was authorized  to  procure  balls,  bats  and 
tfie other necessary paraphernalia.  All the 
boys  are  requested  to  be on hand» but  no 
betting on the first game  will be allowed.

The Otsego creamery has  commenced op­
erations  for  the  season. 
A. Drew has 
......... tee  ereamery  and  win  run it to Its
WmMSM-

WOOD PROSPECTS.  ' I

1 

Tone  of'tee  Market—Causes  of the  De-
| | 9 h h s s |
One of the largest wool  houses o f‘Phila­
delphia—a house which usually attempts to 
boll  prices—has  issued  the  following cir­
cular to the trade:

arrangement  of 

The  failure  of 

Wool is dull and prices are nominal.  The 
uncertainty  as  to  the  outcome of the pro­
posed  tariff s  legislation,  added  to  other 
causes much mote  important, is depressing 
the  market,  stopping  factories,  and  thus 
decreasing the demand for wool.  The East 
is disinclined  to  buy, even  at  toe  present 
prices  averaging  as  they do nearly 5c. per 
pound  below  the  prices  current  one  year 
ago.
We believe the real causes of  the  depres­
sion in the wool business are the  increasing 
importations of  worsted  cloths at relatively 
lower  duties  than  are  charged  upon  the 
wools  of  which  the  goods  are  made,  and 
the recent decision of  the  Treasury Depart­
ment  admitting  scoured  wools  as  waste. 
The  unfortunate 
the 
worsted clause we regard as the  main cause 
for many factories either running  on  short 
time or  being  entirely closed.  This  is ag­
gravated  by  the discussion of  tariff  reduc­
tion.
The  prospect  of  free  wool,  as  a conse­
quence of  toe passage of  toe Mills  bill, has 
invited an army of  foreign  wool  dealers to 
this country, who are canvassing  the Amer­
ican markets with samples of foreign wools. 
This has given us opportunities to ascertain 
toe  comparative  value  of 
the  different 
grades  of  American  wool  on  the  present 
basis  of  foreign  values  exclusive  of  the 
duty.  The  figures  we  give  as  free  wool 
prices  are  not  exceptional  cases,  but  are 
based on toe value in London  to-day of  de­
sirable  wools,  and are rather above than be­
low the  average  free  trade  value,  as  only 
desirable wools have  been  taken  for  com 
parison;  no  notice  has  been  taken of  the 
competition  of  faulty  wools, which  would 
still  further  lower  the  free  trade  price if 
made the basis for comparison.
It  is  generally admitted that toe passage 
of  the Mills  bill would  be  followed  by an 
advance  in prices  abroad,  in expectation of 
increased trade with the United States.
A probability of  considerable  speculative 
disturbance  to  values  is  admitted, and toe 
first effect would be higher prices in Europe, 
so that it is not believed the whole  effect of 
a  decline  caused  by a removal  of  duties, 
would  be  more  than one half of  the  dif­
ference  between  present  and  free  trade 
prices.
the  Mills  bill  will 
probably leave  the present  tariff  in  opera­
tion, containing as it does the  objectionable 
worsted  and  waste  clauses,  so  that  the 
failure of  the  Mills  bill does  not  by any 
means imply that  higher prices will follow. 
It  is  possible  that  many operators  in  the 
wool-growing sections are  not aware of  the 
fact  that the  present depression  is  mainly 
the  result of  the  tariff reductions  made  in 
1883,  and such  parties would probably con­
sider the first signs of the defeat of the Mills 
bill  satisfactory grounds for a speculation in 
wool.  No  permanent  improvement  in  the 
price of  wool  is  believed possible  with the 
continuation of  the  present  worsted  and 
waste clauses.
Many American  mills are idle, owing  to 
their inability to compete  with foreign  pro­
ducts.  The  increase of  imports  over  ex­
ports continues,  and  as  the American mills 
shut  down,  foreign  mills  flood the  market 
with  their  goods.  The  exports for  April 
were  $49,000,000  and  the  imports  were 
$61,000,000 showing an excess of imports of 
$12,000,000  in one month  alone.  For  the 
four months  ending April  30th, the exports 
were  $219,500,000  and  the  imports  were 
$249,250,000, an excess of  imports of  $29,- 
750,000.  These  figures  show  that  this 
country is not  suffering  from  over-produc 
tion,  but from over-importation. 
If  this is 
true  with  the  present  tariff,  how  much 
greater  will  the  imports  be  with reduced 
duties?
Eastern  manufacturers  have  declared 
almost  unanimously against  free  wool,  on 
the ground that they  are willing  to concede 
to  the  wool  grower  the  same  protection 
which they are demanding  for  themselves, 
notwithstanding the fact that the  Mills bill 
makes the seductive  offer  of  40  per  cent 
protection on goods,  while the  present law, 
with its objectionable worsted clause,  offers 
only 20 per cent, protection  over and above 
the duty on wool, to offset the  difference of 
more  than  100  per  cent,  in wages to the 
American  workman.  Manufacturers  are 
not indifferent to the fact that  free wool to 
day would  probably  be  soon  followed  by 
free goods.
We believe  the  only remedy for the pres 
ent low prices is to be found in the adoption 
of  the  wool  conference  schedule  agreed 
upon  at  the  convention  of  growers  and 
manufacturers  at  Washington  in  January 
last.  The bill formulated there corrects the 
inequalities  of  toe  present  tariff  law, and 
restricts  importations  which  are  causing 
such  disaster  in  toe  United  States.  The 
wool conference bill  was  formulated by ex­
perts, and is,  in our opinion, the  best  wool 
and  woolen  schedule  ever  offered  to  the 
country. 
Its  adoption  by Congress should 
be insisted  upon by every one  interested in 
the preservation of  the  wool  industry, and 
in the event of  the  failure to  pass it at this 
Congress, the wool  growers throughout the 
country should make it an issue in the elec 
tion of  Congressmen the coming fall. 
It is 
rumored  that  the  Republicans  are  formu 
lating a bill to  be  substituted by the Senate 
for  the  Mills  bill,  and  earnest  demands 
from wool-growing sections that Represent­
atives in Congress shall adopt the wool con­
ference schedule will go a long  way toward 
accomplishing this desirable end.

Building  and  Loan  Associations.

The Eaton Rapids B. M. A. is considering 
the  organization of  a  Building  and  Loan 
Association.

Five  hundred  shares  have  already been 
taken in the Port Huron Loan and Building 
Association,  recently  organized.  A  public 
meeting was  held  Monday  evening  to ex­
plain thé workings of  the Association.

Holland  has  organized  a  Bnilding  and 

Loan Association with $200,000 capital.

The Manistée Building and Loan Associa­
tion has  completed  its  organization by the 
election of officers.

The city that is noted for its consumption 
of  beans  imported  from  foreign  countries 
70,000  bushels of  this leguminous  product 
during the first three months of  the present 
year. 
It  seems  as  though  our  country 
could  profitably increase the bean  crop suf­
ficiently to meet the demands of  the  city of 
Boston without  importing from abroad. 
It 
iS claimed that a sea  voyage detracts  from 
te e  original'quality of the bdan and that the 
American  product  is  fa t ,superior  to  its

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FOR  SALE,  W A N TED / ETC. 1 1 1 1   | f |

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~ •  Status of th e Grattan 
Aaron Norton, $ assignee  for J. R, Trask, 
the Grattan general dealer, has filed a sched- 
nle of the assets  and  liabilities  of  the  es­
tate, from which it appears that the  liabili­
ties are $4,581.55,  divided  among  twenty- 
one  creditors in toe following amounts:
Joseph H. Martin, Grand  Rapids........ $1,400.00
Arthur Meigs & Co., 
853.00
34.25
Jennings* Smith, 
Nelson Bros. &'Go„ 
32.41
22.25
Daniel Lynch, 
K rst National Bank,  Detroit...............   449.37
317.99
Root, Strong & Co., 
Daniels & Ires, 
101.77
A. C. Bacon. 
59.69
Jenness & McCurdy, 
20.90
 
388.75
Snedicor & Hathaway, 
Y. R. Steglitz,  Eaton  Rapids...............  
20.60
J, R. & W. S. Esselstyn. Lansing........... 
35.51
Hercules Powder Co., Cleveland........................ 25.00
Lowell National Bank, Lowell..............  100.00
Lewis R. Pixley, Dakota....................... 
75.00
Nelson Holmes,  Grattan.......................  250.00
Henry Green, 
25.00
Lucas Brooks. 
60.00
Mrs. J. A.  Duja, 
180.00
A. J. Richardson, Austerlitz.................   150.00
The claim of Joseph H.  Martin is secured 
by  a  realty  mortgage  and  the  claims  of 
Root,  Strong & Co.  and  A.  J.  Richardson 
are secured by chattel mortgages.

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The  assets  are  appraised  at  $2,509.97, 

comprising the following items:
Real estate...... f............................ 
Horse, buggy and harness....................  
Stockin store.....................  
 
Fixtures.................................................  
Book  accounts......................................  

  $1,000.00
97.00
1,297.12
45.45
70.40
A t this stage of the  proceedings—consid­
ering the usual shrinkage  and  the legal ex­
emption—it looks as  though  the unsecured 
creditors would be completely shut out.

Thanks, Brother, T hanks!

From  th e A llegan Record.

The Michigan  Tradesman,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  published  by E. A. Stowe &  Bro., 
is  filling  its  place in  Michigan  journalism 
as neatly and completely as any publication 
in the State.

A patent has been granted in England for 
the manufacture of vinegar  from tomatoes. 
The  fruit,  when  ripe,  or  nearly  so,  is re­
duced  to a pulp  and  steeped  in  water for 
twenty-four hours.  The  resulting liquor is 
drawn  off,  sugar  added,  and  the  whole 
allowed to ferment.

Grocers wanting good  cheese  should  or­
der from I. B.  Smith & Sooy, proprietors of 
toe  Wayland  Cheese  Factory,  Wayland. 
Satisfaction  guaranteed. 

267

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

tillers,

í  A toertìsetoéate w m -tie ilnsèrted' m ùfer flttt k e tb ilg r 
tw o cents  a   w ord  th e ’first  in serü o ii-an d   o n e -c o n ta 
w ord fo r  each  subséquent  Insertion.  N o   advrrtlhe- 
m ent tak en   fo r less th a n  85 cents.  A dyanee paym ent.

FOB''  SALE. '

884

OR  SALE—STOCK  OF  GROCERIES ' AND ' 

ery  occupying  a   fine  sto re   room   in  one  of th e 
best locations in th e  city.  J.  H enry  Alien,  Rockford,
His-  __  

OR SALE—GENERAL STOCK, GOOD TRADE,'LONG 
o r  sh o rt  tim e.  A  barg ain   fo r some  one..  Must 
sell.  W ant to  go South.  AddreSs  Box  12,  G randville, 
Mich._________ ■ 
898  -

F o r   s a l e —o n   a c c o u n t  o f   t h e   t>b a tw   n v f f v

husband, I offer fo r sale the grocery  and te a  busi­
ness a t 89 Canal street.  Stock will  n o t inv en to ry  oyer 
8,500. Apply to  Mrs. E. M. W hite, a t above  address.  ^

B-  SALE—OR  EXCHANGE  FOR  LUMBER  ASD 
shingles, an 181 ®4 inch  horizontal  W&lleh engine 
w itn fly w heel 8 feet diam eter;  boiier  8  feet diam eter 
by 18 feet long, 109 3 inch  flues,  w ith  « eater,  h o t  and 
cold w ater  pum ps.  E verything  com plete  and  ready 
fo r use.  A b arg ain   fo r  som e  one.  E nquire  o f T  C 
Broadbent, Box 394. Ovid,  Mich. 

231

ROCERV  STOCK  FOR SALE—MY STOCK  OF  GRO- 
ceries  a t  130  Canal  stree t  fo r  sale  on  inviting 
term s.  WiU sell in  one lo t o r in  lots to  suit purchaser. 
R etail  dealers  and  fam ilies  a re  invited  to   exam ine 
stock and prices.  I desire to  re tire  from   th e   eroeerv 
trad e.  Geo W. Thayer. 
— 3
F OR SALE—ONE QF THE  BEST  111  ACRE  FARMS IN 
M ichigan.  Sidewalk  from   house to  depot.  Win 
sell fo r cash  o r  exchange  fo r  a   lum ber  y ard   or any 
sm all business in any good tow n in  M ichigan.  Address 
I. M. Ferguson, Coopersville, Mich. 

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goi

ÓR  SALE—LIQUID  EGG  PRESERVER^  BEST 
know n;  no risk by  using;  sim plest,  m ost  perfect 
and m ost reliable  process  fo r  preserving  eggs;  costs 
one cent a  dozen ;  p u t down te n  cent  eggs now  and sell 
m  th e w inter fo r tw enty cents.  John Giles & Co., Low- 
ell, Mich., agents fo r K ent connty. 

I ’OR SALE—A  COMPLETE  SAW  MILL  PLANT  FOR 

one-quarter of w hat it cost th re e  years  ago.  Ca- 
gacity  50,000  P fr  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.

o r a t 85 P earl street. 

803
fo r selling failing health.  E nquire 670 Cherry St 
204

I ’OR  SALE-STOCK  GROCERIES.  ONLY  RF.Aani?
FOR  SALE—GOOD  CLEAN  STOCK  OP  OBfinRBreg 

in  one  of th e   fastest  grow ing cities in  Michigan. 
Stock will invoice about $3,500.  Terms, one-half down- 
balance, good  paper.  Brick  store,  established  tra d e 
and cheap rent.  Address  H,  Lock  Box  E, Muskegon, 
Mich.

206

OR  SALE—THE  DRESS  OF  TYPE  NOW  USED  nisr 
* The Tradesm an”—600  pounds of brevier and 200 
pounds of  nonpareil.  A  good  b argain  w ill  be  given 
purchaser. 

Choate, A gent, E ast Saginaw. 

hardw are  and  m ill  supplies.  Address  W ayne 

F o r   s a l e —a t   a   b a r g a in ,  a   c l e a n   s t o c k   o f
F OR  SALE—A CLEAN STOCK OF DRUGS, FIXTURES, 

etc.,  com plete, on good  line  of  railw ay, about 35 
m iles  n o rth  of G rand  Rapids.  No  paints  o r  oils, b u t 
could be  added to   good  advantage.  P oor  h ea lth  and 
o th er business  m y  only  reasons  fo r  selling.  No.  116 
care Tradesm an office. 
F o r   s a l e —f r u it   f a r m   o f   7#   a c r e s,  l o c a t e d
in   Spring  Lake.  Ten  m inutes  w alk  from   post- 
office.  P leasant  place.  Nice  buildings.  W ill  sell  on 
long tim e o r exchange fo r  stock  of  any kind  of  m er­
chandise.  Place is valued a t $3,000, will ta k e $8,000 fo r 
it.  Address S. A. Howey, N orth Muskegon, Mich.  208

207

319

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WANTS.

WANTED—A  MAN  FAMILIAR  WITH  THE  PROVIS- 

ion business to  tra v el on th e G. R. & I. R. R.  An­

sw er 222, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

222

211

2x0

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. 

WANTED—MANAGER.  BY  RELIABLE  BUSINESS 

firm .  W ill  control  stock  of  goods and  handle 
considerable  money.  S alary  $1,800.  References  and 
cash deposit of $500 required.  Call  or  address,  H. G. 
Loomis, 364 W abash Ave., Chicago, 111. 

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

m acist.  Seven years’ experience.  B est of refer- 

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

th is  paper  to  give  th e Sutliff  coupon system  a  
trial.  I t will abolish your pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 
all y our book-keeping, in  m any instances save yon th e 
expense of one clerk, will brin g  your business down to  
a   cash basis and  save  you  all  th e  w orry and trouble 
th a t usually go w ith the pass-book plan.  S 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, both  kinds  w ill be  sent 
by  addressing  (m entioning  this  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N. Y. 

WANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 

Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send fo r 

samples.  E. A. Stowe &  Bro., G rand Rapids._____ 214

212

913

MISCE LEANEOUS.

rp O   EXCHANGE -
MERCHANDISE  WANTED  FOR 
land.  W hat have you?  Correspondence solicited. 
G. W. L angford,  E ylar,  111. 
225
A g e n t s  w a n t e d -;L a d ie s  a n d   g e n t l e m e n   t o
sell “ E lectricity in  a  b ottle.”  Send for price  list 
and 20-page circular.  Address  N. Van D erwerken, gen­
eral agent, M anchester, Mich. 
215
A  GENTS  WANTED  EVERYWHERE.  THREE NEW 
jlX-  articles  ju s t  out.  Big  money.  Exclusive te rri­
tory.  Inclose  stam p  for  particulars.  Samples  of  all 
th ree  35  cents.  Address  Swineburne  &  Co., M anufac­
tu rers. LaCrosse, Wis. 

216

Shippers and Dealers in

i T i

F l o u r i n g   M i l l  a n d   O ffice,

Gor. Court St. and G. R. & I. R.R.

G r a i n   O ffice,

No. 9 Canal Street,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

J. W. CONVERSE,

Proprietor.

O.  E.  BROWN,

Manager.

GRAND  RAPIDS

Paper  Box  Factory,

W.  W.  HUELSTER, Prop.

Paper Boxes of Every Description Made to 

Order on Short Notice.

We make a specialty of

Pigeon Hole  File  Boxes,  Sample  Trays, 

Sample Cases.  Also Shelf, Shoe, Confec­
tionery, M illinery, Dress,  Suit  and 

Packing Boxes.  Druggists’ Slides 

and all  kinds of Fine  W ork.

All work guaranteed first  class  and  at  low 
prices.  Write  or  call  for  estimates  on  any­
thing you may want in my line. Telephone 850.

OFFICE  AND  FACTORY,

11 Pearl St,  M  Rapids, Mich.

WARRANTED  TO BE THE

FINEST and LARGEST SMOKE
F or th e m oney in  th e U. S.  ¡E^TPut up 50 in  a box.  Ask 
JOHN E. KENNING & CO., Grand Rapids. 

your dealer fo r them .  M anufactured only by

Send fo r prices!_____■

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

Grani Rapids Seed Store,
It CANAL
Street.
STEAM  LAUNDRY,
STA m gnr. N. ALLEN, Proprietor. 

,  43 and 45 K ent Street,

WK DO ONLY FIRST CLASS WORK AND 
*'  | | |  
•ad eaprecs promptly attended te.

TOR NO CHEIDCALS. 

'.'--.-si

PROPRIETOR OF  THE

Slew Case Factory,
SHOW OASES

MANUFACTURER  OF

-----AND-----

Prescription  Cases,

My Prices are Lower than any of My Compet­

itors.  Send for Catalogues.

21 Scribner  Street, Grand  Rapids.

TELEPHONE  374.  -

SHOE  DRESSINGS. 

Brown’s French,
Bixby’s Royal,

Eclipse Safety Barrel, 
Spanish Gloss,

Raven Gloss,
Topsey,

Gilt  Edge.
HIRTH  &  KRAUSE, 

JOBBERS,

118 Canal  St., GRAND  R A PID S.

MAGIO COFFEE  ROASTER

T he  m ost p ractical 
han d   R oaster  in  th e 
w orld.  Thousands in 
use—giving  satisfac­
tion. T hey a re  sim ple 
durable an d  econom­
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
one.  R oasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to   p er 
feetion.
Send tor  circulars.

No 

Mi S.West

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio*

CHAS.  A.  C0ÏE

MANUFACTURER OF

Horse and Wagon Covers, 

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

W ide Ducks, etc.

Telephone  106.

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“B” Wood’spat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27  9

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SQUARES.

Sisal,Kin.and  larger......... .. 
Manilla............................................. 12
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Steel and Iron............... .............. . 
.dis
Try and Bevels,............ . . . .......  dis
Mitre   ...... ______________ 
.......d is
SHEET IRON.
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Com. Smooth.
Nos. 10to 14.......................... .  $4 20
Nos. 15 to 17. . ...........................  4 20
Nos. 18 to 21.............................   420
Nos. 22to 24..................... . 
4 20
Nos,25 to 26................................   4 40
No.27-------------------- ----------.  4 60
All sheets No, 18 and lighter,  over 3 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
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SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, «   ft..............t ......... 
In smaller quansities,«   ft............... *„.[ 
American, all  kinds............. 
  dis 
 
Steel, all kinds....................................dis 
Swedes, all kinds....................  ’ 
"dis 
Gimp and Lace..................................‘dis 
Cigar Box  Nails..................................dis 
Finishing Nails.................  
dis 
Common and Patent Brads...... ..".'dis 
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks dis
Trunk and Clout Nails...................  
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails..........'dis
Leathered Carpet Tacks......... ........ dis
- 
No. 1,  Refined.........................
Market  Half-and-half.
Strictly  Half-and-half.......

TINNER’S SOLDER.

TACKS.

 

 

TIN PLATES.

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TRAPS.

.  TIN—LEADED.

20x28, Charcoal..................... 
100 Plate Charcoal................. 

^M fCharcoa1........................ 6 00@8 20
10x14,Charcoal.............................  7 85
12x12, Charcoal...................... 6 
85
12x12, Charcoal....................... 8 
35
14x20, Charcoal.......................... ..  6 35
14x20,  Charcoal..................... ' 
7 85
^ 
14x20, Charcoal..........................’’  933
IK3CX, 14x20, Charcool..........................   h  37
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal................. . . . . .  13 15
IX, 
16 10
DC, 
7 in
DX,  100 Plate Charcoal..................” "  "   9 10
DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal.................1110
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.........  
13 10
... _ 
G ripped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to  7 35
Roofing, 14x20, IC.............. 
5  40
Roofing, 14x20,  IX .............. 
.................  7 no
Roofing, 20x28, IC.............. 
................12 on
Roofing, 20x28, IX .................. 15 00
1C, 14x20, choice Charcoal Teme...... .........6 00
1K114x20, choice Charcoal  Teme...........".  7 50
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Teme............... 12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Teme__  
15 00
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Steel, Game............................................ • .60&10
Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’s.........dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10
Hotchkiss’  .........................  
ftiA-in
S, P. & W. Mfg.  Co.’s......... .*60&10
Mouse, choker....................  
i8e «  dov
Mouse,  delusion..................... . ."."$ 1 501 doz
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WIRE.
Bright Market.....................................  dis  67ft
dis  7(i&lii
Annealed Market...............  
Coppered Market...................
Extra Bailing............................ 
dis  fis
Tinned  Market....................  
 
¿is  62*4
Tinned Broom............................. .........  s» jk  «9
Tinned Mattress................... 
...........« f t 8ft
Coppered Spring Steel............ dis 
50
Tinned Spring Steel........................................dis 40&10
Plain Fence.............................................  
3
Barbed Fence, galvanized............... 
.  4 00
painted........................"."‘.‘3 25
Copper............................................new  list net
Grass............................................... .. 
list net
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.........................................dis  70&10&10
Bright 
Screw Eyes.....................................dis  70&10&10
G°ok s 
dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eves.................. dis  70&10&10
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled......
Coe’s Genuine....................................¡¿8 
59
75
Coe’s Pte nt A gricultural, wrought, dis 
Coe 8  Ptent. malleable.................... dis  75&1C
MISCELLANEOUS
BirdCages................. 
59
Pumps,  Cistern..................‘.‘¿is 
75
Screws, new  list............................ 
70&5
Casters, Bed  and  Plate.............dis50&10&10
Dampers, American...................... 
49
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods. ..‘d 
Copper Bottoms..............................  
 
HARDWOOD  LUMBER,

WIRE GOODS.

WRENCHES.

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á ^ ^ o e f l t r m i t   BEPB8fnEüf,
Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association. 

Kelsey, Ionia; Neal McMillan, Rockford. 

P resident—F rank H am ilton. Traverso City. 
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F irs t Vice-President—P aid  P . M oigan, M onroe. 
Second Vice-President—S. Lam from ; Owoseo.
S ecretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
T reaeurer—L- W. Sprague. G reenville.
Execu tive  H eard—President-  S ecretary,  Geo. W .  Hnb-
bard , F lin t; W. E. Kelsey, Ionia; li-ring  F. Clapp, Al-
C om m ittee on Trade Interests—Sm ith B arnes, Traverse 
C ity; Chas. T. Bridgm an, F lin t;  H.  B.  Fargo;  Muske­
gon.
Com m m itte  on Legislation—F ran k  W ells, L ansing; W.
C om m ittee  on. T ransportation—J.  W.  M iiniren,  Trav­
erse C ity: Jno. P . Stanley, B attle C reek;  Wm. Rebec, 
E ast Saginaw.
Com m ittee on  Insurance—N.  B.  Blain,  Lowell;  E.  Y.
Hogle, H astings; O. M. Clem ent, Cheboygan. 
Com m ittee on  B uilding  and  L oan A ssociations—F. L. 
F uller,  F ran k fo rt;  S.  E. P arkill,  Owosso;  W ill  Em- 
. m ert, E a to n  Rapids.
Official O rgan—T a n  Michioak Tradesman.
The following auxiliary associations are op­
erating under  charters granted by the Michi­
gan Business Men’s Association:

1  K o . i —T r a v e r s e  C it y  B . M . A . 

P resident, Geo. E. S teele; Secretary, L, R oberts.______

P resident, N. B. B lain; S ecretary, F ra n k T . King.

N o . %—L o v e l l   B .  M . A . 

N o . 3 —S tu r g is - B . M . A .  - 
P resident. H; S. Church ; S ecretary, W m. Jo m .
N o .  4— G r a n d   K a p i d s   M .  A . 

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

..  N o .  5 —M u s k e g o n  B .  M . A . 
P resident, H. B. F argo; S ecretary, W m. Peer.

N o . 6—A l b a   B . M . A . 

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

'  N o .  7 — D i m o n d a l e  B . M . A . 

P resident. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. W idger.

N o . S’—E a s t p o r t  B .  M . A .

P resident, F. H. T hurston; S ecretary, Geo. L. T hurston.

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

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

¡No.  1 0 —H a r b o r  s p r i n g s   B .  M . A . 

P resident, W. J. C lark; S ecretary, À  L. Thom pson.

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

P resident, H. P. W hipple; S ecretary, C. H. Cam p.

,  N o . 1 2 —Q u in c y  B . M . A . 

P re s id e n te . McKay; S ecretary, Thos. Lennon.

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

P resident, H. B. S tn rte v an t;  S ecretary, W.  J. A ustin.

N o . 1 4 —N o . M u s k e g o n  B . M . A . 
P re sid e n t s . A. Howey; S ecretary, G. C. H avens.

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

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

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

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

,  ..... 

P resident, S. K  P ark ill; S ecretary, S. Lam from .

N o .  1 8 —O w o s s o  l i .  M . A .

N o .  1 9 —A d a   B . M . A . 

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

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

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

P resident, Ç. H . W harton; S ecretary, M. V. H oyt.

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

Persident, A. B. Schum acher; Secretary, W.  R .  Clarke.

N o . 2 3 — C a r s o n  C it y  B . M . A . 

P resident, F. A. Rockafellow ; Secretary , C. G. Bailey.

. N o . 2 4 —M o r l e y  B .  M . A .
■  '  .  !  No. 25—Palo B. M. A.

P resident, J.- E. T hurkow ;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond. 
- 
P resident, Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew.

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

P resident. S. R. Stevens; S ecretary, Geo. B. Caldwell.

N o . 2 7 —D o r r  B . M .  A .

P resident, E. S. B otsford; S ecretary, L. N. Fisher.
- r  
President, J.  H. T uttle;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.______

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

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

P resident, W m. Moore;  S ecretary, A. J. Cheesebrough. 

* P resident, A. G. A very;  Secretary, E. S. H oughtaling. 

N o . 3 0 —O c e a n a  B . M . A .

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P resident, Thos. J. G reen;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,  L  No. 34—Saranac B.M. A.
N o .  3 5 —B e l l a i r e   B . M . A .
No. 36—ItLaca B.  M. A.

President, Wm. J . Nixon; S ecretary, C. E. Densm ore.

P resident, O .F. Jackson;  S ecretary, Jo h n   M. E verden.
• 
President,  Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary,  W. F. Baxter.

.  "  No. 37—B a t t l e  C r e e k  B. M. A.
7  N o . 3 8 —S c o t t v i l l e  B .  M . A .
” 
No. 39—B urr Oak B. M. A.

Presiden t, H. E.S ym ons; S ecretary, D. W. H iggins.

P resident, W. S. W Hler; S ecretary,  F. W. Sheldon.

” 
^   No. 40—Eaton Kapids B. M. A. 
P resident, C. T. H artson; Secretary, Chas. Coller.
N o . 4 1 —B r e c k e n r i d g e   B . M . A . 

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

P resident, Jos. G erber;  S ecretary  C. J. R athbun.

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

N o . 4 3 —T u s t i n  B . M . A . 

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

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

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

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

P resident, D. E. H allenbeck; Secretary, O. A. H alladay. 
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P resident, W m. H utchins; Secretary , B. M. Gould.

N o . 4 6 —L e s l ie   B .  M . A .

N o .  4 7 —F l i n t   M .  U . 

P resident, G. R. H oyt; S ecretary, W. H. G raham .
N o . 4 8 —H u b b a r d s  t o n   B . M . A . 
P resident, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor.

P resident,  A.  W enzell; S ecretary, F ran k  Sm ith.

N o .  4 9 — L e r o y   B .  M .  A . 

N o . 5 0 —M a n is te e  1$. M . A . 

P resident, A. O. W heeler; S ecretary, J. P.  O’Malley.

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

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

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

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

P resident, F rank Phelps; S ecretary, Jo h n  Mt Y ork.

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

N o . 5 4 — D o u g la s  B , M . A .

I p p l i   Keep JJp th e iE i^ ttsíisín ^ !
Fteahtto.QWoOtocéir.'  ’

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With  the  approach of  hot  weather  and 
the  natural  Indisposition of  the  people  at 
this  season  of the  year  to  borden  them­
selves  with  unnecessary  labor  and  care, 
there  may be a tendency on  tbe part of  re­
tail  grocers’  associations  to  lag behind in 
their efforts. 
This  must be carefully guarded  against. 
The  movement  must  not  at  this  time be 
checkmated by indifference  on  the  part of 
those  interested.  The  enthusiasm  Of the 
past winter most he maintained and increased 
in order  to  tide  over the inclination  that 
many will have to wait for some other time 
to push the work.  Attend  the  meetings of 
your  association, read  your  trade journals, 
hold your picnic and do everything that can 
be  done  to  maintain  your  interest  in  the 
cause of reform in  the trade.
The efforts that have  been  made  hereto­
fore in the direction  of  thorough  organiza­
tion  and  for the accomplishment of  all the 
good  that  follows 
fraternal  association 
among  retail  merchants  have  gone  for 
naught  through  indifference  and a lack of 
enthusiasm. 
It  requires  time  to  work 
changes in established laws and customs; to 
devise  and  put  into  practical  operation a 
system for the publishing  and  suppression 
of  the  dead-beat, and  to  bring  about  that 
perfect  understanding  and  affinity of pur­
pose  among  individual  lhembers  that are 
necessary  to  the  success  of  the  grocers 
movement,  and because these  reforms  can 
not be existing facts as soon  as thought of, 
is no reason  why any one  should  feel  dis 
couragedand  give up  the  battle.  Rather, 
this  fact  should be conducive to a more de­
termined effort and  more  systematic  work 
on the part of  those concerned.
To keep up  the  interest in meetings and 
insure a good attendance through  the  sum 
mer,  diversions in the exercises  should  be 
arranged  for  every  gathering.  Routine 
business at meetings,  with  nothing  special 
to  interest  the  members,  will  surely  take 
the vim  out of  the  average  man,  who  re 
quires some special  inducement of  pleasure 
or instruction to have  him  lend  his  aid to 
any  work  beyond  a  certain  time. 
It  is 
strange how men can  become  lukewarm in 
a cause the success of which means so much 
to  them, but  it  seems  to  be a law of  our 
beings  to  become  unconcerned  about  that 
which is a part of  our daily lives.
We say the lack of  interest that has been 
fatal  to  movements  of  this  kind  before 
must be guarded  against  now, or the result 
will be disastrous.  All past endeavors will 
go  for  naught  and  the  grocer  will  sink 
deeper into the mire of  business embarrass­
ments and perplexities, and  the grip of  the 
dead-beat will be tighter than ever.

Curiosities  in  Fruits.

From  th e N. Y. Mail and Express.

The  Japanese  persimmons  now  sold  at 
all of  the fruit  stores  come  from  Florida. 
They  are  indigenous  to  Japan,  but  were 
brought into the Southern States and  found 
to  do  well  there.  The  fruit  has  a  rich, 
handsome color, and is delicious when fully 
matured. 
It  differs  from  the  native  per­
simmon,  in that it ripens in warm  weather. 
Just  before  the  native  persimmon  is ma-> 
tured it is offered to unsuspecting Northern 
tourists  as  a tropical  delicacy.  The  com­
ical results produced by its puckering  qual-l 
ity have  given  green  persimmons a world­
wide reputation.
A Fulton street  dealer  makes a specialty 
of curious tropical fruits.  He keeps mummy 
apples, or “mameyes,” as they are called in 
the  Caribbean  Islands  where  they  grow. 
They  are  an  oval-shaped,  three-cornered 
fruit,  with a double rind. 
Inside is a firm, 
yellow  substance,  having  a pleasant  taste 
and a delightful  aroma.  The  fruit  some­
times grows as  large as a child’s  head,  and 
the trees reach a height of  sixty feet.  This 
fruit is made into marmalade in large quan­
tities.
Plantains are very similar  to  bananas in 
appearance, but  are  nearly twice  as  large. 
They come from Cuba, where large numbers 
of natives rely o r  them as a main  article of 
food.  Alligator  pears  are  brought  from 
Havana  more as a curiosity than  for  their 
nutritive  value.  They are  nearly as  large 
as melons,  but are the exact shape of  pears. 
The  yuca looks  very much like a sweet po­
tato, and is used to make cassava paste and 
marmalade, which are considered great del­
icacies by Spanish-speaking people.
The malanga is the tropical substitute for 
our white  turnip, and a few of  them  come 
here  on  vessels  that  trade  in  the tropics. 
Rare South American fruits are the caimitos 
or  star  apple,  the  chirimoyas  or  custard 
apple,  and the guanabanas,  a sour fruit.

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

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

P resident, N. W.‘D rake;  Secretary, T. M. H arvey.

N o .,5 6 — B a n g o r   B .  M .  A . 
> 0. 5 7 —R o c k f o r d .  B . M . A . 

P resident, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham .

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

P resident, E. Hapradorn ; Secretary, E. O. Brower.

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

P resident F. S. R aym ond: Secretary, P. S. Swarts.
N o . 6 0 —S o u tli B o a r d m a n  B . M . A . 
P resident, H. E . H ogan; Secretary, 3. E. Neifaardt.

N o .  6 1 —H a r t f o r d   B . M . A . 
No. 62—Bast saginaw M. A. 

P resident, V. E. M anley; S ecretary, I. B. Barnes.
President, G. W, Meyer; S ecretary, Theo. K adlsh.
P resident, W. M. Davis ; Secretary, C. E. Bell.
N o . 6 4 —M e r r i l l  B . M . A . 
P re8ident,C . W. R obertson; S ecretary, Wm. H orton.

N o .  6 3 —K v a r t  B . M . A . 

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

N o . 6 5 —K a l k a s k a  B . M . A . 
N o . 66—L a n s i n g  B . M .  A . 

P resident. F ran k  W ells; S ecretary, W . E. C rotty.

N o . 6 7 — W a t e r v l i e t   B . M . A . 
P resident, Geo. P arsons; S ecretary, J. M. H all.
N o . 68—A lle g a n  B . M .  A . - 

P resident. A. B. Calkins ;  Secretary, E. T. VanO strand.

'  Ñ o . 6 9 —¿S co tts a n d  C li m a x  B . M . A . 
P resident, Lym an Clark; Secretary, F. S. W illison.
N o .  7 0 —N a s h v i l l e   B . M . A , 
P resident, H, M, Lee; S ecretary, W. 8. Powers.
f, ; "ÎM î :  N o .  7.1—A s h l e y   B ,  M .  A .
P résident, M. N etzorg;  Secretary,I Gep. E. C lutterbuck.
N o .  7 2 —K d m o r e  B . M . A .
N o ,  7 3 —B e l d i n g  B . M . A . 

P resident, 4. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. W ebster.

P resident, Oscar P. Bills;  S ecretary, F. Rosacraus.

N o .  7 4 —T e c a m s e h   B .  M .  A . 
So. 75—Davison B. M.  A.

: President, J.  F. C artw rlght; Secretary. L. Gifford.

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

hpe< i tl Enterprises Wanted. 

Grist Mill—Hopkins Station.
,  Newspaper^—North Muskegon. 
Gristmill—Bellevue.
Wood working establishment—Quincy. 
H hi^ weoâlnêtoriiei&—Fife Lake. 
Tobacco factory* vinegar and pickle fai 

cannery—Grand Rapids.

'  W as He Bluffing ? 

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“X have to announce to the congregation,” 
m £ i|ie  deacon^  \rçhat- the  contribution

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Adulterated  Cheese  in  Minnesota.

F rom  th e M inneapolis Com m ercial Bulletin.

Assistant  Dairy  Commissioner  Howard 
says  that  he  is  finding a large  amount of 
adulterated  cheese  at  present. 
It  comes 
almost entirely from outside of Minnesota— 
from points in Hlinois, Wisconsin and other 
states.  Hardly a  bit  of  adulterated cheese 
manufactured in this  State  has been found 
so  far.
It  is  adulterated  mostly with  layd  and 
neutral oil—largely the  same  stuff  goes in 
that is put  into  oleomargarine.  Mr.  How­
ard adds :  “When we have  our  samples all 
analyzed we are going to enter suits against 
the parties who are selling  this adulterated 
stuff.  We propose to make it so that  none 
but pure cheese can be bought  in  the  mar­
kets  of  Minnesota.  At  present,  we  are 
working almost  exclusively in Minneapolis 
and St.  Paul.”

VISITING  BUYERS.

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The following retail  dealers have visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the  various houses:
M H eyboer & Bro,  D renthe
A A W eeks, G rattan  
F N Maas &  Co,  H nm boldt Mrs M innie Lacey,Cannons- 
J  C Benbow,  Cannonsburg  burg 
T  V anEenenaam ,  Zeeland 
Sm ith & Bristol, Ada 
Morley Bros, Cedar Springs A C B arkley, Crosby 
J  P  Cordes, A lpine 
C H  Loom is,  S parta
A & E B ergy, Caledonia
F E Cam pau, A laska 
Spring & Lindley,  Bailey  Geo H R ainouard, G rant
K ohlm an & H offm aster, 
W m DePree, Zeeland 
A llegan
G F  Cook, Grove 
M H McCoy, G randville 
W  H S treik,  F orest  Grove
E E H ew itt, Rockford
K ellogg & W oodcn,Kalkas • C arrington & N orth, T rent 
E B W right, W oodville 
L N Fisher, D orr 
L A Phelps, Saugatuck 
Nèal McMillen, Rockford  H Thom pson, Canada  Cnrs 
M.V W ilson, Sand L ak e 
F B W atkins,  H opkins S ta  C E  Joldcrsm a, Jam estow n 
R T P arrish, G rand ville  W  K arsten, V riesland  ,
Chas Judson, Cannonsburg 
L M W olf . Hudsonville  ■ 
Sevey&   H errington,  H er- A Miles, W ayland 
Nienhuis Bros,NewHolland
D H Decker, Zeeland
G C B aker, LaBarge 
T W Preston, MlUbrook
M Bailey, P lainw ell 
J  L Purchase, Bauer
Gus Begman, B auer 
J  E Thurkow , Morley- 
H P  Moore, ìléM illain 
Jo h n  G raves, W ayland 
I J  Quick, AUendkle 
G Ten Hoor,  F orest  G rove Geo P  S tark, Cascade 
J  N'Wait'. H udsonyijle ' : ", LOT G-Tefft, R pckford 
X  Dalmon, A llendale 
W alling BroSjLaiùÒht 
O F  W H M atatC ^édénia  RM cK innon. K ent City
, F  K a rrt gang, ByronXlent*- 
J b * M  A Kidder.CedsrBpg 
M artin O esoa, Jeniaonvlfi 
H  VanNoord, Jam estow n
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A L Power, K ent City)
L A  Paine, Englishville 
J  Raym ond, B erlin
J  M Reed, G rattan 
W  C H inm ah, S parta 

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- Reduced Rates to the 

Grand Rapids, June*3,1888.

.GOnyenttopu
Secretary Mills has Issued tbe  following- cir­
cular to Gib members of the Michigan Division: 
To th e  m em bers of Mich. Div., f. P. A:
The following letter from Chicago is self ex­
planatory, and I would add that  as the  extra­
ordinary low  rates and first-class service have 
been  arranged  to  include  alt  members  and 
wear families, together  with  an  extensionof 
fifteen to thirty dayB’ time, to admitol trips to 
points farther West, it would be g most desira? 
ble way for oiir members to take their summer 
vacation, and at  the  same  time  send  a  good 
strong representation to our  annual  National 
convention, from the Peninsular State.
The National T, P. A. band,  of  Union  City, 
will  accompany  tbe  State  delegation,  and 
“Michigan  will  be  represented.”  Geo.  F. 
Owen, chairman of the State Railroad Commit­
tee, is arranging for  rates  over  roads  in the 
State to Chicago and will give  further  notice 
of the result of his efforts.

Very truly yours,

L, M. M i l l s , Sec’y-Treas.
The letter above referred to is as follows:
Chicago, May 22,1888.'
L.M. Mills, G rand R apids:
D e a r  S i r —Will you kindly inform the mem­
bers of the Travelers’  Protective  Association 
at your State meeting that I  have  obtained  a 
rate of $7.50 for the round  trip  from  Chicago 
to Minneapolis,  860  miles,  for  the  delegates, 
members and their  families  who  wish  to  at­
tend the annual  convention  on  June 19 to 23, 
at Minneapolis.'  I have  also  arranged for an 
extension  of  time  to  be  granted  on  return 
tickets to those who wish to  remain at Minne­
apolis for fifteen to thirty days.
Please advise me as to the probable number 
who will attend from your district, so that am­
ple provision cam be made for all.
Two special trains will leave  from the same 
depot at 8 a. m. Monday, one on the Wisconsin 
Central  and  the  other  on  the  Minnesota  & 
North Western,

Fraternally yours,

M. S il v e r s t o n e ,

Chairman R. R. Com.

The Saranac  Association  After  the  Ped- 

cler.
Saranac, May 31,1888.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:
D e a r   Si r —Our  Association  was  called  to­
gether in special session a week ago last night 
to consider the subject of buying  wool at this 
market.  After discussing  the  subject  it was 
decided to form ourselves into a committee of 
one, each to make it his  business to look after 
some buyer for this market.  After ta l k i n g  up 
the peddler question and instructing the Com­
mittee on Trade Interests  to  proceed  against 
ail peddlers in the Dame of the Business Men’s 
Association and instructing  the  Secretary to 
write the  Ionia  Association  in  reference  to 
joining with us in exterminating the peddlers 
who travel through the  county, we adjourned 
for one week.
Last evening we met again to compare notes 
and we had with us at that meeting  Mr. Chap­
pie, who was here to secure a wool  buyer, and 
he made  arrangements  with one  of  our citi­
zens, H. J. Hills, to buy for him at  this  place. 
So we now have  two  buyers.  You  see  what 
can be done if we  all  work  together  and  for 
one purpose.
As we had not heard from Ionia, the peddler 
question was left as it was until  our next reg­
ular meeting, which is next Tuesday  evening.
The bells are tolling for the peddlers’ funer­
al already, and the  Saranac  B. M.  A.  will  at­
tend it in full uniform.
Come, brothers, wake up and drive the battle 
on! 

O n e   o f  T h e m .

Evidently the Coming Plan.

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•Twenty-six  railroads  now  honor  the 
thousand mile ticket, as follows:

polis.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati  & Indiana­
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling.
Chautauqua Lake R. R.
Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo.
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis ¿  Chicago.
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburg.
Flint & Pere Marquette.
Indianapolis & St. Louis.
Lake Erie & Western.
Michigan Central.
New York, Chicago & St. Louis.
New York, Lake Erie & Western.
Pittsburg & Lake Erie.
Toledo & Ohio Central.
Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan.
Valley Railway.
Wabash Railway.
Western New York & Pennsylvania.
Cincinnati,  Hamilton & Dayton.
Toledo, Peru & Warsaw.
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago.
Monon Route.
Ft. Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville.
Cleveland & Canton.
Whitewater Railroad.
Pressure is being brought to  bear  on  other 
roads, so that  further  accessions  may be ex­
pected.

Glorious Report from  Kalamazoo.

Kalamazoo, June 1,1888.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:
Dear Sir—Accept  thanks, for  the member­
ship book, received from you  some days ago. 
It is already more  than  full,  as  we have now 
155 names on our roster,  giving us a member­
ship equal to the largest  in  the State, and be­
fore our next regular  meeting  next Tuesday, 
we  expect  to  beat  the  record.  Our  Asso­
ciation starts in  with  good  hopes  for  the fu­
ture and we  shall  expect  to  give  a  fair  ac­
count of ourselves soon.
At  a  special  meeting,  held  last  Tuesday 
evening,  the  following  appointments  were 
made by President  McCamly  as  chairmen of 
the several standing committees:
Manufacturing  Interests—James  H.  Dew­
ing.
Transportation—Albert L. Lakey
Insurance—Chase H. Dickinson-
Trade Interests—Julius Schuster.
Entertainments—Sam Folz.
These  gentlemen,  with  the  President  and 
Oscar  K.  Buckhout,  comprise  the Executive 
Board. 

Yours truly,

Chaitncey Strong, Sec’y.

A  Word  for  Bananas.

The  banana  has a high  recommendation 
as  an  article of  food  because  of  its nutri­
tious  character.  One  authority announces 
that one pound gf  this fruit has more nutri­
ment than three pounds of  meal or as many 
pounds  of  potatoes,  while  as  a  food it is 
said to be in every sense  superior  to wheat 
bread.  The  natives  of  the  West  Indies 
and other tropical countries  subsist  largely 
upon them,  and  find  them, as chemists do, 
a food containing a large amount and variety 
of  nutriment.  A  friend  of  the  writer’s 
makes them a special  and exclusive article 
of  food when he has work requiring consid­
erable and particular attention and accuracy, 
at a time  when  a  regular  meal  and  other 
food would weaken the action of Ihe  mind,' 
He  finds  that  the  banana in suen case di­
gests  easily  and  makes  no  diminution  of 
mental  concentration,  while, at  the  same 
time,  the required  sustenance of  mind  and 
bodyds obtained.

A  Timely  Suggestion.

F r e m o n t ;  June 1, 1888.

E, A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:
D e a r  S i r —In reference to the articles in the 
columns of T h e  T r a d e s m a n   in regard  to the 
peddler nuisance, I  would say  that  I  am glad 
to see the Question agitated and sincerely hope 
it will continue to be until each  local  associa­
tion will take-such  action as to greatly reduce 
the number Of peddlers, if hot to exterminate 
them  altogether.  We  have  the question  be­
fore our Association  at  present  and  hope to 
come to some favorable solution ere long.

With sincerity,

W. J. Hopper.

Allegan  Gazette:  It  is  time  the people  of 
Allman took some thought about how the vis­
itors to the  great  soldiers’  reunion  are  to be 
entertained.  Itistru e  that a great many will 
dvejtt in teats, h u t  many more will desire bet­
ter quarters, and for these the hotel aecommo-' 
datlons  are 
meeting
should be oalled andjcommlttees  appointed to 
w m m  perhaps  other  heeds of

I b a r b w a r e .

These prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

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AUGERS AND BITS.

BALANCES.
BARROWS.

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."...dis
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...........dis
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promptly and buy in full packages. - 
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Ives’, old s ty le .................
N.  H.C. Co........... .
Douglass’. . . . . . ............;.............'
Pierces’ S i
., sk  m 11mmm 1.....
Snell’s ......... 
Cook’s  ...... ..........................................
Jennings’, g e n u i n e . d i s   w
Jennings’, imitation__ .......  . ...___dionwin
_ 
Spring................ ............................  ...dis 
40
Railroad........................ 
S 14 00
Garden............................ 
... " V ;:"¿ e t 33 00
BELLS.
H and..........................................dis $ 60&10&10
70
dis 
Cok. ............................ 
Call.........................................   .  -tip 
30&15
G on g .............  
.ui& 
25
60&10
Door, Sargent.............  
dis 
_  
Stove............................................... dis $ 
0
Carnage  new list............ ..............  dis  7G&10
S   •  V ai.'---- *................................. dte 
50
60
Wrought Barrel  Bolts......................dis 
Cast  Barrel Bolts..............................dis 
40
40
Cast Barrel, brass knobs......... ........ dis 
Cast Square Spring..........* ...;..........dis 
60
Cast Chain.........................................¿i8 
40
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob__  
aia 
60
Wrought Square ..................... ........ dis 
60
Wrought Sunk Flush.........................dis 
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
T Flush............................................... di8  60&10
Ives’ Door............................. ............. di8  60&10

 
BOLTS.

 

 

BRACES.

B arber................................................di8$ 
40
Backus...........................................   ..diS  50&10
Spofford............................................. dis 
50
Am. Ball..............................................dis 
net

 

 

 
 

 
 

CAPS.

CHISELS.

CATRIDGES.

BUTTS. CAST.

Well, swivel.
Cast Loose Pin, figured............... . 
. dis  70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed..........dis  70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60& 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint.. dis  60&10
Wrought Loose  Pin............................dis  60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip__ .... dis  60& 5
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned....__ dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvei
tipped.........................................    dis  60& 5
Wrought Table.........................;........ dis  60&10
Wrought Inside Blind.......................dis  60&10
Wrought Brass..........................        dis 
75
Blind, Clark’s.............................. 
dis  70&10
BarkeFs.....................................dis  70&10
Blind,  Shepard s...................................dis 
70
h  
Ely’s 1-10..................... 
per m $ 65
Hick’s C. F........................................  
«0
......................  
 
G-D 
35
Musket............................................... 
60
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester  new list.. ..50
Rim  Fire, United  States...........................dis50
Central Fire................................ ...............
Socket Firmer.................;.................dis  70&10
Socket Framing...................................dis
70&10
Socket Corner.....................................dis
70&10
dis
Socket Slicks..................... 
70&10
Butchers’Tanged Firmer............. . .dis
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers.............. 
dis
20
Cold......................................................net
Curry, Lawrence’s...... .....................dis
40&10
Hotchkiss  .......................................... dis
25
Brass, Racking’s....................... 
po
Bibb’s ............................................................... $)
Geer .  .....................................................*.  40&10
Fenns...................................................... 
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.... . 
sg 
33
14x52,14x56,14 x60....... *................. 
jg
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60........... 
29
Cold Rolled, 14x48.........................1.!.  29
Bottoms................................. 
30
  
Morse’s Bit  Stock...............................dis 
40
40
Taper and Straight Shank.............."dis 
Morse’s Taper  Shank..........................dis 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in —  —  ............doz net  $. 75
Corrugated.................... ..................dis20&101&0
Ada ustable......................... 
dis  J4 &10
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00. 
dis
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ;  2, $24 00; 3, $30 00.  dis
American File Association List........ dis
Disston’s ............................................. dis
New American....................................dis
Nicholson’s........................................  dm
Heller’s ......................................... 
. dis
Heller’s Horse Rasps......................   .dis
GALVANIZED IRON,
Nos. 16 to 30, 
14 
List 

22 and 24,  25 and 26,  27
15

files—New List.

EXPANSIVHBITS.

ELBOWS.

c o p p e r .

COMBS.

DRILLS

COCKS.

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Discount,  60.

13 
GAUGES.

 

HINGES.

HANGERS.

HAMMERS.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

HOLLOW  WARE.
 

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s...............dis 
50
Maydole & Co.’s....................................dis 
25
Kip’s .....................................................dis 
25
Yerkes  & Plumb’s...............................dis  10&1O
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.....................30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Bam Door KidderMfg. Co., Wood track  5O&10
Champion,  anti-friction......................dis  60&10
Kidder,wood  track......................... ...dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3............................ dis
State..    ................................... per doz, net,
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4H  14
and  longer..........................................
Screw Hook and Eye,  V4  ................net
net
Screw Hook and Eye %...... 
Screw Hook and Eye  3i .....................net
Screw Hook and Eye,  %...... 
net
Strap and  T .................................... dis
P o ts..............................  
60&10
K ettles....................................................   60&10
Spiders  ...................................................  60&10
Gray  enameled......... ............................. 
50
Stamped  Tin Ware....................new list  70&10
Japanned Tin  Ware............................... 
25
Granite Iron  W a re ........................ 
25
Grub  1...................................  ...... $11 00, dis 60
Grub  2............................................   1150, dis 60
Grub3.................. :....;..................12 00,dis60
Door, mineral, jap.  trimmings........dis 
55
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings......  
55
Door, porcelain, trimmings................... 
55
70
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain........dis 
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s ..  __ _______   40&10
Hemaeite.........................   .............. di8 
45
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list.. dis 
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s........r ........dis
Branford’s ......................  
Norwalk’s  ................................. 
dis
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... .............dis  70
Adze  E ye..................................$16 00 dis
Hunt Eye...................................$15 00 dis 
„
Hunt’s.................... ..................$18 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s............................... dis 40
Coffee,P.S.&W.Mfg.Co.’sMalleables ...  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ............dis 40 I
Coffee,  Enterprise.................................. dis  25
Stebbin’s Pattern  ............................dis  60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine........  ...................dis  60&10
Enterprise,  self-measuring.............dis 
25

KNOBS—NEW LIST.

MOLASSES GATES. 

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

IiEYELS*

MAULS.

MILLS.

HOES.

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Common, Brad and Fencing.

N A IL S—TRON, 

8d 
2tf 

6d  4d
2 
1J4 
$1 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 

lOdto  60d.........................................$  keg $2 05
8dand9dadv.............................. ............. 
25
6d and 7d  adv..................... ................... 
so
4<1 and5d  adv........ ......................... . 
75
3d advance.______....'.........\ ............. 
1 50
3d fine a d v a n c e ....;.;............... .....  2 25
dinch nails, adv..................................... .  1  oq
Finishing 
1  lOd 
Size—inches  )  3 
j
Adv. «  keg 
I
Steel Nails—2 15. 
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1
Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent....... ...........dieSO&lO
Zinc, with brassbottom. 
............  ... .dis  50 i
Brass or  C o p p er...,....,,..................... dis  50
Reaper— .
. pei gross, $12 net
.
.
Cfiiastead’8 .  ............. 
......  60&10
< 
........,.fiis 40® 10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy. 
SeiotaBench........................C.  dig  @60

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CTAIL  GROCERS
wish to.  serve their  Customers 
with GOOD COFFEE would do well 
to  avoid  Brands  th at  require  the 
support of Gift Schemes, Prize Prom­
ises or Lottery Inducements.

DILWORTffSCOFFEE,

W hich Holds Trade on Account of 

Superior Merit  Alone.

Unequaled  Quality. 

Im proved  Boasting  Process. 

P atent  Preservative  Packages.

Saginaw, East Saginaw and Bay City.

For  Sale  by  all  Jobbers  at Grand  Rapids,  Detroit, 
PITTSBURGH,  Petti.

DILÏ0RTH  BROTHERS,  Proprietors,

DETROIT  SOAP
S   O   -A.  I=>

Manufacturers of the following well-known  brands of

D E T R O I T ,  

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M I O R , ,

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QUEEN  ANNE, 
TRUE  BLUE, 
MONDAY, 

MOTTLED  GERMAN, 

SUPERIOR, 

MICHIGAN, 

CZAR, 

PHCENIX, 

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For quotations address

WABASH, 

ROYAL  BAR 
MASCOTTE,
CAMEO,

AND  OTHERS. 

W. G. HAWKINS,
REEDER, PALMER  &  CO.,

Salesman for Western Michigan,

Wholesale Boots and Shoes.

STATE  AGENTS  FOR  LYGOJVIING  RUBBER  GO,, 

2 4  P e a rl S t,  G rand R ap id s, ZCioh..,
P E R K I N S   Sc  EC E   S  S
Hides, Purs, W ool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

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NOS.  132 and  134 LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A  STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW FOR MTT.T.  USE.

S E E D

IF   YOU  WANT

Medium  Clover,

Mammoth Clover,

Timothy,
Alsike,

Alfalfa,

The furniture factories  here pay as follows 
for  dry  stock,  measured  merchantable, mill 
culls out;
Basswood, log-rim...........................13 00@15 00
Birch, log-run...... ............................ is 90@i8 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2............................  @25 90
Black Ash, log-run...  ..................!. 14 C0@16 50
Cherry,  log-run................................ 25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2.........................45 00@50 00
Cherry,  cull............................. *.......  @10 00
Maple,  log-run................................. 12 00@14 00
Maple, soft,  log-run........................ 11 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2........................... ',   @20 00
Maple, clear, flooring.......................  
@25 00
Maple, white, selected......................  @25 Oo
Bed Oak, log-run.............................. 18 00@20 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2.......................24 00@25 00
Red Oak. ft sawed, 8in and upw’d..40 00@45 00
Red Oak,  “  “ 
• regular.............. 30 Q0@35 00
Red Oak, No.  1, step plank..............   @25 00
Walnut, log-run.................................  @55 00
@75 90
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2.........................  
Walnuts,  culls............... "................  @25 00
Grey  Elm. log-run  ..........................  
@13 09
White Ash,  log-run..........................14 00@16 50
Whitewood,  losi-run.........................20 00@22 00
White Oak. lrw-,-nn 
17 nft@|8 00
PLACE to secure a thorough 
and useful education is at the 
G r a n d  R a p i d s  (Mich.) B u s i­
n e s s  Co l l e g e ,  write for Coìr 

Address,  C. G. SWENSBERG.

lefire Journal.

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

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

isfactory.Central City Soap Co.,

JACKSON,  MICH.

Hungarian, 

Millet,

Red Top,

Orchard Grass,
Blue Grass.

Field  Peas,

Spring Rye,

Spring  Barley.

OR ANY KIND OF SEEDS SEND TO 

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W.  T.  LSHOREBUX,

71  Canal  Street,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Re-paint your old buggy and make it look like new for LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR.  Eight beautiful shades. 
Prepared ready for use.  They  dry  hard  in  a  few hours, and have a  beautiful  and d urable gloss.  They are 
the ORIGINAL, all others a re   IMITATIONS.  More of our brand sold than all the other brands on th e m arket.

Neal’s  C arriage  Paints
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¿¿To  w h a t  .' Extent  are  Employers ' 'Cod»" 

pride?

3?.  a  good  sign when  philanthropists 
commence to consider gravely the  question 
flat wages  that are  paid to the  weaker sex. 
H   is not only a  good  sign as a measure  of 
Sfustioe.  but as  a   measure  in  behalf of  a 
Ikiigher morality.  Not long ago, a newspaper 
' paragraph conveyed  the  information that 
"’the women of Chicago—the Women’s Chris- 
||tp h  Temperance Union—propose to agitate 
■'".this,  question,  and,  if  possible,  to  secure 
^«iy  for working girls which  shall, by pro- 
r ^'ifiing for their reasonable wants, piit them 
beyond the reach of temptation.
|& '3itpdern  society  has  no  graver  problem 
with  which  to deal  than this  one.  Many 
i jjyfria  who  are thrown  upon their  own  re- 
$%>orces  for  a  living dislike  to  go  into  a 
kitchen and earn their bread.  Perhaps they 
;,;are  not  qualified  to do  the  work.  They 
’  may  be compelled  to  accept a clerkship  in 
l ift store or  in an  office.  For dheir  services 
the most of  them get  wages  which  are  a 
r  disgrace  to  civilization.  They  work  hard 
■  and  conscientiously.  Most  women  take 
pride  in  doing what  they have to  do  in  a 
thorough  manner.  They  may,  in  the  ma- 
v  jority of instances,  work  ever so  hard, but 
4  the effort does not always bring an increase 
*, in Wages.
3 %  This, happily, is not the rule m all cases,
.  There  are  many  humane  employers  who 
recognize  in  their female  employes  beings 
of flesh and  blood,  with  the same  sensibil- 
|   ities,  the same desire for comfort, the same 
ambition  to get on in  the world  that men 
have.  Bat,  unfortunately, in  most  cases, 
f  the employer, toward his employes, is a ver- 
|   i table Gradgrind who  seems to take delight 
C: in getting the greatest amount of work that 
he can  for the least expenditure of money. 
Skilled  female  labor  may be  an exception, 
v  But  in  the great  army of  female  laborers 
skilled labor is in the minority.
There is a deeper aspect  to  this weighty 
f  'economical question than is apparent to the 
V  superficial  observer.  We will  take, for in­
stance, tiie  case  of  a  young  woman  who 
earns  §4  a  week.  There  are  many  who 
earn  less—who  get  less  though  they may 
earn  more.  With  this sum  she  is  sup­
posed  to be  able to pay  for her  meals and 
lodgings,  to  buy  her  own  clothes, and to
then  to  which all  human  beings, men  as 
well as women, are prone.
How  many  young  men  could  support 
themselves  on $4 a week?  In the  case of 
the  giri, there may be an aged  mother who 
is  to  be  helped  from this  little  amount. 
That the girl  can cook  her own  meals and 
maire  her own  clothes  is no  argument  in 
•defense  of  these barbarously  low  wages. 
The  girl has a right to live.  She  assumes 
that  right .even if  there are  some who  are 
inclined to deprive her of it.  She believes, 
with  reason, that she has  a  right to  enjoy 
- li f e .  What sort of  an existence, is  it  fo ra 
v  sensitive  young woman—In  many cases  a 
~ woman  of  refinement—to  stand upon  her 
feet  ail  day, to work  hard  even if  she can
I  sit  down at her  work, and  then  go  home 
and  cook  her  own  meals  and  spend  the
„midnight oil over her  needle?  Let the em­
ployer who  begrudges the hard-worked girl 
or woman a small increase take this question 
to  himself.  How would he  like it?  How 
could he manage to make  both ends  meet?
That life, whether it be of  young man or 
young woman,  which feels  that it  is being 
¿¡  wasted;  that  it is burning its vital  energies 
at  both ends;  that  it  is gradually slipping 
away  without tasting any of  the sweets of 
'existence;  that  all the  bitterness  and  self-'
: 
• ' § sacrifice seem to be centering about it;  that
sees  others revel  in  luxuries  while  it  is 
eompelled to feed "only on the  husks—that 
fife,  sooner or later, falls a prey to tempta- 
tioa,  What  makes  thieves and  defaulters 
;  a n d  dishonest employes in the case of men?
In more
; .  fn  some cases, natural depravity. 
II  cases, the low salaries  that  are paid  them. 
A  « an   with a family who tries to serve his
F  employer well  on  $8 a week,  in the  end is 
'  likely to be driven to some desperate course 
in ondar to provide the necessities for those 
§¡¡  he loves.
¡JK  Jean Valjean, the hero of  Victor Hugo’s 
Pvgreatest work, stole a loaf of  bread to save 
his  sister’s seven children  from starvation.
,v  For  the crime he spent  nineteen  years  in 
\ '  the galleys.  But Jean Valjean became one 
4  of the grandest characters of which modern 
literature  can  boast.  Not  sois  it  in  the 
case of  every man  who  falls.  There  are 
.few  Jean Valjeans  in  actual  life.  Once 
fallen,  fallen  forever! 
Is  the  man  who 
' .«teals  to  keep his  family  alive very  much 
‘i  worse than the employer,  who, for the sake 
-  o f angumented  profits, compels him  to  do
¡g it?
' So  much  tor the  man.  The  case of  the 
woman is more pitifuL  She sees about her 
a  constant enjoyment of  life.  The  lower 
r ,  grades of  society have  their  castes as well 
g  as  the  higher.  Her poverty makes  her a 
social  outlaw.  Nay, more  than  that,  it 
.causes  her  much physical  and mental  suf- 
p§ facing. Women, as a rule, are bom with as- 
^  pirations  for  a  pure and  good  life.  But 
f   there are  few women whose  natures are so 
¿  heroic that they can bear the taunts of their 

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associates.  What is thè result? 

rej  Do  we not read  it  in  the papers  every 
jlMjgirf 
Is  not tiie history of  society  replete 
^;.-;.y^ith  illustrations?  There are always  men 
p iip fo , - are  willing  to take  advantage  of  a 
^H ^paaix’s necessities. 
If  she  is  pretty and 
^lltiaactive, so  much greater  the  danger she 
¡S p E  J a , ■ Thè  tempter  comes  to  her  in  the 
W iiliuring shape in which Faust came to Mar- 
j j iguerite—with jewels and fine raiment.  He 
to jh'er-Wiih ‘‘damnable iteration”
|   her oppressed condition.  With devilish in- 
|   genuity he  pictures  what she may  have  if 
^^m ew tileedl  her  soul to him.  He  throws 
i^tu ersad   tight  into deeper  shade.  He tints 
SpfFith. brighter colors and  higher lights what 
can have if  she becomes his.  The con-
• 
trast makes  its deep  impression  Surely, 
S'\ she tocto the truth of bordate.  Surely, she 
H  -'can  see  that  the  future  is  all  darkness. 
I;  Snidar, she tolls a  prey to the seducer.
"frisili  talk.  But  there  are
| | ¡ | |  
r? f  .yngfoi abuses which demand plain talk. 
If
to On his  détíb-bed, toe  doctor does 
gestiate to give hint a  strong  medicine 
P l& .itw til  savenis  life  simply  because  it 
M É n  ctond  tiie  patient’s  palate.  A moral 
sljsfieatii is not one whit less sad than a physi- 
U   flil  death. 
If  anything,  it  is  more sad. 
soul  of  a  woman once  lost  to  forever 
'dost.  A  Mewsairna  inr her fine  clothes  is 
;of  an outcast  than decency to  rags.
U8 U«4i  UVWU,  OajO  »KW»
Its own  crown,” says Victor
“ Innocence  has  only  to  act  to be 
She to as august  in  rags as  in, the 
-lis.”  For the Messalina, what sal- 
B there? 
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| ; í V --v ‘" A T !A   c o u n t r y   m e r c h a n t .

W ritten  fo r The  Tradesman.  .

I  never could see  the  reason for a some- 

tles in the air.”

.  what noted Scotch poet’s statement that 
"Hearts are broken, heads are turned, by cas­
' 
I don’t doubt for a moment but  that mul- 
titudinous heads are temporararily muddled 
duringtfre mental intoxication  produced by 
«rectlng these  flimsy but  fascinating struc­
tures, but bow hearts could be broken by an 
indulgence in  the  universal  pastime I  cer­
tainly cannot comprehend. 
If  1 was asked 
.  to  recommend  a  specific  for  a  heart  in 
this  condition, I  could  think  of  nothing 
better than an  unlimited  indulgence  in the' 
species of architecture  spoken of, and I  am 
satisfied  that  the  air  castle  business  has 
been more instrumental  than  anything else 
f n the world in dissipating  the  causes  that 
tend to produce the  fractures in the  alleged 
emotional organ.

When  a person  arrives  at your  age, or 
mine, he is very liable to allude  te  individ­
uáis who are given  to  the  building of  airy 
mental structures, contemptuously and sar­
castically, but  in  doing so he is manifestly 
inconsistent.  What  right have you  and I, 
morally  speaking,  to  laugh  and  sneer  at 
peor Snooks because his mind is continually 
s  soaring above the peanuts, and herring, and 
chewing  gums,  and  other et ceteras, of  his 
bumble trade, to  visionary  Aladdin’s  caves 
or  mines  of  Ophir?  Haven’t  you  and  I 
indulged in a like  folly  for  years?  Didn’t 
we discover bushels of  diamonds and moun­
tains of  gold, and  didn’t we  own  fleets of 
ships and dozens of palaces before the faint' 
est  suggestion  of  a beard  was  visible  on 
our faces ?  And, while  our  latter-day  vis­
ions are  less  extravagant, don’t we still oc­
casionally find our minds  wandering off  to 
unreasonable and impracticable schemes,  or 
discoveries, or  freaks of fortune,  that  will 
lift us from the  monotony and  drudgery of 
bread-earning,  and  enable  us  to  pass our 
remaining  years in  ease and luxury ?
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You  and !   have, probably, notwithstand­
ing  our  bucolic  habits  and  surroundings, 
been enabled, on sundry occasions,  to listen 
to the ‘stars” of  song,  tragedy and comedy. 
We  have  perhaps,  seen  a  few  notable 
works of  art and architecture, and taken in 
a  little of  the renowned  natural  scenery of 
the world.  We may have had the privilege 
of  listening to divers “silvery-tongued  ora­
tors” of  national  reputation,  and  been in­
flated with  pride by grasping  the  hands of 
civil and military dignitaries, but, honestly, 
now,  has thete been in all of  this a fraction 
of  the  entertainment  and  enjoyment  that 
our air-castles have afforded us ?

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Of  course,  like  most  indulgences,  this 
one may be carried to an excess, and to this 
unfortunate fact is attributable the estrange- 
,  meut that now exists between  Mr. and Mrs. 
Snooks,  and the threats of  the  latter  party 
to appeal to the laws  which, under  certain 
circumstances, permit the  severing of  mat­
rimonial ties.  Some  time  ago Snooks sent 
a  Kansas  attorney  an  account  against  a 
delinquent  debtor  in  that  State,  but  with 
very faint hopes of  its being collected.  The 
other evening he  was  surprised  and  over­
joyed  at  receiving  a  draft  for  the  full 
amount of  the claim,  less the lawyer’s fees. 
Such an avalanche of  good  luck  rather dis­
qualified Snooks for business,  and he closed 
up at an extremely early hour and hastened 
home to impart the  welcome  intelligence to 
his  wife.

While  en  route,  Snooks  determined  to 
make  his  little  bonanza  the nucleus for a 
fortune, and  rapidly  evolved  in  his  mind 
;  various  investments  and  transfers  which 
would, in a very  brief  period,  elevate  him 
to the dignity of  an important capitalist.

After Snooks had exhibited the draft, and 
his  wife  had  admired  it  sufficiently,  she 
atid :

“Now, Sol !  I can get that  dress at Sum­

mer’s that I’ve wanted so long;  can’t I ?” 

“No, you can’t J”  replied  Solomon,  with 
decision;  “that  fifty dollars is going  into a 
lot  in Bubbleville,  which  in  exactly sixty 
days can be sold for $400!”

“Well, 

“And  you’ll  have  $400  in  cash  two 
months  from  now!”  gasped  Mrs.  S.,  ex­
citedly. 
if  I   don’t  have  some 
clothes then,  that’ll make Mrs.  Canter sick, 
i  should wonder!”
-  “But  you  won’t  though !”  said  Snooks, 
grimly.  “ That  $400 will  go  into  Happy- 
go-Lucky mining  stock, that  wifi  advance 
f ¡over 500  per cent before  next  August. 
I  
take it that a couple of  thousand  doUars  is 
a  trifle  more important than  gimcracks and 
£umiddiddles!”
,  .  “Two  thousand  dollars!!!  My  good 
^gracious!!  Then  we  can buy a house and 
jtoep a horse and carriage, can’t we ?”

“We  could,  but  we  won’t!  I’ve  got a 
particular  use  for that  money. 
I know of 
^ c e rta in   400  acres  of  land  that  can  be 
bought for $5 ¡an acre, some  time  next M l; 
and exactly oh  that  land there’ll be a town 
-of over5,000 people before eighteen months. 
ll?ve  been  privately  informed  that  there’s 
•cdal  and  natural gas there, and one of  the 
best mineral, springs in America.  That 400 
acres,”  continued  Snooks,  figuring  on  an 
make  exactiy  2,000
first 5001 will., sell  for 
“  The balance

envelope, 
' 
Ufa. 

“Oh,  m ystars, Snooks!  Is  WlpOBeAMe 
that  yon  and  l   ace  worth  over  half 
minion f   And  only  yesterdayold  Jone 
wouldn’t  trust  ypu  for a  dollar’s  worth of 
sugar!  Wonder  how  he’ll  feel  when  he 
sees me going by bis old shanty with a hun­
dred  dollar  hat,  and  sealskin  cloak,  and 
$4,000 worth of  diamonds on ?”-

“Look-a  here,  Mrs. S.!  You  just  want 
to  get  them  notions  out of  that  feather­
brained  head of  youm ! 
If  yon  think  I’m 
going to let yon ran through my money just 
to  spite  old  Jones,  and  to  show  off  your 
finery  tq  Mrs.  Canter  and  a  few  other 
feather-brains,  you’re  mightily  mistaken!”
“Sol.  Snooks,  yon  always  was  a mean,  j 
penurious  wretch,  but  I  never  knew  th e ! 
depth of  your meanness before!  You w an t, 
to monopolize all that  money  yourself,  and 
let  your wife, who has toiled and slaved fo rj 
you for years, keep right along in the same 
old  rut!”

“Toiled and slaved  for years, have  you? 
Why, confound  you,  you hain’t  hardly ever 
had  ambition  enough  to  cook  your  own 
meals!  You’ve  broke  enough  dishes  to 
start a  wholesale  crockery  store,  and  it’s 
taken  three-quarters of  all I  could  raise to 
cover your lazy back!  You’ve always been 
a millstone  ’round  my neck,  and  now,  be­
cause  I’ve  happened to strike a little  good 
luck, you propose to become a brick block.!”
But I ’m not going to follow up the Snooks 
quarrel any farther,  as the intelligent reader 
can  readily  imagine  its  outcome. 
I  will 
merely chronicle the fact that the  prospect­
ive  capitalist  deposited  the  draft  in  the 
bank and had $50 and a few  cents  credited 
up to him on the bank’s books;  and  that in 
less than forty-eight  hours the said amount

IB B ® !
was: i^ached.: by ash&rp  creditor  through 
the  medium of  a  garnishee  summons, and 
sanother of poor Snooks’ air castles tumbled 
into ruin.
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If there  is  any moral  to  all  this,  it  is, 
that  while  the  building of the airy fabrics 
in question may afford  unlimited  entertain­
ment and enjoyment  for  opr leisure hours, 
we should  never  allow ourselved for a mo­
ment to imagine that we shall  rje r  receive 
any substantial returns for our »twain  labor. 
Individuals may,  perhaps,  haveexisted who 
have  seen  something  like a realization  of 
their  “day dreams,” but  their  proportion, 
as  compared  with  the  vast  multitude  of 
“day  dreamers,”  is 
too  infinitely  micro­
scopic for  auy encouragement.

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And  Heavy Jobbers  In

Oranges,  Lemons,
Dates, Figs, Citrons, PrUnells,

BANANAS,  NUTS,

PRICES QUOTED  AND  CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED

13» i§* *7 South Ionia Street, 
13,  15*  17 Railroad Place

GRAND  RAPIDS.

“ N O   M O R E   S C H E M E S .”

Red  Star  Baking  Powder

SOLD  AT  ACTUAL  VALUE

H lb Cans  45 per d o z e n ; ....................................Retail  5 cents
X  lb Cans  85 per dozen; 
1 lb Cans  1.50 per dozen; 

-  Retail 10 cents
Ketail 20 cents

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Sold only in  cans.

QUALITY GUARANTEED,

AECTIC  MmOFACTIUK!  COMPANY,

38  and 40  Louis  Street,

GRAND  RDPID8, 

-  MICHIGAN.

Very  Attractive. 

ple Tj

Pull Weight, 

P ull  Strength.  Order a Sam­

JENNE88  Ï McGURDY,

•Importers  and  Mandfartifrers'  Igeala,

DEALERS IN

I  W A IZ 1 A U ,

Fancy  Goods  of all Description.

HOTEL AND  STEAMBOAT GOODS,

Brome and  Library  Lamps,  Chandeliers, Braekels,,  Etn.,

73 and 75 Jefferson Ave.,

D E T R O IT ,  -  NÆIOEL

Wholesale Agents for Oilffleld's  Canadian  Lamps.

Wholesale  Grocers,

HANDLE  EVERYTHING  IN   THE  PROVISION  LINE.

M O SELEY   BROS.,

W H O L E S  A  T  .1 7 !

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce^

ALL  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPF.nTAT.TV, 

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

toes, will be pleased to hear from you.

26  28.30 &  32  Ottawa

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^Sk.

If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to
H E  Y M A N   &   G O   63 and 65 0an£d
-LVJ~“ ~LN  Ob  U W .,  Grand  Rapids.

XJ 

C.  C.  BUNTING.

C.  L .  D A V IS .

BUNTING  &  DAVIS,

Commission  Merchants.

Specialties:  Apples and Potatoes in Car Lots.

20 and 22 OTTAWA  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

MICHIGAN  CIGAR  OO,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED

“IMT.  O .  CL,”
“Y U M   Y U M ,”

The Most Popular 10c  cigar,  and

The  Best  Selling  5c  Cigar  in  the  Market. 

Send fo r trial order.

B I O  

I R J A F I I D S ,  

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GURTISS, DUNTOP i  ANDREWS

R O O F E R S

Good W ork, Guaranteed for Five Years, at Fair Prices*

Grand  Rapids, 

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-  Mich.

H E S T E R   <&  F O X ,

Manufacturers’ Agents for 

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S A W  A 2TD G R IST MXX.Z. MACHXXT2SRY,
Send for 
Catalogue 
_ Prices*

ATLAS ENGINE

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WORKS
INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.  S. A.
¡STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock

M ANUFACTURERS  OP

for  immediate delivery. 

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

Saws, Belting  and  Oils.

d  Dodge’s  Patent Wood Split Pulley.  Large  stock  kept  on hand.  Send for Sample 

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

W rite for Prices.

44,46 and 48 So. Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, SUCH.

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

WM. SEARS & C
Cracker  Manufacturers,

The 

promptly and buy in full packages:, 

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below are  suchf^^tre' ordinarily  offered  cash  buyers^ who pay

T R I C E   C U R R E N T .-

8WHBT  GOODS.■X.'  Yl
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Ginger  Snaps..,._754 
Sugar Creams.......754 
Frosted Creams....., 
Graham Craekers_ 
Oatmeal Crackers.... 

TOBACCOS—PLUG.

 

Spear Head................. ..43@45
Plank Road.........;........ .42
Eclipse................................ .
Holy Meses...........................33
Blue Blazes.............. 
32
Eye  O p e n e r.......;............ 32
Star 
.......  
.....42345
Clipper,...... ..........................39
Climax.......... 
Corner Stone................
Double Pedro........................40
Whopper.... ...........................40
Peach P ie ...............1 0
Wedding Cake,  blk. . . ..........40
Red Fox.................................45
Swept R usset.................30@32

.  43(g

TOBACCOS—FIN E  CUT.

Sweet  Pippin........................50
Five and Seven..................... 50
Hiawatha.................... ...... ..68
Sweet  Cuba...........................45
Petoskey Chief...................... 55
Sweet Russet...................40@42
Thistle................................... 42
Florida.................................. 65
Rose Leaf..............................66
Red Domino..............  ......... 38
Swamp Angel........  ............. 40
Stag................... 
33
Capper............................ 
..42

 

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The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. 
quote as follows;  , 
'  PORK   IN   BARRELS.
Mess.............................................  
15 00
Short o
........ .15 25
u
Shortcut  M organ.................................. 15 50
Extra clear pig, short cu t..........  ...........18 50
Extra clear, heavy..' 
.......................16 60
Clear quill, short c u t............................ .16 50
Boston dear, short a it.__ ____16 50
Clear back, short cu t................................16 50
Standard dear, short  cut, best.................16 50
Bean.....................................................,
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASBED OR  PLA IN.
Hams, average 20  lbs....... ...........................n
“ 
18  B>s.................. ................. 1]
12tol4fi>s............................1]
“ 
“  picnic  .................. 
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“  best boneless............... 
......... .......................... .  i
Shoulders 
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.  .................... 1]
Dried Beef, extra...................................  
i
ham  prices......... ..................... l(
Long Clears, heavy...............   ....................8%
“  medium........................ .........  8%
“ 
8%
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LARD.
Tierces  ............................. 
30 and 50 fi> Tubs.................................  
3 fi) Pails, 20 in a case............................ 
5 fi> Pails, 12 in a case........ ................... 
10 fi> Pails, 6 in a ease............................ 
20 fi> Pails, 4 pails in ease...................... 
Extra Mess, warranted 200 ffl>s....................   7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago PacKing....................   7 50
“  Kansas City Packing............. 7 25
P late............................................................  7 75
 
8 25
Extra Plate....................................  
Boneless,rump butts............................  
  9 50
“  Kan City pkd.......... 8 50

light.................... . 
 

LARD IN  TIN PAILS.

DRY  SALT  MEATS.

BEEF IN  BARRELS.

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SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

Rob  R oy................................28
Ham Sausage................................................l i "
Uncle Sam............................. 30
Tongue  Sausage........................................   9
Jack  Pine........ 
3«
33 Frankfort  Sausage..................................... 8
Sensation.. 
Blood  Sausage...... .......................................   6
Yellow Jacket.......................20
Bologna, straight.........................................   6
Sweet  Conqueror...........20@25
Bologna, thick..............................................   6
Head  Cheese................................................  6
In half barrels............................................   3 00
In quarter barrels......................................   2 00
In % Bbl.........................................................3 00
In % Bbl.........................................................D75
In Kits............................................................  85

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

PIGS’ FEET.

T R IP E .

TEAS.

30 gr. 
954 

VINEGAR.
40 gr. 
1154 

50 gr.
13

Above  are  the  prices  fixed 
by  the  pool.  Manufacturers 
outside  the  pool  usually sell 
5gr.  stronger  goods  at  same 
prices.  $1  for barrel.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Bath Brick Imported.......90
American........75
do 
Burners, No.  0...... ........... 65
do  No. 1.,............... 75
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__ •...............10
Candles. Hotel.................. H
Camphor, oz., 2 fi) boxes.. .35
Extract Coffee, V.  C..........  75
F elix......115
Fire Crackers, per box__1 20
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.. .25 
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps... 35
Gum, Spruce.....................30
Jelly,in30fi) pails..  . 5  @5%
Powder,  Keg.................... 5 50
Powder, %  Keg................ 2 87
Sage...................................15
CANDY, FRUITS and NUTS.
Putnam  &  Brooxs quote as 
follows:

do 

Standard, 25 fi) boxes........... 8%
........... 9
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
......... 10-

STICK.
do 
do 
MIXED.

FANCY—IN 5 B> BOXES.

Royal, 25 ft)  pails...... 8%@ 9
Royal, 200 fl> bbls................  8%
Extra, 25 fi> pails................10
Extra, 200 D> bbls................  9
French Cream, 2& fi) pails. .11%
Cut loaf, 25 fi> cases...........10
Broken, 25 fi) pails.............10
Broken. 200 fi>  bbls.............. 9
Lemon  Drops........................13
Sour Drops............................ 14
Peppermint  Drops.............. 14
Chocolate Drops...................14
HMChocolate  Drops..........18
Gum  Drops...........................10
Licorice Drops............ 
18
A B 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........................16
Decorated Creams................20
String Rock...........................13
Burnt Almonds.................... 22
Wintersrreen  Berries_....14

 

FANCY—IN BULK.

FRUITS.

Lozenges, plain in pails.. .12 
Lozenges, plain in bbls.... 11 
Lozenges, printed in pails. 12% 
Lozenges, printed in  bbls. 11% 
Chocolate Drops, in pails.. 12%
Gum Drops  in pails........... 6%
Gum Drops, In bbls.............5%
Moss Drops, in pails..........10
Moss Drops, In bbls.............9
Sour Drops, in  pails..........12
Imperials, in pails.............12
Imperials  in bbls..___  .1 1
Bananas.........................1 25@3 00
Oranges,  choice.......4 00@4 50
Oranges, Florida.....  @
Oranges, Messina__ 5 00@5 25
Oranges, OO..............  @
Oranges, Imperials..  @5 25
Oranges Valencia ca.  @
Lemons, choice........ 3 50@3 75
Lemons, fancy..........4 25®4 50
Figs, layers, new.__ 12  @16
Figs, Bags, 50 fi)........  @6
Dates, frails do........  @4%
Dates, % do  do........  @ 5%
Dates, Fard 10 fi) box $  fi)..  9 
'Dates, Fard 50 fi> box $fi>..  6% 
Dates, Persian 50 fi>box . ,5@5%

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS. 
HIDES.Calf skins, green

fl> 4  @4%

.

Green.
Part cured...  @5
Full cured__ 5%@ 6
Dry hides and 
k ip s...........6  @8

Deaeon skins,

or cured__ 5  @6
$  piece...... 10  @20

WOOL.

Fine washed $  fi> 18@20|Coarse wasted.. .18@20 
Medium  ............ 20@22|Unwashed........... 12@16
Sheep pelts, short shearing.................  
5@20
Sheep pelts, old wool estimated.........   20@23
Tallow.............................................. 3%© 4
Grease butter......................................   5@ 8
Ginseng, good.........................................   @2 00

MISCELLANEOUS.

PRODUCE  M ARKET.

rels, 25c.

scarce, readily commanding $2.25 perbu.

and evaporated at 9c.
14c.

Asparagus—35c per doz.
Beans—Hand-picked  mediums  are  very 
Beets—New, 50c oer doz.
Butter—The market has taken a terrific tum­
ble, in  consequence  of  the  sudden  influx  of 
grass butter.  Jobbers are paying  12c  for  all 
offerings  of  good  butter,  but  will  probably 
drop the price down still lower the  latter part 
of  the  week.
Butterine—Creamery,  14c  for  solid  packed 
and 15c for rolls.  Dairy,  13c for  solid  packed 
and  14c  for  rolls.
Cabbages—New Southern stock readily com­
mands $1 per doz.
Cheese--New cheese is held at about 9%@9%c
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barreis, $1.25; produce bar­
Cucumbers—25c per doz.
Dried  Apples—Jobbers hold  sun-dried at 7c 
Eggs—Jobbers.now  pay 12@12%e and  sell at 
Honey—In plentiful supply at 15@16c.
Hay—Baled is weak at  $17  for  No. 1 and $16 
Lettuce—10c per lb.
Maple Sugar  10c  per lb.
Onions—Young stock, 12c  per  dozen.  Ber­
mudas are held at $2.25  per bu. box.
Peas—Green, $1.50  per 3 peck box.
Pieplant—lc per lb.
Pop Corn—2%c $  fi).
Potatoes—Home grown are weak,being quot­
Radishes—15c per doz.
Seeds—Clover,  $4.50  for  medium  or  mam­
Spinach—75c per bu.
String Beans—$1 per bu.
Strawberries—Southern, $3.50 per crate of 24 
quarts.
Tomatoes—$2.50 per bu. crate.
Turnips, $1.25 per crate.
Wax Beans—$1.50 per bu. box.

able at 65@70c per bu.  New, $4 per bbl.

moth.  Timothy, $2.80 fof prime.

for No. 2.

GRAINS AND M ILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—City millers pay  88c  for Lancaster, 
Com—Jobbing  generally  at 65c  in  100  bu. 
Oats—White,  45c in  small  lots  and  41c in 

Clawson and Fulse.
lots and 60c in car lots.
car lots.

Barley—Brewers pay $1.3C@$1.40 $  cwt.
Flour—Higher.  Patent  $5.90 ¥  bbl in  sacks 
and  $6.10  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.90 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $5.10 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $3.00 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $16 (P ton.  Bran, $17 
V  ton.  Ships,  $18.00  $   ton.  Middlings,  $18 
$  ton. Corn and Oats. $23 $  ton.

<jp bxl*

THDRBER,  IHYLAND  &  CO.,

NEW  YORK,

RELIABLE

FOOD  PRODUCTS.

NUTS.

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Almonds,  Tarragona
Ivaca........
California
Brazils......................
Filberts, Sicily..........
Walnuts,  Grenoble..
Sicily........
French__
Pecans, Texas, H. P.
Cocoanuts, $  100......
PEANUTS.
Prime Red, raw $  fi)
Choice 
do 
do 
Fancy H.P. do 
do 
Choice White, Va.do 
Fancy H P,. Va  do 
H. P.V a...... .............

@17
@16
13@14
@   8%
@11
@13
@11
8@12
@4 50

@ 4%
@ 4%

[It Is b o th  pleasant and profitable fo r  m erchants ta  
occasionally visit New York, and all sach a re cordially 
invited to  call, look th rough our establishm ent, com er 
W est Broadw ay, Reade  and H udson streets, a n a  m ake 
o n r acquaintance, w hether  th e y  w ish  to  buy goods o r 
not.  Ask fo r a  m em ber of th e  firm.]

W £ * /â ^

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WM -*n  i

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The  Base  Ball  Craze  at Owosso.  -

The  base ball craze has struck tbe travel­
in g  men ef  Owosso, as the  following  chal- 
iwige to the grocerymen of  that place 
abundant evidence ;

Not  realizing  our  superior  ability,  but 
ÇsÎBBbwihg  -yottr  total  inability to play ball, 
the  traveling  salesmen  of  Owosso, 
we, 
challenge  the  grocerymen  of  Owosso  to 
a game of  base ball  at  Pastime  Park 
V.tox Monday, June 11,  the  side  losing  the 
:;g p e  to pay for the  supper  for both  nines 
mad  their  wives  (professionals  barred  on 
both  sides  and  no  dogs  allowed  on  the 
gaxrnds).
And,, while it may seem cruel and  unjust 
to. the criticising eye of the  unsophisticated 
public, to see  you come  out  of  your  dens 
JBdb the unsuspecting turkey gobbler before 
Thanksgiving and walk to  the  affray  like ! 
Jambs to  the  slaughter,  yet  we  extend to I 
you our heartfelt sympathies; but why down 
In our childlike interiors we thirst for gpory. I 
|   Thé challenge was promptly  accepted by 
tbagroeerymen in the following  terms:

Why, cerftdnly;  you can’t  eome  no  rhe­
torical codfish dodge on us.
We’ll meet you there, and we’ll make you 
Sit way down into your little  interiors, and j 
don’t you misconstrue! the  import  thereof. 
Speaking of gore,  why,  pastime  will be all 
w e shall present,  for  we  are  modest;  but 
‘-■toe laurels, we will be enough to  knock you 
into a morbid state of innocuous disquietude.
T h e   T r a d e sm a n acknowledges  the  re­
ceipt of an invitation to witness the combat, 
touched  in  the  following  elegant  expres­
sions:
the  11th  day  of  June, 
if  everything should be in time, the Owosso 
traveling men will  try, and  knock  out the] 
“Grocery Fellows’ ” eye.
The  game  will  positively  take place  at 
Pastime  Park,  in 
the  city  of  Owosso, 
promptly  a t  2  p. m., on the above  named 
day.  Representatives of  the  press  will be 
on  hand  to  report  casualties  and  an  acci­
dent insurance man will provide certificates 
Î at reasonable rates.
Ton  are  cordially  invited  to  attend and 
by  presenting this card  and 25 cents at the 
gâte you will  be admitted to a front seat on 
the fence.

On  Monday, 

Probable  Date  of  the  Retail  Merchants’ 

Picnic.

The entertainment committee of the Grand 
Rapids Mercantile Association met Monday 
afternoon and decided to recommend Thurs­
day, June  14, as  a  suitable  date  for  the 
annual  picnic.  The  recommendation  will 
be acted  upon at the  meeting of  the Asso­
ciation  this  evening,  when  the full  report 
of  the committee  will  be received.  The 
eommittee will  recommend  that  all  stores 
be closed  at noon,  and  that  cars  be  taken 
for Reed’s Lake as soon as 2 p. m.  Among 
the  features  down  on  the  programme is  a 
game  of  base ball  between  the East  side 
and West  side  grocers, and  the  following 
communication would  seem to indicate that 
the circus is to be a two ring affair.

We, the undersigned retail grocery clerks, 
do  challenge the  clerks of  the  wholesale 
grocery  houses to play a game of  base ball, 
on the day of the grocers’ picnic.

•C. CT. Herrick, catcher.
Jno. Boon, pitcher.
J, M. Henshaw, first base.
Chas. Whitcomb, second  base.
Clyde Packer, third base.
;  James Hughes, short stop.
AL Wagner, right field.
W. G. ©inrch, center field.
Joe Code, right field.
Final  arrangements can be  made by call­
ing on  Jno. Boon, with Elliot  &  Co., or C. 
C. Herrick, with Herrick & Randall.
J no. Boon,
C. C.  H e r r ic k .

Committee.

How  the  Peach  Growers  are  Figuring.
W orn tb e   Sang&tuck  Com m ercial.
■Tbe peach crop of western Allegan county 
for - toe Coming season can  be  estimated at 
nearly half a million bushels.  This estimate 
is based on the product of  last year, taking 
Into  consideration toe large number of  new 
orchards  just coming into  bearing,  and the 
extraordinary favorable  prospects for a full 
crop.  Should  this  amount be realized  the 
transportation charges  to  convey it to n@r- 
ket  would  be  $125,000; 
the  cost  of 
packages  as  mnch more,  and  the  eost  of 
lacking, packing and incidental expenses as 
mnch more again, making  the total cost  to 
producers outside of  labor on orchards, and 
Interest on investment not far from 75 cents 
per bushel.  The question whether the crop 
will sell for enough  to  satisfy the demands 
of  the  basket  makers,  the  transportation 
companies, commission men and others who 
oeine  in for a share of  the gross  proceeds, 
nnd leave anything  for the  growers is  con­
siderable of a conundrum.

Almost  as  Cheeky as  Some  Customers.
H e walked into a shoe store and asked to 

T'WBe the proprietor immediately.
,  “ Well, sir?”  queried the latter.
*T  stole  this  pair  of  shoes  here  last 
might,” said the man in a virtuous tone.
^, |  “ A h !  You  did ?  And  you  found  you 
fiad a conscience, after all, in  spite of  your 
many efforts to kill  it, so  you  came  to  re- 
turn them and claim the  usual  reward  for 
honesty.’’
“Oh,  no,” said the tramp, with a surprised 
air;  *T thought  yon would be  kind  enough 
to  exchange  them.  These  are  two  and a 
half  sizes  too  large.  The  fraternity  all 
know  me as ‘Small Footed Jim.’ ”

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The  Grocery  Market.

Business  shows  a  slight  improvement 
over the preceding week.  Sugar appears to 
Sfee  stationary again.  Coffees  are  firm  and 
Surther advances are expected.  Cured meats 
firm, but  fresh mutton  has sustained a 
-strong decline.  Candles have advanced %c 
Jjjpr  lb.  Oranges  are  higher.  Cheese  fe 
fowling  downward. 
. Butter  has  dropped 
down to a shilling basis, while eggs remain 

same as a week ago.

■

Wm;1*mpejljgü¡

oix'daims  that he has  now invented 
íbiáa  that wifi, witb jh e  aid of  the 
water  and1  chemical8,in a k e  
,  pear8, banana8,  chickens,  turkeys, j 
experiments he
ndi

• ’-.Asa . SMoWa  mmmXSAi.  i k k  

RAKOTO  POWDER.

-   Bulk 

Princess,  Mis..............— 

1
............  2

b u lk ................
dime size.........
Arctic, % fi) cans, 6 doz....

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1  “ 
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2  “  •  f  1
2  “  ....2
1  “  ....12
Victorian, 1 fi) (tall,) 2 doz. 2 
Diamond,  “bulk,” ........
Red Star % fi> cans 12 doz..
“  g  “  ..
* v   “  %  “ 
** 
“  4  .** ..1
1 “ 
Absolute,  ML  fi>  cans, 100
cans in case..............11
Absolute,  %  B>  cans,  50
cans in  case. 
Absolute, 1 fi> cans, 50 cans
incase. 
Teller’s 14 fi), cans, 6 doz in
case.............  
Telfer’s % B> cans, 3 doz in
case................................  2
Telfer’s 1 fi) cans,  1 doz in
case................................   1
Early Riser, %s, 4 doz  case 
“  1

. .... . .......10
...................... 18

%s. 2  “
Is, 1  “  

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BLUING

Arctic, 4 oz. r’nd P  gross
............
4oz. oval...........
8 oz.

3 00 
“  8 oz.  “ 
6 00 
3  40 
“ 
6 50
“  Pints r’nd............ 10 80

 

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BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl...............................2 00
No. 1 H u rl.,,,........  
No. 2 Carpet............................2 60
N o.lC arpet...................... ....2 75
Parlor Gum............................3 00
Common Whisk......................1 00
Fancy  W hisk.........................1 25
M ill...................................... 3 75
Warehouse............................. 3 00
Rnnkle Bros’.. Vien. Sweet  22
Premium..  33
Horn-Cocoa  37
Breakfast..  48

CHOCOLATE.
“ 
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OOCOANUT
Schepps, Is......................... 27
Is a n d H s........... 28
54s..:................... 2754
Is in tin pails— 2754 
54s 
....2854
Maltby’s, Is.........................2354
Is and 54s.......... 24
54s.......................2454
Manhattan, pails................20
Bulk, pails or barreis. ,i6@18
Mocha.......................    .25@28
Mandaling.....................25@26
O G  Java......................24@25
Java.............................. 23@24
Maricabo.......................16@19
Costi Rica.....................   @19
Mexican........................  @19
Santos.......................... 15@18
Rio,  fancy...............  ...18@19
Rio,  prime....................18@17
Rio,  common................14@i5
To ascertain cost of roasted 
coffee, add 54c per fi).for roast­
ing and 15 per cent, for shrink­
age.

COFFEE—GREEN

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COFFEES—PACKAGE,

CORDAGE.

CRACKERS.

CANNED F IS H .

30 lbs 60 fits 100 fi>k
Lion.....................  
2C2£
2154
Lion, in cab... 
Dil worth’s.... 
20%
2054
Magnolia— .. 
Acme.............2054  20-% 
2054
G erm an........ 
2054
21
German, bins. 
20%
Arbuckle’s Ariosa 
18%
Avorica 
20% 
McLaughlin’s X X X X  
2254
Honey  Bee...22%  22% 
Nox All.........21%  21% 
2154
Our Bunkum.20%  20% 
2054
COFFEES—50 LB. BAGS.
Arbuckle’s Avorica.........1854
“   Quaker City...... .. 1954
“  Best R io.............. 2054
“  Prime Maricabo.. .2254
60 foot Jute.................. .....110
72 foot J u te .................. ....1 49
4o Foot Cotton............... ....1 50
50 foot Cotton................ ....1 60
60 foot Cotton................ ....1 75
72 foot Cotton................ ....2 00
Kenosha Butter............ ......7
Seymour B utter.......... ......5%
Butter........................... ....A%
Family Butter.............. ......5%
Fancy Butter................ :....5
Butter Biscuit............
. . . . . 6%
Boston.......................... ......7%
City Soda....................... .....8
Soda............................... ......5%
Soda Fancy................... ....A
S.  Oyster....................... ......5%
Picnic........................... ......5%
Fancy  Oyster............... ..... 5
Glams, 1 fi>, Little Neck__ 1 35
Clam Chowder, 3 fi>............ 2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 fi) stand.. .1 00 
Cove Oysters, 2 B> stand.. .1 70
Lobsters, 1 B) picnic............1 75
Lobsters, 2 fi>, picnic........... 2 65
Lobsters, 1 fi) star...............1 95
Lobsters. 2 B> star...............2 90
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce3 25
Mackerel, lfi> stand..........
Mackerel, 2 3) stand...........
Mackerel,3 B> in Mustard. .3 25
Mackerel. 3 fi) soused........ 3 25
Salmon, lfl> Columbia.........2 10
Salmon, 2 fi) 
3 50
Salmon, 1 B> Sacramento...1 90
Salmon, 2 ft 
...2 75
Sardines, domestic %s____  7
Sardines, domestic 54s... 10@li 
Sardines,  Mustard  54s...  9@10 
Sardines,  imported  %8..12@13
Sardines, spiced, 54s.......10@12
Trout, 3 B> brook............
CANNED FR U IT S.
Apples, gallons, stand...... 2 75
Blackberries, stand...........120
Cherries, red standard......1 60
Cherries,  pitted........1 85@1 90
Damsons............  ..  .1 25@1 36
Egg Plums, stand.............1 50
Gooseberries............... — „1 65
 
Grapes ... . . . . ...... 
  95
Green Gages,.............  
1 50
PeacheB, all yellow, stand.2 65
Peaches,  seconds..............2 25
Peaches, pie..............1 6C@1 65
Pears..............................1 30
Pineapples,..............1 40@2 75
Quinces...............................1 50
Raspberries, extra............ 1 50
red.;.............150
Strawberries.........  .1  25@1 40
Whortleberries...................1 20
Asparagus; Oyster Bay. :. .2 00 
Beans, Lima,stand ........  85
Beans, Green Limas..  @1 40
Beans,  String...........1  00@1 20
Beans,Stringless, Erie....  90 
Beans, Lewis’ Boston B ak.l 60
Corn, Archer’s Trophy__
MomG’ry.115
Early Gold.l 15
Peas,  French....................1 60
Pésa, extra marrofat.1 20@1 40
Peas, soaked.............  
90
“  June, stand__   @1 60
sifted.............. 8 00
**f 
; 11  Fteneh, extra fine, .80 00 
Mushrooms, exttofina::- .80 00 ' 
Pumpkin,3 fi> Golden...... 1 00 :
Succotash .standard.... 80@130
,/fr‘A , ;.. i"'s T 85
Tomatoes, Red Coat  @ 1 80 
' BnOtlgh -'jy$o
br;iis@  1 ~ * ■

CANNED  VEGETABLES.

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FISH .

’4.’'^' ■  ' MCTh  ifrisSlU 
Michigan full cream.. .95439%
D RIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.
Citron, in drum;. .;. . . . . .   22
t* 
inboxes_____ L..24
Currants. ' ...............  J   @754
Lemon  Peel.....................14
Orange Peel.................. 
.14
Prunes, French, 60s...........
French,80s............
“ 
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French. 90s_____
“ 
' Im p e ria l..,.-,. .654
“  Turkey, old.............   4
“ Turkey, new 4%@ 5
R a i s i n s , D e h e s i a . . . . 3 60 
Raisins, London Layers.... 3 00 
Raisins, California  “ 
....250 
Raisins. Loose Muscatels. .2 10 
Raisins.Loose California. .1 90 
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s.  854@9 
Raisins. Sultanas.......  @
Raisins,  Valencias......   @754
Raisins, Imnerials..............3 75
Cod,  whole.................. 4%@5
Cod, boneless......   ......6%@7! _
13
H alibut... 
.................  
Herring, round, 54 bbl. 
2 75 
Herring, round, 54 bbl. 
1 50 
Herring, Holland, bbls:  10 to 
Herring, Holland, kegs  65@70
Herring, Scaled...........  25@28
Mack, sh’r, No. 1, 54‘bbl__ 8 75
“ 
“  12 fi> kit..l 25
‘ 
“  10  “ 
“ 
“ 
..110
No. 2, 54 bbls.......7 50
“ 
Trout,  54  bbls.....................5 50
“  10 B> kits.................   85
White, No. 1, 54 bbls...........6 75
White, No. 1,12 fi) kits...... 1 20
White,  No. 1,10 fi) kits..... 1 05
White, Family,  54 bbls...... 3 75
kits...........  70
Jennings’  Lemon.  Vanilla.
D.C.,2oz......$  doz  90 
135
‘ 
4oz................140  2  50
“  6oz................2 25  3  75
‘  No. 3 Panel... 1 00  175
*  No. 4 Taper..1 60  2  75
‘‘  No. 8 panel...2 75  4  50
‘  No. 10  “ 
...4 50  6  50
“  54p in t,r’nd..4 50  7  60
h  1 
“ 
..9 00  15 00
Lemon.  Vanilla.
per gross.
9 60
“ 
12 to
“ 
15 to
“ 
24 00
FARINACEOUS  GOODS.
Farina,ltolb.kegs......... 
04
Hominy, $  bbl...................4 to
Macaroni, dom 12 lb. box..  60 
Pearl Barley.............   @ 354
Peas, Green..............  @1 40
Peas, Split.................  @354
Sago, German...........
Tapioca, fl’k or p’rl..
Wheat,  cracked........  @ 654
Vermicelli, import... .  @10 
domestic..  @60
MATCHES.

Standard 
English^ oz........  7 20 
3 oz...........9 to 
4 oz......... 12 to 
6 oz......... 18 to 

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS. 

imported...10  @11

G. H. No. 8,  square...........  95
G. H. No 9, square, 3 gro.. .1 10
G. H. No. 200,  parlor......... 1 65
G. H. No. 300, p arlo r.......2 15
G. H. No.  7, round............ 1 40
Oshkosh, No. 2...................  75
Oshkosh, No.  8...................1 50
Swedish.............................   76
Richardson’s No. 8  sq.......1 00
Richardson’s No. 9  sq.......1 50
Richardson’s No. 754, rn d ..l 00 
Richardson’s No. 7 
rnd..l  50
Woodbine. 300....................1 15
MOLASSES.
Black  Strap.................... 17@18
Cuba Baking...................22@25
Porto Rico....................... 24@35
New  Orleans, good........ 33@40
New Orleans, choice.......44@50
New  Orleans, fancy.......50@52

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54 bbls. 3c extra

O IL.

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PICKLES.

OATMEAL

OATS—ROLLED.

Michigan Test............ .......1054
Water White......................11%
Barreis...............................6 00
Half barrels............ ..........3 25
Cases...................................2 2a
D arrels...............................6 00
Half barrels ...................... 3 25
Cases...................... ..2 35@3 35
Medium..............................6 00
54 bbl....................3 50
Small,  bbl..........................7 00
54 bb l.....................4 to
•Table.............................5%@554
H ead.................................. J
Java............ ;.......................6%
Patna................................ 6%
Rangoon...........................5
Broken.. 
Japan......... ..................  .  @6%
DeLand’s pure.................. 554
Church’s  .............................5
Taylor’s  G. M.................... 5
Dwight’s ............................5
Sea  Foam...........................5%
Cap Sheaf..........................5

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SALERATUS.

R IC E.

54c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

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SOAP.

54 
SAUCES.

60  Pocket, F F D...............2  15
28 Pocket.......................... 2  05
100 3 B> pockets..................2  25
Saginaw or Manistee........  95
Ashton, bu. bags................  75
Ashton,4bu.  hags.............2 75
Higgins’bu.  bags..............  75
American, 54 bu. bags......     20
Rock, bushels....................   25
Warsaw, bu. bags..'...........  36
..............   19
London Relish, 2 doz........ 2  50
Acme E nglish,pts......... 2  50
Dingman, 100 bars............ 4  to
Don’t Anti-Washboard__4  75
Jaxon.................................3 75
Queen  Anne.....................4  to
German Family............. ,..204
Allspice.............................   8
Cassia, China in mats.......  754
“  Batavia in bund.. ..11
“ Saigon in rolls............42
Cloves,  Amboyna.............. 28
“  Zanzibar................23
Maee Batavia— .............70
Nutmegs,  fancy,...............70
No.  1.................65
No. 2................. 60

SPICES—WHOLE.

Pepper, Singapore,  Dlack..l854 

“  white.28

“ 

shot....................... 21
SPICES—GROUND—IN  BULK.
Allspice............................... 1254
Cassia, Batavia................. 20
and Saigon.25
“ 
“ 
Saigon...................42
Cloves, Amboyna.............. 35
“  Zanzibar............... 30
Ginger, African................. 1254
“  Cochin...................15
Jamaica.............   @18
“ 
Mace Batavia.................... 80
Mustard,  English.............. 22
and Trie.25
Trieste...............27
Nutmegs, No.  2....... 
70
Pepper, Singapore  blaek..22 
white..30
Cayenne.............. 25
doz;..84

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Absolute Pepper, 
Allspice
“ 
Cloves 
Ginger 
“ 
H  Mustard 
STARCH. 

“ ...110
“ ...78
“ ...84

*• 

Kingsford’B
Silver Gloss, 1 fi> pkgs........7

bulk......... 

“  v   *»'  6 fi) boxeé___  7%
“ 
6%
Pure, IB) pkgs............ .........5%
Corn, 1 fi> p k g s ................   7
SUGARS.
Chit  Loaf.,............ 
@  8%
C ubes........__ .....  @ 7%
Powdered.............  @754
Granulated, Stand...7 06©  7%
Confectionery A........  @6%
Standard A.............. .  @6 44
No. 1, White Extra C. ?  @ 6k 
No. 2,'Extra 
Nò. 3C ......................   @6 v
No
'  »  r¿¡& 

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@6

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Jwnels&.'.V'.c.
............

iLMYOfl HO.,

(Successors to Eaton & Christenson,)

SOLE AGENTS  FOR  *

H y a c in th   C igar

10  CENT  GOODS,

-AND-

BILL  NYE  CIGAR

5  CENT  GOODS.

11 Canal Street, 

Grand Rapids.

TWELVE CENTS

For  all  the  Good  Fresh  Eggs 

you will ship us this week.

WILL RECEIVE  YOUR

T

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B
And sell it for  you at full mar­

ket  price,  and  make 

R

E

prompt returns.

W E  M A E E   A  SPECIALTY  OF  EGG 

CRATES  AND  FILLER S  TO 

TH E  TRADE,

71  Canal  St.,

GRAND  RHPID8,  MICH.

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

We  have  sold  these  goods  for the  past 
ten  years  at  the  uniform  price of  $55 per 
M.  for “Golden-Rod!”  $35  per M.  for toe 
tho  Presto” and  $35  for  toe  4 ’Empress” 
shall 
cigars, 
to  sell 
them  at  that  price, 
thus  changing  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  look  at  this  carefully  an& 
see a plain business proposition.  We hand, 
over to you direct the amount it would cost 
us to sell these  goods in  the ordinary way.
We will  distribute  this  propertv  in  the 

following manner:

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

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

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

CALIFORNIA 
ORANGE

W INE.
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.

THY R KEG.  1TW1UP1H0B. 

to  K A s T O S T  

d k   C O

A gents fo r M ichigan,

77 Canal St., Grand Rapids.

BEWARE !

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 weH  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 feel 
positive 
that  no  first-class  dealer  would 
knowingly  countenance  or  deal  with  any 
manufacturer  who  had  to  depend  upon 
other manufacturers  to  furnish him brains 
to originate brands or labels for their cigars. 
A counterfeiter is  a  genius,  but  amenable 
to  the law,  hut a base  imitator who  keeps 
within  the  law,  or 
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.

Geo.  T. W arren & Co., 
Flint, Mich.

BOOK-KEEPING 

WIPED  OUT!

No  Pass  Books!
No Charging!
No  Posting!

No  Writing!

No Disputing of looohnts! 

No  Change to  Make]
TRADESMAN
Credit Coupon Book.

T H E  N EW EST AND BEST SYSTEM  

ON  T H E   M ARKET. 

\

We quote prices-as follows;

S 2 Coupons, per hundred....................... .$2.50
......... 
$ 5  
i...  3.00
..........................4.00
$18 
$20 
...... . ..................5.00

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Subjectte th e following discounts: 

.Orders for 200 or over........— 5 per cent.

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S ,

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

.   GOODYEAR

GOfiflEGTICUI

Rubbers.

Write for fall Prices and Discounts.

G.  R.  MAYHEW,

86 Monroe Street,

GRAND RAPIDS.

Sole agents for Chicago Brass Rule Workn 

for State of Michigan.

siaia¿\Pv^

JULIUS HOUSEMAN. Prés.,

A. B. WATSON. Tve**«..

S. F. ASPINW ALL, Secy. 

CASH CAPITAL,  $ 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 .

_   -  . 
. I F  

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Km   w as. ox i u  xwds
L# Packing Boxes.
W 
Shipping Caaes,
r  
* 
!G B A N D   K i F l D S l

4 and 6  Brie St.,

Ig g  Crates, eto.

RAGS, RUBBERS, BONES §  METALS

. ___. 

BOUGHT  BY

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  %  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 Itake in  Oakland Co. on the 
P.  O.  & P.  A.  R. R., a handsomer lake with 
better fishing than  Orion, six nyles distant. 
Lots 40 feet by SO rods with good lake front 
privilege,  value $50 each.

The  lots  at  the  Soo  are  within  % 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  toe  price put 
on them.  The value of the presents is not 
taken out of the goods.

Terms on  eigars,  60  days  to  responsible 

parties,  or 5 per cent,  off for cash.

ness standing.

We give reference  below as to  our  busi­
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,

ROMEO,  MICH.

H, W. Bradley l Bro„
INCREASE TOUR TRADE

BY  SELLING

Composed  of  Guatemala,  African  and 
Mexican Javas,  Santos, Maracaibo  and R i» 
selected with especial  reference  to their fine 
drinking qualities. The most popular brand 
of Blended Coffee iti the  m arket.. Sold  »onta 
in p  lb. Cans and 1 lb.  packages, 30; 60 andlQb 
lb. Cases.  Mail Orders Solicited by th e  pro­
prietors.

BEE APÏUI5 MILLS, 

|

59 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich-
_ Importers and ]obbergof  fine 

'

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes  as 

OYSTERS  AND  FISH .
follows:

OYSTERS.

FRESH  FISH .

Fairhaven Counts..............  40
Black bass...........
Rock bass__ ___
Perch, skinned...,
Duck-bill  pike....
T rout......vy,;;.;
W h i t e f i s h . .
Frogs’ Legs.. .... .

25375

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HUS8H MEATS.
B ee f, ca rc a ss. . . . . . . . . , 5  %@6%
hin d qu arters. ...7   @8% 
“  
...8%@6
fo re 
H o g s .. . . . . . .  ’M i 
@7%
P q r i t l o i u s , . ^ . . S 
ì  >V  Bhoolders 'm &iUà,
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ABSOLUTELY

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TINWARE. GLASSWARE and NOTIONS.
M  «  i i l y B W i y f i o w t w .

James Vernor and Frank Inglis, on whom 
has devolved most ol the work of arranging 
the preliminaries  felf -the  joint eonventidn 
of theM . S. I?. A. and  the  A  P. À., to 1» 
held  at  Detroit  in  September, have  com-- 
pleted  nearly all the  arrangements.  Tick­
ets entitling the holders to all the entertain­
ments down  on  the programme will be sold 
at $3 apiece,  but éàch investor  will  receive 
something  like  $7 worth of entertainment. 
One  entire,  day will  be  given to an excur- ! 
sion to St. Clair  Flats  on  the  magnificent 
steamboat  Ghreyhound, including a banquet 
at  the  Star  Island  House at 3 p. m.,  con 
eluding  with  a  half-dozen  responses 
toasts  appropriate to the  occasion.  A visit 
to the extensive  chemical  works of  Parke.
I Davis & Co. will also  be  accompanied by 
collation.  Those  who  will'be so fortunate 
as to ho able to attend  the  convention  will 
find that everything conducive to  the  com 
fort of  the guests has been arranged before­
hand.

Local Secretary Yemor reports that 7,000 
feet of  floor space has already been engaged 
for  the  exhibit, which is nearly double the 
amount previously used  at  any convention, 
The  exhibit  will  be given  at  the  Detroit 
rink.
Conviction  of  One  of 
Druggists.

the  Muskegon 

The somewhat celebrated  cases  against 

number of  Muskegon  druggists were called 
in the Circuit  Court at that  place last Mon 
day.  The  charge  against  the respondents 
was  that, as  druggists,  they  violated  the 
liquor  law of  the State  by selling liquoi 
a beverage.  The  cases  were  “worked up” 
by special  detectives  who  went to Muske 
gon  from  Chicago  for  that  purpose  last 
July.  They  represented 

themselves

procured  flasks of  ilquor  to  be used while 
out  fishing;  and,  also,  in  some  of  the 
stores,  obtained  liquor  by  the  glass  and 
drank  it  upon  the  premises.  The  case 
against Dr. T. D.  Quinn was  first tried and

^

Fooiv 

!m «o. ,

The 'Fair 
M  
She was a pretty woman, and  she  bowed 
to  me  bewitchiugly as  she  came  in.  She 
held up one  finger  archly and  said  impet­
uously:
“Now,  sir,  I  want  you  to  stop  your 
writing and look at my book.”
Then  she  blushed charmingly,  as if  em­
barrassed  at  my  look  of  amazement. 
I 
said:
“My dear madam,  I  am  busy to-*day,  and 
I beg  you will excuse me.”
.She sat down beside me and made herself 
comfortable at once.
“Now,  don’t let  me  hear  another  word 
about that;  you are  going to buy a book,  of 
course.”

“But, my dear—”
She took  my hands  gently but  firmly in 
hers.
“I know—you are a busy man—you write 
ail day and are too tired to read—you hardly 
find time to look at the paper—you—”
“Yes,  madam;  that’s precisely the  case.” 
She  chucked  me  deliberately under  the 
chin.
“Do  you mean to say that  you  are going 
to  refuse  me a miserable  little  dollar  for 
this beautiful book ?”
I gasped  feebly and  glared  at  my office 
boy.  He was evidently interested. 
I said: 
“You  must be a successful  book  agent; 
you have the most fetching  qualities I have 
ever seen.”

I said:

Rash words!
She rose at once,  and,  sitting  down  upon 
the arm of  my chair, threw one arm around 
my neck, and,  bending  down,  looked  ten­
derly into my eyes.
“Now, you know, darling,  you  are going 
to  do  just  what  I  say;  you  are  going  to 
buy—”
I heard my office boy chuckle  to  himself.
I protested. 
“My dear  madam,  this is really—embar­
rassing—do  you  know—I  am  a  married 
man—that I —”
She replied:  “I have  nothing  to do with 
that;  I am here for business.”
I replied:  “That  statement  is  unneces­
sary;  the fact is quite apparent.  But I am 
really fond of  my wife.  You’ve  got  hold 
of  the wrong man.”
She seemed a trifle hurt  at  this, but  she 
did not take her  arm  from  my neck.  She 
remained in this compromising attitude,  ap 
parently  lost  in  thought.  .  I  broke  into 
cold sweat.
“I’ll tell  you what I’ll do,” she  said,  sud 
denly, bringing  her  face  dangerously near 
my  own;  “If  you’ll  take  a  copy  of  that 
book,  I’ll promise not to kiss  you  before 
leave the office!”

I bought the book.
Punning  as  a  Psychological  Study.

Capsici  Fructus, af.. 
Capsiei Fructus, po.. 
Capsici Fructus, B po 
Caryophyllus, (po. 25)
Carmine, No. 40........
Cera Alba, S. & F __
Cera Fiava...............
Coccus  ......................
Cassia Fructus.........
Centraria.................
Cetaceum.................
Chloroform..............
Chloroform,  Squibbs
Chloral Hyd Crst......1
Chondrus .................
Cinchonidine, P. & W 
Cinchouidine, Ger’an 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cen t......... .............
Creasotum...............
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........
Creta  prep...............
Creta, precip............
Creta Rubra..............
Crocus  ......................
Cudbear....................
Cupri Sulph..............
Dextrine..................
Ether Suiph..............
Emery, all numbers.
Emery, po.................
Ergota, (po.) 75.........
Flake  White............
Galla.........................
Gambier...................
Gelatin, Coopor........
Gelatin, French...
6G&10, lese,

@ 15
@ 16
@ 14
22® 25
m Ì 75
50® 55
28® 30
@ 40
@ 15
@ 10
@ 40
60® 65
00
5Ô@Î
75
12
3
20
5® 12
40
@ 50
@ 2
5® 8
8® 10
® 8
22® 27
@ 24
6® 7
16® 12
68® 70
® 8
® 8
7U® 75
12® 15
® 23
7® 8
® 90
40® 60

Changes  in  the  Methods  of  Traveling 

Salesmen.

‘Do ypu  know,” said one of

Don’t  be  Mean  in  Trade,

15
25
26 
15 
40 j 
80
@  70 
@  901 
@1 10 
45®  55 I 
_  
65

70&10  by box’  a M ail and Express reporter the other day,
“that  there  are about  80,000  commercial
Glue, Brown............   9®
travelers in the  United  States?  Surprised
Glue, White................  13®
. 6
Glycerina...................  23®
to hear it?  Yes, most people are when they
Grana  Paradisi........
are told  of  it;  but  it’s a fact,  nevertheless.
H um ulus.................
25®
You  may  also  be  surprised  to  learn  that
Hydrarg Chlor. Mite. 
each  one  of  them  spends  on an  average
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor. 
Hydrarg Ox. Rubrum 
83,000 a year,  making a total of  $240,000,-
Hydrarg Ammouiati. 
000. 
If  you  add  to  this  their  salaries,
Hydrarg Unguentum 
averaging  at the  least  $1,000, you  have  a
........ ..........  
Hydrargyrum
Ichthyocolia, Am ....i 25@1 501 total  expenditure-by  commercial  travelers
Iodine  Resiibi......... 4 ootl m  of  W 000’000 a  year.  This  is  naturally
Iodine, Resubl.........4 0O®4 101 spent  m  all  partg of  the  coimtryj  but  the
Iodoform.................  @5 15
hotels  and  railroads get the  lion’s  share of 
Lupuline  ...................  85@1 00
Lycopodium..............   55® 60
it.  During  the  last  ten years  there  has 
Macis......... ................  80® 85
been a great  change in the character of  the 
Liquor Arsen et Hy­
commercial  traveler.  The  old  Bohemian 
drarg Iod...............   @
27
type  has almost  disappeared from  the road 
Liquor Potass Arsini-
tis.............................   10®
12 j and  drinking  men  are  much  more  rarely 
Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl
met with  than formerly.  A short time ago 
1M)............................   2®  3
it was almost  impossible to  get a merchant 
Maunia, S. F ................  90@1 00
over to  your hotel to  ‘take a look  at  your 
Morphia,  S, P. & W  2 40@2 65 
Morphia,  S.  N.  Y. Q.
samples’ without  first getting him  to  leave 
&C.  Co.................. 2 30@2 55
his store on the pretext of  getting a ‘smile.’ 
Moschus C anton__
40 
That  is  all  changed  now;  the customers 
Myristica, No. 1........
60®
70 
19
Nux  Vomica, (po. 20)
don’t  look  for it,  and  the drummer seldom 
Os.  Sepia...............   .
27@  29| 
gives it a thought.
Pepsin  Saac,  H. & P.
D. Co......................
@2  00  !
Picis Liq, N. C.. M gal
doz..........................
©2 70 
F rom  th e Boston Jo u rn al of Commerce.
Picis Liq.,  quarts__
@1 40 { 
“There can be no greater  mistake  that a 
Picis Liq., pints........
@  85 
business man can  make  than to be mean in 
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80).
@  50 
his  business,”  says  Wealth  and  Worth. 
Piper Nigra,  (po. 22).
@  18 i 
Piper  Alba, (po. 35)..
@  35 
Everybody  has‘ heard  of  the  proverb  of 
Pix Burgun........
@  7
* ‘penny wise and pound foolish. ”  A liberal 
Plumbi Acet............. 
_
15®  16 I
expenditure  in  the  way of  business  is  al­
Pulvis Ipecac et opii.l 10@1 20 
ways sure to be a capital investment.  There 
Pyrethrum, boxes, H
&P.D.CO., doz........  @125
are  people  in  the  world  who  are  short-
Pyrethrum, pv.........   60®  65
^ ........ in 
sighted enough to believe that their interest
x 
Quassiae.^..............   8@  lo
QuiniCs, P. & w !!!;  50®  551can be best promoted by grasping and cling- 
German...  37©  47  iug to all they can  get,  and  never  letting a 
saceharam La^tis uv  ^
  1? Icent sliP through  their  fingers.  As a gen-
Salacin.........:.  ..P..3 40@3 60 Iera*  thing  it  will  be  found,  other  things
Sanguis Draconis.” .  40®  50  being equal, that he  who is  most  liberal is
Santomne................   @4 50  most successful in  business.  Of  course we
sarin’  m" ................  ^
  in Ido  not  mean it  to  be  inferred  that a man
Sapo,’ G.... 1 !..!.!.!.*!  @  is I should be prodigal iu his expenditures;  but
Seidlitz  Mixture.....  @  281 that he should  show to his customers,  if he
I, 
; .............   @  18  is a trader,  or to  those  whom  he  maybe
SnuCMaccaboy' Do.  ®  30  d?inS any kind of  business with, that in all
Voes...............@  35 {bis transactions, as  well as social relations, |
Snuff,
he acknowledges  the  everlasting  fact  that 
Voes
there  can  be  no  permanent  prosperity  or 
Soda Boras, (po  11).. 10  @  H 
good feeling in a community where benefits 
Soda et PotossTart..  83®  35
are not reciprocal.
Soda Carb.................  2® 2J4
Soda, Bi-Carb__ ___  4®  5
Soda, Ash.................  3®  4
Soda  Sulphas..........   ®  2 i
Spts. Ether Co.........  50®  55
Spts.  •‘■vrciaDom...  @2 00
Spts, Myrcia Im p....  @2 50
Spts  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
3.25).........................  @2 35
Less 5c. gal.  cash ten  days. 
Strychnia  Crystal...  @1  10
Sulphur, Subl 
........23£@ 3)4
Sulphur,  Roll...........  2)4® 3
Tam arinds...............  8®  10
ferebenth  Venice  ..  28®  30
Theobromae.............  50®  55
Vanilla  ...................9 00®16 00
Zinci  Sulph.............. 
7®  8

With the  hairpin a woman  opens  envel­
opes,  fastens  her  dress,  suspends  a  cal­
the  wall,  and 
endar  or  picture  on 
cuts  apart  the  leaves of  her  magazine  or 
hook. 
It becomes,  on  occasion,  an  impro­
vised nut pick or shoe  and  glove  buttoner; 
or  is  as  quickly transformed  into a hook, 
scoop or crank.  Nor is this a complete cat­
alogue of  the  manifold uses of  the  modest 
hairpin.  Necessity is the mother of  inven­
tion,  and  so  the  hairpin  becomes  the  tool 
of  the  moment  for  whatever  purpose the 
fair mechanic wills.
Annual  Meeting  of  the  Detroit  Society.
The base ball cranks of the Detroit Phar­
maceutical  Society  play a game this  after­
noon with the doctors. 
If there are enough 
j left of  the druggists after the  game is over, 
the  annual meeting  of  the Society will  be 
held in the evening.

Bbl  Gal 
Whale, winter.
75
70 
Lard, extra............
72
68 
Lard, No.  I ............
50
45 
Linseed, pure raw 
56 
59
Linseed, boiled 
62
59 
Neat’s  Foot,
strained..................  50 
60
Spu.tsTurpentine...  43 
48
p a in t s   Bbl

Her  Friend  in  Need.

From  th e  New Y ork G raphic.

Scotch,  Do.

.  winter

O ILS.

Red Venetian... -----Hi  2@3
Ochre, yellow Mars  .15£  2@3
Ochre,yellow  Ber...M£  2@3 
Putty, commercial.. .2)4 2)4@3 
Putty,strictly pure..2)4  2%@3
A  IW l'J  j □ V ilV U J'  pU iO < «<
Vermilion prune A m - 
e r i c a n 1 3 @ 1 6  
Vermilion,  English..
70@75
Green, Peninsular.
16@17
6®6)i
Lead, red strictly pur 
Lead, white,  strictly 
6®6)4
p u r e ............  ... 
Whiting, white Span 
@70
Whiting; Gilders’..,. 
©go
ii o
White,  Paris Amerin 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff....................... 
140
Pioneer  Prepared 
¿paints 
20@1 40
Swiss Villa Prepared 
P q i n t s . . . 0 0 @ 1  20

LiSJ  V  ▼abhippeb.
No. 1 Turp Coach....11
Extra  Turp...... ¿v.JLj
Coach Body..W .,..2 7!
s

t

i

a

The  dates  for the  interchange  of  visits 
with  the Cleveland  druggists have  not yet 
been arranged for this season.
The Drug Market.

There  are  no  changes  of  importance  to 
note this week.  Morphia,  opium  and  qui­
nine  are  all  weak  at  the  decline,  ^he 
whisky  trust  advanced  alcohol 2 cents  an 
Saturday.  _______  .  _  ______

Members of the  Grand  Rapids  Pharma­
ceutical Association are urgently  requested 
to attend  the  next  regular  meeting," to  be 
held  on  Thoradgy  afternoon,  Jane  %,  at 
Royal Arcanum  Hall,  Watertoo  street, as 
matters of importance will come up for dis-

Correspondence London Lancet.

Punning, I think,  does not receive enough 
attention. 
In  spite of  Dr. Johnson’s  well 
known dictum,  we should rot  despise  pun 
ning.  Sydney Smith says that it is the true 
foundation of  all wit.  Supposing three de 
grees of  evolution, I submit that punning is 
the least evolved system of  joking, that wit 
is evolved out of  punning, and  that  humor 
is evolved out of  wit.  Everybody has heard 
of  Sydney Smith’s  remark,  that  it requires 
surgical  operation to  get a  joke  into the 
head of  a Scotchman.  But he spoke  with 
out  distinguishing.  The  Scotch  have  i 
great appreciation of  those  highly  evolved 
jocosities  displaying 
the  humorous,  al 
though, no doubt,  a scorn of  simple,  lowly- 
evolved  jocosities,  such  as  plays on words, 
It  is  difficult  to  form  a  conception  of  a 
Scotch punster.  Yet I have heard an Aber 
donian,  a physician  of  world-wide  reputa 
tion, make a pun.  Punning is well worthy 
of  the psychologist’s attention. 
I seriously 
mean  the  analysis of  puns is a simple way 
of  beginning the methodical analysis of  the 
process of  normal and  abnormal mentation 
This,  1 think, I can easily show.  Vision is 
stereoscopic;  in  a  sense  it  is  slightly  di- 
plopic,  for there are  two dissimilar images, 
although there seems to be but one external 
object,  as we call it.  To borrow the opthal- 
mological term, we can  say that  mentation 
“stereoscopic;”  always  subject-object, 
although  we  often  speak  of  it  as  single 
“states  of  consciousness,” etc.).  Just  as 
there is visiul  diplopia,  so  there is “mental 
diplopia,”  or,  as  it  is  commonly  called, 
double consciousness.”  Now I come back 
to punning.  We all have “mental diplopia” 
when  hearing  the  answer  to  the  riddle 
which  depends  upon the pun:  “When is a 
little  girl  not  a  little  girl?”  Answer 
“ When she is a little horse (hoarse).”  The 
feeble amusement  we  have  in the slightly 
morbid  mental  state  thus  induced is from 
the  incongruous  elements  of  a  “mental 
diploplia.”  The word “hoarse”  arouses  in 
us the idea of  a little  girl  who  has  taken 
cold, and the same sounding word,  “horse,” 
arouses  in  us  the  idea  of  a  well-known 
quadrnped at the  same time.  We have the 
sensation of  complete resemblance with the 
sense of  vast  difference.  Here,  I  submit, 
is a carricature of  the normal process of  all 
mentation.

Sage  Advice.

A  young man who was  about  to  start in 
business  went  to  an  old retired merchant 
the other  day to secure business advice.
“How  much  cash  have  you  got ?”  was 
the blunt inquiry.
“About $300.”
“And how much stock  will  you put in ?”
“About $2,000.”
“U m !  Then  your first  move  must be t© 
engrave  your name on the flagstone in front 
of  your store;  your next to paint your signs 
on all the fences for  ten  miles  around  the 
city.”

“And why,  O Sage ?
“That the public  six  months  hence may 
recall the fact that  you went  into  business 
instead  of  going  into  a  lunatic  asylum! 
Good morning,  s ir!”

Travelers’  Supplies.

Eastern  man  (in  San  Francisco)—I see 
you advertise  your store as a travelers’ sup­
ply depot.
Dealer—Yes,  sir.  Would  you like to ex­
amine  our  trunks,  sachéis, dusters, rugs—
“ Well,  no.  1 went to  Southern  Califor­
nia during the boom and—”
“I see.  John,  show  this  gentleman our 
stock of  knapsacks and walking shoes.”

Offer No.  173.

FREE—To Merchants Only!  An 
elegant  silver-plated  Water Pitcher, 
frosted and richly  carved; height,  13 
inches.  Address at once, R. W. Tan- 
sill  &   Cq.,  55  State St., Chicago.

Should send SI to . 
,E.  A. Stowe  A Bro.
ffp ro n e  of th e ir Im proved

GRAND  BÀPID8,

■

H

i 

r  C opaiba......65®

Carbonas__ . . . .. .. ..   11®
Ofrloridum.........
ANILINE.
B la c k ............
Brown.......................
B e d ..;* ...................
Yellow......................
BACGAE.
Cubebae (po. I B . .
S u n ip e ru s..............
X anthoxylum ......
BALSAMUM.

ACIDTJM.
A ceticum .............
8® 10
80@1 00
°  Benzoicum, German
30
B oraclc.... . . . . . . -----
■Carbolicum. .. .. .. .. .   45®
45® 50
«
65
,f f i i e u m ..........
5
H ydrochlor—
12
10®
N itrocum ......  ... .. .   1
12
O xalicum ................
10®
20
.  Phosphorioum   dll..
1  70@2 05
Galicylicum..............
1MC6 
Sulphuricum ...........
1 40@1 60
Tannicum .................
50® 53
T artaricu m ..............
AMMONIA
3® 5
L  Aqua, 16 deg...........
4® 6
*•  18 d e g ...........
11® 13
12® 14
2 00@2 25
80@1 00
45® 50
2 50@3 00
1 60@1  70
8® 10
25® 30
’  65® 70
@1 50
50® 55
45® 50
18
11
18
30
20
12
12
12
12
10

P e ru ..;;..-* ...—.........  &
Terabin, Canada.......  50®
Tolutan ......................  45®
CORTEX.
Abies,  Canadian....
C assiae.......... .
Cinchona M ava.......
Eaonym us  atropurp 
Myrica  Cerifera,po
: P ru n u s Virgini.......
Quillaia,  g rd ....—
'< 
fsassfras............... ,..
1  Ulmuft;...................
Clm us Po (Ground 12) 
EXTRACTUM. 
Glycyrrhiza G labra..
po............
Haematox, 15 S> pox..
is ............
)4s  ........
J4B    ..........
FERRUM.
Carbonate Precip—
Citrate and Q uinia...
Citrate Soluble..........  @
Ebrrocyanidnm Sol..  ® 
Solut  Chloride—   ...  @
Sulphate,  com’l ........ 1)4®
p ure..........   @
Arnica.........................  12®
A nthem is..................   45@
M atricaria..................  30®
B arosm a.......... ; .........10®
Cassia  Acutifol, Tin-
nivelly......................  20®
“  
A l x .  35®
Salvia  officinalis,  14s
and  )4s................... 
C ra  U rsi....................  
Acacia, 1st picked...  @100
2nd 
“ 
...  @ 9 0
“ . 3 r d  
...  @ 9 0
Sifted  sorts.  *  @ 65
“ 
*» 
p o .................  75@1 00
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60).. 
'5A/S'  “ * 
“  Cape, (po.20)...
-  “  Socotri’, (po. 60)  @ 5 0
Catechu,  is,  (Vis,  14
fcs,  16)......................
25®
Ammoniac  ...............
Assafoetida,  (po. 30).
50®
„
B ehzoinum ........ . 
C am phorae.................  30®
Euphorbium, p o .—   35®
G albaaum ..................   @
Gamboge, po— . ....8 0 ®  
Guaiacum, (po. 45)...  &  35
K Jno,(po.25i... .. .. ..   @
M astic.......... •  @1  00

24®
33®
11®
13®
14®
16®

  10®
8®

®   15 
®3 50

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

GtJMMl.

flora.

FOLIA.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

c
“ 

OLEUM.

«  V ir....... . 

I  A bsinthium ........ 

:  Myrrh, (po. 45)............  @  40
f
. 4.40::::::::-8 »
!
bleached.......  25®  3
T rag acan th .................  30® 7
hekba—In ounce packages.
3
B u p ato riu m .............. 
2
Lobelia 
— .....
*
Majorum  ................... 
.  M entha P iperita....... 
2
2
R u e .......... ..*  ........... 
3
Tanacetum ,  V ....... 
2
Thymus. V ............... 
2
MAGNESIA.
Calcined,  P at. . . .......  55®  8
Carbonate,  P a t......  20®  2
'Carbonate,  K. & M..  20®  8 
Carbonate,  Jennings  35®  3
A bsinthium ........... ..5 00@5 50
Ahiywdaiae, D u lc....  45®  75 
Amydalae, A m arae.. 7 25®7 10 
Anisi . . .; .. .. ..  
v.l 85@l 95
A tiranti C ortex........  ®2 50
Bergam ii............... .. .2 75®3 25
C ajiputi. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   90@1 00
Caryophylli. . . . . . . . . .   @2 00
C edar:........*..............   35®  65
:' Chenopodii . . . . . . . . . .   @1  75
Cinnamonii . . . . ........   85®  90
:  Citronella  .................  @  75
Conium   Mac..............  35®  65
¿Copaiba 
..............90® 1 00
Ciibebae  ...,...¿ , ..14 00@14 50 
Bxechthitos. .. .. .. .. .   90@1 00
¿ J^ g e ro n  
1 20@1 30
C a u lt h e r ia .  .......2  25@2 35
Geranium , S.............  @  75
Gossipii, Sem, gal....  E5®  75
H edeom a...^.>..*;..'.l 10®1 20 
Ju n ip e ri..* X ......... -  50@2 06
Lavendula.. . , . . . . . , 90@2 00
'*  flm onis 
.......... 1 75®2 25
M entha Piper............2 25®3 33
M entha V e r i d . O 0 @ 3   25 
iM orrhuae,  g a l . ..  80@1 06
m v e i .......S s ..... *10Q@2 76
jiPifeis Liquid«.,(gal.35)  10®  12
Itte in i__ .sV'.'-.v:....!  18®1 26
Itoem arioi...........  75@i  00
Borne, %....  | ........ 
  @8 00
¡¡§uacini 
40@45
ffahina__.....................   90®1 00
A — ....3 50®7 00
rjS H ito ie . ^
  ."'So®  65 
S ih ap is,« » ;$ --' * 
iH g ia ....- .......
T h y m e.................
'Theobromas.. XU

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“  cut..............

Potass  N itras,opt...  8®  10
Potass Nitras........... 
7®  9
Prussiate  .................   25®  28
Sulphate p o ...........   15®  IS
RADIX.
Aconitum........... 
20®  25
A lthae......................  25®  '30
Anchusa..................   15®  20
Arum,  po.................  @  25
Calamus....................  20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15)__   10®  12
Giychrrhiza,  (pv. 15).  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 55)....................   ©  50
Hellebore,  Alba, po.  15®  20
Inula, po..................   15®  20
Ipecac, po.................2 25@2 35
Iris plox (po. 20@22)..  18®  20
Jalapa, p r ......___    25®  30
Maranta,  &s............   @  35
Podophyllum,  po__   15®  18
Bhei  .........................  75<gl 06
75@1 35 
pv
48®  53
Spigelia.
Sanguinaria, (po. 25).  @
Serpentaria................  30® 35
Senega.......................   55® 60
Smilax, Officinalis, H  @ 40
M  @  20
Scillae,  (po.35)...........  10® 12
Symplocarpus,  Foe-.
tidus, po.................  @  25
Valeriana, Eng. (po. 30)  @  25
German..  15®  20
Zingiber a ...................  10@ 15
Zingiber j ..................  18® 22
Anisum, (po. 20)........  @  15
Apium  (graveleons).  10®  12
Bird, Is........................  4@ 
Carni,  (po. 18).............  12® 15
Cardamom................1 00@1 25
Coriandrum................  10® 12
Cannabis  Sativa...... 3%@ Wi
Cydonium...................  75®1 00
Chenopodi u m .........   10®  12
Dipterix Odorate__ 1 75@1  85
Foeniculum...............   @ 15
Foenugreek, po.........  
6®  8
Lini...............................3)4®  4
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3).. 
..  3)4®  4
Lobelia........................  35® 40
Phalaris Canarian...  33í®4)4
R apa............ ............  5®  6
Sinapis,  Albu............  
8® . 9
Nigra........... 
li®  12
SPIR IT U S.
Frumenti, W., D. Co.^ 00@2 50 
Frumenti, D. F. R ... .1 75@2 60
Frum enti................ 1 10@1 50
Juniperis Co. O. T.. .1 75@l 75
Juuiperis Co..............1 75@3 50
Saacharum  N. E....... 1 75@2 09
Spt. Vini Galli.........175® 6 50
Vini Oporto............... 125@2 00
Vini  Alba..............  1 25@2 00
SPONGES
Florida sheeos’wool
carriage.................2 25@2 50
Nassau sheeps’ wool
2 00
carriage.................. 
Velvet Extra sheep s’
wool carriage........ 
-  1 10
Extra Yellow sheeps’
carriage.............  
85
 
Grass  sheeps’  wool
carriage................. 
65
75
Hard for slate  use... 
Yellow Beef, for slate 
use.......................... 
40
SYRUPS.
Accada.....................  
50
50
Zingiber............... 
Ipecac....................... 
60
60
Ferri Iod...................  
50
Auranti C ortes....... 
RbeiArom...............  
50
Smilax Officinalis__  
60
Co.. 
50
Senega...................... . 
50
Scillae.......................  
50
“  Co................... 
50
Tolutan................  
50
Prunus virg......... 
50
TINCTURES.
Aconitum Napellis R
F
Aloes.........................
and m yrrh.....
A rnica........ ........
Asafcetida......... .
Atrope belladonna...
Benzoin............... .
“  Co..............
Sanguinaria...... .
Barosma...............
Cantbarides.........
Capsicum............ .
Cardamon.............
Co......... .
Castor.......................
Catechu....................
Cinchona...................
Columba...................
C onium .................
Cubeba......................
Digitalis....................
Ergot.........................
Gentian...... .............
co...... ..........
Gualca.'....................
am m on.......
Zingiber..............
Hyoscyamus............
Iodine........................
Colorless......
Ferri Chi 'ridum..... ..
Kino..........................'
Lobelia................. .
Myrrh......  
.........
Nux V om ica............
Opi............................
Camphorated...
Deodor........... 
Auranti Cortex........
Quassia.:...........
Rhatany__ ..............
Kbei.................. .......
Cassia Acutifol........
Co...
S erpentaria..........
Strom om um ..........
Tolutan......... . 
Valerian..............
Veratrum Veride..
JSther, Spts Nit, 3 F.,
Either, Spts Nit, i F..
A lnm en..............  2H4
Alumen, ground,  (p-  ’
O.  7 )....,;» ...............
Annotto  ...................
Antimoni,  po......... :
Antimoni et Potass T
AnSnTrin__.......... 1 '
Argenti Nitráa, $__
ArteatmaM........
BalmGüládBÍwi.

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Ywo Tgrw—Jame» Vernor. Detroit.
Four Tears—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
vpnùae^r^eò.'iraD ^ld I  '  - PPe*i  i  %
Secretary—Jacob Jesgon.
Treazurei^-Jas. vernor.
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H ichigan State Pharm aceutical Agg’a. f. 

f  P resid en t—A rth u r B assett, D etroit. 
»¿rstV Ioe-Preeldeiitr-G . M. M arw ood.Petoakey. 
Second V ioe-T rcddent-H   B. F airchild,  G rand Rapids, 
i  S W rdV »ee-Fn,’id«nt—H tn rj K ephart, B errien Springs. 
S ecretary—S. E. P ark ill, Owosso.
T reasurer—Wm. D upont, D etroit.
Executive  Com m ittee—Geo.  G undrum ,  F ran k   Inglis, 
: -A .fi. Lym an, J o b h E .P e iik , H  T. W ebb.
Tjotsm S ecretary—Jam es V ernor, D etroit.

M eetings-At D etroit, Septem ber I, 5, B and 7.

OBGAIOZKD  OCTOBER  9, 1884.

Grand Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society.
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*  P resident—H. E. Loeher.
.  V ice-President—J. W , H ayw ard.
,  S ecretary—F ran k  H. Escott.
T reasurer—H enry  B. Fairchild.
B oard o f Censors—President,  V ice-President  and Sec­
re ta ry .
..'Board o f,T rustees—The P resident,  Jo h n   E. P eck,  Geo. 
~  G. Steketee, A. F. H azeltine and F. J . W urzburg.
w en, Isaac Watts,* Wm. E. W hite and Wm.  L.  W hite. 
C om m ittee on  T rade H a tte rs —Jonn Peek, F.  J. W urz­
burg, W. H. Tibbs. 
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C om m ittee  on  Legislation—J.  W.  H ayw ard,  Theo.
K em ink, W. H. Van Leu wen.
C om m ittee  on  Pharm acy—W.  L.  W hite,  Jo h n   H air, 
M. B. Kimm.
R egular  M eetings—F irst  T hursday  evening  in   each 
month.
A nnual M eeting—F irst T hursday evening in  November.

B. Lee. 

Second V ice-P resident—J . j .   C row ley.
_ _   f s p s u
S ecretary  an d  T reasurei^-F . ■   1 
tod 
A U ritóantr
an d  T reasurer—A.
Aymi^^ìi t  S ecretary  and 
. SB  I   SifedoeBday in
id jd n e .
M eeting—F irst i
R eg u lar M eetings—F irs t W ednesday in  each  m o n th .
C en tra l  M ich iga n   D rn g g ists’  A sso ciatio n . 
President, J. W. Dunlop;  Secretary, R.  M. MuBaell.
Berrien County  Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, g. M. Dean; Secretary, Henry Kephart. f
Clinton County  Druggists’ Association. 
President, A. O. H unt;  S ecretary, A. S.  W allace. 
*
Charlevoix County Pharm aceutical Society 
P resident, H . W . W illard;  Secretary, Geo. W . Crouter.

P resident, P> O. R oberts;  Secretary, D, McDonald.

Ionia County Pharm aceutical Society.
P resident, W. R. C utler;  S ecretary, Geo. G undrum .
Jackson County Pharm aceutical Ass’n. 
P resident, O. B. Colwell; S ecretary, C. A  Foote.
Kalamazoo Pharm aceutical Association. 
Mason County  Pharm aceutical Society. 
President. F. N. L atim er;  Secretary, W m . H eysett.
Mecosta  County  Pharm aceutical  Society;
President, C. H. W agener;  S ecretary, A. H. W ebber.
Monroe County Pharm aceutical Society.. 
P resident, 8. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julius W eiss.
Muskegon County  Druggists’  Association, 
P resident, E. 0 . Bond;  Secretary,G eo. L. LeFevre.
Muskegon D rug Clerks’ Association. 
P resident, C. 8. Koon;  S ecretary, Geo,  L, LeFevre.
Newaygo County Pharm aceutical  Society.
P resident. J. F. A. H aider; Secretary, A. G. Clark._____
Oceana County Pharm aceutical Society. 
P resident, F. W. F incher; S ecretary, F ran k  Cady.____
Saginaw  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
P resident, J a y  S m ith;  S ecretary,  D. E. P rall.

W H O L E S A L E   P R I C E   C U R R E N T .

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GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

A nd th e  W holesale  D ruggists  of  D etroit 

and Chicago,

W e pay th e highest price for it.  Address

O X N S S N G   R O O T .
PECK BEOS.,  ' ' g r a n d   r a p iBs.*8
Acme Wills Lead & Color forts,
-   MICH.

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Brand  and  it  is  all  the  m anufacturer 
claim for it.

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W e sell it on a  GUARANTEE. 

Hazeltine i Perkins Dnlg Bo.,
GRAND  RAPIDS, MIOH.

GENERAL AGENTS,

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Peekham ’s Croup Remedy is  prepared es­
pecially for children and is a safe  and certain 
cure for Croups, Whooping Cough,* Colds  and 
a£\ bronchial  and  pulmonary  complaints  of 
childhood.  For attractive  advertising m atter 
address the proprietor. Dr. H. C. PECKHAM, 
Freeport, Mich.  Trade  supplied  by  whole­
sale druggists of  Grand  Rapids,  Detroit  and 
Chicago.

CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

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

PATENTS«

.  

LUCIUS C. WEST, 

l  .ttorney a t P ate n t Law an d  Solicitor 
of  A m erican  and  F oreign  patents.
105 E. M ain St., K alam azoo, Mich., U. S. A.  B ranch  of­
fice, London, Eng.  P ractice in U. S. Courts.  Circular* 
free.

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

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

W hips.

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We have in stock and offer a full line of

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Grand  Rapids, 

-  Mich.

WITHOUT  POISON.

No  Color,  No  Smell  and  No  Damage  to 

Bed  Clothes  or  Furniture.

Retails  for  2 5   c e n t s   for  large  package.

Trade  supplied through  all wholesale drug­

gists, or direct by the manufacturers.

ROtJSSIN  &  CO.,

Ludington, 

-  Michigan.

Whiskies, 

Brandies, 

Gins,
Wines, 

Rums,

We are Sole  Agents in Mich­
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SOUB MASI WHISKEY,

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W e Sell Liquors for  Medicinal Purposes 

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All Orders  are Shipped and Invoiced the 

same day we receive them.

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Troy, New York, January 26,1888. 

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Detroit, Mich., April 9, 1888. 

Specialty Dept. Ph. Best Brew ing Co.,
Gxntlbmeb—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.
I 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. either from constitutional 
weakness or otherwise.

Yoars truly,

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

Medical Sup’t.

Midville, Geo., Feb. 24,1888. 

Very respectfully,

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brewing 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.  It is giving me great satisfactiou.
J. M. J o h n s o n , M. D.
Yardley, Pa., March 18,1888* 
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.  In  the  aged  where  the  digestive 
functions arjj 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. 10,1883.

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.  I am,
Very truly yours,

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

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

Yours truly, 

r
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., 
G e n t l e m e n —I hare  used the “Best” Tonic 
with  most  gratifying  results in  my  case  off 
dyspepsia.  My case was  a bad  one, 1  had no 
appetite; headache in the morning; sour stom­
ach;  looking  as  though  I  had  consumption, 
and after taking this tonic I  never felt better 
in  my life.  I think it  will cure a bad case of 
dyspepsia.  You  may recommend it  for 
case. 

Wm. O. J aeger.

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  of 
“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 
kind is indicated.

Respectfully,

E. H. Bell, M. D. N

New Orleans, La., April 6,1888. 

Specialty D epart. P h. Brewing Co.,
G e n t l e m e n —Having  tried  your  “Bert** 
Tonic to a great  extent amongst my practioet 
I will state in  its behalf that  I  have  had  th e 
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. Bornio, M  Jfe  i

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som a NORTH.

T raverse C ity <fc M ackinaw E x......... 9 06 a  m  
T raverse C ity m e . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 
F rom  C tsotam ati........ . . . .  .7:80 p  m
F t. W ayne and Mackinaw E x...........8 10 p m  
fa jrin .w  R ttitww, ____ - .11:2ft a  m  
............................... 10:30pm . 

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A rrives.  •  Leaves.
11:80 a  m
7:00 a m
5:05 p m
7:90am
4:10 prm

Saginaw  express runs th ro u g h  solid.
7 :00 a. m. tra m  h ae obair c a r to  Traverse City.
11:30 a. m. tra in  has ch a ir ea r fo r Petoskey and Mack­
5:05 p.  m, tra in   has  sleeping  cam   fo r  P etoskey and 

inaw  City.
M ackinaw City.
GOING  SOUTH.
C incinnati  E xpress.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
7:15 a m
P o rt W ayne E xpress...............1 0 :8 0  a m   11:45 a  m
C incinnati E x p re s s ................... ,4 :4 0 p m  
5:00p in
T raverse C ity and M ackinaw Ex. .11:00 p m  
7:15am  tra in   h as  p a rlo r  c h a ir  c a r  fo r  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m  tra in ' h a s W oodruff sleeper fo r C incinnati. 
, 
5:00 p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith  M. C. R. R. a t  K alam a­
zoo fo r B attle C reek,  Jackson,  D etroit  and C anadien 
points, a rriv in g  in  D etroit a t 10:45 p. m .

M uskegon, G rand R apids St In d ia n a . 

A rrive.
Leave. 
6 :4 5 a m ....................................................... 
10:10am
11:00 a  m ..............................................................  
4:30 p m
4:40 p m ...................................................................  8:60 p m
L eaving tim e a t  B ridge stre e t depot 7 m inutes later.
C. L. L o c k w o o d . Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Michigan Central.

G rand R apids Division.

DEPART.

 
ARRIVE.

D etroit E xpress.......................................................... 5:45 a m
Day  E xpress...................*..........................................  1:10 p m
■(Atlantic Express...................................................... 10:45 p m
6:50 a m
Mixed  .......... 
»Pacific  Express............... 
6:00 a m
M ail.......................... ................................ ................  3:16pm
G rand R apids E xpress............................................10:15 p m
M ixed.............................................................................5:30 p m
*Daily.  All o th e r daily except Sunday.  Sleeping cars 
ru n  on A tlantic and Pacific Express tra in s to  and from  
D etroit.  P arlo r  cars ru n  on  Day  Express  and  G rand 
Rapids Express to   and  from   D etroit.  D irect  connec­
tions m ade a t D etroit w ith all th ro u g h  tra in s E ast over 
M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.)

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

 

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. 

K alam azoo Division.

A rrive.

pm '

.G rand  Rapids.
.A llegan...........
.K alam azoo.... 
.W hite Pigeon,
.E lkhart.
.Chicago. 
.Toledo..

p m   p m   a m  
1:10  3:00  7:45 Dp.
3:25  4:12  9:02  “  .
F rt  5:03 10:00 Ar.
6:35 11:35  *‘  , 
8:00 12:30  “  . 
a  m
7:50  7:10  “   . 
p m
10:25  5:05  “  . 
a m
1:35  9:40  “  ....C lev elan d .......................... 7:15  5:45
p m
6:20  3:30  “ ___ Buffalo................................1:00  11:40
Tickets fo r sale to   all  principal  points  in   th e  U. S., 
Mexico and Canada a t  U nion Ticket  Office,  Ge o .  W il ­
liam son, Agt., Depot Office, M. B ootz, Agt.

a m  

A. J. Sm ith , Gen’l T rav. and Pass. A gt.,

Cleveland, Ohio.
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.
(M orning E xpress...........................
(■Through M ail..................................
(G rand Rapids Express...................
*Night Express.................................
(Mixed.................................................
GOING EAST.
(D etroit  E xpress..............................
(Through Mail...................................
(Evening E xpress............................
»Limited Express.............................

A rrives. 
,1:05 p m  
.5:05 p m  
,10:40 p m  
.5 :2 5 a m  

Leaves. 
1:10 p m
5:10 p m
10:45 p m
7:30 a m

5:40 a m

(D aily, Sundays excepted.  *Da„„.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  c a r  to  D etroit,  m aking 
d irect connections fo r all points  East, arriv in g  in New 
Y ork 10:10 a. m. n ex t day.  Lim ited  Express,  East, has 
th ro u g h   sleeper  G rand  Rapids  to   N iagara  Falls, 
connecting -at  M ilwaukee 
th ro u g h  
sleeper to  Toronto.
T hrough tickets and  sleeping  ca r  b erth s secured a t 
D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 23 M onroe St., and a t th e depot.

Ju nction  w ith 

J as. Ca m pbell, City Passenger Agent.

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m  *^lfy^% iohaiieo worth  to-day t"  esl&i •  
well-dressed  stranger,  '«si he  entered  the 
office of  a wholesale dealer, 
f   “What brands ?” 
i 
The  stranger  named  over three  or four,' 
and the dealer gave him the prices.
“ 1 shall pay cash*” said the stranger. 
“Fm giving yoi^ bottom figures, sir.” 
“But, suppose I double the order ?”
“It would be the same.”
“Well,  let’s see,” continued  the  man, ps 
he  helped  himself  to  a liberal  chew from 
one of  the jars,  “I  guess those  figures  are 
pretty fair. 
I ’ve got to  run  up* town, and 
on my way back I’ll leave you  ah order.” 

“Very well, sir.”
“You didn’t  seem  very enthusiastic  over 
his custom,” observed a reporter who heard 
and saw all.
“He’s n. g.”
“ How?”
“Why,  he  was  out  of  tobacco,  had  no 
change with him  and  dropped in here sim­
ply to get a chew.”

“ Do  you know him?”
“No;  but  I  sized  him  up  in a  minute. 
We  have  that  game  played  on  us  every 
day.”

“And don’t you  kick ?”
“Oh, no. 

It’s a trifling  loss,  and  if  you 
expose  one of  these. frauds,  he’ll  be  your 
bitter  enemy.  Better  give  ’em  a  ‘chaw,’ 
and let ’em go on  feeling  how  smart  they 
are.”

yer  was  called in to see  about  it.  “What 
do  you call the good will ?”  asked  the law­
yer.  “Vheli, der  bolicemans  on  dis  beat 
finds der  door  unlocked  sometimes und he 
sends  me  word.  He  vhas  very  kind.” 
“What else?”  “Vheli,  no  sun  comes  in 
der  front  windows  in  summer.”  “What 
else?”  “If  abrocession  goes  by it  vhas a 
splendid  place  to  look  at  him.”  “What 
else?” 
“All  der  snow  in  winter  goes 
around  der  comer  by  der  saloon,  und  I 
doan’ haf to clean off  der  walk  one  single 
time.” 
“Sometings 
else!  Do  you  want  eafrytings  on  earth? 
If all dis doan’ make some good  will worth 
$2001 take der  place  right  back  again be­
fore  night  und  make  feefty  tollars  clear 
profit!”

“Anything  else?” 

And Pull Line Summer Goods. 

IOS  CANAL  STREET.

Pints, Quarts and Half Gallons.

Exclusive Agents for

The Labrador
Refrigerator. 
W hite  Mountain 
Freezer.
Dangler Gasoline 
Stove.
Crown  Jewell 
Gasoline Stove. 
Summer Queen
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The “LIGHTNING” 
The  “LIGHTNING,
Glass Top Fruit  Jars  are  the  favorites  in  Michigan.  Easy to 
sell because they are known.  Take advantage  of the demand 
for a glass top fruit jar, and sell  this  one,  on  which  there is a 
good profit to be  made.

■felPLE MOTION 
HpIlTE  MOUNTA1 
p i le REAM  FR£t;

No chance  for  mistakes  in  sealing  because  the  cover is in 

one piece' and is a sure sealer.

yegivin’ fer eggs ?”

\  “Eleven in trade,  ten in cash.”

“Billin’8 offered me twelve.”
“ Why didn’t  you sell ?”
‘’Wat ye givia’ fer butter? cash ?”

I “ Nineteen cents.”

.“Say!  Ye’d  take the  coppers  fromoff’n

•  dead man’s eyes, you would.”
1  “How many eggs ye got?”  yawning.
•  “Two dozen an’ six.”
•  “ Butter?” 
: /  “ Do  know.  ’Bout five pound.” He  picks 
up the tin pail with toe eggs in and the bas­
ket with toe butter and starts  for  toe door.
“ I’ll give  you twelve cents for  eggs  and 

*  *

twenty for butter in trade.”

^‘Thirteen  and  tyrenty-one  is my price.” 

Hand on toe door knob.

, 

“ fill right.  What do  you  want ?”
“Wat’s that plug wuth ?”
“Thirty cents a pound.”
“Gl’me half a pound.”  Gets  it mid  puts 
a   quarter  of it  into  his  mouth.  “Gi’me 
two  pound  sugar, 
two  bar  soap,  box 
matches, quarter tea and half pound  rice.” 
Hatches his breath.  Time flies.  Putsbun- 
dles  in  the  pail  and  basket.  Reluctantly 
breaks  off a  discussion  of  how  to  make 
Amis lay, puts two cents coming to him into 
his pocket, gives his pants an extra haul up 
, and leaves.

Grocer goes back to his desk  and  figures 
Apt that it has taken him two hours to make 
six cents, provided toe eggs  are  fresh  and 
toe  butter  not  leeky.—From  Economic 
Principles o f Trade. 

J e s s e  L a n g e.

inasmuch  as 

the 
toe  mercy 

consignor 
methods, 
of 
the 
is  wholly  at 
consignee. 
In no  other  line of  business is 
so  much  confidence  reposed  in  one  indi­
vidual or association of individuals as is the 
case  in  dealing with a commission  house. 
If  this  confidence  was  rarely  abused, a 
reform in toe methods  now in vogue  would 
probably not be demanded, but, as a matter 
of  fact,  betrayals  of  confidence  are  alto­
gether too common and instances of flagrant 
dishonesty  are  by  no  means  unknown. 
Such  being  the case,  it is not strange  that 
consignors are casting about for some means 
of  bringing about a reform  that will  place 
both  parties  in the  transaction  on a more 
equitable basis.  As  one  step in this  direc­
tion, toe  consignor  undoubtedly  ought  to 
know the aame of  the persons to whom his 
goods are sold,  in order that he may  verify 
toe  account of  sales  returned  him,  if  he 
considers  the  price  given  to  be  open  to 
criticism.  The  produce  shippers of  New 
York  have  recently  endeavored  to  secure 
legislation or  this point, the  following  bill 
having  passed  the  Assembly  by  a  large 
majority but  being defeated in the  Senate:
A N   A C T   TO  CO M PEL
COMM ISSION  M ER­
C H A N TS  OB  PER SO N S  S E L L IN G  GOODS  ON 
COMM ISSION  TO  M A K E  R E T U R N S   A N D  
F U R N IS H   STA TEM EN TS  O P   GOODS  SOLD.
The. people of  the  state of  New  York, 
(«presented  in  Senate  and  Assembly,  do 
enact as follows:

S ectio n 1.  Any person or persons doing

middleman.  Such disadvantage, however, 
would be more than counterbalanced  by toe 
benefit  the consignor  would  derive  from  a 
knowledge of  toe fact that it would  not be 
possible  for toe  commission men to render 
iPjjftte teturns, without liability» of  detection.

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

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

E. A. HAMILTON, Agt.,

Telephone 909—1 r .

10 & 12 Monroe St., 33,35, 37, 39 & 41 Louis St,, 

Œ F L A J S T I D   F L J L F I J D S ,  L Æ I O Ï Î

PRICES  OF  THE  “LIGHTNING”  FRUIT  JAR.

Pints, 
- 
Quarts, 
Half Gallons, 

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- 

- 

- 
- 

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per gross, $11  OO
12  OO
16  OO

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The  Weber  Piano is  recognized  beyond 
controversy as  toe Standard for  excellence 
in every particular. 
I t is  renowned for iis 
sympathetic, pure  and rich  tone  combined 
with  greatest  power.  The  most  eminent 
artists and musicians, as  well as  the musi­
cal  pnblic  and toe  press, unite in the ver­
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Sheet  music  and  musical  merchandise. 

Everything in toe musical line.

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Fischer Pianos,

Smith Pianos, 

E stey Organs, 

A. B. Chase Organs, 

Hillstrom  Organs,

JULIUS A. J. FRIEDRICH,

(Successor  to  Friedrich  Bros.)

30  and 32 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich,

IMPORTERS  OF

JOBBERS OF

NEAR HOME,

Grand  Rapids,

Mich

WHOLESALE  DEALERS IN

PROPRIETORS OF THE

Fresh and Salt Beef,

Fresh and Salt Pork,

Pork Loins,  Dry Salt Pork, 

.

Hams,  Shoulders,

Bacon, Boneless Ham,

Sausage of all Kinds,

Dried Beef for Slicing.

AGENCY OF

In  WESTERN  MICHIGAN,

Boss  Tobacco  Pail  Cover,

Strictly Pure  and  Warranted,  in,  tierces,  barrels,  one-half 
barrels,  50  pound  cans,  90  pound  cans, 3, 5  and 10  pound

n il  n.nri  Complete  Line  of  FIXTURES  and  STORE  FUR­
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Pickled  Pigs* Feet,  Tripe, Etc.

Oar prices tor first-class  goods are  very lowç and all goods are warranted  first-class
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