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G E A N T )  R A P ID S ,  W E D N E S D A Y ,  J U N E   20,  1888.

VOL.  5.

F. J. DETTENTHHLER o i b i

WHOLESALE

Salt Late Fisi

AND  OYSTERS.

Packing and W arehouse,

fm M Millars.
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Office, 117 Monroe St.,

, 

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3.00
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TH E   LAW   IS  GOOD.

The,Suprem e  Court  Sustains  the  Anti- 

Compact  Insurance  Law.

The following is  the  full  text of  the  de 
clsion of  the Supreme Court  sustaining the 
validity of  the law prohibiting combinations 
among insurance companies for the purpose 
of  exacting exorbitant rates:

SUPREME  COURT  OF  MICHIGAN,

The  Hartford  Fire  Insur-j 

ance Company, of  Hart­
ford,  Conn., Delator, 

vs.

Henry S.  Raymond,  Com­
missioner  of  insurance,
Respondent.

Filed June 8, 1888.

Long, J. delivered the opinion o f the Court.
Petition is filed in this  cause  for  manda­
mus to compel the respondent, the Commis 
sioner  of  Insurance  of  the  State of  Mich­
igan, to vacate an order made by him on the 
2d day of  April, 1888,  revoking  the  license 
of  relator to do business  within  this  State.
The  relator is an  insurance  corporation, 
organized  and  existing  under  the laws of 
the  State  of  Connecticut,  and  for  many 
years has  transacted an insurance  business 
in  the  State  of  Michigan. 
In February, 
1887, it filed  the  necessary proofs  and  pa­
pers  with  the  Commissioner of  Insurance 
to  obtain  and  did  obtain a renewal  of  its 
authority  to  do  business  in  the  State  of 
Michigan, and paid to  the  State  Treasurer 
the  specific  taxes  due  from it for the pre­
ceding  year and continued to do business in 
this State for the  year 1887.
At its  session in 1887, the  Legislature of 
this  State  passed  an  act,  which  was  ap> 
proved  June 28,  1887, entitled “An  Act  to 
regulate  the  manner  in  which  insurance 
companies  not  organized under the laws of 
this  State,  but  doing  business  within  it, 
shall transact their business.”
Section 1 of  this act by its terms requires 
‘all  fire,  marine or inland  insurance  com­
panies or associations,  in addition to the re­
quirements of  the law in force,  to  file  with 
the  Commissioner of  Insurance  an  under­
taking that it will not  directly or indirectly 
enter into any contract, agreement, arrange­
ment or undertaking of  any nature  or kind 
whatever  with  any  other  company,  com­
panies,  association  or  associations,  or  the 
agents of  their  respective  companies or as­
sociations in the business  transacted in this 
State.”
Section 2 absolutely  forbids  the  making 
by any such  insurance  company  any  con­
tract  of  the  character  mentioned  in  sec­
tion 1.
Section  3  prohibits  the  agents  of  any 
such company or  association  from  making 
any such contract  with  the agent or agents 
of  any other company.
Section  4  declares  it  unlawful  for  any 
agent,  solicitor, broker, surveyor or any one 
in  any other  capacity to  transact or aid in 
transacting  business  for any company vio­
lating said act.
Section 6 makes it the  duty of  the  Com­
missioner  to  provide a blank  for  contract 
required  under  the  first  section of  the act 
and to mail the  same to  each  company not 
incorporated  under  the  laws  of  this State 
but  doing  business  therein  under  au­
thority  from  the  Commissioner  of  Insur­
ance.  This  section  makes  it  the  express 
duty of  the  Commissioner  of  Insurance to 
“revoke  the  certificate of  each  and  every 
of  said  companies  or  associations  which 
shall  not  file  such  undertaking” properly 
filled,  executed  and  authenticated  within 
thirty days after the mailing of  said blanks 
to said companies.
Section 7 makes  it the  duty of  the  Com­
missioner of  Insurance, on  notice  of  “any 
violation  of  the  provisions of  this  act,” to 
investigate  and  if  satisfied  that  any com­
pany is violating its  undertaking  or section 
2 of  the  act  or  that  its  agents are so vio­
lating  the  same,  “to forthwith  revoke  the 
certificate  granted  in  behalf  of  such com­
pany or association.”
In January,  1888, relator  applied  to  the 
Commissioner of  Insurance for a renewal of 
its authority and on February 28,1888,  filed 
with the Commissioner  the  agreement pro­
vided  for  by the act of  1887.  This  agree­
ment is as follows:  ‘ ‘Know all men by these 
presents:  That the Hartford Fire Insurance 
Company of  the  City  of  Hartford,  in  the 
State  of  Connecticut,  a  body  corporate by 
or under the laws of  Connecticut  and  fully 
authorized to conduct the business of  fire or 
fire and  marine and inland  insurance, hav­
ing been admitted or having  applied for ad­
mission to  transact the  business of  fire  in­
surance  in  the  State  of  Michigan, in con­
formity with the laws  thereof, and  in com­
pliance with Act No. 285 of  the Public Acts 
of  1887, does  hereby  undertake,  stipulate 
and  promise  and  agree  that  it  will  not 
directly or indirectly enter into any contract, 
agreement, arrangement  or  undertaking of 
any nature or kind whatever with any other 
company, companies, association or associa­
tions,  the  object  or  effect  of  which  is to 
prevent open and free competition  between 
it and Said company, companies, association 
or associations  or  the  agents  of their  re­
spective  companies  or  associations  in  the 
business transacted in the State of  Michigan 
or  in  any part  thereof.”  This  agreement 
was signed by the  President and  Secretary 
of the  company  and to  it  was  affixed  its 
corporate seal.
At the time of  filing this agreement  with 
the Commissioner,  the relator  served  upon 
the Commissioner the following protest:
To  the  Honorable  the  Commissioner of In­
surance Of the State of Michigan:
“Act  No. 285  of  the  State  of  Michigan 
requires insurance companies  not organized 
under the laws of your State  as  conditions 
precedent to transacting  business therein to 
execute  and  file  with  you an  undertaking 
that  they  will  not,  directly or  indirectly, 
enter-into any contract, agreement, arrange­
ment or undertaking of  any nature or kind 
Whatever  with  any  other  company,  com­
panies, association  or  associations  the  ob­
jector effect of  which  is  to  prevent  open 
and free competition in the  business  trans­
acted in the State or any part thereof.  .This 
act  also  in  terms  makes  it  unlawful  for 
agemtp of companies to enter iutd like con­
tracts for similar purposes  aad  attempts to 
youand your  deputy power to 
vioiatkmsgbf  the  act,
" 

granted  in  behalf  of  such  company  and I 
rating  contemplated. 
It  is  proposed that 
caufe public notice of  such  revocation to be I 
the rating shall be made as  low as  the sub 
given,
scribing companies can, in the judgment oi 
“It is the  desire of  this  couipany,  while] 
the Bureau, safely accept, having  reference 
transacting  business  in  the State of  Mich­
to cost and a moderate profit. 
I reserve the 
igan,  to comply with and  observe  the  laws] 
right to adopt all existing tariffs as the rates 
thereof.
of  my Bureau until they are changed by me 
“The form of  the  undertaking  prepared 
and changes duly promulgated.
by  you under  this  act  we  have  executed! 
“Third.  In  order  to  protect  each  sub 
and  enclose  herewith. 
In  executing  and 
scriber from the  acceptance of  unsafe risks 
transmitting  this  instrument  to  you  this 
and  rates,  the  Bureau  will  adopt  regula­
company  does  hereby  make  and  transmit 
tions applying to the  deputy inspectors and 
therewith its most  earnest  protest  against | 
local agents, substantially as follows:
the constitutionality of  the act in  question. 
.  “Each  subscribing  company is to require 
“In executing the annexed agreement this 1
its agents in the several  branch  districts
company must not be understood as consent-1 submit  to  the  deputy inspector of thedte 
ing to the  jurisdiction  attempted to be con-  trict all daily reports and indorsements,  and
s a S ^ t  
t K the  seTenth  s?p.tion of  the said inspector will  cause  to be stamped
said act or  that  the  authority  of this com-  or written on said  daily reports the rate ap- 
pany to  do  business  in the State of  Mich-  proved by the  Bureau,  and shall also verify 
igan may be  revoked,  in  case  you  or  your  by his stamps all other documents presented 
deputy  should  become  satisfied  that  this  and mail the same to the subscriber to whoin 
company  is  represented by any agent  who  they respectively belong 
is violating  the  provisions of  section three 
‘ ‘The fourth clause of the prospectus pro 
of  said act;  and this company, m executing  vides for the headquarters of the  five sever 
and transmitting the  annexed  undertaking, | al branch districts and the counties included
does not intend to consent  and  shall not be 
in each branch.
understood as consenting to all  the  provis­
‘ ‘The fifth clause provides for the furnish 
ions of  said  act  or  waiving  its  rights  to 
ing from the Bureau  to  subscribers  tariffs 
question  the  validity  thereof  should it be­
and schedules for rating risks outside of the 
come necessary hereafter.”
districts enumerated.
This protest was signed by the  President 
Sixth.  No  company  will  receive  the 
and Secretary of  the company.
rates of the Bureau save  such  as  subscribe 
The renewal  certificate  was  duly  issued 
for them  and agree to withhold  them from 
to the  relator  by the  Commissioner of  In­
non-subscribing  companies. 
In  order that 
surance and the relator continues to do bus­
subscribers may enjoy the benefit  of the In 
iness within this State,
spection and Rating Bureau made at the sev­
On March 20,  1888,  the  Commissioner of 
eral branch offices it will  be  necessary that 
Insurance  served upon  the  relator the  fol­
each subscriber shall give  assurance that he 
lowing written notice :
will abstain from furnishing inspection and 
Messrs. George I. Chase, President, and P. C.
rating to any non-subscribing  company and 
Joyce,  Secretary  Hartford Fire  Insurance
will faithfully require his agents in  each of 
Company:
the several districts to conform  to  the  rat 
“ Gentlem en—It  having  come  to  my 
ings and rules made necessary by the use of 
knowledge that the Hartford Fire Insurance 
the schedule adopted,  in order that  the per­
Company  has  violated  the  provisions  of 
manency of the work to be undertaken may 
section two of  Act  No. 285, Public  Acts of 
be assured and paying subscribers  retained 
1887, by entering into a contract, agreement 
The faithful observance of this clause I con 
or arrangement  with  the  Michigan Rating 
sider absolutely essential for my  own  pro 
and Inspection Bureau, the object of  which 
tection.  Should non-subscribing companies 
is to prevent open and  free  competition be­
have the benefit of  the  information  which 
tween the companies doing  business in this 
this Bureau proposes to furnish its subscrib 
State, you are  hereby notified to appear be 
ers, or subscribing companies  be  permitted 
fore  me,  at  my  office  in  Lansing,  on
to discredit the ratings of  this  Bureau by
Wednesday, the 28th day of March, 1888, at  failure to observe the  same,  the  result
10  o’clock  a. m., to  show  cause  why  the 
either case would  inevitably be a pecuniary 
certificate of  authority  to transact  business 
loss to me,  and  would  ultimately  result in 
in this State heretofore granted to said com 
the destruction of the Bureau.
pany shall not be revoked as provided for in 
The seventh  clause  provides  the  com 
section seven of  said Act.
pensation to be paid for the services render­
ed  by  the  Bureau  at  $4,000  per  year,  to 
which are to be added all necessary expenses 
in conducting the Bureau and its  branches, 
these amounts so to be paid,  to  be  appor­
On March 28, 1888,  the  relator  appeared 
tioned among the subscribing  companies as 
specially before said Commissioner by Hon. 
the net  premiums  received  by  each  shall 
Isaac Marston,  its attorney, for the sole and 
bear to the net  premiums  received  by  all 
only purpose of  objecting to  such proceed­
and in order to meet the immediate  expens 
ings for the following reasons:
es of the Bureau,  each company at the time 
"The  said  act  is  unconstitutional  and 
of subscribing is to pay $25 and to be  cred 
void:
ited therewith on its first assessment.
“1.  In its  attempts  to  confer  upon  the 
Any  company  subscribing  may  with­
Commissioner of  Insurance,  an  officer  ap­
draw from the Bureau  upon  giving  thirty
pointed by the Governor, judicial power.
 J H j__Wj  days’ notice of its  intention  so  to  do  and
“2.  That  said  act  does  not  provide  or
point out  any way or  method  of  notifying I payment of dues to date, and the  Bureau re
serves the right  to  terminate  the  contract 
a company interested that  an  investigation 
with any company  whose  use  of  facilities 
is about to be  had  under  the  provisions of 
thus extended may be  deemed  detrimental 
section seven.
to the interests of the Bureau.”
“3.  That said act does not provide for  or 
require  any complaint, charge  or  specifica­
tion, informing  such  company of  the  way 
or manner in  which it is claimed such com­
pany  has  violated  the  provisions  of  said 
act or give said  company an  opportunity to 
appear and be heard  upon  such  investiga­
tion.
“4.  That said act deprives  said company 
of  its right to a trial by  jury,  and  attempts 
to deprive  it  of  valuable  rights  and  priv­
ileges without due process of  law,
“5.  That the notice  issued  in  this cause 
does  not  set  forth  or  contain  any  charge 
showing a violation of  the act nor point out 
with  reasonable  certainty how  or  in what 
manner the said  act  has  been  violated by 
said company.”
On the hearing before the  Commissioner, 
on  the  28th  day  of  March,  1888, the  said 
Commissioner  of  Insurance  produced 
evidence a printed circular  issued by David 
Beveridge, the  material  parts of  which are 
as follows:

It is then added:
“I wish to add that, in the  event  of your 
becoming  a  subscriber under the foregoing 
arrangement, I   will  undertake  to  provide 
that the persons employed as deputy inspect 
ors at the branch  offices  shall  be  satisfac­
tory to the subscribers  and that should any 
considerable number of  the  subscribers be­
come dissatisfied with the  inspector,  on ac­
count of his incompetency  or  unfitness  for 
the position,  he  shall  be  displaced  within 
thirty days of  the  date  of  notice  received 
from one-fourth of the  subscribers that such 
dissatisfaction exists,  and a new  appointee, 
fitted for the position,  be  installed  in place 
of such displaced inspector.
“It is proper to add  that  the  outlines of 
the preceding plan have been  placed  before 
learned counsel,  its general features consid­
ered,  and it is pronounced free  from  objec­
tions so far as being  an  infringement upon 
the law of the State heretofore referred to is 
concerned. 

H enry  S.  Raym ond,

Com. of  Insurance.”

Respectfully  yours,

_____ |

PROSPECTUS.

“The enactment by the  Michigan  Legis­
lature of  a law forbidding such  agreements 
between fire insurance companies as tend to 
prevent  open  and  free competition, would 
appear  to  render necessary some  different 
plan  for  the conduct of  the business.  As­
suming  that  the  law  will be respected by 
fire  underwriters  in  both  its  letter  and 
spirit,  and it being  evident  that  were each 
company compelled  to  employ  in  its  own 
behalf a person  to rate  and  inspect  risks, 
the result would be  that no  property holder 
could tell from  day to day what his rates of 
insurance would be, and  moreover  that the 
cost of  the  conduct of  the  business  would 
be  largely  increased,  I  propose—if  a suffi­
cient  number  of  subscribers  can  be  ob­
tained—to  open  on  the  first  of  January 
next an Inspection and Rating Bureau, with 
headquarters at Detroit, to conduct the bus­
iness  contemplated,  through  branches  lo­
cated  at  Detroit, 
Jackson,  Kalamazoo, 
Grand  Rapids,  Saginaw  and, if  the  inter­
ests of  the  subscribers  shall  require  it, at 
In  order  to  accomplish the 
other  points. 
objects above set forth, I propose:
the 
branches  named  a  competent  deputy  in­
spector,  who  shall  be  possessed of  under­
writing skill and  knowledge sufficient to fit 
him  for  the position. 
It  shall be the duty 
of  each deputy inspector, under regulations 
to be established by the proposed Inspection 
and  Rating  Bureau, to examine,  either by 
himself  or assistants, as often as  the  inter­
ests  of  the  subscribers  may  require,  all 
classes of  risks, to see that  proper  regular 
tions for the prevention of fires are enforced 
in  mills, 
lumber  yards,  manufactories; 
theaters, public  buildings, etc., eta,  and to 
prepare,  when  necessary, forms of policies 
for the  different classes of  risks, that  shall 
be just to the insurer and insured.
“Second.  Each  deputy  inspector  in  the 
several districts will  be  required  to inspect 
and rate such risks in  bis. district  as  need 
inspecting and  rating, the  rates made to be
'on  the  bgsìs 'pf  schèàuìes  heretofore  ap­
proved  and to furnish  the  rateé so fixed to 
the  subscribers  and  their  agents; also  to 
uctgfJBOt con-

"First.  To  employ  at  each  of 

K 

D a v id Bev erid g e.

Sincerely,
Detroit, Nov.  29, 1887.”
Said Commissioner also produced an agree­
ment  on  the  part  of the relator with  said 
David Beveridge,  by  which it appears  that 
relator became a  subscriber to the Beveridge 
plan as follows:

“ Chicago,  Dec.  1,  1887.

To David  Beveredge:
“The Hartford  Fire Insurance Company, 
of  Hartford,  Conn.,  having  carefully  ex­
amined  the prospectus issued  by you of  an 
Inspection  and  Rating Bureau in the  State 
of  Michigan,  a  copy  of  which  is  hereto 
attached  and  made  a  part  hereof,  does 
hereby  become  a  subscriber  thereto,  and 
agrees  to  pay  you  as  in said  prospectus 
stated, and  to  observe each  and  every  of 
the terms  thereof, so long as the  same  are 
observed  by you and this  company remains 
a subscriber thereto.

G. F. B issell,  Gen’l Agent.”

It  was  admitted  by the  attorney of  the 
relator before  and to said  Commissioner  of 
Insurance  that  said  relator  executed  and 
delivered  the  foregoing agreement  to  said 
David  Beveredge. 
Said  attorney  further 
admitted to said Commissioner of Insurance 
that said Hartford Fire Insurance Company 
had become à subscriber to Mr.  Beveridge’s 
plan according to said prospectus and agree­
ment on the 1st day of December,  1887, and 
has continued so to be from thence hitherto.
It  was agreed  between the said Commis­
sioner  and  the  attorney for  said  company 
that  the  agents  for  said  company  in  the 
State of Michigan have not entered into any 
agreement  with agents  of  other companies 
or  associations  in  violation  of  the  pro­
visions of  Act No. 285, of  the Public  Acts 
of  1887, so  far as  is  known  to said  Com­
missioner  except as  may  appear from  the 
exhibits and papers referred to herein.
The relator then introduced  in  evidence 
before  said Commissioner  a  circular  letter 
issued  by  it  en  January  16,1888,  as  fol- 
lows:  * 

i  “Hartford Fire Insurance Co.,
I Western Dept., Chicago, Jan. 16, ’88. 

“ To Agents in Michigan:
^  ‘ ‘ Gentlemen-^We  have  received  in­
number of  our
quiries^ from » com 
to the course  theyandw e

,

to  enter  into  any 

last  session of  your  Legislature,  intend« 
to prevent  insurance companies and  agetrtr. 
from  co-operating  in  any  manner  in  tht; 
regulation of  business and which  goes IntaP 
effect on the 1st proximo.
“ While we can entertain no respect for s. 
law so  iniquitous  in  its  inception and 
unjust  in its  provisions as we  regard  tbi&Ua 
to  be,  so long as  it is in force,  we expéet to  ^  
observe  it ourselves  and to ask our  agents 
to do the same.
“ After  the first  of  February it will  do$Î' 
be lawful  for  you  (in  the  language of  the 
law) 
'contract’  ear-, 
agreement’  with  other  agents  or associa-- 
tions  ‘the  object  or  effect  of  which is' 
prevent  open  and  free  competition.’ what- ; 
ever this may mean.  The operation of this 
law will make certain change»  in  our bust* 
ness  seem  expedient.  All  agreements  ta 
observe  compact  rates  will  be  suspended ' 
from and after the date named.
“We  wish to add, however,  that so far as 
this  company is  concerned,  we  do  not eæ¥ 
pect  to  tolerate any reduction  in  rates  by " 
reason  of  these  changes.  The  rates  oÇ* 
insurance  in  Michigan, considering the op­
pressive  tax  levied  by the  State, and  thé 
arbitrary provisions imposed  upon the busi­
ness,  are already much too low.
‘No concessions in the rate last accepted;, 
will be  made, except for improvements thsSlî 
reader the risk safer.
The  system  of  rules  and  inspeetkn^ 
heretofore employed  through compact man- 
agers being, under the new law, of question- ¥ 
able  permissibility,  our  business in  special' 
hazards will  be  materially  curtailed.  Fur­
niture  factories  will  hereafter  be  wholly 
declined in your  State.  No  sa\y mill  risk» 
will  be  accepted,  except  those  provided 
with brick or stone furnace  rooms and first- 
cla3S  appliances  for  extinguishing  fires.;' 
Wood-working 
establishments  generally 
will  be  declined,  except  at  materially  ad­
vanced  rates and  after  submission of  full 
surveys.
forcement  of 
the  space  and  four-fifths 
clause  now  in use,  in  case of  insurance on 
umber,  or  decline  the  business.  Flouring'*;! 
mills  will  under  no  circumstances  be  ac­
cepted at less than the schedule  rates  her»- J 
tofore in force.
“We shall hope to place in your hands  at 
an  early day  printed-tariffs  by which  tha 
business  of  this  office  will  be  governed 
without  reference to rates  offered  by  other 
companies.  We shall  also expect  to  avail ¥ 
ourselves  of  such  other  methods  for  pro 
• 
tecting  our interests  not contrary to law  as 
may occur to us in the future.
“These changes will make it necessary for 
us to impose  some  new  burdens  upon  o»r 
agents  in  respect  to  surveying  risks  and  ¥ 
«porting  fuller  information 
concerning 
them,  which we  trust they will  cheerfully  : 
endure.  Agents  will  please  understand 
that  rules  relating to commissions paid  by 
this  company  or  by  other  companies  as- 
sociated  with us in the  same  agency are in 
no  manner  affected  by the  new  law  and 
remain unchanged.  You are asked  to  pre-  | 
serve  this circular,  and  for  your own  pro­
tection and ours to be governed  by your  ia-  ¥ 
struction in  the matters referred ta  

We  shall  require  in  all  cases  the  etkM 

Yours very truly,

G.  F.  Bisseei,,  Gen’l Agent.” 

* 

j f  

Upon the  production  in  evidence  before 
the said Commissioner of the agreement and 
’ 
protest  and  renewal  certificate  heretofore 
set  forth,  it was  agreed  and  admitted  by  ¥ 
said  Commissioner  that  at  the  time  sait! 
renewal certificate was so issued the  relator  ¥ 
paid  to the  State of  Michigan  the Sum  of 
|  
223.94 as a tax  upon  its business  for the 
preceding  year.  Relator then  produced  in 
evidence  before  said  Commissioner a circa-,  * 
lar letter issued  by its General  Agent to its 
General  Agent  in  Michigan  on  Feb.  7»
1888.
“ Chicago, Feb.  7,  1888.- 
Geo. W. Chandler, Agt., Detroit, Mich. ;
Dear Sir—Referring to  our  circular of  ¥ 
Jan. 16 in relation  to matters in your State,  ^ 
, 
beg to notify you  that we  have become 
subscribers  to the Michigan  Inspection and .  § 
Rating  Bureau,  which has  been  opened  at 
Î 
Detroit  by Mr.  David  Beveridge,  who  pro-  . ¥ 
poses  to rate  and  inspect various  risks  in 
our  State  through  his own Bureau  at De-  ; % 
troit  and  through  bureaus  under  deputy 
, ?
inspectors in  different parts of thé State. 
“Under  the  arrangement,  we  make, our  * 
daily  reports will  be furnished  to  deputy 
' 
inspectors  before  being  sent to this  office.  ¥’ 
The inspectors will stamp the rates fixed by 
the Bureau thereon and forward them to us.
“We have to  request, therefore,  that you 
will  direct your  reports  to  the  Michigan 
Inspection  and  Rating  Bureau  at  Detroit, 
from  and  after  the  date of  the  receipt bf 
this letter.

Yours.

G.  F. Bissell, Gen’l Agent.”  ^  j 

This was  all  the evidence  offered  before 
the Commissioner  of  Insurance  by  either 
party.
On April 2,  1888.the Commissioner of In­
surance  made au order revoking  the certifi-  ■ 
cate  issued  to  relator authorizing  it to  d a:  § 
business in this  State and is about  to  cause 
notice of  said revocation to  be published in  m 
some  newspaper  of  general  circulation  hi.  1 
this State once in each  week for four weeks 
in pursuance of said act of 1887.
vocation  and 
the  publication  of  notic^ 
thereof  will  destroy  its  business  in . ’tft&Vi 
State and  prevent  it  from  continuing  safe 
business,  the  premiums  from  which  f  
; 
ceived by it annually from this State ammn 
to the  sum  of  $100,000;  that it  wilt-suftt '  * 
irreparable injury if  said order  is  enfn>TS£.¥: 
and  published as aforesaid and  that relate*?/'
•  JjÎ j £ | | H

The  relator claims  that said  order of 

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STOWE,  Editor.

¿ W l B î i E S D A ï ,  J U N E   * 0 .  i s a » .

^ E flis VICTORY  OVER  TYRANNY.

-it spay -appear  toe  some of  The '©rades- 
readers  feat it devotes  ao ie  of  its 
;iban it is Justified iu doing 4a  giving 
fee full text of the decision of  the Supreme 
sustaining  the  validity o f’the  anti- 
ipact insurasice law;  bat, when they con- 
the importance of  thedeoision and the 
beet benefit it will  be  to  eve^y man  who 
gurries  insm-suce  on  his  ¡property,  T he , 
M jfc yBA^ESMAy is satisfied that «here  will  be] 
111?,  no grumbling at the unusuaily large amount i 
gp--  o f space devoted  to the s«la|ect.

. The decision of  the Supreme Court is fe e . 
’Culmination of  five years1 «constant effort oe? 
the part of  the  business  «men of  Michigao| 
to   seeure Jimmunity  fro®  the  tyranuy  «tfj 
Insurance  combinations. 
It  is  the  direct; 
^ v esu lto f oppression on  the  part of  the ®-] 
suranee companies, and  furnishes  another:
; 
instance of  the old adage to  the  effect feat 
t*  .those who sow to the  wind  must  reap  the 
H whirlwind.
|   ^  The fimard  system 

fire insurance  was 

carried  into  effect  in  this  State  in 

«  a  ruie, were  incompetent  men. 

i-  ?Tlte  immediate  result  of  the  combination 
<  was exorbitant advances' in' rates ail abound.
•  T he board managers went through the farce 
P   of  re-rating each  town  in  the State, ■which 
”  meant in reality  «hasp and  unnecessary ad- 
|   vances in commercial • risks, alfeowgk  rates 
^   oa  residence  pto p ^ty ’were  in  some  in­
stances * reduced.  The  board  managers, as 
If fee  in- 
•  surance  companies fead  meant to make the 
i .  new -system  obnoxious  to the people, they 
| ^ could  scarcely have  selected  better  repre- 
sentatives  for  feaf  purpose.  They  were 
-usually  men  who »appeared  to  feel  it  be- 
neath  .them  to  feoid  an  audimoe  with  a 
*;  heavy insurer, and ¡all • remonstra-s-ees,  how- 
i.,  .everipleasantiy woeifeed, were invasmbly met 
I?-with  insult  instead  of  argument.  .-Such a 
-condition  of  affairs  naturally  created  an- 
41  tagonism among people who lowd fair play 
t"r  and deserved  decent  treatment,  bailing to 
-secure .redress  feroagh  appeals «0 -general j 
.  v agents and  company headquarters,  the bus-j 
m  loess  men  took  advantage  of  fee  only 
avenue left for  fee® to obtain  redress—the 
i?,;‘  Legislature. 
Hon.
l;i,  u .   A.  Fletcher,  of  Grand.  Hapids,  was 
, elected to the  Legislature  wife fee  under- 
t
ji  i'Standing that he  would  father a bill  which 
8l»Wouid<pat an eudito-eonspiraeies-oa the part 
,  of-insurance  companies to extort  unneces- 
isary tribute from fee insuring pnMic.  The 
■record Mr. -Fletcher made as the author and 
f  ■champion  of  the  -“Fletcher  bill”  is  still 
pi  -fresh in  fee  mindsof many business  men. 
f  -  He  made  a  desperate  effort  to  #ush  his 
T-  measure  through  fee  (Legislature,-but  the 
v  opposition  was  so  to<ss»ughly untied  that 
? 

fee bill failed to pass.

In  fee  fall  of 

l 

In   the  Legislature of 1885, Hoa. '¿Robert 
y  Blacker, of  Manistee,  took  up  the  cudgel 
ly ’ln defense of  the business public anddid all 
|  th at  any one  could  have  done  under  the 
■  -  circumstances  to  push  the  same  measure 
through  to a successful  issue.  Again  the 
p-' unholy ¡profits wrung from  fee  people were 
fc, brought  into pt&y to  employ lobbyists  and 
corrupt  legislators,  with fee same  result as 
¡^'. before.  As a  punishment  to  Mr.  Blacker 
y • for the prominent part  he took in the agita­
tion, the  hoard  companies  simultaneously 
y  „ cancelled their polieies on hiseetensive ntill- 
log properties an a dry, hot day in onidsum- 
haer, compelling him to carry his  own  risk: 
until  be  could  arrange  wife  mutual com-- 

M  panics for fee renewal of Ms insurance.

in 

censuring 

fee  underwriters, 
|?f»art' - of 
joined  wife 
pjocai  agents 
-tomers 
the 
Acts  of  the  board  managers. 

In the meantime, fee triumphant attitude’ 
of the insurance companies  and their hoard 
managers became nearly unbearable.  Public 
.sentiment  generally  condemned  fee  un­
warranted  assumption of  authority on  fee 
and 
fee 
their  cus- 
tyraaieal 
At  this 
gj|juncture,  a  third  champion  came  to  the 
yesene.  Hon.  M.  T.  Cole,  a  farmer  living 
Palmyra, introduced  fee original  bill 
fee House for fee third time and  had fee 
tisfabtion of  seeing it  perpetuated in the 
H$p|$trtes of Michigan. 
It did not go through 
p l i tfehont  a  bitter  struggle,  however.  The 
trance  companies  pulled  every wire  in 
$r possession,  whipped  their  recalcitrant 
|||gent8  back  into  line  mid  threatened  to 
Jraw1 from the  State  in  case fee  bill 
ssed. 
It woold  probably have  been de- 
rted a third  time  but for the  fact  feat a 
watively new influence was brought to 
p r  on the legislature—fee influence of fee 
iized business men of Michigan.  How 
^gad to what purpose that influence was 
L  is  fens  acknowled  by Mr. Cole  in  a 
sr to the writer  under  date of  June 28,

drmit  me  io  thank  yon,  through  The 
iMM- T radesman,  for  your  timely 
^^^U the  passage of  tins  Anti-com- 
ice  bilL  But  for  your  aid,  it 
l^vihave heen  desfemdfe the 
li^^^;-iD 9eived in  twd: former

w& e t m m m

from the tyranny of foieign insmaDce com­
panies.  Tim Governor has probably erefeis 
signed fee bill, which will, in my judgment, 
when it takes effect, tiâ  feè State of one of 
the most tyrannical compacts ever organized 
in this country.

Strange  as  it  may  soem,  no  insurance 
company  carried  into ■execution fee  threat 
that it would  retire from  the State  in  the 
event of  the bill  becoming a law. 
Instead 
of  doing  so,  a  portion  of  the  companies 
conformed  to the  law in good  faith, while 
the others sought to evade  it  by operating 
under  what was known as  the “Beveridge 
Rating  system.”  This  plan  was a virtual 
resumption of the obnoxious features of the 
old board  system  and was  so  held  by the 
Insurance Commissioner  and the  Attorney 
General.  To  precipitate  a  test  case, the 
Insurance Commissioner revoked the license 
of  a company which  persisted  in  evading 
fee  law.  Ex-Judge  Marston was  retained 
to conduct  the case for  the company,  while 
Attorney General  Taggart  looked  after the 
interests of  the people.  How well  he suc­
ceeded is best shown by the decision of ‘the 
Supreme  Court,  which  holds  the  law valid 
and the Beveridge plan  a  plain violation of 
fee law.

While it is  yet too  early to predict  what 
Effect  the  decision will have,  it is not diffi­
cult to see that it means a gradual reduction 
fin rates until a fair basis is reached, for the 
simple  reason  that  all  artificial  means to 
maintain rates are  removed.  Considerable 
reductions  in  rates  have occurred  in  some 
localities since fee law went into effect, and 
there is every reason  for believing that still 
further concessions  will now be made.  No 
one  wants  fee  insurance  companies to do 
business at a loss, neither does a  man  wish 
to  pay  more  than  insurance  is  actually 
worth.  A  happy mean  between  the  two 
extremes is fee end sought by business men, 
and  the  recent  decision  of  fee  Supreme 
Court makes it possible ‘to demand that con­
dition.

W HY  LAG  BY  T H E   WAYSIDE ?
A recent issue of  the !Evast  1.Review  con­

tains fee following-:
Evart has a ¡Business  Men’s  Association 
of  thirty-three members,  Siml a meeting has 
not been held for six  months on account of 
fee  absence  of  a  quorum. 
In  union  is 
strength, «ad wife each  and  every member 
of  fee Association working  -together  great 
benefits can be gained for fee town and each 
individual  member, and it seems to us  bad 
polley to «¿low the organization to dies as it 
must if something is not done immediately.
Few Associations  started oat under more 
favorable *uspices than the iEvart  organiza­
tion.  The  members  went  to  work wife a 
will, secured good  results  ‘through the col­
lection  department and  accomplished  last 
ing  good  for  their town in the direction of 
improvements in wagon  -roads  leading into 
fee  place.  Having  only fairly enlisted  in 
fee campaign—hasving  accomplished  but a 
tenth part o f  the advantages  which fee or­
ganization was created to secure—the  mem­
bers  should  not now falter by the wayside. 
They  owe  it  to  themselves  and  to  their 
town to continue in the work without inter­
ruption  until  they have  made Evart a eity 
of enterprise-and influence.  This advice is 
intended  for  no  one member of  the Evart 
Association, but for ¡every member.

To the  many benefits secured through the 
medium  of  fee  B.  M.  A.  must  now  be 
added  its greatest  achievement—the  aboli­
tion of combination  insurance.  From  this 
time on, competition ha insurance will be as 
free as it is in fee  sale  of  tea or calico. 
If 
any one  harbors  any  doqbts  as  to fee in­
fluence  wielded  by the B. M. A.  in this re­
form, he is invited to peruse  the  voluntary 
acknowledgement of  the  father of  the Cole 
law, in another column.

Having  met  the  insurance  monopoly in 
deadly combat  and come off  victorious, the 
B.  M. A.  is  now  confronted  -with another 
abuse quite  as  annoying,  although  not  so 
strongly entrenched in ill-gotten gains.  The 
new  enemy  which  must  be  vanquished is 
the peddler, and in  ail  probability war will 
be declared against him  and  his minions at 
fee  Cheboygan  convention  on  August 
and 8.

Fabulous  Profits  Made  on  Royal  Baking 

Powder.

The trial of  the suit of  William  Ziegler 
against  Joseph €. and  Cornelius  F. Hoag- 
iand,  for an  injunction  to restrain the pay­
ment of enormous salaries to them as Pres­
ident  and  Vice-President  of  fee  Royal 
Baking  Powder Co. brought out some facts 
in  relation  to  the  internal  affairs  of  fee 
company which the four stockholders would 
probably have  preferred  to  keep from  fee 
publie.  President  Hoagland 
reluctantly 
gave fee sales and profits, for fee past seven 
years,  as  follows;  1881,  gross  sales,  in 
round  figures,  $1,175,000;  net  profits, 
$308,000;-1882,  sales, $1,487,000;  net prof­
its, $390,000;  1883,  sales,  $1,895,000;  prof­
its, $511,000; 1884, sales, $2,119,000; profits, 
$534,000;  1885,  sales,  $2,213,800;  profits, 
$564.000;  1886,  sales,  $2,426,000;  profits, 
682,000;  1887,  sales,  $2,657,000;  profits, 
$725,162.45.  These figures are exclusive of 
the  salaries  paid  the  three Hoaglands, as 
follows; J. C. Hoagland, President, $50,000; 
<3. N.  Hoagland,  Vice-President,  $30,000; 
Raymond  Hoagland,  Treasurer.  $6,000. 
During  the  progress,  of  the  trial  it  was 
clearly established feat  some of the money 
which was entered  up  against  the  adver­
tising  account went into a  corruption  fund, 
which was used to influence legislation.

Imitation Leather in England.

. 
The  English  Chamber  of  ^omteeree Is'

¡SIi

6BAÑD  RAPIDS BOSSIP.

J . V. Moran has engaged  in  fee  grocery' 
business at Lake eity.  Olney,. Shields & Co. 
famished the stock.

John  Seven has  engaged in  the  grocery 
business  on  West  Leonard  street.  Ball, 
Barnhart & Patman  furnished the stock.

Jghn W. Ward  has  engaged  in  the gro­
cerybusiness  at  Wolcottville,  Ind.  Ball, 
Barnhart & Putman furnished the stock.

A.  S, Frye has engaged in  general  trade 
at  Slocum’s  Grove.  Ball, Barnhart & Put- 
man  furnished  the  groceries  and  Foster, 
Stevens & Co. the hardware.

Martin L.  Sweet  has  leased  the  factory 
plant on Prescott  street  now  occupied  by 
the  Grand  Rapids  School  Furniture  Co., 
where he will continue  the manufacture of 
cheap furniture on a larger  scale  than  be­
fore.  The Schoel Furniture Co.  expects to 
vacate  the  premises  about  the  middle of 
July.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Mt.  Clemens—John Kruse succeeds Kruse 

& Tessman in general trade.

Lansing—J. I. Mead,  of  the  dry  goods 

firm of  Mead &Co.,  is dead.

Detroit—Louis Phillips succeeds Julius S. 

Meyer in  the  jewelry business.

Detroit—Chas. Klien  succeeds  Chas.  P. 

Klien in the hardware business.

Ypsilanti—A.  H.  Goldsmith 
P. H. Devoe in the feed business.

succeeds 

Jackson—Weber, Grimm  &  Co.  succeed 

John Weber in the meat business.

East Saginaw—Wickes Bros, have bought 

the boiler works of  Gray & Wildman.

Howell — Frank  A.  Burkhart  succeeds 

J. D. Sleight in  the grocery business.

Vicksburg—Baker & Carlisle  succeed  R. 

Baker in the drug and grocery business.

Kalkaska—Orrin  Beebe  succeeds  Note- 
ware & Beebe in the hardware business.  %
Evart—Mrs. Geo. E. Wells succeeds Mrs. 
M. H. Steinborn in  the  millinery business.
Reed  City—Rupert  Bros,  succeed  Mrs. 
S.  L. Brown in fee  confectionery business.
Reed City—Mrs. S. L. Brown has sold her 
grocery  and  restaurant  to  E.  A.  ■&  A. E. 
Rupert.

East  Saginaw — A.  Seholtke  succeeds 
Butenschoen  ■&  Seholtke  in  the  tailoring 
business.

Muskegon—H.  E.  Rumrill  has  retired 
from fee musical merchandise firm of Wolff 
& Rumrill.  The business will be continued 
by the remaining partner.

Nashville—H. W. Hawkins, who engaged 
in fee dry goods  business  here  about  two 
months ago,  has concluded  to  abandon the 
field and has returned to Reed City.

STRAY  FACTS.

Hudson—Frank Van Epps,  has  engaged 
in fee sale of electrical appliances -and sup­
plies,  under  the  style  of  the  Van-Elec­
tric Co.

Kalamazoo—The American Cart  Co. has 
issued a sixteen-page  illustrated  catalogue. 
The illustrations are by the  Fuller & Stowe 
Company.

Saranac—Benson  &  Crawford  have  re­
ceived orders for their eclipse vine sprinkler 
from nearly every State in the Union.  They 
are unable to fill their  orders  as  fast «as re­
ceived.

Detroit—Assignee  Wm. F. McCorkie,  of 
George A. Shelley’s  estate, has filed  an  in­
ventory  in  which  he  places  fee  assets  at 
$19,029.58, valued at cost, and the liabilities 
at $12,465.71.

J. R. Monroe,  eashier of fee  Kalamazoo 
Savings Bank, and a brother  of State  Sen­
ator  Charles J. Monroe,  of South  Haven, 
died  at Kalamazoo one day last  week  from 
injuries  received  from  over-exertion  in 
riding horseback.

Detroit—James K. Woolley declares  that 
the  Detroit  Steel  and  Spring Works  con­
tracted  to  pay  him  $1  royalty on  an  im­
provement  in  springs  and  housings, and 
that the company  now owes him $ 10,000 in 
consequence, whieh  it  refuses to pay.  He 
has sued in fee Circuit Court to recover.

Hastings—The  boot  and  shoe  business 
belonging to the Augustus Rower estate has 
been  merged  into a stock  company, under 
the  style  of  the  Rower  Shoe  Co.  The 
stockholders  are J. L.  Wilkins,  Mrs. J. L. 
Wilkins  and  Wm.  H. Spenee.  The  latter 
will have the management of  the  business.
Detroit—Arthur  Loranger  &  Co.  have 
merged their  extract  business  into a stock 
company under the  same  style.  The capi­
tal stock is $20,000, of which 75 per cent is 
paid in.  The stockholders are  as  follows: 
M. L. Bennett 900 shares;  J. C. Merrill, 40; 
H. R. Loranger, 4;  A.  A.  Loranger,  552, 
and A. Loranger,  trustee, 4.

Manistee—The petition of creditors of the 
Manistee Salt and  Lumber Co.  amounting 
to  over  $600,000  for  the  appointment  of 
James Gamble to the position of co-receiver 
wife  Otto  Kitzinger was brought  up in the 
[Circuit  Court one day last  week.  Messrs. 
Ramsdell  &  Benedict  of  Manistee,  and 
Messrs. Miller and Kneelahd, of Milwaukee, 
opposed  the  appointment, and  E.  F. Uhl, 
of  Grand Rapids, advocated i t   Both sides 
were  ably  presented  after  which  Judge 
Judkins made fee appointment

Shelby—Eight of  the business  men  have 
organized a stock company,  under  the style 
-of  fee  Shelby Improvement  Co., to ereet a 
brick block, 50x85 feet in dimensions.  The 
capital  stock  is  $6,000,  divided  into  $100 
shares, and  distributed  among  fee, £0^ ° ? ' 
ing persons in  tbQ.
Churchill,idshares; Churchill, Oakes <fc Co.‘,
ys| Rankin  & Dewey, 5;

D.

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c ^ b f ; f e ^ ^  
foHbws
President,  D,  H.  Rankin;  Vice-President, 
Geo. B. Getty;  Secretory,  W. H. Churchill; 
Treasurer,  Geo.  E.  Dewey.  Directors, 
W.  H.  Churchill,  D.  H.  Rankin,  A.  R. 
McKinnon,  Geo.  B.  Getty  and  R.  H. 
Wheeler. 

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MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Detroit—The Neptune Manufacturing Co. 
has increased its capital stock from $150,000 
to $200,000.

Belding—H. H. Belding offers  the  Mich­
igan  Overall Co.,  of  Ionia,  factory  power 
and a bonus to remove to this place.

Manistee—The  Filer Citv  Manufacturing 
Co.  has a gang of  men and  teams  at work 
pulling  stumps  and  preparing the  ground 
for  the  new  holdings,  and  expect  to  be 
ready  for  manufacturing  cheap  grades  of 
furniture in about 60 days.

Detroit—The  Illinois  &  Indiana  Stone 
and Coal Manufacturing Co< has become in­
corporated  here  and will quarry, manufac 
tore and mine  stone, coal  and  minerals in 
the counties of  Vermillion  and  Fountaine, 
Indiana.  Capital  stock,  $250,000, paid  in. 
Stockholders,  O. W. Shipman,  1,320;  W. C. 
Maybury,  1,200;  F. A. Blades,  200;  F.  B 
Stevens,  560;  J.  N.  Dexter,  560;  W.  E 
Avery, 400;  J. B.  Corliss,  300;  O. W.  Ship- 
man,  trustee,  2,000 shares.

Bank  Notes.

Odessa  is  now  the possessor of  a

Lake 

bank.

At a meeting of the  Directors of fee Sec­
ond  National  Bank  of Owosso,  held  last 
Monday, A.  T.  Nichols  retired  from  the 
Presidency of the institution, and was  suc­
ceeded by  Jacob  Seligman  (Little  Jake), 
Jas.  Osborn  succeeded  Mr.  Seligman  as 
Vice-President  of  the  Bank.  Assistant 
Cashier  Miner  was  placed  in  temporary 
charge of affairs,  pending  the  appointment 
of a regular Cashier. 
It  was  voted  to  in­
crease  the  capital  stock  from  $60,000  to 
$100,000 in the  fall.

The new Central  Savings  Bank,  at  De 
troit,  opened for business on the 14th in the 
Detroit opera house block,  just  around the 
corner from  Woodward  avenue,  fitted  up 
with all  conveniences,  including  a  ladies’ 
waiting-room,  something  not  provided  by 
many  banks.  Gilbert  Hart  is  President, 
Joseph H.  Hart,  for many  years with Mer­
rill & Ferguson,  is Cashier, and  the  Dire© 
tors, besides fee President and Cashier, are 
Henry  F.  Lyster,  A.  E.  Leavitt,  Julius 
Stroh,  M.  H. Chamberlain,  W.  C. Stoepel, 
H. O. Walker, W. H.  Irvine,  Wm.  Leid 
Conrad Clippert,  C. K.  Latham, W. A.  Un 
derwood, H.  C.  Hart  and  J. K.  Boies,  of 
Hudson.  The bank will be  open  every af­
ternoon until 4;30,  and evenings from 7 to 
o’clock, and until 8:30 on Mondays and Sat 
urdays.

If the great City of Glasgow Bank failure 
a few years back,  with liabilities  of  thirty 
million dollars,  marked an epoch  in British 
finance, the manner in which its ruinous ef 
fects have largely been overcome  is no less 
noteworthy as an example of that “standing 
by each other” for which the Scotch  people 
are anciently famous.  Under the stern law 
of unlimited liability, the stockholders of the 
bank had  to make good to  the creditors ev­
ery  farthing of their accounts.  This  they 
did.  But the process  brought  utter ruin to 
all, except a very few who could  afford  to 
pay an assessment of  $3,000  on  each $100 
of stock.  Thereupon  the  Scottish  people 
set to work, quietly and with  no  appeal to 
outsiders, to care for the unfortunate stock­
holders.  A fund of $1,935,000 was  raised 
and so well has it  been  administered  feat 
not a stockholder nor anyone  dependent on 
him has suffered want  or  privation,  while 
many have been aided by  loans  to regain 
prosperous business standing. 
¡Up  to date, 
83 per cent,  of such loans have  been repaid 
by the beneficiaries.  There now remains of 
fee fund some $500,000, the  balk  of which 
will be devoted to purchasing  annuities for 
widows and other helpless dependents.  The 
entire transaction forms a notable  record at 
once of generosity and  thrift,  creditable in 
the highest degree to the people  who  have 
feus turned disaster into honor.

Purely Personal.

John  Shields,  of  Olney, Shields  & € 0., 
caught fifty-seven brook trout near Hart last 
Friday.

Dr.  Chas.  S.  Hazeltine  and  family  are 
spending  the  summer  at  their  handsome 
residence at Spring Lake.

C. H. Wilbur, fee St. Ignace druggist and 
grocer, was  in town  Monday on his way  to 
Chicago to attend  the convention.

Miss M. Aliee Crookston, daughter of the 
veteran  traveler, has  returned  from  New 
York,  where  she  has  been  pursuing  art 
studies.

E. M. Slayton, dry goods dealer and man­
ager  for  the  Michigan  Knitting  Co.,  at 
Mason,  pulled  T h e  Tr adesm an’s  latch­
string last Thursday.

Miss Elsie  Kellogg  succeeds  Lloyd Van 
Etta as assistant  book-keeper  for Amos  S. 
Musselman  & Co.  Jacob  Klasse takes the 
position of billing clerk.

John  D© Boe, chemist  for the  Hazeltine 
&  Perkins  Drug  Co.,  was  married  last 
Wednesday  to  Miss Carrie Wagner.  They 
are spending  the  honeymoon  at  Cleveland 
and Detroit. 

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Gripsack Brigade.

James Anderson, wife  W. H. B. Totten, 
the New York  commission  merchant, was 
in tow ns couple of days last week.

4* W. Peck, traveling  salesman  for, thh 
Hazeltine & Perkins  Drug  Co.,  has  taken 
nee at Petoskey.  He was at

All members of  fee  Grand  Rapids  Mer­
cantile Association  should  attend the regu­
larmeeting this evening, as  several import­
ant matters will come up>  for  consideration 
mid action.  The Entertainment Committee 
will present its report of the annual  picnic. 
The Jumbo bottle of Heinz’s pickles will be 
awarded to the grocer whose guess  as to its 
contents comes nearest to  the  actual  num­
ber.

New Teas.

The Teifer Spice Co. claims to be fee first 
house in Grand Rapids to receive a consign­
ment of new teas this season.

POTATOES.

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

COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

166 South W ater St., CHICAGO. 
Reference
F e l s e n t h a l .  Gross  &  M i l l e r . Bankers, 

Chicago. 

; 

...

CHAS. A. C0YE

MANUFACTURER OF

Horse and W agon Covers, 

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

W ide Ducks, etc.

Telephone  106.

73 CANAL ST., 

-  GRAND RAPIDS.

W A N T E D .

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

Earl Bros.,  Commission MerciiaBts,

157 South W ater St.*,  CHICAGO. 

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

Sole agents for Chicago Brass Rule Works, 

for Stats of Michigan.

. WARRANTED  TO B E  THE

-_______ Send fo r prices.____________

y o u r dealer fo r them .  M anufactured only by 

FINEST and LARGEST SMOKE
For th e  m oney in  th e U .S.  t® *Put u p  60 in  a  box.  Ask 
JOHN E. KENNING & CO., Grand. Rapids. 
We carry a full  Mne of 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field and garden. 
Parties  in  want  should 
write to or see the

Grand Rapids Seel Store, 71 CANAL

Street.

JUDD  cfe  OO.,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE

And Full Line Summer Goods. 

102  CANA L STREET.

W H I P S

ADDRESS

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W tffitehtdr?B B  t b*»xsk«x. , 

Is fee proprietor in ?”

“ Hey?”
‘‘Is the owner of  this  store in?”  '
“O h!  I  be fee boss.” 

(Squirt of  tobacco 

juice.)

“ Do  you know Jedekiah Bump ?”
“Hey?”
“Do  you know Jed. Bump ?” 
“Oh,  yep.  Lives  mile  north o’ here on 
to’ road feet runs paralysis wife  this  one.” 
(Vague sweep of  fee hand.)

(Loud.) 

‘I  am  a  stranger  in  these  parts  and, 
wanting  to  make a few  inquiries, came to 
you, seeing  you. owned fee store and would 
be posted.”
“Ya-as.” 
“Is this Jed. Bump' rich ?”
“Rich?  Huh!  Sh’d say ez much.  Rich 
(Keen  look  to  see  how 

as  Creosote!” 
classic  knowledge is taken.)

(Doubtfully.)

“Married ?”
“We-el,  so  to  speak—be’n  tied  up  four 

times.”

“ Wives dead or divorced?”
“Well,  stranger, Jed. he’s Jiad hard luck, 
Fust, he  married  Spriggs’ gal.  She brung 
him  forty  acres  and  a cow.  She  died- 
mean  his  wife.  Then  lie married Widder 
Hines.  She  brung  him  nothin’  and  two 
young  uns.  She  died.  Then  he  married 
Hanner Spence.”

“Well,  you  said  he  was  married  four 

times,  so I suppose Hannah died.”

“Ya-as, ager.  Then he rested a spell and 

finally married old man Burd’s widder.” 

‘Yes, that’p fee one I wanted to know of. 

She is living ?”

“I do’ know.  She up and lef’ him.” 
“Did,  eh ?  Well,  w ell!  What  did  Jed, 

say to  that ?”

“We-el,  he cum in here  right smart arter 
it happened,  and he stood  where  you stand 
and 1 stood here and  Tom  Bunt  over  yon 
and  says  Jed,  says  he,  “Boys,  I’ve  had 
great  trials  in  my  life  and  the  Lord has 
afflicted me sorely, but  I ’d ruther a? Tmried 
ten wives than had one get away alive!” 
Jesse  L a n g e,

A  Slick  Trick.

Don K orker in  Denver Road.

One of  the slickest, as well  as one of  the 
must laughable,  schemes ever perpetrated in 
this  country  was  the  Bartlett  blacking 
racket.  A neat,  smooth talker  goes  into 
country merchant’s  store  and  by a dint  of 
hard,  cold  jaw,  accompanied  with a first 
class shine, which the  artist  bestows  free, 
he succeeds in getting the country merchant 
feeling  favorable,  and  immediately  whips 
out an iron-clad  contract  and  proceeds  to 
business.  He usually strikes  his  man  for 
about a $100 order, and of  course is assured 
by the  merchant  that  he  can’t  stand  any 
such  amount;  but,  after  some  hesitation 
signs an order for $25 or $30, which reaches 
him  in  time  stuffed  to  twice  its original 
size.  Nobody reads the contract; but at the 
head, in very fine print, like the contract on 
a Western Union  message,  is the  iron-clad 
oath,  “not  to  countermand,  return  or  re 
fuse.”  The  merchant  discovers  this  too 
late, of  course,  and stands the shot without 
a kick.  Herzinger & Harter,  at  Loveland 
wrote the blacking  firm on receipt  of  their 
famous product that they had enough black­
ing to put  fee  whole  world  in  mourning, 
and put it on four coats deep,  and still have 
enough left to paint their agent’s  eye when 
he called again.  The  little  town of  Love 
land has enough blacking to keep the whole 
of  Colorado  hustling  for  half  a  century, 
Everybody  got  a  dose  except  Burke  and 
Skelly & Bond.  George West  owns a nice 
lot, while  Crawford &  Mills  offer a box of 
blacking  as  a  prize  wife  every  five  cent 
purchase.  Doc.  Southerland  happened  to 
fee out of  town and in this way accidentally 
escaped  having a good  stock  of  the  stuff. 
On  dull  days  the  merchants of  that town 
kill  time  by  forming  themselves  into 
“sides” and  pelting  each  other  with ‘it in 
the streets.  Dunk  Holliday  gave away the 
snap,  but nobody took his advice,  and  now 
Dank has more  fun  than a box of  monkeys 
talking Bartlett blacking to them.  Boulder, 
Longmont, Ft.  Collins  and  Greeley are all 
stocked up in fine shape,  and  there  will be 
poor trade for shoe polish artists in that part 
of  fee  country  for  twenty-five  years  to 
come.

Two  Important Business Changes^

in 

to  engage 

General surprise was occasioned last week 
by fee announcement  that  M. J.  Clark  and 
Frank  Jewell had retired  from the  whole­
sale  grocery  house  of  Clark,  -Jewel 
&  Co., 
business  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  The  remaining  mem­
bers of  the  firm,  I. M.  Clark and  Fred  B. 
Clark, will continue  the business under the 
style of  I. M. Clark  & Son.  This  recalls 
the name of  the old  firm of  I. M.  Clark  & 
Co.

Before the end of  the week,  however,  an 
equally  unexpected change  took place.  D. 
D.  Cody and  Franklin  Barnhart sold  their 
interest  in  the  firm  of  Cody, Ball,  Barn­
hart & Co. to O. A. Ball, Willard Barnhart, 
Enos Putman and Hecman G.  Barlow,  who 
will  continue fee business  under fee  style 
of Ball, Barnhart & Putman.

Neither house  makes any  change  in  its 

traveling or clerical force.

■fa**«

FOR  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC>

A dvertisem ents  w ill  be  inserted under this bend for- 
tw o cents  a   w ord  th e   first  insertion  and  one  cent  A- 
word fo r  e&ch  sobsotineivt  insertion.  N o  advertise­
m ent ta k en   fo r  less th a n  25 cents.  Advance p aym ent.

111

FOB  SALE.

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F o r  s a l e —g o o d   h o o s ie r   f e n c e   m a c h in e  f o r .

m anufacturing com bination  fence,  using  pickets 
and w ire.  Also one  Gem  City  Fence  M achine.  These 
m achines will be sold a t  a   bargain.  Address  No.  236, 
care M ichigan Tradesm an, G rand Rapids. 

F airchild,  G rand Rapids. 

F o r   s a l e  — n o . 
t   r e m in g t o n   t y p e -w r i t e r -
Used  only  one  week.  Call  on  o r  address  H. B. 
F OR SALE—GENERAL STOCK,  GOOD TRADE,  LONGS' 
F OR SALE—OF  INTEREST  TO  FURNITURE,  AGRI- 

o r sh o rt lease of store.  A bargain fo r  som e  one.  ' 
Must sell.  W ant to  go South.  Address  Box 12, G ran d - 
ville, Mich. 

cultural im plem ent o r any H ardwood M anufactureT- 
I have a factory nicely located, in good rep air,d ry  k iln ^ 
w arehouses, yard, boom and am ple power.  There is no» 
fu rn itu re factory in  th is vicinity and th ere  are  sever­
al hardw ood saw m ills,  I will sell cheap  and  on  e a sy  
term s.  W ill  exchange fo r  other  desirable  p ro p erty . 
W ill ta k e a silent in terest or, if desired,  w in  atten d  to- 
purchases  of  m aterial  and  selling  of  goods.  I  am  a- 
non-resident o f th e c ity  and th e   p roperty  m ust be dis­
posed of.  Address Box it, Eaton Rapids, Mich. 
Fo r   s a l e —a   w e l l -s e l e c t e d   s t o c k   o f   d r y  

Goods  and  G roceries  in   a  th riv in g   tow n  of  1,060»- 
inhabitants.  Two railroads, good trade, good  society, 
everything th a t is desirable.  Stock  w ill invoice $2,000*- 
to $2,500.  Going o ut of business m y reason fo r selling. 
Address H., care o f M ichigan  Tradesm an,  G rand  Rap­
ids. 

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230

239

234

location;  w ill be sold  a t  a   bargain.
Assignee.

"  W heeler, Ludington,  Mich.  Invoice  $2,600;  goo<S 
H arlin  A ldrich,.

I  TOR  SALE—HARDWARE  STOCK  OF  WILLIAMS <te 
F

of  new g rist mill, full roller process, 100-barrel ca­
pacity, in  first-class location, on  easy  term s.  A ddress 
W. F. Cowham, Jackson, Mich. 

IOR  SALE  OR  TRADE—FIVE  ACRES  OF  GOOD 
brick land, boiler and engine,  tile  and  brick  m a­
chine and all equipm ent necessary  to  m ake  brick a n d  
tile.  Address O. F.  Conklin,  G rand  Rapids,  o r  R.  D. 
McNaughton, Coopersville, Mich. 
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F OR  SALE-STOCK  OF  GROCERIES  AND  CROCK-
best locations in  th e city. 
J.  H enry  Allen,  Rockford,.
Ills.
221
Fo r   r e n t   o r   s a l e —o n e- h a l f   o r   t h e   w h o l e :
F o r   s a l e —o n   a c c o u n t  o f   t h e   d e a t h   o f   m y
F o r   s a l e —t h e   d r e s s  o f   t y p e   n o w   u s e d   o n
“The  Tradesm an”—600  pounds  of b revier and  200
pounds of  nonpareil, 
A  good  bargain  w ill  be  given 
purchaser.
206
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
hardw are  and  m ill  supplies.  Address  W ayne 
207
Choate, Agent, E ast Saginaw. 
F o r   s a l e —a  c l e a n  s t o c k  o f  d r u g s, f ix t u r e s ,

husband, I offer fo r sale th e grocery  and te a  busi­
ness a t 89 Canal street.  Stock will  n o t  inventory over- 
$2,500. Apply to  Mrs. E. M. W hite, a t above  address. 2231

etc.,  com plete, on good  line  of  railw ay, ab o u t 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  a nd 
other business  m y  only  reasons  fo r  selling.  No.  116 
care Tradesm an office. 

F o r   s a l e —f r u i t   f a r m   o f   ih   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  seU  on 
long tim e or exchange fo r  stock  of  any kind  of  m er­
chandise.  Place is valued a t $3,090, will ta k e $2,00ir tar 
it. " Address S. A. Howey, N orth Muskegon, Mien.  SD»

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WANTS.

lars, J. H. P arker, Alpine, Mich. 

Edger.  Address, giving price  and  full  p articu ­

n o t long in  use, and  price  rig h t, 
nam , F ru itp o rt, Mich.

terprise Coffee Mill.  Must be in   good  order anct
Address  G.  S.  P u t- 

W ANTED—TO  BUY  A  SECOND-HAND  NO.  218  EN - 
W ANTED-SECOND-HAND  PATENT  TH REE-SA W  
W ANTED-A  GRIST  MILL  AT  CONKLIN, SITUATED 

in  one of th e   best  g rain   producing  districts in  
road, both G rand  Rapids  and  Muskegon  m arkets a re  
easy of access.  R ight p a rty  w ill g et  site and $1,000 bo­
nus.  Address  John  Sehier,  G rand  Rapids,  o r  H enry 
Miller, Conklin. 

M ichigan.  Located on G rand  Rapids  &  Indiana  Rail­

237

235

2 3 2

swer 222, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

liam son C orset.  I t sells a t  once;  good satisfac­
tion.  L iberal  term s  and  good territo ry .  W illiam son 
Corset & Brace Co.. 18 S. Sixth St., St. Louis, Mo. 

W ANTED—LADY  AGENTS  FOR  THE  MME.  WEE- 
WANTED—A  MAN  FAMILIAR  WITH THE  PROVIS- 
ion business to trav el on the G. R. & I. R. R.  An­
WANTED—SITUATION  BY  A  REGISTERED  PHAR- 
W ANTED—1,000 MORE  MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 

Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send fo r 
samples.  E. A. Stowe & Bro,, Grand R apids. 

m acist.  Seven y ears’ experience.  Best of re fe r- 

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

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MISCELLANEOUS.
fflH  o n n   CASH  BUYS  m a n u f a c t u r in g   BUSI-
ness p a y in g  100  per  cent.  Best  of  re a ­
sons  fo r  Belling.  Address  Chas.  Kynoch,  St. Ignace, 
Mieh. 

A g e n t s  w a n t e d   e v e r y w h e r e ,  t h r e e   n e w

articles  ju s t  out.  Big  m oney.  Exclusive  te rri­
tory.  Inclose  stam p  fo r  particulars.  Samples  of  all 
th ree  35  cents.  Address  Swineburne  &  Co., M anufac­
tu re rs, LaCrosse, Wis. 

§H0E  PASSINGS

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ACME 
ALMA 
TOPSY 

GILT  EDGE 
GLYCEROLE 
RAYEN  GLOSS 

LADIES  (WOOD S) 

ROYAL POLISH (BIXBY’S) 

SATIN  POLISH 
(BROWN’S)
Findings and Shoe Store Supplies.
6. R. PYOEW,
-  Mich.

GRAHAM  ROYS.  -  Grand Rapids, Mich.

LUCIUS C. WEST, 

PATENTS;

Grand Rapids, 

(Attorney a t P a te n t Law and Solicitor 
of  A m erican  and  Foreign  patents. 
105 E. Main S&, K alam azoo, Mich., U. S. A.  Branch  of­
fice, London, Eng.  P ractice in  U. S. Courts.  Circulars 
free.

BAIL, BARNHART
Importers X Wholesale Grocers

(Successors to Cody, Ball, Barnhart & Co.)

Better  Buy  of Regular Dealers.

An  agent of  the  Union  Supply  Co., of 
Chicago,  is  soliciting the  patronage of  the 
farmers  in  Sparta and  Alpine  townships, 
Kent  county.  The  Tradesman  has  no 
special  knowledge  concerning  the  Union 
Supply Co., bat, as a general role, fee goods 
such  honses  pretend to sell and  the goods 
they send to their customers bear no resem­
blance,  except in price.
Back-Down  by  the  Bell  Telephone  Go.
The  Mayor,  of  St.  Lonis  was  onq  too 
many for  the  Bell  Telephone  Co.  When 
he  issued  orders  feat  all  telephone wires 
and  posts  should  be  removed  from  fee 
streets and set men at woxk chopping ^ f m  
Sts,  the  company  capitulated  and 

^ ^ t o t e s t ^ ^ i j h e i

Provision  Department  a  Specialty.

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And pokes his toes into his mouth. 

Kicks up his tiny feet.
Thus making both ends meet.

The butoher slays the pensive pig. 
And grinds them into sausage big, 

Cute off his ears and feet, 
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Thus making both ends meat.
Brigham  Young’s W it.

T b a r f c w a r e "

These  prices  are  for auto, buyers,  who  pay 

;  '  AUGERS AND BITS.

promptly and buy in full packages.
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Ives , old style.......................;........... dis
S* H.C. Co.......... ...............................dis
Douglass’
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Pierces’  .
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Snell’s ...
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i Cook’s  ............
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Hamilton. Traverse City.  S?^ >. V

fflWiÜ äi 
^Sj^w ^Pfegldent-^FauIP. Morgan1. Monroe.  > 
Reoond Vice-President—S. Lamfrom, Owosso; ^ v 
Secretary--38. Á. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive Beard—President. Secretary, Geo. W. Hub­
bard, Flint; W. E. Kelsey, lost»; Irving F. Clapp, AI- 
IqÍfÉLtl-  \
I Committee on Trade Interests—Smith Barnes, Traverse 
City¡ Ckaa. T. Bridgman, Flint;  H. B.  Fargo, Muske­
gon. 
■Oommmltte on Legislation—Frank Welle, Lansing; W. 
‘  &  Kelsey, Ionia; Neal McMillan, Rockford. 
Committee  on  Transportation—J.  W.  Milllken,  Trav- 
I  oree City; Jno. P. Stanley, Battle Creek;  W o. Rebec, 
East Saginaw.
■Committee on  Insurance—N.  B.  Blain,  Lowell;  E.  T.
Hogle, Hastings; O. M. Clement, Cheboygan. 
Committee on Building  and  Loan Associations—F. L. 
Fuller,  Frankfort;  S.  E. Parkin,  Owosso;  Will  Em- 
MM.Organ—Th e Michigan Tradesman.
The following auxiliary associations are op­
erating under charters granted by the Michi­
gan Business Men’s Association :

'  Eaton Rapids

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1 

N o, I —T ra v erse C ity  B . M . A .

President, Geo. E. Steeie; Secretary, L. Roberta.

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

N o. 2—D o w e ll B . M , A . 
N o. 3 —S tu r g is B . HE. A . 

President. H. 8. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jora.
N o.  4 —G rand  K a p id s  M .  A . 
President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.
N o. .5—M u sk e g o n  B .  M . A . 
President, H. B. Fargo; Secretary, Wm. Peer.
President, F. W. Bloat; Secretary, P, T. Baldwin.
President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger.
President, F. H. Thurston; Secretary, Geo.L.Thurston.

NO. 7—D im o n d a le  B . M . A . 

N o. 8 —E a stp o r t B . M . A .

N o. 6 —A lb a  B . M . A . 

■  No. 9—Lawrence B. M. A. 
N o.  1 0 —H a rb o r S p rin g s B . M . A .

President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, O. A. Stebbins
T. J. Clark; Secretary. A. L. Thompson.
N o . l l —K in g s le y  B . M . A . 

President, W
President, H. P. Whipple; Secretary, C. H.  Camp. 
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President, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.

N o. 1 2 —Q u in cy  B . M . A .
N o.  1 3 —S h erm a n  B . M . A . 

President, H. B. Sturtevant;  Secretary, W. J. Austin.

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N o. 14—N o. M u sk e g o n  B . M . A . 
President, S. A. Howey; Secretary, G. C. Havens.

N o. 1 5 —B o y n e  C ity  B . M . A . 
President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.
N o. 1 6 —S an d  L a k e  B . M . A . 
President, J. V. Crandall-.  Secretary, W. Rasco.

N o . 17—P la ln w e ll B . M . A . 
President, E. A. Owen, Secretary, 3. A. Sidle.
N o. 1 8 —O w osso B . M . A . 
N o .  19—A d a  B . M . A . 

President, S. B. Parkill; Secretary, S. Lamfrom.

President, P. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.

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

President, John F. Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.

N o. 3 1 —W a y la n d  B . M . A .

President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.

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N o. 3 3 —G rand  L ed g e  B . M . A . 
N o. 3 3 —C arson C ity B . M . A . 

Persident, A. B. Schumacher; Secretary, W.  R. Clarke
President, F. A. Rockafellow; Secretary, C. G. Bailey.

N o. 3 4 —M or le y  B .  M . A .

President, J. E. Thnrkow;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond.
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President, Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew.

N o. 3 5 —Pal©  B . M . A .

N o. 3 6 —G r e e n v ille  B . M . A . 

President. S. R. Stevens; Secretary, Oeo. B. Caldwell.

N o. « 7 —D o r r  B . M .  A . 

President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher.
N o. 3 8 —C h eb o y g a n  B . M . A  
President, J.  H. Tuttle;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.
President, Wm. Moore; Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough.

N o. 3 9 —F r e e p o r t B . M . A .

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N o. 3 0 —O cean a B . M . A .
N o . 3 1 —C h a rlo tte B . M . A . 

President, A. G. Avery;  Secretary, E. S. Hongfataling.
President, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury.
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President, G. W. Watrous;  Secretary, J. B. Watson.
President, L. D. Bartholomew;  Secretary, R. W. Kane

/   N o. 3 3 —C o o p e r sv ille  B . M . A . 
N o . 3 3 —C h a r le v o ix  B . M . A . 

N o . 3 4 —Saran ac B . M .  A . 
N o .  3 5 —B e lla ir e   B . M . A . 

President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P. T. Williams.
President, Wm. J. Nixon; Secretary, C. E. Densmo re.

President, O. F. Jackson;  Secretary, John  M. Everden,

N o. 3 6 —I th a c a   B .  M . A  

N o. 3 7 —B a ttle  C reek  B . M . A . 

President,  Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary, W. F. Baxter.

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

President, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins.

N o. 3 9 —B u r r  O ak B . M . A . 

President, W. S. Wilier; Secretary, F. W. Sheldon.

N o . 4 0 —E a to n  K a p id s B . M . A . 
President» C. T. Hartson; Secretary, Chas. Coller.
N o. 4 1 —B r e c k e n r ld g e   B . M . A . 
President, W. O. Watson; Secretary, O. E. Scudder.

N o. 4 3 —F r e m o n t B . M . A . 

President, Jos. Gerber; Secretary  C. J. Rathbun.

N o. 4 3 —T u stin  B . M . A . 

President, G. A. Estes; Secretary,W. M. Holmes. 
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President, E. B. Martin; Secretary, W. H. Smith.
President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, O. A. Halladay.

N o. 4 4 —R e ed  C ity  B . M . A .
N o. 4 5 —H o y tv ille  B . M . A  

N o. 4 6 —L e slie  B . M . A . 
N o.  4 7 —F lin t  M .  U . 

President; Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. Gonld.
President, G. R. Hoyt; Secretary, W. H. Graham.
N o. 4 8 —H u b b a rd sto n  B . M. A . 
President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W, J. Tabor.

N o. 4 9 —L eroy  B .  M .  A . 

President,  A. Wenzell; Secretary- Frank Smith.
President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary, J. P.  O’Malley.

N o . 5 0 —M a n istee B . M . A . 

N o. 5 1 —C edar  S p rin g s  B .  M .  A . 

President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdón.

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

President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, Wm. Mieras.
N o, 5 3 —B e lle v u e  B . M . A . 
President, Frank Phelps; Secretary, John H. York.
President, Thomas B. Dutcher; Secretary, C. B. Waller.

N o. 5 4 — D o u g la s B . M . A .
N o.  5 5—P e te sk e y   B . M . A . 

President, C. F. Hankey; Secretary. A. C. Bowman.
President, N. W. Drake;  Secretary, T. M. Harvey.

N o. 5 6 —B a n g o r   B . M.  A . 
No. 57—Rockford B. M. A. 
N o . 5 8 —F ife  L a k e  B . M . A . 
No. 59—Fennville B. M. A. 

President F. S. Raymond: Secretary,P. S. Swarts.
N o . 6 0 —S o u th  B o a rd m a n  B . M . A . 
President, H. E. Hogag; Secretary, S. E. Nelhardt. 
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President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.

N o .  6 1 —f c r t f o r d  B. M . A .
N o. 6 3 —E a st S a g in a w  M . A . 

President, G. W. Meyer ; Secretary, Theo. Kadish.

N o. 6 3 —K vart B . M . A . 

President, W. M. Davis; Secretary,C-E. Bell.
N o, 6 4 —M e r r ill B . M . A . 

President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton.

N o. 6 5 —K a lk a sk a  B . M . A . 

President, Jas. Crawford; Secretary, 0- S. Blom.
President, Frank Wells; Secretary, W. E. Grotty.

N o. 6 6 —L a n sin g  B . M .  A . 
N o . 6 7 —W a te r v lie t  B . M . A . 
President, Geo. Parsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall.

President, Wm. G. Teilt; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.

President, E. Hagadom; Secretary, E. C. Brower.

No. 68—Allegan B. M. A.

President, A. E. Calkins ;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

N o . 6 9 —S çotts a n d  C lim a x  B . M . A . 
President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. 8. Willison.
N o . 7 0 —N a sh v ille  B . M . A , 
President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. PoweqL
N o . 7 1 —A sh le y   B .  M .  A .
No. 73—Edmore B. M. A.
N o. 73—B e ld ln g  B . BL A . 

President, M. Ketzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. Clutterbnefe.

N o. 7 4 —T ee n m se h   B .  M .  A . 

President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster.
president, Oscar P. Bills ;  Secretary, F. Rosacraus.
^President, J.  F- Cartwright; Secretary. L. Gifford.

N o. 7 5 —D a v iso n   B .  M .  A . 

Spedai  Enterprises  Wanted.

■‘^ * f>PKirTKSlSTAT?01V—i^FERSBIGI^DUC!£ 
m [newspaper.  AddressSee’y B .M.A.

nfbnts for the location of a Roller  Mill.  Adpress 
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T 'Ö B t'H  MUSKEGON--WANTS A LIVE LOCAL
IN  THE  FIELD  FOB  A  GRIST
-OFFERS  UNEXCEPTIONABLE  IN- 
a cannery.  Address  Sec’y  M.
L  éki  ataiKV.:n\sraCÆWAN.TS AMY KIND OF HARDWOOD 
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Address John York, Sec’y B. M. A. 

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A. 
A  Bad  Provision. 

t Kentucky hasanew   pharmacy  law that 
the tw  tçff renewal  of  certificate  to

............... t j U M g s a w r i

The  Saranac  Business  Men’s  Association 
wishes to join with the Lowell Business Men’s 
Associationln a picnic on Grand  Biver, some­
where between the two places, the Fourth.  A 
meeting wlil be held soon to see about it.
J.  F.  Clark,  of  Climax,  one  of  the  prime 
movers in  the  Scotte  and  Climax B.  M. A., 
writes as follows:  “Our B. M. A. is prospering 
finely.  We have collected old accounts which 
we had long deemed worthless.  We  are much 
pleased with its  workings  and  it makes  our 
hearts glad whenever we hear of other new or­
ganizations, feeling that we are Strengthened 
thereby and that more dead-beats  must  reap 
the seeds they have sown  when  the  cash and 
bread were both low.”
The letter-heads used by  the  Hudson  Busi­
ness Men’s Association  present the following 
truthful  description  of  that  model  yillage: 
“Hudson, one of the busiest  and  prettiest vil­
lages in Michigan, is located in the Bean Creek 
Valley, surrounded by a  rich  timber  country 
and fertile agricultural  region  and  enjoying 
the advantages of competing  railroad  lines— 
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern and Cin­
cinnati, Jackson  &  Mackinac  intersecting  in 
the center of the village.  Its people are socia­
ble and progressive, its  educational  and  reli­
gious  influences all  that could  be  asked, its 
residences,  business  blocks  and  streets  are 
handsome and attractive, and  its  advantages 
for transportation and  industrial  enterprises 
are most excellent.
Lansing Journal:  The arrangements for the 
banquet at the Lansing  House  next  Tuesday 
evening, which will  mark  the termination of 
the first year of the  Lansing  Business  Men’s 
Association,  are  practically  completed,  and 
nearly every  member of  the  Association has 
announced a determination to be present.  In 
addition to  President  Wells’  annual  address 
and a musical programme,  the  literary  exer­
cises will include responses  to  the  following 
toasts:  “Lansing—its  Business  Forces,”  by 
Mayor Crotty; “The Council and the B. M. A.,” 
Aid.  Chas. Broas;  “The  Members’  Silent  (?) 
Partners—the Ladies,” Dr. R. J. Shank;  “The 
Association—its  Present  and  Future,” E.  R.* 
Osborn;  “Albuminoid  Ammonia and its Rela­
tion  to  Local  Option,”  Supt.  C.  A .  Gowar; 
closing remarks by Gov. Luce.  H. B. Stitt will 
be  toastmaster.  A business  session  for  the 
annual election of  officers  will  be held in the 
hotel parlors before the banquet.

Abolition of  Laws  for  the  Collection 

Debts.

No  inconsiderable  number  of  business 
men are now advocating the  abolition of all 
laws  for  the  collection  of  private  debts, 
They argue that there is no more reason why 
the state should lend its  machinery  of con­
stables,  sheriffs and courts—still  less  as 
to a certain  extent  yet  the  case  in  New 
York, its prisons—to the  collection  of  the 
debts of the individual,  than  that it should 
undertake to black his boots in the morning 
or tuck him into bed at  night.  The  aboli 
tion of all laws for the  collection of private 
debts would not only free our  judicial  ma­
chinery from a clogging  mass  of  business 
which,  to a large degree,  prevents  its  per­
formance of proper functions, but it  would 
unquestionably lead to a far higher standard 
of personal and commercial  morality,  since 
character would then be the  prime  element 
in credit. 
If it lessened,  as it,  undoubted 
ly,  would, the use of  credit  in  commercial 
transactions, the result would be to put bus- 
ness upon a far more sound and stable foun 
dation and to lessen the intensity  of  those 
commercial fluctuations in which  periods of 
stagnation  follow  periods  of  speculation^ 
The curse of credit as a flux of exchanges is 
that it expands when there is a  tendency to 
speculation,  and sharply contracts just when 
most needed to assure  confidence  and  pre­
vent industrial waste.

Arousing Interest  on  the  Peddling  Ques­

tion.

West Cam pbell, June 16,1888.

Yours respectfully,  O b s e r v e r .

A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:
D e a r  S i r —Being considerably interested in 
the  peddling  question,  I  would  suggest  the 
idea of takinsr some way of Informing the pub 
lie  concerning  the  peddler’s  law  and  its re 
quirements.  As  far  as  my  observation  ex­
tends.  there  are  very few people  who know 
that there is such a law or  what it aims to be, 
Will the writer of the above kindly go a little 
more into detail and state  his Ideas  a» to the 
best method of “informing the public” on this 
question?  Chronic cases deserve heroic treat 
ment, and the peddling question  is one of the 
most  serious  questions  which now  confront 
the business public.  Any  suggestions  which 
will tend to mitigate or eradicate  the evil will 
be thankfully received and, where practicable, 
quickly put into execution.

A  Merchants’  Exchange  at  Detroit.

From the Detroit Journal.

A  movement  which  has  been  steadily 
pushed in  a quiet way for some time has so 
far progressed that the  formation of  a Mer­
chants’  Exchange  and  the  erection  of  a 
building  for  the  accommodation of  all the 
the  exchanges  in  Detroit  seems  assured. 
The Board of  Trade is obliged to  vacate its 
present  quarters,  which  have  never  been 
suitable  for  exchange purposes, next May, 
and this fact has hastened  the new project. 
The Merchants’ Exchange, as proposed, will 
take in the  Board of  Trade, the  Merchants, 
and  Manufacturers’  Exchange,  the  Coal 
Exchange,,  the  Builders’  Association  and 
the Lumber Exchange.  Each will m a in ta in  
separate  organization,  but  will  unite 
with the Merchants’ Exchange in a common 
home  and in a mutual  advancement of  in­
terests.  Already  a  number  of  capitalists 
have  offered to  put up any kind of  a build­
ing desired on  any suitable location.

A  Cut  of Ten  Cents  in  Salt.

An  East  Saginaw  dispatch  of  June  15 
contains the following  information  relative 

the cut in sa lt:  .
The  Michigan  Salt  Association  has  re­
duced  the  price of  salt  ten cents a barrel, 
and  manufacturers  will  receive  hut  fifty 
cents per barrel.  The cut in priee is owing 
the large amount of  salt being  sent from 
the East to the Western market.  Owing to 
the  discrimination in freight  rates  against 
Michigan, the present  rate  from  Warsaw, 
■   Y., to S t Louis is only three cents inoro 
than  from  Saginaw,  with  a  difference of 
280 miles  in  favor of  Saginaw.  The  Salt 
Association proposes to submit the  discrim­
ination to the Inter-State Commission.  The 
reduction  in  price  will  cause a suspension 
" all salt works in the State not connected 
with sawmills.

If  you have little folks from  five to nine, 
yean old  yon can give them  more pleasure 
for  ten cents by getting a copy of July Our 
Little  Men arid  TFbrnm than . in  any  way 
we  knowoL  The  July number ls  fnll of 

all steas.eh^etoriesand

 

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BOLTS.

BRACES.

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BUCKETS.

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BUTTS. CAST. 

Well, plain..

iVes’ Door...

Door, gargent.. 

bells. .........’  *"

From the American Stotekeeper.

Cast Loose Pin, figured..

Beware  of  Blackmailers.

The choice  was  quickly made,  and Brig­

Wrought Barrel Bolts!!.!!..".*"
Cast Barrel Bolts.....................
Cast Barrel, brass knobs.........
Cast Square Spring................
Cast Chain................ ..........
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob!!!
Wrought Square......................
Wrought Sunk Flush..............

tha* th e following  anecdote  Jennings’*Citation.'.'.’.'.*.*.'.
balances.
barrows. 

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of Bngham Young has  never  before  been | 
published.  The  high  priest  of  the  Mor-  sPrin9..................................................dis 
mons  often  had  to  exert the whole of  his | Railroad 
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wonderfully quick wit in  order  to  preserve  Garden.. 
the faith that his followers  had in him, but I „  
he was generally equal to the  occasion.  A 
certain elder, while chopping wood, had cut I caii’.!’.’'.!’.."“ ......•••-•-•-•-••.-..dis
his legso badly that it had to be amputated. I Gong....’.................. 
As soon as he  was able,  he came to Young 
' ’ dìa
and stated his  case to him somewhat as fol­
lows:'
I hav 
dren, and in my present  maimed  condition |
I   do
them. 
I believe truly that you are Christ’s 
i earth, and  that  you  have 
If  you like you 
it He had. 
can work miracles. 
me a new leg,  and now I  ask  you to do it.”
Young assented to all the flattering prop­
ositions as they were laid  down,  and  when 
the elder had finished speaking he said:  “I 
can  give  you a new  leg, and I   will, but  I 
want  you to  think  about it a little at first.
When  the  day of judgment  comes, where-1 Spofford....... ^.
ever  you are buried,  your  old  leg  will  find 
you out and  join itself to  you,  but if  I give 
you a new one, that  will rise with  you, too, 
and  the  question  is  whether  you'  would 
rather  suffer  the  inconvenience of getting
along  with  one  fora  few  years here or go I Cast Loose Pin, BeriinUbronzed!......dis
through all eternity with  three legs.” 

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33 oo
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70 
30&15 
35
60&10
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50
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70
60
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40
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40
60
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40
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60
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60
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60
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60*10
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40
50*10
50
net
....... S 3 50
4 00
70& 
70& 
60& 
60&10 
60&10 
60& 5 
60& 5
60& 5 
60&10 
60&10 
75 
70&10 
70&10 
70
m $ 65 
60 
35 
60

ham Young’s reputation as amiracle-worker I Wrought I^ole Pm?acorn'tip.!!!!!! .dis
was saved.
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned...........dis
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tipped............................................ 4is
Wrought Table...............  
dia
 
Wrought Inside Blind...................."dis
The best way to collect bad debts is never, ..................................................|   U1B
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Wrought Brass........................  
Clark’s....................................dis
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to five credit  to  bad debtors, but  that is  a 
rule which many, many times cannot be put  Blind  s h S - l '' * 
into  force.  The-m ost  plausible  credit- 1 
seeker  may  be the  most  inveterate dead-j Ely’si-io....................7... 
beat.  Merchants  should  be  careful, how-1 Hick’s C. F 
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ever,  in attempting to collect  bad debts and 
not  lay themselves  liable  to  damages  f0r j MU8Ket
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collect a debt from a St. Louis saleswoman. I Central lire ................................ ............. ^(¡25
The libel consisted  in  sending “dead-beat” I 
letters and “bad-debt” envelopes.  The fair  §oc£ei  S1™16/ ...................................dis
70&10
70&10
delinquent  resisted,  and  a  jury  recently I lonket rnri^r g...............................??s
70&I0
found  Armstrong  guilty of  libel  and fixed  Socket Slicks 
'dis
70&10
his fine at $500.  Merchants should  be very I Butchers’ Tanged Firmer.... . ... ... .dis
40
cautions  in dealing  with the  many  collec- J 5 a^ °n’8 Socket Firmers............. ."dis
20
tion  agencies  and  mercantile  associations, j Uold........................com bs! ...............net
Many  of  them  are  blackmailing  schemes j Curry, Lawrence’s...................  
dis
40*10
Hotchkiss  ........................................dia
and unworthy the slightest confidence.
25
Brass, Racking’s...................................  
00
Fourth  of July  Excursion  Rates.
Bibb’s ............................................. !.” "  
00
40*10
B eer.................................. 
Fenns..............................  
00
COPPER.
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..........  
33
14x52,14x56,14 x60........................................31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........  
29
  29
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................... 
Bottoms.......................... ..................!.’!.’.*.*  30
Morse’s Bit  Stock.... ....................... dis 
40
Taper and Straight Shank..................dis 
40
Morse’s Taper Shank.........................dis 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in.........................doz net  $.75
Corrugated......................................dis20&10]&0
Adjustable......................................... dig  jg&io
30
dis 
Claris, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. 
26
Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00 ; 3, $30 00. 
dis 
files—New List.
American File Association List.........dis 
60
Disston’s ................................... 
dis 60
 
In  another  column  we  print  a  pointed IS?^! ■^meFican" " ............................dis
article  from  T h e  Mich ig an T radesm an | Heller’s0118........................................... •dl(f
on the  giving of bonuses  to  secure  manu-  Heller’s Horse Rasps.'.*.'.*.’.!,'.*.*.*.'.’.ffis 
facturing enterprises.  The practice is  fun-1 
damentally  wrong,  and  the  dishonest  use  ?.°®-1 6 ®°' 
22 a°d 24>  25 and 26,  27
lately made of  it by the  Gale  Plow Works, f  — 
15
I List 
of  Albion,  shows to what  hurtful extent it 
may be earried.  Of  course, in some cases, 
a slight  bonus  may  secure a concern  that 
will  be  of  great  benefit  to a municipality, 
but generally the concern  will  settle in the 
most advantageous  place  for its business 
bonus or no bonus.

The  Chicago  &  Grand  Trunk  Railway, 
Detroit,  Grand  Haven & Milwaukee  Rail­
way, the Michigan  Air  Line  and  the  De­
troit & Port  Huron  Divisions of  the Grand 
Trunk  Railway,  have  arranged  to  sell 
special  excursion  tickets at single  fare for 
the round trip  between all stations on their 
lines, on July 3 and 4, tickets good to return 
up to and including July 5.
The  custom  of  making  cheap  holiday 
excursion  rates  was  inaugurated  by these 
lines  some  years  ago, and  the  increase of 
sales  year by  year show that  their  patrons 
appreciate the concessions made.

-  13 
13
GAUGES.

Not  Favorable  to  the  Bonus.

From the Plainwell Enterprise.

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

g a l v a n iz e d  i r o n !

Discount, 60.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

*  ’ Shepard

HAMMERS.

S S
’ 

c h ise l s.

ELBOWS.

sa 
 

DRILLS

COCKS.

u 

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She  Concluded  Not  to  Wait.

An  obliging  lady  customer  in  a certain 
store  recently  insisted  that  she  always 
traded  with  the  proprietor  and  not  with 
mere  clerks.  “But  the  proprietor  is  not 
in,” said the clerks. 
“Oh,  well,” was  the 
reply,  “I’ll  sit  right  down  and  wait  for 
him.”  She waited, and  as  the  half-hours 
sped she  grew  impatient.  “When  will he 
be back ?”  she said loftily.  “In about four 
weeks,  madam,”  was  the  reply.  “He  is 
now on a business  trip  to  Mbntana.”  She 
traded with the clerks.

From  a  Newspaper  Standpoint.

From the Newaygo Tribune.

T h e Mich ig an Trad esm a n  grows  bet­
ter and better  with age.  Editor  Stowe is a 
wide-awake  young  man, and  is  publishing 
paper that no merchant  in  Michigan  can 
afford to be without.

VISITING  BUYERS.

Iona 

land 

Cooper, Jamestown 

The following retail  dealers have visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the  various houses:
H Joldcrsma, Jamestown H VanNoord. Jamestown 
Martin Gezon, Jenisonville Barnhart & White,  Mance- 
C H Deming, Hammond 
W H Struik,  Forest  Grove J W Balcom, S Boardman 
DenHerder  & Tanis, Vries- John Farrowe, So  Blendon 
C F Walden, Mancelpna
Sevey & Harrington,Berlin Frank Catlin, Sullivan 
Watson & DeVoist,Sullivan
J Raymond, Berlin 
Woodard & Pollard.Ashlnd J L Purchase, Bauer 
A Purchase, S Blendon 
John Damstra, Gitchell 
John Kruisenga, Holland
Mrs J Debri,  Byron Center A & E Bergy, Caledonia 
GTenHoor,  Forest  Grove C H WUbur, St Ignace 
Cole & Chapel, Ada 
John Kamps, Zutphen 
Geo A Sage, Rockford 
J Cohen, White Cloud 
W Karsten, Vriesland 
John Kinney, Kinney
T Parrish, Grandville 
John Gunstra, Lamont
Danforth &  Co, Stanwood 
O Ward, Stanwood 
E E Hewitt, Rockford 
Dole *  Haines, Sparta 
J L Thomas.  Cannonsburg 
■  H Childs, Childs’ Mill 
Chas Judson, Cannonsburg 
L Rouse,  Hobart 
Hefsler& Hessler,Rockford
Walling Bros, Lamont
& L Jenison, Jenisonville J B Watson, Coopersville 
MV WUson, Sand Lake
B Irish, Lisbon 
Thys Stadt, Spring Lake 
Wm DePree, Zeeland 
Silas Loew, Burnip’s Crnrs Geo H Walbrink, Allendale
E S Botsford, Don 
O W Messenger,  Spring Lk 
E E Rice, Croton 
Van N Miller, Fremont 
A W Fenton & Co, Bailey 
W Vermeulen, Beaver Dam 
S McNitt & Co, Byron Centr ] 
John Smith, Ada 
E A Parkinson, Trav City 
~ ’ C Hinman, Sparta 
Gas Begman, Bauer 
A Miles, Wayland 
Sidney Stark, Allendale 
M Heyboer & Bro,  Drenthe
*  M Wolf, HudsonvUle 
■KjMaMHI
H B Fargo, Muskegon 
V Moran, Lake City 
YÁ Mitchell, LoweU
Geo Davis, Hesperia
Horning* Ha:t,WoodviHe N Bouma, Fisher

F Scott, LoweU 
N Fisher, Dorr 
Coon, Rockford 
- S Putnam, Fruitport 
J Martin, Sullivan 
Maier, Fisher Station 

S Frey. Slocum’s Grove 

tene"

Levo

Th e  T radesman is under obligations to

 

 

 

HINGES.

HANGERS.

HOLLOW  WARE.
 
 

 
HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

[ Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s........................dis 60
Maydole & Co.’s ............................................ dis 25
I^P!8 —;•"•»  *3..............................dis 
25
Yerkes  & Plumb’s....................................... dis 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel....................30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40*10 
Bam Door KidderMfg. Co., Wood track  50*10
Champion,  anti-friction...............................dis 60*10
Kidder, wood  traok.......... ............... dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3................  
 
dig go
State................................... .  per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to 12  in.  4)4  14
and  longer........................................
Screw Hook and Eye,  H  ................ net
Screw Hook and Eye %...................net
Screw Hook and Eye 
......... ..........net
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.................net
Strap and  T ...................................dis
00*10
Pots................................. 
 
Kettles..................................................  60*10
Spiders  .......................... 
00*10
Gray  enameled..................................... 
50
Stamped Tin Ware...................new list  70&10
Japanned Tin  Ware.............................. 
25
Granite Iron  Ware.............................. 
25
Grub  1..........................................$11 00, dis 68
Grub  2........................................  11 50, dis 60
Grub 3............................................12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, j ap. trimmings.......... dis 
55
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings..........  
65
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...... 
Door, porcelain, trimmings.................. 
55
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain.........dis 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s..  ..'............  40*10
45
Hemacite...........................................dis 
55
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis 
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s....................dis 
65
dis 
Branford’s ......................... 
55
Norwalk’s  ............................... 
dis 5a
 
LEVEL$.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... ...dis 70
Adze E y e............................ $10 00 dis 
eo
Hunt Eye................................$15 00 dis 
80
Hunt’s......................... .....   ..$18 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry*Co.’s,Post,  handled..................dis 60
Coffee, Parkers Co.’s.____ ___________dis 40
Coffee,P.S.*W.Mfg.Co.’sMaJleables ...  dis 40 
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s.......... dis 40
Coffee, Enterprise.....................  
MOLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’B P attern....... .................... dis  60*10
Stebbin’sGenuine.......  .................. dis  60*10
Enterprise,  self-measuring........... ..dis

KNOBS—NEW LIST.

MAULS.
MILLS.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

HOES.

din

 

 

NAILS —IRON.

Common, Brad and Fencing.

lOd to  60d...........  ................... y  keg $2 05
8dand9d adv....................................   ... 
25
6dand7d  a d v ..;........,......__...____ 
50
4dand5d  a d v ...,.....;..............,..... 
75
3d advance..........................................  1
3d fine advance...............:......................  2
Clinch nails, adv.,.......... ................  
1 no
Finishing 
M..
Size—inches  f  3 
Adv.»  keg 
Nails—2 10.

1  lOd  8d 
2H 
$1 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 

6d  4d
2 
IK

OILERS.

tbe  Chicago  Timberman  for  a convenient I ?lnc or y .  chase’sP it^t!'... ..........dis60*l0
Ready Reckoner,” wbich is surely destined I Zinc, with brass bottom......— ....... .dis  50
per gross, $12 net
50*10

to have a large sale among  lumbermen. 

I Reaper,.,.. 
Obastead’s
iHWilBBlBBM iW
Ohio Tool Oo.’»,fancy.....,.,.; ..v.^,;dia 
Sciota Bench.. . . . . . . .q.............  «».dis

.

Merchants should remember that the cele­
brated  “Cpesc*®t.T:; - “White  Iìó8e”  and 
‘Royal Patenf’ brands of  flour are  manu­
factured  and sold  only by the  Voigt  Ifijty.«

ü

l i

là

m

Iron and qBnned.
__ it...... .dIs
Copper Rivets and  Bute..;...........dis

I

- PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

!£;0o<?.’8 Pateutplanished, Nos.24 to27 10 20 
B  Wood’s pat. planished; Nos. 25  to 27  9 20 

Broken packs )4c $  lb extra.

ROPES.

 

„ 

SQUARES.

70&10
60

SHEET IRON.

in
Sisal,Kin.-and larger........»;......... 
Manilla.....7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ta
„ 
Steel and Iron ............  ........__dis
Try and Bevels.  ..................... . ’  ’ dia
Mitre  ....... ....................................!dis
Com. Smooth.

„ 
N°s. 10 to 14....... ......................$4 20
Nos,J5to 17. 
.......... ..........   420
Nos*8to 21.......................    ” 420
Nos.22to 24..,...................... !’”” 420
Nos.25to26......................:...!!  4 40
No.27.................................. 
4 60
All sheets No, 18 and lighter,  over 3 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600lbs, %  ft.  ..  .!....... ...... 
In smaller quansities, $  n>...
. 
American, all kinds.............
..dis
Steel, alhkinds....................................
Swedes, all kinds........................... dia
. .dis
Gimp and Lace.............
..dis
Cigar Box  Nails...............!"
..dis
Finishing Nails...................... 
Uln
. .dis
Common and Patent Brads.......   * "dis
..dis
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis
s. dis
Trunk and Clout Nails.......  
dis
..dis
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails...!!!!dis 
..dis
Leathered Carpet  Tacks.................. dis
. .dis
No.l, Refined.......... ......
Market  Half-and-half.
Strictly Half-and-half....!.!!
__ 
TIN  PLATES.
10x14, Charcoal.........
IC, 

Com. 
$3 00 
3 00 
3 10 
3 15 
3 25 
335 
Inches
«4
6146*
60
60
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
45
35
14
16
18
...6 00@6 20
7 85

TINNER’S SOLDER.

TACKS.

„ 

 

......  . 

TIN—LEADED.

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

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

1&G2,Qtercoai........___ 6 
IC, 
85
.........»r.....  8 35
12E12, Charcoal 
K ,. 
IC, 
14x20,Charcoal...;..;...................... g fig
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal...^.,....................  7 fig
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal..............935
lXXX.;14x30. Charcool........................... 11 37
TXXXJf, 14x20,  Charcoal.......... .;7v.  13 15
16 10
IX, 
DC,  100 Plate Charcoal..................  710
DX, 
9 10
DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal....... ........ 
it  in
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.......... 
""  13 10
Kehipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to 7 35
Roofing, 14x20,IC .............. . 
540
Roofing, 14x20,  IX....... 
7 m
Roofing, 20x28, IC 
.........12 00
Roofing, 20x28, IX .................!.!!!!!!.*!  15 CO
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Teme...........  6 00
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Teme............!  7 50
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Teme..............!l200
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Teme...........15 00
Steel, Game..................................... 
60&10
Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’*s.*.’.*.V.’.’dis  35 
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60*10
HirtchMss’ 
...........................................60&10
S, P. & W. Mfg. Oo.’s...............................60*10
Mouse, choker................................... isc $ doz
Mouse,  delusion.............................$1 50 V doz
„   .  » 
Bright Market...................... 
dis  67V4
Annealed Market................................... '.'.'.'.dis 70*10
dis  62V4
Coppered Market.... ................  
Extra Bailing 
...............................!!!.  dis  55
Turned  Market..........................  
dis  62Vi
Tinned Broom................................   "   mw,  ng
Tinned Mattress.......................... ..*!."  <gMb 8it
Coppered Spring Steel.................. !!!! dis 
50
Tinned Spring Steel......................................dis 40*10
Plain Fence.................................................... » 3
Barbed Fence, galvanized.......... . . . . 
4 00
painted....................... ..!*!§J*
uopper...........................................new  list net
" ra8S..............................................new list net

TRAPS.

WIRE.

“ 

. 

.

< •’

.WRENCHES, 

WIRE GOODS. 
Screw Eyes!!.’.’!!!!!!!!..*!!!!*!
S S & a i-sa r« « ::::::.-:« ’ SSBK
'
Baxter’s Adjustable, niekelbd..
  '1
CoesGenuine.................... ........ 
ju  
¡ftps
Coe’s Ptent A gricultural,’ wrought,* dis 
rail
Coe s Ptent. m alleable............ ..dis  75*lfc •’
Birdcages........................
Pumps,  Cistern.........*;!!;!!!!‘" " diH  *  75
Screws, new list......................!’. 
Wm
Casters, Bed and Plate.................dis5b*£E)wn
Dampers, American   ..............  
Ml ■
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel gobds!.'.d 
K 
Copper Bottoms....................  ........;. 
ggj
HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

MISCELLANEOUS. 

'

..

The furmture factories here pay as foRomi 
for  dry  stock,  measured  merchantable, mill 
culls out;
Basswood, log-run.....................  . . .13
15 06 
Birch, log-run......................„!.......‘75
18 00 mSm
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2...............
Black Ash, log-mn................!!!!!! !li
16 50 
Cherry,  log-mn..............." .! ..........25
00
Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2......................!45
00®50 00 
Cherry,  cull................ 
®10 00
Maple, log-run....................!!!!!!!!!l2 OOteH 00
Maple, soft,  log-run........................u  00@13 60
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2..........................  @20 OO
Maple, clear, flooring......................  @25 qq
Maple, white, selected.... .......... 
@25 0q
Red Oak, log-run........................   .18 00@3> 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2......................24 00@25 06
Red Oak, J4 sawed, 8 in and upw’d.,40 00®45 06
Red Oak, “  “ 
regular.............30 00@35 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.............  @35 00
W alnut,log-run.........:...............  @55 09
Walnut, N os. 1 and 2.......................   @75 an
Walnuts,  culls................................  @25 00
Grey Elm. log-run..........................   @13100
white Ash, log-run......................... 14 O0@16 50
Whitewood,  log-run........................20 00@22 OO
White Oak, log-run.........................17 0Q@18 00

BLÄBK

Dinpiom

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

Anyone can p u t it on.

READY  TO  A P P L I  W HEN 

RECEIVED.

¡¡ST~  Send for circulars and book of testimonials.

FOR  SALE  BY

H.  M.  REYNOLDS.

Grand Rapids, 

Sole  M anufacturers,

-  Mich.

Chicago and Philadelphia.

M. EHRET, Jr, & 00,
Neal’s  C a rria g e  P a in ts
GRANITE  FLOOR  PAINTS
ACME  WHITE  LEAD  &  COLOR  WORKS

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

The G reat  Invention.  Six  Handsome  Shades.  Ready for use.  DRY  HARD  OVER  NIGHT,  and  a re  very 

durable.  Give them  a  trial, and you wiil be convinced th at It does not pay to mix the paint yourself.

Dry  Color  Makers, Paint  and  Varnish  Manufacturers.

CUT THIS ADVERTISEMENT OUT AND TAKE IT TO YOUR D EA LER ,  IT WILL SEC U R E YOU  A  PRIZil.

D E T R O I T ,

I. JVL Clark i Son,
Wholesale Grocers,

(Successors to Clark, Jewel & Co.)

GRA2TD  RAPIDS,  MICH.

W ill  o c c u p y  th is  sp a c e   n e x t w e e k .

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 PIDS.

RAGS, RUBBERS, BONES & METALS

• 

. 

BOUGHT  BY

W m. Brumraoler,

JOBBBRIN

t i n w a r e , g l a s s w a r e   §¡¡1  n o t i o n s .

•TELEPHONB 040.

79 Spring Si,  -  Grand Rapids.

MT&toi

^thorough.
a # « ® *

o

W e also manufacture a  full  line  of Sweet 

Goods,  Write  for  quotations 

_  and  samples.

JACKSON,
w a r n  I--

■A*;.

EATON l LYON,

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S ,

20  and  22  ffonros  St.,  Grand  Kasida,  Midw

GRAND  RAPIDS

Paper Box Factory,
W,  W.  HUELS7ER, Prop.  . J1

P ap er Boxes of Every  D eseiiption  JIade to  

O rder  on  Short  Notice. 

,

We make a specialty of

FÜI

Pigeon  Hole  F ile  Boxes,  Sample  Trays, 

Sample Cases.  Also rdielf, Hioe. Confee- 

tioiiery.  M illinery,  Dre.-s,  s u it  aotl 

Pa*-king Boxes.  Dvnggi*ts’ .StJdes 

and  a ll  kinds  o f  F ine  W ork.

’ 

411 work guaranteed first  class  and  at  tow 
prices.  Write  or  call  for  estimates  on  any-, 
thing you may want in my line. Telephone85i>,

O FFIC E AND  FACTORY,

11 Pearl St, M  Rapids, M .

w h o le sa l e:  a n d  r e t a il  

|   ^

COALand WOCXP,^

f e  

B. A^ BAIULTON, A p .,

M h   TH E   LAW  IS  GOOD
tCfoWnsiiED S*OK « bAT PA6K.J

atjsOTibers thereto.

W m *® *  ~ôr  commercial  agency, 

ipiat’remedy  unless  this  court  will 
re'by mandamus.
.^isfel  for relator claims that,  “conced- 
|i the provisions of this act to be valid,
'  lipissioner had no  right or authority 
¡gvoite  Hs  renewal  certificate  for  the 
P  that  the  adoption of  the Beveredge 
niu.-‘d*e’ the  relator was  not a violation  of 
^ O to f  1887, as it  was  not a contract  or 
Jl&hieitt  entered  into  by  it-w ith  any 
w er  company  or  association; 
that  Bev- 
ige  recognized  the opening  created  by 
jg&w on his own individual account and, 
l^weting  as the  agent  of  any  companyJ
veloped  a  plan  similar in  character to a 
like 
tstreet’.s  or  Dun’s, by  which  a   trained 
inspectors  shall  investigate  all 
itngs in Michigan and report  as  to  the 
4 - risk” connected  with  them  in  much 
same  way that  Dun’s men  report con- 
khg  the credit Or bankruptcy risks of  a 
*.«ian  This information is sold to the 
fens  interested  in  knowing it, viz.,  the 
Insurance  companies  contemplatihg 
„ Jtin g  policies on  the buildings  reported.
Ip & is  own protection and  acting  in  pre- 
¡ly the same way that Dun or Bradstreet 
he requires each  company becoming a 
iibscriber to agree  to certain  requirements 
rqtos,  each  company acting  for itself,
: entirely independent of other companies 
æ  iMmosel  for  relator  sayfurthur:  “ It is 
rmwjtijli'Tiri true that the effect of  subscribing 
^ B ^ th is  plan  may,  when  more  than  one 
'iebmpaiiy subscribes,  tend  to  impair compe- 
Imiou between such companies.  But this is 
fipot  enough.  No  one  can  say that, should 
llpfe company accept  Beveredge’s rates  and 
Sstruct  its  agents not  to  vary therefrom,! 
¡Pkis/ would  be  a  violation  of 
the  act. 
fejlFhy,  then,  should  the  fact  of  auother 
¿ -' Company, acting  independently of  the  first 
fêgnhScribers to the same  plan, make the first 
^ffilàble? ’  The first subscription  is  legal;  can 
ifjfche second, although without the knowledge 
_y|§ir:  consent  of 
the  first,  make  the  first 
pfljibieiiable to  the penalties of this act?” 
W m ¡ M i  can  be  but  one  answer  to  this 
g e s tio n .  The  obvious  purpose  of  the 
„l^everidge prospectus is to draw together all 
llhíúréjgii  companies  doing  business  in this 
Ip H ate and  imite  them  upon  uniform  and 
ffaftjM» rates of  insurance,  and from which no 
lene of  them might depart after becoming  a 
El subscriber  thereto.  .
?  Tfhe intent of  Mr. Beveridge undoubtedly 
.4.  is  t o   make a place of  profit for himself  at 
fp&ehead of a Hating and Inspection Bureau. 
-fei'^Kie effect of  the whole  plan is  to  evade 
||y th e provisions of the  act of  1887, if  an in- 
Bsurauee company  is  permitted  to  do  indi- 
what the statute  positively prohibits. 
P K ia r t»   not  do  to   say that when  a  foreign 
^Insurance  company becomes a subscriber to 
' this  plan  Mr.  Beveridge  and  his  de- 
g j^ itie s  are not  its  agents.  The  prospectus 
R | foAlf  provides that  the  the  plan  is  to  be 
iieareied  forward  “if  a sufficient  number  of 
^subscribers cau  be obtained,” aud each sub- 
>Íciiiber by its terms is  “to require its agents 
í¿4n the several branch districts  to  submit to 
fi|he  deputy  inspectors of  the  districts  all 
pSiaily  reports and  the said  inspectors  will 
B p g   to  be  stamped  or  written  on  said 
l^aily  reports  the  rate  approved  by  the 
ll'iltereati;”  and  also  in  the  prospectus  Mr.
| |  icvéridge says,  “I reserve the right to adopt 
f  ¿11  existing  tariffs  as  the  rates  of  my 
ÉPí&reau until they are changed by  me.”
^   in   oilier  words  Mr.  Beveridge  says, 
f'Jfere is my plan. 
If  a  sufficient  number 
l^ f   the  foreign  insurance  companies  will 
^ subscribe .to  it,  so that  they can  afford  to 
Jipîÿ my charges and  expenses and  agree  to 
¡¡ujÑíie  by  the  rates I may fix  and  not  de- 
^pjpjtrfc from them aud pass all papers through! 
¡ptey" bands  for  approval, a uniform  rate of 
insurance  can  be  obtained  by  the  com- 
®panies  in this  State.  No  cutting of  rates 
¥  v^ll  be  indulged in and  there  will  be  no 
l^ m p etitio n   between  such  companies  in 
^phchigan.”  It will at once be seen that this 
S.|s  but a renewal of  the old compact system 
a  very transparent  disguise,  and an 
§|gttempt  to  carry out a plan  which  the law 
'jfWras  enacted to prohibit.
!|  In  fact counsel  for relator  admits  upon 
argument here that  the  purpose of Mr. 
Í|l¡íveridge  in  his  prospectus  was to perfect 
pian  by  which  foreign  insurance  com­
panies  might  arrange  a  uniform  rate  of 
It is claimed  that this  act runs 
_i|hsurance. 
1|| counter  to  provisions of Art.  four, Section 
fiptwenty of  the  constitution of  the  State  of 
pÎHchigan,  which  declares  that  “No  law 
É Ahall  embrace more  than one  object which 
fèahall  be  expressed in its title.”  This  pro- 
iyision  requires  that  the  title  shall  fairly 
¡indicate the general object of the law.
|%The title of  this act is “ An act  to  regu- 
Jm tet  the manner  in  which insurance  corn­
i l  pañíes  not  organized  under  the  laws  of 
p this  State  but  doing  business  within  it 
Ipiifdl transact their business.” 
lip lb   is  not  very seriously  contended  that 
pander the title of an act to prohibit or regu- 
*te a certain  business a failure to embody 
t- such title a statement  that it is  also for 
tie  purpose  of  punishing violators of  the 
gw renders it invalid.  An act to regulate a 
isint-ss must of  necessity visit  some form 
punishment or penalty  for  violations of 
: provision,  as  the  penalty  is  the  only 
|er  that could  give  practical effect to the 
'  The  title to Act 313 of  the  laws  of 
St, known as the  liquor law, came before 
ÜS.i eourt  in  Robison  vs.  Miner,  13  West 
471, and  was  held valid.  There was 
png  in the  title of  this act  to indicate 
^penalties to follow violation of  this act.
* jSel  for relator cites  the case of  People 
Ideadle,  60  Mich.,  22,  as  in point. 
In 
case under a title  to  regulate the  sale 
P^quor it was held  improper to embody  a 
vision  punishing persons  for  being  in- 
Icated  in  public assemblies.  That case 
l^jo  application to  the  present.  Here 
i'tfupt  is  to regulate and prescribes a pen- 
violation of  the regulation provided 1 
^IhP net.  The object is sufficiently stated ! 
i» title.
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j i   insurance  companies may do busi- 
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¿whom process  might  be served, 
tingno  company incorporated  in 
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unless such  company ijspos- 
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In  regard  to  the  second  question, 

SifPIIl!l the relator had  due notiee-and actually ap­
peared  by its  counsel  Itetore the  Commis­
sioner, found  that the  r^l^ter b |d   kdoptod 
the Beveredge plan And that its  atothods jpf 
doing  business  within  this  State were  in 
pursuance of  such  a  plan. 
In  fact, the 
relator confesses itself a subscriber thereto. 
From  these facts  appearing upon the  face 
of  the  Beveredge  plan, the. Commissioner 
of Insurance found that the relator was pur­
suing  its business in this State  in violation 
of ibis statute, and in violation of its agree­
ment  entered  into;  and  in  pursuance  of 
which  the license was  granted to do  busi­
ness within this  State, and in this we think 
the Commissioner was correct, and properly 
revoked  the  license  of  the  relator  to  do 
business within this State.
This  agreement, which  this statute  pro­
vides  for, is one which the  Legislature  has 
the  power to prescribe,  as  one of  the  con­
ditions  upon  which  a  foreign  corporation 
may do business within  this State, and this 
does  not fall  within the  ruling of  the Su­
preme Court of  the United  States. 
In the 
case of Doyle vs. Cont. Ins.  Co., supra, the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  ex­
pressly refused  to  allow injunction  to  re­
strain toe  revoking of  the license  issued to 
the Continental Insurance Co. and this doc­
trine was  approved in Barran vs. Burnside.
It is claimed,  however, that the act is un-. 
constitutional, because it attempts to confer 
judicial power on  the  Commissioner of  In­
surance, who is a member  of  the  executive 
department of  the  State  Government,  and 
that  the  act  attempts* to confer  summary 
and-  arbitrary  power  upon  such  Commis­
sioner to revoke the authority to do business 
within this  State.
The  power  of  the  Commissioner,  how­
ever,  under  this  act to grant a license or to 
revoke it is but ministerial in its nature, and 
not the -exercise of  judicial functions.  The 
Commissioner,  upon  certain  facts  being 
made  to  appear to him,  is authorized to is­
sue the license and upon certain  other facts 
being made to appear  he  is  required to re 
voke  i t   This  is  a  common  condition of 
ministerial duty.  As we  have  before  seen 
from a  long  line of decisions  it  is  for the 
Legislature  alone  to  say  whether or not 
foreign corporation shall have license to act 
within this .State,  and if so on  what  terms 
and conditions such license shall be granted, 
and also to determine for what  causes such 
license may be  revoked.
In  Tomlinson vs. Jessup,  15  Wall.,  454 
the court  says:  “A  license  to  a  foreign 
corporation ¡to enter a state does not involve 
a permanent right to remain.”
This principle has  been  expressly recog­
nized by ¡this  court.  Home  Insurance  Co 
vs.  Davis,  supra,  Glenns  Falls Insurance 
Co. vs.  Jackson,  supra,  American  Insur­
ance Co. vs. Story, 41 Mich.,  385.
In the ease of  American  Insurance  Co 
vs.  Story supra, the  court  said:  “Foreign 
and domestic -corporations are created  alike 
in this respect  Under  our laws both must 
submit to toe Commissioner’s inspection and 
he may revoke the  authority of either.  We 
must take this -record as we find it and can­
not question or  inquire  into  the  Commis­
sioner’s reasons for what he did, or whether 
he  was  justified  or  not,  nor  have we the 
means of so doing.”
I t  appears from  toe  record  in the  ease 
that  toe Commissioner of  Insurance  gave 
toe relator a full and  fair opportunity to be 
heard  before making his order revoking its 
license  and we  think  toe  relator  has  no 
reason to complain of  toe action taken. 
It 
is attempting to pursue  its business in  this 
State  in a manner prohibited by law, under 
a seheme prepared for the purpose of secur­
ing toe same  result as tbe old  arrangement 
whieh was sought to be eontrolled and regu­
lated by the act of 1887.
This  law is valid  and  toe  revocation  of 
relator’s  license for sueh  reason obligatory 
and authorized.
Mandamus is not a writ of right  and this 
court  -does not feel inclined to aid a wrong­
doer  in setting at defiance tbe  laws of  the 
State.

Ing the facts and rulings of the court in that 
case, 
Home Insuranee Co., a
New York  corporation;  filed  tile  appoint-: 
ment of an agent containing  the  following 
clause:  ‘And said company  agrees that suit 
commenced to the State courts  of  Wiscon­
sin shall hot be removed by the acts of said 
company into the United  States  circuit  or 
federal courts.’  A loss  having occurred on 
a policy issued by tiie Company, it was sued 
in a court of the State. 
It  filed its petition 
in  proper  form  tor  removal  of  the  suit 
into tiie federal court.  The  State court re­
fused to allow the removal and. after a trial, 
gave judgment for the  plaintiff,  which was 
affirmed by the Supreme Court  of  Wiscon­
sin.  The Company brought  the case  into 
this Court which held these propositions:
First.  The agreement made by the Com­
pany was not one which would bind it with­
out reference to the statute.
Second.  The agreement acquired no  va­
lidity from the statute.  The general propo­
sition  was  maintained  that  agreements in 
advance to oust  the  courts  of  jurisdiction 
conferred by law are  illegal  and  void  and 
that while the right to remove a  suit  might 
be waived or its  existence  omitted  in each 
recurring ease,  a party could  not bind him­
self  in  advance  by  an  agreement  which 
might be specifically enforced, thus  to  for­
feit his rights at all times and  oh  all  occa­
sions whenever the case might  be  present­
ed.
the 
proposition laid down was that the jurisdic­
tion  of  the  federal  courts  under article 3, 
section 2 of the Constitution depends  upon 
and is regulated by the laws of  the  United 
States;  that state legislatures cannot confer 
jurisdiction  upon  the  federal  courts,  nor 
limit or restrict the authority given to  them 
by Congress in pursuance  of  the  Constitu­
tion;  and  that  a  corporation  is a citizen of 
the state by which it is created and in which 
its principal place of  business is situated so 
far as its rights to sue and  be  sued  in  the 
federal  courts is concerned and  within the 
clause or the Constitution extending the jur­
isdiction of the federal  courts to  controver­
sies  between  citizens  of  different  states. 
The conclusions of the court were  summed 
up thus:
1  The Constitution of the  United States 
secures to the citizen of another  state  than 
that in  which suit is  brought  an  absolute 
right to remove their cases into  tike  federal 
courts upon  compliance  with  the terms of 
the removal statute.
2  The statute  of  Wisconsin  is  an  •ob­
struction  to this right  and  is  repugnant to 
the Constitution of  the  United  States and 
the laws made in  pursuance  thereof and is 
illegal and void.
is.  The agreement .of the  insurance com­
pany derives no support from  an  unconsti­
tutional statute and is wold,  as it  would  be 
had no. such statute been passed.  For these 
reasons  the 
judgment  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Wisconsin  -was  reversed,  aud it 
directed that the  prayer  of  the  petitioner 
should be granted.
We'havethus carefully reviewed the cases 
cited by counsel for relator  that the distinc­
tion  .might be seen between those cases and 
the present case.
Here  '¡she  writ of  mandamus is asked  to 
compel  the  Commissioner of  Insurance  to 
set  aside m  order  made fey him in  compli­
ance  and in accordance with  the provisions 
of  the  statute  before cited,  revoking  the 
license granted  by  him  as such  Commis­
sioner to the  relator to do  business  within 
this State.
The  statute required  the  insurance com­
pany  to enter  into  an  agreement that  “it] 
will not directly or indirectly-eater into any j 
contract,  agreement or  undertaking of  any 
stature  or  kind  whatever  with  any  other 
company, companies,  association  or  asso­
ciations  the  object or effect of  which is  to 
prevent open and tfiree  competition between 
it  -and  said  ©ompauy, companies,  associa­
tion  or  association«  or  the agent of  their 
respective  companies or associations  in the 
business  transacted ikt this  State or in  any 
part  thereof.”
This  agreement, arrangement and under­
taking  was  entered  into by the  relator  in 
the form hereinbefore set forth.  The Com­
missioner of Insurance,  upon  an  investiga­
tion and  hearing before hfau,  and of  which

The writ must be denied.
Sherwood,  Ch.  J.,  and  Champlin  and 
Campbell, J.,  did not s it 
[A true eopy.  Cha s.  C. Hopkins,

Morse, J. J,,  concurred.

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l l i i f j W  'A"  IC O K C U »H >  «BOM  FOURTH F I « . ]
State  to  such insurance  company.  Act 51, 
laws  of  18 7 L,  prohibits  such  companies 
^jMMttdoing business in this State until such 
¿Statements  as  the  law  provides  are  filed 
| m I .¡receiving  from  the Secretary of  State 
Ifae necessary certificate of authority.  And 
lit spearing  to the  Secretary of  State that 
¡Dtp .assets of  the company are not  such as 
i | | i  Justify Its continuance  in  business and 
tibat ite affairs -are in an unsound condition 
lie was  required to revoke  such  certificate 
c f   authority.  Act  108,  Laws  of  1871, 
created  the Insurance Bureau and  provided 
for the office of Commissioner of Insurance, 
conferring  upon  him  all  the  duties  and 
powers  before  vested  in  the  Secretary of

m   tore.

I U se  law  relating  to  life, accident,  and 

native  insurance  has  followed  suh- 
tially in tire same channel as that r-elat- 
to fire and  marine  insurance.  A t the 
end of each year, each  company is to  make 
a   statement of  its business  for such  year, 
and  pay a tax of  three per  cent, upon  its 
gross  receipts,  which  amonnt  may  be re­
covered  at  the suit of  the  State from  any 
company neglecting to pay.
I t  fe  contended,  by the  relator  that  the 
authority granted  to  foreign  insurance cor­
porations  to  do business  in  this State is a 
Valuable right in the  nature of  and equiva­
lent to  a   corporate  franchise  and  within 
e protection of constitutional safe-guards; 
and  that  the  aet is  unconstitutional and 
void because it deprives the relator of  these 
If,  valuable  rights and  privileges without due 
Up  process of  law.  Corporations  organized 
||;./  under the laws of  other  states to engage in 
Mt •' and  carry on business  not  open to  citizens 
m c  generally cannot  carry  on  business in  this 
fe,-  State except  permission,  either  express or 
y ,.implied, is given them to do so.  All foreign 
BSphi&qrance  companies,  however  formed  or 
t ^PUpreated, associations or corporations  cannot 
pK Sireetiy or indirectly  take  any fire  risks or 
ll^J’utrausaet  any  business  within  this  State 
^ 
unless  authorized so to  do by the  Commis- 
‘Jr  . sinner of Insurance.
It  has  been  repeatedly .held, and  there 
| ic 
fi f  seems  to  be  no  conflict of  authority, that 
corporations of  one state  have no right  to 
¡exercise  their franchises  in  another  state 
I'J  except upon the  assent of  such other state, 
p l'f lu d   upon  such  terms  as  may be  imposed 
■  a f r  the  state where  the  business  is  to  be 
pone.  The  conditions  imposed  may  be 
reasonable  or  unreasonable,  they are  abso- 
lutely within  the (discretion  of  the  legisla- 
In  Fire Association of  Philadelphia  vs. 
New York,  7 Supreme Court Rep., 108, Mr. 
Justice  Blatchford  quoted  with  approval 
% '■'  tire  language of  Mr. Justice  Field in Paul 
Virginia  supra.  Mr.  Justice  Field, in 
ipeakuig  of 
foreign  corporations  says: 
pHaviog no absolute right of recognition in 
other  states, bat depending for  sueh recog- 
5   nition  and the enforcement of  its contracts 
upon  their assent, it follows as a matter of 
>'  .course  that  sueh  assent  maybe  granted 
•v;-  upon  sueh terms  and  conditions  as  those 
V  states may think proper  to  impose, 
fihey 
•' |  may  exclude the  foreign  corporations en­
tirely,  they  may  restrict  ¡its  business  to 
particular  localities or  they may exact sueh 
| ^security for the performance of its contracts 
with  their  citizens  as  in  their  judgment 
I ' .  twill best promote the public interests.  The 
whole  matter  rests  in  their  discretion.*5 
:  And in the  same  case Mr. Justice  Blateh- 
.  ford, in  speaking further  of  the principles 
?  .laid  down  in  Paul  vs.  Virginia  supra: ; 
■“ The view announced was that corporations 
are  not  citizens  within  the  clause of  the 
constitution  of  the  United  States,  which 
:  jwoffides  that citizens of each state shall  be 
m an titled to all the privileges and immunities 
llpM  .citizens in  the several states;  a corpora­
tion created  by a state is a mere creation of 
local  law ; even  the  recognition of  its  ex­
istence by other states and the enforcements 
of its contracts made therein depend purely 
upon  the comity of  these states—a  comity 
which  is  never  extended where  the  exis­
tence of  the corporation or the  exercise  of 
its  powers  is  prejudicial to their  interests 
or repugnant  to  their policy.”  This  same 
rinciple was  stated  by Mr. Justice  Camp- 
in  Home  Ins.  Co. vs. Davis,  29 Mich.,
i jp 
It is claimed by  counsel  for  relator that
■ 
the case of Doyle vs.  Continental Insurance 
m ’ Co.  supra is overruled or  explained  in  the 
K  ease of Barron vs. Burnside,  121. U. S., 186. 
rj  In  this case, Mr.  Justice  Blatchford  says: 
%'  “ The case of Doyle vs.  Continental  Insur- 
fy  anee Co., 94 U. S., 535, is relied  on  by the 
II  defendant in error. 
In that case this  court 
m  Siaaid that it had carefully reviewed itsdecis- 
i H i  in Insurance Company  vs.  Morse,  and 
||rp ra g   satisfied  with  i t  
In referring to the 
|1.  seeond conclusion in Insurance Company vs. 
p,  Morse,  above cited, namely that  the statute 
| |<  of Wisconsin was repugnant to  the  eonsti- 
\ §§ tution of the United States  and  was illegal 
and void, the court said in  Doyle vs.  Conti- 
nental Insurance Co. that it referred to that 
'ff' portion of tiie statute which required a stip- 
illation not to transfer causes to  the  courts 
i o f t h e  United S t a te s . I n  that  case,  which 
f t ^ o s e  under the same statutes of Wisconsin, 
I'M p e foreign  insurance  company  had  com- 
jflied with the statute and had filed an agree­
m ent not to remove  suits  into  the  federal 
[l^aoourts and had received a license to do busi­
ness in the State.  Afterward  it  removed 
-to  the federal courts a suit  brought  against 
ii t  to a State court of Wisconsin.  The State 
^Authorities  threatening  to  revoke  the  li- 
fpse, the company filed a  bill  in  the  cir- 
|it court of the United  States,  praying for 
injunotion to restrain the revoking of the 
license.  A teinlibrary injunction was grant­
ed.  The  defendant  demurred  to  the bill, 
gSemunrer  was  overruled,  a decree was en- 
tered making the in Junction  perpetual  and 
defendant  appealed  to  this  court.  This 
¿court reversed the decree and  dismissed the 
11. The point of the decision seems to have 
that, as the State  had  granted  theli- 
its officers would not be restrained by
from withdrawing.  All that there is in the 
ibbyond this, and all  that is said to the 
'  which appears to be in conflict with 
Syndication in  Insurance Company vs. 
jpaust  be  regarded  as  notinjudg-
In both the cases referred to,  the  foreign 
irpoiatom had made the  'agrément not to 
»move into the federal courts suits brought 
jainst It in the State courts. 
In the  pres- 
itcase, no such agreement was  made, but 
^locomotive engineer is arrested  tor  acfc- 
iff as such, in the employ  of  the oorpora- 
Sn, because it has ref used to stipulate that 
m m ^got "eàiî6ve  lato  tbe  federal ¡ dourt 
^  brought against rt to tiie  State  court,
H lfe u  
ut;.íóaM ^fi^'h/,p6ii)ítt«nd*
iJMtffluentiy, has  m ir obtaiupd such &^ier-<

^Injunction by a  court  of the  United  State» 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Fresh and Salt Beef,

Fresh and Salt Pork.

Pork Loins,  Dry Salt Pork,

Hams,  Shonlders,

Bacon, Boneless Ham,

Sausage o f all Kinds,

Dried Beef for Slicing,

Strictly Pure  and  Warranted,  in  tierces,  barrels,  one-half 
barrels,  50  pound  cans,  20  pound  cans, 3, 5  and 10  pound 
pails.

Pickled  Pigs’ Feet,  Tripe, Etc.

Our prices for first-class  goods are  very low  and all goods are warranted  first-class 

in every instance.

When in Grand Bapids give us a call  and look over our establishment.
Write us for prices.

W 1  SEARS & OCX
Cracker Manufacturera,

A g e n t s  

f o r

A M B O Y   C H E E S E -

37, 39 & 41 Kent  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan«

C.  C.  BUNTING.

C. L.  DAVIS.

BUNTING  &  DAVIS,

Commission  Merchants.

Specialties:  Apples and Potatoes in Oar Lots..

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

RIM, BERTSCH & CO.,
SOOTS  AND  SHOES.

.  MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich«

M O S E L E Y   BROS.,

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce,

ALL  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPECIALTY.

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

toes, w ill be pleased to hear from you.

ing and Marine Engines.  Steam Pumps, Blowers and Ex 
SAW  MILLS, any Size or Capacity Wanted.
E stim ates Given on Com plete Outfits.

I  DIVISION  ST., 

- 

GRAND  RAPIDS/iMICH

If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

HEYMAN & CO., 
MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.
O .  CL,”
“Y U U   YTTM,”

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED

The Most Popular 10c  cigar,  and

The  Best  Selling  5c  Cigar  in  the  Market 

Send fo r trial  order.

B I O   ZFLAJPZDS,

H E S T E B .   <&  B O X ,

Manufacturers’ Agents for

S A N  AJCTD GRIST MILL MACHINERY,
Send for  i 
Catalogue 

_ Prices* ATLAS

and

ENGINE 
WORKS
ISTEfiM EH6IHES&BDILEBS.r
►Carry Engines and Boilers In Stock f 

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND«,  U.  S. A.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

for  immediate delivery.

Planers, M atchers, M oulders and all kinds of Wood-Working- M achinerv 

Saws, B elting  and  Oils. 

^

And  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. D ivision St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

GEO.  E.  HOWES.

S.  A.  HOWES.

C.  N.  RAPP.

GEO. E, HOWES & CO-

Lpples,  Potatoes  I

Onions

S P E C I A L T I E S

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas,
3 Ionia St.,  C H A W n   RAPIDS. w

T R O I T ,  
Manufacturers of toc.following well-known brands of

-  

-  

M I O H E ,

QUEEN  ANNE, 
TRUE  BLUE, 
MONDAY,

MOTTLED  GERMAN, 

SUPERIOR,

PHCENIX, 

MICHIGAN,

CZAR,

WABASH,

e r s . 

For quotations address

Wholesale  Grocers,

ROVAL  BAR, 
MASCOTTE, 
CAMEO,

3  Lock Box 173, 

Salesman for Western Michigan, 
GRAND  RA

- 

21 & 23  SOUTH  IONIA.  ST.

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

With  Grocers.

Orders from Retail Trade Solicited.

ROOFERS

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I  W H Ö L E & 4L E   P B ftíE   C tJ B M iiíT ^  

? The  quotations  given below  are  such  as  are  ordinarily  offered  cash  b u jefó  who pa&

|

Event,  in  Spite  of  Some­

what'Adverse  Circumstances.  - 

sNôtwithstanding the  fact  that  the street 
y  did not run to the Lake cm Monday; 
the  lack  of  transportation  facilities 
Seriously interfered  with  many  merchants 
■ B f   to  that  resort;  that  the  withering 
weather  deterred  many from  leaving their 
homes; 
that  'a  sudden  shower  of  rain 
seriously interfered with  the  games, delay-, 
ing' the  programme  and  necessitating  the 
abandonment of several  sports—in spite of 
all  these  apparently discouraging  circnm- 
stancès,  the  secônd  annual  picnic  of  the 
Grand  Rapids 
.Mercantile  Association 
proved  to  be much more bf  a success than 
the -first event of the  kind, held on May 28 j 
o f last  year.  While  the  first  picnic  was ! 
attended  by less  than a thousand  persons, 
jbis  year’s  festivities  were  participated in 
by fully 2,000 people—all  bent  on having a 
gbbd  time  and  enjoying themselves to the 
id le s t  extent.  That  such a consummation 
was  secured  in  most  cases,  goes  without 
saying.  A  jollier party never assembled at 
any resort  and  from  the  beginning  to the 
end of  the  picnic  all  seemed to be bent on 
securing as  much  fun to the square inch as 
possible.

The match game of  base ball between the 
clerks of  the  wholesale  and  retail  houses 
was  called  at  two o’clock, continuing over 
two hours,  and resulting in a signal victory 
for  the  wholesalers.  Five  innings  were 
played on both sides,  when  the  score stood
as follows:

Total,

Total,

1
5
0
1
7
0
0
0
1
15

0
i
0
1
8
2
3
0
0
35

3
0
0
2
0
4
2
0
2
13

.THE RETAILERS.

Wilson S. S.
P. Fox, 3d b.
parmenter, c. f.
Aldrich, p.
J . Wlckom, c.
C.  Fox, 2d b.
Freeman, 1st b.
A. Wickom, r. f .
Gregory, 1. f.

Tucker,  3db.
Herrick, c.
Boon, p.
Bussell, 2d b.
A - Wagner, 1st b.
Henshaw, r. f.
Church, 8. s.
Coade, 1. f.
C. Wagner, c. f.

THE WHOLESALERS.
R.  B. H. p. o. E.
0
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
2
2
4
1
2
1
0
1
4
20
5
R. B. H. p. O. E.
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
13
0
Base on balls—Aldrich, 1 :  Boon, 4.
Two base hits—Wholesalers,3.
Home run—C. Fox.
Struck out—By Aldrich, 7; Boon,3.
At the  conclusion of  the ball game,  the
sports set forth  on the programme were in­
augurated,  continuing  until  a  refreshing 
shower drove all  indoors.  The  time mean­
while was  improved in  lunching  and visit­
ing, so  that  when the  storm  ceased  about 
7  o’clock all  were in readiness  to  take  in 
the  boat  rides  provided for  by the  Enter­
tainment  Committee. 
This  and  other 
species of  amusement occupied  the time of 
the  party  until  about 8 o’clock,  when  the 
prizes won  by the  contestants  were  pre­
sented  and  the dancing  began.  This con- 
continued  until  about 11 o’clock, when the 
party  broke  up in the  best of  spirits, well 
satisfied with the afternoon’s enjoyment, 
v  But for  the incidental drawbacks alluded 
to at the beginning of this article, it is esti­
mated  that  the  picnic  would  have  been 
attended by fully 5,000 people,
XiQoking  for  Defects  in  Eggs  at  Gotham.
F rom .the New York Sun.
A man busily engaged in holding eggs up 
before a candle attracted  the  attention of  a 
*Sun  reporter  in  Third  avenue,  the  other 
evening.  An interview was the result,  and 
here it is :

“What makes specked eggs ?”

“What are  you doing?”
“Candling eggs.  You see I  pick up each 
egg  and  hold  it  before  the  candle.  The 
light  shines  through  it.  1  can  see  at  a 
glance  whether it is cracked or specked  or 
' spoiled. 
If  it is cracked I set  it  aside  to 
be sold at a low price.  Bakers  and confec­
tioners  and  some  prudent  families  buy 
'  cracked eggs, and they are  as  good  as  any 
eggs  not  cracked, but  they must  be  used 
within twenty-four hours.”
“Is  not  that  an  old-fashioned  way  of 
testing eggs?”
“Yes;  but experience  proves  it to be the 
best, and it is quick.  An expert can caudle 
80,000 eggs  a  day. 
It  has  been  tried  to 
test eggs by water.  A good  egg  will  sink 
•and a bad egg will float, but  you  can’t  find 
out a specked egg that way.”
\   “Lying in one position.  An  egg  should 
•not be left many days  in  one  position. 
If 
r .an  egg  is  turned  every day it  will keep a 
long time.  An experiment was  once  tried 
by  the  President  of  the  Duchess  County 
Creamery, as to how long  an  egg  could be 
kept good.  He  kept one  on  his desk nine 
'  months,  and  turned  it  every  day, and  it 
Ú kept good.”
“How  long are the best eggs  kept  before 
$  they get upon the tables of  the best hotels?” 
|  ■  “It takes  about  four days, because  they 
- are bought in bulk in the  country and must 
be carefully assorted before being placed on 
the market.”
“How are imported eggs kept from spoil- 
.  ing on the voyage ?”
?,  *  **They are carefully watehed and  turned. 
■They come in cases  easy to handle, and an 
v «Xpert soon learns to handle  them  quickly, 
.ft adds about a quarter of á cent a dozen to 
the cost, but we can pay that and the freight 
and  yet sell  eggs  that  come  from  France 
mod  Germany  cheaper  than  wo  can  sell 
Western eggg, and some think they are bet- 
| ter*  W e can get them here in about twelve 
days from France*  England also gets many 
i  eggs from Germany and France.”
“How  about dessieated  eggs,  or canned
J 1 I fSame use  them  and  say they are good 
^Énd-cheip*' ■ •i'pie';i process is now brought to 
Rim  in   this  country. 
It  has  been 
on a  large scale, but it would not pay.
is, in fact, no  need  of  it,  so  long as 
lié know how to keep  their  eggs  good 
winning  them.  'T he  present  mode  of 
_ each egg in a separate  paper  com­
partment  facilitates  tuniidg and insures a 
‘ant  supply of good  eggs.  Trae, they 
h  
be handled carefully in transporting, 
l i j a r o n  gg&4»;be an  easy habit, „ Of 
the  baggage-smashers  do  not  go

| |  ^

ill É  

-

X XXX
Ginger  Snaps..........8
84
Sugar Creams......... 8
84
Frosted Creams.......
84
Graham Crackers__
8
Oatmeal Crackers....
8
TOBACCOS—PLUG.
Spear Head.,.*...__ _
Plank Road................. .43@45
.....42
Eclipse......................... ..  ..36
Holy Moses................... ......33
Blue Blazes.................. .....32
Eye  Opener.................. ......32
Star 
................... . .42@45
Clipper.......................... .....39
Climax.......................... 43@45
Comer Stone................ *....39
Double Pedro.............. .......40
Whopper....................... .......40
Peach 
............. ......40
Wedding Cake,  blk...... .....40
Red Fox........................ ......45
Sweet Russet............... .30@32
Sweet  Pippin...............
......50
Five and Seven.............
......50
Hiawatha................. .
......68
Sweet  Cuba.................. ......46
Petoskey C h ie f ......... ......65
Sweet Russet................ .40@42
Thistle.......................... ......42
Florida.......................... ......65
Rose Leaf.................... ...... 66
Red Domino................. ......38
Swamp Angel.................. .......40
Stag.................................. .......33
Capper............................. ..  ..42

TOBACCOS—FIN E  CUT.

TOBACCOS—SMOKING.
 

Rob Roy...................................28
Peerless........................ 
28
Uncle Sam...............................30
Jack  Pine................................ 36
Sensation......................  
33
Yellow Jafcket.........................go
Sweet  Conqueror............20@25

 

TEAS.

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

30 gr. 
94 

VINEGAR.
40 gr. 
114 

50 gr.
13

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

Bath Brick imported.........90
do 
American........ 75
Burners, No.  0....................65
do  No. 1..................... 75
do  No.2.....................95
Chimneys,  No. 0......................38
“  1.....................40
“ 

do 

Cocoa Shells, bulk...........
Condensed  Milk, Eagle..
Cream  Tartar..................
Candles. Star....................
Candles. H otel................
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes.
Extract Coffee, V.  C.......
Felix ...
Fire Crackers, per box.. 
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps. 
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.
Gum, Spruce....................
Jelly,in 30 ft pails..  .  5
Powder,  Keg..................
Powder, 4   Keg.............
S a g e...................................
CANDY. FRUITS and NUTS.
Putnam  &  Brooxs quote as 
follow s:

...1 15 
...1 20 
...25 
.. .35 
...30 
@ 54 
...5 60 
...2 87 
...15

Standard, 25 ft boxes............ 84
Twist, 
............ 9
Cut Loaf 
...........10

STICK*
do 
do 
MIXED.

Royal, 25 ft  pails.......84@ 9
Royal, 200 ft bbls.................  84
Extra, 25 ft  pails................. 10
Extra. 200 ft bbls...................9
French Cream, 25 ft pails. .114
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases............ 10
Broken, 25  ft pails..............10
Broken. 200 ft  bbls................9

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

Lemon Drops..........................13
Sour Drops.............................. 14
Peppermint  Drops............... 14
Chocolate Drops....................14
H M Chocolate  Drops...........18
Gum  Drops.............................10
Licorice Drops........................18
A B  Licorice  Drops.. 
...12
Lozenges, plain...................... 14
Lozenges,  printed................. 15
Imperials................................ 14
M ottoes................ 
  15
Cream  Bar...............................13
Molasses Bar........................... 13
5
Caramels.................................. 18
Hand Made Creams.............. .18
Plain  Creams..........................16
Decorated Creams..........   ...20
String Rock............................. 13
Burnt Almonds...................... 22
Wintergreen  Berries............ 14

 

 

FANCY—IN  BULK. 

Lozenges, plain in pails.. .12
Lozenges, plain in bbls___11
Lozenges, printed in pails. 124 
Lozenges, printed in  Dbls.114 
Chocolate Drops, in pails.. 124
Gum Drops  in pails............ 64
Gum Drops, in bbls..............54
Moss Drops, in pails...........10
Moss Drops, in Dbls..............9
Sour Drops, in  i>ails.......... 12
Imperials, in  pails........ .. .12
Imperials  in bbls..........  .  11

FRUITS.

Bananas...................1  25@3 00
Oranges,  choice
Oranges, Florida.......
Oranges,  Rodi...........
Oranges, OO...............
Oranges, Imperials..
Oranges Valencia ca.
Lemons,  choice........
Lemons, fancy.......
Figs, layers, new.......12
6
Figs, Bags, 50 ft........
Dates,  frails do.........
44 
Dates, 4  do  do........
54
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $1 ft..  9 
Dates, Fard 50 ib box $  ft..  64 
Dates,PersianSO ft box ..5@54

@
@
@7 50 
@
@
@@5 00 
@5 50S16 

NUTS.

“ 
“ 

Almonds,  Tarragona  @17
Ivaca__ __  @16
California  13@14
Brazils.......  ........... 
  @8
Filberts, Sicily.......  @11
Walnuts,  Grenoble..  @13
Sicily......... 
12
French__   @11
Pecans, Texas. H. P. 
8@12
Cocoanuts, $  100.......  @4 50
Prime Red,  raw V  ft  @ 4 
Choice 
do  @ 44
Fanoy H.P. do 
do  @ 5
Choice White, Va.do  @ 44
Fancy H P,. Va  do  6  @ 54 
H .P .V a......................  @ 5
OYSTERS AND  FISH.
follows:

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes  as 

PEANUTS.
do 

OYSTERS.

FRESH FISH.

Fairhaven Cojinte.,... .. .. .   40
Black bass...,,..... ........1 2 4
Rock b ass....* * ,..,.* ...,..* .  4
Duck-bill  p ik e ...,,.....,,...  6
Trout  .................................... 6
Whitefish....... . 
6
smoked.... .. .. .  .10
Frogs’ Legs .......... J .......25@75

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

• 

“ 

Michigan full cream... 9  @9^
'  DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN.
Otron, in drum.....  ...... 22
inb oxes...?.......... 3A
Currants.  . 
...... 7  @7)4
Lemon  P e e l...................... 14
OTiange Peel......................... 14
Prunes, French,6 0 s........
French,80s. 
;*....
French. 90s...........
Imperial............. .64

' “ 
“ 
“  Turkey,...............   4%
Raisins, Dehesia.. ........ ..3 60
Raisins, London Layers__ 3 10
Raisins,California  “ 
....2 65 
Raisins. Loose Muscatels..2 10 
Raisins, LooseCalifornia..1 90 
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s.  9  @94 
Raisins, Sultanas.  ,...
Raisins,  Valencias.......  @74
R aisins,Im perials..........3 75

FISH.

 

“ 

“ 
“ 
No. 2.  4  bbls 

Cod,  whole...................4%@5
Cod, boneless.................6)4@7^
Halibut....................... 
13
Herring, round, 4  bbl. 
2 75 
Herring, round, 4  bbl. 
1 50 
Herring, Holland, bbls.  10 00 
Herring, Holland, kegs  65@70
Herring, Scaled............  25@28
Mack, sh’r, No. 1, 4  bbl... .8 75 
“  12 ft kit..l 25
" 
..1  10
“  10  “ 
“ 
7 50
“ 
Trout,  4  bbls......................5 60
“  10  ft  kits...................  85
White, No. 1, 4  bbls.......... 6 75
White, No. 1,12 ft k its.....1  20
White,  No. 1,10 ft kits...... 1 05
White, Family,  4  bbls.... .3 75 
kits............  70
Jennings’  Lemon.  Vanilla.
D.C.,2oz.......$  doz  90 
135
“  4 oz.................. 1 40 
2 50
“  6 oz..................2 25 
3 75
“  No. 3 Panel...1 00 
175
“  No. 4  Taper..1 60 
“  No. 8 panel...2 75 
“ No. 10  “ 
“  4  pint, r’nd. .4 50 
. .9 00 
“  1 
per gross.

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS. 

Standard 
English^ oz........   7 20 
3 oz.........  9 00 
4 oz.........12 00 
6 oz.........18 00 

“ 
“ 
“ 
FARTNACEOUS  GOODS.

Lemon.  Vanilla.
9  60

imported... 10  @11

Farina, 100 lb. kegs.............   04
Hominy, $   bbl....................4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb. box..  60 
Pearl Barley..............   @  34
Peas,  Green...............  @1 40
Peas, Split..................   @ 34
Sago, German............  @ 6%
Tapioca, fl’k or p’rl..  @6%
Wheat,  cracked........   @ 64
Vermieelli, import...  @10
domestic..  @60
MATCHES.

...4 50 

“  “ 

“ 

“ 

2 75
4 50
6 50
7 50
15 00

12 00
15 00
24 00

OIL.

 

 

G. H. No.  8,  square............  95
G. H. No 9, square, 3 gro...1 10
G. If. No. 200,  parlor..........1 6a
G. H. No. 300, parlor..........2 15
G. H. No.  7, round...................1 40
Oshkosh, No. 2....................   75
Oshkosh, No.  8.....................150
Swedish..................... 
  75
Richardson’s No. 8  sq........1 00
Richardson’s No. 9  sq........1 50
Richardson’s No. 74, rnd.. 1 00 
Richardson’s No. 7 
rnd.. 1 *50
Woodbine. 300......................115
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

4  bbls. 3c extra 

“ 

PICKLES.

OATMEAL

OATS—ROLLED.

Michigan Test...................... 104
Water White........................11%
Barrels.......................................6 25
Half barrels....................... 3 25
Cases........................................... 2 35
Barrels.......................................6 00
Half barrels..............................3 25
Cases........................... 2 25@3 35
Medium.......................................6 00
4  bbl........................... 3 50
Small,  bbl..................................7 00
4  bbl..................  
  4 00
* 
RICE.
Table................... 
5%@54
H ead 
Java.........................................6%
Patna....................................... 64
Rangoon........ ..................... ..5
Broken................ ...................
Japan............................ 
  @64
SALERATUS.
DeLand’s pure...................... 54
Church’s  ............................... 5
Taylor’s  G. M........................5
Dwight’s ................................ 5
Sea  Foam...............................54
 
Cap Sheaf......................  

............*................ 7

4 c  less in 5 box lots.

 

 

 

SALT.

“ 

“ 

SPICES—WHOLE.

4  
SAUCES.
SOAP.

60  Pocket, F F D...................... 2 15
28 Pocket..............................2  05
100 3 ft  pockets......................... 2 25
Saginaw or  Manistee.........  85
Ashton, bu. bags.................  75
Ashton,4 bu.  bags................... 2 75
Higgins’bu.  bags...............   75
American, 4  bu. bags.......    20
Rock, bushels.....................  25
Warsaw, bu. bags...............  36
...............   19
London Relish, 2 doz...........2 50
Dingman, 100 bars....................4 00
Don’t  Anti-Washboard....4 75
Jaxon............... 
3 75
Queen  Anne.............................4 00
German Family........................2 40
A llspice................................  8
Cassia, China in mats...........74
“  Batavia in bund.. ..11
“  Saigon in rolls........42
Cloves,  Amboyna............... 28
“  Zanzibar.................. 23
Mace Batavia........................70
Nutmegs,  fancy..................70
No. 1................ 65
No.  2................ 60
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white. 28
shot......................... 21
SPICES—GROUND—IN BULK.
Allspice..................................124
Cassia, Batavia...................20
and Saigon.25
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Cloves, Amboyna............... 35
“  Zanzibar...............30
Ginger, African...................124
“  Cochin....................15
Jamaica.............     @18
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and Trie.25
Trieste ............. .27
Nutmegs,  No.  2........ 
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Pepper, Singapore  black..22 
white..30
Cayenne..............25
Absolute Pepper, 
doz...84 
Cinnamon  “ ...84
“ ,..55
Allspice 
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Cloves 
Ginger 
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Mustard 
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Mace Batavia............. 
Mustard,  English... 

Pepper, Singapore,  Dlaek..l84 

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Kingsford’fl
Silver Gloss, 1 ft pkgs, 
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6 ft boxes.....  7 4  
'ftböxes
bulk......*.*. 64
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P u re,lftp k g s..............54
Corn,! ftpkgs........  . 
Cut  L o a f.............  @ 84-
Cubes...______......  @ 74
Powdered....*»*..,...  @ J4
Granulated, Stand. .,7 06@ 74
ConfectioneryA-.. ,** 
Standard, A*
No. 1, White ExtraC.; i
No. 2, Extra C............
No. 3 C........................
N o*4C.....__M  &&

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Acme, % lb cans, 3 doz....
4  ft « 
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4 s.;..
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b u lk ..........—
dime size..........
Arctic, 4  ft cans, 6 doz...,
4  "  ....
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Victorian, 1 ft (tall,) 8 doz. 8 00 
Diamond,  “bulk.” ........ 
15
lied Star J4 ft cans 18 doz..  45 
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6  “  ..  85| 
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Absolute,  4   ft  cans, 100
cans in case..................... 11 75
Absolute,  4   ft  cans,  50
cans in  case......................10  00 i
Absolute, 1 ft cans, 50 cans
in case............................... 18 751
Telfer’s 4  ft, cans, 6 doz in
case....................................  2  70 I
Telfer’s 4  ft cans, 3 doz in
case........ ........................    2  55 j
Telfer’sJ. ft cans,  1 doz in
case...................................  1 50
Early Riser, 4 s, 4 doz  case  45 
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“ 160
Arctic, 4 oz. r’nd $  gross  3 00
8 oz,  “ 
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4 oz.  oval............  3  40
8 oz.  “ 
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Pints r’nd............10  80
No. 3 Hurl........................... 2 00
No. 1 Hurl.................  ........ 2 25
No. 3 Carpet........................2 50
No. 1 Carpet........................2 75
Parlor Gem........................3 00
Common Whisk................. 1 00
Fancy  W hisk.....................1 25
M ill......................................3 75
Warehouse..........................3 00
CHOCOLATE.
Runkle Bros’.. Vien. Sweet  23 
“ ,  Premium..  33 
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Horn-Cocoa  37 
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Breakfast..  48
COCOANUT
Schepps, Is......................... 27
Is and 4 b............28
4 s ........................ 27)4
Is in tin pails— 27)4 
)4s 
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Maltby’s, Is.........................23)4
Is  and )4s......... .24
)4s.......................24)4
Manhattan, pails...............20
Peerless...............................18
Bulk, pails or barrels. ,16@18
Mocha......................... ...25@28
Mandaling...................... 25@26
O G  Java........................24@25
Java.................................23@24
Marieabo........................ 16@19
Costi Rica.......................  @19
Mexican..........................  @19
Santos............................. 15@18
Rio,  fancy.......  ........... 18@19
Rio.  prime..................... 16@17
Rio,  common................. 14@15
To  ascertain cost of roasted 
coffee, add 4 c  per ft. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent, for shrink­
age.

COFFEE—«BEEN

COFFEES—PACKAGE.

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CORDAGE.

CRACKERS.

CANNED FISH.

COFFEES—50 LB. BAGS.

30 lbs 60 fts 100 lbs
2C)4
21
19%
19M
194
19%
204
20%
18%
20% 
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20

Lion................. 
Lion, in cab... 
Dilworth’s __  
Magnolia........ 
Acme.............20 
German........  
German, bins. 
Arbuckle’s Ariosa 
Avorica 
McLaughlin’s XXXX 
Honey  B ee...22)4  224 
Nox All.........21)4  214 
Our Bunkum.2034  204 
Arbuckle’s Avorica............ 184
Quaker City......... 194
Best Rio.................204
Prime Marieabo.. .224
60 foot Jute.........................1 10
72 foot J u te .........................1 40
4oFootCotton...............,....1 50
50 foot Cotton......................1 60
60 foot Cotton......................1 75
72foot Cotton................. ,...2 00
Kenosha Butter........... .........74
Seymour Butter..................3
Butter.................................... 6
Family Butter.......................6
Fancy Butter.........................54
Butter Biscuit........... .  ...... 64
Boston........................ 
74
City Soda................................ 8
Soda.........................................6
Soda Fancy.............................54
S.  Oyster................................ 6
P icnic..................................... 6
Fancy  Oyster........................54
Clams, 1 ft, Little Neck__ 1 35
Clam Chowder, 3 ft..................2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 ft stand.. .1 00 
Cove Oysters, 2 ft stand.. .1 70
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic............ 1 75
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic............2 65
Lobsters, 1 ft star.................... 1 95
Lobsters. 2 ft star.................... 2 90
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce3 25
Mackerel, 1 ft stand............
Mackerel, 2 ft stand............
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard. .3 25
Mackerel, 3 ft soused........ 3 25
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia........ 2 20
Salmon, 2 ft 
8 50
Salmon, 1 ft Sacramento...1 90 
Salmon, 2ft 
...2 75
Sardines, domestic 4 s.  . . . .   7 
Sardines,  domestic 4 s ... 10@11 
Sardines,  Mustard  4 s ...  9@10 
Sardines,  imported  4s..l2@13
Sardines,  spiced, 4 s __ .10@12
Trout. 3 ft  brook. . ..........
CANNED FRUITS.
Apples,gallons,  stand.....2 75
Blackberries, stand_____.1 20
Cherries, red standard.......1 60
Cherries,  pitted........ 1 85@1 90
Damsons..................... 1 25@1 35
Egg Plums, stand..........1  50
Gooseberries............. 
....1 65
Grapes................. 
95
 
 
Green Gages,....................... 150
Peaches, all yellow, stand.2 65
Peaches,  seconds.......... ...2 25
Peaches, p ie ............1 60©1 65
P ears............,..,.......* 1  30
P in eap ples............ 1 40@2 75
Quinces»............. 
.1 50
Raspberries, extra._______150
...  150
red 
Straw b erries.........i 25@1 40
Whortleberries..... ..V.... .120
Asparagus, Oyster Bay__ 2 00
Beans* Lima, stand........  85
Beans, Green Limas. *  @140
Beans,  String.......f.,1 00@1 20
Beans^Stringiess, B rie....  90 
Beans, Lewis’ Boston B ak.l 60 
Corn, Archer’s Tropby...;  ...
MomG’ry.l 15
Early Gold.l 15
Peas,  Jfrenoh.................J . 60
Peas, extra marrofat.1 20@1 40
Peai* Soaked................ 
90
Juno, stand....  @160
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. rifted........^*2 00
Prenoh,extra flae^SO 00 
Mushropnts, extra.fln i^ ^ fiO  
Pumpkin, 3 ft G old en ....»100
Succotash.standard.. ..80@130

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DRY  SALT MEATS.

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iPhe 'GrkBd Rspids Packing & Provision Co. 

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Mess........................................... I l | £ .......1 5  00
Short cu t............................ ......................... 35 25
.15 60
Short out  Morgan.................................... 
Extra clear pig, short cut.......— .........1 8  50
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Extra clear, heavy.......,V
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Clear quill, short-out.................. .................10  50
Boston dear, short c u t ........ . . . . . .  
...10 50
Clear back, short cut.  _____....,.; V».. .16 60
Standard dear, short  cut, b e s t...............16 50
Bean................ . . . . . . . . . .................................
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
Hams,average20  f t s .................................11
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16  fts ................ . .. . . .. . . .. . 1 1 4
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12 to 14 fts.............................. 114
“  picnic  ...................................................84
“  best boneless..................................... .11
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Shoulders.................................... .............. 
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.  .................. .. ill
8
Dried Beef, extra.................................... . 
ham  prices............................ 
94
Long Clears, heavy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   84
**  medium...................................... 84
lig h t....................... . , . „ . . 1.,.,  84
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Tierces  .................... .-...  . . . . . .. .. .. .. ..  
30 and 501b Tubs .................................... 
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case..........................
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case.............................
101b Pails, 6 in a case.............
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in case......................
84
Extra Mess, warranted 200 fts......................  7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago Packing............... . 
7 50
“  Kansas City Packing.......... . ..7  25
P late................................................................   7 25
Extra Plate.................. ...................................7  75
9 50
Boneless, rump butts.................. . 
“  Kan City pkd........... 8 50
“  4  bbl.  5 00
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Ham  Sausage...................................................l l
Tongue  Sausage...........................................  
9
Frankfort  Sausage................................; ....... 8
Blood  Sausage........................................... .. 
6
Bologna, straight.............................................  6
Bologna, thick..................................................6
Head  Cheese.....................................................  6
In half barrels................................................  3 00
In quarter barrels..........................................  2 00
In 4  Bbl................................................ .............3 00
In 4  Bbl.............................................................l  75
In K its................................. ..............................   85

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

BEEF IN BARRELS.

PIGS’ FEET.

TRIPE.

LARD.

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Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

Green__ $  ft 4  @ 44
Part cured...  @ 5
Full cured__ 54®  6
Dry hides and 
kips ............6  @ 8

HIDES.

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

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

WOOL.

Fine washed $  ft 18@201 Coarse washed.
18@20
Medium  ............. 20@22|Unwashed............ 12@16
Sheep pelts, short shearing...................  
5@20
Sheep pelts, old wool estimated..........  20@23
Tallow.......................................................3  @ 34
Grease butter.............................................   @ 5
Ginseng, good.............................................  @1 75

MISCELLANEOUS.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

rels, 25c.

and evaporated at 9c.

scarce, readily commanding $2.25 per bu.

Asparagus—30c per doz.
Beans—Hand-picked  mediums  are  very 
Beets—New, 30c per doz.
Butter—The market is well supplied.  Large 
handlers pay 12@14c for choice,  selling  again 
at 15@16c.
Butterine—Creamery,  14c  for  solid  packed 
and 15c for rolls.  Dairy,  13c  for  solid  packed 
and  14c  for  rolls.
Cabbages— Illinois stock readily  commands 
75c per doz.
Cheese-New cheese is held at about 9  @9 4 c
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; produce bar­
Cucumbers—25c per doz.
Dried  Apples—Jobbers hold  sun-dried at 7c 
Eggs—Jobbers now  pay 14c and sell at 15c.
Honey—In plentiful supply at 15@16c.
Hay—Baled is weak at  $16 for No. 1 and  $15 
Lettuce—5c per lb.
Onions—Young stock, 8c  per  dozen.  Ber­
Peas—Green, $1.25  per 3 peck box.
Pieplant—lc per lb.
Pop Corn—24c ^  ft.
Potatoes—Home grown are weak,being quot­
Radishes—5c per doz.
Seeds—Buckwheat, $1 per bu.  Millet,  $1.50.
Spinach—20c per bu.
String Beans—$1 per bu.
Strawberries—Home grown are beginning to 
come  into  market,  commanding  12@13c  per 
quart.  The  price  will  probably 
touch  10c 
before the end of the week.
Tomatoes—$1.25 per 4  bu. case.
Turnips—25 per bu..
Wax Beans—$1.50 per bu. box.  ,

able at 60@65c per bu.  New, $3.50 pey bbl.

mudas are held at $2  per bu. box.

for No. 2.

GRAINS AND M ILLING PRODUCTS.

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

Wheat—City  millers  pay  85c  for Lancaster, 
Corn—Jobbing  generally  at 65c  in  100  bu. 
Oafs—White,  45c in  small  lots  and  40c in 
Rye—50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.30@$1.40 fl cwt.
Flour—Higher.  Patent  $5.90^1 bbl in  sacks 
and  $6.10  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.90  bbl. in 
sacks and $5.10 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $3.00 V bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $16 $  ten.  Bran, $14 
V  ten.  Ships,  $14.50  $   ton.  Middlings,  $17 
$ton.  Corn and Oats. $23 $  ton.

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

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J.  Bo w ne, President.

Ge o.  C.  P ie r c e,  Vice President.

CAPITAL, 

H. P. Ba k er, Cashier.
-  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking business.

Make a  Specialty o f Collections.  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

EDW IN 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.  N o.  2-fUlers,  IOC,
I   h a rs   facilities  fo r  handling  each  line  above 

nam ed th a t a re unsttrpasged.
, 
I  aim   to   handle  th e   best  th a t  ceil  be  obtained. 
Mail orders filled prom ptly  a t low est m a rk et price.  A 
liberal discount on. E gg Crates and fillers in  large  lots.

SALESROOM, 

-  No. 9 Ionia  Si,  Grand  Rapids.

FRESH  MEATS. 
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i  BEW ARE !

It  has come to our notice  that unscrupu­
lous manufacturers of  cigars are patting an 
inferior  brand  of  cigars  on  the  market 
under a label  so  closely imitating our “Sil­
ver Spots” as to deceive  the general public. 
At first, we were inclined to feel flattered at 
this  recognition  of  the  superior  merits of 
our  “Silver  Spots” by a brother  manufac­
turer, knowing full well that it is only arti­
cles  of  standard or sterling worth  that  are 
imitated,  but  we  feel  that  we  should  be 
derelict in our duty to the public should we 
not  warn them  against this  infringement, 
and  also  to  dealers  in  cigars,  as  we 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, but a base  imitator who  keeps 
within  the 
just  ventures  near 
enough  to be on  debatable  ground, is  not 
worthy of  recognition  in  a  community of 
worthy or respectable  citizens.  The  “Sil­
ver  Spots” are to-day  the best  selling five 
cent  cigar  in Michigan. 
If  you  don’t be­
lieve it send us a trial order.

law,  or 

Geo.  T. W arren & Co., 

Flint, Mich.

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

FOREIGN,

-JOBBER  IN -

TROPICAL

ANDCALIFORNIA

F R U I T S .

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Bananas,  Olir  Specialty,

16 and x8 No. Division St..

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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B UCKWHEAT

I have a Choice Lot of Buck­
wheat for Seeding purposes, of 
the SILVER HULL and GRAY 
varieties,  that  I  offer  to  the 
Trade at $1 per bu.

Bags, extra, 18c. each.
In lots of 5 bags  at  a  tim e I 
w ill deliver free  to  cars.  Less 
than that amount, cartage w ill 
be charged.

w. t. ypffiux,

71 Canal St.,  -Grand Bapids.

m ora -
GHÂMCÂL

We have just put in a new and 
complete set: of  machinery,  and 
now  have  as  fine  a  Bakery  as 
there is in the  State  and  make 
as large a variety  of goods at as 
low prices as our competitors,

(Successors to Eaton & Christenson)

A.EAY0flK0.,
H Canal Street, 
Grant Rapids.
SOMETHING NEff!

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

CALIFORNIA
ORANGE

WINE.
Packed in  5  and  10  gal.  kegs.

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

a delightful flavor  for  Lemonades, 

M ilk  Shakes.  Etc.,  and  when 

frozen m akes  delicious Or­

ange Sherbet.'

I t  m ay be served in  alm ost  any  form, 

m ay  be  draw n  from  a  fountain or 

from th e cask, and for table use 

is  unexcelled. 

Price,  $1 

per  gallon.

YRYJKEG. 
IT WILL PIY YOU.
A .  E A T O N   A   CO.

Agents for Michigan,

77 Canal St., Grand Rapids.

MIE8 - GOODYEAR

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ßOlEBYIßUT

Rubbers.

Write for fall Prices and Discounts.

G.  R.  MAYHEW,

86 Monroe Street,

GRAND RAPIDS.

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ESTABLISHED  1866.

Burnett  Bros.,

159  So. Water Street, Chicago.

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THESE GOODS ABE UPAB EXCELLENCE”
P ure, H ealthful and Reliable,  w arranted to  give satis­
factio n  in  every p articular.  F or sale by w holesale and 
re ta il grocers th ro u g h o u t th t United  States.  Vouwik 
Baos., M anufacturers, Cleveland and Chicago.

I B E S

We do a General  Commission Business 
and offer as  inducements twenty years’  ex­
perience and clear record.  The best equip­
ped and  largest salesroom  in  the  business 
in this eity.  Ample storage  facilities—hill 
20,000 feet  of  floor space in  the center of 
the best market in the West.  • Ample capi­
tal  and firat'class  references  on file  with 
Tecb  Tradesman.  Write us  if yon wish 
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CfEAfraLERS
$11,550 fort! of Real Estate

Read  this  Scheme. 

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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  the 
the “Presto” and  $30  for  the  “Empress^ 
cigars, 
to  sell 
shall 
them  at  that  price, 
thus  charging  noth­
ing extra for  the property we  shall distrib­
ute.

continue 

and 

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

Every 74th  order received will entitle the 
party ordering to a clear title deed of a piece 
of  real-estate.  Either  a  building  lot  and 
water  privilege,  at a  summer  resort,  a city 
lot in city of  Sault  Ste  Marie,  a house  and 
lot in  St. Ignace,  or  a  farm  of  160  acres. 
There are 39 lots of the  real  estate and 720 
articles  of  personal  property  to  go  with 
3,000 orders,  an  average  of  more  than one 
in four.

An order will consist  of  X   M.  “Golden 
Kod” 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 IT. S.  Sold at 
their  market  value, without  regard to  the 
property  given  away.  The “Presto” cigar 
is a  very nice  imported  scrap-cigar,  gives 
universal  satisfaction  and  sells  in  many 
places at 10c.

The summer  resort  lots are  on the beau­
tiful Lakeville Lake in  Oakland Co.  on the 
P. O. & P. A. R. R., a handsomer lake with 
better fishing than  Orion, six miles distant. 
Lots 40 feet by 80 rods with good lake front 
privilege, value $50 each.

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

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

The farm  is  within  two  miles  of  Carp 
Lake Station, on  the G. R.  & I. R. R.  Six 
miles from Mackinaw  City,  hardwood  and 
cedar,  good front on Carp Lake, seven acres 
under cultivation, valued at $3,200.

Warrantee  deeds of  real  estate  will  be 
sent with the cigars,  which  come in proper 
order.

When the property is all  distributed, cir­
culars  will  be  sent  to  each  purchaser  of 
cigars,  showing  name  and  address of  par­
ties getting these presents.

Send  in  your  orders,  somebody will get 
some good property for nothing.  You will 
get  warranted  goods,  worth  the  price put 
on them.  The value of the presents  is not 
taken out of the goods.

Terms on  cigars,  60  days  to  responsible 

parties, or 5 per cent, off for cash.

We give reference  below as to  our  busi- 

ness standing.

Citizens’  National  Bank,  Romeo;  First 

National Bank, Romeo.

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

Yours respectfully,

ROMEO,  MICH.

H.  W, Bradley  l Bro„
SOAPS!
BEST  FAMILY,

They Please Everybody.

HEADLIGHT  and 

LITTLE DAISY

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

soaps ever sold in Michigan. 
for price list.

Rapids.

Order  these  goods  of  any  Jobber  in  Grand 

H
  B ails  Boas  Ca.
D,  D.  COOK,
Yalley City Show Case Factory,
SHOW CASES

PROPRIETOR OF THE

MANUFACTURER OF 

¿¿j

-AKD—

Prescription  Cases«.

M yPriaiiy

may at times arrive»  in  the  .administration 
of anaesthetics, and yet  not pass  èie  por­
tals. 
It has been  computed  that  only one 
in  40,000  dies under  their  influence, and I 
shall always  be  grateful  if  permitted  to 
take that minimum risk  rather  than  suffer 
pain. 

Frank  A. Ho wig.

Minor  Drug  Notes.

RECOMMENDED 8Y EMINENT -PHYSICIANS

A G 0 N b C  

M   A  L T  
OR  SAlfe  BY  ALL  DRUGGISTS.

E X T R A C T   O F
H O P S

78 Congress St., West,

Detroit, Mich., April 9,1888. 

Specialty Dept. Ph. Best Brew ing Co.,
Gen tlem en—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 tliis  thinking you  might like to have 
my opinion  on  its  merits.  I  certainly  shall 
prescribe  it  in future,  where the  systerq re­
quires building up. either from  constitutional 
weakness or otherwise.

Yoars truly,

.  Wm. Gra y, M. D. 
Medical Sup’t.

Midville, Geo., Feb. 24,1888. 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brewing Co.,
Gen tlem en—I think the “Tonic” a splendid 
medicine for all forms  of Dyspepsia and Indi­
gestion.  It is giving me great satisfaction. 
J. M. J ohnson, m. D.

Very respectfully,

Yardley, Pa., March 18,1888. 

P h. Best Brew ing Co.,
Dea r Sir 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.  1 
have  used  many  of  the  so-called  “Malt  Ex­
tracts,”  but  believe  your  preparation  to  be 
superior.  In  the  aged  where  the  digestive 
functions are exhausted, and there is a loss of 
the nerve vital  force. I found its action  to  be 
rapid and permanent.

El ia s Wild m a n, M. D.

Work-House Hospital, 

Blackwell’s Island, Feb. 10,1888. 
Ph. Best Brew ing Co.,
Gen tlem en— As a matter of  personal inter­
est, I have used  your “Best” Tonic in several 
cases of impaired  nutritition.  The results in­
dicate that it is  an  agreeable  and  doubtless, 
highly efficacious remedy.  1 am,
Very truly yours,

E. W. Flem in g,  M. D.

Troy, New York, January 28,1888. 

Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co„
De a r Sir s—Your agent left me a sam ple o f 
your liquid extract, Malt, and as  I  use  much: 
such  in  my  practice, I  thought  to  com pare 
your product with  some from another  house 
I had on hand; and finding  yours  superior  in  
the  great essential,  the  peditable  nutriant  as 
well as in tonic stimulant properties, felt anx­
ious to  know about what  it  can be furnished 
the dispensing physician.

Yours truly,

E. Jay Fisk, M. D.

East Genessee Street, 

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

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brew ing Co., 
Gentlem en—I have  used  the “Best” Tonic ' 
with  most  gratifying  results in  my  case  of 
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  that 
case. 

Wm. O. J aeg er.

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

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

Respectfully.

E. H. Be l l, M. D.

New Orleans, La., April 6,1888. 

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

Very respectfully,

D.  B o r n io, M  D.

For Sale By

Acme Wliie Lead & Color f
DETROIT, 

 oris,
-  MICH.

Mick.
Prepared Paints

DEALERS IN

Patent Medicines, 
Paints,  Oils, 
Varnishes.

WE ARE  SOLE PROPRIETORS OF

We have in stock and offer a full line of

Whiskies, 

Brandies, 

Gins, 
Wines, 

Rums,

P g P ^ C  »taite Board of Pharmacy.  -ft 
Mac Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. 
Sw t^eajss--Ji|j£e§ Vemor, Detroit. 
ffiiérae Tears—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Itottr YoàTB 'Qeo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.  i  - 
Pive Years—Stanley E. Parkell, Owosso. 
•
President—Geo. McDonald 
Secretaiy—Jacob Jesson.
W M w r é t- J ù . Vemor,  • 
Next Meeting—At  Star  Island  House,  m eat  Detroit, 
.^'jfuÿfeg» «tndStU_____________________________ '

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. 

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Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. 

President—Arthur Bassett, Detroit. 
jjfemtVlce-President—G. M. Harwood, Petoskey. 
Second Vice-President—H. 1  Fairchild,  Grand Rapids. 
Third Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs. 
(Secretary—8. E. P artili, Owosso.
(Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—Geo.  Gnndram,  Frank  Inglis, 
A  H. Lyman, John E. Peck, E. Ti Wem».
Docal Secretary—James Vemor, Detroit.
Jgpxt Meeting— it D etroit, September i, 5,6a n d 7.
'  , 6 fa n d  Rapids Pharm aceutical’ Society.
?  
’  President—H. E. Locher.
Vice-President—J. W. Hayward.
Secretary—Frank H. Eseott.
Treasurer—Henry  B. Fairchild.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9, 1884.

J lta m o i Censors—President,  Vice-President  and Sec- 
.  rotary.
Board of Trustees—The President,  John  E. Peck,  Geo. 
G. Steketee, A. F. Hazeltine and F. J. Wurzburg, 
wen, Isaac W atts, Wm. E. White and Wm.  L.  White. 
Committee on Trade  Matters—Jonn Peck, F.  J. Wurz­
burg, W. H. Tibbs.
Committee  on  Legislation—J.  W.  Hayward,  Theo.
Kemink, W. H. Van Leuwen.
Committee  on  Pharmacy—W. X.. White,  John- Muir, 
M.B. Kimm.
Regular  Meetings—First  Thursday  evening  in  each 
.  month.
Annual Sleeting—First Thursday evening In November.

Societjr.

XI r-‘ cmuam oo»am»wßl^SBSm
fem !dent~J.W . Caldwell.  f> 
¡?  ; 
»V ¿> y '< '
FirstVice-President—F. W. R, Perry. 
•  sSglilti
SecondVice-Fre-irtent—F  D. Stetem« 
$ * ,  
Secretary and Treasure*—B. W. Patterson. 
s.î
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—G. S.Purvis. 
Annual Meeting’—First Wednesday in June.
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday In each month,
Cuntr.tl  tlicliigan  : D raggigiai' AMoclation. 
President, J. W. Dunlop;  Secretary, R,  M. Massell. 
Berrien County Pharmaceutical Society; 
President, H. M. Dean;  Secretary.Henry Kephart.

C lin to n   C ou n ty   D r u g g is ts ’  A sso c ia tio n . 

President, A. O. Hunt;~l5tecretarT. A. S. Wallace. 
C h a r le v o ix  C ou n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l S o c ie ty  
President, H, W. Willard;  Secretary, Geo. W. Croater.
I o n ia  C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e n tic a l S o c ie ty . 
President, W.R. Cutler;  Secretary, Geo. Gundrum. 
J a c k s o n   C ou n ty  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  A ss’n.

President, C. B. Colwell; Secretary, O. E. Foote.______
K a la m a zo o  P h a r m a c e u tic a l A sso c ia tio n . 
Mason County  Pharm aceutical Society. 

President, D. O. Roberts;  Secretary, D. McDonald.

President. F. N. Latimer;  Secretary, Wm. Heysett.
Mecosta  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, C, H. Wagener;  Secretary, A. H. Webber, 
Monroe County Pharm aceutical .Society. 
President s. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julius Weiss. 
Muskegon County  Druggists’  Association, 
President, E. C. Bond; Secretary,Geo. L. LeFevre,____

Muskegon  Drag Clerks’ Association. 
President, O. S. Koon;  Secretary, Geo.  L, LeFevre. 
Newaygo County Pharm acentical  Society. 
President. J. F. A. Raider; Secretary, A. G. Clark.
*  Oceana County Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, F. W, Fincher;  Secretary, Frank Cady.
Saginaw  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, Jay Smith; Secretary,  D. E. Prall.

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

No change.

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Ift

a c id u m .

3® 

8®  10
A c e tic u m .....................  
.B en zo icu ra, G e rm a n  
80®1  00
s B o ra c ic ................... . . . .  
30
C afb e lic u m  — . . —   45®  50
f r i m e u m .......................   60®  65
H y d r o c h lo r . . . . . . . . . .  
5
N itr o c u m .....................   10®  12
G x alicu m   ••— ............  10®  13
P h o sp h o rio u m   d ii... 
20
S a lie y lic u m ................... 1 70®2  05
S u lp b u ric u m ........... 
T a n n ic u m ....................... 1 40@l  60
T a r ia x ic u m .................   50®  53
a m m o n ia .
A q u a , 16 d e g ................ 
5
18  d e g ................ 
6
C arb o iia s— .............    -11®  13
C h lo rid u m ............ 
  13®  14
B la c k .................... 
2  
25
B ro w n ..........................-   « g g l  00
# e U ^ w . . ...........................2 50@3  00

 
ANILINE. 

3®  
4® 

1%@5

~  

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BACCAE.

C u b eb ae  (po.  1 8 0 ....1  60@1  70
J u n ip e r u s   . . . . . .  —  ••  8®  10
X a n th o x y lu m ............  26®  30

BALSAMUM.

 

 

 

........... 

C o p a ib a ........................  65®  70
P e r u ................. 
@1  50
T e ra b in ,  C an a d a . ■. . .  50®  55
T o l u ta n .........................  45®  50
CORTEX..
A b ies,  C a n a d ia n ........ 
18
“
C assia«  
18
C in eb o n a F la v a .......... 
E a o n y m u s   a tro p u rp  
30
* 20 
M y rica  C e rife ra , p o . 
P r im u s  V i r g u n . .. .. .  
12
Q u illaia,  g r d ................
S a s s f r a s .........................
U lm u s.- 
r n m u s  P o  (G ro u n d  12) 
G ly c y rrh iz a  G la b ra .
p o ..........
H a e m a to x , 15 B>  dox,
I s .............
a e....
5 4 8 ..........
FERRUM.
C a rb o n a te  P r e c ip ...
C itra te  a n d  Q u m ia ..
C itra te  S oluble ••••••.
F e rro c y a n id u m  S o l..  @
S o lu t  C hloride.
S u lp h a te ,  co m  i ..........15»@
®
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EXT RACTUM .___
33®11®
13®
14®
16®

®  15 
®3 50 
®  80

p u r e ............ 

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25®
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50®
30®

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13 
30 
15 
55 
33
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®  80 
.  80®  95 
®   35 

Salvia  officinalis,  34s
Ura  Ursi....................
Acacia, 1st picked...

FLÒRA. 
A m ic a ..» ,» ...............
A n th e m is ........* -  - • • ‘ 
M a tric a ria ,.,» » . » » .
f o l ia
Barosma ..»»..-• ■••• •
Cassia  Actttifol, Tm-
^ v e lly " « ........ a £ !
and  54s.............r
GUMMl.

«
B0®
10® 12
20®
35®
10®8®
®1 00 
®  90 
2nd
®   SO
** 
3rd 
Sifted sorts.  @  6a
« 
. .. 
p o ..................  75®1 00
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)..  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po-20)"-,
-  “  Soeotrr, (po. 60)
Catechu,  Is,  (54s,  14
Jis, 16)......................
Ainmoniae 
- • • •
Assafoetida,  (po. 30).
Benzoinum ...............
Camphorae...............
Euphorbium, po.......
Galbanum................
Gamboge, p o ........ •
Guaiacum, (po. 45)...
Kino,  (po.25).......... .
M a stic.................
40
Myrrh, (po.45)...
Opii, (po. 4 60j...
Opii, (po.* «P -......... 3 00@3  10
^ é^bYe¿¿h¿d: : : : : 
30
TragacBnth...............   30@  75
Herba—In ounce packages. 
¿j
Absinthium — ...... 
Eupatorium .............. 
¿V
Lobelia  ...................... 
25
"
Majorum  . . . — •••••. 
Mentha Piperita....... 
g
Y ic .......... !.. 
25
R u e. — ......... 
20
 
Tanacetum,  \
Thymus, Y ................. 
<*5
MAGNESIA.
Calcined,  P a t........  55®  |0
Carbonate,  P a t......  20®  ^
Carbonate,  K. &Ü--  20®  2v 
Carbonate,  Jennings  35®  36
Abslhthium......... 0 ^ 5  ^
Amygdalae. DulC....  4§®  75 
AmVdalhe, Amarte. .7 25@7 10
AñSBi 
-.......4 85@l 9a
Aufanti Cortex........   @2 50
Bergami!....................2 75®3 25
àÉ0Élf|etfti  .............  
90@i oo
“ Caryopbylii. .. .. .. .. .   @2 00
.................  35®  65
Chenopodi!------.....  @11?
dnnam onii...............   85®  9u
Citronella  ...................I .®   75
Coniutn  Mao...........  35®  65
Ckmaiba 
00® 1 00
Gobebab.................14 U0®14 50
S c h S t o s   ..  ......  90@i 00
¿Brigeron.....................1 20@1 30
‘^ S t h e r ia ...  ......... 2 25@2^
Gekanium,;........ 
®   75
" «ossipii, Sem. gal—   f8®  76
Hedeoma.................. 1 10@120
ä ® i s ^ p e r i . i . . , . 50®2 08 
L a v e n d u l a . 9 0 @ 2  0° 
Llmonis . .. . . . . . . . . . . .  1 75@2 25
Mentha Piper............2 25®3 33
Mentha Verid............3 00@3 25
Morrhuae,  g a l.......  80@108
Myrcia,  5............  
  Æ l M
Ofive 8 .......... 
-100@S 55
'  BteisiLiquidal(gal.35)  10®   .12
«tótoí 
26
BosmM ini. 
..........   4»®T00
«90@1 00
ISgtar..-.  ..................3 so®7 to
a O S U B S t ;   " 1 ,1

OliltJMi 

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60&10, less.

8entraria..............   @  1°

Capsid Fraetu8, af..  @ 1 5  
Capsid Fraetus,po..  @  16 
Capsici Fructus, B po  @ 1 4  
Caryophyllus, (po. 25)  22®  25
Carmine, No. 40........   @3 75
Cera Alba, S. & F __   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  2fa@  3°
Coccus 
@  40
Cassia Fructug..,,...  @  15
etaceum ..................  @  40
Chloroform..............  60®  65
Chloroform,  Squibbs  @1 00
Chloral Hyd Crst.......1 60@1 75
Chondms..................   10®  12
Cinehonidine, P. & W  15®  20 
Cinchonidine, Ger’an  5®  12 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
c en t......................... 
40
Creasotum.................  @  60
Creta, (bbl. 75)............  @  2
Creta  prep................. 
5®  6
Creta, precip..............  8®  10
Creta Rubra...............  @  8
Crocus.......................   22®  27
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cupri Sulph............... 
6®  7
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Suiph...............  68®  70
Emery, all numbers.  @  8
Emery, po..................   @  6
Ergot a, (po.) 75..........   70®  75
Flake  White.............   12®  15
Galla...........................  @  23
Gambier.................... 
7®  8
Gelatin, Coopor........   @  90
Gelatin, French........   40®  60
Glassware flint, 70&10  by box. 
Glue,  Brown.............  
9®  15
Glue, White...............  13®  25
Glycerina..................  23®  26
Grana  Paradisi........  
©  15
H um ulus..................   25®  40
Hydrarg Chlor.Mite.  @  80 
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor.  @  70 
HydrargOx.Rubrum  @  90 
Hydrarg Ammoniati.  @1 10 
Hydrarg Unguentum  45®  55
Hydrargyrum..........  @  65
Ichthyocolla, A m ....l 25@1 50
Indigo.........................  75@1  00
Iodine,  Resubl.........4 00@4 10
Iodoform..................   @5  15
Lupuline  ..................   85®1 to
Lycopodium.............   55®  60
M ads.......... 
80®  85
Liquor  Arsen et Hy-
draiglbd.................  @  27
Liqüor Potass Arsini-
tis........................ 
10®  12
 
Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl
134)............................   2@  3
Mannia. S.F...............  90@1 00
Morphia,  S, P. & W.  2 40@2 65 
Morphia,  S.  N.  Y. Q.
&C.  Co................... 2 30@2 55
Moschus C anton__   @  40
Myristica, No. 1........   60®  70
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 20)  @  16
Os. Sepia....................  27®  29
Pepsin  Saac,  H. & P.
D. Co........................   @2 00
Picis Liq, N. C.. J4 gal
doz........................... 
  @2 70
Picis Liq.,  quarts....  @1 40
Pids Liq., pints........   @  85
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80).  @ 5 0
Piper Nigra,  (po.22).  @  18
Piper  Alba, (po. 35)..  @  35
Pix Burgun...............  ®  7
Plumbi Acet.............   14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii.l 10@1 20 
Pyrethrum, boxes, H 
&P.D.C0., doz....  .
@1 25 
Pyrethrum, p v ._____
60®  65 
8®  lo 
Quassiae....................
Quinia, S, P. & W__
50®  55 
Quinia, S, German...
37®  47 
Rubia Tinctorum__
12®  13 
Saccharum Lactis pv 
@  35 
Salacin
. .3 40@3 50 
Sanguis Draconis__
40®  50 
Santonine..................
@4 50 
Sapo, W......................
12®  14 
Sapo,  M......................
8®   10 
Sapo, G.......................
@  15
Seidlitz  Mixture.......
Sinapis........................  @  18
Sinapis, opt...............   @  30
Snuff, Maeeaboy, Do.
Voes.........................  @  35
Snuff,  Scotch,  Do.
Voes.........................  @  35
Soda Boras, (po  11)..10  @  11 
SodaetPotossTart..  33®  35
2® 214
Soda Carb..................  
Soda, Bi-Carb............ 
4®  6
Soda, Ash..................  
3®  4
Soda  Sulphas.
Spts.  Bfvreia Bom...  @2 00
Spts, Myrcia Imp....  @2 60 I
Spts  Vfni Rect.  bbl, 
£25)..,.... 
35
Less 5c. gal.  cash ffeh  days. 
Strychnia  Cry SUM...  @1  M
Sulphur,Sum  w ....  23£@3}4
Sulphur, mm-.......... 2*4® 3
Tamarinds-.............  8®  10
rereberfta Venice  ..  28®  30
TheofiriUiae............  50®  55
YaniEft  ..................9 00@16 00
Zl®&  Sulph.............   7®  8

OILS.

paints  Bbl 

Bbl  Gal
75
72
60

_  
Whale, winter..........   70 
Lard,extra...........  68 
Lard,No.  1 ...........  45 
Linseed, pure raw  ..  54
Linseed, boiled.......   571
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................   50 
60
Spii.tsTurpentine...  42  •  45
Lb
Bed Venetian........  ■Hi  2@3
Ochre, yellow Mars..U£  2@3 
Ochre,yellow  Ber...Hi  2®3 
Putty,commercial..J8J4 2K®3 
Putty, strictly pure..2)4 2£@3 
V ermilion prime Am­
erican.... ............. 
13®16
Vermilion, English,. 
70®76 
Green, Peninsular... 
16®17 
Lead, red......;.;.,.  ...5K@53t
“  white............. 5k@oHi
®70
Whiting, white Span 
@90
Whiting,  Gilders’__ 
White, Paris Amer’n 
130

10

“ 

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“ 

“ 

RADIX,

(po. 55)...............

8®
Potass  Nitras, opt... 
Potass Nitras............ 
7®
Prussiate . . . . . __ ...  25®
Sulphate po...............  15®
20®
Aconitum..................
25®
Althae  ........................
Anchusa....................
15®
Arum,  po..................
Calamus................v ..
Gentiana,  (po. 15).... 
Glychrrhiza,  (pv. 15). 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
15®
Hellebore,  Alba, po.
Inula, po....................  15®
Ipecac, po................. 2 25@2 35
Iris plox(po. 20®22)..  18@  20
25®  30 
Jalapa, pr..................
@  35 
Maranta,  34s.............
15®  18 
Podophyllum, p o ....
75Q1 00 
Rhei  ...........................
@1 75 
“  cut......................
75@1 35 
“  PV....................
48®  53
Spigeiia......................
Sanguinaria,(po.25).  @  20
Serpentaria...............  30®  35
Senega.......................   55®  60
Smiiax, Officinalis, H  @ 4 0
M  @  20
SciUae,  (po. 35)..........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foe-
tidus, po..................   @  25
Valeriana, Eng. (po. 30)  @  25 
15® 20
German.. 
Zingiber a ................ 
  10®  15
Zingiber j ..................   18®  22
SEMEN.
Anisum, (po. 20)........   @  15
Apium  (graveleons).  10®  12
Bird, Is........ ..............  
4®  6
Carni,  (po. 18)............  12®  15
Cardamom................1 00®1 25
Coriandrum...............  10®  12
Cannabis  Sativa.......334® 4V4
Cydonium..................  75@1 00
Chenopodium..........  10®  12
Diptenx Odorate__ 1 75@1 85
Foeniculum...............  @  15
Foenugreek, po........  
6@  8
Lini..............................3 
4
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3)..  ..  314®  4
Lobelia........................  35®  40
Phalaris  Canarian...  3^@414
Rapa........................... 
5@  ò
Sinapis,  Albu............ 
8®  9
Nigraiii; i; ,  11®  13
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fePIRITUS.
Ti'Umenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50
Frumenti, D. F .R __ 1 75@2 00
Frumenti.................. 1 10@1 50
Juniperis Co.  O. T .. .1 75@l 75
Juniper is Co.............1 75@3 50
Saacharum  N. E...... 1 75@2 09
Spt. Vini Galli..........1 75®6 50
"Vini Oporto...............1 25@2 00
Vini  Alba...............   1 25@2 00
SPONGES
Florida sheeps’ wool
carriage.................. 2 25®2 50
Nassau sheeps’wool
carriage..................
2 00 
Velvet Extra sheeps’
1 10
wool carriage........
Extra Yellow sheeps’
carriage...............
Grass  sheeps’  wool
carnage..................
Hard for slate use...
Yellow Reef, for slate
use...........................
Accada......................
Zingiber........ .............
Ipecac....................... .
Ferri Iod.................. .
Auranti Cortes..........
Rbei Arom.................
Smiiax Officinalis__
Co..
Senega....,.................
Scillae.........................
Co.................
Tolutan.......................
Prunus virg...............
TINCTURES.
Aconitum Napellis R
F
Aloes...........................
“  and myrrh.......
A m ica........................
Asafcetida..................
Atrope belladonna...
Benzoin__ .................
C o ...............
Sanguinaria...............
Barosma...................«
Cantharides.............
Capsicum.................. .
Cardamon..................
Co.. . . . . . . .
Castor.........................
catechu.....................
Cinchona....................
Co.................
Columba..................
Conium........ .............
Cubeba.. .......* .......
Digitalis.................... .
Ergot__ . . . .. .. .. .. ..
Gentian...................
eo ...
Gualca....................
ammon..........
Zingiber.. . . .. .. .. .. ..
Hyoscyamus.........
Iodine...................
Colorless......
Ferri GhL:ridum.
Kino..»,. 
............
Lobelia.......
M yirh .....  .......... .
Nux Vomica  . . . . . . . «
Opt.....................
"  Camphorated...
“  DeodOr.
¿Auranti Cortex......
Quassia...-. ..-.tv .......
Rhatany__ -,.........
Cassia ÀcùtHòl......
Co...
Séilpéiitari«..........
StrOmonitórtn...........
Tolutan.. .. .. __ _____
Valerian...................;
Veratrttm Vmride.....
Esther, Spts Nit, 3 P..  26®  28 
JEther, Spte Nit, 1F..  30®  32
Alumen........ 
2)4® 354
Atomen, ground,  <p-
Aunatto
'Antimoni,  p o ........
Antimoni et Potass T
Argmti Nitras, 5__ -

MISCELLANEOUS.

SYRUPS.

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MY  EXPERIENCE  W rrH   NITROUS

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W ritten f o r  Th e  Tradesman.

Noticing in the  drug  department o£  T h e 
Tradesman  for  May 16,  “The  Effects of 
Hasheesh,’* I  am  forcibly reminded  of  an 
experience of  my own  with  nitrous  oxide 
gas,  or “Laughing  Gas,”  as  it  was  orig­
inally known. 
In some respects, the effects 
of  both  arc  similar,  and  this  recital  may 
therefore prove of  interest to the  druggist, 
if not to the general reader.  I have learned, 
however, from long experience, that power­
ful drugs of  any kind, and more particularly 
anaesthetics,  seldom  produce  like  mental 
effects, upon different individuals.

It was many years  ago  that I  seated my­
self in  the  dentist’s  chair  in  the  city  of 
Jackson, in  this  State, for  the  purpose of 
having  a  few  annoying  fangs  removed, 
with  my  friend  Boughton,  of  that  city, 
standing near to witness  the  then  compar­
atively new  method of  removing  sensation 
during an  otherwise  painful  operation. 
I 
had  eaten a hearty  dinner  about  an  hour 
previous, was in excellent  health  and  spir­
its, and  with  no  misgivings  in  regard  to 
good results, 
I was  told  to  take full and 
regular inspirations  from  the  instrument, 
as it was  hefd  tightly over my mouth, and 
remain  perfectly  passive  and  quiet. 
I 
obeyed until  it  seemed  as if  I  was  full to 
bursting, and could  hardly breathe  longer; 
then  I  struggled 
to  free  myself  and 
screamed loudly.  No attention  being  paid 
to that, I rapped  furiously upon the rounds 
of  the  chair  with  one  hand and  shouted, 
‘You are killing m e!”  Still no  notice was 
taken of  the  noise I made  or of  my frantic 
actions.  “Well,”  thought  I   to myself,  “I 
shall surely die in this chair;”  and  just as I 
seemed to be losing  consciousness, my son, 
a  lad of  seven  or  eight  years,  opened  the 
door and came  in, walking  toward  me. 
I 
can  never  forget  my feelings  at  that mo­
ment and  hope never to realize such appar­
ent suffering again.  My  heart  was  bleed­
ing  in  agony,  as my sympathy went out to 
my  only  child,  whom I loved  dearer  than 
life,  and who was so soon to become father­
less. 
I reached out one  hand  and  grasped 
his, bidding  him  good-bye  and requesting 
him  to  tell  his  mother  how  the  accident 
occurred.  Then  all  became a blank in my 
existence.

My next  recollection  was a sensation  of 
unparalleled  lightness  or  buoyancy of  the 
body,  and a roaring  noise  as  of  a train of 
cars  approaching  in  the  distance.  Time, 
surroundings, locality and  purpose  had en­
tirely left me.  1 now  felt  quite  at ease in 
mind and body and believed myself a spirit, 
separated  from  the  old  “casket,”  gently 
floating along through  the  air, close  to the 
earth-  The  increased  noise  of  the  ap­
proaching  train  thundered  in  my ears and 
soon came to a halt near me. 
I stepped  (or 
rather  seemed  to  float)  on  board;  passed 
into a car,  which  seemed  well  filled  with 
passengers, and  appropriated a vacant seat. 
Musing upon  my strange  situation,  I heard 
the rear door of  the car open and close with 
a bang,  and the  increased  roaring  and rat­
tling of  the train  was  for  an  instant  very 
distinct.  On  turning  my  head  to  look at 
the  newcomer, I  discovered  the  conductor 
reaching  from  one  side  of  the aisle to the 
other, collecting the  tickets  and fares, and 
just then I remembered I had neither ticket 
nor‘cash.  As  he  appreaehed  nearer  my 
seat—my hat  being  removed—he grasped a 
small lock of  my hair,  nearly on the  crown 
of  my  head,  and  gave  a quick  jerk, as  I 
supposed to attract my attention.

While for a moment  meditating upon the 
situation and what would be done  with  me 
under the  circumstances, I felt him grasp a 
lock of  my hair again  near  the  same place 
and  jerk it a second time,  and, in an instant 
afterward, a third  time.  His  act  did  not 
seem  to  hurt  me, although I felt annoyed, 
as I distinctly felt a tearing sensation as the 
hair  came out  of  the  scalp,  and I recollect 
for a moment of  thinking  I   would  remon­
strate with him if  he did not desist.  Then, 
for an indefinite time, came  another  blank, 
and  a  hand  was  felt  upon  my  shoulder, 
shaking  me  rather  roughly,  and  a  voice 
said,  “Come!  wake  up!  It  is  time  you 
went home.”  I was instantly wide  awake,
gn& still sitting in the dentist’s chair,

Dublin has a new school of  pharmacy.
Carbolic acid is incompatible with antipy­

rine.

many.

There are 110 drug stores in  Berlin,  Ger­
Bicarbonate of sodium 

is  an  antidote to
An English invalid has paid for medicines 

iodoform poisoning.

alone  over  310,000.

Oxide pf  tin  colored  with  carmine  and 

prefumed forms nail polish.

Iodide of potassium has  been  found con­

taminated with the sulphite.

Some one has estimated that*  36,500  pat­

ent medicines are on the market.

French dentists are obliged to have a pre­

scription in order to  buy  poison.

Hypophosporus  acid  is  frequently  con­

taminated with oxalate of  calcium.

Sal ammoniac has been mistaken for ordi­

nary salt and caused fatal poisoning.

Druggists who make  money  are the ones 

who personally look after their business.

Aqueous  solution  of hydrochlorate of co­
caine cannot be  evaporated  without decom­
position of the salt.

A drug clerk in Germany was in  jail thir­
ty days for carelessly dispensing  opium  for 
Dover’s  powder.  The  accident  killed  a 
child.

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In Wisconsin,  the prescription  Vionfrs to
S i8 P?oiei f   ^  La,Cro?se dri1-^gist was fined 
$118 for refusing to give  tm  a  nrescrintion 
prescription
he had filled, 
@ddr of iodoform  ean  be  removed  from 
the hands by washing  in  soap  and  water, 
and  then  rinse  with  tincture  of 
says an exchange.

A cheap mucilage is made by  powdering, 
separately,  equal parts of  gum  arabic  and 
tragacanth  and  mixing  them  with a suffi­
cient amount of water.

Graduated bottles would be  very accepta­
ble to customers who receive liquid prepara­
tions.  They are  used  in  Paris  and can be 
had in this country, if the  druggists  create 
a demand for them.

The  pharmacist  who  can  remain in the 
dispensing department of a  French  insane 
asylum near Lyons for three years is offered 
$3,000 the first,  $4,000 the  second  and $5,- 
000 the third year.

A' druggist in China was sentenced to  re­
ceive “eighty blows” for selling arsenic to a 
man who used it for criminal  purposes. 
In 
China,  it is the druggist’s business  to  find 
out all about his customers  for poisons.

A proposed  substitute  for cod liver oil is 
composed of chloride  of  sodium,  two parts; 
bromide of potassium,  two Darts; 
iodide of 
potassium,  one-twentieth part;  fresh  butter 
(unsalted),  125  parts. 
It  is  to  be  eaten 
with bread.

The French government has  decided that 
antipyrine cannot be  copyrighted,  and that 
any druggist has a right to sell the chemical 
under the name antipyrene,  even if  it  was 
not manufactured by the  firm that was put­
ting it on the market under  that  name,  and 
who claim the exclusive right to produce it.

A  Good  Law  Oil  Containers.

From  th e Oil, P ain t and D rug R eporter.

The  Albany Legislature did one good act 
before  adjourning  by  adopting  an  amend­
ment to the law in force which protects  the 
owners of bottles, boxes, syphons and kegs 
by  prohibiting their use  or  sale  by  other 
parties.  The  law  has  been  extended to  in­
clude  medical preparations,  perfumery  and 
all  articles in the proprietary  or  drug line, 
and takes effect immediately.  Hereafter, all 
traffic in containers is met with a heavy pen­
alty,  and  junk  dealers especially  are  pro­
hibited from handling any of the articles hav­
ing marks or devices branded,  stamped,  en­
graved, blown or otherwise produced.  The 
owners are required for their own safety  to 
file  a  description  of  their  trade-marks  and 
containers in the office of the County  Clerk 
and with  the Secretary of  State,  also cause 
a publication of the  same for  three  weeks. 
It is made  unlawful  for  any  person  to de­
face, erase,  obliterate,  or otherwise  remove 
or  conceal  any name or device on  the con­
tainers, without a written  consent from  the 
original  owners. 
Search  warrants  are 
authorized  and  conviction 
is  followed 
with  a  fine  of  50  cents for  each  article 
found, 
imprisonment 
for 
first  offense. 
This measure was passed through the instru­
mentality of  the  Proprietary  Association, 
assisted  by  some wholesale  druggists  who 
found  it  necessary  for  self-protection  in 
this direction.  They are greatly pleased over 
the result, and will  immediately proceed  to 
take advantage oi tie  law.

addition 
for 

ten  days 

to 
the 

in 

Russian  Pharmacists.

‘‘Why did  you not remote thoSfi fangs ?” 

The report of the Russian Pharmaceutical 
said I  to the  dentist,  “fheife  they are,  all  g 
Society for 1887  says that in the  laboratory 
of  the Association dnring the past  year 309 
three of  them,«lying  on  the  floor.  Please  c 
analyses  and examinations  were  made, for 
rinse the blood  from  your mouth  with this  aT
which  the munificent  sum of  1,920  roubles 
water,” was  his  reply,  as  he  passed me a  j 
(about  $960) was  allowed.  The  astonish­
goblet.  1 felt as if  just  awakened  from a  r 
ment of  the reader is not  excited  by learn­
ing  that  there were  only four  students in 
refreshing  sleep,  and no after  effects  were  i 
the school of  pharmacy,  which is under the 
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perceptible. 
protection of the Association.
It has  always  been a query  in  my mind  1 

An  Infant's  Opinion.

“I wonder where they get camphor gum?” 
said little six-year-old Eddie Post.
“Why,  laws ’ee!  Don’t you  know  that, 
and you in the first reader, too?” replied his 
playmate, Nellie Green, aged  five.  “Well, 
I  will tell you.  You see the  Arabs  chases 
the  camphors  ’over  the  deserts  ’til  .they 
catches ’em,  an’ they knocks ’em  down  an’ 
cuts their gums off.”

The Drug Market.

Theife  are  no  changes  of  importance. 
Opium is weak and a trifle  lower.  Quinine 
Is dull and  weak.  Morphine is unchanged.

I  was  seen  to 

how such a singular  dream or psychological 
condition  was  induced.  And  let  me  add 
that the main features which I have related  s 
in  detail  never  occurred. 
pound gently upon the chair  while inhaling  ^ 
the gas, but 1 uttered  no  sound  whatever.  ] 
My child was not present at any time.  The  t 
outer door was  opened  and  closed  gently,  ( 
which admitted sounds from the street, and 
just  afterward  the  three  fangs  were  ex­
tracted, which  no  doubt  gave  rise  to  the 
idea of  the car  conductor  tearing out tufts  < 
of  my hair,  though  why  the  sensation  of  | 
extracting the teeth should be felt only upon,  . 
the crown of  the head,  instead of  any other 
portion of  the brain, I must  leave to others 
to decide.  The  Mend  whd  witnessed the  i 
operation  declared  that  at  one  time  my  } 
countenance changed  to  an unearthly* livid  - 
appearance,  which  frightened  Mm  and 
caused  him  to  ask the operator if  my  life  f 
was not In danger. 
I
No doubt under those conditions the hear-  j

Write  for Sample  Cards  and Prices, 
have Supplied our Trade with this

W e

P.  P.

Brand  and  it  is 
claim for it.

all  the  manufacturers

W e sell it on a  GUARANTEE.

GENERAL AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS, HIGH«.

W*

Pioneer Prepared Paints

V I C ’S

B E D - B U G   K l L L m

Wi t h o u t   p o is o n .

Nd  Color,  No  Smell  and  No  Damage  to 

Bed  Clothes  or  Furniture.

R etails  fo r  3 5   cents  fo r  large  package.

Trade  supplied through  all wholesale drug­

gists, or direct by the manufacturers.

ROTTSSIN  &  CO.,

Ludington, 

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Michigan.

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35e size............................ 
per doz,|%MI
50c  “ 
,  3.50
Peckham ’s Croup Remedy  is  prepared es­
pecially for children and is  a safe  and certain 
cure for Croups, Whooping Cough,  Colds  and 
all  bronchial  and  pulmonary  complaints  of 
childhood.  For attractive  advertising matter 
address the proprietor, Dr. H. C. PECKHAM, 
Freeport, Mich.  Trade  supplied  by  whole­
sale druggists of  Grand  Rapids,  Detroit  and 
Chicago.

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

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

M anufacturers of th e Ce ebrated

ACME  PREPARED  PA IN TS,

Which  for  Durability,  Elasticity,  Beauty 

and Economy are Absolutely Unsurpassed.

WHOLESALE  AGENT,

Grand  Rapids,

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

SOUR MASH WHISKEY,

-AND-

W e Sell Liquors for  Medicina! Purposes

W e  Give  Our  Personal  Attention  to 

Mail Orders and  Guarantee Satisfaction

All Orders  are Shipped and Invoiced the 

same day we receive them.

SEND IN A TBIAL ORDER.

TRADE SUPPLIED BY THE

Should  send $1 to  . 
E.  A. StoWe  A Bro. 
(íoroMOÍtheklmOTOveO

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

And the W holesale  Druggists  o f  Detroit

a m d ’C h ieag ç»

BY A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

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Written fo r The  Tradesman.

H  I   should  ask  your  opinion  of  a  de­
pressing business  day you  would  probably 
picture out one  with a sombre« leaden sky, 
a ceaselessly dripping  rain,  an  entire  ab- 
. pence of customers, and  even  visitors, and 
Streets  deserted  alike  by teams and pedes­
trians.  And  such  a day is  certainly  de­
pressing enough, but aren’t there other days, 
'When the  sky is blue;  when  nature  is  ar­
rayed in her  most  fascinating garb;  when 
file streets and stores  are  filled, and  when 
everything presents  the  appearance of  ac­
tivity and  mercantile  prosperity, that  are, 
notwithstanding, far more exasperating and 
depressing  than  the  exceptionally  stormy 
One ?  Are  there  not  days  when  almost 
every transaction, from the  time  you  open 
your doom  until  you  lock  them  at  night, 
seems  calculated  to  arouse  all  the  latent 
gloom of your nature;  when every caller or 
customer seems actuated by a deliberate de­
sire to ruffle  your feelings;  when even your 
mail matter makes  you misanthropic;  when 
a   multitude  of  petty  annoyances,  which 
singly would be scarcely noticeable, concen­
trate  themselves  upon  you, and  when  by 
no effort of your own can you keep the tide 
of  trade  in  anything  like a straight chan­
nel?.  I  don’t doubt  but  that  you  have ex­
perienced such days;  I know I  have myself.

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“Yes,  said Mr. Slimmer, the  other  day, 
after I  had  made a remark  similar  in  pur­
port to the  above,  “yes,  I had  exactly such 
a day last  Saturday. 
In  the  first  place,  I 
was very anxious to see some  quotations in 
the morning paper, but the train carried the 
papers by.  Then, while William  was  fill­
ing the lamps he broke  one,  and  spilled oil 
all over the floor, and  in  sweeping  out  he 
ran  the  handle  of  the  broom  through  a 
show-ease.  About  this  time,  old  Deacon 
Crossgrain came in to settle up and disputed 
the account  and  said  he’d  start a suit if  I 
didn’t throw off  two  dollars.  Then  two or 
three  lots of  goods  were  brought  back as 
unsatisfactory,  and one old  woman  almost 
Created  a  riot  because  a  piece  of  calico 
wouldn’t  Wash.  While  I   was  showing a 
couple  of  ladies  (who  didn’t  want  any­
thing—were ‘merely out shopping’)  my line 
of dress goods, a number of  customers came 
ia  and  went  away  disgusted  because  I 
couldn’t wait  on  them.  And  while I was 
absent a few  minutes  Slinker  came in and 
beat William out of  a dollar or so, and some 
one  stole a couple  of  silk  handkerchiefs. 
Nobody seemed to find anything to suit, and 
everybody grumbled  at  prices, and while I 
was talking  with  Sister  Simkson my wife 
came in the backdoor,  and—” 

If  Mr.  Simmer hadn’t  apparently discov­
ered, about this  period, that  he was on the 
point of  revealing a state secret and  hadn’t 
he  hurriedly  crossed  ¿he  street  “to see a 
man,”  his  catalogue  of  afflictions  would 
have,  undoubtedly, been much larger. 

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rights.  If his offensiveness lathe result of 
ignorance  you can' readily afford to  accept 
it in the same spirit as that of the Irishman 
who was  kicked by the mule; but in  either 
Case there áre, perhaps, ways and means to 
be  devised by which you can  avoid the un­
pleasantness  ef  a  financial  loss  and  the 
other  unpleasantness  of  a loss  of  your 
natural  rights as  a  man and  a  reputable 
citizen.
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Within a radius of  two  or  three  miles 
from the place of  the present writing, there 
are four or five individuals whose combined 
onslaught on a dealer,  in one  day—suppos­
ing  him  not  abnormally  calloused—would 
evaporate all  the good nature he has stored 
up after a profitable week’s business.  Take 
old Microbe, for  instance;  his  total expen­
diture during the year will not exceed $300, 
and  he  spends  one-fourth  of  his  waking 
hours trying  to  find where  to  put it out to 
the best advantage.  During the past week, 
he  used up two and a half  hours of  Skim­
mer’s time in negotiating  the purchase of  a 
six-cent  calico dress for his wife  and come 
! back the  next day and spent a couple hours 
qyer the question of  the trimming.  On the 
third  day, he brought  back the calico  and, 
after an hour and a half’s debate,  succeeded 
in  inducing Skimmer  to  exchange  a  ten- 
cent  pattern  for it  at  an  advance of  two 
cents a yard;  and on  the fourth  day he  re­
turned  and demanded  a  rebate because his 
i wife’s sister  had  bought  the same  thing in 
another town for nine cents.  On one of the 
coldest days  last winter, Microbe brought a 
two-gallon  jug into  Smith’s and  ordered it 
filled with  the best  syrup.  The  operation 
took  nearly an hour, and,  when  completed, 
the old  man  laid  down a silver  dollar  and 
turned  to  depart, when  he  was  informed 
j  that the bill was $1.50.  Microbe then spent 
about ninety minutes in denouncing  the ex­
tortion  of  dealers in general  and of  Smith 
in  particular,  at  the  end  of  which  time 
j Smith  declared that.he couldn’t  have  the 
I goods at any price,  and after nearly another 
hour’s work  succeeded in returning the  old 
fellow his empty jug.

These  are  but  average instances  of  the 
Microbio habits of  what  may be termed the 
counter  irritants of  the country  merchant. 
Luckily, the  Microbes  are  not  numerous, 
but  there is, undoubtedly,  in  every commu­
nity a sufficient number of the tribe to make 
many dealers of  a theological turn of  mind 
strong  believers  in  the  theory that  the  or­
dained  punishments  for all sins and  trans­
gressions are inflicted here on earth.

TIME  TABLES.
. ■  Grand Rapids ¿  Indiana.

AH Trains daily except sundny.

GOING  NORTH.Arrives.
Traverse City A Mackinaw Ex. .>. . .9 :05 a m
T raverse C ity E x .................................
From  C incinnati..........................,...7:30p m
F t. W ayne and M ackinaw E x...........3:40 p m
Saginaw  E xpress. 
.............. . .11:25 a  m
....... ............1 0 :8 0  p m .

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Leaves. 
11:80 a m  
7:00 a m
5:05 p m  
7:80 a  m 
4:10 p m

 

 

Saginaw  express ru n s th ro u g h  solid.
7 :00 a. m. tra m  h as ch air ca r to  T raverse City.
11 ;S0 a. m. tra in  has ch a ir c a r fo r Petoskey and Mack­
.
5:05 p.  m, train has  sleeping  cars  for  Petoskey and 

inaw  City. 
Mackinaw City.
C incinnati  E x p re s s ............. .
F o rt W ayne E xpress. 
........1 ©  :30 a  m
C incinnati Express......... ................ 4:40 p m
Traverse City and M ackinaw E x..ll:00.p m  

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

GOING  SOUTH.

Muskegon, Grand .Rapids & Indiana.

Leave. 
A rrive.
6 :1 5 a m ......... ................... ..................................... 10:10am
11:00 a m ....................................................................   4:30 p m
4 :4 0 p m ........................................ .........................  8:50pm
Leaving 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.

Grand Rapids Division.

DEPART.

 

 

 
ARRIVE.

D etroit E xpress...........................................................6:45 a  m
Day E xpress................................. ......... ..................1:10pm
•A tlantic Express................. 
10:45 p m
Mixed  ............................. 
6:50 a m
•Pacific  Express............................................. . 
6:00am
M ail........................................................................................ 3:16 p m
G rand  Rapids  E xpress............................................10:15 p m
M ixed....... .................................... 
6:30 p m
•Daily.  Ail o th er 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 
Bapids Express to   and  from   D etroit.  D irect  connec­
tions m ade a t D etroit w ith all thro u g h  tra in s E ast over 
M. C. R. E-, (Canada Southern Div.)

O. W. R u g g les, Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agt., Chicago. 
Chas. H. Norris, Gen’l A gent.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

Kalam azoo Division.

p m

a m  

A rrive.
4
2 
3  1 
19 
a m   p m
p m   p m  
3:00  7:45D p.. . .G rand R apids.................  9:45  6:10
1:10 
4:55
3:25  4:12  9:02  “  ___A llegan..............................8:28  hdf
3:52
5:03  10:00 A r....K alam azo o ...................   7:10
F rt 
2:25
... .W hite Pigeon.
6:35 11:35 
....E lk h a rt................................. 4:45  l:e0
8:00 12:30  ‘ 
p m   a m
a  m
....C h ic ag o ............................... 11:80  8:50
7:50  7:10  1 
p m
....T o led o ................................. 11:35 10:00
10:25  5 :05 
a  m
....C lev elan d ............................. 7:15  5:45
1:35  9:40  1 
p m
a  m  
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1:00 11:40
6:20  3:30
Tickets fo r sale to® all  principal  points  in   th e U . S., 
Mexico and Canada a t  Union  Ticket . Office,  Geo.  Wil­
l ia m s o n , Agt., Depot Office, M. B o o t z , Agt.

............. B u ffalo .......................... 

A. J. S m it h , Gen’l Trav. and Pass. Agt.,

Cleveland, Ohio.
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.

A rrives. 
¿M orning Express........................... 1:05 p m  
¿Through Mail...................................5 :05 p  m  
¿Grand Rapids Express....................10:40 p m  
•N ight Express................................. 5:25 a m  
¿Mixed................................................. 
GOING e a s t .
¿D etroit  E xpress..............................   6:45 a m  
¿Through Mail....................................10:20 a  m  
¿Evening E xpress............................3:25 p m  
•Lim ited Express............................. 6:25 p m  

Leaves.
1:10pm
5:10 p m
10:45 p m
5:40am
7:30 a m
6:50 a m
10:30 a  m
3:50 p m
6 -.30 p m

¿Daily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  ca r  to  D etroit,  m aking 
direct connections fo r all points  East, arriv in g  in  New 
Y ork 10:10 a. m. nex t day.  Lim ited  Express,  E ast, has 
th ro u g h   sleeper  G rand  Rapids  to  N iagara  Falls, 
connecting  a t  M ilwaukee 
th ro u g h  
sleeper to  Toronto.
Through tickets and  sleeping  oar  berth s secured a t 
D.,G. H. & M.R’y offices, 2s Monroe St., and a t th e depot.

Junction  w ith 

J a s. C a m p b e l l , C ity  Passenger Agent.

MAGIC COFFEE  BOASTER

The  m ost practical 
han d   B oaster  in   the 
w orld.  Thousands in 
use—giving  satisfac­
tion. They a re  simple 
durable an d  econom 
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
one.  B oasts  coffee 
and  pear-nuts to   per 
fection.
Send  fo r  circulars.

No 

Bolt. S i d ,

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohir-

JULIUS  HOUSEMAN, Pres.,

A. li. WATSON, Treas..

S. F. ASPINW  ALL. Secy.

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

A nil the conduct of  some of  those people 
Who  help  make  depressing  days  for  you 
and me is a subject  for  considerable  study 
and  analysis.  Custom  has, very unreason­
ably,  made* the  merchant the  subject  for 
more  impertinences  and  aggressions  than 
almost  any  other  trade  or  avocation. 
If 
Farmer  Robinson  tells  you  that  it costs a 
certain  amount to raise  and fatten the hog 
'Which he sells  you, you never think of  try­
in g  to convince him  that  you  think he lies; 
•but  Farmer R. doesn’t  try  to  conceal  his 
-disbelief  when  you assert that  you are sell­
in g   Coffee A sugar  at  cost. 
If  you  owe 
Farmer R. for a load  of  wheat  and  he  re- 
. quests his pay, you  accept  his  demand as a 
^simple matter of business; hut if  Farmer R. 
•owes  you for a barrel of  sugar  and the bill 
Is long past due, it wouuld  hardly  surprise 
you to  receive  considerable  abuse—with a 
very  small  payment  on  account. 
If  you 
ask  Fanner R. the price of his  load of  po­
tatoes and the amount specified doesn’t suit 
you, you  qilietly  walk  away  without  any 
expostulation;  but  if  Farmer  R. wants  to 
know what  you’ll put him  up  ten  pounds 
of a  certain  grade  of coffee  for. and  you 
yiaana  your price,  you almost expect to hear 
him  say,  “I   don’t  see  why the  devil  you 
can’t  sell  a§; cheap  as  they do at Bubble- 
f   ville,” and then have him aver that the arti­
cle  can  be  bought  at  that  metropolis  at 
about two-thirds of  the  jobber’s prices.

Farmer Robinson’s goods and chattels are 
his own and you know that you haven’t any 
moral right whatever to  object to his  doing 
a  strict C. O. D. business, but what  would 
be  Farmer R.’s language if  you refused his 
application for credit?  If yon should buy a 
|  ham of him which rapidly became demoral­
ized  on  your  hands, you  would  throw  it 
.  »way Mid call the loss  your own;  but if  he 
should, through his own neglect or eareless- 
'ness, allow a package of your  white fish to 
spoil, wouldn’t you  prepare yourself  for a 
h  volley of  abuse if  you  refused to “ make it 
right?”  And  hasn’t  Farmer  R. numerous 
able and active coadjutors  in  other fields of

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And the analysis  is to  ascertain the mo- 
rives of  Farmer Robinson  and  his  ilk  for 
W  tbeir  actions, and  the  study islto 
• know exactly your duty to Mm and to them

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REEDER, PALMER  & CO.

W holesale Boots and Shoes.

8 4  P e a rl S t,  G rand R apids, JÆloh., TELEPHONE

8YÄYE  RGENY8  POR  LYGOJIIRß  RUBBER  GO.,
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SWIFT’S
GM gb  Chicago  Dressed

— AND—

M U T T O N

Can  be  found at  all  tim es  in  full  supply  and 6b 
popular prices at the branch houses in all  the larger 
cities and is Retailed by all First-Class Butchers.

The trade  of  all marketmen  and  meat  dealere ia. 
solicited.  Our W holesale Branch  House, L. F. Swifted 
& Co., located at Grand Rapids, alw ays  has on 
a full supply of our Beef, Mutton and Provisions, an&L 
the public  may rest  assured that in  purchasing  o i£ l 
meats from dealers they w ill alw ays receive the b ei^ f

Sw ift  and  Company 

Union  Stock  Yards, 

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CHICAGO.  ILL

AT LAST.

LARGE  DEMAND  FOR

THIN  ROODS

Of  all  kinds.

I offer a good quality  saleable 
pattern  Seersucker  Coats  and 
Tests at from $12.50  to  $13.50 
per dozen, good sellers for gener­
al stores and pay a good profit. 
Send for sample half dozen,

1. 6. L E E
3d, 36,38,40 aid d2  Canal  St.

JOBBERS  T í

DRY  GOODS,

. A - N D   N O T I O N ' S ,

8 3   M o n r o e   S t ., 

a n d   10,  13,  l i   16  AND  18  FOUNTAIN  STREET, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
Américain and Staik A Bags 

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