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GRAND  R A PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  JU L Y   25,

NO. 253,

T h e   D e r b y .

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(tachant Hillers.
&BAIN  m  BAILED  HAÏ.

Shippers and Dealers in

Flouring M ill and Office,

Cor. Court St. and Gr.R. & I.R.R.

Grain  Office,

0. B. JOfiES, Proprietor.

House, Sturgis.

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JNO.  y   O a n a i   O b reeb ,

Formerly landlord of the Potter House, Battle 
Creek;  more recently ef the Elliott 
RITES $1.50 aid $2 PER DIY.  G R A N D  R A P ID S , M IC H .
The Derby is a new hotel with  new furnish­
ings throughout,  Steam  Heat.  Elevator,  and 
Bath Room on second  floor,  and  is  the  same 
distance from Union Depot as other prominent 
hotels.
Traveling  men  wishing  a  quiet  place  to 
spend Sunday should try the Derby.

J. W. CONVERSE, 

O. E.  BROWN,

Proprietor. 

Manager.

BEWARE!

It  has come to our notice  that unscrupu­
lous manufacturers of  cigars are putting an 
inferior  brand  of  cigars  on  the  market 
under a label  so  closely imitating our “Sil­
ver Spots” as to deceive  the general public. 
At first, we were inclined to feel flattered at 
this  recognition  of  the  superior  merits of 
our  “Silver  Spots” by a brother  manufac­
turer, knowing full well that it is only arti­
cles of  standard or sterling worth  that  are 
imitated, but  we  feel  that  we  should  be 
derelict in onr duty to the public shonld 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 abben & Co., 

Flint, Mich.

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No Charging!
No Posting!

No Writing!

No Disputing of iBGoiints! 

No Change to  Make!
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SOLE MANUFACTURERS» OF

M U T E   8PI6E8,
Umilili Baita M r .

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E STA B LISH E D   1866.  .

B urnett  B ros.,
159  So. Water Street. Chicago.

We do a General Commission Business 
and offer as  inducements twenty years’  ex­
perience and clear record.  The best equip­
ped and  largest salesroom iu   the  business 
in this city.  Ample storage  facilities—full 
20,000 feet  of  floor  space  in  the center of 
the best market in the West.  Ample capi­
tal  and  first-class  references  on  file  with. 
Th e  T radesman.  Write us  if you wish 
information,  whether  to  buy  or  sell. 
It 
will cost you nothing.

BARNETT  BROS.

F E E D .  D.  T A L E   &   CO.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Imperial and LaBelle

BAKING  POWDERS

And all kinds of

Extracts anil Flavorings

JOBBERS OF

TEAS, TOILET SOAPS,CIGARS 

and GROCERS’  SUNDRIES. 

Grand  Rapids.

S E E D S !

IF  YOU WANT

Medium  Glover,

Mammoth Glover,

Timothy,
Alsike,

Alfalfa,

Hungarian,
Millet,

Red Top,

Orchard Grass,
Blue Grass.

Field  Peas,

Spring Rye,

Spring  Barley.

JOBBERS OF

Teas, C o ital Grocta’  Sundries
48 Ottawa 8t, GRIP RIPIDA

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OB ANY KIND OF SEEDS SEND TO

  Y.  LflMOREflUX,

7x  Canal  Street,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

TEDBBEB,  WHYLAND  &  CO.,

NEW   YORK,

RELIABLE

FOOD  PRODUCTS.

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

T H E   GREAT

EDMUND B.DIKEMHN

Watch Maker 
a Jeweler,
44  GflNBL  8T„
Grant Rapids,  -  Nish. 

BELKNAP

f f a p n  a n d  S l e i i  C o.
Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

MANUFACTURERS OF

Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermens and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of material, and have 
every facility for making  firet-clasa  Wagons 
of  all kinds.
^ “ Special  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

SAFES!

Anyone  in  want  of  a  first-class  Fire or 
Burglar Proof Safe of  the  Cincinnati  Safe 
and  Lock  Co.  manufacture  will  find  it to 
his advantage to write  or  call  on  us.  We 
have light expenses, and are able to sell low­
er than  any  other  house representing first- 
class  work.  Second-hand  safes  always on 
hand.

O. M. GOODRICH & CO.,

With  Safety Deposit  Co., Basement ol Wid- 

dicomb Blk.

hilt, Hsrmlsliur k Co,
D R Y   G O O D S

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

Overalls, Pants, Etc.,

OUR OWN MAKE.

A  Complete Line  of

Fancy CrockerysFancy Wooflenware

OUR OWN IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 
________Rices Guaranteed.________

S.  T.  FISH  &  CO.,

General COMMISSION Merchants
FRUITS and PRODUCE,
189 So. W ater St.,  %  Chicago.

WHOLESALE

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

STEAM  LAUNDRY,
STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. 

43 and 45  K ent Street, 

WE BO ONLY FIRST CLASS WORK AND 

USB NO CHEMICALS.

O lden by n a il and express promptly attended te,

A  Book-Keeper’s  Dream.
The day had wearily worn to its close
And night had come down with  its needed re­

As  a  book-keeper  wended his way  from the 

Glad that his toilsome hours were o’er.
The night was cheerless and dismal and damp,
And  the  flickering  flame  of  the  dim  street 

Went out in the wild, rough gusts that beat
With furious speed through the gloomy street.
Tired and cold, with pain-throbbing head.
He sank to repose in his lonely bed;
Still  through  his  brain,  as  the  book-keeper 

Visions of debtor and creditor crept.
The, great balance  sheet  he had finished that 
And profit and loss in the usual way
Showed  how much  money  the  merchant had 

day,

pose.

store.

lamp

slept,

made

Or lost in the preceding twelve months’ trade.
And he dreamed that night that an angel came 
With the pledge of life, and  against his  name 
Were charges ’til there was no  room to spare, 
And nothing whatever was credited there.
There were  life and its blessings—as intellect, 

There  were  charges  of  time,  opportunities, 

health—

wealth.

Talents for good, of friendship, the best 
Of nourishment, joys,  affection and rest,
And hundreds of others, and each one as great, 
And interest accrued from the time of the date, 
’Til, despairing of ever being able to pay,
The book-keeper shrank from the angel away.
But the  angel  declared  the  account  must be 

And protested it could not  be longer delayed; 
The book-keeper sighed and began  to deplore 
And thought of the meager  treasures  laid up 

in the store.

He  would  cheerfully  render  all  he  had  ac­

paid

quired

quired.

to-day,

And his note  on demand  for  the  balance re­

And quickly the angel took paper and wrote 
The following as an acceptable note:
‘‘On demand, without grace, from the close of 

“For value received, I promise to pay 
“To Him who has kept me and everywhere 
“Guarded my soul with infinite care,
“Whose blessings outnumber the waves of the 

“While livinsr, the sum of my  heart’s  best de­

ocean,

votion,

“In witness whereof, to be seen of all men,
“I affix the great seal of theloui’s Amen 1”

MICHIGAN  PIN E  BARRENS.

W ritten fo r The Tradesman.

I have taken a deep interest  in  the  agri­
cultural experiments lately instituted in dif­
ferent  portions of  this  State  by the Mich­
igan Agricultural  College and have followed 
with  much  solicitude the “expedition” un­
dertaken by a number of  its professors  and 
students  through  counties containing indi­
cations of  worthless  land. 
I have  perused 
the reports from a staff  correspondent, and, 
while  many valuable  ideas  are noted, par­
don me if  1 suggest  this as an  open  letter 
to  the  faculty,  containing  other  and—I 
trust for the sake of  those who  come  after 
us—new ideas bearing on this subject.

The object of  undertaking to  reclaim the 
waste or worthless lands of  our State, how­
ever it may have  originated, is a most  phil­
anthropic  and  laudable  one and  worthy of 
all  commendation. 
If  successful,  it  will 
eventually contribute largely to the revenue 
of  the  State  and  will  furnish  additional 
thousands of  happy homes  for  our  people. 
It would seem as if  little has  been  omitted 
by this Commission that exhaustive science, 
skill, patience  and  money could procure to 
contribute  to  ultimate  success.  Planting 
foreign seeds upon this land is a move in the 
right  direction  and  may  prove  to  be  the 
groundwork  in  attaining  everything  re­
quired.  There are other plants  besides the 
Jack Pine which  grow and  thrive in a ster­
ile,  dry  and  sandy soil,  and if  sufficient of 
these can be caused to grow  and  cover  the 
ground, it is only a question  of  time  when 
food  products  may  be  cultivated  in  their 
place.  Whoever  shall  increase the area of 
habitable land or in  any manner  contribute 
to its increased production of  food is a pub­
lic benefactor.

Fertile  lands  were  not  originally  so. 
There was a time  when  they were  wholly 
unfit for agriculture, but through the forces 
of nature,  sometimes  aided  by the skill of 
man, in  process of  time—ages, it may be— 
they  became  fertile in a greater  or less de­
gree  and,  consequently, habitable.  What­
ever  elements  may be lacking at one time, 
all-compensating  nature is sure  to  furnish 
at  another.  The  debris  washed  by  the 
rains, disintegrated by frost  and  driven by 
winds from  the  mountain  tops  and  sides 
and carried to valleys below, forms the basis 
of  some  of  onr  richest  lands.  The  suc­
cessive growth and  decay of  the rank  veg­
etation of  our Western prairies have depos­
ited—sometimes  upon  the  bare  limestone 
rock  and  again  upon the  sand—its  centu­
ries  of  aggregate wealth  in a  soil, the  en­
during fertility of  which is unequaled.  The 
earth’s  surface  is  continually  undergoing 
chemical changes from, the Action x>f air and 
water or their component parts.  Seeds and 
other  substances  are borne upward by cur­
rents of  air, carried long distances by rush­
ing winds and again deposited leagues away 
from their  natural  habitat, ¿u  assisting in

the varied  changes  of  the  earth’s  produc­
tiveness.  It is a well-known fact that some 
of  the heavy pine lands of  Michigan,  when 
stripped  of  the  original  forest  and  again 
left to nature,  have been found covered with 
a  dense  growth  of  thrifty oak  or  poplar. 
Who can explain this wonderful  departure, 
and is there not  in this a lesson  for our in­
struction, admonishing us  never to call any 
portion of  this great State worthless ?

In  passing  over  the  plains  of  the  Salt 
Lake  Valley  and  other  portions  of  the 
West, formerly known  as  desert,  the trav­
eler by  rail is astonished at the  change and 
the fertility in  the  vicinity of  many of  the 
stations where  labor,  patience  and  money 
have been expended.  These oases are  year 
by  year extending  their  boundaries, and in 
time  there  will  be  no  more desert. 
It is 
also  noticeable  that  water  was  the  great 
magician  whose  magic  wand  had  largely
contributed to  this  wonderful  transforma­
tion. 
In  all  the  correspondence  upon the 
subject  in  question,  1 find  no  mention  of 
irrigation  as  one  of  the  factors  in  this 
great work for our State.  Might not a trial 
of  the virtues  of artificial  irrigation  upon 
this  seemingly sterile soil be suggested ?

Twelve  years  ago, it was  my fortune  to 
pass along for many miles upon the borders 
of  the Mohave Desert,  California.  A more 
forbidding or dreary prospect  to  the eye of 
man  could  well be imagined  than  that be­
fore me.  The parched  and  sandy plain,  as 
far  as  the  eye  could  reach,  was  bare  of 
every vestige of  vegetation  save  the  giant 
cactus  which  grew from ten to  fifteen feet 
in height and from  ten to twenty feet apart 
over the entire land.  The  stalks or tranks 
of  these plants were  from six to ten inches 
in diameter, and the field bore a striking re­
semblance to an old  orchard of  apple  trees 
with all the  limbs  broken off  and  only the 
bodies  and a few stubs of  the  larger limbs 
remaining.  Neither flight nor song of  bird 
nor the chirp of  insect broke the awful still­
ness of  those primitive acres. 
I  afterward 
looked  down  from  the summit of  the San 
Bernardino  Mountains  upon  many  thou­
sands of  acres of this trackless plain, which, 
without  doubt,  was  once  the bed of an in­
land sea.  This land was said to be utterly 
worthless.  Afterward  parties  from  the 
Atlantic  States  purchased a large  tract  of 
this  territory,  erected  a  paper  mill  with 
which  to  utilize  the  cactus  and  then, by 
bringing water  from a river or  lake and by 
sinking  artesian  wells,  commenced  a  sys­
tem of  irrigation  whereby grasses,  vegeta­
bles and trees  were  made to grow in abun­
dance. 
I  am  also  credibly informed  that 
this reclaimed land now sells readily for not 
less  than  $50  per  acre. 
In  all  parts  of 
Southern  California  artificial  irrigation  of 
farming  lands is preferred to natural  rain­
fall,  even  although a high  price is paid for 
water.

There are  plenty of  living  streams  con­
tiguous to all the barren plains of  Michigan 
from  which  water  in  sufficient  quantities 
might be carried through canals and distrib­
uted over this  land, and it is quite^probable 
that after the  second  decade  all  further ir­
rigation  might  be  abandoned.  Notwith­
standing the discouraging appearance of the 
Michigan bad lands,  I am  not  yet prepared 
to  believe  that  any of  them  must  be pro­
nounced  valueless.  Time  has  shown  us 
that preconceived  opinions  and  axioms are 
often proven fallacious,  and  there  may yet 
remain conditions under which sterility may 
be made fruitful.  Twenty-one  years ago, I 
became  a  citizen  of  Mecosta  county,  and 
was then told by residents there that all the 
pine lands  in  that  county, with  hardly an 
exception, were  worthless  for  agriculture. 
Even  then I did  not  believe  it true, and I 
have  lived  to  see  it was a libel  upon  the 
name  of  that  now  rich  and  prosperous 
county.  From  time  to  time I noticed  the 
logging  roads  over  which  feed for the an­
imals  used in lumbering  was  hauled to the
camps. 
I  found that seeds  dropped by the 
wayside,  although far  from human  habita­
tion  or  care,  flourished,  matured  and 
ripened,  and I said,  “Do  not  tell  me  that 
this soil  is worthless.”  Looking  eastward 
across  the  Muskegon  river  from  the  old 
Mason House in Big Rapids, only pine lands 
came  within  the  range  of  vision. 
I  was 
then offered—and importuned to purchase— 
eighty acres of  this  pine  land  (from which 
the timber had been taken  and  which  now 
lies  just outside the  city limits)  at  the  mu­
nificent  (?)  price of  twenty-five  cents  per 
acre !  The  landlord  of  the  hotel  said to 
me,  “You  do  not want it at any price. 
It 
is worthless and always  will  be.”  To-day 
that  same  land  is a good  farm  and  from 
fifteen  to  twenty bushels  per  acre of  fine 
winter  wheat  has  been  grown« upon  it. 
With the proper treatment  and  eultivation, 
this is the history of  most of  the pine lands 
now  cultivated in that  county.

In the settlement of  Western New York, 
and as late  as  1820,  a large  tract of  land a 
few miles east of Rochester, then known as 
“Sandy  Plains,”  was  considered  so  poor 
that  no  one  would  purchase  it  at twenty 
cents  per  acre. 
In  time,  the  far-seeing, 
thrifty and economical  Germans became its 
owners,  and  now  it  is  among the richest 
market gardens supplying the city and can­
not be bought for $200 per acre.

But why multiply the  proof s  that  all so-

Linen and Lace Manufacturing in Ireland.
Consul J. Schoenhof,  at  Taastall,  Eng­
land, in  his  report  to  the  Department  of 
State upon the  economic  conditions of  Ire­
land, treats upon the linen, hosiery and lace 
manufactures  of  that  country.  He  finds 
that the earnings of  the people employed in 
the linen mills in Ulster are far below those 
of any classes employed in textile branches 
in England.  Mill regulations and  working 
time,  of course, are the same  for the whole 
kingdom.  Flax-breakers, men who have to 
do very exhausting  work, earn  from  15 to 
20 shillings a week;  hacklers  from 18 to 23 
shillings;  half-timers,  boys,  5  shillings; 
girls,  4  shillings;  and  weavers,  mostly 
women,  tending  two  looms,  from 12 to 15 
shillings.  Damask, weavers,  however,  the 
consul  says,  earn  a  few  more  shillings a 
week. 
In  this  connection  the  consul  re­
ports that  the  linen  trade suffers from de­
pression.  This  is  partly  due  to  the fact 
that  not  so  much  linen is used,  owing  to 
the great cheapening in cotton  manufactur­
ing, as was the  case  in  former  times, and 
partly also because  the  use of  brown  linen 
for ladies’ dress  has caused the change, bnt 
principally through the  great  reaction  fol­
lowing the  immenst  expansion in the wake 
of  the American war and the cotton famine 
consequent 
the 
woolen  industries,  the consul notes the fol­
lowing  current  charges:  For  men,  from 
12 to 14 shillings.  The latter figure is about 
the limit of  the best men.  Spinner  girls,  8 
to  10  shillings;  children,  5  to  6  shillings; 
and weavers,  from 10 to 12 shillings.  The 
mill,  employing about 750 hands,  pays  out 
about  £400 a week in wages.  The  consul 
says  that  with  the  advantages  of  cheap 
labor and great eagerness for finding oppor­
tunities to  work  all  over  Ireland, with an 
intelligent population  quick  to take up and 
learn  all  the  manipulations to which  they 
are set, with the  excellent  quality  of  wool 
which  Irish  sheep produce,  one should ex­
pect  to  find  quite  a  flourishing  industry 
there.  But there are no more  than  half  a 
dozen  prosperous  mills  in all Ireland, em­
ploying  in  all but a few  thousand  hands, 
and a good  many  mills  are  closed  up for 
want of  orders.  With  reference to hosiery 
manufactures,  the  consul  states  that  the 
girls  and  embroiderers  earn  from  7  to  8 
shillings a week—a neat  and  nice  employ­
ment. 
It  is  difficult,  however,  to  keep 
them at home when they have become prac­
tical  and  well trained to work,  as they are 
very quick of  learning, and  go  where they 
can earn 12 shillings a week.

In  regard  to 

thereto. 

Evolution  of  the  Saw.

From  th e A m erican A rtisan.

Every  instrument  which  the  mechanic 
uses  has  a  history.  Some  of  them  were 
brought into being by inventive genius, and 
required  days  and  nights  of  wearying 
»thought to complete  the  conception  and to 
.T hd stniplef tools 
have been In  liaP w f 
one
form or another—at first  only rude  sugges­
tions of  what  they afterward  came  to  be. 
Perhaps no tool has a more  interesting his­
tory than  the  saw.  According to a recent 
writer,  saws have been  discovered  in  Ger­
many and Denmark  which  belonged to the 
bronze age.  The metal of  which they were 
composed  was  cast  into a thin  shaft  and 
serrated by breaking the edge.  Equally in­
teresting discoveries have been made in this 
country. 
It has been found that saws made 
of  obsidian,  which  is a kind  of glass  pro­
duced by volcanoes,  were  used  during  the 
stone age in Mexico, and  saws  and  knives 
of  the  same  material  have  been  found in 
the  alluvial  deposits  of  New  Jersey, 
thought  to'  have  been  sent  thither  from 
Mexico  by the  action  of  the  water.  The 
Phoenicians are among the  earliest  nations 
which  are  thought  to  have  used the saw. 
The  scholar is not  surprised  to find a very 
pretty story accounting  for the discovery of 
the  saw in Grecian  mythology.  Here the 
inventor is said to have found the  jaw bone 
of  a snake which he imitated by  jogging an 
iron  plate.  One  day the  uncle  of  the in­
ventor  murdered  him  in a fit  of jealousy, 
so the story goes, and if  the  liberty may be 
taken of  filling oat  this  little  romance, by 
plunging one of  the poor  young  man’s own 
saws  through  his  heart.  The  lacustrine 
and  other  early inhabitants  of  Europe are 
credited  with  having  saws  made  of  flint, 
and the native  of the  West  India  Islands 
had  saws  made  of  notched  shells.  The 
Japanese  saw is a curiosity. 
It  is  shaped 
something  like  a  butcher’s  cleaver.  The 
shank is drawn  into  the  handle,  which is. 
flat, where  it  is secured by being  wrapped 
with split cane.  The teeth are described as. 
being very narrow and  pointed  toward  the- 
handle.  Some  of  the  saws  used  by  the. 
ancient Egyptians are exceedingly rude and 
imperfect, consisting  of  long,  thin  blades, 
ragged at the  edges  and  driven into rough, 
pieces of  wood. 
It is from  such crude and 
inefficient  implements  as  these  that  the- 
modem saw has  been  developed.  The law 
of  evolution has been operative here, as the- 
philosopher might say,  as  it has  been  else*- 
where.

His Interpretation of the Line.

From  th e M erchant Traveler.

A certain representative  of  a  St.  Louis 
house had purchased a volume of  poems on 
the cars.  He opened at a  page  which con­
tained “The  Burial  of  Sir  John  Moore,” 
and proceeded  to  read  aloud  to  his  seat- 
mate,  “Not a drum was heard—” and there 
he stopped short.
“By  Jove,”  he  said,  “that  must  have 
been mighty dull and lonesome.”
“What do you mean?*?
“ Why, just think  of  it,  not  a  traveling 
man in the whole place!”

called  barren  lands  can  be  made  fertile? 
The fact is too  well  and  widely known by 
practical  old  men in every community, but 
just  how  to  accomplish  it in the best way 
upon  different  soils  and in different situa­
tions  may  well  be  left  to  the wisdom of 
those possessing  both  theory and  practice. 
All honor to those  who  are  devoting  time 
and  energies  to a purpose so fraught  with 
the  happiness  of  thousands  yet  to  be. 
Half  a century hence—

This arid waste.

Where shadows come and go,
Unheeded and unseen,
Where echoes fall upon  no listening1 ear,
Will teem with busy life,
And azure skies above a floor of emerald green 
Shall give their kindly warmth 
And generous showers upon 
A new and favored land.

F ra nk  A.  H owig.
Some  Facts  About  Brazilian  Coffee.
An English exchange gives some interest­
ing facts and figures  regarding  the produc­
tion  and  consumption of  Brazilian  coffee. 
More  than  one-half  of  the world’s  supply 
of  coffee  comes  from Brazil.  Coffee culti­
vation  is  earned on in  Brazil in a territory 
20  degrees  in  latitude  and  25  degrees in 
longitude.  The culture succeeds best, how­
ever,  between  the  18th  and 25th parallels. 
Brazilian coffee is divided into eight  kinds, 
which  take  the  names  of  the  districts in 
which  it  is  cultivated,  viz.,  Rio,  Santos, 
Bahia,  Ceara,  Minas-Geraes,  Andarahy, 
Pernambuco  and  Amazon.  Fifty-five  per 
cent,  of  the coffee exports are shipped from 
the  port  of  Rio.  The  total  exports from 
Rio for the past  half-century  have  been as 
follows:
1840.
1850,
1860
1870.
1880.
1886.
1887

Bags.
1,068,418
1,343,484
2,127,219
2,209.456
3,513,368
4.209,200
6,000,000
Although  half  the  total  production  of 
Brazil  goes  to  Europe,  Brazilian coffee is 
never seen or heard of  under its real name. 
It is passed off  in trade circles  under  other 
names.  A prejudice seems to  exist asrainst 
it which leads to this commercial deception, 
and  yet  Brazilian  coffee  has  greatly  im­
proved  of  late  years  both  in  culture  and 
preparation.
In  the  amount of  caffeine  it  contains it 
compares favorably with other coffees.  The 
following proportions have been found :
Yellow coffee of Brazil...............................  1.82
Java.............................................................   i.79
Mocha........................................................... i,26
UayOUns,,....... 
St. DbmMgo...% „. 
o 89

.................. l'.< 0
...... a , __ ___ . * 

An analysis  made by i*rof.  dfiureh a few t 
years ago for the Brazilian government gave 
1.18 percent.
At the different international  exhibitions 
in Holland, Belgium,  the United States and 
Russia,  Brazilian  coffee  has1  obtained  the 
highest awards.  The principal error made 
in  the  production  of  coffee  appears  to be 
in  throwing  the  produce on the market in 
too green a state.  Unlike tea.  which should 
be used as soon as possible, coffee like wine, 
improves with age,  and the longer the berry 
is kept  the  better,  as the moisture is evap­
orated  and  the  quality  is improved.  But 
neither  planters  nor  dealers  can  afford to 
store  the coffee for  any length of  time and 
incur  the  loss  in  weight  and  expenses, 
hence the rawness of  the coffee and the ob­
jection  to  its  general  use,  except in the 
United States.
The Brazilian planters,  with the  growers 
in British  possessions,  are  suffering  from 
the gradual fall  in  prices  during  the  last 
eight  years  and  the  more  general  use  of 
tea  in  many  countries. 
In  England  the 
consumption  of  coffee  has  declined.  Ten 
years ago it was  about  one pound per head 
of  the population;  now it is  only 0.86  of  a 
pound,  whilst  the  proportion of  tea is five 
pounds.
After the United  States,  which consumes 
10X  pounds  per  head, Belgium,  Holland, 
Denmark, 
the  Scandinavian  States  and 
Switzerland  are  the  largest  consumers  of 
coffee.

Curious  Facts  Regarding  Silk.

A curious inquirer,  of  a statistical turn of 
mind,  has been  endeavoring to put some of 
the  properties of  silk  in  a fresh  form  for 
the edification of  the public.  With all that 
has  been  written  of  the  wonders  of  silk, 
that is no  easy matter, and  it  is  not at all 
surprising to learn  that a pound of  cocoons 
wound  in  one  continuous  thread  wouid 
make a circuit  of  1,128  miles.  The  same
quantity when  woven  would  cover a space 
185 square  feet in extent.  Although  more 
commonplace in footing, it is more wonder­
ful  to  realize  that a penny  reel  of  three- 
cord twist, fifty yards  in  length, really (an 
entirely  unpremeditated  pun)  contains 
12,500  yards  of  fiber.  A  comparison  is 
drawn between the weight-bearing strength 
of  silk and iron,  first  with  ropes  of  equal 
diameter, when an inch  rope of  iron would 
bear a load of  twenty tons, and  one of  silk 
about eleven tons.  But if  the test  is made 
with  material,  weight  for  weight,  silk 
proves to be much stronger than iron.  Ten 
pounds of iron  made  into  a bar  thirty-six 
inches  long  will  successfully carry a  load 
of  some  twenty-six  tons.  Ten  pounds of 
silk, in % rope  of  the  same  length,  would 
contain about 3,309,700  threads, each of six 
strands,  and  would  sustain  164  tons, by 
weight—more  than  six  times  as strong as 
iron. •  Although it cannot be said that these 
results serve any practical purpose, they are 
still very remarkable.

A peculiar feature of  the  cigar  trade is 
the universal demand  for  light  colored ci­
gars, despite the fact that color  is no crite­
rion  of  strength  and  flavor;  in  faet, 
the 
dark colored leaf is invariably the finest fla­
vored.  Much of the light colored  leaf used 
for wrappers is bleached, the supply of nat- 
ural light leaf being small  compared  to the 
demand.  The trade have been greatly ham­
pered  in  the  past  because  of this ^vhim, 
which  is  extremely 
because 
the smoker is the  worst  sufferer.  Perhaps 
if retailers were  to . explain  the  matter to 
itheir customers the old practice’ of choosing 
cigars  by  flavor,  instead  of  by  the eye, 
would come in vogue once more.

foolish, 

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WEDNESDAY, JUDY  35.  1888.

FORD’S  PET   MEASURE.

The  allegation  that th e. law agiainst  the 
imputation  of  contract  labor  has  been 
evaded,  and  that  large numbers of  Italian 
coolies  have  been  imported  since  it  was 
passed, is  one  which  calls  for  the  most 
thorough  investigation,  if  there  be  any 
grounds  for believing  it true. 
In  the case 
of  the Italians it probably will be harder  to 
suppress, the evil than in that of  any other 
immigrants  from  Europe.  The  Padrone 
system, first  organized to  supply Christen­
dom  with the  wretched  slaves who  grind 
organs and exhibit monkeys, was established 
long  before the law was enacted, and  has a 
system of  traffic in  human beings  as  com­
plete  as  that  of  the  slave-traders  in  the 
Soudan,  though not  so  inhuman. 
If  the 
penalty of  a thousad dollars fine  for ever/ 
violation of  the  law is not enough to  deter 
mean employers  from having  dealings with 
these  people, it ought  to  be increased to a 
figure  which will  be so.  But if  once  we 
could  make  a contractor  pay $100,000  for 
having  brought  in a gang of  these people, 
that would encourage the  others to  stop it.
The  appointment of  a committee of  the 
.House  to  look  into  the  matter  was  tele­
graphed  to Europe  and calls  out a  note of 
^protest or defiance from an official  paper in 
.Rome. 
It  speaks  of  the  proposal  as  in 
volving  measures either  contrary to  inter­
national  law, or in opposition to the  treaty 
i rights of  Italy.  As for  international  law, 
it  has  nothing  to say on  the subject.  No 
. rule of  the  law binds  us to  allow  a  single 
Italian to  land on our  shores, much  less to 
•undertake  any business  or employment  in 
this  country. 
And  as  Italy  denies  the 
right  of  her  people to become  naturalized
- citizens  of  the  United  States, and  claims
- their  services as soldiers in her army in the 
-event of their return to their native country, 
•it  hardly would  become  her to talk of  the 
^rights secured  her by diplomacy.

CONVICT  LABOR.

The Legislature of  New  York  has  been 
called  to  meet  in  special  session to make 
provision  f<*  the
oas in some  way, tiw ^ a tÆ   nàVing  been 
neglected at the last session.  Of course the 
working  people  of  the  State  are  anxious 
that the provision shall not be made at their 
expense,  by selling  the  labor  of  the  con 
victs to  contractors, or  by employing  them 
in  any way that may tend to lower  wages, 
I t may be assumed that the contract system 
Is at an end in that  State, as in several oth­
ers. 
It was a bad system for many reasons 
It  interfered  with  the  proper  object, of 
prison  discipline—the  reform  of the crim­
inal. 
It  transferred  him  from  the  over­
sight  of  the  responsible  officers  of  the 
State  to  that  of  men  whose  only interest 
was to get work out of  him. 
In some cases 
this was abused by treating  mere  failure to 
comply with an  industrial  standard as fail­
ure to obey the  laws of  the prisons,  and by 
punishing  it  accordingly.  Yet,  because 
that system provided for the support of  the 
convicts  without  cost  to  the  State, it was 
held up as the  ideal  of  prison  administra 
tiou.  The  opposition of  the wage  earners 
is putting  an  end  to  it  in one  Northern 
■State  after  another.  They very naturally 
-object  to  being  thrown  into  competition 
with the State’s bondsmen.

Bat the employment of convict  labor  on 
State  account,  while  less  objectionable, is 
not altogether  free  from  objection  on  the 
.part  of the  laboring  classes.  Where  the 
labor of  the -convicts is concentrated in one 
-or a few  lines of  production,  and  its  pro­
ducts are sold in the general  market, it cer­
tainly  does come  into  unfair  competition 
with ether workmen in the one or few kinds 
-of  production  concerned.  To  overcome 
‘this in New York, it Is  proposed  to  forbid 
the  use  of  any  kind  of  machinery in  the 
•prisons. 

________________

“ PIN E  PLAINS.”

T h e  Tra desm a n  devotes  no  inconsid­
erable portion of  its  space this week to the 
‘subject  of  the  pine  barrens  of  Northern 
Michigan, holding  that no theme is deserv­
ing of  greater attention at the hands of  the 
newspapers of the  State.  There  are  mil 
lions of acres of  land in the  upper  portion 
of the  State  which  are  looked  upon  by 
many  as  practicalljr  worthless. 
If  scien 
tists  tod  others  can  prove  to  a certainty 
that the  lands  are  arable,  millions of  dol 
lars  will  he  added  to  the  wealth  of "the 
Wolverine State.

T h e  T radesman cannot  feel  otherwise 
than  flattered  at  the  frequent  quotations 
mgjifl  from  its  columns,  Contemporarie® 
are  always  welcome to anything  they con 
sider worthy Of reproduction and are hereby 
given liberty to use the  same, with orw ith 
cut  credit,  as  best  suits  their  purpose. 
Whenever  reference  is  made  tothgL paper, 
however, it  is  especially requested that the
hill name be used.  There are several other 
journals in the country named *‘TradesT/wwi 
sod  the  “Grand Rapids  T radesman”

plainly à misnomer.  T h e  T radesman  is 
Michigan  in  name  as  yrsU as in scope and 
purpose, and  Common  courtesy should  en­
title  it  to  all  the  credit  attaching-such a 
general character.

Cadillac  continues  to  give  evidences  ,pf 
progressiveness  in  a  business  sense, one 
new  manufacturing  establishment  having 
been  secured  last  week, while  two others 
are in process of negotiation.

W here’s  the  Detroit -Club ?

The Grand Rapids  traveling  men are be­
ginning to wonder what has  become of the 
base  ball  club  recently  organized  by  tbe 
traveling men of Detroit.  The latter issued 
bold challenge to the  Grand  Rapids  grip 
carriers; which  was  formally accepted over 
month ago, but up to present  writing  no 
intimation him been  received  from  Detroit 
relative to the  time  at which  the  first  en­
gagement can be effected.

The Grand Rapids travelers continue their 
Saturday practice,  the  ganre  last  Saturday 
having  resulted  in  a  score  of  21  to  19. 
During the  course of  the  game A.  B.  Cole 
had  two  fingers  badly hurt, and  Fred. E. 
Powers had  the  misfortune to have his left 
thumb dislocated and cut open.  So  serious 
is the injury that it was feared Monday that 
amputation  would  be necessary in order to 
save the hand.

President Mills telephoned T h e T rades­
man the following message from Reed City 
on Monday:

Regarding  various  inquiries  concerning 
the  traveling  men’s  picnic,  I want  to  say 
that it has  been vouchsafed  by a number of 
our traveling  men to make the coming day­
time  excursion  to  the  Detroit  base  hell 
game our annual  picnic, the particulars and 
time  of  which  will  be given  by  Manager 
Seymour as soon as it is definitely arranged. 
As  it is  to be  important, it  is  hoped  that 
there  will  be a  large  delegation, as  an  en­
joyable time is assured. 
If some other trip 
would proveto be more acceptable,  different 
arrangements can be made later on.

L. M.  Mills,  Pres.

Banking  Methods  in  St.  Louis.

From the Chicago Hail.

They are doing business on tbe  same  old 
plan in St. Louis to-day that was  in  vogue 
there when tbe  French  squatted  down  on 
the levee.  A Chicago lady, who  was  there 
recently, relates the following:
I went into one of the banks and told the 
gentleman at the window that I  wanted  to 
buy a draft.  He asked me if 1 had any one 
to identify me.  Thinking he had misunder­
stood me I laid down my  money  and  said:
1 presume that is  sufficient  identification.’ 
He said it wasn’t. 
I  then  repeated  that  1 
wished to buy a draft, not get  one  cashed. 
He said he understood me quite, and begged 
leave to assure me that I must be  identified 
before I could get what I wanted.  1  asked 
him if that wasn’t something  unusual.  He 
said it was one of the early customs of bank­
ing in S t Louis, and they had to keep it up. 
S t Louis people were accustomed toJt,  and 
it wouldn’t do to toy and  pot  up  any  new 
icke on  them.” 
This reminded my informant of something 
that had also occurred in St, Louis.  An old 
and very wealthy man of  the  town,  whose 
constant companion was a white  and  black 
dog, had been in the habit of coming to  the 
Sub-Treasury at certain periods for the pur­
pose of getting coupons of his bondsjçaçhed 
One day he presented himself for that  pur­
pose  and the cashier  refused  to  give  him 
the  money.  The  old  man  demanded  to 
know why.

“I don’t know you,” said the  cashier.
“But I have been here  before  and  never 
was denied,” the man answered.
The cashier looked at him a moment  and 
then said:  “Where is your black and  white 
dog that always comes with you,  if you  are 
the same man?”
The old man’s eyes filled with tears as he 
told the cashier that the dog was dead.
Well,” replied the cashier,  “I am sorry 
to hear that, but you’ll have to bring  some 
I  don’t 
body here  to  identify  you  now. 
know you  without the dog.”

- 

Business  Men  Mostly Gormands. 

the  nearest  restaurant 

“Unless business men  give  more time to 
their mid-day  meal,  such a thing  as  good 
digestion will become  extinct,” said a lead­
ing restauranter, the other  day.  “It seems 
next to impossible for the  average  business 
man to eat slowly.  He will waste valuable 
time talking  with  acquaintances.  He will 
loiter  in  his  office  or  in  the  office  of 
friend  and  think  nothing  of  it;  but when 
the luncheon hour arrives  he  makes a rush 
for 
and  bolts 
his  food  with  alarming  rapidity.  A mer­
chant will lounge in his office, but when the 
meal  hour  arrives  a transformation  takes 
place.  He  rushes  to  the  nearest  eating 
house, gallops  into a seat  and  fights  with 
the  waiters  if  not  waited  on  instantly. 
Once at the table, he absorbs  the  food with 
lightning rapidity.  Then he returns to the 
office and  yawns and  gapes  the rest of the 
afternoon.  No  wonder  dyspepsia  holds 
high  carnival  among  business  men. 
If 
they paid more time  and  attention to their 
mid-day  meal,  they  would  avoid  many 
doctor’s bill.”

Building  and  Loan  Associations.

There are over 200 building and loan asso­
ciations  in  Cook  county, HL, and a move­
ment is on foot to have  them  unite for the 
protection of  their interests and  the promo­
tion  of  proper  legislation.  Each  associa­
tion  will  average  400  share  owners,  and 
80,000 përso&s in  the  county are interested 
directly  in  building  societies.  Thèse  so­
cieties ' have  largely  taken  the  place  of 
savings banks.
The  Peach  Crop  in  W estern  Allegan

County*

From  th e  Saugatuek  Com m ercial.

Peaches  are dropping heavily this season 
but on account of thé trees being unusually 
well loaded the growers  are  obliged to thin 
their  fruit  largely.  The  crop  will  be 
large one, and those who thin the most will 
probably  get  the  best  returns  from  their 
orchards.  ______ 

_

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

267

AMONG TH E   TRADE.
OBAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

K.  Dykema  & Bro.  succeed  P.  Dykema 

A  Son in-ihe leed and grain business.

Spear & Davis have engaged  in  the  gro­
cery  business  àt 'Allman.  Arthttir  Meigs 
& Co. furbished the stock.

The Grand Rapids  School  Furniture Co. 
will begin  operating  the  machinery ih the 
main factory building, next Monday.

Arthur Meigs A  Co. have made a contract 
with E. L. Piper  to  put  in a sawmill  near 
Lockwood to cut the  timber on their  hard­
wood tract in that vicinity.

N. W.  Crocker,  formerly engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  near  Byron  Center,  has 
opened  a  grocery  store  at  South  Grand 
Rapids.  Olney,  Shields  &  Co. furnished 
the stock.  ■  ; 

-  ', 

, 

,

Stanley  N.  Allen  has  sold  his  laundry 
business  at 43 and 45  Kent  street to G. M. 
Munger & Co., who already conduct similar 
establishments  at  Chicago,  St.  Louis, 
Kansas City and Des  Moines.  The  Grand 
Rapids  end  will  be  managed  by  W.  E. 
Hall, Jr.  Mr. Allen  will  hereafter  devote 
his  entire  attention  to  his  carpet beating 
business,  which  he  has  removed  to 
the 
Mechanic block.  ______

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Edmore—A.  C.  Morehead  has  purchased 

the grocery stock of  A. P. Curtis.

Wayland—F.  A.  Coville  has  purchased 

the stock of the late  J. W. Sessions.

Charlotte—B.  Netzorg  has  retired  from 
the  dry goods  firm of Jacobson & Netzorg.
Muskegon  —  Clayton  &  Cowan  have 
opened a fruit and cigar  store  on  Terrace 
street.

Hartford—Olds & Yan  Ostran,  the  pro­
duce dealers, have dissolved,  the  latter suc­
ceeding.

Fulton—S. J. Case, formerly of  Cadillac, 
is  arranging to  engage  in general  trade at 
this place.

Whitehall—J. J. Gee  has  purchased the 
furniture, undertaking and wall paper stock 
of  W.  B.  Nicholson.

Otsego—L. D,  Williams  has retired from 
the  grocery  firm  of  Barnes  &  Williams. 
C. A. Barnes will continue.

Bellevue—Ward  &  Co. have  transferred 
their  clothing  stock  to  A. Kalb & Co., of 
Rochester, N. Y., who are closing it out.

Muskegon—Peter Damm has retired from 
the undertaking firm of  W. H. Irvine & Co. 
The business will  be  continued  under  the 
style of  Wm.  H. Irvine.

Clarkston—C. M.  Smith has  consolidated 
his drug and grocery stock  with the general 
stock of  Edward A. Urch.  The  new  firm 
will be  known as Urcik& Smith.

STRAY  FACTS.

Wayland—L N. Hoyt is  erecting a ware­
house  at  his lumber  yard,  30x50 feet in di­
mensions.

Fenton—Geo. W.  Fenton, a leading  bus­
iness  man,  died  last Monday and was bur­
ied on Friday.

Wolverine—P.  E.  Hackett,  whose  saw­
mill was recently burned to the ground,  has 
already begun the work of rebuilding.

Ashley—W.  A. Chatterton, who recently 
sold  his drug  stock  here, will  shortly  ea 
gage in the lumber  business in Washington 
Ter.

Newberry — Operations  at  the  Burrell 
Chemical Co. will be  begun  about  Septem 
ber Ì.  About  forty men  will  be regularly 
employed.

Alma—M. B. Faughner’s Excelsior Works 
burned on Sunday.  His  loss  on stock and 
machinery is  about  $10,000, on  which  he 
had $1,500 insurance.

Newberry—The Newberry  Furnace  Co.’s 
monthly  pay  roll  averages  $8,000.  The 
furnaces  of  the  corporation  consume  120 
cords of  wood per day. r 

Slocum’s  Grove-rThe  sawmill  of  N. P. 
Gian burned  last  Wednesday.  The  fire is 
s u p p e d   to  have  originated  from a spark 
thrown from a locomotive.

Freeport—John Yarger  has purchased  a 
large  safe of  Cary &  Loveridge  and  pro 
poses to do  a  banking  business  in connec 
tion with his dry goods trade.

Kalkaska—R. B. Wadsworth  &  Co.  are 
erecting  a  brick  store,  20x40  feet  in  di 
mensions,  which  will  he  occupied  with 
millinery and fancy goods  stock,

Elmira—N.  S.  Loop  has  opened a new 
hotel,  to  be  known  as the  Exchange. 
It 
will have  stage  connection  with  Gaylord, 
six miles east

Ypsilanti—N. Cordary  has  assigned  his 
grocery and  crockery stock to Judge  Look, 
of  Detroit  The liabilities are about $50,000. 
with assets  about half  as much.  Mrs*  Cor­
dary is the possessor of  $30,000  in her own 
right

Detroit—The reported  sale  of the  stock 
of the  Metcalf  Bros, to  the  father  of  the 
latter is not correct  The business is being 
conducted as it has been  since the purchase 
of  the  stock  by  H .. B.  Claflin  &  Co., of 
New York.

Sault  Ste.  Mario—The  new  Soo  Bank 
and opera block is receiving  the roof., The 
cost of  the  building will  be $7$,000..  The 
seating capacity, of  the opera house will'  be 
800.  The  Bank  will  have  a  capital  of 
$ 100,000.  When  fully organized  the  Soo 
will UavO three batiks equal in appointments 
to any in Northern Michigan.

Detroit—Charles R. Richardson, the  boot 
and shoe dealer, who recently chattel  mort­
gaged his  stock at 41 and 43 Monroe avenue 
for  $4,800,  has  made  an  assignment  to 
Chauncey  Stewart. 
about 
$55,000;  assets are  not  known/ but consid- 
erable.  He ran  eleven stores,  seven in De-

Liabilities, 

trait  and  one each at Pontiac, Holly,  Lan­
sing  and  Bay City.  The  New  York  and 
New England  Shoe  Manufacturers’ Selling 
Co. has begun  an  action of  replevin in the 
Wayne Circuit Court to «¡Cover about  8,000 
pairs of  shoes, valued  a$: $6,000,  from  the 
assignee,  on tbe  ground  that they were ctfj 
dered  after  Richardson  knew  that he was 
Insolvent. 

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MANUFACTTTBIN ft  MATTERS. 

§

Edmerer^Xbe  Homer Green shinglejp&iU 
started  up  on  the 23d  under the  manage­
ment of Henry Blair.  '

Mt.  Pleasant—Gorham  Bros.’ basket fac­
tory  now employs  fifty men and  boys  and 
turns out 5,000 baskets per day,

Harrison—Cory A Co.’s  shingle  mill will 
soon be set up,  the  owners  having  bought 
enough  timber  near  town to keep the con­
cern running five  years.

Summit  City—Mr.  Bowerman  has  sold 
his interest  in  the  Michigan  Flooring  and 
Handle  Co.  to  Messrs. Slayton  and  Todd, 
who will remove the plant to Cadillac.

Shelby—Geo. Fay has purchased  the  in­
terest of  Alex. McLeod in the  wagon man­
ufacturing  firm  of  Harrison  &  McLeod. 
The new firm will be  known as Harrison & 
Fay.

Cadillac—Arrangements  have  been com­
pleted for  the  removal  of  the plant of  the 
Michigan  Flooring  and  Handle  Co.  from 
Summit City to this place.  Tbe  enterprise 
will employ about fifty men.

Gripsack Brigade.

E. K.  Bennett is on  the  rampage  again, 

after a two weeks’ vacation.

Frank  A. Miles  started  out on the  road 
again  Monday  noon.  His  wife will  tarry 
at Macatawa for the present.

Chas.  Clouston,  formerly  with  the Leg­
gett & Myers  Tobacco  Co., has  taken  the 
position of  house  salesman  for Ball, Barn­
hart & Putman.

Mrs.  Will J. Atkins  and  family,  of  De­
troit,  are  spending a couple of  weeks with 
Mrs.  L.  M.  Mills,  of  Wealthy  avenue. 
W. J. was also here over Sunday.

Hiram B.  Clark,  formerly on the road for 
the old firm of  Eaton & Christenson, is now 
traveling  for  C. G. A. Yoigt & Co.,  cover­
ing  the  towns  north and east of  this mar­
ket.

L. M. Bennett,  formerly engaged  in  the 
jewelry business at Traverse City,  but now 
on  the  road  for  N.  G. Levinson & Co., of 
Chicago,  is  now  traveling  in  Kansas  and 
Nebraska.

The traveling men  who  visit the trade of 
Southern  Michigan  and  Northern Indiana 
frequently meet a quiet little lady who sells 
brooms  for  her  husband,  who  conducts a 
factory at La Porte,  Ind.  She  meets  with 
good success.

Suel A. Sheldon,  formerly on the road for 
the Jackson Wagon Works,  but now a hard­
hearted  granger and calf  trainer  nearBer- 
in, walked in last Tuesday to announce the 
advent of  a  nine-pound  heir  at his  house. 
The  youngster is of  the male persuasion.

Jas.  F.  Nelson,  Michigan  and  Indiana 
traveling representative for  Warren, Lange 
& Co., of New York, the largest wall paper 
manufacturers  in  the  country, left for the 
metropolis Monday evening for the purpose 
of  getting out the new line of  samples.  He 
will  start  out  on  the  road about Septem­
ber 1.

The  traveling  men  who  work  through 
Northern  Michigan  are  somewhat  elated 
over  the  appearance  iu that  territory of  a 
feminine exponent of trade in the person of 
Miss  Emma  Brown,  of  Ft.  Wayne,  who 
sells extracts and yeast for a Chicago house. 
Miss  Brown is described  as  a  brunette  of 
about 23  years  of  age, with winning  ways 
In common with her 
and business-like air. 
associates  of 
the  male  persuasion,  T he 
Tradesman  wishes  her  success  in  her 
chosen field.

Purely Personal.

W. W. Richardson has returned from his 

wedding trip.

W.  J.  Hopper, the  Fremont  merchant, 

was in town last week.

Homer Eaton  went to Battle Creek Mon­

day to spend a few days with friends.

'

Ira O. Green,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
wholesale grocery business  at  this market, 
is now a real estate operator  at Denver. 

L.  F.  Perkett,  of  the  grocery  firm  of 
Perkett,  Lardie  &  Co., at  Traverse  City, 
was in town  last  Friday on his way to Chi­
cago.

A. Norris, the Casnovia  Poo Bah,  was in 
town Monday for  the  purpose  of  purchas­
ing belting for his new grain elevator, which 
will have a capacity of  8,000 bushels.

Dr. H. B. Hatch,  the Hart  druggist, was 
in  town  Monday on  his  way  home  from 
Tennessee and Virginia.  He effected a sale 
of his Virginia lands during his absence.

E.  B.  Wright,  Manager  of 

the  West 
Michigan  Lumber Co.,  at  Woodville,  may 
now fairly be counted as a resident of Grand 
Rapids,  as  he  has  lived  in his handsome 
home on South Union street long enough to 
entitle him to that distinction.

Chas.  C. Kritzer, the  Newaygo  miller, is 
one  of  the most  enthusiastic  yachtsmen in 
the State.  He is the  happy  possessor of  a 
sailing  craft  which  cost him over $600, on 
which he disports  himself  on Hess Lake, a 
beautiful  body  of  water  about  four  miles 
from Newaygo.

N  B. Blain, the Lowell dry goods dealer, 
will  spend  next  week  at  Traverse  City, 
visiting  with  Frank  Hamilton  and  other 
friends.  The people Of  Traverse  City will 
have  three of foot  thousand old soldiers to 
entertain at the same time, which furnishes 
another proof of  the old adage to tbe  effect 
that misfortunes never come singly.

The  Owosso  Traveler&  Beat  the  Flint 

Commercials.  ~

r

fault 

Owosso, July 23,  1888. 

it  would  be  our  own 

t 
B. A. Stowe. Grand  Rapids:  / 
Dea r Sib —Most of our boys and friends,; 
about twenty in number, went over to Flint 
early Saturday morning,  arriving  in  Flint 
about 8:3(ft' ''.’;They were ■ met ,at the depot by 
fcbout'iOO citizens of  Flint  and  escorted” to 
the  Sherman  House, where  they were  all 
nicely received by Landlord Lott and invited 
into  the  parlors,  whereupon  Hon.  Oren 
Stone,  Mayor .6f¿Flint,  presented  us  the 
key to  the  city of  Flint.  He  said  it  was 
large  enough to  unlock“ any place in town 
and 
if 
we failed in obtaining  anything we sought. 
The  key was  cheerfullyaccepted  and  put 
to good  use during  the day by the  Owosso 
people, for  we  were  not  all  commercial 
men  by  any  means,  ’  We  bad  a  goodly 
number of our business men with us.
After  accepting  the  key,  we  were  all 
taken in  charge 
:by our hosts and  treated 
to a ride over the city of  Flint, returning in 
time for early dinner  with the genial  land­
lord of  the Sherman House,  where no pains 
were  spared to give  every pqe all  that was 
needed to refresh the inner man.
After  dinner,  by  invitation  we  were 
treated  to a trip  through  the Warren  cigar 
factory, where  we found  some  fifty people 
at  work  making up the  noxious  weed  into 
that  popular  cigar  known  as  Warren’s 
“Speckled  Havana,”  which  were  tried  at 
this time  by all  of  our  smokers.  We then 
wended  our way to the Hotel Bryant,  when 
the landlord  assigned us rooms for the pur­
pose of  permitting the Owosso  team to put 
on  their  uniform.  But,  alas!  The  Flint 
commercial  men outstripped  us  so  far  in 
this respect  that we had  the  appearance of 
a lot of moss- backs or hayseeds.  Promptly 
at 2 o’clock  the band  for which  the  city of 
Flint is  justly proud,  appeared to escort us 
to  the  ball  ground, one  mile  away,  with 
many misgivings as to who would  have the 
honor  of  coming  bsck  in  front  with  the 
honor of  carrying the  beautiful banner and 
long handled broom to which our hosts  had 
been  to  so  much  expense  to  procure,  on 
which  were  two  cross  bats  with  ball  in 
center and monogram

Commercial Travelers 

Champions 

1888.

The  game  was  called  promptly  at  3 
o’clock,  with Owosso  in the  field,  Flint re­
tiring with  a goose  egg  for tally.  Owosso 
made two runs in the  first  inning and suc­
cessfully whitewashed the Flints in the sec­
ond innings and made one tally themselves. 
At this stage in the game, your  correspond­
ent  got  the  end  of  his  third  finger  split 
open,  which  precludes  my sending  you the 
score.  *
During the game the Flints  encored their 
team with tin horns and all the  implements 
that  as a general  thing go  to make a first- 
class chivari, taking  good care to wrap  the 
runner of  the  first tally in woolen blankets 
and  walk  him  out  that  he  might not get 
stiff  before the  next  call  on  his wind and 
muscle for bottom.
Having bought out some wholesale house 
in large firecrackers,  Owosso  was  on.  hand 
to  fire  from  one  to a half-dozen for  every 
man who  made a tally for Owosso.
H. Nye, a particular  friend  of J. Sharp- 
stein, of  Owosso, kept the  Flint team right 
up to the  score  with his patent gun, to the 
delight  of  many.  The  game  being  over, 
with a score of  19 to 15 in favor of Owosso, 
we  were  called up in a line  and  presented 
with the beautiful banner before  described, 
with a bran new broom of  no  small propor­
tions, nicely decorated with ribbons, with ap­
propriate  remarks from the manager of the 
Flint team.
We then  returned  to  the  Hotel Bryant 
through a very crowded  street, but your re­
porter will  say the  most  orderly and  well- 
behaved  people it has  ever  been his  lot to 
meet.  No  one  was  making  any  noise or 
demonstration except Ed. Withee, who was 
wound up for all  time and  seemed to think 
his mouth would  close if  he didn’t  wag his 
tongue most of  the  tune, which he  did to a 
success from first to last, to the amusement 
of all and the harm of none. Arriving at the 
Hotel, our  boys  scattered „ until  the call  of 
the banquet, which was superb.
After the banquet  came  the  usual toasts 
of  an  occasion  of  this  kind,  Ed.  Withee 
acting  as  toast  master  for  the  evening 
The  address  of  welcome  by  Mayor  Oren 
Stone was very brief and to the point.  The 
response  by Stanley E. Parkill  was in  his 
usual eloquent and  brilliant style of  merri 
ment  and  wit.  The other  responses  were 
as follows:

Chase.

“ Why we got beat”—F. Wickins.
“Base  ball vs. hotel flies”—Otis  Merrill.
“I cannot chew tobacco”—G. W.  Haskell.
“Wooden nutmegs”—R.  P.  Bigelow.
“Why  has  candy  advanced”—A.  D. 
“Plug trains”—B. J.  Reynolds.
On going to depot at 10 o’clock, our friends 
eame down and lulled  us out of  the charm 
ing  city of  Flint  by  singing,  “Good  bye, 
my lover, good bye,” the echoes  of  which I 
can hear to this time.
Onr  banner broom and gun  are on  exhi­
bition at the postoffice in the city of Owosso 
and  are open  for  inspection  to any  of  the 
Knights of  the Grip who  come this way  in 
the near future.
We  feel  so  proud  over our  victory that 
we have almost got our courage  screwed up 
to the point of  challenging the Grand  Rap­
ids traveling men.  Y ours,

R.  P.  Bigelow

FOR SALE/ W ANTED,  ETC,

; i A dvertisem ents will be inserted  un d er  th is  head for 
tw o  cents  a   w ord  th e ’ first  insertion  and  one cent a 
w ord  fo r  each  su b seq u en tin sertio n :  No  advertise­
m en t ta k en  fo r less th a n  25 cents. -  Advance  paym ent.

F O R   SA L E .

259

26o

256

T5QR  SALE-CLEAN  GROCERY,  DRiY  GOODS ¿AND 
a ;  C rockery stock, s ituated in a  railw ay  to w n ,'w ith  
(rood line  of  custom ers.  Stock  will  inventory*  about 
$2,000.  W ill ta k e p a rt cash and balance on  tim e.  Ad- 
dress A. S. M usselraan & Co., G rand Rapids. 

cash and term s easy, a circular m ill  now  running 
and in  good order, located on a  railro ad  in  a  section of 
fine h ard  and so ft tim ber.  C apacity 10 to  14 JI p e r day 
Apply to  No. 256, M ichigan Tradesm an. 

F o r  s a l e —a t   a   b a r g a in   f o r   c a s h   o r   c a r t
FOR SALE—DRUG  FIXTURES’  a n d   s m a l l   s t o c k  
FOR  SALE—OR EXCHANGE  FOR STOCK IN  TRADE, 

horse: 
pow er, large grounds;  fine to w n o n C . * 4 . ' i  railroad;! 
good w heat and produce  m arkets  W rite  fo r  particu ­
lars, W. B. Tyler, care B. P. &D. A. CO., G rand  Rapids,- 
Mich. 

of drugs.  Address Doctor, Box 212, Rockford.  258

G rain  Elevator,  te n   carloads;  capacity; 

F o r  s a l e —o n 8  o f   t h e   b e s t  p a y in g  s t o c k s o f

B azaar Goods on th e  best  thoroughfare  and busi­
est stree t in  th e fcity at G rand  Rapids.  Or  w ill  trad e 
fo r  sm all farm .  ' P oor health  is th e  reason fo r selling. 
Also fours beautiful n fw  Stores’tq  font.  Address W.  F. 
C hapm an, 115 So. Division sfc, G rand Rapids, Mich.  257

FOR SALE—s t o c k   a n d   f ix t u r e s   o f   t h e   GKO-

cery, dry goods and notion  business  a t  281 South 
Division street.  Business well established,  w ith  good 
line of custom ers.  Reason fo r selling, other' business. 
W ill sell p a rt o r'all o f stock, as purchaser prefers.  Ap­
ply on prem ises o r address A. W. C urtis & Co. 

Fo r   s a l e —a t  s u l l iv a n , m ic h ., s t o c k  o f  d r u g s

and notions, w orth $700.  This is a  live tow n, w ith 
five saw m ills, lum bering, bark, ties, etc., and only drug 
store.  No doctor there.  W ould be good place fo r doc­
to r and druggist com bined.  Reason fo r  selling,  have 
store in  Coopersville to  attend.  J. B. W atson, Coopers- 
vllle, Mich. 

Must sell.  W ant to  go South, 
ville, Mich.

o r sh o rt lease of store.  A barg ain  fo r  some  one.
Address  Box 12, Grand- 

grow ing  tow n.  N earest  drug  store  is  six miles. 
W ill invoice, about $2.500.  A big  chance  fo r  a m an of 
push.  Terms easy.  Best of reasons fo r w ishing to sell. 
Address  “P ain  K iller,”  care  M ichigan  Tradesm an, 
G rand  Rapids. 

Fo r   s a l e —a   g o o d-p a y in g   d r u g   s t o c k   i n   a
212
Fo r  s a l e —g e n e r a l   s t o c k ,  g o o d  t r a d e ,  l o n g
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
F OR SALE—AT  A  BARGAIN.  A  CLEAN  STOCK  OF 
F o r   s a l e - f r u it   f a r m   o f   i h   a c r e s ,  l o c a t e d

“ The  Tradesm an”—600  pounds  of brevier  and 200 
pounds of  nonpareil.  A  good  b argain  w ill  be  given 
purchaser. 

in   Spring  Lake.  Ten  m inutes  w alk  from   post- 
office.  P leasant  place.  Nice  buildings.  W ill  sell  on 
long tim e o r exchange fo r  stock  of  any kind  of  m er­
chandise.  Place is valued a t $3,000, will tak e $2,000 for 
it.  Address S. A. Howey, N orth M uskegon, Mich.  208

hardw are  and  m ill  supplies.  Address  W ayne 

Choate, Agent, E ast Saginaw. 

216

207

253

252

206

WANTS.

247

244

$1,500 required.  W orth investigating, 
facturer, care th is paper.

w here 500,000 feet oak and o th er hard   wood tim ­
b er can be bought fo r cash.  Address  G,  226  M ichigan 
St., Chicago, 111. 

W ANTED—LOCATION  FOR PORTABLE  SAW  MILL, 
W ANTED—PARTNER  IN  AN  ESTABLISHED  MANU 
W ANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

factu rin g   business,  Y oung  m an  preferred.
Address  Manu- 

th is  paper  to   give  th e Sutliff  coupon system  a 
trial.  I t will abolish yo u r pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 
all your book-keeping, in  m any instances save you th e 
expense of one clerk, Will b rin g  yo u r business  down to 
a   cash basis and  save  you  all  th e  w orry and trouble 
th a t usually go w ith th e pass-book plan.  S tart th e 1st 
of th e m onth w ith th e new  system  and  you  w ill never 
reg ret it.  H aving  tw o kinds, bo th   kinds  w ill be  sent 
by  addressing  (m entioning  th is  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N. Y. 

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 and
Address  G.  S.  Put- 

W ANTED-TO  BUY  A  SECOND HAND  NO.  218  EN 
W ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 

Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for 

sam ples.  E. A. Stowe & Bro., G rand R apids. 

214

213

237

MISCELLANEOUS.

cash business.

TO  PURCHASE  A  PAYING
G RAND  OPPORTUNITY- 
The only B azaar in A ntrim   coun­
ty .  M anufacturing tow n o f $1,500 inhabitants.  $20,000 
cash  paid  o u t  m onthly.  L ittle  purchase  m oney  re­
quired.  S atisfactory  reasons  fo r  selling.  Address 
Lock Box  No. 86, M aneelona, Mich._______________ 255
4M   O A A   CASH  BUYS  MANUFACTURING  BUSI- 
d p A .iiV J Y '  ness paying 100  p er  cent.  Best  of  rea- 
....--  
-  - * 
Address  Chas.  Kynoch,  St. Ignace, 
sons  fo r  selling. 
Mich.

Millers. Attention

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228

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! 

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

B M P   RAPIDS,  MICH.
WANTED!

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

I f  y o u   h a v e   a n y   o f   th e   a b o v e   goo*1»  to  
s h ip ,  o r   a n y th in g   in   th e   P r o d u c e   lin e ,  le t 
u s  h e a r   fr o m   y o n .  .L ib e r a l  ca sh   ad v a n ces 
m a d e   w h e n   d e sire d .

E A R L   B R O S . ,

C o m m issio n   M e r c h a n t s

157 South W ater St.,  CHICAGO.

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

FOrai NATIONAL BANI

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A  Candid  Drummer.

“Now, then,” said, a well-known jobber to 
one of bis traveling salesmen who was pack 
ing for his journey,  “let us see that you sell 
more goods  than you did before.  Our  firm 
is more generally known now.”
“In that case,” said  the  drummer,  look 
ing dubiously up from his sample cases,  “I ’m 
a little afraid it will be up-hill work.

VISITING  BUYERS.

land

A llegan 

Cheboygan Jo h n  Kamps, Zutphen 

T raverse City C utler & W right, Morley 
M oorestown

D enH erder  & Tanis, Vries 
W  C H inm an, S parta
G Ten Hoor,  F orest  Grove 
Silas LOew, B urnip’s Crnrs 

The following retail dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
A J  W hite, Bass River 
W J  H opper, F rem ont 
j  F Moloney & Bro, 
M H Pasco, R ockford 
P erk ett, Lardie & Co, 
C B L ovejoy.B ig Rapids  Moores, W eed & Co, 
K ohlm an & H offm aster, 
C H  Demtog, D utton
M B Pincom b, B ig Rapids  E Y oung, Ravenna 
B F Reed & Son,  M ontague C H Loomis,  S parta 
D r H B H ateh,  H a rt
O L G raves, Conklin 
J  B W atson, C oopsrsville
E B W right, W oodville 
H eyboer & Bro, D renthe 
L Cook, B auer 
A W  Blain. D utton 
W alling Bros, Lam ont
G M H untley, Reno 
R  T P arrish , G randville
S L Alberta & Co,  R avenna Dr A H anlon, Middleville 
R S chaak, Reed City 
S J  Case,  Fulton
H utchinson & Qo, Fennvlle W m  W ood, Six Lakes 
H VanNoord,  Jam estow n  M V W ilson, Sand Lake 
BraUtigam Bros, No D orr  Geo P  S tark, Cascade 
Sidney S tark, Atiéndale 
J- P  Cordes, Alpine
W G Tefft, Rockford 
Chaa Judson, Cannonsburg
-  W  G H astings, K ent  City 
H Dalmon, Allendale 
F B S au erb ier,  Big  Rnpids L & L Jenison, Jenisonvllle 
JC B enbow ,  C annonsburg F ran k  Som m ers.D orr 
; 
Mrs JD ebri,  Byron Center W rig h t & Ft lend,
J  Raym ond, B erlin 
H A de.Conklin 
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C H  Darning, H am m ond 
L M aier, Fisher  Station 
A L Pow er, K ent City 
; 
Á N orris & Son, Casnovia

W heeler:Bros, Shelby
- —— 
¿Re
C K H oyt, Hudsonvll 
L K nevels, Chase 
Chas McCarty, Lowell

Lake Odessa

A. J. Bowne, President.

Geo.  C.  P ierce,  Vice President.

H. P. Baker, Cashier.
-  -  -  3300,000.

CAPITAL, 

Transacts a general  banking business.

M a k e a  S p ec ia lty  o f  C o llectio n s.  A c co u n ts 

o f  C ou n try M erchdfots S o licited .

We carry a full ^ine of 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field and garden. 
Forties  in  want  should 
write to ot see the
II CANAL
Street.

M  Rapids Seed Store,

OUR  FALL  LINE  OF

t & I

-IS ' NOW - COMPLETE.-------

J. L. KYMER (of our finn),

OTTE TRAVELERS
GEO. H.  RAYNOR

and GILBERT J . HAAN
Will soon call upon the trade with a complete 

line- of samples*

EATON, LION & CO,
20 and 22  Monroe  8t„ Brand  Rapids.
WALES  -  GOODYEAR

—AND—

GONNEGTIGUT

Rubbers.

Write for Fall Prioes and Discounts.

G.  R.  MAYHEW,

86  M onroe  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

SHOE  DRESSINGS.

Brown’s French,
Bixby’s Royal,

Eclipse Safety Barrel, 
Spanish Gloss, 

Raven  Gloss,
Topsey,

Gilt  Edge.
H I R T H   &  K R A U S E ,

J O B B E R S ,

118 Canal  S t„ GRAND  R A PID S.

THEO.  B.  GOOSSEN,

WHOLESALE

PRODUCE  and  COMMISSION

And Jobber in Stovewood.

3 3   O tta w a   S treet,  B R A N D   R A P ID S .

RAGS, RUBBERS, BONES & METALS

BOUGHT  BY

W m . B r u m m e l e r ,

.  JORBER  IN

T IN W A R E ,  G L A SSW A R E   a n d   N O T IO N S. 

T E L E P H O N E   6 4 0 .

79 Spring St,,  -  Grand Rapids.

,  W A R R A N T E D   T O  B E  T H E

FINEST and LARGEST SMOKE
for the money in the U. S.  taTPut up 60 in a box.  Ask 
JO H N  E . K E N N IN G  f t  C O ., G r a n d  R a p id s.

your dealer for them.  Manufactured only by 
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Bend for prions. 
Offer No. 174.

FREE—To Merchants Only:  An 
elegant Carving  Set  (knife, fork  and 
Steel), in  satin-lined  case.  Address 
at once,  R.  W.  Tansill  &  Co.,  55 
State  St.,  Chicago.
FERMENTUM!

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

PLACE to secure a thorough 
Ond useful education is at the 
Gkand:Raph>b (Mich.) Busi­
ness College, write for Col­

lege Journal.  Address, C. G. SWENSBERG.

Dress Staus

Soft,  pliable  and  absolutely  unbreakable.  Stan­
dard  q u ality   15  cents  p e r  yard.  Cloth  covered  20 
cents.  S atin covered 25 cents.  F or sale everyw here.

LU CIU S  C.  W E ST , 

PATENTS;

Attorney at Patent Law and Solicitor 
of  American  and  Forei(m  patenta, 
10SE. Ifain St^ Kalamazoo, Mich., U. S. A.  Branch  of­
fice, London, Eng.  Practice in U. S. Courts.  Circulare 
free.

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New  W ire  Nail  Card.

BARBEL.

SLATING.

TOBACCO.

COMMON BRADS.

The following- is  the  new  wire  nail  card, 
which went into effect  on  July  16.  It will be 
notioed that the base has been  changed  from 
lOd to 60d to 12d to  40d,  the  same  as  the  new 
base of the steel nail card :
COMMON  FENCE,  SHIN­
GLE, FLOORING AND 
5Qd.and 60d__ .;.. . «jo 35
ltd to 40d.........     base
lOd  ...................i i f   15
35
SdandOd......... 
6dand7d...... . 
70
id andSd......... . 
l  00
3d..::;.......... 
2 00
2d......... ................2 75
BARBED  COMMON  AND 
BARBED CAR NAILS.
25 cents advance  over 
common.
CASING.  SMOOTH  BOX
12d to40d..........3 0  75
lO d.........................   1 00
8d and9d  . . . . . _____ 1 25
6d and 7d...... .........1 50
4d andfid..................   1 75
3d...........................2 60
2 d .................. 3 25
Barbed  Box  25e  ad­
vance.
SMOOTH FIN . NAILS.
2d...............................S3 50
3 d ............................. 2 75
4dand5d.............. 2 00
6dand7d..............  175
8d and 9d...................  1 50
10d...............................l 25
12dto20d..................   l 00
Barbed Finishing 25c 
advance.
2d...............................$3 50
3d...... ...................   3 00
4d..............................  2 00
LIN IN G  NAILS.
SS£in............... 
................. 
1  in.............................3 50

% In.
1  in........
m  in ...............
IH  in ..............
in ............ .
2 in ..................
CLINCH.
2d ...............
3d....................
4d and 5d.........
6d and 7d.........
8d and 9d.........
lOd....................
)2d to 20d.........
All  sizes................... $0 35
4d..............................Si 75
6d................................ 1 50
8d.................................1 00
lOd to 20d.............. 

HINGE NAILS.

$4 50
  4 00

F IN E  NAILS.

75
50

“ Can  Show  Substantial  Progress.” 
H a r b o r   S p r in g s ,  July 21,  1888.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear  S i r —At a meeting of our B. M. A. 
held last evening,  W. J. Clark,  C. H. Eaton 
and E.  L.  Marshall were  elected  delegates, 
with A. L.  Thompson,  D.  W.  Culver  and 
J. L. Morrice  as  alternates, to the Cheboy­
gan  meeting on August 7 and 8.  We also 
designated  our  President, W. J.  Clarke,  to 
make the three-minute report. 
We  are  confident  our  B. M. A.,  which 
you  and  Bro.  Hamilton  organized  a  year 
ago the 16th, can show as much  substantial 
progress as any in the State.
Please send six  reduced  rate  certificates 
and oblige, 

Yours,
A. L.  T h o m p s o n ,  Sec’y.

These  prices  are  for cosh buyers,  who  pay 

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BELLS.

BOLTS.

...¿is 

BUCKETS.

60
60
60
60
40
25

W IRE SPIK ES.

dis 3 
dis 50&10

AUGERS AND BITS. 
t y

dis 
40
.3  1400
net 33 00
:........... ................... dis 3 60&10&10
70
30&15
60&10

promptly and buy lU fun packages.
• 
Ives’,  old s
.
l o
...........dls
N.  H. C. Ccfc:;..,... i„,f......... 
...... .dis 
Douglass’.* :.,......... . 
..... . A ............dls 
Ü in...........................$3 50
% in .. ......________3 00
Pieroes’  .................. .................M I..clis 
1  in...........................  2 50
Snell’s 
...........i . ..... . ........dls 
.
Cook’s  .
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Dé in ................     2 00
D é'in...............     175
Jennings’, g e n u i n e : . . . , 4,........ dig 
Jennings’, imitation__ .....dinfinfrifl
1% in ........................  1 25
Di in ................     i  oo
BALANCES.
Spring...............   ....... 
 
 
2d................... ....3 2 50
ba r r o w s.
Railroad 
3d................................ 1 76
4d................................ 1 25
Garden.................................  
5d......................    1 00
„  
H and----- 
4dand5d...................SI 25
Cow...... .........................................dis 
6d and 7d...................  1 00
dip 
Call............... 
....
Gong............ . 
8dand9d............ . 
lOd,....................... 
Door, Sargent.... 
.........dis 
„ 
BARB ROOFING.
Stove............... ......... .....................  dis 3
in ..,...................... 33 50
Carriage  new list.......... .............d is
300 
7G&10 
Plow  ..................................................dis
2 50 
50 
Sleigh Shoe...................................  . .dis
.  2 00 
70 
Wrought Barrel  Bolts....
.  150 
.dis 
60 
Cast  Barrel Bolts...... .
.  125 
....dis 
40 
Cast Barrel, brass knobs.
.  1 00
....dis 
40 
Cast Square Spring..............
....dis 
60 
Cast Chain.
.$3 50 
40 
...d is  
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob..
.  2 50 
60 
— dis 
Wrought Square ..................
.  1 75 
— dis 
60 
Wrought Sunk Flush..........................
.  1 25 
.dis
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
.  1 00 
Flush...............................................ai8
0O&1O
.  90
IVes  Door......... ................. . 
...... dis
.  75
60&10
BRACES,
Barber I ............. 
40
 
B ackus..............................  
Spofford............................  
50
Am. Ball......................... .......dis 
net
Well, plain...............................................3  350
Well, swivel............
4 00
BUTTS. CAST.
Cast Loose Pin, figured...... . 
dis  70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed........dis  70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&
Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint.. dig  60&10
Wrought Loose  Pin......... ........ 
  dis  60*10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip ..........dis  60* 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis  60* 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvei
.......1........ i.....  .....dis  60* 5
tipped.  . 
Wrought Table...... I...........................dis  60&10
Wrought Inside Blind_____ ______ dis  60&10
Wrought Brass...................  
75
Blind,Clark’s............................... .....d is  70&10
Blind. Parker’s....................................dis  70&10
Blind, Shepard’s.................................dis 
70
Biy’sl'lO-............................................per m 3 65
Hick’s C. F .......................................... 
«0
G. D....................................................  
35
Musket......... .....................................  
00
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list.. ..50
Rim  Fire, United  States.............. 
dis50
Central Fire................................................. <Ha9K
Socket Firmer.....................................dis  70&10
Socket Framing..  ..............................dis  70&10
Socket Comer....................................dis  70&10
Socket Slicks............................  
Butchers’Tanged Firmer.................dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers..................dis 
20
Cold.....................................................net
Curry, Lawrence’s .......................... dis  40&10
25
Hotchkiss  ..........................................dis 
c o c k s . 
Brass, Backing’s............... 
60
60
Bibb’s ..............................................  
B eer..................................................... "   40&10
60
Fenns............................................... 
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........... 
6Mb  33
  31
*  29
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60................ 
Cold Rolled, 14x48................................ ’) ” "   29
Bottoms................  
3o
 
Morse’s Bit  Stock..............................diS 
40
Taper and Straight Shank......... .......dis 
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank.........................dis 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in.......................... doznet  3.75
Corrugated....................................... dis20&101&0
Adjustable..........................................dis  J4 &10
30 
Clar’s, small, 318 00;  large, 326 00. 
dis 
Ives’, L *18 00;  2. 324 00 ;  3, 330 00.  dis 
25

14x52,14x56,14x60.................................  

EXPANSIVE BITS.

 
DRILLS

CATMDGES.

CHISELS.

ELBOWS.

COPPER.

COMBS.

GAPS.

dis 

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The furniture factories  here pay as follows 
for  dry  stock,  measured  merchantable, mi. 
culls out;
Basswood, log-run.................................13 00@15 00
Birch, log-run........................................ 15 oo@16 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2............................ 
Black Ash, log-run.................................14 00@16 53
Cherry,  log-run..................................... 25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2..............................50 00@60 00
Cherry,  cull......................................  @12 00
Maple,  log-run............. 
12 00@14 00
Maple, soft,  log-run........:............. ll 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2................................  @20 00
Maple, clear, flooring........................... 
@95 00
Maple, white, s e l e c t e d ............   @25 On
Red Oak, log-run............................. 18  00@20 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2___ ________24  00@25 00
Red Oak, M sawed, 8in and upw’d..40 00@45 00
Red Oak,  “ 
regular.................. 30 00@35 00
Red Oak, No.  l,step plank..................  @25 00
Walnut, log-run-------- ---................ 
*@55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2.............................  @75 00
Walnuts,  culls......................................  @25 00
Grey Elm, log-run...........................12 00@13 00
White Ash, log-run..... ....................14 00@16 50
Whitewood,  log-run......   :0 . . . ...... 20 00@22 00
White Oak, l o g - r u n . __ ... „17 00@18 00

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PILES—New List.

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:  ,  • 

DlSOOunt, 66.

13 
GAUGES.

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

22 and 24,  25 and 26,  27 
15

American FJi© Association List....... dis
Di88ton’s .. i ./ ä ....... ......................  dis
Ne# American...:,,............................ dig
Nicholson’s ..... 
........................   dis
Heller’s ____...... 
. »..................... dis
Heller’s  Horse R asp s......................   dis
„   >  
No* i» to eo, 
List  K  
„ 
Stanley Rule and LeveK)o.’s ;........... dis
50
«  
ham m ers.
Maydole & Co.’s............ 
25
dis 
Kip’S 
25
 
dis 
Yerkes &  Plumb’s ............................dis  40&10
Mason s Sobd Cast Steel.................... 30 c list 60
Blacksmith’s SOlldGaStSteel, Hand. .30 0 40*10 
. 
Gate, d a rk ’s, 1,2, 8............................. dis 
60
........................ per doz, net, 2 60
State. 
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4)4  14 
714
Screw Hook and Bye,  H     __ ... ."‘.net 
70
8*
Screw Hook and Rye 9i......................net 
Screw Hook and Eye 
................. net 
7V4
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.................... net 
7V4
Strap and  T .....................................dis 
70
Bam Door KidderMfg. Co., Wood track  50*10
Champion,  anti-friction............... ....dis  60*10
Kidder, wood  track.............................dis 
40

and  lo n g e r......;..-..........., 

HANGERS*

HINGES.

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HOLLOW  WARE.

HOBS.

KNOBS—NEW LIST.

HOUSE  FURNISHING GOODS.

K ettles....................................................   60*10
Spiders  ...................................................  60*10
Gray  enameled......................................  
50
Stamped Tin Ware................... new list  70*10
Japanned Tin  Ware............................... 
25
Granite Iron  Ware.................................”  
25
Grub  1........................................... SHOO, dis 60
GruD  2............................................  11 50, dis 60
Grub 3..............................................  12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, j ap. trimmings............ dis 
55
Door, porcelain, jap.  trimmings........... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings......  
55
Door, porcelain, trimmings................... 
55
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain...........dis 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s....................  40*10
Hemacite............................ 
  atn 
45
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s.................. dis
Branford’s ............................ 
dis
Norwalk’s  .................................... ....dis
LEVELS*
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..................dis
MATTOCKS.
Adze  Eye................................... $16 00 dis
Hunt Eye................................... 315 00 dis
Hunt’s...................................... 318 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled................ dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s..................................... dis 40
Coffee, P.S.*W.Mfg. Co.’s Malleables . . ."  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s............   dis 40
Coffee,  Enterprise...................................dig  25
Stebbin’s Pattern  .............................dis  60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine..............................dis  60*10
Enterprise,  self-measuring.............. dis 
25

 
LOCKS—DOOR.

MOLASSES GATES.

MAULS.
MILLS.

 

 

NAILS—TRON.

Common, Brad and Fencing.

dis 70&10

 
 

2%  2 

OILERS.

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

.¡I? keg 32 05
25
50
1 ¿0
2 25
j 00

BNto 
8d and 9 d adv........................................... 
6dand7d  adv.................................. . 
4d and 5d  adv......... ............................ 75
3d advance............................................ 
3d fine  advance..........................k
! 
Clinch nails, adv................................. 
 
I  lOd  8d  8d  4d
Finishing 
Size—inches  J  3 
1«
Adv. $  keg 
31 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 
Steel Nails—2 10.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.................... dis60&10
Zinc, with brass bottom......................... dis  50
Brass or  Copper.................................... dis  50
Reaper................................... per gross, 312 net
Olmstead s ..........................  
50*10
PLANES.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy....................................dis 40@10
Sciota Bench........................................dis  @60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy............................dis 40@10
Bench, flrstCqualirir..............................cUS  @60
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood... .dis20&10 
Fry, Acme.............................. 
%.. dis 50*10
Common, polished.................................dis60&10
Dripping...... ....................................... $  fi>  6K
„ 
Iron and Tinned.................................. dis 
55
Copper Rivets and  Burs......... ........ dis 
50

«4  RIVETS.

PANS.

 

 

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

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Wood s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 
B  Wood spat,planished,Noa.25  to 27  9 20 

Broken packs He y  lb extra.

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SQUARES. 

SHEET IRON.

. I............ m

6%
14
16
18

Com. Smooth.

Sisal, H in. and  larger......... 
Manilla.
Steel andiron...............  
Aid
Try and Bevels............   ................. "(Ha

70*10
6020
Com. 
33 00 
3 00 
3 10 
3 15 
3 25
« «
A D  sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 2  inches 
m e««

Nos. 15 to 17.................;;........•‘ I «
NOS. 18‘tO 21...... .... .... 
i  or.
Nos.22to 24. 
.........  
a  on
Nos .25 to 26................................  I S
No. 27......................2 So 
wide not less than 2-10 extra. 
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, <p  lb........
In smaller quansities.fi  ib"!. .!!!!!!” ! 
tinner’s solder.  .........
No.l,  Refined............
Market  Half-and-half..  ..................
Strictly  Half-and-half...!.................
. 
TACKS.
American, all  kinds........
Steel, all kinds............   .................
Swedes, all kinds  .... 
Gimp and Lace........................ 
Cigar Box  Nails............   ..................<«!,
Finishing Nails........... 
Common and Patent Brads’.!........... dis
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks  dis
Trunk and Clout Nails........ 
'ajB
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails!' " ' "dig 
Leathered Carpet  Tacks..............!!!dis
IC,
IX,
S i S S S S ; : : : - ............ 6 00® S|j
IC,
IX,
12x12. Charcoal............ ................   5 ot
IC,
14x20, Charcoal............  
a 35
IX,
14x20, Charcoal........... 
IXX,
o q=
14x20,Charcoal...... / .........  
, . 
IXXX, 14x20, Charcoal.................... 
«   37
IXXXX, 14x29 Charcoal...................... 
 
20x28, Charcoal......... ..................... 16 10
IX, 
DC, 
 
100 Plate C harcot.............  
7 m
DX,  100 Plate Charcoal.........!..!!!........   910
Charcoal......... ..!!!........u  10
BXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal.........  
...... 13 10
R ap p ed  Charcoal Tin Plate add  1 50  to 
Roofing, 14x20,I C ..........................  
Roofing, 14x20,IX ........ 
Roofing, 20x28, IC............ j  .......... *........   ,0 ¡¡n
Roofing, 20x28, IX ................ V.V. V. V. V.V. V.  15 00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Teme........ 
6 00
7 50
'Sal 
^ i c e  Charcoal Terne...........!! .12 00
IX, 20x28. choice Charcoal Teme............ 15 00

TIN—LEADED.
Charcoal  Terne.........* 

aig
qiS
¿jo

7 00 rates.

TIN  PLATES.

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TRAPS.

WIRE.

Steel, Game........................................... 
60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s.... 
"dis  35 
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s  60*10
s. p. & w. Mfg. co.’s ..................................
Mouse, delusion.............................'.'*150  ?  doz
Bright Market......... .............
Annealed Market................. ..............
Coppered Market..............................
Tinned  Market.......................... ..........dia 862U
Tinned Broom...........................   ........ 
m
Tinned Mattress..................   ................gu
Coppered Spring Steel........'.■■!.!!""  dfa 
ka
¿ig 40&10
Tinned Spring Steel.................... 
Barbed Fence, galvanized.............*.;’.!’ 
4 qq
painted............... . . .'.'.'.'. '.'.'.'.3 2&
7  

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70*10*10
70*10*10
70*10*10
70*10*10

WRENCHES.

W IRE GOODS.

„  
Bright  ......................................... ..
Screw Eyes................................dis
Hook’s ......................................!!dis
Gate Hooks and  Eves......... !!! !!dis
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..............
Coe’s Genuine.....................................dig
Coe’s Ptent A gricultural, wrought, dis
Coe’s Ptent, malleable...................dis 
Bird Cftgcs............................... .............. 
Pumps,  Cistern.................. . . ’!.........¿te 
Screws, new  list............................ 
70&5
Casters, Bed and Plate............. disSO&lO&lO
Dampers, American.................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods.'.Vd 
Copper Bottoms................................... 

MISCELLANEOUS.

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75*10
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75

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new list net

Re-paint your old buggy and make it lookjike new for LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR.  Eight beautiful shades. 
Prepared ready for use.  They dry hard  In a few hours, and have a beautiful  and durable gloss.  They are 
the ORIGINAL, all others are  IMITATIONS.  More of our brand sold than all the other brands on the market.

Neal’s Carriage Paints
GRANITE  FLOOR  PAINTS
ACM E  W HITE  LEAD  &  COLOR  WORKS

The Great  Invention.  Six  Handsome Shades.  Ready for use.  DRY  HARD  OVER  NIGHT,  and are very 

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

Dry  C olor  M akers, P a in t  a n d   V arn ish   M a n u fa c tu re rs.

D S J T R O I T ,

,__________ CUT THIS ADVERTISEMENT OUT AND TAJ(E IT TO YOUR DEALER, IT WILL SECURE YOU A PRIZi.

W OONSOCKET  and  RH ODE  ISLAND  BUBBERS

Ä880GIIT10M JEPIRTME8T.

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M ic h ig a n   B n sin e O iiU o u ’»  A sso c ia tio n . 

l  "(J f  I f  *: §  1 

President—Frank Hamilton. Traverse City.
■trat Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe.
Second Vice-President—S. Lamfrom, Owosso. 
Secretary—E. Afftowe.'ôrand Rapids. - Wm
J B   . Clapp, Al­
legan, f f  T 
Committee en Trade Interests-  Smith Barnes, Traverse 
City; Chas. T. Bridgman,  Flint;  H. B.  Fargo, Muske- 
son.
Commmitte on Legislation—Frank Wells, Lansing; W.
E. Kelsey, Ionia; Meal McMillan, Rockford. 
Commutes  on  Transportation—J.  W.  MiUlken,  Trav­
erse City; Jno. P. Stanley, Battle Creek ;  Wm. Rebee, 
%!#?'  /"■
East Saginaw. 
Committee on  Insurance—K.  B,  Blain,  Lowell;  E.  T.
Hogle, Hastings; O. M. Clement, Cheboygan. 
Committee on Building  and Loan Associations—F. L. 
Fuller,  Frankfort¡j  S. E. Parkill,  Owosso;  Will  Em- 
m int Eaton Rapids.

Official Organ—The Michigan Tbadbshan.

I 

The following ^uxillarj associations arc op­
erating tinder  chartere  granted by the Michi­
gan Business Men’s Association:

N o. 1—T ra v erse C ity  B . M . A . 
President, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, L. Roberts.
President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King.

N o . Ä—L o w e ll U .M .A . 

Tío. 3 —S tu r g is B . M . A . 

President, H. S-Ciumcfc; Secretary, Wm.Jom.
N o.  4—G rand  R a p id s  M .  A . 
President. E- 3. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.
N o .  6 —M u sk e g o n  B .  M . A . 
President, H. B. Fargo; Secretary, Wm. Peer.

N o. 6 —A lb a   H. M . A . 

President. F« W. Bloat; Secretary. P. T. Baldwin.

- N o . 7—D im o n d a le  B . 'M. A . 

President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger.
Pi-Aiddnnt, F. H. Thnrston; Secretary, Geo.L. Thurston.

N o. 8^-E astpO rt B .  M. A .
N o . B—L a w re n c e  B . M . A . 

President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, O. A. Stebbins.
President, W. J. Clark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson.

N o. IO—H a rb o r ¡Springs B . M . A . 

N o . l l —-K in g sle y  B . M . A . 

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

N o. IB —Q u in c y  B . M . A . 
N o. 13—S h erm a n  B . M . A . 

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

President, H. B. Stnrtevant;  Secretary, W. J. Anstin.
N o . 1 4 —N o. M u sk e g o n  B . M . A . 
President, S. A. Howey; Secretary, G. C. Havens.
President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M- Omse.
N o . 1 6 —Sand lia k e  B . M . A . 
President, 3. V. Crandall : Secretary, W. Raeoo.
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N o. 17—p la in w e ll B . M . A .
President, E. A. Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle.
N o. 1 8 —O w osso B . M . A . 

President, S. E. Parkill; Secretary, S. Lamfrom.
President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.

N o.  1 9 —A d a   B . M . A . 

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

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

N o. B l—W a y la n d  B . M . A , 

President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.
N o . BS—G rand  L ed g e  B . M . A .  ^ 

Persident, A. B. Scbnmacher; Secretary, W.  R.  Clarke.

N o. 2 3 —C arson C ity B . M . A . 

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

N o . B 4—M o rley  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. 2 5 —P a lo  B . M . A .

N o. B6—G r e e n v ille  S» M . A . 

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

N o . B7—D o r r  B . M .  A . 

President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher.
N o. B8—C h eb o y g a n  B . M . A  
President, J.  H. Tuttle;  Secretary, H. G. Poser.
N o . 2 9 —F r é e p o r t B . M . A .
President, Wm. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough
President, A. G. Avery;  Secretary, E. S. Houghtaling.
President, Thos. 3. Green;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury.
President, G. W. Watroua;  Secretary, J. B. Watson.

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

N o. 3 2 —C oopers v ille  B . M . A . 

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

President, L. D. Bartholomew;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.
President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P. T. Williams.

N o. 3 4 —Saran ac B . M .  A .

President, Wm. J. Nixon; Secretary, C. E. Densmore.
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President, O. F. Jackson;  Becretaiy, John  M. Everden.

N o .  3 5 —B e llâ tr e   B . M . A .
N o. 3 6 —Ith a c a   B .  M . A .

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

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

President, Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary,  W. F. Baxter.
President. H. E. Symons; Secretary, P. W. Higgins. 
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President, W. S. Wilier; Secretary, F. W. Sheldon.

N o. 3 0 —B u r r  O ak B . M . A .

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

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

President, W. O. Watson; Secretary, C. E. Scudder.

N o. 4 2 —F r e m o n t B . M . A . 

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

President, G. A. EBtes;'Seeretary,W. M. Holmes.

N o. 4 3 —T u stin  B . M . A . 
N o. 4 4 —R eed  C ity  B . M . A .

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•  J o .  45:—H o y tv iile  B . M . A .  ..

President, E.B, Martin; Secretary. W. H. Smith.______
President, D. E. HaTlenbeck; Secretary, O. A. Halladay. 
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President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.____

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

President, G. R. Hoyt; Secretary, W. H. Graham. 
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President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor.

N o. 4 8 —H ub bard sto n   B. M . A .

N o. 4 9 —L eroy  B .  M .  A . 
N o. 5 0 —M a n iste e  B . M . A . 

President, A.  Wenzell; Secretary, Frank Smith.
President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary, J. P.  O’Malley.
President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdon.

N o . 5 1 —C edar  Sp rin gs' B .  M .  A . 
N o. 5 2 —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.
N o. 5 4 —O ou glas B . M . A .
President, Thomas B. Dutcher ; Secretary, C. B. Waller.
N o.  5 5 —F e to sk e y   B . M . Ä . 
President, C. F. Hankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.
N o. 5 6 —B a n g o r   B .  M.  A . 
President, N. W. Drake;  Secretary, T. M. Harvey.
> o . 5 7 —B o c k fo r d   B . M . A . 

President, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. È. B. Lapham.
President, E. Hagadorn; Secretary, E. C. Brower.

N o. 5 8 —F ife  L a k e B . M . A . 

N o. 5 9 —F e n n v ille  B . M . A* 

President F. S. Raymond: Secretary, P. S. Swarts.
N o . 6 0 —South. B o a rd m a n  B . M . A . 
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt.

N o.  6 1 —H a rtfo rd   B . M . A . 

President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, 1. B.JBaraes.

N o.  6 2 —F a st » a g in a w  M . A . 

President, G. W. Meyer; Secretary, Theo. Kadish.
N o. 6 3 —F v a r t JB. M. A . 
President, W. ÌI. Davis; Secretary, C. E. Bell.
N o, 6 4 —M e r r ill B . M . A . 
P resid en t,C. W. R obertson; Secretary, Wm. H orton.

N o. 6 5 —K a lk a sk a  B . M . A . 

President, Jas. Craw ford; S ecretary, O. S. Blom.

N o. 6 6 —L a n sin g  B . M .  A . 
P resident. Fran k  W ells; Secretary, B. F. Hall.
N o . 6 7 —W a te r v lie t  B . M . A . 
P resident. Geo. P arsons; Secretary, J. M. HaU.

N o. 6 8 —A lle g a n  B . M . A .

President. A. E. Calkins ;  Secretary, E. T. V anO strand.

N o. 6 9 —Scotts an d  C lim a x  B . M . A . 
P resident, Lym an C lark; Secretary, F. 8. W lllison.

P resident. M. N etzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. Clutterbuck.

N o . 7 0 —N a sh v ille  B . M, A , 
President, H. M. Leé; Secretary, W. S. Powers.
N o.  7 1 —A sh le y   B .  M .  A .
N o. 7 2 —E d m o re B . M . A .
N o,  73—B eldingr B . M . A . 
No, 74—Davison  M. U. 

P resident, A. L,'Spencer; Secretary, O. F. W ebster.
President, J. F. Cartwright;  Secretary. L. Gifford.
President, Oscar P. Bills;  Secretary, F. Rosacraus.
President, S. S. McCamly ; Secretary, Chauncey Strong.

N o. 7 5 —T ec n m se h   B .  M .  A . 
N o. 7 6 —K a la m a zo o  B . M . A . 

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TlJJSfiDAY—9  A . M.

rey.*
Muskegon B. M. A.

1  Call to order.  ..
2  Prayer by Rev. P. J. DeSmedt.
3  Address of welcome by Watts  S. Humph 
4  Response  by  M.  L.  Whitney,  of 
the 
5  President’s address. 
$  Secretary’s report.
T  Treasurer’s report.
8  Report of Executive Board.
9  Appointment  of  special  committees  on 
President’s  address, Secretary’s  report.  Cre­
dentials, Order of Business aad Resolutions.
10  Reports of delegates.

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TUESDAY—1:30 P . M.

ness.

1  Report  of  Committee  on  Order of Busi­
2  Report of Committee on Credentials.
3  Report of Committee on  Transportation.
4  Report of Committee on Legislation.
5  Report of Committee on Insurance.
6  Report  of  Committee  on  Building  and 
7  Reports of delegates.

Loan Associations.

TUESDAY—7:30 P . M.

1  Music.
2  Report o f Committee on Trade Interests.
3  Discussion and aotion on above.
4  Reports of delegates to  other  state  con­
6  Question  box.

ventions.

WEDNESDAY— 9 A. M.

dress.
port.  f
Johnson, Saranac.

1  Call to order.
2  Prayer by Rev.—
3  Report of  Committee  on  President’s  ad­
4:  Report of  Committee  on  Secretary’s  re­
5  Paper—“Regulating  the  Peddler,”  H. T. 
6  Discussion of same.
7  Paper—“Needed Reforms in the Commis­
8  Discussion of same.
9  Reports of delegates.

sion Business,” I. F. Clapp, Allegan.

WEDNESDAY—1 :30 P. M.

mittees.

1  Consideration of reports of standing com­
2  Reports of special committees.
3  Paper—“Duties  of  Local  Officers,”  S. 
4  Election of officers.

Parkill, Owosso.

WEDNESDAY -7:30 P. M.

; 1  Music.
2,  Paper—“Tbé  Business  Man  in Politics' 
[prepared  for  the  Flint  convention],  by the 
I5te Him. S. C. Moffatt, Traverse City.
3  Paper—“The Successful Merchant,” Parke 
Mathewson, Detroit.
4  Selection of next place of meeting.

THURSDAY—10  A. M.

Drive about city (fishing trip  to  Bois  Blanc 
Island  for those who prefer), tendered by the 
Cheboygan B. M. A.

THURSDAY—1 P. M.

Excursion to Maokinac  Island, tendered  by 
the Cheboygan B. M. A.
Banquet  at  the  City  Hall,  tendered by the 

THURSDAY—7:30 P . M.

Cheboygan B. M. A.

Association  Notés.

W. J . Hopper will represent the Fremont 

B. M. A. at the Cheboygan convention.

Edward  Telfer,  President of the  Telfer 

Spice Co.,  will  accompany the delegates 
the Grand Rapids Mercantile Association 
the Cheboygan convention  week after next 
Nashville  News?-•••The  Business  Men’s 
Association has elected  Dr, W. Young  and 
W.  S.  Powers  delegates  to  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  State  Association, '  to 
held at Cheboygan on August 7 and 8.

Edmore Herald :  We understand that the 
Business Men’s Association, which  was  or­
ganized here for the  purpose of  “booming 
Edmore,  is  lagging  in  interest  Gentle­
men, this will  not do.  You  should  attend 
regularly  each  meeting  and  do  what  you 
can to advance the interests of  Edmore.

Rockford Register :  At the regular  meet­
ing of  the  Rockford  B. M. A.,  Wednesday 
evening,  the following delegates  and  alter­
nates were elected to attend  the  State con 
vention,  to be held at  Cheboygan,  August 
and 8 :  Joshua Colby, Wm.  G.  Tefft,  Willis 
H. Hyde.  Alternates,  E. E. Hewitt, S, 
Betts,  John  J. Ely.

From  present  indications every  associa 

It  should not 

tion in the State will be well represented 
the Cheboygan  convention. 
be  otherwise,  for  two  reasons—there is 
crying  necessity for  effective  work in  sev­
eral  directions  and  the  business  men  of 
Cheboygan  deserve a general  acceptance of 
their proffered hospitality.

Gaylord Herald:  The  third  annual  con 
vention  of  the  Michigan  Business  Men 
Association  will  occurr  at  Cheboygan  on 
Tuesday and  Wednesday, August  7  and 
The  convention is going to decide  on  how 
to  regulate  the  peddler, how  to  do better 
collecting, how to get up business men’s mu­
tual insurance companies,  etc.  Gaylord will 
send delegates and a brass  band to help en 
liven the occasion.

Meeting  of Lansing  B. M. A.

F rom  th e  Lansing Journal, Ju ly  19.

Even the possibility of  being  sent as del 
egates to the meeting  of  the State Associa 
tion  at  Cheboygan  on  August 7 and 8 did 
not secure a large  attendance at the  session 
of  the  Business  Men’s  Association  last 
night. 
It is barely  possible,  however, that 
t£is would have proved a better drawing at­
traction if  the delegates were not compelled 
to  bear  their  own  expenses.  As it  was, 
there  were  about  a  dozen  present  when 
President  Wells  mildly  suggested  that  it 
would not be objectionable to come to order.
James  W.  Twaits,  of  North  Lansing, 
was  elected  a  member of the Association, 
A communication was read  from  Secretary 
B. F. Hall  announcing  that  his  time was 
too  abbreviated  to  allow  him  to  fill  the 
office, but  it  was  decided to postpone  the 
election of  a new  Secretary until  the  next 
meeting.  The  Association  is  entitled  to 
nine representatives  at  the  State  conven­
tion, and President Wells,  Will  Crotty,  Dr, 
Whitney,  Aid.  Charles  Broas  and  H. A, 
Woodworth were elected as part of  the del 
egation.  Four others  will be phosen by the 
President,  who  was also directed to fill any 
vacancies in the list chosen.  Ex-Secretary 
Crotty  was  requested  to  prepare  a three- 
minute address for the State meeting on the 
work accomplished by the Lansing Associa­
tion.
Burr D. Northrop  presented  a resolution 
to the effect that the meetings of  the  Asso­
ciation shall hereafter be  held  with  closed 
doors.  No one was prepared to vote on the 
proposition,  and it  was,  therefore,  tabled 
until the next meeting.
Vice-President  Osborn  suggested  that a 
discussion  of  how  to  make  the  Associa­
tion’s  meetings  more  interesting  should 
likewise  be  made  a special  order  for  the 
next  session,  and  the 
suggestion  was 
promptly adopted.
Dr. Whitney  had  apparently had  some­
thing on his mind during the entire evening. 
Toward  the  close of  the session  it became 
too big a burden to be borne in silence.  The 
doctor was a little  misty on one of  the As­
sociation 
to  know 
whether he could conscientiously, as a mem­
ber of  the B.  M. A., attend  a  patient  who 
was  on  the  Association’s  delinquent  list, 
provided the invalid  aforesaid paid cash for 
his services.  President Wells said he coaid, 
and the doctor looked relieved.
Direct  Rail  Connection with  Cheboygan
J. F. Moloney,  a leading  business man of 
Cheboygan, was  in the city last  Friday and 
Saturday for  the purpose of  interesting the 
jobbers  and manufacturers of  this  market 
in a project  which  is  dear to  the hearts  of 
Cheboygan  business men—the  construction 
and operation of  fourteen miles of  railroad 
between  Levering  and  Cheboygan,  which 
would  give the  latter the  benefit of  a com­
peting  transportation  line,  making  direct 
connection  with  the  G. R.  &  I.  Railroad 
and  indirect  connection  with  the  entire 
Pennsylvania system.

rules,  and  wanted 

enumerating 

Mr.  Moloney first  called  upon  President 
Hughait,  of  the  G.  R.  &  I.  Railroad,  to 
whom  he  made  a  plain  statement  of  the 
reasons  why  Cheboygan  people  desired 
more  direct connection  with Grand  Rapids 
and  Chicago, 
the  advan­
tages  such a feeder  would  be to  the G. R. 
&  I.,  and  setting  forth what  inducements 
the business men of  Cheboygan would offer 
for  the  sake of  such  a  connection.  Mr. 
Hughart listened to Mr.  Moloney’s remarks 
with  much interest and  asked  enough per­
tinent questions  to  sjurar that he  proposed 
giving  the  matter  serious  consideration. 
He  promised  to lay the  matter before  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  road at  the 
next meeting and  inform toe Cheboygan B. 
M. A. of the decision,  if  any was*definitely 
reached.

Mr.  Moloney then called  on  the  Trans­
portation Committee of  the Board of  Trade 
and other leading  jobbers mid  manufactur­
ers,  all of  whom assured  him  that  they 
appreciated the advantage such a  connection 
would  be  to  Grand ~I&fpicls  and  cotild  be 
counted upon to do all that lay within their 
power to promote the enterprise.

Gaylord  Herald:  The  Business  Men’s 
Association  of  Cheboygan  accepted  the 
terms of  the Gaylord  City Band,  and  that 
fine musical  organization  will  endeavor to 
render  the  air  of  Cheboygan  sweet  with 
melody  on  the  occasion  they are engaged 
for, which Is the  meeting  of  the  Michigan 
Business  Men’s  Association,  which  occurs 
the 7th and 8th of  next month.  A number 
of  the  members  of  the  Gaylord' Business 
Men’s Asseciation  will  attend as delegates
Grand  Rapids  Mercantile  Association.
At the last meeting of  the  Grand  Rapids 
Mercantile Association, the special order of 
business  was  the  election  of  delegates  to 
the State convention, to be held  at Cheboy 
gan on August 7 and 8, resulting  in  the se­
lection of  the  following  gentlemen :  E.  J  
Herrick,  H.  A.  Hydorn,  C.  L.  Lawton 
Thos. Seating, M.  C. Goossen,  John Sours, 
Hale  Sessions  and  L.  Winternitz.  0 . F, 
Conklin  was  invited to  accompany the del 
ëgates as an  honorary guest.

It was  voted to  reimburse  the  delegates 
the traveling  expenses  actually incurred in 
attending the convention.

Any  delegate  finding  himself  unable to. 
go to the  convention  was  instructed to se­
cure an alternate without fail.

E. J. Herrick was  selected to present tfie 

official report of  the Association.

The Secretary was  instructed  to  prepare 

suitable badges,

M.  C.  Goossen  suggested  that  the meet­
ings of  the Association be held  in  different 
portions of  the city,  in order  to  secure  the 
co-operation of  every one in trade.

The same gentleman reported that he had 
discovered  that  the  tobacco put up in ten- 
pound  pails  by  some  manufacturers  was 
short weight.

There  being  no  further  business, 

meeting adjourned until August 21.
Are  Minors  Eligible  to  the  Delinquent 

the 

List?
Cl i m a x ,  July 15,  1888.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

D e a r   S i b —Please  find  inclosed  list of 
delinquents  to  be  reinstated;  also  list  of 
delinquents.  We were rather  late  in  get­
ting  out  our  list  this  month,  as  we  ad­
journed once on account of  the Fourth, that 
being the date of onr regular meeting.
We have  elected J. F.  Clark, of  Climax, 
and  E. L.  Carbine,  of  Scotts,  to  represent 
us at Cheboygan.
1 would like to  ask  the  question,  “Does 
the  Association  take  any notice  of  a  boy 
under  twenty-one  years  old,  if  he  has  all 
other  requirements  of  a  first-class  dead­
beat—i. e.,, would  you advise  putting a boy 
under twenty-one on the  delinquent list ?
F.  L.  W i l l i s o n ,  Sec’y.

Yours truly,

There  is  no  apparent  reason  why  age 
should  act as a barrier  in  the case of a de­
linquent.  The  delinquent  Mst is gotten up 
for the  purpose of protection—to  warn the 
members  o'f  an  Association  against  those 
who can pay their  debts  but do not do so 
and why a line  should be drawn on account 
of  age is not plain.

They M ust  Have  More  Feeders. 

“Freights  along  the main line are a little 
quiet  these  days,” said  an  official  of  the 
G.  R.  & L Railroad  to  a  reporter  of  T he 
Tradesman  the  other  day. 
“ What  we 
need and must  have,” continued  the  same 
gentieman,  “is more feeders.”

With this statement  T h e Tradesman is 
in perfect accord.  There  are  four termini! 
the G. R. & I. people ought to have touched 
before  tills  time—Manistee,  Elk  Rapids, 
Charlevoix  and  Cheboygan.  And  if  the 
management Isas wise as Th e T radesman 
gives it credit for being,  these  gaps  will be 
covered with as little  delay as possible.

Hit the  Wrong  Pill  Box.

Smith—“Hello*  Jemes!  yon  don’t  look 
very well this morning.”
Jones—“And  I   don’t  feel  as  well  as I  
look.  Got up in the middle of the  night to 
take some pills and  swallowed  foiir  collar 
buttons before I  found out the mistake.”

THERE  IS  NO  BETTER  IN­
VESTMENT IN THIS C0UN-; 

TRY  THAN

Grand  Rais  Real Estate.

No boom* but a  sure,  steady 

and rapid rise in values.

Davis Jiirner Karroll

ADDITIONS.

Our Additions are the best in 
;he market.  They  are  in  thé 
:>est  locations.  The  city  is 
built up  to  and  around  them, 
hey  are  right  on  the  street 
car  lines.

W e offer all classes of  prop­

erty.  Residence lots from
$250 to $1,000

each.  Business  property  on 
South Division street

$25 to $40

per foot.

Now is the time to buy.  You 
can now secure choice  of  lots.
here is certain  to  be  a  large 
rise  o f  values  next  year  and 
you w ill soon double your mon­
ey  on  present  prices.  Don’t 
w ait until your smarter  neigh­
bors comer the market. 
Correspondence solicited.
Turner  &  Carroll, 

New Houseman Block, 

GRAND RAPIDS.

Send for circulars and book of testimonials.

FOB  SALE  BY

H.  M.  REYNOLDS

Grand Rapids, 

-  Mich.

Write  for  Fall  Prices  and 

Discounts

G. R, MAYHEW,
GrandiRapids,
Mich*

Boston and Lawrence 

Felt and Knit  Boots.

DlflJJOND
BOOM

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

Anyonejean p u t it on,

READY  TO  APPLY  WHEN 

RECEIVED.

M. EHEET,  Jr,  &  CO,

Sole M anufacturers,

Chicago and Philadelphia.

The  JlioWpn Tradesman.

BUYING  A  N EW   STOCK.

W ritten to r Ta* Tradesman.

Like  Diogenes, disgusted  with  the  dis­
honesty  of  humanity  and  folly  realizing 
that  “Even  Jupiter  cannot  please  every­
one’l l   could  have  used  the Tjctin in the 
above  quotation,  but  the  hen-coop 1   am 
using as a  summer cottage on  the  beach of 
the  duck  pond  back  of  my  house  is  too 
small  to  contain  my copy of  Daniel  Web­
ster’s spelling  book), I  have  determined to 
do my best in ‘'uprooting some of the  evils 
that are sapping the roots of commercial in­
tegrity” (the above is  in  small  lots  at  re­
duced prices to make room for a new stock) 
by tehing my many friends  how to buy and 
arrange stock.  Don’t misunderstand me— 
I  don’t mean the good, old-fashioned stocks 
that the town  bum  used to be fastened  in, 
neither  do  I  mean  bank  or  R. R.  stock, 
although the latter  may  come  in if  the ad­
vice I  now offer is  carefully digested by the 
aid of one  m inim   Sulp.  Quin,  and 16 oz.
Sp.  Frumenti.

In  the  first  place,  a well-developed  and 
robust  desire  to  go  into business must be 
created in the mind of the party who finally 
decides  to  come  to  the  city to  invest the 
proceeds of the sale of  his  farm  in, for in­
stance,  groceries.  As  I  said  in  a former 
article,  $200 will buy a twelve hundred dol­
lar  stock—and a chattel  mortgage.  Now, 
my first advice to the seeker  at the  altar of 
knowledge  is, never  buy  your  stock  of  a 
traveling  man,  for  two  reasons, viz.,  for 
your sake and  the  traveling  man’s  sake— 
for your  sake, because,'if  you  were to buy 
of  him, you might be able to get your goods 
cheaper on  account of  his desire to shut off 
competition;  but you  would  not  have  the 
excuse of  going to  the  city  for a couple of 
days  and  seeing  that  “elephant”  about 
which you have read so often in  the Budge 
County Vampire.  For the traveling man’s 
sake  don’t  buy a stock of  him, for  it  may 
lead to the ruin of his immortal soul 1  Look 
at the vivid examples all around you!  Look 
at  that  picturesque  ruin, Dave  Smith;  see 
that fearfully grand ruin, B. Frank Emery, 
two  as  noble  men  as  ever  surrounded  a 
mint  julep,  two  as  clever  men  as  ever 
pulled an order  book  from their  hip pock­
ets, and  yet they can’t sell a 2x4 order now 
but what they magnify and re-magnify it to 
a “seventeen  hundred  dollar  stock  I sold 
yesterday!”  I heard a man once say,  “The 
Lord loves a liberal  liar.” 
(How  he  must 
love—me!)

Well, to proceed,  you  have arrived in the 
city and have introduced yourself  and  your 
robust desire to go into trade to some whole­
sale house.  You have duly explained  your 
financial  standing  and  have  placed  your 
order.  Not knowing as much about it now 
as  you  will next  year, you purchased, say, 
atgmt fifty boxes of  soap —and one barrel of 
sugar;  ten cans of  spices—and fifty pounds 
of coffee;  seven boxes of canned tomatoes— 
and  one case matches;  ten dozen brooms— 
and  one  box  codfish. 
It’s  all right—they 
have  not  “done  you,”  as  Jim  Roseman 
would say;  it is a part of  arranging a stock 
to  always  have  more  or less “dead” stock 
on  hand.  Of  course,  surrounded  by  the 
evidences of  the firm’s prosperity, confused 
by the technical terms used—and fascinated 
by deft  fingers of  the type-writer girl—you 
have paid too much for  your goods.  That’s 
all  right, too, as  a man  very seldom  buys 
more than his first stock in the house.  He 
soon learns to wait for “the  gang” to make 
their rounds and, alas, only too  soon learns 
to use one as a weapon  to  beat  the  others 
down in price.  You reach  home  and  your 
stock comes.  The  proud  feeling of  being 
an actual  store-keeper  soon  fades away as 
you put can after can and  bar  after  bar of 
soap on  the  shelves, vainly trying to make 
a  small stock cover a large array of shelves. 
Never mind, you will  learn  by and  by not 
to fill up the  shelves  from  the  wall to the 
front, but will just put enough into hide the 
vacancy.  - You will soon find that an empty 
barrel with a false bottom and two pounds of 
coffee looks  just as  good  and enticing as a 
full one.  Never  forget  the  scales.  Don’t 
let  some  mischievous  boy cut out some of 
the lead in  the  weights—somebody will be 
sure  to  accuse  you  of  having  done  this 
wicked deed yourself, for. strange to relate, 
some  grocers  actually have a buying and a 
selling  scale,  and  I   know  of  one  case 
where a new  clerk  sold off  the wrong scale 
for a month before it was  discovered. 
It is 
best to have  your show  windows neatly ar­
ranged  with  a  tempting  array  of  fancy 
pickles  and  canned  goods, although  some 
men  have  used  the  plan  of  putting  fly 
specks on their windows and broken bottles 
and  empty tobacco  pails  out  as a window 
show.  The  latter  generally fail  inside  of 
Six months.  By being careful  you may ad­
vertise  yourself  as a good and  clean  store­
keeper.  Never let pickle barrels and cracker 
boxes stand around in front of the counter. 
I  have  seen  instances  where  men  just  in 
from  cleaning  their  bams  have  put their 
feet up on a pickle barrel  and  used  it as a 
foot scraper, so to speak.  Some  real  nice, 
delicate-stomached people might object. 
If 
you have the bad  fortune  to invest in some 
article  that  has spoiled, like meats or fish, 
better  throw it away;  waiting  to  work  it 
off on some one  may cause people to make 
sneering remarks about  your  feet  or  back 
number  odors  of  that  kind, 
If  there  is 
anything  I   have  forgotten,  notify  me by 
wire  and  I  will  cheerfully  expound  my 

J esse  L an ge,

Merchants should remember that the cele­
brated  “Crescent, ” LW h ite   Rose”  and 
I  “ Royal Fat& t” brand8 of jfldur are  manu­
factured  and sold  only by the  Voigt  Mill 
*
ingCo. 

-  - 

, 

—1—SELL------

DILWORTH’S COFFEE,

W hich Holds Trade  on  Account of 

Superior  Merit  Alone.

Unequaled  Quality. 

Im proved  Boasting  Process. 

P atent  Preservative  Packages.

Saginaw, East Saginaw and Bay City.

For  Sale  by  all  Jobbers  at  Grand  Rapids,  Detroit, 
PITTSBURGH,  Pena
BARLOW  BROS.

DILÏ0RTH  BROTHERS,  Proprietors,

Davenport  Canning 

Iia v e iip o r t,

T bTs * ^ * ° "

CURTISS  &   CO.,

Successors to CURTISS &  DUNTON.

WHOLESALE

PRPER  WAREHOUSE,

Houseman Building, Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts., 

GiR-AJSTO  PLAJPIDS,  MICH.
RETAIL  GROCERS
W ho w ish  to   serve their  Customers 
w ith GOOD COFFEE would do w ell 
to  avoid  Brands  that  require  the 
support o f Gift Schemes, Prize Prom­
ises or Lottery Inducements.

MOSELEY  BROS., 
Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce

ALL  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPECIALTY.

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

toes, w ill be pleased to hear from you.

Lorillard’s  New  “Smoking  or  Chewing”

26  28,  30  i   32  Ottawa  Stmt  6M i   RAPIDS
Yellow 
J acket  Long  Gut
SO CENTS per POUND

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

To be had of all Jobbers a t the very low price of

r r   is   t h e

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

THOMPSON  &  MACLAY,

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

M ils, flostor,  D I M ,

19 South Ionia Street,

M s,  Bid

GRAND  RAPIDS.

No  Goods Sold a t R etail. 

-  Telephone 67».

If.  Clärk ä S on,

(Successors to Clark, Jewell & Co.)

Wholesale Grocers,

a

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r

a

  X L & P X D S ,   u z o s .

W ill occupy this space next week.

I F T

’S
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lice  Chicago  Dressed

-AND-

M U T T O N

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

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

Swifb  and  Company,

Union  Stool  Yards, 

- 

CHICAGO,  ILL

AT LAST.

LARGE  DEMAND  FOR

YU  goops

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.  G. LEVI,

34,36,38,40 and 42  Canal  St.

JOBBERS  IN

D R Y   G O O D S ,
.AJSTO N O T I O N S ,
83 Monroe StM

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

G R AN D   R AP ID S,  MICH. 

„

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags 

j  1  Qupninlfrf 
1 n   OjJuuluiij •

PUTNAM  &  BB00KS,

WHOLESALE  MANUFACTURERS OF

. N I

And  Heavy Jobbers  In

Oranges,  Lemons,

BANANAS,  NUTS

Dates,  Fip,  Citrons,  Prilnells,  Etc.

PRICES  QUOTED  AND  CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED

geand  bapibs.

Lots ofsoap
JAXON

but  room  for

because it beatsthemall 

It is
QUICK;

EASY,

CHEAP.
It’s  worth  trying.

DONT

FAI L 
TO  U S E

C e n t s

ICen t s
J A X O N
Ce n t s
Ce n t s:

SAVES

MONEY,
TIME.
LABOR,
STRENGTH,
CLOTHES.

5 Cents
IS ALL IT
COSTS.

That’s  not  much if 
it’s bad, and is mighty 
cheap if it does what is 
claimed for it.

" W ’j a J D f f T   A

MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED

“ R E .  C .   O . , ”

The Most Popular 10c  cigar,  and

“ Y

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The  Best  Selling  5c  Cigar  in  the  Market 

Send fo r trial  order.

BIO-  IFLAJPUDS,  -  MICH.

f t p s   3 ,  M u s s e l m r n   ï   ß o „

W holesale  Grocers,

If bo, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

H E T M A N   & O O  •>  Grand Rapids.

21 & 2 3   SOUTH  IONIA  ST ,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

W .  C.  DENISON,

Stationary  and  Portable  Engines  and  Biers,

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

TIME_TABLES.
Grand Rapids ft Indiana.

'  All Train* dally except Sunday.
aonra nobth.

“ 

“  ■ 

Anl-rea.  -  Leave«.
Traverse City ft Mackinaw............. 7 30 a m  : 8:60 a m
Traverse City ft Mackinaw..............9:10 am   11 -30 a m
Petoskey A Mackinaw.. ...  .........7:80 pm   10:86 p m
ForCadulac.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,S:66pm  •  6:00pm
Saginaw Express.........................U :8Sam  
7:80 am
8:10pm
...........................16:30pm . 

Saginaw express runa thron^i solid. 
11 :S0 a. m. train has chair ear for Petoakey ana Hack 
10:80 p. m, train has  Bleeping cam for Petoakey and 

i  8:00 a. m. train has chair car to Mackinaw City.
inaw City.
Mackinaw City.
Cincinnati  Express.................6:30am 
7:18am
Fort Wayne Express.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..10:30 am  '  11:16am
Cincinnati E xp ress.......:....!'...  4:10pm 
6:00pm
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .10:10 p m 
7:15 am  train  has  parlor  chair  oar for  Cincinnati 
6 KM p m train has woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. 
6KM p.  m. train connects  with M. 0. R. R. at IfoJama- 
aoo for Battle Creek,  Jackson,  Detroit  and Canadian 
points, arriving in Detroit at 10:15 p. m.

som a SOUTH.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids ft Indiana* 

Leave. 
Arrive.
7:46 a m............. ...............................................  10:16 a m
11:16 a m .................................................................  1:30 pm
6:10pm........................... 
7:15pm
Leaving time at  Bridge street depot 7 minutes later.

C, L. Lockwood. Gen’l Pass. Agent.

 

 

 

I . Steele Pa d  & Provision Co.

#  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

M R

Fresh and Salt Beef,

Fresh and Salt Pork,

Pork Loins,  Dry Salt Pork,

Hams,  Shoulders,

Bacon, Boneless Ham,

Sausage o f aU Kinds,

Dried Beef for Slicing»

A  

T  
I  I  M   1 11  I  J  
* 

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

Pickled  Pigs’ Feet,  Tripe, Etc.

Our prices for first-class  goods are  very low  and ail goods are warranted  * n t rlw i 

in every instance.

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

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

F o s t e r , 

S t e v e r s  

F G o ,
Grand  Ra/picis,  Mioh.

SUMMER 

Headquarters

FOR

GOODS

Michigan Central.

Grand Rapids. Division.

DKPABT.

 

AKRIVK.
 

Detroit Express..................... 
6:15 am
Day Express...........................................................  1:10 pm
New York Express................................ ..............  5:40 p m
♦Atlantic Express...................................................10:16 p m
Mixed  ....................................................................6:50am
•Pacific  Express.............. 
6:00 am
 
Local Passenger..................................  
Mail.......... ........................... 
8:15 pm
Grand Rapids Express......................................... 10:15 p m
Mixed..................................................................... 5:80pm
•Daily.  All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cam 
run On Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from 
Detroit.  Parlor cam run on  Day  Express  and Grand 
Rapids Express to and  from  Detroit.  Direct  connec­
tions made at Detroit with all through trains East over 
M. O. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.)

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

 

 

 

Lake Shore ft Michigan Southern. 

Kalamazoo Division.

p m

19 
p m  
1:10 
3:85 
F rt 

A rrive.
8 
1
8  1 
p m   a m  
a m   p m
8:00  7:15D p ....G ra n d  R apids............... 9:15  6:10
1:12  0:02  “  ....A lle g a n ...........................   8:28  1:55.
5:08  10:00A r....K alam azo o .................... 7:10  3:52
2:25
.W hite Pigeon.
6:35  11:35 
..E lk h a rt................................1:15
I:e0
8:00 12:30  ‘ 
p m   a m
a m
..Chicago......... .....................11:30  8:50
7:50  7:10 1 
p m
..Toledo.................................11:25 10K»
10:25  5:05 
a  m
....C le v ela n d .......................... 7:15  5:15
1:85  9:10  1 
p  m
a m  
___Buffalo...................... .....1 :0 0  11:10
6:20  3:80
ric k e ts  fo r sale to   all  principal  points  in   th e T7. S., 
Mexico and C anada a t  U nion Ticket  Office,  Gko.  Wil ­
ia m son, Agt., Depot Office, M. Bootz, A gt.

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

_________ 

Cleveland, Ohio.

10:00  a m

Vertical, Horizontal, Hoisting  and Marine Engines.  Steam Pumps, Blowers and Ex 

haust Fans.  SAW   MILLS,  any Size or Capacity Wanted.

88, OO and 98 SOUTH DIYISION ST.. 

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GRAND RAPIDS,oMICH

Estimates Given on Complete Outfits.

The Standard of Excellence

K IN G S F O R D S

Detroit,  Grand  Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING  w e s t .

 

A rrives. 
tM orning E xpress....................... ....1 :0 6  p m  
5:05 p m  
^Through M ail......................... 
fG rand Rapids Express....... .-.........10:10 p m  
•N ight Express..................................5:25 a m  
fMixed................................................ 
GOING EAST.
tD etrolt  E x p re ss .......................... 6:15am  
fThrough M ail...................................10:20 a m  
tE vening Express............................  8:25 p m  
•Lim ited Express............................. 6:25 p m  

Leaves.

1:10 p m
6:10 p m

10:15 p m
5:10 a m
7:30am
6:50am
3:50 p m
6:30 p m

10:30 a m

tDaUy, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  c a r  t<> D etroit, m aking 
direct connections fo r all points  East, arriv in g  In New 
Y ork 10:10 a. m. next day.  Lim ited  Express,  E ast, has 
th ro u g h   sleeper  G rand  Rapids  to   N iagara  Falls, 
connecting  a t  M ilwankee 
th rough 
sleeper to  Toronto.
T hrough tickets and  sleeping  ca r  b erth s secured a t 
D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 28 Monroe St., and a t th e depot.

Junction  w ith 

J as. Campbell, City Passenger Agent.

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

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

E.  A.  HAMILTON,  Agt.,

Telephone 900—1 r.

Kingsford’s Oswego CORN ST ARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

THE  PERFECTION  OF  QUALITY.

WILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIME!

A L W A Y S   A S K   YO U R   G R O CER   FO R   T H E S E   GOODS.

Exclusive Agents for

The Labrador
Refrigerator. 
W hite  Mountain 
Freezer.
Dangler Gasoline 
Stove.
Crown  Jewell 
Gasoline Stove. 
Summer Queen
Oil Stove.

“ I’m 
Grimes. 

' 
“Oh; no, yon’re not. 

member.”

that  person,  ma’ami” 

replied 

■  I 

<"  4  *' ••

It was a boy, I  re­

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“You don’t reflect upon the time that has 
elapsed,  ma’am.  1   was  a  boy  when  I  
brought  that jag  here,” said  toe old man, 
gravely.

And it was farther  reported  that Mrs« S. 
became hysterical over this  unkind sarcasm 
of  Mr.  Grimes,  to  that  extent  that she 
locked up toe store; and that she; from that 
time, resolutely refused to  lend  her  aid to 
toe swelling of  her husband’s income.

* 
The  average  country  buyer  is a regular 
customer,  and  toe  regular  customer  gen­
erally proposes to make  himself  “at home” 
at his usual trading place.  JEte doesn’t want 
to throwaway his quid of tobacco, or empty 
his pipe, during  business  transactions. 
If 
he is given to  occasional “cuss-  words,” he 
terribly  dislikes  toe  necessity of mentally 
conning over  bis  remarks  before  opening 
his mouth. 
If  he is “loud” and rude in his 
language* an  effort  to  soften Ms tone and 
put a check on Ms  rudeness is distasteful to 
Mm.  Yet, when dealing  with females,  Ms 
common sense and  natural  respect  for toe 
sex  induce  Mm  to  do  all  tois,  but  he 
usually does it with a  mental protest.  And 
there  is  a  prevalent  impression  that  the 
handsomely-dressed lady behind toe counter 
is a  “leetle  too  tony” in  her  apparel  and 
actions to wait  upon  toe party who, in toe 
busy  season,  almost  invariably  does  his 
shopping in Ms working clothes. 
I  am sat­
isfied  that  even  Mrs.  Granger^ when  she 
puts in an appearance With a basket of eggs 
and a  pail  of batter,  and  toe  male  clerk 
takes them down cellar, had  rather wait an 
hour  for  his  return  than  to  put her blue 
calico  in  dose  contact  with  the natty cos­
tume of  his female assistant.
* 

* 
I hope  and  trust  that if  any female em­
ployed in a country store should accidentally 
happen to run  across  this  article, she  will 
consider that ^consider her an  exception to 
the rule;  and, if  she is an exception, I ven­
ture  to  say that  she  will  agree  with  me 
substantially.

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•

I have already confessed that 1 know very 
little  about  the  subject of  female  help on 
general principles, and I will supplement it 
with the confession that my experience with 
it, even in the country trade, has been some­
what limited; but,nevertheless,  were I asked 
to advise a young lady,  who  was  ambitious 
of  obtaining a situation in some  mercantile 
house,  1 should  certainly suggest  that, for 
her own interests and that of her employer, 
and  for  her  own  advancement in business 
experience, and hope of  practical success in 
her  chosen  vocation,  that  she  seek  some 
locality where  female  clerks  have become 
a settled  feature of  trade,  instead  of  a lo­
cality where  they are  almost a novelty, and 
where, with  the  best  intentions  and even 
exceptional  intelligence, 
they  rarely  suc­
ceed  in  securing  the  appreciation  of  the 
average buyer.

W E M 18D A T , JULY *8, 1888.

LSI3U RE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

BY A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

Written for Th* Tradesman.

A country merchant is hardly the3 proper 
authority  to  pronounce judgment  on  the 
adaptability and  capability of  females—en 
m atse—for general  business  pursuits, bat, 
hy handling the  delicate  and  risky subject 
cautiously and  cireusospectly, he may,  per- 
’  haps, be  partially excusable  inteferring to 
that  p o rtia n eflt which  is  apt  connected 
with theg^eat commercial centers.

A t ike outset thereis one thing that must, 
perforce, be admmed.  When  you and I— 
who  are  “ featherweights”—have  occasion 
to  visit  some  trading establishment where 
the lightest and  gayest  and  flimsiest - kind 
of  merchandise  is  handled, and are waited 
upon by a big,  brawny, semi-gigantic clerk, 
we can’t help  thinking  that  there is some­
thing incongruous, out of  place,  and almost 
comical in  the  association of  the  man and 
the goods,  and  that  an intelligent, tidy lit­
tle damsel ought  to  supplant  the  massive 
counter-j umper, for  the  good of  the princi­
ple, and in toe interests of an equitable ad­
justment of  the  right  of toe  sexes.  This 
is  toe  common  and  superficial  view with 
which  such  cases  are regarded.  Thereis 
among  our  people  something approaching 
a  chivalrous  respect  for  women,  and it is 
natural  to  feel  contempt  for  those whom 
nature apparently fitted for toe rougher and 
more laborious pursuits, bnt who, neverthe­
less,  persist  in  becoming  obstacles  in the 
road of  the female  seeker  after  honorable 
and suitable employment.

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* 

And  from  a  sentimental  point  of view 
this  is  perfectly  right, bnt, unfortunately, 
people  cannot  afford  to  run business on a 
sentimental  basis.  Perhaps  toe  employer 
of toe Yulcan-like fellow has experimented 
with toe tidy little female clerk,  and knows 
what  pertains  to his  own  interests  better 
than  yon and I.  Perhaps he has found the 
big  mass  of  flesh  and  bones  a “hustler,” 
and  the  little  ditto  of  very small value to 
him in the  matter  of  gaming  and  bolding 
trade.* 
Of  coarse,  there  are  exceptions  to  all 
rules, but, from  my own  observation, I am 
inclined to believe  that  the average female 
who attempts to cater to the  bucolic  buyer 
is not a success.  And, bless her heart, she 
is not to blame for it.  She  labors as faith­
fully and diligentyl for her own, or her em­
ployer’s, interests  as she is possibly capable 
of doing,  but  nature  never  fitted  her for 
grappling with  the  difficulties of  a country 
trade. 
In  her  own  way, and  among  her 
own  pursuits,  she  has  a keener  intuition, 
and a better  faculy  of  adapting  herself to 
circumstances, than  toe  animal  man, even 
approximately possesses, but  her  ideas  of 
the manner in which  business  transactions 
should be conducted  are  usually so diamet­
rically opposed to the  ideas of the majority 
of  the  male  bipeds  with  whom  she  has 
dealings, that not all their inherent chivalry 
can persuade them to  prefer  her  ministra­
tions to those of  her  masculine  coadjutors.

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If  there  is  such a thing as bringing bus­
iness  down  to  too fine a point, the female 
handler  of  merchandise  very  often  errs in 
that manner.  For  instance, I was in a dry 
goods  store, one  day, that  had  been  tem­
porarily  left  in  charge of  a lady.  Quite a 
number of customers were present, and the 
slowness  and  painful  carefulness  with 
which every deal was  transacted  was note­
worthy.  One man traded  two  dollars  and 
one cent, and  handed a five dollar bill to be 
changed.  Three or four people  were impa­
tiently waiting to be served, but that blessed 
woman spent  ten  minutes in searching the 
safe and drawers, and  finally sent oat after 
some pennies to make the ninety-nine cents 
•change,  and,  during  all  this, a half-dozen 
•customers  left  for  other  stores.  Shortly 
.after this matter was adjusted, a party pur­
chased a dollar article but found that he had 
only  ninety-eight  cents  in his pocket, and 
the  goods  were  promptly  returned  to the 
shelf;  and after  measuring off  ten  yards of 
calico  the  female  dealer  discovered  that 
there was a  remnant of about a quarter of a 
jyard  left, whieh  was tom off  and put back 
in   place of the piece.

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Smith,  during  toe  last  winter,  thought 
trade too slow to  warrant  him in keeping a 
•clerk, and when business  called  him  away 
he  used  to  leave  Mrs.  S.  in  charge of  toe 
store.  Mrs. Smith is a very estimable lady, 
but is very slow and  methodical in her hab­
its, and her invariable  rule  was to entirely 
-close  up  transactions  with  one  customer 
before waiting npon another. 
It is  related
• of  her that one very cold  morning  in  Feb­
ruary  Farmer  Grimes  and  his  little  boy
• drove  into  town  to make some purchases,
. and among other  articles  wanted  was two 
, gallons  of  heavy  syrup  at  Smith’s.  The
article  was  kept  in a well-ventilated  back 
. room, and Mrs.  S. took toe jug therein and 
proceeded  to  fill it.  Not  having  acquired 
the knack of  dispraising  with a funnel, toe 
. good lady found  that  she  had  tackled  an 
. almost endless job, bnt she  persisted in the 
work, determinedly and heroically;  custom­
ers came and  went  and found no one to at­
tend to their wants;  little Grimes  looked in 
occasionally  and  went  a  way  to  report 
progress to his father, and  the hours rolled 
on.  Finally  the  contract  was  completed,
, and  Mrs.  S,  bore  the jog  into  the  front 
room,  which  she  found vacated by all but 
. an  old, grey-bearded man.

“Wonder  where  that  person  is  that I  

i  filled tois jug for ?”  said Mrs. Smith.

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on the grocer’s part the goods  sell them selves,  bring  purchas­
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Lion Ooffee has more actual Merit than any Roasted Coffee sold at the price either in Packages or in Bulk and storekeepers 
all over the State o f Michigan and elsewhere who are  not already handling  Lion  are urged to  give  it  a  trial.  W e cheerfully 
answer all communications  regarding prices, etc.  Convenient  shipping  depots  established at  all  prominent  cities,  securing 
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I*jWINTERNITZ,  Resident Agent,

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How to Interest People. 

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Im a the American Storekeeper. 
Is there a clerk behind the counter to-day 
who has not, upon more than one  occasion, 
f d t the  absolute inability to  say  the rjght 
thing to a customer in a conversational way, 
sod been mortified by terrible pauses to such 
aii extent as to wish the  floor  would  open 
-and swallow him In his misery?  There afe 
certain customers ;w|to  whom  it  is almost 
impossible to carry on a conversation.  They 
pill; sit pmwtiy^dèsiSii' with  the  goods at 
widgb thggr are looking passing idly through 
to d r lingers,  and  look  bored; 
the  clerk, 
«fòvea nearly frantic by his failure to strike 
an interesting chord,  has  nothing to do but 
stand knd rack his  brains , in  an  effort  to 
hring.out some argument which will hasten 
tiie sale and allow him  to  attend s to  other 
duties which would  prove,  at  least,  more 
cheerful.
You all recognize the description, and can 
recall some lady in a dark skirt, black jack­
et and non-committal hat, who  is your hoo­
doo.  She may come  in  when  the  store is 
full of customers, and you may hope and al­
most pray that she will fall  into  the hands 
of some  less  tender  clerk  than  yourself; 
but, no;  she, of course, as she always  hap­
pened before, drops on you.  She  wants to 
look at some dress goods this  time, and, in 
reply to  your  courteous  remarks about the 
weather,  she  remains  perfectly  still  and 
looks helplessly about on the array of spring 
styles Which  you  have  spread  out  before 
ber.  Five  minutes  pass. 
In  desperation 
you say,  “ 1 think this pattern  would make 
up Very pretty.”  She  does  not  look at it, 
tm triites down under  the «pile  mid selects 
the bottom  piece.  You,  with  a  show  of 
pleasure, get it bn top,  mid,  grouping it in 
>poOr toft hand,  remark that “Mrs.  Stylish- 
man purchased one of that  same  pattern,” 
only to note  that her  interest in it has fad­
ed.  You venture an unappreciated  remark 
about the weather,  and  inwardly  growl at 
your fate  as  you  receive  no  reply.  You 
speak of the condition of the  roads, only to 
add  to  your  embarrassment.  When  you 
mention the circus she  looks  horrified and, 
AS you are about to faint  away  with  anger 
and  mortification, :  she  arises,  murmurs 
something  about  “looking  around  for  a 
friend,” and passes out.
As  you  thoughtfully  roll  up  the  loose 
ends of  the stock and  arrange the despised 
dress  goods  on  shelves, you wonder, prob­
ably, if  any  one  else  is  quite as stupid as 
you,  and if  there is any way in  which  she 
child be entertained.
If  there  is  any person  who  needs to be 
an  apt conversationalist, with the  grace of 
a diplomat  mid  the  winningness  of  a  re­
vivalist, it is a clerk.  His is  a difficult po­
sition at times, and  often,  we  know  from 
experience,  only  failure  results  from  our 
best intentions. 
If  we can give a just hint, 
therefore,  which will start  the clerk on the 
right path and make him a good entertainer, 
we will be content with our treatment of a 
difficult subject.
As a prerequisite, a clerk  should  be  well 
informed of what is going on in his locality. 
We no not mean that he should be a gossip,: 
far from that—but he should know what the 
farmers  are  doing  in  the  way  of  experi­
mental work.  He should watch closely for 
hobbies  in  men,  women and young  folks. 
A  person  is  wanned  way  down  into  the 
cockles  of his  heart  if  another  seems  to 
take  an  interest  in  his hobby.  As an in­
stance:  Farmer  Brown  has  just  bought 
some Holstein cattle.  He comes in  to  buy 
two and one-half yards of brown dennin for 
a pair of  overalls.  The  clerk  greets  him 
with all the warmth  that  their  mutual  ac­
quaintance will warrant,  and  asks,  “How 
are those  new  Holsteins  getting  on,  Mr. 
Brown?”  Farmer Brown pricks up his ears 
mid launches out into a dissertation  on  the 
splendid qualities of Holstein cattle, and by 
the time he is through his goods  are  nicely 
tied up, change is all made,  and  he  walks 
out of the store thinking  tbat  “there  is  a 
young feller of some sense and  ’preciation. 
FU tackle him  again.” 
In  the  meantime 
you have learned something about  Holstein 
cattle,  and that  from  an  authority.  You 
m e thus doubly armed for the next Holstein 
man.
Of course, this is but an illustration.  The 
point we wish to make is this:  Always g ei 
a  person to talk of the subject in which they 
are most interested at the time.  You flatter 
them and make them their own entertainers, 
which is a  very  satisfactory  entertainment 
to us  all.
For the benefit of those who  are  not  in­
terested in hobbies,  the clerk should  have a 
hobbie of his own, bùt he  should  have  the 
good judgment not to select a political or  a 
religious one. 
It matterò not what it  is  so 
long fs  he  thoróughly  understands  it—he 
becomes  interesting  at  once.  "  Another 
clever way to interest people  is  to  become 
informed as to the methods employed in the 
manufacture of goods  which  you  sell,  the 
places where they are  produced,  etc.  For 
this purpose read articles  which  appear  in 
trade papers, and consult the encyclopaedias 
frequently.
.  .With all your information be modest.  Do 
not  attempt  te  be  offensively 
intrusive. 
Study  human nature carefully.  Dò not  di­
late upon the pleasure of carriage  riding  to 
a  tramp, for he will not appreciate  it.  Be 
courteous, be honest, be sincere,  be natural, 
be dignified [and  be  manly,  and  you  will 
win the respect and  esteem  of  those  with 
whom you are thrown in contact.

The  Latest  Trust.

It is a cold  day when a new  trust  is  not 
announced.  The  last  of 
these  legalized 
robberies organized to play the part of  pub­
lic extortioners is the nut and bolt trust now 
going through  the  forms of  organization in 
toe City of  New York.
There  is not a machine,  from a farmer’s 
wagon  te a  locomotive  engine,  that  is not 
held together  by  the  iron  nuts  and  bolts 
made by the parties ' to  this  syndicate, nor 
1»  there  an  implement  used  in-domestic' 
economy, from a coffee-mill to  the  kitchen 
pump,  that  does  not  contain, these  con­
trivances,  They are In everjr shop, mill and 
store  in  toe  country.  They are  made  on 
patented  machinery,  in  which  only a  few 
men are interested, so that toe business can 
be easily controlled«

No  Grounds  for  Fear.

“ Young  man,”  said  the  solemn-faced 
gentleman to the  urchin  who  was  puffing 
with all his  might at a cigar,  “let  me warn 
you in time  that this is a frightful vice you 
are cultivating.”

“I  ain’t afraid of  i t ”
“But are  you not afraid of bringing your 
poor  father’s  gray hairs  in  sorrow  to  the 
gpm vB?”  , 

“ No, I  ain’t  ”
“ Why not ?”
 V’Caifi^'ihhpTdifool’n  bald-heddbd.”w # ,
Buy flour manufactured by  it o   Crescent 
Holier M ills.  Every sack warranted.  Voigt 
Id lin g  Co.

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. “ W3ty is it that  Michlgan  people are un- 
tiling to  pay as  high  prices  fo$m eat4as 
wiOse in  the  Eastern  States ?”  ashed a're­
porter  o f 
T radesman  of  6 .  H.
Thayer, local manager  to t  Swift and Com­
pany, the other day.  „,-v,. 
,' '“I  think, it  is" ntaihly the  fault  of  the 
butchers,”  was toe reply..  “They have ed­
ucated their customers to paying  low prices 
Tor  meats, and  they now find it impossible 
to get  out of  toe rut they have  created. 
I 
am  confident  that  if  Michigan  butchers 
would  place  toe  choicest quality of meats 
before their patrons the  latter  would  soon 
come to recognize the superior merits of the 
high-priced article.” 

“Wherein are our Michigan  meat dealers 
behind their Eastern  brethren?”  asked the 
reporter.

" ,  J  >

“ In  my opinion, they make a great  mis­
take  iu  cutting  everything  into  steak, in­
stead  of  giving  more  attention  to  other 
methods  of  cutting. 
I   think  they  sell 
steaks a eent too low  and  boiling  pieces a 
cent  too  high.  As  a  matter  of  fact, the 
people who can least afford to pay for steaks 
are  the  largest  patrons of that  cut,  while 
the rougher  meats, which are  higher iu nu­
triment  and  cheaper  in  price,  are  bought 
largely by those who  could  better afford to 
pay for. steaks.”

: 

Designed to Catch the Eye.  |

L. A.  Pease & Co., of Grandisland, Neb., 
send the Am erican Storekeeper the  follow­
ing eye-catching card', which they got up tiT 
hand to farmers who come into town on Sat­
urday:

We wish you would de-

VOTE

a few minutes to our store be-

FOR-

e you leave town.  We are offering

CHEAP  GIN-

ghams,  muslins,  calicos,  etc.,  to-day,  and 
can prove to you in a few minutes that your 
trading should be done with

L.  A. P ea se & Co.

The  Grocery  Market,

The condition of  the sugar  market is the 
principal  feature in grocery circles,  further 
advances  having  taken  place  during  the 
past  week.  Jobbers  are  unable to fill  all 
orders  as  it is  impossible  for them  to get 
their spot orders  filled.  The refineries will 
make  no  quotations  and  will  take  open 
orders  only—that  is, orders  to be  shipped 
whenever  sugar  is in  stock  at the  ruling 
price for  that day. 
It is  reported  that  the 
refiners are averse to higher prices than 
centy at the refinery; but  th^y were  unable 
to do so after last  Friday.*  The  end is  not 
yet,  and  it  takes  a  wise  man  to  foretell 
what that end will be.

BAUM’S

THE ACKNOWLEDGED KING  of AXLE 

LUBRICANTS.  N either  Gums  nor 

Chills, never runs off the axle 

, 

and outwears any other
known oil or grease.
PRICES TO THE TRADE.

Ponys, per gross, $10.  Packed in 3  doz. cases. 
Pints, per doz., $2.25.  Packed in 1  doz.  cases. 
Quarts,  per doz.,  $1.  Packed  in 1 doz. cases. 
Gallons, each,  $1.20.  Packed  6  cans  in  case. 
Each case contains a  liberal  assortm ent of 

Retail at 10 cts. each.
Retail at 30 cts. each.
Retail at 50 cents each.
Retail at $1.50 each.

advertising m atter,  lithographs, 

show-cards, etc.

THE  TRADE  SUPPLIED BT

OLNEY, SHIELDS 1 CO., Grand Rapids, 

Mich.

POTATOES.

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

Ve E

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COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

166 South Water S t, CHICAGO. 
Reference
F e l se n t h a l.  Gr o ss  & Mil l e r . Bankers. 

Chicago.

8TÄNT0N, SAMPSOfi AGO.,
Men's  Furnishing  Goods.1

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

Sole  Manufacturers  of  thè  “Peninsulari 

Brand  Pants,Shirts and Overalls.

State agents .for Celuloid Collars and Caffs. 

120 and 12a Jefferson, Ave.,

DETROIT, 

-  MICHIGAN*

GEO.  F.  OW EN,  Grand  RapMs;

Western Michigan Salesman.

PROPRIETOR OF THE

D.  D.  COOK,
Valley City Show Case Factory,
SHOW  O A SIS

MANUFACTURER OF

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Prescription  Cases,

My Prices are Lower than any of MyÖompeb 
,  Ron.  Send for Catalogues. '

É| Scribner Street, Grand  Rapids.
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telephone su.  .... 

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WHOLESALE PRICE  CURRENT.

The  quotations  given below  are  such  as  kre  ordinarily  offered  cash  buyers, who Day 

promptly and buy in full packages: 

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: BAKING  POWDER.  '  -

10c cans...  95

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Raisins, Loose California.  1 90 
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s.  9  09ft
Ritisins. Sultanas.........   ©
Raisins,  Valencias.....  07ft
Raisins, Imperials.________3 75
God,  whole..................4ft04ft
God, boneless.. . . . . . ...6ft®7ft
Jtodibut...................is
Hmrring, round, ft bbl. 
2 75 
Herring, round, ft bbl. 
1 50 
Herring, Holland, bbls.  10 00 
Hérring, Holland, kegs  65070 
Herring, Scaled........
MaekTsh’r, No. L ft bbl. ...8 75 
“  12 lb Ut.«l 25
*■ 
..110
“  10  “ 
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;  No. 2. ft bbls.........7 50
Trent,  ft b b ls....,,---- ...If 66
“   10 ft kits........««.,  85
White, No. 1, ft bbls.... ....6 75
White, No. 1,12 ft kits. ... .1 20 
White, No.L 1 0 ftk its.....1 05
White, Family, ft bbls...... 8 00
k its..........  70
Jennings’  Lemon.  Vanilla,
D. O.,2oz__ .¥ doz  00 
1 35
2 50
**  4 o z ..........„1 4 0  
“  S o*................2 25 
8 75
175
“  No. 3 Panel...1 00 
“  No. 4  Taper..160  2 75
“  No. 8 panel...2 76 
4 50
...4 50 
“  No. 10  “ 
6 60
ft pint, r’nd..4 50 
“ 
7 50
..9qp  16 00
“ 
“  1 
Lemon,  vanilla.
per gross.
9 60
12 00
15 00
24 00
Farina, 100 lb. kegs............   04
Hominy, 79  bbl...................4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb.  box..  60 
imported... 10  011
Pearl Barley__ ......-  0  3ft
Peas,  Green.. . . . .  
01 40
Peas, Split... 
0  3ft
Sago, G erm an........ 
0  6ft
Tapioca, fl’k or p’rl.. 
0   8ft 
Wheat,  cracked......
0   6ft 
Vermicelli, import. 
010
domestic.. 
MATCHES.
95
G. H. No. 8,  square..
G. H. No 9, square, 3 gro.. .1 10 
G. H. No. 200,  parlor.......1 65
G. H. No. 300, parlor.... ...2 15
G. H. No.  7, round.............1 40
Oshkosh, No. 2..................  75
Oshkosh, No. 8...................1 50
Swedish...................  
  75
Richardson’s No. 8  sq....... 1 00
Richardson’s No. 9  sq....... 150
Richardson’s No. 7ft, rn d ..l 00 
Richardson’s No. 7 
rnd..l  50
Woodbine. 800...................1 15
MOLASSES.
Black  S tra p ................. 17018
Cuba Baking................. 22025
Porto Rico.......... .24035
New  Orleans, good..... .33040
New Orleans, choice.......44050
New  Orleans, fancy.......50062

Standard 
English 2 oz...... 7 20 
3 óz.........  9 00 
4 oz......... 12 00 
6 oz......... 18 00 

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FARTNAGEOÜS  GOODS.

4,“  , 

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ft bbls. 3c extra

OIL.

  6 26

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PICKLES.

OATMEAL

OATS—ROLLED.

Michigan Test....................10ft
Water  White...................... lift
B arrels........................  
Half barrels......... .............3 25
Cases............ ..i.'.......— 2 35
Barrels............................6  00
Half barrels............................3 25
Cases................  ....ft 2603 35
Medium......................  
ft b b l.......................3 50
Small,  bbl............................... 7 00
ft bbl.......... ..........4 00
Table............................. 5ft©5ft
H ead................................. ...7
Java................. 
6ft
Patna.................................... 6ft
Rangoon............................... 5
...............
Broken.. 
Japan......................  
  06ft
SALERATUS,
DeLand’s pure.,,. .....___  .5ft
Church’s  ......:.:«. . . - . — 5
Taylor’s  G. M ..i..................5
Dwight’s ......... ........... 
  5
Sea  Foam..........¡ — ........5ft
t Cap Sheaf.......................    ..5

RICE.

ftc less in 5 box lots.

 

 

 

SALT,

60  Pocket, F F D ............2 15
28 Pocket.................. .........2 05
1003 S> pockets................2 2b
Saginaw or Manistee........  85
Ashton, bu. bagá-----------   75
A8hton,4 bu.  bags:..v.......2.75
Higgins’ bu. bags...... —   78
American, ft bu.bags.:...,  20 
Rock, bushels— . . . . . . —   25
Warsaw, bu. bags.............  38
.  ...........   19
London Relish, 2 doz.........2 60
Dingman. 100 bars..............4 00
Don’t Anti-Washboard__ 4 75
Jaxon................................3 75
Queen  Anne...........................4 00
German Family...................... 2 40

ft 
SAUCES.

SOAP. 

“ 

i

SPICES—WHOLE.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Allspice.......................—   8
Cassia, China in m ats........7ft
“  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
Pepper, Singapore,  Dlack..l8ft 
*  “ 
white.28
.  “ 
shot.  _________ 21
SPICES—GROUND—IN BULK.
Allspice........... 
................12ft
Cassia, Batavia................  .20
and Saigon. 25
“ 
“  Saigon......................   .42
Cloves, Amboyna............35
“  Zanzibar...........3 0
Ginger, African.................12ft
“ 
- Cochin............ ......15
“  ^ Jamaica.............  018
Mace Batavia.....................80
Mustard,  English... 
____22
and Trie.25
Trieste..............27
Nutmegs,  No. 2.................70
Pepper, Singapore  black..22 
white..30
“ 
Cayenne..............25
“ 
doz... 84
Absolute Pepper, 
Cinnamon  “ ...84
“ 
“ ,..55
Allspice 
“ 
“  ...1 10
“ 
Cloves 
Ginger 
“ ...78
“ 
“  ...84
“  Mustard 
STARCH. 

Klngsford’s
Silver Gloss, 1 B> pkgs........7
“  6 »boxes...... 7ft
bulk............  6ft
“ 
P ure,llbpkgs...... — ....  5ft
Gorn,l 0>pkgs.... . . . . . . . . .   7
SUGARS.
Cut  Loaf............... 
 
  0   &%
Cubes...................  
  © 8ft
Powdered..................   ® 8ft
Granulated, Stand.. .8 190 8ft 
Off......#  ©  .
Confectionery A ......  ® 7ft
Standard A............* 
0  7ft
No. 1, White Extra C.  7ft® 7ft
No.2,Extra C ....... ..  6ft® 7
No. 3 C ................ 
  © 6ft
0  6ft
N0.4C............... 
 
BVRUPS.
Corn, barrels........... 
 
031
Com,ft bbls.......... 
...  033
Com, kegs...... ..............  036
Pure Sugar, b b l...........33042
PureSugar.ft bbl............35044

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f  

SWEET  GOODS.
Glngor  Snaps...........8
Sugar Creams........3
Frosted Creams......
Graham Crackers....
Oatmeal Craokers....

8ft
88

8 ft
8ft

TOBACCOS—PLUG.

 

Spear Head Bpeoial....v......43
Plank Road..............  
42
BUteAi.;,.. .¿V • ^ •«'•-• • -  ‘ •« • *. .38 
Holy If e s e s . ì«-.:«. 
... 33
Blue Blazes......................8 2
Hire. Opener............82
Stax 
................ ......42045
Clipper....... .....................   ...39

Clftnax.........................
Comef Stone..........
Double Pedro.................... ].40
Whopper................................40
Peacn Pi e............................. 40
Wedding Cake,  blk...................40
Red Fox...... ........ 
.....45
Sweet R usset................. 30032

 

 

|   TOBACCOS—-FINE  CUT.

.......  

Sweet  Pippin...... .................50
Five mid Seven......................so
Hiawatha................. 
68
Sweet Cuba........ .............. ..45
Petoskey Chief.................   .65
Sweet Russet..........       .40042
Thistle...................................42
Florida............  
65
Rose Leaf......... ................... 66
Red Domino.....’..................¿8
Swamp Angel.................... .40
Stag....... ............ 
33
Capper.................. 
,.42

 
TOBACCOS—SMOKING.
 

Rob R o y ............ 
..28
Peerless................... 
28
Uncle Sam............................. 30
Jack  P in e .......................... 36
Sensation....,........................33
Yellow Jacket......... 
20
Sweet  Conqueror.....,. .20025

 

 

 

TEAS.

Japan ordinary......   ..... 18020
Japan fair to good___   .25030
Japan fine...... ............... 35045
Japan dust......................12020
Young Hyson..................20045
Gunpowder..................... 35050
Oolong............33055060075
Congo...................  
25030
VINEGAR.
40 gr. 
lift 

30 gr. 
9ft 

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

50 gr.
13

“ 

Curtiss  &  Go.  quote  as fol­

lows:
Tubs. No. 1  ...I ............  
“ 
“ 
“ 

6 75
“  2........................... 5 75
"  3..............................4 75

Pails, No. 1, two hoop........I 50
three hoop__ 175
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__   60
Bowls, 158,17s and 19s.......2 50
Baskets, m arket...............   40
bushel.................1 60
“  with covers 1 90 
willow clothes No.l 5 50 
“  2 6 00
“  3 7 00
“  13 50
» a4 25
“  3 5 00

“ 
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splint  “ 
.. 
“ 

“ 
“ 
.. 
“ 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Bath Brick imported........ 90
American........ 75
do 
Burners, No,  0.................. 65
do  N o .l...................75
do  No.2...................95
“ 
“ 

Chimneys,  No. 0....................38
“  1....................40
“  2....................52
Cocoa Shells, bulk................4
Condensed  Milk, Eagle__ 7 60
Cream Tartar....................25
Candles. Star...................... 10
Candles. Hotel................... 11
Camphor, oz., 2 »  boxes.. .35
Extract Coffee, V.  C.........   75
F elix...... 115
Fire Crackers, per box__ 1 20
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.. .25 
GUm, Rubber 200 lumps... 35
Guin, Spruce.....................  30
6 00
Jelly,in30B> pails..  .  0  0  5ft
Powder,  Keg..........................5 60
Powder, ft  Keg......................2 87
Sgfce....................................15
CANDY. FRUITS and NUTS. 
Putnam  &  Brooxs quote as 
follows:

do 

STICK.
do 
do 

, Mix e d .

FANCY—IN  BULK.

FANCY—IN  5 tb BOXES.

Standard, 25 fi> boxes......... Oft
Twist, 
..,__ 10
'Ctit Loaf 
.......1 1
. 
!-i' 
Royal, 25 lb pails......   @10
Royal, 200 lb bbls......   .........9
Extra, 25 B> pails...............11
Extra, 200 B> bbls...... ......... 10
French Cream, 25 lb palls. .12ft
Cut loaf, 25 B> cases............11
Broken, 25 B> p a i l s . 11 
Broken. 200 lb bbls.........1 0
Lemon Drops........................13
Sour Drops............................ 14
Peppermint  Drops..............14
Chocolate Drops...................15
H M Chocolate  Drops..........18
Gtim  D rops...... ..................10
LieoticeDrope...... ...............18
A B Licorice  Drops.............12
Lozenges, plain.....................14
Lozenges, printed................15
Imperials ............ 
14
Mottoes.................................15
Cream  Bar............................ 13
Molasses Bar......................... 13
Caramels.............................. 19
Hand Made Creams...............19
Plain  Creams.........................16
Decorated Creams................20
String Rock...........................14
Burnt Almonds.................  22
Winterereen  Berries........... 14
Lozenges, plain in pails.. .13 
Lozenges, plain in  Dbls... .12 
Lozenges, printed in pails. 13ft 
Lozenges, printed in  bbls.l2ft 
Chocolate Drops, In pails.. 13ft
Gum Drops  in palls......... 6ft
Gum Drops, In bbls...........6ft
Moss Drops, in pails......... 10
Moss Drops, in b b l s ...... 9
Sour Drops, in  pails......... 12
Imperials, in  pails.............12
Imperials  in bbls.............. 11
FRUITS.
Bananas...................1 2503 00
0
Oranges, choice......  
Oranges, Florida......  
0
Oranges,  Rodi.........  6 0007 00
Oranges, OO.............. 
0
Oranges, Imperials..  ®
Oranges Valencia ca.  0
Lemons, choice........ 
05 00
Lemons, fancy.........  
05 50
Figs,layers,new..... 12 015
Figs, Bags, 50 B)........ 
0  6
Dates, frails do........  ® 4ft
Dates, ft do  do........  ® 5ft
Dates, Fard 10 B> box $  H>..  9 
Dates,Fard 50B> box $&. .   7 
Dates,Persian50 »box ..  06
017 
Almonds,  Tarragona
016 
Ivaca........
13014 
California
Brazils......................
0  8 
Filberts, Sicily.........
011 
013 
Walnuts,  Grenoble.. 
Sicily......
12 
French....
011 
8012 
Pecans, Texas, H. P. 
04 50
Cocoanuts, $  100.....
PEANUTS.
Prime Red,  raw f  ib 
0
do 
Choice 
do 
Fancy H.P. do 
do 
Choice White, Va.do 
Fancy H P,. Va  do 
Extra H. P. V a.......

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NUTS.

“ 
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OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes  as 

OYSTERS AND FISH.
follows:

FRESH  FISH.

Fairhaven Counts.............   40
Black bass.... . . ........— 12ft
Bock bass...............................4
Duck-bill  pike.......................«
T ro u t......................... 
6
 
Whitefish.......... 
  6
......... 
smoked.............. 10
Frogs’ Legs .............. 250711

“ 

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“ 
“ 

10ft

FRESH MEATS.
Beef, carcass..........  4ft©7
hind quarters... .7  08 
.. .3ft @5
fore 

Hogs.............................
Poik loins.................  .1
7ft
shoulders........
Bologna.  .................
6ft
8»:
Frankfort sausage.......
6ft
Blood, liv, h’dsaus’g ..
Mutton........................ 5ft®7
Lard kettle rendered..9ft®9ft

“ 

0  5ft 
0  6ft 
0   5ft

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
« 
“  

Acme, 

“  2 
“   2 
“  
1 

earns, 8 doz.«..  75
ft lb  «   2  “  ....  150 
“ ....  8 0ft
1 »  
1 
B u lk .....« * .........   20
Arctic, ft »  cans, 6 doz....  45
4  .♦  ....  75
g  
“  .... 140
ft 
1 
“  .... 2 40
6 
“  ....12 00
Viotorian. 11b (tall,) 2 doz.  2 00 
15
Diamond,  “bulk.” . .. .. .. ,  
Red Star ft lb cans 12 doz..  45 
s  “  ..  85 
.. 
“  
4  “  ..160
cans in case..................11 75
cans in  case......................... 10 00
in case.  ........ 
case...?...................................2 70
case........ 2 55
case........................................  1 50

Absolute,  ft  lb  cans, 100
Absolute,  ft  lb  oans,  50
Absolute, 1 lb cans, 60 oans
Teller’s ft lb, cans, 6 doz in
Teller’s ft lb cans, 3 doz in
Teller’s 1 lb cans,  1 doz in 

..  w  .»  « 
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18 75

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'  v  CHOCOLATE.  I  .

BROOMS.
N o.2 H u rl................................ 2 00
No. 1 H u rl.:............  
2  25
No. 2 Carpet........... ..............2 50
No. 1 C a rp e t,....................2 76
Parlor G em .........%  -• 
• • .3 00
Common W hisk__ ...A .. .1 00
Fanc y  W hisk.. 1............ 
1 25
M ill............................................. 3 75
W arehouse____________ *3 00
Runkle Bros’.. Vien. Sweet  22 
Prem ium ..  33. 
Horn-Cocoa  37
B reakfast..  48

/ “ 
c 7 “ 
“ 
OOCOANUT
Schepps,  Is........................... 27
Is and f ts .........2 8
fts.....................:...JW ft
Is in tin  pails— 27ft
.«a  • 
28ft
Maltby’s, Is.......................... 23ft
Is  and fts........... 24
fts.........................24ft
M anhattan, pails.................20
P 66rl6S8 •••••• 
...... •• 18
Bulk, pafls or barrels. .16® 18

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“ 
“ 

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COFFEE—GREEN

 

Mocha............................ .25028
Mandaling...................... 25026
OG  Ja v a ........................24025
Ja v a ..............  
.23024
Maricabo.......................,16019
Costi Rica...................  
  019
Mexican..........................  019
Santos...........................«,15018
Rio,  fancy..............     ...18019  •
Rio,  prim e................... ..16017
Rio,  common.................14015
To ascertain Dost of roasted 
coffee, add ftoper lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent, for shrink­
age. COFFEES—PACKAGE.
30 lbs 60 lbs 100 Ibb
Lion................. 
15ft
19ft
Lion, in cab... 
18ft
D ilworth’s .... 
-Magnolia__ _ 
18ft
18ft
Acme..............18ft  18ft 
G erm an ........  
18ft
19ft
Germ an, bins. 
18ft
Arbuckle’s Ariosa 
16ft
\ 
Avorica 
18ft
McLaughlin’s XXXX 
f  COFFEES—50 LB. BAGS.
Arbuckle’s Avorica............ 16ft
“  Quaker C ity...— 17ft
“  Best Rio............. ..18ft
“  Prim e Maricabo.. .20ft 

“ 

CORDAGE«

CRACKERS.

60 foot Ju te ..........................110
72foot J u t e ........................1  40
40 Foot Cotton..............  
1.50
50 foot C otton......................1 60
60foot C otton...............1 7 6
72foot Cotton........ .........2  00
Kenosha B utter.....................7ft
Seymour  B utter. . . . . . . .  ^ .4 ..i   >-
B utter.......................... ........6
Family  B utter........ .  - ..V...6
Fancy B u tter....................... 5ft
B utter Biscuit................ r....6ft
B oston............Aft
City Soda............................. ..,8 
,
Soda..............................  
....8
Bo rn Fancy............................5ft
8.  Oyster...................... .......6
P icn ic............................ 
 
Fancy  Oyster........................5ft
CANNED FISH.

,.6

2501 35

6001 65
4002 75

 

 

“ 

Clams, 1 lb, L ittle  Neck__ 1 35
Clam Chowder, 3 lb............. 2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 lb stand.. .1 00 
Cove Oysters, 2 lb stan d .. .1 70
Lobsters, 1 » p icn ic............1 75
Lobsters, 2 lb, picnio...........2 65
Lobsters, 1 lb sta r................1  95
Lobsters. 2 lb sta r............... 2 90
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce3 25
Mackerel, 1 lb stand............
Mackerel, 2 B> stand...........
Mackerel,3 lb in M ustard. .3 25
Mackerel, 3 lb soused........ 3 25
Salmon, lib Columbia........ 2 20
3 50
Salmon, 2 lb 
Salmon, 1 fi> Sacramento. ..1 90 
Salmon, 2 8> 
...2 75
Sardines, domestic fts.  .! . 
7
Sardines,  domestic fts. ..10011 
Sardines,  Mustard  fts ...  9010 
Sardines,  imported  fts.. 12013
Sardines,  spiced, fts.......10012
Trout. 3 Sb  brook..............
CANNED FRUITS.

CANNED VEGETABLES.

Apples, gallons, stand__ .2 30
Blackberries, s t a n d .1 20
Cherries, red standard.......1 60
Cherries,  pitted..........1 8501 90
Damsons......................1 
Egg Plum s, stand...............1 50
Gooseberries.......... ............. 1 65
G rapes................ 
95
Green Gages............1 50
Peaehea, ail yellow, stand.2 65
Peaches,  seconds...............2 25
Pfeaehes, p ie .............. 1 
P e a rs ................................. 1 30
Pineapples,............... ..1 
Quincfg...............................1 50
Raspberries, e x tra ..............1 50
re d ............... 160
Straw berries...........1  2501 40
W hortleberries.....................1 20
Asparagus, Oyster Bay— 2 00
Beans, Lima, sta n d ............  85
Beans, Green Limas.. 
0 1  40
Beans,  S trin g ........1 0001 20
Beans, Stringless, E rie....  90
Beans, Lewis’ Boston B ak .l 60 
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy—
MomG’ry .l 15
Early Gold.l 15
Peas,  F rench...................1  60
Peas, extra m arrofat.l 2001 40 
Peas,  soaked*.. . . . . . . . . . . . .   90
“   Ju n e ,sta n d .... 
0160
sifted..............2 00
“ 
“  French, extra fine. .20 00 
M ushroom s,extra fine,...20 00
Pum pkin, 3 fi> Golden.........1 00
SuccotaBh,8tandard....8O01 30
Squash............... 
1 25
Tomatoes, Red  Coat 
0  1 ,20 
Good Enough  1 20
B eriH ar  . . . . . . . 1'20
stand br.l 150 1 20
DRIED FRUITS.
Apples, evaporated.. ,9ft010 
sum m ed.......  6ft0  7ft
J  CHEESE.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ ft, 

Michigan full cream .. .8ft®9ft
DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN.
Citron, in  d ru m .....  ..,..'2 2
in b o x e s ..........,-.24
U j  “ 
Currants i S ifiljp... a T  0  7ft
Lemon  Peel. . . . . . ±  
........14
Orange P e e l.....,..,,.........14
S  !,V 
Im p erial.... .,0 ft0 |ft
A  
Turkey................   4ft
R aisin s,D eh esia............3 60
Raisins, London L ayers.... 3 10
Raisin*,-California  “  
....250
Raisins. Loose M uscatels..210

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PROVISIONS.

...............16 00

:  PORK  IN  BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. 

quote  as follows:
Mess...... .......................................... ........... 15 00
Short out................................................... 16 60
Short out  Morgan. 
. . . .it 00
Extra d ear Pig, short c u t....... 
Extra eleàr,heavy...  . ............. ..............17 00
Clear quill, short ou t. 
.................... .if 00
Boston clear, short out.. ...■.....................17 00
Clear back, snort cu t.................... a ,H 00
Standard clear, short  cut, best............1 7  00
B éan.....__ ................................
Hams, average 20  » 8 ........

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.
. . . . . . . l i f t
...........12
“ 
“ 
...............12ft
“  picnic  ................... .
.......   ...  9ft
........... 11
“  best boneless....y....,.....
SSoulders ......................................
p ..........  8ft
...........11
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..........
Dried Beef, extra........
ham  prices...... ........
.............9ft
DRY  SALT  MEATS.
Long Clears, heavy.......................
“  medium...................
lig h t........__ ___
“ 

...........8

16  »8....................
12 to 14 »8...... .

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

LARD.

“ 

“ 

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

Tierces  ...... .......
30 and 50 »  Tubs .
3 »  Pails, 20 in a case__ ____ _
5 »  Pails, 12 in a case..........................
10 »  Pails, 6 in a ease....................
20» Pails, 4 pails in case..............
8ft
BEEF IN BARRELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200 »8........... 
7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago Paoxlng....................  7 50
"  Kansas City Packing..............7 25
P late............................. ....................... ...  725
Extra Plate............................................ ..; 7 75
Boneless, rump butts..............  
MOO
___ ft bbl.  5 25
Pork Sausage...........................................  ..  7ft
Ham  Sausage...............................................11
Tongue  Sausage...........................................  9
Frankfort  Sausage......................................  8
Blood  Sausage................................................ 6
 
Bologna, straight............................... 
Bologna, thick.............................. 
 
 
Head Cheese.................................. 
 
In half barrels.............................................  3 00
In quarter barrels.....................................  2 00
In ft Bbl........................................................ 3 00
In ft Bbl........................................................1 75
In Kits..........................................................  85

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

PIGS’ FEET.

TRIPE.

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8ft8ft
8ft

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows: 

Green__ 79 »   4  0  4ft
Part cured... 
0  &
Full cured__ 5ft®  6
Dry hides and 
k ip s...........6  0   8

HIDES.

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

or cured__5  0  6
¥  piece......10  020

WOOL.

Fine washed $  » 18020[Coarse washed
.18020
Medium  ............200231 Unwashed........
.12016
Sheep pelts, short shearing.................  
5020
Sheep pelts, old wool estimated.........  
020
Tallow...................................................2ft<® 3
Grease butter__ .-...................................  @ 5
Ginseng, good....................................  

MISCELLANEOUS.

 

  ©2 00

PRODUCE MARKET.

rels, 25c.

scarce, readily commanding $2 per bu.

Apples—Green, $3 per bbl.
Beans—Hand-picked  mediums  are  very 
Beets—New, 25c per doz.
Butter—The market is well supplied.  Large 
handlers pay 12014c for choice,  selling  again 
at 15016c.
Cabbages—Home  grown  command  50060c 
per doz.
Celery—20025c per doz.
Cheese—The market  continues  to  improve, 
stocks  in  jobbers’  hands  being  now  held at 
9®9ftc, according to quality.

1 and $14 for No. 2.
$1.26 per bu.

and evaporated at 9c.
14ft'©I5c.

Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; produce bar­
Cucumbers—30c per doz.
Dried  Apples—Jobbers hold  sun-dried at 7c 
Eggs—Jobbers now  pay 13ft®14c  and sell at 
Green beans—90o per bu.
Honey—In plentiful supply qt 14015c.
Hay—Baled is in small demand at $15 for No. 
Onions—Home  grown  dry  stock command 
Peas—Marrowfat,  50c per  bu.
Plums—Tennessee, $1.50 per case.
Pop Corn—2ftc 79 ».
Potatoes—Jobbing generally at 75c per bu.
Radishes—6c per doz.
Raspberries—Black, 10c per qt. ;  red, lie per 
Squash—Summer, zc lb.
String Beans—$1 per bu.
Tomatoes—$1.20 per bu.
Turnms—25 per bu.
Wax Beans-^$1.25 per bu.
Watermelons—Georgia, 20c apiece.
Whortleberries—$3.50 per bu.

qt.

GRAINS AND M ILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—City  millers  pay  81c  for old  white 
and 80c for old red, 80c for  new white  and 76c 
for new red.
Corn—Jobbing  generally  at 58c  in  100  bu. 
lots and 53c in car lots.
Oats—White,  45c in  small  lots  and  40c in 
car lots.
Rye—50c 79 bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.30©$1.40 79 ewt.
Flour—Higher.  Patent  $5.70 79 bbl in  sacks 
and  $5.90  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.70 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.90 in wood.
Meal—Bolted, $3.00 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $16 79 ton.  Bran, $13 
79 ton.  Ships,  $14.00  V  ton.  Middlings,  $16 
79 ton. Corn aHd Oats. $23 V ton.

MAGIC COFFEE  ROASTER

The  most practical 
hand  Roaster  in the 
world.  Thousands in 
use—riving  satisfac­
tion. 71167 are simple 
durable and econom­
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  without 
one.  Roasts  coffee 
and  pea-huts to  per 
fection.
Send for  circulars.

No 

RoM. S.West

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio«

EDWIN FALLAS,
VALLEY CITY COLD STORAGE,

PROPRIETOR OF

JOBBER OF

Oranges,  Lemons,  Bananas, Butter, Eggs 

and Egg Crates.  ,

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

named that are unsurpassed.

I  aim  to  handle  the  best  that  can  be  obtained. 
Mail orders filled promptly at lowest market price.  A 
liberal discount on Egg Crates and fillers in large  lots.
SALESROOM, 
-  No. 9 Ionia  Si,  Grand Rapids.

THESE GOODS ABB “FAB EXCELLENCE”
Pure, Healthful and Reliable,  warranted to give satis­
faction in every particular.  For sale by wholesale and 
retail grocers throughout tht United  States.  Vouwik 
Bros., Manufacturers, Cleveland and Chicago.

CHAS.  A.  C0YE

MANUFACTURER OF

Horse and W agon Covers, 

Awnings and Tents,
Flags and Banners,
Oiled Clothing,
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W ide Ducks, etc.

Telephone  106.

73 CANAL ST., 

-  GRAND RAPIDS.

JUDD  tb  OO., 

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line Summer Goods.

103 CANA L STREET.

We also manufacture a  full  line  of  Sweet 

Goods.  Write  for  quotations 

and  samples.

JACKS 
■|  MICH.

JULIUS HOUSEMAN, Pres.,

A. It. WATSON. Treas..
CASH CAPITAL,  8 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 .

S. F. AS PIN WALL, Secy. 

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ADDRESS

GRAHAM ROYS,  -  Grand Rapids, Mich.

BULKLEY WHOLESALE
Ì  HOOPS

GROCERS 

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IMPORTERS.

GRAND  RÁPIDS, 

-  MICH.

DETROIT  SOAP  CO.

DETROIT, 

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Manufacturers of the following well-known brands of

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MASCOTTE,
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AND  OTHERS. 

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Salesman for Western Michigan,

.  VJT.  H A   W   Jl x X IN  D ,   Lock Box  173, 

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

GEO. E. HOWES.

S. A. HOWES.

C. N.  RAPP.

GEO.  E.  HOWES  &  CO.,

JO BBER S IN

Apples,  Potatoes  |  Onions.

SPECIALTIES :

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

3 Ionia St.,  CRAMS RAPIDS. MICH.

¿t Lovest Sommer Prices
JL. H I M E S ,

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Office nnder National  City Bank.  New- 

Yards, Sliawmut Ave.. W inter and 

W, Division Sts.

REEDER. PALMER  & CO,

TELEPHONE  CALL 490-2.

Wholesale Boots and Shoes.

STRIE  AGENTS  FOR  LYCOfíIfíG  RUBBER  GO.,
H E S S

Ml Pearl St»  Grand Rapida, Mloh.,
Hides, Furs, W  poi & Tallow,

I N S   <5s

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NOS.  122 and  124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

B r u a s  Â É b c b ic in e s

AxTeíz^-Jtoob J«ÉMÍí,tt|u]Eef(k i* '- ®  
Two Years—James Ventor," Petra] t . . Æ  ;_&: 
jOlIw T M if-^ttm uEberbach, Ann Arbor, 
w g  Ym é h W o. McDonald, Kalolmäzob.'
- Flre Years—Stanley E. Parkeil, Owosso. % 
President—Geo. McDonald 
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.  *
Trcasnter  Ja«  Veraor. i 
Next Meet ing—A 
Next Meeting—At  Lansing,  on  November 6.  ? and 8.
Candidates will pl<
'  "  ease report at 9 a., m. the  second day

____ ,  S ta te  P tuum picetitlo& l ^A«s ’b .
it—Arthur Bassett, Detroit. 

U (M kim> 
President—Arti 
«.»«•¿Vice-President—O. M. Harwood. Petoskey. 
fir s t Vlce-Presb
Second Vice-President—H. B. Fairchild,  Grand Rapids. 
Third Vice-President—Henry Kephart,Berrien Springs. 
Secretary—8. E. Parkill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—Geo.  Gundrum,  Frank  Inglis, 
A. H. Lyman, John E. Peck, E. T. Webb.
Local Secretary—James Vernor, Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Detroit, September 4,6, 6 and 7.

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Grand Rapid* Pharm aceutical  S o ciety ,

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Vice-President—J. W.Hayward.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.
Board of Censors—President.  Vice-President  and Sec­
retary.
Board of Trustees—The President, John  8. Feck,  Geo 
G. Steketee, A. F. Hazeltine and F. J. Wurzburg, 
wen, Isaac Watts. Wm. E. White and Wm.  L.  White. 
Committee on Tratde  Matters—Jonn Feck, F. J, Wurz­
burg, W. H. Tibbs.
Committee  on  Legislation—J.  W.  Hayward,  Theo, 
Kemink, W. H. Van Leuwen.
Committee  on  Pharmacy—W.  L.  White,  John  Muir,
■  M. B. Kimm. 
Regular  Meetings—First  Thursday  evening  in  each 
Annual Meeting—First Thursday evening in November

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month. 

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D etroit Pharm aceutical Society,

OnOAUIZUD OCTOBER, 188S.

President—J. W. Caldwell.
First Vice-President—F. W. R. Perry.
Second Vice-President—F. D. Stevens.
Secretary and Treasurer—B. W. Patterson. 
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—G.  S. Purvis. 
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June.
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month.
C entral  Michigan  Druggists’ Association. 
President, J. W. Dunlop;  Secretary, R.  M. Mosseli.
B errien County Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, H. M. Dean; Secretary, Henry Kephart.
C lin to n  C o u n ty   D r u g g is ts ’  A sso c ia tio n . 

President, C. B. Colwell; Secretary, C. E. Foote.

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

President, A. O. Hunt; Secretary. A. S. Wallace.
Charlevoix County Pharm aceutical Society 
President, H. W. Willard;  Secretary, Geo. W.Crouter.
Ionia County Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, W. R. entiers Secretary, Geo. Gundrum.
J a c k s o n   C o u n ty   P h a r m a c e u tic a l A ss’n . 
Kalamazoo Pharm aceutical Association. 
Mason County Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, F. N. Latimer; Secretary, Wm. Hey sett.
Mecosta  County  Pharm aceutical  Society, 
President, 0, 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 D rug Clerks’ Association. 
President, O. S. Koon ; Secretary, Geo. L. LeFevre.
Newaygo County Pharm aceutical  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, P. E. Frali.

Secret  Pharmaceutical  Preparations  Sup 

ported by the Medical Profession.*

The writer was moved to choose this sub­
ject by a journal story, to  the  effect  that a 
sick man consulted his  physician  and  Pro­
fessor Buncombe’s emulsion was prescribed, 
Upon inquiry, he found it was a proprietary 
medicine and declined to use it, but consult- 
•ed another  physician,  who  prescribed  Dr. 
Killem’s elixir.  When  the  patient  found 
this also was a proprietary  remedy,  he ask­
ed for an almanac, and picked out a remedy 
to suit himself.
Lest we should  think  the  fault lay alto­
gether with the medical  profession,  let me 
mention here that the New  York  and  Da­
kota Boards of Pharmacy  asked  the gradu­
ates the dose of Antipyrine.  Now, Antipy­
rine is a patent medicine in the fullest sense, 
and cannot be  imported  into  France;  it is 
patent and proprietary.  Graduates of phar­
macy might just as well be required to know 
the  dose  of  Timbuctoo’s  pills. 
I   do not 
wish to appear in  anywise  reflecting  upon 
those preparations that are not a secret form­
ula, and whose claim for preference s  based 
only upon the care and skill exercised in the 
preparation.  This class is to be  commend­
ed,  and are a help to us in  raising  the tone 
and taste of our profession.  Nor do  I care 
to touch the out-and-out  proprietary  goods 
that are jnst what they pretend to be, secret 
remedies known only to the  maker,  if he or 
anyone knows how they are made.
When a physician  prescribes  Dr.  Cada­
ver’s  Compound  Tonic  of  Killberries,  of 
Dr.  Coffin’s Syrup of Enthanasia,  he knows 
what he is doing, in the sense that he knows 
he is making a blind  shot;  knows  that he 
•doe« wot know what he is doing, or what he 
ought to do.  This  is  not  the  game  I  am 
hunting for.  B ut jt is that  insidious  class 
who claim to have  some  occult  process for 
•compounding ordinary drugs, o r who  print 
false statements of the  formula  te  mislead 
physicians;  or put an impossible formula on 
their preparations;  or print a formula made 
to mislead, appearing  to say what the com 
ponent parts are aod nmitting  the essential 
proportions,  or  giving  it  in such terms as 
Are merely a blind.  These kinds are swarm 
ing like the locusts  of  Egypt;  they  areas 
numerous as flies in ia bamyaid, and a great 
or pest. 
I counted 348 of them in one priée 
•current, and  the  half  is  not  told.  Their 
ways are so bland  and  winning  that  they 
■deceive the warmest-enemy  of  quackery. 
They come with common  names,  but an ex­
tra attachment that makes them proprietary: 
they come with common names  reversed or 
hyphenated. 
They  are  swarming  from 
England and Germany  with  American wit 
to back  them  and  American  ingenuity to 
.multiply than. 
I will not  give  them  free 
advertisement, so I have  carefully  avoided 
mentioning any by name;  but you  ail know 
them in their various shapes.
This class is a real enemy of pharmacy as 
■a profession;  their use  steadily  lessens the 
«kill and  practice  requisite  for  a pharma­
cist;  they supplant official remédiés,  and, in 
-effect, tend to  make  ns  merely  druggists, 
•dealers in drugs;  they cost four  times their 
■value, which the  sick  have  to  pay;  their 
medical value is an unknown quantity.
Some are so false as to pretended formula 
that they are really pernicious  to  the  sick.
A  physician mislead into  prescribing  them 
thinks he is using a  known  remedy,  while 
part of the supposed  contents  are  entirely 
-absent
' We, as pharmacists, have a moral respon­
sibility in the matter,  and  should  avoid,  so 
■far as we can, being in anywise a party to a 
fraud.  Bobbing a bank is a  trivial  offense 
•compared  with  giving  the  sick  fictitious 
remedies.  Physicians are  not pharmacists, 
and do not know what trash is  foisted upon 
them;  we do, and we  should  show  it  up. 
These compounds are a fraud,  in  whatever 
light you may consider them.  They pretend 
not to be proprietary,  merely  pharmaceuti­
cal;  they are as truly secret remedies as £ny 
in the market;  they  fill  our  shelves  with 
trash, unused and unsalable; 
they take oar 
' money for little  or  no  consideration;  they 
palm themselves off upon the  medical  fra­
ternity as being remedies  preferable to offi­
cial preparations, whereas  they are of little 
-or no value medically.  They are tee barna­
cles that  impede  our  progress  lb  B lc d r  
vaneement, ei tom ln pbarmacenri<*M *%iii
¿Missouri PhftnnaceuttcalAagpciation. 

J*F.  Llewellyn  at  recent meeting of 
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RECOMMENDED  BY  EMINENT PHYSICIANS

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'   ACONC^  extract of
M A L T   J   H O P S
FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  DRUGGISTS.

Importers and Jobbers of

78 Congress St., West,

Detroit, Mich., April 9,1888. 

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

Yoars truly,

WM, G r a y , M, D.

Medical Sup’t.

Midville, Geo., Feb. 24,1888. 

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

Very respectfully,

I t  is giving me great satisfactiou.
J. M. J o h n s o n , M . D.
Yardley, Pa., March 18,1888. 

Ph. Best Brew ing Co.,
D e a r  Si r s —I  have given your “Malt Tonic” 
a trial in several eases 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-ealled  “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.

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

Work-House Hospital, 

Blackwell’s Island, Feb. 10,1888.

Ph. Best Brew ing Co.,
G e n t l e m 'e n — As a matter of personal inter­
est, I have used  your “Best” Tonic in several 
cases of impaired  mltritition.  The results in­
dicate that it is  an  agreeable  and  doubtleés, 
highly efficacious remedy.  1 am,
Very truly yours,

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

Troy, New York, January 26,1888. 
Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brew ing Co„
D e a r  Si r s —Your agent left me a sample o f  
your liquid extract, Malt, and as  I  use  much 
such  in  my  practice, I  thought  to  compare 
your product with  some from another  house 
I had on hand; and finding  yours  superior  in 
the  great essential,  the  peditable  ntitriant  as 
well as in tonic stimulant properties, felt anx­
ious to  know about what  it  can be furnished 
the dispensing physician.

Yourg truly,

K. JAY Fi5K, M. D.

East Genessee Street, 

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

G e n t l e m e n —I   have  used the “Best” Tonio 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brewing Co.,
;w|eb'‘ 
H i  I
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..  . WWW—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 ease of 
dyspepsia.  You  may recommend it  for  that 
c a s e - 

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

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

Ph. Best B rew ing Co., 88  College Place, N. Y., 
G e n t l e m e n —I  have  tested  the sample  of 
“Concentrated  Liquid  Extract  of  Maft  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 debinty  where  a  Tonic of 
kind is indicated.

Respectfully.

E . H. B e l l , M. D.
New Orleans, La., April 6,1888.

Specialty D epart. Ph. Brew ing Co.,
G e n t l e m e n —Having  tried  your  “Best” 
Tonic to a great  extent amongst my practice, 
I will state in its behalf that  I  have  had  the 
best results with  nursing mothers  who  were 
deficient in  milk« increasing its fluids and 86* 
creting a more nourishing food for the infant, 
also increasing the appetite and in every way 
satisfactory for such eases.

Very respectfully,

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

For Sale By

Grand Rapids,

Mich.

DEALERS IN

Patent Medicines, 
Paints,  Oils, 
Varnishes.

WE ARE SOLE PROPRIETORS OF  '

ffiATHfflfS 
II

We have in stock and offer a full line of

Whiskies, 

Brandies, 

Gins,
Wines, 

C D T S B X T Q  R O O T .
We p ay  th e highest price fo r it.  AddresS
PECK BROS., W GRAND  Dru8®l8tB|

Should  send $1 to 
E.  A. Stowe  & Tiro
fo r one of th e ir Im proved

GRAND  RAPIDS,

LIQUOR i  POISON REG0RD8

CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

Rums,

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

HYDRAULIC  COMPANY

The Grand  Rapids  Hydraulic 
Company is  prepared to furnish 
pure spring water  to  customers 
on its pipe lines, under adequate 
pressure on all  levels,  on appli 
cation at the  Company’s  Office, 
76 Ottawa street,

JOHN  E.  MORE,  Secretary.

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

-AND-

flutists’ Favorite Rye Wbisly,

We Sell Liquors for  Medicinal Purposes 

only.

W e  Give  Our  Personal  Attention  to 

Mail Orders and  Guarantee Satisfaction

All Orders  are Shipped and Invoiced tee 

same day we receive teem.

SEND IN A TRIAL ORDER.

Hazeltine 

Pioneer Prepared  Paints

The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE, 
on  two  or  more  coats of our PIONEER 
PREPARED PAINT is applied  as  received In 
original  packages,  and  if  in  three  years  it 
should crack or peel off,  thus  falling  to  give 
satisfaction, we agree to re-paint the  building 
at our expense,  with the best  White  Lead or 
£uch other paint as the owner may  select.  In 
case of complaint, prompt notice  must be «riv­
en to the dealer. 
Write  for Sample  Cards  and Prices.  We 

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have Supplied our Trade with this

F>.  IP .  IP .

Brand  for more than eight  years  and  it 
is all the manufacturers  claim  for it.
We sell it on a  GUARANTEE.
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.

GENERAL  AGENTS; 

GRAND  RAPIDS, MIOH.

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3.50  k
Peckham ’s Croup Remedy is  prepared 68-  * 

B5c size.................  ..................per doz, $2.00
50c  “  ....................................... 
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. PECK.HAM, 
Freeport, Mich.  Trade  supplied  by  whole­
sale druggists of  Grand  Rapids,  Detroit  and 
Chicago.

Acne While Leal
DETROIT,

Color Works,
MIOH.

& Perkins 

Drug Co.

01213015

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

And the W holesale  Druggists  of  Detroit 

and Chicago.

Manufacturers of the Ce ebrated

ACM E  P R E P A R E D   PA IN TS,

Which  for  Durability,  Elasticity,  Beauty 
and Economy are Absolutely Unsurpassed.
7 .  J .  W U R Z B U R G ,

WHOLESALE  AGENT,

Grand  Rapids, 

-  Mfeh.

^  W hat’s y qur Nttmbcr?

The  erstwhile  expression,  “How’s  your 
liver?”  will give  place at  tee  coming con­
vention of  the  M. S. P. A. and A. P. A. to 
the inquiry,  “What’s  yonr  number ?”  Each 
guest will be presented with a unique badge, 
characteristic of  the drug  business, bearing 
à number,  no twp /Midges *bfijig|  numbered 
alike.  The Entertainment Committee will 
be  forpphçd  with a list  df  toe  owners of 
all; t|ie  badges, so  teat  np; member of  the 
Ço|n|ri|t§e|t|ül be npder 
¡annoying ne­
cessity of  asking a^wingel  what his name 
is.  The ease with which  some men will he 
able  to  pronounce  the names of  strangers 
they n^yeil saw before  fétif be soritetoibffof 
a surprise  to  many of  Detroit’s  guests bn 
that occasion.

.

f j r v   Local  Secretary  Vernor.. 
The  T radesman  will  present  to  its 
readers,  hext  week, an  admirable  portrait 
of  Jas.  Yemor,  of  Detroit.  And  if  a 
friend of that gentleman  can be found who 
will divulge the  chief  events  of  his career, 
a  biography of  the  genial  Local  Secretary 
will  accompany the portrait.

Stole the  Dog.

Merchaht—I  hear  you  have  solved  the 
burglar  problem at last.  They tell me  you 
have  -imported  a  thoroughbred  watchdog 
fr<An Europe—paid $2,000 for him?

Brother Merchant—Yes.
“I’d like to see him.”
“He  isn’t  at  home  just  now.  Some 

blasted thief  stole him.”

Thè  Next  President,

The  only  name  The  Tradesman  has 
yet heard suggested for the next presidency 
of  the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Asso­
ciation is that  of  Geo.  Gundrum,  of  Ionia. 
Mr.  Gundrum  is  one of  the  early members 
of  the  organization« has. always  given it a 
hearty support and will  honor  toe office,  if 
it happens to come his way. 

s

The Drug Market.

Opium  is  firm,  but  unchanged  in  price. 
Morphia is steady.  Quinine  is  quiet.  Oil 
sassafras  is scarce and higher.  Oil winter- 
green is advancing.  Oil peppermint is very 
firm.

WHOLESALE  PRECE  CURRENT.

Advanced—Nothing. 
Declined—N othing.

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jtn the number of remedies  available for the 
sick.:  They are a fungous  growth that  eat 
Into onr profits, degrade our position, lessen 
our influence. 
As Merchants» we afeli1 proprietary  medi­
cines;  as  pharmacists, we are compelled to 
dispense what we know is  mere  quackery. 
If physicians are deceived into  using them, 
ate we nota party to the  fraud  in  permit­
ting this state of affairs  without  a protest? 
We can ramove-this ULby steadily and unit­
edly showing them np  for,  what  they arq, 
and suggesting better preparations. -  -  ■
For instance, I   mixed  some  Antipyrine 
and spirits of nitre, aad'ghowed to each phy­
sician, as  opportunity  offered,  suggesting 
that, if there were any small  children  they 
wished to kill, that  would  be a  good way! 
The remedy  for  these  evils  to our profes­
sion and to the sick is, that we  become bet­
ter pharmacists.  Wher^cjccumstances per­
mit,  make standard elixirs,  so that as palat- 
ble remedies with greater medical value and 
known  strength  can  be  had  everywhere; 
and help physicians, when possible, to make 
their  prescriptions  pleasing  to  palate and 
eye of the patient.  We send out some such 
repulsive doses that their appearance is suf­
ficient'to kill a sick man.  .
I never knew a  physician  to  hesitate to 
make a  remedy  more  pleasing,  or  fail to 
willingly receive any suggestion^ in that di­
rection.  We must scorch the snake by beat­
ing him at his own  game.  Progress  must 
be made;  new remedies  will  appear;  some 
good, some no good;  let us  be  ready  with 
such preparations of the crude  drag as will 
be desirable.  And when  German  or .. Eng­
lish proprietaries  come  with 
pr oid,: or 
any tail to their name, set them back gently, 
know what they really are and  show  them 
up in their true light.
Don’t he deceived by high sounding titles, 
recommendations or names.
There is another method of  curing  these 
ills which some states probably try, that is, 
by act of Legislature.
Bat  all Americans like to he let alone, so 
far as the public wèal Will permit.  We can 
generally  manage  onr  own  affairs  better 
than any  legislative  body  can. 
I  believe 
we can more certainly get rid of  this  incu­
bas by making  mère  accurate  and  honest 
preparations.  Following  the  line  of  the 
New  York  and  Brooklyn  Formulary,  we 
improve ourselves and benefit the public.

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5U  R apa........................  5®
¿5  Sinapis,  Albu..........  8®
Nigra.........   11®  13
g 
7 
SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, W. J ) . Co..2 00@2 50 
14  Frumenti,D. F,R . . ..1 75@2 OC
50  Frumenti   ............... 1 10@1 5P
35  Juniperis Co.  O. T .. .1 75@l  75
Juniperis Co............ 1 75@3 50
12  Saacharum  N. E ......1 75@2 09
Spt. Vini Galli..........1 75@6 50
25  Vini Oporto...........................................125@2 00
60  Vini  Alba..............  1 25@2 00

ACIDUM. 

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with glucose.

Minor  Drug  Notes.

Acetic acid  has  been  found  adulterated 

8®  10
A ceticum ........ . 
Benzoicum, German  80@1  00
Boracic........ .............. 
30
Carbolicum .......... . 
45®  50
C itricum ...................     00®  65
H ydrochlor............ 
3®  5
Nitrocum ....*.  .........  10®  12
O xalicum ...................  10®  12
Phosphorioum  dii... 
20
Salicylicum ................... .1  70@2 05
Sulphuricum ..........  13£®5
Tannicum.................1  40@1 60
T artaricu m ...............  50®  53
AMMONIA.
3®  5
Aqua, 16 deg.............. 
18  deg__ . .... 
4®  6
Carbonas..............  
  11®  13
Chloridum .................   12®  14
ANILINE.
Black...........................2 00@2 25
B ro w n ......... ............  80® 1  00
Red.................. 
45®  50
Yellow... .i . ......2  50@3 00
Cubebae (po.  1 60.... 1  75@1  85 
“Perforated  sulphur” was ordered by the I Juniperus  .... 
“ 
8® 10
stomer of  a dru&rsrisL 
Xanthoxylum
custom er of  a druggist. 
I X anthoxylum ..........   25®  30
I 
Kose oil” is sim ply perfum ed benzine p ut  Copaiba.......... 
65®  70
P eru................  
@150
Terabin, Canada.......  50®  55
T olutan....  .............  45®
CORTEX.
Abies, Canadian.....
Cassiae  ....................
Cinchona Flava........
Eaonymus  atropurp 
Myrica  Cerifera, po.
Prunus Virgini------
Quillaia,  grd............
Sassfras — .........
Ulmus.......................
TTlmnB Po (Ground 12) 
e x tRactum. 
Glyc/rrhiza Glabra..
Haematox, 15 9> oox..
Is.........
Ks  ......
FERRUM.

Amyl nitrite should be kept in small vials 
protected  from  air  and light to prevent ex­
plosion.

A Mononville  druggist  received an order 
for  “one  pump  for  child  to suck  Clark’s 
drug store Price 10 cents.”

A druggist in  Muhich  sold  croton oil for 
cod liver oil, but  the  mistake  was  discov­
ered before anyharm resulted.

Raw linseed oil has been  substituted  for 

Indianapolis claims the finest  drug  store 

Saccharite  of  cocaine  is  a  new  English 

in Indiana,  if  not in the United States.

cod liver oil with satisfactory results.

preparation of uncertain value.

up for cleaning kid gloves.

 
BACÓAE.

24®
33®
11®
13®
14®
16®

BALSAMUM«

‘ 

(po. 35).............. 

Potass  Nitras, opt...  8®  10
Potass Nitras........... 
7®  9
Prussiate.................  25®  28
Sulphate po..............  15®  18
RADIX.
Aconitum .................   20®  25
A lthae.................. 
  25®  30
A nchusa..................   15®  20
Arum,  po.............*.  @  25
Calamus....................  20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15)__   10®  12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
.  @  30
Hellebore, Alba, po.  15®  20
Inula, po...................  15®  20
Ipecac, po.................2 25@2 35
Iris plox (po. 20®22)..  18®  20
Jalapa, p r.................  25®  30
Maranta,  lift............   @  35
Podophyllum, po....  15®  18
Rhei  .........................  75Q100
“  cut....................  @1 75
j>v......... .........  75@1 35
Spigelia....................  48®  63
Sanguinaria, (po. 25).  @ 20
Serpentaria..............  30®  35
Senega.................. 
  55®  60
Smilax, Officinalis, H  @  40 
M  @  20
Scillae,  (po.35)..,__   10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foe-
tidus, po.................  @  25
Yaleriana, Eng.,(po. 30)  @  25 
German..  15®  20
Zingibera...............  J0@  15
j Zingiber j . . . . . . ........  18®  22
I’ 
a insani, (po. 20)........   @  15
A Diuui  (graveleons).  10®  12
Bird, ls......................  4@
Carni,  (po. 18)...........  12®  15
Cardamom............... 1 0U@1 25
Coriandrum..............  10®  12
Cannabis  Sativa...... 3)4@  4 V*
Cydonium.................  75@1 00
Cheiiopodium.........   10®  12
Dipterix Odorate__ 1 75@1 85
Foeniculum..............  @  15
Foenugreek, po........  6®
Lini..............................3)4®
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3)..  ..  3)4®
Lobelia......................  35®  40
Phalaris  Canarian...  3%®4)4

SEMEN.

“ 

“ 

“ 

Theo. Kemink, the  West Leonard  street 
druggist, recently had a call  for  “ 5 cents of 
Grosupliment and  same of terpentine.”

A Canadian druggist circumnavigated the 
globe  in  hopes of 'finding a better  place to 
carry on  the  drug  business  than  Ontario. 
He returned disappointed.

“Do  you  rectify mistakes  here ?”  asked 
gentleman,  as  he  stepped  into  a  drug 
gist’s shop.  “ Certainly,  sir,  if  the  patient 
still alive,” replied the  urbane  assistant. 
A moisture-proof  glue  is  said  to be pro 
duced  by  dissolving a pound  of  good glue 
in three pints of  skim milk.  This becomes 
strong cement by the addition, just before 
using, of  some freshly slacked lime.

School teacher to anxious  parent—“Your 
son is bright,  intelligent, and  getting along 
in  everything  but  handwriting.” 
well 
Parent—“ That’s  all 
right;  his  writing 
I’m  going to make a doc­
doesn’t  matter. 
tor of  him.”

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FOLIA.

Carbonate Preoip—   @  15
Citrate and Quima...  ©3 50
Citrate Soluble.........   @  8u
Ferrocy anidum Sol..  @
Solut  Chloride.........   @
Sulphate, com’l........1)4®
pure.........  @
FLORA.
Arnica.........................  13®
Anthemis...................  45®
Matricaria.................  30®
Barosma.................'.  10®
Cassia  Acutifol, Tin-
niveily......................  30®
« 
Alx.  35®
Salvia  officinalis,  34s
and  54s.................  
  10®
Dra  Ursi.....................   8®
Acacia, 1st picked...  @1 00
2nd  “ 
...  @ 90
...  @ 80
3rd 
“ 
Sifted sorts.  @  65
p o ......... . 
75®1 00
50®
®

Aloe, Barb,  (po,

Cape, (po. 20)... 
Socotri’, (po. 60) 
Cateohu,  Is,  (54s,  14

GUUMl.

“ 

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i ‘- 

25®

Yte 

OLEUM,

MAGNESIA.

get, or get what they want,  nor  always call • ^ssafoetida,  (po. 30). 
for  what 
they  intend  to  buy.  Chris.
Schaefer, of  St.  Louis,  had a customer  call 
for “jimson” when  he  wanted  “ginseng, 
and  the  error  caused  the death of  several 
members  of  the  family,  who  drank a tea 
made from the drug.

)4s. m m
_  
Customers do not always want what they  Ammoniac 
Benzoinum
Cam phorae......... .  36®
Euphorbium, po.....  35®
Galbanum............  ®
Gamboge, po. :... —   80® 
Guaiacum, (po. 45)...  @
Kino,  (po. 35)— .......  @
Mastic............ ..........   @1 00
Myrrh, (po.jtâi..........   @ 40
»ii, ipo. 4 40>..........3 8í@3 00
  35®  3 i
ellac................  
bleached......   35®  30
Secretary parkill has sent out the follow-1 Tragacanth
He r b a—In ounce packages»
ing  official  call  , to  the  members  of  the 1 Absinthium 
30 
M. S. P. A : 
Eupatorium
35 
38

The sixth annual meeting of the Michigan  M^oruin 

Official  Call  for  the  Coming  Convention.

Z I Z Z   “ l i  8

Thymus. Y
Calcined,  P a t._____  55®
Carbonate,  P a t......  30®
Carbonate,  K. & M..  20® 
Carbonate,  Jennings
Absinthium....  ..;..5  00®5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc....  45®  75
‘Amydalae, Amarae..7 25®7 10 
A nisl.......... 
Auranti Cortex......  @2 50
Bergamii......... . . ..  .2 75@3 25
Cajiputi  ............ 
90@1 00
CaryophyHi..........  @2 00

State  Pharmaceutical  Association  will  be  Mentha Piperita 
held  at  Detroit,  Tuesday,  Wednesday, 
Thursday  and  Friday,  September  4 to 7, | Tanacetum,  V
1888.
The  record of  the  past  meetings  of  the I 
Association  is ft sufficient  guarantee of , the 
success of  the one we hold this  year.
The  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa-1 
tion holds  its  annual  meeting at Detroit at j 
the same time.
This  joint  meeting of  the  two  Associa­
tions will bring together tee largest number 
of druggists ever  gathered in convention in 
the United States.
Leading  .men  "in  the  profession  from 1 
nearly  every  State  in  the  Union  will  be
present, imd we are confident that Michigan I 
druggists will tuirn  out  and  give thorn a re-1 Cinnamonii....... . 
85®  90
ception that will make  the  meeting a mem-  Citronella  ................ 
75
coa i m
orableone.  We  want o»mteowsandMich- 
copi
1 Copaiba ............... ••• te® 100
igan druggists in Detroit on this occasion. 
, Cubebae  ... —  ....14 00®14 50
in e  Michigan  Association,  considering  Exechthitos.............   90@i 00
i  age.  is the  leading  State  Aasrvdatinn  in  Erigeron.................. 1 20@1 30
E rig e ro n .......................... 1 20@1
ite age,  is the  leading  State Association ip 
G aultheria...  ......... ,2 25@2 35
the  country,  and  we  earnestly urge  upon 
G e ran iu m ,!..........  @  75
every  member  the  necessity  of extending 
G ossipfi,Sem .gal....  E5®  75
onr membership, that we  may hold our po­
Hedeoma..............— 1 10@1 20
Juniper!__ . .. .. .. .. .   50@2 00
sition and he  ready for  the  work  we  may 
Lavendula..............     90@2 00
expect to have  thrust  upon  us this coming 
Limoni*... .. .. .. .. .. .1  TO®8 25
year.  Will  you not «end in anew name on 
Mentha P ip e r........... 2 25®3 31
the application on fourth page ?
M enthaY erid........3  00®3  25
SS
The entertainment  will be a more  prom- 
;  ;\'::." :^ '.'l00®2 75
inent  feature  than  ever  before.  The fact ] 
that it is under  tee  direction of  the genial J Plots Liquida,(gai.35)  io@^ 12 
18®1 26 
~
Local  Secretary, James  Yemor,  is  ample 1 gioini. ./.A  
75®1 to 
Roemarinl.,;
assurance of  its complete success. 
@6 00 
Entertaiui&ent  tickets  are  to  be secured  Buooinl  YZ ". 
40@45
T í» , 
of the Local Secretary. 
Sabina..,".^
tuo» 
«  
ing  of  druggists,  bring  your  wives  and 
66 
daughters, and be prepared fora long-to-be-  ~  
i »  
remembered time,
50
Q Certificates  for reduced  rates  on all rail­
M.
roads  will  be furnished  on  application  by 
the  Local Secretary, or tee undersigned.
S ta n ley  E.  P arkier, Sec’y.

Make plans to come to this  great  gather--  Santai . ......

... ..1 85®l

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T a m m
Thym e. ..
“ 
opt 
Theobromas.^,. v. 
15®
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• ■ SS# 
Bi Cavo.;__ _ - __ ....  M®
Bichromate.... ......  13®
B ro m id e .............  32®
:Car‘b . : i t J , Í _ ¿ . J t ®
Cyanide. 
.  60®
Io d id e ......,.,..„ ...2  85®
Potaan.'BitertdPure  »83® 
Potassa,  B lterpfim   @

.‘a 

He h  a  model husband who  will  pretend 
tepiaìse  Kis; wife’s  abjlity.as, a  cook and 
then  use ' her  doughnuts  as sinkers for hi* 
fishing lines.  f  ' s

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SYRUPS.

Florida sheens’ wool 
carriage.............2  25®2 50
Nassau sheeps’ wool
2 00
carriage.................... 
Velvet Extra sheeps’
wool carriage............  
1 10
Extra Yellow sheeps’
carriage........... 
65
Grass  sheeps’  wool
carnage................. 
66
75
Hard for slate use.. 
Yellow Reef. for slate 
use......   ;.............  
40
Accada.....................  
50
Zingiber.................... 
50
Ipecac.......................  
60
Ferri Iod..................  
50
50
Auranti Cortes....... 
RbeiArom...............  
50
Smilax Officinalis__  
60
50
Co.. 
Senega...................... 
50
Scillae.............. . 
50
Co................................ 50
50
Tolutan................  
Pruniis virg...........f. 
5Q
TINCTURES.
60
Aconitum Napellis R 
50
“ 
F 
Aloes................  
60
60
and m yrrh.. :.. 
A rnica..................... 
50
50
Asafoetida................. 
60
Atrope belladonna... 
Benzoin..................... 
60
C o.............. 
60
50
Sanguinaria........... 
Barosina.................. 
50
75
Cantharides............  
Capsicum................  
60
75
Cardamon................. 
;  W ,  Co............. 
75
Castor ..... X    .........  
1 00
50
Catechu................ 
Cinchona................ 
50
Co......t.......  
60
to
Colomba...................  
50
C onium .................. 
50
Cubeba..................... 
Digitalis....................  
50
50
Ergot....... ................. 
50
G en tian ............... 
,  co................. 
60
50
Gualca...................... 
ammon.........  
60
50
Zingiber.................... 
Hyoscyamus__ ..... 
50
75
Iodine.......................  
75
“  Colorless........ 
Ferri Chi 'ridum.......  
35
Kino......  
50
...... ......... 
50
Lobelia....  .............. 
60
M yrrh..... 
NuxVomica  ............  
50
85
Opi ......................... 
50
“  Camphorated...  < 
“  Deodor.  .........  
|   2 00
50
Auranti Cortex....4. 
Quassia........... 50
50
Rbatahy.............  
50
 
Rhei  , . 
Cassia Acutifol.......  
0s
60
Co... 
. 
Serpentaria............  
50
60
Stromphlum...  ........ 
Tolutan.,.................  
00
v#ér|an.',|i..,........... 
.so
50
Vwratram Veride.... 
, ___ MZS6Zffi»fiANEOUS.
uEther, Spts Nit, o F..  26®  28 
AKItor.'SptoNltr 1F..  30®  32 
2)4® 3)4 
AJutaen...,, 3
AlUmen, ground, - (p-
O.  7)......... 
3®  4
 
Annatto   
...... — ..  55®  60
Antimoni,v-pq.____       4®  5
Antimoni et Potass T  55®  6Ó
Antipyriu 
------.1 35@l 40
Argeim Nitras,  j....  @  68
Areenieum..............  5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
BistouthB.  N........2  15@2 20
0alCiumChlor,ls,()4s 
@  9
Cantharides Russian, 
 10

U;  >as, ]2). 
po.

......... 

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60&10, less, ‘

drarg Iod......j.........  @  27

Capsid Fructus,af..  @  15
Capslci Fruetiis,Do..  @ 16
Capslcl Fructus, B po  @ 14
Caryophyllus, (po. 25)  22® 25
Carmine, No. 40........  @3 75
Cera Alba, S. & F ....  50®  55
Cera F l a v a . ......  28®
Coccus  . . . . __ ■..........  @
Cassia Fructus..;....  @
Centraria ................. 
  @
C e t a c e u m @  
C hloroform ,....,....  So® 
Chloroform,  Squibbs  @1 00
Chloral Hyd Crst...... 1 50@1 75
Chondrus................. 
io@
Cincbonidine, P. & W  15®  20 
Cinchouidine, Ger’an  5® 
12
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
c e n t.......................
40 ! 
Creasotum................  @
50 
Creta, (bbl. 75)..........  @
9 
Creta  prep...............
6 
Creta, preoip.............  8®
10 
Creta Rubra.._____  @
9 
Crocus.............; v/;4. i 18®
20 
@
Cudbear............ 
- 24 I 
Cupri Sulph.............. 
e@
|1 
Dextrine................... 
io@
12 
EtherSuiph......... . 
68®
70
Emery, ail numbers.  @
8 I 
Emery, po__ @
8 75 
Ergotadpo.) 75.............70®
Flake  White............   12®
15 
Galla,.......................   @
23 I 
Gambier.................. 
7®
8 i 90 
Gelatin, Coopor........  @
Gelatin, French........  40®
60
Glassware flint, T0&10  by box. 
Glue,  Brow n.#..;,...  9®
15
Glue, W hite.............  13®
25
G ly cerin a..,,d ......  «aa
26 
Grana  Paradisi.......
15 
Humulus 
..,,
25®
40 
Hydrarg ChI6r.!Mitfc,
80
Hydrarg Chlbri  Cor.
0 
Hydrarg Qx:Rubrum 
90
Hydrarg Antmduiati.
@1  10 
W R ß   45®  55
Hydrarg Unguentum
Hydrargyrum ........   @  65
Ichthyocolla, Ain... .1 26@1 50 
Indigo.. . , h-'tJ.i. . ..  75®1 00 
Iodine,  ResubU......4 00@4 10
Iodoform  
......   ®5 IS
Lupuline  ......... 
85@1 00
Lycopodium«..........  55®
60 I 
Macis...... ..................  sota
85
Liquor  AreeR>et Hy­
Liquor Potass ^irSini-
„tls-.............  
10®  12
 
 
Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl
3
.......  
Mannla, S. F ..............  90@1 00
Morphia,  S, P. & W  2 25@2 50 
Morphia.  S.  N.  Y. Q.
& C.  Co..................2 15@2 40
Moschus C anton__   @  40
Myristica, No. 1........  60®  70
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 20)  @ 10
Os. Sepia..................   27®  29
Pepsbi Saae,  H. & P.
@2  00
Piéis Liq, N. c., )igal
doz . . . ....................   @2 70
Picis Liq.,  quarts__   @1 40
PioisLiq.,pmts........  @ 85
Pii Hydrarg, (po. 80).  @  601
Pipe* Nigra,  (po.22).  @  18
Piper  Alba, (po. 35)..  @
Pix  Burgun.............   @  7
Plumbi Acet............   14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii.1 10@1 20 
Pyrethrum, boxes, H 
&P.D.CO., doz....  .  @125 i
Pyrethrum, pv.........   60®  65
Quassiae......... ........   8®  In
uinia, S, P. & W ....  50®  55 
uiuia, 8, German...  38®  48 1 
Rubia Tinctorum....  12®  13 
Saccharum Lactis pv  @  35 | 
Salacin...........   .....3  40@3 60
Sanguis Draconis...
40®  50 
Santonine
@4 50 
Sapo, W__ _______ ;
12®  ]4 
Sapo,  M ..............
8®   10*1 @ 15 
Sapo, G.....................
Seidlitz  M ixture.....
@  28 
Sinapis.....................
@  18 j 
Sinapis, opt..... ........
@  30 I
Snuff, Maccaboy, Do.
@  35
Snuff,  Scotch,  Do.
35 
Soda Boras, (po  11).. 10 
111 
Soda et Potoss Tart,.  1__  „
35
Soda Carb...... ..... 
2® 2)4
Soda,  Bi-Carb...........  4®  5
Soda, A sh ...............  3®  4
Soda  Sulphas...........  @  2
Spts. Ether Co.........   50®  65
Spts.  tv* vreia Dom...  @2 00.|
Spts, Myrcia  Im p....  ®2 50
Spts  Vini Beet.  bbL
«.25).................. 
@2 35
Less 5c. gal.  cash  ten  days. 
Strychnia  Cirstal...  @1  10 
......  2H@ 3)4
Sulphur,Subl 
Sulphur, Roll...........  2)4@ 3
Tamarinds................  8®  10
ferebenth  Venice  ..  28®  30
Theobromae.............  50®  55
Vanilla  ...................9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph......... 
7®  8
OILS.

Voes............ .
Voes......... ........

CO.

_  

W hale,w inter........  70 
L ard,extra.............   68 
Lard,No.  1 ........... 
Linseed, pure raw  .. 
Linseed, boiled........  55 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
SpL.tsTurpentine... 

Bbl  Glfl
761
72
45  60 |
52  55
58 I
strain ed .............  50  601
39  42
Lb |
paints  Bbl 
Red Venetian__ ....ite  
_
Ochre, yellow Mars  .lS   2@3 
Ochre,yellow  H er...lJt  2®3 
P utty,com m ercial..^ 2)4@3 
Putty,strictly pure..2)4 23f@3 
Vermilion prime Am- 
eriean...................  
  13®16
Vermilion, English.. 
70®75 
Green, Peninsular... 
16@17
Lead, red................... ..5H@5Ji
.  •*..  white.............sa
Waiting, white Span 
whiting. Gaffers’; 
.
White,  Paris Amer’n  - 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
o liff..............Y~X-
Pioneer  Prepared 
Taints ..............1  20®1 40 |
Swiss Villa Prepared 
Paints...... ............. I 00@1

1101

I

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp Coach.... 1 10@11
Extra  Turp..¿¿......1  60@1 70
Coach Body..........2  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp F um ..... 1 Q0@110
Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55®1  ~ 
Japan  Dryer.  No.  I
70®  75

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The large amount of light, sandy  soils in 
aefiso f tbe northern  counties  of Michigan 
w ilphdo not  appear  to  respond favorably 
to eedinary methods of tillage, seems to call 
fiot tayestigation and experimental inquiry. 
Seine persons doubt the  possibility of their 
successful  cultivation  and are  disposed to! 
acdff-.at all attempts in  that direction.  The 
fadt that many persons have settiedon these 
laifts for homestead« and, after a few years, 
have abandoned their claims and gone else- 
permanent homes, seems to coun- 
tenance the doubt about  their  agricultural 
The hundreds  of  abandoned home-
------
eteads give sad evidence  of misdirected la­
bor  mid  disappointed  hopes.  Some  have 
asked, why raise  expectations  which  shall 
cause others of  «mall  means and who  are 
Illy able to bear the loss of their little capi­
tal and years of fruitless  foil  to embark in 
»  enterprise which will  mid  in  disastrous 
shipwreck?  The  answer  is  obvious:  If 
these  plains  are  incapable  of  cultivation, 
then, in mercy to the homesteader and  men 
y f  «tna.ll means, make it clear and plain that 
the plains  are  worthless  for  farming, and 
Bin« prevent their entering upon a hopeless 
undertaking;  if previous  failures have been 
in consequence of wrong methods of tillage, 
kinds of crops,  etc.,  then make this  plain 
»nri point the way to successful  fanning on 
the plains.  The  homesteader can not bear 
the expense or spare the time for such exper­
the  government,  having hun-
imentation; 

four tods wide and a little more  than  forty 
rods long.
The field was divided across  the plots in­
to five nearly equal zones for testing the in­
fluence on aU the plants used of certain ma­
norial matters.  The south  zofie  wàs, treat­
ed with marl front a lake near by, using six 
tons to the  acre,  whieh  was  incorporated 
with the soil by harrowing and roiling.  To
the  next  zone  plaster  was  applied at the 
rate of 300 pounds to the acre;  to  the  next 
zone 300 pounds of plaster  and  300 pounds 
of  common  salt;  to  the  fourth  zone  200 
pounds of salt, and the  last  zone  received 
no manure, for purpose of  comparison. 
It 
will thus be seat that there ale one hundred 
separate experimental plots  of  one-fifth of
an acre each in this field.
After the seeding,  the  roller  was  again 
passed over the whole field. 
I  regret that a I 
heavier roller was not used.
On the east side  of  this  field,  near  the 
fence, a narrow strip was sowed  and plant­
ed to quack grass.
twenty 
acres have been  cleared,  grubbed,  plowed 
and subdued in the same way  as  the  south 
field, and, is now nearly  ready  for  sowing.! 
Marl will be applied to a part of  this  field, 
and plaster on  many  of  the  plots.  Some 
seeds  not  used  in  the  south field will be 
sowed on the north field, so that  the  num­
ber of plants  used  experimentally  will  be 
about thirty.
The ground on  the  experimental  farm is 
all  “new  breaking.”  It  is  probable  that 
land  longer  under  cultivation  and  more 
thoroughly subdued  may give  different  re­
sults with some or all of  the  plants used in 
these  experiments.  For this  reason a field 
of  eight acres in the outskirts of  the village

At the north  end  of  the  farm, 

ty to supply the needs  of  the  plains.  No 
one need doubt the capacity of  these sandy 
soils to produce crops if a  sufficient  supply 
o f stable manure can be obtained.  The first 
question is, how to raise the crops on  these 
lands that shall  furnish the stable manure.
The present inquiry does not take account 
of possible résulte by the use of commercial 
fertilizers and imported manures.  There is 
Utile  question  that  with  the  free  use  of 
superphosphates  affording  abundant  sup­
plies of  potash,  phosphoric  acid  and  am­
monia, large crops can be produced on these 
plains.  The lavish  expenditure  of  money 
for the production of crops without  consid­
eration of the  cost  is  as  worthless  as it is 
extravagant.  Such  commercial  fertilizers 
are beyond the means  of  the  pioneer  and 
homesteader, and hence outside  the present 
Inquiry.
The problem, briefly stated, is this:  With
a  light sandy soil, of  very  porous  quality, 
in a northern  climate,  subject to late frosts 
in spring and early frosts  in  autumn,  and 
liable to midsummer  drought,  with no fer­
tilizers except marl,  salt  and  plaster,  can 
a n y  methods  of  tillage  or  kinds  of crops 
bring these plains into profitable cultivation
for ordinary fanning, stock  raising  or fruit 
production?
With what  the  soil  now  contains,  and 
what plants may  accumulate .from the rain
and air and return to the soil  when  plowed 
muter for green manure, and  with  the  aid 
of the cheap mineral  manures, so abundant 
In this State, can we bring these sandy soils 
into profitable cultivation ?
For many years 1 have given thought and 
study to this  problem  of the  sands, and in

seeded the I7th of May, the following seeds 
being placed in plots  beginning  at the west
end  of  the  field  and  passing  eastward: 
Timothy, Alsike Clover,  Hungarian Grass, 
Blue  Lupins,  Yellow  Lupins, Cow  Peas, 
Field  Peas, Vetch,  Yellow Branching Sor­
ghum, Sorghum  and Kentucky Blue Grass, 
Kentucky  Blue  Grass,  White  Mustard,

Climatic  conditions  limit  the  field  of 
experimentation  at  Grayling,  and  many
plants  that  promise  good  results must be 
_________ _______ _______ .  The  Cow
omitted  on  account  of  frost.  Tire  C_..
Pea, for  example,  that was sowed May 17, 
gave promise of  good  results, but  the frost
of June 1 was  very  severe  on  this  plant. 
It seems that we  Cannot  depend  upon  the 
use  of  plants  that  are  easily  cut by  the 
frost.  A hardy, quick-growing  plant  that 
will  a t  the  same  time  accumulate a large 
amount  of  vegetable  matter  is  especially 
needed for that  locality.
In order  to  determine  some of  the agri­
cultural-climatic  conditions,  a  set  of  soil 
thermometers  to  show  the temperature in 
the soil at distances of 24 inches, 12  inches, 
9 inches, 6 inches  and  3 inches  below  the 
surface of  the soil, have  been placed in po­
sition  near  the  village  field  in  charge of 
Mrs. Brink, who will  take  observations on 
soil  temperature  three  times a day for the 
four  months  from  June to September.  A 
corresponding set of  soil  thermometers  are 
in position at the College, and a comparison
of ‘ soil 
temperatures  at  corresponding 
depths at Grayling and Agricultural College 
may develop facts of interest  and value.

ing  this  problem.  The  average  composi­
tion of  six soils takep from different points 
in  Crawford  and  Iosco  counties, in which 
analysis shows a close  similarity of  compo­
sition, is  exhibited in the  following  table:
Sand and Silicates insoluble in Acids.....  94.23
Oxide of Iron........................... 
L88
-37
Lime.......................  
Magnesia.......................................................... Qjj
"Potash................... 
85
Soda............................................................. 
*27
Sulphuric Acid................................................. 01
Phosphoric Acid..............................................08
Organic matter......... .................................  3.16

 

 

 

 

 

Capacity to hold water by capillarity..33 per ct.
The depth  of  the  water  line  below  the 
surface at Grayling is from 15 to 18 feet.
This  preliminary  bulletin  is  issued  for 
the  information of  the  public  in regard to 
the  nature  and  scope of  the  experimental 
work  at  Grayling  in  the  department  of 
GM$nistry. 
It  is only begun, and  it  is too 
spM to ask,  “What  shall  the  harvest be?” 

Chemist of Experiment Station.

B. C. Kkdzie,

The tract of land donated for this purpose 
is described as the  west  half  of  northeast 
quarter of section  seventeen,  town twenty- 
six north, of range three west.
I t  is characteristically  jack  pine  plains, 
Abe timber being mostly F inns Bariksiana, 
yjack pine,” some scattering trees  of  Nor­
way pine, scarlet oak (dwarf),  huckleberry 
Inehes, dwarf cherry, sweet  fern,  trailing 
xrtMitus and  many  wild  grasses  (sedges). 
T he ground is nearly level;  the  fire has run
«ver most of it at frequent intervals, but the 
central part less than the  north  and  south
ends.  The  farm,  both  as  to soil and the 
natural  products  growing  on it, is eonsid- 
ereda fair average of the jack pine  plains, 
» ‘nearly touches the railroad at  the  soutir- 
west corner, and the  experimental  field of 
twenty acres at the south end of the farm is 
plainly visible from the car windows.  The 
experimental  field  of  twenty  acres  at the 
worth end of the farm adjoins  the village of 
Cfrayliug.  This  field  is  nearly  ready  for

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