Tradesman.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST 29,  1888.

V O L .  5.

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.

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OB ANY SIND OF SEEDS SEND TO

W,  T.  UMOREKIIX,

7x  Canal  Street,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

FEED. D. YALE & CO.
Imperial and LaBelle

MANUFACTURERS  OF

BAKING  POWDEBS

And all kinds of

Extraois and Flavorings

JOBBERS OF

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TEAS, TOILET SOAPS,CIGARS 

and GROCERS’  SUNDRIES. 

Grand  Rapids.

BEW ARE!

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

law,  or 

Geo. T.  W a r r e n  & Co., 

Flint, Mich.

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Grain  Office,

No. 9 Canal Street,

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 oh 
hand.

O. M  GOODRICH & GO..

With  Safety Deposit  Co., Basement oi Wid- 

dicomb Blk.

THUM B,  ¥  HYLAND  &  CO,

NEW   YORK,

J. W. CONVERSE, 

Proprietor. 

O. E.  BROWN,

Manager.

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ESTABLISHED  1866.

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159  So. Water Street Chicago.

We do a General  Commission Business 
Mid offer as  inducements twenty years*  ex­
perience and clear record.  The best equip­
ped and  largest salesroom  in  the  business 
in this city.  Ample storage  facilities—full 
20,000 feet  of  floor space in  the 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.

GRAND  RAPIDS

Paper  Box  Factory,

W.  W.  HUELSTER,  Prop.

Paper Boxes of Every Description Made to 

Order on Short Notice.

We make a specialty of

Pigeon Hole  File  Boxes,  Sample  Trays 

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

Packing Boxes.  Druggists’ Slides 

and all  kinds  o f  Fine  W ork.

All work guaranteed first  class  and  at  low 
prices.  Write  or  call  for  estimates  on  any­
thing you may want in my line. Telephone 85Q

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11 Pearl St.,  GraiA Rapids, MicL
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Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

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Prices Guaranteed.

S.  T.  FISH  &  CO.,

(renerai 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 your consignments and 
we  will render  pronlpt  and  satisfactory  re 
turns.  CAR LOTS A SPECIALTY.

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.

FOOD  PRODUCTS.

[It is b o th  p leasan t and profitable fo r  m erchants to  
occasionally visit New Y ork, and aU such a re  cordially 
invited to  call, look th ro u g h  ou r establishm ent, corner 
W est B roadw ay, Reade  and H udson streets, and  m ake 
o u r acquaintance, w h eth er  th e y  w ish to  buy goods or 
not.  Ask fo r a  m em ber of th e  firm.]

HYDRÄULIß  COJiPÄNY

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.

T H E   GREAT

EDMUND B. DIKEMÄN
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Grand Ranids,  -

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MANUFACTURERS OF

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging Carts  and Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermen’s and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of material, and have 
eveiw faculty for making flrst-claea  Wagons
iry facilil 
of all kinds.
^"S p ecial  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.
Stops on Front St., Grand Bapids, Mich.

Jflilìers, Attention

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) 
them  any  other  machines  of 
their  class.
Send  for  descriptive  cata­
logue w ith testim onials.

8RIND  RIPID8,  HIGH.

TH E  RIGHT  RING.

Reports  of  Delegates  at  the  Cheboygan 

Convention.

The  following  are  among 

the  reports 
made by local delegates  at  the  Cheboygan 
convention:

Grand Bapids (E. J. Herrick)—The work 
of  our  local  Association  has  been  quite 
satisfactory  for  the  last  year, considering 
the light attendance, and  that the work has 
been left  to a  comparatively  few members. 
We contracted  with two gentlemen to pros­
ecute the work of the collecting department 
with  good  results,  when  used.  Too  few 
avail  themselves  of  the  privileges of  this 
system.  One  prominent  work has  been to 
wage war  on “short  count”  pickles,  with 
good  results.  Short weight  tobaccos, cod­
fish  and  sugar, have  since been  taken up, 
which evils we  hope to  correct; as we  have 
in the case of  the pickles. 
In  co-operation 
with the West Michigan  Farmers’ Club and 
the  Grand  River Valley  Horticultural  So­
ciety  we hope  to secure  the passage of  an 
ordinance providing for the appointment of 
an  inspector of  fruits and  meats and  milk. 
By no  means  have we  forgotten  pleasure 
with our  year’s  work,  as we  have repeated 
the annual  picnic, which is looked  forward 
to  with  pleasure  by both  merchant  and 
clerk.  Making our  own collections will do 
away with  the evil of  letting our  goods go 
out  to irresponsible  persons  by considering 
the  d.-b.  list  and  then  not trusting  those 
who  appear  there.  The  Association will 
make  better  prospects  for  those  we  deal 
with, for it tends to make  them honest and 
intends to have them  pay their debts.

is  now  fifty-two; 

We have not been as prosperous, perhaps, 
as  some  sister  Associations, but we  still 
hold our  shoulders  to  the  wheel, to  help 
wage on the  principles of  the Association. 
And after this meeting we hope and believe 
we can  go home with  new and  better ideas 
as to the  proper prosecution of  Association 
work.
Quincy  (A.  R.  McKay)—We  organized 
October 5, 1887, with  twenty-five members; 
our  membership 
the 
amount of accounts placed in the Secretary’s 
hands  for collection is $2,078.94;  the  num­
ber of white letters sent by Secretary is 279: 
number of  red  letters sent  by Secretary  is 
259;  the  amount of  accounts  settled  with 
Scretary is  $500;  number of  names  placed 
on delinquent  list,  110;  number  reinstated, 
5.  “After  nearly one  year’s  trial  we  are 
satisfied that it is an organization that every 
business  man should  be a  member of,  and 
that  every town in the  State  should  have 
an association.
Owosso (S. E. Parkill)—It is my privilege 
to make the report for the city of Owosso.  I 
say that  it  is  my  privilege  to  make  this 
report, because I am very proud of the busy, 
thrifty little city I call “home.”  Our Asso­
ciation ha3 been in existence about eighteen 
months  and  we  have a membership of  be­
tween sixty and seventy.  . During our short 
life,  we  have  accomplished  great  results. 
We  have,  by  our  direct  efforts,  secured 
several  manufacturing  concerns,  two  of 
which  employ  hands  numbering  into  the 
hundreds.  We  have  corrected  abuses  in 
our city government and have exerted a sen­
timent in favor of public improvement.  We 
have  fostered  friendly  feeling  with  the 
farming  community and  thus  extended the 
limits of  our country  trade.  We  have col­
lected  $10,000 of  debts which would  have 
otherwise been lost to us.  All these things 
we  have  accomplished;  but  we have  done 
more and, to my mind,  a far greater work— 
we have  elevated  the business  tone of  the 
community and  created a feeling of  friend­
liness among our city merchants.  We  have 
improved  the public  credit.  We,  as a city, 
are  peculiarly situated. 
I  don’t think that 
there  is a  city in the  State of  Michigan of 
our size that  has as little wealth as  the city 
of Owosso. 
I don’t recall a man in the city 
who is worth  $100,000, and  I can  count on 
the fingers of one hand those worth $50,000. 
We  have  accomplished  what  we have  by 
united  work.  And,  so,  Mr.  President, 
while  there  may be associations which  can 
make a better report, show a larger increase 
in  population, and  more  healthy collective 
department,  still we are  proud of  our work 
and, like  the Apostle  Paul,  we  shall  press 
on  to  still  greater  achievements  in  the 
future.
Plainwell  (E.  A.  Owen)—The  Business 
Men’s Association of  Plainwell  was  born a 
year ago last January and from its birth has 
been  healthy and  has  continued  to  grow 
until to-day we  have thirty-eight  members, 
comprising  pretty much  every merchant  in 
town, three  doctors  and  several  mechanics 
and manufacturers.
The collection department of our Associa­
tion  has. shown  greater efficiency  and  has 
been  more successful  than  any of  us even 
hoped for at the start and our members are, 
consequently,  to  a  man  pleased with  the 
result  in this  direction.  We  also  realize 
that  the moral  influence  thrown  over the 
community by virtue of the simple fact that 
a good, strong Business, Men’s  Association 
exists in our midst, is marked, and of  great 
value.  Life-long  dead-beats  are beginning 
so  realize  that their  little game is up,  and 
old-time  long-winded  customers  respond 
more  promptly to the little  familiar  invita­
tions to “please remit.”  A Business Men’s 
Association is the one  thing needful in any 
community.  By united and concerted action 
much  good can  he  accomplished.  For  in­
stance,  we,  by  such  action,  succeeded  at 
our town meeting in securing an appropria­
tion of  money for  the improvement of one 
of  the  main  roads leading  into our  town, 
Then,  again,  having ‘been  sorely  afflicted 
from  time immemorial with those  commer­
cial  cancers commonly known  as  peddlers, 
canvassers  and  street  fakirs of  all  kinds, 
which had been preying  upon us ever since 
the flood, eating into our vitals until we had 
become  barely  able  to  stand  affine.  We 
came  to  the  conclusion  that we  must  dp 
something to  save us  from  this’ pestilence 
or  else  we would  be compelled to  give up 
the  ghost.  We  accordingly employed  an 
attorney  to  draft a  suitable' by-law,  pre­
sented it to our somewhat conservative town 
board  for  action  and  by  persistant  effort 
succeeded  in  securing its adoption.  Had I 
the time I  might mention  other good things 
that we have accomplished and  also a great 
many  that  we of  Plainwell, or  any  othe; 
Association m ight accomplish« did, we make 
use of  the means  within  our  power  and 
avail  ourselves  of  the  glorious  privileges 
afforded ns by the Michigan Business Men’s 
Association.

Ada 

(D.  F.  Watson,  by 

letter)—In 
answer  to your notice of  the convention  to 
be  held  at  Cheboygan,  would  say,  I  am 
sorry we cannot send a delegate,  as request­
ed.  But  you  may safely  depend  on  our 
hearty co-operation.  We  notice with much 
interest the plans yon are about to adopt for 
improvement, especially the organization of 
a  Business  Men’s  Mutual  Fire  Insurance 
Co.  Please  accept our apology for  not be­
ing able to attend.
Greenville  (Geo.  B.  Caldwell)—Eleven 
months  have  passed  since  the  Greenville 
B. M. A. made a report to this body.  Dur­
ing this period we  have met in regular  ses­
sion  ten ,times  and  in Special session  three 
times.  We have held but one regular meet­
ing during the year but w(iat we have added 
one or more names to our membership.  We 
reported sixty-eight members one year ago. 
To-day we can report  eighty-nine members, 
representing as  many firms  doing  business 
in  Greenville  and vicinity.  We have  ap­
plied as best  we could  for the past year the 
principles  and  purposes of  the Association 
to  our  every  day business.  The  result  of 
a year’s  practical  efforts is as follows:  We 
have exceeded  last year in the  collection of 
bad debts  by over  $200.  Besides using the 
two  letters  of  the  Association,  we  have 
added  increased  respect for  our pledge  to 
the  Association, to  refuse credit  to  delin­
quents,  and  by  so  doing  have  acquired 
sufficient  strenth  to make  it very  binding 
,for a dead-beat  to do  business with  us  on 
other  than  a cash  basis. 
In this  way we 
have increased  the credit of  both the buyer 
and the seller so far that the poor  accounts 
commonly charged  to the  Dr. side  of profit 
and  loss each year by our merchants do not 
exceed  their  credits.  Business  integrity 
and methods were  never better  understood 
or  applied  in Greenville  than  they are  to­
day.  We  have  aided all  legitimate  enter­
prises,  secured  a  factory  employing  thirty 
men, observed all  legal holidays and  estab­
lished  two  holidays  of  our  own,  one  in 
the summer, when  we have our  annual pic­
nic  and  one in  February, our  annual  re­
union  and  banquet.  We  can  report  a 
healthy financial  condition and a competent 
and efficient corps of  officers.  We  believe 
more than  ever that every  city in Michigan 
has a common welfare  which it is the  duty 
of  its business  men to improve and  protect 
and we know of no better way than through 
this organization.  We haveconfidence that 
the  State  Association will  deal  with  the 
questions to come before  this body in a fair 
and impartial  manner and  we are  ready to 
accept any  return or  recommendation  from 
you for the  good of  the order.  We believe 
the present officers of  the State Association 
are  the right  men for  the  right places  and 
would  be  glad  to  see them  re-êlected. 
I 
will say in conclusion that your auxiliary at 
Greenville  is ready to  renew its  allegiance 
to this  body for  another  year  and will  ask 
the  Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association 
to share  with us the  credit for the  success 
we  have  attained  during  the  year  just 
closed.
Dorr  (L.. N.  Fisher, by letter)—Our  As­
sociation is alive and doing well.  Since one 
year  ago we  have secured  a  charter  and 
affiliated  with the  State body.  During the 
year five new members  have been  added to 
our lista- which now numbers seventeen and 
include/  Dorr,  Burnip’s  Comers,  Moline, 
Ross and Corinth.  We have compelled one 
peddler to pay his  license  and have  by the 
use  of  the  Blue  Letter  brought the  delin­
quents  up to the  cashier’s  desk and  some 
who fail to respond now buy for  cash.  We 
have, during the  year, had one  banquet and 
one  picnic at Green  Lake.  We have  still 
some important work ahead of us and would 
respectfully ask the aid of other associations 
of  the State  in regulating the  peddler  and 
hawker and also in working up a State Bus­
iness Men’s Insurance Company.
Oceana  (E.  S.  Houghtaling)—I  can  say 
that we are quite well pleased with the work 
in our  Association.  We have accomplished 
quite  all that  we  expected  in  the way  of 
collections.  We  find  that a better  feeling 
exists among  the members of  our  Associa­
tion,  as we become  better acquainted with 
each  other;  but we find  that  we are trying 
to  cover too  great a scope of  country.  We 
have  three of  the surrounding  towns in the 
Oceana  Business  Men’s  Association.  We 
have decided  that it would be better to have 
each  town  organize for  itself, as each  has 
its  own busines's  interests.  We have  been 
talking  about  the  matter  of  the  Standard 
Oil  Company and  we find that  every barrel 
holds  from  three  to five  gallons  less than 
they  are  gauged  and  we  desire  that  this 
Association should take hold of the evil and 
find a remedy for it.
Coopersville  (R.  D.  McNaughton)—As 
representatives of the Coopersville Business 
Mdn’s Association we have been designated 
to  make a report.  We would  say that  the 
organization  is in  a  flourishing  condition, 
and has  been of  much  benefit to  its  mem­
bers,  especially  in  the  collection  of  bad 
debts.  The Association-embraces Coopers­
ville,  Ravenna,  Nunica,  Berlin,  Lamont, 
Eastmanville  and  Allendale, and  contains 
about  forty members.  At its  last  meeting 
two  delegates  were  elected to  attend  the 
meeting of the Statè Association, and much 
other  business  of  importance  transacted, 
which  argues a new  spirit of  activity  and 
promises  well  for  its  future  success  and 
prosperity.  Through  the influence and  co­
operation of  our  Association  a  grain  and 
provision  company was organized  at Coop­
ersville  for the express  purpose of  paying 
the  highest  market  price for gll  kinds  of 
grain, thus  building up a home market and 
stimulating  local  trade.  This  enterprise 
has  been of  great  benefit  to the  business 
men  and the  town at large.  Other  enter­
prising  moves  are  contemplated,  and  the 
Coopersville  Business  Men’s  Association 
promises  to prove still  further beneficial in 
all its various sources of good work.
Flint  (G. R. Hoyt)—Our  report of  work 
done since January 1st is as follows:  Whole 
number of names reported to Secretary, 443 ; 
number of  delinquents  who paid  inside the 
limit of .time, after receiving the white letter, 
71;  number  of  names  published,  373; 
amount of  money collected, as reported  by 
members  -to  the  Secretary, after the . white 
letter had  been  sent, $756.29.  Four  firms 
report a  collection of  $340.23  through  the 
agency of the Blue Letter, for the half  year 
ending June 30.  The total amount collected 
so  far, as  reported, is  $1,096.43. 
in  con­
clusion I   will say, we  have large  manufac­
turing  interests and  are  in  a  condition  to 
have  more;  We didn’t get  the Gale  Piow 
Works  that  we tried  for, hut  we  got the 
enthusiasm  which will  help  us  secure  the

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next  one.  Our business  men are  energetic 
and conservative.'  No failures!  As regards 
peddlers,  we  don’t  have  any.  They  must 
get out of  town or rent  stores and  pay rent 
and taxes.

Question—How  do  you  deal  with  the 

peddlers—how' detect them?

Mr.  Hoyt—I   will  wait  until  after  the 
paper on the peddler  before answering  that 
question fully, but I will say that we enforce 
our ordinances.

LeRoy  (A.  Wenzel)—In  behalf  of  the 
LeRoy Association I will say that we started 
nearly two years ago.  The members are well 
satisfied with the working  plan of the Asso­
ciation.  We have  been  much  profited  by 
the  collection  system and some  debts  that 
were  outlawedfhave been  collected  under 
this  system,  m e   wish  to  continue in  this 
work and see it advance.
Petoskey (C.  F. Hankey)—Having  ^een 
selected  by the  B.  M.  A.  of  Petoskey  to 
make this report, it devolves upon me to do 
so. 
I  cannot make as flattering  report as I 
would  desire in  some  respects, for I   shall 
not  attempt  to  color  up or  magnify  the 
workings  of  our  Association,  in  order  to 
have  it  appear  more  prosperous  than  it 
really is.
We  started  out  with  a  membership  of 
thirty;  we now number  seventy.  We have 
taken  all  classes of  good  business  men— 
bankers, lawyers, hotel keepers, merchants 
and  even  down  to  millers.  We think  it 
advisable to have  our heavy tax payers  and 
men  interested  in  our town  working with 
us.  We are  then better  able to accomplish 
what  we  could  not accomplish  otherwise. 
There  seems to  be a general  feeling among 
our  citizens that  our B. M.  A. should  lead 
in  every enterprise and  therefore we  want 
all our  leading citizens  associated with  us, 
to  have  their  influence, their  advice  and 
assistance.
How  much good  has been  accomplished 
in the short time of  our existence,  I  am not 
prepared  to  state  here,  but  I  know  from 
experience and the testimony of  others that 
many a dollar  has  been  collected with  the 
Blue  Letter and  many dollars saved  by the 
delinquent list.
There  is, however, one  class of  our citi­
zens  (a small percentage) who  do not  love 
the  B. M. A., for  they can no  longer enjoy 
the  luxuries in and  out of  season  without 
paying  for  them.  They have  seen  their 
best day, but  they are still  hovering about, 
waiting for opportunities to  drop  in on  our 
merchants  to divide  profits with  them they 
have never earned.
These are the dead-beats, the fault-finders 
of  humanity.  The will always  be with us, 
for  they  cannot  be  exterminated.  The 
nature of  man is such  that it is  natural for 
him to get the best of his fellowmen.  Men 
are  honest if  you have laws to make  them 
so.  The  more  exemption  laws the  more 
stealing, the less exemption the more honest 
will  be your citizen.  The history of  thirty 
years  in Michigan will  bear out this  state­
ment.  The  members of  our  Association 
are all good, jolly  fellows,  ready for fun or 
business,  but  somehow it  requires a  house 
afire to get them  out to our meetings.  The 
attendance is not  such  as we would  desire. 
There  is a want of  interest.  Our business 
men  do not  seem to realize the  great work 
to  be  accomplished.  The  power  in  our 
Association  is  not  understood  fully. 
In 
our  opinion  there  is  no  organization  in 
existence in the  State of  Michigan that can 
bring about better laws, or elevate pur State 
to as  high  a  standard  as this  Association. 
Our  collection  laws,  tax  laws, school  and 
criminal laws, all need more, practical, more 
common  sense,  more  business,  and  less 
theory and guess work.
The  B. M. A. in Petoskey is the  rallying 
post, the hub, so to speak, of all enterprises. 
Any important  questions come  up, such  as 
opening of  streets,  etc.—where  do  they  go 
to  start it?—to  the B. M.  A.  When  our 
village council has any important matter on 
hand, they,  too,  want  an  expression  from 
the B.  M. A.  Why is  this so—because the 
the  money  and  brains-of  our  village  are 
represented in our Association.  Our village 
council has les3 responsibility.  They partly 
place  the  responsibility  on  the  B. M. A. 
They then  know the will of  the tax  payer.
Our Association is  non-political, non-sec­
tarian.  The  Democrat,  the  Republican, 
the  Churchman  and  the free  thinker  all 
meet for  the  same  purpose  on the  same 
level, ready to act  for  the interest of  busi­
ness.  The  dollar  in  business  knows  no 
church or  party.  There,  gentlemen, exists 
our  power.  An  organization  conducted 
with  prudence and  good  judgment can  do 
more  to change  legislation for the  interest 
of business than any other body of  men or­
ganized to-day.
We are looked  upon by our citizens as an 
organization  of  strength  and  power to  do 
good.  Let  us  not  deceive them.  To do 
good  and  right to ourselves and  neighbors 
should be our  highest aim. 
If our organiz­
ation is an advantage to cities and  villages, 
it certainly has the same effect on our State 
at large.  As representatives  of  the  Petos­
key  B. M. A.,  we  are willing and  ready to 
co-operate with the State Association in any 
movement  that  will  better  the  business 
interests of the State of Michigan.
Traverse  City  (Geo. E. Steele)—Xhe Tra­
verse  City B.  M. A.  is in  successful  opera­
tion, with  very  nearly 100  members.  The 
past year it has  raised in cash for two  man­
ufactories,  $5,000;  for  a  soldiers’  reunion, 
$2,000 ;  for  location of  preliminary  survey 
for  a  railroad,  $100,  making  a  total  of 
$7,100.  The annual  banquet was  arranged 
for,  and  then  posponed, on  account  of  the 
death of our honored townsman, S. C. Moffatt. 
The  Association has  drawn  up and  finally 
adopted a new  constitution, which we deem 
a model.  The fraternal feeling is good, and 
when  any special  work  is  to be  done, all 
that  is  necessary  is  for  the President  or 
Secretary  to  pull the  trigger—and off  goes 
the gun.  We have been  taught  by its  past 
suceess to look iipon it as a most convenient 
medium  to accomplish /many things for  the 
general  good.  No politics  have so far been 
allowed in its sessions and we hope will not 
make  us a call.  The  city has a very  suc- 
cessful  Building and  Loan Association  and 
so the  B. M.,A. has  had  nothing  to do  in 
that  direction.  The collection system  has 
brought in  many straggling  sums, and  bad- 
debts,  which  otherwise  we  believe  would 
never  have been  secured. 
In  conclusion, I 
will say, the B. M. A* has come to stay.
Rockford  (W.  G.  Tefft)—The  Rockford 
B. M. A. was  organized  December 13,1886, 
beginning with twenty-four members.  Our

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present  number  is  thirty-three.  We  have 
found it to  be beneficial, not  only in a busi­
ness  way,  but we  have become  better  ac­
quainted,  thereby  casting  aside  a  selfish 
interest  that was  often  manifested  before 
our  organization.  We  have found  that by 
working together matters of general interest 
to our  town  may easily  be  accomplished. 
Before it was  almost  impossible  to get  onr 
business  men interested  and  united in  any 
undertaking.  Through  the  medium of  our 
collection  department  we  have  collected 
several  hundred dollars of  slow, and  what 
we had considered worthless accounts.  We 
have  about sixty on  our black  list.  Many 
of  our customers  who were  slow  are more 
prompt  in  their  settlements.  At  first  we 
had  opposition,  but  that  is  being  easily 
overcome, as  people  better  understand  the 
objects of  our  Association.  We  have had 
one picnic, which was well attended.  Those 
of you who have not had a gathering of this 
kind would be surprised to see the good you 
can  accomplish  in this  way.  Close  your 
stores, invite the farmer and for once a year 
take a  holiday.  We  have under considera­
tion the graveling of the main roads leading 
into our town and  hope to be able to get the 
farmers  who  are alike  interested to  co-op­
erate  with  us.  Rockford  has a  splendid 
water power and  our citizens are ready and 
willing to  aid  any good  company that  will 
locate there.  Our  Association  is small, yet 
we are  ready and willing to work with  you 
in  any way that will  advance the  interests 
of the business men of  Michigan.  Small as 
we  are,  we  are  there,  and  we  are  there 
to stay.
East  Saginaw (Chas.  H. Smith)—On  be­
half of  the Mercantile  Association of  East 
Saginaw, I will report as follows:  We have 
sixty  members.  Our  Association  did  not 
join the  State Association or  make applica­
tion  for  membership  until  February  last. 
Wet  have  another  association in  the  city 
called  the  Business  Men’s  Association, 
which is not  auxiliary to the State  Associa­
tion,  although  thoroughly  organized  and 
alive to the benefits  which may be obtained 
for  the city by organization.  Their  aim is 
to boom  anything which benefits the city in 
any  manner.  Our  organization  is mostly 
confined to the interests of the tradesmen of 
the  city.  We  have  collected  through  the 
medium of  the Blue  Letter  since  February 
some  $7,500.  The  use of  the Blue  Letter 
by the  firm of  Burdick & Moore,  members 
of  our  Association  aroused  the  ire of  the 
other Smith, who  had  owed  the firm  some 
four  or five  years.  They put  his  name on 
the dead-beat  sheet.  He  retained  as attor­
neys Messrs. Tarsney <& Weadock, who pro­
posed  to  sue  our  members  for  damages. 
This occurred some months ago, but nothing 
but  talk  has so  far  resulted.  We  corres­
ponded  with  the  Secretary  of  the  State 
Association, asking him what, in his opinion, 
was the proper  course to nursue.  He  paid 
us  a  visit;  but up  to  the  present time  we 
have had  no occasion to  defend our  action. 
Like other associations, the business is done 
by a  few, but  our  members  pay their  dues 
promptly  and  begin  to  see the  benefits of 
organization.  The license  for hawkers and 
peddlers  has been  placed at $15 for  single 
rigs, and  $25 for  double.  Until  the organ­
ization of the  Association  there  was no  li­
cense.  The wholesale dealers sell no goods 
at  retail.  The  retailers  live in  peace  and 
harmony and  work together for  the general 
good.

Bank Directors’ Pay.

From  th e D etroit News. 

“—■

It is the  custom  among  the  New  York 
banks to pay the  directors  a fee of from $5 
to $10 for  attending  the  meetings  of the 
board.  Some  amusing  stories  are told of 
the regularity and avidity with  which some 
of the millionaire directors  come  around to 
get their little stipend at the  weekly  meet­
ings,  and feel very sore if there is  no quor­
um. 
In Detroit, the custom is not uniform. 
The Commercial National pays its directors 
$5 each  for  attending  the  meetings of the 
Board, which are held weekly.  The  Third 
National and Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ 
National  pay  their  directors  $3  for  each 
meeting, which are  also  held  weekly,  and 
$10 for attending  each  quarterly  meeting. 
At the latter, money is counted,  tbe  books 
examined,  etc., the work  generally  requir­
ing the services of the Board for  half a day 
or a whole  evening.  The  compensation is 
made partially to  insure  a  regular  attend­
ance at the meetings and also on the ground 
that the money is  rightfully  earned  by the 
directors,  who give  considerable time, once 
a week or oftener,  for  the  general  benefit 
of all the stockholders.  The  other national 
banks of the city,  some  of  which  hold di­
rectors’ meetings every day,  pay their direc­
tors nothing for attending the meetings, nor 
do the savings banks’  directors  receive any 
compensation.  Cashier  Davidson,  of  the 
Detroit National,  says the custom of paying 
directors prevails very generally in England, 
not only among banks,  but  other  corporate 
institutions,  and  he  thinks it is gradually 
being adopted in this country.

An example of  bow  completely  selfsus- 
taining the United States is capable  of  be­
coming,  when its resouces  are  fully  devel­
oped,  is furnished in the reported  discovery 
of perfect lithographic stone in large  sheets 
within a hundred miles  of  Austin,  Texas. 
The only source of supply  of  these  stones 
heretofore  has  been  Bavaria,  where 
the 
mines have been worked and where it is be­
lieved the supply is gradually becoming  ex­
hausted. 
If the reports  from  Texas  shall 
be confirmed by the production of large  and 
perfect sheets of  stone,  another  important 
industry will add to the prosperity  and  de­
velopment of the  New South.
PERFECTION  SCALE

The la te st Im proved and Beat.

DOES  NOT REQUIRE DOWN  WEIGHT 
Will Soon Save its  Coat on any Counter. 
t GEO. C. WETHERBEE & CO.. Detroit.
For Sale by <  HAWKINS «  PERRY, Grand Rapids.
HcCAUSLAND & CO., E. Saginaw
t 
And by Wholesale Grocers  generally.  Bend  for Ulus 

trated Catalotrue.

The MichiganTradesman

Official O rgan of JH ehigan Business Men's Association. 
Retail Trade of the Woltlerine Stale.

, A W i m T  JOUKHAIi DIVOTKP  TO  TBB

K. A. STOWE &  BHO., Proprietors.
Subscription Price—One Dollar pear year. 
Advertising Rates-made known on application.
Entered  at  the  Grand  Rapids  Pott 'Office.

E.  A. STOWE, Editor.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST  »9,  1888.

TOO  MUCH  PROFIT.

T h e  T radesman  maintains 

that  the 
Standard  Oil Co.  demands too  great a ran­
som of the merenantsof Western Michigan, 
and in  proof of this statement  submits  the 
following  figures,  showing 
the  margin 
made  by  the  West Michigan  Oil  Co., the 
local  representative of  the  Standard  mon­
opoly;

COST O F   W A T E B  W H IT E   O IL — T A N K S .

Current price in Cleveland.................... $  .OS
Freight in tanks 
.......... 
Inspection.............................¿ ............ 

.0031
.00%

Total......................................t   .07

This oil is drawn into  tank  wagons  and 
sold to the retail  trade of  Grand  Kapids at 
10 cents per gallon—a clear profit of  3 cents 
per gallon, not counting  cost of  delivery.
COST  O F   W A T E R   W H IT E   O IL— B A R R E L S .
Current price in Cleveland..................... $  .06
.01
Freight in barrels..................................... 
Cost of barrels................................ .  —  
.01%
Inspection........................... ........... ;....... 
.00%
Total................................$ .08%
This oil is sold to the retail trade  outside 
of  Grand Rapids at 12J< cents per  gallon— 
giving  the  monopoly a profit of  Z%  cents 
per gallon.  When sold through the jobber, 
it still affords the monopoly a profit of  over 
2 cents per gallon.

Is  it any wonder  that the retail  trade is 
demanding a reform  in the  methods of  the 
monopoly—that the  trade is clamoring  for 
any  remedy  which  will  relieve  it  in  its 
present distress?

In Utah the  Saints  seem  to be worn out 
with the strict  application of  the Edmunds 
law  against  polygamy.  The  President of 
the .Church  admits  that the government is 
too much for them, and that  they can  find 
no way to get around the cohabitation clause 
Y>f  the  law.  He  seems  to  say  that  the 
Church  will  have  to  yield  in  abandoning 
the practice of plural  marriage, but  he  in­
sists  that it will  not  give  up the doctrine 
of  its rightfulness.  He  sees no way out of 
the difficulty.  The  Saints  cannot emigrate 
to Mexico, because  they would  sacrifice too 
much  of / the  fruits  of  their  industry  in 
abandoning  Utah.  He  does  not  suggest 
that it is possible for  the  Church to have a 
fresh  revelation  on  the  subject, but  it  is 
noticeable that  his tone is very despondent 
He  has  nothing  of  the  defiant  air  which 
used to characterize Brigham Young.  Con­
stant  hiding  from  the  officers of  the law, 
and  the  burden of  the troubles of  his sub­
jects,  who  appeal  to  him for advice when 
any of them  are  arrested,  have  told  upon 
his spirits, and he  evidently would be  glad 
of  peace upon any terms  short of  a surren­
der.  But  nothing  less  will  the people of 
the United States accept in this matter.

Hayti has varied the  monotony of its cor­
rupt and disorderly politics  by  frightening 
President Saloman into flight.  He has tak­
en refuge on board a  British  vessel, a pro­
visional government has been organized un­
der a man of character who  has  friends in 
both parties, and the country is moving for­
ward to a new presidential election with the 
Confidence that it will get a  free  vote and a 
fair  count—things  that  it  was not sure of 
while Mr. Saloman was  at  the  head of af­
fairs.  So some one of  the  many  generals 
commanding the army of 7,000 will be chos­
en president by the voters  of  a  population 
of less than 600,000.  Were  it  not  for the 
Monroe  doctrine,  Hayti  would have been 
swallowed up by England  or  France  long 
ago.  The condition of the black population 
of Jamaica does not go  to  show  that  the 
people would be very much benefited by the 
change.  But surely we have both the right 
and the duty to exercise  some  kind  of re­
straining  influence  over  states  like  this, 
which exist only by our  forbidding  anyone 
else to meddle with them.

Referring  to  the  attempt on  the part of 
Representative Regan to suppress  trusts by 
legislation, the  New  York  Shipping JAst 
calls  attention  to the fact  that the  copper 
trust, which  is the  most gigantic  combina­
tion  on  the  globe, is operated  in  Paris  in 
the  very face  and under  the  shadow of  a 
most  stringent law  against  conspiracy and 
commercial  combinations.  As  Regan’s 
measure is patterned  after the French  law, 
people cannot  be blamed if  they persist in 
.nonsidering the  Regan  movement  as a pol­
itical maneuver. -

T h e T radesman is unto:  obligations to 
Chauncey Strong,  City Clerk of Kalamazoo, 
for  a  copy  of  the  annual  report  of the 
officers  of  that  model  municipality.  The 
reports  bear  evidence  of  that  economical 
financiering  which  has  always been a dis­
tinguishing  feature  of  the  Celery  City, 
white the  typographical  appearance of the 
volume could hardly be surpassed.

He whose thrtfws himself under the bendi 
will be left to lie  there.—Danish  Proverb.

AMONG THBTRAD8.
GRAND  RAPIDS  eOSSIF.

Sessions  &  Hanna  succeed  F.  Hale 
Sessions in the  grocery business on Monroe 
street 

-

The Grand  Rapids  Packing  and  Provis­
ion  Co.  has  enlarged  the  capacity  of  its 
office. 

_________________

Austin  Miles  has  removed  his  grocery 
stock  from  Wayland  to this  city, locating 
at 13 North Coit avenue.

Morris  H. Treusch  &  Bro.  will  shortly 
open a  retail  cigar  store St  the  corner  of 
Canal and Bridge streets.

Roossineand & Musk, late of  Ludington, 
have  opened  a  clothing  and  furnishing 
goods store at 19 West Bridge street.

Bauer  &  Curtiss  expect  to  move  their 
drug  stock,  about  September 15, from the 
the  comer  of  East  Bridge  and  Barclay 
streets  to  the  comer of  East  Bridge  and 
Clancy streets.

It is J. E. Westlake—not Dr. L. E. Best, 
as  previously  stated—who  has  purchased 
the  interest  of John  D,  McIntyre  in  the 
former drug firm  of  Westlake A  McIntyre, 
at 8 Canal street

Nick  Meyer, who  has  been  engaged  in 
the  grocery business at the  comer of  East 
and  Sherman streets  for about  two  years, 
has concluded  to retire as soon  as his stock 
can be closed out.

John Harkema,  whose  store  and grocery 
stock on the comer  of  West  Leonard  and 
White  streets  were  recently  destroyed by 
fire—probably  of  incendiary  origin—will 
not re-engage in trade.

Henry M. Bliven will not  act as manager 
of  the  oyster  department  of  Putnam  & 
Brooks this  year, having arranged to engage 
in business on his own account.  He leased 
the Geo. W. Thayer store,  on the  comer of 
Canal  and  Bridge  streets,  for a period  of 
five  years,  but  subsequently  accepted  an 
offer of  $500 bonus for the lease,  offered by 
Morris H. Trensch & Co.  Up to  the  pres­
ent  writing,  he  has  not  secured  another 
location. 

______

A RO U N D   T H E   S T A T E .

Allegan—Spear & Davis  have  opened  a 

grocery store.

in general trade.

Evart—Y. R. Davy  succeeds  Day  & Co. 

Fenton—John  Beales  succeeds  Bush  & 

Co. in the harness business.

Niles—E. D. Mann’s  boot and shoe stock 

has been taken by the mortgagees.

Muskegon—C. J. Johnson  has  opened a 

hardware store at 72 Ottawa street.

Stanton—M. Stanlon succeeds Mrs. D.  L. 

McBime^ in the restaurant  business.

Milford—Taggett  Bros,  succeed  Livius 

Tenney in the boot and shoe business.

Kalamo—Colton  & Cessna, meat dealers, 

have dissolved,  each continuing alone.

Charlotte—Herbst  &  Reine,  merchant 

tailors, have dissolved,  both continuing.

Big Rapids—Mrs. A.  Gingrich  has  pur­
chased the Phoenix Laundry of L. E. Lowe.
St.  Joseph—W. W. Colby, of  Niles, suc­
ceeds Geo. S, Rickaby in the drug business.
Allegan—W. Harmon  has  opened a shoe 
and notion store.  He was formerly in trade 
at Fremont.

Lawton—E. J.  (Mrs.  C. H.)  Dalton  will 
close out her drygoods stock and remove to 
Sioux City,  Iowa.

Grand  Haven—John  T. Persival  is clos­
ing out his flour and feed stock, preparatory 
to retiring from business.

South  Haven—A. P. Chaddock,  has  pur­
chased  the  grocery stock of  Taylor  Hance 
and will continue the  business.

Coopersville—Warren Reynolds has added 
considerably to the grocery stock he recent­
ly purchased of Robert Graham.

Kalamazoo—The  mortgage  on  Spofford 
& Underhill’s stock of  drugs  has been paid 
and the goods are offered for sale.

Nashville—Henry Roe  has  sold his meat 
business to W.  W. Burdick  and  John Ack- 
ett,  who will continue the business.

South Haven—A. M. Sellors  has  sold  a 
half-interest  in  his  harness  business  to 
E. W. Cook.  Thé style of the  new firm is 
Sellors & Cook.

Big Rapids—W. H. Walker  has  sold his 
interest in the furniture business of Walker 
& McNaughton to Thos. Skelton.  The bus­
iness will be continùed  under  the  style of 
McNaughton & Skelton.

Morley—Lon A. Pel ton has sold his build­
ing and  fixtures  to J. S.  Barker, of  Grand 
Rapids, who will  move his  hardware  stock 
to  this place.  Mr. Pelton  will  remove his 
stock  to  Luther,  where  he  will  engage in 
business.

East Saginaw—Fred C. Knapp  and  Har­
ry G. Hamilton have  formed  a  copartner­
ship under the style of F. C.  Knapp  &  Co. 
and engaged in the crockery and  glassware 
business  at  507  Genesee  avenue.  Mr. 
Knapp  -was  formerly  manager  for  Jones 
Bros, in their tea store.

Muskegon—F. B. Aldrich  has  purchased 
a half  interest  in the  grocery firm of  J. O. 
Broner  &  Co., at  the  comer  of  Jefferson 
street and  Clay avenue.  The  business will 
be conducted under the firm name of Broner 
& Aldrich.  Mr. Aldrich  has been  with the 
grocery firm of  Christie & Co. for  (he  past 
three years. 

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STRAY  FACTS.

Muskegon—The Shippy shingle  mill, re­
cently destroyed by fire, will not be rebuilt 
4  Parte—J . Davenport’s  general  stock was 
destroyed by fire on the 22d.  Loss,  $3,500; 
insurance, $2,000.

Paw Paw—G. W. Longwell is  building a 
two-story brick block,  to  be  occupied  aà a 
bank and store room.

Mti  Pleasant—Carr A Grayer  have  com-: 
pleted  their grain  elevator, which has a ca­
pacity of 60,000 bushels.

Ishpeming—David  J. Gray  has  assigned 
his  harness  stock  to  C. C. EljC  Assets, 
about $1,000;  liabilities,  $1,200.

Detroit—The Art Stove Co. has  been  or­
ganized  with  a  capital of  $50,000,  20  per 
emit, of which has been paid in.

Holland—R. Kanters  is  erecting  a two- 
story  brick  building, opposite  his  present 
hardware  store, and  expects  to  be able to 
occupy it about October 1.

Ionia—Mr.  Snyder  and  J.  H.  Palmer 
have formed a copartnership under the style 
of Snyder & Co. to  engage  in  the  jobbing 
of butter, eggs,  apples, etc.

Paw Paw—Fred.  Bilsborrow,  who  was 
biuned out by the fire of last  February, has 
just gotten settled in his  new  brick  block, 
which is 26x90 feet in  dimensions  and two 
stories high.

Grattan—A. Norton,  assignee  for  J. R. 
Trask, has closed out the  remaining  stock 
of goods to Chas, Eddy, of  Grattan,  for 42 
per cent, of the appraised  value,  Mr.  Eddy 
being  the  highest  bidder.  Mrs.  Trask 
bought the real estate  for $2,  subject to all
incumbrances. 

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MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Reed  City—Jackson  &  Cavis  have  en­

gaged in the manufacture of cigars.

Detroit—Friesma, Royal &  Winter  have 

engaged in the manufacture of boxes.

Kalamazoo—A stock company  which has 
a capital of $75,000 and thirty-five  acres of 
ground is going to  make  Kimble steam en­
gines and do a general  foundry  business at 
Comstock, four miles east of this place.

Detroit—The  Fisher  Electric  Motor Co., 
which  will  manufacture  and  sell  electric 
motor  appliances,  has  been  incorporated 
with a capital  stock  of  $100,000,  one-half 
of  which has been paid in.  The stockhold­
ers are  Hugh  McMillan,  William A. Jack- 
son, Frank E. Fisher, Frederick A. Forbes, 
Frank  E.  Smith,  Gilbert  A.  McMillan, 
George H. Lothrop  and  Edwin  B. Hutch­
inson.

Gripsack Brigade.

J. L. Strelitsky is paralyzing the trade of 

the Saginaw Yalley this week.

F.  H.  Lester  writes  T he  T radesman 

that he sold a grocery  stock,  one  day last 
week, to G. A. Doremus,  of  Elkhart,  Ind.
J . H.  Miller  and  wife  went  to  Battle 
Creek Saturday to visit the former’s parents. 
Mrs.  Miller  will  remain  at  Battle  Creek 
about two  weeks.

The McNeil & Higgins Co.,  of  Chicago, 
has paid  the  judgment  recently  obtained 
against the corporation injustice Westfall’s 
court by J. L. Strelitsky.

W. M. Adams, Western Michigan  repre­
sentative for Miller & Co.,  of  Akron,  Ohio, 
has  returned  from  Dimondale,  where he 
spent a week with friends.

In  view  of  the  score  at  the  traveling 
men’s  game at Detroit last Saturday,  T he 
Tradesman  suggests that the  Grand Rap­
ids boys  hire  an amateur  club to meet  the 
Detroit nine at the next  encounter.

Chas.  S. Robinson  ought  to  be  given  a 
good  postoffice.  His  father  and  Grover 
Cleveland’s father were clerks in  the  same 
store.  Moreover,  Grover Cleveland’s mother 
was present at Charley’s birth and officiated 
as master of  ceremonies  at  the  process  of 
ablution.

R. P. Bigelow,  the Owosso  tourist writes 
Th e  T radesman  as follows:  “ You have 
always  invited items of  interest,  and  now 
we have one that gives us pleasure to record 
for you.  At the close of our financial meet­
ing, held  at the Wildermuth  Hotel on Sun­
day, August  26, Mrs. Wildermuth  was  in­
vited  into the parlor and presented with an 
elegant engraved  silver water set  in  appre­
ciation of  her untiring  efforts to please our 
visitors on August 18,  and as a token of the 
high esteem with  which she  is regarded  as 
a  lady and  hostess  by all Owosso  commer­
cial travelers.”

People on the street at Kalamazoo recent­
ly were somewhat startled to  see  Frank P. 
Dodge,  a bright young drummer  represent­
ing a Toledo shoe  house,  give  a  scrawny 
loafer a peg in the ear  that  placed  him in 
the gutter.  “The  fellow  asked  me for a 
match,” said Dodge, with a grin, as  he  ex­
plained himself to the  on-lookers,  “and  I 
accommodated  him. 
.Then  he  felt  in his 
pocket a minute, looked  disappointed,  and 
said,  ‘by the way, you haven’t  got  a pigar, 
have you?’ 
I liked his  nerve, so I  handed 
over the cigar, but when he laughed and re­
marked  that  he  was  ‘much.  obliged,  old 
Easyboy,’ I thought he ought to have aside- 
winder,  so I  gave it to him. 
I asked him to 
have another, but he said he  never  smoked 
but one cigar a day.”

, 

Indisputable  Proof.

F rom  th e  F rem ont Indicator.

Traveling men say there is more business 
stir in Fremont than  most any other village 
of  its  size  in. the State.  Look at the large 
number  of  stores  in  this  town,  consider 
how much it takes to support them all; then 
ask  yourself whether (rode “dares” be  dull 
here. 
It stands to reason that trade is good 
in  Fremont—the  “grand  array”  of  stores 
prove it so.
“Requires Sand to  Oppose  a  Monopoly.”
F rom  th e Shelby H erald.

T h e Michig an  T radesman  has  come 
out against the Standard Oil Company, pro­
It re­
nouncing its methods  as  merciless. 
quires considerable sand for a  trade journal 
to oppose this great monopoly, but from our 
knowledge of the paper  and  its  editor, E. 
A.. Stowe, we are  free  to  assert  that  this 
quality will not be lacking.

Gauge’s  Saturday  Gazette.

The  first  number  of  Gape’s  Saturday 
Gazette  will  be  issued September 7.  The 
subscription  prices  will  be  50  cents for 3 
months, 75  cents 6 mouths, or $1 per year.

T H E  TABLES  TURNED.

V 

IT  W AS  A  FUNERAL.

The  Flints Defeat thè  Owosso  Travelers.

The  Trip  to  Detroit  Not a- Triumphant 

OWOSSO,  Aug. 19, 1888.

E. A. Stowe. Grand Rapids : '

Dea r  Sir—August  18  dawned upon the 
Flint and Owosso base  ball  teams  as  per­
fect as if  it was made to order.  The. Flint 
people  came  over in  their  own  car, about 
eighty in number, all wearing  Blaine  hats, 
except H. Njre, who had on a Mother  Hub­
bard.  All were  decorated  with  bouquets, 
made of  good-sized  sunflowers.  The Flint 
delegation  were  met at Durand by a recep­
tion  committee  from  Owosso,  who  weré 
armed  with  badges  and a supply  of  meal 
tickets for those  who  forgot  to bring their 
lunch  baskets.
Upon  our  arrival  at  Owosso, Ex-Mayor 
Nelan  took  his  Honor, Mayor  McCall, of 
Flint, by  proxy,  and  managed  to  get  his 
Honor, Williams,  Mayor of  Owosso,  to no­
tice him—in fact, he  incited McCall to ride 
up  into  the  city  with  him.  Mascot  Sid 
Lambe was invited to ride with the Owosso 
mascot, Billy  Booker, who  met  him  with 
his  2x4  mule  and  chariot covered all over 
with  mosquito  bar,  decorated  in  words, 
“No Flies On Us.”
On  reaching the first brick block, our vis­
itors found a banner  across  the street with 
this inscription thereon :

W ELCO M E,  F L IN T  !

At the Hotel Merrill  another banner was 
strung across the  street  with  this  inscrip­
tion:

th e  ea rth  fob  f l in t.

The earth being represented by the globe, 
instead of  the word.
Mayor  Williams  escorted  the  Mayor of 
Flink to a cool  and  shady  nook  and  gave 
him a brief address of welcome,  at the same 
time  presenting  him  with  a  token of  the 
earth  in  miniature  form in the shape of  a 
globe  about a foot  in  diameter,  on  which 
the countries  were  represented, the princi­
pal sites of  which  were Flint  and  Owosso. 
The  globe  rested  on a standard  set  in an 
octagon base with a picket  fence  all  about 
the outside except on the  panel, which was 
made into a gate  with  an  arch  over it,  on 
which was  inscribed  the words,  “The way 
to the earth is Owosso.”
Mayor  McCall  very  kindly thanked  our 
Mayor  in  behalf  of  the  Flint  delegation, 
when  about  100  gentlemen  took  a  ride 
through  some  of 
the  shady  streets  of 
Owosso back to the Merrill for dinner.
After dinner,  the  Knights Templar  band 
called  the  boys  to  the Hotel Wildermuth, 
two  blocks  away,  where  the  ball  players 
began  to  appear, in uniform.  At 2 o’clock 
the  band  escorted  us  to  the  ball ground, 
with the  help  of  the  cadets.  At 3 o’clock 
the trouble for the Owosso boys commenced 
before  about  2,000  people.  But ¡for  the 
band keeping us encouraged with strains of 
music, I don’t  think  you  would  have  had 
any report of this  game  from  this  source. 
A t the close of  the  game the score stood as 
follows :
Flints...................7   1  3  0  1  1  4  5  3—25
Owosso............ . 
1 0 3 1 0 0 1 5   0—11
On returning from  the  scene of  conflict, 
all hands reported to the Hotel Wildermuth, 
where  a  sumptuous  banquet  was  served. 
Before the  guests  were  allowed to depart, 
the  following  intellectual  programme was 
thrown at them :
The  City  of  Flint—Dr. H.  H. Bordwell.
Why We are Yictorious—A. D.  Slaght.
The  Business  Missionary:  The  Drum­
Echoes  from ,the  Twine  Binder—W. D. 
Foul Tips—Dan McKercher.
The Water Brigade—Harvey Nye.
The Um-(em)pire—C. A. Muma.
My First and Last  Chew—Ed.  Withee.
Scenes  and  Incidents  in  a  Drummer’s 
The  Electric Street Railway—Geo.  Hub­
Why Was Gum Invented—Wm.  Tracy.
The Home  Run—J. J.  Carton.
At 9 o’clock we  escorted  our  visitors  to 

mer—Alf.  Galbraith.
Royce.

Life—S. E. Parkill.
bard.

Innings...............   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

the train and sent them home rejoicing.

R.  P.  Bigelow.

R E N D E R IN G   U N TO   C Æ SA R .

Owosso,  Aug. 25,  1888.

E. A. Stowe, Grand  Rapids:

Dea r Sir—In behalf of the Owosso com­
mercial  tourists,  we  take  this  means  of 
returning our sincere  thanks to the  Owosso 
business  men for  their  kind and  very effi­
cient help, financially and socially, in assist­
ing  us to entertain  our mutual  friends,  the 
Flint  commercial  tourists and  citizens  on 
August  18.

Owosso Commercial  T ourists.

Purely Personal.

L. B. Wells,  of  Pontiac,  is in town  for a 

few days.

to Lake Superior.

Fred B.  Clark has  returned  from his trip 

H.  F. Hastings is  expected  home  from 

Waukesha, Wis., Wednesday.

L. A. Boise,  buyer  for Crosby & Collin, 

of  McBrides, was in town last Friday.

Fred  Tracy,  of  Cadillac,  spent  several 
days here  with  friends  and  relatives  last 
week.

Wm.  H. Jennings  and  family  have  re­
turned  from  Hicksville,  Ohio,  where they 
have been visiting friends and relatives.

C.  F. Nevin,  senior  member of  the  firm 
of  T. H. Nevin &  Co., the Pittsburg  paint 
manufacturers, was in  town  over  Sunday.
Jack  Cozens, who  has been  confined  to 
his  house  by illness  for about  two weeks, 
has  resumed  his  duties at the  Telfer Spice 
Co.

Walter G. Sinclair, Secretary of the Wm. 
Steele Packing  and  Provision  Co.,  has re­
moved his family from Spring  Lake to this 
city.

Jas.  C.  McAdam,  formerly  engaged  in 
the  dry  goods  business  at  Cadillac,  has 
taken a position in the cloak  department of 
the  Bee  Hive, at Chicago, the  engagement 
to begin Sept. 1.

O.  H.  Richmond,  the  South  Division 
street  druggist, left for  the'North  Monday 
evening in hopes of securing immunity from 
the  hay  fever.  Checker  players  should 
govern themselves accordingly.

Dr. H. C. Peckham,  .the  Freeport  drug­
gist  and  proprietary remedy manufacturer, 
was in town  last  Friday on his  way to Six 
Lakes.  He  was  accompanied by Mr. God­
frey, the editor of the Freeport Herald.

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

267

Victory.

,  About seventy-five Grand Rapids traveling 
men  boarded the special car placed at their 
disposal  by  the  D., G. H.  &. M. Railway, 
last  Friday  evening, and  proceeded to De­
troit in answer to  the  base  ball  challenge 
issued by the  Detroit  traveling men.  The 
trip down was  one  continual  round of  en­
joyment.  Jokes,  stories,  songs,  laughter 
and  smoke  floated  in  the  air  in hilarious 
confusion.  James  Campbell, 
the  genial 
agent of  the railway,  who  accompanied us, 
partook of  the enthusiasm  and looked after 
the  comfort of  the  party  in a manner  the 
boys  will  not  forget.  When  our  train 
reached O wosso, Mr. Merrill,  of  the Merrill 
House,  presented  the  boys  with a box  of 
choice Havanas, and his thoughtfulness was 
duly appreciated.  Further  down the line a 
gentleman sent in a bouquet to be presented 
to  the  biggest  liar in the crowd.  A grand 
rush  was  made  for  Dick  Warner,  and 
George  Seymour  performed  the  ceremony 
of  pinning  it  to  his  button-hole.  There 
was  an envious look on Joe Reed’s face and 
even  Happy  Hi.  looked  a  little  jealous. 
As  we  neared  Detroit,  Thomas  McLeod 
came on board  and  welcomed  us in behalf 
of  the  traveling  men  of  Detroit  and  as­
signed  us  pleasant  quarters at the Wayne 
Hotel.

Detroit. 

Position. 

Saturday  morning,  after  a good  night’s 
rest, the nine proceeded to  Recreation Park 
and allowed the  Detroit  drummers’ nine  to 
mop the ground with  them  to  the  tune of 
33 to 12;  but, then, it  iS  not  lucky to  win 
the  first  game!  The  composition  of  the 
two nines was. as  follows:
Grand Rapids.
......... Robinson
Evans........ ...First base...... .
............ Aldrich
Reynolds... ...Pitcher............
North........ ...Catcher............ __ Van Leuven
........McDonald
Myer......... ...Shortstop........
........McKelvey
Bórcher__ ...Third base......
Musliner... ...Second base__ ............ Beecher
Oliver........ ...Center field,__ .................Bush
......   .Freeman
Mangum... ...Left field.........
Morgan..... ...Right field........ ...........Morrison
In  the  afternoon  two  avenues of  enjoy­
ment  were  thrown  open  to  us—a  drive 
around  the  city  or a ticket  to  the  league 
game  at  Recreation  Park.  Most  of  the 
crowd took in the latter feature.

The  evening  was  spent  in  visiting the 
theaters and taking  in the  sights,  and Sun­
day  morning  most  of  the  crowd  went to 
Belle  Isle  and  then  to Windsor.  Sunday 
afternoon  the  visitors  and  as  many more 
guests boarded  the  Sapplio  and  sailed  to 
St.  Clair  Flats,  where  a  toothsome  fish 
supper was 3erved at the  Star Island House 
with  the  compliments  of  Thos.  McLeod 
and  Geo. L.  Sampson.  This  event  was a 
fitting  close  to  the  most  successful  and 
hilarious  occasion  ever  participated  in by 
the Grand  Rapids traveling men.

The boys left for home  on  the  late'train 
Sunday evening, arriving in  Grand  Rapids 
in  time  to  start  out  on the early Monday 
morning trains.

Nothing  was  left  undone  which  would 
tend  to add to the pleasure of  the occasion. 
As entertainers, the Detroit brethren proved 
themselves to be experts.

n o t e s   b y   t h e   w a y .

Steve  Sears went along to catch—schoon­

ers.

ting injured.

A.  B.  Cole  broke  the  record by not get­

Wm. Boughton was  accorded  the  grand 
laugh on discovering  that  he  had  left  his 
valise at home, bringing  his wife’s instead.
Fred Aldrich was voted the  champion for 

his staying qualities.

The  burden of  entertaining  the  visitors 
seemed  to  fall  most  heavily  on  Thos. 
McLeod,  Geo.  L.  Sampson,  Louis Musliner, 
Ed.  McCurdy  and  Charley  Evans—and 
right royally did  they discharge  every duty 
devolving upon  them.

During  the  second  inning  Catcher Yan 
Leuven  had a finger  broken  by a hot  ball 
from the pitcher,  which  disabled  the nine. 
Pitcher Aldrich  being  obliged to catch dur­
ing the remainder of  the game, there  being 
no one to catch his twist balls.

Sam  Morrison  had  the  misfortune  to 
sprain his ankle, which  will lay him up for 
several days.

The  defeat  of  our\ nine  had  a demoral­
izing effect on many of the boys. 
It is pos­
itively known that John  Uttman  seasoned 
his soup with sugar.

Claud Freeman  went  along to look after 

his boy Tommy.

The  Wayne  Hotel,  where  the  visitors 
were  quartered, did  the  boys  proud.  Be­
sides  according  the  crowd  reduced  rates, 
Proprietor Meserve  and Chief  Clerk Schot- 
tey were tireless in ministering to the wants 
of  the  visitors  and  will  long  be  held  in 
grateful remembrance in consequence.

F r e d .

T H E   R E T U R N   G A M E.

It is expected  that  the  return game will 
be  played  here  on  Saturday.  All  Grand 
Rapids travelers  are  requested  to  meet  at 
H. Schneider & Co.’s store  on Friday even­
ing to make the necessary arrangements.

Full bf Business.

“Mr. Sampson  asked  me  to  be his  wife 

last night, papa.”

“And what did  you say?”
“I  told him he must give me a little time, 
and he said I  could  have the  usual 30 days, 
or  5  per  cent, off  for  cash,  and  then  he 
stopped  and  apologized.  What  am  1  to 
think of him, papa?”

“Think of  him?”  shouted  the old  man, 
“That young  fellow is full of  business and 
you canit say ‘yes’ too quick.”

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

•>.

I  gave  you  the 

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

W H A T  H E   GOT.

W ritten fo r T ax Tradesman.

“Got anything smaller ?” 
“No.”
“Give  you  your  change  in  a few  min­
utes,” and the  conductor put the five dollar 
bill in his pocket  and  went on through the 
train.

The  big,  roughly-dressed, trampish-look- 
ing  man, who  had  tendered  the money in 
payment of his fare from  Reed City to Big 
Rapids,  picked up his paper  again and read 
until after the train passed  Paris,  when the 
conductor  in  passing  by him  handed  him 
his  change.  He  counted  it  over  and  re­
counted it, and then held it in  his hand un­
til the “con.” came  back  again,  when  he 
Said to him :

“What is the fare to Big Rapids?”
“Forty cents.”
“You only gave me back $4.10, instead of 

$4.60,” said the passenger.
“That’s too d—— thin'. 

right change,” roughly and cholerically.

“You  did  not.  Here  it  is, just as  you 
handed it  to me.  See ?”  showing the hand­
ful of  silver.

“Say—I’m  onto  you.  You’ve  tried  to 
play that flim-flam act on me before.  Now, 
if  you  don’t  shut  up, I’ll  put  you off  this 
train.  You  can’t  come  any  of  your  skin 
games on me, d’ye hear ?”  and he shook his 
head wamingly.'

“I gave  you my money, and here is what 
I asked  you in a 
you  gave  me in change. 
civil way to rectify the error you  made  and 
you’ve insulted  me in a blackguardly  man­
ner.  Because 1 have  poor  clothes on is no 
reason  you  can  treat  me  like  this. 
I’ll 
have  you know,  sir,  that I am—”

“Oh, rats !  You’re Yanderbilt, that’s who 
you  are.  Now,  shut  up  and  play  your 
game on some one who ain’t so fly as lam ,” 
and the conductor passed on.

The train  reached  Grand  Rapids  in due 
season  and  as  the  conductor  reported he 
was handed  a telegram  from  the  Division 
Superintendent, which read as follows:

------------- — Div. Sup’t.

You are laid off for using  abusive language.
The rough-looking  man  had telegraphed 
his case right in and  this  was  the  sequel. 
The conductor  was  laid off  for thirty days, 
and then only taken back  because  he  was 
an old hand on the road.

Who  was  the  tramp ?  A United States 

postoffice inspector on duty.

J esse  L ange.

The Echo W as There.

A well-known merchant, whom I will call 
Colonel  for short,  was  recently  bragging 
about an echo he had on  his  place,  a few 
miles from the city,  claiming  that it would 
repeat  whole  sentences.  So  incredulous 
were some of his  hearers  that  he  invited 
them to accompany him home  the  next af­
ternoon to test the wonderful  echo,  which 
invitation they accepted.

The Colonel found, on getting home,  that 
in the heat of the discussion he had claimed 
more than the facts justified.  Determined 
not to be beaten,  however,  he  called  his 
Irish laborer.

“Pat,”  says  he,  “some  gentlemen  are 
coming home with me to-morrow afternoon 
to hear the echo.  Now,  I  want  you to go 
across the river  before  time  for me to ar­
rive,  so you can answer  back  whatever we 
may call out.”

“You mane for me to play  ikker,  sorr?” 

asked Pat, grinning.

“That’s  it,  exactly,”  said  the  Colonel. 
“Now,  do you thoroughly  understand  that 
you are to  answer  back  exactly  what  we 
say?”  ,

“Oh, yis,  sorr;  ye can  depind  on me en- 

toirely.”

Next  afternoon, 

the  Colonel  took  his 
friends  to  the  river  bank,  and  all  were 
ready for the experiment.

Making a speaking  trumpet of his hands, 

the Colonel roared:
“Are you  there?”
Back came the  echo  with  startling  dis­

tinctness:

;clock.” 

“Yis,  sorr;  Oi’ve been here sence4 avthe 

N emo.

Breach of Promise by Death.

According  to  a  recent  decision  of  the 
Court of Queen’s Bench, London, which may 
be accepted as a  legal  authority  and  as a 
precedent the world over,  a suit  for  breach 
of promise of  marriage  will  lie  against a 
dead man.  This  extraordinary  ruling was 
developed in the case  of  an  elderly  lady 
named Davies, who sued the  estate of Wil­
liam Seale,  her dead lover,  for  damages  on 
the  ground  that  he  had  died  before the 
promise had been fulfilled.  Of  course,  the 
case was contested, the  executor  of the es­
tate pleading that as he was  a lready a mar­
ried man he couldn’t be  expected  to  carry 
out the contract entered into by  the deceas­
ed,  while he didn’t  see  that  any  damages 
could be recovered.  But the lord chief jus­
tice thought otherwise, and so,  to  save ex­
pense,  the case  was  withdrawn  from  the 
jury,  and the  executor  agreed  to  give the 
maiden $5,000 because her  lover  broke his 
promise by shuffling off this mortal coil.

His Credit Standing.

for a few things for a couple of days?
and I will.
money then.

Would-be Customer—Will  you  trust  me 
Grocer—Come around in a couple of days 
Would-be Customer—But I will  have the 
Grocer—Then is* when I  would trust you.

AGIN’  T H E   STANDARD.

Some  W ho  Would  Like to  See  Compe­

tition  in  the  Oil  Business.

Among 

the  letters  rèceived  from  mer­
chants indorsing the efforts of T h e Trades­
man to get an opposition oil house to locate 
at this market are the following :

Dorr, Aug.  24,  1888.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids :

Dea r  Sir—-Count  me  a  solid  customer 
for an opposition  oil  company.  The Stan­
dard is too odious for  me.

Yours truly, 

L.  N.  F ish er.
H illia rd,s,  Aug.  22,  1888.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

De a r  Sib—I  note  what  you say in your 
last issue regarding the establishment of an 
I,  for  one, would 
independent  oil  house. 
give such a company my patronage.
Hoping to hear  more on the subject,  I re­
main,  Yours very truly,  A. B . F o o t e ,
Lisbon,  Aug.  24,1888.

Dea r  Sir—We  notice  your  call  for 
merchants  who  would  patronize  an  inde­
pendent oil  house.  We  w ill  and  will  go 
even further:  If  the  Standard Oil Co.  tries 
to freeze them  out,  we will be one house of 
a certain number to combine and pay enough 
for oil for three  months so the  independent 
house will not be the loser.

Yours very truly,

R. B.  Gooding  &  Son.
Bur n ip’s Corners,  Aug.  24,1888.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

De a r  Sib—We  find  by  Th e  Trades­
man that  you desire to ascertain who would 
patronize  and  support  an  independent oil 
company at Grand Rapids.  We hereby give 
you  our  assurance  that  such  a  company 
would receive our entire  patronage,  as long 
as  their  prices  would  be  as  low  as their 
competitors.  We  are  opposed  to  all con­
cerns  that  enter  into any combine or trust 
for the purpose of  controlling  or advancing 
prices, first, last and always.

Yours respectfully,

F.  Goodman  &  Co.

Sand Lake  Neal McMillen, Rockford 

the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
M artin  Gezon.  Jam estow n W H W heeler,  Cedar  Spgs 
G M H artw ell, C annonsbrg Jas Raym ond, B erlin 
C K H oyt & Co, 
Wm Hew it, Cam pbell
H udsonville  P DeK raker, H olland 
John G unstra, Lam on t 
John Smith, Ada
W m V erm eulen,  Gronegen
Jno Kamps, Zutphen 
A M Church, E nglishyille  G F Cook, Grove 
p  VandenBosch, Zeeland
H am ilton & M orton, 
C S Keifer, D utton 
Jo h n  D am stra, G itchell 
J  W Runner, Shelby 
H  VanNoord,  Jam estow n 
A C B arkley, Crosby 
O W  M essenger,  Spring Lk 
G C B aker, LaBarge 
R B McCuUoch, Berlin
J  W Lovely,  H ow ard  City T V anEenenaam ,Zeeland 
C Ives & Son,  Coopersville 
Lon A Pelton, Morley 
John Farrow e, So  Blendon
C H D eming, D utton 
R B Gooding&  Son. Lisbon  Alex D enton,  H ow ard City 
JasS T o lan d ,  Ross
STM cLellan, Denison 
H Dalm an, A llendale
John K inney,  K inney 
J  L Thom as,  Cannonsburs
S H B allard,  S parta 
W M cW illiams, Conklin 
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H enry B urt,  W hitneyvillt 
S A Bush, Lowell
A D M artin, Bitely
De K ruif, Boone & Co,  Zee-  Geo A Sage, Rockford 
Gus Begm an, Bauer
A C P erigard. Muskegon
C R Bunker, Bailey 
Nelson Pike, Morley
S J   M artin, Sullivan 
B G ilbert & Co, Moline 
E E H ew itt. Rockford
Silas Miller, D enver 
W  D Reynolds,
J  C Benbow,  C annonsburg 
Coopersville
W H S truik,  F orest  Grove F C Stone, Cedar Springs 
Mrs J  Debri,  Byron  Center J  H om rieh, D orr 
L M W olf, H udsonville 
Wm K arsten, B eaver  Dam 
S Cooper.  Jam estow n 
John Bowers, Reeds
N orm an H arris,B ig Springs John Giles & Co, Lowell

land 

FOR  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC.

A dvertisem ents will be inserted  under  this  head for 
tw o  cents  a   word  th e  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
w ord  fo r  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
m ent taken fo r less th an  25 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

F O B   S A L E .

H a r d w a r e   s t o r e   f o r   s a l e —s t o c k   o f   s h e l f

hardw are, stoves, tinw are,  tin n ers’  tools,  glass, 
oils, paints, sash and  doors,  pum ps,  etc.,  a t  E lkhart, 
Indiana;  12,000  inhabitants;  live,  grow ing  tow n,  in ­
creasing business;  stock  p articu larly   clean  and  well 
assorted;  stock  85,000  to   86,000,  reduced  to   suit pur­
chasers;  no trade.  Address  proprietors,  Thompson & 
C o.,E lkhart, Ind. 

276

OR  SALE—ONE  9x21  ROWNDS’  SECTIONAL  ROLL- 
e r m ill, w ith elevators and scalpers com plete; one 
W ebster bran duster;  one OO Geo.  T.  Sm ith  purifier. 
The above m achines are all in good condition.  Enquire 
of owner, D. C. Briggs, N orth Branch, Mich. 

F o r   s a l e —b a z a a r   b u s in e s s ,  w e l l  

e s t ar-
lished in  one  of  th e  liveliest  and  best  business 
tow ns in  th e  State.  P roprietor’s  h ea lth   failing. 
In­
voice about 81,400.  Now  is th e tim e to  buy fo r fall and 
holiday trade.  Address A B C  office  of this paper. 272 

277

OR  SALE—CLEAN  GENERAL  STOCK  OF  GOODS 
and store building in  a  grow ing railw ay  tow n sit­
uated in  excellent  farm ing  region.  Stock  w ill inven­
to ry  about 85,000.  Reason fo r  selling,  too m uch other 
business.  W ill exchange  fo r G rand  Rapids  property. 
Address No. 262, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

I70R   SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY,  DRY  GOODS  AND 

;  Crockery stock, situated in a   railw ay  tow n,  w ith 
good line  of  custom ers.  Stock  will  inventory  about 
82,000.  W ill tak e p a rt cash and balance on  tim e.  Ad­
dress A. S. M usselman & Co., G rand Rapids. 

OR SALE—AT A  BARGAIN  FOR  CASH  OR  PART 
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 soft tim ber.  C apacity 10 to  14 M p er day 
Apply to  No. 256, M ichigan Tradesm an. 

26o

256

262

OR  SALE—DRUG  FIXTURES  AND  SMALL  STOCK 
of drugs.  Address Doctor, Box 242, R ockford.  258

G rain  E levator,  ten  carloads  capacity; 

I?O R  SALE—OR EXCHANGE  FOR STOCK IN  TRADE, 

horse 
pow er, larg e grounds;  fine tow n on C. & G. T. railroad; 
good w heat and produce  m arket.  W rite  fo r  particu­
lars, W. B. Tyler, care B. P. & D. A. Co.,  G rand  Rapids, 
Mich. 
OR SALE—GENERAL  STOCK,  GOOD  TRADE,  LONG 
o r sh o rt lease of store.  A bargain fo r  some  one. 
Must sell.  W ant to go South.  Address  Box 12, Grand- 
ville, Mich. 

259

242

OR SALE—THE  DRESS  OF  TYPE  NOW  USED  ON 
“The Tradesm an”—600  pounds  of  brevier and 200 
pounds of nonpareil.  A  good  barg ain   w ill  be  given 
purchaser. 

 

 

WANTS.

275

278

280

th e  m eat business, to  buy a n in terest  in  a   m eat 
m ark et in  a  good tow n.  Address C leaver,  care  Michi- 
gan  Tradesm an._____  

WANTED—BY  A  YOUNG  MAN  UNDERSTANDING 
W ANTED—SALESMEN  TO  SELL  OUR  CHOICE  VA- 

rieties of nursery stock, eith er on salary or com­
m ission.  P erm anent  em ploym ent  to  successful men. 
Address,  w ith references, May  B rothers,  N urserym en, 
Rochester, N. Y. 

W ANTED—A LIVE,  ENERGETIC  MAN WHO  IS  SO 

b er and honest, to  consolidate stocks w ith me, in 
a  No. I location, w here a  tra d e of  820,000 a  y ear can be 
done.  Don’t  w rite unless you a re all  rig h t  and  m ean 
business.  Address Lock Box 129, Collins,  Mich. 

dress R obert, care M ichigan T radesm an 

store by  practical  registered  pharm acist.  Ad 

W ANTED—PART INTERE8T IN DRUG OR GENERAL 
WANTED—TO  EXCHANGE  80  ACRES  OF  TIMBER 

land (pine and black ash), desirable village prop­
erty  and th re e horses, fo r clean  stock  of  groceries  in 
some lively tow n  of  n o t  less  th a n   1,000  inhabitants. 
Address,  Exchange, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

W ANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

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

W ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 

Im proved Coupon  P ass  Book System.  Send fo r 

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

21S

270

214

271

MISCELLANEOUS.

T O R   RENT—TWO  WELL  LOCATED  STORES  ON 
P   South Division street.  Size 28 x80 feet.  G. K. Nel- 
son, 68 Monroe stree t. 

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© A n   CASH  BUYS  MANUFACTURING  BUSI- 
«jpJL« XJ v/V-/  ness pay in g  100  per  cent.  Best  of rea­
sons  fo r  selling.  A ddress  Chas.  Kynqch,  St. Ignace, 
Mich. 

879

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K O A L ffl W O O D

33. .A.. H-A-LÆII_iTO!£T,

Telephone, yR K  

101  Ottawa 81.,  Ledyard  Block.

206

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

“A” Wood’spatentplanished, Nos,24to 27 10 2f 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27  9 20

Broken packs *4c «  B> extra.

ROPES.

 

 

 

 

 

. 

TACKS.

SQUARES.

SHEET IRON.

TIN PLATES*

.dis  70&10
60
20
Com. Smooth.  Com.

*3 00 
3 00 
3 10 
3 15 
325 
___
3 35
All sheets No« 18 and lighter,  over 3  inches 

Sisal, *4 In.and  larger.................i ........... 10
Manilla.  __ .......................   .................. 12
Steel andiron............................. 
Try and Bevels..........: ......... ....... dis 
Mitre  ......... ............. . 
..........dls 
< 
Nos. 10 to 14................................*4 20
Nos. IS to 17.................. .............  4 20
Nos. 18to 21............ ........... . 
4 20
Nos.22to 24............... ................   4 20
Nos .25 to 26...............................  4 40
No. 27......4 ....;..: J .... . . .......  4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 fi>s,«   a>.............
6*
In smaller quanslties, «.ft»........
6*4
TINNER’S SOLDER.
No.l,  Refined............................
14
Market  Half-and-half..............
16
Strictly Half-mid-half...............
18
American,all  kinds..........................dis
dis
60
Steel, all kinds....................................dis
dis
60
Swedes, all kinds..........................!.. dls
dis
60
rHa
Gimp and Lace............... 
dis
60
Cigar Box’ Nails.................................dls
dis
50
Finishing Nails.................................. dls
dis
50
Common and Patent Brads............   dis
50
dis
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks, dis
dis
50
Trunk and CloutNails....................... dis
dis
50
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails..........dls
45
dis
Leathered Carpet  Tacks...................dis
dis
35
10x14, Charcoal........ .*............. 6 00@6 20
IC, 
10xl4,Charcoal.................  
IX, 
4 7  85
12x12, Charcoal..............................  6 85
IC, 
12x12. Charcoal.............................   8 35
IX, 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal.......................... 
  6 35
14x20, Charcoal..............................  7 85
IX, 
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal...................................   9 35
IXXX, 14x20, Charcoal...........................  n  37
TXXXX, 14x20 Charcoal......................... ..  13 15
20x28, Charcoal.............................   16 10
IX, 
100 Plate Charcoal............. 
DC, 
710
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal......................4 .  9 10
DXX, 100 Plate  Charcoal..........................1110
DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal.......................  13 10
Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate add  1 50  to 
Roofing, 14x20, I C .....................................  5 40
Roofing, 14x20, IX ......................................  7 00
Roofing, 20x28, IC...............   ....................  12 00
Roofing, 20x28, IX ........................................15 00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Teme......................6 00
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Teme.................... 7 50
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Teme....................12 00
IX, 20x28, choicd Charcoal Teme...................15 00
Steel, Game................................................. 0O&1O
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s............. dis  36
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s  60&10
Hotchkiss’...................................................60&10
8. P. & W. Mfg. Co.’s .................................. 60&10
Mouse, choker..................................... 18c «  doz
Mouse, delusion...............................*l 50  «  doz
Bright Market................................................dis 67*4
Annealed Market................. 
dis  70&lu
Coppered Market........................................... dis 62*4
Extra Bailing..........................................   dis  55
Tinned  Market.............................................. dis 62*4
Tinned Broom.........................................spjb  09
Tinned Mattress...................................... «B> 8
Coppered  Spring Steel...................................dis ■
Tinned Spring Steel........................................dis 40&10
Plain Fence.......................................  
Barbed Fence, galvanized................................ 4 00
painted.....................................3 25
Copper.............................................new list net
Brass......................................new list net
Bright............................................ dis  70&10&10
Screw Eyes.....................................dis  70&10&10
Hook’s ...........................................dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eves.................. dis  70&10&10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..............
50
Coe’s Genuine......................................dis 
75
Coe’s Ptent A gricultural, wrought, dis 
Coe’s Ptent. malleable...................dis  75&10
Birdcages...............................................  
50
Pumps,  Cistern...................................dis 
75
Screws, new list..................................... 
70&5
Casters, Bed  and Plate...................dis50&10&10
Dampers, American ..............................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods...d 
Copper Bottoms...................................  
30c

MISCELLANEOUS.

TIN—LEADED.

WIRE GOODS.

WRENCHES.

7 35 rates.

«  o>  3

TRAPS.

WIRE.

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HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay as follows 
for  dry  stock,  measured  merchantable, mf. 
culls out;
Basswood, log-run...... .....................13 00@15 00
Birch, log-run...................................................15 00@1&00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2............................  @28 00
Black Ash, log-run............................ 14 00@16 51
Cherry,  log-run.................................25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2......................... to 00@60 00
Cherry,  cull......................................   @12 00
Maple, log-run.................................. 12 00@14 00
Maple, soft,  log-run.........................11 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2............................  @20 00
Maple, clear, flooring.......................  @25 Oo
Maple, white, selected.....................   @25
Red Oak, log-run............................... 18 00@20
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2........................24 00@25 00
Red Oak, % sawed, Sin and upw’d..40 00@45 00
Red Oak,  ** 
regular..............30 00@35 00
Red Oak, No.  1, step plank..............  @25 00
W alnut, log-run................................  @55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2.........................  @75 00
Walnuts,  culls:..............................   @25 00

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Weekly  “Pointers.”
Not  One  in  a Hundred

knows there is such a thing as a Peach  Parer, 
but there is a little machine that made  its ap­
pearance several years  ago,  which  is  a com­
plete success as a peach and  apple  parer.  In 
all probability, a peach is the  hardest thing in 
the line of fruit  to  pare  without  waste,  hut 
this machine, by  the  peculiar  motion  of  its 
knife, makes a nice, clean, thin pare and saves 
a great deal  of labor.  Talking  about  paring 
machines, there is that  little  “O.  K.”  paring 
knife that is one of the most convenient things 
about  the  kitchen.  By changing the blade a 
trifle, it will  out any  desired  thickness,  and 
you can  slice  More  potatoes  “Saratogas” in 
ten minutes than with any  other knife in one 
hour, and have every slice the same thickness 
or varied at pleasure.  Being  made of refined 
steel, will last ionizer than  any other, and can 
easily be re-sbarpened  with  a  carving  steel. 
Handies of hard wood,  enameled.  Not affect­
ed by hot water.  Made right and left handed.

S te n  i Co..

IO and 12 Monroe St.. ■
Ä 
. r  K 
33, 3 5 ,3 7 , 39 and 41 Louis Street.

-* 

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■.Weekli[, “Pointer8.”
IT  IS  LAUGHABLE

to see  how  ¡surprised  most  people  are  when 
they see the 

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Troy  Polishing  Iron.;

_  

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»**>  q h

CThe majority of the^people have been accus- 
tomed  to the  hickel-plated*poiisher8,'rand  it 
seems odd to see such a contrast. 1 

The  TROY  polisher  has  a  perforated  or 
rough surface, and will make a gloss on shirts, 
collars or cuffs in  ONE-THIRD  the  time  the 
old-fashioned smooth iron will.  I t is  used  al­
together in  the  laundres  and  public  institu­
tions, and  should  be  in  every  home  where 
good ironing is appreciated.

Then there is that Taylor’s Patent Flour Can. 
It js,quite a novelty ;_it  holds  fifty  pounds of 
flour and has a sifter on the  bottom or mouth 
of it, so that you  can  sift  out  just  as much 
flour as you like without any waste.  It hangs 
on the wall and takes  up  no  room that  could 
be used for any other purpose.

Foster, Stevens & Go.,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,

33, 3 5 ,3 7 , 39 and 41 Louis Street.

^r™*«  * w n rild on.
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I  »»«M pm  
P resid en t—F ran k  Well*, L ansing. 
F irs t Vice-President—H. Cham bers, C heboygan. 
S econd Vle&-Pj»Mdent—C . S trong, K alam azoo. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
T reasurer—L. W . Sprague. G reenville.
E xecutive Board—P resident; C .L . W hitney, M uskegon; 
F ran k   H am ilton,T raverse City;  N. B. B lain, Low ell; 
Chas. Ti B ridgm an, F lint;  H iram   DeLano,  A llegan; 
Secretary.
O o m n lttee  on  Insurance  Geo.  B.  CaM well,  G reen­
ville;  W .S. Powers, B ashvillej  O ren  Stone, F lint. 
C om m ittee on Legislation—8.  E.  P arkill,  Owosso;  H.
A. B ydorn, G rand Rapids;  H. H. Pope, A llegan. 
C om m ittee on Trade Interest»—SmitJjBarnei», Traverse 
C ity :  Geo. R. H oyt, E ast Saginaw ;  H. B. F argo, Mus­
kegon. 
Com m ittee on T ransportation—Jam es Osborn,Owosso; 
O.  F.  C o n k lin ,G ra n d   R apids;  C.  F.  Bock,  B attle 
CffeOlCe 
C om m ittee on B uilding and L oan Associations—Chaun- 
cey Strong, K alam azoo; W ilLEm m ert, E aton R apids; 
'  W. E. C rotty, Lansing.
Local S ecretary—P. J. Connell,  M uskegon.
Official O rgan—The Michigan Tradesman.

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

No. 1—Traverse City B. M. A. 
P resident, Geo. E . Steele; S ecretary, L. R oberts. 
~’  W7_  No. 2—LOwell B. M. A.
P resident, N. B- B lain; Secretary , F ran k  T. King.
N o . 3—Sturgis B. M. A. 

P resident. H. 8. C hurch: Secreta ry , W m. Jorn.
'  No. 4—Grand Kapids  M. A.
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P resident, E, J.H e rric k ; S ecretary, K. A. Stowe.
NO. S—Muskegon B. M. A. 
P resident, H. B. F argo; S ecretary, Wm. Peer.

No. 6—Alba B. M. A. 

P résid ait. F. W. S loàt; Secretary, P . X. Baldw in.

No. 7—üimojndale B. M. A. 

P resident, J ,  M. Sloan; S ecretary, K, H. W idger.

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

No. 8—Kastport B. M. A.
No. 9—Lawrence B. M. A.

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P resident, H. M. M arshall; S ecretary, J. H. Kelly.
N o. 10—H arbor Springs B. M. A. 
P resident, W . J. C lark; S ecretary. A-1*. Thompson.

P rflrtdant, H. P. W hipple; Secretary, C. H.  Camp.

No.11—Kingsley B. M. A.
No. 13—Quincy B. M. A.
3  No. 13—Sherm an B. M. A. 

P resident, C. McKay; S ecretary, Thos. Lennon._______

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P resident, H. B. S tu rtev an t;  S ecretary, W.  J. Austin.

No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M. A.. 
President, S. A. H owey: S ecretary, G. C. Havens.
No. 15—Boyne City B. M. A. 
President, R. R. P erkins; Secreta ry . F*M- Chase.
No. 16—Sand Lake B. M. A.
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P r^i^aT it, J, V. C randall;  S ecretary, W. Rasco.
No. 17—Plainw ell B. M. A. 
P resident. E. A.  Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle.
No. 18—Owosso B. M. A. 
No.  19—Ada B. M. A. 

P ra.iunnt,, H. W. P ark er; S ecretary. S. Lam from .
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President, D. F. W atson; S ecretary, E. E. Chapel.

President, John F. H enry ; S ecretary, L. A. Phelps.

No. 20—-Naugatuck B. M. A. 
No. 21—Way land B. M.A.

President, C. H. W harton; S ecretary, M. V. H oyt.
No. 2 2 —G r a n d   L e d g e  B. M. A. 
N o . 2 3 —C a r s o n  C it y  B.M . A.

P ersident, A. B. Schumacher; S ecretary, W,  R.  Clarke. 
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P resident, F. A. Rockafellow ; S ecretary, C. G. Bailey.

President, J. E. Thurkow ;  S ecretary, W. H . Richmond.

N o . 3 4 —M o r le y  JB.  M - A -  
No. 35—Palo B. M. A.

President, Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew.
_
President. S. R- Stevens; Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell.

:  No. 26—Greenville IS. M. A. 
S  NO. 37—D orr B. M. A.

President, E. S. BQtsford; Secretary, L. H. Fisher.

-resident, Fred S. F ro st;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.

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

-resident, W m . M oore;  S ecretary, A. J . Cheesebrough.

President, A. G. A very;  Secretary, E. S. H oughtallng. 
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-resident, Thos. J . G reen;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury.

No. 28—Cheboygan B. M. A 
No. 29—Freeport B. M. A.
No. 30—Oceana B. M. A.
No. 31—Charlotte B. M. A.
No. 3 2—Coopersville B. M. A  
No. 33—Charlevoix B .M .A . 
No. 34—Saranac B. M. A.
No. 35—Bellalre  B. M. A.
No. 36—Ithaca B .  M. A.  ~ 
;  No. 3 V—B a t t l e  C r e e k  B. M. A.  - 
President,  Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary,  W. F. B axter.
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»resident, H. E. Symons; Secretary, P. W. H iggins.

»resident,  L.  D. B artholom ew ;  Secretary, R. W. K ane. 
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President, H. T. Johnson;  S ecretary, P. T. W illiam s.

President, O .F . Jackson;  S ecretary, Jo h n   M .Everden.

President, W m. J. N ixon; Secreta ry , C. E. D ensm ore.

No. 38—Scottville B. M. A.
No. 39—B u rr Oak B. M. A.

-resident» W. S. W ilier; Secretary, F. W. Sheldon.

-resident, C. T. H artson; S ecretary, W ill Em m ert.

No. 40—Eaton Rapids B. M. A. 
No. 41—Breckenridge B. M. A. 

-resident, W . O. W atson; S ecretary, C.  B. Scudder.

-resident, Jos. G erber;  S ecretary  C. J . R athbnn.

»resident. G. A. Estes; Secretary,W . M. H olmes.______

No. 42—Frem ont ß . M. A.
“  No. 43-r-Tustin B. M. A.
No. 44—Keed City B. M. A.
No. 45—Hoytville K. M. A.
No. 46—Leslie B. M. A. 
jjo. 47—Flint  M.  U.

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

-resident, D. E. H allenbeck; S ecretary, O. A. H alladay.

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-resident, W m. H utchins; Secreta ry , B. M. Gould.

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-resident, G. R. H oyt; S ecretary,W . H. G raham .
No. 48—Hubbard ston B. M. A. 

-resident, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W . J. Tabor.______

resident, .A.  W enzell; Secretary. F ran k  Smith.

No. 49—Leroy B.  M.  A. 
No. 50—Manistee B. M.. A. 

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

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

No. 51—Cedar Springs B. M.  A. 
resident, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdon.
No. 52—Grand Haven B. M. A. 

esident, C. F. H ankey; Secretary. A. C. Bowman.

esident, F rank Phelps; Secretary, John H. Y ork.
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■esident, F. D. Vos; Secretary, W m. Mieras.
No, 53—Bellevue B. M. A. 
No. 54—Uouglas B. M. A. 
No. 55—Petoskey B. M. A. 
No. 56—Bangor B. M.  A. 
No. 57—Rockford B. M. A. 
No. 58—Fife Lake B. M. A. 
No. 59—Fennville B. M. A. 

esident, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham .

esident, N. W. D rake;  Secretary, Geo. Chapm an.

esident, E. H agadorn; Secretary, E, O. Brower.

Mridgnt F. S. Raym ond: S ecretary,P . S. Sw arts
No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A . 
esiden t, H. E. H ogan; Secretary, S. E. N eihardt. 
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esident, V. E. M anley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.

-  No.  61—H artford B. M. A.
No. 62—Kant Saginaw M. A. 

esident, G. W. M eyer; S ecretary, Theo. Kadish.

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

N o . 63—L v a r t  B. M. A. 
■esident, W . M. Pavia; Secretary, C. B. Bell.
No. 64—M errill B. M. A.
No. 65—K alkaska B. M .X  
esident, Ali. G. D rake; S ecretary, 0 . S. Blom.
No. 66—Lansing B. M. A. 
No. 67—W atervllet B. M. A. 
isldent. Geo. Parsons; Secretary, J . M. H all.
No. 6 8—Allegan B. M. ÁZ 

sgident, F ran k  W ells; S ecretary, Chas. Cowles.

rident, A. E. Calkins;  Secretary, E. T. VanO strand.
No. 69—Scotts and Climax B. M. A. 
P resident, Lym an C lark; Secretary, F. S. W illison.

No. 70—Nashville B. M. Á, 
P resident, H. M. Lee; S ecretary, W. 8. Power».
No. 71—Ashley B. M. A.
No. 72—Edmore B. M. A.
No. 73—Beldtng B. M. A. 
No. 74—Davison M. Ü. 

P resident, M. N etzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. C lutterbuek. 
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P resident, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. W ebster.

(P resident, J . F. C artw right;  Secretary. L. Gifford.

P resident, O sear P. Bills;  Secretary, F. Rosacrans. 
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P resident, S. S. MeCamly ; Secretary,  Chauncey Strong.*

No. 75—Tecumseh B. M. A. 
No. 76—Kalamazoo B. M. A. 
Spelai Enterprises Wanted,

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OUR LEGAL  STATUS.

Relation Of the LMw to the B. M.  A.  Col­

lection System.

Grand Ra pid s,  Aug. 4,  1888. 

Mr. Ei A- 8i9W9;Séc’ÿ:  ’

Dea r See—In answer to  inquiries  made 
by you in regard to the liability  attached to 
tbe publication, by your  Association, of the 
names of delinquent  debtors on yonr delin­
quent lists or “Notification  Sheets,” for dis­
tribution among yonr members, I have to say 
that it is, no doiibt, lawful tor merchants, or 
others whose business  demands  it,  to form 
associations for the purpose of communicat­
ing  to  each  other  any  information which 
may come to the  knowledge  of  ahyone of 
them, regarding the financial  standing  and 
reputation of any person likely to have deal­
ings with them, and thus, by  giving  timely 
caution,  protect  each  other  from  persons 
who do not meet their  obligations  and  the 
class  called  “professional  dead-beats”  or 
fraudulent  debtors.  So  long  as  the  com­
munication is confined  to  the  members  of
the association, and is  treated,  by  them  as 
confidential, and is npade in good faith, 'With­
out malice, and for the  sole  purpose of mu­
tual protection,  no  action  for  libel can be 
maintained by the person  about  whom it is 
made.

Tussell vs. Scarlett, 18 Fed. Rep. 214.
It would be what is  termed “conditionally 
privileged,” or “authorized,”  V  e.,  a “com­
munication,” as stated in one case, “made in 
good faith in answer to one having an inter­
est in the information sought;  and it will be 
privileged, if volunteered, when the party to 
whom the communication is made has an in­
terest in it and the party by whom it is made 
stands in such a relation to  him  as to make 
it a reasonable dnty, or at least  proper  that 
he should give the information.”

Sunderlin vs. Bradstreet, 46 N. Y. 188.
Eber & Stickler vs.  Dun  & Go., 4 McCrary 
Locke vs. Bradstreet, 22 Fed. Rep. 771.

C. Ct. 160.

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Or, in other words, it is one fairly  made by 
a person in the discharge of  some  public or 
private duty, whether legal  or  moral, or in 
the conduct of his  own  affairs  in  matters 
where his interest is concerned; .“it must be 
made in good faith and believed  by the par­
ty making it to be true.”

Gasset vs. Gilbert et al, 6 Gray 94.
As stated by a learned judge  in  a  recent 
case, “the occasion that makes  a  communi­
cation privileged is when one has  an  inter­
est in a matter, or a dnty in  regard  to it, or 
there is  a  propriety  in  utterance  and  he 
makes a statement, in good faith, to another 
who has a like interest or dnty, and to whom 
a like propriety attaches to hear  the  utter­
ance.”

Hamilton vs. Eno, 81 N. Y. 116. 
The duty need not be a legal one but may 
be of a “moral or social  character  of imper­
fect obligation.”
Bacon vs. M. C. B. R. Co. 33 N. W. Rep. 181.
“A privileged communication means noth­
ing more than that the occasion  of  making 
it rebuts the prim a facie inference  of  mal­
ice arising from  the  publication  of  matter 
prejudicial to the character  of  the  plaintiff 
and throws upon him the  onus  of  proving 
malice in fact”
Wright vs. Wood gate,  2 Crompton  M. & R. 
White vs. Nicholls, 15 U. S. 439.
But such a communication must be shown 
by tbe plaintiff to be  both  false  and  mali­
cious before he can recover.
Bacon vs. M. C. R. R. Co. 33 N. W.  Rep. 181.
In a  suit  against  your  Association,  the 
plaintiff would never be able to  prove  mal­
ice, if the communication is  always made in 
good faith, for the sole  purpose  of warning 
other members, to whom  the  party  giving 
the information is bound, by your articles of 
association, constitution or by-laws,  to  give 
warning of persons unworthy of credit.
It has  been  held  that  even  if the party 
who  originally  furnished  the  information 
was actuated by malice,  such  malice  could 
not be imputed to one  standing  in the posi­
tion of your Association, if the officers were 
ignorant of it, and did not in  any  way  par­
ticipate in it, but  acted  themselves  in good 
faith.

573.

Bradley vs. Cramer, 28 N. W. Bep, 372.
If your  officers  ever  discover any malice 
toward the debtor on the  part of  the mem­
ber furnishing the information,  they should 
decline to publish his name  as a delinquent.
Malice may exist in the  form  of  ill  will 
towards the  person, or it may  consist in do­
ing a “wrongful  act  intentionally  without 
just cause or  excuse.”
Bacon vs. M. C. R. R. Co. 33 N. W. Rep.  181.
If either of these forms of  malice  should 
enter  into  the  publication  and the matter 
published  should  prove to be untrue, an ac­
tion for  libel  could  be  maintained  against 
the Association.
The publication of  your  delinquent  list 
can only be justified  on  the  ground  of an 
obligation resting upon the  members to fur­
nish information to each other for their mu­
tual protection in business.  Your  constitu­
tion and by-laws should make  it  obligatory 
upon every member to furnish to the proper 
officer of the Association any useful inform­
ation regarding the financial standing or rep­
utation of persons  dealing  with  them,  and 
to report cases of the abuse of credit,  when­
ever they occur, and it  should  be  made the 
duty of such officer to  disseminate  such in­
formation confidentially among all the mem­
bers, so that there will be  a  reciprocity  be­
tween them for their mutual interest andad- 
vantage.
You ought always to make  sure, so far as 
you reasonably  cap,  that  tbe  information 
communicated through yonr  Association re­
garding any person charged with  being  de­
linquent is true.  You will  then  be  on the 
safe side. 
If the debtor  honestly  disputes 
tbe claim of his creditor, he ought  not to be 
published as a delinquent.  A publication in 
snch case might be held  malicious, and if it 
ultimately turned ont that the debtor  bad a 
good defense, the  Association  might be lia­
ble for tbe publication.

Respectfully,

Reu ben  H atch.

How  Grocers  Are  Imposed  Upon,

Referring to the system of  beggary prac­
ticed by churches, asylums, orders, associa­
tions  and  other  bodies, an  interior grocer 
was  relating  in  a  wholesale  grocery,  the 
other day, that  after he had  donated a bar­
rel of  crackers to a church fair, fifty pounds 
of  sugar to a Sunday  school  picnic, half  a 
chest of  tea to an  old  woman’s  heme,  100 
pounds  of  butter to a hospital  and  $10  in 
cash to a Bible class, a woman  came in and 
asked  him  to  give a lift to a helping hand 
society,
“Oh,  certainly,?  he  pleasantly  replied, 
“shall I  give  you the entire contents of  the 
Store?”
“No, sir,” she  replied  with a good  deal 
of dignity;  “you can reserve  the barrels of 
molasses and the boxes of  clothes pins. 
If 
you  want  to  give  ns  the  balance  of  the 
stock, and will kindly make out  bn  inven­
tory, and pay half  the cartage, you can rest 
assured of  our heartfelt thanks.”

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Association  Notes. 

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T he special  edition of T h e T radesman 
containing  a  verbatim  report of  the  pro­
ceedings of the  Cheboygan convention will 
be issued on the 30th,  when  copies  will be 
promptly forwarded  to  all  who  apply  for 
same,  , Secretaries  of  local  organizations 
can  have  copies  sent to all their members 
by sending in a full  membership list.

Lansing Republican:  Tbe Lansing dele­
gates to the  Michigan  Business Men’s Con­
vention  will  cherish  fond  recollections  of 
thé entertainment accorded  the Association 
by the  citizens of  Cheboygan.  They  were 
received  with  open  arms,  given  the  best 
that the  city could  produce and  during the 
entire sfssion were recipients of many little 
attentions  for  which  the  delegates  will 
always remain grateful. 
?
Eaton  Rapids  Heraldr  The  Business 
Men’s Association  held a meeting  Monday 
afternoon,  and  will  hold  another  Friday 
evening, Sept. 7, at which time every mem­
ber  should  be  present.  Secretary  Coller 
handed  in  his  resignation,  Wm.  Emmert 
being  elected  in his  place.  The  Associa­
tion  is  constantly increasing  in  nùmbers, 
and  will  soon  begin  aggressive work  in 
making improvements  in  roads,  insurance, 
ëtc.

, 

Cheboygan  Tribune:  A  special  meeting 
of  the Cheboygan  Business  Men’s Associa­
tion was held last Thursday evening to con­
sider what  was  best  to be done in order to 
secure the building of  a railroad  from Che­
boygan  to Levering,  on  the  Grand  Rapids 
& Indiana Railroad.  After an interchange 
of opinion,  it  was  voted to appoint a com­
mittee of  three to  prepare a memorial to be 
signed by the  business men of  Cheboygan, 
the same to be presented to the Grand  Rap­
ids  Board of  Trade.  President  Frost  ap­
pointed  Dr.  A.  M.  Gerow, 
James  F. 
Moloney  and  Wm. McArthur.  Upon  mo­
tion, it was  voted  that  the committee visit 
Grand  Rapids,  present  the  memorial  and 
wait  upon  the  officials  of  the  G.  R. & I. 
Railroad  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining 
what  encouragement  the  move  would  re­
ceive from that company.

She Let Him  Have  It.

Among  the  passengers on a north-bound
G.  R. & I. train,  a  short  time  ago,  was  a 
mnch overdressed  woman, accompanied  by 
a bright-looking  Irish  nurse girl,  who  had 
the  charge of  a self-willed, tyrannical two- 
year-old  boy,  of  whom  the  overdressed 
woman  was  plainly  the  mother.  The 
mother  occupied  a  seat  by  herself;  the 
nurse and child were in  the  seat  in  front. 
The child gave such  frequent exhibitions of 
his  temper,  and  kept  the  car  filled  with 
such  vicious  yells  and  shrieks  that  there 
was a general  feeling  of  indignation.  Al­
though  he, 
time  aud  again,  spat  in  his 
nurse’s face,  scratched  her  hand,  and  tore 
at  her  bonnet,  she  bore it patiently.  The 
indignation of  the passengers  was  greater 
because the  child’s  mother  made no effort 
to correct him, but on  the  contrary sharply 
chided the nurse whenever  she  manifested 
any  firmness.  What  ever  the  boy  yelled 
for, the  mother’s cry was'uniformly,  “Let 
him have it, Mary.”
The child had  just  slapped  the  nurse in 
the  face  for  the  hundredth time, and was 
preparing for a fresh  attack,  when a wasp 
from somewhere in the car flew  against the 
window of  the  nurse’s  seat.  The  boy  at 
once  made a dive for  the  wasp as it strug­
gled  upward  on  the  glass.  The  nurse 
quickly caught his hand  and  said:  “Harry 
mustn’t touch!  Bug will bite Harry.”
Harry  gave a savage  yell, and  began  to 
kick  and  slap  the  nurse.  The  mother 
awoke  from  a  nap.  She  heard  her  son 
scream,  and,  without  lifting  her  head or 
opening  her  eyes,  called out sharply to the 
nurse,  “ Why  will  yon  tease  that  child, 
Mary ?  Let him have i t !”
Mary let go of  Harry.  The boy clutched 
at the wasp  and  caught i t   The  yell  that 
followed  caused  joy to  the  entire car;  for 
every  eye  was  on  the  boy.  The  mother 
awoke again.

“Mary,” she cried,  “let him have it.”
Mary turned calmly in her  seat and said: 
“Shure,  he’s got it, mum!”
This  brought  down  the car.  Every one 
in it roared.  The child’s mother rose up in 
her  seat  with a jerk.  When  she  learned 
what  the  matter  was, she  pulled  her boy 
over the back of  her seat, and  awoke  some 
sympathy  by laying  him  across  her  knee 
and  wanning  him  nicely. 
In ten minutes 
he was  quiet  and as meek as a little  lamb, 
and  never  opened  his  head until the train 
reached Petoskey.

Brought  Face  to  Face.

If  the world were willing to accept  most 
men at their  own valuation,  it  would have 
to go into involuntary bankruptcy in a fort­
night.

If  the  moon  were  for  sale  at a bargain 
counter half  the women in the world would 
want to buy it, and  the one  who did would 
spend the rest of  her  life  wondering  what 
on earth she’d do with it.

Most  self-made  men  go  through  the 
world  as  if  immediately  behind  a  brass 
band.

The  only  time  a  woman  ever  longs  to 
keep her mouth shut is when  she  is  at the 
dentist’s.

The reason  some  men  can’t  make  both 
ends  meet  is because  they  are  too  busily 
engaged in making one end drink.

Women carry pet dogs around who would 

scorn to wheel a baby carriage.
.  Many a man  who is the  architect  of  bis 
own  fortune  has  nothing to brag of  in tbe 
structure.

“Women’s work is  never  done.”  Well, 
why ?  Because they stand out in front and 
talk to each other so long,  that’s why.

He  is a bold  man  who  dares  always to 
say what he thinks.  Besides  being  bold, 
he is generally an awful bore.

It is a curious  fact that  although women 
talk  about  four  times  as  fast  as  men, it 
takes  them  eight  times  as  long  to  tell,a 
thing.

Men cling to their  wives  through  habit, 
as one likes the cosy arm chair he is always 
certain to find in one place on coming home.
“Silence  is  the  Severest  criticism,”  but 
-most wives don’t seem to know it.

Imitation  maple syrup is made  from glu­
cose by adding an extract  obtained by soak­
ing  hickory, or sometimes  maple,  bark,  in 
water.  The  process,  said  to  be patented, 
imparts the peculiar taste  and  smell of  the 
real article.

FEM ININE  BREVITY.

A  Specimen  Exhibited  in  a  Large  Dry 

Goods  Store«

“May  1  leave  this  letter  here ?”  asked 
a woman, rushing up to the  cashier’s  desk 
in a dry goods store.

“Certainly.”
“My husband will call for it.  You’ll  be 
“Yes, madame.”

sure to give it to him ?”
“ The  letter  is  very  important,  indeed 
It’s about  our  lost dog Flossy. 
If  I found 
her  I  was  to  leave  word  here so that he 
needn’t advertise.”
. The cashier  wearily stamped a ticket and 
handed the change to a cash-boy.
“My  husband is a tali, blonde  man, with 
a sandy moustache,”  pursued  the  woman, 
while  the  cash-boys  yelled  and  struggled 
around her.  “He is sort of  stout  and mid­
dle-aged.  You’ll  be  sure  not to give it to 
the wrong person ?”
The  cashier  sighed  heavily and  nodded 
absently.
“The  reason I’m so particular  about  the 
letter  is  because  I’m  going  away  to  the 
country for  a  few  days  and  I’ve  added a 
postscript to tell where  I  hid  the  silver,” 
the  woman  continued,. breathlessly. 
“I 
hope I haven’t troubled  you.”
The  cashier  prevaricated  with  consum­
mate art.
“Oh,  and  please  tell  my husband that I 
decided to go by the  Michigan  Central,  be­
cause  the  depot  is so convenient.  Well,  I 
must  hurry  or  I’ll  miss  the  train.  You 
don’t know which is  the  right  car  for  my 
train, do  you?”
The cashier  pleaded  his  ignorance  con­
cerning  street  car  routes  and  devoutly 
prayed that his tormentor  would  spend the 
remainder  of  her-life  in  pastoral  scenes. 
The woman hastened  away,  laboring under 
the  delusion  that  she  had  impressed  one 
man with a sense of  the feminine ability to 
be brief  and concise in business interviews.

W asn’t the Business for Him.

W ritten fo r Th e  Tradesman.

I heard a good story the other  day  about 
a prosperous storekeeper in a  small  Michi­
gan town, the name of  which  has  escaped 
me, who once  practised  law  but  who  has 
long since abandoned it.  Being met by  an 
old acquaintance, he was asked for  all  the 
particulars of his giving up  the profession. 

“Didn’t it agree with your health?”
“Oh, yes,” answered “Uncle Joe,” as  he 

was familiarly called by his friends.

“Didn’t it  pay?”
“First-rate.”
“Meet  with  sufficient  favor  from 

the 

courts?”

it?”

“All I could ask.”
“Then what was it compelled you to  quit 

“ Well I’ll tell you—I was to honest.”
A loud laugh from the bystanders aroused 
“Uncle Joe” into  earnestness,  and  he  re­
peated the strange statement,  and nailed  it 
to his shop-counter with his huge fist.  But 
his cross-questioner went on:

“ When did you find this  out?”
“In my very last case.”
“What was that?”
“One in which I was  retained  to  prose­

cute a neighbor for killing a dog.”

“And he was acquitted?  So you lost the 
case,  and gave up your  profession  discour­
aged?”

“No,  he was convicted.”
“Then he was guilty?”
“No, he was innocent.”
“But didn’t the evidence prove his guilt?” 
“Certainly it  did.”
“Then why do you say he was innocent?” 
“Because 1 had killed  the  dog  myself  a 
few  nights  before  for  trepassing  on  my 
poultry, and I came to  the  conclusion  that 
any business that would aid a man  to  con­
vict a neighbor  of  his  own  crimes  wasn’t 
the business for me,  so I gave it up.”

Robinson

or his  business.
be more safely committed to  writing.
filing them with precision and care.
tions of his own  correspondence.
pocket for current matters.

The Habits of a Man of Businesss.
His conduct should be regulated  by  a sa­
cred regard for the principles of justice.
He is strict in keeping his  engagements. 
He does nothing hastily or carelessly.
He does not unwisely  reveal  his  designs 
He leaves nothing to memory which would 
He preserves all important letters received, 
He keeps copies also of the essential  por­
He  keeps  a  memorandum-book  iu  his 
He keeps  everything in its proper  place. 
He will  not  become  a  security  without 
prudent consideration ef the circumstances.
He is prompt and decisive  with  his  cus­
tomers, and does not overtrade his  capital.
He prefers short credits to long ones, and 
cash to credit at all times, either  in  buying 
or  selling.
He never suffers his desk to  be  confused 
by many papers lying upon i t  
He is always at the head of his  business, 
well knowing that if  he  leaves  it,  it  will 
leave him.
He  is  constantly  examining  his  books, 
and sees through the whole affairs as far as 
care and attention will enable him.

Origin  of the Term  “Dongola”.

F rom  th e  Shoe and L eather G azette.

Some  of  our  contemporaries  have  been 
giving reasons for the  origin  of  the  word 
“Dongola” as applied to the popular leather 
thus named, but  none  of  them  are  right. 
The Gazette is enabled to give the origin  of 
the term as well as the origin of the leather. 
A tanner at Gloversville, N.  Y.,  where  so 
much glove stock is  manufactured,  on  one 
occasion spoiled a considerable  quantity  of 
goat leather,  making  it  useless  as  far  as 
gloves  were  concerned.  Not  wishing  to 
lose the lot, he  went  to  Haverhill,  Mass., 
and found that it could be utilized for shoes. 
“What name shall we call it?” enquired the 
shoe manufacturer.  “It  was  tanned  with 
Dongola oil,” was the reply,  “and  I  think 
that’s as good a name as any, ”  So Dongola 
it was  called*  And thus  to  a  mistake  in 
tanning the shoe trade is  indebted  for  one 
Of  the  most  popular  fines  of  stock  ever 
thrown on the market.

A  Taking  Sign.

A hardware dealer filled his window with 
stove-pipe to which was attached this  sign:

:  You do not have Fits when you 
t’s the Pipe that has the “Fits.” 

irat our Stove-Pipe together, as  £ 1 

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I f o a t b w a r e .

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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60

BELLS.

BOLTS«

..dis 

BUCKETS.

BALANCES.

 
BARROWS.

 
BRACES.

 
BUTTS. CAST.

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

AUGERS AND BITS
Ives’, old style...................... I........ .dis 
N.  H. C. Co.........-¿¡¡L,* - ....dis
Douglass’'....... ........................ 
dls
60
dis 
Pierces’ ____............................ 
Snell’s .............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . .dis 
60
Cook’s ......... 
40
 
dis 
Jennings’,! genuine......................... . .dis 
25
Jennings', imitation...........  ....... .disSO&lO
Spring........................ 
40
Railroad......... ..  . ...__ _. ;____....___f  14 00
Garden...... ...................  ...........n e t33 00
H and............................................dls  f  60&10&10
Cow....... .......................................dis 
70
Call........................... ........... 
30&15
..  die 
Gong............................................,uis
Door, Sargent....  ........................dis 
60&10
Stove............................. 
dis $
Carriage  new list.............'..........d is   70&10
P lo w ................................................d is 
50
Sleigh Shoe.&......................................dis 
70
Wrought Barrel Bolts..................... dis 
60
Cast  Barrel Bolts............................... dis 
40
40
Cast Barrel, brass knobs............ . 
.dis 
Cast Square Spring............................. dis 
60
40
Cast Chain........... ...............................dis 
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob...........dis 
60
Wrought Square ................................. dis 
60
Wrought Sunk Flush....................¿..dis 
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
dis  60&10
T Flush............... 
Ives’ Door................  
dis  60&10
40
B arber...........................................d is *  
Backus............................. ..............  .. dis  50&10
Spofford..............................................dis 
50
Am. Ball...........................  
net
dis 
Well,plain............................................... {  3 50
Well, swivel................ 
4 00
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................... dis  70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed.......dis  70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint.. dis  60&10
Wrought Loose  Pin............................dis  60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip............dis  60& 5
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............ dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvez
dis  60&5
Wrought Table....................................dls  60&10
Wrought Inside Blind........................ dis  60&10
Wrought Brass.....................................dis 
75
Blind, Clark’s....................................... dis  70&10
Blind, Parker’s.................................... dis  70&10
Blind, Shepard’s..................................dis 
70
My’sl-10............................. ..  .. . . . .per m * 65
60
Hick’s C. F .......................................... 
G. D....................................................  
35
Musket................................................ 
60
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list... .50
Rim  Fire, United States............................ .disSO
Central Fire.................................................«ungR
CHISELS.
Socket Firmer......................  
dis  70&10
Socket Framing..................................dis  70&10
Socket Comer......................................dis  70&10
Socket Slicks..................................... dis  70&10
Butchers’Tanged Firmer................ dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers..................dis 
20
Cold.................................................... pet
Curry, Lawrence’s............................dis
Hotchkiss  ..........................................dls
Brass, Backing’s................................... .
Bibb’s ......................................................
B eer.........................................................  «j&io
Fenns...................................................... 
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size....................w s>  33
31
 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.........................  29
  39
Cold Rolled, 14x48....................................... 
Bottoms
30
Morse’s Bit  Stock................  
dls
40 
Taper and Straight Shank..................dis
40 
Morse’s Taper Shank......................... dis
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in......... ...............doz net
*.75
Corrugated.......................................dis20&101&0
dis  *6&10
Adjustable.......................... 
Claris, small, *18 00;  large, *26 00. 
dls
Ives’, 1, *18 00; 2, *24 00; 3, *30 00.  dis
American File Association List........ dis
Disston’s .......................... 
dis
New American....................................dis
Nicholson’s..........................................dis
Heller’s ...............................................dis
Heller’s Horse Rasps.........................dis
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 

GALVANIZED IRON,
14 

22 and 24,  25 and 26,  27
15

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

files—New List.
 

EXPANSIVE BITS.

CATRIDGES.

40&10
25

EliBOWS.

DRILLS

COPPER.

COMBS.

COCKS.

CAPS.

12 

 

 

 

Discount,  60.

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS..

 

HINGES.

HANGERS.

HOLLOW  WARE.

HOUSE  FURNISHING GOODS.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.............dis
50
Maydole & Co.’s.................................dls 
25
Kip’s .............  
25
dis 
Yerkes &  Plumb’s......... j..................dis  4G&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10
Gate,Clark’s, 1,2, 3..............................dis 
60
State......................................... per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4*4  14
and  longer..........................................
7Ü 
Screw Hook and Eye,  *4  ..................net
70 
Screw Hook and Eye %.....................net
8K 
Screw Hook and Eye  X.................... net
7 a  
Screw Hook and Eye,  %................... net
7*4 
Strap and  T ............................. ....... dis
70
Barn Door Kid derMfg. Co., Wood track  50&10
Champion,  anti-friction.....................dis  60&10
Kidder, wood  track.............................dis 
40
P o ts.........................................................  60&10
K ettles...........................................'........   60&10
Spiders  ...................................................  60&10
Gray  enameled............................. ^  
50
Stamped  TinWare.................... new list  70&10
Japanned Tin  Ware..............................j. 
25
Granite Iron  Ware................................. 
25
Grab  1.............................................*1100, dis 60
Grab  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 trimmingB......  
55
Door, porcelain, trimmings................... 
55
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain.____dis 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s....................   40&10
45
Hemacite.......................... 
dis 
55
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list.. dis 
Mallory, Wheeler St Co.’s ...................dis 
55
Branford’s .............  
dis 
55
Norwalk’s  ...............  
dls 
55
Stanley Rule and LevelCo.’s . . . . . . . d i s   70
Adze  Eye 
60
__ *16 09 dis 
Hunt Eye................................... *15 00 dis 
60
Hunt’s............................. .........*18 50 dis 20 St 10
Sperry& 0o.’f>,Post,  handled...............dis  50
Coffee, Parkers Co.’s.......................... .  dls 40
Coffee,P.S.&W.Mfg.Co.’sMalle£bles ...  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s .............dis 40
Coffee, Enterprise..............  ...................dis  26
Stebhin’s P a tte rn .............................. dis  60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine.............................. dis  60&10
Enterprise,  self-measurinq............... dis 
25

 
IdCVEliS*
MATTOCKS.

KNOBS—NEW LIST.

MOLASSES GATES.

MAULS.
MILLS.'

'  LOCKS—DOOR.

. ..__ _—  

HOES.

 

 

 

NAILS—TRON.

Common, Brad and Fencing.

6d 
2 

... 
 

Id
1*4

OILERS*

t  lOd  8d 
2*4 
*125  1 50  1 75  2 00 

lOdto  60d.........................................Vkeg*2 05
25
8dand9d adv............................... . 
6dand7d  adv...................... 
50
 
75
4dand5d  adv......... ..................  
3d advance........... .................................   1 56
3d fine advance....................................  
2 25
Clinoh nails, adv...... .  ........ ................ . 
1 00
Finishing 
Size—inches  j  3 
Adv. «  keg 
Steel Nalls—2 10.
Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent.................... dl860&10
Zinc, with brass bottom .................... ...dis  50
Brassor  Copper.......... .................d is   60
Reaper...................... ............per gross, *12 net
.....  50&10
Olmstead’s .  ........................  
PLANES.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy. 
................dls 40@10
Sciota Bench__ _________ ____..... .dis  @60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy...........;. .dis 40@10
Bench, flrstjquality.... ......... ....__ dls  @60
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood.... dis20&10 
Fry, Acme. .,1...... ............................. .dis 50&10
Common; polished. 
............... .dis60&l0
D rip ping.......................  .i.............«15  6*4
Iron and Tinned................. ..............dis 
55
Copper Rivets and  Burs.................. dis 
50

RIVETS.

PANS.

. 

Weekly  “Pointers.”

QUESTIONS without ANSWERS
WHY IS IT—That a universal  table  bever­
age like tea or coffee, which may be  prepared 
and served by all as pure and clear  as  a  deli­
cate wine, is so  frequently set before us a bit 
ter, strong, mixed or uncertain  and unpalata­
ble decoction?

WHY  IS  IT—That  the  “penny  wise  and 
pound foolish” policy prevails to  such  an ex­
tent  in  the  domestic  economy  as  to lead so 
many to purchase tea and coffee pots made of 
very light and often positively poisonous coke 
plate with a dangerous  alloy  of  lead, with a 
mere film of tin coating, which will hardly last 
a week?

WHY IS IT—That some people,  reasonable 
in other matters, and buying a good article of 
tea or coffee, expect a delicate and wholesome 
beverage prepared in  these vessels, which are 
utterly unfit for civilized beings to use?

WHY IS IT—That many people, extremely 
nice  and  particular  about  the  most cleanly 
service in the dining-room, pay  so little  heed 
to the impure,  poisonous  and  absolutely  un­
clean tea-pot or  coffee  boiler  in the  kitchen, 
from which our palates  are separated only by 
the thin mask of a silver urn and a china cup?
WHY IS IT—That some people will buy this 
tinware of “Cheap John” peddlers  because  it 
is cheap, when it is the  most  dangerous  and 
costly  thing  that  could  be  used  about  the 
house?

We are up to tbe times in the  tinware  line, 
and have placed a brand on the market known 
as the “F. & S. CO.” Tinware, made  of I. X. X. 
X. tin plate (our own make), and we guarantee 
every piece to he first class,  and  it  comes but 
little above the price of this cheap ware.

Foster, Stevens & Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe St./

3 3 ,3 5 ,3 7 ,3 9  and 41 Louis S treet.

The Real Secret of the unparalleled success 
s i 'H ie   Chicago  Daily  News  may  be 
found in two distinguishing characteristics, 
which more  than  anything  else  have con­
tributed to its remarkable growth.
FffitST:—I t  is a Daily Paper fo r Busy People. 
The people of the busy West appreciate keen­
ly the necessity of an intelligent knowledge 
s i the world’s daily doings, but they are too 
busy to  waste  valuable  time  in  searching 
through a cumbrous “ blanket-sheet ” news­
paper  for  the real  news  of art,  literature, 
science, religion, politics, and the thousand- 
and-one things which make up modem civ- 
lization.  They want news—all the news— 
but they don’t want it concealed in an over- 
powering mass of the trivial and inconsequen­
tial.  It is because  T he  Chicago  Dailv 
N ews  is “all wheat and no  chafff  that 
its circulation is over “ a million a week.” 
Second :—It is an IndependentTruth-telling 
Newspaper.  The people demand a fair, im­
partial, independent newspaper,which gives 
all the news, and gives it £reé from the taint 
of partisan bias.  With no mere political am­
bition to gratify, no  “ ax to grind,” the im­
partial, independent newspaper may truly be 
M guide, philosopher and friend ” to honest 
men of every shadeof political faith; and this 
»why The Chicago Daily N ews has to­
day a circulation of over*“« million a week” 
T he  Chicago  Daily  News  now  adds to 
these two comprehensive elements of popu­
larity, a third, in  its unparalleled reduction 
of price to ONB  CEN T  A  DAY.
I t is always  large  enough,—never too  large. 
The Chicago  Daily N ews is for sale by 
all  newsdealers  at  One  Cent per  copy, or 
will  be mailed, postage paid, for $3.00 per 
year, or  23 cents  per  month.  The fanner 
Mid mechanic can now afford, as well as the 
merchant and professional man, to have his 
metropolitan daily.

Addroes VICTofe  F.  LAWSON, 

Publisher.  The Daily News,” Chicago.

The Michigan Tradesman

The  Drummer’s  Pastime. 

From the train.
Once again,
Same old plaee;
Ha I new face.
Byes of blue,
Neat tennis shoe,
Silken stocking 
As she’s rooking.
Soul to soul,
Moonlight stroll.
Charming dance.
Shy, sweet glanee.
’Fraid she’ll drop 
If I  pop.
Moist of eye,
Alas! good-bye,
Once again 
On the  train.
Dear old place,
Ha! new face.

Our National  Banks.

F rom  P hiladelphia Com m ercial List.

The  dividend  record  o f ' the  National 
hanks  of  this  country  during  the  last 
eighteen years affords a striking illustration 
of the tendency of interest rates to decrease, 
a  subject  which is  just  now  attracting  a 
large share of  attention, because of  the re­
ductions  recently  made  in  dividends  by 
several of the larger railroad systems.  The 
reports of  the Comptroller of  the Currency 
shows  that  on  March  1,  1870,  the  total 
number of  national  banks in  the  country 
was  1,571, their  capital  aggregating $416,- 
336,991 and their surplus $86,118,210.  Dur­
ing the half  year ended on that date the ra­
tio of dividends to capital was 5.16 per cent, 
while  the  ratio to  capital and  surplus was 
4.27 per cent, with net earnings amounting 
to 5.77 per cent  Up to September 1st last, 
the  number  of  banks  had  increased  to 
2,942, with  an  aggregate capital  of  $558,- 
544,541, and  a surplus  amounting to $171,- 
254,553.  Their total net  earnings for  the 
half  year were  only as 4.50  per  cent,  to 
capital  and  surplus,  and  the  dividends 
actually  paid  amounted  to  only  3.01  per 
cent, or $22,003,820.  This  was, with  one 
exception, the smallest  ratio to capital  and 
surplus  ever  paid  during  corresponding 
previous  periods.  The  rate was the  same 
for  the six months ended with  September, 
1885, when, however, the net earnings were 
only 3.28  percent  The  ratio of  earnings 
to capital and surplus has several times fal­
len  below the level of  last year, though, of 
course, owing to the increase in the number 
of banks and the  amount of capital employ­
ed, the aggregate earning has not often been 
exceeded. 
In  fact, in  only one half  year, 
that ended  September 1, 1873, were the  net 
earnings  greater  in  amount than  those of 
last year.  Then, with a capital of $70,000,- 
000  less in amount, the earnings  reached a 
total of  $33,122,000, from which there were 
paid  dividends  amounting  to  $24,822,009. 
The  lowest point  reached in the net  earn­
ings  was in 1878, when for the six  months 
ending  September 1st, the  total was  $13,- 
658,893,  the decline having been continuous 
up  to that  date, as a result of  the financial 
and business depression following the panic 
of  1873.  They cannot  be  said to have  be­
come  nearly normal  until  1880, when  for 
the  first six  months, March to  September, 
they  amounted to  $24,033,250, getting  up 
to  $29,170,816 in the corresponding  period 
in  1881.  Here  again  a  retrograde  move­
ment  began  and  for the half  year  ended 
with  March,  1885,  the total was  only $21,- 
601,202, from  which the advance has  been 
steady, as  indicated  above.  The  lessened 
profits of  the business of  banking are well 
illustrated  by the column showing the ratio 
of  earnings  to capital  and  surplus, a  fact 
which will  be better appreciated  when it is 
stated  that in the ten  years to October last, 
as  shown by the Comptroller’s reports, the 
National  bank  note  circulation  has  de­
creased  from  $292,000,000,  to  less  than 
$168,000,000, the  number of  banks having 
meanwhile increased 969,  while the liability 
to depositors was more than doubled.  The 
bonds  held  as security for circulation  were 
reduced during  the  same time  from $836,- 
800,090 to $189,100,100.

Seasonable  Goods.

F lam  th e  M erchants’ Review.

It is,  perhaps, unnecessary to  call the at­
tention of  the more  experienced  merchants 
who belong to our  army of  readers  to  the 
necessity  of  making  preparations  for  the 
usual  summer  demand  for  such goods as 
olive oil,  salad dressing, canned gooes, etc., 
which form what are known  as  seasonable 
goods  during  warm  weather.  But  many 
dealers will appreciate our desire to see this 
trade  extended  to  the  utmost  limits by a
proper display of  the articles, as  well as by 
keeping  in  stock  only  first-class  goods. 
Our climate is  so peculiar in its extremes of 
heat and cold  that a wide  difference  exists 
between most of  the  delicacies  in  demand 
in  summer  and  in  winter,  much  more so 
than in Europe,  the  birthplace of  many  of 
our retail grocers, aud  all  dealers  catering 
for  a choice  trade  are  compelled  to  rear­
range their stocks every six months in order 
to  meet  the  wants  of  the  better  class of 
customers.  The  sultry  heat  of  July  and 
August causes the more solid  viands to pall 
upon the palates of  many persons, and it is 
then that the dealer  has  an  opportunity to 
dispose  of  delicacies  which  afford  him  a 
much better profit  than  many staple goods. 
The summer, too, is the season  for  picnics 
when  the  demand  for  the  finer grades of 
canned  articles  suitable  for this purpose is 
at  its  height.  Manufacturers  and  whole­
salers have been assiduous in supplying this 
demand,  and  never  before  were  there  so 
many choice  brands  on  the  market.  The 
retailer  has  certainly  a  long  list to select 
from if  he  deals  with  one  of  the  leading 
jobbing houses;  it includes domestic canned 
fruits, vegetables, meats and soups;  French 
vegetables, olives,  sardines,  pates  de  foie 
gras and olive oil;  pickles and saifces: salad 
dressing,  jellies,  ginger  ale,  soda  water, 
sarsaparilla,  cider,  fruit juices,  root  beer 
^extract  mid  other  cooling  beverages,  for 
which the demand can  be  greatly extended 
with  but  little  trouble.  The  various pre­
pared  farinaceous  goods, such as  oatmeal, 
crushed wheat and  oats, are  in  request  in 
the hot weather, many persons bring tumble 
to  eat a meat  diet in  the  dog  (toys.  The 
merchants  who  make  the neatest and yet 
Ike  most  extensive  display  of  delicacies 
invariably capture the largest  trade.  A sa  
rule, tibie public need to have their attention 
directed to such articles;  the necessaries of 
life will always be sought out when needed, 
and  tibe  consumption  is  extended only by 
■'inpTftftse of population or by iui  increase of 
the  earnings of, the  people^  bat  with  the 
class of goods  referred to above the case is 
very different.  Their srile  depends  almost 
wholly upon the snail  dealer, and  he  m o 
increase their consumption at will and with- 
ont taking trade away from competitors.

CleveM Saxony Wool Pin Hats, Pearl Color. 
"  Light Brown.
Harrison 

“ 
$10,50  per  doz.

" 

“ 

Lapel  Billions

For Both Parties.

MEDALS,  ETC. 

LOWEST  PRICES.

Did  you  get  our  Fall  Catalogue? 

If  not, 

send for one.

X.  C.  L E V I ,

3 4  to 4 3   Oa.xxa.1 Street.

P. STEM  IE SOBS,
D R Y   G O O D S,
■AJSIX) N O T I O N S ,

JOBBERS  IN

8 8   Monroe  St.,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags

Ü  Specialty.

Wholesale  Grocers
T  E Ï  -A .

AND

IMPORTERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

I

IN

M IC H IG A N

S W I F T ’S
GhoicB  Gliicago  Dressed

-AND-

M U T T O N

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

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

Swift  and  Company,

Union  Stock  Yards, 

- 

CHICAGO,  ILL

PUTNAM  &  BROOKS,

WHOLESALE  MANUFACTURERS OF

And  Heavy Jobbers  In

Oranges,  Lemons,
Dates,  Figs,  Bitrons,  Prilnells,  Etc.

BANANAS,  NUTS,

, 

PRICES  QUOTED  AND  CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED

13, 15,17 South Ionia Street, 
13,  15,  17 Railroad Place

GRAND  RAPIDS.

. &  H
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WANTED!

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds o f Produce.

I f  yon have any  of  th e  above  goods to 
ship, o r anything in  the Produce  line, let 
ns near  from  yon.  Liberal cash advances 
made w hen desired.

EARL  BROS.,
157 South W ater St.,  CHIOACKX 

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

Reference: FIRST NA.fXONAXi Bank,  Chicago. 
Michigan Tradesman. Grand Rapids.

DON’T B E  A SLAV E
To  prejudice, but  save  money, time,  labor, 

strength  and  clothes  by  using

Jaxon Anti-Washboard Soap.
It loosens and separates the dirt without injur­
ing the fabric,  instead of  eating up  the  dirt 
and thereby rotting the cloth.  Don’t be put 
off with  something  claimed  to  be  “just as 
good,” but insist on haying the genuine  and 
prove for yourself the advantages of this soap.

EDWIN FALLAS,
VALLEY CITY COU) STORAGE,

PROPRIETOR OF

JOBBER OF

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Butter, Eggs 

and Egg Crates.

No. 1 egg  crates,  37c.  No. 3  egg crates, 
30c.  No.  1 fillers,  13c.  No,  3  filters,  10c,
I  have  facu lties  fp r  handling  each  line  above 

nam ed th a t a re unsurpassed.

I   aim   to   handle  the*  b est  th a t  can  be  obtained. 
Mail orders filled prom ptly  a t low est m a rk et price.  A 
lib eral discount on Egg O rates an d  fflUers in  la rg e lots.

8ÄLEMI,  -  So. 9 Ionia St, Grand Rapids.

PERSON limit» H °pf, 
AND/IoPe : 

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TiO- one Morning m*/W  h"
0  THE NEIGHBORS DIO /Ay,

AFFECTED HER MIND, 

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VISE J A N fiy A U j  to K R Y O U R WASHiNCJfoflAy,
A no yov/R. TROUBLES 
Will vanjJH
AS  B/tfAGKAWAy.

N./(.Fai rbank%C6.

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fftOM WATER • FREE ^

DIRECTIONS

We have cooked the com in this can 
«ufficiently.  Should  be  Thoroughly 
Warmed (not cooked) adding  piece ot 
Good Butter (size ot hen’s egg) and gill 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.) 
Season to suit wnen on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature of

Canning  (jg

Davenport, la.

W M . S E A R S  &  CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

Agents  for

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8 7 ,3 9  & 41 K ent  Street.  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

f t p  8, Mussilmrn k Co.,

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REEDER, PALMER  & CO.,

W holesale Boots and Shoes.

24 Pearl St- Grand Rapids, Mich..,

STATE  AGENTS  FOR  LYGOfUP  RUBBER  GO.,
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Grand Rapids, Mich.

Successors to CURTISS &   DUNTON.

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m

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 29,1888.

LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

BY A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

W ritte n  i o r T n  Tu m s u s .

The extremists of any community are the 
worst enemies to its progression  and  pros­
perity.  Conservatism  may be carried to an 
;  unreasonable  extent  in  public  as  well  as 
'*  private affairs, but  conservatism  is the bal­
ance  wheel of  aff sensibly managed  public 
and private affairs.  Extravagance and un­
reasonable  and  unreflecting outlay may, in 
rar« cases, prove profitable and fortunate in 
tire end, as  applied to community interests, 
just as in  personal  ventures  ignorant  and 
blind  speculators  and  inexperienced  gam­
blers  occasionally  “get  to  the  front”  in 
spite  of themselves;  but, as  a rule, it is  as 
unreasonable and  unbusinesslike to engage 
tiie  reckless  and  unreflecting  to  conduct 
your  public  affairs  as it is to  entrust your 
private  financial  matters  to  the  ignorant 
speculator or inexperienced gambler.

In  trusting  your  business  to  the  other 
extremists—the  ultra  economists—you are 
safe,  but  unprogressive,  a n d 'it  almost 
seems  as  if  the  average  American  had 
rather retrograde than  remain in statu quo. 
When  the  question  of  outlay  is  not  in­
volved, your  affairs are usually attended to 
conscientiously, but the  question of outlay 
is  often a very  important  one,  and  a nig­
gardly expenditure  is  at  times  almost  as 
much  to  be  condemned  as a reckless  and 
extravagant  one.  As  an  illustration  of 
tins, it is a matter  of  court  record  that  a 
certain  Michigan  village  has  a  judgment 
Against  it  for  $3,500,  which  could  have 
been saved to the taxpayers by the purchase 
c f   twenty feet of lumber.  The  authorities 
neglected  the  necessary repairs, because it 
would have required the services of  a team­
ster a  few hoursTn bringing the plank from 
the mill.

And, as an  evidence  of  the  folly of  em- 
, ploying the  other  class  of  extremists—the 
'ultra reckless ones—to  transact public bus­
iness,  another  Michigan  village  can  be 
named that is  practically bankrupt  in  con­
sequence  of  its efforts to assume  metropol­
itan airs.

M

m

placentiy testifies  to  the  fact;  and about 
month  later  the ’Squire returns the papers 
and  mortgages  ' his  possessions  to 
the 
Deacon.  The  Deacoii  is  worth a million, 
and the rest of  the people  in  the town are 
not worth  half  that, combined, yet  the de­
vout  ‘pillar*  don’t  pay  one-tenth  of  the 
taxes.”

I notice that a great  many Michigan cap­
italists  have  wealthy  relations  in  other 
states, for whom they are chronically loaning 
money.

the  government, 

Yes, America is a vastly wealthy country, 
but  its  wealth  is  so  diffused,  and its pro 
visions  for  adjusting  public  burdens  so 
wanting  in  equity,  that  the  Hon.  Mr,
Blankblank never perpetrated a more colos­
sal falsehood on “ the stump” than he perpe­
trated  during the “interview,” in declaring 
that  the  people  can  afford increased taxa­
tion  and  are  willing to afford it;  and  that 
there is a great  yearning among the masses 
to assist in the erection of  magnificent gov­
ernment  works.  The  masses,  leavened as 
they  axe  by  absurd  party prejudices,, and 
deluded  as  they  are  by  the  professional 
false  prophets, have,  nevertheless,  an  in 
tuitive perception of  what  constitute  their 
individual  duties as citizens.  The average 
unit of  the masses  clearly realizes  the fact 
that, as governments  are  instituted for the 
protection of persons and property, he, as a 
beneficiary  of 
should 
cheerfully assume  his  pro rata of  its reas­
onable  and  necessary  expenses.  He  may 
differ with other units upon the most sensi­
ble system  for  the  treasury to  draw upon 
him, but  its  legitimate  drafts  are  always 
honored without protest.  But  when  it be­
comes  evident  to  him  that  the  sums  de­
manded are excessive, and that a portion of 
his tribute is being  wasted  in  recklessness 
and  extravagance,  he  speedily  developes 
into a “kicker,” and  forms  another unit in 
a rapidly growing, but as  yet  chaotic,  body 
of  our  citizens,  whose  mission  will  be, 
among  other  things,  to  kick  the  Blank- 
blanks out of  office and keep them out.  The 
average  unit  is  selfish, as he has a right to 
be, 
in  this  case.  He  has  no  “surplus” 
awaiting the disposal of  the extremists,  but 
if he  had  he  would  immeasurably  rather 
use it for a little  personal  extravagance,  or 
reserve it for unforeseen emergencies.
Notwithstanding  the  assertion  of 

TABLÉS.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.

AU T rains dally  except^Sundav.
GOING  NORTH. 

_

' 

.   .  

' .  A rrives.
Traverse C ity A M aekinatir.;........... 7:30 a  m
Traverse C ity & M ackin aw ..........9 :4 0  a m
P etoskey & M ackinaw .;.';.  . . . . . . . . ,7:80pm
F or C adillac.......................... ...............3:55 p m
Saginaw  E x p re ss ..¿ ............ ..11:26am
..i................1 0 : 3 0  p m .
Saginaw express runs through solid.
8:00 a. in. tra in  h a s  ch a ir c a r  to  M ackinaw City.

v 

Leaves. 
8:00 a m 
11 :S0 a  m 
10:30 p m  
5:00ip m 
7:20 a  m 
4:10 p m

GOING  SOUTH. 

.  11:80 a. m . tra in  h as ch a ir c a r fo r P etoskey and Mack­
inaw  City.
10:30 p.  m , tra in  h as  Bleeping cars  fo r P etoskey  and 
M ackinaw City.
C incinnati  Express.........................0 :3 0 a m  
F o rtW a y n e Express........................10:80am  
C incinnati  E x p re ss..........................4:40pm  
Traverse City.and M ackinaw Ex. .10:40 p  m  

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

Muskegon, G rand Rapids *  Tndiana.

,

A rrive.
«   «
10:45 a  m
4:40 p m ......................................................................’  7.45 {, m
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge stre e t depot 7 m inutes later.

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

O. L. Lockwood. Gen’l Pass. Aarent.

Michigan Central.

Grand Rapids Division.

ARRIVE.

DEPART.

* .45 a ,

_  
D etroit Express.............. ......................... 
Day  E xpress...................................................1 :10p m
5:40pm
? f 7 Y2.rk«Bxpres8............... 
«Atlantic. Express........................................ .............10:45 p  m
Mixed  ......................................................................... 8:50am
■Pacific  E xpress..................................... 
10:00 a  m
Local P assenger.................................... 
 
n a n .............................................................................. ... ......
10-15 d m
G rand Rapids E xpress.................................. 
M ixed..............................................................  
•D aily.  AU o th e r daily except Sunday.  Sleeping cars 
ru n  on A tlantic and Pacific Express tra in s to  and from  
D etroit.  P a rlo r cars ru n  on  Day  Express  and  G rand 
Rapids Express to  and  from   D etroit.  D irect  connec­
tions m ade a t D etroit w ith aU th rough tra in s E a st over 
M. C. R. R., (C anada S outhern Div.)

O. W . Ruggles. Gen’l Pass, and Ticket A gt., Chicago. 
Chas. H. N onius, Gen’l A gent. •

 

8:00 a m

5.30 

p m -

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

.» 
19 
3 
m   p m  
10  8:00 
25  4:12 

K alam azoo Division.
A rrive.
1 
2 
4
a m  
a m   p m
7:45 D p ....G ran d   R apids.................   9:45  6:10
9:02 **  ....A lle g a n ...............................  8:28  4:55s
F rt  •  5:08 10:00A r....K alam azo o .......................7:10  s :52
2:25

6:85  11:85  “   ... .W hite Pigeon.................. 
p m  
8:00  12:30 
a  m
7:50  7:10  1 
p m
10:25  5:05 
a  m
1:35  9:10 
a  m 
0:20  3:30

---- E lk h art.........................................  4:45 l:e0
---- Chicago.........................................li:80 8:50
---- Toledo...........................................11:25 10:00
. . .  .C leveland.    ....... .............7:15
_ .  .  *  * 
...B uffalo............................... 1:00  11:40
Tickets fo r sale to   all  principal  points  in   th e U . S., 
Mexico and Canada a t  Union Ticket  Office,  Gko.  Wil­
liamson, A gt., Depot Office, M. Boo-rz, Agt.

p m   a m

. 

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

Cleveland, Ohio.
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

_________ 

GOING WEST.

tM orning E xpress............................   1:05 p m
tT hrough M ail.................................... 5:05 p m
tG rand Rapids E xpress...........1 0 :4 0  p m
•N ight Express....................................5:25 a  m
tM ixed.................................................
GOING EAST.
tD etroit  Express................................6:45 a m
tT hrough Mail...................................10:20 a  m
tE vening Express............ .............. 3:25 p m
•Lim ited Express............................... 6:25 p m

Junction  w ith 

7 -| ---------   ■  
Send fo r prices.

I try merchants. 

J as. Campbell, City Passenger A gent.

view,” the other day,  remarked:

The Hon. Mr. Blankblank,  in  an  “inter­

tD aily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  c a r  to  D etroit,  m aking 
direct connections fo r ail points  East, arriv in g  in  New 
Y ork 10:10 a. m. nex t day.  Lim ited  Express,  East, has 
th ro u g h   sleeper  G rand  Rapids  to   N iagara  Falls, 
connecting  a t  M ilwaukee 
through 
sleeper to  Toronto.
T hrough tickets and  sleeping  ca r  b erths secured a t 
,G. H .4 M  .R’y  offices, 2t Monroe St., and a t th e depot.

STRAIGHT
FINESTBaM lTRGEST SMOKE
Ask I 
G rand Rapids.

Had conservative individuals been “at the 
helm” in either of  these  cases> the  taxpay­
ers would to-day have materially less  cause 
lo r despondency.

the 
"statesman”  quoted, I am  honestly of  the 
opinion that the average  property owner of 
the  country has  not,  for at least a  score of 
years, found himself  in a worse condition to 
meet  excessive, or  even  prevailing,  taxa­
tion.  Gentlemen  who  are  supposed to be 
selected to represent the people,  and attend 
to their  interests,  are either willfully or ig­
“This  is a vastly  wealthy  country,  and 
i;he era has arrived  when  demands for old- 
norantly blind to  the  important  fact  that, 
outside of  the large manufacturing  centers,
itime  economy  in  public  expenditures  is 
peurile  and  unstatesmanlike. 
Instead  of 
I and outside of the  circle  of  the  capitalists  For the money In the U. S. typut up 50 in a box 
decreasing  taxation, rather  let  us increase 
and  monopolists, there  is a feeling of  bus-
¡mess  depression  that  is  daily growing  in 1 
i t   Let us decorate the land  with  magnifi­
I extent.  This is especially the  case  among
cent  monuments to  the  nation’s  progress.
’The people  can  afford it, and are w i l l i n g  to I the  farmers,  country mechanics  and  coun- 
Its reason  is  obvious;  the
afford i t ” 
As  an  extremist  the  Hon.  Mr.  Blank-1 means by which  an  adjustment of  matters 
■blank,  according  to  current  reports,  is  aJ can  be  made  for  its removal is debatable, 
-double-ender.  He is  one of  the  .American I but  it  would  be  superlative  folly to place 
examples of  an  individual’s  rising  to  the | any  reliance  on  the  Blankblanks  for  a
restoration to a condition that denotes pres­
xank of  the millionaire on an official income 
of  a few thousand  dollars  yearly;  yet he is 
ent and future prosperity.  The extremists 
reported  to  be  excessively  mean,  miserly 
will  never  seek to provide a remedy,  and it 
=and extortionate in his private and business 
is only  to  the  conservatives  that  we  can 
look for relief.
transactions. 
It  is  related  of  him  that a | 
recent  attack  of  sickness  was  caused  by 
some  unknown  party’s  passing a counter­
feit  quarter  on  him,  and  the  neighbors 
around  his  country house allege  that he is 
in the habit of amusing himself,  during his 
visits  home, with  sprinkling  flour  on  the 
backs of  his  bees,  so that he can  recognize 
them, and  then  taking a stick  and  killing 
all other bees  that  trespass  on  his  clover 
flelds.  This  is, perhaps, an  exaggeration, 
¿but it shows that the  honorable  gentleman j 
is  generally  regarded  as  an  extreme  ex­
tremist where  his  personal affairs are con­
cerned.

BEST I» THE WOULD.
M O S E L E Y   BRO S.,

flRDENTER

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce,

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

WHOLESALE

p

Isn’t it more than passing strange that all 
-of us have seen more or  less  cases  similar 
to  that  of the-“statesman”  mentioned—of 
notoriously  penurious 
individuals,  who, 
when entrusted with  public  interests,  were 
as liberal with other people’s money as they 
are close-fisted with their own ?

* 
$ut gentlemen of  the  Blankblank  stripe 
■ are usually well sheltered  from  the  show­
ers of taxation which they delight in bringing 
•down. 
If  any  device  or  invention  for 
shirking their  share of  the  public  burdens 
•exists  without  their  knowledge,  they  are 
not to blame for it.

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

*

In this connection,  it is singular  what  an 
almost  universal  opinion  appears  to exist 
that any means taken to circumvent  the as­
sessor  is  legitimate  and  justifiable.  The 
man who boasts of his wealth eleven mouths 
in the year lies  himself into a semi-pauper 
•on  the  twelfth.  The party in whose word 
you have the  most  implicit  confidence dis-
• counts Ananias when  the  supervisor puts in 
an appearance; and to note  how  stocks 
1 
minish, land  becomes valueless and securi­
ties disappear  at  the  advent of  the nssess-
. ment  blanks  is  to  note a wide-spread  and 1 
rapidly increasing  defect  in  the American 
-character.

“In   our  State,”  said a gentleman  from 
the  East,  recently,  “property  owners  are 
required to make oath  regarding  their pos- 
■ sessions, and  all  indebtedness  may be de­
ducted from the total.  Our town is princi­
pally owned by old Deacon B——, who has 
& brother in the next state who is just about 
as wealthy.  Deacon B——’s  assessment is 
taken  in  March  and  ’Squire  R-——’s  in 
April.  So just  before the 1st of March the 
Deacon  mortgages  his  property  to  the
• ’Squire  lor  about  it’s face value,  and corn-

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

toes, w ill be pleased to hear from you.

26  28,30 4 32 Otlawa Street 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

H N S T S H   &  P O X ,

Manufacturers’ Agents for 

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S A W  ASTD G R X ST MXX.Z. M A C S H T E IIY ,
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n V A r t h r A  f U n i - n  o f   l U T i n l d m m   o n d   Q L a n r k A M n . k «    
established at  all  prominent  cities,  securing 
by the W oolson Spice do., Toledo, Ohio.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

everywhere.
L.  WINTERNITZ,  Resident Agent,

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An Agreement on Granulated Sugar.

AMBÙÀlTÿv Yoi* Tribune. Augustin.

The  Wholesale  Grocers’ Association  of 
M S  York aod its Vicinity met at the New 
York Mercantile  Exchange  yesterday  and 
completed its  permanent  organization. 
It 
Was decided that the Association should not 
la» limited to  wholesale  grocers,  but  that 
gppoeers who are both  wholesale  and  retail 
dealers should be admitted.  Alter  the con- 
atitution had been  adopte^  F.  B. Thurber 
Introduced a resolution in regard to  the su- 
fmr difficulties which, after  a  long  (tiscus- 
aion,  was adopted as follows:
Resolved, That the average expense of do­
ing business in the wholesale  grocers’ trade 
«seeeds 5 per cent, upon sales; that this up- 
«n granulated sugar at 7%  cents  per pound 
js fl.l2 % p e r barrel  of  300  pounds, or % 
ftm t  per  pound;  that  wholesale  grocers 
ought not to seOl below this  margin,  but in 
under,, beyond  all  question,  to  be  within 
bonnes which will be considered reasonable, 
th e  Wholesale Growers’  Association hereby 
empowers  its  Price  Committee  to fix the 
selling price in the territory  covered by rim 
Association, until further notice^  at M cent 
per  pound  above  refiners’  prices}  time, 
thirty days, or % per cent off if paid within 
tan days;  seven cents per  barrel  cartage to 
be charged;  these prices to take effect when 
three-fourths of  the  wholesale  grocers  of 
New Fork and its vicinity have joined  the 
Association and the New York sugar renn- 
efi have extended  the assistance  asked for 
in  the accompanying agreement;  the  Price 
Committee to give every member of the As­
sociation notice of this and  daily  notice of 
the selling price within the  territory of the 
Association, which, for the present, is here­
by decided to be New York, Brooklyn, Jer­
sey City, Newark and all places  for  which 
these points are  the  distributing  markets, 
but outside of  this  territory  members  are 
free to meet any  price  which  competitors 
who  wish  to  do  business  at a  loss  may

ESTABLISHED  1795«

The New  York  Shipping  and  Commer­
cial L ist is the oldest newspaper  published 
in this country that is  devoted  exclusively 
to mercantile interests. 
It has always been 
acknowledged as the very best  exponent of 
the markets* for general  merchandise,  and 
its figures are quoted widely and its Review 
is accepted everywhere as an accurate reflex 
iff the markets—and  acknowledged  as offi­
cial by the courts.  They  are based, when­
ever  possible,  upon  actual  transactions. 
Sensationalism, predictions,  etc., are studi­
ously eliminated from its  columns. 
Its in­
formation  is gleaned  from  reliable sources 
and written by a corps of reporters  trained 
to the business.  Hence, it hàs  gained  the 
proud prominence of being the first Commer­
cial Newspaper in the  country. 
Its  circu­
lation extends to  almost  every  country on 
the globe, rendering it the very  best  medi 
urn for advertising extant.  .  No  man  doing 
a mercantile business can afford to do with­
out it.  The Shipping L ist has  the  largest 
circulation west of the Alleghanies—of any 
commercial paper published in this East.

Served Him Right.

Christian  Simersbach,  the  East  Bridge 
street grocer,  recently  detected a passer by 
in the act of  pilfering  a  California  pear, 
The pear was not  worth  over 5 cents, - but 
Simersbach was tired of  being  continually 
subjected to such small  losses  afid decided 
to put an end to them.  So  the  next  time 
the man happened along that  way  Simers 
bach  hailed  the  fellow,  told , him that he 
took a pear , without paying.for.it, and. that 
the price of the pear  was  $1.  The  fellow 
expostulated,  but  Simersbach  stood  his 
grofind, giving the man the option  o f. pay­
ing $1 for a 5 cent pear or  being  subjected 
to  arrest and  prosecution  on  a  charge  of 
petit larceny.  Thé man  finally came down 
with the  cash,  but  he  walks on the other 
aide of the street now  and no longer covets 
Simersbach’s pears.

Th e Tradesman is of the  opinion  that 
If  more  grocers  would  pursue  the  same 
course the horde of pilferers  would  gradu­
ally grow smaller.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar  has  been  practically  unchanged 
during  the  past  week, but the  indications 
are  that  an  advance  of  %@%c.  will  be 
chronicled  before  the  end  of  the  week. 
T he Standard Oil Co. has  advanced  water 
white  oil  another  %c.,  evidently  for  no 
Other  reason than to squeeze the market as 
much as possible before  active  competition 
compels the octopus to drop  the price down 
t e  living  limits.  The  West  Michigan  Oil 
Co. is holding water  white  at  the extreme 
price of  12%e< ; two local jobbers  are  sell 
ing  the  same  grade  of oil, procured from 
apposition oil houses, for 10Kc.  Flour ad- 
winced  10c.  per  cwt.  Monday,  in  conse­
quence  of the  advance  in  wheat.  Layer 
’Valencia raisins continue to stiffen.  Other 
articles are without thange.

Notice  to  Our Trade.

W e  take  this  means  of  informing  our 
friends and patrons that we  have  disposed 
* f our wholesale grocery stock  and will re- 
tiisfrom   the  grocery business  about  Sep­
tember 10,

W hile it is not our  intention  to  distress 
nay of our  customers  in  our debt, it is de- 
rixable  for  all  to  make  arrangements 
; their accounts when same fall due. 

Respectful!?,

A rthur  Meigs  &  Co.

The  U.  S.  President.

John F. Halladay, the enterprising whole- 
ale  grocer  of Battle  Creek,  has  secured 
Igmi  the manufacturers  the agency for the 
^iterated “tJ; S, President  Cigar,”  which 
standing  all  other brands in j^iblic favor. 
EKis 
is  a  long,  fine  Havana  filler 
lift  Sumatra wrapper, made by hand, and 
¡uaranteed unflavored.  Cigar dealers would 
la well to send for atrial order ofthisbrand.

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The Term of Credit to Different Countries- 
,  In France a  four  months’  acceptance  is 
required to be sent in settlement oi  the  in­
voice. 
In Italy but little credit business  is done, 
and none without good security Iwilig gïvén.
In Cuba the  time  fixed  lor  payment  is 
from four to live mouths after the  delivery
’ the goods« 
In the Bermudas  accounts are settled hut 
once a year.  June  30  is  the  day  usually 
fixed for the payments.
In England  a  payment  of  the  price  of 
goods delivered is  required  at  the  end  of 
three months, dating from the day  of  ship­
ment.
In Canada settlements  are  made  at  the 
m»d of thirty days with  a  discount  of  five 
per cent.  Sometimes a credit of from three 
six months is allowed,  but  in  this  case 
there is no discount.
In Australia it is scarcely possible  to  do 
business  without  allowing  a  long  credit, 
which is usually one to six months.
In Spain  four-fifths  of  the  transactions 
are done on a cash basis,  while in  Portugal 
great liberality is shown  and  quite  a  long 
credit is generally allowed.
In Turkey even objects of prime  necessi- 
_„r are sold on credit,  and  in  this  country, 
as well as in Russia,  the  time  allowed  in 
most cases is twelve months.
In Mexico  the  large  commercial  houses 
willingly  give  credit  from  six  to  eight 
months, and in real estate trade long  terms 
are given customers in which  to  settle  ac­
counts.
In Ghina it is not customary to give  cred- 
j  Money is obtained  from  lenders,  who 
exact an interest of from 8 to  12  per  cent. 
Business is nearly always conducted upon a 
cash basis.

"Millions  In  It.’’

The Chemist and Druggist publishes  the 
report of  a correspondent to the  effect  that 
Carlsbad  “sprudel”  water  contains  gold. 
Possibly the spring  from  which  “sprudel” 
drawn  must  in  its  course have become 
combined  with a subterranean  well  which 
has passed  through a gold-bearing stratum. 
—Med. and Surg. Rep.

■PLACE to secure a thorough 

and useful education is at the 
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Busi­
ness Couiagb. write for Coir 

Address. C. G. SWEN8BEBG.

leo* Jo*/rruU.
W   H I
GRAHAM ROTS.  -  Grand Rapids, Mich.

S
Full line.  Cash prices this month. 

P

'ATEHTS;

LUCIUS C. WEST, 

[A ttorney a t  P a te n t Law  an d  Solicitor
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'of  A m erican  and  F oreign  patents.
106 E. Main St.. K alam aaoo, Mich., U. S. A.  B ranch  of­
fice, London. Eng.  P ractice in  U. 8. Courts.  C irc u lan  
free.

J U D D   CÄ3  O O . ,

OBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line Summer Goods.

108 CANÀ L STREET.______
CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

Encourage your trade to pay cash instead of 
running book  accounts  by  using  Cash  Sale 
Checks.  For gale at 50 cents  per  100 by  B.  A 
STOWE & BRO., Grand Bapids. 
_____
We carry a full 'ine ol 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field and garden. 
Parties  in  want  should 
write to or see the

S
&rani Rapids Seel Store,  “

Offer No, 173.

F R E E — T o   M erch an ts  O n ly :  A n  
e le g a n t  silv er-p la ted   W a te r  P itch er, 
fr o ste d   a n d  r ic h ly   carved ; h e ig h t,  13 
in ch es.  A d d r ess a t o n ce,  R . W .  T a n  
s ill  &   C o.,  55  S ta te   S t ,   C h icago.

to

ACHE  PROPERTY

Five  Acres  at  the  corner  of 
Bnrton Avenue and the new Un­
ion  Boulevard,  with  ten-room 
cottage,  barn  and  greenhouse. 
Other parcels adjoining, 2  1-2 to 
10 acres each,  I w ill  sell  this 
property at prices which w ill af­
ford  a  good  profit  to the  pur 
chaser. 
Also enquire of E. J , HORTON,  House 
man Block.  Telephone  i .   '

H. E. THOMPSON.

OUR  PALL  LINE  OF

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

J . L. KTM EB (of our firm),

OUR TRAVELERS
GEO. H. RAYNOR

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

i, 

tine of samples. 

ÄM .LM KÖ,

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M i r i l i  Monroe 81„ Grind Ripidi

W HOLESALE  PR IC E  CURRENT.
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The  quotations  given below  are  such  as  are  ordinarily  offered  cash  buyers, who pay 

proinpriy aiÄ -hiiym fW b^keirös;  ¡ 

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Raisins, Loose Califomia..l 85 
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s.  @934
«Raisins. Sultanas.......  @
Raisins,  Valencias..;.-.  @10 
Raisins. Lsroerials......... .3 75

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Cod,  whole...... ...........   @5 Vi
GQd, boneless......   ...... 7%©7%
Halibut.................... 
13
Herring, round. Vi bbl. 
2 75 
Herring, rofindi V4 bbl. 
1 50 
Herriug, Holland, bbls.  10 00 
Herring, Holland, kegs  65@70 
Herring. Scaled,,,..... 
31
Mack, sh’r, No. 1, Vi bbl.... 8 75 
* 
“  121> kit..l 26
..1 10
“  10  “ 
“  No. 2. Vi bbls........7 50
Trout,' Vi bbls.................. .5 00
" 1 0  ft kits.................  85
White, No. 1, Vi bbls..........6 00
White, No. 1,12 ft kits...... 1 15
White,  No. 1,10ft k its..,..1 00
White, Family,  Vi bbls...... 3 75
kits....  55@66
Jennings’  Lemon.  Vanilla.
D. C..2 0Z___IB doz  90 
135
2 50
**  4 oz.. 
..1 40 
3 75
“ 
2 25 
1 75
“  No, 3 Panel...I  00 
2 75
“  No. 4  Taper..1 «0 
“  No. 8 panel...2 75 
4 54»
“  No. 10  “ 
...4 50 
6 50
“  Vi pint, r ’nd. .4 50 
7 60
..9 00  15 00
“ 
Lemon.  Vanilla.
per gross
9
60
12 00
15 00
24 00
Farina, luu lb. kegs............   04
Hominy, 
  .......... 4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb.  box..  60 
imported... 10  @11
Peart Barley.............   @ 3%
Peas,  Green..............  @1 40
Peas, Split.................  @3%
Sago, German...........  @ 6%
Tapioca, fl’k or p’rl.,  @ 6%
Wheat,  cracked........  @ 6%
Vermicelli, import...  @10
domestic..  @60
MATCHES.

2 oz......  7 to
3 OZ... ...  9 (K)
4 oz  .. ...12 00
6 oz:.....18 00

FARTNACEOUS  GOODS.

Standard 

bbl, 

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G. H. No. 8,  square...........  95
G. H. No 9, square, 3 gro.. .1 10
G. H. No. 200,  parlor.........1 65
G. H. No. 300, parlor.........2 15
G. H. No.  7, round............ 1 40
Oshkosh, No. 2...................  75
Oshkosh, No. 8..................1 50
Swedish.........................
Richardson’s No. 8  sq....... 100
Richardson’s No. 9  sq....... 1 50
Richardson’s No. 7%, rnd. .1 00 
Richardson’s No. 7 
rnd. .1 50 
Woodbine, 300.........................1 15
MOLASSES.
Black  S trap .................. 17@18
Cuba Baking................. 22@25
Porto Rico....................... 24@35
New  Orleans, good........ 33@40
New Orleans, choice.... .44@50
New  Orleans, fancy.......50@52

% bbls. 3c extra 

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OATMEAL

OATS—ROLLED.

Michigan T est...................  9%
Water White............... 
12%
Barrels....................................6 25
Half barrels............................3 25
Cases. .......... 
Barrels....................................6 00
Half barrels....................... 3 25
Cases............... ......... 2 25@3 35
Medium....................................5 53
“  % bbl......................... 3 25
Small,  bbl............................... 6 50
“  % b b l........................ 3 75

PICKLES.

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Table............................. 5%@5%
H ead....................................
  6%
Java.................. 
Patna................... 
Rangoon................... 
 
Broken.......................
Japan............................
SALERATUS.
DeLand’s pure.................... 5%
Church’s  ........................
Taylor’s  G. M,........ ............6
Dwight’s ^............................ 5
Sea Foam;....................... • -6V4
Cap Sheaf.............................5

%c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

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SPICES—WHOLE.

% 
SAUCES.

60 Pocket, F F D...............2 15
to P o c k e t........................2 05
100 3 ft  pockets..................2 25
Saginaw or Manistee........  85
Ashton, bu. bags................  75
Ashton,4 bu.  bags.............2 75
Higgins’ bu. bags..............  75
American, % bu. bags...... .  to
Bock.-bushels....................   25
Warsaw, bu. bags..............  36
..............  19
London Belish, 2 doz......... 2 50
Dingman, 100 bars............ 4 00
Don’t  Anti-Washboard....4 75
Jaxon................................ .3 75
Queen  A nne...................3 85
German Family................ 2 4“
Big Bargain......................18
Allspice — ........................8
Cassia, China in mats..........7%
“  Batavia in bund.. ..11
“  Saigon In rolls 
42
Cloves,  Amboyna.............25
“  Zanzibar...............22
Mace Batavia....................70
Nutmegs,  fancy.............. 70
No. 1................. 65
No. 2................. 60
white.28
shot......................... 21
SPICES—GROUND—IN  BULK.
Allspice....... 
....12%
Cassia, Batavia.................to
*• 
and Saigon.25
“  Saigon...................42
Cloves, Amboyna.......... ...30
“  Zanzibar............. ...28
Ginger, African............... 12%
“  Cochin.....................15
Jamaica..............  @18
“ 
Mace Batavia....................80
Mustard,  English............22
and Trie.25
T rieste..............27
Nutmegs, No. 2............... 70
Pepper, Singapore  hlack,.22 
white.. 30
Cayenne.............25
doz...84 
Cinnamon  “ ...84 
Allspice  “  ,..55
...110 
Cloves 
Ginger* 
“ ...78
Mustard  “ 
...84
STARCH.

Pepper, Singapore,  Dlack..l8% 

Absolute Pepper, 

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SUGARS.

Kingsford’s
Silver Gloss, 1 ft pkgs......  7
“  6 ft boxes.......7%
“ 
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“  b u lk .......... 6%
P u re ,lftp k g s ..............  5%
Corn, 1 ft pkgs....... .......  7
@ 8% 
Cut  L o a f.............
@ 8% 
C ubes......................
@ 8% 
Powdered..................
@ 7X 
Granulated, Stand...
@
•  Off........
Confectionery A.......
1 i%@ 7
Standard A ...........
No. 1, White Extra C.
No.2, Extra C ........
@ i l  
@6%
No.3 C,golden;.....
No. 4C, dark  ........  @6
SYRUPS.
Corn, barrels.........
Corn, % bbls...........  ...  @31
COrn, kegs.__ ______ __  334
Pure Sugar, bbl...........33@42
PureSugar,% bbl...........35@44
SWEET  GOODS,X  XXX
8%
8%
8%
8
8

Ginger  Snaps......... 8
Sugar Creams..,,....3
Frosted Creams......
Grahatn Crackers....
Oatmeal Crackers....
TOBACCOS---PI/UG
Spear Head special..».
Plank R o ad ..............
Eclipse
Holy Moses.S.».»»,»*;„
Blue Blazes.
Eye  Opener.
Star 
»...
CUpperi.;i.vJ;

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Acme, k l  cans, 3 doz....

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B u lk .................
Arctic; 14*16 cans, 6 doz. - -  
“ —•
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» ....12 00
Yictoyian, 1 ft (tall,) 2 doz. 2 00 
Diamond,  “bulk.” . .......  15
Bed Star 14 ft cans 12 doz,.  45 
6  **  ..  8u 
..150
Absolute,  14  ft  cans, 100
cansiu c a se ...............-H 75
Absolute,  %  ft  cans,  50
cans in  case--- ------. .. .10 00
Absolute, 1 ft cans, 50 cans
incase.  .........................1875
Telfer’s 34 ft, cans, 6 doz in
c a se .................... 
2 70
Telfer’s hi ft cans, 3 doz in A  ^
case...............................   2 55
Telfer’s 1 ft cans,  1 doz in 
1 so
No.2 Hurl..........................2 00
No. 1 Hurl...... .........  -......2 25
No.2 C arpet.......  ........... 2 50
No. 1 Carpet............................2 75
Parlor Gera............................3 00
Common Whisk.................i 00
Fancy  W hisk......................... 1 25
Mill.........................  
f 75
Warehouse .........................3 00
CHEESE.

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Michigan full cream.. .9%@9%
Runkle Bros’.. Vien. Sweet  22
Premium..  33
Horn-Cocoa  37
Breakfast..  48

CHOCOLATE.
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Schepps, is ........................ 27
Is and V4s........... -28
»  % s ..................... .27%
is  in tin pails....27%
“ 
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....28%
Vis 
Maltby’s, is .........................23V4
Is  and Vis.......... 24
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Vis....v.......      -24 Vi
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Manhattan, pails................20
Peerless.................. •.- -•
Bulk, pails or barrels. .16® 18
Mocha......... ................. 25@28
Mandating....................25@26
OG J a v a .................. 24@25
Java.................. 
.23@24
Maricabo..................,...16@19
Cos ti Rica.....................   @19
Mexican........................  @19
Santos...........................15@18
Rio,  fancy....................18@19
Rio,  prime....................16@17
Rio, common...............14@15
To ascertain cost of roasted 
coffee, add Vic per ft. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent, for shrink­
age.

COFFEE—GREEN

COFFEES—PACKAGE.

30 lbs 60fts 100 ftb
Lion...............  
13/4
19
Lion, in cab... 
18 Vi
Dilworth’s—  
1734
Magnolia....... 
Acme ,1.........18 
18V4  ■  17%
G erm an........ 
18)4
18%
German, bins. 
18%
Arbuckle’s Ariosa 
16%
Avorica  , 
McLaughlin’s XXXX 
18%
COFFEES—50 LB. BAGS. 
Arbuckle’sAvorlea.  ...-.  .16
Quaker City........17
Best Rio......... 
18
Prime Maricabo .. .20%
CORDAGE, 

CRACKERS.

6ofoot Ju te ...,.  ...,,.~ ..;1 10
72 foot J u te ......................140
40FootCotton__ ............1 50
50 foot C otton...................1 60
60 foot Cotton............... 
.1 75
72 foot Cotton......... ,......,2  00
Kenosha B utter................ ..7%
Seymour B utter.............3
Butter......................... .......6
Family B utter......... 
......,6  ;
Fancy Butter.......... ............5%
Butter Biscuit...........  ......6%
Boston................................ 7%
City Soda.............................8
Soda..................................... f
So «a Fancy..........................5%
S.  Oyster............................6
Picnic................................. 6
Fancy  O y ster../...............5%

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CANNED FISH.

Clams, 1 ft. Little Neck... .1 35
Clam Chowder, 3 ft...........2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 ft stand.. .1 00 
Cove Oysters, 2 ft stand.. .1 70
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic...........1 75
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic.....  ..2 65
Lobsters, 1 lb star...... .... .1 95 I
Lobsters. 2 ft star..............2 90 ‘
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce3 25
Mackerel, 1 ft stand...........
Mackerel, 21b stand...........
Mackerel,3 1b in Mustard. .3 25 
Mackerel,3 ft soused......3 25
Salmon, lib Columbia........2 20
3 50
Salmon, 2 ft 
Shimon. 1 ft Sacramento...1 90 
Salmon, 2 1b 
.. .2 75
Sardines, domestic %s. —  
, 7 
Sardines, domestic %s...10@11 
Sardines,  Mustard % s...  9@10 
Sardines, imported %S..12@13
Sardines,  spioed, %s...... 10@12
Trout. 3 lb brook.............
CANNED FRUITS.

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Apples, gallons,  stand.... .2 30
Blackberries, stand........1  to
Cherries, red standard.... .1 60
Cherries,  pitted......1  85@1 90
Damsons............   ..  .1 25@1 35
Egg Plums, stand............. 1 6C
Gooseberries.......................1 65
Grapes................................  95
Green Gages....... 
...¿il 50
Peaches, all yeUow, stand.2 65 
Peaches,  seconds..........2  25
Peaches, pie..........1  6G@1 65
Pears....*... .................1  30
Pineapples,...............1 40@2 75
Q uinces..................... 1 50
Raspberries, extra........... .1 50
red.............ISO
Straw berries.........1 25@1 40
Whortleberries.. ...........1 2 0
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.:. .2 00 
Beans,Lim a,stand........  85
Beans, Green Limas..  @1 40
Beans,  String........1  00@1 to
Beans« Stringless, Erie. v .  90 
Beans,Lewis’ Boston B&k.l 60 
Corn, Ardher’s Trophy—
MomG’ry.115
Early Gold.l 15
Peas, French............. .. jJ  60
Peas, extra marrofat.l 20@1 40 
Peas, so a k e d ...............  90
“  June, stand....  @150
sifte d ..........2 00
“  French, extra fine..to 00 
Mushrooms,extra flne....20 00
Pumpkfi»,3 lb Golden...... .1 00
Succolash,standard__ 80@1 30
Squash. A M .............. .M- 25-
Tomatoes, Bed Coat 
0  l to 
Good Enough  120
, 
Ben Har  ...... .1 to
stand br.l 15@ 1 to
DROED FRUITS,
Apples, evaporated.. .8  @ 8% 
sundried.,...  6%@ 7% 

“ 
DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN.
Citron, in drum..................22
“ 
in boxes...,........24
Currants.  .  i 
@6%
Lemon  Peel....... ...............14
Orange Fisel........................14
Prunes, Im perial......6  @6%
“  Tm»ey,..........  4V*
Raisins, D ehes»;........... ..3 80
Rafidns, Londdn Layers,.. .2.90 
/Raisins, California  ** 
Raisins. Loose Muscatels..2 40

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.  “ 

.. 

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PROVISIONS.

 

The Grand Bapids Packing & Provision Co­

quote  as follows:
FORK IN BARRELS.
Mess.............................................  
15 60
Shortcut......................... 
16 50
Shortcut  Morgan....*........................... ....16 50
Extra clear pig, short cu t........,  ... *... .17 59
Extra clear,neaVy............................... 
17 50
d e a r quill, short oat...........................  
17 60
Boston clear, short cut.......................17 
50
Clear back,snort c u t . ................... ...... .17 50
Standard dear, short  cut, best............1 7  50
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
Hams,average to  lbs................... .............13
• 
16  lbs.................... .............. 13
12 to 14 lbs............................13
picnic  ...... 
best boneless...................................11
Shoulders .....................................................  9
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.......... .............11
Dried Beef, e x tr a ................................... 8

ham  prices.............................  9%

10%

“ 
“ 

“ 

 

DRY SALT MEATS.

Long Clears, heavy.....................................
“  medium.......................... ........
light.......;....              __ ___
“ 

LARD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“ 

[* 

 
LARD IN TIN PAILS.

Tierces  ......... 
8%
8%
30 and 501b Tubs...... .................... . 
9%
3 fi> Pails, to in a case......  
............. 
ft Pails, 12 in a case............................  
9%
101b Pails, 6 in a case..................... 
9%
to ft Pails, 4 pails In case.....................  
8%
Extra Mess, warranted 200 fts............ .........7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago Packing..................    7 50
“  Kansas City Packing......... ..  7 25
P late................................... 
7 25
 
Extra P late............. .......... ............. .......... 7 75
Boneless, rump butts......................  
.10 00
.................  % bbl.  5 50

BEEF IN BARRELS.

SAUSAGE-FRESH AND SMOKED.

Pork Sausage................................................  8
Ham  Sausage................................................ J2
Tongue  Sausage........................................   9
Frankfort  Sausage.............................        8
Blood  Sausage..................................... 
6
Bologna, straight..........................................  6
Bologna, thick..............................................   6
Head  Cheese.................................................   6
In half barrels.............................................   3 00
In quarter barrels.......................................   2 00
In % Bbl..........................................................3 00
In % Bbl.........................................................1 75
InK its..........................................................   85

PIGS’ FEET.

TRIPE.

“ 

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HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

Green__$  ft 4

Part cured...  5
Full cured 
  6
Dry hides and 
k ip s...... .  6

@ 4% 
@ 5% 
@  6%

Calf skins, green
or cured__ 5
Deacon skins,
¥  piece...... 10 @20

8
WOOL.

Fine washed $  lb 20@23ICoarse washed.. .18@23
Medium  ............ 20@25|Unwashed...........I2@16
Sheep pelts, short shearing.................  
5@30
Sheep pelts, old wool estimated.........   @20
Tallow...................................................3%@ 4
Grease butter..........................................  @ 5
Ginseng, good.........................................   @2 00

MISCELLANEOUS.

PRODUCE MARKET.

9%c.

very

bu.
rels, 25c.

Dealers pay 15@l6c and hold at 18c.
100.

Apples—25 to  35c per bu.
Beans—Hand-picked  mediums  are 
scarce, readily commanding $2 per bu.
Beets—New, 15c per bu.
Blackberries—8c per qt.
Butter—Good  quality  is  scarce  and  high 
Cabbages—Home  grown  command  2.  per
Celery— 18@20c per doz.
Cheese—Full cream readily  commands 9%@ 
Cider— 10c per gal.
Clover Seed—Mammoth or medium, $4.50 per 
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; produce Dar­
Corn— Green, 5c doz.
Cucumbers—50cperbu.
Dried  Apples—Jobbers hold  sun-dried at 7c 
Eggs—Jobbers  now  pay  13c  and  sell  at 
Grapes—Ives, 5c per lb.  Concords, 6c per lb
Honey—Scare, not equal to the demand. All 
choice offerings are  grabbed  up  quick at 15c 
per lb.
Hay—Baled is in small demand at $15 for No 
lan d  $14 for No. 2.
Mushmelons—75c per doz.
Onions—Home  grown  dry  stock' command 
Peaches—Clingstone, $1.75@$2 per bu.
Plums—Michigan, $2 per bu.
Pop Corn—2%c 1* lb.
Potatoes—Jobbing  generally  at  25c 
Squash—Summer, lc lb.
Tomatoes—70c per bu.
Turnips—25 per bu.
Watermelons—Indiana,  10@15c apiece,
Whortleberries—$2.75 per bu.

and evaporated at do.
14c.

homegrown.

50c per bu.

for

GRAINS AND M ILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—City  millers  pay  85c  for old  white 
and 85c for old red, 85c for  new white  and 85c 
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.
Eye—60c $  bu*
Barley—Brewers pay $1.30@$1.40 
Flour—Higher.  Patent  $5.70 $1 bbl in  sacks 
and  $5.90  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.70 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.90 in wood.
Meal—Bolted, $2.80 $  bbl.  Gran. $3.50 $  bbl
Mill Feed—Screenings, $16 
ton.  Bran, $15 
V  ton.  Ships,  $14.00  ri  ton.  Middlings,  $17 
$  ton.  Corn asd Oats. $23 $  ton.

cwt.

THESE GOODS ABB “ FAB EXCELLENCE
P ure, H ealthful and Reliable,  w arran ted  to  give satis­
faction in every, p articu lar.  F or sale by w holesale and 
re ta il grocers th ro u g h o u t th t U nited  States.  Votjwie 
Bros., M anufacturers, Cleveland and Chicago.

B
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BQ

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W e also manufacture a  full  line  of Sweet 

Goods.  W rite  for  quotations 

and samples.

 

 

UHnrax......... 
:  .  39@tl
Corner Stone......................... 39
Double Pedro......... ..............40
Whopper............... 
;40
Peach P ie .......................40
Wedding Cake,  blk.............. 40
Red Fox...............!................45
Sweet Russet . ......... 
30382

TOBACCOS—FINE  CUT»
et  Pippin.............  

50
FiVe and Seven......................50
Hiawatha.....  ..................    »68
Sweet  Cuba...........................45
JPetoskey Chief......................55
Sweet Russet................. .40@42
Thistle.......................... 
  42
Florida..................................65
Bose Leaf..............................66
Bed Domino..........  .......38
8wamp Angel........................40
Stag.......................................33
Capper.............................   ..42

TOBACCOS—SMOKING.
Bob Boy...... . ....................... 26
 
Peerless....................  
26
Uncle Sam......................  
.30
Jack  Pine.............. 
36
 
Sensation..............................33
Yellow Jacket..;..................20
Sweet  Conqueror....__ 2C@25

 

TEAS,

Japan ordinary......... .. .18@20
Japan fair to good........ 25&
Japan-fine...... .............. .35®45
Japan dust...................... 12@20
Young Hyson.. . . . . . .__ 2Q@45
Gunpowder..................... 35@50
Oolong..'............. 33@55@60@75
Congo.......... 
..25@30

 

 

 
 
VINEGAR.
40 gr. 
11% 

 
50 gr.
13

30 gr. 
9% 

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

Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as fol­

lows:
Tubs, No. 1 ............................ 7 75
“  2 .............................6 75
“  3............................. 5 75

“ 

“ 

“ 

Pails, No. 1, two hoop........1 60
three hoop__ 175
Cloth espins, 5 gr. boxes__   60
Bowls, 15s, 17s and 19s........2 50
Baskets, m arket................  40
14 
bushel.............. ..160
“ with covers 1 90
“ 
“  willow clothes No.l 5 50 
“  2 6 00
“ 
17 00 
13 50 
2 4 25 
35 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported..
.90
do 
American........75
Burners, No.  0.".................65
do  N o .l...................75
do  No. 2.................... 95

Bplint

“ 

“ 

do 

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 ft boxes.. .35
Extract Coffee, V.  C.........   75
F elix...... 115
Fire Crackers, per box__ 1 20
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.. .25 
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps... 35
Gum, Spruce......................30
Jelly,in 30 9> pails..  . 5  @5%
Powder,  Keg. .............. 
.5 50
Powder, %  Keg.................2 87
Sage.................... .............. 15
CANDY. FRUITS and NUTS, 
Putnam  &  Brooxs quote as 
follows:

STICK.
do 
do 
MIXED.

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

Standard, 25 1b boxes......... 9%
Twist, 
..........10
Cut Loaf 
......... li
Royal, 25 lb pails......   @10
ROyal, 200 ft bbls......   .....  9
Extra, 25 lb pails................11
Extra, 200 lb bbls............  10
French Cream- 251b pails. .12%
Cut loaf, 25 lb  cases...... .  11
Broken, 25 fi> pails.............11
Broken. 2001b  bbls.............10
Lemon Drops........................13
Sour Drops............................ 14
Peppermint  Drops.............. 14
Chocolate Drops...................15
HM Chocolate  Drops..........18
Gum  Drops...................  
  10
Licorice Drops...................... 18
AB Licorice  Drops.............12
Lozenges, plain.....................14
Lozenges, printed................15
Im perials..............................14
Mottoes........................ 
  15
Cream  Bar............................ 13
Molasses Bar.........................13
Caramels................................19
Hand Made Creams...............19
Plain  Creams........................16
Decorated Creams................20
String Bock...........................14
Burnt Almonds.................  22
Wintersrreen  Berries........... 14
Lozenges, plain in pails.. .13
Lozenges, plain in bbls__ 12
Lozenges, printed in pails. 13% 
Lozenges, printed in  bbls. 12% 
Chocolate Drops, in pails. .13%
Gum Drops  in pails......... 6%
Gum Drops, in bbls...........5%
Moss Drops, in pails..........10
Moss Drops, in bbls...........  9
Sour Drops, in  i>ails..........12
Imperials, in  pails.............12
Imperials  in bbls.............. 11

FANCY—IN   BULK. 

FRUITS.

Bananas...................1 25@3 00
Oranges,  choice......  
<8.
Oranges, Florida......   @
Oranges, Naples__   @6 50
0range8,00..............  @
Oranges, Imperials..  @ 
Oranges Valencia ca.  @ 
Lemons, ch’ce to f’cy4 00@4 ’
Lemons.....................   ®
Figs, layers, new......   @15
Figs, Bags, 50 ft........  @6
Dates, frails do........  @4%
Dates, % do  do__ _  @5%
Dates, Fard 101b box V ft-•  9 
Dates, Fard 501b box » f t..  7 
Dates, Persian 60 Ibbox ..  @6
@17 
Almonds,  Tarragona
@16 
Ivaca........
@14 
California
@ 8 
B razils.....  ___ —
Filberts, Sicily.........
@11 
@13 
Walnuts,  Grenoble..
French..., 
@11 
Pecans, Texas. H. P. 
8@12
Cocoanuts, V 109......
PEANUTS.
Prime Bed, raw V ft 
do 
do 
Choice 
Fancyfl.P. do 
do 
Choice White, Va.do 
Fancy H P,. Va  do 
Extra H. P .V a .......

NUTS.

@ @5% 
@ 6% 
@ 5%

“ 
“ 

“ 

OYSTERS AND  FISH.
F. 'J.  Dettenthaler  quotes 
follows:

oysters.

Selects............................
Fairhaven Counts..........

FRESH  F ISH .

Black bass..., 
...........12%
T rout...... .........h  — ....  7%
Whiteflsh........... ........... 
7%
smoked......... .
Frogs’Legs ..........  25@1

“ 

. 

.

.

@3

FRESH MEATS.
Beef, carcass.......... 4
hind quarters... .6 
“ 
fore 
:  ** 
...3
“ 
@7%
 .....
Hogs..
.
,
.
10%
PCra loins... 
...... ...»
7%
shoulders........
5
Bologna;...............
Frankf ort sausage....,
85
Blood, liv, h’dsaus’g .. 
Mutton................ .5%@6%
Lard kettle rendered..  @10%

.

'  JACKSON,
,  ' MICH.  .

SEND FOB PRICE LIST.

M akes Specialty of Collections.  Accounts, 

of Country M erchants Solicited.

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

-JOBBER IK-

FOREIGN,

TROPICAL

CALIFORNIA

JULIUS HOUSEMAN. Pres.,

A. B. WATSON. Tress..

S. F. ASPINW ALL, Seey. 

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

MACHO COFFEE  BOASTER
The  m o st p ractical 
h an d   R oaster  in   th e 
w orld.  Thousands in 
use—riv in g   satisfac­
tion. They are sim ple 
durable an d  econom­
ical. 
grocer 
should  b e  w ithout 
one.  R oasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to   per 
fection.
Send fo r  circulars.

No 

ROM. S Jest,

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio.

CHAS. A, C0YE

MANUFACTURER  OF

Horse and W agon Covers, 

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

W ide Ducks, etc.

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

73 CANAL ST., 

-  GRAND RAPIDS,

fUCTRoTYP(RS
S tC f'cotV pn’  jig
r  K p ro &   Zirvc  ^ r y a i 'a  v   i  r \ q ’"
r.i r« n r QilJW  PÖAcr  m u ' 
!
AL^o  l ç a DS  S : ,JG?'  ß  RASS  F,U u L 
;■
WOOD «.Nie-AL  HjRMITUfïE
Bovw/ 
8ÂaPlED 
GBANDRAPIOS MICH.
STÄNTOfi, 8RMP80N & CO,
Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

' - 

Sole  Manufacturers  of  the  “Peninsular” 

Brand Pants, Shirts and Overalls.

S tate  agents  fo r  Celuloid  Collars  and  Cuffs. 

1 2 0  a n d  1 2 £   J e f f e r s o n ,  A v e .,

DETROIT, 

-  MICHIGAN.

F R U I T S ,
Bananas,  OHr  Specialty,

16 and 18 No. Division St..

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

WM.L. ELLIS&GO.

B R A N D

Broker  in CANNED  GOODS.
B.  F. EMERY, 
-  Manager,

Salt and Sea Fish.

20  Lyon  St.,  GRAND  BAPIDS,  MI0H.

GEO.  F.  OWEN,  Grand  Rapids;

W estern  M ichigan  Salesm an.

WALES  -  GOODYEAR

—AND—

60NNEGTIGUY

Rubbers.

Write for Fall Prices and Discounts.

G.  R .  MAYHEW,

86  Monroe  Street,

GBAND  RAPIDS.

,J, DETTENTHALER
Salt Lale Fisi

WHOLESALE

AND  0YSTEES.

Packing  and W arehouse,

37 North Division Street. 
Office, U7 Monroe St.,

GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH

SOLE MANUFACTURERS» OF

RB80LUYE  8PIGK8.
insoliti M in  Fovler.

-AND----

JOBBERS OF

Teas, Coffees %  Grocers’  Sundries,
46 Ottawa St, BRAND RAPIDS.

POTATOES.

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

I  k  Cl

f l ,   H.

COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

166 S outh W ater S t, CHICAGO.
Reference

Felsbhthal. Gross & Miller, Bankers,. 

Chicago.

FODBTH NATIONAL BOR

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J.  Bowne, President.

Geo. G. Pierce, Vice President.

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

Transacts a general banking business.

State Board of Pharmacy.

- 

S ix  V ea rs-Ja c o b  Jeeson, M uskegon.
Tw o Y ears—i  am es V ernor, D etroit., 
IFhree Y ears—O ttm ar E berbaeh, Ann' A rbor.
Æ o n r .Years—Geo. XcD onajd, K alam azoo.
S ir e  Y ears—Stanley E. Pariceli, Owosso.
P resid en t—Geo. McDonald 
S ecretary —Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. V ernor.
N ext M eeting—A t  Lansing,  on  Novem ber 8.  7 and 8. 
C andidates will please re p o rt a t 9 a. m . th e   second day 
sPEjaeettax.- tYk 

T-Y"Y 

Michigan State Pharm aceutical  Ass’n.

P resident—A rth u r B assett, D etroit.
F irs t Vice-President—Q. M. H arw ood, Petoskey. 
Second V ice-President—H. B. F airchild,  b ra n d  Rapids 
T hird Vice-President   Hen ry  K ephart, B errien S p iu u n . 
S ecretary—S. E. P a rk ill. Owosso.
T reasurer—Wm. D upont, D etroit.
Executive  C om m ittee—Geo.  G undrum ,  F r a n i  Inglia, 
■ A . H. L ym an, Jo h n  B .p eck , E. T. W ebb.
Local Secretary—Jam es V ernor, D etroit.
K t r t  M eeting-^ A tD e tro lt, Septem ber 1, 5,6 and 7.

».

,  ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, USA

Grand Rapids Pharm aceutical Society.
P resid en t—H. E. Locher. 
Vice-President—J. W. H ayw ard.
S ecretary—F ra n k H .E sc o tt. /  ■
T reasu rer—H em y   B. Fairchild.

i 

■,  ■  ' *.'

B oard o t Censors—P resident.  Vice-President  and Seo- 
'   r e t H j , 
B oard at Trustees—The President,  Jo h n   E. Peek,  Geo. 
G.’Btaketpe, A, F. H azel tin e an d  F. J . W urzburg, 
w en, Isaac W atts. W m . E. W hite an d  W m .' L.  W hite. 
C om m ittee on T rade  M atters—Jo n n  P eek, F.  J . W urz- 
.   burg, W. H. Tibbs,
C om m ittee  on  Legislation—J.  W.  Hayward,  Theo.
C om m ittee  on  Pharm acy—W .  L.  W hite,  Jo h n   Molr.
’
R egular  Meetings—F irs t  T hursday  evening  In  each 
A nnual Meeting—F irs t T hursday evening in  November.

x«»Unir, w . H. V an Leuwen.
M. B. Kimm. 
m onth.

F irst Vice-PresIdentrÆ . W. R. P«
Second V íce-PÍesidenf—1“. D. Stevens.
S ecretary jm d  T reasurer—B. W. P atterson. " 
A ssistantS ecretory an d  Treasurei^-G .  s:,Purvis. 
Annual M eeting—F irst W ednesday in  June.
R egular M eetings—t î n t  W ednesday Ip eaoh m onth.
Central  Michigan  Druggists’ Association, j 
President, J.W y  D unlop;  Secretary, B .  M. Mussell.
B errien  County Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, H. M .Dean;  S ecretary, H enry K ephart.
Clinton County Druggists’ Association. 

P resident, A. O. H unt; Secretary, A: S.  W allace.
Charlevoix County Pharm aceutical Society 
President, H. W. W illard;  S ecretary, Geo. W. C router.  ]

Ionia County Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, W. R. e n tie r;  S ecretary, Geo. G undfum .
Jackson County Pharm aceutical Ass’n. 
President, C. B. Colwell; S ecretary, O. E. Foote.
Kalamazoo Pharm aceutical Association. 
Mason County  Pharm aceutical Society. 

President, D. O. R oberta;  Secretary, D. McDonald.

P re sid en t,?. S . L atim er;  S ecretary, W m. H eysett. 
Mecosta  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
P resident, O. H. W agener;  Secretary. A. H. W ebber.
Monroe County Pharm aceutical Society. 
P resident, S. M. S ackett ;  S ecretary, Ju liu s W eiss.
Muskegon County Pharm . Association, 
P resident, Wm. B. W ilson ¡  Secretary. Qeo. W heeler.
i   Muskegon D rug Clerks’ Association. 
President, 0 . 8. B oon;  S ecretary, G eo. L. LeFevre.
Newaygo County Pharm aceutical  Society. 
P resident. J. F. A. R aider; S ecretary, A. G. Clark.

Oceana County Pharm aceutical Society. 

P resident, F. W. Fincher;  S ecretary, F rankO ady.
Saginaw  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
P resident, J a y  Sm ith;  S ecretary,  D.M. P rall.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced—Senega root.

Mary had a little horse;
And every place that Mary went 

Its hair was white as Snow,
The horse was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day, 
It made the children prance  and  play, 

Which was against thé rule;
To see a horse in school.

And so the teacher turned him out, 
But still he lingered near.
And waited patiently about 
Till Mary did appear.

“What makes the horse love Mary so?”.
The teacher stroked fair Mary’s hair:

Tbe children asked one day.
“I know, but dasn’t say.”

ADULTERATED  PAINTS.
Analytical  Process  for  Detecting 

Presence  of  Adulterants.

the

We present below a scheme for the detec­
tion  of  baryta  and  lime  in  ready-mixed 
paints.  To  understand  this  scheme* it  is 
necessary to  bear  in  mind that baryta and 
lime  are  the  usual adulterants it light-col­
ored paints, and that lead -and  zinc are the 
basic  pigments  of  all  good  light-colored 
ready-mixed  paints.  No  baryta  or  lime 
should  be  found  in  white,  ready-mixed 
paint, and  whenever  their  presence  is de­
tected the paint is adulterated.  Take a can 
of outside  white,  agitate  it  until  all  the 
pigment is thoroughly mixed  with  the  oil 
fill  an  ordinary  silver  tablespoon  three- 
fourths  full,  and  blow  upon  this  with  a 
blow-pipe the  flame of a spirit  lamp  until 
the  oil is completely burned  out  A white 
or* straw-colored  amorphous  mass  will re­
main;  powder this, weigh i t  and  introduce 
it  into  a  test  tube;  add  acetic  acid  one 
ounce,  and boil. 
If  it all dissolves, no sul­
phate of baryta is present;  if  it does not all

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FOLIA.

RADIX.

SEMEN.

FLORA.

GUMMI.

“ 
“ 
“  
“ 

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

24® 
33® 
11® 
13® 
14® 
16®

Aceticum................
80  10
Benzoicum, German
800100 
Boracic....................
30
. 
Carbolicum.............
450  50
Citricum............ .
.  600  65 
Hydroehlor............
80  5
Nftrocum................
100  12
Oxalicum...............
300  12
Phosphorioum  dii..
Salicylicum.........
17002 05
Sulphur icum...........
1K05
Tañnicum............... 1 4001 60
T artaricum ............
500  53
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16 deg...........
30  5
40  6
18  deg...........
Carbonas.................
110  13
Chloridum..............
120  14
ANILINE.
2 0002 25
S leek ...... .
Brown........... .......... .  8001 00
450  50
Red..........................
Yellow..................... 2 5003 00
BACCAE.
Cubebae (po. 1 60... 18502 00
80  10
Juniperus  ..............
X anthoxylum........
250  30
BALSAMUM
650  70
Copaiba...................
0 1 30
P e ru ........................
Terabin, Canada— 500  55
T olutan..................
450  50
CORTEX.
Abies, Canadian__
Cassiae  .................
•Cinchona Flava........
Euonymus  atropurp 
.Myrica  Cerifera, po.
Prunus Virgini........
•Quillaia,  grd.............
Sassfras.................
Ulmu8.......................
mmiis Po (Ground 12)
EXTRACTUM. 
Glycyrrhisa Glabra..
po...........
Haematox, Is ft oox..
is ............
* s .........
M s.........
FEBRÜM .
@  15 
•Carbonate Precip—
©3 50 
Citrate and Quinia...
®  80 
•Citrate Soluble,........
Ferrocyanidum Sol..
®@
Solut  Chloride—  ...
Sulphate, com’l........W ®
pure..........  ®
A rnica....... ...............   12®
A uthem is.................   45®
Matricaria.,..............  30®
Barosm a...................  10®
•Cassia  Acutifol, Tin-
niveUy....................   25®
« 
Alx.  35®
Salvia  officinalis,  M s __\
and Ms..................
6®
C ra  Ursi...................
Acacia, 1st picked...
®1 00 
®  90 
2nd  “
3rd 
...
“ 
®   SO 
®  65 
Sifted sorts.
75®1 00 
p o ................
50®  60 
.Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)..
®  12 
“  Cape, (po.20)...
®  50
“  Socotn’, (po. 60) 
•Catechu,  Is,  (Ms,  It
13 
®
Ms, 16)............ ~ ~
30 
Ammoniae  ..........
15 
Assafoetida,  (po. 30).
55 
50®
Benzoinum.........
30 
Camphorae..............  27®
Euphorbium, po......   35®
10 
80 
'GalbaBum ..........’..  ®
95 
•Gamboge, po— .....  80®
35
•Guaiacum, (po. 45)...  @
.Kino,  (po.25).........  ®
Mastic............ . 
@1 00
®  40
Myrrh,(po.45).... 
vOpii, (.po. 4 50;........3 00®3  10
'Shellac......................  25®
bleached.....  26®
’ Tragacanth..............  30®  75
imBBA—In ounce packages.
.Absinthium.............. 
25
ZEupatoiium............. 
20
^Lobelia  ....................
Majorum  .............  
28
23
Mentha Piperita— . 
25
“  Y ir.......... 
R u e .......................... 
30
Tanacetum,  V.........  
22
’Thymus. V ....,........  
25
MAGNESIA.
•Calcined,  Pat...........  55®
•Carbonate,  P a t...... .  20®
¿Carbonate,  K. & M..  20® 
•Carbonate,  Jennings  35®
A bsinthium ..........5  00®5 50
Amygdalae, R ule....  45®  75
. Amydalae, Amarae..7 25@7 10
. A nisi......... . 
.1 85®l 95
.Auranti C ortex......  ®2 50
Bergamii...................2 75®3 25
»Cajiputi  ...................  90® 1 00
•Garyophylli..............  @2 00
Cedar...... ...........  
  35®  65
Chenopodii............ 
©1 75
<Cinnamonii .....^ —   85®  90 
Citronella  ...........  ®  75
-Conium  Mac.............  35®  85
••Copaiba .------------ -  90®  1 00
'C ubebae...... ......15 50016 00
Exechthitos............  900100
Erigeron...... .........  .1 2001 30
‘Gaultheria... 
2 25@2 35
¿Geranium,;..............  ®  75
•-Gossipii, Sem, gal__   £5®  75
H ed eo m a.............l 1501 25
. Juniperi............. 
5002 00
Lavendula...... . 
9002 00
¿Idm onis............1 .1  7502 25
LMentha Piper..........2 2503 33
Mentha Verid...........3 0003 25
Morrhuae,  g a l.......  8001 08
Myreia,  5...... ............  ®  50
»Olive................. .....I  0002 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 25)  10®  12
»Ricini .......................11801 26
Rosmarini.............     7501 00
Rosae, 
0600
'Buccini  ...................  
  40045
'Sabina.______ ____1  9001 00
Santa!............... .3 3007 00
^GasMafìma..!  .......  v  020  66
Stuapis, ess, 5.......... 
0   65
0150
T ig lii......................... 
* tn m m .^...» .» .,» .:v   400  50
"   o p t................  
0   60
'’T h e o b n o n a g . 150  20 
POTASSIUM.
B iC arb.,.............. 
15®  18
B ichrom ate....;.......  130  >15
Bromide......... 
320  40
12©  15
Garb................. 
-Chlorate,(Po.30)...  .  18®  20
»•Cyimide............. . 
50®  55
l iodide........8508 00
^Potassa, Bitart, pure  370  39 
/Potassa,  Bitart, com  ©  15

Potass  Nitras,opt...,  80  10
Potass Nitras........... 
70  9
Prussiate...................  250 28
Sulphate po...............  15® 18
Aeonitum... 
.........   20®  25
A lthae......................  25®  30
Anchusa......... .........  15®  20
Arum,  po.................  ®  25
Calamus....................  20®  60
Gentiana,  (po. 15)__   10®  12
Giycbrrhiza, (pv. 15).  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canadén,'
;  @  30
Hellebore, Alba, po.  15®  20
Inula, po....................   15® 20
Ipecac, po............... .2 15@2 3b
IBs plox(po. 20022)..  18®  20
Jalapa, p r..............  .  25®  30
Maranta,  Ms............   @  35
Podophyllum, po__   15®  18
Rhei  ........................  76(81 00
“  cut........... 
0175
“  p v ......................  75@1 35
Spigelia............... 
  48®  53
Sanguinaria, (po. 25).  ®  20
Serpentaria.............  30®  35
Senega.....................   50®  55 j
Smilax, Officinalis, H  @ 40 
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35).........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foe-
tidus, po.................  @  25
Valeriana, Eng. (po. 30)
German..  15®  20
Zingiber a ................    16®  15
Zingiber j .................  18®  22
Anisum, (po. 20)........  @  15
Apium  (graveleons).  10®  12
Bird, Is......................  4®  6
Carui,  (po. 18)...........  12®  15
Cardamom.................... 1 0001 25
Coriandrum..............  10®  12
Cannabis  Sativa...... 3M@ 4M
Cydonium.................  7501 00
Chenopodium.........   10®  12
Diptenx Odorate__ 1 7501 85
Foeniculum..............  @  15
Foenugreek, po........  6®  8
Lini............................. 3M@  4
Linl, grd, (bbl, 3)..  ..  3M@  4
Lobelia.....................  35®  40
Phalarls Canarian...  3M04M
R apa.........................  5®  6
Sinapis,  Albu...........  8®  9
N igra........   11®  13
SPIRITU S.
Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50
Frumenti, D. F.R __ 1 7502 OC
Frum enti................1 10@1 50
Juniperis Co. O. T.. .1 75®l
Juniperis Co........... 1 7503 50
Saacnarum  N. E...... 1 7502 09
Spt. Vini Galli.......1 75@6 50
vini Oporto.............. 12502 00
Vini  Alba..............  1 25@2 00
SPONGES
Florida sheeos’wool
carriage...................... 2 2502 50
Nassau sheeps’wool 
carriag e............
2  00
Velvet Extra sheep s’
wool carriage........
1  10
Extra Yellow sheeps’
carriage..............
85
Grass  sheeps’  wool
carnage.................
65
Hard for slate  use...
75
Y ellow Reef, for slate 
use.........................
40
SYRUPS.
Accacia.....................
50
Zingiber....................
50
60
Ipecac.......................
Ferri Iod...................
50
Auranti Cortes.........
50
Rhei Arom...............
50
60
Smilax Officinalis__
60
Co..
50
Senega.......................
50
Scillae..................
60
Co....................,
50
Tolutan.....................
60
Prunus virg..............
TINCTURES.
60 
Aeonitum Napellis R 
F
50 
Aloes.........................
60 
and myrrh......
60 
A rnica......................
50 
Asafcetida...............
50 
Atrope belladonna...
60 
60 
Benzoin.....................
Co................
50 
Sanguinaria.............
50 
50 
Barosma...................
Cantbarides............
75 
60 
Capsicum...... ........ .
Cardamon.................
75 
Co.............
75 
Castor.......................
1 00 50 
Catechu....................
Cinchona......... ........
50 
Co...............
60 
Columba..................
50 
Conium.....................
50 
Cubeba.....................
50 
Digitalis....................
50 
Ergot..................... .
50 
G entian...;...............
50 
co.................
60 
G uatea......................
50 
ammon.........
60 
Zingiber...... .
50 
Hyoscyamus............
50 
Iodine...................... .
75 
Colorless.......
75 
Ferri Chi 'ridum......
35 
K ino..... 
................
50 
Lobelia...,  ..............
50 
Myrrh......................
50 
Nux Vom ica............
50 
O pi.......................... .
85 
50 
Camphorated...
Deodor.  .......
2 00 50 
Auranti Cortex........
Quassia............ ........
50 
Rhatany...................
50 
R hei.........................
50 
Cassia Acutifol........
OS 50 
Co...
S erpentaria..........  .
50
Stramonium...... .
00
Tolutan..................... • 
go
........... 
Valerian 
Veratrum Veride__  
BO
JSther, Spts Nit, 3 F.,
260  28
|
Æther, Spts Nit, 1F..  300 
Alumen............. . 
2M03M
Alumen, ground,  (p-
o. 7)...... ..............'.  30  4
Amuitto  .............  650  60
Antimoni,  po....__  40  6
Antimoni et Pota8sT  660  60 
A ntipyrin......,.:...! 3501 40
Argenti Nitras, §__ 
0   68
Arsenicum.............     50  7
Balm Gilead Bud__  380  40
Bismuth S. N...........2 1502 20
Calcium Chlor, is, (Ms 
U; Ms. 12)..........  @  9
Cantharides m«gnian
po......................... 
01 75

MISCELLANEOUS.

eliac.

OLEUM.

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60&10. less.

4 00@4 10 I 

f  $  r £ d ?.itric acid two  drams  and  hoii. 

Capstei Fructus, a f..  @ '15
Capsid Fructus,po..  @  16
Capsid Fructus, B po  @ 14
Carypphyllus, (po. 25)  20®  22 
S reA ib afs.'& F .:::  s o l3 S I S 8
Cera Fiava...............  28®  30 I se®  aside  the  filtra|9  for further examma
Coccus ......................  @ 401 tion, as it may  contain  lime.  To  the  res-
r^ ™ it« uctus.........  % %  idue which acetic acid has failed to dissolve
cenSfum;;;;;;;;;;;; 
if   it
Chloroform..............  go®  gg I an  dissolves,  the  residue  is  probably lead
Chloroform,  Squibbs  @1 001 soap,  and is not an  adulterant;  but if nitric
Chloral Hyd Orst.... .1 60@1 75
acid fails to dissolve  the  residue, it may be 
Chondrus.................  10®  12
considered  as  settled  that the  paint  con­
Cinchonldine, P. & w   15® 
tained  baryta;  it  is  settled  beyond  any 
dnehonidine, Ger’an 
5®  12
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
question  that the  paint  is. not a pure  lead 
c e n t.......................
40 
and  zinc paint.  To determine whether  the 
Creasotum .. 1........... 
60
0
residue  which acetic  and  nitric acids  have 
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  @
Greta  prep...............  g@
6 1 failed  to dissolve is  baryta  or not,  wash  it 
Creta, precip............  8®
101 with water and fuse with carbonate of soda; 
Creta Rubra..............  @
wash  the fused  mass with  water to remove
Crocus.....................    18®
Cudbear...... M !...!  .  , ®  24  8ulphate of soda formed in  the fusion;  then
Cupri Sulph..............  6®
7  boil the  remaining residue,  from which  the
n.,—i 
Dextrine...... ...........    10®
12 I sulphate of  soda was  removed by washing. 
Ether Suiph............  68®
8  with  dilute nitric  acid, and  filter and  mix 
Emery, all numbers.  @
e  the filtrate with an equal quantity of  a per- 
Emery, po................   @
Ergotajpo.) 75.........   70®
75  fectly  dear  solution of  sulphate  of  lime. 
Flake  W hite.....:...  12®
^  J If  a  precipitate  is formed  it  may be  con­
Galla......................       @
sidered  as demonstrated  that the  insoluble 
Gambier.............  
7@
residue  was sulphate of  baryta.  We  have 
Gelatin, Coopor......  @
Gelatin, French........  400
yet to look for lime.  This,  if  present, will 
Glassware flint, 70&10  by box, 
be  found in the  acetic acid  solution,  which 
contains  also  the  lead  and  z id c .  These 
Glue,  Brown.............  9©
Glue, White..............  130
must  be  removed  before  the  presence  or 
Glycerina.................  23®
absence of  lime can be determined.  To re­
Grana  Paradisi........  @
move the lead and zinc dilute the acetic acid 
H um ulus.................  25®
solution  with  four or five  parts  of  water; 
Hydrarg Chlor. Mite.  @
Hydr^rg Chlor.  Cor.
run into this  for one  hour a current of  sul- 
Hydrarg Ox. Rubrum 
— . _ _ J  
^   lft i Phuretted hydrogen gas, cork the bottle and
Hydrarg Ammoniati.
HydrargUnguentum  45®  55  allow it to stand twelve or fifteen hours,  by
Hydrargyrum .........   @  65  which'time every trace of lead and zinc will
Ichthyocolla, Am  ...l 25@1 50  have been precipitated;  the lime, if present,
Iodine, Besiibl.
®'d*er  out  the
Iodoform................   @g 151 ^ead and  zinc, boil  the filtrate  to drive  off
Lupuline  ................  §501 001 the sulphuretted hydrogen,  add to a portion
Lycopodium............   55®
of  the  filtrate  a solution of  oxalate of  am­
Macis......................       80®
monia;  if a white precipitate occurs,  lime is 
Liquor  Arsen et Hy-
present.  The  percentage  of  lime may  b 
drargrlod...............
27
Liquor Potass Arsini-
determined  with  sufficient  accuracy  by 
tis............... ...........
10®  12 j
evaporating  the fluid  from which  the  lead 
Magnesia, Suiph. (bbl
aud  zinc  was  precipitated,  and  weighing 
2®  3
1M).................. .......
The  residue  which  acetic 
the  residue. 
Mannia, S. F..............
9001 00
Morphia,  S, P. & W  2 2502 50 
and  nitric  acids  failed  to dissolve  may  be 
Morphia.  S.  N.  Y. Q.
sulphate  of 
lead  or  sulphate  of 
lime, 
&C.  Co.................. 2 1502 40
as both of these are sometimes usedasadul 
Moschus C anton__   @  40
Myristiea, No. 1........  60®  70
ter ants.  No matter;  the  insoluble  residue 
Nux  Vomica, (po. 20)  @  1ö
is an adulterant.  There  are a great  many 
Os. Sepia...................  27®  29
things to be considered in work of this kind 
Pepsin Saac,  H. & P.
@2 00 j
which we have not  noticed,  as  we  wished 
D. Co......................
Picis Liq, N. C.. M «ral
only to give the most  simple  process  that 
02 70 j 
doz..........................
we have been able to  devise  which  would 
Picis Liq.,  quarts__
01 40 
give  a  thoroughly  reliable  result.  This 
Picis Liq., pints..__
@  85 
scheme will  not  answer  for  dark-colored 
Pil Hydrarg-, (po. 80).
@  50 
Piper Nigra,  (po.22).
@  18 ! 
paints,  but may be used for lavender, stone- 
Piper Alba, (po. 35)..
0   35 
gray  and  all  light-colored  paints.  Any 
Pix Burgun..............
@  7
tinted paint—anything  but  white—must be 
Plumbi Aeet............  14®.  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii.l  10@1 20 
expected to show a very  small  residue  in 
Pyrethrum, boxes, H
soluble in acetic and  nitric acid,  as  nearly 
&P.D.C0., doz.......
@1 25 
all coloring matter for paint  contains  some 
Pyrethrum, pv.........
60®  65 
silica;  therefore, a  slight  residue  in tinted 
8®  lo 
uinia, S, P. & W__
50®
paints should not be considered  an adulter­
Quinia, S, German...
38®  48 
ant.  We have purposely used the old nom 
Rubia Tinetorum.... 
12®  13 
enclaturein  this  article  for  the benefit of
Saccharum Lactis pv
35
Salacin................ ;. .3 4Q@3 50  tde older pharmacists who have not  yet be-
  40®  50
Sanguis Draconis 
come familiar with the new. 
If  it  is  pre­
Santonine.................  ®4 50
ferred, the pigments may be freed  from oil
Sapo,  W....................  120
80 10
Sapo, G..................
161 petroleums in lieu of burning,  as  suggested 
15
0
Seidlitz  Mixture......
@ 28
above, or may be burned out on  a  charcoal 
Sinapis......................
@ 18
support.  We prefer the process as given in 
Sinapis, opt..............
30
0
the scheme.
Snuff, Maccaboy, Do.
^Voes...,.................
35
0
Snuff,  Scotch,  Do.
Voes.....................
@ 35
One of the most profitable industries  Cal- 
Soda Boras, (po  11).. 10 
)  @ 11
„
SodaetPotossTart.. 
33® 35
fornia has to offer is that of growing  olives 
Soda Carb.................  20 2M
2® 2%4® 5
for the oil  obtained  from  them.  The  oil 
Soda, Bi-Carb...........  40 
”
Soda, Ash.................  3®
3® 4
imported from Italy and Spain  has,  in  re­
Soda  Sulphas........... 
@ 2
0
Spts. Ether Co.........   500  55
cent years, been  so  much  adulterated  that 
Spts.  VivrciaDom... 
02 00
the  price  has  been  greatly  reduced. 
In 
8pt8, Myreia Im p__   ©2 50
Spts  Vini Beet.  bbl.
California  it has been  grown and sold by  a 
«•27).........................  @2 37
number of  firms.  The  price  for  the  pure 
Less 5c. gal.  cash  ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal...  ©1  10
article; it is stated, has been as high as $5.00. 
Sulphur, Subl 
.......  23£@ 3M
iiui,  xtojul 
But of late the American olive growers have
Sulphur, Roll...........2M@ 3
Tamarinds......... . 
^ll® °io I ^®$un to follow in the way of their  foreign
n 
’—   -----   —   m  rivals and to  make  «ither  the  adulterated
ferebenth  Venice  ..  28®  30
Theobromae............   go®  gg
article or an imitation of genuine oil.  Cal­
Vanilla  ...................9 00016 00
ifornians were becoming aware of this,  and 
Zlnci» Suiph.............. 
7®  8
an  investigation  was 
Seven 
samples  of  the  so-called  California  Olive 
Oil were tested at San Francisco.  Five out 
of the seven were adulterated.  The test  is 
made with nitric acid; a few  drops  are  put 
into a small  quauity  of  the  oil,  which  is 
then slowly heated. 
If the oil is  pure  the 
whole  becomes  a'straw   colored  mass;  if 
adulterated with cotton-seed oil  i t . remains 
liquid but changes to a dark red color.
The test referred to  proved  that  One  of 
Red Venetian...........w
the samples was  pure  cotton-seed  oil;  an-
Ochre,yellow Mars..134 
■ ___________  
-w_  other wiasNixty per cent of that article; and
Ochre,yellow  B er...IK 203
Putty,’ commercial.. .22 2M®31 another consisted of olive oil tweuty-five per 
Putty  strictly pure..2M 2£@3  cent, peanut and sesame oils twenty-five per 
Vermilion prime Am- 
emit and fifty  per  cent  cotton-seed  o U -
erican................ 
m®is
70®751 this sample showed  much  lighter  color  in 
Vermilion, English..
Green, Peninsular... 
16017
L ead ,red ...........  ...5M05K
interfere 
white..................,5M@5K
greatly with the industry.  But  those  who 
Whiting, white Span 
070 
manufacture only the  genuine  article  will 
090
Whiting, Gilders’.... 
White, Paris Amer’n 
1 10 
in the end reap the benefit  There is a  de­
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
mand for; the appointment  of  a  committee 
to break up the traffic of the impure  article.
Pioneer  Prepared
Honsekeepers may, to some  extent,  test 
Swiss Villa Prepared 
the purity of the oil by placing the  bottle in 
the ice box at night and in the morning,  if 
the oil is impure,  it will appear like  butter, 
while  the  pure  article  will  remain  un­
changed.

Bbl
Whale, winter......  70
Lard,extra.........  ...  68
Lard,No.  1__ .......  45
Linseed, pure raw  ..  50
Linseed, boiled........  53
Neat’s  Foot  winter
strained...................  go
Spu.tsTurpentine...  41
PAINTS  Bbl 

cliff....... 149
Faints.......__ ...1 2001 40
Painty....................1000120

euassiae..................

Gal 
76 I 
72 I 
60 
63 I 
56 j
60
45
Lb

The  Olive  Oil  Industry.

Such  adulterations 

■  the tesit;

instituted. 

»,  VARNISHES.

tend 

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For people to live happy together the real 
secret is that they should not  live too mach 

781 together.—English Proverb.  .

The Moral Status of the Druggist.

From  th e St. Louis D ruggist.

No one  who  reflects  upon  the  question 
will deny that a druggist of pharmacist  oc­
cupies a position in society where  his  mor­
al character is  severely  tested;  Therefor, 
it becomes  important  that  the  subject  re­
ceive the most serious consideration. 
It  is 
quite evident that in very many cases errors 
occur and wrongs are commited fof want  of 
a proper appreciation of the  situation.
That the world is full of evil doers  is too 
well known, and when immoral deeds  have 
been committed,  especially  in sensualities, 
the druggist is called upon to furnish medi­
cines or instruments to hide or  destroy  the 
natural  consequences  that  follow. 
The 
question then arises as to what  an  honors 
ble druggist should do in such  cases. 
JBut 
these Are not the only cases where  a  man’s 
conscience is tested and  his  moral  courage 
called into requisition.  Here is  a  rnan  or 
women addicted to  inebriety,  such  as  the 
use of  liquors,  opiates,  etc.;  what  is  the 
druggist to do  in  those  cases?  Here  is  a 
proprietary  article which contains injurious 
ingredients or is made ostensibly to  destroy 
genus; etc.  To a certain extent our laws are 
trying to prevent such immoral articles  from 
being sold, but the sales are carried on so clan­
destinely that very little  is accomplished by 
the government.  Hence, it is all the  more 
praiseworthy if the  high  character  of  our 
profession  will  discountenance  everything 
that  is  derogatory  to  such 
immoralities. 
Every man must consult his conscience  and 
bear in mind that nothing escapes  the  Om­
nipotent
The wholesale  druggist  also  occupies  a 
very difficult position.  He does not sell  to 
the_ consumer,  but to the  retail  dealer,  and 
he is not able to judge whether  the  use  of 
these articles may not have a reasonable ex­
cuse for  their  manufacture.  Articles  that 
are  prohibited  by  the  government  should 
not be kept for sale  by  jobber  or  retailer; 
but in most other cases it is  not  to  be  ex­
pected that the jobber is to be governed  en­
tirely by his own private opinion,  unless  he 
is certain that the articles are per se  against 
good morals.  Nevertheless, it is an  annoy­
ing feature to him,  and it is not always easy 
to determine what to do in such cases.
To  Mix  Different  Colored  Paints
Brown—Mix  together  Venetian  red 
Buff—White, yellow ochre,  red.
Chestnut—Red, black, yellow.
Chocolate—Raw umber, red,  black. 
Copper—Red, yellow, black.
Cream—Same as buff, with  more  white, 
Dove—White, vermilion,  blue, yellow. 
Fawn—White,  yellow,  red.
Flesh—White,  yellow ochre, vermilion. 
Freestone—Red,  black,  yellow ochre, ver­
French Gray—White, Prussian blue, lake. 
Gray—White lead, black.
Green (dark)—Lamp black, chrome green. 
Green  (pea)—White lead,  yellow,  red. 
Green  (bronze)—Chrome  green,  black, 
ellow.
Gold—White,  stone,  ochre, red.
Lead—White lead,  black,
Lemon—White, chrome  yellow. 
Limestoae—White, yellow  ochre,  black, 
Olive—Yellow,  blue, black,  white.
Orange—Yellow,  red.
Peach—White,  vermilion.
Pearl—White,  black,  blue.
Purple—Violet,  more red, white.
Red—White lead,  vermilion,  scarlet lake, 
Rose—White,  madder,, lake.
Salmon—White lead; bffiej yellow,  red. 
Sandstone—White,  yellow  ochre,  black, 
Snuff—Yellow,  Vandyke brown.
Stone—White lead,  spruce ochre. 
Straw -W hite lead,  yellow.
Violet—Red, blue, white.

lampblack.

Venetian red,  red lead or burnt ochre.

milion.

and

red.

red.

That W as a Long Time Ago.

From  th e  D etroit Free Press.

“1 was attorney for the Michigan Central 
Railroad  twenty years  ago,” said  a Detroit 
lawyer  the  other day,  “and  one  day went 
out to settle a less with a woman.  She and 
her husband  had been  struck  at a crossing, 
and while she was badly hurt, he was killed 
outright  and  the  horses  and  buggy  were 
smashed  to  pieces.  They  had  the  dead- 
wood on us for $15,000,  as  the engineer did 
not signal the crossing. 
I went out to make 
an offer of  about $12,000.  The widow was 
not  able to sit  up,  and  I stopped  at a store 
in the village and  bought some oranges and 
lemons and took them up.  When we fin a l l y  
got  around  to the  matter of  damages,  she 
said:
“Yes.  it is  a sad thing, and  the  railroad 
was to blame,  but I  don’t want  to be mean 
about it. 
I  suppose  the President and  all 
of  ’em  are  worried  most  to  death,  and  I 
suppose I could  stop all  the cars  from run­
ning,  but I want to be just.  Your bringing 
up that  fruit  proves  how kind-hearted you 
all are,  and if you think you could afford to 
give $1,000 I’ll sign off.”
“I made  her accept  $5,000, and took  her 
the  money myself.  When  she  received  it 
she asked:

“Won’t the road  be crippled?”
“Oh, no.”
“Cars run just the same?”
“Yes.”
“And none of your folks are mad at me?” 
“No.”
“Well,  then,  I’ll take  it, but if  the road 
should get hard up and want to borrow,  it’ll 
find me ready to lend.”

An  Exhibit  W orth  Seeing.

Chas. E. Watson, general traveling repre­
sentative  for S. A. Maxwell & Co., of  Chi­
cago,  has  engaged a suite of  rooms  at the 
Hotel Cadillac,  at  Detroit,  where  he  will 
display the  contents  of  a couple  of  dozen 
sample trunks  during  the  annual  conven­
tion of  the Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  week  after  next  Bis line of 
holiday goods is the  largest he ever carried, 
including many novelties  controlled  exclu­
sively by his house.  Those who attend the 
convention without  avaUing  themselves of 
the opportunity to look  over  his  line  will 
miss the event of  a lifetime.

A Smile While You W ait.

A..W.  Peck,'traveling  representative  for 
the  Hazeltine  & Perkins  Drug  Go., writes 
Th e  Tradesman as follows:

If  any person  wants  to  see S. E.  Wait, 
the  genial  Traverse  City  druggist,  smile, 
he  should  call  for  1  cents’ worth of  nitric 
acid,  bottle  to be returned.

The Drug Market.

There  are no  changes of  importance  to 
note  this week.  Opium  is dull  and a trifle 
lower  in  price.  Morphia and  quinine  are 
steady.  Borax  is  very  firm  and  will  be 
higher.  Senega root Is tending upward.

AMERICAN POCKET BATTERY Hä£ S S P   Ï  P ™ P
— DRU G S —

Im porters  and  Jobbern  of

For Physicians* and Fam ily Use.

This B attery has th e advantage over an y  in th e  m ar­
k e t in  th e follow ing  points  o f  superiority:  A  P ate n t 
H ard Rubber, Rem ovable Screw Top Cell (like a  pocket 
inkstand), containing th e C arbon  and  Zinc  elements, 
can be carried in  th e  pocket  charged  ready  -for  use; 
w ater-tight, no leaking;  fo r  durability,  com pactness 
and  stren g th   o f  c u rren t  it  excels  all  others.  Two 
nickel-plate sponge electrodes w ith  each  b attery .  No 
sm all w ire connections on b ottom  of  th is  m achine, as 
in a llo th e rs , th a t rugt easily and are difficult to  repair.
Sold  py  th e  trad e.  Price,  $10,  and  every  B attery 
w arranted.  Send fo r C ircular 49,  giving special  price 
to  physicians fo r a  sam ple b a ttery  prepaid.  Address

ELEGTRO-NEDICIL BITTERY GO,
Or HAZELYINE  & PERKINS  DRUG  CO, 

KALAMAZOO, MICH.,
_________Grand  Rapida, Mich.

Ane Wltiie Lean & Color Worts
-  MICH.
DETROIT, 

Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries.

D ealers  in

Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes.

W e  are  Sole  Proprietors  of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY.

W e have in stock and offer a full line of

" W h isk ies,  B r a n d ie s,

G in s,  W in e s,  R u m s.

W e are  Sole  A gents  in  Michigan  for  W . D. & Co. 

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour 
W hisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  W hisky.

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M anufacturers of th e Ce ebrated

ACME  P R E PA R E D   PA IN T S,

Which  for  Durability,  Elasticity,  Beauty 

and Economy are Absolutely Unsurpassed.
F .  J .  W TTR ZBTJR C,

WHOLESALE  AGENT,

Grand  Rapids, 

-  Mich.

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TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY THE

W e sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes onlv

ante^XfaSfoIerSOnal Attent‘°n to “““ °rders “ d 
ceiv^eSeras»d toiS aS^erVOiC6d the Same ** Were*

ftoltine \ Perkins  Drill  Go,,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

RECOMMENDED  BY  E;MI>IENT PHYSICIANS

B V;

*  A C O N !*1'  EXTRACT OF
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FOR  S A L E   B Y   ALL  D R U G G I S T S .

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GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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and Chicago.

And the Wholesale  Druggists  of  Detroit

BEAD! READ! BEAD!
Pioneer Prepared  Pa m s

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

have Supplied our Trade with this

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

GENERAL AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MIOH.
USE  Y 

,

a s V o o ' K E M E D Y .
................................... 

25c size... J........- 32...... ....... .per doz, $2.00
50c  “ 
3.50
■Peckham’s Croup Remedy  is  prepared es­
pecially for children and is a safe  and certain 
cure for Croups, Whooping Cough,  Colds  and 
all  bronchial  and  pulmonary  complaints  of 
childhood.  For attractive  advertising matter 
address the proprietor. Dr. H. C. PKCKHAM, 
Freeport, Mien.  Trade  supplied  by  whole- 
sale druggists of  Grand  Rapids,  Detroit  and 
Chicago.

“ 

Should  send 31 to 
E.  A.  Stowe  Sc Bro.
, 
'for one of th e ir Im proved

GRAND  RAPIDS,

LIQUOR a POISON RECORDS
CXXTSXXTG  R O O T .

W e pay the h ighest price fo r it.  Address

FECK BROS.,  Wg8and ra^S !1*^

78 Congress St., West,

Detroit, Mich., April 9, 1888. 

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

Yoars truly,

Wm. Gray, M. D. 
Medical Sup’t.

Midville, Geo., Feb. 24,1888. 
Specialty bep a rt. P h. Best Brew ing Co., 
....................
Gentlemen—I think the “Tonic” a splendid 
medicine for all forms of Dyspepsia and Indi­
gestion.  It is giving me great satisfaction. 
J. M, J ohnson, M. D.

Very respectfully,

Yardley, Pa.. March 18.1888. 

Ph. Best Brew ing Co.,  V
Dear Sirs—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.  I 
have  used  many of  the  so-called  “Malt  Ex­
tracts.” but  believe  your  preparation  to  be 
superior.  In  the  aged  whëre  the  digestive 
functions are exhausted, and there is a loss of 
the nerve vital  force, I  found its action  to  be 
rapid and permanent.

Elias Wildman, M. D.

Work-House Hospital, 

Blackwell’s Island, Feb. 10,1888.

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

E. w . Fleming,  M. D.

Troy, New York, January 26,1888. 

Specialty D epart. P h. Best Brewing Co,,
Dear Sirs—Your agent left me a sample of 
your liquid extract, Malt, and as  I  use  much 
such  in  my  practice, I  thought  to  compare 
your product with  some from another  house 
I had on hand; and finding  yours  superior in 
the  great essential,  the  paMtable  nutriamt  ae 
well as in tonic stimulant properties, felt anx­
ious to  know about what  it  can be furnished 
the dispensing physician.

Yours truly,

E. J ay Fisk, M. Du

East Genessee Street, 

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

Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brew ing Co., 
G e n t l e m e n —I have  used the “Best” Tonin 
with  most  gratifying  results in  my  case  of 
dyspepsia.  My case was  a bad  one, 1  had no 
appetite; headache in the morning; sour stooa» 
ach;  looking  as  though  I  had  consumption, 
and after taking this tonic I  never felt better 
in  my life.  I think it  will cure a bad case of 
dyspepsia.  You  may recommend it for  that 
case. 

W m . O. J aeger.

322 South Fifth Street, 
Philadelphia, Feb. 4,188B. 

Ph. Best Brew ing Co., 28  College Place, N. Y., 
G e n t l e m e n —I   have, tested  the sample  of 
“Concentrated  Liquid  Extract  of  Malt  »»* 
Hops” you  sent me,  and  find  in  my humble 
judgment that it is a very  pare and safe arti­
cle.  I  will  not  hesitate  to  recommend it  Ib 
every ease of debility  where  a  Tonic of 6 1«* 
kind is indicated.

Respectfully.

E . H . B e l l , M. Dl

New Orleans, La., April 6,1883. 

G e n t l e m e n —Having  tried  your 

Specialty D epart. P h. Brewing Co.,
“ B e a t”  
Tonic to a great  extent amongst my practice, 
I will Btate in its behalf that  I   have  had  tha 
best results with  nursing mothers  who  w e n  
deficient in  milk,  increasing its fluids and se­
creting a more nourishing food for the fan m t 
also increasing the appetite and in every wav 
satisfactory lor such cases.

Very respectfully,

D. Bornio, M Ik

For Sale By

Hazeltine  ©

m s   Di n   Co,

Grand Rapidss

M ich.

flesh” to the resident  dealer,  who  supplies 
the farming community at  fair  prices  with 
the  merchandise  it  daily  needs.  The un­
fairness of  non-protection  is  painfully ap^ 
parent as a first reason ;  while, as  a  second 
reason, is the knowii fact that the merchant 
will supply his customers at  equitable  vai­
nes, as against the  probable  taking  ad van­
tage of the average customer’s ignorance and 
trustfulness by the peddler,  who,  in  many 
cases, literally robs  those  who  are  foolish 
enough to be his patrons, in more ways than 
one.
.  The stimulating by theory and daily prac­
tice those methods which shall beget a stand­
ard Of commercial ethics,  which  has for its 
object and aim the very best  obtainable  re­
sults as between seller and  buyer—not  for­
getting the relations  that  should  exist  be­
tween dealers and  their  competitors—your 
Committee  deems  one  of  the  measures 
which should receive careful  attention from 
every member of this Association, as well as 
the brotherhood of  merchants  the  country 
through.  Foremost among these  considera­
tions might be suggested:  the highest stand­
ard of commercial integrity, probity, candor, 
truthfulness, courtesy,  justice  and  equity. 
Let us aspire to a repute so golden  that any 
statement, private  or  public,  that  we may 
make shall be readily taken as  true  beyond 
question. 
If we look for  confidence  to  be 
reposed  in  our  word  we  must  speak the 
truth only.  Can we expect to  receive  such 
courtesies as we desire, if we condescend  to 
the  means,  manners  and  verbiage  of  the 
street huckster  who  uses  billingsgate  and 
personal reflections as a stock  in  trade?  A 
legitimate  inference  is  that  what  one  re­
ceives in confidence and courtesy out of one’s 
business  depends  very  much  on what he 
carries into it.  Any combination  of 'forces 
which shall forever banish the  habit of mis­
representation, direct or implied, in the sell­
ing of goods to our patrons  should  be  wel­
comed most warmly.
Our united efforts should be  concentrated 
against the selling of goods of inferior grade 
unless they are sold  as  such ;  against  the 
handling  of  adulterated  goods;  against a 
tendency to selFby “short weights” or to buy 
by “slack fill,” “short  count”  or  “marked 
up” measures;  an inclination  to  sell or buy 
by fictitious  brands or labels;  or any secret 
or misleading plan involving  misrepresenta­
tion in any form, which we hold  should  be 
made so obnoxious that “it smells to heaven.”
The union of strength  in  “scotching  the 
serpent” of  indiscriminate  and  miscellane­
ous  credit—the  bane of the  business  sys­
tem of our fair State—has resulted  in reduc­
ing, if not eliminating, the danger to  which 
so many  of  onr  younger  merchants  have 
been exposed.  Will it not be wise  to  urge 
the importance of avoiding this maelstrom of 
commercial  destruction  by  adhering  even 
more closely to “ready pay” and giving that 
“other fellow” the chanee to  retire  on  the 
profits  (?) made out of the “clever customer” 
who is “always going to  pay”—the  ubiqui­
tous  “dead-beat”?
A important element in the  concentration 
of association efforts is the wise endeavor to 
encourage  manufacturing enterprises  to  lo­
cate  in our  towns  as a means  to  stimulate 
their  growth and  increase the  larger distri­
bution of merchandise.
The man  who thinks will see that  the ex­
ample he  sets before  his employees  should 
rigidly coincide  with the  precepts he  advo­
cates  and  the rules he  lays  down. 
It  is 
somewhat  feared  that there  may be a  ten­
dency to wink at the  so-called “minor irreg­
ularities” on the part of employees by which 
a dollar can  now and again  be made, which

we look  upon as the  dangerous  quicksand 
that  saps  the  foundation of  any  business 
structure.
* I t amounts, to  offering a premium  to  dis­
honesty  and  frequently results  in defalca­
tion and theft, together with the ruin of  the 
party  involved. 
If «we  can  by  our  in­
fluence  raise thé standard of  mercantile ex­
cellence on to a plane above that upon which 
we found it, when we becanie dealers, ought 
we not to take a laudable pride in doing so? 
Should  we not try to so train ourselves that 
like  the  lament«!  Lincoln  we, too,  shall 
have a  heart  so great  that, “there  shall  be 
no  room  in  it  to  hold  the  memory Of  a 
wrong?”  Honest  aspirations  are  the  un­
seen key that winds up the machinery which 
propels our  daily acts.
While  it  is  probably tiue  that as a body 
of men wé  might be “stirred  up together in 
the alqmbic of circumstances with the spoon 
of opportunity for  years, and the two chem­
icals would be inert and isolated,” there can 
be no  question but  what the  trituration re­
sulting from  these social  meetings will pro­
duce  the  most perfect  chemical  affinity, as 
well as a ready assimilation.  ~ “Hope, whose 
face is always shadowed by a colored cloud,” 
holds out her golden  promises inviting us to 
reach  out our  hands  and  make  them  our 
own.  Let us act  only as men can  act with­
out a chain upon our brains and with naught 
but  kindness  and  pure  purposes  in  our 
hearts. 
If  over  our  personal  habits  and 
daily  intercourse  with  thè  world a  veil  of 
elegant  courtesy has  been  cast, which  has 
left  an  indefinable  mark  upon  those  with 
whom we commingle, shall  we not have laid 
up in  the rich honey combs of  our commer­
cial cabinet a legend woven in many colored 
threads  for  our  successors  to  ponder  over 
and, mayhap, to imitate?
Let our brains take  counsel of  our hearts 
and  remember that the  happiness of  giving 
happiness is far  greater than a  pleasure  we 
receive direct.  Politeness has been well de­
fined as benevolence in small things.  Every 
man’s  affairs, however  small, are of  impor­
tance  to  himself.  When  the  memories  of 
each  day are  such  that  one may  draw  re­
freshments therefrom, as from Zem-Zem the 
holy  well  of  Mecca, then  do we  not  find 
infinite riches in a narrow room?
If we cultivate the habit of  remembering 
with  Mr. Carneige’s old  friend in Scotland, 
that  “nine-tenths of  the  troubles we  have 
had in  life  have never  happened,”  and  of 
letting our  thoughts  flow as  far as  may be 
through  Fairyland,  where the  stream  mur­
murs and laughs while the banks grow green 
and the vines blossom ;  where one may drink 
the waters of  forgetfulness from the vase of 
Fiametta;”  where  when  we  are  relieved 
from business  cares which we  should  train 
ourselves to leave behind us, that pur dreams 
may be as soft “as the feathers on the wings 
of sleep”—then  we certainly may hope that 
“when  the  fruits  pf  our brief  early season 
of  three or  four  score years  have  given us 
all they can  impart  for our  happiness, that 
the abiding felicities of  our later life season 
may  fa r  more  than compensate  us  for  all 
that have taken  their flight.”  A busy busi­
ness  man’s life  should  be so  spent “as  to 
breathe  its own  peculiar  fragrance, as  the 
honey  of  Hymettus  tasted  of  the  wild 
thyme” from which it was made.
Let us  not  forget  that all the  streams of 
our ii|e  “no  matter how  long they wander, 
turn and curve, amid  the hills and rocks, or 
linger  amid  the  lakes  and  ponds,  must 
sometime  reach  the sea;”  and  let us  hope 
that  that  sea  be  calm, and  its colors  satis­
fying as the sun gilds its western  horizon in 
the  setting.

TheMichigan Tradesman

TRADÈ  INTERESTS

Report of  Chairman  Barnes at  the  Clue- 

boygan  Convention.

,  Time brings us together  in this enterpris­
ing, bustling and open-handed town,  whose 
citizens have literally “taken us in” and are 
now “doing for us” in a way not to  be  for­
gotten by those who are  fortunate  enough 
to bo members of  the  M.  B.  M.  A*. domi­
ciled among such royal good fellows as Che­
boygan brings to the fore.  Theozone of the 
stouts, laden with the balsam of Cheboygan 
ooonty pines, has largely to do with  the en­
largement o f the heart with  which  our  en­
tertainers seem to be seriously afflicted.  Let 
ns. hope that each one  may  survive  Us  ef­
fects add that in no case it may  prove fatal, 
f  When  thoughtful,  hardworking,  intelli­
gent and experienced  business  men  decide 
to  leave  the  treadmill  of  daily  duty,  hie 
themselves away to this “fair north country” 
and clasp hands with their  brothers  of  the 
mercantile  fraternity  in  Michigan,  it  cer­
tainly indicates a step, forward.
There are but few, if any, of  us,  1  imag­
ine,  but that, with Balzac,  feel  the  spur of 
that  cruel  ride^—necessity—which,  in  too 
many cases, is allowed to keep  us  continu­
ally in the one rut of toil,  moil,  worry  and 
care.  While it has become  an  axiom  that 
“All human power is a  compound  of  time 
and patience,” there is such a   thing  as  ad­
hering  too closely  to  the  principles  laid 
down.  The unbending of  the  bow  which 
carries the arrow of our  hopes  and  desires 
straight and unwaveringly to the  high mark 
« fo u r  earnest  aspirations  is  what gives it 
m e w e d  strength and keeps it from  becom­
ing a powerless tool in our hands. 
Is  it not 
wiser to give ourselves a rest in some such a 
manner as this than to go  on  and  on,  until 
onr overtaxed energies  succumb  from sheer 
exhaustion?
Permit me, as a single  representative of a 
large number of tradesmen,  to  proffer  my 
congratulations to this  body  of  gentlemen 
here  convened,  for  having  dropped  their 
.“ tools of trade” and helped  to  make up the 
sea of intelligent faces which sparkle around 
and about me.
The Executive Board of  this  Association 
saw fit to appoint a Committee on Trade In­
terests, made up of Mr. Fargo, of Muskegon, 
Mr. Bridgeman,  of  Flint, and  myself.  By 
fust what casting of the dice of Fate it should 
have happened that  the  laboring  oar  was 
given  to  me,  1  am  unable  to determine, 
when Flint is one of the  old  towns  in  the 
State  and  Muskegon  the  greatest  lumber 
town, not only in Michigan but in the world, 
as applied  to  its  manufacture.  Unfortun­
ately  for  me, my collaborators  have  failed 
to come to my aid and assistance to any con­
siderable extent until too late for the prepar­
ation of this paper.  No  doubt,  there was a 
wealth of un-told ideas in reserve, but, alas! 
they have not been as freely  transmitted  as 
1  could have wished.
“Trade interests” are, as  applied  to  this 
Association, in my opinion, much as Shakes­
peare is to the legitimate drama—the begin­
ning and the end.  The field is so broad that 
a t toe most its  outer  confines  only  can  be 
tonclied  upon  in  any  paper  concise  and 
graphic enough to be read before  this  gath­
ering. 
Its indices have been  pointed out in 
previous conventions, in quite an exhaustive 
manner, by different ones  who have given it 
particular attention.
The broad superstructure upon  which the 
entire fabric of trade  must rest  is conceded 
by all to be honesty,  integrity,  earnest  en­
deavor, close application, purity of  purpose, 
no  misrepresentation,  justice  to  all, and a 
full comprehension that each,  in  his  place, 
is an integral part of  an  honorable  whole, 
known as the live, pushing and  trustworthy 
.merchants of 1888.
' The importance of a  completer  system in 
-toe detail of  general  merchandizing,  and a 
more thorough training for the vocation of a 
merchant is, no doubt, a foregone conclusion 
with those present.  The necessity  of close 
application to make a success of business is, 
nof course, fully understood;  while the grav­
er importance of doing our business in fewer 
hours,  compelling  ourselves  to  take more 
frequent vacations and seeing that  our help­
ers are considerately  cared  for,  has,  I pre- 
same, sunk deeply  into  our  minds. 
If we 
expect  the  most  promising 
results  from 
toase whom we employ,  we  must  see to it 
toat they are  not  treated  like  post-horses 
wMeh,  no  matter  if  they  are  foundered, 
m ost get  to  the  “next  relay.”  The  man 
who has plodded on in  a  mercantile  career 
am til the significant mile-post  of  life,  bear- 
tog the unmistakeable letters  of three score 
u r  more years, is passed, can hardly  avoid a 
sense of gratulation as he sees  the hours for 
knsiness  reduced  from  sixteen  to  twelve. 
Hone the less will he be pleased to see  that 
Improved methods in untold ways are taking 
toe place of the older and cruder ones.
When the thinking  merchant  sees  a con­
stantly  awakening  tendency  to  sell  good 
goods or none;  to call things  by  the  name 
toat they should bear;  to avoid any  leaning 
towards misrepresentation;  to speak  of  his 
.«oitpetitors in terms  of manly  courtesy;  to 
avoid the insinuation or  belittling  fling  to­
ward a neighboring tradesman, who has just 
ns good a  right  to  “serve  the  public”—if 
- honorably done—as any other one;  and the 
«»deavor on the part of each to  get  all  the 
“ juice out of the orange” of a business  life, 
day by day, that it is  possible  to  do—then 
is  not one fairly  warranted  in  saying  that 
toe dealer of to-day is beginning  to  see and 
practice the things and ways which  tend to 
enlarge, make broad and  develop  the better 
part of man’s nature?  .
The results of action taken  by  the  Com­
mittee on Insurance in  securing such a con­
trol of insurance combinations as  has  been 
dime by their protracted  efforts  and push is 
one of toe things this  body has to congratu­
late itself upon, and which  will,  no  doubt, 
to n e  to toe benefit of dealers at large.  Like 
beneficial results have accrued from the well- 
toned and persistent efforts of  the Commit­
tee  on  Transportation—both  by  rail  and 
steam—for which they are  entitled  to  jnst 
commendation.  The gentlemen of the Com­
mittee on Legislation have  made  for  them­
selves an estimable repute in getting well to 
toAfroht wito our State  Legislature  and in 
Tffefag it understood that there is  a  M.  B. 
M . A., which, through its efficient  Commit­
tee, has  secured  an  intelligent  hearing  on 
subjects vital to its organization.  No doubt 
tt«  Committee on Building and  Loan Asso­
ciations has made itself felt in the  consider­
ate pursuit of all legitimate  measures to ad­
vance  the  interests  of  this  Association, 
¿trough the valuable medium of these Asso­
ciations.
There seems to be an  urgent  need of giv­
ing no  inconsiderable  thought  and  discus­
sion to the unjust, unwarranted  and  annoy­
ing feature of trade, so inimical to the inter­
ests of the “cross-roads dealer,’’who pays for 
all he gets in the way pi State,  comity and 
town protection mid  benefit,  when he pays 
St* fa» ™ « ,against the peripatetic  peddler, 
w ho goes “soot free” from all  taxation  and 
who has become a  veritable  “thorn  in the

GEO. E. HOWES. 

S.  A.  HOWES. 

C. N. KAPP.

GEO. E. HOWES  & CO.,

JO BBERS IN

Apples,  Potatoes  %  Onions.

S P E C I A L T I E S  i

- Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

3  Io n ia  S t..  G R A N D   R A P ID S , M IC H .

Crown Prince!
THE FAVORITE  BRAND

W ith  Grocers.

Orders from Betail Trade Solicited.

Newaygo Roller Mills

NEWAYGO,  MICH.

3 3 0   YOU WA3 TT  A

If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

HEYMAN & CO.,
DETROIT  SOAP  GO.,
S O -A.  SI

Manufacturers of the following well-known brands of

DETROIT, 

-  MIOH.,

- 

QUEEN  ANNE, 
TRUE  BLUE, 
MONDAY, 

SUPERIOR, 

PHtENIX, 

MOTTLED  GERMAN, 

MICHIGAN, 

CZAR, 
*  WABASrf? 

KOYAL  BAB, 
MASCOTTE,
CAMEO,

AND  OTHERS, 

Eot quotations address

r r   A  T'rrrr T k T f i  

Salesman for Western Michigan,

;   VJT.  U A  W   A i n  o ,   Lodi Box 173, 

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BRAND  RAPIDS.

B n  

W .  C .  D E IT X S O IT ,

Stationary  and  Portatile  Engines  and  Boilers.

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

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

haust Fans.  SAW  MILLS, any Size or Capacity W anted.

E stim ates Given on Com plete Outfits.

8 8 ,9 0  and 92 SOUTH  D IV ISIO N   ST., 

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G R A N D   RAPIDS,aM ICH

The Standard of Excellence

KINGSFORD’S

Kingsford’s Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

THE  PERFECTION  OF  QUALITY.

WILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIME!

A LW A Y S  A SK   YOUR  G RO CER  FOR  T H E S E   GOODS.

Grand,  Square  and  Upright  Pianos.

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

dict thatTie  Weler Stain UnrivaM.

Sheet  music  and  musical  merchandise. 

Everything in the musical line.

W eber Pianos, 

Fischer Pianos,

Smith Pianos, 

E stey Organs, 

A. B. Chase Organs,

Hillstrom  Organs,

JULIUS A. J. FRIEDRICH,

(Successor  to  Friedrich  Bros.)

30 and 32 Canal St.a Grand Rapids, Mich.
WHO  URGES  YOU

TO  TtTi FiU

T H E   P U B L I C  !

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  manufacturers cre­
ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods in 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  W ithout effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves;  bring  purchas­
ers to thev store, and help sell less known goods.
ANY JOBBER W ILL BE GLAD TO EILL YOUR ORDERS.

RIND6E. BERTSGH & CO.,
BOOTS  AXIS  SH O ES.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

. 

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

134 to  140 Fulton Street,

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LÆioIi.

G r a n d  FLeupids, 
HERDQUflRTERS

ON

FrUil Jars

JELLIES,

STONE Preserve JARS 

and  JUGS.

Ask  for  prices  before  buying  elsewhere.

1 4 0

“ 

Per Doz^
1-2 gal. Stone Preserve Jars  $  9 0  
1  40
“ 
« 
1 
1-2  “ 
“  Tomato  Jugs,
w ith Corks 
9 0
1 gal.  Stone  Tomato  Jugs,
w ith Corks, 
Fine Preserve  Jars, see cut.

“ 
- 
- 

- 
- 

1  lO

- 

1-4 gal.  Fine  Preserve Jars
I- 2 gal. Fine  Preserve  Jars
1 gal. Fine Preserve Jars with
II- 
2 gal. Fine Preserve Jars,

and Covers, 
and Covers, 
Covers, 
- 
w ith Covers 
w ith Covers, 

- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

- 

2 gal. Fine Preserve Jars

-  3  50

1 4 0
1 75
2 40

FINE PRESERVE JAR AND COVER.

Owing to the Rail Road Co.’s not receiving stone­
ware unless it is packed up, w e are obliged to make 
an extra charge of lc  per gallon for package, which 
however  is  not  all  loss,  as  it now goes as Fourth 
Class Freight, instead of First Class, as before.

H.  LEONARD  &  SONS.

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Fresh and Salt Beef,

Fresh and Salt Pork,

Pork Loins,  Dry Salt Pork,

Hams,  Shoulders,

Bacon, Boneless Ham,

Sausage of all Kinds,

Dried Beef for Slicing.

LARD, Strictly Pure  and  Warranted,  in  tierces,  barrels,  one-half 

barrels,  50  pound  cans,  20  pound  cans, 3, 5  and 10  pound 
pails.

Pickled  Pigs’  Feet,  Tripe, Etc.

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

in every instance.

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

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
J E N N I N G S ’

“CELEBRATED”

FLAVORING  EXTRACTS

Are put up in a ll sizes, from 1 oz. to 1 gal. bottles.

S O M   B Y   A M   JO B B E R S .

MANUFACTURED ONLY  BY

JENNINGS & SMITH,

38  and  4 0   Louis  St.,

Œ E L A J ïTID  

I F t- A - F I D S ,  L Æ IO E L

14 and  18 Pearl Street, 

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Grand Rapids, Mich

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