The  Michigan  Tradesman

G R A N D   R A P I D S ,  W E D N E S D A Y ,  O C T O B E R   10,  1888*

N O .  261.

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G R A H A M   ROYS.  -  G ran d   R ap id s.  M ich. |

Full line.  Cash prices this m onth. 

FERMENTUM!

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

8TRNT0Ü 8ÄMP80N X GO.,

M anufacturers and Jobbers of

Men’s  Furnishing  Goods.

Sole  Manufacturers  of  the  “Peninsulari1 

Brand Pants, Shirts and Overalls.

S tate  agents  fo r  Oeluloid  Collars  and  Cuffs. 

120 a n d  123  Jefi'erson, A ve.,

DETROIT, 

-  MICHIGAN.

GEO.  F.  OWEN,  Grand  Rapids;

W estern  M ichigan  Salesm an.

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-1 tattered 
class  work.  Second-hand  safes always on 
hand.

ain’t fair.”

C. M. GOODRICH & CO.,

W ith  Safety D eposit  Co., B asem ent  o l Wid- 

dicomb Blk.

B E L K N A P
Wagon  and  Sleigh  Bo,

M anufacturers of

Spring,  Freight,  Express,

Lum ber  and  Farm

WAGONS

LOGGING  CARTS  AND  TRUCKS,

MILL  AND  DUMP  CARTS,

LUMBERMEN’S  AND 

RIVER  TOOLS.

We carry a large  stock  of  material  and  have 
every facility for  making  first  class  Wagons of 
all kinds. 
( ^ “Special  attention  given 
to  Repairing,
Painting and Lettering.
Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids I gentleman

.  .

JU L IU S   H OUSEM AN, P res.,

A .  15. W ATSON. T reas..

S. F . A SPIN W A U L , Secy 

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

Inflilstrial  SeIiooI  of Business

THE

Its  g raduates succeed.  W rite

Is noted fo r  TH O RO U G HN ESS.
W .  N.  FERRIS,

B ig   R ap id s,  M ich.

TWO  GREIT^ LIM BS!

The above head-line does not  refer to the 

great leaders in the  political  parties, 

but  to  two  of  the  GREATEST 

SELLING Cigars on the mar­

ket to-day—namely:
W A R R E N ’S

“S peckled  Hu m p s ,”

AND  THEIR:RUNNING  MATES,

WarrenySiliierSpots.'

The  “Speckled  Havanas”  for  a  Ten 
Cent Cigar, and the  “Silver  Spots” for a 
Five  Cent  Cigar,  stand  without  rivals 
wherever  introduced.  Every  dealer  in 
Fine  Cigars  should  secure  these  two 
brands,  as they are  TRADE  WINNERS.
Full  particulars  in  regard  to  prices, 
terms, etc.,  can be had by addressing

GEO.T.WARRERm

MANUFACTURERS

High Grade Cigars,

FLINT,  MICHIGAN.

V O L

PLACE to secure a  thorough 
and useful education is a t th e 
Grand Ra pid s (Mich.) Bu si­
ness Co llege.  w rite fo r Cot- 

leae Journal.

Address.  C. G. SWENSBERG.
CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

Encourage your trad e to  pay cash instead of 
running hook  accounts  hy  using  Cash  Sale 
Checks.  F o r sale a t 50 cents  p er  100  by  E.  A. 
STOWE & BRO.. G rand Rapids.

T a m

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A.  J.

Bow ne, President.

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

CAPITAL, 

-  - 

H. P. Bak er, Cashier.
-  $300,000.

T ransacts a general  banking  business.

M ake a   S pecialty o f C ollections.  A ccounts 

o f C ountry M erch an ts Solicited.

Millers, Attention

W e are m aking  a  Middlings 
Purifier and Flour Dresser th a t 
will save you their cost a t least 
three tim es each year.
They  are  guaranteed  to  do 
more  w ork in less  space (with 
less  power  and  less  ^waste) 
t han  any  other  m achines  of 
their  class.
Send  for  descriptive  cata­
logue w ith testimonials.

THE  GREAT

GRIND  RAPIDS,  NICH.

Martin’s  MiMliiis  Purifier  Co,
EDMUND B.DIKKMÄN
Watch fJaher 

i  Jeweler,
44  CANAL  ST„
Grand Rapids,  -  Mi

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

J .   L.  K Y M E R  (of o u r firm),

OUR  TRAVELERS 
GEO.  H .  RA Y N O R

line of sam ples.

and G IL B E R T   J .  H A A N  
Will soon call upon th e  tra d e   w ith a com plete 

BATOR, LYON i  CO,
20 and 22  Monroe  8t„ Grand  Rapids
BOOK-KEEPING

No  Pass Books!
No Charging!
No Posting!

WIPED  OUT!

No Disndting of ÄGßodnts! 
No  Change to  Make!

No Writing!

T R A D E S M A N

Credit GOUPOfi  Book!

TH E N EW EST A N D BEST SYSTEM  

ON  TH E  M ARKET.

 

 
 

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$  2 Coupons, per h undred..............................$2.50
3.00
$  6 
................................ 1.00
$10 
$20 
5.00

W e  q u o te  p rie e s  as  fo llo w s:
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S ubjeet to  th e  fo llo w in g  d isc o u n ts:

Orders fo r 200 or o ver.......................... 5 p e r cent.

“   500 
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“ 1000  “ 

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

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Send in sam ple order and p u t yo u r  business 
1.1,  STOWE & BRO., Grand  Rapids,

on a cash  basis.

J U D D  

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JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line Sum m er Goods.

102  CANA  L  ST R E E T .

G.  M.  MUNGER  &  CO.,
Successors to Allen’s Laundry.
Mail and E xpress orders  attended  to  w ith 

g r a n d   r a p i d s .

n> om ptness.  N ice W o rk , Q u ick  T u n e  

S atisfaction G u aran teed .

- 

- 

M an ag er.

W .  E .  HA U L,  J r ., 

A P PLE S

W e make a specialty of  handling  A P ­
PL E S in car lots and less  and  would 
be pleased to  open  correspondence 
w ith  a  view   to  receiving  your 
shipm ents.  W ill  at  all  tim es 
m a k e   l i b e r a l   a d v a n c e s . 
“Prom pt  returns  at  top 

market  price,”  is  our 

maxim.

S. T. FISH & CO, 189  So.  W a te r  St„ 

CHICAGO.

TIMBER,  f  HYLAND

&  CO.,

N EW   TO RE,

RELIABLE

FOOD  PRODUCTS.

[It is b o th  pleasant and  profitable  fo r  m erchants to 
occasionally v isit New Y ork, and a ll such are cordially 
invited to call, look th ro u g h  our establishm ent, co m er 
W est Broadway, Reade  and Hudson streets, and  m ake 
o u r acquaintance, w hether  th ey   w ish to  buy goods or 
not.  Ask fo r a  m em ber o f th e  firm.]

Voigt, H erplsM ir
D w  Goods

Importers and Jobbers of

STAPLE and FANCY.

O v e r a l l s ,   P a n t s ,   E tc .

OUR  OWN  MAKE.

A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF

7anci  Grockerg and

Fancg  Woodenware.

OUR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection  solicited.  Chicago  and  De­

troit prices guaranteed.

WELE8  •  GOODYEAR

GONNECTIGUT

Rubbers.

W rite fo r Fall Prices and D iscounts.

G.  R.  M A Y H EW ,

86  Monroe  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS.’

II

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

RESOLUTE  8PIGE8,
Absolute  Baking Powder.

---- AND----

JOBBERS OF

Teas, Coffees i Grocers’  Sundries
46 Ottawa 8t, GRIND RIPID8.

stitutes  for  more  substantial  property 
that a man can possess.  Gerald  found it 
so.  At  first,  he  had a very  rough,  up­
hill  battle  to  fight.  Circumstances  let 
him  have  one  or  two  powerful  slaps, 
■“straight from the  shoulder,” just to try 
what metal he  was  made of.  He always- 
gave  forth  the  true  ring, however,  and 
came  up  smiling.  Then  circumstance* 
turned  round  in a friendly  manner, pat­
ted him approvingly upon  the  back, and 
said,  “You’ll  do!”  And  he  did  do, as- 
well as he could wish,  and far better than 
he  expected.  He  has  thrown  over  his 
original trade long ago,  and is part owner 
of  a  cattle  ranch  “up  country.”  His 
home, surrounded  by  a  large  and  well- 
cultivated  garden,  is  build  of  logs  and 
baked mud;  rather  rough  to look at out­
side, but  exceedingly bright and  cosy, if 
we give a peep at the interior, as we shall 
take the liberty of  doing.

Ruth is there,  busily preparing  a  sup­
per of  unusual  abundance.  She expects 
her husband  home  to-night,  after an ab­
sence of  six days.  He  has  been  to  Ft.. 
Worth, where he will endeavor to pick up» 
two or three  young  fellows  to  work  on 
the ranch,  as their stock is increasing and 
more  help  is  required.  Very  different 
does the  young wife look now, compared: 
with when we saw her stretched upon, the • 
pallet  in  Bleeker  street, New York,  sip­
ping the gruel.  She  has  changed into a 
comely, blooming woman, with a glow of 
health  and  contentment  upon  her  face 
most pleasant to behold.  Baby Ruth.sits 
on  a  high-chair  at  the  table,  watching,; 
her  mother’s  culinary  operations  with 
great interest, and trying to dip her little 
fingers into everything  within her reach... 
In  the  corner is a cradle  where a pretty 
boy  of  twelve  months  reposes  quietly, 
with his great blue eyes wide  open,  star- 
at  the  ceiling,  and  exhibiting a per­
fectly  philosophical  indifference  to  the 
rattle of  plates,  pots  and  pans, mingled 
with the incessant chatter of  his sister..

By-and-by, 

the  wife’s  attentive  ear 
caught the sound of  wheels.  She flew to- 
the  door, and  saw a wagon,  drawn  by a 
pair  of  strong  horses, rapidly approach­
ing.  Directly she appeared, the man who  • 
was driving  gave  the  reins  in charge of 
another,  leaped to the ground, and ran to^ 
meet her. 
It was  Gerald  Downing.  He 
caught her in  his  arms  and  kissed  her. 
To see this  happy  pair, you  would have 
thought  they had  been  parted for  years 
instead of  days.  They  loved  each other 
as fervently as ever.

When  the  wagon  drew  up  near  the 
door, Gerald  introduced  the  two  young 
men  he  had  engaged  at Ft. Worth;  and 
then they proceeded to unpack and carry 
into  the  dwelling a number of  tools, im 
plements,  bundles  and  parcels,  the  last 
named containing household comforts and 
necessaries,  such as people  supply them­
selves with in quantities  when  they live 
miles  away from  the  principal town, to 
which they can pay only occasional visits.. 
After a gigantic supper had been disposed 
of,  the  two  new  “helps,”  weary  with 
their  long  journey,  retired  to  rest;  and 
Gerald and  his  wife  settled  themselves, 
down for a quiet chat upon affairs in gen­
eral, particularly their  own.

What  a  lot t of  clothes  you  have 
brought,” said  Ruth,  as  she  examined a 
motley heap of  garments  before her. 

“Yes,”  observed  Gerald.  “We  shall 
ant  them  all.  The  fresh  hands  have 
plenty of  rough  work  before  them, and 
will  wear  them  out  soon enough, I wai- 
rant.”

Here  is  a  great,  ugly,  heavy  coat. 

Whom do  you intend this for?”

Oh, that ?  They threw it in cheap, so. 
It will  serve somebody a turn 

I took it. 
in the rainy season.”

“The lining wants coming out;  it is all 
going to pieces,” she remarked, taking up 
her  scissors  and  snipping  away at some 
loose rags.  “Hullo!  what’s this?” 

“ What’s  what?” 

inquired  Gerald;, 

bending forward.

“This!  There is another lining, under­
neath,  and something stitched  inside it.” 

“Rip it open, then, my dear.”
No sooner said than  done. 

In another 
moment Ruth drew forth an  oil-skin  en­
velope and laid it on the table.

“What’s  in  that,  I  wonder?”  cried

[CONCLUDED  ON  EIGHTH  PAGE!

THROUGH  MANY  HANDS.

CONCLUDED  FROM  LAST  WEEK.l

A certain loathsome lodging house, sit­
uated in a back  slum, whither  we  must 
now  repair, was  nothing  else  but a nest 
of  thieves—wretched,  ill-clad,  hungry 
thieves;  outcasts  from  the  more  sturdy 
ranks  of  crime;  despised  by  the  clever 
burglar  who  took  his  §6,000  or §10,000 
worth of  “swag” at a haul;  ignored  and 
scorned by the dashing,  swell cracksman, 
or the  accomplished  pickpocket.  These 
poor creatures  were only shoplifters and 
area-sneaks—men,  women  and  children 
who were willing to risk the terrible pun­
ishments of  the  law for a few  cents.  A 
number of  them  were  assembled  in  an 
underground back kitchen, discussing the 
good  and  bad  luck  of  the  day.  They 
separated themselves into little groups of 
twos and threes, and establishing  tempo­
rary partnerships on the basis of  uniting 
their pilferings  and  going  shacks in the 
profit.

Presently the  door  opened, and a man 
with a detestably  cunning  expression  of 
face,  and having a stumpy horse-whip  in 
his hand, entered the room.

Well, my lads and lasses, how are you 
all getting along?”  he said.  “I was  just 
driving around this way, so I thought I’d 
give  you a look in.  Got  anything  in my 
line to-day ?”

He  walked  around  and  rapidly  in­
spected the various  little  piles  presided 
over by the respective  “firms.”

You’re a-picking,” grumbled one lean, 
chevalier  d’ Industrie,  “and  it 

better off, and come across a poor man in 
want of  a little help, you help him, Stew­
art, d’ye see, you help him.”

The blessing which the good Samaritan 
had invoked upon the man he  had  saved 
from  disgrace  and  misery  came  down 
upon  him.  Stewart  prospered.  Bit by 
bit, his  cottage  grew  into a cosy  home, 
that he loved more  and  more  every day.
His  children  became  plump  and  rosy- 
cheekeci,  and  his  wife  bright-eyed  and 
happy.  But  in  all  this  new-born pros­
perity, the grateful  mechanic  never for­
got his true  friend’s  parting  injunction, 
to be tender to others in distress. 
It will 
only be necessary to mention on occasion 
upon  which  he  succeeded  in  imitating, 
very  closely,  the  sublime  example  of 
magnanimous  charity that  had  been his 
salvation.

Stewart was returning  from  work. 

It 
was  rather  late,  and  what  few  people 
were  about  were  hurrying  out  of  the 
blinding sleet  and  piercing  blast as fast 
as their legs  could  carry them,  and  that 
was at no  remarkable  speed, on  account 
of  the atmospheric opposition which they 
encountered.  At  one  moment  the wind 
suddenly increased to  the  fury of  hurri­
cane and compelled  Stewart to take tem­
porary shelter in a friendly doorway.  He 
was not alone there.

Some one else had  adopted  the  princi­
ple of  “any  port  in a storm.” 
It  was a 
man, gaunt and  hollow-cheeked,  ill-clad, 
shivering and miserable.

“What a  fearful  night,  ain’t it?”  ob 

served Stewart, in a gentle voice.

I alius pick and  pay extry for it—yer 
know I do,”  replied the  dealer.  “I only 
wants  boots  and  clothes—nothing  else 
ain’t no good to me, not at a gift.”

Having selected sundry odds and ends, 
and having paid for them, after consider­
able  haggling, out of  a big  bag of  silver 
and copper,  he stuffed his purchases pell- 
mell into a canvas  sack and carried them 
off.  At the top of  the street he mounted 
a clumsy  cart,  drawn  by  a  melancholy 
pony in a decline.  A  drive of  about  an 
hour  and a half  took  him  to  the  other 
end of  the  town, where  his  destination 
was  a dingy  store,  with  the  announce­
ment, “Marine stores.  Wardrobes bought 
and sold.”

With  the  assistance  of  his  “old  wo­
man” and his “two gals,” the contents of 
the  canvas  sack  were  re-examined and 
appraised.  Among  other  things,  it con­
tained the coat that Shortmiles had lost a 
few hours before.

Some  days  later  a stout,  comfortable 
with  benevolent  blue  eyes, 
and  an  amiable  double  chin,  stepped 
cheerfully into  the  “store,” followed  by 
a thin man, whose more  than  shabby ex­
terior,  and  general  appearance  of  ex­
treme depression, proclaimed that lie was 
very hard down on his luck.

“Have  you got such a thing as a strong, 
warm overcoat ?”  inquired the stout gen­
tleman.

“An  overcoat?”  said  the  dealer,  sus­
piciously.  What  sort  of  coat  do  you 
mean ?  Do  you want to  buy one,  hey ?”
“Of  course I do.  Do  you think I shall 
ask  you to make me a present of  one ?  I 
want a coat  that  will  fit  this  man here. 
Anything  that  is  warm  and  tidy  will 
suit.”

“Oh,  very  well;  then  I  think  I  can 

show  you  just the article  you’ll like.”

And  the  wary dealer,  feeling  he  wa 
afe, produced the garment whose adven­
tures it is our business to trace.

In  the  end, the  stout  gentleman  paid 
for it,  and the  thin  man  wore it—an ar­
rangement which  was  mutually satisfac­
tory.

“Now, Stewart,” observed  the former 
as they quitted  the  store,  “you said  you 
could get a good  job at once, if  you  only 
had  your  tools  out of  pledge  and a coat 
to cover  you.  Here is the money for the 
tools,  four  dollars.  Take  them.  And 
may  God  prosper  you,  my  man;  God 
prosper  you!”

Two big tears coursed slowly down the 
rough  cheeks  of  the  mechanic,  as  he 
grasped for a moment the extended  hand 
of  his benefactor.

“I’ll never forget this,  sir—never !” he 
murmured, in a broken  voice.  “It  ain 
for the like of  me to ask  your  name  and 
who  you are;  nor  yet  to offer to pay you 
back when  better  times comes to  me, as 
they will  now—as  they  will  now.  But 
you’ve saved me from  worse  than  death 
this  night,  sir.  Believe  me,  I  never 
raised my finger to take  what  didn’t be 
long to me afore. 
It  was  only want and 
desperation  that  ever  gave  the  devil 
chance to put it in  my head. 
I shall get 
work  now, thanks to  you, and  I’ll  be an 
honest man still,  as I always have been 

“Yes,  yes;  of  course  you  will,”  said 
the old  gentleman, nodding  his  head  in 
friendly assent, while  his kind blue eyes 
glistened  moistily  under  the  gaslight 
“And look here,  Stewart, if  you ever get

“ ’Spose it is. 

I don’t care;  it’s all the 
same to me,” returned the man, hoarsely 
“I  don’t  wTant  to  be rude,’'’ continued 
Stewart, in the  same  tone  of  sympathy 
“but  you seem to be hard up. 
I’ve been 
in  the  same  case  myself,  and I can pity 
you.  I’m only a workingman and I know 
what hard times mean.

“It ain’t that alone  what’s  the  matter 
with  me, mate;  although  you’re right so 
far. 
It would puzzle anybody to be wus 
off  than I am  just now.  But  it’s  sorrer 
that’s a-killing me, more than want.  I’m 
a-dying, mate,  that’s what I am.”

“Come,  come!  don’t  talk  like  that 
you’ll  feel  better  after  a  good  supper 
and a comfortable night’s rest.  And I’v 

hat will pay for them.”
“You’re a man—a  true brick!  It does 
chap good to speak  to  the  like of  you 
thought the breed had died out.  But it 
ain’t suppers and  nights’ rests  that  will 
give me back my wife. 
I want my wife 
ve been  hunting for  her  high  and low 
all over New York,  from  one  end  to the 
other,  for  the  last  six  months.  And 
can’t find her. 
I can’t  come  across  her 
nohow.  O,  Mary,  Mary!  why  did  you 
un  away from us ?  Why did  you  leav 
me and the children when we was so fond 
of  you?  You  know  we was !  Why did 
ou go?”
He  leaned  his  forehead  against  the 
rough brick,  and wailed  forth  the agony 
of  his  breaking  heart  unconsciously 
Presently he drew  himself  up and shook 
his emaciated fist in fierce rage.

‘Curses,” he  cried,  “a  million  curse 

ou the man as ’ticed her from me !”

For  some  time  Stewart  said  nothing 
He felt he was in the  presence of  a trou 
ble which no words of  his could assuage 
But  by  and  by,  when  the  poor fellow 
passion had spent itself, he ventured : 

Look  ’e  here,  friend.  You’ll  find 

your wife  one  day, either  on earth or 
heaven.  God  pardons  such  weak, mis 
guided  creatures  as  she;  and  if  you 
should  never  meet  her  here,  you 
there,  depend  on  it.  You  don’t  know 
how  she  has  suffered;  you  don’t  know 
how  she  has  repented;  you don’t  know 
how her fault may have  been blotted  out 
and her sins forgiven.  Mate, I shan’t say 
anything  more  about  it, because I can’t 
help  you in the  matter.  But I can do so 
in  another.  When  I  get  home, I  shall 
find a bright, cheerful  fire, plenty to  eat 
and drink, and a warm change of clothes. 
You won’t have  such  luck as that.  The 
togs  you’ve got on wouldn’t be much use 
to  you in summer, let  alone such a night 
I’m going to leave  you my over­
as this. 
coat,  that’s  what I am  going  to  do. 
It 
ain’t elegant, but it will stand a thunder­
ing lot of  wear  yet;  and  it’s  warm  and 
water-proof.  Here,  catch  hold  of  it,” 
continued  Stewart,  divesting  himself  of 
the  garment  and  throwing  it  over  the 
man’s  shoulders.  “Don’t  mind  me. 
I 
can  buy another  to-morrow, thank  God. 
You’ll find a dollar or so in  the  left side 
pocket;  get  yourself  something  hot,  a 
jolly  good  supper  and  a  clean  shake- 
down.  No  thanks,  old  chap;  I’m  not 
used to them.  Good-bye  and  good  luck 
to  you. 
I’m off!  Suiting  the  action  to 
the word, Sewart darted out of  the  door­
way and  quickly disappeared  from  view 
down an adjoining street.

A quarter of  an  hour  later, thev recip­
ient  of  the  generous  mechanic’s bounty 
was recruiting his  exhausted  frame with

half  a meat  pie  and a cup  of  hot coffee.
While he was disposing of  this, to him, 
delicious fare, his eyes rested upon a ten- 
days’-old  newspaper,  that  chanced to lie 
on the bar of  the public  house  in  wThich 
he stood.  All  at  once a gray,  ashy  hue 
overspread his face;  the  knife  fell  from 
his trembling grasp;  with shaking fingers 
he  seized  the  paper,  and  gazed  at one 
short paragraph  with such an expression 
of  horror and despair,  that the waiter on 
the other side was  startled and said: 

“What’s the matter ?  Are  you ill ?” 
“Read  that  for  me,” replied the man, 
I feel as if I were 

wildly.  “I can’t see. 
going blind.  Read that.”

The waiter took  the  journal  and  read 

at the place indicated:

F o u n d   D r o w n e d .—The  body of  a wo­
man, aged about thirty, and evidently be­
longing to the poorer classes, was  yester­
day taken  out of  the  river, near  Brook- 
Bridge.  She  had  on  an  old  cloth 
jacket,  much  worn;  common  black  al­
paca dress;  jean petticoat,  colored stock­
ings;  and  buttoned  boots,  rather  dilap­
idated. 
Is marked  wTith a scar  over  the 
right eyebrow. 
In the pocket were found 
leather  purse,  containing  eight  cents 
and a bit of  card that had evidently been 
ritten  upon, although  the  words ‘Joe’ 
and  ‘forgive’  were  alone  legible.  The 
body had  suffered  from  long immersion.
It was taken to the morgue.

Thank  you,” said  the  man, mechan­
ically passing  his  hand over his clammy 
brow.

“It don’tmean trouble to you, I hope?” 
ked the waiter, feelingly.
“I’m  Joe,”  replied  the  other,  as  he 
taggered to the door  and  left the house.
He walked on and on, quite heedless of 
the mingled rain  and  snow, that blew in 
gusty torrents  from  every  point  of  the 
compass.  Other pedestrians might grum­
ble bitterly at finding  themselves  out  in 
such  uncharitable  weather.  This  man 
could  scarcely have  told  whether it was 
midsummer  or  midwinter.  He  didn’t 
care.  All  weathers  were  the  same  to 
to him now. 
It was late  when  he  found 
himself  on  Brooklyn  Bridge,  and it was 
quite deserted.  Deliberately he  climbed 
one of  the  center  buttresses,  and  stood 
outside the parapet, gazing  into the dark 
abyss beneath.  Then he took off the coat 
which Stewart had given him a few hour: 
before, folded it up tightly,  and  flung  it 
back onto the bridge.

“I  won’t  waste  that,”  he  muttered 
Some other poor  un  may pick it up and 
be  glad  of  it.  That  kind-hearted  chap 
said I should one day meet Mary on earth 
or in heaven. 
I know where  to  find her 
now;  but it isn’t here.”

He crouched down  and  then  suddenly 
sprang forward.  The  gloom  swallowed 
him up.  The waters  closed forever  over 
him.

The  coat  experienced a few rapid and 
uneventful  changes  of  ownership  after 
this, in  the  way  of  being  bartered  and 
sold  in  the  trade.  Within  the  week,  it 
became the property of  a gentleman who 
never saw it, or  even  knew  or  its  exist­
ence.  The gentleman had a large house, 
employed  men-servants  and  maid-ser 
vants, owned horses  and  carriages, used 
massive  silver  plate at his 6 o’clock din­
ner,  and was treated with marked respect 
by his bankers.  He also  had  an  exten­
sive warehouse in the  city where  he car­
ried  on  a highly remunerative  business 
as  a  wholesale  dealer  in  second-hand 
wearing apparel.  He was a big merchant. 
His books showed how many thousands a 
year  net profit.  But his grandfather had 
tramped  the  streets of  New  York  with 
three or four hats on the top of  his head, 
and a sack slung over his shoulder,  as he 
sang out, “Old clo !”  at regular intervals, 
like the minute-guus at sea.  There were 
people who  could  recollect it.  Strange, 
that there always should be people whose 
memories  are  so  terribly  distinct  upon 
any subject we most particularly wish to 
relegate to oblivion.  The gentleman dis 
liked  any reference  to  the “founder  of 
the firm.”  He felt strangely ashamed of 
his ancestor, dead  and  gone.  There is a 
mighty difference,  he  thought,  between 
walking  about  to  pick up a few shabby 
garments  here  and  there,  and  buying 
them  wholesale  by hundreds  and  thou­
sands to be packed in heavy bales, marked 
and numbered as per margin, and shipped 
to the uttermost ends  of  the earth!

We are not  going across  the  continent 
on  the  lightning  wings  of  fancy.  We 
want to look up some old friends of  ours 
and find out how they are getting on. 
It 
will be recollected that Gerald  Downing, 
with his wife, Ruth,  and their baby, emi 
grated to Texas,  there to court that better 
fortune  which  had  persistently refused 
to smile  upon  them  in  the land of  their 
birth.  Three  years  have  passed  since 
they first set foot upon  the  new country 
with a capital  consisting of  a very  small 
amount  of  money,  and  a  very 
large 
amount of  pluck.  The  latter  has  stood 
them  in  good  stead,  as  it  will anybody 
who only makes up his mind to rely upon 
it steadily.  Pluck is one of  the best sub­

F op Sal© by Geo. C. W etherbee &  Co.,  D etroit ;  Haw 
kins & P erry . G rand R apids;  McC&usI&nd  &  Co.,  n a st 
Saginaw, and by  W holesale  G rocers  generally.  Send 
fo r Illu strated  Catalogue.

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AMONG  THE  TRADE.

GRAND RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

J.  E.  Higgins  succeeds H. W.  Simonds 

in the boot and shoe business.

John W.  Sherw'ood  succeeds  Smith  & 

Smith in the grocery business.

J. L. Guiles has engaged in the grocery 
I.  M.  Clark  & 

business  at  Fruitport. 
Son furnished the stock.

Siggins Bros, have  engaged in the gro­
cery  business  at  Columbia.  Olney, 
Shields & Co. furnished the stock.

Hynes & Bessey have  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Orange.  Lemon, 
Hoops & Peters furnished the stock.

R. D. Reed,  for  seven  years  past  en­
gaged  in  the  meat  business  at Mecosta, 
has opened a meat market in the Arcade, 
near the corner of  Lyon street.

W. A. Palmer, formerly engaged in the 
merchant tailoring business here,  but for 
the  past  eight  years  manager  of  D.  C. 
Baldwin’s  hardware  store  at  Lockport, 
111.,  has  arranged  to  open  a  hardware 
store  in  the  new  block  on the corner of 
South Division and Hall streets.

The  Telfer  Spice  Co.  has  leased  the 
double  store and  basement in the  Rani- 
ville  building,  on  Pearl  street,  and  is 
moving  its  manufacturing  and  selling 
departments to that location.  The change 
nearly  doubles the capacity of  the estab­
lishment,  and will  enable it to keep pace 
with its rapidly growing business.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Vestaburg—E. F.  Owen  has  opened  a 

drug stock.

Plain well—W. D.  Carr  has  opened  a 

new boot and shoe  store.

Caro—M. C. Holmes has sold his notion 

stock to Frank C. Wilson.

Coopersville—Millard & Keniston have 

engaged in the meat business.

Evart—Hulgrave  &  Stewart  succeed 

T. R. Johns in the wagon business.

Marion—Mrs. Burdick,  late  of  Chase, 

has opened a bakery and restaurant.

Locke—Ira Hawes succeeds L. G. Royce 

in the general merchandise business.

Sturgis—Dr.  L.  S.  Putney  succeeds 

Putney & Tobey in the drug business.

Concord—N.  B.  Saxon  &  Co.  succeed 
Saxon & Severance  in the drug business.
Hastings—Miller  &  Niess  succeeds 
Lake & Miller in the blacksmith business.
Jackson—Mark  Sternberger  succeeds 
Sternberger &  Chestnut  in  the  clothing 
business.

Remus—Prentice & Wenzel  have  sold 
their  drug  stock  to  T.  W.  Preston,  of 
Millbrook.

Flint—Alex. Freedman’s clothing store 
has  been  closed by Hirsch, Edson & Co., 
of  Chicago.

Middleville—Severance & Rich are get­
ting ready to move  their  drug stock into 
a new store.

Carson  City—J.  T. Walters  has  pur­
chased the grocery stock formerly owned 
by McPherson & Son.

Yorkville—Oscar Fox has  sold his gro­
cery  stock  to  Walter  Wedge, who  will 
continue the business.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—Bishop  Bros,  have 
moved their  meat  market  from Portage 
avenue to 61 Ridge street.

Sturgis—Bender Bros,  are  closing  out 
their stock of  dry goods and  carpets and 
will soon remove to some larger place.

Pewamo—E. E. Rogers  has  engaged in 
the  grocery  business,  purchasing  his 
stock of  J.  H.  Thompson  &  Co., of De­
troit.

Bedwin—Chas.  A.  Bedwin  has  rented 
his  store  and  sold  his  general stock to 
D. A. McDonald, who  will  continue  the 
business.

Kalamazoo  —  Hobart  Babcock  has 
bought the drug stock formerly owned by 
Underhill & Spofford  and  now  runs two 
drug stores.

Plainwell—M. Bailey has sold his drug 
stock  to Geo. E. Starr and  A. L. Thomp­
son, who will continue the business under 
the style of Starr & Thompson.

Woodland—H. C. Carpenter & Son have 
purchased Hough & Snyder’s  agricultur­
al  implement  business  and  will  move 
their hardware stock from Sunfield to thi
place. 

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STRAY' FACTS.

Detroit—A. D. Sutton succeeds  Fergu­

son & Sutton in the hotel business.

Mendon—H.  C.  Clapp  &  Son  have 
moved  their  drug  stock  into their  new 
store.

Marion—C. D. Pitcher  has  begun  the 
erection of  a new building, to be used for 
his meat market.

Kalamazoo—W.  H.  Cobb  has  bought 
the  John  Windoes  tannery  property  at 
administrator’s sale for §2,200.

Marion—H.  E.  Walsworth  has  begun 
the  erection  of  a  store  building, 20x60 
feet in dimensions, which he will occupy 
with his furniture stock.

Sunfield—E. H. Deatsman  &  Co.  will 
occupy  their  new store in the Cheetham 
block  about  October 15 with  their stock 
of  clothing, dry goods,  fancy  goods  and 
millinery.

Lowell—Robert Graham  foreclosed his 
mortgage  on  Henry  Mitchell’s  grocery 
store; last  Monday,  on a claim for  §900, 
when  Olney,  Shields & Co. bought  Gra­
ham’s mortgage  and  took  possession of 
the stock, which  they are  closing  out as 
fast as possible.

quest.  First  Afghanistan,  then  Egypt, 
then Burmah, and now Thibet are among 
its victims.  Even  the Himalayas furnish 
no  line  of  demarcation,  and  a  country 
bare of  all  the  elements  that  are  sup­
posed  to  instigate  conquest  is  to be in­
vaded at great cost of  men  and  treasure 
As the only relations of  the  British with 
Thibet  have  been  commercial, it is safe 
to presume that  in  this  as  in most cases 
trade  motives  lie  behind  war.  Surely 
this is a case  for  our  friends of  arbitra­
tion to urge upon the British government 
that  their  difficulties  with Thibet be re­
ferred to our arbitration.

Jealousy of  Russia,  which  is quite  as 
much  the  commercial  as  the  political 
rival of  Great  Britain  in  Central  Asia, 
probably has  had  much  to  do  with the 
move.  The Muscovite  has  made a great 
gain in that  quarter  by the  construction 
of  its railroad  into  the very heart of  the 
continent.  Although  constructed  as 
military road in the  first  instance, it has 
been  found  to  more  than  pay  all  ex­
penses, and a reasonable return upon the 
outlay, as it has developed commerce and 
given it a new  direction. 
In fact, it  has 
brought  most  parts of  the center of  the 
continent  into  Closer  proximity  with 
Russian  bases  of 
supply  than  with 
English, and unless England can do some­
thing to  counteract  its  influence, it  will 
be as  severe a blow to the  monopolies of 
British  trade  in  Asia  as  was  the  Suez 
Canal. 

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THE  TRUST  SPECTER.

The  House  Committee  to  which  the 
legislation against Trust was referred has 
made a sort of  preliminary report to still 
the  impatience  of  those  members  who 
think  the passage, of  the Chinese Exclu­
sion  bill is the model of  promptness that 
should characterize our legislation.  The 
Committee  inform  the  House  that  the 
question  is  attended  with  great  diffi­
culties, and that  their own  investigation 
of it has not brought them as yet to agree 
upon any measure to report for adoption. 
Evidently  Mr.  Breckinridge’s  series  of 
crude  laws  to  suppress  Trusts  by sus­
pending or repealing the duties laid upon 
their  products  does not  commend  itself 
to  the  majority of  the  members  of  his 
own party.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n  sees  but two ways to 
reach Trusts by national legislation.  One 
of  these is an  internal revenue  tax upon 
their  products  as  such;  the other  is  to 
forbid  the  transportation  of  their  pro­
ducts  across State  lines.  Both  proposi­
tions  are  of  doubtful  constitutionality, 
but  it  is  the  business of  the  Supreme 
Court to determine that  point, and  there 
is  no way of  getting its  decision  except 
by  passing  the  law  and  sending  the 
question  to it.  On this  ground we think 
that  Congress  should  pass  one  or  both 
of these proposed laws and thus ascertain 
what  are  its constitutional rights  in  the 
matter.  But in so  doing it should define 
Trusts  as Mr. Reagan  has  done  in  his 
proposed bill,  in order that  they may not 
be  confounded with  pools. 
If the latter 
were  included,  the  penalties of  the  law’ 
would  fall  upon  every product in whose 
production  the  labor of  a Trades’ Union 
had been employed.

GERMAN  AGGRESSION.

It  is  reported  that  our  government 
contemplates vigorous interference to re­
strain  the  aggressions  of  the  German 
government in the Samoa Islands.  These 
islands  lie  in  the  southern  half  of  the 
tropical  zone, on  the  line  between  the 
Sandwich Islands and New  Zealand,  and 
about  midway  between  them.  Their 
people are the most  intelligent of  all the 
nations of  the South Seas, and their long 
established  commercial  and  diplomatic 
relations  with  the  United  States  have 
led  them  to  regard  us  as a sort of  pro­
tection  against  the  schemes  of  aggres­
sion  with  which  European  powers have 
threatened their independence.  Germany 
has gone so far within the last few  years 
as to  have  brought  them  under a “pro­
tectorate,”  which  differs  only  in  name 
from complete control.  The chief  oppo­
sition  to  her  plans  has  been  from our 
Consul,  General  Sewall,  who  accepted 
this post in  the  interest of  the  islanders 
and in the  hope of  saving to  them  their 
country and  their  autonomy.  But  thus 
far his efforts  have not received the sup­
port  from  the  State  Department which 
the merits of  the case demand.
A  Good  Suggestion.

The Insurance Policy Commission holds 
a final session at Lansing on November 9 
and President Wells suggests that the op­
portunity be improved by calling a meet­
ing of  the Executive  Board of  the  Mich­
igan  Business  Men’s  Association at the 
same time and  place.  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
considers  the  suggestion a good one and 
should like to see the project carried out, 
to the end that  the  report  presented by 
the Insurance Committee  may be consid­
ered by the  Board  and  either  accepted, 
modified or rejected.

Bound  to  be  Reconciled.

“Smoking,” said the doctor,  “blackens 
the lungs.”  “I  know  it,” said  the  pa­
tient,  “but  then  there  is  no color more 
durable  or  more  generally  useful  than 
black.” 
“But,”  persisted  the  doctor, 
“you’ll smoke  yourself  to death.”  “Oh, 
well, then,” calmly replied the sick man, 
“P 11 have my lungs already in mourning.”
Buy flour  manufactured  by  the  Cres­
cent Roller Mills.  Every sack warranted. 
Voigt Milling Co.

TheMichiganTradesman

Official O rgan of M ichigan Business Men’s  Association.

▲  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Woliierine State.

E .  A .  STOW E  &  B RO .,  P ro p rie to rs.

Subscription Price, One Dollar per year. 
Advertising Rates made known on application.
Unterai  at  the  Grand  Rapids  Post  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W ED N ESDA Y ,  O CTO BER  IO, 1888.

WE  WILL  WAIT.

The national organization of  wholesale 
grocers,  which  seemed  a long  ways  off 
less  than a  year  ago, is now  an  accom­
plished fact and it is stated that fresh ac­
quisitions  to  the  membership are being 
made every week.  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  be­
lieves that every wholesale grocer at this 
market has united with  the  organization 
and that  the  same is true as regards  the 
wholesale grocers of  Detroit and the Sag­
inaw  Valley.  That  many  of  the  evils 
which  exist  with  the  present  method of 
merciless  competition  can  be  lessened 
and. perhaps,  eliminated by a better  un­
derstanding between individual members 
of  the  trade, will  hardly  be  denied  by 
anyone.  Valuable  ground  has  been 
gained  in a similar  direction  by the  re­
tailers’  organizations,  and  the  whole­
salers  are  certainly as  able  to profit by 
the  plan,  now  that  the  opportunity  is 
presented.  But  for  the  sugar  trust, or 
some  sort of  a  combination  among  the 
refiners, thé new  organization  would not 
have  been  possible;  and  if  the  whole­
saler can make an iron-clad  arrangement 
with  the  refiner  by  which  a profit  on 
sugar can  be  secured, there is no  reason 
why’ the  same  advantage  may not be de­
manded of  the  wholesaler  on the part of 
the retailer. 
If  such mutual concessions 
can be secured,  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  sees no 
reason for condemning the new move un­
dertaken by the jobbing trade;  but if the 
jobber monopolizes his advantage and re­
fuses to help the retailer out of  the same 
boat from which the refiner has lifted the 
wholesaler, there  will  be  outers’  in  the 
land beside which the  roar of  Niagara is 
not a circumstance.

W HICH  SHALL  IT  BE?

There seems to be a difference of  opin­
ion among business men as to  the  advis­
ability  of  securing  the  adoption  of  a 
standard fire insurance policy.  Some are 
strong in the opinion  that a uniform pol­
icy would work injury to the  insured, by 
depriving  him  of  any  generous  conces­
sions  or  provisions  which  the  insurer 
might  be  inclined  to  accord him, either 
through friendship, policy or competitive 
bidding.  Those  who  take  this  view of 
the  case  assert  that  the  adoption  of  a 
standard policy, compelling all companies 
to  use  that  form, creates a combination 
which  in  time  will  develop  into a pool 
quite  as  obnoxious  as that the  business 
men of  Michigan  had to work so hard to 
abolish  a  couple of  years  ago.  Others, 
on  the  contrary,  claim  that  a  uniform 
policy would result  to  the benefit of  the 
people  by putting  all  the  companies  on 
the same plane, giving none an advantage 
over the other  except  such  as would ac­
crue through the offering off  lower rates.
The position of T h e  T r a d e s m a n  on this 
subject is well known  to  its readers. 
It 
believes  in  the  Ontario  plan—the  stat­
utory enactment of  all the equitable con­
ditions  ordinarily  put  in  an  insurance 
policy,  so  that  an  insurance  policy  in 
Ontario is barely more  than a receipt for 
the money and a description of  the prop­
erty  insured.  All  the  legal  points  in­
volved in the transaction  are  covered by 
statute, which is reviewed by the legisla­
tive  assembly  at  regular  intervals  and 
amended  as  circumstances  seem to  jus­
tify.  This plan has worked admirably in 
Ontario, and  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   sees  no 
reason why the result  should  not  be the 
same in Michigan!

NEW   TYPE.

It affords T h e   T r a d e s m a n   pleasure to 
be able to go out to its  readers this week 
in an  entirely  new  dress  of  type,  both 
reading  matter  and  quotations. 
It will 
also  be  observed that  the  heavier faces 
used in the advertising columns have been 
discarded  and  lighter  and  more  modern 
faces  substituted  therefor.  While  the 
former dress w as by no means badly worn, 
and  the  change  involves  ah  outlay  of 
over §1,000, such improvements are in the 
line  of  progress  unvaryingly  pursued 
since T h e   T r a d e s m a n   w as  established, 
affording  one  more  proof  of  the  claim 
put  forth  by  the  publishers that no ex­
pense  is  spared  to  make  T h e   T r a d e s ­
m a n  the best trade paper  for  the  money 
published anywhere.

Like  all  previous outfits of  type used 
on T h e   T r a d e s m a n ,  the present dress is 
from  the  well-known  foundry  of  Barn­
hart Bros. & Spindler,  whose  type  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n   believes  to  be  without  an 
equal  for  beauty of  face  and  durability 
of  material.

W HERE  WILL  IT  END ?

An empire  accepts no boundaries. 

It: 
fate  is  to  go  on  removing  the  ancient 
land-marks of  the nations, until it breaks 
down  by  the  weight  of  its  own  mill 
tarism.  So  the  British  Empire  in  the 
East  presses  on  from  conquest  to  con

Marion—Callagan & Cook,  late  of  Sa­
lem, Ohio, have  begun  the  erection of  a | 
two-story  building, 20x60 feet in  dimen­
sions,  which  they  will  occupy  with  a 
grocery stock.

Detroit—The Michigan Phonograph Co. 
has  been  organized with a capital  stock 
of  §300,000.  Six  gentlemen  hold all the 
stock,  two  of  them  being  C. C.  Bowen 
and Levi L. Barbour.

Detroit—The  old  firm  of  McDonald 
Bros. & Co., the Woodward avenue plum­
bers, has been dissolved and a newT  part­
nership formed.  Charles  A.  Rich  and 
George Lancashire have been taken in  as 
general partners,  and A. W. Wright,  the 
“Co.” of  the  old  firm,  becomes  special 
partner, contributing §15,000.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Carson City—F. A. Rockafellow has ar­
ranged  to  put  up a roller  process  feed 
mill.

Saginaw—The  Crescent  Match  Co.’s 
factory,  which had been idle since July 1, 
started up last week.

Rockford—Robert M.  Hutchins  is  get­
ting  ready to erect  an  excelsior factory, 
which will employ ten men.

Allegan—J.  B.  Streeter  &  Son  have 
purchased  a  sawmill  outfit  and  will 
shortly engage  in  the  cutting of  lumber 
near the paper mill.

South  Lyon—The  Church  &  Office 
Furniture Co. has been  organized with a 
capital stock of §10,000, one-half paid in. 
Samuel E. Carpenter is President,  H.  G. 
Sellman Secretary and I. N.  Just  Treas­
urer.  Wm Gregg and H. G. Sellman will 
manage the business.

INDIANA  ITEMS.

South  Bend—G.  A.  Alward  succeeds 
J. A. Roper  in  the  manufacture  of  fur­
niture.

Pierceton—Frank  T. Nail  has  retired 
from the grocery and  meat  market  firm 
of  Nail Bros.

Morristown—Allender  Bros,  have  as­
signed their agricultural implement stock 
to James M. Graham.

Lagrange—D.  L. Shrock  succeeds Geo. 
Miller  in  the  grocery  and  bakery busi­
ness.

Wolcottville—N. M.  Killem  as  opened 

a general store.

Lagrange—Smith  Bros,  succeed 
Lampman in the hardware business.

A.

A  New  Wholesale Notion House.
A reporter of T h e   T r a d e s m a n  dropped 
in at the new wholesale notion house of F. j 
W.  Wurzburg’s Sons & Co. last Saturday 
and was pleased to note the large and com­
plete  stock  which  is  being  put in  place 
at  the  store  of  the  firm  in  the  new 
McMullen  block.  Their stock comprises 
everything included in the line of notions 
and ladies’,  gents’  and  children’s hosiery 
and  underwear.  A  member of  the  firm 
asserted that their notion stock would  be 
the  largest  line  carried  in the  city  and 
equal  to anything  shown  in  the  State. 
The stock is all  new and  clean,  has  been 
carefully selected by experienced buyers, 
and will be sold at New York prices.  As 
the assortment will  be complete in every 
department,  the  trade  tributary  to  this 
market will  largely avail  themselves  of 
this  opportunity  to  save  the expensive 
freight  charges  incident  to  purchasing 
goods in the  East.  The  same  conserva­
tive course which  has marked  the career 
of  F. W. Wurzburg will  be  pursued  by 
the  new  firm,  which  starts  in  under 
favorable  auspices and will  undoubtedly 
make a place for itself among the aggres­
sive houses of this market.
Bank  Notes.

F.  L. Fuller, the Cedar  Springs banker 

was in town Monday.

The Citizen’s  Bank of  Niles  has made 
dividends  of  17  per  cent,  in  the  past 
year.

A .  J. Bowne  assures T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
that  the  bank  recently’  established  at 
Lowell  by himself and  associates will be 
merged  into a national  bank  as soon  as 
the  necessary preliminaries  can  be  ar­
ranged.

Menthol Ointment.
Menthol  ointment (Shirley)  is a  useful 
mode of  applying  menthol. 
It  is  under 
many  circumstances  a better application 
thon the pure crystal.  As to there being 
menthol  in  the  ointment  in  abundance, 
the merest  trial on any skin  possessed of 
ordinary sensation  at once  shows.  Men­
thol  ointment has  in our  hands  relieved 
the  infra-mammary’  pain of  hysteria  as 
well as more definite neuralgise.

FOR  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC.

A dvertisem ents w ill be inserted  under  th is  head for 
ro  cents  a   word  th e   first  insertion  an d   one cent a 
word  fo r  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
m ent tak en  fo r less th an  25 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

Purely Personal.

John  G.  Shields  and  family  left  for 

Colorado Springs on Monday.

G.  I.  Hawkhurst,  the  Jackson  horse­
radish  grower  and  jobber, was  in  town 
Monday.

Geo.  J. Stephenson,  the  Bangor  drug­
gist,  spent  Sunday in  town, the guest  of 
his brothers.

Robert  W.  Hazeltine  has  gone  to 
Escanaba  to  take  the  position  of  pre- 

ription clerk for J. R. Means.
L. A. Phelps, the  Saugatuck  druggist, 
was  in  town a couple  of  days last  week 
for  the  purpose  of  buying  his  holiday 
goods.

F.  A.  Jenison,  the  Manton  general 
dealer,  was  in  town  last  week.  He at­
tended  the golden  wedding of  his father 
at Jenisoiiville.

L.  E.  Hawkins  has 

returned  from 
Colorado,  where  he  spent  a  couple  of 
weeks.  He  left  his  family at  Colorado 
Springs for the winter.

E.  H.  Evans,  for  several  years  past 
book-keeper  for  the  Northern  National 
Bank,  at Big Rapids, has  taken the posi­
tion of  book-keeper for the  Antrim  Iron 
Company.

S.  S.  Morris,  the  Muskegon 

tmea 
packer, has  been  nominated  for  county 
treasurer.  Mr. Morris  is  a  prosperous 
business man of  unquestioned reliability 
and would  honor  any office given him by 
the vote of the people.

D.  A .  Harrison  writes  T h e   T r a d e s ­
m a n   that  the  report  that he is about to 
engage in the  drug  business at Paw Paw 
is incorrect—that his  sole occupation for 
some time to come  will  be  to  regain his 
shattered health.  Mr. Harrison has hosts 
of  friends all over the  State  who will be 
glad to learn that he is on the gain.

Smith Barnes, General  Manager of  the 
Hannah  &  Lay  Mercantile  Co., spent  a 
couple  of  days  in  Grand  Rapids  las 
week,  and  for  the  first  time  in  fifteen 
years took time to look around the city 
at its fine residences,  large  factories  and 
the Soldiers’  Home.  He  returned  home 
home  Thursday and  passed  through the 
city with his  wife  Saturday night on the 
way to Chicago, where a couple of  weeks 
will be spent in  search of  recreation and 
pleasure.

T.  M.  Sloan,  the  Dimondale general 
dealer, was in town five day’s of last week 
in attendance on the  United States Court 
as a juror.  Mr. Sloan is President of the 
Dimondale  B.  M. A., which is one of  the 
most  active in the  State.  He  says  that 
the  B. M. A. has  done  three things  for 
Dimondale, any one of which would more 
than  compensate  the  members  for  the 
time  and  expense  involved — brought 
about  a  more  social  feeling among  the 
business  men of  the  place,  secured  the 
collection  of  57  per  cent,  of  wholly 
worthless  accounts  and  stimulated  a 
closer  credit  business.  Mr.  Sloan  de­
serves  much  credit  for the  conservative 
manner in which  he has  guided his asso­
ciation  and is entitled to the  designation 
given  him  by  ex-President  Hamilton, 
“One  of  the  wheel-horses of  the  move­
ment.”

F O R   SA FE .

F o r   s a l e   o r   r e n t —a   d e s ir a b l e   l o c a t io n

fo r a  d ruggist o r a  physician, o r both.  New brick 
building on a  frequented  corner.  Good  room s  above 
fo r residence purposes.  The location is a good one also 
fo r a   grocery business, and an adjoining store could be 
rented w ith  it fo r th is purpose.  Terms  reasonable for 
a  desirable ten an t, o r will sell a t a  barg ain   fo r cash or 
its equivalent o r tak e a  choice farm   in  p a rt  paym ent. 
The p roperty will retu rn  a  revenue  of  §1,500  to  9?,00# 
per  annum .  Address  Jam es  A.  Jones,  B utler  Block, 
D etroit, Mich. 

Fo r   s a l e —a   c l e a n ,  w e l l -a s s o r t e d   s t o c k   o f

general hardw are, stoves and tinw are.  Tin shop 
connection.  W ill inventory about $6,000.  Located 
centrally and one o f th e best points fo r  reta il business 
in th e  city.  Good reasons fo r  selling.  Address  H ard­
w are, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 
F°u.ood as new.  Address 298, th is office.
DOR  SALE—THE  JEFFERSON  FLOURING  MILL, 
U  Best w ater pow er in  th e  State.  Inquire  of  N.  G. 
[ing, B rooklyn,  Mich. 

___________ 299

300
298

294

* 

DR  SALE—GCOD  RESIDENCE  LOT  ON  ONE  OF 
th e  m ost p leasant streets “ on  th e  bill.”  W ill e x ­
change fo r stock in any good in stitu tio n .  Address 286, 
care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

7 0 R   SALE—WELL-SELECTED  GROCERY  STOCK, 
situ ated  on good business corner.  Stock  and  fix­
; 
tu res w ill inventory about $3,000.  Reason fo r selling, 
o th er business.  Address H enry, care M ichigan Trades- 

286

an. G rand Ranids. 

______________ 282

: 

IX)R  SALE—ONE  8x24  ROWNDS*  SECTIONAL  ROLL 

er m ill, w ith  elevators and scalpers com plete; one 
W ebster b ran  duster;  one OO Geo.  T.  Sm ith  purifier. 
The above m achines a re all in good condition.  Enquire 
of owner, D. C. Briggs, N orth Branch, Mich.______ 277

. 

ESTAB- 
bus
tow ns in th e  State.  P ro p rieto r’s  h ealth   failing. 
In­
voice about $1,400.  Now  is th e  tim e to buy fo r fall and 
holiday trade.  Address A B C  office  of th is paper. 272
T 70R   SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY,  DRY  GOODS  AND 
j r   C rockery stack, situated in a   railw ay  tow n,  w ith 
ireod line  of  custom ers.  Stock  will  inventory  about 
$2,000.  W ill tak e  p a rt cash and b alance on  tim e.  Ad­
dress A. S. M usselman & Co., G rand R apids. 

of drugs.  Address Doctor, Box 242, Rockford.  258

I^OR 8ALE—DRUG  FIXTURES  AND  SMALL  srOOK 
17 OR  SALE—OR  EXCHANGE  FOR  STOCK IN  TRADE, 

.  G rain  E levator,  ten   carloads  capacity; 
power, larg e grounds;  fine tow n on C. & G. T .railro ad ; 

horse 
good w heat and produce  m ark et.  W rite  fo r  p articu ­
lar«, W. B. Tyler, care B. P. & D. A. Co.,  G rand  Rapids. 
Mich. 

o r sh o rt lease of store.  A b arg ain  fo r  some  one. 
Must sell.  W ant to  go South.  Address  Box 12, Grand- 
ville, Mich. 

FOR SALE—GENERAL  STOCK,  GOOD  TRADE,  LONG 
F OR  SALE—THE  DRESS  OF  TYPE  NOW  USED  ON 

“The  Tradesm an”—600  pounds  of b revier  and 200 
pounds o f  nonpareil.  A  good  barg ain   will  be  given 
purchaser. 

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2So

259

242

275

ANTED—SITUATION ON THE  ROAD  BY  MAN  OF 

six  y ears’  experience.  Best o f reference, 
____2

W
dress  J. E.  F.  care M ichigan  Tradesm an 
XT7"ANTED—A  LIVE,  ENERGETIC  MAN  WHO  IS  SO 
VV 
b er and honest, to consolidate  grocery o r gener 
al stocks w ith me, in a  No. 1  location, w here a  trad e of 
$20,060 a  y ear can be dene.  Don’t  w rite unless  you are 
all  rig h t  and  m ean  business.  Address  Lock Box 129, 
Collins, Mich. 
XTrANTED—IN  EXCHANGE  FOR  VALUABLE  REAL 
estate,  a   stack   of  m erchandise.  Address 
W  
Tradesm an office, G rand Rapids, Mich.___________ 2

th e m eat business, to  buy an in terest  in a   m eat

WANTED—BY  A  YOUNG  MAN  UNDERSTANDING 
m arket in a good town, 
gan   Trades*
W ANTED—SALESMEN  TO  SELL  OUR  CHOICE  VA 
rieties of nursery  stock, eith er on salary  o r com­
m ission.  P erm anent  em ploym ent  to   successful m en 
Address,  w ith references, May  B rothers,  Nurserymen, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
____________ 278

W ANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

th is  p ap er  to   give  th e  Sutliff  coupon system  a 
tria l.  I t will abolish y o u r pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 
all y our book-keeping, in  m any instances save yon the 
expense of one clerk, will b rin g   y our business  down to 
a   cash basis and  save  you  all  th e  w orry and trouble 
th a t usually go w ith th e pass-book plan.  S tart th e 1st 
of th e m onth w ith th e new   system  and  you  will never 
reg re t it.  H aving  tw o kinds, b o th   kinds  will be  sent 
by  addressing  (m entioning  th is  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff.
Albany , N. Y.___________________________________ $1$
TITANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 
W  
Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for 
sam ples.  E. A. Stowe &  Bro., G rand Rapids._____ 214

M ISCELLANEOUS.

■   20-ACRE  FRUIT  FARM  NEAR  BENTON  HARBOR, 

handy to  Chicago m ark et, will  sell  o r  exchange
w orth  $1,200.  Address

fo r G rand  Rapids  real estate 
Dr. W. Ryno, Coloma, Mich.

IN  CASH  OR  GOOD  PAPER  WILL  SE-

ith o u t com petition in M eredith, 

er 25,  E vart, Mich.
C H   O A A   CASH  BUYS  MANUFACTURING  BUSI- 
V/  ness pay in g  100  p er-cen t.  Best  of rear

Mill, Store and Dwelling for Sale.

H. B. FALLASS.

I own and desire to sell, or exchange  for  prop­
erty in the city, a mill  30 x 50  feet,  four  stories 
high, painted white, two run of stone,  two bolts, 
good cleaning apparatus, power corn sheller, and 
all machinery necessary for doing a good custom 
business.  Ample power, the whole of Flat river. 
Several acres of ground;  store and dwelling com­
bined, also on same premises.  No  incumbrance 
on property. 
i---- 1 

j  Fallass & Swarthout’s Law Office,

National City Bank Block.
A BARGAIN that is A BARGAIN.
GROCERY  FOR  SALE—a   leading  Grocery 
and Crockery business in a flourishing Ne­
b raska  city of 8,000 population, w ith gas. e’ec- 
tric  light, stre et cars, w ater works, fine schools 
and churches.  Store first class;  sales upw ard 
of $40,000 p er  year.  Crop  prospects  finest  in 
the W est.  Cash required, about $5,000.  W rite 
a t once, P . O. Box 303, K earney, Neb.

W hich  is  a  “Giveaway?”

From  th e New Jersey Trade Review.

A question  was  introduced  at the last 
meeting of  the  Retail  Grocers’  Associa­
tion which is of  interest to grocers every­
where.  A member  stated  that a whole­
sale tobacco  house  was  offering twenty- 
five  bars  of  soap as a premium  to every 
purchaser  of  twenty-five  pounds  of  a 
certain  brand of  tobacco.  The  member 
considered this as a demoralizing method 
of  doing  business, and  one  which  mili­
tated  against  the  grocer.  The  claim 
was made  that  tobacconists  either  con­
sumed,  sold or  gave  away the  soap, and 
in either  case  the  grocer  suffered  in di­
minished  sales  and  profits.  Were  the 
soap-makers to retaliate by offering twen­
ty-five  bags of  tobacco  with every twen­
ty-five cakes of  soap purchased,  it is cer­
tain  that a vigorous  protest  would  soon 
be heard  from  the  tobacco  trade.  The 
subject  will  in all probability be brought 
before the Association again.

He Must Pay for It.

From  th e Chicago H erald.

A  drug  clerk was  all alone  the other 
day in a Chicago drug  store when he  dis­
covered  in  compounding a  prescription, 
the  absence  from  the  shelf  of  a  very 
necessary  ingredient.  He  was unable to 
leave the  store,  and  he did the next  best 
thing.  He called up a well-known whole­
sale drug  house down-town  on  the  tele- 
| phone—that is, he started in to do so, but 
j found  that  the  telephone  directory was 
j missing.  Nothing  daunted  he  rang  up 
j “the  central”  and  explained the  circum­
stances,  ending  up with:  “Can  you  get 
j me Fuller & Fuller?”  “The young man”
I at  “the  central” was t facetious,  and  he 
I answered:  “Yes, I think  I  can  get  you 
fuller  and  fuller,  provided,  of  course,
I that you will agree to pay for the drinks.” 
The disgusted drug clerk “rang off.”

B L I V B N   &

Sole A g e n ts fo r th e  

Shark.  He’ll do for

The devil, Jack!  We’ve 
Bliven & Allyn.

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U. M. BBIVJBN, Manager. 

In Cans and  Bulk,  and  Large  Handlers  of  OCEAN  F IS H ,  SH E L L   C l. AMS an d   OYSTERS. 
We make a specialty of fine goods in our line and are prepared to quote prices at any time.
We solicit consignments of all  kinds of  Wild  Game,  such ns Partridges,  Quail, Ducks, Bear, etc.

C e l e b r a t e d   “ B I G   F . ”  B r a n d   o f  O y s t e r s

UCKWHEA 1

K ing’s  Q uick-R ising  r n

BSTABBISIIBB 1SG4.

83 PEARL STREET.

IS   T H E   B E S T I

QUOTATIONS.

100  lb.  Case:

fit h e r  -20-5 
o r  4 0 -2 1

fitlie r  16-5

lb.  r.kf

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B o n o ’S;

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W h o l e s a l e   G r o c e r s .

IF  YOU  WANT
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SAUER KRAUT

Order  tnis  Brand from  pilr  Wholesale  Grocer.

ONE OF  A  SE RIES  OF  PIC TU R ES  R EPR ESEN TIN G   COFFEE CULTURE.  WATCH  FOR  TH£  NEXT.

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SCENE °N_A COEFEEpPLANTATIQN  Q HASE  &  SAN BO R N.
OUR C O F FE E S   H AVE  A   NATIONAL  REPUTATION  REPRESENTING 
inEi r in b o l  « n v n ii._
T H E  FIN EST CROW N.
SEAL BRAND COFFEE,
JAVA  and  MOCHA,
__   surpassing all  others
„M__ ____ _______  _____  called  T h e   A ristocratic
i n   i t s   r i c h n e s s   a n d   d e lic a c y   o f   fla v o r. 
Coffee  of  Am erica.  A lw ays packed  w hole roasted (unground)  in 2 lb.
air-tight tm  
1 3 T  T W H   A   skilful blending of strong, fla-
f ! l ? T T S   A  T l r .   jQ L J h lJ N  J J   vory  and  aromatic  high  grade 
c Z fte e s ^
“ n ted ^ iotto  contain a single Rio bean,  and guaranteed to 
s u it v o u r t a s t e a s   no  other  coffee  w ill,  at  a  moderate  price.  A lw ays 
necked w hole roasted (unground), in 1 lb.  air-tight  parchm ent packages, 
r n  —mg-* r n  
V* "H"!  W e are exclusively an im porting house, selling
I  E S  I   Jfc  K. Pi I*,  only  to  dealers.  But  to  give  consum ers  an 
tmnorttmttv o f testing  our  famous  coffee before  buying,  w e  w ill, upon 
receiD tof O cents  in  stam ps  to cover the cost  of can and postage,  send 
f l e S y m a U a l U  p o u n d  o f Seal B r a n d  Coffee.  Address

J u s t l y   c a l

CHASE  &  SANBORN, 

BROAD  ST.,  BOSTON,  MASS.

SOLDER.

, 54@54......................................................................... A® I
E xtra W iping....................................................... 1314
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the m arket indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
! Cookson.............................................per  pound  1454
Hallett’s ............................................ 
1154
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10xi4 IC, Charcoal............................................. 8 6 00
14x20 IC, 
6 00
12x1210, 
6  25
10 00
14x14 IC, 
10x28 IC, 
7  75
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
7  75
12x12 IX, 
8 00
12  50
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

 
 
 
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Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

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10x14 IC,  C harcoal........................................... $ 5 40
14x20 IC, 
5 40
12x12 IC, 
5 65
9  25
14x14 IC, 
11  80
29x28 IC, 
6  90
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
6  90
12x12 IX, 
7  15
11  65
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 
14  80

TIN—ALL AW AY GRADE.
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EaYh additional X on this grade, $1.50.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

ROOFING PLATES.

 

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Allaway  Grade.

i 14x20 IC, Terne  M. F ........................................$ 7  60
"  ~
20x28 IC, 
W orcester.............................   5  50
14x20 IC,
 
14x20 IX,
.......  11  50
29x28  IC,
.......  4  90
14x20 IC,
.......  6  40
14x20 IX,
.......  10  50
20x28  IC,
.......  13 50
20x28 IX,
j 14x28  IX ..............................................................$12 00
14x31  IX ..............................................................  13 50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 B oilers,) 
09
ua
j 14x60 IX,  “ 

BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

j-Per pouna....... 

DOUnd 

“  9 

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H A R D W O O D   LU M B ER .

@22 00

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Basswood, lo g -ru n .......................................13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run................................................15 00@16 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Black Ash, log-run.......................................14 00@16 00
Cherry, log-run..............................................25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2................................... 50 00@60 00
Cherry, C ull.............................................  
@12 00
Maple, lo g -ru n ........................................12 00@14 00
Maple,  soft, log-run.......... ....................11  00@13 00
@20 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Maple,  clear, flooring............................ 
@25 00
Maple,  white, selected.......................... 
@25  00
Rea Oak, log-run..........................................18 00@20 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 24 00@25 00
Red Oak, 14 sawed, 8 inch and upw’d.40  00@45 00
Red Oak, 14 sawed, regular.........................30 00©35 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank...................  
@25  00
@55  00
W alnut, log ru n ......................................  
W alnut, Nos.  1 and 2.............................  
@75  00
W alnuts, c u ll............................. 
 
@25 00
Grey Elm, log-run........................................ 12 00@13 05
W hite Aso, log-run.......................................14 00@16 00
Whitewood, log-run.....................................20 00@22 00
W hite Oak, log-run.......................................17 00@18 00

If you  have  any 
to offer  send 
samples

A

dis.

k n o b s—New List.

55
............  
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings.........
55
............  
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings—  
55
............  
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings..
55
............ 
Door,  porcelain, trim m ings..............
70
............ 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.......
............. 40&1Ö
Picture, H. L. Ju d d   &  Co.’s ..............
45
............ 
H em acite...............................................
55
........... 
Russell & Irw in  Mfg. Co.’s new list 
55
............  
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s .................
Norwalk’s ............................................. ............  
55
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .......... ............  
70
Adze E ye............................................... $16.00, dis. 60
1 Hunt E ye............................................... $15.00, dis. 60
50, dis. 20&10.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS,

dis.

dis.

MAULS. 

Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled........................  
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ........................................ 
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables—  
Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s ...................  
Enterprise

m il l s. 

diS.

dis.

50
40
40
40

MOLASSES GATES. 

dlB.

Stebbin’s  Pattern............................................... 60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine..............................................60&10
Enterprise, self-measuring 
N A ILS.
Advance above 12d nails.

FENCE  AND  BRADS.

50d to 60d...............
lOd......................................................................... 
8d and 9d 
6d and 7d 
4d and 5d 
3d 
2d

FINE BLUED.

10

1  00

CASTING AND BOX.

%  in c h .

COMMON BARREL.

1<4 and 
in c h .................................................  1  í
2  and 2J4 
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11
 
...............................................  1  <
254 and 2 \   “ ■ 
3 in ch .................................................................... 
f
354 and 4)4  in ch ................................................. 
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Each half keg 10 cents extra.

o il e r s. 

d is.

I Rinc or tin. Chase’s P atent.............................. 60&i0
I Zinc, w ith brass bottom ................................... 
50
Brass or Copper..................................................  
50
R eap er........................................... per gross, $12 net
I Ohnstead’s .............................: ......................... 50&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y .....................................40@10
Sciota  B ench......................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy............................ 40@10
Bench, first quality............................................  @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, w ood.............20&10
.dis. 50&10 
.dis. 60&10 I 

Fry,  Acme..............
Common,  polished.

p l a n e s . 

d is.

RIVETS.

dis.

Iron and  T inned....................................
Copper Rivets and B urs........................
PATENT PLANISHED  IRON.
A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 I 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 I 
Broken packs J4c per pound extra.

ROPES.

Sisal, 14 inch and la rg e r.................................   1014
M anilla.................................................................  1214 |

s q u a r e s. 

d is.

SHEET IRON.

Steel and  Iron..................................................... 70&10 I
Try and Bevels................................................... 
60 |
20 |
M itre....................................................................  
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
3 00
3  10!
3  15
335
3 35 |
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14...........................................$4  20 
Nos. 15 to 17 ..........................................  4  20 
Nos.  18 to 21..........................................   4  20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ..........................................  4  20 
Nos. 25 to 26..........................................  440 
No. 27......................................................  4  60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
SAND PAPER.
List acct. 19, ’86............................
SASH CORD.
Silver Lake, W hite  A ..................
Drab A .....................
W hite  B .................
D rabB ....................
White C...................

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

.dis.

20

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

SAUSAGE SUUFFERS OR PILLER:

Solid Eyes__
I Miles’  “Challenge” __ per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05
I Perry.....................per doz. No. 1, $15;  No. 0,
[ Draw Cut No. 4 .......
Enterprise Mfg. Co. 
I Silver’s.....................
I Disston’s  Circular........................
Cross C ut.......................
H a n d .................................. .

. each, $30, dis  30 
.. .dis. 20&10@30
.........dis.  40&10 I
............ 45@45&5
............ 45@45&5 I
.25@25&5
Atkins’  Circular...............................................dis.  9 |

♦Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
“  Silver Steel  Ilia. X Cuts, per foot,
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot..................................................  

30 |
28

dis.

B 
“ 

tacks. 

dis.

American, all kinds..........................................
[Steel,all  kinds..................................................
Swedes, all kinds...............................................
Gimp and Lace..................................................
Cigar Box N ails.................................................
Finishing  N ails.................................................
Common and  Patent  B rads............................
Hungarian Fails and Miners’ Tacks............
Trunk and Clout N alls.....................................
Tinned Trunk and Clout N ails__
Leathered Carpet Tacks.................

$3 00!

TRAPS. 

WIRE.

| Steel, Game......................................................... 60&10 j
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .................. 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley * Norton’s — 60&10 |
...60&10
Hotchkiss’.
...................60&10
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s ..............
.........18c per doz.
Mouse,  choker..........................
.......$1.50 per doz.  |
Mouse, delusion........................
dis.
...................   67
Bright M arket............................
..................... 70&10 I
Annealed M arket.......................
...............  02‘4 !
Coppered M arket.......................
[ E xtra B allin g ............................
.....................  62|
Tinned M arket..........................
.......per pound 09
Tinned  Broom ..........................
__ per  pound 854
Tinned M attress........................
..................... 
50
Coppered  Spring  Steel............
..................... 40&10
j Tinned  Spring Steel................
.......per pound 03
I Plain Fence...............................
Barbed  Fence, galvanized —
p ain ted ..........
Copper..........................................
Brass...........................................
WIRE  GOODS
| B right..........................................
Screw  Eyes...............................
j Hook’s .......................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes..............
WRENCHES.

__ 70&10&10 I
___ 70&10&10
....70&10&10 
__ 70&10&10

. new  list net | 

dis

dis

| Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled............
Coe’s  G enuine........................................
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, w rought,..
I Coe’s  Patent, m alleable........................

ASSOCIATION  DEPARTMENT.

M ich ig an   B nainem   M en’s  A ssociation.

F ran k   H am ilton, T raverse City 
Okas. T. Bridgm an, F lint

___
P resident—F rank W ells, Lansing. 
F irst Vice-President—H. Chambers. Cheboygan.
Second Vice-President—C. Strong, Kalam azoo. 
Secretary—£ . A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive B oard-P reT ident; C. L. W hitney, Muskegon 
_____  N. B. Blaln, Lowell;
H iram   DeLano,  Allegan;
Com m lttee  on  Insurance-G eo.  B.  Caldwell,  Green- 
ville-  W   S  Powers, N ashville;  Oren  Stone, F lint. 
Com m ittee on Legislation—S .E P .r k ill.O w o s s o ;  H.
A  H vdorn  Grand Rapids;  H. H. Pope, A llegan. 
Com m ittee on Trade I n te re s ts ^ m ith B a m w , Traveree
City;  Geo. R. Hoyt, E ast Saginaw ;  H. B. Fargo, Mus-
C o S 't e e  on T ra n sp o rtatio n -Ja m e s Osbore OwossO^
O.  F.  Conklin,  G rand  R apids;  C.  F.  Bock,  u a tu e
Creek.
Com mittee on B uilding and Loan A s s o c ia tio n s —C h a u n -
cey Strong, K alam azoo; W ill E m m ert, E aton R apids, 
W. E. C rotty, Lansing,

Local Secretary—P. J. Connell,  M uskeg«^
Official O rgan—The Michigan Tradesman.

The following  auxiliary associations  are op- 
erating u n der  ch arters  gran ted  by th e Michi­
gan Business Men’s Association:

No.  1—T rav erse C ity B. M . A . 

President, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, L. R o b e rts.---------

President, N. B. Blain ; Secretary, F ran k  T. King. 

N o. 2—L o w ell  B. M. A. 
No. 3—S tu rg is B, M. A.

President, H. S. C hurch; Secretary, W m. Jo m .
No.  4—G ran d   R ap id s  M.  A. 
No.  5—M uskegon B.  M ^A.
peer.

P resident, E. J. H errick; Secreta ry , E. A. Stowe. 
' 
President, H. B Fargo ; Secretary, W 
President. F. W. Bloat; Secretary. P. T. Baldwin.  --------

No. 6—A lb a  li. M. A.

President, F ^ T h m ^ t s e c r e t a r y , G eo.L.T hurston. 

No. 9—L aw rence B. M. A.

President. H. H. M arshall. S ecretary, J. «• Kelly.--------
--------So. 10—H arbor Springs ^  BL A.
A. L. Thompson.
President, W. J. C lark; Secretary___
N o . l l - K in g sley  B. M .A .1
President, H. P- W hipple; Secretary C. H.  Camp.
A.
No.  13—Q uincy B. M.
.ennon.
• Roprpta.r7. Thos. L
_
President, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. 
- 
N o .  1 3 —S h e r m a n   B . M . A .
President, H.B. S tnrtevant;  S ecretary, W y

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Secretary. F. M. Chase.

No. 17- P la i n w e ll 

President, S. A. Howey: Secretary

No. M uskegon B. M. A.
~  C. Havens.

No. 14-
No. 15 —B oyn__ C ity   B. M . A.
President, R. R. Perkin s 
----------  Mo  16—Sand L a k e   B. M. A.
presid en t  -T- V. C randall;  Secretary, W. Rascm_
**.A  
P re s id e n t, E . A.  O w en. S ecretary, J. A. Sidle.
---------- - 
President. H. w! P ark er; Secretary. S. Lam from .
---- ----- 
President, D. F. W atson ; Secretary, E . E. Chapel.---------
------- - 
President, John F. H enry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.----- -

N o .  2 0 —S a u g a t u c k   B .  M . A .
a i_ \V a y la n a  B. M. A .
No.
W harton; S ecretary, M. V. H oyt.--------
P resident, C. H
. 
Persident, A. B. Scl-----acher; S ecretary. W .  R.  Clarke.

i g —Owosso B. M. A.
No.  19—A da  !>• M. A.

No. 22—G ran d   L odge B. M. A-  „  

P resid en t^^A ?R o ck ^eH o w  S e c re ta ry , C« G. B a ile y

President,
P resident, ChM.°B. Jo hnran ; S ecretary  H. D. P ew .------

No. 26—G reenville^V .jn-^A . 

P resident. S. R. Stevens
-------- 
President, E. A Botsford; Secretary;. L. N. Fisher.

v o   27—l» o rr » .  '*■

N o .  2 8 —C h e b o y g a n  B. M . A  
Fred s. Frost;  Secreta ry . H. G^Dozer.--------

Presiden t, W m.

P resident, A. G. Avery 

Oceans* B. 3L A.
Ño. 30
Ño. 3 1—C h arlo tte « . » . A  

Secretary, E. S. H oughtaling.
---------------

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P resident, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary.

d

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President, W. G. Barnes

Secretary, J. B. W atson.

» 2 _C o o p e r s v ill©   B*
* *  

N o.
No. 33—C h arlev o ix  B. M. A.
L  D.  Bartholom ew ,  Secretary, K.  w . Rane.
President
N o .  3 4 —S aranac  B. 3WI._A.
President, H .T. Johnson^Secretary^P^T . 
N o.  35 —B e l l a i r e   B. M. A.
— 
President, W m ^K ix o n ;S ec^ry , C . K ^ m j . r e ^  
No. 3 6 —I t h a c a   B .  M. A . 

■retary, D.  vv. Higonn3

il0  42—F rem o n t B. 

President, O. F. Jackson;  Secretary. John  M. Everdem
------------V i,  *17—B a t t l e  C re e K   B .  M . A .
President! C hls. F. Bock;  Secretag ^ E ^ g g ; -----
No, 3 8 —S cottville B.  M. A.
No. 36 —B u rr O ak B. M. A. 

President, H. E. Symons
President, W. S. W ilier; Secretary ,  F. W. Sheldon.
---------V«,  40—E a to n  R ap id s B. M. A.
President, C. T. H artson; Secretary. W ill^Emmert.-------
N o   4 1 — B reck en rid g e  B - M . A .
• 
P resident,” ?. O. W atson; Secretary, C.  E. Scndder.------
—■ 
A.
“ 
President, Jos. «-»-h«-.  Secretary  C. J. Rathbnn.--------
--------------- No. 43—T u siin  B. M. A.
President, G. A. E
s
------- ---- R eed C ity B. M. A.
President, E. B. M artin; Secretary, W. H. Smith.----------.
------------ Vo  45—H o y tv ille  B. M. A.
President, D. E  Hallenbeck; S ecretary,O . A. Halladay.
No. 46—L eslie B. J l. A. 
No.  47—F lin t  M.  U.

P resident, Wm. H utchins; Secretary. B. M. G o n i^
--------- 
Presiden t, G. R. H oyt; Secretary, W. H. G raham ._
--------- No. 48—H u h b a rd sto n   B. M. A .
P resident, Boyd R edner; Secretary, W. J. T abor.

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e

s

t

P resident,  A.

No.  49—L eroy  B   M.  A. 
W enzell ; Secretary, F rank Smith.
No. 50—M anistee B. M. A.

W heeler; Secretary, J- P-  O Malley.

President, A. O
President?!,. M. SeUers; Secretary, W. C. Congdom

Ñ o. 5 1—C edar  S prings  B.  M .  A. 
53—G rand H av en  B. M. A. 

“ 

" 

President,
P resident, F ran k  Phelps; Secretary, Jo hn H. York.------
' 
President. Thomas B. D utcher;  Secretary, C. B. W aller. 
— 
President, C. F. H ankey ; Secretary. A. C. Bowman.------

F. D. Vos; Secretary, W m. Mieras
No, 53—B e l le v u e  B . M. A.
No. 54—D ouglas B. M. A.
"  No.  55—P eto sk ey   B, M. A.
Ñ o . 5 6 — B a n g o r   B .  M .  A . 
No. 57 —R o c k f o r d   B. M . A. 
No. 5 8 —F ife L ak e B. M. A , 
No. 5 9 —F e n n v ille  B. M. A. 

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

P resident, W m. G. Tefft: Secretary. E. B. Lapham.

P resident. E. H agadorn; Secretary. E. C. Brower.

President F. S. Raym ond: Secretary, P. S. Swarts.
-------No. 60—S outh B o ard m au  B . M. A.
President. H. E. Hogan; S ecretary, S. E .h eihardt.
_ 
No.  61—H a rtfo rd   B. M . A .
President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.__
------------No. 6 2 - E a s t baginaw  M. A.
President, G. W. Mever; Secretary, Theo. Radish.
M. A.
No. 63—E v a rt B. 
President, W. M. Davis; Secretary, C. E. Bell.
No, 64—M e rrill R. M. A . 
P resident, C. W. Robertson; Secretary , W m. H orton.
No. 65—K a lk a sk a  B. M. A. 
No. 66—L an sin g  B. M.  A . 
President, Frank W ells; Secretary , Chas. Cowles. 
No. 67—W a te rv lie t  B. M. A.
' 
P resident, Geo. P arsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall.
No. 68—A lleg an  B. M. A.
P resident. A. E. Calkins;  Secretary, E. T. VanO strand 

President, A lt G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom.

No. 69—Scotta and C lim ax B. M. A. 
P resident, Lym an C lark; Secretary, F. S. W illison.
President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. 8. Powers.________

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

N o. 70—N ash v ille B. M. A , 
No. 71—A shley  B.  M.  A.
No. 72—E d inore B. M . A.
No, 73—B eld in g  B . M . A. 
No. 74—D avison  M.  U. 

President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. W ebster.

President, J.  F. C artw rig h t;  Secretary. L. Gifford. ’ 

President, Oscar P. B ills;  Secretary, F. Rosacrans.

No. 75—T ecu m seh   B.  M.  A . 
No. 76—K alam azo o  B . M . A. 

P resident, 8. S.McCamly;  S ecretary,  Chauncey Strong.

Special  Enterprises  Wanted.

CH EBO Y G A N —WANTS  WOOD  MAN'UFACTOR- 

ies in every b ranch to   im prove  th e   g rea te st  ad­
vantages in the State.  All hinds of tim b er of th e finest 
quality  in  unlim ited  quantities.  Come  and  we  will 
help you.  Address Sec’y B. M. A. 

248

v r O E T H   M U S K E G O N -W A N T S  A LIVE LOCAL 
-IN  new spaper.  Address Sec’y  B. M. A. 

2

ATT A YL AND—OFFERS  UNEXCEPTIONABLE  IN­
I' V  dneem ents for a cannery.  Address  Sec’y  B.  M.

Fi f e   l a k e - wants anyikind of hardwood

factories.  Address Sec’y B.;M. A. 

5

THE  JOKE  ON  JIM.

for  Three  Days.

How  His  Friends  Made  Him  Very Sick 
The commercial man as a  rule is an in­
veterate practical joker, and legion is the 
name of  those  who  can  bear  sorrowful 
witness  to  this  trait  of  his  character. 
And let it be said, to  his  credit,  too, that 
when he has  himself  become the butt of 
a brother  traveler’s  hilarity, no  one can 
carry off the  honors  with  more graceful 
sangfroid and  good  humor, or enter into 
and enjoy  the  joke  any  more,  than the 
commercial man.  The episode I am about 
to relate will  illustrate  this,  I  think, to 
the reader’s entire satisfaction.
If I remember correctly,  it was in 1876. 
There happened to meet in a certain town 
in Michigan a number of  traveling  men, 
most of whom  had  not  seen  each other 
for years.  After the ordinary salutations 
they parted to meet that night in the room 
of one of them,  to talk over old times and 
renew old acquaintances.  So,  after sup­
per,  the  party  in  question convened as 
agreed  upon  in  the  morning, and after 
ordering up  enough  liquid  refreshments 
to  float  the  furniture,  settled  down  to 
have a good night of it.  *  *  *

And ay the ale was growing better.”

“ The night drave on w i’ song and clatter,
In the “ gang”  there happened to be a 
real jolly fellow  and  a  great joker, but, 
unfortunately for him,  he could not stand 
up under much “ booze.”  But being am­
bitious he kept up with the procession as 
long as he  possibly  could.  “ The  spirit 
was willing but the  flesh  was weak,”  so 
much so in fact that along about midnight 
poor Jim, for this was his  name, sank off 
his chair  into  insensibility and the spit­
toons.  His companions,  seeing  his con­
dition,  and most of them, on former occa­
sions,  having  served  as  targets  for his 
practical fun,  agreed  to  pay  up  some of 
the old scores in  his  own  coin.  Scatter­
ing in every direction they soon returned, 
each laden with some  instrument  of  tor­
ture, with which they  intended  to  “ do” 
poor Jim.  One had several  thin, narrow 
boards;  another a great roll of linen ban­
dages;  another a lot  of  sticking  plaster; 
another  a  bottle  of  arnica,  and  so on. 
They lifted the poor fellow and  laid him 
on the bed.  Gently  removing  his  coat, 
they  rolled  back  his  shirt  sleeves, and 
placing one of  the  boards above  and an­
other below his arm, they bandaged them 
there in the most  approved  style,  satur­
ating  the  bandages  with  arnica.  Then 
cutting great strips of court  plaster they 
pasted them over one eye and away  back 
on the side of his head.  Then  tying  his 
head up in cloths all  blotched  over with 
red ink, they  got  to  work  to bring him 
to.  This  they  did  in  short order,  with 
the aid of a little ice-water and camphor. 
They then all  gathered  around him,  and 
at the first sign of life one of them leaned 
over him and asked  in  an  anxious voice 
“ I)o  you  think  he  will  live?”  At thi 
the  victim’s  eye  flew  open  and  he  at­
tempted to get up.  One of the party put 
his his hand on his shoulder  and cried: 
“For Heaven’s  sake, Jim,  don't  move 
or  you may kill  yourself.”
“Jim,  are  you in  much  pain?  Where1 
do  you hurt most?”
“Hurt?  I don’t hurt anywhere.  What 
the devil is the matter with you fellows?” 
he bellowed,  trying to get up again.
“For God’s sake, don’t  try  to get u p !” 
cried several, shoving him back.  “Don’t 
you remember what has happened ?  Look 
at  your arm.”
Poor Jim looked down  at his  arm  and 
then reached up and felt his head.
“My God!  boys,”  said  he, looking  at 
the  scared  faces  around him, “what has 
happened ?”
Then one of  the number told  him  that 
he  had  had a terrible  fight  with a noted 
bully of  the town, and had  pretty nearly 
killed  him, but  in  doing it he  had  been 
handled  rather roughly himself,  and  had 
fallen and broken his arm.  He looked at 
his arm and  then  around  him,  and  then 
wanted  a  looking-glass  to  see  himself, 
but they coaxed him to wait  until  morn­
ing. 
It  seemed  to  do  him  a  world  of 
good  to  know  that  he  had “done”  the 
other fellow,  and he kept asking:

Grand Rapids  Mercantile Association.

1  There  was a small  attendance  at  the 
j last  meeting of  the  Grand  Rapids  Mer- 
I cantile Association, owing to  counter at­
tractions of  a  political  nature,  but  the 
session was none  the  less enjoyable and 
profitable for those who did attend.

The  special  committee  appointed  to 
consider  the  project  of  holding  local 
meetings in different parts of  the city re­
ported in favor of  holding the first meet­
ing of  the kind at  the store of  Geo. Dun- 
aven,  on  East  street.  Action  on  the 
report was deferred  until the next meet­
ing.

Winchester & Sours and Thos. Keating 
both  reported  the  collection  of  consid­
erable  sums  through the medium of  the 
Blue Letter.

President  Herrick  asked  four  of  the 
members  present  to  present  a  special 
topic  for  consideration  at 
the  next 
meeting,  one of  whom  agreed to present 
an  exposition  of  the  aims  sought to be 
gained  by  the 
trade  acting 
through the National Wholesale Grocers’ 
Association.

jobbing 

The meeting then adjourned.

Opposed  to  a  Standard  Fire  Insurance 

Policy.

Chairman  Caldwell,  of  the  Insurance 
Committee of  the  M.  B.  M. A., has  sent 
Hon.  N.  A.  Fletcher  the  following  ac­
knowledgement :
The  Insurance  Committee  of  the  M. 
B.  M.  A.  desire  to  thank  Hon.  N. A. 
Fletcher for his efforts in our  behalf and 
hereby' express our approval of  his opin­
ion of  the  standard  form  of  fire  insur­
ance  policy,  published  in  last  wee! 
T r a d e s m a n .  W e  believe  that  fire  in­
surance,  as conducted by the  stock  com­
panies,  is  about  the  only  business  in 
which  it  is  demanded  that  one  party 
alone  shall  name  the  terms of  the con­
tract.  We do not see how a combination 
of  the fire  insurance  companies  in  this 
respect  will  add  any advantage  to  the 
purchaser,  while  on  the  other  hand  it 
would demand or compel  every company 
to use the  same  form of  policy, prevent­
ing  liberality  oir  their  part, which,the 
purchaser can now  take  advantage of  or 
not,  as he desires. 
It  is  our  motto “To 
oppose combinations  and  promote  com­
petition of  all  kinds  of  legitimate  bus­
iness.”  To this  end  shall we oppose or 
promote this scheme.

G e o .  B.  Ca l d w e l l .

Chairman ins. Com.

Association  Notes.

that 

II.  Knapp, the  Sunfiekl  druggist,  in­
formed  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   Monday  that 
the business men  of  Sunfiekl and  Shay- 
town are  ready to organize as  soon as an 
appointment can  be made  with the State 
organizer.

Ex-President  Hamilton  writes  T h e  
the  Traverse  City 
b a d e s m a n  
B. M. A. will invite  Myron H. Walker to 
address  the  organization  in  December. 
He suggests that other associations follow 
uite, to the end that the  membership be 
ept stirred up  to  the  necessities of  the 
rork.
A considerable number of  the local or­
ganizations  have  not  j’et  remitted  the 
per capita dues for the fiscal  j*ear  begin­
ning October 1. 
In most cases  the delay 
probably due to negligence on the part 
of  the local bodies to instruct  the  secre­
taries  to  make  the  proper  remittances 
Such preliminaries should be attended to 
without unnecessary delaj',  in  order that 
the full benefits of  affiliated  membership 
may be enjoyed.

“He is worse hurt than I am, is he?” 
“Don’t  jour arm hurt  you?” asks one. 
“Whjr, it is broken in three places.” 
“ Yes,”  says  Jim,  “ it  does  begin  to 
hurt me, but it is my head  that pains me 
the most.  What did he hit me with?  He 
must have hit me a terrible  blow  in  the 
ej'e, too, for  I  can't  see  a blamed  thing. 
It isn’t ont,  is it?”  (anxiously )
They kept  the  poor  fellow in  bed for 
two days, during  which  time thej’ had a 
strange commercial  traveler  personate a 
doctor, who asked  his patient all sorts of 
questions and had him  describe  all  sorts 
of pains and aches,  and  drew  out of him 
all sorts  of  admissions  that were  gloat­
ingly treasured up by his  listening  com­
panions.  On  the  morning  of  the  third 
day,  the doctor  said  he  might  go down 
stairs if he would promise not to talk too 
much.  Bj' this  time  every  one  in  town 
knew what was going on, and there was a 
tremendous crowd in the office to see him. 
When he appeared on the stairs the crowd 
cheered, and the poor fellow  took  off hi; 
hat  and  was  almost  affected  to  tears 
Everybody wanted to  shake  hands  with 
him and congratulate him on  his succes 
and expressed hopes of his speedy  recov 
ery. 
It was a treat to  see  how carefully 
he guarded  his  arm  from  being jarred 
and the face he would  make 'when some 
one would jostle against him.
Along about nine o’clock  that  evening 
they told him it  was  all a joke, and that 
there was nothing  the  matter  with him 
At first he  was  perfectly  dumbfounded 
But when he once comprehended  what it 
all meant,  he, unlike  most  men, entered 
into the  whole  affair  with  the  greatest 
gusto, and was  the  central  figure in the 
celebration that followed.  Of course Jim 
had to make a speech, which he did, with 
credit to himself and  colleagues.

After  Six  Months'  Experience.

So u t h   H a v e n ,  O ct.  3,  1888

D e a r   S ir—We  had  a  very  enjoyable 

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids;
B. M. A.  meeting  last  evening,  with 
good  turnout.  We  voted  to  take  out 
charter and will  make  the  necessary ar 
rangements in a few days.
We are  having  applications  for  mem 
bership again.  Three new members sent 
in  applications  last  evening.  We  are 
come to stay and  shall  speedily take our 
place in line.  We want all we can get of 
it. 

Very truly  yours,

P.  S.—We  are  six  months  old—just 

S. V a n O s t k a n d ,  Sec’y.

cutting teeth.

Nearly  Ready for Business.

The butchers and meat dealers of Mu 
egon  can  rejoice over  the  prospect  in 
store  for  them  of  being able  to  procure 
the  choicest of  Chicago  meats  at  their 
ery door.  Swift and Company’ will open 
their  fresh meat  depot  about  November 
1,  when  the  trade—but  no  one  not 
trade—will  be  able  to  procure  all  the 
best  grades  of  beef  and  mutton  at  the 
lowest market prices.  Swift and Company 
have  treated  the  trade of  this city very 
handsomely since  their  advent  here  and 
the  meat dealers of  Muskegon  will  feel 
very  kindly toward  them when  they  get 
fairly started there.
Linseed as  a  Substitute for  Gum  Arabic 
A correspondent  of  a  pharmaceutical 
contemporary writes:  “Linseea is fecom 
mended  as  a  substitute for gum  arabie 
The seeds  are first  boiled with  water for 
an hour, the resulting thick mass filtered 
and  then  treated with  twice  its  volume 
of  90  per  cent, of  spirits  of  wine, 
flocculent  white  precipitate  separate 
from  which  the  dilute  spirit  can  be 
readily decanted.  A yield of 10 per cent, 
of  dried ‘gummi  lini’  on  the  weight  of 
the  seeds taken  is  obtained.  The  gum 
forms  a clear, grey-brown, fragile  ma 
which dissolves in water without taste or 
smell,  similarly  to  gum  arabie.  Tw 
grammes  are sufficient to form  an  emul 
sion  with  thirty  grammes of  oil,  which 
resembles the emulsion formed with gum 
arabie, both in taste and in appearance.

The  Real  Intent  of the  Ordinance.
K a l a m a z o o ,  Oct.  3, 1888.
D e a r   Sib —So  far  as  the  “trade 

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids :
cense,” to which  reference  was  made in 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n s some time ago, and in­
formation asked for, I would  say that we 
have as  yet had no experience in endeav­
oring to enforce it, as  there  has  been no 
occasion for its use. 
If  it serves to keep 
the  tramp  merchant  and  the  bankrupt 
stock  out of  town, that  is  the  object  at 
which  we  aim, and  which  we  hope  to 
accomplish. 

Yours truly,

Ch a u n c e y   St r o n g ,  Sec’y.

The  Hardware  Market.

Iron is firm.  Nails  are  comparatively 
firm.  The wire  nail  manufacturers will 
hold  a meeting  on the  15th to  consider 
the  advisability of  making  an  advance. 
They claim  that their  product  is  selling 
at a loss at present  prices.  Sheet iron is 
scarce, all  the  mills  being from  two  to 
four months behind  their orders.  There 
are no indications of an advance in glass. 
Present  prices  are  likely  to  remain  all 
winter.  The  New York  tin  market  is 
advancing.  Zinc boards are very scarce, 
very  few  jobbers  being able  to get their 
orders filled at the  factory.  The trouble 
seems to lie with the zinc manufacturers, 
all of whom are behind with their orders.

UJLRDWAJiE.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dis.

AUGURS AND  BITS.
60
Ives’, old sty le .................................
60
Snell’s .................................................
40
Jennings’, genuine..........................
Jennings’,  im itation....................... ................50&10
First O.ualitv, S. B. Bronze............ ............... $  7 00
..............  11  00
D.  B. Bronze............
..............  8 50
S.B .S.  Steel............
D. B. Steel................ ................  13 00

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

AXES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

dis.
dis.

BALANCES.

BARROWS.

Spring  ............................................... ................ 
4o
Railroad............................................. ..............$  14 00
.......net  33 00
G arden...............................................
60&10&10
H and...............
..... 
70 I
C o w ................
.......30&15
Call  ................
G o n g ..............
Door, Sargent.

BELLS.

dis.

BOLTS

Stove................................................................
Carriage new  list...........................................
P lo w ................................................................
Sleigh shoe................... -.................................
Wrought Barrel  Bolts...................................
Cast Barrel  Bolts............................................
Cast Barrell, brass  knobs............................
Cast Square Spring........................................
Cast C h ain ......................................................
W rought  Barrel, brass knob.......................
W rought S q u are............................................
W rought Sunk  F lu sh ...................................
W rought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush. 
Ives’ Door........................................................

60 
40 
60 
60 
60
.60&10 j 
.60&10 |
diS.

BRACES. 

BLOCKS.

BUCKETS.

'  '  ~  ' ' 

BUTTS, CAST. 

.  .70&10 
..70& 10 
70

.60&10

arber.................................................................. 
40
iickus.................................................................50&10
S p o f f o r d ................................................................................  
50
Am.  B a ll.............................................................  net
ell,  p lain.........................................................$ 3 50
fell, swivel........................................................  4 00
d is.
ast Loose Pin, figured.....................................70&
ast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed..................... 70&
ast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed...............60&
brought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t................ G0&10
'rought Loose P in............................................ 60&10
brought Loose Pin, acorn tip .........................60&05
Fraught Loose Pin, jap an n ed ....................... 60&05
Fraught Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped. 60&05 
.60&10
Fraught  Table...
Fraught Inside B lind.......:............
Fraught  Brass...........-<...................
Blind,  Clark’s................... ............. .
Blind,  Parker’s .................................
Blind, Shepard’s ..............................
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.
CARPET  SWEEPERS.
Bissell  No. 5......................................
Bissell No. 7, new drop p a n ..........
Bissell, G ra n d ...................................
rand Rapids...............U  — '..........
M agic.............................—
[rain..................................................
ast Steel...........................................
Iron, Steel Points..............................
Ely’s 1-10...........................................
Hick’s  C. F ........................................
M usket...................................................... 
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & W inchester new lis t..
Rim Fire, United  States............................ dis.
Central  F ire................................................. dis.
(
Socket F irm er.....................................................1
Socket Fram ing...................................................1
Socket Corner...................................................... '
Socket Slicks...................................................... ’
Butchers’ Tanged Firm er...............................
Barton’s  Socket  Firm ers.................................
Cold.....................................................................

.per doz.$17 00 ¡ 
19 00
36 00 
24 00
. 
15 00
___   dis. 50&02

CARTRIDGES.

CROW BARS.

__ per m

__ per lb

CRADLES.

c h is e l s. 

“ 
“ 
“ 

CAPS.

“

COMBS. 

<
urry,  Lawrence's  ......................................... <
H otchkiss...........................................................
White Crayons, per  gross................12@12*4 d

CHALK.

c o c k s.

dis

“ 

c o p p e r .

Brass,  Racking’s ...............................................
B ib b 's..................................................................
B eer.....................................................................-
Penns’................................................................ .
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.........per pound
14x52, 14x56,14x60 ................. ........
old Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................
Cold Rolled, 14x48............ ................................
B ottom s..........................................
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks......................
Paper and straight Shank..........
Morse’s Taper Shank...................
DRIPPING PANS.
Small sizes, ser p o u n d ................
Large sizes, per  pound................
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ..........................
Corrugated.....................................
Adjustable......................................
EXPANSIVE BITS.
Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26.....................
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30..........................

ELBOWS.

DRILLS.

f il e s—New List.

American File Association L ist...............
Disston’s .......
New  Am erican.............................................
Nicholson’s 
Heller’s ..........
Heller’s Horse Rasps.................................. ... 
GALVANIZED IRON.
22  and  24;  25  and  26; 27 
Nos.  16  to  20
15 
List 
Discount, 60.

13 

12

14

dis.

dis.

.doz. net 
. .dis. 20&10&10 
.......dis.  Já&10
30
25
60
60
60
60
50
50
28
18

GAUGES. 
HAMMERS.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ........................
Naydole  & Co.’s......................................... dis.
Kip’s ..............................................................dis.
Yerkes & Plum b's...................................... dis. 40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel............................30e list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, H and__ 30c 40&10

<

HINGES.

Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 .................................. dis. 
60
State.................................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 414  14  and
lo n g er..............................................................
Screw Hook and  Eye, lA ...........................net
“ 
“  % ........................... net
“ 
“ 
%........................... net
%........................... net
“ 
“ 
Strap and T ................................................. dis.

“ 
“ 
“ 

HANGERS. 

dis.

Bam  Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50&10
Champion,  anti-friction.................................  60&10
Kidder, wood tra c k .......................................... 
40

HOLLOW WARE.

Potfe............................................. 
60&10
Kettles.................................................................. 60&10
Spiders.................................................................60&10
Gray enam eled..................................................  
50

 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Stamped  T inW are...........................new list 70&10
Japanned Tin W are........................................
Granite Iron W are ...........................................

MISCELLANEOUS.

Bird C ages...............................................
Pumps, Cistern........................................
Screws, New List....................................
Casters, Bed  and  P late..........................
Dampers,  American...............................
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods 
Copper Bottoms........................................

.........70&05
..50&10&10 I
.........  
40 I
...   66*i
.........  30c

M ETALS.

Pig  Large................................................................28c I
Pig B a r s ....;...........................................................30c |

PIG TIN.

COPPER.

Duty:  Pig, Bar  and  Ingot,  4e;  Old  Copper,  3c 
M anufactured  (including all articles  of which 
Copper is a component of  chief  value), 45  per 
cent  ad valorem.  For large lots  the following 
quotations are shaded:

Lake.......
‘Anchor’’

..............................................................1854
B rand......................................................18

- L á i r C - A . I N ’I D
rr

HOES.

Grub  1.......................................................... $11, 
Grub 2 .....................................................$11.50, 
Grub 3 .......................................................... $12, 

dis. 60
dis. 60
dis. 60

HORSE NAILS.

Au Sable...................................dis. 25&10@25&10&10
Putnam ......................................... dis.  5&10&2V4&2/4
Northwestern.................................... dis. 10&10&5&5

D uty:  Sheet, 254c per pound.
600 pound  casks.........................
Per  pound...................................

ZINC.

LEAD.

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3e per pound.

D uty:  Pig, $2 per 100 pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
A m erican.............................................................@554
Newark..................................................................@554
B a r................................................................................ 6
Sheet............................................. 8c, dis. 20

7@;

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

Salt and Sea Fish.

j  WW   !  U U «  

V U .,

IO and 12 Monroe St.,

20  Lyon  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 

j

3 3 ,3 5 , 37, 39  and 41 Louis Street.

T ì

'&(S*

Weekly  "Pointers,”

ire Exclusive Aleuts 
Western Sicilian
John Van

-FOB  THE—

7 00

Manufacturers of

Range  C o.
Van’s Pat, WroiigM Steel
P o r t a b l e  R a n g e
We carry them in stock  for  house  use 
as well as hotels, ranging  in  price  from 
$60 to $800.

We take special pride in showing them 
and would consider it a favor if you come 
in some day and look  them over.

Foster, Stevens & Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,

33, 35, 37, 39 and 41  Louis Street.

Weekly  "Pointers,”

T h e   P o o r  M a n ’s  F i l t e r .
We have neglected to speak of Tap Fil­
ters.  Thej’, in a great measure, take the 
place of the regular familj' filter, and can 
be used with it  to  excellent  advantage. 
It is not claimed that they are  a  perfect 
substitute for a good filter,  but  they are 
much better than none at all.  They will 
remove most of the  impurities  from  the 
water,  keeping  them  from  getting into 
the large filter and making  it last longer. 
The  filtering  medium  is  prepared  char­
coal, is self-cleansing by simply reversing 
the filter. 
It is screwed on to the kitchen 
faucet,  takes up no room  and  only  costs 
half a dollar.
Star Pie Pans—Perfeetion at Last.
No more  soggy,  wet  pie  crust, if you 
use this pan.  The  pan  being finely per­
forated and  elevated,  allows  the  damp­
ness  to  evaporate,  leaving  the  bottom 
crust drjr, light and crisp.  The  pie  will 
never burn or stick.  The  only  pan that 
will burn properly.  Buy it,  try it.

33, 35, 37, 39  and 41  Louis Street.

a . ®
'Pointers.'
Weekly
S c r e w   Drivers

IN   SET S.

Clark’s  Patent,  Best  Quality  Screw 
Drivers.  Sets of four  sizes,  5-16, 3-8, 7- 
16, 9-16.  All fitted in the same handle.

Goodell’s Spoke  Shave.  The  circular 
shape of this tool  enables  it  to  work in 
smaller circles than  other  shaves.  The 
angle of the knife is such  that it cuts in­
stead of scraping the grain of  the  wood. 
Either handle can be  removed to work in 
cramped places.

Adjustable File and Tool Handle.  Will 
hold anything from a small brad awl to a 
10-ineh  file.

and
am ount  and 
will try  to buy them
W .  T.  LAMOREAUX,

71  Canal  Street.

...........$21;  dis. 50@50&5¡BUTTER^ EGGS

..per ton $25

W e   a r e   r e c e i v i n g  
d a i l y  a n d  o f f e r  t o  t h e  
t r a d e   a   c h o i c e  lo t  o f  

B U T T E R

a n d

F R E S H   E G G S . 
C a ll  a t   o u r   s t o r e . 
W e  
g u a r a n t e e  
s t o c k   a n d   p r i c e s   to  
s u it.

9 Cords

Runs Easy 

NO BACKACHE.

HOURS

BY ONE MAN*  G reatly im proved.  Also  TOOL 
fo r filing saws  w hereby  those  least  experienced  can­
n o t  m ake  a   m istake.  Sent  fre e   w ith  machine.  To 
others, for  common  cross-cat  saws, by  mail  $2.00.  Hun­
dreds have saw ed 5 to 9 CORDS daily,  W e w ant all who 
bu rn  wood and  all interested in th e  tim ber business to  
w rite  fo r o u r Illu strated  Free C atalogue.  VVe have ex­
actly  w hat y o u  w ant, th e g reatest labor-saver and best­
selling tool now on e arth .  F irst order from  y o u r vicin­
ity  secures agency.  No duty to  pay.  W e m anufacture 
in   Canada.  FOLDING  SAWING MACHINE CO., $03 to 811 
_______________ ____
So. Canal Street, Chicago, II. S. A» 

LLIS&OO

i Lamoreanx&JolmstoL Foster, Stevens H o.,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,

71  Canal  Staeet.

35 |

diS.

Merchants  should  remember  that  the 
celebrated “Crescent,” “White Rose” and 
‘Royal Patent” brands of  flour  are man­
ufactured  and  sold  only  by  the  Voigt 
Milling Co.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

I f  you   have  any  o f  th e   above  goods  to 
sh ip ,  or  a n y th in g  in   th e   P roduce  lin e ,  le t 
us  near  from   you.  L iberal  cash  advances 
m ade  w h en   desired.

E A R L   B R O S . ,

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

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO.

R eference:  F ir s t  N ational  Bank,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n Tradesman. G rand Rapids.

S

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b

d

I F   YOU  WANT

Alfalfa,

Medium  Olover,

Timothy,
Alsike,

M ammoth Olover,

Orchard Grass, 
Blue Grass, 
Red  Top,

tf. T. LBMOREM,
Bbrnett  Bros..

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

EST ABLISH ED  1866.

71  Canal  Street,

OR ANY KIND OF SEEDS SEND TO

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.

Wi e  Tleapi & Go.,

COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,

166 South W ater St., CHICAGO.
R eference
F klsenthal.  Gross  & Mil l e r, Bankers, 

Chicago.

P rop rieto r  of

EDWIN  FELLES,
Valley  City  Gold
Daisy  Brand.

T H E   P O P U L A R   SO LID

P ack er and Jobber of 

O F   OYSTERS.

My facilities for handling  Oysters  are un­

surpassed.  Oysters guaranteed fresh 

every time.  Send in  your  orders, 

which will be filled  at  lowest 

market price.

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Butter, Eggs 

and Egg Crates.

No. 1 egg  crates,  37c.  N o. 2  eg g  crates, 
30c.  No.  1  fillers,  13c.  No.  2  fillers,  10c,
I   h a v e   fa c ilitie s   f o r   h a n d lin g   e a c h   lin e   ab o v e  

n a m e d  t h a t  a r e  u n su rp a sse d .

I   a im   to   h a n d le   th e   b e s t  t h a t   c a n   b e   o b ta in e d . 
M ail o rd e rs filled p ro m p tly   a t  lo w e st  m a r k e t p ric e .  A 
lib e ra l d isc o u n t o n  E g g  C ra te s a n d  fille rs In  la r g e   lo ts.

Salesroom, No- 9 N- Ionia Street,

G RA N D   R A P ID S .

A lf r e d  J . B r o w n

FOREIGN,

-JO BBER  IX -

TROPICAL

159  So. Water Street, Chicago.

CALIFORNIA

A T

BOTTOM PRICES.

V

L U M B E R M E N ’S   O V E R S .

Tongue and strap overs,  heel, net............ ......................................................$1  05
Strap overs, heel,  net....................................................................................... 
95
Strap overs, no heel,  net............................ ....................................J .............. 
75
Overs, no heel, net...........................................................................................67%
32
Men’s imitation  sandals. 
Women’s Cro.  Sandals.. 
Misses’  “ 
Child’s  “ 
Men’s clasp arctics.......

“
“

Men’s dull Woonsocket Boots, First Quality,  Diamond Tap,  n e t................2  43
Men’s Bhode Island Boots, net........................................................................   2  19

BAY ABLE  DEC.  1.

G.  R.  M A Y H E W ,  
REEDER, PALMER  & CO.,

"Wholesale Boots and Shoes.

8TSTE  ÄGENT8  FOR  LYGOfllip  RUBBER  GO..

24 Pearl St.,  Grand Rapids, Mieli., TEii.ro"XB

Grand Rapids, Mich.
EC E S S
P E R K I N S   <&
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

D E A L E R S  IN

NOS.  122  and  124  LO U IS  S T R E E T ,  G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H IG A N . 

WE  CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  M ILL  USE-

THE  PENBERTHY  IMPROVED

Automatic  Injector
oAN»r  BOILER  FEEDER  b£Ìt,

16,000  in   18  M ontlis  T ells  tlie   Story.
S ^ W H Y   THEY  E X C E L ^

They cost less th a n  o th er Injectors.
Y ou don’t have to "watch  them .  I f   they  break  they 
By sending th e num ber to  factory on th e  In jecto r you 
They are liftin g  and non-lifting.
H ot pipes don’t  b o th e r them  and th e p a rts drop o u t by 
E very m an is m ade satisfied, or he don’t  have to keep 
PENBERTHY  INJECTOR  CO.,  Manufacturers,  DETROIT, Mich.

rem oving one plug nut.
th e In jecto r and we don’t w ant him  to.

will  RE-START  autom atically.
can have parts renew ed  a t any tim e.

A gents, H E S T E R   & FO X ,

G ran d   R ap id s,  M ich.

The MichiganTradesman

BUSINESS  LAW.

Srief  Digests  of  Recent  Decisions 

Courts  of  Last  Resort.

HUSBAND  AND  WIFE---CBEDITORS.

The  Supreme  Court  of  Indiana  held 
that where  a  husband  is indebted to his 
wife he may prefer her over other credit­
ors, and that a conveyance  of  real estate 
made  for  that  purpose  will  not be  set 
aside as fraudulent at the suit of creditors.

STATUTE  OF  FRAUDS— VOID PROMISE.
An oral  promise  made by a member of 
a   firm  whose  partner  has  just  refused 
-credit  to  an  insolvent person to see the 
latter’s  account  paid,  even  though  the 
goods should be charged to the insolvent, 
was held by the Supreme  Court  of South 
Carolina to be  void  under  the  staute of 
frauds.
STATUTE  OF  FRAUDS—  DEBT —  PROMISE.
An oral promise  made  by a creditor in 
possession of the property of an abscond­
ing debtor  to  another  creditor, threaten­
ing to attach the property, that if the lat­
ter will not attach  it  he, the  creditor in 
possession, will pay the other his debt, is 
within the statute of frauds  as a promise 
to pay the debts  of  another, and is void, 
according to the decision of  the Supreme 
Court of  Michigan in the case of Stewart 
vs.  Jerome.

-ASSIGNMENT— FUTURE BOOK DEBTS.
The grantor in a bill of sale assigned to 
the grantee all  his  book  debts  then due 
and owing or which might during the con­
tinuance of the security  become due  and 
owing.  The question was raised whether 
this’assignment passed the grantor’s debts 
not  existing  at  the  time  of  the assign­
ment.  The question,  after  much  litiga­
tion and several appeals, has finally been 
settled by the court of last resort in Eng­
land,  the House of  Lords,  in  the case of 
Tailby vs. The Official receiver.

LANDLORD  AND  TENANT— FIXTURES.
Where a tenant from year to year, dur 
Ing his occupancy of the premises, erected 
thereon  certain  buildings  and  fixtures, 
and afterwards without giving up posses­
sion accept a written  lease  of  the prem­
ises,  “with  all  the  rights  and  appurte­
nances thereto appertaining,” which con­
tained  no  reservation  of  the  tenant’s 
right to remove the trade  fixtures placed 
on  the  premises  by  him, the  Maryland 
Court  of  Appeals  held that the transac­
tion was equivalent  to  an  absolute  sur­
render of possession by  the  tenant with­
out the removal of his  trade  fixtures and 
an abandonment of them to the landlord.

INSURANCE— CONDITION—BREACH.
A policy of insurance  provided  among 
other things that  the  policy  should  be­
come void if the assured should allow the 
building to become vacant or unoccupied 
and that insurance should cease if the es­
tablishment should cease to  be  operated 
without  special  agreement  indorsed  on 
the policy.  The  Supreme  Court  of Illi­
nois held that these  conditions  were not 
broken by the  temporary  suspension  of 
the operations of the mill,  when  some of 
the employees were employed  and  night 
and day watchmen were retained, and the 
plant and  much  valuable  material  and 
manufactured  goods  were  kept  in  the 
¡building, or by a temporary suspension of 
some parts of the  business  while  others 
•were carried on, or by  a  temporary  sus­
pension of all work for want of  a supply 
of ¡materials.  American  Fire  Insurance 
Company vs. The Brighton  Cotton Manu­
facturing  Company.
'-TAXATION —  INSURANCE —  STATUTE— RE­
An  act  passed  by  the  Pennsylvania 
Legislature in 1873, declared that it should 
not be lawful for any city, county or mu­
nicipality to impose or collect any license 
fee or tax upon  insurance  companies  or 
their agents authorized to  transact  busi­
ness under the act.  A later  act, May 24, 
1887, made a classification of the cities of 
the State and provided that certain class­
es of those cities should  have  the power 
to levy and  collect  for  general  revenue 
purposes an annual license tax on  insur­
ance companies or agencies and  regulate 
the collection of the  same.  The  city  of 
Beading imposed a tax  upon  a Connecti­
cut insurance company, and the Supreme 
Court of the State has sustained its action 
in the case of  the  JEtna  Fire  Insurance 
Company  of  Hartford  vs.  The  City of 
Beading.  The Court took the ground that 
the earlier provision in  question  was re­
pealed by the later legislation referred to.

PEAL.

Would Throw  That  In.

“ My friend,” said a tight fisted banker 
to a young man who  had  pulled him out 
of the water,  “ I appreciate  the  fact that 
you have  saved  my  life,  and  I am pre­
pared to reward you—to  reward  you lib­
erally for your  services.  What  can I do 
for you?”
“ Well,  sir, there was  a  suit of clothes 
spoilt,”  said  the  rescuer,  who  was good 
natured,  though  not  educated,  “ that 
would be about SI 7;  then  I  lost  my hat, 
that would be 50 cents;  then  I  took con­
siderable liquor to keep  off a cold, which 
cost me a quarter. 
I don’t think  of any­
thing else, sir.”
“ But you do not mention  the fact that 
you have  saved  my life.  What can I  do 
for you on that seore?”
Oh, well,  call the whole thing  $18,  an’ 
T il throw the life saving in free.”

Becoming a  Chestnut.

He  had  been  sipping  his  beer  very 
slowly in a Michigan  avenue saloon, and 
the  bar-tender  had  continued  to  stand 
right m front of  him  and  keep  his  eyes 
open, when the  sipper  finally remarked: 
“Say, old man, are  you up  in  old  his­
tory ?”
“I vhas,” was the brief  reply.
“Ever¿hear of Socrates?”
•“More ash one hoonered  times.”
“Well, I’ve a  curiosity  to  know  how 
old he'was  when  he  died, but I can find 
aio one to tell me.  What do you say ?” 
“Vhell, he vhas shust  so  oldt  dot if  a 
tlead-beat comes in his  place  nnd  doan’ 
pay for his beer, he preaks all  his collar- 
pones mit a club!”
“Ah J”  sighed  the  man,  after a long 
silence, and he went down after  his  last 
-nickel.

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

BARNETT  BROS.

F R U I T S
Bananas.  Olir  Specially.

i 6 and i 8 No. Division St..

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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W H O L E S A L E

Com m ission M erchants,

A N D   D E A L E R S   IN

Seeds,  Produce,  Vegetables,  Frilit, Blitter,  Eggs,  Cheese, EtG.,  Etc,,

CONSIGNM ENTS  SO L IC ITE D .

Bis Rapids, 

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THEO.  B.  GOOSSEN,

WHOLESALE

P R O D U C E   Commission  M E R C H A JST

Dealer in STOVEWOOD and Jobber of FOREIGN, TROPICAL and 

CALIFORNIA  FRUITS.

3 3   Ottawa  Street, 

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Orders fo r Potatoes, Cabbage and Apples in Car Lots solicited.  Consignm ents 

solicited.  Sele  A g e n t  fo r M O L IN E   C H EESE.

GRAND  RAPIDS

Paper Box Factory,

W.  W.  HUELSTER,  Prop.

P ap er B oxes o f E very  D escrip tion  M ade to 

Order  on  Short  N otice.

We m ake a specialty of

Confectionery,  Millinery  and 

Shelf Boxes.

All w ork guaranteed first  class  and  a t  low 
prices.  W rite  o r  call  fo r  estim ates  on  any­
th in g  you m ay w ant in m y line.  Telephone 85Q

O F F IC E   A N D   FACTORY,

11 Pearl St.,  Grand Rapids, MicL

the ORIGINAL, all others are  IMITATIONS.  More of our brand sold than all the other brands on the market.

Neal’s  C arriage  Paints
Re-paint your old buggy and make it look like new for LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR.  Eight beautiful shades. 
Prepared ready for use.  They  dry  hard  in  a few hours, and  have a beautiful  and durable gloss.  They are 
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Dry  Color  M akers, Paint  and  Varnish  M anufacturers.

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RETAIL  G R O C ER S
W ho  w ish  to   serve  their  Customers 
w ith GOOD COFFEE would do well 
to   avoid  Brands  th a t  require  the 
support of Gift Schemes, Prize Prom ­
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DILWOKTH’S COFFEE,

Which Holds Trade  on  Account of 

Superior Merit  Alone.

DILWORTH  BROTHERS,  Proprietors,

U nequaled  Q uality. 

Im p roved   R oastin g  Process. 

P a ten t  P reservative  Packages.

AMOS  S.  MUSSELMAN  &  CO.,

Sole  A gen ts  for  Grand  R apids.

PITTSBURGH,  Penn.

The Finest 5-gI. Gigar Manilfactilred,

LONG HAVANA F IL L E R .

T H E  V  H A V E  NO  EQUAL.

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70 Canal St., Grand Rapids,  Mich.

GEO.  E .  H O W E S.

Geo.  E.  H o w es & Co,

S.  A .  H O W ES.

C.  N .  R A P P ,

A p p le » ,  jJPotntoes & Onions,

JOBBERS IN

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

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S  Ionia  Street, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich

MOSEEEY BROS.,

W h o l e s a l e

Frnits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce,

ALL  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPECIALTY.

If you are in M arket to Buy or Sell Olover Seed, Beans or Pota­

toes, will be pleased to hear from you.

26  28,30  k  32  Ottawa  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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Lion Coffee has more actual Merit than any Roasted Coffee sold a t the price either in Packages or in Bulk and storekeepers 
all over the State of Michigan and elsewhere who are  not  already handling  Lion  are urged to  give  it  a  trial.  W e cheerfblly 
answer all communications  regarding prices, etc.  Convenient  shipping  depots  established  a t  all  prominent  cities,  securing 
quick delivery.  For sale by all the wholesale trade everywhere.  M anufactured  by the W oolson Spice Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

L.  WINTERNITZ,  Resident Agent,

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Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in

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Catalogue  and

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M I C H I G A N .

The Michigan Tradesman

W ED N ESD A Y , OCTOBEB  10,  1888.

LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

W ritten  fo r Thb  Tradesman.

B Y   A   COUNTRY  M ERC H A N T.

The gentlemen who compiled the school 
literature of  our early days  gave us mul­
titudes  of  instances  of  individuals  who 
rose from obscurity and poverty to wealth 
and distinction, and, remarkably enough, 
achieved  their  success by a rigid  adher­
ence  to  truthfulness.  And  we  used to 
religiously  believe  in  these  narratives. 
They  didn’t  possess  the  fascination  of 
‘"Robinson  Crusoe,”  or 
the  “Arabian 
Nights,” and,  in fact, the perusal of them 
was more a matter of  duty than  of  incli­
nation,  but  we  willingly  gave  them  a 
place  with  these  works,  as  far  as  the 
question  of  veracity was  concerned,  and 
often sincerely regretted that our habits, 
and  associations,  and  the  temptations 
that  constantly beset  us, seemed  unsur- 
mountable  objects  in  the  way of  using 
the  noted  un-prevaricators as models for 
our own imitation.

 

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Our belief  in the  authenticity of  these 
moral  biographies  undoubtedly  outlived 
our belief  in  Robinson  or  Aladdin,  but 
years and experience and experiment, and 
observation, have all served to finallj con­
vince us that the  man  who  never, under 
any circumstances,  allows  himself  to in­
dulge in even the  shadow of  an untruth, 
is  such a rara  avis  of  the  human  flock 
that we have never happened to see him, 
and never expect to see him.
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I am not going to say that worldlj  suc­
cess and absolute  truthfulness  never  go 
hand-in-hand, but I will say that the man 
who  can  go  through  a  reasonably long, 
and  reasonably  successful  life,  and con 
scientiously assure himself at its end that 
he never earned or saved a dollar by pre 
varication, is a  gentleman  whom I never 
expect  to  be  introduced to.  Now, I am 
not  advocating,  excusing  or  palliating 
falsehood, but I regard the party who has 
discovered  some  means to dispense with 
“ white lies” in business  matters  as  one 
of  the greatest inventors of  his age;  and 
I regard the  use of  “white  lies” in  bus 
iness matters  as  closely approaching the 
indispensable— from  a  mercenary,  of 
course,  rather than a moral standpoint.

Let,  for instance, John Dusenbury come 
into  your  place  of  business.  John  has 
been a very profitable  customer  for  you 
He has always bought liberally, and paid 
cash.  But,  on  this  particular  occasion 
John  “strikes  you”  for  credit.  You 
know,  almost absolutely, that  the  grant 
ing of  the request means  the  loss of  the 
account, and the loss of  his custom.  T ou

“John,  I’d  really like  to accommodate 

yon, but I can’t.” 

(1st lie.)

“I’ll  pay  you  next  Saturday  night 

without fail.”

“I don’t  doubt it, John, but  times  ar 
so bad that  I’ve  had  to  quit  the  credit 
business entirely.” 

(2d and 3d lie.)

“You  ain’t  ’fraid  about  getting  your 

pay,  are  you?”

“Certainly  not!  I’d  as  lief  trust  you 
as  anybody, but  I’m  going  out  of  the 
book-keeping  business!” 
(4th,  5th  and
45th lie.)

And,  although  John  is disgruntled for 
a few days, you have  the  satisfaction of 
knowing that  you  have  saved the good 
.and undoubtedly saved his custom.

Now, in the case of  Dusenberry, if  you 
had  been  conscientiously  honest,  you 
would  have  told  him  that  your refusal 
was based on the fact that his reputation 
for adjusting indebtedness was decidedly 
unsavory,  and  that “accommodating him 
a  few  days”  almost  invariably  trans­
formed him into an outspoken enemy.

And, alas  for  the  cause  of  truth, the 
Dusenberrys  of  trade  are a very  impor­
tant factor in business success.

And  how  could  the  professional poli­
tician  possibly succeed  without  prevar­
ication ?  Let those who have heard Con­
gressman  Boodle  declaring  on  the  ros­
trum that his beloved country was in im­
minent peril, and that  to  stand  between 
it and its enemies was his  sole ambition, 
just imagine that gentleman unbosoming 
himself  to his  assembled  constituents in 
something like this manner:

“I appeal to  you, fellow-citizens, to re­
turn  me  to  Congress  because  I  would 
hardly know how to live without  the sal­
ary  and  pickings;  and I can’t  bear  the 
thought of  sinking into private  insignifi­
cance.  You  who  know  me  intimately 
have  had  sufficient  proofs of  my entire 
absence of  personal  honor,  and my large 
aggregation  of  human  depravity.  You 
who  do  not  may be  assured that, if  you 
send me back to  Washington,  I shall  try 
to equal, if  not excel, my past  record,  as 
: an unscrupulous and narrow-minded pol­
itician. 
I  consider  the  dictum  of  my 
party  caucus  of  infinitely  more  impor­
tance than  the  needs  and  necessities  of 
the country. 
I shall  assist  monopolist 
and land grabbers,  and grasping corpora­
tions,  and  public  robbers  in  general to 
. the  best  of  my ability—for a considera­
tion, of  course. 
I shall  continue  to  ad­
vocate a reduction in taxation,  and meas­
ures for  the  prosperity of  the  working 
In
men, but always  vote  against  them. 

hort,  gentlemen, I shall  remain a hypo­
crite, a knave  and a maligner  of  honest 
men and measures, and under no circum­
stances  will  I  allow  myself  to consider 
myself  anything but a bigoted, unreason­
ing partisan.”

If  Boodle  should  say  this,  the  truth 
hich he has been crushing  to  earth, so 
long, would rise again; but neither Boodle, 
or any other  professional  politician, can 
afford to assist it  to  a  perpendicular  po­
sition.
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Wouldn’t a  reign  of  absoulute  truth­
fulness  have the  effect  of  adding mate­
rially to the gloomy and  unpleasant  fea­
tures of existence?  If I take my rod and 
go out fishing, and return  empty handed, 
of course,  expect  to  run  the  gauntlet 
of a dozen or so of funny  fellows,  whose 
remarks on my want of success are about 
entertaining as those of the  “ is it hot 
enough  for?” individual.  These  parties 
don’t care particularly about, but when 
my rival in the piscatorial  line,  Higgins, 
puts 
in  an  appearance  I  want  to  si­
lence  him  an  account  of  the  “ fifteen 
pound pickerel that  got  away.” 
I occa­
sionally  find  people  who  are  tolerant 
enough  to  listen  with  real, or assumed, 
interest to  war  incidents  wherein I was 
an  actor,  and  if  I  were  compelled, on 
such  occasions, to  avoid  even a shadow 
of  prevarication,  the figure  I  should cut 
in the  narration  would  be  so tame  and 
common place  and  unheroic  that  the re­
lation  would  lose  all  interest to myself 
as well as my listener.  And  then,  when 
Withey  comes  in,  and  assists  in  grum 
bling and  growling  over  the  degeneracy 
of the times, as compared  with the times 
gone by, and in  unfavorably commenting 
upon the reverse evolution of  the human 
family,  how  much  enjoyment could we 
derive from our pastime if we had to rig­
idly adhere to facts?

And while,  if any  other  party  should 
publicly  proclaim  me  a  pervaric.ator, I 
hould  undoubtedly  feel  myself  cause­
lessly assailed  and  outrageously libeled,
I have virtually acknowledged  that  I am 
sometimes  given  to  slightly  coloring 
events  and  circumstances.  Now  “ let 
he  who  is  without  sin  cast  the  first 
tone.”
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How can it be expected that you and 1, 
who acknowledge ourselves very fallible, 
cau walk the straight and narrow path of 
truth  with  ease  and  steadiness,  while 
those  who  have  constituted  themselves 
moral reformers,  and  pass  as  models of 
Godliness,  are  continually  stumbling? 
You don’t believe that Martin Luther ever 
threw  an  inkstand  at  the  devil, yet he 
said  he  did.  No  one  ever  questioned 
Milton’s purity, yet  he  published one of 
the most stupendous fictions ever written. 
Calvin was remarkably gifted in the way 
of  “ visions.”  Sensational  novels  are 
frequently the production  of  eminent di­
vines,  and the very  books and papers in­
tended  to  teach  the  young idea  how to 
shoot-f-morally—teem with  suppositions, 
and very  often  improbable  occurrences. 
Let us then admit  that  pervarication,  in 
some form or degree, is an  inherent prin­
ciple in nearly every uinan being.

Truth may be mighty, but it will never 
prevail with the average individual whose 
personal interests may be  jeopardized by 
a too intimate acquaintance with it.  But

don’t believe that the average individual, 
because of this fact, is necessarily tricky, 
dishonest,  deceitful,  or  inconsistent  in 
matters  that  effect  his  general  stand­
ing  as  a  good  and  respectable  citizen; 
and  don’t  judge  the  modern  Munchau- 
sens of story-telling  proclivities  too has­
tily.  Their  moral  infirmity  is  usually 
harmles  to  themselves  or  anybody else, 
and they often  perform  acts  that  cause 
the 
(Mr.  Lawrence 
Stearns being authority that there is one) 
to blot out the debit side of their account 
with a tear.

recording  angel 

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.
SO IN«  NORTH.
Arrives.
Traverse C ity & M ackinaw................
Traverse C ity & M ackinaw................ 9:05 a  m
From  C incinnati................................... 7:30 p m
F o r P etoskey & M ackinaw C ity........3:65 p m
Saginaw Express. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 ^ *  m

Leaves. 
7:00 a m  
11:30 a  m
5:00 p m  
7:90 a m  
4:10 p m

Saginaw express runs th ro u g h  solid.
7:00 a. m. tra m  has ch air c a r to Traverse City.
11 :S0 a. m . tra in  has c h air car fo r Petoskey and Mack-
tra in   has  sleeping  car  fo r  Petoskey  and 

Mackinaw City.
GOINS SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express......................... . 
F o rt W ayne Express........................10:30 a  m
Cincinnati  Express...........................
From  T raverse City....... ......... .....1 0 :4 0 p m  

7:15 a m
11:45 a m  
5:00 p m
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7-15 a m  tra in   h as  p a rlo r  ch air  c a r  fo r  C incinnati. 
5:00 p m  tra in  h as W oodruff sleeper fo r Cincinnati. 
6-00 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  and  C anadian 
points, a rriv in g  in  D etroit a t 10:45 p. m .
S le ep in g  c a r rate s—*1.50  to  P etoskey  o r  Mackinaw 
City;  $2 to  Cincinnati.
All T rains dally except Sunday.

M ask egon ,  Grant!  R apids  &  In diana. 

Arrive. 
Leave.
45 a m  
7:05 a  ..........................................................
45 p m  
11:15 a m .......................................................
45 p m
^Leaving tim e a t’ Bridge stre e t’depot 7 m inutes later.

C. L. Lockwood. Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Michigan Central.

Grand R apids D ivision .

DEPART.

ARRIVE.

D etroit Express..........................................................
New York Express...............................................................P EJ
•A tlantie.Express.......................................................  , :i „ p ™
Mixed  ..........................................................................   6:50am
•Pacific  Express........................................................ .S IX ?™
Local Passenger...................................................................a  ™
M ail............................................................................... 3:15 p m
G rand  Rapids  Express...................................................... P “
M ixed........................................................•■••••••••■  5:80 p m
•Daily.  All other daily except Sunday.  Sleeping cars 
ru n  on A tlantic and Pacific Express train s to and from  
D etroit.  P arlo r  cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand 
Rapids Express to   and  from   D etroit.  D irect  connec­
tions m ade a t D etroit w ith all through tram s E ast over
M . C . R . R.. (Canada Southern Div.)
O. W. Rugch.e s. Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agt., Chicago. 
F red M. Briggs, Gen’l A gent.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. 

K alam azoo  Division»

Arrive.
J™   P

1 

_
6:10
4:55

19 
p m  
1:10 
3:25 
F rt 

3 
p m  a m  
3:00 7:45 Dp___Grand  R apids................... 9:4o 
4:12 9:02  “  ....A lleg a n ...............................?:28 
5:08 10:00 A r__K alam azoo.........................  *:10
6:35 11:35 
p m  
8:00 12:30
7:50  7:10  ( 
p m
10:25  5:05 
a  m
1:35  9:40 
a  m
6:20  3:30  “  ....B u ffalo ................ ......... . 

___W hite P ig eo n ...
___E lk h a r t....................................4:15
p ra
. . .  .C h ic a g o ................................. 11:30
....T o le d o .....................................11:25 10:00
. . .  .C le v e la n d ................................7 :15  5 :45
p m
1:00  11:40
Tickets fo r sale to  all  principal  points  in  the U. S., 
Mexico and Canada a t Union Ticket  Office,  Geo.  W i l ­
l ia m s o n , Agt., Depot Office. M. Bootz, Agt.

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

Cleveland, Ohio.
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

 

GOING WEST. Arrives. 
fM orning Express............................... 1:05 p m 
tT hrough Mail.......................... 
5:05 p m  
tG rand Rapids Express..................10:40 p m  
♦Night Express........................ .....5 :2 5  a m  
tMixed....... ....................... ................  
GOING EAST.
fD etroit  Express.............................. 6:45 a m
tT hrough Mail........................................ 10:20 a  m
Ifw A w ln »  U v n M a o  
tE vening Express.............................3:50 p m
♦Limited Express..............................6:25 p m

Leaves.
1:10 p m
10:45 p m
5:40 a m
7:30 a  m
6:50 a m  
10:30 a  m 
3:50 p m 
6:30 p m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  * Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  car  to D etroit,  m aking 
d irect connections for all points  E ast, a rriv in g  in New 
York 10:10 a. m. next day.  Lim ited  Express,  East, has 
th ro u g h   sleeper  G rand  Rapids  to  N iagara  Falls, 
connecting  a t  Milwaukee 
th ro u g h  
sleeper to Toronto.
Through tick ets and  sleeping  car  b erth s secured a t 
D., G. H. & M ,R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and a t the depot.

Ju nction  w ith 

il-SA 71 TY1

J a s. Ca m pb e ll, City Passenger Agent.

5:10 p m

W A R R A N T E D   TO B E T H E

FINEST and LARGEST SMOKE
For th e  m oney in  th e U. 8.  13?"P u t r.p 60 in  a  box.  Ask 
• 
•our d ealer fo r them .  M anufactured only by 
you
E. K E N N IN G  St GO., G rand R ap id s. 
JOHN

  Mi— M M

 
Send fo r prices.

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l u c iu s c.  w e s t ,

D i m p ir m n  
I   A I  Pi II  I O-Attorney a t P a te n t Law  and SoUcltor 
A  XX A AJA1  X U 0f  Am erican  an d   Foreign  patents. 
105 E. M ain St., Kalam azoo, Mich., U. S. A.  B ranch  of­
fice, London, Eng.  P ractice in U. S. Courts.  C irculars 
free.

DETROIT  SOAP  CO.,
s

i   r   s

DETROIT,  -  -  MIOH..

Manufacturers of the following well-known  brands of

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Q U EEN   A N N E , 
T R U E   B L U E , 
M ONBAY, 

M O TTLED   G ER M A N , 

S U P E R IO R , 

PHOSNIX, 

M IC H IG A N , 

CZAR, 

W A B A SH , 

RO Y A L  B A R . 
M ASCOTTE,
CAM EO,

A N D   O TH E RS. 

F or quotations address 

w r y * 
W   .  U * .  ± l i x  W   J A J .J N  O ,   Lock Box  173, 

w j   a  -T Ty T T  TT V T C !  

Salesm an fo r W estern Michigan,

- 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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

Cracker  Manilfactilrers,

A g e n t s   for  mhoy  Cheese.

3 7 ,  3 9   a n d   41  K e n t   S t.,  G r a n d   R a p i d s .

WHO  URGES  YOU

TO BLEEP

THE  PUBLIC!

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  m anufacturers ere 
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 p art the goods  seU themselves,  bring  purchas­
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
ANY JOBBER W ILL BE GLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS.

V \

H  E3 S  T  E I R .  Sn  F O X ,

Manufacturers’ Agents fo r

SAW A2TD GRIST 1QLL MACHINZHY,
Send for 
Catalogue 

ATLAS 9

and 
Prices

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.  S. A
__________ M ANUFACTURERS  OF
STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers In Stock 

for  immediate delivery.

Planers, M atchers, Moulders and all kinds of W ood-W orking Machinery, 

Saws, B elting  and  Oils.

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

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

W rite for  P rices. 

4 4 .4 6  and 48 So. D iv isio n  St..  G RAN D  R A P ID S,  M ICH.

1X> TOU WANT A

If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

HBYMAN  & CO., Grand Rapids.

RISING  m 

BUGKWHEflY.
Guaranteed AWnteli Pare.

ORDERS FROM RETAIL TRADE SOLICITED.

JVIills.
MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.,

N e m y g o   Roller 

Newaygo, 

-   Mich,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY  CELEBRATED

“ TVL.  C .  C ,
“Y U M   YUM,

The Most Popular 10c cigar, and

7 *

■ 799

The  Best  Selling  5c  Cigar  in  the  Market. 

BIG  R_A.I=IIDS, 

Send for trial order.
- 

aAIOH.

Flavoring  Extracts.

«CELEBRATED”

A re p u t up in  a ll sizes, from  1 oz. to  1 gal. bottles.

SOLD  BY  ALL  JOBBERS.

Sixteen  Years  on  the  Market. 

J E .Y .Y /.Y G S ’

Jennings <£ Smith,
W.  C .  D EN ISO N ,

WHEN  ORDERING  Ask For ‘JENNINGS’ EXTRACTS’

Grand. Rapids,  Mieli,

38  and  40  Louis  St.,

MANUFACTURED ONLY  BY

1872 

1888

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

Stationary  and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers,

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

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

8 8 ,9 0  and 9 *  SOUTH  D IVISIO N  ST., 

- 

G RAN D  R A PIDS,-M IC H

E s tim a te s  G iven o n  C o m p le te O utfits.

a t   t h i s

It don’t pay to run  after other 
brands, for in the end wisehouse- 
— keepers  settle down to the  use 
of SANTA  CLAUS  SOAP. 
If your grocer hasn’t Santa Claus 

Soap, he’ll get it for you.

■ E S .
MADE  ONLY  BY

N.  K.  FAIRBANK  &  C O .,Chicago,  111*

V

Wholesale  Price  Current•

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

pay promptly and buy in full packages.

F.  J.  DETTENTHALER,

SYRUPS.

“ 
“ 

SWEET GOODS.

Corn,  barrels.......................28@28
one-half  barrels__ 28@39
kegs.......................... 
1  30
Pure  Sugar, bbl..................29@33
half barrel__ 31@35
“ 
X  XXX
9
Ginger Snaps............... 854 
954
Sugar  Creams..............854 
Frosted  Creams..........  
9
Graham  Crackers....... 
854
Oatmeal  Crackers....... 
854
tobaccos—Plug.
Clipper  .......................................39
C lim ax................................. 39@41
Corner  Stone..............................39
Double  Pedro............................ 40
W hopper............... 
40
Peach  Pie................................... 40
Wedding  Cake,  b lk ..................40
Kegs.........................................   154
Granulated,  boxes................  194
Kitchen, per  gross............. 10 00
Hand. 
..............10 00
Mixed b ird ..............................  454
Caraway....................................10
C anary....................................   4
Hemp..........................................454
Anise........................................   854
R ap e ............ ...........................   454
M ustard.....................................754
Scotch, in  bladders.............. 37
Maccaboy, in ja rs..................35
French Rappee, in J a rs .......43

SAPOLIO.
“ 
SEEDS.

SAL  SODA.

SNUFF.

60

TEAS.

ja p a n —Regular.

OOLONG.

IMPERIAL.

YOUNG HYSON.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

@15
Fair .
@16
G ood..............
@28
.24 
Choice............
@33
Choicest.........
.30
s u n  c u r e d .
@15
.....................12
F a ir .......
G ood__
.....................16
@20
......................24
@28
Choice... 
@33
......................30
Choicest.
BASKET  f ir e d .
F a ir ...............................
@20
@25
Choice............................
@35
Choicest........................
@40
Extra choice, wire leaf
GUNPOWDER.
@35
Common to  fair...........25
@65
Extra fine to finest___50
@85
Choicest fancy.............75
@35
Common to  fa ir...........20
@50
Superior to fine.............40
@26
Common to  fa ir........... 18
Superior to  fine............30  @40
Common to  fa ir............25  @30
Superior to  fine............30  @50
Fine to choicest............55  @65
F a ir ................................ 25  @30
Choice.............................30  @35
B est................................ 55  @65
Tea  D ust.......................   8  @10
50
Sweet Pippin................ 
Five and  Seven........... 
50
68
H iaw atha..................... 
Sweet  Cuba.................  
45
Petoskey C hief............ 
55
Sweet Russet................ 
40
T h istle.......................... 
42
Florida.......................... 
65
66
Rose  Leaf..................... 
38
Red Domino.................  
Swamp A ngel.............. 
40
S tag...............................  
33
Capper..............
tobaccos
Rob Roy...........
Peerless........................  
26
Uncle S am ...................  
30
36
Jack  Pine..................... 
Sensation....................... 
33
Yellow Jacket.............. 
20
Sweet Conqueror..........20  @25
30 g r..........................................  914
40 g r.........................................11
50 g r.........................................12
Above are the prices  fixed by 
the  pool.  M anufacturers  out­
side the pool  usually  sell  5 gr. 
stronger goods at same prices.

tob a cc os—Fine Cut.

Smoking.

VINEGAR.

$1 for barrel.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Cocoa Shells,  bulk..............  394
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails..................  4%
Sage.
H ID ES,  PELTS  and  FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as 
follows:
G reen.............................  5 @514
Part  Cured....................  6 @614
@
Full 
7
Dry.................................   6
© 8 
Dry  Kips.......................  6
Calfskins,  green.........
@ 5 
cured.........6
@ 614 
@25
Deacon skins................ 10

@ 8 

HIDES.

“ 

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14 off for No. 2.

@30
Shearlings..................... 10
Estimated wool, per B> 20  @25

PELTS.

FURS

“ 

PAPER.

The full list will appear about 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Dec. 1.
T allow ..........................  414®  5
Grease  butter..............8  @81
Sw itches.......................  2 ©   294
Ginseng......................... @2  00
P A P E R ,  W OODENW ARE.
Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as
follows:
S tra w ....................................... 1JÍ
“  Light  W eight.........___ 2
S u g a r................................. ----2
Rag  S u g a r........................ . . . .2Î4
H ardw are..........................
___ 294
Dry  Goods.......................
Ju te  M anilla............................794
Red  Express, No. 1.........

No. 2.........___ 4
48 Cotton............................__ 22
Cotton, No. 2 ..................... . ..20
“  3..................... . ..18
Sea  Island, assorted..........  40
No. 5 H em p....................... ...16
No.  8 B ............................... .. .27
W ool................................... ...  7$4
Tubs, No. 1........................ ..  7  75
“  No. 2........................ ..  6  75
“  No. 3........................ ..  5 75
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop__ ..  1  60
“  No. 1,  three-hoop.. ..  1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes.
Bowls, las, 17s and  19s.
Baskets, m arket............
b u sh el............

WOODENWARE.

TWINES.

“ 
“  with covers  1  90
“ 
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 50
“ 
“ 
“  No.2 6 00
N0.3 7 00 
No.l  3 50 
splint
No.2 4 
N0.3 5 00

“ 

G R O C E R IE S .
The  Speculation  in  Wheat.

From th e  N ew  Y o rk  S h ip p in g  L ist.
The present  and  prospective  position 
of  the world’s supply of  wheat  in its re­
lation to this country, as one of  the larg­
est  producers,  has  proved  too  great  a 
temptation to speculators  to  be  ignored, 
and  the  exciting  events of  last  week as 
well as the present condition of the wheat 
markets of  this  country have  brought to 
the  surface  a  deal  of  gigantic  propor­
tions,  that,  entirely  aside  from  the  un­
healthy  character of  the  speculation  in­
volved,  is  in  no  sense  a  favorable  or 
encouraging  feature  of  the  commercial 
outlook. 
It promises to demoralize trade 
at the most important  period of  the crop 
year,  it  must  result  in  serious  loss  to 
those who have been caught on the wrong 
side  of  the  market, it  will  disturb  the 
export movement at the  very time  when 
the  crop  ought  to  be  coming to market 
freely and under normal conditions ship­
ments  would  rapidly  increase,  and  it 
most inevitably result in overtrading, the 
liquidation of  which will for  weeks,  and 
perhaps  months, hang  over  the  market 
like an incubus;  in fact, it is quite within 
the  bounds  of  possibility  that  the  in­
fluence of  the September corner  may not 
be  wholly  eradicated  until  the  spring 
months.  Although the September corner, 
and  subsequent  speculation  predicated 
thereon, has had its  headquarters in Chi­
cago,  and  therefore  in  some  sense  has 
been a local affair, its influence has  been 
directly felt in this market, which always 
moves in close  sympathy with  the  prin­
cipal  wheat  market  of  the  West,  and 
trade  throughout  the  country has  been 
more or less affected by the rapid advance 
in A alues that has  been  established;  but 
outside  the  pure  manipulation that has 
created this artificial condition of  affairs, 
it is  dificult  to  discover  any reasonable 
warrant for these speculative operations. 
It is quite true that the  most  reliable es­
timates of  the present crop foreshadow a 
yield  much  below  what is considered an 
average crop  and  considerably less than 
was promised during the summer months; 
it is also true that statisticians have esti­
mated  that  the  world’s  supply from the 
last harvest is likely to show a deficiency 
as  compared  with  the  actual  require­
ments of consumption of about 88,000,000 
bushels, but  against  this is to be  placed 
the invisible  supply that  always  begins 
to assert its presence w hen prices are ab­
normally  advanced  and 
that  usually 
proves to be the  rock upon  which specu­
lation falls, and  there is also the  contin­
gency that  estimates,  however  carefully 
made, are apt to prove  more or less wide 
of  the  mark  compared  with  the  actual 
outcome  of  a  crop.  But  thus  far  the 
prospective  deficiency  is  wholly  specu­
lative and there has been  as  yet  nothing 
to suggest that famine prices are a possi­
ble contingency either in  this  country or 
in Europe, based upon  the  present  rela­
tions of  supply and  demand.  The  crop 
in this country has  not  proved a failure; 
Russia  promises  to  have  an  unusually 
large  surplus, and  the  exports  from  In­
dia will be very nearly equal to w hat they 
were 
the  year  previous.  Whatever, 
therefore, may be the  gap to be filled up 
in Western  Europe,  the  result, so  far as 
the  world’s  supply is concerned, will be 
rather to deplete stocks at the  end of the 
crop  year,  and  that  is  certainly a  year 
hence.  While the general outlook of the 
world’s supply is of a character that fully 
warrants  very much  higher  prices than 
were  realized  last  year,  when  abnor­
mally low prices wrere current in all mar­
kets, it would seem as though speculation 
is  now  endeavoring  to  swing  the  pen­
dulum too far in the  opposite  direction, 
and  there  is  reason  to  fear,  therefore, 
some  unfortunate  results  so  far  as the 
wheat trade of  this country is concerned. 
It will shut off  the  export demand at the 
very time  when it is of  the  very highest 
importance that  we  should be finding an 
outlet  for  our  surplus;  it  offers  a pre­
mium  to  foreign  buyers to supply their 
wants  from  other  sources of  suppl; 
other  words, we  are  turning  awray  our 
best customers  and  offering the best op 
portunities to  our  competitors to market 
their  surplus at our  expense.  Then the 
unfavorable aspect to our own industries 
lies in the fact  that it does  not  improve 
the  finances  of  the  wheat  grower.  A 
very  large  proportion  of  the  crop  was 
sold before the corner was attempted.  It 
has  been  and  is  now being absorbed by 
the  speculators,  who  seem 
to  have 
planned  to  create a scarcity at  Chicago. 
Their scheme has worked  well up to this 
time,  but a collapse  may  be  looked  for 
which  will  prove  as sudden  as has been 
the  present  inflation  of  prices. 
It may 
be delayed in its coming, for the bulls are 
now' talking about an October corner, and 
of  even carrying the deal into December? 
but the longer  delayed  the  more  disas­
trous  wTill  be its consequence  w hen  the 
crash  finally comes.  Somebody will find 
the entering wredge, and then  the Hutch­
inson  superstructure  will  tumble down, 
carrying with it some big and many little 
operators,  all of  whom w’ill  have invited 
disaster by selling  w hat  they  never  had 
and purchasing what they never had cash 
to  pay  for.  But  those  who  originated 
the scheme and nursed it during its early 
progress will  escape, for  they will  have 
skillfully worked themselves out and will 
be  found  at  a  safe  distance  from  all 
danger.

A  Newspaper  Opinion.

ITroni th e  D e tro it News.

A Mt. Clemens groceryman  kept  track 
of  the  apples,  pears,  peaches, crackers, 
cheese, raisins  and  halibut nipped from 
his  store by the  public in  one  day, and 
found  that it amounted  to  SI.67.  He is 
evidently pretty  small  potatoes  or  he’d 
keep  his  mouth  shut, try to look  pleas­
ant  and  sock  the expense upon the cash 
customers.

The  Grocery  Market.

Hard sugars  have  declined.  Package 
coffees  are  up a cent a pound.  Dealers 
will  note a considerable  enlargement  in 
the price current this week.

FRESH   MEATS.

“ 

hindquarters..................................   5!4@  714
fore  *  “ 

Beef,  carcass..............................................   4?4@ 5
.......3  @ 4
...........  ..............
Hogs.......................................................
Pork  loins.............................................
.......  @1094
.......  @ 8
shoulders...................................
B ologna............................................... ....... 
($ 5
F rankfort  sausage............................. .......  @ 8
Blood, liver and bead sausage...............  @594
M utton.........................................................  6  @ 7

PRODUCE  MARKET.

25c.

Apples—Buyers pay from 75c@$1.25 per bbl.
Beans—The new crop is coming in freely, com­
manding $1@$1.25 per bu. for  unpicked and $1.50 
for hand-picked.
Butter—Good quality is scarce and high.  Deal­
ers pay 16@20c and hold at 18@22c.
Cabbages—Home grown command $3 per 100.
Celery—30c per doz.
Cider—8c per gal.
Clover Seed—Mammoth or medium, $6  per  bu.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
Cranberries—$8 per bbl.
Dried Apples—Jobbers hold sun-dried at 7c and 
Eggs—Strictly fresh are scarce, jobbers willing­
Grapes—Concords,  2c  per  lb.  Wordens, Ac. 
Honey—More plenty, the price having dropped 
_
Hay—Baled is in small  demand at $14 for A o. 1 
Onions—Home grown dry stock  command 35® 
Peaches—Crawfords,  $1.50@$2  per bu.  Chilis,
,25@$1.50 per bu.  Smocks, $1.50 per bu.
Pears—Bells, $2 per bu.
Pop Corn—214c per lb.
Potatoes—Jobbing generally at 30@35c for home 
Quinces—$2 per bu.
Squash—Hubbard, lc per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—Baltimores, $2.50 per bbl.  Jer­
Tomatoes—-50c per bu.
Turnips—25c per bu.

evaporated at  9c.
ly paying 16e and selling at 18c.
Niagaras, 5c.  Delawares,  4@5c.
to 15c. 
and $13 for No. 2.
40c. per bu.

seys, $3.25 per bbl.

grown.

, 

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

and red.
and 47c in car lots.
lots.

Wheat—City millers pay  $1.07  for  both  white 
Corn—Jobbing generally at 52c  in  100  bu. lots 
Oats—White, 33c in  small  lots  and  28e  in car 
Rye—50c per bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.30@$1.40 per cwt.
Flour—Higher.  Patent,  $7.20  per bbl. in sacks 
and  $7.40  in  wood.  Straight,  $6.20  per  bbl. in 
sacks and $6.40 in wood.
Meal—Bolted, $2.80 per bbl.  Gran. $3.50 per bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $15 per  ton.  Bran,  $15 
per ton.  Ships, $16 per ton.  Middlings,  $17  per 
ton.  Corn and oats, $21 per ton.
PROVISIONS.

and Provi-

T h e   G ra n d   R a p id s  P a c k in  
io n   Co.  q u o te s  as  follow 's:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.
Mess........................ ...........................
Short  c u t...................................... . .
Short cut Morgan.............................
E xtra clear pig, short  c u t..............
E xtra clear,  heavy..........................
Clear quill, short c u t.......................
Boston clear, short c u t...................
Clear back, short cu t......................
Standard clear, short cut, b est....

$16 50

19 00 
19 00 
19 00 
19 00 
19 00 
19 00

smoked  meats—Canyassed or Plain.

•  • 

1 
‘ 
1 
‘ 

Hams, average 20 lbs............................................12

16 lbs..................... 12M
“ 
12 to 14 lbs........................................ 1214
p icn ic................................................. 10
best boneless........................................... 1254
Shoulders..............................................................   9
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................................. 11
Dried Beef, extra.................................................... 8

ham prices........................................   9}4

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DRY  SALT MEATS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Long Clears, heavy...............................................
medium................. y. ......................
lig h t...............................................
lard—Kettle Rendered.
Tierces ...................................................................
Tubs.........................................................................
501b.  T ins..............................................................

lard—Compound.

Tierces............ ........................................................ 10
30 and 50 lb. T u b s.................................................1054
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case........................................10%
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case..........................................103£
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case..........................................1094
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case......................................... 1054
E xtra Mess, warranted 200  lbs.........................   7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing...........................  7 50
Extra Plate...........................................................   7 75
Boneless, rump butts...........................................10 00
“  54 h id ............................... 5 50

BEEP  IN  BARRELS.

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sausage—Fresh and Smoked.
Pork Sausage...............................................
Ham Sausage...............................................
Tongue Sausage.........................................
Frankfort  Sausage....................................
Blood Sausage.............................................
Bologna, straight.......................................
Bologna,  thick...........................................
Head Cheese................................................
In half barrels.............................................................3 50
In quarter  barrels...................
TRIPE.
In half  barrels..................................................... 3 00
In quarter barrels................................................1  7
In K its....................................................................   8

pigs’ feet.

OYSTERS  a n d   F IS H .

F .  J .  D e tte n th a le r q u o te s  a s fo llo w s:

OTSTERS.

S tandards................‘..................................20  @23
Anchors ..........................................................  @22
Selects...........................................................23  @28
Fairhaven Counts.........................................   @38
@1254 @ 754 
Black  Bass.
T rout.....................
@ 754 
W hitefish..............
@10 
smoked. 
254® 4
Perch.....................

FRESH  FISH.

“ 

CANDIES,  FRUITS  and  NUTS. 

P u tn a m   & B ro o k s  q u o te   as  fo llo w s:

Standard, 25 lb. boxes..........................................  95
Twist, 
10
25 
11
Cut Loaf, 25 

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STICK.
 
 
MIXED.

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Roval, 25 lb. p a ils................................................. 10
2001b.  bbls.................................................  9
Extra, 251b.  pails................................................. 11
2001b.  bbls................................................. 10
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails................................ 125
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases............................................11
Broken, 25 lb. Pails............................................... 11
200 lb. bbls............................................... 10

“ 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

“ 

Lemon Drops......................................*................. 13
Sour D rops........................................................... 14
Peppermint Drops............................................... 14
Chocolate Drops...................................................15
II. M. Chocolate  Drops........................................ 18
Gum Drops.............................................................10
Licorice Drops........................................................18
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................... 12
Lozenges, plain......................................................14
printed................................................15
Imperials.................................................................14
Mottoes.................................................................. 15
Cream B ar........................................................ 
 
Molasses  B ar..........................................................13
Caram els................................................................ 19
Hand Made  Creams..............................................19
Plain Creams..........................................................16
Decorated Creams............................................... 20
String  Rock........................................................... 14
Burnt Almonds......................................................22
W intergreen  Berries............................................14

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“ 
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fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in   pails....................................13
in bbls......................................12
printed, in pails.................................135
in bbls.................................. 125_
Chocolate Drops, in pails....................................1354
Gum Drops, in pails...............................................65
in bbls.................................................55
Moss Drops, in pails.............................................10
in bbls.....................................•..........9
Sour Drops, in pails.............................................12
Imperials, in pails.................................................12
in bbls...................................................11

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FRUITS.

Bananas.......................................................1  25@2 50
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls.............................   @8 00
Lemons, choice...........................................   @4 50
fa n c y ...........................................5 50@6 00
Figs, layers,  new .......................................16  @17  •
Dates, frails, 50 lb ......................................  @ 454
\i frails, 50 lb .................................  @ 554
Fard, 10-lb.  box.............................   @ 9
.............................   @ 7
Persian, 50-lb.  box.................... •...  @654

“ 
“  Bags, 50 lb .................................... 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

50-lb.  “ 

  @ 6

“ 

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“ 
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Almonds,  Tarragona..............
Ivaca.......................
California...............
Brazils........................................
Filberts,  Sicily........................
W alnuts, Grenoble.................
F rench.....................
Pecans, Texas, H. P ..............
Cocoanuts, per 100...................
PEANUTS.
S to rk .........................................
Fancy, H. P...............................
Choice W hite,^Virginia.........
j“ 
......
Fancy H. P., 
“J m ..........
E xtra 

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@171 
@16 
@14 @ 81 
@11 @131 
@ 
@12 
@4 50

@ 51

FADED/LIGHT  TEXT

BAKING  POWDER.

10e cans..
V-Ib.  “ 
6 oz.  “
44"lb.
Í2 oz. “
lib .  “ 
2'/, lb." 
31b.  " 
4 lb.  “ 
ISlb.  “ 

- ..  1
..  1
..  2
..  3
. ..  4
. ..11
.13
.
. ..17
. . .22

“  54lb. 
“  >4 lb. 
lib . 
“ 
51b. 

Arctic,  5g lb. cans, 6  d o z...
“  4  “ 
...
...
“  2  “ 
“  2  “  ...
...1
1  “ 
Absolute, *4 lb. cans, 100s. .1 
50s..  1
5, lb.  “ 
lib . 
50s..  1
“ 
Telfer’s.  54 lb.  cans, 6doz.
54 lb.  “   3  “  .
1  “  .
1 lb. 
Acme, 44 lb. cans, 3 doz —
54 lb.  “ 
2  “  ....
“  1  *■  ....
lib . 
bulk...........................
Red Star, 54 lb. cans, 12 doz 
6  “■
4  ••

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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

54 lb.  “ 
lib . 
“ 
BATH BRICK.

English, 2 doz. in case.......
Bristol,  2  “ 
.......
American, 2 doz. in case... 

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b u r n e r s .

“ 

BROOMS.
No. 2 H url........................
No.  1  “  
........................
No. 2 Carpet.....................
No. 1 
“ 
.....................
Parlor Gem......................
Common W hisk..............
Fancy 
..............
M ill...................................
W arehouse.......................
Kings 100 lb. cases.........
‘  80  lb. cases...........
Dairy, solid  packed.......
rolls.......................
Creamery, solid packed.
ro lls..............
CHIMNEYS.

BUCKWHEAT.

BUTTEBINE.

‘ 

85

80
65

10
9
12
25

40
25

ANDLES.
“ 

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................ 
Star,  40 
Paraffine...............................  
W icking................................. 

 

 

CREAM TARTAR.

Strictly  pure........................  
Grocers’................................. 

CHEESE.
“ 
“ 

New York Full  Cream  @1054 
Michigan 
9  @1054
Skim...............................   8.  @ 854
CHOCOLATE.
Runkel Bros.’ Vienna sweet  22
“  Premium........  33
“  Horn-Cocoa
“  Breakfast___   48

“ 
“ 
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coffee—Green.

Rio, fa ir..........................15  @16
“  good........................16  @17
“  prime...................... 17  @18
“  fancy,  w ash ed ...18  @19
“  golden.....................17  @19
Santos............................. 15  @18
Mexican & Guatemala 17  @19
P eaberry........................ 17  @19
Java,  Interior............... 20  @22
“ 
fancy...................23  @25
“  M andheling___ 26  @28
Mocha, genuine............25  @26
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 54c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent,  for shrink­
age.

coffees—Package.

“ 
“ 

30 lbs  60 lbs

100 lbs
Lion.....................................-• .20ii
“  in cabinets.....................2154
Dilworth’s .............................. 2094
Magnolia................................ 2054
Acme.......■...........2054  209b  2054
G erm an.................................. 2094
b in s..........................21J4
Arbuckle’s Ariosa.. , .............2094
A vorica...............1894
M cLaughlin's  XXXX..........2094
Arbuckle's A vorica...............18
Quaker  City___19
Best  R io.............20
Prime Maricabo 2254 
Valley City............................ 
80
F elix .......................................  1  10
Cotton,  40 f t .......... per doz.  1

coffees—50 lb. bags.

coffee extract.

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clothes  lines.
50 f t ...........
60 f t ..........
70 f t ..........  
80 f t ..........  
60 f t ..........  
72 f t- ........

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1
*

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Ju te 
“ 

1  50
1  60
2  00
2  25
1  00
1  15

CANDY.

CRACKERS.
“ 

Kenosha B utter.............. ...  8
Seymour 
.............. ....  694
B utter............................... ....  644
“  family..................... ....  694
“  b isciiit...................

Boston............................... ....  8
CitvSoda.......................... ....  8
Soda.................................
....  694
“  fancy ....................... ....  6
S. O yster.......................... ....  694
....  6%
City Oyster, XXX..........
P icnic..............................
....  6*4
....  6
Faney Ovster.................

 

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“ 

CHICORY.

See  separate  quotations  else­

CHEWING  GUM.
200 
CONDENSED MILK.

where.
Rubber, 100 lumps................. 25
35
Spruce......................................30
E agle......................................  7  60
Anglo-Swiss......................... 6  00
B ulk.........................................
R ed..........................................
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams, 1 lb, Little Neck.......1
Clam Chowder, 3 lb ..............3
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand__ 1
“ 
“ 
21b. 
....1
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic............1
2  lb.  “ 
............ 2
1 lb.  Star...................1
2  lb. Star...................2
1 lb.  stand............
2  lb. 
............
3 lb. in M ustard.. .3
31b.  soused...........3
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia........ 2 00
2 lb. 
1 lb. Sacram ento.. .1  90
21b. 

Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.3 25

 
...S
Sardines, domestic  J£s.........
- 

“ 
“ 
14s.........@19
Mustard 14s.........  @10
imported  lis ........12@13
spiced,  14s...........10@12

“ 
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“ 
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“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

13

3 50

“ 

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p itte d .............1  06@1

-  CANNED GOODS—FrUitS.

Trout-, 3  lb. brook..............
Apples, gallons,  stand........ 2 25
Blackberries,  stan d ............. 1  00
Cherries, red standard........1  60
D am sons........................ 1  25@1 35
Egg Plums, stand.................1  25
Gooseberries......................... 1  65
G rapes....................................   95
Green  Gages.........................1  50
Peaches, all  yellow, stand.. 1  50
seconds.................. 1  25
P ie ............................100
P ears......................................1  30
Pineapples.............................. 1 40®2
Q uinces................................. 1  50
Raspberries,  extra...............1  50
red .....................1  50
Straw berries.................1  25@1 40
W hortleberries..................... 1  20
Asparagus, Oyster Bay........2 00
Beans, Lima,  stand..............  -85
“  Green  Limas__   @1  40
String.................1  00@1 20
“ 
“  Stringlesg,  E rie..........   90
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  45
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  15
“ 
“ 
Early  Gold. .. \   15

Corn, Archer’s Trophy.........

CANNED VEGETABLES.

“ 

Peas, French...........................1  60
“  extra m arrofat.. .1  20@1  90
soaked............................  75
•• 
*•  June,  stand.........  @1  50
“  sifted..................... 2  00
" 
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“  French, extra  fine— 20 00
Mushrooms, extra fine.......20 00
1 Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden.........  85
| Succotash,  standard —  80@1  30
1 Squash.....................................1  25
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  10 
Good Enough —  1  10
B enH ar................ 1  10
stand br__ 1  05@1  10
I 
I Apples, sun-dried..................  554
¡5 I 
evaporated..................754
•5 I Apricots, 

“ 
“ 
dried fruits—Domestic.
“ 

. .*...........17

“ 

60

20

“ 

P lu m s......................................
Peaches...................................
dried  fruits—F oreign.
’itron, in  drum ..........   @22
in boxes..........   @23
“ 
lurrants........................   6  @ 654
Lemon  Peel.................  
14
Orange Peel.........:... • 
14
Prunes,  Turkey..........  
454
Im perial.........  5?4@  6
Raisins,  Dehesia.........
Layers’  Do­
mestic ........................
aisins  Layers’ 
Im­
ported........................
Raisins  Loose  Musca­
tels  ..........................1 
iaisins  Loose  Cali­
fornia .............................. 
taisins,  Im perials__
Valencia....... 
O nd aras....... 

75
1 
854
954
i’arina, 100  lb.  kegs..............  04
Hominy,  per  b b l..................4  00
lacaronj, dom 12 lb box______  60
Pearl  Barley................  @ 354
Peas, green...................   @1  40
“  split.......................  @354
iago,  German..............  @ 694
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l ...  @  694
Wheat,  cracked...........  @  654
Termicelli,  im port__   @10
dom estic...  @60
F IS H — SA LT.

imported....... 10  @11

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

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“ 

“ 

“ 

‘ 
‘ 
‘ 
• 

Dod, w hole.......................  @554
boneless....................754®794
H a lib u t...... .....................  
13
2 75
Herring,  round, 54 b b l.. 
54  bbl.. 
1  50
10 00
Holland,  bbls.. 
Holland, kegs..  65@70
Scaled.............. 
31
Mack,  sh’s, No. 1, 54  bbl— 8  75 
“ 
“  12  lb k it..160
..1  30 
“   10 
....7  50 
bbls.
25@5  40

“ 
“ 

No. 2.
“ 
Trout,  54  bbls..
10  lb.  k its..............
White,  No. 1, 54 bbls.......
12 1b. kits..
10 1b. kits..
Family,  54  b bls... 
k its..........
K eg s...................................
Half  kegs..........................
Pure.....................................
Calabria..............................
Sicily...................................

GUN  POWDER.

LICORICE.

•* 

MATCHES.

MINCE MEAT.

“ 
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MOLASSES.

B uckets.................................  654
Half bbls...............................   6
Black  Strap....................... 16@17
Cuba  Baking......................22@25
Porto  Rico......................... 24@35
New Orleans, good...........25@30
choice........33@40
fancy..........45@48
OIL.

One-half barrels," 3c extra.

OATMEAL.

ROLLED  OATS.

Michigan  T est......................10*4
W ater  W hite..........................1274
Barrels  ...................................6 00
Half barrels...........................3  15
Cases........................................2  35
B arre ls...................................6 00
Half barrels........................... 3  15
Cases.............................2 25@3 35
Medium...................................5  50
“ 
54 b b l......................3 25
Small,  b b l.............................. 6  50
‘  54  bbl...........................3 75
Clay, No.  216......................... 1  60
T. D. full count............  75
Cob, No.  3...............................   40
See  separate  quotations  else­

PRODUCE.

PICKLES.

PIPES.

PROVISIONS.

See  separate  quotations  else­

where.

where.

RICE.

 

“ 

SODA.

SALERATUS.

No.  1  Table..........................   554
“  2  Head  Carolina...........  654
“  2  Fancy  Carolina.........  6
“  3  Choice 
5@554
“ 2 J a p a n ..... .....................  554
DeLand’s,  pure....................... 554
Church’s, Cap  Sheaf............. 5
Dwight’s ..................................5
Taylor’s ....................................5
B oxes........................................ 554
Kegs, English...........................49£
Common Fine per bbl..........   85
carlots..  80
j Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks.......  23
28 pocket.................................2 00
60 
.................................2  10
100 
.................................2 20
Ashton bu. b a g s ...................
--------------
Higgins  “ 
Warsaw “ 
...................   35
Silver Thread, 30 gal............3  50
40  “  ............ 4 50

SAUERKRAUT.
“ 

SALT.
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

SOAP.

“ 

spices—Whole.

Dingman.  100  bars................ 4 00
Don’t  Anti-W ashboard........4  7E
J a x o n .......................................3  71
Queen  A nne...........................3  85
German fam ily....................... 2 40
Big Bargain.............................1  87
A llspice................. ................  8
Cassia, China in m ats...........  714
“  Batavia in b u n d ___ 11
“ 
Saigon in rolls.......... 42
Cloves,  Amboyna..................30
“  Zanzibar.....................24
Mace  Batavia.........................70
Nutmegs, fancy..................... 70
No.  1.........................65
“ 
No.  2.........................60
“ 
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 1814
“ 
w hite........28
shot...........................21
“ 
spices—Ground—In Bulk.
A llspice................................... 1214
Cassia,  B atavia..................... 20
and  Saigon .25
“ 
Saigon......................42
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna..................35
“ 
Zanzibar...................28
Ginger, A frican..................... 1214
'•  Cochin...................... 15
Jam aica...................18
“ 
Mace  B atavia.........................80
Mustard,  English..................22
and T rie..25
Trieste...................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ..................... 70
Pepper, Singapore, black___22
_  “  
w hite.......30
“  Cayenne....................25
Absolute  Pepper, doz...........84
‘ ‘  Cinnamon doz......... 84
..........55
“  Allspice 
“  Cloves 
........ 85
“  Ginger 
........ 78
“  M ustard 
 
84

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■  “ 

“ 
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“ 

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STARCH.

Kingsford’s
Silver  Gloss, 1  lb. pkgs.......  7
“ 6 lb. boxes.............714
“  bulk...................   614
Pure, 1  lb.  pkgs...................   514
Corn,  1  lb.  pkgs...................   7

“ 
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SUGARS.

“ 

Cut  Loaf..........................   @ 89£
Cubes  ............................  @ 814
Pow dered.....................  @ 814
Granulated,  Stand__   @ 794
Off........  @
Confectionery  A.........  @7  56
Standard  A .................   @ '
No. 1, W hite Extra C ..  @ '
No, 2 E xtra  C..............  @ 1
No. 3 C, golden............  @  69£
No. 4 C, d ark ................  @ 6M
No. 5  C..........................  59£@ 6

F O R   C O M M E R C IA L   P R IN T IN G

-GOoTO  THE-

F u lle r-S to w e  C o m p a n y
K O A L fflW O O D

EJ. Al. HAMILTON,

Telephone, v K ’K : 

101 Ottawa St„  Ledprd  Block.

ÄM08 8. Musselmrn i Co,

Wholesale  Grocers,

21 & 23  SOUTH  IONIA  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

JOBBER OF

--- AND----

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Mail Orders  Receive  Prom pt 

See  Q uotations  in  Another 

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T h e   m o s t p ra c tic a l 
h a n d   B o a s te r  in   th e  
w o rld .  T h o u sa n d s in  
u se—g iv in g   s a tis fa c ­
tio n .  T h ey  a r e  sim p le 
d u ra b le  a n d   ec o n o m ­
ic a l. 
g ro c e r 
should  b e   w ith o u t 
o n e.  R o a s ts   coffee 
a n d   p e a -n u ts  to   p e r  
fe c tio n .

G. P. Marple,

Address  fo r  C ata­

logue and prices,

S tate Agent, Lansing, 
Mich.,  care  Marple, 
F rench & Co., W hole­
sale Confectioners.

Kingsford’s Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

T I I 33  P E R F E C T I O N   O F 1  Q U A L I T Y .

WILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIME !

ALWAYS  ASK  YOUR  GROCER  FOR  THESE  GOODS.

pose of  beautifying  her  complexion, she 
wrote  the  document  over  with  ink and 
largely increased the amount  prescribed. 
She  did  her  work so skillfully that  the 
druggist to w hom  she  carried  it unhesi­
tatingly filled it.  She  got  it refilled sev­
eral  times, and  finally,  emboldened  by 
success,  made  a clean  copy  of  the  pre­
scription for a friend and  forged  thereto 
the name  of  the  physician.  Not having 
the original to  go by, however, the fraud 
was  instantly  detected,  and  the  girl ar­
rested on the  charge of  “forging a docu­
ment.”
When the case  came  up  for  trial  the 
attorney for the defense  moved  her  dis­
charge on the ground  that a prescription 
was not a document (Urkunde) within the 
meaning of  the law.  The case was care­
fully argued on this  point, and the court 
held  that,  “inasmuch  as a  prescription 
serves the apothecary as his only voucher 
that he had proper and  qualified  author­
ity for  putting  up a medicine, it is to all 
intents  and  purposes  a  document  (Z7r- 
Tiunde)  in  the  eye  of  the  law.”  The 
woman was  sentenced to three  days’  im­
prisonment—a light punishment as those 
things go in Germany.
While the question as to the ownership 
of  the prescription  wras  not  raised  here 
directly,  it will readily be seen that indi­

rectly it was  definitely settled by the de­
cision of  the  court. 
If  the  prescription 
owes its legal  status as a “document” to j 
the  fact  that it must “serve the  apothe- j 
cary  as  his  only  voucher,”  it  is  very | 
plain that the law expects the apothecary 
thus to regard and hold it.
Liability of Druggists for Clerks’ Mistakes. I 
The Supreme Court of Ohio has recent­
ly reiterated the general  rule  of  the lia- 
bility of druggists for  negligence in put- ; 
ting  up  medicines. 
In  this  case,  the j 
clerk,  when asked  for  “oil  of  sweet al­
monds,” carelessly  gave  “oil of bitter al- 1 
monds,” and the  plaintiff’s  wife died al­
most immediately  after  taking  the pois- , 
on.  There was nothing on  the  bottle to 
indicate that itwas a virulent poison,  and | 
it was clear in  the  evidence  that  there 
was gross  negligence  on  the  part of the 
clerk.  The druggist denied his  personal | 
liability for his  clerk’s  mistake,  but  at 
the trial the court  decided  against  him, 
and the Supreme Court affirmed the decis­
ion.  This ruling is fully in accord with 
that of the  courts  of  other  states,  and 
probably  no  tribunal  would  relieve  a 
druggist  under similar circumstances.

II. E. Robertson, grocer, Bay  City:  “I received 
the first copy of T h e   T r a d e s m a n   to-day and am 
well pleased w ith it.”

Wholesale  Price  Current.

cloves, linseed oil, turpentine.

Advanced—Gum  camphor,  arnica  flowers,  golden seal root, golden seal root  po., senega root, 
Declined—Flint ware.

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We  are  Sole  Proprietors  of

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We have in stock and offer a full line of

W hiskies,  Brandies,

Gins,  Wines,  Hums.

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an d  C hieago._______________________________

T H E   IM PR O V E D

AMERICAN POCKET BATTERY

F o r  P h y sic ia n s’  a n d   F a m ily   Use.

This B attery has the advantage over any in th e   m a r­
k et in th e following  points  of  superiority :  A  P aten t 
H ard Rubber, Rem ovable Screw Top Cell (like a  pocket 
inkstand), containing the Carbon  and  Zinc  elem ents, 
can be carried  in th e  pocket  charged  ready  fo r  use; 
w ater-tight, no leaking;  for  durability,  com pactness, 
and  stren g th   of  c u rren t  it  excels  all  others.  Two 
nickel-plate sponge electrodes w ith  each  battery .  No 
sm all wire connections on bottom  of  th is  m achine, as 
in all others, th a t ru st easily and are difficult to repair.
Sold  by  the  trade.  Price,  310,  and  every  B attery 
w arranted.  Send for C ircular 49,  giving  special  price 
to physicians for a  sam ple b attery  prepaid.  Address

ELECTRO-MEDICAL  BUTTERY  GO.,
O r  H A Z E L T IN E   A   P E R K IN S   DRUG  CO., 

KA LA M A ZO O , M IC H .,

G ran d   R apids.  M ich.

BEAD!  BEAD!  BEAD!

Pi o h b   Fe e p a e h i  Pu b s
Tke ONLY Paint stld oi a GUARANTEE. 
Wtab«  tw o  or  m ore  coats  of o u r PIONEER 
PREPARED  PAINT is applied  as  received in 
original  packages,  and  if  in  th ree  years  it 
should crack or peel off,  th u s  f a i l i D g   to   give 
satisfaction, we agree to re-paint th e  building 
a t o u r expense,  with the  best  W hite  Lead  or 
such o th er p ain t as th e ow ner m ay  select.  In  
case of com plaint, prom pt notice  m ust be giv­
en to  th e  dealer._________________
Write  for Sample  Cards  and Prices.  W e 

have Supplied our Trade with this

3?.  IP.  IP.
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,  MICH.

We are  Sole  Agents  in  Michigan  for  W. D. & Co. 

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  Whisky.

W e sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
W e give our Personal A ttention to Mail  Orders  and  Guar­
All orders are Shipped and  Invoiced  the  same  day  we re­

antee Satisfaction.
ceive them .  Send in a trial order.

’taeltine 1 Perkins  Drilg  Go.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

78 Congress St., W est,

D etroit, Mich., A pril 9,1888. 

Specialty Dept. Ph. Best Brewing Co.,
Gentlem en—I  duly  received  th e  case  of 
your “ B est”  Tonic and have since had a g reat 
m any in this  institution.  I m ust say th a t  the 
beneficial  effects  on  w eak  and  debilitated 
patients  have  been  m ost  satisfactory, espec­
ially to  those in  a  stage  o f  recovery  a fte r  se­
vere sickness.
I w rite this  thin k in g  you  m ight like to have 
my  opinion  on  its  m erits.  I   certainly  shall 
prescribe  it  in  fu tu re,  w here  the  system   re­
quires building up. e ith er from   constitutional 
w eakness or otherw ise.

Yoars truly,

w m . Gray, M. d .

Medical Sup’t.

Mid viile. Geo., Feb. 24,1888.

Specialty D epart. Ph. Beet Brew ing Co.,

Gentlem en—I  think th e “Tonic” a  splendid 
m edicine fo r all form s  of  Dyspepsia and Indi­
gestion.  I t is giving m e g reat satisfactio n  
J . M. J ohnson, M. D.

v e ry  respectfully,

Y ardley, Pa., M arch 18,1888. 

Ph. Beet B rew ing Oo.,
Dear Sm s—I have given  yo u r “M alt Tonic” 
a  trial in several cases of Enfeebled D igestion 
and G eneral  Debility,  especially in  th e   aged, 
w here  th e  whole  system   seems  com pletely 
prostrated, w ith  very satisfactory  results.  I  
have  used  m any  of  the  so-called  “ M alt  Ex­
tra c ts,”  h u t  believe  your  p reparation  to   be 
superior.  In   th e  aged  w here  th e  digestive 
functions are exhausted, and th ere is a loss of 
th e nerve vital  force, I  found its action  to  be 
rapid and perm anent.

E lia s Wildm an, M. D.

W ork-House Hospital, 

Blackwell’s Island, Feb. 10,1888. 

Ph. B est Brew ing Co.,

Gentlem en—As a  m a tte r of  personal Inter­
est, I have used  yo u r  "B est” Tonic in several 
cases of im paired  n u trititio n .  The resu lts in­
dicate th a t it  is  an   agreeable  and  doubtless, 
highly efficacious rem edy.  1 am,
V ery tru ly  yours,

. 

E. W. Fi em ing,  M. D.

iS ä L

Troy, New Y ork, Jan u a ry  26,1888. 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best B rewing Co„

Dear Sir s—You r agent  le ft m e a  sam ple of 
your liquid ex tract. Malt, and  as  I   use  m uch 
such  in  m y  practice, I   thou g h t  to   com pare 
y our product w ith  some  from  an o th er  house 
I had on hand; and finding  yours  superior  in 
the  g re a t  essential,  th e  peditable  nutriant  as 
well as in tonic stim u lan t properties, fe lt anx­
ious to  know about w hat  it  can  be furnished 
the dispensing physician.

Y ours truly,

E. J ay F isk , M. D.

E ast Genessee Street, 

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

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brewing Co., 
G e n t l e m e n —I  have  used  th e  “ B est” Tonio 
w ith  m ost  gratify in g   results in  m y  case  of 
dyspepsia.  My case was  a  bad  one, 1  had no 
ap p etite; headache in th e m orning; sour stom ­
ach;  looking  as  though  I   had  consum ption, 
and after tak in g  this tonic  I   nev er fe lt b e tte r 
in   m y life.  I  think  it  w ill  cure a bad case of 
dyspepsia.  You  m ay recom m end  it  fo r  that 
case. 

Wm. O. J aeger.

322 South F ifth  Street, 
Philadelphia, Feb. 4,1888. 

Ph. B est B rew ing Co., 28  College Place, N. Y., 
G e n t l e m e n —I   have  tested   th e   sam ple  of 
“C oncentrated  Liquid  E x tra ct  o f  M alt  and 
Hops” you  sen t  me,  and  find  in   my humble 
judgm ent  th a t it is a  v ery  p u re and safe arti­
cle.  I   will  not  hesitate  to  recom m end  it  in 
every case of  debility  w here  a  Tonic of  that 
kind  is indicated.

R espectfully.

E. H. B e ll, M. D.

New Orleans, La., A pril 6,1888.

G e n t l e m e n —H aving 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Brew ing Co.,
tried   y o u r  “Best” 
Tonic to a  g reat  ex te n t  am ongst m y practice, 
I  will state in  its  behalf th a t  I   have  had  the 
best resu lts w ith  n ursing  m others  w ho  were 
deficient in  milk,  increasing  its  fluids and se­
creting a  m ore nourishing food fo r th e  infant, 
also increasing th e ap p etite  and in  every way 
satisfactory fo r such cases.

V ery respectfully,

D.  B o r n io , M  D.

For Sale By

IE   &
Grand Rapids,

Mich.

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A ntipyrin.....................1 35@1 40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce
© 68
5© 7
A rsenicum ...................
Balm Gilead  B ud....... 38® 40
Bismuth  S.  N ..............2 15®2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is,  ()4s
@ 9
11:  Ms,  12)................
Can (hi: rides  Russian.
©1 75
I'O...............................
Capsid  Frnctus, a f ...
® 18
p o ....
@ 16
© 14
B po..
Caryophyllus,  (po.  28), 22® 25
Carmine,  No. 40..........
®3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......
50® 55
Cera  F lava...................
28® 30
Coccus  ..........................
@ 40
Cassia Fructus............
® 15
Centraria......................
® 10
Cetaceum .....................
© 40
C hloroform .................
50® 55
squibbs ..
@1 00
Chloral Hyd Crst.........l 50®1 75
C hondrus.....................
10® 12
Cinchonidiue, P.  &  W 15® 20
German
5® 12
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ..........................
@ 60
C reasotum ...................
® 50
© 2
Creta,  (bbl. 75)............
5® 5
“ 
prep.....................
precip.................
“ 
8® 10
“  R ubra.................
@ 8
22® 25
Crocus  ..........................
Cudbear........................
@ 24
Cupri Sulph.................
7© 8
D extrine.......  ............
10® 12
Ether Sulph.................
68® 70
Emery,  all  numbers..
@ 8
© 6
po.....................
Ergota,  (po.)  45..........
40® 45
Flake  W hite...............
12® 15
G alla.............................
© 23
Gambler........................
7® 8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........
© 90
Glassware  flint,  75 per cent, 
by box 66K, less
Glue,  Browu...............  
9®  15
“  W hite.................   13®  25
G lycerina.....................  23®  26
Grana Paradis!............ 
©   15
lium ulus......................   25®  40
Hydraag  Chlor  M ite..  @  80
“  C o r__   @  70
Ox Rubrum  @  90 
Aminoninti..  @1  10
UuguejiUun.  45®  55

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£

00©4 10

H ydrargyrum ..............
Ichthyobolla,  Am........1
Indigo............................  75©1  00
Iodine,  Resubl............. 4 
Iodoform......................   @5 15
L upulin........................   85® 1  00
Lycopodium ................  55®  60
Macis  ............................  80©  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod......................... @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
2®  3
l*i>.............................. 
Mannia,  S. F ................  90® 1  00
Morphia,  S.  P .& W . ..2  55@2  80 
55@2 70

C. C o ...........................2 

S.  N.  V.  Q. &

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Moschus  Canton.........  @  40
Myristica,  No.  1..........   GO®  70
Nux Vomica,  (po 20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia..................  
  27©  29
Pepsin Saac,  H.  & P.  D.
C o ...............................
@2  00
Picis  Liq, N.  (’.,  ys gal
doz  ............................  @2  70
Picis Liq., q u a rts ....... 
©1  00
©   70
p in ts..........  
Pil  Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @  50
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1 8
Piper Alba,  (po £5)__   @  35
Pix  B urgun.................. 
©   7
Plumbi A c et................  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  II
& P. D.  Co., doz.......
@1  25 
55®  60 
Pyrethrum,  p v ............
Q uassiae......................
8®   10 
50®  55 
Quinia,  S. P.  & W .......
S.  German__
48 
38®
12®
Rubia  Tinctorum .......
14 
Saecliarum Laetis pv
35
Salacin.......................
3  40@3  50 
Sanguis  D raconis...
40®  50 
Santonine  ................
@4 50 
Sapo,  W .....................
.  12®  14 
u ......................
8®   10 
G.
@  15 
@
©
@  30

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Seidlitz  M ixture.........
Sluapis..........................
“  opt.....................
Snuff,  Maeeaboy,  De.
V o es..........................
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
Soda Boras,  (po. 11)... 
Soda  et Potass T a rt...
Soda Carb.....................
Soda,  Bi-Carb............
Soda,  A sh.....................
Soda, Sulphas..............
Spts.  Ether C o ............
Myrcia  Dom.......
bbl.

“  Myrcia  Imp 
••  Vim  Eect.
Less 5c gal., cash ten days

thniu  Crystal.
Sulphur,  Subl.......
R oll.........
T am arinds............
Terebenth Venice.
Theobrom ae.........
V anilla...................
Zinci  Sulph..........

©2  37
@1  10 
..  2?¿© 3*4 
- •  2*4® 3 
.. 
8©  10 
..  28®  30 
..  50®  55 
.9  00©16 00 
-. 
8

7© 

8®  10
A ceticum ...................
80®. 1  00
Benzoieum,  German.
30
Boracic  ......................
45®  50
C arbolicum ................
00©  65
C itricum .....................
5
H vdrochlor................
10®  12
Xitrocum  ...................
12®  14
O xalieum ...................
20
Pliosphorium  d ii.......
Salicvlieum ............... 1  Tu® 2  05
Sulphuricum ................
IK ©   5
Tannicum ................... 1  40® 1  60
50®  53
Tartaricum .................
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16  deg..............
18  deg..............
Carbonos  ...................
C hloridum .................
ANILINE.

3®  5
4®  6
11©  13
12®  14

Black............................ 2 00@2 25
80©1  00
Brown..........................
45®  50
R ed...............................
Y ellow ......................... 2  50®3 00

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BACCAE.
Cubeae (po. 1  60......... 1  85©S 00
8®  10
Ju n ip eru s...................
25®  30
X anthoxylum ............
BALSAM PM.
Copaiba.......................
Peru..............................
Terabin, Canada  .......
T o lu tan ........................

65®  70
@1  30
50^  55
45^.  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian......... .........  18
Cassiae  ........................ .........  11
.........  18
Cinchona F lava.........
.........  30
Euonymus  atropurp.
Myrica  Cerifera, p o ... .........  20
Prunus V irgini............ .........  12
Quillaia,  g rd ............... .........  12
(sassafras  ..................... .........  12
Ulmus Po (Ground  12. .........  10

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EXTRACTÜM.
Glvevrrhiza  Glabra..
po...........
Haematox, 15 lb. box.
Is..............
y2 s __
k s ............
FERRUM.
Carbonate Precip.......
Citrate and  Q uim a...
Citrate  Soluble..........
Ferroevaniduni Sol...
Sol ut  Chloride..........
Sulphate,  convi.........
pure..........
FLORA.

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A rn ic a ........................
A nthém is...................
M atricaria.................

FOLIA.

Barosma 
...................
Cassia ••Acutifol.  Tin-
ni velivi.....................
Alx
Salvia  officinalis,  M
and  *4s.....................
Ura L'rsi......................

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GUMMI.

24®  25
33(<f4  35
11®  12
13®  14
14®  15
16®  17

®  15
(:<  5v?
©.  80
<&  50
®.  15
1)4©  2
©   7

13®  15
45©  50
3o

10®  12
25®  28
35®  50
10®  12
8®  10

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®1  00
Acacia,  1st  picked...
(a,  9u
...
2d 
@  80
3d 
...
65
sifted sorts..
75® 1  00
p o .................
5UC¿  00
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)..
©   12
“  Cape,  (po.  20)..
®   50
“  Socotri.  (po.  60)
Catechu, Is, (*4b, 14 M>
@  13
16)..............................
25.(4  30
A m m oniae.................
®   15
Assafoetida,  (po. 30)..
50®.  55
Benzoinum..................
28@  30
Camphorse...................
35®  10
Euphorbium, po.........
@  80
Gaibanum...................
80@  95
Gamboge,  po..............
@  35
Guaiacum,  (po. 45)...
Kino,  (po.  25)............
©  20
(31  00
M astic........................
©   40
Myrrh,  (po. 45)..........
Opii,  (po. 5 00)........... 3  25@3 30
25@.  33
Shellac  .......................
25®  30
bleached.......
30©  75
T rag acan th ................

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OLEUM.

A bsinthium ................ •.........  25
.........  20
Eupatorium . . . ..........
.........  25
Lobelia........................
.........  28
M ajorum .....................
.........  23
Mentha  Piperita.......
25
“  V Ir................
.........  30
R ue...............................
22
Tanacetum,  V ............
Thymus,  V ................. ..........   25
MAGNESIA.
55®  60
Calcined, P a t..............
20®  22
Carbonate,  P a t .........
20®  25
Carbonate. K. &  M ...
35®  36
Carbonate,  Jerming5.
A bsinthium ................ 5 00io;>5  50
45®  75
Amygdalae, D ulc.......
Amydalae, Amarae... 7  25(?7;7  50
A n isi............................ .1  85@1  95
<c£2  50
Auranti  Cortex.........
Bergamii  ................... 2  75@3 25
90@1  00
C ajiputi......................
@2 00
C aryophvlli...............
35®  65
Cedar  ..........................
@1  75
Chenopodii  ................
C innam onii...............
85®  90
C itronella...................
©   75
35®  65
Conium  M ac..............
90@1  0O
Copaiba.....................
Cubebae.....................1 50® 16  00
Exechthitos................
90@1  00
E rig ero n ..................... 1  20@1  30
G aultheria................. 2  25@2 35
Geranium,  ounce__
©   75
Gossipii,  Sem. gal__
50®  75
Hedeoma  ................... 1  15@1  25
Juniperi......................
50®2 00
L avendula.................
90@2 00
L im onis....................... 1  r   2  25
Mentha Pi per.............. 2  25@3 75
Mentha  V erid............ 3 00® 3 25
Morrhuae,  gal............
80®1  00
Mvrcia. ounce............
@  50
O live............................ 1  00®2  75
Piéis Liquida,  (gal. 35)  10®  12
R iein i.......................... 1  04(3)1  12
Rosm arini...................
75@1  00
Rosae,  ounce..............
@6 00
Siiccini........................
40®  45
S ab in a.....................•..
90@1  00
Santal  ........................ 3  50@7 00
TOf®.  75
Sassafras.....................
Sinapis, ess, ounce...
®   65
T iglii............................
.©1  50
T hym e........................
40®  50
o p t.................
®   60
Theobromas................
15®  20
PO TA SSIU M .
Bi Carb......................
B ichrom ate...............
Bromide......................

15®  18
13®:  15
37®  40

“ 

Carb...............................
Chlorate,  (po. 20).........
C yanide........................
Iodide............................2
Potassa,  Bitart,  pure.. 
Potassa, Bitart, com ...
Potass  Nitras, opt.......
Potass N itras................
P russiate.......................
Sulphate  po.................

12®  15 
18®  20 
50®.  55 
85@3 00 
37®  39 
®   15 
8®   10 
7®  9
25®  28 
15®  IS

R A D IX .

A conitum .....................
A lthae............................
A n ch u sa.......................
Arum,  po......................
Calamus........................
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15».. 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
’(po. 00).......................
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__
Inula,  po......................
Ipecac,  po.....................2
Iris  plox  (po. 20©22)..
Jalapa,  p r.....................
Maranta,  Ms................
Podophyllum, po.........
R hei...............................
“  c u t........................
“  PV..........................
S pigelia........................
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..
Serpentaria...................
Senega  ..........................
Similax, Officinalis,  H 
M
Scillae,  (po. 35)............
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po.......................
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30) 
German...
Zingiber a .....................
Zingiber  j .....................

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“ 

15®  20 
15@2 30 
IS®  20 
25®  30 
®   35 
15®  18 
75©1  00 
@1  75 
75@1  35 
48®  53 
®   2i) 
30®  35 
75®  80 
®   40 
®  20 
Hi®  12
®   35 
®   25 
15®  20 
10®  15 
18®  22

SEM EN .

Auisum,  (po.  20)........
Apiurn  i graveleon s )..
Bird,  is ..........................
Carui, (po.  IS.)..............
Cardam on.................... 1
Corlandrum .................
Cannabis Saliva..........
Cydonium.....................
Chenopodium  ............
Dipterix Odorate........1
Foeniculum .................
Foenugreek,  po..........
L in :...............................
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 3)41 • • •
Lobelia.........................
Pharlaris Canarian__
R ap a .............................
Siunpis,  Albu..............
N igra............

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Frumenti, \V\. D.  ( 
D. F. B.
Juniperis  Co. Ó. T
Saacharum  N.  E ..
Spt.  Vini  Galli__
Vini O porto..........
Vini  A lba..............

.2  ti0@2  50 
.1  75®2 00 
.1  10®1  50 
.1  75® 1  75 
.1  75®3 50 
.1  75@2  00 
.1  75® (i 50 
.1  25@2  00 
.1  25®2  00

Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ...................
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage...........
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ..........................
Hard for  slate  use__
Yellow  Reef, for  slate 
u s e .............................

S Y R U PS.

A ceaeia........................
Zingiber  ........................
Ipecac........................ .....
Ferri  Io d ........................
Auranti  Cortes..............
Rhei  Arom.....................
Similax  Officinalis.......
Co.
Senega ............................
Scillae.............................
“  Co........................
T o lu tan ..........................
Prunus  virg ...................

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T IN C T U R E S.

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“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

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Aconitum  Napellis R ..
F ..
Aloes............, .................
and  m yrrh..........
Arnica  ............................
Asafoetida......................
Atrope Belladonna.......
Benzoin..........................
Co....................
Sanguinaria...................
B arosm a........................
Cantharides...................
C apsicum ......................
Cardamon......................
Co..................
C astor.............................
C atechu..........................
Cinchona  ......................
Co..................
C olum ba........................
C onium ..........................
Cubeba............................
D ig italis........................
ETgot..........., ..................
G entian..........................
Co......................
G uaiea............................
ammon..............
Zingiber  ........................
Hyoscyam us.................
Iodine.............................
Colorless............
Ferri  Chloridum..........
K in o ...............................
Lobelia............................
M yrrh.............................
N ux  Vomica.................
O p ii.................................
“  Cam phorated.........
“  Deodor...................
Auranti Cortex..............
Q uassia..........................
Rhatany  ........................
R h e i............... : .............
Cassia  A cutifol............
Co.......
Serpentaria...................
Stromonium...................
T o lu tan ..........................
V alerian ........................
V eratrum  Veride...................  50

“ 
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'* 

“ 

M ISC ELLA N EO U S.

“ 
ground, 
 

1 
■  “ 
7)............... 

Æ ther, Spts  Nit, 3 F . .  26®  28
“  4 F ..  30®  32
A lum en........................   2%®  3*4
(po.
3®  4
 
 
A noatto........................  55®  60
Antimoni, po...............  
4® 
5
et Potass T.  55®  60

“ 

“ 

Whale, w inter........
Lard,  ex tra.................
Lard, No.  1.................
Linseed, pure raw __
Lindseed,  boiled.......
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strain ed ..................
50
69
Spirits Turp entine__
46)4  50 
bbl.  lb. 
PAIN TS,
Red  V enetian.......
IK  2@3 
Ochre, yellow  Man 
\%  2@4 
Ber.,
“ 
IK  2@3 
Putty,  commercial
2 %@3
“  strictly  pure.......2*4  2K@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13@16
ican .............................. 
Vermilion,  English__  
70®75
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75 I
Lead,  re d ......................   6K@~M  |
• w h ite ..................  6K@7M
Whiting, white Span... 
@70
Whiting,  Gilders’......... 
@90
i  00 |
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
c liff.............................  
1  40 I
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@.l  4 j 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
P a in ts........................1  00® 1  20
No. 1 Turp  Coach.......1  10@1  20
Extra T urp................ .1  60@1  70
Coach  Body.................2 75@3  00
No. 1  T u rp 'F u rn .........1  00® 1  10
E utra Turk Damar__ 1  55®1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T u r p ..........................  70®  75

V A R N ISH E S.

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S & R E M E D Ÿ ?

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25c size ............................................p e r doz, 92.00
50c  « 
3.50
P e c k h a m ’s C roup R em ed y   i*  prepared es­
pecially fo r children and is  a safe  and certain 
cure fo r Croups, W hooping Cough,  Colds  and 
all  bronchial  and  pulm onary  com plaints  of 
childhood.  Fob attractiv e  advertising m atter 
address the proprietor. D r. H . C. P E C K H A M , 
F ree p o rt,  M ich.  Trade  supplied  by  w hole­
sale druggists of  G rand  Rapids,  D etroit  and 
Chicago.

Should  send $1 to 
, E .  A .  Stow e  &  B ro.
If o r one of th eir Im proved

GRAND  RAPIDS,

LIQU0RÄP0I80N RECORDS

a n s r s s n g c   r o o t .

We p ay  th e h ig h est price fo r it.  Address 

P P P I T   T J U n C !  "  W holesale  D ru g g ists, 
A JliU J a   i J li U i O ., 

GRAND  RAPID8.

Drugs m Medici n e s.

S tale  B o ard   o f P h a rm a c y .

Six Y ears—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Two Y ears—Jam es Yernor, D etroit.
Three Y ears—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
F o u r Y ears—Geo. McDonald. Kalam azoo.
F ive Years—Stanley E. P arkell, Owosso.
P resident—Geo. McDonald 
* Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Yernor.
Next Meeting—At  Lansing,  on  November 6.  7 and 8. 
Candidates will please rep o rt a t 8 a. m. th e  second day 
of m eeting

M ich ig an   S tate  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  A ss’n. 

President—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
F irst Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, L ansing.
Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles.
T hird Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
S ecretary—H. J . Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
E x e c u tiv e  Com m ittee—A. H. Lym an,  M anistee;  A. Bas­
se tt  D etroit: F. J.  W arzburg,  G rand R apids;  W.  A. 
H ali,G reenville;  E. T.  W ebb, Jackson.

Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9, 1884.

G rant!  R ap id s  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society.
P resident—H. E. Locher.
Vice-President—J. W. Hayw ard.
S ecretary—F ran k  H. Escott.
T reasurer—H enry  B. Fairchild- 

Board of  C e n s o r s —President.  Vice-President  an d   Seo-
B o a rd n f Trustees—The P resident,  Jo h n   E. Peck,  Geo. 
G. Steketee, A. F. H azeltine an d  F. J. W urzburg, 
w en  Isaac W atts. Wm. E. W hite an d  W m.  L.  W hite. 
C om m ittee on Trade  M atters—Jonn  Peek, F.  J. Wurz- 
burg, W. H. Tibbs.
Com m ittee  on  Legislation—J.  W.  H ayw ard,  Theo.
Kem ink, W. H. Van Leuwen.
C om m ittee  on  Pharm acy—W.  L.  W hite,  John  Muir, 
M. B. Kimm. 
.
R egular  M eetings—F irst  Thursday  evening  in  each
A nnual Meeting—F irst  Thursday evening in November.

. 

D e tro it  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

P resident—J. W. Caldwell.
F irst V ice-President—F. W. R. Perry.
Second Vice-President—F. D. Stevens.
Secretary and T reasurer—B. W. Patterson.
A ssistant Secretary and  Treasurer—G.  S. Purvis. 
A nnual M eeting—F irst W ednesday in J  une.
R egular M eetings—F irst W ednesday in each  m onth.
C en tra l  M ich ig an   D ru g g ists’  A ssociation. 
President, J. W. Dunlop;  Secretary, R.  M. Mussell.
B e rrie n   C ounty  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society. 
President, H. M. Dean;  Secretary, H enry K ephart.

C l i n t o n   C o u n t y   D r u g g i s t s ’  A s s o c ia t io n  

P resident, A. O. H unt;  Secretary, A. S.  W allace
C harlev o ix  C ounty P h a rm a c e u tic a l Society 
P resident, H. W. W illard;  Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter.

Io n ia  C ounty  P h a rm a c e u tic a l S ociety. 
President, W. R. C utler;  Secretary, Geo. Gundrum .
J a c k s o n   C ounty  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  A ss’n.
President, C. B. Colwell; Secretary, C. E. Foote._______
K alam azo o  P h a rm a c e u tic a l A ssociation. 
M ason  C ounty  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society. 

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

President. F. N. L atim er;  Secretary, Wm. H eysett. 
M ecosta  C ounty  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society, 
P resident, C. H. W agener;  Secretary, A. H. W ebber.
M onroe  C ounty  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society. 
M uskegon  C ounty  P h a r m .   A ssociation, 
P resident, W m. B. W ilson;  S ecretary, Geo. W heeler.
M uskegon  D ru g   C lerk s’  A ssociation. 

P resident, S. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julius Weiss.

President, C. S. Koon;  Secretary, Geo.  L. LeFevre.
N ew aygo  C ounty  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society. 
P resident. J. F. A. R aider; S ecretary, A. G. Clark.

O ceana C ounty P h a rm a c e u tic a l Society. 

P re sident, F. W. F incher;  S ecretary, F ran k  Cady. 
Saginaw   C o u n ty   P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society. 
P resident, Ja y  Sm ith;  Secretary,  D. E. P rall.

The Drug Market.

Opium  remains  firm  at  the  advance. 
Morphia,  P.  &  W., is  declining  only on 
contract.  Outside  holders  demand  an 
advance of 5c per ounce.  Quinine is dull 
at  the  moment.  Gum  camphor  is  very 
firm and  advancing.  A  forty cent  price 
is  predicted  before the  spring  demand. 
Arnica  flowers are scarce  and advancing 
in  price.  Golden  seal  root  has  again 
advanced  and is very  firm.  Senega  root 
is higher.  Cloves are advancing.  Wood 
alcohol  is  tending  higher.  Linseed  oil 
has  advanced.  Turpentine  is  higher. 
Flint glass ware is lower,  The following 
are the changes in the chemical list Octo­
ber 1st:

Advanced—Blue  vitriol;  Dover’s  pow­
der:  extract  opium;  lead,  nitrate;  lunar 
caustic,  pure; 
lunar  caustic,  No.  2; 
lunar caustic, No. 3; mercury:  morphine, 
sulphate:  morphine,  acetate;  morphine, 
muriate;  morphine,  bi-miconate;  mor­
phine, 
solution;  morphine,  bromide; 
morphine,  pure,  alkaloid;  morphine,  tar­
trate;  morphine,  valerianate;  opium, 
denarcotized; potassium, oxalate, neutral; 
sal  acetosella:  silver,  nitrate, crystals.
Declined — Ammonium,  oxalate;  bis­

muth,  salicylate;  potassium, chloride.

Next Meeting of  the State Board of  Phar­

macy.

M u s k e g o n ,  Oct.  1,  1888.

A  meeting  of  the  Michigan  Board of 
Pharmacy, for the  purpose of  examining 
candidates  for  registration,  will  be  held 
at Lansing on Wednesday and Thursday, 
November 7 and 8, 1888.
The  examination  of  both  registered 
pharmacists  and  assistants  will  com­
mence  on Wednesday at  9 o’clock  a.  m., 
at which  hour all  candidates will  please 
report at Representatives  Hall.  The ex­
amination  for  registration  as  registered 
pharmacists will occupy two days, that for 
assistants  one day  only.
Special  railroad  rates of  one and  one- 
third regular  fare for  the round  trip has 
been secured for this  meeting.  Reduced 
rate  certificates  will  be mailed  by me to 
all who apply for them.

Yours respectfully,

J a c o b  J e s s o n ,  Sec’y.

Gets  Value  Received.

W. H. Benedict, the Vermontviile  gro­
cer,  in  renewing  his  subscription  for  a 
sixth  year, writes:
full assurance of value received.

Herewith  find §1, which I inclose  with 

VISITING  BUYERS.

ding 

Dam 

D C Loveday, E Jordan 
O A Rowland, Hesperia 
W C Cram er, H arbor  Sprgs 
F J  Clark, Lacota 
Geo P  Stark, Cascade 
Jno Kruiaeoga, Holland 
L C Bradford, W hite  Cloud 
Geo A Sage, Rock 

J  C Drew, Rockford 
Geo D  Lunn, Edmore 
E F  Owen. V estaburg 
W alling Bros.,  Lam ont 
S T Colson, Alaska 
J  N W ait, Hudsonville 
P H Hoonan, Reed City 
H eber W alsh, Holland
O  W Messenger Spring LkeS T McLellan, Denison 
Wm  Vermeulen,  B eaverJohn G unstra, Lam on t 
R C Blair. Lake Odessa
A Shook. Coral 
A D M artin,  Lilley
Eli Runnels, C orning
E S Botsford, D orr 
Neal McMillan. Rockford  Cole & Chapel, Ada 
A B Shum aker. G rand LdgeE E H ew itt,  Rockford 
L L Holmes  &  Connell, Bel-J L  Thomas,  Cannonsburg 
A W Fenton, Bailey
W  N  Hutchinson.  AshlandM Bailey, Plainw ell 
R T P arrish. G randville 
Dr  WS H art.  Lake  Odessa 
S J  Koon, Lisbon 
D ean Bros. Freesoil
L A Phelps & Co Saugatuck W right  &  Friend,  Lake 
John E Thurkow, Morley 
Odessa
J F  Mann, Lisbon 
R A H astings, S parta 
W H S truik,  F orest  Grove
E N T hayer, Lyons 
Chas Young, Allegan 
John Kamps, Zutphen
C H Adams, Otsego 
John D am stra,  Gitchell
J  Raym ond, Berlin
C E Barnes,  Otsego 
Severance  &  Rich,  Middle-J H om rich, No  Dorr 
W oodward & Pol land,
C F W illiams.  Caledonia 
Ashland
J B W atson, Coopers viile  H YanNoord .Jam estown 
S  McNitt  & Co, B yron Cen-DenHerder & Tanis, 
F N Cornell,  Griswold 
W L H eazlitt, W ayland 
C Stocking, G rattan  
Morley Bros, Cedar SpringsL Maier, F isher Station 
C E Coburn, Pierson 
-Johnson & Seibert, 
cFred Dodge, Big Rapids  W T Long, Vicksburg 
J  L Gruiles, F ru itp o rt 
D Cieland,  Coopersville
D B G alantine, Bailey

Vriesland
H Thompson. Canada Cor 
Blood & Thomas.
W hitney viile

H Ade, Conklin
S Cooper. Jam estow n
CaledoniaH Brownyard. Lake 

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G n p sa c k   B rigade.

Byron S. Davenport  says he received a 
flattering  reception  at  the hands of  the 
trade last week.

Jas. A.  Crookston  has  returned  from 
the East and  is  gradually  improving  in 
health and spirits.

Jerry Woltman  has  been  taking a two 
weeks’ vocation.  Ed.  Frick  covered  his 
territory in the meantime.

Frank L. Brown  has  gone on the  road 
for the Tibbs & Cobb Co., taking Indiana, 
Illinois,  Arkansas  and  Missouri  as  his 
territory.

Wm. F. Wurzburg  will  represent  the 
new  wholesale  notion  house  of  F.  W. 
Wurzburg’s Sons &  Co. on  the  road  and 
Wm.  M.  will look  after the  wants of  the 
city trade.

Seth  V.  De  Graff  city  salesman  for 
Jennings  &  Smith,  left  Saturday  night 
for  Rochester  and  Canandaigua,  N. Y., 
where  he  will  spend a couple of  weeks 
with friends.

E.  G.  Pond, formerly on  the  road  for 
the  Kalamazoo  Tubular  Well  Co.,  hut 
for  the past  few  months  the  Chicago 
manager  for a pump house, has returned 
to his old love.

O. M. Benedict, Michigan traveling rep­
resentative for Wm. P. Roome  &  Co., of 
New York, has  been  nominated for Rep­
resentative  by the  Prohibitionists of  the 
first Ionia district.

A  valued  Ludington  correspondent 
writes T iie   T r a d e s m a n   that Abe Linea- 
weaver,  of  Cook,  Lyman,  Smith & Co., 
of Chicago,  is figuring with the telephone 
company with a view to having an instru­
ment put in their store for  the accommo­
dation of their patrons.

Jas.  N.  Bradford  is  happy  over  the 
capture  of  one  of  the  postal  cards  he 
sent out to the trade when he first started 
out on the road  for  Arthur  Meigs & Co., 
about ten  years ago.  He  found it in the 
possession  of  E. P.  Hayes, buyer  for the 
Osterhout  &  Fox  Lumber  Co.,  at  Deer 
Lake.

A  well-knowu  traveling  man  writes 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n   as follows:  “Enclosed 
find  an  order  ou  Steve  Sears for §1.25, 
which  you will  please  collect and credit 
the subscription of E. S. Houghtaling,  the 
Hart grocer.  You ean do as you think best 
with it.  A  year ago this fall Steve bought 
half a bushel of beechnuts of Houghtaling, 
but lias never said anything about paying 
for them, evidently having  forgotten  all 
about it.  As he  never  misses an oppor­
tunity to guy any of  us boys, I think this 
a good ehauce to get back  at  him.  Con­
sidering the way crackers  have advanced 
of  late,  I  think  Steve  ought  to  pay 
Houghtaling’s  little  account,  even if  he 
had to send him a box of  cookies.”
Substitutes for Teaspoons and Tablespoons
Alfred B. Taylor, Ph. M., in W estern Druggist,
The employment of  teaspoons  and ta­
blespoons in the  administration  of medi­
cines is so firmly and  universally  estab­
lished in this country,  that  any  scheme 
for changing the plan,  and  using  speci­
fied  weights  instead,  would  seem to be 
chimerical  and  impossible.  The reason 
of this continued ami persistent use is, no 
doubt, to be found in the fact of the inti­
mate relation existing  (theoretically)  be­
tween these measures and the fluid ounce 
(with its convenient divisions into halves, 
quarters and eighths),  which  is  and has 
been  the  universal  measure  in  use  by 
physicians  and  pharmacists—eight  tea- 
spoonfuis  or  two  tablespoonfuls  being 
equal to one fluid ounce.
It is perhaps needless  to  say  that  or­
dinary teaspoons vary very much in their 
usual couditiou  of  “fullness,”  and very 
much more in their capacity.
In order to  remedy  this  great  irregu­
larity which now exists, from the  uncer­
tain sizes of  common  spoons  it  is  very 
desirable that a medicinal spoon  of  uni­
form  and  standard  capacity  should  be 
generally and authoritatively adopted.
I would suggest that two  measures  be 
authorized by the United States  Pharma­
copoeia for  administering  medicines,  to 
take  the  place  of  tablespoons and  tea­
spoons; the larger of the two  to  contain 
four fluidrams (or half a fluid ounce), the 
smaller  one to contain  60  minims,  or  a 
fluidram.  These might be called respect­
ively a  “magna  spoon,”  and  a  “parva 
spoon.”  For facility of movement  with­
out spilling,  as w ell as for greater  accur­
acy in filling, the bowls of such medicinal 
spoons should be deeper and more  spher­
oidal than those in common use.
If these terms were recognized  by  the 
Pharmacopoeia,  physicians  would  soon 
become accustomed to their use in direct­
ing  doses  when  writing  prescriptions, 
doubtless a sufficient demand would soon 
be  created  to  cause  such  spoons  to  he 
specially  made,  and  these  would,  of 
course be equally valuable with the pres­
ent  incongruous  sizes  for  all  ordinary 
uses,  in  additiou to their use for  medici­
nal purposes.
It is difficult to induce people generally 
to buy medicine glasses or measures,  hut 
if  accurately  measured  teaspoons  and 
tablespoons were to be obtained as readily 
as the  ordinary  varieties,  it  is  believed 
that they would be  generally  bought-  in 
preference.
It would certainly  be  correct  practice 
on the part  of  physicians  to  give  such 
directions,  and  many  patients  would 
probably adopt them,  even if the  custom 
did not become universal.
The  Pharmacist  Owns  the  Prescription.
The true status or  position  before  the 
law of  a filled prescription was settled by 
the  Court of  Cassation,  of  Berlin, a  few 
days ago.  The facts in the case are about 
as follows :
A  young woman,  a seamstress,  was ar­
rested  and  brought  before 
the  court 
charged  with  the  forgery of  a prescrip­
tion.  According  to  the  testimony,  she 
had  procured a prescription,  written  in 
pencil  by  a  licensed  practitioner,  and 
which  called  for a small  amount  of  ar­
senic.  Desiring  the  drug  for  the  pur-

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THROUGH  MANY  HANDS.

[CONCLUDED  FROM  FIRST  PAGE]

Gerald, holding it up to the light.  “Paper 
of  some  kind,  I  can  see.  Slit  it  open 
gently  with  a  knife,  girl.  Don’t  tear 
anything;  be careful!”

“It's  bank  notes!”  exclaimed  Ruth, 
pale with excitement.  “Look!  One, two, 
three,  four,  five—twenty-five  of  them!”
“By  Jove,  so  they  are!  Twenty-five 
notes  for—for—why,  Ruth,  they’re  for 
31,000 apiece.”

The rustling wealth  shook in his trem­

bling hand as he spoke.

“And  here  is  something  else, Gerald; 
a  bit  of  paper  with  writing  upon  it. 
What does it all mean ?”

“Read it,” said her husband.
Thus it ran:
Whoever finds this money—twenty-five 
I give it 
It’s  all  mine, and  got 

thousand dollars—may keep it. 
to  them  freely. 
honestly.

[Signed] 

J o shua  Gr e e n e.

“Uncle’s money!”  cried Ruth, gasping 

with astonishment.

“And  your  uncle’s  coat!”  exclaimed 
Gerald, in the same  tone.  “I  remember 
it well, now,  torn  and  dirty  as  it  is. 
I 
might have known it by the buttons.  To 
think—only to think  that it should  have 
come  back  to  us  again, when I sold the 
whole concern more than three  years ago 
for four  dollars.”

Refining  Sugar  by  Electricity.

of  the subject is an  old  matter. 
In this 
country,  as  well  as  in  England,  efforts 
have been made to precipitate sugar crys­
tals  by  means  of  the  galvanic  battery, 
and  in  anticipation  of  success,  patents 
have been obtained covering the expected 
discovery, but no  practical  results  have 
ever  been  obtained, and  the  field of  in- 
estigation proved so unpromising that it 
was  abandoned  several  years  ago  after 
having  been  submitted to such  eminent 
dentists as Faraday and Huxley.
The samples of  sugar  produced  by the 
o-called  electric  process disclose really 
nothing new.  Precisely the  same effects 
and quality can be produced  in  other re­
fineries  where  there  is no mystery or se­
cret rooms, but not with such rapidity as 
claimed  tor  the  new  process.  Mr. 
Friend  may  have  discovered  some  new 
law of  nature which he  has  applied, but 
unless such is the  case  there  is likely to 
be a rapid  drop  in  the  value  of  electric 
sugar shares within a short time.

‘ Freighted with  Bright Prospects.”
F ro m  th e  P e n n s y lv a n ia  G ro cer.
T h e  Mic h ig a n  T r a desm a n  has  just 
entereej.  upon  its  sixth  year.  The  suc­
cess  which  has  attended  the  publica­
tion of the paper is due to the energy and 
ability of the publishers,  and  the  future 
of the journal is freighted with the bright­
est prospects.  Success to you, Stowe.

Grocers  wanting  good  cheese  should 
order  from I.  B.  Smith  &  Sooy, proprie­
tors  of  the  Wayland  Cheese  Factory, 
Wayland.  Satisfaction guaranteed. 
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before  for the  proper  prosecution 
of my business.

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F ro m  th e  N ew  T o rk  S h ip p in g  L ist.
The exhibition during the early part of 
September  of  a  number  of  samples  of 
sugar said to have been  refined by a new 
electric  process  discovered  by  a  man 
named Friend, has  revived  public inter­
est in this mystery and excited afresh the 
curiosity of those interested  in the sugar 
trade, because of the complete revolution 
in the  sugar-making  and  sugar-refining 
industry that will be accomplished if this 
process is  successful  in  what is claimed 
for it  by those  who  possess  the  secret. 
Nor  is  this  all,  for  such  a  revolution 
would  be  accompanied  by  one of equal 
dimensions in the scientific world, which, 
by the way, has scarcely given the inven­
tor or the  invention  more than a passing 
thought.  Thus  far  Mr. Friend’s discov­
ery, if such it really is,  has  been kept so 
secret and so  much  shrouded in mystery 
that it is impossible to form any estimate 
of  the  claims  that  he  has put forward. 
The so-called  tests  that  have  been wit­
nessed are in  reality  no  tests at all, for 
all  the  witnesses  can  testify  to is that 
they have seen a quantity  of  raw  sugar 
disappear into a secret  room  and after a 
lapse  of  twenty-five  minutes  there  has 
been produced from  another  secret room 
the samples  of  refined  sugar  w hich are 
on  exhibition. 
It  is  quite  within  the 
bounds of possibility that a great  discov­
ery has been made and  is  now in posses­
sion of those to whom  it w as bequeathed 
by the dead  discoverer,  but  weighed  in 
the balance  of  probabilities  and  exam­
ined  in  the  light  of  common sense and 
scientific knowledge it is extremely doubt­
ful whether  the  revolution  in  sugar re­
fining  is  as  near  at  hand  as  some  are 
ready to predict.
So*far  as  made  public,  what  are the 
claims  of  the  electric  process?  That, 
with the aid  of  electricity and  by other 
chemical action, it is possible to take any 
grade of commercial  raw  or invert sugar 
(that is glucose) and in the space of a few 
minutes rob it  of  all  its  impurities, de­
odorize it and convert  it  into all the dif 
ferent  grades  that  are  produced by the 
ordinary  methods  of  refining,  without 
leaving any syrup and  only  a very small 
percentage  of  dirt  or  ash.  Hence it is 
called  a  dry  process. 
In  other words 
this new  discovery  sets  at  defiance and 
overthrows  all  the  elementary and fun 
damental  lawrs  of  physics  as  they  are 
now' known  and  establishes  not  only an 
entirely new principle  in  chemical  anal 
ysis,  but also of electrical phenomena.
The raw sugar of  commerce is nothing 
else  than  impure  sugar, the  impuritie 
consisting  of  dirt  and  molasses—every 
crystal containing more  or  less of  these, 
which either adhere by attraction  to  the 
surface  of  the  crystal,  or  are  inclosed 
within its body at its formation—that held 
upon the  surface can be washed off  with 
water, but to  remove the other it is neces­
sary  to  destroy the  body of  the  crystal 
by the process which  the  manufacturers 
term  “blowing  up,”  pass  the  solution 
through filters to strain  off  the  dirt, and 
pass  it  through a mass  of  animal  char­
coal  for  the  purpose  of  decolorization. 
The result is pure sugar held in solution, 
which is boiled up  to a point where crys- 
talization  takes  place,  and  by  various 
mechanical devices the different grades of 
refined  sugar  are  produced  from  the 
“strike” received  from  the vacuum pan, 
but  with  it  is  a certain  amount  of  re­
siduum which  has  refused to erystalize, 
and is in  fact,  uncrystalizable, and  that 
is the sugar house syrup of trade.  Within 
the  past  twenty-five  years  scientific  re­
search  in  the  department of  chemistry, 
aided by mechanical skill, has done much 
to perfect and economize this process, but 
no shorter road has ever  been  suggested 
to attain  the  result. 
In short it may be 
said  that  there  is  no process  known to 
chemical science by which  the  recrystal- 
ization of  any calt could be carried on by 
what is  understood as a dry process;  but 
we are told  the  new  method  overcomes 
this  difficulty by the  utilization of  elec­
tricity, but  in  what  way it is impossible 
even to conjecture, for electrical science, 
as thus far developed,  has  failed  to dis­
close any such property or force.  Every 
experiment made thus far in electrolysis, 
which  is  the  study of  electro  chemical 
decomposition,  shows  that  it  is only in 
solution that the electric current has any 
effect, and  the  only practical  success in 
obtaining  precipitation  has  been  in the 
well-known  principle  that  is utilized in 
electrotyping, electroplating  and  electro 
photography,  each of  which  is  another 
name for  the  same  principle. 
In other 
words, if  it were possible to force a solu­
tion of  sugar to erystalize and be precip­
itated  by  means of  the  electric  current 
there would still be left  behind the same 
uncrystalizable  product  in  the shape of 
syrup.  The investigation of  this branch

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per doz..................... $11.70
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