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THE  GREAT

Rubbers.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER  7,  1888

NO. 268,

JOHN  NICHOLSON’S  TROUBLES.

CHAPTER  VII.

A  TRAOI-COMEDT  IN  A  CAB.

and 

When  John  awoke  it  was day.  The 
low winter suu was already in  the  heav­
ens, but  his  watch  had  stopped,  and it 
was impossible to tell  the  hour  exactly. 
Ten, he guessed  it,  and  made  haste  to 
dress, dismal reflections  crowding on his 
mind.  But it was less  from  terror than 
from  regret  that  he  now  suffered;  and 
with his regret  there  were  mingled cut­
ting  pangs  of  penitence.  There  had 
fallen  upon  him a blow,  cruel,  indeed, 
but  yet only the  punishment  of  old mis­
doing;  and he had rebelled  and  plunged 
into fresh sin.  The rod  had  been  used 
to chasten, and he had hit the chastening 
fingers.  His father was right;  John had 
justified him;  John  was  no guest for de­
cent people’s houses, and  no fit associate 
for decent people’s children.  And had a 
broader hint been  needed,  there  was the 
case  of  his  old  friend.  John  was  no 
drunkard, though  lie  could  at times ex­
ceed; and  the  picture of Houston drink­
ing  spirits  at  his  hall  table struck him 
with  something  like  disgust.  He hung 
back from  meeting  his  old  friend.  He 
could  have  wished  he  had  not come to 
him;  and  yet, even now, where  else was 
he to turn ?
These musings  occupied  him while he 
dressed,  and  accompanied  him  into  the 
lobby of  the house.  The door stood open 
on  the  garden;  doubtless,  Alan  had 
stepped  forth;  and  John  did as he sup­
posed his friend  had  done.  The ground 
was hard as iron,  the frost still  rigorous; 
as he brushed among  the  hollies, icicles 
jingled  and  glittered  in  their fall;  and 
wherever he went, a volley of  eager spar­
rows  followed  him.  Here  w’ere Christ­
mas  weather  and  Christmas  morning 
duly  met,  to  the  delight  of  children. 
This  was  the  day of  reunited  families, 
the day to which he had  so  long  looked 
forward,  thinking  to  awake  in  his own 
bed  in  Randolph  Crescent,  reconciled 
with  all  men  and  repeating  the  foot­
prints  of  his  youth;  and  here  he  was 
alone,  pacing  the  alleys  of  a  wintery 
garden 
filled  with  penitential 
thoughts.
And  that  reminded  him:  why was he 
alone ?  and  where  was  Alan ?  The 
thought of  the  festal  morning  and  the 
due salutations reawakened his desire for 
his friend,  and he began to  call  for  him 
by  name.  As  the  sound  of  his  voice 
died  away, he  was  aware of  the  great­
ness of  the silence  that  environed  him. 
But  for  the  twittering of  the  sparrows 
aud the crunching of  his  own  feet upon 
the  frozen  snow,  the  whole  windless 
world of  air  hung  over  him  entranced, 
and the stillness  weighed  upon liis mind 
with a horror of  solitude.
Still calling at intervals, hut now  with 
a  moderated  voice,  he  made  the  hasty 
circuit of  the garden, and finding neither 
man nor trace of  man in all its evergreen 
turned  at  last  to  the  house. 
coverts, 
About  the  house  the  silence  seemed to 
indeed, 
deepen  strangely.  The  door, 
stood  open as  before;  hut  the  windows 
were 
chimneys 
breathed  no  stain  into  the  bright  air, 
there  sounded  abroad  none  of  that low 
stir (perhaps  audible  rather  to  the  ear 
of  the spirit than to the ear of  the  flesh) 
by which a house  announces and betrays 
its human lodgers.  And  yet  Alan  must 
he there—Alan locked  in  drunken slum­
bers,  forgetful of  the  return  of  day, of 
the holy season, and of  the  friend whom 
he  had  so  coldly received and  was now’ 
so churlishly neglecting.  John’s disgust 
redoubled  at  the  thought;  but  hunger 
was beginning to grow  stronger  than re­
pulsion,  and  as  a  step  to  breakfast,  if 
nothing  else,  he  must  find  and  arouse 
this sleeper.
He made  the  circuit  of  the  bed-room 
quarters.  All, until  he  came  to Alan’s 
chamber, were locked from  without,  and 
bore  the  marks  of  a  prolonged  disuse. 
But  Alan’s  was a room  in  commission, 
filled with clothes,  letters, hooks, and the 
conveniences  of  a  solitary  man.  The 
fire had been lighted;  hut it had long ago 
burned  out,  aud  the  ashes  were  stone 
cold.  The  bed  had  been  made, hut  it 
had not been slept in.
Worse  and  worse,  then;  Alan  must 
have  fallen  where  he  sat,  and  now 
sprawled, brutishly, no  doubt, upon  the 
dining-room floor.
The  dining-room  was  a  very  long 
apartment, and  was  reached  through  a 
passage;  so that John, upon his entrance, 
brought  hut  little  light  with  him, aud 
must  move  toward  the  windows  with 
spread  arms, groping  and  knocking  on 
the furniture.  Suddenly he »tripped and 
fell his length over a prostrate  body. 
It 
was  what  he  had  looked  for,  yet  it 
shocked  him;  aud  he  marveled  that  so 
rough an impact should  not  have kicked 
a groan  out of  the  drunkard.  Men had 
killed  themselves  ere  now  in  such ex­
cesses, a  dreary and  degraded  end  that 
made John shudder.  What if  Alan were 
dead!
By this time John had  his  hand  upon 
the shutters, aud flinging them  hack,  be­
held  once  again  the blessed face of  the 
day.  Even by that light  the  room had a 
discomfortable  air.  The  chairs  were 
scattered,  and one had been  overthrown; 
the table-cloth, laid as if  for dinner, was 
twitched upon one side, and  some of  the 
dishes  had  fallen  to  the floor.  Behind 
the  table  lay  the  drunkard,  still  un­
aroused, only one foot visible to John.
But  now  that  light  was  in the room, 
the worst  seemed  over;  it was a disgust­
ing business, hut not more  than  disgust­
ing, and it was with no  great  apprehen­
sion  that  John  proceeded  to  make  the 
circuit  of  the  table—his  last  compara­
tively tranquil moment of  that day.  No 
sooner  had  he  turned  the  corner,  no 
sooner had his eyes alighted on the hotly, 
than he gave a smothered, breathless cry, 
and fled out of  the  room  and  out  of  the 
house.
It was  not  Alan  who  lay there, hut a 
man  well  up  in  years, of  stern counte­
nance and iron-gray locks;  and it was no 
drunkard, for  the  hotly lay  in a pool of

still  shuttered, 

the 

blood, and the open eyes stared  upon the 
ceiling.
To  and  fro  walked  John  before  the 
door.  The extreme  sharpness of  the air 
acted on his  nerves  like  an  astringent, 
and braced  them  swiftly.  Presently, lie 
not  relaxing in his disordered  walk,  the 
images  began  to  come  clearer and stay 
longer in his fancy;  and  next  the power 
of  thought  came  back  to  him, and  the 
horror and danger of  his situation rooted 
him to the ground.
He grasped  his  forehead,  and  staring 
on  one  spot  of  gravel,  pieced  together 
what  he  knew  and  what-he suspected. 
Alan had murdered  some  one—possibly 
“that  man”  against  whom  the  butler 
chained  the  door  in  Regent’s  Terrace; 
possibly another;  some one, at least a hu­
man soul, whom it  was death to slay and 
whose blood  lay spilled  upon  the  floor. 
This was the reason of  the whisky drink­
ing in the  passage, of  his  unwillingness 
to welcome John, of  his strange behavior 
and bewildered words;  this  was  why he 
had started at and harped upon the name 
of  murder;  this  was  why he  had  stood 
and  ly?arkened, or  sat  and  covered  his 
eyes,  in  the  black  night.  And now he 
was gone, now he had basely fled;  and to 
all  his  perplexities  and  dangers  John 
stood heir.
“Let me think—let me think,” he said, 
aloud,  impatiently,  even  pleadingly,  as 
if  to some merciless  interrupter. 
In the 
turmoil of  his wits, a thousand hints and 
hopes  and  threats  and  terrors  dinning 
continuously in his ears,  he  was like one 
plunged in  the hubbub of  a crowd.  How 
was he to remember—he,  who  had  not a 
thought  to  spare—that  he  was  himself 
the author,  as well  as  the theater, of  so 
much confusion ?  But in hours  of  trial 
the  junto of  man’s  nature  is  dissolved, 
and anarchy succeeds.
It was  plain  he  must  stay no  longer 
where  he  was.  But  he  could  not  tell 
where  he  was  to  go;  he  must  not lose 
time on  these insolubilities.  Let him go 
hack to the beginning. 
It  was  plain he 
must  stay  no  longer  where he was. 
It 
was plain, too, that  he  must  not  flee as 
he was, for he could  not  carry his  port­
manteau,  and to flee  and  leave it, was to 
plunge deeper in the  mire.  He must go, 
leave  the  house  unguarded,  find  a cab, 
and  return—return  after  an  absence? 
Had he courage for that ?
And  just then he  spied a stain about a 
hand’s-breadth  on  his  trouser-leg,  and 
reached his finger down to touch it.  The 
finger  was  stained red;  it was blood;  he 
stared upon it with disgust, and awe, and 
terror,  and, in  the  sharpness of  the new 
sensation, fell instantly to act.
He cleansed  his  finger in the snow, re­
turned  into  the  house, drew  near  with 
hushed 
footsteps  to  the  dining-room 
door,  and  shut  and  locked it.  Then lie 
breathed a little  freer, for  here  at least 
was  an  oaken  harrier  between  himself 
and what lie  feai’ed.  Next,  he  hastened 
to his room, tore off  the  spotted trousers 
which  seemed  in  his  eye a link to hind 
him to the  gallows, flung  them  in a cor­
ner,  donned  another  pair,  breathlessly 
crammed  his  night  things into his port­
manteau,  locked  it,  swung  it  with  an 
effort from  the  ground, and, with a rush 
of  relief,  came  forth  again  under  the 
open heavens.
The  portmanteau,  being  of  occidental 
build,  was no feather-weight;  it had  dis­
tressed  the  powerful  Alan;  and  as  for 
John, he was crushed under its hulk,  aud 
the  sweat  broke  upon  him  thickly. 
Twice he  must set it down to rest before 
he  reached  the  gate;  and  when  he had 
come so far,  he must do as Alan  did, and 
take  his  seat  upon  one  corner.  Here, 
then,  he sat awhile  and panted:  hut now 
his  thoughts  were  sensibly  lightened; 
now, with the trunk standing just inside 
the  door,  some  part of  liis  dissociation 
from  the  house  of  crime  had  been 
effected  and  the  cabman  need not pass 
the  garden  wall. 
It was wonderful how 
that  relieved him;  for  the  house,  in his 
eyes,  was  a  place  to  strike  the  most 
cursory  beholder  with 
suspicion,  as 
though the very windows had  cried mur­
der.
But there was to he no remission of the 
strokes of  fate.  Ashe  thus  sat,  taking 
breath  in  the  shadow of  the  wall  andj 
hopped  about  by  sparrows,  it  chanced 
that his eye roved to the fastening of  the 
door;  and  what  he  saw  plucked him to 
his feet.  The thing loeked with a spring; 
once the door was closed, the holt shot-of 
itself;  and, without a key, there  was  no 
meaus of  entering from without.
He saw himself  obliged  to  one of  two 
disgraceful  and  perilous  alternatives: 
either to shut the door altogether and set 
his portmanteau out upon the wayside, a 
wouder to all beholders;  or to  leave  the 
door ajar, so that  any thievish  tramp or 
holiday  schoolboy  might  stray  in  and 
stumble  on  the  grisly secret.  To  the 
last, as the least  desperate,  his  mind in­
clined;  hut he must first  insure  himself 
that he was unobserved.  He peered out. 
and  down  the  long  load;  it  lay  dead 
empty.  He  went  to  the  corner  of  the 
by-road;  there,  also, not a passenger was 
stirring.  Plainly it  was, now  or  never, 
the high tide of  his affairs;  and  he drew 
the  door  as  close as he durst, slipped a 
pebble in the chink, and  made off  down­
hill to find a cab.
Half-way  down a gate  opened,  and  a 
troop of  Christmas children sallied forth 
in  the  most  cheerful  humor,  followed 
more soberly by a smiling  mother.
“And this is Christmas day I”  thought 
John;  and  could  have  laughed aloud in 
tragic  bitterness of  heart.
In front of  Donaldson’s Hospital, John 
counted it good fortune to perceive a cab 
a great  way  off,  and  by  much  shouting 
aud waving of  his arm  to  catch  the  no­
tice of  the driver.  He  counted  it  good 
fortune, for the time was long to him till 
he  should  have  (lone  forever  with the 
Lodge;  and  the  further  he  must  go  to 
find a cab, the greater the chance that the 
inevitable discovery had taken place, and 
that he should return to find  the  garden 
full of  angry neighbors.  Yet  when  the 
vehicle drew up he was sensibly chagrined

to recognize the cabman of  the  night be­
fore.
The  driver,  on  the  other  hand,  was 
pleased to  drop  again  upon  so liberal a 
fare;  and  as  he  was a man—the  reader 
mast  already  have  perceived—of  easy, 
not to say familiar, manners,  he dropped 
at once into a vein of  friendly talk, com­
menting  on  the  weather, on the  sacred 
season, which  struck  him  chiefly in the 
light  of  a day  of  liberal  gratuities,  on 
the chance which  had  reunited  him to a 
pleasing customer, aud  on  the  fact that 
John had been (as he was  pleased to call 
it) visibly “on the randan” the night be­
fore.
“And  ye look dreidful had the-day, sir, 
I must saethat,” he continued.  “There’s 
nothing like a dram for  ye—if  ye’ll take 
my advice of  it;  and bein’  as it’s  Christ­
mas,  I’m  no  saying,” he  added, with a 
fatherly  smile,  “but  what I would  join 
ye myself’.”

John had listened with a sick heart.
“I’ll give  yon a dram  wiien  we’ve got 
through,”  said  he,  affecting a sprightli­
ness which  sat  on  him  most  unhand­
somely,  “and not a drop till  then.  Bus­
iness first and pleasure afterward.”
With this promise the  driver  was pre­
vailed upon  to  clamber to his place and 
drive, with  hideous  deliberation, to  the 
door of  the Lodge.  There were no signs 
as  yet  of  any public  emotion;  only, two 
men stood not  far off  in  talk, and  their 
presence,  seen  from  afar,  set  John’s 
pulses buzzing.  He  might  have  spared 
himself  his fright, for the pair  were lost 
in  some  dispute  of  a  theological  com­
plexion,  and  with  lengthened  upper lip 
and  enumerating  fingers,  pursued  the 
matter of  their  difference,  and  paid  no 
heed to  John.
But the  cabman  proved a thorn in the 
flesh.  Nothing  would  keep  him  on his 
perch;  he must clamber  down, comment 
upon  the  pebble  in the  door (which he 
regarded as an ingenious  hut  unsafe de­
vice), help John  with  the  portmanteau, 
and enliven matters with a flow’of speech, 
and especially of  questions, which I thus 
condense:
“He’ll  no  he  here  hiinsel’, will  he? 
No?  Well,  he’s  an  eccentric  man—a 
fair  oddity—if  ye  ken  the  expression. 
Great trouble with  his  tenants, they tell 
me. 
I’ve  driven  the  fam’ly  for  years. 
I drove  a  cab  at  his  father’s  waddin’. 
What’ll  your  name  be?—I  should  ken 
your  face.  Baigrey,  ye  say ?  There 
were Baigreys  about  Gilmerton;  ye’ll be 
one  of  that  lot?  Then, 
this’ll  be  a 
friend’s  portmantie,  like?  Why?  Be­
cause  the  name  upon  it’s  Nucholson! 
Oh,  if  ye’re  in a hurry,  that’s  another 
job.  Waverly Brig’ ?  Are  ye for aw ay?”
So the friendly toper prated  and  ques­
tioned and kept John’s  heart in aflutter. 
But to this, also, as to other evils under the 
sun, there came a period; and the victim of 
circumstances  began  at  last  to  rumble 
toward the  railway terminus at Waverly 
Bridge.  During the trausit,  he  sat  with 
raised  glasses  in  the  frosty  chill  aud 
moldy fetor of  his  chariot,  and  glanced 
out  sidelong  on  the  holiday  face  of 
things, 
shuttered  shop,  and  the 
crowds along the pavement, much  as the 
rider  in  the  Tyburn  cart may have ob­
served the concourse gathering to his ex­
ecution.
At the station  his  spirits  rose  again; 
another  stage of  his  escape  was  fortu­
nately ended—he began to spy blue water. 
He called a raihvay porter,  and hade him 
carry  the  portmanteau  to  the  cloak­
room—not that lie  had  anj’ notion of  de­
lay;  flight, instant flight was  his  design, 
no  matter  whither;  hut  he  had  deter­
mined to dismiss the cabman ere he named, 
or even chose, his destination.  This was 
his cunning aim, and  now  with one foot 
on  the  roadway,  and  one  still  on  the 
coach-step,  he  made  haste  to  put  the 
thing in practice,  and  plunged  his hand 
into his trousers pocket.

the 

There was nothing there!
Oh,  yes;  this  time  he  w>as  to  blame. 
He should  have  remembered,»and  w’hen 
he deserted his blood-stained pantaloons, 
he should not have  deserted  along  with 
them his  purse.  Make  the  most  of  his 
error, and then compare it with  the pun­
ishment !  Conceive his new position, for 
I lack  words to picture it;  conceive  him 
condemned to return to that  house, from 
the  very thought  of  which  his  soul  re­
volted, and once more to  expose  himself 
to capture  on  the  very scene of  the mis­
deed;  conceive him linked to  the  moldy 
cab and a familiar cabman.  John cursed 
the cabman silently, and then it occurred 
to him that he must  stop  the  incarcera­
tion of  his  portmanteau;  that,  at  least, 
he  must  keep  close  at  hand,  and  he 
turned to recall  the  porter.  But his re­
flections,  brief  as  they  had  appeared, 
must have occupied  him  longer than he 
supposed,  and there was the man already 
returning with the receipt.
Well, that was settled;  he had  lost his 
portmanteau,  also;  for the sixpence with 
which he had paid  the  Murrayfield  Toll 
w as one that  had  strayed  alone into his 
waistcoat  pocket,  and  unless  he  once 
more  successfully  achieved  the  adven­
ture  of  the  house  of  crime,  his  port­
manteau lay in the cloak-room in  eternal 
pawn, for  lack  of  a fee.  And  then  he 
remembered  the  porter, who  stood  sug­
gestively  attentive,  words  of  gratitude 
hanging on his  lips.
John hunted right and left;  he found a 
coin—prayed  God  that  it  w'as  a  sover­
eign—drew  it  out,  beheld a penny,  and 
offered it to the porter.

out of  railway decency.

The man’s  jaw dropped.
“It’s only a penny,” he  said,  startled 
“I  know  that,”  said  John, piteously.
And here the porter  recovered the dig­
nity of  man.
“Thank  you,  sir,” said  he, aud  would 
have  returned  the  base  gratuity.  But 
John, too, would none of  it;  aud  as they 
struggled, w’ho must  join in but  the cab­
man ?
“Hoots, Mr. Baigrey,”  said  he,  “you 
surely forget what day it is !”
“I tell  you I have  no  change !”  cried 
John.
“Well,”  said  the  driver,  “and  what

the 

then?  I  would  rather  give  a  man  a 
shillin’ on a day like this  than  put  him 
off  with  a  derision  like a bawbee. 
I’m 
surprised  at 
like  of  you,  Mr. 
Baigrey!”
“My name is not  Baigray !”  broke out 
John, in mere  childish  temper  and dis­
tress.
“Ye told me it was  yoursel’,” said  the 
cabman.
“I  know  I  did;  and  what  the  devil 
right  had  you  to  ask?”  cried  the  un­
happy one.
“Oh, very well,”  said  the  driver.  “I 
know7  my place,  if  you  know  yours—if 
you  know  yours!”  he  repeated,  as  one 
who should imply grave doubt;  and mut­
tered inarticulate thunders,  in which the 
grand old name of  gentleman  was  taken 
seemingly in vain.
Oh, to have been able to discharge this 
monster, whom John now perceived, with 
tardy, clear-sightedness,  to  have  begun 
betimes  the  festivities  of  Christmas! 
But  far  from  any  such  ray of  consola­
tion  visiting  the  lost, he  stood  bare of 
help  and  helpers;  his  portmanteau  se­
questered  in  one  place,  his  money de­
serted  in  another  and  guarded  by  a 
corpse;  himself,  so  sedulous of  privacy, 
the cynosure of  all men’s eyes  about the 
station;  and, as if  these were not enough 
mischances,  he  was  now  fallen  in  ill- 
blood  with  the  beast  to  whom his pov­
erty had linked him I  In  ill-blood, as he 
reflected dismally, with  the witness who 
perhaps might hang or save him !  There 
was no time to be lost;  he durst  not  lin­
ger any  longer in that  public  spot;  and 
whether he  had  recourse to dignity or ta 
conciliation,  the  remedy  must  be  ap­
plied  at  once.  Some  happily surviving: 
element of  manhood  moved  him  to  the 
former.
“Let us have  no  more  of  this,”  said 
he, his  foot  once  more  upon  the  step. 
“Go hack to where we came from.”
He had avoided the  name of  any desti­
nation, for  there  was  now quite a little 
hand of  railway folk  about the  cab, and 
he  still  kept  an  eye  upon the court of 
justice,  and  labored to avoid  concentric 
evidence.  But here again the  fatal  cab­
man outmanceuvered  him.
“Back  to  the  Ludge?”  cried  he,  in 
shrill tones of  protest.
“Drive on  at  once!”  roared John, and 
slammed  the  door  behind  him,  so  that 
the crazy chariot rocked and  jingled.
Forth trundled the cab  into the Christ­
mas streets,  the  fare  within  plunged in 
the  blackness  of  a  despair  that  neigh­
bored on unconsciousness,  the  driver  on 
the box digesting his rebuke and his cus­
tomer’s  duplicity. 
I  would  not  be 
thought to put the  pair  in  competition: 
John’s case was out of  all parallel.  But 
the cabman,  too, is worth  the  sympathy 
of  the  judicious;  for  he  was a fellow of 
genuine  kindliness  and a high  sense  of 
personal  dignity incensed  by drink;  and 
his advances had  been  cruelly aud  pub­
licly  rebuffed.  As  he  drove, therefore, 
he counted his  wrongs,  and  thirsted  for 
sympathy and  drink.  Now’,  it  chanced 
he had a friend, a publican,  from whom, 
in  view  of  the  sacredness  of  the  occa­
sion, he thought he might extract  a dram. 
And  the  charioteer,  already  somewhat 
mollified, turned aside  his  horse  to  the 
right.
John,  meanwhile,  sat  collapsed,  his 
chin  sunk  upon  his  chest,  his  mind in 
abeyance.  The  smell  of  the  cab  was 
still  faintly  present to his senses,  and a 
certain leaden chill about his feet; all else 
had disappeared in  one  vast  oppression 
of  calamity  and  physical  faintness. 
It 
was drawing on to noon—two-aud-twenty 
hours since he had  broken  bread;  in the 
interval, he had suffered tortured of  sor­
row  and  alarm,  and  been  partly tipsy; 
and though  it  was  impossible to say he 
slept, yet when the cab  stopped, and the 
cabman thrust his head into the window’, 
his  attention  had  to  he  recalled  from 
depths of  vacancy.
“If you’ll no stand me  a  dram,”  said 
the driver,  with  a  well-merited  severity 
of tone and manner,  “I dare say ye’ll have 
no objection to my taking  one  mysel’?”
“Yes—no—do what you like,”  return­
ed John;  aud then, as he watched his tor­
mentor mount the  stairs  and  enter  the 
whisky-shop,  there floated  into  his mind 
a sense as of something long ago familiar. 
At  that  he  started,  fully  awake,  and 
stared at the shop-front.  Yes,  he  knew 
it, hut when, aud how?  Long  since,  he 
thought; and then, casting his eye through 
the front glass, which had been  recently 
occluded by the figure  of  the  driver, he 
beheld  the  tree-tops  of  the rookery in 
Randolph  Crescent.  He  was  close  to 
home—home,  where  he  had  thought at 
that hour to he sitting in the well-remem­
bered drawing-room in friendly converse; 
and, instead—!
It was his first impulse to drop into the 
bottom of the cab;  liis next, to cover  his 
face with  his  hands.  So  he  sat,  while 
the cabman toasted the publican,  and the 
publican toasted the  cabman,  and  both 
reviewed the affairs of the nation;  so  he 
still sat, when his  master  condescended 
to return and drive off at last  down  hill, 
along the curve of Lynedoch Place;  but, 
even so sitting, as he  passed  the  end of 
his  father’s  street  he  took  one  glance 
from between  shielding  fingers  and  be­
held a doctor’s carriage at the door.
“Well,  just  so,”  thought  he;”  “I’ll 
have  killed  my  father!  And  this  is 
Christmas-day!”

[CONTINUED  NEXT  W EEK.]
A  Ladder  to  Business.

From  th e A m erican  Storekeeper.
To ingenious clerks w ho have been fol­
lowing out the ideas we have been  trying 
to give through this column,  we  suggest 
that some of the commonest objects of ev­
ery-day life offer  excellent  subjects  for 
w indow’ decoration.  One of  these  is the 
ladder.  This may be carried  out  in  al­
most  any  line  of  goods  and in a great 
many  different  ways  in  one  line.  We 
recommend  that  our  readers  knock  a 
frame  together  which  will  bear a well- 
proportioned  size  to  the  window,  and 
trim  it  up  with  some  of  the  stock on 
hand.  We believe it can be made real at­
tractive.

YOL.  6,
TWO  G W   LEADERS !

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  H u m p s ,”
Warren's ‘Silver Spots.'

AND  THEIRTRUXNING  MATES,

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, WBRREff 4G0.

MANUFACTURERS

High Grade Cigars,

FLINT,  MICHIGAN.
B E L K N A P
Wagon  and  Sleigh  Go,,

M anufacturers of

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

W AGONS

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.
{3P"Special  attention  given 
to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.
Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids

§  Jeweler,
44  GÄNÄL  ST.,
Grand Rapids,  -  fflish,
LETTER COPYING  BOOK,

A new SELF-MOISTENING leaf  book,  requir­
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kept moist far days, ready for instant copy.
It is a great success, being  the  finest  copying  book 
For circulars and prices address 

Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 5,1888.
we ever used. 
Valley City Tablb Co.
THE  LYMAN  AGENCY,  Kalamazoo, Mich.

BOOK-KEEPING

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No Charging!
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No  Writing!

No Disputing of I ggoM s! 

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THE NEW EST AND BEST SYSTEM 

ON  THE  MARKET.

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3.00
$  5 
$10 
4.00
$20 
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Subject to th e follow in g discounts :
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Send in sample order and put your  business 
on a cash basis.
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Industrial  School of Business

Its graduates succeed.  Write

Is noted for THOROUGHNESS.
W.  N.  FERRIS,

Big Rapids, Mich.

HAS  REMOVED  FROM

46  Ottawa  Street,

0 3 -0 5   Pearl  St.

M o re  R o o m !-  
B ette r   F a c ilitie s!

The  Inspection  of tiie  Trade  is 

Solicited.

Our  old  store,  three  floors  and  base­
ment, with gas engine  and  elevator,  for 
rent on favorable  terms.

I  have  removed my  stock from 
40 and 42 South Division  Street to

19 S. Ionia St.

NEW   BLODGETT  BLOCK,

where five floors and a basement af­
ford me better facilities  than  ever 
before  for the  proper  prosecution 
of my business.

Daniel Lynch,

-----SUCCESSOR TO-----

FRED D. YJLE At CO.

SAFES!

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

0. M. GOODRICH & CO.,

With  Safety Deposit  Co., Basement o i Wid- 

dicomb Blk.

THURBER,  WHYLAKD  &  CO.,

NEW  YORK,

RELIABLE

FOOD  PRODUCTS.

[It is both p leasan t an d  profitable  fo r  m erchants to 
occasionally v isit New York, and a ll such a re  cordially 
invited to  call, look th ro u g h  o u r establishm ent, corner 
W est Broadw ay, Reade  and Hudson streets, an d   m ake 
o u r acquaintance, w hether  th ey  w ish to  buy goods or 
n ot.  Ask fo r a  m em ber o f th e  firm.]

Our complete line of 

Stationers’  and Druggists’

F A N C Y

G O O D S

— AND—

H o l i d a y

N o v e l t i e s
are ready for inspection.  Every 
dealer,  when visiting Grand Rap­
ids,  should  be  sure  and  look 
through our lines.

Eaton, Lpn i  Go,,
FOURTH NATIONAL BAM

20 and 22 Monroe St.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J. Bow se, President.

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

H.  W.  Nash,  Cashier.
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general  banking business.

M ake a  Specialty o f C ollections.  A ccounts 

o f Country M erchants Solicited.

JULIUS  HOUSEMAN, Pres.,

A . 1Î. WATSON. Treas..
CASH CAPITAL, $20 0 ,0 0 0 .

S. F. A SPIN W A LL. Secy. 

G.  M.  MUNGER  &  CO.,
Successors to Allen’s Laundry.
Mail and Express orders  attended  to with 

GRAND  R A PID S.

piom ptness.  N ice W ork, Q uick Tim e 

Satisfaction Guaranteed.

W .  E.  HAUL,, J r., 

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M anager.

CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

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

Write for Fall Prices and Discounts.

G.  R.  MAYHEW,

86  Monroe  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Voigt, HflmoMflior & Go.,
Go,
D r y  

Importers and Jobbers of

STAPLE and FANCY.

O v e r a lls,  P a n ts ,  E tc.,

OUR  OWN  MAKE.

A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF

Fancy  Grockerg and

Fancg  Woodenware.

OUR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection  solicited.  Chicago  and  De? 

troit prices guaranteed.

Hillers, Attention

We are making  a  Middlings 
Purifier and Flour Dresser that 
will save you their cost at least 
three times each year.
They  are  guaranteed  to  do 
more  work in less  space (with 
less  power  and  less  waste) 
than  any  other  machines  of 
their  class.
Send  for  descriptive  cata­
logue with testimonials.
Martin’s  Middlings  Pnrifler  Co.,

GRIND  RHP1DS,  MICH.

W   H   I   IP  S

Full line.  Cash prices this month. 

GRAHAM ROTS,  -  Grand Rapids. Mich.

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TheMichiganTradesman

Official O rgan of M ichigan Business Mi n ’s  Association.

A  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Wolderine State,

K.  A.  STOWE  &  URO.,  Proprietors.

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

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W ED NESD A Y , NOVEM BER 7,  1888.

REMOVAL  NOTICE.

E. A. Stowe & Bro., publishers of  The 
Tradesman,  and  the  Fuller  &  Stowe 
Company have  leased the three-story and 
basement  building  at  100  Louis  Street, 
near the corner of  Ionia street  and  will 
take  possession  of 
the  same  about 
November 15.

The change in location will be particu­
larly  acceptable  to the  patrons of  The 
Tradesman,  as it places the  office in the 
center of  the  jobbing  trade of  the  city, 
making  it  more  available  for  all  con­
cerned, especially the visiting merchants 
whose  business  is  principally with  the 
wholesale dealers.  The  latch-string will 
be out the same as heretofore,  but on the 
ground  floor,  instead of  the  third  storv.

GERMANY’S  RELIGIOUS ATTITUDE 
There is. strong  reason to believe  that 
the Papacy was building  great  hopes on 
the  visit of  the  Emperor of  Germany to 
the Vatican,  and  that  Leo XIII.  made a 
personal appeal to  him  in  behalf  of  the 
restoration of  the temporal power. 
It is 
said that the Emperor  treated the appeal 
with  impatience,  changed the  subject of 
conversation,  and went straight from the 
Vatican to the  Quirinal  palace, to  indi­
cate  his  entire  want  of  sympathy with 
the  Papal  aspirations.  What  else,  in­
deed, eould  be  expected  of  a Ilohenzol- 
lem ?  It never has  been  the  fashion of 
that house to tolerate  the  aspirations of 
the  clergy  to  manage  Church  affairs, 
much  less  those of  the  State.  Catholic 
and Protestant alike have had to  yield to 
the stubborn Prussian traditions that the 
civil power is supreme, if not over  men’s 
consciences,  at  any rate  over  the exter­
nal arrangements of  the  visible  church. 
Twice only have they yielded a point, and 
in each case the yielding lias been small as 
possible.  They  allowed the  strict  Lu­
therans,  whom  their policy of  a union of 
Reformed and  Lutheran had  driven  out 
of  the State  Church,  to organize  for  the 
government  of  their  own  churches;  but 
■only  after  prolonged 
resistance  had 
shown  it  was  impossible  to force  them 
back.  And they retracted the false steps, 
out of harmony  with Prussian traditions, 
into which the National Liberals seduced 
Prince  Bismarck  in  the  passage of  the 
May  Laws against the  Catholic  Church. 
'But  here also  determined resistance and 
political necessities co-operated to secure 
a  retraction,  which  was made  as  scanty 
as possible.

Nothing  could  be  more  futile  than  to 
■suppose  that  the chief  Protestant  ruler 
of  Europe sees in the Papacy any sancti­
ty which  would  lead  him to  help to  set 
up in Italy a state of things he would not 
tolerate  in  Germany.  Three  centuries 
ago the Bishop of Rome  was one of many 
bishops  who  combined  temporal  with 
spiritual  jurisdiction.  All  these  com­
binations  of 
jurisdictions  have  been 
swept  away elsewhere,  and it is  now the 
Bishop of  Rome  alone who  still  refuses 
.to  recognize  the  inevitable. 
lie,  too, 
must  come to  see that  such a reaction is 
impossible,  yet  the  recent  utterances of 
the  Pope only  show that  the  Emperor’s 
rebuff has irritated without  enlightening 
him.
ALL  BUTTER  OLEOMARGARINE.
A  Boston  dispatch,  bearing  date  of 

November 1, is as follows:
The  butter  coloring which  nearly  all 
the  farmers  and  creameries  use  in  in­
creasing the yellow tint of  their  product 
,is annatto boiled in cotton seed oil.  The 
.New England Farmer of  this week  pub­
lishes a letter  from the  Commissioner  of 
Internal  Revenue  with  a  decision  that 
such  a  mixture,  although  containing  an 
extremely  -small  amount of  cotton  seed 
oil, comes,within the letter of the statute 
ilefining oleomargarine.
As  nine-tenths of  the butter  made  on 
■the  factory  plan and  by the  farmers  is 
colored  by the  use  of  annatto  prepara­
tions, it  is  difficult  to  see wherein  this 
«decision,  if  rigidly  enforced,  will  not 
work  great  injury to the  butter industry 
of the country,  by putting it  on the same 
basis as the bogus  butter business.

BE  TRUE TO YOUR  EMPLOYER.
It  does not  pay to betray an employer 
for  the  sake  of  a  few  dollars’  gain. 
There may be times  when  such a course 
will result to the  temporary financial ad­
vantage  of  the  principal  actor,  but  in 
the  end  the  advantage  gained  is  more 
than lost.

As  an  instance  of  the  way in  which 
betrayals of  confidence  usually result, it 
is only necessary to refer to a recent case 
in  point  happening  in  this  city:  Two 
houses were bidding for  the  same  trade 
with a persistence seldom met with, even 
in  the  jobbing  business.  The  manager

the  employe, 

of one house conceived the idea of hiring 
the  book-keeper  away  from  the  other 
firm,  and accordingly made such arrange­
ments  with 
the  latter 
agreeing  to  deliver  up  to  the new em­
ployer all the points he was able to pick up 
regarding the  business of  the old  house. 
It was not  his services the new employer 
wanted, but the  private  information  he 
was  supposed  to  possess—information 
which should have been held as sacred as 
life.  The result was that the book-keep­
er  secured  a  liberal  advance in  salary. 
He understood that  the advance was  not 
paid out of consideration for his value as 
a worker,  but  because the new  employer 
placed  a  premium  upon  the  business 
secrets  he was,  supposedly,  able  to  de­
liver  to the  purchaser.

The  sequel  of  the  matter  is  that  as 
soon as the book-keeper was pumped dry 
he  was cast  aside—not  because his work 
was not  satisfactory,  but  for  the  reason 
that the new employer realized that if he 
could  be bought  once he  could  be  pur­
chased  again, and  was  consequently  not 
a safe  man to  entrust  with the  business 
secrets common to a mercantile establish­
ment.  The  man  is  out  of  employment 
to-day, and is as much an object of scorn 
to the  business  public  as  if  he  were  a 
traitor  to  his  country.  And  so  it  will 
always  be with  those  who  seek to build 
themselves up at the expense of others!

THE  CAMPAIGN  AT  AN  END.
The  campaign  of  1888  is  over.  The 
day of  parades,  conventions  and  mass- 
meetings is past and the voice of  the pol­
itician  is  no  longer  heard  in the  land. 
The  convictions,  pro and con,  upon the 
main questions at issue, which have kept 
up  a  continual  strife  for  months  past 
amongst  the  editors,  the  idlers  at  the 
corner grocery,  the  workmen  in the fac­
tory—and even in the social circle—these 
convictions have at  last  had  expression 
at the polls,  and the result will be known 
on the completion of  the  canvass  which 
is now  taking place.  Whatever  that re­
sult  may be—and  it  is  not very plainly 
foreshadowed  at  this  writing—we  are 
still  to live together,  come  weal  or come 
woe,  as  one  people, under one  flag—cit­
izens of  one  common  country, who must 
suffer alike if  the  government  be  weak, 
venal  or  usurping,  or  share  alike  the 
blessings of  a wise and pure rule.

Politics is not all we  have  to  do  with 
as a people.  The  fact is, the  subject ab­
sorbs a thousand  times  too  much of  the 
people’s  time,  and  our  campaigns  too 
much  of  their  money.  The  experience 
of  a hundred  years plainly demonstrates 
the  fact  that  there is a crying necessity 
for extending the presidential  term;  and 
the  lessons  taught  by  every  campaign 
within  the  remembrance  of  the  writer 
would seem  to  convince  every unpreju­
diced  observer that  the  commercial  in­
terests of  the country would be infinitely 
better off  if  the campaign  periods  were 
greatly  shortened,  the  terms  of  office 
greatly lengthened and the election dates 
fixed in other than business seasons.

BULGARIA  AND  ROUMANIA.

The  plucky  prince  of  Bulgaria  still 
holds his throne, in spite of the announce­
ment  that  the Great  Powers had  agreed 
to sacrifice  him to the wrath of  the Czar. 
He  meets  the  Sobrauje  with  a  smiling 
face  and  cheerful  words, declaring  that 
Bulgaria  is  satisfied  with  the  existing 
arrangements,  and only  wishes to be left 
to  work out  her own  destiny.  And  the 
evidence  in hand  all  goes  to  show  that 
this is a primer  estimate of the situation. 
The  Bulgarians like  the  Prince  for  his 
courage  and  his  hearty devotion  to  the 
welfare of his principality. 
If he  be the 
“light  weight”  he  was  pronounced  by 
the  newspapers  of  central  Europe,  the 
wonder of his success is the greater.

His  neighbors of  Roumania  have been 
threatened  with  an  agrarian  revolution, 
but the recent elections give the Consera- 
tive  party  a  majority  over  all  other 
groups in both the Senate and  the Cham­
ber of  Deputies.  As the latter is elected 
by  the  tax-payers,  and  as these  are  di­
vided  into  electorial  colleges  according 
to  their  estates  and  their tax  bills,  the 
majority In question may represent  only 
a  minority of  the people. 
In that  case 
the  uprising of  the peasants  against  the 
indlords  may represent  an amount  and 
a  degree of  popular discontent  sufficient 
to  effect a revolution in the  near  future.
The  people  of  Manitoba  have  about 
come to blows with the  Canadian  Pacific 
over  the  right  to  construct  their  new' 
railroad into the  United  States across its 
track. 
It wTas understood  that  the  gen­
eral right of  the province to build such a 
road  had  been  conceded  at Ottawa. 
If 
so, the  opposition  of  the  Canadian  Pa­
cific  is  simply  futile.  No  such  right 
of  way has  been  given  it as warrants it 
in denying to the Manitoba  Railroad  the 
right to cross it.  The  case  has been ap­
pealed to the  Supreme  Court of  the Do­
minion, which  cannot  render a decision 
for  some  months  yet.  But  the  Man­
itobans have given  repeated  evidence of 
their  intention  to  persevere  until  they 
have carried  their  point,  and  that  they 
will use their  right  to  secede  from  the 
Dominion  and  set  up  for themselves if 
they cannot have their railroad inside the 
Dominion. 
In  that  case,  what  would 
become of  the Canadian Pacific ?

FADED/LIGHT  TEXT

STRAY  FACTS.

Ryerson—The  Scandinavian  Stock Co. 
w ill not rebuild its store this fall, but will 
occupy  one  of  the  stores  now  being 
erected by J.  S.  Anderson.

One of the most disagreeable features of 
the  campaign  just  closed  is  the  great 
number of wragers made by business  men 
on the result of the  election.  Many bets 
have  been  made  by  merchants who  are 
seriously inconvenienced by the funds so 
Greenville—Geo.  B.  Caldwell  has  sold 
his  interest  hi  the  Greenville  Electric
tied up  and  many of  those who  lose—as
half of  them  necessarily  must—will  be | Light  Co.  and  will  probably  engage  in 
compelled  to  hand  over  money  which I the same business at some other location, 
might better be devoted to the liquidation  Nashville—Brooks  &  Smith  are  erect-
ing  a  second  cold  storage  warehouse,
of debts. 
similar to the one at their creamery, which
they will  use  exclusively for  their  fruit
trade.

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

grand rapids gossip. 

F. J. Cox  has arranged  to  remove  his  Detroit—Jas.  A.  Hinchman &'Co.,  pro­
grocery  stock  from  Harbor  Springs  to |* P r ie to rs  of  the  Diamond  Medicine  Co. 
have merged their business into  a  stock
this c ity . 
company under the style of  the  Jas.
Hinchman Co.

_____ 

Detroit—F.  A.  Smith,  Yiee-presideni 
of  the  Merchants’  National  Bank  of 
W.  E.  Rogers  &  Co.  have  engaged  in j Battle Creek, has  come to Detroit  as As
the  Commercial 

S.  G. Van Ostram  has engaged  in  the 
grocery business at Hart.  Lemon,  Hoops 
& Peters furnished the stock.

the grocery  business at Saugatuck.  The 
stock was purchased at this market.

sistant  Cashier 
National Bank.

in 

Hillyer  &  Gates  have  removed  their 
grocery stock from Greenville to this city, 
locating at 281 South Division street.

Martin Buszkiewicz has engaged in the 
boot  and  shoe  business  at  109  West 
Bridge  street.  Rindge,  Bertsch  &  Co. 
furnished the stock.

Wm.  H.  Sigel  has  sold  his  grocery 
stock on West  Leonard  street to A.  Mul­
der  &  Sons, of  Spring  Lake.  The  firm 
will also  continue their  grocery business 
at Spring Lake.

The  Steele  Packing  &  Provision  Co. 
informs The Tradesman  that  the  new 
market of  the  corporation in the McMul­
len  block  will  be a wholesale  dej^ot  as 
well  as  a  retail  establishment;  that  it 
will  be  fitted  up regardless of  expense, 
and that the opening will occur about the 
15th.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—A.  Lightheart  re­
cently sold his grocery and feed busines 
to C. Aylwin and skipped to Boodletowu, 
Ontario.  He left about  8S,000  debts  be­
hind  him,  one-half  to  Chicago,  Grand 
Rapids and Detroit  jobbers,  and the other 
half  to the farmers in the vicinity of  the 
place.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Clarion—Blood  Bros,  have  assigned 
their sawmill to Jas.  R. Wylie  of  Petos- 
key.

Saginaw — Smith  &  Kinney  succeed 
Smith & Grossman in the manufacture of 
furniture.

Kalamazoo—Wiuans,  Pratt & Co.  suc­
ceed  Geo.  II.  Wiuans & Co.  in the manu­
facture of  w'agons and road carts.

Hudsonville—Thomas  Curry’s sawmill 
burned last Wednesday night, along with 
some  logs and  lumber,  involving  a  loss 
of about 86,000.

The Grand  Rapids  Tank  Line Co.  has 
one  tank wagon  running in  the city  and 
is building up considerable outside trade.
The  manager  of  the  company,  J.  M.
Anisansel,  pays  occasional  visits  to  the 
outside  trade  and  will  continue  them 
until  he has  covered  all the  trade tribu-1 nor are the incorperators. 
tary to the market. 
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Gripsack Brigade.

Detroit—The Detroit Vise Co. lias been 
organized, for  the  purpose of  manufac­
turing  vises and analogous articles, with 
a capital of 850,000, half of which  is paid 
in.  Hugh  Johnson,  Moses  A.  Hawkes, 
Geo. C. Wetherbee and Julius A.  Grosve-

The Gunn  Hardware  Co.  foreclosed its 
mortgage, on the hardware stock of Thos. 
Beucus, at  Cedar  Springs,  one  day  last 
week.  A  first  mortgage was  held  by  a 
brother  of  Mr. Beucus,  the  security  of 
the  Gunn  Hardware  Co.  being  of  a 
secondary  character.  There  is  enough 
stock to  pay both  claims, but  unsecured 
creditors  will  probably  realize  little  on 
their accounts.

Max Mills and Yankee Crawford paired 

off  on election.

Miss  M.  L.  Sherman,  representing  the 
Lapham-Dodge  Co., the Cleveland  wash­
board manufacturers, was in town Satur­
day.

R.  D.  McNaiigliton.  the  Coopersville 
general dealer,  was in town  Saturday on 
his way home from Whitney ville, whither 
he was called to attend  the  funeral of  a 
relative.

A R O U N D   T H E   S T A T E .
Jacobsville—P.  C. Bailey  has 

his drug stock to Groverton.

Avery—Ira  D.  Wagner  has 

grocery stock to J. J.  Leggett.

Sturgis—P. D.  Keim  succeed 

Keim in the grocery business.

Sault Ste.  Marie—C. L.  Ande: 
hardware dealer,  has assigned.
St.  Ignace—L.  J.  Monteith 
C. Faut in the  grocery business.

Lisbon—A  man  named  Pomero; 

engaged in the grocery business.

Big  Rapids—John  G.  Martz  has 
his clothing stock to Thos.  Skelton.

Sparta—J.  O.  Norton  is  adding  a 

grocery stock to his bakery business.

Kalamazoo—Welch &  Russell  succeed 

E. A. Welch in the grocery business.

Hillsdale—W.  J.  Winaus  &  Co.  suc­

ceed Card & Willetts in general trade.

Laingsburg—M.  B.  Liddell  succeeds 
Liddell & Hunt in the banking  business.
Shelby—Thomas Ferris has engaged in 
the clothing,  rubber and mitten business.
Detroit—F.  J.  Simmons  succeeds  Sim­
mons & Jameson in the grain commission 
business,

Oxford—Temstead &  Wilkinson  have 
sold their drug stock to  Dr.  II.  G.  Iile, 
late of Rochester.

Plainwell—N.  L.  Birchard succeeds M. 
Eldred in the agricultural implement and 
windmill business.

Bay City—E.  Von Herman  &  Co. have 
bought the Coman  drug  stock of  the ex­
ecutrix of  the estate.

Lisbon—T.  H. Conilra  has  engaged  in 
general  trade in the store formerly occu­
pied by II. M.  Freeman.

removed

Geo. Hodge, Upper Peninsula traveling 
for  Lemon.  Hoops  & 
old  his  Peters,  was  in  town  over Sunday.  He 
expects  to  find a foot of  snow  when  he 

representative 

Pope  &  returns to the Soo.

son.  the

succeed;

Secretary Alii I s  informs  The  Trades­
man  that a meeting of  the  Board  of  Di­
rectors  of  Michigan  Division,  T.  P.  A., 
will beheld at Sweet’s Hotel, in this city, 
on Friday evening of this week, 

has 

TV indy  Hawkins  is  authority  for  the 
statement  that  H.  R.  Savage—otherwise 
old  known  as  “Absolute  Dick"—has  more 
customers and  sells more goods than any 

a  other salesman in his line in the State, 

j 

J.  II.  McKelvey,  for  the  past  seven 
years with the Diamond Wall Finish Co., 
has  engaged  to  travel  for  Coffin, Devoe 
&  Co., of  Chicago,  taking  the  trade  of 
Michigan  and  Northern  Indiana  as  his 
territory.  He  starts  out  on his  initial 
trip next week.

Wm.  II.  Allen  has  put  an  additional 
wagon on the road,  covering territory not 
It will be 
traveled  by  the  old  wagon. 
manned  by  Lincoln  Lemon, 
late  of 
Kalamo.  The  old  wagon  will  be man­
aged  by  William  Huygue,  while 
the 
owner will devbte his  entire  attention to 
the city trade.

B.  S.  Davenport  has resigned  his posi­
tion with  Reeder, Palmer &, Co.  to accept 
a  situation  as  traveling  salesman  for 
Olney,  Shields & Co.  He  is  posting  up 
this  week  and  starts out  on his  initial 
trip  next  week.  His  territory will  in­
clude  the  towns on  the  I).,  G.  II.  &  M. 
and I).,  L.  & N. Railways.

Everson

Mt.  Clemens—Eyth  &  Charbeneau, 
dealers in groceries  and  crockery,  have 
dissolved, each continuing.

Now that the  campaign  is  practically 
ended,  the  foolishness  of  dividing  the 
traveling  men  on  the  political  issue is
clearly apparent.  Tlie  division lias been 
J. H.  Smith is erecting a new  productive of  wounds which  will  never 
building on  the site of  the burned  store,  heal and of bitternesses which no amount 
which he will occupy with his meat busi-  of  subsequent  association  will  remove, 
ness. 
Before  so  ill  advised  a  movement was
Ionia—B.  II.  Stanton  has  sold  his i 
made, the  traveling  men of  this  market 
bakery  and  restaurant  to  D.  Prentice, j 
pulled together  like a unit,  but  much  of 
formerly  engaged  in  the  same  business 
the cordiality of  the past will be lacking 
at Grand Ledge.
in the  future.

Paris—Leggett  Bros.  &  Co.  are  suc­
The last time Steve Sears went to Man­
ceeded  by Dennis  Leggett  &  Co.  The ! 
istee  he  wrote  ahead  to  the  Durham 
change  in firm  grew out of  the death  of I
House for a room,  especially  requesting
Dr.  I.  J.  Leggett a couple of  weeks  ago. j that a little lunch be  prepared  and  sent 
Hamilton  H. J. Fisher  now  occupies  to his  room,  as he  would  arrive  late  in 
two stores, one 20x60 feet in  dimensions  the evening.  What was Steve’s surprise, 
and the other 18x50 feet.  His  stock  in- j on going to his room on his  arrival at the 
eludes full lines of dry  goods,  clothing,  house, to find a half-barrel of beer on tap, 
boots and shoes, groceries,  crockery  and j a stock of  sandwiches as big  as a sample 
glassware and drugs and medicines. 
j trunk  and  a  turnip,  elaborately  orna- 
Muskegon  B.  Borgman  has  sold  his j mooted.  The scene was so touching that 

general  stock to  John  Medema, who has J Steve could not control his emotions.
been  in  Borgman’s  employ for  the  past I 
fifteen years.  Mr. Borgman is one of the j  Merchants  should  remember  that  the 
pioneer  merchants of  the  city  and  his  f®}ebrated “Crescent,” “White Rose” and 
“Royal Patent” brands of  flour  are man-
retirement  from  trade will  be generally  ufaetured  and  sold  only  by  the  Voigt 
I Milling Co.
regretted. 

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. 

The  Sugar Trade  Outlook.

The  world’s  consumption  of  sugar in 
1887-8S is placed by the London Economist 
at 5,107,000 tons,  a decrease from the pre­
ceding year.  Of this amount 2,407,000 tons 
was beet sugar  and  2,500,000  tons  cane 
sugar.  The  world's  stocks  in  addition 
are  200,000  toils  smaller than at the be­
ginning of  the last sugar  year.  The cur­
rent  year’s  consumption  is estimated  at
5.200.000  tons,  an  increase  of  nearly
100.000  tons.  M.  Lipht’s estimate of this 
year’s beet crop is 2,850,000  tons.  With 
a  yield of  cane sugar  equal to  last  year 
the  total  supply would  reach  5,350,000 
tons  a  surplus  over  consumption  of
150.000  tons.  On  this  basis  stocks  in 
September,  1889,  would  about  reach the 
figures  of  September,  1887.  The  Econ­
omist says,  in  conclusion,  “there  would 
appear to be not  much  room for a lower 
range of  prices than that  now  current.”

FOK  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

A dvertisem ents will be inserted  tinder  th is  bead for 
tw o  cents  a   word  th e  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
m ent tak en  fo r less th an  85 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

FO B  SALE.

91

313

I TOR  SALE—A  STOCK  OF MERCHANDISE  IN  THE 

th riv in g  village of  S p arta  situated  a t  th e   ju n c­
tion of the T. S. & M. and C. & W. M. R. R’s.  Stock  will 
invoice ab o u t $2,000.  Must be sold a t once.  Store  fo r 
ren t.  A. F. H arrison. S parta,  Mich. 
[.TOR  SALE—A  GOOD  HORSE  AND  DELIVERY  WAG- 
1 

on.  Enquire a t 193 T enth 8 treet. 

one  of  th e   best  pieces  of  business  pro p erty   in 
cen tral  M ichigan;  will  be  sold  exceedingly  cheap. 
Address Thos. Gordon, jr. Assignee, Howell,  Mich.  310

F o r   s a l e —t h e   c it y   m il l s, a t  h o w e l l .  m ic h . j
I  ¡TOR  SALE—DESIRABLE  STOCK  OF  DRUGS  AND 
I TOR SALE—OUR  RETAIL  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES 

wall paper.  Location, A  1, in county seat.  Only 
those  m eaning  business  need  apply,  Address  D  W, 
care Tradesm an. 

a t 110 Monroe street, Grand Rapids.  Goods a re all 
new.  The stand is  in  th e  best  location  in  tow n  and 
can be leased.  Bemis Bros. 
TTOR SALE—TWO  GOOD,  SECOND-HAND  RE-SAWS; 
A.  36-inch wheel band  saw;  knife  g rin d er;  m ortiser; 
rip saw table, e tc .;  also  full  line  of  new  m achinery. 
F. B. W iggins & Co., M achinery  Depot,  E ast  Saginaw, 
Mich. 

F o 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 
in connection.  W ill inventory ab o u t $6,000.  Located 
centrally and one of th e best points fo r  retail business 
In th e city.  Good reasons fo r  selling.  Address  H ard­
ware, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

309

300

307

301

. 

293

TOR  SALE  CHEAP — 18-HORSE  POWER  ENGINE, 

Good as new.  Àddrèss 298, th is office. 

th e m ost p leasan t streets “ on  th e   hill.”  W ill ex ­
change fo r stock in any good in stitution.  Address 286, 
care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

F o r   s a l e —g o o d   r e s id e n c e   l o t   o n   o n e   o f
I .¡TOR SALE—ONE  9x24  ROWNDS’  SECTIONAL  ROLL- 

e r m ill, w ith elevators and scalpers com plete; one 
W ebster b ran  diftter;  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. 

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

e s t a b -
lished in  one  of  th e   liveliest  and  best  business 
towns in th e   State.  P ro p rieto r’s  h ealth   failing. 
In- 
-eice 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

I TOR SALE—DRUG  FIXTURES  AND  SMALL  STOCK 

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

277

286

WANTS.

302

293

305

YX7"ANTED—SITUATION  BT  EXPERIENCED  PKAR- 
VV  m aeist.  Speaks Holland.  R egistered  by exam i­
n atio n  .  Best of references.  Address  Box  153, Morley 
Mich. 

w ANTED—ENGINE  AND  BOILER  CHEAP.  LAW­

RENCE MORITZ. Aarwood. 

YTTANTED—SITUATION ON THE  ROAD  BY  MAN  OF 
V V 
six  y ears’  experience.  Best o f  reference.  Ad- 
dress  J. E.  F.  care M ichigan  Tradesm an 
YT7"ANTED—SALESMEN  TO  SELL  OUR  CHOICE  VA- 
V V 
rieties of n ursery 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,  Nurserym en, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
YTTANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 
VV 
th is  pap er  to   give  th e  Sutliff  coupon system  a 
tria l.  I t w ill abolish y o u r pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 
all y o u r book-keeping, in  m any instances save you the 
expense of one clerk, wiU b rin g  y o u r business  down to 
a   cash basis and  save  you  all  th e  w orry and trouble 
th a t usually go w ith th e pass-book plan.  S ta rt th e 1st 
of th e m onth w ith th e new  system  and  you  will never 
reg ret it.  H aving  two kinds, both  kinds  will be  sent 
by  addressing  (m entioning  th is  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N. Y. 
YTTANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 
V V 
Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for 
sam ples.  E. A. Stowe &  Bro., Grand Rapids. 

278

214

213

MISCELLANEOUS.

303

I A RUG  STORES AND MEDICAL  PRACTICES BOUGHT 
X J   and  sold.  P artnerships  arran g ed .  A ssistants 
and substitutes  provided.  P articu lars  free.  Address 
‘The Medical T ransfer Bureau,” Lynn, Mass. 
A  20-ACRE  FRUIT  FARM  NEAR  BENTON  HARBOR, 
ZY_  handy to Chicago m arket, will  sell  o r  exchange 
fo r Grand  Rapids  real e state  w orth  $1,200.  Address 
Dr. W. Ryno, Coloma, Mich. 
Q O   K A A   IN  CASH  OR  GOOD  PAPER  WILL  SE- 
O A , O v / U   cure  a  th riv in g   hardw are  business
Without com petition in Me 
CM  O A A   CASH  BUYS  MANUFACTURING  BUSI- 
«Ìp-L,zjvy vy  ness pay in g  100  per  cent.  Best  of  rea- 
5  for  selling.  Address  Chas.  Kynoch,  St. Ignace,

E vart, Mich.

295

Purely Personal.

II.  J.  Fisher,  tlie  Hamilton  general 

dealer, was in town  last thursday.

James Shields, general  dealer at Sugar 
Island, near Sault Ste. Marie, was in town 
over Sunday.

H.  M.  Freeman,  formerly  engaged  in 
trade  at  Lisbon,  has  removed to  Sparta 
and  taken  a  position  in  the  furniture 
factory  there.

Wilbur H.  Pardee,  formerly  engaged 
in general  trade at Logan,  has taken  the 
position of book-keeper for John  Giles & 
Co., at Lowell.

J.  S.  White, for some,, time  engaged in 
the boot and  shoe  business at Charlotte, 
will go into the same business with C.  L. 
Pratt at Monette.  Mo.

Lew Hawkins  has bet on Michigan  go­
ing  Democratic  every campaign  for tlie 
past  twenty  years and  this  year  he has 
875 up on the result with  II.  F.  Hastings.
Buy flour  manufactured  by  tlie  Cres­
cent Roller Mills.  Every sack warranted. 
Voigt Milling Co.

You can Travel on Your Trunk.

From  th e  Indianapolis Journal.

“Do you  know  that  if  a  man  has  a 
heavy trunk he can  sometimes  travel  a 
long distance on a railroad without a tic­
ket or any money?"  said  a  young  man 
yesterday  who  had  recently  made  his 
way back  from  Texas  with  but  a  few 
dollars.  “When  I reached  St.  Louis  I 
had but five cents in my pocket,  and I did 
not know a man there i eould  ask  for  a 
loan. 
I went  to  the  ticket  agent,  and 
making known my  condition  asked  him 
how I could get to  Indianapolis.  “Have 
you a trunk?”  he asked. 
I  told  him  I 
had,  and he said he would  introduce  me 
to the  conductor.  When  the  conductor 
came up 1 was introduced,  and he  asked 
me for the check to  my  trunk,  which  I 
gave him,  and he then gave  me  a  small 
ticket, which he said would get my trunk 
in Indianapolis. 
I asked him how  much 
the trunk would cost me when I went  to 
get it out and he  said  87.  Well,  I  got 
through ail right,  but when  I  presented 
the ticket for the trunk, 
it  cost  me  89, 
instead of 87. 
1  have  been  wondering
ever since who got that money, but I didn’t 
care, for I was  glad  to  get  back  to  In­
dianapolis even on those terms.”

I R W I N   &   C O .,
C

Pine 

MANUFACTURERS  OF

165  Milk  Street,
To the Druggist  w ho handles Cigars:
DOCTt a i :  Sir—Your business will be benefited  by  selling 

IRES' ’ for the following reasons:

BOSTOK,  MASS.

IRWIN  &  CO.'S  “LOS

Di-:

'

Apothecaries and sold only to them. 
FLAVORING.

1st—Because they are made exclusive!v for the 
~6—'They areentirelv free  from  ARTIFICIAL 
3d—They are made of the best  Havana  Tobac­
co grown  ¡mi-  tillers  and  Amsterdam  Delhi  A 1 
Sumatra tor wrappers.
4th—They are hand-made by  experienced  Un­
ion Cuban workmen, under  our  personal  super­
vision, at our own factory, Itio Milk  Street,  Bos­
ton.

5th—Because we are m  position  in the way of 
c apital  a n d  resources for buy in g *  our  tobacco di- 
rect  from  growers,  and  selecting  it  so  “LOS 
DOCTOKES” w ill  continue  to be as  good as it 
has been fine in the  past.  3.71«)  Druggists  now 
handling "Los Doctores” is a good  recommenda­
tion for its  superiority  to  ail  other  ten-cent ci­
gars.

PACKED

IX  o f

and 250 Londres size.

100
P e r   T h o u sa n d , 

50 in  box Conchas size.

i lI É l

^ 5 8 . 5 0 ,   ^ 5 9   < £   S G O .
!’•  -S.—With 1.000  order  and  upwards  we  give 
you a beautiful  Bronze Sign  to advertise them  in 
your store.  A work of art. same  as  cut.  greatlv 
enlarged.

SEND  FOR OUR  PRICE  LIST.

Yours trulv.

I 1*  XVIJV  &   c o .9 

Havana,  Cigar  Manufaotureis, 

BOSTON,  MASS.

Hazelline  1  Perkins  Drift Co., Agents for Grand  Rapids.

ONE OF A SERIES OF PICTURES  REPRESENTING COFFEE CULTURE.  WATCH  FOR  THE  NEXT.
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An  All-Arovnd-the-World  Year.

TÎHIS  world-renowned  magazine  “for  young 
people and their  elders”  is  to  have  a  great 
programme for the new  volume  beginning with 
November, 1888.  The editor,  Mrs.  Mary  Mapes 
Dodge, calls it  “an  all-around-the-world  vear.” 
Of course the bulk of the contents, as heretofore, 
will  relate  to  American  subjects:  but  young 
America is always glad to learn  w hat  goes on in 
the world outside, and these  stories and descrip­
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and they will be strikingly illustrated.  We have 
space here for only a few ’prominent  announce­
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A m e r ic a .

“College  Athletics:” 

Little saint Elizabeth,”  by  Mrs.  Burnett, au­
thor of “Little Lord Fauntleroy:  “The  Routine 
of the Republic, how the  Government is  carried 
“Amateur  Photo­
graphy:”  “Boys and the National G uard:”  “The 
Uirls’ Crusade:”  Indian Stories,  School  stories, 
to.  “The  Bells  of  St.  Anne,”  a  serial  about 
'anada.  South American  stories—“ A  Railroad 
in  the  Clouds;”  “ Indians  of  the Amazon.”  In- 
Mrs. Frank R.  Stockton, etc.

E u ro p e.

Life in Norway, by H.  II.  Boyesen:  “Holland 
and the  Dutch,”  by  Mrs.  Mary* Mapes  Dodge: 
“The Queen’s Navy.” by  Lieut.  F.  H.  Smith,  R. 
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italian  (art)  and Russian papers, etc., etc.

Van  Phon  Lee  writes  of  “Boys  and Girls in 
Alina,”  and  there is a description  of  “Some 
kiliii  Chinaman’s  Inventions.”  Mrs.  Holman 
-Hunt describes “Home Life in the East 
papers 
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The White Paslux,” by Noah  Brooks, a sketch 
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’y  Lived  in  Egypt:”  “Sailor-Boy  Dromios,”  a 
story of the siege of Alexandria.
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Dash with Dogs  for  Life  or  Death,V  by  Lieut. 
Sc-hwatka:  “A Modern  Middy;”  “A  Submarine 
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V l *  U  ) 3 a JLIJu   J3 A j .E4.Lm JLP  vory  and  aromatic  high  grade 
coffees.  W arranted not to contain a single Rio bean, and guaranteed to 
suit  your taste  as  no  other  coffee  will,  at  a  moderate  price-  Always 
packed whole roasted (unground), in 1 lb. air-tight  parchment packages. 
m r i « r n   l i l t  X 'X ’  "We are exclusively an importing house, selling 
X  
JL  J£ JT5. F-jITj  only  to  dealers.  But  to  give  consumers  an
opportunity of testing  our  famous  coffee before  buying,  we  will, upon 
receipt of 6 cents  in  stamps  to cover the cost of can and postage, send 
fre e  b y m a il a  1 -4  p o u n d  o f Seal B ra n d  Coffee.  Address

P T  

CHASE  &  SANBORN, 

BROAD  ST.,  BOSTON,  MASS.

W e s t e r n   D e p a r tm e n t,

N O .  SO  F R A N K L I N   S T R E E T ,

C H I C A G O ,  

I L L .

IF   Y O U   W A N T

T h e   B e s t

ACC K PT  X llX E   B U T

S ite  Ttafl

Sauer Kraut•

Order  this  Brand  from 

your Wholesale Grocer.

M H N SB 1A-.
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Association  Notes 

| 

Thanks, Brother.

T h e  m em b e rs o f  th e   Executive  B o a rd   o f  th e   F r o m  th e P hiladelphia Grocer.
Michigan Business Men's Association  will  m eet! 
at  Lansing  on  Friday 
l of the report  of  the  Insurance  Committee  and
the transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may 
come  before the Board.

T h e   Michigan  T r a d e s m a n ,  which 
for  the  consideration  represents  officially  over  one  hundred 
ociations of grocers and country  mer­
chants of its  State,  has  just, donned  a 
new suit of type and pushes  forward  to 
greater success than ever.  We wish that 
there were more “official organs”  of  its 
honorable and journalistic type.

P rop rieto r  of

EDWIN  FELLAS,
Valley  City  Cold  Storage.
S o lid   B ra n d
D a is y   B ra n d

Packer and Jobber of the Popular

OF  OYSTER?.

Butter,  Eggs,  Sweet  Potatoes, 

Cranberries, Etc.

Mrs. Withers Home Made Jflince Meat

Made  of  the  best  material.  The  finest 

goods in the market.  Price, 7 cents 

per lb. in  25 lb. Pails.

GRAND  R A PID S.

Salesroom, Jio. 9  |i.  Ionia Street,
WM.L. ELLIS&GO.

B P l - A - I s T I D

Broker  in CANNED  GOODS.
jta y er,
B,  F.  EMERY, 

Salt and Sea Fish.

- 

20  Lyon  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH,

TTENTHALER,

The State Organizer has  arranged  to start a B. 
M. A. at Caledonia on Tuesday  evening, Nov. 13.
Plainwell Enterprise:  At a special  meeting of 
the Business Men’s  Association, held last night, 
the Committee on M anufactures  reported on the 
m atter  of  securing  to  Plainwell  a  lam inated 
wood factory.  Mr.  Pratt, the  proprietor, was re­
cently  burned  out  at  Kendall.  The  factory 
would  employ  fifty  men.  The  Committee  was 
given further time, and  the  meeting  adjourned 
until Friday evening, N o v .!).

Pennsylvania  Grocer:  In giving the list of pa­
pers which have aided materially in placing  the 
Retail  Merchants' Associations of the country in 
their highly prosperous  condition,  we  uninten­
tionally  omitted  T h e  M ic h ig a n  T r a d e sm a n . 
That  our  omission  was  unintentional  Is  evi­
denced by a glance at our  files.  We  have  more 
than once stated that the editor of  T h e   T r a d e s­
m a n, Mr. E. A. Stowe,  personally  organized  100 
associations, as  State  Secretary  has  proved his 
efficiency and capability, and that the merchants 
of Michigan admit that a large share of the pros­
perity of their  organization  is  the  result of his 
wisdom and sagacity.

The Buckeye  Grocer  suggests the formation of 
a tri-state league  by  the  State  organizations of 
Michigan,  Ohio  and  Pennsylvania.  Michigan 
stands ready to co-operate with  her  sister states 
at any time, hut T h e T r a d e sm a n  is positive that 
it echoes the sentiment of the  association  work­
ers of the State when it expresses the  belief that 
tlie time and money involved  in such  an  under­
taking as our  Ohio  contemporary  suggests had 
better be devoted to augmenting  the  size,  influ­
ence and effectiveness of the present State body. 
Its growth  and  standing  are  at  once the pride 
and profit of  every  business  man  in  the  State, 
but  there  is  no  reason  why  the  organization 
should not enter  still  other  avenues  of  useful-

No  Need  for  Alarm.

First  Grocer  (excitedly)— "Do  you 
know that  Powderly has  advised  work­
ingmen to buy no more coffee, in order to 
qiite the men  who  are  getting up a col­
ter in it?”
Second  Grocer  (more  cool)—"Yes,  1 
read about it.”
"Why,  it will ruin our  business. 
It is 
an outrage.”
“Not at all.”
"What can we do if  we can’t sell them 
coffee ?”
ight  on  selling  them  burned 
“Keep 
hicory, just as we have always
peas and 
done.”

VISITING  BUYERS.

Ashland

L Cook, B auer
VauAnken&Reed.Stanwood
J  Raymond, B erlin 
M M Robson, B erlin

S McNitt & Co. Byron C entr 
G R ainoard, Bridgeton 
H Brownyard. Lake
W  E H ininan. S parta 
W oodward & Polland.

John E Thurkow, Morley  H Thompson, Cana^r. Cor 
A S Frey. Slocums G rove 
L G Ripley. M ontague 
E S Botsford, Dorr 
H S C ronkright,B yron C ntr Jo h n  Sm ith, Ada 
L C reighton, R avenna 
Eli Runnels, C om ing 
John Kinney, Kinney 
J C  Benbow,  C annonsburg Jackson Coon, Rockford 
H J  Fisher,  H am ilton 
F H alliday, A shton 
J  A Torrey, Lake  City 
s Begman, Bauer 
J  L  Thomas,  C annonsburg Sevey & H errington, Berlin 
Jas D eegan,C annonsburg  G S Putnam ,  F ru itp o rt 
B G ilbert, Moline 
E E H ew itt.  Rockford 
W  F  Hutchinson,  G rant
L R Burch, Edgerton 
A W Blain. D utron 
H Brow nyard, Ashland'
H Colby &'Co.,  Rockford
J  C Drew,  Rockford 
J W M cLenithan,W  Sebewa Wm  Madison.  H arrison 
J D Adams, Alpine 
h  D Plum , Mill  Creek
David Holmes, W oodville  A C Barkley, Crosby 
G S Goldsmith,  Manistee  M A Side, K ent City 
R T P arrish , G randville 
H A Fisher, Lake C ity 
Robbins & Bolander, 
Dr H C Peckham ,  F reeport DeKruif, Boone & Co,Zland 
G II W albrink, Allendale  K L Kinney, Ensley 
C arrington & N orth.  T rent C B Shaver,  K alkaska 
E Brown, E astm anville 
R B McCulloch, Berlin 
G TenHoor, F orest G rove 
J  V C randall &  Son.SandLk 
B F N arregang,  B yronC ntr R O osterhof, F errysburg 
L X Fisher, Dorr 
J  T Pierson, Irv in g
F A Sh&ttuck  &  Co.SandLk
J  C Branch, W ayland 
Adam W agner,Eastm an vile H utchins & Seymour,Glenn 
Jo h n  D am stra,  Gitchell
H anson Bros,  Morley 
Nelson F Miller, Lisbon
S A W att, Saranac 
G  N Reynolds,  Belmont 
Mills & Mills, Ashland 
J Hom rich, No  Dorr 
R McKinnon, Kent C ity

Jo h n  R utgers, G raafschaap 
H Thompson, C anada  Cors 
John Kamps, Zutphen

H ubbardston  H Van Noord, Jam estow n 

“The Great Monthly  Magazine 

World.”—Pacific Churchman.

of  the

C E N T U R Y

M a g a z in e   in  1 8 8 9 .

ÄSS0C1ÄT1ON  DEPARTMENT.
M ichigan  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation.

President—F rank Wells, Lansing.
First Vice-President—H. Cham bers, Cheboygan.
Second V ice-President—C. Strong, Kalamazoo. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive Board—President ; C. L. W hitney, Muskegon, 
F rank  H am ilton, T raverse City ;
Chas. T. Bridgm an, F lin t;  H iram   DeLano,  Allegan,

Com m ittee  on  Insurance-G eo. 
ville-  W  S  Pow ers. N ashville:  Oren  Stone, M int.
Com m ittee on L egK nti q n—S  E,  Pp o n e1 AHetmn °  ’  H' 
A. H ydom , Grand Rapids;  H. H. Pope, " ^ a n .  
Com m ittee on Trade I n te r^ ts -S m   thB arae«, T rav ed e 
City:  Geo. K. H oyt, E ast Saginaw ;  H. B. F argo, mus
Comm,“ tee on T ran sp o rtatio n -Jam es Osbon¡.O w e*», 
O.  F.  Conklin,  G rand  Kapids;  C.  F.  Bock,  B attle

Com m ittee on Building and.Loan 

cey Strong, Kalam azoo; W ill E m m ert, E aton u ap ias,

L^ l ES e S ^ - p n 1 n00nnell.  M uskegcc.
Offlcisd O rgan—THK Michigan Tradesman.____________
The following  auxiliary associations  are op­
erating under  ch arters  g ranted  by th e  Michi­
gan Business M en's A ssociation:

No.  1—Traverse City B . M. A . 
President, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, L. Roberts.

P resident. N. B. B lain; S ecretary. F rank T. King.

No. 2—L ow ell  B. M. A.
No. 3—Sturgis B. M. A .

President. H. S. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn.________

P resident. E. J. H errick; Secreta ry , E. A. Stowe.______

No.  4—Grand  Kapids  M.  A.
No.  5—M uskegon B . M. A.

P resident. H. B. Fargo; Secretary, W m. Peer,_________

President. F. W. Bloat; S ecretary, P. T. Baldwin.

No. 0—A lba B. M. A.

President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. W idger.

No.  ^—D im ondale B. M. A.
No. 8—Kdstport B. M. A .
No. i>—Law rence B. M. A.

President, F. H. T hurston; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston 

President, H. M. M arshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly.  -___

Mo. lO—Harbor S p r in g s   B. M. A. 
. L. Thompson.

President, W . J. C lark; Secretary,

sident, H. P. W hipple; Secretary.

1 1 —K ingsley B. M. A.
No. 13—Quincy B. M. A. 
No. 13—Sherm an B. M. A.

President, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.

President. H. B. Sturtevan t;  S ecretary, W.  J. Anstm  

President, E. A.  Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle.________ _

No. 14—No. M uskegon B. M. A. 
President, S. A. Howey; Secretary, G. O. Havens. 

No. 1 5 —lïoyn e City B. M. A.
, K. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase. 
President.
No. 16—S a n d  C a k e   B. M. A. 
President, ,T. V. C randall:  Secretary, W. Rasco.
No. 17—P lain w ell B. M. A.
No.  18—Owosso B. M. A.
No.  19—Ada B. M. A. 

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

President, John F. H enry; Secretary, L^A. Phelps.

No. 30—Saugatuck B. M. A.
N o .  3 1 —W ayland B . M . A .

Presiden t. C. H. W harton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.

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

No. 33—Grand  hedge B. M. A. 
No. 33—Carson City B. M. A. 

President, F. A. R ockafeliow; Secretary, C. G. Bailey.

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

No. 34—M orley B.  M. A.
No. 33—P alo It. M. A .

President, Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew.

No. 36—G reenville B. M. A. 

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

President, E. S. B otsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher.

No- 37—D orr B. 31.  A.

P resident, A. G. Avery;  Secretary, E. S. H onghtaling.

President, W m. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough.

President, Fred S. F rost;  Secretary, H. 6 . Dozer.

No. 38—Cheboygan B. M. A 
No. 39—Freeport B. M. A.
No. 30—Oceana B. M. A.
No. 31—Charlotte B. M. A.
No. 33—Coopersville B. M. A. 
No. 33—C harlevoix B. M. A. 

President, Thos. J. Green:  Secretary. A. G. Fleury.

P resident. W. G. Barnes;  Secretary, J. B. W atson.

P resident.  L.  D.  Bartholom ew ;  Secretary. R. W. Kane.

President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P. T. ’W illiams.

No. 34—S a r a n a c   B. M. A.
No.  35—B eflaire  B. M. A.
N o. 36—Ithaca B.  M. A.

P r u d e n t, H. M. Hem stree t; Secretary, C. E. Pensinole.

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

No. 37—B attle C r e e k  B. M. A. 

President,  Chas. F. Boek;  S ecretary,  E- W. Moore.

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

No. 38 —S c o t tv i ll e  B.  M. A. 
No. 39 —B urr Oak B. M. A. 

P resident, W. S. W ilier; Secretary,  F. W. Sheldon.

President, C. T. H artson; Secretary, W ill Em m ert.

No. 40—Eaton R apids B. M. A. 
No. 41—B reckenridge  B. M. A. 

President, W. 0 . W atson: Secretary, C.  E. Scndder.

President. Jos. G erber;  S ecretary  C. J. Rathbnn.

No. 43—F rem ont B, M. A. 
No. 43—Tnstin B. M. A. 

President, G. A. Estes; Secretary,W . M. Holmes.

President, E. B. M artin : Secretary, W. H. Smith.

No. 44—Reed City B. M. A. 
No. 45—H oytville B. M. A.

No. 46—L eslie B. At. A .

President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, O. A. H alladay. 
‘ 
P resident, W m. H utchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.
" 
P resident, G. R. H oyt; Secretary, W. H. G raham .
No. 48—Hubbardston  B. M. A. 
President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor.

No.  47—F lin t  M.  U.

P resident,  A.  W enzeil; Secretary. F rank Smith.

No.  49— L eroy  B   M .  A.
No. 5 0 —Maniatee B. M. A . 

President, A. O. W heeler; Secretary, J. P.  O’Malley.
P resident, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdon.

No. 51—Cedar  Springs  B.  M.  A. 
No. 53—Grand H aven B. M. A. 

President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, Wm. Mieras._______

President, F rank Phelps; Secretary, John H. York.

President, Thomas B. Dutcher;  Secretary, C. B. W aller.
President, C. F. H ankey; Secretary. A. C. Bowman.

No, 53—B ellevu e B . M. A. 
No. 54—Douglas B. M. A.
No.  55—Petoskey  B. M. A. 
No. 56—B angor  B. M.  A. 
No. 57—Rockford  B. M. A. 
No. 58—Fife Lake B. M. A. 
No. 59—F enn ville B. M. A. 

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

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

President, E. H agadorn ; Secretary. E. C. Brower.

President F. S. Raym ond: Secretary, P. S. Swarts.
No. 60—South Boardm an B. M. A. 
President, H, E. H ogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt.

President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.

No.  61—Hartford  B. M. A. 
No. 63—East saginaw   M. A. 

President, G. W. Meyer; Secretary,  ( has. H. Smith.

President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, W m. H orton.

No. 63—Evart B. M. A. 
President, IV. M. Davis; Secretary, C. E. Bell.
No, 64—M erriU B. M. A. 
No. 65—K alkaska B. M. A. 
No. 66—Lansing B. M.  A . 

President, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom.

P resident. F rank W ells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles.

No. 67—W atervliet  M. M. A. 
P resident. Geo. Parsons; Secretary, J. M. Hail.

No. 68—A llegan B. M. A.

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

No. 69—Scotts and Clim ax B. M. A. 
P resident, Lym an Clark;  Secretary, F. S. W iilison.

President, M. Netzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. C iutterbuck.

No. 70—N ashville  B. M. A . 
President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W . S. Powers
No. 71—A shley  B.  M.  A .
No. 73—Edm ore B. M. A .
No, 73—B eld in g B. M. A. 
S o. 74—Davison  M.  U. 

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

President, J.  F. C artw right:  Secretary. L. Gifford.

P resident, Oscar P. Bills;  Secretary, F. Rosacraus.

No. 75—T ecum seh  B.  M.  A. 
No. 76—K alam azoo B. M. A. 

President, S. S.McCamly;  Secretary,  Chauncey Strong.

Suggestions  in  Extending  Credits.

G.  Waldo  Smith,  President  of  the 
Wholesale  Grocers’  Association, of  New 
York,  suggests  the  adoption of  the fol­
lowing  plan  by the  members of  his  or­
ganization :
Date  when  due  to  be  written  on in­
voice.  Account  to  be  made  payable at 
office of  seller.  Upon  failure  to  pay at 
office,  collector  to  be  sent.  After  col­
lector has called, no order to be tilled un­
til payment  has  been  made.  After five 
days, notice to be sent  to  all members of 
the  Association.  All  accounts  overdue 
when this agreement  goes  into operation 
to  be  charged  in a separate  book,  and 
such  time  given  as  may appear  neces­
sary. 
Interest to be charged on all over­
due accounts.  When terms are not men­
tioned. thirty days  to  be  the  limit. 
If 
not considered  practicable to make these 
rules apply to accounts  now  open, make 
them  apply only to  new  accounts  to be 
hereafter  opened, and  as  not  less  than 
ten  per  cent,  of  our  accounts  change 
yearly, at the end of  ten  years  our  bus­
iness will be nearly all under these rules.
We  suggest  the  following  rules  to 
govern credit  clerks in opening and clos­
ing  accounts  with  customers:  I)o  not 
trust a  man who  is  unwilling to make  a 
statement over his own signature;  do not 
trust  a  man  starting  anew  in  business 
who has not  sufficient  capital of  his own 
to  pay for  his stock and  fixtures;  do not 
trust  a  man  unless  convinced  that  his 
daily profits  are more  than  his  daily ex- 
_ I penses;  do  not  trust a man  who habitu- 
' ally and  continually sells  his  goods  for 
less than  the average cost of doing  busi­
ness:  do  not  trust a man  who drinks  to 
excess;  do not  trust  a man who is a con­
stant  better on  horse  races  or is  a  gam­
bler;  do  not  trust  a  man  who lives  be­
yond  his means;  do  not  trust a man  for 
more  than  one-quarter  of  his  visible 
assets;  do not trust a man who does busi­
ness in his wife’s name.
The  observance of  these  simple  rules 
would doubtless  save more than one-half 
the  losses on bad  debts  and at  tlie  same 
time  protect  tlie  honest  solvent  grocer 
from  dishonorable and  ruinous competi­
tion.

How  to Succeed.

From  the P hiladelphia Ledger.

Those who wish to succeed must begin 
by  putting  the  idea  of  ‘'luck"  behind 
them. 
If they will inquire into the caus­
es of the achievements of the  successful 
men about them, they  will  find  that  in 
nearly all cases they fairly rose  by  their 
shrewdness,  energy and thrift. 
If  they 
will similarly inquire into the  causes  of 
those unsuccessful men about them  who 
are commonly  called  "unlucky,”  being 
unsuccessful,  they w ill almost invariably 
find it to be sloth, extravagance or drink, 
or other folly. 
It will take no  one  long 
to discover why the “unlucky”  man  has 
not succeeded: he may and will, no doubt, 
ascribe  it 
to  want  of  "luck,”  but 
others who know his  weakness  of  char­
acter will ascribe it  to  a  more  tangible 
cause.  The man of  a  fair  intelligence, 
of genuine courage,  ready  to  take  hard 
knocks, 
to  push  toward  the  foremost 
place ,to watch for and seize  the  oppor­
tunity, to work steadily at his task,  to be 
frugal, to be economical, and to  be  hon­
est,  need  not  vainly  wish  for  "luck.” 
Such a man will always have  "luck.” for 
whatever there  is  of  it  lies  in  intelli­
gence. endeavor and integritv.

Instil

The Drummer Tax  Case
lu  an  opinion  rendered  by 

Bradley  in  the  Drummer  Tax  case  of 
William G.  Asher  versus 
the  State  of 
Texas, the Supreme Court of the  United 
State at  Washington  declared  unconsti­
tutional all state laws imposing a  license 
tax upon commercial travelers  not  resi­
dents of the state imposing the tax.  Ash­
er was a resident of  New  Orleans,  and, 
while selling goods by sample in  Texas, 
was arrested and  fined  for  violation  of 
the state law, making it  a  misdemeanor 
for any person to do business  as  a  com­
mercial traveler without having first tak­
en out an occupation tax.  Asher contes­
ted the constitutionality of  this  statute, 
taking the ground that it was  repugnant 
to the clause of  the  Constitution  giving 
Congress the exclusive right  to  regulate 
inter-state  commerce.  The  state  court 
decided  against  him.  Asher  appealed 
the case to  the  Supreme  Court,  which 
has now given a decision in his favor.
This  case  has  been  stubbornly  con­
tested and its progress has been  watched 
with  interest  by  wholesale  merchants, 
manufacturers and commercial  travelers 
throughout the United States.  The  de­
cision of the supreme  authority  will  be 
welcomed everywhere—outside of Texas.

How  to  Wash  Windows  Properly.
Strange as it may seem, there is a right 
and wrong way to wash windows, and  as 
this operation is usually dreaded,  says  a 
writer  in  the  Commercial Reporter, the 
following method  will  doubtless  be  ap­
preciated,  as it saves both time and labor:
Choose a dull  day,  or  at  least  a time 
when the sun is not shining  on  the  win­
dow, for when the sun shines on the win­
dow it causes it to  dry streaked,  no maU 
ter how much it is rubbed.  Take a paint­
er’s brush and dust  them  inside and out; 
washing all the woodwork  inside  before 
touching the glass.
The  latter  must  be  washed slowly in 
warm  water  diluted  with  ammonia—do 
not use soap.  Use a small  cloth  with a 
pointed stick to get  the  dust  out of  the 
corners;  wipe  dry  with a soft  piece  of 
cotton  cloth—do  not  use  linen,  as  it 
makes the glass  linty when  dry.  Polish 
with tissue paper or old newspaper.  You 
will find that this eau be done in half the 
time  taken  where  soap is used, and the 
result will be brighter windows.

HARNESS  SHOP  WANTED  AT  PLYMOUTH.  A 

rare  chance.  Address Box 12.  Plym outh, Mich 312

South Haven Takes Charter No. 77.
So u t h  H a v e n , Oct. 29,1898.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids ;
Dear  Sir—E nclosed please find  draft  for $21, 
being charter fee and per capita dues  on  thirty- 
six members.  Please send us our charter as soon 
as possible.
We subscribe to the amended constitution sent 
us.
Some  of  our  members  are  absent  and  their 
names will be added in the future.
Our Association has come to stay  and a bright 
future is before us.
Please send us copies of the report  of  the  last 
State convention and oblige,

Yours truly,

S. V a n O s t r a n d ,  Sec’y.

Acknowledgment  from  Local  Secretary 

Chambers.

E l s i e ,  Oct. 3 0 ,1 8 8 8 .

S. Barnes, C hairm an, T raverse City :
D e a r   Sir —Pardon  me  for  delay  in acknowl­
edging receipt of the  beautiful  silver water  set 
presented to me by the Michigan Business Men’s 
Association, as a  testimonial  of  the  very  small 
services I rendered to  the  corporation  as  Local 
Secretary at the annual convention, held in Che 
boygan.  I  did  the  best  I  could  to  make  our 
meeting a success and thank the  members of the 
Association  for  the  kindness  extended  to  me. 
Whenever I look upon the beautiful  water set, I 
shall, w ith pleasure, recall  the  happy  moments 
spent in company with my fellow  business men. 

Very sincerely yours,  H.  Ch a m b e r s.

10 5’ S A rv.vKi tv  1 Committee on 

C." g ". StoneU *’ ^Testimonial.

braces. 

dis.

 

BLOCKS.

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST. 

carpet  sweepers.

40
Barber.................................................................. 
B ackus........................................................- • -  50*10
Spofford....................................................... . - -. 
50
Am. B a ll............................................................. 
net
Well,  plain.........................................................$ 3 50
Well, swivel.............................................................  4 00
dis.
List Loose Pin, figured.....................................70&
last Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed......................70&
last Loose Joint, genuine bronzed................ 60&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t................ 60&10
W rought Loose P in ............................................60&10
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip .........................60*05
W rought Loose Pin, jap an n ed ....................... 60*05
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped .60&05
W rought  Table...................................................60&10
W rought Inside B lind__ .................................60&10
75
Wrought  Brass........................ 
Blind,  Clark’s ..................  
70*10
Blind,  Parker’s ................. 
70&10
70
Blind, Shepard’s ............................................... 
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.................  
40
Bissell  No. 5....................................... per doz,$17 00
19 00 
Bissell No. 7, newr drop pan
Bissell, G ra n d ............ .............
Grand Rapids............................
M agic.........................................
CRADLES.
ra in ............................................
CROW BARS.
Cast Steel..................... ...............
Iron, Steel Points......................
Ely’s 1-10....................................
Hick’s  C. F .................................
“
i. D ...........................................................  
M usket...................................................... 
“
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & W inchester new list.
Rim Fire. United  States...........................dis
Central  F ire................................................. dis
Socket F irm er..................................................
Socket Fram ing.................................................
Socket Corner....................................................
Socket S licks...................................................
Butchers’ Tanged  F irm er...........................
Barton’s  Socket  Firm ers...............................
Cold..-..................................................................

dis. 50&03
043‘A
65
60
35
60

50
. 
35
dis. 
.70*10 
.70*10 
.70*10 
-70&10 
40 
30 
net 

CARTRIDGES.

36 00
34 00
15 00

CHISELS.

.per m

.per lb

CAPS.

“ 
“  
“ 

urrv,  Lawrence’s 
Hotchkiss  .
.
.........
W hite Crayons

CHALK.
per  gross..

Brass,  Racking’s.
Bibb’s ...................
B ee r.......................
Fenns’...................
COPPER.
ffanished, 14 oz cut to size...
14x52, 14x56,14x60 .
.’old Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.
Cold Rolled, 14x48...................
B ottom s.....................................
DRILLS.
Morse's  Bit  Stocks..................
Paper and straight Shank__
Morse’s Taper Shank..............

“ 

dis. 
.4 0 * 1 0

,12@1254 dis. 10

60
....................... 
....................... 
60
................ 40*10
....................... 
69

per pound

dis.

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

33 
31 
39
29
30
40
40
40

DRIPPING PANS.

ELBOWS.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

Small sizes, ser p o u n d .................................... 
07
6J,
Large sizes, per  pound..................................... 
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................... doz. net 
7
C orrugated.......................................... dis. 20*10*10
Adjustable.................................................. dis.  J6&10
dis.
3C
Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26................
25
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30.....................
6C
American File Association L ist..........
6C
Disston’s ..................................................
6C
New  A m erican........................................
GC
Nicholson’s .............................................
5C
H eller's......................................................
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps..............................
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26 :  27
15
List 

FILES—New List.

GALVANIZED  IRON.

dis.

21
It

13 

12 

14

Discount, 60.

GAUGES.

dis.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ..............
Navdole  & Co.’s ...................................... ..dis
. .dis
Kip’s .........................................................
.dis. 40*10 
Yerkes & Plumb’:
.30c list 50 
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.......................
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand.
.30c 40*10

HAMMERS.

50

HINGES.

Gate, Clark's, 1, 2, 3 ....................................dis.
State.................................................per doz. net,
Screw Hook  and  strap, to 12 in. 4>4  14  and
lo n g er...............................................................
Screw Hook and  Eye, yx.............................net
“  H......................net
“ 
Si.............................net
“ 
“ 
“ 
" 
.............................net
\
Strap and T ...................................................dis.

“ 
“ 
“ 

60  
2   50

HANGERS. 

diS.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg.  Co., Wood track __ 50*10
Champion,  anti-friction.................................  60*10
Kidder, wood tra c k .......................................... 
40

HOLLOW  WARE

Pots........................................................................60*10
Kettles...................................................................60*10
Spiders.........................................................   .. .60*10
Gray enam eled................................................... 
50

HOUSE  FURNISHING
Stamped  T inW are.................
Japanned Tin W are................
Granite Iron W are .................

Grub  1. 
Grub 2  . 
Grub 3.

HOES.

.......$11. dis. 60
..$11.50, dis. 60 
.......$12, dis. 60

H O RSE  N A IL S.

dis.

k n o b s—New List. 

An Sable...................................dis. 25&10@25&10*10
Putnam ..........................................dis.  5&10&254&254
N orthw estern.................................... dis. 10&10&5&5
55
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings....................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings...................  
55
55
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings................ 
Door,  porcelain, trim m ings............................ 
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................... 
70
Picture, H. L. Ju d d   &  Co.’s ............................ 40*10
H em acite............................................................. 
45
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ...................
Branford’s .............................................
Norwalk’s ...............................................

LOCKS—DOOR.

dis.

Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s.
MATTOCKS.

LEVELS.

Adze E ye...............................................$16.00, dis.  60
Hunt E ye...............................................$15.00, dis. 60
H unt’s ............................................$18.50, dis. 20*10.
Sperry & Co.'s, Post,  handled...................

MAULS.

dis

dis

dis.

HILLS.

Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................
“ 
P.  S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malléables.
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s ..............
“  E nterp rise........................................
Stebbin’s  Pattern.........................................
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................
Enterprise, self-measuring........................

MOLASSES GATES.

N A IL S
Advance above 12d nails.

FENCE  AND  BRADS.

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

F IN E   B L U E D .

CASTING  AND BOX.

COMMON  B A R R E L .

12d to 30d.
lOd............
8d to 9d... 
6d to 7d... 
4 d to 5 d ... 
3d..............

inch.

CLINCH.

in ch ............................
154 and 
..........................
2  and  254 
“ 
254 and 224  “ 
..........................
3 in ch ..............................................
354 and 454  in ch ...........................
Each half keg 10 cents extra.

dis.

OILERS
Rinc or tin, Chase’s Patent
....................60&i0
...................  
50
Zinc, w ith brass bottom__
Brass or Copper.....................
...................  
50
Reaper  ...................................
per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s ............................
....................50*10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y .......................... , ........40@10
Sciota  Bench......................................................  ©60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy............................ 40@10
Bench, first quality...........................................   @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood.............20*10

PLANES. 

d is.

dis.
.60*10
.60*10

.10
40 
60 
1  00 
1  50

1  00
1  50
2  00
50 
60 
75 
90 
1  10 
1  50

1  35 
1 15 
1  00

P A N S.

Fry,  Acme...............................
Common,  polished.................
R IV E T S.
Iron and  T inned.....................
Copper Rivets and B urs.........
‘A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 
‘B” 'Wood’s  pat.  planished, Nos. 25 to 27.. 
Broken packs yxc per pound extra.
Sisal. *4 inch and la rg e r...............................
M anilla..............................................................

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

ROPES.

. 50*10 
. 60*10 
dts.

10  20 
9  20

SQUARES

SHEET IKON.

•  10J4
•  1214 
dis. 
.70*10
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.

Steel and  Iron 
Try and Bevels 
M itre................

$3 00
3 00
3 10
3 15

335
3 35

All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches I 

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 .................
Drab B ......................
W hite C ..................

“ 
“ 
“ 

dis.

.list

Discount, 10.

SASH  WEIGHTS.

SAUSAGE SUUFPERS OR FILLERS.

Solid Eyes.
... per ton $25
Miles’ “Challenge” __ per doz. $20, dis. 50©50&05
P erry..................... per doz. No.  1, $15;  No. 0,
......................................................$21;  dis. 50@50&5
Draw Cut No. 4 ....................
each, $30, dis  30 
Enterprise Mfg. Co..... ........
..dis. 20*10@30
Silver’s .................................
.........dis.  40*10
SAWS.
...........45@45&5
Disston’s  Circular....................................
.......... 45@45&5
C ro ssc u t.,............................. .
5©25*5
H a n d .........................................
^Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
“  Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__
“ 
cham pion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot..............................

Atkins’  Circular...............................................dis.

dis.

28

“ 

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 ails.....................................
Tinned Trunk and Clout N ails......................
Leathered Carpet Tacks...................................

i
i
'
'

wire. 

traps. 

Steel, Game..........................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .................  
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s __ 60*10
Hotchkiss’. . . , ............... 
60*10
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  .......................................60*10
Mouse,  choker................................................ 18c per doz,
Mouse, delusion...........................................$1.50 per doz,

dis.

dis.

Bright M arket....................................................  6754
Annealed M arket............................................... 70*10
Coppered M arket...............................................  62
E xtra B ailin g .................................................... 
!
Tinned M arket..................................................   6254
Tinned  Broom......................................per pound 09
Tinned M attress.................................per  pound 85
Coppered  Spring  Steel..................................... 
5
Tinned  Spring Steel..........................................40*10
Plain Fence...........................................per pound 08
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.....................................$4 00
painted..........................................  3 25
Copper................................. ................... new  list net
Brass........................................................   “ 
B right............................................................. 70*10*10
Screw  Eves...................................................70*10*10
Hook’s ................. •........................................ 70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes..................................70&10&10

wire goods. 

“
di;

“ 

WRENCHES. 

diS.

dis.

S
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled....................... 
Coe’s  G enuine..................................................  
5
Coe’s Patent A gricultural, w rought,............ 
1
Coe’s  Patent, m alleable................................... 75*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Bird C ages............................... !........................ 
50
Pumps, Cistern................................................... 
7.'
Screws, New List................................................70&0E
Casters, Bed  and  P late..............................50*10*10
Dampers,  American.......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel good 
Copper Bottoms..................................................   30c

M ETALS.

PIG tin.

Pig  Large. 
Pig B ars...

.28c
.30c

COPPER.

Duty:  Pig,  Bar  and  Ingot,  4c;  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’

B rand.

INGOT.

.185

D uty:  Sheet, 254c per poupd.
600 pound  casks......................................................6(
Per  pound...........................................................7@7i

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
S h eet.............................................................8c, dis. 20
54@54...........................................................................16
E xtra W iping........................................................ 1354
solder in the m arket indicated by private  brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONT.
Cookson.............................................per  pound  1454
Hallett’s ...........................................  
1154
TIN—MELYN  GRADE.

the many other qualities  of

The  prices  of 

SOLDER.

“ 

8  00 
12  50

.$ 6  00 
.  6  00 
.  6 25 
.  10  00

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

10xi4 IC, Charcoal..........................................
..........................................
14x20 IC, 
..........................................
12x12 IC, 
..........................................
14x14 IC, 
10x28 IC, 
..........................................
..........................................
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX,
12x12 IX, 
..........................................
14x14 IX, 
..........................................
..........................................
20x28 IX, 
Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.
10x14 IC,  C harcoal........................................
..........................................
14x20 IC, 
12x12 IC, 
........................................
14x14 IC, 
..........................................
29x28 IC, 
..........................................
10x14 IX, 
....... .................................
..........................................
14x20 IX, 
..........................................
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
..........................................
20x28 IX, 
..........................................
E arh additional X on this grade, $1.50.
14x201c, Terne  M. F .....................................
“ 
20x28  IC, 
.....................................
W orcester..........................
14x20  IC, 
14x20 IX, 
29x28  IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
20x28 IX,
14x28  IX ....................................................................$12 00
14x31  IX ....................................................................  13 50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers,
14x60 IX,  “ 

.$  5 40 
.  5 40 
.  5 65 
.  9 25 
.  11  80 
.  6  90 
.  6  90 
.  7  15 
.  11  65 
.  14  80

15
5  50 
7  00
11  50 
4  90
6  40 
10  50 
13  50

Allaway  Grade__

r per pound....... 

B O IL E R   SIZ E   TIN   P L A T E .

ROOFING PLATES.

“  9

09

“ 

HARDW OOD  LUMBER.

@22 00

@12  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-m u...................................... 14 00@16 00
Cherry, log-run............................................. 25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2 ...................................50 00@60 00
Cherry, C ull............................................. 
Maple, log-run..............................................12 00@14 00
Maple,  soft, log-run.....................................11  00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Maple,  clear, flooring............................ 
Maple,  white, selected.......................... 
Red Oak, log-run..........................................18 00@20 00
Red Oak, Nos.  1 and 2................................. 24 00®2o 00
Red Oak, 5£ sawed, 8 inch and upw'd.40 00@45 00
Red Oak, 54 sawed, regular.........................30  00©35 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank................... 
@25 00
W alnut, log ru n ...................................... 
@55  00
W alnut, Nos. 1 and 2.............................  
@75  00
Walnuts, 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

@20 00
@25 00
@25  00

0 ^ 1 , r,..

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Weekly  "Pointers,”

bhurchjnd  farm

B E B B S .

Steel Alloy Church and School 

Bells, Cold Bronzed.

...........24 in.
...........20 in.
...........32 in.
...........36 in.

These bells  are  cast  from  an  alloy of 
cast steel and crystal  metal,  and  can be 
relied on under all circumstances  and in 
all seasons.  We sell sizes as follows:  □ 
Diam. Bell  Weight Com.
No. 
4K .......................21 in................. 150  lbs.
.........225  lbs.
.........329  lbs.
.........600  lbs.
.........850  lbs.
bells ir- 
Tlie style of  mounting  these 
and for 
eludes Wood Frame, Iron Wheel 
without
Nos.  7 and 8  Tolling  Hammers 
extra charge.
These bells are offered to  the  trade as 
the best of  their  class.  They  are  uni 
form in shape and finished in a first class 
manner.  The mountings are  graceful in 
appearance and perfectly adapted  to  the 
duty they are to perform.  The quality of 
the material used is the best.  We can al­
so furnish  Solid  Bell  Metal  Bells  if de­
sired.

Foster, Steieos & Co,

10 and 12 Monroe S t,

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

0 *
Weekly  "Pointers,”

R e l i a b l e   G o o d s .
On every baud in each and  all  lines of 
goods we see constant and  unceasing ef­
fort to improve  on  former  ideas  and to 
produce what nearest approaches  perfec- 
fection.  The tendency of the present day 
has been to a large degree toward produc­
tion of the greatest quantity for the least 
money, but it has been  found  that it is a 
false and  mistaken  idea,  and  one  that 
bears poor  fruit.  Hence  the  success of 
the few who  have  had  the  foresight to 
see  a  slow  but  sure  profit  in  making 
nothing  but  the  best. 
It  is  but a few 
years  ago  that  THE  DETROIT  STOVE 
WORKS started in to make stoves.  Their 
endeavor was to build up a  trade for the 
future,  and that  they  have  succeeded is 
shown by their immense  trade,  which is 
constantly increasing,  and  the  high esti­
mation in which their  goods  are  held in 
this community.  Their assortment is tne 
largest  of  any  one  stove  house  in the 
country  and  their  sales  are  enormous. 
We have been their agents from the start 
and have never had cause to regret it.

Foster, Steiens & Co,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,

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

2
Weekly  "Pointers,”

No article of household use contributes 
so muchp) the comfort (or discomfort) of 
the inmates as the

Cookinc and Heatina ApparatBs.

Starting  with  this  proposition,  then, 
and no one will  dispute  its  truth,  how 
necessary that the stove, range or furnace 
employed should be tlie  best  that can he 
produced.  Health, happiness and econo- 
mv demand it.

THE JOHN VAN RANGE CO.

many years ago  attained  the  reputation 
of making some of the best  goods in this 
line, and they are among  those who have 
been successful in  maintaining  the posi­
tion then achieved.  Not to aim  at  how 
cheaply a stove could be  made,  but how 
well and how improved,  has  been  their 
desire,  and a careful  attention  to  detail 
in  every  department  of  construction, 
strict integrity  and  liberal  treatment in 
dealing with patrons has borne  its legiti­
mate fruit, namely,  a colossal business.
It is conceded by those who  have trav­
eled  that  we  carry  the  largest line of 
John  Van  Steel  Ranges  of  any  house 
north of Cincinnati,  the  place  they are 

made.Foster, Stevens 4 Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,
33, 35, 3 7 ,3 9  and 41 Louis Stre«

Ilf TJ V  llas  't  such  an  enormous  circulation? 
W n   Y  Experts estimate that  between two and 
11 11  1 
three millions of people read each num 
her.

BECRUSEÎ:

The  Century  is  above  every 
thing a leader. 
It  led  the de 
elopment  of  wood-engraving 
in  America and it has fostered American authors, 
it is alive to the issues of to-day.  W hat it prints 
sets people to thinking and talking.
D F P T T T f OT7  whatever other periodicals may 
n  n  I \ M 11 A  K  come into the family  the great 
Li IA U 11 U  U 1 A   reading world  has  found  out 
“no  household  can  keep  abreast  of  the  times 
without The Century.” ' “Its success is explained 
by its contents.”

BECAUSE S K !

t  writers  of  the 
to have  their  work 
greatest  number, 
and therefore to such a magazine as The Century 
the best naturally comes.  It  was  for  The  Cen­
tury that Gen. Grant first wrote his  reminiscenc­
es of important battles.

BECAUSE™

nblishing  the  life  of 
incoln,  by  his pri- 
taries.  Of this it has 
been said, “The young man who is not reading it 
robs  himself of that which he will one day hu n ­
ger for.”  The  coming  year  presents  the  most 
important part of this  great  history,  which may 
be begun at any time.
D F P T T I f  0  I 7  it is printing  those remarkable 
K k  K U  11 \  K  articles  on  “Siberia  and  the 
u  
s ' E x i l e  System,” by George Ken-
nan,  w hich  are  attracting  universal  attention 
and are being reprinted in  hundreds  of  foreign 
newspapers, but are not allowed to enter Russia. 
The Chicago Tribune says that “no  other  maga­
zine  articles  printed  in  the  English language 
just now touch upon a subject  which  so  vitally 
interests  all  thoughtful  people  in  Europe  and 
America  and  Asia.”  They  are  “as  judicial as 
the  opinion  of  a  Supreme  Court  tribunal—as 
thrilling as the most sensational drama.

BECAUSE?,;

luring  1889  The Century is to 
lave a series of  engravings of 
tlie greatest pictures of the old
Italian masters, made by Timothy Cole, the  lead 
ing wood-engraver of tlie world,  who  has  spent- 
four years in   Italy  on  this  w ork;  a  series  of 
“Strange True Stories of Louisiana,”  by  George 
W. Cable;  occasional  richly  illustrated rpapers 
describing the scenes of the current Internation­
al Sunday-school lessons;  interesting  illustrated 
papers on Ireland, and a series of  humorous and 
pathetic Irish-American stories;  a  striking illus­
trated novelette, "The  Romance of Dollard," by 
a  new  writer,  and  oilier  novelettes  to  be  an­
nounced later: supplemental war papers, untech- 
nical and descriptive of special incidents;  “Pic­
tures of the Far West." by Mary  Hallock  Foote, 
etc., etc.  We have not space  here  to  announce 
all the new features.  Let us send you  (free)  our 
“Catalogue of Special  Publications,”  with  orig­
inal  illustrations,  containing  full  prospectus, 
special offer of  back  numbers  to  beginning  of 
the Siberian  papers,  etc.  The  November  num­
ber, which begins the  new  volume,  is  for  sale 
everywhere after Nov. 1.  The  Century  costs  3 5  
cents a number;  $4  a  year.  Address  T he  Cex 
t u r y  Co.. 3 3  East 17th street, New York.

-AND-

SALT  FISH.

Mail Orders  Receive  Prompt 

See  Quotations  in  Another 

Attention.

Column.

HJLRDWJLRJB .

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

AUGURS AND BIT;
Ives’, old sty le .............................
Snell’s ............................................
Cook’s .............................................
Jennings’, genuine......................
Jennings’,  im itation...................
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.........
D.  B. Bronze..........
8. B.  S. Steel...........
D. B. Steel............

AXES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

.5 0 & 1 0

__ I  7 00_  11 00
__   8 50
....  1.3 00 

dis.

dis.

dis.

BELLS.

BALANCES.
Spring  ........................................
BARROWS.
R ailroad......................................
G arden.........................................
H and.............................................
C ow .............................................
Call  .........................................
G o n g ...........................................
Door, Sargent...........................
Stove...........................................
Carriage new  list......................
P lo w ...........................................
Sleigh  shoe.................................
Wrought Barrel  Bolts..............
Cast Barrel Bolts......................
Cast Barrel!, brass  knobs.......
Cast Square Spring...................
Cast C h ain __ .•..........................
W rought  Barrel, brass knob..
W rought S q u are.......................
W rought Sunk  F lush..............
W rought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush 
Ives’ Door..................................

....... 
4o
...$   14 00 
net  33 00 
60*10*10
30*1
60*10
dis.
70*10
50
70
60
40
40
GO
40
60
60
60
60*10
.60*10

BOLTS.

W7

The Michigan Tradesman

Incidents  of a  Traveler’s  Career. 

W ritten for The  Tradesman.

He was so nice—and he knew it.
He had on  such  elegant  clothes—and 

lie knew that,  too.

He had such winning ways with the la­
dies—at least,  he thought he  knew  that.
He sat in  the  ladies’  coach  and  had 
turned the seat so that  he  sat  with  his 
hack to  the  engine  and  his face to the 
people who occupied the car.

He sat twirling  his  dainty  moustache 
and ogling the ladies. 
It was  mean  for 
the boy in the  smoker to put up a job on 
him and get a  drunken  woodsman to go 
right up to our dandy and ask, in  a  loud 
voice,  “Say,  Cha’lie,  w’en  ye  git troo 
usin’ my b’iled shirt and my  socks,  you 
jest send ’em back to me, will yer?”

* 

*

It was too bad, but  his  best  girl  was | 
just telling him that  she  would  be  “at 
home” to him next  Sunday  evening, and 
he was bidding her good-by  and  holding 
her hand, softly sighing, when that great 
■big,  raw-jointed farmer boy  came in and 
said:  “My man sez ez heow  yeou’d  bet­
ter git your babby some new socks!”

* 

*

It was a small  country  store,  but the 
owner had “ ’tended three sessions of the 
district school,”  and was  postmaster and 
judge  of  elections,  and,  you  bet,  no 
“traveling  peddler”  ever got the best of 
/him.  So,  when  the  representative of a 
large dry-goods concern paid  §4  to  have 
his trunks hauled out to this wise  man’s 
place of business and opened up his sam­
ples and waited two or three hours  while 
the dealer sold two yards of  factory  and 
then had him come up, east  a  quick  but 
knowing (?)  look over  the  samples  and 
say,  “Yes—nice  line—nothin’  there  1 
want”—why, ^here  was a mad  traveling 
man,  that is all.

“ Charlie,  you  don't  ever flirt or make 
love to women when you're away, do you, 
dear?”

“"Well,  I  should  say  not.  Who  put 

such an idea in your little head?”

“Well,  Mrs.  Bunt  said  all  traveling 

men flirted.”

“You just tell her that she don’t  know 
anything  about  it.  No  self-respecting 
traveling  man  ever  flirts,  especially  a 
married man  who has such a dear wife at 
home as you are.”

“I told her that you didn't flirt and she 
laughed.  But,  say,  Charlie,  who is the 
lady whose photograph  you  dropped out 
of your coat pocket this morning?”

J e s s e   Lange.

And  then  came  the  usual  story of a 
customer’s wife w ho wanted a copy made 
of the photograph,  and the recording an­
gel  sighed and called up his  stenograph­
er. 
Trying  to  Get  Even  on  a  Wooden Foot.
Riding in a street-car,  the other  day, I 
was an interested  spectator  of  an  inci­
pient that afforded quite a  diversion  to a 
number of persons w ho happened to be in 
the right end of  the  ear.  Shortly  after 
my entrance,  a stop was made  to  permit 
¡a young  lady  and  gentleman  to get on, 
and as the former, who was young as well 
as extremely handsome and graceful,pass­
ed forward to accept a seat that was  gal­
lantly offered, she tripped  over  the  out­
stretched foot of an individual  who  was 
sitting in the rear of the car. 
In  an  in­
stant she was at almost full length in the 
bottom of the car,  while the exclamations 
of the passengers  and  the  black  looks 
they directed at the  extended  stumbling I 
block should  have  caused  its  owner  to | 
sink through the seat, for  wrho  does  not 
sympathize with a pretty girl in distress? 
Quicker, almost, than she went down she 
was on her feet again,  and  gracefully ac­
knowledged the  courtesy  of  the  gentle­
man who surrendered  his  seat.  Embar­
rassed she  certainly  w as  not,  and I said 
•to myself there is a typical American girl 
who knows  enough  to  make the best of 
everything.
But her escort looked  like  a  thunder­
cloud and as if he  would like  to  punch 
the head of the fellow who had caused all 
the trouble.  But he didn’t.  He content­
ed  himself  with  occasionally  stepping 
vigorously on the still  extended  and  of­
fending  foot,  without  the  least sign of 
consciousness from  its  owner.  Finally, 
with a lurch from the car  as  an  excuse, 
the foot received  another  ferocious  dig 
that  was  so  pronounced  as  to  almost 
twist the man out of his  seat.  Thinking 
that perhaps he had  really  injured  the 
man, the escort muttered an  excuse  that 
was received in  great  equanimity  with 
the  gratifying  explanation:  “Oh,  don’t 
apologize;  it’s a wooden  one and used to 
being stepped on.”  And the young lady? 
Well,  she was as serene as  ever,  and ap­
parently oblivious  to  her  surroundings, 
and then the wooden leg got  up  and left 
the ear.
■Why There’s a Crowd Before the Window.
One cf the latest  novelties  in advertis­
ing is that of a Bowery clothing firm.  In­
stead of the  customary  price  marks be­
ing affixed to the goods  displayed  in the 
store window, to  each  suit  is  pinned a 
nice, crisp, new  government  bill,  above 
which is the legend:  “This  suit  for—.” 
Quite a crowd sometimes  collects  before 
the plate glass to hungrily gaze  in at the 
tempting display of w ealth,  which,  alto­
gether,  amounts to something over $50.

He Would Have to Eat It.

Clerk—I worked off some of that pack­
ed butter to-day.
Whom’dkl  you send 
Grocer—Indeec 
it to?
Dash
Clerk—Mrs.  Blank,  around  on 
street.
Grocer—Great  guns!  Why,  1  board 
with her.

Bojfiv_RJrtöiT«,
«„Vu? 0 tí'fí’GRAND RAPIOS 

ICH

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

N eal s  C arriage  P aints
GRANITE  FLOOR  PAINTS
ACM E  W H ITE  LEA D   dc.  CO LO R   W O RKS

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

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

Dry  Color  Makers, Paint  and  Varnish  M anufacturers.

CUT THIS ADVERTISEMENT OUT AND TAKE IT TO YOUR DEALER, IT WILL SECURE YOU A PRIZC.

D E T R O I T ,

THE  PENBERTHY  IMPROVED

Automatic  Injector
can’t  BOILER  FEEDER »Iati

-AS A-

16,000  in   18  M onths T ells  th e  Story.
rn  WHY  THEY  E X C E L S

1  They cost less than other Injectors.
2  You don’t have to  watch  them.  If  they  break  they 
8  By sending the number to factory on the Injector you 
4  They are lifting and non-lifting.
5  Hot pipes don’t bother them and the parts drop out by 
6  Every man is made satisfied, or he don’t  have to keep 
PENBERTHY  INJECTOR  CO.,  Manufacturers,  DETROIT, Mich.

removing one plug nut.
the Injector and we don’t want him to.

will  RE-START automatically.
can have parts renewed at any time.

A gents, HESTER  &  FOX,

Grand  R apids,  M ic^

P.  STEKETEE &  SONS,
D ry  Goods I N otions,
88 Monroe  81. Ä 10,12,14,16  Ä 18  Fountain 81.,

JOBBERS  IN

Grand. Rapids,  Mich.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags

{A Specialty.

N uts We  carry  a  large  stock  of  all 

kinds  of  Foreign  and  Domestic 
Nuts  and  are  prepared  to  sell in 
any quantity.
P U T N A . M  &  B R O O K S .

STANDARD  FIRST  GRADE  PLUG  TOBACCO

LORILLARD’S

C L I M A X

Can  now  be  bought  at the following exceptionally
Ass’t’d lot 
any ^mntity

Lees than 56 lbs. 56 lbs. or over.

  f Hh

l o w

Packages.
POUNDS. 12 x 3,18 oz., 6 cuts,  40, 28 & 12 lbs.
42, 30 & 12  “
CLUBS, 12 x 2,16 ox., 6 cuts, 
42,30 & 1 2 “
CLUBS, 12x2, 8 oz., 6 cuts, 
FOURS, 6 x 2, 4 oz., 
42, 30 & 12  “
FIVES, 6 x  1*. 31-5  oz.. 
45,25* & 16  “
TW IN FOURS, 3 x 2. 7 to lb,  41, 27 & 13*  “
41,31 & 17  **
FIGS, 3 x  1,14 to lb., 

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THESE  PRICES  LOOK  TOO  GOOD  TO  LAST.

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GRUND  RBPIDS  TÄRK  LINE  GO.,

D istrib u tin g  A gents  for

GASOLINE and  NAPTHA.

Worts, &. R. & I. ui D. & M. Jrac.  Office, No. 4 Bloflptl Bit.

CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED.  QUOTATIONS  FU R N ISH ED   on  A PPLICATIO N.

A Common

Idea

The new crop is abundant,  Fine Quality 
and Cheap.  We  offer  Choice  and  Fancy 
Layers, 35-lb.  Baskets,  Fancy  Stock  and 
50-lb. Bags, 100-lb. kegs  in  cheap  goods. 
All at bottom prices.
P u t n a m   &  B r o o k s . !

ÄJI08 8, MU88EUÌN l ßO„

W holesale  Grocers,

No. 4 Monroe Street,

21 & 23  SOUTH  IONIA  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

E.  G,  STUDLEY,
RUBBER BOOTS 

W holesale D ealer in

AND  SHOES
Gandee RiJbkr Go,

M anufactured  by

Send  fo r  L arge  Illu strated   C atalogue  and 

P rice  List.

Telephone 464.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

DON T BE A SLAVE

To prejudice, but  save  money, time,  labor, 

strength  and  clothes  by  using

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

BBIVBN  &  ABBYN,

Sole A gen ts for th e

_ 
The devil. Jack!  We’ve got a 

e devil. Jack!  We’ve 
i.  He’ll do for
Shark.  He’ll do for
Bliven & Allyn.

C eleb ra ted   “BIG   F .”  B r a n d   o f O y ste rs
In Cans and  Bulk,  and  Large  Handlers  of  OCEAN  FISH ,  SHELL  CLAMS and  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 as Partridges, Quail, Ducks, Bear, etc.
H. M. BBIVBN,  Manager. 
63  PEARL STREET.

I D G   PO U N lBSS

It is 
Has fine location in  the very heart of the city, facing the Detroit Opera House and City Hall. 
convenient for all places of business and amusement and has all the latest  modern  improvements 
including  elevator,  steam  heat,  running  water,  electric  call  bells,  fire alarms, gas and electric 
lights, etc.  Kates, $2.50 and $3  per day.

JOHN  O .   PBANK,  Proprietor,

Of Plank's Grand Hotel, Island of Mackinac.

Grand,  Sqilare  and  Upright  Pianos,

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

The  Wetier Stanls Unrivaled.

Sheet  music  and  musical  merchandise. 

Everything in the musical line.

Weber Pianos, 

Fischer Pianos,

Smith Pianos, 

Estey Organs, 

A. B. Chase Organs,

Hillstrom  Organs,

JULIUS A. J. FRIEDRICH,

(Successor  to  Friedrich  Bros.)

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

Mill, Store and Dwelling for Sale.

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 shelter, 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. 

h . B. FALLASS.

Fallass & Swarthout’s Law Office,

National City Bank Bloek.

. . . . . .  W A R R A N TED   TO B E  TH E
FINEST and LARGEST SMOKE
F or th e  money- in  th e  IT. 8.  £3TPu t up  SO In a  box.  Ask 
JOHN E. KENNING & CO., Grand Rapids.
Send fo r prices._________________

y o u r d ealer fo r them .  M anufactured only by 

Responsible  Commission  Houses.

M O S E L E Y   B R O S .,

-W HO LESALE-

F r u i t s ,   S e e d s ,  O y s t e r s  ; P r o d u c e .

All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed,  Beans or  Potatoes,  will be 

'

1—

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

pleased to hear from you.
- 

- 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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£

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THBO.  B.  GOOSSBN,

WHOLESALE

P r o d u c e   C o m m issio n   M er c h a n t,

BROKER  IX  LUMBER.

Orders  for  Potatoes,  Cabbage  and  Apples,  iu Car Lots, solicited. 

Butter and Eggs, Oranges Lemons  and Bananas a specialty.

o
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GEO.  E.  HOW ES.

33  OTTAWA  STEET,

T elephone 269.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Geo.  E.  H o w es & Co.

S.  A.  HOWES.

C.  N.  R A PP .

A .p p le s , P o ta to e s  & 

,

JOBBERS IN

S P E C IA L T IE S :

O r a n g e s ,   L e m o n s ,   B a n a n a s .

3  Ionia  Street,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

APPLES

maxim.

We m ake a specialty of  handling  A P­
PLES in car lots and less  and  would 
be pleased to  open  correspondence 
w ith  a  view  to  receiving  your 
shipments.  W ill  a t  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  a t  top 

m arket  price,”  is  our 

*

CHICAGO. 

n . nasco. 189  So.  W ater  8t„ 
A l f r e d  J. B r o w n
Foreign,  Tropical and  California
B R U I T S

------ JOBBER  IN------

If you  have  any 
to offer  send 
samples !

E

X A T

and
s
amount  and 
willtry to buy them
W.  T.  LAMOREAUX,

71  Canal  Street.

ESTABLISHED  1866

Bärnett
159  So. Wafer  Street Chicago.

Bros. Jé®

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 
30,000 feet  of  floor space in  the  center of 
the best market in  the West  Ample capi­
tal  and  first-class  references  on  file  with 
Th e   T r a d e s m a n .  Write ns  if you wish 
information,  whether  to  buy  or  sell. 
It 
Will cost you nothing.

BARNETT  BROS.

W A N T E D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

I f  you  have  any  o f  th e  above  goods  to 
ship,  or anything  in   th e  P roduce  lin e,  let 
us  h ear  from   you.  L iberal  cash  advances 
m ade  w hen  desired.

E A R L   B R O S . ,

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

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

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

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.

C r a n b e r rie s,

x6 and  18 No. Division St..

S w e e t   P o ta to e s  
a n d   G rap es.
Bananas,  Oilr  Specialty.
-  MICH.
BUTTER 8 EGGS

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

W e   a r e   r e c e iv in g  
d a ily  a n d  offer to th e  
tr a d e   a  c h o ic e  lo t o f 
a n d

B U T T E R

F R E S H   E G G S. 
C all  a t  o u r   sto re. 
g u a r a n t e e  
W e  
s to c k   a n d   p r ic e s  to 
su it.

ii
B b a a S

71  Canal  Street.

.  H.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

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

Chicago.

&  GO.

Parties having any Beans  to  offer will 
please send sample  and  we  will  try and 
make you satisfactory prices.
A l f r e d  J. B r o w n

Seed Store,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MIOH.

The Michigan Tradesman

W ED NESD A Y , NOVEM BER 7,  1888.

LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

W ritten  fo r T h e   T r a d e s m a n .

BY   A   COUNTRY'  M ER C H A N T.

The  anecdote  of  the  individual  who, 
^while  he  could  easily  wear  a  number 
seven  boot,  always  purchased  number 
twelves,  because  they  didn’t  cost  any 
more,  is ordinarily regarded as an absurd 
fabrication;  but  almost  any  trader  of 
experience  has  witnessed  cases  nearly 
as peculiar and  nonsensical.

The  odd  and  eccentric  in  the human 
character is probably developed  more by
*   business  transactions  than all the other 
affairs of  life.  Parting  with  the  “root 
of  evil” is a matter which  seems to have 
the  effect,  upon  many  people, of  bring­
ing to the  surface  curious  and  remark­
able traits which afford the observer food 
for  reflection,  and  perhaps  mirth, or, it 
may be, sadness.  To  any of  us  who are 
struggling for  present  and  future  com-
^frforts and  conveniences, the  expenditure 
of  our hard-earned  dollars is a matter of 
study and  calculation,  but, w'hen  the ex- 
l  penditure  is  a  matter of  reasonable  ne- 
I  cessity,  the  majority  of  us  usually re- 
!  gard  the  barter  which  transforms  one 
piece of  property into  another  as a mat­
ter of  mutual accommodation  and  satis­
faction between the parties  to  the trade. 
But, unfortunately, there are numbers of 
[^people who refuse to take this philosoph- 
ical  view  of  the  question,  and  among 
} 
these  numbers  may  be  counted  those 
who, 
so  often 
give us a singular  and  perhaps amusing 
exhibition of  their oddities and peculiar­
ities.
* 
Deacon  Crossgrain  is  a  fair  example 
of  the odd,  disagreeable  and  penurious 
|l  buyer.  He  lives  close  to  town, but al­
ways  has  his  periodical shopping day 
upon which there is  woe  and  intensified 
disgust  among  a  half-score  or  more of 
traffickers  in  merchandise.  Any one of 
these  ten  dealers, if  he  would  yield  to 
an  honest  impulse,  would  politely  but 
decisively inform  the  old  man  that his 
“patronage”  wasn’t appreciated;  that if 
^  he would  kindly inflict  his  presence  on 
dfm some  other  establishment  it would be a 
favor greatly esteemed, and  that a  “bus­
iness” visit from  him  was  calculated to 
depress and sour  the  best  dispositioned 
man  that  ever  stood  behind  a counter. 
But  who  ever  ran  across a trader  that 
had  the  courage to make an  avowed en­
emy of  one of  the Crossgrains ?

in  ebusiness  affairs, 

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m   system. 

The  old  Deacon  is  as  regular  in his 
motions  as  a  member  of  the  planetary 
It  takes  three  visits  to  each 
store before his business is consummated, 
and each visit is made  in  its  regular or­
der.  The  first  is  for  a  thorough  and 
comprehensive  examination  of  a  large 
portion of  the stock,  with very little said 
about prices.  The  second is entirely de­
voted  to  ‘-Jewing”  and  grumbling  at 
mercantile extortion; and the third is made 
W to either inform  the  tradesman  that the 
quality of  his goods,  his  prices,  and  his 
general way of  doing  business,  are  un­
satisfactory, or else  to  lay in the few ar­
ticles wanted,  with numerous protests.

Let  us say, for  instance,  that  you are 
dealing in the article of  wall  paper,  and 
have  some  300  samples to  select  from, 
ranging in  price  from a dime to a dollar 
^   a  roll.  Crossgrain’s  wife  has,  after 
^   months  of  importunity,  persuaded  him 
to  repaper  the  “spare  bed-room,”  and 
among his wants are “five  rolls of  cheap 
paper.”  He takes  you from  your  books 
or  other  work  and  uses  up  an hour or 
two of  your time in looking at every pat­
tern  in  the  house.  Before  you  have 
shown him a dozen samples, he expresses 
it as his deliberate opinion  that  your as­
sortment  is  an  execrable  one,  and that 
your taste in buying is terribly depraved. 
a  At  last  he  relieves  you  by going off  to
*  torture  your competitor.

In  an  hour  or  so  he  returns and in­
forms  you that he has  concluded  to take 
a  certain  pattern,  provided  the  price 
suits.  And in finding  that  certain  pat­
tern  you have to go  through  your entire 
line again, and  when  you  find  it, it is a 
fifty cent  paper, which is something like 
forty cents  mere  than  the  old man will 
pay. 
Finally,  he  decides  to  take  a 
m P  cheaper style,  and  the  lot has to be gone 
over  again.  Selecting  one  at  last,  he 
offers about half-cost  for  it, and  after a 
long, weary discussion, decides to try the 
other dealer again.

On his third call,  he  concludes  to pur­
chase, and,  after running over  your sam­
ples  for  the  fourth  time, you  sell  him 
five  rolls  of  paper.  Time  of  transac- 

«  tions, three hours;  profit,  ten cents.

 

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The only time  Crossgrain  ever  exhib­
ited anything approaching  extravagance 
was  in a  transaction  he  is  reported  to 
have  had  with  Mr.  Slimmer.  Several 
months ago the latter gentleman  decided 
to sue the  Deacon on a long  overdue  ac­
count.  Crossgrain  is  financially respon­
sible,  and  on return  day he  appeared in 
court and  announced  that,  although the 
account was a fraudulent and unjust one, 
he thought  it  cheaper in the  end to pay 
it up than  to litigate it.  The  principal, 
interest  and  costs  were  figured up, but

the Deacon  strenuously objected  to pay­
ing any intex-est.

“Look here,  Deacon !”  observed  Slim­
mer,  “you’ve  been  telling  around  this 
community  that  I’m  a  hypocrite,  and 
falsifier,  and  a  deceitful  and  dishonest 
man in general.  Now,  if  you’ll publicly 
acknowledge before this court that you’ve 
wronged me, I’ll throw  off  the  interest, 
and pay half  of  the costs.”

The old man  drew a long  breath,  and, 

after a brief  reflection, remarked:

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“No, Slimmer!  Figure ’er  up  to  the 
last  cent.  Folks  call  me  cranky,  and 
quarrelsome, and mean,  and miserly; but 
I’m not goin’ to  throw  away what  little 
reputation I’ve got  left  by  telling  such 
an outrageous lie as th at!”
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But the  freaks of  intellectual  human­
ity with whom  the  dealer  comes in con­
tact  are  not  always  those  who  are  in­
fluenced  by  mean  and  miserly  ideas. 
While  these  are  the  more common rea­
sons for the  oddities  and  idiosyncracies 
which we note,  there  are  numerous gen­
erous, whole-souled  and  personally hon­
orable  people,  whose  eccentric  and  pe­
culiar habits  are  matters of  publie com­
ment.

There,  for  instance, 

is  cranky  but 
kindly old  Jacob  Bowerman,  who won’t 
do business with any dealer  who sells to­
bacco.  There is  Simpson, whose  abhor­
rence of  “style” is  so  great  that, when 
necessity  obliges  him  to  reclothe  him­
self,  he  will  search  over  two  or three 
counties to find  something  obsolete  and 
awkward-looking.  There is the, usually, 
level-headed Bagman,  who  has  just  fin­
ished painting  his  fine  residence a pea­
cock  green, with  Vermillion  trimmings. 
There is robust and  healthy  Jim  Sager, 
who  conscientiously samples  every new 
patent nostrum that appears on the  mar­
ket.  There is Farmer Gibbons, who buys 
porterhouse  steaks  for  a  pack  of  lazy 
dogs, and eats salt pork  himself.  There 
is Crowley,  who  drives  up to  your  door 
with a fifteen dollar horse and a two hun­
dred  dollar  buggy.  There  is  the  Rev. 
Mr. Duxberry, who,  notwithstanding the 
protests and donations  of  his  flock,  per­
sists  in  wearing a hat  that  was  appar­
ently  venerable 
in  his  grandfather’s 
days.  There is Carpenter, who is always 
trying to convince  you that  all  sickness 
is produced by killing animals and grind­
ing  flour  in  the  wrong  phase  of  the 
moon.  And the list might  be  continued 
almost indefinitely.

* 
After  all, 

* 
intellectual  freakiness  is 
simply comparative,  and is more general 
than  appears  when  the  subject  is first 
called  to  mind.  There  are  freaks and 
freaks,  and  perhaps  many  of  us  who 
would  indignantly repel  any  accusal of

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freakiness,  and  who  privately  imagine 
ourselves classed among  the  reasonably 
“level-headed,”  are in reality catalogued 
among them,  in  certain  quarters;  which 
suggests  that  there  are  a  great  many 
reasons  to  induce  any of  us  to  re-echo 
the oft-quoted wish of  Robbie Burns— 

“O, wad some power the giftie gie us,
To see oursel’s as ithers see us.”
TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.
Leaves.
Arrives. 
7:00 a m
Traverse C ity A  Mackinaw................ 
Traverse C ity A  M ackinaw................9:05 a m  
11:30 a  m
From  C incinnati....................................7:30pm
5:00 p m
F or Petoskey A  M ackinaw C ity........3:55 p m  
Saginaw  Express....................................11:30 a m   7:90 a m

GOING  NORTH.

 

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10:30 
Saginaw express runs th ro u g h  solid.
7.00 a. m. tra in  has c h air c a r to Traverse City.
11:30 a. m . tra in  has ch air c a r fo r P etoskey an d  Mack-  j 
5:00 p.  m, tra in   has  sleeping  c a r  fo r  Petoskey  and  } 

inaw  City.
Mackinaw C ity.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express........................... 
7:15 a m
F o rt W ayne Express......................... 10:30 a  m  
11:45 a  m
Cincinnati  Express................................ 4:10  p m   5:00 p m
From  T raverse C ity...............................10:10 p m
7:15 a m  tra in   has  p a rlo r  ch air  c a r  fo r  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m  tra in  h as W oodruff sleeper fo r C incinnati. 
5:00 p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith M. C. R. R. a t K alam a­
zoo fo r B attle Creek,  Jackson,  D etroit  and  C anadian 
points, arriv in g  in D etroit a t 10:45 p. m.
Sleeping c a r rates—81.50  to   P etoskey  o r  M ackinaw 
City;  82 to C incinnati.
AH Trains dally except Sunday.

M uskegon«  Grand R apids &  Indiana. 

Arrive.
Leave. 
7:05 a m ........................................................................ 10:45a m
11:15 a m .......................................................................  4:45 p m
4:20 p m .......................................................................  7:45pm
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge street  depot 7 m inutes later.

C. L. Lockwood. Oen’l Pass. Agent.

Michigan Central.

Grand Rapids D ivision.

DEPART.

 

ARRIVE.

D etroit Express........................ 
6:45 a m
Day  Express..................................................................1:10 p m
New Y ork E x p re ss ...........................................................5:40 p m
•A tlantic.Express....................................................... 10:46 p m
Mixed    .................. ........... ........................................6:50am
•Pacific  E x p re ss...........   .......................................6:00am
Local P assenger......................................................... 10:00 a  m
M ail..........................................................................................3:15 p m
G rand  Rapids  Express.............................................10:15 p m
M ixed.............................................................................. 5:30 p m
•Daily.  All o th er daily except Sunday.  Sleeping cars 
ra n  on A tlantic and Pacific Express tra in s to and from  
D etroit.  P arlo r  cars ru n   on  Day  Express  and  Grand 
Rapids E xpress to  and  from   D etroit.  D irect  connec­
tions m ade a t D etroit w ith all th ro u g h  train s E ast over 
M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.)

O. W. Rugglbs. Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agt., Chicago. 
F r e d  M.  B r ig g s , Gen’l Agent.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. 

K alam azoo  D ivision.

p m

1
19
pm  pm  am
1:10  3:00  7:45 D p ....G ran d   R apids.........
3:25  4:12  9:02  “  ....A lleg a n ......................
5 :03  10:00 A r... .K alam azoo..............
F rt
6:35  11:35 
...  .W hite Pigeon.........
8:00 12:30  “ ___E lk h a rt......................

A rrive.
i m   p m  
1:45  6:10 
1:28  4:55 
:10  3:52 
2:25
l:e0
pm  am
.. .Chicago................................11:30  8:50
...T oledo..................................11:25 10:00
....C lev elan d ...........................7:15  5:45
p m
___Buffalo................................ 1:00  11:40
Tickets fo r sale to  all  principal  points  in  th e U. S., 
Mexico and Canada a t  Union Ticket  Office,  Geo.  W il­
liamson, Agt., Depot Office, M.  B o o t z , Agt.

.............4:45 

1:35
6:20

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

Cleveland, Ohio.
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

_________ 

Leaves. 
1:10 p m 
5:10 p m

GOING WEST. Arrives.
fM ornlng Express.............................  1.05 p in
tT hrough M ail.....................................4:55 p m
tG rand Rapids Express...................10:40 p m
•N ight Express....................................5:25 a  m
fMixed..................................................
GOING EAST.
tD etroit  Express..............................
tT hrough Mail....................................10:20 a  m
tE vening Express...............................3:50 p m
•Lim ited Express..............................10:30 p m

6.40 a  m 
10:30 a  m 
3:50 p m 
10:55 p m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  car  to D etroit,  m aking 
d irect connections fo r all points  E ast, a rriv in g  in New 
Y ork 10:10 a. m. n ext 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. A  M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and a t th e depot.

Ju n ctio n   w ith 

J as. Campbell, City Passenger Agent.

P E R K I N S   &  H E S S
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

D EALERS IN

f o r   p a s s e n g e r s   a n d   f r e i g h t .) 

WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE-

NOS.  182  and  124  LOUIS  STREET.  GRAND  R A PID S.  M ICHIGAN.

ELEUÄTORS

Morse Elevator Works* 
Philadelphia,  New  York 
and Detroit.  Morse, W il- 
liams  &  Co.,  proprietors. 
~ Detroit office, 91 Jefferson 
Telephone 1032.  H.  MJDDLEBROOK,  Agent._________
We  have  ar/anged  for  a  large 
quantity of this fruit  and  our  fancy 
stock will come from the  celebrated 
Hillyer  Groves,  whence  they  ship 
nothing but the finest, ripe stock.

Florida
Oranges
Putnam  & Brooks•
REEDER, PALMER  &  CO.,

ave

Wholesale Boots and Shoes.

2 4   P e a r l   S t . ,   G r a n d   R a p i d s ,   M i c h ..,

Wholesale  A.  HIMES.  and  Retail

STUTE  ÄGENY8  FOR  LYGOJUIP  RUBBER  GO.,
COAL!— COKE!—W OOD!
Olee ander Nat! City Banl.
”80RP8
D e tro it  S o a p   Co.

Manufacturers of the  following  well-known 

T elephone  Call  490-2.  CAR  LOTS  A   SPECIALTY.

DETROIT,  MIOH.

Shawm  at A venue, W inter and 

MOTTLED  GERM AN, 

W .  D ivision   Sts.

M ICHIGAN, 

brands of

QUEEN  A N N E, 
TRUE  BLU E, 
MONDAY, 

SUPERIOR, 

PHOENIX, 

CZAR, 

W A BASH , 

ROYAL  B A R. 
MASCOTTE,
CAMEO,

A N D   OTHERS. 

For quotations address

W. G. HAWKINS, Lock Box  173,
W M . S E A R S  & CO.,

Salesman for Western Michigan,

GRAND  RAPIDS

Graeker  Manufacturers,

AGENTS  FOR  AM BOY  CHEESE. 

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

G R A N D   R A P I D S , 

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M IC H IG A N .

LEMON,  HOOPS  1 PETERS,

Wholesale

Grocers

p m . 4:10 p m

A N D

- T E A -

IMPORTERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

(o\

W H O   U R G E S   Y O U

T O   K E E P

T H E   P U B L I C !

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  manufacturers ere 
ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods in 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  Without effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves,  bring  purchas­
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
AN7 JOBBER WILL BE SLAB TO FILL TOUR ORDERS.

RISING  SUN

BUCKWHEAT.
Giratili IM1M1 Fire
Newiygo  Roller  Mills.

ORDERS FROM BETAU. TRADE SOLICITED.

MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED

Newaygo, 

-  Mich.

“ A

£

 

C

.
The Most Popular 10c cigar, and

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C

.

, ”

“Y U M   Y U M ,”

D I R E C T I O N S  

We nave cooked the corn in this can 
sufficiently.  Should  be _ Thurvughly 
Warmed (not cooked) adding  piece ot 
Good Butter (size of neus egg) and gill 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.) 
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature of

Davenport  Canning  Co.

D avenport,  la .
A T   T H IS

O u r   “ P .   &  B . ”  B r a n d  
a n d   S O L I D   F I L L
C a n s

ta k e   th e  
"Cake.  N o th in g  
so ld   in  M ic h ig a n  

4

th a t  e q u a ls   th e m . 
S e n d   in  y o u r   o rd ers.

P u t n a m  &   B r o o k s .

HON.

w g

MICHIGAN

C u r t i s s  &   C o .

Successors to CURTISS &  DUNTON.

W H O L E S A L E

*aper  w  a re h o u se ,

Houseman Building, Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

The  Best  Selling  5c  Cigar  in  the  Market. 

B I G   R A P I D S , 

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Send for trial order.

A IIO B .

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

Manufacturers’ Agents for

S A W   A X T D   G R I S T   v f r r . T .   M A C H I N E R Y ,

Send for
and
C atalogu e 
Prices-

A T L A S  WORKS

MANUFACTURERS  OF

IN D IA N A P O LIS.  IN D .,  U.  8 .
STEAM ENGINES&BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers In Stock 

tor  immediate delivery.

Saws, Belting  and  Oils.

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

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

Pulle>  and become convince*! of their superiority.

W rite for P rices. 

4 4 ,4 6  and 48 So. D ivision  St.,  GRAND  R A PID S.  M ICH.

The Standard of Excellence
KINGSFORD’S
“S ito
Gloss”

“Pure”

h

P U R E

A N D

Kingsford’s Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

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

WILL  PLEASE  TOU  EVERY  TIME l

ALW AYS  ASK  YOUR  GROCER  FOR  T H E S E   GOODS.

W.  c . 

DEN,

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

Stationary  anti  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers,

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

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

8 8 ,9 0  and 92 SOUTH  DIVISION  ST., 

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G RAND  R A PID S,  MICH

E stim ates Given on Com plete Outfits.

G R O C E R I E S ..

WHO  ARE  THEY ?

Pencil  Portraits of Grand Rapids  Jobbers.

VIII.

‘•bundle*’ 

lie resembles the late General Grant in 
at least one important essential. 
In fact, 
so  marked  is  his  peculiarity in this re­
spect  that  it  is a source of  considerable 
wonderment how he managed to accumu­
late a competence in  the  retail  trade—a 
competence  which  has  developed into a 
respectably-sized 
since  he 
jumped into the  jobbing  trade  less  than 
a dozen  years ago.  He is not a man who 
•would attract friends by first impressions, 
as his manner is not  devoid  of  a certain 
degree of  coolness  which  serves to repel 
those  who  suddenly  seek  to  put  them­
selves  on  familial* 
terms.  A  longer 
acquaintanceship,  however,  brings  out 
the  genial  characteristics  kept  in  the 
background by the  rather  forbidding ex­
terior. c He  is  probably  at  his  place of 
.business earlier than any other  jobber at 
this market and his  usual  conveyance is 
the  plebian  street  car.  He  is  a  close 
buyer and pays  every bill  subject to dis­
count  within  the  ten  day  limit.  Who 
is  he*?

IX.

He is on  good  terms  with  his  tailor, 
being probably the  best  dressed  gentle­
man connected with the  jobbing trade of 
the city, r  His  personal  appearance is in 
keeping with his attire—both being fault­
less.  Those who  don’t  know  him  look 
upon him as a nabob, but closer acquaint­
ance  totally dissipates  such a suspicion. 
He d( >es not allow  his  business duties to 
keep  him  awake  nights or encroach too 
much  on  his  allegiance to a whist table 
over at the Peninsular Club, but the com­
fortable fortune  he  has accumulated is a 
sure indication of  his keen foresight and 
good  judgment.  He  is  a  leading  spirit 
in church  work  and charity effort, hold­
ing  responsible  positions in two leading 
organizations of  the  kind.  Who is  he?

X.

He is a human adaptation of  a locomo­
tive,  the  only  difference  being  that a 
locomotive takes more rest and consumes 
more fuel  than he does.  Xo  jobber puts 
in  longer  hours  than  he  does, and  the 
rapidity with which he works is a source 
of surprise to all with whom he conies in 
contact. cHe makes no false motions, and 
the  amount of  work  he  will  grind  out 
within the  space of  a single  day is little 
So  far  as  The 
less  than  marvelous. 
T radesman is informed, he  has  but two 
hobbies—a “blackbook,”  for  those  who 
forget to pay  their  accounts,  and a pair 
of  fast  horses,  which  may some  day be 
seen on the race track.  Who is he ?

XL

He  isja  bundle of  nerves,  contradic­
tions  and  inconsistencies—yet he makes 
money fast  and [keeps it.  Like the ‘‘off 
horse,” he is always to be  found  on  the 
opposite  side of  even  question, no  mat­
ter what may be his Bmvietions or senti­
ments.  He  likes a discussion as  well as 
Musselman  likes a dinner,  but  he  never 
was known to admit  that a disputant got 
the better of Jhim, no  matter  how  badly 
he  was  whipped, r Like some other men 
engaged in the same □business, he has ex­
tensive  interests  outside  the 
jobbing 
trade,  but  the  most  of  his  money  has 
been made in the  avocation of  his  adop­
tion.  He  is  looked  upon  as  a  shrewd 
adviser, but has  been  known to profit by 
the confidences reposed in him by others. 
At one time he considered  himself a big­
ger man than a railroad president, but so 
far in the game the railroad official is one 
lap ahead.  Who is lie ?
XII.

He  is  fair,  fat  and  forty—or not far 
from  there.U.He  is  the  quintessence of 
good  nature [and  his  laugh  is  as  con­
tagious as the[[distemper.  Unlike  some 
of  liis  contemporaries,  the  nervous  sys­
tem  seems  to [have  been omitted in his 
make-up,  in [consequence  of  which  he 
can bear up under the  loss of  a large ac­
count without losing an hour’s sleep or a 
meal of  victuals.  Xo  matter  how fully 
his  time  may [be [occupied,  he  always 
finds  time  to  greet  a  caller,  bestowing 
upon  him a smile  which  is  as broad as 
the new moon.  Unlike some of  his com­
petitors—in  other [markets,  of  course— 
he does not hanker  after  customers who 
expect the goods to be given to them, nor 
Is  he  particularly  anxious 
to  make 
accounts with merchants  who do not pay 
their bills on the  drop of  the  hat.  Who 
is he ?

He is never at a loss  for  words  to  ex­
press his ideas, but  some  of  his  expres­
sions do not  have  the  same  meaning to 
others that they do to  him.  He is a man 
of  strong  likes  and  dislikes,  but  was 
never known to like any one for any con­
siderable  length  of  time.  A  man  who 
happens tojiask in his smiles is surfeited 
with flattery and  taffy, but  the  moment 
the  spell  is  broken  no condemnation is 
too severe and  no  words  found in Web­
ster's  dictionary  are  strong  enough  or 
long  enough  to  express  his  contempt. 
How he has managed to make any money 
is  a  mystery,  and  whether  he  is  now 
making any or not  is  an  open  question. 
Who is he ?

XIII.

In personal appearance he reminds one 
of  a German  potentate, and in conversa­

XIV.

tion and action he combines the  cunning 
of  the  Yankee  with  the  craft of  a Bis­
marck.  The  leading  spirit  of 
three 
large  establishments  and  the  nominal 
head of  two of  them,  he injects  his indi­
viduality into the business in such a way 
as to leave no doubt as to  whose  hand is 
on  the  helm.  A  money  maker  by  in­
stinct,  he  devotes  so  much  time  and 
thought to his business that  he  takes lit­
tle or no  recreation,  which  renders  him 
so petulant that he is sometimes inclined 
to  treat  people rudely. 
If  the rudeness 
is overlooked,  amicable  terms  are  soon 
restored,  but  anything  savoring  of  re­
sentment  turns  the  man  into a roaring 
lion,  which it requires  time  to  subdue. 
He is a painstaking experimenter, and to 
this fact is partially due the eminence he 
has reached among the successful men in 
his line in the country.  Who is he ?

XV.

He likes to pull  the  ribbons  on a pair 
of  speeders, and he  also  has a weakness 
for frequent vacations from  business—In 
fact,  it is hinted  that  the  only  way  his 
partners can get him to stay at home is to 
go  away themselves. 
It is  not  so  very 
long ago that he used to carry a gripsack 
himself, but  fortune  has  smiled on him 
during the past twenty  years.and he will 
probably „spend the remainder of his days 
in  the  jobbing  trade.  He  is  genial  in 
manner, happy  in  disposition,  and  can 
tell a story for  all  there is in it.  While 
not slow to act in business  matters, he is 
over-cautious in some respects, being be­
hind  the  times  in  several  directions. 
Who is  he ?

For the  first  correct  interpretation of 
the  above  personal  descriptions,  one 
year’s subscription will be given.
EAST  WEEK’S  PORTRAITS.

The publication  of  last  Aveek’s  Pencil 
Portraits  Avas  the  occasion  of  consid­
erable comment among the trade,  sev eral 
hundred  guesses  liaA’ing  been  volun- 
teered.  Among 
those  Avho  sent  in 
guesses Avere the folloAving:

Amos  8.  Musselman:  1. O. A. Ball;  *2, 
S.  M.  Lemon;  8,  L.  J.  Rindge;  4, I. M. 
Clark;  5, Wilder  D.  Stevens;  6, Chas. II. 
Leonard;  7, Ed. Telfer.

Sidney  F.  Stevens:  1,  O.  A.  Bali;  2, 
S.  M.  Lemon;  3, L.  J.  Rindge;  4,  I. M. 
Clark;  5,  W.  D. Stevens;  6,  C.  II.  Leon­
ard;  7,  Ed.  Telfer.

Claud Freeman :  1, O.  A.  Ball;  2, S. M. 
Lemon;  3,  L. J. llimlge;  4,  I.  M.  Clark; 
5,  II.  B.  Fairchild;  C,  Chas.  H. Leonard; I 
7,  Edward Telfer. 

“ FI01enee :” 1.  O.  A. Ball;  i ,  S.  M.
Lemon; 3.  0.  E Olney; 5,  A.  S. Mussel-
man;  5 B.  W. Putnam ;  6.  L. E.  Ilaw-
kins;  7, E.  Teller.

O.  C. Shults : *2,  S.  M. Lemon: 5.  O.  A.

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Ball;  7, Ed.  TeIf er.

W. 11. Allen : 3.  L.  J .  Rindge;  4,  P.
Steketet*:  5.  11. B. Faire!iild:  6, G, G.  A.
Voigt.
.J. II. Miller: 1,  ().  A Ball;  ::.  s.  M.
Lemon: 3,  John Shields;  4,  A. S.  Mus-
selman; 5,  B. W.  Putnam ;  6 L.  E.
Hawkius;  7.  Ed.  Telfer.

Peter Lancaster :  1.  O. A. Ball; 2.  S. M.
Lemon: 3,  L. ,J. Rindge; 4,  1.  M Clark;
o,  H. B.  Fairchild;  6,  Chas.  II. Leonard; 
7,  Edward Telfer.

Dick Warner;  1.  O.  A.  Ball;  2,  S. M. 
Lemon;  3,  C.  E.  Gluey;  4,  I.  M. Clark; 
5,  L, E.  Hawkins:  6,  Wm.  Widdicomb; 
7,  Ed.  Telfer.

The correct  interpretation of  the  por­

traits is as fo llo A v s :

1.  O. A.  Ball.
2.  S. M.  Lemon.
3.  L. J.  Rindge.
4.  Pau 1 Steketee.
5.  Wilder I).  Stevens.
<5.  Chas.  H.  Leonard..
7.  Edward Telfer.
It will be seen that  no  one hit the nail 
squarely  on  the  head,  Amos S. Mussel- 
man and Sidney F.  Stevens, each  coming 
within one point of  winning the  prize.

A Bold Suggestion.

A man who carries large sums of  mon­
ey on  his  person  should  always  put  it 
into his boot,  for  that  is  a  pocket  that 
none can pick  and  then  gravity  always 
prevents any other loss.  Acting  on  the 
same  idea  a  man  of  my  acquaintance 
Avhen paying a large sum to a Avoman n o ­
ticed that she Avas  about  to  put  it  into 
her satchel-—which could easily be stolen 
“Madam,” said he,  “step into  the  other 
room,  loosen  your  garter  and  put  the 
money into your stocking.  There it will 
be safe.”  The advice Avas accepted.
To Canners  and  Packers,  Manufacturers 
We have compiled, ready  for  publica­
tion, a complete list to date,  Avith  name, 
location, etc.,  of every canning and pack­
ing establishment in this country,  Avhieh 
Ave shall  publish in pamphlet  form,  and 
offer complete for §3 with a copy  of  the 
Grocers’  and  Canners’  Gazette  for  one 
year,  to every one who  will  send  P.  O. 
money order only, to C. S.  Obek,  Mana­
ger,  Grocers  and  Canners’  Gazette,  2 
Central Wharf,  Boston, Mass.
The  Standard Brand.

and Jobbers.

Xo  brand  of  oysters  has  received  a 
more generous reception at the hands  of 
the  trade  than  the  “Anchor”  brand, 
A A -liieh   is put up and handled  exclusively 
by  F.  J.  Dettenthaler.  This  brand  is 
never put up  “slack  f i l l , ”   but  is  solid 
meat every time.  Ask for the “Anchor” 
brand and take no other.

The  Grocery  Market.

The sugar market is weakening.  Pack­
c.  Cheese 

age coffees have been reduced 
continues to stiffen in price.

PRODUCE  M A RK ET.

Apples—Fall  fruit  commands  $1.50@$1.75  per 
bbl.  W inter fruit is in fair  demand  at  S1.75©§2 
per bbl.
Beans—The new crop is coming in freely, com­
m anding Sl@fl.25 per  d u .  for  unpicked and $1.50 
for hand-picked.
Butter—Good quality is scarce and high.  Deal­
ers pay 16@20e and hold at I8@22e. 
1
Cabbages—Home grown command $4@$5 per 100
Celery—20@,22c per doz.
Cider—8@10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
Cranberries—$8  for  Bell  and  Cherry  and  $9 
Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
Eggs—Strictly fresh are scarce, jobbers willing­
Grapes—Concords,  3‘.Sc per lb.  Cam wbas, 4@ 
Honey—Scarce and hard  to  get,  readily  com­
Onions—Home grown dry stock  command 35@ 
Pop Cora—214 c per lb.
Potatoes—The market is  looking a  little  more 
favorable, but not enough to warrant active ship­
ping operations.  Local handlers pay 25 cents per 
bu. for good stock here and at the principal  buy­
ing points.

25c.
for Bell and Bugle.
at 594c and evaporated at 7c.
ly paying 19c. and selling at 21@22c.
414.
manding 20c per lb.
40c. per bu.

Quinces—$2 per bu.
Squash—Hubbard, le per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—Baltimores, S2.50 per bbl.  Jer­
seys, $2.75@$3 per bbl.
Turnips—25c per bu.

PRO V ISIO NS.

T h e  G ra n d   R ap id s  P a c k in g a n d   P ro v i-

sio n   Co.  q u o te s  as  fo llo w s:

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PORK  IN  BARRELS.
Mess,  old...............................................
new.............................................
Short cut Morgan.................................
Extra d e a r pig, short  c u t.................
E xtra clear,  heavy..............................
Clear quill, short c u t..........................
Boston clear, short e u t......................
Clear back, short c a t ..........................
Standard dear, short eut, best.........

...........$16  75
..........   16  50
..........   17 50
...........  18  50
...........  18 50
..........   18  50
..........   18  50
..........   18 50
...........  18  50

" 

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smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

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Hams, average 20 lbs..........................
16 lbs..........................
12 to 14 lbs.................
picnic ........................................
Vest boneless............................
Shoulders.............................................
Breakfast  Bacon,  boneless................
Dried Beef, extra.................................
bam prices......................

..............11«
..............12
..............1294
..............10
..............1294
...  9*4
..............11
..............8
..............994
Long Clears, heavy...............................................  9
medium..... ......................................  9
lig h t.................................................  9
lard—Kettle Rendered.

D R Y   SA LT  M EA TS.

lard—Compound.

Tierces ....................................................................
Tubs.........................................................................
501b.  T ins..............................................................
Tierces.....................................................................   9
30 and 50 lb. T u b s.................................................  994
31b. Pails, 20 in a  case........................................   9%
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case..........................................  9%
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case..........................................  9%
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case..........................................  914
E xtra Mess, warranted 200  lb s.........................   7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing...........................  7 50
P late..........................................................................7 25
Extra Plate............................................................  7 75
Boneless, rump butts........................................... 10 00
“  14 bbl...............................   5  50

B E E F   IX   B A R R E L S .

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sausage—F resh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage...........................................................8
Ham Sausage....................  
12
Tongue Sausage....................................................   9
Frankfort  Sausage...............................................  8
Blood Sausage.......................................................   6
Bologna, straight..................................................  6
Bologna,  th ick ......................................................  6
Head Cheese...........................................................   0
In half barrels.......................................................... 3 50
In quarter  barrels....................................................2 00
In half  barrels.........................................................3 00
In quarter barrels.................................................... 1 75
In  kits.....................................................................   85

p i g s ’  f e e t .

T R IP E .

FRESH  MEATS.

 

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Beef,  carcass...............................................  4  @ 5
hindquarters...................................  5  @ 6
3  @ 4
fore 
Hogs..............................................................   5  @ 0
Pork  loins....................................................  @10
shoulders............................................  @ 8
Bologna.........................................'............  @ 5
Frankfort  sausage........................................  @  814
Blood, liver and head sausage...............   @  514
M utton.................... 

0  @  7

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OYSTERS  and  FISH.

 

F. J.  Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

O Y STER S IX   CAXS.

S tandards....................................................  @16
A nchors.......................: .............................   @18
Selects...........................................................21  @26
Fairha\*en Counts......................................   @35

O Y STER S  IX   B U L K .

S tandards..................................................................   1 00
Selects.........................................................................   1 40
C lam s..........................................................................  1 25

F R E S H   F IS H .

Black  Bass..................................................   @1214
T rout.......................................................... 
W1 
;fi“h .....................................................   @ 7}4
smoked........................................  @10
K .e h .............................................................  214® 4

 

@714

CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS.

Putnam & Brooks quote as foil  ws:

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STIC K .
 
 
M IX E D .

Standard, 25 lb. boxes..........................................  9*4
10
Twist, 
25 
Cut Loaf,  25 
11
Royal, 25 lb. p a ils...........  ...................................10
200 lb.  b b ls ..............................................  9
Extra, 25 lb.  pails................................................. 1054
2001b.  bbls.................................................  944
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails..................................129.4
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. eases............................................11
Broken, 25 lb. Pails................................................11
10

200 lb. bbls........................ 

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f a n c y — In 5 lb. boxes.

•* 

Lemon  Drops..........   ............................................ 13
Sour D rops............................................................. 14
Peppermint Drops................................................. 14
Chocolate Drops.....................................................15
H. M. Chocolate  Drops........................................18
Gum  Drops............................................................. 10
Licorice Drops........................................................18
A. B. Licorice  Drops............................................ 12
Lozenges, plain....................................
..............14
printed...............................
..............15
Im perials...............................................
..............14
Mottoes..................................................
..............15
Cream B ar.............................................
..............13
Molasses  B ar........................................
..............13
Caram els...............................................
..............19
Hand Made  Creams............................
..............19
Plain Creams.......................................... ..............16
Decorated Creams...............................
..............&>
String  Rock..........................................
..............14
Burnt Almonds....................................
'22
Wintergreen  Berries..........................
..............14

*• 
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fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in  pails...................
in bbls......................
printed, in pails...............
in bbls.................
Chocolate Drops, in pails...................
Gum Drops, in pails............................
in bbls.............................
Moss Drops, in pails............................
in bbls..............................
Sour Drops, in pails............................
Imperials, in pails...............................
in bbls.................................

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..............1294
..............1194
..............13
..............12
..............1294
..............6V2
..............10
..............  994
..............12
..............12
..............11

FRUITS.

NUTS.

B ananas................................................
. ..1  23@2 50
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls........................ ...  @J6 00
Lemons, choice....................................
@4 50
“ 
fa n c y ......................................
@5 50
Figs, layers,  new .................................
@12
“  Bags, 50 lb .................................... ...  @ 6
Dates, frails, 50 lb ...............................
@ 494
“  % frails, 50  lb ..........................
@ 594
Fard, 10-lb.  box......................
“ 
...  @ 9
“ 
.........................
@ 7
Persian, 50-Ib.  box................... —  @ 6^4
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50-lb.  “ 

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@17
@15
@14
©  8
©1394
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Almonds,  Tarragona..........................
Ivaea....................................
California..........................
Brazils.............................................—
Walnuts, Grenoble..............................
rtcucu........................................ 
F rench.................................
... 
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...................................  8  @12
Coeoanuts, per 100......................................  @4  50
C hestnuts....................................................2  75@3 25
S to rk ................................................. ..........   @594
Fancy, II. P ..................................... ..........  
Choice W hite.lY lrginia................ ..........   ©  5
Fancy H. P„ 
...............
................ ..........   @ 5
Extra 

..........   @634

P E A N U T S .

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Wholesale Price  Current•

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

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

CREAM   T A R T A R .

 
 
 
 
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dried  fruits—F oreign.
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City Oyster, XXX...................  7
P icnic.......................................  7
Fancy Oyster..........................  634
Strictly  p u re........................  
38
1 Grocers’.................................  
24
dried fruits—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried.......  594@  6
“ 
evaporated__ 7  @  734
Apricots, 
16
“ 
7
Blackberries “ 
Nectarines  “ 
14
14
Peaches 
“ 
Plums 
“ 
Raspberries  “ 
24
Citron, in  drum ...........  @23
in b o x es..........   @25
Currants........................   @534
Lemon  Peel.................. 
14
Orange Peel.................  
14
Prunes,  Turkey...........  4%@  5
Im perial.........  @ 6
Raisins,  V alencias................  794
Ondaras..................... 894
Domestic Layers.. .2 65 
Loose Californias. .2 20
Farina, 100  lb.  kegs..............  04
Hominy,  per  b b l...................4 00
Macaronj, dom 12 lb box__   60
im ported........  @10
Pearl  Barley................  @ 3
Peas, green...................   @1  45
“  split.......................  @ 334
Sago,  German..............  @ 634
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l ...  @  694
Wheat,  cracked..........   @634
Vermicelli,  im port__   @10
dom estic...  @60
fish—salt.

F A R IN A C E O U S  GOODS.

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Cod, w hole.......................  @534
“  boneless....................734@734
H a lib u t............................ 
1234
2  87
Herring,  round, 34 bbl.. 
14  bbl.. 
150
10 00
“  Holland,  bbls.. 
**  Holland, kegs..  85@90
Sealed.............. 
30
Mack,  sh’s, No. 1.  34  b b l....9 50 
“  12  lb k it..l  45
..1  35
“  10 
Trout,  34  bbls..............5  25@5 40
  85
White,  No.  3. 14 bbls............6  00
' 
12 lb.  kits . i i . .1  15
10 lb. k its........100
Family.  94  bbls........ 3 00
•*  ’  k its............ 55@65

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9
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GUN  POAVDER.

L A M P  W IC K S.

LA M P CH IM N EY S.

LA M P  burners.

K eg s........................................5
Half  kegs...............................2  88
No. 0.......................................  
60
70
No. 1........................................ 
No. 2.......................................  
85
No. 0 ......................................  
37
No. 1 ......................................  
40
50
No. 2 ......................................  
No. 0........................................  
30
No. 1........................................ 
40
No. 2........................................ 
50
Pure..........................................  30
Calabria...................................  25
Sicily........................................  18
B uckets.................................  634
Half bbls...............................   0
Black  Strap.........................16@17
,'uba  Baking....................... 22@25
Porto  Rico...........................24@35
New Orleans, good.............25@30
choice.........33@40
fancy...........45@48

M INCE  M EAT.

M OLASSES.

LIC O R IC E .

One-half barrels,"3c extra.

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O IL .

R IC E .

P IP E S .

P IC K L E S .

R O L L E D   OATS

O A TM EAL.
Muscatine, B arrels............. 6  00
Half barrels......3  15
Cases......... 2  25@2 35
Muscatine, B arrels...............6 00
Half barrels......3  15
Cases......... 2 25@2 35
Michigan  Test......................1034
W ater  W hite......................... 12?a
Medium.................................. 4  75
“ 
94 b b l......................2 88
Small,  b b l...............................5  75
**  94  b b l........................... 3 38
Clay, No.  216......................... 1  60
**  T. D. full count............  75
Cob. No.  3...............................   40
.'aroliua h ead...........................694
No. 1...........................634
No. 2................. 5?4®6
No. 3 ..........................534
J a p a n ........................................534
SA L E R A T C S.
DeLaud’s,  pure...................... 534
C Ljrch’s, Cap  sh eaf..............5
D w ight's...................................5
Taylor’s .................................... 5
Common Fine per bbl...........  85
carlots..  80
Solar  Rock, 56 lb. sacks.......  23
28  pocket.................................2 00
60 
.................................2  10
................................. 2  20
100 
Ashton bu. b a g s ...................   75
Higgins  “ 
...................   75
Warsaw ** 
...................   35
Kegs.........................................   334
Granulated,  boxes................  134

SA L   SO D A .

SA LT.

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SO A P.

SO D A .

S E E D S .

SA PO LIO .
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S N U F F .

spices—Whole.

3  “ 
S A U E R K R A U T .
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Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box.......2 35
Hand, 
SilA*er Thread, 30 g al............3 50
40  “  ............ 4  50
Mixed bird ................................434
Caraway.................................. 10
Canary ’. ...................................  4
Hemp."......................................   434
Anise........................................   834
R ap e........................................  434
M ustard.....................................734
Scotch, in  bladders..............37
Maccaboy, in ja rs................. 35
French Rappee, in J a rs .......43
Dingman.  100  bars................4 00
Don’t  Anti-W ashboard.......4  75
J a x o n ......................................3  75
Queen  A nne..........................3 85
German fam ily...................... 2 40
Big B argain............................1  87
B oxes....................................   .534
Kegs, English...........................4?4
Allspice...................................  9
Cassia, China in m ats...........794
Batavia in bu n d __ 11
Saigon in  rolls.........42
CloA-es,  Amboyna................. 30
Zanzibar...................24
Mace  B atavia........................70
Nutmegs, f a n c y . ................70
•*  No.  1......................... 65
“  No.  2.........................60
“ 
w hite........28
shot........................... 21
“ 
spices—Ground—In Bulk.
A llspice...................................1234
Cassia,  Batavia.....................20
and  Saigon .25
“ 
Saigon......................42
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................. 35
“ 
Zanzibar.................. 28
Ginger, A frican.....................1234
*•  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

Pepper, Singapore, black — 1834

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Kingsford’s 
Silver  Gloss, 1  lb. pkgs......7

6 lb. boxes.......734
bulk..................  634
Pure, 1  lb.  pkgs.....................  534
Cora,  1  ib. pkgs..................... 7
Mystic, lib .  pkgs.................   7
barrels...................... 6

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SU G A RS.

Cut  L oaf.......................  @834
C ubes............................  @ 834
Pow dered.....................  @ 834
G ranulated,'Stand__   @7 56
Confectionery  A .........  @794
Standard  A .................   @ 734
No. 1, White Extra C ..  @ 7

O ff...........  @

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b u c k w h e a t .

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Jilb . 
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1 lb. 
51b. 

Acme, 34 lb. cans, 3 doz —  

34 lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
BATH BRICK.

Absolute, >4 lb. cans, 100s. .11 

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“ 94 lb. 
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Arctic, 94 lb. cans, 6  d o z...
“  4  “ 
...
2 
“   ... 1  40
... 2 40
“ 
“  2 
...12 00
“  1  “ 
94 lb. 
50s.. 10 00
“ 
lib . 
“ 
50s..18  75
Telfer’s,  34-lb. cans, 6 doz.  2  70 
34 lb. 
“  3  “  .  2 55
1 lb. 
“  1  “  .  1  50
75
34 lb. “ 
“  .... 1  50
2 
1 lb. “ 
“  .... 3 00
1 
b u lk ..............................  
20
4.*
Red Star, 34 lb. cans, 12 doz 
6  “ 
85
4  “  1  50
English, 2 doz. in case....... 
80
Bristol,  2  “ 
.......
*‘ 
American, 2 doz. in case... 
65
BROOMS.
No. 2 H u rl..............................  2 00
No. 1  “ 
..............................  2  25
No. 2 Carpet..........................  2 50
No. 1 
S
“ 
Parlor Gem..............................3 00
Common W hisk...................... 
Fancy 
...................   1  00
M ill....................................... 3  50
W arehouse..............................3 00
Kings 100 lb. cases................5  50
80  lb. eases..................4  65
13
15

Dairy, solid  packed............ 
Creamerv, solid packed__  

rolls............................... 
*  ro lls ...................... 
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................... 
 
Star,  40 
Paraffine..................................  
AVieking................................. 
25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams, 1 lb, LittlFN eck........1  25
Clam Chowder, 3 lb .............. 3 00
Coue Oysters, l ib. stand___1  00
.... 1  60
*‘ 
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic.............1  50
2  lb.  “ 
2  65
1 lb.  Star..................2 00
2  lb.  Star....................... 2 90
1 lb.  stand....................1 25
2  00
2  lb. 
3 lb. in M ustard.. .3 00
31b.  soused__ . ..3 00
Salmon. 1 lb.  Columbia....... 2 00
.......3  25
2 lb. 
1 lb. Sacram ento.. .1  70
...2   75
2 lb. 
5
34s.........@  8
“ 
Mustard 34s.........  @10
imported  34s ........10@11
spiced,  34s ...........10@12

“ 1 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
*‘ 

Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.

Sardines, domestic  34s ......... 

CANDLES.
“ 

2 lb.  ** 
 

BUTTERIXE.

14
16
10
12

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CANNED GOODS—FruitS.

Trout, 3  lb. brook..............
Apples, gallons,  stand......... 2 00
Blackberries,  stand....................1 00
Cherries, red standard......... 2  50
p itte d ........................2  60
D am sons.......................................1 00
Egg Plums, stan d ........................1 20
Gooseberries................................ 1 40
G rapes....................................   90
Green  Gages...-........................... 1 40
Peaches, ail  yellow*, stand.. 1  45
seconds.................... 1  25
P ie ..............................100

Pears..............................................l 30
Pineapples.................... 1 
10®1 25
Q uinces.........................................1 50
Raspberries,  extra................ 1  25 I
Straw berries.................1 
10@1 25
W hortleberries.............................1 20

red.....................2  25

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C ANNED A’EGETABLES.

soaked............................ 

Cora, Archer's Trophy.........

Asparagus, Oyster Bay......... 1  80
Beans, Lima," stand. .*................1 00
“  Green  Limas__   @1  16
** 
String...............   @  95
“  Stringlesg,  E rie...........  90
*‘  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  45
“  Morn'g Glory .1  10
“ 
“ 
“ 
Early  Gold.*. .1  10
Peas, F rench................................ 1 25
@1 Jo
**  extra m arrofat... 
** 
/O
**  June,  stand..........1 40@1  50
“  sifted...................... 1 25
*• 
“  French, extra  fine___20 00
Mushrooms, extra fine....... 20 00
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden......... 1  00
Succotash,  standard__   @1  30
S quash.......................................... 1 25
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  10
Good Enough____1  10
B enH ar...................1 10
stand  br___ 1 05@1  10
New York Full  Cream  @1234
Michigan 
1094@12  "
Skim...............................   9  @ 934

CHEESE.
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

CHOCOLATE.
Runkel Bros.’ Vienna sweet  22
“  Premium........  33
“  Horn-Cocoa...  37
“  B reakfast___   48
CHEWING  GUM.

c o f f e e — Green.

Rubber, 100 lumps................. 25
Spruce.
Bulk.
Red..
Rio, fa ir...................
“  good.................
“  prime................
“  fancy,  Avashed
“  golden..............

16  @17
17  @18
18  @19
19  @20
20  @21 
Santoi
15  @18
Mexican & Guatemala 17  @19
Peaberry .
17  @19 
Java,  Interior.......
20  @22 
“ 
fancy..........
23  @25 
“  Mancthelins 
26  @28 
25  @26
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted
c o f f e e ,   a d d   9 4 c.  p e r   l b .   f o r  r o a s t ­
i n g   a n d   15  p e r   c e n t ,  
f o r   s h r i n k ­
a g e .

Mocha, genuine.

c o f f e e s — P a c k a g e . .

“  

L i o n ...........................................

............... 2 0 %
i n   c a b i n e t s ............. ................2194
D i l  w o r t h ’s ............................
...............2 0 %
M a g n o l i a ............................... ............... 2 0 %

3 0  l b s 6 0  l b s

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A c m e ............................2094
2 0 %   2094
G e r m a n ................................. ................2 0 %
b i n s ..................... ...............2194
A r b u c k l e ’s  A r i o s a ____ ................2 0 %
................1 8 %
M c L a u g h l i n ’s   X X X X ............... 2 0 %
H o n e y   B e e .......................... ............... 2294
N o x   A l l  
..............................
............... 2194
O   B ...........................................
...............2094
T i g e r ......................................... ................2094

A v o r i c a . .

c o f f e e s —50 lb. bags.

Arbuckle’s Avorica..............1834
Quaker  City___ 1934
Best  R io...’. ___2034
Prime Marieabo 23

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c o f f e e   e x t r a c t .

Valley City............................ 
78
Felix"......................................  1  10
Cotton,  40 f t .......... per doz.

100 l b s  

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“
“

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Ju te 
“ 

CLO TH ES  l i n e s .
50  f t ...........
60  f t ........... 
70  f t........... 
80  f t ........... 
60 f t........ . 
72  ft*.........
C O N D EN SED  M IL K .
E agle................................
Anglo-Swiss....................
Kenosha B utter..............
..............
Seymour 
B utter...............................
“  family.....................
“  fancy .....................
“  b iscu it...................
Boston...............................
City Soda..........................
Soda...................................
“  fancy ........................
S. O yster..........................

C R A C K E R S.
“ 

1  25
1  50 
1  60
2  00
1  00 
1  15
7  60 
6  00

834
834ra634

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S Y R U P S .

No. 2 E xtra  C..............
No. 3C, golden............
No. 4 C, d ark ................
No. 5  C..........................
Cora,  barrels..................
one-half  barrels.
kegs.......................
Pure  Sugar, bbl............
“ 
half barrel.
S W E E T   GOODS.
Ginger Snaps................9
Sugar  Creams..............9
Frosted  Creams...........
Graham  Crackers.......
Oatmeal  Crackers.......
t o b a c c o s —Plug.
Clipper  ...............................
C lim ax............
Corner  Stone..
Double  Pedro.
W hopper.........
Peach  Pie.
Wedding  Cake,  blk.
TEAS.

X

@ 694 
@  634 @ 634 
@ 6
.26@28 
.28@39 
1  30 
29@33 
.31@35
XXX
994
934

9

.......39
39@41
.......39
.......40
.......40
.......40
.......40

H Y SON.

IM P E R IA L .

SU N   C U R E D .

E N G L IS H   B R E A K F A S T .

j a p a n — Regular. 
........................... 12  @15
@16
@28
@33
@15
@20
@28

Fair .
Good ,
Choice............................ 24
Choicest.........................30
F a ir ................................12
G ood.............................. 16
Choice............................ 24
Choicest...................................30 @33
B A S K E T   F IR E D .
F a ir ...............................
@20
Choice............................
@25
@35
Choicest........................
Extra choice, wire leaf
@40
G U N PO W D E R .
@35
Common to  fair...........25
E xtra fine to finest___50
@65
@85
Choicest fancy.............75
Common to  fair.
.20  @35 
Superior to fine..
.40  @50
TOUNC
Common to  fair 
.18  @26 
Superior to  fine__
.30  @40
OOLONG,
.25  @30 
Common to  fa ir__
.30  @50 
Superior to  fine__
.55  @65
Fine to choicest__
F a ir............... 
25  @30
 
Choice..............................30  @35
B est................................. 55  @65
Tea  D ust........................   8  @10
Sweet Pippin................ 
50
Five and  Seven..........  
50
H iaw atha..................... 
68
45
Sweet  Cuba.................. 
Petoskey C hief............ 
55
Sweet R usset................ 
40
42
T h istle..........................  
Florida..........................  
65
66
Rose  Leaf..................... 
Red Domino................. 
38
Swamp A ngel.............. 
40
tradesman credit coupons.
$  2, per  hundred................. 2 59
................. 3 00
$5,  ** 
$10,  “ 
................. 4 00
$20,  “ 
.................. 5 00
Subject to  the  following dis-
counts :
200 or over. 
.  5  per  cent. 
500  **
.10
1000  *‘
30 gr.
40 gr.
50 gr.
Above are the prices  fixed by 
the  pool.  M anufacturers  out­
side the pool  usually  sell  5 gr. 
stronger goods at same prices.

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

V IN EG A R .

.11
..12

** 
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Si for barrel.

m i s c e l l a n e o u s .

Cocoa Shells,  b u lk ..............  394
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails..................  4*4
Sage........................................  
15
P A P E R ,  W O O D E N W A R E .

P A P E R .

*• 

’* 

...4

C u rtiss  &  Co.  q u o te   as j 

fo llo w s:
Straw  ........................
“  Light  Weight.
S u g a r........................
Rag  Sugar  ................
H ardw are.................
B akers.......................
Dry  Goods................
Ju te  M anilla.........
Red  Express, No. 1.
No. 2.
T W IN E S .
48 Cotton...................
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__  
60
Bowls, 15s, 17s and  19s.......2 50
40
Baskets, m arket...................... 
b u sh el....................   1  60
“  w ith covers  1  90
“ 
“ 
splint 
“ 
‘, 

“ 
“ 
*‘ willow cl’ths, No.l  5 50
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  

“ 
“ 
“  No.l 3 50
“  No.2 4 25
“ 

W O O D EN W A R E.

No.2 6 00
No.3 7 00

No.3 5 00

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M EA L.

F L O U R .

W H E A T .

MILLSTUFFS.

G R A IN S a n d  FE E D ST U FFS 
W h ite ...................................  1  00
Red........................................  1  00
Straight, in sacks...............   6  20
**  barrels.............   6 40
“  sacks...............   7 20
Patent 
**  barrels.............  7 40
Bolted...................................  2 80
Granulated..........................  3  60
Bran......................................  15  00
Ships.....................................  16  00
Screenings..........................  14  00
M iddlings............................  17  00
Mixed  F eed........................   17  75
50
Small  lots............................ 
47
............................ 
Car 
Small  lots............................ 
32
“  ............................ 
30
Car 
No. 1, per 100 lb s ................  2 00
No. 1......................................  1  30
N o.2................1....................  1  10
13 50 
No. 1.. 
No. 2..
12 50
H ID E S ,  P E L T S  a n d   FURS.
P e rk in s   &  H e ss  p a y   as 

B A R L E Y .

CORN.

OATS.

R Y E .

“ 

H ID E S .

fo llo w s:
G reen.............................   5 @594
Part  Cured.....................  5 @594
Full 
6 
D ry...................................  6 @ 8
Dry  Kips  ......................  6 @ 8
Calfskins,  green.........  @ 5
cured.........  594® 6
Deacon skins...............10  @25

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% off for No. 2.

P E L T S .

F U R S .

Shearlings............ ........10  @30
Estimated wool, per fc 20  @25
M ink................................  
5@ 50
Coon.................................. 
5@ 80
5@ 80
Skunk............................... 
M uskrat........................... 
1@ 10
5@1 00
Fox, red...........................  
“  cross.......................  50@5 00
“  grey.........................  
5@ 75
5@ 20
Cat,  house.......................  
“  w ild.........................  
5@ 50
Fisher...........................1  00@6 00
L ynx................................  50@3 00
Martin,  d ark .................   25@3 00
pale...................   10@1 00
O tte r...............................   50@8 00
Wolf.................................  50©3 00
B ear................................   50@15 00
B eaver............................  50@6 00
B adger............................. 
5@1 00
Deerskins, per lb......... 
5@  40
M ISC ELLA N EO U S.

T allow ..........................   4 @494
Grease  butter..................8 @ 894
Sw itches........................  2 @ 2*4
Ginseng........................   @2 00

“ 

HOG  CHOLERA.—Cans* 
ure and Prevention.  Ci: 
ulars & Testimonials  Free 
or sale by Druggists,  Gro 
e:s, etc.

Gives Universal Satisfaction for

Horses,  Cattle,  Hogs,  Sheep,
Colts,  Calves,  Pigs,  Lambs.
Has  the  finest  line  of  illustrated  advertising 
and  most  attractive  Lithograph  Label. 
List 
price reduced August 1.1888.  A  75  cent, cash 
guarantee on every box you sell,  1.000 illus­
trated circulars in each ease.  Rubber stamp and 
self-inking pad free with your first order through 
jobber.  Special  directions  for  building up a 
large trade w ith every shipment.  Onr new circu­
lar, "Hog  Cholera—Cause,  Cnre  a n d   Pre­
ventive,'’  is  attracting  universal 
attention. 
Contains the most scientific  and  practical  facts 
in regard to this terrible disease, and onlv known 
positively successful  treatment.  Gives'  valua­
ble inform ation in regard  to  sw ine-raising 
for large profit.  See  oth er circulars  for all 
hinds o f stock.  The  facts  contained  in  these 
circulars are worth many dollars to  everv  enter­
prising farm er or stockman.  D e a le rs W e  have 
withdrawn our salesmen and  solicit  a  continu­
ance of your trade through prominent,jobber-». 
Send to them for their special circular “TO THE 
T R AD E,” for full information in regard to rub­
ber stamp—free—and also our  GRAND  CASH 
PRIZES.  See circulars for  testimonials of reli­
able dealers from all  parts of the country.  This 
trade  is  about  equally  divided  between 'drug­
gists, general dealers aiul  grocers.  A good trade 
for one insures a satisfactory trade for the other. 
Order at once, save freight a"nd  commence  turn­
ing your money every  thirty or  sixty  davs. at 71 
per cent, profit.

SOLE M ANUFACTURERS:

The German Medicine Comp’y

M inneapolis»  Minn.

For sale in Grand Rapids.  Mich., by  Hazel tine 
& Perkins Drug Co. ana Hawkins <fc Perry, whole­
sale grocers.

MAGIO COFFEE  ROASTEK

The most practical 
hand Roaster  In the 
world.  Thousands in 
use—giving  satisfac­
tion. They are simple 
durable and econom­
ical. 
No  grocer 
should  be  without 
one.  Roasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to  per 
fection.

Address  fo r  C ata­

logue and prices,

C, F.  Marple,

S tate A gent, Lansing, 
Mich.,  care  M arple 
F rench &Co., W hole­
sale C onfectioners.

ild  send us  your orders.  W e handle 
it BEST  and  CHOICEST  BRANDS; 
Manufacturers* and Importers’ Prices; 
Ship at ONE DAY *S NOTICE, enabling 
you to  receive  goods  day following: 
Fill  orders  for  A L L   KINDS 01

G L A S S ,

@ 694

merican 
ted  P l a t e ,
1  and  Ribbed 
h  Window,  Amer!
Window,  English  26 oz.
, el led.  Cut and  Embossed, 
d Cathedral, Venetian, Muffled, #
:d  Bohemian,  German  Looking 
Plates,  French  Mirror  Plates, 
e quality, variety and quantity of our  stock 
eeded by no  house in   the United  States*

Pure, H ealthful and  Reliable,  w arran ted   to give satis­
faction in every p articu lar.  F or sale by wholesale an d  
retail grocers th ro u g h o u t  th t  United  States.  V o u w i b  
Bro s., M anufacturers. Cleveland and Chicago.

The Finest 5-ct, Cigar (iamifaGtiiretl.

LONG  HAVANA FIL L E R .

THEY HAVE  NO  EQUAL.
A .   S .  D A V I S ,

70 Canal St,, Qrand Rapids, Mich.
G R A N D   R A P I D S

Paper  B ox  F actory,

W,  W.  HUELSTER,  Prop.

P aper B oxes o f Every  D escription  M ade to  

Order  ou  Short  N otice.

We m ake a specialty of

Confectionery, Millinery  and 

Shelf Boxes.

All w ork guaranteed first  class  and  at  low 
prices.  W rite  or  call  for  estim ates  on  any­
thin g  you m ay w ant in m y line.  Telephone 850

OFFICE  ANO  FACTORY,

11 Pearl St.,  Grand Rapids, Mici

tsLANE&BODLEY GO.
AUTOMATIC  CUT  OFF

Engines

D URABILITY  a n d  

U n RIVALLED for ST R EN G T H
C L O S E   R E G U L A T IO N .
THE LANE & RODLEY Cd, 2   t o   4 8   JO H N  S T R E E T ,
DO  YOU  HANDLE  IT?
X  I
s

C IN C IN N A T I,  O.

Grand R apids Store,  61  W aterloo Street.

B Y   O N E  M A N .  G reatly im proved.  Also  T O O L  
fo r filing  saw s  whereby  th o se   le a st  experienced  can­
n o t  m ake  a   m istake.  Sent  fre e   w ith  machine.  To 
others, for  common  cross-cut  saws, by  mail  $3.00.  Hun­
dreds have saw ed 5 to 9 CORDS daily,  We w ant all who 
b u rn  wood  and all interested in th e  tim ber business to  
w rite  fo r o u r Illu strated  Free C atalogue.  We have ex­
actly  w hat you w ant, th e g reatest labor-saver and best­
selling tool now on earth .  F irst ord er from  y o n r vicin­
ity  secures agency.  No duty to  pav.  W e m&nu facture 
in   Canada.  FOLDING  SAWING MACHINE CO., 309 to  311 
So. Canal Street, Chicago,  17. S. A,

W e also manufacture a  full  line  of  Sweet 

Goods.  Write  for  quotations 

and  samples.

JACKSON
M ICH.

THE  IM PROVED

AMERICAN POCKET BATTERY

For  Physicians*  and  F am ily  Use.

This B attery has the advantage over any in th e  m ar­
k e t in the follow ing 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   o f  cu rren t  it  excels  all  others.  Two 
I  nickel-plate sponge electrodes w ith  each  b attery .  No 
sm all wire connections on bottom, of  th is  m achine, as 
in all others, th a t ru st easily and a re difficult to repair.
Sold  by  th e  trade.  Pri;*e,  $10,  and  every  B attery 
w arranted.  Send for C ircular 49,  giving  special  price 
to physicians for a sam ple b a tte ry  prepaid.  Address

ELEGTRO-MEDIGJIL  BATTERY  CO.,
I Or  HAZELTINE  &  PE R K IN S DRUG  CO., 

KALAMAZOO, M ICH.,,

Grand  R apids,  Mich.

Acme White Lead & Color Worts,
-  MIOH.
DETROIT, 

MAZBBTINB

& 

P B R K 1N
DRUG  CO.

Im porters  and  Jobbers  of

-DRUGS--

Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries.

Dealers  in

W e  are  Sole  Proprietors  of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY.

W e have in stock and offer a full line of

W hiskies,  Brandies,

Gins,  Wines,  Rums.

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

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  Whisky.

M anufacturers of the C elebrated

ACME  PR EPA R ED   PA INTS,

Which  for  Durability,  Elasticity,  Boauty 

and Economy are Absolutely Unsurpassed.
F.  J.  WTOSBTOC,

WHOLESALE  AGENT,

Grand  Rapids, 

-  Mich.

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
We give our Personal Attention 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.

ftaeltine  i  Perkins  Drilg  Go.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Drugs 0  JMeclicines.

Stale  Hoard  o f  Pharm acy•

One Year—Jam es V em or, D etroit.
Two Years—O ttm ar E berbach, Ann Arbor.
Three Y ears—Geo. McDonald, K alam azoo.
F our Years—Stanley E.  P ark ill,  Owosso.
Five Y ears—Jacob  Jesson.  Muskegon.
P resident—Geo. McDonald 
S ecretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasu rer—Jas. Vem or.
f   N ext Meeting—At  Lansing,  on  Novem ber  6.  7 and 8. 
C andidates w ill please rep o rt a t  9 a. m. th e  second day 
o f m eeting.

M ichigan  State  P h arm aceutical  A ss’n. 

P resident—Geo. Gundrum , Ionia.
F irst Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Second Vice-President— H. M. Dean, Niles.
T hird Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
S ecretary—H. J. Brown. Ann Arbor.
T reasu rer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Com mittee—A. H. Lym an,  M anistee;  A. Bas­
sett.  D etroit; F. J.  W urzburg,  G rand Rapids;  W.  A. 
H all,G reenville;  E. T.  W ebb, Jackson.

Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit.

Grand  Rapid»  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President. J. W. H ayw ard,  S ecretary, F ran k  H. Escott.

D etroit  P h arm aceutical  Society. 

President, J.  W. Caldwell.  S ecretary, B. W. P atterson.

M uskegon  D rug  Clerks’  A ssociation. 

President, Geo.  L, LeFevre.  Secretary, Jno. A. Tinholt.

THE  FIFTH  ANNUAL.

as though every member would he amply 
repaid  for  the  effort  of  attending  the 
meetings once a month.
Treasurer Fairchild reported a balance 

on hand of  $3.41.

The  reports  of 

the  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  were  accepted  and  adopted. 
Messrs.  Peck.  Watts  and  Sanford were 
appointed a  committee  to  consider  and 
report on the  Recommendations  made by 
the President.

Election of  officers resulted as follows :
President—J. W.  Hayward.
Vice-President—Derk Kimm.
Secretary-Treasurer—F. II. Escott.
Board  of  Trustees—John  E.  Peck. 
F. J. Wurzburg,  Tlieo.  Kemink and H. E. 
Locher.
After  interesting  discussions  on,  the 
subjects  of  early  closing,  free  sample 
bottles and several other topics, the meet­
ing adjourned.

Anniversary  Meeting  of  the  Grand  Rap­

ids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

The fifth annual  meeting of  the Grand 
ARapids Pharmaceutical  Society was held 
at The Tradesman office  last  Thursday 
evening,  the attendance  being  only fair.
A. J. Dayton applied  for  membership 
in  the  Society and  the  application  was 
referred to the usual committee.

President Locher presented his  annual 

address, as follows:
Gentlemen  of  the  Grand Rapids  P harm aceutical  So­
ciety :
In  accordance  with  the  established 
^  usage of  my predecessors, it becomes my 
W  duty,  as well  as  pleasure, to make a few 
remarks and to offer some  suggestions at 
this, the annual meeting  of  the  Society.
Our association  has  been  in existence 
since Oct. 9, 1SS4, and includes among its 
members nearly all  druggists  doing bus­
iness  in  this  city.  Much  has  been ac­
complished in the way of  bringing about 
a better understanding and greater unity 
between  the  retail  drug  trade;  but, for 
all  this, much  yet  remains  to  be  done, 
and I commend its future  prosperity and 
£   usefulness  to  you  all.  Gentlemen,  it 
seems to me a far  greater  amount of  in­
terest  might  be  created if  the work for 
which this  Society was  partly organized 
was again taken up, namely,  “a  system­
atic  study  of  the  higher  branches  of 
pharmacy.” and with  that  end in view I 
would  recommend that in the  future the 
Committee  on  Pharmacy make  an effort 
to secure an essay or  paper  appertaining 
to the scientific study of  some subject,  to 
be  read  and  discussed  at  the  regular 
meetings of  the  Society, and  oftener  if 
deemed  expedient.  Reports  from  all 
regular  committees  having  special bus­
iness iu charge might increase  the  num­
ber of  attendants and  improve the inter­
est in the  future  meetings. 
I trust  you 
will ever bear in  mind  the  fact  that we 
should  meet,  not  alone  as  a society  of 
business  men  to  consult  together  con­
cerning  the  best  means  for  promoting 
business interests, though these interests 
should  and  always  have  had  a  large 
share of  our attention.  There are others 
H   which  should  command  serious  consid­
eration from us as pharmacists.  A chief 
bond  of  our  union should  be  to  foster 
those  professional characteristics  which 
distinguish our calling  from  that of  any 
other  class  of  merchants.  These  char­
acteristics  are  daily  making  pharmacy 
more a science, and  less a mere business. 
•Our  meetings  should be our  harvest, at 
which  times  might  be  garnered for the 
.  general good the gleanings of  laborers in 
various  branches  of  our  calling. 
In 
pharmacy, comprising so  many branches 
of science, we sometimes  see those who. 
from  a  lack  of  general  understanding, 
of  which a fair share  is  necessary for all 
those  not  qualified or trained to become 
skillful in  the business,  losing  their  in-1 
terest  in  it  as  a profession  until  they 
come  to  regard  it  as a mere mercantile j 
undertaking  and 
through 
various  expedients,  similar  to  those  in 
other  trades,  namely,  “selling  cheap 
A   goods.”  “cutting in prices,” etc., attempt 
to make a financial success, where from a 
”  
professional  standpoint  they  are a fail­
ure,  This condition seems to me a grave
• error for any one to  drop  into, and I am 
happy to report its evil  effects  have  not 
. been  felt  here.  Aside  from what recent
enactments of  our State Legislature may 
have had to develop a higher standard of
• education in  pharmacy, I am  glad to say 
that  in  Grand  Rapids  we have some of
• the best talent in  our  line to be found in 
the  State,  and it seems  to  me that by a 
united  effort  to  arouse  enthusiasm  we 
might place  the  Society among the fore­
s t  most pharmaceutical  societies, not  only 
™  of  the State but of  the entire country. 
"In conclusion, gentlemen,  I beg to ten­
der  you my thanks  for  the  courtesies  I 
have received  at  your  hands  and to ex­
press my appreciation  of  the  honor  con­
ferred upon me by my election to be your I 
President. 
I trust  my successor in office j 
will be sustained and supported and that 
he  may  merit  your  confidence,  to  the 
end that  the  Society may be  built up to l 
the high plane heretofore mentioned. 
If i 
I have failed during the past  year in any 
^   part of  my  duty,  as  no  doubt I have, it 
™  has been through  no  error of  the  heart, j 
and 1 assure  you there shall be no falter­
ing in my devotion to the interests of this 
Society and  to  the  lofty aims  by which 
I hope it may hereafter be inspired.
Secretary Escott  read  his  annual  re­

frequently, 

j

port, as follows:
The number  of  meetings  held  during I 
the  year,  at  which  a quorum  was  pres- j 
ent, was six.  The average attendance at 
these  meetings  was  eight.  The  actual 
X|l  membership of  the  Society is hard to de­
termine,  on  account  of  removals  and i 
changes,  but  nominally the  Society has 
now thirty-eight members, the majority of j 
whom  have  never been present at a sin- 
de
meeting,  and  others  only  once  or
twice.  The work entrusted to the Secre­
tary at the  June  meeting, that of  having 
the agreements on quinine, morphine and 
rubber goods printed  and  taking the re­
ceipt of  each druggist therefor,  has been j 
accomplished  and  every  dealer  but one j 
lias signed.  The agreement has met with j 
the  approbation of  all, with  one  or two j 
exceptions,  and  every  dealer,  without 
exception, professes  to  be  pleased with 
the operation of  our price-list and agree­
ments. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  the  coming 
year  will  show a better  record of  meet­
ings  and  attendance, and it  would seem

Some Very New Jokes.

What is the  difference  between  a  fog 
and a falling  star?  One's  mist on  earth 
and the other is missed in heaven.
Why is  a man called  honorable who is 
upstairs beating  his wife?  He  is above, 
doing a mean act.
What are the great  astronomers?  The 
stars,  because  they  have  studded  the 
heavens for ages.
What  is  better  than  God,  worse  than 
the devil,  the  dead eat it. and  if  the liv­
ing eat it, they would die?  Nothing.
What  is  thieving  in  the  outskirts? 
Picking ladies’ pockets.
In  what place did  the cock  crow when 
all the world heard him? 
In Noah's ark.
When does the rain become too familiar 
to  a  lady?  When  it  begins to  pat  her 
(patter) on the back.
Why may carpenters reasonably believe 
there is no such thing as stone?  Because 
they never saw it.
Who  are the  best  men to  send to war? 
Lawyers,  because  their  charges  are  so 
great no one can stand them.
Why is Satan always a gentleman?  Be­
cause being  the  imp of  darkness,  he can 
never be imp-o’-Iight.
If  a  church  be on  fire,  why  has  the 
organ 
the  smallest  chance  of  escape? 
Because the engine cannot play on it.
Why are the makers of  the  Armstrong 
guns the greatest thieves in Her Majesty’s 
service?  Because they rifle  all the guns, 
forge the materials  and steel  all  the gun 
breeches.

Why was  Goliath  surprised  when  he 
was  struck by a stone ?  Because  such a 
thing never entered his head before.
What  color  is  a  field  of  grass  when 
covered with snow ?  Invisible green.
What  length  should  a lady’s dress be? 
A little above two feet.
If  you  had  to  swallow  a  man,  what 
kind  would  you  prefer ?  A  little  Lon­
don  porter.
Why  is a solar 
»elipse  like  a  mother 
treating her boy ? 
Because it is a-hiding
of  the son. 
What  relation  is a loaf  of  bread  to a 
steam  engine ?  Mother,  because  a  loaf 
of  bread is a necessity,  a steam engine an 
invention, and  necessity  the  mother  of 
invention.
"Ah."  said the fly. a- it crawled around 
the bottle,  “1  have  passed  through  the 
hatching age.  the creeping  age.  and  now 
I  am in  the mucilage"—then  it stuck.
A pig was never  known to wash, but a 
great many people have seen the pig iron.
A  Drummer’s  Quandary  and  a  Puzzled 

•

Railroad  Conductor.

"I had a conductor pretty badly rattled 
on  my  last  trip,”  said  a  drummer  who 
had just  “got in."

“How?” he w as asked.
“Well,  I’ll  tell  yon. 

It  was  rather 
funny,  and the  joke came  near being on 
me.  T was  carrying a grip  belonging  to 
another,  and  it  had his full  name on  it— 
call  it  \ \ .  B.  Brown.  Then I  had  pur­
chased  a  hat  that  had  been  specially 
made  for  another  man,  but it  didn’t  flit 
him. 
It  was  a handsome  silk  hat  and 
had  his full  name in the  lining—call  it 
Henry  Smith.  Well,  I  wanted  to  run 
into  Chicago  for  a  day  or  two, aud  as 
luck would  have  it  I  ran  across one  of 
these return trip excursion tickets, which 
I  had bought  for almost  nothing, 
I was 
busy readiug  some  paper when  the  con­
ductor  came  along,  and  I  just  handed 
him  the ticket without  looking up.  He 
seemed a longtime punching,  and just as 
I looked  up to  see what the  matter  was, 
lie asked:

" 'See here!  What's your name?”
“By George ! 

I had forgotten the name 
on  the  ticket,  and  for a  moment I was 
rattled.  Then I  said :
“ ‘It's on the  ticket.  Can't  you read?’ 
"$e looked  at  the  ticket  again  and 
then he looked at me. 
I knew that some­
thing  was  wrong,  but  I couldn’t  think 
what it was.
“ ‘Well,’  said  lie  at  last,  ‘you’ve  got 
me whipsawed this time.’
“ ‘What’s the matter?’  Tasked.
“ ‘The  ticket  says  Thomas  Edwards; 
the  grip  reads,  W.  B.  Brown,  and  the 
lining of  your  hat  shows  Henry Smith. 
What in thunder is your name, anyhow?’ 
“Sure enough,  my hat  was  lying  face 
up on the seat and my grip had the name 
turned  toward  him.  1 had to laugh as I 
replied :

“ ‘My name's  Edwards.’
‘“ Well,  I guess  that'll  have to go,’  he 
said;  ‘I can’t choose from three.’
“Just the same,  though, lie asked what 
my  name  was  every  time  lie  passed 
through the car,  and the funniest part of 
it was that none of  the three names were 
mine.”

An Enterpiising Salesman 

From   the M erchant  Traveler.
"Jim Seller, the hardware salesman,  is 
one  of  the  most  enterprising  traveling 
men on the road, isn’t he?”  remarked  a 
commercial tourist to  his  companion  in 
the train.

thing Jim would do if he were to die?”

“Yes,  very.” 
“What do you think would be the  first 
“I give it up.”
“Of course I can’t say for certain,  but 
I’d be willing to bet that it  wouldn't  be 
five minutes before  he  was  talking  St, 
Peter into buying a patent  lock  for  the 
golden  cates.”

/

She Sized Him Up.

“Has my  husband  been  in here?”  in­
quired a woman of the bartender.  “He’s 
a tall, red-complected  man  and  wears a 
slouch hat.”
“A man answering that description got 
a half-pint bottle  of  whisky  about  ten 
minutes ago.” 
“How big a bottle?” 
“Half pint.”
“Some other man,”  said the woman.

V
\

The Drug Market.

The political  excitement  in New York 
lias paralyzed  business  and there are no 
changes of  importance to  note.  Quinine 
is a little firmer.  Opium  is  dull.  Mor­
phia  is  unchanged.  Camphor is steady. 
Borax is very firm. 
Ipecac  root  is again 
advancing.

A  Negaunee  merchant who  knows all 
he  wants  about  the  tariff  and  kindred 
subjects  has a card posted conspicuously 
in his store  which reads:  “We will  talk 
dry  goods, base  ball, science or  religion; 
but  we most  emphatically draw the  line 
at politics.”

Medicated

(FOR  ALL KINDS  OF  STO CK)  F R E E  

C ir c u la r s,testimonials and guarantee
„ 
HOG  CHOLERA — CAUSE.  CURE  &  PREVENTION 
WORTH MANY  DOLLARS  TO EVERY  BREEDER.
THE  G ERM AN   MEDICINE CO. MINNEAPOLIS.  MINN.
FOR  sale  by  d r u g g is t s,  grocers,  etc.

S t o c k   F o ° o

For  Sale  to  the  Trade  by

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,  Wholesale  Drug­
gists:  Hawkins & Perry, Wholesale Grocers;  Me- 
Canstand & Co..  Wholesale Grocers, E. Saginaw: 
W. .1.  Gould & Co..  Wholesale  Grocers,  Detroit: 
D. Desenberg & Co.. Wholesale Grocers,  Kalama­
zoo.

Should  send $1 to 
E.  A .  Stowe  &  Uro.
j 
Jfo r one of th e ir Im proved

GRAND  RAFIDS,

LIQUOR X POISON RECORDS

Wholesale Price ^Current,

8©  10 
.  80@1  00 
30
.  45®-  30 
60©  63 
3®  5

.  10®
.  12®
30
.1  70@2 05 
.  1M@  5 
.1  40@1  60 
50®  53

A ceticum ............
Benzoicum,  Germ
Boracic  ................
C arbolicum .........
C itricum ..............
H ydrochlor.........
Nitrocum  ............
O xalicum ............
Phosphorium  dii.
Salicylicum .........
Sulpnuricum .......
Tannicum ............
Tartarieum ..........

“ 

Aqua,  lö  deg 
18  deg
Carbonas  ... 
Chloridum  ..

Black........................
Brown.......................
R ed............................
Y ellow .....................
BACCAE.
Cubeae  <po. 1  60—
Ju n ip eru s...............
X anthoxylum ........

.3 00® 2  3i 
. 
tJOffi 1  IX) 
.  45©
.2  50®-3

. 1  85@3 00 
8®   10 
.  35®  30

BALSAM I'M .
Copaiba........................   05©  70
Peru...............................  
©1  30
Terabin. Canada  .......  50©  55
T olutaii........................   43©  50

CO R TEX .

Abies,  Canadian...................  13
Cassiae  ...................................  11
Cinchona F lava.....................  18
Euonymus  atropurp............   30
Myrica  Cerifera, po..............  30
Primus Y irgini......................   13
Quillaia,  g rd ..........................  12
Sassafras  ...............................   12
I'lrnus Po (Ground  12).........  10

EX TRA CTU M .

Glyeyrrliiza  G labra...  24®  35
po............   33®  35
Haematox. 15 lb.  b o x ..  11®  12
is .................  13®  14
*Js...............  14®  15
»48...............  16®  17
FE B R U M .

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

©  15
Carbonate Precip......... 
Citrate and (ju ln ia__  
&1  Si
Citrate  Soluble............ 
®  80
Ferroeyanidum Sol__  
©   50
Solut  Chloride............ 
©   15
Sulphate,  com 'l..........   1H©  ~
7

pure..............  @ 

Arnica  ... 
Anthémis 
Matricaria

FLO R A .

FOLIA.

30®

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin

.....................  10®.  12
nivellyj......................   25©  28
Alx.  35©  50
and  »is......................   10©  12
8© 10

Salvia  officinalis,  ?4s
I  ra I rsi........................... 

"  ' 

" 

GUM M I.

Acacia,  1st  picked__   @1  00

Aloe,  Barb,  i; pu. 60)..
Cape,  (po.  20)..
■'  Soeotri .  ( po.  00
Catechu, is, ('is, 14 »4
16)..............
Ammoniac  ..
Assafcetiil.i.  ii po. 30). '
Benzoinum.
Camphoric.....................  33®  35
Euphorbium, po..........   35©  10
Galbanum ..................... 
©   80
Gamboge,  po...............   83®  95
Guaiacum.  (po. 45)__   @  35
Kino,  (jK).  25).............. 
©   20
M astic.......................... 
©1  00
Myrrh,  (po. 45)............  @  40
Opii,  (JK). 5 00).............3  25®3 30
Shellac  ........................   25®  33
bleached.........  25®  30
T ragacantli.................   30©  75

‘ 
herba—In ounce packages.

A bsinthium ............................  25
E upatorium ............................  20
Lobelia.....................................  25
M ajorum .................................  28
Mentha  Pi(>erita...................   23
V ir............................  25
Rue...........................................   30
Tanacetum,  V ........................   22
Thymus,  V ..............................  25

“ 

M AGNESIA.

Calcined, P at..........  55© 
60
Carbonate,  Pat  ..........   20©  22
Carbonate, K. &  M_  20© 
25
Carbonate,  Jenning.5..  35©  36

O LEUM .

A bsinthium ..................5 00©5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc...  45© 
75
Amydalae, Aruarae_7  25©7  50
A n isi.............................. 1  8o©l  95
Auranti ¡Cortex..........   @2 50
Bergamii  ..................... 2  75@3.25
C ajiputi................. .......  90®1 00
C aryophylli.......... ....... 
©2 00
Cedar  .
................ ....  35© 05
Chenopodi!  .......... -----  @1:375
Cinnam oni!.................  85© 90
© 75
C itronella..............----- 
Conium -Mac........ ___   35© 65
Copaiba
. .  
9 0 © 1   DO 
Cubebae................
1 5 j5 0 @ 1 6   00 
Exeehthitos.........
.  . 
90@ 1  0 0  
E rig ero n ..............
.1  20@ 1  3 0  
G nultheria..........
..2 c 2 5 ® 2   3 5  
Geranium,  ounce 
©   75 
Gossipii.  sem. gal
. .  
5 0 ®   75 
Hedeoma  ............
. .  1  15@ 1  25 
Juuiperi...............
5 0 @ 2   00 
. .  
L avendula..........
9 0 @ 2   0 0  
Li moil i s ................
. .  1  7 5 @ 2   25 
Mentha Piper.......
. . 2   7 5 @ 3   75 
Mentha  Verid__
.  .3   00(5 -3  25 
Morrhuae, gal__
80@ 1  0 0  
. .  
Myreia, ounce__
@   50 
Olive .................... ........
1  0 0 © 2   75 
Pieis  Liquida,  (gal. 35)
10®   12 
Ricini ............................
9 6 ®  1  10 
Rosmarini.....................
7 5 ®  1  0 0  
Rosae,  ounce................
© 6 00 
Succini..........................
4 0 ©   45  
S ab in a ..........................
9 0 ©  1  0 0  
Santal 
..
3   5 0 @ 7   00  
Sassafras
7 5 ®   8 0
Sinapis, ess, ounce... 
© 65
Tigli i ............................
@1 50
T h y m e........................ .  40© 50
o p t.................
@ 60
Theobromas............... .  15© 20
POTAS
Bi Carb..............
15©  18 
B ichrom ate__
13©  15 
Bromide............
37©  40 i

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

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. 60).......................
Hellebore.  Ala,  po__
Inula,  po......................
Ipecac,  po.....................2
Iris  plox  1 po. 20©22)..
Jalapa,  p r.....................
Maranta. 
................
Podophvllum.  po.........
R h ei...'.........................
“  c u t........................
“  pv ..........................
Spigelia  ........................
Sanguinaria,  < po  25) ..
Serpentaria...................
Senega  ..........................
Si mi lax. officinalis.  H 
M
Seillae,  (po. 35)............
Symplocarpus.  Fceti-
dus,  po.......................
Valeriana.  Eng.  (po.30) 
Germ an...
Zingiber a .....................
Zingiber  j .....................

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“ 

9EMEX
Anisum,  <po.  20).. 
Apium  (giaveleon
Bird, i s ...................
Carui, (iK>.  16).......
Cardam on..............
C'orlandrum..........
Cannabis Sativa...
Cvdonium..............
Chenopodium  __
Dipterix O dorate..
Foeniculum ..........
Foenugreek,  po...
L in i........................
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 30j
Lobelia...................
Pharlaris Canarian
R ap a ......................
Sinapis,  A lbu.......
N igra__

S P IR IT U S .

Frumenti, W..  D.  Co..
D. F. K .......
Juniperis  Co. O.  T __
Saacharum  N.  E .........
Spt.^Vini  Gall!............
Vini O porto.................
Vini  Alba.....................

SPO N G ES.

Florida  sheeps'  wool
carriage.....................
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 
use  . ._.........................

SY R U PS.

A ceaeia........................
Zingiber  .......................
Ipecac............................
Ferri  Io d .......................
Auranti  Cortes............
Rhei  A rom-...................
Similax  Officinalis.  .. 
Co
Senega  ..........................
Seillae............................
“  Co.......................
T o lu taii........................
Prunus  virg.................
T IN C T U R E S.

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Aconitum  Napellis R. 
F.
Aloes...............................
and  m yrrh..........
A rn ica.........................
Asafoetida.....................
Atrope Belladonna__
Benzoin..........................
Co....................
Sanguinaria...................
B arosm a........................
C antharides...................
C apsicum ......................
Cardam on......................
Co....................
C astor.............................
C atechu..........................
Cinchona  ......................
Co....................
C olum ba........................
C onium ..........................
Cubeba............................
D ig italis........................
Ergot...............................
G entian..........................
Co......................
G uaiea............................
amnion..............
Zingiber  ........................
Hyoscyam us.................
Iodine.............................
Colorless............
Ferri  Chloridum..........
K in o ...............................
Lobelia............................
M y rrh .............................
Xiix  Vomica.................
O p ii.................................
“  Cam phorated.........
“  Deodor...................
Auranti C ortex..............
Q uassia..........................
Khatany  ........................
R hei.................................
Cassia  A cutifol............
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S erpentaria...................
Stromonium...................
T olutaii..........................
V alerian ........................
Veratrum Veride..........
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Balm Gilead  B ud.......
40
Bismuth  S.  N ..............2  15©2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is,  ()£s
11:  fcs,  12) ................
Cantharides  Russian.
po........................
Capsici  Fructus, a f ...
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Caryopliylius,  (po.  28)
Carmine,  No. 40..........
:era  Alba, S. & F .......
'era  Flava...................
:occus..........................
'assia  Fructus............
'entraría......................
'etaceum .................
’hioroform ..............!•.
squibbs..
Chloral  Hyd C’rst
C bondrus..........
Cinchotiidine,  P.  &  W 
German
Corks,  list,  di
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C reasotum ..............
Creta,  (bbl. 75).......
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precip............
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Crocus  .....................
Cudbear...................
Cupri Sulph............
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Ether Suiph............
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@ 6
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7© 8
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by box 66?í, less
10©   12
4©  6 Ghie,  Brown.........
“  W hite..........
12©  15
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10®.  12 Grana Paradisi__
3» 4©  4* 2 1 Inm ulus................
75©.l  00 Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..
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Ammon iati.. 
Unguentum.
H ydrargyrum ..............
Ichthyobolla,  Am.......
Indigo............................
Iodine,  Resubl
Iodoform.........
L upulin........................
Lycopodium ................
M acis............................
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg  Iod...................
Liquor Potass Arsinitis 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
H4).................
Mannia,  S.  F ...............
Morphia.  S.  P.  & W
S.  N.  Y.  Q. &
Moschus  Canton.........
Myristica.  No.  1..........
Nux  Vomica,  (po 201..
Os.  Sepia......................
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Pix  B urgun.....................  
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Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1  1()®1  20 
Pyrethrum.  boxes  11
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Pyrethrum,  pv............   55®.  60
8®  10
Q uassiae......................  
Quiniu,  S. P. & W .......  50®  55
S.  German__   38®  48
Rubia  Tinctorum .......  12©  14
Saccharum Laetis p v ..  @  35
Salacin..........................3 40®3  50
Sanguis  Dracouis.......  40®  50
Santonine  .......................  @4 50
Sapo,  W ........................   12®  14
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© 18
Sinapis.............................. 
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Snuff,  Maceaboy.  De
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Snuff. Scotch, De. Voes  @  35
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Soda  et  Potass Tart  ..  33©  35
2©  2)4
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Soda,  Bi-Carb.............. 
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Soda,  A sh..................... 
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Myreia  Im p.........  @2  50
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Strychnia  Crystal.
Sulphur,  Subì..........
3 Yt
Tamarin d s ................
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Terebenth  Venice... . .  2HCrr. 30
Theobrom ae............ ..  rum 55
V anilla...................... .9 00©  i 6  00
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TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY  THE

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GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

And the W holesale  D ruggists  o f  D etroit 

and Chicago.M l! BEAD! M !

Pioneer Prkparib  Paints

The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE.
When  two  or  more  coats  of our PIONEER 
PREPARED  PAINT is applied  as  received in 
original  packages,  and  if  in  three  years  it 
should crack or peel off.  thus  failing  to  give 
satisfaction, we agree to re-paint the  building 
at our expense,  with the  best  White  Lead  or 
such other paint as the owner may  select.  In 
case of complaint, prompt notice  must be giv-1
en to the dealer.
Write  for Sample  Cards  and Prices.  We  • 

have Supplied our Trade with this

—

H P .   I P .   I P .

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

GENERAL  AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MIOH.

« 

.per doz, $2.00 
25c size. 
50c  “ 
3.50
.
P eckham ’s Cronp R em edy  is  prepared es- ; 
peeially for children and is  a safe  and certain  j 
cure for Croups, Whooping Cough,  Colds  and i 
all  bronchial  and  pulmonary  complaints  of I 
childhood.  For attractive  advertising matter j 
address the proprietor. Dr. H. C. PECKHADI, 
Freeport,  M ich.  Trade  supplied  by  whole-1 
sale druggists of  Grand  Rapids,  Detroit  and  \ 
Chicago.

CX2TSEXTG  SOOT.
D r n i r   u u n o   W holesale  D ruggists, 
X HlVAlA  DilUio.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

We pay the highest price for it.  Address 

78 Congress St., West,

Detroit, Mich., April 9, 1888. 

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

Yoare  truly,

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

Medical Sup’t.

Midville, Geo., Feb. 24,1888.

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brew ing Co.,
Gentlem en—I think the “Tonic” a splendid 
medicine for all forms  of  Dyspepsia and Indi­
gestion.  It is giving me great satisfaction.
J .   M. J o h n s o n , M. D.

Very respectfully,

Yardley. Pa., March 18,1888.

Ph. Best Brewing Co.,
Dear Sir s—I have given  your "Malt Tonic” 
a trial in several cases of Enfeebled Digestion 
and General  Debility,  especially in the  aged, 
where  the  whole  system  seems  completely 
prostrated, with  very satisfactory  results.  I 
|  nave  used  many  of  the  so-called  “Malt  Ex­
tracts.”  but  believe  your  preparation  to  be 
superior.  In  the  aged  where  the  digestive 
functions are exhausted, and there is a loss of 
the nerve vital  force, I found its action  to  be 
j  rapid and permanent.

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

Work-House Hospital, 

Blackwell’s Island, Feb. 10,1888.

|  Ph. Best Brewing Co.,

Gentlem en—As a  matter of  personal inter­
est, I have used  your  “Best” Tonic in several 
cases of impaired  nutritition.  The results in­
dicate that it  is  an  agTeeable  and  doubtless, 
highly efficacious remedy.  1 am,
Very truly yours,

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

Troy, New York, January 26, 1888. 

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

Yours truly,

E. Jay Fisk, M. D.

East Genessee Street,

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

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brewing Co., 
Gentlem en—I  have  used  the “Best” Tonlo 
with  most  gratifying  results in  my  case  of 
dyspepsia.  My case was  a  bad  one, 1  had no 
appetite; headache in the morning; sour stom­
ach;  looking  as  though  I  had  consumption, 
aud after taking this tonic  I  never felt better 
in  my life.  I  think  it  will  cure a bad case of 
dyspepsia.  You  may recommend  it  for  that 
case. 

Wm. O. J aeger.

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

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

Respectfully.

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

New Orleans, La., April 6, 1888. 

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

Very respectfully,

D /B o r n io, M  D.

For Sale By

Hazeim  &  Perkins  De i  Co.

Grand Rapids,

Mich.

VoOs

The Michigan Tradesman

BUSINESS  LAW.

Brief Digests  of  Recent  Decisions 

Courts  of Last  Resort.

BILL  OF  SALE— SECURITY— MORTGAGE.
A bill of sale of stock  absolute  on  its 
face will be held to be a mortgage  where 
it is given to secure a loan,  according  to 
the decision of the New  Jersey  Court of 
Chancery.

STATUTE  OF  LIMITATIONS— ACCOUNT.
The Superior Court of  Kentucky  held 
that the two years’ statute of  limitations 
of that State applicable to merchants’ ac­
counts for goods sold did not apply to the 
items of an account for hauling and mon­
ey paid out,  for  the  reason  that  those 
items did not concern the  trade  of  mer­
chandise.

DISCRIMINATING  STATE  LEGISLATION.
The Supreme Court of New Hampshire 
lately held, in the case of  the  State  vs. 
Wiggin,  that a statute fixing the  price of 
licenses for the sale of  lightning  rods at 
$100 to citizens of  the  State  and $500 to 
citizens of other states created a discrim­
ination prohibited by  article 4, section 2, 
of the Constitution of the  United  States, 
which provides that the  citizens  of each 
state  shall  be entitled  to  all  privileges 
and immunities of citizens in the  several 
states.
INSURANCE—HOUSE  VACANT  OR  UNOCCU­

PIED.

An insurance policy upon a house  con­
tained  a  stipulation  providing  that  it 
should be void if the  house  became  va­
cant or ceased to be  occupied as a dwell­
ing-house.  The Supreme Court  of  Iowa 
held that the policy  was  avoided  where 
the house was  unoccupied  between  the 
time that elapsed from  the  removal of a 
tenant several days before a fire occurred 
until the day of  the fire,  except  by  the 
presence of the owner  for  a  short  time 
during each day for the purpose of clean­
ing it.
IN SOLVENCY— ENTRA-STATE ASSIGNMENT.
A Vermont corporation,  being  insolv­
ent, transferred through an agent in New 
York  certain  property  situated  in that 
State under circumstances which, if made 
in Vermont, would give  the  transaction 
the character of a fraud upon the  insolv­
ency laws of the State of Vermont.  The 
transfer was valid under  the  New  York 
law.  The  Supreme  Court  of  Vermont 
held, in the case of Crampton  vs.  Valido 
Marble Company, that  the  transfer  was 
invalid, and that the assignee  in  insolv­
ency could maintain  trover for the value 
of the property.  The  question  was  one 
wholly  between  citizens  of  the State of 
V ermont.

BANK  SHAREHOLDERS’  LIABILITY —  WO­

MEN.

The provision of the United States’ Re­
vised  Statutes,  making  shareholders  of 
National banks  responsible  for  all con­
tracts. debts and engagements of such as­
sociations to the  amount  of  their  stock 
therein  applies  to  married women who 
are such  shareholders,  according  to the 
decision  of  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court for the District  of  Vermont.  The 
court said:  “The contract is the contract 
of the bank;  the shareholders  have noth­
ing whatever to do about making it.  The 
law annexes their  obligations by its own 
force;  no act or capacity to  act  on  their 
part is required.”

PATENT—INFRINGEMENT—“ SEERSUCKER 
Judge Shipman, of  the  United  States 
Circuit Court, has lately  rendered a deci- 
-sion of interest to the dry goods  trade in 
the case of  Streat  vs.  White et al.  The 
plaintiff brought suit against  the defend­
ants to restrain  them  from  infringing a 
patent for a design  secured by the plain­
tiff for printing  textile  fabrics  in imita­
tion of the woven fabric known as “seer­
sucker.”  Judge  Shipman decided in fa­
vor of the  defendants,  holding  that  the 
letters patent issued to the  plaintiff for a 
design for printing  textile  fabrics,  con­
sisting of stripes of solid  block  of  color 
parallel to and  alternating  with  stripes 
crossed at right angles by alternate  dark 
and light lines  blended  into  each  other 
by shading so as  to  imitate  the  fabric 
commonly  called 
“seersucker,”  were 
void,  it appearing that  though  the  pat­
entee conceived the idea of the imitation, 
■which was not new,  the actual  invention 
of the method of producing the  imitation 
by blending  together  the  cross  lines I 
shading, which was alone  novel, was en­
tirely the work of the  designer  and  en­
graver in the factory of one Gilmore.

The  High  Price  of Tallow.

Tallow has reached the highest market 
price since the  summer  of  1885,  being 
quoted at 5}s' cents per pound  for  hogs­
heads and Jo  cent  per  pound  more for 
choice  quality.  Very  low  values  have 
been the rule  for  about  twelve  months 
until  recently,  owing  to  a  depression 
which  the  average  trader  thought  had 
come to stay.  But the supplies  gradual­
ly fell off, on account of the  marked  de­
crease in the number of cattle  slaughter­
ed, owing  to  devastating  storms  in the 
West last year.  Shrewd  buyers took ad­
vantage of the situation  and  their  large 
purchases  assisted  to  improve  prices in 
addition  to  reducing  available  stocks. 
The buying on speculative account, while 
comparatively small,  was  considered an 
important factor in elevating  prices,  but 
present holdings are insignificant, as con. 
siderable stock has been  released  to  fill 
pressing orders from abroad.  There  has 
been a noticeable increase in the demand 
for choice tallow at the  highest  figure to 
fill a new  consumptive  want,  which  is 
now being developed,  and  may  have an 
important bearing on the  market  in  the 
future.  A scarcity of all  grades  is  also 
reported in England and elsewhere on the 
Continent, where  American  tallow  con­
tinues to command  attention  in  prefer­
ence to the home product. 
It is believed 
that large consumers,  here  and  abroad, 
arAwell  supplied,  as  the  movement is 
light at the advanced prices; but the feel­
ing is still sensitive, and it would  not be 
surprising to see higher  values.  During 
October, at least,  the  firmness  was  ex­
pected to continue, but beyond  that time 
traders  would  not  venture  an  opinion. 
Greases of all  kinds  have  sympathized, 
but not to a corresponding extent. 

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W e   a r e   r e c e iv in g   d ir e ct  fro m  
th e   C H E S T N U T   g r o w ii 
d istr ic ts  in   O h io   la r q e  
q u a n titie s  o f

F ir st C la ss 
'N u ts,  w h ic h  w e
o ffer to th e   tr a d e  
a t  th e   lo w e s t   m a r k e t 

p rices.

134 to 140 Fillton  Street. 

G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich .

J

S e n d   in  y o u r   o rd ers.
'P u tn a m   &   B ro o k s.

S H O W

Hey man  ¿è  S o n ,

63-65 Canal St.

IP  YOU  NEED  ANY, 

SEND  TO

K I N G S

IS

THE, 

B E S T

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No 2 Incandescent Lamp.

A  Marvelous  Light!  300-candle  power! 

It 
takes  the  lead  over  all  others.  Fount holds 3 
quarts—will burn 8  hours.
EACH
.$3.90 
Complete, as shown, with 15 in. tin  shade.
.  4.00
with 26 in. white lined  reflector..  7.50 
Also a great variety of  Rochester  Lamps in all 

“ 
grades.

WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS  FOR

PLACE to secure a thorough 
and useful education is at the 
Grand R a pid s (Mich.) Bu s i­
ness Co llege.  write for Col- 

Address, C. G. 8WENSBERG.

lene Journal.

DO YOD f  AKT A SHOWCASE?

SPECIAL O FFER -This style o r oval case;  best 
q uality;  all glass,  heavy  double  thick;  panel  doors; 
full length  m irro rs and spring hinges;  solid cherry or 
w alnut fram e;  e x tra  heavy base;  silv etta  trim m ings; 
6 feet long,  28  inches  wide,  15  inches  high.  Price, 
811, net cash.  Boxing and c artag e free.

E>.  JD.  O O O K ,
-  Michigan.
Grand  Rapids, 

31  SCRIBNER  STREET,

B U Y

M uscatine 
R O L L E D  

OATS

IE  Y OU  WANT
T U B   B B & T !

By trading with the new house of

CüilS&YÉ?!!

facturera  and  importers  direct— 
and SAVE you  a 

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Jobber’s  Profit, \t&

An inspection is all we ask.  Write 
for  prices  and  catalogues.  Call 
when in the city  and  see  a   com­
plete line of samples of  Crockery. 
Glassware. Fancy  Goods,  etc., at 
lower prices than  you  have  ever 
bought before.

Wholesale 

CflHiiis&Yale,'
the A cme  of  u t il it y  a«»

19 SOUTH IONIA ST.

Commission 
Agents.

-J. 

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For Sale by all
Wholesale Grocers,

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Bottom  Prices' on  HARD  and 
SOFT Coal in Oar Lots, made de­
livered to any part  of  the  State.

KOAL
E.  A.  H am ilto n, 101 gS raRAPIDS.
J.H .TH0MPS0N & C0.

Before  placing  your  orders,  write  for prices to

Wholesale  Grocers,

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R I N D G E ,   B E R T S C H   &  C O .,
BOOTS  and  SH O ES

M anufacturers and W holesale Dealers in

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BORDEN, SELLECK & CO., Agts.,

KOCH A. H. CO.,
354 Main St.,  PEORIA, ILL.
48-50 Lake St., Chicago ;  114 Water St., Cleveland

MILL  SUPPLIES

Guaranteed the Best!

Leather Belting 
Rubber  Belting 

Mill Hose 

Raw Hide Lace 

Packings of all kinds 

Circular & Band Saws

Saw Setts and  Files 

Emery Wheels 

Emery Wheel Dressers 

Babbitt Metals 
Lath Yarn 

Shingle Bands 
Hide Rope 
Hay Rope 

Tube Cord 

Fodder Twine
Asbestos  Goods,  Pipe  Covering 
Grease and  Oil  Cups,  Greases 
of all kinds.  Lard,  Machin­
ery,  Cylinder  and  Rub­

bing Oils,  Oil  Tanks.

Belts made Endless and Repair­
ing done in the  best manner.

SAMUEL LYON
Cor. Waterloo and Lotlis  Sts.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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The following oil cans  are  packed 

doz. in a 
crate.  No charge for crates.
PER DOZ.
Pinafore, 3 gal. wood jacket............................ $12.00
14.40
 
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tin  cans...................................  9.60
12.00
“The Adams” Steel Plate Oil  Can  is  the  same 
construction as the Pinafore, only  made  of steel 
insteed of tin and warranted  not  to  rust, hand­
somely finished in colors red, blue and black.
“The Adams” 3 gal. steel oil can ...................$15.00
...................  18.00
The  Cheapest  Wood Oil Cans 

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in  the  market.

The “IMPERVIOUS” oil 
and  gasoline  cans.  War­
ranted not to  leak  or  get 
jammed,  will  outlast  all 
others.
2 gal.  Impervious oil cans,
per doz.....................$10.80
3 gal.  Impervious oil cans,
per doz.....................$11.70
5 gal. Impervious oil cans,
per. doz.....................$13.50
10 gal. Impervious oil cans 
per doz.....................$18.00

THE  IMPERVIO!'!

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per d o z .
yt gal. Home oil cans, I doz. in box................$2.50
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The “Invincible”  1  gal. oil cans, per  doz__ $3.00
Attractively finished in assorted colors and has 
a glass covered guage on the side  showing quan­
tity of oil in the can, and is having a  large  sale

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B o s t o n   R u b b e r   S h o e   C o.,

12,  14  & 16  P e a r l  S tr e e t,  G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich .

No. 0 Lift Wire Lanters, see cut.......per doz. $4.50
This  has  all  the  latest  improvements,  the 
guards being stationary,  yet  simple  and  easily 
adjusted.  1 doz. in a box.

No charge for boxes on oil cans or lanterns.

SEASON 1S8S.

W e   a g a in   c a ll  th e   a tte n tio n   o f th e   tr a d e  to   th e

Hamburg Brand

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GflJlNED FRUIT811/E8ETABLES

Having handled these goods for five years to the entire sat­
isfaction of both ourselves and patrons, we  recommend  them 
to any dealer wishing the very best.  We  will  be  pleased  to 
quote prices on application.

HñpURG Corn.

and Table Queen. 

Tomatoes,  Solid  Meat 
Succotash.
Stringless Beans.
Fancy Stringless Beans 
sifted Marrowfat Peas. 
Champion  of  England 

French style, 

Peas.

tfñpURG Early June Peas.

Fancy  S i f t e d   P e a s , 
French style.
Petit Pols.
Gallon Apples. 
Blackberries.
Black Raspberries.
Red 
“  Preserved. 
Pitted Cherries. 
Preserved Strawberries

BÄLL,  BARNHART it  PUTMAN.

J E N N I N G S ’

“CELEBRATED”

Flavoring  Extracts.

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

1872  Sixteen Years on  the  Market. 

1888

SOU)  BY  AT.T.  JOBBERS.

MANUFACTURED ONLY  BY

Jennings & Sm ith,

38  and  40  Louis  St-,

G r a n d .   H a p i d s ,   M i c h ,

WHEN  ORDERING  Ask For ‘JENNINGS’ EXTRACTS’

SW IFT’S

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D r e s s e d  B e e f
M U T

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Can be found at all  times  in  full  supply  and at 
popular prices at the branch houses in all the larg- 
ger cities and is retailed by all first-class  butchers.
The trade of all marketmen  and  meat  dealers  is 
solicited.  Our Wholesale Branch House, L. F. Swift 
& Co., located at Grand Rapids, always has on hand 
a full supply of our Beef, Mutton and Provisions,and 
the public may rest assured that in purchasing our 
meats from dealers they will always receive the best.
S w i f t  a n d   C o m p a n y ,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Fresh and Salt Beef,

Fresh and Salt Pork, 

Pork Loins,  Dry Salt Pork,

Hams,  Shoulders,

Bacon, Boneless Ham,

Sausage of all Kinds,

Dried Beef for Slicing.

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A  T >  T \   Strictly Pure  and  Warranted,  in  tierces,  barrels,  one-half
barrels,  50  pound  cans,  20  pound  cans, 3, 5  and ro  pound
pails. 

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Pickled Pigs’ Feet,  Tripe, Etc.

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

in every instance.

Wheij in Grand Rapids give us a call  and look over our establishment.
Write us for prices
G R A N D   R A P I D S ,   M I C H .

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CHICAGO.

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