The  Michigan  Tradesman

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 21,  1888.

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NO. 270.

versing with another  married  woman on 
the much canvassed matter of a husband’s 
tobacco.
"Oh, yes!” said she;  “I only allow Mr. 
Nicholson  four  cigars  a day.  Three he 
smokes at fixed times—after a  meal,  you 
know, my dear;  and  the  fourth  he  can 
take when he likes with any friend.” 
“Bravo!” said I to myself;  "this is  the 
wife for my friend  John!”
THE  ENI).

JOHN  NICHOLSON’S  TROUBLES.

CHAPTER  IX.

IN  W H IC H   M il.  N IC H O LSO N   ACCEPTS  T H E   P R tN C IP I.

O F  A N   A LLO W A N CE.

“Fifteen  hundred  dollars!’’  repeated 
John.  “Fifteen hundred dollars !”  Why 
it’s  Kirkman!”  he  broke  out 
then, 
“Thank Heaven !  I can explain  all  that 
I gave them  to  Kirkman  to  pay  for me 
the  night  before I left—fifteen  hundred 
dollars  and  a  letter  to  the  manager 
What tlo  they suppose I would  steal  fif­
teen  hundred  dollars  for?  I’m  rich; 
struck it rich in stocks. 
It's the silliest 
stuff  I ever heard of.  All that’s needful 
is to cable to the manager:  ‘Kirkman has 
the fifteen hundred—find Kirkman.’  He 
was a fellow-clerk  of  mine,  and  a hard 
case;  but,  to  do  him  justice,  I  dicin’ 
think he was as  hard as this.”
“And what do  you say to that. Alick ?’ 
asked Flora,
“I say the cablegram shall go to-night!’ 
cried  Alexander,  with  energy. 
“An­
swer prepaid, too. 
If this can be cleared 
away—and upon  my word I do  believe it 
can—we shall all  be  able to hold up our 
heads again.  Here, you  John, you  stick 
down the address of  your hank manager 
You, Flora,  you  can  pack John into  my 
bed,  for which I have no  further  use to­
night.  As  for  me, I am off  to  the post- 
office,  and  thence  to  the  High  Street 
about the dead body.  The  police  ought 
to  know,  you  see,  and  they  ought  to 
know through  John;  and I can  tell them 
some rigmarole about my brother being 
man of  highly nervous organization, and 
the rest  of  it.  And  then,  I’ll  tell  you 
what,  John—did  you  notice  the  name 
upon the  cab ?”

now fairly clean;  and I see but  one  lion 
in  your path—the governor.”
“I’ll be turned  out  again,  you'll  see,” 
said John, dismally.
“I  don’t  imagine  so,”  returned 
the 
other;  “not if  you do  what  Flora  and I 
have arranged;  and  your business now is 
to  dress,  and  lose  no  time about it. 
Is 
your  watch  right ?  Well,  5011  have  a 
quarter of  an hour.  By five minutes be­
fore the half-hour  you  must  be at table, 
in  your old  seat,  under  Uncle  Duthie’s 
picture.  Flora will be there to keep  you 
countenance;  and we shall see  what Yve 
shall see.”
“Wouldn't it be wiser for me to stay in 
bed ?”  said  John.
“If  you  mean  to  manage  your  own 
concerns, you can do  precisely what  you 
like,  ’  replied  Alexander;  “but  if  you 
are not in  your place  five minutes before 
the  half-hour.  I wash  my hands of  you, 
for one.”
And thereupon  he  departed.  He had 
spoken  warmly,  but  the  truth  is,  his 
heart  was  somewhat  troubled.  And as 
he hung over  the balusters, watching for 
his  father to appear,  he had  hard  work 
to keep himself  braced for the encounter 
that must follow.
“If  he takes It well,  I shall be lucky,” 
he reflected.  “If  he takes it ill, why it’ll 
be a herring  across  John's  tracks,  and 
perhaps  all  for  the  best.  He’s  a  con­
founded muff,  this  brother of  mine,  but 
lie seems a decent soul.”
•At that stage a door opened below with 
a certain  emphasis,  and  Mr.  Nicholson 
M as seen solemnly to descend  the  stairs, 
and  pass into his own apartment.  Alex­
ander  followed,  quaking  inwardly,  but 
with  a  steady  face.  He  knocked,  was 
bidden  to  enter,  and  found  his  father 
standing in front  of  the  forced  drawer, 
to which he pointed as he spoke.

.

John gave the name of  the driver. 
“Well,”  resumed  Alexander,  “I’ll call 
round at their place  before I come  back 
and pay  your shot for  you.  In that way 
before  breakfast-time, you’ll  be as good 
as new.” 
John  nun-murid  inarticulate  thanks. 
To see his  brother  thus  energetic in his 
service moved him beyond expression;  if 
he  could  not  utter  what  he  felt,  he 
showed  it  legibly in his face,  and Alex­
ander read it there,  and liked  it  the  bet­
ter in that dumb delivery.
! 
“But tliore’s one thing,”  said  the  lat­
ter,  “cablegrams are dear;  and I dare say 
you remember enough of  the governor to 
guess the state of  my finances.”
“The trouble  is,” said  John,  “that all 
my stamps are in that beastly house.” 
“All  your what?”  asked Alexander. 
“Stamps — money,”  explained  John. 
“It's an American expression.”
“I have some,”  said  Flora. 
I have So 
up-stairs.”
“My dear Flora,”  returned Alexander, 
“So won't see  us  very far;  and,  besides, 
this  is my father’s  business,  and I shall 
be  very  much  surprised  if  it  isn't  my 
father who pays for it.”
“I would  not  apply  to  him  yet;  I do 
not  think  that  can  be  wise,”  objected 
Flora.
“You  have  a  very  imperfect  idea  of 
my resources, and none  at  all  of  my ef­
frontery,”  replied  Alexander.  “Please 
observe.”
He  put  John  from  his  way,  chose a 
stout knife among the supper things, and 
with surprising quickness  broke into liis 
father's drawer.
“There’s  nothing  easier,  when  you 
come to try,” he  observed,  pocketing the 
money.
“I wish  you had not  done  that,”  said 
Flora. 
“You  will  never  hear  the  last 
of  it.”
“Oh,  I  don’t  know,”  returned  the 
young  man;  “the  governor  is  human, 
after  all.  And  now,  John,  let  me  see 
your famous pass-key.  Get into betl, and 
don’t move for any one  till I come  back. 
They  won’t  mind  you  not  answering 
when they knock:  I generally  don’t  my­
self.”
In spite of  the horrors  of  the  day and 
the tea-drinking of  the  night. John slept 
the sleep of  infancy.  He was  awakened 
by the  maid, as it might  have  been  ten 
years  ago,  tapping  at  the  door.  The 
winter  sunrise  was  painting  the  east; 
and  as  the  window  was to the  back of 
the  house, it shone  into  the  room with 
many 
refracted 
light.  Without,  the  houses  were  all 
cleanly  roofed  with  snow;  the  garden 
walls were coped with it a foot in height; 
the  greens  lay glittering.  Yet,  strange 
as  snow  had  grown to John  during  his 
years upon the  Bay of  San  Francisco,  it 
was  what  he  saw  within  that most af­
fected him.  For it wag to  his  own room 
that Alexander had been promoted;  there 
was  the  old  paper  with  the  device of 
flowers,  in  which a cunning  fancy might 
yet detect the face of  Skinny Jim,  of  the 
Academy, John’s  former  dominie;  there 
was the old chest of  drawers;  there were 
the  chairs—one,  two,  three—three,  as 
before.  Only the  carpet  was  new,  and 
the  litter  of  Alexander’s  clothes  and 
books and  drawing materials, and a pen­
cil-drawing on the wall, which (in John’s j 
eyes)  appeared a marvel  of  proficiency.
He  was  thus  lying,  and  looking, and 
dreaming,  hanging,  as it were,  between 
two  epochs of  his  life,.when Alexander 
came to the door,  and made his  presence 
known in a loud  whisper.  John let  him 
in, and  jumped back into the  warm bed.
“Well,  John,”  said  Alexander,  “the 
cablegram  is  sent  in  your  name,  and 
I  have 
twenty  words of  answer  paid. 
been to the cab office ajtd  paid  your cab, 
even saw the old gentleman himself,  and 
properly  apologized.  He  was  mighty 
placable,  and  indicated  his  belief  that 
you  had  been drinking.  Then I got old 
Maeewen out of  bed,  and  explained  af­
fairs to him  as he sat  and  shivered in a 
dressing-gown.  And  before  that 1 had 
been to the High Street,  where they have 
heard nothing of  your dead body,  so that 
I incline to the idea that you dreamed it.” 
“Catch me!”  said John.
“Well, the police never  do  know any­
thing,”  assented  Alexander;  “and,  at 
any rate,  they have  dispatched a man to 
inquire and to recover  your  trousers and 
your  money,  so  that  really  your bill  is

colors  of 

strange 

\11  night,  as  you  say,  sir. 

“This is a most  extraordinary  thing,” 
said he;  “I have been robbed!”
“I  was  afraid  you  would  notice  it,” 
observed his son;  “it made such a beastly 
hash of  the table.”
You were  afraid I  would  notice it?” 
repeated  Mr.  Nicholson. 
“And,  pray, 
what may that mean ?”
That  I  was  a  thief,  sir,”  returned 
Alexander.  “I  took  all  the  money  in 
case  the  servants  should  get hold of  it; 
and here is the change,  and a note of my 
expenditures.  You  were  gone  to  bed. 
you  see,  and I did  not  feel at liberty to 
awaken  you;  but I think when  you have 
heard the circumstances, you  will  do me 
justice.  The  fact  is, I  have  reason  to 
believe there  has  been  some  dreadful 
error about my brother  John;  the sooner 
it can  be  cleared  up  the  better  for  all 
parties; it was a ‘piece of business,’ sir— 
and so I took it, and  decided, on my own 
responsibility,  to  send a telegram to San 
Francisco.  Thanks to  my quickness, we 
may hear to-night.  There  appears to be 
no doubt, sir, that John  has  been  abom­
inably used.”
When  did  this  take  plat 
asked
the father.
“Last  night,  sir,  after 
von  were
leep,” was the reply.
“It’s  most  extraordinary,”  said  Mr. 
Nicholson.  "Do  you  mean  to  say  you 
have been out all night?”
I  have 
been  to  the  telegraph  and  the  police 
office,  and  Mr.  Maeewen's.  Oh.  I  had 
my hands full,” said  Alexander.
“Very  irregular,”  said 
father. 
the 
You think of  no one but  yourself.”
“I do not see that I have  much to gain 
in bringing back  my  elder  brother,” re­
turned Alexander, shrewdly.
The  answer  pleased  the  old  man;  he 
miled.  “Well, well,  I will  go  into this 
after breakfast,” said he.
“I’m sorry about the  table,"  said  the 
son.
The table  is a  small  matter:  I  think 
nothing of  that,”  said the father.
It’s another  example,” continued the 
sou.  “of  the  awkwardness  of  a  man 
having no money of  his own. 
If  1 had a 
proper allowance,  this  would  have been 
quite unnecessary.”
“A  proper  allowance !*’  repeated  the 
father, in tones of  blighting sarcasm,  for 
the expression was  trot  new to him.  “I 
have never  grudged  you  money for  any 
proper purpose..”
“No doubt, no doubt," said Alexander, 
“but then,  you see,  you  ar’n’t always on 
the spot to have  the  thing  explained  to 
you.  Last night,  for instance—"
"You  could  have  awakened  me  last 
night,” interrupted his father.
•‘Was  it  not  some  similar  affair that 
first  got  John  into a mess?"  asked  the 
son,  skillfully evading the point.
But  the  father  was  not  less  adroit. 
"And pray, sir, how  did  you  come  and 
go out of  the house ?”  he asked.
"I forgot  to  lock  the  door, it seems." 
replied Alexander.
■‘I have  had  cause to complain of  that 
too  often,”  said  Mr.  Nicholson.  "But 
still I do not understand.  Did  you  keep 
the servants up?”
“I propose to go into all  that at length 
after  breakfast,”  returned  Alexander. 
“There is the  half-hour  going;  we must 
not keep Miss Mackenzie waiting.”
And,  greatly  daring,  he  opened  the 
door.
Even  Alexander,  who,  it  must  have 
been perceived, was on terms of  compar­
ative  freedom  with  his  parent;  even 
Alexander had never before dared  to cut 
short  an  interview  in  this high-handed 
fashion.  But the truth is, the very mass 
of  his  son’s  delinquencies  daunted  the 
old  gentleman.  He  was  like  the  man 
with the cart of  apples—this was beyond 
him!  That  Alexander 
should  have 
spoiled  his  table,  taken  his  money, 
stayed out  all  night,,and then coolly ac­
knowledged  all,  was 
something  un­
dreamed of  In  the  Nicholsonian  philos­
ophy,  and  transcended  comment.  The 
return of  the change, whicli the  old gen­
tleman still carried in his hand,  had been 
a feature of  imposing  impudence;  it had 
dealt him a staggering blow.  Then there 
was  the  reference  to  John’s  original 
flight—a  subject  which  he  always kept 
resolutely  curtained  in  his  own  mind; 
for he was a man who loved to have made

no  mistakes,  and  when  he  feared  he 
might have made  one,  kept  the  papers 
sealed. 
In  view  of  all  these  surprises 
and  reminders,  and  of  his  son’s  com­
posed and  masterful demeanor, there be­
gan  to  creep  on  Mr. Nicholson a siekly 
misgiving.  He seemed beyond his depth; 
if  he did or said anything, he might come 
to regrelj it.  The  young man, besides, as 
he had  pointed out himself, was  playing 
a generous part.  And if  wrong had been 
done—and  done to one  who  was,  after, 
and  in  spite  of,  all,  a  Nicholson—it 
should certainly be righted,
All things  considered,  monstrous as it 
was to be cut short  in  his  inquiries, the 
old  gentleman  submitted,  pocketed  the 
change,  and  followed  his  son  into  the 
dining-room.  During  these few steps he 
once  more  mentally  revolted,  and  once 
more,  and this time finally, laid down his 
arms;  a still,  small  voice  in  his  bosom 
having informed  him  authentically of  a 
piece  of  news;  that  he  was  afraid  of 
Alexander.  The strange thing  was  that 
he was pleased to be afraid of  him.  He 
was proud of  his son;  he might be proud 
of  him;  the boy had  character and  grit, 
and knew what he was doing.
These were his reflections as he turned 
the corner of  the dining-room door.  Miss 
Mackenzie  was  in  the  place  of  honor 
conjuring  with  a  tea-pot;  and,  behold 
there  was  another  person  present,  1 
large,  portly,  whiskered  man  of  a very 
comfortable  and  respectable  air,  who 
now rose from his seat and came forward 
holding out his hand.

“Good-morning, father,”  said he.
Of the contention of  feeling  that  rar 
high in Mr. Nicholson’s  starched bosom 
no outward sign was visible;  nor  did he 
delay  long to make a choice  of  conduct 
Yet in that interval  he  had  reviewed 
great field of possibilities both  past  and 
future;  whether it -were  possible  he had 
not been perfectly wise in  his  treatment 
of John;  whether  it  were  possible  that 
John was innocent;  whether, if he turned 
John out a second time,  as  his  outraged 
authority suggested, it  were  possible  to 
avoid a scandal;  and whether,  if he went 
to that extremity,  it  were  possible  that 
Alexander might rebel.
“Hum!” said Mr.  Nicholson,  and 
put
his hand,  limp and dead, into John’s 
And then, in an embarassed silence, all 
took their places;  and  even the paper- 
from which  it was  the  old  gentleman 
habit  to  suck  mortification daily,  as he 
marked the decline of  great  institutions 
—even the paper lay folded by  his  side.
But presently Flora came to the rescue. 
She slid into the silence with a technical­
ity,  asking if John still took his old inor­
dinate amount of sugar.  Thence  it  was 
but a step to the burning question  of the 
day;  and, in tones  a  little  shaken,  she 
commented on the interval  since she had 
last made tea for the  prodigal,  and  con­
gratulated him on his return.  And then 
addressing Mr.  Nicholson,  she  congratu­
lated him, also, in  a  manner  that  defieil 
his ill-humor:  and from that launched in­
to the tale of John’s  misadventures,  not 
without some suitable suppression 
Gradually, Alexander joined:  between 
them,  whether  he  would  or  no,  they 
forced  a  word  or  two  from  John;  and 
these fell tremulously,  and  spoke so elo­
quently of a mind oppressed  with dread, 
that Mr. Nicholson  relented.  At length, 
even he contributed a question:  and  be­
fore the meal was at an end all four were 
talking even freely.
Prayers  followed,  with  the  servants 
gaping at this  newcomer  whom  no  one 
had admitted;  and  after  prayers  there 
came that moment  on  the  clock  which 
was the signal for Mr. Nicholson’s depar­
ture.
“John."  said he.  “of  course  you  will 
stay here.  Bo very careful not to  excite 
Maria,  if Miss Mackenzie  thinks it desir­
able that  you  should  see  her.  Alexan­
der,  I  wish  to  speak  with  you  alone.” 
And then,  when they  were  both  in  the 
back room:  “You need not  come  to  the 
office to-day,” said he;  “you can stay and 
amuse your brother,  and I think it would 
be  respectful  to  call  on  Uncle  Greig. 
And  by  the  bye,”  (this spoken with a 
certain—dare  we  say?—bashfulness).  "I 
agree to  concede  the  principle of an al­
lowance:  and I will  consult  with Doctor 
Durie,  who is quite a man  of  the  world 
anti  has  sons  of  his  own,  as  to  the 
amount.  And, my fine fellow,  you  may 
consider  yourself  in  luck!”  he  added, 
with a smile*

When  Mr.  Nicholson 

“Thauk you.” said Alexander.
Before noon,  a  detective  had  restored 
to John his  money,  and  brought  news, 
sad  enough  in  truth,  but  perhaps  the 
least sad possible.  Alan had been found 
in his own  house  in  Regent’s  Terrace, 
under care  of  the  terrified  butler.  He 
was quite mad,  and  instead  of  going  to 
prison,  bad  gone . to  an  asylum.  The 
murdered  man, 
it  appeared,  was  an 
evicted tenant who had, for nearly a year, 
purs
ued  his  late  landlord  with  threats
and insults;  and beyond  this,  the  cause 
ami details of the tragedy were lost.
to 
returned 
dinner they were able to  put  a  dispatch 
into  his  hands:  “John  V.  Nicholson, 
Randolph  Crescent,  Edinburgh. — Kirk­
man has disappeared;  police looking for 
him.  All understood.  Keep  mind quite 
easy.—Austin.”  Having  had  this  ex­
plained to him, the  old  gentleman  took 
down the cellar key and departed for two 
bottles of 1820 port.  Uncle  Greig  dined 
there that day, and  Cousin  Kobina,  and, 
by an odd chance, Mr. Maeewan;  and the 
presence of these strangers relieved what 
might have been  otherwise  a  somewhat 
strained relation.  Ere they departed,  the 
family was welded once  more  into a fa if 
semblance of unity.
In the end of April, John led Flora—or. 
as more pertinent. Flora led John—to the 
altar, if altar that  may  be  called  which 
was,  indeed,  the  drawing-room  mantel­
piece in Mr. Nicholson’s  house,  with the 
Reverend Dr. Durie posted on the hearth­
rug in the guise of Hymen’s priest.
The  last  I  saw  of  them, on a recent 
visit to the north,  was at  a  dinner-party 
in the house of an old  friend,  and I  had 
an  opportunity  to  overhear  Flora  con-

How  Glucose  is  Made.

The process of  making glucose will  be 
best  umlerstood  by  following  the  corn 
from the time it enters  the  factory until 
it  runs  out at a spigot a clear,  colorless 
liquid.  The shell corn is first soaked for 
several days in water to  soften  the  hull 
and prepare it for the  cracking  process. 
The  softened  corn  is  conveyed  by  ele­
vators to one of  the highest stories of the 
factory and shoveled into  large  hoppers, 
from  which  it  passes  into  mills  that 
merely crack the grains without reducing 
them at once to a fine meal.  The cracked 
grain  is  then  conducted to a large  tank 
filled  with  rinsing  water.  The hulls of 
the corn float at the top of  the water,  the- 
germs  sink  to  the  bottom  and the por- 
;ions of  the grain  containing the  starch, 
becoming  gradually reduced  to  flour by 
friction, are held in solution in the water.
By an ingenious process  both the hulls 
and the germs  are removed, and the flour 
part now held in solution  contains  noth­
ing  hut  starch  and gluten.  This liquid 
is  then  made  to  flow  over  a series  of 
tables,  representing  several  acres  in 
area,  and  the  difference  in  the specific 
gravity  of 
the  two  substances  causes, 
the  gluten  and  the  starch  to  separate 
without the use of  chemicals.
The  gluten  is of  a golden-yellow color 
and the starch  snow-white.  By the time 
the  gluten  has  been  completely  elim­
inated the starch  assumes  a plastic form 
and  is  collected  from  the  separating 
tables  by wheelbarrowfuls  and taken to 
a drying-room, where  it  is  prepared  as 
the  starch of  commerce or is placed in a 
chemical  apparatus to be converted  into 
glucose.  The  conversion  is  effected by 
submitting  the  starch  to the action of  a 
minute  percentage  of  dilute  sulphuric- 
acid,  which, without  becoming a constit­
uent part of  the  compound,  produces by 
its  presence  merely a miraculous  chem­
ical change.
This change from starch to glucose is a 
gradual process and has  four or five well 
defined  stages.  On  the  addition of  tin- 
acid  the  first  change  results in the pro­
duction of  what is’known to chemists  as 
dextrine. 
If  at  this  stage  the  acid  is 
neutralized by the addition of lime water, 
the process is choked and  dextrine is the 
permanent  product. 
If  the  process  is 
allowed  to  go  on,  the  acid,  however, 
works a second change and maltose is the. 
result.  Here  the  process  can, if  neces­
sary, lie  interrupted by neutralizing  the 
acid  by  means  of  limewater,  and  for 
some purposes in the  art of  brewing this 
sometimes done.
The  third  and  important  stage in the 
chemical  change  wrought by the  action 
results in the  production of  glucose,  and 
just  here is where  the  greatest  skill  of 
the chemist is required.
The product  must show  by test that it 
sponds  to  the  chemical  formula  C6. 
H12,  06.  By  comparing  this  formula 
with  that  of  starch, which  is  C6,  H10. 
05—that is six parts of  carbon  to  ten of 
hydrogen and five of  oxygen—it  will  be 
seen  that  the  sulphuric  acid  has  not 
added to the starch, but has taken up two 
parts of  hydrogen,  and  the  only gain in 
the  starch  is  one part of  oxygen.  The 
limewater  introduced  to  neutralize  the 
acid forms with it.  a product called  gyp­
sum,  which  can  be  removed  from  the 
glucose without  leaving  any appreciable 
trace.
The fourth stage in the  chemical  pre­
ss results  in  crystallizing  the  liquid, 
and then the product is called  grape  su­
gar.  There is a fifth stage,  in which car­
amel. or burnt sugar, could  be  produced 
were it  of  any  commercial  value.  The 
gypsum, or sulphate of lime,  formed  by 
the neutralizing limewater and sulphuric 
acid, sinks by gravitation  to  the  bottom 
of the  vessel  and  the  supernatent  sac- 
harine liquid is drawn  off from the top. 
This is almost pure chemical glucose, but 
it is still  subject  to  a  filtering  process 
through  bone-black  and  refined  in  the 
same way as cane sugar is refined.
The bone-black Jjas  anything  but  the 
appearance of a purifying agent, but pos­
sesses the peculiar property of attracting 
to  itself  all  coloring  matter.  The glu­
cose, passing through a labyrinthine sys­
tem  of  filtering,  is  drawn  off  through 
spigots in the lower part of  the building, 
and is ready to be shipped  away  in  bar­
rels.  To give the glucose the appearance 
of cane syrup,  as well as to impart  some 
of the characteristic taste, a small amount 
of that syrup is added to  suit  the  fancy 
of buyers.
To  make  grape  sugar  the  glucose is 
dried in rapidly  revolving  vessels,  from 
which much of the  moisture  escapes  by- 
virtue of the centrifugal  force.  Neither 
the glucose nor the grape  sugar  is  used 
for  domestic  purposes,  although  either 
one is  about  two-thirds  as sweet as the 
sweetest cane sugar.  Glucose  is  chiefly 
used for fermenting purposes,  and of late 
years has become valuable to  the  brewer 
in making beer and pale ales. 
It  is  also 
largely used in mixtures  with  cane  syr­
ups  and  molasses,  and  esteemed  more 
wholesome than the cane  product,  which 
is at best only a side  product  or  residue 
in the manufacture of sugar.

During this summer sterilized milk lias 
been  largely  sold  in  the  vicinity  of 
Prague.  The  milk  is  strained  directly 
from  the  milking  pail,  through  clean 
linen,  into  bottles  which have been pre­
viously heated in a steam  apparatus  and 
are provided with air-tight  rubber  stop­
pers.  As a result, the  summer diarrhoea 
was  materially reduced.

VOL.  6.

Millers, Attention

We are making  a  Middlings j 
Purifier and Flour Dresser that I 
will save you their cost at least I 
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  Fnriflor  Co.,

G R S P   RIPIDS,  MICH.

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are ready for inspection.  Every 
dealer,  when visiting Grand Rap­
ids,  should  he  sure  and  look 
through our lines.

20 and 22 Monroe St.

Eaton, Lyon & Go., j
i 
BOOK-KEEPING 
WIPED  OUTijj

No  Pass  Books!
No  Charging!
No  Posting!

No  Writing!

No Disputing of AGGQiinish 

No  Change  to  Make!
T1LXDESMNN 
Bredit COUPON  Bunk!

THE NEW EST AND BEST SYSTEM  

ON  THE  MARKET.

We quote  prices as follows:

 

 
 
 

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3.00
*  5 
fW  
4.00
$20 
5.00

“  500 
“ 1000 
on a  cash  basis.

Orders fo r 300 or over........................... 5 p er cent.

Subject to the following discounts :
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E.  5.  STOWE  l   BR0„ Grand  Rapids.

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

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EDWIN  FALLES,

Proprietor  of

Packer and Jobber of the Popular

Talley  City  Cold  Stop.
Solid  B r a n d ì
Daisy  Brand

AND

OF  OYSTERS.

Butter,  Eggs,  Sweet  Potatoes, 

Cranberries, Etc.

Sole Proprietor of

Mrs. W ithers Home Made Wince  Meat

Made  of  the  best  material.  The  finest 

goods in the market.  Price, 7 cents 

per lb. in 25 lb. Pails.

Salesroom, No.  9  N* Ionia Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

I / O  

.PLACE to secure a thorough
yvoec/.  .  \ f  and useful education is at the 
Ghand Rapids (Mich.) Btrsi-
ness College, write for Col- 

Address, C. G. SWENSBERG.

Wje Journal.

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

Manufacturers of

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S

LOGGING  CARTS  AND  TRUCKS, 

MILL  AND  DUMP  CARTS, 

LUMBERMEN’S  AND 

RIVER  TOOLS.

We carry a large  stock  of  material  and  have 
every facility for  making  first  class  Wagons of 
all kinds.
J3r“Speoial  attention  given 
to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.
Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids

Mil HerplsMmer  & Co.
Dry Goods,

Importers and Jobbers of

STAPLE and FANCY.

O v era ll» ,  P a n ts ,  Etc.,

OUR OWN  MAKE.

A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF

Fancy  Grockerg anil

Fancy  Woodenware.

OUR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection  solicited.  Chicago  and  De­

troit prices guaranteed.

SAFES! TIM BER,  WHYLAND  &  CO.

NEW  YORK,

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.,

W ith  Safety Deposit  Co.,  Basem ent  ol  Wid- 
dicomb Blk.

GRAND  RAPIDS

i v p p i

W,  W,  HUEL8TER,  Prop.

Paper Boxes of Every  Description  Made to 

Order on  Short Notice.

We m ake a specialty of

Confectionery,  Millinery  and 

Shelf Boxes.

Ail w ork guaranteed first  class  and  at  low  j 
prices.  W rite  o r  call  fo r  estim ates  on  any­
th in g  you m ay w ant in m y line.  Telephone850

RELIABLE

FOOD  PRODUCTS.

[It is both p leasan t and  profitable  fo r  m erchants to 
occasionally v isit New Y ork, and all such a re cordially 
invited to call, look th rough our establishm ent, corner 
W est Broadway, Reade  and H udson streets, and  m ake 
o u r acquaintance, w hether  th ey   wish  to b uy goods or 
not.  Ask fo r a  m em ber of th e  firm.]

EDMUND B.DIKEMHN

THE  GREAT

Jewoler,

OFFICE AND  FACTORY. 

11 Pearl SI., Grani Bapiâs, Mich.  B rand  R apids,  ■  M ich

ILT '  1

I f )  

44  CMflL  8T„
1  n  

11 

H A S   REMOVED  FROM

46  Ottawa  Street,

j

03-05 Dearl  St.

M o re  R o o m ! 

B ette r   F a cilities!

The  Inspection  of the  Trade  is 

Solicited.

Our  old  store,  three  floor*  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

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 Lyndi,

-SUCCESSOR TO-

FRED  D. YÄLE1  CO.

WALES  -  GOODYEAR FOMITE NATIONAL BAlff

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

GONNECTIGUT

Rubbers.

A.  J.  B o w s e , President.

Geo.  C.  P ie r c e,  Vice President.

H.  W.  N ash,  Cashier.
¡CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

T ransacts a general  banking  business.

Make a Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

" W .Ü

OSaiiStM®®
JULIUS HOUSEMAN, Pres.,

A. B. WATSON. Treas..
CASH CAPITAL, 8200,000.

g. Fi ASPINWALL, Secy.

Write for Fall Prices and Discounts.

G.  R.  MAYHEW,

86  Monroe  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS.
X  E»  S

W   E E
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„ 
Cash prices this month. 
GRAHAM  ROYS.  -  Grand  Rapids. Mich. I 

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The Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association.

▲  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Wolderine State,

E.  A. STOWE  &  BRO., Proprietors.

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

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER SI,  1888.

REMEMBER  THE  REMOVAL.
Patrons  of  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   should 
not  forget  that  the  office  has  been  re­
moved  from  the  third  floor of  49 Lyon 
street  to  the  ground  floor of  100  Louis 
street, near the corner of  Ionia street.

A  LITTLE  ONE-SIDED.

The Michigan  Wholesale  Grocers' As­
sociation is now an established  fact,  the 
final preliminaries to organization having 
been  perfected  at  the  meeting  held  at 
Detroit last week.  The Association hav­
ing  taken  on a permanent  position,  the 
aims  sought  to be accomplished  by  the 
organization have also  assumed  tangible 
form.  As stated by the  Secretary of  the 
Association, in an article printed  in  an­
other column, the objects are six in num­
ber,  and  may be  briefly  summarized as 
follows:

1.  Maintaining  prices  on  contract 

goods.

:2.  Charging  a cartage  expense  of  two 

«■ents per hundred pounds.

3.  Charging  for  boxing  in the case  of 

•broken packages.

4.  Charging  interest  on  over-due  ac­

counts.

5.  No allowance for exchange.
6.  Reporting  undesirable  customers to 

-ait members of  the Association.

Speaking  from  the  standpoint  of  the 
retailer,  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   sees no reason 
for opposing the aims  and  objects  above 
set forth,  for the following reasons:

1.  Prices  on  contract  goods  ought  to 
be .maintained. 
If  it can  be done by the 
jobber, the  same  tactics  on  the part of 
-the retailer ought to secure  the  same re­
sults.

2.  As  it  is  the  established  usage  of 
Boston,  New  York  and  Chicago whole­
salers to charge for  cartage,  there  seems 
Jo  be  no  reason  why Michigan  jobbers 
should not be enlitled to  the  same  priv­
ilege.

3.  As the boxing  charge  would  apply 
4«  broken  packages  only,  it would play 
tio considerable feature in  jobbing trans­
actions.

4.  As there is no  reason  why a  jobber 
should usurp  the  functions of  a banker 
without  adequate  compensation, 
it  is 
only fair that the retailer pay interest on 
over-due accounts.

5.  Deducting exchange when remitting 
Is  neither  just  nor  business-like  and 
should  not  be  indulged  in  by any one, 
■either  jobber or retailer.  A  bill  is  due 
in the place from which  the  goods  were 
shipped and anything short of that savors 
•of I hi pec un iousnes s.

■<».  There is no objection to a  jobber re­
porting  undesirable  customers,  if  it be 
done  fairly  and  honestly. 
If  a  system 
similar  to  the  B. M. A. plan is adopted, 
whereby the retailer has  an  opportunity 
to  defend  himself,  no  objection  can be 
urged against  this  proposal. 
If, on  the 
other  hand, 
the  reporting  is  done  by 
means  of  a  Star  Chamber  process,  en­
abling a  jobber to vent his malice against 
a dealer  who  has  happened to incur his 
displeasure, then it is wholly  wrong  and 
will  work  injury  to  honorable  men  in 
both branches of  business.

Seeing, then,  that the retailer can urge 
no  serious  objection to the efforts so far 
put forth by the wholesale grocers, should 
the  Association  be  criticised  for  any 
errors  of  omission—for  omitting  any 
efforts  which  should  be  put forth by as 
powerful  and  influential  a  body as the 
wholesale  grocers of  Michigan ?  In  the 
opinion  of  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   the  Asso­
ciation  has  laid  itself  open to criticism 
In at least two important particulars.

All of  the six aims  above  enumerated 
Jiive the jobber  an  advantage  over  the 
retailer not heretofore possessed. 
In this 
■respect,  it is proposed to work a reforma­
tion of  abuses which will  be exeeedingly 
welcome to the  jobber. 
In consideration 
of  the retailer relinquishing certain priv­
ileges which he has possessed for years— 
privileges  which  he  has  come  to  look 
¡upon  as  rights—ought not the  jobber to 
meet him half  way and  make  some con­
in  return?  Most  assuredly 
cessions 
he ought. 
Is there  anything  in the con­
stitution  or  by-laws  of  the  Association 
foreshadowing  such  a  determination ? 
Nothing  which  could  be  so  construed. 
Isn’t it unjust  in  the  jobber  to  seek  to 
wrest  from  the  retailer  six positive ad­
vantages  and  yet  refuse  to  give  up 
abuses  peculiar  to  the  jobbing  trade 
which  work  to  the direct benefit of  the 
jobber and the  positive  detriment of  the 
retailer ?  Most assuredly it is.

One of  the  evils  which  the  Michigan 
Wholesale  Grocers' Associatiou ought to 
eradicate  is  the  practice  of  handling 
goods put up short-weight, short-measure 
and short-count.  This is one of the most 
serious  evils with which the  retailer has 
to  contend,  as  it  comprises  a  leakage

which he seldom takes into consideration. 
Isn’t it a little cheeky for the jobber to ask 
the retailer to pursue the path of rectitude 
while he himself continues such question­
able practices?

Another  thing  which is  susceptible of 
a little wholesome reform is the  loosness 
of  jobbers starting  irresponsible  men in 
business  and  afterwards  compromising 
their accounts—to the  great detriment of 
the men who  pay 1QP cents  on the dollar. 
These evils  are  by no means  uncommon 
and are far reaching in its results.  They 
are conducive to more ill feeling and loss 
than  any  other  abuses  incident  to  the 
trade.  The  jobber  recklessly  starts  an 
inexperienced  man in business in a town 
where  he  already has a  number of  good 
customers,  who  do  business  at  a  profit 
and discount their  bills.  The  novice al­
most  invariably resorts to  cutting prices 
to  attract  trade,  and  the  result  is  a 
gradual  lessing in profits all  around. 
It 
usually takes but a short time to exhaust 
the  original  capital  of  the  beginner, 
and  by the  time the  jobber discovers his 
situation,  he  is  several  hundred  dollars 
behind.  The  result  is  a  compromise, 
succeeded  by a  fresh  start, or  the  stock 
passes  into the  hands of  an  equally im­
prudent purchaser at 25 cents on the dol­
lar. 
In  either case, the  reign of  cutting 
prices  is  again  inaugurated  and  life  is 
made hardly worth  living for the reputa­
ble  dealer,  who will  neither  resort  to 
questionable methods  to  draw trade  nor 
fail in business to make money.

T he  Tradesman  lias no  desire  to do 
the  jobbing  trade  an  injustice, in 
the 
above  arraignment,  but  it  does  seem 
as  though  it is  asking  too  much of  the 
retail  trade to  insist  on the  relinquish­
ment of  old abuses which  have operated 
to the profit of the retail trade and at the 
same  time  hold  fast  to  more  peculiar 
practices  which no  amount of  argument 
would  combat  nor  any  jury  of  honest 
men would justify.

CURTAILING  THE  OUTPUT.
At a meeting of  the  Michigan  Millers’ 
Association, held in this city last Wednes­
day,  steps were  taken to curtail  the out­
put of  the  mills and an  agreement  was 
adopted,  to  go  into  effect as  soon  as  it 
receives  the  requisite  number of  signa­
tures.

Referring to the attempt of  the Minne­
apolis  millers to  curtail  production,  the 
Market  Record  makes fun of  the  move­
ment in the following fashion:
There  is  a  strong  competition among 
millers,  with  much  sympathy  for  one 
another,  but  sympathy of  the kind  that 
exists  among cats  hung  across  a  pole. 
An  agreement  between  them to  curtail 
production  would  be considered  almost j 
in the light of  a bond  forced at the muz­
zle of  a gun, that it  would be a virtue  to 
repudiate.  An  agreement  to  shorten 
production  has never  yet been  effective. 
*  *  *  *  Millers  are  shutting  down 
their  mills  for  the simple  reason  that 
there  is  a  net  money  loss  in  keeping 
them  going,  but  not  one of  them  w ill 
ever  hang out the  sign  "To Let” to save 
the others  from  cultivating  cabbages on 
the  “poor  farm.”  The-live-dog-is-more- 
to-be-envied-than-the-dead-lion 
is 
the controlling motive.

idea 

The vice of  betting on the elections has 
evidently grown to such proportions that 
the  necessity  of  arresting  it  will  com­
mand attention.  Enormous  sums are re­
ported as won and  lost, with  the  names 
of  the persons concerned freely set forth, 
and a New York City business  man  shot 
himself  because he had  lost  more on the 
result than  he  could  afford  to do.  The 
publicity of  betting  is,  perhaps,  as  bad 
as the thing itself.  The  harm is done to 
those  who  bet  by way of  brag,  and  as 
“backing  their  party,”  and  who  thus 
tend  to  acquire  a taste  for  such  risks, 
which  may  lead  them  into  still  worse 
practices. 
If  betting  could be driven to 
secresy.  one-half  its  attractions  would 
disappear.  And this would  result  from 
the enforcement of  such  laws as exist in 
Pennsylvania,  which provide that money 
bet  on  elections  may be claimed by the 
guardians  or  directors of  the  poor, and 
employed  for  the  maintenance of  alms­
houses.  Suit  can  be  brought  at  any 
time within two  years after  the  election 
against the winning party.

Lord  Salisbury  did  not  much  mend 
matters when,  in his speech at the Guild­
hall dinner, he repaid Mr. Bayard's rath- 
r irritating language by a  sneer  at  Mr. 
Cleveland.  Lord  Sackville  might  have 
been sent about his business in  smoother 
terms than the Secretary of State thought 
fit to employ.  But there is not a word in 
Mr. Bayard’s paper which was not richly 
deserved.  Englishmen  will  not see this 
because they choose to regard Lord Saek- 
ville's offense  as  electioneering  for  Mr. 
Cleveland’s  eiection. 
It  was  altogether 
different. 
It was his statement,  made in 
the Murchison letter and  repeated in the 
Tribune  interview',  that  Mr.  Cleveland 
was not sincere in his retaliation  policy. 
Whether that was  true  or  false,  it  was 
not the business of the  British  Minister 
to say it to an American citizen, and still 
mort offensive was its reiteration for pub- 
ication after his private  letter  had been 
given to the  world. 
If  there  had  been 
nothing but the letter,  there  might have 
been some escape for  the  administration 
from resenting  it,  but  the  interview,  as 
Mr.  Phelps  told  Lord  Salisbury,  put a 
much worse face upon the matter.  That 
was no “Republican trap,” or it  was one

into which Lord  Sackville  walked  with 
his eyes open.  After that  no  American 
administration  could  have  retained  his 
lordship  in  diplomatic  communication; 
and if the American people  have decided 
that they do not want four  years more of 
Mr.  Cleveland,  they  would  have  been 
still  more  unanimous  if  he  had showrn 
himself so mean-spirited as not to  resent 
that kind of an insult.  The  simple  fact 
is that Lord  Sackville  presumed  too far 
upon  that  spirit  of  deference  to  him 
which he had found so  abundant  in  the 
Department  of  State.  Under  the  tonic 
air of the Presidential election, the Amer­
ican spirit rose even there. 
It is  a  dan­
gerous time,  in  October,  quadrienuially, 
to tease the American bird.

The excitement in Manitoba continues, 
and  the high-handed action of  the Cana- j 
dian  Pacific  Railroad, 
in  refusing  to j 
allow the Red  River Railroad to cross its I 
tracks^ threatens to become the source of j 
serious disturbance, unless the Dominion ! 
government  come to the aid of  the  Pro- j 
vince.  As  yet it seems  more inclined  to 
take the opposite course, and its hostility 
to provincial interests has led to a demand 
that the  Province  be cut  loose from  the 
Dominion and  erected  into  a  crown  col­
ony,  The  claim of  the  Canadian Pacific 
is  that it  owns  its track  absolutely and 
cannot  be obliged  by  an}-  power  below 
the Dominion itself  to permit a crossing. 
But  its ownership is  not  more  absolute 
than that of  private  persons,  who would 
have to make way for a railroad chartered 
by  competent  authority,  however  much 
they might dislike it.  Nor can it be con­
tended  that  the  Province  possesses  no 
rights  of  eminent  domain  over  lands 
within its own boundary.  The provinces 
of the Dominion are much more sovereign 
in  such  matters  than  are  the  states  of 
the  American  Union;  yet  no  railroad 
chartered  by the  American  government 
would think of  denying  the eminent  do­
main of any state through which it might 
have  to pass.  What  makes  the  present 
contest more irritating to the Manitobans 
is  that this  question  came up in the Do­
minion  Parliament  at  the  last  session, 
and  a compromise  w as  reached  which 
was  supposed  to  have  disposed  of  the 
question.  To  this compromise  the  Can­
adian  Pacific  agreed. 
It  repealed  the 
monopoly  clause  in  its  charter,  which 
was  supposed to  have  given it the  right 
to  resist  the  construction  of  the  Red 
River  railroad.  The  debates  upon  the 
motion to repeal  leave no doubt as to the 
purpose of  that action, but the  Canadian 
Pacific  falls  back  upon  legal  technical­
ities and continues its resistance.

A minor blowr has been inflicted by 

the
decision of  the Supreme Court  reversing 
the  decision  of  the  Massachusetts  Dis­
trict court in  the  matter of  the  right of 
the United States  to  bring  suit  against 
the Bell Telephone  Company. 
It is true 
that  nothing  but  preliminary questions 
were  covered  by  the  decision  now  re­
versed.  and that the case goes back to the | ; 
District Court with instructions to have a 
trial.  But  the  friends  of  the  company 
showed an anxiety to  hold  fast  to those 
preliminary advantages which  is  not in­
dicative of  a sti'ong  confidence  in  their 
own case.  And the fact that  their stock 
went down fourteen points as soon as the 
decision  was  known,  is  also  indicative 
that the holders of that stock are anxious 
about the result of  the  trial.  The upper 
court  decides  that  the  government has 
the  right  to proceed in its own courts to 
have a patent declared void on the ground 
that  it  was  improperly granted,  and  it 
overrules  all  the  objections  made as to 
want of  jurisdiction.  Certainly this is a 
power whieh  government  should he able 
to exercise in order  to  correct  the  mis­
takes  made  by  its  own  officials,  when i
those  mistakes 
lay a heavy  and  unjust 
burden  on  the 
shoulllers  of  the  whole 
community. 
If 
the  whole  country  is 
injured  is  that
not  a  greater  right
to
relief than the injury of  one person?

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

GRAND  rapids gossip.

The  O.  E.  Brown  Milling  Co. has  re­
ceived and is putting in place its new 160 
horse power engine.

W. E.  Bliss has engaged in the grocery 
I.  M.  Clark & Son 

business at  Lansing. 
furnished the stock.

E.  Hartzering  has  engaged  in the gro­
cery business at Zeeland.  Olnev, Shields 
& Co.  furnished the stock.

John Snyder will engage in the grocery 
1.  M. 

business  on  Grandville  avenue. 
Clark & Son furnished the stock.

J.  K.  Rasmussen  has  engaged  in 
grocery business  at  Miller  Station. 
M. Clark & Son furnished the stock.

Goosman  &  Koopman  have  opened a 
grocery  store  on  Grandville  avenue. 
Amos S.  Musselman & Co.  furnished  the 
stock.

I.  M.  Clark  &  Son  supplied  the  new 
stock for Hillyer & Gates, who  are  start- 
I ing  in  the  grocery  business  on  South 
| Division street.

llenry Ives is adding a line  of  special­
ties in upholstered work to  his  mattress 
business. 
lie  will  enlarge  his  present 
factory quarters in the  spring.

Z.  Y. Cheney  and  Franklin  Barnhart 
have  formed a copartnership  under  the 
style of  Cheney & Barnhart and  engaged 
in the  jobbing of  lumber  and  shingles. 
Their  office  is  located  in 
the  Fourth 
National Bank building.

The Belknap Wagon & Sleigh  Co., not­
withstanding  the  large  increase in floor 
space  incident  to  the  new  four-story 
building,  is  already  crowded  for  space 
and  has in contemplation  the  construc­
tion of  another brick building.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Lisbon—Fred J.  Pomeroy has opened a 

new hardware store.

Pewamo—C.  P.  Somers  has 

hardware stock to F. Klee.

Scofield—Joseph  Mativer  ha 
general stock to Chas. Angener.
Carson City—A. B. Wolfe has 
grocery stock to John A. Hogan.

>ld  his

sold his

sold  hi?

Sunfield — Chas.  S.  Murphy  ha: 

his general stock to John Parent.

Detroit—Joseph  Bloing  succeed: 
pie & Co.  in the furniture business.
Muskegon — Thos.  D.  Stimsou 
bought the sawmill of  Stimson Bros.

sold

Tei-

has

Vermontville—Hawkins & Maher have 

sold their meat market to John Deer.

Alpena—J.  E.  Denton succeeds  McAu- 

ley & Denton in the furniture business.

Bellaire—O.  Schoolcraft  is  succeeded 
in the  grocery business by Schoolcraft  & 
Nash.

Hartford—Voinov A.  Osborne succeeds 
Osborne &  Linsemnayer in the  furniture 
business.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—Strauss  &  Hirsch- 
field succeed  Mendelsohn  &  Ilirschfield 
in the clothing business.

Laingsburg—Steers & Lee have opened
j a  hardware  store,  making  three  estafo- 
I lishments of the kind here.

Maybee—G.  A. Profrick  succeeds Geo. 
j W.  Crinklam  in the  hardware  amt  agri­
cultural implement business.

Davison—Sylvester  Haynes is building 
a new store,  which  w ill  be  occupied  by 
Haynes & Bro.  with a general stock.

Vermontville—Geo. J.  Lamb  has  sold 
his  general  stock  and  livery  to  R.  C. 
Jones,  of  Charlotte,  who  will  continue 
the business.

Springport—T.  A. Clay and Frank Clay 
have formed a  copartnership  under  the 
style of Clay  Bros,  and  engaged  in  the 
flour and feed business.

Dorr—Geo.  Levitt has sold his  interest 
in the meat market of Levitt &  Dann  to
! Ed. llyder,who w ill continue the business 
in partnership with James Dann.

Alma—T.  A.  Miller  &  Co.  have  sold 
! their  drug stock to  J.  B. Vandenberg,  of 
{ Maple Rapids,  who  has  moved his  drug 
stock  to this 
i  place and  consolidated  it 
with the  stool 
:  purchased.  Miller & Co. 
will continue 
their book  and  stationery
business.

The Pennsylvania  Grocer  reached  its 
second  mile post  with the  issue of  last 
week.  The Grocer *• ideas of the  duty of 
an  official  organ  do not  comport  with 
W.  Pulfrey  has  sold  his 
those  of  T h e   T r a d e s m a n ,  b u t 
the 
crockery  stock  to  H.  L.
Grocer  is  an  interesting  paper  for  all 
that and apparently fills its field aceepta-  Lockwootl and A' G*  Moore’ of  Hi«hland 
! Station’ who wil1  remove  the st°ck from
b ly   to the majority of its patrons. 
j process of erection by Mr. Palfrey on Su- 
j perior street.

■—___ ________ j the Tollasky block to a new store  now in

“ Highly  Successful Career.”

grocery  and

Alma—Geo. 

From  th e Toledo  Business W orld.
The  M ic h i g a n   T r a d e s m a n   of  last j 
week  contains the announcement that E.  j 
A .  Stowe  &  Bro.,  publishers  of  T h e   j 
T r a d e s m a n ,  and  the  Fuller  &  Stowe j 
Company  have  leased  a  three-story and 
basement  building  in  the  heart  of  the j 
jobbing  portion  of  the  city,  and  will 
move  in  this  week. 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
has but recently doned an entire dress of 
new type, and is evidently having a high­
ly successful career.

Bank  Notes. 

L.

A.  Baker has resigned his  position

STRAY  FACTS.

Bay City—Isaac  H.  Hill,  President  of 

the Michigan Pipe Co.,  is dead.

Fowlerville—Frank  H.  Starkey, 

the 
stone manufacturer and lumber and hard­
ware dealer,  is dead.

Kalkaska—It is  claimed  that  seventy 
new  buildings  have  been  erected  here 
during the past season.

Kalamazoo—The  Payne  Capsule  Co. 
incorporated  and  the  style

has  been 

in the office  of  the  Auditor-General,  at  changed to the Krehbiel Capsule Co.
Lansing, to take the position  of  teller in 
the Ingham County Savings Bank.

The  German  Medicated  Stock  Food, 
the advertisements of which are published 
in another column, is the only  positively 
guaranteed  article  of  the  kind  on  the 
market.  The trade has only  to  make  a 
trial of this article to be convinced of  its 
merit.  The  profits  to  the  retailer  are 
from 70 to 75 per cent,  and the trade i 
growing one for both druggists  and  g 
cers.

Mancelona—Wisler  &  Co.  announce 
their conversion to the cash  plan  of  do­
ing business, which they will put into ef­
fect Dec.  1.

Plymouth—William M.  Wherry.  Eras­
mus Lombard and Anson H. Polly  form­
ed a partnership two years ago under the 
style of Polly,  Wherry & Co. and engaged 
n  in the sale  of  agricultural  implements, 
ro- j Wherry claims that  they  were to sell on 
I commission only, but  that they have  not

done so, and that the other  two  partners 
are contracting debts and refuse  him the 
books.  He asks the Wayne circuit to ap­
point a receiver, and  Judge  Hosmer has 
issued an injunction pending the dispute.
Bronson—After  twrenty  years of  hard 
work,  C. J. Keyes,  the  dry  goods  mer­
chant, retires from business,  rich enough 
to enjoy himself  for  the  rest of  his life.
Flint—The  clothiers  and  furnishing 
goods men have got to come  down  town 
nights  hereafter.  The  agreement  to 
close at 6 o’clock has  been  broken all  to 
splinters.

Clarksville—Geo.  E.  Marvin  has  con­
cluded not to accept the flattering offer  of 
Frank W. Foster,  the Newaygo hardware 
dealer,  but will continue in the hardware 
business at this place.

Oscoda—Rachael  (Mrs. ijplig) Solomon, 
who carries  on a dry goods, clothing  and 
boot and shoe business here, at An Sable, 
at Escanaba and at Gladstone, has uttered 
two chattel mortgages on the four stocks, 
aggregating §31,636.51.

Burdiekville—John  Helm  has  leased 
his store to Samuel Berry, to  take  effect 
January 1, when Mr. Berry  will  put in a 
general stock.  Mr. Helm is reducing his 
stock as much as possible, preparatory to 
engaging in the same  business  at  Trav­
erse City the fore part of January.

Flint—The  Burroughs  &  Carter  Co., 
fruit  and  produce  dealers,  filed  §15,000 
w'orth of  chattel  mortgages  on the  15th 
to  secure  creditors,  and  will  go  out  of 
business.  The  Citizens’ National  Bank 
holds  one of  the mortgages, which is  for 
§12,000.  The  company also  operated  at 
Bay City.

Gripsack Brigade.

A.  F. Peake,  Michigan  representative 
for 1). B. DeLand & Co., spent Sunday  in 
the city.

W. II.  James,  traveling  salesman  for 
C.  M. Henderson  A  Co., of Chicago,  was 
in town a couple of days last week.

Willis F. Cornell,  traveling representa­
tive  for  Barnhart  Bros. & Spindler,  has 
taken up his residence at Akron, Ohio-

Frank E. Chase received a consignment 
of  small cod  fish  from a friend  on  Cape 
Cod one day last week.  There is nothing 
small about Chase.

Iron Mountain  Journal:  A  traveling 
man registered as follows at  Felch’s  ho­
tel last week:  Ludvig Yinklesteiiihausen- 
blausen,  Germantown,  Wis.”  He  had 
several large grips,  in one of which  it  is 
supposed  he  carries  his  name  around. 
After registering he sank back exhausted, 
but recovered in the  course  of  an  hour 
or two.

A new poison  pottle  recently patented 
in England has the  appearance of  an or­
dinary bottle, but  the  mouth  is set in a 
depression  in  the  bottom,  the  ordinary 
place for the  mouth  being  hermetically 
sealed.  The bottle has to be  turned  up­
side down to get at the contents.

i. B. Smith & Sooy, of 
shut down their  cheese 
season.

Way land,  have 
factorv  for  the

FOR  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC.

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

FOR SAFE.

318

320

I  ■'OR  SALE—GOOD  PAYING  BUSINESS.  HAVING 

been elected Coun  y R egister, I will sell m y vs h eat 
elev ato r and feed m ill, p o tato  house and g r  eery busi­
n e s s-a ll in good condition.  C. M. N orthrop, Lakeview , 
Mich, 

f 'OR  SALE-STOCK  OF  GROCERIES.  BEST  LOCA-  ] 

tion in th e  city.  W ill tak e unincum bered pro p er­
ty  in G rand Rapids in p a rt  paym ent.  Doing cash bus­
iness a t p resent o f $70 p er day. sum m er  m onths,  $125. 
E nqnire of Ball, B arn h art & Putm an. 

Tenn.  P opulation,  50,000.

on.  E nquire a t 193 T enth 8 treet. 

and stationery, live  country  tow n,  sales  815  per 
Address  Opii,  care 

IX>R SALE—PAYING  BUSINESS IN  DRUGS.  BOOKS  j 
DRUG  STORE  FOR  SALE -  
IN  CHATTANOOGA. 
Good  location,  good J 
trade.  A barg ain  fo r some one.  F or  full  p articu lars, 
those w ho m ean business, address P. O. Box  203,  Chat- j 
canooga, Tenn. 
j
i [K)R  SALE—A  GOOD  HORSE  AND  DELIVERY WAG- 
F OR  SALE—THE  CITY  MILLS. AT HOWELL.  MICH. ;
I^OR  SALE—OUR  RETAIL  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES !
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  !

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

a t 110 Menroe street, Grand Rapids.  Goods a re all j 
new.  The stand is  in  th e   best  location  in   tow n  and  j 
f
can be leased.  Bern is Bros. 

general hardw are, stoves and tinw are.  Tin shop  j 
in connection.  W ill inventory about $6,000.  Located  j 
centrally and one of th e best points fo r  reta il business 1 
in th e city.  Good reasons fo r  selling.  Address  Hard- | 
w are, care M ichigan T radesm an. 
J

300 

314 

307 

315

Ml

; 

th e m ost p leasant streets “on  th e   h ill.’*  W ill ex­
change fo r stock in an y  good institution#  Address 286, 
care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

FOR  SALE—GOOD  RESIDENCE  LOT  ON  ONE  OF 
IX>R 8ALE—DRUG  FIXTURES  AND  SMALL  STOCK 

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

286

m an o r Scandinavian prefered.  Apply  a t  once  j 
giving usual p articu lars.  F. D.  P aquette.  Ludington.  j

319

\ r ANTED—SITUATION  IN DRUG STORE  BY  REGIS- j 
\
f t  
te  red assistan t clerk.  Thoroughly^ experienced  | 
”
both in c o u n try  and  city. 
Good  salesm an.  Address  !
P. O. Box 98, Colon, Mich.
TXT ANTED—AN  ASSISTANT  PHARMACIST  WHO  IS 
f t  
active, honest and  efficient.  S tate price,  exper­
ience and references.  Address  A.  E.  Gates,  C rystal, 
Mich. 
TXT ANTED—EXPERIENCED  MAN TO LETTER GRAN- 
f l  
ite and m arble and sell on the  road.  W ill  pay 
good w ages to a  good m an.  F or  fu rth e r  inform ation 
inquire of George Tyson, P lym outh, Ohio. 
TTTANTED—SITUATION  BY  EXPERIENCED  PHAR- 
VV  m acist.  Speaks Holland.  Registered  by exami-  J 
n a tio n .  Best of references. 
Mich.
TXT ANTED—SITUATION ON THE  ROAD  BY  MAN  OF  I 
VY 
j
dress  J. E.  F.  care M ichigan  Tradesm an 

six  y ears’  experience.  Best o f reference.  Ad­

'  * ’ 

293 

317

322

¡8

tria l.  I t will abolish yo u r pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 

WANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 
th is  pap er  to  give  the Sntliff  coupon system  a  ! 
all your book-keeping, in  m any instances save you the 
expense of one clerk, will b rin g  y our business  down to  j 
a   cash basis and  save  you  all  th e  w orry and trouble 
th a t usually go w ith the pass-book plan.  S tart th e 1st  1 
of th e m onth w ith th e  new  system  and  you  will never j 
reg re t it.  H aving  tw o kinds, both  kinds  will be  sent 
by  addressing  (m entioning  th is  paper)  J.  H.  Sntliff,  ; 
Albany, N. Y. 
j
TTTANTED—1,000 MORE  MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR I 
Y Y 
Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for  i 
samples.  E. A. Stowe & Bro., G rand Rapids. 

213 

214

M ISCELLANEOUS.

T O   RENT—STORE  IN  OPERA  BLOCK,  CENTRALLY j 
_L 
located, fine condition.splendid opening fo r cloth-  i 
in g  house, d ry  goods  o r general  stock.  Posessiou  a t  f 
once, re n t reasonable.  Live  business  tow n. 
In q u ire  ! 
of M. V. Selkirk, South H aven, Mich. 

316

handy to Chicago m ark et, will  sell  o r  exchange  ; 
for G rand  Rapids  real estate  w orth  $1,200.  Address  ; 
Dr. W. Ryno, Coloma, Mich. 

200 CASH  BlJYS  MANUFACTURING  BUSI-  ;

295

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

Manufacturer:' and Wholesale Dealers in

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

•:n t s   f o r   t h e

. 

n 
sons  f ° r   sellin*.  Address  Chas.  Kynoch,  St. Ignace,  \  \  g  ^  1 4   &   I ß   P

ness p ay in g  100  p er  cent.  Best  of rea-  , 

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

Adulterated Powdered  Slippery Elm Bark.
Jam es W. Caldwell in Pharm aceutical Era.

Having purchased a supply of powdered 
slippery elm  bark a few  days ago, I  was 
attracted  to the  small  bulk  that  a  ten 
pound  package  presented.  But  upon 
weighing  I  found  that  the  weight  was 
correct;  so opening  the  package I  began 
an  examination,  first  by  the  sense  of 
smell, which  led me  to think wheat flour 
had  been used  as an  adulterant, but  not 
being  sure  I  resorted  to  the  sense  of 
taste,  which impressed me decidedly with 
that peculiar flavor of middlings or shorts 
as  sometimes called. 
I  next  resorted to 
the  microscope and  taking a small  piece 
of  true bark  reduced it  to a powder  and 
placed it under  the  microscope and com­
pared  it  with  the  suspected  article. 
I 
must  confess that I could  not tell a good 
from a bad article by this means although 
there  was  a  marked  difference,  but  the 
sense of  taste  and  smell  can  be  relied 
upon every time.  To satisfy myself that 
shorts had  been used to  adulterate with. 
1  put a few grains  in a test  tube with  a 
little water and boiled for a few  minutes 
and  applied  the  iodine  test  for  starch 
with  the  result of  finding it rich  in  the 
latter  article, and  the  conclusion  I  ar­
rived  at  was  that  middlings  had  been 
used freely, at least to 50 per cent.  Now 
the  use of this article as an adulterant in 
ground and  powdered  slippery elm  bark 
may not  be  injurious  and  again  it may, 
but be that  as it may, when  the pharma­
cist pays  from 14 to 20 cents a pound for 
the powdered  bark he should at least get 
what  he  pays  for  and  not  shorts  for 
which 2 cents a pound is a high value.

Drawing the Color Line.

“What is a green-grocer,  papa?” asked 
Jones's youngest son as the two passed  a 
Woodward avenue store this morning.
“A green-grocer, my  lad,  is  one  who 
advertises to  sell  15  pounds  of  8  cent 
sugar for  a  dollar  and  then  trusts  the 
customer—to be paid  in  a  day  or  two, 
you know.  But, my son, the grocer  gets 
over tin's greenness if he lives."
A  Special  Inducement.

my life Insured.
Every policy is paid on death.”

Agent—I’d like to insure  your life.
Respectable  old  party—1  don't  want 
"But  we  offer  special  inducements. 
“Well,  all the companies do that.”
“Yes, but  we  pay up  even  if  you arc 
hanged.  How's that for  special  induce­
ment ?"

Regulating the Sleeping Car Service.
A leading member of the  Kansas  Leg­
islature has prepared a  bill  to  regulate 
the operation and  correct  the  abuses of- 
the sleeping car service.  The  bill  regu­
lates the price of berths at §2 for a  night 
and §3 for twenty-four  hours.  The  up­

per berth, when  vacant,  must  be  closed 
to aid ventilation.  The maximum wages 
of the porter is fixed at §2.50 per day, in­
stead of §12 per week,  the  present  rate, 
while it makes it a misdemeanor  for  th e  
porter to accept any  “tips.”  The  meas­
ure also deals with the through and local 
tariffs of the service,  and  wherever  any 
discrepancies  have  appeared  a  remedy 
has been  proposed.  Heretofore,  it  was 
possible  for  a  passenger  traveling  any 
distance to “beat”  the  through  rate  by 
several dollars by taking  the  local  rates 
for the same accommodations. 
In hiring 
porters,  the company has  considered  th e  
"tips” an  item  in  their  salary.  Rail­
road men generally approve  the bill.

Purely Personal.

W.  8.  Barnard,  the  Lyons  merchant, 

was in town last Thursday.

L. R. Cessna, the  Kalamo druggist and 

grocer,  was in town on Monday.

Lewis Cass Bradford,  the Baldwin gro­

cer,  was in town last Wednesday.

Frank E. Piper, the Charlotte hoot and 

shoe dealer,  was in town Monday.

*

Mr.  DenHerder. of the  general  firm of 
Denllerder & Tanis,  at Vriesland,  was in 
town one dav last  week.

Robert W.  Hazeltine has returned from 
Escanaba,  where  he  officiated  as  pre­
scription clerk for J.  N. Mead.

B.  M.  DeLamater,  Secretary  of  the 
Central City Soap  Co.,  was in town Mon­
day  and  went to  Muskegon  in the  even­
ing.

S.  W. Phillips, of  the  Jackson  broom 
manufacturing firm  of  Aldrich  &  Phil­
lips,  was in town a  couple  of  days  last 
week.

John  Shields  writes  from  Colorado 
Springs that  the Colorado climate is hav­
ing  a  beneficent  effect  on  his  wife's 
health.

A. J.  White,  general  dealer  at  Bass 
River, was in town a couple of  days  last 
! week.  Mr.  White will resume the duties 
j of postmaster about the middle of March.
■  Several Grand  Rapids  jobbers  made a 
| pilgrimage  to  Marion  on  Monday to in- 
the  chattel 
j vestigate  the  validity  of 
j mortgage  recently  uttered  by  Andrew 
I Flanagan.
j  Frank  Hamilton.  ex-Fresident  of  the 
Michigan  Business  Men’s Association, is 
spending a few days  in  the citf with his 
{ wife and niece, who  are  domiciled  here 
| for the winter.  He expects  to  return to 
j Traverse City on Wednesday.

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a ir - t ig h t   t i n   c a n s .
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I want a year to  find  out  whether I shall 
j ask her to marry  me. 
I  think  a  month 
I would be enough.”
i 
“I think I could tell  whether I liked a 
man  well  enough  to  marry  him  in  a 
| month.”
“I believe, in fact,  that I  could  tell in 
a day's  ride  with  a  woman  whether  I 
loved her or not.”
“Of course you could.  So  could a wo­
man tell in that  time.  But  what’s  the 
use talking this  nonsense?  I  never  in­
tend to marry.  1 am wedded to my art.” 
I have to  travel 
too much to get  married.”

like  Fred. 

“And I to the world. 
“What do you travel so much for?”
“I sell soap for  the  biggest  manufac­
tory in Chicago.  All kinds of fancy soap. 
The very nicest toilet article in the  mar­
ket.  Wouldn’t you like  to  have  some? 
I’ll send you a  package.  Just  give  me 
your address at Gibson, and  as soon as I ; 
reach Detroit l will send you  a  package 
of the nicest soap you ever saw.”
“How  fortunate!  I  have  just  been 
worrying over the fact  that I came away 
without  putting  any  soap  in  my toilet 
case.  Where shall I write my name ?”
He  took  out  a  small  memorandum 
book, and she  carefully  transcribed  her 
name on one of  the pages.  He suggested 
that she  put down her  Chicago  address, 
too, for fear that  he  might be delayed in 
reaching  Detroit and be too  late to send 
the  package  to  Gibson.  She  added the 
Chicago  street  and  number, and  he re­
membered that he was very familiar with 
that  neighboi'hood.  He  had  strolled 
there  many times  when in  the city, and 
he wondered  that  they had  never  met 
before.  Then she  suddenly remembered 
that she did not kno\v his  name  and she 
asked him for  his  address.'  He wrote it 
on a piece  of  blank  paper, as he had no 
ards with him.
“But what's your first name?”
“My  first  name?  Fred—rather  Fred­
erick.  but they cal! me Fred  at home!”
It's  a  pretty  name. 
“I 
Don't you think  that  “Fred” and “Nell” 
are  a good  deal  alike,  and  look well  to­
gether?”
“Why, yes.  1  never  thought of  it be­
fore.  They are both short and both have 
the ring of good fellowship in them.” 
“You  won’t  forget to  send  the  soap, 
I shall  not buy  any, and I  would 
Fred! 
rather have  what you  send me anyway.” 
“Of course  I’ll  send  it, Nell.  Just as 
soon as I get to  Detroit.”
“Do you live in Detroit?”
“No;  but  I  make  my  headquarters 
there  and  spend  Sundays  in the city. 
I 
wish you were there so that I might come 
to see you.”
I  know it will 
“I  wish  so,  too,  Fred. 
be awfully lonesome at Gibson.”
“Now  why  can’t  you  come to  Detroit 
Nell?  Haven't  you  some  friends  there 
you could visit?”
I  don't  know  a  soul there, but 
I’ll  tell  you what  we can  do.  We  can 
correspond.”
“Now,  I  was  thinking  about that  and 
was  going to ask  you  about  it.  So  we 
will.”
“What a shame it is that we didn’t be­
come  acquainted  sooner.  Here  I  have 
been sleeping on that  sofa  all  the  way 
from Chicago when we  might  have been 
talking and becoming acquainted.” 
“Why, yes.  We have lost three  hours 
which we must make up  in  some  way.” 
“I’ll  tell  you  how,  Fred.  We  must 
write  to  each  other  every  day.  You 
must  write  to  me  just  as  soon as you 
reach Detroit, or before if  you  don’t get 
there to-morrow. 
I  must  hear from you 
to-morrow so that 1  will  know  that you 
have not been killed or  hurt.  Traveling 
is so dangerous.”
“I will,  Nellie. 
I'll  write  to-morrow 
morning and—”
“Gilman.” shouted the  brakeman, and 
Nellie caught  up  her  cloak  while Fred 
grabbed  her  bag;  accompanied  her 
out  to 
lingering  until 
the  train  began  to  move,  bade  her 
an almost affeetiohate good-by as  though 
he  was  leaving  the  sweetheart  he had 
known from childhood, promised to write 
to her every day,  and  return  to Chicago 
to see her very soon, and then caught the 
last  rail of  the  sleeper,  while  the  girl 
stood  on  the  platform  peering into the 
darkness in the  direetion  of  the  rumble 
of  the cars as though  that  train  carried 
from her all that her heart held dear, but 
he was only the  chance  acquaintance of 
an hour.

station, 

“No. 

the 

“Agin”  Adulterated  Lard.

At the meeting of  the  National  Board 
of  Trade, held at Chicago  last  week, the 
following  resolutions—presented  by the 
Chicago  Board  of  Trade—were  unan­
imously adopted:

W h e r e a s ,  Rendered  fat  from the hog 
in its pure state has always been branded 
and known as lard,  and  under  this name 
has become one of  the necessities of life, 
universal  in  its  use,  unquestioned in its 
quality,  and  has  grown to be one of  the 
most important articles of export;  and,
W h e r e a s ,  During  the  last  few  years 
competition among  refiners  and  dealers 
has caused them to  seek  for  cheap  fats 
with which  to  adulterate  lard,  for  the 
purpose of  underselling each other, thus 
causing  large  quantities of  a compound 
made  from  the  fats  of  the various ani­
mals and vegetables to be  placed on  the 
home  market, 
shipped  abroad  and 
branded as lard;  and,
W h e r e a s ,  A  few  years  ago  shippers 
and curers,  in their  anxiety to  get  bus­
iness by underselling  each  other,  made 
shipments  to  Europe  of  partially cured 
meats,  which  were  branded  “fully 
cured,”  thus giving a pretext  to  France 
and Germany to prohibit the  importation 
of  American  hog  meats  on  the  ground 
that  they  were  infected  with  trichina, 
thereby placing  an  unjust  stigma  upon 
American meats, resulting  in  great  loss 
to our  agricultural  interests  and to our 
export trade;  and,
W h e r e a s ,  Judging  from  the action of 
France  and  Germany against our meats, 
we fear the  refiners  abroad  may induce 
foreign  governments  to  prohibit the im­
portation of  all American lard, thus dam­
aging the export  trade,  and  diminishing 
the consumption of  honest  lard at home, 
to the financial  detriment of  the agricul­
tural interests of  this  country,  which to- 
,day  own  about  50,000,000  hogs,  worth 
$300,000,000, and further damaging Amer­
ica’s good name in  the  commerce of  the 
world;
Resolved,  That the  National  Board of 
Trade recommends to the Congress of the 
United States the enactment of such laws 
and  regulations  as  will  compel  all  re-

liners  and  dealers to  brand  all  adulter­
ated lard “compound lard,” or with some 
brand such as will  distinguish  the  pure 
from the impure article,  in order that the 
consumers  at  home  and  abroad  may 
know the one from the other.
Association  Notes.

its  monthly  meeting 

Grand  Haven  Herald:  The  Business  Men’s 
Association  held 
last 
Wednesday evening.  Notice was given of a new 
rule in  determining  the  quorum.  Next  month 
will be the annual meeting, when officers will be j 
elected.  This Association is  doing  good service 
for its members, some having  been  able  to  col­
lect  old  debts  of  $50  to $300.  The disrepute of 
being  reported  a  delinquent  among  business 
men, and the severe restriction  of  credit  which 
results are found  sharp  stimulants  to  the  pay­
m ent of debts.

Plainwell Independent:  L. C. Pratt,  of  Kala­
mazoo,  whose  faetory  was  recently  burned  at 
Kendall, thinks  the  Ives  factory  in  Plainwell 
would  be  the  right  thing  for  him to start up a 
business with, employing fifty hands.  The town 
stands ready to  welcome  Mr.  Pratt  and his pay 
roll with open arms, but.  unfortunately, the pro­
cess  is  hedged  about  by  conditions  that  are 
scarcely likely to be  fulfilled.  Mr.  Pratt  asks a 
bonus of $5,000 for the prospective good he might 
do the town.  The  Business  Men’s  Association 
has been investigating, and finds  that  $2,000 can 
be raised for Mr. Praft and  the  factory.  This is 
doing exceedingly well for a  community  where 
those least burdened with  money  give  the most 
liberally.  Mr. Pratt’s requirements are equivalent 
to asking that the Ives  plant  be  given  him out* 
right, and the conclusion of  our  citizens  seems 
to be that the factory can be operated by our own 
citizens quite as advantageously  to  the  town as 
by any one  else,  and  the  $5,000  kept  at  home. 
This is well enough, if our people put the theory 
into practice.  The  town  m ust  develop  for  the 
future by its own efforts, and a  large  number of 
our citizens are willing to do all  in  their  power 
towards its advancement.

Caledonia in Line on Organization. 

Pursuant to previous announcement,  the busi­
ness men of Caledonia  met  at  the  News  office 
last Tuesday evening for the  purpose  of  organ­
izing a B. M. A.  The meeting  was  called  to  or­
der by John McQueen, who  acted  as  temporary 
chairman of a  preliminary  meeting,  while J. W. 
Saunders officiated as secretary  pro  tem.  After 
an explanation of the aims and objects of organ- 
zed effort on the part  of  business  men  by  the 
State Organizer, it was resolved  to  proceed with 
the formation of  a B. M. A.,  the  following  gen­
tlemen presenting their names for  charter  mem­
bership: 
Johnson & Seibert, Col born & Carpen­
ter, Stow & Brooks, W. T. Hardy, Aaron Clark, J. 
W. Saunders,  Geo. Weitz,  Nagler & Beeler, A. & 
E.  Bergy,  John  McQueen,  Jacob  A.  Liebler, 
Clark & Weitz,  Geo. Bnrkhardt,  Philip Geib,  J. 
E. Kennedy, Geo. J. Calkins,  Peter Cress,  W. H. 
Seibert, C. F. Williams.

The organization of the Association  was  com­
pleted by the adoption of  the  regulation  consti­
tution  and  by-laws  and  the  election of the fol­
lowing officers:

President—C. F. Williams.
Vice-President—C. F. Beeler.
Secretary—J. W.  Saunders.
Treasurer—Geo. Burkhardt.
Executive  Committee — President.  Secretary, 
Stephen Brooks, J. O. Seibert and J. E. Kennedy.

The  Hardware  Market.

Steel  rails are  still  weak.  Wire  nails 
are  firm.  Orders are  now  being  taken 
for barbed wire  for spring delivery,  with 
the anticipation of higher prices.  There 
some  talk of  an advance in prices  by 
the  manufacturers of  agricultural  tools. 
There is a prospect that glass will stiffen 
up  by the  beginning of  the year.  Sisal 
and  manilla  rope have  advanced  }-U: at 
the  factory,  but  no  change  in  price  has 
been made by the jobbers as yet.
VISITING  BUYERS.

Wm Otto,  Middleville 
D W C  Shattuck,  Wayland 
Chas H Loomis, Sparta 
J Raymond. Berlin 
A & E Bergy, Calenonia  M M Robson. Berlin 
Wm De Pree & Bro.Zeeland G F Cook, Grove
F N Cornell,  Griswold 
J C Scott, Lowell 
A S Frey. Slocnms Grove 
C S Comstock, Pierson 
J C  Benbow,  Cannonsburg 
E Young, Ravenna 
L Maier, Fisher Station 
W S Barnard, Lyons 
J T Pierson, Irving 
A C Barkley, Crosby 
John Gunstra, Lamont 
A C Crosby. Barkley 
L N Fisher, Dorr 
L M Wolf, Hudsonville 
M Bredeweg, Drentbe 
Hesler Bros., Rockford 
B Volmari, Fillmore  Centr
Neal McMillan, Rockford
)»burn& Hammond,Luther Wm Karsten,  Beaver  Dam 
R T Parrish, Grandville 
E Hartgerink, Groningen 
Dr John Graves,Way land  N Harris, Big Springs 
Henry Baar. Grand  Haven E Snyder. Sparta 
Walling Bros., Lamont 
S T McLellan, Denison 
Dr Peter Beyer, Sullivan  Cole & Chapel, Ada 
GII Walbrink. Allendale  G M Hartwell,Cannonsburg 
E S Botsford, Dorr 
S J Martin,  Sullivan
Dr HC Peekham,  Freeport John  Myering.  Neordeloos 
A J White. Bass River 
J W Brant Co., Albion 
B L Bradley, Big Rapids  G TenHoor. Forest Grov 
W D Hopkinspn, Paris
A F Parrish, Byron 
L C Bradford. Baldwin 
John Kinney, Kinney
Champion & Hayward, 
L&LJenison,  Jenisonville 
Thos Ileffernan, Baldwin  S H Ballard. Sparta 
j E Coburn, Pierson 
Wright  &  Friend,  Lake C B Shaver,  Kalkaska 
Morley Bros, Cedar Springs M A Side, Kent City 
Wm H Wheeler,Cedar Spgs Herder & Lahuis, Zeeland 
J KRasmusen,MillerStation F Voorhorst &  Co  Overisel 
T W Preston, MiUbrook
John GileB, Lowell 
C K Hoyt & Co, Hadsonvlle  W A Whitney, Montague 
L Creighton, Nirvana
W E Bliss. Lansing 
A Oppenheimer,  Bangor 
John Meyer, No Dorr 
J L Thomas,  Cannonsburg
Jay Marlett, Bangor 
W H Struik, Forest Grove  Chas Eddy, Grattan 
Woodward & Polland, 
G K Beamer, Hasting 
Ashland  Eli Runnels. Corning 
Jackson Coon, Rockford  A Purchase, So Blendon 
D Wright. Coopersville
Blood & Thomas. 
Whitneyville Frank E Piper. Charlotte 
J Vaneaenan. Zeeland 
John Damstra.  Gitchell 
John Kamps, Zutphen 
A C Wait, Ced.r Creek
Reynolds Co.,  Coopersville 
J H Manning, Ashland 
R G Lamoreaux,  Fruitport J D Adams, Alpine 
L Lott, Lowell 
J W McLenathan.WCarlyle
Mrs J Debri,  Byron  Center G M Huntley. Reno 
L TV Barr, West Troy
DenHerder & Tanis. 

White Cloud Griswold Bros., Harvard 

Odessa W McWilliams, Conklin 

Sullivan J.um  Co,  Sullivan

Vriesland Wm Barker, Sand Lake

H A R D W A R E .

A U G U R S  A N D   B IT S . 

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

D.  B. Bronze__
S. B. S. S teel.... 
D. B. Steel.........
BALANCES.

Ives’, old sty le ...................................... ........... 
9
Snell’s ..................................................................  
9
Cook’s ............................... .................................. 
40
Jennings', genuine
Jennings’,  im itation........................................50&10
A X E S.
___ $  7 00
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.
....  11 00
___   8 50
....  13 00 
di
..... 
4o
Spring  .......
dis.
BARROW
...$   14 00 
R ailroad..................................
net  33 00 
G arden............................. —
BELLS.
H and...........................................................  60&10&10
C o w ..................................................................... 
70
Call  ..................................................................... 30&1
Gong . . . . . . ....... 
25
Door, Sargent..................................................... 60&10

dis.

 

di
Stove....................................................................$
Carriage new  list............................................... 70&10
Plow  ........................................
Sleigh shoe...............................
W rought Barrel  Bolts............
Cast Barrel  Bolts.....................
Cast Barren, 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 F lu sh .. .60&10 
Ives’ Door............................................................ 60*10

 
bolts. 

d lS .

B R A C ES. 
 

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BLOCKS.

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

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

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

B U T T S ,  CA ST. 

Barber.................... 
40
B ack u s................  ..........................................  50&10
Spofford............................................................... 
50
Am. B a ll.................................. 
net
B U C K E T S.
Well,  plain.................. .................................. .. $ 3 50
Well, swivel....................................................  •  4 00
d l s .  
ast Loose Pin, figured.....................................70&
ast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed..................... 70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed............... 60&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t............... 60&10
brought Loose P in ............................................60&10
r'rought Loose Pin, acorn tip .........................60&05
brought Loose Pin, jap an n ed ....................... 60&05.
frought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped .60&05
brought  Table..................................................60&10
Trousrht Inside B lind......................................60&10
75
W rought Brass...................................
Blind,  Clark’s ..................................... .................TO&10
Blind,  Parker’s ................................... .................70&10
70
Blind, Shepard’s ..............................
40
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.
CARPET  SWEEPERS.
Bissell  No. 5......................................... .per doz.$17  00
19 80
Bissell No. 7, new drop p a n .........
36 00
Bissell, G ra n d .................................
24 00
Grand  Rapids...................................
15 00
M agic.................................................
................ __ (lis. 50&02
G rain............................. 
Cast Steel........................................... __ per B> 
01
3*4
. . . .   " 
Iron, Steel Points...............................
65
...p e rm  
Ely’s 1-10..............................................
60
“ 
.... 
Hick’s  C. F . .........................................
35
“ 
G. D ........................................................ .. . .  
60
■ 
.. . .  
M usket..................................................
50
Rim Fire, U.  M. C.  & W inchester new list . . 
50
Rim Fire. United  States................... .........dis. 
25
.........dis. 
Central  F ire...........   ..........................
Socket F irm er..................................... .................70&10
Socket Fram ing................................... .................70&10
Socket Corner....................................... .................7Ö&10
Socket S licks....................................... ................70&10
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er.............. ................ 
40
Barton’s  Socket  Firm ers................ ................ 
20
net
.............. 
Cold....................................................
Currv,  Lawrence's  ........................ ................40&10

CARTRIDGES.

CROW BARS.

CRAÜLE8.

CHISELS.

COMBS.

CAPS.

dis.

dis.

W hite Crayons, per  gross............

. 12@ 12*4 dis. 10

COCKS.

COPPER.

Brass,  R acking's............................ .................  
Bibb’s ............................................... .................  
B ee r.................................................
Fenns1............................................... .................. 
Planished, 14 oz cut to size......... per pound 
................ 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 ana 14x60__ .................. 
Cold Rolled, 14x48.......................... .................. 
.................  
B ottom s...........................................
.................  
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks.......................
Paper and straight Shank............ .................. 
Morse’s Taper Shank..................... .................. 

60
60
................. 40&10
68
33
31
29
29
30
40
40
40

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

DRILLS.

dis.

“ 

ELBOWS.

07
.................  
«34
.................  
.. .doz. net 
75 
.. .dis. 20&10&10
.........dis.  3á&10
30
.................  
.................  
25

DRIPPING PANS.
Small sizes, ser p o u n d ...............
Large sizes, per  pound................
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ..........................
Corrugated.....................................
Adjustable......................................
EXPANSIVE BITS.
Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26__
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30............
files—New List
American File Association List.
Disston’s ........................................
New  American..............................
Nicholson’s ...................................
Heller’s ...........................................
Heller’s Horse Rasps...................
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
15 
List 

..................60&10
................. 6O&10
..................60&10
..................60&10
.................. 
50
.................  
50

GALVANIZED IRON

28
18

dis.

dis.

12 

14 

Discount, 60.

dis.

30
.................  
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s . ..
25
...........dis. 
Navdole  & Co.’s ............................
...........dis. 
Kip’s .................................................
25
Yerkes & Plumb’s.......................... .......... dis. 40&10
.......... 30c list 50
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel..............
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, H and__ 30c 40&10
60
...........dis. 
Gate, Clark's. 1, 2, 3 .....................
State.................................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  in. 4*4  14  and
3*4
.................. 
Screw Hook and  Eve, *4.............. ............ net 
1Ó
?8.............. ............ net  8)4
............ net 
7)4
.............. ............net  71/«
\
.......... dis. 
70

Strap and T ....................................

lo n g er..........................................

HINGES.

4* 

44 

“ 

HANGERS.

dis.

Baru Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50&10
Champion,  anti-friction..............
...............   60&10
Kidder, wood tra c k .....................
40
.................  
HOLLOW WARE
Pots..................................................
Kettles.............................................
S piders...........................................
Grav enam eled..............................

................. 60&10
..................60&10
................. 60&10
.................. 
50

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

H O U SE  F U R N IS H IN G   GOODS.

H O ES.

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

. .new list 70&10
.................  
25
.................
Grub  1.............................................
.........$11, dis. 60
Grub 2 ............................................. __ $11.50. dis. 60
Grub 3 ......., ...................................
.........$12, dis. 60
H O RSE  N A IL S.

Au Sable...................................dis. 25&10@25&10&10
Putnam ..........................................dis.  5&10&2*4&2*4
N orthw estern.................................
dis. 10&10&5
k n o b s — New’ Lis
55
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings....................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings................... 
55
55
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings................ 
Door,  porceluin, trimmings............................ 
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................... 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd  &  Co.’s ............................40&10
45
Hem&cite...........................................................
Russell & Irw in  Mfg. Co.’s new list
Mallory, W heeler  &  Co.’s ...................
Branford’s .............................................
Norwalk’s ...............................................
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ............

LOCKS—DOOR.

LEVELS.

dis.

dis.

dis.

MATTOCKS.

M A U LS.

Adze E y e ... 
Hunt E y e ... 
Hunt’s .........
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled........................  
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ........................................ 
•• 
P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  M alleables.... 
••  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s . . . . ............  
“  E nterprise.............................................. 

.........$16.00, dis. 60
.........$15.00, dis. 60
$18.50, dis. 20&10.
50
40
40
40
25
Stebbin’s P attern............................................... 60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine..............................................60&10
Enterprise, self-measuring.............................. 
&

M O LASSES  G A T E S. 

dis.
dis.

m i l l s . 

d lS .

NAILS
Advance above 12d nails.

F E N C E   A N D   B R A D S.

25
50d to 60d............................................................. 
10
lOd......................................................................... 
25
8d and 9d............................................................. 
6d and 7d............................................................. 
40
4d and 5d............................................................. 
60
3d...........................................................................  1  00
2d..........................................................................   1  50

P IN E   B L U E D .

CASTING  AND  BO X .

1  00
1  50
2 00

COMMON BARREL.

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

C LIN CH .

1J4 and  1J£ in ch .................................................  135
2  and  2J4 
2J4 and 2% 
3 in ch .................................................................... 
3J4 and 4J4  in ch ................................................. 

“ 
“ 

85
75

 
 

 
 

Each half keg 10 cents extra.

o i l e r s . 

d i s .

Rinc or tin. Chase’s Patent.............................. 60&10
Zinc, w ith brass bottom ................................... 
50
Brass or Copper................................................... 
50
R eap er........................................... per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s ..........................................................50&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ..................................... 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

p l a n e s . 

d i s .

PANS.

Fry,  Acme..................................................dis. 50&10
Common,  polished...................................dis. 80&101
|
dis. 
’  30 j
Iron and  T inned............................................... 
Copper Rivets and B urs..................................  
30

rivets. 

p a t e n t   p l a n i s h e d   i r o n .

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10  20
9 20
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, N ob. 25 to ‘ 
Broken packs 'Ac per pound extra.

Sisal, *4 inch and la rg e r......................
M anilla.....................................................

R O P E S .

SQUARES.

Steel and  Iro n ........................................
Try and Bevels  ......................................
M itre........................................................

dis.
70&10
60
20
Com. 
$3 00| 
3 00 
3  10 
3  15 
3 35 
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

SHEET IRON.
Com.  Smooth. 
..............................$4 20
4  20 
..  4  20 
..  4  20 
..  4 40 
4  60

Nos.  10 to  14..............
Nos. 15 to 17..............
Nos.  18 to 21..............
Nos. 22 to 24..............
Nos. 25 to 26..............
No. 27..........................
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List aect. 19, ’86

SAND PAPER.

SA SH   CORD.

’86................................... .......dis.
W hite  A ...................... ........ list
Drab A ..........................
W hite  B ......................
Drab B ..........................
W hite C .......................

20

50
55
50
55
35

Discount,  10.

SASH  W E IG H T S.

SA USAGE  S U U F F E R S   O R   F IL L E R S .

Solid Eyes.................................................. per ton $25
Allies’ “Challenge” __ per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05
P errv..................... 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
Disston’s  Circular........................................ 45@45&5
Cross  C ut.......................................45@45&5
H an d ..........................  
25@25&5|
Atkins’  Circular...............................................dis.  9
70
50
30
28

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

saws. 

dis.

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tacks. 

dis.

American, all kinds.......................................... 
Steel, all  kinds..................................................  
Swedes, all kinds............................................... 
Gimp and Lace..................................................  
Cigar Box N ails................................................. 
Finishing  N ails................................................. 
Common and  Patent  Brads............................ 
Hungarian Fails and Miners’ Tacks.......................  50
Trunk and Clout N ails..................................... 
Tinned Trunk and Clout N ails....................... 
Leathered Carpet Tacks................................... 

60
00
60
60
50
50
50
50
45
35

traps. 

dis.

wire. 

Steel, Game..........................................................60&10
35
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .................. 
70
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s —  
Hotchkiss’...........................................................  
70
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ......................................  
70
Mouse,  choker..................................... 18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion...................................$1.50 per doz.
dis.

Bright M arket....................................................   67^4
Annealed M arket...............................................TO&IO
Coppered M arket...............................................  62
E xtra B ailin g ..........................
Tinned M arket........................
Tinned  Broom........................
Tinned M attress......................
Coppered  Spring  Steel..........
Tinned  Spring Steel..............
Plain Fence.............................
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...
painted.........
Copper........................................
Brass.........................................................

................  62*4
.. .per pound 09 
. per  pound 8M!
................ 
50
..................40&10
. ..per pound 03
................. $3  “
..................3 00
... new  list net

“ 

dis.

W IR E   GOODS.

B right......................................................
Screw  Eyes...........................................
Hook’s ....................................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes..........................

.......... 70&10&10
.......... 70&10&10
.......... 70&10&10
.......... 70&10&10

W R E N C H E S.

Baxter's  Adjustable, nickeled..........
Coe’s  G enuine......................................
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,.
Coe’s  Patent, m alleable......................

M ISCELLANEOUS

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

dis.

.......T0&05
■ 50&10&10
----- 
40
___  66*i
.......  30c

Pig  Large. 
Pig Bars...

M ETALS.

PIG TIN.

................................................... 30c

C O P P E R .

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’ Brand.

Duty:  Sheet, 2Uc per pound.
680 pound  casks...................................................... 6*4
Per  pound........................................................... 7@7)4

ZIN C.

L EA D .

SO LD ER .

$  6  00 
6  00 
6 25 
10  00

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The  prices  of 

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

Duty:  Pig. $2  per 100  pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
American  ..............................................................@5*4
Newark.................................................................. @5*4
B a r................................................................................ 6
S h eet............................................................ 8c, dis. 20
/4@!4...........................................................................16
Extra W iping........................................................13)4
the many  other  qualities  of
solder in the m arket indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIM ONY.
Cookson.............................................per  pound  14*4
H allett's...........................................
11*4
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 a rh  additional X on this grade, $1.50.
14x20 IC, Terne  M. F .....................................
20x28  IC, 
.....................................
14x20  IC, 
W orcester..........................
14x20 IX. 
..........................
“ 
29x28  IC,
14x20IC,
6  40
14x20 IX, 
10 50
20x28  IC, 
20x28 IX, 
13 50
14x28  IX ............................................................. $12 00
14x31  IX .............................................................   13 50
m 6 0  IX  f“r 
09

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

Allaway  Grade..
 
 
 

9 B° “CrS’ f Per pound....... 

R O O FIN G  PL A T E S .

8  00 
12 50

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

1 j5
1 00

@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-run.......................................14 00@16 00
Cherry, log-run............................................. 25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2...................................50 00@60 00
Cherry, C ull............................................. 
Maple, lo g -ru n ..............................................12 00@14 00
Maple,  soft, log-run.....................................11  00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2 ................................. 
Maple,  clear, flooring............................ 
Maple,  white, selected.......................... 
Rea Oak, log-run..........................................18 00@20 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 24 00@25 00
Red Oak, *4 sawed, 8 inch and upw'd.40 00@45 00
Red Oak, *4 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 l l .......................................... 
@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

7 9

Weekly  "Pointers.”

Received the only Gold Medal 
awarded in 1884, and the only 
Gold  Medal  Certificate  for 
continued superiority  award­
ed in  1887 by the Massachu­
setts  Charitable  Mechanics’ 
Association.  The  character 
of the awards of this Associa­
tion are well  known  and val­
ued accordingly.  Their  suc­
cess is phenomenal.

M i, S ta s  & Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe S t,

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

& <W
Weekly  "Pointers,'

lined,) 

People are more and  more  learning to 
appreciate the luxury of STEEL RANGES 
and  the  wonderful  increase  in demand 
has caused the appearance  of  a  number 
of  very  low-priced,  cheaply-made,  (as­
bestos 
short-lived  sheet  iron, 
ranges,  whose  only  claim  to  favor  is- 
cheapness.  They are put on  the  market- 
under fancy names and are called  “Steel 
Ranges.” 
In  reality,  they  are  no mow 
steel than the pipe on your  stove  or fur­
nace.
Now, in buying a range, you  want one 
that will give you  satisfaction,  requires 
but little fuel and one that is made in the 
best manner of the best  material,  on the 
most  approved  principles.  We  know 
that you will find all the above in the
J o h n   V a n

S teel  R a n g e ,
With Fire  BriGk  Lining.

They are used in all the  principal  ho­
tels and public institutions in  the  coun­
try.  They have  a  flattering  reputation 
and  we  cordially  invite  an  inspection. 
We keep all sizes for family or hotel use.

Foster, S ta s  4 Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,

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

Weekly  "Pointers.”

Yon cannot afford to be without a

Peerless  Ask  Sitter.

Saves your Money,  Saves your Time,
Saves your Temper,  Saves your Clothes,
Saves your Health, 
Saves your  Coal.

The Peerless  comprises  the  following

preferences over all other Sifters:
It is the best and the cheapest.
It is clean, neat and convenient.
It  lasts  for  years  and  will  continue  to 
work well.
It will do more work  in  the  same  time 
than any other sifter.
It is so simple a child  can  work  it  with 
ease, and it does all we claim for it.
It  is a  pleasure using it  compared  with 
other sifters.
It has improvements and  patent  devices 
found in no other Sifter.
It will save more than its price  in  an or­
dinary family in a few weeks.
It is safe to say  it  has  all  the  require­
ments needed.
It has  less  faults  than  any  other,  and 
more  advantages than all  other  sifters 
combined.

It costs but little.
It is.  as its name denotes, “PEERLESS.”

Foster, SteYens & Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,

3 3 ,3 5 , 37, 39  and 41 L<j

W. E. Crotty, Lansing. 
, IiKlrp_fP
T oral Secretary—P* J- Connell.  Mu-kegcr*
OfflSsJ Organ—TH» Michigan Tradesman.__________
The following  auxiliary associations  areo p - 
erating under  charters  gran ted   by th e Michi­
gan Business Men’s A ssociation:

jjo. 1—Traverse City B. M. A.

So. %—Lowell  B. M. A.
So. 3—Sturgis B. M. A.

}iV). 4—Grand  Rapids  M.  A.
No.  5—Muskegon B. M. A.

President. Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, L. Roberts.---------
President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King.
President. H. S. Church; Secretary, Win. Jora._______
President. E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.---------
President. H. B. Fargo; Secretary, Wm. Peer.--------- _
President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary, P. T- Baldwin.---------
President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, S. H. Winger.---------
No. 8—Eastport B. M. A.  _  _
President. F. H. Thurston: Secretary. Geo.L.Thurston. 
No, 9 —Lawrence H. M. A.

No. 7—Bimondale B. M. A.

No. 6—Alba B. M. A.

President. H. M. Marshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly.-------
President. W. J. Clark; Secretary. A. L. Thompson.-----

No. lO—Harbor Springs B.M. A.

N o.ll—Kingsley B. M. A.
No. 12—Quincy B. M. A.
No. 13—Sherman B. M. A.

President, H. P- Whipple; Secretary,  ----------------------
President, C. McKay: Secretary, Thos. Lennon.----------
President. H. B. Sturtevant;  Secretary, W. J. Austin. 

No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M. A.

Prealdent. S. A. Howey; Secretary. G. a  Havens.--------
President. R. R- Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.---------
' 
President. J. V. Crandall:  Secretary. W. Rasco.----------

No. 1 3 —BoyneCity B. M. A.
No. 16—Sand Lake B. M. A.
No. 17—Plainwell B. M. A.
No. 18—Owosso B. Jl. A.

President, E. A.  Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle.-------- .—
President. H. W. Parker; Secretary. S. Lamtrom.-------_
President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.--------
President, John F. Henry: Secretary, L. A. Phelps.------

No. 20—sangatuck B. M. A.
No. 8 1—Wayiand B. M. A.

No.  19—Ada B. M. A.

No. 88—Grand  Ledge B. M. A. 
No  83—Carson City B. M. A- 

President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. M°y*r--------
Persldent, A. B. Schnmacher; Secretary, W.  R.  ClarKe.
President, F. A. Rockafellow; Secretary. C. Q. Bailey.
President, J. E. Thurkow;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond.

No. 24—Morley  B.  M. -A.«

-Palo B. M. A.

President, Cha&B. Johnson;Secretary, H. D. Pew.
President. S. JL Stevens; Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell.

No. 26—Greenville  M. A.

No  87—Dorr B. M. A. 

President, E. 8. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Jasper.
President, FredS. Frost;  Secretary. H. G. Dozer.
President, Wm. Moore;  Becretary. A. J. Cheesebrongh.
President, A. G. Avery;  Secretary, E. S. Honghtaiing.

No. 88—Cheboygan B. M. A 
No. 89—Freeport B. M. A. 
No. 30—Oceana B. M. A.
NoTsi—Charlotte B. M. A.
No. 38—Coopersville B. M- A.
No. 33—Charlevoix  H. M. A.

President, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary, A. G. Fienry.------
Resident, W. Q. Barnes;  Secretary. J. B. Watson.____
President,  L. D. Bartholomew;  Secretary,R. w - °-ane.

__

No. 34—Saranac B. M. A.
No.  35—Beilaire  B. M. A.
No. 36—Ithaca B.  M. A.

President, H. T. Johnson:  Secretary, P. T. Williams.—  
President, H. M. Hemstreet; Secretary, C. E. Densmore. j 
President, O. F. Jackson:  Secretary. John  M. Eve men

~ 

No. 37—B a ttle  Creek B. M. A. 

No. 3 8 —S c o ttv ille   B .  M. A . 
No. 39  -Burr Oak B. M. A. 

President, Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary,  E  W. Moore.
President, H. E. Symons: Secretary, D. W. Higgms._ 
President, W. 9. Wilier: Secretary,  F. W. Sheldon.
President. C. T. Hartson; Secretary, Will Emmert.____
Resident, W  O. Watson; Secretary, C.  E. Scndder.___
President, Jos. Gerbey: Secretary  C. J.Rathbnn._____

No. 40—Eaton Rapids B. M. A.
NÖT41—Breckenridge  B. M. A.

No. 48—Fremont ß. M. A.
No. 43—Tustin B. M. A.

No. 44—Reed City B. M. A.
No. 45—Hoytville B. M. A.

President, G. A. Estes; Secretary,W. M. Holmes.______
President, E.B. Martin: Secretary, W. H. Smith.______
President, D. E. Kallenbeck; Secretary.O. A. Halladay. 
President., Wm. Hutchins; Secretary. B. M. Gonld.

So. 46—Leslie B. M. A.

No. 47—Flint  M.  C.

No. 48—Hnbbardston B. M. A.

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

No. 61—Hartford B. M. A. 
A.
No  6 3 —F a st S agin aw

President, G. R. Hoyt; Secretary, W. H. Graham._____
Resident, Boyd Redner; Secretary. W. J. Tabor._____
— 
President.  A.  Wenzell; Secretary. Frank Smith.______
Resident, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary, J. P.  O’Malley.
No. 51—Cedar  Springs  B. M.  A.  , 
President. L. M. Sellers; Secretary. W. C. Congdon.
No752—Grand Haven B. M. A. 
President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, Wm. Mieras.
No, 53—Bellevue B. M. A.
President, Frank Phelps; Secretary, John H. York.
No. 54—Douglas B. M. A.
President, Thomas B. Butcher; Secretary, C- B. Waller.
Fetoskey  B. M. A.
No.
President, C. F*. Hankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.
No. 56—Bangor  B. M.  A. 
Resident, N. W, Drake;  Secretary, Geo. Chapman.
No. 57—Rockford  B, M. A, 
President, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.
No758—Fife Lake B. M. A. 
President, L. 8. Walter; Secretary. G. G. Blakely.
No. 59—Fennville B. M. A. 
President F. S. Raymond: Secretary,P. S. Swarts.
No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A. 
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt.
President, V. E. Manley; Secretary. I. B. Barnes. 
President, G. W. Meyer; Secretary,  C has. H. Smith.
Resident, W. M. Davis; Secretary, C. E. Bell._______
President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton.
President, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Biom._____
President, Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles 
No. 67—Watervliet  B. M. A. 
President, Geo. Parsons: Secretary, J. M. Hall.
President, A. E. Calkins;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.
No. 69—Scotts and Climax B. M. A. 
President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. S. Wiliison.
No. 70—Nashville B.  M. A,
President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers.
No. 71—Ashley  B  M. A.
Resident, M. Netzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. Clntterbnck.
-Edmore B. M. A.
No.
No. 73—Belding B. M. A. 
v0. 74—Davison M. U. 

No. 63—fcvart B. M. A.
No. 64—Merrill B. M. A. 
No. 65—Kalkaska B. M. A. 
No. 66—Lansing B. M. A 

President, A. L. Speneer; Secretary, O. F. Webster.
President, J. F. Cartwright;  Secretary. L. Gifford.
Resident, Oscar P. Bills;  Secretary, F. Rosacraus.
Resident, 8. S.McCamly;  Secretary, Channcey Strong.
President—C. J. Monroe;  Secretary. S. VanOstrand....

No. 75—Tecnmseh  B.  M.  A. 
No. 76—Kalamazoo B. M. A. 
No.  77—South  Haven  B.  M.  A. 

No. 68—Allegan B. M.A.

An  Anchor Which  Holds Fast.

The  “Anchor” brand  of  oysters  holds 
fast  to public  app reciation as  fully  as 
any brand ever  put out  by any  packing 
house, East  or West.  This  brand is put 
up solely by F. J. Dettenthaler,  the Mon­
roe street fish and oyster  jobber.

At  a  secret  meeting  of  the  Western 
manufacturers  of  wrapping  paper, held 
at Chicago  last  Thursday,  the price was 
raised from $30 to $35  per  ton.  As  the 
output of  the  mills  represented is about 
200 tons per day, the benefit to  the  trust 
by this raise is $1,000  per day.

Tho’ he apes the drawl and stammer 
When he dons his sleek claw-hammer. 
Yet Tobias shoots his grammer,
And he  questions very rarely 
(Se his clothes are hanging fairly)
If his brain be fashioned squarely 

So to speak;

Or oblique.
No, he has no education,
And his beauty took vacation 
Bout the time of his creation.
So  to speak;
And, upon mature reflection.
Taking each distinct bisection,
!'ve decided his complexion's 

Rather weak.

Tho’ his shirt  has not a rimple.
Nor his beardless chin a dimple.
Yet he boasts a chronic pimple 
On his beak;
And his voice is not  reliant.
For at times it is defiant,
And at times it is a pliant

Little squeak.
Now it seems to me so funny 
That this half-demented sonny 
should be loaded down with money.
While the writer of this ditty.
Who you see is rather witty, 
lias to scrub about the city 
On his cheek.

So to speak;

S.  Con a M  Foster.

ON  THE  TRAIN.

How  a Good  Drummer and  an Attractive 

Girl  Passed  an  Hour.

[The  incidents in the following  sketch 
were observed by a traveler in a Michigan 
Central  train  the  other  evening.  The 
dialogue  is a portion of  the conversation 
of the participants as it developed by the 
merest  chance  and  concluded  to  their 
common regret.  As  a social  photograph 
the  interview seems worth  preservation. 
It  portrays a type of  modern  young man 
and  woman, by no  means  unwholesome, 
even if  passing  silly.  The  man  is  hon­
est,  the  woman  unbusinesslike  and  in­
discreet.  Worse  she  certainly does  not 
seem to be.  The  sketch is offered to Mr. 
W. D. Howells  as a vest-pocket  note  for 
future studies.]
A young lady,  neither  extraordinarily 
pretty nor  unprepossessing,  lay  on  the 
long sofa in the  rear  of  the  chair  car. 
Every seat was taken  and  there  was no 
place else for her;  but if she  had not the 
choice of seats several ladies  envied  her 
as she gracefully curled herself up on the 
big sofa, making a  very  pretty  figure of 
feminine composure.  For four hours she 
did not  move,  and  then  a  chair,  tilted 
back  too  far, 
touched  her  arm. and a 
good-looking  young  gentleman  begged 
her pardon.  She said it  did  not  matter 
and sat up in her place, 
lie  prepared to 
take a nap in his chair.  She  took  out a 
! railroad  map  and  began  to  study  the 
black and blue and red  and  green  lines 
which  crossed  and  recrossed  the  map 
without  finding  anything  more  than an 
old-fashioned  winding in and out puzzle. 
“Oh, dear, I can't find it at all!”
The  young  man  was  alert  and  all 
thought of  sleep  vanished.  A  lady  in 
distress or in need appealed to gallantry. 
He turned and asked  if  he  could  be  of 
service.
“Why, I tried to find Gibson City,  but 
can't.  Here  is  a  name  Gilman,  but  I 
can’t find the other.  Do you suppose the 
man who  made this map  or the  one who 
printed  the  ticket  made  the  mistake?” 
It never occurred to her that she was mis­
taken,  and  that  both  the  ticket-maker 
and the  draughtsman  of  the  map  were 
correct.
The gentleman  was  at  her  side  in  a 
moment, and by turning his index  finger 
along the line showed her the two games. 
“And do you go to  Gibson?”
“Yes, I want to go to the place  named 
“Then you know nothing definite as to 
“How should I.  when I’ve  never  been 
“Did  you know that  you  will  not  be 
“No.  Why  can’t I?”
“Principally for the reason that it does 
not go there.  You  will  have  to  change 
cars  at  this  point  which  you  thought 
might  be  a mistake  of  the  map-maker. 
Let me see.  We will be at Gilman in an 
hour,  and then  you  must  change  cars.” 
“Well,  I  suppose  it  can't  be  helped 
now.  Do  you change, too?”
“No. 
I go to Effingham.”
“Do  you live there?”
“No.  My home  is  in  Chicago,  but I 
spend  most  of  my  time  on  the  road, 
traveling  in  Michigan.  But  I  am  sur­
prised  to  see  a  young  woman like  you 
traveling  alone  to  a place  you  seem  to 
know nothing about and  where  you  are 
not acquainted.”
“Why, I am  going  there  to  sing in a 
concert. 
I can  make  more  money sing­
ing than at anything  else,  and I have no 
one  to  go  with  me.  Is it improper for 
me to travel alone ?”
“Oh,  no;  I  think  things  are  proper 
enough,  just  according  to  whether  the 
person is a proper one or not.  Now, I’m 
a traveling man, and I am willing to give 
women  the same  privileges I  enjoy  my­
self.  You  can’t  vote  yet, but  you  can 
travel.”
“ Do you think women ought to vote?” 
“No;  I don’t  think that  is the  kind of 
work  for a woman.  She couldn’t peddle 
votes, stand  in  line  for  hours, and  fight 
to get up to the window where the tickets 
are taken.  She  ought to marry and take 
care of a home.”
“Are you married?”
“Oh,  dear, no. 
“Is that the only reason?”
“No.  To  tell  you  the  truth, I  never 
fell in love with any girl.”
□ “Now, that’s  just the  way  it  is  with 
me. 
I’ve  had lots of  chances,  but  there 
was none of the men I liked.”
“Do you  believe  in  long  courtships?” 
“I don’t know what I believe  in.  Did 
n’t I tell you I had never  been  in  love? 
But I don’t think I  believe  in  long  en­
gagements.”
“Well I don’t believe  in  them  either. 
Now,  I  have  been  around  the  world 
enough to tell in a very short time wheth­
er I like a woman  or  not,  and  I  don't

on this ticket, wherever that is.”
where you are going?”
there?”
able to get there by this train 

I  haveii't  time to  get 

I’m a traveling man.”

married. 

ASSOCIATION  DEPARTMENT.
Michigan  Business Men’s Association.

President—Frank Wells, Lansing. 
First Vice-President—H. Chambers. Cheboygan.
Second Vice-President— C. Strong, Kalamazoo. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Trenail rer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
I S ^ U v e  B oard—P resident; C. L. W hltney  M u^egon; 
F rank  H am ilton, Traverse C ity ;  K  B. Blain, iArweil, 
Chas. T. Bridgm an, Flint;  H iram   DeLano,  Allegan,

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TOBIAS—SO  TO  SPEAK.
Yes. his front name is Tobias,
And he isn’t over pious.
And his eyes are on the bias.
And his only aim and bent is 
Nobby clothing—for this gent is 
.Just a bit non compos mentis 
Like and weak.

So to speak;

And this feather-weighted gent he— 
Though not over one-and-twenty—
Has of knowledge quite a plenty.
So to speak;
For he’d rather be a-prancing.
And kicking at a dancing.
Than his stock of w it enhancing 

Learning Greek.

MUTILATED  TEXT

GEO.  E.  HOWES.

S.  A.  HOWES.

C.  N. RAPP.

JOBBERS IN

a p p l e s ,  P o t a t o e s  &   O n i o n s 9

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

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

S Ionia  Street,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

M O SELEY   BRO S,

-W H O L E S A L E

F r u i t s ,   S e e d s , O y s t e r s  j 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

pleased to hear from you.

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

TUBO.  B.  GOOSSBN,

WHOLESALE

P r o d u c e   C o m m is s io n   M e r 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. 

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EST ABLISH ED  1866.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 

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BURNETT  BROS  I  '»‘ill ’»pii» hi Mifmii
"f r u i t s

159  So. Water  Street, Chicago.

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

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

C r a n b e r rie s,

S w e e t   P o t a t o e s ^  
a n d   G rap es.
Bananas,  OUr  Specialty,
BARNETT  BROS.  L „  , A !“ * ' * “ ViSi°” S>"
-  MIOH.

I GRAND  RAPIDS, 

W A . N T B D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED! 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

If you have any  of  the  above  goods to 
ship,  or anything in  the Produce  line,  let • 
ns hear  from  you.  Liberal cash advances 
made  when desired.

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.

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. 

R eference:  Fir s t   National  Bank,  Chicago. 
Mich ig a n Tradesman. G rand Rapids.

If you  have  any 
to offer  send 
samples

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

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71  Canal  Street.

B e a a S

Parties having auy 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,

COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,

166 South W ater St., CHICAGO. 
R eference

F elsen th a l.  Gross  &  Mil l e r . Bankers, 

Chicago.

BUTTER5 EGGS

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  lot o f 
a n d

B U T T E R

F R E S H   E G G S.
C all  at  o u r   store.
W e  
g u a r a n t e e  
s to c k   a n d   p r ic es  to 
suit.

Lamareanx&Jolaistoni.

71  Canal  Street.

Why you should send us your orders.  W e handle 
nothing but BEST and  CHOICEST  BRANDS; 
Sellât Manufacturers' and Importers* Prices; 
Ship at ONE DAY'S NOTICE, enabling 
you to  receive  goods day following: 
^ 
F ill  orders  for  ALL  KINDS o£
H 

GLASS,

P o lish ed   PLA TE,
Rough  and  Ribbed 
French  Window,  Ameri­
can  Window,  English  s6 oz.
Enamelled,  Cut and  Embossed.
Rolled Cathedral, Venetian, Muffled,
Frosted  Bohemian,  German  Looking 
Glass  Plates,  French  Mirror  Plates.
The quality, variety and quantity of our stock 
is exceeded by no  house in   the United  States*

W M .  R E I D ,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

73 & 75  Lamed  Street West, DETROIT,  MICH. 
Grand Rapids Store,  61 Waterloo Street*

Much  Truth  and  Some  Poetry.

As a rule,
Man’s a fool.
When it’s hot 
He wants it cool:
When it’s cool 
He  wants it hot.
Always wanting 
What it’s not;
Never liking 
What he’s got.
I maintain 
As a rule.
Man’s a fool.

She  W as  Not  in  a  Hurry.

in Hollow?”

Enter Woman:
“Is this the X. Y.  and Z. ticket office?” 
“ It is.”
“Can I take the  train  here  for  Punk- 
“You can.  in just ten minutes.”
"AVhat time does the train go?”
“At 6:30.”
“La, me!  They told me up atCatchem 
Ot Cheatem’s that it went at half past 6.” 
■“And so it does.”
“ H ey ?”
■“The train leaves at half  past 0.  Will 
you have a ticket?”
“Well, I dunuo.  L kinder  thought  I’d 
■drop down and see  what  time  the  train 
went out to-night, cos I’d  about made up 
my mind to wait over and go in the morn- 
in’.  S’pose I can go in the mornin’. can’t 
1?”

“At 9:45. madam."
“Hey?”
“You can leave here for Pumpkin Hol­
low at 9:45 to-morrow, standard time.” 
“Law sakes—what fibbers some people 
is! 
I just asked that big  French  police­
man outside there,  and he said the morn­
in’ train didn’t go until  a  quarter  to 10! 
•S’pose the fare’ll be  the  same  if I  wait 
over and go in the mornin’ won’t it?” 

’•Just the same.”
“Well, you see, Mary  Jane—that’s  my 
darter  by  my  fust  husband—she  lives 
here, married to a feller by  the  name of 
Johh Smith;  mebbe you know him?  Sev­
er heard of him?  Law.  suz,  you  don’t 
say!  Now, that’s cur’us, haiu’t it?  Live 
in the same town with  my  darter’s  hus­
band and don’t know him;  never s’much 
as hearn tell of him!  Well,  as I was say- 
in’, Mary Jane wants me to stop over and 
go to prayer  meeting  with  her  to-night 
an’  kinder see the sights.  Now,  it won’t 
cost me a cent to stay, but I  never  could 
abide  that  John  Smith.  Didn’t  want 
.Mary Jane to marry him in the fust place 
and—”
“Excuse  me.  madame.  but  will  you 
have a ticket?”
“Well, don’t be in a hurry!  I was tell- 
in’ ye about John Smith and—"
“But, you see.  there are others waiting 
to be served!"
“Well, I guess my money’s  as  good as 
anybody’s, and I don’t stir from this win­
dow until I get  my  ticket:  now  see if I

I  s’pose  you  can 

make the change?"

“Ticket!  Dollar ten!”
"Well,  here’s  s2. 
“Ninety cents.  Next!”
“Well, don't be in a hurry:  we’ll  just 
see if it’s ninety cents!  I  ain’t  got  any 
too much  confidence  in  railroads  sence 
they  run  over  that  red  heifer  Joshua 
bought of Jim Madden’s widder and then 
went to law cos we wanted  what she was 
lawfully wuth.*  They didn’t want to pay 
us but §20 fer her. but we got  a  jury  of 
farmers and I tell you they made that air 
old railroad talk turkey in—”

Celery’ as Food and  Medicine.

New discoveries—or  what  claim to be 
•discoveries—of  the  healing  virtues  of 
plants are continually being made.  One 
of the latest is that celery is  a  cure  for 
rheumatism:  indeed,  it  is  asserted  that 
the disease is impossible if the  vegetable 
he cooked  and  freely  eaten.  The  fact 
that it is always  put  on  the  table  raw 
prevents its therapeutic  powers from be­
ing known.  The celely should be cut in­
to bits,  boiled in water until soft, and the 
water  drunk  by  the patient.  Put  new 
milk,  with a little flour and  nutmeg, into 
n saucepan with the boiled  eelery,  serve 
it warm with pieces of toast, eat  it  with 
potatoes,  and  the  painful  ailment  will 
soon yield.  Such is the declaration of a 
physician who has tried  the  experiment 
again and again, and  with  uniform  suc­
cess.  He adds that cold and damp never 
produce but simply develop  the  disease, 
of which acid blood is  the  primary  and 
sustaining  cause,  and  that  while  the 
Blood is alkaline  there  can  he  neither 
rheumatism nor gout.
Statistics show that in one  year  (1876) 
2,640 persons died of  rheumatism in this 
country, and every  ease,  it  is  claimed, 
might have been  cured  or  prevented by 
the adoption of  the  remedy  mentioned. 
At least two-thirds of  the  cases  named 
heart disease are ascribed to  rheumatism 
and its agonizing  ally  the  gout.  Small­
pox,  so much  dreaded,  is not half so de­
structive  as  rheumatism,  which,  it  is 
maintained by  many  physicians,  can be 
prevented  by  obeying  nature’s  laws  iu 
diet.  But, If you have incurred it, boiled 
celery is pronounced unhesitatingly to be 
a specific.  The proper way to eat  celery 
is to have it cooked as  a  vegetable  after 
the manner above described.  The writer 
makes constant use of it in this way.  Try 
it once, and you would sooner do without 
any vegetable,  with the  single  exception 
of the potato,  rather than celery.  Cooked 
celery is a delicious  dish  for  the  table, 
and the most conducive to health  of  any 
vegetable that can be mentioned.

'•That 

little  boy  of  yours 

is  not 
adapted for the  undertaker’s  business.” 
explained  an  undertaker  to  the  boy’s 
mother, who  inquired  why he  had been 
discharged.  “What’s  the' trouble  with 
him ?”  “He  hasn't a realizing  sense of 
what  is  due  the  afflicted.  Day  before 
yesterday Mrs.  B.  buried her  fourth hus­
band. 
I sent  your son up to learn  what 
hour  she  wished  the  ceremony to  take 
place,  and  he  asked  what  her  regular 
time of  day was  for  burying  husbands. 
I expect to lose her custom entirely.”

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

Buy flour  mauufactured  by  the  Cres­
cent Roller Mills.  Every sack warranted. 
Voigt Milling Co.

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In Cans and  Bulk,  and  Large 
We make a specialty of fine g 
We solicit consignments
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BIG  F .”  B r a n d   o f O y ste rs
Ilers  of  OCEAN  FISH, SHELL,  CLAMS  and OYSTERS, 
in our line and are prepared to quote prices at any time, 
inds of  vV ild  Game,  such as Partridsres. Quail, Ducks, Bear, etc.

63  PEHRL STREET,

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

GRANITE  FLOOR  PAINTS
durable.  Give them a trial, and you will be convinced that It does not pay to mix the paint yourself.
A C M E   W H ITE  LEA D   &   C O LO R   W O RKS

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

D E T R O I T ,

Dry  Color  Makers, Paint  and  Varnish  Manufacturers.

_______THIS advertisement out and take it to your dealer, it will secure you a priz:.

IN uts We  carry  a  large  stock  of  all 

kinds  of  Foreign  and  Domestic 
Nuts  and  are  prepared  to  sell in 
any quantity.

PUTN&   B K O O K S ,

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 . i  

ÄJJ08 8 ,  MU88ELMÄN i ßO,

Wholesale  Grocers,

21 & 23  SOUTH  IONIA  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

THE GENUINE ANTI-WASHBOARD

SOAP

QUICK,  EASr,  CHEAP.
Saves Rubbing, therefore saves Labor & Wear
Cheap in itself it more than saves its cost in sav­
ing of the clothes.  This Soap may be used in 
any way and for any purpose that any other 
soap is used and  excels all.  YOU will secure 
COMFORT and make money by its use.  Try 
once and if the claims made for it are not true don’t 
If they are true you ought and want to 

use it again. 

know  it.  Your grocer will  get  it  if he  hasn’t  it.

THE  PENBERTHY  IMPROVED

Autom atic  Injector

-----AS  A-----

< \N’r  BOILER  FEEDER

I 6,000  in   18  M o n th s  T olls  th e   Story.

^ W H Y   THEY  EXOEL^ge;

They cost less th a n  o th er Injectors.
You don’t have to  w atch  them .  I f   they  break  they 
By sending the num ber to  factory on the In je c to r you 
They are lifting and non-lifting.
H ot pipes don’t bother them  and  the p arts drop o u t by 
K S T E R   & 
E very m an is m ade satisfied, or he don’t  have to  keep 
G r a m i  Ri
RTHY  INJECTOR  CO.,  Manufacturers,  DETROIT, Mich.

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

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

:  FO X ,
¡ipids,

Agents, H
PENDE

P.  STEKETEE &  SONS,
D ry Goods  Notions,
88 Monroe  St. Ä 10, 12, 14, 16X 18  Fountain 8t,

JOBBERS  IN

Grand Rapids,  M i d i .

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
A merman and Stark A Bags 

j 

iA Specialty

B L IV E N   &  A L L Y N ,

T h e  devil. Jack!  We'

Sole Agents for the

¡STANDARD  FIRST  GRADE  PLUG  TOBACCO

LORILLARD’S
C  L  / M  A  X

Can  now  be  bought  at the following exceptionallv

LOW   FIGURES:

£ ? C  NIXS. 12 x  3,16 oz., 6 cuts,  t ó . l f f l f ì b s .   LeS8 
CLUBS, 12 x 2,16 ox.. 6 cuts,  ’  42* 30 & 12 
42,30 & 12 
CUU BS, 12 x  2, 8 oz., 6 cuts, 
FO L RS, 6 x 2, 4 oz., 
42, 30 & 12
45, 25 V4  & 16
TJVIN FOURS, 3 x  2, 7 to lb,  41,27 & 13*4 
41, 31 & 17  ••
FIG S, o x 1,14 to lb .,. 

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.41
T H E S E   P R IC E S   LO O K   TOO  GOOD  TO  EAST.

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.43

6 X l t f . 31-5  oz.. 

56 lbS-  56 

o r over.  a £ “ quantity

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GRAND  RAPIDS  TURK  LINE  GO..

I 
Water lite  and P ri  ffliie iltMimatuia Oil,

Distributing  Agents for

GASOLINE  and  NAP7HA.

j  M s ,   G. E. & I. and D. & I .  Jonc.  Office, 1 . 4  M p t t  Bit

j C O R R ESPO N D EN C E  SO L IC ITE D .  OUOTATIOXS  F U R N IS H E D   on   A P P L IC A T IO N .

C o m m o n   S e n s e

Two Yea ps^HB
Test

E.  G,  STUDLEY,
ROBBER  BOOTS 

W holesale  Dealer in

WO  SHOES
Candßß  Rubber Go.

M anufactured  by

m rm z E

Send  for  Large  Illu strated   C atalogue  and 

Price  List.

No.  4 Monroe Street,

Telephone 434.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

TriHj t

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,the V‘7 ,  he?rt ot the, Clt-V. taring the Detroit Opera House and City Hall. 

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a  1 plnees " f  Jllsmess a,1.d amusement ami has all  the latest  modern  improvements, 
including  elevator  steam  heat,  running  water,  electric  call  hells,  fire alarms, gas and eleetri« 
lights, etc.  Hates, 82.o0 arid $3  per day.

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«/OIIN O.  PUANK,  Proprietor,

Of Plank's Grand Hotel, Island of Mackinac.

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 thatThe  Wehpr Stands Dnrivalefl.

Sheet  music  and  musical  merchandise. 

Everything in the musical line.

Weber Pianos, 

Fischer Pianos,

Smith Pianos, 

Esfey Organs, 

A. B. Chase Organs,

Hillstrom  Organs,

JULIUS A. J. FRIEDRICH,

(Successor  to  Friedrich  Bros.)

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

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

Pickled  Pigs’ Feet,  Tripe, Etc.

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

in every instance.

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

W . C .
Station^  and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers,

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

The M ichigan T radesm an

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1888.

LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

W ritten  for The  Tradesman.

BY'  A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

^   1 never exactly believed in the truth of 
T. Barman's alleged assertion that the 
American people liked to be humbugged, 
but 1 do believe  that a considerable  pro­
portion of  the American people are given 
to a singular indifference of  the practical 
lessons  which  successful  humbuggery 
ouglit to teach. 
It is a  curious  fact that 
the large  majority of  those  people  who 
assist  professional  humbugs,  impostors 
4^and swindlers,  in  successfully pursuing 
their avocation,  are  chronic  and  peren­
nial  victims of  the  guild,  and  that  the 
ear-marks  of  fraud,  with  which  they 
ought to be  thoroughly  familiar,  are sel­
dom  observed  before  the  fraud is com­
mitted.  And this infirmity has  many in­
citing causes :  among  them is a childlike 
and unchangeable  belief  that  numerous 
'Imidividuals  are  traversing  the country, 
continually, who have allotted themselves 
a life mission in dissipating their  wealth 
among the  people, in,  perhaps, eccentric 
and  absurd  ways,  but,  nevertheless, in 
such a manner that it is folly not to profit 
by their recklessness or disguised philan­
thropy;  a belief  in their superiority over 
ordinary  men  in  detecting  chances  for 
speculations;  an amusing  and egotistical 
R e lie f  that  they  are  sharper  than  the 
sharpers,  and  a  disinclination  to  slow 
and plodding  ways of  money-getting.

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A ■•level-headed" man will, invariably, 
when a surprising and  tempting  scheme 
to suddenly inflate  his  finances,  is  laid 
before him, carefully analyze the motives 
of  the proposer, as well as the feasibility 
of  the project:  but the  chronic victim of 
^  the swindler rarely gives  the  motives of 
^  the person who tempts him even a super­
ficial  inspection. 
If.  for  instance—be­
lieving  you level-headed, of  course—you 
are approached by a party who has taken 
such a liking to  you  that  he  disinterest­
edly and generously  proposes to put  you 
on the  road  to a fortune;  he  has,  let us 
say.  some  shares 
in  the  “Happy-go- 
Lueky Mine,” which he will, merely as a 
^fcnatter  of  friendship,  let  you  have  at 
par.  when they are  advancing at the rate 
of  ten  per  cent,  a  month.  You  have 
some friends  yourself,  and you ask your­
self  whether  there  is  one  among  them 
whom—supposing  your “friend's” asser­
tions to be true—you  would  treat so lib­
erally and  recklessly.  You  are  not  an 
exceptionally  selfish  man,  but  such  a 
lavish  dissipation of  wealth  is. you feel, 
^entirely  beyond  your  views  of  what  is 
■due to  friendship,  Then  you  ask  your­
self what can possibly be your “friend's” 
motives  in
ig  you property for  a
that in ;a couple of years
th  ten thousand. You
lappy-go-Lueky”  exists,
its  ri'chness  are eon-
r in  the papers, ancl  this
our  ]>(jrplexity.
You
finally arrive at the conclusion that there 
is  something “shaky”  about  the  trans­
action,  and allow the  golden opportunity 
to  pass  by.  And  luckily, too;  for  in a 
few days  you learn that the famous mine 
has  “petered  out"  completely,  and that 
your  “friend”  deliberately  intended  to 
swindle  you.  The  chronic victim of  his 
clan  would  have  implicitly believed  in 
^|the friendship  "racket,'' and would have 
added  another  chapter  to  his record of 
gullibility.
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and  accounts  of 
stantly appearing 
A>nly  adds  to  y 

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Of  course, among those who habitually 
become the  prey  of  the  swindler  there 
are a great  many different  grades, rang­
ing from the patron of  the street fakir to 
the  individual  who  attempts  to reach a 
fortune  in  a  few  ventures,  but  their 
actions are all  characterized by the same 
blindness,  and  unreasoning  disposition 
be  infatuated  with  the  windy  elo­
quence  of 
the  confidence  man.  The 
party  who  gives  away dollar bills  will 
continue that amusement  until  the  con­
tents of  his plethoric pocket-book are ex­
hausted.  The  “soap”  man  will  perse­
vere in sticking  twenty dollar  bills  into 
his  little  boxes, and, with a singular ob­
tuseness, keep selling  the  money at one- 
fourth its value,  until  he  finds  himself 
^penniless.  The individual  who auctions 
Wff $50  gold  watches  for *7.50, is forced 
to do so in order to get funds to reach the 
death-bed of  a relative.  The  snide  pat­
ent man,  who has  “just one  state  left,” 
is offering a veritable  “bonanza”  at  as­
tonishingly low figures.  The fancy  “im­
ported” stock dealer has only in view the 
improvement  of  the  breed  in  America; 
and so on to  the  end  of  a  long  and  eu- 
*ipus chapter of  fraud and foolishness.
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It seems almost incredibly that a fairly 
intelligent man, with access to  the  daily 
papers, and  hearsay  evidence  of  multi­
tudes of  like instances,  could be speedily 
and easily  “done"  by the confidence man. 
When Peter Jones is walking  the  streets 
of  a strange  city,  and  is  accosted by an 
oily  and  pleasant-spoken  party  as  Mr. 
Snith, of  Smithville, it would, of  course, 
be natural for him to allege  that  he was 
Mr. Jones, of  Jonesville;  when  the  oily 
man's  oily “pal”  addresses  him  by his 
proper  name,  and  makes  anxious  in­

quiries about Jonesville  and  its  people, 
it  seems  as  if  nothing  short  of  down­
right idiocy  would  allow  him to plunge 
headlong into some  scheme for  plunder­
ing him.  Yet, even after this costly and 
humiliating experience, he is as  liable to 
be “hooked"  by the  bogus  check  man, 
the  unpaid  freight  bill  man, or the de­
layed remittance man, as if  he had never 
before come into contact with the profes­
sional  swindler.  Yet,  when  Peter gets 
home, the voice of  the  street  fakir  will 
do  more  to  dissipate his gloom than any 
other sound  imaginable.

“When I  was  young,  and  verdant  in 
the ways of the world,” said an acquaint­
ance of  the  writer,  “I  started  business 
on a very small  capital,  in a very  small 
town.  1  was  afflicted  with  the  usual 
fault  of  beginners—the  unreasonable 
stocking up with showy but trashy knick- 
knacks at the expense of staples.  A few 
weeks  after  I  opened,  a  gentleman  of 
undoubted Hebrew  extraction  came into 
the store and said  he  had  been  referred 
to me as an  honest  young  man of  sound 
and  active  business  habits.  That  his 
firm  in  Cincinnati  were  manufacturers 
and  importers  of  watches,  clocks  and 
jewelry.  That they desired  to  establish 
a commission agency for special makes of 
their  timepieces, in  my  town,  and  had 
concluded  to  intrust  their  interests  to 
me. 
I eagerly  jumped at the  offer,  and, 
after  a  few  questions,  my  visitor  sat 
down and  gravely proceeded  to  fill  out 
my order for the goods  to  be  consigned. 
I was astonished and delighted  with  the 
magnitude  of  the  stock I was  to handle. 
There  were  hundreds of  cheap and  ex­
pensive  clocks,  hundreds  of  gold,  and 
bushels of  silver  watches,  dozens of  ob­
jects of  art,  and a sandwich  of  sundries 
that must have made the  assortment foot 
up  into^ the  thousands.  The  business 
concluded in an eminently—to  me—satis­
factory  manner, the ‘agent' bought some 
cigars and we sat  and chatted pleasantly 
until  near  train  time;  then  he  shook 
hands and started toward the door.  Sud­
denly,  as  if  a  new  thought  had  struck 
him, he turned and observed :

•• ‘Oh !  by  the  way I 

Is  there a bank 
here?  No 1  Well,  now. I'm  really in a 
predicament.  My house has telegraphed 
me to go  and  look  after a shaky  agent, 
some six hundred miles from here.  They 
sent  me  a  New  York  draft a few days 
ago, but I forgot  to  get it cashed.  Who 
can I get here to take it, for a little bonus, 
of  course?  It’s  a  bank  draft, you  see, 
and as good as gold.’
“Well, to  cut the matter  short,  I went 
out and  borrowed  some money and paid 
about a hundred  dollars  for  a  perfectly 
worthless  piece  of  paper
Of  course, 
stock  in  the wateli, clock
iiiv wholesale

and  jewelry line never  materialized, blit 
there’s  a  great  many  hundred  dollars 
been invested worse  than  that  one  was. 
It paid for curing me  of  an  almost  irre­
sistible  propensity to bite  at  every bait 
that looked tempting.”

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.
g o in g   NORTH.
Arrives.
Traverse City & Mackinaw................
Traverse C ity & M ackinaw................9:06 a m
From  C incinnati................................... 7:30 p m
F or Petoskey & Mackinaw C ity ...3 :5 5  p m
Saginaw Express............................... 11:30 a  m
........... ....................10:30 p m .

“  

“ 

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

Saginaw express runs th ro u g h  solid.
7:00 a. m. tra m  has c h air car to  T raverse City.
11:30 a. m. tra in  h as ch air car fo r Petoskey and Mack­
5 :00 p.  m, tra in   has  sleeping  c a r  fo r  Petoskey  and 

inaw  City.
Mackinaw City.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express...........................
F o rt W ayne Express.........................10:30 a m
C incinnati  Express...........................4:10pm
From  Traverse C ity.......................... 10:40 p m

7:15am  
11:45 a  m 
5:00 p m
7:15 a  m  tra in   has  p arlo r  ch air  c a r  fo r  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m  tra in  has 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  an d   Canadian 
points, a rriv in g  in D etroit a t 10:45 p. m.
Sleeping ca r rates—$1.50  to   Petoskey  o r  Mackinaw 
C ity;  $2 to Cincinnati.
Ail Trains daily except Sunday.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. 
Leave. 
Arrive.
7  05 a  m ......................... ............................................ 10:45 a  m
11:15 a m ......................................................................  4:45 p m
4:20 p m ......................................................................   7:45 p m
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge street  depot 7 m inutes later.
C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

M i c h i g a n  C e n t r a l

Grand Rapids Division.

DEPART.

 

ARRIVE.

D etroit Express.............................................................6:45 a  m
Day  Express................... 
1:10 p m
New Y ork Express.......................................................5:40 p m
"A tlantic E xpress,......................................................10:45 p m
Mixed  .............................................................................6:50 a m
"Pacific  Express...................................................................6:00 a m
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 
run on A tlantic and Pacific Express train 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. 
Fred M. Briggs, Gen’l A gent.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. 

Kalamazoo Division.

3  1 

Arrive.
2 
4
19 
p m   a m  
p m  
a m   p m
1:10  3:00  7:45D p.. . .Grand  R apids..................  9:45  6:10
4:12 9:02  “  ....A lleg a n ...............................   8:28  4:55
3:25 
F rt 
5:03 10:00 A r.... K alam azoo........................ 7:10  3:52
2:25
....... 4:45  I.eO
pm  am 
....... 11:30  8:50
....... 11:25  10:00

... .W hite Pigeon.................. 

. ..  .Chicaj

.E lkhart.

. .Toledo___
..Cleveland.

6:35  11:35 
p m  
8.00 12:30 
a  m
7:50  7:10 
p m
10:25  5:05 
a  m
1:35  9:40 
a  m 
6:20  3:30

Buffalo..........................
Tickets fo r sale to  all  principal  points 
Mexico and Canada a t  Union  Ticket  Office 
LiAMSON, Agt., Depot Office, M. Bootz, Agt, 
A. J. Smith, Gen’l Trav. and Pass.
Cleve
Detroit,  Grand  H aven  & Mi
Arrive

GOING WEST.

the U. S., 
>EO.  WlL-

aukee.

weaves. 
1.10 p m 
5:1*) p m

fM orning Express............................   l :05 p m
fThrough M ail.....................................4:55 p m
tG rand Rapids Express...................10:40 p m
"Night Express....................................5:25 a m
tMixed..................................................
GOING EAST.
tD etroit  Express..............................
fThrough Mail....................................10:20 a m
fEvening Express...............................3:50 p m
"Lim ited Express.............................. 10:30 p m

6:40 a  m
3:50 p m 
10:55 p m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  "Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  car  to D etroit,  m aking 
direct connections fo r all points  E ast, arriv in g  in New 
York 10:10 a. m. next day.  Lim ited  Express,  East, has 
th ro u g h   sleeper  Grand  Rapids  to  N iagara  Falls, 
connecting  a t  M ilwaukee 
th ro u g h  
sleeper to Toronto.
Through tickets and  sleeping  car  b erths secured a t 
D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and a t the depot.

Junction  w ith 

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

DEALERS IN

3 P   H 3  JR .  3 S I  X   1ST  S

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

Sc H E S S
Hides, Furs, W col & Tallow,
ELEVATORS

Morse Elevator Works, 
Philadelphia,  New  York 
and Detroit.  Mo r se, W il- 
liams  &  Co.,  proprietors. 
Detroit office, 91 Jefferson 

WE  CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE-

(FOR PASSENGERS AND  FREIGHT.

ave.  Telephone 1032.

H.  MIDDLEBROOK,  Agent.

Florida
Oranges

We  have  arranged  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.

Putnam  A1  Iirooks.
REEDER, PALM ER  &  CO.,

Wholesale Boots and Shoes.

NO. 998.

TELEPHONE 

2A Pearl St.,  Grand Rapids, Mich..,

3TÄTE  ÄGENT8  FOR  LYGOJMflG  RUBBER  GO,,
CO A L !— CO K E !— W OOD!
Wholesale  A.  HIMES.  and  Retail
Yards,Sh'Sliawniut Avenue, Winter and 
Offles nnfler Nat’l Gity Banl.
W M . S E A R S  & CO.,

Telephone  Call 490-2.  CAR  LOTS A  SPECIALTY.

W. Division  Sts.

BraGker  Manufacturers,

A G B A T S   BOJR  A M B O Y   C H  ISIS S B .
____ 8 7 ,  3 9   a n d   41  K e n t  St.,  G ra n d   R a p id s.

AT  WHOTBSALB.

KOAL Bottom  Prices  on  HARD  and 
E. A_.  H am ilton, 101 grand rapids.

SOFT Coal in Car Lots, made de­
livered to any part  of  the  State.

Before  placing your orders, write  for prices t o

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MANUFAVTUEEIiS  OF

Fine Cigars,

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165  Milk  Street, 
T o  the lJruggist who handles Cigars:
DOCTOKES" for the following reasons:

Ok An  Sin—Your business will be benefited  by  selling  IRWIN  &  CO.’S  “LOS 

BOSTON,  MASS.

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Ajioiheearies and sold only to them.
f l a v o r in g .

1st-  Because they are made exclusively for the 
2d—They are entirely free  from  ARTIFICIAL 
.'Id—They are made of the best  Havana  Tobac­
co grown  for  tillers  and  Amsterdam  Delhi A .t 
Sumatra  for wrappers.
1th—They are hand-made by  experienced  Un­
ion Cuban workmen, under  our  personal  super­
vision. at our own  factory, nr, Milk  Street.  Bos­
ton.
•1th—Because we are in  ixjMtion  in the way o f 
capital and resources for buying our  tobacco d i­
rect  from  growers,  and  selecting  it  so  “LOS 
DOCTORES” will  continue  to be as  good as It 
tuts been  line in the  past.  3,700  Druggists  now 
handling “Los  Doctorcs" is a good  recommenda­
tion for its  superiority  to  all  other  ten-eent cl—

PACKED

Box of .10.  100 and 230 Londres size.

■10 in  box Conchas sis

P e r   T h o u s a n d , 

$58.50, 850 

86*0.

P. 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  OCR  PRICE  LIST.

Yours truly, I K  W I N   &   C 0 . 9

Havana  Cigar  Manufacturers, 

BOSTON,  MASS.

Hazelline  %  Perkins  Drilg  Co., Agents  for Grand  Rapids.

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V ertical,  H orizontal,  H oisting  and Marine Engines.  Steam Pumps, Blowers and  P. 

haust  F ans.  SAW   MILLS, any Size or Capacity Wanted.

88,90 and 92 SOUTH  DIVISION ST., 

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Estimates Given on Complete Outfits.

W H O   Z J K G E S   Y O U

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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  pGrchas- ] 
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
ANY JOBBER WILL BE SLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS,
M ICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF  THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED

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BIO   H APIDS, 

Send for trial order.
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Manufacturers’ Agents for

SAW  AXTX> CRIST MXX*X. MACHINERY,
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INDIANAPOLIS.  1ND.,  U.  S-  A.
__________ M ANUFACTURERS  OP
STEAM ENGINES8 BOILERS.
Carry Engines and  Boilers in Stock 

for  immediate  delivery.

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

Saws, B elting  and  Oils.

And  Dodge’s  Pateut  tVbod Split Pulley.  Large stock  kept on hand.  Send for SampJ*- 
Write for  Price*. 

Pulley  and become convinced of their superiority.

44, 46 and 48 So. Division St., GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

RISING  Silfi 

BUCKWHEAT.
fiaaranteed Absolutely Pore.

ORDERS FROM RETAIL TRADE SOLICITED.

ItaiYGO  Roller  JVIills,

Newaygo, 

-  Mich.

Wholesale Price Current.

The  quotations  given  below  are  such  as are ordinarily offered rash biiyei 

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

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J.  DETTENTHALER,

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GROCERIES.

The  Drummer’s  Dream.

O !  Beautiful home of joyous hours. 
Beautiful fields of sweetest flowers, 
Beautiful birds and humming bees.
Life is so pleasant with things like these.
But we, poor souls, as “traveling  tars,” 
Must roll along in the dusty ears;
Nature may blossom and smile with glee. 
But it’s all'the same to-such as we.
We think but little of nature's w ork:
We only speak to the hotel clerk;
Though never of fields, or fruit or of grain. 
But “Call me up for th e morning train.”

W HO  ARE  THEY ?

doesn’t  have  to.  He works  for a giant 
monopoly which  does not  ask its  repre­
sentatives to  put in double  time for  half 
pay—even  though  it  does  compell  its 
patrons  to pay-  an  exhorbitant price  for 
short  measure goods.  He  is  a  capital 
fellow,  socially,  and  has  many  friends 
who would like to see him swing loose of 
his  present connections  and do  business 
on  something  beside a cut-throat  basis. 
Whe is he?

For the first  correct  interpretation  of 
all of  the  above  personal  descriptions, 
one year’s subscription will be given.

Pencil  Portraits of Grand Rapids  Jobbers.

XXI1L

lu the days when he carried a gripsack 
he  was  very  generally  considered  the 
hardest-working  and  best-paid  man  on 
the road. 
In his anxiety to cover a large 
amount of  territory, he frequently found 
it convenient  to  imitate Dr.  Tanner—for 
a few hours only.  To see him  when  he 
got home from his week’s  trip, however, 
one  would  naturally be  excused  for as­
suming  that  he  lived next door to Dan. 
Waters,  financially  as  well as in reality. 
Since entering upon  the  career of  a job­
ber, he w orks  with  the  same  energy as 
before and  at  high  pressure  speed, but 
his  business  hours  are  by no  means as 
elongated, while an extra frill  has  been 
added  to  his  equipage  and  augmented 
dignity assumed  by the  man  who  rides 
behind  the  driver.  His  hobby is horse­
back  riding,  but  he  didn’t  exhibit  his 
horsemanship in  the  recent  Republican 
parades.  He has no  particular use for a 
merchant who  does  not  pay his bills on 
the drop of  the hat, and  nothing  affords 
him more  pleasure than to bring a recal­
citrant patron to time.  Who is he?

XXIV.

He isn’t as large  as  some  men, but he 
is  every inch a  gentleman  for  all  that. 
He  is  not  very old  in  the  jobbing bus­
iness, but he knows a thing or two  about 
banking  and  is  better  acquainted with 
Hie  lumber  business  than  either of  the 
other avocations.  He  lives  on  the  cor­
ner of  two pleasant  streets  and has  job­
bers for neighbors on  two  opposite  cor­
ners.  Who is he ?

lie doesn’t get down to his desk before 
daylight, nor  does  he  tarry until all the 
others have gone home  at  night, hut the 
business goes on all the same  and, if  the 
market  takes  an  upward  turn  at  the 
proper time, his  business  associates  are 
by  no  means  displeased.  He  probably 
visits  Chicago  oftener  than  any  other 
Grand Rapids jobber and it is hinted that 
he is frequently welcomed at that famous 
table  in  the  dining-room  of  the  Grand 
Pacific.  Who Is he ?

XXV.

XXVI.

llis book-keeper is a prohibitionist, but 
he isn’t troubled  that  way this  year,  for 
he has a barrel of  cider and  two kegs of 
wine  in  his  cellar  at  home.  The only 
bad thing which can be  said  ahfcut  him 
is that he doesn’t ask  his  friends to visit 
him often enough.  His  collar  is  of  the 
same vintage as Adam’s,  but  his  cigars 
come from Key West  direct.  He  likes a 
good  meal  or  a good  story  and  enjoys 
with equal relish  an  opportunity to con­
fer a favor on another.  Aside  from  his 
duties as manager  of  his  own  business, 
he is a leading  stockholder in one of  the 
largest manufacturing  establishments in 
the city.  Who  is he ?

XXVII.

He  isn't  as  rich  as  his  brother, but 
some people persist in liking  him better, 
in  spite of  the  financial  disparity.  He 
is a hard worker and  shrewd  trader, the 
only  thing  standing  in  the  way of  his 
ambition being slightly impaired  health, 
wkich has given  him  more  solicitude in 
the past than it does at the  present time. 
He is a tireless  wrorker, a careful  buyer 
and a consistent advertiser.  Who is he ?

XXVIII.

He looks like an actor and is frequently 
mistaken for a votary of  that profession. 
He is  by no means  an old  settler, but he 
takes far  more pride  in the  home of  his 
adoption 
than  many  men  who  have 
always lived here and has  made as many- 
real  estate investments  as  his  resources 
will permit.  He is big hearted in all the 
term implies and his friendships are mat­
ters of  a  lifetime.  He  has  a  large  ac­
quaintance  with  jobbers  all  over  the 
State, but is most intimate with the trade 
at  Saginaw  and  Grand  Rapids.  Who is 
he?

XXIX.

He  has  served  his ward, his  city  and 
his county, having  put  in so  much  time 
in such capacities in the past  that he has 
foresworn  all  participation in politics in 
the future. 
It  is  not  many  years  ago 
that  he  was  reported to  be on  intimate 
with  John  D. Rockafellow, and  that  in 
consequence of “pointers” received from 
headquarters he was enabled to speculate 
in  crude  oil  very  successfully.  Those 
days are passed, however, and since then 
many changes  have  come to  the subject 
of this brief portrait.  Who is he?

XXX.

He was for  many years connected with 
a bank at  Jackson, but  for the  past half 
dozen  years he  has driven  his fast horse 
over  Grand  Rapids  pavements.  He 
doesn’t work as many hours as some men 
do and he will never go down to his grave 
through overwork.  He  “isn’t built that 
way,”  to  begin  with,  and,  besides,  he

I.A S T   W E E K ’ S  P O llT R A IT S .

No one  made a complete  answer to the 
portraits published last week, the correct 
interpretation being as follows:

16. Christian Bertsch.
ir­ Chas. W. Jennings.
is. Daniel Lj neh.
19. L.  Winternitz.
llentanG.  Barlow.
30.
31. Sidney F. Stevens.
OO Henry B. Fairchild.

WHO  IS  TIIE  EARLY  BJKII

In the sketch of I.  M. Clark, published 
under  this  head  two weeks  ago,  it was 
stated  that he was- the  early bird of  the 
wholesale grocery trade.  This statement 
is  vigorously disputed by O. A. Ball  and 
Amos S. Musselman, both of whom claim 
to  be at  work at their  desks in  advance 
of  Mr.  Clark  and  also  ahead  of  each 
other.  Mr. Clark,  realizing  that  a  bird 
in the  hand  is  worth  two  in the  bush, 
refuses to relinquish the reputatiou given 
him by T h e   T r a d e s m a n ,  so anyone hav­
ing sufficient  interest  in the  matter can 
establish  the  truth  of  the  respective 
claims by a personal investigation.

Meeting of the  Michigan  Wholesale  Gro- 

cere’ Association.

is 

The  following  report  of  the  recent 
meeting of the Michigan  Wholesale  Gro­
cers’  Association 
furnished  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n  by an officer of  the Associa­
tion:
The .Michigan  Wholesale  Grocers’ As­
sociation held a meeting  at  Hotel  Cadil­
lac,  in  Detroit,  on Nov. 12 and 13.  Al­
most all of the leading houses in the State 
were represented and a very  satisfactory- 
meeting  was  the  result.  The organiza­
tion was fully completed by the adoption 
of a set of by-laws and the election of the 
following officers:

President—W. J. Gould, Detroit.
First  Vice-President—James  Stewart, 
East Saginaw.
Second Vice-President—L. E. Hawkins, 
Grand Rapids.
Third  Vice-President—M.  W.  Clark, 
Jackson.
Bar-
Secretary  and  Treasurer—II.  G 
low, Grand Rapids.
A Board of Directors of thirteen 
niem -
gen-
hers was selected, which will  have 
eral management of the affairs of the  As­
sociation.
There is no intention on the part of the 
Association to go  into  the “trust”  busi­
ness in any sense, but it irill  make an ef­
fort  to  correct  some  of  the  abuses to 
which the jobbing trade is  now  subject­
ed, and which have for  some  time  been 
growing.
One of the  main  objects  will  lie  the 
maintaining of contract  prices  on  goods 
sold in that way, such as Arbuekle's cof­
fees, Proctor & Gamble’s soaps, etc.  The 
margin on  these  goods  allowed  by  the 
manufacturers is by no means  unreason­
able, but a system  of  underhanded  cut­
ting seems to be so often  resorted to that 
in many cases no margin whatever is left 
the jobber and the result  is  dealers  are 
tempted  to  handle  inferior  goods,  on 
which a margin can be realized.
Again, no matter in  what  market  our 
jobbers  buy  their  goods—New  York, 
Chicago,  Boston  or  Philadelphia—they 
have to  pay  heavy  cartage  bills  on ail 
purchases  and  have  also  to cart goods 
from depots on arrival, at their  own  ex­
pense.  Consequently,  they think it only 
fair  that  their  customers  should pay a 
moderate cartage to depots,  and  propose 
to charge a uniform rate of tw-o cents per 
hundred on all goods.  This  will  barely 
pay the actual cost to the jobber and it is 
hoped and expected  that  this  very  low- 
rate will not be  thought an unreasonable 
demand.
Again, dealers who wish to  be  accom­
modated with extra  time  on  tlieir  bills 
ought not to expect it without being will­
ing to reimburse their jobber, whose bills 
must invariably be met promptly and who 
often has to borrow quite heavily himself 
in  order  to  grant  the  accommodation 
asked by the  retailer.  Members  of  the 
Association will  therefore  charge  inter­
est on past due bills.  Also,  parties buy­
ing in broken packages,  when  the  goods 
have to be boxed, will be expected to pay 
actual cost for boxing.
Jobbers, in remitting for their bills, in­
variably  have  to  pay  all  exchange  on 
drafts or express charges when  currency 
is sent, and  they  w ill  ask  their  retail 
friends to do the same. 
It often happens 
that  a  retail  dealer  w ill  make a small 
purchase and,  in  remitting,  w ill  deduct 
exchange  w-hich, 
sometimes,  actually 
amounts to more than the profit  made on 
the purchase.  This, quite naturally, has 
a tendency to  make  the  jobber,  to use a 
little slang,  “tired.”
And, finally, it is  proposed  to  adopt a 
system of reporting  undesirable  trade to 
lal members of the Association,so that hon­
est,honorable dealers will not have to pay 
for the losses occasioned through  the de­
linquencies of dishonest ones.
their  retail 
friends will not get the Idea that they are 
trying to form a “trust,” even in  a  mild 
form.  They propose to make no  unreas­
onable demands nor  arbitrary  rules, but 
abuses have crept into the jobbing trade, 
little by little, probably no more, howev­
er, than in the retail, and the only way to 
correct them is by organized  effort;  and 
this is the sole aim of the Association.

The  Association  hopes 

Bereaved Widow  (to  country editor)— 
Do  you  charge for  obituary notices, Mr. 
Shears ?  Country Editor—As  a  general 
thing we do, Mrs. Bently;  but  your  hus­
band and I were  very old  friends,  and I 
will only be too  glad to publish his obit­
uary for nothing.

FADED/LIGHT  TEXT

Striking  the  Popular  Fancy.

The supposed  intimate  connection be­
tween the red-headed girl and  the  white 
horse  has  become  w idespread  in a few 
months. 
It is astonishing how a popular 
fancy will  sweep  over  the  country,  be­
coming  known  to  every intelligent  per­
son in a few  months,  and  then  die  out 
and  be  forgotten,  after a brief  but  bril­
liant existence.  An acute merchant will 
often  take  advantage  of  these  popular 
crazes to his benefit. 
It is not long since 
a clothier in Jersey City  placed  this  ad­
vertisement in a daily paper:
VITANTED—A red-headed  girl to drive a team 
VV  of  white  horses to a deli very wagon.  Ap­
ply, etc., etc.
This singular advertisement was placed 
in the  paper  for  several  days,  but  at­
tracted  nothing  but  copious  attention. 
No  replies  were  received.  The  adver­
tisement was them modified and the offer 
increased  so  as to include a good  salary 
and a present of one of the horses.  This 
inducement brought the  fair, red-headed 
maiden,  and, publicity having been given 
to the circumstances,  the delivery wagon 
and general  turn-out  has  created  more 
interest  than  any  other  advertisement
would

likely to do.
The Grocery  Market.

Sugar  has  declined  a  fraction  all 
around.  Proctor  &  Gamble  have  ad­
vanced  about  a  dozen  brands of  their 
soaps  from  20  to  30  cents per  box—a 
movement  which will  probably  be  imi­
tated by other  manufacturers in the near 
future.

A C T U A L   B U S I N E S S
TID 'D   A  r ' T ’ T/"'TV  at  the  Grand  Rapids 
i   L 
Business College.  Ed­
ucates pupils to transact and  record  business as 
it is done by onr best  business  houses. 
It  pays 
to go to  the  best.  Shorthand  and  Typewriting 
also thoroughly taught.  Send for circular.  Ad­
dress A .  S.  P A R IS H ,  successor to C. G. Swens- 
berg.

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O U T IN G
DETROIT  ATHLETIC  CLUB

For December will contain the 

Illustrated History of the

Besides the usual  articles on

HUNTING,
CAMPING,
FISHING,
CYCLING,
BASEBALL,
DRIVING.

ATHLETICS.
YACHTING.
CANOEING.
BOATING,
FOOTBALL.
ETC..  ETC.

All W inter and Summer Sports.

TER M s —$3 Yearly : 

single Copies
SPECIMEN  COPY  FREE.

P U B L IS H E D   BY

O U T IN G   C O M P A N Y

I L IM IT E D ]

339  F ifth   A venue,  N E W

Every  garment  bearing  the  above  ticket  is 
WARRANTED  NOT  TO  RIP. and,  if  not as re­
presented. you are requested  to  return  it to the 
Merchant of whom it was purchased and receive 
a new garment.
S T  A X T  ax,  S A M P  S O X   A  CO..

Manufacturers, Detroit. Mich.

MAGIO COFFEE  ROASTEß
The  most practical 
hand  Roaster  in the 
world.  Thousands in 
use—giving  satisfac­
tion. They are simp:? 
durable and econora 
ical. 
g ro c e r 
should  be  without 
one.  Roasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to  per 
fection.
Address  for  Cata­

No 

logue and prices,  •

C.F.  Marple,

State Agent, Lansing, 
Mich.,  care  Marple 
French & Co., Whole­
sale Confectioners.

Industrial  M ool  of Business

THE

Its graduates succeed.  Write

Is noted for  THOROUGHNESS.
W.  N.  FERRIS,

B ig   R apids,  M ich.

9Cords‘ilO

Runs Easy 
BACKACH1

BY ONE MAN.  Greatly im proved.  Also  TOOL 
fo r filing saws  w hereby  those  least  experienced  can­
n o t  m ake  a   m istake.  Sent  fre e   w ith   machine.  To 
others, for  common  cross-cut  saws, by  mail  $2.00.  Hun­
dreds have sawed 5 to 9 CORDS daily,  We w an t all who 
b urn wood and all interested in th e tim ber business to 
w rite fo r o n r Illu strated  Free C atalogue.  We have ex­
actly w hat von w ant, th e  g reatest labor-saver an d  best­
selling tool now on earth .  F irst order from  y o u r vicin­
ity  secures agency.  No dutv to  pay.  W e m anufacture 
in  Canada.  FOLDING  SAWING MACHINE GO-, 903 to t i l  
bo. Canal Street, Chicago, C. S. A*

t o   b e   t h e

f in e st and LARGEST SMOKE
For th e m onev in  th e U. S-  tS T P ut u p  60 in a  box.  Ask
__your dealer for them.  Manufactured only by
JOHN E. K EN N IN G  & CO., G rand Rapids* 
t 

_____________ Send fo r prices.

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 sheller, and 
all machinery necessary for doing a good custom 
business.  Ample power, the whole of Flat river. 
Several acres of ground;  store and dwelling com­
bined, also on same premises.  No  incumbrance 
on property. 

H. B. FALLASS.

Fallass & Swarthout’s Law Office,

National City Bank Block.

B A K IN G   P O W D E R .

PRODUCE  M A R K ET.

Apples—Fall  fruit  commands  $1.50@$1.75  per 
bbl.  W inter fruit Is in fair  demand  at  $1.75@&i 
per bbl.
Beans—The new crop Is coming in freely, com­
manding $1@$1.25 per du. for  unpicked and $1.50 
for hand-picked.
Butter—Creamery is in fair  supply  at  26@28e. 
Dairy is scarce, No.  1  readily  commanding  18@ 
33c.
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 
25c.
Cranberries—$7.75  for  Bell  and  Cherry  and 
$8.25 for Bell and Bugle.
Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
at 5@544c and evaporated at 7c.
Eggs—Strictly  fresh  are  very  scarce,  readily 
commanding 22@23e.  Pickled and  cold  storage 
stock are in good demand at 20@2le.

Grapes—Catawbas, 414c per lb.
Honey—Scarce and hard  to  get,  readily  com­
manding 20c per lb.
Onions—Never  known  to  be  as  dull  before. 
There is really no market for the  article, all pur­
chases being of a speculative nature.  One com­
mission house put in 3,000 bushels  last  week for 
22c per bu.

Pop Corn—214e per lb.
Potatoes—The market is flat,  there  apparently 
being no demand anywhere.  Buyers  are paying 
25c per bu.  here and 90@22c at the principal buy­
ing points out of town.
Quinces—$1 per bu.
Squash—Hubbard, lc per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—Baltimores,  $3 
Turnips—25c per bu.

Jerseys, I3@$3.25 per  bbl.

PROVISIONS.

■ 
44 
44 

.25  per  bbl.

m d   P ro v i-

4  4
4  2
4  2
4  1

34 lb.
I2 lb.
1 lb.
5 lb.

“ 
.  “ 
Red Star. 

-  
1  lb.  “ 
BATH BRICK.

1  “
Acme, *4 lb. cans, 3 doz..

75
!  1 40
.  2 40
.12 00
Absolute, 44 lb. cans, 100s. .11 75
lb. 44 50s.. 10 00
50s.,.18 75
1 lb.
Telfer's, 44 lb. cans. 6 doz .  2 70
lb. 44 3  “  ..  2 55
1 50
1 lb.
2  “  .... 1  50
44 lb.  “ 
. 0 00
1 lb.  “ 
1  -  
20
bulk............................
45
lb. cans, 12 doz
G  -
85
lb. 
4  “
1  50
80
English, 2 doz. in ease.......
Bristol,  2  •• 
.......
75
65
American, 2 doz. in case...
.........$15  50
.........  16  00 No. 2 H u rl............................. 2 00
.........  17 00 No.  1  " 
...........  18 00 No. 2 Carpet.......................... 2 50
.........  IS 00 No. 1 
........................... 2 75
“ 
..........   18 00 Parlor Gem............................ 3 00
..........   18 00 Common W hisk...................
ÎXT
..........   18 00 Fancy 
................... 1  00
.........  IS 00 Mill  .*...................................... 3  50
W arehouse........................... 3 00
Plain.
Kings
.5  00 
.4  25
13
14
15
16
10
1

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BROOMS.
.............................

- - • I lk  
...11%  
. . . 11%  
...  9*. 
...12*4 
• ■■  914 
...11 
...  S 
...  9

B U C K W H E A T .

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P O R K   IK   B A R R E L S .

sio n   Co.  q u o te s  as  fo llo w s:
Mess,  old..................................................
new................................................
Short cut Morgan....................................
Extra clear pig, short  c u t... t ............
Extra clear,  heavy.................................
Clear quill, short c u t............................
Boston clear, short c u t........................
Clear back, short c u t............................
Standard clear, short cut, best............
smoked  meats—Canvassed or 1
Hams, average 20 lb s.............................
16 lbs............................
12 to 14 lb s.....................
p icn ic.........................................
vest boneless...............................
Shoulders................................................
Breakfast Bacon,  boneless...................
Dried Beef, extra...................................
ham prices.........................

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B U T T E  R IK E .

D R Y   SA LT  M EA TS.

Long Clears, heavy...............................
medium.............................
lig h t...................................
lard—Kettle Rendered.
Tierces ......................................................
Tubs...........................................................
50 lb.  T ins................................................

100 lb. cases............
80  lb. cases................
Dairy, solid  packed............
“ *  rolls............................
Creamery, solid packed__
ro lls...................
C A N D LES.
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes...............
Star,  40 
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...............
Paraffine...............................
W icking.................................
CA N N ED   GOODS— Fish.
Clams, 1 lb. Little Neck__
.1  29 
Clam Chowder, 3  lb ............
.3 IX 
Cove Ovsters. 1 lb. stand... 
.1  00 
.1  60 
“
2 lb. 
.1  50 
Lobsters. 1 lb. picnic..........
2  lb.  “ 
...........
.2 65 
Tierces.......................................................
1 lb.  Star................
.1  90 
30 and 50 lb. T u b s...................................
2  lb. Star.
90
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a   case............................ ...........  944 Maekerel, in Tomato Sauce
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case..............................
1 lb.  stand........... 1  25
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case.............................. ...........  9
2  lb. 
.......... 2  no
3 lb. in M ustard.. 3 00
3 00 
3 lb.  soused.........
Salmon. 1 lb.  Columbia__
2 00
2 lb. 
__ 3 25
1 lb.  Sacramento.. 1  70
21b.
2  75
8
@10
,10@11
. 10@12

Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs.............. .........  7 00
E xtra Mess, Chicago packing............... .........7 50
7  25
P late...........................................................
7  7*
Extra Plate.................................... ...........
Boneless, rump butts............................... .........10 50 Sardines, domestic  J4s.......
%S.......
“  */4 bbl..................... .........5 50

laud—Compound.

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

pl£

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Mustard • 
imported 
spiced,  44 
Trout, 3  lb. brook.

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CA N N ED   GOODS— Fruits.

“ 

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, all  yellow, stand.. 1  45
seconds......................... 1 25
P ie ............................1  00
"'ears.............................................. 1 30
Pineapples ...
.1  10@1  25 
Q uinces........
...........1  50
Raspberries,
ri 
Strawberries . 
Whortleberries

.1  10@.l  25 
........... 1  20

'x tra . 
!d....

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N E D   V E G E T A B L E S.

“ 

Corn, Archer’s Trophy.........

Asparagus, Oyster Bay
... 1  80 
Beans. Lima,  stand__
...1  00 
@1  10
“  Green  Lim as__
“ 
String............... 
  @i  95
••  String!esg,  E rie...........  90
- -  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  45
Morn’g Glory.1  10 
Early  Gold.'. .1  10
Peas, F rench...........................1  25
“  extra m arrofat...  @1  10
soaked............................  70
“ 
“  June,  stan d .........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
Michigan Full Cream  11  @1244 
Sap  Sago........................ 18  @20
CH O CO LA TE.
Runkel  Bros.’ Vienna sweet  22
Premium.......  33
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B reakfast__   48

C H E E S E .

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11.

 

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c h i c o r y .

coffee—Green.

C H E W IN G   GUM .
200  “ 

Rubber. 100 lumps..................25
35
Spruce......................................30
B ulk.........................................   6
R ed...........................................  7*4
Rio, fa ir.......................... 16  @17
“  good....................... 17  @18
“  prime......................18  @19
“ 
fancy,  w ashed.. .19  @20
“  golden....................20  @21
Santos..............................15  @18
Mexican & Guatemala 17  @19
P eaberry........................ 17  @19
lava,  Interior............... 20  @22
fancy................... 23  @25
M andheling___ 26  @28
Mocha, genuine............ 25  @26
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 44c. per lb. for roast- 
and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

14

coffees—Package.

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30 lbs  60 lbs

19
100 lbs
Lion.............................., ......... 20J£
in cabinets.................... 2144
16
20
Dilworth’s ..............................2094
Magnolia................................ 2094
Acme...................2044  2094  9044
G erm an.................................. 2094
b in s ......................... 2144
Arbuekle’s Ariosa.................2054
Avorica..............1844
McLaughlin’s  XXXX..........2094
Honey  Bee.............................2244
Nox  All  .................................2144
O  B ......................................... 2044
T iger........................................2044
Arbuekle’s Avorica..............1844
Quaker  City__ 1944
Best  Rio............20*4
Prime Maricabo 23

coffees—50 lb. bags.

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C O F F E E   E X TR A C T.

Valley City............................ 
”5
F elix............... .......................  1  10

CLOTHES  LINES, 
40 ft..
50 ft..
60 f t . .
70 ft..
80 ft.
60 ft..
72 fC .
CO X D EN SED  M IL K .
E agle..................................
Anglo-Swiss......................

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per doz.  1  25 
l  50 
1  60 
2  00
1  00 
1  15

7  60 
6  00

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* a u s a r e —Fresh and Smoked.
Pork Sausage.
Ham Sausage.......................................................... 12
...................................  9
Tongue Sausage. 
.....................  8
Frankfort  Sausage.
Blood Sausage........
Bologna, straig h t...
Bologna,  thick.......
Head Cheese............
In half barrels__
In quarter  barrels
In half  barrels...
In quarter barrels 
In  kits...................

P IG S   F E E T .

.3 50 
.2  00

RUSH  MEATS.

Beef

“  

“  

“ 

hind q u a r t e r s ..............................................
-  f o r e  
..............................................
Hogs...........................................................
Pork  loins...............................   ..............
shoulders........................................
Bologna....................................................
Frankfort  sausage.................................
Blood,  liver and head sausage............
M utton....................., ...............................
OYSTERS and FISH.
F.  J.  Dettenthaler quotes as ft

@ 4© 6

llow:

O Y STER S  IK   CAKS.

Standards.................................................
A nchors....................................................
Selects........................................ ..............
Fairhaven Counts...................................

@16 
fit 18 
@27 
@35

O Y STER S  I S   B U L K .

F R E S H   F IS H .

Standards
Selects__
C lam s....

Black  Bus
T rout.......
W hitefish.

@12V 
@ 7
@10
44@ 4

CANDIES, FRUITS and  NUTS.
Putnam & Brooks quote as foil  w:

Standard. 25 lb.  boxes..........................................  9*4
25 
Twist, 
Cut Loaf, 25 

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ST IC K .

M IX E D .

“ 
“ 

Royal, 25 lb. p a ils................................................. 10
2001b.  bbls.................................................  9
Extra, 25 lb.  pails................................................. 10*4
2001b.  bbls...............................................,  9*4
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails.................................12*4
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. eases............................................ 11
Broken, 25 lb. Pails................................................11
200 lb. bbls................................................10

•• 

fakcy—In 5 lb. boxes.

Lemon Drops........... ..............................................13
Sour D rops......................................................!... 14
Peppermint Drops................................................. 14
Chocolate Drops.....................................................15
II. M. Chocolate  Drops.........................................18
Gum  Drops............................................................. 10
Licorice Drops........................................................ 18
A. B. Licorice  Drops............................................ 12
Lozenges, plain...................................................... 14
printed................................................. 15
Im perials........................................... 
Mottoes.................................................................... 15
Cream B ar............................................................... 13
Molasses B ar..........................................................]3
Caramels ................:.............................. 
 
Hand Made  Creams............ ................................ 19
Plain Creams......................................  
Decorated Creams......................................  
String  Rock............................................................14
Burnt Almonds...................................................... 22
W intergreen  Berries............................................14
fakcy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in   pails..................................... 12
in bbls............................... j.. .11
printed, in pails..................................13
in bbls.................................. 12

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“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

FRUITS.

Chocolate Drops, in pails.........................................12 ‘
Gum Drops, in pails.............................................   6*4<
in bbls...............................................  5*4
Moss Drops, in pails..............................................io
in bbls...............................................  944
Sour Drops, in pails.................................................12 *
Imperials, in pails................................................. 12
in bbls...................................................li
B ananas......................................................1  25@2 50
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls............. ../ . ..........  @
Lemons, choice............................................  @3 50
fa n c y ........................................... 4 G0@4 50
“ 
Figs, layers,  new ........................................  12@15
“  Bags, 501b.........................................  @  6
Dates, frails, 50 lb ......................................   @ 444
“ 
*4 frails, 50 lb .................................   @  544
Fard, 10-lb.  box.............................   @ 9
“ 
“ 
.............................   @ 7
“ 
Persian, 50-lb.  box.......................  644@ 8
NUTS.
Almonds,  Tarragona.................................  @17
Ivaca..........................................  @15
California.................................  @14
Brazils.................................... ......................  744®  8
Filberts,  Sicily...........................................   @11
W alnuts, Grenoble..................................... 1344@14
F rench........................................  @
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...................................8  @12
Cocoanuts, per 100......................................  @4 50
C hestnuts................................................... 3 50@2 75
S tork...........................................................   @544
Fancy, H. P..................................................   @644
Choice White,  V irginia............................  @ 5
............................  @ 7
Fancy II. P., 
Extra 
.........................  @ 5

50-lb.  “ 

PEANUTS.

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38
24

 
 
 
 

CREAM  T A R T A R .

evaporated__ 7  @ 744
.16 ”

................
d r i e d   f r u i t s — Foreign.
“ 

City Oyster, XXX................   7
Picnic....................................  7
Fancy Oyster....................   644
Strictly  p ure........................  
Grocers’................................. 
d r i e d   f r u i t s — Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried.......544@  6
“ 
Apricots, 
“ 
Blackberries “ 
Nectarines  “ 
Peaches 
“ 
Plums 
“ 
Raspberries  “ 
Citron, in  drum ...........  @23
in b o x es..............  @25
Currants........................   @52
Lemon  Peel....................... 
Orange Peel....................... 
Prunes,  Turkey...........  @  44
“  
Im perial.........  @6*.
Raisins,  V alencias...........   79.
Ondaras.................  .. 85!
" 
"  Domestic Layers
.2 45 
•• 
Loose California;
.2  00
F A R IN A C E O U S  GOODS 
Farina, 100  lb.  kegs.........
Macaronj, dom 12 lb box __   <10
im ported.......
Pearl  Barley................
Peas, green...................
“  split.......................
Sago,  German..............
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’H ...
Wheat,  cracked..........
Vermicelli,  im port....
dom estic...
FISH—SALT.

@10
@  3
@1  45
<T/> 31?
@ 6*4
@,  6*4
fi1,»
@10
@.li0

“ 

" 

" 

“ 

-  
“ 

“ 
-  
“ 
“ 
•• 
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Mack,  sh’s, No. 1, 

Cod, w hole...................... * <c^5fn
boneless................... 1 .;<7>' 7$i
H a lib u t............................
12*4
Herring,  round, u  bbl..
2  75
“  G  bbl..
1  50
10  00
Holland,  bbls..
Holland, k eg s.. @85
Sealed..............
30
...9   50
bbl
“  12  lb  kit..1  45
" 
*•  10
..1  35
-‘ 
Trout,  *4  bbls..............
(7/5  25
10' lb.  k its............
...  85
... 6  00
White,  No. 1.  *; b b ls....
.. .1  15
12 1b.  kits.
...1  00
10 lb.  kits.
.  .3 00
Family.  44  bbls..
k its.........
. .>5(7/ 65
G U N   PO W D E R .
K eg s.................................
... 5  25
...2  88
Half  kegs........................
LA M P  R V R N E K S.
No. 0..................................
<i0
70
No. 1...........................   ......... 
85
No. 2........................... . .
LA M P  CH IM N EY S.
..  37
No. 0 .................................
No.  1 .................................
40
No. 2 .................................
50
. . 
No. 0..................................
30
No. 1..................................
40
No. 2..................................
50
Pure...................................
... 
.10
Calabria............................
25
Sicily.................................
...  18
B uckets............................
.. 
Half bbls..........................
.. 
Black  Strap.....................
. 16(517
Cuba  Baking...................
,22@25
Porto  Rico........................ .24@35
New Orleans, good.........
,25@30
choice....... .33@40
fancy......... ,45@48

LA31P  W ICK S.

M INCE  M EAT.

M OLASSES.

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

LICO RICE.

(»H
6

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*• 
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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 barrel:
Cases.........2  25@2 35
Muscatine. Barrels.................fi 00
Half barrels........3 15
35
Cases....2  25@:2 
Michigan  Test.'.....................10*4
W ater  W hite...........................12*3
Medium.................................... 4 75
“ 
44 b b l........................2 88
Small,  bbl................................ 5 75
“  44  bbl.............................3 38
Clay. No.  216............................ J 60
T. D. full count............   75
Cob. No.  3...............................   40
Carolina head...........................654
No.  1...........................6*4
No. 2.................. 594®6
No. 3 ...........................544
Ja p a n .........................................5*4
DeLand’s,  p ure.......................5*4
CLarch’s, Cap  Sheaf............ .5
Dwight’s ................................... 5
Taylor’s ..................................... 5
Common Fine per  bbl.........  82
carlots..  80
Solar Rock, 56 lb.  sacks.......  23
28 pocket.................................2 00
60 
.................................2  10
100 
.................................2 20
Ashton bu.  b a g s...........
Higgins  “ 
...........
Warsaw “ 
...........
SA L  SODA.
Kegs.................................
Granulated,  boxes.......
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box.
Hand, 
.

SA PO LIO .
“ 

SA L E R A T U S.

“ 
“ 

SALT

“ 
“ 

3  “ 
SA U E R K R A U T .
Silver Thread, 30 gal...
40  ",  ...

S N U F F .

Scotch, in  bladders__
Maeeaboy, in ja rs.........
French Rappee, in Jars
Dingman,  100  bars.......
Don’t  Anti-Washboard
Jaxon .............................
Queen  A nne..................
German fam ily..............
Big B argain...................

SO A P.

SODA.

B oxes................. 
5
Kegs, English...........................4;

spices—Whole.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice...................................  9
Cassia, China in m ats...........  7.
Batavia in b u n d ___11
Saigon in rolls......... 42
Cloves,  Amboyna...........
Zanzibar............
Mace  B atavia.................
Nutmegs, fancy..............
“  No.  1...................
“  No.  2..................
Pepper, Singapore, blaek 
“ 
“  white.
shot....................
“ 
spices—Ground—In Bulk.

A llspice................................... 12:
Cassia,  B atavia..................... 20
and  Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon.....................,42
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna..................35
“ 
Zanzibar................... 28
Ginger, A frican......................12’
••  Cochin.......................15
Jam a ic a ...................18
“ 
Mace  B atavia.........................80
Mustard,  English..................22
and T rie..25
Trieste...................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 3 ..................... 70
Pepper, Singapore, black 
.30
“  white..
Cayenne............

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

starch.

Kingsford’s
Silver  Gloss, 1  lb. pkgs.
61b. boxes.
“ 
“ 
bulk...........
Mystic, 1 lb.  pkgs...........
barrels.................

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C R A C K E R S.
“ 
...........

Kenosha B utter................
Seymour 
Batter.................................
“  family.......................
• 
“  fancy .......................
“  b iscu it.....................
Boston.................................
City Soda............................
Soda.....................................
“  fancy ........................
S. O yster............................

..  6447I4
~  844 
• •  844 
..  70
-•  644

SU G A RS.
Cut  Loaf.....................
C ubes..........................
Pow dered...................
Granulated,  Stand...
Off......
Confectionery  A .......
Standard  A ................
No. 1, W hite Extra C.

“ 

...  6
@ 8*4 @75* 
@ 7% @ 7*4 
@
@  74b @ 6 7* 
@ 694

No. 2 Extra  C..............
No. 3 C, golden............
No. 4 C, d ark ................
No. 5  C..........................
Corn,  barrels..................
one-half  barrels.
kegs.......................
Pure  Sugar, bbl............
half barrel.

S T R U T S .

SW E E T

‘  X XXX
914
<y
9

7
.14
.  Ginger Snaps................9
14
1 Sugar Creams..............9
i  Frosted  Creams..........
24
j  Graham  Crackers.......
j  Oatmeal  Crackers.......
1  Clipper  .............................. ..........39
C lim ax............................... .strali
14
Corner  Stone.. 
14
Double  Pedro.
W hopper.........
Peach  Pie.......
Wedding  Cake,

TOBACCOS— Plug.

TEAS.

ip.vN—Regular.

IM P E R IA L .

'U N   C U R E D .

YOUNG IIYS(

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

@15
F a ir __
G ood__
@10
Choice.. 
@28
Choicest
@33
F a ir__
@15
G ood__
(7/211
@28
Choicest.......................30 @33
BA SK ET  F IR E D .
I-air............................... 
- <77)20
(it 25
Choice............................
Choicest........................
<7735
Extra choic-e, wire leaf
<7/ 40  1
G U N PO W D E R .
Common to  fa ir.......... 25 <7735
E xtra fine to finest__ 50 <7765  «
Choicest fancy............75 <i>K5  {
Common to  fa ir.......... 20 <77-35
Superior to fine............40 050
Common to  fa ir....... ..IS @20
Superior to  fine....... .30 @40
iCSTfj
OOLONG.
**5 @30
Common  to  fa ir.......
Superior to  fine....... . .30 (7/50 13 1  H n
lin e  to choicest....... . .55 <7/65
F a ir ...............................25
Choice........................... 30
B est...............................55
Tea  D ust.......................  s
Sweet Pippin................
Five and  Seven..........
H iaw atha.....................
Sweet  Cuba.................
Petoskey Chief............  a
Sweet Russet................
T h istle..........................
Florida.......................... 
Rose  L eaf..................... 
Red Domino.................  
Swamp A ngel.............. 
$  2, per  hundred.................   2 59
..................  3 00
$ 5,  “ 
$10,  •• 
..................4 00
$90.  “ 
..................5 00
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts:
200 or over..................5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
30 g r..........................................  944
40 g r..........................................SI
30 g r..........................................12
Above are the prices  fixed by 
the  pool.  M anufacturers  out­
side the pool  usually  sell  5 gr. 
stronger goods at  same prices.

40
65
«6
38
40
T R A D ESM A N  C R E D IT  COU PO N S.

 
10
..............20
V IN EG A R .

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

@35
@65
@10

m

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“ 

$1 for barrel.

M ISC ELLA N EO U S.

quo!

TYOODKNYYAIt
P A rE R .&  c

Cocoa Shells,  hulk..............
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails..................  444
Sage........................................ 
is
PAPER
Curti 
follows:
Straw  ............
“  Light  W
S u g a r............
Rag  Sugar  ...
H ardw are__
B akers...........
Dry  Goods... 
Jute  Manilla. 
Red  Express,

No.

SALT  FISH.

Mail Orders  Receive  Prompt 

See  Quotations  in  Another 

Attention.

Column.

the Acme o f  Utility a"» 

dd) ec.0,n ™ y<oo)

T )

7 \   IS  REACHED
J H E  SAME  IS  HID $ / 0 N

3ifk d cM tt iPAI

DJUSTABL
r e v e r s ib l e ;

C K

to 

Liberal  dis­
count 
the 
trade.  Special 
In d u c e m e n ts 
to parties intro 
ducing 
t h i s  
system of store- 
fitting  in  any 
locality.

M anufactur­

ed  by

ROCHA. B. CO.,
354 Main St,  PEORIA, ILL,
BORDEN, SEI,LECK & CO., A gts.,
48-50 Lake St., Chicago,  114 W ater St., Cleveland

T W IN E S .

48 Cotton......................
Cotton, No. 2 ...............
Sea  Island, assorted..
No. 5 H em p...................
No.  8 B ..........................
W ool.............................
WOODi;N"WAKE.
Tubs. No.  1.....................
“  No. 2...................
“  No. 3 ...................
Pails, No.  1, two-hoop..
“  No.  1,  tliree-hoo] 
Clothespins,’5 gr. boxes 
Bowls, 15s, 17s and  19s.
Baskets, m arket............
bu sh el.............
“  with co
willow cl’th

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The Finest 5-ct.  Cigar fianilM ilred,

LONG HAVANA FILLER.

THEY HAVE NO EQUAL.

¿ 1 . .  

S .   ZO   .¿A.  V   T   S i  ,

70 Canal St,, Grand Rapids, Mich.

301 TEL BE GOODS ARB “PAR EXCELLENCE”
Pure, Healthful and  Reliable,  warranted to give satis­
faction in every particular.  For sale by wholesale and 
retail grocers throughout tht  United  States.  Vouwie 
Bros., Manufacturers. Cleveland and Chicago.

RYE,
No. 1. per 100lbs ...
BA RLEY
No. 1..........................
No. 2.........................
HAY*.
No. 1......................................  14 00
No. 2.....................................   13 00
H ID E S ,  PE L T S  a n d   E 'l RS.
P e rk in s   &  H ess  p a y   as 

“ 

fo llo w s:
H ID E S .
G reen......................
Part  Cured..............
Full 
..............
Dry............................
Dry  Kips  ................
Calfskins,  green...
cured...
Deacon skins...........

44 off for No. 2.

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P E L T S .
Shearlings................
Estimated wool, per B> 30  @25 
FURS.
Mink......................
Coon...............................
Skunk............................
M uskrat........................
Fox, red........................
“  cross.....................
“  g rey ..:.................
Cat,  house....................
“  w ild......................
F isher............................
Lynx..............................
M artin,  d ark ................
pale.................
O tte r..............................
W olf..............................
B ear...............................
B eaver..........................
B adger..........................
Deerskins, per lb.........
M 19C ELLA N E0C
T allow ..........................   444® 3
<& 81/
Grease  butter..............8
<§»  2* ;
Sw itches......................   3
<7*2 00
Ginseng........................

“  

W e also manufacture a  full  line  of  Sweet 

Goods.  Write  for  quotations 

and  samples.

JACKSON

Msoii Grader Go., M ICH.
G.  M.  MTJNGER  &  CO.,
Successors to Allen’s Laundry.
Mail and Express orders  attended  to with 

GRA N D  R A PID S.

piom ptness.  N ice W ork,Q uickT im e» 

Satisfaction G uaranteed.

IV.  E.  HAUL,  Jr., 

.

.

.

  M anager.

D r u g s  0  M e d i c i n e s *

Stale  Hoard  of  Pharmacy.
One Year—James Vernor. Detroit, 
tw o Years—Ottmar Eberbaeh, Ann  Arbor.
Three Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Four Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Five Years—Jacob Jesson,  Muskegon.
President—Geo. McDonald 
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. 
, 0
Next Meeting— At  Lansing,  on  November 6.  / anas. 
Candidates will please report at • a. m. the second day j 
i^ p  of meeting.________________ _________ ___________ * '

.  _ 

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical Ass’ll. 

President—Geo. Gundrum, Iouia.
First Vice-President'—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles.
Third Vice-President—O. Eberbaeh, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—H. J. Brown. Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
executive Committee—A. H. Lyman, Manistee;  A. Bas­
sett.  Detroit; K. J.  Wurzburg,  Grand Rapids;  W.  A. j 
Hall. Greenville;  E. T. Webb, Jackson.
Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit.  __________ ___ _
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President. J. W. Hayward.  Secretary, Frank H. Eseott.

Detroit  Pharmaceutical  Society. 

w 

and bis  Vocation.

»1 a sk e g o u   D ru g   C lerk s’  Association. 

President, J. W. Caldwell.  Secretary, B. W. Patterson.
President, Geo. L, LeFevre.  Secretary, Jno. A. Tinholt.
Som e  Observations  on  the  Pharmacist 
A man wlio is habitually exact in what 
he does—who prefers accuracy by a  nat­
ural Instinct—who has  correct  mechani­
cal ideas, and possesses  a  good  founda­
tion upon which a practical and scientific j 
Jh  -education  may  be  based—has  in  these 
requisites the material to make a credita­
ble  pharmacist.  He  must  possess  also 
the  essential  attributes  of  patience  to 
pursue,  and  preserverance  to  continue, 
repress all idea of becoming rapidly rich, 
and withal, be industrious.  To  the  stu­
dent and  lover  of  science  the  business 
offers congenial  pursuit.  The  avenues 
of exploration in the  different  collateral 
branches,  as chemistry, botany,  zoology, 
mineralogy, etc., widen out  as  the  pro­
gressive steps advance, and these studies 
become intensely  absording. 
w   The exaction of the business lies iuthe 
close, in-door Confinement,  and  the  pro­
longed hours of  application.  The  Sab­
bath  fails  to  impress  with  any  moral 
sense, and even as  a  means  of  physical 
rest is lost.  The most  menial  of  wage­
workers has a boon in this  which  is  de­
nied to the pharmacist.  Yet  this  situa­
tion might be largely controlled by  some 
sensible concert of action  with  his  con­
freres.  This has never  been  attempted 
to any general extent, and the pharmacist 
remains enslaved by his duties.
Yet,  withsfl,  the  business  is  not  an 
unhealthy  pursuit.  Those 
inherently 
robust generally maintain health.  Seclu­
sion from direct sunlight induces  pallor, 
but this is not impairment.  Young  men 
of deficient physical stamina, and imped­
ed growth from any cause, should  never 
choose pharmacy, better be a farm-assist­
ant  than  a  pharm-acist.  Xo  unusual 
mortality  prevails  among  pharmacists. 
^   Many live to old age, the majority reacli- 
ing an average period.
W  
To the extent to which  the  opportuni­
ties may be carried, the business is profi­
table.  The pharmacist has always  been 
a sort of autocrat among retail merchants. 
He has never acknowledged any right  of 
scrutiny iuto the percentage of his profits. 
Herein  he  has  grievously  erred.  The 
public persistently regard him as a  mer­
chant. with wares to sell, he views  him­
self as a professional man,  lacking,  how­
ever,  an  "esprit'’  which  would  enable
him tc 111aiuta in with dignifiet straight, par
the lattei posi tuin.  He buys iii the open
marke m t  sei Is  without  reference to
i It­ is
commi*rclai  usage.  or cust oni. 
the ar )it ?r  of  1 is  own prices
le-
marni: a proti t which brings him  i ltO
wrangHi!g coutilct with many i ustomers.
iecessities of  hi> case demam a
The
larger remuneration than is  at 
others,  but with  this the public 
sympathy.
The  patronage  of  his  vicinage  often 
fails to afford him  adequate  support  be­
cause his ranks are  vastly  overcrowded.
The area of his business territory  is  too 
much circumscribed.  The -science of  his 
business is an impenetrable  and  impres­
sive mystery to his  patrons,  and  herein 
lies his strongest grasp.  But he has sad­
ly failed to comprehend this, and permit­
ted himself  to  be  deprived  of  the  full 
fruits of his own skill,  the  material  ad­
vantage, the entire profit, he has languid­
ly admitted  others  to  the  division,  the 
manufacturer and the middleman absorb­
ing the lion's share.
He seldom avails himself of the  aid  of 
advertisement, and his repertoire of stock 
is  the  subject  of  only  casual  demand,  i 
His store is  a  local  establishment,  and 
the  knowledge  of  its  existence  seldom 
extends beyond the immediate  neighbor­
hood.  The emergency of family  illness, 
and tiie occasional needs of domestic  life 
constitute his main dependence.  He has 
yielded to the  commercial  spirit  to  the 
extent of introducing  into  his  stock  in 
trade many articles wholly foreign to his 
business.  He  lias, unfortunately, done 
much to confirm the inpression  that  his 
commercial instincts  rise  paramount  to 
the professional.  The paucity of capital 
necessary to start the business has  invit­
ed many  adventurers into pharmaceutical 
ranks.  Heretofore  the  not  over  rigid 
educational requirements, and  the  loose 
legal restraints have opened a wide  door 
to 
irresponsibility.  The  pharmacist’s 
reflections doubtless often turn  to  these 
facts, and he laments the hardships which 
impede his  progress.  But  he  uses  no 
effort to correct the disadvantages, no ef­
fort to stem the influx  tide  into  his  do­
main.  He seldom abandons his vocation 
in absolute  discouragement,  or  changes 
his pursuit.  Death and resignation,  nor 
even retirement do not deplete the votar­
ies  of  phamaey,  proportionate 
to  the 
relief demanded.
Surely the labor of  skilled  knowledge 
should be placed  in  position  of  greater 
requital, but if the evil  lies within,  is  of j 
self-creation,  and  not  withont,  better  acids, 
lessen 
the  inherent  cause  rather  than | called, 
complain of the inevitable.  Better  dis­
courage the novice and the tyro at the out­
set, or until the field expands to the glean­
er,or opportunities enlarge in commensur­
ate proportion to the want.

tirded
have

resin.

.
ttiii

ami

W.  B. Thomi>so. n
Looking  After Violations of the  Law.
Stanley E .  Parkill, of  the  State  Board 
of  Pharmacy,  was in Grand Rapids, Lud- 
ington,  Manistee and Petoskey, last week, 
looking  after  reported  violations of  the 
pharmaev law.

Old Lady (to grocer)—My  daughter  is 
quite  an  invalid,  sir,  and  wants  some 
nice,  fresh  eggs.  Grocer—Yes,  ma’am. 
(To  b oy);  James,  show  this  lady those 
invalid  eggs.

Examination  Questions of the North Car­

olina  Board  of Pharmacy.

At the last meeting of  the  North  Car­
olina Board of Pharmacy, successful can­
didates  for  registration  were compelled 
to  give  correct  replies to the  following 
questions within the space of  five hours : 

PHARMACY.

I.  What is a Pharmacopoeia ?
3.  What is a Dispensatory ?
8.  What Dispensatories have we in use 
in this country ?
4.  Name  the  systems of  weights used 
in pharmacy.
5.  What systems of  measures  are used 
in pharmacy ?
6.  How many fluid  ounces  are there in 
a U.  S. pint ?
7.  How  many fluid  ounces  in  an  im­
perial pint ?
8.  What is the  weight of  a fluid  ounce 
of  distilled  water  at  60  deg.  F.,  U.  S. 
measure ?
9.  What is  the  weight of  a fluid ounce 
of  distilled  water  at 60 deg. F., imperial 
measure ?

is it determined for solids and liquids ?
desiccation, trituration, lixiviation.
macy ?
ducting the process of  percolatiou.

10.  Wliat is a graduated pipette ?
II.  What is a meniscus ?
12.  What is specific  gravity,  and  how 
13.  Define  distillation, 
sublimation, 
14.  What  solvents  are  used  in  phar­
15.  Give the official  directions  for con­
16.  What  is  maceration?  Digestion?
17.  Describe the  process of  re-pereola- 
tion.
18.  What  are  abstracts?  How  are 
they prepared,  and  what  proportion  of 
the drug do they represent?
19.  How  are  fluid  extracts  prepared, 
and  what  strength  is  required  by  the 
U. S.  P. ?
20.  What  is  the  active  principle  of 
opium, belladonna,  ipecac,  ignatia,  nux 
vomica,  cinchona,  aloes,  erythroxylon, 
salix ?
21.  How is Dover's  powder  prepared?
22.  What  is  Tully’s  powder?  Give 
official name and dose.
23.  What is  the  morphine  strength of 
Majendie’s solution?
24.  What  percentage  of  morphine 
should official opium contain ?
25.  What  should  be  dispensed  when 
solution  per  sulphate iron is prescribed.
26.  Name the  different  modes  of  pre­
paring medicated waters.
27.  Name the best solvents  for  iodine, 
boric acid, tannic acid, phosphorus, gutta 
perclia,  strychnine,  gun  cotton,  gums, 
resins.
28.  Give the full  Latin  name for Mon- 
sel's  solution,  Fowler’s  solution,  Don­
ovan's solution, Lugol’s  solution,  Labar- 
raque’s solution.
29.  What  is  meant by a uumber 20,  40 
or 60 powder ?
30.  What is the difference in the dilute 
alcohol of  the  U.  S.  P.  1870  and  that  of 
1880?
31.  What  is  the  difference  between 
aqua mriTrvmuc  and  spiritus  ammoniac f
32.  What percentage of  ammouia  does 
stronger water of  ammonia contain ?
38.  Name  the  official  preparations  of 
sulphur.
34.  What is an impalpable powder?
li.

is hydrated peroxide iron pre-

MATERIA 
is  pepsin Oi-
what  soi
six  substances  from  animal 
*d in pharmacy, 
is  the  difference  between  a 
oleo-resin,  a  gum  and a gum

dos

between

IY hut
an
t.  What
the  difference 
volatile oil and a fixed oil ?
5.  Give the rule to proporti 
medicine for children.
0.  Give  the  official  name of  henbane, 
foxglove,  hemlock,  deadly  nightshade, 
monkshood,  blue  flag,  black  snakeroot, I 
pipsissewa, golden  seal,  rhatany, Amer-  Act 
ican worm-seed, Levant worm-seed, coch­
ineal. pennyroyal, prickly ash.
tlic  dose  of  morphine, 
opium, elaterium, atropina, aconitia, dig­
italis,  corrosive  sublimate,  mercuric 
iodide, liq. potass, arsenitis, liq. arsenici?
8.  Write  the  meaning  in  full  of  the 
following  abbreviations:  Add.,  chart., 
collyr., ft.,  pil.,  pulv.,  liaust., F. S. A., 
gtt.,  M.,  Q.,  cong..  om. hor..  Q. S.. K., 
sig.,  ss.  aa.

7.  What  is 

9.  How does ad differ from add. ?

CHEMISTRY.

1.  What is the  difference  between  an 
atom and a molecule?
2.  What  is  an  element ?  How  many 
are now known ?
3.  Give  the  symbol  for.  and  atomic 
weight  of  hydrogen,  oxygen,  nitrogen, 
chlorine and carbon.

alkaloids divided chemically ?

4.  What is an alkaloid ?
5.  Into what two  general  divisions are 
6.  What is an  acid ?
7.  What is a base ?
8.  What test is used  to  distinguish an 
acid from an alkali?
9.  Why is  Fowler’s solution  incompat­
ible with tincture chloride  iron ?
10  What is the difference between syn­
thesis and analysis ?
11.  What is organic chemistry ?
12.  What is a glucoside ?
13.  Define dialysis.
14.  What is a crystalloid,  a colloid ?
15.  Define  the  terms  hygroscopic,  ef­
16.  Do bitter  almonds  contain  hydro­
17.  How is hydrogen prepared ?  Write 
18.  What is  the  source of  iodine,  and 
19.  Name  four  of  the  most  corrosive 
and  state  what  their  salts  are
20.  What are  halogens ?  N ame them.
21.  What is the source of  phosphorus? 

florescent ?
cyanic acid ?
out the reaction recurring.
what are its compounds called ?

How should it be kept ?

A lady  stepped  into a drug  store  and 
called  for a bottle of  lobelia.  After she 
had paid for  it, she  asked  the  druggist 
how  many  kinds of  lobelia  there  were. 
"Only one  kind,  madam, and  this is the 
right  sort,”  replied  the  man. 
“But,” 
rejoined  the  lady,  "you  must be mista­
ken;  I have two  kinds of  lobelias  in my 
garden—one bears a white flower and the 
other  a  red  one.”  "Why,  to  be  sure, 
madam,” replied  the  apothecary,  "there 
are two plants very much  alike;  but  the 
one  with  the  red  flower, madam, is the 
high  belia,  whereas  the  one  with  the 
white flower is the low belia.”

A cetieum .................
Benzoicum,  German
B o racic.....................
C arbolicum ..............
C itrieum ...................
H ydrochlor..............
Nitrocuni  .................
O xalicum ..................
Phosphorium  dii —
Salicylieum ..............
Sulpnuricum ............
Tannicum .................
Tartarieum ...............
AM M ONIA.
Aqua, 16  d eg ..  .......
18  deg............
Carbonas  .................
C hloridum ................

“ 

Black.. 
Brown. 
R ed .... 
Yellow

. 2 00® 2 25 
.  80@.l  00 
45®'  59 
2  5Cl@3 00

Cubeae (po. 1  60.
Juni p eru s.....................
X antnoxylum ..............
BALSAM L'M .
Copaiba........................
P eru...............................
Terabin. Canada  .......
T o ln ta n ..........................

C O RTEX .

Abies,  Canadian.........
Cassiae  ........................
Cinchona F lava..........
Euonymus  atropurp.. 
Myrica  Cerifera, po...
Prunus Y irgini............
Quillaia,  grd ................
Sassafras  .....................
L lmus Po (Ground  12)
E X TR A C TC M .
Glyeyrrhiza  G labra...
1»........
Iiaematox, 15 lb. b o x .. 
is ................

“ 

. l  85@2 00 
8®   10 
.  25®  30

70®  75 
@1  30 
50®  55 
45®  50

24®
33®
11©
13®
14®
16®

F E R R U M .
Carbonate Preeip—  
Citrate and Q uiuia..
Citrate  Soluble.........
Ferroeyanidum Sol..
Solut  Chloride.........
Sulphate,  com’l .......
pure..........

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FLOR.)

Arnica . 
Anthemi 
Malricar

Salvia  offici 
and  >4s... 
Ura I'rsi__

“ 

“ 

“ 

11

cent  __

15  A ntipyrin.....................1  33®1  4u
20 I  Argenti  Nitres, ounce  ®   68
55  A rsenicum ................... 
5® 
7
40 I
00  Balm Gilead  B ud.......  38®
38  Bismuth  S.  N ..............2  15®
15  Calcium Chlor, Is,  (! ji
(ft
10 
11;  »¿s,  12)................
0  Cantharides  Russian
p o ...............................
28 I 
IS  Capsici  r ruetus, a f ..
po —
B po..
Caryophyllus,  (po.  28)
Carmine,  Xo. 40..........
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......
Cera  F lava...................
C occus........................
Cassia  Fructus............
Centraría......................
cetaceu m .....................
C hloroform .................
squibbs  ..
Chloral Hyd C rst.........1
C houdrus.....................
Cinchonidine,  P.  &  W 
Germán
Corks,  list,  dis
I*r
C reasotum ...................
Creta,  (bbl. 75)............
“ 
prep.....................
preeip.................
“ 
“  R ubra.................
Crocus  ..........................
Cudbear........................
Cupri Sulpb.................
D extrine......................
Ether Sulph.................
Emery,  all  numbers..
po.....................
Ergota,  (po.)  45..........
Flake  W hite................
G alla.............................
Gambler........................
Gelatin,  Cooper..........
F rench............
“ 
Glassware  flint,  75 per 
by box 66?4, less
Glue,  Brown...............
“   W hite.................
G lycerin».....................
Gratia Paradisi............
Uum ulus......................
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..
“   C o r....
Ox Rubrum 
Amnion inti 
Unguentum.
H ydrargyrum ..............
Iehthvobolla,  Am...... 1
Indigo............................
Iodine,  Itesubl........... 4
Iodoform ......................
L upulin........................
Lveopodium ................
Macis  ............................
Liquor  Arsen  ei  iiv
drarg Iod................!.
mus
Liquor P
sulph  (bbl
Magnesi; 
1}

13®
23®

“ 
“ 

3

“ 

C. C o ......................
Moschus  Canton__
I  Myristica,  Xo.  1__
I  Xux Vomica.  (po20j
Os.  Sepia...................
Pepsin Saac,  It.  & P. 
C o ..........................

@  15 
10®  12 
4®  6
.  12®  15 
.1  00® 1  25 
.  10®   12 
4® 4VÍ 
.  75@1  00 
.  10®  12 
.1  75@1  85 
@  15 
6® 
8

Garb..............................
Chlorate,  ipo. 20.).......
8®.  Id 
C yanide.......................
8U@1 00 
Iodide..........................
30
Potassa.  Bitart,  pure. 
40®  43
^  I Potassa, Bitart, com.
r,  Potass  Nitres. opt__
1!,  Potass  Ni tras..............

Pros 
Sulphate

. 1  T0®2 05 
.  13£@  5 
.1  40@1  60

po. 15).

Aconitum
A lthae__
A neh lisa  .
Arum,  po.
Calam us..
Gentiana.
Glyehrrhi/.a. (pv. 15) 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 65).......................
Hellebore.  Ala,  po__
Inula,  po.......................
Ipecac,  IK).....................2
Iris  plox  (po. 2D@22)..
Jalnpa,  p r.....................
Marauta,  14 s ................
Podophyllum, po.........
R hei...............................
••  c u t........................
“  pv........................
S pigelia........................
Sanguinaria,  ipo  25)..
Serpentaria...................
Senega  ............................
Simili,x. Officinalis,  H 
M
Scillae.  ( jK>. 35)............
Sytnplocarpus.  Fceti-
Valeriana,  Eng.  (po.30i 
G erm an...
Zingiber a .....................
Zingiber  j .....................

dus.  po...................

•• 

SEM EN .
ipo.  20)... 
Auisum,
TRveleons
A pillili  (i
Bird, Is .....................
Cariti, (po.  18).........
Cardam on................
Corlandrura............
Cannabis Sativa__
C vdonium ................
Chenopodium  .......
Dipterix O dorate...
Foeniculum .........
Foenugreek,  po —
L in i..........................
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 3‘ i)
Lobelia.....................
Pharlaris C anarian.
R ap a ........................
Sinapis,  A lbi,.........
N igra.......
SP IR IT I':
Frumenti, W.,  D.  C 
D. F. R ..
Juniperis  Co. O. T.
Saacharum  X.  E ...
Spt.  Vini  G alli.......
Vini  O porto............
Vini  Alba................
STONGES
Florida  sheeps'  wo
carriage............ —
Nassau  sheeps’  wo
carriage  ................
Velvet  extra  sheep;
wool  carriage.......
Extra  yellow  sheej
carriage.................
Grass sheeps’ wool ca
ria g e .......................
Hard for  slate  use.. 
Yellow  Reef, for  sla 
u s e ..........................
ST K U PS.
A ccacia.....................
Zingiber  ...................
Ipecac........................
Ferri  Io d ...................
Auranti  Cortes.........
Rhei  Arom................
Similax  Officinalis.. 
(
Senega  ......................
Scillae........................
“  Co...................
T o ln tan .....................
Prunus  virg..............
TIN C T U R E S

“ 

Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association.
M u s k e g o n ,  N ov.  14,  1888.

A  regular  meeting  of  the  Muskegon 
Drug Clerks’ Association was  held ’Tues­
day, November 13, at  which  the  officers 
for the next term were installed.
The membership of  the  Association is 
now as high as ever  known  before  and 
general aim is taken to  make  the  meet­
ings  as  interesting  as  possible.  Great 
benefit is derived by  the  members  from 
the  reading  of  papers,  discussion  of 
questions, chemical  and  pharmaceutical 
experiments, etc.  The  Association lives 
in hopes to obtain a laboratory,  the real­
ization of which  may be seen in the near 
future,  with  as  many  members  as the 
Association has at present.

J n o.  A.  T in h o l t,  Sec’y.

The Drug Market.

There are  few  changes of  importance 
to note this  week.  Opium,  morphia and 
quinine  are  steady.  Borax is very  firm 
and  advancing.  Gum  camphor  is  un­
changed.  Oil  cassia  is  higher.  Gum 
guaicum  has  advanced  on  account  of 
scarcity.  Hemp  seed  has  advanced. 
Balsam copaiba is higher.

T*O L ,I S H I N  A

[TRADE  MARK  REGISTERED.]

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iSpecially adapted for Pianos, Br­

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n n i   IPUTMIT  will remove grease and dirt, and 
r l l u l o f l l n J l   will  add  a  luster  w hich  for 
beauty and durability cannot be excelled.
D ili  IQ liIW  If  is clean and easy to use,  as  full 
r U u l O j l i i i / i   directions  accompany  each bot­
tle.
D ill  IQ U IU  IT  is Put u P i n Large  Bottles and is 
r U n l O n i j l / l   sold  at  the  moderate  price  of 
Twenty five cents.
n n i   IOU1M1T  is the  best  Furniture  Finish  in 
r U u l O j i l l i / l   the  market.  Trv  it,  and  make 
your old furniture look fresh anti new.
D ill  IQ III MU  is for sale by all  Druggists, Fur- 
■  U h i 0 1'i 1 ii H  niture  Dealers.  Grocery  and 
Hardware Stores.

Be tv are of Imitations.

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78 Congress St., West,

Detroit, Mich., April 9,188». 

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

Yoars  truly,

Wm. G r a y, M. D.

Medical Sup’t.

Midville, Geo., Feb. 24,1888. 

Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing 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 ohnson, M. D.

Very respectfully,

Yardley, Pa., March >8,1888. 

Erostrated, with  very satisfactory  results.  I 

Ph. Best Brewing Co.,
|  Dea r Sir s—I have given  your “Malt Tonic” 
j  a trial in several caseB of Enfeebled Digestion 
|  and General  Debility,  especially in  the  aged, 
where  the  whole  Byetem  seems  completely
ave  used  many  of  the  so-called  “Malt  Ex- 
i 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 
I  rapid and permanent.

E lia s Wildm an, M. D.

Work-House Hospital,

Blackwell’s Island, Feb. 10,1888.

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

E. W. Fi EMI NO,  M. D.

Troy, New York, January 28,1888. 

.

j  Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co„ 
Dea r Sir s—Your agent  left me a sample of 
your liquid extract. Malt, and  as  I  use  much 
such  in  my  practice, I  thought  to  compare
four product with  some  from another  house 
had on hand; and finding  yours  superior  in 
the  great  essential,  the  palitdble  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. J ay F isk , M. D.

East Geuessee Street.

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

j Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co.,
I  Gentlem en—I  have  used  the “B est” Tonle 
i with  most  gratifying  results in  my  case  o f 
i dyspepsia.  My case was  a  bad  one, 1  had no 
appetite; headache in the morning; sour stom ­
ach;  looking  as  though  I  had  consumption, 
and after taking this tonic  I  never felt b e tte r 
in  my life.  I   think  it  will  cure a bad case of 
dyspepsia.  You  may recommend  it  for  Hurt 
^ case. 

Wm. O. Jaeger.

322 South Fifth Street, 
Philadelphia, Feb. 1,1888. 

Ph. Best Brewing Co., 28 College Place, N. Y., 
Gen tlem en—I  have  tested  the  sample  of 
“Concentrated  Liquid  Extract  o f  Malt  and 
Hops” you  sent  me,  and  find  in  my humble 
judgment that it is a  very  pure and safe a rti­
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  “ Beet” 
Tonic to a great  extent amongst my practice, 
I will state in  its  behalf that  I  have  had  the 
beet results with  nursing  mothers  who  w ere 
deficient in  milk,  increasing  its  fluids and se­
creting a more nourishing food for the in fan t, 
also increasing the appetite  and in every way 
satisfactory for such cases.

Very respectfully,

D. Bornio, M  D.

For Sale By

Grand Rapids,

Mich.

A? *

Manufacturers of the Celebrated

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

Which  for  Durability,  Elasticity,  Beauty 
and Economy are Absolutely Unsurpassed.
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A nd th e W holesale  D ruggists  o f  D etroit 

and Chicago.

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(FOR ALL KINDS  OF  STOCK)  F R E E  

HOG  CHOLERA — CAUSE.  CURE  &  PREVENTION 
WORTH MANY  DOLLARS  TO EVERY BREEDER.

THE GERMAN  MEDICINE CO.MINNEAPOLIS.  MINN.
FOB SALE BY 0BU66ISTS. 6B0CERS. E7IÎ.
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For  Sale  to  the  Trade  by

llazeltine & Perkins  Drug Co..  Wholesale  Drug­
gists:  Hawkins & Perry, Wholesale Grocers;  Me- 
Catisland & Co..  W holesale Grocers, E.  Saginaw; 
W. J. Gould & Co.,  Wholesale  Grocers,  Detroit; 
1).  Desenberg & Co., Wholesale Grocers,  Kalama­
zoo.

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25c size..........
3.50
50c  “ 
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P eck h am ’s Croup R em edy  is  prepared es- j 
pecially for children and is  a safe  and certain j 
cure for Croups, Whooping Cough,  Colds  and  i 
all  bronchial  and  pulmonary  complaints  of ! 
childhood.  For attractive  advertising matter i 
address the proprietor. Dr. H. C. PECKHAM . 
Freeport,  M ich.  Trade  supplied  by  whole­
sale druggists of  Grand  Rapids,  Detroit  and 
Chicago.

S Shoi 

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Barb,  (po. 60)...  50® 
\lo e.
••  Cape.  (po.  20)...  ®
“  Socotri,  (po.  60).  @
Catechu, is. i ‘¿s. 14 *4s.
16).............................  
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A m m oniae...................   25®
Assafcetida,  (po. 30)...  ®
Benzoin um ...................   50®
Camphor®.....................  32®
Euph orbium, po...........  35®.
G albanum ................... 
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Gamboge,  po................  SO®
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Guaiaeum,  (po. 45)—  
Kino,  (po.  25)..............  @
M astic..........................  
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Myrrh,  (po. 45)............  @
Opii,  (po. 4  75)............3  15®
Shellac  ........................   25®
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bleached.........  25®
T rag acan th ..................  30®
herba—In ounce package
A bsinthium ............................
Eupatorlum ............................
Lobelia....................................
M ajorum .................................
M entha  Piperita...................
“  V ir............................
Rue...........................................
Tanacetum, V ........................
Thymus,  V ..............................

55®  60 
20®   22 
20®  25 
35®  38

M A G N ESIA .
Calcined, P at............
Carbonate,  Pat  .......
Carbonate, K.  &  M .. 
Carbonate,  Jennings
OLEUM.
A bsinthium ..............
. .5  00@5 50 
..  45®  75 
Amygdalae, D ulc__
Amydalae, A m arae..
..7   25©7  50 
A n isi..........................
..1  85@1  96 
®2  50 
Auranti JCortex.......
Bergamil  .................
. .2  75@3  25 
C ajiputi.....................
..  90® 1  00 
Caryophylli..............
@2 00 
Cedar  ..*....................
35®  65 
C henopodii..............
@1  75 
C innam onii..............
..  90®  95 
C itronella.................
..  @ 7 5
Conium  M ac............
..  35®  65 
Copaiba.....................
..  90@1  00 
15^50® 16 00 
Exechthitos.........
..  90@1  00 
E rig ero n ..............
..1  20@1  30 
.. 2j25®2 35 
G aultheria...........
Geranium,  ounce 
@ 7 5  
Gossipii,  Sem. gal
..  50®  75 
Hedeoma  ............
.. 1  15@1  25 
Jun ip eri...............
..  50@2 00 
L avendula..........
..  90@2 00 
Lim onis................
..1  60@2 00 
Mentha Piper.......
..2  75@3 75 
Mentha  V erid__
. .3 00@3 25 
Morrhnae,  gal__
..  80@1  00 
Myrcia. ounce__
@ 5 0  
O live..'.................
1  00@2  75 
Picis Liquida,  (gal. 35) 
10® .  12 
Ricini
96@1  10
Rosm arini.....................  75@1  00
Rosae,  ounce...............   @6 00
Succini..........................  40®  45
S ab in a ..........................  90@1  00
Santal  ..........................3  50@7 00
Sassafras.......................  80®  85
Sinapis, ess, ounce.
@@1  50 
T iglii............................
T h v m e........................
40®  50 @ 
o p t.................
15®
Theobromas................
POTASSIUM.
15®
Bi Carb........................
B ichrom ate................
13®
37®
Bromide......................

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@1 00

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.  75 Strychnia  Crystal.......

14© 
10® 1
@1  25 
55®  60 
8® ,  10 
50®  55 
38©  48 
12®.  14 
@  35 
40@3  oO 
40®  50 
@4 50 
12®  14
N©  10

Picis Liq., q u a rts .......
p in ts..........
Pil  Hydrarg,  (po. SO).. 
Piper  Xigra.  (po. 22)... 
Piper Alba,  (po gñ)....
Pix  Burgun.................
Plumb! A c et................
Pulvis Ipecac et opii.. 1 
Pyrethruru,  boxes  II
"& P. D.  Co., doz.......
Pyrethrum,  pv ............
Q uassiae......................
(¿uinia,  S.  P. & W  ....
S.  German__
Rubia  Tinctorum .......
Saccharum Lactis pv ..
Salacin..........................í
Sanguis  Draconis.......
Santonine  ...................
Sapo,  \V........................
’•  M..........................
Seidlitz  M ixture.........
Sinapis..........................
“  opt.....................
Snuff.  Mac
Aeonitum  Xapellis R ... . 
V oes..........................
@  35
F ... __   50 Snuff, Scotch, De.  Voes
úv.  35
Aloes................................. ....  60 Soda Boras,  (po. 11)...
10®.  11
33(¡r/.  35
and  m yrrh............ ....  60 Soda  et Potass T art...
2(a\  2*4
A rn ic a ............................. .. ..  50 Soda Carb.....................
Asafoetida........................ ....  50 Soda,  Bi-Carb..............
4® 
5
Atrope Belladonna......... .. ..  60 Soda,  A sh.....................
5©  4
Benzoin............................ ... .  60 Soda, Sulphas..............
@ 
2
30(0  55
Co....................... ....  50 Spts. Ether C o ............
Myrcia  Dom.......
Sanguinaria..................... . . ..  50
@2  00
@2 50
“  Myrcia  Im p.........
B arosm a.......................... ....  50
75
C antharides.....................
Vini  Reet.  bbl.
2 27)...
@2 37
C apsicum ........................ __   50
Cardamon........................ ....  75
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
@1  10
Co...................
.... 1  00 Sulphur,  Subì.............. 2 )i©  3* b
C astor.............................
C atechu............................ ....  50
Cinehona  ........................ ....  50 T am arinds...................
8©  10
28©  30
Co..................... __   60 Terebenth Venice.......
C olum ba.......................... __   50 Theobrom ae................ 50(fL  55
C onium ............................ .... 
s o V anilla........................ 9 00® 16 00
Cubeba............................. __   50 Zinci  Sulph.................
7®  8
D ig italis.......................... __   50
E rgot................................. ....  50
Bbl.  Ga,
G entian.......................... __   50 Whale, w inter............
70
70 
Co........................ .. ..  60 Lard,  ex tra.................
90
86 
G uaica............................. __   50 Lard, No.  1.................
5tt 
55
ainrnon............... ....  60 Linseed, pure raw  ...
60
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Z in g ib er.......................... ....  50 Lindseed,  boiled.......
63
60 
Hyoscyam us................... __   50 Neat's  Foot,  winter
Iodine............................... ....  75
69
strain ed ...................
50 
Colorless..............
Spirits Turpentine__ 5U 
55
Ferri  Chloridum ............
bbl.  lb.
K in o ............................... __   50
Lobelia............................. __   50 Red  V enetian................ 13Í  2@3
. ...  50 Ochre, yellow  Mars — 1?4  2@4
M y rrh ............................
“ 
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....  50
N ux  Vomica.................
Puttv,  commercial__ 2 y ,  2!a@3
*•  strictly  pure.......2Vi
“  Cam phorated.........
....  50
“  Deodor................... __ *2  00 V ermilion Prime Amer
ic a n .............................
Auranti Cortex.............. __   50
50 Vermilion,  English — 70@75
70® 75
50 Green,  Peninsular.......
tíhatany  ........................
....  50 Lead,  red ...................... 89i®7M,
R h ei.. 
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w h ite ................. 6îi@7îi
Cassia  A eutifol............ __   50
©70
50 \\ hiting, white Span..
©90
....  50 Whiting,  Gilders’.........
S erpentaria...................
1  00
Stromonium................... __   60 White, Paris  Amerieai
....  60 W hiting,  Paris  Eng.
T o lu tan ..........................
1  40
C liff.............................
V alerian ........................
....  50
50 Pioneer Prepared Paniti  ÄXo.1  4
Veratrum Yeride..........
Swiss  \ ilia  Prepared
P a in ts........................ G0®1  20
M ISCELLA N EO U S.
V A R N ISH E S.
1(J@1  20
30©  32 No. 1 Tnrp  Coach.......
60@.l  70
> ;,©  3 VS Extra T urp...................
75@3 00
Coach  Body.................
00@1  10
4 No. 1  Turp  F u rn .........
3® 
55®  60 Eutra Turk Damar— 55@1  60
4®  5 Japan  Dryer,  No.  1
70®  75
55®  60
T u r p ..........................

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A lum en........................
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A im atto........................
Antimoni, po...............
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BUSINESS  ¿-AW.

Brief  Digests  of  Recent  Decisions 

Courts  of  Last  Resort.

B A N K — C A S H IE R —-A U TH O RITY — PA Y M E N T  
According to  the  decision  of  the  Su 
preme Court of Iowa,  a bank cashier  has 
no authority to transfer notes of the bank 
in payment of a deposit,  and the  deposi 
tor receiving the same  is  liable  for  the 
amount realized thereupon.

SU N D A Y   L A W ----PA Y M E N T — F O R F E IT U R E .
When the rent or royalty under a  min­
ing lease falls due on a Sunday it is prop­
erly payable on  the  following  Monday, 
and nonpayment on the Sunday will  not 
work a forfeiture of the lease,  according 
to the decision of the Court  of  Chancery 
of New Jersev.

N A T IO N A L   B A N K — E X C E S S IV E   IN T E R E S T .
Where  a  National  bank  knowingly 
takes,  receives,  reserves  pr  charges  a 
greater  rate of interest than that  allow­
ed by the laws of the state in  which  the 
bank is located it forfeits  the  entire  in­
terest, by virtue of the  act  of  Congress, 
according to the decision of the Court  of 
Appeals of  Kentucky.

IN S U R A N C E —S T IP U L A T IO N —BR IN G IN G   SU IT.
An insurance policy contained a  stipu­
lation that  suit  should  not  be  brought 
after twelve  months  from  the  filing  of 
proof of loss.  Suit was brought  by  the 
insured  within  twelve  months,  but  on 
account of  a  misdescription  a  non-suit 
was taken and an amendment filed,  with 
a petition  for  the  reinstatement  of  the 
cause,  more  than  twelve  months  after 
proof of loss.  The Texas  Court  of  Ap­
peals held that the  suit  was  barred  on 
the ground that the non-suit  was  a  ter­
mination of the first suit.

IN S  U R A N CE  P O L IC Y -V O ID  A B IL IT Y -C R IM E .
A life insurance  policy  contained  the 
provision that it should be  void  in  case 
the assured should die in consequence  of 
the violation of any criminal law of  any 
country, state or  territory  in  which  he 
might be.  The assured,  while a fugitive 
from justice, committed suicide to  avoid 
arrest  and  trial.  The  Minnesota  Su­
preme Court held,  that  the  suicide  was 
not to be considered as the proximate  re­
sult of the alleged  crime,  and  that  the 
death of the assured by  suicide  was  not 
within the proper  meaning  of  the  poli­
cy  to be considered the violation  of  law 
there referred to.

PROM ISSORY NO TE— P A R O L E V ID E N C E .
The Supreme Court of Minnesota  held 
that parol evidence was  inadmissable  to 
show that when  a  promissory  note  was 
executed  there  was  an  oral  agreement 
between the  parties  that  if  the  maker 
should be forced to make  an  assignment 
for the benefit of creditors under  the  as­
signment law the  payee  should  file  his 
claim on the note with the  assignee  and 
execute a full release to the maker of  all 
claims other than such as might be  paid 
by  the  assignee  under  the  assignment. 
The court held the evidence inadmissable 
on the ground that the effect  of  the  evi­
dence would be to vary the  w ritten  con­
tract  by  attaching  a  condition  to  pay 
inconsistent with  the  express  terms  of 
the note.

SA V IN G S  B A N K   BOOK— D E L IV E R Y .

The effect of  the  delivery  of  a  bank 
book  of  a  savings  bank  depositor  was 
considered  by 
the  Supreme  Court  of 
Pennsylvania 
the  recent  case  of 
in 
Walsh1 s Appeal.  The court held that an 
assignment of such a  book,  like  an  as­
signment of a  book  of  original  entries, 
will operate to transfer the entire balance 
remaining  due  upon  the  account,  but 
that a delivery of it will no  more  trans­
fer the fund  than  will  a  delivery  of  a 
book of original entries transfer the  bal­
ances due upon the several amounts  con­
tained  therein.  The  court  said:  The 
book is, at most, a statemeut of  accouut, 
showing how much  has  been  deposited 
by the customer, to be held by  the  bank 
npoii the  terms  which  the  law  or  the 
agreement between the parties  has  pro­
vided.  When withdrawn,  it is by  means 
of checks, orders, or such other  form  of 
voucher as the  terms  of  the  deposit  or 
the usages of  the  institution  may  pro­
vide, for the mere possession of the book 
by the hank would afford no evidence  of 
the payment of the money to the  deposi­
tor.

Successful Building  Associations.

Trom th e  Troy Time?.
Building  associations  in  Philadelphia 
iave done a great work in  the  matter of 
enabling  men  without  means to pay for 
their  homes.  Other  cities  are  copying 
the system with just as good results.'  In 
Chicago, for  instance,  are  numerous or­
ganizations of the  same  kind,  which, in 
the language of the News,  -‘are  teaching 
the whole  body  of  citizens  who  are in 
moderate  circumstances 
the  value  of 
smull weekly savings.  They'are making 
it possible for men on salaries to procure 
homes  of  their  own.  They are casting 
out poverty and  laying  modest  founda­
tions on which may  be built  comfortable 
homes.”  This  testimony  to  the.good 
which such  associations  are  accomplish­
ing in Chicago is just  as  pertinent if ap­
plied to their work elsewhere.  The prob­
ability is that the system  whereby a man 
ean pay for his home in installments as he 
would meet his rent will become far more 
general.

All Done for Effect.

"Well, my love,” he began, "how much 
do you think you can  do  with  to-day?” 
“Oh, I think 840 will be all I want, dear,” 
replied the wife.  “Better take 860,” said 
the  generous  husband,  as  he  banged 
three 820 pieces on the table. 
“Must be 
pretty  well  fixed,  these people.” said a 
new boarder to his  neighbor.  “Well,  it 
doesn’t always follow,”  replied  the  old 
boarder.  “They  go  through  that  per­
formance once or twice a week for effect, 
and you bet there would be a squall if she 
didn’t return that money  when  they.got 
to their room.  He saw you  were  a  new 
hand and so  thought  he  would  impress 
you  with  his  wealth.  He  gets  875  a 
month as  salesman  in  a  clothing  store 
down town and does  some  collecting for 
the house.  That was  the  firm’s  money 
he handed his wife.

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T E A S ,

C O F F E E S

S P IC E S

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Honey Bee  Coffee

Our Bunkum Coffee 

Princess Bkg. Powder 
Early Riser Bkg. Pdr.

134 to 140 Pillion  Street.

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63-65 Canal St. CASES
well-known SOAPS

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Manufacturers of the  following 

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A N D   O T H E R S. 

W.  G. HAWKINS,

For quotations address

Salesman for Western Michigan,

Lock Box  173, 

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Cure and Prevention.  Cir­
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For sale by Druggists.  Uro- 
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Horses,  Cattle,  Hogs,  Sheep, 
Colts,  Calves,  Pigs,  Lambs.
Has  the  finest  line  of  illustrated  advertising 
and  most  attractive  Lithograph  Label. 
List 
£ ™ ^ UCedAusUStl’1888r  A  75  cent, cash 
guarantee on every box you sea,  1.000 illu=- 
Hi“   •  e rcnlar? Ln eat-}! case.  Rubber stamp and 
r   t-ink-nis pad ft ee with your first order through
.Special  directions  for.  building up a 
a ^ t i a d e  with every shipment.  Our new circu- 
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is  attracting  universal  attention. 
Contains the most scientific  and  practical  facts 
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positively successful  treatment.  Gives  valua­
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l  RADE,  for full information in regard to rub- 
berstami>—free—and also our  GRAND  CASH 
PRIZES.  See. circulars for  testimonials of reli­
able dealers from all parts of the countrv.  This 
trade  is  about  equally  divided  between  drug 
gists, general dealers and  grocers,  A good trade 
tor one insures a satisfactory trade for the other, 
u raer at once, save freight and  commence  turn 
m g your money everv thirty or  sixty  davs  at 71 
per cent, profit. 

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SOLE MANUFACTURERS:

The German Medicine Comp’y
For sal 

Minneapolis, Minn.  •

in Grand Rapids.  Mich., by  Hazeltine 
Co. and Hawkins & Perry, whole-

& Perkins Dru 
sale grocers.

L
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  Loilis  Sts.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

SAVE

Why
Can
YOU
By trading with the new house of

Y ¡ziL;
Cummings & Yale?

I 
! 

Because  we  represent  the mann- 
facturer®  and  importers  direct— 
and SAVE you  a

\Jobher9s  Profit.

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.

19 SOUTH IONIA ST. 

Cniiin|sHale,'v« r .
DO YOD WANT A SHOWCASE?

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SPECIAL OFFER —This style or oval case;  best 
quality;  ail glass,  heavy  double  thick;  panel  doors; 
full length  mirrors and spring hinges;  solid cherry or 
walnut frame;  extra heavy base;  sitvetta  trimmings- 
6 feet long,  28  inches  wide,  15  inches  high.  Price, 
$11, net cash.  Boxing and cartage free.

3D.  ID.  C O O K ,
-  Michigan.
Grand  Rapids, 

21  SCRIBNER  STREET,

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. 
j STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids.

S W IF T ’S

Choice Chicago

Dres Beef

—  A   V   I)  M U T T O N  —

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  and Company9

Union  Stock  Yards, 

CHICAGO.

Marvelous 
tabes  the  lea.l 
quarts—will bui
Complete, as shown, with  15 in.  tin  shade.
with 2(> in. white lined  reflector 
Also a great variety of  Rochester  Lamps
WE  ARE  HEADOUVRTERS  FOR

It 
Light!  300-candle  |*>wer: 
over  all  others.  Fount holds 3 
h rt  hours.
EACH 
. .$3.90 
..  4.00 
..  7.50 
in all

grades.

%
%

I’in a fo n

N o t h in g  
M ic h ig a n  

th e m .

R  15 OZ
*12.00 I 
.  14.40 
.  ih.so 
.  9.60
.  12.00 
same 
lade  of steel 
>  rust, haud- 
nd  black. 
............*15.00
...................  18.00
Cheapest  Wood Oil  Cans 

“The  Adams" steel  Plate nil  t  ; 
construction as.the  Pinafore, oni; 
instead of tin and warranted  not 
somelv finished in colors red. bln 
“The Adams-’ 3 gal.  steel oil  '' tu
The

5 .....................  
in  the  market.

The " I MPERVIOUS-’ oil 
and  gasoline  cans.  War­
ranted not to  leak  or  get 
jammed,  will  outlast  all 
others.

i.  impervious oil cans,
•r doz  ..................*10.80
1.  impervious oil  cans, 
T doz....................811.70
nil cam
__ *13.50
; oil cans 
__ *18.00

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t>Or d0Z 
CLASS.  WITH  TIX  JACKET. 
‘i gal.  Home oil cans,  l  doz. in  box 
*•> V)
1 
3 00
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1  “ 
open stock.....................  j ’gQ
y,  “  Tin 
J  “ 
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................... ¿00
*  „ 
„ 
...................   4.90
...................   7.50
5 
The “Invincible”  1  gal. oil  cans, per  doz..  *3 00 
Attractively finished in assorted colors arid has 
a glass covered guage on the side  showing quan-
titv of oil in the can, arid  i
a  large  sale.

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LEMON,  HOOPS  l PETERS,

Wholesale

Grocers

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- T E A -

IMPORTERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

C u r t i s s   &   C o .,

Successors to CURTISS &  DUNTON.

W H O L E S A L E

a per  IÎ 

areh

Houseman Building,  Oor.  Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

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

M IC H IG A N .

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.

