The  Michigan  Tradesman.

VOL.  6.

GKAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 28,  1888.

NO. 271.

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reaped.

heaped,

com b,

THANKSGIVING.

F o r th e hay and th e corn and  th e  w heat  th a t is 

F or th e labor w ell done an d   th e  b arns  th a t  are 

F or th e sun and  th e dew   an d   th e  sw eet  honey­

I F o r  th e  rose  and 

th e  song  an d   th e  harvest 

b rought hom e—

T hanksgiving !  th anksgiving !

F o r th e tra d e and th e skill  and th e  w ealth in  o u r 

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

!

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T ransacts a general  banking  business.

Mf C oun try M e rch a n ts S o lic ited .

We are making  a  Middlings | 
Purifier and Flour Dresser that j  M a k e  a   s p e d a i t v  o f  c o lle c tio n s .  A c c o u n ts
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three times each year. 
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They  are  guaranteed  to  doj 
more  work in less  space (with | 
less  power  and  less  waste) I 
than  any  other  machines  of| 
their  class.
Send  for  descriptive  cata­
logue with testimonials.
Martin’s  Mifflinp  Purifier  Co.,

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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PLACE to secu re a thorough 
’ and u sefu l education is at th e 
G r a n d  R a p i d s  (Mich.) B u s i­
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lege Journal.  A ddress.  C. G. SW ENSBERG.

JU L IU S   H O U SE M A N , P r es..

A . B . W A T SO N . T reas..

S. F . A S P IN W A L L , Secy. 

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

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“As poverty,”  said Patty.
"Yes,  bitter  as  poverty. 

AND  THE I It  R UNNING   MATES

TWO  GREAT LEADERS

T he above head-line does not  refer to th e great 
leaders in  th e political parties, but to  tw o  of the 
G REA TEST  SELLING  Cigars on  th e  m arket to­
day—n am ely :

Warren’s SpEekM  Hananas
Warren’s  Sillier  Spots,

I've  tasted 
both.  They  are  a tonic  to  the  nerve 
they defy death and  keep old age at  a re 
spectful  distance.”
“They m ust  be  the  Elixir of  Youth, 
said Anita. 
“ Where do  you get them *?
“At  M ortar  &  Pestle’s.”   And  then 
Lena lighted the double-burner  and  Bob 
produced his pencils  and  paper  and be- 
! gan  making  a  plan  of  the  “ Marquancl 
¡Mansion,”   to be  erected  when  liis  ship 
|cam e in,  asking Patty’s advice about this 
I and  that,  about closets,  the  pantry,  the 
boudoir,  their  two  heads  bent  together 
over the task.
“.We'll throw out a bay window  here,” 
T he “ Speckled  H avanas”  fo r a Ten C ent Cigar 
he said;  “ won’t we, P a tty '?  And we will 
anil  th e  “ S ilver  Spots"  for  a  F ive  C ent  Cigar
I have  a  verandah  for  moonlight  nights 
stand w ith o u t rivals  w herever  introduced.  Ev-  ___
cry dealer  in   F in e  Cigars  should  secure  these  I
lovers 
■  ‘
I  tw o brands, as they are TRA D E  W IN N ERS. 
made.’  And as  long as the m aterials are 
F u ll particulars in  regard to prices, term s, etc., 
I 
so cheap  I think  we’ll  add on a conserv­
i  can be had bv addressing
atory.  eh.  Patty"?  so  you  may  always 
wear a rose  in  your  hair;  and  a  studio 
for  Lena  at  the  top of  the house,”  till 
they  were  all  offering  suggestions,  and 
the  "M anor”  looked as if  it had broken 
out with an  irruption of  fantastic gables, 
windows and wings,  and  had  become an 
anachronism  in  architecture,  where  the 
style of  one  era  jostled  that of  another.
But  it  was  not  Boh who strolled  into 
the  school-room  up  at  the  Hon.  Mr.

GEO.T. WARREN* GO.

MICHIGAN.
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Mfrs,  Higli  Grade  Cigars,

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F ull line.  Cash prices th is m onth.

G R A H A M   ROYS.  -  G rand  R a p id s  M ich.

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No  Posting!

No  Writing!

No Disputing of iGcoiints!

No  Change to  Make!
IBredit COUPON  Book!!

P R A n n S M A N

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N E W   B L O D G E T T   B L O C K ,

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

Daniel Lynch,

-SUCCESSOR  TO-

FRED D. YÄLE1 GO.

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ON  T H E   M A R K E T.

T H E  N E W E S T   A N D  B E ST  SY STEM  j 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.

W e  q u o te  p r ic e s  a s  fo llo w
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$10 
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Orders for 200 or o v e r ............................ 5 per cent.

C. M. GOODRICH & CO.,

S u b ject to  th e  fo llo w in g  d is c o u n ts :

....$2.50
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Send in sam ple order and put your  business  dicom b Blk. 
E,  A.  STOWE  i  BRO., Grand  Rapids,
B E L K N A P
Wagon  and  Sleigh  Go.,

Proprietor  o f

EDWIN  FALLAS,
Valley  City  Coin  Storage.
S o lid   B ra n d
D a isy   B ra n d

P acker an d  Jo b b er of th e P opular

A M )

O F   O Y STERS.

Butter,  Eggs,  Sweet  Potatoes, 

Cranberries, Etc.

Sole P roprietor of

Mrs, Wither s Home Made frtince Meat

M ade  of  the  best ¡m aterial.  T he  finest 

goods in th e m arket.  Price, T cents 

per lb.  in  25 lb.  Pails.

Salesroom, No- 9 N> Ionia Street,

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

T H E   G R A N D   R A P ID S

PRPER  BOX  FRGTORY,

W.  W.  HC ELSTER P roprietor,

has been
Form erly  located  at 11  P earl  St. 
rem oved to
81  &  8 3  C arn p au  St.
Cor. Louis, w here I  sh all h av e m ore room 
and fa r better facilities fo r  th e m an u fac­
tu re of P aper  Boxes.
All w ork  g u aranteed  first  class and  at 
the low est rates.  W rite or  call  for  esti­
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M anufacturers of

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Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S

LOGGING  CARTS  AND  TRUCKS, 

MILL  AND  DUMP  PARTS. 

LUMBERMEN’S  AND 

RIVER  TOOLS.

We carry a large  stock  of  m aterial  an d   have 
every facility for  m aking  first  « lass  W agons of 
all kinds.
i3^“ Special  atten tio n   given 
to   R epairing. 
P ain tin g  an d  Lettering.
Shops oil Front St., Grand Rapids

Our complete line of 

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are ready for inspection.  Every 
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ids.  should  be  sure  and 
look 
through  our lines.

Eaton,Lyon3cGo„
FOURTH M O RAL B ill

20 and 22 Monroe St.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A.  J.  Bo w s e , P resident.

Geo.  C.  P ie r c e,  V ice President.

H. W.  N a s h ,  Cashier. |
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CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000. j

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HAS  REMOVED  FROM

46  Ottawa  Street,

0 3 - 0 5   P e a r l  S t .

M o re  R o o m ! 

B ette r   F a cilities!

The  Inspedion  of the  Trade  is 

Solicited.

Our  old  store,  th ree  floors  and  base­
m ent, w ith gas engine  an d   elevator,  for 
rent on favorable  term s.

THUM B,  WHYLAND  &  CO.,

NEW  YORK,

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taught,

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F or th e cu n n in g   an d   stren g th   of  th e  w orking- 

F or  th e  good  th a t  o u r  artists  and  poets  have 

F o r the frie n d sh ip  th a t hope  a n d   affection have 

T hanksgiving 

than k sg iv in g  !

F o r th e hom es th a t w ith  pu rest affection are blest,
F or th e season o f plenty  an d   w ell-deserved rest,
I F or o u r country extended  from  sea u n to  sea,
T he  la n d   th a t  is  know n  as th e  “ L and  o f  th e 

F ree”—

T hanksgiving 

th anksgiving !

THE  BITTER  WITH  THE  SWEET.
•‘I do  wish somebody would  leave us a 
legacy,”  said  Lena,  “ or  1  could  draw 
something in  a lottery.”
‘•I’m  sure  you drew a cigar-«ase at  the 
church fair,”  interpolated Anita.
•T wish I could find a  pot  of  gold  burl 
ied in  the cellar,”  persisted  Lena.  “ I’m 
about tired  doing without it.”
,  ” 1 don’t  think  riches are half  so inter­
esting as  poverty,  after  all,”  said  Anita 
‘•We  get  a  great  deal  more  excitement 
out  of  life  than  Mrs.  Grundy,  for  in­
stance."
" It's a  kind  of  excitem ent  I  could ex­
ist  without.  Poverty  is  a  trial.  You 
can’t  do  yourself  justice  if  you  arc 
victim. 
It  keeps  friends  and lovers and 
pleasure  at  arm’s  length.  You  might 
have  done  execution  w ith  your voice if 
we  had  had  money to cultivate  it.  My 
feeble taste  for  art  m ight  have  grown 
into  genius,  and  Patty’s  beauty  might 
have  made  her  fortune in society.  One 
can't have society, you know, when one is 
too poor  to  entertain  or  dress,  and has 
no recommendation but ‘a longing for the 
far-off,  unattainable and dim.’ ”
“My dear,”  said  Mrs.  Morris,  who was 
lying  down  with  one of  her headaches, 
“you  are  losing  time  while  you  berate 
fortune,  and time  is money.”
"B ut not legal  tender,”  rejoined  Lena, 
turning to her sewing-machine.
Patty  said  nothing.  Perhaps she was 
thinking  her  own  thoughts,  as  she  sat 
with the  German  grauimer  open  before 
her. 
She  was  daily  governess  in  tin 
family of  the  Hon.  Caleb  Grundy.  M.  C. 
Dr.  John  Morris,  her  father,  had  dieel 
some  years  before,  leaving  an  income 
which  could  hardly  be called  "a gentee 
sufficiency."  He had left something else 
besides.  There were  ledgers  in the attic 
full  of  unreceipted  anil  outlawed 
counts,  although  some of  the debtors and 
their  heirs  drove  in  their  carriages to 
day.
“ I  wish  we  had  been  born  bakers,' 
said  Lena, 
the  kneader’s  coupe 
| rolled by.
"Or could  invent a  patent medicine for 
I 
the  healing  of  the  nations.”  suggested 
Anita.
"Do  you  tliinl 
that would  answer for a  patent of  nobil 
itv?  Do  you  think  Mrs.  Grundy would 
ask  you  to  her  musicale,  though  you 
sang like a dying  swan,  if  you  figured a: 
an  inventor of  balsams or bitters*?”
"Old  Mrs.  Grundy hail  a bad attack o 
her gastri® trouble,”  said  Patty,  waking 
up,  “and  she  has a new  remedy  which 
can raise the  dead,  she thinks—I)r.  Jay’ 
Bitters.  Did 
them 
mamma ?”
the  advertisem ent,”  said 
“ I’ve  seen 
Mrs.  Morris.  And  just  then  Bob  Mar 
quand  knocked  and  announced  that lie 
had  come  to  tea,  exhibiting  a  score  c 
little birds all  ready for the gridiron.
"See  w hat a mighty  hunter  you  liav 
among  you.  Patty and  I will broil them 
for tea—a dish  fit for the gods.”
It seemed  to  Bob as if  Patty belonged 
to him  as  much  as his own soul.  To be 
sure  he  never  made  pretty speeches to 
her,  hut  he  thought  she  knew  that he 
meant 
lie   expected  to  marry 
Patty some day,  but  just  now  he was  too 
poor,  so said  nothing  about  it.  He wa 
studying architecture, and his  uncle  had 
agreed 
to  give  him  $10,000  when  he 
should have built  his  first  house.  T hat 
was  one  of  lus  castles  in  the  air. 
would be  time  enough to speak to Patty 
when the house was built.
“T ry Dr.  Jay’s  Bitters,  Chil 
said he. 
dren cry for  them.  A unt  Mareia’s got 
bottle—hitter  a s"—pausing  for  a  syn 
onym.

“Headache  again,  Mamma  Morri 

Mrs.  Morris  laughed. 

them, 

ever 

you 

try 

as 

love  existed. 

rundy’s when the bell  rang  for  recess; j 
who,  under  one  pretext  or  another,  be­
guiled  Patty  to  linger  after  hours,  till 
the  dusk  shut  them   in  alone  with the 
stars,  while  he  walked  homeward  with 
her,  repeating  some 
incidents  of  his 
travels,  reciting some  passionate  sonnet 
of  his own. G it was  not  Rob  who left a 
rose  on  her  desk  one  morning  w ith  a 
love verse;  when the  sentim ent is pretty’ 
m d  personal,  one  does  not  blame  the 
poet  because  he  is  not  a Milton,  one is 
too apt to think he is.
Rob  had  never  attem pted a rhyme  in 
his  life. 
If  Mrs.  Grundy,  junior,  had 
not been  summering at the  Swiss  Lakes 
no doubt she would  have  devised a  way 
to end  the  love-making of  her  nephew, 
but  there  was  nobody’ to  interfere;  old 
Madam  Grundy’ was  too  deaf  and pur­
blind to  remember  that  such  things  as 
youth  and 
T hat  Paul 
Spencer,  with his poetic inspirations,  his 
fathomless eyes,  his worldly love,  his ex­
perience and popularity should  sue for a 
word  with a poverty-stricken  governess, 
hould  hang upon her will  and court her 
presence, captivated Patty’s  imagination 
and touched  her  heart.  They would sit 
over the embers  of  the  school-room  fire 
while  he  bewitched 
lier  w ith  stories 
from the operas and sang their most love­
lorn  airs in his fine  tenor  till  the  tears 
tood in P atty’s  pretty eyes,  or he would 
bring his violin at odd  moments  and im­
provise  some  tender  melody to he dedi­
cated  to  her,  suggested  by  thoughts of 
her,  till she  began to believe him an un­
appreciated  Mozart.  Perhaps 
the  fact 
that Paul Spencer’s  wife  would  possess 
and enjoy everything  from  which Patty 
Morris had been  eut  off  may  have  lent 
her hero a halo,  may have  made  his  elo­
quence  more  eloquent,  his  tongue more 
persuasive.  But if  it was  so  Patty was 
unconscious  of  it;  there  was  nothing 
mercenary’ in her  nature,  she  was  only 
human, although Bob thought her divine. 
She  had a conviction  that  if  Paul  had 
been  born  a  plow-boy  he  would  have 
found  his  place  on  Parnassus; 
that 
though  he should  waken  one day to find 
her nature  too  narrow  and  incomplete 
for  his  companionship,  she  should  not 
blame  him  over-much, nor unlove  him, 
but  carry the  remembrance  of  her hap­
piness  shut  into  her  heart  like a faded 
rose  pressed  in a  book  of  poems. 
It  i 
perhaps well  that  we  begin life w ith an 
over-supply  of  sentim ent;  we  should 
otherwise have so  little  left  at the  jour 
ney’s end.  Very likely Patty’ had  never 
thought of  Bob  as a  lover  at all;  he was 
the  friend  of  the  family,  a schoolmate, 
about  whom  there  wrere  no  reserves oi 
mysteries:  perhaps he even  seemed com­
monplace  and  unfinished  beside  Mr 
Spencer w ith  his  invulnerable  self-pos 
si on.  his  acquaintance  with  the  world, 
In  the  meantime  things  had  begun  to 
brighten  a  little  in  the  Morris  family 
Mrs.  Morris had  the  house  painted  and 
the blinds renewed;  there was a new ear 
pet  in  the drawing-room and the girls had 
new suits and hats, not home-made; not all 
at once, but  by almost  imperceptible de 
grees,  the  shabby  Morris  mansion  had 
begun to blossom  into  elegance  and  the 
shabby  toilets to follow suit.  Anita  had 
a new piano  in exchange for the old  one. 
and a singing master.
"Mamma,”  said  the  wise  Lena,  "are 
we  living  on  our  principal,  or where do 
yon get so much  money ?”

"I  have  realized  on  something  your 

father left,"  answered her mother.

it  originated 

No:  I wonder if it’s recommended for 
failing memory?  Don’t you ever indulge 
in a bitter?”
I take the bitter with the sweet some­
tim es.”
Ah,  very  good,  very  good;  Doctor, 
doctor—•”
Dr.  Jay’s?’
“Exactly;  a thousand thanks.  I haven’t; 
my faith  in  these  quack  things myself, 
but Lizzie likes to try everything;  it gives 
her  something  to  think  about.  By  the 
way,  I  hear  that 
in  this 
place,  and  there’s  been  money made  on 
it. 
Ju st  get up a patent  medicine,  I tell 
Lizzie,  and  you  may drive  your  four-in- 
hand;  but she  doesn’t  fancy that sort  of 
distinction,  don't you know?”
“ Perhaps it’s  better  than extinction," 
laughed Mrs.  Morris.
Yes,  yes;  here’s  Mortar  A  Pestle’s; 
I’ll step  in before 1  forget it.”
And so it began  to be whispered  about 
that Dr.  Jay’s bitters were home-brew ed; 
the subject was  touched  upon in  society 
meetings,  in m orning calls, on the church 
porch,  and  even  in  the  gentlemen’s de­
bating club.  Mrs.  Bert begged Mrs. Grew 
not  to  say th at  it  came  from  her,  and 
that lady  retailed  it to her next neighbor 
w ith  the  same  precaution.  Many  of 
those who had  used the  bitters were pro­
voked to find  th at  they had  been foster­
ing home  talent,  and  began  to  question 
if 
they  had  received  any  benefit  from 
them after all;  others  stoutly  refused  to 
believe that  Bradford  had  been  capable 
of evolving  such  a tonic  from  its  inner 
consciousness;  but  these  were the  class 
of  people  who  would  doubt  that 
the 
electric  light  illum inated,  if  it  had origi­
nated in their neighborhood.
“And  you  mean to  say  that a woman 
started and owns the bitters?”  questioned 
Mrs.  Bruce,  one of its w armest adherents.
“Well,  X did  think it helped  me about 
my rheumatism,  but  it  m ust  have  been 
the medicated flannel.”
Having  unraveled  two-thirds  of  the 
enigma; the good people of Bradford bent 
their intellects to solving the whole.
Jay’s  bitters  were  a  happy 
thought,”  the  clerk at  Mortar & Pestle’s 
was  saying  to  Bob  Marquancl,  as  young 
Spencer  dropped  in for  a  glass of  soda.
“ They say  Mrs. Morris  lias  made  her 
fortune out of them .”
“ Who says so?”  asked  Bob.
“ Haven’t  you  heard? 

“Dr. 

She's  been 
mighty  sly,  and small blame to her!  No­
body  wants 
to  be  pointed  out  as  the 
woman  who  makes  your  bitters.  Dr. 
Morris  it  seems left  a  recipe  which  he 
used to  make  up for  liis  patients  when 
there wasn’t  much ailed  them,  and  after 
he died and  they didn’t know’ which way 
to  turn,  Mrs.  Morris  she  put  it into  the 
hands of  a m anufacturer  on  the  halves. 
But  it  isn’t  everybody,  you  know,  who 
would  feel  proud to  shoulder  a  patent 
medicine  upon  the public;  it isn 't aristo­
cratic.  You  w ouldn't  w ant  a  lmneh  of 
herbs for your crest.  You wouldn’t want 
to m arry  into the fam ily.”
“ I  don’t  know  about  th at,"  said  Bob: 
"but  I  don't  think  anyone  expects  yon 
to do  it.”
Mr.  Spencer  was  on liis  way to  visit | 
Patty,  but  he  turned  about  in  order to 
reflect.  He did not object to m arry with­
out  money,  and  rather  plumed  himself 
upon the fact,  since he had  enough.  But 
what  the  clerk at  M ortar A  Pestle’s  had 
said  was quite true:  one  did  not care  to 
m arry into a family  made famous by  Dr. 
Jay 's  Bitters.  And  therefore  the  per­
fumed  note  which  Patty  received 
the 
next week read:

"P aul  Spencer.”

things  began 

loves you,”   Lena  ventured.

said Lena when Patty broke  the news.

■ • Rob!”
“ Yes,  Bob.  The bitters  make  no  dif­

"M r  D e a r   P a t t y — I  prom ised  my  m other 
once, in  th e  days  w hen  I  believed  no  w om an 
w ould  ever touch  my h eart, th a t  I w ould  never 
m arry w ith o u t  her consent.  H aving told  h e r of 
our engagem ent  she  refuses to sanction  i t ;  and 
I, cruelly staid, leave it  to  you  to  say if  I  shall 
keep  m y vow   to  h e r  or  follow   my  ow n  sweet 
w ill?  A lw ays yo u r lover,

-T he bitters haven't agreed with him ." 
"Oh.  yes."  said  Anita,  “ they  have 
cured him .”
Of course there  was but  one  reply  pos­
sible,  and  Patty  sent  it. 
“He  never 
could have  loved m e,"  she sighed mourn­
fully,  “ or the patent medicine could have 
made no difference,"
“ lit?  never  could  have  loved  as  Bob 

Patty’s engagement  was  confided  to  no 
one  outside  the  family  except  to  Boh. 
The fact was,  Mr.  Spencer  was  not quite 
prepared to acknowledge  it to his friends; 
his mother,  who  had  views  of  her  own 
for him,  might have  something  disagree­
able to say,  and although he  proposed to 
haveliis own  way  in the end lie naturally 
hated  a scene,  and  believed  that  affairs 
would finally adjust  themselves  without 
his interference:  in the meantime he was 
enjoying himself. 
It did not  strike Mrs. 
Morris strangely  that the affair should he 
kept private  fo ra while, till Mrs. Grundy 
should  return from  the Swiss Lakes,  and 
Mr.  Grundy take  a  holiday,  occupied as 
she  was  w ith  her  own concerns.  That 
any one should object to her Patty would 
seem  preposterous. 
In  her  opinion  a 
doctor’s  family ranked  with  the first  in 
the land, and it did not occur to  her that 
any  one could  think  differently;  to be  a 
member of  the  faculty was  to  belong to 
the  aristocracy.  As 
to 
brighten  in  the  Morris  family  the girls 
began to he invited out  more  and  more; 
it was found that  A nita had  a fine draw ­
ing-room  voice and  obliging  disposition, 
that Lena could talk art with the esthetes, 
and  that  the  young  men  flocked  to the 
soiree w’hich  Patty  attended.  Moreover, 
it w as known  through Mr. Bert, a broker, 
that Mrs. Morris had  invested  in  U nited 
States bonds.
“I  thought  that the  Doctor left  them  
as  poor  as a church  mouse,”   he  said  to 
his wife.
“So  he  did;  but  she  has  realized  on 
I  can’t think  what; 
something  I  hear. 
i  maybe  he  had  Alabama  claims,  or  per­
haps  some  stock 
they  held  may  have 
risen.”
" Their  stock  has  gone  up  with a  ven­
geance,”  said Mr.  Bert.
“ Yes; 
it’s the  Morrises  here  and  the 
Morrises  there;  one  never  used to  hear 
of  them  until  the other  day.  Did  you 
get  the  bitters  I  begged  you to  remem­
ber?”
“ Couldn’t recall  the  name to  save  my 
soul.”
“ They  are  not  warranted  to  save the 
soul,  but the body.  Old Mrs.  Bruce says 
they’ve  prolonged  her  days,  and  would 
cure  my neuralgia.  But of  course,  that 
does not signify.
The  following  evening.  Air.  B ert  and 
Mrs.  Morris m et in the  horse ears.
“My wife  asked  me to  get somebody's
have  built  my house;  it  is no  longer  a 
bitters  for  her,  and  I*ve  lost  the  name 
he unfolded  his 
again,”  said he,  “ perhaps you could help  castle  in  the  air,’  and 
“W ill you write 
promised ciiecK. 
! uncle’s promised check.
me,  Mrs.  Morris.” 
that  you  belong  to  me. 
Mr.  Spencer 
Patty?”
“ Yes,”  laughed  Patty,  blushing  be­
neath  his  kiss;  “I  will tell him  that you

ference with him ."
“ I  never  thought  of  it.  But  1  shall 
never m arry  now.”  And  Patty  thought 
she  was  quite  sincere. 
But  perhaps 
there  is  nothing  more  soothing  to  the 
lacerated feelings of a jilted  woman  than 
the  existence  of  another  lover  in  the 
background.
It  was  a year  and a  half  later  when 
Bob  brought  P atty a foreign letter  from 
the  evening mail.  He  had started on an 
errand of his own.  and waited  w ith beat­
ing heart while she  had  read th®  pages, 
fearing  that  he  had  come  on a  fool's 
errand after all.
“ Many  waters  cannot  quench  love," 
wrote  Mr.  Spencer,  “ and  although I put 
the Atlantic  between  us in  obedience to 
my m other's will,  I  have never ceased to 
regret.  Nothing shall ever come between 
us again, -mein  lidding',  the happiness of 
a  lifetim e  is  not  to be  weighed  in  the 
balance with a stupid unconsidered prom­
ise. 
I  shall  leave for  America  in  the 
next steamer, and  the future  shall  make 
amends  for the  weary months of  suffer­
ing and heart-break. 
I  thought  I  could 
live w ithout you. 
"O h,”  cried Patty, in distress,  “ he will 
be  here,  directly.”  She  had  risen  and 
turned  pale.  Did  she  love  him  still? 
“He takes  everything  for  granted;  how 
can  I tell  him I am not his liddingV’ 
“ Tell  him.”  said  Bob—“ tell  him  that 
you belong to  me,  Patty.”
“ But,  Bob,  you have never—”
“No,  I   have waited  for  this.  See, 

“Their name is legion,”  said she.
“Doctor,  doctor—w’liat  in  the  deuce is 
"I)r.  Hood?”  suggested Mrs.  Morris.

I was m istaken.” 

his name?”

have had  the  courage  to take the  bitter 
with the sweet.”
‘¡After  all,”  said  Lena,  “our  money 
came  very near w recking  Polly’s  happi­
ness.”  

M a r y  N.  P r e s c o t t .

--------- m  m  ^ ----------
Synthesis  of  the  Trust.

j  From the New Y ork T ribune.

the  companies 

The  way  trusts  are  created  is  th is : 
Each of  several  (perhaps a majority, per­
haps all) firms in the  same  line  of  bus­
iness becomes  an  incorporated  company 
and issues certificates of  stock to its par­
ties in  interest.  Suppose  the  manufac­
ture of  cheese to be  the  line of  business 
of  which it  is  proposed to make a Trust. 
Suppose  Jones,  Muggins  &  Co.,  Weggs, 
Blunt  &  Co.,  Chumps.  Duffy & Thistle. 
Bones & Beggar,  Wobbles,  Bog  &  Dun- 
cler,  and  Coffin,  Hurdle  &  Patch  to be 
firms engaged  in  m anufacturing cheese. 
Each of  these  copartnership firms incor­
ates  and  becomes a company,  Stock  is 
issued  to  the  partners  according to the 
actual  interest of  each. 
Jones, Wiggins 
& Co.  is transform ed  into  the New York 
City Dairy Product  M anufacturing  Com­
pany,  with Mr.  Jones  for  President.  Mr. 
Wiggins for Treasurer, and the “Co.”  for 
Secretary.  A  sim ilar  transform ation  is 
made in  the  nature of  each of  the other 
cheese-making firms.  Then  they  all  se­
lect  one  member of  their corporation to 
be their representative in  the Trust.  Mr. 
Jones  is  the  representative of  his  com­
pany,  Mr.  Weggs  of  his,  Mr.  Chumps of 
his,  and so on.  These men  get  together 
and form the Trust,  They don’t call it a 
Trust.  They give  it some  such  name as 
the  National  Dairy Company,  They or­
ganize  as a company,  with  officers,  but 
they do not  incorporate.  Their  name  is 
less  than  a  trademark. 
It  stands  for 
nothing.  They are  not a person  within 
the meaning of  the law.  But to them as 
a company the  entire aggregated  capital 
stock  of  all  the  cheese-making corpora­
tions represented  in  their  body is trans­
ferred.  Having  no  personal  existenee. 
incapable  of  suing  or  of  being  sued, 
they are,  nevertheless, made  the  owners 
of  the  entire  capital  stock  engaged  in 
their various companies. 
In lieu of this 
stock  they  issue  to  its  former  holders 
certificates representing each one's inter­
est in  the aggregated  pool. 
In  this way 
the National Dairy Company becomes the 
owner of  all  the  capital,  plant,  material 
and  product  of 
from 
which it has been  made up,-and from six 
competing firms they  are created into one 
colossal monopoly.
□ The then T rust gets  down  to  business. 
It decides what price  shall  be  paid  for 
erude milk,  and wliat price  shall  be paid 
for the m anufactured cheese. 
It decides 
what the  output of  cheese  shall  be  for 
the  coming  year,  and  it  apportions  to 
eacli  of  the  companies  represented  its 
share  of 
estim ated  output.  Of 
course  it  is all one to the individual  com­
pany  whether it  produces  ten  pounds or 
ten  million  pounds,  since  it  receives its 
due  proportion  of 
the  profits  of  the 
Trust,  whatever may be the  contribution 
of  its own  works  to  the  product of  the 
year, 
in  other  words,  the  effect of  the 
T rust  is  to  m ultiply the  powers and to 
diminish  the  responsibilities  of  capital. 
Take  the  six  eheese  companies, for in­
stance. 
individually  they  would  have 
no  particular  force  in  controlling 
the 
total  amount of  cheese  to  be  manufac­
tured,  or in  fixing  the  ;>rice of  it.  But 
roll them  into one  force,  add  their  cap­
ital  together,  and  immediately they  be­
come a dangerous power.  Suppose then* 
is a seventh great  eheese  firm  which re­
fused,  as Mr.  Moeller  refused,  to  come 
into the company. 
It  soon  finds that the 
T rust  lias  contracted  to  secure  all  the 
available milk. 
It  m ust  go  to  a  great 
distance  for  its  supply. 
It must  pay a 
higher  price  for it  and  a  heavy  freight 
bill  besides.  When  its  goods  are  put 
upon the m arket  it  finds  th at  eheese  is 
selling  so  low  that  it  must  either do a 
losing business or none at  ail. 
In  a  little 
while it  is forced to quit or come into the 
Trust.  Many  things  are  lawful  for  an 
individual  to do which  are  crimes  when 
committed by  several  individuals  acting 
upon a common understanding.  And the 
reason of  this  is plain.  When  one  man 
seeks  to effect  an  end  advantageous for 
himself,  but  injurious  toothers,  he may 
act entirely within liis rights.  But when 
several  persons  conspire  to  do  such  a 
tiling they bring to the purpose of  injury 
so  great  a power as to  require restraint. 
The  crim inal  nature of  T rusts  lies  not 
entirely in  the  fact  that  their aims  are 
hurtful  to  the  public,  but 
their 
power is a source of  public  danger,  also.

that 

the 

A   P o in t  W e ll  T a k en .

From  th e Toledo Business W orld.

Some of  the trade  papers,  among them 
the Uucheye Grocer,  have been discussing 
the  advisability  of  forming  a  Tri-State 
league among  the state business  associa­
tions.  The States of Ohio,  Pennsylvania 
and  Michigan  have  been  mentioned  as 
forming  an  excellent  alliance  of 
this 
character,  and the trade press  are  asked 
to  express  their  opinion  as  to  such  a 
plan.  The  World,  respectfully  suggests 
that a better  combination  would  be one 
which would include Ohio,  Michigan and 
Indiana.  The interests and  associations 
of  Pennsylvania are Eastern  rather than 
W estern,  and Philadelphia  is her Mecca. 
Michigan  and Indiana  are,  on  the  other 
hand, only older sons of  Ohio,  and  there 
is  a  community  of  thought  and  senti­
ment in  a business  way which  would go 
a great way toward  making  such  ail or­
ganization effective.  In these three States 
the sales of  the  jobbing  houses  are  not 
limited  by state  lines,  but there is a wide 
interchange of  business which facilitates 
acquaintance and  places  the retailers ail 
on much  the same  footing. 
If  we are to 
j have an inter-state  association,  let  it in- 
11 elude Michigan,  Indiana and Ohio.

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

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Ofacial Orgran of M ichigan Business Men’s  Association.

A  WEEKLY JOURNAL  D EV O TED   TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Wolilerine State.

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W E D N E S D A Y , N O V E M B E R  3 8 ,  1 8 8 8 .

IN  THE  NEW  QUARTERS.

T he  T t,At>ksman  is  now  pleasantly 
-ettlf*«!  in  its  new  quarters at  100  Louis 
street,  with  business office and  editorial 
room  on the  ground  floor.  All  the  ma- 
ohinery  connected  with  the  office is  run 
by  electric  power,  while 
is 
equipped throughout with electric  lights. 
Those of T he T radesman' s patrons who 
have  never  seen  an  electric  motor 
in 
operation  are  invited to  call  and  make 
an  inspection of the establishment.

the  offite 

THE  ATTACK  ON  THE  TRUSTS.
Now  that  the  proposal  to put  an  end 
to  Trusts  by  abolishing  the  protective 
tariff  has  been disposed of—a  plan  quite 
equal  to that  of  Charles  Lamb’s  China­
man.  who  burned  down  his  house  in 
order  to  roast  his pig—the  question  of 
repressing them  in  some  reasonable way 
naturally  comes  up for  rational  discus­
sion. 
I t  should  be the policy of  Ameri­
can  m anufacturers to  keep  home compe­
tition  free  and to suffer  no restriction  of 
it  by any sort of permanent combination, 
if  a  “pool”  is a mere guard  against  vio­
lent fluctuations of prices and  a means of 
preventing  “cut-throat"  competition— 
which  really  tends  to  destroy  vigor  of 
production—that  may  he a different mat­
ter.  To  regulate a thing  does not imply 
its restriction,  much  less  its injury.

Something is gained In the attack upon 
the T rusts by the decision of a California 
• court  that  contracts  made  in  pursuance 
of  the  T rust  policy  cannot  be enforced 
by  law.  This  is  good  as  imparting  a 
^general sense  of  insecurity to those who 
cuter  into  such  arrangements.  But  it 
does not  meet the  needs of  the  situation 
entirely,  as  it  is seldom  that suits of  any 
kind  arise over  such  transactions.  Thei 
rogues  do not  fall  out often  enough  for 
honest  men  to  be  sure of  getting  their 
own.  And  something  more  may be  se- 
-oured by  local  action,  like that which the 
people of  Indianapolis took  in  the m atter 
of the supply of  natural  gas  to that city.
I iie  whole  business  was  in  danger  of 
passing  into the  hands of  a single  mon­
opoly,  when the people  united to boycott 
flic  monopoly  and  all 
its  connections. 
As  a  consequence,  its  power was  broken 
and it had  to vacate the field,  and  the gas 
Is supplied to the city by an  arrangement 
w Inch  is  for the benefit  of the whole city, 
and not  for  that of  a monopoly. 
It  may 
.vet  be found  th at this  most prim itive  of
menu  weapons,  the  taboo,  mav  be  found 
i he most  effect 
md  to
many gross abuses.
But still  more dir 
and  efficient  must 
be  the  prosecution 
the  corporations 
which  unite  into  T
as having gone 
beyond  the powers granted in their  char­
ters.  The  corporation  is the  creature of 
tlie .State,  and it is the right  of  its creator 
to say what is perm itted to it and what  is 
not.  And  if  there  be  any  danger  of 
creating  Trusts  of  the first  instance  by 
incorporating a  vast amount of capital  iu 
a  single  firm,  tills  can be  prevented  by 
forbidding  any  corporation  to  produce 
more than one-tenth of the amount  of the 
commodity consumed  in  this country.

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The

TRADE.

AMONG

GRANT)  R A P ID S   G O SSIP.

the grocery business.

Calhoun  have  opened
^ 

store on South  Division street.

W.  C.  Bangs  has opened  his no 

L.  C.  Miller succeeds Noble & Miller 

A.  S.  Mount has engaged in the grocery 
business at  Lowell.  Olnev,  Shields  &

a
grocery  store  at  29  Catherine  street, 
Muskegon.  Ball,  Barnhart  &  Putman 
furnished the stock.

in  the 
I grocery  business on W est  Bridge  street, 
j Amos  >S.  Musselman & Co.  furnished  the 
stock.

ANOTHER  REBUFF  FOR IRELAND.
Ireland  gets  a  rebuff  to  her  national 
aspirations from two  ecclesiastical quar­
ters in  the  same  week.  The  Pope  has 
issued a rescript to  the  Roman  Catholic 
bishops,  which  requires  that  they  and 
their priests shall preach  down  the  Na­
tional  League.  The  Irish  Presbyterian 
and other  m inisters  outside  the Episco­
pal  Church  have  united in au  address to | Co.  furnished the stock.
Lord Salisbury against Home Rule.  Pol- 
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itics  make  strange  bedfellows,  but  we 
Dinsmore will  open a  boot and 
never expected  to  see  the Pope  and the  sll0e  store at Portland.  Rindge,  Bertsch 
Irish General Assembly  in the  same bed.  I & Co'  are P»tting up the stock.
And  we  think  it  m ust be suggestive to I  Mrs.  Sarah Drake has  engaged  ii 
those  who  declaim 
that  “Home  Rule  grocery business  on  Calder street, 
would be Rome Rule”   to find the Pope as  stock was purchased at  this market, 
zealous for the maintenance of alien rule
Geo.  Hermance  has  engaged 
in Ireland  as  they  are.  And  he  is th e •  Uea  Hermance  has  euga^ert 
better  informed of  the  two.  So  long as |
England  governs  Ireland,  the  patriotic 
instincts of  the Irish  people must l>e en­
listed on the side of  the religion England 1  Bradley 
persecuted and still  proscribes. 
It must 
be a point of  honor  for  every  Irishm an 
born  a  Catholic  to  remain  such. 
It is 
English rule which has made  the Roman 
Catholicism of  Ireland perfervid and un­
questioning to a degree  not  seen  in any 
other  part of  Europe.  The  rise  of  Na­
tionalism  has  weakened  the  feeling by 
drawing  Catholics  and  Protestants  into 
co-operation  for a  common  patriotic  ob­
ject. 
It  has  done  so  in the  face of  the 
opposition of  the  extremists  in the Irish 
and  English  hierarchy  who  have  been 
forced  to  yield  to  Mr.  Parnell  a leader­
ship they would fain have kept for them­
selves. 
The  success  of  Nationalism 
would finish the business,  by making the 
issue between  Protestanism and Catholic­
ism  a  purely  theological  question,  and 
relieving 
the  political 
stigma which Protestant  ascendancy  and 
English  rule  have  affixed  to  it.  The 
Pope knows  what he is about,  unless,  in­
deed,  his  action  should  drive  a  still 
larger  num ber of  Irishm en  to the  relig­
ious indifference which has been adopted 
by some of  them.  The Presbyterians are 
acting with much  less intelligence of  the] 
situation,  and  yet naturally enough,  con­
sidering the heated  controversial  atmos­
phere  through  which  Irish  Protestants 
of  all  sorts  are  apt  to study  situations 
and  events.

Geo.  II.  Blackmar,  for  the  past  three 
years  traveling  representative  for L.  C. 
King & Co.,  of New York,  has purchased 
an  interest in the  grocery business of  C. 
C. Comstock,  at 333 Canal street,  and will 
continue it under the style of the People’s 
Store,  Geo. 
II.  Blackmar,  manager. 
Huntley  Bussell,  who  has had  charge of 
the  store for several years,  has taken the 
management  of  Mr.  Comstock's  branch 
store,  near the Grand  Rapids Chair Co.

the  Marion  mer­
chant who assigned  last week,  is in  town 
to-day  to  attend  a m eeting  of  his cred­
itors. 
It  is expected  that he will  make 
an  offer  of  compromise,  b ut  what  per­
centage lie will  offer,  if  any,  is not  fore­
shadowed  at this  writing.

F.  .1.  Cox.  who  recently  removed  his 
grocery  stock  from  Harbor  Springs  to 
this  place,  has  located  at the  corner  of 
Madison  avenue and  Hall  street.

Morrice—G.  F.  Schmidt succeeds W. P. 

Sault  Ste.  Marie—Win.  Ilowlett 

Yakely in general  trade.

opened  a grocery store.

Andrew  Flanagan, 

ABOUND  THE  STATE.

the  former  of 

has

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On 

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TW O  GREAT  QUESTIONS.
the  closing  day  of 

the  Chicago 
meeting of  the National Board of  Trade, 
two  resolutions  of  national  importance 
were adopted.  The first demands  “early 
action”  on  the part of  Congress to reduce 
the  national  revenues  “ in  a way  which 
will  least embarrass existing industries.” 
As  the  people  have  declared  against a 
reduction  of  the revenues on  a free trade 
basis,  there is nothing to do  but to go on j 
with the  work on  a protective basis, using I 
the  so-called  Senate  revenue  bill  as a J 
model.  Congressmen  should  take  due 
notice  that  the  passage  of  such  a  bill 
is demanded by  the  business  community 
through its accredited national  organ.
.  The other resolution proposes that sub­
... 
the 
teamships of  other countries  for  carry-) 
ng  the  mails  be  granted  to  American
, 
steamship  lines.  On this point the great 
commercial  bodies  of  evei’v  one  of  our
.. 
„ 
seaports  have  taken 
the  same  action.
The  country lias  declared for  this prin­
ciple,  which  thus  would  be  applied  to 
our  shipping  after a trial  of  free  trade 
in  ships  for  exactly a third of  a century. 
We do  not think  subsidies  the best way 
of  applying  the  principle.  We  believe 
that on  this point,  as on many others,  we 
have  to  learn  from  the  fathers  of  the 
Republic,  who created our  great mercan­
tile  marine  by  differential  duties  on 
goods imported on  foreign  bottoms.  But 
if  subsidies  are  the  only  plan,  let  us 
avoid  the  English  hypocrisy  of  paying 
them under pretense of  payment for car­
rying 
the  mails.  That  is  a  dodge  to 
which  no  great  nation  should  stoop.
| Bather  let  us be frank and  honest  about 
ermany, France, Italy 
uropean  countries, which pay 

.  .  , 
, 

..
,  , 

.  . 

, 

”

.

ubsidies openly and  as subsidies.

Owosso— Jerem iah  Collins  is  closing 

out his boot and shoe stock.

Im lay City—Holden & Forsyth succeed 

A.  F.  Martin in  the drug business.

Big Rapids—W ard & Kelly have opened 

a meat m arket on  Michigan  avenue.

Freeport—R.  M.  Blair,  late  of  Cale­

donia,  has opened a jew elry store here.

Durand  —  (’ole  &  Vincent 

succeed 
Smeadlv  & George  in the  meat  business.
Iron  Mountain—J.  E.  Bergeron  has 
sold  his general  stock to A.  L.  Despins.
A lpena— McKeiu  &  Barden  succeed 
Folkerts & MePhee  in  the  grocery busi-J 
! ness.
j  H art—John  Westbrook  has  sold  Ills 
meat  m arket 
to  Ira  Ryerson.  late  of 
Bailey.

Brockway Center—II.  F.  Leonard has 
assigned  his  hardware  stock  to  Janies 
Brown.

-Daniel  Lynch  has  sold his 
e 
to  his  brother.  James

Jam estown—Henry M eijering  has pur­
the  general  stock  of  II.  Van 

Blanchard 
sto 

general 
Lynch.

chased 
Noord.

Ypsiianti—Lamb,  Davis & Kishlar suc­
ceed  Henry I’.  Glover  in  the  dry  goods 
business.

Cedar  Springs—L.  II.  Chapman  suc­
ceeds Chapman A Callahan in the grocery 
business.

Mason—H.  II.  Mills &Co., Webberville, 
will  open  a dry  goods  store  here  about 
January  1.

Plainwell — E.  Spencer  will  shortly 
I open  a  grocery  store  in  his  building  on 
| Main  street.

Muskegon—Wm.  Keck  has  opened  a 
jew elry  store  in  the  Gustin  b lo c k   on 
W estern avenue.

Plainw ell—J.  M.  Baxter  has  sold  his 
small  grocery  stock  anil  restaurant  to 
Mrs.  J.  I).  Steele.

Nunica—A.  G.  Hayward  has sold  hi 
meat m arket to F. T urner & Co., who will

THE  BOOK  AGENT  NUISANCE 
One  of 

the  most  sensible  positions I COnmme  tne  business- 

ever  taken  by  any business  man  is thus  Charlotte—L.  F.  Mikesell  has  sold  his
described by the Manistee Sentinel: 
J grocery  store  to  Henry  Hare,  who  has

C.  F.  Buggies  lias  made  it  a  rule  to  beei.1 clevkinS in  tlie  store, 

charge  book  agents  §5  an  hour  for the 
Big  Rapids — Nathan  Tompkins  has 
privilege of  opening a book-store  in  his  bought  the  Saunders  grocery stock  and 
office,  as its  running  expenses  are §4 an  will continue the  business, 
hour.  Book  agents  do not seem  to real- 
' 
(-larksville  M.  H.  C a\eliy,  formerly 
ize that time is money when  they  detain 
a dozen  clerks  an  hour,  which "is worth  engaged in  the harness business at Salem, 
§4 or more to the  proprietor. 

| has opened  a harness shop  here.

This position certainly has the merit  of  Manton—II.  C.  M cFarlan is closing out
his dry  goods  and  clothing  stock  and 
threatens  to close  out his  grocery  stock 
later on.

originality,  and it certainly embodie
the  element 
concerned.

of  fairness  to  all

all 
parties

xr 

ir 

,

U nfortunately  for  the  celery  growers 
of  Kalamazoo,  the  agreement  not to sell 
below  15  ceuts  per  dozen  at  wholesale 
has  been  abandoned. 
It  is stated  that 
competition  of  outside  m arkets 
tlie 
brought  about this result.

Sault Ste.  Marie—Lewis &  Swain  will 
open a  tobacco store  here  about  Decem­
ber 15.  Both gentlemen  hail  from Min­
neapolis.

Charlotte—N.  E.  Gibbard  has  sold  his 
boot  and shoe  stock  to  John  Q.  Thomas 
and  John  T.  Wilson,  wlio  will  continue
the business.

, 

, 

,  . 

n  
° ' V0Sb0 

. . .  
It  is claimed  that  the  yield  of  clover1 
seed for 1888 is the  sm allest  for  twenty I 
I)r-  c -  A-  Osborn  has sold his 
years,  and the surplus outside of  seed re-1 ^ru§  stock  to  C.  F.  Haight  and  S.  B. 
quirem ents will come  from  the  States of  Pitts,  who  will  continue 
the  business 
Michigan. Ohio and Indiana. 
; 

| under the style of Haight & Pitts.

* 
Cheboygan—Frank  Sheldon,  formerly
lias
eceived  two  new j in the  employ  of  W.  J.  Armstrong,  has
use of  the  Fermentimi  opened a  meat  m arket in the building ad- 
I joining Frank  McDonald’s  grocery’ store.

L.  W internitz 
wagons  for  the 
Yeast Co.

,  ,  J sidies  sim ilar  to  those  granted  to 

Bellaire—Schoolcraft  &  Nash  succeed 
H.  Eddy  &  Co.—not  O.  Schoolcraft,  as 
stated last week—in  the grocery business. 
O.  Schoolcraft  continues  business at  the 
old stand.

Manistee—R. II. Blacker—better known 
as  “Bob” —bas  purchased 
the  Carl  E. 
Joys general  stock  from  the assignee and 
will continue  the business, with Mr.  Joys 
as manager.

Lisbon—Fred  Pomroy,  who  purchased 
the  remnants of  II.  B.  Irish’s  hardware 
stock, brought the remainder of his stock 
from  his old  place of  business  in  Hills­
dale  county.

in  her  general  stoek 

Otia—A.  A.  Sherlock  has  sold  a  half 
interest 
to  her 
daughter,  Annie  A.  Definey.  The  new 
firm  name  will  be known as  A.  A.  Sher­
lock & Definey.

Petoskey—Jas.  Buckley  lias  sold  his 

interest  in  the  drug  firm of  Buckle 
Fasquelle to his  partner,  who  will  con­
tinue  the  business  under  the  style 
Louis J.  Fasquelle.

Cadillac—Albert E.  Smith  has sold hi 

drug,  stationery and wallpaper  stock 
Geo.  D. Van Y ranken, formerly with R. 
Crummer  &  Co.  Mr.  Van Y ranken  will 
continue the business  at  the  old  stand 
while Mr.  Smith  will remove his groc 
and crockery stock to the  store  formerly 
occupied  by  Louis  DeChamplain,  on  the 
corner  of  Pine  and  Mitchell streets.

STRAY  FACTS.

Dearborn—-David Sloss,  senior mem lx 
of  the general firm  of  David Sloss & Son 
is dead.

Leroy—Frank  Smith  will  adopt 

the 
cash system,  w ith coupon  attachm ent,  on 
December 1.

Sutton’s  Bay—\ \ .  S.  Johnson  shipped 
152 cargoes from Grand Traverse Bay and 
Pine Lake during  the past season.

Detroit—Horace  M.  Dean,  receiver  < 
the wall  paper  busidess of  II.  I,.  Dean 
Co.,  asks leave  to  sell  out the  busines 
all  contracts  accepted  by the  firm bein 
completed.

Saginaw—The  Central  Furniture  C 

composed  of  Frank  S.  Lockwood  and 
Joseph Christ,  has  made  an  assignment 
The  assets are $10,992.27  and  the  liabil 
ities are §13,289.89.

Detroit—The Michigan  Dry Kiln Lum 
her  Co.  lias  been  incorporated,  with 
capital stock of  §10,000, one-half paid  in 
Joseph Miller holds  140  shares  and  Au­
gust Knobelsdorf  and  Frank  Lark  eacl 
hold  130 shares.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Lucas—J.  II.  Eppink is building a saw 
mill  with a daily capacity of  00,000  feet 
Albion—A malleable  iron  factory  will 
be  located  here  before  the frost  leave 
the  ground.

Carson  City —Geo.  A.  Thayer succeed

E.  J.  Mason & Co.  iu  the  m anufacture of 
cider, jelly  and evaporated  fruit.

Clarion—The  Blood  Bros,  plant 
been  sold  to  Buckley,  Mi lor & Co., 
will  make  the wheels  hum again.

lia
whi

Port  Hope—R.  C.  Ogilvie’s  new  salt 

works  have begun  operations.  They  r 
place 
the  plant  destroyed  by  fire  « 
July  1.

South A nn—W .  8.  Johnson,  th 
ton’s  Bay Poo  Bah,  has  purchasi 
Meecli  sawmill  and  will  stock  ii 
about five million logs this winter.

i  Sut 
d  the 
with

Detroit—The  Lelindorff  Cushion 

(V 
has  been  organized  to  m anufacture  ea 
seats,  cushions  and  other ear  furniture 
Capital.  §10,000.  of  which  $1,000 is  paid 
in.  Stockholders:  Henry P.  Glover,  100 
Enoch  C.  Bowling,  100:  E.  R.  E.  Cowell, 
25;  E.  1).  Browne,  25:  It.  Lelindorff.  50
F.  Braisted.  25:  and  O.  11.  Lelindorff.  50 
shares.

Don’t  Talk  So  Much.

From  the New England Grocer.

To  be  a  successful  salesman,  one must 
m aintain  a  certain  amount  of  reserve. 
Too much  talk  has spoiled  many a good 
trade. 
It is tiresome to  purchasers,  who 
frequently  prefer  to  be  guided  by their 
own  judgm ent than  by the  suggestion of 
store clerks.
People who buy goods,  particularly the 
ladies,  generally  think  over  what  they 
want  and  make  up  their  minds  before 
they start  out  on a shopping  expedition 
about  what they want and what they feel 
they can afford to pay for it.  When  they 
enter a store and  call  for a certain  qual­
ity of  goods,  they expect the salesman  to 
place before  them  w hat they desire—not 
to  suggest  they  know  something a good 
deal better, which they are sure will give 
them  far greater satisfaction.

Change  of  Location.

Associated  with  T he  T radesman  in 
the 
tliree-story  building  at  100  Louis 
street  is  the  Fuller  <5c  Stowe  Company, 
wood engravers and  job  printers,  which 
has  now the  largest and  most  complete 
engraving establishm ent  iu  the State  and 
the  best arranged  job  office in  the  city. 
The  company expects  to be  able to  keep 
all  its old  customers in  its  new  location 
and hopes to make many new ones.  Those 
in  need of  work in  their  line  would  do 
well to give  them a call.

On a Chromo  Basis.

Skinner W eetpit  (to  art  dealer)—An’ 
how  much  d’ye  say  this  ere  pictur’s 
worth?
A rt  Dealer — Eight  hundred  dollars, 
sir;  and you  can,  of  course,  select any 
style of frame that you think appropriate.
W eetpit—Eight hundred dollars!  Why, 
man  alive, at that rate o’  figgerin’ any de­
cent  kind  o’  frame  would  cost  §1,500! 
Come on,  Mariar:  I can’t stand  this fool-

Thus far  the Sugar T rust has  failed of 
its  aim  in  that it  has not  succeeded  in 
absorbing the  refineries of  Philadelphia,
C  hicago and  San  Francisco.  These have 
kept  the  price  of  their  sugars  steadily 
one-eighth of  a  cent  below  the  Tru
prices,  although  they  have had  to pay an I the matter,"asYnTcka 
eighth  of a cent  more  for  raw sugars.  A s| and other European  c 
a consequence,  they are  busy  while  the 
1 rust  finds  it  impossible to find work  for 
even  the limited  num ber of  refineries it 
proposed to keep  iu operation,  and it  has 
had  to  close the  last  it  had  at  work  in 
Boston. 
In  tlie course of  a  short  time  it 
will  have to cut  prices in  order to  save 
itself,  and  indeed  it  will  have no  option 
hut to  do so when  Mr.  Spreckles gt*ts his 
big refinery going in Philadelphia. 
The 
irise of prices it has forced cannot  be any­
thing but temporary, just  because  it was 
not  able to kill off  those refineries which 
would not come into its consolidation.

Europe  again seems  moving  toward  a 
general  war,  but  past  experience warns 
us to wait  for  very positive signs before 
indulging  in  predictions.  Russia moves 
her troops in great bodies to her W estern 
frontier,  and is forbidden to raise a fresh 
loan  in  the German  bourses,  getting it  at 
once  in  France.  Bulgarian  exiles  are 
notified  that  the  Uzar has  been  disap­
pointed  in his  hopes of  German support 
iu  casting out  Prince  Ferdinand and  re­
storing the  reign of  Russian  influence iu 
the principality.  So  Russia  washes  her 
hands of  Bulgaria,  and  proclaims at  tlie 
same  time  that  she has  no love  for  her 
Teutonic  neighbors.  All  this  may mean 
much,  or nothing. 
It  does not mean  zeal 
to keep the peace.

Gripsack Brigade.

John Gale and  wife  were  guests at  the 
Fifer  House,  at  Ludington.  last  T hurs­
day.

W.  A.  Mitchell,  traveling  representa­
tive for  the Winfield  M anufacturing Co., 
of  W arren,  Ohio,  was  in  town  yesterday.

A. 

(raveling  representative| 
for  the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug Co., 
was  made the  father of a son  at  Manton 
on the 18th.  but was compelled  to follow 
the  little one to the grave last  Saturday.
Frank  L.  Kelly, traveling  representa­
tive for  Spring and Company,  is confined 
to  his  bed  at his  home  at 51  Shawmut 
avenue  with  his old  trouble,  inflamma­
tory rheumatism.  The visits of the boys 
are appreciated by the sufferer.

T he T radesman  has received  tin*  fol­
lowing, w ith a request to publish:  Every 
traveling  man  who is interested  iu  going 
to W ashington  to see  Harrison’s inaugu 
ration  is requested  to meet at  the Morton 
House on Saturday night at  7:30.

The  traveling  man who put himself  iu 
a compromising position early in  the cam 
paign  lias so far failed  to make honorable 
acknowledgment  of  his  error  and  sel 
himself  right before  his  fellows. 
If  he 
can  stand the  odium  attached  to such  a 
course, others are willing he should do so
Jas.  N.  Bradford  made  a  wager with 
II.  1).  Barry,  the  Lake  City  liveryman 
that if  Cleveland  was  elected he  would 
pay Barry double price for  liveries for 
year.  Barry  agreeing to drive liim around 
for nothing  for the same period if H arri­
son  was  elected.  Bradford took  his first 
drive  under  the  new  arrangement 
the 
ast time he was  at  Lake City.
Capt.  Filler,  of  the  Ford  Traveling 
Men's  Club,  wagered 825  w ith  Geo.  F. 
Owen a  few  days ago  that  his organiza­
tion  contained  192  legitimate  traveling 
men. 
Isn’t  it about  time that the  unfor­
tunate  division of  the  traveling  men  on 
the political question was allowed  to die 
natural  death?  Why  rake  over  tlie 
old  embers and  expose  the  live  coals of 
dissention?

The  late  Mr.  (Tookston  was  perhaps 
best known  as the man  who carried a box 
sample  case  for  ten  years,  which 
was compelled  to do  duty  until it nearly 
fell  to pieces,  and  is  now  preserved  in 
the house as a  relic.  To this  box  he  at­
tributed  all m anner of  good luck,  having 
uffered no accident  so long as lie  carried; 
it,  and  meeting a severe  shaking  up  on 
the first trip  out without  it.

Saranac  Local:  A  female 

traveling 
agent was along this  line of  railroad  this 
week  and  it  was  amusing  to note 
the 
miiing  countenances of  those she called 
upon  in  contra-distinction  to  the  com­
monly gruff  answers  that  are  usually  ac- 
orded  traveling  men. 
From  observa­
tions  around  town  we  have  come to  the 
conclusion  that if  we are ever  compelled 
to  become  a  traveling  man,  it  would  lie 
much  more pleasant  to  be  one of  the  fe­
male persuasion.

I’.  11. 
mil!  mai 
Win.  rl 
r  the  »

Purely  Personal, 

eacock.  the  Reed • City planing 
was  in town  Saturday.
Hess has gone E aston  business 
rand  Rapids  School  Furniture

Legal Status of  the  Commercial Agencies.
From  th e  Shoe and L eath er Review.

A nother  ease  involving  the  responsi­
bility  of  commercial  agencies  for 
the 
truth  of  the  reports  furnished  by  them 
lias  recently  been  decided  in  Philadel­
phia.  Crew, Levick & Co., oil merchants, 
sued  the Bradstreet  Companv to  recover
■ ¡ C p l t S i T X S
asked  the
lgency to give  them  a  report 
of the Union Refining and M anufacturing 
Company  of  New  Jersey,  and  they  re­
ported  that  the  company  had a paid-up 
capita!  of §600,000, and were in good con­
dition.  On  the  strength of  this.  Crew. 
Levick  &  Co.  gave  them  credit  for  the 
amount of  §1,500,  which they have never 
been  able  to collect.  J t   was  alleged that 
the  Union Refining  Company was  insol­
vent at the time the report was furnished. 
Tlie  judge,  on  a  motion  for  a non-suit, 
granted  it,  on  the  ground  that  the con­
tract was as between  two private people, 
the defendant corporation being a private 
and  not  a  public  one,  and  that  Crew, 
Levick & Co.,  in  signing  their  contract 
with  them,  had  waived  the  right to  re­
cover  on the  ground  on  which they  are 
now  striving to  get  a  verdict.  He  said 
that if  they could  have proved  wilful or 
malicious  negligence  the  circumstances 
would  have  been  different.  The  same 
point  has  arisen  in  numerous  suits,  and 
the result,  we believe,  has  been the same 
in  every  instance,  except  when  it  was 
conclusively shown  that  the  employe of 
the  agency  who  made the  favorable  re­
port  concerning tlie  insolvent firm  did it 
knowing  its  untruthfulness,  and  in  col­
lusion  w ith the  firm  to enable  the  latter 
to obtain  credit.  The fact  that the com­
mercial  agencies cannot be held responsi­
ble  for losses  incurred through  trusting 
to false reports made-by them  is  very  un­
satisfactory  to  business  men,  but  there 
seems  to  be  no  help  for  it.  Doubtless 
too  much  confidence  is  often  placed in 
the  simple  commercial  rating  given  by 
tlie  agencies,  and  this is  more  frequent 
with great houses  than  small ones.  The 
agencies seem,  for some unknown  reason, 
to  be  better able  to find  out the  actual 
worth of  a  man  doing a  small  business 
than  of 
tlie  firm or  corporation  whose 
business amounts to millions.  The great 
failures,  those which  startle  and surprise 
the  business  world,  are  about all of  con­
cerns  which have a  high  commercial  rat­
ing.  But if  credit  is  given  on that  ac­
count,  and money is lost, it m ight as  well 
be  understood  that  the  agencies  cannot 
be  made  to  pay  it.  A  credit  insurance 
company  has  been  frequently  talked  of 
in  the  last  few years,  but the project has 
never gone further than the talking stage. 
Such a company  would  require  an  enor­
mous  capital  to  inspire  confidence,  and 
there are no data in existence upon  which 
it could  base the  amount of  its charges. 
If a company of  that sort could  do busi- 
successful ly  it  would do  away with 
all  the  commercial  agencies  as they 
now conducted.

Give the JLady  a  Seat.

“ Do  you  not  think,  Miss  Sm ith,”   he 
pleaded,  “ that in  time  you  m ight  learn 
the  girl  re­
to love  m e?" 
“If  you  could  render me a  state­
plied. 
ment of  w hat  you  are  worth,  Mr.  Jones.
I  m ight 
learn 
I'm   very 
quick at figures.”

to  love  you. 

“Possibly," 

Receiver  Lawrence  expects to  be  able 

to  pay  the  creditors of  the  Lowell Nal|F 
siorial  Bank a dividend of  40 percent,  on 
December 10.

FOK  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC.

A dvertisem ents will  b e T n s e rte d ^ u n d e T a is ^ e ^ fo r  
two  cents  a   word  th e  first  insertion  an d   one cen t a 
word  fo r  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  aHvertiee- 
m ent tak en  fo r less th an  25 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

F O R   SALK,

!

w

p O R   SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—DESIRABLE  STOCK 
,  .  of drugs, school books, stationery, d ru g g ists s u n ­
ti  !L  1  Also Store and dw elling,  if  w anted  W ill 
sen  stock and ren t store a t nom inai  H eure.  Stock  in 
good condition.  Business Rood, and will b ear  investi 
Ration.  Good business tow n.  F o o r h ealth , only  reap
H  f
H<£ e cha? ce  fo r  physician.  Address 
H. Carbine <fc Co.. Heaperia, Mich. 
328
L'O R   Sa l e —A  NEW  STOCK  OF  CROCKERY, GLASS- 
„azaar  novelties,  in v en to n n e   8865.  on 
“
“ ,Vif 0" 8 t Ewi11 be sold  a t  a  sacrifice  to   close 
an  account.  Enquire o f H. Leonard & Sons. 
TjtOR  SALE—STOCK  OF  CONFECTIONERV,  SCHOOL 
Aläo  ice  oream   tables,  re  
case.  W ill  tak e  @100  fo r
stock and fixtures.  Call on o r ad d res, 
163 S tocking Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.Mrs. S A Camp, 
328
Tj’OR  SALE—A  CASHIERS  DESK  ADAPTBD  FOR  O v 3 k  
dc® o r sto re  use.  W ill sell fo r 810,  cost  825,  ne«- 
W . W, H uelster. 81  and 83 C am pau St., cor. Louis  324

j   .,  !d a  good 

326

* 

'  

'O K   SALE— (¿(JOD  I'AYlhC»  ü L 'siN k S ü   HAVING 
been elected Coun  y Regrister, I will sell m y w heat 
elev ato r and feed m ill, p o tato  house and g. 
:ery busi-
n e s s-a ll in good condition.  C. M. N orthrop, Lake view , 
Mien. 
320
(TOR  SALE—STOCK  OF  GROCERIES.  BFST  TcTrC- 
j„ tr>°n ‘5 Khe ?ity '  WU1 tak e unincum bered prop« ' - 
i ’J ”  tr a n d  Rapids in p a rt  paym ent.  Doing cash bu  - 
m ess a t p resen t of 8<0 per day. sum m er  m onths  Sl-'-i 
E nquire o f Ball, B arnh a rt & P utm an. 
’  ¡ng  ‘
b u s in e s s   in   d r u g s ,  b o o k s
p 10 «‘t,HAi E« ’p 'A
and stationery, live  cou n try   town,  sales  $15  per 
X  
Tradesm an office?” 8  fo r 
Address  Opii,  care
I 
, KC?R  SALE  -   IN  CHATTANOOGA.
» 
«  Tel?n.:  Population,  50,000.  Good  location,  good
iFade-  A b argain for some one.  For  full  p articu lars 
tnose vino m ean business« address P. O. Box  203  Chut* 
tanooga, Tenn._____________  
t ?0 R   SALE—A  GOOD  HORSE  AND  DEl I vERYWAG'- 
TpOR  SALE—THE  CITY  MILLS. AT HOWELL.  MICH.T 
A- 
°n e  o f  tne  best  pieces  of  business  p ro p erty   in 
ra  M ichigan;  will  be  sold  exceedingly  cheap 
Address Thos. Gordon, jr. Assignee. Howell.  Mich.  810
OUR  ,k e t a IL  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES

on.  Enquire a t 193 T enth S treet

’

3qq

Good as new.  Address 298. th is office. 

m w .  The « a n d 7 -B*— ’t,  -ra n d 'Rapid8-  Good3 a re 
can be leased.
TUiOR  SALE—A  CLEAN.  WELL-ASSORTED  STOCK  OF 
. 
Senegal hardw are, stoves and tinw are.  Tin shop 
in connection.  Will inventory ab o u t 86,000.  Located 
fn tt,caliV a ,‘ * ° ” e o f th e best points fo r  reta il business 
reas°ns f° r   selling.  Address  Hard- 
w are, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 
f|H>R  SALE  CHEAP — 18-HORSE  POWER  ENGINE 
208  ’
T^OR  SALE-GOOD  RESIDENCE  LOT  ON  ONE  OF 
th e m ost p leasant streets “ on  th e  h ill.”  W ill ex- 
. 
cnange fo r stock in any good in stitution.  Address 286 
cere Mich’gan Tradesm an. 
«¡e  '
Ü O R  SALE-DRUG  FIXTURES  AND  SMALL STOCK 
X 
of drugs.  Address Doctor, Box 242, Rockford.  258
________________ ~  W ANTS.
uiiU A T ioN  w a n ted—a  com m ercial  t r a v e l e r
JO 
is  open  fo r  engagem ent.  Large  acquaint«*«* 
w ith  g rocery  tra d e   in  M ichigan.  AddresB  Jackson 
care M ichigan  Tradesm an. 
«gg
TIT'ANTED—EXPERIENCED  DRUG  CLERK,  GEK 
! '   m an o r Scandinavian prefered.  A pply  a t  onoe 
giving usnal p articu lars.  F   D.  I’aquette.  L a c h n g m i

is  
active, h o n est and  efficient.  S tate price,  exper- 
Address  A.  E.  Gates,  C rystal,

W ’’ANTED—AN  AN3ISTAN r  PHARMACIST  w h o  
’ » 
ience an d  references. 
Mich.
V ^A N TED -EX PER IEN CED   MAN TO L ITTER GRAN- 
ite  and m arble and sell on th e  road.  W ill  pav 
p o d  w ages to a good man.  F or  fu rth e r  inform ation
Inquire o f George Tyson, P lym outh, Ohio.

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ATIOX  BT  EXPERIENCED  PHAJt- 
,i 
Speaks Holland.  Registered  by exam i­
n atio n .  Best o f references.  Address  Box  153, Morley 
Mich. 
W A N T E D —EVERY  STORE-KEEPER- WHO  READS 
. V ,   « uh  p ap er  to  give  th e Sutliff  coupon system  a 
tria l.  It will abolish your pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 
all yo u r baok-keeping, in  m any instances save you th e 
expense of one clerk, will bring  y our business  down to 
a  cash basis and  save  you  all  th e  w orry aad  trouble 
tk a * usually go w ith the pass-book plan.  S ta rt th e 1st 
of the m onth w ith the new  system  and  you  will never 
regret it.  H aving  two kinds, both  kinds  will be  sent 
by  addressing  (m eutioning  th is  p ap er>  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N.  i . 
th e n   p ic k in g   o u t  h e r  i  -i t - anted- uxki more  k e r c h a n t st o aTjo p t o u r  
Book System .  Send fo r

Everybody  in  the ear was sitting down, 
but there wasn’t  room  to squeeze another 
in  anywhere,  not  even  the  thinnest kind 
of  a  cigarette  dude.  Near  me  sat  a 
middle-aged  gentleman  with  a  good- 
natured  face.  A  small  boy  sat  on  his 
knee.  A  woman  entered,  rather  young 
and rather good  looking,  but with  an  as­
sertive.  equal-rights  expression  in  her 
eyes.  She  waited  for a  moment,  but  no
o n e   m o v e d ,  a n d  
Vic tim   to o k   Up  a  p o s itio n  d ir e c tl v  in   f r o n t   I  ’ ’ 
o f   m y   n e ig h b o r  in  a  w a y   t h a t  s o m e   w o m e n
have.  They  d o n 't   say  a   w o rd ,  but  they  i _____________ M IM E I.L A.n e o t
act  w iioh
I,« „11 
i ia r r i ly  e o m n i e n e e t l  
t o u c h e d   t h e - shoulder of  t h e   bov  s i t t i n g   b a r a t i n ^ wo f r a k « ’
la p . 
o n   I n s   la ]). 
n a n t   a n d   s 
a s   h e   s a id : 
"Freddi« 
t h e   I;
The lady 

w   -  w ants  to  g e t  in to
-W H O
i - —  “ ifoodbusmens*  We h a re  a   line  grocery  stock
V ic tim  ! forsalw .  One of the best stands  in  th e  city,  doing  a
i t  is a
gp j oarg.iin.  >vin tak e farm   o r  city   p ro p erty ;  m ust  be
I H e r e  w a s   t h e   tone of  m d if f-  ! «nincum bered to th* value of $4,000o r $4,500.  Vntrtr  *
’here was the tone of  ¡n<!ig 
K insey, 3 and 4  Tower Block.
*re rebuke  in  every svllabh
_________________________327
A  20-ACRE  FRUIT  FARM  NEAR  BENTON  HARBOR 
;  -£A-  handy to C bicag. m ark et, will  sell  o r  exchange 
you  get  up  and
for G rand  Rapids  real estate  w orth  @1.200.  Address 
Dr. W. Ryno, C oloira, Mich. 
Q 1  O  ( ) (  1  CASH  BUYS  MANUFACTURING  BU81- 
V -L , A J n e s s  pay in g  100  p er  cent.  Best  of  rea- 
Address  Chas.  Kynoch,  St. Ignace, 

.  why  don't 
dy your seat'.'" 
went  back  anil  leaned

Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book  5v«t,.m 
Stowe a:  Bro.. Grand Rapids. 

books  full.  The

.Lookt Ri.s u p. 

t h e  
noy
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g iv e  
the door.

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A N D  S H O R T H A N D   IN S T I T U I !  .  E n ta b lis h u l  S e v e n  Y**ars.

young  w om en  ta u g h t  Hook-keeping.  P enm anship,  S horthand,  T ypew riting, 
rcial Law , B usiness Correspoudein-e, P ractical  A rithm etic  an d   o th er  studies 

pitlation.  Send  for College  Jo u rn a l.  A ddress

Young men  tin 
T elegraphy. Conili 
by  nine professional tear
i Lean’s Business College,
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______ _________  

Shepard-H artm an  B uilding, F o u n tain   Street, 

Grand Rapids, M ich.

A.  Sherlock. 
A.  Sherlock 
town  Saturda

Mrs.  A. 
firm   o f  A 
ia .  w a s   i
It  is reported  that  Sid.  F.  Stevens  will 
eet a handsome  residence  on his  lot on 

>f  th«*  general 
&  Definey.  at

Sheldon  street tlie  coming season.

Wm.  Gill, 
the  N orthport  merchant, 
isst d  through  the  city Thursday on  his 
ay to the  Hot  Springs,  where  he  will 
pend  the winter.
Gus.  F.  Belli-,  the  e lephanti in * member 
the  firm  of  Belli-  Bros.,  the  Detroit 
hide and wool men.  was  in  town  a  couple | 
f days last  week.
I’obcrv  H unting,  formerly  with It.  < 

Dun  «V Co.  and  the  M erchants'  Dispatch t 
is  recruiting  his ( 

ransportation  Co., 
alth  at  All  Healing.  N.  <'.
E. 
formerly 

I).  S n o w , 

landlord  'of j 
Snow's Hotel,  at  Cadillac, has bought  the j 
Hotel  Bethune,  at  Ludington,  and  will 
hange  its name  to Snow's Hotel.
Edward  A.  Moseley  lias  returned  from j 
alamazon,  where  he  spent  a  week  or 
n day s  in  search of  a  market  for  Michi-i 

gan  products.

M.  Lemon  has  gout*  to  Toledo,  in  j 
ompany  with  W.  II.  Edgar  and  W.  J.  j 
ould.  of  Detroit,  to  attem pt  to  secure 
the  eo-operation  of  the  jobbers  of  that • 
m arket  with 
the  Michigan  W holesale! 
Jrocers"  Association.
P.  Spitz,  formerly 

local  m anager  for j 
the  Fermentum  Yeast  Co..  died  at  the i 
insane asylum at  Kalamazoo  last Wednes- ! 
day and was  buried  at  that  place on  Fri-1 
day’.  The deceased  was  well  known  by ! 
the grocers of  this  city up  to the  time he 
was 
taken  with  an  incurable  malady, 
four  years  ago,  having  had  many genial 
qualities of head and heart.

H.  B.  Fairchild  returned  from  P a l-; 
myra,  N.  Y.,  Saturday  night,  w hither he j 
went  w ith the  remains of  the late Jas A. 
Crookston.  The funeral  was held  at  the I 
chapel  at  the  cemetery at Palmyra,  the 
sermon  being  preached  by the liev. Dr. 
Cone.  The burial ceremonies  were con-  ] 
ducted  by  the  Masonic  Lodge  of  Pal- I 
myra,  with  which  the* deceased was  act­
ively affiliated for over thirty  years.

Buy flour  m anufactured  by  the  Cres- j 
cent Boiler Mills.  Every sack  warranted. 
Voigt M illing Co.

ONE OF A SERIES OF PICTURES  REPRESENTING COFFEE CULTURE.  WATCH  FOR  THE  NEXT.

.Na t i v e   C o f f e e   P i c k e r s  -

THE FINEST  CROWN.

SCENE ^ o^rrROLLEDPByNT- -lr>ON  C H A S E   &   S A N B O R N .
Ju stly   called  Tho  AriGtocraMr* 
OUR COFFEES HAVE  A  NATIONAL  REPUTATION  REPRESENTING 
SE A L  B R A N D   C O ITEE  iiZLJSSXg,?;
in  its  richness  and  delicacy  of  flavor. 
Coffee of America.  Always  packed  whole  ro a ste d   (unercund)  in  2  lb 
air-tight tin cans.
f T R T T S  A  T I T !   B T . T ^ I T l   A   sk ilfu l b len d in g o f strong-, fla- 
J J J i l i l i  M 3   vory  and  arom atic  high  grade 
coffees,  warranted  not to  contain  a  single  Rio  bean,  and gu aran teed  to  
suit  your  taste  as  no  other  coffee  w ill,  at  a  m oderate  price.  A lw a y s 
packed whole  roasted  (unground),  in  1  lb.  air-tight  p archm ent p ack ages.
TeH  u s  th a t  t b e ir   co ffee  tr a d e   h a s
I \ l i   I   H
V b f \ < 9   d o u b led   an d   tre b le d   sin c e   b u y in g
an d   s e llin g   o u r   coffees.  W h a t  it  h a s  d o n e   fo r   th e m   it   w ill for y o n .  $ e n d   fo r  

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ÄSS0GIÄT10N  DEPARTMENT.

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M ic h i g a u   B u s i ii e s s   M a n ’s   A s s o c ia t io n . 

President—F ran k  W  ells, Lansing.
F irst Vioe-President—H. Cham bers. Cheboygan.
Second V iee-President-C . Strong, Kalamazoo. 
Secretary-E. A. Stowe, G rand Kapids.
Truflunrpr_L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive B o ard -P resid en t ; C. L. v i? 1| n| ^ ^ lUbLoweU • 
livank  H am ilton, T raverse C ity;  N. B.Biam , im w eu, 
cS S   t   B ridgm an, F lin t;  H iram   DeLano,  Allegan; 
Sccrct&ry. 
n   paidw ell  Green-
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  M & l i n t .
«ÉÉmmittee on Legislatiou-S.  EnParkdl^O^os^o,  H.
Me Hydorn, G rand 
Bame«, Traverse
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O fflS a JO rg a n —T H E Mich ig a n T ba pk sh a n._____________
T he follow ing  auxiliary associations  are op- 
a S t a ? S   charters  granted  b y the M ichi­
gan  B usiness Men s A ssociation .

j à  

j f o   1 —T r a v e r s e   C ity   B . M . A .

President, 
------------- 
President, N. B. Blain; Secretary. F rank T. King.--------

F.  Steele = Secretary, L. Boberts.----------

N o . 2 —C o w e ll  H- M .  A .

N o .  3 —S t u r g i s   » .  M . A .

1

Death  of James  A.  Crookston.

Jam es A.  Crookston,  the  veteran  trav-
j eling man,  died at  his  home  on Wealthy
avenue last Tuesday noon, 
lie had  been 
failing for several  months,  and  for  sev­
eral  weeks—as intim ated  in  last  week's 
paper—his  death  was  momentarily  ex­
pected.  The funeral was held at the late 
home of  the deceased  on  Thursday fore­
noon.  being attended by the  friends  and 
relatives  of  the  family,  including a  con­
siderable num ber of traveling men.  The 
remains  were  taken  to  Palmyra,  X.  Y., 
Messrs.  II.  B.  Fairchild  and  Chas.  S. 
Robinson  accompanying  the  remains to 
their  resting  place,  in  accordance  with 
the expressed wish of  the  deceased  sev­
eral  months  previous to the dissolution. 
The  following  sketch  of 
the  deceased 
appeared  in T h e   T r a d e s m a n   about  live 
years  ago,  and  received  his approval at 
that  tim e :

,

6

I 

— 

President. H. S. Church; Secretary , W m. J o m .------------

Secretary, J. A. Sidle.

- P l a i n w e l l  B . I I .  A

Nq». 6 - A l h a   K . M . A .

lie  remained 

N o  19—A<1;»  1». 11. A .

N o .  5 —M u s k e g o n  B .  M . A .

j i 0-  4— G r a n d   K a p i d s   M .  A .

N o. 2 1 —W aylaocl  B . M. A .

N o. 20—sa u g a tu c k  K .M . A .

i>u.  lO —H a rb o r s p r in g s B . M . A . 

S o .   1 4 —N o .  >1 u s k e » o n   B , M . A .

P re sident. C. H. W harton; S ecretary, M. V ■ Hoyt. 

President, W . J. C lark; S ecretary. A. L. Thompson. 

President, H. M. Marsh all; Secre ta ry ^ J. H. Ke  yj-----

President, H. P. W hipple: S e c re ta ry .-----------------------

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

President, John F. H enry; Secretary, L. A. Phelp ;------

President. D. F. W atson; Secretary. E. E. Chapel.---- _—

President, H. B. F arg o; Secretary, Wm. Peer.------------ ,

President. E. J. H errick; S ecretary, E. A. Stowe.----------

N o.  1 5 - B o y n e  
N o . 1 6 —S a n d  L a k e

N o .  1"
N o.  1 8 —O w osso  B . M . A . __

P resident, E.  A.  Owe
President, H. W . P ark er; S ecretary. S. Lam trom .------ _

> 0 .1 1 —K in g sle y  B . * .  A -
S o .  12 —O u in t y B . M. A .
jso.  lTi—S herm an   15. M. A . 

N o. 7- D im o a d a le  £ • * * .* ..
”  %T*  ti  KiiM tim rt K. JV1« A* 
X o . » - L a w r e n c e  B . M . A .

President. H. B. ■»■■-».ant:  Secretary, W .  J. Austin. 
President,”". A  Howey: Secretary. G. C. Havens. 
^  
^f'rhase 
R e s id e n t. R. K. Perkins; Se c rrta ry .J ’. M. Chase.---------  
—------- K~TT«~s»n«i L a k e  B. M. A . 
President. J. V. Crandall:  Secretary . W. Rasco.

Jam es A.  Crookston was born  at  New­
ark,  New  York,  in  1829, and was  educat­
ed  in the common schools  of  that  place. 
In  1843,  he went to Palmyra,  N.  Y.,  and 
P ^ a ^ n t .  F. W. Sioat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin.  -----_
entered the employ of a  drug  firm  as an
^ sid en C  T. M. S lo a n ; S e c re ta r y , S. H. vvla g e r----------- I appreljt|ce  where he Obtained a thorough
.  ,
President. F.^H. T hursto n; Secretary , Geo.L.Thurston, j knowledge  Of  the  business,  remaimnj
there over ten years. 
In  1854,  lie formed 
a copartnership with Jam es Gallup—now 
| in the insurance business  in  this  city— 
under the firm name of Jam es  A.  Crook- 
I ton  & Co,,  and engaged in  the  drug  and 
grocery  business  at  Palmyra. 
In  the 
same year  he was m arried  to  Miss 31.  J.
Smith,  who has hom e him tW O daughters,
now  woman  grown, 
in
trade 
in  Palmyra  five  years,  when  he
came to Grand Kapids. and purchased tin- 
drug stock and  business  then  owned by 
I Cole & Wilson,  located  on  Canal  street, 
in the building formerly  occupied by AY. 
T.  Lamoreaux.  This business  was  con­
ducted under the old firm  name,  the Pal­
myra business having,  in  the  meantime, 
been  disposed of. 
In  1859,  the  firm  re­
moved 
to  the  store now occupied by C. 
E.  W estlake,  and in  the  spring  of  I860 
Mr.  Crookston  sold  his  interest 
to his 
partner,  returning to Palm yra and engag­
ing in the drug,  grocery and  hat and cap 
business, which he continued  for  twelve 
years. 
In 1872,  he sold out  and removed 
to Cheboygan,  where lie formed a copart­
nership with Joseph Jessup, and engaged 
in general trade. 
In the spring  of  1874, 
lie removed  to Grand Kapids, to enter the 
employ of Shepard & Hazeltine as travel­
ing salesman.  January 1,  1882,  he  was 
rewarded for eight years’ faithful service 
by being admitted  as  a  partner  in 
the 
the  style  being  then  changed to 
firm, 
Shepard,  Hazeltine & Co.  On  the  re-or­
ganization of the firm, three months later, 
as Hazeltine, Perkins & C'o.,  he  retained 
an  augmented  interest  in  the  business, 
and  when  the business was  merged  into 
a stock eomyanv,  in  January,  1885,  his 
interest had increased so as  to  represent 
a holding of 510,000 worth  of stock.

P resident, Fred S. F ro st;  S ecretary, H. G. Dozen--------
esident. Wm. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrongh.
_
P resident, A.G. A very;  Secretary , E. B. H onghtaim g.

N o .  2 9 -  
N o.  80—O cean a  B. M ^A- 
N o . 3 1 —C h arlotte 8 .  M . A .

*  A. Rockafellow; Secretary, C. G. B alley._
reify W. H. Richmond.

N o. 22—G rand  L ed g e B . M . A .
2:1—C arson 1  i tv  B.  AI. A .

President, H. T. Jn h n .o n ^ S ecretary , P. T. W illiams.—  

P resident, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher._____ _

President, H. M. H em street; Secretary, C. E. Oensmore.

President,  L.  D.  Bartholom ew ;  Secretary. R. W. Kane.

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

P resident, O. F. Jackson;  Secretary . J ohn  M. Everden.

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

President, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary. A. G. Flenry.------

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

President. 8. R. Stevens; S ecretary, Geo. B. Caldweu. 

P resident, Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. i>. rev

a. P,  Schum acher; Secretary , W .  R.  Clarke. 

'  N o. 2 8 —C h e b o y g a n  B . M. A

N o.  26—G r e e n v ille   hi. -W. A . 

N o .  3 7 —B a t t l e  C r e e k   B .  M . A .

N o .  3 2 — C o o u e r s v il le   B . M ; A .

N o.  3 5 —B e lla ir e   B . M . A-

N o .  3 3 —C h a r le v o i x   **.  31.  A . 

N o .  3 9   - B a r r  O a k   B . M . A .

P resident, J. E. Thurkow :  Seen

N o .  3 4 —S a r a n a c   B .  M .  A .

N o . 3 6 —I t h a c a   B .  M . A .

N o   2 7 —D o r r   B . M .  A .

N o .  2 5 —P a l o   » •  M - A * 

.  2 4 —M o r le y   B ,  M . A . 

A  
™ re sid e n t, H. E. Symons: Secretary. P. W. Higgins.-----

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

- F r e e p o r t  11. M .

P resident, F.

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M t 

P resident. C. T. H artson; Secretary. At ill Kmmert.____

N o . 4 0 —E a t o n   K a p iila   B . M . A .
N o . 4 1 —B r e e k e n r l t l g e   B . M . A .

P resident. W  O. W atson; Secretary. C.  E. Scudder.-----

P resident. Jos. Gerber: Secretary  C. J, R athbnn._____ .

N o .  4 2 —F r e m o u t  B .  M . A .
N o . 4 3 —T u siin   B . M . A .

P resident. G. A. Estes: Secretary,W. M. Holmes.--------- _

N o. 44—H eed C ity  B . ML. A .

M tresldent, K. B*. M artin; Secretary, W. H. Smith._____ _
™   1 
President, D. E. H ailenbeek; Secre ta ry. O. A. H aliaday. 

N o . 4 5 —H o y  W ill«   B .  M .  A .

President, Wm. H utchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould._____

N o. 4 6 —L e slie  li . M. A .
N o.  4 7 —F lin t  >1.  C.

P resident, G. R. H oyt; Secretary, W. H. Graham .______
President, Boyd Redner; Secretary. W. J. Tabor.-----

N o. 48—H ubbardaton  B. M. A .

N o.  4 9 —L eroy  B   M.  A . 

President,  A.  W enzell; Secretary. Frank Smith.

N o. 50—M an istee B . M. A . 

P resident, A. 0 . W heeler; Secretary, J. F.  O’Malley.

P resident, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdon.

N o. 5 1 —C edar  sp r in g s  B .  M.  A . 
5 2 —G rand H a v e n  B . M. A . 

President. F rank Phelps; Secretary. Jo h n  H- York.

P resident. Thomas B. Dutcher;  Secretary. C. B. W aller.

^ ^ 're sk lc n t, F. D. Vos: Secretary, Wm. Mieras,
N o , 5 3 — B e l le v u e   B .  M . A ,
N o. 5 4 —b o n g ia s B . M. A .
N o.  5 5 —F e to sk ey   B . M . A .
N o. 5 6 —B a n g o r  B .  .a.  A .
N o. 5 7 —K ockiord   B . M . A .
N o. 5 8 —F ife  L a k e B . M . A .
N o. 5 9 —F e n n v ille  B . M . A .

President, C. F. H ankey; S ecretary, A. C. Bowman.
‘ 
P resident, N. W. D rake;  Secretary. Geo. Chapm an.  __

President, L. S. W alter; Secretary. G. O. Blakely._____

President, Wm. G. Telit; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.

President F. S. Raym ond: Secretary, P. S. Swarts.
N o. « 0 —S outh   B oard m an  B . M . A . 
P re sid e n t,h . e . Hogan; s e c re ta ry .s. E.N eihardt. 
A--------- e j  »j
N o.  6 1 —H artford   B .  M . A .g a , 
^resident, V. E. Manley: Secretary, I. B. B am ea. » 5 
^ p resid en t, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. B s m e « .* 8'  
N o  6 2 —E ast s a g in a w   *t. A .

it  m  4.^ .  

For about six years, Mr.  Crookston was 
the only regular traveler  in  the  employ 
the house,  and  was  compelled  to  cover 
pretty much the entire trade  of  AYestern 
Michigan, during which  time  he  gained 
the  acquaintance  and  friendship  of  a 
large number of druggists.  The employ­
ment of additional  help  enabled  him to 
gradually  curtail  his 
territory,  until it 
included few  towns aside from the N'orth­
em   Division of  the  G.  K.  & I.  Railroad. 
Failing health frequently  compelled him 
to omit the visits he had made  the  trade 
with  such  regularity  for  years,  but lie 
hated  to give up  and  invariably  started 
out as soon as he was able to stand on  his 
feet  again.

Bookkeeping in the Retail Store.

From  th e  Merchants* Review’.

Every  retail  merchant  requires  some 
system of  bookkeeping, even  those  who 
sell  strictly  for  cash;  otherwise  he runs 
chances of  losing money  by paying  bills 
twice,  or by neglect  in  charging custom­
ers  with  amounts  due.  Occasionally, 
however, occurrences  come to  our notice 
i which  prove  pretty  conclusively 
that
, 
, 
,
| there are m erchants who  would  be better
j off  w ithout  any books,  because  they are
; 

properly kept O r  posted.

,  .  . 

, 

, 

, 

For 

N o. 6 3 —fcvart  B . M. Ä .

N o, 6 4 —M e r r iliTìTm . A .

N o. 6 8 —A lle g a n  B . M . A .

sident, Lym an C lark: Secretary, F. 8. W illison. 

P resident. A. E. C alkins;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

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

the  grocery  and  kindred  trades 

N o. 6 7 —W ste r v lie t  B . M. A . 
President, Geo. P arsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall.

■  N o. 6 9 — S c o tt-  and  C lim a x  B . M . A . 

N o.  7 0 —N a s h v i ll e   B.  ML A , 
j  President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers.
N o. 7 1 —A sh le y   B.  M .  A .
N o. 7 2 —E d m o re B . M . A .
N o,  7 3 —B e ld in g  B . M- A . 
> o .7 4 —D avison   M .  U.

instance,  some  months  ago,  a 
P resident, G. W. Meyer; Secretary,  C had. H. Smith.  __
through  a  mistake  of  his 
wholesaler, 
" 
bookkeeper  in  posting  cash,  after  pay­
P resident. W. M. Davis; Secretary, C. E. Bell.
ment had been  made,  sent a second state
P resident, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, W m. H orton.  _  m e n t  to the  Customer  and it Was  paid  a 
! second time,  but the m istake was not dis-
65—Kaikasb» B. M. A. 
P resident, Alf. G. D rake; Secretary. C. S. Blom.
covered until  some weeks later.  The re­
N o. 66 —L a n sin g  B . M .  A .
tailer was then informed of the error and 
a  draft  for the  difference was sent  him 
by  mail.  He  was  utterly  unconscious 
that he had  paid the debt  twice  until the 
draft reached  him.  now   many cases  of 
a  like nature  have  happened since  then 
in 
it 
would  be  interesting to  know, but  pro­
bably the  circumstance  mentioned is not 
unusual.  By similar  negligence  articles 
purchased on credit sometimes do not get 
on  either the  pass  book  or the  dealer's 
ledger,  and of  course are a dead loss. 
It 
is of  greater  importance  that the  books 
should  be kept  systematically  than that 
the system should  be elaborate.  A couple 
of account books, including the indispen­
sable  ledger,  are  used  by  some  grocers 
with  better  results  than  other  dealers 
have with  half a dozen.  Even with cash 
sales,  at least one account book should be 
used,  and  the same  attention devoted to 
|  If you have scrimped your customer on 
the entering of  items as to any other sin­
¡weight  and  measure,  occasionally over- 
gle  feature of  the  business. 
It  is bad 
: charged  him a small amount,  and once in 
enough for  the  retail  merchant  to  lose
a  while  substituted  an  inferior  article, I money by the chicanery of customers and
the  m istakes of  the  wholesalers without 
adding to his  losses  by unsystematic ac­
count-keeping.

President, M. Netzorgr;  Secretary,  Geo. E. Clntterbuck. 
" 
President. A. L. Spencer; Secretary, Q. F. Webster. 
— 
President, J.  F. Cartwright;  Secretary. L. Gifford.
President, Oscar P. Bills; Secretary, F. Rosacrans.
■president, S. S.McCapily; Secretary. Chauncey Strong. 
V  
President—C. J. Monroe;  Secretary, 8. VanOstrand.

N o.  7 5 —T e c a n u e h   B .  M.  A . 
N o.  76—K a la m a zo o  B . M. A . 

N o.  7 7 —S outh - H a v e n   B .  M.  A . 

Christmas Gifts.

H then it  might  be advisable to make  your 
^custom er  a  Christmas  gift.  But if  you 
twfave dealt on the  square,  the customer is 
»  under as  many obligations  to you  as you 
R are to him.  And  yet,  who ever saw fifty 
f  customers each  making  the  grocer a  gift 
ap>f a  turkev,  for instance?

In  each  m inute in the  United  States, 
night and day,  all the year around,  twen- 
j ty-four  barrels of  beer  have gone  down 
12,069 throats,  and 4,830 bushels  of grain 
I have come to bin.

The  Condition  of Trade.

A  Goo4  Repoit.

From  th e New Y ork Shipping List.

is  being  put 

large  concessions, 

interior  movement  of  money 

The  controlling  features  o f'th e   com­
mercial situation have undergone scarcely 
any  im portant  change  since the close of 
last week.  The distributive  demand for 
all  kinds of  merchandise has  been  mod­
erately active,  with genera!  trade  rather 
quieter in the  principal  seaboard  cities, 
but  reports  from  the  interior  indicate 
that  the  volume  of  business 
is  being 
fairly m aintained  and  has  continued of 
satisfactory  proportions.  This 
is  due 
probably to the stim ulating influences  of 
the  crop  movement,  which  naturally 
opens  the  way  for  covering  fresh  re­
quirements, as  the  farm ers and planters 
realize  upon  their  crops.  The South is 
now  the  scene  of  greatest  activity,  as 
every  effort 
forward  to 
secure  the  cotton,  sugar  and  rice crops 
before  they are  damaged  by  frost,  and 
hence the active  demand  for money that 
is experienced  from  that  quarter,  while 
from  the  W est  and  Northwest  the  de­
mand  is  beginning  to  slacken  as  their 
most urgent  wants  have  been  satisfied. 
The 
is, 
therefore,  a very  good  indication  at the 
moment of  the general direction of trade, 
while the Clearing House returns afford a 
very good  index  as to its volume,  which 
makes a very favorable  comparison  with 
the corresponding period last year.  The 
transportation  companies continue to re­
port both East and W est  bound  traftie as 
unusually  heavy,  taxing 
the  available 
facilities of  the railroads to their utmost, 
which would be  highly satisfactory were 
it not  for  the  fact  that  the  trunk  line 
roads are carrying this  traffic at the very 
lowest  cut  rates.  W ith  respect  to  the 
railroad traffic situation,  there  has  been 
no  change  since  the close of  last week, 
bu t  the  belief  seems to prevail  that the 
existing condition of  affairs  will not last 
very long  and that a change  for the bet­
ter will  i>c shortly made  that  will be far 
more  permanent  in  its  character  than 
could  have been  the case  under  previous 
conditions.  The sudden and unexpected 
cut made by the  New  York  Central was 
only doing publicly  what other roads had 
been  doing 
in  a  secret  way—that  is, 
while nominally  m aintaining  the  sched­
ule,  they were making  private  contracts 
at 
thus  completely 
neutralizing  the  efforts  to advance  and 
m aintain rates by carrying on a harassing 
and  underhand  competition.  The pres­
ent  condition of  affairs istoo  ruinous to 
last,  and  hence 
the  confidence  with 
which  a  sudden 
the 
term ination 
present  contest  is  expected,  especially 
as 
close  of 
inland  navigation 
within  a  week  or 
ten  days  will  do 
away with competition from that quarter, 
while the  increasing crop movement will 
be  a further  inducement  to  place  them­
selves in  a position to reap the full  bene­
fit of the general prosperit y th at now pre­
vails.  There  is also another incentive to 
restore  m atters to a  normal and  healthy 
condition,  and  th at  is  the  fear that  the 
ruinous  course  that  now  prevails  may 
precipitate  a fright among the holders of 
securities  that might  result in  an  exten­
sive 
liquidation  and  perhaps  a  panic. 
The stock m arket is watching the railway 
situation  very  closely,  and  its  future 
course will be shaped entirely by the out­
come  of  the pending struggle;  but mean­
while there has been a disposition to oper­
ate with caution and adhere to  conserva­
tive methods.  The principal produce mar­
kets have  ruled quiet.  There has been  a 
further  heavy  decline  in  the  value  of 
wheat, with the m arket rather panicky and 
prices current in New York  and  Chicago 
begin  to  foreshadow the  probability  of 
some improvement in the export demand, 
while  the  shipm ents  from 
the  Pacific 
coast  are  very  fairly  maintained.  The 
lower price of corn has induced exporters 
to buy more freely and again the outward 
movement as well as the foreign  demand 
has been fairly active and of  satisfactory 
proportions,  compensating in some meas­
ure  for the falling off in  the wheat move­
ment.  The downward tendency of wheat 
indicates that the speculative interests at 
last  begin  to feel  the  influence  of 
the 
accumulation of  stocks,  not  so  much  of 
wheat  itself  as of  flour,  which has  been 
m anufactured  far in excess of  the  w ants 
of domestic m arkets and therefore begins 
to  feel  much  more  sensitively  the  ab­
sence of  export  demand.  Rains  have to 
some extent  interfered with the  m arket­
ing of cotton, and hence the receipts have 
shown some falling off  which  has caused 
prices to stiffen, but the general situation 
has undergone no im portant  change. 
In 
other speculative  m arkets a quiet feeling 
has  prevailed and  operations have  been 
of  a  conservative  character.  There  is 
very little  interest  in  petroleum,  specu­
lation in  metals  has  been of  the narrow­
est  proportions,  and  the  coffee  m arket 
has reflected  dullness.  The  demand for 
anthracite  coal  has  been  moderate and 
for  some  sizes  prices are  easy,  but  the 
outlook  is  satisfactory and  consumption 
will  probably  prevent  any  burdensome 
accumulation of stock.

the 

to 

Orange  Growing in America.

that 
lemons 

the  partial  failure  of 

A  recent  report of  the fruit produce  in 
the  cultivation  of 
Sicily  states 
oranges 
in  California, 
and 
Louisiana and  Florida lias assumed such 
vast  proportions  that  it  is a  m atter  of 
certainty  that  at  no  distant period  the 
import of the former of  these  fruits  into 
this country,  which  has  been  and is one 
of the chief customers for Sicily oranges, 
and  the carrying of which  gives so large 
employment to English m erchant vessels, 
will  wholly cease,  and  though the expor­
tation  in  1887  was  largely increased on 
account  of 
the 
Florida orange crop  in that  season,  yet it 
was carried on  at unrem unerative prices. 
In fact,  encouraged  l»y the extraordinary 
prices  which  were  obtained 
the  mar­
kets  in this  country  for  Sicilian  produce 
some years  ago,  the  Sicilian  cultivators 
increased their orange and  lemon planta­
tions to such an extent that the over pro­
duction has increased to a ruinous degree. 
In  addition  to  this,  the  had  packing and 
choice of  inferior  fruit  have  contributed 
to  the  depreciation  of  Sicilian  fru it  in 
American  and  other  markets.  The  ex­
port of lemons,  however,  is likely to con­
tinue  profitable,  on  account of  the  apti­
tude of  Sicilian climate.  Florida is  pro­
ducing  magnificent  lemons,  and  may yét 
become  as  strong  a  competitor  in  the 
production of  this  fruit as it  has in  the 
I m atter of the orange.

So c t u   H a v e n ,  N ov.  21.  1888.

E. A. Stowe, G rand R apids:

Dear  Sir—W e h ad  a good  atten d an ce  last ev­
ening, the first m eeting since  ta k in g  th e charter. 
W e are on th e sure road to a successful  career.
T he  early  closing  h o u r  w as  debated  and  a 
com m ittee 'ap p o in ted  
to  secure  an  expression 
from  parties outside of th e organization, to be re ­
ported a t th e  n ex t  m eeting.  W e  have  also  as 
sisted in  getting a   new   chem ical  engine,  w ith 
hook an d  ladder  attachm ent,  for  o u r village—a 
long-felt w ant.
W e  also  w a n t  to   know   w hat  is  being  done 
about fu rth e rin g  th e m u tu al  in su ran ce  schem e.

Y ours tru ly ,

8. V a n O s t r a n d , See’y.

T he “m u tu al in su ran ce schem e,” as  th e w riter 
above denom inates it, is now  before  th e  E x ecu ­
tiv e B oard o f  th e  M.  B.  M.  A.  an d   w ill  receive 
d ue atten tio n  a t th e m eeting to be  held  in  L an­
sing earlv n ex t m onth.

It Is Never Too Late to Mend.

So u t h  B o a r d m a x , N ov. 20,1888.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids :

B ea r  Sir—T he  South  B oardm an  B usiness 
I 
M en’s  A ssociation  w ishes  to  be  reinstated. 
w ill send th e dues by  re tu rn   m ail,  if   th a t is all 
th a t is necessary.  R espectfully,

8. E . N e ih a r d t ,  Sec'y.

. 

The  Hardware  Market.

Steel  nails  are  weak  and  unsettled. 
W ire nails are  firm.  The glass combina­
tion,  while not disbanded,  has w ithdrawn 
all  restrictions.  This  action  has  been 
caused  by 
the  great  num ber  of  glass 
factories  starting  up  in  the  natural  gas 
region,  which  refused 
to  adhere  to  the 
prices  established  by  the  combination. 
Sheet  iron is a  little more  plentiful,  but 
there  is no  change  in  price.  Sisal  and 
m anilla rope still hold firm.  There  is no 
change in tin plate.

Attention is directed  to  the  advertise­
ment of  11.  Middlebrook,  the Detroit  ele­
vator dealer,  to be found on  another page 
of  this  is s u e .  Mr.  Middlebrook is  State 
agent  for the  Morse  Elevator Works,  of 
Philadelphia,  and  his long  experience in 
the business  enables him  to serve  his  pa­
trons  well  and  faithfully.

T h e   S t.  J o h n s   c r e a m e r y   m a d e   o v e r   50,- 
th i s   s e a s o n — re a l 

000  p o u n d s   o f   b u t t e r  
b u tt e r ,  to o .

Soribx:ter’s 

JMLaigeiziiie
FOR  1889.

T he  publishers  o f  SCRIBN ER’S  MAGAZINE 
aim  to m ake it th e m ost popular an d  enterprising 
of periodicals, w hile at  all  tim es  preserving  its 
high literary character.  25,000 new  readers have 
been draw n to it d v rin g  th e  past  six   m onths by 
th e increased excellence of its contents  (notably 
th e R ailw ay artic le s), and it closes its second year 
w ith  a new  im petus an d  an assured success.  T he 
illu stratio n s  w ill  show   some  new   effects,  an d  
noth in g  to  m ake  SCRIBN ER’S  M AGAZINE  a t­
tractiv e an d  in terestin g  w ill be neglected.

T H E   R A IL R O A D   A R T IC L E S w ill be con­
tin u ed  by several very  strik in g   papers;  one es­
pecially  in terestin g   by  Ex-Postm aster-G eneral 
Thom as  L. Jam es on  “ T he  R ailw ay  Postal  Ser­
vice.” —Illustrated.

M R .  R O B E R T   L O U IS  ST E V E N SO N ’S 
serial novel “ T he N aster of B nllantrae,” w ill ru a  
th ro u g h   th e  g reater p art of th e year.  B egun  in 
N ovem ber.

A   C O R R E S P O N D E N C E   an d   collection  of 
m anuscript  m em oirs  relatin g  to J . E. M illet and 
a fam ovs  group  o f  m odern  F r e n c h   P a in te r s 
w ill fu rn ish  th e substance o f  several  articles.— 
Illustrated.

T he b rief end  papers w ritten la st y ear by  R ob­
e rt Louis Stevenson, w ill be replaced by  equally 
fam ous 
interesting  contributions  by  different 
authors.  Mr. Thom as B ailey  A ldrich  w ill  w rite 
th e first o f them  fo r th e J a n u a ry  num ber.

M any valu ab le L ite ra ry  A r tic le s w ill ap p e a r; 
a paper on  W alter  Seott’s  M ethods  of W ork, il­
lu stra ted  from  original  MSS., a second  “ S helf of 
Old Books,” by  M rs. Jam es  T.  F ields, an d  m any 
other articles equally notew orthyt—Illustrated.

A rticles oil  A r t  S u b je c ts   w ill  be  a  feature. 
P apers are arranged to appear by C larence Cook, 
E.  H.  Blashfield, A ustin  D obson  an d   m any oth- 
ess.—Illustrated.

F IS H IN G   A R T IC L E S  describing  sport  in 
th e best  fishing  grounds  w ill  appear.  Salm on, 
W inninish,  Bass  an d   T arpon  are  th e  subjects 
now   arranged.  T he  au th o rs  are  w ell-know n 
sportsm en.—Illustrated.

IL L U S T R A T E D   A R T IC L E S o f great varie­
ty, to u ch in g  upon all m an n er o f subjects, travel, 
biography, description, etc., w ill  appear, b u t not 
o f  th e  conventional  com m onplace  sort.—Illu s­
trated.
Am ong the most interesting in  the  list  o f sci­
entific papers fo r th e year will  be  a  remarkable 
article  by P rofessor J o h n   Trow bridge,  upon th e 
m ost Tecent developments  and  uses  of  P h o to ­
g r a p h y .—Illustrated.
A class o f articles w hich has proved of  special 
in terest w ill be bontinued by  a  group  o f  papers 
upon  E le c tr ic ity  in  its m ost recent applications 
by em inent au th o rities;  a  rem arkable  paper on 
D e e p   M in in g   an d   o th er  in teresting  papers.— 
U niqne illustrations.

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60
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Ives’, old s ty le .......................................
60
...........  
Snell’s ........................................................
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BARROWS.

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G o n g ......................................................... ............. 
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60
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40
40
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W rought In sid e B lin d .......................................
W rought  B rass......................................................
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B lind, Shepard’s ..............................

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n et
C old......................................................
C urry,  L aw rence’s .......................... ...................40*10
H o tc h k iss ........................................... ................... 
25

COMBS.

dis.

W hite Crayons, per  gro ss.............

. 12@12)i dis.  10

B rass,  R acking’s .............................. ................... 
60
60
B ib b 's .................................................. ................... 
B e e r...................................................... ...................40*10
F en n s’.................................................. ................... 
60

“  

P lan ish ed , 14 oz c u t to size......... per pound 
14x52,  14x56,14x60 ........ ................... 
Cold R olled,  14x56 an d  14x60___
Cold R olled, 14x48............................
................... 
B o tto m s..............................................
M orse's  B it  Stocks.......................... ..................  
P aper an d  straig h t S h an k ............. ................... 
M orse's T aper S h an k ...................... ................... 

DRILLS.

dis.

33
31
29
29
30
40
40
40

DRIPPING PANS.
..................  
Sm all sizes, ser p o u n d ..................
Large sizes, per  p o u n d ................... ...................
. .doz. n e t 
75
Com. 4  piece, 6 i n ............................
C o rru g ated ......................................... . ..d is. 20*10*10
......... dis.  )á&10
A d ju stab le.........................................
EXPANSIVE BITS.

ELBOWS.

C lark’s, sm all, $18;  large, $26........ ................... 
Iv es’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30............. ................... 

30
25

dis.

07

FILES—N ew L ist

dis.

A m erican F ile A ssociation L ist.. ...................60*10
D isston’s ............................................. ...................60*10
N ew   A m erican ................................. ...................60*10
N icholson’s ....................................... .................. 60*10
H eller’s ................................................ ................... 
50
H eller’s H orse R asp s...................... ..................  
30

GALVANIZED IRON

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  an d   24;  25  an d   26;  27 
15 
L ist 

12 

14 

D iscount, 60.

Stanley  R ule and  Level Co.’s ___ ................... 

28
18

50

dis.

13
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

CHALK.

COCKS.

COPPER.

N aydole  & C o.'s.........................................................dis. 25
Kip’s ...............................................................................dis. 25
Y erkes & P lum b’s ......................................................dis. 40&10
M ason’s Solid Cast Steel.............................. 30c list 50
B lacksm ith’s Solid Cast  Steel, H a n d __ 30c 40A10

t 3 ___‘ ___ ...................dis.
G ate, C lark’s, 1,
S ta te .......................
Screw H ook  an d Strap, to 12 In. 4Yz  14  and
lo n g e r...............
Screw  H ook and Eyë,  Î 2 -  - .
...................n et
........
“ 
.................. n et
...................n et
7g ........
...................n et
.................. dis.

60
... per doz.  net, 2 50
3*2
10
SÌ4
7t£
’*%
70

S trap a n d  T ........

“

HAXOERS.

B arn Door K idder Mfg. Co., W ood track .
C ham pion,  a n ti-frictio n ................................
K idder, w ood tr a c k .......................................

HOLLOW WARE

P o ts......................................................................
K ettles.................................................................
S p id e rs ...............................................................
G ray en a m ele d ................................................

dis.
. 50&10 
tí0&10 
40

. .OOAIO 
. .OO&IO 
. .OO&IO

HOUSE  FUUNISUrSG
Stam ped  T in W a re....................
Ja p a n n e d  T in W a re...................
G ranite Iro n  W a re ....................

G rub  1. 
G rub 2  . 
G rub 3 .

HOES.

. ..$11, dis. 60 
.$11.50, dis. 60 
__ $f2, dis. 60

HORSE SAILS.

A u S able.....................................dis. 25<tl0®25&10&10
P u tn a m .............................................dis.  5&10&2)4<&2t£
N o rth w estern ....................................... 
dis. 10&10&5
knobs—N ew  List. 

55
Door, m ineral, jap.  trim m in g s ........................ 
Door,  porcelain, jap.  trim m in g s....................  
55
Door, porcelain, plated trim m in g s................. 
55
55
Door,  porcelain, trim m in g s.............................. 
D raw er  an d   S hutter, p o rcelain ......................  
70
P icture, H.  L. J u d d   &  Co.’s .............................40&1Q
45
H em a cite................................................................. 

dis.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

R ussell & irw in   M fg. Co.’s new  list  ...........  
M allory, W heeler  &  Co.’s .................................  
B ranford’s ............................................................. 
N orw alk’s ............................................................... 

Stanley R ule and L evel  Co.’s ......................

LEVELS. 
MATTOCKS.

Adze E ye. 
H unt E ye. 
H unt’s ___

......... $16.00,
......... $15.00,
$18.50, dis.

d is .

dis.

I
i
:
I
70
dis.  60 
dis. 60 
20&10 
dis.

dis.

50

40
40
40

dis.

.. 60&10 
. -60&10

10
40 
60 
1  00 
1  50

1  00
1  50
2 00

50 
60 
75 
90 
1  10 
1  50

1  35 
I  15 
1  00 
85

MAULS.

MILLS.

Sperry & Co.'s, Post,  h a n d le d ....................

Coffee, P arkers  Co.’s .....................................
“ 
P.  S.  & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  M alleable».
L anders,  F erry  & C lark’s ...............
“ 
C*  E n te rp ris e ...........................................

MOLASSES GATES.

Stebbin’s P a tte rn ............................................
Stebbin’s G en u in e..........................................
E nterprise, self-m easuring..........................

N A IL S
A dvance above 12d nails.

FENCE  AND  BRADS.

50d to 60d...........................................................
lOd........................................................................
8d an d  9d............................................................
Od an d  7d ...........................................................
4d an d  5d............................................................
3 d ..........................................................................

4 d ...............
3 d ...............
2 d ...............

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

%  in c h ...

FINE BLUED.

EASTING AND BOX.

COMMON BARREL.

CLINCH.

1!4 an d   lJ i in c h ..............................
2  an d   234 
............................
“ 
4 an d  2)Si 
2) 
“ ............................
3 in c h ..................................................
3) 
4 an d  4)4  in c h ........................
E ach h a lf keg 10 cents extra.

OILERS. 

planes. 

R inc or tin . C hase’s P a te n t................................60&i0
Zinc, w ith  brass b ottom .....................................  
50
B rass or C opper...................................................... 
50
R e a p e r...............................................p er gross, $12 net
O lm stead’s ..............................................................50&10

O hio Tool Co.'s, f a n c y ....................................... 40@10
Sciota  B en c h .........................................................   @60
S andusky Tool  Co.’s, fa n c y .............................. 40@10
B ench, first q u a lity ..............................................   @60
Stanley R ule and "Level Co.’s, w ood............. 20&10

dlS.

dis.

F ry,  A cm e.........................................
Common,  p o lish e d ..........................

Iron and  T in n e d ............................
Copper R ivets an d  B u rs ...............

FANS.

RIVETS.

.dis. 50&10 
.dis. 60&10 j

.......  

50 j

PATENT FLANISHED IRON.

‘A” W ood’s p aten t planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10  20 
‘B” W ood’s  pat. planished. Nos. 25 to 27...  9  20 
B roken  packs  y2c per pound extra.

ROPES.

Sisal,  Y-  inch and la r g e r .............
M an illa..............................................

SQUARES.

Steel an d   Iro n ..................................
Try an d  B evels................................
M itre ..................................................
SHEET IRON.

20

50
55
so
55
35

Com.  Smooth.

N os.  10 to  14.............................................$4  20
N os. 15 to  1 7 .............................................4  20
N os.  18 to  21.............................................4  20
Nos. 22 to 24 .............................................  4  30
N os. 25 to  26 .............................................  4  40
No. 27 ..........................................................  4  60
w ide n ot less th a n  2-10 e x tra

All  sheets No.  18  an d   lighter,  over 30  ir 

Com. 
$3 00 
3  00 
3  10 
3  15 
3 35 
3  35 
iches

L ist acct. 19, ’86.............................................. dis. 

SAND TAPER.
SASH CORD.

“ 

S ilver Lake. W hite  A ..................................list 
D rab A .......................................  “ 
W hite  B ...................................  
D ra b B .......................................  
• 
W hite C .......................................  -  

“  

D iscount, 10.

SASII WEIGHTS.

Solid E y es......................................................per ton $25

SAUSAGE SCUPPERS OR FILLERS.

M iles'  “ C hallenge” __ per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05
P e rry .......................per doz. No.  1, $15;  No. 0,
. .$21;  dis. 50@50&5
D raw  C ut No. 4 ........
__ each, $30. dis  30
E nterprise M fg. Co. 
......... dis. 20&10@30
S ilv e r's......................
................. dis.  40&10

04
3)i

65
60
35
60

50
50
25

dis.

“ 
“ 

D isston

C irc u lar.......................................
Cross  C u t.....................................
H a n d ............................................
^E xtras som etim es given by jobbers.
A tkins’  C irc u lar..................................................i
Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, p er fo o t,... 
“ 
“ 
Special Steel  D ex X Cuts, per f o o t... 
“ 
Special Steel Dia.  X Cuts, per fo o t... 
“  Cham pion  an d   E lectric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  fo o t....................................................

.................... 45@45&5
.................... 45@45&5
5©25&5
lis.  9

TACKS.

A m erican, all k in d s ............................................
Steel, all  k in d s ......................................................
Swedes, all k in d s ..................................................
G im p an d  L a ce......................................................
Cigar Box  N a ils....................................................
F in ish in g   N a ils ....................................................
Common a n d   P aten t  B rad s..............................
H u n g arian  F ails an d  M iners'  T a ck s.............
T ru n k  an d  C lout N a ils.......................................
T inned T ru n k  an d  Clout N ails........................
L eathered Carpet T a ck s.....................................

TRAPS. 

di.S.

Steel, G am e..............................................................60&10
35
O neida C om m unity, N ew house’s ................... 
70
O neida  C om m unity, H aw ley & N orton's  ... 
H otchkiss’ ..............’................................................ 
70
P.  S. & W.  M fg. Co.'s  ......................................... 
70
M ouse,  ch o k e r............................................lS ep e rd o z.
M ouse, d elu sio n ..................................... $1.50 j>er doz.

w ir e. 

dis.

B right M ark et........................................................  67)4
A nnealed M arket...................................................70&10
Coppered M ark et..................................................   62)4
E x tra  B a ilin g ........................................................ 
55
T in n ed  M ark et......................................................  62)4
T in n ed   B room .........................................per pound 09
T in n ed  M attress................................... per  pound 8)4
Coppered  Spring  S tee l.......................................  
50
T inned  Spring S teel............................................. 40A10
P lain  F e n c e .............................................. per pound 03
B arbed  Fence, g alv an ize d ........................................$3 75
p a in te d .............................................   3 00
C opper........................................................ new   list n et
B rass...........................................................   “ 

“ 

w ir e goods. 

B rig h t................................................................. 70&10&10
Screw   E y e s...................................................... 70&10&10
H ook’s ................................................................70&10&10
G ate Hooks an d  E y es....................................70&10&10

“  “
dis.

dis.

.73&10
dis.

WRENCHES.

B ax ter's  A djustable, n ic k e le d ...........
Coe’s  G e n u in e .........................................
Coe's P ate n t A gricultural, w ro u g h t.. 
Coe’s  P atent, m alleable........................

MISCELLANEOUS. 

B ird C a g e s .............................................................  
50
Pum ps, C iste rn ...................................................... 
75
Screw s, N ew  L ist...................................................70&05
Casters, Bed  an d   P la te ................................ 50&io&io
D am pers,  A m erican............................................. 
40
F orks, hoes, rakes  anil all steel goods.........   66?j
Copper B ottom s......................................................  30c

M ETALS. 
PIG  t in .

Pig  Large 
Pig B ars..

-30c

COPPER.

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

Lake..........................................................................18)4
“Anchor"  B rand.......................................................18

INGOT.

ZINC.

LEAD.

Duty:  Sheet. 2)4c per pound.
660 pound  casks...................................................... 6)4
Per  pound............................................................7@7)4

s o l d e r .

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

D uty:  Pig. $2  per 100  pounds.  Old  Lead, 2e per 
A m erican............................................................. @5)4
N ewark.................................................................. @5)4
B a r................................................................................ 6
S h eet.............................................................8c, dis. 20
)4@)4........................................................................... 16
Extra W iping........................................................ 13)4
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson.............................................per  i>ouiid  14%
Hallett’s ..........................................  
11)4
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10xi4 IC, Charcoal............................................. $  6  00
 
14x20 IC. 
6  00
.............................................   6 25
12x12 IC, 
14x14 IC, 
.............................................   10 00
10x28 IC, 
.............................................
10x14 IX, 
 
7  75
7  75
 
14x20 IX. 
 
12x12 IX, 
8  a>
14x14 IX, 
 
12  50
20x28 IX, 
.............................................

Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

 
 
 
 

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“ 
" 
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" 
“ 
“ 
" 
" 
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
" 
-  
" 
" 
“ 
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10x14 IC,  C harcoal........................................... $ 5 40
14x20 IC, 
5  40
12x1210, 
5 65
9  25
14x14 IC, 
11  80
29x28 IC, 
6  90
10x14 IX, 
6  90
14x20 IX, 
7  15
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
11  65
20x28 IX. 
14  80

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EaYh additional X on this grade, $1.50.

ROOFING PLATES.

 

“ 

 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

14x20 IC, Terne  M. F ........................................$  7 60
20x28  IC, 
15 75
“ 
14x20 IC, “  W orcester.....................................  5 50
“ 
14x20 IX, 
.........................   7 00
.........................   11  50
" 
29x28  IC, 
“  Allaway  Grade...................   4  90
14x2010, 
 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
" 
6 40
20x28 IC, 
“ 
10  50
“ 
 
120x28 IX, 
“ 
•• 
...................   13 50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14X28  IX .................................................................... $12 00
114x31  IX ....................................................................  13 50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers. /
14x60 IX,  “ 

’ ( Per pound....... 

“  9 

09

 
 

“ 

H A R D W O O D   L U M B E R .

@22 00

@12 00

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  m erchantable,  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, log-run..............................................12 00@14 00
Maple,  soft, log-run.....................................11  00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Maple,  clear, flooring............................ 
Maple,  white, selected.......................... 
Red Oak, log-run..........................................18 00@20 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 24 00@25 00
Red Oak, % sawed, 8 inch and upw’d.40 00@45 00
Red Oak, )i sawed, regular........................ 30 00@35 00
Red Oak, >o. 1, step plank................... 
@25 00
W alnut, log ru n ...................................... 
@55 00
W alnut, Nos. 1 and 2.............................  
@75 00
W alnuts, c u ll'.........................................  
@25 00
Grey Elm, log-run........................................ 12 60@13 05
W hite Aso, log-run.......................................14 00@16 00
Whitewood, log-run.....................................20 00@22 00
W hite Oak, log-rnn.......................................17 00g>18 00

@20 00
@25 00
@25  00

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.

Foster, StBTBiis 4 Co,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,
7

I 

33, 35, 37, 39 and 41  I*ouis Street.

S
Weekly  "Pointers."

lined,) 

People  are more and  more  learning to 
appreciate the luxury of STEEL KAN^pS- 
and  the  wonderful  increase  in demand 
has caused the appearance  of  a  num ber 
of  very  low-priced,  cheaply-made,  (as­
sheet 
short-lived 
bestos 
iron 
to  favor  1« 
ranges,  whose  only  claim 
cheapness.  They are put on  the  market 
under fancy  names and are called  “ Steel 
Kanges." 
In  reality,  they  are  no more 
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 m anner of the best  m aterial,  on  the 
most  approved  principles.  We  know 
that you will find  all the above in  the

J o h n   V a n

Steel  R a n g e ,
With Fire  Brick 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  nse.

Foster, Stems 4 Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,

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

’&(&•

Weekly  "Pointers.”
You  cannot  afford  to be  without  ar.

A S   IT

Saves your Money. 
Saves your Temper. 
Saves your Health, 

Saves  your Time,
Saves your Clothe*,
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 Deeded.
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, Stems 4 Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,

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

The new crop is abundant,  Fine Quality 
and Cheap.  Wo  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 .

f t p s  8,  M usselman ì ßo„

Wholesale  G-rocers,

21 & 23  SOUTH  IONIA  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

Y>

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J A X O N
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DON’T BE A SLAVE

To  prejudice, but  save  money, time,  labor, 

strength  and  clothes  by  using

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

THE  PENBERTHY  IMPROVED
Automatic  Injector
<,".r  BOILER  FEEDER  „£?TI

----AS  A----

1 6 ,0 0 0   in   18  M o n th s  T e lls  th e   S tory.

.^ W H Y   THEY  EXCELc=jgl

1  T hey cost le ss than other Injectors.
2  Y ou  don’t h ave to  w atch  them .  I f  th ey   break  they
3  B y sen din g th e num ber to  factory o n  th e In jector you
4  T hey are liftin g  and n on-lifting.
5  H ot pipes don’t bother them  and th e parts drop ou t by
A g e n ts,  H F S T E R   &  F O X ,
6  E very m an is m ade satisfied, or h e don’t  have to keep
PENBERTHY  INJECTOR  CO.,  Manufacturers,  DETROIT, Mich.

rem oving on e p lu g  nut.
th e In jecto r and w e don’t w an t him  td.

w ill  RE-START  autom atically.
can h ave parts renew ed a t any tim e.

G rand  R a p id s,  M ie.

N uts

We  carry  a  large  stock  of 

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

P U T n A m   &  B R O O K S .

LORIEUARD’S

STANDARD  FIRST  GRADE  PLUG  TOBACCO
M
! Can  now  be  bought  at the following exceptionally
Ase’t'd lot

C L /  
L O W   F I G U R E S :

Less than 56 lbs.  56 lbs. or o ver,  any quantity 

Packages. 
P O U N D S. 12x3,16oz., 6 cuts,  40,28 & 12 lbs. 
42.30&12“ 
C LUBS, 12x2,16 o x ., 6 cuts, 
43, 30 & 12  “ 
C LUBS, 12x2, 8 oz.,6 cuts, 
I FO U R S, 6 x 2, 4 oz.. 
42. 30 & 12  “ 
| F IV E S , 6 x 114,3 1-5 07... 
45, 25V4 & 16  " 
T W IN  FO U R S, 3 x 2, 7 to lb,  41, 27 & «314  “
41,31 & 17  “
F IG S, 3 x  1,14 to lb., 

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T H E S E   P R IC E S   L O O K   TOO  G O OD  TO  LA ST .

D is tr ib u tin g   A g e n ts  for

GRAND  RftPIDS  TAJIK  LINE  GO.,

| 
1 (taler V ie ail Prim Bite Im iatieg Oil*
j 
j  Worts, &. R. & I. and D. & M. Jtic.  Office, No. 4 Blodgett Bit

GASOLINE and  NAPTHA.

E. 6.8YUDLEY,

C O R R E SP O N D E N C E   SO L IC IT E D .  Q U O T A T IO N S  F U R N IS H E D   o n   A P P L IC A T IO N *

Two Years
Test.

W holesale D ealer in

RUBBER BOOTS 

flfiD  SHOE»

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M anufactured  by

Gandee Robber Go,

Send  fo r  L arge  Illu strated   C atalogue  and 

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P rice  L ist.

No. 4 Monroe Street,

T elep hon e 464. 

Ap
GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

P.  STEKETEE &  SONS,

JOBBERS  IN

D ry   G oods I N otions,
88 Monroe  St. X10,12, 14,16  X18  Fountain 8t„

G ran d   Rapids,  JMich,

Peerless Carpet  Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags 

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( A   0  UÖÜ1Q1L ?.

IF  YOU  WANT

T h e   B e s t

A C C EP T  N O N E   BU T

Sauer Kraut•

Order  this  Brand  from 

your Wholesale Grocer.

R E /Y E N  

The devil. Jack!  W e've got a 

Shark.  H e'll do for

Bliven & Allyn.

S o le   A g e n ts   for  th e

&A I E Y N ,

Grani  Square  and  Upright  Pianos.

The  Weber  Piano is  recognized  beyond 
controversy as  the  Standard for  excellence 
in every  particular. 
I t is  renowned for its 
sympathetic, pure  and rich  tone  combined 
with  greatest  power.  The  most  eminent 
artists and  musicians,  as  well as  the musi­
cal  pnblic  and  the  press, unite in the ver­
dict that 
0

The  Weher Stands Unrivaled.

Sheet  music  and  musical  merchandise. 

Everything in the musical line.

Weber Pianos, 

Fischer Pianos,

Smith Pianos, 

Estey Organs, 

A. B. Chase Organs,

Hillstrom  Organs,

JULIUS A. J. FRIEDRICH^

(Successor  to  Friedrich  Bros.)

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

TheMicliiganTradesman

THE  HEBREW  PEDDLER.

The  Secret  of  His  Success—What  the 

Business  Leads  To.

transaction 

them  from 

The  smallest  individual  factor in the 
commercial world  is the  peddler.  There 
are peddlers  who  carry out all the  prin­
ciples of  the m ercantile  trader  on  a cap­
ital  of  less 
than  SI.  They  buy  their 
¡roods  either  from  the  m anufacturer or 
¡he  jobber at  a wholesale price, and then 
retail them  to  the  public at a profit. 
In 
this 
is  involved  the  same 
basis of  trade which a Stewart or a Field 
has Ksed to become the  merchant  prince 
of  the world, each  in  his  time.  Success­
ful m erchants  who  have  started  in bus­
iness  as  peddlers  seldom  revert  to  the 
time when  they traveled  from  house to 
house  carrying  a  few  dollars’  worth of 
merchandise  in  a  pack,  but  there  are 
thousands  of  men  who  can  now  draw 
their  checks  for  .51,000,000  who  began 
their business life in  this humble  way.
The Jews have been a race of  peddlers 
as  they  have  been a race  of  merchants, 
and every boy who has spent  his  earlier 
days  in  the  country knows  the  typical 
Hebrew  peddler.  These  itinerant  mer­
chants  are a familiar  sight  as  they toil 
along  the  dusty  road  carrying  a heavy 
burden.  W hat boy is there  who  has not 
jeered  at 
the  sclioolhouse 
playground,  and  if  he  chanced to be  at 
home  when 
the  peddler  called  would 
crowd  close to the pack of  wonders when 
it  was  opened  to  get  one  look  at  the 
“ Yankee notions.”  The life of a Hebrew 
peddler is full of  interest.  He  comes to 
America  not  ready  to  appreciate  what 
there  is  in  absolute  freedom,  owing to 
the  persecutions  suffered  by his race in 
every  division  of  continental  Europe. 
He  reaches a W estern  city  w ith a small 
amount of  money,  and  this he invests in 
the  merchandise 
that  is  most  salable 
among 
the  simple  country  folk.  His 
stock consists of  such  trifles  as needles, 
pins, 
thread  and  suspenders,  and  he 
wends  his  way  out  of  the  city  on  the 
country road, carrying his wares wrapped 
up 
in  a  piece  of  bed-ticking.  When 
night overtakes him he stops at  the  first 
farmhouse  aruk  finds a welcome  such as 
would be denied  him  in any other  place 
in the world.  For  his  supper, breakfast 
and lodging he  gives  some  trifles to the 
housewife  and 
takes  his  departure. 
Traveling on,  the Hebrew  stops at every 
house,  and  no  m atter  whether  he  sells 
any of  his wares or not. unfolds his pack 
and displays the goods,  telling  the  farm­
er’s  wife  that  he  will  come  again in a 
stated time.  A fter covering a convenient 
circuit of  territory,  the  wandering  mer­
chant returns to the city  again to replen­
ish his stock.  The next  time  he travels 
over the ground  his  prosperity is noted. 
The bed-ticking cover  for  the  merchan­
dise  has  given  way to a square  leather 
trunk 
is  slung  on  his  shoulder. 
There is also a  greater  variety of  “ Yan­
kee notions’’  ami  the  peddler calls on his 
eustomers  with a familiar  and  friendly 
greeting. 
It is curious to note  the  pros­
perity of  an industrious Hebrew peddler. 
W ithin a  year  from  the  time  when  he 
first  made  his  appearance,  footsore and 
weary,  he  drives  along  the  same  road 
with a horse and wagon.  He is now pre­
pared to barter as  well  as sell,  and  takes 
old  rags,  scrap  iron  and poultry in ex­
change  for  a  full  line  of  merchandise. 
From  this  time  ‘on  the  progress of  the 
wandering  Hebrew  is  rapid  and  sure. 
He  soon  abandons  the  wagon,  and  his 
name in  gilt letters adorns the  front of  a 
brick  block  in  some  populous  West« 
city.

that 

Bogus  Sugar  on  the  Market.

'flu*  Philadelphia  Timex  says  that  a 
queer  compound  is  being placed on  the 
sugar m arket  which  is a puzzle to house­
keepers.  The  artiele  is  known  to  the 
irade as  a  “ process  sugar.” and is a mix­
ture of  common  yellow  sugar and grape 
sugar  or  glucose.  The  m ixture 
thus 
produced  is lighter in  color  than file or­
dinary yellow  sugar,  and is sold  by  some 
retailers  on  that  account  as  an  article 
superior  to  the  ordinary  yellow  sugar, 
and  at a  higher  price.  The  cost  of  the 
ordinary  yellow  sugar 
is  six  cents  a 
pound,  while glucose  costs  three cents a 
pound.  As  the  m ixture  contains  one- 
third glucose,  it can  be  sold for one cent 
a  pound  under  the  usual  price  for the 
regular  material,  or  five  cents  a  pound. 
The compound  may be detected  by pour­
ing  water  upon  a  sample  of 
it.  The 
pure sugar will dissolve  quickly,  but the 
glucose  will  remain  hard  for  a  louger 
time.  Considerable  complaint is arising 
mi  account of  the  preparation,  and  it is 
claimed 
lose  great 
«inantities of  canned  goods  by reason of! 
the deception  practiced upon  them.  This! 
m ixture  is  compounded  in  Philadelphia 
by one Front  street  firm,  which makes a 
specialty  of  it.  The  members  of 
the 
firm and their  brokers  say  that  no  mis­
representations  are  made by them to the 
trade.  The  deception,  however, 
is 
claimed,  is practiced by the retail dealers, 
who do not explain  to  the  customers the 
real  nature  of  the  goods.  Refiners  dis­
countenance the preparation.

that  housekeepers 

it 

Disfranchised  Drummers.

A  Chicago merchant  talks  thus  about 
the drummers and  one of  the  disadvan­
tages under which they  lab o r:

them 

I believe that the most important  class 
of  men  iu the United States are  the com­
mercial  travelers.  They  are  im portant 
to the  business  community  and  impor­
tant to the country at large.  They really 
transact the business of  the  country.  A 
billion dollars’  worth of  business is done 
by  commercial  travelers  for  their  em­
ployers.  Through 
immense  for­
tunes are made and  great  industries are 
built up. 
Im portant  as  these  men  are, 
they are very shabbily treated.  Why,  in 
<  hicago  alone,  thousands of  them  were 
disfranchised at the  last  election, 
llun- 
dreds of  thousands of  them  were unable 
to vote in the  country at  large. 
I am in 
favor  of  a  special  election 
law  for 
their  benefit.  During  the.  war  soldiers 
in the  field  were  allowed to  vote to  the 
credit, of  tlieir states,  and the votes were 
sent home to be  counted. 
I believe  that 
commercial  travelers  should be allowed 
to  vote  wherever  they  are  on  election 
day.  Their  vote  could  be  sent to their 
homes. 
It would  only be  doing  justice 
to our busiest  and  most  useful  class of 
citizens.

Responsible Commission Houses.

MOSELEY  BROS,

F r u its,  S eed s, O y ste r s g P r o d u c e .

-------W H O L E S A L E ------

All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

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

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

pleased to hear from  you.
- 

- 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

G EO .  E .  H O W E S.

Geo.  E.  H o w e s &  Co.,

S.  A .  H O W E S.

C.  N .  B A I*P.

A p p l e s ,  P o t a t o e s  &  O nions9

JO B B E R S   IN

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

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

S Ionia 

Street,Grand Rapids, Mich.

THEO. B. 

WHOLESALE

P r o d u c e   C o m m is s io n   M e r c h a n t,

B RO K E R   I X   LU M BER.

G

P o

O rders  for  P otatoes,  Cabbage  and  A pples,  iu  Car Lots, solicited. 

B u tter an d  Eggs, O ranges Lem ons  an d  B ananas a specialty.

3 3   O T T A W A   ST E E T ,

T e le p h o n e  2 6 9 .

A S

and
amount  and 
will try to buy them
W.  T.  LAMOREAUX,

71  Canal  Street.

W A.NTBD.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

I f  y o u   h a v e   a n y   o f   th e   a b o v e  g o o d s  to  
sh ip ,  o r  a n y th in g   in   th e   P r o d u ce  lin e ,  le t 
u s  h e a r   fro m   y o n .  L ib e r a l  ca sh   a d v a n ces 
m a d e  w h e n   d e sir e d .

E A R L   B R O S . ,

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

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

R eference:  F ir s t   N a t io n a l  B a n k ,  C hicago. 
Mic h ig a n T r a d e sm a n. Grand Rapids.

B e a n S

Parties having any Beans  to  offer  will 
please send sample  and  we  will  try and 
make you satisfactory prices.

A lfr e d  J. B r o w n

Seed Store,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

GRIND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
A lfr e d  J. B r o w n
Foreign,  Tropical and  California
F R U I T S

-JOBBER  IN-

a ,

C r a n b e r rie s,

S w e e t   P o ta to e s Q  
a n d   G rap es.
Bananas,  Oilr  Specialty,
-  MICH.
GRAND  RAPIDS, 

z6  and  x8  No. Division St..

POTATOES.

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

Wl.  H.  TfeNQU  &  CO.,
166  South Water St., CH ICA G O . 

COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,

R eference

Chicago.

Fe l se n t h a l.  Gr o ss  &  Mil l e r . Bankers, 

House and Store Shades Made to Order.

I

X T E L S O X T   B R O S .   <&  G O .,

68  Monroe  Street,

Grand Rapids.

WÏ7

JPUTNAM A BROOKS,

no

W hy you should send us your orders.  W e handle 
nothing but BEST ana  CHOICEST  BRANDS; 
Sell at Manufacturers* and Importers* Prices; 
Ship at ONE DAY *S NOTICE, enabling 
you to  receive  goods day following; 
Fill  orders  for  ALL  KINDS o£
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G L A S S,

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Bacltcrs.

Imported 
and American 
Polished  P l a t e ,
Rough  and  Ribbed 
French  Window,  Amerl 
can  Window,  English  s6 ozL 
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 ID ,

73 & 75  Larned  Street West, DETROIT,  MICH. 
G rand  R a p id s S to r e ,  61  W a te r lo o   S tr e e t.

Industrial  School  of Business

THE

Its graduates succeed .  W rite

Is noted for  TH O R O U G H N E SS.
W.  N.  FERRIS,

B ig   R a p id s,  M id i.

C eleb ra ted   “BIG  F .”  B r a n d   o f O y ste r s
In Cans anil  Bulk,  anil  Large  H andlers  of  O C E A N   F IS H ,  S H E L L   CLAM S  an d   O YSTERS. 
W e m ake a specialty of fine goods in our line and are prepared to quote prices at any tim e.
W e solicit consignm ents o f all  kinds o f  W ild  Game,  such as P artridges, Q uail, D ucks, B ear, etc.

BLIVEN,Manager. 

63 PEARL STREET.

H. M.  J 

N e a l   s   C a r r i a g e   P a i n t s

Re-paint your old buggy and  make it look like new fo r LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR,  Eight beautiful shades. 
Prepared  ready fo r use.  They  dry  hard  in  a  few hoursf and  have a beautiful  and durable gloss. 
They are 
the ORIGINAL, all others are  IM ITA T IO N S .  More of our brand sold than all the other brands on the m arket.

GRANITE  FLOOR  PAINTS
ACME  WHITE  LEAD  &  COLOR  WORKS

The G reat  Invention.  Six  Handsome  Shades.  Ready fo r use.  DRY  HARD  OVER  NIGHT,  and  are  very 

durabie.  Give them  a tria l, and you w iil be convinced that it does not pay to m ix the paint yourself.

Dry  Color  Makers, P aint  and  Varnish  M anufacturers.

D E T R O I T ,

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

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The Michigan Tradesman

W E D N F S D A Ï,  N O V E M B E R  2 8 ,  1 8 8 8 .

LEISURE  HOUR  JOTTINGS.

W ritten fo r Th e  T radesm an.

B Y   A   COUNTRY  M ER C H A N T.

An  acquaintance of  mine  once had  oc­
casion  to  go into  a  banking  institution, 
in a  strange  town,  to get  a check cashed.
It was drawn  for several hundred dollars, 
and  when  it was presented to the cashier, 
that  functionary looked  at the  applicant 
a lm o s t suspiciously,  and inquired:

•  Are you the party this was given to?"
•  I  am!”
-■Well,  perhaps  you  are,  but  you'll 

have to be identified."

‘•But the  check  is  drawn to bearer.v ~l 
had  it  made  that way  because  !  am  un­
acquainted  here."

••( am t  help  that.  We  don’t  pay  out 
such amounts  to  strangers  w ithout iden­
tification.”

‘•Isn’t 

that  a  rather  unusual 

rule 

you've  adopted?”

“ Look  here,  sir!  W hen  we want sug­
gestions  regarding  the  way  to  conduct 
our  business,  we'll  perhaps  send  for 
you.”

And the cashier turned his back rudely, 

and left the window.

As  luck would  have it,  ju st as he  was
leaving the bank,  E------met  a  traveling
man with  whom he was  well  acquainted, 
who  vouched for  him to  one of  the lead­
ing  merchants,  who  in  turn  put him  in 
business relations  with the  bearish bank 
official.

In  complaining of  his grievance to the 
gentleman  who had  identified him at the
bank,  E------learned that such exhibitions
of incivility  were  common at  the  institu­
tion,  and that their  author was generally 
disliked among those doing business with 
him. 
In the  course of  the  conversation 
it  was  developed  that there  was a  good 
opening  for  a  rival  bank,  and  that con­
siderable stock  had already been pledged 
to start one.

E------was  out of  business,  and  had
considerable idle capital.  He looked the 
situation over, reflected a day or-two over 
the  m atter,  and  the result  was  that  in 
less than three months he was, personally, 
in  active  competition  with  the  uncivil 
cashier, and  in about two years the stock­
holders  of  that  individual’s  institution 
wound up  its affairs,  and  he found  him­
self thrown  out of employment.

“ Seems  as  if  that  wasn’t  exactly  ac­
commodating  like;  but  s’posin  we come 
to  wholesalin'.  W hat’s  your  figgers  on 
A coffee sugar to-day?”

The  clerk  winked  at  his  companion, 
and  named  a  price  that  was  about  two 
cents less than market rates.

“All right,”   said the old man pleasant­
Ju st  have 

ly,  “I  guess  we kin  dicker. 
’em roll me out  a hundred barrels.”

The jocular  salesman  began  to  dimly 
realize  that  perhaps  he had  slightly  un­
dervalued  the  visitor,  and  observed  a 
little nervously:

“ I guess you’re joking,  Uncle.”
“N ever s more  serus in  my life,  young 

“ YouTl have  to  plank  the  money 

in 

feller.”

advance."

“Jist as well, my boy!  Git the weights 
an we’ll  fix that in a jiffy,”   smiled Jona­
than,  exhibiting the contents  of  a corpu­
lent pocketbook.

faltered 

“B-b-but,” 

frightened 
clerk,  “ I  don't  believe  we've a hundred 
barrels in stock to-day."

the 

“ Couldn't  expect  any  more'n  you’ve 

got.  L et's go  an’  count ’em.”
“B ut.”  gasped the young man,  seeking 
a  further  excuse,  “ We  sell  only  to  th 
regular  trade and  those  having  a  good 
m ercantile rating.”
“ Perfec’ly  correc'  my  son,  perfec’ly. 
An’  here  conies  Mr,  Blank,  who  kin 
testify  that I fit  that  description pretty 
close.  Hello,  Mr. Blank;  glad to see you 
agin,  sir.  You  remember  me?  Name’s 
Bowlman,  you know,  of  U pnorth.  Your 
young  fellers  here  seem  to  be  a  little 
doubtful ’bout my character an'  standin’, 
an’ if you’ll be kin'  enough to sort of put 
me  in  good  shape  with 
'em,  we'll  git 
back to business/’

The  proprietor  shook 

the  desirable 
customer  cordially  by the  hand,  made  a 
few  courteous  inquiries  regarding  trade 
and personal  m atters, and then  asked the 
cause of  the misundertanding.
The explanation  was  given  in  Bowl- 
man’s eccentric manner,  intermixed with 
apologies  and  excuses  from  the  clerks. 
Blank 
listened  attentively  and  “sized 
up”  the  m atter  accurately.  A fter  the 
old man had concluded he inquired: 
“How  many  barrels  of  A  sugar  did 
you  intend  purchasing,  Mr.  Bowlman, 
before these  young  gentlemen  gave  you 
the exhibition of their remarkable humor 
and versatility?”

“Oh,  ’bout fifteen or tw enty."
“Very  well.  Mr.  A------,  place  on  the
order  book  twenty  barrels  standard  A, 
for  Mr.  Bowlman,  to  be  billed  at  the 
regular  price,  with a rebate of  two cents 
a pound  for spot  cash,  as per  your  quo­
tations;  and if you  desire to remain with
us,  Mr.  A----- ,  see  that  the  difference is
charged  up  to  you  by the  cashier.  As 
for you,  Mr.  C..  I  will  have  some conver­
sation  with  you  hereafter.

impertinence,  and  hardly 

mulcted  a  goodly  num ber of  dollars for 
his 
touched 
upon  my  contemplated  dissertation  on 
civility.  The m atter is an  im portant one 
to business men,  and  will,  I  think,  justi­
fy the  preparation  of  another  paper  on 
the subject.

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.
Arrives. 

GOING NORTH.

 

“  

** 

Leaves.
Traverse City & Mackinaw................ 
7:00 a m
Traverse C ity & M ackinaw..................9:05 a m   11:30 a  m
From  C incinnati....................................7:30 p m
5:00 p m
F or Petoskey & M ackinaw C ity........3:55 p m  
Saginaw Express...................................11:30 a  m  
7:20 a  m
10:30 p m . 
4:10 p m

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

inaw  City.
M ackinaw City.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express........................... 
F o rt W ayne Express.........................10:30 a m  
Cincinnati  Express.......................... 4:40 p m  
From  Traverse C ity.......................... 10:40 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  and  C anadian 
points, a rriv in g  in D etroit a t 10:45 p. m.
Sleeping c a r rates—$1.50  to  P etoskey  or  Mackinaw 
City;  $2 to Cincinnati.
All T rains daily except Sunday.

7:15 a  m
11:15 a m
6:00 p m

M u sk e g o n ,  G ran d   R a p id s  &  I n d ia n a . 

Leave. 
Arrive.
7:05 a m .......................................................................10:45am
11:15 a m .......................................................................  4:45 p m
4:20 p m ................................................................. . 
7:45 p m
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge stre e t  depot 7 m inutes later.
C. L. Lockwood, GenT Pass. Agent.

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

G rand  R a p id s D iv isio n .

DEPART.

ARRIVE.

D etroit Express.....................................................................6:45 a m
Day  Express........................................................................  1:10 p m
New York Express.......................................................5:40 p m
♦Atlantic.Express....................................................... 10:46 p m
Mixed  ...........................................................................  6:50 a  m
•Pacific  Express..............  
6:00 a  m
Local Passenger..........................................................10:00 a  m
M ail............................................................................... ?:1 5 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 
ru n  on A tlantic and Pacific Express tra in s to and from  
Detroit.  P a rlo r cars ru n   on  Day  Express  and  G rand 
Rapids Express to   and  from   D etroit.  D irect  connec­
tions m ade a t D etroit w ith all th ro u g h  tra in s E ast over 
M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.)

O. W. RuGGLES.GenT Pass, and Ticket Agt., Chicago. 
Fred M. Briggs, Gen’i Agent.

 

Lake Shore &  Michigan Southern. 

K a la m a z o o   D iv isio n .

1

3

19

Arrive.
4
2
a  m p m
p m p m a  m
6:10
....... 9:45
..G rand  R apids.......
1:10 3:00 7:45 Dp.
4:55
. .Allegran.................... .........8:28
3:25 4:12 9:02  “  .
3:52
........7.10
. .K alam azoo.............
5:03 10 :00 Ar.
F rt
2:25
. .W hite Pigeon.......
6 ¡35 11:35  “  .
p m
....... 4:45
l:e0
12:30  “  .. ..E lk h a rt....................
8:00
p m a  m
a  m
....... 11:30 8:50
7 :50 7:10  “  .. . .Chicago....................
p m 
....... 11:25 0:00
. .Toledo.....................
10:25 5:05  *’  .
5:45
. .Cleveland................ ......... 7:15
1:35 9:40  “  .
P “»
6:20  3:30  “  ....B u ffalo ................................1:00  11:40
Tickets fo r sale to  all  principal  points  in  the ü . S., 
Mexico and Canada a t  Union  Ticket  Office,  Geo.  Wil­
liamson, Agt., Depot Office, M. Bootz, Agt.

A. J. Smith, Gen’l T rav. and Pass. Agt.,

a m 

Cleveland, Ohio.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.

Arrives. 
{Morning Express................................1:05 p m 
t Thro ugh Mail................................... -4:55 p m  
tGr&nd R apids Express....................10:40 p m 
♦Night Express.....................................5:25 a  m 
tMixed.................................................. 
g o in g  e a s t . 
fD etroit  Express..............................  
tT hrough M ail..................................10:20 a  m 
tE vening Express............................ 3:50 p m 
♦Limited Express............................ 16:30 p m  

Leaves.
1  ' « p m
5:10 p m
_
5:40am
7:30 a m
6:40 a m
10:30 a  m
3 -.50 p m
10:55 p m

*

tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  c a r  to D etroit,  m aking 
direct connections fo r all points  E ast, a rriv in g  in New 
Y ork 10:10 a. in. next day.  Lim ited  Express,  East, has 
th ro u g h   sleeper  G rand  R apids_  to  N iagara  Falls, 
connecting  a t  Milwaukee 
th ro u g h  
sleeper toT oronto.
Through tickets and  sleeping  car  berths secured a t 
D.,G. H. & M .R*y offices, 23 Monroe St., and a t the depot.

Junction  w ith 

J as. Campbell. C ity Passenger Agent.

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

But  1 have got to the reasonable length 
of an article,  and  merely chronicled  how 
one  individual  lost a  situation  through 
his  want  of  civility,  and  another  was

ELECTORS

( FO R  P A S SE N G E R S   A M »   F R E IG H T . )

H.  MIDDLEBROOK,  Agent.

ave.  Telephone 1032.
I ?   E   IR .  E C   I   3ST  S   &c
H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

D E A L E R S  IN

NOS.  1 2 2   an d   1 2 4   L O U IS  S T R E E T .  G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H IG A N .

W E  C ABBY   A   STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOB  MILL  USE-

P u t n a m  

I S r o o l t s .

We  have  ananged  for  a  large 
quantity of this fruit  and  our  fancy 
stock will come from the  celebrated 
Hillyer  Groves,  whence  they  ship 
nothing but the finest, ripe stock.

Florida
Oranges
REEDER, PALMER  & CO.,

COAL!—COKE!—WOOD!

STRTE  RGENT8  FOR  LYOOJVHJiG  RUBBER  CO.,

"Wholesale Boots and Shoes.

2 4   P e a r l  S t.,  G ra n d   R a p id s , M ich.., 

Wholesale  A.  HIM ES.  and  Retail

;!£**

T e le p h o n e   C all  4 9 0 -2 .

Yards, S lia w u iu t A v e n u e , W in te r  and 
Olee finder Nat’l City Bant
W M . S E A R S   &   C O .,
.

Bracker  Manifern  ers, 

C A R   LOTS  A   S P E C IA L T Y .

W .  D iv is io n   Sts.

A G E N T S   F O B   A M B O Y

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

*

 

* 

*

*

*
*
This  is  only  a 

*

little  illustration  in 
proof of  the  oft-repeated  assertion  that
It pays to be civil.  Had E------been  used
with  even  reasonable  courtesy,  during 
his visit to the bank,  it would never have 
occurred  to  him,  for  a moment,  to  have 
entered into competition with it,  and'had 
the  cashier  used  ordinary civility in  the 
intercourse  with  his  customers the capi­
tal  employed  to  render the  business  of 
his principals  unremunerative would un­
doubtedly  have  been  diverted  to  other 
pursuits.

It  is.  at  times,  almost an impossibility j 
for many of us to keep up an appearance; 
of cheerfulness and goodnature.  Mental 
or  physical  trouble  often makes us  dis- j 
gruntled  with  ourselves  and  our  sur­
roundings in  suite of ourselves,  but when 
we  make this  condition  the  occasion or 
excuse  for  using  those  with whom  we 
come 
into  contact  with  anything  ap­
proaching  disrespect,  or  even  coldness, 
we  are  indulging  in  a  very  expensive 
luxury.

Old Jonathan Bowlman,  of Upnorth,  is 
si  rather  eccentric,  somewhat  ungainly 
and  uncouth,  and  always  awkwardly 
apparalled.  specimen  of 
the  country 
trader,  but as Jonathan is a man  of strict 
integrity,  a  prom pt  payer,  an  individual 
of  rugged  common  sense,  and  one  more­
over who possesses a goodly pile  of shek­
els,  his patronage is deemed  a very valua­
ble  and desirable one  among the  jobbing 
fraternity. 
It  may  be that  the old  man 
is  secretly  sensitive  regarding  his  per­
sonal  appearance,  and  shrinks  from con­
tact  with  those  who  might  indulge  in 
ridicule  or  sarcasm at  his  expense,  but. 
be  that as  it  may.  it  is an  event of  ex­
tremely rare  occurence  for  him to leave 
his rural  community  for  a  visit  to  the 
business  centers.  But,  two  years  or  so 
ago,  finding  himself  in  want  of  a  large 
quantity of  goods he donned his  best rai­
ment  and traveled to the  city  to  make  a 
personal  selection  of  the  commodities. 
Upon  entering  the  house  where he  de­
signed  making  his largest  purchase  he 
was confronted by a dapper young fellow 
of the dude species, who, after eyeing him 
superciliously  for  a  moment,  drawled 
out:

‘‘Hello,  Uncle Xoali!  W hat’s  wanting, 

my venerable patriarch?”

‘•One of my monkeys has got out of the 
ark,”  replied  the  old  man,  viewing the 
clerk with m anifest disfavor,  ‘"an*  ’tother 
one’s  cryin’  herself  mos’  to  death,  an’  I 
kim  in  to git  you  to go  an'  console ’er.”
Another salesman  came  up  at a signal 

from the first one,  and asked cordially:

“ Well,  w hat's  your  business  with  us, 

old man?”

“I kim in  to buy a few traps.  W here’s 

Mr.  Blank,  your boss?”

"Don’t  know:  and  ’tw ouldn't  do  you 
any good if I did.  We don't retail goods 
here.”

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

M anufacturers and  W holesale D ealers in

AGENTS  FOR  TIIE

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

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

and S H O E S

W.  C.  DENISON,

Stationary  and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers

G E N E R A L   D E A L E R   IN

V e rtic a l,  H o riz o n ta l,  H o is tin g   a n d   M a rin e   E n g in e s .  S te a m   P u m p s ,  B lo w e rs   a n d   E x 

tia u s t  F a n s .  S A W   M IL L S ,  a n y   S iz e   o r  C a p a c ity   W a n te d . 

tiHtlm&tes Given on Com plete Outfits.

* 8 ,9 0   and  9 2  SO U TH   D IV IS IO N   ST.« 

- 

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH

W HOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Fresh and Salt Beef,

Fresh and Salt Pork,

Pork Loins,  Dry Salt Pork,

Hams,  Shoulders,

Bacon, Boneless Ham,

Sausage of all Kinds,

Dried Beef for Slicing.

LARD, Strictly Pure  and  Warranted,  in  tierces,  barrels,  one-ha! 

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

Pickled  Pigs’  Feet,  Tripe, Etc.

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

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 IC H .

REQUIRES  NO  COOKING.

WHO  U R G E S   Y O U

T O

  K

E

E

P

 

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THE  PUBLIC!

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

MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.,

M ANUFACTURERS  OF  TH E  JUSTLY  CELEBRATED

“ i m :. 
t T M
‘“ r

c
 

. 

c
U M

Y

The Most Popular 10c  cigar,  and

. / ’
, ”
MICH.

The  Best  Selling  5c  Cigar  in  the  Market.

BIO  RAPIDS,

Send fo r  trial  order.

H E S T E R   <&  B O X ,

M anufacturers’ A gen ts fo r

S A W  A2STD  C R IS T  M IL L  M A C H IN E R Y ,

Send  fo r 
C a ta lo g u e  

Prices- ATLAS ENGINE

WORKS

a n d  

INDIANAPOLIS.  IN D .,  U.
________ MANUFACTURERS  OF
STEAM  ENGINES & BOILERS,
„   ______Carry Engines and Boilers In Stock

for  immediate  delivery.

Planers, Matchers,  Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working  Machinery, 

Saws, Belting  and  Oils.

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

Pullet  and become convinced of their  superiority.

W rite fur  P rice«. 

44. 4 6  and 4 8  So. D iv is io n  St.,  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M il  l

RISING  SUJV 

BUCKWHEAT,
Gnaranteefl Absolntely Pure.

IYewäygo  Roller 

JVIills,

ORDERS FROM RETAIL TRADE SOLICITED.

Newaygo, 

-  •'Mich.

IR W IN   &  CO.,

M . [ y  i ' f a  < ' l e n t :  n s   o f

F i n e

C ig a r s ,

165  Milk  Street,
T o  t h e   D r u g g i s t   w h o  h a n d l e s   C ig a r s :

-  *"  BOSTON,  MASS.

J)ka 1:  Si 1:— Your.business  will  be  benefited  by  selling  IRWIN  &  CO.'S  “ LOS

DOCTORES''  for the  following reasons:

1st—Because they  ¡ire m ade exclusively for th e 

A poihecuries unit sold only  to them .
Kl.AYORlNC.

•.’ci  -They are entirely  free  from   A R TIFIC IA L 

•'ill—They ¡ire  m ade o f the  best  H avana  T obac­
co grow n  for  tillers  and  A m sterdam   D elhi  A 1 
Sum atra for  w rappers.

vision,  at o u r ow n  factory. 16f>  Milk  Street,  Bos­

4th—1They  are hand-m ade  by  experienced  U n­
ion C uban  w orkm en,  u n d er  o u r  personal  super­
ton.

5th-  Because we are  in  position  in  the way o f 
capital  anil resources  for buying o u r  tobacco d i­
rect  from   grow ers,  and  selecting  it  so  “ LOS 
lM )(T « K ts "  w ill  continue  to.be as  good as it 
.'t.TUO  D ruggists  now 
lias been  fine in  th e  past. 
h an d lin g  "b o s Doe tores'"  is a good  recom m ends 
tion  for its  superiority  to  nil  other  ten-eent ci-

PACKKD

Box of 511.  iiki and •.’50  Londres size.

50 in  box Conchas size.

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

S58.ÖO, 8ÖÜ cV  800.

Havana Cigar Manufacturers,

J

I’,  s .—W ith 1.000  order  and  upw ards  w e  give 
you a beau tifu l  Bronze Sign to advertise them  in  
vour store.  A  w ork  of art.  sam e  as  cut.  greatly 
enlarged.

SENT)  FOR  OCR  PRICK  LIST.

BOSTON,  MASS.

I N   &  CO

Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Dnig Go., Agents for Grand  Rapids.

Wholesale Price  Current.

The  quotations  given  below  are  such  as arc ordinarily offered cash  huyen 

pay prom ptly and buy in  fu ll packages.

BAKING  POW DER.

City Oyster, X X X ..................
P ic n ic .......................................
F ancy O yster..........................

CREAM  TARTAR.

evaporated. 

S trictly  p u re ..........................
G rocers’ ...................................
d r ie d fr u its—Domesti
A pples, su n -d ried .......   ">> „(?
“  
@,
“
A pricots, 
B lackberries "
N ectarines 
“
Peaches 
P lum s
R aspberries  “
D R IE D   F R U IT s-
C itron, in  d r u m ... 
in b o x e s ...
C urrants...................
Lemon  P eel...........
O range P eel...........
P runes,  T u rk e y ...
Im perial  ..
R aisins,  V alencias
O ndaras.................
D omestic Layers. 
Loose C aiifornias
FARINACEOUS  GOODS• 

Foreign.

F arin a ,  100  lb.  keg s......... ••• 
Ilom iny,  per  b id ...............
M acaronj. «lorn 12 lb box.

“ 

“ 

. 

. 

•• 

im p o rted .......
Pearl  B arley................
Peas, g re e n ....................
“  s p lit........................
Sago,  G erm an...............
Tapioca,  li'k  or  p’r l . ..
W beat,  c rac k ed ...........
V erm icelli,  im p o rt..  ..
d o m estic...
FISH — SALT.

“  boneless.................... 7)4

Cod, w h o le........................
H a lib u t..............................
b b l..
H erring,  round, 
H olland,  b bls.. 
H olland,  keg s..
S caled...............

;4  bbl

“ 

Mack.  sirs. No.  1. 

b b l...
“  12  lb  kit.

Trout,
W hite

Kegs
H alf
No. 0. 
No.  1. 
No. 2.

in

)i  bb 
10’ lb. k its .............
.  ■-..  bbls 
12  lb.  kits. 
10  lb.  kits. 
Fam ily.  «4  b b ls.. 
k its .........
GUN  POW DER.

LAMP BURNER!

LAMP CHIMNEY!

l.A.MP  W ICK-

LICORICE.
P u re ...............................
C alab ria........................
S icily.. 
........................
MINCE  MEAT
B u c k e ts ........................
H alf b b ls ...............
M OI.ASSEs.
Black  S tra p .................
Cuba  B ak in g ...............
Porto  R ico..................
New O rleans, g o o d ..
choice, 
fan cy .. 

*• 

.2  60 
. 1  IX) 
1  30 
. 1  40 
.  «J0 
.1  40 
.1  45 
.1  25 
. 1  on 
. 1  30

ROLLED  OATS

O ne-half barrels, 3c extra. 
OATMEAL.
M uscatine,  B a rre ls ................6
H alf b a rre ls........3
C ases......... s  25@ 3
M uscatine, B arrels................. 6
H alf b a rre ls........3
C ases......... 2  35@2
M ichigan  T e st.........................11
12
W ater  W h ite.............
PICKLES.
M edium ......................
“ 
1.;  b b l .........
Small,  b b l..................
“  >4  b b l...............

OIL.

•• 

PIP E S.

Clav,  N«

216.

T.  1).  fu ll c o u n t.

i  h e a d . 
No.  1.

ja p a n   .....................................

SALEUATCS.

D eL and’s,  p u re ..................
C i.jre h ’s, Cap  s h e a f.........
D w ight’s ...............................
T aylor’s ..................................

SALT
“  

“ 
“ 

Common  F ine per  b b l.......
carlots 
Solar  Rock. 56 Hi.  sacks  ..
28  p o ck et................................
60 
..............................
................................
100 
A shton  bu.  b a g s .................
H iggins  “ 
.................
W arsaw   “ 
.................
K egs........................................
G ranulated,  b o x es.............

SAL  SODA.

“ 

K itchen,
H and,

“ 

STRUT'S.

No. 2 E x tra  C ...............
No. 3 C. g o ld e n .............
No.  4 C. d a rk .................
I  No. 5  C ............................
Corn,  b arrels...................
one-half  barrels.
keg s........................
P ure  Sugar,  b b l.............
h a lf barrel.
SW EET  GOODS.
|  G inger S naps.................9
Sugar  C ream s............... !)
;  Frosted  «‘ream s...........
i  G raham   C rack ers.......
I  Oatm eal  C rackers.......
tobaccos—Pin t
Clipper  ............................
C lim a x ..............................
C orner  S to n e..................
]  D ouble  P edro.................
W h o p p e r..........................
Pencil  P ie ........................
W edding  Cake,  b lk ....

<5*23
@ 5? 
14 
14
0Ì  4-y
@i.  <i>4

TE A S.

1,11 '  C hoicest. ........................
s r x  ornivi).

•i a fan—Regulai
.  F a i r ....... ........................
if) 15
fir 16
G o o d ...
@28
* 
!  C hoice... ......... .24
@33
@ 10 
1
j  F a i r ....... ........................12 @15
'■'L 
.  Good  .... ........................10 @20
(i1- * 
........................ M (a 28
r‘L  "¡4  C hoice..
t"  ll  ;  Choicest . ........................ 30 @33
@  6>4 
,SAd£ET  FIHED.
@  6)4  F a i r .......
IT, 20
@.25
C hoice...
m ?  
" 
choicest.
@35
E xtra choice, w ire leal 
GUNPOWDER
Common  to  fa ir...........
E xtra  fine to finest__
. .75 (ft.85
50 j C hoicest fa n c y .........
IMPERIAL.
IMI j Common to  f a ir ....... . .20 (ft35
.40 (ft50
•V» 8ny*.*rior to lin e .........
.»0 Common to  fa ir....... .. IS (ft 20
Superior to  tin e....... . .30 (ft 40
2 >[ Common to  fu ir........ . .25 %30
85 Superior to  fine........ . .:*)
(it50
IMJ F ine to eh o ieest....... . .55 (ft;i65
1  i f t  
ENGLISH  B R E A K F A S T .
. 1 00

YOl'Ni;  HYSON.

OOLONG.

C hoice....
R e s t.........
Tea  D ust.

@65
@10
\  88 j sw eet  P ippin.. ............. 
no
00 F ive an d   Seve 11...........  
#  no
H ia w a th a ....... ...........  
68
70 Sweet  C u b a ... ............. 
45
85 J Petoskcy Chiel*............. 
55
Sweet R u sse t................  
40
37
40 T h is tle ...........................  
42
F lo rid a ............. ............. 
65
50 Rose  L e af....... .............  
(H**
Red  D om ino... ............. 
38
40 Swam p  A ngel................ 
40
TRADESMAN C'REDIT » OU PONS.
50 $  2,  per  him dr e d ..................   2 59
..................   3  00
...............4  00
.................. 5  00
io  follow ing  dis-
. .........   5  por  cent.
.........10
.........¿o
VISlEfîAR.

$  5,  “ 
$10,  ”
••
Subject  to  tl 
counts:
200 or over. 
500  -
1000  ••
30 g r.................. ..........................   9*4

■ f t $20, 
1>'
ÍT-
b

“

24©35
to@30 I  jQ j. j..........
®@I®M  Above are the

___12

prices  fixed  by
th e  pool.  M anufacturers  011! 
side th e pool  usually  sell  5 g i 
stronger goods at sam e prices. 

$1  for barrel.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Cocoa  Shells,  b u lk ...............  3)
Jelly . 30-lb.  p ails...................  4‘
S age........................................... 
1
WOOITKN W A K E  
P A P E
PA PER .

Curtiss  «fc  Co.  quott 

“  Light  W e ig h t...

follows:
S tr a w .......................................
S u g a r .......................................
Rag  S ugar  ..............................
H a rd w a re ...............................
B a k e rs .....................................
Dry  G oods..............................
J u te   M anilla..........................
Red  Express.  No.  1.............

No. 2 ....

TWINES.

3 38 
I  (¡0 
40

...6 ‘4
i@6

.5

WOODEN WAKE.

48 C o tto n ...............................
Cotton.  No. 2 ..........................
Sea  Island, a sso rted ...........
No. 5 H e m p ............................
No.  S B .....................................
W o o l.........................................
Tubs X >.  1.............................. 7  75
X
6  75
X ». 3 .............................. 5  75
82
SO Pails Xo.  1, tw o-hoop......... 1  60
o.  1,  three-hoop__ !  75
23
2 00 Cloth espilis,  5 gr.  1 lu x e s.. 
60
2  10 Bowl
5s, 17s and  19s  ...
2  50
2  20 Bask
m a rk et....................
40
b u s h e l..................... 1  60
w ith covers 1  90
willow cl'th s, No.l 5  50
Xo.2 6  00
Xo.3 7  00
No.l 3  50
Xo.2 4  25
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GROCnRI&S.

WHO  ARE  THEY ?

Pencil  Portraits of  Gtond Rapids  Jobbers.

X 3 S I.

He  is about  as  tall  as they  make 'em 
and his voice has  something of  a sugges­
tion  of  his  giant  frame.  * lie  is quick in 
his movements, rapid in his gesticulation, 
quick to get angry  and  quite  as  quick in 
getting  good-natured  again.  When  he 
doesn’t ride  in  his  own  conveyance,  he 
takes the cable car when  he  goes to din­
ner.  Who is he ?

XXXII-

Ile is a politician  as  well as a  jobber, 
and  he  would  rather have given a thou­
sand dollars than  have the election go as 
it «lid.  Generally speaking,  he is as suc­
cessful in political  pursuits as in jobbing 
transactions,  and it is not  among  the  im­
probabilities 
the 
form er  avocation 
the  near  future. 
Who  is he ?

that  he  may  adopt 

in 

xxxm.

His cognomen is not a part of  the  lirni 
name,  but  he  is  the  “best fixed ’  of  anj 
of  his  business  associates  for  all  that. 
H e has all the attributes of  a Scotchman, 
except  being  dyspeptic,  and  some  men 
are so unkind as to think lie  has  two  at­
tacks of  that malady.  Nothing seems to 
d<>  him  so  much  good as to deny a per­
sistent salesman  the  privilege of  noting 
an  order in  his  order  book,  although he 
is about equally overjoyed  at  an  oppor­
tunity to build  a  house  for  some  one 
and take his pay in monthly installments. 
Who is he ?

XXX1Y.

lie  is  a  disciple  of  baked  beans  and 
codfish, but  he  isn’t a bad  sort of  a fel­
lo w  for all that.  He  comes  pretty  near 
to  Dr.  Hazeltine  in  the  matter of  dress, 
but he comes a good  ways  from  being a 
mugwump  in  politics.  He is mostly  at 
home  attending  to  the  financial  end of 
tin*  firm’s  business,  but  he 
isn t  too 
proud to pack a grip and  make  an  occa­
sional  call  on  the  trade  of  the  larger 
euies in three states.  Y ho is he ?

XXXY.

I ie  was a success as a m erchant  and a 
m anufacturer of  woolen  goods,  and he is 
to  acquire  equal  distinction 
d«*stined 
and  lucre 
in  his  present  undertaking. 
Squarely built,  his  heart  is  constructed 
or.  the  same  plane,  and  his  word  is as 
g o o d   as  his  bond.  Although a compar­
atively new* resident here,  he has already 
acquired  the  local  pride of  old  settler. 
Who is he ?

XXX YI.

He is a Canuck  by  birth  and  an  En­
glishman  by  inclination.  He believes in 
free trade,  pure  and  undefiled,  and  was 
so sanguine of  the  success  of  his  ticket 
this  fall  that  he  laid down many good 
elegant  dollars  at  the altar of  sacrifice 
lie  has carried on a  jobbing  business  at 
two different markets,  but  prefers Grand 
Rapids  to  his  former 
location.  Who 
is he ?

XXXVII.

i  lie  is  practically  out  of  the  jobbing 
business,  although  his  name still  stands 
at  the head of the firm  and his spirit still 
animates the policy of the establishment, 
while the  same  influence is exerted  over 
on«; of  the  largest  m anufacturing  estab­
lishments of the city.  A gentleman from 
the  crown  of  his  head  to the  sole  of  his 
feet,  he attracts  men  by the genuineness 
of  his  personality  and  holds 
them  by 
bands of  iron  so  long as a common inter­
est  exists  between  them.  No  one  ever 
heard  his  name  mentioned  except 
in 
term s of  the greatest  respect and  no one 
w as  ever associated  with him in business 
who did not serve him with  all  the  fideli­
ty of a  friend.  Who is he?

XXXVIII.

He  is  rather  large  in  size,  w’ith  the 
head of a lion and  a  laugh of  proportion­
ate dimensions.  His complexion borders 
on 
the  Indian  style,  but  there  are  no 
Indian  ways  about  him.  There  is  no 
back-handedness  in  his  make-up.  He 
would quicker tell  a man what he thought 
of  him to his  face than  behind his back. 
Nothing does him so much  good as to get 
a joke on a friend  and no one approaches 
him  in  mercilessness  in  never  “ letting 
Ilis love 
up”  under such circumstances. 
for  newspaper  men 
is  proverbial,  and 
he  has  a  profound  respect  or  horse 
jockeys—especially  if 
their 
hands full of stones and other convenient 
missils.  Who is he?

tney  nave 

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LAST  W EEK’S  POETKAITS.

Several correct  answers were  received 
to  the  portraits  in 
last  week’s  paper, 
Refer  Lankester-being  the  first  to  hand 
in  a correct  solution.  The  answers are 
as  follows:

•33.  Wm.  H.  Hoops.
34.
35.
36. 
27. 
38.
29.
30.

Wm.  Judson.
Heman N.  Moore.
Wm.  T.  Hess.
Frank E.  Leonard.
Geo.  P.  Gifford, Jr.
John L.  Curtiss.
John C.  Bonnell.

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()h !  Almighty  dollar,  our  acknowl­
edged governor,  preserver  and  benefac­
tor.  we desire to  approach  thee  on  this 
and every other occasion  w ith  that  rev­
erence which is due  superior  excellence, 
and that regard  which shall ever be cher­
ished  for  exalted  greatness.  Almighty 
dollar,  w ithout  thee in  the world w’e can 
do nothing,  but with  thee  we  can do all 
things.  W hen  sickness 
its  par­
alyzing hands upon us thou canst provide 
for us the  tenderest of  nurses,  the  most 
skillful of  physicians,  and when the last 
struggle of  m ortality is over,  and  we are 
being  borne  to  the  resting place of  the 
dead,  thou canst  provide a band of music 
I and  a  m ilitary  escort  to  accompany us 
thither,  and  last,  but  not  least,  erect a 
* magnificent  monument  over  our  grave 
with a living  epitaph  to  perpetuate our 
memory.  And  while  here  in the midst 
of  m isfortunes  and  tem ptations of  life, 
we  perhaps  are  accused  of  crime  and 
brought  before  m agistrates, 
thou,  al­
mighty  dollar,  can  secure  to  us a feed 
lawyer,  a  bribed  judge,  a  packed  jury 
and  we  go  scott  free.  Be  w ith us,  we 
pray  thee,  in  all  thy decimal  parts,  for 
that  thou  are  the  only  one  altogether 
lovely and the chief among ten thousand.
We  feel  that  there is no  condition  in 
life  where  thy potent  and  all-powerful 
charms are not felt. 
In thy absence how 
gloomy  is  the  household,  and  how deso 
late the hearthstone;  but when  thou,  oh! 
almighty  dollar,  art  with  us,  how  glee­
fully the beefsteak sings on the  gridiron, 
how genial  is the warm th that  anthracite 
coal or hickory wood  diffuses throughout 
the  apartm ent,  and  with an  exuberance 
of  joy  continues  to swell  every  bosom; 
thou  art the  joy of our  youth and the so­
lace of our  old age;  thou canst adorn the 
gentleman and feed the jackass;  thou art 
the  favorite of  the  philosopher and  the 
ideal of the lunk-head.  W hen an election 
is  to  be  carried,  O,  mighty  dollar,  thou 
art  the most  potent  argument of  politi­
cians  and  demagogues,  and  the  umpire 
that  decides  the  contest.  Almighty dol­
lar,  thou  art worshipped the  world over; 
thou  hast no hypocrites in  thy  temple or 
no  false  hearts at  thy  altars;  kings  and 
courtiers  how before thee and all nations 
adore thee;  thou art  loved  by the  civil­
ized and the savage  alike with unfeigned 
and unfaltering affection;  we continue  to 
regard  thee as  the  handmaid of  religion 
and the twin sister of charity.
Oh,  almighty  dollar!  be with  us we  be­
seech  thee,  attended  by  an  inexpressible 
number of  thy  m inistering  angels  made 
in  thine own  image,  even though  they be 
but  silver  quarters,  whose  gladdening 
light  shall  illum inate the  vale of  penury 
and  want with  heavenly radiance,  which 
shall cause the  awakened  soul  to  break 
forth in  acclamations of  joy.  Almighty 
dollar,  thou art the guide of our footsteps 
and  the  gool  of  our  being.  Guided  by 
thy  silvery  light  we  hope  to  reach  the 
golden  gate,  trium phantly  enter  while 
hands  harmoniously  sweep 
the  golden 
harps as we enter the golden  street.
A lm ightv d ollar!  th y  sh in in g  face 
Bespeaks thv w ondrous p o w er:
In my pockets'm ake thy restin g  place:
I need thee every hour.

And  now,  almighty  dollar,  in  closing 
this  invocation,  we realize and  acknowl­
edge that thou wast the god of our grand­
fathers,  the twofold god of their children 
and 
their , grand­
children.  Perm it  us to  possess  these  in 
abundance,  and  of  all  thy varied  excel­
lence 
is  our  constant  and unwavering 
prayer.

the threefold  god  of 

Rules to Observe in  Handling Poultry.
As the poultry season  is at hand,  a few 
general  directions in  regard  to its prepar­
ation  for m arket may be valuable:
Stop  feeding half  a «lay  at least  liefore 
slaughtering.
Kill  by bleeding.
Pick dry—never scald.  ,
Draw the intestines.
Chop  the head  off,  then  draw  the  skin 
over  the end of  the neck  anil tie with  a 
cord.
Do  not  allow  it  to  freeze,  but  pack 
cold.
Pack  closely in  boxes,  back  up,  using 
no  straw.  The  box  may  be lined  with 
clean  paper,  but  do not  wrap the  birds 
separately.
Mark  the boxes  carefully  and  legibly 
and  consign to reliable  and  trustw orthy 
houses.

There  are  men  who will  meet a  pay­
ment  due  a  bank  at  any  sacrifice,  but 
will  “ stand  you  off”  indefinitely on a 
store  bill.  Demand  firmly  of  all  the 
same  promptness  that  is  exacted  by 
bank and you  will  soon break up this dil- 
atorv habit.

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the m ost extensive course of  study  in  com m er­
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years P rincipal of Sw ensberg’s B usiness College.

Every  garm ent  bearing  th e  above  ticket  is 
W A RRANTED  NOT  TO  K IP. and.  if  not as re­
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M erchant of w hom it w as purchased and  receive 
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grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
one.  R oasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to   per 
fection.

No 

Address  fo r  Cata- 
y:ue and prices,

G.F. Marple,

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

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P R O D U C E   M A R K E T .

Apples—F all  fru it  com m ands  $1.25®$1.75  per 
bbl.  W inter fru it is in  fa ir  dem and  a t  $1.50@$2 
per bbl.
B eans—T he new  crop is com ing in  freely, com ­
m anding $1@$1.25 per Du. for  unpicked an d  $1.50 
@1.65 fo r hand-picked.
B utter—Cream ery is in  fa ir  supply  a t  26@28e. 
D airy is scarce, No".  1  readily  com m anding  20® 
23c.
Cabbages—Home grow n com m and $4®#5 per 100
Celery—20@22c per doz.
Cider—8@10e per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
25c.
C ranberries—$7.75  fo r  Bell  an d   C herry  and 
$8.50 fo r Bell an d  Bugle.
D ried A pples—Comm ission m en h o ld  sun-dried 
a t 5@5!4c an d  evaporated a t 7c.
Eggs—S trictly  fresh   are  very  scarce,  readily 
com m anding 22@23c.  P ickled and  cold  storage 
stock are in  good dem and a t 21@22c.

G rapes—C ataw bas, 4*4c per lb.
Honey—Scarce an d  h ard   to  get,  readily  com­
m an d in g  20c per lb.
O nions—Too  low  to  quote,  several  large  p u r­
chases  hav in g  been  m ade  by  com m ission  m en 
d u rin g  th e past w eek at 13c per bu.

Pop Corn—2)4 c per lb.
Potatoes—T he m arket is flat  th ere  apparently 
being no dem and anyw here.  B uyers  are paying 
25c per bu.  here an d  20@22c at th e principal b u y ­
in g  points o ut o f tow n.

S quash—H ubbard, lc  per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—B altim ores,  $3@$3.25  per  bbl. 
Jferseys, $3@$4 per  bbl.
T urnips—25c per bu.

P R O V ISIO N S.

T h e   G r a n d   R a p id s   P a c k in g  

and Provi-

.$15 
.  15 
.  16

PORK  IN  BAR R ELS.

s io n   C o.  q u o te s   a s   fo llo w s :
Mess,  o ld .....................................................
new ...................................................
Short c u t M organ.....................................
E x tra  clear pig, short  c u t....................
E x tra  clear,  h e a v y ..................................
Clear quill, sh o rt c u t..............................
Boston clear, short c u t..........................
Clear back, sh o rt c u t..............................
S tandard clear, sh o rt cut, b e s t...........
smoked  meats—Canvassed or 
Hams, average 20 lb s ..............................
16 lb s ..............................
•• 
•• 
' 
12 to 14 lb s ....................
p ic n ic .............................................
••  Vest boneless................................
S h o u ld e rs ..................................................
B reakfast Bacon,  boneless...................
D ried  Beef, e x tra .....................................
bam  p ric es..........................

“ 
•* 

•• 

•• 

DRY  SALT  MEATS.

‘ 

•• 

Long Clears, h ea v y .................................
m edium ..............................
l i g h t.................................
laud—Ke ttle R endered.
T ierces ........................................................
T u b s.............................................................
30 lb.  T in s..................................................

-Com pound.

l
T ierces.................
30 and 50 lb.  T u b s .......
3 lb.  Pails, 20 in  a  case 
5 lb.  Pails, 12 in  a case.
10 lb.  Pails, 6 in a case.
20 lb.  Pails. -1 in  a ease.

BE E F  i n   b a r r e l s . 
w arranted 2uu  lbs —  
Chicago p a c k in g .......

E xtra  Mess 
E xtra  Mess
P la te .........
E x tra P late...........
|  B oneless, rum p In

■ .b b l........................
Fresh  and Smoked.

SA C SA O t
Pork  S ausage.......
Ham S ausage.......
Tongue S ausage.. 
F ran k fo rt  Sausagi
Blum!  Sausage__
Bologna, stra ig h t. 
Bologna,  th ic k ... 
H ead Cheese.........

In h a lf barrels__
In q u arter  barrels

In h a lf  b a rre ls ... 
In  q u arter barrels 
In  k its ....................

F R E S H   M EATS.

“ 

“ 

Beef.

carcass.................................
hind q u a rte rs....................
fore 
....................
H ogs................................................
Pork  lo in s..... ...............................
sh o u ld e rs !.........................
B o lo g n a..........................................
F ran k fo rt  sau sag e....................
Blood, liver an d  liea«l  sausage 
M u tto n ...........................................

“  

O YSTERS  an d   F IS H .
Dettenthaler quotes as  1

F.

4 ! i@   6 
3  @  4

@1« 

@  8
@  8‘4 
@  5
@  6

rs :

@16
@18
@27
@35

The Grocery  Market.

during 

Sugar  remained  stationary  until  last 
Friday,  when  a  slight  advance  occurred 
followed  by  another advance on Monday. 
Bio  and  Santos  coffees  have  advanced 
from 
the  past  week,
caused  by  reports  of  short  crops,  and 
Javas  have  taken an  upward  turn  vary­
ing  from 
The  package  manti
facturers  have  kept up  with  the proces­
sion by advancing the  price on their pro­
duct  !¿c.  Candles  are  a  little  higher. 
W ater white oil  has declined  He per gal­
lon,  no  eharg«*  being  made on  Michigan 
test.

The peanut  market  is  very  strong  and 
active and prices  are  somewhat  higher. 
From  the very best  information  obtain­
able  we  learn  that  the  balance  of  the 
crop  of  1887,  together  with  the  entire 
new  crop  of  1888,  does  not 
exceed 
3.500,000  bushels.  We  also  learn  from 
the  same  reliable  source  that  the  con­
sumption  for the  past  ten  months up to 
November  is  over  3,500.000, 
leaving  a 
heavy  shortage. 
These  facts  cause  a 
very heavy demand  from  the large trade 
throughout  the  country and  liberal  ad­
vances are certain  in the near future.

For  Grocery  Windows.

Sam Plank, in the Philadelphia Grocer. 
says tinned goods are the  best  things to 
ornament windows with.  Milk,  sardines, 
tomatoes, preserved  fruit, fish  and meats, 
etc.,  are  handy  in  shape  and  light  in 
weight,  and  are  capable  of  being  ar­
ranged in a thousand  designs.  You  can 
build a model of  the  W hite  House  with 
them,  if  you have time enough and  your 
window is of  large  size.  Or  you  might 
try  to  modei  Grover  Cleveland  out  of 
fruit  and put him among the candy-dates. 
Or  you could  form  a man’s  figure  with 
fine blood oranges,  and say it  was a like­
ness  of  Benjamin  Harrison. 
If  you 
heap  some  granulated  sugar  on a rusty 
cracker  box  lid  you  might  facetionsly 
call  it  the  Sugar’d  Rust.  A  circular 
pyramid  of  tinned  milk  in  a  basin  of 
real water would represent Coney Island.
You  ought  to  have  some  attractive 
cards in  your windows,  and  if  you  went 
in for a few original inscriptions thereon, 
it would  boom  business  and  you would 
find  your own  store  windows a splendid 
.advertising field and  a remarkably cheap 
one at that.
You might print on  your cards,  for in­
stance :

OUB  BTJTTEB  IS  JUST  STRONG 
ENOUGH  TO  DRAW  CUSTOM.

“ I wish to  know  how  to  prevent  my 
hair from  falling  out,”  said  a  wife  one 
day to her  husband. 
“Well,  I  wish you 
could  prevent  it  from  falling  in.”  said 
the husband,  as he drew one about a foot 
long  out of  the buckwheat  cake  he was 
eating.

S A L V A T IO N   O F T H E IB . W E L F A R E
w hich w as w on at the polls on N ovem ber 6th.  In  
th e prosperity, w hich is likely to follow , the m en 
of both  parties w ill  sh a re ;  b u t to the R epublican 
voters, w orkers and press, is due th e credit.
D uring G en.  H arrison's  adm inistration, “ The 
T rib u n e"  w ill  co n tin u e  to  advocate  the  great 
m easures of p ublic policy, w ith  whi<-h  its nam e 
nam e is  identified.  G reat  resjionsibilities  now 
rest, not only on  th e  new   adm inistration, bet on 
th e R epublican  party and  press,  w ith  reference 
to shaping legislation  so as to  give  practical e f­
fect to th e w ill of th e people. 
It is no  tim e now , 
for farm ers,  w age-earners.  Union  veteran s and 
otherf. w hose interests  have  been  im periled by 
an adm inistration of free tra d ers an d   rebel brig­
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H.  M. C hocolate  D rops.......................................... 18
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Licorice D rops...........................................................18
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H and M ade  C ream s............................................... 19
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D ecorated C ream s...................................................20
String  R ock.............................................................. 14
B u rn t A lm onds......................................................... 22
W intergreen  B erries............................................. 14

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M oss D rops, in  pails...............................................10
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Common  W h isk ....................
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W ickitig...........................
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Clams.  1 lb,  L ittle N e c k ..
Clam Chow der. 3  lb ........... . .3  UO
Cove Oys-ters. 1  lb.  s ta n d .. . .1  00
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Lobsters . 1  lb.  p ic n ic......... .1   50
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2  lb.  “ 
1  lb.  S ta r............... ..1
2  lb.  S tar............... . .2  00
1  lb.  s ta n d ......... .1   25
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3 !1>. in  M u stard .. .3 00
3 lb.  so u sed ....... . .3  00
Salm on. 1  lb.  C olum bia... . .2  00
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G ra jie s..............................
G reen  G ages...................
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P ie ....................
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Stringlesg,  E rie ...........
45
Lewis’ Boston B ak ed ..
Corn A rcher’s T rophy .........
M orn’g G lory.
10
10
E arly  G o ld ...
Peas F re n c h ............................
e x tra  m arrofat-...  @ lu
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soak ed ..............................
“  J u n e ,  s ta n d .........1  -tW
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“  bift«?d....................
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M ushroom s, e x tra fin e.......
P um pkin. 3 lb.  G olden.......
.1  00 
>1  30 
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Squash  ...................................
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Tom atoes,  Red  C oat.. 
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Good  E n o u g h ..
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M ichigan  F ull Cream   12  ( 
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Rio, f a ir .....................
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“  goo d ..................
..18 @19
"  prim e.................
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. .20 @21
“  golden...............
. .15 ©18
S antos........................
M exican  G uatem t hi 17 @19
.1 7 @19
P e a b e rry ..................
. .20 @22
Ja v a ,  In te rio r.........
. .23 @25
fa n c y .............
. .26 @28
M andheliug.
M ocha, g e n u in e___ . .25 @20
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M agnolia.........
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b in s ...............
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M cL aughlin’s  XXXX
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N ox  All  ....................................21)4
O  B ........................................... 20>*
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Q uaker  C ity __ 20
Best  R io ............21
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1  50 
1  60
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2 25 
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1  15

7  60 
6  00

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50 ft.
60 ft.
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CRACKERS.

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Seym our 
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City Soda..............................
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Screenings 
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No. 2.........
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No. 2...........
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c u re d ...
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C araw ay..............................
Canary ...............................
Hemp...................................
A nise...................................
R a p e ...................................
M u stard ..............................

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M accaboy, in ja r s ...........
F ren ch   Rappee, in Jars

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D ingm au.  100  b u rs.........
D on't  A nti-W ashboard
Jax o n  .................................
Q ueen  A n n e ....................
G erm an fa m ily ................
Big  B arg ain ......................

1  HO 
4  75 
.3  75
.2  40 
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Boxe
Kegs E n g lish .............................4)4

spices—W hole.

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Cassia, C hina in m ats  ............7)4
B atavia in bu  id ___11
Saigon  in  ro lls......... 42
Cloves,  A m boyna................... 30
Z a n zib ar.....................24
M ace  B atav ia...........................70
N utm egs,  fa n c y .......................70
No.  1.......................... 65
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No.  2...........................60
“ 
w h ite ...... 28
“ 
s h o t............................ 21
spices—Grou n d —In B ulk.

Pepper, Singapore, black — 18*4

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Cassia,  B atav ia.......................20
an d   S aigon.25
S a ig o n ....................... 42
Cloves,  A m boyna.................... 35 
Z an zib ar.....................28 
G inger, A frican ....................... 12)4
c o c h in ........................ 15 
J a m a ic a ..................... 18 
M ace  B atav ia............................80 
M ustard,  E n g lish ................... 22
an d  T rie ..25 
T rieste........................27
N utm egs, No. 2 ........................70 
Pepper, Singapore, b la c k .... 22
w h ite .......30
C ayenne......................25 

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6 lb. b o x es.........7)4
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M ystic, 1 lb. p k g s....................   7
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C u b e s ..............................  @  77s
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G ranulated,  S ta n d —  
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S tandard  A ...................  @ 7
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E stim ated wool, per lb 20
M in k ........................—
Coon.................................
S k n n k ..............................
M u sk rat..........................
F ox, re d ....................
“  cro ss.................
”  grey..................
Cat,  h o u se.................
“  w ild ..................
F is h e r........................
L y n x ..........................
M artin,  d a rk ...........
pale.....................  10@1 00
O tte r ..................................  50@8 00
W olf...................................  50@3 00
B e a r..................................   50@20 00
B e a v e r..............................  50@6 00
B a d g e r............................... 
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D eerskins, per lb .........  
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S w itc h e s........................  2  @ 2)4
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Drugs 0  Medicines»

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o n e  Y ear—Jam es Yernor, Detroit.
Two Y ears—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor.
T hree Y ears—Geo. McDonald, K alam azoo.
F o u r Y ears—Stanley E. P arkill, Owosso.
Five Years—Jacob  Jesson.  Muokeguu.
P resident—Geo. McDonald 
S ecretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next M eeting—At  Lansinjr,  on  Novem ber o.  t  an a ». 
Candida res will please rep o rt a t 9 a. ni. th e  second day
o f m eeting._______________________________ _________

M ic h i g a n   s t a t e   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   A s s ’n . 

President—Geo. Gundrum , Ionia.
F irst Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Second Vice-President—-H. M- Dean, Niles.
T hird Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—H. .T. Brown. Ann Arbor.
T reasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Com mittee—A. H. Lym an,  Manistee;  A. Bas­
sett  D etroit; F. J.. W urzburg,  G rand Rapids;  W.  A. 
Hali. Greenville:  B. T.  W ebb, Jackson.

Local Secretary—A. Bassett. D etroit.

G rand  R a p id s  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o ciety . 
President. J. W. Hayward. Secretary, Frank H. Escott.

D e t r o i t   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c i e t y  

President, J. W. Caldwell.  Secretary, B. W, P atterson.

M iiskegon  Ilru g   C lerk s’  Associatimi». 

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

The  Mutual  Relations  of Physicians  and 

Pharmacists.

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For  a  proper  understanding  of  the 
mutual  relations  between  physician and 
pharmacist, 
is  essential  that  each 
should  have  a  thorough  acquaintance 
with,  and a keen appreciation of,  the ex­
tent  and  limits of  the  work  pertaining 
to his swn  profession.  The  physician is 
entrusted with  the care of  the  sick,  and 
to the application of  his  knowledge  and 
judgment is  often  due  the  issue of  the 
case.  The carrying out of  his treatment 
is a matter  for  which  he  is responsible 
and which  calls for his watchfulness and 
care. 
It is only  when  the  prescription 
which he has written has  been  placed in 
the hands of  the pharmacist that the lat­
ter  assumes  any  responsibility  in  the 
case.  His  duties  and  responsibilities 
cease when he has correctly dispensed the 
medicines  prescribed.  The  manner  in 
which  the  prescription  is  to  be  com­
pounded is to be determined by the phar­
macist and calls in  no way for the advice 
or  interference  of  the  physician.  It is 
expected, however, that it  will be put up 
according to those  rules—the outcome of 
observation  and  experience—which  are 
intended  to  guide  the  practical  and 
scientific  pharmacist  in  his  work.  A 
thorough master in the art of  dispensing 
needs no instructions from the physician, 
and the latter should  not  seek to invade 
his domain.  Every medical practitioner, 
however,  should  have a thorough knowl­
edge of  the  art  of  dispensing,  not  that 
he  should  teach  the  pharmacist  how 
drugs should be prepared  and  how  pre­
scriptions  should  be  compounded,  but 
that he may be able,  should  occasion  re­
quire it,  to  assume temporarily the func­
tions  of  the  pharmacist,  and  also  to 
guard  against  the  possibility  of  error. 
The  manner  in  which  the  ingredients 
which  enter  into  the  prescription  are 
prepared is a matter with which the phy­
sician  has  nothing  to  do;  if  he  have 
reason to believe that they have not been 
prepared 
in  the  proper  or  authorized 
way,  his  duty lies  in  recommending to 
the  patient or his  friends  that  the pre­
scriptions  be  compounded  by  another. 
Every  prescription,  however,  should be 
put up as written, except  in  the  case of 
palpable  error,  when 
the  prescriber 
should be «onferred with,  no  hint  being 
allowed to reach the patient or his friends 
that  an  error  had  arisen.  It is the cus­
tom  with  not  a  few  physicians,  when 
prescribing pills,  to  write only the names 
of  the active  ingredients,  leaving  to the 
pharmacist the choice of the vehicle with 
which  he shall  dispense them.  This is a 
habit which  should  be  discouraged  and 
discountenanced,  as it tends  to  give rise 
to suspicions in the mind of  the  patient, 
should the prescription,  when  renewed, 
be put  up  by another,  that a mistake has 
arisen.  Nor  should  a  pharmacist  seek 
to supplement, in a prescription  what  lie 
may deem to  be  wanting.  It  appears to 
be the rule with many pharmacists to add 
to  the oft-prescribed mixture of quinine, 
sufficient  dilute  sulphuric  acid  to  dis­
solve it,  should  the  acid  ingredients  not 
!>• denoted.  Quinine  is  dissolved in the 
stomach  by  the  acid  gastric  juice  and 
needs  no  previous  solution. 
If,  there­
fore,  the prescription  lie w ritten without 
the aeid,  it is not  the  duty of  the  phar­
macist to add it.
While the physician should understand 
that his duty as far as relates to the phar­
macist, consists  only in prescribing med­
icines, the pharmacist, on the other hand, 
should  ever  bear in mind  that the  pre­
scribing of  medicines is not a part of  7i is 
calling.  Nothing tends  more to  destroy 
the  friendly relations which should exist 
between  the  members of  the  twTo  pro­
fessions,  than  the practicing on the  part 
of  the  pharmacist, of  ‘'counter dispens­
ing.”  The  physician is made to  suffer a 
pecuniary loss, while an injustice  is done 
to the  patient, who  allows himself to  be 
treated  for a disease which  has not  been 
carefully  diagnosed, and  the course  and 
complications  of  which, even  though  it 
had  been  recognized,  no  pharmacist  is 
expected  or  at  all  likely to know.  Not 
only are physicians made to suffer a loss, 
but the  dignity and  importance of  their 
profession is apt to be under-estimated by 
the public.  A person who has once been 
successfully treated by a pharmacist loses 
that  respect,  and  we  may  even  add 
reverence  for  the  physician,  which  he 
formerly entertained,  and  begins  to  im­
agine  that  no  special  training  beyond 
what  the  pharmacist  has  received,  is 
necessary  to  the  successful  practice of 
medicine, and  that  the success  which so 
often  attends  the  physician’s  efforts,  is 
due,  like  that  of  the  pharmacist,  to  a 
“lucky hit.”
In regarding the sphere of the pharma­
cist  it should  be remembered  that  he is 
not a  tradesman  or  merchant.  His call­
ing is that of  a profession or an  art, and 
the  more  he seeks to sink  in his  profes­
sion  the  mercantile  part of  his  calling, 
which  is an  extraneous or attendant, not 
a  necessary part of  it, the  more  will  he 
do towards keeping his profession in har­
mony with  its  nature and  requirements. 
The selling of  merchantable  wares is an 
accomplishment,  if  it can be called such, 
which can be acquired by one of ordinary 
ability in a few weeks;  the calling of the 
pharmacist is one which requires a special 
and long  continued training  after a good 
and  substantial  education  has  been  ac­
quired.
It is the duty of the physician as a man 
of  honor  and  as a member  of  a liberal 
profession to discountenance  on the  part 
of  an  unworthy pharmacist  any attempt 
to solicit  his influence  by the  offering  of 
pecuniary  inducements.  He  should  be

careful  too,  not  to  lay. himself  open  to 
the suspicion of  receiving  a  percentage 
from  any pharmaceutical  establishment, 
by w riting prescriptions, the fornmlte for 
which  he  has  only  given  to  a  certain 
pharmacist. 
If  the  physician  have any 
favorite  prescription and  has occasion to 
order  it  frequently,  he  should  give  to 
each pharmacist  in the  city or district in 
which  he practices,  a copy of such  form­
ula.  By attending  to  this matter, much 
| of  that  unpleasantness which  arises be- 
I tween the members of the two profession« 
might  be  averted,  and  the  mind  of  the 
j public  disabused of  what are  often  un­
just suspicions.
It is the duty also  of  the pharmaceuti­
cal  profession to discountenance  any at­
tempt on the part of physicians to induce, 
them  to offer  a  percentage  on  prescrip­
tions.
It is perfectly consistent  w ith  the dig­
nity of the pharmaceutical profession that 
its several members  should seek to merit 
the confidence  and  patronage  of  physi­
cians by such means as  professional hon­
or  and  etiquette  can  justify.  A  confi­
dence based on  honor  and  merit will be 
mutually  helpful  and  stimulative,  and 
tend to secure for each the confidence and 
esteem  of  an  appreciative  public.  At­
tention on the part of  the  pharmacist to 
what are too often regarded as  minor de­
tails does much toward winning  the con­
fidence of the physician and of  maintain­
ing with him harmonious professional re­
lations.  The adoption  of  separate  pre­
scription files for  the different local phy­
sicians is a point of importance, as it pre­
vents prying physicians from getting any 
information regarding their  competitors’ 
prescriptions or  practice. 
In  no  better 
way  can  the 
inquisitive  physician  be 
checkmated.  The pharmacist  should es­
pecially strive to be open  and  honorable 
in his dealings,  and thus show to the phy­
sician and the public by  his  daily  work 
that he is both a  man  of  honor  and  a 
master of his art.  He should avoid criti­
cising the prescriptions entrusted to  him 
and should exhibit  no  inquisitiveness as 
to their special  purpose.  He  should  re­
fuse to renew prescriptions if  he  knows 
that the  renewal  has  not  received  the 
sanction of the  physician.  In  cases  of 
ambiguity or of  supposed  error  in  pre­
scriptions he should  express  no  opinion 
but should  immediately  confer with the 
physician,  and in eases  of mistake on his 
own part he  should  seek  at  once to re­
lieve the physician from  all responsibili­
ty in the matter.
It is not prudent for a  physician to be­
come proprietor of, or even a  partner in, 
a  pharmaceutical  establishment.  Mueli 
hostility between physicians  and pharm­
acists is often in  this  way  engendered. 
Suspicions,  too,  are apt to  arise  that ex-' 
pensive medicines are  being  ordered for 
patients when simple remedies might an­
swer the indications as well.
In cases of  error arising from careless­
ness  or want  of  knowledge  on his  own 
part  and where  the  pharmacist is  being 
held  responsible  for  the  mistake,  the 
physician  should at  once seek to correct 
the impressions  by stating to the  patient 
or his friends that  the error did not arise 
in the compounding of the medicines.  To 
avoid that feeling of distrust which often 
arises on the  part of  the patient towards 
the pharmacist, on account of unexpected 
or apparently high charges, the physician 
should  not  neglect  when  ordering  ex­
pensive  medicines to state to the  patient 
I or his  friends  that the  prescription con­
tains  expensive  ingredients,  though  lie 
should never act  as referee as to what the 
compounding  of  a  given  prescription 
should  cost,  nor  should  lie  give  in  an­
swer  to  any  inquiry on  this  point,  any 
but an approximate estimate.
The  physician  should  remember  that 
the pharmacist,  like other mortals, needs 
a  day of  rest,  and  he should  in  view of 
this  necessity endeavor  to  give  him  as 
little  inconvenience  as  possible  on  the 
Sabbath,  with  the troublesome mixtures, 
where by ordering simple ones the  inter­
ests of his patients will  not be interfered 
with.  He  should  also, while  not giving 
prominence to  the  matter of  money, not 
deprive  the  pharmacist of  his  profit  by 
ordering  any  patent  preparations, when 
a  prescription  written  by  himself  and 
compounded  by  the  pharmacist  would 
meet the indications as well.
That  physician or pharmacist  will sel­
dom  be accused of  dealing unjustly who 
has a  full  sense of  honor,  and  is  deter­
mined to carry it  with  him into  his daily 
I practice.  Points must  from time to time 
I arise  in  which  it  is  difficult  to  decide 
! w hether or not  one  is invading another's 
sphere, but  they  are  not of  common  oc­
currence.  Each  should  recognize  the 
dignity  and  importance of  his own  pr<i- 
fession and  be determined to act his  part 
in  keeping it at tin* plane it is entitled to 
occupy.  Where  each,  in  his  dealings 
with the other,  acts from a sense of prin­
ciple and honor, and recognizes tin* claims 
of both professions, the ideal harmonious 
relations  which  should  exist  between 
them will seldom be disturbed.
The  Position  of the  Egg  as  a  Food  and 
It is  remarkable  what a place  in  the 
world the  egg  occupies.  It is an article 
of  commerce that  stands  uncompetitive, 
an  agricultural  product  for  which  the 
demand never runs out;  men may surfeit 
on all other diet;  the egg is ever welcome 
as a food.
On account of  its  multitudinous  ways 
of  preparation,  setting  aside the adj unct 
it plays in making other  foods  better,  it 
is a  veritable dainty and a food esteemed 
par excellence from the  king  to the poor­
est of  his subjects.
Why are  eggs  so  popular ?  Are they 
so  superior  as  a  food ?  Yes.  An  egg 
contains very nearly all  the  elements of 
nutrition  that  go  to  make  tissue.  Be­
cause it contains  phosphorus  and  other 
brain-forming material,  it is the scholar’s 
fare;  because it is rich  in  albumen,  it is 
the  invalid’s  invigorator,  it  strengthans 
the consumptive, invigorates  the  feeble, 
and  is  all  but  proof  against  malignant 
jaundice.  No  honest  appetite  has  yet 
rejected an egg in some form,  and to con­
vey  nourishment  in  disguise  it  is  sur­
passed by7 no other food.  An  egg  is nu­
tritious  in  any prepared  form,  and  its 
preparation can be  adapted  to any afflic­
tion. 
It is  the  best  food  for a growing 
child.  But  not  only is it a food,  but a 
very  efficacious  medicine  in  many  cir­
cumstances as well.  The w hite is one of 
the  best  remedies  for  burns, and an oil 
extract  from  the  yolk is  considered  by 
the Russians as an  almost infallible cure 
for euts and lacerations.  As an antidote 
to poison,  it occupies a foremost position,

Medicine.

the  white  only  being  used.  This anti­
dotes  the  acids—sulphuric,  nitric,  muri­
atic,  oxalic,  carbolic;  the  alkalies—am­
monia, soda,  potash,  lye;  corrosive  sub­
limate  is  effectually  antidoted  by  the 
w'hites of  two eggs,  and  tartar  emetic is 
made  quite  harmless.  Sugar  of  lead is 
also  antidoted  by  it.  Both as food and 
medicine,  it is a preserver of  health  and 
life.

VISITING  BUYERS.

Ashl and

M H eyboer & Bro,  D rentbe 
D W C   Shat tuck,  W ay land 
B G ilbert, Moline 
F rank E P iper, C harlotte 
J C   Benbow,  Cannonsburg 
Jackson Coon, R ockford 
W S Adkins. Morgan 
H Ade, Conklin 
W oodward & Polland,
A L Pow er, K ent City.
E Brown, Englishville 
John G unstra, Lam ont 
L Maier, Fisher Station 
W H S truik, Forest Grove 
F A S hattuck  &  Co,SandLk 
Wm K arsten, V riesland 
F rank Somers, Dorr 
G S Putnam , F ru it port 
Thos Cooley, Lisbon 
E S Botsford, Dorr 
G  N Reynolds.  Belmont 
M H McCoy, G randville 
J  P  Cordes, Alpine 
L & L Jenison,  Jenisonville 
Thos Smedley, Byron C entr 
G W A Sm ith, Grand H aven 
J  W M cLenathan.W Carlyle 
J  F rank Clark,  Big  Rapids 
Chapm an & Callahan,
Cedar Springs

Cahoon Bros, Lake  Odessa 
A Purchase, So Blendon 
E Snyder, Sparta 
Eli Runnels, Com ing 
John Meyer, No D orr 
R B Gooding & Son,  Lisbon 
John Baker, Channcey 
W  A W hitney, M ontague 
J  S B arker, Morley 
J  P Killing. Big Rapids 
M M Robson, Berlin 
L A Scoville, Clarksville 
N 0  Ward, Stan wood 
A M Church, Englishville 
A J  Provin,  Cedar  Springs 
John Kamps, Zutphen 
John D am stra.  Gitchell 
C H Smead & Co,  New
Richmond 
Mrs J  Debri,  Byron  Center 
H Thompson. Canada Cor 
J  F Mann. Lisbon 
John B  D ensm ore,Portland 
S J  Koon. Lisbon 
Adam W agner.Eastm anvlle 
W hite & Co, Reed City 
H esler Bros., Rockford 
C arrington <fe N orth,  T rent 
Adam New ell.Bum ips  Cors 
D unlap Bros.,Verm ontville 
L M W olf, Hudsonville

Rules for Fat People and for Lean.

To  increase  the  weight:  Eat,  to  the 
extent of  satisfying  a  natural  appetite, 
of  fat meats, butter,  cream,  milk, eoeoa, 
chocolate, bread, potatoes, peas, parsnips, 
carrots,  beets,  farinaceous  foods,  as  In­
dian corn, rice, tapioca, sago, corn  starch, 
pastry,  custards,  oatmeal,  sugar,  sweet 
wines,  and  ale.  Avoid  acids.  Exercise 
as  little  as  possible:  sleep all  you  can, 
and don’t worry or fret.
To  reduce the  weight:  Eat,  to  the  ex­
tent of  satisfying  a  natural  appetite, of 
lean  meat,  poultry,  game,  eggs,  milk 
moderately,  green  vegetables,  turnips, 
succulent  fruits,  tea  or  coffee.  Drink 
lime  juice,  lemonade,  and  acid  drinks. 
Avoid  fat,  butter,  cream,  sugar, pastry, 
rice.  sa g o ,  tapioca, corn  starch, potatoes, 
carrots,  beets, parsnips, ami  sweet wines. 
Exercise  freely.

T h e   1 .1 u g   M a rk e t.

There are  no important changes to note 
this week.  Balsam copaiba is firm at the 
advance.  Borax  has  advanced.  Gum 
camphor  is  very 
firm.  Oil  Cassia  is 
higher.  Jamaica ginger has advanced.

Wholesale Price  Current.

A dvanced—B orax, borax po., oil  cassia, Jam a ica g in g e r root, Jam a ica ginger root  po.

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Benzoicum, German
Boracic  .................
Carbolicum...........
Citricum...............
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Xitrocum..............
Oxalicum..............
Phosphorium dii —
Salicylicum...........
Sulpfiuricum.......
Tannicum..............
Tartarieum............
AMMONIA.
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18  deg..........
Carbonas  ..............
Chloridum............
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Red............................  45©
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Copaiba.....................   70©
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Tolutan...................   45©  ■

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Kuonymus  atropurp..........  :
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E u p a to riu m ..................
L obelia............................
M a jo ru m ........................
M entha  P ip erita.........
Y ir ..................
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Thym us,  V ....................
MAGNESIA.
C alcined. P a t................
C arbonate,  P at  ...........
Carbonate.  K.  <&  M —
C arbonate,  Je n n in g s..
A b sin th iu m .................. 5 00©5 50
45© 75
A m ygdalae, Dulc..........
A m ydalae, A m arae__ 7  2567 50
A n is i............................... 1  «561 95
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A u ran ti ¡C ortex...........
B erg am ii-...................... 2  75©3 2d
906-1 00
C a jip u ti..........................
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C ary o p h y lli..................
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C edar  ..............................
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Chenopodii  ..................
95<§il 00
C in n a m o n » ...................
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C itro n e lla ......................
35© 65
Conium   M ae.................
9061 00
C o p aib a..........................
C ubebae......................15550616  00
9061 00
E x e e h th ito s...................
E rig e ro n ........................ 1  2061 30
G a u lth e ria .................... 2:256.2 35
75
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G eranium ,  o u n c e .......
75
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Gossipii.  Sem.  g a l.......
H edeom a  ...................... 1  1561 25
5062 00
J u n ip e ri..........................
9062 00
L a v e n d u la ....................
L im o n is.......................... 1  (50©2 00
M entha P ip e r................. 2  7563 75
M entha  V erid ............... 3 0063 25
M orrhuae,  g a l...............
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M vrcia. o u n ce...............
O liv e ................................ 1  006,2 75
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Picis L iquida,  (gal. 35)
96©1 10
R ic ln i..............................
7561 00
R osm arini......................
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Rosae,  o u n c e .................
406; 45
S u ccin i............................
9061 00
S a b in a ............................
............................ 3  50©7 00
S antal 
80© 85
S assa fras........................
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Sinapis, ess, o u n c e ___
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40© 50
Thym e  ............................
© 60
o p t ....................
15© 2 0
T heobrom as..................
PO TA SSIU M .
Bi C arb ............................
B ic h ro m a te ...................
B rom ide..........................

15© 18
13© 15
37© 40

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C arb ......... i * ..............
C hlorate.  (po. 20i.......
C y a n id e ........................
Io d id e ............................
Potassa,  B itart,  pure. 
Potassa,  B itart, co m ..
Potass  X itras,  o p t__
Potass  X itra s...............
P ru ss ia te ......................
Sulphate  po.................

A c o n itu m ....................
A lth a e ............................
A nehusa  ..  .................
A rum ,  p o ......................
C alam us........................
G entiana.  i |io.  15)__
G lychrrhiza,  (pv.  U 
C anaden, 
I  H ydrastis 
(po. 65)
I 
\la ,  p o ...
H ellebore 
Inula,  po
Ipecac,  p o .................
Iris  plox  (po. 20©; 22
Jala p a,  p r......... .....
M aranta.  (¿s...........
Podophyllum , p o ...
R h e i...'......................
“  c u t....................
"  p v ......................
(po  25

S p ig e lia .......
S anguinaria, 
S erp e n ta ria ..
Senega  ............................
Sim ilax.  Officinalis.  H 
X
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Sym plocarpus, 
t’ueti
diis,  p o ........................
V aleriana.  Eng.  (po.30> 
G erm an ...
Zingiber  a ......................
Z ingiber  j ......................

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R A D IX .

11:  (4s,  12)...........

20@  125 
¿56)  30 
156.  ¿I*

A n tip y rin ......................
A rgenti  X itras, ounce
A rse n ic u m ....................
Balm G ilead  B u d .......
B ism uth  S.  X ...............
C alcium  Chlor,  Is,  ( ‘¿s
('» mini rides  R ussian.
p o .................................
C apsid  F ructus. a f ...
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C aryopbyllus,  (po.  28)
C arm ine,  Xo. 40...........
C era  A lba,
Cera  Flavu
C o c c u s........................
C assia  F ru c tu s .........
c e n tra ria ....................
C e ta c e u m ..................
C h lo ro fo rm ...............
squibbs 
Chloral  H y d C rst .  ..
C h o n d ru s..................
C inchonidine,  P.  &  W 
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Corks, 
list,  dis. 
jier
............................
cen t 
C re a so tu m ....................
Creta,  (bbl.’75).............
“  
p rep ......................
p reeip ..................
“ 
••  R u b ra..................
Crocus  . : ........................
C udbear..........................
C upri S u lp h ...................
D e x trin e ........................
E ther S u lp h ...................
Em ery,  all  uum liers..
p o ......................
E rgota,  (po.)  45...........
F lake  W h ite.................
G a lla ..............................
G am bier..........................
G elatin,  C ooper...........
F re n c h .............
“ 
6 
G lassw are  flint,  75 per 
106 
by  box 66?s, less
12
G lue,  B row n.................
46, 
6
126  15 
“   W h ite..................
. 1  0061  25
G ly c e rin e ......................
.  106  12
G rana P a ra d isi.............
H u m u ln s........................
4 ©   4 ‘i 
.  75©1  (10 
H ydraag  Chlor  M ite..
.  10@  12 
.1  7561  85 
Ox R ubrnm
6.  15 
A m m oniati..
T n g u e n tu m .
8 
6©  
- 
.  3(4@  4
H y d ra rg y ru m ...............
.  3(46 
Iehthyofiolla,  Am
4 
.  356  40 
In d ig o ....................
3(46 4l
Iodine,  R esn b l...
6 Io d o fo rm ...............
0 L u p u lin .................
.  h © 12 L y c o p o d iu m .......
M a c is ....................
L iquor  A rsen  et Hy-
d rarg  Io d ......... .
.1  75<a»2 00 L iquor Potass Arsinitis
D. F . R ...
.1  1061 50 M agnesia,  S ulph (bbl
Co.  O.  T . .. .1  756.1 75
. 1  7563  50 
. 1 7562 00 
. 1  7566  50

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@  35 
6   25 
156  20 
106  15 
226  25

U *), r ..................

M annia,
M orphia,

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A nisum .  (po.  20)
A pi m n  i c ra v eleo n si
Bird,  i s ........................
C arui,  (po.  18)...........
C ardam on..................
C o rlan d ru m ...............
C annabis S aliv a.......
O ydonium ..................
O henopodium   .........
b ip te rix  O dorate__
F o en icu lu m ...............
F oenugreek,  p o .......
L in i..............................
L ini, grd,  (bbl. 3(4).
L obelia........................
P h arlaris C a n a ria n . 
R apa  ..
Sinapis
A lb tl.............
X ig ra .........
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Saacharum   X.  E. 
Spt.  V ini  G alli...
V ini O p o rto .........
V ini  A lb a.............

506  55 
6 1   00 
1  5061  75

6   75 
6   90 ©1  10 
45©  55 
©   75 
1  2561  50 
7561  00 
4  0064  10
6 5 15
85@>1 00
55© 60
80© 85
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10© 12
2© 3
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6 2   70 
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6   70

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X.  Y.  Q.  ,
C.  C o ..........................
M oschus  C an to n .......
M yristica,  Xo.  1 ......
X ux V omica,  (po 20>.
Os.  S epia......................
Pepsin Saac.  II.  & P.
C o ...............................
Picis  Liq,  X.  C.,  (4  gti
doz  ............................
Picis Liq., q u a r t s ___
p in ts .........
Pil  H ydrarg,  (po. 80).
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22).
Piper A lba,  (po g5>...
P ix  B u rg u n ...........
P lum b! A c e t...............
15
P u lv is Ipecac et o p ii.. 1  1061  20
P yrethrum ,  boxes 
& P.  D.  Co., d o z ...
6 1   25 
P yrethrum ,  p v .........
556  60 
86  10
Q u assia« ....................
Q uinia,  8.  P.  & W  ..
5 0 6   55 
S.  G erm an.. 
38 6   48 
Rubia.  T in cto ru in ... 
12@.  14 
Saccliarum  Laetis pv
6   35 
S alucin........................
4063  50 
S anguis  D raeo n is... 
4 0 6   50 
S antonine
@4  50
Sapo,  W ___; ..................
19© 14
••  >1...........................
8© 10
“   G ...........................
© 15
Seidlitz  M ix tu re.........
© 28
S in ap is............................
© 18
© 30
”  o p t......................
Snuff,  M accaboy,  De
© 35
V o e s ............... ' ..........
Snuff, Scotch, De.  Voes
35
6
Soda Boras,  (po.  11,.  .
il© 12
Soda  et Potass T a rt...
33© 35
Soda C arb ......................
2©
4© 5
Soda,  Bi-Carb...............
Soda.  A sh ......................
3© 4
2
Soda,  S u lp h as...............
©
Spts.  E th er C o .............
50© 55
M yrcia  D orn.......   @s
M arcia  Im p .........  @S
V ini  Reet.  bbl.
!7).............................. 
© i
Less 5c gal., cash ten dnvs.
6 1   10 
..  234'6   3(4
■ •  2(46 3 
8@   10 
..  28©  30 
50©  55 
.9  00616 00 
7 6  
8

stry ch n ia  C rystal.
S ulphur,  S u b l.......
R o ll.........
T a m a rin d s.............
T erebenth  V enice.
T h e o b ro m a e .........
M anilla....................
Zinei  S u lp h ...........

Bbl.  O«,

W hale, w inter.
Lard,  e x tra ..................
Lard,  Xo.  1..................
Linseed,  pure raw   ...
Liudseed,  b o iled .......
X eat’s  Foot,  w inter
s tra in e d ....................
Spirits T u rp e n tin e __

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bbl. 
lb. 
Red  V en etian .............
-1*£  2@3 
Ochre, yellow   M ars..
.1 %  264 
• lîi  263 
B e r__
“ 
2(¿  2(463 
P utty,  com m ercial...
“  strictly  p u re __
2*4  2;W©3
V erm ilion P rim e Ame
13©16
ic a n ...............................  
70675
V erm ilion,  E n g lis h __  
G reen,  P e n in su la r.......  
70675
Lead,  re d ........................  6J167(4
w h ite ...................6(167(4
67 0
W hiting, w hite S p an ... 
W hiting,  G ilders’.........  
690
1  00
W hite,  P aris  A m erican 
W hiting,  P aris  E ng.
c l if f ...............................  
1  40
P ioneer Prepared P aint)  20© 1  4 
Swiss  V illa  P repared 

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Xo.  1 T u rp   C oach........1  10®1  20
E x tra  T u rp ........................... 1  6061 70
Coach  B o av ........................ 2 7563 00
No. 1  T u rp 'F u rn ..........1  0061  10
E u tra  T u rk  D am ar___ 1  5561  60
Ja p a n   D ryer,  Xo.  1 
T u r p ............................  70©  75

F lo rid a  sheeps’  wool
c a rria g e ...................... 2
X assau  Sheeps’  wool
carriage 
....................
Velvet  ex tra  sheeps’
wool  ca rria g e ...........
E x tra  yellow   sheeps'
c a rria g e ......................
G rass sheeps’ wool car
r ia g e ...........................
H ard  for  slate  u s e __
Yellow  Reef, for  slate

Accacia  ..................
Z ingiber  .................
Ipecac.......................
F erri  Io d .................
A uranti  C ortes__
Rhei  A rom .............
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A loes................................
and  m y rrh .........
A r n ic a ............................
A safoetidn......................
A trope B e llad o n n a ....
B enzoin..........................
C o....................
S an g u in a ria..................
B a ro s m a ........................
C an th arid es..................
C a p sic u m ......................
C ardam on......................
C o....................
C a s to r..............................
C a te c h u ..........................
C inehona  .......   ...........
C o....................
C o lu m b a ........................
C o n iu m ..........................
C u b eb a............................
D ig ita lis ........................
E rg o t................................
G e n tia n ..........................
C o......................
G u a ic a ............................
am nion.............
Z in g ib e r........................
H yo scy am u s.................
Io d in e ..'.........................
C olorless...........
F erri  C h loridum .........
K in o ...............................
L obelia............................
M y rrh ..............................
X ux  V om ica.................
O p ii.................................
••  C am phorated .......
“  D eodor..................
A uranti C o rtex .............
Q u a s s ia ......... ................
R hatany  ........’...............
R h e i...'...........................
C assia  A cu tifo l...........
C o__
S e rp e n ta ria ...................
Strom onium ..................
T o lu ta n ..........................
V a le ria n ........................
V era trum  V erid e.........
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y o u r “ B e s t”  T o n ic an d  h a v e  sin ce had a  g re a t 
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M edical S u p ’t.

M idville, G eo., F eb . 34,1888.

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V ery  re sp e c tfu lly ,

T ro y , N ew  Y o rk , J a n u a ry  26,1888.

I  Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co„

Dear Sir s—Y o u r a g e n t  le f t m e a   sam p le o f  
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th e  d isp e n sin g  p h y sician .

Y o u rs tru ly ,

E. J ay Fis k , M . D.

E a st G enessee S tre e t,

B uffalo, N . Y ., F eb . 17,1888.

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Ph. Best B rewing Co.,

Dear Sir s—I h a v e  g iv e n   your “ M alt T o n ic” 
a  tria l in  s e v e ra l ca ses o f E n fe eb led  D ig estio n  
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Ero s tra te d , w ith   v e ry  s a tis fa c to ry   re s u lts. 
I 
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ra p id   an d  p e rm a n e n t.

E lias W ii.dman, M. D.

332 S o u th  F ifth  S tre e t,
P h ila d e lp h ia , F eb . 4,1888. 

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j  “ C o n ce n trate d   L iq u id   E x tra c t  o f  M alt  an d  
H o p s” y o u   s e n t  m e,  a n d   find  in   m y h u m b le  
ju d g m e n t  th a t it is a   v e ry   p u re  a n d  s a fe  artt* 
cie. 
I   w ill  n o t  h e s ita te   to   reco m m en d   i t   In 
ev e ry  c a se  o f  d e b ility   w h e re   a   T o n ic o f  t h a t 
|  k in d   is in d icated .

R esp ec tfu lly .

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

W ork-H ouse H o sp ital, 

B lackw ell’s Islan d , F eb .  10,1888.

Ph. Best Brewing Co.,

Gentlem en—As a  m a tte r o f  p erso n al in te r- 
e st, I h a v e  u se d   y o u r  “ B e s t” T onic in  s e v e ra l 
ca ses o f im p aire d   n u trititio n .  T he re s u lts  in ­
d ic a te  th a t it  is  a n   a g re e a b le   an d   d o u b tless, 
h ig h ly  efficacious rem ed y .  1 am .
V ery  tru ly  y o u rs,

E.  W. F ir m in g ,  M. D.

N ew  O rlean s,  L a., A p ril 6,1888. 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Brewing Co.,
trie d  

Gentlem en—H a v in g  

“ B e a t- 
T onic to  a  g r e a t  e x te n t  a m o n g st m y  p r a c tic e , 
I  w ill s ta te  in   its   b e h a lf th a t  I   h a v e   h a d   t h e  
b eet re s u lts  w ith   n u rs in g   m o th e rs   w ho  w e r e  
d eficien t in   m ilk ,  in c re a sin g   its   fluids a n d  s e ­
c re tin g  a  m o re  n o u ris h in g  fo o d  fo r th e  in fa n t, 
also in c re a s in g  th e  a p p e tite   a n d  in  e v e ry  w a y  
s a tis fa c to ry  fo r  s u c h  cases.

y o u r 

V e ry  re s p e c tfu lly ,

D.  B o r n io , M  D .

For Sale By

Grand Rapids,

Mich.

The Michigan Tradesman

BUSINESS  LAW.

Brief  Digests  of  Recent  Decisions  in 

Courts  of  Last  Resort.

B A N K — D R A F T S — IN N O C E N T  P U R C H A SE R .
Another suit growing out of the Harper 
wheat deal of last  year  has been decided 
by  the  United  States  Circuit-  Court  at 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  A  num ber  of  drafts 
sent by  Harper to be cashed at the Ameri­
can Exchange National  Bank of Chicago, 
were cashed by th at bank, but when  they 
were  presented  to the  banks  on  which 
they were  drawn  payment  was  refused. 
The American  Exchange Bank presented 
its  claim to the  receiver of  the  Fidelity 
Bank,  and on his  refusal to pay  brought 
suit  against him.  The court  decided  in 
favor of  the  claim  of  the American  Ex­
change  Bank,  holding  that the  bank had 
not exceeded  its powers,  but had become 
an  innocent purchaser of the paper.

STOCK— P L E D G E — S A L E — D A M A G E.
In a case recently  decided  by the  New 
York  Court of  Appeals it appeared  that 
the pledgee of  certain non-dividend  pay­
ing stocks  pledged as collateral  security, 
acting under  an honest mistake,  sold the 
stocks contrary to instructions before the 
debt was  due,  and  applied the ^proceeds 
to the payment thereof.  The court held, 
in  an action by  the  pledgor of  the  stock 
against  the pledgee,  that  the  measure of 
damages  recoverable  by the  former  was 
the difference betw'een the  amount of the 
debt w ith  interest to the date  of  the sale 
•f  the stock  and  the amount  for  which 
the  pledgor  could  within  a  reasonable 
tim e after learning of  the sale have gone 
Into 
the  m arket  and  repurchased  the 
stocks.

IN S U R A N C E  — A G E N T — F A L S E   R E P R E S E N ­

T A TIO N .

The agent of  an insurance  company  in 
soliciting insurance asserted to an intend­
ing  insurer that  a certain  clause made  a 
part of  the  policy furnished by his  com­
pany was not contained in the policies of 
a  rival  company.  This  assertion  was 
false,  and  the  agent  knew it  to be  so. 
Ho,  however,  invited  the  intending  in­
surer to  compare his  policy with  that  of 
the other company, and left a blank form 
•1  the same for  that  purpose.  The per­
son to whom he made this representation 
afterw ards  insured  in  the  agent’s  com­
pany,  and the  Supreme  Court of  Minne­
sota  held  that  he  could  not  refuse 
to 
receive  the  policy  and  avoid  his agree­
m ent  to  pay  the  premium  therefor  be­
cause of  the false statem ent made by the 
airent.

134 to 140 Fillton Street.

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

S W IF T ’S

C h oice  C h icago

P r e s s e d  B e e f
— AND MUT 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 iB retailed by all first-class  butchers.
The trade of all marketmen  and  meat  dealers  is 
solicited.  Our Wholesale Branch House, L. F. Swift

the public may rest assured that in  purchasing our 
meats from dealers they will always receive the best.
S w ift and  C o m p a n y ,

Union  Stock:  Yards, 

CHICAGO.

J.  H.  T H O M P S O N   &  CO.,

IM PO RTERS  A N D   JO B B E R

T E A S ,

C O F F E E S

S P IC E S

--------s p e c i a l t i e s :—
Honey Bee  Coffee

Our Bunkum Coffee 

B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Princess Bkg. Powder 
Early Riser Bkg. Pdr

I  SP1C1Ì 
BEE  Mills  Gd.  Spices 
SPICE GRINDERS
BEE  Mills  Extracts. 
BEE  Mills  BirdSeed. 
BEE  Mills  Starch. 
B M P  
POWDERS.
BEE" Chop  Japan  Tea
50 Jefferson  A v t1.,  IJIST IÍO IT ,  JS1ICH

B

and  m an u factu rers  of

XO.  10  MAMMOTH  RO CH ESTER.

A  M arvelous  L ight! 

It 
lead  over  all  others.  F ount holds 3 

300-caridle  pow er! 

B  A / / L L S   1

takes  th e 
quarts—w ill b urn s  hours.
Complete, as show n, w ith 15 in.  tin   shade.
“ 
w ith SO in. w hite lin ed   reflector 
“ 
Also a g reat variety o f  R ochester  Lam p 
W E  ARE  HEADQUARTERS  FOR

“  20 

grades. 

“ 

“ 

“

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P E R F U M E R 1T

NOVELTIES

-IN

A  LARGE  VARIETY  IX

China and Glass Stands, JUgs and liases.
FINE  COLOGNES
Handkerchief Perfumes

H O L I D A Y

an d  increase your tra d e for th e

to  Twenty-five  Dollars,

Send fo r sam ple lot of

Also a full line of

Ten 

------- A N D -------

All sizes,  % oz.  to 10 oz.  bottles, 

in large variety.

S E A S O N .

J E N N I N G S   - &  -  S M I T H ,

P E R F U M E R S ,

OS and 4 0  Lonis-st., Grand Rapids.

W e   a r e   a g e n t s   for  th e   C eleb ra ted

Bi

—S T A G —
r a n d   F A N C Y   O r a n g e s  
g r o w n   a n d   p a c k e d  
W .   R.  H illy e r  
^ O r a n g e   L ’k e
F l o r i d a .

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e a u x ’s  O r a n g e   C r o p N  
T h is  fruit w i l l  be
fully p acked  b y   Mr.  L l V   V j  
a n d  w i l l  b e s o ld   in  lo ts  to  s u it ^ v  
a n d   at  lo w e s t   p o s s ib le   p rices.
A s k   for  q u o ta tio n s   b e fo r e   b u y in g
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1N SURA NCE— IN SO LV EN T— CR ED IT! >BS.
An interesting  decision  has  just  been 
rendered  by  the  Supreme  Court of  the 
United  States  in  an  insurance case.  A 
resident of  the District of  Columbia died 
insolvent but leaving life insurance  poli­
cies  for  £35,000,  payable  by their  term s 
«ither to his widow  or  children.  His ad­
m inistrators and creditors sought to force 
an application of the proceeds of the pol­
icies  to the  payment of  his  debts on the 
ground  that the  premiums  paid  by him 
constituted  a  fraudulent  transfer of  an 
insolvent’s  estate  and  were  void  as 
against  creditors,  and  that the  proceeds 
• f the policies should inure to the benefit 
of  his estate aud  not  to the  beneficiaries 
named  in 
The  Supreme 
the  policies. 
Court,  however,  held 
the  bene­
ficiaries  were entitled  to  the proceeds of 
all  the  policies  without  any  deduction 
whatever  on  account of  premiums  paid, 
taking  the  ground  that  a  husband  and 
father  has a full  right to insure  his  life 
in the  interest of  his wife and  children, 
and that where such policies  are effected 
in  the name of  the beneficiaries  they are 
no part of the estate of a deceased insolv­
ent,  and  therefore  cannot  be  regarded 
as  a fraudulent  assignment of  any  part 
©f his estate when so effected.

that 

pounds.

Constituent  Elements of  W ashing  Com­
L. o. Jeueck  and  E.  M.  Poset,  of  the 
Wisconsin  School  of  Pharmacy,  have 
made chemical examinations of several of 
the  popular washing  powders,  resulting 
as follows:

F ret.- 
g  P r.ct. 
w ater |  3 g  j? |  Soap.

■oapine.
G o ld   D u s t.................................
Iv o rin e ...................................
B abbitt’s 1776 P o w d er.......
Acme Soap P ow der.............
G illett’s W ashing  Crystals 
S h irrell’s 

“

49.581
57.873

j  8.650 37.570 53.770

.*.). 1ÖU
35.205
1  15.213 
32.727
I  14.778
1  8.062 48.980 42.957
j  14.490 47.240 38.260
j  15.390 58.470 26.140
1  17.122 82.878 none.
46.190 none.
1 53.180 
1

No.  3 contained 3.601  per  cent,  insolu­
ble silicate, probably contained  as an im­
purity in  the sodium carbonate.

C a n a d ia n   C o m m e rc e .

of 

the 

An inspired dispatch from  Ottawa  has 
appeared  in the Montreal  Gazette  saying 
th at  the  Canadian  government  has  de­
cided to invite  the  Australian  and  New 
Zealand governments  to  send  delegates 
to Canada at an early date to consider the 
question  of  trade  relations,  especially 
»•able  communication  by way of  the Pa­
cific  Ocean. 
“ In  other  words,”  says a 
correspondent 
Philadelphia 
Ledger,  “ after an agitation of  nearly ten 
years the  advocates  of  imperial  federa­
tion have gained their point, and a move­
m ent  is  now  fairly started to make  the 
bond between England and  her  colonies 
more  secure  than  ever  by  having  free 
trade  between  the  different  countries, 
under  the  B ritish  flag,  to the  exclusion 
of  every other  country.  This  action  of 
the  cabinet is a direct  threat  of  retalia­
tion by the Canadian government  against 
the  United  States,  in 
that  England’s 
products  and  free  trade  principles  will 
be sold and practiced  right on the Amer­
ican  border.”
A C T U A L   B U S I N E S S
D R   A  r ^ T U r - T T   at  th e  G rand  R apids 
t  
f t  A v  U   J.  1 C zJ _ i  jjusiaess College.  E d ­
u cates p upils to tran sact an d   record  business as 
it  is done by our best  business  ^houses. 
It  pays 
to  go to  th e  best.  S horthand  an d   T ypew riting 
also thoroughlv tf aght.  Send fo r circular.  Ad 
dress A .  S.  P A R IS H ,  successor to C. G.  Swens- 
berar.

LEMON,  HOOPS  k PETERS.

W holesale

A N D

Grocers
E A -

- T

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

P a p e r   W a r e h o u s e ,

Houseman Building, Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

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

-  

M IC H IG A N .

ASBESTOS
GoverYodr Steam Pipes

GOODS.

EITH ER  WITH

ASBESTOS  CEMENT, 

ASBESTOS SHEATHING 

HAIR  FELT, 

or REMOVABLE 

PIPE  COVERING.
All  of which  we  have  in  the 

BEST  QUALITIES  and 

at  FAIR  PRICES.

SAMUEL  LYON,
Cor. Waterloo & Louis Sts.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
DO  YOU  HANDLE

-  MICH.
IT?
f ts

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9,

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o

HH 

HOG  CHOLERA.—Cause,
Cure and Prevention.  C ir- 
culars A  Testimonials  Free.
For sale by Druggists.  G ro- 
ce:s, etc.

j

^  

is  a ttractin g   univ ersal 

(lives U niversal  Satisfaction fo r

■ 
Horses,  Cattle,  Hogs,  Sheep, 
Colts,  Calves,  Pigs,  Lambs.
H as  th e  finest  lin e  o f  illu strated   ad v ertisin g  
an d   m ost  attractiv e  L ithograph  Label. 
L ist 
price reduced A ugust 1, 1888.  A   75  c e n t, c a sh  
g u a r a n te e  o n  e v e r y  b ox y o n  s e ll,  1,000 illu s­
trated  circulars in each ease.  R ubber stam p and 
self-inking pad f r e e  w ith your first order through 
jobber.  S p e cia l  d ir e c tio n s  for  building u p  a 
large trad e w ith every shipm ent.  O ur new  circn 
lar, “ H ost  C h olera—C ause,  C ure  a m i  P r e ­
v e n tiv e ,” 
attention. 
C ontains th e most scientific  ¡and  p ractical  facts 
in  regard  to th is terrib le disease, and only know n 
positively successful  treatm ent.  G iv es  v a lu a ­
b le  in fo r m a tio n  in   re g a rd   to   sw in e -r a isin g  
fo r la r g e p rofit.  Se«  e th e r  c ir c u la r s  fo r  a il 
h in d s o f  sto c k .  T he  facts  contained  in   these 
circu lars are w orth m any dollars to  every  e n te r­
prising farm er or stockm an.  D ealers!  We h av e 
w ith d raw n  o u r salesm en and  solicit  a  continu 
ance of yottr trad e th rough p r o m in e n t jo b b e r s. 
Send to them  for th e ir special circu lar “TO T H E  
T R A D E ,” for fu ll inform ation in regard to rub 
her stam p—free—and also o u r  G R A N D   C A SH  
P R IZ E S.  See circulars for  testim onials of re li­
able dealers from  all  parts of th e country.  T his 
trad e  is  about  equally  d ivided  betw een  d ru g ­
gists, general dealers and  grocers.  A good tra d e 
fo r one insures a satisfactory tra d e fo r th e  other. 
O rder at once, save freight and  com m ence  tu rn ­
in g  your m oney every th irty  or  sixty  days, a t 71 
! p er cent, profit.

SO L E   M A N U F A C T U R E R S:

The German Medicine Comp’y

M in n e a p o lis ,  M in n .

F or sale in   G rand  Rapids,  M ich., by  H azeltine 
A P erkins D rug ( 'o. and H aw kins <& P erry , w hole­
sale grocers.

« w

i
I ^  M

Why
C a n
Y O U
Bv tra d in g  w ith th e new  house of

SAVE
C im iisM e?

Because  w e  represent  th e m a n u -■ 
facturera  an d   im porters  d ire ct— 
an d  SAVE you  a

J o b b e r ’s   R r o f i t •

A n inspection is all w e ask.  W rite 
for  prices  and  catalogues.  Call 
w hen in  th e city  an d   see  a   com ­
plete lin e o f sam ples of  C rockery, 
G lassw are, F ancy  G oods,  etc., at 
low er p rices th a n   you  h av e  ever 
b o ught before.

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W holesale 

1 9  SO U T H   IO N IA   S T .

Com m ission 
A gents.

•■ 

“ 
“ 
-  

T he follow ing oil cans  are  packed  U  doz. in a 

10  •• 
3  “ 
5 

crate.  Xo charge for crates.
P E R   DOZ.
P inafore. 3 gal. w ood ja c k e t.............................. *12.00
HU»
tin  cans...................................  9.(50
.....................................   12.00
•  The A dam s” Steel  P late o il  Can  is  the  sam e 
construction as the P inafore, only  m ade  o f steel 
instead of tin  and w arran ted   not  to  ru st, h a n d ­
somely finished  in colors red.  blue and  black._
The A dam s" 3 gal.  steel oil »•an....................
18.00
The  Cheapest  Wood Oil Cans 

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

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T he “ IM PERVIO U S”  oil 
and  gasoline  cans.  W ar­
ranted  not  to  leak  or  get 
jam m ed,  w ill  outlast  all 
others.

2 gal.  Im pervious oil cans,
per doz 
...............  .*10.80
3 gal.  Im pervious oil cans,
per d o z ...................... *11.70
r> gal.  Im pervious oil  cans,
per d o z ...................... *13.50
10 gal.  Dr.-pervious oil cans 
per d o z ...................... *18.00

T H E   IM P E R V IO U S

I. M. GLRRK  Ï  SON,

V«

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OH

leaI& Y E R

M ICH IG AN

“  

g l a s s .  W i t h   t i n   j a c k e t . 
gal. Home oil cans, 1 doz. in   b o x .
open stock__
“  T in  

per doz.
....... *2.50
.........3.00
.......1.00
.......2.00
........   4.90
7.50
T h e  “Invincible”  1  gal. oil cans, per  doz —  *3.00 
Attractively finished in assorted colors and has 
a glass covered guage on the side  showing quan­
tity of oil in the can, and is having a  large  sale.

S H O W

Hey mail  &  Son, 

63-65 Canal St.

D e tr o it  S o a p   Co.,

DETROIT,  MICH.

M anufacturers of the  following  well-known 

brands of

IF  YOU  NEED  ANY, 

SEND  TO

DO YOD WANT A SHOWCASE?

80RPS

S P E C IA L   O F F E R  —This style o r oval case:  beSt 
q u ality ;  all glass,  heavy  double  th ick ;  panel  doors; 
full length  m irrors and spring hinges;  solid c h erry  o r 
w alnut fram e;  e x tra  heavy base;  silv etta  trim m ings; 
6 feet long,  28  inches  wide,  15  inches  high.  P r i c e ,  
$ 1 1 ,  n e t   c a s h .  Boxing an d  cartag e free.

ID.  ID.  OOOKZ,
-  Michigan.
Grand  Rapids, 

2 1   S C R IB N E R   S T R E E T ,

CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

E n c o u ra g e  y o u r tra d e  to  p a y  cash  in ste a d  o f 
ru n n in g   boo k   a c c o u n ts  b y   u s in g   C ash  Sale 
! C hecks.  F o r sa le  a t 50 c e n ts   p e r  100  b y   E .  A . 
j STOW E & BRO ., G ran d  R ap id s.

T his  h as  all  th e  latest  im provem ents, 

Xo. 0 L ift W ire L anters, see c u t....... per doz. *4.a0
th e 
guards being stationary,  yet  sim ple  a n d   easily 
adjusted.  1 doz. in  a box.

No charge for boxes on oil  cans or  anterns.

Q U E E N   A N N E . 
T R U E   B L U E , 
M O N D A Y , 

M O T T L E D   G E R M A N , 

M IC H IG A N ,

S U P E R IO R , 

P H tE N IX , 

W A B A S H , 

r A ^ n
C A M E O ,

A N D   O T H E R S . 

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