The  Michigan  Tradesman.

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There are no wooden  nutmegs  now 

the  loftiest of  the  group, j copper  vessels,  and  thus

the harvest is simply for the olives them­
agreeable,  and is more  generally known 
selves.  When it is for olive oil, the fruit 
in the household kitchen than other sweet 
is allowed to remain on the  tree  until it 
herbs. 
It  is  much  used  in  flavoring 
is of  a dark wine color.  Then the olives 
meats  and  sauces. 
Italian  sage  is sold 
Last  year, mace  was  imported to  the 
are  dried a little,  and  then  compressed 
here by the bale.
extent of  175,890  pounds,  in  boxes  con­
for  the  oil.  The  best  oil  is  from  un­
Pickles  are  really  a  condiment,  and 
taining  66  pounds  each.  Mace  is  ob­
ground  fruit,  hut it is also  ground  and 
are, therefore,  worth a word  in  passing. 
tained  from  the  fleshy  part  which en­
subjected  to  repeated  pressure,  some­
the
If  used  judiciously,  they  stimulate 
velops the nutmeg. 
It is the second coat
times with the aid of  hot water.
not
or aril,  a thin, yellow substance,  of  wax-  appetite;  properly 
, 
.
Olive  oil is adulterated  with  lard  oil 
like  texture,  which  covers  the  nutmeg, I unwholesome, and  are often, indeed, de-
and cotton-seed oil.  There  are large ex­
and  is  very'  fragrant and  aromatic,  and j  cidedly agreeable  additions to the  table, 
ports  of  American  oils  mentioned,  and 
has a  strong,  but  agreeable  taste. 
It Is  There is the  celebrated  Spanish  pickle,
they  come  back  from  Europe,  notably 
Tori  oaKLil trt»  »Tin
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, 
it is a mixture  of  the  red  cabbage  and 
raised  mostly  in  the Spice  Islands, but 
from Marseilles,  traveling  under the dis­
slices of  the  large Spanish onion.  Gher­
Penang and  Singapore  are  the  largest 
guise  of  the  best  olive  oil  of  Italy  or 
kins are very  young cucumbers prepared 
shipping markets.  It comes to New York 
Provence,  really being largely an extract 
with especial care to preserve their green 
on the ships bringing  general  cargoes of 
of  American lard and  cotton-seed  which 
color.  Sometimes in cabbage  pickles, in 
East  Indian  merchandise.  Part  of  our 
unscrupulous  French  and  Italian  mer­
which  the  red  vegetable  is  always em­
supply of  mace  comes  from  the  Banda 
chants foist upon us with  smirking com­
ployed,  a  few  slices  of  beet-root  are 
Isles,  a group in  the  Molucca  Archipel­
placency. 
In . the  fiscal  year  ending 
added.  Cochineal  is  sometimes  used to 
ago.  The Moluccas, or  Spice Islands, as 
June 30, 1887, no  less  than  744,766  gal­
improve the color,  and  ginger, mace and 
they are generally called,  are of  volcanic 
lons of  olive oil, valued at $662,197, were 
white and black  peppercorns are used as 
formation and very fertile.  They produce 
mported  into  this  country,  mostly  at 
spices.  French beans, onions, eschalots, 
cloves, nutmegs, mace and  other  spices, 
New York.  Olives and olive oil come to 
i walnuts, mushrooms, nasturtiums, cauli- 
not  to  mention  sago, decorative  woods, 
this  port  in  the  English,  French  and 
| flowers, capers and other  vegetables and 
and fruits, while the  pearl  and  trepang 
Italian steamers.
fruits  are  extensively used  in pickling, 
fisheries  have  long  been  well  known.
The  total  importation  of  spices  into 
and  the  trade  requires  large quantities
The Banda  Isles were  produced by some 
this  country  in  the  fiscal  year  ended 
fearful  convulsion  of  nature,  perhaps  of  spices  annually.  Pickles  are  some- 
June  30,  1887,  were  30,980,725  pound 
man  appeared on the globe,  times  colored  by boiling  the  v inegar in 
ages before 
valued at $3,481,412.  Pepper is the most 
forming  the
and are amon„
extensively  used  of  any  of  the  spices 
reen-colored  acetate of  copper, or  even 
The Island of  Goonong-Apee  rises  7,880 
known to commerce, and nearly $2,000,000 
by  directly  adding  that  poison—a  fact 
feet  above  the  sea.  The four larger of 
worth is consumed  in this  country ever 
that has led to  serious  results;  but  this 
these fruitful volcanic isles  are  devoted 
year.  Spices  are  admitted free of  dutj 
baneful  practice  is  believed to be much 
to the production of  nutmegs  and  mace.
except when ground.
less prevalent than formerly.
The group is in constant danger of earth­
It is well known  that  spices are much 
Capers  are  the  delight  of  the  gour­
quakes,  and  the  lofty  island  already 
adulterated.  Burnt crackers, buckwheat 
mand, and have long been used as a con 
mentioned is known  as one  of  the  most 
and ground cocoa-shells are used to adul 
diment  and  as  an  ingredient in sauces 
active volcanoes in the archipelago.  The 
terate  pepper.  Ground  almond  shell 
It is more particularly used  with  boiled 
islands are little  more than an open con­
are  mixed  with  cassia  and  cinnamon, 
mutton, though  also employed with other 
servatory  hearing  odorous  spides,  with 
Flour  is  mixed  with  mace.  Meal and 
meats.  They  are  simply  the  pickled 
volcanic  heat to stimulate  the growth of 
starch help to make full weight and good 
flowers  of  the  caper-bush, of  a  slightly 
the  wonderful  vegetation.  The  houses 
measure of  ginger.  Pimento is too cheap 
bitter  and  yet  agreeably pungent  taste. 
are mostly of  wood, roofed  with  leaves, 
to  make  adulteration  profitable.  Nut 
The  caper-bush  is a native  of  Southern 
owing  to  the  danger  of  earthquakes. 
megs  have  never  been  adulterated  ex 
Europe and of  other  countries  near  the 
Spices from the  Banda  Isles  often  find 
cept  in  Connecticut,  where a very  sue 
Mediterranean  Sea. 
It  is  found  on 
their  way to New  York  by way of  Lon­
cessful  imitation  is  said  to  have  been 
Mount Sinai. 
It decorates ancient ruins, 
don, whence they are shipped on the reg­
made  many  years  ago  by  some  of  the 
clothing  them  in a trailing  garment  of 
ular steamers.
thrifty deacons  who  happened  to  keep 
green  as  beautiful  as  the  English  ivy.
Mustard  is a popular  condiment,  and 
country stores.  The late Erastus Brook 
It is a rambling  shrub,  in  other  words, 
has  been  known  for  many  centuries. 
for many  years  one  of  the  editors  and 
that  flourishes most in dry places, and it 
California raises a large crop.  The mus­
proprietors of  the old  Evening  Express. 
is often found  growing on rocks and the 
tard-tree of  the Scriptures  still  abounds 
began  his  career as a clerk in a country 
walls  of  ruins. 
It  flowers  from  early 
in the East, and though  the seed  has  no 
store.  His  employer  was  a  hard-fisted 
summer  till  winter.  The  caper,  which 
aromatic  pungency, it is used  like  ordi­
old  Yankee  deacon, who  used  to say 1 
contributes  so  much to the  satisfaction 
nary  mustard.  The  most  important 
him  in  the  morning:  “Well,  Erastu 
of  the epicure, is simply the  half-opened 
species  known  to  commerce  are  black 
wet the tobacco and  sand  the  sugar and 
buds of  the caper-bush.  They are  gath­
mustard and white mustard.  The plants 
then come to prayers.”
ered every morning  and at once put into 
natives of  all  parts  of  Europe, and 
That  particular  pillar  of  the  church 
vinegar and salt.  At the end  of  the sea­
are  also  cultivated  in  gardens.  The 
was  intimately  related,  morally,  to  the 
son  they  are  sorted  according  to their 
white and  the black seeds are ground to­
Connecticut Yankees who  made  wooden 
size  and  color.  The  larger  buds  are 
gether.  Mustard  is  not only useful as a 
oats,  wooden hams and wooden nutmegs 
packed in small  barrels, but the  smaller 
condiment, but is valuable as a medicine.
and greener, being  the  most  prized,  are 
It has stimulating  properties,  known to 
market.  Cloves  are  adulterated  with 
sent  to  market  in  bottles  after haying 
every  household,  and  it is beneficial  in 
clove-stems,  which  are very cheap, 
again been put in  vinegar.  The fruit of 
some  cases of  indigestion. 
In  England, 
one  time  they  cost  only one and a half 
the  bush  is a small  berry,  and  that  is 
white  mustard, in the seed-leaf, is some­
cents a pound  at  wholesale.  Mustard 
also  pickled  in  some  parts  of  Italy. 
times  used  as a small  salad,  having  an 
adulterated  with 
flour  and  turmeric, 
Sometimes  acetate  of  copper  has  been 
agreeable pungency. 
In India, the oil of 
which is  yellow in color,  and  gives it i 
used to change the grayish-green color of 
mustard-seed is much used for lamps.  In 
pungent  taste.  Turmeric  itself  is  the 
the pickled  capers to a brighter  or more 
China, a species  is  cultivated  as  greens 
root of  a plant found in the  East  «Indie 
emerald-like  hue,  and  this,  of  course, 
for the table, as wo .use  spinach.
and  in  Cochin  China. 
It is sold in the 
makes  them  dangerous.  The  presence 
The  bran  of  ordinary  European  and 
form of  dried root or powder, and beside 
of  copper in a  jar of  capers  can  be  de­
American seed is used in  making French 
being  used  so  extensively  in  coloring 
tected  by thrusting a polished  iron  rod 
mustard,  which  is  very  popular.  The 
mustard, it is employed in  the  dyein_ 
into the vessel. 
If  copper is present, the 
finest  mustard-seed  is  the  black,  or,  as 
silks  and  wool, as  well  as in  medicine 
rod  will  soon  become  coated  with  it. 
the brokers  term it, the  brown, which is 
and  chemical  analyses.  As  originally 
The  English  and  French  steamers  an­
received  from  Trieste.  The  next  in 
used in Europe, mustard  was simply the 
nually bring  large  quantities of  various 
point of  quality  is  the  English  brown, 
finely-ground  seed, but  in  time  the  de­
spices,  condiments  and  sweet  herbs  to 
and then comes the  Dutch  seed,  though 
mand  arose  for  an  improved  yellow 
New7  York  to  gladden  the  epicure and 
of  the two last-named  descriptions  very 
color, the natural tint  being  rather  dull 
atisfy  the  popular  demand  for  stimu- 
little is received here.  Large  quantities 
and unattractive,  and  then  the  flour  of 
ants,  which is unquestionably very great 
of  the white,  or  more  properly  yellow, 
mustard  was  introduced, 
this  merely 
in  a  nation  of  such  restless  energy  as 
California seed are used  annually by the 
being  the  interior  portion of  the  seed, 
ours.
spice  mills  of  New  York. 
It is  cheap, 
the bran being  rejected  as in  the case of 
Olives are a condiment highly esteemed 
and  it  makes  itself  felt.  The  Trieste 
wheat in making flour.  The  result  w as 
after a taste for them has been  acquired, 
sells at 7 to 8 cents a pound at wholesale, 
loss of  the  pungent  taste  peculiar  to 
bat at first they are  not  specially agree­
and the  English  and  Dutch  from 5% to 
mustard,  which  is  largely  due  to  the 
able.  Large  quantities  are  imported 
6 cents, but  the  California is obtainable 
presence of  a bitterish  oil in the husk of 
every  year.  The  consumption  in  New 
at  4X  to  4%  cents.  When  there is an 
the  seed, and  to  supply this  deficiency 
York  is large,  partly  by  reason  of  the 
especially  brisk  market,  the  California 
the next step was to introduce  turmeric, 
cosmopolitan  population.  The  olive- 
seed  is  sent  overland  by  rail  to  New 
avenue  pepper and other foreign ingre­
tree  is  indissolubly connected  with  sa­
York,  but  usually  it  comes  in sailing 
dients, with  w7heat  flour  to increase the 
cred history.  The  Mount  of  Olives is a 
vessels that  go around  Cape Horn,  as in 
nilk  and  the  lightness of  color.  There 
name  as  familiar  as  that of  Jerusalem. 
the “good old days” before  regular mail 
s  little  or  no  pure  mustard  to be had 
The tree itself  is so hardy that the olives 
steamers to the Isthmus  and the Panama 
anywhere;  it  is  practically a  druggist’s 
now standing in what is termed  the Gar­
Railroad  were  ever  dreamed  of  on the 
compound,  and  in  New  York  mustard- 
den of  Gethsemane  at  Jerusalem are al­
Pacific  coast. 
It  takes  from  80  to 150 
leged to be identical with those named in 
seed is sold by drug brokers.
days  for  these  ships  to  make the Cape 
But the shipping element of the mighty 
tax-rolls  as  existing  a  thousand  years 
Horn voyage, according to the wind, and, 
commerce of  New York  is  always  more 
ago,  and  there  is  a tradition—regarded 
besides  mustard  seed, they bring  wool, 
interesting  than  its formal array of  sta­
by many as not  altogether  improbable— 
raw sugar, wine, and  the  salmon  of  the 
tistics.  Here,  at  a  w7harf  on  the  East 
which makes them date  back to the time 
Oregon, which assuredly hears something 
River, near old  Rutgers  Slip, is the ship 
of  Christ.  The  tradition  as  to  the  ex­
besides  its  own  dashings  in these  day: 
Alice  D.  Cooper,  with  big  tan-colored 
treme longevity of  these  trees  still to be 
of  feverish  activity  in  trade  and  com 
spars  and a brave array of  rigging,  pul­
seen in the  neatly-kept  Garden of  Geth­
merce.  The  foreign  seed  is  often sent 
leys, ratlines, cordage, chains  and white 
semane,  and  carefully  watched  by  a 
from  the  Mediterranean  to London, and 
decks.  The sides of  the black  ship  are 
sacred  Order, is  undoubtedly  based  on 
then trans-shipped to  New York,  though 
barked and  rusty with  the  long  voyage 
the well-knowm fact that the olive-tree is 
it  also 
comes  direct  from  Sicily 
from  Hong  Kong.  A  companionway is 
thei  hardiest  fruit-tree  that  grows. 
It 
Some  comes  from  Bombay.  The  frui 
lowered to  the  wharf,  and a notice close 
survives the  severest  frosts, even sharp 
steamers from  Sicily bring  considerable 
by announces that there is no admittance 
scorching by fire,  and  almost any degree 
quantities.
to the  ship, though  this  warning is but 
of  mutilation. 
It sprouts from the roots 
Curry  powder  is  a  preparation  bor 
slightly regarded.  A queer little floating 
if  everything  else  is dead. 
It is known 
rowed  from  India. 
It  is  composed  of 
house on  one  side of  the  ship  contains 
to survive  for  centuries  after the heart 
turmeric  and  various  spices. 
In  India 
the  steam  winch, by which  the cargo is 
and  all  hut  the  outer  layer  of  youn 
and  elsewhere  it  is  largely  used  as  s 
hoisted  from  the  depths of  the  somber 
wood are  gone.  Often a large  trunk  i 
seasoning  for a large  variety  of  dishes 
hold to a slanting skid, down  which  the 
not only hollow, but split lengthwise into 
It  often  consists  of  turmeric  powder 
merchandise  is  sent  to a platform  sup­
several  distinct  stems,  all  healthy and 
coriander  seed  powder,  black  pepper 
ported  by  wooden  horses.  From  this 
bearing  fruit.  Olive  oil  was  known to 
fenugreek,  ginger, Cayenne  pepper  and 
platform the men take  the  bales of  rich 
the  writers  of  the  Old  Testament, 
cumin-seed.  Sometimes  the  recipes in 
goods  and  pile  them  up,  according  to 
whose  time  it  was  used  for  sacrificial 
elude scorched mustard, mace, cinnamon 
their marks, further  along  the wharf, or 
libations, for illumination, for  food, and 
and cardamoms.  This  agreeably  stimu 
else  put  them  on  trucks to be taken to 
for anointing the hair and body.  Homer 
lating  preparation  is  largely  manufac 
various parts of  the  city.  On the  dusty 
mentions the olive tree. 
It was  conspic; 
tured by the various  spice  companies of 
and splintered wharf  are bales of  cassia, 
uous  in  Roman  agricultural  literature 
New York.
bags  of  ginger,  boxes  of  preserves, 
The Romans used olive oil in the kitchen 
Sweet  marjoram is extensively used as 
chinaware, rattans  and  curios, bales  of 
and at the table,  instead of  butter, which 
a seasoning Tin  cookery.  The  plant is 
straw  braid,  and rolls of  netting bearing 
was scarcely used in  the  Roman cuisine.
native of  Greece  and  the East.  Thyme 
such labels as “KeeNing,”  “Hong  Kong 
In Palestine, and  in  some of  the Med 
is a half-shrubby plant  long  known as a 
Fancy” and “Mandarin,” packed inhales 
iterranean  islands, the  olive  tree  is  as 
flavoring  for  various  dishes.  The gar­
of  native  grass.  There  are  boxes  of 
lofty as the tallest  oak, but  in Europe it 
den  thyme  is  the  most  fragrant. 
It 
soys,  a kind of  sauce or  flavoring  made 
does  not  often  exceed  twenty  feet 
grows in all  parts of  Europe  and  in the 
in China from a small native  bean;  there 
height, being  kept  down  by pruning for 
north of  Asia, but  is  not  indigenous in 
are cases of  lacquerware,  such  as  cups, 
the sake of  convenience in gathering the 
“I  know  a  bank  where 
this  country. 
saucers,  trays,  pots  and  dishes.  The 
fruit. 
It  grows  in  Asia  Minor,  Syria, 
the wild thyme grows;” is a familiar line 
cargo contains no less  than  500  cases of 
Northern  Africa,  Southern  Europe,  the 
from  Shakespeare. 
It  is  an  humble 
native preserves, and nearly 5,000 pounds 
Greek Islands, Spain,  Portugal,  France, 
plant, but grateful  to  the  smell and the 
of  ginger.  There is chinaware consigned 
Italy,  California,  and  even  to some ex­
taste.  Wholesale  houses  here  sell it in 
to  a  Chinese  firm  in  New  York,  Lin, 
tent  in  the  Crimea.  Olive  trees  are 
powdered  form  in  boxes  and  barrels. 
Fong  &  Co.,  besides  rattan  chairs. 
In 
planted  from  fifteen to twenty-five  feet 
Savory  is  largely sold  here.  The plant 
all, the big ship will  yield  up more than 
apart, and  with  careful  husbandry will 
has  lilac  or  white  powers. 
It  has  a 
18,000  rolls of  the  matting,  which is so 
bear every year. 
Italy produces an enor­
strong and agreeable aromatic  taste  and 
much neater and better  than  carpets for 
mous supply of  olives and  olive oil,  and
smell,  and is used  for  flavoring  dishes. 
certain  rooms  of  the  dwelling, and  so 
4-u~ 
the crop in California is steadily increas­
Winter  savory  and  summer  savory are 
much superior to the  cheaper  carpets or 
ing.  The olives are gathered when fully 
used  for  the  same  purposes.  Sage  in 
the  chilling  oilcloth  for halls.  Big red 
grown  but  still  green;  they  are  first 
powdered  form  flavors not a few dishes, 
trucks  are  being  loaded  with this mer­
steeped  for a day in  weak  limewater  or 
and it is also used in the  leaf. 
It grows 
chandise from  the  far  East,  and  every 
lye of  wood ashes;  then  in  fresh  water 
wild, and is also cultivated.  The  whole 
few minutes a team of  stout horses, with 
changed every day for  four  or five days, 
plant has an aromatic  smell, penetrating 
flanks and harness glistening in the after­
or until they have lost their bitter flavor. 
and  peculiar,  somewhat 
like  that  of 
noon  sun, rumble  along  the  wharf  out
Then  they  are  salted  or  pickled
camphor,  and  it  has  also  an  aromatic 
strong brine.  This is  the  practice when I into noisy South  street, where the stout-
taste,  rather  bitter,  but  nevertheless

lunged  driver  is  speedily  reveling  in a 
wordy  and  profane  warfare  with  the 
driver of a horse-car, whose observations 
the  truckman’s  parentage,  physical 
appearance  and  mental  characteristics 
call forth a  vituperative  deluge  in  re- 
ponse from that maligned but  fluent in­
dividual.  Truckmen,  as  a  class,  are 
obably the same all the world over—as 
profane and abusive at  times  as  parrots 
ith a bad “bringing up”—as, for exam­
ple,  some falsely reported  to  have  been 
eared  by  clergymen—and  yet  in  the 
main as harmless as doves.
The big ship, we find, left  Hong  Kong 
September 3,  1887,  and  arrived  at  New 
ork February 7, showing  that  the  trip 
required more than five months.  The log 
shows that she did  not  have  altogether 
smooth sailing,  for,  on October 2, in lati­
tude 11°  10’ North,  longitude 110° East, 
she encountered  a  violent  typhoon  and 
lost or split some of her  sails.  Happily, 
no lives were lost.  Here  is  the  stately 
ship Governor Robie, named  in  honor of 
former chief magistrate of Maine.  She 
is owned in New York and Bath,  Me., is 
56 feet long, 41 feet wide, and was built 
in 1882, costing  ninety thousand dollars.
She is of 1,627 tons register,with a capac­
ity of 2,100 tons, commanded  by  Captain 
Wm.  Blanchard.  She  left  Hong  Kong 
October 20, and arrived here  January 29, 
a trip of sixteen thousand  miles made in 
three months and nine days.  She brings 
Chinese ginger, as  well  as  a  miscellane­
ous cargo, including  matting,  fire-crack- 
fans and curios,  which  the crew are 
helping to unload.  Most of the men be­
fore  the  mast  are  Scandinavians  and 
some of them do not speak English.  The 
work goes briskly on,  however,  directed 
by  sharp-spoken  “down  East”  Yankee 
officers, the maritime law  requiring  that 
American ships shall  be  commanded by 
American citizens.  The cases  of  ginger 
coming  from  the  Orient  suggest  Mr. 
Stockton’s  humorous  story in which the 
“ginger-jar”  plays  so  important a part. 
The  consumption  of  Chinese  preserved 
ginger in this country has been  large for 
many  years;  the  blue  earthen  jars,  in 
their light rattan  casings,  are familiar to 
thousands of  households.
The  big  ship  used  to trade from San 
Francisco  to Liverpool,  carrying  grain 
cargoes;  then  she  would  come  hack  to 
New  York  in  ballast,  and  then  take a 
general  cargo,  consisting  of  flour, rail­
road  iron,  produce, and a hundred  arti­
cles of  manufacture,  to  San  Francisco, 
there to take on another  grain  cargo and 
go  the  same  round  again.  This  trade 
was  not  considered  altogether  satisfac­
tory,  and she embarked in the  commerce 
with the  Orient;  but  she  will  probably 
go  back  to  her  former  business  on the 
Atlantic  and  the  Pacific,  a#  the  China 
trade involves long voyages  and  consid­
erable loss of  valuable time.
It is a busy scene  on  this  brown  and 
dusty  wharf,  splintered by the  hoofs  of 
thousands  of  horses  that  have,  in  the 
lapse of  years,  drawn  away their  heavy 
loads of  East  Indian  merchandise.  We 
may pause a  moment  to  note,  as a part 
of  the picture, a brigantine  on  the other 
side of  the  wharf,  which  lately  brought 
a cargo of  sugar and molasses from Port- 
of-Spain, Trinidad, and is now taking on 
a  cargo  for  the  return  voyage,  which 
comprises big casks of  oil-meal,  presum­
ably for  feeding  cattle,  barrels of  flour, 
bundles  of  staves  and  other  merchan­
dise.  She  will  be  at  least twenty days 
on her return trip to Trinidad.  Further 
along there is a large  scow  loaded  with 
strange-looking volcanic rock, which was 
brought as ballast  from  Barbadoes  by a 
trading-vessel.  The  rock is taken  from 
the mountains  to the  coast,  and  proves 
very  useful  in  ballasting  vessels.  At 
present the scow is in command of  a boy 
of  sixteen, who says that he will sell the 
rock as dirt at sixty cents a ton, as it has 
been  somewhat  injured  by exposure  to 
snow aud rain;  but  usually the  ordinary 
rock is worth$1.25 a ton.  He has a cargo 
of  100  tons, and  expresses a willingness 
to sell it to the writer at the  large reduc­
tion mentioned.
It is a tempting offer, but  we  pass  on 
to a canal-boat  which  is  being  loaded 
with  7,000  bags of  bran.  The  bags are 
emptied in the hold, and a man so covered 
with bran as to suggest  Father  Time,  is, 
distributing the load here and there with 
a  wooden  shovel. 
It  will  take  nearly 
five  days to  load  the  boat,  and  then  it 
will he towed  to  Harlem,  where  it will 
be  unloaded  by an  elevator  in  about a 
day. 
It seems a primitive way of  taking 
the bran to a point  so  near  as  Harlem, 
but the owner  of  the merchandise is also 
owner of  the  boat,  and  it is cheaper  to 
utilize this antique method of transporta­
tion than to pay the cost of  cartage.  The- 
buyer  secured  the  meal  on the  floor of 
the Produce Exchange,  and  then  had it 
brought to this wharf, near  ancient  Rut­
gers Blip.
At a wharf  close  by  is  a  steamer  en­
gaged  in  the  East  India  trade,  which 
often  brings  considerable  quantities  of 
spices to New  York.  She  has  now  dis­
charged her  cargo, however, and is wait­
ing  for  another  load  before  making  a 
voyage to London.  She  will  take  what 
is termed a “general  cargo,”  which may 
include a hundred  different  items,  such 
as flour, sugar,  machinery,  cotton goods, 
agricultural  implements,  leather,  hard­
ware,  lubricating  oil,  furniture,  beef, 
pork,  bacon,  hay, etc.  On  discharging 
her cargo at London  she  will, an  officer 
says, coast np  the  German  seas,  taking 
coal  and  assorted  merchandise  to Ant­
werp, Hamburg and other  German ports. 
The  officer  says  that  she will probably 
coast  for  about  ninety days, so that the 
crew  can  be  near  home.  Officers  and 
men have, as usual, signed a contract for 
two  years’  service, but  they do not like 
to be in the East  India  trade for the full 
time, as it takes them  too far from home, 
and they wish to  have an  opportunity of 
seeing their  families. 
It  is  an  error to 
suppose  that  poor  Jack is indifferent to 
those domestic ties  which  are  so potent 
with right-thinking persons.  Nothing is 
more  absurd  than  to  suppose  that  the 

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AND  THEIR  BUSSING  MATES

The “Speckled  Havanas” for a Ten Cent Cigar 
and  the  “Silver  Spots”  for  a  Five  Cent  Cigar 
stand w ithout rivals  wherever  introduced.  Ev­
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their  class.
Send  for  descriptive  cata 
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Anyone  in  want  of  a  first-class Fire or 
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and  Lock  Co.  manufacture will find  it to 
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hand.

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s tra ig h t filler, w ith  S u m a tra  w ra p p e r, m ad e 
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A  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

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E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W BOfiESDAY. JA N U A R Y  9. 1889.

DO  YOU  W ANT  IT?

The  business  men  of  Michigan  now 
have  an  admirably conceived  insurance 
plan  before  them, for adoption or rejec 
tiou,  by means  of  which  they  can  sav 
at least  40  per  cent, of  the  money now 
paid to Eastern and foreign capitalists 
the shape of  a fire  tax.  If  they wish 
see the plan carried  into execution,  they 
must raise $100,000,  in order  to  obtain 
charter  from  the  State  to  do  busines 
That  money,  for  which  certificates 
stock will be issued,  will  bear an annual 
interest dividend  of  10 percent., making 
it  a  good  investment.  The  necessar 
amount  could  be  raised  in  two  day 
among the wealthy men of  Grand Rapids 
or Detroit, but  an  element of  mutuality 
which  commends  the  plan  to  business 
men would thus be defeated—the insured 
would not be their own insurers.

It rests with business men, then,  to say 
whether they want the plan as presented 
by the Committee, and to act without un 
necessary' delay.

having  given  the  doctors  all they need 
or can digest.  And  there  may be found 
some  other  branches  of  inquiry,  good 
enough in themselves, but  not  requiring 
repetition every ten  years.

for 

the 

census 

costs  of 

state, 
and  municipal 
the 

On the other hand, no census has show 
the  American  people  exactly'  what  are 
county 
the 
township, 
govern­
ments 
year,  and 
we submit that no point can be of greater 
importance as a guide to national legisla 
tion  at  the  present time.  At  the  same 
time the sources  from which  these many 
governments derive their revenues should 
be  carefully  ascertained,  as  should  the 
costs of collection, the amount of bonded 
floating  and  repudiated ' debt,  and  the 
rate of interest paid.  Next to this should 
come  the  statement  of  the  objects 
local government  outlay, the  number 
persons  employed  and in what  capacity 
and the like.  As any one who has looked 
into the matter must know, there are few 
subjects  about which  it is  harder to  ob 
tain authentic statistics.  „

The  Senate Committee  favors  follow 
ing  the  lines  of  the last  census in  the 
main, as  indeed  does the  House bill,  but 
it also  thinks of  conferring a large  di 
cretion upon the Secretary of the Interior 
to  limiting  or  increasing  the  minor 
inquiries, while indicating in the bill the 
things which  are indispensable.  This 
a very sensible proposal,  but it would be 
still  better if  the  Secretary were  given 
discretion as to  the years in which  other 
parts of the census than the enumeration 
of  the  population  should  be  taken, 
permanent  census bureau,  with  its work 
spread  over  the whole  decade,  is  what 
we now  need.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

GRAND RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

P. H. Vander  Byl  has  opened  a meat 

market at 374 West Leonard street.

Hawkins &  Perry  have  sold a grocery 

stock to Perry & Griffith, at  Boyne Fall

Wm. Rogers has opened a meat market 
at the  corner  of  Henry  and  Sherman 
streets.

J.  R.  Harrison  &  Co. expect to  open 
their  new dry goods  store at  143 Monroe 
street by the end of the present week.

Wm. H. Ross  has engaged in the  dru 
business  at  the  corner of  West  Fulton 
and  Mt. Vernon  streets.  The  Hazeltine 
&  Perkins Drug Co. furnished the  stock
C. E. Pennock  has  sold  his drug  stock 
at  the  corner of  West Fulton  and  Mt, 
Vernon  streets  to  a  gentleman  named 
Cummings, who  has removed  it to  Flint.
W. D. McMullen  and J.  R. Crane have 
formed a copartnership  and  engaged  in 
the  boot  and  shoe  business  at  Grand 
Ledge.  Geo.  H.  Reeder  furnished  the 
stock.

White  & Co., the  Reed City  druggists, 
have  started a branch  drug  store at  the 
comer of  Fourth  and  Stocking  streets 
The’  Hazeltine & Perkins  Drug  Co.  fur­
nished the new stock.

A number of  men  of  means  have  un­

der  consideration  the  formation  of 
company  to  engage in  the  manufacture 
of  water  gas, on  the  same  plan  as the 
Jackson establishment.  The Central City 
company  furnishes  gas  for  forty  cents 
per thousand for the first  5,000  feet and 
all over that at thirty cents per thousand.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Ashley—M. Netzorg  has  assigned  his 

dry goods stock.

Harrisburg — Wm.  H.  Harrison  has 

opened a general stock.

Kentville  — Albert  K; nt  has  lately 

added largely*to his stock.

Sparta—J.  O.  Norton  has assigned  his 

grocery stock to L. B.  Lull.

Saline—Martin  S.  King  succeeds  C. 

King in the grocery business.

Mason — Longyear  Bros,  succeed  E. 

Woodworth in the drug business.

Hickory  Corners—Mr.  Francisco  has 
sold his meat market to Wesley Lawrence. 
East Saginaw—T. B. Spencer  succeeds 
awger & Corbyn in  the  hardware  bus­

iness.

Stanton—§.  E.  Reams  succeeds  J. C. 
Bradford in  the  grocery and  restaurant 
business.

Hastings — Hoqghtaling  &  Co.  will 
shortly  remove  their  general  stock  to 
Lake Odessa.

Lapeer—Grover & Crankshaw  succeed 
Thos. F. Dunn in the agricultural  imple­
ment business.

Ann Arbor—Walter Toop has sold  his 
to 

bakery  and  confectionery  business 
Thos. Caswell.

Bay City—Geo. W.  Mansfield  has  as- 
gned his grocery and meat  business  to 

Reuben  Ferris.

Saranac—Dudley & Titus  is  the  style 
of  the firm which has  bought  the  cloth- 

g stock of  Brown Bros.
Eaton Rapids—Sterling* Co. have sold 
their  boot  and  shoe stock to E. V. Bow 

s,  late of  Mt.  Clemens.
Charlotte—Church  &  Fenn  have  pur 
chased the balance of  the L. F.  Mikesell 
ocery  stock and  consolidated  it  with 

their own.

Traverse City—Carl  Howard  has  sold 
s grocery stock to John  Helm, for sev 
al  years past  engaged  in trade at Bur 

dickville.

ANOTHER  VICTORY.

For years  the insurance  companies do 
ing  business  in  this  State  have  been 
working  for  the  appointment of  an  In 
surance  Policy  Commission  and 
the 
adoption of a standard form of  insurance 
policy.  The  former  was  accomplished 
a  couple  of  years  ago,  when  Governor 
Luce  announced  his intention of  carry 
ing  the plan  into execution.  The  point 
at  issue  was, Who  should  be  the  third 
member of  the  Commission?—the Insur 
ance Commissioner and Attorney General 
being  the  other  two  members. 
The 
President and  Secretary of  the Michigan 
Business Men’s  Association visited  Lan 
sing and  asked Governor Luce,  in behalf 
of  the  business  men  of  the  State,  to 
appoint  a  representative  business  man 
As a result of  this request,  and  others of 
similar  character,  the  Governor  named 
Chas.  Buncher,  whose  long  and  varied 
experience in insurance matters peculiar­
ly  fitted  him  for  the  duties  devolving 
upon  him in  such  connection.  The  in 
surance companies then  began clamoring 
for  the  adoption of  the  policy known  as 
the  New  York  standard  form.  As  this 
policy contained  several technical points 
which  would  work  manifest  injustice 
to  the  insuring  public  of  the  State 
the Michigan Business Men’s Association 
engaged  an experienced  attorney to give 
the  form a careful  reading and point out 
the  objectionable  features, and, later on 
to appear  before the  Commission  at  its 
final hearing to defend his objections and 
answer  the  arguments of  those who  ap­
peared to criticise his objections.  What 
is  the result?  The  adoption—not of  the 
New  York  form,  but  of  a  form  from 
which most of  the objectionable features 
are eliminated—a  form  which must  now 
be  used  by all  the insurance  companies 
doing business in the  State,  so that here­
after a person who has read one insurance 
policy has read them all—a form which is 
devoid  of 
technicalities 
which frequently deprives the insured of 
justice.  This w’ork—which was prosecut­
ed so unselfishly for the benefit  of 25,000 
business  men  by  the  3,000  members  of 
the Michigan Business Men’s Association 
—will save the insuring public thousands- 
of dollars,  besides curtailing the  necessi­
ty for much expensive and unsatisfactory 
litigation.

ingenius 

the 

And yet  there are some  men who won­
der, “What good the Association can do?” 
and  there  are  others—members of  local 
bodies—who  begrudge  the  per  capita 
payment of 50 cents per year to the State 
body on the  ground that they  can secure 
the  same  benefits  by'  acting  in a  local 
way.  Such  men  are  “penny  wise  and 
pound foolish,” and the future will dem­
onstrate the truth of the statement.

THE  NEXT  CENSUS.

In one important matter the House has 
been more prompt than the Senate.  The 
bill providing for  the  taking of  the cen­
sus  of  1890  in  June  of  that  year,  has 
been before the Senate’s committee since 
early in the summer,  but  without action 
thus far.  There are some nice questions 
to be settled in  that  connection.  There 
is a very general feeling  that  something 
less than twenty-four volumes  should be 
enough to contain  what  the people need 
to learn from  our  national  statisticians; 
and  yet  new  lines of  profitable  investi­
gation  are  suggested  constantly,  while 
none of  the old ones are without interest 
and value.  Perhaps it might be possible 
to pass over the matter of  the location of 
of  diseases this  time, the census of  1880

ADVANTAGES  OF  INSURANCE. 
The town of Marblehead, now one of 

series  which  closely  lines  the  upper 
coast of Massachusetts, will have sorrow 
ful reason to remember the Christmas  of 
1888,  a fire which broke out in  the  even 
ing of the day having  laid  the  business 
district in ashes.  As it was  one  of  the 
shoe-making towns, a  considerable num 
ber of working-people were  thrown  out 
of employment.  But the people at  once 
set themselves at the work of replacing the 
old wooden  structures  which  had  been 
burnt with others of brick and stone, and 
ten  years  hence  Marblehead  will  be 
finer  and  probably  a  more  prosperous 
place than ever. 
It is one  of  the  great 
advantages of  the  insurance  system  of 
modern times that the losses  of  a  great 
fire are widely distributed,  whereas  they 
once fell upon a single  community  with 
unrelieved  weight.  Towns  were  burnt 
down as frequently in the  north  of  Eu- 
ope two centuries ago as they  now  are, 
and perhaps even more  frequently. 
In 
that case the people had nothing  to  fall 
back upon except  the  Christian  .charity 
of their neighbors,  which  in  those  days 
of imperfect communication was  a  very 
meagre  source  of  relief. 
Insurance 
gainst fire, if it included all the property 
affected, would reduce the loss to a  tem­
porary inconvenience.  Even as it  is,  it 
enables  any  burnt-out  Marblehead 
to 
law largely upon the capital of the  rest 
of the  country  for  rebuilding,  without 
incurring an obligation of any kind.

Michigan is  quite a State after  all. 

It 
furnished a man who was cunning enough 
wring a half million dollars out  of the 
edulous capitalists of England and New 
ork, by  pretending  to  have  discovered 
process for refining sugar by electricity. 
Like  Mr.  Keely,  Mr.  Friend  found  it 
advantageous  to  keep  the  “process”  a 
secret until  the pockets of  his dupes had 
been emptied.

The  Bigness  World  speaks  of  the 
ork done  by the “chemist of  the  Mich­
igan  State  Dairy  Commission.”  The 
orld is a little  premature.  There may 
! a “State Dairy Commission”  after  the 
present session of  the Legislature, but so 
far the idea exists only in the aspirations 
those who are  seeking  the creation of 

uch a body.

Saginaw Jottings.

J. S.  Smart, Jr., has closed  out  nearly 

all his stock.

R. Phillips’  stock is being  sold  for the 

benefit of  his creditors.

Our  lumbermen  have  “invited  com­
pany” for  the  23d  and  will  have a big 
time.  Lumber dealers  from all over the 
country are expected.

A. D.  Haight, of  the  Palace  Laundry, 
goes to Jackson  to  manage  the Jackson 
Laundry,  recently  purchased  by  E.  E. 
Russell,  of  Tecumseh.

Gawckey & Corbyn  have sold out their 
hardware  business to T. B. Spencer.  We 
understand  that  Mr.  Gawckey  intends 
going into the lumber business.

The Jas. Stewart Co.  is now  fairly set­
tled in  its new  store—and it is a beauty. 
There is a cellar under the  entire  build­
ing.  The  first  floor  is  occupied  by  as 
fine  a  set  of  offices  as  there  is  in  the 
State,  and the three  stories  above—con­
nected by heavy, water-power elevators— 
are  piled  full  of  goods.  The  building 
and  enterprise  of  this  company  are  a 
credit to our city.

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

Detroit—J.  A. Murray has retired from 
the  wholesale  dry  goods  firm  of  Allan 
Sheldon & Co.  The  firm  name  remains 
the same as before.

Hartford—M. C. Conkling  has  sold his 
grocery stock to Giles Cook, who will con 
tinue  the  business.  M.  C.  has  gone  to 
Colorado in quest of  better  health.

Detroit—John  B.  Crosby,  for  many 
ears  in  the  employ of  Root,  Strong & 
has been  admitted to partnership in 

the new firm of  Strong,  Lee & Co. 

Coopersville—Dell Wright has assigned 
s general stock to Thomas Hines,  Cash­
ier  in  the  bank  of  Watson & Co.  The 
assets and liabilities are about  equal.

Boyne  Falls—J.  H.  Perry  has  sold 

half interest in his  grocery  stock to Mil- 
ton Griffith and the two will continue the 
business  under  the  style  of  Perry  & 
Griffith.

Kalamazoo—C.  A.  Overocker  and  E. 
Curtenius have bought the  grocery stock 
of  Richard  Loveland  and  will continue 
the business under the style of Overocker 
& Curtenius.

Traverse City—Isaac Winnie and  Geo.
F. Steven have  bought the grocery stock 
of Perkett,  Lardie & Co.  and  will  con­
tinue  the  business  under  the  style  of 
Steven  & Co.

Fennville—P.  S.  Swarts  &  Son  have 
bought of  Mr. O’Brien the  drug stock he 
recently purchased of  H. D. Purdy.  Dr. 
Andrews  will  officiate  behind  the  pre­
scription case.

Bandola—H.  C.  Meyer,  the  merchant 
who  disappeared  mysteriously a  couple 
of  years ago, is  now  reported to  be  en­
joying himself  in  his  native  land on the 
other side of  the Atlantic.

Orange—P.  H. Kilmartin  &  Son  have 
purchased  the  general stock of  Hinds &

Manistee—White  &  Friant,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  have  purchased  the  sawmill, 
shingle mill and planing mill of  Tabor & 
Sons.  They  have  about  30,000  feet  of 
timber tributary to the headwaters of the 
Manistee.

Detroit—J. E. Bolles  &  Co.  have  be­
come a corporation  with  $50,000  capital 
stock,  of  which $30,000 is paid in.  John 
E.  Bolles  and  Erastus  II.  Chamberlain 
hold 400 shares  each;  Merritt  Randolph, 
200;  and  Horatio  Barr  and  Charles  M. 
Chamberlain,  120 each.

Detroit—The American  Store  Railway 
Co. has been  organized, with a capital of 
$300,000, to manufacture patent cash car­
riers.  Morse  Rohnert  and  James  R. 
Turner  each  hold  fifty  shares,  while 
11,900 shares stand to the credit of  Cyrus 
D. Reeves, of  Wausau,  Wis.

Ossineke—L. R. Sanborn  &  Son,  who 
recently assigned,  show  total  liabilities 
of  $93,739.17,  of  which  $36,169.40  are 
secured,  while 
the  assets  are  only 
$3,934.49  as  against  $57,569.77  in unse­
cured debts.  Alger, Smith  & Co.  are se­
cured  for $29,295.43 by real  estate mort­
gage and  notes.

Detroit—The  Frost  Lumber  Co. plant 
was  appraised  at $66,500  and  sold  for 
$38,425. 
Several  unsecured  creditors 
think that  this was not enough,  and that 
more  could  have been  realized if  better 
notice  of  salp  had  been  given.  They 
asked  Judge Gardner  not to confirm  the 
sale, and he has granted their request.

Hudsonville—Thos.  Curry  is  getting 
timber on the  ground to rebuild the saw­
mill recently burned.  The building will 
be 28x100  feet  in dimensions, two stories 
high,  and  the  machinery will  be  driven 
by  a  25  horse power  engine.  The  mill 
ill  be located  a mile  and a half  east of 
town, where  Mr.  Curry  has 150  acres of 
elm and ash  timber.

Bessy  and  will  continue  the  business. 
The elder Kilmartin was formerly a mem­
ber  of  the  firm  of  Tew,  Kilmartin  & 
Tew.

Portland—The  Review  says:  “The at­
tachment  upon  the  goods  of  Willis M. 
Elder,  levied  by  Jas.  Tuft  &  Sons,  of 
Boston,  and  the  events  in  connection 
therewith  are fresh in the  minds  of  the 
public. 
It may not be  generally known, 
however, that  at the  time of  issuing the 
attachment, a mortgage upon  the  entire 
stock and fixtures, amounting to $4,920.50, 
and running to Mrs. L. K. Showman, was 
on  file  in  the  office  of  the  township 
clerk.  After  the  attachment  proceed 
ings  had  been  commenced,  Mrs. Show­
man  began  a  suit  for  damages  against 
Sheriff  Hiram N. Lee and Deputy Sheriff 
George Van Wagner for seizing the goods, 
claiming $5,000.  The  suit  has  been set 
for  the  January  term  of  the  Circuit 
Court and will  probably come up  before 
Judge Smith some  time  this \veek.  The 
officers mentioned a remerely the nominal 
defendants. 
If  Mrs. Showman  wins her 
case,  the  Tufts  will  be  the losers,  and 
big losers, too.”

STRAY FACTS.

Detroit—Elliar,  Gregory  &  Co.  suc­
ceed Elliar Bros, in the commission grain 
business.

Detroit—C.  V.  Bryan  &  Co.  succeed 
J. W.  Flynn  &  Co.  in  the  commission 
grain business.

Traverse  City—Walter  Hardwick  suc­
ceeds  S. W. Perkins  & Co.  in the  manu­
facture of mince meat.

Detroit—Several  commercial  travelers 
have  organized  the  J.  G.  Moore  Cigar 
Manufacturing  Co., with  a capital  stock 
of  $10,000.  The factory is at 243  Michi­
gan avenue.

Petoskey—Connable & Sons  will  build 
a fish dock here this winter and establish 
a  branch  fishing  station  at  St.  Joseph. 
The  firm  had  140  tons of  frozen fish on 
hand at the beginning of  the season.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS. 

Charlotte—Dolson & May succeed Ward 
& Dolson in the manufacture of carriages.
Au Sable—The J. E. Potts Salt & Lum­
ber Co. cut  81,343,418  feet  of  lumber in 
1888.

Saginaw—The Ring-Brady Co. succeeds 
Chapin,  Ring & Co. in  the  manufacture 
of  furniture.

Evart—Cowan & McLennon  have  pur­
chased  the  shingle mill  formerly owned 
by Keeler  Bros.

Detroit—The  Dry  Dock  Sheet  Metal 
Works is succeeded by the Detroit  Sheet 
Metal and Brass Works.

Detroit—The  name  of  the  Bingham 
Hoop  &  Thin  Lumber  Co.  has  been 
changed to the Cresent Manufacturing Co
Luther—Fred I.  Nichols  started up his 
sawmill,  two  miles  west of  this  place, 
last  Friday.  He will  cut  hardwood  ex­
clusively.

Muskegon—It  is  reported  that Hovey 
&  McCracken  have  recently  purchased
25.000  acres of  timber  lands  in  Ashley 
county, Ark.

Scottville—Albert  Vogle will  build 

new  sawmill  to  take  the  place  of  the 
one  lately  burned,  the  capacity  to  be
10.000 feet daily.

Petoskey—David Seibert  has  sold  his 
stave and heading factory to Mrs. Eunice 
Allen,  of  Caledonia.  She will  manufac­
ture staves, heading and bowls,

Tecumseh—A.  W.  Slayton  has  sixty 
mills  cutting basswood  for  him,  located 
in twenty-nine different counties, and his 
freight bills  amount  to  about  $10,000 a 
year.

Masonville—Benj. F. Bridges estimates 
that the five streams  entering Little Bay 
de  Noquet  are  tributary to  250,000,000 
of  standing  pine  Bridges,  Snell & Co. 
and  Gardner & Booth  are  each  cutting 
about  seven  million  per  year,  Mason & 
Davis are cutting about  four million and 
the Flat Rock  company is cutting  about 
ten million.  Present indications are that 
eight or nine  years will  see  the  extinc­
tion of  the pine tributary to the Bay.

Gnpsack .Brigade.

H. B. Carhartt, of Detroit, was in town 

over Sunday.

Everything points’to  a  pleasant  out­
come of the annual ball  on February  15.
C.  B.  Lamb, traveling  representative 
for  Adams  &  Ford,  the  Cleveland  shoe 
jobbers, was in town Monday.

“Hub”  Baker  is  rejoicing  over  the 
receipt of a  gold  watch  which  came  to 
him as a present from his employers,

J. Will Richards,  the  Reed  City hard­
ware dealer, will represent the  Bingham 
Hardware Co., of  Cleveland, on the road.
J.  L. Anthony, traveling salesman  for 
F. J. Dettenthaler, is spending  a  couple 
of w.eeks among the  trade  of  Ohio  and 
Pennsylvania.

W.  F.  Wurzburg, of  the  firm  of  F. W. 
Wurzburg’s  Sons  &  Co.,  has  returned 
from his wedding trip  and  resumed  his 
visits to his trade.

Scott S. Swigart,  traveling  represent­
ative for the National Tobacco Works, of 
Louisville, is spending a couple of weeks 
in the Upper Peninsula.

O.  M.  Benedict, traveling  representa­
tive  for  Broome  &  Co.,  of  New  York, 
received  a  china  tea  set  from  his  em­
ployers as a Christmas token.

Siegmund Florsheim, junior member of 
the firm of Greensfelder, Florsheim & Co., 
is  accompanying  Frank  E. Chase on his 
initial trip this week with the new house.
The coin  collection of  the  late  James 
A. Crookston is valued at $2,000. 
It was 
left  to  his  daughters, who are having it 
catalogued for the  purpose of  effecting 
sale.

Geo. F. Owen  has  been  laid  up since 
New  Year’s  day by a surgical operation 
involved in the removal of  a small tumor 
from his back.  He will  be as chipper a 
ever in a few days.

Purely Personal.

Chas. E.  Olney  leaves  for  Santa  Bar­

bara on Thursday.

Lou  A. Pelton,  the  Luther  hardware 

dealer,  has been in town several days.

C. D.  Spaulding is expected  back from 

Mexico by the end of  the month.

Frank  E.  Leonard  celebrated  New 
¡Year’s  day  by welcoming a new  boy  at 
his house.

C. H.  Pelton, who  is  building the  new 
Catholic  church  at  Manistee,  spent  the 
holidays with his family here.

Frank  Sanford will  have  the  manage­
ment of White & Co.’s  new drug  store at 
the corner of Fourth and Stocking streets.
Geo. H. Blackmar,  for some  time  past 
manager  of  the  People’s  Store,  at  333 
Canal  street, has  resigned  to  engage in 
other business.

Jag.  T.  Watson,  shipping  clerk  for 
Foster,  Stevens & Co.,  is  rejoicing  over 
the  advent of  a 6K pound  boy.  He ar­
rived Dec. 30.

J. A. Haak, whose  mill  is  located  at 
Haak Siding, has cut up all his stock and 
will remove his mill  in  the  spring.  He 
manufactured  1,000,000  feet  the  past 
season.

H. E.  Hesseltine  has  been  granted  a 
patent  on  his  newspaper  and  bill  file. 
The  patent  was  dated  December  25, 
which  is  probably a  mistake, as govern­
ment  employes are  not given to laboring 
on holidays.

the 

Benj.  F.  Bridges,  of 

firm  of 
Bridges, Snell & Co.,  sawmill  operators 
at  Masonville,  was  in  town a  couple of 
days  last  week. 
It  is  the  first time he 
has visited Grand Rapids  since  the  firm 
removed  from  Lumberton,  four  years 
ago.

Michigan  Dairymen’s Association.

The  fifth  annual  convention  of  the 
Michigan Dairymen’s Association will be 
held at Jackson on Feb.  12,  13 and 14.

FAR  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC.

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

can be leased.  Bemis Bros.

a t 11° M onroe street, G rand Rapids.  Goods a re  a ll 
new.  The stan d  is  in  th e   best  location  in  tow n  and 

r K. S^ S _O U R   RETAIL  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES 
F o r   s a l e —a   c l e a n ,  w e l l -a s s o r t e d   s t o c k   o f

general hardw are, stoves and tinw are.  Tin shop 
in connection.  W ill in ventory about $1,000.  L ocated 
centrally and one of the best points fo r  reta il business 
in th e city.  Good reasons fo r  selling.  Address  H ard ­
w are. care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

307

300

Fo r   s a l e   c h e a p  — is-b o r s e
POWER  ENGINE, 
Good as new.  Address 298, th is office,
r “ — 
298
F o r   s a l e —g o o d   r e s id e n c e   l o t   o n   o n e   o f
th e m ost p leasan t streets “on  th e  hUl.”   W ill e x ­
change fo r stock in an y  good in stitu tio n .  Address 386 
286  ’
Michigan Tradesm an. 

145

NTED-BY  AN  EXPERIENCED  TRAVELING 
W
m an, a position w ith some  good  house  o r  fac- 
to ry .  First-class reference.  Address, 348 th is office.  348
ANTED—TO  EXCHANGE  100  ACRES  OF  T1K- 
\ \ ri
bered  land  in  Southern  Illinois  fo r  horses  o r 
hardwoo-t tim b er lands in M ichigan o r stock  m erchan- 
dise.  Address G-, 338 Michigan s  reet,  Chicago. 
YY' ANTED—TO  AN  EHEKUJST.C  MAN  OVER 23, NOT 
** 
afraid  of w ork and able to  give security, we will 
give perm anent position, good salary   and  rap id   pro- 
moUon.  Address J. B.  D., box 662, Chicago. 
X \ T ANTED—1TO  EXCHANGE  OR  SELL  a   GOOD  BUS- 
▼ f   __  iness property and stock of drugs.  R eal  estate 
consists of two fram e stores well located  fo r  business 
on corner.  One store, 24 x 80,  with  nice  liv in g   room s 
? 5 °ve", 
store’  20  *  «•  (adjoining)  one  storv.
Large lots w ith garden spot, barn, ice house, etc.  Title 
perfect.  No  incum brance.  The occupant is e  w  c a r­
ry in g  on a  general store  and  doing  a   good  business, 
SfJL1® aj™ ?1ue  m ake a  change.  S atisfactory reasons 
¡J  .x?1?« 
5®^ .o r ©^change fo r a  good business prop-
e rty  m  some lively railroad town in th is state.  Corres­
pondence solicited.  Address, 338, care Michigan Trades-

344

338

338

325

YTrANTED^SITTJATION AS CLERK BY PHARMACIST 
rTHlsteLS‘i . by  exam ination.  Address 
R obert W,  H azeltine, 32 H enry S t , G rand Rapids. 
3M
"TITAN TED—A  REGISTERED  PHARMACIST.  GSR- 
T T  m an preferred.  Must be w illing to work in  g«n- 
eral stock.  B ert M. Brown, StevensTille, Mich. 
SITUATION WANTED—A  COMMERCIAL  TRAVELER 
ts  open  fo r  engagem ent.  Large  acquaintance 
w ith  g ro cery   tra d e   in  M ichigan.  Address  Jackson,
care M ichigan  Tradesm an.

m an o r Scandinavian prefered.  Apply  a t  once 

giving usual p articu lars.  F. D.  Paquette,  Ludington
319

WANTED—EXPERIENCED  DRUG  CLERK,  GER- 
WANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

th is  pap er  to   give  th e Sutliff  coupon system  a 
tria l.  I t will abolish y o u r pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 
all y our book-keeping, in  m any instances save you th e  
expense o f one clerk, will b rin g   y o u r business  down to 
a   cash basis and  save  you  all  th e  w orry and trouble 
th a t usually go w ith th e pass-book plan.  S ta rt the 1st 
of th e m onth w ith th e new   system  an d   you  will never 
reg re t it.  H aving  tw o kinds, bo th   kinds  will be  sent 
by  addressing  (m entioning  th is  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff 
Albany, N. Y. 

WANTED—1,000 MORE  MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 

Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send fo r 

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

213

211

■ IS C K U A N E O U g .

(   \U R   WOND9RFUL  KLECYRO - GAL VIC  POCKET 
VT  B attery  should be owned by every  bnsinevs m an, 
clerk,  trav elin g   m an,  boak-keeper. 
Positively  re ­
lieves headache o r c a ta rrh  in th ree m inutes.  Send us 
one dollar fo r  com plete  b a tta ry   by  m ail.  E.  Clifton 
Fisk & Co., G rand R apids. Mich.  Agents wanted.  335

o n  A   CASH  BUYS  MANUFACTURING  BUSI- 
S (
n
 p ay in g  100  p er  cant.  Best  of  re a ­
sons  fo r  selling.  Address  C hat.  Kynoch,  St. Ignaee,

e

s

s

W A N T E D !

"W e want stocks of goods in exchange 
for $100,000 worth of productive  real 
estate in Lansing city property and im­
proved farms.

B. A.  CLARK & OO.

Beal  Estate Brokers 

Lnnaing Mich.

John  M.  Sweeney, 

formerly  with 

Reeder,  Palmer & Co.,  succeeds  Cha 
Morgan  as  traveling  salesman  for Jen 
nings & Smith,  taking as his territory the 
trade of Southern Michigan and Norther: 
Ohio and Indiana.

W.  F.  Wilson, for  several  years past 
traveling representative for the American 
Co-operative  Shoe  Co.,  of  Stoneham 
Mass,, has  engaged with Adams & Ford 
of  Cleveland  for  1889,  taking  Easter 
Michigan as his territory.

W. H.  Downs left  Monday for  Boston 
whither he goes to pack the sample trunks 
of  Wheeler,  Conant  &  Blodgett,  with 
whom  he will  be identified  the  coming 
year,  covering the same territory former 
Iy traversed by John Fearing Gill.

John F.  Gill, for  the  past year  travel 
ing  representative  for  Wheeler, Conant 
& Blodgett,  of  Boston,  will  this  year  be 
identified  with  Brezee,  Storms  &  Gill 
also of  Boston.  He  takes  the  New En­
gland  states  as  his  territory,  spending 
most of his time in the house.

Byron Yant,  a worker from Workville, 
who  has  traveled  over  about  half  the 
country, has been  assigned the Michigan 
trade  exclusively by Hiram  W. Davis & 
Co.,  of  Cincinnati.  He  will  make  his 
headquarters  at  Grand  Rapids, basking 
under  the  smiles  of  the  genial  Harry 
Dibble.

Fred.  E.  Angell,  for  the  past  year 
traveling  salesman for Ball, Barnhart  & 
Putman,  has  engaged  to  travel  for  L. 
Ladd,  of  Adrian,  with  whom  he  was 
associated for  two  years  previous to his 
coming to Grand  Rapids.  His  territory 
will be the  same  as before—the  jobbing 
trade of  Michigan,  Ohio,  Indiana  and a 
part of  Illinois.

Bank  Notes.

Wixon  &  Carpenter,  bankers  at  Me­
costa, who recently burned out there, are 
said  to  be  contemplating  removing  to 
Luther.

The new  Home  Savings  Bank,  at De­
troit, has begun business in the  MeGraw 
building.  Ex-City  Treasurer  Schmitt- 
diel is Cashier.

A  new  bank  has  been  organized  at 
West Bay City, to be known  as  the  Peo­
ple’s  Savings  Bank.  The  officers  are: 
President,  George L. Mosher;  Vice-Pres­
ident, John  Bourn;  Directors,  George K. 
Mosher,  E. T.  Carrington,  H.  W.  Web­
ber,  John  Bourn  and  C. E.  Pierce,  of 
West  Bay City,  and  C. E. Chapin,  L. C. 
Butler,  J.  E. Stahl  and  E. F.  Butler, of 
Lansing.

A  Marvel at Figures.

Cassius  Manigold,  who  clerks  in  the 
general store of H. P. Whipple,  at Kings­
ley, is  said to be a marvel  in the  way of 
lightning  calculators, 
inasmuch  a‘s  he 
can solve the most intricate mathematical 
problems  without recourse to mental  in­
strumentality.  No  sooner  is  a  problem 
propounded to him  than he is ready with 
the  answer.  He  says  it  comes  to him 
Avithout  mental  effort,  the  answer  ap­
parently appearing before him in the air. 
The faculty is  a  source of  constant won­
der  to  the  possessor,  who  is  unable  to 
account for it.

FO R SALE.

Fo r   s a l e —n e w s   d e p o t ,  n o v e l t y   s t o r e   a n d

ice cream  p arlo r,  cheap  fo r  cash.  Also city bill 
Stock, about @2.009.  Sickness, cause of  sale 

M. E. Higgins. M eadota,111. 
F O R   SALE—SECOND-HAND  MACHINERY.  ONE 
-L 
eig h t inch  four-side  Sm ith  m oulder;  one  Joslin 
re-saw;  one Sm ith re-saw; exhaust fan; sh afting;  pul­
leys;,  etc.  Cheap  fo r  cash.  F.  B.  W iggins  &  Co 
m achinery depot, E ast Saginaw . Mich. 
341  ’

F OR SALE—CHEAP,  SET  OF TINNERS  TOOLS  AND 

m achines^ E. A. Hill. Coloma. Mich. 

340

3.7

337

333

TjlOR  SALE—ONE CHANDLER & TAYLOR STANDARD 
J- 
saw  m ill,  w ith  saw,  etc.  E n tire  outfit  new.  A 
bargain.  Lock Box No. 6. M ancelona, Mich. 

Address C. C. Rood. G rand Rapids, Mich

m edium  w eight,  quick  action  and  well  trained! 

Fo r   s a l e —a t  a   b a r g a in ,  a   y o k e   o f   o x e n
f jX)R SALE—BULL  SUPPLIES.  LARGE  8TOCK  OF 

pelting,  packing and hose, glne, sand paper,  oils, 
^ ra i8 n e s , etc.  Also new and  second-hand m achinery. 
W rite us for prices.  F. B. W iggins  &  Co.,  E ast  Sagi-
naw , Mich.
XpOR SALE—THE  UNDIVIDED  ONE-HALF INTEREST 
_L 
in a   hardw are  business  in  a   lively  tow n  of  six 
thousand in h ab itan ts, situ ated  in  N orthern  M ichigan. 
Now doing a  y early   business  of  over  sixty  thousand 
dollars.  Address J. B. Frost, Jackson, Mich. 
D R £ G  STORE  FOR  SALE  —  IN  CHATTANOOGA.
Tenn.  Population,  50,000.  Good  location,  good 
trade.  A barg ain  fo r some one.  F or  full  p articulars, 
those w ho m ean business^ address F. O. Box  203.  Chat­
tanooga, Tenn.

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Manalactiirers, Attention.

FOR  RENT.

On January 1,1889.  the  brick  factory, 50 x  104 
ft., 4  stories,  next  north  of  the  Berkley  & Gay 
Furniture  factory  on  East  side canal and now 
occupied by that company.  Best water power of 
any factory on the canal.

ALSO  FOR  RENT

On March 1,1889, all or part of what  is known as 
Comstock’s Pail and Tub factory,  corner of Can­
al and Newberry streets.  All  the  pail  and  tub 
machinery will be removed previous to that date. 
This factory is of brick, 230 feet long  by  60  feet 
average  width,  divided  into  different  depart­
ments with Fire Walls  and  Iron  Doors.  Abun­
dance of Steam Power, large Dry Kilns and Sheds 
on the plant.  For further particulars  and terms 
apply to

C.  C.  COMSTOCK,

331 Canal street, Grand Rapids

U & C a .C ///C 4 G 2  /

THE  CELEBRATED

“Red  School House” Shoes

ONE  OF  OUR  SPECIALTIES.

W e   are  E x t e n s iv e  

"We h av e th re e   W este rn   fa c to rie s, 
in  each  o f w h ic h   w e  m a k e   Special 
L ines  o f  goods  o n   th e   th e o ry   o f 
m e rit, w ith o u t E a ste rn  sh o d d y .  I n  
one  w e  m a k e   L a d le s’,  M isses’  a n d  
C h ild re n ’s  S h o e s;  in   a n o th e r,  M en
a n d  B oys  l i n e  Sew ed Shoes an d ,  in  th e  th ir d , M en’s, B oys’ a n d   Y o u th s’  h e a v ie r  g ra d e s 
o f B oots a n d  Shoes.  I t  w ill p ro v e to  y o u r  a d v an tag e  to  giv e o u r  goods  a  tria l.

M a n u fa c tu r e r s

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Headquarters for the Celebrated  Wales-Goodyear  Rubbers.

FACTORIES:

Fond du Lac,  W is. 
Dixon, 111.
Chicago, 111.

WILLARD H. JAMES,

Salesman for the  Lower Peninsula,

P. O. address, Morton House, Grand Rapids, Mich.

W e  furnish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  for  Customers.

HBA VBNRICH

BRO TH RRS 

W holesale Clothiers

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Perfect-Bitting  'Tailor-Made  Clothing

138-140 Jefferson flue., 34-36  Wooflbridp 8t„ Detroit.

MA.IL  ORDERS sent in care L.  W. ATKINS will receive  PROMPT ATTENTION

AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

Association  Notes.

EXPECTORATION.

The Charlotte B. M. A. holds its  annual  meet­

ing this evening.

Two  associations  have  re-affiliated  with  the 
State body  during  the past  week—Breckenridge 
B.  M.  A.,  w ith  thirteen  members,  and  Boyne 
City B. M. A., w ith twelve members.

E.  A.  Stevenson,  Secretary  of  the  Pennsyl­
vania State  Association, has  resigned  to go into 
the bakery  business.  Mr. Stevenson is a royally 
good  fellow  and  deserves  success,  no  m atter 
w hat path he  treads.

The Executive Board  of  the  State  body  will 
meet at Lansing on Wednesday, January  16,  for 
attle I  the purpose of talking final action on  the  insur­
ance  m atter;  also  to  consider  the  subject  of 
holding a special session at Lansing latter in the 
winter.

ÄSSOßIHTIOM  DEPIRYJIKMT.

H lc h lg a i  B ulla«««  V e n ’*  A ssociation.

Pr«sid«nt—F rank W ells, L ansing.
F irst V ice-President—H. C h aab ers, Cheboygan.
Second Vice-President—C. Strong, Kalamazoo. 
SM retary—B. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive Board—P resident; C. L. W hitney, M uskegon; 
F rank  H am ilton, T raverse C ity ;  N. B. Blain, Lowell ; 
Okas. T. B ridgm an, F lin t;  H iram   DeLano,  Allegan;
Coeûmdîeee  on  Insurance—Geo.  B.  C ^dw ell,  G reen­
ville-  W.S. Pow ers,N ashville;  Oren  Stone, Flint. 
Com m ittee on L egislation—S.  E-  P ark ill,  Owosso ;  H.
A. H ydorn, G rand R apids;  H. H. Pope, Allegan. 
C om m ittee on Trade In te re s te ^ m ith B a m M ,T ^ v e rs e  
City :  Geo. R. H oyt, E ast Saginaw ;  H. B. F argo, Mus-
CoBaStfttee on T ra n sp o rtatto n -Jam es Osborn Owosso^ 

O.  F.  Oonklin,  G rand  Rapids;  C.  F.  Bock,

c jS S S ittee on B uilding and Loan Associations—Chaun 
cey Strong, Kalam azoo; W ill Em m ert, Eaton Rapids; 
W. H. C rotty, Lansing. 

T Aral Secretary—P- J- Connell,  M uskegcc. 
O fl£ S ^ o ig a ï-T B B  Michigan Tradesman.____________
The following  auxiliary associations  are op­
erating under  ch arters  gran ted   toy th e Michi­
gan Business Men’s A ssociation:

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.

y 0. \ —T rav erse C ity B . M. A. 

President! J. W. M llliken; Secretary, E. W. H astings.

President, N. B. B laic; Sec retary , F ran k  T. King.

No. 2—L ow ell  B. M. A. 
Jio. 3—S t u r g i s  B . M. A. 

President. H. 3. C hurch; Secretary, W m. Jo rn.
N a   4 - 6 r a » d   B a p i d s   M .  A . 
No.  5—M uskegon B.  M . A. 

Preeident, E. J. H errick; S ecretary, E. A. Stowe.

P resident, Jo h n  A. Miller;  S ecretary. C. L. W hitney.

No. «—A lba  * . M. A.

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President. F. W. Bloat; Secretary. P. T. Baldwin.
. H. W idger.

P resident. T. M. Sloan; Secretary,

No.  7—D im o n d ale H. M- A-
N o . 8—E a ttp o rt V. ML. A.
N o . a —L a w r e n c e  B. M . A. 

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

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

PMsWMit. 

G. W. Chanfty

P resident. C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon. 

No. 12—Q uincy B. M. A. 
S o . 13—S h s r n s n  A. M .A .
P resident, H. B. stu rtev an t:  S eeretary, W.

N».  14— So.  M u s k e g w n   » .  M. A. 
President, S. A. Howey; Secretary, G. C. Havens.

No. 15— Boyn® C ity  B. M. A. 

P resident, R. R. P erkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.
-------No. 1«  Seid lallt« B.  A.
J. V. C randall;  Secretary , W. Rasce.
S e. 17— P l a i n w e l l  B. M . A.
President, E. A.  Owen, Secreta ry , J. A. Sidle.
, A.

S o.  1H—Owosso  U.

President, Albert Todd; Secretary , S. Lam from .

‘ 

S e .  1»—A d»  M. * •  A. 

President, D. F. W atson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.

S o.  ~t>—sen g ittu ek   B. M. A.

P resident, John F. H enry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps--------

S o . iSl— W bjrlM d B . * -  A .

President, C. H. W harton; SecretaryA i. V. Hoyt.— .—  
S o . »«—t r e n d   L » * !»  ®- * •   ™  k_
Persident, A. B. Schum acher; Secretary, W.  R.  Clarke.
No  S3—C in o n  C ity  •< * •  A* 

P resident, F. A. RockafeUow; Secretary, C. G. Bailey.

No. 9 4 —l* « rl« J  •*-  M. A . 

_ 

No. 35—P a l«  B .  M. A ,

P resident, J. E. Thurkow ;  Secretary, W. H. Richm ond.
— 
Preeident, Chaa. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew.------
— 
President. S. R- Stevens; S ecretary, Geo. B. Caldwell.
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P resident, E. S. Botsford; S ecretary, L. N. Fisher.--------

No. 3« —»r«««T iU «  « . 1W- •A. 

No  *7—I>«rr B. M.  A-

P r e s i d e n t ,  A. G. Avery;  Secretary. E. S. H onghtaling.

Preeident, Wm. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. C heesebrongh.

P resident, Fred S. F rost;  S ecretary, H. G. Dozer.--------

No. 29—C h«W ys»n » . M. A  
No. 39—F r« « p « rt B. M. A.
No. 3 0 -O « e» » »   B, M . A.
N**. 31—C liarl«tte B. M. A. 
No. 33—C oopersvills B. J L A .
No. 33—C hitrleToix  B. 91. A. 

President. Thos. J. Green;  Secretary, A. G. Flenry. 
1 
Preeident, W. G. Barnes;  Secretary, J. B. W atson.

President,  L.  D.  B arth olomew;  Secretary, R. W. Kane. 

President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P . T. W illiams.___

P resident, H. M. Hemstre e t; Secretary, C. E. Densm ore.

No. 34—S aranac B. M. A.
No.  35—B ellaire   B. M. A,
No7 36— Ith a c a   B.  M. A.

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

No. 31—B a ttle  C reek  B. M. A . 

P resident,  Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary,  E. W. Moore.

P resident. H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. H iggins.___

No. 3 8 —S c o t t r i l l e   B.  9*. A .
No. 39 - B u r r  O ak B. M. A. 

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

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

No. 49—E ato n  R a p id «   B. M. A. 
No. 4 1—B reck en rid g e  B. M. A. 

P resident, W.  O. W atson; Secretary, C.  E. Scndder.

P resident. Jos. G erber;  S ecretary  C. J. Rathbnn.

No. 43—Frem o** B. M. A. 
No. 43—T u stin  B. M. A. 

/re sid e n t, G. A. Estes; Secretary.W . M. Holmes.

President, E. B. M artin; Seeretary, w . H. Smith._______

No. 44—K eed C ity B. M. A. 
V.  R  M artin: Seeretary, W. H. Smil
No. 45—H «y rv ille  B. 9t. A.

P resident, D. E. Hallenbeck; S ecretary, O. A. Halladay.

No. 46—le i l i e  B.  9f. A .

Preeident, Wm. H utchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.
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President, W . C. Pierce;  Secretary, W. H. Graham .

“  No.  47—F lin t  91.  IT.

No. 48— H n b b a r d s t o n   B . M. A.

P resident, Boyd Redn e r; Secretary, W. J. Tabor.______

President,  A.

No. 49—«.er»y  B 
W enzell ; Secretary. F rank Smith.
No. 50—M anistee B. M. A . 

M.  A.

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

President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary. W . C. Congdon.

No. 51—C edar  S p rin g s  B.  M.  A. 
No. 52—G ran d  H av en  B. M. A.

President, A. 8. Kedzie;  Secretary, F. P. Vos.______

P resident, F rank Phelps; Secretary, John H. York.

President, Thomas B. Dutcher;  Secretary, C. B. W aller.

No, 53—B ellev u e B . M. A. 
No. 54—U onglas B. M. A.
No.  55—P eto sh ey   B. 9f. A.
No. 56—B au g o r  B.  XI.  A.
No. 57—lto c k fo rd   B. M. A.
No. 58—F ife L ak e B. M. A.
N o . 59—F e n n v ille   B. M. A. 

P resident, C- F. H ankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.

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

P resident. W m. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.
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President, L. S. W alter; S ecretai; ,C.C  Blakely.______

President F. S. Raym ond: S eeretary,P . B. Swarte.
N o .  6 0 —S o u t h   B o a r d m a «  B . M . A . 
President, H. E. H ogan; S ecretary, S. E. N eihardt.

P resident, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.

N o .  61 —H a r t f o r d   B. M . A. 
N o .  «2—E ast sag in a w  M. A. 

President, G. W. Meyer; S ecretary,  Chas. H. Sm ith.

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

President, W. M. D avis; Secretary, C. E. Bell.  _____

No. 63—S v a rt B. M. A. 
No, 64—M e rrill B . M. A . 
No. 65—K a lk ask a  B. M. A. 
No. 66—L an sin g  B. M.  A . 
No. 67—W ater vile t   JB. M . A.

P resident, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom.

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

Presiden t. Geo. Parsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall.________

No. 68—A lleg an  B. M. A.

P resident. A. E. Calkins;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

No. 69—Scotts an d  C lim ax B. M. A. 
President, Lym an Clark; Secretary, F. 8. W llllson.

No.  70—N ash v ille B. M. A,
P resident, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers.
No. 71 — A sh ley   B.  M .  A.
No. 72—E drnore B. M. A.
No. 73—B ald in g  B. M. A. 

P residen t, M. Netzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. C lntterhnck. 

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

No. 74—B avison  M.  U.

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

President, Oscar P. Bills;  S ecretary, F. Rosacrans.

No. 75—T ec tu n seh   B .  M.  A . 
No.  76—K alam azo o  B . M. A. 
No.  77—S o u th   H av en   B .  M.  A. 

President, B. 8, McCamly;  S ecretary.  Channcey Strong.

P resident—C. J. Monroe;  S ecretary, S. V anO strand.

No. 78—C aledonia  B .  M .  A . 

P resident, C. F. W illiam s;  Secretary, J. W. Saunders.
No. 79—B ast J o rd a n  a n d   So.  A rm   B. M. A . 
P resident, Ohas. F. Dixon;  Secretary. L. C.  Madison.
No. 80—Bay City and W.  Bay  City  K. M, A.
P resident,F . L. H arrison;  S ecretary, Geo. Craig.

Thanks, Brother!

T h e  Mic h ig a n   T ra d esm a n 

From  th e  Saranac  Local.
is  now 
nicely  located  by itself  in a commodious 
building of three floors.  The proprietors 
have added largely to their material  and 
will  shortly put in  the best  power  press 
in the State.  Their machinery is all run 
by electricity.

Manistee Democrat:  The  Business  Men’s As­
sociation held a special  meeting  on  Wednesday 
evening, when a resolution was  adopted,  pledg­
ing the members to close their stores at 6.30 p .  m . 
from  January  1  to April  1.  An  effort  is  being 
made to get the merchants  who are not members 
to close their stores at the same  hour.

Dorr correspondence Allegan Journal:  We no­
tice that the Michigan Business  Men’s  Associa­
tion Insurance Committee is  ready  to  begin op­
erations,  provided  all  the  associations  of  the 
State give the new committee their support in the 
way of subscribed  capital  and  policies.  Every 
business man  should  give  them  a lift and save 
part of his premiums for his own benefit.

Evart  Review:  The  annual  meeting  of  the 
Evart  Business  Men’s  Association  occurred 
Wednesday evening, but  as it was  thought  bet­
ter  to  try  and  have  a  larger  representation  of 
those interested than  were  present, an adjourn­
ment was  had  until  next  Tuesday  evening, at 
the  village  hall.  This  organization  is  one  of 
great  value  to  all  interested  in  the  future  of 
Evart—in fact, the real good that can be accomp­
lished  through  it, cannot be  fully conceived, as 
none can  tell  the  results  when a solid  body  of 
citizens  put  their  shoulder to the  wheel as  one 
man.  There is no disguising the  fact that Evart 
needs several  things very badly, one of which is 
a flouring mill w ith sufficient capacity to at least 
supply flour for home consumption and the other 
is  to provide  for a market  where  all farm   pro­
duce  can  be  disposed of  for  cash at  their  full 
value.  We  hope our  citizens  will, at  least,  at­
tend the meeting next Tuesday night, thus show­
ing by their  presence that  they are alive to their 
own interests.

Flushing  Takes  Charter No. 8u

F l u s h in g , Jan. 2,1889.

£. A. Stowe, G rand R apids:
D e a r  Sir —We send you herewith  application, 
constitution and  by-laws of  the Flushing B.  M. 
A., with  the request  that the same may be made 
a chartered auxilary of  the M. B. M. A.
We  send  per  capita  dues  of  25  cents  as  we 
understand  this to  be the  last half of  the fiscal 
If  we  are  wrong, write  us and  we  will 
year. 
forward the other 25 cents.
We  send  $3  for charter.  Would like the  m at­
ter hurried along as fast as convenient.

Yours truly,

L. A.  V ic k e r y  & So n s.

The fiscal year of the  State  body is from Oct.  1 
to  Oct. 1,  so  the  Flushing  Association  will  be 
compelled to defer  the  date of  their  aflfiiliation 
until  April  1,  or  remit  the  additional 25  cents 
per capita.

Annual  Meeting  of  the Bangor B.  M.  A
B a n g o r,  Jan. 5,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:
D e a r   Sir —The Bangor B.  M.  A.  held  its  an­
nual meeting at Steven’s Hall on Friday evening, 
January 4, for the election of  officers for the en­
suing year, as follows:

President—N.  W. Drake.
Vice-President—A. B. Chase.
Secretary—George Chapman.
Treasurer—Silas DeLong.
Your Official Circular  No.  4  was  read  before 
the meeting and it was voted to pay up our State 
dues, which you may expect in a few days.
insurance  circulars  were  circulated 
among the members and  it was expressed  by  all 
present to be a good thing and one  that  is  need­
ed.
There was a good  attendance  and  everything 
passed off nicely.  Will let you hear  from  us oc­
casionally.  Respectfully yours,

The 

G e o r g e  C h a p m a n , Sec’y.

Cadillac Considering  Re-Organization.
Ca d il l a c , Jan. 5,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand  Rapids:
D e a r  Sir —Sometime  next  week an effort  will 
be  made  to  organize our  business  men, m anu­
facturers  and  capitalists  into an  association for 
the  advancement  of  the  interests  of  Cadillac. 
Will write you particulars later.
By the  wav, I am  glad you  are so strongly ad­
vocating  thé new  insurance  scheme. 
It  is the 
most  important m atter  that has been  taken hold 
of  by the State  Association. 
If  organized  and 
conducted  in  a  careful, business-like  and  con­
servative manner, the  company  will surely  be a 
success.
I  shall  never give up until  we  again  have  a 
local  branch of  the  State  Business  Men’s Asso­
ciation.  We can’t afford to be out of the fold.
V in d e x .

Yours very truly,

Clio all Ready to Organize.

C l io , Dec. 31,1888.

E. A. Stowe, G rand R apids:
D e a r  Sir —I  enclose a list of our business men, 
asking connection with the State Business Men’s 
Association, as a chartered  auxiliary.
I also enclose a guarantee by the Committee of 
the  payment  of  your  expenses and  fee in  con­
nection with our organization.
Please  let us  know several  days in advance of 
the day  you can  be here—any day  but Friday or 
Saturday. 

Respectfully,
J. W. Sm it h s o n , Chairman.

Oxtail  Soup.

Oxtail  soup, which  is now  such  a fa-, 
vorite,  was originally the humble  fare of 
Protestant refugees who fled fr.om France 
at the  revocation of  the edict Df  Nantes 
in  1685. 
In the  extremity of  want they 
purchased from the tanners of  Bermond­
sey  the  oxtails,  which  were  there  sold 
with the hides, and made them into soup. 
Accident  brought it  under  the notice  of 
a philanthropic  epicure, who  was  on  a 
mission of  charity  to  the  homes of  the 
poor  foreigners, and  he  proclaimed  its 
virtues, so  that  it  very  soon  became  a 
fashionable  dish and  source of  revenue.

Final  Action  in  the  McAdam  Case.
The $20,000 libel suit  brought  against 
the  publishers  of  T h e  T r a d esm a n  by 
James C. McAdam, formerly  engaged  in 
business at Cadillac, was ordered stricken 
from  the  calendar of  the  Circuit  Court 
by 
last  Wednesday, 
McAdam  having  failed  to  file  the  re­
quired security for costs.

Judge  Grove 

The  men  who  succeed  most  in  life 
throw  into  their  work, 
are  those  who 
whether  in the  store, or  factory, or rail­
way, or  mine, as  much  zeal  and  enthu­
siasm as the crusaders carried under their 
banners.  Even if  they are only hod car 
riers, they  identify  themselves  with  the 
architect and  take pride in the  building. 
Such  men are  happy in  their  work  and 
cannot fail to succeed in it.

“A baby,” quoth a philosopher, gazing 
on  one with  his toe  in his  mouth,  “is  a 
good financier, because he can make both 
ends meet with ease.”

Ramificati' ns  of a  Characteristic  Ameri­

can Nuisance.

Indeed, 

From  the Medical Classics.
Are  we  a  nation  of  spitters?  Is  the 
American of  the present  and the  future 
to be recognized everywhere as the expo­
nent  of  powerful  expectoration?  More 
and more do the streets of our cities flow, 
not  with  blood,  but  with  saliva. 
Its 
ejaculation, variously  tinctured  with  to­
bacco, etc., seems to  be a favorite  mani­
festation of  vulgarity  and  offensiveness. 
American  expectoration  is  a  by-word 
among  all  nations.  Persons  otherwise 
sensitive  and  refined, who  would  scorn 
the performance in the presence of otl ers 
of  any act of  a purely  personal, private 
nature,  such  as  cleaning  or  cutting  the 
nails, are  quite content to spit in public, j 
In  the  street,  at church, concert,  theatre 
or  lecture, in all  manner of  public con 
veyances, and too  often in private dwell­
ings, the hateful custom prevails.  Lives | 
there  a  woman  who  has  not—and  fre­
quently—spent  time  belonging to  more 
serious  duties, in the  frantic  and  some­
times  ineffectual  effort  to  remove from 
garments  of  silk,  satin,  velvet  or  fine 
wool, the stains of variously compounded 
saliva?  Where  is  the  careful housewife 
whose furniture, woodwork, marble, car­
pets  or  rugs,  are  entirely  exempt  from 
such  blemishes?  The  absence  of  cus­
pidors  is  no  excuse,  for  it  is  always 
possible  to  improvise  a  substitute,  and 
use with care and  modesty the  handker­
chief. 
this  is  invariably  the 
better  way  in  the  presence  of  an  au­
dience, for the  spitting  process  fails on 
the aesthetic side under  the  most  favor­
able  circumstances.  Lord  Chesterfield 
boarted that  no one, since he  was a very 
young  man, had  ever  heard  him  laugh 
out  loud.  Happy  the  man  or  woman 
who can say of  a friend  that, in  spite of 
the easy terms of  friendship, in his case, 
expectoration  has  ever  remained  a pri­
vate  and  personal matter !  It is impos­
sible  to  exaggerate 
the  objectionable 
features  of 
this  national  peculiarity. 
Bad form is no  name  for it.  Something 
must be done, on the  grounds of  {esthet­
ics  and  hygiene. 
In a memorial  lately 
addressed  to  the  Mayor by the  Ladies’ 
Health  Protective  Association—a  docu­
ment  that  has  borne fruit in the matter 
of  garbage  collection—it  is  modestly 
asked  if  it  would  be  objectionable  for 
the Association to place  signs  about the 
city,  “requesting  the  avoidance  of  ex­
pectoration on the  sidewalks.”  The an­
swer made, if  any, is  not  known,  but it 
is the earnest hope of  every person  with 
cleanly instincts that  this  characteristic 
American  nuisance  may be mitigated in 
some  way.  When  this  free  and  easy 
habit of  depositing saliva  anywhere,  ac­
cording to the promptings of the moment, 
comes  to  be  liniversally  considered  an 
evidence of  coarseness and unpardonable 
ill-breeding, the  custom  will  die  out of 
itself.  No  man  voluntarily  announces 
that his origin has been among the scums, 
or that his earliest companions have been 
vulgar  associates  of  barbarous  habits. 
Pending  the  arrival of  this happier day 
of  public  sentiment,  the  situation  can 
surely be made  better than it is. 
If  our 
free born citizens persist in retaining the 
national custom—infinitely more hqnored 
m  the  breach  than  the observance—let 
things be done decently and in order.  An 
ordinance might be framed to read some­
thing like this:  “Be it enacted that every 
car on the  surface of  American  earth or 
suspended in  American  air,  every  cab, 
coach or other  public  conveyance  shall 
henceforth be generously  supplied  with 
receptacles for public saliva,  bearing the 
inscription ‘Spit Here.’  And  be  it  fur­
ther enacted that any violation of this law 
shall result in the  prompt  expulsion  of 
the offender from said car,  cab,  coach or 
other public  conveyance.”  The  owners 
of public buildings  must  enforce  habits 
of decency as they  may  see  fit.  Let ev­
ery theater and church be clean  after its 
own fashion.  When the national need of 
cuspidors for  the  home,  the  street,  for 
"2,aces of amusement and divine worship, 
is more seriously  appreciated,  doubtless 
various patent and improved articles will 
suddenly flood  the  market,  bearing  the 
names of men and women already famous 
along certain lines. 
Is it utopian to gaze 
with prophetic eye into the future where­
in the spotlessness of theatrical surround­
ings is due to the Charlotte Cushman cus­
pidor, the improved Maeready or the pat­
ent revolving  Kemble?  Or in which the 
purity of the  sanctuary  remains  intact 
through the agency of a white  and  gold 
St. Cecilia, a wrouglit-iron St.  Swithin or 
an ingenious St. Sebastian  of  quaint de­
vice?  As the busy crowd  hurries  along 
in that more fragrant time,  may  not the 
curb  blossom  with  cuspidors  here and 
there,  of some light,  inexpensive  mater­
ial which bonfires at night  would  quick­
ly dispose of?  As things are now, report 
says that when a man goes  to  the  curb­
stone to deposit  superfluous  saliva,  the 
spectators know at  once  that  he is from 
Boston.  Are  we  to  be  outdone  in cul­
ture?  Perish the thought.  Bouse up, ye 
men of  Gotham,  and  while  engaged  at 
this  festive  season  in  ringing  out  the 
false and  ringing  in the true, give a few 
extra  pulls  to  usher  in,  with  resonant 
welcome, the era of decent  expectoration 
and the aesthetic cuspidor.

John’s  Country  Customers.

From  th e  W ide Awake.
John  Harvey  had  been  a  clerk  in  a 
country  store in Vermont  since  he  was 
15  years  old, and  he was  now 20.  He 
had  been  reared  and  educated  by  his 
mother, who  was no  longer  very  young 
when  John was  born, and  consequently 
entering  upon  the infirmities of  old age 
when her boy  had arrived at the years of 
manhood.  Her  husband  was long  since 
dead.
John  was a handsome  country lad, ac­
tive,  obliging  and  courteous.-  These 
qualities  attracted  the  attention  of  a 
New York  merchant, who  was spending 
a  summer  month  in  Vermont,  and  he 
offered  him  a  situation  in  his  store. 
Although John’s mother  knew how more 
than  lonely she  would  be  without  her 
boy,  she  felt  how  valuable  this  chance 
would prove to him, and so gave her con­
sent to his going.
“I  know  my  boy will  not  forget  his 
mother,”  she said.  “And one thing, my 
child,”  she  added,  “let me impress upon 
you.  You will  be  surrounded  by giddy 
fellow  clerks, many  who will  look with 
contempt  upon humbly-clad  people who 
come  to buy,  and  only serve them  with 
reluctance—perhaps  rudeness.  Never

forget your mother, and that the humblest 
woman  may  be  somebody’s  dear  old 
mother.  And  remember, too, what  you 
have many times read in the school read­
er, that  ‘Appearances  are  often  deceiv­
ing,’  and  that a well-filled  purse may lei 
in the pocket of a rusty coat.”
There was  the mother’s  advice,  and it 
turned  out  that  John  heeded  it.  The 
great  iron  dry goods  shop in Broadway, 
with  its  white  facade, and  its  counters 
inside  heaped  high  with  marvelously 
beautiful  fabrics,  was  indeed  a  change 
to John,  and the  richly and  astonishing­
ly  dressed  women in  griat  contrast  to 
the  country  dames  in  sunbonnets  and 
gingham  gowns  that he had  been accus­
tomed to serve.  But now and then came 
customers  from  the  country;  there  was 
no mistaking them.  Their dresses had a 
home-made look; and their bonnets utterly 
lacked the peculiar audacity of city hats. 
They preferred  their  requests  in a timid 
way, as  if  feeling  lost and  strange  and 
uncertain if  they had  any business in  so 
grand a shop;  the  clerks  snubbed  them 
or  were  insolent.  But  to  John  the 
country faces  were always  pheasant, and 
he  was  invariably so  noticeably kind  to 
rural  customers,  that  his  counter  very 
soon  became the  center of  country  cus­
tom.  His  fellow-clerks  would  sing out, 
when there was an appearance of “count­
ry  cousins,”  “Customers  for  you, Har­
vey!” or,  “Here comes  some of  Harvey’s 
friends.”
But one day the country women missed 
the “very obliging  clerk,”  and  upon  in­
quiry were told  that  he had  been  trans­
ferred  to the  cloak  department.  Very 
well! one oldalady, who  had a young girl 
with her, said she wanted to buy a cloak. 
So up stairs they went—a quaint-looking 
pair  that  set the  clerks  in a giggle, and 
they  slily  winked  and  blinked  at  each 
other  as  they sent  round  the  password: 
“Harvey’sfriends.”  “Good luck to you, 
Harvey,”  laughed  one. 
“Now’s  your 
chance  to  get  rid of  those  last  year’s 
beaver  sacques!  JJaybe  they will  go  as 
high as $10!”
But if  the old  lady and  her niece  had 
been  dowager  and  princess, they  could 
not  have been more  courteously treated 
than  they were  by John.  “She is  some­
body’s  dear  old  mother,  I’ll warrant,” 
he said to himself, and then in a pleasant 
manner asked her what she would like to 
see.

to  count  out 

the  bills  were  mostly 

“Velvet cloaks,” she replied.
John took  from the hooks of the ward­
robes cloaks varying in price from $50 to 
$300.  The  clerks  kept  up their fun  at 
John’s  expense,  but  he  did  not  care. 
After  considerable  delay in  making  up 
her  mind  the old  lady said  she  wanted 
some  furs, and  would  like  to  see  how 
such  and  such  furs would  look  over a 
velvet cloak valued at $250.  John readi­
ly  gratified  her  with  dressing  up a lay 
figure  with the  cloak  and a $400  set  of 
furs.  After  a  little  his  custemer  said 
they suited her, and  asked how much all 
would  be.  John  made a feint at  count­
ing  up  the 
figures,  and  said  $650. 
“ Very  well;  I  will  take  them,”  she 
said,  and  drawing  a  rusty - looking 
pocketbook  from  her  petticoat  pro­
ceeded 
the  money. 
As 
fives 
and tens  they made a noble  pile, and as 
John  took  them  from  her hand he held 
them purposely so as to  exaggerate their 
appearance  and  skipped  around among 
the clerks with great gusto.
“Nearly $700 from my ‘rooral’ friends,” 
he exulted.  “No  last  year  beaver  for 
them, if  you  please,  and  the  girl  is as 
sweet as the roses and pinks in my moth­
er’s garden.”
That day’s sale  was a coup cle bonheur 
for John  Harvey. 
It  gave  him  an  i m 
portance in  the  eyes  of  his  employe rs 
who increased his salary,  and placed him 
at  the  head  of  the  department.  Two 
years  later  he  wooed  and  won the girl 
“sweet  as  the  pinks  and  roses,”  who 
brought him besides  her  sweetness  and 
beauty a snug little fortune which seemed 
all the better from having  been accumu­
lated where the pinks  and  roses  bloom. 
He  then  returned to Vermont to remain 
with  his  mother  during  her  remaining 
years, not as a clerk in  the  old  country 
store,  but  as  its  owner and proprietor, 
and which is to-day,  becanse of  its neat­
ness,  tasteful  ordering,  and  abundant 
furnishing, noted  the  country  round as 
the “best  store  in the State.”  The vil­
lagers, too, like  John’s  wife, because of 
her sweet  and  simple  ways;  and  it was 
her aunt—the old lady herself—who told 
me  the  story  of  John’s  good  fortune, 
which  all  grew  out of  well-directed po­
liteness to “country-folks.”

Connecticut Savings  Banks.

The annual  report of  the  Connecticut 
Bank  Commissioners  for the  fiscal  year 
notes a falling off  of  several millions  of 
dollars of  savings  bank  deposits  during 
the  year 1888.  Most of  the money with­
drawn  is said  to have  been  invested  in 
western mortgage securities.  This move­
ment, which is  said  to  be  a  new depar­
ture  for  many of  the  investors,  is  due 
largely to  the  low rate of  interest  paid 
by the banks.  A large number of deben­
ture bonds  based upon second mortgages 
have  been sold  in this  State.  The com­
missioners  cannot  prevent  loans  upon 
them as collateral. 
It is  alleged in some 
quarters that  such  investments are  eva­
sions of  the  law  restricting  the amount 
of  loans  made on real  estate outside the 
State.  Some bank officials  act as  agents 
for the sale of the bonds.

VISITING  BUYERS.

G N Reynolds, Belm ont 
O A Rowland, H esperia
M asonville G Ten Hoor,  F orest  Grove 
H erder &  Lahuis,  Zeeland 
Jo h n  Sm ith, Ada
W ooden & VanW inkle,

F  D Cleveland,Shepards vile M H eyboer & Bro,  D renthe 
C Hirschbergr, B ailey 
Bridges, Snell & Co., 
F rank Jenison, M anton 
C H Adams, Otsego 
S T Colson, Alaska 
R A H astings, S p arta 
S parta
Dr Jo h n   Graves,  W ayland R B Gooding & Son,  Lisbon 
Cole & Chapel, Ada 
W hite & Co, Reed  City 
Geo Robson, Muir
L Cook, B auer 
S B rautigam , No D orr 
A J  W hite, Bass R iver 
R ichard P urdy. F rem ont 
R B McCulloch, Berlin 
P erry  & Grilleth,B4yneFlls 
W alling Bros, Lam ont 
C L M artin & Co,Elk Rapids H S Beman, Alanson 
E E Rice, Croton 
Geo Booth, Byron  Center
E Stinchcomb,Siinfield 
Ell Runnels, Corning
J  C  Benbow,  Cannonsburg' M unger,W atson &  DeVoist. 
Dr P eter Beyer, Sullivan 
Sullivan
J L  Thomas,  Cannonsburg
|  J L Purchase, B auer 
D C Collier, G ilbert 
Gus Begm an,  Bauer
!  A C Barkley, Crosby 
J  E Edw ards, O’Donnell
Morley Bros, Cedar Springs Calkins & F reyerm uth 
Mrs C W  Barton,B ig Rapids 
R G Sm ith, W ayland 
S J  M artin, Sullivan 
Mrs M A Side, K ent City 
H M eijerm g, Jam estow n  R T P arrish , G rand ville
A  Y ates, A llencreek 
C H Deming, D utton 
W  K arsten,  Vriesland 
Mrs A H B arber & Co,
J  R aym ond, B erlin 
Saranac
E R H utchins, Glenn 
M M Robson, Berlin 
G H W albrink, Allendale 
H Van Noord, Jam estow n 
N F  Miller. Lisbon 
CBergin, Lowell 
Sm ith & Bristol, Ada 
L M W olf, Hudsonville 
T V anEenenaaro, Zeeland 
Wm K arsten,  B eaver  Dam 
C S Comstock, Pierson 
G P  Stark, Cascade
J  V C randall & Son,Sand Lk N O W ard, Stan wood 
C H Loomis, S parta 
W McWilliams, Conklin 
C K H oyt & Co, H udsonville Lon A Pelton. L uther 
JohnMcKelvey,MapleGrove J  L B arker,  Moiley

H Johnston, Shelby 
DenHerder &  Tanis,

Vriesland

McCord

The  Preferred  Mutual  Accident  Associa­

tion.

There  are  three  Grand Bapids men— 
W. T.  Lamoreaux,  Geo.  I.  Quimby  and 
Asa  Burch—who  hold  unpaid  claims 
against the  Preferred  Mutual  Accident 
Association of  New York.  As  the  com­
pany is not authorized to  do  business in 
this State,  suits  cannot  be  instituted in 
Michigan, as there is  no  one  to  receive 
service.  Whether  the courts of  another 
State would hold  the  policies  valid is a 
question,  but  the  Insurance  Commis- 
ioner—who  stands  ready  to  prosecute 
any  one  caught  soliciting  applications 
for membership in the Association—is of 
the opinion that the  courts of  New York 
would so hold.  He writes as follows : 
L a n s in g ,  Jan.  3,  1889.

£. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:
D e a r  Sir—In reply to yours of yester­
day, I  have  to say  that it would  be very 
difficult  to  bring  the  Preferred  Mutual 
Accident  Association  into  any  court of 
this  State,  for the reason  that service of 
legal  process  could not  easily be  had on 
the  Association. 
I  presume  the  courts 
of  New  York would  hold  its  contracts 
valid, even if  made  in a State  where  it 
had no license.  Yours truly,

H e n r y  S.  B aym ond.

A  Conscientious  Bankrupt.

“I’m afraid Bill Hustlum is a bad lot,” 
said  Major  Battledore, the  other  morn­
ing.

“Why  so?”  asked  Mrs.  Battledore, 
pouring  out  a  cup  of  coffee  for  the 
Major.

“This is the third time he’s  failed and 
stuck  his  creditors  badly, his father-in- 
law  among  ’em.  They’ve  agreed to let 
him  settle  for  twenty cents  on the dol­
lar.”
“I should  think  his  conscience would 
trouble him.”
“It  does.  He’s  sorry  now  that  he 
offered ’em more’n ten,” said  the  Major.

HJLRDWARB.

The  Hardware  Market.

Wire  nails  are  off  10  cents  per keg. 
Steel nails are firm at the advance.  Glass 
is  without  change.  Rope  is still  being 
sold by jobbers  less  than  by the  manu­
facturers in New York.

P r ic e s   C u rren t.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
A U G U R S  A N D   B IT S . 
Ives’, old sty le .................................
60
60
Snell’s .................................................
Cook’s .................................................
40
25
Jennings’, genuine..........................
Jennings’,  im itation....................... ................50*10
................$  7 00
First Quality, S. B. Bronze............
D.  B. Bronze............
..............11  00
S. B. S. Steel............
............   8 50
D. B. Steel................ ................  13 00

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

“ 
“ 
“ 

A X E S.

d ls ,

dis.
dis.

BA LA N C ES.

dii

dis.

B E L L S .

B A R R O W S.

bolts. 

braces. 

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST. 

Spring  ............................................... ................ 
40
R ailroad............................................. ..............$  14 00
G arden...............................................
.......net  33 00
H and...........................................................   60*10*10
C o w ...................................................................... 
TO
Call  ......................................................................30&15
G o n g ....................................................................
Door, Sargent.................................................... 60*10
dis
Stove....................................................................$
Carriage new  list.............................................. TO<
P lo w ........................................   .........................
Sleigh shoe.........................................................
W rought Barrel  Bolts......................................
Cast Barrel  Bolts...............................................
Cast Barrell, brass  knobs...............................
Cast Square Spring............................................
Cast C h a in ..........................................................
W rought  Barrel, brass knob..........................
■Wrought Square  ; .............................................
W rought Sunk  F lu sh ......................................
W rought Bronze and Plated Knob F lu sh .. .60&10 
Ives’ Door..............................................................60&10
Barber..................................................................  
40
B ack u s.............................................................  50*10
Spofford............................................................... 
50
Am. B a ll.............................................................  
net
Well,  plain ......................................................... $ 3  50
Well, sw ivel........................................................  4  00
dlS.
Cast Loose Pin, figured..................................... 70*
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed......................70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed................ 60&
W rought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t................ 60&10
W rought Loose P in ............................................60&10
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip .........................60&05
■Wrought Loose Pin, jap an n ed ....................... 60&05
W rought Loose Pin, j apanned, silvertipped. 60&0c
W rought  Table...................................................60&10
■Wrought Inside B lind.......................................60&10
"Wrought  Brass..................................................
Blind,  Clark’s .....................................................TO&10
Blind,  Parker’s ...................................................70&10
70
Blind, Shepard’s ............................................... 
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.................. 
40
Bissell  No. 5........................................per doz.$17 00
Bissell No. 7, new drop p a n ............  
Bissell, G ra n d ..................................... 
Grand  Rapids......................................  
M agic....................................................  
G rain.
Cast Steel..
Iron, Steel Points.
Ely’s M O..............
Hick’s  C. F ...........
“
G. D ...........................................................  
M usket......................................................  
“
Rim Fire, 17. M. C. & W inchester new lis t..
Rim Fire, United  States............................ dis.
Central  F ire.................  ...............................dis.
Socket F irm er...............................
................... 70*10
Socket Fram ing..............................
................... 70*10
Socket S licks................................. ................... TO&10
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er..........
40
.................. 
Barton’s Socket  Firm ers............
.................. 
20
Cold.................................................. .................. 
net
Curry,  Lawrence’s  ..................... ................... 40*10
H otchkiss......................................
.................. 
25
W hite Crayons, per  gross..........
.. 12@12% dis. 10

CARPET  SWEEPERS.

..  dis. 50&02 
.per E>

C A R T R ID G E S.

BLOCKS.

CROW   BA R S

.per m

C H ISE L S.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

C H A LK .

COM BS.

dis.

dis.

COCKS.

Brass,  Racking’s ..........................
.................  
60
Bibb’s .............................................
60
.................  
B eer................................................. ...................40*10
Fenns’.............................................
.................. 
66
Planished, 14 oz cut to size......... per pound 
33
14x52,14x56,14x60__
31
.................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 ana 14x60__
29
.................. 
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................
.................. 
29
B ottom s..........................................
.................. 
30

C O P P E R .

“ 

D R IL L S .

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

Morse’s  Bit  Stocks......................
Paper and straight Shank..........
Morse’s Taper Shank...................
D R IP P IN G   PA N S.
Small sizes, ser p o u n d ...............
07
.................  
Large sizes, per pound................
6%
.......  ....... 
Com. 4  piece, 6 in .......................... ...d o z.n et 
75
Corrugated....................................
...d is. 20*10*10
Adjustable...................................... ...........dis.  %&10

ELB O W S.

40
40
40

dis.

The Leading Hardware House in West-  

ern Michigan•

jp S B iP y  - » I t e

VUSSJaXLt OEPAHTWEirr

è

The Finest Sample Room in the State•

Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26..............
Ives’, 1, $18; 2, $24;  3, $30...................

e x p a n s i v e   b i t s .

f i l e s —New List.

American File Association L ist.........
Disston’s .................................................
New  American......................................
Nicholson’s ............................................
Heller’s ....................................................
Heller’s Horse Hasps............................
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and 
14
List 

g a l v a n i z e d   i k o n . 

12 

13 

Discount, 60

dis.

dis.

30
25
. .60*10 
..60*10 
,.60*ff> 
. .60*10 
50 
50

26;

GAUGES.

dis.

H A M M ERS.

50
....... 
.dis. 
25 
25 
• dis. 
.dis. 40*10 
.30c list 50 
. .30C 40*10

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ............
Naydole  & Co.’s .....................................
Kip’s .........................................................
Yerkes & Plumb’s .................................
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.......................
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand
Gate, Clark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 ...................................dis.
State.................................................per doz. n e t,!
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  in. 4J4  14  and 
% ............ ..............net
............ net
%............
.............net
%............
............ net
%............
............ dis.

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

ÖY2
10
8%
7%
7%
70

H IN G E S .

h a n g e r s . 

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

dis.

H O LLO W  W A R E

Pots..........
Kettles...................
S piders.................
Gray enam eled...

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

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

Stamped  T inW are............................new list 70*10
Japanned Tin W are..........................................
Granite Iron W a re ...........................................

Grub  1.. 
Grub 2 .. 
Grub 3 ..

.....................................$11, dis. 60
..................................$11.50, dis. 60
........................... v __ $12, dis. 60
H O R SE   N A IL S .
Au Sable..........
................. dis. 25&10@25&10&10
.......................dis.  5*10*2^*214
Putnam ............
N orthw estern..
.............................. 
dis. 10&10&5
k n o b s —New List.
Door, mineral, jajj. trim m ings..........
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings.......
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings...
Door,  porceluin, trim m ings................
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.........
Picture, H. L. Ju d d   &  Co.’s ................
H em acite.................................................

d i s .

l o c k s — D O O R.

Russell & Irw in  Mfg. Co.’s new list
Mallory, W'heeler  &  Co.’s ...................
Branford’s .............................................
Norwalk’s ...............................................
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s............

L E V E L S.

M ATTOCKS.

M A U LS.

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

Adze E ye.......
H unt E ye.......
H unt’s ............
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled...................
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malléables.
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s ..............
“  E n terp rise........................................
Stebbin’s  P attern..........................................
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................
Enterprise, self-measuring........................

M OLA SSES  G A TES.

M IL L S .

N A IL S
Advance above 12d nails.

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

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

F IN E   B L U E D .

CA STING  A N D   B O X .

COMMON  B A R R E L .

19 60
36 00
24 00
15 00

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

C LIN CH .

l l/2 and  1J£ in c h ............................
“ 
2  and  2J£ 
..........................
2y2 and -2%  “ 
..........................
3 in ch ................... , .........................
3Ji and 4J4  in c h ............................
Each half keg 10 cents extra.

d is .

O IL E R S.
....................GO&iO
Rine or tin; Chase’s P aten t..
Zinc, w ith brass bottom .......
...................  
50
Brass or Copper.......................
...................  
50
R eap er.....................................
per gross, $12 net
....................50*10
Olmstead’s .............................
FLANES. 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y ..................................... 40©10
Sciota B ench......................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy............................ 40@10
Bench, first quality...........................................   @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood.............20*10

d iS .

F A N S .

Fry,  Acme..................................................dis.
Common,  polished....................................dis.
Iron and  T inned...............................................
Copper Rivets and B urs...................................
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 

PA T E N T   P L A N IS H E D   IR O N .

Broken packs V2c per pound extra.

R IV E T S .

50*10
60*10
dis.
50
50
10  20 
9  20

Sisal, Vi inch and la rg e r.................................
M anilla................................................................

R O P E S .

SQ U A R ES.

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

S H E E T  IR O N .

Com.  Smooth.  Com.
$3 00
3 00
3  10
3  15
3  35
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14........................................... $4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17...........................................  4 20 
Nos.  18 to 21...................  
4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ..........................................  4 20 
Nos. 25 to 26 ..........................................  4 40 
No. 27......................................................  4  60 
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SA N D   P A P E R .

List acet. 19, ’86...........................................dis. 
Silver Lake, W hite  A ..................................list 
Drab A .....................................  “ 
W hite  B ..................................   “ 
Drab B ......................................  “ 
W hite C....................................  “ 

SA SH   CORD.  :  ~ i  

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Discount, 10.

40
I
50
55
so
55
35

SA SH   W E IG H T S.

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Solid Eyes.................................................. per ton $25
SA U SA G E  S U U F F E R S   O R  F IL L E R S . 5j 
Miles’ “Challenge” ... .per doz. $20, dis. 50(ffi50&05
P erry.....................per doz. No. 1, $15;  No. 0,
......................................................$21;  dis. 50@50&5
Draw Cut No. 4...............................each, $30, dis  30
Enterprise Mfg. Co..............................dis. 20&10@30
Silver’s .........................................................dls.  40*10
Disston’s  Circular.......................................45@45&5
Cross C ut.......................*.............45@46&5
H an d .............................................25@25&5
Atkins’  Circular...............................................dis.  9
70
50
30 
28

♦Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
“   Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__  
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot 
 
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per fo o t.... 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot.................................................. 

saws. 

dis.

“  
“ 

 
dis.

dis.

TA C K S.

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

00
60
60
50
50
50
50
45
35

 

traps. 

dis.

wire. 

Steel, Game..........................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .................  
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s ___ 
70
Hotchkiss’........................................................... 
70
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ......................................  
70
Mouse,  choker.................................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion........................................... $1.50 per doz.
Bright M arket....................................................   57^
Annealed M arket............................................... 70*10
Coppered M arket...............................................  62%
E xtra B ailin g .................................................... 
55
Tinned M arket..................................................   62%
Tinned  Broom......................................per pound 09
Tinned M attress.................................per  pound 8%
Coppered  Spring  Steel....................................  
50
Tinned  Spring Steel.......................................... 40*10
Plain Fence...........................................per pound 03
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.....................................$3 75
painted .....................................   3 00
Copper..................................................... new  list net
Brass.........................................................   “ 
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dls.

wire goods. 

B right............................................................. TO&ffi&lO
Screw  Eyes...................................................70&10&10
Hook’s ............................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes................................. 70*10*10

“ 

dis.TO
dis.  60 
dis. 60 
20* 10. 
dis.
50
dis.
40
40
40
•  m)
dis. 
.60*10 
■ 60&10

dis.

75*10
d i s .

W R E N C H E S.

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

M ISC ELLA N EO U S. 

Bird C ages.........................................................  
50
Pumps, Cistern..................................................  
75
Screws, New L ist............................................... 70*05
Casters, Bed  and  P late..............................50*10*10
Dampers,  A m erican.......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.........  66>i
Copper Bottoms..................................................   30c

M ETALS.

P IG   T IN .

Pig  Large. 
Pig B ars...

28c
.30c

COPPER.

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

D uty:  Sheet, 2%c per pound.
660 pound  casks...................................................... 6%
Per  pound...........................................................7@7%

ZIN C.

1  00
1  50
2  00

L E A D .

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

D uty:  Pig, $2  per 100 pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
American 
................................................ ..........@5
N ewark.................................................................(Bj
B a r............................................................... ........._ .6
S heet.............................................................8c, dis. 20
%@%...........................................................................16
E xtra 'W iping........................................................ 1314
solder in the m arket indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
A N TIM O N Y .

The  prices  of  the  many other qualities  of

SO LD ER .

Cookson.
Hallett’s.

............................... per  pound  14%
............................... 
1H4
T IN — M ELY N  G R A D E.
10xi4 IC, Charcoal...............................................$ 6 0 0
14x20 IC, 
...............................................  6  00
12x12 IC, 
..............................................  6  25
14x14 IC, 
.............................................   10 00
10x28 IC, 
.................................
.................................  
10x14 IX, 
7  73
.....................................‘ 
14x20 IX, 
...............................................  8  00
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
...............................................  12  50
20x28 IX, 
..............................................

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7  75

Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

“ 

10x14IC, C harcoal........................  
14x20 ic , 
12x12 IC; 
14x14 IC, 
29X28IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

T IN — A LLA W A Y  G R A D E .
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$ 5 4 0
.................................... 5 
40
...............................................  5  65
.................................   "  
9 25
...............................................  n  80
...............................................  6 90
...............................................  6  90
...............................................  7 jo
...............................................  11  65

Eavh additional X on this grade, $1.50.

 

 

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R O O FIN G  PL A T E S .

14x20 IC, Terne  M. F .......................................$  7 60
............................................   15 75
20x28 IC, 
“  “ 
“ W orcester.......................................  5 50
14x20  IC, 
..............................  7 00
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
29x28 IC, 
“ 
“ 
............ ................  11  50
14x20 IC, 
“  Allaway  G rade...................  4.90
“ 
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14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
“ 
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20x28 IX, 
“ 
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B O IL E R   SIZ E   T IN  P L A T E .

14x28  IX ....................................................................$12 00
14x31  IX ....................................................................  13 60
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, 1 
14x60 ix !  “ 

Per pound..

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09

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6 40
10 50
13 SO

hither  direct.  Some  of  these  steamers 
also go to Bombay,  Madras,  and  Colom­
bo  in  Ceylon.  They  bring  cinnamon, 
ginger,  coffee, 
indigo,  jute,  cinchona 
bark and other  products.  Seven  steam­
ers of 4,000 tons  each  are  in  the  trade. 
They usually make the trip from  Calcut­
ta .to New York in about thirty-five days, 
although  occasionally  it  takes  longer. 
The steamers have a  great  advantage in 
this trade,  as they always go and come by 
way of the Suez  Canal,  that  wonderful 
ineering feat which  connects the Red
Sea with the Mediterranean,  whereas the 
sailing-vessels,  by  reason  of  the  high 
tolls  on  the  canal,  are  obliged  to  go 
around by the way of the  Cape  of  Good 
Hope—certainly a commercial  misnomer 
in this case.  Every Anchor Line steamer 
pays  four  hundred  pounds  sterling,  or 
two thousand dollars,  to  go  through  to 
India,  and the same amount coming back, 
making four  thousand  dollars  in  canal 
tolls  for  the  round  trip.  The  famous 
Peninsula and Oriental  steamers pay ev­
en more—four thousand dollars each way.
“There  is  one  interesting  fact  about 
the spice trade,” said  a  large  importer, 
“and that is, the consumption  of  spices 
is increasing in this  country  out  of  all 
proportion to the increase of  population. 
This is true not only of the staple spices, 
but  of  all  kinds  of  fancy  condiments. 
The increasing wealth of the country  ac­
counts for  the  enormous  demand.  An­
other thing:  it would be  a  very  import­
ant matter to  us  if  the  Prohibitionists 
should be more generally successful. 
In 
states where the Prohibitionists have the 
strongest hold, it is a  curious  fact  that 
the consumption of spices is  proportion­
ately the largest.  There is a certain class 
of persons who are  determined  to  have 
something to warm them up.

Oscar  W il lo u g h by  R ig g s.

$1,000  R EW A R D !!

THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST 

CLEAR  LONG  HAVANA  FILLED 

SUMATRA  WRAPPED  CIGAR 

SOLD  FOR  5   CENTS.

THE JTÌD6Ì   ,

‘ Jip p fK i .Ciçat  Loi« Havana. Kite 

"imported Wrapper,

We scree to forfeit One Thousand Dollars to any person 
thing JI
but Havana Tobacco

the Filler of these Cigars to contain 

dYlwörth brothers.

ÂmosS.Musselman&Co.

S O L E   A G E N T S ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

Encourage your trad e to  pay cash instead of 
running book  accounts  by  using  Cash  Sale 
Checks.  F or sale a t 50 cents  p e r  100  by  E.  A. 
STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids.

WA.NTBU.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

I f  y o u   liave  a n y   o f  th e   above  goods  to  
sh ip ,  o r  a n y th in g   in   th e   P ro d u ce   lin e,  le t 
u s  h e a r  fro m   you.  L ib e ra l  cash   advances 
m ad e  w h en   d esired .

E A R L   B R O S . ,

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

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO.

Reference:  F ir s t   N a t io n a l   B a n k ,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n . G rand Rapids.

B E L K N A P

WRG0N& SLEIGH GO

M anufacturers of

BSIIMFS Pit. SLBI6HS

Business and Pleasure Sleighs, 
Farm Sleighs, Logging Sleighs, 
Lumbermen’s and River  Tools.

We carry a large stock of  material  and  have ev­
ery facility for  making  first-class  Sleighs  of all 
kinds.
Cor. Front and First Sts.. 

Grand Rapids.

TheMichigfanTradesman

THE  SPICE  TRADE  OF  NEW  YORK.

[concluded from fir s t pa ge.] 

label, 

though 

turmeric 

average sailor enjoys  the life on the sea. 
Tyrannical captains, brutal ma*es, rough 
weather,  danger  of  shipwreck,  hard 
labor, all may contribute to make his life 
anything  but  enviable,  and  the sight of 
the  evening  lamp at  home is a welcome 
exchange for the  dingy light of  the fore­
castle or the beacon on a far-off  coast.
(Sver  on  the  Brooklyn  side  of  the 
East River,  at  Harbeck’s  Stores, we find 
the ship  Blair-Atliol, of  1,700  tons  reg­
ister, which has  just  arrived  from  Cal- 
cu tta, after a voyage of  107 days,  though 
usually  she makes the  trip  in  eighty or 
ninety days.  When she left Calcutta, on 
January 9, it was very pleasant weather— 
in the winter season, the  most  agreeable 
part of  the  year  there.  She sailed from 
Liverpool  for  Calcutta  with a cargo  of 
2,318  tons  of  salt,  but  about  100  tons 
drained or melted  on  the  way,  the  loss 
in  salt  cargoes  on  long voyages always 
being  large.  The  hull  ef  the  ship  is 
white, but  the  paint  has rusted off  here 
and  there,  and  her  general  appearance 
suggests a long  voyage  and  far-off  seas.
A w hite band is broken by black squares, 
in imitation of  the  port-holes of  an  old- 
time man-of-war.  She  is  anchored at a 
long, dark, covered  wharf, the  gloom of 
wiiich  is  slightly  relieved  by  shafts of 
afternoon sunlight  streaming in from an 
occasional  broad  door.  The planks  are 
strewn  with  bits  of  cotton,  indicating 
that a vessel laden with  that  commodity 
has been  unloading here, and in one cor­
ner are large iron buckets, similar in  ap­
pearance  to  those  used in dredging riv­
ers,  which  have  been  employed  in 
lifting  brimstone  from 
the  hold  of 
a  Mediterranean  steamship  and  still 
contain a little of it.  We climb over the 
bulwarks of the  Atliol,  without  waiting 
to find the ladder that is  usually  swung 
over the side of a vessel  when  in  port, 
and a brusque stevedore diricts us for in­
formation to the mate on  the  after-deck.
He has  a  broad  Scotch  face,  framed 
with whiskers, after the  manner  of  the 
traditional British  tar.  He  is  a  quiet 
man, with  manifestly  no  inclination  to 
spin a yarn, but very civilly  answers  all 
questions.  The  voyage  had  not  been 
eventful, 
there  were  several 
rather severe gales.  He had not  yet  re­
ceived a permit to unload,  but  the  work 
would probably be commenced  in  a  few 
days.  The  cargo  did  not  contain  any 
spices i>roper,  but comprised 2,000  pack­
ets of turmeric, which is  practically  the 
same  thing.  Without 
there 
would  be  no  pungency  to  mustard  or 
curry powder: it  would  be  almost  like 
coffee  without  chicory,  or  sugar  with­
out glucose, or olive oil without  lard  oil 
or  cotton-seed  oil,  or  domestic  cham­
pagne  without  the  French 
its 
crowning excellence.  Down in the  hold 
there are some 55,000 pounds of turmeric, 
a considerable portion  of  which  is  cer­
tain to find its way  into  the  spice-mills 
of  New  York.  The  cargo,  also,  com­
prises  saltpetre,  bamboo  fishing-rods, 
eutch, used in medicine  and  fur-dyeing, 
indigo, and jute which  resembles  hemp, 
and  is  used  in  making  carpets;  mats, 
gunny  bagging,  brown  paper,  and  an 
imitation of  human  hair.  The  ship  is 
owned in Glasgow, and when she is char­
tered for another voyage it will probably 
be to some port in the  United  Kingdom, 
or on the Continent,  but  eventually  she 
will, doubtless, find herself again  in  the 
waters of the far East.
On the other side of the wharf  a  large 
steamer is entering the  slip. 
It  is  the 
Castle Hill, just arrived from Sicily wTith 
mustard-seed, fruits and other  products.
“Look out for that rope!”  says a warn­
ing voice.
We have been  standing  by  a  pile  to 
w'liich a rope is tied, the other end  being 
on the deck of the approaching  steamer, 
which lumbers into the slip like a puzzled 
leviathan feeling its way along a  narrow 
creek.  As the steamer sw ings to and fro, 
now on one side of the slip,  now  to  the 
its  nose  occasionally 
other,  rubbing 
against the wharf-shed, the strain of  the 
rope,  which  is  intended  to  guide 
the 
steamer to the hither side, is tremendous. 
A custom-house officer, in blue  coat  and 
brass buttons, says:  “The  rope  around 
that pile is only 2)4 inches thick,  and  it 
is  not  100  feet  long,  but  if  it  should 
break and snap back and strike you, as  I 
have seen ropes  do  on  these  docks,  it 
w ould break an arm or a leg as  quick 
it would a pipestem.”
Most of  the  ’longshoremen,  watching 
the scene with the idle curiosity of  their 
class, withdraw to a  respectful  distance 
from the  danger,  though  a  stolid  Nor­
wegian stands close by  the  pile,  eyeing 
the  almost  smoking  rope  with  small 
piggish gray eyes, and  apparently  indif­
ferent to the risk.
There is a commotion at the next  pier, 
which now attracts the crowd.  An  am­
bulance from th.e  Homeopathic  Hospital 
of Brooklyn has driven up,  and it is  sur­
rounded  by  ’longshoremen,  who  watch 
tho physicians’  assistants carefully place 
an injured sailor on a bed in the  spruce­
looking wagon.  He has just had  one  of 
his legs broken in twro places.  He  was 
in the hold helping to unload the Clifton, 
one of  the  big  Mediterranean  steamers 
close by, and a large  iron  bucket,  used 
in hoisting brimstone to the  wharf,  had 
swung against him with such force as  to 
disable him for months; a most  unhappy 
accident for  poor  Jack.  Accidents  are 
of  common  occurrence  on 
the  great 
wharves of the two cities,  and  this  one 
excites little  comment.  The  driver  of 
the ambulance whips up his sleek, strong 
horse,  and  moves  rapidly  out  through 
the Belgian paved roadway  in  Watson’s 
warehouse  to  Furman  Street,  and  the 
incident seems to be almost  immediately 
forgotten.  The  ill-fated  sailor’s  ship­
mates  go  back  to  the  same  hazardous 
work; trucks loaded with boxes of oranges 
and lemons go lumbering off  toward  the 
street; the idlers turn their gaze to a  big 
scow, laden with bright-looking  cordage, 
which is to  be  unloaded  for  storage  in 
the warehouse, or to men who are  piling 
up bales of j ute on the wharf.
Most of the steamers in the  East  Indi­
an trade take their cargoes  to  London or 
Liverpool, and consignments  for  Ameri­
ca are there trans-shipped in the  regular 
steamers  plying  to  New York.  A new 
line of steamers between New  York  and 
Calcutta  was  established  some  months 
ago,  and  cargoes  of  East  Indian  mer­
chandise are now more frequently brought

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3.00
6 
4.00
$10 
$20 
5.00
Orders fo r 200 e r o v er...........................5 p e r cent.

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C r a n b e r rie s,

S w e e t   P o t a to e s ^  
a n d   G ra p es.
Bananas,  OUr  Specialty.
-  MICH.
GRAND  RAPIDS, 

i6  and  18  No. Division St..

N u ts W e  carry  a  large  stock  of  all 

kinds  of  Foreign  and  Domestic 
Nuts  and  are  prepared  to  sell in 
any quantity.
PUTNAM &  BROOKS.
The  Best  Fitting Stock­

ing Rubber  in the

Market.

WHO  URGES  YOU

TO  liE E P

P O L

T H E   IPTTBX j I O  !

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.  W ithout effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves,  bring  purchas­
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL Y0DR ORDERS.

To  the  Merchants  o'f 

Marble and Granite

Michigan — We  offer

Mon uments

at a closer margin of profit than  any  concern in 
the State.  Write for estimates on Building Stone 
or cemetery work.  First class material and work­
manship only.

SflM 'L  fJIOFFETT.  Manager.

If you  have  any 
to offer  send 
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DRJ1IEL LYNCH

71  Canal  Street.

Successor  to   F R E D   D.  Y A L E  &  CO., 

POOREST
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THESE GOODS ARE “PAR EXCELLENCE”
Pure, H ealthful and Reliable,  w arran ted   to give satis­
faction In every p articu lar.  F or sale by wholesale and 
retail grocers th roughout  th t United  States.  Vouwik 
Bros., M anufacturers, Cleveland and Chicago.

M anufacturer of

F la v o r in g  E x tr a c ts, 

B a k in g   P o w d e r , 
B lu in g ,  E tc
Grocers  and  Dreiiists’  Sundries

And Jobber of

Call and inspect  our  new  establishment 

when in the city.

House and Store Shades Made to Order.

N ELSO N  BROS. <& GO.,

19  S.  IONIA  ST.

68  Monroe  Street,

Grand Rapids.

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HOG  CHOLERA.—Cause,
Cure and Prevention.  Cir- 
culars it Testimonials Free.
For sale by Druggists,  Gro*

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Gives Universal Satisfaction for

Horses,  Cattle,  Hogs,  Sheep, 
Colts,  Calves,  Pigs,  Lambs.,
Has  the  finest  line  of  illustrated  advertising 
and  most  attractive  Lithograph  Label. 
List 
price reduced August 1,1888.  A  75  cen t, cash 
g u a ra n te e  on ev ery  box y o u  sell,  1,000 illus­
trated circulars in each case.  Rubber stamp and 
self-inking pad free  with your first order through 
jobber.  S pecial  d ire c tio n s  for  building up a 
large trade with every shipment.  Our new circu­
lar, “H og  C h o lera—Cause,  C ure  an d   P r e ­
v e n tiv e ,”  is  attracting  universal 
attention. 
Contains the most scientific  and  practical  facts 
in regard to this terrible disease, and only known 
positively successful  treatment.  G ives  v a lu a ­
b le in fo rm a tio n  in  re g a rd   to   sw in e-ra isin g  
fo r la rg e  profit.  See  o th e r c irc u la rs  fo r a ll 
k in d s o f stock.  The  facts  contained  in  these 
circulars are worth many dollars to  every  enter­
prising farmer or stockman.  D ealers!  We have 
withdrawn our salesmen and  solicit  a  continu 
ance of your trade through p ro m in e n t jobber*. 
Send to them for their special circular “T o  T H E  
T R A D E ,” for full information in regard to rub­
ber stamp—free —and also our  G R A N D   CASH 
P R IZ E S .  See circulars for  testimonials of reli­
able dealers from all parts of the country.  This 
trade  is  about  equally  divided  between  drug­
gists, general dealers and  grocers.  A good trade 
for one insures a satisfactory trade for the other. 
Order at once, save freight and  commence  tu rn ­
ing your money every thirty or  sixty  days, at 71 
per cent, profit.

SO LE  M A N U FA C TU R ERS:

The German Medicine Comp’y

M i n n e a p o l is ,  M in n .

For sale in Grand Rapids,  Mich., by  Hazeltine 
& Perkins Drug Co. and Hawkins & Perry, whole­
sale grocers.

I n c r e a se   y o u r   C igar  T r a d e   b y   se llin g   th e

B. 2sÆ.

Named in  Compliment to  the

Michigan  B u sin ess  M en’s  

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And  especially adapted,  both  in  Quality  and  Price,  to  the  requirements  of  the

RETAIL  GROCERY  TRADE.

ÄbsoliMy

PRICE, 

Earth!

030PER  THOUSAND.

T h e  T elfer  Spice  C om pany,
BOOK-KEEPING

MANUFACTURERS’  AGENTS,  GRAND  RAPIDS.
A lfr e d  J. B r o w n
Foreign,  Tropical and  California
B R U I T S

ELEVATORS

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

WIPED  OUT!

ave.  Telephone 1032.  H.  MIDDLEBROOK,  Agent.
WI115N  IN  MU&JKBGON

(F O R   PA SSEN G ER S  A N D   F R E IG H T .)

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H.  FLETCHER, 

For the BEST LUNCH to be had in the State.

Eletcher
\s  City  Creamery
54  W.  WESTERN  AVENUE.
W.
P E R K I N S   <&  H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, *

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PUTNAAI & BROOKS,
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DETROIT,  MICH.

Manufacturers of the  following well-known 

brands of

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

M O TTLED   G ER M A N , 

S U P E R IO R , 

PH CEN IX , 

A N D   O TH E RS, 

W. G. HAWKINS.

F or quotations address

M IC H IG A N , 

CZAR, 

W A B A SH , 

R O Y A L  B A R , 
M ASCOTTE,
CAM EO,

Salesm an fo r W estern M ichigan,

Lock  Box 173, 

COAL !—COKE ! — WOOD !

Wholesale  A.  HIMES.  and  Retail

GRAND  RAPIDS

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Shaw m  u t A v en u e, W in te r an d  

W .  D iv isio n   Sts.

T e lep h o n e  C all  4 90-3.  CA R  LOTS  A   SPE C IA L T Y .

STANDARD  FIRST  GRADE  PLUG  TOBACCO

LOIiHI.AIiirS

C L I M A X

Can  now  be  bought  at the following exceptionally £

LOW   FIGURES :

A ss’t ’d lot 
any quantity

Packages.
POUNDS. 12 x  3,16 oz., 6 cuts,  40,28 & 12 lbs.
42, 30 & 12  “
CLUBS, 12 x  2,16 ox.. 6 cuts, 
CLUBS, 12 x  2, 8 oz., 6 cuts, 
43, 30 & 12  “
FO URS, 6 x  2, 4 oz.. 
42. 30 & 12  “
45, 25V4  & 16  “
F IV E S , 6 x  1)4. 31-5  oz.. 
T W IN  FOURS, 3 x  2, 7 to  lb,  41,27 & 1354  “
FIGS, 3 x  1,14 to lb., 
41,31 & 17  “

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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 Sample 
W rite for  P rices. 

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

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

Geo.  H  Reeder,
Mich.
Grand  Rapids,

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These are the parties, that lived 
In the house, that Jack built.

These  are the  Clothes, that  were 
Worn by  the  parties, that  lived  in 
The  house, that Jack built.

These  are  the  Machines, that  washed 
The clothes,  that  were worn  by 
The parties, that lived in the  house, that 

Jack built.

This  is  the  Soap, that  was  used 
In the  Machine, that  washed the 
Clothes, that  were  worn by the parties, 
That lived in  the house, that Jack built

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We also manufacture &  full  line  of  Sweet 

Goods.  Write  for  quotations 

and  samples.

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Every  garment  bearing  the  above  ticket  is 
WARRANTED  NOT  TO  RIP, and,  if  not as re- 
iresented, you are requested  to  return  it to the 
ierchant of whom it was purchased and receive 
, new garment.
S T A N T O N ,   S A M P S O N   &  CO.,

M a n u fa c tu re r* ,  b e t i u i t ,  M id i.

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The Michigan Tradesman

W ED N ESD A Y ,  .JANUARY 9,  1889.

LEISURE  HOUR  JOTTINGS.

W r i t t e n  f o r  T h e   T r a d e s m a n .

B Y   A   COUNTRY  M ERC H A N T.

A  gentleman  who  inflicted  a  large 
amount of  poetry on the  public of  some­
thing like a couple of  hundred years ago 
gave  us  one of  the most  unquestionable 
truisms ever  embalmed in verse when he 
asserted:

Hope springs eternal in the hum an breast,
Man never is, but always to be, blest.
Young people, who are thoroughly sat­
urated  with  the  romance of  life,  can 
easily cover themselves with the figments 
of  fancy to that  extent that  they fondly 
imagine  themselves  as  having  reached 
the  acme  of  human  bliss,  and,  w’hile 
under  this  illusion, would of  course  re­
gard the couplet of  the past as an ebulli­
tion of  cynical  bile, but  it  only needs  a 
few  years,  and  an  ordinary  experience, 
to convince  them  that  his words convey 
a  truth  that  is  simply incontrovertible, 
and  that, among the  millions of  intelli­
gent beings who inhabit this planet, it  is 
doubtful if  one  exists  with  a  perfectly 
self-satisfied  assurance  that  he is  in  a 
position  to  gratify  every  desire,  and  a 
position  to  satisfy  every personal  ambi­
tion.

I  think it would  be  extremely difficult 
to  find  a  country  trader,  of  any  ex­
perience, who expects to witness anything 
like an  overflow' of  his cup of  happiness 
during  his  business  career.  There  is 
something  eminently  satisfactory,  of 
course,  in conducting a lively and  profit­
able trading  enterprise, but  the  work is 
ordinarily only a means to accomplish an 
end.  The  better  the  business, and  the 
fewer the  losses, the  sooner  w ill  arrive 
the time  when  the trader  can bid  adieu 
to  his  daily  routine  of  anxieties,  per­
plexities and  drudgeries, and the  sooner 
will come  that welcome  period  when he 
can  retire  on  a well-earned  and  ampl 
competence  to  a  life of  ease and  enjoy 
ment.

But watch the course of, say, a dozen of 

these  individuals  who are  always  to 
blest—sometime—and  see  how  many of 
them  overtake the  blessing, or  are over­
taken  by it.  Averaging  them  w'ith  the 
dozens,  and  thousands  of  dozens,  likt 
them, two  or  three will  continue  to  en­
large their ideas of  a  “competence”  un 
til  incurable  disease  or death  overtake: 
them.  Two or three will  become  grasp 
iug and  never-satisfied  usurers:  two  o: 
three  will  find  idleness,  after  years  of 
active  labor,  almost  unbearable,  and 
drift back  into  some  more or less active 
pursuit, and the balance will  become the 
chronic  grumblers  and  growlers of  the 
community.  And  to  this  dozen  who 
were  successful,  financially,  add a dozen 
dozen  who  by no  means in their  power 
can  possibly arrive at the “competence” 
status,  and  who  struggle  along  with 
nothing but the hope that “springs  eter­
nal in  the human  breast”  to cheer  them 
on their tiresome journey.

Of  all the overdrawn  and exaggerated 
characters of  fiction that of  Wilkins Mil 
cawber is, perhaps, the  most  real.  The 
party  who  is  always  complacently and 
hopefully “waiting for sometlftng to turn 
up,” and who plunges  into,  and emerge 
from, depths of  despair  with  sky-rocket 
velocity,  is  found  in  every  community 
I have in mind an individual, wTho, w ithin 
a few years, ha?, from comparative wealth, 
gradually sunk into comparative poverty, 
yet,  except  on  the  occasions  when  his 
“face” is deemed insufficient for  procur­
ing  the  necessities of  life—when  he  is 
briefly plunged  into  gloom, and  is,  very 
temporarily,  inclined to speculate on  the 
most  desirable  and  expeditious  way  to 
leave  the world—I  never  saw him  more 
hopeful, or  confident  in  the  belief  that 
something  favorable  wras  speedily  go­
ing  to  “ turn  up.” 
I  don’t  think  he 
every borrowed a dollar  with  the  delib­
erate  intention of  defrauding  his  cred­
itor,  yet  I  call  to  mind  that  he  owres 
many and various-sized amounts, secured 
on a  distinct  assurance  that  something 
had  “turned  up;”  which  “something” 
resolved  itself  into  the  promise  of  a 
commercial traveler to try and find him a 
situation;  or  the  announcement  of  an 
importuned  politician  that  perhaps  he 
“might  find  a  place  for  him;”  or  the 
statement  that  some one of  a like name 
had  died,  leaving  an  immense  fortune 
which was looking for heirs, or something 
equally  as  practical  and  suggestive  of 
means for adjusting indebtedness.

His last business  transaction  resulted 
in  the  loss  of  the  sole  remains  of  his 
property—a  little  house and lot.  A de­
linquent  debtor of  his  palmy days came 
to  see  him;  acknowledged  with  contri­
tion  his  dilatoriness, and  stated that he 
had determined to devote one-ha!f  of  his 
farm of  160 acres, in a Northern  county, 
to relieving his conscience of  its burden. 
He had an abstract  of  the  property, and 
could  give  a clear  title.  The  creditor 
was in ecstacies at once, but  on  figuring 
up the  debt  and  interest  it  was  found 
that the estimated valuation of  the prop­
erty exceeded  the  amount  by something 
•over a hundred dollars, and  rather  than 
let the golden  opportunity pass, the  lit

tie  homestead  was  mortgaged  for  the 
balance. 
Immediately  after  receiving 
his deed the hopeful man w'rote to a  job­
ber, with  whom he had had a former ac­
quaintance,  asking  him if  he would  sell 
a stock  of  goods  on  the  security of  an 
eighty-acre,  unincumbered  farm.  Re­
ceiving  a  favorable  reply,  he  at  once 
rented a builcflng,  hired a clerk,  issued a 
vast quantity of  advertising matter,  “set 
’em  up”  frequently  and  liberally  and 
then went to market for his merchandise. 
On being shown the deed  the  wholesaler 
looked a little  surprised  and  disgusted. 
Going to a map, he  ran  his  finger down 
the  section  lines,  and, after a brief  re­
flection, said:

“Why,  bless  you,  my  friend!  Your 
eighty  acres  isn’t  worth  eighty  cents! 
It’s in a section that  hasn’t got a tillable 
acre or a cord of  wood  on i t !  It’s  abso­
lutely  worthless  for  any purpose what­
ever.”

The depression that  followred  this an­
nouncement, however, was  speedily  dis­
pelled by the  fact  that a salt-well,  some 
miles  from  the  “farm,”  was  a  partial 
success, and  the ow’ner is flow hopefully 
looking  for  capitalists  who  want to in­
vest  in a hole  some  thirty  miles  from 
railroads or navigation.

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An abnormal development of the’organ 
of  hope,  in  an  individual,  may  some­
times  lower  our  estimate of  his mental 
capacity, but, when it is about  his  only 
capital,  who  would  deprive  him of  the 
full enjoyment of  its possession?  I have 
also regretted that Dr. Wells  didn’t  live 
long enough to complete  his  scheme for 
elevating  and  depressing the phrenolog­
ical organs.  Had he made the “science” 
practical, w'hat a vast  amount  of  gloom 
and misery could be  dissipated,  and how 
the volume  of  suicidal  statistics  w'ould 
diminish,  by  making  the  “bump”  in 
question  a  prominent  feature  on  the 
craniums  where  it  is,  unhappily,  de­
ficient.

Mental Loafing.

It  is  considered a disgrace  to be  lazy 
He  who  is too  indolent to work  for  his 
own  living  becomes  a by-word  and 
proach.  But there is a very common form 
of  laziness  which is not  always  noticed 
It is that of  mind.  We first become con 
scious of  it in  our young days, when  we 
“don’t  feel  like  study.”  We  dawdle 
over our  thoughts,  half  asleep, and, a 
result, give a fine  exhibition of  stupidity 
in  the  recitation  room. 
It  is  true  that 
disinclination  to  study  sometimes grow' 
out of  fatigue  and  illness.  The  liver i 
responsible  for  much  of  it;  but  in  th 
majority'  of  cases  it is  pure  laziness, a 
young  people will  discover  if  they  wil 
shake themselves up and go resolutely to 
work.
This sort of  indolence in youth  is very 
dangerous,  for  it  becomes  a  habit,  and 
the  mind grows  rusty and  dull  in  the 
very  prime of  life, when it should  be at 
its best.  And  on the  heels of  this form 
of laziness comes another bad  habit, that 
of intellectual  loafing.
What  loafing  is  in  the common  sense 
all  know. 
It  is  hanging about  with no 
definite  aim or  purpose,  idling  away' the 
time without  method and w'ithout  profit. 
Well, there is mental loafing as well, and 
it  is known in  the dictionary as  reverie. 
It is  a  dreamy' state of  mind,  w’hen  the 
thoughts go wrool  gathering.  The  fancy 
sails aw'ay into fantastic zeal, and  revels 
in unreal things until  the wits are  fairly 
benumbed and  unfitted for sober work.
This habit, so common to young people, 
is fatal to mental grow'th.  Many a prom­
ising  youth is ruined  by over indulgence 
in it. 
It wastes  time  and  enfeebles  the 
mental  powers. 
It  is  really  a  form  of 
laziness, and  it  should  be  steriyly  cor­
rected at the  very outset.  The  action of 
the mind  should  be  kept under  control. 
When the thoughts begin to wander,  it is 
time to  whip  them  into order.  A  reso­
lute will will do it.

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VoigtMilling Co.

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Dry Goods

Importers and Jobbers of

STAPLE  and  FANCY.

O v e r a lls,  P a n ts ,  Etc.,

OUR  OWN  MAKE.

A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF

Fancy  Crockery  and

Fancy Woodenware

OUR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection  Solicited.  Chicago  and  De­

troit  prices  guaranteed.

French  Window,  Ameri­
can  Window,  English  26 
Enamelled,  Cut and  Embossed.
Roiled 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.

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73 &75  Lamed  Street West,  DETROIT,  MICH. 
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48-50 Long St., 
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Gr.  M.  M UNG ER  &  CO.
Successors to Allen’s Laundry
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Rapids, Mich.

Try  sample  order  in 
dozen 
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86 to 824 per doz.  For terms ad 
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TIME  TABLES.
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GOING  NORTH.
Leaves,
Traverse City & M ackinaw.............. 
7:00 a
Traverse City & M ackinaw................. 9:05 a  m  11:30 a
From  C incinnati....................................7:30 p m
F or Petoskey & M ackinaw C ity........3:55 p m 
Saginaw Express...................................11:30 a  m 
10:30 p m . 

5:00 p m
7:20 a m
4:10 p m

Saginaw express runs through solid.
7:00 a. m. tra m  has ch air c ar to Traverse City.
11:30 a. m. tra in  has ch air c ar for Petoskey and Mack­
5:00 p.  m, tra in   has  sleeping  c a r  fo r  Petoskey  and 

inaw  City.
Mackinaw City.
GOING  SOUTH.
C incinnati  Express..........................  
F o rt W ayne Express........................... 10:30 a m  
Cincinnati  Express...............................4:40 p m  
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points, a rriv in g  in D etroit a t 10:45 p. m.
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C ity;  82 to Cincinnati.
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11:15 a m ...............................................................................  4:45 p m
4 :2 0 p m ...............................................................................  7:45 p m
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge street  depot 7 m inutes later.

Arrive.

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Day  Express..........................................................................1:10 p m
New York Express.......................................................5:40 p m
•A tlantic Express....................................................... 10:45 p m
Mixed  ...........................................................................  6:50am
•Pacific  Express..............  
6:00 a m
Local P assenger.........................................................10 :00 a  m
M ail..........................................................................................3:15 p m
Grand  Rapids  Express.............................................10:15 p m
M ixed................. 
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p m

p ra  p m 
1:10  3:00 
3:25  4:12 
F rt

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

p m
45 D p ....G ran d   R apids..................  9:45  6:10
___  ;02  “  ....A lleg a n ..................................8:28  4:55
5:03  10:00 A r....K alam azo o ....................... 7:10  3:52
2:25
6:35 11:35 
....E lk h a rt..................................4:45  l:e0
8:00 12:30  ‘ 
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a  m
....C h icag o ............................... 11:80  8:50
7:50  7:10  4 
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....T o le d o ..................................11:25  0:00
10:25  5:05 
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....C lev elan d ............................7:15  5:45
1:35  9:40
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5:10 p m
7:00 a m
7:45 a m

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tT hroughM ail...................................4:55  p m  
tG rand R apids Express................. 10 :40 p m
•N ight Express................................. 6:40  a m  
tMixed................................................  
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tT hrough M ail.................................. 10:20  a m  
(Evening Express............................ 3:40  p m  
•Lim ited Express............................. 10:30  p m  

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10:55 p m
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connecting  a t M ilwaukee 
th ro u g h
sleeper to  Toronto.
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GROCERIES.

COFFEE.

Growth — Preparation  for  the  Market— 

Adulteration—Best  Varieties.

F . B. T h u rb er In Hectical Classics.

There is  perhaps no one  article which 
more  generally enters into the  domestic 
consumption  of  the  world, than  coffee. 
In  some  countries, tea  is  more  largely 
used, but  in  all  countries  where tea  is 
consumed, coffee  is  also;  while  in  other 
countries, coffee is largely consumed and 
tea  is not  used at  all.  The  essential 
principles of each, however, which make 
them both  popular  beverages,  are  very 
similar;  thetheineof tea, and the caffeine 
of  coffee, both  being  stimulating to  the 
nervous  system,  and  furnishing  a  com 
forting  drink which  “cheers, but  not in­
ebriates.” 
It is interesting to note, how­
ever,  that, while  the effect on many per­
sons  is  the  same  with  both  beverages, 
there  are some  people  whose  physical 
idiosyncrasies  are  such,  that  they  can 
use  one, but cannot  use the  other.  For 
instance,  if  some  people  drink  tea  at 
night, it  prevents  them  from  sleeping 
but  they can drink coffee with impunity; 
while  with  others, precisely the  reverse 
is  true.  But. with  the  majority of  peo­
ple, either  coffee or tea, drunk sufficient­
ly  strong, will  stimulate  the  nerves  of 
the  stomach and  brain, so  as to  produce 
sleeplessness.  One of the earliest legends 
regarding  coffee  is  that  a  Mahometan 
priest, in  charge  of  a  monastery, found 
that  an  infusion  of  coffee  beans  made 
his  sleepy  monks much  more  alert  and 
ready  to  receive and  remember  his  in­
structions.  And  from this small  begin­
ning, the use of  this fragrant berry  soon 
spread throughout  Arabia,  and ultimate­
ly to other countries.
Coffee  is  grown  in  many  countries 
lying within the tropical or semi-tropical 
zone,  the  largest  producing  countries 
being  in  South  and  Central  America, 
although considerable  quantities are also 
produced  in  both  the East and West In­
dies.  Coffee trees  in  bearing vary from 
ten  to  twenty  feet  high.  The  slips or 
suckers  are  usually  set  about  ten  feet 
apart, so that an acre will hold about 500 
trees. 
It takes three  or  four  years  for 
a coffee orchard to begin bearing, and six 
or seven  years to  produce a considerable 
crop;  after which  they will  bear contin­
uously for perhaps twenty  years.
The coffee berry grows on the branches 
near the stems of  the  leaves,  and  when 
ripe, is red, and looks very like a cherry. 
Inside  of  the  skin  is  a  sweetish  pulp; 
and  within the  pulp,  two  coffee  beans, 
each  inclosed in a tough,  horny skin, or 
parchment, lie  face to face.  Within the 
parchment is the greenish  bean  of  com­
merce,  surrounded by a thin, tissue cov­
ering, called the  silver skin.
When  the  berries  are  gathered, they 
are  put  through  a  pulping  machine, 
which  removes the  pulp.  The  beans in 
the parchment are then spread out to dry, 
which is sometimes  done in the  sun, and 
sometimes  in  drying houses  by artificial 
heat.  When  dry,  they  are  run  through 
a machine, to remove the  parchment and 
silver  skin:  then winnowed, picked  oVer 
to remove  pieces of  branches and  defec­
tive  beans, and  the  coffee  is  ready  for 
market.
From the importer it goes to the whole­
sale grocer,  and by him is sometimes sold 
green to the retail grocer, but more often 
is  roasted  by  the  wholesale  grocer  or 
coffee  merchant, and sold in that form to 
the retail merchant.
The  process of  roasting, although  ap­
parently simple, is  one of  the  most deli­
cate  and difficult  things to  do well.  As 
in a competitive trial of firemen for steam 
engines,  a  youth  of  nineteen  won  the 
first prize  by getting the  largest number 
of revolutions out of  a given quantity of 
coal, so some persons seem to have a gift 
for roasting coffee perfectly.  All coffees 
do not roast  alike.  A slight variation in 
the  heat of  the fire, or a  moment’s  inat­
tention, may  result  in  the  coffee  being 
roasted too much or too  little.  The hap­
py medium, in  this  even  more  than  in 
other  things,  is  a very difficult  thing  to 
attain.
After  roasting,  the  quicker  it is  con­
sumed, the  better, as  the delicate aroma 
technically  known  as 
the  coffeine, 
gradually  evaporates  or  passes  away. 
Indeed, there are three things in the pro­
duction  of  perfect  coffee  for  the  table, 
which  cannot  be 
viz.: 
fresh - roasted, 
fresh - 
made. 
the 
This 
a isu quite an important process.  If ground 
too  course,  the  strength of  the coffee is 
out readily extracted,  and it will  not  be 
str*,n.: enough;  if  ground  too  fine,  it  is 
apt ti.  >e muddy.  Here again the happy 
men.  ,m is best. 
It should not be ground 
just  before  it  is  made, as,  after 
h u m  
griit'U’m, the  aroma  passes off  very rap­
idly. 
i 1 mce, it is best  for  every family 
to  l. .\e  a small  coffee-mill,,  and  grind 
1 heir o\\ n coffee.  Where this is not prac- 
tica  dc.  the ground coffee  should be kept 
in a ti  htly-closed  tin  can  or  glass  jar. 
We are now come to the  important  part 
of making the coffee.
As  before  stated,  it should  be  fresh- 
made.  Fifteen  minutes  will  dissipate 
the delicious  aroma, and  render  it com­
paratively worthless  slops.  This is the 
reason why it is so  difficult  to  get  good 
coffee  at  many  hotels  and  restaurants. 
The  persons  charged  with  the  duty of 
making the coffee do not  like to take the 
trouble to make  small  quantities  often. 
There  are  many  different  methods  of 
making  coffee.  The  simplest  of  them 
are  good  enough  if  the  coffee is  fresh- 
roasted,  fresh-ground,  fresh-made.  The 
ordinary  French  filtering  coffee-pot  is 
perhaps  the  most  convenient;  but good 
coffee  can  be  made  in  an  ordinary tin 
coffee-pot, pail  or  cup, if  the  foregoing 
conditions  are  observed.  A  favorite 
recipe,  which I have long  used,  is as fol­
lows :
Grind  moderately  fine  a  large  cup or 
small  bowl of  coffee;  break  into  it  one 
egg with  shell;  mix  well, adding enough 
cold water to thoroughly wet the grounds; 
upon this pour one pint of boiling water; 
let it boil  slowly for  ten or  fifteen  min- 
utef,  according  to  the  variety of  coffee 
used  and  the  fineness  to  which  it  is 
ground.  Let  it  stand  three minutes  to 
settle,  then  pour  through  a  fine  wire 
sieve  into  a  warm  coffee-pot;  this  will 
make enough for four persons.  At table 
first put the  sugar into  the cup,  then  fill 
half full of boiling milk, add your coffee, 
and you  have  a  delicious beverage  that 
will be a revelation to many poor mortals

fresh, 
fresh - ground, 
to 
us 
brings 

too 

who  have  an indistinct  remembrance of, 
and an intense  longing  for,  an ideal  cup 
of  coffee. 
If cream  can  be procured  so 
much  the better, and in that case boiling 
water  can be added  either  in the  pot or 
cup to  make  up for  the space  occupied 
by the milk  as above;  or condensed milk 
will be found a good substitute for cream.
Coffee  which  is  sold  ground, is often 
adulterated  with  various  substances. 
Hence, it is always  safer to buy coffee in 
the  bean.  Ckicory  is  perhaps the  sub­
stance most frequently used for the adul­
teration of  coffee,  and  some persons pro­
fess to like  it.  But it is  safe to say that 
there  can be no  improvement upon  pure 
coffee.
An anecdote is told of  M.  Grevy, when 
President of the Republic of France:
Some years ago he was invited,  with a 
friend, M.  Bethmont, to a  hunting  party 
by M. Menier, the celebrated manufactur- 
e» of chocolate, at Noisiel. 
It  happened 
that M. Grevy and M. Bethmont lost them­
selves in the forest and, in  trying to find 
their  way,  they  stumbled  upon  a little 
wiue-hftuse and,  tired  out,  stopped for a 
rest.  They asked for something to drink. 
M. Bethmont found  his  wine  excellent, 
but, as usual, M. Grevy  would not drink. 
He wanted coffee, but  was  afraid  of the 
decoction which would  be  brought  him. 
He got a good cup, however,  and  this is 
how he managed it:
“Have you any chicory?” he said to the 
man.
“Yes, sir.”
“Bring me some.”
Soon  the  proprietor  returned  with  a 
small can of chicory.
“Is  that all you have?” asked M. Grevy.
“We have a little more.”
“Bring me the rest.”
When he came again  with  another can 
“You have no  more?”
“No, sir.”
“Yery well.  Now  go  and  make me a 
cup of coffee.”
The other  adulterants  commonly used 
in ground coffee are roasted  and  ground 
peas,  and rye, which perhaps  are  not  so 
pungent  and  objectionable  in  flavor  as 
chicory.  But  none of  these  adulterants 
possess the same  stimulating  properties 
as coffee, and  hence  have  no  merit  ex­
cept that of cheapness.
Of  course, one necessity for the making 
of  good  coffee is the  coffee  bean  itself. 
Of  these there are  many different  varie­
ties, chief  among  which  are  those  pro­
duced in Brazil, commonly known as Rio 
coffee;  that which comes from Java;  and 
the  Arabian  coffee,  known  as  Mocha. 
Of  these, the two  latter  are most highly 
esteemed;  and  a  blend,  or  mixture,  of 
Mocha  and  Java, is  considered  perhaps 
better than any other, although there are 
many favorite blends and mixtures suited 
to  different  tastes.  Some  varieties  of 
coffee are strong and  somewhat  acrid in 
flavoi*,  and others  are  milder and richer; 
and there is great  scope for an expert in 
coffee  to  produce  good  effects  by care­
fully  blending  and  roasting.  This  is 
probably  the  reason  why  most  of  the 
coffee  now  sold  by  retail  merchants is 
purchased  by  them  in  a roasted  state, 
while  formerly it  was  sold  to  the con­
sumer green.  Naturally, wholesale mer­
chants  doing a large  business  in  coffee 
can employ the most expert blenders and 
roasters, and  produce  the  best  average 
results, although  any careful and intelli­
gent person, who can  give the  necessary 
time to it,  can, with  a  little  study,  per­
form this delicate operation  very well. .

of chicory, M. Grevy said:

Hurried  Shopping  in  Guatemala.

A Grand  Rapids  man  who  is now so­
journing in  Guatemala  writes as follows 
relative to the  trading habits of  the peo­
ple there:
They are a very  polite  people, and  on 
coming  into the store  will  pass some re­
mark  about  the  weather  and  ask  how 
business  is.  Then,  if  I am well, and  if 
my wife is, and my sister and my cousin, 
and  everybody connected  with  me;  and 
when  I  say they are  well, they say they 
are  extremely  glad of  it,  and  hope  we 
will always be well.
I must  ask  the same of  them, even  if 
it consumes an hour or more to do it, and 
must  wish  long  life  and  prosperity to 
them.  Then we smile  all  around,  and I 
ask  if  there  is  anything  1  can  do  for 
them  to-day.  They  say  they  hadn’t 
thought of  it, but will  look  at this, that 
or the other.
I get down  goods of  every grade,  and 
they  examine  them  all, and price them, 
and  discuss  them  very  sociably,  aud, 
after  spending  a  good  deal  more time, 
they thank me with many pleasant words 
for the kindness and consideration I have 
shown  them,  and  say,  “Yo voy  avisa,” 
that is,  “We will  go  and advise,” mean­
ing that they will now go  home  and con­
sult all their other folks about it.
With many bows  and  polite words we 
separate,  and  the  next  day  they  come 
back, accompanied by the whole family— 
men, women, children, cousins, and who­
ever else  may constitute  the  household. 
The  same  formalities  as  to  health are 
gone through with,  and  then  the  goods 
are  all  brought  forth  again,  until  ihe 
counters are all littered  over, the fabrics 
and cost are discussed  thoroughly again, 
and then it is possible they may buy.
However,  perhaps  they will say, hav­
ing  selected  something, that  it  is  very 
fine  and  beautiful  and  cheap, but  that 
they will call for it at some day soon, and 
thank me for the  kindness I have shown 
them. 
I see then that  they have  not the 
money  just  ready,  so I say that  I  shall 
be more than  pleased to have  them take 
whatever they want, and hope they won’t 
bother themselves at all  about  the  mere 
matter of  compensation.
then  they  say  they  will  be 
pleased to take  the  goods, and  will pay 
me in  thirty days, or whatever time may 
soonest suit their pupose.  They thus  at 
last  accept  the  goods,  and  with  many 
polite bows take their departure.
This is the way business is  done  here.
The  baking  powder  infamy  has  as­
sumed  proportions  which  should  call 
forth  active  and  rigid  interference. 
If 
brazen  assertion  and  audacious  lying 
could be made  passports to heaven,  then 
many of the baking powder people would 
have  no difficulty in passing through the 
golden gate.
The  first  thing a  new born  baby does 
is to scream  in a burst of  anger and  dis­
pleasure at the unwelcome change. 
It is 
the first  sign that  there  is a human  soul 
within.  No  animals cry when  born, not 
even the new born monkey.

Well, 

The  Talkative  Drummer.

come.”

How dear to the ear of the Drummer it soundeth. 
We’ve goods enough  left  for  six  months  to 

But still he hangs o n ;  with hope he aboundeth
To scoop in an order, or talk the man dumb.
He knows that his customer hard is to tackle,
That he “buys very cheap,” is a  tough  one  to 

And that, as he listens, he’ll inwardly cackle

At the nerve of the  Drummer who hangs on so 

sell,

well.

Cho.—The much-abused Drummer,

The persistent Drummer,
The talkative Drummer 
Who hangs on so well.

Einstein’s “taking stock;”  (what could be more 
“When  your  ’round  again,  call  in,”  says 
Smith’s buyer is “out,”  and  ’tis  “quite  useless 
And Jones will not purchase these  “very  dull 
But  still,  w hether  cheerless  or  bright  be the 

grating?)
Grimes;
w aiting;”
times.”
weather,

No m atter how cold or how wet is the spell,
He goes on his way w ith a heart like a feather, (?)
The  determined  Drummer  who  hangs  on  so 

well.

Cho.—The much-abused Drummer—etc.
“ Drumming”  Back  in  ’50’s.

“It amuses me,” said  the white-haired 
head  of  a  jobbing  house  in a conversa­
tion,  “to  hear  traveling  men  nowadays 
complain of  the  hardships  of  the  road, 
the  taking  of  late  trains, traveling  in 
cabooses, and  such  like inconveniences. 
Lord  bless  you,  they should  have  seen 
the  ‘drummers’  of  old  days  and  heard 
their experiences,  and  then  they  would 
have known something about the woes of 
the  traveling  man.  Thirty  years  ago I 
was  young,  ambitious,  full  of  energy, 
and went on the road for a jobbing house. 
When I could  not  travel  by  river—and 
that could be done only in going  through 
a certain  portion  of  our  trade—stage 
coaches  and  horseback  were  the  only 
means  of 
travel.  Many  a  cold  and 
weary winter’s day have I passed  in  the 
saddle, starting ®ut early in the morning, 
going  through  snow  or  rain,  fording 
creeks,  and half-frozen all the  time until 
I could  hardly dismount  when my day’s 
journey was over.  And then there  were 
no banks or collection  agencies  through 
the country to facilitate the  collection of 
debts,  and the ‘drummers’ had all of  that 
work to do.  We traveled  with  old-fash­
ioned  valises,  which  could  be  used  as 
saddlebags  when  we  had to ride  horse­
back,  and these  were  the receptacles for 
what  money we collected. 
It was some­
times  pretty  ticklish  work  stopping at 
lonely country taverns  with  saddle-bags 
filled with good, hard  money, but  it had 
to be done. 
I slept on the floor in a little 
tavern office one winter’s  night, with my 
valise under  my head  for a pillow,  con­
taining over  §1,500  cash. 
It was a hard 
pillow,  but I felt safer with it there, and 
slept  quite  soundly.  The  drummers of 
to-day don’t  know  what  hard  traveling 
is.  They  should  have  frozen  or  half- 
drowned  or  starved  with  us  of  the old 
school back in the ’50’s.”

The Grocery  Market.

Sugar  is  without  material  change. 
Matches  have  been  advanced  50  cents 
per case  by the  Diamond  Match Co., ex­
cept in  the  case of  the Woodbine “fight­
ing” brand,  which  has  been  withdrawn 
from  the  market.  The  oat  meal  and 
rolled  oats  men  have gotten  their  pool 
into  working  order  and  will  advance 
prices  80 cents  per  barrel  on the  15th. 
Crackers  and sweet  goods  have declined 
Jic except in the case of  X, or low grade 
goods,  which  have  been  dropped  from 
the list by order of the combination.

Not  in  Debt.

“I make it a  rule  never to go in  debt, 
no  matter  how  much  I  need a thing,” 
said Gracie.
“But I don’t see how a  young lady can 
help  going  in  debt.  However  do  you 
manage it?”
“Why,”  replied  Gracie,  “I  have  the 
things charged to pa.”

Oil  Was  Up.

From  th e Jackson P atrio t.
In  looking  over  the  old  files  of  the 
Patriot, we notice that fn April, 1859, the 
grocery house of  Burr & Thurber, which 
many of  the  older  residents of  the  city 
still remember, was  selling  kerosene oil 
at §1.50 per gallon.

Wool,  Hides,  Tallow  and  Furs.

The situation of  the wool  market does 
not  change.  Manufacturers  are  busy 
with the past  year’s  invoices  and  in no 
hurry to buy at  the  advanced  prices  of 
wools, prefering  to  wait  until  they see 
how the  market for manufactured goods 
opens, while  many of  the  larger  manu­
facturers are well supplied  with  earlier 
and cheaper wools.

Hides  and  leather  are  dull  and  low, 
with little doing.  Boot  and  shoe manu­
facturers want lower  prices, which  tan­
ners cannot  stand.  Leather  dealers say 
they must come in and buy soon, as their 
supplies  are  light,  and  their orders fair 
for  the  time  of  the  year.  Hides being 
the  poorest  of  the  year’s  take-off,  are 
not  likely  to  advance  until  they  come 
good  again.  Look  for  lower  prices. 
Tallow is in fair demand, tendency down­
ward.  Furs are unchanged, until reports 
from  January  sales,  at  which  higher 
prices are looked for  on  rat  and  skunk, 
which  have  been  anticipated 
in  last 
month’s purchases.

Burial by Machinery.

An Austrian  inventor  is  said to  have 
devised  a  means  of  interment  by  ma­
chinery.  The  coffin,  instead  of  being 
lowered by the more or less clumsy means 
now  adopted,  is  placed  on  a  platform 
(the  grave  being  concealed  by  black 
drapery), and, by  pressing a  spring, the 
platform  and  colfiu  sink into  the grave 
with measured dignity.

When  a  Man  is  Drunk.

A recent  judicial  ruling  on this ques­

tion is as follows:
When consciousness becomes modified, 
in any degree  whatever,  through  the in­
fluence of  alcohol, and  when,  or as long 
as,  no  exercise of  independent  nervous 
force  is  adequate  to  restore it to a nor­
mal state,  the man so affected is drunk.

HARDW OOD  DUMBER.

@22  00

@12  00

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Basswood, lo g -ru q .......................................13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run............................................... 15 00@16 00
Bireh, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Black Ash, log-run.......................................14 00@16 00
Cherry, log-run..............................................25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2 ................................... 50 00@60 00
Cherry, C ull..’.......................................... 
Maple, lo g -ru n ..............................................12 00@14 00
Maple,  soft, log-run.....................................11  00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Maple,  clear, flooring............................ 
Maple,  white, selected.......................... 
Red Oak, log-run.......................................... 18 00@20 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 24 00@25 00
Red Oak, 34 sawed, 8 inch and upw’d.40 00@45 00
Red Oak, 34 sawed, regular.........................30 00®35 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank................... 
@25 00
W alnut, log ru n .................................*. 
@55 00
W alnut, Nos. 1 and 2.............................  
@75  00
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-run.......................................17 00@18 00
C r o c k e r y   & G la s s w a r e

©20 00
@25  00
@25  00

6 doz. in box.

LA M P  B U R N E R S .

No. 0 Sun .........................................................................
............   50
No. 1  “  .........................................................................
5 5   j
.................. 
T u b u lar............................................................................ ............   75

LA M P  C H IM N EY S.

No. 0 Sun.................................................. ...........  1  90
............2  00 j
N o.l  “ 
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.................................................. ............ 3 00 I
No.2  “ 
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.............................. ............2  15
No. 1  “ 
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No.2  “ 

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First quality.
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Pearl top.

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La Bastic.

No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled......... ..................3  70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
............. ................4  70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
............. ..................4  70
... 1  25
4* 
..................1  50
..................1  40
.................................................................... ............1  60

No. 1 Sun, plain b u lb .........................................
No. 2  “  
.........................................
No. 1 crim p ....................................................................
No. 2 
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Butter Crocks, per g al........................................
Jugs, 34 gal., per doz........................................... .........  65
.........1  80
Meat Tubs, 10 gal., each........................ .........  75
.........
.............100
........................ .........1  65
........................ .........2 25

STO N EW A R E— A K R O N .

.............  0634

Milk Pans, 34 gal., per doz.  (glazed 66e) 
90c)

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15  “ 
20  “ 
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S o le   A g e n ts   for W 'e ste r n   M ic h ig a n  

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GASOLINE  STOVE.

Has eight separate and important improvements for 1889. 
Now is the time to  arrange for the  selling  agency for your 
town,  and we  invite  correspondence  from  previous  agents 
and  from  those  who  would like the agency for the- coming 
season.  Discount, terms of  delivery  and  dating  of invoice 
given on application.  Catalogue for 1889  now ready.

H.  L eonard  &  Sons,
Jobbers  of ßroßkeru.Tinware ani  Lamp Goods.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

Apples—W inter  fru it  is  in   fair  demand  at 
$1.50@$8  per bbl.
Beans—Handlers are paying about S1.25 for u n ­
picked and getting $1.65@$1.75  for  hand-picked.
Butter—Creamery is in fair  supply  at  30@31o. 
Dairy is easier,  No.  1  readily  commanding  22@ 
23c.
Cabbages—Home giown command $3@$5 per 100 
Celery—20@22c per doz.
Cider—8@10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
25c.
Cranberries—$7.75@$8 for Bell and Cherry  and 
$8.5O@$0 for Bell and Bugle.
Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
at 5@534c and evaporated at 634@634c.
Eggs—Strictly  fresh  are  more  plenty,  com­
m anding  20@21c.  Pickled  and  cold  storage 
stock are in  fair  demand at 19c.

Grapes—Malaga, $6 per keg.
Honey—17@18c. per lb. 
Onions—Too  low  to  quote,  purchases  being 
made only speculatively.
Pop Corn—234c per lb.
Potatoes—The m arket is looking a little bright­
er,  but  not  enough  so to  make  any change  in 
quotations.  Buyers are paying 25c  per bu. here 
and 20@22c at the principal  buying points out of 
town.

Squash—Hubbard, lc per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—Kiln-dried  Jerseys,  $3.50  per 
Turnips—25c per bu.

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PR O V ISIO N S

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

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

14  50
15 00
16 2! 
16  2.1 
16  25 
16  25 
16  25 
16  25
..10 
..IOI4 
..10% 
..  9 
-.12 34 
■ • 834
.103; 
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smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain

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F O R K   IN   B A R R E L S .
Mess,  new..........................................
Short cut Morgan..............................
E xtra clear pig, short  c u t..............
E xtra clear,  heavy..........................
Clear quill, short c u t.......................
Boston clear, short c u t...................
Clear back, short c u t.......................
Standard clear, short cut, best__
Hams, average 20 lb s............................
16 lb s............................
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12 to 14 lbs...................
p icn ic..........................................
“ 
“  Vest boneless..............................
Shoulders...............................................
boneless............................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..................
Dried Beef, extra...................................
ham  prices........................
Long Clears, heavy...............................
Briskets,  medium.................................
lard—Kettle Rendered.
Tierces ....................................................
Tubs.........................................................
501b.  T ins...............................................

lig h t...............................

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Tierces......................................................
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, 4 in a case..........................
50 lb. Cans...............................................
Extra Mess, w arranted 200  lb s..........
E xtra Mess, Chicago packing............
P late.........................................................
E xtra P late.............................................
Boneless, rum p butts............................
“  34 bbl..................

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

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-Fresh, and Smoked.

S A U SA G E -
Pork Sausage.........
Ham Sausage.........
Tongue Sausage...
Frankfort  Sausage
Blood Sausage.......
Bologna, straight..
Bologna,  thick__
Head Cheese..........
In half barrels.........................................................3 50
In quarter  barrels..................................................2 00
In half  barrels....................................................... 3 00
In quarter barrels..............................  
1  75
In  k its......................................................................  85

F IG S   F E E T .

T R IP E .

 

FR ESH   MEATS.

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Beef,  carcass..........
hind quarters 
fore 
Hogs..........................
Pork loins................
shoulders.......
B ologna...................
Frankfort  sausage. 
Blood, liver and head 
M utton.....................

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4 @  6
3 @ 4
534@  6
@ 8
©  734
@ 5
@ 834
@  5
4 @  5

OYSTERS and  FISH.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

O Y STER S  IN  CANS.

S tandards....................................................   @16
A nchors........................................................  @18
Selects........................................................... 21  @27
Fairhaven Counts.......................................  @35

O Y ST E R S  IN  B U L K .

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

1

F R E S H   F IS H .

Black  Bass............
T ro u t.......................
W hitefish................
smoked.. 
P erch.......................

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@10 
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CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS. 
Putnam & Brooks quote as foil  ws:

ST IC K .
Standard, 25 lb. boxes..........
..........
Twist, 
25 
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Cut Loaf,  25 
M IX E D .

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..............................  934
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2P01b.  bbls.................................................  834
10
2001b.  bbls.................................................  9

Royal, 25 lb. p ails........................................ 
Extra, 25 lb.  pails..................................... 
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails..............................  1134
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases............................................ 1034
Broken, 40 lb. Bask...............................................  914
2001b. bbls...............................................   9 ' r

fancy—In  5 lb. boxes.

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

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fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in  pails..................................... 12
in  bbls.......................................11
printed, in pails..................................13
in  bbls....................................12
Chocolate Drops, in pails.....................................12
Gum Drops, in pails.............................................   6
in  bbls................................................. 534
Moss Drops, in pails..............................................10
in b b ls ............................................  9
Sour Drops, in pails..............................................11
Imperials, in pails................................................. 12
in b b ls................................................... 11

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F R U IT S .

Bananas...................................... ................
Oranges, F lo rid as,................................... 2 50@3 50
Lemons, choice.......................................... 2 75@3 00
fa n c y ...........................................3  50@3 75
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Figs, layers,  new ........................................   10@15
“  Bags, 50 lb ..........................................  @ 6
Dates, frails, 50 lb ......................................   @434
34 frails, 50 lb ...................................  @534
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“  Fard, 10-lb.  box...............................  @
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Persian, 50-lb.  box........................   6  @ 7

50-lb.  “ 

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Almonds,  Tarragona.  ..............................  @17
Ivaca..........................................  @15
California.................................  14©16
Brazils...........................................................  @  7
Filberts,  Sicily...........................................11  @1134
W alnuts, Grenoble....................................13  @1334
F rench........................................  @11
Pecans. Texas, H. P ..............  ..................8  @12
Cocoanuts, per 100..................................... 4 25@4 50
C hestnuts..........., ...................................... 2 25@2 50

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P E A N U T S .

Electric Lights...............................................7J4@734
Peacocks.........................................................   @7
Storks................................  
@6
E x tra................................................................   @5
Y a c h t........................ 
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Wholesale Price  Current•

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

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

stand..................1 25

B A K IN G   PO W D E R .

34lb. 
34 lb. 
lib . 
51b. 
34 lb. 
lib . 
34 lb. 
lib . 

Arctic,  36 lb. cans, 6  do z...
“  4  “  ...
“  2  “  ...  1
“  2  “  ...  2
“  1  “  ...12
Absolute, % lb. cans, 100s. .11 
50s.. 10
“ 
50s.. 18
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Telfer’s,  34 lb. cans, 6 doz.  2
“  3  “  .  2
1  “  .  1
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341b.  “  2 
lib .  “  1 
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Acme, 34 lb. cans, 3 doz__

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Red Star, 34 lb. cans, 12 doz
6  “
4  “  1

34 lb.  “ 
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B A T H   B R IC K .

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

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75
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BROOM S.
 

No. 2 H url...........................  2  00
No. 1  “ 
2  25
No. 2 Carpet.......................  2  50
No. 1 
“ 
2  75
Parlor Gem..........................3 
00
Common W hisk...................  
90'
...................   1  00
Fancy 
M ill......................................3 
50
W arehouse..........................3 
00
Kings 100 lb. cases.................5 00
“  80  lb. cases...................4 25
13
14
15
16

Dairy, solid  packed.......
rolls.......................
Creamery, solid packed.

B U C K W H E A T .

B U T T E R IN E

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Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.

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

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................  1054
Star,  40 
934
Paraffine...............................  
'2
W icking................................. 
25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams, 1 lb, Little Neck.......1  25
Clam Chowder, 3  lb ..............3 00
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand__ 1  00
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21b. 
....1   60
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic............ 1  50
2  lb.  “ 
............ 2 65
lib .  Star.................. 190
2  lb. Star...................2  90
lib . 
2  lb. 
2  00
3 lb. In M ustard.. .3 00
3 lb.  soused...........3 00
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia........ 2 00
2 lb. 
3 25
“ 
1 lb.  Sacram ento... 1 70
“ 
21b. 
...2  75
5
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34s.........@ 8
“  Mustard 34s..........   @10
imported  34s ........ 10@11
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spiced,  34s ............ 10@12
CANNED GOODS—Fruits.

Trout, 3 Id. brook..............
Apples, gallons,  stand..........2 00
Blackberries,  stand................1 00
Cherries, red standard..........2 50
p itte d ........................ 2  60
D am sons...................................1 00
Egg Plums, stan d ................... 1 20
Gooseberries............................1 40
G rapes.....................................  90
Green  Gages............................1 40
Peaches, all  yellow, stand.. 1  45
seconds.....................1  25
P ie ..............................1  00
Pears..........................................1 30
Pineapples.....................1  10@1 25
Q uinces.....................................1 50
Raspberries,  ex tra.................-1 25
red ..................... 2 25
Straw berries................. 1  10@1 25
W hortleberries........................ 1 20

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CHEESE.

String...................  

Corn, Archer’s Trophy.........

Asparagus, Oyster Bay...........1 80
Beaus, Lima,  stand..*............1 00
“  Green  Lim as__   @1  10
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“  Stringlesg,  E rie......  90
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1 45
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  10
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Early  G o ld ...l  10
Peas, F rench............................1 25
“ 
extra m arrofat...  @110
soaked.......................  ¿0
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“  June, stand.......... 1  •i0@l 50
■  “ 
“  sifted..................... 1  55
“  French, extra  fine...  14 uO
Mushrooms, extra fine....18 
00
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden.........  85
Succotash,  standard____  @ 85
Squash...................................... 1 25
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  10
Good E nough___110
B en llar................ 1  10
stand br___ 1 05@1  10
Michigan Full Cream  12  ©1254 
Sap  Sago.........................  17©18
CHOCOLATE.
Runkel Bros.’ Vienna sweet  22
“  Prem ium .......   33
“  Horn-Cocoa...  37
“  B reakfast___  48
CHEWING  GUM.
200 

Rubber, 100 lumps..................25
35
Spruce...................................... 30
B ulk.........................................   6
R ed...........................................  734
coffee—Green.
Rio, fair......................... 16
“  good...................... 17
“  prime.....................18
“ 
fancy,  w ashed... 19
“  golden...................20
Santos............................15
Mexican & Guatemala 17
P eaberry......................17
Java,  Interior............. 20
“ 
fancy.................23
“  M andheling__ 26
Mocha, genuine..........25  _
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 34c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

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@18
@19
@20
@21
@18
@19
@19
@22
@25
@28
@26

CHICORY.

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coffees—Package.

30 lbs  60 lbs

100 lbs
Lion......................................... 2234
“  in cabinets.................... 22%
Dilworth’s ..............................2S34
Magnolia................................ 22
Acme...................2134  21%  213-4
G erm an.................................. 22
b in s ......................... 2254
Arbuckle’s Ariosa.................2234
A vorica............. 2134
McLaughlin’s  XXXX..........2234
Honey  Bee.............................24y*
Nox  All  .................................2334
O  B ......................................... 2234
T iger........................................2234

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A rbuckle’s A vorica............. 20
Quaker  City__ 21
Best  R io............22
Prime Maricabo 25

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COFFEE EXTRACT.

Valley City............................ 
75
F elix.......................................1  10

CLOTHES  LINES.

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Cotton,  40 f t ..........per doz.  1  25
1  50
1  60 
2  00 
2  25 
1  00 
1  15

50 ft.. 
60 ft.. 
70 f t . . 
80 ft.. 
60 ft.. 
72 f f .
C O N D EN SED  M IL K .

C R A C K E R S.
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E agle......................................  7  60
Anglo-Swiss..........................  6 00
Kenosha B utter.....................  8
Seymour 
................... .  634
B utter......................................   634
“   family............................  634
“  b iscu it..........................  7
Boston......................................   8
City Soda.................................   8
Soda..........................................  634
S. O yster.................................  634

CREA M  T A R T A R .

City Oyster, XXX. 
P icnic...................

Strictly  p ure....................  
Grocers’............................. 

..  634 
..  03s
38
24
dried fruits—Domestic.
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evaporated__ 7  @  734

Apples, sun-dried.......  534©  6
16
Apricots, 
“ 
7
Blackberries “ 
Nectarines  “ 
14
14
Peaches 
“ 
Plums 
“ 
Raspberries  “ 
24

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

dried  fruits—Foreign.
“ 

Citron, in  drum ...........  @23
in boxes..........   @25
Currants........................   @ 534
Lemon  Peel.................  
14
Orange Peel.................  
14
Prunes,  Turkey..........   @4%
Im perial.........  @  634
“ 
Raisins,  Valencias................  734
“  Ondaras.......................834
“  Domestic Layers.. .2 45
“  Loose Californias. .2 05

SY R U PS.

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Corn,  barrels.................,...24@25
one-half  barrels___26@27
. kegs.......................... 
1  20
Pure  Sugar, bbl..................25@32
half barrel__ 27@34
“ 
X  XXX
934
934
934
9
9

S W E E T   GOODS.
Ginger Snaps................9 
Sugar  Creams.............. 9 
Frosted  Creams........... 
Graham  Crackers...... 
Oatmeal  Crackers....... 
t o b a c c o s —Plug.
C lim ax..................................39@41
Corner  Stone...........
.39
.40
Double  Pedro.........
..40
Peach  Pie..................
..40
W edding  Cake,  blk.
I  Something  Good__
..40
..40
i  “Tobacco” ................
TEAS.

J a p a n — Regular.

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

“ 

Farina, 100  lb. kegs..............  04
Hominy,  per  b b l.........................4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box__   60
im ported.......   @10
Pearl  Barley................  @ 3
Peas, green....................  @140
“  split.......................  @  334
Sago,  German..............  @634
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l ...  @  634
Wheat,  cracked...........  @634
Vermicelli,  im port__   @10
dom estic...  @60 
f is h —SALT.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Cod, w hole.......................  @53-4
“  boneless...................  @734
H a lib u t............................ 
1234
2 75
Herring,  round,  34 b b l.. 
34  bbl.. 
1 50
10 00
Holland,  bbls.. 
Holland, kegs.. @85
Scaled................ 
30
Mack,  sh’s, No. 1,  34  bbl___9 50
“  12  lb k it..145
“ 
..135
“ 
“  10 
Trout,  34  bbls..............  @5 00
10  lb.  k its...................   80
White,  No. 1,  54 bbls.............6  00
“ 
12  lb. k its........115
10  lb. k its........100
“ 
Family,  34  bbls......... 3 00
k its.............55@65

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“ 

“ 

GUN  POWDER.

K e g s..............................................5 25
Half  kegs.....................................2 88

LAMP WICKS.
No. 0..............................
No. 1...............................
No. 2..............................
LICORICE.
P ure...............................
30
Calabria........................
Sicily........................................   18

MINCE MEAT
B uckets........................
Half bbls.......................
MOLASSES.

Black  Strap......................... 16@17
Cuba Baking....................... 22@25
Porto  Rico...........................24@35
New Orleans, good.............25@30
choice......... 33@40
fancy...........45@48

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

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OATMEAL.

OOLONG.

IM P E R IA L .

SUN  C U R E D .

Y O U N G   H Y SO N .

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

Fair ..
@15
Good .
@16
Choice............................24
@28.
Choicest........................30
@3S
F a ir ................................12
@15
G ood..............................16
@20
Choice............................ 24
@28
Choicest.........................30
@33
B A S K E T   F IR E D .
F a ir ...............................
@2 0
Choice............................
@25
Choicest........................
@35
Extra choice, wire leaf
@40
G U N PO W D E R .
Common to  fair...........25
@35
E xtra fine to finest___50
@65
Choicest fancy.............75
@85
Common to  fair............ 20  _
@35
Superior to fine..............40  @50
Common to  fa ir............ 18  @26
Superior to  fine............ 30  @40
Common to  fa ir............ 25  @30
Superior to  fine............ 30  @50
Fine to choicest............ 55  @65
F a ir ................................. 25  @30
Choice..............................30  @35
B est................................. 55  @65
Tea  D ust........................  8  @10
Sweet Pippin...........
50
Five and  Seven__
50
H iaw atha................
68
Sweet  Cuba............
45
Petoskey Chief.......
55
Sweet Russet..........
40
HS I T h istle.....................
42
Florida.....................
65
Rose  L eaf...............
66 
30 j  Red Domino............
38 
40
Swamp A ngel.........
40
TR A D ESM A N   C R E D IT   CO UPONS.
$  2, per  hundred.................   2  59
..................3 OO
$ 5,  “ 
$10,  “ 
..................4 00
$20,  “ 
..................5 OO
Subject to the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over..............  5  per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
30 g r..........................................  934
40 g r.........................................11
50 g r.........................................12
Above are the prices  fixed by 
the  pool.  M anufacturers  out­
side the pool  usually  sell  5 gr. 
stronger goods at same prices.

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

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

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$1 for barrel.

63:

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•‘ 
“ 

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“ 

P IP E S .

M ISC E L L A N E O U S.

P A P E R .

T W IN E S .

P IC K L E S .

SA L E R A T U S.

R O L L E D   OATS

“  Light  W eight...............2

O IL .
Michigan  Test__
W ater  W hite.........

Muscatine,  B arrels...............0  00
Half barrels.......3  15
Cases.........2  25@2 35
Muscatine, B arrels................6 00
Half barrels.......3  15
Cases.........2 25@2 35
.10%

Cocoa Shells, bulk................  3%
Jelly, 30-lb. pails...................   434
Sage........................................  
15
P A P E R ,  W OODENW ARE.
Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as 
follows:
S tra w .......................................1%
Sugar
. .2%
M edium...................................4  75  Rag  Sugar
. b b l......................2  88
H ardw are.
Small,  bbl...............................5  75
B akers.......................................234
“  34  bbl..............
...3  38 
Dry  Goods................................ 5
Ju te  M anilla............................ &
Clay, No.  216............
...1  60
Red  Express,  No. 1..............5
“  T. D. full count 
No. 2..............4
Cob. No.  3 ...............................   40
48 Cotton.................................22
R IC E .
Cotton, No. 2..........................29
.........6%
Carolina h ead.......
“  3..........................18
No. 1.......
.........634
Sea  Island, assorted...........40
No. 2.......
-5%©6
No. 5 H em p ........................... 15
No. 3.......
No.  8B ....................................17
W ool........................................  734
Tubs, No. 1............................  7  75
“  No. 2............................  6  75
“  No. 3............................  5  75
1  60
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop....  1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
60
Bowls, 11 in ch ......................  1  00
.......................  1  25
13  “ 
15  “ 
.......................  2 00
17  “ 
......................   2  75
assorted, 17s and  17s  2  50
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
“ 
b u sh el.....................  1  60
“  w ith covers  1  90
“ 
“  willow cl’tbs, No.l  5  50
“ 
“ 
“  No.2  6 00
“  No.3  7 00
“ 
“ 
“  No.l  3  50
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  No.2  4  25
“  No.3  5  00
*, 
G R A IN S  a n d  FK E D STU FFS 
95
W h ite ....................................... 
Red............................................ 
95
Straight, in sacks...............
Patent 

J a p a n ........................................5*4
DeLand’s,  pure...................... 534
Church’s, Cap Sheaf............... 5
Dwight’s ..................................5
Taylor’s .................................... 5
Common Fine per bbl...........  84
cariota..  80
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks.......  23
28  pocket................................ 2 00
60 
................................. 2  10
. . . . : .........................220
100 
Ashton bu. b a g s ...................   75
Higgins  “ 
...................   75
Warsaw “ 
...................   35
Kegs.........................................   34
Granulated,  boxes................  1%
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box.......  2 35
Hand, 
....» 2  35
Silver Thread, 30 g al............3  75
40  “  ...........5 00
Mixed b ird ..............................  434
Caraway.................................. 10
C anary.....................................  4
Hemp........................................   434
Anise........................................   834
R ap e........................................   434
M ustard...................................   734

3  “ 
S A U E R K R A U T .
“ 

Baskets, m arket...................... 

SA PO LIO .
“ 

sal  soda. 

W O O D EN W A R E.

V heat.  ■

SALT
“ 

splint 

“ 
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“ 
“ 

F L O U R .

S E E D S .

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

40

“ 

“ 

“ 

$

snuff.

SO A P.

Scotch, in  bladders............. 37
Maccaboy, in ja rs.................35
French Rappee, in J a rs ...... 43
Dingman,  100  bars...............4 00
Don’t  Anti-Wash board...... 4  75
J a x o n ......................................3  75
Queen  A nne......................... 3  85
German fam ily......................2 40
Big B argain........................... 1  87

SODA.

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spices—Whole.

Pepper, Singapore, black__ I834

B oxes........................................ 5%
Kegs, English...........................4%
A llspice....................................10
Cassia, China in m ats...........  734
Batavia in bu n d __ 11
Saigon in rolls.........42
Cloves,  Amboyna..................30
Zanzibar....................24
Mace  B atavia.........................70
Nutmegs, fancy..................... 70
“  No.  1..........................65
“  No.  2..........................60
“  “ 
w hite.................. 28
“ 
shot............................21
spices—Ground—In Bulk.
A llspice....................................]5
Cassia,  B atavia..................... 20
and  Saigon.25
Saigon..................... 42
Cloves,  Amboyna..................35
Zanzibar..................28
Ginger, A frican.................... 1234
Cochin..................... 15
Jam a ic a ..................18
Mace  Batavia......................... 80
Mustard,  English..................22
and T rie..25
Trieste..................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ..................... 70
Pepper, Singapore, black___22
w hite........30
Cayenne..................25
Mystic, 1 lb.  pkgs..................  7
..............6

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barrels.

STA R C H .

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“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

SU G A R S.

Cut  L oaf.......................  @ 8%
C ubes............................  @ 8
Pow dered.....................  @ 8
Granulated,  Stand 
  ”34@
Off........  @
Confectionery  A.........73S@
Standard  A .................   @ 7
No. 1, W hite Extra C ..  @6%
No. 2 E xtra  C..............  @ 6%
No. 3C, golden............  @634
No. 4 C, dark................  @  634
No. 5  C..........................  @ 6

M EA L.

M IL L S T U F F S .

“  barrels.............  5 70
“  sacks...............  6 50
“  barrels............  6 70
Bolted...................................  2 80
Granulated..........................  3  60
Bran.......................................   14 00
Ships......................................  16 00
Screenings...........................   14 00
M iddlings.............................  17 OO
Mixed  F eed.........................   17 75
Small  lots................................ 
Car 
................................ 
Small  lots................................ 
Car 
“  ................................ 

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

50
47
32
30

R Y E .

B A R L E Y .

No. 1, per 100 lb s ..................  2 OO
No. 1.........................................  1 30
No. 2.........................................  1 10
No. 1........................................  14 OO
No. 2........................................  13 00
H ID E S ,  P E E T S   a n d   FU RS.
P e r k in s   &  H e ss  p a y   a s  

H A Y .

434@ 5

fo llo w s:
H ID E S .
G reen .......................
Part  Cured..............
Full 
..............
“ 
D ry...........
Dry  Kips
Calfskins,  green.........  434@ 5
Deacon skins................10  @25

......   6  @

cured.........  534©  5%.

“ 

34 off for No. 2.

P E L T S .

 

F U R S .

Shearlings.....................10  @30
Estimated wool, per ft 20  @28
M in k ................................  
5@ 65
Coon.......................... 
5@1 10
Skunk............................... 
l@ 16
M uskrat............................ 
Fox, red...........................  
5@1 50
“  cross.......................  50@5 00
5@ 80
“  grey......................... 
Cat,  bouse........................ 
5@ 25
“  w ild .......................... 
5@ 50
F isher............................ 1  00@6  00
L ynx..............................   50@a0O
Martin,  d a rk ..................  25@3 00
io@l OO
O tte r................................  50@8 00
Wolf.................................   50@3 00
B ear.................................  30@20 00
B eav er............................   S0@6 OO
B adger............................. 
5@1 OO
Deerskins, per lb......... 
5@  40
M ISC ELLA N EO U S.
T allow ..........................   434 @  534
Grease  b u tter..............8  @  834.
Sw itches.......................  2  @  234
Ginseng........................ 2  00@2 10

pale.................... 

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5@1 00

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

FACE  POWDERS.

State  B eard  * f  Pharm acy. 

One Y ear—Jam es Termor, Detroit.
Two Yeare—O ttaear Kberbach, Ann  Arbor. 
Three Yeare—Gee. McDonald, Kalamaeoo. 
F o u r Yeare—Stanley 8 . P ar kill, Owoss#.
F ire  Yeare—Jaoob  Jeeeom.  Mnekevom. 
President—Geo. McDonald 
S ecretary—Jacob Jeeeon.
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next M eeting—G rand Rapids. March 5,6 and 7.

t i i c k l j u i   M at«  n u n u M i t l w l   A ss’ii. 

P r e s i d e n t —G w .  G u d r e a ,  I e n ia .
F irst V ice-President— F. M. AJedorf, Lansing.
S e c o n d  V io e -P re n id » a t— S .  M.  D e a n ,  F ile s .
T hird Vice-President— O. Kberbneh, Ann Arbor. 
S ecretary—H. J. Brown. Ann Arber.
T r e a s u r e r  
E x e c u tiv e  C o m m itte e —A.  H .  L y s s s n ,  M a n is te e ;  A . B a s ­
s e t t ,   D e tr o it;  F.  J .  W n r s b u r g ,  Q r a a d   R a p id s ;  W .  A. 
H a ll, G r e e n v ille :  B . T .  W e b b , J a e k s e n .

I t  in  D u .o n t .  D e tr o it.

L o c a l S e c r e ta r y —A. B a se e b l, D e tr o it.

Grand  S a p id )  P iu r m so e itio a l  Society. 
President. J. W. H ayw ard,  Secretary, F rank H. Escott.

D etroit  P h a m s c e iU a a l  Society. 

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

M uskegon  D rag  Clerks’  A ssociation. 

President, Geo.  L, LeFevre.  S ecretary, Jno. A. Tinholt.

How  to  Make  Eight  Exquisite and  Non 

Injurious  Kinds.

FORMULA  I.

Orris root, 1 part.
Zinc oxide, 2 parts.
French chalk, 2 parts.

FORMULA  II.

Precipitated chalk, 2 parts.
French chalk, 3 parts.

FORMULA  III.

Bismuth oxychloride,  1 part.
Precipitated chalk, 3 parts.
French chalk,  5 parts.

FORMULA  IV.

Bismuth  subcarbonate,  1 part.
Zinc oxide, 3 parts.
French chalk, 4 parts.
Precipitated chalk, 4 parts,
Corn starch, 5 parts.

FORMULA  V.

then 

FORMULA  VI.

FORMULA  VII.

FORMULA  VIII.

RICE  TOWDERS.

Gum  and  Eyesight.

Bismuth subnitrate, 1 part.
French chalk, 25 parts.
Corn starch, 35 parts.
Terra alba (powdered gypsum) 40 parts.

Zinc oxide, 1 part.
French chalk, 3 parts.

Bismuth subcarbonate,  1  part.
Zinc oxide, 3 parts.
Magnesia carbonate, 3 parts.
Talc, 5 parts.

Talc,  4  parts.
Zinc oxide,  1 part.
Starch, 1 part.
Formula i.,  i i .  and  v i i.  represent  the 
cheaper  powders,  like  swan-down, etc., 
though they do not differ very much from 
some  of  the  better  powders.  Formula 
in., iv. and v. represent the better grades 
of  face powders, as  seen  in  the  case of 
Pozzoni’s, Saunders’  and  others.  Form­
ula  viii.  is  modeled  on  Pinaud’s  and 
Bimmel’s.

This form of  toilet-powder  is  usually 
put  up  in  small,  square,  tinted  paper 
cartoons, holding two or  three  ounces of 
powder.  As based on Lubin’s, Rimmel’s, 
Jacques’ and  Atkinson’s,  the  following 
starches could be perfumed and tinted to 
suit:  Wheat  starch,  corn  starch, potato 
starch.  Many of  the  French  rice  pow- 
ders contain zinc  oxide  and  other  inor­
ganic  constituents. 
If  it  is  desired  to 
imitate them,  almost any of  the formulae 
from  No.  1 to No.  8 could  be  used, sim­
ply  altering 
style  of  package, 
name, etc.

A prominent  physician has been inter­
viewed on  the  subject of  chewing gum; 
and it seems that the  pernicious habit is 
hurrying a great many of  us to  untimely 
and  unwished-for  graves.  The  penny 
cud of  gum,  it appears, partakes  largely 
of  the character of  the  well-known upas 
tree.  To  chew  gum  and  climb  a upas 
tree looking for vampires’ nests are about 
equally hazardous.
The  pursuit of  happiness via the gum 
route  produces  chronic  dyspepsia  and 
wrinkles.  The  doctor  merely mentions 
this in passing.  These things  are  noth­
ing. 
It also has a tendency to encourage 
the  idle  habits of  a naturally  too  easy­
going liver;  but  this  is  far  from  being 
the w’orst. 
It ruins  the  eyesight—that’s 
what gum-chewing does.  Says  the  doc­
tor :
“The muscles of  the  jaw connect with 
the spine,  and  from  the  spine there are 
little fibrous tissues running in all direc­
tions.  A number of  these  extend to the 
eyes  and  are  called  the  optic  nerves. 
Now,  if  you will  watch a person eating, 
you will notice a palpitation  of  the  tem­
ples when  the  lower  jaw  moves up and 
down in the process of mastication.  This 
is  caused  by  the  working of  the  optic 
nerves, which keep the inner part  of the 
eye in motion and exercise the  nerves as 
much  as  needed 
to  keep  them  in  a 
healthy  condition.  These  nerves  are 
more  tender  and  sensitive  to  a  degree 
than  you  would  imagine.  When  they 
are  overworked  they  become  shrunken 
and  enfeebled,  and 
the  pro­
cess  of  deterioration  in 
the  eyesight 
begins.  Of  course  the  shrinking of  the 
nerve draws the eye back into the socket, 
and as it is connected by slender threads 
-of  tissue  to  the  pupil  of  the  eye, this 
also becomes affected.  The consequence 
is that the eye becomes  weak  and  loses 
its color;  it  becomes  an  unnatural-look­
ing  gray,  and  the  vision is so much im­
paired by it that  eye-glasses  must be re­
sorted to.”
This is  really considerably worse  than 
a  great  many  persons  had  supposed. 
Some of  us had  thought to toy with  the 
gum habit and  retain our  eyesight.  We 
had fondly supposed that  we could chew 
spruce  gum  and  though  our  stomachs 
fell by the  wayside  and  our  livers con­
tracted habits of  idleness,  that  we could 
hope to keep  our  eyes. 
It  seems, how­
ever, that the doctor had arranged it oth­
erwise.
To persons unacquainted with  man  as 
constructed by this doctor the connection 
between a slight and gentle movement of
the  lower  jaw  and the  permanent injury j was  held at T he  T radesman  office 
o f  the  organs of  sight  is  not  apparent.
But it is little  that  these  persons  know 
about  how  the  muscles  of  the  jaw run 
around  to  the  back of  the  neck  where 
theyare  attached  to  the  spinal column; 
how  little  fibrous  tissues  called  optic 
nerves  run  from  the  spine  to the eyes; 
how,  when  the jaw  moves,  from  some 
■unaccouiitable  reason these optic nerves 
uead the eyes around  for  exercise, as we 
may  put  it.  Gum  chewers  may  have 
Jong had an idea that  their  optic  nerves 
were sensitive to a degree, and some may 
have had a sufficient  knowledge of  anat­
omy to suspect that  there  was a more or 
less  close  connection  between  the  eye 
and  the  pupil of  the  eye, as the  doctor 
intimates;  but to learn that as the  jaw is 
moved  the  eye  declines, will astonish a 
great many.

Take a fine talc, color a light lavender, 
perfume  nicely,  put on a French  label, 
and put up in a fine  German-willow box, 
charge an exorbitant price  ($1 and  SI.50, 
according to customer and  location), and 
you  will  be  supplying  a  so-called pis­
tachio—nut face pow’der.
Pink and brunette  powders  can be ob­
tained  from  the  foregoing  formula!  by j 
using carmine for the pink and fine qual­
ity of  levigated  burned  umber,  burned 
sienna, etc.,  or  very  small  amounts  of 
Armenian bole for the brunette.
Perfume will depend on taste and cost. 
It is the most  expensive  part  of  a pow­
der if  it is nicely done.
Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the 
Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society
t
Thursday  evening,  no  business  of  im- 
I portance having been transacted.

At the previous meeting of the Society, 
A. J. Dayton was  elected to membership 
and  President  Hayward  announced the 
following  committees  for  the  ensuing 
year:

McWilliams and John D. Muir.
The  Drug  Market.

On Legislation—F. J. Wurzburg,  H. E. 

On  Pharmacy—W.  L.  White, " R.  A. 

On  Trade  Matters—John  E.  Peek, 

H. B. Fairchild and W. E.  White.

Locher and R. B.  Bochove.

PISTACHIO  POWDERS.

the 

A  Remedy  for  Price Cutting.

F ro m  th e  Oil, P a in t and D rug Reporter.

A  meeting  of  wholesale  dealers  and 
manufacturers  of  proprietary medicines 
was  held  recently in  London, at the in­
vitation of  the  former,  for  the  purpose 
•of  having  concessions  granted  by  the 
proprietors.  Cutting  of  prices  is  more 
general in England  than  elsewhere,  and 
.all  sorts  of  remedies  have  been  sug­
gested.  The  manufacturers  realize  the 
benefits derived from the American asso­
ciation  and  the  adoption  of  the  rebate 
plan by proprietors, and it would  not be 
•snrprising to learn of  similar steps being 
taken  abroad to meet  the  growing evil, 
but no definite action has been taken,  for 
the reason  that  very little  confidence is 
entertained  in  such  organizations since 
the disbandment of  the Bristol  Oilmen’s 
Association  two  weeks  since.  This so­
ciety  was  established  only a  few  years 
ago for  the  purpose of  preventing  com­
petition,  the idea being that the members 
would bind themselves not to sell certain 
goods  under a fixed  price.  At  the  last 
meeting  the  Secretary  said 
that  one 
reason why the Association had not been 
a  success  was  that  the  members  had 
withdrawn  from  the  Association  and 
■adopted  the cutting  system.  They  sub­
scribed  to  the  agreement  and  subse­
quently violated faith with  their  fellow- 
tradesmen.  The rebate plan forfeits the 
right to purchase  goods  when  contracts 
have not been  observed, and a strict sur­
veillance  of  the  plan  for a time  would 
remove  the  mountain  of  trouble  under | 
which our English friends  are  laboring. 
We would recommend them to place their 
goods on rebate  and  enforce  all  obliga­
tions.

The  Best  Lie  Yet.

A grocer of  Lewiston, Me., is  the  pos­
sessor of  a sleek  Thomas  cat  which, in 
addition  to  numberless  other  evidences 
of  brilliancy,  has  lately learned  how  to 
weigh himself.  Every morning when the 
tin tray is  removed  from  the  scales  he 
jumbs upon the empty platform and with 
his paw carefully slides the weight along 
-the beam till it balances him.

Quinine is dull  and  very low.  Opium 
is firm.  Morphine is steady.  Gum cam­
phor is very firm.  Cream tartar is lower, 
on  account  of  a break in  the  combina­
tion.  A  further  decline  is  looked  for. 
Oil sassafras has declined.  The  whisky 
wrar  has  unsettled  the  price  of  alcohol 
and the article has  been  quoted at a dif­
ferent price in every market.  Values are 
now  more  settled,  and  we  believe  our 
quotation  is  the  general one.  Salicylic 
acid has declined.

Pleasant  Event  at  Detroit.

From  th e D etroit Journal.
Fifty members of  the  Detroit Pharma­
ceutical  Society  met  in  their parlors in 
the Cowie building Thursday night, when 
Leroy  Webber  delivered  an  address on 
“Pepsin,”  after which the company went 
to  the  Wayne  Hotel, where  they were 
banqueted by Parke, Davis & Co.  Toasts 
were  made  by  Messrs.  Wetzel,  T.  H. 
Hinchman, James Vernor,  Bassett, Web­
ber, Martin, Purvis, Allen and others.

An  Excellent  Appointment.

Governor Luce has re-appointed  James 
Vernor a member  of  the  State  Board of 
Pharmacy,  for the full term of  five years. 
Mr. Vernor has  been a valuable member 
of  the B»ard and  his  continuance in the 
same  position will  give general satisfac­
tion.

Board  of  Pharmacy

The  next  session  of  the  Board  of 
Pharmacy  will  be  held  in  the  lecture 
room of  nartman’s Hall,  Grand  Rapids, 
on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  March  5 
and 6.

The particular office of  flies appears to 
be the consumption of those dead minute 
animals  whose  decaying  myriads would 
otherwise poison  the air. 
It  was  a  re- 
.mark of  Linnaeus that  three  flies  could 
consume a dead  horse sooner  than a lion 
could.  He, of  course, included the fam­
ilies of  the three flies.

Wholesale Price  Current*

Declined—Alcohol, Oil Sassafras, Salicylic Acid.

A C ID U M .

A ceticum .....................   *  8@  10
Benzoicum,  German..  80@1  00
B o racic......................... 
30
Carbolicum .................   40©  4a
C itricum .......................  55©  60
H ydroehlor.................. 
N itro cu m .....................  10©  12
O xalicum .....................  12©  14
Phosphorium  d il......... 
20
Salicylicum ....................... 1  46@1 80
Sulphuricum ................  1%@  5
Tannicum ...........................1  40@1 60
Tartaricum ...................  50©  53

S@

AM M ONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg................ 
3©  5
4©  6
18  deg................ 
Carbonas  .....................  11©  13
C hloridum ...................   19®  14

A X II.IN E .

B lack...................................2 00@2 25
Brow n............................  80@1  00
R ed.................................  45@  50
Y ellow ................................2  50©3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po. 1  60................1  85@2 00
8@  10
Ju n ip eru s..................... 
X antnoxylum ..............  25@  30

BA LSA M U M .

Copaiba........................   TO©  75
P eru ...............................   @1  30
Terabin, Canada  .......  50©  55
T o lu tan ........................   45©  50

C O R TEX .
,  18 
Abies,  Canadian.......
11
Cassiae  .............
.  18 
Cinchona F la v a .......
30
Euonymus  atropurp. 
.  20 
Myrica  Cerifera, p o ..
12
Prunus V irgin!..........
, | 
Quillaia,  grd.
12
Sassafras  ...............................   12
Ulmus Po (Ground  12).
10

EX TR A C TU M .
Glycyrrbiza  G labra...
p o ...........
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
Is ................

FERRUM.

Carbonate Precip. 
itrate and Q.uinia...
Citrate  Soluble..........
rerroeyanidum Sol..
Solut  Chloride..........
ulphate,  com’l .........
p ure..........
F I-O R A .
Arnica  .....................
A nthem is................
M atricaria..............
F O L IA .

“ 

Barosma 
...........
Cassia  Acutifol,

Tin-
nivellyj.......................
Alx.
Salvia  officinalis,  %s
and  )4s.......................
ra Ursi........................

“ 

“ 

24©
33©
11©
13©
14©
16©

©   15 
(S3  50
@
©
1)4©
©

14©
30©
30©

10©   12
25®
35©
10®
8©

g u h m i .

“ 
“ 

Aloe,

@1  00 
@  90 
©   80 
®   65 
75@1  00 
50©  60 
©  12 
©   50
©

Acacia,  1st  picked —  
2d 
....
3d 
....
sifted sorts...
p o ...................
Barb,  (po. 60)... 
Cape,  (po.  20)... 
“  Socotri,  (po.  60). 
atechu, Is, ()4s, 14 )4s, 
16).
Ammoniae...................   25@  30
Assafcetida,  (po. 30)...  @  15
Benzoinum...................   50©  55
Camphorse.....................  35©  38
Euphorbium, p o ..........   35©  10
' albanum .....................  ©   80
Gamboge,  po...............   80©  95
‘ uaiacum,  (po. 45) —   @  40
Kino,  (po.  25).............. 
©   20
M astic..........................  @1  00
Myrrh,  (po. 45)............  
®   40
Opii,  (po. 4  75)............3 20@3 25
Shellac  ........................   25©  33
bleached.........  25©  30
T rag acan th .................   30©  75

herba—In ounce packages.

A bsinthium ............................  25
Eupatorium ............................  20
Lobelia.....................................  25
M ajorum .................................  28
M entha  Piperita...................   23
“  V ir ............................  25
R ue............................................  30
Tanacetum, V ........................   22
Thymus,  V ..............................  25

M A G N ESIA .

OLEU M .

Calcined, P a t...............   55©  60
Carbonate,  P a t ...........  20©  22
Carbonate, K. &  M—   20©  25 
Carbonate,  Jennings..  35©  30
A bsinthium ..................5 00©5 50
Amygdalae, D ulc.........  45©  75
Amydalae, Amarae— 7 25®7 50
A n isi..............................2 00@2  J0
Auranti rCortex..........   @2  50
Bergamii  ..................... 2  50@3 00
Cajiputi;........................   90@1  00
C aryophylli.................   @2  00
Cedar  ............................  35©  65
Chenopodii  .................   @1  75
C innam onii..................  95@1  00
C itronella.....................  @  75
Conium  M ae................  35©  65
Copaiba........................   90®1  0C
Cubebae......................15~50®16  00
Exechthitos.................   90@1  00
E rig ero n ....................... 1  20@,1  30
G aultheria....................2:25@2  35
Geranium,  ounce.......  @  75
Gossipii,  Sem. gal.......  50©  75
Hedeoma  ..................... 1  15@1  25
Jun ip eri........................   50@2 00
L avendula...................  90@2 00
L im onis.........................1  60@2 00
Mentha Piper................2 75@3 75
Mentha  V erid.............. 3 00@>i-25
Morrhuae, gal..............  80@1  00
Myrcia, ounce..............  @  50
O live.............................. 1  00©2 75
Picis Liquida,  (gal. 35)  10©  12
R icin i............................  96@1  10
Rosm arini.....................  75®1  00
Rosae,  ounce................ 
©6 00
Succini..........................  40©  45
S ab in a..........................  90©1  00
Santal  .......................... 3 50@7 00
60©  65 
Sassafras.
@  65 
Sinapis, ess, ounce__
T iglii.............................
©1  50 
T hym e..........................
40©  50 
@  60 
opt  .................
15©  20
Theobromas.................
PO T A SSIU M .
Bi Carb..........................
B ichrom ate.................
Bromide........................

15©
14©
37©

“ 

Carb..................................  13© 15
Chlorate,  (po. 20)...........  18© 20
C yanide..........................   50© 55
Iodide............................2  85©3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  p u re..  35©  38
Potassa, Bitart, com... 
© 1 5
Potass  Nitras, opt....... 
8©  10
Potass N itras................ 
7©  9
P russiate.........................  25© 28
Sulphate  po....................  15©  18

R A D IX .

A conitum .....................  20©
A lthae............................  25®
Anchus
15©©
Arum,  po.....................
20©
Calamus............ ..........
Gentiana,  (po. 15)__
10@
Glychrrhiza,  (pv. 15). 
16©
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 65).....................
60 
©  
20 
Hellebore,  Ala,  po...
15© 
Inula,  po..................... .
15© 
20 
Ipecac,  po...................
30 j 
2  15@2
Iris  plox  (po. 20@22).
1.'©  20
Jalapa,  p r.....................
25©  30 
M aranta,  )4s................
©   35 
15©  18 
Podophyllum, po.........
75@1  00 
R hei...............................
©1  75 I 
“  c u t........................
75©1 
“  PV..........................
S pigelia........................
48@©  20 
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..
30©
Serpentaria...................
75©  80 
Senega ..........................
©   40 
Similax, Officinalis,  H 
@  20 
M
Scillae,  (po. 35)............
10®   12
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
35
dus,  p o .......................
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30) 
G erm an...
Zingiber a .....................
Zingiber  j .....................

©
©
15©
10@
22©

“ 

“ 

“ 

SEM EN .

Anisum,  (po.  20).........
Apium  (graveleons)..
Bird, I s ..........................
Carui, (po. 18).........
Cardam on................
Corlandrum ............
Cannabis Sativa__
Cydonium.............
Chenopodium  . .... 
Dipterix O dorate...
Foeniculum ............
Foenugreek,  po__
L in i..........................
Lini, grd,  (bbi. 4  )
Lobelia.....................
Pharlaris Canarian.
R a p a ........................
Sinapis,  Albu.

©   15 
.  10©  12 
4©  6
.  12©  15 
.1  00@1  25 
.  10©  12 
.  3)4©  4
.  75@1  00 
.  10©  12 
1  75@1  85 
@  15 
6© 
8 
4  ©  4*4 
4M® 4)4 
35©  40 
3M® 4)4 
5©  6
9
8@  
N igra............  11@  12

S P IR IT U S .

*' 
“ 
“ 

Frumenti, W.. D.  C o..2  0P®2 50
D. F. R ....... 1  75®2 00
 
1  10®1  50
Juniperis  Co. O. T ___ 1 75©1  75
.............. 1  7&©3 50
“ 
Saacharum  N.  E ......... •  75©:! 00
Spt.  Vini  G alli..............1 75©ti 50
Vini O porto................... 1 25@2 00
Vini  A lba............ .........1  25@2 00

SPO N G ES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage...................... 2 25®2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................... 
2  00
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage...........
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage.....................
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .......................... 
65
Hard for  slate  use__  
75
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u s e .............................  
1  40

SY R U P S .

A ccacia...................................  50
Zingiber  .................................  50
Ipecac......................................   60
Ferri  Io d .................................  50
A uranti  Cortes.......................  50
Rhei  Arom..............................  50
Similax  Officinalis................  60
Co.........  50
Senega.....................................  50
Scillae......................................   50
“  Co.................................   50
T o lu tan ...................................  50
Prunus  virg ............................  50

“ 

“ 

T IN C T U R E S .

, 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum  Napellis R ...........  60
F ...........  50
Aloes........................................  60
and  m yrrh...................  60
A rn ic a .....................................  50
ASafœtida...............................   50
Atrope Belladonna................  80
Benzoin...................................   60
Co..............................  50
Sanguinaria............................  50
B arosm a.................................   50
Cantharides............................  75
C apsicum ...............................   50
Cardam on...............................   75
Co.............................   75
C astor......................................1  00
C atechu...................................  -50
Cinchona  ...............................   50
Co.............................  uo
Colum ba.................................  50
C onium ...................................  50
Cubeba.....................................  50
Digitalis  .................................   50
E rgot............................
----  50
G entian.......................
....  50
Co...................
....  60
G uaica........................
----  50
ammon...........
....  60
Zin giber 
....  50
Hyt
_oscyam us..........................   50
lodine......................................   75
“  Colorless................  75
Ferri Chloridum...............  35
K in o ........................................  50
Lobelia.....................................  no
M yrrh......................................   50
N ux  Vomica..........................  50
Opii
....  85
....  50
....2  00 
....  50
----  50

“ 

“  Camphorated..
“  Deodor............
A uranti Cortex.......
Q uassia...................
R h atan y ..................
R hei..........................
Cassia  A cutifol__
Co.
S erpentaria............
Stromonium............
T o lu tan ...................
V alerian .................
Veratrum V eride...

“ 

“ 

M ISC ELLA N EO U S.

“ 
ground, 

Æ ther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26©  28 
* 
“  4 F . .   30@  32
A lum en........................   2)4© 3)4
(po.
7).
A nnatto........................
Antimoni, po...............
et Potass T.

3®
55©
4©
55©

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

5©  

Antipyrin . ; ..................1  35®1  40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  ©   68
A rsenicum ................... 
7
Balm Gilead  B ud.......  38©  40
Bismuth  S.  N ..............2  15@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is,  (Ms
11;  M*.  12) ................
Cantbarides  Russian,
p o ...............................
Capsici  Fruetus, a f ...
P°B p o ..
Caryophyllus,  (po.  30)
Carmine,  No. 40..........
Cera  Alba, S.  & F .......
Cera  F lava...................
Coccus ..........................
Cassia F ruetus............
C entraria......................
C etaceum .....................
Chloroform ..................
squibbs ..
Chloral Hyd Crst.........
Chondrus .....................
Cinchonidine, P.  &
Germa 
Corks,  list,  dis
cent  ..............
C reasotum ................
Creta,  (bbi. 75).........
“ 
prep.................
precip..............
“ 
“  R ubra..............
Crocus  .......................
Cudbear.....................
Cupri Sulph..............
D ex trin e...................
Ether Sulph..............
Emery,  all  numbers
Po..................
Ergota,  (po.)  45.......
Flake  W hite............
G alla..........................
Gambier.....................
Gelatin,  Cooper.......
“ 
F rench.........
Glassware  flint, 
by box 66?£, le
Glue,  B row n................
“  W hite..................
G lycerina.....................
Grana Paradisi............
H um ulus.......................
Hydraag  Chlor  M ite..
“  C o r__
Ox Rubrum
Ammoniati..
Unguentum .
H ydrargyrum ..............
Ichthyobolla,  Am...... 1
Indigo............................
Iodine,  Resubl........... 4
Iodoform .......................
L upulin........................
Lycopodium ................
Macis  ............................
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararg Iod...................
Liquor Potass Arsinitis 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bhl
1M)..............................
Mannia,  S. F ................
Morphia,  S.  P. & W .. .2 
S. N.  Y.  Q. &
C. C o ..........................2
Moschus  Canton.........
Myristica,  No. 1..........
N ux Vomica,  (po 20)..
Os.  Sepia.......................
Pepsin Saae, H.  & P. D.
C o...............................
Picis  Liq, N.  C., Vs gal
doz  ............................
Picis Liq., q u a rts .......
p in ts ..........
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__
Pix  B urgun..................
Plumbi A e e t................
Pulvis Ipecac et opii
Pyrethrum,  boxes 
Il
& P. D.  Co., do z...
Pyrethrum,  p v .........
Q uassiae...................
Quinia,  S. P. & W 
8.  German..
Rubia  Tinetorum ... 
Saccharum Lactis pv
Salacin.......................
Sanguis  Draconis...
Santonine  ................
Sapo,  W ....................
“  M.......................

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Seidlitz  M ixture.........
Sinapis..........................
“  opt.....................
Snuff,  Maecaboy,  De
V o es..........................
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
Soda Boras,  (po. 12).
Soda  et Potass T a rt...
Soda Carb.....................
Soda,  Bi-Carb..............
Soda,  A sh.....................
Soda, Sulphas..............
Spts. Ether C o ............
“   Myrcia  Dom.......
“  Myreia Im p.........
“  Vini  Reet.  bbi.
2  10)
Less 5c gal., cash te:

Strychnia  Crystal
Sulphur,  Sub’l __
R oll.......
T am arinds...................... 
8©  10 I
Terebenth Venice.......  28©  30 |
Theobrom ae................  50©  55
V anilla........................ 9  G0®16 00
Zinci  Sulph....................  
7@  8

OILS.

“ 

P A IN T S.

ft hale, w inter............  70
Lard,  extra
86
Lard, No.  1.................
Linseed, pure raw __
Lindseed,  boiled.......
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strain ed ...................
Spirits Turpentine__

Bbi.  Ga­
90
55
60
60
63
69
5050
55
bbi.
lb.
Red  V enetian................ 1^
2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars___IS
2®4
“ 
B er.........IS,
2@3
Putty,  commercial___ 2)4 2)4@3
“  strictly  p ure.........2)4 2®£@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..............................
13@16 
Vermilion,  -English__
70@75 
Green,  Peninsular.......
70@75 
Lead,  re d .................
65£@7)4 
“  w h ite ............
6&@7)4 
Whiting, white Span
@70 
W hiting,  Gilders’.........
@90 
White, Paris  American 
1  00
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
1  40
c liff.............................. 
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20©1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
P a in ts........................ 1  00@1  20

V A R N ISH E S.
No. 1 Turp  Coach...
E xtra T urp................
Coach  Body..............
No.  1  Turp  F ilm __
Eutra Turk Damar..
Japan  Dryer,  No.
T u r p .......................

, .1  10@1  20 
..1  60@1  70 
. .2 75@3 00 
.1  00@1  10 
. 1  55@1  60 
1

WHITE  LEAD 

& COLOR WORKSI 

D E T R O I T ,

MANUFACTURERS OF

LATEST 
ARTISTIC 
SHADES

© 2 00
@2  70 
@1  00 
@  70 
@  50 
®   18 
©   35 
©   7
14©  15 
1  10®1  20
@1  25 
55©  60 
8®  10 
47©  52 
33©  43 
12©  14 
@  35 
50@2  75 
40©  50 
@4 50 
12©  14 
8@  10 
©   15 
©   28 
©   18 
©   30
@  35 
©   35 
il®   12 
33©  35 
2©  2M 
4©  5
3@  4
©   2 
50©  55 
@2  00 
@2  50
©2  20

That Society Again.

From  th e A m erican Analyst.
The  famous  American  Society for  the 
Prevention  of  Adulteration  of  Food, 
whose  membership is made up of  thirty- 
five retail grocers and some shining lights 
of  the  Philadelphia  bar,  threatens  to 
hold its annual  convention this month in 
Washington.  As  none  but  the  actual 
members  are  to  be  invited,  there  will 
probably be some funny proceedings, but 
happily  no  public  damage  can  ensue. 
The yearly demonstration  of these  retail 
agitators  remind  us of  the  flies  on the 
revolving  wheel exulting  over the  dust 
they are  raising.  They hold  themselves 
in high esteem.  When they have finished 
their  palaver, however, they go  compla­
cently  home  again,  and  the  world  re­
sumes  its  accustomed diurnal  rotations.

H.  L.  Day,  druggist,  Farw ell:  “I  am  much 
It  is becoming a 

pleased with T h e  T r a d e sm a n . 
necessity to my business.”

1ST

Should  send $1 to 
£ .  A .  Stowe  &  Hro.
fo r one of th eir Im proved

G RAND  R A P ID S ,

LIQUOR & POISON RECORDS

HAZEL TINE

&  P E R K IN S 

DRUG CO.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

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Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries.

Dealers  in

Patent Medißines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes,

We  are  Sole  Proprietors  of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY.

We have in stock and offer a full line of

Whislsies,  Brandies,

Gins,  ISTines,  Hums.

This Handsome Plush

Show  Case  Stand
and other attractive advertising m atter giv­
en FREE to Druggists who order 2  dozen

FOR  CHILDREN.

Retail, 25c. bottle.  Wholesale,  $2  dozen.  Ad­
dress orders to Dr. H. C. PECKHAM & CO., Free­
port, Mich., naming your jobber.
A. W. Stevenson, 558 W estern ave.,  Muskegon, 
writes Dee.  19,1888:  “Have never found a med­
icine more true to its name than your Peckham’s 
Croup Remedy.  I always use it for my own chil­
dren and recommend it to my customers.  I nev­
er knew it to fail.”

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

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  Whisky.

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

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

toltine S Perkins  Drug  Go,,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

CURES

Diver and 

Kidney Troubles 
Blood Diseases 

Constipation

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Female

Complain ts

Being composed entirely of  HERBS, it 
is the only perfectly harmless  remedy on 
the market and  is  recommended  by  all 
who use it.

Retail Druggists  will find it to 
their  interest  to  keep  the DIA­
MOND  TEA, as it fulfills all that 
is claimed,  making  it one of the 
very best selling articles handled.

Place your order v ith 

House.

m d  Diamond  JVIßdicine  Co

our  Wholesale

PROPRIETOR

DETROIT,  -  MICH.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,

WHOLESALE  AGENTS,

G RAND  R A PID S, 

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MICH.

CUBAN .HAND MADE HAVANA.C1 GARS

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H k

■ f  ROM ALL ARTIFICIAL F LAVORICI

E V E R Y   CIGAR  BRANDED.!

“Los Doctores”!

Is free  from  AR­
TIFICIAL  FLA­
VORING, is  a ci­
gar that w ill hold 
fire, contains one-third more pure Havana tobac­
co than any ten-cent Key West or two for 25 cents 
imported cigar you can get.

FREE  SMOKING,  MILD  AND  RICH.

,For  Sale  by  20,000  Druggists  throughout  the

HmlliBe&PerkiiDmiCo.,
W holesale Agts., Grand Rapids

Medicated

(FOR ALL KINDS  OF STOCK)  FREE 

O rcuursjestihqnialsand guarantee
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K06 CHOLERA —CAUSE. CURE  &  PREVENTION 
WORTH MANY DOLLARS  TO EVFRY BREEDER.
T H E   G E R M A N   MEDICINE  CO. MINNEAPOLIS.  M IN N .
FOR  SALE  BY  D R U G G ISTS.  GRO CERS.  ETC.

78 Congress St., West,

Troy, New York, January 28,1888.' 

Detroit, Mich., April 9, 1888. 

Specialty Depart Ph. Best Brewing Co„

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

Yoars  truly,

Wm. Gray, M. D.

Medical Sup’t.

Midville, Geo., Feb. 24,1888. 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brewing Co.,
Gentlemen—I tbink  the “Tonic” a splendid 
medicine for all forms  of Dyspepsia and Indi­
gestion.  It is giving me great satisfaction.
J. M. Johnson, M. D.

Very respectfully,

Yardley, Pa., March 18,1888. 

Ph. Best B rewing Co.,

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

Elias Wildman, M. D.

Work-House Hospital, 

Blackwell’s Island, Feb. 10,1888.

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

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

Dear Sm s—Your agent  left me a sample o f 
your liquid extract, Malt, and  as  I  use  much 
Four product with  some  from another  house 
such  In  my  practice, I  thought  to  compare
had on hand; and finding  yours  superior  in 
the  great  essential,  the  palitable  nutriant  as 
well as in tonic stimulant properties, felt anx­
ious to  know about what  it  can  be furnished 
the dispensing physician.

Yours truly,

E. Jay Fisk, M. D.

East Genessee Street, 

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

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

Wm. O. Jaeger.

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

Ph. Best Brewing Co., 28  College Place, N. Y., 

Gentlemen—I   have  tested  the  sample  of 
“Concentrated  Liquid  Extract  of  Malt  and 
Hops” you  sent me,  and  find  in  my humble 
judjgment  that it is a  very  pure and safe arti­
cle.  I  will  not  hesitate  to  recommend it  In 
every case of debility  where  a  Tonic of  that 
kind is indicated.

Respectfully,

E. H. Bell, M. D.

New Orleans, La., April 6,1888. 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Brewing Co.,

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

V ery respectfully,

D.  Bornio, M  D.

For Sale By

EXTERIOR
¡DECORATION 
!F.J. WURZBURG, Wholesale Agent,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

G XSrSEXTG   H O O T .
We p ay th e  h ighest price fo r it.  Address 
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GRAND  RAPIDS.

P P H I T   T3T?nQ!  W holesale D ruggists, 
JT-DOlX  D i l U O . ,  

S t o c k   F o o d

For  Sale  to  the  Trade  by 

|  Hazeltine & Perkins DrugCo.,  Wholesale  Drug­
gists;  Hawkins & Perry, Wholesale Grocers;  Mc- 
Causland & Co., Wholesale Grocers, E. Saginaw;
I W. J. Gould & Co.,  Wholesale  Grocers,  Detroit; 
D. Desenberg & Co., Wholesale Grocers,  Kalama­
zoo.

Grand Rapids,

Mich.

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OF  FIRM

W e   h a v e   th is  d a y   a d m itte d   a s a p a r t­
n e r   in   th e   firm   o f  H a w k in s   &  P e r r y , 
M r.  W .  L .  F r e e m a n ,  w h o   h a s   b e e n   in  
th e   e m p lo y   o f th e  firm  a n d  its p r e d e c e s ­
so r s  for  th e   p a st  s ix te e n   y e a r s .  T h e  
n e w   firm   o f

H a w k i n s ,   P e r r y   &  Co.

w ill  c o n tin u e   th e   W h o le s a le   G r o c e r y  
a n d   P r o v is io n   b u sin e s s   a t  th e   o ld  sta n d  
in   th e   H a w k in s   B lo c k ,  c o r n e r   o f  Io n ia  
a n d   F u lto n   S tr e e ts.

H A W K I N S ,  P E R R Y   &  CO.

Gi^R^ERR™  G ra n d   R a p id s, D ee. 2 4 / 8 8 .
WM.‘ L.  FREEMAN

J.  H.  THOMPSON  &  C O .,

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS

T E A S ,

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Honey Bee  Coffee

Our Bunkum Coffee 

Princess Bkg. Powder 
Early Riser Bkg. Pdr.

M ILLS

and  m anufacturers  of

SPICE GRINDERS

BEE  Mills  Gd.  Spices. 
BEE  Mills  Extracts. 
BEE  Mills  Bird Seed. 
BEE  Mills  Starch.
BEE  Chop  Japan  Tea.
ÖO Jefferson  A v e . ,   DFTROIT,  M I C I i.

SW IFT’S

C h o ice  C h ica go

Dressed Beef

— A n d   m u t t o n —

Can be found at all  times  in  full  supply  and at 
popular prices at the branch houses in all the larg- 
ger cities and is retailed by all first-class  butchers.
The trade of all marketmen  and  meat  dealers  is 
solicited.  Our W holesale Branch House, L. F. Swift 
&Co., located at Grand Rapids, always has on hand 
a full supply of our Beef, Mutton and Provisions,and 
the public may rest assured that in  purchasing our 
meats from dealers they w ill always receive the best.
Swift and Company,

Union  Stock  Yards, 

CHICAGO.

N O V E L T I E S   IN

P E R FU M E R Y .
Ghina and Blass Stands, Jiip and liases.

A  LARGE  VARIETY  IN 

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Also a full line of Fine Colognes  and  Handkerchief  Perfumes,
Send for sample lot of Ten to Twenty-five Dollars, and increase your trade  for the Holiday Season.

All sizes,  V, oz. to 10 oz. bottles, in large variety.

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P E R F U M E R S , 

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MILLING  CO.

Brown’s Patent 
Brown’s Standard

Every Barrel and Sack guaranteed. 

Onr Leading; Brands. 

0urBaker’s
Vienna Straight
G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich .

Correspondence Solicited.

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 re h o u se ,

Houseman Building,  Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

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

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M IC H IG A N .

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do not see you reg-  #  
ularly, send for our 
Samples and Prices 
before  purchasing 
elsewhere.  We w ill 
surprise you.

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Teas
Syrups
Molasses
W h o lesale  G rocers*

Mail  Orders  al-
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w a y s  
prompt  attention 
and low est possible 
prices.

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BUSINESS  LAW.

Packing and Provision Co.

Brief

Digests  of  Recent  Decisions 

Court-  of  Last  Resort.

EXEMPTION— STATUTES —  HOUSEKEEPER.
The  Kentucky Court  of  Appeals held, 
in the  case of  Stirman vs. Smith, that  a I 
debtor  who  was  a  housekeeper  with  a ! 
fam ily  and having  determined to remove 
to another state sent his wife and children 
there, he  remaining at  his old  home  for 
the  purpose of  winding  up his  affairs, 
was still  a  housekeeper  with  a  family, 
within  the  meaning  of  the  exemption 
statutes.

PRIVATE  MARKETS— I.OUISIAXA  LAW.
The  provision of  the  Louisana  act of 
1878,  which  prohibits  private  markets 
within  a  radius  of  six  squares  from  a 
public  market,  was  lately  before  the 
Supreme Court of  the State for  construc­
tion in the case of  the State of Louisiana 
vs. Burthe.  The court said that the provi­
sion in question did not contemplate or jus­
tify the prohibited distance to be measured 
on an air  line,  but  that its  true meaning 
is to prohibit  private  markets  in all  di­
rections projecting from the nearest pub­
lic  market  within  a  distance  of  six 
squares  over w hich customers  would  be 
able to w alk from one market to another.
INSURANCE— COVENANT—INCUMBRANCE

A  covenant against  incumbrances  in a 
policy  of  fire  insurance  is  broken  the 
moment an  incumbrance  falls  upon  the 
property, whether the insured has or has 
not  actual  knowledge  of  such  incum­
brance,  according  to the  decision of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania  in  the 
case of Hench vs. Agricultural Insurance 
Company of Watertown.  The court said: 
An  assured  wrho  covenants  against  in­
cumbrances  must keep his covenant pre­
cisely as every other person,  and it is his 
business to see that no incumbrances fall 
upon his  property.  If  an  additional in­
cumbrance does so fall let him notify the 
company and pay the increased premium, 
if  demanded,  or  make  his peace  with 
them in the  bfest way  he can.  Upon  his 
failure to do so we cannot help him.

BANK—FRAUD—DIRECTORS— NOTICE.
A  national  bank, wThich  tvas a deposi­
tory of the funds of a municipality (New 
York), acting  by  its  president, made,  in 
absolute good  faith  and in  pursuance of 
a  custom of  the  banks of  the  city,  ad­
vances  not authorized  by  law  to a com­
mission  for  building a court Miouse upon 
checks  regularly  drawm  and  indorsed, 
and the  legislature  by a subsequent  act 
authorized  the  repayment  of  such  ad­
vances.  The New York Court of Appeals 
held that the bank could  recover the full 
amount,  with  interest,  although  it  ap­
peared  that  a  part of  the  money so ad­
vanced was fraudulently misappropriated 
by certain of  the city officials, w ho were 
also  directors in  the  bank,  inasmuch  a: 
their  knowledge of  the fraudulent  char 
acter of  some of  the transactions,  when 
they  themselves  perpetrated  the  fraud 
and enjoyed the fruit of  it, could  not be 
imputed to the  bank in  such a w ay  as to 
charge it wTith bad faith as to the advance 
of  so much of  the funds as were  misap 
propriated.
GOODS  IN  TRANSIT— TITLE— CONSIGNOR.
A  decision of  interest  to  shippers  has 
just  been  rendered  by the  Philadelphia 
Court of  Common  Pleas, in the  case  of 
American Oil Works (Limited)  vs. Penn 
sylvania Railroad Company, 
It appeared 
that the plaintiff had  shipped a quantity 
of  oil  to  a  Philadelphia  company, but 
before the  goods wrere  actually delivered 
the  consignee  failed, and  the  plaintiffs 
stopped  the goods in  transit.  The  rail 
road company set up the claim that under 
the  bill of  lading it  had a  right to  hold 
the goods for the payment of a prior debt 
of  the consignee  to it.  This  claim  was 
based  on a clause in the bill of  lading to 
the effect that “said  merchandise may be 
detained for all arrearages of freight and 
charges  due  thereon,  and  also  on  any 
other  goods  by  the  same  consignee  or 
owner,  and  such  arrearages  and  the 
freight  and  charges  of  said  goods  and 
merchandise shall be a lien thereon until 
the  same  shall  have  been  paid.”  The 
court  decided  against the  claim  of  the 
railroad company, 
it said  that in ordin 
ary  business the  consignor is  the owner 
and  the  shipper  under  such  circum 
stances assumes no responsibility.  Under 
any other construction of  the clause than 
that  given the  owner would  become  r 
sponsible  for  the debts of  one  to whom 
he  had consigned the  goods  in  commi 
sion or for storage. 
If  the railroad com 
pany,  the .court  said, intended  the  con 
tract  to  reach such  special  cases  they 
should  have set  them forth  specificall. 
so  that the  responsibility of  the  owner 
might be apparent.
How  Glass  Lamp  Chimneys  Were  In 
Why is it that the glass lamp  chimney 
makes such a difference to the light given 
by  a  lamp ?  Bdcause  it  increases  the 
supply  of  oxygen  to  the  flame  by pro­
ducing a draught, and  concentrates  and 
reflects  the  heat of  the  flame, in conse­
quence of  which  the  combustion  of  the 
carbon  is  more  perfect  and  very  little 
escapes unconsumed.  Lamp glasses were 
invented  by Aime Argand, the  inventor 
of  the  famous  lamp  which  bears  his 
name.  He  had  been  experimenting for 
some time to  increase  the  light,  but  to 
no  purpose.  On  the  table  before  him 
lay the broken neck of  an oil flask.  This 
he took up  carelessly and  placed  it  al­
most without  thought over the wick.  A 
brilliant flame rewarded this act, and the 
hint was not lost upon  the experimental­
ist, who proceeded to  put  his  discovery 
into practical operation at once.

vented.

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH•

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Fresh and Salt Beef, Fresh and Salt Pork, Pork Loins, Dry Salt 

Pork, Hams,  Shoulders,  Bacon, Boneless Ham, Sausage 

of  all  Kinds,  Dried  Beef  for  Slicing.

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Strictly Pure a n d  Warranted, in tierces, barrels, half-bbls., 501b. cans,201b. cans, 3, 5 and 10lb.pails

Pickled Pigs9 Feet, Tripe, Ftc.

Our prices for first-class goods are very low and all  goods  are  w arranted  first-class  in every in­
s ta n c e   w L n  in  G ra n d  R a p id s, g iv e  us a   call  and  look  over  our  establishment.  W rite  us  for 
prices.

OOLBY, CRAIG &  00.

MANUFACTURE

THE  BEST  DELIVERY WAGON  ON  EARTH

R e p a ir in g   in   a ll  its  B r a n c h e s .

COLBY,  CRAIG  &  CO.,

W est End Fulton St  Bridge.  Telephone No. 867.

P.  STEKETEE & SONS,
D ry Goods 1 Notions
88 Monroe  8t, X 10,12,14,16  X 18  Fountain 8t„

JOBBERS  IN

Grand Rapids,  Mich.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags

IA Snecialtt.

HOOPS X PETERS,

Wholesale

Grocers

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IMPORTERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

F lo rid a FANCY  FRUIT—The  Cele­
GEO. E. HOWES M ,
Grand Rapids. O ran g es

brated Alligator  Brand,  direct 
from Florida in car lots by

Nutmegs a Poison.

“To  our  already  formidable  list  of 
poisons,”  says an English  journal,  “may 
be  added,  as a source of  occasional  dan­
ger, the fragrant nutmeg. 
It is not likely 
that  adults will  ever  die of  eating nut­
megs;  but 
the  inquisitive  fingers  of 
children  find  their way to  the  spice-box 
and  thence  convey many  things to their 
curious palates.  At  least  one  fatal case 
has occurred,  where a boy of  eight, hav­
ing eaten two  nutmegs, fell  into a coma­
tose  condition  and  died  within  twelve 
hours.  The  symptoms  were  similar  to 
those of opium poisoning.”

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

WHOLESALE

BROKER  IN  LUMBER.

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

Butter and Eggs, Oranges Lemons  and .Bananas a specialty.

33  OTTAWA  STEET,

T elephone 269.

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T he  M ost P op u lar  Cigar. 

The  B est S ellin g  Cigar on th e M arket.

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

M anufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in

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

A G EN TS  F O R   T H E

1 2 ,1 4   & 16  P e a r l  S tr e e t,  G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich .

MOSELEY  BROS.,

F r u its ,  S e e d s, O y s te r s  ! P r o d u c e .

------ W H O LESALE------

All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

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

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26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

W M . SEA R S & CO.,

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