The  Michigan  Tradesman.
c EDWIN  FALLAS
Talley  CityP roprietor  of
Solid  Brand
Daisy  Brand
Butter,  Eggs,  Sweet  Potatoes, 

W hich  has  recently  been  introduced  into  the 
State is becoming very popular, it being the only 
straight cut sold for five  cents,  thus  giving  the 
dealer a cigarette with which he  may  please  all 
classes of cigarette smokers.  The same are nicely 
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inducements, a notice of w hich  is  contained  in 
eaeh package.
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THE  HOUSE  BEHIND  TH E  TREES.
In 1874 I was  in  the  habit of  leaving 
London  occasionally  to  spend  a  night 
with a friend of  mine  who  lived in a se­
cluded  villa  about 
twelve  miles  from! 
Hyde  P ark  Corner.  He  was  a  literary 
man  and had  a charming  wife  and  two 
children.  Our talks were  generally pro­
tracted  to  a  late  hour,  and  more  than 
once in  summer we have  risen  from our 
whisky  and w ater  and  our  tobacco,  and 
pushing aside the curtains  have seen the 
light of  dawn steal over  the  slum bering 
valley  and heard the  cock crow from the 
other side  of  the  m ist-breathing  brook. 
The  “hours”  were  delightfully irregular 
in  Yule’s  establishment,  and  Mrs.  Yule 
If  a confirmed  bach­
never complained. 
elor were ever to marry (which is absurd) 
he  ought  to  get 
ju st  such  a  wife  as 
she is.
Our  conversation  turned  a  good deal 
upon  that class of  phenomena  known as 
the supernatural.  Yule’s stock of  ghost 
stories  was  unusually  copious.  There 
was a spectre—audible  hut not  visible— 
in his own study;  a former  occupant had 
committed suicide  there,  and  sometimes 
in the  dead of  night  Yule  affirmed  that 
he had heard a stirring  on  the  carpet as 
of  a dying  man  w rithing in the  agonies 
of  death.  Yule  had  a 
theory  about 
everything,  and used to argue in favor of 
ghosts with  much  ingenuity,  and  some­
times toward 3 o’clock in the morning he 
has  nearly succeeded  in  convincing  me 
that a ghost was  the  most  probable and 
natural thing in  the  world—or out of  it. 
But,  to  confess  the  truth,  I am  rather 
fond of  marvels and seldom allow  a good 
one  to  go  to  waste  for  lack  of  a little 
credulity.
Yule  had  spoken  several  times  of  a 
certain  house in  the neighborhood which 
was said to be haunted, and we cherished 
a chronic  intention  of  going  thither  to 
inspect 
the  apparition.  The  road  on 
which  the  house  stood  made  a'  sharp 
bend,  and it was  only from  the  apex of 
this  bend  that  the  dingy eastern gable
ould  be  seen.  The  edifice  itself  was 
otherwise  concealed  behind a screen  of 
trees and bushes  which had sprouted up
ince 
it  became 
haunted. 
It  stood  on  a  low  eminence 
about eighty  yards back from  the  high­
way.  Broad,  low  meadows lay on either
ide  the  ghostly precincts.  There was a 
carriage-drive winding  up from the road 
to  the  house  door,  but  it  had  been  so 
long  disused  that  tu rf  and  shrubbery 
had overgrown it.  At one  corner of  the 
demesne a black  signboard lurching for- 
ard toward the  passer-by informed him 
in white lettering that the premises were 
sale  for  building  purposes.  But so
old  and  weatherbeaten  was 
this  sign­
board  it  seemed  to  form a part  of  the 
natural order of  things,  and  was  as un- 
noticeable  as  a  dead  tree  would  have 
been. 
It only served to add  to  the  pre­
vailing  impression  of  human  abandon­
ment w’hich the whole place  produced.
One June  day,  w’hen  the  sky was ten­
der  blue  and  the  sun  warm,  I  said to 
Y u le :
“ Suppose we go  over  and  investigate 
that house behind the trees.”
“ A good 
“A ll  right,”  Yule  replied. 
innovation,  too,  to  approach  it  by day­
the 
light. 
conventional  notion 
that  ghosts  were 
visible  only 
I  m aintain 
that a ghost is as  liable, to appear to  you 
and me,  at this  present  moment,  say,  as 
at any other of  day or night;  for it is not 
so  much  that  they  appear  as  that our 
eyes are opened to behold them,  and that 
m ight  occur at any time.  Yes,  let  us be 
off  at once;  Mrs.  Yule and  the kids shall 
follow in a couple of hours w’ith the lunch­
eon basket.  And  you’d  better  pu t  this 
candle-end  in  your  pocket.  Now  come 
along.”
We set forth,  but  instead of  approach­
ing  the  house  by  the  road,  we  took a 
short  cut  across  the  fields,  and  having 
clambered over a couple of  fences  found 
ourselves in  a thick and  tangled  planta­
tion of  ragged trees.  A fter  fighting our 
way through this for some  time and com­
ing to nothing, I inquired of  my compan­
ion whether  he  hail  any idea  where we 
were.

I  have  always  questioned 

the  period  at  which 

in  darkness. 

something 

“ Not  far  from 

the  house,”  he  an­
swered.  This  young  forest covers what 
was originally  the  garden  belonging  to 
it.  See,  here are traces of  former gravel 
walks.  Look there—that  little  flight of 
steps;  and  yonder is the basin of  the old 
fountain.  We  shall  he  all  right  in  a 
m inute.”
We struggled  forward,  pushing  aside 
the branches and catching our feet in the 
underbrush,  and  I  was  on the point of 
quoting 
from  Tennyson’s j 
“ Sleeping  Beauty,”  when Yule  stopped 
short and pointed.
Following  the  direction  of  his finger,
I saw,  between  masses  of  foliage,  a fiat 
wall  rising  directly across our path. 
It 
was of  a dull gray hue,  but  the  rains of 
many seasons had tinged it  w ith  streaks 
of  mouldy  green.  Fragm ents  of 
the 
plaster  had  fallen  here  and  there,  dis­
closing 
the  unsightly  substratum   of 
brick.  Thick  grass of  a peculiarly dark 
hue  grew  along  the  base  of  the  wall, 
seeming to derive vigor  from  its  decay. 
We  advanced a little  further  and  stood 
almost  under the eaves of  the edifice we 
had  come  to  investigate.  The panes of 
the lower  windows  were mostly broken, 
but  had  been  replaced  by  boards,  now 
rotten.  The  upper  windows  wrere  not 
boarded  up,  but  the  dust  was so thick 
upon 
them   that  they  were  no  longer 
transparent. 
In  the  very  threshold  of 
the  kitchen  doorway  (we  were  at  the 
back of  the house)  w as ‘growing  an  elm 
which  could  not  have  been  less  than 
thirty  years  old. 
lower  branches 
were flattened against the wall, its upper 
ones lay upon  the  roof.  Circumventing 
w ith  some  difficulty the eastern wing of 
the  house  we  came  round  to the front 
Here  was a sim ilar  intrusiveness of  un­
kem pt  vegetation; 
tall,  shaggy  shrubs 
clung  to  the  wall  and  seemed  to  peer 
through the windows  into  the  dark  in­
terior.  A low  terrace  descended  to the 
sweep  of  the  carriage-drive;  beyond the

Its 

toward 

The  genius  of  decaying 

land  plunged  again 
the  road, 
glimpses of  which  were  visible through 
the  confusion of  shrubbery.  Along  the 
windows  of  the  upper'  floor  extended a 
wooden  balcony with carved railings. 
It 
was  much  decayed,  and  parts of  it had 
fallen.  The main  entrance of the house, 
in  front  of  which 
the  carriage  drive 
ended,  was at  the  western  end. 
It was 
embellished  by a gabled  porch,  and  was 
reached  by  four  stone  steps.  The door 
itself  was a single  slab  of  wood  with a 
rusty  knocker  hanging  somewhat awry 
upon 
it.  Many  a  year  m ust  have 
any  hum an  hand  had 
passed 
lifted  that  knocker  end  rapped for ad­
m ittance  against 
that  m ouldering  but 
still  sturdy door.
loneliness 
brooded over this house;  though the sun- j 
shine  rested  upon it,  it seemed to be  in­
vested with  a spectral gloom;  there w as a 
stealthy  hush  about  it,  and  a  clammy 
dinginess of  aspect  peculiarly repulsive. 
No  being  w ith a heart  still  capable  of 
human  sym pathies  had  any right  to be 
there.  The  walls  were  slowly  rotting 
beneath  the  influence  of  a  curse;  the 
house  was  a  corpse,  affronting  heaven 
with its  unburied  squalor.  B ut  nature 
was  making  vigorous  efforts  to  give it 
decent interm ent.  She  assaulted  it with 
winds  and  storms,  w ith  heat  and  cold; 
she  sapped  its  foundation  with  mould 
and  damp;  she  gnawed its tim bers w ith 
dry rot;  she strangled it w ith  the  w rith­
ing growth of  rank and  insolent  vegeta­
tion.  Her  victory would  soon  be  com­
plete,  but  meanwhile  the  potential en­
ergy of  the conflict  was  in ugly contrast 
with the dank and unwholesome stillness 
that  accompanied  it,  and  which  the  soft 
brightness of  the  June day,  so far  from 
dispelling it,  tended rather to enhance.
All  the  lower  windows  being  barred 
there was nothing  for it but to attem pt a 
burglarious  ascent  to  the  upper story. 
Returning  to the  back,  we discovered an 
iron  hook  projecting  above  one of 
the 
window  frames;  by  means  of  this  hook 
it was  possible to  reach  the  sill  of  an 
upper window, and the rest was easy. 
In 
a few  minutes we were standing,  breath­
less and  dirty,  in w hat  appeared to  have 
been a bedchamber.  The privacy of  the 
haunted  house had  been invaded for  the 
first time in no one  could  tell  how long.
The  interior  had  been  partially  dis­
m antled and much defaced;  heaps of rub­
bish lay here and there;  there were holes 
in  the floor  and the  ceilings  looked  in­
secure.  The  arrangem ent of  the  rooms 
was  peculiarly bewildering.  They  were 
none  of  them  upon the  same level;  they 
were  of  various  sizes  and 
the  oddest 
shapes.  So complicated a system of exits 
and  entrances I have  never  seen,  and in 
addition to ordinary doorways there were 
sliding  panels in  the  walls  admitting to 
secret  passages  in the  thickness of 
the 
brick work.  The  house was a deliberate 
system of  ambuscades. 
I  could scarcely 
divest  myself  of  the  persuasion 
that 
some appaling  event was  about to occur. 
As  we entered  room after  room I  invol­
untarily braced my nerves  for the shock. 
In  those of  the  chambers  that were  not 
wainscoted strips of  wall  paper dangled 
downwards  in  ugly  tatters.  Y et  the 
house was  not so ancient that  the horror 
of which it had been  the  scene m ight not 
have  occurred  within  living  memory,  if 
indeed we had not ourselves been in  some 
way  connected with  it.  W hat was  yon­
der  stain  upon  the  dusty floor?  was it 
fancy,  or some indistinct recollection that 
inspired  us with  the notion  that we  had 
been  present  when  it was  made?  Why 
was it that,  as we paced curiously  hither 
and  thither,  a  footstep  seemed  to  tread 
behind us?  and that  each  darksome cor­
ner into which we peered seemed but the 
moment  before to have been  tenanted by 
some lurking  presence.  There was com­
pany  in  these  vacant  rooms  and  empty 
passages; 
the  seeming  solitude  was  a 
guilty  deception;  we  were  dogged  from 
door  to  door,  and,  without  exchanging 
any  words,  we  were  careful  not to  pa 
out of each other’s sight and reach.
From  this fioor  we  made  an excursion 
up  a  ladder 
into  a sort  of  cupola that 
dominated  the  roof,  and  in  which  hun 
a  large,  rusty  bell.  The  wooden  cross 
piece  to  which  it  was  fastened was  s 
much  rotted  by  damp  that  ■when  Yule 
swung the bell  on  its  pivot it  seemed on 
the point of  giving way.  We did  not re­
main  here  long  for  there was  still  the 
ground  floor of  the  building  to explore. 
The  cupola was directly over the well  of 
the  staircase,  which  last was broad  and 
easy,  the  bannisters  being  handsome 
carved in brown wood.  But it descended 
into  darkness,  the  boarding  up  of 
the 
lower  windows excluding the  light. 
In­
to this  darkness we  stepped  cautiously: 
a damp,  torpid air breathed upon us,  and 
the  walls when  our  outstretched  hands 
came in contact with  them  felt cold and 
slimy. 
I took  out  the  candle-end I had 
brought and lighted it.  The circle of  its 
illum ination was small,  and  the  shadow 
of  the hand th at carried it prevented our 
seeing  the  floor  immediately under  our 
feet;  nevertheless, 
it  was  some  safe 
guard.  But the  shifting  glimmerings it 
cast along the walls,  and  the  strange as­
pect it gave  to ordinary objects,  kept our 
nerves on  the  alert.  The  general char 
acter of  these rooms  was  sim ilar to that 
of  the  upper  ones. 
In  a  Comer of  the 
dining-hall  we  found  a  large  heap  of 
dusty papers  which,  upon  examination 
proved to be carefully-executed drawing: 
of  buildings  in  India.  A draught of air 
coming  through  an  aperture in the wall 
sighed through the room and  rustled the 
papers on the floor.  On the  back of  one 
of  the  sheets  we  deciphered  a  name 
w ritten  in  faded  ink,  “Colonel  Rober 
Ilgode.”

shall hear it,  if  you 
The chief  visible  feature of  this ante­
room was the large  hole  in the center of 
the floor.  The  planks seemed to have been 
hacked through with  an  ax,  and the work 
bore  signs of  violence  and  haste. 
Into 
the black  pit beneath we could  not  pen­
etrate,  and I doabt  w hether  either of  us, 
would  have  much  cared  to  do so.  We 
seated  ourselves  near  the  brink of  the 
hole and set the candle on the floor.  Yule 
then  fixed  his  gaze  upon  the  wavering 
flame and communicated  to  me  the  fol­
lowing fa c ts:
“Colonel Ilgode was the  last  occupant 
of  this  house.  He  was  young  for  his 
rank,  and his career  in  India  had  been 
brilliant.  Our  venerable  friend,  Dr. 
Carbuncle,  who  saw  him  once,  tells me 
he was a strikingly handsome  man—tall, 
erect,  with  black  eyebrows  and  Napo­
leonic  m outh and chin.  He m arried the 
beauty  of  the  day,  a  certain  Beatrix 
Mornington. 
It was the  general opinion 
that  Ilgode  was a lucky man.  But some 
Arery queer stories had followed him home 
from  India.  A man  who is handsome at 
forty-eight  may  have  been  handsomer 
still at  five-and-thirty,  and perhaps more 
reckless  and  impassioned.  And  some 
Indian  women are  ravishingly beautiful 
and  fascinating 
in  a  degree  we  can 
scarcely conceive of  in this climate.  Add 
to this  that  the  Colonel was rumored to 
have  killed  an  Indian  prince for no os­
tensible  reason,  and  you  will  know  as 
much as was  ever  known  about  the ro­
m antic secret of  his  Indian career.
“A fter he and  his  wife  had  occupied 
this house in apparent felicity for  a year, 
Mrs.  Ilgode’s  mother fell dangerously ill 
and the daughter went to London  to take 
care of  her.  The Colonel  drove her into 
town in his carriage  and  pair,  returning 
the same day.  He then took the singular 
course  of  dismissing  all  his  servants, 
w ith  the  exception  of  a valet  whom he 
had brought w ith him  from  India.  Not 
many  days  after 
this  general  house­
clearing,  however,  the report went about 
that the Colonel and  his  valet  were not 
the  only  occupants  of  the  place.  A 
countryman passing along  the  road  late 
one night heard a female voice talking at 
a high and furious pitch and in a strange 
tongue,  and saw through the lighted win­
dow  two  figures  in  violent  altercation. 
Suddenly the light was extinguished,  the 
balcony window  was  burst  open  and  a 
truggle  seemed  to  be  going  on  there, 
though w hether  the  Colonel were trying 
throw  the  woman  out or  to  prevent 
her from throwing herself  out,  the  spec­
tator  could  not  tell.  A fter a few min 
utes the struggle  ended,  the window wa: 
closed, and all  was still.
A fter this  sort of  thing  had  gone on 
for about three weeks and  had  got to be 
the whispered topic of  the neighborhood 
the  Colonel  was 
seen  one  afternoon 
driving  rapidly  toward  London 
in  his 
carriage and pair. 
It  was  m idnight be­
fore he returned,  and then  he  was  seen 
by only one person.  This was a boy who 
had  been setting snares for rabbits in  the 
adjoining grounds  and  who  was  hiding 
behind  a  clump of  bushes  opposite  the 
house  entrance.  He  saw 
the  Colonel 
drive up the avenue,  the  wheels  crunch- 
along the  graveled track,  and pull up 
his horses  at  the  door.  Mrs.  Ilgode sat 
beside  him.  The  Colonel  got  douw, 
mounted  the  steps  of  the  porch,  beat a 
tattoo  with  the  knocker,  and  then  re­
turned to the carriage and helped his wife 
out.  She went up  the  steps  and  when 
he reached the  highest  turned to speak 
to  her  husband.  A t  that  moment  the 
door  opened  and a strange  black-haired 
woman,  looking,  as the  boy expressed  it, 
more  like  a gipsy  than  a Christian,  ap­
peared on the threshold. 
.She held some­
thing  in  her  right  hand;  a  flash  and  a 
harp explosion came  from  it  and  Mrs. 
Ilgode,  w ithout  uttering  a  word, 
fell 
back down the steps.  The  Colonel  bent 
over her,  lifted her in his  arms and stag­
gered  into  the  house,  carrying her.  A 
few m inutes later the  Indian  valet came 
from behind the  house and led  the horses 
to 
the  stable.  Then  everything  was 
juiet  again  and  the  boy made  his way 
home more dead than alive w ith terror.
When  the  police  arrived the next day 
the house  was  empty,  and  nothing ever 
was  seen  or  heard of  any of  the  actors 
in  this  tragedy, except  that a few  years 
ago a  skeleton  was  dug  up  in the cellar 
with a bullet-hole in its skull.  The story 
goes,  however,  that  on  a certain day  in 
the year the sound of carriage wheels—” 
We stared at each other.  We had both 
heard 
like 
wheels  passing  over  gravel.  Yet  for a 
generation  past 
that  drive  had  been 
inches  thick  with  turf.  We  held  our 
breath.  Then we heard  steps  ascend to 
the  front  door  and  three  distinct  raps 
echoed through  the  house  and  struck a 
chill to  our  hearts.  We  started  to our 
feet.  The movement overset  the candle, 
which toppled into the black abyss in the 
fioor.  The  darkness  was now absolute. 
Through  that  darkness a terrible  crash 
sounded,  followed  by the  fall  of  some 
heavy  body  down  the  staircase;  down 
headlong, 
landing  at  last  on  the  tiled 
flooring of  the  hall.  M erciful  Heaven ! 
what devil’s pranks were being played in 
this haunted house ?  H a rk !
“ Frank,  are  you  there ?”  exclaimed  a 
woman’s voice on  the  porch. 
“W hat is 
all that racket?  Open the door.”
“It  is  not 
Yule  drew a long  breath. 
the  Colonel’s  wife,”  he  said. 
“It’s 
mine !”
He struck a m atch  and  we  went  into 
the hall.  There  lay the great bell which 
had  broken  from  its  fastenings  in  the 
cupola,  and so tumbled  from  the  top of 
the house to the  bottom.
“I  never in my life  heard of  two such 
geese!”  M rs.  Yule  declared  when  she 
heard the story.
“If  you  had  been  with  us,  my dear, 
I think  you  would  have  quaked,  too,” 
her husband replied.

it — that  dull, 

low  sound 

J u l ia n   H a w t h o r n e .

Yule seemed  impressed by this discov 
ery. 
“I have heard that  name  before,’ 
he  remarked,  “ and  in  connection  with 
this very spot;  ’tis an odd confirmation
“Confirmation of  w hat?”  I asked. 
“W ell,  it  is  not  a  long  story,  and it 
could nowhere be so fittingly told as her 
where it is said to  have  happened.  Let 
us go back do the ante-room and  sit dow 
on  th at  pile  of  lumber,  and  there  you

If a word  spoken  in its  time  is  worth 
one piece of  money,  silence  in  its time  is 
worth two.

How  New  York  Merchants  Catch  Shop- 

Lifters.
Correspondence  Chicago  News.

this 

The New  York  merchant  has found a 
means  of  circumventing  the  Christmas 
shop-lifter,  who  has  long been the bane 
of  his  existence.  There  is  in  the  big 
shops during the two  weeks  at  the  end 
of  December  one  vast,  turbulent sea of 
struggling  females.  Not  only are  New 
York’s million  of  inhabitants  shopping, 
but Brooklyn’s  700,000  are  added to the 
mass,  and the millions  who  live  in close 
contiguity  to  the  metropolis  stream  in 
from  Hoboken,  Jersey  City,  W illiams­
burg,  and the myriad  towns and  villages 
that  lie  w ithin a few  hours’  ride  of  us. 
The crush and  struggle in the big haber­
dasher  shops  is  something  terrible,  the 
clerks are cruelly overworked,  and neces­
sarily great quantities  of  goods  m ust lie 
upon 
the  counter  in  great  confusion. 
Every element  is  in  favor of  the  shop­
lifter,  and she never fails to improve her 
opportunities. 
In  the  private  office  of 
the owner of  one of  the largest  shops in 
New  York,  the head of  the  firm told me 
that he had for the past  seven  years lost 
at Christmas  time  goods  to  the amount 
of  over  S3,000  bv 
light-fingered 
gentry.
“B ut,”  said  he,  “I  think  we  have 
found a means of  at least  checking  this 
great  leak.  The  shop-lifter who  habit­
ually steals is suppressed by this method 
and  those  just beginning  in their  career 
are frightened  by  it  into  reform.  All 
the  m erchants  are  adopting  it. 
It  was 
my  idea,  but I was glad to give it to  the 
others,  and  now  we  circulate  between 
one  another  a  black-list of  habitual  of­
fenders,  so  that 
the  professionals  are 
finding  this a pretty hard  season.  Here 
conies one of  them  now,”  he  said,  as  a 
large,  stern-looking man  appeared in the 
doorway,  accompanying  a  well-dressed 
woman,  who 
looked  half  sullen,  half 
frightened.
“ The same  thing,  I  suppose,”  said the 
proprietor.
“ Yes,”  said the large man,  who proved 
to he  one of  the firm’s  detectives,  and  a 
very  acute  and  active one. 
“ She  is  an 
old hand.  This is the third  time she has 
been caught in the  act. 
It was handker-' 
chiefs  at the  bargain counter  this time; 
the  time  before it was  Christmas  cards, 
and the time before that  jew elry.”
“It isn’t true,”  said the woman,  fierce­
“I t’s all a m istake and I’ll make you 
ly. 
sm art for this.”
“There are  two  clerks  outside  as  wit­
nesses,”  explained the  detective,  loftily, 
to  the  proprietor,  totally  ignoring  the 
woman.
“I’ll pay for  the  handkerchiefs,”  said 
she somewhat more  humbly.
“ No,  madam,”  answered  the  proprie­
tor;  “ we don’t care for your custom.  It’s 
too  expensive.  All  we  wish is that  you 
should sign this paper.”
The woman  took  it reluctantly,  read  it 
over,  and  flew  into a fury,  declaring  she 
would  never put her  name to such a doc­
ument.  A fter some persuasion, however, 
accompanied  with  a  clear  statem ent  of 
the  alternative of  arrest  and  imprison­
ment,  she  put  her  name  to  it  and  was 
conducted to the  door of the  shop by  the 
detective.  Then  the  proprietor  let  me 
read the  paper  she  had  signed. 
It  ran 
like this:
“I, the  undersigned, hereby confess  that upon 
the 22d day of  December in 1888 I stole handker­
chiefs  and  other  small  articles  from  the  dry
goods  shop  of-----and  was  arrested  with  these
articles  in  my possession. 
I  make  this  confes­
sion  with  full  knowledge  and  understanding 
that it  is  to  be used  against me if  ever  I  again 
set foot in said sho]

Mrs. Frances S- 

9tli Street, New York City”

Then  he  folded  it  up  and  slipped  it 
into  a  pigeon  hole of  his  desk,  where 
were  some  twenty  more  papers of  the 
sort. 
“All sim ilar  confessions,”  he told 
me,  and  that  as soon  as  a  woman  signs 
one of these papers her name is furnished 
to the general black-list of the dry goods 
men,  and  the floorwalker at the  door  re­
ceives  a description of  her,  so that when 
she  appears  he suggests  to her  in  a  low 
tone that  she had  better  make her  pur­
chases  elsewhere.  The  proprietor w ent 
on to  say that  the  fact of  these  confes­
sions being in his hands  had terrified  the 
to  such  an  extent  that  he 
shoplifters 
found  his 
this  holiday  season 
losses 
diminished by one half as compared  with 
previous  years.  His  floor-walkers  had 
been shown  the women who had been de­
tected and  they warned  them  out of  the 
shop  whenever  they  entered  it,  and  he 
found  the  plan  to  work  better than  to 
prosecute the offenders—in the first place, 
because  not  a  few  of  the signatures  on 
the  documents  in  liis  possession  were 
names  that he did  not w ish  to drag  into 
the law courts,  but that  old  offenders,  as 
soon as  they got  out of  jail,  came  back, 
and he had it all to do over again,  where­
as while he had their signed  confessions 
they kept out of the way.

Food for Thought.

Everything good  in man  leans on what 

is higher.

m ent’s delay.

Not all a man’s  millions can  buy  a mo­

If  thou  tellest thy  secret to three per­

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The  tongue  destroys  a  greater  horde 

than does the  sword.

The  camel desired  horns and  his ears 

were taken from him.

The  way  to  get  out of  a  very  small 
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It is probably the attention paid it  that 
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Two  pieces of  coin  in  one  bag  m ake 
more noise than a hundred.
The doctor who prescribes gratuitously 
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If  a man  has  brass  he can  get  along 
with  a very moderate supply of tin.
Man  sees  the  mote  in  his  neighbor’s 
the  beam  in - his 
eye,  but  knows  not 
own.
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the most  valuable of  intellectual  attain­
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W ED N ESDA Y ,  JA N U A R Y  23, 1889.

MUST  ACT  IN  FIVE  WEEKS.

The  business  men  of  Michigan  now 
have  until  March  1  to  decide  whether 
they w ant to put  into  operation  the  in­
surance  plan  devised  by the  Insurance 
Committee  of 
the  Michigan  Business 
Men’s  Association  and  approved by the 
Executive  Board  of 
that  organization. 
If 
they  want  it,  they  m ust  put  their 
hands down in their pockets for 8100,000, 
as a guarantee  that  they  w ill  patronize 
the  company  and  as  a  guarantee  that 
those who do patronize  it will get the  in­
demnity they pay for,  in  the  event  of  a 
loss.  W ealthy  men  stand  ready to  ad­
vance  the  necessary  amount,  confident 
that the  investment  would be a good one, 
but T h e   T r a d e s m a n  prefers  to  see  the 
men  who  will  furnish  the business for 
the company hold the  stock.

THE  SENATE  TARIFF  BILL.

The  Senate  is  making  such  progress 
with the revenue bill  as  indicates  that it 
can  be  passed  and  sent  to  the  House 
within  the  time agreed  upon. 
It is true 
that the sugar,  wool  and  lumber  sched­
ules,  which  still  await  discussion,  are 
among the most im portant in the bill  and 
the  most  likely  to  be  attacked  by  the 
minority.  The  fish  schedule  has  been 
much improved  by placing  fresh  fish of 
all  kinds  under  a duty  of  half  a cent a 
pound.  A t present  it  comes  in  free of 
duty even  when  preserved by ice,  which 
was  not  the  intention of  the authors of 
the present duty.  The  committee which 
drafted  the  Senate  bill  proposed a duty 
of  half  a cent  on  fresh fish preserved in 
ice,  whereupon Mr.  Plum b  objected that 
this  was a discrimination  in favor of  the 
seaboard  States,  as  they  still would get 
fresh  fish free of  duty.  The  represent­
atives of  the seaboard  States  were  very 
glad of  the  suggestion.  They  agreed to 
put  freshly caught  fish  under  the same 
duty  as  refrigerated  fish,  when it is the 
take  of  Canadians  or  other  foreigners. 
So all  Canadian fish will  be under a duty 
sufficient to countervail the bounties paid 
Canadian  fishermen  out  of  the  Halifax 
award.

As  to  lumber,  a  few  of  the  W estern 
Senators  are  disposed  to  put  it  on the 
free  list,  to  please  the  farmers.  One 
Minnesota  and  one  Kansas  Senator are 
believed  to  favor  this. 
It  ought  to be 
easy for the managers of  the bill to show 
th at the  repeal of  the duty  would  effect 
no  cheapening  of  lumber  to  American 
It merely would enable the 
consumers. 
Canadian  government 
the 
higher rent for its tim ber lands, and thus 
divert  the  duty out  of  our treasury into 
that of  the Dominion.

to  charge 

The opposition of  these Senators to the 
lumber  duties  probably  will  be 
the 
weaker,  as they have  been propitiated in 
the  m atter  of  sugar.  Mr.  Allison  and 
his committee have agreed to supplement 
the  reduction  of  the  sugar  duties  by a 
bounty on home-grown sugar of all  kinds. 
Mr.  Plumb  is  very  confident  of  the fu­
ture  of  Kansas  as  a  sugar-producing 
State,  and  every  patriot  would  be  de­
lighted to see  his  expectations  realized. 
A  bounty will not be easily administered, 
but if  the experiments  w ith  sorghum at 
Fort  Scott  are  any  indication of  indus­
trial  possibilities,  it may not  be  needed 
permanently.  The  W est may soon  sup­
ply  our whole  sugar  demands at a  lower 
price than  we  ever  have  had  sugar from 
the cane.

One of T h e  T r a d e s m a n ’s exchanges— 
which is evidently not  fam iliar  w ith the 
history  of 
the  beet  sugar  industry  of 
Europe—thinks to give edge to a sneer at 
the  proposal  by instancing  France  as a 
country  where the people  consume sugar 
produced under a bounty.  The beet sugar 
consumed  in  France,  Germany and Aus­
tria-Hungary gets  now  not  a  penny  of 
bounty from the government.  Under the 
stim ulus of  the  bounty system begun  by 
Napoleon,  but  abolished 
long  ago  as 
needless,  the  production  of  beet  sugar 
on the continent of  Europe has become a 
vigorous  and  independent  ,industry. 
It 
has  driven  cane  sugar out of  the  field, 
and,  instead  of  getting  anything  from 
the  government,  it  contributes  its  full 
share to the  taxes.  To  stim ulate its ex­
port,France and several other nations paid 
an export bounty which  was merely a re­
mission  of taxation. 
It  was  this policy 
which  nearly  ruined  the  sugar-refining 
business  of  Great  Britain,  drove  cane 
sugar  out of  th at  m arket,  and  led  the 
present  British  m inistry  to  secure  an 
agreement  that  no  more  such  bounties 
should  be  paid. 
It  effected  this  by  a 
threat  of  discrim ination  against  such

sugar-producing  countries as  would  not 
sign  the  agreement.  No  doubt  it  was 
these  “ bounties”  which led  our  contem­
porary into its mistake.

A  SWEEPING  DECISION.

the  most 

The decision of  Judge  Barrett,  of  the 
Supreme Court of  New  York—to  which 
reference was made by T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
last  week  in  a  reference  to  the  sugar 
tru st—is  one  of 
im portant 
judicial  acts  of  our  time.  The  points 
raised by  the defense were  that  the acts 
of  the stockholders of the company were 
not  the  acts  of 
the  corporation  itself, 
that there was no law against the consol­
idation even if  the corporation were held 
responsible for it,  and  that  certain  acts 
of  the state  did  authorize  consolidation 
of  corporations.  The  Judge  overruled 
all of  these  pleas.  He  refused to make 
any such distinction  between  an  agree­
m ent of  stockholders and one of  the cor­
porations  themselves.  He  showed  that 
the law forbade  consolidation except for 
certain  specified  purposes  and  within 
specified  limits.  And  he  declared 
the 
present  consolidation  was  not  one  of 
those 
In 
fact,  it was inherently unlawful, as tend­
ing  toward a monopoly such  as  it is the 
public interest to prevent,  n e  said :

law  had  contemplated. 

the 

the  corporate  franchises 

I t  is  not a case  w'here a few  individ­
uals in a limited  locality have united for 
m utual protection  against  ruinous  com­
petition. 
It is the case of  great capital­
ists  uniting 
their  enormous  wealth  in 
mighty  corporations  and  utilizing  the 
franchises granted to them by the people 
to oppress  the  people.  First,  they util­
ize 
to  guard 
themselves  against the dangers  incident 
to personal  association;  and second,  they 
centralize  these  franchises  in  a  single, 
gigantic  and  irresponsible  power  fur­
nished  with  every delegated  facility for 
regulating  and  controlling  at  will,  not 
only in  the  State,  but 
throughout  the 
entire  country,  the  production  and the 
price of  a particular  and  necessary  arti­
cle of  commerce.  W hen  I  say  an  irre­
sponsible  power,  I  mean  no  reflection 
upon the gentlemen  personally in whom 
the  power  is  vested. 
I  mean a body of 
individuals who,  in  their  trust  capacity, 
are  entirely  outside  of  the  corporate 
being,  and  are  subject  to no  legislative 
power.  Combinations that were pigmies 
in comparison with the present have been 
repeatedly denounced by the  courts  and 
pronounced  to  be  unlawful,  as  tending 
to breed monopolies.

In conclusion,  he pronounced  for  dis­
solution of  the  company  and  forfeiture 
of  its  charter.  Of  course,  the  several 
partners  could go on as a partnership  in 
the business of  refining  sngar,  but  only 
on the  basis of  unlim ited  responsibility 
for the debts and obligations of  the com­
pany.  They  would  be  exactly  in 
the 
position of  the  stockholders of  the Glas­
gow Bank,  if  the company should fail.

in 

Nobody can tell  w hat  will be the final 
outcome  of  any  suit  prosecuted  before 
the  complicated  court  system  of  New 
York,  until  several  courts  have  been 
heard  from.  This  case  has  been  ap­
pealed from  the  “ Supreme”  to the Court 
of  Appeals  of  the  State,  and 
the 
meantime the defendants goon with their 
business on the present footing until they 
are  assured  that  appeals are of  no use. 
But 
the  adverse  opinion  of  so  able a 
jurist as Judge Barrett,  and  the  Tveight 
of  authorities and precedents with which 
he  sustained  it,  have  caused  no  small 
consternation to the members of this  and 
other trusts.  This is a gratifying result, 
as is the evidence which the decision fur­
nishes that  the  whole question of  trusts 
can  be disposed of  in a legal way.

ONE  LAW   FOR  ALL.

Judge  Tuley  of  Chicago  has  decided 
very  properly  that  the Anarchists  have 
the  same  rights of  free speech  as  other 
people,  so  long as  they do  not  abuse  it 
by the direct  incitement of crime.  Since 
the  Ilaym arket tragedy there has  been a 
very  strong  feeling  among  the  orderly 
classes  against the party,  and the police, 
who  were  the  especial  sufferers,  took 
steps to prevent  their  obtaining the  use 
of any hall in the city. 
Judge Tuley finds 
that  the present  constitution of  the As­
sociation contains  nothing which  points 
to the  use of  violence for the  overthrow 
of  the social  order;  and he declares  that 
under the Bill of Rights in the State con­
stitution 
they  have  the  same  right  to 
meet  for the peaceable diffusion of  their 
principles as any  other  body of  citizens. 
He declines to place this  natural right of 
free  speech  at the  mercy of  policemen 
who m ight  happen to regard  the  objects 
of a meeting as treasonable.

If 

to  secrecy. 

This  is  not  only the  justest  but 

the 
most  prudent  disposal  of 
the  m atter. 
Nothing would  be gained  by driving the 
Anarchists 
they  still 
think  m urder a justifiable  instrum ent of 
reform,  they would  not  abandon  it  be­
cause  they found  there was one  law for 
them  and  another for  other  men.  They 
merely  would  make  their  preparations 
under the  cloak of  greater concealment, 
and the  kind of  evidence on which Spies 
and  his  associates were  hung would  not 
be  forthcoming. 
It  was their  speeches 
at  public  meetings  which  proved their 
responsibility  for  the  Haym arket  m ur­
ders.  And  as  for  making  converts,  ex­
perience  has  shown that secret and  pro­
hibited  societies grow  more rapidly’than 
any  other. 
Their  position  as  outlaws 
makes membership  in  them attractive to 
a  great  number of  ill-regulated  minds. 
The  Camorra  and the  Carbonari counted 
their  membership  by myriads  and  drew

upon all  ranks  in the  social  scale below 
the highest.

HOW  TO  CURTAIL  CREDIT.

The  Morley B.  M.  A.  has  appointed  a 
special  committee to devise  some plan to 
curtail  the  credit business of  that town 
by shortening the  time  usually  allowed 
in credit transactions.  The committee is 
in 
a  unit 
the  belief  that  settlem ents 
ought 
to  be  made  as  often  as  once  a 
month,  but  is  confronted  by the deplor­
able fact that  most of  the  people  insist 
on taking a  year or  more  to adjust their 
accounts.  How  to  bring  about  the  re­
form w ithout inducing  unnecessary fric­
tion is the problem now  seeking solution 
at the hands of  the committee.

I t  occurs 

to  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  

that 
some of  its readers may have m et with  a 
sim ilar experience  and  thus  be  able  to 
throw some light on the  subject.  Those 
who  can  offer  suggestions  in the prem­
ises are invited to do so,  to the  end  that 
all  of 
the  afflicted  may  be  benefited 
thereby. 

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Morley evidently  has  a  man  who  re 
sembles  Chauncey Depew  in  his  liking 
for  a  banquet,  if  the  following  extract 
from the proceedings of  the  last meeting 
of the local B.  M. A.  is any criterion:

last  banquet;  therefore,

John Pierdon offered the following resolution: 
Whereas,  A year has  rolled around since  our 
Resolved,  That we again banquet.
The directness m anifested in the word­
ing  of  his  resolution  shows that  either 
Mr.  Pierdon  is  very  hungry  or  else  he 
has  a  brotherly  feeling  for  the  other 
members  of 
the 
second annual  banquet of  the Morley  B. 
M.  A.  proves to be as successful an event 
as  the first  one  was,  the  members  will 
have  good  grounds  for  congratulating 
themselves.

the  Association. 

If 

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Alex.  Dodds  is  succeeded  in  the  ma­
the  Dodds  Ma­

chinery  business  by 
chine Co.

Olney,  Shields & Co.  have  begun  suit 
against B.  F.  Reed & Sons,  of  Montague, 
for 8296.77._________________

Tournell & Co.  succeed  Peterson Bros, 
in  the  grocery business  at the  corner of 
Fifth and Stocking streets.

Geo.  W.  Reed  has  re-engaged  in  the 
grocery business at Stanwood.  naw kins 
& Perry furnished  the stock.

Morris  H.  Treusch & Bro.  have  rented 
the  store  at  46  Ottawa  street,  formerly 
occupied  by  the  Telfer  Spice  Co.,  and 
will  take  possession of  the  same  about 
March 1.  The  firm will  discontinue  the 
retail  business, 
themselves 
entirety  to  the  jobbing  trade.  Morris 
will buckle on the armor again  and saun­
ter forth on the road.

deVoting 

A t the  annual  meeting  of  the  Grand 
Rapids School  Furniture Co.,  the  old di­
rectors  were  re-elected  for  the  ensuing 
year and the directors, in turn,  re-elected 
the same officers  which  have  served the 
company sinee  its  inception.  The  past 
year has been  a very successful  one with 
the  corporation  and 
the  coming  year 
promises to be even more so.

George  G.  Steketee & Co.  will  open  a 
branch drug store on the corner of T urner 
and  W est  Leonard  streets,  under 
the 
management  of  Albert  G.  Steketee  and 
Dennis  Baker. 
John  G.  Steketee  and 
George  G.  Steketee,  Jr.,  enter  the  firm 
and  will  be  found at the  main  store,  84 
Monroe street.  The Hazeltine  & Perkins 
Drug Co.  furnishes the  stock for the new 
store.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Benton  Harbor—E.  H.  Goldman  has 

opened a  jew elry store.

Hudson—E.  J.  W illiams,  the  harness 

maker and dealer,  is dead.

Manistee—Louis  Sands  has  closed  up 

his general store until A pril 1.

Berlamont—E.  H.  Luce  succeeds Burk­

holder & Luce in general  trade.

N orthport—Ludwig Selig  succeeds  Se- 

lig & Barth in the m eat business.

Morenci—John Hanna succeeds Downer 

& H anna in the harness business.

Northville—J.  R.  Carson  has  assigned 

his general stock to E.  K.  Simonds.

East  Saginaw—Samuel  J.  Scott  has 

sold his grocery stock to H.  J.  Weil.

Chelsea—Jabez  Bacon  has  sold  his 

hardware stock to H.  S.  Holmes & Co.

Mackinac  Island—Geo.  T.  Arnold  has 

sold his grocery stock  to Jam es Doud.

W arren—Cartw right  &  Danes succeed 

Oliver Barton  in the grocery business.

Jackson  —  Geo.  S.  Dewey  succeeds 

LcLain & Dewey in the drug business.

Alma—H.  L. Lockwood succeeds Lock 

wood & Moore in the grocery business.

Bronson—P.  A.  Buck  has  sold  his 
building and  groceries  to  Frank Norton.
Detroit—-N.  P.  Raths  &  Bro.  succeed 
N.  P.  Raths & Co. in the grocery business.
M arshall — Snyder  &  Pryor  succeed 
Thomas Rollinson  in  the  furniture bus 
iness.

Sunfield—J.  H.  Rose  has  sold  his har­
late  of 

to  Mr.  Terrill, 

ness  business 
Muir.

Escanaba—The mortgage  on  the John 
G.  W alters grocery stock has  been  fore­
closed.

Mt.  Clemens—Ackert  &  Essig succeed 
Anthony Leach in the grocery and saloon 
business.

Petoskey—W.  S.  Canfield’s  oyster and 
fish stock  has been  foreclosed on chattel 
mortgage.

Manistee—E.  P.  Snyder  is closing  out 
his boot and shoe stock  and  will  remove 
to Tacoma.

Eaton  Rapids—Geo.  Seaman  has  sold 
his  confectionery  stock  to T.  A.  Brown, 
late of Charlotte.

Saginaw City—L.  Chappell  has opened 
a confectionery in d  grocery store  at  410 
Genesee street.

East Jordan—F.  J.  C utter’s confection­
ery and  restaurant  has  been  closed  on 
chattel mortgrge.

Pontiac—Joseph Nusbaum er  has  sold 
to 

his  grocery  and  provision  business 
Jno.  Kallenbach.

Manistee—Fred.  W. Cron  has  sold  his 
harlf-interest in the upholstering business 
of  Cron  Bros,  to A.  Baumann.

W exford—J.  A.  Purvis  has  sold  his 
hardware  stock  to  Geo.  Cook  and  will 
engage in the same business at  Manistee.
Grand  Ledge — Geo.  H.  Sheets  has 
bought the  clothing  stock of  G.  B.  Gris­
wold.  The  latter  continues  in  general 
trade.

Nunica—J.  J.  Wiseman  has  sold  his 
grocery stock  to  Jubb  & Needham,  who 
will  continue  the  business.  Mr.  Wise­
man intends  removing to Oregon.

Davisburg—Jam es  McKibbin,  who  has 
been in the grocery business  here for the 
past ten  years,  has  traded his  store  and 
stock of  goods to  Mr.  Newman,  taking  a 
farm  in payment.

Hastings—E.  Y.  Hogle  has  sold  his 
grocery  stock  to  Spary E.  Phillips  and 
W ill Fuller,  who  will  continue  the bus­
iness  under 
the  style  of  Phillips  & 
Fuller. 

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STRAY FACTS.

Dimondale—H.  M.  Towsley  is  buying 

grain  again.

Muir—Z.  Chase  has  bought  W.  W. 

Burden’s harness stock  for 860Q.

Dimondale—D.  R.  French  has  bought 
implement 

I.  D.  N orth’s  agricultural 
stock.

Detroit—Way ton  &  Rogers  are  suc­
ceeded in the  plumbing  business  by the 
W estern Plum bing & Heating Co.

Red  Jacket—All  the  business  men in 
Red  Jacket  except  one  firm  agreed to 
close their stores  at 8 p.  m.  Yelowstein 
&  Sons held out,  but the  other night the 
salesmen  of  all  the  other  stores  armed 
themselves  with  “ twofers,”  Houghton 
“ stinkers”  and  “ Early  York  Fillers,” 
and,  taking possession of  the Yelowstein 
store,  literally smoked the customers out. 
They affirm  that they wrill  keep  it up un­
til the firm  surrenders or the  bad  cigars 
have disabled the assaulting forces.

Cheboygan—D.  H.  Moloney  created  a 
stampede to his  grocery store  last  week 
by lighting  a  big  candle  and  soliciting 
guesses  as  to  howr long it  would  burn. 
There were  9,878  guesses  recorded,  and 
tw'enty-five  prizes  were  given. 
J.  H. 
Clune,  formerly  of  Traverse  City,  won 
the  first  prize,  guessing  to a second the 
exact 
time,  which  was  105  hours,  22 
m inutes,  30  seconds.  The  prize  was 
a handsome gold  watch.  A nother party 
guessed w ithin one second  and  took sec­
ond prize.  The guesses  ranged  all  the 
way from nine hours to 1,000.

St.  Johns—The Republican is  responsi­
ble  for the  following:  A good  story  is 
being  told  of  one of  St.  Johns’  young 
business  men,  and  a  prom inent  member 
of  society.  Not long  since  a  fair,  rosy 
cheeked,  bright-eyed  young 
lady,  and 
one of  the belles of  the city,  entered one 
of  the stores under his charge  and  asked 
to  look at a corset.  The  clerks were  all 
busy at  the  time,  and the  gentleman  in 
question,  although  not  able 
to  distin­
guish  a corset  from a  hoopskirt,  tackled 
the  job  w ith a  manly  spirit.  The  size 
wanted  was  ascertained,  and  w ithout 
looking  at the  style or make,  a  box  was 
thrown on the counter and opened.  The 
garm ent  was no  sooner  exposed to view 
than the fair damsel  began  to alternately 
turn the colors of a stained glass window, 
while 
looked 
redder than  the waistbands of  his under­
clothing.  The  young  lady  finally ven­
tured  to  rem ark  that  she was  afraid  it 
wouldn’t fit,  and guessed she’d look else­
where. 
the  store,  while  a 
pained expression of  mingled consterna­
tion  and  fear  reigned  supreme  on  the 
face of  our hero,  who  sadly  gathered up 
the  cause  of  his  trouble  and  silently 
placed  it  back  in the  box,  over the  face 
of  which was the  innocent  looking word 
“Nursing.”  He  thereupon  called  a  no­
tary  public and  registered a solemn  vow 
that,  hereafter,  the  corset  departm ent 
will  be  left in charge of  those  fam iliar 
w ith the goods.

the  would-be  salesman 

She 

left 

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Manton—The  Pepple  Pum p  Co.  has 

engaged  in the manufacture of  pumps.

Ionia—The  Cochrane &  Miller  Furni­
ture Co.  has filed articles with the county 
clerk.

Davisburg—The Davisburg  grist  mill, 
which  has  been  idle  for a  year past,  is 
now  running  steadily  again  under  the 
supervision  of  McW atters & Rogers.

Ionia — W illiams,  Crookshank  &  Co. 
are  succeeded  in  the  planing m ill  busi­
ness  by the  W illiams M anufacturing Co. 
The 
is  composed  of  Messrs. 
W illiams and  Crookshank  and  H arry T~ 
Coates.

latter 

W est  Bay  City—F.  W.  W heeler & Co. 
is  a  new  corporation  of  ship-builders 
ju st  organized  with  a  capital  stock of 
8500,000.  The 
incorporators  are  Con­
gressman  W heeler,  W illiam  Forbes  and 
George  F.  Williams.  Mr.  W heeler  has 
been  elected  President;  W illiams,  Vice- 
President and  Superintendent,  and G.  R. 
Goodfellow,  Secretary  and Treasurer.

Purely Personal.

A.  G.  Clark,  the W hite Cloud druggist, 

was in town Saturday.

Henry S.  Church,  the  veteran  Sturgis 

grocer,  was in town last Wednesday.

Frank Inglis,  the Detroit druggist,  was 

in town a couple of  days last week.

J.  E.  Thurkow,  President  of  the  Mor­

ley B.  M.  A.,  was  in town last Friday.
Chas.  C.  Kritzer,  proprietor  of 

the 
Newaygo Roller  Mills,  was in town  Mon­
day.

“ Nate”  Stoddard,  the  Reed  City hard­
ware  merchent,  was in  town a couple  of 
days last week.

Henry J.  Hopkins, the Marquette hard­
ware  dealer,  was  in  town  last  week,  in 
attendance on the Masonic meeting.

Geo.  E. Parker and Edward O.  Ely have 
come on from Boston to attend the  annual 
the  Peninsular  Novelty  Co.
meeting  of 
the 
grocery  departm ent  of  the  Hannah  & 
Lay  M ercantile  Co.,  spent  Sunday  with 
friends here.

H erbert  Montague,  m anager  of 

Frank Hamilton, of  Traverse City, was 
in  town  last  week  on  his  way  to  the 
Association  meetings  at  Lansing  and 
Owosso.

C.  B.  Atwood,  m anager of  the shoe de­
partm ent of  the  H annah  & Lay Mercan­
tile Co.,  is  looking up  new  goods  in the 
Eastern markets.

O. B.  Pickett,  who  has a happy  smile 
for every traveling man who visits M.  V. 
Gundrum & Co.,  at  Leroy,  was  in  town 
one day last week.

Wm.  R.  Keeler will put a confectionery 
wagon on the  road  next  week,  presided 
over by Frank  Englewood,  for  the  past 
nine  years w ith C.  C.  Comstock.

Mr.  Varnes,  of  the  hardware  firm of 
Wise & Varnes,  at Middlebury,  Ind.,  was 
in town one day  last week with his bride, 
whom  he  m arried  at  Mancelona the day 
before.

A.  Crandall,  the South  Frankfort  gro­
cer,  C.  H.  Saunders,  the  Monroe  dry 
goods  dealer,  and  John  Wiseman,  the 
Marshall  grocer,  were  in town  last  week 
on Masonic business.

M.  V.  Gundrum,  who was  in  trade for 
many  years at Leroy,  and still m aintains 
his  interest in a general  store  there,  is 
now conducting a large  general  store  at 
Evansville,  Ind.,  where he lived  for sev­
eral  years previous to his  coming to this 
State.

Capt.  C. G. Perkins arrived Friday from 
the  annual 
Henderson,  Ky.,  to  attend 
meetings  of 
the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug  Co.  and  the  Peninsular  Novelty 
Co.,  in both of which corporations he is a 
heavy  stockholder.  He  was  called  to 
Cincinnati  Saturday  by the  death of  his 
mother,  but  will  return 
to-day,  both 
meetings having  been  adjourned one day 
in order to have him present.

W.  E.  Cummings,  of  the firm of  Cum­
mings  &  Yale,  has  retured  from  a visit 
to the  factories  which they represent and 
says  he never  saw’  as  beautiful  a line  of 
goods  on  the  m arket  as  there  is 
this 
spring.  He  secured  the  agency of  two 
more factories,  the  Northwood  Glass Co. 
and  the  U.  S.  Stoneware  Co.,  which 
makes  this  agency now  consist of  eight 
factories and three importers.

Gripsack  Brigade.

W alter  E.  Cummings  is  visiting  the 

Detroit trade this w'eek.

Scott S.  Swigart is putting  in  a couple 

of  weeks in the Saginaw Valley.
W.  W.  Tenney  is  working 

the  city 
trade  this  week  for the  Newaygo  Roller 
Mills.

Both of Jas.  N. Bradford’s children  are 
ill  w ith m alarial  fever,  his  wife  having 
barely  recovered  from  an  illness of  the 
same nature.

Geo.  F.  Owen  is spending  the  week in 
Detroit, arranging his sample  trunks—in 
case he decides to allow  Stanton,  Samp­
son & Co.  to  remain  with  him   another 
year.

Geo.  F.  Ow’en  requests  T h e   T r a d e s  
m a n  to state that any traveling  men who 
wish their friends invited to  the fifth  an­
nual  social  party  should  send  in  their 
names  to  him  without  unnecessary de­
delay.

Chas.  B.  Elliott, 

form erly  .traveling 
representative  for  the  Haney Manufac-
turing  Co.  in  the  State of  Kansas,  is in 
town for a  few days as a witness  in  the 
suit  brought  by Haney  against  Messrs. 
Perkins, Hess and Peregrine, of the Grand 
Bapids School Furniture Co.

Arrangem ents  have  been  made  with 
the Women’s Exchange to furnish  a sup­
per the night of  the annual dance  for  75 
cents  per  plate.  The  supper  will  be 
served  in  E lk’s  hall,  directly below the 
armory,  where the dance will be held.

in 

The  announcement 

last  week’s 
paper of  the m arriage of  Perley W.  Hall 
to Mrs.  Alm ira Lam ereaux  was  without 
authorization  on  the  part  of  Mr.  Hall, 
being  the  outcome  of  a  practical  joke 
perpetrated  by a couple of  Benton  H ar­
bor  gentlemen,  who  went  so  far  as  to

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“ A  Great  Success.”

From  th e  E ast Jo rd an  Enterprise.

D.  C.  Loveday is now  using  the credit 
coupon system  advocated  by T h e   M i c h i­
g a n   T r a d e s m a n .  He  pronounces  it  a 
great  success,  and  we  would  advise  all 
our m erchants to look  it up.

FOR  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC.

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

F O R   SA L E.

t TOR  SALE—STOCK  OF  CLOTHING  AND  GENTS’ 

furn ish in g  Roods, located in a good  tow n  of  1,300 
people in southern M ichigan.  But one  o th er  place  in 
I  o r p articu lars address  “ C & 
town handles clothing 
T,” care M ichigan  Tradesm an. 
(   REATEST  INVENTION  OLT 
ENGAGE  YOUR 
W  
te rrito ry   and  realize  a   few  thousand  dollars 
quickly and easily.  Sam ple  sixty  cents.  Rem em ber 
th e above!  E. A.  Foster, inventor, F o rt C linton, O,  358 
r p o   EXCHANGE—GOOD  IMPROVED  FARMS  IN  THE 
A   b eautiful  and  productive  Republican  Valley 
county in N ebraska fo r m erchandise of  an y   kind.  E. 
W, Giles, Real E state and Loans, Oxford Neb. 

359 

357

OR SALE—STOCK OF DRUGS  AND  FIXTURE8 FINE 
enough  fo r  any  city.  Invoice  $1,800  to  $2,000. 
W ill trad e  fo r  G rand  Rapids  city  o r  farm   pro p erty . 
Address, “ D ruggist,” case Tradesm an. 
352

tio n ery   establishm ent, 

1JO R   SALE — DESIRABLE BAKERY  AND  COnT e C- 

including  oven  an a  all 
necessary fixtures.  Seven y ears in   traae.  Good  ru n  
of custom .  Correspondence  solicited.  Address  No. 
35p. care M ichigan T radesm an. 

350

’OR SALE-HOTEL IN GOOD  RESORT  TOWN, WITH 
nineteen beds.  House furnished com plete.  P> ice 
$3,500.  $2,000  down,  balance  on  tim e  to  suit.  Poor 
h ealth , reason fo r selling.  Barn, 34x60.  Sam ple  room  
and  livery  office.  16x24,  good  livery.  Mail  and stage 
line in  b am .  House paying $100 p er  m onth  now.  F or 
p a rticu la r  , address “ H otel,” care Tradesm an. 
340

a t 110 Monroe street, G rand Rapids.  Goods are a ll 
new.  The stand is  in  th e   best  location  in  tow n  and 
can be leased.  Bemis Bros. 

IjX)R SALE—OUR  RETAIL  STOCK  OF  GROCERIES 
i ’GR  SALE—A  CLEAN,  WELL-ASSORTED  STOCK  OF 

general h ardw are, stoves and tinw are.  Tin shop 
in connection.  W ill in ventory ab o u t $6,000.  Located 
centrally and one o f th e best points fo r  retail business 
in th e  city.  Good reasons fo r  selling.  Address  H ard ­
w are. care M ichigan Tradesm an. 
TUOR  SALE—GOOD  RESIDENCE  LOT  ON  ONE  OF 
JO 
th e m ost p leasan t streets “ on  th e   hill.”  W ill ex­
change for stock in an y  good in stitu tio n .  Address 286, 
care Mich g an  Tradesm an. 
I  \RUG  STORE  FOR SALE  AT  A  GREAT  BARGAIN. 
J~J  Address, C. F. W illiam s. Caledonia, Mich. 

286

355

307

300

W ANTED—SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED  PHARMA- 

cist.  Reference.  Address. 356, th is office.  356

W ANTS.

351

RANTED—A  position  as  bookkeeper.  F o u r  y e a rs’ 
experience-  Best of  references  given.  Address 

K., 63 Monroe St. 
AVTANTED—TO  EXCHANGE  100  ACRES  OF  T1M- 
* 1 
bered  1-nd  in  S outhern  Illinois  lo r  horses  o r 
hardw ood tim b er lands in M ichigan o r stock  m erchan­
dise.  Address ft., 226 Michigan s-reet,  Chicago.  >45 
\ \ J  ANTED—TO  EXCHANGE  OR  SELL  a   GOOD  BUS- 
V v 
iness p roperty and stock of drugs.  Real  e sta te  
consists of two fram e stores well located  fo r  business 
on corner.  One store, 24 x 80,  w ith  nice  living  room s 
above.  O ther  store.  20  x  60  (adjoining)  one  story. 
Large lots w ith garden spot, b arn, ice house, etc.  Title 
perfect.  No  incum brance.  The occupant is n  w  c a r­
ry in g  on a  general store  and  doing  a  g<  od  business, 
b u t is anxious to m ake a change.  S atisfactory reasons 
given.  W ill sell o r exchange fo r a good business prop­
e rty  in some lively railro ad  tow n in th is state.  Corres­
pondence solicited.  Address, 338, care M ichigan Trades­
m an._____________________________________ 
ATT ANTED—SITUATION AS CLERK BY PHARMACIST 
> V  who  is  registered  by  exam ination.  Address 
R obert W, H azeltine, 22 Henry S t , G rand Rapids. 
339 
SITUATION WANTED—A  COMMERCIAL  TRAVELER 
EJ 
is  open  fo r  engagem ent.  Large  acquaintance 
w ith  g rocery  tra d e   in  M ichigan.  Address  Jackson, 
care M ichigan  Tradesm an. 

325

338

'ANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 
th is  paper  to   give  th e Sutliff  coupon system  a 
trial.  I t w ill abolish y our pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith 
all y o u r book-keeping, in  m any instances save you th e 
expense o f one clerk, w ill 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 the pass-book plan.  S ta rt the 1st 
of th e  m onth w ith th e new  system  and  you  will never 
reg ret it.  H aving  tw o kinds, both  kinds  will be  sent 
by  addressing  (m entioning  th is  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N, Y._________  

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M ISCELLA N EO U S.

(JJj-f  9 0 0   CASH  BUYS  MANUFACTURING  BUSI- 
ijpJ-.Z lV JY /  ness pay in g  100  p er  cent.  Best  of  r e a ­
sons  fo r  selling.  Address  Chas.  Kynoch,  St. Ignace, 
Mich. 

W ANTED—1,001) MORE  MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 

Im proved Coupoa  Pass  Book System.  Send for 

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

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have  printed  and  circulated  300  an­
nouncements  of 
the  ceremony.  Perley 
says he enjoys a  joke as much as anyone, 
but  he’d  rather  be  allowed to send out 
the invitations to his own wedding, when­
ever the time arrives for th at  event to be 
celebrated.

Bank  Notes.

M.  B.  Divine has disposed of  his bank­
ing business to the Belding Savings Bank.
the 
N orthern  Kent  Bank,  at Cedar  Springs, 
was in town one day last week.

Frank  L.  Fuller,  proprietor  of 

The banks belonging to the local  clear­
ing house have agreed to  charge  all cus­
tomers for exchange  on  and  after  Feb­
ruary 1.

Fred H.  Clark has severed  his  connec­
tion  as  book-keeper  with 
the  Second 
National Bank of  Owosso.  He is not yet 
fully decided as to his future movements.
The  Second  National  Bank  of  Ionia 
has gone into  voluntary liquidation.  The 
business  will  be  continued  by Geo.  W. 
W ebber  and  A.  J.  W ebber  under  the 
style of  W ebber Bros.

Corunna  Independent:  J.  D.  Leland, 
having  resigned  his  position  as Cashier 
of  the  F irst  National  Bank,  refused  to 
accept the position of  A ssistant  Cashier, 
to  which  he  was  elected,  and  thereby 
severs  his  entire  connection  with 
the 
bank.  Mr.  Leland  has  been  actively 
connected  with  the  bank  for  the  past 
nineteen  years.

Sherwood Starts a B.  M.  A.

Sh e r w o o d , Jan. 16,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand R apids:
.  Dear Sir—After a hard pull, I have succeeded 
m  getting united the business men and we  wajit 
the  charter,  constitution  and  full  instruetioTts 
for joining the State  B.  M.  A.  Please  send  hi­
re turn  mail,  as  we  have  another  meeting  oh 
Tuesday, Jan. 22, to perfect the organization. 
W. R. Maxdigo.

Yours truly,

2 0 0 0   C ig a r s  Free!

On o r ab o u t April 1st, 1889. we  propose p u ttin g  a  new 
bran d  of cigars on th e  m ark et w hich  w e  shall  sell  to 
th e trad e a t $33 00 p er thousand.  Now we w ant a  n a m e 
fo r th is cigar, and w ant it badly.  Hence we  m ake th e 
above  offer  of  1000 of these cigars  (the first thousand 
made) to uny w holesale o r reta il dealer  who  will send 
us an  original nam e th a t will be acceptable, subject  to 
th e follow ing conditions, v iz.:
1st.  The name m ust be one  that has never been used 
for  a  cigar  and  one  upon  which  we can g et a trade­
mark patent.
2nd.  The  nam e  m ust  to   us  upon a  le tte r head, bill 
head or card o f th e firm or m em ber of th e firm  sending 
it.  The firm m ust be a   bona  fide  re ta il  or  wholesale 
dealer  in  cigars.  Names  from   all  o thers  will  be re­
jected.
3rd.  This nam e m ust n o t reach  us la te r  th an   March 
15th, 1889, as th e aw ard will be m ade  on March  31st,  or 
as soon th ere a fte r as possible.
4th.  The aw ard or salection of th e  nam e  will be left 
to a  com m ittee o f th ree (3) consisting of the  editors of 
th e follow ing papers published in th is c ity :  The  Flint 
E vening  Jo u rn al,  The  W olverine  Citizen,  The  Flint 
Globe.  W e 
selected 
by th is com m ittee, and if  upon  investigation, we  find 
it has n ever been used  as a   cig ar  b rand,  we  will  for­
w ard to th e  w inner  one  thousand  cigars  by  express, 
charges prepaid.
5th.  Should th e com m ittee.select a   nam e,  th a t  had 
been sent to us by m ore  th an   one  firm  o r  dealer, the 
thousand  cigars  will  go  to   th e   first  firm  o r  dealer 
sending it, as all names will  be  num bered  in  ro tatio n  
as received.  No firm  o r dealer will be allowed  to  send 
m ore th a n  one name.
A postal card containing the  award  or  selection  by 
the committee will be m ailed to all contestants.
Address,

shall  accept 

nam e 

th e 

G EO .  T.  W A R R E N   &  CO.,

Mfrs. High Grade Cigars.______________F l i n t ,   M i d i .

J.  S .  WA.LKBR,

MANUFACTURER  OF

PICKLES and CATSUPS,

A n i Jobber of

V IN E G A R , P R E S E R V E S  am i JE L L IE S .

I  quote  the  trade  the  following  rock bottom 

prices on Pickles;
Mediums, in bbls..................................................#4 00
Sweet Gherkin, in bbls.......................................  9 50
Mixed, in bbls.......................................................  6  30 j
Large, in casks 45 gals........................................   4 10
Small, in bbls........................................................  5  0o I
Gherkin, in bbls.............................................................  6 (Mi
Medium, in half-bbls............................................ 2 50
Sweet Gherkin, in half-bbls................................4  73
Mixed 
Small 
“ 
Gherkin  “ 
Chow-Chow................................................... 

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These goods are sold  on  30  days time and war­
ranted to be  pure,  home-made  pickles.  Satisfac­
tion guaranteed or no sale.

J .  S.  W A L K E R ,

P.O.Box 471. 

G ra n d   R ap id s,  M ich.  I 

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j  Hammond Type Writers are in constant  use. 
j  Full  line of supplies on hand.

H E N R Y   F.  W A LCH ,

Agent for Western  M ichigan.

THE  CELEBRATED

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ONE  OF  OUR  SPECIALTIES.

W e   are  E xtensive  in  e ach   o f w h ic h   w e  m ak e  Special
L in es  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  naake  L ad ies’,  M isses’  a n d
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FACTORIES: 

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Dixon, 111.
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P.  O. address, Morton  House,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

We  furnish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  for  Customers.

ÄSSDCIRTIOM  DEPARTMENT.

n i c b lg a n   B a s in e s s   M an ’s  A s s o c ia t io n . 

President—Frftük W ßlls, Lftnsin^
First Vies-President—H. Chambers. Cheboygan.

Frank  Hamilton, Traverse City 
Chas. T. Bridgman, Flint 
Secretary

N. B. Blain, Lowell 
Hiram  DeLano,  Allegan ;

  H.
Committee on Legislation—S. 
A. Hydorn, Grand »ap id ^  ts-S m ith Barne“   Traverse 
C om m U ^  on Trade in tet Saglnaw.  H. B. Fargo. Mus-
City:  Geo. R. Hoy

Allegan.

M
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W.E. Crotty, Lansmg;)nneii  MuskegeE 

^ i a f o r ^ - T H E  MICHIGAN TRADKSMAN-------------------
T h e fo llo w in g   a u x ilia r y   a sso c ia tio n s  a r e  oi>- 
 u n d er  c h a r te r s  g r a n te d   b y  t h e  M ichi- 

e
¿ ¿ n   B u sin e ss M en’s A sso c ia t io n .

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V »  

i —X rftvtjrse C it y   B* M«  A.» 

N o .  3 —S t u r g is   15- M . A .

President, J. W. Milliken; Secretary, E. W. Hast in g s ^
----------- Ko. 2—L ow ell  H. M . A.
President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King.--------
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President. H. S. Church; Secretary^W ^Jom ^-----------
----------- v .   4—G ran d   K apids  M.  A .
President. E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.----------
5—M u s k e g o n  B .  M . A .
A. Miller;  Secretary,C. L. w n itn e^ ._
Xo. 6—A lb a B. M. A.

president, John__________________
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President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary. P. T. Baldwin^ 
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President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, K

S 3 ; 7  D im o n d a le

N o .

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THE  PLAN  APPROVED.

The Executive Board Endorses the  Report 

of  the Insurance  Committee.

The  Executive  Board of  the  Michigan  Busi­
ness Men’s  Association  met in the  Pioneer hall 
in the  Capitol at Lansing  last W ednesday  morn­
ing, all the members of  the Board being  present 
except Hiram DeLano of Allegan.  The principal 
feature of  the  meeting was the consideration of 
the insurance project and all the members of the 
Insurance Committee  were present  except  Oren 
Stone, of Flint.  Stanley E. Parkill, Chairman of 
the Legislative Committee, and O. F. Conklin, of 
the Transportation Committee, were also present 
at the meeting.

President  Wells  congratulated  the  Board  on 
the  status  of  the  State  and  local  bodies,  the 
benefits  already secured  by both and  the oppor­
tunities presented for future exertion.

The  Secretary reported a balance of  $162.75  in 

his hands and in the hands of the Treasurer.

On  motion of  Mr. Whitney,  the  action of  the 
Secretary in the  case of  the Kalamazoo B.  M. A. 
was  approved and  he was  authorized to receit e 
a half  year’s dues  from  any association  prefer­
ring to remit in that way.

The  Eastport  B. M. A. having ceased to  exist 
the 

the  Secretary  was  instructed  to  request 
return of charter No. 8.

The  following  communication  was  read  and 

referred to the Committee on Insurance:

E a st  Sa g in aw , Jan. 15,1889.

President, H. M. Marshallj^eeretaTyj^H^Kellj^

N o .  G—L a w r e n c e   B .  M .  A .
jM>, V--------------------- t  TX  IT All V

M o .l l —K in g s le y  B . M . A . 

President, W. J. Clark; Secretary;-----
---------  
President. H. P. Whipple; Secretary. G. 
--------------- ' V o . 1 3 —O u in c y  B . M . A .
President, C ^ V a y ^ c r e t a g ^ h o a L e n n o n .

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S o .  1 6 —S a n d  L a k e   B .  M .  A .

President.^0'«1 g e rM ^ e e ^ e t g ^ M ^ g :
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Presidentj^;_V^CrandaU2Secreta^^W^^MC0;_
--------------- N o .  1 7 —P Î a ï n w e l l  B . M . A .
President. E. A.  Owen. Secretary, J. A. S . d l e ^
•---------------- N o .  18 - O w o s s o   B .  -'l. A .
President, Albert Todd; S ecretaras.

N o   1 9 —A d a   B . M . A .
F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.

President, D,
President, lohn F. H enry; Secretary, L. A. Phelp_ _  

N o .  20—sa n g a itu c k   » .   -W. 

.

%0   2 1—W a y  la n d   B .  M* A . 
rj  H. W harton; S ecretary. M. V. H oyt^
.

President, C. H.  -------  _ ------- ------ -  M  
------- N o. 2 2 —ti r a n a   L e d g e  B . JWU ^   cia rte.
P ersld en ^ l.B .S oh u m aeh en S ecreta^ W .  K-  Clarke,

------------------ N o. 3 5 —B a lo  ti.  M . A .
President. Chas. B. T ^n.nn: Secretary, H. P. Pew.------
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President. 8. R. Stevens; Secretary, GemB. CaldwelL 

N o . 26— t ì r e e n v iU e   L.. M .  A .

N o   i T - D » r r   B . M .  A . _

President. E. 3. Boteford; Secretary, L. K. Fishe^
------------ Ño. 8 8 — Cheboygan  B . M.  A
P»*—rident.  A. J. Paddock;  Secretary. H. G. D ° ^
No. 89—F re e p o rt B. M. A.

President, Wm. M o o r e ------------

,■____  secretary, A. J. cneeseurums*..

— 

President. A ^
President, ThoW-h G r e n ^ e c ^ ta “ '. A. G. F len r^
Secretary« J. B. vvarson.

N o .  3 8 —C o o p e r s v ille   M- NI- A .

President, W, G. Barnes____ _________ _—  I
P c e s l d e n k ^ l ^ ^ S ^ i ^
President,
P resident, h !M. Hems ^ t ^ S e c r e t e r ^ E ^ n s m ^  

N e 7 3 6 —- I t k a c a   B .   N I. A .  

,

P resident. O. F. Jackson;  Secretary . Jo h n   M. Everden. 
~ 
President.  Chas. F. Bock;  S ecretary^ . W. Moore^ 

N o .  3 7 — B a t t le  C r e e k   B .   M . A .
No. 38 —S co ttv ille  B-  NL A. 

President. H. E. Symons; Secretary. D- W. Higgms.

N o   3 9   - B u r r  O a k   B* 

A . 

President, W. S. Wilier; Secretary,  F. W. Sheldon.

N o   4 0 —B a t o n   K a p id s   B .  M . A . 
&.

if o . 4 1 — B r e c K e u r id g e   B . JV1
No. 42—F rem ont. B. M.  A.
'  No. 4 3—T u stin  B. M. A.

President, C. T. Hartson: Secretary« W ill Emmert. 
* 
Scudder.
President, W. O. Watson ; Secretary, C.
" 
Preeident. Jos. Gerber;  Secretary  C. J. Rathbnn.--------
■ 
President, Frank J. Lulek;  Secretary. J. A. Lindstrom.
------------No. 44—KeedTcity B . M. A .
Preeident, E. B. Martin; Secretary. W. H. Smltn.----------
N o , 4 S — H o y t v i l le   B .  A l. A .

Preeident, D. E. Hallenbeek; Secretary, O. A. Halladay.

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President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould- _

N o . 46—L e s lie   B .  J»l. A . 

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N o .  4 7 —F l in t   M .  C .

President, W. C. Pierce;  Secretary. W. H. Graham.

N o . 48—H u b b a r d s to n   B . M . A .

" 

President. Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor. 

No. 49—L eroy  B  M.  A.
MIO. 
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W enzell ; Secretary. F ran k  Smitn.
No. 50—M anistee B. M. A.

President,  .
President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary,C.  Granms.----

--LCIUJ  «  

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

N o . 5 1 —C edar  S prings  B.  M.  A. 
No. 52—G rand H av en  B. M. A. 

President, A. S. Kedzie;  Secretary, F. D. Vos.______

.

To the Executive Board, M. B. 31. A.
Accepting your urgent request  to  have  every 
body who has anything  to  suggest on  the  ques 
tion of the Michigan  Business  Men’s  Insuranci 
Co.—that is to be—I  give  you  my views, hopinj 
they will prove to be only one among  many  an; 
by m utual discussion be able to glean somethin! 
that will be of interest to  all.  While  we  recog 
nize the difficulties in the way of  forming an in 
surance company that will meet with the approv 
al of  everyone  and  appreciate  the  Committee’ 
earnest efforts to frame  something  that  will  b 
satisfactory to the business men and at  the sam 
time  guarantee  him  first-class  protection,  w 
also feel that too much care cannot  be  taken  t 
start right. 
Your plan would generally meet  with  our  at 
proval, but think that some of its features  coul 
be improved on.  One of the main  objections  t 
your plan, as now proposed, is that you  have  n 
lim it  to  sales  of  stock  to  any one party or par 
ties.  Anyone wanting to invest  in  good-paying 
stock, such as you seem to think  this  would  be 
could  buy  up’ a  controlling  interest  and  the 
have  the  complete  control  of  its  management 
w ithout regard to the  wishes  of  policy  holders 
or minority stockholders, thereby  making  it  an 
ordinary  stock  company  and,  perhaps,  finally 
pooling with other companies, when,  as  regards 
insurance, we would be no better off than we are 
now.  W hat we would advise is to  form  a  com 
pany as nearly m utual as possible and  render  ii 
impossible for any one person  or  clique  of  per 
sons to obtain control  of  its  stock  and manage 
ment.  To do this we would suggest that the sale 
of stock  be  limited  to  four  shares  t9  any  one 
person and if possible allow  each  policy  holder 
one  vote,  same  as  the  stockholder; 
that  its 
officers be elected at each annual  convention  of 
the  Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association—in 
fact,  have  it  as  nearly  as  possible  a  Mutual 
Michigan  Business  Men’s  Insurance  Co.  We 
think  that  this  would,  if  properly  conducted, 
beget their confidence, insure their  support  and 
prove  a  bond  of  m utual  interest  that  would
AV.  k^olnnon man r\f tVlO Vktuto*  TPnillil  DM VP
unite the business men of the State;  would  give 
first-class protection and prove a  first-class  bus­
iness venture.
We think a dividend of 7  to  8 per cent, on  the 
stock  enough,  as  it  is not the stock that we ex­
pect to get our  benefits  from  but  from  the  re­
duction in  the  cost  of  insurance  by  mutually 
bearing its losses and  participating in its  profits 
as policy  holders—the  stock being  a  secondary 
consideration and a necessity in  order to  obtain 
first-class protection.  We think that  the  proper 
plan  would  be  to  allow  the  stockholder a fair 
rate of interest on  his  money,  say  7  per  cent., 
establish a reserve  fund  from  the  profits,  said 
reserve  fund  to  be  always  in  ratio to risks in­
curred, as has been proved  necessary  by  insur­
ance statistics,  the  ratio  to  be determined by a 
careful investigation  of  insurance  history—the 
balance,  after  providing  for  interest  on  stock 
and  establishing  reserve  fund, to  be  returned 
pro rata to policy holders.
We would have  all  losses  adjusted  promptly 
and paid at once, without waiting the sixty days 
customarv in old  line  companies.  This  course 
would  cause  the  company  to  be  regarded as a 
strictly honorable dealing one and  would  great­
ly add to its  popularity  and  the  volume  of  its 
business. 
,
As regards your plan of having only  a general 
office and no paid agents  outside  of  that  office, 
we think it would prove to  be  a  hazardous  ex­
periment  and  would  result  in  securing  many 
bad  risks  which  would  incur  heavy  losses  to 
the company.  If the business  be  done  through 
one office, would suggest that the company have 
traveling  agents  enough  to  visit  each  risk  at 
least  quarterly.  Would  like  better  to  have an 
agent appointed by each local association  to  so­
licit  risks,  salary  to  be  paid by commission on 
business  secured.  We  think  in  this  way  we 
would have a man thoroughly  acquainted  with 
each risk in  his  locality  and  would  not  be  as 
likely  to  take  as  many  poor  risks  as  in other 
plan.  Would  secure  the  services  of  men  of 
known abilitv in insurance matters.
We  think,  then,  that  by  having  each policy 
holder directly interested in the  company’s  suc­
cess, we would be in the  front  franks  of  insur­
ance  companies in a short time.
Hoping these suggestions may awaken  interest 
on this all important  subject, causing a full  dis­
cussion, and that we may finally succeed in  get­
ting a company satisfactory to all, I remain,

, 

Yours truly,

Jos. 11. Moore.

The  Secretary  reported  the  receipt  of  an in ­
vitation from the Grand Kapids  Board  of Trade 
to appoint a committee to act jointly w ith a com­
mittee from that body and  a  similar  committee 
from  the  Merchants  and  M anufacturers’  Ex- 
liange of Detroit in  the  preparation  of  an  ex­
emption  bill  to  supplant  the  present  very  im­
perfect and very unjust law.

The 

invitation  was  received  and  adopted, 
when  W. S. Powers, Frank  Wells,  Frank  Ham­
ilton  and  E.  A.  Stowe  were  appointed  such 
committee, who will receive  their  traveling  ex­
penses on the occasion of the joint meeting.

Chairman Caldwell then  presented  the  report 
of the Insurance Committee,  which  was  put  in 
the hands  of  every  association  member  in the 
State, introducing at the same time a number  of 
letters and  resolutions  from  local  associations, 
favoring the plan.

On motion of  Mr. Hamilton, the report was ac­
cepted  and  the  Secretary  instructed  to read it, 
section by section.  It was  gone  over  carefully 
and discussed at some length.  But two changes 
were  made—“ Present  underwriters’  rates”  in 
the third paragraph being changed  to  “ current 
rates of other responsible stock companies,”  and 
“ share and share alike,” in the same paragraph, 
to “ pro rata.”  The plan was then approved and 
the Committee given until March  1  to  see  how 
much subscriptions to stock can be secured.

Mr. Hamilton offered the following resolution, 

which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Insurance  Committee be in ­
structed to notify the local associations that  the 
insurance plan  has  been  approved  by  the  E x­
ecutive Board, which has granted the  Insurance 
Committee until March 1  to secure subscriptions 
for stock, and make the necessary  arrangements 
preliminary to organization, and report the same 
to this Board or to a mass convention to  be  held 
at Lansing on or after March 1.

President, Frank Phelps; Secretary, John H. York.------

President, Thomas B. Dutcher;  Secretary, C. B. Waller.

No, 5 3—B ellev u e B . M. A.
No. 54—D ouglas B. M. A.
„ 3— P etoskey  B. M. A.
No. 5 6 —B an g o r  B. S .   A.
No. 5 7 —R o ck fo rd   B. M. A.
No. 58—F ife L ak e B . M. A. 
No. 5 9 —F e n n v ille  li. M. A.

President, C. F. H ankey; Secretary. A. C. Bowman.

President, N. W. Drake;  Secretary, Geo. Chapman.

President, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.____

President, L. S. Walter; Secretai; .C.E  Blakely^

President F. S. Raymond: Secretary,P. S. Swarts.
No. 60—S o u th  B o ard m an  B. 31. A. 
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt.

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

No.  61—H a rtfo rd   B. M . A.
No  62—E ast sag in aw  M. A.

President, G. W. Meyer; Secretary.  C. W,  Mulholand. 

President, C. V. Priest; Secretary,C. E. B eli._________

President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton.

N o . 63—E v a rt B. M. A.
No, 6 4 —M e rrill B. M. A.
No. 65—K a lk ask a  B. 31. A. 
No. 66—L an sin g  B. 31.  A. 

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

President. Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles.

No. 67—W atervliet-  B. 31. A. 
President, Geo. Parsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall.

No. 68—A llegan B. 31. A.

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

No. 69—Scotts and C lim ax li. 31. A. 
President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. S. Willison.

President, M. Netzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. Clntterbuek.

No.  70—N ash v ille B. M. A . 
President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers.
No. 7 1 —A sliley  B.  M.  A.
No. 72—E d m o re B. 31. A.
No. 73—B eld in g  B. 31. A. 
No. 74—D avison  M.  V. 

President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster.

President, J.  F. Cartwright;  Secretary. L. Gifford.

President, Oscar P. BiUs;  Secretary, F. Rosacrans.

No.  75—T ecnm seh  B.  M.  A. 
No. 76—K alam azo o  B. M. A. 
No.  77—S outh  H av en   B.  31.  A. 

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

No. 78—C aledonia  B .  31.  A . 

President—C. J. Monroe;  Secretary, S. YanOstrand.
President, C. F. Williams;  Secretary, J. W. Sannders.
No.  79—«a»t J o rd a n  a n d   *o  A rm   B.  !**. A. 
President, Chas. F. Dixon;  Secretary, L. C. Madison. 
No. 80—B ay  C ity an tT w .  B ay   C ity  B. 31, A . 
President,F. L. Harrison;  Secretary, Geo. Craig.

Two Opportunities for B. M. A. Effort.
James Kelly, of  Newark, Ohio,  owns  a |boiler 
works plant which he wishes to  remove  to some 
Michigan town.  What town wants  such  an  es­
tablishment?

The  following  advertisement  appeared  in  a 

recent issue of the Detroit Fre ■ Press:
We  are  desirous  of  locating a factory for the 
m anufacture of a full line of  bells and builders’ 
hardware in  some  enterprising  city  with  good 
shipping  facilities.  Correspondence  solicited. 
Address box 1,077, Battle Creek, Mich.

as  taken  for  a  short  time  to  make  a call on 
Governor Luce and at the conclusion of the meet­
ing the President escorted the  gentlemen to  his 
own beautiful home, opposite the Capitol, where 
hearty welcome and a toothsome spread awaited 
the visitors.  Governo  Luce and  daughter  were 
present  by  invitation  and  assisted  the  genial 
President and his handsome daughter  (both  are 
beautiful, but the elder one is  m eant  this  time) 
in  carrying  out  the  programme.  No  vote  of 
thanks was necessary to  attest  the  appreciation 
of President Wells’ hospitality.

SOMEWHAT  MIXED.

Status  of  the  Muskegon  Association  on 

The Insurance  Question.

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From the Muskegon News, Jan. 17.
A  num ber  of  business  men  yesterday in dis­
cussing the organizations in  this  city  known  as 
the  Muskegon  Business  Men’s  Association and 
the Muskegon Board  of  Trade,  were  deploring 
the  m anifest  lack  of interest that the great ma­
jority of business men have,  regarding  the  two 
societies.  “ I see by the Ne1tes,” said  one  of  the 
gentlemen “that the official organ of the Michigan 
Business  Men’s  Association,  T h e  Michigan 
Tradesman, in referring to  the action  and  con­
tusion of a handful of gentlemen in this city re­
garding  the insurance  question,  publishes  it as 
the  action and expression of the business men ot 
Muskegon.  Now we all know  that  it  is  a  fact 
that the Business Men’s Association,  comprising 
nearly 200 members, has at Its meetings but a few
and  when
ot OI the average a scor
members- 
itter was de«idedth
the insur
Moreover,  it 
ent but tive ve or  fifteen  persons.
, some of the 
3ed that of those presen
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theorists, ra ther  tl
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the live,
“lothing  mer- 
ger, active,  shre wd,  c
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ccessfui  dr\ 
chants; 
of  the  repre- 
any
hotel  men; 
the  prog
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be  great  lui
of  t
re  the  recog- 
inter ests—in  >ho rt,  wei
branches  of 
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ta   ‘hustling’ 
business th it ha ve made Mu ikegon
uskegon  bus- 
present,  when  ‘ the  M
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of a few 
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Muskegon.
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ating.’  They 
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A few  men
their action being acquiesced in is  taken  as  the 
action of the whole.”
• • The same,”  said another gentleman,  might 
in a general way be urged  against  the rank and 
file of the Board of Trade.  This is  an  organiza­
tion that is capable of doing much  g09d  for  the
city  Every business man in the city is aware of 
this'fact, and many  of  them  became  members. 
The only  evidence  of  their  membership  there­
after  however, is the appearance of their  names 
on the books.  They never go near the meetings; 
have  nothing  to  suggest—do  nothing.  Kight 
now is the time, when sites are cheap, and docks 
may be  obtained,  to  advertise  this  city  to  the 
world, in view of  planting  here  productive  in ­
dustries.  N o  body of men or  agency  is as capa­
ble  of  doing  this  successfully  as  a  municipal 
Board of  Trade—an  organization  of  the  repre­
sentative business men.  Muskegon has  reached 
that period when this advertising and push must 
be accomplished.  The old Board  has  been  dis­
solved,  expunged,  dismissed,  and  with  it  all 
obligations  and  credits  balanced and the books 
closed.  A  new  Board  is  being  organized, ana 
the business men are again asked to step in to do 
whatever  may be found  necessary  to  be  done. 
If  the  new  organization  is but the ghost of the 
one just prorogued, there is but little use  of  the 
succession.  The  purposes  of  this  new  Boara, 
like that of the Business  Men’s  Association, are 
for the best interests of the city, and  it  seems to 
me that if it is worth any one’s time to subscribe 
to its policy, he  is  personally  pledged  to  carry 
out that policy. 
I for one hope to see  a renewed 
interest in the new Board of Trade.  ’
The committee appointed to draft or  propose a 
plan of reorganization will probably be  ready to 
report by the first of next week, when  the chair­
man of the committee will call a meeting.
The  gentlemen  above  quoted  undoubtedly 
voice the sentiment of a  large  number  of  busi­
ness  men  of  this city.  Nothing can be done by 
such  an  organization  unless  each  individual 
member recognizes some personal  responsibility 
in the premises.

OPINION OF  A  MEMBER.

The  following  communication  appeared  in 
the  News  of  the  18th,  from  the  pen of  31.  C.
Kelley:
Permit me a few words in reply to T h e   M ic h i­
g an  T r a d e sm a n  and your  anonymous critic  in 
this  morning’s paper, on  the insurance question.
T h e  T r a d e sm a n   basing its article  upon  your 
account of the action of  the 31 uskegon Business 
Men’s Association, which was not quite full and 
complete, proceeds in a very  impolite and  over- 
bearing  m anner  to  crack  its  journalistic  whip 
over the heads of the iluskegon Association m  a 
way w hich would  do  credit to the  former slave 
drivers  of  the  South. 
It  complains  that  the 
average  Muskegonite  is  “forever  unsatisfied.” 
Thanks;  we accept the compliment.  Discontent 
is  and always has been, the pioneer of progress.
I t   then complains  that  "the  plan” submitted 
by the  State  Association,  w hich  it  claims  has 
been  accepted  by  fifty associations  throughout 
the  State (doubtless  without  discussion  by  ex­
perienced  men), should  be rejected  by the 31us- 
kegon  Association,  after  full  discussion,  with
the assistance of  all the  insurance agents in the 
city,  who  pronounced  its  statements  untrue, 
misleading, and  the whole  scheme a “snare and 
a  delusion.”  In its  circular describing its  plan 
the  State  Association  says:  “If  this  does  not 
satisfv  you, and  you can  amend or offer a  sub­
stitute, let  us  hear  from you.”  The  Muskegon 
Association would  doubtless have this  privilege 
if  not offered—then how Insolent and  insinuat­
ing  is  T h e   T r a d e sm a n ’s  statement  that  the 
Aluskegon  Association  would  be  untrue  to  its 
record  if  they did not  reject the proposed  plan 
and substitute in its  place a scheme of  its own.” 
Does T h e  T r a d e sm a n   mean that the  Muskegon 
Association could do nothing but the perf unctory 
duty of endorsing the scheme  it  so  hotly cham­
pions, a scheme as full of holes as any riddle?
The Muskegon Association only recommended 
that  the State  Association apopt a real  “m utual 
insurance  plan,”  adapted  to  the  whole  State, 
instead  of  the  stock  plan  recommended,  and 
only as  a  dernier  resort to  form a m utual  com­
pany  for three  counties.  That  such a company 
would  be better than  any stock  company is con­
clusively  shown  by the  very  report of  the Citi­
zens’  M utual  of  Kent,  Allegan  anda  Ottawa 
counties, printed  by T h e  T r a d e sm a n .  That re­
port  shows that the losses paid by that company 
during the  year of  1888, only amounted $1.15 per 
$1,0U0 insured, while  the average  rate 9f  premi­
ums  paid in  all  the insurance  companies of  the 
State  amounts to $13.20  per $1,000  insured, 
ther comment is unnecessary.
I  As regards the number of business men present 
at  the  meeting w hich  rejected  the State  Com 
mittee’s plan, and  recommended  a m utual  plan, 
it  is  true  that  only fifteen  or  twenty  members 
were  present, although adjournments  had  been 
made to secure a larger  attendance.  This is  not 
true,  however,  of  the  insurance  agents  and 
those interested in present established insurance 
companies.  They  were  out  in  force  at every 
meeting  and did some  lively kicking, using  the 
same  arguments  which  your  anonymous  critic 
uses, and denouncing the  plan and circular sub 
m itted  by the State  Association in the  strongest 
surance 
ishment 
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other words, he refuses to  accord  the  same  lat­
itude to  The  T r a d esm a n  that  he  assumes  for 
himself.

Regarding the charge that  T he  T radesman is 
“ impolite ” in its references, Mr. Kelley  is invit­
ed to peruse the closing paragraph of  the  article 
in question, which begins as follows;
T he T radesman does not wish any of its  read­
ers to take  its  jocular  references  to  Muskegon 
people in seriousness, etc.
It is not to be wondered  at that a  man  who  is 
unable to distinguish a joke, when  it  is  plainly 
labeled, should work  him self  up  to  fever  heat 
over an imaginary affront.

to  further  the  ends  sought 

T he T radesman is the organ of  the  Michigan 
Business  Men’s  Association,  and as  such  is  in 
duty  bound 
to 
be  accomplished  by  that  organization.  At  no 
time  has 
th e  Association  and  T h e  T rad es­
man been more thoroughly in accord than in the 
present stage of the insurance  agitation,  and no 
amount  of  legal  invective on the part of recent 
acquisitions to the ranks of the  organization—in 
w hich T he T radesman has  grown  gray  in  the 
service—can  swerve  the  paper  from the path it 
has chosen to follow in hopes of leading  the  in ­
suring public out of the wilderness.

YEARLY  REVIEW

Of  the  Work  Accomplished  by  the  Mus­

kegon  B.  M.  A.

The officers of  the  Muskegon  B.  M.  A.  have 

issued the following address  to the members:

The officers of  vour  Association  heartily con­
gratulate all members upon the  growth  and suc­
cess  of  our  organization  during  the  past  year 
and the favorable prospects  of  the present year. 

our growth

during the year just  past,  1888,  has  been  good, 
steady  and  permanent.  We  had  about  eighty 
members at the beginning of the year  and  have 
now one hundred and  eighty  members w ith the 
prospect  of  the  addition  of several more in the 
near  future,  m aintaining  our  position  as  the 
largest organization of the kind in the State, and 
there are over eighty others.  You  can  do much 
to  continue  the  growth  and  increase our num ­
bers still more by circulating copies  of  the  con­
stitution and by-laws among our  worthy citizens 
and informing them of the  objects  of  the Asso­
ciation  and  taking  their  applications.  Blank 
applications, copies of the  constitution, etc., can 
be had of the Secretary on application.

OUR  MEETINGS,

which are full of interest to  all, are being better 
attended  and  give  promise  of  good  results. 
They  are  held  regularly  on  the  first and third 
Wednesdays  of  each  month  at  8  p.  m.  in the 
rooms of the Association, 109 Western avenue.

THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE,

to more fully meet  the  requirements  of  the  or 
ganization, will hold a  regular  meeting  on  the 
second Wednesday of each month at  7:30 p. m.— 
and when necessary will  meet  on  first  and third 
Wednesday  at  7:30  p.  m.—at  the  Association 
rooms.

TH?  SECRETARY

has arranged to be  at  the  rooms every Wednes 
day at 7:30 p. m„  when  business  relating  to his 
office can be done and  information, blanks, etc. 
can be obtained.

THE COLLECTION DEPARTMENT

has more than met the expectation  of  the  Asso 
ciation  during  the  year.  The 
letter  system, 
using the Blue Letter  and  second  or  w hite let 
ter  has aided much in collection of bad and out 
lawed accounts.  Sixty-six  members  have  used 
this  system,  sending  911  Blue  Letters  for  the 
amount of $13,853 and have collected thereby the 
amount  of  $2,450,  with  the  slight  expense  of 
postage, w hich will not exceed  $20  in all, secur 
ing  fullv  18  per  cent,  of  the  claims.  Better 
results would have  been  had  if  the  second  or 
IVhite  Letter  had  been  also  sent,  the  names 
having been duly reported to the Secretary.
We  are  pleased  to  announce  that  improved 
revised forms of Blue Letter  and  Second  Letter 
have been prepared and are ready  for  use.  The 
Blue Letter, to be  sent  by  the  creditor,  can  be 
had in blocks of  fifty,  bound  stubs, at  25  cents 
per  block  of  the  Secretary.  In  using the Blue 
Letter, be careful to fill the  blanks  on  the  stub 
and send In  an  envelope  printed  with  address 
and a request to “ return in 10 days if  not called 
for.”  If this letter is not  answered  in   15  or  20 
days you should report the name and  amount  to 
the Secretary of this Association upon the proper 
blanks furnished by him  and he w ill prepare the 
second or W hite Letter for you to  send  and will 
keep  a  record  of  the  same.  If the debtor does 
not  give  the  m atter  attention  in  ten  days the 
third letter from the  Executive  Committee  will 
be  sent  and  then  in  due  time the name of the 
person still delinquent will be  placed  upon  the 
delinquent list and a copy sent to every member. 
The last delinquent list contains the  names  of 
>2  delinquents,  reported  by  only  30  persons, 
■ighteen  names  that  were  reported  for  the 
former lists have  been  removed  from  this  list, 
their accounts having been settled.

A  COLLECTOR

„ as  employed  by  some  of  the  members of the 
Association by an agreement made in April  last, 
when bonds were duly executed.  Since then, as 
the collector’s  report  shows, eighty-three  mem 
bers  have  placed  accounts  to  the  amount  of 
$20,928  in  his .hands  for  collection,  of  which 
he  reports  $3,074  collected  and  he  is  still  col­
lecting  from  the  accounts  in  his  hands.  The 
collector’s year will close April 1,  when  further 
arrangements w ill need be made.

THE  FUTURE

as much in store for us.  The collection system 
rill be useful as we use it.
The important question of how to prevent  had 
debts is a most essential one and will  take mueh 
of  the  time  and  attention  of  the  Association. 
Every member should be interested in  it.
Thè matter  of  increasing  our  m anufacturing 
facilities is an all important-one and upon it will 
iepend the future of our  city.
Questions  relating  to  transportation and har­
bor will be  brought  before  the  meetings  at  an 
arly day and require our careful attention. 
Insurance is a theme now  being  discussed  by 
every  similar  association  in  the  State  and  a 
Business Men’s Insurance  Company  may  result 
rom it. 
City  extention  and  improvements,  including 
the improvement of highways and streets, parks 
etc.,  will  come  in  for  a  share of  our time and 
need careful thought and  discussion.
The trade interests of all look to  the establish 
ment of a public city market and  the  restricting 
and regulating of peddling of all kinds upon the 
streets.
representing  over 
eighty local associations, will meet here in  July 
or August—a most important  gathering  for  this 
ity.  With all these great questions and import­
ant  measures  before  us, is  it  not  the  duty  of 
every member of this Association to  be  up  and 
doing—attend all meetings and aid in every way 
possible to further all of the  objects  of  this  or- 
anization? 
Our motto should be “whatever we find to  do, 
strive to do well.”
Your officers wish  you  all  abundant  success. 
For them I subscribe myself.

The  State  Association, 

„ 

,.

, 

. 

.

Respectfully Yours,

C. L. Whitney, Sec’y.

Bangor Pays Her Second Year’s Dues.
B angor, Jan. 16,1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D ear Sir —Enclosed please find draft for $19.50 
s payment in full of State per  capita  dues  for 
the  year  ending  Sept.  30,  1889.  We  would  be 
pleased to  receive  the  delinquent  list  for  this 
year (in book form)  as soon as  convenient.  We 
are  a  little  late  in  sending  our dues, but trust 
that even at the last  hour  we will be entitled to 
full fellowship, for it is said,  “ The  last shall be 
first.”  We will try and  be  more  prompt  in the 
future and think there will  be  no  danger  of  It 
occurring again, as our  members  are  beginning 
to more fully understand the necessity  of  being 
associated with the State department. 
I am sat­
isfied that the B. 31. A. will be more  appreciated 
the more fully it  is  understood  by the  working 
classes.  Our Association has done  considerable 
work in trying to get  some  m anufacturing  con 
cern  to  locate  here,  but  have  failed  thus far 
although we still have hopes and if there are any 
such  that  are  contemplating  a  move  to  some 
other location I am satisfied that it  would  be  to 
their  interest  to  give  Bangor  a call first.  Will 
let you hear from here occasionally and hope  to 
be able to send a  good report.

Respectfully yours,

Geo. Chapman, Sec’y.

Sault  Ste.  Marie  Agitating  Organization 
Sa u l t St e.  Ma r ie , Jan. 10,18897 

Frank Wells, Lansing :
D e a r  Sib—Please send us instructions  fqr  the 
organization  of  a   Business  Men’s  Association 
copy of by-laws now in use, etc.

Yours truly,

J a s.  E .  W ir t & Co.

Grand  Rapids Mercantile  Association. 
The annual meeting of the Grand  Rapids Mer­
cantile Association was held  at T h e  T r a d esm a n 
office  last  Tuesday  evening, - but  owing  to the 
fact that the attendance was not  as  full  as  was 
desired,  the  election of  officers  was  postponed 
until the first Tuesday ih February.

O. F. Conklin and J. Jacobs were elected mem­
bers  of  the  Association,  membership  to  date 
from January 1.

Treasurer  Harris presented  his report  and an 
estimate was  made of  the expense  necessary to 
m aintain  the  Association  for the  ensuing year, 
when it was  decided to reduce  the dues  from $3 
to $2 per year, payable  quarterly in advance.

An arrangem ent was entered  into with Joseph 
. Terrell to collect the  dues up to January 1, of 
all  members  delinquent  in  this respect;  also to 
solicit the applications of new members.

The  insurance  project  put forth  by the  State 
body was  discussed at considerable length.  All 
present  favored the  project, but  definite  action 

as deferred until the next meeting.

Annual  Meeting of the Morley Association.

Morley, Jan. 17,1889.

. A  Stowe, Grand Rapids;
D ear Sir—An adjourned meeting of  the  Mor­
ley B.  31.  A. was held on the 14th inst., President 
J. E. Thurkow presiding.  The  minutes  of  the 
last meeting were read and  approved.  The  Ex 
ecutive  Committee  reported  a  settlement  with 
the  Treasurer,  as  follows:  Total  amount  of 
money  received  since  last  annual  settlement, 
$44.62’;  paid out, as per vouchers,  $41.82,  leaving 
a balance on hand at this date of  $2.80.  On  mo­
tion, the report was accepted.
Moved and  carried  that  the  Executive  Com­
mittee be empowered to fix the  compensation of 
the Secretary for the past year.
On motion,  made  and  carried,  the  President 
appointed  P.  Hanson  and  W.  H.  Richmond  a 
committee to make an estimate as to  the  cost  of 
compiling the delinquent list  and  report  at  the 
next meeting.
John Pierdon offered the following resolution:
W her ea s, A year has rolled  around  since  our 
Resolved, That we again  banquet.
On motion, made  and  carried,  the  resolution 
was received and adopled.
On  motion, made  and  carried,  the  chair  ap­
pointed  H.  Strope,  J.  Pierdon  and  Dr.  B.  F. 
Brown a  committee  to  make  the  necessary  ar­
rangements for the banquet.
The election of officers for the ensuing year re 
suited as follows:
President—J. E. Thurkow.
Vice-President—Dr. B. F. Brown.
Secretary—W. H. Richmond.
Treasurer—H. Strope.
Executive Committee—W. O. Lake,  J. Pierdon 
and J. B. Loshbough.
It  was  moved  and  carried  that P. Hanson, J. 
E. Thurkow and H. Strope be a committee  to de­
vise some means to curtail the credit  system.

last  banquet;  therefore,

W. H. R ichm o nd, Sec’y.

I I N I t n W N R l S .

The  Hardware  Market.

M anilla  rope  has  advanced  to 15c. in 
New  York  and  16c  in  Grand  Rapids. 
Other articles in  the  hardware  line  are 
w ithout m aterial change.

P r ic e s   C u rren t.

dis.

dis.

dis.

“ 
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AXES.

BOLTS.

dis.
dis.

BARROWS.

BALANCES.

First Quality, S. B. Bronze................
D.  B. Bronze................
S .B .S . Steel................
D. B. Steel...................

a u g u r s a n d  bits. 
Ives’, old sty le .....................................
Snell’s ....................................................
Cook’s ....................................................
Jennings’, genuine..............................
Jennings’,  im itation..........................

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay prom ptly  and  buy in  full  packages 
60 
60 
40
.... 
25
.......50&10
__ $  7 00_  11 00
....  8 50 
....  13 00 
...... 
40
....$   14 00 
net  33 00 
60&10&10
..30&15 
.. 
25
.. 60&10 

Spring
Railroad.
G arden....................................
BELLS.
H and........................................
C o w ..................................................................
Call  ..................................................................
G o n g ................................................................
Door, Sargent.................................................
S tove................................................................
Carriage new  list...........................................
Plow  ................................................................
Sleigh shoe......................................................
rought Barrel  Bolts................................. .
Cast Barrel  Bolts...........................................
Cast Barrell, brass  knobs............................
Cast Square Spring........................................
ast C h ain ....................................................
¡brought  Barrel, brass knob.........  .........
brought S q u are..........................................
brought Sunk  F lush.................................
(brought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush 
Ives’ Door........................................................
Barber.............................................................
Saekus...........................................................
pofford.........................................................
Am. B a ll........................................................
Well,  p lain ....................................................
Well, swivel..................................................
dis.
.  70&
Cast Loose Pin, figured..............................
. -70& 
ast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed............ 7.
..60& 
ast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed...........
..60&10 
W rought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t...........
. .60&10 
W rought Loose P in ......................................
..60&05
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip ...................
..60&05
____ |   ____ 
W rought Loose Pin, japanned
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped.60&05
W rought  Table...................................................60&10
W rought Inside B lind.......................................60&10
W rought  Brass................................................... 
.75
Blind,  Clark’s .....................................................70&10
Blind,  Parker’s ...................................................70&10
Blind, Shepard’s ...............................................  
70
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17,’85.................  
40
CARPET  SWEEPERS.
Bissell  No. 5.......................................per doz.$17 00
19  00 
Bissell No. 7, new drop p a n .........
Bissell, G ra n d .................................
rand Rapids...................................
M agic.................................................
G rain..................................................
ast Steel..........................................
Iron, Steel Points............................

..  dis. 50&02
.per lb 
04

■ 60&10 
.60*10 
dis.

BUTTS, CAST.

CROW BARS.

BUCKETS.

c r a d l e s.

BLOCKS.

BRACES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

, _ 

CAPS.

diS.

dis.
..dis.

CHISELS. 

CARTRIDGES.

Ely’s 1-10....................................
Hick’s  C. F ......................................
G. D ..................................................
3Iusket.............................................
Rim Fire, IT. 31. C. & W inchester new list
Rim Fire. United  States. 
Central  Fire.
Socket F irm er.....................................................70&10
Socket Fram ing...................................................70&10
Socket Corner...................................................... 70&10
Socket S licks...................................................... 70&10
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er...............................  
40
Barton’s  Socket  Firm ers.................................  
20
Cold...................................................................... 
net
dis.
COMBS.
.40&10
Curry,  Lawrence’s  ..............
H otchkiss...............................
CHALK.
W hite Crayons, per  gross...
COCKS.
.................. 
60
Brass,  Racking’s ...................
60
.................. 
Bibb’s ......................................
..................40&10
B ee r......................................
.................. 
60
Fenns’......................................
COPPER.
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.........per ponnd 
33
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................  
29
Cold Rolled, 14x48.............................................  
29
B ottom s...................... 
30
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks...........................................  
40
Paper and straight Shank...............................  
40
Morse’s Taper Shank........................................ 
40

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

.. 12@12î4 dis. 10

drills. 

dis.

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DRIPPING PANS.

07
Small sizes, ser p o u n d ....................................  
 
Large sizes, per  pound...............................  
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................... doz. net 
75
C orrugated..........................................dis. 20&10&10
Adjustable..................................................dis.  M&10

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Foster,  Stevens & Co.,
WHOLESALE  HARDWARE.

* Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 16,  1889.

The fiber from which Sisal  and  Manilla  Rope  is made is nowr 
•‘cornered ”  and  very  high.  The  price  of rope in New York to­
day is ,'

Sisal, 12  1-2 cents per pound.
Manilla,  If  1-2 cents per pound.
Our  price  in  Grand Rapids  is  ONE  CENT 

PRICES.  We have in stock a new rope called

ABOVE  THESE

n j b w   ™

o

c

b

s

s

.

Its  superiority  to  Sisal  in  every  respect  is now universally ad­
mitted, and where it has  been  substituted  for Manilla, favorably 
impresses  the  purchaser  with  confidence  in  its  utility^ and suc­
cess.  It is  manufactured  in  all  sizes,  the  smaller  coils  being 
made up in a  hall  cord  shape,  thus  avoiding  the  necessity  of a 
reel.  We  keep  in  stock  “ New  Process”  from  1-f  up  to  5-8 
inclusive, and our price to-day  is  only  9  cents  a  ponnd  for  any 
size.  This price, however,c will  not  hold  and  must  go  higher  if 
Sisal and Manilla keep advancing.
A  trial  coil  will  convince  yon  the  days  of  Sisal  rope  are 
numbered. 
10 a n d   12 M onroe-S t., 33,  35,  37  39  a n d   41  L ouis-S t.

FOSTER,  STEYENS  &  CO.

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

dis.

FILES—New List.

30  ]
Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26.............. ........... 
. .. .. .  
25
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30...................
American File Association L ist......... ...........60&10
Disston’s ................................................. ...........6O&10
.......60&10
New  Am erican......................................
Nicholson’s ............................................ ...........60&10
Heller’s .................................................... ........... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps............................ ........... 
50
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and 26;  27 
15 
List 

GALVANIZED IRON.

28
18

dis.

12 

14

Discount, 60

dis.

DO
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ............ ........... 
25
...d is. 
Naydole  & Co.’s ...................................
25
...d is. 
Kip’s ........................................................
Yerkes & Plumb’s ................................. ...d is. 40&10
...30c list 50
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.....................
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand __ 30c 40&10
...d is. 
60
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ............................
State.................................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 4 y*  14  and
334
........... 
Screw Hook and  Eye, 34................... __ net 
10
%..................... __ net  834
X ................... __ net  734
%..................... __ net  734
70

lo n g er.................................................
“ 
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Strap and T ............................................ ....d is. 

HINGES.

“ 
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“ 
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HANGERS.

dis.

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

HOLLOW WARE

Pots......................................................... ............ 60&10
Kettles.................................................... ............ 60&10
S piders.................................................. ............ 60&10
Gray enam eled..................................... ............  
50

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Stamped  T inW are............................new list 70&10
Japanned Tin W are............................ ............  
25
Granite Iron W are .............................. ............ 
25

HOES.

...$11, dis. 60
Grub  1..................................................
Grub 2 ................................................... .$11.50, dis. 60
...$12, dis. 60
Grub 3 ..................................................

HORSE NAILS.

dis.

Au Sable...................................dis. 25&10@25&10&10
Putnam ..........................................dis. 5&10&234&234
dis. 10&10&5
N orthw estern.....................................
knobs—New List.
55
... 
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings................
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings............ __  
55
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings.........
Door,  porcelsifl; trim m ings..................... __  
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..............
Picture, H. L. Judd  &  Co.’s ..................... ... .40&10
45
H em acite......................................................
Russell & Irw in  Mfg.  Co.’s new list  ... .... 
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ........................ __  
Branford’s .................................................. .... 
Norwalk’s ....................................................
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .................

LOCKS—DOOR.

55
55
55
55
70

LEVELS.

dis.

dis.

dis.
dis.

.......$16.00, dis. 60
.......$15.00, dis. 60
$18.50, dis. 20&10.
50
..................... 
40
..................... 
40 
40
... 
25
__ 60&10
__ 60&10

dis.

MATTOCKS
Adze E ye...................................
Hunt E ye.................................
H unt’s ........................................
MAULS.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................

MILLS.

Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .................................
“  P.  S. & W. 3Ifg. Co.’s  Malléables
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s ............
“  E n terp rise......................................

MOLASSES GATES.

Stebbin’s  Pattern........................................
Stebbin’8 G enuine......................................
Enterprise, self-measuring.......................

N A IL S
Advance above 12d nails.

FENCE  AND  BRADS.

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

FINE BLUED.

CASTING AND BOX.

List acct. 19, ’86.

SAND PAPER.

SASH CORD.
Drab A ...................
W hite  B ...............
D rabB ...................
W hite C................

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35

Discount, 10.
¡olid Eyes.......................... ........................per ton $25

SASH WEIGHTS.

SAUSAGE SUUFFERS OR FILLERS.

saws. 

tiles’ “Challenge” __ per doz. $20, dis. 50$£50&05
?erry.....................per doz. No. 1, $15;  No. 0,
......................................................$21;  dis. 50@50&5
)raw  Cut No. 4 ............................... each, $30, dis  30
Enterprise Hfg. Co............................. dis. 20&10@30
Silver’s .........................................................dis.  40&10
Msston’s  Circular.........................................45@45&5
Cross  C ut.......................................45@45&5
H an d ..............................................25@25&5
»Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
Utkins’  Circular...............................................dis.  9
“  Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__  
70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__  
50
30
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  root..................................................  
28

dis.

“ 
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tacks. 

dis.

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

60
00
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
45
35

traps. 

dis.

Steel, Game..........................................................60&10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .................  
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton's  ... 
70
Hotchkiss’...........................................................  
70
P. S. & W.  3Ifg. Co.’s  ......................................  
70
.. .18c per doz.
Mouse,  choker........................
. .$1.50 per doz. 
Mouse, delusion......................
67^4
Bright M arket........................
.................70&10
Annealed M arket...................
.............   62^
Coppered M arket...................
................ 
55
E xtra B ailin g ........................
................  62}£
Tinned M arket......................
.. per pound 09 
Tinned  Broom......................
Tinned M attress.....................
.per  pound 814
................ 
50
Coppered  Spring  Steel.........
................ 40&10
Tinned  Spring Steel............
.. per pound 03
Plain Fence............................
................. $3 75
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..
.................   3 00
painted.......
.. .new  list net
Copper......................................
Brass.........................................................

dis.

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WIRE GOODS.

B right.........................................................
Screw  Eyes............................... ...............
¿look’s ........................................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes.............................

WRENCHES.

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

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

.70&1Ü&10
.70&10&10
-70&10&10
70&10&10

dis.

50
75
...TOAOS
.SO&IO&IO
40
....... 
....  66?3 
.......  30c

M ETALS.

PIG TIN.

Pig  Large................................................................28c
Pig B ars................................................................30c

COPPER.

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

Lake..........................................................................183»
“Anchor” B rand...............................  ....................18

INGOT.

D uty:  Sheet, 234c per pound.
660 pound  casks...................................................... 6J4
Per  pound........................................................... 7(ij}734

ZINC.

1  00
1  50
2  00

36 00
24 00
15 00

12d to 30d..
lOd..............
8d to 9d
6d to 7d__
4d to 5d__
3d...............
%  inch —

COMMON BABREL.

I 

CLINCH.

IV2 and  1% in ch ............................
“ 
2  and  234 
..........................
234 and 2?£  “ 
..........................
3 in ch ..............................................
334 and 434  in ch ............................
Each half keg 10 cents extra.

OILERS.

dis.

dis.

PLANES.

......................60&Í0
Zinc or tin. Chase’s P atent.......
................r . . 
50
Zinc, w ith brass bottom .............
..................... 
50
Brass or Copper.................
. per gross, $12 net
R eap er...............................
..................... 50&10
Olmstead’s .......................
..................... 40@10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y ........................
.....................  @60
Sciota  B ench.........................................
..................... 40@10
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy................
.....................  @60
Bench, first quality...............................
■ 20&10
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood.
dis. 50&10 
Fry,  Acme.............................................
dis. 60&10 
Common,  polished...............................
50
___  
Iron and  T inned.............................................
....... 
50
Copper Rivets and B urs.................................
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 2 
10  20 
9  20
“ B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27..

PATENT FLANISHED IRON.

RIVETS.

PANS.

dis.

Broken packs 34c per pound extra.

ROPES.

31

squares. 

Sisal, 34 inch and la rg e r.................................  13
M anilla................................................................  16
dis.

sheet iron.

Steel and  Iron.....................................................70&10
Try and Bevels..................................................  
60
M itre.................................................................... 
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.

Nos. 10 to  14...........................................$4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17 ..........................................  4 20 
Nos.  18 to 21..........................................   4 20 
6)4
Nos. 22 to 24 ..........................................  4  20 
Nos. 25 to 26 ..........................................  4  40 
No. 27 ......................................................  4  60 
I wide not less than 2-10 extra

3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

$3 00
3 00
3 10
3 15
3 35

LEAD.

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per ponnd.

D uty:  Pig, $2  per 100  pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
American 
.......................................................... @5
Newark................................................................. @5
B a r.............................................................................   .6
S heet.............................................................8c, dis. 20
34@34.............................................  ...........................16
E xtra W iping........................................................ 1334
solder in the m arket indicated by private  brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.

The  prices  of  the  many other qualities  of

SOLDER.

Cookson............................................. per  pound  1434
1U4
Hallett's.

TIN—MELTN GRADE.

10xi4 IC, Charcoal............................................. $  6 (
14x20 IC, 
6
12xl2IC, 
6
10
14x14 IC, 
10x28 IC, 
7
10x14 IX, 
3
14x20 IX, 
7
ä
12x12 IX, 
8
8
12
14x14 IX, 
8
20x28 IX, 

 
 
 
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10x14 IC,  C harcoal...........................................$  5
5
14x20 IC, 
12x12 IC, 
5
9
14x14 IC, 
11
29x28 IC, 
a
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
6
12x12 IX, 
7
11
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 
14

TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
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14x20 IC, Tem e  M. F ........................................$  7
1
20x28 IC, 
  15
S
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W orcester..............................  5
14x20 IC,
8
14x20 IX,
7
8
29x28  IC,
S
14x20 IC,
8
6
14x20 IX, 
Ê
10
20x28 IC, 
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13
20x28 IX, 
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14X28  IX ..............................................................$12
14x31  IX ..............................................................  13
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I „   normA 
14x60 IX,  “ 

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traveling expenses,

The following bills were presented and audited:
9 60

F.  Hamilton, 
C. L. Whitney, 
N. B. Blain,
“
Geo. B. Caldwell, 
“
W. S. Powers, 
“
C. T. Bridgeman, 
E. A.  Stowe, 
“
Geo. B. Caldwell, postage, etc.,
E. F. Grabill, printing circulars,
The advisability of holding a mass com’ention will be readily app
at  Lansing  some  time  during  March  was  dis­
cussed, and the m atter left  to  the  discretion  of 
the President.

ness
the
last
as
out 
ofits 
:d  in 
iness 
i  de 
less  do
3 05 precia
it only rem ains  fo r the  busines men  to
2 54 keep  ' heir  eyes w: de  ope n and  proper y appre-
ive their 
he tactics  re sorted 
2 67
eated by
to bet
7 00
or assoeiatic n of  iilsurance  corp orations.
3 60
The unfairness o Mr. Kelley’s statem mts  and
15 00 the in, ustice of his refererices to The T r A.DESMAX
o  all.  He  ass umes  to
criticise the plan of insurance presented  by  the 
Insurance  Committee, and  approved  by the Ex 
ecutive  Board,  but  refuses 
to  accord  T he 
T radesman the privilege of criticising  the  plan 
substituted  by  the  Muskegon  Association—in

The meeting then adjourned.
During lhe afternoon session  an  adjournment

to, and not le 
brottled or def

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2)

“ Yes,  money.”
“Didn’t get any.  Why should I?”
“ Why,  you were out collecting,  weren’t 

you?”

get?”

“Oh!  Yes,  of  course,  but  my dear lit­
tle  wife y-ou  m ust  know  that above  all 
things  one  never gets  any money-  when 
he goes  collecting.”

“Not get money!  Then what  does one 

“ He gets left.” 

C.  0.  D.

A  Good  Storekeeper

lyceums,  w hether  tact 

It has  long  been a subject  for  debate 
in  country- 
talent was the superior endowment.  But 
for a stoorkeeper the  question can be de­
cided without  debate;  for whatever 
he  may  have or may lack in the  line of 
qualifications,  unless he has  tact in deal­
ing with  customers,  he has nothing. 
In 
previous articles we have dwelt upon the 
right buying of  goods,  and  the right  dis­
play of  the  same in  windows and  upon 
the  shelves.  Now,  the  storekeeper  is 
ready  to  deal  directly-  with  those  yvho 
wish to buy.
There  is  such  a  thing as  unconscious 
influence,  emanating  from  a  human per­
sonality,  which  exerts  more power  over 
others than all studied efforts in the same 
line.  This silent radiation of power  and 
influence from  a  human  spirit,  is  some­
times  called  a  man’s  atmosphere—that 
unseen  canopy  which  encircles  or  sur­
rounds  one without  the  person  himself 
knowing  it. 
It  is  ju st this  atmosphere 
exuding  from  the  personality which  in 
one case  makes a storekeeper a good  fel­
low,  popular  and  sought  after,  and  in 
another  case  makes  him repellant  and 
shunned.
Some men attract others to  themsel\-es 
as  clover  blossoms  attract  bees.  They 
do  nothing  in  particular to  create  and 
gain  confidence,  but  it  comes  to  them 
unsought.  People like them w ithout  be­
ing  able to tell  why.  Their atmosphere 
is  winning.  Generally such  people  are 
easy-going  and  good-natured,  laugh  and 
joke  a  good  deal,  but  not  alway-s;  for 
laughing  and  joking  are dangerous  ele­
ments  to deal  yvith  unless a storekeeper 
knows  exactly  yvhen  and  hoyv  to  use 
them.  Enemies  are  frequently made  in 
this way- and m ortal  offense  given,  when 
nothing of the kind Was intended.
If  a  storekeeper  is  the  fortunate pos­
sessor of  the quality we are trying to de­
scribe,  he  will  get along  well,  whatever 
else  he  may have or lack  in the  way of 
ability-;  for  people will  like him,  and,  as 
a  rule,  when  people  like  a  storekeeper 
they will  also  like his store  and will pat­
ronize  it,  if  they  are  treated  at all  de­
cently-.  Such a person can be more care­
less  of  himself  and  of  his  store  than 
yvould  be entirely  fatal to the other  man 
yvho  does not radiate an  agreeable  influ­
ence.
W hen a man  unconsciously to himself, 
exerts  a  repellant  influence  upon  cus­
tomers,  it requires the most careful man­
agement to hold  his trade. 
If  he cannot 
draw  people to his  store by his personal 
qualities,  then he m ust draw them by his 
goods and  by- his prices,  and by- his man­
ner of  selling the same.  And right  here 
comes  in  the  value  and  importance  of 
tact.  The storekeeper who is not blessed 
with  a winning personality,  will  be com­
pelled  to work  harder  than  his neighbor 
whom  everybody  styles  a  good  fellow, 
but  he can  make  his  power felt  by able 
management,  notwithstanding.
In order to deal with customers proper- 
them 
thoroughly;  all  their  little  weaknesses 
rad  peculiarities,  their  foibles and  fail­
ings,  as  yvell  as  their  good  points  and 
ommendable traits.  And  when  once  in 
possession  of 
this  knowledge,  he  will 
ary  his  manner  to suit  the  customer’s 
nature.  As  Paul  the  Apostle  said  he 
became  all 
that  he 
might  by- all  means yvin  some  to a belief 
in  Christianity,  so  a  good  storekeeper 
will exhibit the same  fertility and versa­
tility  in  resources  in winning  patronage 
for his  store. 
It is often said there is no 
friendship in trade, but there is certainly 
something that is closely- akin  to it.
No one  knows what  human  nature  is 
in  all  its  many-sidedness,  until  he  has 
had  an oportunity to study- its commercial 
side  from behind  the counter of  a store. 
The essential  meanness and  littleness of 
people  are  never  fully- displayed  until 
they- go into a store to trade.  Then it all 
comes out.  To  save  five cents  they- will 
often put themselves to twenty-five cents 
of  expense,  and  four times that  amount 
of trouble. 
Ju st as  in  sailing a boat  the 
least  deflection in  its course  will  land  it 
wide  of  its  proposed  destination;  so  in 
making a trade with some customers,  the 
least  little  thing  coming  up  before  the 
bargain is completed, will  wreck  the en­
tire transaction unless  the  storekeeper’s 
tact,  like a skilful  pilot,  brings the  head 
of  the  boat round  again  to its  straight 
and proper course.
In short,  the occasions for  the exercise 
of  tact in a storekeeper’s  life and  work 
are numberless,  and  unless  he can  make 
up  his  mind to accommodate  himself to 
the whims and notions of the people,  and 
frequently yield in the  sense of  stooping 
to  conquer,  he had  better sell  out at the 
first opportunity,  and go into  some  other 
kind of business.

a  storekeeper  should  know 

things  to all  men 

Buy flour  m anufactured  by  the  Cres­
cent Boiler Mills.  Every sack warran  ed- 
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ThaMichiffaiiTradesman

INCIDENTS

OF  A 
TRIP.

Written for The  Tradesman.

COLLECTING

“Well,  dear,  what did  you do to-day? 

asked  my wife  this  evening after I  had 
returned  from a trip out in the  country 

I collected.” 

“ Oh,  nothing much. 
“ Yes,  of  course;  but  tell me  about  it 
W hat  were you  doing all  day and when 
did  you  go,  and  did  you  see  anyone 
know?”

“ Hold on.  You  are  asking  question 
faster  than  I  can  answer.  Let’s  see, 
was riding all  day,  I went over  into Bal 
sara  township  and  I  did  see somebody 
you  know. 

Is that satisfactory?”

“ Charles!”  exclaimed my wife,  looking 
very  severe,  “will  y ou  never have  done 
with  your  nonsense?  Now,  go  on  and 
tell me what happened.”

“ So you  make your  demand with some 
show of authority,  do  you?  Well,  I sup 
pose I shall  have to acquiesce.  Nothing 
happened.”

“ Now,  Charlie,  see  here.  You  know 
there  was  never a day of  your  life  but 
something happened,  and,  of course, 
to  you 
know 
interests  me. 
I  am  prepared  to  listen; 
but,  Charlie,  please  don’t  tell  me  any 
shockingly' untrue stories.”

that  whatever  happens 

“No, my dear. 

I shall this time adhere 
strictly to facts, though I  believe I coulc 
make  my narrative  much more  interest­
ing  by  enlarging  a  little  occasionally 
B ut here goes:

“In  the first  place,  I  had  to  see  old 
man Butler.  You  know  what a  beastly 
piece of road there is through that Butler 
swamp.  Well,  when  I  got  about  half 
way  through there,  I met  the old  fellow 
towards 
coming 
town  with  a  load  of 
wheat. 
Ju st before I met him, his wagon 
got stuck in the mud and he couldn’t  get 
his cattle to pull it out.

“ I  waited a  few  m inutes to see  what 
he’d do,  and  when,  at last,  he had to un­
load most of  the wheat to get  out of  the 
scrape,  I turned in  and helped him.

“ A t Jim  W atson’s they'  were  in a peck 
of trouble.  W atson was awayr from home 
and  the horses  had got  out of  the barn 
yard  and were having  things their  own 
way.  The  women  were  trying to  catch 
them and  they weren’t helping m atters a 
particle.  The  rain w ater barrel had been 
tipped over  and  one  end of  the pig  pen 
was broken open  so that the hogs had all 
escaped.  Their  big  dog  was  running 
around  promiscuously,  barking  at  every­
thing and everybody,  aud  the whole cav­
alcade  was  charging  back  and  forth 
.through 
the  currant  bushes and  other 
small  fruit in the  garden.  So it at  once 
became my duty to help  them out of  the 
scrape.  This I did  with  becoming  dig­
nity-. 
I don’t  think there was more than 
ten dollars’  worth of  damage done to the 
orchard.

•“A t  Pete  Upham’s  the  boys  had  a 
woodchuck  holed.  There  were  three of 
them  and  all were digging away- for dear 
life.  A  woodchuck  hunt 
is  a  good 
enough 
thing  for  me  and  so I  hunted 
woodchuck until  Mrs.  Upham  called  us 
an to  dinner.  We didn’t  get the  animal, 
either. 
It  had  two  ends  to  its  hole, 
which  we I discovered after  we had  dug 
clear  through.”

“ Good!”  exclaimed  Mrs.  Charles. 

I 
don’t  see  why  you men  always  w ant  to 
kill  everything  you  see. 
I’m  glad  that 
he get away.”

“ Now,  see  here,  wife,”   I  remarked, 
“ if you  are  going to  moralize on  every­
thing  I  do,  I  shan’t  tell  you  another 
thing.”

“ Oh!  Haven’t you finished?”
“ No.  Of course not.”
■“Well,  go on.”
“ I don’t  care  to.  You’re tired now.’ 
“ No;  I’m not. 
I  am awfully interest 

<ed.  Now please finish.”

“ Well,  W alsh’s  folks  had  a  fire  and 

P eter’s people had the meas—”
“ Oh!  Did they have a fire?”
“ Yes.”
“ Well,  what about it?”
“ The  fire?”
“ Yes,  of course.”
“ Why-,  it burned.”
-“Oh!  Agravation!  W hat did it burn?” 
“Wood,  I  suppose,  since  they  have no 

coal.”

“You provoking  wretch.  Didn’t their 

house burn,  then?”

“ No,  certainly  not.  W hat  made  you 
think  their  house m ight  have  burned?” 

“You said they had  a fire.”
“ They- did. 

I  went  in  to  get  warm, 
and I was just thinking it is getting chilly 
here.”

“ You are  the worst  tease I ever saw.” 
“Now,  Molly, you’re not sorry that Mr. 
W alsh’s  house  isn’t a  bed of  ashes,  are 
you?”

“Ye—qo;  I ’m  not.  But  I  wish  you 

wouldn’t talk that way again.”

“ Then why  don’t  you  put some  wood 

in the stove?”

“ I   saw  Daniels,  and  Smith,  and  the 
other Smith,  and  Smith with the  wooden 
leg  and  the  W illiams,  and  Conroy,  and 
Jacobs,  and—and—and—”

“ You saw  lots of  people.  How  much 

money did you get?”

“How much what?”
■*‘Money,  goose.”
•“ Money?”

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and  most  attractive  Lithograph  Label. 
List 
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g u a ra n te e  on ev ery  box y o u  sell,  1,000 illus­
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k in d s o f stock.  The  facts  contained  in  these 
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M in n eap o lis,  M inn.

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The  Telfer  Spice  Com pany,
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BOOK-KEEPING

MANUFACTURERS’  AGENTS,  GRAND  RAPIDS.
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W.  H.  FLETCHER, 
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F or quotations address

M IC H IG A N , 

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Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

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Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Tw.inhir.aiTr 
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Saws, Belting  and  Oils. 

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

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$ 6  
3.00
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$20 
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S u b ject to  tlie  fo llo w in g  d isco u n ts:

......................... 10
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us  h e a r  fro m   you.  L ib e ra l  cash   advances 
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C r a n b e r rie s,

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Bananas,  Olir  Specialty.
MICH.

16 and  18  No.  Division St..

GRAND  RAPIDS,

To  t h e   M e r c h a n t s  o f  M ic h ig a n  — We  offer 

Marble and Granite

Monuments

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
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SAM I  MOFFETT,  Manager.
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If you  have  any 
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samples

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and
amount  and 
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W-  T.  LAMOREAUX,

71  Canal  Street.

DAJflEL LYP

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

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  Droipts’  Snadries.

And Jobber of

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

Reference:  F ir s t   N ational  Bank,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n Tradesm an. G rand Rapids.

M an u fac tu re rs,  D e tro it,  M ich.

N uts We  carry  a  large  stock  of  all 

kinds  of  Foreign  and  Domestic 
Nuts  and  are  prepared  to  sell in 
any quantity.
P U T N A M  &  BROOKS.
The  Best  Fitting Stock­

ing Rubber  in the 

Market.

Geo.  H.  Reeder,
-  Mich.
Grand  Rapids, 

Sole  A g en ts,

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W h olesale Clothiers

MANUFACTURERS  OF

JPerfect-Bitting 'Tailor-Made Clothing

138-140 Jefferson Äue„ 34-36  Woodbridge 8t„ Detroit.

M A IL   ORDERS sent in  care L.  W.  A T K IN S  vnll receive  PRO M PT  A TTE N T IO N

AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

and 
Prices-

BROTH ERS

SAW AXUD GRIST mtt.t. mCHUncay
Send  for 
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M anufacturers’ A gents fo r

T H E S E   GOODS  A B E   “ P A B  E X C E L L E N C E ”
Pure, H ealthful and  Reliable,  w arran ted   to give satis­
faction in every particu lar.  F or sale by  wholesale and 
reta il grocers th ro u g h o u t th t  United  States.  Vouwib 
Bros. , M anufacturers, Cleveland and Chicago.

Call aud inspect  our  uew  establishm ent 

when in the city.
19  S.  IONIA  ST.

The Michigan Tradesman

veracious,  hadn’t 
case?

Gripper  an  equitable

W ED N ESD A Y ,  JA N U A R Y  23,  1889.

L E IS U R E   H O U R   JO T T IN G S .

Written fo r The  Tradesman.

B Y   A   COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

It  is a little  singular that,  after  years 
of  experience with the modern system of 
sensational  advertising,  so  many  people 
place  almost  implicit  reliance  in every 
announcement of  the  nature  which  ap­
pears  in  print.  How  a person of  ordi­
nary  thinking  capacity  can  follow  the 
proclamations  of, say,  a clothing  dealer 
who  advertises  a  “ cost”  sale  for  three 
months;  a  “half-off”  sale  for  another 
three  months;  a  “ fearful slaughter”  for 
the third  three  months;  fiils up the bal­
ance  of  the  year  by  offering  “ goods  at 
two-thirds  off  m anufacturers’  prices,” 
and repeats  the  programme season  after 
season,  and  have  the  remotest faith in 
his  honesty and  truthfulness,  is  almost 
incomprehensible.  Yet 
traders 
will often retain the same  customers,  by 
means of  their  great  bargain  offers,  for 
year after  year.  These  customers know 
th at  traffic  in  any  species  of  merchan­
dise  is  conducted  with a view to money 
earning  instead  of  money  squandering; 
they see  the sensational  advertisers  ap­
parently prosperous,  yet  they fail to use 
the sense they may possess in easily con­
vincing  themselves 
that  any-business 
conducted  as  -the  advertisers  announce 
that their own is conducted, could,  by no 
possibility,  be made self-sustaining.

these 

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* 

* 

4* 
W hat  oceans  of  useless  patent  nos­
trum s have been poured into  the  human 
stomach;  what  cords of  foolish  and  un- 
Jieeded  trum pery  has  been  piled  up  in 
American  homes;  w hat  mountains  of 
frothy  and  pernicious  “ literature”  art 
accumulating  for  the  demoralization of 
the rising generation;  what vast amounts 
of  bogus  “ premium”  grain,  and  bogus 
“ blooded”  stock,  are  being  purchased; 
how the snide patent  right sharks  flour­
ish,  and the various grades of  confidence 
men luxuriate on  their  ill-gotten  gains, 
through the  medium of  sensational  and 
alluring  appeals to  that  class of  people 
who are perennially  looking for  individ­
uals who are  doing  business for  philan­
thropic reasons,  and with no desire what­
ever to profit by their labors.  Yet, while 
the swindles,  devices  and  frauds of  the 
advertisers  are  so  conspicuous that any 
one but an imbecile should  detect  them, 
imbeciles,  in the  great  army of  victims, 
are by no means in a majority.

 

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*
“I thought,  three  or  four  years  ago,” 
said  my  friend  Howdy,  “that  old  man 
Gripper had started a crusade  for  exter­
minating  untruthful  advertising,  but  I 
guess  it  was  only  an  effort  to  extort
money,  after all.  The  last  time B------’s
big  show  was  here,  I  had  a  youngster 
who was  terribly  anxious  to see his first 
circus,  and  myself  and  a  half-dozen 
adult members of  the  family generously 
resolved to surrender our  personal incli­
nations  for  his  enjoyment.  W hen  we 
got into the animal  tent, I  was astonished 
to see Gripper,  with his wife  and  whole 
family,  making  the  rounds.  Anxious to 
learn what had induced the old  fellow to 
indulge  in  such  an  unwonted  extrav­
agance,  I left my party to interview him. 
As 1 approached,  1 noticed  that  Gripper 
was checking  off  from  a show bill,  while 
his oldest boy was making  m inutes in  an 
old  memorandum  book.  Then  I  heard 
G ripper sa y :

“ ‘W hat’s j our last item, Isaac ?’
“ ‘Four elephants short, §2,’ replied the 

youth.

“ ‘C orrect!  Now put down,  ‘for injury 
to feelings of  self  and family,  by having 
palmed off  on me and  them a little  one- 
horse  seal  as  a  sea  lion,  $3.’  Got it ? 
Well,  now  charge  ’em  up  a dollar  for 
substituting a stuffed  hippopotamus  for 
a, live one,  and  fifty  cents  for  calling a 
twelve-foot snake  thirty feet  long ! 
I’ll 
learn ’em  to swindle  the  public !  Now, 
’ Tilda,  and  you  children,  keep 
these 
things in  your mind,  so  you  can  testify 
to ’em !’

“ Then the old man turned toan attend­
ant and  asked where  the  crocodile from 
the Nile was located,  and,  on  being  cour­
teously  informed  that  it had died a few 
days previously,  remarked to Isaac:

“ ‘I’ve  been  wanting  to see a crocodile 
all  my  life,  and  this  fraud  hurts  me 
more’n all the re s t’  Make that an even 
S5,  my  so n !  This  bill  says 
there’s a 
hundred parrots in one  cage;  count ’em ! 
Thirty-five,  eh?  Well,  charge ’em a dol­
lar  for  that;  and  now  let’s  go into the 
circus,  and look up  the  rest of  the swin­
dles.’

“At this point I lost  sight of  the Grip­
per  family,”  continued 
the  narrator, 
“ but it’s an  actual fact th at the old man 
had  the  manager  of  the  show  arrested 
for  obtaining  money  under  false  pre­
tenses,  and,  as the matter  never  came to 
trial,  it is a general  opinion  in the com­
munity that the showman  paid Gripper’s 
bill  rather  than  subject  himself  to the 
absurdities and annoyances of  defending 
such a case.”

The casual reader  will  please take no­
tice  that I do not vouch for the truthful­
ness of  Howdy’s  little  narrative,  hut,  if

I started  this  paper  with  the  idea of 
suggesting  m ore  truthfulness  and  less 
buncombe in  business  advertising,  but I 
find  myself  incapable of  m anufacturing 
anj-  suggestions 
that  will  practicallj' 
dove-tail  in with the times. 
I thought of 
strongly  intim ating s to  Mr.  Slimmer— 
that pattern of  Christian  virtue  and  re­
spected  pillar of  the  sanctuarj-—that his 
professions  and  practice,  were drifting 
widely  apart  in  the m atter of  announc­
ing his attractions for the buying public; 
but  does  any one  imagine for a moment 
that  Mr.  Slimmer  would  appreciate  my 
motives,  and adopt my recommendations, 
if  I should submit to  him that something 
like  the  following  “ ad”  would  be more 
consistent  with  his  moral  “ pose”  than 
the one he is now running ?

“ I cordially invite  the  public to come 
in and  look over my stock of  86,500  (not 
820,000,  Mr.  S.)  worth  of  Dry  Goods. 
But about a quarter of  the  assortm ent  is 
new  (you  saj- it  is  all  new,  Mr.  S.),  but 
among  the  old  ‘shop-keepers’  j’ou  will 
find  my genuine  bargians.  Of  course,  I 
don’t keep a  very  large  line of  fine dress 
goods,  but  w hat I have  are  offered at an 
average  profit of  about  thirty per  cent, 
(not  close  to  jobber’s  prices,  Mr.  S.). 
I  have  a  good  variety  of  calicos  and 
cheap  dress goods,  but I trust  that  cus­
tomers  will  make 
the  selection  of  a 
dress,  on  which  there is only ten  cents 
profit,  inside of  an  hour. 
(You  say it is 
no trouble to show  goods,  Mr.  S.)”
But I will  cut Mr.  Slimmer’s  proposed 
announcement short.  Finished, it would 
bring Mr. S.  before the  public as a party 
whose  practices  and  professions  coin­
cided,  but I fear  that  Mr.  S.  is of  earth 
too earthy to confine  himself  to absolute 
truthfulness in  advertising matters.

The Railroad Liar.

that 

the  bill 

the  express  was  only 

It has always  been  a source of  wonder 
to me w hat a railway corporation expects 
to gain  by keeping the movements of  its 
trains profound  mysteries from  the trav­
eling public,  especially during periods of 
sudden emergencies, accidents and annoy- 
ing delays.  The passengers on  the train, 
the  waiting  friends  and  expectant  pas­
sengers at the stations are alike snubbed, 
mislbd  by evasive replies, or directly and 
intentionally  misinformed.  All 
this 
makes  the delay  doubly  exasperating to 
the  waiting people,  and it doesn’t  move 
the  delayed  train  a  m inute  faster  and 
doesn't add to the popularity of the road.
W hen  the  recent  flurry  of  snow  and 
boreal winds  and Arctic cold  swept over 
the  land  I waited  at a  great  city station 
of one of the greatest railroads in America 
for a train  due  at 5 o’clock p.  m. 
I  sus­
pected the  train would  be  late.  By dili­
gent  inquiry I  managed to  find  five men 
in the uniform  of the railroad company’s 
employes,  who  assured  me 
thejr 
didn’t know anything about that train.
Well,  as  a  general  thing,  a  railroad 
man  is  not expected  to  know anything 
about the  trains on  his own  road  I  sup­
If that is so,  these  five neatly uni­
pose. 
formed men  in  the handsomest station  in 
America  filled 
to  perfection. 
That  is what  the  brakeman  Melias  and 
conductor  Hanford  knew,  and they have 
got into trouble and  an indictment for it.
But  I  continued  my  search,  and  un­
earthed one or two more uniformed spec­
imens of colossal  ignorance of all  m atters 
remotely  pertaining  to the  railroad,  one 
of the specimens,  the one with the  bluest 
coat  and  brightest  buttons,  expressing 
great surprise  at  learning there were any 
trains  at all on  the  road  that day.  Pres­
ently I found a liar, who deliberately told 
me 
forty-five 
m inutes behind time.  1 afterward learned 
that he  was  not the  regular liar,  but was 
a supernum erary who was  ju st  learning 
his  business,  and  only went  on  in  star 
parts  when  the  regular  liar  was  sick. 
But on this  occasion there  were so many 
anxious people  asking questions that the 
entire force of liars at the disposal of the 
company  was  on  the  stage  at  once,  as­
sisted  by the full  strength of  the entire 
ballet. 
I found  a 
light comedy liar who,  when I asked him 
how  much  was  “ 22”  behind,  said  it was 
all behind the engine.  The sarcastic liar 
finished telling a nervous old woman that 
the  train  would  be  in  before  morning, 
and then when I  asked  him  where it was 
now he said  his watch  had  stopped,  and 
went  awajr  to tell  another  passenger  it 
would  be along  in twenty  minutes.  At 
last  I  found 
the  premiere  liar,  who  is 
never  sarcastic,  never  evasive,  alwaj’S 
polite,  always  direct,  and  never  ill-na­
tured.  He  looked  me  straight  in  the 
eyes,  and  in  tones  earnest  with  convic­
tion  told  me at 7:30 p.  m.  the  train  was 
only one hour late.  He told me the same 
thing  again  at  8  o’clock;  quietly  and 
earnest]y he  repeated  this declaration at 
9:15  p.  m.;  at 10:20  he  re-affirmed  it;  he 
stuck  to it  at  11;  when midnight  paused 
in  the  sky  he  called  upon  the  stars  to 
witness  that what  he  said  was  true;  he 
stuck to  it  at  1  a.  m.;  and  at  last,  at  3 
o’clock  in the  morning,  that  train came 
in,  ten  hours  behind  time,  and the  pre­
miere liar was  still  telling  the question­
ing  people  that it  was an  hour  behind 
schedule time.
Now what good  did all  this deceit  and 
m isrepresentation  do  the  railroad  com­
pany? 
It didn’t make a pound of steam; 
it  didn’t  clear  away  a  snow -drift; 
it 
didn’t deceive the public,  who have come 
to disbelieve  almost  anything  a  station 
employee tells them about delayed trains. 
It would be some  comfort to a man  wait­
ing  for a train to know  about how  loug 
he  has to wait. 
If  it is  going  to be ten 
hours,  he  will  go  home  and  start  next 
day.  And when a train  is ten  hours late 
surely  somebody  in  the  employ  of  the 
company must know something about  it. 
It is true the employees are pestered and 
bothered  by  the  endless  questioning  of 
the  waiting,  impatient,  restless  crowd, 
but if  they can’t  stand  questioning  they 
should  leave the railroad  and go to work 
in a  powder-mill,  where  people will  not 
crowd  around  them  and  ask  questions. 
There  is need of a great reform here, and 
the  people  who wait  for  trains will  rise 
up  and call that railway company blessed 
that  gives its employees opportunity  and 
permission to tell the truth about delayed 
trains.

I  met most of  them. 

%

BLIVEN&

S ole  A g e n ts  fo r  th e  

_

The devil, Jack!  We’ve got a 

Shark.  He’ll do for

Bliven Allyn

C e leb ra ted   “BIG   F .”  B r a n d   o f O y ste rs
n Cans and  Bulk,  and  Large  Handlers  of  OCEAN  F IS H ,  SH E LL  CLAMS  a n d   OYSTERS 
We make a specialty of fine goods in our line and are prepared to quote prices at anv time.
We solicit consignments of all kinds of  Wild  Game,  such as Partridges, Quail, Ducks  Bear  etc
H.  M. 

BLIVEN, Manager.  63 PEARL. STREET!

78 Congress St., W est,

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

Specialty Dept. P h. Best Brew ing Co.,
G e n t l e m e n —I   duly  received  th e  case  of 
y our “ B est”  Tonic and have since had a g reat 
m any in th is  institution. 
I m ust say th a t  th e 
beneficial  effects  on  w eak  and  debilitated 
patien ts  have  been  m ost  satisfactory, espec­
ially to  those in  a  stage  of  recovery  a fte r  se­
vere sickness.
I  w rite this  th inking you  m ight like to  have 
m y  opinion  on  its  m erits.  I   certainly  shall 
prescribe  It  in  fu tu re,  w here  th e  system   re­
quires building up. eith er from   constitutional 
w eakness or otherw ise.

Yoars  truly,

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

Medical Sup’t.

Midville, Geo., Feb. 24,1888. 

Specialty D epart. P h. Best Brew ing Co.,

G e n t l e m e n —I think  th e “Tonic” a splendid 
m edicine fo r all form s  of  D yspepsia and Indi­
gestion.  It is giving m e g re a t satisfactiou. 
J . M. J o h n s o n , M. D.

V ery respectfully,

Yardley, Pa., M arch 18,1888. 

Ph. Best Brewing Co.,

D e a r  S i r s —I  have given  your “ M alt Tonic” 
a trial in several cases of Enfeebled Digestion 
and G eneral  D ebility,  especially in  th e  aged, 
w here  the  whole  system   seem s  com pletely 
rostrated, w ith  very satisfactory  results.  I 
ave  used  m any  of  th e  so-called  “M alt  Ex­
tra c ts,”  b u t  believe  your  preparation  to  be 
superior.  In   th e  aged  w here  th e  digestive 
functions are exhausted, and th ere is a loss of 
the nerve vital  force, I found its action  to  be 
rapid and perm anent.

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

W ork-House H ospital, 

Blackwell’s Island, Feb. 10, 1888.

Ph. Best Brew ing Co.,

G e n t l e m e n —As a  m atter of  personal inter­
est, I  have used  your  “ B est” Tonic in several 
cases of im paired  nutrititio n .  The results In­
dicate th a t it  is  an  agreeable  and  doubtless, 
highly efficacious rem edy.  1 am.
V ery tru ly  yours,

E. W. F i e m in g ,  M. D.

Troy, New Y ork, Jan u ary  28,1888. 

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brewing Co„

Dear Sirs—Y our agent  le ft m e a  sam ple of 
your liquid ex tract. Malt, and  as  I  use  m uch 
such  in  my  practice, I   th o u g h t  to   oom pare 
your  product w ith  some  from  another  house 
I had on hand; and finding  yours  superior  in 
th e  g reat  essential,  the  palitabU   n u tria n t  as 
well as in tonic stim u lan t properties, fe lt anx­
ious to  know about w bat  it  can  be furnished 
the dispensing physician.

Y ours truly,

E. J ay F isk , M. D.

E ast Genessee Street,

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

Specialty D epart. Ph. Best Brewing Co., 
G e n t l e m e n —I   have  used  th e “ B est” Tonlo 
w ith  m ost  gratify in g   results in  m y  case  of 
dyspepsia.  My case was  a  bad  one, 1  had no 
app etite; headache in the m orning; sour stom­
ach;  looking  as  though  I   had  consum ption, 
and after tak in g  this tonic  I  never felt b etter 
in  m y life.  I   think  it  will  cure a bad case of 
dyspepsia.  You  m ay recom m end  it  fo r  that 
case. 

Wm. O. J a e g e r .

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

Ph. Best Brew ing Co., 28  College Place, N. V., 
G e n t l e m e n —I  have  tested  th e  sam ple  of 
“Concentrated  Liquid  E x tract  of  M alt  and 
Hops” you  sen t  me,  and  find  in  my humble 
ju d g m en t th a t it is a  very  p ure and safe arti­
cle.  I  will  not  hesitate  to  recom m end  it  in 
every case of  debility  w here  a  Tonic o f  that 
kind  is indicated.

R espectfully.

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

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

Specialty D epart. Ph. Brewing Co.,

G e n t l e m e n —H aving 

tried   y our  “Beit" 
Tonic to a g reat  e x te n t  am ongst my practloe. 
I will state in  its  behalf th a t  I   have  had  th a 
best resu lts w ith  n ursing  m others  who  were 
deficient in  milk,  increasing  its  fluids and se­
creting a  m ore nourishing food for th e infant, 
also increasing th e appetite  and in every way 
satisfactory fo r such cases.

V ery respectfully,

D.  Bo r n io, M  D.

For Sale By

Grand Rapids,

Mick.

W.  H.  BEACH,

GRAIN,

SEEDS,

BALED HAY,

MILL FEED

and PRODUCE.

B A L E D   H A Y   A  SP E C IA L T Y .

HOLLAND,  -  MICH.
V  WN I N G S

A N D   TENTS.

Horse and W agon  Covers,  W ater  Proof  Coats, Buggy 
Aprons, W ide C otton  Ducks, etc.  Send fo r  Illu strated  
Catalogue.

Chas. A .  C o y e ,

Telephone 106. 

Over 73 Canal St.
Why you should send us your orders.  We handle 
nothing but BEST and  CHOICEST BRANDS; 
Sell at Manufacturers* and Importers’ Prices; 
Ship at ONE DAY *S NOTICE, enabling 
you to  receive  goods day following: 
Fill  orders  for  a L L   KINDS oi

GLASS,

Imported 
and American 
Polished Pla t e,
Rough  and  Ribbed 
French  Window,  Ameri­
can  Window,  English  26 oz.
Enamelled,  Cut and  Embossed.
Rolled Cathedral, Venetian, Muffled, #
Frosted  Bohemian,  German  Looking 
Glass  Plates,  French  Mirror  Plates.
The quality, variety and quantity of our stock 
is exceeded by no  house in   the United  States*

W M .   R E I D ,

73 & 75  Larned  Street West, DETROIT,  MICH. 
G ra n d  R ap id s S to re,  61  W aterlo o  S tre e t.
MAGIO COFFEE  ROASTER

The  m ost practical 
h an d   R oaster  in  the 
world.  Thousands in 
use—giving  sati  fac­
tion.  They a re simple 
durable and  econom ­
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
one.  R oasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to   per 
fection.

No 

Address  fo r  C ata­

logue and prices,

Ml.  8, West,

48-30 Long St., 

C leveland, O hio,

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

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

p  om ptness.  N ice  W ork, Q u ick  T im e 

S atisfactio n  G u a ra n tee d .

W .  E .  H A L L ,  J r . , ' 

- 

M an ag er.

WHIPS

Rapids, Mich.

Try  sample  order  in  
dozen 
packages.  Prices, $1,  $2, $3, $4, 
86 to $24 per doz.  For terms ad­
dress  G raliam   R oys,  Grand

W A N T E D !

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

IL  A.  CLAR K  &  CO.

Real  Estate Brokers 

Lansing Mich.

9 1 , 0 0 0   R E W A R D ! !

THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST 

CLEAR  LONG  HAVANA  FILLED 

SUMATRA  WRAPPED  CIGAR 

SOLD  FOR  S   CENTS.

Thejud&e
J^ipjtçà Cfef b»? j Jarana: Hfet

I—I

| We agree to forfeit One Thousand Dollars to any person 
proving the Filler of these Cigars to contain  anything 
but Havana Tobacco. 
I

DILWORTH BROTHERS* 

We also manufacture a  full  line  of  Sweet 

Goods.  Write  for  quotations 

and  samples.

JA C K SO N
M IC H .

P U R E

PUTNAM  &  BROOKS,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Amos S. Musselman & Go.

S O L E   A G E N T S ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
We  manufacture  a  full  line, 
and warrant onr goods to he pure 
and first class in  every  particu­
lar.
H A N D Y   I 

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l  

I  

“ Where are you going my pretty maid ? ”
“ I’m  going washing,  sir,” she said. 
“What hold you  in your hand so tight, 
With a face so gay and a step so light?” 
“ That which all  prize their dearest treas-

Makes  washing  and  scrubbing  only  a 

pleasure,

Keeps the  clothes  so clean and white; 
The  doors  and  windows  a  beautiful 

sight.

For your  own  household  you’ll  get it, 

I  hope,

Five  cents  buys  a bar of  Santa  Claus 

Soap.”

SO L D   BY   A L L   G R O C E R S.
Made  only  by

N.  K.  Fairbank  &  Co 

Chicago,  111

mm

— ..-W A R R A N T E D   T O  B E  T H E
FINEST and LARGEST SMOKE
For th e  m oney in th e  U. S.  tarPut up 50 in a box.  Ask
__ y o u r d ealer fo r them .  M anufactured only by
JO H N  E. K E N N IN G  & CO., G ra n d  R ap id s.

Send for prices.__________

fttOW WATER'Fffg fly,

TIME  TABLES.
Grand  Rapids &  Indiana.
SOINQ  NORTH.
Arrives.
Traverse City & Mac d n aw ................
Traverse City & Mackinaw.................9:05 a m
From  C incinnati....................................7:30 p m
F orP etoskey & Mackinaw C ity....... 3:55 p m
Saginaw Express.................................11:30 a  m
10:30 p m .

*  

"  

 

Leaves. 
7:00 a m  
11:30 a m
5:00 p m  
7:80 a  m 
4:10 p m

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

inaw  City.
Mackinaw City.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express........................... 
F o rt W ayne Express.........................10:30 a  m  
Cincinnati  Express...........................4 A0 p m 
From  Traverse C ity..........................10:40 p m

7:15 a m
11:45 a  m
5:00 p m

7:15 a m  tra in   has  p arlo r  c h air  car  fo r  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m tra in  h as W oodruff sleeper fo r C incinnati.
5:00 p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith M. C. R. R. a t K alam a­
zoo fo r B attle Creek,  Jackson,  D etroit  and  C anadian 
points, arriv in g  in D etroit a t 10:45 p. m.
Sleeping c ar rates—$1.50  to  P etoskey  o r  M ackinaw 
C ity;  $2 to Cincinnati.
All Trains d aily except Sunday.

M uskegon,  G ra n d  .Rapids  &  In d ia n a . 
Leave. 
Arrive.
7-05 a m ....... ...............................................................10:45a
11:15 a m .......................................................................  4:45 p m
4 :2 0 p m ...................................................................  7:45pm
Leaving tim e at  Bridge street  depot 7 minutes later. 

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

♦ 

h   C o m m o n  

I d e a

Two Years
T e st.

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

T he  N iag ara  F a lls  R o u te.

DEPART.

ARRIVE.

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

O. W. Ruggles, Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agt., Chicago. 
Fred M. Briogs, Gen’l Agent.

No.  4 Monroe Street,

mm

D IR E C T IO N S  

We hav° cooked the corn in this can 
sufficiently 
should  be  Th'/ruuyhlg 
Warmed  not cooked) adding  piece ot 
Good Butter (size ot hen’s egg) and gdl 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.; 
Season to suit when on the table. Nuue 
genuine unless bearing the signature of

Davenport  Canning  Qo,
. 

D a v en p o rt,  la .

^  i  um«»

E, G. STUDLEY.
RUBBER  BOOTS 

W holesale D ealer In

m   SHOES
Gandee Robber Co,

M anufactured  by

Send  fo r  Large Illu strated  
P rice  List.

Catalogue  and

Telephone 464.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

THE  PENBERTHY  IMPROVED
Automatic  Injector
CAN’T BOILER  FEEDER B E

-AS  A-

B E A T !

IT

16,000  in   18  M onths  T ells  th e   Story.
S^WHY  THEY EXCEL^j

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.

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

tM om ing Express...............................1:05 p m
tT hrough M ail.....................................4:55 p m
tGrand Rapids Express................10:40 p m
•N ight E xpress............................................6:40 a m
tMixed..................................................
GOING EAST.
tD etroit  Express..............................
tT hrough Mail....................................10:30 a  m
tEvening Express...............................3:40 p m
•Lim ited Express.............................. 10:30 p m

6:50 a m 
10:30 a  m 
3:50 p m 
10:55 p m
tDaily, Sundays exeepted.  »Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  oar  to D etroit,  m aking 
direct connections fo r all points  E ast, a rriv in g  in New 
York 10:10 a. m. n ext day.  Lim ited  Express,  East, has 
th rough  sleeper  G rand  Rapids  to   N iagara  Falls, 
connecting  a t  M ilwaukee 
th ro u g h  
sleeper to Toronto.
Through tickets and  sleeping  car  b erth s secured a t 
D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and a t the depot.

Ju n ctio n   w ith 

J as. Campbell, C ity P assenger Agent.

They cost less th a n  o th er In jectors.
Y ou don’t have to  w atch  them .  I f   they  break   they 
By sending th e num ber to  factory on th e In je c to r you 
T hey are lifting and non-lifting.
H ot pipes don’t  both er them  and th e p a rts drop o u t by 
A g en ts, H R STE R   &  FO X ,
E very m an is m ade satisfied, or he don’t   have to  keep 
PENBERTHY  INJECTOR  CO.,  Manufacturers,  DETROIT, Mich.

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

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

G ran d   R ap id s,  M ich.

AGITATING  INSURANCE.

Jackson Business Men Favor  The  Mutual 

Plan.

\ t  the annual meeting of  the  Merchants’  and 
M anufacturers’ Association of Jackson, the  sub­
ject  of  m utual  insurance  seems  to  have  been 
pretty fully discussed, if  the  following newspa­
per report is any criterion:
insurance, and read the following:

Mayor Loennecker brought  up  the  m atter  of
With the object of  renewing  the discussion, 
ill bring before  this  organization  the  insur­
ance  question  again.  It  has  been  stated  here 
before, that  the  insurance  companies  discrimi­
nate  against  Jackson  in  charging  us  a higher 
rate of  insurance  than  we  should  pay, consid­
ering the  efficient  fire  department  and  the  ex­
tended  water  service  acquired  and maintained 
through our taxes.
The water works have cost us about.........8100 000

. 

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l u l l

i miles of water p ip e s .......................................  15“ 000
17 hydrants at about 849..................................... 
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Inch is chieflv as a fire protection to the city. 
We are taxed’annually 815,000 for  the mainten 
ance of our fire department.
The  insurance  companies  seem  to  oyerioox 
these facts and put  us  on  the  same  basis  w ith 
illages and poorly protected cities.
I have shown through an article  in  the  Jack  
son Daily Patriot that this city  paid  in  the  last 
four  years  for  fire  insurance  about  $¿33,000, 
losses paid during this period, 837,000 ; 
gross profit to the companies of about  8196,000 m  
four years, or nearly 850,000 annually out  of  this
C*If such an  enormous  drain  on  our  resources 
*.an  be  stopped  or  reduced,  it  seems  to be the 
most important work  that  our  organization can
a<T h atth e companies  can  do  better  in  general 
and should reduce the ratio in  Jackson is shown 
by the enormous surplus capital  accumulated bj 
some of them and  the  rates  of  dividends  paid.
have given some instances  of  dividends  from 
31 per cent, annually to 75 per  cent, annually for 
the past fourteen years,  and  after  paying  these 
dividends,  an  accumulated  surplus of from 100 
to 400 per cent, representing the net profits  earn 
d and not divided  and  subject  to  distribution
among the stockholders at any time. 
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The cost  of insurance in   the  M utual  Pulask 
(Jackson  county)  Fire  Insurance  Co.  for  the 
period of two  years  has  been  less  than  81  pe 
01 000  W.  C.  Wheeler,  secretary  of  this  com 
ianv,’  writes  me  that  only  one  assessment has 
leeh made by their company since  its  establish­
ment, October, 1886, of  81  per  81,000  and  35  per
cent, of that money is on hand yet
The  best  authority  on  m utual  insurance  m  
Michigan, or perhaps in the United  states, Hon. 
Moses  Kingsley,  of  Kalamazoo,  who  has  been 
identified  with  m utual  insurance  for  the  past 
twenty-five years, gives me the  following  result 
of his experience:
i* The expense  of  insurance  in   the  Farmers 
Mutual Insurance Company of Kalamazoo Coun 
ty for the past seventeen years has averaged 81.51 
per 81 000, the stock companies  charging  for like 
risks 83.33 per 81,000, three years in advance.
»Via  P lil7 D T lQ ' 
The rate of  insurance  in  the  Citizens 
tual Insurance Company  of  Kalamazoo city has 
been 83 per 81,000, as against 85 per  81,000,  charg­
ed by stock companies for like risks, or  831s  per
81,000 if paid three years in advance.”
Besides the mutual plan, there is now  laid  be 
fore  the  merchants  of  Michigan,  a  m utual  or 
risk company plan combined, guaranteeing  a 
per cent, dividend,  and  returning  the earnings 
above 10 per cent, among  the  policy  holders. 
I 
received  a  prospectus  of  that  plan  from  the 
Michigan Business Men’s Fire Insurance Co.
Even with a stock company  organized  m   our 
city by Jackson capital,  one  of  the  greatest ob­
jections to the payment of the  stock  companies 
rates would be overcome, as then the  outflow oi 
capital through that  source  would  be  checked 
and Jackson would be benefitted by the increase 
of  wealth  and  capital,  of  its  resident  stock­
holders.
Ex-Mayor Prindle asked whether any inquiries 
had  been  made  of  the  m utual  commercial  in 
surance  companies  of  the  east.  The difficulty 
he suggested, of m utual  companies  doing  busi­
ness  in  the  city  would  be  the large amount o1 
risk it would he obliged  to  take. 
In  this  State 
m utual companies are compelled to confine thei 
business to three counties.  The New  York  Mu 
tual Commercial Co., he understood, had  made ■ 
decided success, but they took risks not  only  ’ 
New Y'ork but in various other states.
Mayor Loennecker said the principal  object 
bringing up the m atter was, if possible, to induce 
the insurance companies  to  reduce  their  rate 
All the circumstances of  efficient  fire protection 
do not seem to have any effect in  this  direction 
and  he  thought  that  if  tlie  Association wout 
pass a resolution  requesting  the  agents  in  thi 
eitv to urge their companies to reduce their rates 
here it might have  the  desired  effect.  He  pre­
sented a  prospectus  of  a  proposed  commercial 
m utual insurance company now being organized 
in the State which he  thought  would  be  about 
what is wanted in this  city.  Geo.  B.  Caldwell, 
of Greenville, chairman  of  the  Insurance  Com­
mittee of the Michigan Business  Men’s  Associa­
tion, is the author of the prospectus.
John  T.  Tuomev  stated  that  a  company had 
been organized in  New York which  proposed  to 
do  business  throughout  the  country  through 
sub-companies.  This  company,  Mr.  Tuomey 
said, was even more careful in  taking risks than 
some of the old companies.
R. W aldron said his father was  a prime mover 
li the organization of the  first  m utual company 
n Michigan.  He  thought  the  farmers’  m utual 
companies afforded little protection.  A risk in a 
town with good fire protection was  preferable to 
a farm  risk and it seemed strange to him that the 
people did not take hold of it.  He  thought  if  a 
company could be organized in  this city it could 
take, perhaps not all of the risks of the  city, but 
could take a large portion of the risks  at lower 
rates  than  the  people  are  now  paying,  and  it 
would help to induce  the  insurance  companies 
to place their  rates  on  a  more  equitable  basis. 
He was certain that at least  one-quarter  or  one- 
half of the insurance of Jackson  can  be carried 
successfully by a company  organized right here.
Mr. Pringle said the  difficulty  w ith  the  stock 
companies is that they do not  take  into conside­
ration  the  amount  of  the risk.  The inspection 
really amounts  to  very  little.  He  thought  the 
most hopeful plan would be  to  invite  solid mu­
tual  companies  to  come  to  Michigan  and take 
risks.  Those  companies  will  do  everything in 
the  way  of  inspection  if  they  take  any risks. 
The only reallv  successful  m utual  company  in 
this State is the St. Joseph company.  This  com 
pany employs inspectors, who make it a business 
to inspect every risk before it is taken.
the  Commit­
tee on Insurance, with  instructions  to  report as 
early as convenient.

The  m atter  was  referred 

to 

GROCERIES-

The Grocery Market.

Sugars continue to decline, which leads 
the consumer to hope that more decisions 
of the same tenor as Judge B a rre tts may 
he  recorded.  Coffees  are  firmer,  indue- 
-ing an  advance of  } ic in package brands 
on  the  19th.  Turkey  prunes  are  Me 
higher. 
The  indications  are  that  the 
Standard  people  propose  to  give  their 
new competitors a lively tilt.  The latter 
cut  oil  Me to the  city  trade,  which  im­
pelled 
their 
prices  Me to both  the  city  and  country 
trade  on  Monday.  Some of  the  grocery 
jobbers  expect  to see  prices go down  to 
6c  unless  a  truce 
is  patched  up.  Of 
course,  the  retail  trade would  unite 
saying “ amen*’  to such a condition.

the  Standard 

to  reduce 

T here  are  no  changes  to  note in  the 

prices  of  oranges,  lemons,  dates,  figs 
nuts,  except  peanuts,  which  are  strong 
and  higher  prices are  looked for at  any 
moment.  Bananas  will  be  plenty  thii 
week.

Hides, Pelts and Furs.

The wool  m arket is firm  at quotations, 
but  m anufacturers  buy only  for  imme 
diate wants,  having  obtained no advance 
on cloths over last year’s prices, although 
they  have  sold  freely of  the  new  open 

^  ing.

Hides  are lifeless and tanners are slu 

.g ish   buyers  at  the  heavy  decline,  not 
knowing  they  are  cheap,  even  at  lower 
prices  than  have ruled  for  years,  simply 
waiting  for  the  shoe  men to  take  their 
leather  that will  yield  them a  margin 
The  past  year's  outcome is not  satisfac 
tory.

P elts are  some lower  in the absence 

any speculative feeling.

Tallow  and  grease  are  lower,  in sj 

pathy with lard.  Plenty of tallow,  plen 
ty o f lard and cotton seed oil,  and nothing 
to w arrant any higher prices.

Furs  are in demand,  with considerable 
exoitement and  higher  prices,  which  ar 
likely to be changed by the London sale 
beginning the 22d.

Card From Mr, Lamoreaux.

G r a n d  R a p id s ,  Jan.  18,  1889.

TC. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sib—As so much  has  been  said 
of late  regarding  the  Preferred  Mutual 
Accident  Association  of  New  York 
which I am at present interested,  I  want 
to say a word or  two.  W hen I m et  with 
my  accident 
last  fall,  I  was  carrj in 
three accident policies—one  in  th e   Pre 
ferred  M utual  of  New York;  one in the 
Travelers’  Preferred of Chicago,  and one 
in  the  Fidelity  and  Casualty  of  New 
York.  As you well know, I   was  unable 
to  get  around  except. on  crutches  for 
over  two  months.  The  Fidelity  and 
Casualty of New York,  when I put in my 
claim,  sent  me  a  check  in  full for in 
demnity  for  eight  weeks  and  one day 
$203.57,  in less than ten days  after proof 
of accident was filed.
Now,  what did the other companies do? 
From the reading of  their  letters  to me, 
one would be led to believe that they had 
agreed  between  themselves  to fight  my 
claim,  which  they  have  and  are  now 
doing.  They each offered me $25 to set­
tle,  which I returned  w ith  my  best  re­
gards,  saying if  I wras not entitled to full 
compensation,  I was not  entitled to any­
thing.  Since  then  the  Travelers’  Pre­
ferred have  through  their  attorney sent 
me the same  draft  they sent  me at first, 
insisting I should receive it in full for all 
claims. 
I  have  w ritten  them  1  would 
give them credit for $25  on  account,  but 
sent no receipt.
Now,  what does the  Preferred  Mutual 
do?  Because  I  insist  on  their  paying 
me  in  full  and  because I have  written 
them that if they did not pay me I would 
advertise 
them  as  to  their  manner  of 
doing business,  they write to  the  Insur­
ance Commissioner at Lansing  that  they 
are going to commence action against me 
for  blackmail.  W hat  do  you  think  of 
such a company as th at?  You  know,  as 
well  as I or  anyone  else  can  kmnv  by 
w riting  the  Commissioner  of  Insurance 
at Lansing,  that  this  Preferred  Mutual 
Accident  Association  of  New York  has 
not complied  with the laws of  the  State 
of  Michigan,  and has  no right to do bus­
iness in our  State—that  they cannot  be 
sued because  there  is no one in Michigan 
to  sue,  so  that a claim  against  them ■ is 
worthless  unless  they  choose 
to  pay 
you,  and  as  they  have  three  unsettled 
claims now in  your city,  they don’t seem 
to  be  much  on  the  pay—because  they 
don’t have to ! 

Yours very truly,
W .  T.  L am o rea u x.

East Saginaw Jottings.

It is  rumored that one of our wholesale 
men wrho has  recently  gone  out of  trade 
will  start  in the  merchandise  brokerage 
business— six  wholesale  grocers  and  our 
brokers.  Room for two more.

This kind of  weather makes  Jim Mack 

feel sad.

Our 

lumbermen  are1 looking  forward 
with  much  pleasure  to the  visit  their 
them. 
brother  dealers  have  promised 
W ill tell  you next  week  whether 
they 
enjoyed themselves or not.

G.  F.  Stevens  reports  a  big 

trade in 
cedar fence posts,  house blocks,  etc.  He 
will  start  another  camp  near  Coleman 
th is  week,  with  about  five cars per week 
capacity.

Annual  Meeting  of  the  Tustin  B  M.  A.
From  th e  Tustin Echo.
A t the annual meeting of the  Tustin  Business 
Men’s Association, held  at  the  Echo  office  last 
Monday  evening,  the  following  officers  were 
elected for the ensuing year:
President—Frank J. Luick.
Vice-President—R. H. Jones.
Secretary—J. A. Lindstrom.
Treasurer— G. D. DeGoit. 
Executive Committee—G. A. Estes, John Grove, 
Geo. Skaglin and the President and Secretary.
There has been  m uch  interest  manifested  by 
the members of the Association in the  past year. 
The regular attendance has been  large,  and  all 
are highly pleased with the benefits  derived.

,

Weighs only  16 lbs,;  always stands up 
alone  when  not  in  use.  Send  $3.50 
and  I will send  you  one, charges  paid 
Warranted to suit.

W.  T.  LAMOREAUX,

71  C an al  S treet,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

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

*8,90 and 92 SOUTH  DIVISION ST., 

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH

Estimates Given on Complete Outfits.

The  Conqueror  Conquered. 

the
He’d  skinned  and  tanned  the  crocodile  and 
Not a word of fear he’d uttered, not a word  and 
.
hen he killed the Bengal tiger,  and  he  found 

Foss in  th e Y ankee  Blade, 
southern  archipelagoes  he’d  fought 
bloody cannibal;
found him  very tanable;
not a syllable, 
him  very tollable.

,  

. 

He  claimed  his  strength  was  very  great,  for 
He used to boot the grizzly bear, and  found him 
He claimed in killing monstrous snakes, that  he 
No  boa-constrictor  could  escape,  for  he  was 

bears and lions suitable;
very bootable;
was very capable,
unescapable.

in ­
In  fighting  hippopotami,  he  said  he  was 
.
No jaguar could  make  him   wince,  because  he 
He  made  the  ramping  elephant  no  longer  re­
And pulverized the roaring bull, and found  him 

vincible, 
wasn’t w inceable;
cognizable.
pulverizable.

. 

Just then his wife came in and said, »“I’d  thin! 
If you’d come and ’tend the baby, for you 11  find 
The way she took him  by the ear w ill  make  this 
She  pulled  him  out  and  led  him   home,  and 

it quite commendable;
him  very tendable.”
poem readable;
found him  very leadable.

Petoskey Independent  Democrat:  The  Michi 
ness Business Men’s Association has  done  seve 
al things which have  benefitted  the  people  of 
the  whole  state.  One  of  the  last  was in  con 
nection with the  adoption  of  a  uniform   insur 
ance  policy.  Through  the  efforts  of  the Asso 
ciation  the  Insurance  Policy  Commission  has 
adopted a form of policy w hich m ust be  used by 
all  the  insurance  companies  doing business in 
the State, and w hich will save the public  thous­
ands of dollars besides  doing  away  w ith  much 
of the litigation growing out of losses by fire.

BLAME BOOKS
TABLETS, STEEL PENS,

S ta tio n e r y ,

OUR  NEW  LINE  OF

IN K S .
Valentine  Samples
Eaton, Lyon 4  Bo.,

are ready for inspection.

20 and 22 Monroe St.

VISITING  BUYERS.

M iddlebury, Ind

G C lark & Co,  W hite Cld H Colby & Co , Rockford 
C H Loomis,  S p arta 
Stoddard Bros  Reed  City 
W m O tto,  M .ddleville
J  C Scott, Lowell 
W ise  & Varnes,

H enry JH opkIns,M arquette H B W agar, Cedar  Springs 
_  F C lark, Big R apids 
H enry S C hnrch,  Sturgis 
W G H astings. K ent City  H C  C arpenter,  W oodland 
Sullivan Lum ber Co, 
Sullivan 
Ja s W ard, H arv ard  
S D Thompson, Newaygo 
Chas Gla*gow.Lake  Odespa F N arregang,B yron C en ter 
A P urchase, So Blendon
F E Campau, Alaska 
E W Ives, Coopersville 
G H R em ington, B angor 
J  S Toland, Ross S tation
Sm ith & Bristol, Ada 
W  J  Clarke, H arhorSprings Geo P  S tark, Cascade 
E M Sm ith. C edar Springs  Mills & Mills.  Ashland 
C S C om stock,Pierson
P F K napp, Sehewa 
W  J  B onnett,  C harlotte 
G Ten Hoor,  F orest  Grove 
J   PenHerder& Son,Oyensel
D enH crder & Tanis 
V riesland W  McWilliams, Conklin 
H Van Noord. Jam estow n
John Sm ith, Ada 
Jo h n  G unstra, Lam ont 
H M eijering, Jam estow n
H erder &  Lahuis,  Zeeland
N F Miller,  Lisbon 
J C Benbow,  Cannonsburg Sm allegan & Pickaard,
Jam estow n
S H  B allard, S parta
Geo M eijering, V riesland 
A  S Frey. Slocum’s Grove 
J Van Farowe, B eaver Dam 
L Maier,  F isher 
S S tark  Cedar, 8prings 
P Dvk, M uskegon 
Gas B egm an, B auer 
R T’P arrish , G randville 
H A Dailey.  Lum berton 
W S Adkins, M organ 
L C reighton, N irvana 
John D am stra,  Gitchell 
Jo h n  B aker, Chauncey
L M W olf, Hudsonville 
M i _____  
E H agadorn, F ife Lake
„ 
J  Raym ond. Berlin
W Ver Meul'en, Beaver Dam E E H ew itt,  Rockford 
E zra Brown, E nglishville  M ulder & B reaker,
M H eyboer & Bro.  D renthe 
Chas W H ead,  W ebberviUe

G raafschaap

Manistee  Advocate:  The  Manistee  Business 
Men’s  Association  have  rented  one of Van Bu- 
ren’s stores and w ill fit it up as a club  room  and 
exchange.  The officers of  the society  are  inde 
fatigable  workers  and  promise  a   big  year  for 
Manistee.

Charlotte Republican:  The Charlotte Business 
Men's Association  is an  excellent  organization 
If  properly  sustained  the  organization may be 
come of great value to the city.
C r o c k e r y   & G la s s w a r e

6 doz. in box.

L A M P  B U R N E R S .
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No. 3  “
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Pearl top.

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Butter Crocks, per g al............
Jugs,  54 gal., per doz..............

STO N EW A R E— A K RO N .

Meat Tubs, 10 gal., each 
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Milk Pans, 54 gal., per doz.
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S o le   A g e n ts   for  W e s t e r n   M ic h ig a n  

for th e

‘Q u ic k m e o J
THE SDGCESS OF THE SEASON JDST PAST.

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  wjuld 1 ke the agency for the coming 
season.  Discount, terms of  delivery  and  dating  of invoice 
given on application.  Catalogue for 1889  now ready.

H .  L e o n a rd   &  S o n s,
Jobbers  of Grotskery,Tinware and  Lamp Goods,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

W.  C.  DENISON,

Stationary  and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers,

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

Apples—In fair demand at $1.50@83  per bbl. 
Beans—Handlers are paying about $1.35 for un­
picked and getting $1.65®81.75  for  hand-picked.
Butter—Creamery is in fair  supply  at  38@30c. 
Dairy is easier,  No.  1  readily  commanding  18© 
20c.Cabbages—Home giown command $3@$5 per 100 
Celery—18@20c per doz.
Cider—8@10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
25c
Cranberries—$7.75@$8  for Bell and Cherry  and 
$8.50@$9 for Bell and Bugle.
Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
at 454@5c and evaporated at 6@654c. 
Eggs—Fresh  are  coming  in  freely,  having 
dropped to 18c., w ith prospect of further decline 
Pickled and cold storage stock are being  pushed 
out at 17c.

35c. per bu.

Grapes—Malaga, $4@$5 per keg.
Honey—More plenty,  being  easy  at  15e.@16c.
Onions—Buyers pay 20@25c.  and  hold  at  30© 
PopCorn—254c per lb.
Potatoes—The  m arket is looking up a little, on 
account of a limited demand from the  South for 
seed  stock.  There  is  no  visible  stiffening  in 
prices, however.

Squash—Hubbard, lc per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—Kiln-dried  Jerseys,  83.75  per 
Turnips—25c per bu.

bbl.

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PRO V ISIO NS.

The Grand Rapids  Packiug  and Provi­

sion Co.  quotes as follows:

14  00 
14  75 
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P O R K   IN   B A R R E L S .

Mess,  new...........................................................
Short cut Morgan...............................................
Extra clear pig, short  c u t................................
E xtra clear,  heavy............................................
Hear quill, short c u t...................-...................
Boston clear, short c u t.....................................
jlear back, short c u t........................................
Standard clear, short cut, best......................
s m o k e d   m e a t s —Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average 30 lb s........................................
16 lb s........................................
12 to 14 lbs...............................
p icn ic......................................................
Vest boneless..........................................
Shoulders...........................................................
b oneless........................................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............................
Dried Beef, extra...............................................
ham prices....................................
Long Clears, heavy...........................................
Briskets,  medium.............................................
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l a r d —Compound.

T ierces................................................................
Tubs.....................................................................
50 lb.  T ins..........................................................
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..........................................................
E xtra Mess, w arranted 200  lb s.....................
E xtra Mess, Chicago packing.......................
P late....................................................................
Extra Plate........................................................
Boneless, rum p butts......................................
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Pork Sausage....................................................
Ham Sausage....................................................
Tongue Sausage...............................................
Frankfort  Sausage..........................................
Blood Sausage..................................................
Bologna, straight.............................................
Bologna,  th ick .................................................
Head Cheese......................................................

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In quarter  barrels...........................................

p i g s ’  f e e t .

T R IP E .

In half  barrels.................................................
In quarter barrels............................................
In k its................................................................

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hindquarters. 
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Frankfort  sausage..............................
Blood, liver and head sausage......... __  
%   5
M utton...................   ............................ __ 5  @ 5

‘ 

1  90 
.3  00 
.3 00

.  90 
.1  80
. .1  00 
. .1  65

OYSTERS  a n d   FIS H .

F.  J.  Dettenthaler quotes  as follows:

O Y STER S  IN   CANS.

@16
S tandards.............................................
....  @18
A nchors...............................................
Fairhaven Counts.............................. __   @35

O Y STER S  IN   B U L K .

S tandards............................................
Selects..................................................
C lam s...................................................

..............100
..............  1  40
..............  1  25

F R E S H   F IS H .

Black  B ass..........................................
T rout....................................................
Whitefisl).............................................
smoked...............................
P erch.................................................... __  

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@12)4
@854
@ 854
@10
@ 6

CA N D IES,  FR U IT S  a n d   NUTS. 

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

Standard, 25 lb. boxes..................................... 
25 
Twist, 
Cut Loaf,  25 

ST IC K .
9
..........................................  95;
......................................... 19
M IX E D .

“  
“ 

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Royal, 25 lb.  p a ils...............................................  9
2001b.  bbls............................................... 85/
Extra, 25 lb.  pails................................................. 10
3001b.  bbls.............................................  9
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails..............................  1154 ;
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases............................................10
Broken, 40 lb. Bask...............................................   954
200 lb. bbls.............................................  9

“ 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

“ 

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

fancy—In bulk.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Lozenges, plain, in  pails..................................... 12
in  b b ls...................................... 11

printed, in pails..................................1254
in bbls....................................1154

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Chocolate Drops, in  pails.....................................12
Gum Drops, in pails..............................................  6
in bbls...............................................  5
Moss Drops, in pails..............................................10
in bbls...............................................   9
Sour Drops, in pails..............................................11
Imperials, in  pails................................................1154
in bbls..................................................1054

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Bananas...........................
Oranges, Floridas,..........
Lemons, choice...................
“ 
fancy ...................
Figs, layers,  new ................
“  Bags, 50 lb ..................
Dates, frails, 50 lb ..............
54 frails, 50  lb .........
“ 
Fard, 10-lb.  box___
“ 
“ 
50-lb.  “  —
“ 
Persian, 50-lb.  box.
N U T S.

“ 

.. .2 50@3 50 
...2   75@3 00 
.. .3  50@3 75 
...  10@15
...  @ 6  
...  ©  454
@ 554 
...  @
. . .   8  @
. . .   6  @

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Almonds,  Tarragona.  ..............................  @17
Ivaca..........................................  @15
California.................................  14@16
Brazils............................................................  7  @ 7:
Filberts,  Sicily............................................ H  @1154
W alnuts, Grenoble.......................... 
13 @
French........................................  @11
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...................................  8  @12
Cocoanuts, per 100........................................4 25@4 50
C hestnuts....................................................   @2 50

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Electric Lights..
Peacocks............
Storks..................
E x tra...................
Y a c h t.................

@75
@7
@6
@5
@5

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

pay prom ptly and buy in  fu ll pacliages.

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

hoc cans..
1
.
54 lb.  “ 
. ..  1
16 oz.  “ 
. ..  2
54 lb. “ 
. ..  3
IÍ2 oz. “ 
. ..  4
lib .  “ 
. ..11
2541b.“ 
. ..13
IS lb.  “ 
. ..17
U lb.  “ 
. ..22
k lb .  “ 

54lb. 
5 4 1 b . 
lib. 
51b. 

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“ 
“ 
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“ 
“ 

Arctic, 54 lb. cans, 6  do z..
“  4  “  ...
“  2  “  . . .
“  2  “  ..
“  1  “  ..
Absolute, *4 lb. cans, 100s.
50s.
“ 
54 lb. 
50s.
“ 
lib . 
Telfer's,  54 lb. cans, 6 doz. 
“  3  “  .
541b. 
“ 
1  “  .
lib . 
Acme, 14 lb. cans, 3 doz —  
541b.  “ 
2  “  ....
lib .  “ 
1  “
b u lk ............................
Red Star, 14 lb. cans, 12 doz 
6  “
4  “

54 lb.  “ 
1 lb 
“ 
B A T H   B R IC K .

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

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“ 

■* 

B L U IN G .

Arctic Llq,  4-oz...................
“  54 P t..................
“  1 P t....................
“  8-oz paper hot
Pepper  Box  No.  2

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“ 
-i 

45
1  40
2  40 
12  00 
11  75 
10  00 
18  75
2 70
2  55 
1  50
1  50
3 00 
20 
45 
85
1  50
80
65 
Gross 
3  60 
7  00 
10 80 
7 20
3 00
4 00 
9 00

BROOMS
 

 

 

 

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
Fancy 
...................   1  00
M ill.......................................... 3  50
W arehouse............................  3 00
Kings 100 lb. cases..................... 5 00
80 lb. cases....................... 4 25

BUCKWHEAT.

“ 

BUTTER1NE

 

 

Dairv, solid  packed............ 
rolls............................ 
Creamery, solid packed—  
ro lls ...................  
CANDLES.
“ 

13
14
15
16
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................  1054
Star,  40 
954
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 
“ 
|  lb. 
....1 6 0
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic.............1  50
2  lb.  “ 
............ 2 65
1 lb.  Star.................. 1  90
2  lb. Star..................2  90
1 lb.  stand.............1  25
2  lb. 
............ 2 00
3 lb. in M ustard.. .3 00
31b.  soused...........3 00
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia....... 2 00
2 lb. 
.......3 25
1 lb. Sacram ento.. .1  70
2 lb.

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“ 
54s.........©   8
“  Mustard  54s..........  @10
“ 
imported  54s ........10@ll
“ 
spiced,  54s ........... 10@12
CANNED GOODS—FrUltS.

Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.

Sardines, domestic  54s...

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“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
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String...................  

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

CANNED VEGETABLES.

Trout, 3 lb. brook..............
Apples, gallons,  stan d ......... 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 ...................   20
Gooseberries............................1 40
G rapes.....................................  90
Green  Gages............................1 40
Peaches, all  yellow, stand. .1  45
seconds.................... 1  25
P ie ..............................100
Pears......................................... 1 30
Pineapples......................... 1  10©1 25
Q uinees.........................................1 50
Raspberries,  ex tra......................1 25
Straw berries......................1  10©1 25
W hortleberries.............................1 20
Asparagus, Oyster Bay......... 1  80
Beaus, Lima,  stan d ....................1 00
“  Green  Limas__   @1  16
“ 
©  95
“  Stringlesg,  E rie......  90
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked. .1 45
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  10
“ 
“ 
“ 
Early  G o ld ...l  10
“ 
extra m arrofat...  ©110
soaked......................  
“ 
(0
“  June,  stan d ......... 1  40@J  50
“ 
“  sifted........................... 1 55
“  French, extra fine...  14 00
Mushrooms, extra fine........18 00
Pumpkin, 3 lb.  Golden.........  85
Succotash,  standard—   ©   85
Squash  ....................................1  25
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  10
Good Enough — 110
B enH ar................ 1  10
stand  br___1  05@1  10
Michigan Full Cream  12  @12 
Sap  Sago.........................  16@17
CHOCOLATE.
Runkel Bros.’ Vienna sweet  22
“  Premium........  33
“  Horn-Cocoa...  37
“  B reakfast___  48
CHEWING  GUM.
200 

Peas, F rench................................ 1 25

Corn, Archer’s Trophy.........

Rubber, 100 lumps..................25
35
Spruce...................................... 30
B u lk ........................................  6
R ed...........................................  754
Rio,  fa ir.........................16  @17
good.......................17  @18
“ 
“  prime..................... 18  @19
“ 
fancy,  w ashed... 19  @20
golden.....................20  @21
Santos............................. 15  @18
Mexican & Guatemala 17  @19
Peaberry........................17  @19
Java,  Interior...............20  @22
fancy...................23  @25
“ 
“  M andheling___ 26  @28
Mocha, genuine............25  @26
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 54c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

coffee—Green.

CHICORY.

CHEESE.

•• 
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coffees—Package.

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30 lbs  60 lbs

100 lbs
Lion......................................... 22%
“  in cabinets.....................2354
Dilworth’s .............................. 2224
Magnolia................................ 2254
Acme.................. 21 "4  21%  22
G erm an.................................. 22v4
b in s ......................... 23
Arbueklels Ariosa.................2224
A vorica............. 2124
McLaughlin’s  XXXX..........22%
Honey  B ee.............................2454
Nox  All  .................................2354
O  B .........................................2254
T iger....................................... 2254
Arbuckle’s Avorica............. 20
Quaker  City__21
Best  R io........... 22
Prime Maricabo 25

coffees—50 lb. bags.

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

“ 
“ 
Ju te 
“ 

C LO TH ES  L IN E S .
“ 
50 f t ........... 
“ 
60 f t ........... 
70 f t ............ 
“ 
80 f t ............ 
“ 
60 f t ............ 
“ 
72fC ..........  
“ 
CO N D EN SED  M IL K .

Valley City............................ 
75
F elix ........................................  1  10
Cotton,  40 f t .......... per doz.  1  2i
1  50
1  60
2 00
2 25
1  00
115
Eagle......................................  7 60
Anglo-Swiss..........................6 00
Kenosha S u tter.....................  8
654
Seymour 
B utter.........................................654
“  fam ily............................  654
“  b iscu it..........................  7
Boston...................................... 8
City Soda.................................  8

C R A C K E R S.
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CREAM   TA R T A R .

Soda..........................................  654
S. O yster.................................   654
City Oyster, XXX...................   654
P icnic.......................................  654
38
I Strictly  pure......................... 
1 Grocers’................................. 
24
d r ie d  f r u it s—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried 
554©  6 
“ 
evaporated.
7  @7*/ 
.........16
Apricots, 
“
Blackberries “
!'.'.” *14 
Nectarines  “
.........14
Peaches 
“
Plums 
“
................24
Raspberries  “
-Foreign.
D R IE D   FR U ITS-
@23
Citron, in  d ru m ..
@25
in b o x es__
‘ 
Currants...................
©554
14
Lemon  Peel............
14
Orange Peel............
__   @ 5
Prunes,  T urkey—
Imperial  ...
Raisins,  Valencias.
O ndaras...

SY R U PS.

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Corn,  barrels..................
one-half  barrels.
kegs.......................
Pure  Sugar, bbl............
“ 
.  half barrel.
SWEET GOODS.
I  Ginger Snaps............... 9
Sugar  Creams..............9
!  Frosted  Creams...........
Graham  Crackers.......
Oatmeal  Crackers.......
t o b a c c o s —Plug.
C lim ax..............................
Corner  Stone...................
j Double  Pedro..................
Peach  P ie.........................
I W edding  Cake,  b lk .......
Something  Good............
“Tobacco” .......................

..24@25 
. .26@27 
1  30 
.  25@32 
..27@34
X
XXX
954
954
954
9
9

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

TEAS.

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O O LONG.

IM P E R IA L .

*  6 00 j

G U N PO W D E R .

YOUNG  H Y SO N .

B A S K E T   F IR E D .

j a p a n — Regular.

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

“ 
FLA V O R IN G   EX T R A C T S.

“ 
©  654
“ 
85
“  Domestic Layers.. .2  41
“  Loose Californias. .2  (6

..  04 * 
..4 00 ; 
..  601 
@ 10 
I 
@ 3 
j 
@1  40 1 
©   354 
@  654 
@ 654  i 
@ 654  Ì 
@10 
! 
@60

Lemon Vanills
90
1  40
2 25
1  00
2  75
4 50
1  60
4  25
8  50
-SALT.

Jennings’
2 oz. Panel, doz 
4 oz. 
“ 
“
“
“ 
6 oz. 
No.  3,  “
I No.  8, 
“ 
“
No.10,  “
No.  4, Taper,  “
54 pt*,  Round, “
f i s h —
Cod, w hole.........
“  boneless__
H a lib u t..............
Herring,  round,

FA R IN A C E O U S  GOODS.
Farina, 100 lb. kegs.........
Hominy,  per  b b l...............
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box.
im ported.......
Pearl  Barley................
Peas, green...................
“  split.......................
Sago,  German..............
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l . ..
W heat,  cracked...........
Vermicelli,  im port—
dom estic...

F a ir .
@15
G ood__
@16
......................24
Choice.. 
@28
Choicest
..................... 30  @33
SU N   C U B E D .
F a ir ................................. 12  @15
G ood................................16  @20
Choice..............................24  @28
Choicest..........................30  @33
F a ir ...............................   @20
Choice............................  @25
Choicest........................   @35
E xtra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fair............25  @35
E xtra fine to finest___ 50  @65
Choicest fancy..............75  @85
1  35 ' Common to  fa ir...........20 @35
2 25 1Superior to fine.......... ..40 @59
3 25 !
1  60 Common to  fa ir......... .18 @26
4 00 Superior to  fine......... .30 @40
2 50 ! Common to  fa ir......... .25 @39
7  50 Superior to  fine......... .30 @50
-15 00 i  Fine to choicest......... .55 @65
#
@854  1  F a ir ............................... 25  @30
@714  Choice............................30  @35
1254  !  B est................................55  @65
2 75 !  Tea  D ust......................   8  @19
1  50 I
io oo !
Sweet Pippin................ 
50
50
Five ana  Seven........... 
@85 j 
68
H iaw atha..................... 
30 ; 
45
Sweet  Cuba.................. 
.9  50 
Petoskey C hief............ 
55
.1  45 
“ 
40
Sweet Russet................ 
“ 
..1  35 
T h istle..........................  
42
@5  00 
Trout,  54  bbls..............
F lorida.......................... 
65
...  80 
“  10  lb.  k its...........
66
Rose  Leaf.....................  
White,  No. 1, 54 b b ls...
...6  00 
Red Domino.................  
38
“ 
12 lb. kits
...1  15 
Swamp A ngel.............. 
40
10 lb. kits
“ 
...1  00 
...3  00 
“ 
Family,  54  bbls.
T R A D ESM A N   C R E D IT   COU PO N S.
$ 2, per  hundred..................2 59
k its.......
“  
.55@65
$ 5,  “ 
..................3 OO
G U N   P O W D E R .
$10,  “ 
..................4 00
...5  25 
K e g s................................
#20,  ** 
..................5 OO
Half  kegs.......................
...2   88
Subject to  the  following  dls- 
connts:
30
... 
No. 0.................................
200 or over..............5  per  cent.
... 
40
No. 1.................................
500  “ 
... 
50
No. 2.................................
1000  “ 
...  30 
P ure.................................
30 g r..........................................  954
....  25 
Calabria..........................
40 g r........................................ 11
,...  18
Sicily................................
50 g r........................................ 12
B uckets..........................
• • ■  654 
Half bbls.........................
. . .   6
.16@17
Black  Strap...................
Cuba Baking......................22@25
Porto  Rico..........................24@35
New Orleans, good............25©30
choice........33@40j
fancy..........45@48  \

Cocoa Shells,  bulk..............  3%
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails..................  454
Sage........................................  
15
P A P E R ,  W O O D E N W A R E
C u rtis s   &  Co.  q u o te   as 

bbl 
. .   bbl 
Holland,  bbls 
Holland, kegs..
Scaled..............
“ 
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Mack,  sh’s,  No. 1, 54  bbl..
“  12  lb  kit
“  10 

..............10 
.......... , .20 
V IN E G A R .

tobaccos—F ine Cut.

$1 for barrel.

M ISC ELLA N EO U S.

LA M P  W IC K S.

M IN CE  M EA T

M OLA SSES.

L IC O R IC E .

P A P E R .

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One-half barrels, 3c extra.

OATM EA L.
Muscatine, B arrels....................6 00
Half barrels....... 3  15 j
Cases.........2  25@2 35

Muscatine, Barrels..................... 6 00

JO L L E D   OATS

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Half barrels....... 3  15
Cases.2 25@2 35

O IL .

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R IC E .

5 75

P IP E S .

S E E D S .

-  154

P IC K L E S .

SAL  SODA.

SALT
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SA PO L IO .
“

■ -  1%  j

.  2 35 
2 35 i
..3 75 
..5 00
-•  454 
..10 
..  4
■ -  454 
• ■  854
..  454  !

Michigan  T est.......................  924
W ater  W hite..........................117s
Medium.........................................4 75
54 b b l............................ 2 88
Small,  b b l............... 
54  bbl................................. 3 38
Clay, No.  216................................1 60
••  T. D. full count............   75
Cob. No.  3 ...............................   40
Carolina h ead ...........................624
No. 1...........................654
No. 2 ..................524@6
No. 3 ...........................554
J a p a n ........................................ 554
SA L E R A T U S.
DeLand’s,  pure....................... 554
CLurch’s, Cap  Sheaf...............5
Dwight’s ................................... 5
Taylor’s ..................................... 5
Common Fine per bbl..........   84
carlots..  80
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks.......  23
28  pocket..........................
.2  00 
60 
..........................
.2  10 
100 
..........................
.2  20
Ashton bu. b a g s ............
............
Higgins  “ 
W arsaw “ 
............
Kegs..................................
Granulated,  boxes.........
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box.
3  “* 
Hand, 
SA U E R K R A U T .
liver Thread, 30 gal —
40  “  __
“ 
Mixed b ird .....................
Caraway..........................
C anary............................
Hemp...............................
A.nise...............................
R ap e................................
M ustard..........................
Scotch, in  bladders__
Maccaboy, in ja rs .........
French Rappee, in Jars
Dingman,  100  bars................4 00
Don’t  Anti-W ashboard.......4  75
J a x o n ................. .................... 3 75
Queen  A nne..........................3 85
German fam ily...................... 2 40
Big B argain............................1  87
B oxes............................. 
5%
Kegs, English........................424
spices—Whole.
Allspice.................................. 10
Cassia, China in m ats..........754
“  Batavia in bu n d — 11
Saigon in rolls..........42
“ 
Cloves,  A m boyna................ 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..................................15
Cassia,  B atavia....................20
and  Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon...................... 42
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna.................35
Zanzibar...................28
“ 
Ginger, A frican....................1254
“  Cochin.......................15
Jam a ic a ................... 18
“ 
Mace  B atavia....................... 80
Mustard,  E nglish................ 22
and T rie..25
Trieste.......................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ....................70
Pepper, Singapore, black
w h ite..
Cayenne............
Mystic, lib .  pkgs............

Pepper, Singapore, black — 1854

...35
...43

STA R C H .

S N U F F .

SODA.

SO A P.

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barrels.......................6 

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Cut  Loaf.......................  @ 8%
C ubes............................  @  7jg
Pow dered.....................  @ 7%
Granulated,  Stand—   @  754
Confectionery  A.........  @ 706
Standard  A .................   @ 7
No. 1, W hite E xtra C ..  @ 6%
No. 2 Extra  C..............   @654
No. 3 C, golden............  @  654
No. 4 C, d ark ................ 
©  6
©  6%
No. 5  C..........................  

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

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T W IN E S .

13  “ 

fo llo w s:
S tra w ..........................
“  Light  W eight..
S u g a r..........................
Rag  Sugar  .................
H ardw are...................
B ak ers........................
Dry  Goods..................
Ju te  M anilla..............
. .. .8
Red  Express, No.  1................ 5
No. 2................ 4
48 Cotton..................................22
Cotton, No. 2 ...........................20
“  3...........................18
Sea  Island, assorted.......... 40
No. 5 H em p .............................16
No.  8 B ..................................... 17
W ool.................................
W O O D EN W A R E.
Tubs, NO. 1......................
“  No. 2.....................
“  No. 3.....................
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes
Bowls, 11 in ch ...............
................

1,4.
7  75 
6  75 
5 75 
1  60
1  75 
60
1  00
2  00
assorted, 17s and  17s  2 50 
** 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
I  □□“ 
40
1  Baskets, m arket.................... 
“ 
b u sh el....................   1  60
“  w ith covers  1 90
“ 
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 59
“ 
“  No.2  6 00
“ 
No.3  7  OO 
splint
No.l  3  59 
No.2  4  25 
“  No.3  5 00
‘, 
G R A IN S  a n d  F E E D S T U F F *  
95
W hite
R ed....
95
5  20
Straight, in 
5  49
“
Patent 
6  20 
6  49
2  50
3 OO
14  00
15  59 
14  00 
17  OO 
17  75
35
34
30
28

Bolted.........
Granulated.................
M IL L S T U F F S
Bran.............................
Ships..........................
Screenings.................
M iddlings...................
Mixed  F eed................
Small  lots...................
Car 
“  ...................
Small  lots...................
Car 
“  ...................
No. 1, per 100 lb s .......
B A R L E Y .
NO. 1............................
No. 2...........................

FL O U R .
sacks__
barrels.. 
sacks... 
barrels..
M EA L.

1  39
1  10

W H E A T .

CORN.

O ATS.

R Y E .

“ 

H A Y .

No. 2......................................  13 09
H ID E S ,  P E L T S   a n d   FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as 

follows:

H ID E S .

“ 

G reen ..............................  4 @  454
Part  Cured...................   @ 4
F ull 
..................  454©  5
D ry.................................  5  @ 6
Dry  Kips  .....................  5  @ 6
Calfskins,  green.......3  @  4
cured.......  454®  5
Deacon skins..................10 @20

“ 

54 off for No. 2.

P E L T S .

Shearlings.......................10 @30
Estimated wool, per ft 20  @28
F U R S .
10  per  cent,  above  following 
prices.
5©  65 
M in k ........................
5@1  00 
Coon.........
5@1  10 
Skunk__
M uskrat.. 
1@  16 
5@1  50 
Fox, red .. 
50@5 00 
“  cross 
“  grey. 
5@  80 
■  5@  28 
Cat,  house 
“  w ild.
5@  50 
F ish er__
1  0C@6  00 
5C@3  00 
Lynx.. 
d a rk .......
Martin
25@3 00 
pale.........
10@1  00 
50@8 00 
O tte r.....................
50@3  00 
Wolf.......................
30@20 OO 
B ear.......................
50@6  00 
B eav er..................
5©1  00 
B adger..................
5@  40
Deerskins, per lb.........
T allow ..........................   454 ®   554
Grease  b u tter..............8  @  854
Sw itches.......................  2  @  254
G inseng.........................2  00@2  10

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

Wholesale Price  Current.

Advanced—Alube, Linseed oil.  Declined—Oil Sassafras,  Turpentine.

n t W I M & B ®
APOTHECARYÎ5  b r a n d .

1*51

Drugs 0  

Me.

Sta le  Board  o f  Pharm acy.

One Y ear—O ttm ar K berbach, Ann  Arbor.
Two Y ears—Geo. McDonald. Kalamazoo.
T hree Y ears—Stanley E. P arkill, Owosso.
F o u r  Tears—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
F ire  Y ears—Jam es  Vernor, D etroit.
P resident—Geo. McDonald 
Secretory—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next M eeting—At th e lecture room  of H artm an ’s  Hall. 
G rand Rapids, Tuesday and W ednesday, March 5 and 6.

M Ä tth ig an   s t a t e   P l u t r u i s c s u l i s a l   A s s ’ll. 

P resident—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
F irst Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Second Vice-President—H. M  Dean, Miles.
T hird Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
S ecretary —H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
T reasu rer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Com mittee—A. H. Lyman,  M anistee;  A. Bas­
sett,  D etroit; F. J.  W urzburg,  G rand R apids;  W .  A. 
Hall, Greenville;  H. T.  Webb, Jackson.

Local Secretary—A. Bassett, D etroit.

Grand  K apids  P h arm aceu tical  Society. 

P resident. J. W. H ayw ard.  Secretary, F rank H. Escott.

D etroit  P h arm a ceu tical  Society. 

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

M uskegon  Drug:  C lerks’  Association. 

P resident. Geo.  L, LeFevre.  Secretary, Jno. A. Tinholt.

POPULAR  PREPARATIONS.

Constituent  Elements  of  Patented  and 

Other  Remedies.

CAMPHOR  ICE.

500 gins,  lard,  125  gms.  white 

■wax,  50 

gms.  camphor,  20  drops 
gms.  bitter almond oil.

oil  cloves,  :

BROW N  H A IR   D Y E.

Dissolve  8 parts  pyrogallic  acid  in 16 
of  alcohol,  and  mix  with a solution of  1 
part sulphide sodium in 48  water.

SY RUP  OF  CODEINE.

1.25  gms.  codeine  are  dissolved in 33 
gms.  60  per  cent,  alcohol  and  35  gms. 
water,  and  mixed  w ith  )4  liter  sugar 
syrup.

JESU IT  DROPS.

180  gms.  copaiba  balsam,  30  grams 
resin  guaiac,  15  gms.  Chios  turpentine,
15  gms.  potassium  carbonate,  3.5  gms. 
cochineal,  1  liter  alcohol.  Digest  one 
week and  filter.

OINTMENT  FOR  FRECK LES.

W hite  precipitate,  5;  bism uth  subni­
trate,  5;  ointment glycerin,  2.  Use thrice 
daily.

TO  CEMENT  WOOD  A N D   GLASS.

Mix 

together  finely  pulverized  well 
dried  zinc  white  with  sufficient  clear 
copal  varnish  to  produce  a  half-liquid 
preparation,  and  spread  over  the  parts 
to be  joined.

A N TISE PTIC   SOAP.

Oil  almonds,  72; 

liq. 
potass*,  12;  zinc sulpo-carbolate, 2.  Otto 
rose,  q.  s.  to suit.

liq.  sod*,  24; 

LA N O LIN   TOILET  CREAM.

Lanolin,  5  grams;  oil  sweet  almonds,
5 grams;  precip.  sulphur,  5 grams;  oxide 
zinc,  2.5 grams;  extract violet, 0.5 grams.
Extract alkanet,  q.  s.  to the  desired tint.

SY R U P  OF  LICORICE.

Licorice  root,  40;  ammonia  water,  8; 
water,  180.  Macerate  12  hours,  strain, 
add  honey  (unstrained)  120.  W arm  till 
limpid and transparent;  cool,  filter,  add 
sugar 120,  bring to a boil.

A R T IFIC IA L   CA RLSBA D  SA LTS.

Ziemssen  suggests  the  following as a 
cheap and effective su b stitu te:
Sodium  sulphate,  40;  sodium  carbon­
ate,  6;  sodium  chloride,  1.  Dissolve  in 
hot water,  evaporate,  and powder the re­
maining  salt.  Dose,  %  teaspoonful  in 
hot or carbonated water.

EL IX IR   OF  EXTRACT  OF  LICORICE.
Dissolve 30 parts licorice  extract  in 90 
parts aq.  foeniculi,  add 5  parts  liq.  am- 
mon.  caust.  (10  per  cent.),  shake  well, 
cork,  allow  to  stand  a few days.  Then 
add one part oil of  anise  dissolved  in 24 
parts alcohol,  and allow to settle.  Allow 
to stand  S days,  decant  the  clear  liquid 
and  filter  the  remainder.  A very dark, 
but clear  preparation.

SPIRITS  OF  SOAP.

Liq.  potass*  (Sp.  Gr.  1.3),  30:  alcohol 
(96  per  cent.),  30;  olive  oil,  60.  Shake 
in a bottle till  saponification  is complete.
To  the  clear  solution  now add,  alcohol 
(96 per cent.), 250;  dist.  water,  230.  The 
product  is of  the  same  strength  as  the 
spirit us saponis of  the German  Pharm a­
copoeia.

The Test of Loyalty.

From the Charlotte Republican.

Shall it continuer  Is there a  necessity  for its 
existence  in  this  city;-  The object of the B. M.
A. in its truest and abstract sense is  coextensive 
with all the legitimate interests  of  the  city and 
surrounding country.  It  is  not  an  association 
for  any  one  man  or  set  of  men,  but  for  the 
whole.  How shall it be conducted?  Not by one! 
man or set of men, but by the whole.  It  is h o t a  dicate 
class organization. 
Its meetings are open  to  all | 
citizens,  w hether  members  or  not,  and  all are 
invited to attend and  take  part  in  its  deiibera- 
■tions.  It is not controlled  by  the  merchants or 
by the professional men. nor* yet  by  the  manu­
facturers. 
It  belongs  to  all. Including  the me­
chanic  and  the  laboring  man.  Are  the  times 
hard and dull?  Can they be bettered?  We want 
suggestions.  Is the laborer  out  of employment?
W hat  can  be  done 
to  furnish  more * work? 
Laboring men  and  mechanics  speak  up.  Your 
interests are at stake.  Are  there  any  manufac­
turing interests that we can speak  a  good  word 
for and  encourage?  M anufacturers, be  present 
and let us see. 
Is there any thing we can  do  to 
increase the growth and prosperity  of  the  city?
Come and let us reason together.
By  nature,  the  county  of Eaton is one of the 
best counties of land in the  State.  This  city  is 
situated  in  the  center  of  the  countv, east "and 
west, and very nearly in  the  center,  north  and 
south.  It is the county seat, the largest  place in 
the county, and must of  right  control  the  busi­
ness  interests  of  the  county.  It  could  not  be 
better  located  for  railroad  advantages.  There 
are  many  places  in  Michigan  about the size of 
Charlotte nil vieing for  advantage  and  suprem­
acy.  The question now is. shall  Charlotte excel 
and  take  its  rightful  position  at  the  front  or 
it  be  allowed  to lapse back and be an in­
shall 
ferior town?  It all depends upon its citizens.
The B.  M. A. will hold its next meeting  in  the 
council rooms next Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.
How many of our citizens will  be  present?  Are 
you loyal to Charlotte and its interests?  If so, be 
present  and  let  us  see if we cannot accomplish 
something  toward  increasing  the  growth  and 
prosperity of our city.

The  Drug  Market.

Opium  is very  firm  and  likely  to  ad­
vance.  Quinine  is still  very  low.  Bal­
sam  copaiba  w’ill  be higher.  Oil  sassa­
fras is lower.  Alcohol  is  higher.  Lin­
seed oil is  higher.

Owosso  Times:  The  annual  banquet  of  the 
Owosso Business Men’s Association  was  held at 
Wesener hall last evening.  The  attendance was 
large, the spread fine  and  the  toasts  par  excel­
lent.  The  speakers  from  out  of  the  city were 
Frank ’Wells,  of  Lansing,  Dr.  E.  B.  Ward,  of 
Laingsburg,  and  Frank  Hamilton, of  Traverse 
City.  Other  toasts  were  responded  to by H. W. 
Parker,  J.  W.  Turner,  C.  C.  Duff, W. H. Geer, 
Geo. M. Dewey and short remarks were  made by 
Rev. Conover, Rev. Davies and Rev. Spencer.

The Typical  Drummer.

At the Maine Commercial  Travelers’  Banquet 
in  Portland  the  following  poem  was  read  by 
Robert Rexdale, author of the new novel “Saved 
by the Sword” :

The Drummer—bless his jolly  face,
No m atter w hat his creed or  race,

Has goodly right to  fam e!
He glories in the name.

He’s open-hearted, brave and  kind,
In him ill-luck will always find 

And loves a noble deed:
A friend in time of need.

In every land beneath the sky,- 
He’s cosmopolitan,—
A brother of that broader tie 
That binds us man to man.

He’ll pledge w ith yon and jest with you,
But should he get the best of you,

And fight, if need there be;
A generous foe is he 1

He works alike in sun or rain,
Yet thinketh not of praise;
You meet him on the morning  train,
In trade’s o’er-crowded ways.
Oh, he is versed in all the tricks 
Of scienee, love and politics,

That travel on the road;
The drummer knows the code.

His'standard to the breeze unfurled,
He moves the commerce of the world,

Floats o’er the distant isles 1
And basks in beauty’s  smiles.

The  Condition  of Trade.

From  th e New York Shipping List.

A  quiet feeling  has  prevailed  in com­
mercial  and  financial  circles  since  the 
close of  last week,  and,  so far as the vol­
ume  of  business is  concerned,  there has 
been  very little if  any marked  improve­
ment.  The  distributive  movement  of 
general  trade  seems  to  be restricted  by 
the  same  influences  that  have operated 
since 
the  new  year  commenced.  The 
business  depending  upon  the  ordinary 
requirements  of  consumption  continues 
fairly active,  but thus  far there has been 
very 
little  disposition  on  the  part  of 
dealers or  m anufacturers to stock afresh 
for future requirements or to hnter  upon 
new  operations,  and  as  a  consequence 
both trade and speculation  have  contin­
ued  in  a waiting  attitude.  The  general 
dullness of  trade  in  the  principal  mer­
chandise m arkets has developed an easier 
tendency for values,  and in a m ajority of 
cases  prices  are  lower,  but  there is no 
departm ent  of  either  trade  or  industry 
that has  developed any unfavorable  fea­
tures calculated  to  influence  the  future 
or lessen  the  feeling of  confidence  that 
prevails.  The  efforts 
that  are  being 
made  to  adjust  railroad  affairs  upon  a 
perm anent basis are  being watched with 
keen  interest,  for  not  only  the  future 
prosperity  of  the  railroad  interest  de­
pends in a large measure  upoii  the  suc­
cess of  these  efforts,  but  there  is  also a 
close relation between  trade  and  trans­
portation  that will  be influenced thereby. 
It is scarcely possible to expect  that rate 
cutting  will  be  entirely  eradicated  and 
that  all  the  evils  that  have  grown up 
w ithin the past few years will be at once 
swept away,  but their occurrence will be 
reduced to a minimum,  and  the  promise 
that  bankers  will in no way assist a fa r­
ther  unhealthy  expansion  of  railroad 
construction is a  blow at the prime cause 
of  much  of  the  recent  demoralization. 
The response of  Wall  street  through the 
stock m arket  to the  improved  condition 
of  railroad  affairs has been  rather disap­
pointing,  as  a  strong  bull  m arket  was 
confidently predicted as the result of last 
week’s meeting  of  managers  and  bank­
ers,  but operators have  been so often de­
ceived  heretofore  by  unfulfilled  prom­
ises  that  there  is’a desire  to  await  the 
completion  of  these  negotiations  before 
undertaking  fresh  operations.  Mean­
while,  however,  there has  been an active 
demand  for  bonds  and  a large  business 
has  been  transacted  on  investm ent  ac­
count.  The financial  situation continues 
to improve,  the  money m arkets  both  at 
home  and  abroad  having  developed an 
easier 
London,  Paris  and 
Berlin have quoted  lower rates for loans 
and discounts,  and  here  loanable  funds 
have been  in abundant  supply  at  2@2% 
per cent.  Money has been flowing freely 
in  this  direction  from  the interior,  and 
the  bank  statem ent  shows  a  heavy in­
crease  in  surplus  reserve.  Foreign ex­
change rules steady, chiefly on account of 
the moderate supply of  commercial bills, 
and  accordingly  bankers  say  that a re­
sumption of  goid  exports is not  improb­
able,  but 
the  country can  easily  part 
with  liberal  shipm ents  w ithout  incon­
venience.  The  only new  feature  in  the 
produce m arkets has been a further sharp 
drop  in the  price of  wheat as a result of 
the  bearish  character  of  the  statistical 
estimate of  the crop  made  public by the 
Bureau of  Agriculture  and which is now 
placed at 415,000,000  bushels.  This  in- 
arge  surplus  available for ex­
port  during  the  next  eight months,  but 
notwithstanding  the  decline  prices  are 
still too much  above  exporters’  limits  to 
stim ulate business in that quarter.  Corn 
and  cotton  are  both  lower,  and the ex­
port  movement  has  been  fairly  active. 
Speculation  in  petroleum  continues  to 
drag,  w ith  narrow  fluctuations.  The 
outlook is  unsettled  by uncertainty as to 
the probable action of  producers in exer­
cising their privilege of  a call  from  the 
standard  at  62  cents  under  the  agree­
m ent of  November,  1887.  The  demand 
for  anthracite  coal  continues  slow and 
rather disappointing,  and the m arket re­
flects  a  tame  feeling.  Prices  are  not 
quoted  lower,  but  buyers  could  readily 
obtain concessions.

tendency. 

Probable  Collapse  of  the  Copper  Syn­

dicate.

From the New York Shipping List.

The French copper  syndicate that nowr 
practically controls the  copper trade and 
industry of  the world  appears to be get­
ting into such deep wrater that it has been 
found necessary to take fresh measures to 
strengthen  its  supports  and  resources. 
On the 1st of  January the  monthly state­
ment  of  stocks  showed  that  there  had 
accumulated in Great B ritain  and France 
a visible  supply over  and  above the re­
quirements  of  consumption  of  not  less 
than  110,000 tons  fine  copper,  which the 
syndicate has had  to  take  and  pay for. 
In  addition  to  this  quantity,  it  is  esti­
mated that the same  parties are carrying 
in this country an unsold  stock of  about 
35,000  tons,  in  all  about  145,000  tons, 
which,  at £70  per ton, represents in value 
£10,150,000,  or  $50,000,000. 
The  ex­
perience of  the past  twelve  months  has 
shown 
this  gigantic: 
speculative deal  that  during the coming 
twelve  months  this  supply is  likely  to 
be increased by a further addition of  not 
less 
than  100,000  tons,  to  provide  for 
which will put a strain upon the financial

the  managers  of 

resources of  the  syndicate  th at  it feels 
unable to stand  in  its  present  position, 
and hence some new  scheme  for  raising 
the  wind  has  had  to  be  concocted and 
put  in  operation.  Here  is  the way the 
peculiar arrangem ent is being worked, ac­
cording to  a  cable  received  from  Paris, 
dated the 13th in sta n t:  “The copper syn­
dicate,  having  reached the end of  its re­
sources,  is about to launch  a metal  bank 
to  relieve  its  necessities.  The  Societe 
des Metaux will  take  40,000 tons of  cop­
per and the Metal Bank will  take  90,000 
tons and also the contracts  for  the  next 
two  years.”
A bank  with  a  capital  of  copper  is a 
novelty in France,  and  probably in  any 
other financial center of  the world.  The 
so-called  bank  is evidently nothing more 
nor  less  than  a  pawn-show,  where the 
Societe des Metaux will  pawn its surplus 
copper,  and get in  exchange  the  cash of 
the  shareholders  in  the  bank—in other 
words,  it is  an attem pt to  get the  public 
to  come  to  the  rescue of  M.  Secretan’s 
bubble.  The knowledge that the Societe 
begins  to feel the  strain of  the weight it 
has  attem pted to carry is not  calculated 
to  strengthen  public  confidence 
in  its 
ability to m aintain  much  longer  its po­
sition,  and were it not for the fact th at it 
is  impossible  to  measure  or  even  esti­
mate the  lim its of  hum an  credulity,  the 
fate of  this speculation would be near at 
hand.  A fter witnessing  the  faith  with 
which the  French will hand their money 
over to a Lesseps,  and  the  English  will 
invest in Electric sugar  shares,  it is diffi­
cult to even  hazard  an  opinion as to the 
possibilities  of  a man  like  M.  Secretan.
The  Metal  Bank  may prove  to be the 
salvation of  the copper deal  for  another 
year,  but  it  is  scarcely possible  that it 
will  go  beyond  that  date;  but until the 
success  of  this  scheme  is  assured,  the 
situation  is  critical,  not  alone  for  the 
metal trade,  which,  after  all,  would per­
haps suffer  the least,  but for the holders 
of  copper shares who  have purchased at 
a heavy premium,  and  most of  all  to the 
mining  companies,  who  would  have  to 
stand a heavy shrinkage  in  the value of 
their properties and  be  forced to m arket 
their  product  for at  least a  year upon a 
very narrow m argin of  profits.
How  the  Michigan  Travelers  W ill  Go  to 

W ashington,
Detroit,  Jan.  17,  1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand  Rapids:

Dear  Sir—The  commercial  travelers 
of  Michigan  have  arranged  for  an  ex­
cursion from  Detroit to W ashington  and 
return,  to take part in  the  inauguration 
of  President  Benjamin  Harrison  on 
March 4.  We  respectfully  ask  business 
men to  join us.
We will  leave Detroit by the Michigan 
Central Railway on Friday,  March 1,  at 8 
p.  m.,  arrive  in  Hornellsville  on  the 
Erie  Railway  for  breakfast  Saturday, 
March 2,  from  there  going  via  the  Erie 
and  the  Lehigh  Valley to Philadelphia, 
stopping  over  at  Mauch  Chunk,  “ the 
Switzerland  of  America,”  four  hours, 
giving all  who  wish to avail  themselves 
of  the  opportunity  of  an  excursion  up 
the  Switch  Back.  From  Philadelphia, 
we  take  the  B.  & O.  to W ashington,  ar­
riving in  W ashington  on  Sunday morn­
ing,  March  3.  We  will  spend  Sunday, 
Monday  and  Tuesday 
in  W ashington, 
leaving there at 6  a. m. Wednesday morn­
ing,  arriving 
in  Baltimore  at  7  a.  m., 
where  we  will  take breakfast  and have 
three hours to visit the Monumental City; 
then on to Philadelphia,  where  we  will 
take dinner and have  until  7  p. m.  to pay 
our  respects  to  the  Quaker  City.  We 
will then take up  the march  to  the  City 
of  the Straits,  arriving  home on the  7th.
The  cost  of  transportation  and  one 
berth  in sleeping car  both  ways will not 
exceed $22.25 per capita.  Berths  in  the 
sleeping cars while at W ashington can  be 
had for $1  per night.  We  have  secured 
ten  of  the  finest  Palace sleeping cars on 
wheels  for  this  excursion,  and in order 
to supply  all who wish to go  with  us,  we 
must have  your name and a guarantee of 
$10 on or before February  1  (to enable  us 
to know  what accommodations to secure). 
Please  correspond  with  F.  T.  Collver, 
Secretary,  care  Michigan  Club,  Detroit.

F.  T.  C o l l v e r ,  Secretary.
E.  M o r t l o c k ,  Treasurer.

Save  Your  Discounts, 
money made  i

There  is more 

in  buying 
goods than  in  selling  them, 
So says an 
old saw.  And it is true in  a 
a great meas- 
nre,  too.  Don’t  trust  the 
buying  to an 
clerk,  for  in
inexperienced,  or  shiftles;
close buying is the foundation  of all  bus­
iness success.  Save  your  discounts and 
keep  track of  w hat  you  can  make  this 
way in  the  year,  and  you  will  be  sur­
prised at the  amount.  The  w riter  hap­
pened  in a retail  house  one  rainy  day, 
and  business  was  slack,  but  the  enter­
prising  proprietor  and  clerk  were busy 
figuring on  bills. 
“I  thought,”  said  the 
proprietor,  “ I  would  see  what  I  could 
make  by  discounting  some  hills  that I 
have received in this morning’s mail, and 
I find that I will make exactly $6.75 send­
ing out checks for these  bills  this  morn­
ing,  and that is more  than 1  could  make 
net by waiting on customers  for  several 
hours. 
In fact,  I am  making  more  this 
morning by its being  rainy than I would 
if  it had  been  pleasant.”  And  there is 
not a grocer who could  not  save  money 
every day by discounting his bills as they 
come.  There is one  grocery in this city, 
probably  the  largest  in  this  city,  that 
makes quite a fair  profit  by discounting 
all  sugar  bills.  Don’t  let  anything get 
away,  no  m atter  how  small.  You  are 
entitled to discounts,  provided  that  you 
take advantage of  them.

Passing a hardware  store, I  saw some­
thing that may give  a useful hint to some 
retailer. 
I saw a man  affixing  labels  to 
bright  tin  boxes,  and,  investigating the 
process,  found each tin was well scrubbed 
with  a  hot,  strong  solution  of  washing 
soda,  the surface was then rubbed with  a 
raw onion (or onion  juice),  and  the label 
pasted and  fixed in  the usual way. 
It is 
said to be almost  impossible  to  separate 
paper and metal so  joined.

A bill has been  introduced in the  New 
York Legislature reducing the  legal  rate 
of  interest in that State to 5  per cent.

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

ACIDUM.

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

A ceticum ........................ 
8© 10
Benzoicum,  German..  80@1  00
Boracic 
30
C arbolicum ...................   40© 45
C ltricum .........................  55© 60
H ydrochlor....................  
3©  5
N itro cu m .......................  10© 12
OxaUcum .......................  13© 14
Phosphorium  d ll........ 
20
Salicylicum .................1  40@1  80
Sulphuricum ..................  194© 5
Tannicum .....................1  40@1  60
Tartaricum .....................  50© 53

“ 

3©  5
Aqua, 16  deg............
4@  6
18  deg............
.  11©  13
Carbonas  ..................
C hloridum ................ ..  12©  14

ANILINE.

B lack.......................... . .2 00@2 25
Brown........................ ..  S0@1  00
..  45©  50
R ed.............................
Y ellow ....................... . .2 50©3 00

BACCAE.

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

. 

BALSAMÜM.
Copaiba........................   70©  75
P eril...............................  
30
Terabin, Canada  .......  50©  55
T o lu tan .........................  45@  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian...................   18
Cassiae  ...................................  11
Cinchona Flava  ...................   18
Euonymus  atropurp............   30
Myrica  Cerifera, po..............   30
Prunus V irgini.......................  13
Quillaia,  grd ..........................   12
Sassafras  ...............................   12
Ulmus Po (Ground  13).........  10

EXTRACTUM.
Glycvrrliiza  G labra...
po.........
Haematox, 15 lb. b o x ..
“ 
Is.............
Vis............
“ 
“  Ms............

24©
33©
11©
13©
14@
16©

FERRUH.

Carbonate Precip.........
Citrate and Quinia —
Citrate  Soluble............
Ferroeyanidum Sol —
Solut  Chloride............
Sulphate,  com 'l...........
pure..............

“ 

A rn ic a __
Anthémis  . 
M atricaria

F L O R A .

FOLIA.

©   15 
@3  50 
©   80

@

M@
30©
30©

•• 

“ 

“ 
“ 

« 
“ 
“ 

GUMMI.

Acacia,  1st  picked —
....
....

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin
nivelly,,.....................
Aix
Salvia  officinalis,
and  )4s.....................
Ura U rsi........................

................. • •  10©
25©
35©
10©
8©
©1  00 
©   90 
2d 
@  80 
3d 
@  65
sifted sorts
p o ...................   75@1  00
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)...  50@  60 
“  Cape,  (po.  20)...  ©   12
“  Socotri, (po.  60).  @ 5 0
Catechu, Is, 04s, 14 )4s,
1«),. . . . . . . . ..............  
©   13
A m m oniae...................   25@  30
Assafcetida,  (po. 30)...  @  15
Benzoinum...................   50©  55
Cam phor*.....................  35©  38
Euphorbium, po ..........   35©  10
Galbanum .....................  ©   80
Gamboge,  po................  80©  95
Guaiacum,  (po. 45) —  
©   40
Kino,  (po.  25)..............  @  20
M astic..........................   @1  00
Myrrh,  (po. 45)............ 
©   40
Opii,  (po. 4 75)............3 20@3 35
Shellac  ........................   25©  33
bleached.........  25©  30
T rag aean th ..................  30©  75

‘ 
herba—I n ounce packages.

A bsinthium ............................   25
E upatorium ............................  30
Lobelia.....................................  25
M ajorum .................................  28
M entha  Piperita...................   23
V ir............................  25

“ 

OLEUM.

.........  25

Thymus,  V ,................
MAGNESIA.
55©  60
Calcined, P a t..............
29©  22
Carbonate,  Pat  .........
20©  25
Carbonate, K.  &  M ...
35©  36
Carbonate,  Jennings.
A bsinthium ................ 5  00(55  59
45©  75
Amygdalae, D ulc.......
Amydalae, Amarae... 7 25@7 50
A n isi............................ 2 00®2  10
©2  50
Auranti  Cortex.........
Bergamii  ................... 2  50@3 00
90@1  00
C ajiputi......................
@2 00
C arvophvlli...............
35©  65
Cedar  ..........................
@1  75
C henopodii................
95@1  00
C innam onii................
75
C itronella...................
35@  65
Conium  M ac..............
90@1  0C
C opaiba.......................
Cubebae............... 
.1 I"50@t6 00
90©1  00
Exeehthitos................
E rig ero n ..................... 1  20@1  30
G aultheria.................. 2 j25@2 35
©   75
Geranium,  ounce__
50©  75
Gossipii,  Sem. g al__
Hedeoma  ................... 1  15@1  25
50©2 (X)
Jun ip eri.......................
90@2  00
L av en d u la.................
L im onis....................... 1  60@2 00
Mentha Piper.............. 2  75@3 75
M entha  V erid............ 3 00©3 25
80@1  00
Morrhuae, gal............
©   50
Mvrcia. ounce............
O live............................ 1  00®2  75
10©  12
Picis Liquida,  (gal. 35
R icin i..........................
96@1  10
75©1  00
Rosm arini...................
Rosae,  ounce..............
. @6 00
Succini..........................
40@  45
S ab in a..........................
90©1  00
Santal  ........................ 3  50@7 00
Sassafras....................... 506^  65
Sinapis, ess, ounce__
@  65
Tiglii..............................
@1  50
T hym e..........................
40©  50
opt  .................
@  60
Theobromas.................
15©  20
POTASSIUM.
B ichrom ate..................
Bromide.......................

15©  16
37@  40

“ 

©  

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

5© 

RADIX.

Carb................................  12©
Chlorate,  (po. 20).........  18@
C yanide.........................  60®
Iodide............................2 85@3
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  29© 
Potassa, Bitart, com ...  ©
Potass  Nitras, o p t....... 
8©
7©
Potass N itras................ 
P russiate.......................  25©
Sulphate  po.
15©

A ntipyrin........................... 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,  ()4s
11;  M*.  12)................ 
9
Cantharides  Russian,
p o ...............................   @1  75
Capsici  Fructus, a f...  @  18
po 
  @  16
B po..  @  14
Caryophyllus,  (po.  30)  25©  28
20©  25 
A conitum ...................
Carmine,  No. 40...........  @3  75
25©  30 
A lthae..........................
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......  50©  55
15©  20
A n ch u sa.....................
Cera  F lav a...................  28@  30
Arum,  po.....................
@  25 
C occus..........................  @  40
Calamus.......................
20©  50 
Cassia F ructus............  @  15
Gentiana,  (po. 15)__
10©   12 
Centraria.......................  @  10
Glychrrhiza, (pv.  15). 
16©  18
C etaceum .....................  ©   35
Hydrastis  Canaden,
C hloroform ..................  50©  55
©   60 
(po. 65).....................
squibbs ..  @1  00
15©  20 
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__
Chloral H ydC rst......... 1  50@1  75
15©  20 
Inula,  po......................
C hondrus.....................  10©  12
15@2 30 
Ipecac,  po...................
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W  15@  20
IS©  20
Iris  plox  (po. 20@22).
German
Jalapa,  p r.....................
5© 12
25@ 30
@ 35 Corks,  list,  dis.  per
Maranta,  )4s................
cent  ..........................
© 60
15© 18
Podophyllum, po.........
75@1 00 C reasotum ...................
@ 50
R hei...............................
@1 75 Creta,  (bbl. 75)............
© 2
-cut........................
“ 
75@1 35
5© 5
“ 
prep...............
“  p v ..........................
precip..................
“ 
48© 53
8© 10
Spigelia........................
“  R ubra..................
© 20
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..
© 8
30© 35 Crocus  .......................... SO® 32
Serpentaria...................
75© 80 Cudbear.........................
© 24
Senega..........................
© 40 Cupri Sulph..................
7© 8
Similax, Officinalis,  H
© 20 Dextrine .......................
10© 12
M
10© 12 E ther Sulph.................. 68@ 70
Scillae,  (po. 35)............
Emery,  all  num bers..
@ 8
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
@ 6
po.....................
dus,  po.......................
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30) @ 25 Ergota,  (po.)  45........... 40© 45
15© 20 Flake  W hite................
12© 15
G erm an...
10© 15 G alla..............................
© 23
Zingiber a .....................
22© 25 Gambier.........................
7© 8
Zingiber  j .....................
Gelatin,  Cooper........... @ 90
F rench............
40© 60

© 3.Ö

SEMEN.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
© 15 Glassware  flint,  75 per cent.
Anisum,  (po.  20).........
by box 66%, less
10© 12
Apium  (graveleons)..
4© 6 Glue,  Brow n................
Bird, Is ................. : ___
“  W hite..................
12© 15
Carui, (po. 18)..............
Cardam on.....................1 00@1 25 G lycerina.....................
10© 12 Grana Paradisi............
C orlandrum .................
Cannabis Sativa........... 3)4® 4 H um ulus.......................
75@1 00 Ilydraag  Chlor  M ite..
Cydonium.....................
“  C o r__
10©
Chenopodium  ............
Ox Rubrum
Dipterix Odorate.........1 75@1 85
Ammoniati..
© 15
Foeniculum ..................
U nguentum .
Foenugreek,  po..........
6© 8
L in i................................ 4  @  4)4 H ydrargyrum ..............
IchthyoDolla,  Am.......
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4  ) ... 41-4© IVs
35© 40 Indigo............................
Lobelia..........................
Pharlaris C anarian__ 3)4© Ü4 Iodine,  R esubl............
Rapa  .. 
Sinapis A lbn.. 
Nigra.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

9© 15
13© 25
23© 26
© 15
25© 40
© 85
© 75
© 90
@1 10
45© 55
@ 75
25@1 50
75@1 00
00@4 10
@5 15 
85@1  00 
55©  60 
80©  85
@  27 
10©   12
offri  Q
90@1  00 
55@2  80
2 55@2  70 
©   40 
60®  70 
©  10 
27©  29
© 2 00
@2 70 
@1  00 
©   70 
@  50 
©   18 
@  35 
@  7
14©  15 
1  10@1  20
@1  25 
55©  60 
8©   10 
45©  50 
32©  40 
12©  14 
©   35 
50@2  75 
40©  50 
@4  50 
12©  14

Iodoform __
L u p u lin __
Lycopodium
Macis  ..........
Liquor  Arse 
drarg Io d .
Liquor Pota 
Magnesia,
IM)- —Mannia,  i 
Morphia,  S.  I 
S. N

“ 

i   et  Hy-
; Arsinitis 
Sulph  (bbl
F . ! . .. .. .. .
.  & W ...2 
Y.  Q. &

“ 

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C. C o ................
Moschus  Canton
Myristica,  No. 1...........
N ux Vomica,  (po 20)..
Os.  Sepia.......................
Pepsin Saac, H.  & P. D
C o...............................
Pieis  Liq, N.  C., Vi 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 c e t................
Pulvis Ipecac et opii
H
Pyrethrum,  boxe,
& P. D.  Co., doz.
Pyrethrum,  pv.........
Q uassiae...................
Quinia,  S. P.  & W ...
S.  Germ an.. 
Rubia  Tinctorum ... 
Saecharum Lactis pv
Salacin.......................
I  Sanguis  Draeonis...
Santonine  ................
Sapo,  W .....................
“  M......................
“  G .....................
Seidlitz  Mixture.
Sinapis.................
“  opt............
De
Snuff,  Maccaboy,
V o es..........................
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
Soda Boras,  (po. 12). 
Soda  et Potass T art...
Soda Carb.....................
Soda,  Bi-Carb..............
Soda,  A sh.....................
Soda, Sulphas..............
Spts. Ether C o ............
“  Myrcia  Dorn.......
“  Myrcia Im p.........
“  Yini  Reet.  bbl.
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.

).

“ 

OILS.

PAINTS.

R o ll.................214© 3

©2  11
Strychnia  Crystal.......  @1  10
Sulphur,  Sub!................294© 314
T am arinds...................  
8©  10
Terebenth Venice.......  28@  30
Theobrom ae................  50©  55
V anilla........................ 9  00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph.................  
7©  8
Bbl.  Gal
70
W hale, w inter............  70 
90
Lard,  ex tra..................  86 
55
Lard, No.  1..................  50 
Linseed, pure raw __   58 
61
Lindseed,  boiled.......  61 
64
N eat’s  Foot,  winter
69
strain ed ...................   50 
Spirits T urpentine__   5114  57
lb. 
bbl.
Red  V enetian...............194
2@3 
2@4 
Ochre, yellow  Mars.....194
“ 
B er__ -.194
2@3 
Putty,  commercial... .2)4  2
4©3
“  strictlv  p ure__
Vermilion Prime Amer
ic a n ........................
13@16 
Vermilion,  English.
70@75 
Green,  Peninsular..
70@75
Lead,  re d .................
6M@7M 
w h ite ............
6M@7M
W hiting, white Span 
@70 
W hiting,  Gilders’
@90
1  00
White, Paris  American 
W hiting,  Paris  Eng.
1  40
c liff.............................. 
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
P a in ts.......................... 1  00@1 20
No. 1 Turp  Coach.........1  10@1 20
Extra T urp.....................1  60@1 70
Coach  B o ay .,................2 75@3 00
No.  1  Turp  F u rn ...........1  00@1 10
Eutra Turk Damar___ 1  55@1 60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T u r p ..........................   70@  75

V ARNISHES.

*  “ 

“ 

“ 

8PIRITUS.
Frum enti, W., D.  Co. 
D. F. R ....
Juniperis  Co. O. T ...
Saacharum  N.  E .......
Spi.  Vini  G alli..........
Vini O porto................
Vini  A lba...................
SPONGES.

2  00@2 
1  75@2 
1  10@1
'5@1rs@3 so
ìo@2  00 
,5@6  50 
Ì5@2 00 
Ì5@2 00

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

s y r u p s .

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

“ 

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9?

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum  Napellis R
F
Aloes............................
and  m yrrh.......
A rn ic a .........................
Asafcetida...................
Atrope Belladonna...
Benzoin.......................
Co.................
Sanguinaria...............
B arosm a.....................
C antharides................
C apsicum ...................
Cardam on...................
Co.................
C astor..........................
C atechu.......................
Cinchona  ...................
Co.................
C olum ba.....................
C onium .......................
Cubeba................. ...
D ig italis.....................
E rgot............................
G en tian .......................
Co...................
G uaica........................
ammon..........
Z in g ib er.....................
Hyoscyam us..............
Iodine..........................
Colorless.........
Ferri  Chioriduni.......
K in o ............................
Lobelia........................
M yrrh..........................
N ux  Vomica..............
O p ii..... .......................
“  Cam phorated__
“  Deodor................
Auranti Cortex..........
Q u assia.......................
Rhatany  .....................
R hei...............................
Cassia  A cutifol..........
Serpentaria.................
Stromonium.................
T o lu tan .....................
V alerian .....................
V eratrum  Y eride........

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MISCELLANEOUS.

1 
“ 

“ 
ground, 

.dSther, Spts Nit, 3 F ..  26© 
28
“  4 F ..  30©  32
A lum en........................   214©  314
(po.
7 )................................. 
4
A nnatto........................   55®  60
5
Antimoni, po................ 
et Potass T.  55©  60

3© 
4© 

“ 

The  Insurance  Plan  Before  the  Kalama­

zoo  B.  M.  A.

From  th e K alam azoo H erald.
The  Kalam azoo  Busines s  Men’s  Association
met  in  the  Itecorder’s  cou •t  room last Tuesday
with  Preside nt  Edwards
n  the  chair.  The
special subjei;t for discussic n was the  plans  for
a Michigan Business Men’s Fire  Insurance  Co.,
as prepared b 
of  the  State  Assoei- 
ation.  After considerable
iiseussion,  the  mat-
ter was referr ed to the Com mittee  on  Insurance
with instruct ons to investierate and report at the
next meeting w hether it wa
better  to  unite  in
the State insu ranee compan v, which is to be mu-
tual stock, or to organize a ocal company on the
m utual plan.
A letter was received from Retail  Grocers’ As­
sociation of Detroit, enclosing a petition for  cir­
culation  asking  the  Legislature  to  amend  the 
laws of garnishment so as to exempt only  $1  per 
day ins ead of a gross sum of  $25  as  at  present. 
The  m atter  was  referred  to  the  Committee on 
Trade Interests with instructions  to  correspond 
with the Detroit Association with a  view  to  in­
clude  an  amendment  allowing  municipal  cor- 
porporations  and  state  institutions  to  be  gar­
nisheed.
Ware & O’Brien  and  Dr.  A.  J.  Holmes  were 
elected  members  of  the  Association,  and 
the 
constitution was .then amended so that  the regu­
lar meetings are to be held on the  third Tuesday 
of each month instead of the first.
President  Edwards  announced  the  chairmen 
of the several committees as follows ;

M anufacturing—Jas. H. Dewing.
Transportation—Thos. R. Bevans.
Trade Interests—D. O. Roberts.
Insurance—H. Prentice.
Entertainm ents—Sam Folz.
The other members of the committees are to be 

appointed by the chairmen of the same.

A  One-Sided  Law.

From the Petoskey Independent Democrat.

The $20,000  libel  suit  brought  against 
T h e   M i c h i g a n   T r a d e s m a n   by  Jam es 
C.  McAdam,  formerly  engaged  in  busi­
ness  at  Cadillac,  was  ordered  stricken 
from  the  calendar  of  the  Kent  Circuit 
Court  by Judge  Grove,  McAdam  having 
failed  to  file  the  required  security  for 
costs.  But although the  fellow knew he 
didn’t  have a case,  and  probably  never 
intended  it to be  brought to trial,  he has 
put  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   to a couple  hun­
dred dollars expense for nothing, and has 
his revenge.  Such  law  is nonsense  and a 
man  who  indorses  it is a fool  or a scoun­
drel.

Grand Traverse Herald:  The adjourned meet­
ing  of  the  Business  Men’s  Association, which 
was to have been held  Tuesday evening, will  be 
held  Saturday evening  instead.  Please bear  in 
m ind  the change.  It  is hoped  every member of 
the  Association will  be  present.  The  question 
of electric  lighting  for  the  town  will  be  dis­
cussed.  This  subject  is one  that  will  interest 
every business man in town.  The convention to 
be held at Cadillac  next week to consider the lo­
cation of  a  college  in  Northern  Michigan, will 
also  be  considered,  and  delegates  appointed. 
Other  matters of  interest will  also come  before 
the meeting.

CUBAN.HAND MADE. HAVANA,CI CARS

m: m

f & t from all artificial flavor ufó!

E VEFTY*  CIGAR  BRANDED

“Los Doßtores’i free  from  AR 

TIFICIAL  FLA- 
ORING, is  a ci­
gar that will hold 
fire, contains one-third more pure Havana tobac­
co than any ten-cent Key West or two for 25 cents 
imported cigar yon can get.

FREE  SMOKING,  MILD  AND  RICH. 

^ F o r  Sale  by  20,000  Druggists  throughout  the

Hazeltine&PertoDriCo,
Wholesale Agts., Grand Rapids

,nI

I   Should  send $1 to 
E.  A .  Stow e  &  B ro.
fo r one of th e ir Im proved

GRA N D   R A P ID S , 

House.

LIQUOR X POISON RECORDS

CURES

Diver and.

Kidney 'Troubles 
Blood Diseases 

Constipation

-----AND-----

F e m a le  

Complain t s

Being composed  entirely of  HERBS,  it 
is the only perfectly harmless  remedy on 
the m arket 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 u ith 

our  Wholesale

Diamond JVIedicine ßo„

PROPRIETORS,

DETROIT,  -  MICH.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,

WHOLESALE  AGENTS,

GRAND KAPIDS, 

- 

MICH.

CIXTSXXTG  ROOT.

We pay th e  h ighest price fo r it.  Address

PECK BEOS., W holesale  D  
GRAND  RAP

ruggiste, 
APTOS.

CME WHITE  LEAD 

& COLOR WORKS

manufacturers of

D E T R O I T ,
LATEST
ARTISTIC
SHADES

OFw

FOR
Interior %
EXTERIOR
DECORATION 
j F. J. WURZBURSTwholesale Agent,

GRAND RAPIDS.

Medicated

(FDR ALL KINDS  OF STOCK)  F R E E  

ORCW.AfiS,TESTlM0NlALSAND GUARANTEE
„ 
HOG  CHOLERA — CAUSE.  CURE  &  PREVENTION 
WORTH MANY  DOLLARS  TO EVFRY BREEDER.
THE  GERMAN  MEDICINE CO. MINNEAPOLIS.  MINN.

■FOR  SALE  BY  D R U G G ISTS.  GRO CERS.  ETC.
T o o 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; 
W. J. Gould & Co.,  Wholesale  Grocers,  D etroit; 
D. Desenberg & Co., Wholesale Grocers,  Kalama­
zoo.

HAZELTINE

&  P E R K IN S 

DRUG CO.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

- D R U G S -

Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries.

Dealers  in

Patent  Medicines,  Paints,  Oils, Varnishes.

We  are  Sole  Proprietors  of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY.

We have in stock and offer a full line of

W hiskies,  Brandies,

Gins,  Wines,  Hums.

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

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  Whisky.

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

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

keltine i  Perkins  Dnl|

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

EXEM PTION— D E B T S  D U E  PH Y S IC IA N S .
The  Supreme  Court of  Georgia  lately 
held  that  debts due a physician,  in  the 
earning of  which his skill was  the  prin­
cipal  factor,  and  the  use  of  exempted 
property,  such  as  the  living  in  a house 
set  apart as a homestead  aud  riding  an 
exempted horse in paying his physician s 
calls,  was  merely  an  incident,  were  not 
exem pt from  garnishment on the  ground 
th at  they were  the  proceeds of  a home­
stead  and  exemption  set  apart  to  the 
physician as the head  of  a family.

INSU RA NC E— FOKEION  CORPORATION.
The  Supreme  Court of  Minnesota has 
rendered a decision  in  the  case  of  The 
State  ex  rel.  the  Attorney-General  vs. 
the  Fidelity  &  Casualty  Company  of 
New York,  holding  that quo  warranto is 
a  proper method of  proceeding  to  deter­
mine  the  right of  a foreign  corporation 
to  carry on  business  w ithin  the  State. 
The  suit  was  brought 
to  determine 
whether  the  insurance  company  had  a, 
right  to  carry  on  within  the  State  of 
Minnesota 
insurance 
against  three  classes  of  risks,  viz.,  in­
jury or  death of  person  caused  by acci­
dent,  breach of  trust by persons  holding 
places of  public or private trust,  and the 
breakage of  plate  glass,  w ithout  having 
made  a  deposit of  each  branch  of  the 
business as  required by  the  State  Insur­
ance Commissioner.

the  business  of 

CONSIGNMENT— FIR E — BILL  OF  LA D IN G .
An  interesting  decision  was rendered 
lately by Judge  Lacombe,  of  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court at New York,  in the 
case of  Arnold et  al.  vs.  National Steam­
ship Line.  The suit  was  brought to re­
cover  the  value of  a num ber of  cases of 
linen  which  were  destroyed  by fire  on 
the  Inm an  steamship  pier.  The  goods 
were brought into port  on  the  National 
steamship  Egypt,  but  the  pier  of 
that 
line  being  crowded,  the  ship  was  dis­
charged at the Inm an pier.  The plaintiffs 
contended that  the  steamship  company 
was  liable  inasmuch  as it only  gave no­
tice of  the  change of  pier to them  after 
the  fire  had occurred. 
Judge Lacombe, 
however,  decided that  the  company was 
exempted from liability  for the  merchan­
dise  destroyed by fire  under a provision 
in  the  bill  of 
them 
from liability  when  goods  could be  cov­
ered by insurance.

lading  exempting 

TELEG RA PH  COMPANY’ S  L IA B IL IT Y .
A  verdict was recovered some time ago 
by a Chicago firm  against the  Postal  Tel­
egraph &  Cable  Company  for a mistake 
in the transmission of dispatches  sent to 
their  correspondents in  New7 York in re­
gard to the  purchase of  a large  quantity 
of  coffee.  The  company  lately  moved 
before Judge Baker,  of the Circuit Court, 
for a new7 trial on the  ground  that  their 
printed  message  contained  a  notice  of 
liability,  and  further 
exemption  from 
that  the  transactions w7ere in the nature 
of  gambling  transactions.  The 
judge 
decided  against  the  telegraph company 
on  both  grounds.  He  held  that a tele­
graph  company was  obliged to use ordi­
nary  care  in  the  transmission  of 
tele­
grams  notwithstanding  what  had  been 
printed  on  its  message  forms,  and that 
the errors made raised  the  presum ption 
of  neglect.  As  regards  the  charge  of 
gambling, 
that  such 
transactions were not necessarily  illegal. 
If  actual  purchases  were  made  under 
which the buyers were bound to take and 
the sellers to deliver  coffee  in  a specified 
time and for a specified  price,  the  mere 
fact  that  the  purchase  may  have  been 
made with the  intention of  reselling did 
not  necessarily make it illegal  under the 
Gambling act.

judge  held 

the 

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

@22 00

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls
out: 
____
Basswood, lo g -ru n .......................................13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run............................................... 15 00@16 00
Birch. Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Black Ash, log-run...................................... 14 00@1(> 00
Cherry, log-run............................................. 25 00@35 00
Cherrv, Nos. 1  and  2 ...................................50  00@60 00
Cherry, C ull.......... .................................  
@12  00
Maple, log-run  — ............................... 12 00@14 00
Maple,  soft, log-run............................... 11  00@13 00
@30 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.......... , ...................  
Maple,  clear, flooring.......... •...............  
@25 00
Maple,  white, selected.......................... 
@35  00
Rea Oak, log-run..........................................18 00@20 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 24 00@25 00
Red Oak, J4 sawed, 8 inch and upw’d.40 00@45 00
Red Oak, ji sawed, regular........................ 30 OOtg.35 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank................... 
@25  00
@55 00
W alnut, log ru n ...................................... 
W alnut, Nos.  1 and 2'............................. 
@75 00
W alnuts, cull 
........................................ 
@25 00
Grey Elm. log-run........................................ 12 00@13 05
W hite Aso, log-run.......................................14  00@16 00
W hite wood, log-run.....................................20 00(522 00
W hite Oak, log-run.......................................17 00@18 00

B E L K N A P

WAGON 1 SLEIGH BO.

M anufacturers of

THE  BEST  DELIVERY WAGON  ON  EARTH.

W e M an u fac tu re  to  O rd e r  H ose a n d  P o lice P a tro l W agons, P e d d le rs, B ak ers, C ream ery , 

D airy ,  F u r n itu re , B u ild e rs, D ry  G oods, D au n d ry ,  a n d  U n d e rta k e rs  W agons.

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

CO LBY ,  C R A IG   &  CO.,

West End Fulton St  Bridge.  Telephone No. 867.

P.  STEKETEE &  SONS,

JOBBERS  IN

D ry   G oods I N otions,
88 Monroe  8t. X 10,12,14,16  X 18  FoM ain 8t„

Grand Rapids,  Mich»

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags 

j  A  SlflPPI3 ITT 
1 i i

LEMON,  HOOPS X PETERS,
Grocers

Wholesale

A N D

- T E A -

IMPORTERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

WHO  URGES  YOU

TO

T H E   P U B L I C !

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  manufacturers ere 
ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods in 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  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 .TITRftF.R WTT.T, TSTi GLAD TO FILL Y0PR ORDERS.
We  carry  the  Largest  Line 
and  make  Special  Prices  on 

O ranges !

Round Lots.L em ons I

PUTNAM  &  BROORS,

Grand Rapids.

R IN D G E ,  B E R T S C H   &  CO.,
BOOTS 

M anufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in

W M . SEA R S & CO.,

Cracker  Manilfactilrers,

and SH O E S

AGENTS  FOR  THE

A.GENTS 

EOIR 

AMBO CH*

Boston  R u b b e r Shoe  Co.,

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.
STEB
P a c ld n f f   mid Provision Co.

W. 

GRAND  HA I‘I I)S,

W H OLESALE  D E A L E R S  IN

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

Pork, Hama,  Shoulders,  Bacon, Boneless Ham, Sausage 

of  all  Kinds,  Dried  Beef  for  Slicing. 

L A j R D

trie 

Pure and W arranted, in tierces, barrels, half-bbls., 50 lb. cans, 201b. cans, 3, 5 and 101b. pails

F*iclvled Figs’ Feet, 'Tripe, Btc.

Our prices for first-class goods are very low  and all  goods  are  w arranted  first-class  in every in ­
stance.  When in Grand Rapids, give us a  call  and  look  over  our  establishment.  W rite  us  for 
prices.

CHANGE

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 in s,  P e r r y   &  C o .

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 tre e ts.

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

LEWIS  E.  HAWKIN 
GEO.  R.  PERRY 
WM.  L.  FREEMAN

G ra n d   R a p id s, D ec. 2 4 / 8 8 .

J.  II.  THOMPSON  &  CO.,

IMPORTERS  A N D   JO BBERS

T E A S ,

C O F F E E S

-SPE C IA L T IE S :-
Honey Bee  Coffee

Our Bunkum Coffee 

Princess Bkg. Powder 
Early Riser Bkg. Pdr

S P IC E S

SPICB  E   M ILLS

and  m anufacturers  of

BEE  Mills  Gd.  Spices 
SPICE GRINDERS
BEE  Mills  Extracts. 
BEE  Mills  Bird Seed. 
BEE  Mills  Starch.
B M P  
BEE  Chop  Japan  Tea
ÖO Jefîerson  A ve#,  U IS TR GIT,  MIGLI

POWDERS,_ _ _ _ _ _

E

SW IFT’S

Choice Chicago

Dressed. Beef

— A N 1)  M U T T O N  —

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

Union  Stock  Yards, 

CHICAGO. '

MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.,

Big  Rapids,  Mich.

M A N U FA C T U R E RS  O F  T H E   JU STL Y   C E R E B R A T E D

“M.  C.  C.”“Yum Yum ”

T h e   M ost  P o p u la r  C ig ar. 

T h e  B e st  S ellin g   C ig ar o n  th e  M ark et.

SEND  FOR  TRIAL  ORDER.

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

Ärßtiß fianiMiJring Go.

Arctic Baking Fowder,

Arctic Bluings, 

A r c tic   In k s  a n d   M u c ila g e ,

RBB  STAR  BAKING FOWDBR, 

English Standard Extracts

Wnen making  Orders, Mention the Above  Well Known  Brands.

SEE  QUOTATIONS.

O.  E. BROWN

MILLING  CO.

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a

k i

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M l

SB

Brown’s Patent 
Brown’s Standard

Onr Leading; Brands, 

K K i g h t
G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich .

Every Barrel and Sack guaranteed. 

Correspondence Solicited.

C u r t i s s   &  Co.,

Successors to CURTISS &  DUNTON.

W H O L E S A L E

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

Houseman Building,  Cor.  Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

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

- 

M IC H IG A N .

I.  M. CLARK  1  80N,

WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS

------- FOR-------

Tens

If  our  Travelers 
do not see you reg­
ularly, send for our 
Samples and Prices 
before  purchasing 
elsewhere.  We will 
surprise you.

Syrups
M olasses
W h o lesale  G rocers

Mail  Orders  al- 
w a y s  
r e c e i v e  
prompt  attention 
and lowest possible 
prices.

MOSELEY  BROS.,

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters | Produce.

All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

-W H O L E SA L E -

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

2 6 , 28, 3 0  and 3 2  Ottawa  St., 

pleased to hear from you.
- 

- 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Brief  Digests  of  Recent  Decisions 

The Michiran Tradesman

Courts  of  Last  Resort.

BUSINESS  LAW. Florida FANCY  FRUIT—The  Cele­
Grand Rapids. O ranges
GEO. E. HOWES & CO,,
COLBY,  CRAIG  &  CO.

brated Alligator Brand,  direct 
from Florida in car lots by

NOTE----CROP----LIE N — HOLDER.

The  Minnesota  statutes  authorize the 
holder of  a seed grain  note  upon  condi­
tion  broken,  to  take  possession  of 
the 
crop raised from the  seed  for which it is 
given,  and  the  holder  thereof  may  in 
such case  enforce  his lien as against the 
holder of  a subordinate lien thereon who 
has taken possession,  and  may m aintain 
an  action against  him for the conversion 
thereof.

MANUFACTURE

BEHM n EAT. SLEIGHS

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.. 

6rand Rapids.

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THBO. B.  GOOSSBN,

WHOLESALE

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

B R O K E R   I N   LU M BER.

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

Butter and Eggs, Oranges Lemons  and Bananas a specialty.

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6RÄND  RÄPID8,  MICH.

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