The  Michigan  Tradesman.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  6,  1889.

NO. 285.

DO YOU WANT A SHOWCASE?

W A L E S   -  G O O D Y EA R
and Connecticut Rubbers.

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«  P K n  \  T.  O F F E R —This style of oval case;  best 
Quality-  all  glass,  heavy  double  thick;  pa»el  or 
sliding doors ;  full length  mirrors  and  spring  hinges ; 
solid cherry or walnut frame, w ith  or  w ithout  metal 
corners, 
trim m ings. 
6 feet long,  28  inches  wide,  15  inches  hu?h. 
.Price#
m aklftheM m e style  of  case  as  above,  17  inches 
high, from walnut, cherry, oak or ash,  for #2 per foot. 

extra  heavy  base; 

silvetta 

Boxing and cartage free.

D.  D.  C O O K ,

21 Scribner St.,  Grand Rapids, Mich.
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it is done by our best  business  houses.  It  pays 
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also thoroughly taught.  Send for circular.  Ad 
dress A .  S.  P A R IS H ,  successor to C. G. bwens- 
berg. 
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B L A N K   BO O K S

S ta tio n e r y ,

TABLETS, STEEL PENS,

OUR  NEW  LINE  OF

IN K S .
Valentine  Samples
Eaton, Lyon & Go.

are ready for inspection.

20 and 22 Monroe St.

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Importers and Jobbers of

Dry Goods

^TA PLE  and  FANCY.

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

OUR  OWN  MAKE.

A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF

Fancy  Crockery  and

Fancy  Woodenware

OUR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection  Solicited.  Chicago  and  De­

troit  prices  guaranteed.

F.  J.  DETTENTHALER,
o

JOBBER  OF

Mail orders receive prompt attention.

A n d   S a lt  F ish .
See quotations in another column

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

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

tail Trade solicited.

Guaranteed  Absolutely  Pure.  Orders  from Re­
N e w a y g o   R o lle r   M ills
N EW A Y G O ,  M ICH .___________
FOURTH E T I O M   B iffi

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A.  J .  Bowne, President.

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

H . W. N a sh, Cashier
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Spring Heels.

in  Ladies’,  Misses’  and  Children's,  Heels  and 

THE JPA.RA.GON
G.  R.  M ayhew,
86 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.

fillers, Attention

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH-

THE  GREAT

44  CRM L  8T„
Grand Rapids,  -

2 0 0 0   C ig a r s  T ree!

On or about April 1st, 1889. we  propose putting a new 
brand of cigars on the m arket which  we  shall  sell  to 
the trade at $3S 00 per thousand.  Now we want a name 
for this cigar, and want it badly.  Hence we  make the 
above  offer  of  1000 of these cigars  (the first thousand 
made) to vn y wholesale or retail dealer  who  will send 
us an original name that will be acceptable, subject  to 
the following conditions, viz.:
1st.  The n a m e  must be one  that has never been u s e d  
for  a  cigar  and  one  upon  which  we can get a trade­
mark patent.
2nd.  The  name  must  to  us  upon a letter head, bill 
head or card of the firm or member of the firm sending 
it.  The firm must be a  bona  fide  retail  or  wholesale 
dealer  in  cigars.  Names  from  all  others  will be re- 
iected.
3rd.  This name must not reach us later  than  March 
15th, 1889. as the award will be made  on March  31st,  or 
as soon thereafter as possible.
4th.  The award or salection of the name  will be left 
to a committee o f three (3) consisting of the  editors of 
the following papers published in this city :  The  Flint 
Evening  Journal,  The  Wolverine  Citizen,  The  Flmt 
Globe.  We 
selected 
by this committee, and if  upon  investigation, we find 
it has never been used  as a  cigar  brand,  we  will  for­
ward to the  winner  one  thousand  cigars  by  express, 
charges prepaid. 
_
5th.  Should the committee select a  name,  that  had 
been sent to us by more  than  one  firm  or  dealer, the 
thousand  cigars  will  go  to  the  first  firm  or  dealer 
sending it, as all names will  be  numbered  in  rotation 
as received.  No firm or dealer will be allowed  to  send 
more than one name. 
A postal card containing the  award  or  selection  by 
the committee w ill be m ailed to all contestants.
Address, GEO.  T.  W A R R E N   &  CO.,
Mfrs. High Grade Cigars.  _________   F lin t,  M id i.
G.  M.  MUNGER  &  CO.,
Successors to Allen’s Laundry.
Mail and E xpress orders  attended  to  w ith 

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

shall  accept 

piom ptness.  N ice W o rk , Q u ick  T im e 

name 

the 

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S atisfactio n  G u aran teed .

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

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M an ag er

DELIVERED  FREE.

G R A H A M   ROYS,  -  -  G ran d   R ap id s.

-W HIPS  RND  LRSHE8=
W A N TED !
We want stocks of goods in exchange 
for $100,000 worth of productive  real 
estate in Lansing city property and im­
proved farms.
Real  Estate Brokers 

DANIEL LYNCH

R. A.  CLARK & CO.

Lansing Mich.

S uccessor  to   F R E D   D .  Y A L E  &  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.

And Jobber of

T ransacts a general  banking  business.

M ak e a   S pecialty  o f C ollections.  A ccounts 

o f C o u n try  M erch an ts Solicited.

Call and inspect  our  new  establishment 

when in the city.
19  S.  IONIA  ST.

THE  FEMALE  DRUMMER.

Have yon seen the latest comer 
When vou gaze upon her,  know your 
It’s no sort of use to throw your 

In the  field?
Fate is sealed!
Self before her 
And implore her,
In your weakness 
And your m eekness:
Nor to m utter 
You. are but a

Man, and she a female  drum m er’.
She w ill talk you deaf and dumber 
Tho’ you know the goods she’s  selling 
You give in—there’s no repelling 

Than a clam ;
Are a sham,
Her invasion!
English, Asian,
White or yellow,
Where’s the fellow 
That is  hum an 
Born of woman,

Can resist the female drummer?
Be it winter, be it summer 
On her tours of devastation 
And vour bump of approbation 

She w ill drum ;
She will come;
C an but dwindle 
At the  swindle 
You submit to;
Wife w ill  wit, too,
Till you wonder 
Why in thunder

Heaven e'er made the female  drummer!

THE WIDOW LOCKERY.

1 made her acquaintance  at an Okl Set­
tlers’ reunion.  The  club, which held its 
yearly meetings  at  Gershom,  was  com­
posed of  the surviving  pioneers of  1839. 
All  persons  who,  either  as  adults  or 
children, had settled in the  district  cov­
ered by the  organization  previous  to or 
within that  year were  entitled to enroll­
ment.
I was  spending  the  summer  with  a 
friend who called herself  an  old  settler 
by  marriage.  Her  husband,  Colonel 
Hugh Hastings, had  come into the wilds 
with his parents at the age of  two years, 
and so had grown up with the country in 
a  literal  sense.  They  lived  at  Barhan 
Station, on the  line of  the  one  railroad 
which traversed  the  county.  Gershom, 
the county seat, was six miles distant.
It was arranged on the  morning of  the 
reunion  that  my  friend  Marion  and  I 
should  drive  over  early  with  the chil­
dren  and  spend  the  entire  day.  The 
Colonel  kept a saddle  horse,  and  would 
follow in the afternoon.
We  started  in  the  dew, yet when  we 
reached  Gershom  the  village  was  all 
astir.  At 10 o’clock the  beautiful picnic 
grounds on the hanks of  Shokobee  Lake 
were  swarming  with  the  population of 
many  townships.  The  Old  Settlers 
proper  were  not a numerous  band,  but 
their assemblies had come to be gala days 
with the  entire community.
Passing  among  the  groups  gathered 
here and there, one  caught  bits of  char­
acteristic  talk.  A  group  of  men  were 
discussing  wheat-  prospects. 
They j 
seemed to belong  to  that  class in whom 
the uncertainty of  the farmer’s hope had 
bred  a  condition of  chronic  foreboding. 
One said the wheat  was  too  strong, and 
would  all  be  “lodged”  before harvest. 
Another thought the  recent  heavy rains 
I would  produce “rjist in  the  stalk.”  A 
I third  predicted  a  hot,  dry  time,  that 
would cause it to “fire at the root.”
“How does  your  wheat  look, Dave ?” 
The  question  was  asked  of  a  tall, 
stoop-shouldered  fellow, who  had  been 
listening to the rest and  saying  nothing.
“Derned  ’f  I  know,”  was  the  reply. 
“I sowed it in good time  and  good  style 
last  fall, and I hain’t  looked at it since. 
Lookin’  does  no  good,  nor  croakin’, 
nuther.”
Old  Setli  Householder  had  beeu a re­
markably  good  shot  in  his  time.  We 
paused in our saunter  to  hear  him  tell 
about it.  He  was a grotesque  old  man, 
with  yellowish,  curling  hair  hanging 
over the  collar of  his clean  calico shirt.
“I presume tiler’s a good many old fel­
lers  here,” said  he,  “that  minds  about 
the doggery Hank Sloan kep’ over on the 
old State road.  He  kep’ a little stock of 
grocery, too, and  about  once  a  fortni’t 
he’d  hev a shootin’-match.  He’d tie up 
bundles of  tea and  terbacker and sugar, 
and we’d shoot fer ’em.  Well, one after­
noon  in  the beginnin’ of  winter—it was 
the 31st of  November, if  I  mind  right— 
Hank had a shoot.  Ther’ was  just  sev­
enty-three of  them  packages,  and  when 
the  match  was  out  and  Hank told ’em 
over, all but four was marked  ‘S. House­
that  was  rather  fair 
holder.’  Yas, 
shootin'. 
I was  tol’able  handy  with  a 
rifle  them  days. 
I tell  you. gentlemen, 
it’s  all  in  the  optic  nerve  of  the eye. 
Thar’s whare it lays.”
The  band  began  playing  on  the ros­
trum, and the  multitude  moved  toward 
the music.

“Should auld acquaintance be forgot 
And never called to m ind ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot 
And the days of  auld lang syne?”

The  sweet  horns  seemed tovspeak the 
very words!
There  was  roll-call,  answered  to  in 
voices varying  from  the  robust, mellow 
tones of  middle age to the feeble  quaver 
of  the  octogenarian.  A brief  biograph­
ical obituary of  a late  member was read. 
Then  the  orator  of  the  day  was  intro­
duced.  After the speech came  the  bas­
ket  dinner  under  the trees.  The after­
noon  was  devoted  to  music  and  story­
telling.  A venerable Methodist preacher 
gave  an  account  of  his  own  circuit­
riding  in  the  early  days.  A  Barhan 
banker  recalled  the  fact  that  he  had 
come into  the  county,  at the age of  six­
teen,  as  a  chain-bearer  in  a  surveying 
company.  An aged  farmer named Man­
ning arose.
“I was  the  first  white  settler in Deer 
Lick  township.  Things  was  middlin’ 
onhandy  ’long  at  first.  What  ’d  folks 
think  now of  drivin’  thirty  miles  for a 
bag of  seed wheat and  two  plow-pints ? 
I did that in ’37—druv it with  oxen, too. 
It was powerful hard work clearin’ up my 
land—timber  so  heavy  and  help  so 
scarce. 
I had one hired  hand  that done 
me a heap of  good.  He  was only a boy, 
but he was a good  one, strong-fisted  and 
keen-witted.  He’d  chop  all  day  and 
study fiis  hooks  till  10  o’clock at night.

He  glanced  again 

He’s  here  today,  friends,  and  maybe 
some  of  you  knows  who  I  mean. 
It’s 
Judge Tazewell, there  on  the  platform. 
He split and laid up the rails that fenced 
mj  first clearin’.  He’s  been to Congress 
since,  and I’m  proud  to say he’s been as 
honest  a  law-maker  as  he  was a fence- 
I propose  three  cheers  for  the 
maker. 
rail-splitter of  the  old  Tenth  District.”
They  were  given  with  energy,  and 
Judge  Tazewell  came  down  and  shook 
hands with Uncle Eli Manning.
The President of  the  Club  then asked 
how  many in the  assembly had any per­
sonal  recollection  of  a  two-days’  hunt 
for a lost child in the autumn of  ’41.
“Answer Sunday-school fashion,” said 
he,  and  about  half  a  dozen  hands 
went up.
“Is  the  Widow  Lockerv  here?”  he 
next iuquired.
“I reckon she is,”  came the  answer,  in 
a woman's voic?, from  somewhere in the 
crowd.
“Mrs.  Lockery,” continued  the  Pres­
ident,  “found  the  lost  child,  and if  she 
will tell us all about it,  I, for one, will be 
much  pleased. 
I have a  vague  impres­
ión of  the  terror  which  the  hunt  pro­
duced  and  the  excitement it aroused in 
mj  childish mind;  but  I do  not  remem­
ber that I ever heard the occurrence fully 
lescribed by any one  who  took  part  in 
the search.”
in  the  direction 
whence came that  prompt  response, and 
sat down.
A tall, straight woman  rose  from  her 
seat,  walked  slowly down  the  aisle be­
tween the  rude  benches,  and  took a po­
sition facing  the people.  She seemed in 
no  hurry to begin  her  story, but  delib­
erately took off  her  starched  bonnet and 
laid it on the grass  beside her.  She was 
the  most  remarkable  personage  I  had 
seen  that  day.  Though  fully  seventy 
years old, she was as erect  as an Indian, 
and  gave  one  the  impression  of  great 
physical  power.  Her 
iron-gray  hair 
grew  low  over  her  forehead,  and  was 
gathered into a great, rough-looking knot 
at the back of  her  head, and secured  in 
its place by a brass comb.  Her complex­
ion was swarthy,  and her dark eyes were 
shaded  by  darker  brows  which  almost 
met above her prominent  aquiline  nose. 
Her  lips  closed  firmly,  and  her  whole 
face  had  an  expression of  unspeakable 
sadness.
“Friends  and  neighbors,” she  began: 
and  all  at once I found  myself  smiling, 
as I observed many others  doing.  Never 
before did human countenance so quickly 
transform its expression.  The dark eyes 
twinkled,  the comers of  the  mouth gave 
a  humorous  curl,  the  lips  parting 
speech  revealed a double  row of  perfect 
natural  teeth,  gleaming  with  drollery 
and the whole changed physiognomy wa 
laughter provoking.
Friends^ and neighbors—Seein’  as how 
Mr. Evans ’has sort o’ give out  that  I’m 
the herowine o’ this tale o’  terror, maybe 
it would sound better for  some  one  else 
to tell it.  So much by way o  preface.
It was  Benjamin  Nyfer’s  child  that 
;  lost.  Ben  started  one  mornin
October  to  get  some  grindin’  done 
There was no mill nearer than the one on 
Taylor’s  Fork,  twelve  miles off, and the 
way roads was  then, it would  take  him 
away’long  into  the  night  to get  home 
That little boy o’ liisn, just five  year old 
took  a  notion  to  go  ’long,  but  his  Pa 
wouldn’t let him.  He  whipped the poor 
little fellow in  the  mornin’  for cryin’ to 
go;  but when  he  started  the  child  ju 
follered  the  wagon  and  bawled  to  be 
took in.  The  other  young  ones told me 
that;  and  that  precious mother o’ his’n 
instead  of  coaxin’  him  into  the  house 
and 
fryin’  him  a  dough  horse,  and 
twistin’  him  five  or  six  yards  of  tow 
string  for  drivin’-lines,  just  went  on 
about her work,  and  paid  no ’tention to 
him till he was clean out o’  sight. 
’Lont 
towards noon Mary Ann Nyfer, the oldest 
gal, came over  to my house, lookin’  real 
scairt, and  said  Sammy was lost.  He’d 
followed  his  pa a ways  in  the  mornin’ 
and  hadn’t  come  back. 
I  says  right 
away:
“ ‘He’s  all  right.  Your  father’s give 
in to his  yellin’  and took him ’long.’ 
“But the gal  shook  her  head  and  re­
marked :
“ ‘Father  never  gives  in  to  nuthin’. 
He’s druv him back, and  Sammy’s  lost.’ 
“I  went  home  with  her,  and  found 
Luke  Wilson there.  We  three  families 
lived  purty  cloast—all  within  a  mile. 
Luke  thought  just as I did,  that  Nyfer 
had took the boy along,  but  the  mother 
Mary Ann seemed to doubt it.  Wil­
son said he’d go down the  road, and stop 
at Fell’s and Harder’s—maybe little Sam 
had  stopped  to  play.  Well,  he  didn’t 
find him, and  the  good  feller  hoofed it 
m till he met  Nyfer, three or four miles 
this side the Fork.  There was no Sammy 
with him.  He said the  child had turned 
back at the big shingle-tree stump, about 
a mile from home.
When Ben druv up to his house, there 
was  quite a company  of  the  neighbors 
there  waitin’  to  see  if  he  had the boy. 
A sarch was started that  night with lan­
terns  and  kep’ up  till  mornin’.  Word 
was sent fur and  near,  and  before  noon 
the next day three townships were on the 
hunt.  Horns  was  blowed,  bells  rung, 
and the poor baby’s  name called in hun­
dreds of  voices.  The woods and swamps 
was scoured and  every  brush  heap  and 
holler log peeked into.
“The sarch  lasted  another  night  and 
another day, till in  the  afternoon  some 
begun  to  give  out,  myself  among  the 
number. 
I went home and  throwed my­
self onto my bed with my  clothes on, and 
slept as I’d never slept before.  About 10 
o’clock  that  evenin’ I woke  up  sudden 
just as wide  awake  as I am this  minute. 
My  mind  seemed  uncommon  clear  and 
quick. 
‘That  child can’t be fur away,’ I 
thought. 
‘He’s been with the rest to the 
huckleberry  swamp  this  summer.  The 
trail  leadin’  to  the  swamp  leaves  the 
main road not fur from  the  shingle-tree 
stump. 
I’d often  heard  that  lost  chil­
dren  would  never  answer  when called, 
but at night, when everything was quiet,

they’d cry and  make a noise. 
It seemed 
as though the  hull  ken try had been well 
sarched,  but  I  still  believed  he  was 
stickin’  somewheres in that  huckleberry 
marsh.
“Now, I don’t  want  anybody to  think 
I was a herowine,  for  1  wasn’t. 
I think 
I felt  more’n  common  sorry for  Rachel 
Nyfer,  because  I’d  had a dislike to  her 
for  quite a spell. 
It growed  out  of  an 
egg  trade. 
I wanted  a  settin’ of  goose 
eggs;  she  had  some, and  said  she’d let 
me  have  a  dozen  for  two dozen  hens’ 
eggs.  Well, we  traded,  and  I  sposed it 
was all right, till  one  day she come over 
and said she thought she orter have about 
another half-dozen eggs; for she’d opened 
goose-egg  shell  and  then  broke  two 
hens’ eggs into it, and it wasn't quite full. 
Twould  have  held  easy  half  another 
egg!  I counted  out  six  eggs,  and  she 
lugged ’em  home;  then I told Miss Luke 
Wilson and one or two other women that 
was purty thick with,  and we  made no 
end of  fun about it whenever we  got  to­
gether.
I didn't like  the  general  make-up of 
the woman.  She had five purty children, 
but  she  didn’t  seem  to  take no kind o’ 
comfort  with  ’em;  just  pushed  ’em one 
side and druv ahead with her work.  She 
and  Nyfer  both  seemed to think all the 
duty they owed  their  young  ones was to 
make ’em  mind  from  the  word  go, and 
dig away like all possess  to  make  prop­
erty  for  ’em.  But  I  was  there  that 
evenin’ when Ben came home without the 
boy,  and  I  saw  ’em  stand  and  look in 
each  other’s  faces,  like  the  end of  the 
world had come, and  neither  one  could 
help  the  other.  Then  she  went  about 
puttin’ a  bit  of  supper  onto  the  table; 
but  when  she  set  out  Sam’s  little  tin 
plate  and  mug,  all  the  mother  in  her 
broke loose, and she  flung herself  down, 
shudderin’  and  sobbin’  in  a  way  I’ll 
never  forgit.  Well,  seein’  as  how  I’d 
kinder  misjudged the creetur  for havin’ 
no heart, I  felt pushed to make one more 
try for  that  poor  lost  kid o’ her’n;  so I 
jumped right up and said out loud:
With  the  Lord’s  help, I’ll find him 
yet r
I lit my lantern  and  shaded  it  so  it 
let  just  a  little  light  down  onto  the 
round.  Then  I  went  over  the  road, 
just  as  I  guessed  the  hoy  had  done, 
turnin’ off  on the  trail at the big red-oak 
stump,  and  took  right  down  to 
the 
swamp.  There I stopped  and  listened, 
still as death.  Sure as there’s mercy for 
us  all  above, I heard  him  almost  right 
away.
Oh, ma !’  Such a pitiful call !  Then 
he cried and whimpered,  very weak,  like 
his breath was ’most gone  and  his heart 
was’most broke. 
I followed  that sound 
and  found  him  easy.  He was mired to 
his arm-pits in mud and water.  I couldn’t 
at first see how I was to get to him.  There 
was the body of.a big  walnut  tree  lyin’ 
back on the  hard  ground,  and  the  hark 
was loose. 
I pulled  it  off  in  slabs  and 
throwed  ’em onto the  hummocks, and so 
bridged my way out to  that  little  yaller 
head.  He  struggled  wild  when  I first 
pulled  him  out,  then  gave  up in a kind 
of  faint. 
I carried him home in a hurry. 
There  was  still a good  many  people  at 
Nyfer’s.  They  made  some  milk  warm 
and put a taste of liquor in it, and forced 
a few  drops  down  his throat,  as  you’ve 
done  to  a  chilled  lamb  on  a  winter 
mornin’.  He was bathed and rubbed aud 
wrapped in soft  flanuin  and  laid  in the 
baby’s warm  nest  afore the fire.  Nyfer 
and his wife  stood  lookin’ down at him.
“ ‘Raich,’ said he—and she  looked up, 
her black  eyes a-swimmin’ and  her  face 
all a-tremble.  Then he took her into his 
arms  and  held  her  cloast—‘Raich,  we 
hain’t loved one another  enough, and we 
hain’t 
children  enough. 
There’s  that  that’s  better’n  money and 
land, and for the  rest of  our  lives  we’ll 
try and keep holt of  it.’
“And  I  believe  they did.  The  little 
boy had  a  fever,  but  he  came  out  all 
right at last.  Miss Nyfer died about five 
years after that, and he took  the  family 
and  went  back  East.  Of  course,  I 
wouldn’t  have  told  this  story  just as I 
have if  any of  ’em had been around.”
The  people  had  listened  closely, and 
when  Mrs. Lockery  put  on  her  bonnet 
and resumed her  seat  the  hush  was  so 
profound that we could  hear, high above 
our  heads,  the  twittering  clamor  of  a 
nest  of  young  tanagers,  to  whom  the 
mother bird had brought a worm.
The next to address  the  assembly was 
a  noble-looking  old  man  with  silvery- 
It  was  Luke  Wilson,  or 
white  hair. 
’Squire  Wilson,  as  he  was  generally 
called.  He had a firm  intellectual head, 
and when he spoke his language was cor­
rect and well chosen.
The Widow Lockery,” he began, “has 
disclaimed all right to  the  title of  hero­
ine.  Do  not  let the verdict be rendered 
till 1 have  finished  what I am  about  to 
relate.  My friend and neighbor for forty 
years  will, I  know,  pardon  me  if  I for 
once  lift  the  veil from a passage of  her 
experience to which she  seldom  alludes, 
and of  which many in this audience have 
never  heard.  Nothing  has  been  told 
here to-day, nothing  could be told, more 
strongly illustrative of  the  courage  and 
endurance  of  the pioneer  spirit, at least 
of  the spirit of  one brave pioneer.
“One winter  evening, many years ago, 
a stranger presented himself at the cabin 
of  Thomas  and  Ruth  Lockery,  and 
begged  a  night’s  lodging.  He  was  a 
Canadian, completely tired  out, and  far 
from  well.  Neither  Lockery  nor  his 
wife had it in them to turn a sick stranger 
from their door;  so they gave him supper 
and a bed.  The next day he was  unable 
to rise,  and  before  night  he  broke  out 
with small-pox.
“The following  morning  when I went 
out to  feed  my cattle I happened to look 
toward  Lockery’s,  and  saw  on  a sharp 
rise of  ground,  about  half-way between 
the  two  houses, a woman  standing  and 
beckoning  to  me. 
It  was  my neighbor 
here. 
I  went  toward  her,  but  while I 
was some  distance  away she  halted  me 
and  told  me  in a few  words  about the 
man with the small-pox, and  charged me

loved  our 

to watch  the  road  and  warn  the  com­
munity.  She said  she  had  been  inocu­
lated, and  would  not  take  the  disease, 
but she feared for her husband  and chil­
dren.  That day I rode  eleven  miles  to 
the nearest doctor.  His  wife  cried  and 
would not let him go.  He read his books 
for an hour, while my horse  rested, then 
he  made  up a package of  medicines  for 
me and I started  back. 
I left  the  med­
icines  and  stimulants  on the  scrub-oak 
hill, aud Tom came and got them.
“As Ruth had feared, her husband and 
their  two  children  were  taken  down. 
Several out of  the  nearer  families  then 
offered  to  take  all  risks  and  help  her 
nurse  her  sick,  but  she  firmly  refused 
their assistance.
“ ‘I can get along alone,’ she would say 
from  her  post  on  the  hill. 
‘The Lord 
gives  me  strength  for  all I have  to  do, 
and this horror must not spread.’  Every­
thing she needed was furnished promptly 
and  abundantly,  and  this  was  all  she 
would suffer us to do.  The  stranger had 
the disease in its mildest form, but Lock­
ery and the  little  boys, Amos and Willy, 
were hopelessly bad from  the first.  One 
morning  the  poor  woman  called  to me 
that  both  the  children  were  dead,  and 
told  me to have  two  coffins  brought  to 
the  hill  that  evening  at dusk.  George 
Giles  and I dug a short, wide  grave at a 
spot on the place which  she  designated; 
and that night she took those coffins to her 
cabin,  put her children into them and bui- 
ied them with her own hands !  One morn­
ing, some three weeks later, as I went out 
of my house just at daybreak, I saw Mrs. 
Lockery waiting on the hill.  She looked 
changed  and  bent,  and  her  hair  was 
loose and flying in the wind. 
I can see it 
all now.  The sky was such a clear, pale 
gray, and  she  looked  so  dark  and wild 
against i t !  1 ran  to  my  old  post, from 
which I had  hailed  her  daily for weeks.
“ ‘Thomas  died  at  midnight,”  she 
called. 
‘Make  his  coffin as light as pos­
sible to have it strong enough.’

“Then I shouted back;
“ ‘Ruth  Lockery,  you  have  done 
enough!  Giles  and I will  come  to-day 
and bury  your dead.’  At this she threw 
up her arms and uttered  an awful cry.
“ ‘Don’t do it for the love of  god!  I’ve 
gone through all this alone, that no other 
place need be desolated as mine has been. * 
Don’t let it be for nothing. 
It  shall  not 
be for nothing !  If  man or woman dares 
to come near that awful  house, I’ll draw 
my rifle on them !’
“The  Canadian  was  by  this  time 
well enough to  render  her  some  assist­
ance, and together  they coffined and bur­
ied poor Tom.  They drew the body on a 
stone-sled  over  the  snow, and laid it in 
the  new  grave  beside  the  other.  The 
next  day  we  saw a red  flame  shoot  up 
through the  timber, aud  we  knew Ruth 
had  fired  her  cabin  with  all  the  little 
effects it contained.  There wasn’tnfcuch, 
to be sure—nothing that she valued after 
what had gone  before.  We left a pound 
of  sulphur and  two  suits of  clothing on 
the hill by her orders.  The stranger got 
into  his  fresh  garments  after Ruth had 
smoked  them  well.  Then  she  cut  his 
hair short; and rubbed his head with sul­
phur  till,  she  said  afterward, she knew 
he’d carry the scent into  the  next world 
with him”  He took a gun and a pouch of 
provisions  aud  went  away,  promising 
I solemnly to enter  no  human  habitation 
for at least a month.
“The weather had  turned  very mild— 
it was the last of March—and Mrs.  Lock­
ery begged us  not to ask  her in for a  lit­
tle  while  longer.  She  built  herself  a 
wigwam of  poles  aud  bark;  we took her 
some bedding, and  for  three  weeks  she 
lived  out  of  doors.  Then  she  changed 
her clothing again  and  came  among us, 
pure enough, we thought, to mingle with 
the  angels  of  heaven.  The  people  got 
together  and  built  her  another  house, 
and  furnished it with everything for her 
comfort.  She  lived  alone  for  years,  a 
brave,  cheerful,  actively  helpful  life; 
then she adopted a friendless babe, whom 
she  reared  to  womanhood,  and  who  is 
now  well  married,  and  gives  to  Mrs. 
Lockery in her old age a child’s love and 
duty.”
Old Settlers'  day,  with  its  June  glory 
of  greenness  and  brightness, was draw­
ing  to  a  close.  At  five  o’clock  we 
were  examining  the  society’s  museum, 
which  was  on  exhibition  under  a  tree 
near the speaker’s  stand.  Glancing  up. 
Marian saw  Mrs. Lockery standing quite 
near.  She  shook  hands  quite  warmly 
with the old lady, as I did  also  upon be­
ing introduced.
“We  were  looking  at  these  Indian 
hatchets  and  ornaments,”  I  remarked. 
“I suppose  they were  picked  up in this 
vicinity ?”
“Yes, mostly,” said the widow.  “The 
Rottawattamies  used  to have a camp  on 
Slater’s  Creek,  about  half-way between 
here and Barhan. 
I’d  like  to show  you 
something I found over on the old traders’ 
route,  once  where 1 was huntin’  a stray 
yearlin’. 
It’s a queer old  knife, and it’s 
in this ehist  somewheres, for I gave it  to 
Mr. Evans for the museum.”
Just  then  she  spied it and  brought it 
forth. 
It was a long French  dirk of  the 
finest  steel.  The handle,  a mere shell of 
silver filagree, had  doubtless  once  been 
filled with ebony or other  precious wood, 
long  since  rotted  away.  On  one  side 
was a tiny plate, bearing  in  minute  let­
tering the inscription:

“Jean Deleore, Bordeaux, 1760.“

Colonel Hastings came up and informed 
us  that  our  phaeton  was  awaiting  us. 
We  bade  good-by to  the  old  lady, not, 
however,  before  she  had  given  Mrs. 
Hastings  and  myself  an  earnest invita­
tion to make  her a visit.
“Come  soon,” she  urged.  “We  have 
lots of  strawberries now, and  you  never 
see the like of  Lavynie’s green  peas and 
reddishes.”
As we were driving home, Marian said: 
“We must surely accept Mrs. Lockery’s 
invitation.  She  affects  one  like Shaks- 
peare  and  Dickens.  After  spending  a 
day in her  company, you can  hardly tell 
whether  you  have  laughed  or cried the 
most.” 

Angeline  Teal.

BEANS

And all dealers are  invited to  send  sam­
ples and write for  prices  that  can  be  ob­
tained in this market.
We  do  a  COMMISSION  BUSINESS 
and our aim is to obtain the  highest mar­
ket price for all goods sent us.  Not only

B E A N S

but  also  ALL  KINDS  OF PRODUCE. 
We can sell as well as  anyone.

We invite correspondence.

BARNETT BROS.,

159 So.  Water St., CHICAGO.

SAFES !

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

C. M. GOODRICH & CO.,

W ith  S atety D eposit  Co., B asem ent  ot Wid- 

dicomb Blk.

A

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

71  Canal  Street

BUY

M uscatine
RO LLED

O A T S

IE  YOU  WANT
THE  BEST!

CREOLE  STRAIGHT  CUT.

To all Merchants Handling Cigarettes:
A new era has been reached whereby all dealers 
selling cigarettes may now make  a  larger  profit 
than heretofore on any other brand.  The

GREOLE  STRAIGHT GUT.

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 
put up in packages of ten  and  packed  w ith  ac­
tresses’ photos.  There is also a variety of  other 
inducements, a notice of w hich  is  contained  in 
each package.
G ive  th e   C R E O L E   a   tr i a l  a n d   y o u   w ill 
find, i t   a   b ig   seller.

Sold by all Grand Rapids  jobbers,  and  m anu­

factured by

S.  F.  HESS  &  CO.

ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

ManoTrs of High Grade Cigarettes.

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

PAPER BOX  FACTORY,

W.  W.  HUELSTER,  Proprietor,

Formerly  located at 11 Pearl St., has been 
removed to
81  &  8 3  C a m p a u  St.
Cor. Louis, where I shall have more room 
and far  ,etter facilities for  the m anufac­
ture of Paper  Boxes.
All work  guaranteed  first  class and at 
the lowest rates.  W rite or  call  for  esti­
mates.  Telephone 850.

The Michigan Tradesman |

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association.

A  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of file Wolilerine Slate,

K.  A.  STOW E  &  BRO .,  P ro p rie to rs.

Subscription Price, One Dollar per year. 
Advertising Rates made known on application. 
Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

Ew tred  at  the  Grand  Rapids  Post  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W ED N ESD A Y , M A R C H   6,  1889.

DEFECTS  IN  OUR  SCHOOL  SYSTEM.
New York  has  been  looking  into  the 
defects  of  her  school  system, which  are 
found  to be  serious enough.  The  worst 
one.  however, has  attracted no  attention 
in the discussion thus far. 
It is the com­
plete  secularization  of  the  course  of 
teaching  since Mr. Jasper  became super­
intendent  of  the  city’s  schools.  New 
York has not  yet  got  down to the  level 
of Paris and of Chicago,  which purposely 
exclude the name of  God from every text 
book in  use;  but she seems to be on  that 
roail, if  we  may  judge  by the  superin­
tendent’s  exultation  over  the  exclusion 
of  the  Bible and of  all religious instruc­
tion.  This  innovation  may  prove  very 
dangerous  to  the  school  system  itself. 
The  Episcopalians, 
the  Presbyterians, 
and other  wealthy Protestant  bodies  are 
becoming  dissatisfied,  and  threats  are 
made  to  create  a  system  of  denomina­
tional schools, where patrons in the course 
of  time would  join the  Roman Catholics 
iu  demanding  the division of  the  school 
fund.

The  abuse  which  especially  has  at­
tracted  attention  now, is  the  excessive 
number  and  severity  of  the  examina­
tions, which are conducted not to test the 
progress  of  the pupils but  the efficiency 
of  the  teachers.  This  fad,  borrowed 
from England, but without  the  compen­
sation  of  higher  payment  for  the  best 
results,  has  reduced  the  teachers  to  a 
body of  crammers, who live  in  constant 
apprehension of  some  fresh  wrinkle  in 
the examiners,  and therefore  study them 
more  than  the  subjects of  examination. 
As a consequence, the children are driven 
in  the  narrow  lines of  a fixed  curricu­
lum  and  routine,  in  which  the disgust 
with study is kept at the  maximum,  and 
the profit from it at a minimum.  Yet all 
the  alleviation  offered in the plan of  re­
form which has passed the  Board of  Ed­
ucation is to exempt  from  these test ex­
aminations teachers who have stood them 
long  enough  to  have  obtained  a recog­
nized  position.  That  is in  their  form­
ative  years of  experience, when they are 
acquiring  the  habits of  a good  teacher, 
the teachers are to be compelled to cram. 
When  that  is  past, they  are left free to 
teach.  And  not a word  for the children 
of  this  period,  unless  it  be  flat  experi- 
mentum, etc.

¿IN ERRONEOUS  IMPRESSION.

The Battfe  Creek  Call  thus  refers to 
the movement  looking toward the organ­
ization of  a mutual  fire  insurance  com­
pany :
Fire  insurance  men  are  considerably 
agitated just now over the prospects of a 
mutual fire  insurance  company, now be­
ing organized by the  Michigan  Business 
Men’s  Association.  Should  such an or­
ganization  be  effected,  the  business  of 
local insurance agents  would  be reduced 
to a minimum.
The  Call  is  evidently inspired by the 
best of  intentions  in  making  the  above 
statement,  but  similar  utterances  have 
incurred for  the  movement  unnecessary 
antagonism  at  the  hands  of  local  in­
surance  agents.  According  to  the  last 
report  of  the  Insurance  Commissioner, 
the  companies  doing  business  in  this 
State  wrote  policies  to  the  amount  of 
$338,994,786 in 1888.  The company to be 
organized under the  auspices of  the bus­
iness  men  would  not  write  to  exceed 
$5,000,000  business  to  begin  with—or 
one-forty-seventh  part  of  the  total bus­
iness of  Michigan !  It is thus  seen  that 
one  company  would  play  but  a  small 
part in the  grand  total, but if  it proved 
to be a success, it would probably be fol­
lowed  by 
the  organization  of  other 
similar companies, so that  in  the end no 
inconsiderable  portion  of  the  fire  risks 
of  Michigan could be  carried by the mu­
tual companies organized  under the aus­
pices of, and  controlled by, the business 
men of  the Wolverine State.

USE IT AT YOUR PERIL.

JS,  Pittsburg  grocer,  J.  C.  Ferguson, 
put an account in the hands of Sprague’s 
Bad  Debt  Collection  agency  for  collec­
tion.  The  latter sent  the man  two  let­
ters, one of  which  had  the  w’ords “Bad 
Debts”  on the  outside of  the  envelope. 
The debtor contended that such publicity 
of a private matter was unnecessary  and 
libelous,  and  brought  suit  against  the 
grocer  for damages.  The  case was tried 
before a jury,  w ho  gave  the  plaintiff  a 
verdict for $200 and  costs.

T he T radesman has repeatedly w arn­
ed  its  readers  against  using  the  “Bad 
Debt,”  or  any  other  blackmailing  sys­
tem for the collection of accounts.  There 
is no excuse  for the  adoption of  illegal 
devices while so safe and thorough a plan 
as  the  B.  M.  A. is afforded  at  such  an 
insignificant price..

It is to be presumed that General  Har­
rison wTill not spend  his strength on pen­
sion  vetoes.  Ex-President Hayes,  in  an 
after-dinner  speech  on  Washington’s 
birth-day,  declared  from  liis, personal 
knowledge  that  our next  President  will 
recommend  to  Congress  a  law to  give  a 
pension to every surviving soldier of  the 
war,  proportional  to  the  length  of  his 
term of  service, and  the injuries he  sus­
tained,  but  without  regard to  disability. 
If Mr. Hayes has been correctly reported, 
this  is a  matter  of  importance.  A  ser­
vice pension for soldiers who have passed 
their sixty-fifth year, and for all who  are 
unable  to  support  themselves  by  their 
labor,  would  be open  to little  objection. 
But  to  pension en masse  large  numbers 
of  able-bodied  men, living  in  good  cir­
cumstances and still in the prime of  life, 
would  be to  carry the  pension  policy to 
an extreme.  The  grounds  on which  the 
Mexican War  Pensions  bill  was opposed 
apply with  vastly  greater force to a law 
such  as this.  The  country can  afford to 
do all that is needed for her soldiers,  and 
should do no less.  But the soldiers them­
selves  have refused  to ask  it  to  pass  a 
service pension  law,  although that  ques­
tion  has  been  agitated  at  two  national 
reunions of the G. A. R.

The convention of  business  men, held 
at St. Louis  last  week to further the en­
actment  of  a  national  bankrupt  law, 
adopted  a  series  of  resolutions  recom­
mending the  establishment of  a uniform 
system  of  bankruptcy  throughout  the 
United  States, providing  that  such  law 
when adopted  should embody provisions 
for the economical  and  speedy adminis­
tration of  the assets of  bankrupt estates; 
for fixed charges  for  all officers;  for the 
prompt  and  certain  punishment  of  the 
bankrupt for all criminal acts  or  fraud; 
for the  speedy discharge of  honest debt­
ors,  and for the  expeditious  distribution 
of  the assets of  bankrupt  estates  by the 
payment of  dividends.  The  convention 
also recommended that Congress take the 
Lowell bill as last  passed by the  Senate 
as the  basis  of  the  desired  legislation, 
and that  commercial  bodies  throughout 
the country take  action in order to bring 
the  matter  before.  Congress at an  early 
date. 

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T he T radesman acknowledges the re­
ceipt of the West Coast Trade, which has 
been 
launched  at  Tacoma  by  Orno 
Strong,  well-known  as  a  former  news­
paper publisher in  this State.  The Trade 
is  a  clean-appearing  journal  and  bears 
evidence of  conscientious  effort  on  the 
part of  the  editor,  who  hopes  to  make 
his paper bear the same relation to Wash­
ington  that  T he  T radesman  does  to 
Michigan.

Gone  Beyond.

the 

Many a life  runs  along  without  mur­
mur,  like a brook through a green valley, 
giving verdure to the meadow, and drink 
to  the  bird,  and  life  to  the  tree  and 
shrub,  until it  loses itself  in  the  great 
river. 
It is not  talked of  like the thun­
dering Niagara,  and men do not stop and 
gaze at it in wonder, but it  has  its  own 
work to do  in  the  world, and it does it, 
and  the  world  is  better  for  its having 
lived in it.

Such  was 

life  of  Joseph  R. 
Nickum,  w’hose  hearty  hand-shake and 
twinkling eye no longer  greet those who 
were so fortunate as to enjoy his  friend­
ship.

In the death of  Mr. Nickum.  the  trav­
eling  fraternity  loses  an  ornament to 
the  brotherhood—a  big-hearted,  noble- 
minded fellow who  never took  an undue 
advantage of  friend  or  foe.  He wras no 
summer friend—pleasant to-day and sour 
to-morrow—but  his  prevailing  good na­
ture  was  as  abiding  as  it  was  spon­
taneous—always  the  same.  However 
gloomy the  world  may  have  seemed  to 
him at times—and  there  are times when 
the best of  us fall  under the pall of  sad­
ness—no  outward  expression  conveyed 
the inward pain,  but  cheer and gladness 
emanated  from  his  heart, scattering the 
seeds  of  kindness  wherever  he  went. 
Unfortunately for  the  world,  there  are 
too  few  men  like  the  friend  who  has 
Gone Beyond.

Hides, Pelts and Furs.

There  are no new  features  in the wool 
market.  Manufacturers  are  all  bears 
and  only  buy at  a  concession in  price. 
The cloth sales have been good and 5 per 
cent,  advance  has been  obtained in some 
lines.  Foreign wools are firm.

Hide dealers have been working for an 
advance in prices,  on account of  scarcity 
of  good  No.  1 stock, which  has  been  as 
strenuously  resisted  by  tanners, as  they 
can  get  no  advance  on  leather.  No.  2 
hides  are  plenty  and  accumulating  and 
lower.

Tallow is weak at the decline and tend­

ing lower.

The excitement  in furs is  about  over, 
as  the  last  steamer  sailed  on  the  2nd 
that can  take  skins in  time to be  put on 
catalogue  of  sales.  This  week’s  ship­
ments come in on slip or side show sales, 
beginning  on  the  25th,  the  results  of 
which must be determined before any ad­
vanced prices can be obtained.

Jas.  N.  Bradford  is  booming  the  re­
union of  his old regiment, the 26th Mich­
igan Volunteers, which  will  be  held  at 
Lowell on April 9.

AMONG THE TRADE.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

James A. Smyth has  sold  his  grocery 
store at 32 West  Leonard  street to W. J.
Hull. 

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L.  S. Roel has  engaged in  the  grocery 
I.  M.  Clark & Son 

business  at  Belding. 
furnished the stock.

Southwick  &  Remington,  grocers  at 
669  Wealthy  avenue,  have  dissolved, 
Albert Southwick succeeding.

Frank Jewell  has hung out  his shingle 
as a dealer in lumber and  shingles, mak­
ing his office with I. M. Clark & Son.

Adolph  O.  Hase  has  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  58  Second  street. 
I.  M. Clark &  Son furnished the stock.

N. W. Davenport  has  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Middlebury,  Ind. 
The stock was purchased at this  market.
F. D. Hopkins, the  Alba  druggist, has 
added  a  line  of  groceries.  The  stock 
was  furnished  by  Olney,  Shields  & Co. 
and Hawkins,  Perry & Co.,

Winchester & Sours, grocers at 241 East 
Bridge  street,  have  dissolved,  John  J. 
Sours  retiring.  The  business  will  be 
continued by  Edward D. Winchester.

A  meeting  of  the  mortgage  creditors 
of  H.  J.  Fisher,  the  Hamilton  general 
dealer,  is  being  held  this  forenoon  to 
consider the percentage  offered  in  com­
promise by Mr.  Fisher.

Harvey  &  Heystek  now  occupy  the 
store at 76 Ottawa  street,  as  well as the 
store  adjoining,  having  connected  the 
two  stores  by  an  archway.  They  will 
maintain their warehouse  at  the  corner 
of  Louis and Campau streets.

The Grand Rapids Blow Pipe and Dust 
Arrester Co. has  closed a $5,000  contract 
with the United States Rolling Stock Co., 
Decatur, Ala.;  a $4,000 contract with the 
Duluth Car Works, Duluth, Minn., and a 
$3,000 contract with the  Richmond Cedar 
Works, Richmond, Va.

The  replevin  suit  brought  by  E.  G. 
Studley  against  E.  N.  Lesperance,  of 
Hamilton,  which  was  on  trial  before 
Judge  Arnold  of  the  Allegan  Circuit 
Court, resulted in the complete victory of 
the plaintiff, the  jury finding  the  $1,500 
mortgage given Mrs. Holman to be fraud­
ulent and,  consequently,  void.  The case 
was  desperately contested on both  sides, 
and the  outcome was somewhat of  a sur­
prise,  as  it  is  seldom  that  legitimate 
creditors  are  able  to  get  a  fraudulent 
mortgage set aside.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

South  Haven—Madill  &  Miller  have 

opened a hardware store.

Grand Blanc—Beals & Maxwell succeed 

Beals & Palmer in general trade.

Saginaw  —  Geo.  Ratliburn  succeeds 

W.  H.  Harrison in general trade.

Lansing—J.  S.  Ayers  succeeds  A.  D. 

Hensell in the lumber business.

Constantine—Loupee  &  Hart  succeed 

Wm. Loupee in the  bakery business.  .

Cedar Springs—B. Tripp has purchased 

the drug stock of  Mrs. E. F. Chester.

Kalamazoo  —  Geo.  C.  Winslow  has 
bought  the  feed mill of  Jas.  K. Gilbert.
Owosso—Parmelee &  Co.  will  remove 
their  grocery  stock  to  Lansing  on  the 
15th.

Port  Huron—Louis Wampole  succeeds 
Sigmund  Goodman in the  clothing  busi­
ness.

Bay City—R.  P.  Gustin,  of  the  whole­
sale  grocery  firm of  R. P.  Gustin & Co., 
is dead.

Charlotte—M.  J.  (Mrs.  John)  Collins 
has  assigned  her  grocery  stock  to  Geo. 
Foreman.

Charlotte—A. M. Barber has purchased 
a half  interest  in  Frank  Merritt’s hard­
ware stock.

Pentwater—S. Andrus  is  arranging to 
the 

engage  in  the  meat  business  in 
Haughey building.

Fremont—Perry Odell  has  bought the 
drug stock of  Dr. Van N. Miller and will 
continue the business.

Sumner—Geo. McCurdy has  moved his 
drug  stock  to  Alma,  leaving  Samuel 
Bigelow alone in the field.

Summit  City—Dr.  C.  W.  Tomlin  is 
closing  out  his  drug  stock,  preparatory 
to his removal to Bear Lake.

Cheboygan—H.  II.  Packard  has  pur­
chased  the interest of  his partner in the 
drug firm of  Packard & Crane.

Nashville—Aylesworth  &  Lusk,  deal­
ers in boots and shoes and  clothing, have 
lately added a line of  groceries.

Plainw’ell—J.  H. Wagner  &  Bro. have 
sold their general stock to N. W. Bishop. 
They will retain their clothing stock.

Battle  Creek—Geo. W. Spoor  and fam­
ily have  removed to  Lansing, where  Mr. 
Spoor will  engage in the  wholesale  com­
mission business with E. S.  Tooker.

Caledonia—C. F. Williams has sold his 
drug stock  to J. W. Armstrong, who will 
move  his  drug  stock  from  Middleville 
and consolidate  it  with  the recent  pur­
chase.

Ryerson—The Scandinavian Stock Co.’s 
store  has  been  closed  on a mortgage for 
$2,700,  owned  jointly  by  Andrew  Wier- 
engo,  Anderson  &  Blackstone  and  C. C. 
Moulton.  There are  a  number of  unse­
cured creditors, who will probably realize 
nothing from the estate.

Blissfield—Elon  Gauntlett  has  retired 
from  the  general  merchandising firm of 
Jas.  Gauntlette  &  Son.  The  business 
will  be  continued  under  the  style  of 
J.  Gauntlett, Jr.

Bloomingdale—J.  C.  Speicher's  boot 
and  shoe  and  grocery  stock  and  B. C. 
Stout’s meat market burned  last  Friday 
night.  The  loss  is  about  $4,000.  wrell 
covered by insurance.

Ann  Arber—Blitz  &  Langsdorf—com-1 
monly known  as the “Tw o Sams”—have \ 
made  an  assignment  to  Evart H.  Scott, i 
Liabilities,  $34,000;  assets,  $27,000.  O f! 
the liabilities $14,000 are secured.

Coopersville—W.  D.  Reynolds  &  Co., 
I
who  recently sold  their grocery stock  to 
E. W. Ives,  engaging in business  first at 
Lake Odessa and afterwards at Moorland, 
have  returned  to  Coopersville  and  re­
purchased their former stock.

Somewhat Equivocal.

The National Grocer has  this to say of 
T he  T radesman  in  its  issue  *bf  last 
week:

T he Michigan T radesman is  making 
rapid progress  and is a valuable  journal 
to the merchants of  that  Sta£e.  No live 
merchant should be without it.
It is  the  live  merchant  T he T rades­
man  seeks to serve—not  the  dead  indi­
vidual  who  sleeps  on  his  counter  or 
slumbers in the cemetery.

C.  F. Williams,  who  has  recently  sold 
his  drug  stock  at  Middleville, proposes 
going on the road with a number of  drug­
gists’  specialties.

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisements w ill be inserted  under  this  head for 
two  cents  a  word  the  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
ment taken for less than 25 cents.  Advance  payment.

Baldwin—Daniel  McDonald,  for  sev­
eral  years  past  manager 
for  Foster, 
Blackman & Co., has purchased an inter­
est  in  the  grocery  stock of  S. E. Brad­
ford, and the two  will  continue the bus­
iness  under  the  style  of  McDonald  & 
Bradford.  They  will  also  add  lines of 
boots  and  shoes  and  gents'  furnishing 
goods.

Battle  Creek—The  clothing  firm  of 
Maas &  Strauss  has  been  dissolved  by 
mutual consent, Mair Maas withdrawing. 
Mr. Maas,  will, however,  continue in the 
clothing  business  in  this  city and  will 
open a store April 1 in the Metcalf block, 
in  the  room  formerly occupied by. T. P. 
Stebbins & Son, w hich is now being fitted 
up for him.

Manistee—The  case  of  Steketee  & 
Sons, et al.,  of  Grand  Rapids,  vs. Albert 
C. Barrow,  of  Cleon, brought  under  the 
fraudulent  debtor’s act, was tried before 
the Circuit  Court  Commissioner last Fri­
day.  The defense put  in  no  testimony, 
and  consequently  the  jury  returned  a 
verdict  of  guilty.  The  defendant  ap­
pealed  the  case  to  the  Circuit  Court. 
A. J. Dovel  and  A. R. Rood,  of  Grand 
Rapids,  appeared  for  Steketee  &  Sons, 
and  Withey  &  Glassmire  for  Albert C. 
Barrow.

F O R   SALE.

W ill take stock of dry goods or lots  in  this  city. 

Enquire at 666 W ealthy Ave., City._______________ 397

F o r   sa l e—h o u se   a n d   lot  i s   b a t t l e   c r e e k .
FOR BALE—Shoe stock of about  $6,000  in  good  con­

dition with store fixtures  and  lease;  large,  well 
lighted store and good location on Monroe  St.,  Grand 
Rapids,  now  doing  a  successful  cash  paying  trade; 
reason  for  selling,  to  retire  from  trade  altogether. 
Address. S. N. Watson &  Co. 

390

381

379

OR  SALE—DRUG  STÖRE  IN  FIFE  LAKE  DOING 
a good business;  no  competition;  stock  and  fix­
tures w ill  invoice  $2.000;  proprietor  has  other  busi­
ness.  Addresss, C. E. Blakely, Mancelona, Mich. 
A  GOOD  CHANCE  TO  GO  INTO  TRADE—FOR 
jla_  sale, at a  bargain,  a  stock  of  boots,  shoes  and 
gent’s furnishing goods, and good will of  the business, 
at 505 South Division St.  Enquire  of  Rindge,  Bertsch 
& Co., 12,14 and 16 Pearl St.. Grand Rapids._______382
plO O D  CHANCE—FOR  SALE—THE  ENTIRE  STOCK 
vJT  of goods of a well-established business.  The store 
to  rent,  also  the  house;  well  adapted  for  hotel,  if 
desired;  a creditable  custom  has been enjoyed by the 
owner, who will be pleased to impart further informa­
tion at the place, 137 West Bridge street. Grand Rapids, 
Mich.  M. Bootz. 

t ?OR SALE—A GENERAL STOCK OF  MERCHANDISE;

will invoice $10,000. including fixtures;  business of 
1888 was over $40,000;  located  in thriving town of 1,500 
in  Central  Michigan;  buildings  for  sale  or  rent;  to 
parties  purchasing,  we  will  give  our  trade,  which 
amounts to from $600 to $1,000  per month;  reasons for 
selling,  other  business.  Address  M,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

the m ost pleasant streets “on  the  hill.”  W ill ex­
change for stock in any good institution.  Address 286, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

F o r   sa l e—good  r e s id e n c e   lo t  on  o n e  o f
IX>R  SALE—FULL  SET  OF  TINNERS’  TOOLS,  SAFE.
FOR  SALE—STOCK  OF  CLOTHING  AND  GENTS’ 

show  cases  and  hardware  fixtures—all  in  good 
condition and cheap for cash.  W ill sell one or all.  J. 
Vander Veen, 122 Monroe street, Grand  Rapids. 

furnishing goods, located in a good  town  of  1,300 
people in southern Michigan.  But one  other  place  in 
town handles clothing  For particulars address  “C & 
T,” care Michigan  Tradesman. 

i 'OR  SALE—STOCK  OF  DRY  GOODS,  CLOTHING, 

boots and shoes, in live town in Central Michigan; 
will  invoice  about  $7,500,  fixtures  included;  trade of 
1888 about $22.000;  will rent or  sell building;  our trade 
will be  given  to  buyer;  reasons,  too  much  business. 
Address B, care Michigan  Tradesman. 

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286

373

376

377

: 

NEW  DEPARTURE.

We  take  pleasure 

in  announcing  to  the 

trade that we have put in a full line of

Syrups a n d

M olasses

Which  we  offer at Bottom Prices.

All  Goods  Guaranteed  to 

Give  Satisfaction.

N o   C h a r g e   for 

C a rta g e.

Tel fer Spice Company.
P.  STEKETEE  &  S O Y S ,
D ry   G oods 1 N otions,

JOBBERS  IN

83 Monroe  St.  and 10,12,14,16*18 Fountain  St.,

Grand. Rapids,  Mich,

S p r in g   L in e   o f  P r in ts,  S e e r s u c k e r s , 
T o ile   D u   N o r d ,  G in g h a m s,  H o s ie r y   a n d  
W h it e   G o o d s J u st  R e c e iv e d .

S’TARK  A,

FRANKLINV1LLE  A, 

AMERICAN  A,
HOOKER,

GEORGIA  &  MARSAC, 

BURLAr,

Peerless  Warp

------AND------

Geese  Feathers.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Detroit—Geo. Morley, dealer in lumber, 
was  attached  by  creditors  and  subse­
quently assigned to Edmund Hang.

Luther—Fred  I.  Nichols  and  B.  T. 
Luther  have  formed a copartnership  to 
engage  in  the  manufacture of  shingles.
East  Saginaw — Sibley  &  Bearinger 
have  bought  the  An Gres Lumber Co.’s 
mill at East Tawas.  The real estate goes 
with it.

Baldw in—Ed. Bradford will  move  his 
shingle  mill  from  White  Cloud to  this 
place. 
It  wrill  be  stocked by McDonald 
& Bradford.

Pentwater—Bennett  &  Jeffery  have 
rented power of  the  Pentwater  Novelty 
Iron Works and engaged in the manufac­
ture of  wardrobes,  book-cases and  secre­
taries.

Cadillac—11. B.  Towle  has  moved  his 
saw’mill from Bond’s siding, on the G. R. 
& I.  Railway,  to  Millen’s  siding, on the 
Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Railroad, 
seven miles from Cadillac.

Nashville—H. M.  Smith has traded his 
one-third interest in the elevator of  Wol­
cott,  Smith  &  Co. to Richard  Townsend 
for the latter’s farm of 99 acres,  situated 
in  the  village  of  Vermontville.  Mr. 
Townsend will take possession in a short 
time.

East  Saginaw—D. F.  Rose,  a  widely- 
known lumber  commission  man, goes to 
Menominee to take charge of  the  lumber 
operations  there  of  Whitney  &  Stinch- 
field,  of  Detroit,  who  are  extensively 
operating on the Menominee river and its 
branches.

Oscoda—Henry  Stephens & Co., of  St. 
Helen,  have  bought of  Pack,  Woods  & 
Co. all the  standing  timber  they own in 
towm  22,  north  range 1,  and 23,  1 and 2 
west,  estimated  to  cut  16,000,000  feet, 
four-fifths  white  pine. 
Price  paid, 
$68,000  cash.  The  firm  are  putting  in 
this winter 65,000,000 feet of  pine.

Eaton  Rapids—F.  A. Montgomery has 
traded his stock of  general  merchandise 
in this city and  at  Springport  w ith I. P. 
Roberts for the latter’s  two  grist  mills, 
sawmill  and  w’ater privilege,  located on 
the Grand River at this  place.  The deal 
involves an exchange of  property valued 
at $25,000.

Sullivan—The  Sullivan  Lumber  Co. 
has  increased  its  capital 
stock  from 
$25,000  to $50,000, C. C. Comstock  being 
one of  the new  stockholders.  The com­
pany has  bought  700  acres  of  pine and 
hemlock  timber,  situated 
four  miles 
south of  town,  and will bring the timber 
to  the  mill  by means of  a logging road, 
which  will  be  completed  by the  1st of 
May.

384

Fo r   sa l e —a   n e w .  w e l l -se l e c t e d   st o c k  o f 

staple general merchandise,  in live town and first- 
class farm ing  community  on  Michigan  Central  Rail­
way;  inventory, $7,000;  annual  business,  $28,000,  with 
continued  increase; 
fine  modern  improved  double 
brick store, newly built for convenience;  best location 
in town;  low rent  and  insurance;  reasons for selling, 
poor health.  Address No. 384, care Tradesman. 

Fo r  sa l e —b r ig h t , c l e a n  sto c k o f g r o c e r ie s, 

crockery and glass-ware, in growing town  of  over 
1,200;  stock  and  fixtures  will  invoice  about  $2,500; 
business averages  $1.500 per month;  store  building is 
one of the finest  in  the  State  for business and w ill be 
rented or sold; reasons, other business needs our atten­
tion.  Address A. care Michigan Tradesman. 

FOR SALE—GROCERY AND PRODUCE  BUSINESS IN 

Eaton Rapids,  a  town  of  2,000  inhabitants;  two 
railroads, electric lights, low rent and  good  business; 
good reason for selling;  must be sold  soon.  Address, 
F. A. Osborn, Eaton Rapids, Mich. 

FOR  SALE  AT  A  BARGAIN—ONE  STEAM  BOILER 

4x12  feet,  45  3-inch  flues,  fire  front,  breeching, 
smokestack, safety valve, water gauge and inspirator; 
was replaced by larger boiler;  all in good order.  J. E. 
Greilick. Lock Box 18, Traverse City, Mich. 

S93

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Dr u g   st o r e  f o r   s a l e  — e s t a b l ish e d   n in e  

years;  nearest  drug  store 6 miles;  in one of the 
rare bargain for right man;  best of reasons  given  for 
wishing to sell. 
If you mean business, address, W. R. 
Mandigo, Sherwood, Mich. 

best growing  towns  of  6i>0  in  Southern  Michigan;  a 

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396

372

TXT ANTED—SALESMEN—TO SELL OUR CHOICE AND 
VV  hardy varieties of nursery  stock;  many new and 
valuable  varieties.  Address,  with  references,  May 
Brothers, Nurserymen, Rochester, N. Y. 
TXTANTED—A  YOUNG  MAN  OF  GOOD  BUSINESS! 
f  V 
qualities with $1,500 to $2,000, to take half  inter­
est in a retail boot and  shoe  store.  Sales  at  present 
tim e $16,000 a year.  A rare chance for some one to get 
in a good paying  business.  Address  Jno.  F.  Muffley, 
Kalamazoo. Mich. 
TXT ANTED—TO  EXCHANGE — PRODUCTIVE  REAL 
VV  estate in the  thriving village of Bailey on the  C. 
& W. M. Railway for house  and  lot  in  Grand  Rapids, 
worth  about  $1,500.  Address,  D.  B.  Galentine.  Cas- 
novia, Mich. 
SITUATION WANTED—A  COMMERCIAL  TRAVELER 
O  
is  open  for  engagement.  Large  acquaintance 
with  grocery  trade  in  Michigan.  Address  Jackson, 
care Michigan  Tradesman. 

ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR 
Improved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for 

samples.  E. A. Stowe & Bro., Grand Rapids. 
214
XTTANTED—ACTIVE,  HONEST  YOUNG  MAN  WHO 
V V  has had two years’ experience in  the  drug  busi­
ness.  Address No. 388. care Tradesman. 
388
TXT ANTED—A REGISTERED OR GOOD  REGISTERED 
VV  assistant  pharmacist.  Address,  giving  particu­
lars, W. D., Carrier 23, City, 

WANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

this  paper  to  give  the Sutliff  coupon system  a 
trial.  It w ill abolish your pass  books,  do  away  with 
all your book-keeping, in many instances save you the 
expense o f one clerk, will bring your business down to 
a  cash basis and  save  you  all  the  worry and trouble 
that usually go with the pass-book plan.  Start the 1st 
of the month with the new  system  and  you  will never 
regret it.  H aving  two kinds, both  kinds  w ill be  sent 
by  addressing  (mentioning  this  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N. Y. 

M ISCELLA N  FOUS.

$1. 9 no CASH  BUYS  MANUFACTURING  BUSI- 

¿ J v U   ness paying 100  per  cent.  Best  of  rea­
sons ' for  selling.  Address  Chas.  Kynoch,  St. Ignace, 
Mich. 
T   HAVE  SOME  FIRST-CLASS  PROPERTY.  WELL 
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improved  and  nicely  located,  in  South  Dakota; 
also  some other  property  to  exchange  for a stock of 
goods.  J. G. McKee. 23 Fountain  St. 

SALESMAN WISHES TO REPRESENT GRAND RAPIDS 

manufacturer to the trade in  Chicago,  or  on  the 

road after April 1st.  Address 395, care  Tradesman.

386

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CASH  CAPITAL,

<100,000

ECONOMY,.

m e t h o d s :

INSPECTION,

PARTICIPATION.

DIVIDEND  NOTICE.

Policy holders In  the  above  named  company 
are hereby notified that a participating dividend 
of 40 per cent, has  been  declared, payable on oi 
before April 1.

N. B.—The above  advertisem ent is a little pre­
mature, but we hope to  “get there”  before long.

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C. M. Henderson & Co.
Superior

ABE

Manufacturers,

Product of Our Factory at Fon du Lac,  W is.

You can buy a better $3  M en’s C alf Shoe and other  grades  made  by 

31.  H E X IH K sO N  
&  CO. near your own door  than  other  manufacturers  can  offer,  a n d   ibis is true of onr L a d le s' 
F in e   D ongola a n d  G oat $2.,'.0  Shoe  and  onr  $3 H en d erso n   F r. n, h   h id ,  and  other  grades 
made  at  our  Dixon  Factory,  where  our  celebrated  “ Ked School  h o u s e ” sh o es are produced. 
We have special advantages for m anufacturing them and make them all  on  the theory of merit and 
style.  “The proof of  the  pudding  is  in  chewing  the  string.” and if you will test them we shall 
highly appreciate it and  are sure it  w ill.prove  to  your  advantage.  Our heavier grades of goods 
made at onr third factory  are also acknowledged to be unequaled.

O.  M.  HENDERSON  &  CO,  Chicago.

F a c to r ie s: 

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F o il  d u   Lac, W isMixon,  111. 

Chicago, iu. 

W illa r d   H.  J a m e s,
Sal. snian  f«»r  ! *e  ■ -w. r  l ei,insula.

i 
I Morton  House,  v i«u.d  Rapids,  Mich.

1.0. address.

We  furnish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  to  Customers.

B  L IV E N  

The devil, Jack!  We’ve got a 

Shark.  He’ll do for

Bliven & Allyn.

Sole  A g e n ts  fo r  th e

&

W M . SEARS & CO.,

GraGker  Manufacturers,

A G E N T S   E O R   A M B O Y   C H E E S E .

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

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

H .  M .  B L IV E N ,  M anager. 

63 PEARL STREET.

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F o ster,  S te v e n s  &  Co.,
WHOLESALE  HARDWARE.

Grand Rapids,  Mich., Jan. 29,  1889.

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

Sisal,  12  1-2 cents per pound.
Manilla, 15  cents per pound. 
<
Our  price  in  Grand Rapids  is  ONE  CENT  AR0YE  THESE 

PRICES.  We have in stock a new rope called
N B W  JP R 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  ball  cord  shape,  thus  avoiding  the  necessity  of a 
reel.  We  keep  in  stock  “ New  Process”  from  1-4  up  to  5-8 
inclusive, and our price to-day  is  only  9  1-2  cents  a  pound  for 
3-8 and larger, and 10  cents  for  1-4.  This price, however,  will 
not hold and must go higher  if Sisal and Manilla keep advancing.
A  trial  coil  will  convince  you  the  days  of  Sisal  rope  are 
numbered. 

FOSTER,  STEYENS  &  CO.

10 a n d  12 M onroe-St., 33,  35,  37  39  a n d   41  Louis-,St.

ASSOCIATION  DEPARTMENT.

M ich ig an   B asineaa  M en’s  A ssociation. 

President—Frank Wells, Lansing.
First Vice-President—H. Chambers. Cheboygan.
Second Vice-President—C. Strong, Kalamazoo. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive Board—President; C. L. Whitney, Muskegon; 
Frank  Hamilton, Traverse City;  N. B. Blain, Lowell; 
Chas. T. Bridgman, Flint;  Hiram  DeLano,  Allegan; 
Secretary.
Committee  on  Insurance—Geo.  B.  Caldwell,  Green­
ville;  W.S. Powers, Nashville;  Oren  Stone, Flint. 
Committee on Legislation—S.  E.  Parkill,  Owosso;  H.
A. Hydora, Grand Rapids;  H. H. Pope, Allegan. 
Committee on Trade Interests—Smith Barnes, Traverse 
City:  Geo. R. Hoyt, East Saginaw;  H. B. Fargo, Mus­
kegon.
Committee on Transportation—James Osborn,Owosso; 
O.  F.  Conklin,  Grand  Rapids;  C.  F.  Bock,  Battle
Committee on Building and Loan Associations—Chaun- 
cey Strong, Kalamazoo; Will Emmert, Eaton Rapids; 
W. E. Crotty, Lansing.

Local Secretary-P. J- Connell, Muskegcc.
Official Organ—T h b  M ic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n .

The following  auxiliary associations  are op­
eratin g  u n der  ch arters  gran ted   by th e Michi­
gan Business Men’s A ssociation:

No.  1 —T ravel’s« C ity  B . M. A. 

No. 6 —A lb a  B. M. A.

No.  19—A da  B. M. A. 

No  27—D o rr B. M.  A. 

No. 26—G re e n v ille   B. M. A. 

No. 37—B a ttle  C reek  B. 31. A . 

No. 2—L o w ell  B. M. A. 
No. 3—S tu rg is B. M. A.

No. 2 4 —M orley  B. M. A.
No. 23—P a lo  B. M. A .

No. 3 8 —S cottville B.  31. A. 
No. 39  - B u r r  O ak B. 31. A. 

No. 20—s a u g a tu c k   B. M. A. 
No. 21—W ay lan d  B. M. A.

No.  4 —G ran d   R ap id s  M.  A.
No.  5—M uskegon B .  M. A.

No. 22—G ran d   h e d g e  B. M. A.
No. 23—C arson C ity B. M. A . 

No. 34—S aran ac B. 31. A.
No.  35—B ellaire   B. 31. A.
No. 36—Ith a c a   B .  31. A.

No. 11—K in g sley  B. M. A.
No. 12—Q uincy B. M. A.
No. 13—S h erm an  B. M. A.

No.  7—D im o u d ale B. M. A.
No. 8—E a s tp o rt B. M. A .
No. 9 —L aw ren ce B. M. A.

No. 28 —C heboygan B. M. A 
No. 29—F re e p o rt B. M. A.
No. 30—O ceana B. M. A.
No. 31—C h arlo tte B. M. A.
No. 32—C oopersville B. M. A. 
No. 33—C h arlev o ix   B. 31. A. 

President, J. W. Milliken; Secretary, E. W. Hastings
President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King.
President. H. S. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jom.______
President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe._____
President, John A. Miller;  Secretary, C. L. Whitney. 
President. F. W. Bloat; Secretary. P. T. Baldwin._____
President, T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger._____
President, F. H. Thurston; Secretary, Geo.L.Thurston.
President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary. J. H. Kelly.
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No. lO —H a rb o r S prings B. M. A.
President, W. J. Clark; Secretary. A. L. Thompson.
President. H. P. Whipple: Secretary,D. E. Wynkoop.
President, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.______
President, H. B. Sturtevant:  Secretary, W. J. Austin.
No. 14—No. M uskegon B. M. A. 
President, S. A. Howey: Secretary, G. C. Havens.
No. 15—B oyne C ity B. M. A. 
President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.
No.  16—Sand L ak e B. M. A. 
President, J. V. Crandall:  Secretary, W. Rasco.
No. 17—P la in w e ll B. M. A. 
President, E. A.  Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle.
No.  18—Owosso B . M. A. 
President, Albert Todd; Secretary. S. Lamfrom.
President, P. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.
President, John F. Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.
President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.
President, A. B. Schumacher: Secretary, W.  R.  Clarke.
President, F. A. Rockafellow: Secretary, C. G. Bailey.
President, J. E. Thurkow:  Secretary, W. H. Richmond.
President, H. D. Pew; Secretary, Chas. B. Johnson.
President. A. C. Satterlee:  Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell.
President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. K. Fisher.
President, A. J. Paddock;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.
President, Wm. Moore;  Secretary. A. J. Cheesebrough.
President, A. G. Avery;  Secretary, E. 3. Houghtaling.
President, Thos. J. Gieen;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury.
President, W. G. Barnes;  Secretary. J. B- Watson.
President, L. D. Bartholomew; Secretary. R. W. Kane.
President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P. T. Williams.
•«resident, H. M. Hemstreet; Secretary,C. E. Densmore.
President, O. F. Jackson;  Secretary, John  M^Everden.
President, Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary, E. W. Moore.
President. H. E. Symons: Secretary. D. W. Higgins.
President, W. S. Wilier; Secretary,  F. W. Sheldon.
No. 40 —E ato n   R ap id s B. 31. A. 
President, C. T. Hartson: Secretary, Will Emmert.
N«». 41 —B re ck e n rid g e   B . M. A. 
President. C  H.Howd;  Secretary, L. Waggoner.
President. Jos. Gerber; Secretary  C. J- Rathbun.____
President, Frank J. Luick;  Secretary. J. A. Lindstrom.
President, E. B. Martin: Secretary. W. H. Smith.
President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, O. A. Hailaday.
President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.
President, W. C. Pierce;  Secretary, W. H. Graham.
No. 4 8 —H u b b a rd sto n  B. M. A. 
President. Boyd Redner: Secretary, W. J. Tabor.
President, A.  Wenzell ; Secretary. Frank Smith.
President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary,C.  Grannis
No. 51—C edar  S prings  B.  M.  A. 
President. L. M. Sellers: Secretary, W. C. Congdon.
No. 52—G ran d  H av en  B. M. A. 
President, A. s. Kedzie;  Secretary, F. D. Vos.
Ñó, 53—B ellev u e B. M. A. 
President, Frank Phelps;  Secretary. A. E. Fitzgerald.
No. 54 —D ouglas B. 31. A.
President, Thomas B. Dutcher; Secretary, C. B. Waller.
No.  55 —F etesk ey   B. M. A. 
President, C. F. Hankey; Secretary. A. C. Bowman.
No. 56 —B an g o r  B.  M.  A. 
President, N. W. Drake;  Secretary, Geo. Chapman.
No. 57—R o ckford  B. M. A. 
President, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.
No. 58—F ife  L ak e B . 31. A. 
President, L. S. Walter; Secretai; ,C.C  Blakely.
No. 5 9 —F e n n v ille  B. 31. A. 
President F. S. Raymond : Secretary, A. J. Capen.
No. 6 0 —S o u th  B o ard m a n  B. M. A. 
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E.Keihardt.
President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B, Barnes,
President, Jas. H  .Moore; Secretary, C. W. Hulholand.
No. 63—E v a rt B. M. A. 
President, C. V. Priest; Secretary, C. E. Bell.
No. 64—S te rrili B . 31. A . 
President,C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton.
No. 65—K a lk ask a  B. M. A. 
President, Alt. G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom.
No. 66—L an sin g  B. M.  A. 
President, Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles.
No. 67—W aterv liet  B. 31. A. 
President, Geo. Parsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall.
President, H. H.  Pope;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.
No. 69 —Scotts an d  C lim ax B. M. A. 
President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. S. Willison.
No. 70—N ash v ille B.  M. A. 
President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers.
No. 7 1 —A sh ley   B.  M .  A,
President, M. Netzorg;  Secretary, Geo. E. Clutterbuck.
Ño. 72—E d m o re B. 31. A .
No. 73—B eld in g  B. M. A. 
No. 74—D avison  31.  U. 

No. 44—R eed C ity B. M. A. 
No. 45—H o y tv ille  B. M.  A.
No. 46—L eslie B. 31. A. 
No.  47—F lin t  M.  U.

No. 75—T ecu m seh   B .  M.  A . 
No. 76—K alam azo o  B . M. A. 

President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster.
President, J.  F. Cartwright;  Secretary. L. Gifford.
President, Oscar P. Bills; Secretary, F. Rosacraus.
President, 8. S. MeCamly; Secretary. Chauncey Strong.
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President—L. S. Monroe;  Secretary, 8. VanOstrand.
No. 78—C aled o n ia  B .  M .  A . 
President, C. F. Williams ;  Secretary. J. W. Saunders.
No. 7 9 -  
F a st J o rd a n  a n d   So.  A rm   B. M. A, 
Preeident,
, Chas. F. Dixon;  Secretary. L. C. Madison. 
N o. 80U
B a y  C ity a n d  W .  B ay   C ity  B . 31. A.
President,F. L. Harrison;  Secretary, Geo. Craig.
No. 81—F lu s h in g   B .  M. A . 
President. L. A. Vickery ;  Secretary, A. E. Ransom.
No.  82—A lm a   B.  M.  A.
,B. S. Webb;  Secretary, M. E  Pollasky.
N o  83—S herw ood B. M. A .
, L. P. Wilcox;  Secretary, W. R. Mandigo.

No.  61—H a rtfo rd   B. M. A.
No. 62—E a st b aginaw  M. A. 

No.  49—L eroy  B   31.  A. 
No. 5 0 —M anistee B. M. A . 

No. 42—F re m o n t B. 31. A.
No. 43—T u stin  B. 31. A.

No.  77—S o u th   H av en   B .  BE.  K . 

No. 68—A lleg an  B. M. A. 

L. M. Mills organized a B. M.  A.  at  Lakeview 
last evening  and  expects  to  start  a B. M. A. at 
Blanchard this evening.

Association Notes.

Petoskey Independent:  A  special  meeting  of 
the  Business  Men’s  Association  was  held 
Wednesday  evening,  to  consider a communica­
tion from Mr. Cherrie, in  regard to the new rail­
road.  Mr. Cherrie stated that  the  Eastern  cap­
italists who  were  backing  the  enterprise  were 
not willing to go to the south of Petoskey, as had 
been talked, and that  the  road  would  be  built 
through Petoskey  if  the  right  of way could be 
secured.  The Association instructed  the  Presi­
dent to assure Mr. Cherrie that  Petoskey  would 
furnish the right of way as soon as the road was 
ready for it. 

•

Charlotte Republican:  Here is just the chance 
we have long been  looking  fo r!  By  reason of 
the burning of his Jackson  factory,  our  former 
townsman, Fred L. Elms, is now foot-loose, and, 
if proper inducements are offered,  will  transfer 
his operations to this  city.  All  he  asks is that 
he be  furnished  suitable  grounds  and a build­
ing, which will cost in all  not  to  exceed 85,000, 
and he will agree to establish a factory that shall 
afford  employment  for  100  men  and  turn out 
5,000 carriages a year.  This is an offer  that  will 
not keep, as Mr. Elms cannot afford  to  delay  in 
re-establishing  his  shops  elsewhere.  Half  a 
dozen towns in the  State  would  jum p to accept 
the proposition he  makes  us,  but  he  prefers  to 
come to Charlotte.  What shall we  do  about  it? 
There will be  a  meeting  of  the Business Men's 
Association at the council  rooms, Monday even­
ing, to decide  the  matter. 
If  Charlotte  is not 
dead and gone to seed, here is a chance to start a 
boom.

Charlotte  Republican:  The  business  men’s 
organization  is  in a very  prosperous  condition 
throughout  this  State  and  in  many  places the 
local  organizations  have  accomplished  adm ir­
able results.  The  main  object  of the organiza­
tion is to encourage all well-directed enterprises 
and thus  promote  the  progress  and  growth of 
the  place  and  the  extension  and  increase  of 
trade.  There are plenty of opportunities for the 
business  men  of  Charlotte  to  do this and they 
could make no better investment than  to  spend 
a little time and  make  this  organization one of 
the strongest in the  State.  Owosso has, through 
the influence of her B. 31.  A.,  almost  distanced 
us  in  growth  the  last  four  years, and Sturgis, 
Battle  Creek  and  many  other  towns  are  con­
stantly picking the plums,  while  we  rem ain  in 
lethargy.  There  is  no  reason  why  Charlotte 
should  not  be  at  the  front, and a little united 
effort on the part of her  business  men  will  put 
her there.  Do not lie down and cry about  your 
competitors,  about  your  moneyed  men  who 
invest in mortgages at 8 per cent., etc., instead of 
putting  their  money  in  business  enterprises; 
about  3Ir.  A.  or  3Ir.  B.  who  has  money  and 
should make a metropolis of this city by his own 
individual efforts,  but  get  out  and  show your 
own interest  and  disposition  in  the welfare of 
the place.  Lay  aside  your  petty jealousies and 
do  something  yourself  toward  keeping  your 
town alive.  You  are  as much interested as any 
one.  W hat have yon ever tried to do?  You will 
find, if  you  get  out  and  try to have something 
done, the interest  in  the  w elfare  of  the  town 
will become contagious.  3Ir.  A. and 3Ir. B. will 
interest themselves quite as  much  as  you,  and 
Charlotte will boom under such contagion.  Pay 
your  dues  to  your  B.  31.  A.  and  come out to 
every meeting.  Submit your ideas for considera­
tion and discussion.  This  is an organization of 
the representative business men of this city  and 
can be made to bear  fruit.  Let  every business 
man in the city  come  out  at  the  next  meeting 
with a fixed  determination  to  help  turn  some­
thing up and we will soon find an opportunity to 
get there.

Should  Report  More  Promptly.

Greenville, 3Iarch 7, 1885».

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear  Sir—I  have  received  a  report  of  the 
stock subscribed at Battle Creek.  They  secured 
#2,300 of  the  85,0;X)  requested.  Greenville  has 
raised  her  82,500.  These  subscriptions  are  in 
small  amounts,  among  the  business  men, and 
nearly every share  of  stock  w ill carry with it a 
policy—a prestige  that  no  other  company  ever 
enjoyed.  Now,  if we can get the reportsof the 
other  associations, even though  they only aver­
age one-third of the amount  requested,  we  will 
have $30,000,  and  the  balance  could  be  easily 
secured. 

Yours truly,

Geo.  B. Ca l d w e l l, Chairman.

* The associations should  report more promptly 
as to the steps being taken to secure the required 
subscriptions, in order that  Chairman  Caldwell 
may be able to note the  progress made in differ­
ent parts of  the  State  and  replace  any  assign­
ments which cannot  be  met  by the associations 
originally asked to contribute the  same.

Shall  We Hold a Special  Meeting?
President  Wells  is  anxious  to  ascertain  the 
sentiment among the local  associations  relative 
to the desirability of holding  a  special  meeting 
at Lansing during 3Iareh or April,  for  the  pur­
pose of furthering the  insurance  project. 
It is 
not intended to make it a delegated  convention, 
as such a course  would  entail  expense  on  the 
local bodies in the payment  of  the traveling ex­
penses of delegates, but to  make  it  a  volunteer 
convention, inviting business men  interested  in 
the main subject at  issue,  w hether  members  of 
a B. 31.  A. or not.  Those who  approve or disap- j 
prove  of  the  idea  are  requested  to  acquaint 
President Wells  with  their views w ithout delay.
They  Sell  Consumers  as  Well  as 

Dealers.

South Boardman,  Feb. 18,1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand  Rapids:
Dear  Sib—We wish  to  warn  dealers  against 
buying any flour, feed or grain of F.  Van  Driele 
& Co., of Grand Rapids,  as  they  w ill  sell  their 
goods to any one ordering of them, regardless of 
their  being  regular  dealers,  which  results  in
lemoralizing prices
.............................  

W. W. P eck, Pres.
S. E. N eihardt, Sec’v.
J. D. Dagly.
J. H. 3IURRAT.
P eck & Murray.

B. M. A. Organized  at Paw Paw.

The  business  men  of  Paw  Paw  met  at  the 
council room last Thursday evening and listened 
to an exposition  of  the  B.  M.  A.  by  the  State 
Organizer.  A motion to proceed to organize was 
unanimously carried, when the regulation consti­
tution was adopted.  The meeting then adjourned 
until  Wednesday  evening  of  this  week, when 
the organization will be completed  by  the  elec­
tion of oflicers.
Bellevue  Re-Affiliates  with  the  State.
Bellevue, Feb. 26,1889.
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—Enclosed I send you draft for  $7.50, 
in payment of dues for fifteen members.
At  our  last  meeting,  Frank  Phelps  was  re­
elected President  and  myself  Secretary  for  the 
ensuing year. 

Yours truly,

A. E. F itzgerald, Sec’y.

The milling  industry in  3Ianitoba and 
Western  Canada, according  to the  Win­
nipeg Commercial, continues  to  expand, 
the  capacity  now  being  estimated  at 
8,500,000 bushels wheat  per  annum, and 
several  new  mills  are  projected.  The 
outlook for 1889 is not  considered by our 
contemporary to be as  promising  as  last 
year, owing to the  high  price which has 
ruled  for  wheat  throughout  the  hard 
spring  wheat  region  of  this  continent, 
in comparison with the  price  obtainable 
for flour.

Progress of  the  Knights of  the  Grip.

Grand Rapids, March 4, 1889.

E.  A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids:
Dear  Sir—I  have just mailed to each 
of  the  eleven Vice-Presidents of  our or 
ganization a letter as follows:
Dear Sib—I  enclose  herew ith  resolution  and 
petition of  our Association  to the  Congressmen 
of Michigan, and the Board  desire you to secure 
the  signature of  every employer or  commercial 
travelers  in your  district, if  possible, to  the pe 
tition, and  attach  it  to  the  resolution and  for­
ward  both, endorsed by a strong personal  letter 
from  yourself  as  Vice-President, to  your  Con­
gressman as soon as possible and supplement the 
work by such  means as your judgm ent may dic­
tate;  and  as  it  is  vital  to  the success  of  this 
branch of  our work  that  this  be  carefully  and 
thoroughly  performed, will you  give if your  per 
sonal  attention and, when completed, forward s 
full  report with  certified  bill  for  time and  ex 
pense  to me for approval by the Board of  Direc 
tors. 

Very truly yours,

L. 31. Mills, Sec'y.

I trust every member of our Knights of 
the  Grip  will  lend  a  helping  hand  in 
every way possible to the vice-president 
and committees in the  discharge of  their 
duties. 
In  no  more  effectual  way  can 
this  be done  than  by having a supply of 
application  blanks with you at  all  time; 
and securing the  name of  every commer 
cial  traveler  you may meet, as a member 
of our association,  as  it is  the united in 
lluence  of  the  commercial  travelers  of 
Michigan  that we  want  to wield  an  in 
fluence  that  will  be irresistible in secur­
ing  our  modest  demands. 
I  will  be 
pleased to mail application blanks to any 
member  who will  drop  me a  postal  re 
questing them.
Chairman  Cooper  announces  as  his 
associates on the Employment Committee 
M. Eldridge, of  Flint, and  C. E. E. Stan 
sell, 65 Elizabeth street, Detroit,  to whom 
any  member  desiring  situations  or 
changes may apply.
President  Peake  is  working  day  and 
night  to  get  all the  committees  settled 
down to good working shape and we hope 
to have everything  moving along in com­
plete  order  before  another  week  closes 
There  have been  sixty-three  additions 
to our membership  the past week,  and if 
every member  does his  duty and puts ail 
application  blank  where  it will  do  the 
most  good, our  numbers will  be rapidly 
increased.  Very truly j ours,

L.  31.  Mills, Sec’v.

Purely  Personal.

Dick Mangold is home  from  the West.
L. Winternitz is on the warpath again.
Miss  Belle  Fairchild  has  returned  to 

Rochester.

Fred L. Fallas  spent  a  da\r or  two at 

Chicago last week.

31.  V.  Wilson,  the  Sand  Lake  drug­

gist, was in  town Monday.

Heman  G.  Barlow  is  still  confined to 

his bed,  but is on the mend.

Will  J. Barker,  the  Ashley  druggist, 
was  recently married to a Hastings lady.
Frank E.  Piper, the Charlotte  boot and 
shoe  dealer,  was  in  town  one  day last 
week.

C. C.  Tuxbury,  manager  of  the  Sul­
livan  Lumber  Co.,  at  Sullivan,  was  in 
town a couple of  days last week.

Lewis  Cass  Bradford, 

the  Baldwin 
merchant,  called  cn  numerous  Grand 
Rapids friends last Saturday.

Chas. 31. Norton,  with  Foster,  Stevens 
& Co.,  has gone  to  Springfield, 3Iass., to 
attend  a  family  reunion.  He  will  be 
gone about two weeks.

II. 31. Pratt  and  L.  S.  Hackett  have 
become the owners of  the  cheese factory 
at Prattsville,  which  was  operated  last 
year by A. M. Gallop.

Geo. 31. 3Iatthews, the  Chase druggist, 
who  has  been  in  the  city  a  couple of 
weeks, inspecting  his  branch  drug bus­
iness  on  Sixth  street, returns  home to­
day.

Roma Chandler  has  resigned the  casli- 
iership  of  the  Bank  of  Frankfort  and 
will  engage  in  business  on his  own ac­
count  at  some  point  in Washington Ter­
ritory.

Grocer.

Chas. C. Philbrick,  who  started  out a 
week  ago  to  take  a  trip  through  the 
South, has concluded to  go  to  the  Ber­
mudas  instead,  having  made  arrange­
ments to sail  from  New 3'ork on Thurs­
day of  this week.
Novel  Announcement  of  an  Arizona 
The  editor  of  the  Arizona  Kicker re- 
centlj' blossomed out as a grocer, inaugu­
rating  the venture  by the  following  an­
nouncement:
We  beg to announce to the  public that 
we  have  established  a  grocery  in  con­
nection  with the Kicker office.  We have 
run  a  partition  across  our  shanty  and 
stocked  the  front  .end  with  groceries, 
and  hereafter  the  two will  be  one  and 
inseparable.  While we blandly acknowl­
edge  that  this is not a literary move  cal­
culated  to raise  the public  hair on  end, 
we call your attention to the fact that we 
shall  sell two  dozen clothes  pins for  fif­
teen  cents,  and  two  bars  of  soap for  a 
quarter.  A  customer  who wants  New 
Orleans  molasses  at wholesale  or  retail 
will  find us  behind the  counter  smiling 
and affable.  The  citizen who  wants  to 
subscribe  for the  Kicker will  find us in 
the back room willing to pocket his §2.
A Pagan Philosopher on Life Failures.
“I  hold  that  no  man  deserves  to be 
crowned with honor  whose  life is a fail­
ure,”  said  Cicero,  the  heathen  philos­
opher.  “He who  only lives  to  eat  and 
drink and accumulate money is a failure. 
The world is no better  for  his  living in 
it.  He  never  wiped  a  tear  from a sad 
face,  never  kindled  a  fire  on  a frozen 
hearth. 
I repeat  with  emphasis that he 
is  a  failure.  There  is  no  flesh  in  his 
heart.  He worships no god but gold.”

A new  postal  card  is  soon  to  be put 
into  circulation. 
It is very much  like a 
double  card.  The  back  fold  is  split 
diagonally and opened like a four-pointed 
star.  The  four  corners  are  folded and 
joined  in  the  center  with  a  piece  of 
gummed paper. 
It will  contain no more 
writing  space than the present  card. 
It 
will  weigh  less  than  half  an  ounce. 
The  only  advantage  will  be  a  greater 
privacy.

“Sapsago”  (Schabzieger)  Cheese
Henry Stewart in  American Agriculturalist.
This  rather  rare  and  curious  cheese 
affords  an  instance  of  a  corruption  of 
language  which  completely  covers  and 
hides the true meaning.  Sapsago is very 
clearly a  corruption  or  a  derivative  of 
the German term Schabzieger, from Scha- 
ben grated,  and Zieger curd.  This cheese 
is made  in  Switzerland,  and  chiefly  in 
the canton of  Glarus, where it is  locally 
termed  frontage vert tie Claris  or  green 
cheese of  Glarus,  by those  who  use  the 
French  language. 
It  is  somewhat  like 
our pineapple  cheese,  a  sort  of  double 
manufacture,  the curd being put through 
a secondary process  which  gives  to  the 
product its peculiar character.
This cheese is made as  follows:  The 
milk, collected upon the  mountain  past­
ures,  is skimmed and curded in the usual 
manner.  The curd is then put in vessels 
made of  fir or spruce bark,  pierced  with 
holes through which  the  whey  escapes. 
In this condition it  is  kept  in  the  cool 
pure air of  the high mountains until the 
autumn, when the herds are brought down 
to their winter  quarters  in  the  valleys. 
During  this  time  a  slow  fermentation, 
moderated by  the  coolness,  goes  on  in 
the curd.  When the curd is  removed  to 
the valley farms it  is  put  in  sacks  and 
loaded on to the wagons.  On its  arrival 
the  sacks  of  curd  are  put  in  a  press, 
heaped one upon the other, and squeezed 
to expel the remaining whey.  The  curd 
is left under pressure  for  three  or  four 
weeks. 
It is then ground in a mill,  con­
sisting  of  a  circular  trench  or  pit  of 
cut stone  closely  joined  and  cemented.
3 strong vertical shaft of wood  is  fitted 
in the center and to this is fixed  a  stone 
roller of a truncated-conical shape, which 
weighs a ton and revolves slowly  around 
the circular floor.  When the curd is put 
into  the  mill it is mixed  with  two  and 
one-half per cent, of  its  weight of  dried 
and  pulverized  leaves  of  a  species  of 
Trifolium, having  deep  blue  or  purple 
blossoms,  locally called blue melilot (but 
more probably  Trifolium alpinum),  and 
four to five per cent of  salt.  During the 
grinding or crushing, the attendent takes 
care that the  work  is  evenly  done  and 
the curd is passed repeatedly  under  the 
oiler  and  ground  to  a  smooth  paste. 
The curd is then shoveled out of the mill 
into a shallow vat, from which it  is  put 
into molds  of  the  form  of  a  truncated 
cone, of various  sizes,  from  one  pound 
upward.  The pasty curd is pressed  into 
the molds by a pestle of  hard wood;  and 
for the easy removal of  the sticky  paste 
the mold is smeared with  sweet  oil  and 
then lined with a cloth.  As soon  as  the 
heeses  are  firmly  set  they  are  taken 
from  the  molds  and  placed  in  drying 
rooms on shelves, where  they  are  care- 
fully guarded  against  contact  with  air 
currents by which the cheeSes  would  be 
racked and made  to  crumble  from  ex­
cessive  dryness.  The  drying  continues 
for a year or more,  until the cheeses  are 
quite hard.
The Schabzieger  cheese  is  of  a  clear 
reen color.  The  largest  cheese  found 
a  the  Paris  market,  where 
they  are 
mostly  sold,  are  about  four  inches  in 
height,  and  the  same  in  diameter,  and 
they sell for sixty-five cents per kilogram 
or about twentjT-seven cents  per  pound. 
They are served at the table  grated  and 
are eaten with pastry, pies,  or with fruit, 
at the dessert.  Their odor is strong, and 
t requires—for most persons—a consider­
able  training  before 
the  palate  and 
stomach become accustomed to the  pecu- 
iar smell and  flavor.  This  cheese  has 
been an article of manufacture and trade 
in Switzerland for more  than  three hun­
dred years.

He  Was  an  Adept  at Lying.

\   tall  man  sauntered  into  Kephart 
Bros.’  store,  at  Berrien  Springs,  one 
evening  last  week,  just  in time to hear 
the  champion  liar  finish a rabbit story. 
The tall man expectorated a huge mouth­
ful of  tobacco juice at the stove and pro­
ceeded  with his  little  experience, wfliich 
was to the  effect  that  he  recently went 
into the  woods, painted a black eircle on 
the end of  a log, and when he went back 
an hour later he found 300  dead  rabbits 
there,  the  animals  having  mistaken the 
circle for a hole  in  the  log  and  dashed 
themselves  to  death  against  it.  He 
doesn’t care to  have it  generally known, 
for  fear  some  metropolitan  paper  will 
want to engage  his  services  as affidavit 
clerk,  and he wants  to clear off  that six- 
acre lot back of  the barn this spring.

The  Saw vs. the  Ax.

In California the saw  has  largely sup­
planted  the  ax  in  bringing  down Red­
woods, but the change is severe upon the 
woodmen.  After  being  sawed  partly 
through,  a tree is forced  over  by insert- 
a  number  of  steel  wedges  in  the 
kerf,  which  are  driven  in  with  steel 
ledges.  They  are  set  in  as  close to­
gether as possible,  and the driving of the 
wedges  frequently takes  three  hours or 
more.  The constant  contact of  the steel 
sledges with the steel  wedges  results in 
chipping  off  fragments  which  fly  with 
great force, and  in  numerous  instances 
become  imbedded  in  the  flesh  of  the 
workmen,  requiring a surgical  operation 
to remove them.

The  Apple  Crop.

The  apple  crop  wa$  a good  one  last 
fall, but during the  winter it has turned 
out  a  miserable  failure.  The  weather 
has  been  extremely bad  for  preserving 
the fruit,  and  growers  and  dealers who 
held  on  to their stock  in the hope of  an 
advance of prices have been heavy losers. 
One case  is  reported of  a man in  Maine 
to whom an  offer  of  $1,000  for  700  bar­
rels  was  made  in  the  fall, but  he pre­
ferred  to  wait,  and  recently  thought 
himself  lucky  to  get  $300  for  the  300 
barrels that remained on his hands.

East  Saginaw  Jottings.

E. E. Draper’s apartments on Washing­
ton avenue will  be  ready for  occupancy 
about  three  weeks, and  his  present 
quarters will  be  refitted  for J. C. Watts 
& Co., jewelers, they being  compelled to 
acate their  present quarters, as “Little 
Jake”  intends fixing same up for his bank 
and general offices.

The  Hardwood Market.

There  is  practically  no  demand  for 
alnut.  Gray elm  is  in  good  demand. 
Whitewood is in  poor demand.  Red oak 
is firm and  in good  demand, the  supply 
not being equal to the demand.

I

Business  Courtesy Pays.

life 

Some men have an  idea, because “bus 
iness  is  business,”  that  much  of  the 
is  to  be 
common  politeness  of 
dropped as soon as they touch their office 
chair,  or their  store  door closes them in 
In  other words, they seem to act,  “Now, 
look  out for me—I am  j’our  friend  in a 
social way, but I’ll skin  you alive if  you 
have  anything  to  do  with  me in a bus 
iness  way.” 
It is very  true  that “bus­
iness is business,” and any man who uses 
the  fact  of  any  friendly social  relation 
to advance  his  own ends,  at the expense 
of  yours,  s’ ould be “fired.”  This  is no 
excuse  for  your  cold,  ill-mannered  be 
havior and  boorishness.  A gentleman is 
a gentleman inside his  place of  business 
as well as outside of  it,  and it pays to be 
a gentleman  in  business  as  well as out 
of  it.

A Dual Use.

3.  gentleman  who  is  something  of  a 

wag  recentlj’  parchased  a  broom  of 
3Ionroe street firm and sent it to a newly- 
married ladj’ with the following  apropos 
lines:

This trifling gift accept from me;
In sunshine use the brushy part,

It’s use I would commend.
In storms—the other end.

The
English  syndicate  which is cred- 
ited
with 
the  purpose  of  putting 
50,000,000  in  American  breweries  ex­
plains its aetion,  through  one of  its rep­
resentatives, as follows :  Thad  bad  rail­
way management in  America  has  made 
British  investors  afraid  to  trust  their 
money any longer in  railroad  securities, 
especially where they have so little voice 
in the  after  management of  their  inter­
ests.  They  think  there  is more  money 
in hauling beer than in hauling traffic.

H JLRDW AJÍE.

The Hardware  Market.

Bar iron has shown considerable weak­
ness  during the  past week, but the  indi­
cations  are  that it will  turn the  other 
way  very  shortly.  The  steel  nail  men 
hold  together  in  good  shape,  keeping 
prices  firm.  The  wire nail  situation  is 
without  change.  The  screw  manufac­
turers have  gotten out a new list, with  a 
new  discount, which  will  take  effect  as 
soon as the list is in the hands of the job­
bers.  Rope  continues  firm,  slight  ad­
vances  being  an  almost  every  day  oc­
currence.

P r ic e s   C u rren t.

dis.

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B R A C ES.

AXES.

B U T T S ,  CAST.

BOLTS.

dis.
dis.
dis.

BALANCES.
BARROW8.
BELLS.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
AUGURS AND BITS.
dis.
Ives’, old stvle.........................
60
........... 
Snell’s.....................................
........... 
60
Cook’s.....................................
40
........... 
Jennings’, genuine................
........... 
25
Jennings’, imitation.................
...........50&10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.........
.......... $ 7 00
D.  B. Bronze.........
...........  11 00
S. B. S. Steel.........
...........  8 50
D. B. Steel............
...........  13 00
Spring  ....................................
........... 
40
Railroad..................................
......... $ 14 00
Garden..................................... ..... net  33 00
Hand........................................ ....  60&10&10
Cow........................................
........... 
70
Call  ........................................
...........30&15
Gong.....................................
Door, Sargent............................ ...........60&10
dis.
Stove......................................
..............$  0
Carriage new list......................
...........70&10
Plow......................................
50
........... 
Sleigh shoe..............................
70
........... 
Wrought Barrel Bolts................
..........  
60
Cast Barrel Bolts......................
40
........... 
Cast Barrell, brass knobs...........
40
........... 
Cast Square Spring....................
.............. 
60
Cast C h ain ........................................
.............. 
40
W rought  Barrel, brass knob.........
.............. 
60
W rought S q u are..............................
60
.............. 
W rought Slink  F lu sh .....................
.............. 
60
W rought Bronze and Plated Knob F lu sh .. .60&10
Ives’ Door............................................ ................60&10
Barber.................................................
40
.............. 
B ack u s...............................................
...........  50&10
Spofford.............................................
..............  
50
Am. B a ll............................................
..............  
net
B U C K E T S.
Well,  p lain ........................................
..............$ 3  50
Well, sw ivel..............................
..............  4 00
dis.
Cast Loose Pin, figured................... ................70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed...
..............70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed ................60&
W rought Narrow, bright 5ast joint ................60&10
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip .......
..............60&05
W rought Loose Pin, japanne"d__ ..............60&05
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped .60&05
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
C A R P E T   S W E E P E R S .
Bissell  No. 5......................................
.per doz.$17 00 
Bissell No. 7, new drop p a n ...........
19 60
Bissell, G ra n d ...................................
36  00
Grand Rapids............................
24 00
M agic...................................................
15 00
G rain.................................................... ....  dis. 50&02
Cast Steel...........................................
04 
Iron, Steel Points..............................
3H
Ely’s 1-10............................................. ...p e rm  
65
G. D ....................................................
35
... 
M usket................................................. ... 
60
50
Rim Fire, LT. M. C. & W inchester new lis t.. 
Rim Fire, United  States.................
.......dis. 
50
Central  F ire...............................
.......dis. 
25
Socket F irm er...................................
..............70&10
Socket Fram ing.................................
.............. 70&10
Socket Corner.....................................
..............70&10
Socket Slicks....................................
..............70&10
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er............... .............. 
40
Barton’s  Socket  Firm ers................. .............. 
20
Cold......................................................
............. 
net
Curry,  Lawrence’s ..........................
.............. 40&10
H otchkiss............................................ .............. 
25
W hite Crayons, per  gross................ 12@12y2 dis. 10
Brass,  Racking’s ............................... .............. 
60
Bibb’s ................................................... .............. 
60
B ee r...................................................... ..............40&10
Fenns’................................................... ..............  
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.........per pound 
33
14x52,14x56, 14x60.......... .............. 
31
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

...p e r fl) 
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C A R T R ID G E S.

CROW   B A R S.

C R A D L E S.

C H ISE L S.

C O P P E R .

BLO CK S.

D R IL L 8 .

C H A L K .

COM BS.

COCKS.

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C A PS.

dis.

dis.

dis.

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D R IP P IN G   P A N S .

Small sizes, ser p o u n d ...................................  
Large sizes, per pound.......................................  
Com. 4  piece, 6 in .............................doz. net 
75
Corrugated........................................„d is. 20&10&10
Adjustable.................................................. dis.  )$&10

E LB O W S.

07
6J4

dis.

30
25

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

E X P A N S IV E   B IT S . 

f i l e s — New List. 

dis.
American File Association L ist......................60&10
Disston’s ............................. 
6O&10
New  A m erican................................................... 60&10
Nicholson’s .........................................................60&10
Heller’s ................................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps........................................  
50
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
28
18
15 
List 

G A LV A N IZED   IR O N .

13 

12 

14 

 

Discount, 60

dis.

g a u g e s . 

50

H A M M ERS.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ......................... 
Nay dole  & Co.’s .....................................................dis. 25
Kip’s ..........................................................................dis. 25
Yerkes & Plumb’s .................................................. dis. 40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel............................ 30c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, H and... .30c 40&10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 .............................................. dis. 60
State.................................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 4V2  14  and
3^
lo n g er............................................................... 
Screw Hook and  Eye, y2... ...................................net 10
“  %............................ net  81/2
“  %............................ net  7)4
“ 
%............................net  7)4

„ 
Strap and T ..............................................................dis. 70

H IN G E S .

‘  „  

hangers. 

dis.

Barn Door Kidder 3Ifg. Co., Wood track ... .50&10
Champion,  anti-friction.................................   60&10
Kidder, wood tra c k .......................................... 
40

H O LLO W  W A R E

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

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

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

 

Grub  1. 
Grub 2 . 
Grub 3.

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

HORSE NAILS.

knobs—New List. 

Au Sable...................................dis. 25&10@25&10&10
P utnam ..........................................dis.  5&10&2)4&2VS
N orthw estern.......................................  
dis. 10&10&5
55
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings....................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings...................  
55
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings................ 
55
Door,  porcehnn, trim m ings............................ 
55
  70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain....................  
Picture, H. L. Ju d d   &  Co.’s ............................ 40&10
H em acite............................................................. 
45

dis.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

diS.

dis.

55
55
55
55
70

levels. 
MATTOCKS.

Russell & Irw in  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ........... 
Mallory, W heeler  &  Co.’s ...............................  
Branford’s .......................................................... 
Norwalk’s ...........................................................  
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ......................... 
Adze E ye.....................................................$16.00, dis. 60
Hunt E ye.....................................................$15.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s............................................$18.50, dis. 20&10.
dis.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled........................  
50
dis.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ........................................ 
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s M alleables...' 
40
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s ..................... 
40
“  E n terp rise .............................................  
25

mauls. 
mills. 

dis.

________________60&10
Stebbin’s G enuine..............................................60&10
25
Enterprise, self-measuring....................... 

N A IL S
Advance above 12d nails.

FENCE  AND  BRADS.

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

F IN E   B L U E D .

1  00
1  50
2 00

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

CA STING  A N D   B O X .

COMMON  B A R R E L .

25

C LIN C H .

\y2 and  1% in c h .................................................  1  35
“ 
2  and 2)4 
................................................  1  15
2) 4 and 2?4  “ 
...............................................  1  00
3 in c h .................................................................... 
85
75
3) 4 and 4)4  in ch ................................................. 

Each half keg 10 cents extra.

dis.

O IL E R S.
Zinc or tin. Chase’s P aten t..
..................... 60&i0
Zinc, with brass bottom .......
...................  
50
Brass or Copper.......................
...................  
50
R eap er.....................................
per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s ..........................................................50&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y .....................................40@10
Sciota B ench......................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy............................ 40@10
Bench, first quality...........................................   @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood.............20&10

planes. 

dis.

P A N S .

rivets. 

Fry,  Acme..................................................dis. 50&10
Common,  polished....................................dis. 60&10
dis.
50
Iron and  T inned............................................... 
Copper Rivets and B urs................................... 
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

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

Broken packs %c per pound extra.
Sisal, y2 inch and la rg e r.................................   13
M anilla................................................................   16
dis.

Steel and  Iro n .....................................................70&10
Try and Bevels..................................................  
60
M itre.................................................................... 
20

squares. 

R O P E S .

S H E E T  IR O N .

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

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

V

SAND PAPER.

List acct. 
__ 
Silver Lake, White A ___ 

19, ’86.......................................¿js_

SASH CORD.
D rabA ................'
W hite B .................................. 
Drab B ............................. 
 
W hite C........................ , ........  «

I! *'. 11"  *'  “

list
«
 

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Discount, 10.

“

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SASH  W E IG H T S.
Solid Eyes.
......................................per ton $25
SA U SA G E  S U U F F E R S   O R F IL L E R S .
Miles’
Challenge” .... per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05
Perry
..................per doz. No. 1, $15;  No. 0,
............................$21 ;  dis. 50@50&5
Draw Cut No  4 ..............................each, $30, dis 30
Enterprise Mfg. C o ...,...................... d i i  20&10@30
Silver s .........................................................dis.  4O&10
Disston’s  Circular........................  
4^ 45^5
c ro s s c u t........................ :::::: ::ffi@45&i
H an d ..............................................25©25&5
^Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
¿je  o
“  Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,’. ...  ” 7»
- 
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__  
50
30
Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot... 
‘  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
og

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

Cuts,  per  foot................ 

SA W S. 

d i s

:: 

dis

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

 

 

yj
go
5©
gq
50
50
go
45
35

dis.

traps. 

dis
6O&10 
35 
70
70
...............  
................ 
TO
— 18c per doz.
. .$1.50 per doz. 

Steel, Game...........................................
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s . .. .. .. .
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s
Hotchkiss'
p. s. &w.  Mfg. co.’s
Mouse,  choker.....................
Mouse, delusion...................
WIRE.
Bright M arket......................
Annealed M arket.................
Coppered M arket.................
E xtra B ailin g ......................
Tinned M arket.....................
Tinned  Broom......................
Tinned M attress...................
Coppered  Spring  Steel.......
Tinned  Spring Steel............
Plain Fence.
Barbed  Fence, galvanized............................... $3
Copper..................................................
Brass.............................................
W IR E   GOODS.
B right....................................................
Screw  Eyes...............................
Hook’s ........................................'
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................

................  67)4
............ 70&10
............  6254
................ 
55
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50
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per pound 03
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.70&10&1©
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p ain ted .......................

dis,

W R E N C H E S.

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

M ISC ELLA N EO U S. 

Bird C ages.........................................................  
go
Pumps, Cistern.......................   
75
Screws, New L ist.....................................             70Ji05
Casters, Bed  and  P late.............................50&10&XO
Dampers,  American.......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel g o o d s . i ; 6K 
Copper Bottoms..................................................   3^

d i s

METALS.
PIG   T IN .

Pig  Large..................................................'............ 28c
Pig B ars....................................................................aoc

C O PPE R .

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

Lake.............................................
“Anchor”  B rand.......................

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

ZINC.
.............................. 6«
...........................
L E A D .

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

.......................................................... @5
...........@5

D uty:  Pig, $2  per 100  pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
American 
Newark...........................................  
gar.........................................
S heet............................................................ 8c, dis. 20
)4@)4........................................................16
Extra W iping....................................................... ..
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIM O N Y .

SO LD ER .

T IN — M ELY N  G R A D E .
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Cookson.............................................per  pound  14)4
Hal let t s 
----11)4
..$  6 09 
..  6 '09
..  6:25 
..  2.O-Ö0

10xi4 IC, Charcoal.......................
14x20 IC, 
..................... 
12x12 IC, 
.....................
14x14 IC, 
...................
.......................
10x28 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
.....................
................ 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
.............. 
20x28 ix , 
..................... *

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Each additional X on this grade, $L75.

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10x14 IC,  C harcoal.................
14x20 IC, 
12xl2IC, 
14x14 IC, 
29x28 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

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Each additional X on this grade $1.50.

T IN — A LLA  W A Y   G R A D E .
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5
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9 If. 
11  80 
690
6 90
7 15 
If  65 
14 80

R O O FIN G  P L A T E S

Worcester.

Allaway  Grade.

14x20 IC, Terne  M. F ........................................$  7
20x28  IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
29x28 IC, 
14X20IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
20x28 IX,

........  15 75
.......  ?S
........  11 »
........  480
..........   ¿40
........logo
........  1350
14x28  IX ................................................................$12 00
14x31  IX .............................................................  13  50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, ) 
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14x60 IX, 
09

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

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Size

Price-

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

M anufacturers«  D e tro it,  M idi«

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CANDY!

P U T N A M  &

We  manufacture  a  full 
line, carry  a  heavy  stock, 
and  warrant  our  goods  to 
be STRICTLY  PURE  and 
first class.

BROOKS.

To 

the Pa ss Book System

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With  its  attendant  losses  and  annoyances,  when  you  can 

supplant it by so inexpensive and labor-saving 

a  system  as  the

Tradesman  Credit  GoUpon  Book, #

Which is now used by over 2,000  Michigan  merchants.

The Tradesman Coupon  is  the  cheapest  and  most modern in 

the market, being sold as follows:

52.50
3.00
4.00
5.00

SUBJECT  TO  THE  FOLLOWING  DISCOUNTS:
Orders for  200 or over..............5 per cent.

§ 2 Coupons, per hundred. 
§ 5 
§10 
§20 

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“  1000  “ 

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E, R. STOWE S BR0„ Grand Rapids.
H E  A  VICARICI I

B R O T H E R S  

W h o le s a le  C lo th iers

MANUFACTURERS  OF

P erfect-F ittin g   'Tailor-Made  Clothing

AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

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

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

N uts We carry a large stock of Foreign 

and  Domestic  Nuts  and are at a” 
times  prepared  to  fill  orders  for 
car lots or less at lowest  prices.

P u t n a m  

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DEALERS IN

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NOS.  128  and  124  LOUIS STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS. MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE-

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The Michigan Tradesman

BUSINESS  LAW.

Brief  Digests  of  Recent  Decisions 

Courts of Last Resort.

Early Times.

Brief History  of  Co-operative  Effort in 

LIFE  INSURANCE.

In  Europe,  probably 

Anne a charter  for  a  company  to “pro­
vide  for  their  families  in  an  easy and 
beneficial  manner.”  The  company was 
called the  Amicable, and is generally re­
garded  as  the  first  real  life  insurance 
rom  th e  Chicago News.
comp my  organized.  The  charter  lim­
Life insurance originated in the  age of 
ited the number of  shares at 2,000.  The 
omance. 
It  grew  into  popular  favor 
age of  the  shareholders  was  limited  to 
during  an  era  of  wild  speculation;  be­
twelve aud  forty-five  years and the  con­
came a prominent feature in financial ad- 
dition  of  the  applicant’s health was not 
entures  on  land  and sea, in peace  and 
considered.  An  entrance  or  initiation 
ar, and  has  led  a  checkered  career of 
fee of  £7, or about  §35, was charged and 
failure  and  success  for  300  years. 
Its 
a fixed  annual  payment  of  premium  of 
legendary  history, 
the  excesses  and 
£5,  or  §25, was  paid  by  each  member. 
imesof its early promotors and patrons, 
He might hold three shares.  At the end 
the  strange  enterprises  in  which  it en­
of  each  year a portion of  the  fund  was 
gaged and the part it played in the sober- 
paid  to  the  heirs of  members  who  had 
relations of  life, led an early  English 
died during the preceding  twelvemonth.
riter  to  designate  it “a  page  from the 
A.t  first  only a  small  portion of  the an
No  positive  trace  of  any  attempt  to | nual inpome was «lmtribute^ as t^co m - 
pany bought to create a fund  for  invest­
ment.  But later en the  net  income was 
distributed  at  the  end  of  each  year.
The  earlier  payments  were  about §150, 
but  In  ten  years  they  ran  up  to  §450. 
From  1760  to  1780  the  average annual 
distribution  was  §870. 
In 1734 the Am­
icable  began to guarantee  that  the div­
idends  should  not  be  less  than  §500  a 
year,  and  in  1807  it  introduced assess­
ments graded by the  age of  the member.
The  company ceased  to  do  business in 
1867,  when it was absorbed by the Hand- 
in-Hand Insurance Company.
From  1720 to  1770  much of  the  busi­
ness of  legitimate  insurance  companies 
was  usurped  by speculators.  The  risks 
taken  by merchants on lives for the pay­
ment  of  certain  sums_ at  death  were 
placed  on  every- move  in  the career  of 
noted  men.  Sir Robert Walpole was in­
sured  for thousands of  pounds when  his 
person  seemed  endangered  by  popular 
tumults.  Admiral Byng, whose  inaction 
lost  Minorca, had  thousands  staked  on 
the  result of  his  trial  by  court-martial 
and  the  execution of  his  sentence. 
In 
65  a  speculator  brought  800  German 
immigrants  to  England  and  abandoned 
them without  protection  or  food  in  an 
open  field. 
In a few days  they began to 
die  of  exposure.  The  insurers  placed 
large sums in wagers on the number who 
would  die  within  a  week.  A  million 
pounds  sterling  is  said  to  have  been 
wagered  on  the  sex  of  the  Chevalier 
d’Eon.  The  chevalier  while  minister 
plenipotentiary from  France  to  England 
occasionally  wore  a  woman’s  attire. 
Louis  XY.  suggested  and  ordered  the 
disguise  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining 
surreptitiously English  State secrets,  but 
the rumor spread that the minister was a 
woman.  The rumor was taken up by the 
gamblers  and  the chevalier was  said  to 
have  been  offered  £30,000,  more  than 
§150,000  in  to-day’s  cash, to disclose  his 
sex, but refused it.
The speculation  led  to  the  formation 
of hundreds of companies as wild as that 
known  as the  South Sea  bubble.  Com­
panies  were  organized  to insure  horses 
against  dying  natural  deaths, or  being 
stolen, or disabled, for  the  insurance  of 
debts, against thefts by servants,  against 
house-breakers,  highwaymen, and  lying.
A  marriage  insurance  company  doing 
business  in  Petticoat  lane  guaranteed 
the  insured a husband  or  wife within  a 
specified  time.  For  3  pence  a  week a 
society assured the members against pur­
gatory  after  death.  The  chastity  of 
women  was insured and  men w-ere  guar­
anteed  against  drinking  themselves  to 
death.
Among  the  names  of  the  companies 
were  the  “Hand-in-Hand”—a  company 
still in  existence—the  “Golden  Globe,” 
and the “Lucky Seventy, or the  Longest 
Liver Takes  All.”  Of  the  many  com­
panies organized but few lived  long. 
In 
1800  only  six  life-insurance  companies 
were in existence.  But the number soon 
rapidly increased and between  1844  and 
1867. 240 companies failed.
In 1757 Mr. Dodson, an eminent mathe­
matician,  applied  for  admission  to  the 
Amicable company, but was rejected  be­
cause of  his age.  With  another  mathe­
matician named Simpson he  applied  for 
a charter for another company, but being 
refused it by  the  crown  they  organized 
under a deed of  settlement  in  1762  the 
famous  “Equitable  Society  for  the  As­
surance of Life and Survivorship.”  The 
assessments were graded at 14, 20, 25,30, 
40, and  49  years.  Women  and  youth 
were insured.  The  company  had  little 
success until in 1791 the Rev. Dr. Richard 
Price,  “the father of modern  life  insur­
ance,” took hold  of  the  company.  He 
gave it  a  table  of  mortality,  and  by  a 
lucky mistake in his calculations  greatly 
benefited the  company’s  financial  inter­
ests.  The doctor first urged the necessity 
of a reserve  fund  to  meet  death  losses 
and pointed  out  the  advantages  to  the 
company  when  payments  of  premiums 
was discontinued.  For  half  a  century 
the Equitable company was  the  greatest 
life-insurance company in the world, aud 
is still in existence.
The oldest policy  in  existence  is  one 
issued in 1721 by the  London  Assurance 
company on the life of  Nicholas  Bourne 
in favor of  John  Baldw-in  for  £100  for 
one year.  The premium was £5.
The Rev.  Dr.  Price  was  a  friend  of 
Benjamin Franklin and assisted  the  lat­
ter in organizing the  first  Amercan  life 
company. 
It was chartered in the Prov­
ince  of  Pennsylvania  in  1769  for  the 
benefit of the Episcopal clergymen of the 
colony. 
It was called  the  Pennsylvania 
insurance company.  Mr. Price gave  the 
company the Equitable’s  plan  and  mor­
tality tables.  The  Massachusetts  Hos­
pital Life insurance company was organ­
ized in 1818.  Neither company did much 
business.  The  HEtna  Life 
insurance 
company was incorporated  in  1820,  but 
did no  business  until  1850.  The  New 
York Life and  Trust  company  was  or­
ganized in 1830. 
In 1843 the  New  York 
Mutual was organized,  and  in  the  next 
three or four years  a  half-dozen  sprung 
into existence.  At this time  the  United 
States stands first in the relative  import­
ance of her life insurance to other  finan­
cial operations. 
In 1887 the  New7  York 
insurance department reports  the  trans­
actions of twenty-nine regular  insurance 
companies and 171  co-operative  organiz­
ations, showing that  their  assets  aggre­
gated  §606,508,946;  liabilities,  §527,906, 
635;  disbursements,  §117,311,602;  insur­
ance  in  force,  §2,474,507,120. 
In  1887 
were  issued  174,675  policies, 
insuring 
§531,170,783, and 93,303  policies  termin­
English, 
ated,  insuring  §279,089,399. 
Canadian, and American companies carry 
three-fourths  of  the  insurance  of 
the 
world—the English exceeding the Ameri- 
■’caiv about  6  per  cent.  Life-insurance, 
from a mutual-aid or  gambling  venture, 
has become one of the lords of finance.

romance of mammon.”
insure  lives or provide  against death  or
accident  appears  beyond 
the  crude 
methods  of  mutual  assistance practiced 
by the Saxon  tribes.  Vague expressions 
the  writings of  Livy, Cicero and  Sue­
tonius  have  led  some  investigators  to 
infer that the Romans were familiar with 
some  form  of  life 
insurance.  They 
doubtless bought and sold annuities—the 
everse side of  life insurance—and  made 
ude  calculations concerning the expec­
tancy  of  life,  but  most  scholars  agree 
that  nothing in the Roman  laws or com­
mercial history indicates that any system 
of providing for their families after their 
death  was in operation  among  that  peo- 
ple.
Among the  Saxons the tribal  relations 
ere  highly  developed  before the  inva­
sion of England, but the earliest  trace of 
money  contributions in aid of  the  mem­
bers  of  the  community or  neighborhood 
appears  about  the  time  William ^  the 
Conqueror  won  the  battle  of  Hasting: 
1066.  From  an early period  the govern­
ment  of  the  guilds  wras  of  a  paternal 
nature and each society-attempted to pun­
ish  its own criminals and  provide for its 
own  needy  by mutual  payments  into  a 
common fund. 
If a member were sick or 
infirm from age he was supported by  the 
guild. 
If he  died  poor he was buried at 
the  common  expense. 
If  any one  took 
the  life of  a  member he was fined  £8— 
probably about the  equivalent of  §150 in 
the  currency  of  this  country.  As  this 
fine was reparatory and  went to the rela 
tives of  the deceased, it may be regarded 
as  the  average value of  a life  800 years 
ago. 
If  the  murderer were  poor, mem 
bers of  his  guild  made  up the  sum  by 
contributing  a uniform  sum toward  the 
payment  of  the  fine. 
In  this  practice 
lay  the  germ of  mutual  or  co-operative 
life  insurance.  After the  conquest  still 
greater reason for  this mutual assistance 
existed.  Each  guild  was bound  to  fur­
nish sureties for its members to keep the 
peace,  and  the  neighbors  contributed 
their sextaria of  barley meal or honey to 
a common  fund to meet the  exactions of 
the Norman knights.
in  England 
marine  insurance was  the  first  form of 
purchasable  indemnity against  loss.  At 
Barcelona, Spain, in 1523  were  ordained 
measures providing for losses at sea, and 
in  England  in 1548  marine  insurance i 
first mentioned,  though it is spoken of a 
a custom among merchants that had been 
observed “time  out of mind1.”  The dan 
gers of  navigation were more perilou
the  masters of  the vessels  than to  their 
cargoes, and  the  loss of  a  fearless  cap­
tain  was  doubtless  a  serious  calamity 
both to the  freighters and  the owners of 
ships.  The  presumption  seems  reason­
able  that the  life of  a master,  as well as 
his  cargo  and  vessel, was insured  at  an 
early  period.
During the fifteenth and sixteenth cen­
turies,  when  pirates  made the  high  seas 
dangerous,  the  masters of  vessels  paid 
the merchants who  owned  the vessels or 
their cargoes certain sums for protection. 
The  merchants  in  return  agreed to ran­
som  the  sailor  within  a  specified  time 
after receiving  a  certificate of  his  cap­
In the later years of the crusades 
tivity. 
pilgrims  purchased a guaranty against  a 
long  captivity in  a  similar  manner. 
It 
was  a  practice  of  travelers  starting  on 
long or hazardous journeys to leave sum 
of  money with  brokers or merchants  on 
the condition that the deposit be doubled 
or tripled, if the trader returned within 
certain  period:  if  not,  to  become  the 
property of the bailee.
Leaving  the  uncertainty of  legendary 
speculation, the  first  record  evidence  of 
life  insurance in England  appears in the 
case of  Sir Robert  Howard, who was  in­
sured  for  one  year  from  Sept.  3, 1697. 
He died the  same day the  following year 
and  the insurer  refused to pay, claiming 
that  the  policy  had  expired.  Sir  John 
Holt,  lord  chief  justice,  ruled  that  the 
policy began to run “from the day of the 
date,” after  it,  and  excluded  that  day. 
This  ruling has  ever since been  the law 
in similar  cases.  For  many years  prior 
to this date insurance was done by bank­
ers.  merchants,  brokers,  and  usurers. 
The  person desiring to be  insured  went 
to some capitalists and bargained for  his 
insurance.  No fixed schedule of charge 
or premiums was  followed  and no  medi­
cal  examination  appears  to  have  been 
required.  No  table  of  mortality  was 
known to the  insurers.  The  expectancy 
of  life for a healthy  person  between 20 
and  40  years  of  age  was  estimated  at 
seven  years,  and  for an  aged  or  sickly 
person at  five or six  years.  Figuring on 
this  basis  the  premiums  probably  five 
times  exceeded  the  present  cost  of 
surance,  not  taking  into  account  the 
added  charge  of  usurious  speculation 
Sometimes  two  or  three persons  would 
undertake to insure a life.  The contrae 
was  called  a  policy7  and  the  insurer: 
underwriters  because  they signed  their 
names  at  the  bottom of  the paper  con 
taming the terms of the agreement.
The first  insurance  company was a co­
operative  society,  organized  on  the as­
sessment plan. 
It was  organized by the 
Mercers—dealers  in  silks  and  woolen 
cloths—aud was called the Mercers’ com­
pany. 
It began  to  grant  life  annuities 
instead of  paying a  fixed  sum  at death. 
The venture  was  made as a speculation, 
but  instead  of  making  money it  found 
itself  at  the  end of  forty-nine  years  in 
debt  £100,000  and  liable  for  annuities 
exceeding its income £4,500 a  year.  The 
company had fixed its rate at 30 per cent., 
and  after a little  more  than  four  years 
it  began  to  lose  money on  the insured. 
The government was appealed to and the 
company was  released  from  its  embar­
rassments.  The  company  changed  its 
plan  and  became  successful,  it is  said, 
though  little iskfiowh of its'operatkms.
In 1706 the  Bishop of  Oxford  and  Sir 
Thomas  Allen  obtained  from  Queen

bad

HANK—DRAFT;—COLLECTION .

„\  draft was sent to a bank  for  collec­
tion.  The agent  of  the bank,  through a 
mistake known to the  drawee  only,  col­
lected a portion of the draft,  marking  it 
paid.  The bank paid the entire  amount 
of t he draft to the  holder  and  took  the 
notes of the agent for the amount,  which 
he failed to collect.  The Supreme Court 
of Alabama held that under  the  circum­
stances an action by the agent for money 
paid would lie against the drawee,
EXEMPTION—EXECUTION—HOUSEHOLDER.
in a recent case where it appeared that 
a j udgment wras rendered  against  a  per- 
hi:
property while he was a single  man  and 
not a householder, and  that  he  married 
and became a  bona-fide  resident  house­
holder between the date of the  levy  and 
the  date  fixed  for  sale,  the  Supreme 
Court of  Indiana held  that  he  was  en 
titled to claim as exempt from  execution 
property to the amount allowed  by  law

and  an  execution  levied  upon

1XSUKAXCE— POLICY— AISB1THATION,
Where,  in  a  case  of  loss  of  insured 
property by fire, the  insurance  company 
agreed  to  submit  the  question  of 
the 
amount  of  loss  to  arbitrators  and  the 
arbitrators actually  appraised  the  loss, 
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania  held 
that the  company  could  not  escape  its 
liability to pay the  whole  sum  fixed  by 
the arbitrators through  a  clause  in  the 
policy to the effect  that  not  more  than 
two-thirds of the  value  of  the  building 
should  be  recovered.  The  court  said 
that it would have been otherwise if  the 
arbitrators had been chosen  to  ascertain 
the value of the building.
SAVINGS BANK—EEI.ATIOX TO DBPOSITOI
*  According to the  decision  of  the  Su 
preme Judical  Court  of  Massachusetts 
in the recent case of  Lewis,  administra­
tor,  vs.  Lynn  Institution  for  Savings 
savings  banks in  Massachusetts  do  not 
by the  mere  force  of  their  relation 
their depositors under the statutes of the 
state undertake absolutely to pay deposi 
tors in full at all events.  Their  under 
taking is in effect to  pay  each  depositor 
in full with his dividends,  provided  the 
assets are sufficient, and if  not sufficient 
then to pay  each  one  his  proportionate 
share.  Under this ruling it follows  that 
losses sustained by a  savings  bank  may 
be deducted by its  officers  from  the  de 
posits pro rata.
Is  “Jamaica  C-.rger”  an  Intoxicating- 

Drink?

Men and women of  bibulous  procliv 

increased  greatly 

tics, who are balked of their drink either 
by the pressure of public  opinion  or  by 
the law, are apt to resort to such  substi 
tutes  as  cologne,  alcohol,  bitters  and 
“tonics”  of  various  kinds. 
Jamaica 
ginger “fills a long-felt want” with  sue 
persons, and  the  trade  in  this  product 
has  undoubtedly 
late on this account.  A case  interesting 
to the lawyer as well as to the doctor has 
lately arisen from these facts.
The city of Quincy. Mass., has adopted 
the policy of  prohibition of  the  sale 
alcoholic drink, but a grocer of  the tow 
has had  manufactured  anil  put  up 
him a preparation of Jamaica  ginger 
which he  sold  large  quantities  to  men 
and to women.  The husband of  at least 
one purchaser notified the  grocer  to  de­
sist from selling the ginger  to  his  wife, 
who had been in the habit of  purchasing 
two bottles  a  day.  Finally  the  grocer 
was indicted and tried before Judge Sher­
man in the Superior Court at Dedham.
In the  trial a chemist  testified,  as  re­
ported by the  daily  press,  that  he  had 
analyzed" the ginger, and found it to  con­
tain 69 and a fraction per  cent,  of  alco­
hol. as compared with the  40  to  50  per 
cent,  in  ordinary  whisky  and  brandy, 
about 3 per cent, of  the  solution  of  Ja­
maica  ginger,  and  the  balance  water. 
Counsel  for  the  defendant  asked  the 
court to rule that, if the article  was  Ja­
maica ginger, then it was not a prohibited 
article, but that it was  a  medicine,  and 
the defendant had a right to sell it.  He 
also asked the court  to  rule,  if  the  de­
fendant sold it not knowing it  to  be  in­
toxicating,  that he could not be convicted. 
The court refused so  to  rule,  saying  it 
was a question  of  fact  for  the  jury  to 
decide whether it was intoxicating liquor 
within the meaning of  the  law,  and  on 
this  point  Judge  Sherman  read  to  the 
jury the statute, which provides  that  no 
person shall keep for sale or  sell  intoxi­
cating liquor without a license,«and  that 
liquors containing more than 3 per  cent, 
of  alcohol should be deemed intoxicating 
within the meaning of  the law, and  that 
distilled spirits should be deemed intoxi­
cating liquor.  The  court  further  ruled 
that  it  was  not  of  any  consequence 
whether the defendant  was  ignorant  of 
its intoxicant quality,  he not having  any 
license to sell intoxicating liquors; if this 
Jamaica ginger was, in fact, intoxicating 
liquor, lie was liable for violation  of  the 
law,  and it was  no  excuse  that  he  did 
not know it.
The jury, after being out several hour 
failed  to "agree,  and  were  discharged. 
Had a verdict  of  guilty  been  rendered, 
it is said that the case would  have  been 
reported to the  Supreme  Court  to  pass 
upon the question whether  the  Jamaica 
ginger  in  question  comes  within 
the 
meaning of the law as an intoxicant,  and 
whether a man can be convicted  for  sel­
ling it without a license.

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cold.

doing  for  it?

Blobson—You seem to have a very 
Cumpsey—Yes.
Blobson—What  are  you 
Cumpsey—Coughing.
It has  been estimated  that the average 
life of  a  watch  is  five  years,  and  that 
during  that  time  5,000,000  watches  are 
made and  sold. 
In former years, before 
the  labor-saving  machinery now  so  ex­
tensively used was  invented,  the  annual 
output  for each  man employed was fifty 
watches;  now,  with  the  h elp/of' mar 
chinery, each  man employed at the busi­
ness  is  enabled to turn  out  one hundred 
and fifty watches annually.

We also manufacture a  full  line  of Sweet 

Goods.  Write  for  quotations 

and samples.

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Alfred J. Brow n
Foreign,  Tropical and  California
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GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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To  t h e  Me r c h a nts  op  Mic hig an — We  offer 

Marble and Granite

M onum ents

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

SKM’L  MOFFETT,  Manager.

Detroit Soap Co,
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DETROIT,  MICH.
Manufacturers of the  following we!

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and are as free from frost or chill 
as in June«
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Having  numerous  lines  of  Glassware.  Lamps. 
Fancy  Goods  and  Crockery  which  we  desire  to 
close out and  discontinue  those particular styles, 
we  offer  them  at  a  special  discount  from  our 
regular catalogue’ prices of
Fifteen per cent., Terms 60 Days,

Twenty per cent., Cash in 10 Days.

These goods  are  now  displayed  In  our sample 
rooms,  corner  Spring  and  Fulton streets, Grand 
Rapids,  and  will  be  offered  in  any  quantities 
desired until sold.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

H.  Leonard. &  Sons,
Jobbers  of Grookeru, Tinware and  Lamp Goods.
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elevate all substances  except coal,  ore, broken stone, etc.  W e can 
furnish heavy buckets, sam e m ake,  for such m aterial.

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WEDNESDAY. MARCH  6,  1889.

LEISURE  HOUR  JOTTINGS.

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L A M P  B U R N E R S .

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First quality.
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Jugs, lA  gal., per doz.....................................
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AND  TENTS.

Horse and Wagon  Covers,  W ater  Proof  Coats, Buggy 
Aprons, Wide Cotton  Pucks, etc.  Send for  Illustrated 
Catalogue.

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MAGIO COFFEE ROASTER

The  m ost practical 
hand  Roaster  in  the 
world.  Thousands in 
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grocer 
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one.  Roasts  coffee 
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48-50 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio

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W e  h a n d le
n o th in g  b u t B E S T   a n d   C H O IC E S T   B R A N D S ; 
S eU at M a n u fa c tu re « ’ a n d  lm p o rtere  P rices. 
S h ip  a t O N E   D A Y ’S  N O T IC E , en ab lin g  
v o u  to   receive  g o o d s  d a y   follow ing: 
F ill  o rd ers  for  a L L   K IN D S  o .

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P o lish ed   PLA TE.
R ough  a n d   R ib b ed  
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can  W indow .  E n g lish   a6  oz.
E n a m e lle d .  C ut a n d   E m b o ssed .
R o lled  C ath ed ral. V en etian ,  M uffled.
F ro ste d   B ohem ian,  G erm an   L o o k in g  
G lass  P la te s,  F ren ch   M irror  P lates.
T h e  qu ality , v ariety  a n d  q u a n tity  o f o u r  sto c k  
¡s   ex ceed ed  b y  n o   h o u se  i n   th e  U n ite d   S ta te s,

W M .  REID,

73 & 75  Larned  Street W est, DETROIT,  MICH.
61  Waterloo Street
Grand  Rapids  Store,

91,000  REWARD!!

THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST 

CLEAR  LONG  HAVANA  FILLED  

SUMATRA  W RAPPED   CIGAR 

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S O L E   A G E N T S ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

than another,  it is politics.  Let a sudden 
and  radical  change occur in the political 
status of  the  country,  and three-fourths 
of  the  members of  the successful  party 
become,  temporarily,  almost  insane  in 
their  delight.  A  new and  golden  era of 
advancement  and  prosperity is  assured. 
Crops will  be  better, and  prices  higher. 
Labor  will  be  in  active  demand, and 
wages  will  advance.  Manufactures  and 
trade will  revive, and the land will over­
flow with  money  seeking  investment  at 
a  nominal  interest.  And,  better  than 
all, the  loaves  and  fishes  of  a  paternal 
government  will  be  liberally  divided 
among the faithful, and sinecures will be 
assiduously  seeking  out  the  deserving 
and capable.

But  these  enthusiasts, surely  against 
their  will,  are  forced to  observe, as  the 
months and  years roll  by, that  uninter­
rupted  prosperity  is  as  far  distant  as 
ever;  that  the  grasp of  monopoly is  not 
perceptibly loosened;  that the inexorable 
law  of  supply  and  demand  is  still  in 
force, and that the banquet of loaves and 
fishes  was  an  exclusive  affair  to which 
the  vast  majority of  the  faithful  were 
not invited.

But does this experience tone down the 
exuberance  at  the  next  party  victory? 
There may be instances of  this kind, but 
numerically, they are rare.

The  amount  of  Northern  capital  in- 
zested  in the  South  is  now very  great, 
and increasing every  day.  During 1888, 
the great sum of §168,000,000 was invest­
ed  in Southern  industries.  Nearly $30,- 
000,000 of  this was invested in Alabama, 
which  leads in mining  and  manufactur­
ing  enterprises  in  that  section.  Ken­
tucky got §28,000,000; Texas, §18,000,000, 
and  Georgia,  §14,000,000. 
The  least 
amount  invested  wras  §2,000,000,  which 
wTent to Mississippi. 
It w'ill be seen that 
the  North  has  an  immense  pecuniary 
interest, both  in invested  capital and  in 
its  trade,  in all  matters relating  to  the 
South.  Politicians would do well to give 
a  primary  and  serious  consideration  to 
this  fact  in  dealing  with  questions  re 
lating to that portion of our country.

  H E Y 8T K K

H fiR U E Y i
Wall Paper and 

JOBBERS  IN

Paints, Oils, Ete

We  are  Offering  to  the  Trade  some 
SPECIAL BARGAINS  in  Wall Paper at 
ess than Manufacturers’ Prices.  Your 
orrespondence  is Solicited.

74  and  76  Ottawa 8t„

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

SILVER STMS

No Equal in the Stalo«

Wherever M ro d ri it is a Staler!

TO THE TRADE:

I guarantee “SILVER STARS” to be a long, 
straight filler, with Sumatra wrapper, made 
by union labor, and to give complete satis­
faction.

Sole  Manufacturer,

JL.  S .   U > -£ L V I S ,
127 Loilis St.,GRRND RAPIDS
WANTED.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

If you  Have any  of  the  above  poods to 
ship, or anything in  the  Produce  line, let 
us hear  from you.  [Liberal cash advances 
made when desired.

E A R L   B R O S . ,

Co m m issio n M e r c h a n t s

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO.

Reference: F ir s t  National  B ank,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n T radesman. Grand R apidt.

WARRANTED  TO BE THE

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For the m oney in  the U. S.  fc#~Put up 50 in a box.  Ask 
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vour dealer for them.  Manufactured only by_ 

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W H O LESA LE  D E A L E R   IX

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H O L L A N D , 

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W ritten lor Thk  Tradesman.

BY  A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

What a vast cemetry of  abortive hopes 
will  soon be filled to overflowing.  What 
tidal  waves  of  grief,  and  indignation, 
and  disappointment  and  disgust  will 
sweep  over the  country during the  pres­
ent year.  How many gushing patriots of 
to-day will  be  indulging in the  Achilles 
sulking  act  before  the  advent of  1890, 
and  what a wonderful  decadence will  be 
observable,  before  that  period,  in  the 
present  prevailing  adoration  of  promi­
nently successful politicians.

Among our  twelve or  thirteen  million 
of  American sovereigns, there are proba­
bly  at  least  a  million  who  secretly  or 
openly  are  candidates  for  an  office  of 
some kind  under the  incoming  adminis­
tration,  and, of  course,  something  like 
nine  hundred  thousand  of  them  will 
eventually  experience  what it  is to “get 
left.”  And  the  simple  gullibility  and 
innocent credulity of  many of  these  ex­
pectants  is  astonishing as well  as amus­
ing.  With  the history of  the past  open 
before  them;  with  every  opportunity of 
knowing that  machine politics still  dom­
inates the country, and with every reason­
able  proof  that  in  reaching  for  Uncle 
Sam’s pap, the assistance of  one  man is, 
in ninety-nine cases out of  a bundled, of 
more  service  than  the  petition  of  an 
entire  county,  there is to-day, and  prob­
ably always will  be, multitudinous  office 
seekers who fondly imagine that personal 
fitness,  local  popularity,  and  local  in­
fluence, can  be made to overturn  the cut 
and dried plans of individuals whom pre­
cedent  and  custom  have  made  the  dic­
tators in the  bestowal of  public  patron 
age. 

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Four lines from  your representative or 
senator,  oh  candidate,  is  worth  \ astly 
more than  four reams of  closely written 
petitions.  But without you have assisted 
in  turning  the crank of  the  machine  to 
the  satisfaction of  these functionaries  it 
would  be practically useless to apply for 
the  efficacious  document.  The  great 
probability is  that  the sinecure  you  are 
sighing  for was  disposed  of  condition­
ally—long  before the first  ballot was de­
posited in November.  Such has been the 
custom,  in  all  parties, and  it isn’t  at all 
likely that  your ambition has  blossomed 
out  in an  exceptional  year.  Then  why 
indulge  in  hopes  that, in  the  light  of 
these  days,  are  unmistakably  Utopian; 
why  needlessly court  a  season of  doubt 
and  anxiety,  and  why, uselessly,  waste 
your  energies  in  a  contest  that  has 
already been  decided?
* 

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Eliminate the candidates from the vast 
crowds  that  have  been  pouring  into 
Washington, for the past week, and there 
would be little complaint at the dearth of 
accommodations.  And  what  under  the 
canopy these candidates imagine can ben­
efit  them  by mixing  in  the  annoyances 
and  discomforts  inseparable  from  the 
gathering of  great  mobs,  is  beyond  the 
ordinary comprehension,  but  such is  the 
wonderful  gullibility of  the  unseasoned 
office-seeker  that  it  is  fair to  presume 
that multitudes of the visitors fondly im 
agine  that the time of  the new President 
and  his cabinet will  be devoted,  for  the 
next few weeks, exclusively to intert iews 
with  candidates,  the  perusal  of  recom 
mendations,  and  the  filling  out of  com 
missions.

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If  the sage of  Montecello is  permitted 
to occasionally cast his spiritual eye over 
this portion of  the planet, it must griev< 
him  to observe  how completely his  pre 
cepts and practices  have lost the  respect 
and  approval  of  his  countrymen.  The 
once  boasted  Jeffersonian  simplicity  of 
the  early days of  the  Republic  has, for 
decades,  been  only  a  matter of  liistor 
and  tradition.  The  ostensible  features 
of  the government  are those  laid  dowj 
by  the  founders,  but  every  successiv 
year  adds  to  the  cireumloeation  of  it 
official  departments, and the intricacy of 
its  official  machinery.  Even  the  social 
status of  its  functionaries and  their  ft 
male belongings appears to have insepei 
ably interwoven  itself  among  public  as 
well  as private  affairs, and  the question 
whether  Mrs.  Secretary A, or  Mrs.  Sen­
ator  C..  or  Mrs.  Gen.  C.  shall  enter  a 
doorway  first, seems  to  awake  more  in­
terest  in  government  circles  than  the 
useless expenditure of a hundred millions 
exacted  from the  toilers of  the  country.
And  witness  the  tinsel  and  gilt,  the 
glare and glitter, the “fuss and feathers,” 
and  the  frothy  enthusiasm,  attending  a 
modern  presidential  inauguration.  The 
pilgrim  in  Thibet,  who  travels  a  thou­
sand miles to feast his eyes on the Grand 
Laama, has  the excuse of  his ignorance, 
because  he  honestly  believes  that  his 
sacrifice will materially assist in opening 
the  gates of  paradise  to  him, but, is  it 
possible that there are American pilgrims 
so  densely  ignorant  as  to  imagine  that 
the  sight of  a new chief  magistrate  can 
have  any effect in opening  for  them  the 
gates of Uncle Sam’s fat pastures?
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Shawmut Avenue, Winter and 

W. Division Sts.

Telephone  Call 490-2.  CAR LOTS A  SPECIALTY.

The  Best  Fitting Stock­

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Market.

G eo.  H .  R eed er,
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WHOLESALE

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

^ B u tte r and Eggs, Oranges Lemons  and Bananas a specialty.

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No. 3 Ionia Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  -  -  MICH.

H e a d q u a r te r s

MESSINA  FRUIT.

SPECIAL  PRICES  TO  JOBBERS.

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

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters | Produee.

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All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

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

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

boundary of  intent  in asking  this  great 
favor;  but I could only turn to my friends, 
as  I  was  almost  powerless  and  single- 
handed  in my search. 
I  now know that 
the members of the Michigan Commercial 
Travelers’ Association  are  associated to­
gether  with  a strong  feeling of  brother­
hood, entirely outside of any mere money 
attraction.  Thank  them  all  for  myself 
and  wife.  We  both  say,  ‘ Long may it 
wave.’ ”

James A. Massie  was  born at  Granby, 
Quebec, on July 22,1851.  He lived there 
until  18  years of  age, when he  removed 
with his  parents to Wacousta,  this State, 
remaining there four  years.  The family 
then removed to Burr  Oak, where he and 
his  father carried on the grist  mill  busi­
ness  under  the  style of  Massie  &  Son. 
The same firm  subsequently conducted  a 
grocery  store  at  Cedar  Springs  for  six 
years,  when  the  junior  member  of  the 
firm  w ent to  Fort  Carroll,  Montana,  and 
engaged in the Indians trade.  The prin­
cipal business was  the  exchange of  tea, 
tobacco, whisky,blankets and ammunition 
for buffalo  robes, skins and furs, such as 
elk,  moose,  deer,  antelope," coyote  and 
mountain  lion.  The  first  year  he  se­
cured  22,000  buffalo  skins,  but the  last 
year  he  was  in  trade  there the  buffalo 
were so scarce that he managed to obtain 
only twenty-five skins.  During  the four 
years  he was  engaged  in trade with  the 
Indians,  he  did  not  use  55  cash  in  all 
his  transactions.  Life  on  the  frontier 
was  not  entirely  featureless,  as  a  rifle 
ball through  his hand and wrist,  another 
through the calf  of  his leg  and a sixteen 
inch cut in one leg all bear witness.  Tir­
ing of  the  monotony of  Indian  trading, 
Mr.  Massie returned to Michigan  and en­
gaged  in the  grocery  business  at  Green­
ville.  A year ago he turned the business 
over to his father and accepted a position 
as  traveling  salesman  for  I.  M. Clark & 
Son.  His territory includes all the avail­
able  towns  on the  Grand  River Valley, 
the  Lake Shore, south  on the  G. R.  & I. 
and  east  and  north  on  the  D., L. & N. 
He is building up a good  trade and  mak­
ing many  friends.

advanced their prices a  full  cent  within 
the past week.

Oranges are firm and active, at slightly 
higher prices.  Lemons  are in  better de­
mand,  and  with  a  reduced  supply  to 
come in for  the  month of  March, prices 
are  almost  sure  to  move up somewhat. 
Florida  oranges  are  about all consumed 
and Californias are beginning  to  arrive, 
though  they  are  somewhat  scarce  yet, 
and  the  quality is  good, but  not  in its 
prime  yet.

A Victim of the Credit  Business.
Ferry  Walton  came  to  Plaimvell 

From  th e  Plainw ell Independent.
iu 
1874 with $7,000,  and went into the cloth­
ing business. 
In 1885 he w7as closed out, 
but paid 100 cents on the dollar,  and  all 
he had to show for his  money  and  time 
was 54,000 in book accounts.  The losses 
and  brooding  over  his 
troubles  have 
rendered  Mr.  Walton  naturally 
low 
spirited, and his  eccentric  actions  have 
caused doubts of his entire sanity.
On Friday evening  last  he had  an  al­
tercation with Deputy Postmaster Charles 
Rogers over the payment for  some  post­
age stamps, and he became quite  violent 
in  his  action  on  the  street.  He  was 
induced to go  home  by  Marshall  Stern- 
burg,  and  on  Saturday  the  report  flew 
about town that  he  had  threatened  and 
attempted the lives of his family the pre­
vious evening, displaying  a  revolver  at 
the time.
thought  Mr.  Walton 
might commit murder in his  excitement, 
secured an order for his admission to  the 
Asylum  for  the  Insane  at  Kalamazoo, 
and on Monday Mrs. Walton induced him 
to go to that institution,  where it  is  un­
derstood he will remain for a short  time.

Citizens  who 

Hotel for Sal

Doing a R irst-C lass 

B usiness.

Good B ar Trade.

Good Location.
This is a good opportunity for 
outside parties  wanting an old 
Established  Business.
FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, ADDRESS

Bred S. Clerk

31  CA NA L  ST R E E T .

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

Apples—In poor demand at $1.25@$1.50 per bbl. 
Beans—Handlers are paying about $1.85 for un­
picked and getting $1.65@$1.75  for  hand-picked.
Butter—Creamery is in fair  supply  at  25@26c. 
Dairy is in good demand at  18@21c, according to 
quality.
Cabbages—Home giown command $3@$5 per 100 
Celery—Scarce and hard to get.
Cider—8@10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
25c.
Cranberries—$6.50 for Bell and Cherry and $7.25 
for Bell and  Bugle.
Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
at 454@5c and evaporated at 6@654c.
Eggs—Jobbers  pay  12c  for  alL offerings,  but 
are  loath  to  accum ulate  m uch  stock,  as  the 
staple is weak at all available  markets.
Honey—More  plenty,  being  easy  at  15c@17e 
per lb.
■(Onions—Buyers pay 18@20c for good stock, and 
hold at  25@30c'per bu.
Pop Corn—2Vic per lb.
%Pork—Hogs bring 5*4@53£c on  the  streets  and 
sell for 6@654C from jobbers’ hands.
Potatoes—Buyers pay 15c per bu.,  and  are  not 
anxious to purchase, even at that price.
Squash—Hubbard, 2c per lb.
Sweet  Potatoes—Kiln-dried  Jersevs,  $3  per
Turnips—25c per bu.

Dbl.

PR O V ISIO N S

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision  Co 

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

quotes as follow s:
Mess,  new.  ............ ..........................................   12 00
Short cut Morgan...............................................  12 75
E xtra clear pig, short  c u t...............................   14  25
E xtra clear,  heavy............................................  14 25
Clear quill, short c u t........................................   14  25
Boston clear, short c u t....................................   14  25
Clear back, short cu t........................................   14  25
Standard clear, short cut, best.......................  14 25

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smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

boneless...................................... 

Hams, average 20 lb s............................... ............  93£
16 lb s........................................... 10*4
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12 to 14 lb s...................................1034
“ 
p icn ic.........................................................   8Vi
“ 
“  V.est boneless..............................................10
Shoulders................................................................734
8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..................................10
Dried Beef, extra...................................................  7
ham prices........................................  9
Long Clears, heavy................................................   7
Briskets,  medium..................................  
7*4
lig h t......................................................  7*£
lard—Kettle Rendered.
T ierces.....................................................................   8
T u b s...!....................................................................  8*4
501b.  T ins................................................................   SV4
Tierces......................................................................  7
30 and 50 lb. T u b s..................................................   75s
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case..........................................  734
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case..............................: ..........
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case...........................................   754
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case............ :...........................   7%
50 lb. Cans................................................................ 7}

lard—Compound.

 

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

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sausage—F resh and Smoked.

E xtra Mess, w arranted 200  lbs........................   6  7
E xtra Mess, Chicago packing..........................  7 0
Plate....................................................................... 7 2
Extra P late...........................................................   7 7
Boneless, rump butts..........................................  9 2
“  V4 b b l................................5 5
Pork Sausage............................................................7
Ham Sausage.......................................................... 12
Tongue Sausage.........................................  
9
Frankfort  Sausage...............................................   8
Blood Sausage........................................................  5V
Bologna, straight..................................................  5V
Bologna,  th ick ......................................................  5V
Head Cheese............................................•..............  5V
In h alf barrels............................................  ..........3 50
In quarter  barrels.................................................2 00

pigs’ feet.

 

In half  barrels......................................................3 00
In quarter barrels.................................................1
In k its......................................................................  85

T R IP E .

GROCERIES.

Agin’  Canned  Goods Futures.

At  the  last  meeting of  the Wholesale 
Grocers’ Association  of  New  York,  the 
following  resolutions were unanimously 
adopted:
W h e r e a s ,  The  practice in the whole­
sale trade of  contracting  for large quan­
tities of  staple canned  goods  before the 
vegetables or fruits are grown or packed, 
has  a  tendency  to  encourage  manufac­
turers  to  pack  excessive  quantities  of 
such  goods, because  they are assured of 
a profit on a certain  amount  and  are en­
couraged to take  their  chances of  profit 
or loss upon an additional amount,  which 
is usually in excess of  the  legitimate de­
mand;  and,
W h e r e a s ,  This  excessive  quantity 
must  be  marketed  at  some  price, and 
some packers and brokers do not hesitate 
to go into competition  with their regular 
customers for the retail trade upon which 
wholesalers rely to market their contract 
purchases;
Resolved,  That  the  members  of  the 
Wholesale  Grocers’ Association  of  New 
York  and  vicinity  believe  that  these 
practices are  against  the  best  interests 
of both  dealers  and  packers;  and  we 
recommend to the  wholesale  grocers  of 
the  United  States  that  they discourage 
said  practices  by  refraining  from  con­
tracting for large lots of  staple goods for 
future  delivery,  and  by  giving  a pref­
erence to those brokers  and  dealers who 
do not load up their principal customers, 
the jobbers,  and  then  -go  into  competi­
tion with them for the trade of  their cus­
tomers.
Resolved,  That  these views do not ap 
ply to contracts for goods of  extra  qual­
ity, of  which  there is a limited  quantity 
packed,  and  supplies  of  which  cannot 
readily  be  obtained  at  all seasons;  nor 
to the  many honorable  and  fair-minded 
packers, brokers and dealers  who  recog­
nize the reasonable  equities  which exist 
in  trade,  and  protect  their  customer 
against the evils above mentioned.

S 

To the  Business Man.

In  any line of  business, the  man who 
uses  reasonable  economy  and  has  the 
ability to give  fair  management,  and the 
perseverance to  hold  on, will, in a great 
majority of cases, make a success; while, 
on  the other  hand, the one  who  rushes 
into whatever  he has  undertaken with  a 
spasmodic  effort  to win  all at once, as  a 
rule  wastes  his energies  and  often  fail 
for sheer want of perseverance.
The  man  who  starts  in to  do a  day’s 
work, and  attempts to do as much in one 
hour  as  ought  to  be  done  in  two, will 
usually find it  necessary  to  take  a  rest; 
and while he is resting will lose valuable 
time  which  he  evidently  feels  that  he 
ought to make up, judging from the spas­
modic efforts he will make when he starts 
in to work  again.  But  at night the man 
who  works  steadily  and  perseveringly, 
will  be  found to have accomplished  the 
most, while usually  he will  be found  in 
a  much  better  condition  to  commence 
again the next year.  So it is in business. 
One will seem to hustle around and make 
a considerable  to  do over  what he  is do­
ing, and  after  wasting  his  energies  in 
accomplishing  what, by  taking  a  little 
more time, could be done with very little 
effort, and  then, because, as  he  thinks, 
he  fails to meet  the success  he imagines 
he should,  he becomes discouraged and is 
ready  to  make  a  change  to  something 
else.  This, in a majority of cases, proves 
a  loss, and  in  consequence  he  does  not 
succeed as the  energy he  displays would 
seem  to  warrant.  Another  man,  while 
he  may not  make a great  display of  his 
energies  at  the  start,  will  go to  w ork 
more systematically, and will have better 
opportunities  to  economize  and in many 
cases to  manage better than when  he at­
tempts  to rush  matters. 
If  he w ill  but 
observe  he will  be ready to take  advan­
tage of  any favorable circumstances that 
may  arise. 
It  always  seems that  the 
man who  is  constantly shifting about  is 
always  making  a  change  at  the wrong 
time,  when  a  little  perseverance  would 
have brought  him through all  right. 
In 
all  lines  of  business  there  are  fluctua­
tions,  ups and dowrns, and iu order to suc­
ceed we must  persevere. 
It is when  the 
odds seem  against  us  that  it  seems the 
most important to persevtfre.

Success of the  Orange  Trust Dubious.
The recent report thata trust was being 
formed to control Florida  oranges is still 
attracting the  attention of  the trade.  A 
report on the subject  from  Jacksonville 
Is as follows :
"We have had corners in wheat,  sugar, 
flour and other products,  but  no  corner 
on  oranges  can  be  effected at §1 a box. 
Every enterprising and intelligent orange 
grower in the State gets more  year  after 
year thah $1.  Only the careless, ignorant 
and indifferent classes  allow  their  fruit 
to sell below7 that  figure. 
If  the “trust” 
or orange “combine”  will  go to $1.25 or 
51.50 a box, it  may  possibly  handle  the 
orange  crop  of  Florida,  or a very  large 
part  of  it.  Even  at  such  a  price  the j 
company  can  realize  from  30  to 80 per j 
-cent, on their operations.  As to dividing 
any  remaining  funds  among  the  fruit 
growers,  after  the expenses of  handling 
are  subtracted, the  suggestion is  rather 
dim  and  misty.  The  price  mentioned 
($1.25  to  $1.50) for a box of  200 oranges 
would interest the  growers and business 
men of  the State generally,  and  perhaps 
make  the  project  successful.  From  .a 
merchant and orange  grower of  Putnam 
county  we  learn  that  certain  of  his 
neighbors in 1887-8 got  $1.70 per box;  in 
1888-9, 51.63—all  sold  between  Novem­
ber  15  and  January  15.  Deducting  35 
cents a box  for  delivery to  steamer,  the 
average  price  was  much  above  51.25, 
though  the  majority  of  growers  would 
much  prefer  a certainty  at  the  latter 
price rather than take any risk of yearly 
fluctuations.”

The  richest  men  of  to-day  are  the 
Rothchilds,  whose wealth is estimated at 
5200,000,000,  According to the best  re­
ports  Cornelius Vanderbilt  has  575,000, 
000, Jay Gould has a small bank  account 
of  5130,000,000,  William  K.  Vanderbilt 
has  520,000,000,  Leland  Stanford  and 
John W.  Mackey  are  tie  at  520,000,000 
each, D.  0. Mills has 512,000,000, August 
Belmont 516,000,000, and George William 
Ballou 58,000,000 and still gaining.

CREDULITY  OF  SMOKERS.

Tricks  of  Tobacco  Manufacturers—Ci­

garettes  and Chromos.

From  th e Chicago News,
“The public  must not think  that cigar 
dealers are experts upon whose judgment 
they can rely,” said a tobacconist yester­
day relative  to the  credulity of  smokers. 
“The majority of  the dealers in this  city 
are  just as  ignorant of  qualities  as  the 
veriest novice in smoking.  What is more, 
they are  as often  taken in in their  pur­
chases  as  are  the  customers who  put 
down  their dimes  and get nickel  cigars. 
It  has grown to  be  a  regular  feature of 
the  business for  manufacturers and  job­
bers  to  beat  the  trade. 
I  have  even 
heard  the practice  defended on  the plea 
that  competition practically necessitated 
it,  and  I  am sure  that the  struggle  for 
patronage is responsible for a large share 
of the cheap stuff that is foisted upon the 
market.  A jobber goes into a retail store 
and  learns  that  some  other  jobber  has 
cut  prices, 
-lie  immediately  meets  the 
cut  and  on  getting  an  order  supplies 
goods  according  to  the  price  received. 
Thus, except  in the  case of  some  manu­
facturers who have a reputation to main­
tain,  the  tendency  is  for  cigars  to  de­
teriorate.
“This  is  the reason,  too, w7hy there is 
such a multitude of  brands.  One  brand 
loses favor with  the public  after a time, 
and when retailers begin to hesitate about 
purchasing  it,  the  cigars—the  same  in 
size,  shape  aud  color—are put up under 
another  name  and  palmed  off  as  some­
thing new.  Thus the thing  goes on,  and 
the dealer as often  acts  in  ignorance as 
in collusion  with  the  jobber.  The plan 
works  well, for  the  question of  quality 
is  largely one  of  imagination,  Novelty 
of  name means renewed life.
“The nicest trade in  Chicago is that of 
the  better  class of  clubs.  We  have the 
reputation of  having the best market for 
Havana  cigars  in  this country,  running 
even better than New York, and the clubs 
are the places where  this is most observ­
able.  The  prices  paid  by  clubs  vary 
from  510 to 530 a hundred.  There  is no 
cutting  of  prices, no  delay in  payment, 
and little or no fault  found  with  goods. 
Few seed cigars ever  find their  way into 
even  the  cheapest  clubs.  Novelties  in 
the way of  assorted goods find ready sale 
in upper circles for dinner parties,  where 
the  desire  is  to  afford  variety.  Such 
cigars, of  course, come  high,  but  style, 
and  especially snobbishness,  prompts to 
almost any extravagance that wealth can 
pay for.
“Box  trade,  though  common  among 
w’ell-to-do  people, is much  smaller  than j 
It  seems as though 
one would suppose. 
smokers  preferred  to  peddle  out  their 
money a nickel, dime, or quarter at a time J 
rather than  to consult economy  and  per- ( 
sonal  convenience. 
I’ll  venture  to  say 
that  half  the smokers  in Chicago  would i 
rather  go out  of  their  way  to  a  cigar | 
stand  than  buy by the  box and  carry  a i 
case.  Of  course, on box trade we  make 
less profit than on regular sales,  but that { 
form of sale is much preferable.
“In the matter of  tobacco for  smoking I 
and  chewing, I  think  people  have  dis­
torted  notions.  The  leaf  used  in  the 
best chewing  tobacco is poorer  than that 
used in cigars. 
It is wholly of American 
growth,  and as  such has not  the delicate I 
fiber  and  aroma  possessed  by  the  leaf 
used  in good grades of  cigars.  Virginia j 
probably furnishes our best smoking and 
chewing  tobacco.  The  general  impres­
sion  is that the  best grades of  the latter j 
take  the  cream  of  the  crop,  and  the 
superior  form in which it is placed upon 
the market naturally tends to confirm this 
belief,  whereas it is the skill of the man­
ufacturer that supports the fiction.
“I doubt not that  every tobacconist in 
the  city  would  gladly forego  the  priv­
ilege of  selling the  much-condemned but 
popular cigarettes.  There  is  no  money 
in them for the retailer,  though the man­
ufacturers seem to make a good thing out 
of  the  business.  Boys  and  young  men 
are the chief  purchasers. 
It is rare that j 
a middle-aged person  is  found  smoking 
them,  and were it not  that  the  cigarette 
is the  natural  precursor of  the strongef 
smoke  I  think  the  abominable  use  or \ 
these papered goods would be rapidly on 
the wane.  As  it 
had  to  resort  to  all  sorts  of  tricks  to 
catch the trade.  The  photograph  craze 
has proved a great scheme.  The  strang­
est thing about  the  matter is  that smok­
ers do not stop to think that they pay for 
everything  they  get,  box, picture, hold­
ers,  and  fragrant  pellets. 
I have  even 
known  old  smokers to  begin to smoke a 
particular kind of  cigarettes  and keep it 
up for months  just  to get a series of pic­
tures—ahvays for the children, of course, 
but,  as  the  dealer  often  shrewdly sus- 
pcts,  for  themselves.  Manufacturers 
have  been  wise  enough  to  read human 
nature and cater to its leanings in getting 
up their schemes to effect sales.  To take 
out pretty faces from  the cigarette boxes 
would  be  to  deal  a  hard  blow  at the 
trade. 
I make  this  statement  as a sug­
gestion to would-be reformers.”

MUR „„ 

Gripsack Brigade.

Scott  S.  Swigart  is  visiting  the  city 

trade this w eek. 

W.  H.  Gardiner,  formerly  of  the 
of  Steele & Gardiner, is now on the 
for Curtis & Co.

L.  M. Van  Buren,  traveling represent­
ative  for McCausland & Co., of East Sag­
inaw,  spent  Sunday with  friends  in  this 
city.
)B. F.  Pashby,  State  agent  for Thomp­
son &  Chute,  the  Toledo  soap manufac­
turers, was  in  town  several  days  last 
week.
Ed. A. Smith,  formerly on the  road for 
Amos S. Musselman & Co., is now selling 
tobacco  for  J.  G.  Butler  &  Co., of  St. 
Louis, opening under  the  supervision of 
General Agent Ford.

J. D.  Clement, of  Kalamazoo, requests 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n  to make  the  following 
acknowledgment  to  the  traveling  men 
for  their assistance  In  helping him  find 
his lost child:  “My boy is home again— 
found  him  in  Chicago.  We  have many 
to thank and we wish  you to express onr 
thanks to all members of  the M. C. T. A. 
for the  interest shown in finding  him, as 
hundreds of  letters  from them  show us.
I  may, perhaps, have  overstepped  their

Going to Law.

Law  has  been  called  a  luxury,  but 
surely more  with a view  to its  cost than 
to the  pleasure  men can  derive  from re­
course  to  it.  Save  in  very  exceptional 
cases—such  as the  settlement of  a great 
question  of  principle  in  which  whole 
classes  may  be  involved, and  in  which 
the  parties to the  case  are  really repre­
sentative individuals,  through which cir­
cumstance  personal  bias or animosity  is 
largely removed  from  them—law7  is  the 
resort of  the foolish  and imprudent. 
In 
nine  cases  out of  ten of  mere  litigation, 
narrow-mindedness  and  ill-temper  have 
much  to  do  with  it,  and, once  in,  the 
whole  machinery seems  contrived,  by  a 
hundred  little  artifices, to fan  the flame 
rather  than  to  allay  it.  We  gratefully 
remember, as  a relief  to  the  depressing 
story of  what we may call  legal  hunger, 
the case of  Mr.  Thomas Brassey, w ho, in 
all  his  long  experience as  a  contractor, 
engaged  in  most  extensive  and  compli­
cated  transactions,  only  once  allowed 
himself to be led into a lawsuit, and that, 
he  tells us, was in the  case of  a Spanish 
railway  in which,  unfortunately, he  had 
a  partner  who  would  not rest  satisfied 
without recourse to law on some point in 
dispute.  Mr.  Brassey  declared  that  he 
would not  enter  on  another  lawsuit  to 
any  circumstances  whatever;  his  con­
viction being  that, even if  you won your 
case, it  would not repay you  for the loss 
of temper and peace of mind, the strength 
taken  from your  business, and  the  gen­
eral  disarrangement  in your  affairs con­
sequent on such a process.
Sir Walter  Scott,  who knew well w hat
is. manufacturers have  going to law means, being himself a law- 
! yer, has  embodied  for us the passion for 
law which  grow s with  what  it  feeds  on 
in  the  person  of  Peter  Peebles;  and 
Charles Dickens in  nothing showed more 
humor  and  more  sympathy  than  in  his 
most  graphic  pictures of  the  characters 
who, like  ghosts, haunted the old  Chan­
cery  Courts  in  London.  And  George 
Eliot  in  the  “ Mill  on  the  Floss”  well 
illustrates  the  absorbing  power  of  the 
law  mania, even  on  minds otherwise  so 
strong  and  healthy  as that of  Mr.  Tulli- 
ver,
“ ‘What I want,  you  know,’  said Mr. 
Tulliver;  ‘what  I want  is to give Tom a 
good eddication;  an eddication  as’11  be a 
bread  for  him.  That  was  what  I was 
thinking of  when I gave  notice  for  him 
to  leave  the  academy  at  Lady-day. 
I 
meant  to  put  him to a downright  good 
school at midsummer.  The two  years at 
th’ academy ’ud ha’  done well enough, if 
I’d  mean’t to make a miller  and  farmer 
of  him;  for  he’s  had a fine  sight  more 
schoolin’ nor I ever got;  all  the  learnin’ 
my father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch 
at one end and the alphabet at the other. 
But I should  like  tom  to  be  a bit  of  a 
scholard,  so  as  he  might  be  up to the 
tricks o’ these  fellows  as  talk  tine  and 
write with a flourish. 
It ’ud be a help to 
me with these lawsuits,  and arbitrations, 
and  things. 
I wouldn’t  make  a  down­
right lawyer o’ the lad—I should be sorry 
for  him  to be a raskil—but a sort  o’ en­
gineer  or  a surveyor,  hr  an  auctioneer 
and  vallyer,  like  Riley;  or  one o’ them 
smartish businesses as are all profits and 
no outlay, only for a big watch chain and 
a  high  stool.  They’re  pretty  nigh  all 
one, and they’re  not  far  off  being  even 
with the law, J  believe.  For Riley looks 
Lawyer Wakem i’ the face as hard as one 
cat looks another.  He’s none frightened 
at him.’ ”

firm
road

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Wholesale B rice  Current.

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

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

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

SY R U P S .

X

“ 

Corn,  barrels.......................  @20
one-half  barrels__   @22
Pure  Sugar, bbl..................25@36
half barrel....27@38
“ 
@20
XXX»Vi
»54»Vi9

S W E E T   GOODS.
Ginger Snaps...............9
Sugar  Creams............. 9
Frosted  Creams...........
Graham  Crackers.......
Oatmeal  Crackers.......
C lim ax..................................39@41
Corner  Stone.............................. 39
Double  Pedro.............................40
Peach  P ie.................................. [40
W edding  Cake,  b lk ............. ” [40
Something  Good....................... 40
“Tobacco” ..................................40

tobaccos—Plug.

9

TEAS.

OOLONG.

IM P E R IA L .

SUN  C U B E D .

@15
@16.
@28
@33
@15
@20
@28
@33

j a p a n — Regular. 
............................12
.........24
.........30

F a ir .
G ood.........
Choice.......
Choicest...
F a ir .......
G ood__
Choice... 
Choicest.
B A S K E T   F IR E D .
F a ir ...............................
@20
Choice.................
@25
Choicest.................
©35
Extra choice, wire leaf 
@40
G U N PO W D E R .
Common to  fa ir...........25
@35
Extra fine to finest...  50
@65
Choicest fancy............75
©85
Common to  fa ir...........20
@35
Superior to fine............40
©50
YO U N G  HY SO N .
Common to  fa ir........... 18
@ 2&
Superior to  fine...........30
@40
Common to  fair........... 25
@30
Superior to  fine___ ...30
@50
Fine to choicest...........55
@65
E N G L IS H   B R E A K F A S '
F a ir ................................ 25
@30
Choice................... "  .30
@35
B est................................ 55
@65
Tea  D ust.......................  g
@10
Sweet Pippin................
50
Five and  Seven.......
50
H iaw atha............
68
Sweet  Cuba............
45
Petoskey Chief.......’. .
55
Sweet R usset...............
40
T h istle..........................
42
Florida................. .'. ' ’
65
Rose  L eaf............ . . . . .
66 
Red Domino.................
38 
Swamp  Angel.
40
T R A D ESM A N   C R E D IT   C O U PO N S.
$  2, per  hundred..................  2  59
.................   3 00
$10,  “ 
•*
..................4  00
$20, 
“
. 
..................  5 00
Subject to 
be  following  dis-
counts:
200 or over.
500  “
1000  “ 
30 g r...................................
4 0  g r .........................................
50 g r........................

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

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

$1 for barrel

M ISC ELLA N EO U S.
Cocoa Shells,  bulk.......
334
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails............
4V4
Sage...................................
1 5
P A P E K ,  W O OD EN  W A R E .
quote  as

P A P E R .&  Co.

C u rtis 
fo llo w s:
S tra w ..............................
“  Light  W eight__
S u g a r..............................
Rag  S u g a r.....................
H ardw are................   ."
B akers....................."  ' ’
Dry  Goods.................  ’
Jute  M anilla............. ..."
Red  Express, No. 1...
No. 2 ....
48 Cotton........................
Cotton, No. 2.......
“  3............ .W
Sea  Island, assorted...
No. 5 H em p .......
No.  8 B ................
w o o l....................;;;
W O O D EN W A R E.
Tubs, No. 1__

t w i n e s .

“ 

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“  No. 2............

■ 2‘4

.8

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lt 

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

no. 3................... ;
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
1  60 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop 
1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes
Bowls, 11 in ch ......................  1  00
.........................1  25
J® 
.......-............. 2 00
17 
.......................  2  75
assorted, 17s and  17s  2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
40
b u sh el......................1  go
“  with covers  1  90 
willow cl’ths, No.l  5  50 
“  No.2 6  00
“ 
“  No.3 7  00
‘ 
splint  .  “   No.l  3 50 
“  
“   No.2 4  25
“  No.3  5  00
. 
G R A IN S a n d  FE E D ST U FE S
W H E A T .
W h ite..............
98
Red............................"
96
F L O U R .
Straight, in  sacks___
5  20
••  barrels...
5  40
Patent 
“  sacks__
6  20 
“  barrels...
6  40
B olted...................................  2  50
Granulated.....................  ..  3 00
Bran......................................  14  00
Ships.....................................  15  50
Screenings..........................  14  00
Middlings 
Mixed  Feed
Small  lots 
Car 
Small  lots...................
Car 
“  ...................
No. 1, per 100 lb s .......
B A R L E Y .
No. 1..........................
n o . 2. ...................................... ;
H A Y .
No. 1.........................
No. 2.......................... .

1  30 
1  10
14  00 
13 OO

M IL L S T U F F S .

M E A L .

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R Y E .

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C REA M   TA R T A R .
Strictly  p ure...................
Grocers’............................

 

 
 
 
 
 

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Foreign.

d r i e d   f r u i t s —Domestic.
“ 

Apples, sun-dried.........  4 @454
evaporated____ 6 @654
Apricots, 
“ 
Blackberries “ 
6
Nectarines  “ 
14
14
Peaches 
“ 
Plums 
“ 
10
Raspberries  “ 
22
D R IE D   F R U IT S
Citron, in  d ru m ..
@23
“ 
in boxes__
@25
Currants..... .............
Lemon  Peel............
13
Orange Peel............
14
Prunes,  T urkey__
@  434 © 6 
“ 
Imperial  ... 
Raisins,  Valencias. 
@  8V4 
O ndaras...
“ 
. .   8*4
“  Domestic Layers.. .2 40
“ 
Loose Californias. .1  75
Farina, 100  lb. kegs..............  04
Hominy,  per  b b l...................4  00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box__   60
im ported.......  @10
Pearl  Barley................  @ 3
Peas, green...................   @1  40
“  split.......................  @ 3
Sago,  Germ an..............  @654
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l...  @  6V4
W heat,  cracked...........  @654
Vermicelli,  im port__   @10
dom estic...  @60

FA R IN A C E O U S  GOODS.

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V£ lb. 
V4 lb. 
1 lb. 
51b. 

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“ 

4  “ 
“ 
2  “ 
“ 
“ 
2  “ 
“  1  “ 

Arctic, % lb.  cans,  6 doz... 

45
...  75
... 1  40
... 2  40
...12 00
Absolute, *4 lb. cans,  100s. .11 75
50s..10 00
50s.. 18  75
2  70
2  55 
1  50
75 
1  50
3 00 
20 
45 
85
1  50
80

*4 lb. “ 
“ 
lib . 
Telfer’s,  V£ lb. cans, 6doz.
Vi lb. 
“  3  “  .
“  1  “  .
lib . 
Acme, Vi lb. cans, 3 doz__
2  “  ....
Vi lb.  “ 
1  <•  ....
lib .  “ 
bulk...................
Red Star,  f£ lb. cans, 12 doz 
6  “
Vi lb. “ 
1 lb “ 
4  “

B A T H   B R IC K .

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44 

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FL A V O R IN G   EX T R A C T S.

English, 2 doz. in case.......
Bristol,  2  “ 
.......
American. 2 doz. in case...
B LU IN G ,
Arctic Liq,  4-oz...................
54 p t.................
1  p t................. 10 80 4 oz. 
8-oz paper bot 7  20 6 oz. 

3  60 Jennings’
7  00 2 oz. Panel, doz
“ 
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“ 
“ 
Pepper  Box  No.  2 3  00 No.  3,  “
4 4  00 No.  8,  “ 
5 9 00 No.lO,  “

BROOM S.
No. 2 H u rl............................
No.  1  “ 
............................
No. 2 Carpet.......
No. 1 
“ 
.......
Parlor Gem.........
Common W hisk. 
Fancy 
,
M ill.....................
W arehouse.........

90
“ 1  10
“ 2  ¿5
1  »
“ 2  Í5:
4  50
No.  4, Taper,  “ 1  60
2 00 54 pt,  Round, “ 4  25
2  25 1  ** 
8  50
2  50
F IS H — SA LT.
Cod, w hole.....................
“  boneless..................
3  00 
H a lib u t..........................
90
Herring,  round, 54 bbl.
1  00 
54  bbl.
3  50 
Holland,  bbls.
3 00
Holland, kegs.
Kings 100 lb. cases................5 00
80  lb. cases..................4 25
13
14
15
16
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................  1054
Star,  40 
954
12
Paraffine................................ 
W ieking.................................... 
25

Dairy, solid  packed............ 
Creamery, solid packed__  
ro lls ...................  
C A N D LES.
“ 

Lemon Vanills .
35 ;
2  25 ■
3  25 1
1  60
4  00
6 00
2  50
7  50 i
15 OO
@  5 
754 
1154
1  50 
10  00 
@  80 Í 
28 
9 50 ! 
1  45 ! 
..1  35 
©4 50 
..  78 ! 
..6  00 
. .1  15 i 
..  90 
.2  50 1

Mack,  sh’s, No.  1, V4  bbl..
“  12  lb kit
“  10 

rolls............................... 

Scaled.........

B U C K W H E A T .

B U T T E R IN E

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LA M P  W IC K S.

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Trout,  Vi  bbls..............
“  10  lb.  k its...........
White,  No. 1,54 b b ls...
12 lb.  kits
“ 
10 lb. kits
“ 
“ 
Family,  54  bbls.
k its.......
“ 
G U N   P O W D E R .
K eg s..........................
Half  kegs.......................
No. 0................................
No. 1.................................
No. 2.................................
P ure.................................
Calabria..........................
Sicily................................
M IN CE  M EAT
B uckets..........................
H alf bbls........................
Black  Strap...................
Cuba Baking..................
Porto  Rico...................
New Orleans, good.......
choice... 
fan cy ....

M O LA SSES.

LIC O R IC E .

. .16@17 
. .22@25 
..24@35 
. -25@30 
. .33@40 
. .45@48

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

“ 

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R IC E .

!4@

P IP E S .

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.1  60 
40
-6V4

OATM EA L.
Muscatine,  B arrels..............6 0(
Half barrels.......3  r
Cases.......
^   2 3 © 2   3 5
R O L L E D   OATS
Muscatine, Barrels__
......6 00
Half barrel 
.......3  15
Cases.........
25@2  35
Michigan  Test............
W ater  W hite................
P IC K L E S .
M edium...................
Small,  bbl..............

*4 b b l............
“  V4  bbl.................
Clay, No.  216................
“  T. D. full co u n t.. 
Cob. No.  3 .....................
Carolina head..............
No.  1..............
No. 2 ..............
No. 3 ..............
Japan ............................
SA L E R A T U S.
DeLand’s,  pure..........
CLurch’s, Cap  S heaf..
Dwight’s ...................
Taylor’s .........................
Common Fine per bbl.......
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks... 
28  pocket.......................
100 
Ashton bu.  b a g s.........
................
Higgins  “ 
Warsaw “ 
.......
SA L  SODA.
Kegs................
•  154
Granulated,  boxes..........
.  134
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box__ 2 35
Hand, 
2 35
Silver Thread, 30 gal.........
.3  50
40  “  .........
.4  50
•  4*4
.10  '
.  4
•  454
.  8*4
.  454
/■i.

Mixed b ird ...................
Caraway.....................
C anary........................
Hemp...................
Anise.................................
R ap e ............
M ustard.....................
S N U F F .

3  “ 
SA U E R K R A U T .
“ 

SA PO LIO .
“

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.  69 
. 2 05

S E E D S .

7*
75

SALT

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Scotch, in  bladders__
.37
Maccaboy, in ja rs.........
.35
French Rappee, in J a rs __ .43

SO A P.

Dingman,  100  bars.............. .4 00
Don’t  Anti-W ashboard__ .4 75
Jaxon ..............................
Queen  A nne.....................
.3  85
German fam ily..................
.2 40
Big B argain.......................... .1  87
B oxes...............................
..5*4
Kegs, English.......................

SODA.

s p i c e s — Whole.

7*4

“ 

‘* 
“ 
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Pepper, Singapore, black... 18*4

A llspice................................. 10
Cassia, China in m ats.........
Batavia in b u n d ... .il
Saigon in  rolls....... .42
Cloves,  Amboyna................ .30
Zanzibar................. 24
Mace  B atavia...................... .70
Nutmegs, fancy...................
.75
No.  1.......................
“ 
70
No.  2....................... 65
“ 
w hite__ 28
“ 
shot........................ 21
“ 
s p i c e s —Ground--In Bulk.
A llspice................................. 15
Cassia,  B atavia................... 20
and  Saigon.25
Saigon.......................42
Cloves,  Amboyna..................35
Zanzibar......................28 •
Ginger, A frican......................12*4

“ 
“ 
“ 
“  Cochin.......................15
“ 
J a m a ic a ....:...........is
Mace  B atavia......................... 80
Mustard,  E nglish..................22
and T rie..25
Trieste.......................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ......................70
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 22
“ 
“  w hite.........30
“  Cayenne....................25

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STA R C H .

Mystic, 1 lb.  pkgs.................   7
barrels.........................6

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SU G A R S.

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Cut  L oaf.......................  @ $%
C u b es............................  @ 7%
Pow dered.....................  @7%
Granulated, H. & E.’s ..  @7 31
Knight’s..  @7 06
Confectionery  A .........  67a@ 7
Standard  A ................   @634
No. 1, W hite E xtra C ..  @ 6V4
No. 2 E xtra  C..............  @  6%
No. 3 C, golden............  @ 6*4
No. 4 C, d ark .............  .  @ 6
No. 5  C..........................   @5J4

canned goods—Fish.

 

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21b.  “ 

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Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.

Sardines, domestic  Vis......... 

Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck........1  25
Clam Chowder, 3 lb ....................2 50
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand___1  00
...1 6 0
“ 
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic.............1  50
2  lb.  “ 
............2  65
1 lb.  Star..................1  90
2  lb. S tar................. 2  90
1 lb.  stand..............1 75
2  lb. 
3  10
3 lb. in M ustard.. .3  50
3 lb.  soused............3 00
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia....... 2 00
.......3  10
2 lb. 
1 lb. Sacram ento...1  70
21b. 
...2  75
5
Vis.........©  8
“  Mustard 54s..........  @ 8
imported  54 s .........10@11
“ 
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spiced,  54s ............ 10@12
canned goods—F ruits.

Trout, 3  lb. brook..............
Apples, gallons,  stand..........1  90
Blackberries,  stand..............  75
Cherries, red standard..........1  00
p itte d ..............................1 75
D am sons.......................................1 00
Egg Plums, stan d ........................1 20
Gooseberries.................................1 10
G rapes.....................................  90
Green  Gages................................ 1 30
Peaches, all  yellow, stand.. 1  45
seconds.......................... 1 25
P ie ...................................1 00
Pears.............................................. 1 30
Pineapples...................1  10@1  25
Q uinces......................................... 1 00
Raspberries,  ex tra......................1 10
red ..................... 2  00
Straw berries................................ 1 10
W hortleberries.......................  90

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

Corn, Archer’s Trophy.........

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

Asparagus, Oyster Bay..........1  80
Beans, Lima,  stan d ....................1 00
“  Green  Lim as__   @1  10
“ 
©   95
“  Stringlesg,  E rie...........  90
“  Lewis’Boston Baked.. 1  45
“  Morn’g Glory.1  10
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Early  G o ld ...l  10
“  ex tram arro fat... 
© 110
“ 
¡0
“  June,  stan d .........1  40@.l  50
“ 
“  sifted.......................1 55
“  French, extra  fine...  14  UO
Mushrooms, extra fine........18 00
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden.........  85
Succotash,  standard__   @  85
S quash...........................................1 10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  10
Good E nough___ 1 10
B enH ar.................. 1 10
stand br___ 1 05@1  10

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

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C H ICO RY .

Michigan Full Cream  12V4@13
Sap  Sago.......................  16@17
CHOCOLATE.
R unkel Bros.’ Vienna sweet  2
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Premium.......  33
“  Horn-Cocoa...  3
“  B reakfast___   48
C H E W IN G   GUM .
200 

Rubber, 100 lumps..................25
35
Spruce...................................... 30
B ulk.................................... 
6
R ed......................... ................75
Rio, fa ir.........................17  @18
“  good....................... 1854@19
“  prime.....................  @20
“  fancy,  w ashed... 19  @21
“  golden....................20  @22
Santos............................ 17  @21
Mexican & Guatemala 19  @22
P eaberry....................... 20  @22
Java,  Interior.............. 20  @24
“  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.

coffees—Package.

100 lbs
Lion.................
.....................2334
“  in cabinets .....................2454
Dilworth’s ....... ...................... 2354
Magnolia.........
.....................2354
30 lbs  60 lbs
Acme................
.2834  2274  23
G erm an..........
.....................23t4
b in s ..
.....................24
McLaughlin’s  XXXX..........2334
Honey  Bee............................. 24Vs
Nox  All  .................................23*4
O  B ......................................... 22V4
T iger........................................22 V4
Valley City............................ 
75
F elix.......................................  1  10

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

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C LO TH ES  L IN E S .

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

50 ft. 
60 ft.. 
70 ft.. 
80 ft.. 
60 ft.. 
72 f f .
CO N D EN SED  M IL K .

Ju te

E agle......................................  7  60
Anglo-Swiss..........................  6 00

C R A C K E R S.

 

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Kenosha B utter.....................  8
6*4
Seymour 
B utter...................................... 6V4
family............................  6V4
b iscu it..........................  7
Boston.............................  8
City Soda...........is........... 8
Soda..........................................  6V4
S. O yster.................................   6V4
City Oyster, XXX...................  654
P icn ic..  : ................................6V4

H ID E S .

FU R S, 
fol-

H ID E S ,  P E L T S   a n d  
Perkins  &  Hess  pay 
lows:
g reen  ■ — - ....................  4 
  ©   4*4
Part  Cured................ 
£ ul1 
.....................  4V4@ 5V4
g r y - it:.............  
5  @  6
 
£ 7 . Kips  ....................... 5  @ 6
Calfskins,  green.........3 
4
Deacon skins.................10  <&20

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% off for No. 2.

t c u r e d .............

,

@ 4V4

Shearlings.......... .?’.... 10  @30
Estimated wool, per B> 20  @28

F U R S .

Add 15 per cent, up to March 10.
5@1  OO
M in k .............................. 
Coon...............................  
5@1  10
5@1  20
S kunk............................ 
M uskrat...........................  
i@ 25
5@1 50
Fox, red...........................  
“  cross.......................  50@5 00
„  “  JJrey....................... 
5@l  00
Cat, house........................ 
5@ 25
5@ 50
“  w ild.......................... 
F isher............................1  00@6  00
L y n x ....... 
..................  50@5 00
Martin,  d ark ..................  25@4 00
io@l 50
g t t e r ................................  50@9 75
W olf.................................  50@4 00
B ear.................................  50@30 00
B eav er............................   50@8 00
B ad g er..........................  
5@1  00
Deerskins, per lb......... 
5@  40
miscellaneous.

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

T allo w ..........................   4  @ 4V£
Grease  b u tte r................5  @ 8V4
S w itches.......................  2  @ 2V4
G inseng.........................2 00@2  10

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THE  B E S T

Is  that 
Furnished 
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Insurance
United States Mutual 
AnWswiatioi

CHARLES  B.  PEET,

President.

JAMES R. PITCHER,

Sec’y and Gen. Manager.
320-324  Broadway,  New  YorL

APOTHECARY^ BRAND.

CUBAN,HAND MADE.HAVANA.CI6ARS

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F R E S H   M EATS.

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|  Swift and Company quote as follow s:
!  Beef, carcass..................... .........................   5  @ 6
h in dquarters...................................  514©  6Vi
! 
fore 
...................................  3 v!@ 4  ‘
(  Hogs............................................................... 
6© 6*4
j  Pork  loins...............................   ..................  @ 8
| 
shoulders...........................................   @ 654
Bologna........................................................  @ 5
Frankfort  sausage.....................................  @  854
1  Blood, liver and head sausage................ 
©   5
I  M utton.........................................................   7  ©

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OYSTERS  a n d   F IS H .

F. J. D ettentlialer quotes as follows: 

o y s t e r s   i n   c a n s .

O T S T E R S   IN   B U L K .

S tandards..........................................! ........  @16
A nchors................................... ...................   ©18
Selects...........................................................21  @27
Fairhaveu Counts......................................  @35
Standards
Selects__
C lam s__
W hiteflsh.
T rout.....................
Ciscoes..................
Finnan Haddies..
H alibut..................
H erring.................
Perch,  skinned...

F R E S H   F IS H .

@  7Vi 
©  7 Vi 
©   4 
©  7 Vi 
©15 
®  4 
©   5

1  00 
1  40

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

Putnam  & Brooks quote as follow s:

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

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.10

M IX E D .

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Royal, 25 lb. p a ils...............................................   9
200 lb.  bbls................................................... 8Vi
Extra, 25 lb.  pails..................................................10
200 lb.  bbls.................................................  9
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails.............................  
livi
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases.............................................10
Broken, 40 lb. B ask..............................................  954
200 lb. bbls..................................................   9 ~

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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. L\porice  Drops............................................ 12
Lozenges, plain.......................................................14
printed................................................. 15
Im perials.................................................................14
Mottoes.....................................................................15
Cream B ar............................................................... 13
Molasses  Bar.
Caram els........................................
Hand Made  Creams......................
Plain Creams...................................
Decorated Creams..........................
String  Rock...................................
Burnt Almonds...............................
W intergreen  Berries...................
fancy—In b ulk. 
Lozenges, plain, in  p ails...
*  “ 
in  bbls_
printed, in pails.
“ 
“ 
in  bbls..
Chocolate Drops,In p ails...
Gum Drops, in palls............
Moss Drops, in pails............
Sour Drops, in  pails............
Imperials, in pails................
in obis.................
F R U IT S .

in bbls.......
in bbls.......

...12
...11
...12V4
...11V4
...12
...  6
...  5
...10
...  9
...11
,. .11*4
...lou

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“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

50-lb.  “ 

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“ 
“ 
“  • 

Oranges, F lo rid as,....................................   @

“ 
“ 
“ 
fancy

Messina 200s............................... 

©3  00
220s...............................   @3 00
300s..............................   @3 00
00..............................  @3 00
Lemons, choice............................................2 75@3 00
.3 00@3 50 
Figs, layers,  new ...................
.  10@15 
“  Bags, 50 lb .....................
©   6 @ 4V4 
Dates, frails, 50 lb .................
“  M frails, 50 lb ............
©  5VÍ 
Fard, 10-lb.  box..........
“ 
■ 
©
“ 
. .. .. .
.  8  @
Persian,50-lb.  box...
“ 
.  6  ®  754
N U T S .
Almonds, Tarragona............
Ivaca......................
C alifornia.............
Brazils........................ .............
Filberts,  Sicily.......................
W alnuts, Grenoble................
F rench...................
Pecans, Texas, H. P ..............
Cocoanuts, per 100..................
Chestnuts.............................
PEANUTS.
Peacocks.........................................................  @8
Storks...............................................................  @7V4
Y a c h t...............................................................  @6

.................   @15
.................   14@16
.............  7  @ 754
..............  @11
..................  @1254
.................   @1054
...................8  @12
................. 4 25@4 50
.............   @2 50

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The  Grocery  Market.

The  sugar  situation  has  undergone 
something of a transformation, one brand 
of  granulated being quoted at 7.31, while 
another is sold at 7.06.  Corn  syrups are 
slightly firmer.  Rice is firm.  Spices are 
quiet.  Canned  goods  begin  to  exhibit 
signs of  life.  Dried  fruits  are  selling 
fairly  well.  Coffee  continues  to  grow 
firm, the package  manufacturers  having

“LosDoßtora1M is free  from  AR 

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

FREE  SMOKING,  MILD  AND  RICH.

For  Sale  by  20,000  Druggists  throughout  the

M in e  & P e ril D ii Co,
Wholesale Agts., Grand Rapids

Drugs # M e d ic în e s .

State  Board of Pharmacy.

One Year—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Two Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Three Years—Stanley E.  Parkill, Owosso.
Four  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Five Years—James  Vernqr, Detroit.
President—Geo. McDonald 
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. 
.  tt„„
Next Meeting—At the lecture room of Ha.rtmAn s  3Hail, 
Grand Rapids, Tuesday and Wednesday, March o and 6.
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical Ass’n. 

President—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Second Vice-President—H.M. Dean, Niles.
Third Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit. 
Executive Committee—A. H. Lyman,  Manistee;  A. Bas 
sett,  Detroit; F. J.  Wurzburg,  Grand Rapids;  W.  A, 
Hall, Greenville;  E. T.  Webb, Jackson.

.  _

.  , 

Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit.

Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical Society. 
President. J. W. Hayward.  Secretary, Frank H. Escott.

D e t r o it   P h a r m a c e u t ic a l  S o c ie t y  

President, J.  W. Caldwell.  Secretary, B. W. Patterson.

and 

protects 

Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association. 
President, Geo.  L.  LeFevre.  Secretary, J. W. H oyt.
Patent Law vs.  Patent  Medicines.
The  Constitution of  the United States 
gives Congress the power “to promote the 
progress of  science  and  the  useful arts, 
by securing, for limited times, to authors 
and  inventors,  the  exclusive  right  to 
their  respective  writings  and  discover­
ies.”  “A  patent  is  a contract  between 
the inventor and  the  government repre­
senting  the  public  at  large.  The con­
sideration moving  from  the  inventor is 
the  production  of  a  new  and  useful 
thing, and  the  giving to the public of  a 
full  knowledge  thereof  by  means  of  a 
proper application  for a patent, whereby 
the  public  is  enabled to practice the in­
vention when  the  patent  expires.  The 
consideration  moving  from  the  govern- 
' ment  is  the  grant of  an exclusive right 
for  a  limited  time,  and  this  grant  the 
government 
enforces 
through its courts.”
It  is  apparent,  therefore,  that  if  the 
patent law were properly applied to med­
icine, no medicinal  article  could be pat­
ented  unless it were  proved to be a new 
and  useful  invention—and  it  would be 
impossible  for  the  inventor  to secure a 
patent without publishing full knowledge 
of  the  invention, whereby the  public  is 
enabled to practice  the  invention  when 
the  patent  expired—and  the  exclusive 
control of  the  invention could belong to 
the inventor only for a limited time, after 
which  the  right  to manufacture the ar­
ticle would become common property.
As  the  so-called  “patent”  medicines 
are  secret or semi-secret  compounds;  as 
the formulae  are  nowhere  published  so 
that the public  can  manufacture the al­
leged  inventions  when  the  patent  ex­
pires;  as the  alleged  inventors  of  these 
compounds  are  not  required^  to  prove 
their articles new  and useful inventions; 
as in many cases the articles  themselves 
are  only  compounds  of  old  and^  well- 
known  drugs, some of  them  physicians’ 
prescriptions  used  for the purpose,  it is 
very evident  that  the  patent  law is not 
properly applied  to medicine if  these so- 
called  patent  medicines  are  really pat;- 
epted,
But “patent”  medicines  are  not  pat­
ented  at  all as a rule.  They are  called 
pateut  medicines  because 
the  word 
“ patent”  is  a  popular  word,  and  well 
deceives the public in  regard to the true 
facts of  the case.
And  what  are  the  true  facts  of  the 
ease ?  The  truth  is  that  it  is only the 
name of  the  medicine  that  is patented, 
and not  the  medicine itself.  By patent­
ing the name »the  manufacturers  control 
the medicine  without  conforming to the 
scientific  and  beneficent  intent  of  the 
patent law. 
In other  words, they “whip 
the devil around the stump.”
scheme 
this 
is 
worked?  In  a  very  simple  way.  The 
manufacturer  registers  the name of  the 
article  as a trade-mark;  and, as  the  use 
of  a trademark  is  unlimited  as to time, 
and  no  publication  of  the  method  of 
manufacturing  the  article on which it is 
used is demanded by the government, the 
owner secures an unlimited  monopoly of 
the  article,  and  keeps  the  method  of 
manufacture to himself.
And  what  harm  does  that  do?  The 
secresy  and  the  monopoly  permit  the 
owner to make  an  immense  fortune  by 
advertising a lie.  ne gets  the  credit of 
being a great  inv entor  when he is no in­
ventor  at  all.  He  obtains  the  reward 
designed  by  the  government  for  the 
scientific  man  and 
the  inventor.  He 
throws  the  patent  law  into  disrepute 
with those  who see the fraud and do not 
understand  how  the  government’s  pro­
tection is secured:  aud  there are enough 
objections to the scheme to fill a page.
How  does  this  interest  the  medical 
profession ?  Seeing  how  readily’  the 
rank  and  file of  the  profession  all over 
the  land  are  duped,  the “patent” med­
icine  houses  have  entered  the  field  of 
pharmacy,  and are now reaping immense 
fortunes  by  marketing  “patent”  med­
icines through the medium of  physicians’ 
prescriptions.  After  obtaining  the  in­
dorsement of  the  profession  in the form 
of  certificates,  etc.,  the  owners  turn 
around  and  advertise the  articles to the 
public  in  the  papers.  Each  “patent” 
medicine  becomes in this  way a rival to 
the physician;  and  as  claims  are  made 
for them far in excess of  their value, the 
profession  is  helping along a dangerous 
species of  quackery.
What  remedy  would  you  suggest  for 
this  abuse ?  I w’ould  suggest  that  the 
.patent  law  be  strictly enforced, so that 
no one can  obtain  an  exclusive  monop­
oly for a medicinal  article,  unless  it  is 
proved to be a new and useful invention. 
Then its true or working  formula should 
be published so that the  public can man­
ufacture the article when  the patent  ex­
pires;  and  the  monopoly should  be lim­
ited  in  time  so  that  the invention may 
finally become common property.
What  would  you  expect  to  gain  by 
this ?  I would expect to  use  the  patent 
law  to  kill  the  “patent” medicine bus­
iness, purge out fraud from  medieine by 
destroying the secret  medicine business, 
and throw open the manufacture of  med­
icine to a legitimate competition.

remarkable 

How 

F. E.  Stew’AKT, M. D.

A Meritorious Clerk.

“I wish to speak to  you  about  raising 
my salary,” said the clerk.  “Jones does 
the same work as I do and  you  have just 
increased his pay.”
“That’s  a  reward  of  merit,”  replied 
the boss.
“What for, may I ask?”
“For never coming here and asking for 

¿a raise.”

Coca and Cocaine.

From the Pharmaceutical J oum al.
The original home of  the coca plant in 
South America  has  not, according to De 
Candolle,  been  very clearly  defined;  he 
states  that most of  the  authors  who ex­
amined it had only seen  cultivated  spec­
imens,  and  there  is  some  doubt  about 
those supposed to be wild by Poeppig and 
Andre,  while Triana does  not  admit the 
species  is  w’ild  in  New’  Grenada.  At 
present  coca  is  cultivated to a large ex­
tent  in  the  Andes of  the Argentine Re­
public,  of  Bolivia,  Peru,  Ecuador  and 
New  Granada. 
It  is  also  cultivated in 
the  mountainous  parts  of  Brazil.  The 
largest plantations, called  locally cocals, 
are said to be in the  province of  La Paz, 
in Bolivia. 
In a good  harvest  the  yield 
of  coca  leaves  is  estimated by Weddell 
to be about  900  pounds  per  acre.  The 
total  production 
is  stated  to  amount 
to  something 
like  40,000,000  pounds. 
There  are  many points of  difference be­
tween the coca plants  grow’n in different 
parts  of  South  America,  resulting,  no 
doubt from seminal  variation and the in­
fluences  of  soil  and  climate.  Similar 
differences appear to obtain  in  regard to 
the  amount  of  cocaine  in  the  leaves. 
Thus,  for  instance, it is  suggested  that 
the  plant  yielding  small, pointed,  pale 
green  leaves  is  the  best  to cultivate at 
high elevations  and if  the  object  be  to 
obtain  a 
large  yield  of  crystallizable 
cocaine.  On  the  contrary,  the  variety 
yielding  leaves  rounded  at  the  apex 
thrives at the sea level in the tropics, but 
a large  proportion of  the  alkaloid  they 
contain is uncrystallizable.
In  the Andes the  coca  plant  succeeds 
best in the  mild  but  very moist climate 
of  the lower mountains,  at  an  eleva ion 
of  from 2,000 to 5,000 feet.  Like  coffee, 
it thrives best on slopes where the soil is 
rich  in  humus  and  the  drainage  good. 
Shade  is  said  to  be  unfavorable to the 
development  of  alkaloid  in  the  leaves. 
In Peru  the  plants  yield  the  first  crop 
of  leaves three  years after  planting, but 
in poor soils they are  often left until the 
fifth  year.  The full-grown shrub  yields 
a  harvest  every  thirteen  or  fourteen 
months, but in many plantations the col­
lection of  leaves goes on throughout  the 
year,  since  the  ripeness of  the leaf  de­
pends much upon the  soil  and  situation 
as well as the age of  the plant. 
In some 
localities  two  or  three  good  crops  are 
gathered  iu  the  year.  The  ripeness of 
the leaf  is proved by its  breaking  when 
bent in the hand, and the  largest as well 
as most  mature  leaves are sought for as 
containing  most  of  the  alkaloid  which 
renders  coca  leaves  a  marketable  pro­
duct.  The  leaves  are  usually dried  in 
the  sun  and  then  allowed to undergo a 
slight sweating in heaps.  When the dry­
ing is rapid  the  leaves have a beautiful, 
bright green color  and are quite smooth. 
Such  leaves  fetch a high  price in South 
America, while the brown leaves that are 
more  slowly dried  are  cheaper.  But it 
is important to bear  in mind that the es­
timate  of  value  formed  by  the  South 
American  Indians  may  be  based  upon 
facts  very  different  from  those  which 
would influence the manufacturing chem­
ist.  Thus,  Dr, Rushy points out that the 
amount  of  cocaine  probably  forms  no 
element of  the  Indian’s  estimate of  the 
quality of  coca, any more  than  the per­
centage of  nicotine  would  establish  the 
quality of  tobacco. 
It is probable,  there­
fore,  that sufficient attention  has not  yet 
been given to ascertaining the conditions 
of  drying that would be  most  favorable 
to the production of  a good raw material 
for  the  manufacturer of  cocaine.  This 
is a point  that is eminently deserving of 
careful  inquiry,  and  the  very irregular 
quarity  of  the  crude  cocaine  imported 
from South America  proves that there is 
a great need of  better  knowledge of  this 
matter.  Some  of  the  best  samples  of 
this crude product will  yield  as much as 
seventy  per  cent,  of  true  cocaine,  but 
others  yield  very  much  less  and  some 
scarcely any.  Since the  manufacture of 
this crude  product in South America the 
demand for coca leaves  has  fallen off  so 
much that it is doubtful whether there is 
any inducement to cultivate  coca in  any 
of  the tropical colonies for export to this 
country, but the question is one  that can 
scarcely be decided  in  the  present state 
of  knowledge as to  the  means  by which 
a good  yield  of  cocaine of  good  quality 
is best to be insured.

Drug Selling by Bar Keepers.

“Honestly,  I  think  not.  This 

A barkeeper at  the  Richelieu,  one  of 
the leading Chicago  hotels,  said in a  re­
cent  interview  in  reply to the  question 
whether there was much  drug-selling  by 
barkeepers:
talk 
abont  drug-selling at the  bar  is  an  ex­
aggeration. 
If  a  man  has  been  on  a 
spree or overtaxed his  physical  strength 
he will often ask for a little  absinthe  to 
quiet his nerves,  but the use of this drug 
is not  heavy.  Most  bars  have  to  keep 
both green and white absinthe,  but there 
is little demand now for the green article. 
The white is milder.  Quinine  is  often 
asked for—it is at  the  soda-water  foun­
tains, for that matter.  But,  then,  most 
people want to ward off a cold, and  some 
quinine in one’s bitters is  better  than  a 
pocket-handkerchief. ’ ’
Quinine, under a recent decision of the 
Illinois Supreme Court,  is not a  “domes 
tic remedy”  and  cannot  be  sold  except 
by a registered pharmacist.  An  Illiono- 
lis barkeeper has been recently fined  for 
selling it. 
In view  of  the  late  crusade 
of saloon-keepers against  alleged  dram­
selling druggists, the compliment should 
be returned by prosecuting  quinine-sell­
ing liquor dealers.  Absinthe  is  also  a 
drug and an attempt  might  be  made  to 
suppress its sale also.

The Ideal Pharmacist.

In a paper read at the  banquet  of  the 
Pindus School of Pharmacy, and reported 
by  the  Indiana  Pharmacist,  it  is  sug­
gested that compliance with  the  follow­
ing requirements  would  make  the phar­
macist progress toward the ideal.
A successful  pharmacist  must be con­
scientious.  This has been realized  from 
time immemorial. 
In  earlier times the 
rules were that an apothecary must serve 
God  first,  pity  the  poor,  and  neither 
increase  nor  diminish  the  physician’s 
prescription.  While  all  this  was true 
then, it is important now, and  part  of  it 
is absolutely necessary to make the  ideal 
pharmacist.  The progress of pharmacy 
is one of evolution.  As the people become 
more  refined  and  educated, just in  that 
ratio is the pharmacist compelled to make 
his preparations  more  elegant,  effective,

The Drug  Market.

Opium, morphia and quinine are steady. 
The latter  is  very cheap.  Cream tartar, 
tartaric  acid, Rochelle  salts  and  sedlitz 
mixture are very low.  An upward move­
ment is  likely to take  place at  any time. 
Calomel, corrosive sublimate, red precip­
itate  and  white  precipitate  have  de­
clined.  Sassafras bark is  scarce and ad­
vancing.  Golden seal root and powdered 
are easier.  Chlorate  potash is weak and 
tending  lower.  Honduras  sarsaparilla 
root is higher.  Oils anise and cloves are 
lower.  Cloves  have declined.  Nutmegs 
and  mace  are tending  higher.  Turpen­
tine is higher.

The Result of Experience.

“When  I  hear or  read of  a  merchant 
failing in business, and know it is for the 
first  time,” remarked  a  veteran  jobber, 
“I  know that  that  man’s  creditors,  as a 
general  rule,  will get at least a fair divi­
dend, because  the debtor  is  apt  to  turn 
over  his  assets with  little  -regard of  his 
own  interests.  But  when  he  fails  for 
the  second  time  he has seen  where  he 
might just as well have had a  few thous­
and dollars,  instead of turning them over 
to  the  creditors, and  he  generally  con­
vinces  himself  that  if  he  doesn’t  look 
after  his own  interests, no one w'ill  do it 
for  him.  So  when  I  know of  a  man’s 
failing  for  the  second  or  third  time, I 
generally say to myself,  ‘Heaven help the 
creditors, for  dividends  are  likely to  be 
mighty light! ’ ”
Muskegon Drug Clerk’s Association.
M u s k e g o n ,  March 2,  1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand  Rapids:
D e a r   Sir—The  Muskegon  D.  C.  A. 
held  a  regular  meeting on  February 26 
with  the  usual  large  attendance,  which 
shows  the  great  interest  taken  by  the 
members.
J.  A. Tinholt  and  S.  Van Arcle  have 
accepted positions with Geo. G.  Steketee, 
of Grand Rapids.
The  next  meeting  will  be  held  on 
Mardi 12, at our new headquarters.

J. W. Hoyt, Sec’y.
For  Sale—Soda Water Fountain.
The elegant soda  water  fountain used 
in our retail department.  This fountain 
is  the  finest  in  the  State and is offered 
for sale  at less than  half  cost, including 
counter and silver ware complete for use. 
Full description will be given  with price 
and terms on application.

A r t h u r Me ig s & Co.,

77 South Division st., Grand Rapids.

He  Had  a Reason.

Shoe dealer  (to  clerk)—William,  why 
did  you  insist  upon  selling to  that  old 
gentleman  who  just  went  out a pair  of 
small  soft  shoes, when  he  called  for 
large, cowhide boots?”

“Well—er— ”
“I insist  upon  knowing.”
“The  fact  is, I  call  on  his  daughter 

quite frequently in the evening.”

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TINCTURES.
Aconitum  N apellisR .
F.
Aloes..........................
and m yrrh__
A rn ic a ......................
A safetid a.................
Atrope B elladonna..
Benzoin.....................
Co..............
Sanguinaria............
B arosm a...................
C antharides............
C apsicum ................
Cardam on................
Co.............
C astor......................
C atechu.....................
Cinchona  ................
Co..............
Columba 
............
C onium ...................
Cubeba.....................
D ig italis.................
E rgot........................
G entian...................
Co................
G u aica.....................
ammon.......
Zingiber  .................
Hyoscyam us..........
Io'dine.......................
Colorless__
Ferri  Chloridum ...
K in o .........................
Lobelia.....................
M yrrh.......................
N ux  Vomica..........
O p ii..........................
“  Cam phorated..
“  Deodor............
A uranti Cortex.......
Q uassia...................
Rhatany  .................
R hei..........................
Cassia  Acutifol —
Co.
S erpentaria............
Stromonium............
T o lu tan ...................
V alerian .................
Veratrum V eride...

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OLEUM.

A bsinthium .............. ............   25
E upatorium .............. ............   20
...........  25
Lobelia.......................
...........  28
M ajorum ...................
.........  23
Mentha'  P iperita....
V ir ..............
R ue.............................. ............   30
Tanacetum, V .......... ............
Thymus,  V ................
MAGS ESI A
Calcined. P a t............ ..  55®  GO
Carbonate,  Pat  ....... ..  200).  22
Carbonate, K. A  51 ..  20®  25
Carbonate,  Jenning" ..  35®  36
A bsinthium .............. . .5 00@o
Amygdalae, Dulc — ..  45@  <5
..7  25@7 50
Amvdalae, Amarae.
A n isi.......................... ..1  90@2 00
@2  50
Auranti  Cortex.......
Bergamii  ................. ..2  50@3 00
C aiiputi..................... ..  90@1  00
@1  80
C aryophvlli..............
C e d a r........................ ..  35®  65
©1  75
Chenopodii  ..............
..  95@1  00
C innam om i............
@ 7 5
C itronella...............
Conium  M ac............ ..  35®.  65
Copaiba..................... ..  90@1  0C
Cubebae................... 15'50@16 00
. .  90@1  00
Exechthitos............
..1  20@1  30
E rig ero n ..................
,.2:25@2 35
G aultheria..............
@ 7 5
Geranium,  ounce..
Gossipii,  Sem. g al.......  50®  75
Hedeoma  ..................... 1  15@1  25
Jun ip eri.........................  50@2 00
av en d u la ...................   90@2  60
L im onis..........................1  50@1 80
Mentha Piper.................2  50@3 50
Mentha  V erid...............3 00@3 25
Morrhuae, gal..............  80®1  00
Myrcia, ounce..............  @  30
O live..............................1  00®
Pieis Liquida,  (gal. 35)  10®  12
R ic in i............................  96®1  10
Rosm arini.....................  75®1  00
Rosae,  ounce................  @6 00
Succini..........................   40®  45
S ab in a ..........................  90®1  00
Santal  ...........................3 50@7  00
Sassafras.......................  55®  60
Sinapis, ess, ounce —   @  65
T iglii..............................  @1  50
T h y m e..........................   40®
opt  ..................  @
Theobromas..................  15®
Bi Carb..........................   13®
B ichrom ate..................  15@
Bromide........................   37®

POTASSIUM.

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MISCELLANEOUS.
“ 
ground, 

.¿Ether. Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26®  28 
“  4 F . .   30®  3a
A lum en......................... 2)4®  354
(po.
7)................................. 
3© 
4
A nnatto........................   55®  60
4@  5
Antimoni, po................ 
et Potass T.  55®  60

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VISITING  BUYERS.

Field Siding

Sevey &  Herrington.
Frank E Piper, Charlotte 
Herrington
Sullivan Lumber Co.
H Van Noord. Jamestown 
Sullivan 
G Ten Hoor,  Forest  Grove 
McDonald & Bradford,
John DeVries, Jamestown 
Baldwin
G S Putnam. Fruitport
S A Hewitt, Monterey
D L Mothland, Cedar Creek C K Hoyt & Co.Hudsonville 
T J Sheridan & Co,
J T Pierson, Irving 
F N Cornell.  Griswold 
S Stark, Cedar Springs 
H Matthews & Co,  Chase 
S J Martin, Sullivan 
W J Roach. Lake City 
Geo P Stark, Cascade 
John Damstra.  G itchell. 
H Meijering, Jamestown
Barry & Co, Rodney 
Carrington & North,  Trent C H Wagner, Big Rapids 
A G Goodson,  Pierson 
J C Benbow,  Cannonsburg 
F D Hopkins, Alba
Brookings Lumber Co, 
C P Parkhili & Son, Owosso
J N Wait, Hudsonville 
Eberbaugh&8on.Ann Arbor Geo McDonald,  Kalamazoo 
Jas Vernor, Detroit 
J G Runyan, Hastings 
C E Coburn, Pierson 
D W Shattuck. Wayland 
Wm Karsten,  Beaver  Dam
A P Grow Milford 
J P Cordes, Alpine 
John Espie, Mosherville 
Smallegan & Pickaard, 
W ilkinson Bros,  St  Joseph 
Forest Grove Shirts Bros, Shelby 
Mills&Anderson.ThreeOaks Niel Gallager. St  James 
C Gregory, Fennville 
DenHerder & Tanis 
J Raymond. Berlin 
L M Wolf, Hudsonville 
H Ade. Conklin 
C H Deming, Dutton 
Jay Marlatt, Berlin 

H J Fisher, Hamilton
M V Wilson, Sand Lake
Yriesland  S S Dryden,  Allegan 
Frank Sampson, Cadillac
A & E Bergy, Caledonia 
H L Bailey, Saranac
D H Meeker. Sparta
W G H astings. Kent City

Brookings Jacob Jessen, Muskegon 

Should  send $1 to  
,E.  A.  Stowe  &  Bro.
Jfor one of their Improved

GRAND  RAPIDS,

Liquor X po iso n rec o r d s

P  OL,IS HIN A.

[TRADE  MARK  REGISTERED.]

The Best Furniture Finish in the Mar­
ket.  Specially adapted for Pianos, 
_____ Organs  and  Hard Woods._____

Dill  RDTMIT  win remove grease and dirt, and 
rU lilO flili/i  will  add  a  luster  which 
for 
beauty and durability cannot be excelled.
Dill  WUIMH  *s  c‘ean  an<^  eas>‘  t0  use>  as
r U h lO H lJ iA   full directions  accompany  each 
bottle.
D ill  IKUTW1T  is put up in Large Bottles and is 
r  UUIO f l l l i i l   sold  at  the  moderate  price  of 
Twenty-five cents.
D ili  ib lilW U   i®  the best  Furniture  Finish  in 
r U l i l O j l l l i j l   the  market.  Trv  it,  and  make 
your old furniture look fresh and new 
de by all  Drug 
Dealers,  Grocery

P0LI8HINÄ nitu?eSa- by aU DrUggÌStS’ FUr-

Hardware Stores. 

23T“Beware of  imitations.

TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY  THE

Haieltine X Perkins Drilj Co.,

GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.

GZ2TSB2TG BOOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address 

■ D V n V   T T D n O   Wholesale Druggists, 
r l l U J l   JDIlUo.f  GRAND RAPIDS.  1

Wholesale P rice  C u rrent.

A dvanced—Turpentine.  Declined—Oil  Anise,  Oil  Cloves,  Cloves,  Golden  Seal  Pt,  Calomel, 

Corrosive Sublimate, Red Precipitate, W hite Precipitate.

and'  less  repugnant  to  the  taste.  Not 
many years ago crude drugs  were  given 
in large and unpleasant  doses.  By  the 
advance of pharmacy and  chemistry  the 
active principles  have  become separated 
from  the  inert  material,  and  a propor­
tionate dose of the alkaloid answers quite 
as well, much  to  the  satisfaction of the 
patient and better feeling in the digestive 
organs.
Do not be penurious; five  cents  given 
away  may  bring  dollars.  Make  your 
small sales as pleasant as your large ones. 
The Six-year-old child may  feel  prouder 
in  making  a  penny  purchase  than  the 
banker  in  purchasing  a  bottle of  your 
choicest perfume.
Teeth are not good cork presses, neither 
is the  tongue  a  good  chemical  reagent, 
especially in the  presence  of  your  cus­
tomers.
Keep out of politics,  unless you expect 
to run for councilman, marshal or mayor. 
What Democrat would  be willing to buy 
his  purgatives  from  a  Republican,  or 
what Republican would be willing to buy 
his emetic from a radical Democrat?
We  should  not  encourage  too  much 
familiarity;  keep  your  own 
secrets; 
neither run a small exchange bank, loan­
ing  money  until  pay-day,  or  until  the 
It is a  dangerous  practice.
bank opens. 
Keep busy;  there is plenty to do.  New 
remedies are flooding the market. 
It  is 
the pharmacist’s duty to become familiar 
with  them,  their  medicinal  properties, 
chemical behavior, doses,  etc.
A  Commission  to  Regulate  Weights 

and Measures.

Carb..............................
Chlorate,  (po. 20).......
C yanide.......................
Iodide..........................
Potassa, Bitart,  pure. 
Potassa, Bitart, com .. 
Potass  Nitras, opt —
Potass N itras..............
P russiate.....................
Sulphate  po................

3®
4®
11®
12®

1  40@1  60 
45®  50

A conitum .....................
A lthae............................
Anchusa  .......................
Arum,  po.......................
Calamus........................
Gentiana,  (po.  15).......
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po.  55).......................
Hellebore,  Ala,  po —
2 00@2 25 I Inula,  po.......................
Ipecac,  po............... 
.2
Iris  plox  (po. 20@22)..
Jalapa,  p r.....................
M aranta,  (£s................
Podophyllum, po.........
R hei................................
“  c u t........................
“  PV..........................
S pigelia........................
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..
70®  75  Serpentaria...................
@1  30  S en eg a..........................
50®  55  Similax, Officinalis,  H 
M
45®  50 
Scillae,  (po. 35).........
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po.......................
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30) 
G erm an...
Zingiber a .....................
20  Zingiber  j .....................
12
10

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80@1  00 
30

A ceticum ..................
Benzoicum,  German
Boracic 
...................
C arbolicum ..............
55®
C itricum ...................
3®
H vdrochlor..............
10®
N itro cu m .......... —
13®
O xalicum ..................
Phosphorium  d ii......... 
Salicylicum ..................1  40@l
Sulphuricum ................
Tannicum ..........
Tartaricum ........

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Aqua, 16  deg.
18  deg.
Carbonas  —  
Chloridum  ...

B lack. 
80®1  00 
Brown 
45®  50
Red
Y ellow .......................... -  o0@3 00

BACCA.E.

Cubeae  (po. 1  60.......... 1  85@2 00
Juniperus................ 
1?
X anthoxylum .............. 
M
BALSAMUM.
C opaiba.......................
P eru..............................
Terabin, Canada  ....
T o lu tan .......................
c o r t e x .
Abies,  C anadian.  ...
Cassiae  .......................
Cinchona F la v a .......
Euonymus  atropurp............
Myriea  Cerifera, p o ....
Prunus V irgini..............
Quillaia,  grd .................
Sassafras  ............
Ulmus Po (Ground  12).
e x t r a c t u m . 
Glyevrrhiza  G labra...
po-
box.
Haematox, 15 lb.
Is .............
54s............
54s.........
f e r r u m .
Carbonate Precip.. • •
Citrate and Q uinia..
Citrate  Soluble ....-■ 
Ferrocyanidum Sol..
Solut  Chloride  .......
Sulphate,  com’l .......
pure..........

24®
11® 12
13@ 14
14® 15
16® 17

@ 15
@3  50
@ 80
@ 50

m @
@

SEMEN
Anisum,  (po.  20).. 
Apium  (graveleon;
Bird, I s ...................
Carui,  (po. 18).......
Cardam on..............
Corlandrum ...........
Cannabis Sativa...
Cydoninm..............
Chenopodium  —  
Dipterix Odorate..
Foeniculum ...........
Foenugreek,  po ...
L in i........................
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4
Lobelia..............
Pharlaris Canarian
R a p a .......................
Sinapis,  A lbu.......
N igra__

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Arnica  ... 
Anthémis  . 
Matricaria

F ro m  th e   D ru g g ists’ B u lle tin .
It is proposed  in  England to place the 
regulation of weights and measures under 
the control of  the Board of  Trade.
For the  working of  such a system it is 
suggested  that a permanent  commission 
should  be  appointed,  consisting  of  per­
sons  of  scientific  attainments  who  are 
officers  of  the  Board of  Trade, together 
with  one  or  two  unofficial  experts,  as 
may be found desirable.  Such a tribunal 
it is  considered  would  merit  the  confi­
dence  of  the  public  as  well  as  of  the 
makers of  weighing  and  measuring  ap­
pliances.
For insuring  the  proper  qualification 
of  inspectors,  it  is  proposed  that  they 
should  undergo  an  examination, which 
need  not  be  of  an  exhaustive  or  over- 
stringent character, though  sufficient for 
testing  the  technical  knowledge of can­
didates.  Such  examinations  should  be 
conducted  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Commission.
Another  necessity  arising  out  of  the 
adoption of  a system  like  that  now  re­
ferred  to  would  be  the  apointment  of 
traveling inspectors, who  would oxeroise 
a general superintendence  over the work 
done in particular districts,  and it is con­
sidered  that  the  fees  arising  from  the 
contemplated  certification  and stamping 
of  weighing machines, scales, etc., would
amply suffice to cover  the  expenses moi- ¡ A ssafetida, 'po. 30)
dental to these appointment:
Lastly, it is  urged  that  the  reform of 
the law relating to weights and measures 
is to be  regarded  not  merely as  a  local 
»latter, but one  of  imperial  importance; 
that  i«  is  an  obligation  of  the State to 
see that exactly sixteen  ounces  shall be 
given  by a vendor  to  a  purchaser  of  a 
pound weight  avoirdupois  of  any  com­
modity. just as much as it is to guarantee 
for  the  gold  coin of  the  realm  its  due 
equivalent in the silver currency.

@1  00
@ 90
@ 80
75@1  00
50® 60
@ 12
© 50
@ 13
25® 3Ô
50®
35@ 38
35® 10
©  80 
.  80®  95

2d 
3d 
sifted sorts...
p o ...................
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)... 
“  Cape,  (po.  20)... 
“  Soeotri,  (po.  60). 
Catechu, Is, (54s, 14 54s. 
16).,,,»,
Ammoniae
Benzoinum 
Camphor® 
Euphorbiu 
Galbanum .
Gamboge,  po.........
Guaiacum,  (po. 45)
Kino,  (po.  23).......
M astic...................
©   40 
Myrrh,  (po. 45) 
.3 20®3 30
. 4 75).
Opii,  (pc  A 
...........................30®  35
Shellac
bleached.......  28© 
80
T rag a c a n to ...'..........  30® 
(6

Barosma 
........ •••••-••
Cassia  Acutifol,  ini-
nivelly,..............- ••••
A !x.
Salvia  officinalis,  (is
and  54s.......................
U raU rsi.... . . . . . . .......

14® 16
30@ 35
30® 35

10® 12
25® 28
35® 50
10® 12
8® 10

H e r b a —In ounce packages.

Acacia,  1st  picked —  

©   40 @  90 @1 00 

CUJMMI.

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SPIRITUS.
Frum enti, W„ D.  Co. 
D. F.  R ....
Juniperis  Co. O, T ...
Saacharum  N,  E .......
Spt.  Vini  G alli..........
Vini O porto................
Vini  Alba..............
SPONGES.

2  00@2  50 
1  75@2 00 
1  10®1  50 
1  75@1  75 
1  75®3 50 
1  75@2 00 
.1  75®6 50 
.1  25@2  00 
.1  25@2 00

Florida  sheeps’  wool
Carriage.....................2  25©2  30
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ...................  
2  00
Velvet  extra  sheeps'
1  10
wool  carriage........... 
E xtra  yellow  sheeps'
carriage..................... 
83
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
63
riage  .......................... 
Hard for  slate  u se—  
73
Yellow  Reef, for  slate 
u s e ............................  
1  4(

SYRUPS.

Yccacia...................................  5(
Zingiber  .................................  3(
Ipecac......................................   61
Ferri  Io d .................................  ®
Auranti  Cortes.......................  5t
Rhei  Arom..............................  5(
Similax  Officinalis................  6(
Co..........  5(

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T olutan................................  *
Prunus  v ir g ...,.....................   W

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.1  35®1  40 
@  68 
5®  7
38®  40 
15@2 25

12®  15 
18®  20 
50®  55 
85@3  00 
28®  30 
©   15 
8®   10 
7®  9
25®  28 
15®  18

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by box 66"4, less 
“  W hite............

11;  54»,  12)............
p o ........................ .
“• 

©   16 
®   14 
23®  25 
@3 75 
50®  55 
28@  30 
@  40 
@  15 
@   10 
®   35 
50®  55 
@1  00 
50@1  75 
10®   12 
15®  20 
5®  12

20®  25 
25®  30 
15®  20 
@  25 
20®  50 
10©   12 
16®  18
®   50 
15©  20 
15®  20 
40@2 50 
1?@  20 
25®  30 
@  35 
15®  18 
75@1  00 
@1  75 
75@1  35 
48®  53 @  20 
30®  35 
75®  80 
@  40 @  20 
10®   12
®   35

A ntipyrin.........
Argenti  Nitras, ounce
A rsenicum ...................
Balm Gilead  B ud.......
Bismuth  S.  N ..............S
Calcium Chlor, Is,  ((4s
Cantharides  Russian,
Capsici  Fructus, a f ...
f c  :
Caryophyilus,  (po.  28)
Carmine,  No. 40..........
Cera  Alba, 8. & F .......
Cera  F lava...................
Coccus  ..........................
Cassia F ructus............
C entraría.......................
C etaceum .....................
C hloroform ..................
squibbs ..
Chloral Hyd Crst.........1
C hondrus.....................
Cinehonidine, P.  &  W 
German
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ..........................
C reasotum ...................
Creta,  (bbl. 75)............
prep.....................
precip..................
R ubra..................
Crocus  ..........................
Cudbear........................
Cupri Sulph..................
D ex trin e.......................
Ether Sulph..................
Emery,  all  num bers..
p6................
Ergota,  (po.)  45..........
Flake  W hite................
G alla..............................
Gambier........................
Gelatin,  Cooper...........
F rench............
Glassware  flint,  75 per
12
10®
9@ 15
Glue,  Brow n................
6
4®
13® 25
12® 15
22® 25
00@1 25 G lycerina.....................
@ 15
10® 12 Grana Paradisi............
3(4® 4 H um ulus....................... 25® 40
@ 80
75@1 00 Hydraag  Chlor  M ite..
@ 70
“  C o r__
10® 12
Ox Rubrum @ 85
75@1 85
Axnmoniati.. @1  05
© 15
45® 55
Unguentum .
6@ 8
@ 65
4  @ 4(4 H ydrargyrum ..............
.1  25@1  50 
Ichthyobolla
.  75@1  00 
Indigo...........
.4 00©4  10 
Iodine,  Resubl
®5 15 
Ibdoform .......................
.  85@1 00 
Lupulin . . . . . . . . . . . ----
.  55®  60 
Lycopodium  . .. .. .  —
80®  85
Macis  ............................
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
®
qrarg la d ...................
10®
Liquor Potass Arsinitis 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
2®  3
154).............................
90@1  00
Mannia,  8, F ................
Morphia,  S,  P. & W .. .2 55@2  80 
S. N.  Y.  Q. &
55©2 70
@ 40
Moschus  Canton.........
Myristica,  No. 1........... 60® 70
® 10
N ux Vomica,  (po 20)..
Os.  Sepia....................... 27® 29
Pepsin Saac, II.  & P. D. 
@2 00
C o...............................
Picis  Liq, N.  C., (4 gal 
@2 70
doz  ............................
Picis Liq., q u a rts .......
©1  00
p in ts........... @ 70
® 50
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..
@ 18
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22).. 
© 35
Piper Alba,  (po go) —
Pix  B urgun.................. @ 7
14© 15
Plumbi A c e t................
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1 10@1 20
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H 
@1 25
& P. D.  Co., doz.......
55® 60
Pyrethrum,  pv ............
8® 10
Q uassiae.......................
43® 48
Quinia,  8. P.  & W .......
S.  German__ 30® 40
12® 14
Rubia  Tinctorum .....
Saccharum Lactis p v .. @ 35
Salacin............ -.........3 40@2 50
40® 50
Sanguis  Draconis.....
Santonine  ...................
@4 50
12@ 14
Sapo,  W ........................
8® 10
“  M ........................
15
“  G ..........................
Seidlitz  M ixture......... @ 28
Sinapis......................... @ 18
© 30
“  QDt....................
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De 
@ 35
V o e s..........................
Snuff, Scotch, De.  Voes  ©   35 
il@   12 
Soda Boras,  (po. 12).  , 
Soda  et Potass T art...  33®  35
Soda Carb.....................  
2®  2(4
Soda,  Bi-Carb.............. 
5
4© 
Soda,  A sh..................... 
3® 
4
Soda, Sulphas..................  @ 2
Spts. Ether C o ............  30®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom.......  @2 00
“  Myrcia Im p.........  @2 50
“  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2  21)..., ................ . 
@2 11
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......  @1  10
Sulphur,  Subl................2%@ 3(4
T am arinds................... 
-8@  10
Terebenth V enice.......  28®  30
Theobrom ae................  50@  55
V anilla........................ 9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph.

R oll..................2(4® 3

“ 
C. Co

7®

“ 

“ 

“ 

OILS.

“ 

paints. 

W hale, W inter............  70 
70
90
Lard,  ex tra..................  86 
55
Lard, No.  1..................  50 
Linseed, pure raw __   58 
61
Lindseed,  boiled.......  61 
64
Neat’s  Foot,  w inter
69
stra in e d ...................   50 
Spirits T urpentine__   54 
59
bbl.  lb.
Red  V enetian............... 1%  2@3
Ochre, vellow  M ars__ 194  2@4
“ 
B er.........1(4  2@3
Putty,  commercial__ 2(4  2(4@3
“  ‘strictly  pure.......2(4  2 94 @3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13@16
ican .............................. 
Vermilion,  E nglish—  
70@75
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  re d .......................  694@7(4
w h ite ..................  694@7(4
@70
W hiting, white Span... 
W hiting,  Gilders’......... 
@90
1  00 
White, Paris  American 
W hiting,  Paris  Eng.
c liff.............................. 
1  40
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
E xtra T urp...................1  60@1  70
Coach  Body................. 2 75@3  00
No. 1  Turp  F u rn .........1  00@1  10
E utra Turk D am ar__ 1  55® 1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T u r p .. .....................   70@  75

VARNISHES.

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K idn ey T roubles 
Blood D iseases 

Constipation

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F e m a l e

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

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

House.

Place youi 

order w itb  our  Wholesale

Diamomi  JVtßdicine  Go.,

PROPRIETORS,

DETROIT,  -  MICH.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,

WHOLESALE  AGENT! 

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,

WHITE  LEAD 
COLOR WORKS 

D E T R O IT ,

MANUFACTURERS OF
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I F . J. WURZBURG, Wholesale Agent,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

DO  YOU  HANDLE  IT ?

T H E

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JIV ES  U N IV E R SA L   SA TISFA C TIO N   FO R

Horses,  Cattle, 
I Colts,  Calves,

Hogs,  Sheep, 
Pigs,  Lambs,
Has the finest line of illustrated advertising and 
most attractive lithograph label.  A 75 cent cash 
guarantee on every box yon sell,  1,000 illus­
trated circulars in each case.  Rubber stamp and 
self-inking pad free with your first order through 
jobber.  Special  directions  for  building up a 
large trade with every shipment.  Our new circu­
lar, “Hog  Cholera—Cause,  Cure  and  Pre­
ventive,”  is  attracting  universal 
attention. 
Contains the most scientific  and  practical  facts 
in regard to this terrible disease, and only known 
positively successful  treatment.  Gives  valua­
ble information in regard  to  swine-raising 
for large profit.  See  other circulars  for all 
kinds of stock.  The  facts  contained  in  these 
circulars  are  w orth  many  dollars  to  every 
enterprising 
Send  to 
jobbers  for  their  special  circular  “TO  THE 
TRADE,” for full information in regard to rub­
ber stamp—free—and also our  GRAND  CASH 
PRIZES.  See circulars for  testimonials of reli­
able dealers from all parts of the country.  This 
trade  is  about  equally  divided  between  drug­
gists, general dealers and  grocers.  A good trade 
for one insures a satisfactory trade for the other. 
Order at once, save freight and  commence  turn­
ing your money every thirty or  sixty  days, at 71 
per cent, profit,

farm er  or  stockman. 

MANUFACTURERS:

Tie  German  Medicine  Company,

Minneapolis, Minn.

I

F o r   s a l e   t o   t h e   t r a d e   b t

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug  Co.,  Wholesale Drug­
gists;  Hawkins  &  Perry,  Wholesale  Grocers, 
Grand  Rapids;  McCausland  &  Co.,  Wholesale 
Grocers, E. Saginaw;  W. J. Gould & Co., Whole 
sale  Grocers,  Detroit;  B.  Desenberg  &  Co., 
Wholesale Grocers, Kalamazoo.

H A Z B B T IN B

& 

PBR

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 fall line of

W hiskies,  Brandies,

Gins,  Wines,  Rums.

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

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  Whisky.

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.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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THE  FTJB3L.IO!

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

P.  S.—We sail for home on the steamer 
ronoco  on  Feby.  28  and  will 
reach 

Grand Rapids about March 7.

i m p o r t e r s   o f

T e a . C offee  a n d   S p ic e s.

T h is  C offee  is  S o ld   O n ly  b y

J.fl. Thompson H o.,

Detroit,  -  Mich.

S W IF T ’S
Choice Chicago

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WE ARE HEADQUARTERS

The Michigan Tradesman

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

Each season furnishes  some lessons in 
trade to the merchant in whatever branch 
of business  he  may be  engaged.  Some 
quickly profit by them,  while  others are 
too much wedded to  their  own  methods 
to do so.  Change and reform,  it may be, 
also  involve  loss  in  money.  But,  no 
matter what the cost is to  personal pride 
in one’s own  judgment, or to the  pocket, 
no man,  if  he is wise, will hesitate a mo­
ment in taking a new course  when  he is 
presented with the evidence of  facts that 
he  is  less  Infallible  in  judgment  than 
he considered himself  to be  before these 
lessons  presented  themselves.  A  mis­
take  in  business  judgment  may be con­
sidered a mere fault, but to persist  in  it 
is a sad  display of  utter  incapacity.  A 
business man who wishes to succeed will 
find the most open road to it by watching 
for every indication  alike of  the  sound­
ness and weakness of his own  judgment, 
and  at  once  accepting  the  promptings 
which each will give him.
*   *   *   *

Some  merchants,  in the  haste of  bus­
iness and from  the  force of  early habit 
throw trade  journals into the  waste-bas­
ket.  History  tells  us  that  libraries, 
works of  art and all  manner of  precious 
things have been doomed  to  destruction 
by those who could not  appreciate them 
Any merchant who  throws  away a trade 
journal in these days  does himself an in­
justice  and  an  injury.  These  publica­
tions have reached a degree of excellence 
and of  value  through  their  news,  facts 
and general information that no man can 
safely  refuse  to  read  them.  The  mind 
and energy connected  with  them are ap 
plied to the  purpose  of  trade,  with  all 
the progressiveness and enterprise which 
characterize the other efforts of  the  day 
and they become an aid in  business  life, 
as much as  any method of  imparting in­
telligence.  As well  might  one of  these 
merchants  have  thrown  away his  geog­
raphy,  history  or grammar,  as  for  him 
now to refuse to  glean  the  very geogra­
phy, history  and  grammar of  daily  and 
yearly commerce  from  the  pages of  the 
trade journal.  Such  publications  have 
their  place  or  they would  not  exist  or 
thrive,  and  when  they are  ignored, the 
person  who  does it is himself  the  loser. 
He is wise in his  own  conceit, he thinks 
himself  smart  beyond  his  fellows,  he 
goes  by  a  road  of  his  own,  when  his 
course, as a matter of  fact,  is  stupid  in 
every  particular,  and  all  except  those 
like  himself  can  readily  see  it.  The 
man  who  to-day does not read the trade 
journals  which  are  published in the in­
terest of  his  branch of  business, may be 
sure that he is neglecting one of  the best 
and  cheapest  sources  by w hich  he  can 
obtain valuable  information in  conduct­
ing his own affairs.

Business-life  in  these  days  is  not  a 
mere  devotion to money-making. 
Intel­
ligence—broad  and  alert—must show it­
self  in every  undertaking,  while  enter­
prise and  integrity must  unite to securf 
permanent success.

As  examples  of  energy  and  common 
sense, 
the  merchants  of  this  country 
may well  be  regarded as a notable class 
of  men.  Always  industrious,  full  of 
tact  and  wide-awake  for opportunities, 
they  build  both  their  own foundations 
and those  of  the  places  where  they are 
located.  Wherever an active  and  enter­
prising  body  of  c merchants  is  found, 
there will appear a grow th which goes to 
increase  the  material  strength  of  the 
nation  as a whole.  There  is  no  excep­
tion to this  rule.  Hence, their  business 
interests  should  always  be  fostered  as 
those most intimately connected with the 
local and general welfare.

The  buyer to-day must  be  an  intelli­
gent  and  shrewd  man.  But  he  will 
always have a stumbling-block to success 
if  he allows conceit to  prevent him from 
giving  heed  at  all times to the fact that 
other men in business are  generally pro­
ficient in the same qualities.

R e su lts of C ash   P a y m e n ts. 

weeping?  What’s the matter?”
have been shopping, or try ing to.” 

Alarmed Mother—"Why, my daughter, 
Daughter (a  bride  of  a  month)—"IT 
Alarmed Mother—"Well?”
Daughter—"I  iind  my  husband  has 
always  paid  cash  and  hasn’t any credit 
anywhere.”

A firm makes  a  great  mistake  when, 
puffed up with success, it starts out with 
the  idea  that  it  is  going  to  do  all  the 
business in the world. 
It always results 
the same way—a desperate effort  to  sell 
everybody", trusting right and left, and  a 
grand smash up on the  tail  end.  Occa­
sionally  a  firm  honestly  deceive  them­
selves in the idea that they  have  a  big­
ger head than any other house,  and  con­
sequently they are going to revolutionize 
the  business.  The  idea  gets  knocked 
out sooner or later, and business assumes 
its normal  condition  again.  But  these 
cranks  hurt  business  and  unsettle  the 
trade just the same.

A Blighted  Romance.
A  fair cashier at the desk did  stand,
And wrote out a bill for a man near  by :
He watched the pen in her snow white hand, 
And saw the amount with a great, big sigh.

“A fine business hand: how Iw ish ’tw erem m e!” 
The man w ith the w riting  like Greeley’s said ; 
“ If this is a serious offer, ’tis  thine;”
He looked up surprised, and tumbled and fled.

AMONG  THE  BERMUDAS.

Interesting  Letter  from a Grand  Rap­

ids Grocery Jobber.

H a m ilton,  Bermuda Islands, 

)
Feb. 18,  1889.  (

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

in  sending  some 

De a r  Sir—I was  very  agreeably  sur­
prised  this  morning,  when my mail was 
handed  me, to  find  T h e  T r a d esm a n of 
February 6 issue.  Thanks for  your kind 
thoughtfulness  in  sending  it 
to  me. 
Twas a  most  welcome  visitor,  I  assure 
you.
I am  going to give  you a brief  outline 
of  our trip since  we  left  our  charming 
city.  We took the train Sunday evening, 
February" 3, reaching  Detroit  in  time to 
take  the  sleeper  for  Buffalo,  arriving 
there at 7:30 a. m., whence  we  took  the 
‘Flyer”  on  the  New  York  Central, ar­
riving at New York at 7:30 p. m.  Quick 
traveling, was  it not?  We  remained  in 
New  York  until  Thursday,  when  we 
boarded the stanch  steamer  Oronoco for 
these  justly  famous  Islands.  What  a 
wonderful change we experienced !  When 
we  left  New  York,  snow  covered  the 
ground, the  weather  was  very cold and 
altogether dreary and  disagreeable.  On 
our arrival here,  in less than  three days’ 
sail  (and  it  should  be  accomplished in 
two days), we  found  the  birds  singing, 
the  trees as rich  in foliage as with us in 
July, and  beautiful  roses  of  every  hue 
and  color  and  all  other  flowers in full 
bloom and in great quantities.  Here the 
oleander  grows  wild—no  matter  which 
way  one  turns, he  sees  it  in  immense 
trees.  They are in bloom  now'  and look 
very beautiful.  The  cactus  also  grow 
wild and of  remarkable  size.  There are 
several  large  cactus  trees on the island 
that  are  always a great  curiosity to the 
strangers;  it is  not  unusual  to  see  200 
blossoms on one plant.  The Easter lilies 
are grown here in great quantities. 
It is 
a very  common  thing  to  see  a  field  of 
several acres in almost  any direction you 
go, entirely covered with these rare gems, 
They are much larger  and  more  beauti­
ful  than the calla,  and are now just com 
mencing to bloom.  We  will  take a case 
of  them  home  with  us,  and  will  take 
pleasure 
to  T h e 
T ra d esm a n office.  Palm  trees  in great 
variety grow here,  and some of  them are 
ery  beautiful.  The  most  beautiful 
pecies  is  the  Royal  Palm.  There are 
several  calabash  trees  on  the  islands, 
Some fine specimens of  the  India rubber 
tree and groves of palmetto  are here and 
there  to  be  seen.  Among  the  more 
striking flowering  and  ornamental tree 
and shrubs cultivated in the gardens may­
be noted the poinsettia, the  Bouganvilla, 
the  Pride  of  India,  Night  Blooming 
Cereus, the red  and  white  hibiscus, the 
bamboo, the  Christmas  bush, castor  oil 
tree,  the  singular  shell  plant, the aloe, 
the  Spanish  bayonet  and  the  graceful 
pigeon  berry  tree.  The  maiden  hair 
fern  grows  everywhere  and  are  very 
beautiful.  Oranges, 
lemons,  bananas 
grapes,  loquats,  papaw,  figs, pomegran 
ates  and  melons  grow"  here, but  not a 
plentifully as  they  would  if  more  care 
was  given  them.  Potatoes  and  onions 
are the staple vegetables  grown here for 
export, although peas, French beans, car 
rots, turnips, radishes, cabbage  and par 
snips are now in the market.  The island 
are much more extensive than I had sup 
posed,  the  combined  superficial  area 
being  about  nineteen  square  miles,  the 
population  about  15,000—60 per cent, of 
wThich are colored.  The separate island 
forming the group  have  been  variousl 
estimated  at  from  150 to 500.  They ar 
mostly  mere  rocks,  a  few  only  being 
more or less verdured and not  more than 
twenty  are(  inhabited.  Only five  of  the 
islands, Bermuda mainland,Saint George 
Darcils, Somerset and Ireland are of  any 
considerable  size.  As  one  approache 
the view of  the  land  is exceedingly pic 
turesque.  The light-house on Gibb’s Hill 
is 245 feet above  high  water level, while 
the  light-house  proper  is  130 feet  high 
and can be seen at a distance of  thirty 
thirty-five miles. 
It is seven  miles from 
Hamilton  and is a very  beautiful  driv 
There  are  about  100  miles  of  splendid 
roads  on  the  island.  The  basis  bein 
coral, 
they  are  necessarily  hard  and 
white,  in  many  instances  cut  through 
solid rock ten to  twenty feet deep.  Thi 
work w as done by the  convicts  stationed 
here  several  years  ago,  and 
indi 
cates  an  immense  amount  of  work 
complished by them.  The  w ater  on the 
reefs  and  coasts  is  of  an  exception 
brilliancy,  its  matchless  clearness  and 
limpid  transparency  striking  the  new­
comer  at  once.  The  coloring  is  inde 
scribable.  One of  the attractive featur 
of  the place as seen  from  any point  ar 
the  white  houses, made  from  the cor 
stone  obtained  on  the  island.  Roof 
chimneys and all are immaculately wrhite 
and  look  very  beautiful  surrounded 
the  luxuriant  green  foliage.  There 
I no fiesh water  on  the  island  eqcept 
obtained by the  storage of  rain in tank 
Every house of  any pretensions  has  one 
or  more  such  tanks. 
Indeed,  the  law 
obliges provision to be made when house 
are  built  for  this  essential  reservoir 
The British government keeps a regime 
of  soldiers  stationed  here  constautl 
j The red  coats  are  ever  pres  nt  on  the 
streets in great  numbers.  The  fortific 
tions  are  extensive  and 
formidab 
Three or four  men-of-war,  including tin 
flag-ship  of  the  North  American  Fie 
rendezvous  here 
for  several  month 
every w inter  and  add  materially to  the 
gaiety of  the  place.  Exclusive of  the 
is  a  captain,  superintendent  and a staff 
of  naval employes, including 200 seamen 
150  marines  and  nearly  800  dock-yard 
laborers.  The  largest  floating  dock  in 
the  world  is  here  (Ireland  Island). 
It 
weighs  8,200  tons,  draws  when  light 
eleven feet of  w'ater, and  when sunk for 
docking a large  iron-clad,  fifty feet. 
It 
took over  two  years to build it, and cost 
a quarter of  a million  sterling.  A  visit 
to  the  dock-yard is one of  the  standard 
attractions and  amply repays one for the 
trouble.  The  climate is mild but  essen­
tially damp and variable.  The  business 
man  will  certainly  find  this a haven of 
rest, as  it  is  entirely isolated  from  the 
outer  w’orld—no  telegraphic  or  cable 
communication,  and  mail  only  once  a 
week.  The  islands  represent the coral- 
reared summit of  an  isolated  submarine 
mountain  rising  abrubtly on  the bed of 
the  Atlantic  from a depth of  2,000 fath­
oms and to a height  about  equal  to that 
of  Mont  Blanc.  Cape  Hatteras,  which
• 
is the nearest land,  is distant 62o Knglish J sleeper to Toronto.
miles, and~26 miles from New York. 

..  _  ________  * 

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“ 

The  hotel  accommodations  are  good.

There are several  very  large  and  well- 
kept hotels on the island, the two largest, 
the Hamilton  and  Princess,  being  kept 
open only  from  December 20 to April 1.
here are,  however, several  really  good 
hotels open the year  round  and  quite  a 
number of  good  boarding  houses.  The 
Scaraborough  House  is  beautifully  lo­
cated and is undoubtedly the nicest place 
stop,  but  the  difficulty  is  they  can 
accommodate only a  very  limited  num­
ber.  Livery hire is very reasonable  and 
the rigs are all  first-class.  Double  rigs 
cost SI per hour  and  single  rigs  SI  for 
the first hour and 50 cents  per  hour  for 
the balance of the time.
I  am  feeling  splendidly.  Am  much 
benefited by my sojourn here—and I take 
great pleasure in  recommending  this  as 
the best place  in  the  w’orld  for  anyone 

eking entire rest.

Yours Sincerely,

W m.  H .  H oops.

It 
There are always risks in business. 
hould be a question of  how few  a  firm 
can take and keep up  with  competition, 
is not too late this  year to  start  right 
this matter, and a good rule  to  apply 
for any  man  who  is  in  doubt  about 
extending a credit to give  himself,  in  a 
large majority of cases, the benefit of the 
doubt.

TO  MONTANA,  OREGON  AND 

WASHINGTON.

If you are going west bear in mind the  follow­
ing facts:  The Northern Pacific Railroad  owns 
and operates 987 miles, or 57 per cent  of  the  en­
tire railroad mileage of M ontana; spans  the  ter­
ritory with its main line from east to w est; is the 
short line to Helena; the only Pullman  and  din 
ing ear line to Butte, and  is  the  only  line  that 
reaches Miles City, Billings, Bozeman, Missoula, 
the  Yellowstone  National  Park,  and,  in  fact, 
nine tenths of the cities and points of interest in 
the  territory.
The Northern  Pacific  owns  and  operates  621 
miles, ©r 56 per cent of  the  railroad  mileage  of 
Washington, its main  line  extending  from  the 
Idaho line via Spokane Falls,  Cheney,  Sprague, 
Yakima and Ellensburg, through  the  center  of 
the Territory to Tacoma  and  Seattle,  and  from 
Tacoma to Portland.  No other trans continental 
through rail line reaches any  portion  of  W ash­
ington Territory.  Ten days stop over  privileges 
are given on Northern Pacific second class tickets 
at Spokane Falls and all points West, thus afford­
ing intending settlers  an  excellent  opportunity 
to see the entire Territory w ithout incurring  the 
expense of paying local fares from point to point.
The Northern Pacific is the shortest route from 
St. Paul to Tacoma by 207 m iles; to Seattle by 177 
miles, and to Portland by 324 miles—time  corres­
pondingly shorter, varying from one to two days, 
according to destination.  No other line from St. 
Paul  or  Minneapolis  runs  through  passenger 
cars of any kind into Idaho, Oregon or W ashing­
ton. 
In addition to being the only rail  line  to  Spo­
kane Falls, Tacoma  and  Seattle,  the  Northern 
Pacific reaches  all the principal points in N orth­
ern  Minnesota  and  Dakota,  Montana,  Idaho, 
Oregon and Washington.  Bear in mind that the 
Northern Pacific an a Shasta line  is  the  famous 
scenic route to all points in California.
Send for illustrated pamphlets, maps and book 
giving you valuable information in reference  to 
the country traversed by this great line from  St. 
Paul, Minneapolis, D uluth and Ashland to  Port 
land, Oregon,  and  Tacoma  and  Seattle,  Wash 
ington Territory, and enclose stamps for the new 
1889 Rand McNally County  Map  of  W ashington 
Territory, printed in colors.
Address your nearest ticket agent, or  C h a s .  S, 
F ee, General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent,  St 
Paul,  Minn.

,

HARDWOOD  DUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
.13 00@15 00 
Basswood, lo g -ru n .......
.15 00@16 00 
Birch,  log-run................
@22 00 
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2.......
.14 00@16 00 
Black Ash, log-run.......
.25 00@35 00 
Cherry, log-run..............
.50 00@60 00 
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2...
@12 00 
Cherry, C ull...................
.12 00@14 0C 
Maple, lo g -ru n ..............
.11  00@13 00 
Maple,  soft, log-run —
@20 00 
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.......
@25 00 
Maple,  clear, flooring.. 
@25 00 
Maple,  white, selected.
.18 00@20 00 
Rea Oak, log-run..........
.24 00@2S 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2.
Red Oak, % sawed, 8 inch and upw’d.40 00@45 00
Red Oak, & sawed, regular...................30 00©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 0O@13 05
W hite Aso, log-run.................................14 00@16 0C
Whitewood, log-run...............................20 00@22 00
W hite Oak, log-run................................ 17 00§)18 00

Notice of Limited  Fartnership.

Notice is hereby given th at  Frederic A. Wurz 
burg,  William  M.  W urzburg  and  William  F  
Wurzburg, as  general  partners, and  Zachary T. 
Aldrich, as special partner, all of  Grand Rapids, 
Michigan, have  this  day  formed a limited  part 
nership  in  pursuance  of  chapter  78  Howell’s 
Annotated  Statutes, for  the  purpose of  carrying 
on the business of jobbers of  dry goods, notions 
and similar  articles, at Grand Rapids, Michigan 
under the  firm name and  style of  “F.  W.  Wurz 
burg’s  Sons & Co.,” and  that the amount of cap 
ital  stock  which  said  special  partner  has con 
tribted  to  the  common  stock,  is  twenty-seven 
hundred and fifty dollars, and that  said partner 
ship  is to  commence  January  28,1889, and  ter 
minate January 28,1891.

General Partners.
Special Partner.

FREDERIC  A.  WURZBURG.
WILLIAM  M.  WURZBURG.
WILLIAM  F.  WURZBURG,
ZACHARY  T.  ALDRICH.
Dated, Grand Rapids, Jan. 28,1889.
TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.
GOING  NORTH.
Arrives.
Traverse City & Mackinaw............^
Traverse City & Mackinaw................9:05 a m
From Cincinnati................................... 7:30 p m
For Petoskey & Mackinaw C ity....... 3:55 p m
Saginaw Express...............................11:30 a m
................................ 10:30 pm .

“ 

Leaves, 
7:00 a 
XI :30 a
5:00 p m 
7:00 a m 
1:10 pm

Saginaw express ru n s th ro u g h  solid.
7:00 a. m. tram  has chair car to Traverse City.
11:30 a. m. train has chair car for Petoskey and Mack­
5:00 p.  m, train  has  sleeping  car  for  Petoskey  and 

inaw City.
Mackinaw City.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express........................... 
Fort Wayne Express........................10:30 a m 
Cincinnati  Express..........................4:10pm  
From Traverse City......................... 10:40 p m

7:15 a m
11:46 a m
5:00pm
7:15 a m  train  has  parlor  chair  car  for  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. 
5:00 p.  m. train connects  with M. C. R. R. at Kalama­
zoo for Battle Creek,  Jackson,  Detroit  and  Canadian 
points, arriving in Detroit at 10:45 p. m.
Sleeping car rates—$1.50  to  Petoskey  or  Mackinaw 
City;  $2 to Cincinnati.
All Trains daily except Sunday.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. 

Arrive.
Leave. 
7  05 a m .......................................................................10:45 a m
11:15 a m ................................. <..................................   4:45 p m
4:20 p m .......................................... ............................  7:45 p m
Leaving tim e at  Bridge street depot 7 m inutes later.
C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.

Arrives. 
tMoming Express................................ 1:05 p m 
tThrough Mail...................................... 4:55 p m 
fGrand Rapids Express..................10:40 p m
♦Night Express..................................6:40 a m  
t Mixed.................................................. 
GOING EAST.
tDetroit  Express..............................  
tThrough Mail.................................... 10:20 a m 
tEvening Express................................3:40 p m  
♦Limited Express..............................10 :30 p m 

Leaves.
1:10 p m
5:10 p m
7:00 am
7:45 a m
6:50 a m
10:30 a m
3:50 p m
10 .55 p m
tDaily, Sundays exeepted.  *Daily.
Detroit  Express  has parlor  car  to Detroit,  making 
direct connections for all points  East, arriving in New 
York 10 .10 a. m. next day.  Limited  Express,  East, has 
through  sleeper  Grand  Rapids  to  Niagara  Falls, 
I  connecting  at  Milwaukee  Junction  with 
through
Through tickets and  sleeping  car  berths secured at
’  D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot.

JA 8. C a m p b e l l , City Passenger Agent.

We  are  wholesale  agents  for 
the Fancy  California  Mountain 
Seedlings and headquarters for 
all kinds of Messina oranges.
PUTNAM & BROOKS.

I.  M.  CLARK  i  SON,

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

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

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T eas

S y ru p s

M o la s s e s
W holesale  Grocers
Arctic (/ianiifaGtilring Co,

A rctic B aking T ow der,

A rctic Bluings, 

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

HUB  STA R  BAKING  TOWBBR, 

English Standard Extracts

When making Orders, Mention the Above  Well Bin own Brands.

SEE  QUOTATIONS.

O. H. BRO W NT

M IFFING  CO.

Every Barrel and Sack guaranteed. 

Brown’s Patent

Brown’s Standard *0nr Mil Brands. Our Baker’s
C u r t i s s   & C o .,

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

Correspondence Solicited.

Vienna Straight

Successors to CURTISS &  DUNTON.

W HOLESALE

jPaper  W a r e h o u s e ,

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 marker men  and  meat  dealers  is 
solicited.  Our Wholesale Braoch House, L. F. Swift 
& Co., located at Grand Rapid-, 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.
Swift and Company,

Union  Stock:  Yards, 

CHICAGO.

W

C.  D BNISO N,
and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

Stationary

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

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

Estim ates Given on Complete Outfits.

88  90 and 92 SOUTH  DIVISION ST.. 

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH

MICHIGAN  CIGAR  C O .,

B is   Rapids,  Mich.

MANUFACTURERS  OF THE JUSTLY  CELEBRATED

“Af.  C. 

C.”“Yum

99

The Most Popular  Cigar. 

The  Best Selling Cigar on the Market.

SEND  FOR  TRIAL  ORDER.

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

M anufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in

Boston R ubber Shoe Co.,

AGENTS  FOR  THE

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 .

W.  S T B B I   B

P a c k i n g   and Provision Co.

ORANJi  RAPIDS,  MICH.

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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

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

of  all  Kinds,  Dried  Beef  for  Slicing. 

B A R D

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

R ickled Tigs* T e e t, Tripe, B tc.

Houseman Building, Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

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

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GRAND  RAPIDS,

M IC H IG A N .

