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produced a temporary lull, but baby soon 
discovered  that  she  was  still  upon her 
back, and began  again  more vehemently 
than ever.

My life had been broken  knd entered, and theft 
Peace and rest had been stolen.  The single clew 

Committed ’gainst m e;

THE  ROBBER.

Was a memory.

left 

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That life was  so  bare;  rest  gone;  nought  but 

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the  family. 

the routine  which  there  devolved  upon 
the  head  of 
Invariably 
punctual  and  diligent, and  not unkind, 
he often passed days  without addressing 
those  about  him.  At  night  he  walked 
alone  to  his  home, and  spent a solitary 
evening  with  his  books  in  the dim old 
library.
An  aged  negress,  formerly’ one of the 
chattels  of  the  place,  and  her  equally 
aged  husband,  constituted  the  entire 
corps  of  servants.  The  former  never 
left  the  dusky  recesses  of  the  kitchen 
Rand had not visited since  his  boyhood; 
the latter combined  in  his  dignified and 
infirm  person  the  yalet,  the  butler, the 
steward  and  the  devoted worshipper of 
“Massa Rand.”
The old house  was fast falling into de­
cay from  non-use and negligence.  Only 
three  rooms  were  kept  open, and  they 
were cheerless and forlorn.  No one ever 
came  there,  and  for  years  Rand  had 
rossed  the  threshold of  no other home. 
Such  was  the  state  of  things  upon 
either side of  upper Duke street  one wet 
and  dismal  November  evening.  Mr 
Kennedy had returned from town  rather 
later than usual,  and was  still  lingering 
over  his  last  cup of  coffee, when a loud 
peal from the door-bell rang  through the 
house, startling both master  and servant 
from 
their  musings,  and  re-echoing 
through the wide old  halls  long  unused 
to such a sound.
’Fo’  God,  Massa  Rand,”  chattered 
the old negro, not stirring from his place 
behind  Rand’s  chair,  “nullin’  human 
ain’t  rung  dat  do’-bell  dat  way such  a 
dub’us  night  as  dis  is !  Don’t  yer go, 
honey, don’t,” he  pleaded, his  toothless 
old voice growing strangely tremulous as 
Rand, humoring the superstitious fear of 
his  aged  servitor, had  himself  arisen to 
answer  the  summons.  His  only  reply 
was to take the  lamp from  the table and 
proceed  toward  the  door;  and  ’Demus, 
bravely resolving that  his  beloved  mas­
ter  should  meet  neither  man nor spirit 
alone, followed  closely  after, rolling his 
great eyes and quaking  in every limb.
It  was  with  some  trouble  that Rand 
succeeded  in  unfastening the bolts.  At 
last they yielded to  his  efforts,  and  the 
door  swung  open,  only to admit  a dash 
of  rain and a gust of  wind  which nearly 
blew out the light.
Who’s  there?”  asked  Rand, peering 
forth into the darkness.  ‘ ‘Who’s there ?’ 
he  cried  in  louder  tones  as  no answer 
came.  Still no one replied.
“I dun  tol’  yer,  Massa  Rand,”  whis 
pered  ’Demus;  “ ’taint  nuffin’  dat  kin 
speak wrid  mouf  and  tuug.  Ole ’Demus 
ain’t  live  all  dese  yeres  fur  nuffin’ 
Come in, honey, out de wet.”
But  Rand  was  not  yet  satisfied.  He 
took a step forward, and  his  foot struck 
against  something.  Looking  down,  he 
saw a dark  object  lying  on  the  porch 
Bending  lower, he  discovered  it to be a 
basket covered with a thick shawl.
“Set it inside out  of  the rain, ’Demus, 
and I’ll call again  for the  owner.  Some 
miserable  fellow  who  want’s  a  night’s 
lodging, I suppose.”
’Demus obeyed, grumbling  audibly, in 
no wise pleased with  the  whole  matter. 
But in a moment or two he had the satis­
faction of  seeing Rand  come in from the 
porch,  wet  and  blown,  and  close  the 
door behind him.
.  6’It’s as dark as Egypt,” he said, catch­
ing his breath  between the words.  “Let 
the  basket  stay  there,  ’Demus.  Some 
one  will  call for it by-and-by, perhaps.” 
And they returned to the dining-room.
4.11  hour  or  more  later, as  Rand was 
comfortably  seated  in  his  big  leather 
chair,  before  a  rather  dim  fire  in  the 
library, he was  again  startled by an un­
usual  sound.  This  time  it  was  not  a 
pealing bell nor  any ghostly call, but the 
unmistakable  cry of  a baby.  And it did 
not come from any of  the  houses  across 
the way,  where babies  grew  and  multi­
plied, but from some  place very near the 
imazed and mystified gentleman.
For an instant he listened, incredulous; 
then  he  sprang  to  his  feet, irresolute; 
then, as the  cries  grew  louder,  and evi­
dently  came  from  the  hall,  he  went 
luickly  thither.  There  could  be  no 
ioubt of  it—a baby was crying lustily in 
the  old house  where  no  baby had  been 
for  thirty-five  long  years,  and  Rand by 
instinct understood that  language of  im­
perative demand.  Hastily returning  for 
a lamp, and  looking  vaguely  about  the 
hadowy  spaces,  his  eye  fell  upon the 
forgotten basket.
A long, low  whistle escaped him as he 
gingerly lifted  the  noisy burden and de­
posited it upon the floor before the library 
fire.  Awkwardly  throwing  back 
the 
arious wrappings  which  covered  it, he 
came at length face to face  with  his un­
invited guest,  and it would he difficult to 
tell which of  the two regarded the  other 
with  the  greater  curiosity and  wonder. 
Quite  reassured  by  the  evidence  that 
measures  were  being  taken  for her re­
lief,  Miss Baby had ceased  her  cries and 
lay calmly looking up at  her  new-found 
friend  with  the  brightest of  blue  eyes. 
Presently  there  was  a  dimpling  of  the 
round cheeks, upon which the tears were 
not  yet dry,  and the posy lips curved into 
confident  smile  as^dtfe  stretched  out 
her  arms  with 
th®Tnute  invitation, 
Take me.”
But Rand was not  yet  prepared  to ex­
tend  hospitalities  so  far  as  that.  He 
had  never,  to  his  recollection,  held  a 
baby  in  his  arms,  and  knew  about  as 
much of  their ways and wants  as  he did 
of  the habits of  young penguins.
Slowly  the  bright  expression  faded; 
this  time  the  lips  curved  sorrowfully, 
and the blue eyes were overflowed again. 
And very soon, finding  that  her neglect­
ful  attendant  was  not  to  be moved by 
pathos, the wee  damsel  brought  temper 
to  bear  upon  the  vexed  question,  and 
long and loud were the screams, which at 
last aroused  Rand  from  his  contempla­
tion  of  infautile  beauty,  and  brought 
him to his feet.
Acting  upon  the  principles  of  hom­
eopathy, in which he was a firm believer, 
he seized the poker and  tongs and beat a 
lively tattoo upon the coal scuttle.  This

Then a bright idea occurred to him.
“That  basket  is  too  small,” he  reas­
oned  with  an  air  of  conviction.  “No 
wonder the child cries.”
So he took hold of  the basket  and pro­
ceeded to roll Miss Baby out. 
It was not 
until  he  succeeded, and  she  lay,  silent 
for the moment with astonishment at this 
new  experience,  in  a  queerly  tumbled 
heap upon the floor, that  he remembered 
how hard and  uncomfortable  such a bed 
might be.  And  the  young  lady  herself 
seemed to  think of  it  at  the  same  mo­
ment, judging  from  the  decided way in 
which  she  gave  vent  to  her  feelings.
His  next  move  was  to pick her up very 
hesitatingly and at arms’  length,  and  set 
her up in his arm-chair.  But  that being 
covered  with  very  smooth  leather, and 
baby having  no  strength  to speak of  in 
her back, she immediately slipped down, 
and  would  probably have prevented the 
finishing of  this  narrative by the break­
ing of  her neck if  Rand had  not  caught 
her  just in time.
For a minute or two he held her by her 
clothes, and gazed at her  helplessly over 
the  top  of  his  gold-bowed  spectacles. 
Could  it  be  possible  that  this kicking,* 
squirming, screaming,  scarlet  bit of  hu­
manity  was  the  same  innocent,  lovely 
little creature who had  looked up at him 
so smilingly but a short time before ?
And,  still  more  startling  question, 
could it be that he, a man  in  his  prime, 
fairly well endowed with  good sense and 
ability,  was  puzzled  out  of  his  wits to 
know  what  to  do  with  a  specimen of 
flesh and blood that he  could  crush with 
his  hand ?  Rand  was  fond  of  philos 
ophizing in his own way, and the present 
problem  seemed an interesting one, both 
from its novelty and its  importance,  too. 
But he soon decided that it were wiser to 
discuss  it  at  some  future  time.  The 
query of  the moment  was,  “How shall ] 
stop this infernal racket ?”
He dropped the baby, face  downward 
in the basket, put his hands over his ears 
and  tried  to  think.  Strange  to  say, it 
never  occurred to him to rouse old Aunt 
Cleo. 
Indeed,  nothing  seemed  to occur 
to him.  He sat in despair, half deafened 
by the  still  continuing  cries.  Then  he 
grew  excited.  The  perspiration  stood 
upon  his  forehead.  He  pulled  out his 
handkerchief  to wipe away the drops.
“Eureka!”  he  cried,  as  a  crumpled 
paper fell to the  floor, and he recognized 
it as an advertisement a boy had  handed 
him, which he had read and mechauicall 
placed in his  pocket. 
It was a notice of 
a lecture to be  given in a day or  two for 
the benefit of  a new foundlings’ hospital 
about to be erected, and  upon it—happ 
chance—were the names and addresses of 
some  of  the  prospective  lady  directors 
and physicians.  He looked them over in 
eager  haste.  Here  at  last  was  a  loop 
hole  of  escape,  and  he  drew  a  Ion 
breath of  relief  as his eyes  fell upon the 
following:
“Miss Bertha Adams,  1425  Upper  Duke  street
“Who would ev-.r  have  believed  such 
good  fortune  could  come  from  one  of 
those  miserable houses ?”  he said aloud 
throwing down the paper and picking ui 
“baby and  cradle  and  all.”  To  decide 
was to act in this  case,  and  he was  soon 
splashing his way across the street in the 
darkness and rain.
By the aid of  the flickering gaslight he 
made out  the  right  number,  and gave a 
vigorous pull at the door-bell.  The sum­
mons was answered  almost  immediately 
by a gentleman  in  hat  and  ulster,  fol­
lowed  by  a  lady  enveloped  in  rubber 
waterproof, with a veil  tied  closely over 
her hat.  They were  evidently  upon the 
point of  leaving  the  house  as  Rand as­
cended the steps.
“I wish,” he began,  “to  see  Miss Ber­
tha Adams, the  lady who  has—who is— 
who—who knows about babies.”
The seutence was ended hurriedly, aud 
it  cannot  be  denied  that  the  dignified 
representative of  the ancient  and honor­
able  line of  Kennedy felt  as  guilty and 
confused as he looked  while  making his 
errand known.
“Sir?”  the  gentleman  replied,  some­
what  sternly,  bending a keen gaze upon 
his visitor aud half  shutting the door.
This  significant  action  roused  Rand 
from  his  embarrassment, but  before he 
could  explain  farther,  a  series  of  muf­
fled sobs and cries  were  heard  from the 
depths of  the basket upon his arm.  They 
increased in volume  with  such  rapidity 
that  the  lady, who had  up* to this time 
remained a quiet  looker-on,  rushed  for 
ward,  saying quickly:

“Where is it ?  Give it to me.”
Without  a  word,  Rand  deposited  the 
basket at her feet.  He  never  forgot the 
single  upward  glance of  mingled indig­
nation  and  dismay which  she gave him 
as she pulled away the shawl and discov 
ered  the  poor,  struggling,  half-smoth 
ered child, flat upon its face. 
In anothei 
instant  it  was  lying  in  her  arms  and 
being  soothed  and  comforted  in  a way 
entirely acceptable to her small ladyship 
and which seemed nothing short of magic 
to  its  nurse  of  an  hour  before.  From 
very exhaustion the child fell asleep,  and 
then the gentleman turned  toward  Rand 
as  if  for  some  farther  remarks  on  hi" 
part,  and in a few  words the whole story 
was made known.
Adams, for it was really she,  when Rand 
had  finished,  “that  everything  has  just 
been  moved out of  the  house.  The last 
load  has  been  gone  but a few minutes 
and we were about leaving as you came.’ 
“And  we  shall  miss  the  train  if  w 
j  wait any longer,” remarked her  brother 
1 significantly, eyeing the  baby and Rand 
too, with no favor.  “Come, Bertha!” 
“We were going out of town, you see,’ 
she  explained,  in  a  frank,  straightfor 
ward  way.  “I  am  almost  a  stranger 
here, and I do not  even  know where my 
landlady has moved to;  and one  couldn 
take a baby out in this storm. 
It is hard 
to  decide  just  what  can  he  done  with 
her.”

“How  very  unfortunate,”  said  Mi 

By this time Rand had so far recovered 
his self-possession as to hand  his card to 
Mr. Adams, and  that  gentleman’s  grim 
countenance  relaxed  visibly at  sight  of 
the well-known and honored name.
“Perhaps,  as  Mr.  Kennedy  lives  so 
near,”  he ^suggested,  more  courteously 
than  he  had  yet spoken,  “we  might  go 
over,  and  you  could  fix  the—it,  some­
where,  and  then it would  give  no  more 
trouble,  and  tomorrow  it  will  be  easy 
enough to find an asylum.”
“Oh, if  you  would  be so kind!”  cried 
and, beseechingly,  once  more  rescued 
from the brink of  despair  at the thought 
of  being  left  with  the  child  upon  his 
hands again.
It  was  not  until  the  baby  was  well 
trapped up, the  house-door  locked  and 
the  muddy street  re-crossed  that  Rand 
bethought  himself  of  his  position  as 
host. 
In his delight at being  relieved of 
his troublesome charge, he had quite for­
gotten  the fact of  his  aversion  to  other 
companionship than his own meditations. 
However, there  was  little  time  for  re­
flection.  They reached  the gate, and his 
guests followed him with uncertain steps 
along  the  stone  walk  which  led  to the 
mansion.  Here  they  found  the  outer 
door wide open and the hall  flooded. 
In 
his haste  Rand  had forgotten to close it, 
and the rain had been pouring in.  Then 
the  library fire  had  burned low, and, to 
add to the  general  discomfort, the inno­
cent cause of  all this  extraordinary com­
motion  awoke  from  her  nap,  and  an­
nounced in unmistakable  tones  that she 
was hungry.
The poor child must be half starved,” 
said Miss Bertha, compassionately.  “Mr. 
Kennedy,  will  you  please  bring  some 
milk and sugar and water?”
Had she  asked  him  to produce the sa­
cred  cow  of  India,  Rand  could  hardly 
have  been  more  at  a  loss  what  to  do. 
But  there  was a goodly supply of  pluck 
under  his  mild,  elderly exterior;  more­
over,  something  in  the  quiet, pleasant, 
decided  tones  compelled  obedience  to 
their requests.  So, after a moment’s  in­
decision, he  picked «p  the  lantern, and 
left the  room  quite as if  it had been his 
nightly task for  years to fix baby’s milk.
“Well, Bertha,” remarked Mr. Adams, . 
after  a  silent  survey  of  the  musty old 
library,  “your  love of  the antique seems 
in a fair way to be gratified.  Everything 
appears to have come  down from Methu­
selah—not  excepting  the queer old cove 
himself.”
“Hush, George,” said  Miss Bertha,  re­
provingly.  “He has a kind heart, and—”
“Judging from the remarkable  way he 
stuffed that child into the basket, I think 
interrupted  George, 
he  has,  myself,” 
gravely.  “The  only thing  to be regret­
ted is that it did not succumb to the treat­
ment.”
“George!”  again  cried  uis  sister, 
though she could not help smiling  at the 
remembrance,  “ you  are  incorrigible.” 
Then, after a long  silence, during which 
the  young  man  took  another  journey 
around  the  room  and  baby  manifested 
much impatience at the long delay of her 
supper,  “Do  you  suppose  you could find 
the kitchen ?”
“And  leave  you  here to be carried off 
by nobody knows  what  ghosts  and gob­
lins?  No,  thank  you.  Of  the  two,  I 
refer to lose  the  infant if  either  must 
be sacrificed.  But  starvation is not  im­
minent, my best of  sisters.  Such  vigor­
ous  lung  powers  testify  to  abundant 
itality:”
This  time  Miss  Bertha  laughed  out- 
ight, a hearty,  sweet  little laugh.  And 
she  made  no  more  suggestions  to  her 
brother, but  devoted  herself  to quieting 
the  baby.
In course of  time  Rand was heard re­
turning,  and  an  extraordinary  appear­
ance he made as Mr. Adams  opened  the 
door for him.  His clothes were  covered 
with cobwebs  and  dust,  a dozen or more 
traws stuck at all angles in his hair, and 
one  cheek  was  ornamented  with a long 
smut  mark.  That  he  had  been  prose- 
uting  his  quest  under  difficulties  was 
evident;  but it was  also  to  be seen that 
he had  come off  victor,  for he carried an 
immense  tin  pail,  holding  about  three 
quarts of  milk, aud  one  nearly as  large 
filled with  water.  These  he gravely tie- 
posited on  the floor at Miss Adams’  side, 
and  then  produced a small box of  sugar 
from his pocket  and  laid it on the table.
It required all Bertha’s  self-control  to 
epress  a  smile  as  she  glanced  at  the 
bountiful supplies and  their bearer, par­
ticularly as she saw  her  brother  appar­
ently  examining  a  cabinet,  but  really 
baking with laughter.
“Thauk  you.  Now,  I  shall  have  to 
trouble  you  for a cup  and  spoon,”  *he 
said, pleasantly, after a minute.
Rand turned to the  cabinet,  and, alter 
unlocking  a  few  doors  and  drawers, 
brought  forth a  cup of  dainty  egg-shell 
china,  of  veritable  baby  bine,  with  a 
large  gilt  K  delicately  traced  upon  it; 
also, a case of  gold-lined spoons with the 
Kennedy monogram.
“By  Jove,  Mr.  Kennedy !”  cried  the 
irrepressible George, drawing near,  “you 
don’t do things by halves, do  you?  That 
setout is fit for a princess!”

Rand glanced up  in surprise.
“It  is  for  my guest,” he  began, with 
some  haughtiness;  and  then,  with a sly 
twinkle  in  his eyes and a broader  smile 
than  his  face  had  known  for  years, he 
added dryly :  “One visit to the  lower re­
gions is enough.”
By  this  time  the  baby’s  supper  was 
ready for her, and as she was quite ready 
for  it,  the  meal  was  soon  dispatched. 
Rut she did not go to sleep again, as Ber­
tha had  expected.  She  seemed  restless 
and 
feverish,  and  required  constant 
soothing.  So an hour  passed and it soon 
became evident that  the  little thing was 
very ill.  Once  more  Rand  made an ex­
pedition  out  into  the  storm  to  bring a 
doctor, who pronounced the trouble scar­
let fever, aggravated by exposure aud the 
milk to  which it was  unaccustomed. 
It 
was not until the next afternoon that the 
weather  allowed  of  the  baby’s  being 
taken  to  the  hospital.  Rand  accom-

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That I took the sweet  memory, and searched for 

grief

By the hearth,

the thief

Through the earth.

I knew her again by the peace and the rest 
But  when  the  lost  gems  were  restored  to  my 

That returned unto m e;

breast,

She did not go free;

bound

For,  by  strongest  of  fetters,  the  thief  I  have 

I guard in my heart with  the treasures I found— 

And imprisoned for life:
My robber, my  wife.

H. K. Spofford.

R A N D   K E N N E D Y ’S   W O O IN G .

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To observe a fine  example of  contrast, 
one should walk through  the  upper end 
of  Duke  street,  in  the  thriving  city of 
Exeter.
Upon  the  right  stand  long  rows  of 
cheaply  finished  tenement  houses,  of  a 
light  dust  color, with  trimmings of  im­
itation  brown-stone,  thin  bay  windows 
extending  from  basement  to  attic,  and 
flights  of  wooden  steps  leading  to  the 
front doors.  Upon the left are the grand 
old  trees of  Kennedy Park, extending in 
an unbroken line  for  more  than  half  a 
mile along Duke street, as far. indeed,  as 
the river.
Years and years ago the whole country 
for  miles  around  had  been  owned  by 
Gilchrist  Kennedy,  and  had  formed  a 
portion of  his  only daughter’s  marriage 
dower.  Upon  her  death it had reverted 
to her brother,  and  remained in the fam­
ily ever since. 
It was  for  her  that  the 
quaint, rambling, roomy old mansion had 
been built  which was to become  the cra­
dle of  so many Kennedys, and at last the 
gloomy, cheerless  home of  the  sole sur 
vivor of  them all.
Rand  Kennedy’s  mother  died  almost 
before he was old enough to retain  more 
than  a  dim  memory  of  her  gentle 
caresses,  and  he  lived  for  years  after 
alone  with  his  father.  When  he  had 
grown to manhood they spent a few years 
abroad,  and  almost  immediately  upon 
their  return  Rand  found  himself  or­
phaned by a sudden accident.  He found, 
too, upon examining  his father’s papers, 
that  there  had  beeii  for  years  an  out­
standing  debt  to a considerable  amount 
against the estate of  which he had never 
dreamed.  Himself  the  soul  of  honor 
and  open  as  the  day, he could not help 
feeling strangely hurt at  what seemed to 
have  been a lack of  confidence upon the 
part  of  the parent  he  had  idolized and 
whose  loss  he  mourned  almost  incon­
solably. 
Ilis family pride  was  touched, 
too,  by  the  thought  of  obligations  so 
long unfulfilled. 
Just  at  this  time,  wtiile .depressed by 
his recent bereavement and this unlooked- 
for  burden,  lie  was  waited  upon  by  a 
committee from  the  City Council  and in­
formed of  the  decision  reached  by that 
body to extend  Duke  street  through  to 
the river.  This  would  cut the Kennedy 
property nearly in two and bring the street 
but  a few feet from the rear of  the man­
sion, if  either  side  could  be  so  called, 
when each was  equally handsome.  The 
project had  been  contemplated for some 
time, but no one had ventured to propose 
it  during  the  lifetime of  the  elder  Mr. 
Kennedy.  Many expected  opposition  as 
it was, and  it  became a matter of  equal 
surprise  and  congratulation  that  Rand 
so quickly allowed  them  all they asked, 
and  even  more.  They  hardly  knew 
what  to  make  of  the  quiet,  dignified 
young  gentleman  who  met  their  prop­
osition without a protest.
“By  Jove!”  said  one  worthy  to  his 
companion as they found themselves out­
side  the  lonely  house;  “he  can’t  be  a 
Kennedy  in  anything  but 
the  name. 
There  never  was  one before who didn’t 
hold this place dear  as  the  apple of  his 
eye, and who  wouldn’t  have  cursed  us 
out of  our  boots  for  such  an errand as
He little dreamed of  the suffering con­
cealed  beneath  Rand’s  calm  demeanor. 
His home, and the home of  his ancestors, 
a grand old place still, was dearer to him 
than  everything  else  life  held,  and  a 
month  before  he  would  have  believed 
anything sooner than that he  would ever 
part with  an  inch of  it.  But having at 
once  determined  to  cancel  his  father’s 
indebtedness  to  the  uttermost farthing, 
he had discovered  that  the  only way of 
doing so lay in the  sale of  a  goodly por­
tion of  the  estate.  And  herein  was  to 
be  found  the  secret of  his  ready grant­
ing of  the roadway.  A few  feet more or 
less mattered not, and it appeared only a 
fitting climax to  the general upheaval of 
things he had always regarded as fixed as 
the eternal hills, that a new, noisy, dusty 
street should run  through  the  primeval 
shades of  Kennedy PaYk.  But, although 
the  thoroughfare  was  duly  laid  out, it 
was  some  years  before it  became  more 
than a country road.  Then  rows of tall 
pale  tenement  houses  sprung  up,  long 
stretches of  pavement  were  laid  before 
them, milk-wagons rattled out  there  be 
fore dawn, babies  sprawled  and  bawled 
upon  the  wooden steps, hucksters made 
the  air  hideous  with  their  yells,  and 
everything was in the most  rattling bus 
tling,  spick-and-span  contrast  to  the 
ancient elegance and dignity of the grand 
old trees and mansion  just over the way 
Meantime Rand had  grown  into a pre 
maturely  middle-aged  man.  Though 
scarcely more than thirty-five, he had the 
appearance of  fifty, with  his thick, long 
beard,  already  turning  gray,  and  hi" 
silent, forbidding manner.  He had never 
thrown  off  the  depression  consequent 
upon  his  father’s death  and the swiftly 
following events of  that  fateful  spring 
In truth, he had  made no great efforts to 
do  so.  And  the  years  as  they  passed 
found  him  leading  a  lonely,  cheerless 
monotonous  life.  Every  morning  he 
went to the office in town, where  an  un 
broken  succession of  Kennedy's had pre 
ceded him, and  went  faithfully through

Manufacturers’  Prices,
-  Grand  Rapids.
iRAHAM  ROYS, 
Our Deader**
The  Finest  5-Cent  Cigar  on the 

Market.  .

MANUFACTURED BY

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B E A N S

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

I3EANS
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.

O. M. GOODRICH & CO.,

With  Safety Deposit  Co., Basement oi Wid- 

dicomb Blk.

B U Y

M uscatine
R O T T E D

O A T S

IF  YOU  WANT
T H E   B E S T !

CREOLE  STRAIGHT  GUT.

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

CREOLE STRAIGHT CUT.

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 w ith 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 which  is  contained  in 
each package.
Give  the  CREOLE a  trial  and  you  will 
find it a big  seller.

Sold by all Grand Rapids  jobbers,  and  m anu­

factured by

S.  F.  HESS  &  CO.

ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

Manuf’rs of High Grade Cigarettes.

THE GRAND  RAPIDS

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.

Mail orders receive prompt attention.

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

GRAND  RAPIDS.

CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

Encourage your trade to pay cash instead of 
running book  accounts  by  using  Cash  Sale 
Checks.  For sale at 50 cents  per  100 by  E. A, 
STOWE & BRO.. Grand Rapids.

2 0 0 0   Cigiirs  Erce!

On o r about April 1st, 1889. we  propose p u ttin g  a  new 
brand of cigars on th e  m arket w hich  we  shall  sell  to 
the trad e a t $33 00 per thousand.  Now we w ant a  name 
fo r th is cigar, and w ant it badly.  Hence we  m ake the 
above  offer  of  1000 of these cigars  (the first thousand 
made) to «ny wholesale o r reta il dealer  who  w ill send 
us an  original nam e th a t w ill be acceptable, subject  to 
th e  follow ing conditions, viz.:
1st.  The n a m e  m ust be one  th a t h as never been used 
fo r  a   cigar  and  one  upon  which  we can g e t a  trad e­
m ark p atent.
2nd.  The  nam e  m ust  to   us  upon a le tte r head, bill 
head or card of the firm or m em ber of the firm  sending 
it.  The firm  m ust be a   bona  fide  reta il  o r  wholesale 
dealer  in   cigars.  Names  from   all  others  will  be re-
^  3rd.  This nam e m ust not reach ns late r  th an   March 
15th, 1889. as th e  aw ard will be m ade  on M arch  31st,  or 
as soon th ere a fte r as possible.
1th.  The aw ard or salection of the nam e  will be left 
to  a  com m ittee o f th ree (3) consisting of th e   editors of 
the following p apers published in th is c ity :  The  F lint 
E vening  Journal,  The  W olverine  Citizen,  The  Flint 
Globe.  We 
selected 
by th is com m ittee, and if  upon  investigation, we  find 
it has never been used  as a   cigar  brand,  we  will  for­
w ard to  the  w inner  one  thousand cigars  by  express 
.  .  J
charges prepaid. 
5th.  Should the com m ittee select a   nam e,  th a t  had 
been sent to ns by m ore  th a n   one  firm   o r  dealer, the 
thonsand  cigars  will  go  to  the  first firm   o r  dealer 
sending it, as all names will  be  num bered  in  rotation 
as received  No firm  o r dealer will be allow ed  to   send 
m ore th a n  one name.
A postal card containing th e   aw ard  o r  selection  by 
the com m ittee will be m ailed to all contestants.
Address,

shall  accept 

nam e 

tn e  

GEO. T. WARREN  & CO.,

Mfrs. Hitrh Grade Cigars.

Flint, Mich

G.  M.  MUNGER  &  CO.
Successors to Allen’s Laundry.
Mail and Express orders  attended  to ■with 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

piomptness.  Nice Work,Quick Time 

Satisfaction Guaranteed.

W.  E. HALE, Jr., 

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Manager.

Guaranteed  Absolutely  Pure.  Orders  fromRe 
N e w a y g o   R o lle r   M ills

tail Trade solicited.

NEWAYGO, MICH.

W A N T E D !
We want stocks of goods in exchange 
for $100,000 worth of productive  real 
estate in Lansing city property and im­
proved farms.
Real  Estate Brokers  Lansing Mich.

R  A.  CLARE & CO.

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Retail  Trade  of the Woliierine State.

K.  A. STOWE &  BBO., Proprietors.

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

Entered  at  the  Grand  Rapids  Post  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH  13, 1889.

R E C O R D   O F   T H E   L A S T   C O N G R E S S.
The  Fiftieth Congress came  to an  end 
last Monday, with rather a barren record 
as regards legislation, in comparison with 
the  great  number of  measures proposed 
and  the  vast  amount of  work  done  in 
their  consideration.  Five  hundred  and 
fifty  public  bills,  and  twelve  hundred 
and  forty-one  private bills  were enacted 
into  laws with  the consent of  the Presi­
dent,  while  278  were  vetoed  by  him, 
against 121  by his  twenty-one  predeces­
sors.  But of  all  the laws thus  enacted, 
very  few  are  of  general  importance. 
The  erection of  a territorial government 
in  Alaska, the  provision  for the  admis­
sion of  four new  states, the  steps  taken 
to  create a navy, the arrangement of  the 
order of the succession to the presidency, 
the creation of  a Department of Agricul­
ture, and the incorporation of  the Nicar­
agua  Canal  Company,  were  among the 
most  important.  But  the exhibit  dwin­
dles  in  importance  when  w7e  compare 
these with the list of omissions;  the sup­
pression of  the  Blair bill in House Com­
mittee, the failure to amend the  revenue 
administrative 
laws  either  in  their 
features,  or  for 
the  reduction  of  the 
surplus, the  defeat of  the  International 
Copyright  law,  the  failure  to  pass  the 
Indirect Tax  bill  over  the  veto in  the 
House, the  defeat of  the payment of  the 
French  Spoliation  Claims, and  others  of 
nearly equal importance.

In  the Senate  very  few of  Mr. Cleve­
land’s  nominations  were  rejected,  al­
though  a  number  were  “hung  up”  to­
ward the end of  his term.  On  the other 
hand, not  one of  the treaties  negotiated 
by the  State  Department has  been  rati­
fied,  although  the  Chinese  Treaty  was 
ratified after recei\ ing amendments which 
were  not  acceptable to  the Chinese  gov­
ernment.

Two  important  pieces  of  legislation 
were  secured  from  Congress  at  the 
eleventh  hour.  One was  by an  amend­
ment  to  the  Indian  Appropriation bill, 
which  furnished  a  reasonable substitute 
for the  Oklahoma  bill. 
It  provides  for 
negotiation  for the  purchase of  the land 
not  needed  by the  four principal  tribes 
of  the  Indian  Territory,  in  order  to 
throw these  open to white  settlers.  As 
this is a distinct recognition of the rights 
of  property in  the  tribes, and  as  these 
are as  free to refuse to sell  as the  Sioux 
w-ere, it  is  a  marked improvement  upon 
the  political  bill to which  Mr.  Springer 
stood sponsor.

to 

The  other  is  the  bill  to  amend  the 
Inter-State Commerce  law  by  providing 
greater  security  and  sharper  penalties 
against unjust discrimination in favor of 
individual shippers.  The House tried to 
add  a  provision  about the  transport  of 
oil in tank-cars;  but this was objected to 
as  growing out of  a  mistaken  idea  that 
the  Standard  Oi!  Company  owned  all 
those  cars,  instead  of  less  than  three- 
fifths  of  them.  The  one radical  defect 
of  the act was  not  touched.  We  mean 
the prohibition of pools.

Also  at the  eleventh  hour, the  House 
adopted  Mr. Hitt’s resolution in favor of 
commercial  union  with  Canada.  This 
very much  simplifies the  situation, as  it 
relieves the  Dominion  from the  appear­
ance  of  making  overtures 
the 
bigger  partner in the  proposed arrange­
ment,  while  it  gives  an  opportunity 
for  the  establishment of  entire  freedom 
of  intercourse  between  the  two  coun­
tries.  But  Canada  has  not  received 
it as graciously as her best friends w-ould 
have desired.  The  party in power char­
acterize  it  as  a  proposal  that  Canada 
shall  surrender  her  industrial  indepen­
dence,  as  though  Canada  were  to be  on 
anything but a footing of perfect equality 
either in forming the  arrangement or  in 
withdrawing from it if  she  find it unsat­
isfactory.  And  the  other party  made a 
tactical  blunder  at  Ottawa  by coupling 
the proposal  with another for the  exten­
sion of  the modus vivendi provided for a 
year  by  the  Fisheries  Treaty.  As a re­
sult of  this, nobody can learn  from  the 
vote  how  strong is the  feeling for  com­
mercial  union,  and  nobody’s  constitu­
ents can hold  him responsible for voting 
in  the negative.

A M E R IC A ’S  D U T Y   TO   JA P A N .

Mexico  has  concluded  a  treaty  with 
Japan  on  the  basis  of  a recognition  of 
the rights of  the  Island  Empire to man­
age its own tariff  and to  administer  jus­
tice upon  the  residents of  its  territory. 
It is said  that  we  should  have done the 
same,  and  Mr. Bayard is blamed  for not 
getting ahead of  Mexico.  But  we  have j 
been  very  much  ahead of  Mexico.  Mr. 
Evarts,  while  Secretary of  State,  nego­
tiated a treaty with  Japan, in  which we j

agreed to recognize her rights in both re­
spects, and  to abandon the concessions to 
the  contrary  in  the  treaty  of  1868,  as 
soon as the other  signatory powers could 
be got to do the  same.  Also, we  agreed 
to use our best influence  to  induce them 
to follow our  example,  and  the  promise 
has been kept so well  that we have been 
a source of  embarrassment to Great Brit­
ain in that  matter  ever since. 
It is true 
that  Mexico  has  conceded  these points 
without any conditions.  But she had no 
choice.  She tried to get the terms which 
were  exacted  in  1868, but was  refused. 
And if  we  had  conceded  them  without 
any, the only effect  wouid  have  been to 
give  England,  France  and  Germany  a 
monopoly of  the Japanese trade, without 
gaining  anything  of 
for 
Japan.

importance 

Not that we have  done our whole duty 
by our  neighbor  to  the  West. 
It is for 
us to continue to exert all the diplomatic 
pressure we can  until  the  autonomy  of 
Japan is  completely recognized  and  the 
country is set  free  to  restore  her  shat­
tered  industries,  recoup  her  losses  of 
coin,  and  bring  back  prosperity to  her 
people.  We owe her  this  as  being  the 
country  w hich  constrained  her  to open 
her ports to the  commerce  of  the world. 
We owe it to her as  the  greatest  nation 
on earth pursuing  the same  tariff  policy 
which  has  become a part  and  parcel  o 
our  government.  And  Japan  appeals 
the more  powerfully to  our  sympathies 
as  by the  act  of  her  Emperor  she  has 
just taken her place  among  the  nations 
In  which  liberty is secured  by constitu­
tional law.  The steamships from  Japan 
bring the details of  the  five  great  ordi­
nances  promulgated  by  the  Mikado, 
which  establish  the  new  system.  He 
binds himself  to accept  the  advice  and 
act upon the  consent of  the  two  houses 
of  the imperial  legislature.  For the fu­
ture,  ordinances  shall  be  promulgated 
only under the pressure of  urgent  neces­
sity, and shall become  invalid if  not rat­
ified by the legislature  at  its  next meet­
ing.  The upper house is to contain three 
kinds  of  members—hereditary, elective, 
and  nominative;  the  lower  is to consist 
of  300 representatives chosen by popular 
ballot.

Japan  is a country  of  surprises.  No­
where  else  has  a  dynasty  which  had 
lasted for centuries abdicated  its  claims 
in  deference  to  those  of  a  dynasty  of 
still  greater  antiquity.  Nowhere  else 
has a powerful  feudal  aristocracy aban­
doned 
its  privileges  peacefully  and 
freely,  at  the  mere  suggestion  of  the 
government.  Nowhere  else  has  a  des­
potic  monarch  set  limits  to  a  power 
fenced  about  by  religious  safeguards, 
and called  his  people to share in the re­
sponsibilities  of  government. 
These 
three  great  instances of  the influence of 
the idea of  right make  impartial onlook­
ers hopeful of  the future of  the country.

T H E   G O V E R N M E N T   E X P E N S E S .
The total amount of the appropriations 
passed  by  the  late  Congress  was  $281, 
878,695.  This  is  some  $15,500,000 less 
than  the  request  of  the  heads  of  the 
various  departments, but it  is  probably 
ample  to  support an economical  admin­
istration.  The  amount  appropriated  by 
the  previous Congress  was  $306,985,544, 
or some $25,000,000  more than is allowed 
for the next year.

The  reduction  of  the  amount of  the 
appropriation  is  caused  by  the  absence 
of  any river and harbor bill, but there is 
doubtless  enough left  of  the  appropria­
tion on that account last year to keep the 
work going.  President  Cleveland’s veto 
of  the  Direct  Tax bill  made  the  appro­
priations some $17,000,000 less than they 
would have been otherwise.

These  appropriations  are  for  the  ex­
penses of  the  Government  from  July 1, 
1889, to  June  30, 1890. 
It  is  probable 
that  President  Harrison  will  insist  on 
keeping  the expenses  within the  appro­
priations, so  that  no  deficiency  bill will 
be required hereafter.

T H E   IR IS H   SIT U A T IO N .

The  English  Liberals  feel  that they 
have scored  a great moral  victory in the 
collapse  of  the  charges  based  on  the 
“Parnell  letters;”  but,  unfortunately, 
their  enemies  have  the  advantage  of 
being in power,  and  the  sessions of  this 
Parliament may be prolonged  until 1893. 
And as the majority is too big to be over­
come, by by-elections, and  too  solid and 
stolid to be affected  by any sort of  scan­
dal,  the  Liberals  only can  agitate  and 
wait.  Mr.  Morley’s  amendment  to  the 
reply to the  queen’s  speech  was  voted 
down by a majority of 79 in a full House, 
or  what  is  counted  such  in  England, 
where there  rarely  are  600  present  out 
of  the  670  who  have  the  right  to  be. 
The  scene  when  Mr.  Parnell  rose  to 
speak is said to have  furnished the most 
extraordinary spectacle  Parliament ever 
witnessed.  Never  before  has a member 
who never  sat  in  any ministry received 
such  an  ovation,  and  while  Mr.  Glad­
stone led off, waving his  hat  and  cheer­
ing,  many  even  of  the  Tories  could 
“scarce  forbear  to  cheer,”  and  one  or 
two did so.

Mr. Parnell illustrated the  peculiarity 
of  his temperament by going  in  exactly 
j the opposite  direction to that  which the 
' excitement  suggested.  O’Connell would 
have tramped on his foes and heightened

his demands.  His  successor in the lead­
ership  of  Ireland  made  not a reference 
to his triumph  over  the  government  in 
the  trial, but  instead  pleaded  with  the 
Tories to give the Home  Rule question a 
fair consideration, assuring them that he 
asked  nothing  which  would  imperil in 
the  least  the  unity and  the strength of 
the  Empire, and  applauding  their  jeal­
ousy  of  both.  This  was  not  only  un- 
Irish  but  so  un-English  also,  that  the 
Liberals  are  offended  and  the  Tories 
puzzled  by it.  A  few  of  them say that 
now  is  the time to come to terms with a 
movement  whose  success  is  inevitable. 
Of  the rest, some' are  stopping to think, 
while the majority probably think  it the 
voice of  the charmer and stop their ears. 
And, from the Imperialist  standpoint, it 
doubtless is the last-named class who are 
nearest right._____________

JU G -H A N D L E D   H E L P .

The  Lansing  Rdpublican  thus  refers 
to the railway project  which  is  secretly 
backed by the Detroit, Lansing & North­
ern Railway:
It  must  come  because  the  Lansing 
Board  of  Trade  has  taken  hold of  it. 
The Charlevoix, Escanaba & Detroit Rail­
way  will  pass  through  Lansing.  Fred 
J. Meech,  Secretary of the Detroit, Char­
levoix &  Escanaba  Railroad, in  a  letter 
to J.  H.  Moores, Secretary of  the  Board 
of  Trade,  favors  bringing  the  road  to 
Lansing.  A  letter  from  Geo. H. Frink, 
of New York,  who with Wm. H. Barnum 
are the  financial backers of  the  project, 
was  also  inclosed, in  which  Mr.  Frink 
strongly favors  the  Lansing  route, and 
asks Mr. Meech to supply all information 
concerning  all  the  resources  of 
the 
country  through  which  the  road  will 
pass.  Dr.  J.  M.  Wilkinson,  of  Evart, 
will  give $25,000  for the  road, and other 
towns  along the  line will  contribute lib­
erally to the project.
Nearly  a  year  ago  T h e  T r a d esm a n 
announced  the fact  that the  Boston cap­
italists who own a controlling interest in 
the  D., L.  &  N. Railway had  decided  to 
extend  the  line  from  Lansing  to  the 
vicinity of  the Straits, and that Manager 
Mulliken had been  instructed to proceed 
with  the  work  as  rapidly  as  possible. 
The  first  step in this  direction was  the 
purchase  of  terminal  facilities  at  St. 
Ignace, which was consummated late last 
summer. 
It  was then  decided  to  make 
the  Northern  terminus  of  the  line  at 
Charlevoix,  acquiring the road  bed  from 
Charlevoix to Kalkaska and constructing 
a  direct  connection  between  Kalkaska 
and Lansing.  All this was fully decided 
upon months ago and will  be carried out 
exactly as planned.

In the  light of  these  facts, the enthu­
siasm of the Lansing Board of Trade is a 
little amusing. 
It  is  the  policy of  rail­
roads  to  keep  mum  until  ready to  act, 
which  has  undoubtedly  led  the  Board 
into  the error of  supposing that a bonus 
of  $50,000  or  thereabouts  would  decide 
the matter.  As railroads are usually not 
averse to  accepting  such  morsels,  when­
ever  an  opportunity  is  presented,  it  is 
highly probable  that the  Lansing people 
will  feel  impelled  to  come  down  hand­
somely,  simply  because  the  Board “has 
taken hold of  it.” 
If  the Board  had let 
the  matter  alone,  the  railroad  would 
have  reached  Lansing  just  as  quickly 
and given just as good service.

T h e  T r a d esm a n  is in hearty  sympa­
thy  with the bill  now before  the  Legis­
lature,  providing  for  the  creation  of  a 
State Food Commission, the proper label­
ing of  all  goods  not  strictly  pure,  and 
the  punishment of  persons who  violate 
any  of  the  provisions of  the  act.  The 
measure, which  is  given  in full  on  an­
other page, seems to  T h e  T r a d esm a n  to 
be a fair  and  thorough  bill  and  its en­
actment  could  not fail  to result  to  the 
advantage  of  every  honest  dealer  and 
manufacturer in the State.

Wholesale  dealers  will  generally  ap­
prove of  a  bill  introduced  in the  Legis­
lature  by  Representative  Wachtel 
to 
vacate the county of  Manitou and  divide 
the islands between Leelanaw and Mack­
inac  counties, on  the  ground that  cred­
itors  can  get  no  satisfaction  for  their 
claims. 

_______________

Dealers in cigars and tobacco will save 
money by calling on the exclusive whole­
sale  cigar  and  tobacco  house of  Morris 
H. Treusch & Bro., 46 Ottawa street.
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 th u r Me ig s  & Co.,

77 South Division st., Grand Rapids.

Morris  H.  Treusch & Bro.’s  cigars are 
sold by all the  druggists  and  grocers in 
the State.  They are now located in their 
new building, 46 Ottawa street.

Kalkaska—M. A. Morrell,  for  several 
years a grocer here,  but for the past four 
years sheriff  of  the county, has formed a 
copartnership with R. R. Campbell, fore­
man  for  the  Smith  Lumber  Co., under 
the  style  of  Morrell  &  Campbell.  The 
firm  has  bought  the  grocery  stock  of 
James Crawford, adding  largely thereto.
Morris  H.  Treush  &  Bro.,  wholesale 
tobacconists, have  removed to 46 Ottawa 
street, next  door to  Hazeltine & Perkins 
Drug  Company.  We  wish  them  good 
luck in their new  stand.

A M O N G   T H E   T R A D E .

GRAND RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Ira C.  Barnes  has  opened  a meat  and 
fish market at 694  South  Division street.
James  E.  Botsford  succeeds  Botsford 
Bros,  as proprietor of  the Auburn Paper 
Co.

D.  D. Cook has  removed  his  showcase 

factory  from  21  Scribner  street  to  106 
Kent street.

Hermann  Liesveld  succeeds  Barthol­
omew & Liesveld in the grocery business 
at 559 Cherry street.

Henry  M.  Goebel  has  re-engaged  in 
the paint and wall  paper  business at his 
old  location, on Canal  street, under  the 
style of  C. A. Goebel.

Simon  P. DeYries,  dealer  in  second­
hand furniture,  at 110 Ellsworth avenue, 
will  engage  in  the  agricultural  imple­
ment business at the same location.

Morris  H.  Treusch  &  Bro.  are  now' 
pleasantly settled in their  new  quarters 
at  46  Ottawa  street,  where  they  have 
their stock  arranged on three  floors  and 
basement.

H.  E. Stover, the  Kalkaska  druggist, 
was in town  last week and  purchased  a 
drug  stock of  the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug  Co. to replace the stock  destroyed 
by fire about ten days ago.

The New Grand Rapids Soap Co. is the 
style  of  a  corporation  which  has  been 
formed  to succeed to the business of  the 
Grand  Rapids Soap Co.  The  new  com­
pany  has  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000, of 
which  $10,000 is subscribed and paid in. 
The  plant  of  the  former  company  has 
been acquired by purchase  and  business 
will  be  resumed as soon as $15,000 addi­
tional capital has been  subscribed.  The 
present  stockholders  are  W. R. Shelby, 
John  McConnell,  Wm. H. Cooper,  W. J. 
Stuart and Wm. B. Loveland.

in 
The  main  topic  of  conversation 
commercial  circles  yesterday  was 
the 
announcement  that  Wilson,  Luther  & 
Wilson,  the  Luther 
lumbermen,  had 
uttered  mortgages  to  the  old  National 
Bank  and  Webber  Bros., of  Ionia,  for 
upward of $44,000 to secure their endorse­
ments  on the  paper of  Dwight & Co., of 
Detroit, who recently failed.  It is stated 
that W., L. & W. have their endorsement 
on $113,000 worth of this paper, and that 
they take  the course above  mentioned to 
order  to  protect  themselves,  so  far  as 
possible from the Dwight creditors.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Pentwater — Andrus  &  Van  Alsburg 

have engaged in the meat business.

Hopkins  Station—Harvey  &  Forbes 

have opened up a stock of tinware.

Ypsilanti—Drury  &  Taylor,  the hard­

ware dealers,  are about to dissolve.

Marshall—S. E. Cronin  succeeds  Jere­

miah Cronin, Jr.,  in general  trade.

Ypsilanti—W. C.  Stevens  has  sold  his 

hardware stock to Harding & Shafer.

Imlay  City—Mrs.  A.  Cole  succeeds 

Hulda Swan in the millinery business.

Mt. Clemens—Eckert  &  Wolf  succeed 
Eckert  &  Essig  in the  grocery business.
Kalamazoo—T.  F.  Giddings  succeeds
E. R. D’Arcamble in  the  drug  business.
Marshall—Geo.  F.  Maser  succeeds  G.
F. Kast & Co.  in the  boot and  shoe busi­
ness.

Blissfield—Collins  &  Earner  succeed 
Wm. Rothfuss & Co.  in the grocery busi­
ness.

Bronson — Eugene  R.  Clark  succeeds 
L. D. Clark’s  Sons  in the dry goods bus­
iness.

Caledonia—Williams  &  Hutchins suc­
ceed A. L. Williams  in  the  wagon  bus­
iness.

Climax—W. D. Buckbury is  succeeded 
in  the  grocery  business  by  Geo.  E. 
Seeley.

Fowlerville—W.  G.  Shane, 

jeweler, 
has  uttered  a  chattel  mortgage  for 
,$321.28.

Wayne—C. F. Blackman & Co.  succeed 
Parson  &  Chamberlain  in  the  lumber 
business.

Burlington—A.  E.  Wood  &  Sons  suc­
ceed  J. T.  &  W. D.  Wood  in  the  drug 
business.

Iron Mountain—Lilly  &  Richardson’s 
grocery stock  has been  seized on chattel 
mortgage.

Yermontville  —  Loomis  &  Co.  have 
moved  their  general  stock  here  from 
Middleville.

Old  Mission—H.  K.  Brinkman &  Co. 
will open a general  store  in  the Grange 
hall building.

Vassar—E.  A.  Bullard  has  sold  his 
boot and shoe and furnishing goods stock 
to Wm. Stark.

Blissfield—Wm; Rothfuss succeeds Col­
lins & Rothfuss in the  buggy and  imple­
ment business.

Sand  Lake—H. F.  Hamilton  succeeds 
Hamilton & Morton  in  the  grqcery  and 
notion business.

Sherman—Chase  &Yan Wormer  have 
dissolved  partnership, Mr.  Chase return­
ing to his home near Hobart.

Morrice—L.  D.  Goss  &  Co.,  general 
dealers  and  creamery proprietors,  have 
dissolved, F. E. Purdy succeeding.

Acme—:H.  A.  Langworthy  went  to 
Chicago  to  take  a position  as traveling 
salesman for a wholesale  house,  but  he 
has returned home again.

Edgerton—Geo.  Tompsett  has  closed 
out  his  general, store to Arthur Meigs & 
Co.  and will remove to Grand Rapids.

Kalkaska—H. E. Stover  has re-opened 
a drug store in one  side of  the. store  oc­
cupied by C. S.  Ramsey with  his grocery 
stock.
Plainwell—Jas.  N.  Hill  &  Co.,  the 
grocers,  have dissolved  partnership, Mr. 
Estes  retiring.  Jas,  N.  will  handle  the 
plow  alone.

Big  Rapids—W. E.  Overton  has  asso­
ciated with himself  his son  Eugene, and 
henceforth the firm name of  W. E. Over- 
ton & Son will  adorn  the  old  hardware 
store.

Yermontville—Elmer  Morris has  sold 
his  interest  in the  meat  firm of  Deer <fc 
Morris to his  partner, who will  continue 
the  business  under  the  style  of  John 
Deer.

Plainwell—L. L.  Loveland succeeds F. 
Woodhams in the harness business.  Mr. 
Woodhams  has  opened  a  harness  busi. 
ness  at  Delton,  a  new town  on  the  line 
of Kalamazoo & Hastings Railway.

Lansing—B. D. Northrop has  sold  his 
interest  in  the firm of  Northrop & Rob­
ertson,  dealers  in  drugs, books and sta­
tionery,  to  F.  L.  Gardner,  for  several 
years a clerk in  the  employ of  the  firm. 
•The new style will be  Gardner & Robert­
son.  Mr. Northrop  will  devote  his  en­
tire attention to the Lansing Medicine Co.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Manistique—The Delta Lumber Co. has 
purchased the plant and pine  and  hard­
wood lands of  the Little Harbor Co.

Muskegon—The Muskegon Lumber Co. 
has  been  incorporated  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $20,000,  of  which  $9,000  is 
paid in.

Detroit—The  Strong  &  Slaght  Land 
and Lumber Co.  has  been organized with 
a capital  stock of $100,000, to operate in 
Wisconsin and  Minnesota.

Cheboygan—Some  of  the  logs  being 
put  in  this  season in this neighborhood 
are the third crop  from  the  same  land, 
and run thirty or more  to  the  thousand 
feet.

Stanton—S.  Frost  &  Co.  have  lately 
bought 300 acres of  pine land near River- 
dale for $46,000.  This makes a sufficient 
timber supply to last several  years.  The 
firm  makes 18-inch shingles.

Frankfort—L.  W.  Crane  will  under­
take  to  raise  the  sunken  logs  in  the 
Betsie  by  means of  a large  steam  scow 
and grappling  irons.  From  8,000,000 to 
10,000,000  feet are supposed  to be at the 
bottom of  the  stream.

Mason—C.  P.  Huntington  turns  out
43.000 clothes-pins daily, having the out­
put  of  his  factory sold  ahead.  He  ex­
pects  to  turn  the timber on thirty acres 
of  land,  lately purchased, into bifurcated 
commodity in a  year and a half.

Essexville—J. R. Hall, the well-known 
lumberman,  is  the  inventor  of  a  car- 
coupler, which railroad men pronounce a 
great  invention. 
It  is  of  a design  dif­
ferent from anythiug yet patented, being 
serviceable for both freight  and  passen­
ger cars.

Leroy—Cutler  &  Savidge,  of  Grand 
Haven,  have  bought  the  old  Kellogg, 
Sawyer  &  Co.  mill, 
lately  owned  by 
White,  Friant  &  Lettellier,  ef  Grand 
Rapids, the consideration  being  $15,000. 
The new  owners  will  begin  operations 
there  in the spring.

Cadillac—W. W.  Eaton,  who  occupied 
a  desk  in  Cobbs  &  Mitchell’s  lumber 
office here for  about eight  years, has en­
tered  into  a  copartnership  with  F.  A. 
Clary,  the  shingle  dealer, the  new firm 
being  christened  Clary & Eaton.  They 
expect to handle  15,000,000  shingles  or 
more the  current  year.  Their  mill and 
timber are in Missaukee county and their 
own cut for 1888 will bulge 10,000,000.

Stanw'ood—Leroy Moore, of Greenville, 
and J. G. McElwee, of  Big  Rapids, com­
prising  the  firm  of  McElwee & Moore, 
who own and are cutting the timber from 
a  tract  of  over  800  acres  of  hardwood 
land in Mecosta  township, have  taken a 
contract to supply an Eastern  firm  with
300.000  bushels of  charcoal per  year for 
four  years,  or  1,200,000  bushels  in  the 
aggregate.  The better  class of  logs will 
be cut  into  lumber, and the balance will 
go into the coal  kilns,  which  are  to  be 
erected near this place.

Manistee — Canfield  &  Wheeler  have 
merged their lumber,  salt and real estate 
business  into  a  corporation  under  the 
style of the Canfield & Wheeler Co.  The 
company has a  paid up  capital of  $330,- 
000, divided  among four  stockholders  in 
the  following  amounts:  John  Canfield,
6.000  shares;  Ed.  D.  Wheeler,  6,500 
shares;  Frank  W.  Canfield,  600  shares; 
Ed.  R.  Wheeler,  100  shares.  Ed.  D. 
Wheeler is  President of  the corporation, 
John  Canfield Yice-President, and F. W. 
Canfield Secretary and Treasurer.

STRAY FACTS.

Manistique—C.  Ranken  and  John Du­
pont have  formed a copartnership to en­
gage in the manufacture of  cigars.

L.  S.  Hackett  has  purchased an inter­
est in the cheese foctory of  A. M. Gallop, 
at  Pratts ville.  The  style  of  the  new- 
firm is Hackett & Gallop.

Naubinway—Nelson Holland & Co. are 
building a breakwater  that  will  be  900 
feet  long,  thirty  feet  wide,  eight  feet 
above the water level,  and  filled up with
1,500,000  feet of  big hemlock  logs.

th a t

faGt 

The past  month has thoroilphly established the
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS
SynJps and Molasses.

F o r

C o r n   S y r u p s  a S p e c i a l t y .

If  Y o u   D o u b t  th is  S ta te m e n t,  A sk   for 

Q u o ta tio n s.

Spice Comparty.

T   elfer 
P .  S T E K E T E E   &   S O N S ,
D ry   G oods % N otions,

JOBBERS  IN

83 Monroe  81.  and 10,12,14,16 % 18 Fountain  81,

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 .

STARK  A,

FRANKLINV1LLE  A. 

AMERICAN  A,
HOOKER,

GEORGIA  &  MARSAC, 

BURLAP,

Peerless  Warp

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

Geese  P e a t e .

C. M.HeMem&Co.
Superior

ARE

Manufacturers.

Product o f Our F actory a t Fon  du Lac,  W is.

You can buy a better $3 M en's C alf Shoe and other  grades  made  by  C.  M.  H E M ttK S O N  
&  CO. near your own door  than  other  m anufacturers  can  offer,  and  this is true of our L a d ie s' 
F in e  D on g o la a n d  G oat $2.50  Shoe  and  our  $3 H en d erso n  F re n c h   K id,  and  other  grades 
made  at  our  Dixon  Factory,  where  our  celebrated  “ R ed School H ouse” 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.  Out heavier grades of goods 
made at our third  factory  are also acknowledged to be unequaled.

O.  M.  HENDERSON  &  CO.,  Chicago.

F a c to r ie s : 

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Fon clu Lae, WisDixon,  111. 

Chicago,  ill. 

W i l l a r d   H.  J a m e s ,
Salesman  for  the  I ow**r  Peninsula.

P*0.  «actress,

j ¡N orton  H o u se ,  L ia u d   R a p id s,  M ich .

We  furnish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  to  Customers.

13L IV E N   &  A L L Y N ,

S ole  A g e n ts  fo r  th e

The devil, Jack!  We’ve got a 

Shark.  He’ll do for

Bliven & Allyn.

C e leb ra ted   “B IG   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   OYSTEBS. 
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.

I I .   M .  B L I V B N ,   M a n a g e r . 

63  PEARL STREET.

ASSOCIATION  DEPARTMENT.

Michigan  Business  Men’s Association. 

P resident—F ran k  W ells, Lansing.
F irst Vice-President—H. Cham bers, Cheboygan.
Second V ice-President—C. S trong, Kalamazoo. 
S ecretary—K. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
T reasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive Board—P resident; C. L. W hitney, Muskegon; 
F ran k   H am ilton, Traverse C ity;  N. B. Blain, Low ell; 
Chas. T. Bridgm an, F lin t;  H iram   DeLano,  Allegan;
Com m ittee  on  Insurance—Geo.  B.  Caldwell,  G reen­
ville;  W .S. Pow ers, N ashville;  Oren  Stone, r lint. 
Com m ittee on L egislation—S.  E.  P ark ill,  Owosso;  H.
A. H ydom , Grand Rapids;  H. H. Pope, A llegan. 
Com m ittee on Trade Interests—Sm ith Barnes, Traverse 
C ity:  Geo. R. H oyt, E ast Saginaw ;  H. B. Fargo.M us-
Com m ittee on T ransportation—Jam es Osborn,OwossO; 
O.  F.  Conklin,  G rand  Rapids;  C.  F.  Bock,  B attle
Com m ittee on Building and Loan A ssociations-^haun- 
oey S trong. Kalamazoo; W ill E m m ert, E aton R apids;
W. E. C rotty, Lansing. 

Local S ecretary— P. J. C onnelLM uskegcc.
Official O rgan—Thb Michigan Tradesman. 

_____
The following1  auxiliary associations  are op­
eratin g  under  ch arters  gran ted   by th e Michi­
gan Business Men’s A ssociation:

__

Ko. t —Traverse City B. M. A. 

President, J. W . Milliken; Secre ta ry , E. W. H astings.

Ko. 2—Lowell B. M. A.
No. 3—Sturgis B. M. A.

P resident, N. B. Blain ; Secretary, F ran k  T. King.
~ 
P resident. H. S. C hurch; Secretary, W m. Jo rn.________

P resident, John A. M iller;  S ecretary. O. L. W hitney.

No.  4—Grand  Rapids  M.  A. 
P resident, E. J. H errick; S ecretary, B. A. Stowe.
No. 5—Muskegon B. M. A. 
,
No. 7—Dimondale B. M. A. 

President. F. W. Sioat; S ecretary, P. T. Baldwin.

No. 6—Alba B. M. A. 

P resident. T. M. Sloan; S ecretary, N. H. W idger.

P resident, F. H. T hurston; Secretary, Geo. L. Thnrston.

No. 8—Eastport B. M. A.
No. 9—Lawrence B. M. A. 

President. W . J. C lark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson.___

P resident, H. M. M arshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly.
No. lO—Harbor Springs B. M. A.
No.ll—Kingsley B. M. A.  ~~
No. 12 —Quincy B. M. A. 
No. 13—Sherman B. M. A.

P resident, C. M cKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.

P resident. H. P. W hipple; Secretary. D. E.  W ynkoop.

President, H. B. B tortevant;  Secretary, W.  J. Anstin.
---------No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M. A.
President. S. A. Howey: Secretary , G. C. H avens._____
----------No. 1 5 —Boyne City B. M. A.
President, R. R. P erkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase._____
No. 16—Sand Lake B. M. A. 
President, J. V. Crandall:  Secretary , W. Rasco.
No. 17—Plain well B. M. A. 
»resident, E. A.  Owen, Secretary , J. A. Sidle.
No. 18—Owosso B. M. A.
1 
»resident, Albert Todd; Secretary . S. Lam from .
”  No.  19—Ada B. M. A. 
No. ao—Sangatnck B. M. A. 

> 
»residen t, P . F. W atson; S ecretary, E. E. Chapel- 

¡»resident,  lo h n F. H enry ; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.

i l —Way land B. M. A

resident, q H .  W h arto n■?Secretary, M. V. H oyt.
No. a a—Grand  Ledge B. M. A. 
No. a3—Carson City B. M. A.

resident, A. B. Schum acher; Secretary, W.  R.  c ia rs e .

resident, F. A. Rockafellow: Secretary, C. G. Bailey.

resident, J. E. Thurkow ;  S ecretary, W. H. Richm ond.

No. 34—Morley B. M. A. 
No. 35—Palo B. M. A. 

resident. H. D. Pew; Secretary, Chas. B. Johnson.

No. 26—Greenville 18. M. A. 

resident. A. C. S atterlee:  Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell.

No  27—Dorr B. M. A. 

resident, E. S. B otsford; S ecretary, L. »■ Fisher._____

resident, W. G. Barnes;  S ecretary, J. B. W atson.

resident, A. J. Paddock;  Secretary, H. G. Poser.

resident. Wm. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrongh.

resident, A. G. Avery;  S ecretary, E. S. H onghtaling.

resident, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary, A. G. Flenry.____

No. 28—Cheboygan B. M. A 
No. 29—Freeport B. M. A. 
No. 30—Oceana B. M. A.
No. 3 1—Charlotte B. M. A.
No. 33—Coopersville B. M. A. 
No. 33—Charlevoix B. M. A 
No. 34—Saranac B. M. A ......
No. 35—Bellaire B. M. A. 

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

îsident, H. T. Jo hnson;  S ecretary, P . T. W illiam s.__

esident, H. M. H em street; S ecretary, C. E. Densmore.

No. 36—Ithaca B. M. A. 

ssident, O. F. Ja c kson;  S ecretary, John  M. Everden.

esident,  Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary,  E. W. Moore.___

No. 37—Battle Creek B. M. A.
No. 38—Scottville B. M. A. 
No. 39 -B urr Oak B. M. A. 

esident. H. E. Symons: S ecretary, D. W. Higgins.

esident, W. S. W ilier; Secretary,  F. W. Sheldon.

esident, C. T. H artson; S ecretary, W ill Em m ert.

No. 40—Eaton Rapids B. M. A. 
No. 41—B r e e k e n r i d g e   B. M. A. 
esident. C.  H. Howd:  S ecretary, L. W aggoner.

No. *2—Fremont B. M. A. 
No. 43—T u stin  B. M. A.

esident. Jos. G erber:  Secretary   C. J. R athban.
"  
esident, Frank J. Luick;  Secretory, J. A. Lindstrom.
esident, E. B. M artin; Secretary. W. H. Sm ith.______

No. 44—Keed City B. M. A. 
ho. 45—Hoytville B. M. A.

»sident. D. E. H allenbeck; Secretary,O . A. H alladay. 
~ 
isident, Wm. H iitchins^jecretary, B. M. Qonld.

No. 46—Leslie B. M. A.
No. 47—Flint M. Ü. 

isident, W. C. Pierce;  Secretary , W. H. G raham .

No. 48—Hubbard ston B. M. A. 
isident, Boyd R edner: S ecretary, W. J. Tabor.

isident,  A.  W enzell ; Secretary. F rank Smith.

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

sident, A. O. W heeler; Secretary,C.  Grannig

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

N o . 51—C e d a r   S p r in g s   B.  M.  A. 
No. 52—Grand Haven B. M. A.

siden t, A. 8. Kedzie;  Secretary, F. P. Vos.________

P resident, Thom as B. Butcher;  Secretary. C. B. W aller.

sident, F rank Phelps;  Secretary, A. E. Fitzgerald.

No, 53—Bellevue B. M. A. 
No. 54—Douglas B. M. A.
No.  55—Petoskey  B. M. A.
No. 56—Bangor  B.  M. A.
No. 57—Rockford  B. M. A. 

President, C. F. H ankey; S ecretary. A. C. Bowman.

P resident, N. W. D rake;  Secretary, Geo. C hapm an.

P resident, W m. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.

isident, L. S. W alter; S ecretáis ,C-~  Blakely.

No. 58—Fife Lake B. M. A. 
No. 59—Fennvllle B. M. A. 

isident F. S. R aym ond: S ecretary, A. J. Capen.
No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A. 
isidenS, 11. E. H ogan; Secretary, S. E.K eihardt.

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

No. 61—Hartford  B. M. A. 
No. 62—East Saginaw M. A. 

P resident, Jas. H  .Moore;  S ecretary,  C. W.  Muilioland.

P resident, C. W. R obertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton.

No. 63—Evart B. M. A. 
P resident, C. V. P riest: Secretary,C . E. Bell.
No, 64—Merrill B. M. A. 
No. 65—Kalkaska B. M. A. 
P resident, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom.
No. 66—L a n s in g  B. M.  A. 
No. 67—Watervliet B. M. A. 
President, Geo. Parsons: Secretary, J. H. Hail.

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

No. 68—Allegan B. M. A. 

P resident, H. H.  Pope;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

No. 69—Scotts and Climax B. M. A. 
P resident, Lym an C lark; Secretary, F. S. W illison.

P resident, M. N etzorg;  S ecretary,  Geo. E. Clutterbuek.

No. 70—Nashville B. M. A, 
P resident, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers.
No. 71—Ashley B.  M. A,
No. 72—Edmore B. M. A.
No, 73—Belding B. M. A. 
No. 74—Davison M. U. 

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

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

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

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

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

P resident—L. S. Monroe;  S ecretary, S. VanO strand.

President, J. O. Seibert;  Secretary, J. W. Saunders.
No. 7 9 - 
President,
No. 8 0 - 
President.

No. 78—Caledonia B. M. A. 
East Jordan and  So.  Arm  B. M. A. 
Chas. F. Dixon;  S ecretary, L. C. Madison.
Bay City and W.  Bay  City  R. M. A. 
.F. L. H arrison;  S ecretary, Geo. Craig.
No. 81—Flushing B. M. A.
No. 82—Alma B  M.  A. 

Vickery;  Secretary, A. E. R ansom .

P resident, B. S. W ebb;  Secretary. M. E  PoU asky.

President,

No. 83—Sherwood B. M. A. 

P resident, L. P. W ilcox;  S ecretary, W. R. M andigo.

Laingsburg has organized a B. M. A.  Chas.  II. 
Frain is President of the Association  and  Chas. 
H. Frain is Secretary.

A s s o c ia tio n   N o te s.

Blanchard Boomer:  A  business Men's Asso­
ciation will be  organized  at  this place on April 
2.  All persons, either in trade for themselves or 
as  managers,  are  respectfully  invited  to  join 
Please leave your name at this  office.

Denver Retail  Grocer:  Michigan has over one 
hundred  local  associations,  and a strong  State 
association.  The business men have found out 
the  great  benefits  they  derive  from  such  an 
organization, and  consequently  all  are coming 
in  the  fold.  E.  A.  Stowe,  the  Secretary, has 
labored faithfully for many years to accomplish 
this result and he can well afford  to  feel  proud 
of his work.  We do not know whether Michigan 
has a more  enterprising  class  of  business  men 
than Colorado,  but  judging  from  all  accounts 
we  think  they  have.  The  grocers  here  are 
strongly  organized  in  several  cities,  yet  they 
seem  to  lack  interest—in  Denver  especially. 
Several  im portant  things  have  been  accomp­
lished during the past three  months,  but  it  was 
mainly through  the  efforts  of a few individual 
members.  So the association can not claim any 
credit.  At  present,  the  merchants  throughout 
the entire State want  Denver to call a State con­
vention.  They  have  asked  this  several times 
before, but no one lias seen fit to do  so.

Muskegon  News:  The  Muskegon  Business 
Men’s Association met last night at the rooms in 
the Rodgers block.  There was a fair attendance 
of members, and the whole business of the meet­
ing was the discussion  of  the  proposed  “Fecu- 
line Potato Flour” industry for Muskegon.  The 
promoters  of  this  proposed  enterprise  are Dr. 
Van Deinse and M. J. Reiseger, both well-known 
citizens.  “Feculine ” is made of  potatoes.  It is 
tasteless, odorless, of a snowy white, and—when 
seen  through  a  microscope—crystalline,  like 
crushed sugar.  With  boiling  water it forms  a 
clear  transparent  starch,  and  is  consequently 
said to be preferable to all other  gloss  starches. 
These gentlemen say that its superiority in trans­
parency and glossiness is  so  universally  recog­
nized that it is  used  in  the  cotton mills, carpet 
factories  and  paper  mills  of England, Europe 
and the New England States to the almost entire 
exclusion  of  all other starches, and for laundry 
and household  uses  it  has  entirely superseded 
corn  and  wheat  starch,  sago  and  arrowroot 
wherever introduced.  A capital  stock  of  from 
$15,000 to $20,000  is  required  to  establish the in­
dustry’,  and  the  am ount  it  is  thought  can be 
easily raised.  The general plan is for a building 
130x130 feet square, which would have a capacity 
of from 500 to 600 bushels of  potatoes daily from 
the  start,  to  be  increased  as  the  demand in­
creased, to  2,000  bushels.  The  discussion  last 
night was thorough, the  advisability  and  prac­
ticability of the factory being viewed from every 
standpoint.  The result was that the Association 
heartily endorsed the  plan,  and will lend every 
aid possible to put the factory on its feet.

Charlotte  Republican :  A  largely  attended 
meeting of the Business Men’s  Association  was 
held at the council  rooms,  Monday evening, for 
the purpose of considering  the proposition of F. 
L.  Elms  to  establish  a  carriage  manufactory 
here.  The  impression  prevailed  that  he  had 
made a  proposition  to  locate  here,  if  the  city 
would furnish a site and  erect a building to cost 
$5,000, but this proved to be  an  error.  A  letter 
was laid before  the  meeting  from  Mr.  Elms in 
which he said  that  it  would  require a building 
to cost not less  than $10,000, and possibly $15,000, 
in which to conduct  the  volume of  business he 
proposed to carry on, and  that he should expect 
the city to furnish at least the former amount, in 
addition to the site, and  he  would invest $25,000 
in machinery, etc. 
In  this connection Mr. Elms 
w rote:  "The machinery which I will put in will 
be modern and of  the  most  approved  style. 
I 
intend to  put  myself  in  condition  to  compete 
with  any  factory  in  the  country.  Upon  this 
point I am most intensely in earnest and no half" 
way work will answer my purpose.  The factory 
must he four stories,  including  the  basement.” 
The increase in the bonus required from $5,000 to 
$10,000 had a somewhat  depressing influence up­
on the meeting.  All  agreed  that  $10,000 could 
not he raised for the purpose by private subscrip­
tion,  and  the  possibility  and  advisability  of 
raising  the  amount  by a general  tax  was  dis­
cussed, the final  conclusion  being  to  appoint a 
committee of  four to investigate the subject and 
report at another meeting.  The Chair appointed 
George Huggett,  R.  W.  Shriner,  H. F. Penning­
ton and  D.  B.  Ainger  as  such  committee.  A 
committee, consisting  of  A. P. Green, A. T. Lor- 
ing and J. D. Parkhurst, was  appointed  to  con­
fer with Johnson  &  Houck,  looking  to  taking 
such steps as might be  necessary to enlarge and 
put in operation that factory.

G rand.  R a p id s   M e r c a n tile   A s s o c ia tio n .
At the regular  meeting  of  the  Grand  Rapids 
Mercantile Association, held at T h e  T r a d e sm a n  
office  on  March  5,  the  first topic taken up was 
the  status  of  the  new  charter  relative  to  the 
establishment  of a market.  Letters  were  read 
from the city  Representatives  and Senator Wes- 
selius, promising to give the m atter prompt atten­
tion.
The  names  of  several  houses  violating  the 
agreement  not  to  sell  to  consumers were men­
tioned,  when 
resolution  was 
presented :
Resolved,,  That we disapprove  of  the  practice 
pursued  by  some 
jobbing  houses  in  selling 
goods to families, hoarding  houses,  restaurants 
and hotels, as such trade clearly  belongs  to  the 
retail dealers;
Resolved,  That  we  will  favor  those  jobbers 
who do not make  a  practice  of  catering  to  the 
trade of the consumer.

the  following 

Considerable discussion  followed  on  the gen­
eral subject  at  issue,  when  the  resolution was 
unanimously  adopted.

M. C. Goossen  suggested  that  it  would  be  a 
good  idea  to  appoint  a  new  committee—three 
years  having  elapsed  since  the  old committee 
was  discharged—to  wait  on  the  jobbers  and 
request  them  to renew their pledge to the Asso­
ciation not  to  sell  the  family  trade.  He  also 
suggested  that  the millers he visited, to the end 
that  some  agreement  be  negotiated  to  govern 
their dealings with families and restaurants.

The  suggestion  was  so  well  received  that it 
was  changed to  a  motion,  w hich  was  carried, 
and  M.  C.  Goossen,  Chas.  E.  Smith  and B. S. 
Harris were appointed such committee.

The Question Box was then opened, disclosing 

the following queries :

1.  Is it not an  advantage  to  the  dealer to sell 
all  vegetables  by  weight,  rather  than  by  the 
bushel or peck?
2.  Is there a law, State or  National,  th at  com­
pels Chicago packers to brand their goods  ‘‘Lard 
Compound?”
3.  W ouldn’t it be a good idea to try  the  W hite 
Cap business on the peddler?
4.  Any  report  from  Lansing  in  regard to ex­
emption laws, insurance, or the m arket clause in 
the new amendment to the charter?
5.  Have we a city sealer yet?  If  so, how often 
does he make the  circuit,  and does the law sus­
tain him in the collection  of  bills for his work?
6.  If  John  Killean  runs  for  Mayor,  and  is 
elected,  where  will  the  peddler  be then—poor 
thing!

butter?
trade—eastern or home made buckwheat flour?
for a city maket?

7.  Do you favor a National bankrupt law?
8.  Do you find  any  difficulty  in  getting  good 
9.  W hich  do  you  find  takes  best  w ith  your 
10.  Where do you think  would be a good place 
These  questions  all  provoked interesting dis­
cussions, which  T h e   T r a d e sm a n  regrets it can­
not reproduce verbatim.

F. J. Cox  was  designated  by  the President to 
prepare a paper for the  next meeting, when  the 
meeting adjourned.

The Leading H ardw are H ouse in W est­

ern  Michigan.

The F in est  Sam ple Room in th e S ta te.

Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26.............
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $84;  3, $30................. .

EXPANSIVE BITS.

p il e s —New List.

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

GALVANIZED IRON.

13 

12 

Discount, 60

dis.

dis.

30
25
.. .60&10
.. ..6O&10
__60&10
__ 60&10
50
50
28
18

26;  27 
15 

GAUGES.

HAMMERS.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ............
50
Naydole  & Co.’s .....................................
.. .dis.
25
Kip’s .........................................................
...d ig .
Yerkes & Plum b’s ..................................
. .dis. 40&10 
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.......................
...30c list 50 
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand.
...30C40&10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ...................................dis. 
60
State.................................................per doz. net, 2 50
;rew Hook  and  StraD. to 1 2 ........................
p, to 12 in.*4)4  14  and '
lo n g er............
3)4
10
............ net
14............
............ net
8/4
............ net
% ............
7)4
........ ............ net
714
............ dis.
70

Screw Hook and  Eye, %

Strap and T .......

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

diS.

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

HOLLOW WARE

Pots.....................
K ettles................
Spiders..............
Gray enam eled.

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

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

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

Grub  1. 
Grub 2  . 
Grub 3.

HOES.

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

HORSE NAILS.

A u S able..................................... dis. 25&10@25&10&10
P u tn a m ............................................ dis.  5&10&2)£&2)4
dis. 10&10&5
N o rth w este rn .......................................... 

knobs—N ew  List. 

dis.

D oor, m ineral, jap . trim m in g s........................  
55
Door,  porcelain, jap . trim m in g s....................  
55
Door, porcelain, plated  trim m in g s................. 
55
Door,  porcelain, trim m in g s.............................. 
55
D raw er  a n d   S hutter, p o rcelain ......................  
70
P icture, H. L. J n d d   &  Co.’s .............................. 40&10
H e m a c ite ................................................................. 
45

LOCKS—DOOR. 

R ussell & Irw in   M fg. Co.’s new  l i s t ...........  
M allory, W heeler  &  Co.’s ..... s ......................... 
B ran fo rd ’s ........................  
N o rw a lk 's ...............................................................  
Stanley R ule an d  Level  Co.’s ..........................  

levels. 

 

 

dis.

dis.

55
55
55
55
70

MATTOCKS.

Adze E y e ........................................................ $16.00, dis. 60
H u n t E y e ........................................................$15.00, dis. 60
H u n t’s ..............................  ............. $18.50, dis. 20&10.
dis.
Sperry & Co.’s,  Post,  h a n d le d ..........................  
50

mauls. 

m ills. 

Coffee, P arkers  Co.’s ........................................... 
‘ 
P.  S.  & W.  M fg. Co.’s  M alleables___ 
1  L anders,  F erry & Clark’s ....................  
‘  E n te rp ris e ................................................  

MOLASSES GATES. 

S tebbin’s  P a tte rn ...................................................60&10
Stebbin’s G en u in e.................................................60&10
E nterprise, self-m easuring................................ 
25

dis.

dis.

40
40
40
25

N A IL S
A dvance above 12d nails.

PENCE  AND  BRADS.

50d to 60d................................................................. 
lOd.............................................................................. 
8d  a n d  9 d ................................................................. 
6d an d  7 d ................................................................. 
4d an d  5 d ................................................................. 
3 d ......................................................................................  1 00
2 d .....................................................................................   1 50

25
10
25
40
60

FINE BLUED.

2d ..............
12d to 30d.
lOd............
8d  to 9d 
6d to 7d... 
4d to 5d... 
3d..............

in c h .

CASTING AND BOX.

COMMON BARREL.

CLINCH.

4 and 

in ch .................................................  1  35
2 and  2J£ 
“ 
1  j5
1  00
254 and 2%  “ 
85
3 in c h .................................................................... 
3J£ and 4J4  in ch ................................................. 
75

 
 

 
 

Each half keg 10 cents extra.

dis.

dis.

OILERS.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s P aten t..
Zinc, w ith brass bottom .........
Brass or Copper.........................
Regper  ......................................
Olmstead’s  ...............................
PLANES.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y .......................
Sciota  Bench........................................
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy..............
Bench, first quality.............................
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood
^ry.  Acme..............
Common,  polished.

......................60&Í0
...................  
50
................... 
50
per gross, $12 net
....................50&10
....................40@,10
...................  @60
....................40@10
@60
• 20A10
PANS.
.................................dis. 50&10
.................................dis. 60&10
RIVETS. 
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 
Broken pacts *4c per pound extra.

PATENT FLANISHED IRON.

diS.

ROPES.

s q u a r e s. 

Sisal, (4 inch and la rg e r.................................  13
M anilla................................................................  16
d is.

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

Nos. 10 to  14...........................................$4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17...........................................  4  20 
Nos.  18 to 21...........................................  4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24..........................................  420 
Nos. 25 to 26 ..........................................  4  40 
No. 27......................................................  4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra

3  15
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

SHEET IRON.

$3 00
3 00
3 10
3 35

SAND PAPER.

SASH CORD.

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

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

40
50
55
50
55
35

SASH WEIGHTS.

SAUSAGE SUUFPERS OB FILLERS.

Solid Eyes.................................................. per ton $25
Miles’ “Challenge” .... per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05
P erry..................... per doz. No. 1, 815;  No. 0,
_  • • • ■ •••■•; • •  -............................$21;  dis. 50@50&5
Draw Cut No. 4............................... eauh, $30, djs  30
Enterprise Mfg. Co............................. dis. 20&10@30
Silver’s .........................................................dis.  40$10
Disston’s  Circular........................................ 45@45&5
Cross C ut.......................................45@45&5
H an d ..............................................25@25&5
«h «  9
' 70 
50
30
28

♦Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
“  Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,’.'.'.. 
Special Steel D exX  Cuts, per fo o t.... 
‘ 
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__  
Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot..................................................  

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

saws. 

dis.

dis.

tacks. 

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

traps. 

dis.

WIRE. 

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

Steel, Game.........................................................
;
Oneida Community, Xewhouse’s . . . . . . . . . . .  
;
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s 
Hotchkiss’................ 
;
p.  s . & w .  M fg.co.’s
{
Mouse,  choker.........................................18c per do:
Mouse, delusion................................... $1.50 per do:
dis
Bright M arket....................................  
671
Annealed M arket...................... 
70&]
 
Coppered M arket................................  
62’
E xtra B ailin g .........................................!.!. 
. 
>
Tinned M arket...................................................... 62'
Tinned  Broom.....................................per pound (
Tinned M attress.................................per pound S'
Coppered  Spring  Steel..................................... 
;
Tinned  Spring Steel...................  
40&]
Plain Fence.......................................... ¿er pound (
Barbed  Fence, galvanized................................$3 ;
3 (
Copper..................................................  
iew   list n«
Brass..................................  
;t  u  u
diSw

painted.......................... .. ”  

WIRE  GOODS.

“ 

 

 

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

.70&10A10
.70&10&10
•70&10A10
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30
5075
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dis.

50
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40
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WRENCHES.

Baxter's  Adjustable, nickeled.......
Coe’s  G enuine....................................
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, w rought,!!! 
Coe’s  Patent, malleable..........................

MISCELLANEOUS.

Bird C ages...............................................
Pumps, Cistern.................................... . ..
Screws, New L ist...........................
Casters, Bed  and  P late...................
Dampers, A m erican..........................
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods. 
Copper Bottoms....................................

M ETALS.

PIG TIN.
Pig  Large__
Pig B ars....................................
COPPER.

Duty:  Pig, Bar  and  Ingot,  4c;  Old  Copper, 
M anufactured  (including all articles  ofw hi 
Copper is a component of  chief  value). 45  1 
cent  ad valorem.  For large lots  the follow' 
quotations are shaded:

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

D uty:  Sheet, 2(4c per pound.
600 pound  casks.........................................
Per  pound................................................ .!___

ZINC.

18)4
.18

.6)4

LEAD.

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pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

D uty:  Pig, $2  per 100  pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
American 
Newark.............................................................. 5
B a r.........................................................................._ . 6
S heet.............................................................8c, dis. 20
)4@)4........................................................................... 16
E xtra W iping........................................................ 13^
The  prices  of 
the many other  qualities  of
solder in the market indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.

SOLDER.

TIN—MELTN GRADE.

Cookson.............................................per  pound  14)4
11M.
Hallett’s .......
10xi4IC, Charcoal.................................  
,,..$ 6   00
. .. .   6 00
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14x20 IC, 
6  25
12x12 IC, 
 
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14x14IC, 
10x28 IC, 
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10x14 IX, 
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7 75
14x20 ix, 
7 75
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12x12 IX, 
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14x14IX, 
 
 
12  50
20x28 IX, 
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Each additional X on this grade $1.50. 

TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
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14x20 IC, 
12x12 IC, 
14x 14 ic , 
29X28IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20ix, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

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5  an
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9 25
 
 
11  80
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.............................................   7 15
.............................................   1J  65
14 80
14x20 IC, Terne  M. F ........................................$  7 flo
20x28  IC, 
14x20  IC, 
14x20 IX, 
29x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 

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BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

ROOFING PLATES
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14x28  IX .............................................................. $12 00
14x31  IX ..............................................................   13 B0
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
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14x60 ix !  " 

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L a k e v ie w  to  O rg a n iz e  T u e s d a y  E v e n in g

The business men of  Lakeview  will  complete 
the organization of their Association on Tuesday 
evening.  Apropos of the movement,  C. Newton 
Smith  sdtads  T h e   T r a d e sm a n  
the  following 
appeal,  which  originally  appeared  in  a  local 
newspaper:
The desired usefulness of our  Association  de 
pends wholly upon ourselves.  We  can  make  it 
a power for lasting good or we can fail to  organ 
ize one at all.  W hich shall  it  be?  Every busi 
ness man here should give an individual answer 
to this  question  in  the  affirmative.  We  hav 
here a beautiful little burg.  Shall  we unite and 
all together work for its further development, or 
shall we, unprogressive-like, leave off where our 
fathers  began?  We  have  In  our  surrounding 
vicinity a good,  although a comparatively  new. 
farming country, and will it not be commendable 
in us to aid, indirectly at least, with  our  means, 
influences, energy  and  example,  in  converting 
these new lands to a high degree of  cultivation, 
that our village may reap the direct and indirect 
benefit?  This village  and  adjacent  country  is 
favored  with  industrious,  thriving  and  well 
behaved people.  Now, w ill it not be to our pres 
ent and future  credit,  as  Lakeview  citizens, to 
associate together  and  unitedly  plan  and  exe 
cute those measures that will tend to build us all 
up morally, socially and  financially,  and,  by  so 
doing, invite those who follow us  to  say  “Well 
done, good and faithful servants.”
Forty-six business men of  this  village  agreed 
in w riting  to  meet  and  assist  with their influ­
ences ana means in  organizing and m aintaining 
a Business Men’s Association.  It is  hoped  that 
every one of  them  will  prove  their  moral  and 
social worth,  next  Tuesday  evening,  by  pleas 
antly and intelligently redeeming  that  promise
Every business man here has more or less ideas 
that he  thinks  would,  if  adopted  and  carried 
out, be of benefit to the village.  Let us organize 
a live Association, and then at  its  future  meet 
ings bring out  those  ideas  for  discussion  and 
consideration.  If this is  understandingly  done 
by all members, and each  does his duty in refer­
ence to  work  assigned  him,  the  desire  to con­
tribute to the upbuilding of  the town and vicin­
ity will  become  contagions  and  before  we are 
aware we will have an Association  that  will  be 
doing a good,  noble  and  lasting  work  for  one 
and all.
Let us all willingly and  gladly  lay  aside  our 
petty jealousies and come forward, open hearted 
and clean handed, witn me fixed  determination 
to do our duty in this matter, and thus make our 
mark, and that a respectable and lasting one.
Once fully organized, let every  member  regu 
larly  attend  its  meetings,  fully  determined  to 
introduce something useful, and not many meet 
ings  will  pass  before  every  business  man  in 
town will  be  convinced  that  it  is  his  duty to 
attend and join in  the  good  work  of  its  mem 
bers.
•The primary object of the B. M. A. is to lend  a 
helping hand to all  good  and  well-directed  en 
terprises,  to  increase  and extend  the  village’s 
trade and business, and to secure to our business 
men their rights, privileges and dues;  therefore 
I for one say by all means let us organize a Busi 
ness Men’s Association.  How many will second 
the motion?
I believe it must be a pleasant thought for one 
to realize that  he  has  aided  in extending com 
fort  and  happiness to his neighbors, and  I  also 
believe in no way, time and expense considered 
can Lakeview  business  men  better  protect the 
welfare  of  themselves,  neighbors  and  friends 
than by associating together for that purpose.
Scores and scores of associations  in  Michigan 
are doing commendable work and hear evidence 
of the efficiency of these resolutions,  and  of  the 
pleasant meetings and  happy  gathering of their 
members, and what has been done by others can 
be  accomplished  in  Lakeview.  Having  the 
talent,  energy  and  apparent  inclination,  and 
if now we can work up the  “w ill”  our  Associa­
tion is an assured fact.
It is folly for one to w ant to reap  the  crop  the 
next day after  sowing  the  seed.  Reason  and 
judgm ent give a liberal time for the accomplish­
ing of  purposes  and  waiting  for  results.  Of 
:ourse, all the dead-bents, sneaks and pimps who 
ive upon others’ industry, discourage the forma­
tion of  Business  Men’s  Associations,  but their 
talk, actions and doings should  only  encourage 
us on to renewed and lively actions.

A   S e c o n d   A p p e a l  fr o m   th e   I n s u r a n c e  

C o m m itte e .

Chairman Caldwell, of  the Insurance Commit­
tee of the M.  B. M. A., has sent  out  the  follow­
ing reminder  to  those  associations  which have 
not yet reported progress on  the  insurance  m at­
ter:

G r e e n v il l e , March 9,1889.

To th e Secretary of  t h e ------- B. M. A.:

D e a r  Sib—Your Association  has  made  no re­
ply, as yet, to our  circular  asking  for  subscrip­
tions to the stock of our  Insurance  Co.  Please 
call the attention  of  your  Association  or  Com­
mittee having the m atter in hand to  this  imme­
diately and request them  to  report, that we may 
know what you have  accomplished and proceed 
with the  work  of  organization.  Reports  thus 
far are  encouraging,  though  some associations 
have not  yet  reported  and  some  report  only a 
part of the stock allotted  them   as  having  been 
pledged.  We  hope  you  will  take hold of this 
project w ith a sense of pride, feeling it is a local 
m atter in which you aré to  be  the  stockholders 
and policy holders,  and,  actuated by motives of 
emulation and  profit,  place  anything  we  have 
achieved before as an Association  in  the  back­
ground by  giving  this  your  organized support. 
It is said that  “a  long  pull, a strong pull, and a 
pull  altogether”  will  bring  anything  desired. 
Therefore we hope to feel your hand on the rope 
in this matter, as we have  in other matters here­
tofore.
Wishing  you  success and hoping to hear from 
you soon, I am, 

Yours very truly,

G e o .  B. C a l d w e l l . Chairman.

T h e   B a y   C ity   A s s o c ia tio n   R e s e n ts   a n  

I m p u ta tio n  o f  F a ilu r e .

B a t Ci t t , March 5,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand  Rapids:

D e a r  Sir —I have  just  finished reading a slur 
on our Association in a Detroit paper, and would 
say in regard to it  that  it  is  a  falsehood  from 
beginning to end.  There was a man here repre­
senting  the  paper  and  he  came up to my place 
and invited himself  to  our  meeting, w hich was 
held that night.  It was a very stormy night and 
there were not  over  h alf  our members present. 
Our  President  asked  him  if  he  had any thing 
to say and he got up and run down the B. M. A.’s 
throughout the State,  except the Detroit Associ­
atio n  w hich our members didn’t like.  He says 
in  his  paper  that  we  have  only  a  few of the 
small grocers from the south end of the city, but 
he is mistaken, as  we  have  them   from all over 
the city, and the big  stores, too.  We meet every 
other Friday night in the G. A. R. hall, the finest 
hall in the  city.  We  have  fifty  members  now, 
and we take in eight or ten every meeting.  We 
expect  in  at  least  two  months  to  have  every 
grocer in Bay City and West Bay City w ith us.
We would like to have  you come and see us at 
any time and  I  think  we  could  show  you that 
your coming to Bay City was not a failure. 
We  have  already  done  a  good  deal  of 
good.  We  have  stopped  the  flour  mill  men 
from  retailing  flour  and  grain  and also the oil 
tank men from retailing oil.  We have had good 
results from  the  collection  department and are 
getting encouragement from the wholesale men.
If this is failure, we are ready for more of  the 
same kind. 

Yours  truly.

.

Geo. C r a ig ,  Sec’y.

T h e  D o r r  B.  M .  A .  A p p r o v e s   t h e   I n s u r ­

a n c e  P la n .

D o r r ,  March 6,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:

D e a r   S ir —The  Dorr  B. M. A. met here to-day 
at  Beamer’s  hall  and  with  a  goodly  number 
present, a good  meeting  followed.  The  m atter 
of insurance was  taken  up  and  discussed.  All 
present were in favor  of  the plan offered by the 
Insurance Committee  of  the M. B.  M. A. and all 
expressed their  willingness  to  take at least one 
share each of the  stock  and  are  anxious to see 
the plan carried out.  Our  Association  is  alive 
and doing well. 

L. N. F is h e r , Sec’y.

O rg a n iz a tio n   C o m p le te d .

The  Paw  Paw  B.  M.  A.  completed its organ­
ization last Wednesday evening by  the  election 
of the following officers:

President—G. W. Longwell.
Vice-President—C. R.  Avery.
Secretary—W. H. Mason.
Treasury—Frank Parks.

G o o d  R e p o r t fr o m  G o b le v ille .

G o b l e v il l e ,  March 11,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:

D e a r  Sir —The Gobleville B. M. A. is alive and 
doing good work for its members and  the  town. 
Let me know when the first h alf  of  the  present 
fiscal year expires and we  will apply for charter 
for the second half.  We are waging hot war on 
the dead-beat. 

Yours truly,

A.  B. C l a r k ,  Sec’y.

M O D E L   A P P E A L

In   B e h a lf  o f   t h e   C h a r lo tte   B u s in e s s  

M en ’s   A s s o c ia tio n .

There  are  already  located  in  this  city  five 
m anufacturing establishments, all of  which are 
doing a healthy prosperous business.  We wish 
to double this number in the near future, and to 
this end we are offering liberal  inducem ents  to 
secure their  location.
Charlotte is  the  commercial  center  of a large 
area of  thickly  populated  country;  the  soil  is 
rich and fertile, the people  happy- and  prosper­
ous.  Her shipping facilities are excellent, with 
the G. T. and M. C.  railroads  reaching  the m ar­
kets east or west, the coal of Ohio  and  Pennsyl­
vania and the timber of the north.  There  is  an 
abundance of  hard wood, including oak, beech, 
maple,  cherry,  butternut  and  black  walnut, 
white  and  black  ash,  sufficient  to  supply  for 
years manufactories  in  wood.  We  venture  to 
say that raw material of  every  kind,  excepting 
minerals, can  be  procured  as  cheaply in Char­
lotte as in any city in the  State.  Further,  there 
has been discovered,  just  outside  the  corpora­
tion of this city,  exceptionally  rich  indications 
of coal, the vein being about seven feet in thick­
ness, and of superior quality.
It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say,  in connection 
with  this  statement  o f  the  advantages  to  be 
secured, viewed  financially,  to  those  contemp­
lating a change of location, that  we  have a city 
of about 5,000  population,  unexcelled  in  many 
respects as a desirable  place  to  locate  a  home. 
Its streets are beautifully shaded and lined with 
pleasant, comfortable and  even  elegant  homes. 
The business portion has good substantial  brick 
blocks,  a  system  of  water  works  on a paying 
basis as good as any city  in the State;  the city is 
also lighted with  gas,  w hich  is  used  in all the 
public  buildings,  stores,  churches  and  offices. 
All  religions  denominations  have  fine  church 
edifices and the  schools  of  Charlotte  are  cele­
brated  for  their  high  standard  of  excellence. 
There are four  hotels,  two  national  banks and 
three newspapers.
The highways  leading  into the city are in ex­
cellent condition, and no  city  in  the  State  can 
boast of  a richer farming country in a radius  of 
ten miles, which is to a great  extent tributary  to 
this city.
To those who contemplate investments in m an­
ufacturing,  or  those  disposed  to  change  their 
location,  we  will  take  pleasure  in  furnishing 
w ith further details, showing the  advantages  of 
a location in Charlotte, the character of  the  ter­
ritory tributary to this  city,  the market for your 
particular class of goods, and, further, w ill offer 
you liberal inducements  for  your  removal  and 
location  here. 

C. M. J e n n in g s, Pres.

G. M. F e n n ,  Sec’y.

G o o d   R e p o r t  fr o m   t h e   C a le d o n ia   B. 

M .  A .
C a l e d o n ia , March  6,1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

D e a r  Sir —I  enclose  two  sheets,  which have 
been filled out to the best of my knowledge, and 
approved  by  the  Executive  Committee  of  our 
Association.  If  there  are  any blunders, please 
correct  and inform me of them and I w ill  try  to 
avoid them  next time.  Please  send  new  sheets 
for next m onth's  report.
Our meetings are  quite  well  attended and our 
membership is  on  the  increase.  Nearly  every 
member considers the organization a benefit and 
some have  received  fifty-fold  their  expense of 
joining.
Herewith find  $1,  as  per  capita  dues for two 
new members, David M. Witmer  and  George  C. 
Baker.
I should have reported last month  the  follow­
ing newly-elected officers:
President—J. O. Seibert.
Vice-President—C. F. Beeler.
Secretary—J.  W. Saunders.
Treasurer—George Burkhardt.
Executive  Committee—J.  E.  Kennedy,  C.  F. 
Williams and G. J. Calkins.
If you have  a  copy  of  any  local  delinquent 
list, please send me one, as a guide  for  printing 
o nrlist. 

Very  respeelfully,

J. W. S a u n d e r s, Sec’y.

Lakeview Locals.

Wm. Warren has exchanged his grocery 
tore up town  for  ¿he  Edwin  C.  Davis 
property near  the  depot. 
It  is  under- 
tood that  Mr.  Davis  intends  to  run  a 
bakery.
H. J. Covey has bought the Globe Hotel 
property and will give Lakeview  a  first- 
class hotel.  Mr. Covey was  landlord  at 
the old Lakeview  House, when it burned 
down a  few days  ago.
It is said that  O. B.  Loveless  will  re­
build Ills saloon  building  at  once  upon 
the site of the one lately burned.
The  Lakeview  Creamery  and  Cold 
Storage Co.  is  making  preparations  for 
an extensive business the coming season.
During the last three years C.  Newton 
Smith has erected  in  this  village  seven 
good,  substantial,  well-equipped  and 
convenient tenement houses, and  during 
the spring will  build two  more,  to  cost 
about $700 each.
Robert  Edgar  and  Morgan ¡Finucane, 
substantial  farmers  near  this  village, 
will each in the  spring  erect  large  and 
commodious stock and grain barns,  with 
stone basements under  entire  buildings.
On Tuesday evening  E.  A.  Stowe,  of 
Irand Rapids, and  L. Wells Sprague,  of 
Ireenville, will  talk  to  our  citizens  in 
regard to forming a Business  Men’s  As­
sociation  here,  the  prospect  of  which 
seems quite good now.
C.  Newton  Smith  is  endeavoring  to 
interest the business men here as  to  the 
necessity  of  organization,  and  it  now 
looks as though he would succeed.
L. M. Mills,  that  prince  of  salesmen 
and jolly good fellows, gave our business 
men a talk last Monday evening.

Reporter.

Just  H is  W a y . 

rom  th e D etroit F ree Press.
“There goes a singular man,” observed 
a  Woodward  avenue  grocer  as  an  old 
gentleman  passed  out  with  a  package 
under his arm.

“How singular?”
“He always begins business by  asking 
if we have any  strawberries. 
In  season 
we say yes, and out of season we say  no. 
If we have ’em he doesn’t buy; if we don’t 
have  ’em  he  looks  disappointed  for  a 
minute and  then  gives  his  order.  His 
trade is worth $3,000 a year to me. 
I lost 
it once and had to apologize to him.”

“How!”
“I had a smart Aleck  as  a  clerk  who 
eplied that we had no  strawberries  but 
lots of chestnuts, and the old man walked 
out as stiff as  a  ramrod. 
I  apologized, 
discharged the  clerk,  and  he  returned. 
He’s my strawberry  as  long  as  we  use 
him well.”

T h e  D ig n ity  o f   L a b o r.

Mrs. Pemmican—“Now since I’ve given 
ou something to eat, you can  take  that 
shovel and clean the  snow  off  my  side­
walk.”
Ghilde Yittles (a  tramp)—“Beg  pard- 
ing, ma’am; but  I  see  that  shovel  was 
made by a non-union firm; and my  senti­
ments  regarding  the  dignity  of 
labor 
won’t permit me to handle it.”

D. D. Cook  received  10,000 feet of  all 
kinds of  common moulding on Saturday, 
which  he  claims  is the largest  consign­
ment  of  the  kind  ever  received  by  a 
Grand Rapids house.

Morris  H.  Treusch &  Bro.,  wholesale 
cigar  dealers,  say  they  are  more  than 
pleased with  The  Tkhdesman’s help to 
their business.  They appreciate  a  good 
trade paper.

S h e   O u tw itte d  H im .

“How much are those shoes, please, sir?
Of a gay and gushing shoe clerk,

A pretty maiden asked 
Who adm iring glances cast.
“Only a kiss,” he answered,
With bold, audacious air,
As he gently lifted the dainty boots 
Before the maiden fair.

‘You may do them up, I’ll take them, 
(The shoe clerk’s heart stood still)
I’ll speak to grandma, over  there,
For she always pays my bill.”

H a lf-P ric e   W a n t s   C o lu m n .

m urder cases.

W anted—A dozen dudes, to serve as  jurors  on 
W anted—In broker’s office, a lad with a frank 
open countenance;  a boy who  can tell a lie pre 
ferred.

W anted—To purchase real estate.  Anarchists 
anxious  to  dispose  of  their  portable  property 
need not apply.
W anted—A young  medical  man, who has just 
received his diploma, wishes to enter  into  busi 
ness arrangem ent with some undertaker.
. Notice—This is to give notice that I will not be 
liable for any  debts  contracted  by  my son, who 
is a dude and not responsible for his actions.

W anted—A  young  bachelor  wishes  to meet a 
lady whom he  could  make  his  partner for life. 
Would prefer one  who  would  be  an active but 
silent partner.
For Sale—Having  ju st  entered  into  the  holy 
bonds of matrimony, I am forced to part w ith my 
costly collection of meerschaum  pipes,  which 
w ill  sell at a bargain.

For Sale—A young gentleman who  went  west 
two years ago to grow up w ith the  country  will 
dispose of his entire two  years’  growth  for  the 
price of a ticket to the effete  east.
_ For Sale—A complete blind man’s  outfit,  con 
sisting of a dog, stick, green shade for eyes, with 
holes  in  to see through, and a Bible with raised 
letters.  Reason for selling, owner retired  from 
business.
For Sale—Six valuable cigarette tubes, 24 pack 
ages of cigarettes, 12 dozen collars  three  inches 
high, 15 pairs of pants two feet wide, and 9 No.  6 
hats.  Reason  for selling, owner gone to reside 
in asylum for the feeble-minded.
Personal—Amelia,  until  you  poison that con 
founded  dog  and  induce  the  old man to wear 
slippers, even though  it  break my heart, I shall 
feel  constrained  to  absent  myself  from  your 
dear, sweet  presence.
W arning—If the rascal  who  secretly visits my 
house, wastes my valuable gas and coal, attempts 
—sometimes  w ith  success—to  hug  one  of  the 
members of my family, and in  presence  of  said 
member refers to me  as  “the  old  m an,” should 
persist in repeating his visits,  I  w ill  thrash  the 
life out of his wretched carcass.
W anted—To  know  the  whereabouts  of  the 
Michigan Wholesale Grocers’ Association.  Last 
heard from it, the  organization  was  headed  up 
Salt River.

W ill  E v e n   t h e   T h in g   U p .

First Undertaker—Well, we can’t com­
plain much of  dullness of  business.
Second Undertaker—No;  it is  true  we 
have  no  cholera  or  yellow  fever  this 
summer, but  there is a very encouraging 
epidemic  of  thè  mind  cure  in  certain 
places.

HAHDWARB.
P r ic e s   C u rren t.

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“ 

dis.

dis.

AXES.

BELLS.

dis.
dis.

BARROWS.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
AUGURS AND BITS.
Ives’, old sty le ................................. ................ 
60
Snell’s .................................................
.............. 
60
Cook’s ................................................. ................ 
40
Jennings’, genuine...................
Jennings’,  im itation....................... ................50&10
First Qualitv, S. B. Bronze............ ............... $  7 00
D.  B. Bronze............ ................  11  00
S. B. S. Steel............
..............   8 50
D. B. Steel........ .
................  13 00
BALANCES.

Spring  .......................... .................... ................ 
40
R ailroad.............................................
............$  14 00
G arden...............................................
.......net  33 00
H and.............................................
....  60&10&10
C o w .................................................... ................ 
70
Call  .................................................... ................30&15
Gong .................................................
................ 
25
Door, S argent...................................
..............60&10
S tove................... „ ..................
0
Carriage new  list...................
..70&10 
Plow  ........................................
50 70 
Sleigh shoe..............................
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 Sunk  F lu sh ............
60
W rought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush
_____ 60&10
Ives’Door.............................................................60*10
dis.
Barber......................................................
40
B ack u s............... k................................ .
50&10
Spofford..................................................
50
Am. B a ll.................................................
net
Well,  plain.......................................................... $  3 50
Well, swivel........................................................ 
\  oo
diS.
Cast Loose Pin, figured..................................... 70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed......................70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed................ 60&
W rought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t................ 60&10
W rought Loose P in ............................................60&10
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip............ .'..........60&05
W rought Loose Pin, jap an n ed ....................... 60&05
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped.60&05
W rought In sid e B lin d .....................
.................60&10
W rought  B rass...................................
B lind,  C lark’s ...................................
.................70&1Ò
B lind,  P ark er’s ..................................
.................70&10
B lind, S hepard’s ................................ ................. 
70
O rdinary Tackle, list A pril 17, ’85. ................. 
CARPET  SWEEPERS.
B issell  No. 5......................
B issell No. 7, new  drop p a n .........
Bissell, G r a n d ...................................
G rand  R ap id s.....................................
M a g ic ......... .........................................

.p er doz.$17  00 
19  00
36 00
24 00
15 OO

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

BLOCKS.

BRACES.

40

“ 

CRADLES.

G rain ...................................................... ........dis. 50&02
Cast S teel.............................................. ___per lb 
Iron, Steel P o in ts ..............................

CROW BARS.

. . . .  

“ 

04
3)4

CAPS.

E ly’s 1-10.............................................. — p e rm  
H ick’s  C. F ....’................................... ----  
G. D ........................................................
. . . .  
M u sk e t.................................................. ----  

“ 
“ 
“  

65
60
35
60

CARTRIDGES.

dis.

CHISELS;

50
R im  F ire, U. M.  C.  & W inchester new  l i s t .. 
R im  F ire, U nited  S tates................... ..........dis. 
50
C entral  F ire ......................................... ......... dis. 
25
Socket F irm e r..................................... .................70&10
Socket F ram in g .................................
.................70&10
Socket C orner....................................... .................7Ö&10
Socket S lic k s ....................................... .................70&10
B utchers’ T anged  F irm e r............... ................. 
40
B arton’s  Socket  F irm e rs................. ................. 
20
C old........................................................
...............  
n et
C urry,  L aw rence’s  .......................... .................40&10
H o tc h k iss ............................................. ................. 
25
W hite Crayons, per  gro ss............... 12@12)4  dis. 10

CHALK.

COMBS.

dis.

COCKS.

60
60
.................40&10
60

B rass,  R acking’s ................................ ................. 
B ibb’s .................................................... ................. 
B e e r......................................................
F en n s’.................................................... ................. 
P lanished. 14 oz c u t to size......... per pound 
14x52,  14x56,  14x60 .........
............... 
Cold R olled, 14x56 an d  14x60.........
............... 
Cold Rolled, 14x48.............................
............... 
B o tto m s................................................
............... 

COPPER.

33
31
29
29
30

“ 

DRILLS.

dis.

M orse’s  B it  S tocks............................
............... 
P aper an d  straig h t S h an k ...............
............... 
M orse’s T aper S h an k ........................ ................. 

DRIPPING PANS.
Sm all sizes, ser p o u n d ....................
L arge sizes, per  p o u n d ..................

07
............... 
6)4
................. 
ELBOWS.
Com. 4  piece, 6 i n ...............................
75 
.doz. n e t 
C o rru g ated .................................
..d is. 20&10&10
A d ju stab le............................................. ....... dis.  )á&10

40
40
40

A   G r e a t  S c h e m e .

Citizen (to Uncle  Rastus—Well, Uncle 
Rastus, how  are  you  getting  on  in  the 
grocery business ?
Uncle  Rastus—Why, I  guess  de  boss 
am very much pleased with me.  De fust 
time I came  into  de  sto’ I tuk  down de 
sign “No trouble to show goods,”  andin- 
stitooted  in  its place “No  trouble to re­
ceipts  bills,”  and I declar’  de  boss  give 
me a plug o’ tobacco.

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

A l f r e d  J. B r o w n
Foreign,  Tropical and  California
F R U I T S

CANDY!

P U T N A M   &

Our  lemons  are  all  bought at 
the  cargo  sales  in  New  Orleans 
and are as free from frost or chill 
as in June*
PUTNAM &  BROOKS.

We  manufacture  a  full 
line, carry  a  heavy  stock, 
and  warrant  onr  goods  to 
be STRICTLY  PURE  and 
first class.
B R O O K S .

Q

We also manufacture a  full  line  of Sweet 

Goods.  Write  for  quotations 

and samples.

JACKSON
•I MICH.

O r a n g e s ,

L e m o n s ,

B a n a n a s .

16 and i8 No. Division St..

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

N E L S O N   B R O S.  &  CO.,

Wall  Paper  and  Window  Shades,

GRAND RADIOS,

MICH.

AGENTS  BOR  A M B O Y  CHEESE.

W M .  S E A R S   &   C O .,

ßm ker  Manufacturers.
-80AP8

DETROIT,  MICH.

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

b ra n d s  o f

MOTTLED  GERMAN, 

MICHIGAN, 

D e tr o it  S o a p   Co*

M a n u fa c tu re rs   o f  th e   fo llo w in g   w ell-k n o w n  

QUEEN  ANNE, 
V  TRUE  BLUE, 
MONDAY, 

SUPERIOR, 

AND  OTHERS. 

PHtENIX, 
T T   «  XTTT7* TTVT O* 

For quotations address

_ 

W\  Gr.  HAWxLIJNO,  Lock Box 173, 

WABASH, 

ROYAL  BAR,
MA(AMEO
tAMISO,

Salesman for Western Michigan,

- 

GRAND  RAPIDS

H E

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Manufacturers’ Agents for

b a w   A i m  C R I S T  SSZZ.Z. M A C H I N E R Y ,
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ENGINE 
WORKS

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Prices

M A N U F A C T U R E R S   O P

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.  S -A .
STEM» ENGINES & BOILERS
Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

for  Nmaediate  delivery.

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

Saws, Belting and  Oils.

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

Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.

W rite for Prices. 

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

T o  th e  R o s s  B o o k  S y s te m
W ith  its  attendant  losses  and  annoyances,  when  you 

supplant it by so inexpensive and labor-saving 

can

a  system  as  the

Tradesmen  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:

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“ 
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...........10 
...........20 

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

$ 2 Coupons, per hundred....... .......$2.50
....... ....... 3.00
8  5 
....... .......4.00
810 
....... .......5.00
820 

«  500  “ 
“  1000  “ 

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SEND  IN SAMPLE ORDER AND  PUT  YOUR  BUSINESS ON  A  CASH  BASIS.

E. Ä. STOWE Ä BRO., Grand Rapids.
H E A V B N R IC H

B R O T H E R S » 

W h o le s a le   C lo th iers

MANUFACTURERS  OF

»
AT LOWEST PRICES

P e r fe c t-jP ittin g   T 'ailor-lMadc  Clothing

MAIL  ORDERS sent in care L.  W. ATKINS will receive  PROMPT ATTENTION  0

138-140 Jefferson fine., 34-36 Woodbridge St., Detroit.
N

We carry a large stock of Foreign 
and  Domestic  Nuts  and are at all 
times  prepared  to  fill  orders  for 
car lots or less at lowest  prices.

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P u t n a m   &   B r o o k s .

P E R K I N S   &   H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  12« and  124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

WB  CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE-

The M ichiff an T radesman

A F T E R   T H E   A D U L T E R A T O R S .

T e x t  o f  a   L e g is la tiv e   M e a s u re   P r e ­

p a r e d   b y   t h e   B o a r d  o f   H e a lth .

L a n sin g,  March 6,  1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand  Rapids:
D ea r  S ir—Herewith  please  find copy 
of  ¡i  bill,  “To prevent  the  manufacture 
and  sale of  adulterated  articles of  food 
and 
to  provide  for  their  inspection.” 
The bill provides very careful definitions 
of adulterations and  provides for officers 
specially charged  with  the  fulfilment of 
the  act,* without which  no act  would  be 
It makes  provision  for the  sale 
of  use. 
of  all  sorts  of  mixtures,  but  requires 
them  to  be  distinctly  labeled. 
In  this 
way and  by means of  the analyses  made 
by  the  direction of  the  commission, by 
•publication  of  its  annual report, and  by 
the  general  attention  which will  almost 
nec essarily  be called to the subject from 
time  to time  by the  newspapers, ample 
provision  seems  to be  made  for a more 
general education of the people through­
out the  State in  regard  to  the character 
of the adulterations offered, now so com­
mon, and  which might be expected to be 
gradually reduced  through the operation 
of  these  causes. 
It  seems to me  that 
great  good can  come  through  the enact­
ment of  such a bill  as this  into law, and 
that  the gain to the  people of  the  State 
will  be  vastly  greater  than  the  few 
thousand dollars that  may be required to 
carry out its provisions.
This bill  provides a way  whereby  any 
dealer  who could not  ascertain  from the 
wholesaler the constituents of  a mixture 
could  secure at  cost  a  statement of  ex­
amination  or  analysis  by  competent  au­
thority, namely, the  director of  the Lab­
oratory of Hygiene at the State Universi 
ty  or the  director of  the  laboratory  at 
the Agricultural College. 
In the prepar­
ation of the bill,  the remarks on the sub 
ject at  the last  meeting of  the Michigan 
Business  Men’s  Association  have  been 
held in mind.
Will  you  have the  kindness  to  write 
me  what  you  think  of  this  bill  and 
whether or not  you will favor its becom­
ing a law?  Very respectfully,

H en r y  B.  B a k e r , Sec'y. 

The  following  is  the  full  text  of  the 

bill above referred to:
A  BILL  to prevent the manufacture and 
sale of adulterated articles of food, and 
to provide for their inspection.
Section 1.  The  People  of the  State  of 
Michigan  enact,  That  no  person  shall 
within  this  State  manufacture, offer  or 
expose for sale or sell any article of food 
which is adulterated within the  meaning 
of this act.
Sec.  2.  The  word  “food,”  as  used  in 
this  act, shall  include  milk,  tea,  coffee, 
cocoa,  chocolate,  vinegar  and  every 
article  used  for fo o d   by man, and  every 
article used  for the  flavoring  or  season­
ing of  such  food.  The  word  “person” 
as  used  in  this  act  shall  include  com­
panies,  corporations, partnerships,  firms 
and associations.
Sec.  3.  An  article  of  food  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  adulterated  within  the 
meaning of thi# act:
First.  If any substance has been mixed 
with  it  so  as  to  reduce or lower or  in­
juriously affect its quality or  strength.
Second.  If any inferior or cheaper sub­
stance has been substituted  wholly or in 
part for the article.
Third.  If  any  valuable  constituent  of 
the article has been wholly or in part ab­
stracted from it.
Fourth.  If it be an imitation of or sold 
under the name of another article.
Fifth.  If  it  consists  wholly or in part 
of  a diseased, or  decomposed, or  putrid 
or rotten vegetable, animal or other sub 
stance  whether  manufactured or  not, or 
in the  case of milk if it is the product of 
a diseased animal.
Sixth.  If  it  be  colored, or  coated,  or 
polished, or  powdered  whereby  damage 
is concealed, or it is made  to appear bet 
ter  than it  really is, or  of greater value 
Seventh.  If  it  contains  any  added  or 
poisonous ingredient, or ingredient which 
may render  such  an  article  injurious  to 
the  health  of  the  person  consuming  it* 
provided, that  the  penalties  specified  in 
this act  for  the  manufacture  or  sale  of 
adulterated  food  shall  not  apply to the 
manufacture or sale of a mixture or com­
pound  recognized  as an  ordinary  article
of  food  which is not  injurious to health, 
and  the  article is distinctly  labeled  and 
sold  as  a  mixture with  a  label  securely 
attached thereto  stating in plainly print­
ed words the component parts of the mix­
ture  and  the  proportions thereof.  Any 
article of food manufactured, sold, or ex­
posed, or offered  for  sale not  distinctly 
labeled  as  provided  in  this act shall  be 
presumed  to be  pure,  and If  found to be 
adulterated  within the  meaning of  this 
act, the  penalties  herein  named  are  in­
curred.
Sec. 4.  In  order to enable  any  dealers 
to  properly label  articles  designed to  be 
sold, as  to the purity of which they  may 
be in  doubt, and  purchasers to ascertain 
if a provision of this act has-been violat­
ed, it shall be the duty of the Director of 
the  Laboratory of  Hygiene at the  State 
University and the Director of the Chem 
¡cal Laboratery at the State Agricultural 
College, to  supply to each  dealer or pur 
chaser who shall submit for examination 
or  analysis  a  sufficient  quantity of  the 
substance to be tested,  a statement of the 
result of  the  analysis or  examination  of 
such substance, upon receipt of the cost: 
of sueh analysis or examination.
Sec.  5.  A  State  Food  Commission  is 
hereby  established,  as 
follows:  The 
Governor,  by  and  with  the  advice  and 
consent  of  the  Senate,  shall  appoint 
three  commissioners,  at  least  two  of 
whom  shall  be  chemists, who, with  the 
Secretary  hereinafter  mentioned  shall 
constitute  said  commission,  and  who 
shall  hold  their  office  as  follows:  One 
shall  be  appointed  for the  term of  two 
years, one for the term of four years and 
one for the term of six years, and at each 
regular  session  of  the  legislature  there 
after, one commissioner shall be appoint 
ed  for  the  term of  six  years, and  until 
his  successor is appointed  and  qualified.
Any  vacancy in  said  commission may 
be filled by appointment by the Governor 
until  the  next  regular  Session  of  the 
legislature.  Before  entering  upon  the 
duties of  his  office  each  member of  the 
commission and the secretary hereinafter 
mentioned  shall  file  his  oath  of  office 
with the Secretary of State.

Sec. 6.  At their  first  meeting,  or  as 
soon as a competent and  suitable person 
can be secured, the three  Commissioners 
appointed by the  Governor  shall elect a 
Secretary,  who  shall, by  virtue of  such 
election,  become a member  and  the  ex- j 
ecu five officer of  said  State  Food  Com­
mission.  Said  Commissioners may elect 
one  of  their  own  number  Secretary,  in 
which case  the  Governor  shall  appoint 
another  member  to  complete  the  full 
number of  said Commission.
Sec.  7.  Said  Commission  shall  meet 
quarterly at Lansing, and  at  such other 
times and  places  as  they may deem  ex­
pedient.  They may choose  one of  their 
number to be  their  President, and a ma­
jority  shall  constitute a quorum  for the 
transaction of  business.
Sec.  8.  The  Secretary  shall  hold  his 
office  so  long  as  he shall faithfully dis­
charge  the  duties  thereof,  but  may be 
removed for just cause at a regular meet­
ing of the commission,  majority  of  said 
commissioners appointed by the Governor 
voting therefor.  He shall keep his office 
at Lansing in  rooms  to  be  provided by 
the Board  of  State  Auditors,  and shall 
perform the duties prescribed by this act, 
or lawfully required by  the  commission, 
and shall have the custody of  all  books, 
papers,  documents,  samples  and  other 
property required by  said commission in 
the performance of their duties.
Sec. 9.  The Secretary shall  receive  an 
annual salary,  payable  monthly,  which 
shall  be  fixed  by  said  commission, but 
not to exceed two thousand dollars.  The 
commission shall  certify the amount due 
him,  and on presentation of  said  certifi 
cate the Auditor  General  shall draw his 
warrant on  the  State  Treasurer  for the 
amount.  The commissioners appointed 
by ¿he Governor shall each  receive  com­
pensation at the rate of  five  dollars  per 
day  for  actual  services  rendered,  and 
each member of  the commission, includ 
ing the Secretary, shall  have  his  actual 
and necessary expenses  while  employed 
in his  official  duties,  and  which salary 
and  expenses  shall  be stated in account 
under  oath,  and  when  allowed  by  the 
Board of  State Auditors shall be paid by 
the State Treasurer on the warrant of the 
Auditor General.
shall  be 
Sec. 10.  Said  commission 
harged with the  duty  of  enforcing the 
provisions of this act, and shall make all 
necessary investigations and inquiries  ii 
reference to the adulterarion  of  article: 
of food, and  for  these purposes may ap 
point, or employ inspectors, analysts and 
chemists,  who  shall  be  subject to their 
supervision  and  removal,  and  whose 
accounts for services  and expenses shall 
be sworn to by them and certified by said 
commission,  and  when  allowed  by  the 
Board of State Auditors, shall be paid by 
the State Treasurer upon the  warrant  of 
the Auditor  General.  Said  commission 
may also in their  discretion apply to the 
Director of the Laboratory of Hygiene at 
the State University, or  to  the  Director 
of the Chemical Laboratory at  the  State 
Agricultural College, and  submit  to  him 
samples of articles of food  for  examina 
tion and  analysts;  and it is hereby made 
the duty of  said Directors to make exam 
ination and  analysis  of  articles  of food 
so furnished by said commission, and the 
costs of  such  examination  and  analy | 
shall be stated in account and certified to 
by the commission,  and when allowed by 
the Board of State Auditors, shall be paid 
by the State Treasurer upon the warr. nt 
of the Auditor General.
Sec. 11.  Within thirty  days  after  the 
appointment of  said  commissioners  and 
the election  of  said  secretary,  the com 
mission shall meet at the State Capitol 
Lansing,  and  adopt  such  measures 
they may deem necessary to facilitate the 
enforcement of this act, and shall prepar 
rules and regulations with regard  to the 
proper methods of collecting  and  exam 
ining articles  of  food.  Besides  the ex­
penses incurred in the publication of the 
report hereinafter mentioned,  said  com 
mission may expend  annually an amount 
not exceeding eight  thousand dollars for 
the purpose  of  carrying  out  the prov' 
sions  of  this  act,  which  amount  the 
Auditor General shall apportion, as other 
State taxes are  apportioned, to be rais 
by State tax  in  the  year  1889  and eac 
year thereafter.
Sec. 12.  Every person offering or expos­
ing for sale or delivering to  a  purchaser 
any article of food included in the provi­
sions  of  this  act,  shall  furnish  to any 
analyst or other officer or agent appointed 
hereunder, who  shall  apply  to  him for 
the purpose, and  shall tender to him the 
value of the same a sample  sufficient for 
the purpose of analysis of such article of 
food in his possession.
Sec. 13.  Before commencing the analy- 
s  of  any  sample  the  officer  having 
charge  of  the  same shall reserve a  por­
tion which shall be sealed  and  properly 
labeled;  and  in  case  of  a  complaint 
against any person the  reserved  portion 
if  the sample alleged to  be  adulterated 
hall  upon  application  be  delivered  to 
the défendent or his attorney.
Sec. 14.  Whoever hinders or  obstructs 
or in  any  way  interferes  with  any  in- 
pec tor, analyst or other officer appointed 
hereunder  in  the  preformance  of  his 
duty, and  whoever  violates  any  of  the 
provisions of  this act,  shall be  punished 
by  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars or by imprisonment in the county 
jail  not  exceeding  ninety  days,  or  by 
both said fine and  imprisonment,  in  the 
discretion of the court.
Sec.  15.  Whoever  sells  any  kind  of 
diseased, corrupted or unwholesome food 
knowing it to be such, or sells food which 
has been adulterated within the meaning 
of  this  act  without  making  the  same 
fully known to the buyer  shall  be  pun 
ished by imprisonment in the county  jail 
not exceeding ninety days, or by fine  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  or  by 
both said fine  and  imprisonment  in  the 
discretion of the court.
Sec. 16.  Whoever  adulterates  for  the 
purpose of sale  any  substance  intended 
for food  with  any  substance  injurious 
to health, or barters, gives away, sells or 
has in his possession with intent  to  sell, 
any substance intended  for  food  which 
has been adulterated with any  substance 
injurious to health, shall be punished by 
imprisonment in the county  jail  not  ex­
ceeding ninety days, or  by  fine  not  ex­
ceeding one hundred dollars, or  by  both 
such fine and  imprisonment  in  the  dis­
cretion of the court.
Sec. 17.  Said  commission  shall  annu­
ally make a report to the  Governor,  giv­
ing  an  itemized  account  of  all  money 
expended in carrying out  the  provisions 
of  this act, the number  of  presecutions

under this act and the result of the same, 
the  number  and  kinds  of  articles  an­
alysed by them or under  their  direction, 
and the result of such analyses, and such 
further statement of  facts as, when pub­
lished, will enable  the  people  to  guard 
against the purchase and use of  adulter- 
ited articles  of  food.  Three  thousand 
copies of  said  report  shall  be  printed, 
one hundred  and  fifty  copies  of  which 
hall be deposited  in  the  State  Library 
for use in said library and for exchanges, 
o hundred copies shall be deposited  in 
the office  of  the  secretary  of  state  for 
tribution,  and 
the  remaining  two 
thousand  six  hundred  and  fifty  copies 
shall be distributed  by  said  commission 
their discretion.
Sec.  18.  It is  here  made  the  duty  of 
the  prosecuting  attorneys  within 
this 
State to appear for the people and  to  at­
tend to the prosecution of  all complaints 
under this act in their respective counties. 
Sec.  19.  All fines assessed and collected 
r  prosecutions  begun  under  this  act 
shall  be  paid,  one-half  into  the  State 
Treasury, and one-half  into  the  county 
treasury  where 
took 
place.

the  prosecution 

B U S IN E S S   L A W .

B rie f  D ig e s ts   o f  R e c e n t  D e c isio n s 

C o u rts  o f  L a s t R e s o rt.

CONTRACT— SALES— -EVIDENCE.

In an  action to  recover the  balance  of 
the  price  of  stone  delivered  under  a 
written contract, the defendant, who was 
, dealer in stone,  sought to recover dam­
ages  for a neglect to furnish  the amount 
of  stone  contracted  for,  and  offered  to 
prove that had more stone been delivered 
during  a time  named it could  have  been 
sold.  The  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois 
held that  this evidence was  properly ex­
cluded  by the trial  court for the  reason 
that what could have been sold was pure­
ly  conjectural,  and  that  the 
inquiry 
should be limited to the facts, the extent 
of  the  demand  at  the time,  and  the de­
fendant’s ability with  the rock delivered 
to meet that demand.

)II>  ORDINANCE— PROHIBITING  ADVER­

TISING.

An ordinance  was  passed  in  Detroit 
some time ago  prohibiting persons  from 
circulating, distributing  or  giving away 
circulars, hand-bills or advertising  cards 
of  any description  upon any of  the pub­
lic streets of  the city.  The  authority of 
the  city to pass  such an  ordinance  was 
tested in the recent case of the People vs. 
Armstrong, in  which the  Supreme Court 
of  Michigan  declared  the ordinance  un­
constitutional  and void.  The court said 
that  no  direction  or  restraint  was  re 
quired  for  the  public  good in the  mere 
act of giving away an advertising card or 
hand-bill.

BICYCLES  HELD  TO  BE  VEHICLES.
The  Supreme  Court  of  Indiana  has 
decided, in a  recent  case, that  a  bicycle 
__ a vehicle,  and that a person who rude 
ly and recklessly drives a bicycle against 
a  person standing  on  a sidewalk  is  re­
sponsible in  damages  for an  assault and 
battery.  The  court  quoted a statute  of 
the State forbidding persons  from riding 
r  driving  on  the  sidewalk,  and  said 
If sidewalks are exclusively for the use 
of  footmen,  then  bicycles,  if  they  are 
vehicles, must not be ridden  along them, 
since  to  affirm  that  sidewalks  are  ex­
clusively  for  the  use of  footmen  neees 
sarily  implies that  they cannot  be  trav 
eled  by bicycles. 
It  would  be a  pal pa 
ble  contradiction  to affirm that  footmen 
have the exclusive rights to use the side­
walks and  yet concede  that persons  not 
traveling  as  pedestrians  may also  right 
fully use them.  We think, however,  that 
a  bicycle must  be  regarded  as a vehicle 
within the meaning of the law.” 
It will 
be remembered  that the  Supreme  Court 
of  Rhode Island not  long ago also held 
bicycle to be a vehicle.

RAILROAD  ACCIDENTS— LIA BILITY .
The case of  McCormick vs. The  Pbila 
delphia, Wilmington  &  Baltimore  Rail 
way  Company, recently  decided  by  the 
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, was one 
in  which  the  p> aintiffs, the  heirs-  of  a 
passenger who w»»s killed while traveling 
on the  defendant’s road, brought suit  to 
recover  damages  for  his  death. 
It  ap 
pears that the night on which the passen 
ger was killed was a dark one and the car 
in which he was sitting was crowded and 
dark.  Just before the train reached Wawa 
on  the way  from  Philadelphia  to West 
Chester  the  conductor  announced  that 
passengers  for  West  Chester  were 
change  cars at Wawa.  The train stopped 
a few moments later before reaching W 
w a.  No announcement was made that they 
were not at the station, and the passenger 
stepped off in tile dark and was killed by 
falling through a bridge.  The  Supreme 
Court  sustained a verdict  for  the  plain 
tiffs,  holding  that the  passenger  killed 
had a right to suppose that the train had 
reached  the station, having stopped at 
place of  peril  for passengers to alight 
a  time when  they had  the  right to  sup 
pose  that  the  train  had  reached  the 
station from the notice previously given.

NOTE— CHECK— BANK— PAYMENT.

According to  the  decision  of  the  Su­
preme Court of  Tennessee, in the case of 
Griinson  vs. Commercial  National Bank, 
there  is no implied  authority  for a bank 
to pay to  a third  party a note  made pay­
able  at  its  place of  business simply be­
cause  of  the  fact  that  the  maker  has 
funds  sufficient  for that  purpose in  the 
absence of  any course of  dealing or  pre­
vious  instruction  to  so  apply  the  de­
posits.  The  court  thus  distinguished 
between  a note  and a check:  To hold  a 
note  payable  at  a  particular  bank  as 
tantamount  to a check  on the bank is  to 
confound  distinctions  heretofore  estab 
lished  and well  settled in the  adjudica­
tions  of  this  State  between  notes  and 
checks.  A check is defined  to be a writ­
ten  order on a bank  directing it to pay a 
certain  sum  of  money.  A  note  is  the 
written  promise to pay another a certain 
sum  of  money  at a certain  time. 
It  is 
payable  on  presentation.  The  other  is 
payable  on  a  day  certain.  One  is  en 
titled  to days of  grace, the  other is  not, 
One  is  an  order  on  a third  party,  the 
other  is  the  undertaking  of  the  party 
himself.  One  is the appropriation of  so 
much  money in the  banker’s  hands, the 
other is a promise to pay.  On the check, 
ordinarily,  no  right  of  action  accrues 
until  after presentment for payment;  on 
the  note  a  right  of  action  against  the 
maker exists without presentment.

A T T E N T IO N ,  R E T A IL  

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and  social ostracism, but  cranky and ec­
centric as  he was, Wimmick  finally gave 
way to the  pressure.  A  fine eighty acre 
farm went into his business venture, and 
a “hardscrabble”  forty  acre  farm  came 
out of  it.  But it is  more than  doubtful 
whether  the  old  man’s  practical  com­
mercial  experience  has  been  worth  a 
fraction of his losses to him.

We can’t  always  submit  to the  minor 
annoyances  of  life  without  a  vigorous 
mental protest, but experience, and self- 
interest  and common  sense all  teach  us 
that it would  be  folly to make that  pro­
test  public.  And  when  we  take  into 
consideration the fact that some of  those 
whom we catalogue as bores are,  on other 
occasions,  pronounced “the best  fellows 
in the world,” we can safely assume that 
no  inconsiderable  part of  these  annoy­
ances  are  more the  result  of  our  own 
irritation, or unreasonableness, or physi­
cal  condition  than  we  are  willing  to 
acknowledge even to ourselves.  ______

W.  H.  BEACH

WHOLESALE DEALER  IN

GRAIN,

SEEDS,

BALED HAY,

MILL FEED

and PRODUCE.

BALED HAY A SPECIALTY.

HOLLAND,  -  MICH.
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JOBBERS  IN

Paints, Oils, Ele,

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

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GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.
A   W N I N G  S

AND  TENTS.

Horse and W agon  Covers,  W ater  Proof  Coats. Buggy 
Aprons, W ide Cotton  Ducks, etc.  Send fo r  Illu strated  
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The MichiganTradesman

WEDNESDAY, MARCH  13.  1339.

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

W riW en to r  Thk  Tbadbsman.

B Y   A   CO UNTRY  M ER C H A N T.

I  have  heard  and  read a multitude of 
arguments regarding the relative amount 
of  pleasure and  enjoyment  allotted  the 
average wealthy capitalist,  and the aver- 
jigg  fairly  prosperous  indiA idual  whom 
circumstances compels to  labor,  in  some 
manner,  for  the  income  that  supports 
him.  Without entering into any general 
survey of  the  subject  I am  impelled  to 
say  that  in  one  respect,  at  least,  the 
moneyed  man  possesses  an  advantage 
which is usually denied  the other  party.
He  is  not  preordained  to  submit  to  a 
great  many of  the minor  annoyances of 
life  that  multitudes  of  people  cannot 
reasonably  avoid. 
It  would  hardly  be 
expected  that  a  half  dozen  individuals 
would, without invitation, invade a man’s 
private  office,  and “talk  horse” for  four 
or  five solid  hours without  intermission. 
His is not the place where the sportsmen 
relate their interminable hunting or fish­
ing  stories  for  the five-hundredth  time. 
He is not necessarily compelled to inhale 
the  aroma of  three or four  ancient  clay 
pipes,  or  see  his  floor  covered  with 
various  shades of  tobacco  spittle.  The 
“is it  hot enough?”  or  “cold enough for 
you?” fellow never calls, except on busi­
ness, and the  chronic giver of gratuitous 
but unsolicited advice  rarely invades his 
promises.
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So I sometimes rather envy the man of 
notes  and  mortgages, on this account  at 
least.  But if every individual, of  ordin 
ary  thinking  capacity,  would  try  to 
adapt himself  to circumstances  and  sur­
roundings  a  large  share  of  the  petty 
annoyances  of  life  would  be materially 
shorn  of  their  exasperating  qualities. 
There are  times when  you might endure 
Hoodley’s narrative of sixteen successive 
horse  trades  with  equanimity  and,^ at 
least,  assumed  interest,  but  mixed  up 
with  your  day book  and  ledger, and  in­
jected  among  long  columns  of  figures, 
you  mentally vote  Hoodley  a  bore,  and 
his  talk  the  dreariest  kind  of  drivel. 
You would  cheerfully listen to the twen­
ty-first  relation  of  Gooley’s  bear story, 
if  Gooley  would  kindly wait for  you to 
finish up your morning’s correspondence, 
but,  unfortunately  for  both  of  you, he 
wont.  McGinnis’ wonderful  fishing  ex­
ploits at  Mackinaw might  pass  without 
protest if  they didn’t  get  mixed up with 
the  long bill  you are  making  out  for a 
customer,  and  old  Toddles’  advice,  re­
garding  the  proper  manner  to  conduct 
vour business, can’t possibly’  be made  to 
dove tail  in any manner  with the  check­
ing off and comparison of an invoice.

Yet, up to  the date of  this  writing, no 
safe and satisfactory manner has ever been 
discovered  to  post  these  parties on  the 
proper  time and  place  for  evaporating 
their verbosity.

SHAFTING, HANGERS,
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FIRST-CLÄSS IN EVERY RESPECT.
Send  Spezitisciiors .or  Estimates  Lefore  Contracting.
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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 

pleased to hear from you.
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126, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

C O L B Y ,  C R A IG   &  00.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

MANUFACTURE

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 
Bapids,  and  will  lie  offered  in  any  quantities 
desired until sold.

the BE8T  DELIVERY WAGON  ON  BERTH-

We Manufacture to Order Hose and Police Patrol Wagons, Peddlers, Bakers, Creamery. 

Dairy, Furniture, Builders, Dry Goods, Laundry,  and Undertakers Wagons.

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

(COLBY,  C R A IG   &  CO.,

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

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

A  man  whose  business  necessarily 
brings  him into contact with the general 
public,  cannot  afford to make  his  disap­
proval  public  or  outspoken,  when  the 
habits  and customs of  a  portion  of  the 
general  public is  distasteful to  him.  A 
few  years ago an odd, whimsical  and ec­
centric agriculturist  traded off  his  farm 
for a store  and general stock of  goods in 
a  Western  Michigan  village, under  the 
fond delusion  that wealth would pour in 
upon  him,  with  hardly  an  exertion  on 
his  own  part.  But,  like  a  good  many 
farmers  who  have tried, and continue to 
try, the  same experiment  it  soon  began 
to  be  evident  that  old  man  Wimmick 
wasn’t  “built  right”  to  make  a  succe 
out of  traffic.  He naturally picked up  a 
little custom, however, but as nature had 
soured him badly the practical eclipse of 
his  ambition  added  materially  to  his 
acidity,  and  he  commenced deliberately, 
but  probably  ignorantly’,  driving  away’ 
the  few buyers  that  occasionally visited 
him.  Noticing  that  his “heavy setters” 
were  getting  far  more  numerous  than 
customers  he  hung  up  a  conspicuous 
sign, reading:  “Wanted!  A  few  more 
able-bodied  loungers! ”  The  result,  in 
one  respect  was  eminently  satisfactory. 
Every  man  who  had  ever warmed  his 
shins by his fire gave the establishment a 
mental, and  apparently  vindictive,  fare­
well.  The  placard “No  smoking here!” 
killed his tobacco trade.  The announce­
ment,  “ Yes!  We  make  forty per  cent, 
on sugar!”  was  taken  literally  by many 
observers,  and the notice,  “It’s a trouble 
to show goods if  you don’t want goods!” 
disgruntled  the  majority of  his  female 
callers.  Then a sign,  “Please kick these 
irons!” had  the  effect of  destroying  his 
window  gratings  in  forty-eight  hours, 
and a declaration  that “I  will  prosecute 
anyone  that  disfigures  this  wall!”  pro­
duced  a  huge  nocturnal  decoration  of 
vulgarity,  obscenity  and  low  personal 
abnse.  But  the  old  man  courageously 
continued  his  reform  labors  until  his 
reputation  as a crank  was  more than lo­
cal, until  he hadn’t a friend, male or  fe­
male,  and  until  every  gamin  in  town 
spent a  large  portion of  his  time in  de­
vising means to annoy and anger him.

There may be people in the world who 
can  passively  endure  complete  business

The Fiuest 5-el, Cigar JlamlfacMred

LONG HAVANA FILLER.
THEY HAVE NO EQUAL.
A   -  S .   D A V I S  

127 Louis  St., Grand  Rapids.
W A N T E D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

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

E A K L   B E O S . ,

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

157 S o u th   W a te r S t.,  C H IC A G O .

R eference:  F i r s t   N a t i o n a l   B a n k ,  Chicago. 
M i c h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n . G rand Rapids.
TO  MONTANA,  OREGON  AND 

WASHINGTON.

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If vou are going west bear in mind the  follow­
ing facts:  The N orthern 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 west; is the 
short line to Helena; the only Pullman  and  din 
ing car 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, er 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 miles; 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 North 
ern  Minnesota  and  Dakota,  Montana,  Idaho, 
Oregon and Washington.  Bear in mind that the 
Northern Pacific and Shasta line  is  the  famous 
scenic route to all points in California.
Send for illustrated pamphlets, maps and books 
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,  W ash­
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  Ch a s.  S. 
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faction in every p articu lar.  F or sale by  wholesale and 
re ta il jjrocers th ro u g h o u t  th t  United  States.  Vouwie 
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MAGUO COFFEE  ROASTER
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nothing but BEST and  CHOICEST BRANDS, 
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Frosted  Bohemian.  German  Looking 
Glass  Plates,  French  Mirror  Plates.
The quality, variety and quanuty of 
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Telephone 269.

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No. 3 Ionia Street, 

GRAND  BAPIDS,  -  -  MICH.

SPECIAL  PRICES  TO  JOBBERS.

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G R O C E R I E S .

Too  Late.

“All aboard!”  and away she went,

And I, two blocks away,

Could only give my feelings  vent 

And bid myself good  day,

For I was left and how could I 

But shake my hand and say good byei

M. J. W r is l e y .

Gripsack Brigade.

E.  H. Guertin  now  covers  the  Michi­
gan  trade  for W. J.  Quan & Co., of  Chi­
cago.

Frank Emery has engaged to travel for
E. W.  Gillett,  taking the  entire  State as 
his territory.

W. J. Richards,  general  traveling rep­
resentative  for  the  A.  C.  Barnes Whip 
Co., of  Westfield, Mass., spent Sunday in 
fhe city.

W. N. Ford has engaged T. J. Gregory, 
formerly  with  Phelps,  Brace  &  Co.,  to 
represent  J. G. Butler & Co.  in Northern 
Michigan.

Frank  Dean  succeeds 

the  veteran 
“Champ.” as traveling representative for 
the American  Eagle  Tobacco Co. in this 
territory.

Geo. Stowits,  who has been  with Stan­
ley & Schroeder  for  several  years,  has 
taken the position of  traveling salesman 
for the Lamb Knitting Co., of Coldwater.
Geo.  Hodge, formerly Upper Peninsula 
representative 
for  Lemon,  Hoops  & 
Peters, is  now  covering  Northern  Min­
nesota and Dakota for W. F.  McLaughlin 
& Co., of  Chicago.

A commercial  traveler happened ajong 
at a stage-route  tavern  out  in Wyoming 
which  was  presided  over  by  a  pretty 
widow.  He  fell  in  love  with  her  and 
declared  himself,  and  the  widow’s  wild 
western  lover  went  after  his  heart’s 
blood.  The  drummer  placed  his  back 
against a wall, pulled two revolvers,  and 
began  to  shoot.  He  killed one  man, 
stood off the whole crowd, got away, and 
took the  widow with him.  He had  been 
regarded  as a tenderfoot, but the  gentry 
of  that  region  are  beginning  to  think 
they  don’t  know a  tenderfoot  any more 
when they7 see one.

Purely  Personal.

M.  A.  Morrell,  the  Kalkaska  grocer, 

was in town over Sunday.

Burt Remington has  changed  his alle­
giance from Olney,Shields & Co. to Amos 
S. Musselman & Co.

E. W.  Gillett,  the  Chicago  yeast  and 
extract  manufacturer,  was  in  town  a 
couple of  days last week.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n  acknowledges the re­
ceipt of  a  copy  of  the  municipal  ordi­
nances from the ever-obliging City Clerk.
Lloyd  E.  Yannetta,  formerly  billing 
clerk for Amos S. Musselman & Co., now 
occupies  a  position  in  the  office of  W.
F. McLaughlin & Co.,  of Chicago.

J.  H.  Manning,  the  Ashland  general 
dealer,  is kept  an  unwilling  prisoner in 
Grand  Rapids bjr reason of  his  selection 
as a  juror in the  United States Court.

E.  E. Whipple, General Manager of the 
Whipple Harrow Co., of  St. Johns, spent 
Sunday in the city.  He was  on  his way 
home from an extended  tour through the 
West.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   office  was  fragrant 
several  days  last  week  from  the  pres­
ence  of  several  Easter  lilies,  brought 
from  Bermuda  by  Wm. H. Hoops,  who 
reached home last Tuesday.

Henry Smith,  formerly manager of the 
tea  department  of  Lemon,  Hoops  & 
Peters, but now occupying the same pos­
ition  with  W.  F. McLaughlin  &  Co., of 
Chicago,  is  pleasantly  located  at  126 
Park avenue.

The Condition of Trade.

From  th e New Y ork Shipping List.
The  general  condition  of  commercial 
and financial affairs  has  undergone verj’ 
little change since the close of last wTeek. 
The change of  Administration  that took 
place on Monday has been the  absorbing 
political event, but  its  only significance 
in business  circles  has been the interest 
attaching  to  the  financial policy that is 
likely to  be  adopted  and  the feeling of 
relief  at the  expiration  of  the  Congres­
sional  session.  As  Congress  refused to 
do anything to cut down the  public  rev­
enue and thereby prevent the further ac­
cumulation  of  a  Treasury  surplus,  the 
new7 Administration  will be compelled to 
adhere  to  the  policy of  bond purchases 
that have been in  practice for more than 
a  year,  and upon the authority of  Treas­
ury officials  it  is  said  that  the  present 
condition of  the  revenue  will  probably 
make  necessary  the  expenditure  of  not 
less than one  hundred  and fifty millions 
during the current calendar  year for this 
purpose.  Under  these  circumstances 
there  is  nothing  in the present  outlook 
calculated to cause  the  slightest  appre­
hension  respecting  any  disturbance  to 
the present  satisfactory and  sound  con­
dition that prevails  in  financial  circles. 
In  the  produce  markets the most prom­
inent feature  has been the  sudden break 
in  the  value  of  wheat  and  the  virtual 
liquidation of  the  deal  in  May  options 
that has been in progress for  some  time 
past and has kept  the  market in an arti­
ficial condition  that  has  interfered with 
exports.  Chicago has been the most act­
ive trading center, as the headquarters of 
the deal were in that  market.  Still fur­
ther  liquidation of  the  speculative  con­
ditions  that  now  prevail  will be neces­
sary before values touch a level that will 
result in the renewal of  legitimate trade. 
The break has been due to the belief that 
the  supply  remaining  in  the  hands  of 
farmers is much  larger  than  estimated. 
Other  breadstuffs  and  provisions  have 
sympathized with the  decline  and  ruled 
easier.  The cotton situation  has  under­
gone  scarcely  anj7  change.  The  move­
ment  both  from  plantations  and  to the 
seaboard has  continued  heavj7 and  con­
siderably in  excess of  last  year, and  yet 
the visible  supply is comparatively mod­
erate and  shows  that  consumption thus 
far has been  unprecedented.  The quan­
tity that  has  come  into  sight  up to the 
close of  last week is about  100,000  bales 
in excess of last year.  The expert move­
ment of  corn has continued  much  in ex­
cess of  any previous record.  The recent 
advance  in  petroleum  has  been  main­
tained and the speculative conditions are

said to be favorable for a further advance 
in values.  The  stock  market  does  not 
seem to have developed any new feature, 
but while the bears continue to attack the 
list  wherever  there is a chance of  effect­
ing a decline, the confidence  with  which 
stocks are held and the strong  undertone 
that generally prevails  neutralizes these 
raids.  The  trading  is  chiefly of  a  pro­
fessional character and  public interest is 
still  conspicuous by its  absence,  but all 
reliable indications  point to a steady im­
provement  in  the  railroad 
situation. 
During the  month of  February, so far as 
reported,  the  average  increase in  gross 
earnings has  been  9.73 per cent., and in 
January about 9 per  cent.,  but  with  an 
increase of  5 per cent, in mileage.  Both 
these items  are somewhat modified, how­
ever,  by  the  net  earnings,  which  are 
characterized  by  a  greater  ratio  of  in­
crease in expenses than in gross earnings, 
so that many railroads  have  realized  no 
gain.  The  distributive  movement  of 
trade has developed no  new  feature.  A 
fair  amount of  activity is reported  from 
the principal  interior  centers, but there 
is a good  deal  of  complaint  respecting 
the  difficulty  of  making  collections. 
There is an  unsettled  feeling in the coal 
market,  because of  the  accumulation of 
supplies, notwithstanding  the  restricted 
production,  but card rates are unchanged, 
the  companies  refusing  to  make  any 
lower  prices,  but  dealers  secure  con­
cessions.

Among the People Again.

Grover  Cleveland  never  gave  more 
striking  indications  of  his  greatness as 
an American citizen than he gave  Thurs­
days when he walked  out of  a New York 
hotel  where  he  had  become  a boarder, 
stepped  aboard  of  an  “L” railroad car, 
rode  to  his  new  law7 office, and went to 
work over briefs  and  cases.  The great­
ness of  the  act  consisted  in its simplic­
ity.  A story is told regarding  the  inau­
guration  of  Thomas  Jefferson  as  Pres­
ident  which  lacks  evidences of  authen­
ticity.  The  fable is lb the effect that he 
rode  into  Washington  on  horseback, 
hitched  his  horse to a board  fence  that 
then surrounded  the Capitol, entered the 
room  of  one  of  the  Justices  of  the 
United  States  Supreme  Court,  quietly 
took the oath of  office  as  he  might have 
done  before a notary public,  remounted 
his  horse  and  rode to a boarding  house 
w7here  he  put  up  until  it  became con­
venient for him to reside in the Executive 
Mansion.  This  myth  maj7  be  substan­
tially true as to its  main  features.  But 
if  true it wras not a better  illustration of 
American institutions  than  the  manner 
in which Grover Cleveland left the White 
House  March  4  and  began  again  the 
practice  of  law  March 7, or  the  middle 
It is evident that the 
of  the same week. 
question  which  some 
theorists  have 
raised as to “w7hat shall be done w ith our 
ex-Presidents” is one  that  solves  itself, 
if  the ex-President  has  not  acquired in 
office or otherwise an  enlarged  and  fan­
tastical  notion  that  having  been in the 
first office of  the  country he had  become 
something  more  than  one of  the people 
of  the country,  and that he had acquired 
a steadfast  place  on a plane  of  dignity 
where  he  ought  to  live  without toil of 
the mind or of  the  muscle  for a subsist­
ence.  An  ex-Presideut  can  alwajrs  re­
turn to his  profession, or to his trade, or 
to  his  farm,  according  to  his  vocation 
from which he was called to accept office.
In short, it is apparent  that  the  pres­
ent system does  not  need to be changed. 
As it was from  the  beginning is is now7. 
Electing  a man  to  the  Presidency  does 
not  hedge  him  about with divinity, nor 
with  any  other  consecration  that  sets 
him apart from the  people  whose  ranks 
he  left  to  assume  office  and  to  whose 
ranks  he  returns  when  he  goes  out of 
office.  The good old way is good enough.

The  Grocery  Market.

Business is improving, but  slow  sales 
are expected w7hen the  break-up in roads 
occurs.  Hard  sugars  advanced  consid­
erably during the week,  but  fell  back a 
notch on Monday-.  Rio  coffees advanced 
%c.  in  New York  on  Saturday7, so that 
further advances in package  brands may 
be expected  during the week.  Nutmegs 
advanced 7c.  in  New York  one  day last 
week.  Oranges are in  good  supply and 
prices are firm  and  steady.  Lemons are 
in better  request  and  prices are a shade 
higher.  Peanuts are higher.  Other nuts 
are unchanged.

Hides, Pelts and Furs.

The  wool  market is  unchanged,  there 
being  little doing.  Hides are quiet  and 
dull.  Hide  dealers,  in trying to get  an 
advance, got a set-back  as tanners  could 
not realize any advance on leather, which 
sold freely  at  low prices.  No. 2s are  in 
large supply.

Furs  are in good  demand  at advanced 
prices, but  the  strife to buy  and the. ex­
citement is over until  the receipt of  the 
reports of the March sales on 28th.

Good Argument.

Customer  (paying  a  grocer’s  bill  to 
small boy)—“You’re  a  pretty small boy 
to be entrusted with  such a large  sum of 
money.”
Boy—“Well, if  the  boss  is  willin’ to 
run the risk, you ought to be.”
Not to be Balked.

Two Girls—Please,  sir,  do  you  keep 
Chemist (equal  to  the  occasion)—Yes, 

excursion pills ?
we have some very fast ones.

The  Fitness of  Things.

Grocer—“What  kind of  tea  w7ill  you 
“Black, I  suppose,  as I am  in  mourn­

have,  madam?”
ing.” 

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A  Dressed-Beef Enterprise 

A number of  New  York  and  western 
capitalists have organized  a  corporation 
under  the  title  of  the  American  Meat 
Company, w hich proposes  to  engage  in 
all the branches of  the  cattle  and  beef 
industry, from the raising of stock to the 
retailing of the product.  The capital  is 
fixed at $25,000,000, of  which $15,000,000 
are  to  be  issued  forthwith. 
It  is  an­
nounced that  in  exchange  for  property 
$7,000,000 of the stock has  been  already 
taken, and it is stated that  several  mill­
ions are to be offered the public at  some­
thing below par.  The  slaughter-houses 
of the concern are located at Kansas City, 
and its first operations in the East are  to 
be  confined  to  the  city  of  Baltimore, 
where it has acquired the plant of a large 
local dealer.  The intention in time is  to 
extend operations to other large  western 
cities.

He  Got  a Raise.

“I w7ant to see  you  pretty soon,”  said 
the  head  of  the  firm  on  pay-day  to  a 
young  traveling  salesman  w7ho  was re­
ceiving a small compensation.
“Yes,  sir.  Will  I  have  time  to  go 
down the street a couple of  blocks ?” 
“Will it take  you long ?”
“No;  scarcely any time whatever.  All 
I want  to  do  is to spend my week’s sal­
ary.”
The head of  the firm  saw that he got a 
raise.

Can Find Her  Own Worms.

“Well,  my  boy,  w7hat  can  I  do  for 
you ?”
“Me  mudder  sent  me  back  wid  dis 
cheese and sez fer me  ter  say dat  when 
she wants ter go fishin’ she can get all de 
worms she wants in de  back  yard.”
FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

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

FOR SALE.

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399

390

F o r  s a l e —h o t e l  in  g o o d  r e s o r t  t o w n , w it h

nineteen beds;  house  furnished  com plete;  price 
S3,500, $2,000 down, balance on tim e to suit; poor health 
reason fo r selling';  barn. 34x60;  sam ple  room   and  liv­
ery  office, 16x24;  good  liv ery ;  m ail  and  stage  line  in 
b a rn ;  house paying  $100 p er m onth  now.  F or partic­
ulars, address “ H otel,” care Tradesm an. 

W ill tak e stock of d ry goods o r lots  in  th is  city. 

E nquire a t 666 W ealthy Ave., City._______________ 397

For sale—house  and  lot  in  battle  creek.
FOR BALE—Shoe stock of ab o u t  $*>.000  in  good  con­

large,  well 
lighted store and good location on Monroe  St.,  G rand 
Rapids,  now  doing  a  successful  cash  pay in g   trade; 
reason  fo r  selling,  to  retire   from   trad e  altogether. 
Address. S. N. W atson &  Co. 

dition w ith store fixtures  and  lease; 

IX)R SALE—A GENERAL STOCK OF  MERCHANDISE;

1  will invoice $10,000. including fixtures;  business of 
1888 was over $40,000;  located  in  th riv in g  tow n of 1,500 
in  C entral  M ichigan;  buildings  fo r  sale  o r  ren t;  to 
p arties  purchasing,  we  will  give  o u r  trade,  which 
am ounts to  from  $600 to  $1,000  per m o n th ;  reasons for 
selling,  o th er  business.  Address  M,  care  M ichigan 
Tradesm an. 

show  cases  and  hardw are  fixtures—all  in  good 
J. 

condition and cheap for cash.  W ill sell one o r all. 
Vander Veen, 122 Monroe street. G rand  Rapids. 

I ¡'OR SALE—FULL  SET  OF  TINNERS’  TOOLS,  SAFE, 
I  ¡'OR  SALE—STOCK  OF  DRY  GOODS,  CLOTHING, 

boots and shoes, in live tow n in Central M ichigan; 
will  invoice  about  $7,500,  fixtures  included;  trad e of 
1888 about $22.000;  will ren t o r  sell building;  o u r trad e 
will be  given  to  buyer;  reasons,  too  m uch  business. 
Address B, care M ichigan  Tradesm an. 

I?OR SALE-BRIGHT, CLEAN STOCK OF GROCERIES, 

1  crockery and glass-ware, in grow ing tow n  of  over 
1,200;  stock  an d   fixtures  will  invoice  about  $2,500; 
business averages  $1,500 p er m onth;  store  building is 
one of th e finest  in  th e  S tate  fo r business and will be 
rented or sold; reasons, o th er business needs o u r a tte n ­
tion.  Address A, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

E aton Rapids,  a   tow n  of  2,000  in h ab itan ts:  two 
railro ad s, electric lights, low ren t and  good  business; 
good reason fo r selling;  m ust be sold  soon.  Address, 
F. A. Osborn, Eaton Rapids, Mich. 

FOR SALE—GROCERY AND PRODUCE  BUSINESS IN 
F OR  SALE  AT  A  BARGAIN—ONE  STEAM  BOILER 

4x12  feet.  45  3-inch  flues,  fire  fro n t,  breeching, 
sm okestack, safety valve, w ater gauge and inspirator; 
.T. E. 
was replaced by la rg e r boiler:  all in good order. 
Greilick, Lock Box 18. Traverse City, Mich. 
393

D r u g   s t o r e   f o r   s a l e  — e s t a b l is h e d   n in e

years;  nearest  d rug  store 6 m iles;  in one of the 
best grow ing  towns  of  6»0  in  Southern  M ichigan;  a 
ra re  b argain fo r rig h t m an ;  best of reasons  given  for 
w ishing to  sell. 
If you m ean business, address, W. R. 
Mandigo, Sherwood. Mich. 

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W A X H I«.

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396

'l l , 7”ANTED—AT  ONCE-A  DRUGGIST  COMPETENT 
VV 
to tak e charge  of a   first class  d ru g   sto re :  one 
who can come  well  recom mended.  C.  L.  Brundage, 
M uskegon. Mich.
T I T  ANTED—SALESMEN—TO SELL OUR CHOICE  AND 
VV  hardy v arieties o f nu rsery   stock;  m any new and 
valuable  varieties.  Address,  w ith  references,  May 
Brothers, Nurserym en, R ochester. N. Y. 
' l l  RANTED—A  YOUNG  MAN  OF  GOOD  BUSINESS 
▼ V  qualities w ith $1,500 to $2,000, to tak e h a lf  in te r­
est in a  retail boot and  shoe  store.  Sftles  a t  present 
tim e $16.000 a  year.  A ra re  chance fo r some one to get 
in a  good paying  business.  Address  Jno.  F.  Muffley, 
K alam azoo. Mich. 
TXT ANTED—TO  EXCHANGE —PRODUCTIVE  REAL 
VV  estate in the  th riv in g  village of Bailey on th e  C. 
& W. M. Railway* for house  and  lo t  in  Grand  Rapids, 
w orth  about  $1,500.  Address,  D.  B.  G alentine.  Cas- 
novia, Mich. 
SITUATION WANTED—A  COMMERCIAL  TRAVELER 
O  
is  open  fo r  engagem ent.  Large  acquaintance 
w ith  grocery  trad e  in  M ichigan.  Address  Jackson, 
care M ichigan  Tradesm an. 
TTTANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR 
VV 
Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for 
sam ples.  E. A. Stowe &  Bro., G rand R apids. 
214
TTTANTED—ACTIVE,  HONEST  YOUNG  MAN  WHO 
VV  has had tw o years’ experience in  ih e   d rug  busi­
ness.  Address No. 3K8, care Tradesm an. 
388
XXTANTED—A REGISTERED OR GOOD  REGISTERED 
▼ V  assistan t  pharm acist.  Address,  giving  p articu ­
lars, W. D., C arrier 23, City. 
WANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

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

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MISCELLANEOUS.

Q A A   CASH  BUYS  MANUFACTURING  BUSI- 
• Z i U U   ness p ay in g  100  p er  cent.  Best of  rea­
so n s7 fo r  selling.  Address  Chas.  Kynoch,  St. Ignace, 
Mich. 
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t   h a Ve   s o m e  f ir s t -c l a s s  P r o p e r t y   w e l l
im proved  and  nicely  located,  in  South  Dakota; 
also  some o th er  p ro p erty   to   exchange  for a stock of 
goods.  J. C. McKee. 23 F ountain  St. 

road a fte r A pril 1st.  Address 395, care  Tradesm an.

m an u factu rer to th e tra d e  in  Chicago,  o r  on  th e 

SALESMAN WISHES TO REPRESENT GRAND RAPIDS 
the Acme of  u t i l i t y  ano

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Wrtft  J /IE   SAM E 

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T H E n M l M iPAT

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to 

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

M anufactur­

ed  by

KOCH A . B.  C O .,
354 Main St.,  PEORIA, ILL.
48-50Lake St., Chicago; 114 Water St., Cleveland

BORDEN, 8EIXECE & CO., Agfa».,

The  Trials of a Retailer.

W ritten fo r Th e Tradesman.

There is no class of  business  men who 
have  the  trials  that  a  retail  merchant 
does.  The first one that  we  will  notice 
is the long  hours he is obliged to give to 
his business to be a successful  merchant 
to-day. 
It seems to be the general opin­
ion  that  he  must  be  at  the  store  at 5 
o’clock in the morning and stay there un­
til 10 o’clock at night, and  when  he gets 
home  his  children  hardly  know  him. 
His wife hardly knows  whether it is her 
husband or some other woman’s husband.
Then  comes  the  credit  system which 
we have and  w hich  is  the  curse of  our 
business.  It makes no difference whether 
you  want  to do a credit  business or not; 
if you  want  to  do  any business,  Tom, 
Dick  and  Harry  say  to  you,  “If  you 
want my trade, you must give me credit.” 
And when  you  ask  them  for  your pay, 
they will tell  you if  you cannot wait un­
til they get ready to pay you they will do 
their trading somewhere else.

Then,  the  peddler  starts out with his 
cheap trash and  goes to  your  customers 
and sells them at from ten to  twenty per 
cent, more than  you  would ask them  for 
a better class of goods.

Then conies  your friend next door who 
pays six cents a pound for sugar and sells 
it for  five  and a half  cents a pound, and 
so  on  through  the long list of merchan­
dise.

Now  comes  the  Michigan  Wholesale 
(irocers’ Association with  an  announce­
ment to  the  retail  trade,  saying  among 
other things that the retailer will have to 
pay the  jobber  for  boxing  and cartage. 
No doubt those of  us  who  live on a rail­
road  that  does  its  own  carting, taking 
goods  at  the  jobbers’ own  door  at  the 
same  rate  as  others  do  at  their ware­
houses,  will have to pay cartage  just the 
same.
Now, let us look at this subject for one 
minute.  You  go  into  a  jobbing  house 
and  purchase a bill  of  goods,  and  then j 
you must pay for the boxes to pack  them 
in and then pay the cartage to the depot, 
the freight to  your town, cartage to your 
store, and then  you must put them up in 
packages and take  them to  j our custom­
ers’  residences.  How  long  would a re­
tailer keep his trade if  he should make a 
charge at the  bottom  of  his bill for box­
ing and cartage ?  But it is all right—the 
retailer  can  stand  all  of  this,  but  the 
jobber  cannot  stand  his  share  of  it. 
What  do  you  think  about  it,  brother 
retailers? 

O n e   o f  t h e   B o y s.

Creditors Getting Their Rights.

As  stated  in  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   last 
week,  most  attempts  to  annul  chattel 
mortgages  result  disastrously,  even  in 
the  most  disreputable cases.  The Alle­
gan Circuit Court witnessed an exception 
to  the  general  rule,  a  couple  of  weeks 
ago,  and  last  week  the  Eaton  Circuit 
Court  set  aside  another  mortgage,  the 
particulars of  which are  thus  given  by 
the Charlotte Republican:
The  case of  Alfred  Hare against J. P. 
Perkins,  sheriff,  closed  last  wreek. by  a 
verdict for the defendant.  The case was 
of  more  than  ordinary interest, for  the 
reason  that it involved the good  faith  of 
Lundy  F.  Mikesell  in  the  sale  of  his 
goods  to  Hare. 
It  appears  that  some 
time  after  the  sale  to  Henry  C.  Hare, 
Hinchman  & Sons, of  Detroit, who  were 
creditors  of  Mikesell,  brought  suit  in 
attachment and attached the goods which 
Mikesell  had  sold to Hare, as being  the 
goods of Mikesell.  Alfred Hare, brother 
of Henry C., who claimed to have  loaned 
money to  Henry C., to aid in  purchasing 
the  goods, and who  took a chattel  mort­
gage on the  goods to secure him for such 
loan, brought this suit against the sheriff 
for  the value of  the  goods.  The  case 
lasted three days and was hotly contested 
on both  sides.  The  jury were  out nine­
teen  hours  and  returned  a  verdict  as 
above  which  w as in  effect  that the  sale 
of Mikesell was not bona fide.  This, we 
think, is the  first case  tried in  this  Cir­
cuit  where the  creditors have  been able 
to  establish their  claims in  cases of  this 
kind.

Another New  Swindle.

The newspapers have  exposed the  Bo­
hemian  oats  swindle, which was a swin­
dle  on  men.  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   has an­
other oats swindle to  chronicle,  which is 
a swindle on horses. 
It is  in the manu­
facture of  “corn and  oats  chop,”  and is 
done  by  grinding  corn  with  pure  oat 
hulls from which the  grain  has been ex­
tracted.  Car-loads  of 
this  worthless 
stuff  is shipped to  the  leading  mills  in 
the  country, ground  up  with  corn  and 
sold  for  corn  and  oats  chop, making a 
feed which  has  not a particle of  oats in 
it.  The  millers  say  there  is a demand 
for it from  dealers  and they simply sup­
ply the demand.  The hulls are brought 
from the oatmeal  establishments,  where 
they are  probably bought  for a nominal 
sum.  They are probably7 not injurious to 
the  animal,  but  when  a  horse  owner 
wants  to  feed  oats  and  corn  chop,  he 
ought not to be swindled  with  oat  hulls 
and corn.

Morris  H.  Treusch  &  Bro. are  direct 
importers  of  Havana  and  Key  West 
cigars, 46 Ottawa street.

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

Apples—In poor demand at $1.25@$1.75 per bbl. 
Beans—Handlers are paying about $1.25 for u n ­
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 grown 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@17c 
per lb.
Onions—Buyers pay 18@.20c for good stock, and 
hold at  25@30c per bn.
Pop Corn—254c per lb.
Pork—Hogs bring 5*4@554c on  the  streets  and 
sell for 5?i@6c from jobbers’ hands.
Potatoes—Buyers pay 15c per bu.,  and  are  not 
anxious to purchase, even at that price. 
Squash—Out of market.
Sweet  Potatoes—Kiln-dried  Jerseys,  $3.25  per 
Turnips—25e per bu.

obi.

PR O V ISIO N S

 

 

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

quotes as follow s:
Mess,  new................................... 
12  75
Short cut Morgan...............................................  13  50
Extra clear pig, short  c u t...............................   14  50
Extra clear,  heavy............................................  14  50
Clear quill, short c u t........................................  14  50
Boston clear, short c u t....................................   14 50
Clear back, short c u t........................................   14 50
Standard clear, short cut, best.......................  14  50
Hams, average 20 lb s...........................................   9%
16 lb s............................................ 1054
12 to 14 lbs...................................10%

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

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Shoulders...............................................................7%
b oneless............................................  8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................................10
Dried Beef, ex tra....................................... t ....... 7
ham prices........................................  9
Long Clears, heavy...............................................  7
Briskets,  medium.................................................  7^

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

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lard—Kettle Rendered.

lard—Compound.

T ierces....................................................................  8?j
Tubs.........................................................................   814
501b.  T ins..............................................................
Tierces.....................................................................   7M
30 and 50 lb. T u b s.................................................  7*j
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case................................. 
 
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case..............................  
 
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case...................................1...  7?;
201b. Pails, 4 in a case..........................................  7lA
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BEEF  IN  BARBELS.

E xtra Mess, w arranted 200  lbs........................   6  7i
Extra Mess, Chicago packing..........................  7 00
P late......................................................................... 7 25
Extra Plate............................................................. 775
Boneless, rump butts.........................................   9 25
“  »4 bbl................................  5 50

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sausage—F resh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage............................................................7
Ham Sausage.......................................................... 12
Tongue Sausage................................................ 
 
Frankfort  Sausage...............................................  8
Blood Sausage........................................................  55
514
Bologna, straight.......................................
Bologna,  th ick ............................................
Head Cheese................................................
In h alf barrels..
In quarter  barrels.

FEET.

FIG;

In h alf  barrels__
In quarter barrels. 
In  k its.....................

.3 50 
.2 00
.3 00 
.1 
.  85

F R E S H   M EATS. 

Swift and Company quote as follow!

77 

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Beef, carcass......................................

....  4*4@  5*4
hindquarters.......................... —   554© 654
fore 

4
Hogs...................................................... ----57¿@ 6
@ 8
Pork  loins............................................
@ 654
shoulders...................................
@ 5
B ologna...............................................
Frankfort  sausage............................
@ 8 54
Blood, liver and head sausage.......
----  @ 5
M utton.................................................

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OYSTERS and FISH. 
F. J.  Dettentlialer quotes as follow;

OYSTERS  IN CANS.

@16
Standards.................................................
@18
A nchors....................................................
Fairliaveu Counts......................................   @35
S tandards.............................................................  1  00
Selects....................................................................  1  40
C lam s.....................................................................  1  25

OYSTERS IN BULK.

FRESH  FISH.

W hitefish......................................................  @754
T rout.............................................................  @ 754
Ciscoes..........................................................  @  4
Finnan lladdies.........................................   @   654
H alibut.........................................................   @15
H erring.........................................................  @ 4
Perch,  skinned...........................................  @c5

CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS. 

Putnam  & Brooks quote as follows:

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

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.................10

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Royal, 25 lb. p ails............................... ............   9
Extra, 25 lb.  pails...............................
.................10
2001b.  bbls...............................
9
nVi 
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails..
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases..............
.10 
-  954 
Broken, 40 lb. Bask.................
2001b. bbls.................
.  9
fancy—In  5 lb.

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Lemon Drops...................
Sour D rops.......................
Peppermint Drops...........
Chocolate Drops..............
H. M. Chocolate  D rops..
Gum Drops.......................
Licorice Drops..................
A. B. Licorice  Drops__
Lozenges, plain................
printed..........
Im perials..........................
Mottoes..............................
Cream B ar........................
Molasses  B ar...................
Caram els........................ .
Hand Made  Creams.......
Plain Creams...................
Decorated Creams..........
String  Rock.....................
Burnt Almonds................
W intergreen  Berries—

...13 
...14 
...14 
.. .15 
...18 
...10 
...18 
. ..12 
...14 
...15 
...14 
...15 
...13 
...13 
...19 
...19 
...16 
...20 
...14 
. ..22 
...14

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

Lozenges, plain, In  pails..................................... 12
11

printed, in pails...................................12*4
in  bbls....................................11*4
Chocolate Drops, lift pails............................... .  12
Gum Drops, in pails.........................................      6  '
in  bbls...............................................  5
Moss Drops, in pails..............................................10
in b b ls..................... .............:..........  9
Sour Drops, in pails............................................. 11
Imperials, in pails.................................................1154
in b b ls...................................................1054

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FRUITS.
Oranges, C alifornia................
Messina  200s..........
220s..........
300s..........

. .3  25@3 40 
@3 00 
@3 00 
@3 00 
@3 00
Lemons, choice...........................................3 00@3 25
fa n c y ................... ........................3 25@3  50
Figs, layers, new ........................................  10@15
@ 6
Bags, 50 lb ............
................  @4%
Dates, frails, 50 lb ..............
V frails, 50  lb .........
.....................   ©  5*4
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Fard, 10-lb.  box___
................  8 ©
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Persian, 50-lb.  box.
....................... 6  @754
NUTS.

50-lb.  “ 

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Almonds,  Tarragona................................  @17
Ivaca.........................................  @15
C alifornia................................  14.7/,16
Brazils............................................................. 7  @ 754
@11
Filberts,  Sicily................. 
W alnuts, Grenoble.  .................................   @1254
F rench........................................  @1054
Pecans, Texas, H. P .............. 
Cocoanuts, per 100...................................... 4 25@4 50
C hestnuts....................................................   @2 00

8  @12

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PEANUTS.

Peacocks........................ 
@854
S torks..................................................................  @7%
Y a c h t.................................................................   @654

 

 

CREAM TARTAR.

Strictly  pure................... I.. 
Grocers’ ............................ . 

 

im ported.

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FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

dried fruits—Domestic.
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dried  fruits—Foreign.
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Apples, sun-dried........  4  @454
evaporated___ 6  @  654
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Apricots, 
Blackberries “ 
Nectarines  “ 
Peaches 
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Plums 
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Raspberries  “ 
 
Citron, in  drum ...........  @23
in boxes...........  @25
Currants........................   @ 5
13
Lemon  Peel.................. 
Orange Peel.................. 
14
Prunes,  T urkey...........  @454
Im perial.........  @ 6
“ 
Raisins,  Valencias__ 754  @ 854
“ 
Ondaras..................... 854
“  Domestic Layers.. .2 40 
“  Loose Californias.. 1  65
Farina, 100  lb. kegs..............  04
Hominy,  per  bbl...................4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box__   60
@10 
Pearl  Barley................
@ 3 
Peas, green...................
@1  40 
“  split.......................
@ 3 
Sago,  German..............
@ 654 
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l ...
@ 654
Wheat,  cracked...........
@ 654 
Vermicelli,  im port....
@10 
dom estic...
@60
Lemon  Vanills 
90
35
1  to
2  25
2  25
3 25 
1  X)
1  60
2  75 
4 00 
4 50 
6 00 
1  60 
2 50 
4 25 
7 50
8 50
15  00
-SALT.
@  554 
@  754 
1154
1  50 
10  00 
@  70 
28 
9  50 
1  45 
1  35 
@4 75 
.  78 
.6  00 
.1  15 
.  90 
.2  50

Jennings’ 
2 oz. Panel, doz.
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6 oz. 
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No.  8,  “ 
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No.10,  “
No.  4, Taper,  *
54 pt,  Round, ‘
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FISH
Cod, w hole__
“  boneless...................
H a lib u t............................
Herring,  round, 54 b b l..
“  U  bbl..
Holland,  bbls..
Holland, kegs..
Mack,  sh’s, No. 1,54  bbl.
“  12  lb kit
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Trout,  54  bbls..............
“  10  lb.  k its............
White,  No. 1 ,3-4 bbls__
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121b. kits.
101b. kits.
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Family,  54  bbls..
k its.........
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GUN  POWDER.
K e g s..........................
Half  kegs........................
LAMP WICKS.
No. 0..................................
NO. 1...................................
No. 2..................................
Pure................................
Calabria.........................
Sicily..............................
MINCE M^EAT
B uckets........................ __
H alf bbls.....................
----  6 *
MOLASSES.
Black  Strap..................
...16@17
Cuba Baking....................... 22@25
Porto  Rico...........................24@35
New Orleans, good.............25@30
choice......... 33@40
fancy...........45@48

.......  30
Ü ; ; ; 
is

Scaled.......

5 25 
.2  88

LICORICE.

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

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

ROLLED OATS.

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RICE.

.1  60 
75 
.  40

.5  50

..654-5*i®

SAPOLIO.
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Michigan  T est.......................  9
W ater W hite...........................10
PICKLES.
M edium.....................
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54 b b l............
Small,  bbl..............
“  54  bbl................
PIPES.
Clay, No.  216..............
“  T. D. full count.
Cob. No.  3...................
Carolina h ead............
“  No.  1..............
“  No. 2 ..............
“  No. 3..............
J a p a n ..........................
SALERATUS.
DeLand’s,  p ure.........
CJLarch’s, Cap  Sheaf.
Dwight’s ...................
Taylor’s ..................
SALT
Common Fine per bbl__
...  89 
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks. 
...  25 
28 pocket.......................
... 2  05
60 
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2  15
100 
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... 2  25
Ashton bn. b a g s .............. ...  75
.............. ...  75
Higgins  “ 
Warsaw “ 
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...  37
SAL  SODA.
Kegs....................................
154
Granulated,  boxes.........
...  IK
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in b o x ... ..  2 35
Hand, 
2 35
Silver Thread, 30 g al....... ... 3  50
40  “  ....... ...4  50
SEEDS.
Mixed b ird ...........
...  454
Caraway...................
...10
Canary .............................
...  4
Hemp........................
...  454
Anise................................... •  ■  854
R ap e................................... •••  4*4
M ustard.................
-  71/«
8NUFF.
Scotch, in  bladders......... ...37
Maccabov, in ja rs............ ...35
French Rappee, in  J a r s .. .. .43
Dingman,  100  bars........... ...4 00
Don’t  Ariti-W ashboard.. ...4  75
J a x o n ...............................
...3   75
Queen  A nne................
...3  85
German fam ily.................. ...2   40
Big B argain....................... .-.1  87
B oxes..........
.. .. o ^ 
Kegs, E nglish...................
...A %
s p ic e s—Whole.
Allspice..............................
..10
Cassia, China in m ats__
Batavia in b u n d . ...1 1
Saigon in  rolls... ...42
Cloves,  Amboyna............
...30
Zanzibar..............
...24
Mace  B atavia................... .. .70
Nutmegs, fancy................
No.  1................... ...70
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No.  2................... ...65
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w hite.. ...28
shot..................... ...21
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spices—Ground- -In Bulk.
A llspice....................................15
Cassia,  B atavia......................20
and  Saigon.25
Saigon......................42
Cloves,  Amboyna..................35
Zanzibar...................28
Ginger, A frican.....................1254
Cochin...................... 15
Jam a ic a ................... 18
Mace  B atavia......................... 80
M ustard,  E nglish...............   .22
and T rie..®
Trieste......................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ......................70
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 22
w hite.......30
Cayenne................... 25

Pepper, Singapore, black. ...1854

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

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Cut  L oaf.......................  @  854
C ubes............................  @ 7%
Pow dered.....................  @754
Granulated,H. & E.’s..  7?*@ 754
F ran k lin ..  @ 7%
Lakeside..  @ 7%
Knight’s...  @ 7%
Confectionery  A .........  @ 754
Standard A...................   @6 81
No. 1, W hite Extra C..  6‘4@ 5%
No. 2 E xtra  C..............  @ 6%
No. 3 C, golden............   @654
No. 4 C, d ark ................  @ 6
No. 5  C..........................   @  5%

 

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54 lb. 
54lb. 
lib . 
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Acme, 54 lb. cans, 3 doz__  

bluing. 
54 p t.............   7 
1 p t..............   10 
8-oz paper bot 

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54 lb. 
lib . 
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54 lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
54 lb.  “  2 
1 lb.  “  1 
bulk............................ 
Red Star, 54 lb. cans, 12 doz 
54 lb.  “ .  6  “ 
1 lb 
BATH BRICK.

45
Arctic, 54 lb. cans, 6  d o z... 
75
“  4  “  ... 
“  2  “  ...  1  40
“  2  “  . . . 2   40
“  1  “  ...12  00
Absolute, 54 lb. cans, 100s..11  75
50s..10 00
50s..18 75
Telfer’s,  54 lb. cans, 6doz.  2  70 
3 “  .  2 55
1 “  .  1 50
75
“ ....  1  50
*• ....  3 00
20
45 
85
4  “  1  50
English, 2 doz. in case....... 
80
Bristol,  2  •* 
75
....... 
American. 2 doz. in case... 
65
Gross
Arctic Liq,  4-oz...................  3 60
“ 
00
“ 
80
7 20
“ 
Pepper  Box  No.  2  3 00
4  4 00
5  900
No. 2 H url..............................  2 00
No. 1  “ 
2  25
No. 2 Carpet............................-2 50
No. 1 
“ 
..................:....  2 75
Parlor Gem.............................. 3 00
Common W hisk................... 
90
Fancy 
...................   1  00
M ill.........................................  3 50
W arehouse...............................3 00
Kings 100 lb. cases.................5 00
80  lb. cases...................4 25
Dairy, solid packed............ 
13
77<
rolls............................ 
14
15
Creamery7, solid packed__  
16
... 
7*(
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................  1054
954
Star,  40 
Paraffine................................ 
<2
W icking.................................  
25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck.........1 25
Clam Chowder, 3 lb ............... 2 50
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stan d ___ 1 00
....1 6 0
“ 
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic..............1 50
2  lb.  “ 
“ 
............ 2 65
lib .  Star..................190
“ 
2  lb.  Star................. 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
21b. 
“ 
“ 
.......3  10
1 lb.  Sacram ento... 1  70
“ 
2 lb. 
.. .2 75
“ 
“ 
5
“ 
54s.........©  8
“ 
“  Mustard 54s..........  @ 8
“ 
imported  54s ........ 10@11
“ 
spiced,  54s............10@12
CANNED GOODS—Fruits.

Trout, 3 Id. 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 ............................. 100
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

ro lls__  
CANDLES.
“ 

Sardines, domestic  54s......... 

Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.

21b.  “ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

. 

 

 

 

9

CANNED VEGETABLES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

CHEESE.

Com, Archer’s Trophy.........

Asparagus, Oyster B ay...........1 80
Beans, Lima,  stan d ................1 00
“  Green  Lim as__   @1  10
“ 
String...................   @ 95
“  Stringlesg,  E rie...........  90
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  45
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  10
“ 
“ 
“ 
Early  G o ld ...l  10
Peas, F rench............................1 25
“ 
extram arro fat...  @110
soaked...........................   70
“ 
“  June, stan d ........1  j0@1  50
“ 
“  sifted....................... 1 55
“  French, extra  fine...  14 00
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___110
B enH ar.................1  10
stand  b r.... 1  05@1  10
M ichigan Full Cream  1254@13 
Sap  Sago.......................  16@17
CHOCOLATE.
Runkel Bros.’ Vienna sweet  22
“  Premium.........  33
“  Hom-Cocoa...  37
“  B reakfast___   48

CHICORY.

CHEWING  GUM.
200 

coffee—Green.

Rubber, 100 lumps..................25
35
Spruce...................................... 30
B ulk.........................................   6
R ed...........................................   754
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.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“  

“  

 

coffees—Package.

100 lbs
L ion.......................................... 24*4
“  in cab in ets..................... 2454
Dilworth’s ............................... 2454
Magnolia.................................24
30 lbs  60 lbs
Acme......... 23J4  8354  23%
G erm an................................... 2454
b in s ___. . . : .............24?4
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX..........24*4
Honey  B ee............................. 26
T iger........................................21
Nox  All  .................................25
O  B ..........................................24
Valley City............................ 
75
F elix ........................................   1  10

COFFEE EXTRACT.

“ 

Cotton,  40 f t .......... per doz.  1  25
1  50
1  60
2  00
2  25
1  00
115

CLOTHES  LINES.
50 f t ............  
“ 
60 f t ............ 
“ 
“ 
70 f t ............ 
80 f t ............ 
“ 
60 f t ............ 
“ 
7 2 f f .......... 
“ 
CONDENSED MILK.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Ju te 
“ 

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

CRACKERS.
“ 

 

Kenosha B utter.....................  8
654
Seymour 
B utter.........................................654
“  family............................  654
“  b iscu it..........................   7
Boston.......................................  8
City Soda................................... 8
Soda..........................................  654
S. O yster.................................   654
City Oyster, XXX...................   654
P icnic............ , .......................  654

Wholesale P rice  Current.

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

pay promptly and buy in full packages.

RAKING  POWDER.

38 !
24

SYRUPS.

X

“ 

Corn,  barrels.....................
one-half  barrels...
Pure  Sugar, bbl................
“ 
h alf b arrel...
@20

SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps...............9
6
Sugar  Creams............. 9
14
Frosted  Creams...........
14
10
Graham  Crackers.......
22
Oatmeal  Crackers.......
tob a cc os—Plug,
C lim ax............................
Corner Stone..................
Double  Pedro................
Peach  P ie.......................
Wedding  Cake,  b lk __
Something  Good..........
“Tobacco” .....................

TEAS.

ja p a n —Regular.
F a ir ................................ 12
G ood..............................
Choice.......................   ..24
Choicest......................... 30

@80
@22
25@36
27@38
XXX
854
954
954
9

39@41 
.3» 
.40 
.40 
.40 
.40 
.40

@15

@33

SUN CURED.

OOLONG.

IMPERIAL.

@1»
@80
@26-

GUNPOWDER.

YOUNG HYSON.

F a ir ................................ 12
G ood.............................. j6
Choice............................ 24
Choicest......................... 30
BASKET  PIRED.
F a ir ................................ 
....
@80
Choice............................  @25.
Choicest.........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40 
Common to  fa ir........... 25
@35
Extra fine to finest___50
Choicest fancy...........  75
Common to  fa ir..........20  @35
Superior to fine..............40  @50
Common to  fa ir............ 18  @26
Superior to  fine............ 30  @40
Common to  fa ir............ 25  @30
Superior to  fine............30  @50
Fine to choicest............ 55  @65
ENGLISH BREAKFAST.
................................25  @30
Choice............................. 30  @s&
®est - - ..............................55  @65
Tea  D ust........................  8  ©10
Sweet Pippin..........
Five ana  Seven__
H iaw atha................
Sweet  Cuba...........
Petoskey Chief__
Sweet Russet..........
T h istle...................
Florida................'
Rose  Leaf.......... ’ .'
Red Domino..........
Swamp A ngel.......
$  2, per  hundred..................  2 50
$  5,  “ 
q iy\
......... 
*20  “ 
••••••••••"•  4 00
9»U, 
............  
5  00«
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over.......
...  5 
per  cent
500  “
...10 
1000  “
...20
VINEGAR.
30 g r........................ .
40 g r.....................
50 g r.....................

t r a d e s m a n  c r e d it  c o u po n s

t o b a cc o s—Fine Cut.

0
.........10
ti

“ 
“ 
‘ 

$1 for barrel.

MISCELLANEOUS.

PAPER.

Cocoa Shells,  b u lk ..............
4S.
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails.............. 
Sa&e............................. ; 
jg
P A P E R ,  W O O D E N  W A R E .
Curtiss  &  Co,  quote  as- 
1 a

follows:
S tra w .............................. 
“  Light  W eight.
S u g a r.........................
Rag  S u g a r..............’
H ardw are..................
B akers.......................
Dry  Goods........ !...
Ju te  M anilla.............................g
Red  Express, No. l!
No. 2.................4

254 
A 2

“ 

t w in e s .
48 Cotton.....................
Cotton, No. 2.........
“  3..............
Sea  Island, assorted.
No. 5 H em p ...............
No. 8 B ................
W ool............................

WOODENWARE.
Tubs, No. 1.....................

‘ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
u 

‘ 
“ 
» 

splint 

„   S°- 3............................   6  75
160
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
go
Bowls, 11 inch......................   j  oq
................... .!  1  S25
....... ...............3 00

J5 
assorted, 17s and  17s 2 50 
«  
l 58*178 “ d 19s  2 75
. 
“ 
Baskets, m arket....................  40
b n sb el................1  <50
. “  w ith covers  1  90
willow cl’ths, No.l  5 50 
“  No.2 6 00 
“  No.3  7 00
“  No.l  3 50
“   No.2 4 25
“  No.3  5  OO
G R A IN S  a n d   FEED .STU FFS
98
W h ite ............
Red.......................;;;;;;
98
Straight, in  sacks.......
5  20
“  barrels....
5  40
“  sacks.......
Patent 
6  20 
“  barrels....
6  40-
B olted............................
2  50
G ranulated...................
3 00
MILLSTUFFS.
Bran................................
14  OO
Ships...........................
15 50 
Screenings ...................
14  00 
M iddlings.....................
17 00 
Mixed  F eed.................
17 75
Small  lots.....................
36
Car 
................... !
35
Small  lots.....................
Car 

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

WHEAT.

FLOUR.

MEAL.

CORN.

OATS.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

RYE.

No. 1, per 100 lb s ___
BARLEY.
NO. 1............................
No. 2.........................
HAY.
N o .l.. 
No. 2..

! OO
1  30 
1  10
14  OO 
13  OO
H ID E S ,  P E L T S   a n d   FU R S.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol- 
lows:

HIDES.

 

 

“ 

Part  Cured...................  
(Fh  4u;
M  
454©  554
Dry-:--.....................  5  @6
Dry  K ip s ......................   5  @ 6
Calfskins,  green.........3  @  4
Deacon skins................. 10  @20

cured.........  454@ 554

“ 

54 off for No. 2.

PELTS.

Shearlings.....................
Estimated wool, per B>

FURS.

M in k .............................
Coon...............................
S kunk............................
M uskrat........................
Fox, red........................
“  cross.....................
“  grey.......................
Cat, house.....................
“  w ild.......................
F ish er............."..............
L ynx..............................
M artin,  d ark ................
pale..................
O tte r..............................
W olf...............................
B ear................................
B eaver...........................
Badger’..........................
Deerskins, per lb.........
MISCELLANEOUS
Tallow;..........................
Grease  b u tte r..............
Sw itches.......................
Ginseng.........................

“ 

10  @30 
80  @28

5@1  OO 
5©1  10 
5@1  20 
1@  25 
5@1  50 
50@5  OO 
5@1  00 
5©  25 
5@  50 
1  00@6  00 
50@5  00 
25@4  00 
10@1  50 
50@9  75 
50@4  00 
50@30 00 
50@8  00 
5@1 00 
5@  40

354©  4 
5  @ 854 
2  © 254 
Î  00@2  10

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C o m p la in  t s
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
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is edaimed,  making  it one of the 
ve/y best selling articles handled.

House.

Place your.order uitb 

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PROPRIETORS,

DETROIT,  -  MICH.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.

WHOLESALE  AGENTS,

GRAND RAPIDS, 

- 

MICH.

WHITE  LEAD 

;& COLOR WORKS 

DETROIT,

manufacturers of

LATEST
ARTISTIC
SHADES

FOR
Interior

EXTERIOR
DECORATION 
F. J. WURZBURS7wholesale Agent,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

StockFood

GIVES  UNIVERSAL  SATISFACTION  FOR

Horses,  Cattle,  Hogs,  Sheep, 
Colts,  Calves,  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.  Speeial  directions  for  building up a 
large trade w ith 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 aU 
kinds of stock.  The  facts  contained  in   these 
circulars  are  worth  many  dollars  to  every 
enterprising 
farm er  or  stockman.  Send  to 
jobbers  for  their  special  circular  “TO  THE 
TRADE,” for full inform ation 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  tu rn ­
ing your money every thirty or  sixty  days, at 71 
per cent, profit.

MANUFACTURERS :

The  German  Medicine  Company,

Minneapolis, Minn.

FOR  SALE  TO  THE  TRADE  BY

Hazeltine & Perkins D rug  Co.,  Wholesale Drug­
gists;  Hawkins  &  Perry,  W holesale  Grocers, 
Grand  Rapids;  McCausland  &  C'o.,  Wholesale 
Grocers, E. Saginaw;  W. J. Gould & Co., Whole 
sale  Grocers,  D etroit;  B.  Desenberg  &  Co., 
Wholesale Grocers, Kalamazoo.

Drugs 0  M edicines.

State  Board  of Pharmacy*

One Y ear—-O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor.
Two Year»—Geo. McDonald. K&l&masoo.
Three Y ears—Stanley E. P ark ill, Owosso.
F oot  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Five Y ears—Jam es V ernor, D etroit.
P resident—Geo. McDonald 
S ecretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next M eeting—At th e lecture room  of H artm an s  Hall, 
G rand R apids, Tuesday and W ednesday, M arch 5 and 6.
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical Ass’ll. 

P resident—Geo. Gundrum , Ionia.
F irst V ice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, L ansing.
Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles.
T h ird  V ice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
S ecretary —H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
T reasu rer—W m Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Com mittee—A. H. Lym an,  M anistee;  A. Bas 
sett,  D etroit; F. J.  W urzburg,  G rand R apids;  W.  A. 
H all, Greenville;  E. T.  W ebb, Jackson.

¡Local Secretary—A. Bassett, D etroit.

Grand  Rapida Pharmaceutical Society. 
P resid en t. J. W. H ayw ard,  S ecretary, F ran k  H. Escott.
President, J.  W. Caldwell.  S ecretary, B. W. P atterson.

D e t r o i t   Pharmaceutical  Society 

M u s k e g o n   D r u g   Clerks’  Association. 
P resident. Geo.  L.  LeFevre.  Secretary, J. W . H oyt.
A TRAGEDY IN  SIX LETTERS. 

A
She looked into the druggist’s eyes—
This sweet Detroit m aid;
‘•Can you some castor oil disguise,
Sir, so it won’t taste?”  she said.

B

“ Of course I can, w ith greatest ease,”
“And whilst it’s being done, 6ay, please. 

Was the smiling clerk’s reply.
Will you our soda water try?”

The soda w ater charmed the miss,
So nicely was the syrup  mixed 
“ Thank you,” she gently said, “ for this; 
I’ll wait till you the oil have  fixed.”

D

Full twenty minutes passed  away,
“ See here, young man,” said she, “I say, 

He waiting oii others, well and  sick. 
I w ant that oil, and want it quick!”

E

“ My dear,” did the dapper clerk reply, 
•“ The oil you wished I put, on the sly,

His eye mischievously  w inking;
In the soda you just were  drinking!”

‘O Lord!”  she groaned,  with  deep-drawn  sigh, 
Her cheeks the hue of a lobster;
‘The oil was not for me—O, m y !—
’Twas for my baby sister!”
A Knife Which Cuts Both Ways.
The  New  York  correspondent  of  a 
Western  drug  journal  thus  refers to an 
abuse  which  is  as common in Michigan 
as in the East:
I do not know that our wholesale drug­
gists  fully realize the  fact, bnt there ex­
ists  here  among a majority of  our phar­
macists a steadily  increasing  feeling  of 
dissatisfaction  with  their  methods  of 
selling package merchandise.  The phar­
macist  believes  that  he  is  treated  un­
justly by those  who  should  do  most  to 
aid  him.  The  pharmacist  who  does  a 
small business believes that he should be 
enabled to purchase his goods at as low a 
figure—when  he  buys  unbroken  pack­
ages—as  heavier  buyers  pay.  The 
wholesalers  say  that  it  is  a recognized 
business principle that the heaviest buyer 
should be able to get the  lowest  figures, 
but there is much to be said on the other 
side,  and  the  weight  of  the  argument 
rests at present on the  side of  the  small 
dealer.  He says that the small pharma­
cists are largely in the majority, and that 
a  large  proportion  of  the  wholesalers’ 
support comes from the smaller  pharma­
cists. 
It is equally true that the grading 
of  prices to men  doing a business which 
is precisely  the  same  in  kind,  if  not in 
size,  has  given  rise  to that  trade  mon­
strosity  known  as  the  “cutter.”  The 
cutter  is  too  often a direct  creation  of 
the  wholesaler.  And  wholesalers  will 
find that  the cutter  cuts  both  ways.  A 
wholesaler must be phenomenally obtuse 
who cannot  perceive that any method of 
selling goods which diminishes the  pros­
perity  of  the  majority  in  favor  of  a 
chosen  few,  lessens  the  bulk  of  trade. 
A measure  recently proposed  here—the 
extending  of  the  “rebate  privilege”  to 
the  retailer—is  a very  poor  device. 
It 
appears  to  offer  relief,  but  does  not 
strike  at  the root of  the evil.  Why not 
do  business  in  such  a  way as to  make 
all  rebate  complications  unnecessary ? 
Pharmreists  will  never  take kindly to a 
plan  which  compels  them  to  pay  for 
goods before they see them.

Easier to  Preach than to Practice.
In  the  course  of  his  annual  address 
before the Michigan State Pharmaceutical 
Association,  held in this city in  October, 
1886, President Brown remarked:
Expressly  disclaiming,  now,»  any 
thought of  criticising  our  most  faithful 
Secretary, I must say that I think it very 
important  that  our  proceedings  should 
be gotten  out  more  promptly. 
Interest 
in  the  appearance  of  the  volume  has 
greatly diminished by the  time  it  is  is­
sued.
President  Brown  is  now  Secretary 
Brown, having  been  elected  to that po­
sition at the meeting  held at Detroit  last 
September.  Singular  as it may seem,  in 
the light of  the  above criticism, the pro­
ceedings for last  year  have not  yet  been 
issued !  No  other  Secretary  has  taken 
more than five months to get  out  the re­
port.  Six months have elapsed since the 
last  convention  and  it will be at least a 
month before the pamphlet is issued.

The  old  adage  relative  to  the inhab­
itants of  glass  houses  seems  to  be  pe­
culiarly applicable in this case.

He  Was a Regular Customer.

“Who  is  that?”  bawled  the  druggist 
from  an  upstair  window,  having  been 
awakened  by  a  violent  pulling  at  his 
night-bell.
“I want ten cents’ worth of paregoric,” 
replied a voice  below.
“I want  you to understand that I don’t 
open  my  store  at  night  for  ten  cents’ 
worth  of  paregoric,  except  for  a  cus­
tomer.”

“But I’m a customer.”
“I don’t seem to know  you.”
“Gracious  goodness, I’m in  your store 
three  or  four  times  a week  to  look  at 
your directory!”

The  “ Progress  of Pharmacy.” 

“There is  a  pleasure  in  the  pathless 
woods,”  and  business  instinct  in  the 
drugs’  abodes, was the  unnatural  excla­
mation  called  forth  by the attempt of  a 
city pharmacist  last  week to sell a chest 
protector for cold feet.

Minor Drug Notes.

The  preservation  of  surgical  needles 
is best effected by keeping them in liquid 
potash  soap  contained  in  a  glass-stop­
pered vial.
The  following “ad.”  appeared  in  one 
of 
the  Cleveland  morning  papers: 
“Wanted, Reg. Drug  Clerk,  one  who is 
not  addicted to  either  alcohol,  tobacco, 
morphine  or  cocaine  habit.  Upon  dis­
covery,  prompt  dismissal  will  follow.” 
What  is  the  poor  drug  clerk  to  suffer 
next?
A sad-looking  man  went  into  a drug 
store and  asked the  druggist if  he could 
give  him  something  to  drive  from  his 
mind  thoughts  of  sorrow  and  bitter 
recollections.  The druggist nodded, and 
put  him  up  a  mixture  of  quinine  and 
wormwood and rhubarb aud epsom salts, 
with a dash of  castor  oil,  and  gave it to 
the  man, and  for  six  months  he  could 
not 
think  of  anything  except  new 
schemes  for  getting  the taste out of  his 
mouth.
The  fragrant  and  savory  nutmeg  is 
placed  on  the  list of  active  poisons by 
The  Hospital, of  London,  because a boy 
of eight  years,  after  eating  two  whole 
nutmegs, fell  into a comatose  state, and 
died within twelve  hours.  Likewise, we 
believe,  corncobs  should  be  branded as 
formidable toxic  agents.  Dr. Mulhattan 
reports  that a negro  child in Texas,  six 
weeks of  age, after  swallowing nineteen 
large  corncobs  whole, fell  into  convul­
sions and died  within  thirteen  minutes. 
Assuredly no druggist  should be allowed 
to  sell  corncobs  without  a  physician’s 
prescription.
A new  base  for  ointments  is  recom­
mended  by Percy Wells, by  heating  to­
gether  six  parts  of  goose  fat  with one 
part  of  cacao  butter. 
It  may  be  pre­
pared  either  plain  or  benzoated, keeps 
well and is said to possess  advantages as 
an  emollient  and  in  absorbability as  a 
vehicle.
Castor  oil,  one  ounce,  added  to  an 
ounce  of  glycerine  in  which  has  pre­
viously  been  incorporated  by  rubbing 
two  drops of  oil of  cinnamon,  produces 
a pleasant and palatable mixture.
Tincture of  iodine, according to a can­
didate  for  registration by the  Michigan 
Board  of  Pharmacy,  should  be  made 
from the fluid extract.
Some of the candidates for examination 
at  our  colleges  of  pharmacy  would  be 
pleased  at  the  institution  of  a  custom 
said  to  obtain  in  Brazil, where  the ex­
aminers  are  required to announce, some 
time before  the  examination,  the  ques­
tions  that  will be  submitted to the can­
didates.
Coffee  to  disguise  quinine  is  recom­
mended by F. E. Stewart, who  directs to 
“mix  the  dose,  large  or  small,  with a 
couple  of  tablespoonfuls  of  coffee  pre­
pared with milk  and  sugar  in the usual 
way,  and,  after  drinking  the  mixture, 
wash  it down  with  a  little  coffee  free 
from quinine.”

Almost  as Bad as  Druggists.

An exchange  says  that  here are some 
of  the questions  (and  answers  thereto) 
submitted by the Virginia State Board of 
Examiners  to  applicants  for  license to 
practice in that State—the  applicants in 
each  case  being  also  graduates in med­
icine :
Give  tests  for mercury.  Answer:  Do 
not remember.
Give  dose of  tarter  emetic.  Answer: 
Ten grains.
Give dose of  sulphate of  atropia.  An­
swer:  Hypodermically’,  ten  grains;  by 
mouth, sixty grains.
Give  dose  of  corrosive 
sublimate. 
Answer:  One grain.
How would  you treat placenta prsevia? 
Answer:  I don’t know what it is.
Give  dose  of  powdered  cantharides. 
Answer:  Forty grains.
What  is  the  source  of  iodine?  An­
swer:  It’s dug out of  the earth in blocks, 
like  iron.
Describe  dengue, or break-bone fever. 
Answer—by  four  applicants:  A  fever 
that comes on soon  after  the  bones  are 
broken.  By one  applicant:  The  patient 
should be cautioned against  moving, for 
fear the bones should break.
Describe the peritoneum.  Answer:  It 
is a  serious  membrane  lining  the  belly 
and  extending  into  the  chest, covering 
the heart and lungs.

Liability of Drug Clerks.

The  Minnesota  Supreme Court,  in the 
case of  Osborne  vs.  McMasters,  decided 
as follows:
“Where  a  statute  or  municipal  ordi­
nance  imposes  upon a person a duty de­
signed for the protection of  others, if  he 
neglects to perform the duty, he is liable 
to those for  whose  protection it was im­
posed  for  any damages  resulting  prox- 
imately  from  such  neglect,  and  of  the 
character which  the statute or ordinance 
was  designed  to  prevent.  Whether the 
act constituting  negligence  was such on 
common  law  principles or is made  such 
by  statute,  the  doctrine  of  agency  ap­
plies :  That the master is liable  for  the 
negligence  of  his  servant  committed in 
the  course  of  his  employment,  and re­
sulting in injury7 to  others.”
In this case the drug  clerk sold poison 
without  labeling  it  as  required by law. 
The  purchaser  drank  the  poison  and 
died.  The  decision is  in  contrast  with 
some other decisions in which it has been 
held that where  the  rules  of  the master 
are not complied with by the servant, the 
former is not liable for accidents.

A Remarkable Isle.

Scene:  Maguire’s  pharmacy 

(up­
stairs).  Mrs. M. discovered  hearing  her 
nine “olive  branches” say their  lessons.
Mrs.  M.—Very  good.  Now,  can  you 
tell me what  isle is most  remarkable for 
its great internal improvements, Johnnie?
Johnnie—Russia.  Oh,  no. 
Please,
ma, I didn’t learn that.
Little  Bernard,  aged  four  (from  the 
hearthrug, where  he  is  trying to choke 
the kitten with manna)—Mamie, I tan.

Mrs. M.—Well, my son,  tell me.
Bernard (triumphantly)—Daddy’s  E s­

ther ile, mamie.

Another  “ Druggist’s Mistake.”

The  Associated  Press  chronicles  the 

following:
A druggist’s  mistake  caused the death 
of  D. S.  Shull,  who  lived  near  Early, 
Iowa, Friday.  Shull  took a dose of  car­
bolic acid which had been put up as alco­
hol.

Education for Pharmacists.

into 

Without  going 

Deploring the  lack  of  opportunity  to 
learn the technicalities of our profession 
in  my  own  case,  1  have  given  much 
thought  t®  the  possibility  of  greater 
facilities for those  who  may  follow  my 
compeers and myself.
the  detail  of 
thought that first brought  up  the  possi­
bility of inducing the faculty  of  one  of 
our  State  colleges  to  add  a  course  in 
pharmacy  to  their  curriculum,  on  the 
one  hand,  and  an  itinerant  college  of 
pharmacy,  having a central station with 
all  the  appurtenances  of  a  first-class 
college of  pharmacy,  the  professors  of 
which should  have a circuit  of  four  or 
more  of  our larger towns,  in which they 
would  repeat  their  lectures,  thus  con­
veying to the student what he cannot  go 
for himself, on the other,  I  will  lay  be­
fore you a plan that I think gives promise 
of the most perfect institution that small 
cities can hope  for.
To carry out the idea,  I would found  a 
New England college of  pharmacy  in  a 
central city—Springfield,  for  instance— 
the power of  which  should  be  to  issue 
printed  lectures,  as  does  the  National 
Institute of Pharmacy, with  the  further 
demand that students  should  go  to  the 
college building  for  term  examinations 
and graduations, thus obviating the weak 
point of answer being  made  from  other 
sources  than  the  student’s  acquired 
knowledge.
I am free to admit that  such  a  course 
could not compensate the student for the 
loss of  knowledge that the student  of  a 
regular college of pharmacy gains by the 
demonstration of  his teacher,  but  claim 
it is so far superior to  any  facility  that 
1 know of now open to the great majority 
of  our young men, that it leaves little to 
be hoped for.
I would confer the degree of  Doctor of 
Pharmacy7  on  graduates  who  study  to 
elevate the profession in  the  estimation 
of the public.
I believe  it  beyond  doubt  that  there 
could be a class recruited from the  great 
number of pharmacists of  New  England 
that would assure the success of  such an 
institute from the start.  The  time  may 
not be ripe for such  a  departure,  but  I 
think it is, and  when  a  few  gentlemen 
are willing to take it up  1  shall  not  be 
found wanting with  my  mite  of  energy 
and funds.
I hope the idea  will  claim  more  than 
passing  attention  from  you. 
Surely 
something must soon be done to  aid  our 
associates in the acquisition  of  a  know­
ledge  the  standard  of  which  is  being 
raised more and more each year.  Already 
the well equipped drug clerk  is  hard  to 
find who is ready to fill a vacancy, owing, 
I believe,  to the fact that the  undigested 
knowledge  of  the  pharmacopoeia  and 
dispensatory, with perhaps an antiquated 
work on  chemistry,  is  thrust  into  the 
hands of  the young clerk,  with  the  in­
formation that all he has to know  to  get 
his license is  there,  and all he has to do 
is to get it  out.  When  you  think  what 
delving in the dry accumlation  of  detail 
within  the  covers  of  the  dispensatory 
you made  for  the  knowledge  to  whic h 
you have attained,  and then consider  all 
that would hardly  pull  you  through  an 
examination for a license, can  you  won­
der that young men a little less studious, 
but otherwise your  equals  and  perhaps 
your superiors, should come  to  the  con­
clusion after a few months that  the  pos­
sible pay of  a drug clerk is not sufficient 
inducement  for  them  to  devote  them­
selves to the study?  Right here is where 
pride  of  graduation  would  come  iu  to 
carry many of  them through that winter 
of discontent and induce them to become 
students of  our colleges, where they will 
find the  facts  that  go  to  make  up  the 
science of  pharmacy7 presented in such a 
different  light  that  they  may7  become 
filled with an enthusiasm  for  their  pro­
fession that will carry them on to attain­
ments that will be a credit to our colleges 
and perhaps the  age.

D. G.  S t o u g h t o n .

The Drug1 Market.

There  are  no  important  changes  to 
note.  Camphor  gum  is  firmer.  Gums 
shellac  are  lower  again. J  Balsam  co­
paiba  has  declined.  Blue  vitriol  is  ad­
vancing.  Quinine  is  dull.  Opium is  a 
trifle  lower.  Morphia  is  steady.  Oil 
sassafras  is tending upward  again.  Oii 
?assia is higher.  Oil peppermint is weak. 
Linseed  oil  has  advanced.  Castor  oil 
has advanced 4 cents per gallon.

Over  500  druggists  handle  Morris  H. 
Treusch  &  Bro.’s  cigars.  They  under- 
stynd the wants of the cigar trade.

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Wholesale P rice  C urrent•

Advanced—Gum Shellac, Blue Yitrol,  Linseed Oil.  Declined—Balsam Copabia.

A ceticum .....................
Benzoicum,  German..
Boracic 
.......................
C arbolicum .................
C itricum .......................
H ydrochlor..................
N itro cu m .....................
O xalicum .....................
Phosphorium  d ii.........
Salicylicum .................1
Sulphuricum ................
Tannicum ....................1
Tartaricum ...................

Aqua, 16  deg...............
;  “ 
18  deg...............
Carbonas  ...................
C hloridum ...................

8®   10 
80@1  00 
30
40®.  45 
55®  00 
3@  5
10®  12 
13®  14 
20
46® 1  80 
12£®  5 
40@1  00 
45®  50

3®  5 
4®  6 
11®  13 
12®  14

ANILINE.
B lack............................
B row n...........................
R ed.................................
Y ellow ..........................

2 00@2 25 
80@1  00 
.  45©  50 
.2  50@3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae  (po. 1  60..........
Ju n ip eru s...................
X anthoxylum ............
BALSAMUM.
Copaiba.........................
Pfkfll 
............................
Terabin, Canada  .......
T o lu tan .........................

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian..........
Cassiae  ..........................
Cinchona F la v a ...........
Euonymus  atropurp... 
Myrica  Cerifera, po —
Prunus V irgini..............
Quillaia,  grd ..................
Sassafras  .......................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12).
EXTRACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza  G labra...
“ 
Haematox, 15 lb. b o x ..
Is ................
“ 
“  %s...........
“ 
34»...........
FERRUM.

po.......

1  85@2 00 
8®  10 
.  25®  30

65®  70 
@1  30
50®  55 
45®  50

24®
33®11@
13®
14®
16®

@  15 
Carbonate Precip.........
®3  50 
Citrate and Q uinia....
@  80 
Citrate  Soluble............
@  50
Ferrocyanidum Sol —
Qnlnt  rhloririi* 
__
Solut  Chloride............ 
©   15
Sulphate,  com 'l...........  1)4®  2
pure..............  &   7

“ 

A rn ic a ..........................  14@  J®
A nthem is.....................  30®  35
Matricaria  ...................  3o@  35

FLORA.

FOLIA.

12

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

.....................   10®
nivelly........................  25®
“  A!x.  35®
and  )4s.......................  10@
8®

Salvia  officinalis,  )4s
U raU rsi........................

“ 

Gtnun.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

®
75@1
50®

Acacia  1st  picked—
2d 
....
3d 
....
sifted so rts...
p o ....................
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...
“  Cape,  (po.  20)...
“  Socotri,  (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, (%s, 14 )£s,
®
16).............................. 
=
A m m oniae...................   2ac®.
Assafcetida, 'po. 30)...  _ ®
Benzoinum 
................  50®
Camphor* 
................  35®
Euphorbiu 
po...........'  35®
Galbanum . 
 
@
Gamboge,  po................  80@
Guaiacum,  (po. 45)
Kino,  (po.  25).......
M astic...................
Myrrh,  (po.  45) —
.3 20@3 
Opii,  (pc. 4 75)----
25® 
Shellac  ..................
25®
“ 
bleached..
T rag acan th ..................  30®
herba—In ounce packages.

@ @ @1 @

 

20

36

60

5  50

95@1  00

A bsinthium ..............
E upatorium ..............
Lobelia.......................
M ajorum ...................
M entha  Piperita —
“   V ir..............
R ue..............................
Tanacetum, V ..........
Thymus,  V ................
MAGNESIA
5%:
Calcined, P a t............
20®
Carbonate,  Pat  .......
20®
Carbonate, K. &  M ..
35®
Carbonate,  JenningS
OLEUM.
.5 00®i 
A bsinthium ..............
.  45® 
Amygdalae, D ulc__
.7 25@
Amydalae, Amarae..
A n isi............................. 1  90@2
Auranti  Cortex..........   @2
Bergamii  .....................2  50@3
C ajiputi........................   90®1
C aryophylli..................  @1
C e d a r............................  35®
C henopodii..................  @1
Cinnamonii  ...
C itronella..................... 
®
Conium  Mac................  35®
Copaiba........................   90@1
Cubebae......................15’50@16
Exechthitos..................  90@1
E rig ero n ...................... 1  20@1
G aultheria...................2‘25@2
Geranium,  ounce.......  @
Gossipii,  Sem. g al.......  50®
Hedeoma  .....................1  15@1
Jun ip eri.........................  50@2
L avendula...................   90@2
L im onis........................1  50@1
M entha Piper...............2  50@3
M entha  V erid............. 3 00®3
Morrhuae, gal..............  80@:
My rcia, ounce..............  @
O live.............................1  00@2
Picis Liquida,  (gal. 35)  10®
R icin i........................... 1  00®1
Rosinarini.....................  75@1
Rosae,  ounce................  @<
Succini..........................   40®
S ab in a..........................   90@1
Santal  .......................... 3  50®'
Sassafras.......................  55®
Sinapis, ess, ounce—  
®
T iglii..............................  @1
T hym e..........................   40®
opt  .................   @
Theobromas.................   15®
Bi Carb..........................  15®  18
B ichrom ate..................  15®  16
Bromide........................   37®  40

POTASSIUM.

“ 

Carb..................................  12® 15
Chlorate,  (po. 20)...........  18® 20
C yanide...........................  50® 55
Iodide............................2  85® 3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  28®  30
Potassa, Bitart, com ...  © 1 5
Potass  Nitras, opt....... 
8®  10
Potass N itras................ 
9
7® 
P russiate.......................  25®  28
8ulphate  po....................  15® 18

A ntipyrin.................... 1  35® 1  40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  68
A rsenicum ...................  
5@  7
Balm Gilead  B ud.......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............. 2  15@2  25
Calcium chlor, Is,  ()4s
11;  34s,  12)................  @ 
9
Cantharides  Russian,
p o ...............................   @1  75
®   18
Capsici  Fructus, a f .. . 

RADIX.

A conitum .....................
A lthae............................
A n ch u sa.......................
Arum,  po.......................
Calamus.........................
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po.  55).......................
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__
Inula,  po.......................
Ipecac,  po .....................2
Iris  plox  (po. 20@22>..
Jalapa,  p r.....................
Maranta,  )4s................
Podophyllum, po.........
R hei................................
“  c u t........................
“  Pv..........................
Spigelia........................
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..
Serpentaria...................
Senega  ..........................
Similax, Officinalis,  H 
M
Scillae,  (po. 35)............
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  p o .......................
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30) 
G erm an...
Zingiber a .....................
Zingiber  j .....................

“ 

“ 

“ 

@

20®  25 
25®  30 
15®  20 
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 
@  25 
15®  20 
16®  15 
22®  25

SEMEN. 

.

4® 

Anisum,  (po.  20).........  @  15
Apium  (graveleons)..  10®  12
Bird, Is ..........................  
6
Carni, (po. 18)..............  12®  15
Cardam on.......................1  00®1 25
Corlandrum ................ 
10®  12
Cannabis Sativa...........3)4® 
4
Cvdonium.....................  75@1  00
Chenopodium  ............  10@  12
Dipterix Odorate.......... 1  75®1 85
Foeniculum .................. 
®   15
Foenugreek,  po........... 
8
6@ 
L in i................................4  ®  4)4
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4 ) ...  4)4@  4)4
Lobelia..........................   35®  40
Pharlaris C anarian__ 3)4@  4)4
5®  6
R a p a .............................. 
Sinapis,  A lbu.............. 
9
8® 
N igra............  11®  12

“ 

8PIRITU8.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Frum enti, W„ D.  Co..2 00®2 50
D. F. R ........1  75®2 00
1  10@1 50
 
Juniperis  Co. O. T ___ 1  75@1 75
...............1  75@3  50
« 
Saacharum  N.  E .......... 1  75®2 00
Spt.  Vini  G alli..............1  75@6 50
Vini O porto...................1  25@2 00
Vini  A lba.....................1  25@2 00

SPONGES.

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

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Accacia  .  .....................
Zipgiber  ...................
Ipecac............................
Ferri  Io d .......................
Auranti  Cortes............
Rhei  Arom...................
Similax  Officinalis__
Co
Senega ..........................
Scillae............................
Co.......................
T o lu tan ........................
Prunus  virg.................
TINCTURES.
Aconitum  N apellisR .
F.
Aloes..............................
and  m yrrh.........
A rn ic a ..........................
Asafoetida.....................
Atrope Belladonna__
Benzoin........................
Co...................
Sanguinaria.................
B arosm a.......................
C antharides.................
C apsicum .....................
Cardamon.....................
Co.................
C astor............................
C atechu........................
C in ch o n a.....................
Co.................
C olum ba......................
C onium ........................
Cubeba..........................
D ig italis.......................
E rgot..............................
G entian........................
Co.....................
G u aica..........................
ammon............
Z in g ib er......................
Hyoscyam us................
Iodine............................
Colorless..........
Ferri  Chloridum .........
K in o .............................
Lobelia..........................
M yrrh..........................
N ux  Vomica..............
O p ii..............................
“  Cam phorated.......
“  Deodor.................
Auranti Cortex..........
Q uassia.......................
Rhatany  .....................
R hei..............................
Cassia  A cutifol.........
Co__
S erpentaria................
Stram onium................
T o lu tan .......................
V a leria n .....................
Veratrum V eride.......

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

MISCELLANEOUS.
Æ ther, Spts  Nit, 3 F . .
%  28 
4 F ..  30®  32
A lum en........................   2)4®  3)4
(po.
7)................................. 
3®  4
Ann atto........................   55®  60
4®
Antimoni, p o ................ 
et Potass T.  55®  60

ground, 

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“ 

“ 

“ 

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“ 
“ 
“ 

cent  .............................. 

’ po. @
Caryophyllus,  (po.  28)
23®
Carmine,  No. 40...........
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......
50®
Cera  F lav a...................
28®
®@
C occus..........................
Cassia F ructus............
C entraria.......................
C etaceum .....................   @
C hloroform ..................  50®
squibbs..  @1  00
Chloral Hyd C rst.........1  50@1  75
C hondrus.....................   10®
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W  15®
German"  5®
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
©
Creasotum  .......................   @
Creta,  (bbl. 75)............  @
“  prep...................... 
5®
8®
“  precip................... 
“  R ubra...................  @
C rocus..........................   30®
Cudbear............................   @
Cupri Sulph.................. 
8®
D ex trin e.......................  10®
E ther Sulph..................  68®
Emery,  all  num bers..  @
po.....................  @
Ergota,  (po.)  45 ...........  40@
Flake  W hite................  12®
G alla..............................  @
Gambier......................... 
7®
Gelatin,  Cooper...........  @
French............   40®
“ 
Glassware  flint,  75 per cent, 
by box 66%, less
Glue,  B row n................ 
9®
“  W hite..................  13®
G lycerina.....................   22®
Grana Paradisi............  
®
H um ulus.......................  25®
Hydraag  Chlor  M ite..  ®
“  C o r__   @
Ox Rubrum   @
Am m oniati..  @1  05
U nguentum .  45®  55
H ydrargyrum ..............  @  65
Ichthyobolla,  Am .......1  25@1  50
Indigo.................................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl............4 00@4  10
Iodoform .......................  @5  15
L u p u lin ..............................  85®1 00
Lycopodium .......................  55® 60
M ac is...................................  80® 85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Io d ...................
Liquor Potass Arsinitis 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
134)..............................
Mannia,  S. F ................
Morphia,  S.  P. & W .. .2 55@2 80 
“  S. N. Y. Q. &
C. C o .......................... 2
Moschus  Canton.........
Myristica,  No. 1...........
N ux Vomica,  (po 20)..
Os.  Sepia.......................
Pepsin Saac, H.  & P. D.
C o ...............................
Picis  Liq, N.  C., )4 gal
doz  ............................
Picis Liq., q u a rts .......
p in ts ...........
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__
Pix  B urgun.................. 
_
Plumbi A c e t................  14®
Pulvis Ipecac et opii.. 1  10® 1  20
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz.......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv............   55®  60
8®  10
Q uassiae....................... 
Quinia,  S. P. & W .......  43®  48
S.  Germ an__   30®  40
Rubia  Tinctorum .......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactis p v ..  @ 3 5
Salacin.......................... 2 40@2  50
Sanguis  Draconis.......  40®  50
Santonine  ...................
@4 50 
‘  14
Sapo,  W ........................
“  M ..........................
10 
15 
“  G ..........................
Seidlitz  M ixture.........
28 
Sinapis..........................
18 
30
“  opt.....................
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V o es..........................
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
Soda Boras,  (po. 12).  .
Soda  et Potass T art...
Soda Carb.....................
Soda,  Bi-Carb..............
Soda,  A sh.....................
Soda, Sulphas..............
Spts. E ther C o ............
“  Myrcia  Dom.......
“  Myrcia  Im p.........
“ 
v ia l  Rect.  bbl.
2 21)............................
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.

il@   12 
33®  35 
2®  2% 
4®  5
3®  4@  2 
50®  55 
@2 00 
@2 50
@2  11
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........................  
7® 8
Gal
Bbl. 
Whale, w inter.
70
.  70 
Lard,  ex tra..................
90
.  86 
55
.  56 
Lard, No.  1..................
Linseed, pure raw __
62
.  59 
65
62
Lindseed,  b o ile d __
N eat’s  Foot,  w inter
strain ed ...................   50 
69
Spirits T urpentine__   54 
59
bbl.  lb.
Red  V enetian...............1%  2@3
Ochre, yellow  M ars__1%  2@4
“ 
B er.........1%  2@3
Putty,  commercial__ 2)4  2)4@3
“  strictly  pure.......2)4
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13@16
ican .............................. 
Vermilion,  E nglish__  
70@75
70@75
Green,  Peninsular....... 
Lead,  re d .......................  634@7J4
“  w h ite ..................  6%@7)4
©70
W hiting, white Span... 
W hiting,  Gilders’.........
White, Paris  American 
1  00 
W hiting,  Paris  Eng.
1  40
c liff................... ..........
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20® 1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
P a in ts........................1  00@1  20
No. 1 Turp  Coach.......1  10@1  20
E xtra T urp...................1  66®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

R oll................  2)4® 3

VARNISHES.

paints. 

“ 

“ 

“ 

VISITING BUYERS.

C Gregory, Fennville 
J  L Thomas,  Cannonsburg 
Gus Begm an, B auer 
Eli Runnels, Corning 
John B aker, Chauncey 
L Cook, B auer 
Geo H irschberg,  Bailey 
H Dalmon, Allendale 
L M W olf, Hudsonville 
John Farrow e,  So Blendon 
Morley Bros, C edar Springs 
D G H aight, D wights 
MatthewsktChapple.W Troy 
Felt & F elt,  Constantine 
B H Rose & Son, Sherm an 
W alling Bros.Lam ont 
H J  Fisher, H am ilton 
A Broughton. Manton 
H E Stover,  K alkaska 
J  C Benbow,  C annonsburg 
C F B raden, Lakeview 
J  N W ait, Hudsonville 
G H W albrink. Allendale 
E zra Brown, Englishville 
L E Norton, Hesperia 
Wm Black. Cedar Springs 
Sullivan L um ber Co,
Sullivan
Jo h n  Sm ith, Ada 
J   DenHerder&Son.Overisel 
John Bishop, M ontague 
John DeVries, Jam estow n 
8 E Bush. Lowell 
W  McWilliams, Conklin 
H Van Noord, Jam estow n

Brookings

H M eijering, Jam estow n 
Brookings L um ber Co,
Alba Lum ber Co, Alba 
K L Kinney, E nsley 
G Ten H oor,  F orest  Grove 
F  N Cornell,  Griswold 
A M Church, E nglishville 
S M Geary, Maple  Hill 
E S Botsford, D orr 
T J  Sheridan & Co,
Field Siding 
S H Ballard, S parta 
Fred Miller, Lake Odessa 
L Maier, Fishers Station 
W  B arker, Sand Lake 
John G unstra, Lam ont 
J  R aym ond. Berlin 
M H eyboer & Bro,  D renthe 
C V H ane. Remus 
Blood & Thomas,
E G Pipp, H ow ard City 
R Bredeweg. D renthe 
J  H M anning, A shland 
E H Foster, Fife Lake 
H Colby A Co , R ockford 
A Hyde, Sum m it C ity 
J C Scott, Lowell 
N O W ard. Stanwood 
J M Cloud, Cadillac 
A Lowell, L uther 
E Young, Ravenna 
Morrell  & Cam pbell.

W hitneyville 

K alkaska

Should  send $1 to 
£ .  A.  Stow e  &  B ro .
fo r one of th eir Im proved

GRAND  R A P ID S , 

LIQUOR & POISON REGORDS

Bily  the  Best! 
It's  the  Cheapest!
"Pioneer  Prepared  Paints

THE  CELEBRATED

Are m anufactured from pure white 
lead and zinc, finely ground in   lin­
seed  oil,  prepared  for  immediate 
application,  requiring  no oil, thin­
ner or dryer.  This

Is  Ihsoliftelp  the  Best  Paint

For man to use.  It stands better out­
side  than  pure  lead. 
It  is always 
uniform   in  shade  and  body. 
It 
never  fails to give satisfaction.  Do 
not  allow  the  low  price  of  other 
goods to deceive  you. 
It will cost 
you the same  to apply poor paint as 
good.  And only a very litte more to

G et  th e   B est.

The best is  always  the  cheapest In 
the  end.  We sell it on a.guarantee.
Write for sample cards and prices.

HAZELTINE  *  PERKINS  DRUG  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

GZXTSS2TG HOOT.

We pay th e h ig h est price fo r it.  Address
GRAND RAPI

PECK BROS.,

W h o lesale  D ru g g ists, 

IDS.

H A Z E L T IN E  

.  &  P E R K IN S

D R U G   CO.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

- - D R U G S -

Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries.

Dealers  in

Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, l/arnislies.

Sole  Agents  for  the  Celebrated  Pioneer  Prepared  Paints.

We  are  Sole  Proprietors  of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY.

We have in stock and offer a full line of

Whiskies,  Brandies,

Gins,  Wines, Slums.

We are  Sole  Agents  in  Michigan  for  W. D. & G o . 

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.

taeltine 4 Perkins  Drug  Bo.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

W,  S T R B L H

P a c k in g   an d  P r o v isio n   C o .

GRAND  RAPID S.  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. 

U A R D

Cu r t iss &   C o .,

Successors to CURTISS &  DUNTON.

W H O L E S A L E

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

strictly Pure and W arranted, in tierces, barrels, half-bbls., 501b. cans, 20lb. cans, 3, 5 and 101b. pails

P ickled P ig s9 P e e t, Tripe, E tc.

Houseman Building,  Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

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

LSDY  OR  THE  TIGER

Is  Good, but

Thompson's

Is  B e tte r .

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

J.fl, Thompson XGo,

Detroit,  -  Mich.

I m p o r t e r s   o f

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

Lot.

Size

Price -

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

Manufacturers«  Detroit,  Mich«

a

w m \

i i s s s i l

S W I F T S

C h o ice  C h ica go

D r e s s e d  B e e f

—A N D   M U T T O N —

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

Union  S to ck   Yards, 

CHICAGO.

W.
Stationary

C.  D EN ISO N ,
and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers,

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

Flint;  Mich

S t .

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

M IC H IG A N .

WHO  U R G E S   Y O U

T O   K E E P

T H E E  

I P T T I B I L j I O

 !

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

ÄfGliG ffanijfaGtiJring Co.
PRIZEBAKING
POWDER

1-lbs  Reward  Baking  Powder,  4-dozen 
Cases, with 49 Premiums,  Decorated  China 
Dishes, AH Large Pieces, for 
The above Prizes are Very Attractive Goods 

3^-lbs  Reward  Baking  Powder,  4-dozen 
Cases,  with  48  Premiums—Glass  Dishes, 
Assorted, All Large Pieces, for

Grand Rapids,

O F F E R   TO  T H E   T R A D E   W H O   BUY

and New Assortments.

$ 1 7 ,0 0

1 8 .0 0

The quality of  Reward  Baking  Powder  is  unequaled and 
warranted to make  light, nutritious  bread, biscuits and cakes. 
Saves eggs, milk  and  shortening  and  makes 40 pounds more 
bread to the barrel of flour.

-

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

CLARK

WE ARE HEADQUARTERS

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

T eas

Syrups
Molasses

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

British  Silk Industry.

The British  silk  industry  has  grown 
steadily within the last few years.  The 
home consumption  of  raw  silk  in  1888 
aggregated  3,397,639  pounds,  against 
2,766,040  pounds  in  1887  and  1,822,699 
pounds in 1885.

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

@22 00

@12 00

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  m ill  culls 
out:
Basswood, lo g -ru n .......................................13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run................................................15 0Q@16 00
Bireh, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Black Ash, log-run.......................................14 00@16 00
Cherry, log-run............................................. 25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2 ...................................50 00@60 00
Cherry, C ull.............................................  
Maple, lo g -ru n ..............................................12 00@13 00
Maple,  soft, log-run..................................... 11  00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Maple,  clear, flooring............................ 
Maple,  white, selected.......................... 
Red Oak, log-run.......................................... 20 00@21 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2..................................24 00@25 00
Red Oak, H  sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40  00
Red Oak, »4 sawed, regular.........................30 00©35 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank................... 
@25  00
W alnut, log ru n ......................................  
@55 00
W alnut, Nos. 1 and 2.............................. 
@75 00
W alnuts, c u l l .......................... 
  @25 00
Grey Elm, log-run.........................................12 60@13 05
W hite Aso, log-rum ..................................... 14 00@16 00
Whitewood, log-run.....................................20 00@22 00
W hite Oak, log-run.......................................17 00®18 00
W hite Oak, H  sawed, Nos. 1 and 2 —  42 00@43 00

@20 00
@25 00
@25 00

 

Notice of Limitei  Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that  Frederic A. 'Wurz­
burg,  William  M.  W urzburg  and  W’illiam   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  w hich  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.

FREDERIC  A.  WURZBURG.
WILLIAM  M.  WURZBURG.
W ILLIAM  F.  WURZBURG,
ZACHARY  T.  ALDRICH.
Dated, Grand Rapids, Jan. 28,1889.

General Partners.
Special Partner.

qo

TheMichiganTradesman

[c o n t in u e d   fr o m   f ir s t   p a g e .] 

sued Mr. and Miss Adams  and  saw  that 
every possible  care  should  be  given  to 
tiie little waif.  Then,  having expressed 
anew  his  obligations  and  gratitude  to 
both  brother  and  sister,  he  bade  them 
adieu,  and took his way back to his home.
It was not  yet  twenty-four hours since 
that ringing peal of  the bell had startled 
him,  but it seemed a lifetime  almost, so 
much of  new emotion and experience had 
been  crowded  in.  He  could  define nor 
explain nothing;  he did not even attempt 
to  philosophize  on  the  matter;  he only 
knew  that  he  seemed  to  be living in a 
dream, a pleasant,  alluring  dream,  and 
he dwelt again and again upon each little 
incident of  the lately passed hours.
In  such a mood  he reached^  the  house 
and  entered  the  library.  His  glance 
rested  upon  the  deep  old rocker which 
had been brought  down  from  some long 
unused  chapiber,  and  in  which  Bertha 
had sat with the child upon her knees; at 
the screen which she  had  made of  some 
shawls which had been his mother’s;  but 
the  memories  they  awoke  in  him  ex­
tended  no  farther  back  than  that very 
morning,  when  Bertha’s  hands  had 
pinned them there;  at the cups  and  bot­
tles which  disordered  his  >vriting-table; 
at the pillows heaped  upon  the  lounge; 
at the tiny sock  which  must  have  been 
dropped from baby’s foot at the last min­
ute. 
I  think  the  master  of  Kennedy 
Park  had  never  before seen  just such a 
looking room, but he made no attempt to 
arran g e it.  He put on his dressing-gown 
aiiS-drew his own  easy chair  nearer  the 
fire, and sat there  trying  in vain to con­
vince Jlimself  that it was not lonely and 
desolate.
Suddenly his  eye  fell  upon a strange 
object  lying  across  his  sleeve—a  long 
hair of  a soft golden brown color.  Staid 
old bachelor that he was, he blushed like 
a girl as he took it gently in  his  fingers. 
Then he fell to remembering  how  sweet 
and womanly Bertha  had  looked, sitting 
'"In'lhe  deep  old  chair  with the baby in 
her arms;  how gentle and tender she had 
shown herself to the poor, little forsaken 
thing;  how bright  and charming and ca­
pable  she  had  been in a thousand little 
ways.  He  never  knew  how 
long  he 
dreamed  there,  still  holding  the  brown 
hair  as  tenderly as  though it could feel 
his  touch,  and  ’Demus  hardly  knew 
whether to be most alarmed or distressed 
when his master bade him, next morning, 
leave  everything  just  as  it  was  in the 
room.
“ ’Pears  like  Massa  Rand  done  got 
right  smart  ’fobulated  wif  all  dis  yer 
’motion  ’bout  dat  misabul  pore  white 
trash.  He ain’t nebber ben hisself sence 
old  massa  died,  do’ !  Praise  de  Lord! 
in his marcy he  done  spare  ole  ’Demus 
to  tend  on  de  dear  boy—and  he  need 
tendin’ now fur shore.”  And the faith­
ful old creature  hobbled down to confide 
to Aunt  Cleo  liis"dread  suspicions that 
their beloved “young master” was slowly 
but  surely  taking  leave  of  his  senses. 
And  “confirmation  strong”  was  not 
wanting within a week.
Going to call Rand to  dinner one even­
ing,  ’Demus  found  him  forever  disap­
peared,  and  in  hi:»  stead a fine looking 
gentleman some  fifteen  years younger in 
appearance  than  the  late master of  the 
place.
The  long,  straggling  beard  and  the 
bushy hair were trimmed quite short, the 
gold-bowed  spectacles  replaced  by eye­
glasses  which  it  seemed  need  not  be 
worn  constantly, and  so  allowed a good 
view of  a pair of  keen, kindly dark gray 
eyes;  the  rusty  old  clothes  had  been 
superseded by a quiet, stylish  suit.  But 
the  greatest  change of  all, and  the one 
which poor old ’Demus felt most  surely 
was  in  the  air  and  bearing of  the man 
himself.  He seemed to  have  awaken« 
from a Rip Van Winkle  sleep and to feel 
once  more  the  youthful blood  coursing 
in his veins.  A  new  interest  in  life, 
consciousness of his own needs and bright 
hopes for the future,  showed themselve 
in every movement.
’Demus  waited  upon Rand in  silence, 
though  his  heart  was  full  to bursting. 
But at length the younger man felt some­
thing breaking  in upon the brightness of 
bis own  musiugs, and looked up quickly 
to see great tears rolling down the black, 
wrinkled cheeks beside  him.  He sprang 
up in alarm. 
“Why,  ’Demus.”  he  cried,  “are  you 
suffering?  What can I do for  you? ’ 
’Demus  gave a mighty gasp and  made 
a brave effort to control  himself.  But it 
was of  no use.  He broke down  utterly, 
and clasping Rand in his  arms as he had 
done  many a time  when  he  was a little 
fair-haired lad, he  sobbed  forth  all  the 
misery and pity and  loving  sympathy of 
his faithful soul.
At first Rand was  bewildered  and  ut­
terly  at  a  loss  to  comprehend;  but  as 
’Demus  became  calmer, and was  able to 
speak more coherently, he  came to know 
the full weight of the burden his devoted 
old friend had  been  carrying.  His own 
eyes  were  dim  with  tears  as he  gently 
disengaged himself,  and holding both the 
hard black hands closely in his own, said, 
affectionately :
“No, dear ’Demus, your  ‘young massa’ 
has  not  lost  his  mind.  Think  rather 
that  he  has  found  it, and that the long 
years of  darkness  and  desolation in this 
home are at an end.  For  though  it may 
not  be  for  me  to  win  the brightness I 
covet, thank  God I have  been  awakened 
from my selfish living, and  we  shall  all 
be  better  and  happier  Jfrnceforth,  I 
trust.”
It  was  not  long  after  this  that Miss 
Bertha Adams  received a call from Rand 
Kennedy.  Of  course,  she was  surprised 
to  see  him  at  all,  still  more  so at the 
change in his appearance, but most of all 
at his errand;  for  Rand was exceedingly 
straightforward,  and  so,  with  manly 
frankness,  and  withal a certain  chival­
rous delicacy, he  told  her  the  story  of 
his life,  its  sudden  clouding, its  loneli­
ness, its morbid  selfishness, and  his  re­
cent awakening to the need of  something 
nobler  and  sweeter.  Then, having laid 
his heart open  before her, he begged her 
to allow him to become  her  friend,  and, 
if  he might, win her for his wife.
It  was  all  so  unexpected, so strange, 
so unlike anything which had occurred in 
Miss  Bertha’s  quiet  life,  that  she  sat 
quite  overwhelmed,  unable at first tc re­
ply.  But that she did  so in time may be 
inferred from the  fact  that  Rand  made 
frequent  journeys from  home during the 
-next six months, and  one  lovely Septem­
ber evening he did not return alone.

•

This  all  happened  several  years ago. 
Kennedy Park  is  now  beautifully kept, 
and the old house has come to be a happy 
home.  And  almost  as  dearly  loved  as 
his own  two  little  ones is the blue-eyed 
damsel  who  creeps  into  Rand’s  arms 
when her long play-day is over, and falls 
asleep there.
“Our  Theodora,”  he  sometimes  says 
softly to Bertha as he kisses the  dimpled 
cheek.  “Truly she  was  to me a ‘gift of 
God’ which,  being  accepted, brought all 
other blessings.”
But  to  ’Demus,  loving  and  faithful 
still, the old, silent,  quiet  years  seemed 
best. 

E l iz a b e t h   Olm is.

Michigan Dairy Notes.

Chapman  &  Carpenter  will  build  a 

cheese factory at  Hopkins Station.

Lyman  Johnson  succeeds  his  brother 
Frazey, as cheese maker in G.  B. Horton’s 
Seneca” factory.
John  D. Considine,  the  Byron  Center 
cheese manufacturer, is arranging to take 
a trip to the  Puget Sound country.

K.  B.  Edgell,  who  recently  sold  his 
cheese  factory  near  Hopkins,  contem­
plates  building  a  new  factory  at  Mon­
terey.

Geo. P, Glazier  lias  purchased  all  the 
stock  in  the  CbelseajCreamery  Co.,  at 
Chelsea, and  will  continue  the  business 
under his own name.

Robert McKinney, formerly engaged in 
the  manufacture  of  cheese  at  North 
Farmington,  has  arranged  to  engage  in 
the same business at Wixom.

R. E.  Sturgis,  who made butter for the 
Charlotte Creamery Co.  the first season it 
w as operated, but who has been traveling 
for  Davis  &  Rankin  for  the past  four 
years, has  engaged  to  make  butter  for 
the Charlotte Co. the coming season.

W.  F.  Smith,  who  sold  the  “Raisin 
Union” cheese  factory at. Raisin Center, 
to  Baker  &  Shattuck,  has  engaged  as 
cheese maker for Q. Tappan & Son’s Vas- 
sar  factory.

<j.  Tappan  &  Son,  who  suffered  the 
loss  of  their  Vassar  cheese  factory  by 
fire  on  December  20,  are  arranging  to 
ebuild the same on a new location, three 
miles from town.

The “Rose Leaf” creamery at Morrice 
run all winter, making  about 800 pounds 
of  butter  per  week.  The  Chicago  & 
Grand  Trunk  Railwayctook  100  pounds 
per week for their dining cars.

W.  B.  Myers,  who  owns  the  cheese 
factory near Ogden, is also the proprietor 
of  a farm in  Osceola county, and  on  the 
don  of  a  recent visit  to  his  latter 
property  solemnly assured  the  editor of 
the  Evart  Review  that  he would  soon 
build a cheese  factory there.  Mr.  Myers 
is evidently a practical joker.

R ussia’s V iew   o f  India’s  W h eat Trade.
A recent Russian  report  on  the  agri­
cultural  situation  in  leading  grain-ex­
porting countries holds that “the position 
of  the  Indian  grain  market  cannot,  of 
course,  be  compared  in  the  least  with 
that of  the United States of  America,  as 
the native rural population are in a state 
of poverty, debt and complete ignorance, 
while the ordinary productiveness of  the 
soil is not equal to that of  Anferica. 
In 
fact, the present wheat exports  of  India 
to Europe must be considered as artificial 
and only temporary,  owing to rice  being 
the staple food of  the  natives.  Should 
the consumption  of  wheaten  bread  be­
come  more  common,  India,  with  her 
comparatively low power  of  production, 
will be obliged to  become  an  importing 
country. 
Indian exports  may  be  called 
artificial  for  another  reason:  the  culti­
vation  of  wheat  is  proportionately  too 
dear to withstand steady  competition  in 
Europe.”

Som ething1  to   S h ow   for  It.

“Do  you mean to tell me, Mrs. Billus,” 
demanded  the  husband,  angrily,  “that 
you gave a total stranger an order for $>10 
worth  of  groceries  at  prices  less  than 
wholesale  dealers  can  buy  them,  and 
paid  him  for  the  goods  in  advance? 
Didn’t  you have sense enough to know7 it 
was  a  swindle?  Your  money’s  gone, 
now7,  madam,  and  you’ve  nothing  to 
show for it.”
“Why, yes, I  have,  John,”  said  Mrs. 
Billus.  with  some  anxiety,  “I have  his 
receipt for it.”

A  L ogical  Conclusion.

An old lady, visiting one of her friends, 
found a child of  the latter, a mite of five 
or  six  years,  sobbing  bitterly,  and  ap­
parently in great distress.
“You  shouldn’t  cry  like  that,”  said 
the  visitor;  “that’s  what  makes  little
n r i
Dolly looks up through  her  tears  and 
gazes at the visitor:
“What a lot  you must have cried when 
you were a little girl!”

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F rustrated  H opes.

A person  notorious  for  never  paying 
his  bills  approaches a grocer  for credit.
Grocer (who  knows  the  individual)— 
We trust—
just  the 
Notorious  Person — You’re 
man I am looking for.  Put  me  up  sev­
enteen pounds of—
Grocer—We  trust  you  won’t  ask  for 
credit.
Tableau.

A  G ood  R eason.

A Western minister, marrying a young 
couple,  paused  in  the  ceremony  to  ask 
the  usual  question,  “ Is  there  anyone 
present who  knows  any reason  why this 
marriage  should not  proceed?”  when  a 
young man  arose in the back part of  the 
church.  “ State  your  objections,”  said 
the minister.
“I  want the  gal  myself,”  was  the re­
sponse.

R ather  A m biguous.

to-day?”

“Doctor, how  do  you find your patient 
“Oh, Mr. Ransom is no worse.”
“Do  you anticipate a fatal  result?” 
“Mrs. Ransom, my medicine  has never 

vet failed to do its work.”

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

Marble and Granite

Mon tim e n ts

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

SRM’L  fdOFFEYT,  Manager,

 

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

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.
G O IN G   N O RTH .
Arrives.
T raverse C ity & M ackinaw................
T raverse C ity & M ackinaw................9:05 a  m
From  C incinnati....................................7:30 p m
Petoskey & Mackinaw C ity ........3:55 p m
Saginaw Express................................11:30 a  m
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10:30 p m .
Saginaw express runs th ro u g h  solid.
7 :00 a. m. tra m  h as ch air c ar to  Traverse 
11:30 a. m. tra in  has ch air c ar fo r Petoskey and Mack­
5:00 p.  m , tra in   has  sleeping  c a r  for  retoskey  and 

inaw  City. 
Mackinaw City.
G O IN G   SO U T H .
C incinnati  Express........................... 
F o rt W ayne Express.........................10:30  a m  
C incinnati  Express...........................4:40  p m  
From  T raverse C ity..........................10:40  p m

7:15am
11:45 a  m
5:<typm
7:15 a m  tra in   has  p a rlo r ch air  c a r  fo r  Cincinnati.
5:00 p m  tra in  has W oodruff sleeper fo r C incinnati.
5:00 p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith  M. C. R. R. a t K alam a­
zoo fo r B attle Creek,  Jackson,  D etroit  and  Canadian 
points, a rriv in g  in D etroit a t 10:45 p. m.
Sleeping c a r rates—$1.50  to  P etoskey  o r  M ackinaw 
City;  $2 to C incinnati.
All Trains daily except Sunday.

M uskegon,  G rand   R ap id s  &  Indiana« 

Leave. 
Arrive.
7  05 a m ........................................................................ 10:45a m
11:15 a m ......................................................................  4:45 p m
4:2 0 p m .................................................................. 
  7:45pm
Leaving tim e a t Bridge stre e t  depot 7 m inutes later.
C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

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Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.

Arrives. 
fM om ing Express................................1:05 p m 
tT hroughM ail...................................... 4:55 p m  
tG rand R apids Express..................10 :40 p m
•N ight Express..................................6:40 a m  
t Mixed.................................................. 
GOING EAST.
tD etroit  Express............................. 
tT hrough Mail.................................... 10:20 a  m 
fEvening Express................................3:40 p m 
•Lim ited E xpress...............................10:30 p m  

Leaves.
1:10 p m
5:10 p m
7:00 a  m
7:45 a m
6:50 a m
10:30 a  m
3:50 p m
10:55 p m
fDaily, Sundays exeepted.  *Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  c a r  to  D etroit, m aking 
direct connections fo r all points  E ast, arriv in g  in  New 
York 10:10 a. m. next day.  Lim ited  Express,  Bast, has 
th ro u g h   sleeper  Grand  Rapids  to  N iagara  Falls, 
connecting 
th ro u g h
sleeper to Toronto.
Through tickets and  sleeping  c a r  b erth s secured a t 
D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 28 Monroe St., and a t th e depot.

Ju n ctio n  w ith  

a t Milwaukee 

J as. Campbell, C ity Passenger Agent.

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