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A   F A R M E R ’S   S O R R O W .

The clouds look low and heavy, as if there would be rain;
It always means bad weather when you hear the brook so plain.
The wet won’t make much trouble now, for all the crops are in,
And yet I somehow hate to see the long fall rains begin.
I couldn’t sense the half I read, the air is close and still,
If I were young as once I was’ I’d go up on the  hill.
It isn’t as it used to be when I could come and go,
And keep upon my feet all day, now I am stiff and slow.
There’s nothin’ in the paper;  yon can take it if you choose;
I can’t make head nor tail of half they nowadays call news.
I use to think the Farmer was head of all the rest;
’Twas full of solid common sense;  I tell you that’s the best!
What does a plain, old-fashioned man care whether stocks go down?
My stock is all four-footed!—but ’twill please the folks in town.
Here’s new machines preached every week, to help the folks that sell;
And fashions for the women folks, and other trash as well.
’Twas readin’ all this nonsense here, in winter by the fire,
That made my boy get notions of the schools and climbin’  higher.
It used to be so snug and warm a stormy winter’s  night,
With snow-clicks at the windows, and the roarin’ fire for light.
But there he set, all doubled up, a-storin’ this away;
Readin’ and readin’ till I said ’twas more like toil than play;
Readin’ and readin’ till I found he couldn’t work a stroke,
And couldn’t hold the plow an hour, or hardly  lift a yoke.
It stole his mind from farmin’, and he run up tall and thin;
I fought him hard enough at first, but afterward gave in.
They got the minister to come, his mother took his  part,
Until I let them have their way, although it broke my heart.
’Twas well enough for them to talk, and I wan’t  going to fight;
And then my mind got so distressed, I couldn’t sleep at night.
Folks talk of edication as if the Latin showed 
A farmer how to cast accounts or how to stack a load.
But, as I say, I had to cope with mother and with Dan,
And then they got the minister, a good, well-meanin' man.
And Dan, he said, must have his chance, and pretty soon I see 
The book fools and the women folks would be too much for me.
So Dan he got his schoolin’, and never no complaint;
When I give in I don’t take back, but ’twould have tried a saint!
I never knew the crops to fail as fail they did those years,
Or money be so hard to get, and I was full of fears.
I never grumbled at his bills, hut paid them one by one;
And when the boy came home again with all his schoolin’ done,
I couldn’t ask him out a-field or let him do a stroke,
He looked just a white-skinned birch, and I felt like an oak.
But that was twenty year ago, and here we be to-day,
And I’ve got old and stiff, you see, and what was once like play 
I have to hire strange folks to do, or else must let  alone—
Silas is willin’, wants to work, but he’s a boy half-grown.
Now, he’s the kind of lad I like;  his cheeks look bright and warm;
If I could have my way, I know, I’d letrnim have the farm.
Although he’s but a cousin’s son, he does seem near to me—
Yes, nearer, I must say it straight—than Dan could ever  be.
Dan’s a professor, and they say he knows  as much as  most—
But he don’t know, and never will how much his learnin’ cost.
’Twas him that should have had the place;  ’twas father’s ’fore ’twas mine. 
I’d like to kep’ it in the name;  but I ain’t goin’ to whine.
Mother she’s had it pretty hard;  we needed Dan, that’s true;
And I would keep him right at home if I began life new.
Farmin’s the honest work of men;  if other folks must thrive,
Some of us ought to stay at home and keep the farms alive.

Dan’s kind of disappointed—he sees he ain’t the first;
There wan’t the makings of the best, and yet he ain’t the worst.
They call him a good scholar;  but there’s much he’s learned in vain,
If he don’t think he’d farm it, if he could start again.

Sa r a h  Or n e  J e w e t t.

WHAT CAME OF A KIT OF MACKEREL
It is  not  often  that a kit of  mackerel 
has been made  the  theme of  story or ro­
mance, nor is it in itself  an  object likely 
to excite  aesthetic  interest.  But 1 claim 
for the  kit of  mackerel  in question that 
its story is so unique  (with the added ad­
vantage of  verity) that  it  is  entitled  to 
stand  forever  upon  an eminence of  his­
toric importance  in  the bloodless annals 
of  the  war,  clothed  with  a  halo of  ro­
mance  never  before  or  since  attained 
unto  by kit  or  by  mackerel.  Not  that 
the  “kit”  was  in  itself  any  larger, 
stronger or superior in any respect to the 
average  kit,  or  that  the  mackerel  im­
prisoned  in  its briny depths  were  wor­
thier of  immortal  record  than any other 
fish of  kindred  nature.  Simply by acci­
dent  of  tir-e and locality must  that  kit 
of  mackerel  be  numbered  among  the 
things  of  this  world  which  have  had 
greatness thrust upon  them.
The  events  I  am  about  to  relate  oc­
curred  in  the  year  1863—a year  which 
must  forever  remain  memorable  in  my 
recollection because of  that kit of  mack­
erel,  aud  because  it  marks a period  of 
revelatiou to the average Southern mind. 
By the  stern  logic of  events  we became 
convinced  that  Southern  chivalry  was 
manufactured  out of  common  clay,  and 
not  out of  a  sort of  celestial  porcelain, 
as some of  us  had  fondly imagined, and 
that their arms were not invincible !  The 
possibility of  defeat was our  revelation !
I was one of  five  girls,  all of  us (prin­
cipally by reason of locality and environ­
ment)  fierce rebels, as a matter of course. 
Our  mother  was  an  invalided  widow. 
We  had  neither  father,  brother,  uncles 
nor  male  cousins, 
in  consequence  of 
which  we  out-Heroded  Herod  in  our 
patriotic  determination  to  send  every 
man  to  the  front,  zealously bent  upon 
urging  them  to  make  targets  of  them­
selves. 
It is instructive  to  observe  the 
philosophic equanimity which one brings 
to  bear  upon  the  sorrows of  one’s best 
friends.  Sustained  by  this  very  com­
mon  species  of  stoicism,  we  bore  the 
trial of  seeing  other  folks’  kin enlist in 
the army with  Spartan  fortitude.  Even 
at  this  remote  period, I can  recall  the 
sensation  of  Roman  matrouish  firmness 
with which we  helped  equip  everybody 
else’s  fathers,  brothers  and  cousins  in 
garments  that  were  fearfully and  won­
derfully  made.  Buckling 
their  meta­
phorical  shields  over  some  remarkably 
funny looking gray jackets, we heroically 
conjured  them,  with  tearless  eyes (eyes 
presumably tao  sternly aflame  with  the 
fires of  intense  patriotism  to admit of  a 
quenching  tear-drop)  “to return  with it 
or  on it,”  a somewhat  unreasonable  re­
quest, seeing they had no shields,  adding 
our  frenzied 
supplications  that  they j 
would  never  permit  our  flag  to trail in 
the  dust;  quite,  you  know, as  if  dust 
were  the only thing  fatal to its honor or 
to ours. 
(Poor old bonny blue flag !  The

Our  home  was 

dust of  oblivion lies thick upon its faded 
folds  now,  in  garrets  where  moth  and 
rust corrupt.)
in  Tensas  Parish, 
Louisiana,  immediately  on 
the  river, 
about midway between  the two towns of 
Natchez  and  Vicksburg, on  the  Missis­
sippi side of  the  river.  The  first  men­
tioned  town,  although  garrisoned,  had 
made  but  nominal  resistance to  the de­
mands of  Admiral  Farragut  for  surren­
der  and  was  then  in  possession of  the 
Federalists.  Vicksburg  stubbornly  re­
sisted.  The  river  from New Orleans to 
that (now) classic  spot  was in a state  of 
blockade.  No  peaceful  merchantmen, 
freighted with their  down-going  cargoes 
of  cotton or their “up-freights” of  sugar 
and  molasses, churned  its  waters  with 
busy wheels.  No  floating  palaces,  alive 
with passengers on  business or on pleas­
ure bent, sped  gaily by the envious eyes 
of  the lonely dwellers  in  lonely  planta­
tion  homes.  No  strong-lunged  towboat 
puffed  and  panted  its  way  southward 
with a long,  trailing line of  grain or coal 
barges in tow.  No craft,  but  the  dark- 
browed, gloomy gunboats that sentineled 
it,  disturbed  the  muddy  waters  of  the 
river  in  their  sullen  flow  to  the  sea. 
Occasionally  a  crowded  transport,  con­
veying troops from New Orleans to some 
point in the  vicinity of  Vicksburg,  sped 
by,  in  uneasy apprehension of ambushed 
sharpshooters  on  either  bank.  But for 
purposes  of  navigation,  so  far  as  we 
were concerned,  the river was absolutely 
valueless.
Our dear mother was rapidly hastening 
toward that bourne  where  neither  wars 
nor rumors of  war would ever again mar 
the serenity of  her soul.  Our chief  care 
was to render her few  remaining months 
(or days,  as it might be) with us as  com­
fortable and quiet as the hard  conditions 
of  those  turbulent  times  would  admit. 
What  it  cost  us  to  gratify  one  of  her 
wishes is the  gist  of  the  story I have to 
tell.
“Mamma  says  she  believes she could 
relish  a  bit  of  mackerel,”  one  of  our 
number  said, one  morning,  with a hope­
lessness born of  the  fact  that  mackerel 
was a delicacy that had not  been seen by 
eye of  rebel man or tickled  rebel palates 
for at least two  years. 
It could  not pos­
sibly  be  procured  at  any  point  nearer 
than the sutler’s  store, which  had  been 
opened  in  the  recently  fallen  city  of 
Natchez  by  some  of  those  enterprising 
commercial patriots who always followed 
closely in  the  wake  of  the  conquering 
army, zealously bent  upon taking advan­
tage  of  that  tide  in  the  affairs  of  the 
conquered,  which,  taken  at  its  turn, 
should lead on to their own fortune.  But 
Natchez was  twenty-four  miles  further 
down  the  river!  The  river  was  in  a 
state of  rigid blockade.  The land route 
lay through  a  region of  country  appar­
ently forsaken of  God and man !
To  you, dear  reader of  to-day, who,  if

appetite  suggests  mackerel  for  your 
breakfast, have  but  to  send  around  to 
the first corner grocery to procure  it, the 
momentousness of  that  desire of  our be­
loved  invalid  can  hardly be  conceived. 
But in those iron days we  grew so accus­
tomed  to  facing  difficulties and  forcing 
issues  that  we  did  not  for  an  instant 
relegate her wish  to  the realms of  can’t- 
be-done.
So an overland trip to Natchez was im­
mediately put into  animated  discussion, 
and promptly decided upon as necessary.
“There’s.  Aggie’s  christening  cup!” 
was the apparently irrelevant suggestion 
of  one  of  us,  as  the  discussion  veered 
unsystematically  from  ways  to  means 
and back again.
“Yes;  of  course,  those  horrid  sutlers 
wouldn’t touch Confederate money.” 
“And Dr. Sell says she  must  be  kept 
in brandy.”
“And my bracelets!”
“And, girls,  we  can  all  give  up  our 
It  really  doesn’t  seem 
gold  thimbles. 
right,  somehow or other,  that  we should 
be  indulging  in  such  luxuries  and  so 
many  of  our  poor  soldiers  absolutely 
without shoes!”
“Considering  that  our  gold  thimbles 
are  all  ante-bellum  possessions  and 
could  not  without  the  aid  of  magic be 
converted  into  shoes  for  the  shoeless, 
your  remark,  dear,  is more  creditable to 
your heart than to  your head.”
Having  extinguished  our  youngest 
(temporarily)  by  this  “snub,”  we  re­
sumed the enumeration of  articles which 
could  be  converted  into  greenbacks, 
which were things  that up to that period 
we  had  accepted  by  faith  and  not  by 
sight.  Contributions  rained in from  all 
sides and ranged from  the  gold  bracelet 
that  had  been  the  last  gift  of  a lover 
“gone to the wars,”  to  the  coral  brace­
lets  that  had  tied up its owner’s “baby 
sleeves” on the  occasion of  her christen­
ing.
From  our  go-as-you-please  discussion 
was  evolved  the  decision  that  we  had 
ample means to  victual  the  whole  Con­
federate  army  with  mackerel, 
if  we 
could  only  succeed  in  getting  to  the 
mackerel.
“I’ll  tell  you !”  said  our  gold  thim- 
bler,  emerging  from  under  her  extin­
guisher,  “Mrs.  Snowden is crazy to go to 
Natchez.  You  know  her  daughter’s 
husband’s brother lives  there and is said 
to be high in  favor  with  the  Yankees.” 
She offered  this bit of  information  with 
the energy  of  inspiration.
How  the  fact  that  Mrs.  Snowden’s 
daughter’s  husband’s  brother  lived  in 
Natchez  and was in high  favor with the 
powers that  were, was to assist us out of 
our difficulties, may not  seem quite clear 
to the reader  not  familiar  with the fact 
that iu those solemn  times  the purchase 
of  a pair of  shoes  or  a  kit of  mackerel 
was a matter of  national  importance and 
the  occasion of  a vast  amount of  diplo­
macy.
By  a  persistent  forcing  of  probabil­
ities  on  our  part  and a vast  amount of 
consultation  on  everybody’s  part,  Mrs. 
Snowden  was convinced of  the fact that 
a  pilgrimage  to  Natchez  was  both  de­
sirable and feasible.
Mrs.  Snowden  had  always been a high 
liver.  She  sighed  for  the  flesh-pots of 
ante-bellum  times,  with a hunger  made 
keen by rebel  rations of  okra  coffee and 
unbolted meal.  Her  patriotism  was be­
yond question.  But  the  conviction was 
beginning  to  dawn  upon  all of  us that 
we might consume our okra coffee,  sassa­
fras tea and unbolted meal  until crack o’ 
doom,  without  producing  any  percep­
tible effect upon the conflicting armies or 
the final issue.
In  the  gray  dawning  of  a  short  No­
vember  day, Mrs.  Snowden  drove  up to 
our cottage door,  where she was promptly 
joined  by  me, conveying a huge  satchel 
in  my  arms.  “What  on  earth!”  my 
traveling  companion  asked,  as I entered 
the vehicle satchel  foremost.
“Currency !”  is my proud  response  as 
I dump  the  heavy  satchel down  on  the 
seat  in  front  of  me  and  settle  myself 
comfortably by her  side.  “You  see,” I 
add, explanatorily, after waving my final 
adieux  to  the  anxious  group  of  girls I 
left  behind me,  “I am  going  quite  pre­
pared to buy that  sutler out.  Every sil­
ver cup and worn  spoon  and  broken bit 
of  jewelry that could  be  conjured  from 
their forgotten abiding-places are in that 
satchel,  to be converted  into greenbacks, 
which,  after  all,  are  the  true sinews of 
war,” I conclude grandiosely.
“ 1  suppose,  of  course,  you  will  take 
them to old Isaacs.”
“Of  course.”
“And equally,  of  course,  he will cheat 
you  out  of  about  three-fourths  their 
value,”  she prophesied, cheerfully.
“Cela  va  sans  dire.  What  a  luxury 
the privilege of  shopping,  on  any terms, 
again  will be!  But,  what on earth !”  I 
demand in  my turn.
“You mean my horses,” Mrs.  Snowden 
says, placidly,  in  answer  to  my  aston­
“You  did  not 
ished  outward  glance. 
suppose I was going to drive  my blooded 
mares  down  there  to make a present  of 
them to  the  Yankeys ?”
“No !  That is—I hadn’t thought about 
it at all—but—”
My friend  leaned  back  composedly as 
she regarded the dejected harness-scarred 
mules  that  were  dragging  our vehicle 
along at a funeral gait.
“Those are  not  things of  beauty,  that 
is certain. 
I told Jim  to  select the very 
worst pair of  mules on the place.”
“I think he must  have  done it,” I an­
swer, with  the  solemnity of  conviction.
“ ‘Worst,’  as  applied  to  mules,  is 
synonymous  with slowest,  isn’t it ?” 
“Just  about, dear.”
“But,  suppose,” I  ask,  a  trifle  nerv­
ously,  “we  wanted  to  go  fast—to  get 
away  from  somebody,  you  know,  our 
chances  would  not  be  very  good  in  a 
trial of  speed;  would they?”  I regarded 
the  soiry, rough-coated  mules  in  front 
of  us with dismayed speculation.
“Not the best in the world, dear,” Mrs. 
Snowden says, serenely;  “but who should 
we want to get away from ?”

“Oh, I don’t  know—persons, anybody, 
things;” I thus  generalize my apprehen­
sions,  and  apologize  for  having any by 
laughing aimlessly.
“If  the  dangers  ahead  of  us  are  as 
vague  as  your  fears, I  think  my mules 
will  prove  equal  to  the  demand  upon 
them.”
Mrs.  Snowden  yawned, by  way of  ac­
centuating her own entire  freedom from 
I  offered 
every  species  of  cowardice. 
some  neutral-tinted  observations  con­
cerning our neutral-tinted  surroundings, 
after which we both lapsed  into  an  un­
comfortable  silence.  We  had  deliber­
ately made up our minds beforehand that 
this  overland  trip to Natchez  would  be 
worth the taking.  Talking it all over at 
home with the girls  and  our  neighbors, 
it  had  assumed  largely the  proportions 
of  a  frolic,  a sort  of  serio-comic  frolic, 
from which Mrs. Snowden  and I were to 
return  crowned  with  such  prestige  as 
should  make  us  the envy of  all our un­
traveled  circle.  But now that we found 
ourselves  actually upon the lonely road, 
with  one  colored  man for our only pro­
tector  in  case  of  need,  with  a  pair of 
work-worn  mules  as  our  only means of 
locomotion or escape,  in case  any of  my 
shadowy apprehensions should  suddenly 
take  visible  form,  with  the  sad,  gray 
mists of  a chill  November morning pen­
etrating to one’s very marrow and damp­
ening one’s  sense of  fortitude, we began 
to wonder if  we had  not  been—to put it 
as mildly as possible—foolhardy !
We  were  also  aware  beforehand that 
from  the  beginning  of  our  journey to a 
point very near its termination we would 
encounter probably not one human being 
of  our  own  color.  The  entire  river 
route was lined with  cotton  plantations, 
whose owners  were either in the army or 
“refugeeing”  with  their  families  far 
back  in  the  interior.  On  some  of  the 
places a few sober-minded  negroes made 
themselves  comfortable in a lawless sort 
of  fashion,  by  appropriating  the  stock 
and  other  belongings  of 
the  white 
fugitives.  But  even  in  those  days  of 
idleness  aud  demoralization,  we  were 
fearless on the score of  molestation from 
such a source,  and  were  thoroughly em- 
bued  with  Southern  women’s  well- 
grounded confidence in the  colored  race. 
In short,  our  fears  were  more a general 
sense  of  nervousnoss,  begotten  by  the 
desolate  and  forsaken  aspect  of 
the 
homes we saw now  for  the  first time in 
their  dreary  desertion,  but  had  known 
when  they  were  animated by the  pres­
ence  of  friendliness  and  hospitality. 
We  had  our  lunch-basket  with us,  and 
toward noon we varied  the  monotony of 
gazing  out  upon  deserted  fields (where 
fleecy  cotton  hung  unpicked  from  the 
over-ripe  bolls  or  strewed  the  ground 
where  it  had  been  scattered  by depre­
dating  cattle)  and  of  idle  speculation 
concerning the whereabouts and fortunes 
of  our refugee neighbors,and friends,  by 
investigating its contents.
“A glass  of  fresh  milk  would  amel­
iorate  matters, wouldn’t it, dear?” Mrs. 
Snowden  suggested,  in  a  voice  choked 
with dry corn-bread.
“Beyond  question,”  I  gulped  back, 
“and  whosoever  giveth  a  cup  of  cold 
water to one of  these  the  same  shall be 
called blessed among men.”
“Which  would  be  shockingly  irrev­
erent if  it  had a somewhat  nearer  affin­
ity  to a scriptural  quotation,”  says  my 
friend,  leaning  forward to place  rations 
of  corn  bread  and  fried chicken on the 
front  seat  of  the  barouche  for  Uncle 
Jim, our driver.
“Cornin’  to  Rifle-point  place  tolable 
soon now,” Uncle Jim  says,  with appar­
ent irrelevance,  laying his  rations in the 
crown of  his hat  for  future  discussion. 
“Plenty  cows  dar,  less’n  de  fool  free 
niggers done  butcher ’em  up fur beef!”
And, sure enough, the next  turn in the- 
road  brought  us  in  sight  of  what  had 
been, before  the war, one of  the “brag’*’ 
places of  the parish.
in  an 
amazed  undertone, which  had  the effect 
of  making  us  crane  our  necks  eagerly 
over  his  head  to  discover  what  had 
startled that exclamation  from  our most 
phlegmatic driver.
The “Rifle-point” place was quite close 
at hand. 
Its double  row of  neat,  white­
washed  cabins  stretched along the front 
of  the  place  parallel  with  the  public 
road,  only a narrow  strip  of  well-trod­
den  ground  intervening  between  them 
and the plank  fence,  which  marked  the 
boundary  line  of  the  plantation.  This 
space  was  densely  packed  with  blue- 
coated  soldiery !  Not the  trained,  well- 
officered and thoroughly-disciplined Fed­
eral  troops,  into  whose  midst  we were 
deliberately and purposely traveling,  but 
our  own  recently  freed  slaves,  armed, 
uniformed  and  newly  invested  with  a 
sense of  freedom,  which to them in their 
(then)  condition of  profound  ignorance 
could  mean  little  better  than  license. 
We  could  not  recognize  in  these dark- 
hued riflemen,  who wore  their  new uni­
forms and  their  new honors with an im­
partial  air  of  awkwardness,  the  old 
familiar  “darkey,”  between  whom  and 
ourselves  there  had  always  existed the 
freemasonry of  a perfect  understanding. 
Let me confess to a thrill of  terror !”
“Uncle Jim,” said  Mrs.  Snowden, in a 
voice  grown  suddenly  suppliant,  “do 
drive  faster!  It is getting  late.  Those 
mules  are  perfect  snails;”  which  reck­
less  comparison  she  supplemented  by 
dropping  her  voice to a whisper  for my 
ears  alone,  utterance of  a useless  long­
ing for her fast mares !
“I  told  you  so,  when I saw  you  had 
left  them  behind,”  I  moaned  into  her 
ears, 
that  spiteful 
amelioration  of  my  fears  by the  reflec­
tion that her mares  would  have  proven 
a sure reliance in case of  emergency.
“Wot  fur  I  drive  fas’ ?”  says  Uncle 
Jim,  glancing stolidly over his  shoulders 
at our white faces.  “I gwine water dese 
mules  hyere,  I is, an’ git some  milk  fur 
you an’  missy out’n  dem  fool  niggers— 
dress  up 
like  a  passel  er  monkeys, 
dey is.”

“Hi-ki!”  said  Uncle  Jim, 

impelled 

toward 

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The Michigan Tradesman
Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association.

▲  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Wolderine Stale.

E.  A. STOWE  &  BRO., 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  37,  1889.

RAILWAY  INTOLERANCE  OF  LAW.
The  new  clauses  of  the  Inter-State 
Commerce  Law,  which  punish  with 
heavy  fines  and  severe  imprisonment 
both the  parties to a fraudulent contract 
for  transportation,  have  made  an  un­
pleasant sensation in the  railroad world. 
As  Charles Francis Adams showed in his 
Boston  address,  the  law  had  not  suc­
ceeded  in  suppressing  transactions,  by 
which some  shippers and some  localities 
were  favored  to  the  disadvantage  of 
others. 
It  merely  had  caused  an  addi­
tional  veil of  secresy  to be thrown  over 
those  transactions. 
The  penalty  in­
curred  by breach of  the law’s provisions 
against  these  kinds of  favoritism was  a 
fine whose amount was trifling to persons 
engaged in large  transactions.  But now 
that  a  fine of  $5,000  and two  or  three 
years’ imprisonment has  been  substitut­
ed, there is much  more unwillingness on 
the  part of  railroad  men  to  put  them­
selves  within  the  reach of  so  severe  a 
penalty.

There has  been  especially sharp  prac­
tice  in the  matter of  carrying  goods  to 
the  seaboard  for  export.  A  voluntary 
agreement  as  to  all  charges to  the  sea­
board among the roads was reached;  but 
those of them which adhered to its terms 
lost  their  export  business.  Thus  the 
Lake  Shore & Michigan  Southern  Rail­
way  has  only  a  fifth  as  much  of  this 
traffic as before the agreement was made. 
So the  National  Dispatch  Company lost 
heavily. 
In fact it has  been  ascertained 
that  somel ines  have put freight for  ex­
port  lower  by  12  per  cent, than  other 
freight to the  seaboard.  This is in clear 
violation of the law;  and the commission 
very properly refuses to accept this  plea 
of loss of  business as  justifying depart­
ures  from  the  law  on  those  who  have 
suffered.  Judge  Cooley very  plainly re­
minded  the  freight  agents  that  “one 
crime in railroad  circles is no more to be 
excused  by another  than one  theft  is  to 
be  justified  by another;  and  it ought to 
be just as discreditable to violate a crim- 
nal  law which affects railroad managers 
in  order to make  money for their  roads, 
as  it  is  to  violate a criminal  law in  the 
appropriation of private property.”

No  corporations  are  so  much  depen­
dent  for  their  safety upon  the  general 
respect  for  law  and  justice  as  are  the 
railroads, because no other have so much 
defenseless  property.  And  yet  none 
show so many and such cynical examples 
of  indifference  to  the  law.  The  open 
violence  they  so  constantly  employ  to 
prevent  a  rival  crossing their  tracks  is 
no worse in this  respect than their  man­
ipulation of  courts  and  of  legislatures, 
their notorious indifference  to  the  terms 
of  bargains made among the roads them­
selves, and their hardly concealed breach 
of  the legislative  restrictions which  the 
community  imposes  upon  their  traffic. 
It  is  not wonderful  that railroad  strikes 
are attended  by greater lawlessness than 
any others.  “Like master,  like man.”

EVOLUTION  OF  THE  WEALTHY 

SENATOR.

The  resignation  of  Senator  Chace, of 
Rhode  Island, is  to  be  deplored  as  de­
priving  our  national  Senate  of  one  of 
the  most  valuable of  its  members.  As 
the  reason  is  understood to be that Mr. 
Chace  cannot  afford  to  retain  an  office 
whose  salary  barely  pays 
the  cost  of 
spending  the  session  in  Washington,  it 
opens  up  freshly the  old  question as to 
our general policy in this matter.  Every­
body knows  that  the  standard of  living 
has risen greatly since the war,  and  that 
a salary  which  was  amply  adequate  in 
that  time, is  far  from it now.  This we 
recognized  in  raising  the  President’s 
salary from  $25,000  to  $50,000  a  year, 
although  the  President  has  an  official 
residence and escapes other forms of out­
lay which fall  upon  Congressmen.  The 
increase of  “millionaire Senators” in the 
last twenty  years  rnhy have  been due to 
other  causes  than  their  use  of  the  in­
fluence  which  wealth  brings  with  it. 
Their  success  as  candidates  may  have 
been  facilitated by the slackening of  the 
competition  of  poorer  men,  of  greater 
abilities,  who  found  they  “could  not 
afford” to go to the  Senate  when  places 
far more remunerative were open to them. 
Of  course, if  there  were  an  urgent and 
visible  necessity for  their  going,  other 
and higher motives  might be expected to 
come into play.  But in  sober  and  ordi­
nary times,  when  there  seems  little  to 
be lost by their  accepting the presidency 
of  a corporation  instead  of  a Senatorial 
nomination,  they  are  not  unlikely  to 
think  that “the post of  honor is the pri­
vate station.”

AMONG THE TRADE.

G RAND  R A PID S  GOSSIP.

Foster & DeSabe  succeed G. A.  Town­
send  in  the  floral  business  on  Monroe 
street. 

_____ •_________

The  Grand  Rapids Leather  Co.  is  ar­
ranging  to  double  its  present  capacity, 
making  its  output  1,000  hides  of  sole 
leather per week.

Louis Engbrenghof  has engaged  in the 
grocery business  on  Grandville  avenue, 
just  south of  the city limits.  Hawkins, 
Perry & Co. furnished the stock.

John P. Finnegan  has resigned his po­
sition  as  Manager of  the  Grand Rapids 
Cabinet Co., to take effect April 1, having 
disposed of  his  stock in  the  corporation 
toM.  C. Burch.

Chas. Glasgow  sold  his  general  stock 
at  Lake  Odessa  to  Geo. Weed  one  day 
last  week,  subsequently  disappearing 
from the locality.  Having sold him goods 
on  certain 
representations,  Rindge, 
Bertsch & Co. attached  the  stock on  the 
ground  that  the  sale  was  fraudulent. 
The  stock 
inventories  about  $1,500, 
while the liabilities aggregate $3,700.

F. W. McKinney,  Secretary  and  Man­
ager of  the  Gladstone  Dock  and  Ware­
house Co., was  in  town  Saturday in the 
interest of  two  new transportation lines 
which  could  be  made  of  considerable 
benefit to Grand Rapids shippers.  C. W. 
Caskey  will  run  his  Cyclone  between 
Harbor  Springs  and  Gladstone,  making 
three  trips  a ■ week,  while  the  Burns 
Transportation  Co.  will  run  the  Nelly 
between Gladstone and Manistee, making 
two  trips  a  week.  Mr.  McKinney  was 
assured that a line  making  Manistee the 
terminal  point would be of  no benefit to 
Grand  Rapids, as it would be impossible 
for her shippers to get low  enough  rates 
over the two roads leading to that place— 
that  the  making  of  Muskegon  the  ter­
minal point  would  enable Grand Rapids 
merchants to use the line largely and also 
give  the  company the benefit of  consid­
erable  Muskegon  business as well.  Mr. 
McKinney, who  is  also Secretary of  the 
Burns  Transportation Co., was so  favor­
ably impressed with  the  representations 
of  the Grand Rapids  jobbers that he will 
recommend the change from  Manistee to 
Muskegon.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Farwell—Geo. L. Hitchcock, the miller, 

is dead.

Wixom—B. D. Burch  succeeds  M.  L. 

Stringer in general trade.

Ionia—Murner & Henke  succeed  Geo. 

Childs in the meat  business.

Alpena—Maier & Blooms’ meat market 

has been closed by creditors.

Crystal Falls—J. E. Bower has sold his 

drug stock to Metcalf & Butts.

Flint—W. F. Todd &  Co. have  bought 

out the E. M. Morse drug store.

Cohoctah—C.  H.  Miner  has  sold  his 

general store to Murray Nelson.

Bancroft—R.  Sherman & Son  succeed 

Obert & Sherman in general trade.

Menominee—Frank  Hornick  succeeds 

Gus Nowak in the meat business.

St.  Louis—Nellie  F. Von  Scriver  has 

removed her grocery stock to Lapeer.

Battle Creek—Jos.  P. Reukes  succeeds 

R. E. F. Baxter in the bakery business.

Howell—E. L. Parker succeeds Parker 
& Cook  in  the second  hand goods  busi­
ness.

Charlevoix—L.  L.  Carr  has closed  out 
his  grocery stock and  retired from  busi­
ness.

Fowler—Eilenburg  &  Feldpausch suc­
ceed Fred  J. Eilenburg in the drug  busi­
ness.

Trufant—C.  M.  Philo,  the  hardware 
and  agricultural  implement  dealer,  is 
dead.

Elsie—H.  Chambers  will  return  to 
Cheboygan  with  his general stock  about 
April 1.

Eau  Clair—Jenkins &  Flewellen  have 
sold  their  grocery  stock  to  Puterbaugh 
& Davis.

Lake  Linden—E.  Brule  has  sold  his 
stationery and  confectionery stock  to  F. 
J.  Green.

Muskegon—C.  Mundt  &  Co.  are suc­
ceeded in the floor and feed  business  by 
Wm. Witt.

Negaunee—Fred  Luke  succeeds  Fred 
B.  Trathen in the  cigar  and  confection­
ery business.

Grand  Ledge — Geo.  B.  Griswold’s 
clothing  stock  has  been  closed  under 
chattel mortgage.

Reed  City—Robt.  F.  Armstrong  suc­
ceeds  D.  M.  McClellan  &  Co.  in  the 
clothing business.

Lansing—Spoor & Tooker have opened 
their commission  and  fruit house at 229 
Washington avenue.

Portland—The  meat  market  and  pro­
vision store of  Dudley & Wait  has  been 
closed on attachment.

Oxford — H.  C.  Ide  &  Co.  had  $300 
worth of  jewelry stolen from  their store 
last Wednesday night.

Ypsilanti—Jacob  Terns  &  Son  have 
assigned  their  grocery  stock  to  John 
Terns, of  Ann  Arbor.

West  Bay  City—H. W. Sage & Co. are 
succeeded in general  trade by J.  H. Mar­
vin & Co., late of  Hillsdale.

Middleville — H.  L.  Moore’s  clothing 
stock  was  closed  on a chattel  mortgage 
Saturday  by a Boston creditor.

Hartford—Roberts  &  Packer  succeed 
Butler & Roberts in the produce business.
Grand  Ledge—Winnie  &  Burnham 
have bought the  Harry Snow drug stock.
Battle  Creek—Jas.  P.  Snow  succeeds 
Snow & Gould  in the  clothing  business.
Mulliken—O. A. Halladay  has  bought 
a half interest in A. Skinkle’s meat mar­
ket.
Kendall—Geo.  Knapp,  who  recently 
sold  his  grocery  stock  to  L.  A.  Mack, 
will return to rural pursuits.

Muskegon—C.  L.  Brundage  has  sold 
his drug  stock  to  O. C.  & W. A. Padley, 
who will continue the business.

Big  Rapids—Robert  Telfer,  who  has 
been a prominent merchant  here for sev­
eral  years, died  Friday of  congestion  of 
the lungs.

Bellaire—Ira  Adams, who was shot by 
the burglar,  Frank  Howard,  has  grown 
worse, and  his  recovery is now  believed 
to be doubtful.

Mulliken—Austin Hart has bought the 
drug  stock  of  E.  L.  Halladay  and  now 
occupies  one  half  of 
the  Whelpley  & 
Cogswell store.

Bessemer—L. M. Watson has  sold  his 
interest in the  drug  and wall paper firm 
of  Jones &  Watson,  and  is  temporarily 
sojourning at Holton.

Durand—L. R. Acker, of Vermontville, 
and  J.  F.  Stover,  of  Charlotte,  have 
formed a copartnership to engage in  the 
hardware business here.

West  Bay  City—Bernard  &  Gougeon 
have  engaged  in  general  trade.  Both 
partners  were formerly in the employ of 
Bancroft, Thompson & Co.

Clio—E. L. Beeman  has been admitted 
to partnership in the general  business of 
Isaac M. Beeman.  The new firm will be 
known as I.  M. Beeman & Son.

Adrian—Albert  A.  Fitzgerald  has  re­
tired from the grocery firm of  Stowers & 
Fitzgerald  and will go to Quincy, 111., to 
engage in the novelty business.

Mulliken—Mr. Cogswell  has  bought  a 
half  interest  in  B.  I.  Whelpley’s  hard­
ware  stock.  The  new  firm  will  add  a 
line of agricultural implements.

Bay  City—Fred.  O. Liever, the  grocer 
who was  alleged to have  been  drowned 
in the Saginaw river,  has come up as dry 
as a bone on a farm near Monroe.

Battle Creek—J.  F.  Gould,  formerly of 
the firm of  Snow & Gould, has purchased 
the  merchant  tailoring  stock  of  N.  H. 
Winins and will continue the business}

Vermontville—Chas.  Hull  and  Harry 
Hull  have formed a copartnership under 
the style of  Chas.  Hull & Son to  succeed 
to the  hardware  business  formerly con­
ducted by L. R.  Acker.

Byron  Center—J.  R.  Harrison  &  Co. 
succeed M.  S. McNitt  &  Co.  in  the  dry 
goods, boot and shoe and  stationery bus­
iness.  McNitt & Co.  will  continue  han­
dling  groceries,  drugs,  crockery  and 
hardware.

Manton—Northrup  &  Williams,  who 
recently assigned their grocery and hard­
ware  stock,  attribute  their  failure  to  a 
too intimate acquaintance with the credit 
business.  The  assets  comprise  $1,275 
worth  of  stock,  250  cords  of  excelsior 
bolts, 300  telegraph  poles  and  $2,500 in 
book accounts—worth about ten cents on 
the  dollar.  The  liabilities  are  $3,000, 
none of the creditors being secured.

M AN UFA CTURIN G   M ATTERS.

Kalamazooo—S.  A.  Browne  succeeds 
Browne & Murray  in  the  carriage  bus­
iness.

Ionia—The  Michigan  Overall  Co. has 
absorbed the business of  the  late Adrian 
Overall Co.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—Speck  &  Shannon 
have sold  their wagon  business to Hurst 
&  Sullivan.

Constantine—The  Constantine  Milling 
Co. has become incorporated with a paid- 
in capital of $30,000.

Saranac—Benson  & Crawford  are now 
turning  out  their  patented  vine  sprin­
klers at the rate of 200 per day.

Tekonsha—T. W. Tucker  has  sold his 
flouring mills to Randall Bros, for $8,000. 
They will put in full roller process.

Sherman—Maqueston  &  Co.  suffered a 
loss  of  $400  by the  giving  away of  the 
flume at their  grist  mill,  a few days ago.
Charlotte—The Steam Heat Evaporator 
Co. has arranged to manufacture and put 
on the market a line of  pumps, oil tanks, 
garden sprayers, etc.

Medina—I.  N. Colvin has  sold his half 
interest in the old  grist  mill to J. Desh- 
ler, who  has  been  running  the  Canan­
daigua mill for a  year or more past.

Holly—S.  S.  Wilhelm &  Bro.  are  suc­
ceeded  in the  lumber  and  planing  mill 
husiness  by  the  Holly  Manufacturing 
and  Lumber  Co., with a paid-in  capital 
of $15,000.

Charlotte — J.  P.  Perkins  has  pur­
chased  the  interest of  N. A. Johnson in 
the furniture manufacturing  business of 
Johnson &  Houck.  The  new  firm  will 
be known as Houck & Perkins.

Detroit—The Detroit Umbrella Co.  has 
become incorporated with a capital stock 
of  $5,000 paid in.  The  stockholders are 
John  Owen,  Jr.,  198  shares;  Benj.  L. 
Mason, 1, and  Walter L. Brown,  1.

Lansing—A card to  The  Tradesman 
from  Northrop & Robertson  states -they 
are  not  the  Lansing  Medicine  Co., but 
have  dropped  the  retail  drug  business 
and  will  hereafter  devote  their  entire 
attention  to  the  manufacture  of 
the 
“Great American Remedies.”

L IO N
COFFEE

Merchants,

YOU  W A N T  THIS CABINET

T h o u s a n d s   o f  T h e m

Are in use all over the land. 
It  does  away  with  the  unsightly barrels so 
often  seen  on  the  floor  of  the  average  grocer.  Beautifully grained and 
varnished  and  put  together  in  the  best  possible  manner. 
Inside each 
cabinet will be found one complete set of castors with screws.

Every  W id e-M e  Merchant

Should  Certainly  Sell

LION, THE  KING  OF  G0FFEE8.

An  Article  of Absolute  Merit.

It is fast  supplanting  the  scores  of  inferior  roasted coffees. 

only in one pound packages. 
120  one-pound  packages. 
Shipping depots in all first-class cities in the United States.

Packed 
Put  up  in  100-lb  cases,  also  in cabinets of 
For  sale  by  the  wholesale  trade  everywhere. 

W o o lso n   Spice  Co.,

TOLEDO,  OHIO.

Product of Our Factory at Fon du Lac, Wis.

You can buy a better $3 Men’s Calf Shoe and other  grades  made  by  C.  M.  HENDERSON 
& CO. near your own door  than  other  manufacturers  can  offer,  and  this is true of our Ladies’ 
Fine Dongola and Goat $2.50  Shoe  and  our  $3 Henderson French Kid, and  other  grades 
made  at  our  Dixon  Factory,  where  our  celebrated  “Red School House’* Shoes are produced. 
We have special advantages for manufacturing 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  will  prove  to  your  advantage.  Our heavier grades of goods 
made at our third factory  are also acknowledged to be unequaled.

 

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O.  M.  HENDERSON  &  CO.,  Chicago.

Fon da Lac, Wis

F a c to r ie s:
Dixon,  111.

W illa r d   H .  J a m e s,
Salesman  for  the  Lower  Peninsula.

P. O.  address,

Chicago, 111.

Morton  House,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

We  furnish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  to  Customers.

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

Cadillac—Henry Fair has  retired from 
the  cigar  manufacturing  firm  of  Fair 
Bros,  and  removed to Prescott, Arizona. 
The  business  will  be  continued  by the 
remaining  partner  under  the  style  of 
John C. Fair.

Lansing—The  firm  of  L.  Price  &  Co. 
has  been  dissolved,  Mr.  Price  having 
organized the Capital  Lumber  Co., with 
a  paid-in  capital  of  $50,000,  which  is 
officered  as  follows:  President,  Jos.  S. 
Ayers,  of  Detroit;  Vice-President,  Law­
rence  Price;  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
H. W.  Rikerd.  The company has bought 
the  planing  mill  and  sash,  door  and 
blind  factory  of  John  Chamberlain  (D. 
M.) and  the  lumber  yard of  A. D.  Hen- 
sel,  and will conduct two yards.

Gripsack Brigade.

Geo. W.  Gage is headed  East on an ex­

tended tour for the Alabastine Co.

D.  G.  Kenyon  is  handling  the  city 
trade  of  H. S. Robinson  &  Burtenshaw 
exclusively.

E.  E. Lamoreaux, formerly on the road 
for V.  R.  Steglitz,  of  Eaton  Rapids, has 
engaged to travel  for  Morris H.  Treusch 
& Bro.

Valda A. Johnston  has traded  his 2:28 
mare for the  cozy residence at 19 Powell 
street, but  anticipates great  things from 
a colt bred by the same mare.

Geo. P. Cogswell, formerly on the road 
for  H.  S.  Robinson  &  Burtenshaw,  is 
now the proprietor of  a retail  shoe store 
on Michigan avenue, Detroit.

Captain  Jim  could  not  be  bribed  to 
call  on a customer  April 9.  He  will  be 
engaged  that  day in  welcoming  the sur­
viving  members of  his  old  regiment  at 
their annual reunion at Lowell.

Traverse  City  people  are  anxiously 
awaiting  the  return of  a couple of  trav­
elers—too green  to  burn—who persisted 
in carrying  on a flirtation  with a pair  of 
hotel girls in such  an open  manner as to 
excite the  disgust of  everyone cognizant 
of the matter.

J.  Kipp  writes  T h e  T r a d e sm a n  as 
follows:  George Hallam, traveling sales­
man for Barnes Bros.,  of Detroit,  made a 
wager with one  Lynn,  of  Big Rapids, on 
the  result of  the  last  presidential  elec­
tion.  George  got  left  and  now he  has 
demanded and received  back ihe amount 
of his wager from the stake holder.
Excursion to Detroit Floral Exhibition.
The  Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway, 
Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee Rail­
way, Toledo, Saginaw & Muskegon  Rail­
way, Detroit  Division  and Michigan Air 
Line Division of  the  Grand  Trunk Rail­
way  will  sell  special  excursion  tickets 
for  this  interesting  exhibition at single 
fare for round  trip, with 25 cents  added 
for  admittance coupon to the exhibition. 
Tickets  will  be  sold  on  Wednesday, 
April  3,  and  Thursday,  April  4,  good 
to go on  all  trains  on  these  dates,  and 
will  be  valid  to  return on all trains up 
to and including  following  day of  issue.
The Detroit  rink, in  which  the  exhi­
bition is to be held,  is located on  Larned 
street,  between  Bates  and  Randolph 
streets,  about  four  blocks  from  Brush 
street  depot,  or a block  and a half  from 
corner of  Woodward  and Jefferson  ave­
nues,  on  the same  spot  where the  1883 
Art Loan was held.  This exhibition has 
been  fully  noted  through  the  press  of 
the  State,  and  will  be  one of  the finest 
ever held in the country.

Mr.  Jenks’  Close  Call.

Mr.  Jenks  (who  came  home  after  a 
hard  day’s  work,  carried  three  trunks 
down  stairs,  bumped  his  head  against 
the door,  and  hurried five  squares to the 
depot  to  see  some relatives off)—■“! feel 
tired  to-night.”
Mrs. Jenks (anxiously)—“Tired?  Have 
you a tired feeling?”
“Yes.”
“Mercy!  Does your back ache?”
“Yes.”
“And head ache?”
“Some.”
“ And  fleeting  pains  around  your 
body?”
“Well, now  I  think of  it,  I  do  have 
them occasionally.”
“Oh, my husband, you’ve got  the very 
symptoms described in Dr.  Quack’s med­
ical  almanac,  and  you  are on  the verge 
of Bright’s disease, liver complaint,  con­
sumption, insanity and death!  Run right 
down to the  drug store,  and  buy a dozen 
bottles!”

Bank Notes.

Sherman & Son  succeed  Obert & Sher­
man in the banking business at Bancroft.
The Exchange Bank  at  Gladstone  has 
been  merged  into a State  bank, with  a 
paid  in  capital  stock  of  $50,000, under 
the  style  of 
the  Gladstone  Exchange 
Bank.  The  stockholders  are as follows: 
John  Plankinton, Frederick  T. Day and 
Wm. Plankinton,  of  Milwaukee;  Henry 
D.  Smith,  Appleton,  Wis. ;  J.  Frank 
Collom and Wm.  H.  Keller, Minneapolis; 
Paul W. Giebel and Capt. Chas. E. Burns, 
Escanaba;  W.  M.  Carruthers,  Corinne; 
Wm. A.  Foss,  Edwin  S. Tice  and» F. W. 
McKinney,  Gladstone;  Sarah  McKinney, 
Brooklyn, N.  Y.

T. C. Crane, now  with  the  Tecumseh 
Creamery Co.,  and J. W. Crane, traveling
representative  for  the  Western  Dairy 
Supply  Co.,  have  formed  a  copartner­
ship  under the style of  Crane & Son  and 
will  put in a creamery at  Burr  Oak, be­
ginning  the  season’s work about May 1.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

*'-AcR:ertiSemenS'win%belLnsert©d^ 
two  cents  a  word  the  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
ment taken for less than 25 cents.  Advance  payment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

. 

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409

Ave. 

fountain,  good  location.  Enquire  79  Plainfield 

Rockford. Mich.; will invoice about $2,000.  Enquire 
o f  J.  Frank  Mead,  Agt.,  Rockford,  or  S.  F.  Stevens 
(Foster, Stevens & Co.), Grand Rapids. 

Fo r   sa l e—a  c l e a n   st o c k  o f  h a r d w a r e   a t
I TOR  SALE—DRUG  STOCK,  FIXTURES  AND  SODA 
FOR SALE—FULL  SET  OF TINNERS’  t o o ls,  s a f e .

show  cases  and  hardware  fixtures—all  in  good 
condition and cheap for cash.  Will sell one or all.  J. 
Vander Veen, 122 Monroe street, Grand  Rapids. 
RUG  STORE  FOR  SALE — ESTABLISHED  NINE 
years;  nearest  drug  store 6 miles;  in one of the 
best growing  towns  of  6i<0  in  Southern  Michigan;  a 
rare bargain for right man;  best of reasons  given  for 
wishing to sell. 
If you mean business, address, W. R. 
Mandigo, Sherwood. Mich. 

OR SALE—HOTEL IN  GOOD RESORT TOWN, WITH 
nineteen beds;  house  furnished  complete;  price 
$3,500, $2,000 down, balance on tim e to suit; poor health 
reason for selling;  barn. 34x60;  sample  room  and  liv­
ery office, 16x24;  good  livery;  mail  and  stage  line  in 
barn;  house paying  $100 per month  now.  For partic­
ulars, address ‘‘Hotel,” care Tradesman. 

373 

399

394

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

I TOR  SALE—STOCK  OF  DRY  GOODS,  CLOTHING, 

boots and shoes, in live town in Central Michigan; 
will  invoice  about  $7,500,  fixtures  included;  trade of 
1888 about $22,000;  will rent or  sell building;  our trade 
will be  given  to  buyer;  reasons,  too  much  business. 
Address B, care Michigan  Tradesman. 

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

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377

393

SNAP—GROCERY STORE  IN  EAU CLAIRE, WIS. 
that pays for itself twice a  year  will  be  sold  to 
the right party for  cash,  if  it  can  be sold at once;  it 
will pay to look  into  this.  For  particulars,  address 
Box 485, Eau Claire,  Wis. 
OR SALE—BRIGHT, CLEAN STOCK OF GROCERIES, 
crockery and glass-ware, in growing town  of  over 
1,200;  stock  and  fixtures  will  invoice  about  $2,500; 
business averages  $1,500 per month;  store  building is 
one of the finest  in  the  State  for business and will be 
rented or sold; reasons, other business needs our atten­
tion.  Address A, care Michigan Tradesman. 

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378

HELP  WANTED.

ITfANTED—ACTIVE,  HONEST  YOUNG  MAN  WHO 
V V  has had two years’ experience in  the  drug  busi­
ness.  Address No. 388. care Tradesman. 

388

SITUATIONS WANTED.

407

TITAN TED—SITUATION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER  BY MAN 
W  
of eight years’ experience, who is fam iliar  with 
general  merchandise.  Address  A.  E.  Chambers,  95 
Monroe Street, Grand Rapids,  Mich. 
TTTANrED—SITUATION — BY  REGISTERED  PHAR- 
▼ ?  macist;  thorough  qualifications;  excellent  ref­
erences.  Address Box 187, Sherwood, Mich. 
YTTANTED—SITUATION—BY A PHARMACIST, REGIS- 
VV 
tered  by  examination;  best  of  references. 
Address No. 402, care Michigan  Tradesman. 
SITUATION WANTED—A  COMMERCIAL  TRAVELER 

is  open  for  engagement.  Large  acquaintance 
with  grocery  trade  in  Michigan.  Address  Jackson, 
care Michigan  Tradesman. 

ÀLESMAN WISHES TO REPRESENT GRAND RAPIDS 
manufacturer to the trade in  Chicago,  or  on  the 

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

403

325

402

395

MISCELLANEOUS.

 

401

TO EXCHANGE—I  HAVE  A  NEW,  BRIGHT,  WELL- 

selected little stock of  hardware to exchange for 
a farm  or  city  real  estate.  Address  No.  401,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
o n n   CASH  BUYS  m a n u f a c t u r in g   BUSI-
» p l . Z U v   ness paying 100  per  cent.  Best  of  rea­
sons ' for  selling.  Address  Chas.  Kynoch,  St. Ignace,
Mich._________________________  
T   HAVE  SOME  FIRST-CLASS  PROPERTY,  WELL 
X  
improved  and  nicely  located,  in  South  Dakota; 
also  some other  property  to  exchange  for a stock of 
goods.  J. C. McKee, 23 Fountain  St. 
TXT ANTED—TO  EXCHANGE — PRODUCTIVE  REAL 
t V  estate in the  thriving village o f Bailey on the  C. 
& W. M. Railway for house  and  lot  in  Grand  Rapids, 
worth  about  $1,500.  Address,  D.  B.  Galentine.  Cas- 
novia, Mich.______________________________  

WANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR 

Improved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for 

samples.  E. A. Stowe &  Bro., Grand Rapids. 

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392

372

OR  SALE—GOOD  RESIDENCE  LOT  ON  ONS  OF 
the m ost pleasant streets “on  the  hill.”  Will ex­
change for stock in any good institution.  Address 2H, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

WANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

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

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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.

C. G. A. V oigt & Co.

PROPRIETORS  OF

Star  Roller  Mills,

Grand.  Rapids,  Mich•

SCENE  ON  A  COFFEE^PLANTATION  QHASE  &  SANBORN.
OUR COFFEES HAVE A  NATIONAL  REPUTATION REPRESENTING 
u u k  
SEAL BRAND COFFEE  surpassing^ all  others
CRUSADE BLEND v o ^ y ^ d 3 Aromatic  h i|h “frade

^o ffe e rlo f ^ i^ e r k :a .deAlw:ays0p£wSed''whofe1r o a s t ^  (ungroundM n1"^ Vb!
air-tight tin cans. 

t h e  FINEST CROWN.

. . .  

suit^virtauS ® a3  nc^oth^^cdafee^
lacked w holeroasted (unground), in 1 lb. air-tight  parchment packages.
G R O C E R S   TeI1  US  that  thelr- c?ffee. trade  has
„ m 
doubled and trebled since buying and
What  it  has  done  for  them  it  will do for you.  Send for

. 

„

, 

selling  our  coffees, 
samples to

C H A S E   &  SANBORN,

BROAD  STREET, 

- 

BOSTON,  MASS.

Western  Department:
80  Franklin  St..  Chicago.

HERBERT  T.  CHASE,
Michigan  and  Northern  Ohio, 

Representative for

GRAND  RAPIDS.

ASSOCIATION  DEPARTMENT.

Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association.

President—Frank Wells, Lansing.
First Vice-President—H. Chambers, Cheboygan.
Second Vice-President—C. Strong, Kalamazoo. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive Board—President; C. L. Whitney, Muskegon; 
Frank  Hamilton, Traverse City;  N. B. Blain, Lowell; 
Chas. T. Bridgman, Flint;  Hiram  DeLano,  Allegan;
C om m ittee  on  Insurance—Geo.  B.  Caldwell,  Green­
ville;  W.S. Powers. Nashville:  Oren  Stone, Flint. 
Committee on Legislation—S.  E„Parkill,  Owosso;  H.
A. Hydorn, Grand Rapids;  H, H. Pope, Allegan. 
Committee on Trade Interests—Smith 
^ a v e r se
City:  Geo. R. Hoyt, East Saginaw;  H. B. Fargo, Mus-
Committee on T r a n s p o r ta tio n - J a m e s  O sborn.O w osso;
O.  F.  Conklin,  Grand  Rapids;  C.  F,  Bock,  Battle
Committee on Building and Loan AssomaAions—Oiaun- 
cey Strong, Kalamazoo; Will Einmert, Eaton Rapids, 
W. E. Crotty, Lansing. 

Local Secretary—P. J- Connell,  Muskegec.
Official Organ—T h e  Mich ig a n Tradesm an.  ___________

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,

T h e f o llo w in g   a u x ilia r y  a s so c ia tio n s  a re o p ­
e r a tin g  u n d er   ch a r te r s  g r a n te d   b y  t h e  M ich i­
g a n   B u sin e ss  M en’s A sso c ia tio n !

X o .  1—T r a v e r s e  C it y  B .  M .  A . 

President, J. W. Milliken; Secretary, E. W. Hastings.
~ "— ~ " —   N o .  2—L o w e ll   B .  M . A . 
President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T- King.

" 

N o .  3 —S t u r g is   B .  M . A . 

President. H. S. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn.
' 
N o .  4 —G ra n d   R a p id s   M .  A .
President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.

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

President, John A. Miller;  Secretary. C. L. W hitney.

N o .  6 —A lb a   B .  M . A . 

President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary. P. T. Baldwin.

N o .  7 —D im o n d a le   B .  M . A . 

President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger.

President, F. H. Thnreten; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston.

N o .  8 —E a s t p o r t   B .  M .  A .

N o . 9 —L a w  r e n c e  B .  M .  A .

President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly.
Mo.  lO —H a r b o r  S p r in g s   B . M .  A . 

President, W. J. Clark: Secretary, A. L. Thompson.

President. H. P. Whipple; Secretary,D. E.  Wynkoop.
' 
President, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.________

N o .1 1 — K in g s le y   B . M .  A .
No7T2^QuincyT$7M7A^
N o .  1 3 —S h e r m a n   B .  M .  A . 

President, H. B. Stnrtevant;  Secretary, W.  J. Anstin.

N o .  1 4 —S o .  M u s k e g o n   B . M .  A . 
President, S. A. Howey: Secretary, G. C. Havens.

N o .  1 5  - B o y n e   C ity   IL M .  A . 

President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.

N o .  1 6 —S a n d   L a k e   B .  M .  A . 
President, J. V. Crandall:  Secretary, W. Rasco.

N o .  1 7 —P l a in w e ll  B .  M .  A . 
President, E. A.  Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle.

President, Albert Todd; Secretary. 3. Lamfrom.

N o .  1 8 —O w o sso   B .  M . A .

N o .  1 9 — A d a   B . M . A , 

President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.

N o .  2 0 —f a u g a t n c k   B .  M . A .

President, John F. Henry; Secretary, L-  A. Phelps.

N o . 2 1 —W a v la n d   B .  M .  A .

President, C. H. Wharton;'Secretary, M. V■ Hoyt.

N o . 22—G ra n d   L e d g e   B . M . A . 
N o   2 3 —C a r so n  C ity   B .  M .  A .

President. A. B. Schumacher; Secretary, W.  R.  Clarke. 
‘ 
President, F. A. Rockafellow: Secretary. C. G. Bailey.

President. J. E. Thurkow;  Secretary, W. H. Klchmond.

N o .  2 4 —M o r le y   B .  M .  A .

N o .  2 5 —P a lo   B .  M . A .

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

N o . 2 6 —G r e e n v ille   B . M . A . 

President, A. C. Satterlee:  Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell.

N o   2 7 —D o r r   B . M .  A .

President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary. L. N. Fisher.

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

President, A. J. Paddock;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.

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

N o .  2 9 —F r e e p o r t  B . M .  A .

President, A.G. Avery;  Secretary, E. 8. Honghtaling.

N o .  3 0 —O c e a n a   B . M . A .

N o . 3 1 —C h a r lo t te   It.  M .  A . 

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

N o .  3 2 —C o o p e r s v ille   B .  M .  A . 

President, W. G. Barnes;  Secretary, J. B. Watson.

N o .  3 3 —C h a r le v o ix   B .  M .  A . 

President,  L.  D.  Bartholomew;  Secretary. R. W. Kane.

President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P. T. Williams.

___[  3 4 —S a r a n a c   B .  M .  A .

N o .  3 5 —B e l la i r e   B .  M . A .

President, H. M. Hemstreet; Secretary, C. E. Densmore.

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

N o .  3 6 —I t h a c a   B .  M . A .

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

President,  Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary,  E  W. Moore.

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

President. H. E. Symons: Secretary, D. W. Higgins.

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

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

„ o .   4 0 —E a t o n   R a p id s   B .  M . A . 

President, C. T. H artson; Secretary, W ill Emmert.

N o . 4 1 —B r e e k e n r id g e   B . M . A . 
President, C  H. Howd;  Secretary, L. W aggoner.

President, Jos. Gerber;  Secretary  C. J. Rathbun.

N o .  4 2 — F r e m o n t  B .  M   A . 

N o . 4 3 —T u s t in  B . M .  A .

President, Frank J. Lnick ;  Secretary. J. A. Llndstrom. 
' 
President, E. B. Martin; Secretary, W. H. Smith.______

N o . 4 4 —R e e d  C ity  B . M . A .

N o .  4 5 —H o y t v i il e   B .  M .  A .

President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, 0. A. Halladay. 
* 
President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.

N o . 4 6 — L e s lie   B .  M . A .

N o .  4 7 —F l in t   M .  U .

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

N o . 4 8 —H u b b a r d s t o n   B . M . A . 
President, Boyd Redner: Secretary, W. J. Tabor.
—  
President,  A.  W enzell; Secretary. Frank Smith.

N o .  4 9 — l.e r o y   B   M .  A .

N o . 5 0 —M a n is t e e   B .  M . A . 

President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary,C.  Grannis.
N o . 5 1 —C e d a r   S p r in g s   B .  M .  A . 

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

N o . 5 2 —G ra n d  H a v e n   B . M .  A . 

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

N o ,  5 3 —B e l le v u e   B . M .  A . 

President, Frank Phelps;  Secretary, A. E. Fitzgerald.

President, Thomas B. Dntcher;  Secretary, C. B. Wallër.

N o . 5 4 — D o u g la s   B .  M .  A .

N o .  5 5 — P e t o s k e y   B .  M .  A . 

President, C. F. Hankey; Secretary. A. C. Bowman.

N o . 5 6 —B a n g o r   B .  H .  A . 

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

Mo,  5 7 —R o c k f o r d   B .  M . A . 

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

N o .  5 8 —F i f e   L a k e   B . M . A . 

President, L. S. Walter; Secretai 1 .G. -  Blakely.

N o . 5 9 —F e n n v i ll e  B . M . A . 

President F. S. Raymond : Secretary, A. J. Capen.
N o . 6 0 —S o u th   B o a r d  m a n   B . M .  A . 
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S- E. Keihardt.

N o .  6 1 —H a r t f o r d   B . M . A . 

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

N o   6 2 —E a s t  - a g in a « -   M . A . 

President, Jas. H  .Moore;  Secretary,  C  W.  Mnlholand.

N o .  6 3 — l.v a r t   K. M . A . 
President, C. V. Priest; Secretary. C. E. Bell.
N o , 6 4 —M e r r ill  B . M . A . 

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

N o . 6 5 —K a lk a s k a   B . M .  A . 

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

President. Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles.

N o . 6 6 —L a n s in g   B .  M .  A  

N o . 6 7 —W a t e r v iie t   B . M .  A . 
President, Geo. Parsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall.

N o .  6 8 —A lle g a n   B . M . A . 

President, H. H.  Pope;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

N o . 6 9 —S c o tts a n d   C lim a x  B .  M .  A . 
President, Lyman Clark ; Secretary, F. S. Willison.

N o .  7 0 —N a s h v ille   B .  M .  A , 
President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers.

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

N o .  7 1 —A s h l e y   B   M .  A ,

N o .  7 2 —E d m o r e   B . M . A .
N o ,  7 3 —B e l d in g   B . M . A . 

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

M o. 7 4 — D a v is o n   M .  U . 

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

S o .   7 5 —T e c u m s e h   B .  M .  A . 

President, Oscar P. Bills;  Secretary, F. Rosacraus.

N o .  7 6 —K a la m a z o o  B . M .  A . 

President, 8. S.McCamly;  Secretary.  Chauncey Stron 

N o .  7 7 —S o u th   H a v e n   B .  Rt,  A . 

President—L. S. Monroe;  Secretary, 8. VanOstrand.

No, 78—Caledonia B.  M. A. 

President, J. O. Seibert;  Secretary. J. W. Saunders.
N s .  7 9 — B ««t J o r d a n  a n d   So  A r m   B .  M .A . 
President, Chas. F. Dixon;  Secretary, L. C. Madison. 
N o .  8 0 —B a y  C ity  a n d   W .  B a y   C it y   R . M . A". 
President,F. L. Harrison;  Secretary, Geo.  Craig.

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N o .  8 1 —F l u s h in g   B .  M .  A . 

President. L. A. Vickery;  Secretary, A. E. Ransom.

President,B. S. Webb;  Secretary, M. E  Poliasky.

N o .  8 2 - A l m a   B   X .   A . 
No  83—Sh-rwood B.  W. A. 

President, L. P. W ilcox ;  Secretary. W. R. Mandigo.

A. M. Wilson, of  White Pigeon, is open for  an 
offer from some B. M. A. to establish a road  cart 
factory, he being the inventor of a novel cart,

Association Notes.

Schoolcraft is  considering  the  subject  of  or­

ganizing a B. M. A.

L. M. Mills will organize a B. M. A. at  Blanch­

ard on the evening of  April 2.

The  State  Organizer  addresses  the  newly- 

organized Vicksburg B. M. A. this  evening.

Charlotte Republican:  Now, if the old double I 
stave barrel factory could be started  up  and  be j 
put to manufacturing something, our  industries | 
would all be in fair shape.  In  our  opinion  the 
Business Men’s Association  should  direct  their I 
efforts especially to this  end as the first thing to 
be secured.

A Fenhville correspondent writes  as  follows: 
The Business  Men’s  Association  think they de­
serve a holiday  and  they  are  making  arrange­
ments for a grand  banquet  and ball to be given 
by them. 
It is to be a grand  affair  and  invita­
tions  will  be  extended  to  their  friends  in all 
directions.

Manistee Advocate:  The Business Men’s Asso­
ciation met  last  evening  at  Lower Union Hall.
It was agreed  to  open  all  the stores full hours, 
beginning Monday evening next.  The  request 
of the  Association,  asking  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph Co. for  additional service in the city, 
will be complied with.  The Western Union will 
put up a  new  wire from  Grand  Rapids  to  this 
city and  employ  an  additional  operator.  The 
office will be open from 7 a. m. to 2 p. m.

Grand  Traverse  Herald:  The  B.  M. A. was 
fairly well attended last evening.  T. G. Shilson, 
A. S. Dobson,  W.  S.  Anderson  and  John Helm 
were admitted to membership.  Hon. G. E. Steele 
talked briefly  upon  the  railroad  question,  and 
Mr.  Steele,  Judge  Campbell  and  Dr. Kneeland 
were  appointed  special  committee  on  railroad 
matters.  Routine  work was done and then the 
Junior Boys’ band came in  and  played  for  the 
meeting,  and  asked  advice  in  regard  to  their 
organization.  This band is composed of a dozen 
or more lads, mostly under  sixteen years of age, 
and they do credit to themselves and  the  town. 
They are to some  expense  for  rent  of  practice 
room and for drill master, and  it  does  not  seem 
just right that the lads  should be called upon to 
meet all of these expenses.  While not heavy, It i 
is still asking  a  good  deal  of  them  to  do this. 
The business  men  present  at  the  meeting la st! 
evening thought the business men  of  the  town j 
would be glad to help  a little in the matter, and 
we have no doubt this is so.

Cedar Springs Clipper:  Some snoozer  who  is j 
either ignorant of the facts  or  is  telling  a  m ost; 
malicious falsehood is reporting  the  story  that j 
the Cedar  Springs  Business  Men’s  Association 
has combined and fixed the  prices upon the dif-j 
ferent commodities sold by our merchants.  The j 
Association was not organized with  that  object j 
in view, nor have the  members ever practiced it | 
in one  single  case. 
It  was  organized  for  the j 
purpose of  inducing manufactories and capital-1 
ists to locate in our village and help build  it up, | 
giving  employment  to  labor,  consuming  the j 
product of the farmers and thus  enhancing  the 
value of real estate in  the village and surround­
ing country. 
It  helped  secure the T., S.  &  M.  j 
Railway,  and  did  secure  the  Northern  Kent j 
Bank  (with  its  new  brick  block, an ornament 
and  credit  to  the  town)  and  will yet secure a j 
canning factory and apple evaporator. 
It helps j 
to make rogues honest—pay  their  honest  debts. 
And all this, certainly, no intelligent and honest 
citizen will  object to.  To set at rest and forever 
bury  the  author  of  this  bare-faced  falsehood 
about a combination on  goods,  the President of 
the B. M. A. makes this  proposition: 
“To  any 
reputable citizen of Michigan  who  can,  by  the 
Secretary’s  books,  any  merchant  or  reputable 
citizen in Cedar Springs,  prove  that at any time j 
since its existence, the B. M.  A.  has  ever  fixed | 
the price upon any one article, either  bought  or ' 
sold  by  one  of  its  members,  or making a com- j 
bination  touching  upon  any  commodity,  mer- j 
cantile or farm products,  he  will  pay  into  the 
library fund of each and every district school in i 
the Townships of Nelson and Solon $10 in gold.” | 
Now, Mr. Falsifier, either prove your  statements 
or shut up.  Show your hand.
Organization of a B. M. A. at Lake view.
The  business  men  of  Lakeview  met  at  the 
engine house on the evening of March 12 for the 
purpose of organizing a B. M. A.  L. W. Sprague, 
the wheel-horse  of  Greenville,  gave  a  ringing 
address in explanation of the aims of  the  Asso­
ciation and the various ways in which  it  exerts 
its  influence, followed by a few  supplementary | 
remarks by  the  State  Organizer.  The  plan of I 
organization  was  so  well  received  that  it was 
decided to proceed to  organize, which was done 
by the adoption  of  the  regulation  constitution 
and the election of the following officers: 

Carse, C. Newton Smith.

President—A. R. Mather.
Vice-President—Fred. Shellman.
Secretary—C. W. Throop.
Treasurer—C. F  Braden.
Executive  Committee—E.  G.  Perkins,  W.  J. 
The members who  signed  the  constitution  at 
the initial meeting are as  follows:  E.  G.  Per­
kins, J. L. Lazier, C. Newton Smith, C. C. Gilleo,
D. J. Brown,  F.  Shellman,  A.  R. Mather, C. W. 
Throop, A. McAfee, C. E. Butler, R.  P.  Everett, 
C. F. Braden, Samuel Beall,  Wm. Lobden, W. J. 
Carse, D. S.  Haviland.
Sixty-Two  Charter  Members  at  Paw
Paw.
P aw Pa w , March 16,1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r Sir—The business men of Paw Paw have 
completed  the  organization  of  their  B.  M. A., 
with  sixty-two  charter  members,  and  have 
started out with fair prospects of success.
When does the  fiscal  year of  the State Associ­
ation begin?  We are in hopes to be able to take 
a charter soon.  Yours truly,

W m.  H. Ma so n, Sec’y.
Grand  Rapids  Mercantile  Association.
At  the  regular  semi-annual  meeting  of  the 
Grand  Rapids  Mercantile  Association,  held at 
T h e T r a d esm a n office on March 19, B. Barendse, 
the  Oakdale  Park  grocer,  was elected  to mem­
bership.

The  Committee  on  Roll  of  Honor  reported 
progress and was given until the next meeting to 
present a final report.

A  communication  from  the  Insurance  Com­
mittee of the Michigan  Business Men’s Associa­
tion was presented and referred to the Insurance 
Committee of the local body.

The condition of the charter revision relative to 
the  public  market  matter  was  discussed  and 
laid on the table until the next meeting.

The question of  establishing an exchange, for 
the interchange  of  information relative to poor­
paying patrons, was  discussed  at  some  length, 
when it was resolved to  establish such a feature, 
without further delay.

The names of  about  twenty-five  questionable 

customers were handed in and  discussed.

President  Herrick  introduced  the  following 
article prepared by F. N. Barrett, of  New  York, 
which was read by the Secretary:
How  many  dealers  realize  what  selling  “at 
cost” m»ans?  The majority think it means cost 
and freight, bu> in reality  it  means  the average 
cost of doing business, and  that is at least 5 cents 
upon every dollar of  sales  at wholesale, and an 
average of lu cents upon every dollar of  sales  at 
retail.
The  principal  items  that  go  to  make  up the 
average cost of doing  business are rent, interest 
on capital  invested,  insurance,  labor,  superin­
tendence, cartage, lighting  and  heating,  waste, 
leakage,  drying  out,  wear  and tear, taxes, bad 
debts, and  other  items  which,  though  more or 
less  intangible  and  seldom  thought  of,  go  to 
make up a formidable total.  Many a dealer who

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Bankruptcy Act.

The meeting then adjourned.

The April  “Atlantic.”

Stove  Manufacturers Favor  a  General 

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The  Michigan  Business  Men’s  Asso­
ciation  is  in  receipt  of  the  following 
communication  from the  National  Asso­
ciation of Stove Manufacturers:

figures that he is  selling  goods  “at  cost,”  as  a 
leader, is actually paying out  of  his own pocket 
a liberal margin for the privilege of distributing 
some manufacturer’s goods.  To illustrate;  Some 
grocers  will  sell  sugars  at  what  they  pay  for 
them with  freight  added,  and  figure  that they 
are  selling  at  cost;  in  point  of  fact, if it be a 
wholesaler, he is actually losing  5  per  cent.,  or 
say $1 per barrel;  or,  if  a  retailer, 10 per cent., 
and the same is true of many  proprietary  goods 
In  our  judgment  a  uniform  plan  for
which are sold on nearly the same basis 
Another thing,  how  many  grocers  are  there :  th e  collection  of  debts,  or  m ore  p articu - 
who have thought  of  the  fact that they cannot  j  ia riy  fo r  the  collection  and  d istrib u tio n
-  . 
afford to sell  goods  on  the  same  percentage of 
profit  when  goods  are  low  as  they  did  wnen | of  the  assets of  insolvents,  is  in  its  lm- 
goods were higher, and that  they  should  try  to ;  portance 
th e  business  com m unity, 
get  the  same  margin  of  profit  per  pound, per |  secont[  only  to  th a t  of  a  u n ifo rm   cur- 
gallon or  package as formerly?  For instance, 10 i
per cent, on a barrel of flour at $8 a barrel would i  rency. 
th e ir  operation 
be 80 cents, but 10 per  cent, on a barrel  of  flour |  L aw s 
} th ro u g h o u t th e U n ited   S tates can only be
at $6 is only 60 cents. 
ustan>hfigured  onPamoeurngof  saleT while per- j  passed  by  Congress,  and  Congress  has no
power to pass any such law except under 
eentages of profit are figured on the  cost  of  the 
the power  conferred  by the Constitution 
goods;  grocers who do not wish to deceive them­
selves  should  figure  both  percentages  on  the 
to  establish uniform laws  upon the  sub­
same basis.
ject of bankruptcy.
There are many retail grocers who sell a barrel 
We  all  know the  ease and  frequency 
of flour costing $7.50 for $8, and whose  expenses 
of doing business are not less than 80 cents on that 
of preferences—by chattel mortgage, bill 
barrel of flour, and therefore  they are paying 30 
of  sale,  or  confidential  indebtedness  to 
cents for the privilege of disposing of that barrel 
relatives  or  others—that  by  rendering 
of  flour  instead  of  making,  as they figured, 50 
cents. 
fraud  easy,  and  escape  from its punish­
Selling at cost should be  interpreted  to  mean 
ment  easier,  puts  a  premium  upon  dis­
selling at a price  which  covers  the  first cost of 
honesty;  the  unsecured,  or  unpreferred 
the  goods  and  all  of  the  above-named  items 
which enter into the cost of doing business.
creditor, having no redress.
No man  is  a good business man who sells sta­
It is by no  means rare  for a wholesale 
ples at a loss,  hoping  to  make  it  up  on  other 
house  to  bolster  the  credit  of  a  weak 
goods.  If business men  in  general  understood 
these  facts,  there  would  be  fewer  failures  in 
merchant until others are induced to sell 
business,  fewer  men  who  work  hard  all their 
him,  and then enforce a demand for pay­
lives without  obtaining  that  respite from labor 
ment  or  security,  by  threat  of  proceed­
and business cares  which  every sober, industri­
ous man is entitled to in his old age.
ings for collection.
But how are we  to  reach  this,  some will ask, 
We believe that an equitable  bankrupt 
when  there  are  so  many  foolish  and reckless 
law is one by which it is impossible for a 
competitors, or dishonest  ones, who do not mean 
to pay for their  goods?  We  answer,  by organ­
debtor  to  be  discharged  from  the  legal 
ization and agitation among both wholesale  and 
obligation of  his  debts,  without  a  full 
retail merchants.  Each  should  pursue a “live 
disclosure of his condition and a full sur­
and let live” policy, and each can help the other 
to do so.  Wholesalers’ associations should make 
render of his property. 
If a law provid­
a  condition  of  membership  that  their  mem­
ed  that  any  confidential  preference,  or
bers should  deal  in  goods  of  good quality and
honest quantity, and that they must not compete I  an y  deception,  or  concealm ent  of  prop- 
with retail  merchants  for  the  trade of consum- 
should  n rev en t  a discharge  in  ban k ­
ers  Retail merchants can encourage the selling | e rtJi sn o u ia p rev en t  a aiscn arg e  in  uanK 
of pure and honest goods at fair profits, and each |  ru p tcy ,  it  w ould  be an  incentive  to  hon-
......................to
esty,  and  prove  a  safeguard,  both 
can work together for many trade reforms which 
are of interest to  both.  The  recent  convention 
debtor and creditor.
of wholesale grocers  to form a national associa­
Former  bankrupt 
laws  have  been 
tion and endeavor to sell sugars without loss is a 
passed  after  periods of  depression or of 
step in  the  right  direction,  and the resolutions 
unanimously passed by that  convention  admir­
panic,  when  relief  for  large  numbers 
ably outline  the  scope  and  purpose of such an 
seemed to justify  a legal  discharge from 
association.  These were as follows:
their  obligations.  What we now need is 
W h e r e a s,  Increased  facilities  of  production 
and distribution have  resulted  in  the  extreme 
a measure of permanency, adapted to the 
development of the law of  competition and this 
current  needs  of  business,  that  shall 
in turn in abuses in  trade, such as selling goods 
take the  property of  a debtor, unable  or
below  the  cost  of  doing  business,  with  a ten-
deney to lower the  quality  of  our  food  supply i  llnw :i|in<r  to  nnv  and  hv  a  sina-le  process 
and  to  encourage  reckless  and  unscrupulous |  unw illing  to pay, an a  oy a single  process
and at minimum  cost  distribute the pro 
methods in trade which are detrimental alike  to 
ceeds  to his creditors.
manufacturers, wholesalers,  retailers  and  con­
sumers;  and
One  chief  abuse  that a bankrupt  law 
W h e r e a s,  These abuses  can only be remedied 
should  be  framed  to  prevent  is that of 
by organization and conference,
preferences.  When  they  are  given  to 
Resolve-i,  That it is expedient and desirable to 
form an organization to be known as the Whole­
creditors,  it  may  be  by  connivance be­
sale  Grocers'  National  Association,  and  the 
tween debtor  and  creditor, or that in it­
officers of this convention, in  conjunction  with 
self  amounts  to  fraud.  When  given to
the committees  appointed, are hereby requested
t0  anization tMs  conventIon a proper  form  of I relatives or friends, their effect is usually 
OIRer ‘lv ¿^That  in  order  to  remove  any  mis- j fraudulent and they are often so intended 
apprehension of the  scope  and  purpose  of  this | from  the  first.  The  law  should  make 
iniDOssiblp  unless  ¿riven  onenlv.
organization, we hereby place the declaration on 
record that we  are  opposed  to  combination for i  tnem   mipossioie,  unless  given  upem y, 
the  purpose  of  extorting  unreasonable  profits 1  and  as  a  matter  of  record  and  with a 
from the public, but reasonable efforts  for  self-  ijmjt of  time  that  is  ample  notification 
preservation are proper  and  necessary,  and  an i  .  «rPriitnr<5 
Arffoni7QHnn whnsA nhiftPt is 1.0  nromote  correct 
ticuuvna.
organization whose object is to  promote  correct 
We do not wish to discuss  the question 
and honest methods in trade, improve the quality 
at length in  this  report, but, believing a 
of our  food  supply  and  generally  to pursue a 
live-and-let-live policy is to be commended.
general  bankrupt  law  to  be  a measure 
that  would  have a salutary  effect  upon 
business, we  hope  for a free  discussion 
of  the question in convention, and would 
The poem by Oliver  Wendell  Holmes, 
recommend  the  adoption of  the  follow­
in honor of  the  dinner  given  to  James 
ing resolution :
Russell Lowell on  his  seventieth  birth- 
Resolved,  That the  early enactment of 
nay, is naturally the first thing to  which 
a general  bankrupt  law,  to  compel  an 
the  readers  of  the  April  Atlantic  will 
unreserved  showing  and  surrender  of 
turn. 
It is charecterized by Dr. Holmes’s 
assets, to prevent unjust preferences and 
usual  felicity,  and  the  occasion  of  its 
to 
the 
delivery makes  it  specially  interesting. 
estates  of  insolvent  debtors—as  a  per­
Mr. H. C. Merwin contributes a  studious
manent feature of  our  collection  laws— 
^ ^ ^   ^
paper on "The People  in  Government;’ 
is a much needed measure  and  one  that
and  Mr.  Samuel  Sheldon  answers  the i wouj(j  benefit  business  alike  in all sec- 
question  “Why our Science  Students  go  ^jons>
to Germany.”  Thomas Basin,  Bishop  of  Your  Committee  further  recommend 
Lisieux, who suffered much at the  hands 
our  Secretary he  instructed to offi-
of  Louis XI.,  forms  the  subject  of  an  cjaj|y  communicate  this  action  of  our 
article by Mr. F. C.  Lowell; and  William  ASSOCiation to Boards of  Trade  and Bus- 
Cranston  Lawton  writes  entertainingly  jness  Men’s  Associations in other cities,
journey  “From 
of  an  Archaeological 
Venice  to  Assos.”  Miss  Preston  con­
tinues her series of  articles  by  a  paper 
entitled  “Before 
the  Assassination,” 
giving  an  account  of  Cicero’s  closing 
years; and Miss Louise  Imogen  Guiney, 
under the name of “An Outline Portrait,” 
writes  a  pleasant  sketch  about  Lady 
Magdalene  Herbert,  mother  to  George
Herbert.  Mr.  Hurdy’s  serial,  “Passe 
Rose,” is concluded; Mr. James’s “Tragic  From the San Francisco Grocer.
Muse” is continued,  and  the  concluding  While 
interior 
portion  of  “Hannah Calline’s Jim”  also ] towns, men who are experienced in trade 
forms  part  of  this  number.  The  two  and meet their  engagements,  are usually 
short stories are  “The  King’s  Cup  and i prepared  for legitimate  competition and 
Cake,”  by Sophie May,  and  “A  Dissolv- j look  upon it  as a feature of  trade which 
I ing View of Carrick Meagher,” by George  cannot  be avoided, they often  have good 
H. Jessop.  Mr. Bliss Carman, the young  reason  to complain of  the  operations  of
itinerant  dealers  in  so-called  bankrupt 
Canadian poet, contributes a  long  poem, 
stocks, who  only remain  long enough  in 
“Death in April,”  and Dr. T. W. Parsons 
one  place  to  work  off  a  quantity  of 
some verses called  “In Eclipse.”  Criti­
inferior goods, and demoralize prices.  In 
cisms of  Renan’s Dramas  and  other  re­
some sections of the country this practice 
cent books conclude an interesting  num­
has  worked  so  much  injury  to  regular 
ber.
traders  that  municipal  legislation  has 
I been invoked  in  order to  keep  out such 
In one Western town, Dan-
the fair of the Northeastern Agricultural j ville, 111., it  is  stated  that the  common 
council  has  passed an  ordinance requir-
„ 
Society for  the next  three years.  They | 
•-  -
ing merchants  starting  business  in  that 
will,  with  the  subscriptions  received, 
place  to subscribe  under  oath their  in­
tention to remain in business for a period 
erect all the buildings and arrange every-1 
not less than one year,  accompanied by a 
thing in  first-class  order.  That  the fair 
will  be  a  success  and  a  benefit  to  the j 
bond in the sum of SI,000.
To  check  the  practice  to  which  we 
Sagiuaws,  is sure.
have  referred,  a  Cleveland,  Ohio,  con
Geo. H. Glynn, who has been Treasurer I temporary suggests  that the  proprietors 
of  the  wholesale  grocery  house  of  Sy-  °f  these  mushroom  stores be compelled
mons  Bros.  &  Co.  for  the  past  three [ prjvjjege 0f  selling their  inferior  wares, 
years, severs  his  connections  with  that j yuch  an  enactment  might,  perhaps,  be 
firm this week.  George  has made  many  secured in some localities, but it is rather 
friends among the dealers,  who will join j doubtful if it  could  be adopted to an ex 
tent  that would  accomplish much  good.
in wishing him  good luck. 
I Laws of  this  character  are  very  easily
evaded,  and  the  class  they are  intended 
to affect are usually so unscrupulous that 
they  would not hesitate to resort  to  any 
In-
deed,  it  is  the  exception  where  these
floating traders  pay  even  the  taxes  or­
dinarily  levied  on  regular  retail  mer­
chants, who are often called upon to bear 
more  than their fair share  of  such  bur­
dens.
Another  trade  evil,  akin  to  that  we 
have  mentioned,  and  one  from  which 
retail merchants have been  suffering  for 
years,  is  the  competition  of  bankrupt 
dealers  who,  by  the  leniency  of  their 
creditors, are enabled to  effect  a  settle­
ment by compromise and to resume  busi­
ness.  Of course, a  merchant  who  pays 
one  hundred  cents  on  the  dollar  finds 
the competition  of  dishonest  or  incom­
petent traders—whose stock often stands 
them in only  half  that  sum  and  some­
times  even  less—costly  and  vexatious. 
Not only this,  but so great is the  force of 
example that men, naturally  straightfor­
ward and honest, finding the creditors  of 
others so lenient and easy to  settle  with

Smallegan A Pickaard,
Cole A Chapel. Ada 
Forest Grove 
Geo Hirschberg,  Bailey 
E J Harrington. Holland
E E Hewitt.  Rockford 
m Miiiard&co,‘_Reed“city | expedient to avoid paying  the  tax. 
H T Johnson, Saranac
......... 
John Damstra,  Gitchell
Gus Begman, Bauer 
R B Gooding &Son,Gooding Brookings Lumber Co,
Eli Runnels, Corning 
Brookings
J L Thomas,  Cannonsburg R G Smith, Wayland 
L Cook, Bauer 
J W Mead. Berlin
John Baker, Chauncey 
J Vanden Bosch, Zeeland 
Geo A Sage, Rockford 
T VanEenenaam, Zeeland 
Sauerbier & Shafer, 
John DeVries, Jamestown
B  A Jones, Leetsville 
D D Dorman Cedar  Sorings
Alex Denton. Howard  City R D Wheeler, Ravenna 
John Homrich, No Dorr 
A Purchase, So Blendon 
E Heinzelman,  Logan
H Dalmon, Allendale 
W I  Woodruff, Copley 
Wm  Karsten, Vriesland 
C H Deming. Dutton 
J H Manning, Ashland
J C Benbow,  Cannonsburg D L Morthlaud,  Cloverdale 
G H Walbrink. Allendale  G V Sn>der & Co, Otisco 
Sisson A Lilley Lumber  Co, D  W Shat tuck. Wayland 
Hessler Bros, Rockford 
|  N Bouma. Fisher 
i  G B Nichols, Martin 
1  W alling Bro8,Lamont 
!  Henry  -tarr,  Grand  Haven G F Cook,  Grove 
J B Watson, Coopersville  H Ade, Conklin 
W Ver a&eulen, Beaver Dam J  Matthews. Baldwin 
O W Messinger, Spring Lke S Cooper, Jamestown 
G Ten Hoor,  Forest  o io v e C J  Wes ter land,  Muskegon 
I  Carrington A North,  Trent John Smith. Ada 
I  Dr John Leeson, Cadillac 
L M Wolf, Hudsonville 
A Wagner, Eastmanville  A  S Fr-y. Slocum’s Grove 
C F Braden, Lakeview 
Severance A  Rich, 
1  AHAEckermann, Muskegon S T Colson, Alaska

and that it be given to the press.
We  also  recommend  a  memorial  to 
Congress  from  our  Association,  urging 
the  passage of  such a law,  and  that, as 
individuals,  we  urge it upon  the  atten­
tion of  our respective  representatives in 
Congress.

The  committee  in charge  has secured | interlopers, 
.  .  „ 

Sisson  N F Miller,  Lisbon 
J Raymond, Berlin 
L Maier,  Fishers Station
B A  Fish. Cedar Springs
P DeKraker. Holland 

,,__to  pay a tax  of  at  least  $1,000  for  the

-  -  - _____  
VISITING BUYERS.

S Sheldon, Pierson 
A Everse, So Blendon 
W E Hinman. Sparta 
Chas Darling, Sparta

Injustice to Retail  Merchants. 

East  Saginaw  Jottings.

retail  merchants  in 

just  settlement  of 

Middleville M Heyboer & Bro,  Drenthe 

Big  Rapids S H Ballard, Sp *rta 

facilitate 

„„„„„ 

I. 

t, 

„ 

. 

. 

time  pocketing 

are  almost  inclined  to  adopt  a  policy 
which, while it may  have  tarnished  the 
reputation of  insolvents, has  frequently 
placed them in  a  better  position  finan­
cially.  A correspondent  of  a  Canadian 
contemporary,  writing  on  this  subject, 
says:
“I believe the present system is rotten. 
Now, take the case  of  a  merchant  who 
establishes a business in a town,  and  he 
commences at once and undersells all his 
neighbors, slaughtering  the  goods  right 
and  left,  all  the 
the 
money. 
In the mean  time  his  creditors 
are wondering  why  he  is  not  paying— 
well, you see,  he can’t pay,  for presently 
he is going to ask his creditors to  accept 
a compromise at, say,  forty cents on  the 
dollar Cash, slaughtered money saved  up 
for the job.  Now. he says to  the public, 
Hurrah! I can undersell all the merchants 
in town,  I have got all my goods at  forty 
cents on the dollar.’  Now,  you  see,  this 
is done every  day;  and  so  long  as  the 
wholesaler  settles  by  accepting  such 
offers just so long is he injuring his  cus­
tomers who  pay  one  hundred  cents  on 
the  dollar.  Now, I  think  if  those  dis­
honest dealers knew that there would  be 
no hope of  any  kind  of  a  compromise, 
they would be more careful in what  they 
were doing and avoid such  reckless  sell­
ing.  There  will  never  be  a  healthy, 
sound  business  until  compromises  are 
done away  with.”
The  above  sound  opinion,  so  tersely 
expressed,  will be appreciated by solvent 
retail merchants on this coast  who  have 
for years strongly protested against com­
promise settlements and  their  attendant 
evils.

Becoming  Extinct.

The  alligator of  the  South,  like  the 
buffalo of  the  West,  is likely soon to  be­
come extinct.  The slaughter of the alli­
gator  for its  hide, like  the  slaughter of 
buffaloes  for  their  hides,  has  been  so 
great that it will  be only a few years be­
fore  the  lonely  lagoon  of  Florida  will 
have lost its last survivor.

His  Answer Was  Satisfactory. 
‘Wife,  did  you  order  that  boneless 
liver as I asked  you to do this morning ?” 
“Yes, I  did.”
“What did the butcher say?”
“You’re a mean,  good-for-nothing  old 
fool.  Don’t  speak  to  me  again  for  a 
month.”

There  are  over  200  different  secret 
orders  in  the  United  States,  and  every 
one of  them  have  been used  as a cover 
for the  condition  of  a  man  who  comes 
home late “fr’m zhe  lodge, m’dear.”
HAJFCDWA.JRjB.
P r ic e s   C u rren t.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dis.
AUGURS AND BITS.
Ives’, old style  ..............................
60 
60 
Snell’s..............................................
40 
Cook’s .............................................
Jennings’, genuine...........
25
Jennings’,  imitation....................................50*10
First Quality, S. B.  Bronze.......................... $ 7 00

AXES.

D.  B. Bronze................................   11 00
S. B. S. Steel................................  8 50
D. B. Steel...................................  13 00

dis.
dis.

BALANCES. 
BARROWS. 

 

dis.

dis.

dis.

bolts. 

bells. 

BLOCKS.

braces. 

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST. 

Spring  ................................................. 
4o
Railroad....................................................... $  14 00
Garden......................................... : .........net  33 00
Hand......................................................   60&10&10
Cow ................................................................ 
70
Call  ................................................................ 30*15
G ong.............................................................. 
25
Door, Sargent.................................................60&10
Stove...................................................................... $ 0
Carriage new list........................................... 70&10
P lo w ..............................................................  
50
Sleigh shoe..................................................... 
70
Wrought Barrel  Bolts...................................  
60
Cast Barrel Bolts........................................... 
40
40
Cast Barrell, brass  knobs............................. 
Cast Square Spring........................................ 
60
40
Cast C hain..................................................... 
Wrought  Barrel, brass knob.......................  
60
Wrought Square........................................... 
60
Wrought Sunk  Flush...................................  
60
Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush.. .60&10
Ives’ Door........................................................ 60&10
40
Barber............................................................. 
Backus........................................................  50&10
Spofford.........................................................  
50
Am. B a ll........................................................  net
Well,  plain.....................................................$ 3 50
Well, swivel__ »...........................................   4 00
dis.
Cast Loose Pin, figured..................................70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed....................70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed...............60&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint...............60&10
Wrought Loose Pin........................................ 60*10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip.......................60&05
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned.....................60&05
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped.60&05
Wrought  Table...............................................60*10
Wrought Inside Blind....................................60&10
Wrought  Brass................................... .
Blind,  Clark’s................................................ 70&10
Blind,  Parker’s...............................................70&10
70
Blind, Shepard’s ........................................... 
40
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85................
$17 00 
Bissell  No. 5.....................................per doz.
19 00 
Bissell No. 7, new drop p a n ...........  
“
36 00 
“
Bissell, G rand.................................  
24 00 
“
Grand Rapids................................... 
15 00
“
Magic...............................................  
50&02
Grain............................................ 
dis.
 
Cast Steel............................................. per lb 
04
Iron, Steel Points.................................   “ 
3)4
Ely’s 1-10............................................. per m 
65
60
“ 
Hick’s C. F ........................................... 
G. D ......................................................  
“ 
35
60
Musket.................................................  
“ 
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list.. 
50
Rim Fire, United States.........................dis. 
50
25
Central  Fire............................................dis. 
dis.
c h is e l s .
-70&10
Socket Firm er........................
.70*10
Socket Framing......................
.70*10
Socket Corner..........................
.70*10
Socket Slicks.........................
40
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer__
Barton’s Socket Firmers.......
20
net
Cold.........................................
................... 40*10
Curry,  Lawrence’s ................
...................  
25
Hotchkiss................................
White Crayons, per  gross........ .. ,.12@12)4 dis. 10
...................  
60
Brass,  Racking’s.....................
60
................... 
Bibb’s ......................................
...................40*10
Beer.........................................
60
...................  
Fenns’......................................
COPPER.
33
Planished, 14 oz cut to size__ .  per pound 
31
...................  
14x52, 14x56, 14x60 ..
29
...................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..
...................  
29
Cold Rolled, 14x48...................
...................  
30
Bottoms...................................
DRILLS. 
40
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks........................................ 
Paper and straight Shank............................. 
40
Morse’s Taper Shank..................................... 
40

CARPET  SWEEPERS.

cradles.

CARTRIDGES.

CROW BARS.

CHALK.

COCKS.

CAPS.

dis.

d lS .

“ 

DRIPPING PANS.

Small sizes, ser pound.................................  
07
  6)4
Large sizes, per  pound...............................  
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................doz. net 
75
Corrugated........................................dis. 20*10*10
Adjustable.............................................. dis.  34*10

ELBOWS.

 

Foster, Stevens & Co.

EXPRESS  WA.GONS.

lfm.«a

i l l
lliiümüiailj

Write for Illustrated Price List and Discount.

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

10  &  12  MONROE  ST. 

33, 35, 37, 39  & 41  LOUIS  ST.

dis.

d is .

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

files—New List. 

Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26........................ 
30
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30............................. 
25
American File Association List....................60*10
Disston’s ........................................................ 60*10
New  American...............................................60*10
Nicholson’s ................................................... 60*10
50
Heller’s ........................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps..................................... 
28
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
15 
18

GALVANIZED  IRON.

dis.

12 

14 

Discount, 60

13 
gauges. 

HAMMERS.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s......................  
50
Naydole  & Co.’s..................................... dis. 
25
Kip’s........................................................ dis. 
25
Yerkes & Plumb’s...................................dis. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................30c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand__ 30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ...............................dis. 
60
State.............................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 4)4  14  and 
3)4
^  ....
.............net
10
%........... .............net
8H
V*........... .............net
7/4
%........... .............net
7H
70
........... dis.

Strap and T ......

longer...........

HINGES.

dis.

HANGERS. 

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anti-frictidn..............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track ....................................... 
40

HOLLOW WARE

Pots..................................................................60*10
Kettles.............................................................60*10
Spiders........................................................... 60*10
Gray enameled..............................................  
50

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

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

HOES.

HORSE NAILS.

locks—door. 

k n o bs—New List. 

Grub  1....
___$11, dis. 60
Grub 2 __
..$11.50, dis. 60 
Grub 3 __
......$12, dis. 60
Au Sable................................dis. 25&10@25&10*10
Putnam...................................... dis.  5*10*2)4*2)4
Northwestern.................................   dis. 10*10*5
dis.
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings..................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings...... .*.........  
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..............  
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings.........................  
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain................... 
Picture, H. L. Judd  &  Co.’s ..........................40*10
45
Hemacite........................................................ 
55
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l i s t .......... 
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ............................. 
Branford’s ..................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ......................................................  
55
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ......................  
70
MATTOCKS.
...... $16.00, dis. 60
Adze Eye.................................
.......$15.00, dis. 60
Hunt Eye................................
$18.50, dis. 20*10.
Hunt’s......................................
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled................
...................  
50
40 
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s..............................
40 
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables
40
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s...........
.. • 
25
“  Enterprise...................................
...60*10 
Stebbin’s Pattern.....................................
...60*10 
Stebbin’s Genuine...................................
Enterprise, self-measuring.............. ......
.. 
25

MOLASSES  GATES.

dis.
dis.

l e v e l s. 

MAULS.

MILLS.

dis.

dis.

dis.

NAILS
Advance above 12d nails.

FENCE  AND  BRADS.

FINE BLUED.

25
50d to 60d........................................................ 
10
lOd................................................................... 
25
8d and 9d........................................................ 
40
6d and 7d........................................................ 
60
4d and 5d........................................................ 
3d.............................. ......................................  1  00
2d....................................................................   1 50
4d....................................................................   1 00
3d....................................................................   1  50
2d ....................................................................   200
12d to 30d........................................................ 
50
60
lOd................................................................... 
8d to 9d  .........................................................  
75
6dto7d........................................................... 
90
4d to 5d...........................................................  1  10
3d....................................................................   1  50
%  Inch__

CASTING AND BOX.

COMMON BABBEL.

CLINCH.

1) 4 and  134 incfl.............................................  1  35
............................................  1  15
2  and 2)4 
“ 
...........................................  1  80
2) 4 and 234  “ 
3 inch.............................................................. 
85
3) 4 and 4)4  inch............................................  
75

Each half keg 10 cents extra.

oilers. 

dis.

 

planes. 

Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent........................... 60*10
Zinc, with brass bottom................................ 
50
Brass or Copper..............................................  
50
Reaper....................................... per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s .....................................................50*10
dis.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy..................  
40@10
Sciota  Bench.................................................   @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy..........................40@10
Bench, first quality........................................  @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood............20*10
Fry,  Acme................................. ............ dis. 50*10
Common,  polished.................................dis. 60*10
dis.
50
Iron and  Tinned........................................... 
Copper Rivets and Burs...............................  
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT  PLANISHED  IRON.

rivets. 

Broken packs )4c per pound extra.

PANS.

ropes.

squares. 

Sisal, 14 inch and larger..............................   13
Manilla..........................................................   16
dis.
Steel and  Iron.............................. -.............70*10
Try and Bevels..............................................  
M itre.......................................................... 

60
20
SHEET IRON.Com.  Smooth.  Com.
Nos. 10 to  14..........................................$4 20  ✓  $3 00
Nos. 15 to 17..........................................  4 20 
Nos.  18 to 21..........................................  4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ......................................   4 20 
Nos. 25 to 26.............................  
4 40 
No. 27.................................................  4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra

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

 

 

3 00
3 10
3 15
3 35

SAND PAPEB.

List acct. 19, ’86...................................f . .dis.
SASH  CORD.
Silver Lake, White  A..............
Drab A ..................
White  B...............................  “ 
Drab B..................................  “ 
White C.................................  “ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

l

Discount, 10.

50
55
35

SASH WEIGHTS.

 

“ 
“ 

dis.

tacks. 

SAUSAGE  SUUFFERS  OB FILLERS.

Solid Eyes..............................................per ton $25
Miles’ “Challenge” __ per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05
Perry................... per doz. No. 1, $15;  No. 0,
................................................. $21;  dis. 50@50*5
Draw Cut No. 4...................
...each, $30, dis  30
Enterprise Mfg. Co.............
...... dis. 20*10@30
Silver’s................................
.............dis.  40*10
SAWS.
dis.
Disston’s  Circular..............
.....................45@45&5
Cross Cut............  
............
45@45&5
H and........................  ...............25@25&5
♦Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
Atkins’  Circular...........................................dis.  9
“  Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__   TO
50
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__  
30
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot..............................................  
28
American, all kinds......................................  
60
Steel, all  kinds.............................................. 
fip
Swedes, all kinds........................................... 
60
Gimp and Lace..............................................  
68
50
Cigar Box  Nails............................................. 
Finishing  Nails..........................  
50
50
Common and  Patent  Brads.......................... 
Hungarian Fails and Miners’ Tacks.....................  50
50
Trunk and Clout Nails.................................. 
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails..................... 
45
Leathered Carpet Tacks................................ 
35
Steel, Game.....................................................60*10
35
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................ 
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s ___ 
*70
Hotchkiss’......................................................  
TO
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ................................... 
TO
Mouse,  choker.....................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion................................ $1.50 per doz.
Bright Market................................................  67)4
Annealed Market........................................... 70*10
Coppered Market...........................................   62)4
Extra Bailing................................................ 
55
Tinned Market..............................................   62)4
Tinned  Broom...................................per pound 09
Tinned Mattress..............................per pound 8)4
Coppered  Spring  Steel.................................  
30
Tinned  Spring Steel.......................................40*10
Plain Fence....................................... per pound 03
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................................$3 75
painted........................................  3 00
Copper..................................................iew  list net
Brass................................................. 
“  “  “
dis.
Bright........................................................70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............'................................70*10*10
Hook’s .......................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes...............................70*10*10

wire goods. 

traps. 

wire. 

dis.

dis.

“ 

WRENCHES. 

diS.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled__ *. 
30
 
Coe’s  Genuine..............................................  
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable................................ 75*10

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Bird Cages...........................................
50
......  
Pumps, Cistern...................................... ......  
75
Screws, New List................................... ...... 70*05
Casters, Bed  and  Plate......................... .50*10*10
Dampers,  American.............................. ....... 
40
Fork's, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods. ......   66«
Copper Bottoms...................................... .......  300

dis.

METALS.
PIG TIN.

Pig  Large.............................................. ...........280
Pig Bars................................................. ............30C

COPPER.

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

Lake.......
“Anchor” Brand__

■ 18)4 
.. .18

ZINC.

“

LEAD.

SOLDER.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

Duty:  Sheet, 2)4c per pound.
600 pound  casks..................................................6)4
Per pound...................................................... 7@7)4
Duty:  Pig, $2 per 100 pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
American 
...................................................... @5
Newark.............................................................@5
B ar................................................................... w. . .6
Sheet....................................................... 8c, dis. 20
)4@)4.........................................................16
Extra W iping................................................... 13)4
The  prices  of  the  many other  qualities  of
solder in the market indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson......................................... per  pound  14%
11m
Hallett’s................................. 
TIN— MELYN GRADE.
10xi4 IC, Charcoal.............................
t 6 00 
.............................
14x20 IC, 
6  00
.............................
12x12 IC, 
6  2 f 
.....................................
14x14 IC, 
10 00
............................
10x28 IC, 
.............................
10x14 IX, 
7 75
14x20 IX, 
.....................................
7 75
12x12 IX, 
.....................................
8  00 
14x14 IX, 
............................. 
..
12 50
.....................................
20x28 IX, 
Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal..................................
.....................................
14x20 IC, 
.....................................
12x12 IC, 
14X14IC, 
................................... .
29x28 IC, 
.....................................
10x14 IX, 
.....................................
.....................................
14x20 IX, 
.....................................
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
.....................................
20x28 IX, 
.....................................
Each additional X on this grade $1.50.

6 40 
5 40
5 65 
9  25
11  80
6  90
6  90
7  15 
11  06 
14 80
14x20 IC, Teme  M. F .................................... $  7 60
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14x20 IC, “  Allaway  Grade........................  4  90
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20x28 IC, 
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Voigt,  HerpolsMmer & Co ,
Dry Goods

Importers and Jobbers of

STAPLE  and  FANCY.

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

OUR  OWN  MAKE.

A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF

Fancy  Crockery  and

Fancy  Woodenware

OUR OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection  Solicited.  Chicago  and  De­

troit  prices  guaranteed.

HÄR1/EY X HEY8TEK
Wall Paper and 

JOBBERS  IN

Paints, Oils, Etc.

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

74  and  76  Ottawa St.,

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

STEKETEE &  SONS,

P. 
D ry   G oods I N otions,

WHOLESALE

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

Grand. Rapids,  Mich.

N e w   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, D r e ss G ood s, 
H o sie r y ,  U n d e r w e a r ,  VV'hite  G oods, 
L a ce s, E m b r o id e r ie s  a n d   F u ll  L in e   o f 
N e c k   W e a r .

Warps,  Geese  Feathers,

Waddings,  Batts 

STARK,

FRANKLINV1LLE,

AMERICAN,
HOOKER,

and careful attention.

BURLAPS.

and  Twines.
Sole Agents for Valley City and Georgia  Bags.  Mail  orders  receive  prompt 

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

Wall  Paper  and  Window  Shades,

GRAND RAPIDS,

MICH.

O

Detroit Soup Co.

DETROIT,  MIOH.

Manufacturers of the  following well-known 

brands of

QUEEN  ANNE. 
TRUE  BLUE, 
MONDAY, 

MOTTLED  GERMAN, 

SUPERIOR, 

PHOENIX. 

AND  OTHERS. 

For quotations address

MICHIGAN, 

CZAR, 

WABASH, 

ROYAL  BAR, 
MASCOTTE,
CAMEO,

Salesman for Western Michigan,

Lock Box 173,

C A N D Y  I
PUTNAM & BROOKS.
W M . S E A R S  & CO.,

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

Cracker  Mamlfadilrers,

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

N uts We carry a large stock of Foreign 
HEÄUENRICH  BROS.

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

"W h o lesale C lo th iers

Rerfect-Bitting  'Tailor-Made  Clothing

MANUFACTURERS  OF

138-140 Jefferson Äne„ 34-36  Woodbridye 8t„ Detroit.

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

AT  LOWEST PRICES.

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.

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

Manufacturers’ Agents for

S A W  A 2TD G R IS T  M IL L  M A C H IN E R Y ,
Prices* ATLAS B E
Send  for 
Catalogue 

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.f  U.  S. A.

ana 

MANUFACTURERS  OF

STEAM ENGINES* BOILERS..
'Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock | 

for  immediate delivery.

Saws, Belting and  Oils.

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

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

Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.

Write for Prices. 

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

WHY  BE  A SLAV

T o  the Pass Booh System
With  its  attendant  losses  and  annoyances,  when  you  can 

supplant it by so inexpensive and labor-saving 

a  system  as  the

Tradesman  Credit  Coupon  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:

$  2 Coupons, per hundred....... ....... $2.50
....... ....... 3.00
$  5 
....... .......4.00
$10 
....... .......5.00
$20 

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

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“  500  “ 
“  1000  “ 

...........10
...........20

AGBNTS  BOR  AMBOY  CHEESE.

E. R, STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids.
A  TTEN TI ON,  RETAIL  MERCHANTS!

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

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

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Increase  your  Cigar Trade  by  selling  the

ORANGE  CULTURE.

of in Florida.

How  the  Crop is  Raised and Disposed 
Marion county,  in the center of Florida, 
is celebrated for producing one-fourth of 
It  has 
the orange  crop  of  that  State. 
large groves of  natural  growth  situated 
in  the  midst  of  rich  hummocks,  those 
adjacent to Citra,  its  principal  shipping 
point, covering over 2,500 acres,  and con- 
taing 75,000  full  bearing  trees. 
J.  A. 
Harris, a  resident  of  this  district,  and 
known throughout the State as  the  “Or­
ange King of  Florida,”  has been visiting 
New York, and furnishes  some  interest­
ing data to  the  Tribune  concerning  the 
cultivating of  this  and  other fruit.  He 
aid:  “Marion county will furnish  over 
half a million boxes of oranges this year, 
or more than any other three counties put 
together.  The crop of the State averages 
from two and  one-half  to  three  million 
boxes.  The majority of  the  groves  are 
of  spontaneous  growth,  and  stand  just 
where  nature  planted  them;  hence  the 
fruit, being of  wild  origin,  is  sour  and 
bitter.  This stock  is  the  best  to  graft 
upon,  and when budded to the best sweet 
arieties the new wood is all sweet above 
the graft and produces the most  luscious 
fruit, a tree taking three to four years to 
bear. 
I was born and brought up at Lake 
Harris, and when at the  age  of  twenty- 
one I moved to Citra and bought a grove, 
the country  was  a  wood,  boasting  one 
pine cabin and four inhabitants.  All of 
the  oranges  were  of  wild  growth  and 
consequently sour,  so I grafted them and 
made them sweet, studied  the  nature  of 
the fruit, kept the ground clean and well- 
fertilized,  and  for  eighteen  years  have 
diligently pursued the business, and as a 
result my  grove  of  200  acres  this  year 
yields 50,000 boxes of  oranges,  which  is 
greater than the yield of any other grove 
in the State.  Bishop,  Hoit  &  Co,,  my 
neighbors, have a grove of  175 acres and 
are the second largest,  and  the  Lindsay 
or Cresent Orange Company, also in  this 
district,  are  the  third  largest  growers. 
At Citra we confine our labor  to  men  as 
far as picking,  packing and shipping  are 
concerned,  but  boys  do  the  wrapping, 
and at some  groves  girls  also  assist  at 
wrapping.  The wages  of  the men aver­
age from $1 to $3 a day,  yet  as  they  do 
the bulk  of  the  heavy or outdoor  work 
they, as a rule, command the latter figure, 
the  boys  earning  all  the  way  from  50 
cents to  SI.25 a day.  The  busy  season 
begins in November and lasts until April. 
The force  is  about  equally  divided  be­
tween the colored and white  people,  the 
former doing the picking  and  the  latter 
the packing and shipping.  What do they 
do  during  the  remainder  of  the  year? 
Why, new  groves  have  to  be  laid  out, 
land cultivated, weeded  and  kept  clear 
to  prevent 
trees  from  becoming 
diseased,  and  this  takes  all  summer. 
This, of course, does not require as many 
men as during harvest season,  still  there 
is always plenty of  work between  open­
ing  up  the  new  and  keeping  the  old 
groves in proper condition.  Some of the 
hands hire out on farms, orchards, cotton, 
tobacco or sugar  plantations.  You  ask 
if many bananas or pineapples are grown 
in this district.  Only  a  few,  for  table 
use.  At  Indian  River,  further  south, 
bananas,  pineapples  and  cocoanuts, 
which  are  largely  tropical  or  open-air 
plants, are grown extensively.  Oranges 
are more  profitable  to  us,  and  next  to 
them  limes,  lemons,  citron  and  grape 
fruit.  By the  way,  tobacco  growing  is 
attracting great attention  and  becoming 
a  considerable  industry,  especially  the 
finer grades, which flourish on  hummock 
land,  and  in  quality  are  equal  to  any i 
brought  from  Cuba.  Speaking  of  the 
fruit  culture  in  Marion  county,  it  has 
only one drawback, namely, lack of water. 
April and May being the dry season,  the 
young  fruit  drops  off;  hence,  there  is 
some waste,  and an improved  system  of 
irrigation is  needed.  Wells  have  been 
sunk  successfully  along 
the  Atlantic 
coast and St.  John River,  but  in  the  in­
terior,  although borings have been  made 
to a depth of 1.000 feet,  the flow of water 
is  insufficient  for  practical  purposes. 
The  only  disease  prevalent  is  that  of 
scale insects of  many  kinds,  which  sap 
the life out of  the  fruit,  but by  keeping 
the  trees  well  trimmed,  and  the  land 
clear  and  well  fertilized,  the  business 
cannot  fail  to  be  successful.  Of  one 
thing I am strenuously'in favor, and that 
is confining our shipments to one  or  two 
Eastern markets,  where all  consignments 
would  be  sold  at  an  exchange.  This 
would  guard  against  an  overstocked 
market and the loss incidental to  perish­
able  goods,  and  the  advantage  gained 
would be this,  at least,  that goods  would 
sell on their merits,  and prices  could  be 
regulated.  Citra has now 500 inhabitants 
and ships 250.000  boxes  of  oranges  an­
nually,  and  in  other  portions  of  the 
county there are numberless groves  that 
ship from 100 to 10,000 boxes of the fruit 
with the return of  every season.”

the 

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Basswood, log-run................................... 13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run........................................... 15 00@16 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2..............................   @22 00
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. Cull.........................................   @12 00
Maple,  soft, log-run.............................11 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2..............................   @20 00
Maple,  clear, flooring.........................   @25 00
Maple,  white, selected........................  @25 00
Rea Oak, log-run...................................... 20 00@21 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2..........................24 00@2 i 00
Red Oak, 
sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, M sawed, regular...................... 30 00©35 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.................   @25 00
Walnut, log ru n...................................  @55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2...........................  @75 00
Walnuts, cull 
.....................................  @25 00
Grey Elm, log-run.....................................12 00@13 05
White Aso, log-run................................... 14 00@16 00
Whitewood, log-run..................................20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run................................... 17 00@18 00
White Oak, 54 sawed, Nos. 1 and 2 —  42 00@43 00

WANTED.

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 
ns  hear  from  you.  Liberal  cash  advances 
made  when  desired.

E A R L   B R O S . ,

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

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO 

R efe re n ce:  Fir s t   N a t io n a l   Ba n k ,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n . G rand  R apids.

HYDRAULIC

ELEVATORS
Water Motors and Specialties 
Send for New Catalogue.
Tuerk  Hydraulic 
NEW  YORK:  CHICAGO:
12 Cortland St.  39 Dearborn St.

Power  Co.

m

mm

also manufacture a  full  line  of Sweet 

Goods.  Write  for  quotations 

and  samples.

JACKSON 

MICH.

Dea

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The  Finest  5-Cent  Cigar  on the 

Market.

MANUFACTURED  BY

J.  E.  K e n n in g   &  Co ,
the Acme o t   Utility and 

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

BORDEN, SELLECK & CO., Agts.,

WHOLESALE  DEALER  IN

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Tropical  and
F R U I T S .

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BUSINESS  LAW.

Brief  Digests  of  Recent  Decisions  in 

Courts of Last Resort.

N A TIO NAL B A N K  SH ARES— TA XA TION .
According to  the  decision  of  the  Su­
preme Court  of  Nebraska  in the  recent 
case  of  Bressler vs.  Wayne County, the 
owners of  shares  of  national bank stock 
having no other credits or moneyed capi­
tal are entitled  to  have  their  bona  fide 
debts deducted from  the  value  of  such 
shares in the assessment and taxation  of 
the same.

MARRIED  WOMEN— KENTUCKY  LAW .
In Kentucky, property purchased  with 
money earned by a married  women  dur­
ing  the  existence  of  the  marriage  and 
conveyed to her,  is  subject  to  the  hus­
band’s debts created before the purchase, 
the husband  being  entitled  to  the  pro­
ceeds of  the wife’s  labor.  So  held  by 
the Kentucky Court of Appeals.

BO ND  —  SU R E T IE S----SUBSEQUENT  LEGIS­

LATION.

The liability of  the  sureties in a bond 
given in pursuance of a statute to secure 
the payment of  such fines and  penalties 
as may be  imposed  upon  the  principal 
obligor  thereunder  cannot  be  enlarged 
by subsequent  legislation  creating  new 
offenses  or  establishing  new  penalties, 
according to the decision of  the Supreme 
Court  of  Pennsylvania  in  the  case  of 
Crawley vfc. The Commonwealth.

CONTRAC7 —  PU RC H A SE -  

DAMAGES

M EASURE  OF

A person who fails to comply with  his 
contract to furnish goods is liable for the 
value of  the goods in the open market at 
the time of  the failure, but when similar 
goods cannot be  purchased  in  the  open 
market the  measure  of  damages  is  the 
actual loss sustained by the purchaser in 
not receiving the goods according to con­
tract.  So held by the Supreme Court  of 
Indiana.

INSU RA NC E— INCREASED  RISK.

A policy  of  insurance  on  a  stock  of 
goods provided that if  the risk should be 
increased by the  erection  or  occupation 
of  neighboring  buildings  without 
the 
assent  of  the plaintiffs indorsed thereon 
the  policy  should  be  void.  After  the 
contract  of  insurance  was  made one of 
the insured,  who was  the  owner  of  the 
building in which the goods were insured, 
bought a farm  building  located  a  short 
distance from the  storeroom  and  moved 
it up to and connected it with  the  store­
house, making an opening from the store­
house into it,  and used them both as  one 
building, forming an ell.  The company 
had no notice of  this.  A  fire  occurred, 
destroying  the  building  and  the  goods 
contained in the ell formed by the  store­
house and the farm  building.  The  Su­
perior Court of Kentucky held that under 
the circumstances the risk was increased 
and the policy rendered void.

TRADE-M ARK — UNION  L A B E L .

The Supreme Court  of  Minnesota  has 
rendered a decision  in  the  case  of  The 
Cigar  Makers’  Protective  Union  vs. 
Conhaim et al.,  holding  that  the  devise 
adopted by the Cigar Makers’  Union,  to 
be  used  by  their  several  members  on 
boxes  of  cigars  made by such members, 
was not a valid  trade-mark.  The  court 
said: 
“Such  device  not  indicating  by 
what  persons  the  cigars  are  made  but 
only that they are made by some member 
of  one of  such unions,  the right  to  use 
the device belonging equally  to  each  of 
all  the  members  and  continuing  only 
while the person remains a member, it is 
not a legal trade-mark.”

TRADE-M ARK — M EANINGLESS  WORD.
The  question  was  raised  before 

the 
Chancery Division of  the  High  Court of 
Justice (England)  in  the  recent  case  of 
Burgoyne vs. Pownall, whether the word 
“Oomoo”  could be registered as a trade­
mark  in  respect  of  wine  and  spirits. 
The defendant  opposed  the  application 
on the ground that the word was a  color­
able  imitation  of  the  mark  Emu,  and 
calculated to deceive, that the word  was 
not “an invented word, or a word having 
no reference to the quality of the goods,” 
and that it was not a fancy word in  com­
mon use. 
It was  shown  that  the  word 
“Oomoo” was an adjective in the aborigi­
nal  language  of  Australia,  signifying 
“choice.”  Mr.  Justice  Chitty,  before 
whom the case was  tried,  permitted  the 
registration.  He  said  that  in  Great 
Britain 
the  word  “Oomoo”  was  ob­
viously a  meaningless  word.  Granting 
that “Oomoo” did mean  “choice”  among 
the aboriginal  inhabitants  of  Australia, 
it  carried  no  linguistic  meaning  to  an 
ordinary  Englishman, or to  Englishmen 
in any numbers, and was therefore to  all 
intents and purposes a meaningless word.

A Necessary Precaution.

“Say,”  said  the  proprietor  of  a  big 
hotel  in  Connecticut,  to  a  commercial 
traveler  who  was  dancing  a  jig  in  his 
room, on the fourth floor;  “don’t kick up 
such  a  racket  here.  You  must  keep 
quiet while in this house.”
“I am disturbing no one,” pleaded  the 
traveling agent.
“Perhaps not,”  admitted  the  proprie­
tor;  “but  you  may shake  out  the  front 
of  the building,  and  we  have  no  boiler 
in the basement to which to attribute the 
disaster.”

Short and Sweet.

She—Did  your  uncle  leave  you  any­
thing,  Henri?
He—He did.
She—Henri, I am yours.
He—He left me his blessing.
She—Henri, I am not yours.

Tit for Tat.

Teller—“ I cannot pay that  check  un­
less  you  get some one to identify  you.” 
“Why, my name is on the check.” 
“Yes, but I don’t  know  you.” 
“Neither  do I know  you;  but I trusted 

you with the check  just the same.”

Named in  Compliment to  the
Michigan Business  Men’s 

,

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

RETAIL  GROCERY  TRADE.

ÂteoliMy  THE  BEST  §  Gent  Cigar. on  Earth I
T h e  Telfer  Spice  C o m p an y ,

PRICE,
 

MANUFACTURERS’  AGENTS,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

030 PER THOUSAND.

His  Own Diagnosis.

Mother—And  do  you  really  feel  so 
very bad,  Bobby?
I  ain’t  quite  sick 
Bobby—Yes,  ma. 
enough to need  any medicine, but  I’m a 
little bit too sick to go to school.

Headquarters for  Bananas.

16  AND 18 NORTH  DIVISION ST.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

TheMichiganTradesman

WEDNESDAY. MARCH  27,  1889.
LEISURE HOUR  JOTTINGS.

W ritten  fo r The  Tradesman.

B Y   A   COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

No matter  what  avocation is followed 
by  an 
individual,  and  no  matter  how 
superficial and heedless he may be in no­
ticing  the  peculiarities  of  people  with 
Wwhom he comes in contact, it is perfectly 
safe to wager that he always has more or 
less  of  an  assortment  of  disagreeably 
odd and absurdly unreasonable acquaint­
ances,  whose  personal  actions  and  lan­
guage  are continually keeping  him  dis­
gruntled.

And if  even the careless  and  heedless 
and unthinking  have a mental catalogue 
^  of  these undesirables, what  must be the 
9  relative size of  the  list  of  those  unfor­
tunates who are afflicted with an irritable 
nervous system, and a keener  realization 
of  what  constitutes  the  mutual  moral 
rights of  the  human family ?  And then 
the latter class, usually,  from  habits, ed­
ucation and  association finds itself  with­
out one comforting recourse  that not un- 
^  frequently assists the  former  materially 
in evaporating his  disgust  and  indigna­
tion,  and while its members  often find it 
difficult  to  conquer and  control  an  all- 
pervading desire to indulge  in withering 
and  blasting  personalities, intermingled 
with  emphatic  “cuss  words,”  and  sug­
gestions  of  muscular  belligerence,  the 
undignified  satisfaction  is  very  rarely 
indulged in.

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*

•   Assuming  myself  to  be  neither  nerv­
ous, irritable or belligerent, let me intro­
duce  a  very  common  character,  which 
very frequently stirs  up  the  gall  ducts 
of  people  who  unfortunately are.  T his 
particular  character,  or  type  of  it. is a 
man  of  some  importance  and  influence 
in  the  community because  of  a  goodly 
accumulation of  slieckels, but there isn’t
— 
a business man who listens to his absurd- 
™  ities,  winks  at  his  rudeness  and  swal­
lows  his 
impertinences,  who  doesn’t 
know  that  the  average  day laborer is a 
more  desirable  customer,  and  is  more 
congenial and satisfactory company than 
he.  He came into my store, this morning, 
and went through his  usual  programme. 
Finding the “pauper tobacco box” empty,
,  he  coolly  requested  me  to  open  a new 
^   paper,  which I did.  While  smoking  he 
obtained stationery and a couple of  post­
age stamps—which he forgot to pay for— 
and  used  my desk  for  an  hour.  After 
using up five or six  pipes of  my tobacco, 
he  pronounced  it “vile  stuff,” and  said
he must go over to S-----’s and  get  some
that  was  “half-way  decent.”  After 
smoking,  he  wanted  to  see  some  plug 
tobacco,  and  after  biting a quarter sec­
tion  out  of  a  ten  cent  plug, concluded

*   he  didn’t  want  any,  but  did  want 

couple of  pounds of  twenty cent roasted 
coffee.  On being informed that the mar­
ket  didn’t  afford  any such luxury the 
days, he  suggested  that  I  should  keep 
my twenty-five  cent  grade—cost twenty 
three—for  people  who  were  anxious to 
pay a  hundred  per  cent,  profit.  Then
A  after soliciting a capacious  cheek full of 
fine-cut,  I  was  informed  that  my  fifty 
cent tea  could be bought of  peddlers for 
thirty, and  all  my other  commoditie 
like  proportion,  and  that  he,  the 
formant,  didn’t  propose  to  patronize 
dealers  who  persisted in sticking to war 
prices.

my  floor 
two  or  three  superanuated 
trunks, as  many  more  emaciated  carpet 
bags,  and a variety of  disreputable look­
ing  bundles,  and  when  he  and  a  com­
panion carried them  away after a week’s 
storage,  and  the latter  manifested a  dis­
position  to  transact  a  little  business,  I 
heard  the  owner of  the “traps and  cal- 
amaties”  suggest  that he could probably 
do better at another establishment.

I have often thought that the influence 
of  this class  of  “patrons” might be  se­
cured and  retained  by  a  system  of  ar­
ranging  and  exhibiting  goods  so  that 
liberal “sampling” coulà be successfully 
indulged  in  under the  pretense of  pros­
pective  purchases,  but,  as  yet,  I  have 
never given the matter a really fair trial. 

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Luckily  the  female  members  of  this 
class, as  compared  with  the  other  sex, 
are  in a decided  minority,  yet  Mr.  Slim­
mer, the dry goods man, informs me that 
there are still enough of them to make ex­
istence,  at  times, seem  undesirable,  un­
profitable,  and  seemingly  unbearable, 
and to almost  solve the mooted  question 
hether life is worth living or not,  but I 
often think that if Mr. S.  would devote a 
little  more  time  to  keeping  the  “Old 
Adam”  of  his  nature in  subjection,  out­
side  of  church  as  well  as  in  it,  he 
could  traverse  the  inevitable rough and 
thorny paths of  this  life with materially 
less personal discomfort.

The  Corner in Grain.

Wife—I see that our  neighbor, Bonds, 
down again.
Husband—What is it this time ?  Wheat, 
suppose.
Wife—No, I think from his appearance 
was  rye  that  has  floored  him  now 
And I don’t  want  you  to  dabble with it 
any more, either.

BUY

Muscatine
ROLLED

OATS

IF  YOU  WANT
THE 

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.
GOING  NORTH.
Arrives.
Traverse City & Mackinaw................
Traverse Pity & Mackinaw................9:05 a m
From Cincinnati................................... 7:30 p m
ForPetoskey & Mackinaw City....... 3:55 p m
Saginaw Express.................................11:30 a m
................................ 10 :30 p m.

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

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Saginaw express runs through solid.
7:00 a. m. tram  has chair car to Traverse City.
11:30 a. m. train has chair car for Petoskey and Mack­
,  
.
for  Petoskey  and 
5 :00 p.  m, train  has  sleeping  car 

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

7:15 a m
11:45 a m
5:00 pm
7 -.15 a m train  has  parlor  chair  car  for  ^Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. 
5:00 p.  m. train connects  with M. C. R. R. at Kalama­
zoo for Battle Creek,  Jackson,  Detroit  and  Canadian 
points, arriving in Detroit at 10:45 p.  m.
Sleeping car rates—Si.50  to  Petoskey  or  Mackinaw 
City;  82 to Cincinnati.
All Trains daily except Sunday.

Muskegon, Grand  Rapids & Indiana, 

eave 
Arrive.
7  0 5 a m ........................................................................ 10:45am
11:15 a m ........................................................................  4:4opm
4:20 p m .................................................................. 
7:4o p m
Leaving tim e at  Bridge street  depot 7 m inutes later.

C. L. Lockwood. Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Dishonest  dealers,  through  dishones 
advertising, have much to do in  “bracin 
up”  these  disagreeable  pests  of  trade 
About a week  ago a man  came in after 
bill of spices,  which he would buy of  me 
provided  I could  duplicate the  prices  of 
a neighboring town,  and  he pulled out 
paper  of  that  city and  pointed  to  a  re 
tailer’s  advertisement. 
I  give  the  an 
nouncement in substance, as printed:

“Why pay cut-throat prices for spice 
when 1  offer  you  strictly pure  goods  s 
follows:  Choicest  ground  pepper,  1 
cents;  best ginger, 13 cents;  finest cinna 
mon, 20 cents; imported mustard—strong­
est  quality—25  cents;  allspice, 13  cent 
cloves,  25  cents;  cream  tartar, 25  cents 
and all goods in proportion.”

The  intelligent  dealer  can  see  at 

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glance  that “straight”  goods  could  not 
be  sold at these  quotations  without  ab 
solute  loss, yet  my  would-be  customer 
believed in the statement  implicitly,  and 
broadly  hinted  that  to  such  honorable 
and philanthropic  parties  as  the  adver 
tiser  was due the  growing  immunity 
the public from  the sharks and vampires 
of  traffic.
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Notwithstanding the proverbial  hospi­
tality of  the  Arabs, you and  I  would  re­
flect  long and  carefully,  and  feel of  our 
windpipes tenderly,  before  venturing  to 
interfere in a horse or camel trade between 
our host and another of these nomadic gen­
tlemen, yet  it  is  not  an  extremely  rare 
case  for  one  of  these  human  excres- 
* cences in question  to use  your fire, your 
chairs  and  your  tobacco,  ad  lib,  and, 
during the  brief  intervals not  employed 
in decorating  your floor, occupy  himself 
in  extolling  the bargains  to  be  had  at 
your  competitors,  or  in  extolling  the 
superior business attractions in your line 
offered  in  another  community. 
I  once 
had an  individual unload and  pile up on

TO  M ONTANA,  OREGON  A N D  

W ASHING TO N.

If vou are going west bear in mind the  follow 
ing facts:  The X orthern Pacific Railroad  owns 
and operates 987 miles, or 57 per cent  of  the  en 
tire railroad mileage of Montana; 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, ©r 56 per cent of  the  railroad  mileage  of 
Washington, its main  line  extending  from  the 
Idaho line via Spokane Falls,  Cheney,  Sprague. 
Yakima and Ellensburg, through  the  center  of 
the Territory to Tacoma  and  Seattle,  and  from 
Tacoma to Portland.  No other trans-continental 
through rail line reaches any  portion  of  Wash­
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 without 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 Washing­
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 ana 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, Duluth ana Ashland to  Port­
land, Oregon,  and  Tacoma  and  Seattle,  Wash­
ington Territory, and enclose stamps for the new 
1889 Rand McNally County  Map  of  Washington 
Territory, printed in colors.
Address your nearest ticket agent, or  Ch a s .  S. 
F eb, General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent,  St. 
Paul,  Minn.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.

Arrives. 
..  1:05 pm  
...  4:55 p m 
..10:40 p m 
..  6:40 a m

tMorning Express....................
♦Through Mail..........................
tGrand Rapids Express.........
»Night Express......................... 
tMixed................................................. 
GOING EAST.
tDetroit  Express..............................  
♦Through Mail...................................10 -.20 a m 
♦Evening Express............................3:40 p m 
»Limited Express............................. 10:30 p m 

Leaves. 
1:10 p m 
5:10 p m
Wtk
7:4o am
6:50 am
10 -.30 a m
3:50 p m
10:55 p m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily.
Detroit  Express  has parlor  car  to Detroit,  making 
direct connections for all points  East, arriving in New 
•k 10 :10 a. m. next day.  Limited  Express,  East, has 
through  sleeper  Grand  Rapids  to  Niagara  Falls, 
connecting  at Milwaukee  Junction  with 
sleeper to Toronto.
Through tickets and  sleeping  car  berths secured at 
D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 2.^ Monroe St., and at the depot.

through

J as. Ca m pb e ll. C ity  P a s s e n g e r A g en t.

Horse and Wagon  Covers,  Water  Proof  Coats, Buggy 
Aprons, Wide Cotton  Ducks, etc.  Send for  Illustrated 

Catalogue.C has. -A.  C oye,

Telephone 106. 

11 Pearl St.

TH&O. B.  GOO&SBN,

WHOLESALE

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

BROKER  IN LUMBER.

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

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

33  OTTAWA08TEET,

Telephone 269.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH-

Oranges, Lemons a i Bananas!
GEO. B. HOWES & GO.

H e a d q u a r te r s

FOR

MESSINA  FRUIT.
SPECIAL  PRICES  TO  JOBBERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  -  -  MICH.

No. 3 Ionia Street, 

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

bruits, Seeds, Oysters % Produce.

------WHOLESALE------

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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26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

COLBY, CRAIG &  CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

MANUFACTURE

THE  BEST  DELIVERY  IIIIIGON  ON  EARTH.

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.

West End Fulton St  Bridge.  Telephone No. 867.

CO LBY ,  C R A IG   &  CO.,
B u y   th e   B est.

It  Is  th e C h eapest.

A n d   y o u   c a n   a lw a y s   fin d  

th e   L a r g e s t 

V a r ie ty   o f th e  B est G o o d s  at

S am u e l  L y o n ’s
Mill  Supply  Store,

C o rn er  W a t e r lo o   a n d   L o u is  S ts.

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

-   M I C H .

LEMON,  HOOPS i  PETERS,

Wholesale

Grocers

AND

- T E A -

IMPORTERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

MAGIC COFFEE  ROASTER
The  m ost practical 
hand  Boaster  in  the 
world.  Thousands in 
use—giving  satisfac­
tion. They are simple 
durable and econom­
ical. 
jrrocer 
should  be  without 
one.  Roasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to  per 
fection.

No 

Address  for  Cata­
logue and prices,
Rohl.  8.  West,
48-50 Long St., 

Cleveland, Ohio,

W hy you should send us your orders.  W e handle 
nothing but BEST and  CHOICEST BRANDS, 
SeUat Manufacturers’ and Importers  Prices; 
Ship at ONE DAY’S NOTICE, enabling 
you to  receive  goods day following: 
Fill  orders  for a l X   KINDS of

Gr L  -A- S S,

i ported _ 

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and American 
Polished  PLATS,  7  
Rough  and  Ribbed 
French  Window,  Amei 
can  Window,  English  26 o a  
Enamelled,  Cut and  Embossed.
Rolled Cathedral. Venetian. Muffled,
Frosted  Bohemian,  German  Looking 
Glass  Plates,  French  Mirror  Plates.
The quality, variety and quantity of our stock 
is exceeded by no  house in   the United  States*

W M ■  REID 

73 & 75  L*rned Street West, DETROIT, MICH. 
Grand  Rapids  Store,  61  Waterloo Street.
C r o c k e r y   & G la s s w a r e

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun...........................................................
No. 1  “  ..........................................................
No. 2  “  ...........................................................  _
Tubular.............................................................

LAMP  CHIMNEYS.

6 doz. in box.

No. 0 Sun...................................................... . •  1  jj*
No. 1  “ 
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No. 2  “  ...........................................................3 00
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.......................................*  15
No. 1  “ 
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No. OSun, crimp top........................................*  &
No. 1  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
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Pearl top.
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 7-
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No. 2  "  ■ 
................... 4 7
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
.....................4 7
La Bastic.
No. 1 Sun, plain b u lb ..................................... 1  2
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No. 2  “ 
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No. 1 erimp...................................................... 14
No. 2 
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Butter Crocks, per gal...................................  065-
Jugs, Yt gal., per doz.....................................  65
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...............................180
“  2  ” 
Meat Tubs, 10 gal., each................................  75
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................................1  65
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Milk Pans, V, gal., per doz.  (glazed 66c)—   60 
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3 1 ,0 0 0   RE W A RD !I

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15  “ 
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STONEWARE—AKRON.

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First quality. 
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XXX Flint.
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THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST 

CLEAR  LONG  HAVANA  FILLED  

SUMATRA  W RAPPED  CIGAR 

SOLD  FOR  5   CENTS.

B

I ’ Wariiiuèd  ClËvt  long  Havana  Filler 
'  s. 
^   Imported  Wrapper.-  Í J g

CO AL !—COKE ! — W 00D !
Office rader Nat’l City Bank.

Wholesale  A.  HIMES.  and  Retail

Shawm ut Avenue, Winter and 

W. Division Sts.

Telephone  Call 490-2.  CAR LOTS A  SPECIALTY.

The  Best  Fitting Stock­

ing Rubber  in the 

Market.

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

Sole Agents,

Send  Specifications  for  Estimates  before  Contracting.

SHAFTING, HANGERS, 
AND PULLEYS A SPECIALTY.
FIRST-CLASS IH EVERY RESPECT.
T H I L A N E & BOOLE Y  GO.
3 to48 JOHN ST., CINCINNATI, O.
H.  L eo n ard   &  Sons.
Großkßru. Glassware and Großers’ Silndries
P o p u la r P rices

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Ask for our Price List on the following goods.  Don’t pay fancy prices for our 

Staple Goods.  We are Headquarters for Grocers’  Notions;
Stove Polish. 
Perfumery.
Pins.
Rat Traps.
Toilet Paper. 
Tacks.
Wicking.
Butter Bowls. 
Butter Ladles. 
Carpet  Sweepers. 
Stoneware. 
Clothes  Pins. 
Keelers.
Mop Holders. 
Mouse  Traps. 
Pails.
Sieves.
Step Ladders. 
Tubs.
Wash  Boards. 
Window Cleaners.

Blank  Books. 
Composition  Books.
Cash Books.
Day Books.
Ledgers.
Pass Books.
Student Note Books. 
Time Books.
Writing Paper Tablets. 
Note Paper.
Fools Cap and Legal Cap. 
Lead Pencils.
Pens.
Papeteries.
Pen Holders.
Funnels.
Measures, Tin & Wooden. 
Oil Tanks.
Tea and Table  Spoons. 
Knives and Forks. 
Pocket Cutlery.

Baskets.
Blacking.
Liquid Dressing. 
Brushe-.
Playing Cards.
Combs.
Clothes Lines.
Curry Combs.
Cattle Cards.
Candy Jars. 
Harmonicas.
Jelly Tumblers.
Fruit Jars.
Lamp Chimneys. 
Lamp Burners. 
Lanterns.
Street or Mill  Lamps. 
Lantern Globes. 
Marbles.
Oil  Cans.
Slates—Noiseless. 
Slate Pencils.

H.  L eo n ard   &  S ons

136-142 FULTON  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

We agree to forfeit One Thousand Dollars to any person  jffl 
the Filler of these Cigars  to  contain_anyBung|g|j
jut Havana Tobacco.

DILWORTH BROTHERS.

Amos S. Musselman & Go.

SOLE AGENTS,

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

A N D   TENTS.

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5uuu.d be 
sutiici'-Li, 
W%rutec 
..wt cooked)  addin 
¿sutler (size of heu’  _ 
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Season to suit when on the i 
genuine uii.esshearing tiw s
Canning

Davenport,
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The Finest 5-et. Cigar ManitfacWred.

LONG HAVANA FILLER.

THEY HAVE NO EQUAL.
A .   S .   D A V I S
127 Louis  St., Grand  Rapids.

U e T R o T Y P f R S ,
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GROCERIES.
The  Patrons  of Industry  Craze.

F rom  th e Sparta S en tinel.
Representatives  from  the “Patrons of 
Industry,”  a  new  organization  among 
farmers, were  in  our  village a few days 
since, trying  to  enter  into  an  arrange­
ment  with  certain  of  our  dealers,  in 
which said  dealers  agree to sell goods at 
an advance  of  10  per  cent,  only  above 
cost,  and the  members of  said  organiza­
tion,  in turn, agree  to  give  their  entire 
patronage  to  the  dealers  who  come  to 
their terms. 
It seems  there is an organ­
ization of  this character in Algoma push­
ing this way.  The same  racket has been 
worked on the dealers  at  Rockford  and 
Cedar Springs.  “If  you enter  into  this 
arrangement, the  other  dealers  in  your 
line might as well shut  up  shop,” is the 
argument they hold oat to each dealer they 
tackle, which  means, of  course, but  one 
dealer in each line of trade in each town, 
or, if the one who enters into their scheme 
is a  general  dealer,  they propose to give 
him the entire trade and close all the other 
stores.  A  pretty good  scheme  that  for 
the  fortunate  dealer!  Of  course, these 
farmers will agree to  sell  their  produce 
for no more than 10  per  cent,  above  the 
eost,  and  will  agree  to sell only to this 
one dealer.  That follows as a matter of 
course.
Gentlemen, this  is  all  lollypop.  But 
one  antidote  for  extortionate prices was 
ever  known—competition,  and  that  you 
propose  to  destroy at  the  outset.  The 
dealer who would  enter  into such an ar­
rangement as that  with  the  expectation 
of  driving out  his  competitors  couldn’t 
be trusted a minute after the other stores 
were closed, nor  could he, in turn, place 
a particle of  confidence in the  men  who 
would combine  for such a purpose. 
It’s 
a crazy scheme  from  beginning  to  end, 
not  worth  considering by any reputable 
dealer,  and  unworthy  of  the  notice  I 
have given it.

“ TIM ELY  EX PO SU R E.”

T h e 

F ro m  th e N ash ville News.
.Mic h ig a n   T r a d esm a n  of  this 
week  gives  a  timely  exposure  of  the 
modus  operand!  of  a  new  scheme  for 
bleeding the  farmers,  under the guise of 
“ Patrons of  Industry.”  We  shall  print 
the article in full in our next issue.

The  Coffee Market.

Chase & Sanborn describe the situation 

as follows :
The market has  reflected  the  slightly 
easier  tendencies  of  values  at  Rio and 
to % 
Santos, and prices have  declined 
cents  per  pound  on  these  descriptions 
during  the past  week.  While  the  gen­
eral list of  mild coffees  have  undergone 
no quotable change,  we  note  that  sales 
of  Maracaibo  have  taken  place  at 
cents per pound below  previous transac­
tions.  The  large  quantities  of  coffee 
being  steadily for  consumption require­
ments  have  tended  to  convey  the  im­
pression to many in the  trade  that  high 
prices  exert little if  any influence  upon 
the consumer.
Inasmuch as  the warehouse  deliveries 
are  the  only available  indication of  the 
consumptive demand, and as market con­
ditions and public  opinion have much to 
do  with  the  amount  of  surplus  stock 
carried by the general  trade  throughout 
the country, it is, perhaps, impossible  to 
estimate  correctly the  volume  of  coffee 
actually consumed in any one  year.
It  can  be  observed  by  the  following 
statistical table that  high  markets  have 
exerted  a  material  influence  upon  the 
consumption  of  coffee, a  portion  of  the 
decrease occurring in last two years may 
however,  be accounted for by the shrink­
age on the invisible  supply, which  same 
has doubtless been  reduced to extremely 
narrow  proportions  as  compared  with 
1885 and 1886.
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1884........ ..
1885................
1886................
1887.................
1888.................

128,918 28,558.000 7% 
lb s
145,437 39,652,00018%
125,827 40,853,000| 6 9-10  “
124,192 42,132,0006% 
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130,700 43,290,000 6% 
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142,141 44,386.000 7%
139,998 45,446,000 6 9-10  “
140,907 46,500,000 6% 
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147,817 47.571,000 6 9-10  “
183,644 48,702,00018 2-5 
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175,530 50,156,000[7 4-5 
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191,352 51,861,000|8% 
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218,041 53,691,000|9 1-10  “
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208,903 55,371,000|8% 
229,843 57,000,000 9 
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242.678 58,539,000 9% 
247,141 60,047,000 91-5  “
193,65t 61,742,000 7 
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235,418 63,000,000 175

POSTING  TH E  TR AD E.

Ste. Marie.

T h e  T r a d esm a n came very near  hav­
ing to print a second  edition  last  week, 
so great was the demand for extra copies 
of  the  paper  containing  the  exposure 
Allan Shelden & Co., of  Detroit,  ordered 
fifty copies  for  distribution  among  the 
merchants  of  Sanilac,  Lapeer  and  St. 
Clair counties.
Status  of the  Jacobs  Matter  at  Sault 
Jay  W.  Sutton,  assignee  for  Louis 
Jacobs, the  Sault  Ste. Marie  grocer, in­
forms T h e  T r a d esm a n  that  the  assets 
are appraised at $2,700, while the secured 
claims  amount  to  $2,500.  There  are 
forty creditors, the  names  and  amounts 
being as follows:
Spalding & Merrick, Chicago..............
28  3'
W. P. McLaughlin &Co.  “ 
..............
98  13 
G. R. Soap Co., Grand Rapids..............
32  00 
American Vinegar  Works, Milwaukee 
19  00 
Carpenter & Underwood.. 
19  52 
Ceedahy Bros................
46 
Moran, Fitzimon
i & C
488 
John P. Fiske...........
125  14 
A. McPherson & Co..
299  19 
W. C. Roff.................
124  58 
Lichtenberg &  Sons..
41  66 
20o20 
A.  Rush & Son.........
Mrs. J. Bopp..............
80  75 
Banner Tobacco Co.
91  09 
Globe Tobacco Co__
25  80 
Mrs.  Stone.................
2,300  00 
R.  Downev................
66  91 
■Williams  Bros. & Charboreau 
55  15 
Valentine Schroeder 
25  90 i 
Lawrence Depew & Co.
41  79 
American Eagle Tobacco Co.
38 44
Edward Trout 
39 25
- - 
M. B. Nagle & Co. 
Standard Oil Co., Cleveland................... 
8 50
Zipp & Scharndorfer  “ 
38 00
...................  
Fremnan & Cooper,  Manitowoc............. 
213 00
85 25
Jos. Fleighler 
— •—  
34 35
Jos. Biecnele Soap Co., Canton,  Ohio... 
Marple, French & Co., Lansing..............  
53 09
G. F. Greelev, Remington, Wis..............  
37 50
Sault  Ste. Marie  Nat. Bank, S. St. Marie  140 00 
7 35
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175  00
J. F. Moloney & Bro. 
53  33
W. J. Roach 
52  50
Geo. E. Seamon 
125  00
J. C. Clement 
26  56
P. M. Church & Co. 
Prenzlauer Bros. 
111  19
J. B. Sweet 
19  96
The failure  appears  to  be  one of  the 
worst, considering the disparity between 
assets  and  liabilities,  ever  occuring  in 
the State.

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The. Grocery  Market.

The feature of  the week  has  been the 
further  advance  in  sugar,  granulated 
having  reached  7%c.  in  New  York on 
Monday, when  the  market  was still ex­
cited and likely to advance.  The  quota­
tions  given  to-day  may  not  hold  good 
twenty-four  hours.  Rio  coffee  regained 
the  }4c. decline  during  the  past  week, 
bringing  it  up  to  the highest point  yet 
touched—19c.  in  fair  cargoes  at  New 
York.  Low  grades  of 
tea  are  firm. 
Pepper is a little cheaper.  Canned goods 
are  without  change,  but  are  moving a 
little more freely.  Valencia raisins hold 
firm.  Molasses  is  strong.  Corn syrups 
are  strong,  all  the  refiners  being  over­
sold.  Domestic rice is Me. higher.  For­
eign rice is about the same.

Business  has shown a considerable in­
crease  during  the  past  two weeks, col­
lections having sustained a like improve­
ment.

The market on both oranges and lemons 
is gradually improving and no doubt will 
continue  to  advance  for  some  time  to 
come.  Peanuts  show  a  slight advance, 
and  candy,  on  account of  the  heavy ad­
vance  in  sugars,  shows  a corresponding 
advance.
Later—Since writing  the  above  sugar 
has advanced another &c, bringing gran­
ulated up to 7%c in New York.

Do  you want  to be  rich?  Black your 
own  boots, let  your  clothes  get  thread­
bare,  your  hat  napless,  and  never spend 
over  ten  cents for  lunch.  That’s  what 
a Philadelphia  millionaire  who died  the 
other day had been doing all his life.

the  consumer 

Assuming that the information at hand 
is a correct indication of  the present and 
future  supply, the  question  as to  what 
should be the price of  coffee in order that 
healthful  and  equitable  business  rela­
tions  may  be  established  with  the  de­
mand,  is a problem  which  only  can  be 
answered by the action of  the  consumer.
Notwithstanding  the  fact  that during 
the greater  part of 1887 and 1888, roasted I 
coffee  was  about  10  cents  per  pound 
above  its  relative  worth, in  some  pre- | 
vious  years we think  we can  safely ven­
ture the assertion that the  average price 
paid  by 
represented 
scarcely  more  than  one-half  of  this in­
creased  value,  and,  therefore,  the  full 
effect of  the actual advance has not been 
felt by the  consumer,  and, consequently, 
cannot be employed as an accurate  basis 
for  calculating  the  fluctuations  of  the 
consuming  demand.
By  taking  advantage  of  the  oppor­
tunities offered by the  frequent  changes 
in the market occurring in 1887 and 1888, 
the  jobbing  and  manufacturing  trade 
have in some  instances  been  enabled to 
secure fair  returns  from their endeavors 
during these  years,  but the uniform firm­
ness of  events  thus  far  this  year  have 
presented no  such  chances,  and in view 
of  the  meager  nature  of  the  margins 
now obtainable, the  probable  result of  a 
continuance of  like  business  conditions 
is a matter  of  very  serious  importance 
to  all  interested  in  the  sale  of  honest 
goods by the  use of  honorable  methods. 
The fixing of prices in order that a living 
profit  may be  insured  to  all  classes of 
the trade is a matter  which  can  only be 
properly adjusted by the retail trade.
In our  opinion, could  the  coffee  con­
sumer  be  induced  to merely pay the in­
crease which has  actually taken place in 
the  value  of  the  article,  the  ultimate 
effect upon consumption  would  success­
fully eliminate the necessity for any fur­
ther  advance  in  the market, and while, 
perhaps, the existing features respecting 
the  future  supply  might  serve  to hold 
prices without  material decline for some 
time,  such  an  event  would  doubtless 
hasten the  return of  a low range of  val­
ues upon  the  appearance of  more favor­
able crop conditions.
It most  assuredly does  not seem to be 
fair  that  all  classes of  the  trade  (save 
these  located  at  the  producing points) 
should be forced to shrink  their  margin 
of  profit to a mere  nothing in order that 
the consumer  may save,  say, 5 cents per 
pound  on  coffee, which  saving  is  only 
equivalent to about 1-6 of  a cent per cup.

The  Coming King.

“Who is the most  enterprising  citizen 
in  Toledo?”  asked  a  reporter  of  T h e 
T ra d esm a n of  a  denizen  of  the Future 
Great the other day.

“A. M. Woolson,” was the  prompt  re­

ply.
tinued the interrogator.

“What has he  done for  Toledo?”  con­

“Built up the  biggest  business of  the 
kind  w’hich  was  ever  accomplished 
within  the  space  of  a dozen  years  and 
advertised  Toledo  in every city, hamlet 
and crossroads from Maine to Oregon.” 

“Has  he  reached  the apex of  his am­

bition ?”

“Not  by any means.  He is as  full  of 
ambition as he  was  at  the  inception of 
his  enterprise  and,  if  he  lives  twenty 
years longer, he will be known  from one 
end  of  the  country  to  another  as  the 
Package Coffee King of  America.”
Understood. Double-Entry.

Customer  (angrily)—Look  here,  Haf- 
ton, what  do  you  mean  by sending  me 
this coal  bill a second time ?  Why,  man, 
I paid that  bill a month  ago,  and  got a 
receipt  for it.
Hafton  (consulting  the  books)—Um ! 
A h!  Yes, I see.  Well, don’t  mind  that, 
my  dear  fellow.  You  see, my son  was 
graduated  from a business  college,  and 
this  is  some  of  his  double-entry  book­
keeping.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

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Apples—In poor demand at $1.25@$1.75 per bbl. 
Beans—Handlers are paying about $1.25 for un­
picked and getting $1.65©$1.75  for  hand-picked.
Butter—Creamery is in fair  supply  at  25@26c. 
Dairy is In good demand at  18@22c, according to
^'cabbages—Home gi rwn command $3@$5 per 100 

Celery—Scarce and hard to get.
Cider—10c per gal. 
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Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
25cCranberries—$5.50@6.50 for Bell and Cherry and 
$7.50 for Bell and  Bugle. 
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Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
at 4%@5C and evaporated at 6@6%c.
Eggs—Jobbers  pay  10c  per  doz.,  but  are  not 
anxious to buy at that price, as there seems to be 
no bottom to  the  market.  Country  merchants 
ought not to pay over 8 cents per doz., so long as 
the moderate weather continues.
Honey—More  plenty,  being  easy  at  15c@17c i 
per lb.
Lettuce—15c per lb.
Maple Sugar—10@l2c per lb.
Onion Sets—$3 per  bu. 
Onions—Buyers pay I8@20c for good stock, and 
hold at  25@30c per bu.
Pieplant—8C per  lb.
.
Pop Corn—2%c per lb. 
Pork—Hogs bring 5%@5%c on  the  streets  and 
Potatoes—Buyers pay 12%@.15c per bu., and are 
Sweet Potatoes—Kiln-dried  Jerseys,  $3.25 per 
Turnips—25c per bu.

sell for 5%@6c from jobbers’ hands.
not anxious to purchase, even at that price.
Dbl.

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PROVISIONS

 

 

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new......................................................  J® **
Short cut Morgan.................... 
14 w
Extra clear pig, short cut— '........................15 00
Extra clear,  heavy........................................  15 00
Clear quill, short cut.....................................  15 00
Boston clear, short cut.................................   15 00
Clear back, short cut.....................................  15 00
Standard clear, short cut, best.....................  15 00
Hams, average 20 lbs........................................

s m o k e d   m e a t s—Canvassed or Plain.

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16 lbs........................................1014
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12 to 14 lbs............................... 10%
“  picnic............................................. 8J4
test boneless........................................ 10
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Shoulders.......................................................    7%
boneless........................................  °
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..........................10
Dried Beef, extra........................................ ”
“  •  ham prices....................................   »
Long Clears, heavy...........................................  7
Briskets,  medium............................................

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BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

l a r d —Compound.

l a r d —Kettle Rendered.

lig h t..................................................  ”34
Tierces....................................................  8$
Tubs...................................................................  ®34
501b.  Tins.........................................................   "34
Tierces..................................... 
7 76
30 and 50 lb. Tubs.............................................  7%
3 lb. Pails, 20 iD a  case.....................................  7%
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case......................................   ¿24
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case......................................   7%
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case......................................   7%
50 lb. Cans........................................................... 714
Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs......................   6 75
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................  7 00
Plate................................................................. <  *5
Extra Plate......................................................  7 75
Boneless, rump butts......................................   9 00
Pork Sausage....................................................7
Ham Sausage....................................................*2
Tongue Sausage.....................................  ........   9
Frankfort  Sausage...........................................  8
Blood Sausage...................................................  5%
Bologna, straight..............................................  53%
Bologna,  thick.................................................   5%
Head Cheese......................................................   534
In half barrels................................................... 3 50
In quarter  barrels.............................................2 00
In half  barrels..................................................3 00
In quarter barrels............................................. 1  75
In kits................................................................  85

s a u s a g e—Fresh and Smoked.

p ig s ’  f e e t .

TRIPE.

FRESH  MEATS.

fore

Swift and Company quote as follows:
Beef, carcass...........................................  4%@ 53s
“  hindquarters................................   5%@ 6
................ 3%@ 4
..............   @6
................ 734®  8
............  @ 634
...............  ® 5
..............   ®  5
..............  ®  534
............  @8%
..............   @ 7

Hogs................................
Pork  loins......................
shoulders..............
Bologna.........................
Sausage, blood  or head.
liver.................
Frankfort........
Mutton...........................

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OYSTERS and  FISH.

OYSTERS  IN CANS.

OYSTERS  IN BULK.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
Standards................................................
Anchors...................................................
Selects......................................................;
Fairhaven Counts...................................
Standards..........
Selects................
Clams.................
Whitefish...........
Trout.................
Ciscoes................
Finnan Haddies.
Halibut..............
Herring..............
Perch, skinned..

FRESH  FISH.

@18
@27
@35
..  1 00 
..  1  40 
..  1  25

@15 
@  4 
@ 5

CANDIES,  FRUITS  and  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

STICK.
9
Standard, 25 lb. boxes.................................. 
25 
Twist,- 
-----•...............................  934
Cut Loaf, 25 
...................................... 10
MIXED.
Royal, 25 lb. pails...........................................  9
2001b.  bbls...............................................834
Extra, 25 lb.  pails............................................10
2001b.  bbls.............................................  9
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails...........................   1134
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases....................................... 10
Broken, 40 lb. Bask...........................................  934
2001b. bbls................................... .—   9
Lemon Drops.........   ........................................13
Sour Drops.......................................................14
Peppermint Drops............................................14
Chocolate Drops...............................................15
H. M. Chocolate  Drops....................................18
Gum  Drops.......................................................10
Licorice Drops..................................................18
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................12
Lozenges, plain......................... ....................... 14
printed............................................15
Imperials..........................................................14
Mottoes............................................................. 15
Cream Bar........................................................ 13
Molasses  Bar................................................... 13
Caramels..........................................................19
Hand Made  Creams........................................ 19
Plain Creams....................................................16
Decorated Creams........................................... 20
String  Rock..................................................... 14
Burnt Almonds................................................22
Wintergreen  Berries.......................................14
fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in  pails..................................12
in bbls....................................11

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printed, in pails...............................1234
in bbls................................ 1134

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Chocolate Drops, in pails..................................12
Gum Drops, in pails.............................. -.........6
in bbls...........................................  5
Moss Drops, in pails..........................................10
in bbls...........................................  9
Sour Drops, in pails..............................  
 
Imperials, in pails........................................... 1134
in bbls.............................................1034

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FRUITS.

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50-lb.  “ 

Oranges, fancy  California..........................3 25@3 50
Messina  200s................................3 00@3 25

220s............................3 00@3 25
300s............................  @3 50
00...........................  @3 25
fancy........................................ 3 25@3 50

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Lemons, choice.............................................3 00@3 25
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Figs, layers, new.....................................  10@15
“  Bags, 50 lb......................................   @ 6
Dates, frails, 50 lb ..................................   @434
“  % frails, 50 lb..............................   @ 534
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Fard, 10-lb.  box...........................  @
...........................8  @
Persian, 50-lb.  box........... ..........6  @ 734

Bananas........................................................1  50@2 50
Almonds, Tarragona.  ...........................   @17
Ivaca......................................   ®15
California..............................   @14
Brazils......................................................  @734
Filberts,  Sicily........................................   @11
Walnuts, Grenoble.................................   @1234
French.....................................  @1034
Pecans, Texas, H.  P ...............................  7%@12__
Coeoanuts, per 100........................... .......   @4*5
Chestnuts................................................  @1  59
Peacocks.................. 
@834
Storks.........................................................
Y acht..........................................................  @6%

PEANUTS.
 

NUTS.

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Wholesale Price  Current.

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

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

CREAM TARTAR.

S tric tly   p u r e .........................
ftrn rp rs 1 ....................................

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d r ie d  f r u it s —D o m e stic.
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A p p les,  s u n -d rie d ........   4
e v a p o ra te d ___6

38  C
24
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A p ric o ts, 
B la c k b e rrie s  “  
N e c ta rin e s  
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P e a c h e s  
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P lu m s  
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R a s p b e rrie s   “  

@   4%
©   6%
— 15 @20
C
..  6 
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..1 4  
8
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1
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. .10  A
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C
-.22 
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d r ie d   f r u it s —F o reig n .

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@23
@25 
@ 5  
13 

C itro n , in   d r u m .............
in  b o x e s .............
C u rra n ts .............................
L e m o n   P e e l.....................
O ra n g e  P e e l.....................
®   4%
P ru n e s ,  T u r k e y ............
I m p e r ia l..........
@   6
R a is in s ,  V a le n c ia s — 7% @   8% 
O n d a ra s ................
.  8%
D o m estic L a y e rs ...2   40
L o o se C a lifo rn ia s .. 1  65

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FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

F a r in a ,  100  lb .  k e g s ........... ...  04
H o m in y ,  p e r  b b l ................. ...4 0 0
M a c a ro n i, d o m  12 lb  b o x . . . .   60

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im p o r te d .........
P e a rl  B a r le y ...................
P e a s , g r e e n .......................
s p lit...........................
S ago,  G e rm a n .................
T a p io c a ,  fl’k  o r  p ’r l . ..
W h e a t,  c r a c k e d .............
V e rm ic e lli,  im p o r t—
d o m e s tic . . .

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@10
@   3
@1  40
@   3
@   6%
@   6%
@   6%
@10
@60

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

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L e m o n   V a n ills
35
2  25
3  25
1  60
4  00
6  00
2  50
7  50
15  00

J e n n in g s ’ 
00
2 oz.  P a n e l,  d o z. 
“   1  10
4 oz. 
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“   2  Î5
6 oz. 
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“   1  #
N o.  3,  “  
“   2  ?5
N o.  8,  “  
N o.lO ,  “  
“   4  50
N o.  4,  T a p e r,  “   1  60
%  p t,  R o u n d ,  “   4  25
1  “  
“   8  50
FISH—SALT.
C od,  w h o le ........................... @  5%
“   b o n e le s s ....................... @   7%
H a l i b u t .................................
11%
2  75
H e rrin g ,  ro u n d ,  % b b l.. 
“   %  b b l..
1  50
H o lla n d ,  b b ls ..
10  00
H o lla n d , k e g s .. ©   70
S c a le d .................
28
M ack ,  s h ’s.  N o.  1,  %  b b l . . . . 9   50
“   12  lb   k i t . . l   45
..1   35
“   10 
@4  75
T ro u t,  %  b b ls .................
. . . .   78
W h ite ,  N o.  1,  %  b b ls ___ . . . . 6   00
12 1b.  k its . ....1   15
10  lb .  k its . . . . .   90
.2  50
k i t s ........... ___   55
GUN  POWDER.
. . . . 5   25
K e g s .......................................
H a lf  k e g s ............................. . . . . 2   88
30
N o.  0......................................... . . .  
. . .  
40
N o.  1.........................................
50
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N o. 2.........................................

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F a m ily ,  %  b b ls .. .. 

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LICORICE.

MINCE MEAT

P u r e .......................................... . . . .   30
C a la b ria .................................
. . . .   25
j  S ic ilv ........................................ . . . .   18
B u c k e ts ................................. . . .   6%
H a lf b b ls ............................... . . .   6
Black  Strap.......................16@17
Cuba Baking................  . .22@25
Porto  Rico........................ 24(535
New Orleans, good............25©30
choice........ 33@40
fancy..........45@48

MOLASSES.

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

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PICKLES.

ROLLED  OATS.

OATMEAL.
Muscatine, Barrels............. 6 00
Half barrels...... 3 15
Cases........2 25@2 35
Muscatine, Barrels...............6 00
Half barrels...... 3 15
Cases........2 25@2 35
Michigan  Test.....................  9
Water White.........................10%
Medium..................................... 4 50
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Small, bbl..................................5 50
“  34  bbl...............................3 25
Clay, No.  216............................. 1 60
“  T. D. full count...........   75
Cob. No.  3.............................  40
Carolina head........................ 634
“  No. 1 ........................ 5%
“  No. 2.................534@
“  No. 3.........................5

34 b b l......................2 75

PIPES.

RICE.

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SALT

SOAP.

SEEDS.

SNUFF.

SALERATUS.

SAPOLIO.
“

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.2 05
.............2  15
.............2 40

Jap an..................................... 534
DeLand’s,  pure..................... 534
Church’s, Cap  Sheaf.........
Dwight’s .............................
Taylor’s ..............................
Common Fine per bbl........
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks__
28 pocket......
60
100 
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Ashton bu. b ag s..........
“ 
Higgins  “ 
..........
Warsaw “ 
..........
“ 
SAL  SODA.
Kegs..............................
Granulated,  boxes......
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box.
Hand, 
3  “ 
SAUERKRAUT.
Silver Thread, 30 gal...
“ 
40  “  ...

. . .   1%
2 35 
2 35
.3 50 
.4  50
Mixed bird...........................  434
Caraway............................... 10
Canary.................................  4
Hemp.................................... 4  "
Anise.................................... 834
R ape.................................... 434
Mustard............................... 734
Scotch, in  bladders............ 37
Maccaboy, in jars............... 35
French Rappee, in Jars...... 43
Dingman,  100  bars..............4 00
Don’t  Anti-Washboard...... 4 75
Jaxon.................................. 3 75
Queen  Anne....................... 4 00
German family....................2 40
Big Bargain.........................1  87
Boxes.................................. 534
Kegs, English....................... 4%
Allspice............................... 10
Cassia, China in mats..........734
Batavia in  bund__ 11
Saigon in rolls........ 42
Cloves,  Amboy na...... ..........30
Zanzibar..................24
Mace  Batavia..................... 70
Nutmegs, fancy.................. 75
“  No.  1........................ 70
“  No.  2........................ 65
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 1834
“ 
white.......28
shot.......................... 21
“ 
spices—Ground- -In Bulk.
Allspice...............................15
Cassia,  Batavia..................20
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon..................... 42
Cloves,  Amboyna...............35
“ 
Zanzibar.................28
Ginger, African..................12%
“  Cochin......................15
Jam aica.................18
“ 
Mace  Batavia.....................80
Mustard,  English................ 22
“ 
and Trie..25
“  Trieste......................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ..................70
Pepper, Singapore, black— 22
“  white...... 30
Cayenne................ 25
starch.

spices—Whole.

“ 
“ 
“ 

SODA.

“ 
“ 

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

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

SUGARS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Cut  Loaf.....................
Cubes..........................
Powdered...................
Granulated, H. & E.’s..
Franklin..
Lakeside..
Knight’s...
Confectionery  A........
Standard A..................
No. 1, White Extra C..
No. 2 Extra  C...........
No. 3C, golden...........
No. 4 C, dark..............
No. 5  C....................

@   8% 
@ 834 
@ 834 
@   83 8 @ ahi 
@   8% 
@ 8% 
@ 7% 
@ 7% @7% 
@ 7 
@  6% 
@  6% 
@ 6%

Arctic. 

lb. cans, 6  doz... 

Acme, 34 lb. cans, 3 doz —  

45
“  4  “ 
...  75
“  %lb. 
“ 2  “  ...  1  40
“  % lb. 
“ 2  “  ...  2 40
“ 
lib . 
“  ...12 00
“ 1 
51b. 
“ 
Absolute, 34 lb. cans, 100s. .11  75 
14 lb. 
“ 
“ 
50s..10 00
lib .  “ 
“ 
50s..18 75
Telfer’s,  34 lb. cans,6doz.  2 70 
% lb. “  3  “  .  2 55
“ 
“ 
1 lb. “  1  “  .  1  50
75
“ 
% lb.  “ 2  “  ....  1  50
“ 
“  ....  3 00
lib .  “ 1 
bulk.........................   20
“ 
Red Star, 34 lb. cans, 12  doz  45
6  “ 
85
4  “  1  50
80
.....  <»
65 
Gross

% lb.  “ 
1 lb 
“ 
BATH BRICK.
English, 2 doz. in case.
Bristol,  2  “ 
American. 2 doz. in case... 
Arctic Liq, 4-oz......................  3 60
“  % pt.....................  7 00
“ 
l pt......................   10 80
“  8-oz paper bot  7 20
3 00
Pepper  Box  No.  2
4 00 
9 00
“  5

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b l u i n g . 

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No. 2 Hurl................................  2 00
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet.............................  2 50
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem................................3 00
Common Whisk.................. 
Fancy 
M ill.........................................   3 50
Warehouse................................ 3 00
Kings 100 lb. cases....................5 00
“  80 lb. cases..................... 4 25

2 25
2  75
90
1  00

BUCKWHEAT.

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BUTTERINE

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

21b.  “ 
 

Dairy, solid  packed...........  
rolls.......................... 
Creamery, solid packed__  
rolls.................  
candles.
“ 

13
14
15
16
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................ 1054
...............  934
Star,  40 
Paraffine............................. 
'2
Wicking..............................  
25
canned goods—Fish. 
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck.... .1  25
Clam Chowder, 3 lb..................2 50
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand —  1  00 
....160
“ 
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic............1  50
“ 
2  lb.  “ 
2 65
“ 
1 lb.  Star................... ..1 90
“ 
2 lb. Star.................2 90
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.
“ 
1 lb.  stand.............1
“ 
3  10
2  lb. 
“ 
3 lb. in Mustard.. .3 50
“ 
3 lb.  soused...........3 00
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia....... 2 00
“ 
.......3 10
21b. 
“ 
“ 
1 lb. Sacramento...1  70
“ 
2 lb. 
“ 
.. .2 75
5
“ 
“ 
34s........ © 8
“  Mustard 34s.........  9@10
“ 
imported  34s ....... 10@11
“ 
spiced,  34s...........10@12
canned goods—Fruits. 

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

canned vegetables.

Corn, Archer’s Trophy........

Trout, 3 lb. brook..............
Apples, gallons, stand.2 00@2 25
Blackberries,  stand.............  75
Cherries, red standard........1  00
pitted...................... 1  75
Damsons...............................1  00
Egg Plums, stand.................1  20
Gooseberries........................ 1  10
Grapes.................................   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
Quinces................................ 1  00
Raspberries,  extra...............1  10
red................... 2  00
Strawberries........................1  10
Whortleberries.....................  90
Asparagus, Oyster Bay........1  80
Beans, Lima,  stand............. 1  00
‘  Green  Limas__   @1  10
String..............   @  95
* 
‘  Stringlesg,  Erie..........  90
*  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  45
“  Morn’g Glory .1  10 
Early  Gold... 1  10
“ 
Peas, French........................ 1  25
extra marrof a t...  @110
soaked.......................... 
Í0
June, stand.......1  -i0@J  50
“  sifted....................1  55
French, extra  fine...  14 00
Mushrooms, extra finé...... 18 00
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden........  85
Succotash,  standard__   @  85
Squash  ................................ 1  10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  10 
Good Enough — 110
BenHar............... 1  10
stand br___1 05@1  10
Michigan Full Cream 1234@13
Sap  Sago.-...................   16@17
chocolate.
Runkel Bros.’ Vienna sweet  22
“  Premium.......   33
“  Horn-Cocoa...  37
“  Breakfast___  48
CHEWING  GUM.
200 

Rubber, 100 lumps................ 25
35
Spruce...................................30
Bulk......................................  6
Red.......................................   734
Rio, fair.......................17  @19
“  good..................... 1854@20
prime...................  @21
“  fancy,  washed... 19  @22
“  golden..................20  @23
Santos..........................17  @22
Mexican & Guatemala 19  @23
Peaberry.....................20  @23
Java,  Interior.............20  @25
“  Mandheling__ 26  @29
Mocha, genuine..........25  @27
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 34c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

coffee—Green.

CHICORY.

C H E E SE

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coffees—Package.

30 lbs  60 lbs

100 lbs
Lion......................................2434
“  in cabinets...................2494
Dilworth’s ............................2434
Magnolia..............................24
Acme................. 2334  2334  23%
German............................... 2434
b in s....................... 24%
11
McLaughlin’s  XXXX.........2434
Honey  Bee.......................... 26
Tiger....................................24
Nox  AH  .............................. 25
O  B..................................... 24
Valley City.........................  
75
Felix.................................... 1  10

COFFEE EXTRACT.

“ 

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

CLOTHES  LINES.
50 ft.
60 f t..........
“
70 ft.......... 
80 ft.......... 
“
“
60 f t ....... 
72 ft-........ 
“
CONDENSED MILK.

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

Jute

 

“ 

CRACKERS.
Kenosha B utter.........
634
Seymour 
B utter.........................................634
“  family.......................- - •  634
“  b iscu it..........................   7
Boston......................................  8
City Soda.................................  8
Soda..........................................  634
S. O yster.................................  634
City Oyster, XXX...................  634
Picnic.......................................634

one-half  barrels__   @24
half barrel— 27@38 
s w e e t   g o o d s. X  XXX
snaps..............9 
934
teams............ 9 
934
Creams.......... 
934
Crackers....... 
9
[  Crackers......  
9

TEAS.

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

SUN CURED. 
................. 12

BASKET  FIRED.

GUNPOWDER.

@16
@17
@29
@34
@15
@20
@28
@33

@20
@25
@35
@40

OOLONG.

IMPERIAL.

YOUNG HYSON.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

tobaccos—Plug.

@65
©85
@35
@50
>n to fair............18 @26
Superior to  fine............30 @40
Common to  fair........... 25  @30
Superior to  fine........... 30  @50
Fine to choicest........... 55  @65
F a ir.............................. 25  @30
Choice...........................30  @35
Best.............................. 55  @65
Tea  Dust......................  8  @10
Climax.....................................40
Corner Stone...........................35
Double  Pedro......................... 3'
Peach  Pie............................... 3’
Wedding  Cake, blk................37
Something  Good.................... 39
“Tobacco” ..............................3'
50
Sweet Pippin............... 
Five ana  Seven.......... 
50
Hiawatha...................  
68
Sweet  Cuba................ 
45
Petoskey Chief...........  
55
Sweet Russet............... 32  @34
42
Thistle........................ 
Florida........................ 
65
Rose  Leaf...............  
66
Red Domino................ 
38
TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPONS.
$ 2, per hundred................2 59
3 00
$ 5,  “ 
$10,  “ 
4 00
$20,  “ 
5 00
Subject to  the  following  dis 
counts:
200 or over.............. 5  per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
30 gr......................................   9
40 gr.......................................10
50 gr.......................................11

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

.............20 
vinegar.

10 “
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$1 for barrel

MISCELLANEOUS.

Cocoa Shells,  bulk.............  3%.
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails................   4%
Sage..................................... 
15

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PA PER ,  W OODENW AKE
Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol 

PAPER.

TWINES.

splint 

WOODENWAKE.

Baskets, market..................

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ willow cl’ ths, No.l  5
“ 
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“ 
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lows:
Straw ..................................... 1%
“  Light  Weight...............2
Sugar..................................... 2
Rag  Sugar............................. 234
Hardware...............................2
Bakers....................................2%
Dry  Goods........................... 5
Jute  Manilla.........................8
Red  Express 
No. 1.5
No. 2................4
48 Cotton.............................  22
Cotton, No. 2.........................20
“  3.........................18
Sea  Island, assorted............40
No. 5 H em p.......................... 16
No. 8B .................................. 17
Wool.....................................  8
Tubs, No. 1..........................  7  '
“  No. 2..........................  6  '
“  No. 3..........................  5 1
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
1  (
“  No. 1,  three-hoop....  1  ' 
Clothespins, 5 gr.boxes.... 
1
Bowls, 11 inch.:..................  1  1
13  “ 
.....................  1  :
15  “ 
.......................2 1
17  “ 
.....................  2 1
assorted, 17s and  17s  2 
“  15s, 17s and 19s 2
bushel..................  1
“  with covers  1
“  No.2 6
“ 
“  No.3 7
“ 
“  No.l  3
“ 
“  No.2 4
“  No.3 5
I GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF
W hite................................
Red..................'..................
Straight, in sacks..............  5
“  barrels............  5
Patent 
“  sacks..............  6
“  barrels............  6
Bolted................................  2
Granulated........................  2
Bran...................................  14
Ships..:.............................   15
Screenings........................  14
Middlings..........................  17
Mixed Feed......................   17
Small  lots..........................  35
Car 
Small  lots..........................  30
Car 
“  ..........................  28
No. 1, per 100 lb s...............  2
No. 1...................................   1
No.2...........  
1
N o .l..................................  12
No.2...................................  11
HID ES,  PELTS  and  FURS 
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 
lows:
Green.........................  4  @ 4%
Part Cured..................  @ 4%
Full 
4%@  5%
Dry..............................   5  @ 6
Dry  Kips  ...................   5  @6
Calfskins,  green........3  @ 4
cured........4%@ 5%
Deacon skins..............10  @20

“  ..........................  34%

MILLSTUFFS.

 
HAY.

BARLEY.

WHEAT.

h i d e s . 

FLOUR.

MEAL.

CORN.

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OATS.

RYE.

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% off for No. 2.

PELTS.

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

FURS.

5@1 00
M ink.............................. 
Coon...............................  
5@1 00
Skunk............................ 
5@1 00
Muskrat......................... 
1@ 30
Fox, red.........................  5@1 50
“  cross.....................  50@5 00
“  grey.......................  
5@1 00
Cat, house.....................   5@ 25
“  wild.......................  
5@ 50
Fisher........................ 1  00@6 00
Lynx.............................   50@5 00
Martin,  dark................  25@4 00
10@1  50
Otter . . . : .......................50@10 00
Wolf..............................   50@4 00
Bear...............................30@30 00
Beaver..........................  50@8 00
BadgeT..........................  
5@1 00
Deerskins, per lb........ 
5@  40
MISCELLANEOUS.

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

“ 

Tallow........................  3%@  3%
Grease  butter............... 5 @ 7
Switches.......................2  @ 2%
Ginseng.....................* 00@2  10

{ 

Clover,
Timoltig, 
Alfalfa,
Alsike,
Red  Top, 
Hungarian, 
Millet.

e carry a large assortment of all kinds  of  Seeds,  Onion  Sets  and  Seed  Potatoes. 

Parties wishing anything in this line  please write to us.

We have taken great pains to have our seeds  pure  and  reliable.  Our stock is 
fresh,  and if you want anything in the way of Garden or  Field  Seeds,  you  can  get 
them of us cheaper than sending out of  the State.

Alfred  J.  Brown's  Seed  Store!

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

DEALERS IN

H E

P E R K I N S   <&
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,
SE E D S!

NOS.  122  and  124  LOUIS STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS. MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR MILL  USE-

S

S

If you want  Medium or Mammoth, 
Alsike,  Lucerne  or  White  Clover, 
Timothy,  Hungarian,  Millet,  Red 
Top,  Orchard,  Kentucky Blue Grass, 
Spring Wheat,  Rye  or  Barley,  Field 
Peas;  or,  in fact,  Seeds  of  any Kind 
for the Field or Garden, write to

Grand  Rapids

Seed  Store.
BJUERMN  BRUNER  OUTS

We have also a limited supply of the

I offer to the trade at prices that ought 
to induce many  merchants to handle 
a large quantity of them.  They are 
certainly

T h e   C o m in g   O at

And should be introduced into every 
section of Western  Michigan.
WRITE  FOR  PRICES  TO

W.  T.  LAMOREAUX.

71  CANAL  ST.,

Grand  Rapids,  Midi.

B L I V B N   &  A L L Y N ,

Sole Agents for the 

The devil, Jack!  We’ve got a 

Shark.  He’ll do for

Bliven & Allyn.

C e leb ra ted   “BIG   F .”  B r a n d   o f O y ste r s

In Cans and  Bulk,  and  Large  Handlers  of  OCEAN  FISH,  SHELL  CLAMS and  OYSTERS.
We make a specialty of fine goods in our line and are prepared to quote prices at^any time.__
We solicit consignments of all kinds of  Wild  Game,  such as Pa
68  PEÄRLSTREET.
.H M. BLIVEN,  Manager.

ire  Do Not Sell

T h e   F a m ily   T r a d e

B o a r d in g   H o u se s

L u m b e r   C a m p s

R e s ta u r a n ts

P e d d le r s

H o te ls

O r  M e r c h a n ts W h o   C ater  to   th e   P a tr o n s  

o f In d u stry .

We Do  Sell

LEGITIMATE RETAIL DEALERS

And None Others.

TelîerSpice Company,

G  GRAND RAPIDS.

.  Next  Meeting—At  Star  Island  House,  near  Detroit, 
■   Tuesday and Wednesday. July 2 and 3.

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and 

Dr u g g ist.

provement?

are  Gloomy.

Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit.

I»étroit.  P harm aceutical  Society 

State  Board of  Pharmacy.

Detroit Drug Notes.

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

Is  the  State  Board  Capable  of  Im­

M u s k e g o n   D r u g   C le r k s ’  A s s o c ia t io n . 
President, Geo.  L.  LeFevre.  Secretary, J. W. H oyt.

G ra n d   R a p id s   P h a r m a c e u t ic a l  S o c ie t y . 

President. J.  W. Hayward.  Secretary, Frank H. Escott.

Drugs $  Medicines.

One Tear—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Two Tears—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Three Tears—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Four  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Five Tears—James Vernor, Detroit.
President—Geo. McDonald 
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. 

M ic h ig a n   S ta te   P h a r m a c e u t ic a l  A s s ’ll. 

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

Mr.  Wilson,  formerly  of  Muskegon, 
realizing the great scarcity of drug stores 
in this  city,  has  opened a new  store  on 
Griswold street.

The Anderson Manufacturing Co. have 
kindly offered the use of a pleasant room, 
nicely furnished, to the  Detroit Pharma­
ceutical Society at a very low rate.  The 
offer has been accepted.

Many  inquiries  are  being  made  about 
the proceedings of the last meeting of the 
M. S.  P.  A. 
It  is  more than six  months 
since the meeting was held.

Dr.  Raymond,  who  is  well  known  to 
Michigan druggists  as  representing  Sea- 
bury & Johnson,  has left  the road  and is 
now practicing medicine in this city.

J.  C.  Mueller, the  well-known  Wood­
ward  avenue  druggist, will  move  from 
his  present store,  where  he has been  for 
many  years,  to the  corner of  Woodward 
avenue and Congress street.

the  State  Association,  and  that  his first 
appointment as  a  member  of  the  State 
Board  was 
received  with  approval 
by  all,  nevertheless,  Mr.  Jesson  is  the 
cause of  a great  deal of  the existing  op­
position  to  the  Board.  He has continu­
ally  held  the  only salaried  position  in 
connection  with the  Board  since its  or­
ganization,  which  is  decidedly  wrong, 
both in principle and practice.  Are there 
not  other gentlemen on  the  Board capa­
ble  of  acting  as  Secretary?  If  not,  to 
how  many  earnest,  hard-working  but 
poor druggists  $800 a year would  be like 
a “boon  from  the Gods.” 
In  the heart 
of  almost  every American  citizen  there 
is  patriotism  sufficient  to  serve  his 
country for a cash consideration and this 
applies to  members of  a particular trade 
or  profession,  as  well  as  to  politicians. 
Such patriotism  is not  necessarily  igno­
ble.  but the old adage relative to passing 
the  good  things of  this earth  around,  is 
applicable.  The  best of  us  are  apt  to 
become  rusty  and  grow  bilious,  if  we 
imagine  we  have  a  life  tenure  of  any 
particular  position,  and the  oil of  popu­
lar  criticism  is  wholesome  and  almost 
always  beneficial.
If  the  plan  advocated  by Mr.  Wurz­
burg should be adopted, I believe a mem­
ber of  the Board would hold his position 
just as long  as  h*e  represented the ideas 
and  kept progress  with the  pharmacists 
of the State, in the advancement of their 
art, but no  longer.  When  he ceased  to 
represent  them  and  give  satisfaction, 
some  other  man would  take  his  place. 
Why  should  not  the  Governor  of  the 
State  be  guided  and  accept  the  recom­
mendation  of  a  non-political,  non-parti­
san  body of  men who  represent  the  in­
telligence of  the  druggists of  the  State, 
instead of being influenced by the whims 
of a few, anxious to rule or ruin.

An Accountant  Thinks  the  Prospects 
Referring  to  the  present  status  of 
book-keeping  as  a  calling,  an  old  ac­
countant  said, 
the  other  day:  “The 
market is glutted with  men  who  aspire 
to keep  books.  They jostle, crowd  and 
underbid  one  another,  and  then, doubt­
less, wonder why there  is no opening for 
them.  The worst of  it is that  the  pres­
ent condition is  but  premonitory.  Talk 
with  the  managers  of  commercial  col­
leges  and  they  will  tell  you  that  the 
present  congested  state  of  affairs 
is 
solely due to the  condition of  trade, and 
that when business picks up the  demand 
for accountants  will  be as brisk as ever. 
This, I  am  satisfied,  is  not a fact, and I 
will venture  to  say that, with  whatever 
rapidity  new  enterprises  and  business 
houses spring up,  there will be little dif­
ference in  the  ratio  of .supply  and  de­
mand.
“In a measure—and  that  not  a  small 
one—the  commercial  colleges  are  to 
blame  for  this.  These  institutions  are 
Editor Michigan Tradesman:
all  private  money-making  concerns, es­
The  druggists of  this  State  have  had 
sentially  different  from  ordinary ^ col­
an  opportunity,  during  the  past  few 
leges.  Academical  schools  and  univer­
months, to  devote some  time  and  atten­
sities are  dignified  and  perhaps  unbus­
tion  to  the  many  interesting  questions 
inesslike enough to let  young  men  and 
connected with their profession,  for bus­
women seek them.  They offer no special 
iness has  been universally quiet all  over 
inducements  and  guarantee no lucrative 
the State, and such an opportunity neces­
positions.  With  the  business  schools, 
sarily  sets  us  a  thinking,  what  can  be 
however,  the  matter  is different.  There 
done to  improve not  only our  own  indi­
is a scramble for  patronage.  Situations, 
vidual  business,  but  the  profession  in 
if  not  guaranteed  out  and  out,  are  at 
general.  Among  other  questions  which 
least practically assured.  Circulars of  a 
have suggested themselves to us, in view 
more  or  less  extravagant  and distorted 
of the recent session of the State Board of 
character  are  sent out by the thousands, 
Pharmacy  held  in  Grand  Rapids—I say 
the one aim  being to make  the  school a 
us, for  I  know  that  the  same  feelings 
paying institution, and would-be account­
have  agitated  other  druggists  and  de­
ants pour in and pay their money for the 
mand  the  thoughtful  consideration  of 
privilege of  being  called  what  they are 
all—is,  how  can  the  efficiency  of  the 
not—professional book-keepers.
State Board  be  increased  and  its  value 
“There  is  to  my mind—and I believe 
enhanced?
merchants  will  agree  with  me—a great 
That  the  benefits  derived  under  the 
deal of  foolish  reasoning  about  the  so- 
present  law  are  many;  that  the  Board
called  business  education 
that  now 
since its creation has accomplished much 
amounts almost to a  popular craze.  The 
good;  that  it  has  controlled  and  in  a 
chief  things of  value  that  are  acquired 
measure  stopped  many  injurious  and 
are penmanship  and order.  Apart from 
evil practices—no one for a moment who 
these attainments, that should be learned 
thoughtfully  considers  will  deny.  But 
in  the  public  schools, I regard the bus­
the  question  before us is, How  can  the 
iness  colleges  as  money-making  snares 
Board  be  improved, so  as  to receive  the 
and  delusions.  Most  merchants  would 
hearty and  cordial  support of  all intelli­
prefer  to  take a  green  man  and  break 
gent 
fair - minded  pharmacists 
him  into  their  special  service.  Most 
throughout  the State?  Many differ as to 
banking  establishments  are  themselves 
what is needed  or  what is lacking  to  in­
schools  in  which  the  book-keepers  are 
crease  its strength  and  power for  good, 
graduated up from subordinate positions, 
and  I  know of  many who denounce  the 
and I am  inclined to think  it  would  be 
whole  institution,  claiming  that  it  is 
better  for  all  concerned  if  business 
controlled  by  a  ring,  managed  by  ma­
houses were to follow the same plan. 
It 
chine  methods  and  has  lost  its  impor­
would  certainly tend to check  the influx 
tance—if  it ever  had  any—and  like say­
of  new men, which  would  be  desirable.
ings.  We find ranters and people dissat­
“If  young  men  would  stop  to  weigh 
isfied  with the existing  order of  things, 
well  the  tendencies  of  the  times,  they 
possibly not without just cause, in every 
would  hesitate,  I  think,  in  taking  up 
sphere of  life, but  they  are  too  radical 
book-keeping as a  life’s calling.  Gentil 
and  by  their  wholesale  iconoclasm  of 
ity of  avocation  is  doubtless one of  the 
entire  systems  compel  conservative men 
motives at work filling the ranks. ^ Book 
to  give  an  unqualified support  to  insti­
keeping is only a quasi-business  life. 
It 
tutions  that they are aware need reform­
is  shorn  of  the  opportunities  which 
ing, which, however, they do not wish to 
many people think it possesses.  Special 
see demolished. 
I  shall  not  attempt to 
ization  is  making  the  profession  more 
point  out  all  the flaws  and mistakes  of 
and more a mere clerkship and gradually 
the  Board, 
its mismanagement  and  im- 
lessening  pay  because  minimizing 
practibility  in  many  ways, but  rather 
sponsibility.  The well-paid men are now 
give  a  simple  formulae  for  a  greatly- 
few and far between,  and this  reduction 
needed  cement  to  stop  up  some  of  the 
of  salaries  is  bound  to  continue,  be 
cracks, which, if  not  soon  mended, will 
cause in the new  plan of  dividing  labor 
allow all the good nourishment that is in 
a single  man  of  ability  can  direct  the 
the bowl to escape us.
work  of  a score of  clerks  or  assistants 
At  the  fifth  annual  meeting  of  the 
The  master  mind  will  get  the  lion 
Michigan  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
share of  the pay,  and the  undermen will 
President  Wurzburg,  in  his  admirable 
do  the  drudgery.  Long  hours,  wear! 
address, said among other good things:
some  work,  a  living  merely—and  that 
“The  appointment of  Jacob  Jesson  to 
year  after  year—is  about  all  that  the 
succeed himself as a member of the State 
average  book-keeper  can  look  forward 
Board  of  Pharmacy  will  meet  the  ap­
to. 
If  more of  the  young men who now 
proval of  this Association. 
In  this  con­
flock  from  the  country—it  is  from the
The  Michigan  Board of  Pharmacy has
nection,  however, I  desire to put  myself 
taken an  initial  and  decisive  departure | country that the commercial  colleges are
on  record  as  favoring  a  return  to  the 
largely  filled—had  a better  comprehen 
in  the  matter of  interchange  of  certifi­
original  intent of  the  law, when  it  was 
sion of  this  fact,  fewer  of  them  would 
cates  by  State  Boards  of  Pharmacy,  in 
enacted, that this Association recommend 
be so ready to become clerks in disguise.
accordance  with  adopted 
resolutions 
three  or  more  eligible  persons  for  ap­
reading as follows:
pointment  to  the  Board, and  that  such 
Resolved,  That the Michigan  Board of 
recommendations  be  forwarded  to  the 
his j  Pharmacy will  register, without examin- 
Governor  with  a  request  to  make 
| ation,  upon  the  payment of  the  regular 
selections therefrom.”
fee  for  registration  by examination,  the 
That  was  a  point  well  taken  and  if 
licentiates  by examination of  such other 
President  Wurzburg’s  bugle  sound  had 
Boards of Pharmacy in the United States 
been  adopted  at  the  creation  of  the 
as can show by a certified transcript from 
Board,  I firmly  believe  that its efficiency 
the record of  such boards that  they have 
would  have  been  greatly improved, and 
passed  such  examination  not  less  than 
much of  the  dissatisfaction  now  preva­
The | ten points  above the percentage required 
lent would  never have  originated, 
at the same.
fact of  the  State  Board  deriving its  ex­
Provided,  That such  board  shall  first 
istence from the  efforts and  work of  the 
have given notice to the  Michigan Board 
State Association is a potent  reason why 
of  Pharmacy that  it  will  register  its  li­
the  present  organization  should  have 
centiates under the same conditions.
some  influence  in  determining  its  com­
Resolved,  That the Secretary is hereby 
position.
instructed  to  transmit  to each  Board  of 
This plan, if adopted, would give every 
Pharmacy in the United  States a copy of 
pharmacist of this State—for every phar-
with  a  sped
macist  should  belong  to  the Association I these  resolution, together 
—an  opportunity  of  expressing  by bal-  | men of  the transcripts of  the records of 
this  Board, which it will  issue  to its  li­
lot  his choice for  members of  the  com  A1"~  ”
centiates,  and  a  set of  the  examination 
mission which  controls  his welfare  and 
papers  used  by this  Board;  and  also  to 
existence, both  professionally and  finan­
mention the fact  that in addition thereto 
cially. 
I believe that in over 2,000 drug­
the  candidates are  given  fifty specimens 
gists  in  this  State  there  are more  than 
of drugs for recognition.
five  men  who are competent  of  occupy­
ing a position on  the  State  Board,  and I 
say  this, not  intending to reflect  on  any 
member, for I believe  there  are some  of 
A  bill  has  been  introduced  into  the 
them it would be difficult to replace;  but 
Portuguese  Cortes  by 
the  ministerial 
no  matter how  capable and  efficient  the 
party giving to a native company  practi 
members  of  the  Board  may  be, if  they 
cally the right  to  establish  a  monopoly 
are  continually  reappointed  to  office,
of the port-wine trade,  which means  the
they represent  less and  less  every  year j exciusfon  Qf  foreigners  now  engaged 
the opinions and ideas  of  the great body j therein>  This will be aided by an annual 
The  reason  is  obvious. 
of  druggists.  The  reason  is  obvious,  j subsidy  a guarantee  of  interest  to  the
Public  position  exalts  a man  above  his 
stockholders for thirty years,  and by  the 
fellows and  he  is  not  able  to  feel  the 
exemption of the company  or  monopoly 
heart  beat of  the  body politic the  same 
from all taxation and various other privi 
as  before.  Another thing in this  repub­
leges. 
lic  of  ours,  it  is  democratic  for  every 
expected  to  practically  drive  all  the 
man, no  matter  how humble  his  origin, 
foreigners, mostly Englishmen,  now  ea-
to  aspire  to  any  office  appointive
d in the trade out of business.  Lead- 
any  omce  appomuve  or 
Lead-
selective, in  the  gift of  the  people,  but 
members of  the  present  government 
mg 
if  the feeling  prevails that  such aspira-1  6
are said to be interested  in  the  scheme. 
tions  are  useless, it  takes  away the  in­
It  is  generally  denounced  by  English 
centive,  the  ambition  to  acquire  knowl­
papers,  which  foresee  the  elimination 
edge  and  compete  with  others  for  the 
from the trade of many English houses if 
honors  to  be  gained.  What  applies  to 
the  public at large,  applies  to the  drug- J 
the  plan  succeeds.  One  effect  of  the 
proposed monopoly would probably be to 
gists  of  Michigan, and  what  applies  to 
advance prices considerably.
the  druggists  in a body is  equally appli­
cable to the honors and emoluments to be 
gained  after  a membership  on the  State 
Board  is  obtained. 
I can best illustrate 
this  point  by a reference  to the  office of 
Secretary  of  the  Board.  The  present 
honorable  occupant  is  Jacob  Jesson, of 
Muskegon.  We all  know  him,  and  no 
doubt  when  the  summer  of  his  day 
passes to the  evening of  his  life,  taking 
him  from  active interest  and  participa­
tion  in  his  profession,  we  shall  miss 
not  only  his  face  and  voice 
from 
among  us,  but  his  counsel  and  advice. 
We  all  know  what  an  active 
inter­
the  organization  of
est  he  took 

Mr.  and  Mrs. Will  A. Rindge  are  the 
happy parents of a nine pound daughter 
Geo.  A. Cummer  and  Andrew  Olsen 
who are  about  embarking in the grocery 
business  at  Cadillac, were in town Mon 
day.
Geo. Sinclair,  the  Hudsonville  cheese 
box manufacturer, was  in town Monday 
He  has  lately  added a circular  sawmill 
to his plant.

Citric acid  has declined and is tending 
lower.  Gum  camphor  is  easier.  Oil 
anise  has  declined.  Quinine,  foreign 
brands,  are  lower.  Domestic  is  un­
changed.  Opium and morphia are steady. 
Linseed oil is lower,  Turpentine has de­
clined. 

One  of  our  druggists  offers a 25  cent 
cake of  soap with every patent medicine 
purchase of  25  cents  or  more.  Another 
gives a copy  of  a well-known  book with 
each 25 cent  cake of  a  particular  brand 
of soap.

Clarence  G.  Stone, the  popular  repre­
sentative  of  McKesson  &  Robbins,  has 
been  laid  up  for  a  few  days,  but  is 
rapidly improving. 
It breaks him all up 
to think  of  starting  out again  and leav­
ing Clarence, Junior.

A.  T.  Kellogg, who  has  acted'as  local 
buyer  for  Kellogg  & Wooden,  the  Kal­
kaska  grocers, for  three  years past,  has 
concluded  to  return  to  Kalkaska, 
the 
condition of  his partner’s  health render­
ing  such  a change  necessary.  Mr.  Kel­
logg  has  come  to  be  a  familiar  figure 
among 
jobbing  and  commission 
houses  and  his  departure  will  be  gen­
erally regretted.

Geo. H.  Smith,  General Western’Agent 
of  the Merchants’  Dispatch  Transporta­
tion Co., and Fred D. Stow, General Cen­
tral  Agent of  the  same  line,  spent  last 
Friday in Grand Rapids in the custody of 
Local Manager Hill.

John  G.  Shields  has  returned  from 
Colorado  Springs,  where  he  has  been 
since  early winter.  His  family will fol­
low him as soon as the  weather  becomes 
settled.

Anyone in search of  an  engagement to 
play  ball  during  the  coming  season 
would do well to communicate’with Geo. 
R. Perry, President of  the  Grand Rapids 
Base Ball Club.

Henry  Smith,  tea  buyer  for  W.  F. 
McLaughlin  &  Co., of  Chicago,  was  in 
town  Saturday,  calling  on  old  friends 
and  acquaintances.  He looks as though 
Chicago water agreed with him.

E.  P.  Wilhelm,  manager  of  the  dry 
goods  department of  the  Hannah & Lay 
Mercantile  Co., was in town one day last 
week on his way home from Chicago.

Sullivan—Peter  Beyer,  the  druggist, 
was  arrested on the  19th on a charge  of 
violating the  liquor  law.  He  gave  bail 
in  the  sum of  $250  for  his  appearance 
before Justice Beardsley at Muskegon.

John B.  Graves left last week for a trip 
through the Eastern states in the interest 
of the plaster pool.

Gaius W. Perkins  and  wife still  tarry 

If  the bill becomes  a  law,  it 

Interchange of Certificates.

at St.  Augustine,  Fla.

A Port-Wine Trust.

The Drug Market.

Purely  Personal.

_____ __

the 

in 

.

ACIDIJH.

8®   10 
Aceticum...................
80@1  00 on
Benzoicum, German..
Boracic 
.....................
40@  43 
Carbolicum................
52®  53
Citricum ..................... 
®
Hydnochlor................ 
N itrocum .......................... 
Oxalicum.....................  13© 14
Phosphorium  dil........
Salicylicum.................1  40@l
Sulphuricum................   1M@ »
Tannicum.........................1  40®i no
Tartaricum...................   4o@ 00

■

AMMONIA.

Aqua, 16  deg................. 
Carbonas  .......................... 
Chloridum  — .............   12® 14

f@  jj

a n i l i n e .

 

mack 
2 00@2 25
Brown...... ....................   80®1 00
m ow n....................... 
Red 
. .2 50@3 00
Yellow

45® 50

b a c c a e .

Cubeae (po. 1  60......... 1  85®2 00
Juniperus 
;;  25®  3o
Xantnoxylum.

b a l s a m u m .

Terabin, Canada  ......   50®
Tolutan......................   4o(®

50

CORTEX.

Abies,  C anadian....:..........  18
Cassiae  ................................ 
ii
Cinchona Flava  ..................  5°
Euonymus  atropurp...........   2“
Myrica  Cerifera, po.............  fx
Prunus Virgin!.....................
Quillaia,  grd........................ 
fi
Sassafras  ........... ................
Ulmus Po (Ground 12)........  10

Cari).............................  12©  15
Chlorate,  (po. 20)........  18©  20
Cyanide......................   50®  55
Iodide........... ..............2 85®3 00
Potassa, Bitart, pure..  28®  30
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ©  15
Petass  Ultras, opt......   8@  10
7@ 
Potass Nitras..............  
?
t~
Prussiate ........... 
25®  28
Sulphate  po................   15®  18

 

RADIX.

Aconitum...................   20©  25
Althae..........................  25®  30
A nchusa.....................  15®  20
Arum,  po.....................  @  25
Calamus......................   20©  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15)......   10®  12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16@  18 
“
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 55).....................  @  50
Hellebore,  Ala,  po—   15®  20
Inula,  po.....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po...................2 40®2 50
Iris  plox (po. 20@22)..  IS®  20
~alapa,  pr...................   25©  30
Maranta,  Ms..............   ®  85
Podophyllum, po........  15@  18
Rhei.............................  75@1  00
cut......................   @1  75
pv........................  75@1  35
Spigelia......................   48®  53
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  @ 2 0
Serpentaria...... ..........  30®  35
Senega........................  75©  80
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @ 4 0
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)...........   10@  12
Symploearpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po.....................  @  35
Taleriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15©  20
Zingiber a ...................   10®  15
Zingiber  j ...................   22®  25

“ 

“ 

“ 

e x t r a c t u m . 
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...
“ 
po.........
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
“ 
Is.............
“  Vis............
“  Vis............

FERRUM.

_arbonate Precip.......
Citrate and Quinia —  
Citrate  Soluble....... •
Ferrocy anidum Sol....
Solut  Chloride.. 
Sulphate,  com’l.
pure...

Arnica ... 
Anthémis  . 
Matricaria

FOLIA.

..... • • • ••• • •
Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  im-
nivelly.............y...  *
Alx.
Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
and  V4s.....................
fa Ursi.....................

“ 

“ 

g u m m i.

24®
33®11@
13®
14®
16®

@  15 
@3 50 
@  80

1)4©  ^

14®
30®
30®

10®
25®3b®
10®8®
©1 00 
@  90 
©  80 
@  65 
75@1  00 
50®

“ 
“ 

Acacia,  1st  picked —  
2d 
••••
3d 
.•••
sifted sorts... 
po.
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)...
Cape,  (po.  20)...
Socotri, (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
16).........................
Ammoniae........••
As'safcetida, (po. 30)...
Benzoinum..................
Camphor®...................
Euphorbium  po..........
Gafbanum. 
 
Gamboge,  po... -........  
...
Guaiacum,  (po. 45) —   ®  r i
Mastich0
Myrrh,  (po  45)...........„ J L  «
Opii,  (pc. 4 60)...........3 lo@3 2o
Shellac  ..  ....... 
30
bleached........  25©  28
Tragacanth................  30@  <o

“ 
h e r b a —In ounce packages.

@25®
©50@
33®
35©
®
*

 

 

 

SEMEN.
Anisum,  (po.  20) —
Apium  (graveleons)
Bird, Is.....................
Carni, (po. 18)..........
Cardamon................
Corlandrum............
Cannabis Sativa......
Cydonium................
Cnenopodium  ........
Dipterix Odorate—
Foeniculum..............
Foenugreek,  po......
L in i...................... .
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4  )..
Lobelia......................
Pharlaris Canarian...
R apa..........................
Sinapis,  Albu...........
“  Nigra..........
SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co.
D. F. R ....
Juniperis  Co. O. T ...
Saacharum  N.  E ......
Spt.  Vini  Galli.........
Vini Oporto..............
Vini  Alba.................
SPONGES.

“ 

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

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

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage...................2  25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
2 00
carriage  .................  
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
1  10
wool  carriage.......... 
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage...................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ........................ 
05
Hard for  slate  use—  
<5
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
1  40
u se ...........................
Accacia...........................  °°
Zingiber  .........................   50
Ipecac.............................   J®
Ferri Iod.........................   50
Auranti Cortes.................   oo
Rhei Arom.......................  50
Similax Officinalis............  60
“  Co.......  50
Senega............................  50
Scillae.............................   50
“  Co.........................   50
Tolutan...........................  50
Prunus virg.....................   50

SYRUPS.

“ 

TINCTURES.

 

“ 

OLEUM.

MAGNESIA.

Absinthium..........................  ¡®
Eupatorium  ........................
Lobelia..................................  tS,
Majorum
iuajui LAJ-Li . ■ .............. 
jjq
Mentha  Piperita..................  g*
*  V ir..........................
Rue...... . ...............................
Tanacetum, V ......................   g*
Thymus,  V ...........................  4a
Calcined, Pat..............   55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat  ..........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20@  2o 
Carbonate,  Jenning5..  3o@  so 
Absinthium.....................5 00®5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  7o
Amydalae, Amarae— 7 25@<  50
A.nisi.................................1  80@1 90
Auranti  Cortex..........  @2 50
Bergamii  ....................2 ^@3 00
Caryophylli................  @1  80
C edar..........................  3o@  65
Chenopodii................  @1  <5
Cinnamonii..................... 1  00@1 10
Citronella...................  @  75
Conium  Mac..............   35®  65
Copaiba.......................   90@1  00
Cubebae....................15J50@16 00
Exechthitos................  90@1  00
Erigeron..................... 1  20®1  30
Gaultheria.......................2 25@2 35
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gossipii,  Sem. gal......   50®  <5
Hedeoma  ....................1  15@1 25
Juniperi......................   50@2 00
Lavendula..................  90@2 00
Limonis............................1  50@1 80
Mentha Piper................... 2 50@3 50
Mentha  Verid..................3 00@3 25
Morrhuae, gal.............  80@1  00
Myrcia, ounce.............  @ 50
Olive........:.................1 00@2 75
Pieis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10©  12
R icini...............................1  04©1 18
I Rosmarini...................  75@1  00
Rosae,  ounce..............   @6 00
Succini........................  40®  45
Sabina........................  90@1  00
Santal  ........................ 3 50@7 00
Sassafras.....................  55®  60
Sinapis, ess, ounce—   @  65
Tiglii...........................  @1  50
Thym e........................  40©  50
opt  ................   @  60
Theobromas................  15®  20
BiCarb........................  15®  18
Bichromate................  15@  16
Bromide......................   37®  40

Aconitum Napellis R........  60
“ 
F........  50
Aloes..............................   80
“  and myrrh...............  60
Arnica............................  50
Asafcetida........................  50
Atrope Belladonna............  60
Benzoin...........................  60
“  CO........................  50
Sanguinaria.......................  50
Barosma...........................  50
Cantharides.....................   75
Capsicum..........................  50
Cardamon.........................   75
“  Co......................   75
Castor.............................1 00
Catechu............................  50
Cinchona........................  50
“  Co.......................  60
Columba...........................  50
Conium............................  50
Cubeba.............................   50
Digitalis.........................  50
Ergot................................  50
Gentian............................  50
“  Co.........................   60
Guaica.............................   50
ammon................  60
“ 
Zingiber...........................  50
Hyoscyamus.....................   50
Iodine.............................   75
Colorless...............  75
“ 
Ferri  Chloridum..............  35
Kino..............................   50
Lobelia............................  50
Myrrh.............................   50
Nux Vomica....................  50
Opii ...,...........................  85
“  Camphorated.............   50
“  Deodor..................... 2 00
Auranti Cortex.................   50
Quassia...........................  50
Rhatany  ...........................  50
Rhei................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol................  50
“  Co..............  50
Serpentaria.....................   50
Stromonium.......................   60
Tolutan........i.................  60
Valerian.........................   50
VeratrumVeride..............   50
jEther, Spts Nit, 3 F..  26®
28
4 F ..  30©  32
Alumen........................ 2)4© 3)4
(po.
7) ..............................  
3©  4
Annatto......................   55©  60
4©  5
Antimoni, po..............  
et Potass T.  55©  60

MISCELLANEOUS.

ground, 

POTASSIUM.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“  S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Antipyrin...................1  35©1  40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  ©  68
Arsenicum.................  
5@  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......   38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............2  15@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
11;  Ms,  12)..............   ®  9
Cantharides  Russian,
p o ................... ........   @1  75
Capsici  Fructus, a f...  ©  18
’ po.
@23®
Caryophyllus, (po.  28)
Carmine, No. 40........
@350©
Cera Alba, S. & F.....   50©  55
Cera Flava........
28® 30
Coccus .............
@ 40
Cassia Fructus...
@ 15
Centraria...........
@ 10
Cetaceum.........
© 35
Chloroform.............   50®
50® 55
squibbs..
@1  00
Chloral Hyd Crst.......1
50@1 75
Chondrus................  10©
10© 12
Cinchonidine, P.  & W 
15© 20
German 
5© 12
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ....................
© 60
Creasotum...............
© 50
Creta, (bbl. 75).........
© 2
“  prep................
5© 5
“  precip.............
8@ 10
“  Rubra............
@ 8
Crocus....... :...........
35© 38
Cudbear...................
@ 24
Cupri Sulph.............
8@ 9
Dextrine.................
10© 12
Ether Sulph.............   68©
68© 70
Emery, all  numbers..
@ 8
po................
@ 6
Ergota, (po.)  45........
40@ 45
Flake  White............
12© 15
Galla..........;.......
© 23
Gambier...................
7@ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper........
@ 90
“  French.........  40®  60
Glassware flint, 75  & 10 per 
cent, by box 70 less
Glue,  Brown............  9©  15
“  White.............   13®  25
Glycerina................  22®  25
Grana Paradisi.........  @  15
Humulus.................   25®  40
Hydraag Chlor Mite..  @  80
“ 
“  Cor__  ©  70
“ 
Ox Rubrum  @  85
“  Ammoniati..  @1 05
“  Unguentum.  45@  55
Hydrargyrum...........  @  65
Ichthyobolla, Am......1 25@1 50
Indigo.....................   75@1 00
Iodine, Resubl..........4 00@4 10
Iodoform.................   @5 15
Lupulin...................  85@1 00
Lycopodium............  55®  60
Macis.....................   80©  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod..............   @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10©  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1M) — ..................  a®  3
Mannia, S. F............  45®  50
Morphia, S. P. & W.. .2 55@2 80 
C. Co........................2 55@2 70
Moschus Canton.......  @  40
Myristica, No. 1........  60®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @10
Os. Sepia.................   27©  29
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
©2 oo
Co........................
-Picis Liq, N. C., y2 gal
doz  .....................
@2 70 @1 00 
Picis Liq., quarts.....
pints........
@  70 
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)..
©  50 
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..
®  18 
Piper Alba, (po g5) —
@  35
Pix Burgun.............   ® 
t
I Plumbi Acet............  14@  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii..l 10@1 20 
I Pvrethrum,  boxes  H
*& P. D. Co., doz.....
@1  25 
Pyrethrum,  pv.........
55@  60 
I Quassiae.................
8®  10 
Quinia, S. P. & W  ---
43®  48 
“  S.  German__
28©  35 
Rubia Tinctorum.....
12®  14 
Saccharum Lactis pv..
@  35 
Salacin....................
2 40@2  50 
Sanguis Draconis.....
40©  50 
Santonine  ...............
@4 50 
Sapo,  W...................
.  12®  14 
“  M....................
8©  10 
“  G....................
@  15 
Seidlitz  Mixture.......
@  28 
Sinapis....................
@  18 
“  opt................
@  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes....................
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
@  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 12).
ll@  12 
Soda et Potass Tart...
33®  35 
2® 2)4 
Soda Carb................
Soda, Bi-Carb..........
4®  5
Soda, Ash................
3®  4©  2 
Soda, Sulphas...........
Spts. Ether Co.........
50®  55 
“  Myrcia Dorn.....
@ 2  00 
“  Myrcia Imp.......
@2 50
“  Vint  Rect.  bbl.
05).....................   @2 15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days
©1 10 
.  2)4@ 3)4 
.  2)4® 3 
.  8@  10 
.  28©  30 
.  50®  55 
9 00@16 00
. 
7® 8
Bbl. Gal
70
70
Whale, winter.........
90
Lard,  extra.............. .  86
55
Lard, No.  1.............. .  50
61
Linseed, pure raw  ..
58
64
Lindseed,  boiled  ... .  61
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
69
strained................ .  50
63
Spirits Turpentine... .  58
lb.
Red  Venetian.......... ...1% 2@3
Ochre, vellow  Mars....1M 2@4
-.134 2@3
“ 
Ber...
Putty,  commercial.. ..2)4  2/4@3
.2)4  234@3
“  strictly  pure...
Vermilion Prime Amer
ican ...........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__  
70©75
Green,  Peninsular......  
70@75
Lead,  red.....................  63S£@7)4
“  w h ite..................6M@7)4
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
1 00 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff...........................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
.1  00@1  20

Strychnia  Crystal.
Sulphur, Subl.......
Roll........
Tamarinds...........
Terebenth Venice.
Theobromae........
Vanilla.
Zinci  Sulph.............

PAINTS.

Paints.

bbl.

OILS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

VABNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach__
Extra Turp................
Coach  Body..............
No. 1 Turp  Furn......
Eutra Turk Damar... 
Japan  Dryer,  No. 
T u rp ......................

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

70©

Biíu  the  Best! 
It’s  the  Cheapest!
Pioneer  Prepared  Paints

THE  CELEBRATED

Are manufactured from pure white 
lead and zinc, finely ground in  lin­
seed  oil,  prepared  for  immediate 
application,  requiring  no oil, thin­
ner or dryer.  This
jL Is  Absolutely  the  Best  Paint
Forman 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  i   PERKlflS  DRUG  CO,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

tail Trad^ solicited.

NEWAYGO, MICH.

Should  send $1 to  
,E.  A. Stowe  &  Uro.
| f  or one of their Improved

GRAND  BAPIDS,

CZXTSSiXrC  ROOT.
LIQUORS POISON RECORDS I peck bros., ”ï s k siate,

We pay the highest price for it.  Address

BAD FOR BOOK-KEEPERS.

Wholesale Price  Current.

Declined_Citric Acid, Gum Camphor, Oil Anise, German Quinine, Linseed Oil, Turpentine.

DO  YOU  HANDLE  I T ?  

11%

T H &

M(dicat(o

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GIVES  UNIVERSAL  SATISFACTION  FOR

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

MANUFACTURERS:

Tie  German  Medicine  Company,

Minneapolis,  Minn.

FOR  SALE  TO  THE  TRADE  BY

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

CURES

Liver and 

Kidney Troubles 
Blood Diseases 

Constipation

---- AND----

Female

Complaints

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

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

House.

Place your order ms ith 

our  Wholesale

Diamond  fUediGine Go-

PROPRIETORS,

DETROIT,  -  MICH.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,

WHOLESALE  AGENTS,

■  GRAND  RAPIDS 

- 

MICH.

CME

WHITE  LEAD 

& COLOR WORKS 

D E T R O I T ,

MANUFACTURERS OF

LATEST 
ARTISTIC 
SHADES

______________ OF

FOR
I Interior
AND
EXTERIOR 
I DECORATION
I F.J. WURZBURG, Wholesale Agent

GRAND  RAPIDS.

HAZELTINE

&  PERKINS 

DRUG CO.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

— D R U G S  —

Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries.

Dealers  in

Patent MediGines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes,

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

‘W bislsies.  Brandies,

Gins,  TSTines,  Bum s.

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

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  GuftT-
All orders are Shipped and  Invoiced  the  same  day  we re­

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

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taltinB 4 Perkins  Drug

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO

Big  Rapids,  Mich.

MANUFACTURERS  OF THE JUSTLY  CELEBRATED

“M .  C .  C .”“Y u m Y u m 99

The  Most  Popular  Cigar. 

The  Best Selling Cigar on the Market.

SEND  FOR  TRIAL  ORDER.

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

Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in

Boston  Rubber Shoe Co.,

▲GENTS  FOR  THE

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

\V.  STBBLB 

Packing and Provision Co,

G R A N D   RAPIDS,  MICH.

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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

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

of  all  Kinds,  Dried  Beef  for  Slicing.

L A E D

C O R R R R ,

Sold  only  by

.7 . / / .  THOMPSON & C O .,

Importers of Teas, Coffees  and Spices, 

DETROIT,  MICH.

SW IF T S

C h o i c e   Chicago

Dressed

— A N D   M U T T O N —

Gan be round at all  times  in  full  supply  and at 
popular prices at the branch houses in ail the lar ti­
ger cities and is retaile  by all first-class  butchers.
The trade of all marke men  and  meat  dealers  is 
solicited.  Our Wholesale Bra  ch Hous-, L. F. Swift 
& Go., located at Grand Rapid  , always has on hand 
a full supply of our Beef, Mutton and Provisions,and 
the public may rest as-ured that in  purchasing our 
meats from dealers they will always receive the best.
Swift and Company,

Union  Stock  Yards, 

CHICAGO.

W,  C.  DENISON,

Stationary  and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

The Michigan Tradesman

WHAT CAME OF A KIT OF MACKEREL 

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

“But the  mules  don’t  need  watering 
and we don’t need—”
“Milking!” 
I  conclude  her  sentence 
for her with hysterical levity.
“Wot  fur  you  axe  fur  it,  den,  back 
yender,  when  yer  was a chokin’ wid  yo’ 
dry bread.  You  ain’ got  de  cruins  out 
in  yer voice  yit.  Whoa, Jinny !  Whoa, 
B et!”
“He  is  an  imbecile!”  Mrs.  Snowden 
groans into my ear.
“Or a traitor!”  I groan back.
Uncle Jim had deliberately pulled rein 
in  front  of  one  of  the  most  crowded 
cabins.  As “to  stop”  in  all  its  moods 
and  tenses  is a verb  the  mule  has  ac­
quired con amore, our  mules  stopped as 
suddenly  and  determinedly  as  if  they 
never meant to go again.
No  one  moved!  A  hundred  pair  of 
eyes were leveled  upon us in idle curios­
ity.  The  beating  of  our  own  hearts 
seemed audible in that  moment of  silent 
suspense.  The familiar impulse to utter 
a general  greeting  of  “howdy-do-boys,” 
It might 
was  silently  voted  impolitic. 
give offense to the uniforms  that  looked 
almost  grotesque  upon 
the  nation’s 
wards.  Uncle Jim cut the  gordian-knot 
of  our difficulties.
“Hyer,  some  ’un  you  niggers,  hump 
yurseffs an’ fotch  out  some uv  yo’  rich- 
ess milk fur dese wite folks!”
For one awful  palsied second we won­
dered  if  blood  instead  of  milk  would 
flow.  Presently a female  voice from the 
rear gave shrill  response.

“Ain’t no milk in  dis  yer quarters.” 
“Cows all dead?” Unc^e Jim demands, 
peremptorily.
“Not  jis’  ’zackly;  but  we  milks  ’em 
wen  we  feels  like  it,  an’  we  leff  ’em 
alone wen we don’,”  says the same voice, 
boastfully.

“Cisserns all dry?”
“No.  Lots uv water.”
“Hyer,  you!  Fuss one  gits  a  bucket 
uv water  to  dese  ere  mules  is  the one 
dat’ll git a chaw t’backer.”
Which  demand  on  the  part  of  our 
dauntless driver caused a tumultuous and 
emulous  scrambling to water our mules, 
a service which Uncle  Jim  recompensed 
liberally with home-cured  tobacco twist, 
throwing  in  a little  supplementary  ad­
vice  about  not  “forgittin’  dat  dey was 
niggers  yit,  an’  bound  to  arn  dey own 
livin’s if  dey wur  free  an’  dress  up  in 
solger cloves.”
Then we  got  slowly under way again. 
“Jinny”  and  “Bet”  protesting  against 
the  folly  of  “gittin’  furder”  at  Uncle 
Jim’s  stentorian  demand,  by  a  disre­
spectful flirting of  their short tails and a 
dejected dropping of  their long ears.
We had  proceeded  about a mile at our 
best pace (a superior order of  snail-trot), 
when  a  furious  galloping  of  hoofs  be­
hind  us,  a  clamorous  outcry of  voices, 
preceded  by clouds of  dust,  which  ren­
dered  the  number of  our  pursuers con­
jectural,  startled  the  blood  from  our 
cheeks and  the courage from our hearts. 
Uncle  Jim gave one surprised  backward 
glance and then  resumed his usual bow­
backed position.
“Please  drive  faster,” I  say,  implor­
ingly.
“Honey chile, dese ere mules isa-doin’ 
nv der level bes’ now.  Ole  Jinny  done 
mos’  gin out, an’  ole  Bet  worn’t  never 
no ’count, no how.”
“They have repented letting us  off  so 
easily  and  are  following  to  rob  us,” 
Mrs.  Snowden whispers agitatedly.
“Or to murder us,”  I  reply,  with  the 
calmness of  despair.
Repeated orders to “halt!”  “stop  dem 
mules!”  “hoi’ on dar!” came to  our  ears 
distinctly above the clatter of  hoofs;  but 
Uncle  Jim  prodded  his  mules  stolidly 
forward with the butt  end  of  his  whip, 
and  we—well,  we  simply  awaited  the 
outcome  dumbly.
“Can’t yer hyear, ole man!”  shouted a 
voice so immediately into the back of the 
carriage finally  that  further  inattention 
was worse than useless.
“Kose  I  kin”  Uncle  Jim  answered, 
turning a face dark with wrath  upon the 
questioner.
“Wot  fur  you  make me  mos’ kill  my 
guv’ment mule, den?”
“Wot  you  want,  nigger,  stoppin’  uv 
my  wite 
in  dis  onmannerlyi 
fashion?” was the retort courteous.
“Aunt Rhody,  say,” said  our  pursuer! 
in  an  altered  voice, taking off  his  mili­
tary cap as  he addressed  himself  imme­
diately to  us,  “how as ef  you’ll  hoi’ on, 
misses, tell  she  ken  sen’  little  Bob t’de 
long fiel’  t’drive  up de  cows, she’ll  milk 
yer some milk fur to squinch yer thirs’!” 
“Hm!  I  ’lowed  dat  plug  t’backer’d 
fotch  ’em,”  Uncle  Jim  muttered,  while 
we  with  hysterical  cordiality  thanked 
Aunt  Rhody  through  her  embassador, 
and assured  her that nothing but lack of 
time  prevented  us  from  accepting  her 
kind  offer.  With  lightened  hearts  and 
faith  in  our  “darkeys”  completely  re­
stored, we resumed our line of march.
Nightfall  found  us  once  more  within 
the pale of civilization, which we reached 
when we had  passed the Federal  pickets 
at  the  entrance  to  the  little  town  of 
Yidalia,  lying in the Louisiana lowlands, 
just across the river from Natchez.
Leaving Uncle Jim and our turnout on 
the  swamp side of  the river, we  crossed 
to the little city set upon a hill in a skiff, 
manned  by  two  jolly  blue-coated  tars, 
who  quite  patronized  us  in  a  good- 
natured. protective fashion, dismissing us 
finally after placing  us on  shore as care- 
fully as if  we had  been  crates of  brittle 
china,  with  a  wise  admonition  to  “lay 
low for  ducks,  and  not be too peert with 
reb talk.”
Making  our way direct to the  house of 
Mrs.  Snowden’s  daughter’s  husband’s 
brother,  we disposed of  our first evening 
in  mapping  out,  with  his  aid, a plan of 
action.
In accordance with  this  plan,  the  first 
thing we did  was  to  convert  our  silver 
utensils  and  golden  trinkets  into  legal 
tenders,  which  we  did,  at  even  a  more 
ruinous rate of sacrifice than we had pre­
pared our minds for.  But our extremity 
was old Isaacs’ opportunity.  The second 
step  was to make  out a list of  such  arti­
cles  as  w~ desired  to  purchase  of  the 
Federal  sutler.  The third  was  to  sub­
mit that  list to the  general  in  command 
for inspection,  and  ask  for  a  “permit” 
to purchase  and  to  pass  our  purchases 
through the  line. 
It  was  in the  obtain­
ing of  this  permit  that  we  expected  to

folks 

utilize  Mrs.  Snowden’s  daughter’s  hus­
band’s brother.
It was  with no slight  degree of  trepi­
dation that we penetrated into the august 
presence  of  General  Gresham  the  next 
morning,  piloted  by  that  individual, 
holding  in  our  tremulous  hands  the 
modest  lists of  necessities  we wanted to 
procure, which  had  to  be  submitted  to 
his  inspection  before  we could  hope for 
his potent signature to the permit, which 
was  to  enable  a  sick  woman  to  gratify 
her  fancy  for  broiled  mackerel.  This 
man  was  our  foe!  We hated  him!  At 
least we believed  that  fealty to our  own 
heroes  and  would-be  heroes  demanded 
that we should try to hate him.
My conscience  smote  me  at  discover­
ing  how  slight  my  feeling of  personal 
animosity was to such of  our mortal foes 
as I had  b'-en brought  into contact with. 
But  I  did  cordially  resent,  with  all  a 
woman’s  instinctive  resentment  at  the 
invasion of  her private liberty of action, 
the (to me)  absurd necessity for enumer­
ating  my small  necessities  to  this  con­
quering  hero.
We  found  the  general’s  antechamber, 
but,  owing  to  the  popularity  of  Mrs. 
Snowden’s daughter’s husband’s brother, 
we  were  promptly  admitted  to  The 
Presence  and  granted  an  immediate 
audience.
Besides  our own  party of  three,  there 
was  no one  in  the room  when  we  were 
admitted  but  the  general, the “orderly” I 
who ushered us in, and, leaning in grace­
ful idleness against the low mantel-shelf, | 
paring  his  nails, fla  young  man,  who, 
with  a  girl’s instinctive  appreciation  of 
masculine  beauty,  I  mentally  declared 
“would have been tie handsomest  man 1 
had ever  seen if  he had  not been a Yan­
kee.”
A  courteous  inclination of  a  splendid 
head, a swift,  bold  glance from a pair of 
large, calm  gray eyes, was all the  notice 
we  elicited as we passed him on our way 
to the general’s desk.
The  male  member  of  our  party  had 
been  selected  to  present  our  case.  He 
did  it  graphically and  succinctly.  Mrs. 
Snowden  followed  him,  with  a  feeling 
rendition of  the cravings of rebel nature 
for  more  palatable  nourishment  than 
okra  coffee and  sassafras  tea. 
I “did” 
the emotional on the  occasion, and  shall 
always  consider  my failure  to  impress 
General  Gresham  favorably,  as  an  indi­
cation of  lack of  dramatic  taste  on  his 
part,  rather than any failure on my own. 
lie treated us with  “marked courtesy”— 
that marked courtesy which freezes one’s 
very heart’s blood, and  crushes one with 
a sense of  utter insignificance.  He  took 
our  lists  from our  fingers with  looks of 
austere  dignity.  We  stood  before  him 
very  much  in the  attitude of  criminals 
who  had  just  presented  petitions  for 
life  pardons,  numerously  signed,  our 
empty  hands  folded  in  a  contrite  and 
humble fashion, as we awaited the doom 
of  our  scratched  and  blotted  lists  of 
items.  A  somber  silence  pervaded  the 
atmosphere.  The  orderly  shifted  un­
easily from  one  leg to  the  other,  crane- 
wise.  The  young  man  at  the  mantel­
shelf  plied  his  penknife  as if  he  were 
the  possessor  of  ten-times-ten 
finger 
nails.  Mrs.  Snowden’s  relative  by mar­
riage  coughed an  apology for  the whole 
Southern  Confederacy  at  intermittent 
seconds.  After  what  seemed  to  us  an 
eternity  of  awful  self-communion,  the 
conquering hero stretched forth his hand, 
took up  his pen, and  with the  solemnity 
of  a  judge signing a death warrant drew 
two  ominous  black  lines  through  two 
items on my list.  With unbroken solem­
nity he then  returned  it to  me.  He had 
scratched  out the  brandy and the  mack­
erel!  The main objects of my pilgrimage! 
The things which mother must have.
In vain we  three  represented  and  re­
represented  the  exigencies of  the  case. 
Upon that kit of mackerel  the general in 
command  had  taken  his  stand,  and was 
not to  be driven  from it.  A  final  frigid 
motion of  his all-powerful hand intimat­
ed  to us  that  he was  aweary of  us  and 
our 
importunities.  Mrs.  Snowden’s 
daughter’s  husband’s  brother  suggested 
to  us. solo  voce,  that  further  insistance 
might  imperil  such  concessions  as  we 
had  already  gained.  We  yielded  the 
point and  turned our backs  upon the ob­
durate  commandant. 
I  drew  my  veil 
down  as we  emerged  from the  house,  to 
conceal the tears of  disappointment  that 
I could noi repress.  That was why 1 did 
not see a tall form appear suddenly from 
behind  a tub  that  stood on  the gallery, 
containing  an  oleander in  full  blossom. 
(The  general  had  selected  one  of  the 
loveliest  homesteads in that  aristocratic 
little city for his headquarters.)
A voice close at my elbow asked:  “You 
were  making a truthful  statement  when 
you  said that  brandy and mackerel  were 
for  a  consumptive  mother,  were  you 
not?”
“Of  course  I  was,” 1  answered indig­
nantly;  “do you suppose I expect to feed 
the  whole  Confederate  army on one  kit 
of  mackerel?” 
I  tore  my veil  from my 
face  to  emphasize  my indignation,  thus 
bringing  my red  nose and  wet eyes into 
unfavorable  contrast  with 
the  calm, 
handsome  face of  the  young  officer  we 
had seen in the general’s room.
He  looked  down  into  my  distressed 
countenance,  with  a  kind  gravity  that 
struggled with evident amusement.  The 
gravity  controlled  his  voice,  but  the 
amusement twinkled in his splendid eyes 
as  he  held  out  his  hand. 
I  was  too 
stanch a rebel to take it.
“You shall  have  them  to  take  home 
with  you,”  he  said,  in  an  unaltered 
voice, though his face  flushed slightly.
“Oh, thank you!” In my ecstatic grati­
tude I would  have given him both hands 
then, but  he  had  turned  quietly on  his 
heel with the last word and disappeared.
The  next morning as we were recross­
ing the  river in a skiff, I fell into  bitter 
denunciation  of  every  one  in  the  most 
remote degree responsible  for the  hard­
ships of  Southern  women  at  large  and 
the cruelty of  my disappointment  in the 
matter of  mackerel,  not  excepting  one, 
for, clinging  to hope  until the  last  mo­
ment,  we  had  finally embarked  without 
one  more word  from  my self-appointed 
ally.
“So much for your spunky patriotism,” 
Mrs.  Snowden said, after the consolatory 
fashion of  Job’s  comforters.  “It serves 
you  quite  right.  The  idea of  refusing 
him your hand!”
“He  was  a Yankee!”  I answered with 
lofty decision.
“And you  are a goose!”  my friend  re­
torts  with equal  firmness.  Open hostil­
ities between us were averted by the sud­
den  appearance  athwart  our  stern  of

I see it in your face.”

another skiff propelled by the long,  swift 
stroke  of  experienced  oarsmen.  They 
hailed  our  oarsmen and  brought  us to a 
standstill midriver.  Then  He  (1  began 
to capitalize him from that very moment) 
stood  up in the  little craft  and,  looking 
kindly down upon me,  said:
“I had some little trouble in managing 
it.  That  is  why  I  am  so  late.  You 
doubted me. 
I  began  a  confused  and  stammering 
apology, which  only elicited  an incredu­
lous  little  laugh.  He signed to his men 
to  transfer  the  demijohn of  brandy and 
kit of  mackerel  at  their  feet  from  his 
boat to ours.
“Ask him  about the  pay,” Mrs. Snow­
den  hissed  into my ear.  He  heard  her 
better than I did.
“I  have  taken  care of  that,” he  said 
quietly;  then, while he held the two boats 
united  by one strong  hand, he  extended 
to  me  a  piece of  paper.  “Your  signa­
ture  and  address  written  on  that  will 
adjust  matters  for the  present,” he said 
in a masterful  sort of voice.
Mrs.  Snowden  read it  over  my shoul­
der.  “It is a due-bill,” she  said sharply.
“Exactly,” he answered quietly.
“Made  payable  at  the  close  of  the 
war,” I  add. looking  up from  the  bit of 
paper to him.
“Is  not  that  long  enough  time?”  he 
asked with commercial hardness.
“Oh!  quite.”
I  seized  the  lead-pencil  he  extended, 
and, dropping my eyes before  something 
incomprehensible  in his  gaze,  I  signed 
my full name, adding my address,  so that 
he might  know where to  send  it ior  col­
lection when it fell due.
I  handed it back to him  and  held  out 
my  hand.  He  was  too  stanch a Yankee 
then to take it.  With a grave bow and a 
queer little smile he loosed his hold upon 
the gunwale of  our boat, gave  his men a 
ignal,  and  was  soon  out  of  reach  of 
thanks or apologies.
From that hour I never prayed a whole­
hearted  prayer  for  the  success  of  the 
Confederacy.  My heart was  riven  with 
faction, my patriotism  was questionable. 
My one prayer was,  “God grant a speedy 
restoration of  peace.”
In the  fall of  the year 1866 I sat  alone 
in the gloaming, that hour when memory 
runs  riot and  fancy  weaves  her subtlest 
webs.  The surrender was  yet so recent, 
that it  and  all  its attendant  humiliation 
was  still a matter  for somber reflection. 
The  mother for  whom  we had  made so 
many  efforts had ceased  from  suffering. 
The  girls had all married  off. during the 
matrimonial  boom  that  succeeded  the 
return  of  our soldier  boys. 
I  felt  un­
commonly like  one who ¿rod  alone  some 
banquet  hall  deserted.  My  whole  ex­
istence  seemed  to  have  become  tinged 
with  the  “gray”  that  had  pervaded  life 
in  the  South  for  four  bitter  years. 
I 
wondered  if  I could  ever come  to forget 
the  trials and  hardships of  my war  ex­
perience.  There were  some incidents of 
it  I  knew I  never could  forget,  which I 
knew I did not desire to forget.  Memory 
held  in  reverential  keeping one  photo­
graph:  The broad expanse of a majestic 
river—two skiffs,  held side by side on its 
swelling  bosom  by a firm  brown  hand, 
a pair of grave, calm eyes, down glancing, 
a  sensitive  mouth,  about  which  played 
a smile of amusement, a bared head, about 
which  the  short  brown  hair  clung 
waving  masses.
Whenever I thought of  Him,  it  was as 
I had seen him  last.
I  wondered if  he  had  lived to see  the 
end of  the war!  I  wondered if  he  held 
the  due-bill still.  He had  had  more to 
make  him  forget  than  I,  waiting  and 
watching alone!
A quick, firm  footfall on  the gravel of 
my  front walk  put to flight  all  my rev­
eries. 
It  was the  footfall of  a stranger; 
and  in  my  loneliness  I  had  grown tim­
orous.  A  tall  form  loomed  into  sight, 
approaching  me  with  long,  swinging 
stride. 
In  spite  of  me,  a  nervous  cry 
broke from  my lips.  With  hat in  hand, 
and in a hard commercial voice, he spoke: 
“I  hold a due bill  against a young  lady 
who  lives in  this  house. 
It  was  made 
collectable  at  the  close of  the  wTar. 
I 
have come to collect it.”

his own  behind his back,  “or for me?”

I held out my hand.
“For  the  due-bill,”  he  asked,  folding 
I held out both hands.
And  then  he gathered me  close to  hi: 
great,  strong,  true  Yankee  heart,  ant 
collected  his  due-bill from  the  unresist­
ing lips of his rebel sweetheart.
And  never  did  the  blue and  gray  of 
contending  factions mingle  in a truer or 
more abiding harmony.

J.  H.  Wai;worth.

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