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Keeps from the dirt 
Or sidewalk  spurt,
Your tender feet.

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Supple and strong,
This voiceless tongue 
H{des sock or skin,
And all  w ithin

stead of  that, neither  he  nor the compe 
tency  came,  and  Jane  lived  ten  years 
and  died.
At the last name on  her list—Rachel— 
Madame Prudhomme forgot to sigh.  This 
little  maiden  had  come  late  to  her 
mother—a  November  daisy,  a  kindly 
afterthought of  heaven.  To  be sure she 
was  very  little  like  the  other  Prud­
hommes—not  much more  than a daisy is 
like a Victoria Regia.  But  then she was 
always there  looking  you brightly in the 
face.  She  made  you  think  of  spring. 
She was “capable,” too.  She  read well. 
She picked up the dropped stitches.  She 
was Rachel!
If  it  had  not  been  for  James,  even 
these faded autumnal  years of  the Prud­
hommes might have been peaceful years. 
But  there  was  James,  an  obtrusive,  a 
sorrowful fact. 
If  he had practiced evil 
for himself  alon§, Miss Rachel thought— 
if  he had merely gone  through  the  very 
slim  bank account and driven her to her 
wits’ ends for the daily family supplies— 
she could have borne it better.
But he did not confine himself  to these 
mischiefs.  With  the  attractions  and 
graces of  a gentleman,  with  the  weight 
of  his honorable name  and  his  superior 
years,  with  his  generosity and  good fel­
lowship,  he easily gathered  about  him a 
bevy of  admiring  young  pien,  the  sons 
of  the rich business men of  modern Bay­
ville.  He  could  not  talk to  his mother 
and sister, but  he  could  keep a roomful 
of  these  youths in breathless  interest or 
ecstatic laughter an entire night.
It  grieved  Miss  Rachel  to  see  these 
young men drawn into her brother’s idle, 
gross and evil  ways.  She  set herself  to 
think what she could do about it.  Many 
an elegant little supper she contrived,  at 
the risk of  several  family  dinners,  that 
she  might  at  least  keep the party for a 
time in a sweet atmosphere  and an inno­
cent house.  She was much younger than 
James,  and  a  good  deal  afraid of  him. 
But in the  face of  his  wrath  and of  her 
mother’s  proud  displeasure,  she  would 
sometimes  have  her  brother’s  callers 
shown into  the  drawing-room,  and keej 
them  busy through a long  evening  with 
music,  chat or a game of  whist.
Miss  Rachel  felt  particularly  sorry 
about  Charley Newman, whom  she  had 
known  since  they  both  were  children. 
They  had  been  at  Sunday-school  to­
gether,  and a bowing  acquaintance  had 
since been  kept up, though  until of  late 
they  seldom  met.  Young  Newman’s 
father  was  the  richest  man,  and  many 
persons would  have added the best man, 
Bayville.  And  Rachel  believed  her 
old playmate to be good-hearted  and 
nocent,  though just now a little wild and 
thoughtle
More  and more frequently were James 
Prudhomme  and  Charley  Newman seen 
together—on  the  streets,  in  the  hotel 
porches,  at  the  Prudhomme  mansion 
Oftener and oftener Rachel invited Char 
ley in when  he  came  to  the  house, and 
more  and  more  cordial  she  became 
Madame Prudhomme  was  chillingly tol 
erant.  She  did  not  approve  of  these 
upstart families.  Mr. Newman  she sup 
posed was a respectable man, an inventor 
or  something of  that  sort.  She  wished 
James would  not  choose  such  compan 
ions, and she  wondered  Rachel  eneour 
aged him in it.
Still Charley Newman  came and came 
and still  Miss Rachel  grew  cordial  and 
delightful.  She  went  for  a  sleigh-ride 
with him  and  her  brother.  She coaxed 
them  to  take her to  “Pinafore,” instead 
of  going  off  with  a  so-called  shootin 
party.  Once  or  twice  she wrote a note 
to her old  playmate,  arranging  for some 
meeting or slight festivity.
innocent  Miss  Rachel 
twenly-seven  years old, guess  that  Bay 
ville,  multiplying  the  sleigh-rides  and 
“Pinafore,”  the visits and the notes,  had 
quite  made  up  its  mind that  the Prud 
hommes were about to  mend  their  shat 
tered  fortunes  by an  alliance  with  the 
Newmans ?  How should she  guess  that 
her brother had  discouraged  neither the 
gossip in the town  nor  the  hopes of  the 
young  heir?  How  should  she  suspec 
what those  hopes might be till  one sum 
mer day he found her alone,  and she was 
smitten suddenly with sore dismay ?
Miss  Rachel  was  not  experienced  in 
this  feeling;  but she recognized it.  She 
had had it once before,  in  her  boarding 
school days,  when  the  handsome  youn 
minister  fell  at  her  feet  and implored 
And  so,  half  an  hour  later,  this  other 
young;  man  sadly  wrent  his  way,  and 
Rachel  Prudhomme,  twenty-seven  years 
old, ran up stairs  and  cried—a  sad lack 
of  the Prudhomme pride !  But love was 
sweet to the lonely little woman.
And then,  how was Rachel to foresee— 
to  dream—what  followed ?  The  fort­
night’ s hunting expedition—the desperate 
flirtation  with a pretty country girl—the 
newspaper announcement  which took all 
Bayville’s breath away :

Bayville  wondered  what  the  Prud- 
hommes  lived  on.  Some  people said it 
was their  pride.  Yet  one  would  think 
there  could  not  be a great  deal of  that 
left.  One would suppose that must have 
melted  away almost as fast as the  prop­
erty.
The fine  sweep  of  lawn,  its  elms  cut 
down, had been sold  before  Judge Prud 
hoome died  to pay his sons’ debts.  The 
stately,  box-alleyed garden  had been cut 
through by the railroad.  The full-length 
portrait of  old Governor Prudhomme had 
been  “parted with.”  To be  sure,  it had 
been  bought  by the  State,  and  was  to 
hang in the  State  Capitol—not at all  an 
ordinary business transaction, Mrs. Prud­
homme  said.  Most of  all,  James  Prud 
homme had come home,  and he  was, cer 
tainly, not a thing to be proud of.
lives  on  a  meager 
diet.  If  the Prudhommes lived on pride, 
ind pride lived  on  the  faded  glories of 
the  Prudhommes,  it  may  have  been  a 
sorry story,  but i* may also  have  been a 
true one.
its
certainly kept  up 
The  old  house 
with  its  great  wings 
dignity,  standing
and  Mount  Vernon  front in the  dreary 
olitudeof a commonplace modern street. 
Long lines of  portraits  still  hung in the 
hall.  Brocade  gowns,  which  had stood 
jefore  kings,  and  slippers  which  had 
danced with Washington  and  Lafayette, 
glorified the garret.  There was belieyed 
to be silver of  untold value in the house, 
and  china 
in  the  deep,  shady  closets 
which  it  was  simply  distracting 
to 
think of.
Mrs.  Prudhomme,  or  “Madame,”  as 
she enjoyed  being  called,  though white- 
haired  and  faded, still  carried her head 
like a goddess,  as she did when she came 
home  a  bride  fifty  years  ago,  bearing 
upon  it  the  honors of  two  proud  fam­
ilies.  Even now, on her rare appearances 
in  the  streets, obsequious Bayville—ob­
sequious,  though  critical—bowed 
low 
before the old ark of a carriage,  ignoring 
the  fact  that  coachman  and steed were 
Mike,  the  grocer,  and  his  yellow  nag, 
hired  for  the  occasion.  Many  persons 
even bowed to the  carriage when nobody 
but poor James  was  within.  And when 
Miss  Rachel  drove  out  they  did  more 
than bow—they smiled.
Miss  Rachel,  however,  seldom  did 
drive  out.  She  liked  better  to  walk. 
Every morning she stepped briskly down 
the  street  to  do  ter  marketing,  and 
would have  carried a basket on her arm, 
if  her  mother  had  allowed  it.  Some­
times of  an  afternoon, when  her mother 
was  busy  with  Trollope’s  latest  story, 
and  James  was  out  of  mischief,  Miss 
Rachel would  stray off  quite  alone  into 
the  country  and  up  the  hill  for  a  far 
view of  the  beautiful  bay  and  the  sea 
beyond.  Once  she  had  been  seen run­
ning in the garden with her little dog for 
company.  But that  indiscretion was not 
repeated.  Such behavior, Madame Prud­
homme  said,  was  highly unbecoming  a 
young woman over twenty-five years old. 
And so  it  was,  Miss  Rachel  blushingly 
confessed,  and ran no more.
The  evenings,  and  indeed  the  days, 
were  chiefly  passed  in  the  sober  old 
drawing-room  with  James,  if  he  hap­
pened  to  be  at  home,  stretched on the 
sofa where  Washington  had once sipped 
coffee, and  Madame  Prudhomme stately 
by  the  fireside,  reading  or  dropping 
stitches in her perennial afghans.  There 
was  little  conversation. 
James  never 
talked.  Rachel’s little comments on Bay­
ville topics did not interest  her  mother. 
After  the  daily  paper  had  been  read, 
“In  Littleton,  September 1. Charles  Newman, 
there was  not  much of  common interest 
of  Bayville,  to  Miss  Flossie  Brown,  of  Little­
to the three.
ton.”
clicked  her 
“I  left  him  there  last  week,”  said 
needles  and  thought,  not  of  her  work, 
James, 
in  explanation.  “He  said  he 
but of  those painful gaps, those dropped 
should  marry her, now  he’d gone so far. 
stitches  that  fifty  hurrying  years  had 
He’s a  young goose !  And here’s all Bay­
left,  and  nobody  could  stop  to  mend. 
ville  gloating  over  the  story  that  he’s 
Daily she went over that catalogue which 
broken  an  engagement  with  you,  and 
every mother carries next her heart.
disappointed  the  Prudhommes !  I hope 
James,  Christina, 
you  enjoy  your  work,  miss.  So  much 
Charles,  Joseph—at  every  name  there 
for not consulting  your brother !”
came a sigh.
Rachel had been breathless like all the 
Regina, the  eldest, was not dead.  She 
she  rest of  Bayville,  and  speechless  unlike 
lived  in  Europe. 
them;  but at this she found her voice.
wrote  her  mother,  after  you  knew the 
“Please understand, James,” she  said, 
ways.  Her husband, wTho  called himself 
“that it makes no sort of difference to me 
a cosmopolitan,  and spent his best  years 
what the  young men on the street say, or 
playing dominoes at a dull, little German 
what  anybody  else  says,  of  my affairs.
bath, had nothing to call him home.  They 
11 don’t understand this matter at all;  but 
would stay for the present, certainly.
11 know this—that  the  opinions  and  be­
John—the less  said about him the bet­
liefs of  the  young men of your acquaint­
ter.  He was dead now.
ance, or, indeed,  of  the  whole  town, do 
James—here  he  was on the sofa, come 
not affect me in the  least;  and  you know
home again.
Happy  Charles  and  Christina  died I it,  too,  James.”  The  touch  of  family 
young. 
j pride became her  well,  and  James  had
Joseph was  shipwrecked  on  that  last  nothing  but a prolonged  whistle to offer 
voyage  to  the  Islands,  from  which  he j for  answer.
was  to  have  come  home with a compe- |  One other person in Bayville  had been 
tency  and  marry his  cousin  Jane. 
In-  as ignorant as Rachel of  the current gos-

Madame  Prudhomme 

It  was  cheaper, 

How  should 

Regina, 

John, 

fresh. face. 

sip.  Mr. Newman, the millionaire, occu­
pied with extensive business and schemes 
of  far-reaching  charity,  had  known too 
little  of  late  of  his  son’s  pursuits  and 
whereabouts. 
It  was  in  a puzzled  and 
uncertain  condition  of  mind,  most  un­
usual with  this man of  business, that he 
lifted the knocker of  the old Prudhomme 
house  the  day after  James’ return.  He 
had  learned  enough to lead him to make 
this call before pushing his investigations 
farther.
Rachel saw Mr. Newman coming.  She 
khew very well the tall and  portly form; 
she knew the fringe of  grayish  hair fall­
ing  beneath  his  hat,  and  she  knew the 
bald spot that was  under  the  hat.  The 
families  had  long  been  neighbors  in 
church, and, though she had  scarcely ex­
changed twenty words with  this  man in 
her life,  she felt on  quite  intimate terms 
with  his  face, it had  looked  pleasantly 
upon her so many  years.
“You  will  forgive  my  calling,  Miss 
Prudhomme,”  he  said,  “though  it may 
seem to be upon  my own  business.  My 
son has been so much with  your brother, 
perhaps I can  get a little  light  here. 
I 
don’t know what Charley has  been doing 
lately.  He’s  been  rather  wild,  I’m 
afraid. 
I’ve  neglejted  him,  I’m afraid. 
But, to  tell  the  truth, 1 came  chiefly to 
say to  you, Miss  Rachel, that if  my  son 
has  been  annoying  you  in  any way—if 
he has been thoughtless or too ambitious, 
troubled  you  in  any  way,  why, I’ve 
come to beg  your pardon in his stead.” 
“Oh,  Mr.  Newman,”  cried  Rachel, 
‘there is nothing  for  me  to pardon. 
It 
s all my fault—what passed between us,
I mean.  And  before that,  I am afraid— 
Charley  is  easily  led,  and  my  poor 
brother,  you  know—”
Yes. I know, I know,” said  the  good 
man, soothingly.  He  could  not  bear to 
see this shadow  of  grief  and  shame  on 
Rachel’s 
“ I  know;  we 
mustn’t  judge too  harshly.  We mustn’t 
forget that there’s only One who sees the 
whole life.  Now, were  you  going to tell 
me a little  more  about  that  other,  my 
dear?  Or would  you rather not?”
Rachel  told  the  story  with  all  her 
blushes flying about  her  face, and  good 
Mr.  Newman  was by turns so very sorry 
for Charley and so charmed with the nar­
rator that his own countenance was quite 
a study in light and shade.
“I hope  you will  forgive  my thought­
lessness,” she finished.  “I  think  Char­
ley must  have  done so, and I do so hope 
this marriage—”
“Well, we’ll do the  best  we can about 
the forgiving,” he said,  with  something 
between a laugh and a sigh.  “And  now 
about  this  young  couple. 
I shall  start 
this  afternoon  to  catch  them,  and  we 
must make the  best of  it—make the best 
of  i t !  I  thank  you  very  much,  Miss 
Rachel—very much,  indeed.”
It was a day or two  after  this that the 
postman brought Miss  Rachel a letter:
My D e a r   Miss P rudhom m e—I have  found our 
young  people,  and I think  you  will  be  glad to 
know that after a talk  with each I feel much re­
lieved about them.  The little  girl  seems sweet- j 
tempered  and affectionate—just  seventeen—and 
she is very pretty.  Charley  had  made  arrange- j 
ments to go into  business  here, but has now de­
cided  to  go  home  and  take  a  position  in  my  ; 
office.  The  young  people  will live with  me for 
the present.  If you  should feel inclined to give 
mv  little  daughter  the  pleasure  of  your  ac­
quaintance, I should  take it very kindly of  you.
Miss Rachel did not often  get  a letter. 
There were the  regular  family bulletins 
from  Regina,  and  now  and  then a few 
lines to herself  personally from  her dis­
tant nieces or from an old  school friend. 
Her  most precious treasures of  this kind 
were  those  that  came  to  her  long ago 
from her brother  Joseph during his voy­
ages.  These  she kept in a beautiful  lit­
tle Eastern cabinet which  Joe  had  him­
self  brought  her.  When  she  had  read 
this  new  letter  two  or  three times she 
laid it away near  those old ones,  in a lit­
tle  compartment  by  itself.  And  she 
thought, as she  did  so, how  she  should 
always  value  it  as  proof  of  a pleasant 
camaraderie  with a good  man, and  how 
she should call on that “little  daughter” 
as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely, 

J ohn  N ew m an.

PART  SECOND.

The  young married  pair, having  been 
first sent to a sister of  Mr. Newman’s, in 
New York, for  the  proper  outfitting  of 
the bride, came home to Bayville.  Their 
father  met  them  with  the  carriage in a 
state  and  elegance  he  seldom  affected.
A s they drove up to the  beautiful  house 
on the hill,  lights  streamed out,  servants 
stood waiting,  a richly appointed  dinner 
table gleamed at the end of  the kail,  and 
the  choicest  rooms  of  the  house  stood 
ready  for  their  use.  Charles  Newman I 
grasped his  father’s  hand in a corner,  as 
a  man  can  grasp  another  man’s  hand, 
and said, with a husky laugh, that if this 
were  not a case  of  the  prodigal  son,  it 
was  certainly  a  case  of  the  prodigal 
father.
Shortly after, cards  were  issued  for a 
wedding reception at the Newman’s.
When  Rachel’s  came,  Madame  Prud­
homme  examined  them  with  a  stately 
amazement.
“Really  quite  an  elegant  affair,” she 
said.  “You  will have to send a refusal, 
I suppose.  There’s a little  of  that  nice 
note-paper left in my secretary.”
“But,  mamma,  1  want  to  go,”  said 
Rachel, flushing up.
“Want  to  go?  Rachel!  You  never 
did such a thing in your  life.  What are 
you thinking of ?”
“I must tell her,”  thought Rachel.  “I 
must certainly tell her  something.”  For 
the little  woman  was  quite  determined 
to go.
“But,  mamma,  dear,”  she  began, 
“there is a special  reason this time.  Do 
you know ?—I  have  never  told  you, be­
cause  it  was  so  silly—but  that  young 
man  has  been  here so much, James and 
some other people  have  thought that he 
and  I  cared  for  each  other.  So,  you 
see—”
“Nonsense !  Who  would think of  my 
daughter  caring for one of  these  towns­
people ?”
But Madame  Prudhomme  dropped the

subject,  and  when  she  next took 
it was with the question :
“What  are  you  going  to  wear if  you 
go to that party ?”
“The  garret  will  settle  that,”  said 
Rachel, gayly,  and ran up stairs.
Nothing  but a  happy  combination  of 
past  wealth  and  present  poverty could 
have  produced so charming a costume as 
Rachel’s  that  evening.  The  garret had 
yielded a soft-shining  satin  of  nameless 
tint.  Over it fell  lace  that  might  have 
made  a  duchess  weep,  and  the  single, 
curiously-set  gem  that  sparkled  in  its 
midst  was  such as could not easily have 
been  purchased  anywhere  in  the world 
to-day.  There  was  nothing  new  about 
our  little  lady,  except  her  gloves  and 
flowers  and  the  dimples  that  seemed 
always  freshly bubbling  up on her bon- 
nie  countenance.  Mike, 
the  grocer, 
acted  as  coachman,  and  Madame  Prud­
homme insisted on old Margaret, in white 
apron  and  cap, attending as maid.  The 
faithful  servant  sat  dazzled in the bril­
liant dressing-room among the handmaids 
of  the house of  Newman,  and I hope she 
may be shriven for the lies she told about 
her family’s greatness  and  the  magnifi­
cence  of  daily  life  in  the  Prudhomme 
mansion.
Rachel  had  never  had  so  good  a time 
in her life.  She was twenty-seven  years 
old,  but  she  had  never  had  so  good a 
time  in  her  life. 
It was a trifle  dreary 
for an  instant  going  into  the  drawing­
room alone;  but the  host  stood  near the 
door, and himself  took her  to  his sister, 
who  was  helping  him  welcome  his 
friends,  and  to  the  newly-married pair. 
He  introduced  to  her  a delightful  pro­
fessor,  who  told  her  about  fossils,  and 
then  a gentle  youth,  who  roamed  with 
her  through  the  great  conservatories. 
He  himself  brought her dainty ices,  and 
took her for a walk in the lighted garden, 
where he left her  with  another  delight­
ful  professor. 
It  was  a  distinguished 
and brilliant company,  for men of  letters 
and of  science and women of  high stand­
ing were proud to know  this man of  act­
ive  mind,  royal  heart  and  upright life. 
The  host  was  everywhere,  with  his 
kindly little  jokes, his  infectious  cheer­
iness;  and when Miss  Prudhomme’s car­
riage was announced, and the shabby old 
establishment stood exposed among grin­
ning  coachmen  in  the  brilliant light, it 
was the millionaire  himself  who handed 
her in as if  it had been a chariot and she 
a queen.  Certainly Rachel  never had so 
good a time in her life !  And all the way 
home  she  had  to  pinch herself  hard to 
make  sure that she was not a  young girl 
in a story book,  but  Rachel Prudhomme, 
twenty-seven years old.
Life in the Prudhomme  house  now re­
turned to its usual calm.  Madame Prud­
homme was more  rheumatic this winter, 
and read Trollope  and  dropped  stitches 
up-stairs.  Nothing  more  festive than a 
Sunday-school  teachers’  meeting  ever 
took place  in  the  drawing-room.  Mad­
ame Prudhomme approved of  church and 
Sunday-school,  was glad to  have  Rachel 
attend them,  and wished James would do 
so.  Now  and  then a guest  appeared of 
the  order  with  which  Rachel  had been 
familiar from her childhood.  “My name 
is  Smith;  my  grandfather  married,  a 
Prudhomme,”  was a formula well known 
to her.  She knew  how  most  quickly to 
silence  the  inquirer by plunging  him at 
once  into  the  family  documents.  She 
knew on  just what top shelf  of  a remote 
closet  to  place  the  genealogical volume 
which  was  sure  to follow (with compli­
ments) in due season.
Toward spring two  distant  cousins of 
her  father  came  for a stay of  a week to 
investigate  and  oversee  repairs  on  the 
family tomb.  This  visit  had a most re­
viving  effect  on  Madame  Prudhomme. 
She sat down-stairs  more  than  she  had 
for months.  She even drove  out  to  the 
cemetery,  and in  the  evenings the three 
gray heads were  bent with great  delight 
over musty records of  the  dead.  Rachel 
felt very insignificant,  but  she  could get 
up  very little  interest in these  far-away 
people.  Now  and then,  to be sure, some 
brave deed or noble  life shone out like a 
jewell in the  dust,  and  gave  her a thrill 
of  proud delight;  but,  for the  most part, 
the present, dull  as  it  was, anxious and 
perplexed as it often  was, interested her 
more  than  the  misty  past.  As  for the 
future,  she  seldom  thought  of 
that, 
though a general rosiness  seemed to suf­
fuse the horizon befi re her.
Trouble, however, new trouble,  was in 
the immediate foreground.
Late  one  afternoon  a dingy,  reluctant 
country  wagon,  covered  with  a  black 
cloth  and  followed  by  an 
increasing 
crowd of  men  and  boys, passed through 
the  business  streets  of  Bayville  and 
stopped  before the  police  headquarters. 
Its burden,  still covered  with  the  black 
cloth,  was  slowly carried  within,  while 
the  low-toned  tidings  ran  through  the 
crowd. 
It was  James Prudhomme,  shot, 
probably,  by  his  own,  unsteady  hand 
while  hunting.  The  excited  officials 
gathered  over  the  body and  consulted. 
They  were  much 
relieved  when  the 
crowd, giving way to right  and  left,  ad­
mitted Mr.  Newman, who, passing up the 
street,  had heard the news.
The  man  of  business stood for a time 
with  head  uncovered,  considering.  He 
then  undertook  such  arrangements  as 
were necessary, and agreed to inform the 
family.  “But I must  go  to  my  office a 
moment  first,”  he  said.  “And,  let me 
see;  perhaps  there  are  some  papers.” 
The officials  had already found a shabby 
and  ill-filled  purse.  This  Mr. Newman 
took, and going to his office  fil'ed it with 
bank  notes  as  liberally as he  dared,  re­
turning it to the dead man’s pocket.
I  need  not  tell  how,  as  carefully as 
possible,  the wretched fact of  the  young 
man’s death was  conveyed to Rachel and 
her mother—how  long  grief  and  shame 
mingled with a new shock and  sorrow in 
the  mourners’  hearts—how  Bayville 
gaped and moralized and pitied.
In a few days  Miss  Rachel found her­
self  perplexed  about  that  roll  of  bills. 
It was far too  large a sum, she  thought, 

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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.

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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. 

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L. WINTERNITZ,  Resident Agent, Grand Rapids.

Gilbert  — Andrew  Carlson  has  pur­
chased  the  mill  property  owned by the 
late  D.  C. Collier  and  will  continue the 
manufacture of  lumber.

Menominee — The  large  mill  of  the 
Ludington, Wells  &  Yan Schaick  Co. is 
now at  work,  having  about two  months’ 
supply  of  logs  on  hand.  Considerable 
improvements  were  made  on  the  mill 
during the winter.

Saginaw—Merrill & Ring  will  start  a 
small crew  soon to build  camps  and log 
rails,  preparatory to starting  logging op­
erations  early  in  the  fall.  They  have 
put 9,300,000 feet  into  the  Sugar  River 
by rail and broken camp.

Leroy—The Cutler & Savidge  Lumber 
Co.  is  thoroughly  overhauling  the  mill 
recently  purchased  of  the  Kellogg  & 
Sawyer  estate  and  expects to begin op­
erations about May 1.  The company has 
enough timber for a three-years’ cut.

Muskegon—A  new  lumber  yard  is  to 
be  opened  here  by  W. D.  Kelly  &  Co., 
who will  do  a  general  jobbing business 
in lumber,  lath and  shingles.  Mr.  Kelly 
will  retain  his  interest  in  the  firm  of 
Cheesman  &  Kelly,  of  which  he  is  the 
junior  member, but  will  devote  most  of 
his time to the new yard.

East  Saginaw—Wylie  Bros,  started 
their  shingle  mill  on  April  22, having 
placed their entire product for the season.
Fenton—On January 16, L. C. Gleason’s 
handle  factory was  totally destroyed by 
fire.  On  the  18th  the  first handle  was 
turned from his  new factory,  which was 
established  in  the  brick  building  for­
merly occupied by the Fenton brewery.

Carey—J. A. Haak is moving his sawmill 
onto the 1,000  acre  tract of  hardwood he 
recently  purchased  of  Chas.  Chick  for 
$12,500.  The mill will be located in town 
20,  12  west,  four  miles  north  of  this 
place.  The  output  will  be  handled by 
Arthur Meigs & Co., of  Grand Rapids.

Menominee—The  mills  of  the  Kirby- 
Carpenter  Co., A.  Spies,  the  Bay Shore 
Lumber  Co.  and  Blodgett  &  Davis have 
all started  up for  the  season.  The total 
cut will  probably amount  to  100,000,000 
feet,  70,000,000 of which will  be done by 
the  three  mills  of  the  Kirby-Carpenter 
Co.

Bay City—There are  ten concerns here 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  box 
shooks,  consuming  30,000,000  feet  of 
lumber annually.  At  the  meeting  held 
in Saginaw last week to  take  action rel­
ative to the new  classification,  a petition 
was drafted and signed,  asking the Inter- 
State  Commerce  Commission  to  help 
them out,  and a petition was also  sent to 
the Secretary of  the Treasury, asking his 
aid in obtaining a higher  rate of  duty on 
this class of  goods  imported,  as it is held 
thé  rate  is  too  low to enable American 
manufacturers to compete with Canadian 
firms.

The  “ Patrons of Industry”  Again.
“This reminds  me  of  the  time  when 
the  grangers  first  started,” exclaimed  a 
jobber  who  caters  to  the  co-operative 
trade the  other  day,  as he  checked a  set 
of duplicate  bills  for  a  caterer  to  the 
Patrons  of  Industry.  “What  fools  the 
farmers  are,” continued the  jobber,  “to 
think  they can  beat the  merchant at  his 
own  game.  They might  as  well  try  to 
beat  the  confidence  man  at  the  game 
with three cards.”  Yet the farmers con­
tinue to play into  the  hand of  sharpers, 
deserting the tradesmen who have served 
them  faithfully for  years—in  too  many 
cases  leaving  the  merchant  with  old 
accounts «m his books.

THEY DID  NOT  BITE.

From the Howard  City Record.
A  man  was in  town  a couple of  days 
this  week  attempting  to  organize  a 
society  of  the  “ Patrons  of  Industry,” 
the  scheme, as  we  understand  it,  being 
to  secure with  his  organization as many 
members  as  possible,  they  paying  him 
one dollar  each.  Further  provisions in­
cluded an arrangement with  one or more 
dealers  in a town  to  sell to  members  of 
the order at a small per cent,  above cost, 
and show his bills to customers,  if neces­
sary, to prove  what the  goods  cost  him. 
As it  appears to the Record,  so far as we 
have investigated,  it is a good thing—for 
the organizers,  as they make a neat profit 
out  of  the  work—but a very poor  thing 
for  everybody else, and  those who  let it 
severely  alone  prove  themselves  to  be 
possessed  of  very  long  and  very  level 
heads.  It has been tried at Cedar Springs, 
which  place can  give  other  towns valu­
able pointers in the matter.  We are glad 
no  business  man  of  Howard  City  was 
roped into the scheme.

Gripsack Brigade.
Frank Emery is seriously ill.
W. P.  Townsend,  formerly on the road 
I for Eaton & Co.,  now  represents  Daniel 
Lynch.

Hy.  Madden,  formerly  with  Daniel 
I Lynch,  is now working the city trade for 
I M. E.  Christenson.

A.  Rankin,  of  Manistee,  has  engaged 
j to  travel  for  the  Smith  Sash,  Door  &
I Blind Co., of  Milwaudee. 
j  Chas.  M. Falls now carries the grips of 
1 Franklin  MacYeagh & Co., the  new deal 
| having gone into effect on the 10th.

Henry  Smith,  tea  buyer  for  W.  F.
| McLaughlin  &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  spent 
| last  Saturday among  the trade of  Grand 
i  Rapids.

L. C.  Sandford,  a  commercial  traveler 
! from Brooklyn, N.  Y., died at the Wayne 
Hotel,  Detroit,  on  the  17th,  of  Bright’s 
j disease.

Jas. N. Bradford has  begun  the  erec- 
| tion  of  a  house  on  his  lot  on  James 
street,  between  Wealthy  avenue  and 
Buckeye street, which he expects to have 
ready for occupancy  by June 10.

J. C. Fennimore, founder and Supreme 
Counsellor  of  the  United  Commercial 
Travelers  of  the  United  States — the 
secret order of  the traveling fraternity— 
informs  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   that  he  will 
shortly  make  an  effort  to  inaugurate  a 
! council  among  the  grip  carriers of  this 
city.

F.  Ernest Stevens,  who has been  book- 
| keeper for Jennings & Smith  for  several 
years, will go on the road  for  the  house 
on May 1, taking Southern  Michigan and 
I Northern Ohio and Indiana  as  his  terri­
tory.  “Fred,” as he is familiarly known, 
will undoubtedly make  his  mark  in his 
chosen  avocation.

Purely  Personal.

H.  Freeman, 

the  Mancelona  grocer, 

was in town Saturday.

Chas.  E.  Olney and  family  will  reach 
Chicago on  their  return  from California 
on May 1, arriving in Grand Rapids about 
the 5th.

Wm.  H.  Hoops  left  yesterday for  the 
Upper  Peninsula, where he will  spend a 
couple  of  weeks  among the  patrons  of 
Lemon,  Hoops & Peters.

Geo.  B.  Caldwall  has  removed  from 
Greenville  to  this  city  and  taken a po­
sition  in  the  insurance  office  of  H.  F. 
Burtch.  He  will  continue  his  local 
agency at Greenville for the present.

D. S.  Liddle, the Tustin general dealer, 
was in town  several  days  last  week, in 
attendance on the meetings of  the Grand 
Rapids Presbytery.  He was  highly hon­
ored by being  designated as the delegate 
to  the  Presbyterian  General  Assembly, 
which meets in New York next month.

Dan  Simpson,  Secretary  and  General 
Manager of  the  Big Ox  Mining and  Re­
duction Co., of  Helena, is  spending  sev­
eral  days in the  city for the  purpose of 
interesting local capital in the enterprise. 
Geo.  R. Mayhew and  Dr.  Chas.  S.  Hazel- 
tine are  quite  largely interested  in  the 
venture.

The Hardware  Market.

Barbed wire is without ehange.  There 
is no decline  in  copper,  although such a 
result  is  not  unexpected.  There  is  a 
weaker feeling in wool  twine  and  rope, 
but no one is able to give a reason  for it.
“Our Knocker”  cigars  are  sold  by all 
first-class  dealers.  M.  H.  Treusch  & 
Bro. supply the trade.

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

IX)R 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  tradv,  which 
amounts to from $600 to $ 1,000  per m onth;  reasons for 
selling,  other  business.  Address  M,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
OR SALE—GROCERY  AND  BAZAAR  STOCK,  AND 
brick store to rent;  good location.  Inquire of W. 

376

F. Gardner, St. Johns, Mich. 

419

OR  SALE— SMALL  STOCK  OF  MERCHANDISE; 
cash required, $500;  a good living and some more; 
can be  extended;  correspondence  solicited.  Box  14, 
I  Forest Hill, Mich. 

I TOR  SALE—STOCK  OF  DRY  GOODS,  CLOTHING, 

1  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, 
j  Address B, care Michigan  Tradesman. 
OR SALE—AT REPUBLIC. IV THE  BEST  BUSINESS 
central railroad town in Upper Michigan, a house 
!  and two lots in the  heart  of  the  city,  opposite  town 
j  hall;  good chance  for  business.  Address,  JohnBen- 
i  nallack, Republic, Mich. 

416

412

377

FI a   X>R 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. 
SITUATIONS  WANTED.

378

The Michigan Tradesman

AMONG THE  TRADE.

GBA.NI>  KAPIDS  GOSSIP.

M.  E.  Herrick  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at Crapo.  Lemon,  Hoops & Peters 
furnished the stock,

Ira  Murtland  has  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Cadillac.  L  M. 
Clar6 & Son furnished the stock.

The  corner  store in  the Miller  block, 
on  West  Bridge  street, is being refitted 
for the occupancy of a dry goods firm.

Wm. Kennedy  has  re-engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Cadillac.  Amos  S. 
Musselman & Co.  furnished the stock.

G. H.  Hobart has sold his grocery stock 
on  Cherry street to Joseph  Thibout  and 
Louis A.  Thibout, who  will continue the 
business under the style of  J.  Thibout & 
Son. 

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Wm. Kievit,  for nine  years past sales­
man  for  C.  Stryker, has  formed  a  co­
partnership  with his  brother,  Benjamin, 
under  the  style of  Wm.  & Benj.  Kievit, 
to  engage in the  grocery business at 425 
Grandville avenue.

R. A.  Schouten has  removed  his  drug 
stock from the corner of  Hall  and South 
Division  streets  to  602  South  Division 
street.  L. C. Phelps  takes  his old loca­
tion, but  does  not  succeed  him in bus­
iness, as stated last week.

Mr. Speicher, of  the  firm of  Roscoe & 
Speicher,  at  Mancelona,  has  formed  a 
copartnership with O. E. Close under the 
style of  Speicher  & Co.,  to engage in the 
drug business at Mancelona.  The Hazel- 
tine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.  is putting  up 
the stock.

J. Geo.  Lehman  has  arranged to build 
a brick  block  on  his  lot  adjoining  the 
Miller block, on  West Bridge  street,  88x 
80 feet in  dimensions  and  three  stories 
high.  The first floor will be divided into 
two  stores,  one  of  which  Mr.  Lehman 
will occupy with.his grocery stock.

Geo.  E.  Howes  has  retired  from  the 
firm  of  Geo. E.  Howes  &  Co.,  produce 
and commission  dealers at 3 North Ionia 
street.  The  business  will  be continued 
at  the  same  location by C. N. Rapp and 
C.  B.  Metzger,  under  the  style  of  the 
Grand Rapids  Fruit and Produce Co.

The  Belknap  Wagon  and  Sleigh  Co. 
will change from coal to crude oil fuel as 
soon as the necessary attachments can be 
put in under the boilers and in the forges. 
The company  has gotten out a line of ice 
wagons,  a  branch  of  the  business  the 
corporation  had  not  cultivated  hereto­
fore.

ABOUND  THE  STATE.

Holland—R.  Dykstra  will  open a tin- 

shop.

his  store.

Kalamo—C.  M.  Woodard  is  repairing 

Paris—H. A.  Cone  has  opened  a  boot 

and shoe store.

his  grocery stock.

Ludington—M. B. Eoff  has  closed  out 

Ironton—D. Galbraith  has nearly com­

pleted his new store.

in  the meat business.

East Jordan—Dan  Caton  has  engaged 

Big Rapids—Dan Finn  has  engaged in 

the  jewelry business.

Filertown—White, Friant & Co.  opened 

their new store April 22.

Kent City—A.  L. Power  has  arranged 

to put up a grain elevator.

Moline—Chas. Bowers  and  Olin  Bera 

have opened a meat  market.

Alpena—F. L.  Tupper  succeeds  Chas. 

Howard in the drug business.

Bellevue—Alfred  Hare has bought the 

grocery stock of  B. R.  Holden.

Manistee—McReynolds  &  Booth  have 

opened a confectionery store.

St.  Johns—C. A.  Danner  has  assigned 

his jewelry and crockery stock.

Ludington—Robinson & Douglass have 

closed out their grocery business.

Sunfield — Mrs.  Ada  Yandienan  has 

opened a millinery establishment.

Ionia—J.  H.  Van Ness has  engaged in 

the musical merchandise business.

Bellaire—T.  R.  Dunson  &  Co.  will 

open a furniture store about May 1.

Owosso—W. H.  Bigelow  has  sold  his 

stock of  drugs to John W. Kirtland.

Levering—A. D. Loomis has re-engaged 

in the grocery and provision business.

Breckenridge—D. W. Breckenridge  has 

sold his hardware stock to Geo. Young.

Ludington—Wm. J. Cushway succeeds 

Cushway & Co in the  jewelry business.

Boyne  City—A  new  drug  store  will 
shortly be opened in the Crysler building.
East  Jordan—C. H.  Maddaugh  has en­
gaged in the merchant tailoring business.
Nashville—E. A. Bush  has  moved  his 
shoe-shop  into  one of  the  Brady  build­
ings.

Otsego—Ernest  Hurspool  has sold his 
interest  in the feed  store of  Derhammer 
Bros.

Filertown—Charles  Nickman  and Will 
McFagen  have bought the Eaton  general 
stock.

Lisbon—Thos.  Cooley  has  closed  out 
his grocery stock and  retired  from  bus­
iness.

Custer—Wm.  H.  Donaher  succeeds 
Donaher & Bertran  in  the  grocery  bus­
iness.

Bellaire—W.  J.  Nixon  &  Co.  have 
added  a  stock  of  feed  to  their  grocery 
business.

Woodland—Benson & Co. will  carry  a 
line of  jewelry in connection  with  their 
drug stock.

Cadillac—C. J.  Shaw now  occupies the 
former  stand  of  J. C.  McAdam  with  a 
dry goods stock.

Brooklyn—A.  P.  Cook,  President  of 
the A. P.  Cook  Co.,  dealers  in  general 
merchandise, is dead.

Clio—Decker  &  Shumway, dealers  in 
general  merchandise,  have  dissolved. 
F. W. Decker continues.

Charlotte—Seth  Ketcham  will build a 
thiriy-five-foot addition  to  his  building, 
occupied by Bretz  Bros., to be  used as a 
warehouse.

Hoytville—John Earthman has sold his 
grocery  stock to West &  Barroughs  and 
his  meat  business  to  Chas.  Cooper anj} 
Sam Spencer.

Jackson—Geo.  D.  Brown,  wholesale 
and retail dealer in books and wall paper, 
is dead.

Mt.  Clemens  —  Czizek  &  Co.  have 
bought  the  Robert  Posner  hardware 
business.

Fennville—Raven  &  Swarts  are  suc­
cessors  to  N.  K.  (Mrs.  J.  H.)  Raven  in 
the jewelry business.

Muskegon—The clothing firm of  Mann 
&  Pierce  has dissolved, C. B. Mann con­
tinuing the business.

Hamilton— The  blacksmith  firm  of 
Labarge  &  Stoner  has  dissolved.  Mr. 
Labarge continues the business.

Traverse  City—L.  Palmer  will  move 
his boot and shoe stock into the Levinson 
building, which he recently purchased.

Big Rapids—C. B.  Lovejoywill remove 
his  grocery stock  from his present loca­
tion  to  the  building  known  as  the old 
Canada  House.

Grand  Junction—John A. Wright  will 
transfer  his  furniture  factory,  to  this 
place from  Gobleville if  a bonus of  $500 
is forthcoming.

O. B. Pickett, the  presiding  genius in 
the  general  store  of  M. Y. Gundrum  & 
Co.,  at  Leroy,  was  in  town a couple of 
days last week.

Morenci—H.  G. Pegg, the  jolliest mer­
chant in the State, is building  himself  a 
residence  which  will  eclipse  anything 
else in the town.

Eaton  Rapids—Major  J.  W.  Rich  is 
associated  with E. F.  Knapp  in  the new 
firm  that  succeeded  M. B. Field  in  the 
hardware business.

Muskegon—G.  C.  Yonker  has  moved 
his stock of  boots and  shoes  from  Pine 
street to the  store  formerly  occupied  by 
Bolza’s  jewelry store.

Maurice—L. D.  Goss, who  has  carried 
on a general store here for several years, 
has  gone  to  Lansing,  where  he will  en­
gage in the boot and shoe business.

Ashley—N. W.  Draggett  has  sold  his 
grocery stock to Geo. W.  Scott, who  will 
continue  the  business.  Mr.  Draggett 
will  engage  in  general trade  at  Carson 
City.
Detroit—Newcomb, Endicott & Co.  re­
fused  to  prosecute  Mary  White,  who 
“lifted”  a wrap at  their  store  recently, 
and  the  girl  has  been  released  by the 
police.

Hastings—Geo.  Soule  has  purchased 
an interest in the  grocery stock  of  Phil­
lips  &  Fuller.  The  new  firm  will  do 
business  under  the  name  of  Phillips, 
Fuller & Co.

Yermontville—Will  M.  Bale  has  sold 
his interest  in  the  grocery  firm of  Bale 
& Downs to  his  partner, who  will  con­
tinue  the  business  under  the  style  of 
Geo. S. Downs.

Hastings—S. A.  Holmes’ jewelry stock 
was recently attached at  the  instance of 
B. F.  Norris & Co.,  of  Chicago,  but  the 
matter  was  subsequently  adjusted  and 
the attachment withdrawn.

Detroit—Dudley  &  Fowle,  furniture 
dealers,  announce  that  they have  made 
enough money,  and will  retire from bus­
iness soon, go to Europe  for an extended 
trip,  and  take  life  easy  when  they re­
turn.

Muir—J.  H.  Stevens,  whose  elevator 
was destroyed in the  recent  fire, will re­
build on a larger scale than before.  C.E. 
Stevens, who saved  about  $1,400  worth 
of  stock,  has  re-engaged  in  trade  in  a 
vacant store.

Detroit—After  paying  $9,882  to  se­
cured  creditors  and  $3,236  expenses, 
the  Charles  R.  Richardson  estate  has 
$6,002.27  remaining,  which  will  make a 
dividend  of  14%  per  cent,  on a proved 
indebtedness of  $40,565.48.

South  Grand  Rapids—J.  C. McKee  is 
erecting  a  store  building, 22x50  feet  in 
dimensions, two stories high.  The lower 
floor will be occupied by a stock of goods 
and  the upper  story will  be finished  off 
as a hall for meeting purposes.

Mulliken—The report that E.  L. Halla- 
day had  sold  her  grocery stock to A.  F. 
Skinkle was incorrect.  She has engaged 
in  the  meat  business  in  company  with 
Mr.  Skinkle, but  continues  the  grocery 
business  in her  own  name the  same  as 
before

M ANUFA CTURIN G   M ATTERS.

South  Arm—Park’s  mill  began  work 

Ironton—The blast furnace has started 

April 16.

up again.

Muskegon—The  Lewis L. Arms  Shin­
gle & Lumber Co. is idle for want of logs.

Springport—The  grist  mill  is  to  be 

remodeled.

possibilities. 

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down indefinitely.

Manton—A chair  factory is among the 

Dorr—Gray Bros.’ grist  mill  has  shut 

Elk Rapids—The Elk  Rapids  Iron Co. 

will begin work this week.

Pentwater—Fred.  Talland  has  opened 

an upholstery and repair shop.

Charlevoix  —  The  Michigan  Shaved 

Shingle Co. is erecting a new  mill.

Cheboygan—The  Cheboygan  Lumber 

Co.  started up its sawmill April 18.

Muskegon—Hon. L. G. Mason estimates 

the season’s cut here at 550,000,000.

South  Arm—Sweet’s  mill  has  com­

menced cutting lumber and shingles.

Muskegon—Blodgett  &  Byrne’s  saw­

mill has shut down for want of  logs,

Cheboygan—Pelton  &  Reid  will  start 

their sawmill the middle of  this  week.

South Kalamo—Fred Wilts has repaired 
his  sawmill  and  will  begin  operations 
April 22.

Hamilton—D.  Randolph,  of  Lawton, 
has bought C. & H.  Harvey’s  interest  in 
the grist mill.

Blissfield—Slack  &  Smead  Bros, have 
paid out over $100,000  for  stock  during 
the past  year.

Dunningville— Wm.  Scott’s  sawmill 
burned on the  17th.  Loss  about  $2,500, 
with no insurance.

Eaton  Rapids— F.  J.  Bromeling  has 
purchased  an  interest in J. B.  Russell’s 
tin and machine shop.

Peterville—Mr. Jecks, of Eaton Rapids, 
will take charge  of  the  Peterville  grist 
mill the coming season.

Allegan—Crude  oil  will  be  used  as 
fuel  by  Streeter & Son in their boilers at 
the paper and saw mills.

South  Boardman—J.  W.  Balcom  has j 
removed to  Whittemore,  where  he  will 
operate a shingle mill.

Lake  Odessa—The  organization  of  a | 
stock company to construct  and  operate 
a roller mill is under advisement.

Detroit—Frank  Howard  &  Co.  is  the 
style  under  which  the  lumber  yard  of 
George Morley,  assigned, will be run.

Menominee—A  defective  mud  drum 
has  delayed  the  starting  of  the  Girard 
Lumber Co.’s mill, but it will be at work 
in a few days.

Ionia —The  Bloomfield  Oil  Co.,  of 
Jackson,  will  establish  a  distributing 
station  here, erecting  a large warehouse 
for that purpose.

Belding—The Richardson Silk Co. will 
build  another  silk  factory, the citizens 
having  agreed  to  pay  the  taxes on the 
same for ten  years.

Romeo—The Hill  Road  Cart  Co., now 
employing  fifty  men,  will  increase  its 
force  to  seventy-five or  a  hundred,  and 
make forty or fifty carts per day.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—Cody,  Madden  & 
Cody have  begun  the erection of  a plan­
ing  mill, to cost $10,000,  to  include  the 
manufacture of  sash, doors and blinds.

Hart—F. D. Johnson  has  completed a 
lumber  mill  for  John  B. Bevis, of  Chi­
cago,  located  twelve  miles  east  of  this 
place.  It  is designed to cut hardwood.

Marilla — Chesboro  &  Farnsworth’s 
mill burned April 15, with $300 worth of 
cherry  lumber  owned  by  Conover  & 
Nessen.  Loss, $3,000,  with no insurance.
East  Saginaw—Melchers  &  Nerriter 
have converted their  shingle  mill into a 
sawmill,  having  become  thoroughly dis­
gusted  with  the  freaks  of  the  shingle 
trade.

Manton — Lemmon  &  Furquhar  are 
tearing  up  and  moving  their  saw  and 
shingle mill to Sutton’s  Bay, where they 
have a contract for the  coming  three  or 
four  years.

Charlotte—Geo.  E. Woodbury has  pur­
chased the windmill and well business of 
E. J. Hill & Co.,  and  will  continue  the 
same  under  the  style  of  the  Charlotte 
Windmill & Well Co.

Allegan—Arthur Marsh and  Leon Chi­
chester  will soon begin cutting a million 
and a half  of  timber  on  the  Bush  mill 
lands  in  Pineplains,  which  they  pur­
chased some time ago.

East  Saginaw—The  shingle  mill  of 
S. W.  Tyler & Son,  at  Crow  Island,  has 
begun  operations. 
It  has  been  exten­
sively  repaired,  and  its  capacity  in­
creased to 150,000 daily.

Morley—J.  O.  Gilleland  has  sold  his 
interest  in  the  furniture stock of Gille­
land & Co. to Henry Strope, and has gone 
to Portland, Oregon, to take  charge  of  a 
lumber and shingle mill.

Whitehall—It  has  been  decided  to 
start the New York  Mill  again  this sea­
son. 
It will  be engaged  on  the  logs of 
R. W. Norris and  Geo. E. Dowling, com­
prising some 6,000,000 feet.

Eaton  Rapids—Webster  &  Cobb  suc­
ceed to the business of  the  Union  Lum­
ber Co.,  H. P. Webster having purchased 
the  interest  of  the  Eaton  Rapids  Man­
ufacturing Co.  and O. H. P. Springer.

Tecumseh—A. W.  Slayton,  who makes 
a spe«ialty of  basswood  and  has eighty- 
nine mills  sawing  for  him,  will  remove 
to  Detroit  May  1,  and  intends  opening 
branch  offices in Chicago, Cleveland  and 
Buffalo.

Manistee—The success of  the two  fur­
niture  factories  already in  the  field  has 
stimulated  the  organization  of  a  third 
enterprise  of  the  kind,  which  is  being 
inaugurated  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$50,000.

A   FA L SE   BOTTOM.

From the Vermontville  Echo.
The organization called the  Patrons of 
Industry is another scheme that is gotten 
up to trap farmers  who  will  be made to 
believe  they are  to  have  something for 
nothing.  Those  who  join  agree  to buy 
all their goods of  one  man or one firm at 
10 per cent,  above  cost.  But  they don’t 
make  anything  out  of  it;  for they have 
to pay a  fee  for  joining to  the sharpers 
who  organize  the  society,  as  does also 
the  merchant  who  is to receive the pat­
ronage.  We  heard  one  man  say  last 
week that a merchant he knew went into 
the scheme, and had the wholesalers send 
him two bills—one to show his customers 
and add 10 per cent,  to the prices quoted, 
and  the  other to remit by. 
In this way, 
they had to pay a big price for goods and 
had  to  pay  the  sharpers a fee  besides. 
When  a  stranger  presents  anything  of 
this kind to  you, farmers, make  up  your 
minds  that  there is a false  bottom to it.

John  E.  Kenning  sold  475,000  “Our 

Leader” cigars during the past year.

TXT ANTED—REGISTERED  PHARMACIST.  GERMAN 
VV  preferreu.  Must  be  temperate  and  w illing  to 
work in general  store.  Bert  M.  Brown,  Stevensville, 
Mich. 
YTTa N TED—SITUATION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER  BY MAN 
m  
of eight years’ experience, who is fam iliar  with 
general  merchandise.  Address  A.  E.  Chambers,  95 
Monroe 8treet. Grand Rapids.  Mich. 

418

407

MISiKLLAN ECUS.

401

392

r p o  EXCHANGE—1 HAVE  A  NEW,  BRIGHT,  WKLL- 
JL 
selected little stock of  hardware to exchange for 
a farm  or  city  real  estate.  Address  No.  401,  care 
Michigan tradesm an. 
T - HAVE  SOWS  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 
v t  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. 

OR  SALE—GOOD  RESIDENCE  LOT  ON  ONE  OF 
the m ost pleasant streets “on  the  hill.11  W ill ex­
change for stock in any good institution.  Address 286, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

ANTED—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. 

214 

372

286

213

Product of Our Factory  at  Dixon,  111.

In view of the fact that we  have  GREATLY  INCREASED  our  FACILITIES 
for MANUFACTURING in OUR THREE FACTORIES and owing to the PECULIAR 
and CLOSE COMPETITION existing in MICHIGAN, C.  M. Henderson  &  Co.  have 
concluded to MAKE A DECIDED CUT ON VARIOUS LINES of our  goods,  which 
will  ENABLE  ME  to  make  it  to  YOUR  ADVANTAGE to purchase your stock 
NEARER HOME the coming fall season.

Our LADIES’ FINE GOAT, DONGOLA, GLOVE  and OIL GRAINS to retail at 
$2, and FINER GRADES of  GOATS and DONGOLAS, which consumers can buy at 
$2.50 and $3.00,  together with the MEDIUM PRICED lines of MEN’S  CALF  DON­
GOLA and KANGAROO  Shoes  of  our  own  make,  and  all having the MERIT of 
SOLIDITY  and  STYLE—with  satisfaction  guaranteed—will  be  worthy  your 
CAREFUL  CONSIDERATION.  Our  heavier  grades  of  SPLIT  GRAIN,  KIP, 
VEAL and CALF  BOOTS  are  UNEQUALED,  and  the  “Celebrated  Red  School 
House Shoes” AS USUAL takes the “First Place.”

C.  N. HENDERSON X  GO.,  Ghicap,

Headquarters for the Celebrated Wales Goodyear Rubber Goods

Fon dn Lac, Wis-

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

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

P. O.  address,

Morton  House,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
We  furnish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  to  Customers.

Chicago, 111.

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ASSOCIATION  DEPARTMENT.

M ichigan  B o sin M i  M en’»  A ssociation. 

'P r e s id e n t—F r a n k  Wells, L ansinfir* 
First Vice-President—H. Chambers, Chaboygran. 
Se^nd Vice-President—C. strong. Kalamazoo. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
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O fflciaforean-TH B  Michigan Tradesman.____________
The following  auxiliary associations  are op- 
erating under  ch arters  g ranted  by th e Michi­
gan Business Men’s A ssociation:

K o .  i —T rav e rse  C ity B. M. A. 

President, J. W. Milliken; Secretary, E. W. Hastings.
No. 2—L o w ell  B- MC. A.
President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King-
----------------No. 3—S tu rg is B. M . A.
President. H. 3. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn-__
— - 
President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.
President, John A. Miller;  Secretary. C. L. Whitney. 
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President. F. W. Bloat; Secretary. P. T. Baldwin.
Ko.  7—D im o n d ale B. M. A. 
i  T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger.

NoT 4—G ran d   K apids  M.  A.
Ko  5_M uskegon B . M . A.

No. 6—A lb a  « . M..A.

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

s —E a s tp o rt B. M. A.

No. 9 — L aw ren ce B.

President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly.------.
---------No. 10—H a rb o r S prings B .M . A.
President, W. J. Clark; Secretary j

WhiDple; Secretary, D- E. Wynkoop.

h o   11—K ingsley B. M. A.
President. H
..... 12—Quincy B. ML A.
President, C. McKay ; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.------- _
-------------\ n  13—Sherman B. M. A.
President, H. B. Sturtevant;  Secretary. W. J. Austin^
—------ v „  14_so. Muskegon B. M. A.
President. S. A. Howey : Secretary. G. C. Havens.------
-----------No  15  Bov«« City B. M. A.
President. R. R. Perkins'; Secretary, F. M. Chase.------
....  16—Sand  L ak e B.  M. A. 
"  K,,  ; 7—P la in w e ll B. M. A.
Owen, Secretary. J. A. Sidle.

President, J. V. Crandall;  Secretary, W. Rasco. 

President,
— “
President,  Albert Todd; Secretary, S. Lamfrom.—
* 
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President. D. F. Watson; Secretary. E. E. Chapel.
Phelps.

N o   1 8 — O w o s s o   15  # 1 .  A.
No.  1» —A da  B. M. A.

No. 20—s a u g a in  
No. 21- 
, H. Wharton; Secretary, M.

k  « . CM. A.
-W ayland  B.  >1.  A

President, lohn F. Henry; Secretary

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Grand  Rapids  Mercantile  Association.
At  the  regular  semi-monthly  meeting  of  the 
Grand  Rapids  Mercantile  Association,  held  at 
The T r a d e sm a n  office on  April  16,  H.  M.  Lies- 
velt, of 559 Cherry  street,  and Peter Boyle, of 89 
Canal street, were elected to  membership.

The special Committee on Roll  of  Honor  was 

given until the next meeting to report.

The  Committee  on  Entertainm ent  was  in ­
structed to take the m atter of  the annual picnic 
under consideration and report  progress  at  the 
next  meeting.

The question of  securing  an  increase  in  the 
peddling  licenses was discussed at some  length 
and made  the  special  subject  of  discussion  at 
the next meeting.
*  Treasurer  Harris  introduced  the  subject  of 
paying drafts under the  present  method  of  the 
local banks, which  is  taken  up  under  another 
head.

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.  , 

The  Secretary  presented  the  following  com­
munication from John J. Foran, of Philadelphia, 
taken from the Pennsylvania Grocer:
In a communication sent to your journal about 
two years ago, I suggested that something inight 
be done bv the Grocers’  Associations,  either  by 
the individual associations, or  by the State asso­
ciations, to arrange for a fixed term of  credit  to 
govern the purchases made of  the dealers, mem­
bers of the associations, as well  as  the issuance 
of rules, or the  setting  forth  of  the  conditions 
under which sales,  for  credit,  could  be  made. 
The idea met  with  your  favor  at that time and 
was commended by T h e  M ichigan  T r a d e sm a n, 
and  having since been approved, so  rumor  has 
it, by the board of  directors of the Pennsylvania 
State  Association,  it  will,  I  presume,  be  sub­
m itted in some shape  to  the convention soon to 
be held in Pittsburg. 
In keeping with the  thoughts contained m m y 
communication first sent you, I herewith submit 
for the consideration of  those who feel an inter­
est in the matter, a form of “rules  as  well  as  a 
“card” of conditions,  to  govern  the opening of 
an account.  Those, or any other rules or  condi­
tions that may be  adopted,  should  be,  I  think, 
like the rules for the  holding of a bank account 
contained on  the  inside  cover  of  the  account 
book.  It m ight further be suggested that a com­
mon form of  pass  book  could  be  procured  for 
the use of association members,  and  if  oraerea 
bv the state association, they could be furnisnea 
to members at a minimum cost. 
those  forms  here  furnished  are 
merely suggestive, and the  only  purpose  in  my 
submitting them at all is that I think they are in 
the line of an improved condition of credit-such 
«s t believe it is the purpose, if  possible,  of  the 
itions to bring about.  A  “card  of  concli- 
is  more  flexible  than  anything  called 
vould be, for rules should  never  be  made 
he idea  even implied, that they may be, if 
d  broken  One  of  the  most  necessary 
i  for  every  dealer  to  impress  on his cus- 
3 is the fact that credit  is really an accom- 
,ion only, and that  in  no  case  must  it  be 
led to be a substitute for payment, as either 
norance of some buyers,  the  craftiness  of 
;  or the  stupid  timidity  of  some  dealers 
lake  it  seem.  Trusting  that  some little 
of seed  may  be  found  in  this  parcel  of 

Of  course 

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I am sincerely  yours,

g
chaff,

J ohn J.  F o ran.

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

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The Saugatuck B. M. A. is working to secure a 

brickyard among the industries of  the place.

BURES.

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In opening an account by  the  issuing  of  this 
book  it  is  distinctly  understood  that  all  pur­
chases must be governed by the following rules:
1  That a fixed length or  term  of  credit  must 
be arranged for on the beginning of the account.
2.  That only by special arrangement  with  the 
merchant or firm can  this  length  of  fixed  time 
or credit be exceeded. 
3  Whenever convenient, it is hoped that heads 
of families will make the purchases.  This course 
gives  greater  satisfaction  to  both  buyer  and 
seller and  tends  to  prevent  mistakes  and mis­
understandings. 
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4.  Care must be taken not to  let  the  book  get 
into the  hands of strangers.  An observance of 
this  rule  prevents  loss  to  both  the dealer and 
customer.
5.  If it is borne in  m ind  that  satisfactory ser­
vice,  good  value  for  money  spent,  as  well as 
that pleasant relation that  should  always  exist 
between the  m erchant  and  his  patron,  largely 
depends on the observance of  the  above  condi­
tions.  no  trouble  will  be  found  in  complying 
with them. 
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Good  buyers  will  appreciate  the  fact  that 
credit  is  the  touchstone  of  business;  others 
must be taught it.

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CARD.

In opening an  account  by  the  acceptance  of 
this book our customers are requested to observe 
the conditions under which all purchases should
bPl *That a fixed length or term of credit must be 
arranged for on the opening of the account.
This fixed lim it  of  credit  must  not  be  ex­
ceeded. 
Should  any  extraordinary  occasion 
cause the customer to" desire longer time, itm ust 
be had  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the
3.  Interest is chargeable  on  all  accounts  that 
may be extended by special arrangement. 
Ju s­
tice  to  the  prompt  paying  customers  requires
that
heads of families will make the purchases.  This 
course tends to  much  greater  satisfaction,  botn 
to buyer and  seller,  and  prevents mistakes and 
misunderstandings. 
5  To avoid loss, care must  he  taken  that  the 
book does not get into the hands of strangers.
6  Cre nt, being a valuable thing to every  one, 
bv guarding it  well,  satisfactory  service,  good 
value for money spent, as well as  that  pleasant 
relation that should  always  exist  between  the 
m erchant and his patrons,  will be  best  secured.

4  Whenever  convenient,  it  is  hoped 

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A ssociation  Notes.

The  Muskegon  convention  will  probably  be 
held the latter part of July.  Chas. Clarke, of the 
Grand Trunk system, has been  engaged  to  pre­
pare a paper on the subject,  “The  business man 
and  the  railway  and  their  m utual  relation.” 
Those who know Mr. Clark have  a  right  to  ex­
pect a very interesting and didactic treatise.

Hudson Gazette:  A. E. Dean, of Adrian, whose 
proposition to start a stave and  heading  factory 
in Hudson was noted in the  Gazette  two  weeks 
ago, was interviewing our citizens on the project 
again Monday.  He would like to  have  Hudson 
business men furnish 54,000 of $6,000 capital. 
It 
was decided  that  Mr.  Dean  should  investigate 
the business still  further,  determine  the  exact 
amount of capital required to  start  and  operate 
the factory, the number  of  men to be employed, 
the wages to be  paid,  the  probable  profit,  etc., 
and then lay his proposition before the Business 
Men’s Association at a meeting to  be »called  for 
the purpose of considering the same.

R egular

M eeting  of 

th e  Greenville 

Association.

Gr e e n v il l e,  April 19,1889.

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E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r  Sir —Our  Association  held  its  regular 
monthly meeting last evening, with a good atten­
dance. 
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The special  committee  on  the  celebration  of 
the inauguration centennial reported in favor of 
closing  all  places  of  business  from  10  until  1 
o’clock, on April 30, blowing all the whistles and 
tolling all the bells in the city  for  ten  minutes, 
beginning at 12 o’clock.  The report was adopted 
and the committee  discharged.
Geo. B. Caldwell  resigned  the position of Sec­
retary, on account of  his removal to Grand Rap­
ids 
E. J. Clark was elected to fill the vacancy.
The collection department of  our  Association 
is now being used more generally than ever, and 
with good results. 

Yours truly,

Geo.  B. Ca l d w el l, Ex-Sec’y.

“ Doing a  Good  W ork.”

Go b l e v il l e, April 18,1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
are well pleased with our Association.

D e a r Sir —We are doing a good work here and 

A. B.  Cl a r k  Sec’y.

Up to  Their Old Tricks.

From the Owosso Press.
The American Insurance Co., in which 
Carl Vicory’s  house  was  insured  at the 
time of  its  destruction  by fire  last  Jan­
uary,  has  refused  to  pay,  because  the 
house was vacant at  the  time of  the fire 
and no notice  had  been  given  the com­
pany. 

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Mancelona—Howig & Landon  are clos­
ing out their notion stock, preparatory to 
their removal to a larger field.

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Laws.

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Obiects of Each 
Objects of Each. 

i s j s & s  s

the  Columbus  iness methods. 

At  the  banquet  of  the  Ohio  Retail  ^

Boards of  Trade-Different  Kinds  and  are  scorched  and fall flat, glad if  theyes- 
cape with their lives.  I knew a gentleman
New  York  twenty-five  years  ago who
  made  &  fortune  of  3200,000  in dry 
jje thought he was as smart as any 
Merchants’ Association,  held  at  Colum- j  goodg 
bus  last Wednesday  evening, J.  S.  Mor-  Wall street man and he entered the arena.
 s s f h S & c
Trade,  made  the  following  response to j ^  bad a pointer and he  felt he was sure 
the “Board of Trade,” which treated the j t0 make a miiii0n.  Before  night,  he had 
subiect  in so  interesting  a manner  that  lost it all.  There was about as little left 
,„e editor of  T h e  i m » »  r e n t e d  | of  Mm¡ - g - g  
The“ ¿2,° were
the manuscript for publication  «request 
is  dead.”
the writer kindly complied with: 
| John’s friends wired  back to send on the
I  do  not  know  what  the  gentlemen I remains.  The  answer  came,  “There 
meant  me to  talk  about when  asked  to ! ain’t no  remains.  He  was  kicked  by a 
respond  to  the  toast,  “The  Board  of | mule.”  Moral—Stick  to  legitimate bus-
Trade’’_whether  it  is 
It m ay be a little slower,
Board of  Trade  or  boards of  trade  gen-  but  you  will  reach  bankruptcy  soon 
erallv. 
I  presume that  you do not  wish  enough,  or  should  success  crown  your 
me to confine  my remarks  strictly to our  efforts,  your pile will  be  more  securely 
own  board of  trade  and  will  therefore  anchored. 
ramble  a  little  through  the  centuries.  As to our own Board  of  Trade,  gentie- 
You  will  find  a  short  account  in  the  men, it has alwas  been  doing  good, but 
new  Testament  of  a  board  of  money  this  is  no  indication  that  it  will  die 
Its  membership pays  four-fifths 
changers who plied  their vocation in the  young. 
temple at  Jerusalem.  This was  a  self-  of  the taxes of  Columbus  and  it  is only 
When  this  young giant 
constituted  board  for  the  purpose  of | four  years old. 
says it wants a street  improved, a  sewer 
making  margins  on  the  Hebrew  half
constructed  or  a  bridge  built,  it means 
shekel  that the  youth of  Israel were  re­
that it is able  and  willing to pay for the 
quired  to  contribute  to  the  treasury. 
improvement. 
It  encourages  the  City 
Those Jews did not deal in pork margins 
Council to act;  it convinces  the  Legisla­
—they had not been to Chicago.  During 
ture that we  mean  what  we say and are 
the reign of  the Roman Ciesars, ibis said 
entitled to what we ask.  Every business
that the merchants assembled in the mar
ket  place  to do their  dickering  at  that  m a n ,   professional man or property owner,
early date in the  good old  times.  These  belongs to it, or should  belong to it,  as a 
same  dealers had  acquired  such a repu-  membership in it is valuable.  Boaids of
Trade of  this  character  are  useful  and 
tation  for  shrewdness  as  to  cause  the 
patriotic.  They  furnish a medium to do 
remark,  “Beware  of  the  merchants.” 
a great many things that can not be done 
That, of  course,  could  not  refer to this 
by  city  governments.  They  encourage 
eminently  respectable  body of  men  now 
manufactures,  help  to  build  railroads, 
before me, as I am quite sure no one here 
stimulate public  improvements  and  ad­
would sell  oleomargarine for  butter  nor 
vertise  our  special  advantages  to  the 
give  15 ounces  for a pound.  This  kind 
world.  Since  its  organization, the  city 
of  business  is  only indulged  in  by coal 
has grown 50 per cent, and improved over 
dealers,  dry goods men,  and the like.
100 per cent.  Boards  of  Trade  are  the 
The  first  British  board of  trade  was 
fashion, and  nearly every city,  town and 
created  by Charles the  First,  in 1636,  at 
village has one.  Those that are  without 
which time the regulation of commercial 
one are behind  the  times  and,  like  Rip 
affairs  was  made a royal  prerogative, in 
Van  Winkle,  sleep.  The  Board  of 
the  exercise of  which  parliament  could 
Trade  is  supposed to possess talismanic 
not  interfere.  During  the  reigns  of 
power. 
If  some  crank  has  a  pateut 
Elizabeth,  James  the  First and  Charles 
windmill he wants to make, the Board of 
the First, commerce had  been  restricted 
Trade is applied to to furnish money and 
by giving  favored  parties a monopoly  in 
brains. 
If  some  lifeless  manufacturing 
the manufacture  and  sale of  any article 
concern wants help,  it looks  around  un­
they  might  desire.  Commerce,  instead 
til  the  right  location  is seen, and  your 
of  being  stimulated  by  the  board  of 
I Board of  Trade  is  appealed  to  for sub­
trade, suffered  from its .constant and  in­
sidy  and  ground. 
If  a  man  wants  a 
jurious regulations.  Cromwell re-organ­
postoffice, a consulship, a foreign mission 
ized  the board, placing  his son  Richard 
■ or a situation, he  must  have  the  sigua- 
at  the  head.  He  associated  with  him
‘  "  Board  of
twenty merchants from different parts of Kure  of  the  President of  the 
the kingdom, together with certain mem-  Trade  to  help  him  secure  it. 
If  the 
some 
only
bers of  the  council.  After the  restora- | Board  of  Trade  would  only  pay 
bills, then
men’s  grocery and dry goods 
tion of  the Stewarts  there  was a second : 
we would be fixed.
reconstruction  and  a division  of  duties 
by which the care of the British colonies 
was  committed  to  one  division  of  the
A nother A m endm ent  to   th e  Insurance 
board  and  the  superintendence of  com­
merce to  the  other.  This  board  might 
The Insurance Committee of the Grand 
have been successful  had it not  been for 
Rapids  Furniture  Manufacturers’  Asso­
the political commotion of the times, but 
ciation has sent out the following address 
it  became  an  object  of  contempt  and 
to the manufacturers of the State:
ceased to exist. 
In  1695,  when  English 
commerce was distressed  beybnd all pre­
The merchants  and  manufacturers  ef 
cedent  by  the  cruisers  of  France,  an 
this city have had a bill prepared for the 
attempt was made by Parliament to form 
purpose of  strengthening the mutual in-
Board with  most of  the powers of  the
surance companies  organized  under  the 
admiralty  and  treasury  united  for  the  generai iaw of  this State, of  raising  the 
protection  of  trade.  This  measure was  gtandard with  which  mutual  companies 
defeated, and the year following a stand-  of otker states must comply  in  order  to 
a(jmitted to this State,  and  of  reliev-
ing  commission,  known  as  the^Lords | 
states
Commissioners  for  Trade  and  Planta- 
mutual  companies  of  other
ing
tions,  was  formed.  With  this  Board, 
which have not been admitted but  which 
the  governors of  the  colonies  were  re­
have been doing  business  in  the  State, 
quired to keep  up a constant  correspon­
from  the  penalties  they  have  incurred 
dence 
relating  to  trade  in  America. 
and must pay before  they  can  be  regu­
There is  hardly a wrong in the  long and 
larly admitted.  Our  object  is  to  bring 
stirring array of grievances in the Declar­
our mutual insurance laws into  harmony 
ation  of  Independence  for  which  this 
with the laws of the New England States, 
board was  not  responsible.  The  board 
in which mutual insurance  has  been  so 
was  made  up  of  such  men as  Gibbon, 
successful,  and to hold  out  inducements 
Evelyn and  Locke, men of  letters rather 
to the reputable and  thoroughly  respon­
sible  mutual  companies  of  those  and 
than trade.
The British  Board of  the present is  as 
other  states  to  comply  with  our  laws 
follows:  The President  is a minister  of 
and do business here.
the crown.  No person concerned in com­
Many merchants and manufacturers  in 
merce can become a member of the Board. 
this State were driven by the  high  rates 
The duties  are:  Care of  mercantile ma­
of insurance that were exacted under the 
rine, to advise colonial secretary in  mat­
compact,  to  do  business  with  many  of 
ters  pertaining  to  colonial  commerce; 
j these companies or go without insurance. 
confer  with  the  lords  of  the  treasury 
The  companies  which  have  done 
that 
upon  matters  relating  to  customs  and 
j business have  incurred  heavy  penalties 
excise; .-to  communicate  with  foreign
under our laws, which as the matter now
secretaries  upon  formation  of  commer-j gtands_ thev must pay before they can be, 
cial  treaties;  report upon  dock and  rail-  adD)jtted. 
If these penalties  are exacted 
way bills;  exercise partial  control in the j  it wiU be impossible for them ever to corn- 
various  branches  of  industry;  prepare j 
jy wjth the law and come into the  State 
monthly statements  of  exports  and  im- i iegitimately, because being mutual  com­
ports,  shipping and the like.  The annual j pan}es they  would  have  to  make  their 
statistical reports of  this  Board are  the j premjums  high  enough  to  cover  these 
most valuable that are published. 
j  peiiaities.  and  this  would  make  their
The New York  Chamber of  Commerce  rateg go high that no one could  afford  to 
is by far the oldest in the  United States.  ^  business with them.
rpke penajties if  they were paid would 
It was organized is  1768  for “promoting j 
and  encouraging  commerce,  supporting j ^ u s fall on the policy holders who here- 
industry,  adjusting  disputes  relative to  a(ter do business with them,  and not  up- 
trade and navigation and  procuring such  Qn thoge wbo were  policy  holders  when 
laws as may be  found  necessary for  the  tke penajties were  incurred, 
benefit of  trade in  general.”  Two years 
are anxioug to get these  companies
later the Board  obtained a royal charter. | 
the  state  on  a  legitimate  footing, 
In 1784 the Chamber was continued a cor-  becauge we are satisfied that  the  public, | 
poration  by legislative  act.  For  nearly I  Q are  paying  for  insurance,  will  be 
eighty  years the Chamber was  homeless. | 
tl  benefited  by 
their  admission. 
It first met in a tavern  then  (as required  S
1; Jannot come in imless they  are  re- 
by the charter) in the  great room of  the  J  
from the payment of the penalties, 
is  esteemed  a  and ag n0 gingle interest in  the  State  is 
exchange.”  To-day  it 
great  honor to be a member of  the  New  benefited  by  the  ]aw  which  requires 
York Chamber of  Commerce. 
their payment, we think  it  ought  to  he
time are of two distinct orders—one class  The whole subject  is  covered  by  the
is for the transaction of  business and the  bjjj  introduced  by  Senator  Wesselius, 
other  to  benefit  the  cities and towns in  wbich we employed counsel to draft.  We 
which they are located.  These boards of  wiSj1 y0U would write your  Senator  and 
trade or exchange were established  orig-  yOU1. representative and urge them to  do 
inally for the purpose of  facilitating  the  ajj ¡n their power to secure  the  passage 
interchange  of  commodities.  Then  the  of  tbig bill without any amendment. 
In 
agent or broker, who  had  wheat  to sell,  writfng them be sure to call  their  atten- 
would meet the  agent  who had orders to  ti(m  t0  the  bill  of  Senator  Wesselius, 
buy,  and  the  goods  were  delivered.  Senate Fne. No. 105.
There is still a large bona fide, legitimate  We think that the business men of this 
business done,  but  my impression is that j  gtate should take  hold  of  this  subject, 
the major part of  the business transacted ; and  bring  their  combined  influence  to 
is speculative and  fictitious.  The desire  bear upon the Legislature, with a view of 
to  become  suddenly rich induces men to I baving tbis bill adopted  without  amend- 
place their  judgment  and  bet their $500  ment>  ^ e  have  no  doubt  that  it  will 
or  $5,000  brains  against  the  Hutches’  j  tend  t0  reduce  the  rate  of 
insurance 
$10,000,000 brains.  Their fortunes vary, j wjtbout in any way reducing the  quality 
sometimes up,  sometimes down, but with \ 
the chances always  against them.  They I 
<5p11  something  they  have  not  got, that
they  cannot  deliver.  They wake up  to , Change  in  Name  but  not  in  Manage- 
find  themselves  suddenly  poor  or  res­
Elsewhere will be found the announce- 
idents of  Canada.  When the fascination
of  this kind of gambling takes hold upon ! ment Qf  tbe dissolution of  the  wholesale
«» -  <*»•E- h° 7  * cvV ”d
SSTr S F .S K :  | 
............... the  inauguration of  a new  firm  by C. N.
change is the  medium  for marketing all 
Rapp  and  C. B. Metzger, who  will  con­
sorts  of  securities, good  and  worthless.
Men bet long or short, as they think they 
tinue the  business under the style of  the 
are  likely to  win.  They play  with  the
Grand Rapids Fruit and Produce Co. Mr.
,.
Goulds  and  Sages  like  the  moths  play 
around  a brilliant light, until their wings  Howes  has never  given the business  his

The  boards  of  trade  of  the  present  repeaied. 

^be insurance we obtain.

,  ,  - _____

m ent.

,, 

. 

personal attention, as  he  resides  at  Bat­
tle Creek, the entire management devolv­
ing  upon  Mr.  C. N.  Rapp,  who  was  the 
father of the enterprise and has been the 
leading  spirit  ever  since  its  inception. 
The  change  in  ownership, 
therefore, 
leaves the  house in  practically the  same 
hands it has  been in since  the  start,  and 
the  trade  may rest  assured  that  orders 
entrusted  to  the  house  will  meet  with 
the same  painstaking  attention as in the 
past.  Mr. Metzger  was  engaged  in  the 
produce  business  at  Sturgis for  several 
years  and  for the  past  year has  carried 
on the same business here.  The partners 
are  both well  adapted  for  the  business 
and the new house will undoubtedly take 
a commanding position  among the trade.

6 .8TUDLEY,

M anufacturer and dealer in

Leather ant Rubber  Beltingj 
Rubber Goods, 
Sporting Goods, 
Mill and Fire Department Supplies

We m anufacture the  VERY  BEST  Pure O ak  
Tanned, Short Lap, Leather  Belt  th at  is  made, 
and make them either Riveted, Pegged or Sewed. 
Belts repaired, made  endless and put on.
Agent for the  New  York  Belting  and  Packing 

Company’s Rubber Belting, Hose and Rub­

ber Goods for m echanical purposes.

Lubricating  Oils  and  Greases  of  all 
kinds, Cotton Waste, Lath Yarn, Hay and 
Hide Rope, Lace Leather, Belt Fastenings 
of all kinds. Babbit Metal, Emery Wheels, 
Disston’s  Saws,  Nicholson’s  and  Black 
Diamond  Files,  Hancock  Inspirators, 
Brass  Valves  of  all  kinds,  Steam  and 
W ater  Gauges,  Lubricators  and  Grease 
Cups, Packings of all kinds, Boiler  Com-
IKiund.

Sole Agent for A. G. Spaulding & Bro.’s sporting 

Goods, and  L. Candee & Co.’s rubber 

boots  and Shoes.

SEND  FOR  ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST. 

No.  4  M onroe  S treet,

Grand  Rapids, 

- 

-  Mich.

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

A U G U R S  A N D   B IT S . 

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
d iS .
60
40

Ives’, old style  ............................................
Snell’s ..................................................................
Cook’s ..................................................................  
Jennings’, genuine...........................................
Jennings’,  im itation........................................ ..
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.............................9 7 00
D.  B. Bronze..............................   H  00
S.  B. S. Steel..............................  8  50
D.  B. Steel.................................   13  00
.4 0

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A X E S.

dis.

Spring

B A L A N C ES.
....................... 
B A R R O W S. 

d lS .

B E L L S . 

G lS .

BO LTS.

B R A C E S.

H and...........................................................   60&10&10
70 
C o w ..................................................................
.30&15 
Call  .......... .......................................................
25
G o n g ................................................................
. 60&10 
Door, Sargent.................................................
dis.
.$ 
0 
Stove.................................................................
.70&10
Carriage new  list...........................................
50
Plow  .................................................................
70
Sleigh  shoe......................................................
60
W rought Barrel  Bolts...................................
40
Cast Barrel  Bolts...........................................
40
Cast Barrell, brass  knobs............................
60
Cast Square Spring........................................
40
Cast C h ain ................... . 
.........................
60
W rought  Barrel, brass knob......................
60
i W rought S q u are..........................................
60
W rought Sunk  F lu sh .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60&10
W rought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush
.60*10
Ives’ Door........................................................
dis.
40
Barber............
50&10
Backus  ..........
50
Spofford.........
net
Am. B a ll.......
......... $ 3 50
Well,  p lain...............................................
.......  4  00
Well, swivel........................................... .
dis.
.........70&
Cast Loose Pin, figured............   .........
.........70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed......
.........60&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed...
.........60&10
W rought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t...
.........60&10
W rought Loose P in ..............................
.........60&05
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip ............
60&05
W rought Loose Pin, japanned . . . . . . .
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped.60&05
W rought  Table..................................................60&10
W rought Inside B lind...................................... ..
W rought  B rass........ .......................................... 
Blind,  Clark’s .....................................................70&10
Blind,  Parker’s ...................................................7U<sa!
Blind, Shepard’s ............................................... 
*u
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85
C A R P E T   S W E E P E R S .

B U T T S ,  CAST.

■BUCKETS.

BLO CK S.

.

.........per doz.$l

Bissell  No. 5.
Bissell No. 7, new drop pan  .
Bissell, G ra n d ........................
Grand Rapids..........................
M agic........................................
C R A D L E S.
G rain..........................................
CROW   B A R S.
Cast Steel.................................................. per lb
Iron, Steel Points.....................................

00
19  00 
36  00
24  00
15  00
..  dis. 50&02

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C A R T R ID G E S.

Ely’s 1-10.....................-CAPS:...................Perm
Hick’s  C.    ............................................... 
„
G.    ...........................................................   «,
M usket......................................................
Rim Fire, U. M. C.  & W inchester new list.
Rim Fire, United  States.......
Central  F ire............................
C H IS E L S .
Socket F irm e r........................
Socket Fram ing.......................
Socket Corner..........................
Socket S licks..........................
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er...
Barton’s Socket  F irm ers....
Cold...........................................
COM BS.
Curry,  Lawrence’s
H otchkiss...........................................................
W hite Crayons, per  gross................12@12% dis. 10

50 
dis. 
....d is. 
25
.............70&10
.............70&10
.............70&10
.............70&10
40
............. 
............  
20
............  
net
.............40&10

CHALK.

dis.

dis.

Brass,  Racking’.s................................................... 

cdcKS.

“ 

COPPER.

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

Fenns’..................................................................... 
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.........per pound 
 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.............................. 
Cold Rolled, 14x48................................................. 
B ottom s..................................................... 
 
dis*
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks..........................................  
Paper and straight Shank...............................  
Morse’s Taper Shank........................................  

drills. 

 

33
31

 
40
40
40

dripping pans.

Small sizes, ser p o u n d ....................................
»54
Large sizes, per  pound.......................................  
Com. 4  piece, 6 In ...............................<*(>z. net 
75
C orrugated..........................................dlB
Adjustable.................................................. dis.  %&10

E L B O W S.

w ne  Panorite

HEADS THEM AEE.

2$i

Write  for  Price  List  and  Discounts.

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

10  &  12  MONROE  ST. 

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

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

Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26...........
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30................
f il e s—New List.
American File Association L ist—
Disston’s .............................................
New  American...................................
Nicholson’s ........................................
Heller’s ................................................................
Heller’s Horse  Rasps........................................
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
15

G A LV A N IZED   IR O N .

12 

13 

14 

dis.

dis.

30
25
.. .60&10 
. ..60&1Ö 
...60&10 
...60&10 
50
50

Discount, 60

dis.

GA U G ES.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ........................

50
25
Naydole  & Co.’s.........................................d |8'
•#*  »#••••»•••••••••••••  * U iS#  WO
If 4 -rO Q 
Yerkes & Plumb’s ......................................dj8- J*0*-*® I
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...........-••••-— 30e list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, H and— 30c 40&10

H A M M ERS.

H IN G E S .

Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ............................. ■ • -dis. 
60
State.................................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  in. 414  14  and
lo n g er..............................................................
Screw Hook and  Eye, 54............................net 
« 
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„f®
“  %.............................net  814
%............................. net  7%
“ 
“  %............................. net  754

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Strap and T .................................................. d*8-

H A N G E R S.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track.
Champion,  anti-friction.............................
Kidder, wood tra c k .....................................

dis.
.50&10
60&10
40

H O LLO W   W A R E

............................... 60&10
60&10
K etries......................... 
s p id e r s '::::::::::::::..:....................................eo&io
Gray enam eled................................................... 
50

 

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

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

Grub  1. 
Grub 2  . 
Grub 3.

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

 

» 

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dis.

LO CK S— D O O R. 

. 
 
H O R SE   N A IL S .
............ dis. 25&10@25&10&10
........................ dis.  5&10&214&2Î4
...............................  
dis. 10&10&5
k n o b s —New List. 

An Sable..........
Putnam ..............
N orthw estern..
5j
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings....................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings...................  
5.
5.
D oor,  porcelain, plated trim m ings................ 
Door,  porcelain, trim m ings............................ 
5:
71
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................... 
Picture, H. L. Ju d d   &  Co.’s ............................ 40&B
4
H em acite............................................................. 
Russell & Irw in  Mfg. Co.’s new l i s t ........... 
5
Mallory, W heeler  &  Co.’s ...............................  
*>
®
Branford’s .........................................................  
Norwalk’s ...................... 
5
70
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s . .
M ATTO CK S.
Adze Eve 
...................................... $16.00, dis. 60
.....................................$15.00, dis. 60
H unt Eve 
Hunt’s ..? .. . : ............................... $18.50, dis. 20&10.
dis.
50
dis.
40 
40 
40 
25
dis. 
60&10
.60&10
25

• ... - • ■
‘  P.  S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malléables.
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s ..............
“  E n terp rise........................................

Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled...................
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ............ ...... 

Stebbin’s  P attern........................................
Stebbin’s Genuine.
Enterprise, self-measuring..............

M OLA SSES  G A TES.

l e v e l s. 

M A U LS.

M IL L S.

dis.

 

 

 

SAND PAPER.

SASH CORD.

List acct. 19, ’86........................................... d*8-
Silver Lake, W hite  A ..................................list 
Drab A .....................................  “ 
W hite  B ..................................   “ 
D rab B .....................................   “ 
W hite C....................................  “ 

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Discount, 10.

40

50
85
50
55
35

SASH WEIGHTS.

SAUSAGE 8UUFFERS OR FILLERS.

Solid Eyes.................................................. per ton $25
Miles’ “Challenge” __ per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&G5
P errv.....................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.

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Disston’s  Circular........................................ 45@45&5
Cross  C ut.......................................45@45&5
H an d ..............................................25@25&5
»Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
Atkins’  Circular...............................................dis.  9
70
“  Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot, —  
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per fo o t....  50
30 
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot—  
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot..................................................  
28

tacks. 

dis.

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

60
60
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
45
35

traps. 

dis.

dlS.

WIRE. 

Steel, Game..........................................................60&10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .................  
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s  ... 
70
Hotchkiss’........................................................... 
70
P.  S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ........................................  ^ 70
Mouse,  choker........................................ 18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion................................... $1.50 per doz.
Bright M arket....................................................   67H
Annealed M arket................................................70&10
Coppered M arket...............................................  62%
E xtra B ailin g ..................................................  
55
Tinned M arket..................................................   62)4
Tinned  Broom.......................................per pound 09
Tinned M attress.................................per  pound 8%
Coppered  Spring  Steel....................................
Tinned  Spring Steel.......................................... 40&10
Plain Fence............................................per pound 03
$3  75
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...
.........  3  00
aw  l i s t  net
Copper..................................................
Brass......................................................
B right....................................................
Screw  Eyes..........................................
Hook’s ..................................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................

.70&10&10
.70&10&10
.70&10&10
.70&10&10

p ain ted .........................

W IR E   GOODS.

d i s .

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W R E N C H E S.

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

d i s .

30
....... 
......... 
50
75
......... 
.........75&10

M ISC ELLA N EO U S.

....... 
50
Bird C ages...............................................
75
Pumps, Cistern........................................
.........70&05
Screws, New List...................................
. ..50&10&10 
Casters, Bed  and  P late........................
....... 
40
Dampers,  American.............................
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.........  66%
Copper Bottoms..................................................   30c

dis.

METALS.

P IG   T IN .

C O PPE R .

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

Lake........................................................................ 18)4
“Anchor” B rand....................................................

IN G O T.

D uty:  Sheet, 2%c per pound.
600pound  casks............................. 
••■64
Per  pound........................................................... 7@74

 

ZIN C .

1  00
1  50
2  00

NAILS
Advance above 12d nails.

F E N C E   A N D   B R A D S.
50d to 60d.............................................
................................................
8d and 9d.............................................
6d and 7d.............................................
4d and 5d.............................................
3d...........................................................
2d...........................................................

F IN E   B L U E D .

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

CASTIN G   A N D   B O X .

COMMON  B A R R E L .

C LIN C H .

1% and  13S£ in ch ..........................
2  and  2% 
“ 
.........................
2Vt and 2M  “ 
........................
3 in ch .............................................
3% and 4%  in ch ..........................
Each half keg 10 cents extra.

L E A D .

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

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

D utv:  Pig, $2  per 100  pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
American 
Newark..................................................................
  D
..................................... 
s h e e t.::::::::............................................. sc, dis. 20
4 @ 4 ^ ;v..............................................jii®
The  prices  of 
solder in the m arket indicated by private  brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIM O N Y .

the many other qualities  of

SO LD ER .

U »

T IN — M ELY N   G R A D E.

Cookson.............................................per  pound  14%
Hallett’s .......................... 
10xi4 IC, Charcoal...............................  
14x20 IC, 
12x12 IC, 
14x14 IC, 
10x28 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

...$ 6 0 fl
6 0G
6 25 
10 00
7  75
7  75
8 00 
12  50

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Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

10xl4IC,  C harcoal....................................— $
14x20 IC, 
.............................................
12x12 IC, 
.............................................
..............................................
14x14 IC, 
29x2810, 
10x14 IX, 
......................................
................................
14x20 IX, 
.......................................
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
....................t .................
20x28 IX, 
...........................
Each additional X on this grade $1.50.

T IN — A LLA W A Y   G R A D E .
“ 
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“ 
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5  40 
5  40
5  65 
9  25
11  80
6  90
6  90
7  15 
11  65 
14  80

R O O FIN G  P L A T E S
“ 

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...........
..  Worcester.

14x20 IC, Terne  M. F ........................................9 7  60
15  75
20x28  IC, 
------  
5  50 
14x20  IC, 
7 00
14x20 IX, 
11  50 
29x28  IC, 
4  90
14x20 IC, 
6  40 
14x20 IX, 
10  50 
20x28  IC, 
13  50
20x28 IX,

Allaway  G rade.......

B O IL E R  S IZ E   T IN  P L A T E .

14x28  IX .............................................................. « 2   00
14x31  IX ..............................................................  13  50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, J,pgr pound....... 
09
14x60 IX,

9

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dis.

PLAICES.

O IL E R S
Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent.
Zinc, with brass bottom —
Brass or Copper.....................
R eap er...................................
Olmstead’s .............................................
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y .........................
Sclota  Bench..........................................
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy................
Bench, first quality.............................
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood.

....................60&I0
.....................  
50
..................... 
50
. per gross, $12 net 
.....................50&10
...40@10 
...  @60 
.. ,40@10 
...  @60 
. . . 20&10
P A N S . 
„  „
..............................dis. 50&10
”  
.........................dis. 60&10
R IV E T S . 

Fry,  A cm e............
Common,  polished.
50
Iro n an d   T inned............................................... 
Copper Rivets and B urs................................... 
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10  20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9  20 

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

d iS -

Broken packs %c per pound extra.

R O PE S.

Sisal, % inch and la rg e r...................................   13
M anilla................................................................  10
dis.
-70&10
60
20

SQ U A R E S.
Steel and  Iro n — . 
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Try and Bevels.................................................
M itre..................................................................
S H E E T  IR O N .Com.  Smooth.
Nos. 10 to  14..........................................*4 20
Nos. 15 to 17..........................................4  20
Nos.  18 to 21..........................................4  20
Nos. 22 to 24 ..........................................  4 20
NOS. 25 to 26 ..........................................  4  40
No  27 
.....................................................  dU
wide not less than 2-10 extra

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

60

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Owl, Crown Prince, White Lily, 

Standard, Rye, Graham,

B o lte d   M eal,

F e ed ,  E tc

M A IL   O R D E R S   SO L IC IT E D .

NEWAYGO  ROLLER  MILLS.
H. SCHNEIDER i CO.,
Dick  and  George,

M anufacturers of  the famous

Elks’Social Session

And  other  Popular  Brands  of  Cigars,  and 

Jobbers of  All Brands of

F in e   Cut,  P lu g   a n d  

S m o k in g  T o b a c c o s

21  Monroe  St.,  Grand  Rapids.

BUY

M uscatine
ROLLED

Big  Rapids,  Mich.

MANUFACTURERS  OF THE JUSTLY  CELEBRATED

“M.  C .   C.” “Yum Yum

The  Best Selling Cigar on the Market.

TRe  Most  Popular  Cigar. 

SEND  FOR  TRIAL  ORDER.

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

M anufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in

A G EN TS  F O R   T H E

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

12,  14  &  16  P e a r l  S tr e e t,  G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich .
P.  STEKETBB  &  SONS,
D ry  G oods a N otions,

WHOLESALE

83 Monroe  81.  and 10,12,14,16418 Foilnlain  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 c e 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 ^ear.

I STARK,

FRANKLINVILLE, 

AMERICAN, 
HOOKER, 

Warps,  Geese  Feathers, 

Waddings,  Balls

BURLAPS.

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

_  

and careful attention.

BOW IN  F A L L A S ,

| BOttr, Eitrs, Orams. Lehoiis, Banana!, Hiice Meat ïits. His, Ktc.

Eggs Orate Factory in connection.  Price List  furnished 

JOBBER  OF

on  application.

Mail Orders  Filled Carefully and Promptly at Lowest Market Price.

Cold  Storage at Nos. 817 and 319 Livingstone St
Office  and  Salesroom,  No.  9 Ionia St.,  Grand Rapids,  Mich

W.  C.  DENISON,

IE  YOU WANT
t u b  

.r e s t  j I Stationary  and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

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

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

Estimates Given on Complete Outfits.

88  90 and 93 SOUTH  DIVISION  ST.. 

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GRAND  RAPTD8.  MICH

. 

A L F R E D  J. B R O W N ,
foreign,  Tropical  and  Galifornia

_____  WHOLESALE  DEALER  IN

F R U IT S .

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association.

A  W EEK LY   JO U RN A L  D EV O TED   T O   T H E

Retail  Trade  of tie Wolderine State,

E.  A.  STOWE  &  K HO.,  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,  APRIL  34, 1889.

T H E   B U S IN E S S   M A N   IN   P O L IT IC S .
J ust at present there is a great demand 
for the  business  man  in  administrative 
offices.  We are told that the salvation of 
the country depends on  the introduction 
of  business methods into all  the  depart- 
* ments  of  the  Government.  This  is  es­
pecially  impressed  on  us  by  some  re­
formers, who  are  not  aware of  the fact 
that no great  business  in this country is 
administered  with so much  honesty and 
efficiency  as  is  the  government  of  the 
United  States.  What would we gain by 
the  introduction  into our government of 
the abuses which cling  so persistently to 
the management of  every great  business 
corporation ?  The notion  that  business 
life is the especial illustration of honesty 
and  efficiency  in 
this  country  can  be 
cherished  only  by those  who  choose  to 
shut  their eyes to the  facts  reported by 
the  newspapers.  The  tone  of  business 
ethics is deplorably low;  and while there 
are  myriads  of  honest  and  trustworthy 
men  in every* walk of  business  life,  it is I 
not to the influence of their business that 
they  owe  these  virtues. 
It  is  because 
they resist the  temptations of  their bus­
iness,  and  refuse  to  darken  their  con­
sciences by accepting the maxims  which 
are too  generally  recognized as limiting 
personal obligation, that  they take  rank 
as  honorable  men. 
It,  therefore,  is not 
the part of  wisdom to  take  for  granted 
that a business  man,  as  such, is  certain 
to secure upright and  honest administra­
tion  of  our  governments,  national  and 
local. 
It very much depends on the kind 
of  a business man he is.

The  recent  defeat of  Mayor Roche, of 
Chicago,  carries  with  it  an  important 
lesson  to  business  men.  Mr.  Roche  is 
personally a man of  estimable character, 
and  before  entering  upon  the  office he 
had  acquired a large  experience  in bus­
iness. 
It  is  admitted  that  in  some re­
spects he did not  belie the promise of his 
candidacy.  He carried business methods 
and principles iuto the administration of 
his office.  So far as the discharge of  the 
proper duties of  the mayoralty were con­
cerned, nothing  could be better  than his 
administration.  He  retires  from  office 
without a smirch on his  record  for  hon­
esty,  faithfulness 
immediate 
duties, and  other  business-like  virtues. 
But all this did  not  prevent  his  defeat, 
and the turn-over of  the city government 
to the opposite party.

to  his 

be kept in mind  that  there are two sides 
to every important executive office.  The 
proper work  of  administration  is  much 
the easier and simpler half  of  its duties. 
The  difficult  and  really dangerous  half 
is the administration of  the “patronage” 
of  the office, in view of  its  effects on the 
political  situation.  Now  not  one  bus­
iness  man  in  a  thousand  has  a  close 
enough acquaintance  with  the complex­
ities of  our  political  life  to  appreciate 
this fact,  and  to  walk  warily along  the 
pitfalls  which  surround the bestower of 
In  this  respect the business 
patronage. 
community is very much  to blame. 
It is 
too much  absorbed  in  making money to 
take an  intelligent  interest in the work­
ing of  party machinery.  Were it other­
wise, we should see business men chosen 
much more  frequently to elective offices, 
and they would be far  better  qualified to 
administer  them. 
If  there  are  in  the 
House  of  Representatives  only  twenty- 
four business  men, it is because they are 
representatives  of  a  class  who  do  not 
care to go thither.
B E T T E R   T H A N   T H E  
P L A N .

A U S T R A L IA N
Six states  have  now adopted  the Aus­
tralian method of  voting,  in the common 
faith that  this will  suffice to put  an  end 
to  the  corruption  which  attaches itself 
to our elections.  As a matter of fact, that 
method  is  a  safeguard  against  nothing 
but  intimidation  of  voters,  which  cer 
tainly is not a crying evil in this country 
It  does  not  put  an  end  to  bribery  of 
voters,  although it deprives the briber of 
the  ordinary guarantee  that  the vote he 
has bought will  be delivered. 
In Canada 
they  find  that  the  rascals  who  take 
bribes  are  loyal  to  the  promises  they 
make to the rascals who give them.  And 
in  England,  as  the  Andover  Review  re 
minds  us, the  Australian  system was  in 
force  for several  years and  two general 
elections  had  been  held  with  it,  when 
parliament  passed the  corrupt  practices 
act,  which  has  been  really effective  for 
the  suppression  of  bribery.  This  law 
strictly  limits  the  amount  of  money 
candidate  may spend  upon  his  election 
expenses,  and  requires  of  him  a  sworn 
statement of  every penny he  has  spent 
and  of  every person  he  has  employed 
with  bills and  other vouchers  for every 
outlay  exceeding 
two  pounds.  The 
amount is proportional to the  size of  the 
constituency',  and  when  several  candl 
dates  are  running in partnership  as  be 
longing to the same  party', the amount is 
proportionally 
The  much 
greater  number of  elective  officials  and 
the  use of  committees  to  represent  the 
collective  interests of  the parties,  would 
make  the  application  of  such a  restric 
tion more difficult in  America.  But it is 
the  only law that  has had  any effect  in 
England.  Yet  it  does not cover  or  re­
strain  the  operations of  such  organiza­
tions  as  the  Primrose  League  of  Tory 
women,  who  have  taken an  active  part 
in politics since Beaconsfield’s death.

reduced. 

Mr.  Roche  owed  his  nomination  to a 
group of  political managers, who had the 
shrewdness  to  profit  by the new cry for 
the  introduction of  “business  method 
into governmental  administration.  And 
from the outset  he acknowledged the ob­
ligation  his  promotion  laid  upon  him.
In the selection of  his  subordinates and 
the  general  management  of  patronage, 
he consulted  his  “friends.”  We do not 
know  that  he  allowed  them to appoint 
bad men to office;  but he  took  care  that 
his appointees  were “their men.”  With 
every  month  of  his  administration,  the 
grip of  the, so-called,  “Ring” on the city 
was  increased,  and  the  prospect  of 
breaking  its  power  became  more  and 
more remote.  As a consequence, the In­
dependent  voter  became  restive,  and 
when it came  to re-electing  Mr.  Roche, 
the  people  who  gave  him  his majority 
before either stayed away from the  polls 
or voted the other way. 
In this they fol­
lowed  the  rule  that  it is always safe to 
vote  agasnst  objectionable men who are 
in power, even although  their opponents 
are no better than  they.  Every party, in 
turn,  is thus made to suffer, until one can 
be found which will do what is right.

In  another  respect  Mr. Roche showed 
what are the probable weaknesses of  the 
business  man  in  public  life. 
In  the 
course of  the  big  strikes on the Chicago 
railroads he did not  conceal his personal 
sympathies  with his own class—the cap­
italist class. 
In  no  part of  the  country 
is it more  necessary for the local author­
ities  to  steer  with  an even keel than in 
Chicago.  And if the Chicago  street rail­
roads  are  as  indifferent to  the  welfare 
and the  lives  of  their  employes  as  are 
those  of  other  great  cities,  the  great 
strikes  in  that  city  have a good deal of 
justification.  Mr.  Roche  did  not  think 
so.  Like  employers  too  generally,  he 
could see no side of  a strike  but  the  in­
convenience  of  it.  His  management of 
it left a bad taste  in  the  mouths  of  the 
working classes, and  bore  fruit when he 
solicited their suffrages a second time.

Mr.  Roche’s  case  also  shows  that  a 
business man in public  life,  without any 
close  acquaintance  with  the  practical 
workings  of  politics,  may  be  the  most 
convenient  tool  possible  for the friends 
of  machine government. 
It must always

Only  thirteen  members  of  the  Can 
adian  Parliament  voted  to  censure  the 
administration for assenting to the meas 
ure  by  which  the  Quebec  government 
agreed  to  pay  the  Jesuits  §400,000  by 
way  of  compensation  for  their  confis­
cated  property.  This  disposes  of  the 
fear  that  parties  would  break  up over 
this  question,  and a  great  struggle  be­
tween Protestant and  Romanist would at 
once  begin. 
In fact, it puts a quietus to 
the  whole  matter,  which  is a very  good 
thing for Canada.  The Jesuits, however, 
are not paid  yet.  The Quebec treasury is 
empty', and it seems impossible to raise suf­
ficient taxes to pay the ordinary expenses 
of the government,  let alone undertaking 
the  payment  of  old  arrears  of 
this 
kind.  Although  the  Dominion  govern­
ment pays each  province a portion of  its 
revenues  proportional  to its population, 
Quebec  has  been in a condition of  unin­
terrupted  impecuniosity for  years  past. 
It  requires a rich  community to pay the 
cost of  a federal  system  of  government.
A  grocer  of  Charleston,  W. Va.,  put 
the Governor of the state out of his store 
by force  recently because  he was  breed­
ing  a  fight  with  an  editor  who  was 
present.

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

,
E A R L   B R O S .
157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

C o m m issio n Me r c h a n t s
Reference: First Nationae Bank,  Ghicago. 
Michigan Tradesman. Grand Rapidg.

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

Power  Co.
W A N T E D I
We want stocks of goods in exchange 
for $100,000 worth of productive  real 
estate in Lansing city property and im­
proved farms.

R  A.  CLARK & CO.

Real  Estate Brokers 

Lansing Mich.

In  Grand  Rapids  in  the  past  30  days. 
Over 150 retail dealers  in  Grand  Rapids 
are  handling  the  Famous  Five  Cent 

20,000  Sold 
to  Hie  Trade
Cigar,THE »HITE DAISY

This cigar we guarantee  to  be the best 
nickel cigar in the State, all long Havana 
filler with a Sumatra wrapper.  It is  sold 
to the trade for  835  per  M.  Remember, 
you take no chances in ordering,  for  we 
guarantee the cigar to  give  entire  satis­
faction or they can be returned.
Beware  of  Imitations.
The  genuine  will  have  our signature 
on inside  of  cover  of  each  box.  Send 
in your orders by mail.  The W hite Daisy 
Is m anufactured only by
M O R T O N   &  C L A R K ,

463  S. Division  St.,  Grand Rapids.

: also manufacture a  full  line  of Sweet | 

Goods.  Write  for quotations 

and  samples.

JACKSO N

•1

HflRl/EY IHEY8TEK
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 Si.,

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

W HIPS  AND  LASHES.
Lowest Prices for  Mail Orders. 

GRAHAM  ROYS,

54 Lake Ave., 

-  Grand Rapids.

/

Cu r tiss & Co.,

99

Successors to CURTISS &  DUNTON. 

W H O L E S A L E

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

Houseman Building, Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

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

-  

M IC H IG A N .

W M . SEA R S & CO.,

Gradier  Manufacturers,

A G B J V T S   JROR  A.MBOY 

C f I B B S B .  

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

WHO  URGES  YOU

TO U.EEP

THE  PUBLIC!

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

uEM

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.

HESTER  <&  FOX,

Manufacturers’ Agents for

S A W  A 2TD  G R IS T  M IL L  M A C H IN E R Y ,
Send  for 
C atalog u e 

and 
Pnces-

A T L A S  “ ■ *WORKS

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

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.f  U.  S.
STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.
Cerry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

for  immediate  delivery.

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

Saws, Belting and  Oils. 

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

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

W rite for Prices.___________ 44. 46 and 48 So. Division St..  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

WHY  BE  S  8UW

To the Pass Book System.
W ith  its  attendant  losses  and  annoyances,  when  you  can 

supplant it by so inexpensive and labor-saving 

a  system  as  the

Tradesman  Gredit  Eoupon  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:

f  e CouP°ns, per hundred...............§2.50 I s u b je c t   t o  t h e   f o l l o w in g   d is c o u n t s:
3.00  Orders for  200 or over............. 5 per cent.
4' 00 
5.00 j 

“  500  “ 
“  1000  “ 

io 
20 

530 

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

E. fl. 8TDWE i  BR0„ Grand Rapids,
N uts We carry a large stock of Foreign 
HKA1M ICH  BROS.

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

Putnam  &  Brooks.

W h o le s a le   C lo th iers

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Perfect-Fitting  Tailor-Made  Clothing

Aim.ïroiîiK
H e a d q u a r te r s   for  B a n a n a s ,

16 AND 18 NORTH  DIVISION ST.

Detroit Soap Co.,

DETROIT,  MICH.

Manufacturers of the  following  well-known 

brands of

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

| od5 I S ea S £ R , 

M,£ ? '« AN' 

* »

ANDTOTHERS 
MJ  o t h e r s , 

W. G. HAWKINS,

’''I "  ' 1’“,'  „  

For quotations address 

«.¡HASH, 

S S :

Salesman for Western Michigan,

9

138-140 Jefferson I n ., 34-36  Woodtridge 8t„ Detroit.

^AAIL  ORDERS sent in care L,  W. ATKINS will receive PROMPT ATTENTION

AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

9 1 , 0 0 0   R l W A H D H

THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST 

CLEAR  LONG  HAVANA  FILLED 

SUMATRA  WRAPPED  CIGAR 

SOLD  FOR  5   CENTS.

SHAFTING, HANGERS, 
ÄSD PULLEYS A SPECIALTY
FIRST-CLASS IM EVERY RESPECT.
H I LANE & BODLE Y CO.
2 to 4 3  JO H N   ST., CIN CIN N A TI,  O.
H.  L eonard  &  Sons.

Send  Specifications  for  Estimates  before  Contracting

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

Near Union  Depot.

C O L B Y ,  C K A I G   &   C O .

MANUFACTURE

N o .  1 2 1 0 —B r o w n   H a r e b e ll  D e c o r a tio n   u n d e r  

g la z e —G ilt  h a n d le   a n d   k n o b s .

One  of  our  Nobbiest  patterns,  which  we  keep  in  Open  Stock,  or in Dinner 

- 

- 

DINNER  SET—100  PIECES.
12 Pieces.
-  * 
12
12
12
12
24
4

$14.50

H.  L eonard  &  Sons,

100 Pieces.

1

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V

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The Michigan Tradesman

WEDNESDAY. APRIL  24,  1889.

LEISURE  HOUR  JOTTINGS.

W ritten  fo r T hk  T radesm an.

BY  A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

I 

I have no fellow-feeling  for  the  indi­
vidual  who  never  rode  a  hobby.  The 
man  who  can  contentedly shut  himself 
up like a clam in his  business  shell, and 
go through life with  no  other  desires or 
aspirations but such as are  suggested by 
his  daily avocations, may have  his  own 
peculiar way of  extracting  comfort  and 
enjoyment from  existence, but, from my 
-  particular  point of  observation, I cannot 
understand how he does it.  But,  while I 
claim hobby-riding to be almost a mental 
and  hygienic  necessity  with a majority 
of  people, I am  equally ignorant  of  the 
way in which  multitudes of  them derive 
pleasure  and  satisfaction  in  bestriding 
hobbies  that  are  distasteful  to  myself, 
but  as I know  they  do,  and  as  I  have 
|  some  grave doubts regarding the quality 
of  the  clam-shell  fellow’s  enjoyment, I 
am  solidly  of  the  opinion  that,  where 
the rider doesn’t  degenerate into a crank 
or a bore,  and  uses  his mount with reas­
onable discretion, that his life journey is 
materially  more  pleasurable  and  satis­
factory.

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* 

* 

* 

* 

* 

* 
All  of  which  is  intended  as a sort of 
an  excuse  for  the  fact  that  I  have 
mounted a number of  hobbies during my 
life,  some of  which  have  afforded me an 
immense  amount  of  satisfaction,  while 
others  have  admonished  me that the in­
dulgence  is  oftimes  attended  with  de­
pressing financial loss, and disgust at the 
neglect  of  using  reasonable  discretion 
and common sense.  Among  the latter is 
a  mild  mania  which  has for  years,  and 
still  continues to be  prevalent, among a 
great many traders  and clerks—viz., the 
collection  of  odd  and  rare  coins.  My 
experience  in  this  matter,  having been 
somewhat exhaustive, may serve to be of 
some  practical  benefit  to  beginners  in 
this  very  fascinating  pursuit, and  may 
possibly save them from recklessness and 
extravagance in following it.

The  beginning  of  the  “coin  craze” 
usually  commences  with a small  assort­
ment of  foreign coins, which have found 
their  way  into  the  till.  Probably  not 
one of  the pieces has the remotest rarity, 
but  they are  viewed  by their  owner, in 
his numismatic ignorance,  as the nucleus 
of  a  valuable  private  museum.  Then 
his  talk  on  the  subject  leads  various 
friends  and  customers to the  exhibition 
of  “pocket pieces,” which  he  secures if 
possible, after paying  from fifty cents to 
a dollar for  coins  which  can  be bought 
for $2 per hundred of  the brokers.  After 
a while he runs across a coin dealers cat­
alogue  and  begins  to  buy  liberally  of 
packages  of  foreign  brass  and  copper 
put up in fifty-cent. or dollar lots,  which 
soon  loads  him  down  with  dozens  or 
hundreds  of  useless  duplicates.  And 
about  this  time the craze strikes him in 
earnest,  He becomes tired of  looking at 
foreign  coinage,  and  determines  upon 
making a complete American collection— 
the work of  a lifetime and  an  expensive 
pastime  for a wealthy man.  As  ninety- 
nine rare  pieces out of  a hundred  are in 
the hands of  collectors or dealers,  it nat­
urally  follows  that  inflated,  and  often 
excessive, prices  must be paid,  and even 
then  excessively scarce  dates  are  prac­
tically  unobtainable.  The  skeleton  of 
an  American  collection—the  more com­
mon  pieces—is  usually  gotten  together 
first  at  a nominal  expense,  but,  after 
this,  the filling up,  even partially, makes 
a serious inroad on the  finances.  A man 
has,  for  instance,  1798,  1800,  1803  and 
1805  copper cents, which  cost him about 
a  quarter  each,  but  when  he  wants to 
sandwich  in  1799  and  1804,  he  finds it 
will  cost  him  some  $20 to $30  for good 
specimens.  And  if,  as  is  just  possible 
in  the  case of  copper,  he  completes  his 
dates, he almost invariably discovers that 
his 
collection  must  be  weeded  of 
punched, battered  and badly worn pieces 
to be at all desirable,  and this entails an­
other  long  and  expensive 
job.  But 
when  the  silver collection is attempted, 
and  the  rare  specimens  are sought for, j 
the  coin  crank  usually finds that he has 
taken a contract  which  his  means  will 
Aiot  enable  him  to  complete.  When he 
finds that a certain five-cent issue'cannot 
be reached  under  $150;  that a dime will 
cost  him $75; a rare quarter $250, another 
$125, while to complete his “Americans” 
he couldn’t possibly obtain an 1804 dollar 
for  less  than  $1,000,  and  probably not 
for  that,  and  that  there is a long list  of 
“colonials”  that  it would  require a for- 
+une  to  possess,  he  naturally gets  dis­
gusted and his “craze”  begins  to rapidly 
subside,  and he probably soon appears on 
the market as a seller instead of  a buyer. I 
And, if  his assortment is of  any material 
value, he must  have  derived an unusual | 
amount of  satisfaction  from  its  posses­
sion if  he doesn’t find his investment the 
most  unremunerative  one he ever made. I 
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From the fact that I commenced picking 
up coins before all of  the  rarer  varieties 
went  out  of  circulation,  and, obtained 
quite a number of  valuable specimens at 
par value, I always  flattered myself  that 
I  could at any  time dispose of  my lot at,

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at least, cost, and probably at a premium, 
should I desire  to do  so,  but  when  the 
time came to  prove  this I found that fif­
teen  years’  experience,  as  something 
more  than  an  amateur, had  left me  al­
most totally ignorant  regarding  the  im­
mense difference between selling an buy­
ing prices.  After partially losing  inter­
est in the pursuit,  and discovering that I 
must, as a matter of  prudence,  either  in­
vest ia a burglar-proof  safe or  sell out,  I 
determined  on  the  latter  course. 
I ac­
cordingly spent all of  my spare  time for 
three  or  four  weeks  in  making a com­
plete  catalogue  of  my pieces,  and  then 
mailed  it  to  the  firm  from which I had 
purchased 
several  hundred  dollars’ 
worth  of  specimens,  and  solicited  an 
offer  for 
lot,  which  was  made 
promptly,  and  for  some  four  thousand 
coins I had a bid of  less than fifty of  the 
choicer  specimens  had cost  me.  Appli­
cation  to  other  dealers  brought  forth 
about the same  result, and  showed  con­
clusively that  there was a general “com­
bine”  among these  parties. 
It last I de­
termined  to  sell  the  lot at auction,  and 
consigned  it  to  an  ostensibly reputable 
firm  in  one of  the  Eastern  cities,  who 
agreed  to  catalogue  and dispose  of  the 
collection  to  the  highest  bidders for 25 
per cent commission.  When  the  collec­
tion was received  my “agents”  wrote me 
that it wouldn’t pay to make a sale of  it, 
and kindly offered me about bullion value 
for it,  but,  after a long  delay  and  much 
correspondence, the auction came off.

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Now, to  show beginners  in  the  “coin 
craze” 
their  chances  for  speculation, 
should they combine the idea of  eventual 
speculation  with  present  amusement, I 
will select ten  coins  from my collection, 
and give the buying and selling price :
1799 Cent................... Cost  $14  50 Sold for  $  9  00
1804  “ 
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6  50
Pine Tree Shilling..
4  10
Oak  Tree 
3  75
1815 Half  Dollar......
7  20
1878 Double Dime  ..
2 50
1796 Quarter Dollar.
5  75
1800 Bim e.................
3 40
1795  Half  Dime.......
2 70
Elizabeth  Crown...
4  90
$49  80
Less 25 per  cent.................................................  12 45
837 35

8  00
6  00
5  25
11  00
4  00
8 00
5 00
4  00
8  00
$73  75

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the  Yellowstone  National  Park,  and,  in  fact, 
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12  Pie Plates 
12  Tea Plates 
12  Breakfast Plates 
12  Fruit Saucers 
12  Individual  Butters 
12  Handle Teas 
2  Covered Dishes 
2  Bakers,  8 in.

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3 25

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Pickle 
Sugar
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Platter,  12 in. 
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Sauce Boat 
Covered Butter

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Telephone 106. 

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The Condition of Trade.

From  the New York Shipping List.
The  distributive  movement  of  trade 
reflects a fair amount of activity in nearly 
all departments and  the  volume of busi­
ness in progress is  found to be generally 
in excels of  the corresponding period of 
last  year,  but  without  developing  any 
noteworthy feature.  The demand for all 
kinds of merchandise since  the  close  of 
last  week  shows  that  while a confident 
feeling seems to prevail  in  all  sections, 
it has been tempered by the conservative 
views which are evinced by a disposition, 
for the present at least,  to  keep  within 
the actual requirements of  consumption. 
The outlook is brightened by  the  cheer­
ing reports that  are  being received from 
all localities respecting the  condition  of 
the crops, which  is  unusually favorable 
for this season of  the year,  and from the 
present  point  of  view  there is promise 
that the year will  be  one  of  prosperity 
for agricultural industry;  but early indi­
cations of this character carry w ith them 
so  large  a  margin  of  uncertainty  that 
they have but little  influence in shaping 
the  course  of  events.  There  are  still 
other  features  in  the  commercial  and 
financial situation that  are favorable, in­
cluding the easier tendency of the money 
market,  both  here  and  in  Europe,  the 
increasing exports of  produce,  the  con­
tinued activity of  the  sugar market, the 
almost unprecedented demand  for  boots 
and shoes,  the  favorable  exhibit that is 
made  by  clearing  house  statistics  and 
railroad earnings,  and the  increasing  in­
vestment demand  there  has been for all 
good railroad bonds.  Against these must 
be  placed,  however,  the  unsatisfactory 
condition of the iron  industry  with  the 
absence  of  any  prospect  of  immediate 
improvement, the slow demand  that  has 
been  experienced  for  many  staple gro­
ceries,  the falling off  in  the  activity  of 
the dry goods  market,  with a decline in 
the value of print  cloths,  the  feeling  of 
depression  that  still  overshadowrs  the 
coal market,  and  the  professional  char-.j 
acter of speculation in  railroad stocks as j 
well as produce.  This latter feature not 
only  deprives  the  stock  market  of  its 
usual significance as an exponent of Wall 
street  sentiment,  but  furthermore  pre­
vents  the  growth  of  any  outside public 
interest.  The fluctuations  in  the  value 
of wheat have been  entirely the result of 
manipulation  which  is  centered in Chi­
cago  and  seems  to  have  ignored  the 
increased  export  movement  stimulated 
by current low prices,  but the  market  is 
scarcely likely  to  find  its  normal  level 
until the speculative interest created last 
autumn  has  been  entirely  liquidated. 
The price of other cereals, as well as pro­
visions, has moved in sympathy wTith the 
wheat market, the most important feature 
being the continued heavy export of corn, 
which is now selling at  very  nearly  the 
lowest price on record.  There  has  been 
very little change in the  cotton  market, 
but a significant feature in the statistical 
position  is  the  large  amount  that  has 
been already taken this year by Northern 
spinners,  amounting  to  1,624,219  bales 
from the commencement of the crop year 
to  April  5,  and  wThich,  in  comparison 
with previous years, is 109,117 bales more 
than last year, 216,162  more than in 188' 
and 128,116  more  than  in  1886.  Thi 
shows, of course, increased  consumption 
of raw cotton,  as well  as  a  much  larger 
production of cotton fabrics.  The  gen­
eral position of the staple in the principal 
consuming markets seems to be especially 
favorable  for  the  domestic product, for 
notwithstanding the large  quantity  that 
has come into sight, the visible supply of 
the  world  is  actually  170,000 bales less 
than a year ago,  while of  other  descrip 
tions the  deficiency  is  20,000,  although 
India  has  shipped  to  Europe  since the 
first  of  January  27,000  more  than  la 
year,  and  Egypt  since September 1 only 
21,000 less than last  year. 
In  view  of 
the known increase in consumption, both 
in this country and Europe,  it  does  not 
seem probable  that  stocks  in  spinners’ 
hands  are  larger  than  a  year  ago,  so 
that the market  is  evidently  in a strong 
and healthful condition.  Speculation  in 
crude  petroleum  appears  to  have been 
reduced  to  the  narrowest  proportions, 
and it would  seem  as  if  the great mon­
etary interests that control this  industry 
were holding the  price  to suit their own 
convenience  and at the same time to dis­
courage  speculative  trading.  The  im­
provement that has taken place  in  mon­
etary affairs has been  due almost wholly 
to the  liberal  purchases  of  bonds  that 
were  made  by  the  Treasury  last week 
and  aggregated  over  ten  millions,  not 
only recruiting the low condition of bank 
reserves,  but  increasing  the  supply  of 
loanable  funds  and  imparting  a  much 
more confident feeling in financial circles. 
A little gold was shipped to  Europe  last 
week, as the rate of exchange was favor­
able,  and a larger  export  was  only pre­
vented  by  the  easy  condition  of  the 
money market in London, which further­
more had  the  effect  of  increasing  pur­
chases in  the  stock  market  for  foreign 
account and  thereby  created a moderate 
supply of  security bills.

The  Coffee  M arket.

Chase & Sanborn describe the situation 

as follows:
The market during the past seven days 
has  evidently  resumed  its  steady  and 
healthy appearance,  and  while no quota­
ble change  can  be  noted  in the general 
list of co'ffees, some of the more desirable 
varieties  have been sold at higher prices 
than  is  shown by any previous  transac­
tion  since  the  commencement  of  the 
year.
The present facilities  available for the 
ascertainment of  correct  figures pertain­
ing  to  the  statistical  position of  coffee 
are in themselves  of  material  assistance j 
to the trade, but  the  anticipation of  fu­
ture  events  must  be  censidered  as the 
most important factor in connection with 
the  market, and  accordingly  the  actual 
features existing at  any one  time  are to 
a great extent discounted by the expected 
developments  of  future  probabilities. 
A  mere  comparison,  therefore,  of  the 
stocks,  prices,  etc., existing  at  different 
times,  are unfair  and misleading in their 
effect  upon  the  general  trade,  if  given 
without reference to the  facts respecting 
the  future  conditions, which, at the var­
ious periods,  were in control of  the  spot 
market.
The trade have been offered  ample op­
portunity to  observe  to  what  an extent 
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of  the markets during 1887 and 1888, but 
inasmuch  as  low  as  well as high prices 
are  caused  by  the  same  influences, the 
bitter portion seems to have  been  about 
equalized by the sweet,  and history bears 
evidence  that  both  sides of  the  market 
have  been  treated  in  quite a consistent 
and  impartial  manner.  For  example, 
the  low  prices  of  the  first  part of  last 
year were  brought  about by the flood of 
coffee  expected  to  materialize  in  1889, 
and  while  the  present  position of  sup­
plies may appear  ample  enough for cur­
rent requirements,  the  anticipated short­
age  of  1890  is  directly  accountable  for 
the present high range of  values.
The following table  shows the world’s 
production,  in bags of  132  pounds  each, 
for the past fourteen crop  years :
.......  7,701,000
1876- 7
...  8.025.000
1877- 78.....
...........................................!............  8.833,000
1878- 79....
xoio-t».................................... 
8,510,000
 
1879- 80__
.......  10,550,000
1880- 81.......
 
9,732,000
.................... 
1881-82.......
..  10,982,000
1882- 83.......
....  9,694,000
..........................  
1883- 84___
.......  11,303,000
1884- 85.......
 
9439.000
................ 
 
1885- 86.......
 
  10,360,000
 
...........................  
1886- 87.......
 
6,783,000
.................. 
 
1887- 88.......
11,154,000
 
........................... 
1888- 89  esl.
............   7,740,000
1889- 90  esW.
It  has  become  a  comparatively  easy 
matter to estimate  accurately  the  quan­
tity of  fruit likely to be produced in any 
one season, by the indications of  the cof­
fee  trees  while  in blossom, yet so much 
depends upon the weather during the de­
velopment  of  the  crop,  that  estimates 
made early in the  season  often  prove to 
be  premature,  and  subject  to  revision 
later on.  At this time,  however, there is 
no room for a reasonable  doubt  but that 
the  yield  of  the  growing  crops  can  be 
closely  approximated,  and  in  view  of 
their being the controlling feature of  the 
market, the  above  comparative tables of 
the world’s production  should  prove in­
teresting reading.
Cable advices  from  Brazil indicate no 
change of  note,  either  in the position of 
prices or stocks, the former being quoted 
j  at )4 to %  cents  per  pound  above  the 
market  here,  and  liberal  business  with 
the  consuming  markets  has  prevented 
any accumulation  of  supplies.  The  re­
ceipts of  coffee at Rio  and  Santos  from 
now on to July 1 are  likely to run  much 
smaller  than  the  average  of  the  past 
nine  months,  which  fact  will  at  least 
tend to maintain the firmness  which now 
prevailing  at  these  important  pro­
ducing points.

I

The  Grocery  M arket.

the 

that  have  been 

The  sugar  situation has  sustained  no 
material  change  during  the  past week. 
The  Shipping List  describes  the  status 
of the market as follows:
Notwithstanding  the continued excite­
ment that  has  prevailed  in the  London 
and  Continental markets,  together  with 
the  wide  and  rather  wild  fluctuations 
that  transpired  during  Wednesday  and 
Thursday,  the market here has presented 
a quiet  appearance, and very little  fresh 
business  has  been  made  public,  partly 
that 
because  of  the  meager  supplies 
limited 
are  here,  as  well  as 
available, 
offerings 
refiners are  anxious 
and  partly  becau 
market  and  a  reaction
to  see a quieter
from  the tension that  exists, for  holders 
in  all  producing  countries  entertain the 
same  extravagant view's  and  are looking 
For higher rather than lower prices.  The 
local  situation  continues  to  be  rather 
unique, for  not  only is there  very little 
stuff here, either on the spot or available 
for shipment, but, furthermore, the mar­
ket  is  almost  entirely bare  of  quotable 
standard  grades.  Nominal  quotations 
have been 6 5-16 cents for 89 test  Musco- 
vadoes  and 7 3-16  cents  for 96  test  Cen­
trifugals, while for cargoes to arrive there 
have been sales at 4% @4% cents costand 
freight for 96 test,  and  further  offerings 
have been  held at 5 cents. 
In Cuba it is 
said that some holders are asking as high 
as  5M  cents  for  Centrifugals.  There 
have  been no  Muscovadoes  offering,  but 
they  may be  nominally quoted  434 cents 
cost and  freight for 89 test.  The excite­
ment  in  London  and  Europe  seems  to 
have been stimulated by extravagant and 
foolish reports  sent  from  here  as to the 
local  situation.  The  fluctuations  have 
been  very  irregular  and  erratic, as  for 
instance yesterday, when  Beet was quot­
ed higher in Madgeburg than in London. 
On the strength of reports sent from here 
that the trust had collapsed,  inquiry was 
returned  as to whether it would  be wise 
to  ship  English  Granulated  here,  and 
several  other  equally  foolish  reports 
have been current.
Willett &  Hamlin, in their  circular  of 
the 18th, dip into  the future state of  the 
market, as follows:
The season of  largest  consumption  is 
ahead and  must be provided for at what 
ever  prices  may  be asked  by producing 
countries.  The price of sugar is  not yet 
abnominally  high, the  last  few years  of 
depression  have  accustomed  consumers 
to a low  range of  prices, but  raw sugars 
are still below the average price of  forty 
years,  and  for  several  years  preceding 
the  depression,  granulated  sugar  was 
selling at  lc  per  ft> higher  than  now, so 
that the return to such prices for a time 
until  newr and  larger  crops of  cane and 
beet  sugar  can  be  grown,  need  not  be 
considered  burdensome.
Crackers  have  declined  %c.  Candy 
has  sustained a further  advance,  in .con­
sequence  of 
in  sugar 
Oranges  remain  very  cheap.  Lemons 
are very firm and tending upward.  New 
cheese  has put  in  an  appearance, being 
held at  12Kc.

the  advance 

Over forty  tons of  iron will be used in 
the construction of  the  new vault of  the 
Second  National  Bank of  Owosso.  The 
vault will be mob, burglar and fire proof, 
and will cost §7,500.

Every  gtocer 

should 
Knocker”  cigars.  For 
M. H. Treusch &  Bro.

handle  “Our 
sale  only  by

Mention!  Retailers!

Save your Money and Buy  your  Pickles  from 
the Factory at W holesale Prices.  Basis, $3.50 for 
1,200 Mediums in 30-gal. bbls.  Count and quality 
guaranteed.

Walker &  Son,

Box 456, 

- 

-  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

G R. IGE 160RL GO.,

Wholesale and Retail  Dealers.

Now—Before  any  Advance—Write  for 

Prices on Coal.

Grand  Rap^s  Ice  &  Coal  Co,

Healing  Hpparatilsl

Parties wishing to change their 
heating  apparatus  are  invited 
to  examine  the  Economy  Com­
bination,  Steam  and  Warm  Air 
Heater.

WILURJJ MILLER, Igent,

52  PEARL  ST.

24  South  Ionia  St.

We Äre Headquarters

:f o r :

C o n su lt  y o u r   o w n  

in te r e sts  
p r ic e s  b efo re  p u r c h a s in g

b y   g e ttin g   o u r  
e ls e w h e r e .

Teller Spice Company
THE  OLD  RELIABLE

P U T   U P   IN

Boxes, Cans, Pails,  Kegs,  Half 

Barrels and  Barrels.
Send for sample of the celebrated

Frazer Garriage Grease

The Frazer Goods Handled by the  Jobbing 

Trade Everywhere.

SW IFT’S
Choice Chicago

Dressed. Beef

—A N D   M U T T O N —

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

Union  Stock  Y a r d s ,  

CHICAGO.

BLÄRK  1  SON,

WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS

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Tens 
Syrups 
Alolnsses

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

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

W h o lesale  G rocers
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Wall  Paper

B R O S.  &  CO.,
and  Window  Shades,

GRAND RAPIDS,

MICH.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

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Apples—Choice stock is hard to get;  fair stock 
Beans—Handlers are paying about 81.25forun- 
Butter—Creamery is  in plentiful supply a t24®  v   »  r  

commands $2@$2.50 per  bbl. 
picked and getting $1.65©$1.75  for  hand-picked.  *)ay 'prom ptly a n d  b u y  in  f u l l  packages.
25c.  Dairy is in fair demand  at  16©19c, but  t
h
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indications are that the price will go off a couple 
of cents before the end  of  the  week.  Country 
merchants should be careful not to load  up  too 
heavily,  as  this  is  time  of  the  year when the 
m arket is likely to be demoralized by a deluge of 
fresh goods. 
. 
Cabbages—Home  grown  command  $3@$5 per 
100;  New Orleans stock, $1.50 per crate.
Celery—Scarce and hard to get.
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels j 
25c.Cranberries—Bell  and  Cherry  are  too  poor to i 
quote;  good  Bell and Bugle  stock  readily  com­
mands $6.75 per bbl. 
.
Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
at 3%@4e and evaporated at 5%@6c per lb.
Eggs—The market is a little  stiffer,  but  there 
is no dependence to be placed in it, as a  rush  of 
stock  to  market  will  undoubtedly  demoralize
prices and unsettle values.  Country m erchants 
ought not to pay over 8c per doz. at present.
Green  Onions—l8@20c per doz. bunches.
Honey—More  plenty,  being  easy  at 
Lettuce—12@14e per lb.
Maple Sugar—10@12c per lb.
.
Onion Sets—$2 per  bn. 
Onions—Buyers pay 18@20cfor good stock, and 
Pieplant—4@5c per  lb.
Pop Corn—2Vic per lb. 
,
Pork—Hogs bring 5%@5*4c on  the  streets  and 
Potatoes—No market.
Radishes—25@35c per doz. bunches.
Spinach—65c per bu.
Sweet  Potatoes—Kiln-dried Jerseys, $4 per ddI. 
Turnips—25c per bu.

lb. cans, 6  do z...
... 
75
_  lb. 
...  1  40
“ 
. . . 2  40
“ 
...12 00
51b. 
Absolute, *4 lb. cans, 100s. .11  75 
54 lb. 
50s..10 00
“ 
“ 
50s.. 18  75
lib . 
Telfer’s,  54 lb. cans, 6 doz.  2  70 
“  3  “  .  2 55
54 lb. 
“  1  “  .  1  50
1 lb. 
75
54 lb.  “ 
2  “ 
....  1  50
1 lb.  “ 
....  3 00
1  “ 
bulk............................  20
Red Star, J4 lb. cans, 12 doz 
45 
6  “ 
85
4  “  1  50
80

54 lb.  “ 
1 lb 
“ 
b a t h   b r i c k . 
i doz. in case.
i doz. in case
BLUING.

sell for 5%@6e from jobbers’ hands.

Acme, 54 lb. cans, 3 doz —  

“ 54 lb. 
“ lib . 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  4  “ 
2  “ 
2  “ 
“  1  “ 

hold at  25@30e per bu.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

loe@l7c 

Arctic,

per lb.

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PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follow s:

P O R K   IN   B A R R E L S .

Mess,  new.....................  ...................................
Short cut Morgan...............................................
E xtra clear pig, short  c u t...............................
E xtra clear,  heavy........................................
Clear quill, short c u t........................................
Boston clear, short c u t....................................
Clear back, short c u t......................................
Standard clear, short cut, b est......................
s m o k e d   m e a t s —Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average 20 lb s.......................................
16 lb s.......................................
12 to 14 lbs..............................
p icn ic....................................................
Lest boneless........................................
Shoulders.........................................................
boneless..................... : ............... .
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............................
Dried Beef, extra.............................................
ham prices..................................
Long Clears, heavy..........................................
Briskets,  medium............................................
lig h t.................................................

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

l a r d — Kettle Rendered.

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

lard—Compound.

Tierces ...............................................................
Tubs....................................................................
501b.  T ins..........................................................
Tiprffifi 
.» •••••••
30 and 50 lb. T u b s............................................
3 lb. Pails, 20 in  a  case...................................
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case.....................................
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a ease.....................................
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case.....................................
50 lb. Cans..........................................................
E xtra Mess, warranted 200  lbs.....................
Extra Mess, Chicago  packing.......................
P late.................................................................. .
E xtra P late........................................................
Boneless, rump butts......................................

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

s a u s a g e — Fresh and Smoked.

12  1
13  1
14  1 
14  ’
14 75 
14 75 
14 75 
14  75
...  9%
...1UJ4
...ioy, 
...  834 
.. .10 
. .  •  7Vi 
...  8 
...10

8 Vs

00

9 00

Pork Sausage.........................................................   •
Ham Sausage......................................................... 4*
Tongue Sausage....................................................   jj
Frankfort  Sausage.  ............................................  j*
Blood Sausage........................................................  "A
Bologna, straight..................................................   "J*
Bologna,  th ick ........................................................ “J*
Head Cheese...........................................................   5/*

English, 2 
Bristol,  S 
American
Arctic Liq,  4-oz...................
“  54 p t..................
“ 
l Pt.........••••
“ 
8-oz paper bot
Pepper  Box  No.  2

“  • 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Gross 
3  60

3  00
4 00 
9  00

“ 

“ 
“ 

BROOMS.
2  00
No. 2 H u rl................
.................
No. 1  “ 
2  50
No. 2 Carpet............
2  75
No. 1 
“ 
............
3 OO 
Parlor Gem..............
90
Common Whisk —
1 00
Fancy 
“  —
3  50
M ill..........................
■Warehouse............................3 00
BUCKWHEAT.
Kings 100 lb. cases —
BUTTERINE

...5  00 
...4
80  lb. cases................
13
.. 
Dairy, solid  packed............
14
.. 
rolls............................
15
.. 
Creamery, solid packed—
.. 
16
ro lls .....................
CANDLES.
..  1054 
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................
954
“ 
Star,  40 
................
Paraffine...............................
.. 
25
W icking.................................
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
..1  25 
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck 
.2  50
Clam Chowder, 3 lb —
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stan d — 1  00 
....1   60
“ 
21b. 
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic..............1 50
 
2  65
2  lb.  “ 
lib .  Star.................... 1 90
2  lb. Star...................2 90
1 lb.  stand..............1 75
2  lb. 
3  10
3 lb. in M ustard.. .3 50
31b.  soused............3 00
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia........2 00
“ 
2 lb. 
.......3  10
“ 
1 lb. Sacram ento...l  70
...2   75
“ 
21b. 
5
“ 
54s.........@ 8
“  M ustard 54s.........   9@10
“ 
imported  54s ........ 10@11
“ 
spiced,  54s............10@12
CANNED GOODS—Fruits. 

Sardines, domestic  54®......... 

Mat-kerel, in Tomato Sauce.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

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CREAM   TA R T A R .

 

38
34

Strictly  pure......................... 
Grocers’ ................................. 
d r i e d   f r u i t s —Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried.......  4  @  4%
evaporated....  6  @ 6% 
“ 
— 15  @20
Apricots, 
“ 
6
 
Blackberries “ 
14
 
Nectarines  “ 
14
 
Peaches 
“ 
 
10
Plums 
“ 
 
22
Raspberries  “ 
Citron, in  drum ..........   @23
in boxes..........   @25
Currants........................   @ 5
Lemon  Peel....................... 
13
14
Orange Peel....................... 
Prunes  T urkey..........   @ 4?4
Im perial.........  @ 6V4
Raisins,  Valencias—   @  854
Ondaras...................  854
Domestic Layers.. .2 35 
Loose Californias. .1  35

d r i e d   f r u i t s —Foreign.
“ 

FA R IN A C E O U S  GOODS.

Farina, 100  lb.  kegs..............  04
Hominy,  per  b b l...................4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box....  60
im ported.......  @10
Pearl  Barley................  @ 3
Peas, green.’. ................  @1  30
split.......................  @ 3
Sago,  German..............  @654
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l . ..  ©   654
Wheat,  cracked...........  @ 6V*
Vermicelli,  im port—   @10
domestic...  @60

“ 
FLA V O R IN G   EXTRA CTS

2 15 

“

“ 

“ 
“ 

10@12 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Vanills 
35
2  25
3 25 
1  60
4 00 
6  00 
2  50 
7  50
15  00

Lemon 
90
1  10
1  io
4  50 
1  60 
4  25 
8  50
FISH— SALT.

Jennings’ 
2 oz. Panel, doz. 
4 oz.
6 oz. 
“
No.  3,  “
No.  8,  “ 
No.10,  “
No.  4, Taper, 
54 pt,  Round, 
1  “ 
Cod, w hole.....................
“  boneless..................
H a lib u t..........................
Herring,  round, Vi bbl. 
«  54  bbl.
Holland,  bbls.
Holland, kegs.
Sealed...
“ 
“ 

@  5Vt 
@  754 
2 60 
1  50 
10 00 
©  70 
.26®  28 
Mack,  sh’s, No. 1,  Vi  b b l— 9  50 
“  12  lb  kit  .145
“ 
“ 
.1   35
“ 10 
Trout,  54  bbls..............  @4  50
*'  10  lb.  k its...................   78
White,  No. 1, Vi bbls............ 6  00
12 1b.  k its........ 115
“ 
10 lb. k its........   90
“ 
“ 
Family,  54  bbls.........2  50
“ 
k its................  55
.5  25 
.2  88
30
No. 0.
40
No. 1.........
50
No. 2.........
.  30
Pure.
Calabria...................................  25
Sicily........................................   18
M OLASSES.
17@18
Black  Strap.................
22@25
Cuba B aking..............
24@35
Porto  Rico...................
.25@30
New Orleans, good —  
33@38
choice, 
45©48
fancy..
OATMEAL.
Muscatine, B arrels..............6  00
Half barrels....... 3  15
Cases......... 2  25@2 35
Muscatine, B arrels...............6 00
Half barrels........3  15
Cases......... 2  25@2  35

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

K e g s.......
Half  kegs

ROLLED OATS.

GUN  P O W D E R .

LA M P  W IC K S.

L IC O R IC E .

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

p i g s ’  f e e t .

tripe.

In half barrels.............................................................* i®
In quarter  barrels.......................................................1 w

In half  barrels............................................................® ®®
In quarter barrels..................................................1
In  k its...................

FRESH  MEATS.

 

 

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“ 

Swift and Company quote as follows:
Beef, carcass...............................................  jj
hindquarters...................................  6
“ 
“ 
4
fore 

@  654 @ 8 
@ 5 
@  6 
Hogs...............................................................
@   8 
Pork  loins....................................................
@  654
shoulders...........................................  
=
B ologna........................  .....................   ®  2
Sausage, blood  or head.......................
©   554 
liver......................................
@ 8V4 
F rankfort................................
@  8
M u tto n ....................................................
OYSTERS and  FISH.

“ 
“ 

F R E S H   F IS H .

F. J. D ettenthaler quotes as follows:
............................................... .......
@ 7 
T rout.............................................................
@  4 
Ciscoes..........................................................
@15 
H alibut.........................................................
@  4
H erring........................................................
m
Perch, skinned.......................................... 
Frogs’ legs,  per doz..................................   zek®i  w

CANDIES,  FRUITS and NUTS, 

Putnam   & Brooks quote as follows:

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

“ 
“ 

..............10
..............10
.............. 11

“ 
“ 

................10
Royal, 25 lb. p a ils................................
................934
200 lb.  bbls................................
................11
2001b.  bbls............................... ............... 10%
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails................ ............   12V,
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases. 
Broken, 40 lb. B ask... 
2001b. bbls...

“ 

f a n c y —In 5 lb. boxes.

“ 

...13
Lemon Drops.
Sour D rops............................................................44
Peppermint Drops................................................4 ~
Chocolate Drops................................................... 3“
H. M. Chocolate  Drops....................................... 1»
Gum  Drops......................................................
Licorice Drops..  ............................................
A.  B. Licorice  Drops...........................................14
Lozenges, plain......................................................J4
printed.................................................15
Im perials.................................................................44
Mottoes....................................................................J“
Cream B ar...............................................................44
Molasses  B ar......................................................... "
C aram els................................................................4g
Hand Made  Creams.............................................4°
Plain Creams......................................................... 4°
Decorated Creams................................................ *o
String  Rock...........................................................44
Burnt Almonds..................................................... **
W intergreen  Berries...........................................14
f a n c y — In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in  pails....................................12V4
In bbls......................................H %
printed, in pails..................................13
in bbls................................... 1254
Chocolate Drops, in pails..................................... 12
Gum Drops, in pails..............................................  6/4
in b b is...............................................   5
Moss Drops, in pails............................................ 4Jj
In bbls...............................................   954
Sour Drops, in pails.............................................. 1254
Imperials, in pails................................................12
in b b is...................................................H54
Oranges, fancy  California...................... 3 25@3 35
Messina  200s............................. 3  25@3 50
220s..............................  @3 25
300s.............................3  40@3 50
Lemons, choice............................ ..............3 25@3 50
..............3  75@4  00
Figs, layers,  new ........................ ___ ....  10@15
..............   @ 6
..............  @4%
.............. ..............   @ 5V4
Fard  10-lb  box.............. ..............  @
.............. ..............  8  ©
Persian, 50-lb.  box........................ A JU a   ™
B ananas....................................................... 4  50®3 00

frails  pn lb 
“  ’ 50-lbi  “ 

it  * 
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F R U IT S .

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NUTS.

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Almonds, Tarragona.................................  @47
Ivaca.......................................... 
f 4?
California.................................   @44
Brazils...........................................................  7  @ 8
Filberts,  S icily ..........................................  @44
W alnuts, Grenoble....................................12  @12V4
F rench........................................  @10V4
Pecans, Texas, H. P .....................................7V4®12
Cocoanuts, per 100......................................4  00@4 75
C hestnuts....................................................-  @4  50
Peacocks.........................................................
E x tra.................................................................
Y a c h t...............................................................  ©6%

P E A N U T S .

Trout. 3 lb. brook...............
Apples, gallons, stand.2  00@2  25
Blackberries,  s ta n d ...,.......   75
Cherries, red standard......... 1  00
p itte d ....................... 1  75
D am sons..................................1  00
Egg Plums, stan d .................. 1  20
Gooseberries...........................1  10
G rapes.....................................  90
Green  Gages...........................1  30
Peaches, all  yellow, stan d ..1  45
seconds....................1  25
H e .............................1  00
Pears.........................................1  30
H neapples................... 1  10@1  25
Q uinces....................................1  00
Raspberries,  ex tra................ 1  10
re d ......................2  00
Straw berries................................ 1 10
W hortleberries....................  90
Asparagus, Oyster Bay..........1
Beans, Lima,  stand.................... 1 00

CANNED VEGETABLES.

Corn, Archer’s Trophy.........

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

“  Green  Lim as—   @1  16
String................  @  95
“ 
“  Stringlesg,  E rie......  90
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1 45
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  00
“ 
“ 
“ 
Early  G old ...l  10
“ 
extram arro fat...  @110
soaked......................  
“ 
i'0
“  June,  stand.........1  j0@1  50
“ 
“  sifted........................... 1 55
“  French, extra  fine...  14  U0
Mushrooms, extra fine........18 00
Pumpkin, 3 lb.  Golden.........  85
Succotash,  standard—   @  85
Squash  ................................... 1  10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  00
Good E nough.... 1  00
B enH ar................. 1  00
stand br.___  @1  60
Michigan Full Cream  12  @1254
Sap  Sago......................16  @17
CHOCOLATE.
Runkel Bros.’ Vienna sweet  22
“  Premium........  33
“  Horn-Cocoa...  3'
“  B reakfast___   48
CHEWING  GUM.
200 

Rubber, 100 lumps..................25
..................35
Spruce...................................... 30

CHEESE

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CHICORY.

coffee—Green.

B ulk..........................................  6
R ed...........................................   754
Rio, fa ir.........................17  @19
“  good....................... 1854@20
“  prime.....................  @21
“  fancy,  w ashed... 19  @22
“  golden....................20  @23
Santos............................ 17  @22
Mexican & Guatemala 19  @23
Peaberry....................... 20  @23
Java,  Interior.............. 20  @25
“  M andheling__ 26  @29
Mocha, genuine...........25  @27
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add V4c. per lb. for roast 
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink 
age.

coffees—Package.

30 lbs  60 lbs

100 lbs
Lion.......................................... 245-4
“  in cab in ets..................... 2424
Dilworth’s ...............................2454
Magnolia..................................24
Acme...................2354  2354  23%
G erm an..................................... 24 Vi
b in s .......................... 24
M cLaughlin's  XXXX...........24l,
Honey  Bee..............................26
T iger.........................................24
Nox  All  ..................................25
O  B .......................................... 24
Valley City............................ 
75
Felix. :....................................  4  A*

COFFEE extract.

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C LO TH ES  L IN E S .

,  40 f t .......... per doz.

Jute

50 f t ..........  
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60 f t ........... 
“
70 f t ........... 
80 f t ..........  
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60 f t ........... 
72 f f ......... 
“
C O N D EN SED  M IL K .
7 60
E agle...............................
Anglo-Swiss..........................  6  00

1  25
1  50 
1  60
2 00 
2  25 
1 00 
1  15

C R A C K E R S.

“ 

Kenosha B utter...................   8
Seymour 
..................... 6
B utter.......................................6
“  family............................  6
“  b iscu it..........................  7
Boston......................................   8
City Soda.................................  8
Soda............................................6V4
S. Oyster ................................   6
City Oyster, XXX...................  6
Picnic...................................... 6

OIL.

PICKLES.

Michigan  T est.......................  9
W ater  W hite......................... 10%
M edium.................................. 4  50
54 b b l....................... 2  75
“ 
Small,  b b l.............................. 5  50
“  Vi  bbl...........................3 25
Clay, No.  216.........................1  60 |
“  T. D. full count............  75
Cob. No.  3 .................................   40 |

PIPES.

RICE.

“ 
“ 
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Carolina h ead .............................654 ,

NO. 1......................... 5J£
No. 2.................. 5V4@
No. 3.........................5
SALERATUS.

J a p a n .........................................554
DeLand’s,  p ure....................... 554
,'Larch’s, Cap  Sheaf.............. 5
Dwight’s ....................................5
Taylor’s ..................................... 5

SALT

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imon Fine per bbl..........   88
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks.......  24
28  pocket.......................................2 05
60 
2  15
 
 
100 
2  40
Ashton bu. b a g s ...................   75
Higgins  “ 
...................   75
Warsaw “ 
...................   37
...................   20

“ 
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Vi-bu  “ 
SAL  SODA.

1%

SO A P.

SODA.

S N U F F .

3  “ 

spices—Whole.

SAPOLIO.
“ 
SEEDS.

Kegs......................................... 
Granulated,  boxes................  2
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in b o x .......  2  35
Hand, 
.......  2 35
Mixed b ird ..............................  4
Caraway...................................10
C anary.....................................  4
Hemp........................................  4
Anise.....................................  •  8V4
R ap e........................................   4V4
M ustard...................................  7V4
Scotch, in  bladders..............37
Maccaboy, in ja rs.................35
French Rappee, in J a rs .......43
Dingman,  100  bars...............4  00
Don’t  Anti-W ashboard.......4  75
J a x o n ......................................3  75
Queen  A nne......................... 4  00
German fam ily......................2  40
Big B argain........................... 1  87
B oxes..................................... 5*4
Kegs, English........................4%
A llspice..................................10
Cassia, China in m ats..........  7*4
“  Batavia in bund — 11
Saigon in  rolls..........42
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna..................30
Zanzibar.....................24
“ 
Mace  B atavia....................... 70
Nutmegs, fancy....................80
“  No.  1...........................75
“  No.  2...........................70
“ 
w hite.......28
“ 
shot............................. 21
spices—Gro u n d -In  Bulk.
A llspice................................. 15
Cassia,  B atavia................... 20
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon........................42
! Cloves, Amboyna....................35
• 
Zanzibar..................28
| 
I Ginger, A frican...................12%
Cochin...................... Jo
*• 
I 
Jam a ic a ...................18
“ 
Mace  Batavia...................... 80
j  Mustard,  English............... 22
and T rie..25
Trieste...................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 .................... 70
Pepper, Singapore, black — 22
“  w hite........ 30
Cayenne................... 25

Pepper, Singapore, black —  18*4

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STA R C H .

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

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SU G A RS.

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Cut  L oaf.......................
C ubes............................
Powdered].....................
Granulated,H. & E.’s..
F ranklin..
Lakeside..
Knight’s...
Confectionery  A.........
Standard  A...................
No.  1, White Extra C..
No. 2 E xtra  C..............
No. 3C, golden............
No. 4 C, d ark ................
No. 5  C..........................

S T B U F 8 .

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Corn, barrels.......................  @22
one-half  barrels—   @24
Pure  Sugar, bbl..................2S@36
“ 
half barrel....27@38

X

SW E E T   GOODS.
Ginger Snaps................9
Sugar  Creams...............9
Frosted  Creams...........
Graham  Crackers.......
Oatmeal  Crackers.......

XXX
954
9V4
9V4
9
9

TEAS.

OOLONG.

@15
@20

IM P E R IA L .

SU N   C U R E D .

YOUNG  H Y SON.

@1T
@29
@34

@30
@25
@35
@40

j a p a n — Regular. 
...................... 12
F a ir ................
G ood..............
..24 
Choice............
.. .30
Choicest.........
F a ir ................................ 12
G ood.............................. 16
Choice............................ 24
Choicest................................... 30 @33
B A S K E T   F IR E D .
F a ir ...............................
Choice............................
Choicest........................
E xtra choice, wire leaf
G U N P O W D E R .
Common to  fair...........25
@65
Extra fine to finest— 50 
@85
Choicest fancy.............75
Common to  fa ir............20  @35
Superior to fine..............40  @50
@26
Common to  fa ir........... 18
©4»
Superior to  fine...........30
@30
Common to  fair........... 25
@50
Superior to  fine........... 30
@65
Fine to choicest...........55
E N G L ISH   B R E A K F A S T .
F a ir ................................ 25  @30
Choice.............................30  @35
B est................................ 55  @65
Tea  D ust.......................  8  @10
C lim ax.......................•................40
Corner  Stone.............................. 35
Double  Pedro.............................37
Peach  Pie................................... 37
Wedding  Cake,  blk..................37
Something  Good....................... 39
“Tobacco” ..................................37
Sweet H ppin................
Five and  Seven...........
H iaw atha.....................
Sweet  Cuba..................
Petoskey Chief 
Sweet Russet..
T h istle............
Florida..........................
Rose  Leaf.....................
Red Domino.................
Catlin’s Meerchaum,54s. 
Kiln Dried 16 oz.,  “ 
$  2, per  hundred.................   2  50
..................3  00
“ 
$  5, 
“ 
$10, 
..................4  00
“ 
$20, 
..................5  00
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over................ 5  per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
30 g r..........................................  9
40 g r...........................................10
50 g r.......................................... 11

50
90
68
45
55
@34
42
65
06
32
31 
,.19@20
tradesman credit coupons.

 
10 
..............20 
vinegar.

tobaccos—Smoking. 

tobaccos—F ine Cut

tobaccos—Plug.

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.32

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•1 for barrel

M ISC ELLA N EO U S.

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

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P A P E R .

Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol­

lows:
S traw .........................................1%
“  Light  W eight................ 2
S u g a r.........................................2
Rag  S u g ar................................2V4
H ardw are..................................2V4
B akers.......................................2V4
Dry  Goods................................5
Jute  M anilla.............................8
Red  Express  No. 
1......5
No. 
T W IN E S .

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W O O D EN W A R E.

48 Cotton.................................  22
Cotton, No. 2.
.20 
.18 
“  3.
40
Sea  Island, assorted.
No. 5 H em p............................16
.17
W ool........................................  8
Tubs, No. 1.......................... .  7  25
“  No. 2.......................... .  6  25
“  No. 3.......................... .  5  25
1  60
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No.  1,  three-hoop.. ..  1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes..
60
Bowls, 11 inch................... ..  1  00
................... ..  1  25
13  “ 
“ 
15  “ 
“ 
................... ..  2 00
.......................  2  75
17  “ 
“ 
assorted, 17s and  17s  2 50 
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
“ 
b u sh el..................  1  60
“ 
“ 
“  with  covers  1 90
“  willow cl'tbs, No.l  5 50
“  No.2  6  00
“ 
“ 
“  No.3  7  00
“ 
“ 
“  No.l  3  50
“  splint 
“ 
“ 
“  No.2  4  25
“ 
“  No.3  5  00
G R A IN S an d  FE E D S T U F F S
W h ite ................................... 
94
Red........................................  
90
Straight, in sacks.................  4 75
“  barrels.............  4  95
Patent 
“  sacks.................  5 75
“  barrels.............  5  95

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

W H E A T .

F L O U R .

“ 
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40

M EA L.

CO RN .

M IL L S T U F F S .

“  ............................   36V4

B olted........................................   2 20
Granulated................................  2 45
Bran............................................  13 00
Ships..........................................   14 00
Screenings................................  12 00
M iddlings.................................   14 00
Mixed  F eed................................ 14 00
Coarse  m eal..............................  15 00
Small  lots............................  37
Car 
Small  lo ts............................  30
Car 
NO. 1.......................................... 35® 40
NO. 1......................................   1  25
NO. 2......................................  1  10
No. 1............................................  12 00
No. 2............................ 
H ID E S ,  PE L T S  a n d   FU R S.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­

“  ............................  28V4

B A R L E Y .

O ATS.

H A Y .

R Y E .

 

H ID E S .

lows:
G reen ............................  4  @ 4V4
Part  Cured...................  4%@ 5
Full 
.................. 4V4@ 5
D ry.................................   5  @ 6
i Dry  K ip s .....................  5  @ 6
! Calfskins,  green.......   3  @ 4
cured.......   4%@ 5
Deacon skins..............  10  @20

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10 50

F U R S .

: J  % off for No. 2.
!  Shearlings.................... 10  @30
1  Estimated wool, per fl> 20  @25
5@1  00
M in k .............................. 
I  Coon...............................  
5@  90
:  S kunk............................ 
5®1  00
i  M uskrat........................  
1@  25
Fox, red...........................  
5@1 50
“  qross.......................  50@5 00
5® 75
“  grey.......................... 
Cat,  bouse........................ 
5@ 25
“  w ild.......................... 
5@ 50
F ish er...........................1  00@6  00
i»  qs/l L ynx..............................   50@5  00
s   q  Martin,  d ark ................  25@4 00
pale..................   10@1  50
S   L ,  O tte r..................................   50@10 00
Wolf....................................   50@4 00
%  S'5  B ear....................................   50@30 00
i  B eav er...............................   50@7 00
@  81
B ad g er.......................... 
(ff,  Û1Z!  DaUgcl......................
@ 834  Deerskins, per lb......... 
@   8V6 
M ISC E L L A N E O U S.
@ 7%  T allow ..........................   3vi@ 4
©   7V4  Grease  b u tter..............5  @  7
©   734  S w itches.......................  2  ©   2%
@  7  G inseng.........................2  00@2  10

5@1  00
5@  40

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I 

► r u ff s   Medicines.

State  Board  of Pharmacy.

One Year—^Ottmar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor.
Two Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Three Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Four  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Five Years—James  Vernor, Detroit.
President—Geo.  McDonald 
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next  Meeting—At  Star 
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 2 and 3.__________ _

sland  House,  near  Detroit, 

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass'n. 

^President— Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
^TTirst Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles.
Third Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—A. H. Lyman,  Manistee;  A. Bas 
sett,  Detroit; F. J.  Wurzburg,  Grand Rapids;  W.  A. 
Hall, Greenville;  E. T.  Webb, Jackson.
Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit._________________
G r a u d   t t a p i d *   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c i e t y .  

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

D e t r o i t   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   . S o c i e t y  

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

M uskegon  O r a g   C le r k s ’  A ssociation. 
President, C. S. Koon;  Secretary, J.  W. Hoyt._______

LIST  OF  QUERIES

is 

State  Association.

9.  Atropine  Sulphate—What 

Prepared for  the  Next  Meeting of the 
1.  Abstract of  Podophyllum—What  is 
the best  working  formula for a prepara­
tion  most  acceptable  to physicians,  and 
what name should it bear ?
2.  Acetic  Acid—What  grades  of  this 
acid are more  expedient for purchase by
fZthe dispensing  pharmacist, and what are 
its 
^ th e   surest  and  simplest  tests  of 
strength and purity ?
3.  Aconite—What  preparation  of  this 
drug is, or  would  be  most  suitable  for 
administration by the physician ?
4.  Alcohol—Are  many tinctures liable 
to variation  in strength, due  to  degrees 
of  acidity in this solvent as used ?
5.  Antipyrine—By  w hat  description j 
and tests should  the  quality of  this arti- j 
cle be guarded ?
6.  Aqua—“Natural  water in its purest 
^attainable state”—What  tests  should he 
^given by the pharmacopoeia ?
7.  Aromatic  Tincture  of  Rhubarb— 
What  improvements  should be  made  in 
this  preparation, both  for  separate  use 
and as a basis for the syrup ?
8.  Aspidium—What substitutes, if any, 
are  now  offered  in  commerce  for male 
fern ?
the 
chemical and physiological quality of the 
article in use ?
10.  Borax as an  Antiseptic—What  are 
g   its claims, and  the  best  forms of  borax
compounds,  for this purpose?
11.  Cannabis Indica—What is the qual­
ity  of  the  powdered  extract,  of  com­
merce ?
12.  Carbolic Acid—Shall  the  pharma­
copoeia  give  directions for a liquid form 
of  the  concentrated  article ?  and,  if  so, 
what  directions  are  suitable for highest 
uniform strength ?
13.  Carbonate  of  Ammonia—Does  the 
Mk proportion of  carbonate in the  article in 
^  use agree  with  the  chemical formula in
the U.  S.  Ph. ?
14.  Chloral—What  improvement  can 
be made  in  the  pharmrcopceial  require­
ments for this article ?
15.  Chlorate  of  Potassium  —  What 
changes, if  any,  should  he  made  in  the 
pharmacopoeial standard for this article ?
16. Citrate of Iron and Quinine—Should 
the pharmacopoeia  present the “soluble” 
or the  “insoluble”  preparation, or  both 
these forms ?
17.  Cotton  Seed  Oil—What  require- 
ments and tests should the pharmacopoeia 
present for  this article ?
18.  Copaiba—To  what  impurities is it 
most  liable,  and  what 
requirements 
should  be  made  for  it  in  the  pnarma- 
copoeia ?
19.  Compound  Syrup of  Squill—What 
directions should the pharmacopoeia give 
for its preparation ?  Accepted  by Jacob 
Jesson.
20.  Ether—What  is  the quality of  the 
21.  Fluid  Extract  of  Ipecacuanha— 
What is the quality of  the article in use ?
22.  Fluid  Extract  of  Rhubarb—How 
can its strength be determined ?
23.  Gaultheria  Oil—What  name  shall 
the Pharmacopoeia retain for this article ?
24.  Ginger—What  is  the  strength  of 
the fluid preparations on the market ?
25.  Lactic Acid—What  is  the  quality 
of  the article in use ?
26.  Liquor Potass®—How can the phar- 
|   macist  best  provide  himself  with  this
article and preserve it ?
27.  Menthol  —  Wnat 
requirements 
should be laid down for  this article ?
28.  Milk  of  Magnesia—A  formula  is 
desired for an identical preparation.
29.  Oil of  Camphor—What is its value 
in medicine and pharmacy ?
30.  Oil of  Peppermint—What pharma­
copoeial tests  will best govern the purity 
and quality of  this article ?
31.  Peppermint  Water,  Camphor 
Water—What are the best  processes  for 
their  preparation?  Accepted  by  C.  S. 
Koon, Muskegon.
32.  Permanganate of Potassium—What
is  the  best  way  of  administering  this 
agent ?
33.  Phosphoric Acid.—What  tests and 
standards of  strength of  phosphoric acid 
can  the  pharmacopoeia lay down for this 
article ?
34.  Solubilities  at  a  given  Common 
Temperature—Should these constants be 
adopted  as  those  (1)  of  a  solution re­
maining  after  deposition  of  the  excess 
dissolved at a higher  temperature, or  as 
constants (2) of  a solution  by  action  of
A  of  the solvent at the  given  temperature 
from the first ?
35.  Solution  of  Sulphate  of  Iron— 
What is the  profit  in  its preparation by 
the  pharmacist?  Accepted  by  Jacob 
Jesson.
36.  Sulphite  or  Hyposulphite—What 
agent  of  uniform  strength  of  available 
sulphurous  acid can be  recommended to 
physicians ?
37.  Terebene—What  is  the  quality of 
the commercial article ?
38.  Tinctures—If  decimal  ratios  of
^  
*   their strength continue to be  given at all 
in  the  pharmacopoeia,  should  these  be 
ratios to  100  weight,  or ratios to volume 
of  100 weight of  water ?
39.  Vinegars—What  preparations  of 
this  class  is  it  proper  to  retain in the 
pharmacopoeia ?
40.  Volumetric  test  solutions—In the 
standards  of  strength of  these  reagents 
what  improvements  should  be made by 
the pharmacopoeia ?
ft 
41.  Wines as Galenical  Preparations—
*  What preparations of this class should be 
retained by the pharmacopoeia.
42.  Spirit Nitrous Ether—Can the U. S. 
Ph.  process  for  this  preparation be im­
proved ?

W  article dispensed in this State ?

£  

Members are earnestly requested to ac­
cept  some  of  these  queries.  We  need 
answers to many of  these practical ques­
tions.

H. J.  Brown, Sec’y,

Ann  Arbor, Mich.
Revision of the  Pharmacopoeia.

Robert Armory, President of  the phar­
maceutical  convention  of  1880,  has,  in 
accordance with  custom  and  the  duties 
of  his  office,  issued  a call  for a general 
convention  to  assemble in  Washington, 
D.  C., at noon.  May 7, 1890, for  the  pur­
pose of  providing for a revision and pub­
lication  of  the  Pharmacopoeia  of  the 
United States.  The bodies  who  are  en­
titled  to  representation  in  this conven­
tion are as follows :
The several  incorporated  medical  so­
cieties, 
incorporated  medical  colleges, 
incorporated  colleges  of  pharmacy,  and 
incorporated  pharmaceutical  societies 
throughout  the  United  States of  Amer­
ica, the  American  Medical  Association, 
and the American  Pharmaceutical Asso­
ciation,  each of  which  may elect a  num­
ber  of  delegates  not  exceeding  three; 
and  the  Surgeon-General  of  the  Army, 
Surgeon-General  of  the  Navy,  and  the 
Surgeon-General of  the  Marine Hospital 
service, who  will  appoint  each  not  ex­
ceeding three medical officers.
These bodies are requested to transmit 
to  the  President  of  the  convention  of 
1880  the  names  and residences of  their 
respective  delegates,  as  soon  as  they 
shall  have  been  appointed.  A  list  of 
these delegates will be published  for the 
information of  the  medical and pharma­
ceutical  public,  in  the  newspapers and 
medical journals, in the month of March, 
1890.
A  list of  the bodies w hich took part in 
the  convention  of  1880  is  published in 
the  Pharmacopoeia of  that  date, and  all 
those institutions which have  come  into 
existence  since  then  and are entitled to 
representation, or which, though entitled 
to do so, did  not  then  take  part  in the 
deliberations  of  the  Congress,  should 
send, along with the  credentials of  their 
delegates,  legal proof of  their incorpora­
tion,  signed by properly qualified  public 
officials of  the  United  States,  or by the 
Secretary of  the  State  under  whose au­
thority their charter  was issued.
All bodies  entitled  to  representation, 
and desiring same, should send their cor­
porate titles  and a list of  their officers at 
once  to  Robert  Amory,  care of  Dr. Ed­
ward  H.  Brigham,  assistant  librarian 
Boston Medical Library, No.  19 Boylston 
Place, Boston, Mass.
Particulars  Concerning1 the  “Feculine” 

Factory.

Mu sk eg o n,  April 22, 1889.

E. A. Stowe,  Grand Rapids:
De a r  Sir—As the erection  and opera­
tion of  a  factory  for  the  manufacture 
of  potato starch can  hardly be devoid of 
interest  to  the  readers of  T h e  T r a d e s­
m an,  a short  description of  this  new in­
dustry may enable  the  public in general 
to  more  fully comprehend  its  value  to 
the  locality in  which  it is situated, and 
especially to the  farmers in the vicinity, 
who  will find a ready  market  for  their 
potatoes.
The article to be manufactured  will be 
brought  into the market under the name 
trademark  of  “Feculine”  potato 
and 
starch  and  will  be  made  by a new and 
much  improved  process. 
Its  manufac­
turers  claim  that  it  will  be of  a purer 
and  much  better quality than  that  now 
manufactured in  the  eastern  states. 
It 
is used largely in the  cotton mills,  but is 
also exceedingly valuable for laundry and 
culinary  purposes,  being  tasteless  and 
odorless,  and forming a clear  and  trans­
parent  starch  when  mixed with boiling 
water,  and on this account  will undoubt­
edly, in  many  instances  entirely super­
sede corn starch. 
In the form of sago, it 
finds a ready market,  being  in  great  de­
mand in the middle and eastern  states.
The main building is to be 160x92 feet, 
partially two  stories in hight, the  steam 
engine  being  seventy-five  horse  power. 
The factory is to be supplied with all the 
modern improvements and conveniences, 
upon some of  which the company has its 
special patents.  Besides the main build­
ing, there are to be two or  three  smaller 
buildings for storage and other purposes. 
The  situation  is  in  Lakeside,  now  in­
cluded in the city of  Muskegon,  and  has 
a  lake  frontage  of  258  feet  and  ample 
railroad  accommodations.  The  factory 
will he finished  and in running order by 
the 1st of  June. 
It will be known as the 
Michigan  Feculine Factory,  and  the firm 
name will be Van Deinse, Reiseger & Co.

F. C.  V a n  De in s e.

Opposition to the Patrons.

From the Boston Commercial Reporter.
Some of  our  contemporaries,  notably 
T h e  Mic h ig a n  T ra d esm a n  and 
the 
American Agraculturist  have  come  out 
in opposition to an institution  known  as 
the Patrons of  Industry. 
It is an organ­
ization  among  farmers, 
the  object  of 
which is announced to be the  concentra­
tion of  the farmers’ trade with one retail 
merchant in each  line, in  each  towrn  or 
city who will agree to sell’to them  at  10 
per cent,  advance over cost  price.  The 
agent who visits the retailer has very en­
ticing arguments in favor of  the scheme, 
but our contemporaries mentioned  above 
condemn the whole business.

VISITING BUYERS.

D S Liddle, Tustin 
M V Gundum & Co. Leroy 
H Freeman, Mancelona 
N Bouma, Fisher 
j  M E Herrick, Crapo 
Thos Cooley, Lisbon 
Plato & Ren wick, Rodney 
S T Colson. Alaska 
Eli Runnels, Corning:
J Kinney, Kinney 
C V Hane, Remus 
C R Eddy, Grattan 
J Fair, Greenfield Mills, Ind 
j  M Heyboer & Bro.  Drenthe 
G M Huntley, Reno 
T VanEenenaam,Zeeland 
H M Patrick  Co, Leroy 
A W Blain. Dutton 
A L Carpenter&Co,Baldwin 
Greason &Dennis,Kalkaska 
John Farrowe,  So Blendon 
i  W G Tefft, Rockford 
G S Putnam. Fruitport 
Higbee & Hugh, Morley 
Alex Denton, Howard  City 
A Purchase, So Blendon 
W F W illem in, Wetzell 
Brookings Lumber Co,
Brookings 
Darling &  Smith,  Fremont 
H Van Noord. Jamestown 
‘ ’ Mulder &Co,Graafschaap 
I  W alter Struik,  Jamestown 
A W Konkle, Remus 
H Meijering, Jamestown 
C S Comstock, Pierson 
N F Miller,  Lisbon 
A Yates, Allen Creek 
Sm&llegan & Pickaard,
John Damstra.  Gitchell 
H Dalmon, Allendale 
R McKinnon, Kent City 
E S Botsford, Dorr 
S M Geary,  Maple Hill

Forest Grove 

O A Rowland, Hesperia 
Louis Kolkema, Holland 
W McWilliams, Conklin 
John Homrich, No Dorr 
L M W olf, Hudsonville 
S J Martin, Sullivan 
C Gregory, Fennville 
C H Deming. Dutton 
O J Eldred, Clarksville 
K L Kinney, Ensley 
M M Robson, Berlin 
John DeVries, Jamestown 
G F Cook,  Grove 
D W Shattuck. Wayland 
Carrington & North,  Trent 
L Cook  Bauer 
J Raymond, Berlin 
G Ten Hoor,  Forest  Grove 
John Gunstra, Lamont 
W H Struik, Forest Grove 
J Colby,  Rockford 
O B Granger, Plainwell 
Goodyear Bros,  Hastings 
O  H Loomis,  Sparta 
John Giles & Co, Lowell 
C K Hoyt & Co .Hudson ville 
F Narregang, Byron Center 
Ira Murtland, Cadillac 
A H Morehouse, Hobart 
E L Terrill, Lockwood 
Henry Strope,  Morley 
Geo 8 Curtiss, Edgerton 
Hunt & Hunter, Lowell 
H S Barron, Forest Grove 
Hessler Bros, Rockford 
Dr John Graves,  Wayland 
Thos Hefferman, Baldwin 
J B Watson, Coopers ville 
R B McCulloch, Berlin 
W H Hicks, Morley 
A G Clark & Co,  White Cld 
A J White, Bass River 
W alling Bros,Lamont 
L E Norton, Hesperia 
A C Barkley, Crosby

NEEDED  LEGISLATION,

S ought  b y   the  M em bers  o f th e  Grand 

Rapids  Jobbing  Trade.

A delegation  of  Grand Rapids  jobbers 
visited  Lansing one day last week in the 
interest of  three bills  which  they would 
like to see enacted on  our  statute books. 
One  is  an  amendment to our present as­
signment 
law,  introduced  and  cham­
pioned  by  a  Southern  Michigan  repre­
sentative.  Another is  an  amendment to 
the homestead law,  as follows:
The  people  of  the  State  of  Michigan 
enact:  That  section 2 of  chapter  267  of 
Howell’s Annotated  Statutes,  being  sec­
tion 7722 of that compilation, be amended 
to read as follows:
Sec.  2.  Such exemption  shall  not  ex­
tend  to  any mortgage  thereon  lawfully 
obtained,  but  such  mortgage  or  other 
alienation  of  such  land  by  the  owner 
thereof,  if  a married  man,  shall  not  be 
valid without the signature of the wife to 
the same, unless  such  mortgage shall be 
given  to  secure the payment of  the pur­
chase  money  or  some  portion  thereof. 
And if any person owing debts shall pur­
chase a parcel of  land coming within the 
general  description  of  a  homestead  as 
defined  in this  chapter  and shall give in 
payment  or  part  payment 
therefor, 
directly or  indirectly,  any money or  per­
sonal  property partly or  wholly  unpaid 
for,  and  the  purpose of  such  purchase 
shall be to defeat  the  collection of  such 
debt or debts  by holding  such  land as a 
homestead, no  homestead  shall  thereby 
be acquired by such  debtor  nor  right of 
dower  by his  widow  in  such  land,  but 
the same may be sold for the satisfaction 
of  such  debt  or  debts.  This  act  shall 
apply  although a portion  of  the  money 
or  property directly or  indirectly  given 
in payment for  such  land  would  other­
wise have been  exempt  from sale on ex­
ecution.  The  exchange,  directly or  in­
directly,  of  money or personal  property, 
wholly  or  partly  unpaid  for,  for  land 
coming  within  the  general  description 
of  a homestead  as  defined  in this chap­
ter  shall  be  prima facie  evidence  that 
the purpose  of  the  exchange is to defeat 
the collection of  such debt or debts.
The third  measure  is  presented  as  an 
amendment  to  the  present  attachment 
provisions, as follows:
The  People  of  the  State  of  Michigan 
enact:  That act 229 of the Session Laws 
of  1861,  being  chapter  275 of  Howell’s 
Annotated Statutes  be  amended  by add­
ing one section thereto.
Sec. 32.  Whenever  the  plaintiff  shall 
he  entitled  to  a  writ of  attachment  by 
virtue  of  sections  one  and  two  of  this 
act, except  that the  debts ow ing him  by 
the  debtor is not  due, he  may begin and 
prosecute  his  suit  by  attachment  by 
complying  with  the  provisions  of  this 
act:  Provided,  however, that  before  any 
such  writ of  attachment shall  issue  the 
plaintiff  or  some  person  in  his  behalf 
shall  make  an  affidavit  in  compliance 
with section  two of  this  act, except that 
instead of stating that such indebtedness 
is due such  affidavit shall state when the 
same will  become due  and  show reasons 
for  the  immediate  issuance of  said writ 
to  the  satisfaction of  the  Circuit  Judge 
or in his absence from the county where­
in such  application is made, of  a Circuit 
Court  Commissioner of  said county,  and 
obtain  his  order  indorsed  on  such affi­
davit  that  such  writ  may issue  and  be 
proceeded  with,  and no other  or  further 
affidavit  shall  be  required:  Provided, 
also, that  on  taking  judgment  on  such 
indebtedness,  if  before  due  the  same 
shall  be  for  the  present  worth  of  the 
debt.
As will be seen by a careful perusal of 
the measures above  given,  both are  just 
and  equitable  and  their  enactment  by 
the  Legislature will  result  in  a  lasting 
benefit to every honest  dealer.

The  Milk in the  Cocoanut.

W olcott v il l e , Ind., April 17,1889.
E. A.  Stowe, Grand  Rapids:
De a r   Sir—In  acknowledgement  of 
your  statement  concerning  the  sale  of 
liquors in my pharmacy, I would say that 
since  the  opening of  my present store I 
have carried no liquors in stock, nor do I 
expect to in the  future, with  the  excep­
tions  of  alcohol  and  sherry  wine,  for 
pharmaceutical preparations. I do not sell 
the alcohol or wine to any person. 
I am 
a comparatively  young  man,  but,  com­
mencing  the  drug  business  when quite 
young,  I  have  been  able  to  get  about 
fourteen  years’  experience.  During the 
years of  1883, 1884  and  1885, I was  pre­
scription  clerk  for  G.  W.  Fisher,  of 
DeLand,  Ala.  The  store  was  doing a 
general  retail  drug  business  of  about 
$20,000 per  year  and  we  sold  no liquor 
at  all, not  even  in a small  way  behind 
the case,  as is customary with  too  many 
pharmacists.  We carried none in stock, 
only what was required for pharmaceuti­
cal preparations.
I  will  acknowledge  that  occasionally 
the  druggist  will  feel  sorry because he 
has  no  liquors  to  accommodate  a  good 
friend or make a new  customer,  but  he 
oftener  feels  glad,  especially  when  he 
sees a man reeling  along  the  pavement; 
and when the  grand  jury meets, he naed 
not  be  afraid  of  having  to  pay  out  a 
month’s  profit,  or,  perhaps,  more  for 
fines.
How many druggists  would sell liquor 
if  it wasn’t for the profit on  that  alone? 
I don’t believe one-tenth would do it that 
do do it  now. 

Yours,
Co rw in  F.  Mil l e r .

Wool,  Hides,  Furs  and Tallow.

Wools  are  quiet  at  reduced  prices. 
There is no activity and  nothing to stim­
ulate trade.

The  hide  market  is  at  a  standstill. 
Recent  failures  so  weaken  confidence 
that  none  will  venture  beyond  actual 
wants, and they make those wants small. 
Again, banks  tend to curtail  their  lines 
on  leather  as  collateral,  which  forces 
present  stock  on  the  market, while,  on 
the other hand,  leather  cutters have had 
good orders and are taking  quite  freely, 
prices  being  low  enough.  . It is evident 
that  lower  prices  must  be  had  for the 
tanner to get a new dollar for an old one.

Tallow is plenty and dull.
Furs are in good demand.

r

The D rug  M arket.

There are  few  changes of  importance 
to  note  this  week.  Quinine  is  steady, 
but is a trifle  firmer.  Opium  and  mor­
phia  are  unchanged.  Paris  green  ad­
vanced  lJic  per  pound  on  the  19th. 
Present  prices  are  as  follows,  payable 
July 1,  1889 :  Arsenic  kegs,  about  250 
pounds, 20Kc;  kegs of  112  pounds,  21c; 
14,  28  and  56  pound  pails:22J^c;  one- 
pound boxes, 23c;  half-pound boxes, 25c; 
quarter-pound boxes, 27c.  The discount 
for cash is 6 per cent,  per  annum for un­
expired time.  P.  & W.  Quinine  has  de­
clined 2c per ounce.  Castor  oil  has  ad­
vanced  lc  per  pound.  Chloroform  is 
tending  lower.  Rock  candy  syrup  has 
advanced 10c per gallon.

Every  druggist 

should  carry  “Our 
Knocker”  cigars  in  his  showcase.  For 
sale only by M.  H. Treusch & Bro.

GXXTSEXTG  ROOT.

We pay the highest price for it.  Address

PECK BROS., Wholesale  Druggists, 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

OFFICE  OF

KING  &  COOPER,

J Fancy Grocers,
St.  J o se p h , Mich., Feb. 23,1889. 

DANIEL  LYNCH,Grand Rapids:
DEAR SIR—Permit us to con­
gratulate you upon  the  trade  we 
are working up on your Imperial 
Baking Powder.  We  have  had 
it  tested  by  the  most  competent 
cooks  in  the  city  and  they  pro­
nounce  it  fully  equal  to  any 
powder on the market;

Yours very truly,

KINO & COOPER.

Should  send $ 1 to 
K.  A.  Stow e  &  B ro.
for one of their Improved

GRAND  B A F ID S ,

LIQUOR X POISON RECORDS

Wholesale Price  Current,
Advanced—Paris Green, Castor Oil.  Declined—Quinine, P.  & W.

A C ID U M .

A ceticum .....................
Benzoicum,  German..
Boracie 
.......................
C arbolicum ..................
C itricum ............ .........
H ydrochlor..................
Nitrocum  .....................
O xalicum .....................
Phosphorium  d ii.........
Salicylicum ................ 1
Sulphuricum ................
Tannicum ....................1
Tartaricum ...................
AM M ONIA.
Aqua, 16  deg............
18  deg............
Carbonas  ...................
C hloridum ................
a n i l i n e . 
Black*.........................

“ 

8©   10 
80@1  00 
30
40©  45 
50©  55 
3©  5
10©   12 
13©  14 
20
40@1  80 
194®  5 
40@1  60 
45©  50

3® 
5 
. 
4@  6 
.  11©  13 
.  12©  14

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

Y ellow .......................
BACCAE.

Cubeae  (po. 1  60.......... 1  85®2 00
J u n ip e r u s ......................... 
J”
X antnoxylum ..............  »5©  oU

BA LSA M U M .
Copaiba............  
6s®   £0
 
ÿ?
P eru...............................  
Terabin, Canada  .......  50©  55
T o lu tan .........................  45®   50

 

C O B T E X .

Abies,  C anadian.........
Cassiae  ..........................
Cinchona F la v a .........
Euonvmus  atropurp.. 
Myrica  Cerifera, p o ...
Prunus V irgini............
Quillaia,  g rd ................
Sassafras  .....................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)
EXTRACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza  G labra...
po.........
“ 
Haematox, 15 lb. b o x ..
Is ................
“ 
“ 
V&s..........
“  Ms..........
FEBRUM.
Carbonate Precip.........
Citrate and Q uinia—
Citrate  Soluble............
Ferrocyanidum Sol —
Solut  Chloride............
Sulphate,  com’l ...........
pure..............

“ 

24©  25 
33©  35 
11@  12 
13© 
14©
16©  17

@  15 
@3 50 
©   80 
©   50 
©   15 
114©  2

F L O R A .

A rn ic a ..........................   14©  16
A nthem is.....................  30©  35
M atricaria...................   30©  35

F O L IA .

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

.....................   10®  12
n iv e lly .......................  25©  28
A ix.  35©  50
and  14s.......................  10®  12
8©  10

Salvia  officinalis,  üb
U raU rsi......................... 

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OUM M I.

“ 
“ 

“ 
« 
“ 
“ 

Acacia, 1st  pick ed ....  ©1
....  @
2d 
3d 
....  ©
©
sifted sorts... 
p o ...................   75@1
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 601...  50©
“  Cape,  (po.  20)...  @
“  Socotri,  (po.  60).  @
Catechu, Is, (14s, 14 )4s,
16)................................ 
®
A m m oniae...................   25®
Assafcetida,  (po. 30)...  __©
Benzoinum...................   50@
Camphor®.....................  35©
Euphorbium  po...........  35©
Galbanum .....................   @
Gamboge,  po................  80@
Guaiacum,  (po. 45) —   @
Kino,  (po.  25)..............  @
M astic..........................  
®1
Myrrh,  (po  45)............   @
Opii,  (pc. 4  50)....................... 3 00@3
Shellac  .........................  25@
“ 
bleached.........  25@
T rag acan th ..................  30©  75
herba—I n ounce packages.

A bsinthium ............................   25
E upatorium ............................  20
Lobelia.....................................  2o
M ajorum .................................   28
Mentha  Piperita...................   23
V ir............................   25
R ue............................................  30
Tanacetum, V .........................  22
Thymus,  V ..............................  25

“ 

M A G N ESIA .

Calcined, P a t................  55©  60
Carbonate,  Pat  ...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20@  25 
Carbonate,  Jenning5..  35©  36

'  O LEU M .

A bsinthium ............................ 5 00@5
Amygdalae, D ulc.........  45®
Amydalae, Amarae— 7 25@7
A n isi.........................................1 75@1
A uranti  Cortex...........  @2
Bergamii  ..................... 2  50®3
C ajiputi.........................  90@1
C aryophylli..................  @1
C e d a r............................   35©
C henopodii..................  @1
C innam onii............................ 1 10@1
C itronella.....................  
_@
Conium  M ac................  35®
Copaiba........................   90@1
Cubebae.....................15  50©16
Exechthitos..................  90@1
E rig ero n ..................................1 20@1
G aultheria..............................2 15@2
©
Geranium,  ounce.......  
Gossipii,  Sem. gal.......  50@
Hedeoma  ......................1  15@1
Jun ip eri.........................  50@2
L av en d u la...................   90@2
Lim onis................................... 1 50@1
M entha Piper................2 35©2
M entha  V erid.........................2 50@2
Morrhuae, gal..............   80@1
Myrcia, ounce..................  @
O live.........................................1 00@2
Picis Liquida,  (gal. 35)  10©
R ic in i.......................................1 20@1
Rosm arini.....................  75@1
Rosae,  ounce................  @6
Succini..........................   40©
S ab in a..........................   90@1
Santal  .......................... 3  50@7
Sassafras.......................  55©
Sinapis, ess, ounce.... 
®
T iglii..............................  @1
T hym e...................... 
  40©
©
Theobromas.................   15©
Bì Carb..........................   15©
Bichromate  . . ...............  15©
Bromide.........................  37®

opt  .................. 

p o t a s s i u m .

“ 

C arb................................
Chlorate,  (po. 20).........
C yanide.........................
Iodide............................2
Potassa, Bitart,  pure.. 
Potassa, Bitart, com ...
Potass  Nitras, opt.......
Potass N itras................
P russiate.......................
Sulphate  po..................

R A D IX .

A eonitum .....................
A lthae............................
Anchusa  .......................
Arum,  po.......................
Calamus.........................
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......
Glychrrhiza, (pv.  15).. 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 45).......................
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__
Inula,  po.......................
Ipecac,  po.................... 2
Iris  plox  (po. 20®22)..
Jalapa,  p r.....................
Maranta,  34s ................
Podophyllum, po.........
R hei................................
“  c u t........................
“  p v ..........................
Spigelia........................
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..
Serpen taria...................
Senega  ..........................
Similax, Officinalis,  H 
M
Scillae,  (po. 35)............
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po.......................
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30) 
G erm an...
Zingiber a .....................
Zingiber  j .....................

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SE M E N .

Anisum,  (po.  20) —  
Apium  (graveleons)
Bird, i s .......................
Carni, (po. 18)...........
Cardam on..................
Corlandrum ..............
Cannabis Sativa.......
Cydonium..................
Chenopodium  .........
Dipterix Odorate
Foeniculum ..............
Foenugreek,  po.......
L in i............................
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4  ).
Lobelia.......................
Pharlaris C anarian..
R a p a ..........................
Sinapis,  A lbu...........
N igra.........
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Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ...................  
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A uranti  Cortes.......................  50
Rhei  Arom..............................  50
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S enega.....................................  50
Scillae......................................   50
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Aloes........................................   60
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A rn ic a ....................................  50
Asafcetida................................  50
Atrope Belladonna................  60
Benzoin...................................  60
Co..............................  50
Sanguinaria............................  50
B arosm a.................................   50
C antharides............................  75
C apsicum ................................  50
Cardam on................................  75
Co........................  75
C astor....................................... 1 00
Catechu...................................   50
C ineh o n a...............................   50
Co........................  60
C olum ba.................................  50
C onium ...................................  50
Cubeba.....................................  50
D ig italis.................................   50
E rgot........................................  50
G entian...................................  50
Co...............................   60
G uaica.....................................  50
ammon....................  60
Z in g ib er.................................  50
Hyoscyam us..........................   50
Iodine.......................................  75
Colorless..................  75
Ferri  Chloridum ...................   35
K in o ........................................   50
Lobelia.....................................  50
M yrrh.......................................  50
N ux  Vomica..........................   50
O p ii..........................................  85
“  Cam phorated..................  50
“  Deodor.............................2 00
Auranti Cortex.......................  50
Q u assia...................................  50
Rhatany  .................................   50
R hei..........................................  50
Cassia  A cutifol.....................  50
“  Co................  50
Serpentaria............................  50
Stromonium............................  60
T o lu tan ...................................  60
V alerian .................................   50
V eratrum  V eride...................   50

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Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22).. @ 18
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Soda,  A sh.....................
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Lindseed,  boiled  __
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Neat’s  Foot,  winter
50 
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Swiss  Villa  Prepared
P a in ts..............*___ .1  00@1  20

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Sulphur,  Subl.......
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THE PRUDHOMME PRIDE.
[C O N T IN U E D   FR O M   F IR S T   F A G E .l

for James  to  have  had  with him in any 
natural  way.  She  enquired  among  the 
young  men  of  his  acquaintance,  but 
could get no clue.  She was  on the point 
of  advertising the sum as  found,  but she 
decided to send first for Mr. Newman.
“You have been so  kind,” she said,  “I 
am going to trouble  you still  more.”
“Precisely the  right  thing  for  you to 
do,” he answered.  “I am very glad  you 
I  know  a  good  deal,  of 
sent  for  me. 
course,  about such  matters—being in my 
sort of  business, you  know.  And I hap­
pen  to  be  informed  of  all  the  circum­
stances  in  this  particular  case.  The 
money is  yours  by every right»”

Rachel still looked puzzled.
“We  business  men  mustn’t tell tales, 
you  know.  But  we  know a good  deal. 
We have facilities, you see.  And  now I 
wish  you  would  promise  me,  my—my 
dear, that if  you are  ever  troubled or in 
doubt  about  any  matter  of  business, 
you’ll send for me.”
Rachel looked up in his good  face, be­
lieved him with all her  heart, and prom­
ised.
Mr. Newman  was, in  general,  a happy 
man.  But  one  thing  made  him  miser­
able,  and  that  was  trouble of  any kind 
which  he  could  not  relieve.  The  rub­
bings of  that  bald  spot on his head, the 
wrinklings of  his broad dhd sunny coun­
tenance  and  the  deep  ponderings  of 
heart  which  went  on  within  him as he 
watched his little neighbor in church and 
thought  he  saw  a  deepening  shadow 
on  her  face, were  such  as  might  have 
threatened a permanent  gloom had it not 
happened  that  there  were a good many 
other  poor  and  troubled  people  in  the 
world,  and  more especially a  young pair 
at  home to be  knit  together  and  made 
happy in every possible way.
At last, the good  man hit upon a strat- 
egem by which, he thought, he might get 
the  better for a time of  even  the  Prud- 
homme  pride.  He  encountered  Rachel 
casually  at  her  gate  one  morning  and 
stopped  for a few  words.  “I  beg  your 
pardon, Miss Rachel.” he said at last, “but 
there’s  that  poor  Historical  Society  of 
ours.”  The millionaire took off  his hat, 
rubbed his head, and  looked as unhappy 
as  he  could  make  himself  look.  “You 
see we’ve got a big list of  officers  and an 
elegant hall  and  plenty of  capital, but I 
declare we haven’t so much as a case full 
of  things to show—things  that are really 
historical. 
I’ve  been  thinking  that  if 
you could—if Madame Prudhomme could, 
you know—make  up  her  mind  to  part 
with  some of  the  interesting  things  in 
your house—that urn,  for  instance,  that 
Washington  had  coffee out of—or, well, 
’most  anything—why,  it  would  be  im­
mensely  valuable  to  us;  and I know she 
was once prevailed upon to let  the  State 
have that portrait—”
The  good  man  rubbed his head again 
and  tried  to  keep  up a despondent  ex­
pression,  but  he  was  so  delighted  at a 
gleam of  relief  he thought he detected in 
the  face  before  him  that  it was a most 
transparent  fraud, or  would  have  been 
to  one  less  personally  interested  than 
Rachel.
She  half  suspected  him  at  first,  but 
much  contriving was  beginning to make 
her mercenary,  and suspicion was lost in 
a swift calculation of  the  comforts  that 
old urn would bring her mother.
“I  don’t  know,  Mr.  Newman,”  she 
said.  “Thank  you for thinking of  it”— 
she really could  not  help thanking him, 
he looked so good—“I  will  ask  mamma 
and let  you know what she says.”
What  Madame  Prudhomme  said  was 
this:  No!  She  should  certainly  not 
think  of  such  a  thing.  She  wondered 
the  man  could  ask.  That  Prudhomme 
urn, to be sure, sold to a little  society of 
tradespeople!  But  Miss  Rachel,  as  I 
have  said,  was  certainly  growing  mer­
cenary,  and at this  juncture  she showed 
herself  capable  of finesse.  Her  mother 
now sat  up  stairs  altogether,  and never 
looked at the  silver.  Rachel le  t the old 
urn in the baize-lined box, but she rubbed 
up a tankard  of  equal  age  and  had  it 
ready  to  snow  Mr.  Newman  when  he 
called for his answer.  “I really  think,” 
she said,  laughing, “it had quite as much 
to do with Washington  as  the urn,  for 1 
have been looking  into  the old  journals 
somewhat,  and  I  think  that  particular 
urn  went  to  another  branch  of 
the 
family.”
“Never  mind,  Miss  Rachel,  never 
mind,”  answered Mr. Newman, beaming. 
“Anything  that  can  add  a  couple  of 
ciphers to its  age,  you  know—that’s all 
that’s  needed  now-days!”  He  might 
have  been  some  glorified  miser  chuck­
ling  over  his  gains.  “And if  you ever 
think of  anything  else  you can  possibly 
spare,  why—that Historical  Society is so 
poor,  you see—it would be such a favor.”
And now again the  days went on more 
monotonously,  it seemed,  than  ever  be­
fore.  Even the  genealogical  gentleman 
seemed to  come  more  rarely.  Even the 
Sunday-school  teachers’  meetings  were 
less frequent, for  Rachel  was  more and 
more confined to her mother’s  room  and 
bedside.  Acquaintance  with  Charley 
Newman’s  wife  had  been  progressing 
all this time,  and the development of the 
affectionate  little  country  girl  into  a 
pleasing  young woman,  and the growing 
content  on  the  husband’s  face,  were 
among  the  happiest  circumstances  of 
Rachel’s life at this time.
The  young pair were now in a home of 
their  own,  and  Rachel  found  herself 
taking a matronly interest  in  their little 
housekeeping experiments. 
It was novel 
and sweet to her to have  the right to feel 
so  familiar  a concern  in  the  affairs  of 
any one outside  tile family.
The  problem  of  daily  life  grew  no 
easier.  But  Rachel  remembered  her 
promise,  and  more  than  once  she took 
pity  on  the  Historical  Society,  which 
body,  through its president, certainly re­
warded  her  most  handsomely  for  her 
offerings.
At last there  came a day when  sorrow 
and loss crept  closer than ever  before to 
this woman’s heart—when  the  mother’s 
beautiful,  proud  head  lay  low,  and the 
poor little heart-chilled daisy stood alone 
in the autumn wind.
It was  so  very still  and  empty in  the 
house  when  all  was  over.  Kindly rel­
atives had lingered, but  the last was now 
gone.  The  last  letter of  sympathy was 
laid aside.  Friends had been thoughtful. 
Houses of  cousins all over the land stood 
open to her for visits of indefinite length.

Rachel  by  this 

Bayville  had  nothing  but  kindly words 
to offer now.  Charley Newman  and  his 
wife  heaped  up  fresh  flowers  in  her 
rooms,  fresh  kindnesses  in  her  heart. 
These  things  eased  the  pain,  perhaps, 
but they did not fill the emptiness.
She  sat  alone  one  morning,  and  the 
world looked very bleak.  The  door-bell 
rang, and the clouds suddenly lifted.  At 
the  same  moment a friend came in.  “I 
have  been  so  sorry to  be  away all this 
time,” said Mr. Newman,  “so very sorry, 
Miss Rachel.”
“But now  you  have  come back,” said 
Rachel,  smiling.  They said a few words 
about  his  journey.  He  asked  a  few 
questions in his  sympathetic  yet  cheery 
tones on the subject nearest her heart.
“But I came this morning to ask  you a 
question,”  he  said  at  last.  “I am  sure 
you  will  answer  it  frankly  and  freely, 
and—and  kindly.  And  if  you  can  an­
swer it as I wish,  I shall—I shall be very 
happy.  Your  home  is  broken  up. 
I 
came—I  came  to  ask  you if  you  could 
make up  your  mind to come and make a 
home for me ?  I hardly  need to tell  you 
about myself.  You  know it all, I think, 
I have  worked  with  my  hands  a  large 
part of  my life.  My grandfather was an 
honest  man,  I  believe,  but  you  never 
heard  his  name. 
I’m  a  widower;  you 
know  that,  too.  My  wife  died  twelve 
years ago.”
A  vision  of  Mrs.  Newman’s  good- 
natured  face  and  rather  striking  cos­
tumes passed before Rachel’s eyes.  But 
it  was  quickly shut  out  by the  earnest 
face bending over her.
“Maria was a good woman, and I loved 
her,” said the widower, loyally;  “but she 
wa’n’t a—a rosebud !”
the 
simile.  She  was  one  bewitching  con­
fusion  of  blushes,  smiles  and  tears. 
And here was this good man  waiting for 
her to speak.
“Mr. Newman,”  she  said,  looking up 
into  his  eyes,  “you  are  my  very  best 
friend, and I honor  you  more  than  any 
man in the  world !”
His  face  was a sunrise.  He stretched 
out his warm,  strong hand.
“Then  does  that  settle  it,  my—my 
blessing?  May I kiss  you?  And  now, 
when will  you come home ?”
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Miss Rachel paused in  her  sewing the 
next  day.  “I do  believe,”  she  said  to 
herself—“I  do  believe 1 am  doing  that 
dreadful  thing,  marrying for a home. 
I 
am!  A  home  means  to  me  love  and 
honor  and  obedience. 
I  am !  1  cer­
tainly am !  1 wonder,  too,  what  Regina 
will say. 
Regina  said,  in  short,  that  she  was 
very  much  surprised.  On  what  the 
house  would  bring,  Rachel  could  live 
very  genteelly  in  Europe.  She  knew 
nothing  about this Mr.  Newman, but she 
presumed he was a good  man.  She sent 
a  Swiss  carving  for a wedding  present, 
and hoped her sister would be happy.
And  was  this  the  end  of  the  Prud­
homme pride ?  I am not so sure of  that. 
The last  time I was in Bayville,  passing 
the  Newman  place, 
I  saw  a  little 
maiden—six  years  old,  perhaps—who 
carried her head like a duchess, and  who 
bore at the  same  time a striking  resem­
blance to the elderly man  by her side.  A 
lady came out on the lawn to meet  them. 
I thought  she  looked  proud  of  them 
both. 
I thought  the  Prudhomme pride, 
instead of  dying, had  begun a  new  and 
healthier life.

I must write her at once.” 

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So p h ie   W in t h r o p   W e it z e l .

BUSINESS  LAW .

Brief  D igests  o f  R ecent  D ecisions 

Courts o f Last R esort.

PA R TN ER SH IP  ASSETS— L E A SE .

The  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania 
held,  in  the  recent  case  of  Brown  vs. 
Beecher,  of  Chicago,  that a lease for the 
term of  fifteen years with  the  sole  and 
exclusive right  and  privilege  of  boring 
for oil at a fixed  rent  or  royalty  was  a 
chattel  real, that being made  by  one  of 
the members  of  a partnership it became 
partnership assets,  and  that  any  assign­
ment  of  it would be subject  to  partner­
ship debts known to the purchaser.

M ARRIED  WOMAN’S  NOTE.

The  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania 
held,  in  the  case  of  Baker  vs.  Singer 
manufacturing Co., that the  act  of  Feb­
ruary 29,  1872,  providing  that  all  con­
tracts  made  by  married  women  in  the 
purchase of  sewing  machines  for  their 
own use  should  be  valid  and  binding, 
did not authorize the entry of a judgment 
on a judgment note given  by  a  married 
woman  which  judgment  note  did  not 
show  that  it  was  given  for  a  sewing 
machine.

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PUBLIC  LANDS

PR E-EM PTIO N   RIGHTS.
The question was raised,  in the case of 
Travers,  whether 
Buxton  et.  al.  vs. 
iccupation of  unsur-
person acquired by 
veyed lands of  the 
!S a  right 
of  pre-emption wn 
lis  death  de- 
The  Supreme 
scended  to  his  chi 
1 Stat
decided  this 
Court of  the Unite 
It said:  Set- 
question in the negat 
re . 
ic lands in advance 
tlement upon the pul 
s allowed to parties 
of the public surveys 
who intend when the 
surveys  are  made 
to apply for their pm 
hase. 
If within  a 
certain time after the
surveys and  a  re­
turn of  the plats to the local  land  office 
the settler  takes  certain  steps  required 
by law,  he acquires,  for the first  time,  a 
right of  pre-emption to the land,  that is, 
a right to  purchase  it  in  preference  to 
others.  Until then he has  no  estate  in 
the land which he  could  devise  by  will 
or which in case of  death  would pass to 
his heirs at law.

W AREHOUSEM EN’ S  L IA B IL IT Y ----RECEIPT.
A firm of warehousemen received from 
another firm a quantity of  flour and exe­
cuted to the latter a receipt for the  same 
which  stipulated  that  the  flour  would 
“be delivered only on return of  this cer­
tificate properly  endorsed  and  the  pay­
ment of  charges  and  insurance.”  The 
second-mentioned firm indorsed  and  de­
livered the warehouse receipt to a savings 
bank in return  for  a  loan.  The  ware­
housemen afterwards delivered the  flour 
to some person without the return of  the 
receipt.  The Supreme Court of  Indiana 
held, in the case  of  Babcock  et  al.  vs. 
Peoples’  Savings  Bank  of  Evansville, 
that the bank was entitled to the  posses­
sion of  the flour or to its value,  and that 
the warehousemen could not be heard  to 
dispute the bank’s title nor to  aver  that

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

Manufacturers.  Detroit,  Mich.

WHY  WEAR  PANTS
That  do  noc  fit  or  wear  satisfac­
torily,  when  you  can  buy 
the 
Detroit Brand,  ihat  are perfect in 
*tvlc a*>d  workmanship.

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Advertising  Cards  and  Specialties.

We carry a larger stock  of  these goods than any 
Are M anufacturers, Importers and Publishers of 

other house in this country.

7,C00 styles.  Catalogue  free. 

charge at cost and allow a rebate after we 

receive orders sufficient to justify us. 

Samples  we 

AGENTS  WANTED.

Novelty  Card  and  Advertising:  Co., 

103-5-7 Monroe  St., Chicago,  111.

TIME  TABLES.
Grand.  Rapids  & Indiana.
Arrives. 
Traverse City & Mackinaw................ 
Traverse  1 -ity & Mackinaw................9:05 a m  
From Cincinnati................................... 7:30 p m
For Petoskey & Mackinaw City........3:55 pm  
Saginaw Express................................11:30 a m 

G O IN G   N O ETH .

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

 

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10:30 
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
5 :00 p.  m. train  has  sleeping  car  for  Petoskey  and 

inaw City.
Mackinaw City.

G O IN G   SO U T H .
Cincinnati  Express........................... 
Fort Wayne Express.........................10:80 a m 
Cincinnati  Express........................... 4:40  pm  
From Traverse City...........................10:40  p m

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

M ugkegon,  G rand  R ap id s  &  In dian a. 

Leave. 
Arrive.
7  05 a m................................................................. .  10:45 a m
11:15 a m ......................................................................  4:45 p m
4:20 p m .......................................................................  7:45 p m
Leaving tim e at  Bridge street  depot 7 m inutes later. 
C. L. L o ck w o o d. Gen’l Pass. Agent.
D etroit, Grand H aven & M ilw aukee.

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G O IN G  W EST.

G O IN G   E A ST.

Arrives.
tMorning Express.................. .........  1:05 pm
tThrough Mail......................... .........4:55 p m
tGrand Rapids Express..................10:40 p m
"Night Express....................... .........  6:40 a m
tMixed.......................................
tDetroit  Express....................
tThrough Mail......................... .........10:20 a m
tEvening Express.................. .........3:40 p m
"Limited Express.................... .........10:30 p m

Leaves.
1:10 p m
5:10 p m
7:00 a m
7:45 a m
6:50 a m
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 
York 10:10 a. m. next day.  Limited  Express,  East, has 
through  sleeper  Grand  Rapids  to  Niagara  Falls, 
connecting  at  Milwaukee  Junction  with 
through 
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.

J a s. Ca m pb e ll. City Passenger Agent.

Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern.

For Toledo and all points South and East, take 
the Toledo, Ann Arbor &  North  Michigan  Rail­
way from Owosso Junction.  Sure  connections 
at above point with trains of D., G. H.  & M., and 
connections at Toledo  with  evening  trains  for 
Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus,  Dayton,  Cincin­
nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville  and  all  promi­
nent points on connecting lines.

A. J. P a isl e y , Gen’l Pass. Agent.

they did not receive the property  on  the 
terms specified in the receipt.

INSURANCE— HUSBAND  AND  WIFE.
A point of  some interest  was  decided 
by the  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania 
in Brown’s Appeal. 
In this  case  it  ap­
peared that one Sandt,  a citizen of Penn­
sylvania,  insured his life in a New  York 
insurance  company.  The  policy  was 
made payable to his wife,  with  the  pro­
viso that in case  of  her death before the 
decease  of  her  husband  the  insurance 
should be payable after her death to  her 
children for their use, or to their guardian, 
In 1875 the husband and 
if  under  age. 
wife  joined  in  an  assignment  of 
the 
policy to one Brown. 
In  1884  the  wife 
died, leaving her  husband  and  children 
surviving her,  and in  1888  the  husband 
died.  The insurance money was claimed 
by both the  assignee  and  the  children. 
The  court  awarded  the  money  to 
the 
children. 
It said that while  the  assign­
ment by the wife  transfered  all  her  in­
terest, that  interest  was  contingent  on 
the  fact  of  her surviving  her  husband. 
She could not dispose of the rights of the 
children,  who were  as  much  parties  to 
the contract as  the  wife.  As  the  wife 
died  before  her  husband  her 
interest 
ceased to exist,  and could  no  more  sur­
vive in her assignee than in her  adminis­
trator.

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

ATTENTION,  RETAIL  M ER C H A N TS!

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

.  3V H .

Michigan  B u sin ess  M en’s  

Named in  Compliment to  the

,

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

RETAIL  GROCERY  TRADE.

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  m erchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Basswood, lo g -ru n .................................. 13 
00@15 00
00@16 00
Birch,  log-run...........................................15 
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2...... .......................... 
@22 00
00@16 00
Black Ash, log-run...................................14 
00@35 00
Cherry, log-run......................................... 25 
00@60 00
Cherry, Nos.  1  and  2...............................50 
Cherry, C ull.............................................  
@12  00
00(5,13 00
Maple, lo g -ru n ......................................... 12 
Maple,  soft, log-run.................................11 
00@13 00
@20  00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
@25  00
Maple,  clear, flooring............................ 
Maple,  white, selected.......................... 
@25  00
Red Oak, log-run......................................20 
00@21 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2............................. 24 00@2 > 00
Red Oak, 14 sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, J4 sawed, regular.................... 30 
00@35 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank................... 
@25 00
W alnut, log ru n ..................................... 
@55  00
@75 00
W alnut, Nos.  1 and 2.............................. 
Walnuts, cull 
@25 00
........................................  
00@13 05
Grey Elm, log-rpn.................................... 12 
00@16 00
W hite Aso, log-run...................................14 
00@22 00
Whitewood, log-run.................................20 
White Oak, log-run...................................17 
00@18 00
W hite Oak,  \i sawed, Nos. 1 and 2___42 
00@43 00

PRICE,  030  PER  THOUS AND.

Absolutely  THE  BEST  5  Cent  Cigar  on  Earth I
T h e  T elfer  Spice  C o m p an y ,
Registered  Trademark

MANUFACTURERS’  AGENTS,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

“THERE'S  NOTHING  LIKE  LEATHER." 

WE  USE  NO  IMITATIONS.

No.  16,470.

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Life is (tear;  and  leetfAer  too,. 
Lively  lively  be^5ts are wey 
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The  accompanying  cut—Pingree’s  Menagerie—is 

one  of our

Registered  'Trad e-Marks

W hether  used  with  the  stanza  or  not,  and  can be 

used  by  no one without our consent.

PINGREE & SMITH,

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M AN UFA CTURERS

FINE AfiD  MEDIUM  GRADE SHOES,

EVERY  PAIR  WARRANTED.

DETROIT,  MICHIGAN.

CHICAGO  OFFICE,  221  FIFTH  AVENUE.

Packing and Provision Co. Arctic Manufacturing Co..

STEE

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SEND  FOR  ELEGANTLY  ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE.

GRAND  RADIUS,  MICH.

W H OLESALE  D E A L E R S  IN

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

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

of  all  Kinds,  Dried  Beef  for  Slicing. 

B A R D

pm . 4:10 pm

strictly Pure and W arranted, in tierces, barrels, half-bbls., 501b. cans,201b. cans, 3, 5 and 101b. pails

R idded Rigs9 Beet, Tripe, IStc.

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

Thompson’s

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IMPORTERS  OF

Sold  Only by

J. H. THOMPSON  CO.,

Teas, Coffees

Spices,

D E T R O I T ,  M IC H .

Grand Rapids,

OFFER  TO  THE  TRADE  WHO  BUY

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

1-lbs  Reward  Baking 
Cases, with 49 Premiums, 
Dishes, All Large Pieces,
The above Prizes are Very Attractive Goods 

Powder,  4-dozen 
Decorated  China 
for 

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and New Assortments.

PRIEE
BAKING
POWDER

1 8 .0 0
$17.00

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

O ra i» !

BROWNS

We  are  wholesale  agents  for 
the Faney  California  Mountain 
Seedlings and  headquarters for 
all kinds of Messina oranges.
P U T N A M  &  B K O O K S .

Glover,
Timothg,
Alfalfa,
Jllsike,
Red  Top, 
Hungarian, 
Millet.

t o
COFFEE.

CANDY! We  manufacture  a  full 

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

PUTNA.M &  BROOKS.

We 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.

J.  Brown’s  Seed  Store,

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

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