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remarks. 

I  thought 

1 held a cigar  between  the  fingers  of 
one hand and a newspaper  in  the  other, 
but  it  could  hardly be  said  that  1  was 
smoking or reading.  The cigar had gone 
out  and I had  read all I cared for in the 
Richmond State.
It  was 11 o’clock in the  forenoon, and 
I was  sitting in one of  the very comfort­
able  parlors  of  Mrs.  West’s  boarding­
house, which looks out on Capitol square, 
in Richmond,  Virginia.
Mrs. West was  kind  enough not to re­
prove  us  for  smoking  of  a morning  in 
what she called the south parlor.
Mine  was  a  lazy  kinc  of  life,  but I 
amused  myself  by thinking  that  it was 
only the  pause  before  the battle.  Soon 
I  was  going  to  begin  the work of  life, 
really put on the harness of low business. 
At thirty a man  ought  to  have  entered 
his  plow  in  the  furrow. 
I knew I was 
one  of  those  of  whom  it  is  said,  “He 
could  do  anything  he had a mind to at­
tempt.”  Of  course  I  believed  it,  aud 
was  pleased  with  such 
I 
thought 1 was rather agood fellow;  knew 
myself  to be brilliant ami  fond of  pleas­
ure of  a refined  sort.  Did  1  look  with 
contempt on a man  who  could  find  any 
kind of  entertainment in getting drunk ? 
He must be a beast who could be tempted 
in that way.
It was possibly taste and not  principle 
which  had  guided  me,  but  to myself  1 
confessed  it  was  principle.  Somebody 
had  once  told  me  that I was too  selfish 
ever  to  be  criminal.  What had the fel­
low meant ?  I had laughed in reply,  but 
I was secretly nettled.
If  I always managed to have  the  best 
of  everything  going,  it was certainly be­
cause  I  was  so  constituted that I could 
| not put up with  anything  less.  1 could 
I accomplish  more,  do  more  good  in  the 
i world, if,  first of  all,  1 was  satisfied and 
| comfortable.  Men made of  different ma- 
! terial needed different food.
I  liked  my  wine  in  cut  glass,  but I
I would  not  quarrel  with  any  one  who 
could drink beer out of  pewter.
There  wras  a rustle  outside  the  open 
! door;  some one  paused,  and  a  woman’s 
j voice said:
“Ah, Mr. Hesketh,  you  are  not  gone 
yet. 
it  was  your  cigar  I 
i smelled.”
I had risen when she spoke, and placed 
an easy chair  temptingly near  her.  She 
I smiled and sank down in it, lightly clasp- 
| ing her plump white  hands  and  looking 
! at them.
It  was  Mrs. Sublitt,  who  had  often 
! made  an  hour  pass  more  pleasantly to 
: me  than it otherwise  would  have  done.
II She was a widow7,  and I would  not  have 
j  dared  to  guess  within  ten  years of  her 
| age.  But  I  did  not  care  whether  she 
j  were  twenty  or  forty;  she  amused  me.
She knew perfectly how to dress,  and she 
walked as only a Spanish  creole may. 
I 
had a suspicion that her eyes were really 
| of  that  beady black  w hich is hard in its 
brightness, but  she  had a way w ith  her 
eyelids  which  subdued  and  seemed  to 
give a softness  to  her  eyes.  Any other 
woman of  her weight would have looked 
too plump, but her  graceful  movements 
prevented  your thinking  that.
“If  I only  dared, I  would  smoke  one 
of  your cigars,”  she  went on,  still  look­
ing  down  at  her  lap.  Her  eyelashes 
were  certainly  long  and  curly,  as  they 
lay on the dark olive cheeks.
“You  are  the  only  gentleman of  my 
acquaintance who  knows  how  to  select 
cigars.  Their  odor  is  positively  de­
licious.”
“Permit  me to give  you a box for con­
sumption  in  strictest  privacy,”  I  said, 
leaning on the back of  a chair,  and look­
ing down at her with a lanquid feeling of 
pleasure  iu  her  presence.  She wras not 
one of  those w ho ask too much of a man; 
one  had  not to breathe the air of  moun­
tain tops with her.
She  put  out  her  hand  deprecatingly 
and  flashed  up a glance at me, dimpling 
into a little smile as she said:
I may be 
“You  shall  not  tempt  me. 
‘fast,’  but I am not ready to be called so. 
There  is  no  place  on  this  earth  so se­
cluded but that I should be detected,  and 
in  twenty-four  hours  I should hear that 
Mrs.  Sublitt  spends  all  her  time when 
alone  in  smoking  tobacco.  Oh,  we  wto- 
meu  must  be  perfect  slaves to the pro­
I wish I might  dash  out  once 
prieties. 
into the freedom  that men enjoy.”
“You do not look particularly subdued 
by this abject condition,” I returned.
“Why  did  you not  say that we women 
are the queens and  you men the slaves ?” 
and then,  before I could  reply, she went 
on,  “But I did  not  come  in here to talk 
in  this  idle  manner.  Have  you  heard 
the news ?”
“You mean  that  Richmond  has  been 
evacuated?” 
looking  rather 
wishfully at my extinct cigar.
“Irreverent  m an!  You  should  not 
jest  upon  such  subjects.  No,  Indeed. 
My news is a good  deal  later  than that. 
I mean  that  this very day,  so  Mrs. West 
tells me,  a bride  is to come here;  a bride 
from New York.”
“Of  all objects  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth,”  I said,  emphatically,  “a  bride is 
the most uninteresting.  Have  you noth­
ing better than that to tell me ?”
ingratitude,”  raising  her 
hand  with  a  favorite  gesture  of  hers. 
“You  do  not  deserve  that I should tell 
you why this  expected  guest is more in­
teresting  than  other  girls  of  her class. 
You  really  are a very  trying  person  to 
whom to retail news.”
“Pray, believe that 1 am in a receptive 
state,”  I  remarked,  now  sitting  down 
upon  the  chair  on  which  I  had  been 
leaning.
“This girl has been stopping on Frank­
lin  street for a fortnight  past,” w'ent on 
| Mrs.  Sublitt,  “and  for a year  has  been 
j engaged  to  Mr.  Cloudedale.  Within  a 
I day it has been decided that he should go 
| to Europe on business for his firm, and he 
I insists  upon  being  married  first,  even 
j though  his  w ife  is  not  to go with him. 
She has crossed the ocean twice, and sea- 
sickness  so  nearly made  an  end of  her

“Here  is 

I  asked, 

that  physicians  forbade  her  ever going 
again.
“Mr. Cloudedale  is  to  bring  his wife 
here, and then go off  to New York.  Here 
she  remains  until his return. 
I believe 
she  is  in  some  degree  related  to  Mrs. 
West.  Now  confess,  Mr.  Hesketh,  that 
she ought to be of  more than average in­
terest,  as  her  marriage  is  just  like ah 
item  out  of  a modern  novel. 
I think I 
shall in my secret  thoughts  call her ‘the 
bride of  a morning.’ ”
“Your  remarks  are  positively  thrill­
ing,” I  said.
I  hesitated  as  to  whether  or  not  I 
should say more.  That name Cloudedale 
had stirred in my mind  an  old  sleeping 
feeling of  malice. 
In  a  moment  I  had 
decided pot to question  Mrs. Sublitt.
I felt that I should not like her eyes to 
be upon me with  too  searching an inter­
rogation in them.  She was not a woman 
to  wrhom I should  relate  any little  epi­
sodes of  my life.
“This fair lady who does not  love w'ell 
enough  to  brave  sea-sickness,”  I  said, 
do  you know her?  Will  she  make  her 
husband  mourn  or  rejoice  that he is to 
go w'ithout her ?”
“If  you were not so cynical,  and  were 
more  gushing, I would  tell  you a pretty 
love  story,”  returned Mrs. Sublitt,  now 
leaning forward a little,  and  for the first 
time really looking at me.
Why did  she  gaze  at me in that way ? 
There  was a smile on her lips,  but I wTas 
slightly uncomfortable,  because  I  knew 
that  this  lady, with  her  soft  voice and 
caressing smile, most dearly loved to find 
out  other  people’s business.  She had a 
strain of  intrigue  in  her,  and I did  not 
like to have her know7 the  simplest thing 
about  me.  At  the  same  tíme,  with all 
my experience,  I did  not  feel my  armor 
impenetrable.  Had  my face  shown any 
sign  of  emotion  as  she  had  talked ?  I 
had believed it to be impassive;  and how 
could  she see w ith her eyelids cast down 
so»much ?
The name of  the  bridegroom really ir­
ritated  me,  and  the  consciousness that 
such was the  case  made  me  still  more 
angry.
It was not my custom  to  endure  any­
thing disagreeable longer than was neces­
sary,  and  now  I  began  to  think  how I 
should get away from  Mrs.  Sublitt.  But 
I  did  not  intend  to  show  this  impa­
tience.
“Do consider me as not cynical,  and as 
gushing  as—as  you,  Mrs.  Sublitt,”  I 
said;  “and tell me this  pretty love story. 
There is nothing in the world so interest­
ing to me as a tale  of  love.”
The  lady  laughed.  When  her  laugh 
w7as peculiarly soft and musical  I always 
wondered  what was behind it.
“To begin with—now  don’t be uneasy, 
Mr.  Hesketh,  I’ll  be  brief—Mr.  Ames 
Cloudedale is  a  lawyer of  New7  York, a 
very  promising  young  man,  w7ho  is 
airead j’  beginning  to  be  famous.  Two 
years ago he met  Miss  Christian,  and he 
became so deeply in love  with  her  that, 
really,  to think of  it was quite sad.  Only 
: within  two  months  has  it  been settled 
i that  she  should  be  his  wife.  When it 
j was found to be necessary that he should 
go to England,  he insisted that  the  mar- 
! riage  should  take  place,  and  before  he 
j wrent, although  she  must be left behind. 
So the arrangement  was  made  that  she 
should  come  here  aud  stay while  he is 
gone.  Now, confess  that I have not been 
very tiresome.”
“Quite  the  contrary.  Will  you  tell 
me  if  Miss  Christian  was a coquette,  or 
| wiiy was her lover so afraid to leave her ? 
Did he think he could not trust her ?”
“How can I tell  you that?  You know 
wrhat  Pope  says  of  all  women.  But 1 
don’t  think I should  say Miss  Christian 
was  a  flirt.  You  might  best  judge  of 
that.  Anyway, Ames Cloudedale,  clever 
I though he be, had a hard time to win his 
i bride.”

the 

lady  had 

Mrs.  Sublitt  now7  left  me  alone. 

“She is beautiful, doubtless ?”
“Never  ask  a  woman  such a question 
as that ?” Mrs. Sublitt  said  rising.  “If 
she told  you the truth  you would not be­
lieve  her.  Wait  and  see  for  your­
self.”
She went to the door, then  turned and 
said:  “Perhaps  you  know  Mr.  Cloude­
dale.  Some one said  he  left Harvard in 
18—.  Did  you not tell me you graduated 
from there in that  year ?”
“Oh,” I returned,  carelessly,  “that  is 
the  man, then.  Of  course,  I know  him, 
It  is  a long  time  since  we 
in  a  way. 
met,  and we were never intimate.”
I 
closed the  door,  sat  down  and  began to 
I had not  been so irritated for a 
smoke. 
long time, and I hated  to  be irritated, it 
was  so  very  unpleasant.  Every  word 
that 
said  of  Cloude­
dale’s  success  was  true.  Did I feel en­
vious ?  Honestly,  I  believe  not;  but  I 
never  intended  to  think of  Cloudedale, 
for I  could  not  help  recalling  the  fact 
that,  the  year  after  w7e  left  college,  a 
woman whom  w7e  both  wooed  had  pre­
ferred  him to me. 
It was a horribly bit­
ter thing to me at  the  time,  and the  bit­
terness remained  long after I had ceased 
to care for the girl.  The affair had come 
to nothing  betw'een  them;  it was broken 
off  after a while.  Still I had never cared 
to  see  Cloudedale  again. 
The  mere 
thought of  him and the  good  fortune he 
was  conquering  was  sometimes  almost 
sufficient  incentive  to  me to go to w7ork 
in earnest. 
I quite  believed  my friends 
when  they  said  I  could  do  anything I 
chose  to do.  But, after all, was it worth 
the w7hile ?
Being left alone in  the  little  parlor, I 
smoked on.  too busy with my thoughts to 
It  seemed 
notice  how7  the  time  went. 
very odd to me that it should  happen  to 
be in Richmond,  in the very house where 
I was,  that Cloudedale  should be coming 
to bring his wife. 
I knew7  she  would be 
beautiful.  He  used  to  be  a passionate 
admirer of  a  lovely  feminine  face.  He 
was  always  more  ardent and less facile 
than I was.
There  was  the  rattle  of  a  carriage, 
wrhieh  stopped  suddenly.  After  a  mo­
ment I rose  and  went  to the window;  I

was  just in time to  see  Cloudedale com­
ing up the walk,  and- to  catch a glimpse 
of  the dress of a lady who was preceding 
him.  Then  I  heard  Mrs.  West  in  the 
hall  greeting  them. 
I  threw  my cigar 
into the grate,  and  stepped out of  a door 
which led to a side hall,  and  so on to the 
st :eet.
I w'ent  immediately to the  stable  and  j 
mounted my horse, galloping  far  out on 
the  Brook  road, quite  forgetting,  in the 
good  spirits of  my bay,  the  annoyance I 
had felt when I started.
When I entered  the  dining-room  that j 
night  I  suddenly  remembered  that  I j 
should probably see Mrs. Cloudedale, and 
I felt a very active  curiosity  concerniug  j 
her.  Her husband must have left on the | 
New'-York-bound train that afternoon.
I had  only  been  seated  a  short  time ! 
when  Mrs. West  came in, followed by a 
stranger,  and the two  walked  down  the 
room to a place  nearly opposite to where 
I sat.
“Mr.  Hesketh,” said  Mrs.  West,  “if  I 
bring my cousin  here,  I shall know7 I am 
leaving  her  in  good  company.  Mrs. 
Cloudedale,  let  me  introduce  Mr.  Hes­
keth to  you.”
An  introduction at table is necessarily 
awkward,  but 1 did not feel anything but 
surprise  as  I  looked  at  Cloudedale’s 
wife.
She ackno pledged  my bow by a gentle 
inclination,  and then  was  occupied with 
her  soup.  She  was  positively  plain. 
What  other  epithet  could be applied  to 
that thiu and  somewhat  sallow7 face,  the 
not-too-well-defined chin aiul the slightly 
projecting  mouth?  The  forehead  was 
not wide,  and the  thick hair grew rather 
low  down  upon  it;  her  eyebrow's  were 
heavily marked and straight.  As she sat 
there  thus, with  eyes  upon  her plate,  I 
knew  that,  if  there  was  one  redeeming 
quality  in’  her  face,  it  must  be  in  her 
eyes. 
I asked myself  w'bat in the  world 
could have made  Cloudedale  marry her, 
and  I  knew  enough  of  him  to  believe 
that he would  uot  marry  without  love. 
Why had he loved her,  then ?
“I  am  expected  to  converse,  I  sup­
pose.” I said to myself,  and I was faintly 
interested to have her look up.
I made some  remark,  which  I knew7 to 
be very commonplace;  but she must look 
up to reply, and I met her glance.
Was I impressionable  to  any  remark­
able degree ?  Had any man confessed to 
the feeling which  came  to me at meeting 
her eyes, 1 would have laughed derisively 
at  him.
In color  Mrs. Cloudedale’s  eyes  wrere 
gray with  some  tinge of  brown in them, 
which  made  them  not clear.  But there 
w7as  that  nameless  power  in her glance 
that made me from that first  moment be 
gin distinctly to aim at  making  her look 
at me.
There seemed a sudden w armth in life, 
an indescribable charm in the knowledge 
that her look had mingled with mine, and 
that  indomitable* desire that it should do 
so again.  What w as  the  attraction ?  I 
tormented myself  for  hours  after trying 
to  answer  that  question;  then  I  would 
give it up. and not recur to it again until 
I had again met her.
There  was  not  the  slightest  thing in 
her manner  which hinted at any effort to 
I  wondered  if  she  did  draw 
attract. 
others as from the first  she drew me. 
It 
w7as a very pleasant  emotion;  not strong 
enough now to be tyrannical, and I never 
failed  to  yield  to  pleasant  emotions. 
They were  all  one  could get out of  life, 
and I intended to  have the most.
I  did  not  say this distinctly to myself 
until a few days after, when Mrs. Cloude­
dale was away at dinner, and  the  empti­
ness  and  dreariness of  that  hour  quite 
appalled me.
It happened that Mrs. Sublitt occupied 
the place  opposite me that day, owing to 
some company having arrived.
The widow w7as not of  the slightest in­
terest  to me  now7,  and I contemptuously 
asked myself how7 I could ever have been 
entertained by her.  But 1 did not mean 
that  she  should  discover  this  change. 
There were some women whose  ill-will  I 
dreaded:  all the more did  I dread hers in 
that I  had  paid  a  sort  of  court  to  her 
w'hen I first came.
I w as obliged to make  an  effort,  but  I 
did it,  aud believed that she saw7  no  dif­
I deemed it wise 
ference in my manner. 
to be the first to  speak  of  Mrs.  Cloude­
dale, and then  Mrs.  Sublitt asked what I 
thought of the newcomer,  looking up  for 
my reply.
“Of course, one canuot call her beauti­
ful.”  I said,  “but she seems to be  rather 
an agreeable woman—do  you  not  think 
so?”
“Certainly;  she is quite an  additiou  to 
our circle.”  she  responded, with empha­
sis,  and continued,  “I think we  ought  to 
try to amuse her as much as possible.  As 
these parlors are not large enough. I have 
instigated  some  of  my  friends  over  at 
Ford's to get up a small hop. 
It will be 
next  week,  and  it  ought to be rather a 
success.*’
“In  honor  of  Mrs.  Cloudedale J”  I 
asked.
“Yes, really so;  but not ostensibly, you 
understand — that  would  hardly  be  the 
thing.  But I don’t see any  need  of  her 
being cooped up as if  in  a  convent  be­
cause her husband is  having a good time 
in London.”
“Has she  been  complaining  of  lonli- 
ness?”
“Oh, no.  She rides so much  I  should 
think she would have  no  time  for  any­
thing else save fatigue.”
“When does she ride?”
“Every forenoon,  and alone,  too. 

It is 
; strange you did  not  know  that.  Am  I 
giving you very  valuable  information?”
I with an arch look.
j 
“I should certainly be  happy  to  bear 
! her  company  some  day  in  her ride,”  I 
| said, frankly;  aud then I managed to turn 
j the conversation into  another channel.
As time went on, I  thought  more  and 
i more of the woman who sat  opposite  me 
She  very  rarely 
1 three  times  a  day. 
! stopped in the  parlor,  so that almost my 
sole opportunity for  seeing  her  was  at 
table.

As I have hinted that  1  had  not  been 
in the habit of  denying myself anything, 
it never occurred to  me  to  deny  myself 
the pleasure which  had  now become the 
most charming thing in  the world to me. 
And shall  I confess that the old, still liv­
ing hostility  to  Ames  Cloudedale  came 
into  more  active being now as I saw  his 
wife every day,  and  again  realized  that 
in this happiness also  he was in advance 
of me.  He had found and won the woman 
whose smile I now dreamed of night  and 
day.
What if he  should  come back and find 
his wife’s heart flown from him?  Had it 
ever been his?  Why had she  held  back 
so from the  marriage?
I  had  had  fancies  often  enough,  of 
course;  they w ere very  amusing  indeed, 
while they lasted,  and an idle man needs 
something to occupy his mind. 
I did not 
know that I w as more self-conceited than 
other men, but experience had taught me 
that women wrere  generally pleased  with 
me. 
It is one of  the most attractive em­
ployments  in  the  world  to teach a fair 
face to brighten at  your approach.
It did not need that  I  should entangle 
myself. 
I was wary enough  about  that. 
It was my theory that women made game 
of us whenever they  could;  it  was  fair 
play enough on either side.  It was absurd 
to bring auy principle  into such matters; 
and  when  occasionally  I  heard  a  man 
talking in a high moral way on  the  sub­
ject, I was very sure that he did  not  be­
lieve w hat he said, or else he did not care 
for feminine smiles.
Mrs. Cloudedale  had  come  down  late 
on  the  morniug  of  the  day  when  the 
dance was to be at Ford’s.
By this time I was  cunning  enough to 
wratch  and know7 if she were late or early, 
and be late or early  myself.  1 could not 
miss the only sure way of seeing her.
We had become by this time,  thanks to 
my efforts, on the  apparent  good  terms 
of old friends, but,  in spite of  all my en­
deavors, 1 did not, somehow,  get  to  see 
her any more.
Was she brilliant?  I hardly thought so. 
She  spoke  with  facility  and  w7ith  w'hat 
j almost  seemed  at  times  a kind of  eold- 
| ness and hardness, as if  her  heart  were 
I not easily moved to pity by outward sign 
of suffering.
“People need not  appeal  to me on the 
street  because  they  are  lame,  or  blind, 
or sick.”  she said.  “I am  not  going  to 
gi\ e them a penny then;  but 1 would give 
a great deal for  any plan that shall keep 
them out of my sight.  If I ever get hide­
ous from any cause, I’ll  promise  not  to 
get into the sight of any  one. 
Indeed,  I 
would thank a friend to shoot me directly. 
Life is only for those who can enjoy it,  I 
say.”
I  looked  at  her;  I  never let slip any 
chance to look at  her.  More  and  more7 
certainly  I  knew7 
that  the  sweetness 
of my day depended upon whether or not 
1 should receive a full  glance from those 
brown-tinged gray eyes.  The rare glow 
of blood and pulse always made exquisite 
that moment. 
I was so much of  an  epi­
cure,  that for quite a period that moment 
would content  me,  and I asked for noth­
ing more.  There was no languor in that 
look such as I had seen in other eyes.  It 
was a fine fire  that  penetrated  and  kin­
dled.  So entirely unlike any other  gaze 
that I had ever met that  jts  power  over 
me grew to be unlimited.  For nothing is 
more charming than novelty. 
I w as pos­
sessed  by  an  unconquerable  desire  to 
know Mrs. Cloudedale.  to come  really  to 
be acquainted w7ith her  mind  and  heart. 
Never did any employment look so seduc­
tive to me as this of finding out the main­
springs of her action,  her likes  and  dis­
likes. 
Would it not be a satisfactory  revenge 
upon Cloudedale  could  I  w'in  from  his 
wife so much of sweet  regard  as  would 
make his presence insipid to her?  That 
thought  lent  an  added  spice  to my ac­
quaintance  with  her,  though  I  did not 
need that  incentive.
I 
fancied I discerned certain Sybaritic ten­
dencies in her;  certain odd  notions  con­
cerning people.
There wras not far from  us  at  table  a 
middle-aged man of delicate face and per­
fect manners.
One day she glanced at  him  and  said, 
in a low7 voice with a slight  shudder:
“1 hope  it  will  never  happen  that I 
ought to shake hands with that man.”
“Why?”
“Because I  should be rude and  should 
not do it. 
I w ould  not  touch  his  hand 
for a fortune.”

Her own individuality  w as euough. 

I must intimately know her.

I glanced over at hint.
“It is a handsome hand,”  I said.
“What has that to  do  with  it? 

It  is 
like poison to think  of  him. 
I  should 
suffocate if I should sit  alone  with  him 
in a room for an hour.”
“I  suppose  I  ought  to  tell  you  you 
should  overcome  such  notions,” 
I  re­
marked.
“If you did tell me that you would say 
a very foolish thing.  You might as  well 
advise me to change my  features  or  the 
color of my eyes.”
It is true that by this time I was in that 
frame of mind when every whim  of  hers 
was but an added  attraction.  My imme­
diate wonder was jf she would be able to 
touch my  own  hand  in  greeting. 
If I 
was feeling like a young man of  twenty- 
one,  1 was taking very  good  care  not to 
show that state of mind.
What w as the good of  any  emotion  if 
you did not, in a sense, let it rule you?
I rose from the table when she did  and 
opened the door for her.  1 followed her 
into the hall and said what I had resolved 
to say.
She paused  a  moment  and stooped to 
an  oleander  tree  which  stood  near  the 
open door.  She put  her  fingers  caress­
ingly on one of the pink  blossoms.  Her 
hand was small  and dark,  and w7hile not 
particularly pretty was  yet a very grace­
ful hand.  She was deft  fingered;  if  she 
arranged a flower  or a ribbon,  flower  or 
ribbon  yielded  instantly  to  one touch,
\ as  if  they  liked  to be put  in  place  by 
, her.

[concluded  n e x t  w e e k .]

Jeweler,
(Heb.

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B E A N S

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ples and write for  prices  that  can  be  ob­
tained in this market.
We  do  a  COMMISSION  BUSINESS 
and our aim is to obtain the  highest  mar­
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but  also  ALL  KINDS  OF PRODUCE. 
We can sell as well as  anyone.

We invite correspondence.

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159 So.  Water St., CHICAGO.

L o o k  Out
F o rGeo. T. 
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Successors to Allen’s Laundry.
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KING  &  COOPER,

OFFICE  OF
Fancy Grocers•

St.  J o s e p h ,  M icb., Feb. 23,1889. 

D A N IE L   L Y N C H , G rand  R a p id s :
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.

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imported cigar you can get.

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U. S.

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Wholesale Agts., Grand Rapids

Millers, Attention

We are making  a  Middlings 
Purifier and Flour Dresser that 
will save you their cost at least 
three times each year.
They  are  guaranteed  to  do 
more  work in less  space (with 
less  power  and  less  waste) 
than  any  other  machines  of 
their  class. \
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Mail  orders  receive  prompt  attention. 

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

FOURTH E M M . DIM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J. B o w ne, President.

Ge o.  C.  P ie r c e,  V ice President.

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

T ransacts a general  banking  business.

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i 

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EXPERT  ACCOUNTANT

AND

if  desired.

Adjuster  of  Fire  Losses.
Twenty Years Experience.  References furnished 
3 4   F o u n ta in  St., G rand  R a p id s, M ich .

The  Economy

Combination  Heater  is  no  experi­
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five  years,  it  now  has  a  National 
Reputation as the BEST HEATER in
the World.

WILLIAM MILLER, Ägent,

24  South  Ionia  St.

Owl, Crown Prince, White Lily, 

Standard, Rye, Graham,

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MATT,  O R D E R S   S O L IC IT E D .

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quality;  all  glass,  heavy  double  thick;  panel  or 
sliding doors;  full length  mirrors  and  spring  hinges; 
solid cherry or walnut frame, w ith   or  without  metal 
corners, 
trimmings; 
6 feet long,  28  inches  wide,  15  inches  high.  P r ic e , 
9 1 1 ,  n e t  c a sh . 
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high, from walnut, cherry, oak or ash,  for $2 per foot. 
Boxing and cartage free.

extra  heavy  base; 

silvetta 

. 

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FADED/LIGHT  TEXT

Petoskey—Mrs. Smith has removed her 
millinery goods into her new store in the 
Shirk block.

Edmore—C.  Johnson’s  furniture  and 
undertaking  stock  has  been  foreclosed 
under  chattel  mortgage.  Mr.  Johnson 
will shortly engage  in  the  manufacture 
of  center tables.

Shelby—A.  R. McKinnon’s  increasing 
business has  necessitated the erection of 
a new ware-house, 20x50  feet  in  dimen­
sions,  in addition to one of  20x36  feet in 
dimensions,  which he already has.

Howard City—J.  B.  Quick has sold  his 
brick  store  building to Charley  Murray, 
but will  continue to  occupy it  with  his 
drug store for an indefinite  period,  hav­
ing leased the same from Mr.  Murray.

Big Rapids—Geo.  W.  Warren,  who re­
cently sold an interest in his agricultural 
implement business to Eugene McGregor, 
has taken the management of  the Phelps 
Lumber Co.,  in which he has an interest.
Manistee—Maurice  Kahn,  of  Milwau­
kee,  will  open  a  line  of  lumbermen’s 
goods in the store  formerly  occupied by 
Bidelmann & Lane.  The store will be in 
charge  of  Julius  Tugendreich,  late  of 
Negaunee.

Ovid — W.  H.  Bennett  &  Co.  have 
bought the grocery and crockery stock of 
Gillam, Doolittle & Co.  Mr. Bennett was 
formerly engaged in the lumber business 
at Hobart.  The “Co.” is Elmer Granger, 
formerly of  St. Johns..

Cedar  Springs—Fred  Morley has  sold 
his interest in the dry goods and boot and 
sho3 stock of Morley Bros, to his brother, 
Howard  Morley,  who  will  continue  the 
business.  Fred  Morley  will  remove  to 
Seattle,  Washington Ter.

Manistique  —  Blumrosen  Bros,  will 
build a brick block at Ashland, Wis., and 
establish  a  branch  store  there  with  a 
stock  of  dry  goods  and  clothing.  The 
firm name will be the same of that of  the 
Manistique establishment.

Yestaburg—E.  F.  Owen has bought the 
drug and  grocery stock of  J. A.  Sheffield 
& Son and  consolidated it with  his  own 
drug stock.  The elder Sheffield will join 
his son, who is now  engaged in the drug 
business at Benton Harbor.

Bellaire—T.  R.  Dunson  &  Co.’s  new 
stock  of  furniture  has  arrived  and  is 
temporarily stored in the Quick building. 
The  permanent  quarters  in  the  new 
Richardi  building  will  not be ready for 
some days  yet, as the  weather  has  been 
such as to delay the painting.

Owosso—Geo. McKenzie  has  erected a 
two-story building  on  the  north side of 
Main street, which will be veneered with 
brick;  Will  McKenzie  and  Wm.  Mason 
will  erect  a  similar  building  adjoining 
Geo.  McKenzie’s,  and  John  Strahl  and 
James  Shotwell  each  expects  to  build 
•brick stores in the next block west.

The Michigan Tradesman

AMONG THE  TRADE.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

The Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug Co.  is 
putting up a drug stock for Dr. O. Osborn, 
at Fenwick.

Amos S.  Musselman &  Co.  have fitted 
out  G.  H.  Spencer,  of  Rockford,  with a 
new grocery stock.

A.  D.  Loomis  has  re-engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Levering.  Olney, 
Shields & Co. furnished the stock.

A. Woltman  has  engaged  in the cigar 
and tobacco business at Holland.  Olney, 
Shields & Co furnished the stock.

Wm.  & Benj.  Kievit  have opened their 
general  store  at 425 Grandville  avenue. 
Olney, Shields & Co.  furnished  the  gro­
ceries.

E.  E. Wood & Co., late of Mt.  Pleasant, 
will open a  dry goods store in the Miller 
block,corner of Bridge and Court streets, 
the latter part of the week.

H. Leonard & Sons have made material 
changes  in  the  arrangement  of  their 
office,  giving 
the  book-keepers  more 
elbow  room  and  Buyer  Stone  greater 
privacy.

J. D.  F. Pierson,  formerly engaged  in 
the  drug  business  at  Pierson,  has  en­
gaged in the grocery business at Yanzile, 
Houghton county, where he homesteaded 
160 acres of  land about a  year ago.  The 
stock  was  furnished  by  I.  M.  Clark  & 
Son,  the  purchase  of  the  same  having 
been  entrusted  to C. E.  Coburn, of  Pier­
son.

The  Eaton  cigar  stock  was  sold  at 
mortgage sale last Thursday, having been 
bid in by H. F.  Hastings,  who  paid  $650 
and  assumed  the  Old  National  Bank 
mortgage of  $1,074.  The  stock  and fix­
tures  are  worth  about  $2,000  and  the 
book accounts are estimated  to  be worth 
$3,600.  Whatever proceeds are left, after 
the four secured  creditors  are paid,  will 
be turned over to Mrs. Eaton.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Scotts—J.  A.  Strong  will  open a  jew­

elry store.

mill last week.

blacksmith shop.

Remus—C. Y. Hane started his lumber 

Manton—Wm.  Miller 

is  building  a 

Plainwell—Mark  F.  Jones  will  soon 

open a music store.

Northport—W. Wilson  has engaged in 

the grocery business.

Springport—Allen & Meeks  will  close 

out their grocery stock.

Manton—Miss Laura Tyler has opened 

a.millinery establishment.

Saranac—W.  C. Clark  has  moved  his 

grocery stock to Clarksville.

Charlesworth—Geo.  Kikendale will en­

gage in the grocery business.

Boyne City—W. J.  Lew is has  sold  his 

grocery stock to Will Pierson.

Evart—D.  Redmond  is  closing out his 

stock of  general  merchandise.

Wixom—R.  McGuire  &  Co.  succeed 

Holmes & Co.  in general trade.

Martin—Eugene  Jacobs  has  sold  his 

meat business to L. W.  Hooper.

Remus — John  Ariss  has  purchased 

W. A. Reynolds’ meat business.

Onsted—L. D.  Palmer  succeeds Curtis 

& Kane in general merchandise.

Reno—F. M. Huntley has  added  a line 

of  hardware to his grocery stock.

Jackson—W, E. Wygant succeeds A. C. 

Wortley in the crockery business.

Prairieville — Mrs.  Chas.  Smith  has 

opened a millinery establishment.

Cheboygan—J.  E.  DeGowin  has  his 

new warehouse nearly completed.

Athens—A.  E.  Wixon  has  purchased 

the meat  market of  Culp & Ritter.

Owosso—Wm. Miller has  sold  his gro­

cery stock and removed to Bay City.

Allegan — Frank  H.  Green  succeeds 

Green Bros, in the grocery business.

Del ton—F.  J.  Norwood  has  added  a 

line of  clothing to his grocery stock.

Grayling—H.  C. Thatcher  is  successor 

to N. H.  Traver in the drug business.

Lapeer—Wm.  F.  Keiser  has  bought 
R. D. Lacey’s  restaurant  establishment.
Lansing—W.  P. Yakely  has  opened  a 
dry goods store.  He hails from  Morrice.
Harrietta—H.  T. Phillips,  of  Cadillac, 
will soon open a restaurant at this place.
Morley—L.  J.  Whitbeck  will  remove 
his meat market to the  Stewart building.
shop  will 
soon be opened by a man  from  Traverse 
City.

Kingsley—A  blacksmith 

West Assyria—Wm. Seiger has added a 
stock of  dry  goods  to  his  grocery  bus­
iness.

Charlevoix—M.  J.  Stockman  succeeds 
Stockman  &  Iddings  in  the  hardware 
business.

Long Lake—The firm of  Davis & Moles 
has dissolved,  Mr. Davis  continuing  the 
business.

Eastport—C.  L.  Harris  has  removed 
his hardware stock  into  the  McPherson 
building.

Battle Creek—P. H. Barnes  has closed 
his cigar store and reading room on Jack- 
son street.

Benton  Harbor — W.  H.  Ricaby,  of 
Montague, will  open a  jewelry  store  in 
the building  now  occupied  by the Bank 
of  Benton Harbor, June 1.

Allegan—Geo. Robinson has purchased 
a half  interest in  the boot and shoe store 
of  E. C. Jenner.

Dorr—Fred Ehle is  erecting a building 
and will engage in  the  agricultural  im­
plement business.

Lansing—W. C. McComb  has bought a 
store building and filled it with a grocery 
and provision stock.

Dorr—E. S. Botsford, dealer in general 
merchandise,  is  increasing  the  capacity 
of his store building.

Sturgis—Frank Wood & Co.  is the style 
of  the firm succeeding Eyans & Kaiser in 
the grocery business.

Petoskey—The new building  intended 
for  the  “White  Swan”  laundry  is  ap­
proaching completion.

Nashville—Fred.  G.  Baker  has  pur­
chased  T. D.  Young’s  bazaar  store  and 
moved his stock into it.

Allegan—Oscar  Danner  has  sold  his 
interest in the restaurant  business to his 
brother, Elmer Danner.

Owosso—Lewis  Steadman  has  moved 
his cigar factory into the  building lately 
vacated by Miller’s grocery.

Cheboygan—All the sawmills  are  now 
running, presaging better  times for mer­
chants and people generally.

Cheboygan — It  is  reported  that  Ed 
Casey will quit the  saloon  business  and 
embark in the grocery business.

Saranac—Mrs.  E.  H.  Granger  has 
opened a millinery store and  will carry a 
line of  ladies’ furnishing goods.

Fremont—M. W.  Stokes has bought his 
partner’s  interest in the music store and 
will continue the business alone.

Sears—A. Pierce  &  Co.,  general  mer­
chants,  have dissolved partnership.  Mr. 
Pierce has become sole  proprietor.

Clayton—Fluke & Hawkins  have  pur­
chased  the  hardware  and  agricultural 
implement business of  E.  S.  Gratton.

Ionia—The Michigan  Overall  Co.  has 
received an order of 3,500  dozens  manu­
factured goods from  one Chicago firm.

Kalamazoo—H.  Stern  will  soon open a 
line  of  men’s  furnishing  goods  in  the 
store recently vacated by J. C. Ferber.

Kent City—The  report that R. McKin­
non intended removing  his general stock 
to Sparta is denied by that gentleman.

Big Rapids—F.  Dodge  has  decided to 
discontinue  the  grocery  business  here. 
He will remove his stock  to Stanwood.

Charlevoix—C.  D.  Smith  will  engage 
in the merchant tailoring  business in the 
shop  lately vacated  by C.  H. Maddaugh.
Herrington—Herrington  &  Sevey will 
carry agricultural implements in connec­
tion with their stock of general merchan­
dise.

Tustin—Skaglin  Bros,  will  suspend 
their  grocery  department  and  confine 
their business to  the  sale  of  meat  and 
feed.

Coopersville—W.  R.  Boynton  is  re­
ducing  his  hardware  stock,  preparatory 
to moving it to  Washington  Territory in 
June.

Shelby—Chas.  Rose  has  removed  his 
confectionery and  notion  stock  into the 
store 
recently  vacated  by  Rankin  & 
Dewey.

Hamilton—E.  Dykstra,  of  Holland, 
and E. Middaugh, of  Manlius,  are  about 
to open a hardware store in  the  Bosman 
building.

Blissfield—R.  G. White &  Co.,  dealers 
in  hardware  and  groceries,  have  dis-j 
solved,  Phillips  &  Co.  continuing  the 
business.

Battle  Creek—S. S. Guthrie  will  soon 
open a cigar  and  fruit store in the room 
formerly  occupied  by  the  Merchants’ 
National Bank.

Battle  Creek—John  Rowe  has  pur­
chased  the  coal  business  of  Lyman & 
Titus  and  has  placed  Chas.  White  in 
charge  of  the  yard.

Detroit—Louis  Kuttnauer,  wholesale 
dealer  in  leaf  tobacco,  has  admitted 
August  Kuttnauer  to  an interest in the 
business.  The  style of  the  new  firm is 
L. Kuttnauer & Co.

Muskegon—C. C.  Moulton,  the  whole­
sale fruit and produce dealer, has admit­
ted a partner  in  the  person  of  August 
Riedel,  and the firm name will henceforth 
be C. C. Moulton &  Co.

Woodland—Arthur L.  Haight  has sold 
his interest in the drug firm of  Benson & 
Co.  to Geo. D. Barden.  The  style of  the 
firm remains unchanged.

Detroit—The merchant  tailoring  store 
of  Jennings & Hager was entered by bur­
glars  on  the  night  of  May la n d . $500 
worth of  plunder secured.

Evart—M.  L.  Stevens has sold the store 
he  bought  of  Chas.  L.  Gray  to O.  M. 
Brownson.  Stevens & Farrar will occupy 
it with their hardware stock.

Kalamazoo—A. W.  Murphy  has  with­
drawn  from  the firm of  Webster & Mur­
phy, grain merchants,  and talks of  going 
into the banking business in Texas.

Hopkins Station—C. E. Ritchie  has re­
fitted  the  old  meat  market  and moved 
into it his jewelry stock.  He  has  added 
a line of wall paper and window  shades.
Cheboygan — Wetmore  &  Paddock, 
dealers  in  general  merchandise,  have 
supplanted 
their  grocery  department 
with a line of  carpets,  curtains,  draper­
ies, etc.

Eaton  Rapids—The  firm  of  Lutz  & 
DeWitt,  proprietors of the Palace restau­
rant and bakery,  have dissolved  partner­
ship.  The business will be continued by 
Mr. Lutz.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Cecil Bay—Callam’s  mill  began  work 

Mapleton—Emory’s mill has shut down 

April 29.

for the season.

running May 10.

begun operations.

a portable sawmill.

has begun running.

Alanson—The sawmill  will  commence 

Alanson—The  new  planing  mill  has 

Bellaire—W. Warner will  soon  put up 

Cheboygan—Pelton  &  Reid’s  sawmill 

Boyne City—Boise & Nulph  will  soon 

begin running their mill.

Remus—Shourds & Brown  shut  down 

their shingle mill last week.

Cadillac—Gardner & Haskins will soon 

be operating their new  mill.

Eastport—John  Pearl is putting in the 

machinery for a shingle mill.

Cloverdale—Bates  &  Kingsbury  will 

soon commence making brick.

Ypsilanti—T. C. Owen  has bought the 

plant of  the Paragon Bottling Works.

Wolverine—George  Crothers,  of  Mc- 

Ivor, has purchased the saw mill here.

Petoskey—Welsch &  O’Neal are build­
ing a mill  seven miles east of  this place.
Central  Lake — Wm.  Ingalls,  of  At­
wood,  will  put  up  a  portable  sawmill 
here.

Cheboygan—Thompson & Smith’s Sons 
began the  season’s  work  at  their  mill 
*May 2.

Cheboygan—Robert  Robinson’s  saw­
mill  has  resumed  operations  for  the 
season.

Owosso—Mason,  Wood  &  Co.  have 
built  an  office  addition  to  their handle 
factory.

Mancelona—Jas. Campbell  has  rented 
his  vacant  building  to  the  Mancelona 
Cigar Co.

Carpenter—Plank’s saw mill  and  han­
dle factory was burned recently, with no 
insurance.

Mecosta—M.  Carman  has  opened  a 
lumber  yard in connection with his shin­
gle business.

Millbrook—Mr. Farlaud has rented the 
grist mill for five  years  and  fitted  it for 
first-class work.

Bridgeton—David W. Squier will build 
a large saw and  shingle  mill on Brook’s 
Creek this summer.

Little Harbor—The mill  began  opera­
tions April 22, but  only runs  half  time, 
owing to low water.

Cheboygan—W.  &  A.  McArthur  have 
addedaLeffel turbine wheel to their saw­
mill and have resumed operations for the 
season.

Bay City—J. J. Parmely and  son, C. J. 
Parmely,  of  Owosso,  will  engage in the 
lumber business  here.

Boyne City—R. R.  Perkins  started  his 
shingle mill May 1,  with  stock  on  hand 
for the season’s  work.

Battle Creek—The Battle  Creek  Knit­
ting Co.  is running its mill on samples of 
fall and winter goods.

Petoskey—Mr. Geyer, of Findlay, Ohio, 
is arranging to open a novelty store oppo­
site the Exchange hotel.

Eaton  Rapids—Wm.  Smith  will  soon 
begin  the  manufacture  of  patent  camp 
chairs at his planing mill.

Muskegon—The Kelley Bros. Manufac­
turing Co.  has  sent  out  nearly 3,000 re­
frigerators since February.

Saranac—L.  H. Cooper  has  devised  a 
sawdust burner, and  has one in practical 
operation at his oar factory.

Weston—The  firm  of  Bauer  &  Lane, 
wagon-makers and  blacksmiths, has  dis­
solved. O. T. Lane continues.

Cheboygan—Smith  &  Daly  have  re­
paired the  boiler  in  their  sawmill  and 
will begin business this week.

Muir—The  old  grist  mill  owned  by 
Mrs.  Laura  Robinson  was  burned April 
29.  Loss $1,500, with no insurance.

Muir—Stevens  &  Hawley will rebuild 
a grain elevator of 5,000 bushels capacity, 
to  replace  the  structure  burned  in the 
recent fire.

Cadillac—Herkimer  &  Matevia  have 
50,000 brick on hand  and  their  mason is 
building  the  first kiln.  They will build 
five at once.

Owosso—The Estey Manufacturing Co. 
has  resumed  operations,  a new cylinder 
for the engine having  arrived  and  been 
put in plaee.

East Fork—The Thompson saw mill has 
started up.  Thompson has let the job of 
stocking the mill and hauling the lumber 
to a Coal City party.

Waylaud—H.  J.  Slade  has  purchased 
an  interest  in  E. W.  Pickett’s  washing 
machine  factory.  The style of  the  firm 
is E.  W. Pickett & Co.

Woodland—The  mason  work  on  the 
new  roller  mill is nearly completed and 
the woodwork will be  pushed to comple­
tion as fast as possible.

Cheboygan—The  office  and  belting in 
H.  A.  Blake’s  machine  shop  were  de­
stroyed  by fire  April 30.  The  loss  was 
$400, with no insurance.

Hamilton—The  brick-yard of  Oosling, 
Smith & Co.  has  started  up.  The  pro­
prietors expect to manufacture  2,000,000 
brick during this season.

Bay City—R.  J.  Briscoe’s  box factory 
business is increasing  so rapidly that he 
will at  once  enlarge  the factory  by  an 
addition  60 feet in length.

Bay City—R.  O. Crump  has contracted 
with the Woolson Spice Co., of Toledo, to 
furnish the latter$125,000 -worth of pack­
ing boxes a year for three  years.

Alma—The Alma Basket and Manufac­
turing Co. has been  incorporated,  with a 
capital stock of $10,000, by Robert  Lees, 
Martin Orth, W. E.  Kaiser and others.

St.  Louis—W.  F.  Glasby  is  putting 
down  his  sawmill  just  west  of  town, 
preparatory to  removing  the  machinery 
to Marion, where he will build and fit up 
a first-class mill.

High Bridge—T. E.  Stevens  has  pur­
chased  the  Anway  saw  mill,  near this 
place, and will commence cutting lumber 
at once.  Mr.  Stevens will move the mill 
to Tustin next fall.

Cheboygan—The  Cheboygan  Lumber 
Co.’s mill is averaging about 100,000 feet 
of lumber  per  day.  One  circular  saw 
and gang cut between  130,000  and  140,- 
000 feet one day recently.

Bay City—William  Ross is extensively 
engaged  in  harvesting  hardwood  logs, 
which are railed to the Saginaw river and 
dumped into the water west of the Middle 
ground at South  Bay City.

Bay  City—Mosher  &  Eisher have pur 
chased  of  Meuller, Christy  &  Raber,  of 
Chicago, 3,500,000 feet of  Pine river logs 
for  a  consideration  of  $28,000.  They 
will be rafted to this place.

Owosso—The  removal  of  the  Dennis 
&  Glover  boiler  and  automatic  engine 
factory  from  Saline  to  this  place  is in 
contemplation,  if  the  necessary  bonus 
and location are forthcoming.

Saginaw—The Tittabawassee Boom Co. 
is doing  pretty slow  work, owing to the 
low stage  of  water.  The outlook is not 
at  all  flattering  for  the  Saginaw  river I 
mills dependent thereon for logs.

South Arm—C.  G.  Sweet,  whose  mill 
here was  recently destroyed  by fire,  will 
remove to the  Beaver  Islands,  where he 
owns  considerable  timber  land,  and en­
gage in the bark and lumber business.

Muskegon—The  entire  log  output  of 
Higgins and Houghton lakes is estimated 
at 48.000,000 feet, of which 20,000,000 are ; 
already in  the  river.  The work is pro- j 
gressing favorably, and is ahead of former 
years.

Muskegon—The  Muskegon  Builders’ 
Hardware Co.  is  in  process of  organiza- j 
tion. 
It  is  proposed  to  begin business; 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $100,000,  four-' 
fifths  of  which  has  already  been  sub­
scribed.

Nashville—E.  Y.  Smith  has  disposed 
of  his  interest  in  the  elevator  firm  of 
Smith, Townsend & Co. to  his  partners, 
Richard  Townsend  and  H.  A.  Brooks, 
who will continue the business under the 
firm name of  Townsend &  Brooks.

LIO N
COFFEE

M e r c h a n ts,

Y O U   W A N T   T H I S  C A B I N E T

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

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

Every  W ide-Awake  Merehant

Should  Certainly  Sell

LION,  THE  KING  OF  G0FFEE8.

An  Article  of Absolute  Merit.

It is fast  supplanting  the  scores  of  inferior  roasted coffees. 

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

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

W o o lso n   Spice  Co.,

T O L E D O ,  O H IO .

Ii.  WINTERNITZ,  Resident Agent, Gyand Rapids.

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 VARIOL'S 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 w'ith 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, 
YEAL,  and CALF  BOOTS  are  UNEQUALED,  and  the “Celebrated  Red  School 
House Shoes”  AS USUAL takes the “First Place.”

G,  M,  HENDERSON h  GO,,  Ghicap.

Headquarters for the Celebrated Wales Goodyear Rubber Goods

F a c to r ie s: 

F o n d  d u  L ae,  W is- 

D ix o n ,  111. 

|  W 'illa r d   H.  J a m e s,
th e   L o w er  P e n in su la .

S a lesm a n   fo r  

P- O.  address,

C h ica g o ,  ill.  Morton  House,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
We  furnish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  to  Customers.

Climax—A  stock  company  has  been 
, organized,  with  a  paid  up  capital  of 
i $30,000, to build  and equip a roller mill,
; to be known as the Climax Roller Mill Co.
West  Bay  City—A  rumor  is  current 
j that the well-known and long established 
| lumber firm of  Mosher & Fisher  will  be 
| dissolved  as  soon  as  the  arrangements 
can be completed.  Two  firms  will  then 
| take the place of one, each member doing 
j business on his own account.

Evan—William  F.  Seely  has  sold  to 
| Charles  L. Gray  the  shingle  timber  on 
I forty-one  forties of  stump  land in Clare 
county,  the timber to be cut in Mr. Gray’s 
mill,  known as the Knowles mill,  located 
on  the  Toledo,  Ann  Arbor & Northern 
Railway,  four  miles  east  of  Campbell 
City.

Decatur—Decatur people  are  not  dis­
couraged  by their  recent  failure  to  in­
duce the Dowagiac Manufacturing  Co.  to 
locate  in  that place.  The Improvement 
Association is still  determined  to secure 
a desirable manufacturing  plant,  if  per­
severance  and  a  reasonable  bonus  will 
accomplish it.

Oscoda—A  change  in  its  system  of 
scaling  logs has been  made  this  spring 
by the  Oscoda  Boom  Co.  The  scalers 
will  report  only to  the  boom  company 
and the  company will report  to the mill 
owners.  The scalers will be  changed in 
the different  mills  every fortnight,  and 
night scalers will alternate  with the day 
men instead  of  wrorking  nights the sea­
son through.

Bay City—Mosher & Fisher  have made 
some  heavy sales of  lumber  during  the 
past  few  days.  All  their  lumber  at 
Manistique,  Cheboygan and  other  north­
ern  towns  has been sold.  They recently 
made a sale of  300,000 feet in this city to 
Eastern  parties, which closes  out  nearly 
all the  lumber they have on the docks of 
the two cities.  The firm will not saw to 
exceed  one-half  the  usual  amount  this 
season.

Manistee—Every'  mill  in  the  port  is 
now at work,  that of Filer & Sons,  which 
was  the  last to  get  under  way,  having 
made a start on Monday morning  of  last 
week.  The  reason  of  their  delay was 
that they have  been adding  a salt block 
to their plant,  which necessitated a great 
deal of  changing around of  the machin­
ery, and  they  were  also  delayed  some­
what  by some  of  their  steam  pipes  to 
connect with their salt block  not getting 
around on time.

Cadillac—Dan  S.  Keysor  has  gone  to 
Metropolitan,  where he will work for the 
Metropolitan Lumber Co.  as  foreman of 
the mill. 
In  Cadillac’s  early  days Mr. 
Keysor  owned  and  operated  a  mill  at 
Bond’s siding,  a short distance  north  of 
here,  and  later  changed  his  location to 
Hungerford, near Big Rapids.  He finally 
retired from the mill business, and bought 
a good farm  in  this  county.  But farm 
life was not all he anticipated, and he has 
rented his place and  returned to his first 
love.

STRAY FACTS.

Alpena—Thirty-two cargoes of  lumber 
and  cedar  left  Alpena  last  week, com­
prizing  10,566,000  feet  of  lumber  and 
70,000 railway ties.

Zeeland — Mischievous  boys  recently 
changed a sign,  “oats  wanted,” to “cats 
wanted,”  and a score  of  persons  called 
upon the man who owned  the sign to en­
quire the price of  cats.  One man wanted 
to  ship  him  a  car-load  at  five  cents a 
head. 

-4$  -  ■ "
Sunfield—Sunfield  boasts  of  six  gen­
eral stores,  three  drug  stores,  three mil­
linery  stores,  one  hardware  store,"one 
pump  factory,  two  barber  shops,  post- 
office, one elevator,  one hotel, a furniture
store,  one meat market, three blacksmith 
shops, one harness shop, one wagon shop, 
one  large  saw  and  planing mill;  and a 
large full roller process flouring mill will 
be erected this season.

Harrietta—The  Grand  Rapids  &  In­
diana surveyors  are  running a line from 
the present terminus of  the  Olga branch 
at Olga to the vicinity of  this  place. 
It 
is stated  that  the  road  will  be built to 
open  up  a  valuable  belt  of  hardwood 
owned by the railway company, and prob­
ably be extended to  the  lake shore later 
on.  The company has also about 10,000,- 
000 feet of  pine standing in Boone town­
ship,  which  will  be  accessible " to ” th"e 
proposed line.

B a n k   N otes.

The Mecosta County  Savings  Bank  is 
in process of organization  at Big Rapids, 
with a capital stock of $50,000. 
It  wTill 
do business in conjunction with  the  Big 
Rapids National  Bank.

The Manistique  Bank  has been organ­
ized  at  Manistique, with a capital  stock 
of $50,000.  W.  Harlow  Smith  is  Presi­
dent  of  the  institution  and  F.  W. Mc­
Kinney Cashier.  A new building w ill be 
erected for the  use  of  the  bank  before 
the end of the summer season.

Grand  Rapids  still  controls  the  sole 
agency of  the  celebrated Amboy cheese. 
Lemon.  Hoops & Peters are the fortunate 
possessors of  the brand.

Morris H. Treusch & Bro. solicit a  trial 

order on “Our Knocker” cigars.

Christian  Bertsch  has  returned  fro: 
Boston, where he selected numerous san 
pies for fall goods.

THE FINEST CROWN.

SCENE  ON^A^COFFEE^PLANTATION  CHASE  &  SANBORN.
OUR COFFEES HAVE  A  NATIONAL  REPUTATION REPRESENTING 
/'ii’W T 1 W   j a v a   and  m o ch a,
c p  A T   P P   A 
o X iA J L   D I l i i L i l i /   V l l / X   X  JCdJCd  surpassing all  others 
in  its  richness  and  delicacy  of flavor.  Justly called  The  Aristocratic 
Coffee of America.  Always  packed  whole roasted (unground) in 2 lb. 
air-tight tin cans.
P P P C  A T ^ T   P T  THITTl  A 8kilful blending of strong, fla- 
V X w L I O ix J L / X i  J P l i f i l l  XM  vory  and  aromatic  high  grade 
coffees.  Warranted not to contain a single Rio  bean,  and guaranteed to 
suit  your  taste  as  no  other  coffee  will,  at  a  moderate  price.  Always 
packed whole roasted (unground),  in 1  lb. air-tight  parchment packages.
T e ll  n s  th a t  th e ir   co ffee  tr a d e   h a s
\ \ / v d % 0   d o u b le d  and tr eb led   .in c e  b u y in g  a n d  
S en d  fo r 

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s e llin g   o u r   co ffees.  W h a t  it   h a s  d o n e  fo r   th e m   it   w ill d o  fo r y o u . 
sa m p le s to

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CHJISB &  SA.NBORJX,

BROAD  STREET, 

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BOSTON,  MASS.

Western  Department:

80  Franklin  St..  Chicago.

HERBERT  T.  CHASE,
Michigan  and  Northern  Ohio, 

Representative for

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

VISITING  BUYERS.

Coopersville 

J P Degan, Cannonsburg 
John Baker, Chauneey 
R B Goodingr&Son, Gooding 
E E Hewitt,  Rockford 
G W Morris, Evans 
Gus Begman, Bauer 
J Beavis & Co, Hart 
Watson & Devoist,
Dr S J Koon, Lisbon 
S T Colson. Alaska 
Hessler Bros, Rockford 
Walling Bros,Lamont 
R B McCulloch, Berlin 
G Ten Hoor,  Forest  Grove 
J N Wait, Hudsonville 
G H Wal brink. Allendale 
Frank 8ummer, Dorr 
E Young, Ravenna 
A & E Bergy, Caledonia 
O B Granger &Co,Plain well 
S D Sibole, Breedsville 
E H Bok. Forest  Grove 
F Narregang,Byron Center 
Cole & Chapel. Ada 
G W North, Stetson 
Alex Denton, Howard  City 
H L Gleason, Hartford 
Johnson &  Seibert,
C DeYoung, Fishville

Caledonia

Forest Grove 

A Woltman. Holland 
H Van Noord, Jamestown 
Smallegan & Pickaard,
A Young, Mancelona 
Miss C Addis, Rockford 
John Damstra, Gitchell 
LCook  Baner 
John Giles & Co, Lowell 
S Cooper, Jamestown 
L Maier, Fisher s Station 
John Gunstra, Lam on t 
W E Hinman, Sparta 
W Ver Menlen, Beaver Dam 
John Smith, Ada ,
Friedrich Bros.TraverseCty 
John Kamps, Zutphen 
J Raymond. Berlin 
W H Struik, Forest Grove 
Wm Riley & Son. Dickinson 
Maston & Hammond.
Grandville
D C Blood, Whitneyville 
Carrington & North,  Trent 
John DeVries, Jamestown 
H Ade, Conklin 
Ezra Brown, Englishville 
P DeKraker. Holland 
L M Watson,  Holton 
Steketee & Bos, Holland

Midland—Most of the logs on the Stur­
geon,  above  this  place,  are  hopelessly 
hung up.  William Patrick, of Midland, 
has 3,000,000 feet high  and dry,  and sev­
eral other parties  are similarly situated.

Facts  for  the  Public.

B Y   H .  F .  B U R T C H .

•

Any company having a paid ^ip capital 
of $100,000 can  gain  admittance  to do a 
fire insurance  business  in  Michigan;  no 
deposit is required in this State and there 
is not one company  that  has any deposit 
with the State authorities  for the protec­
tion of its policies.  Any  company  with 
only  $100,000  capital  can  be  impaired 
$14,999.99 and do  business  in  Michigan 
under the law. 
Why will business men  pay  the  same 
rates  to  small  irresponsible  companies 
with little or no surplus, when  they  can 
procure  policies  in  the  following  com­
panies at the same rates?  The  first  five 
companies  have  the  largest  surplus  to 
policy holders  of  any  companies  doing 
business in the United States:
Assets. 
Æ tna of  H artford.................
$  9,781,752
Home o f N.  Y..........................
8,961,657
of 
Insurance  Company 
North America  of  Phila-
delphia.................................
Hartford o f Hartford.........
German American o f N.  Y.
Continental o f N.  Y .............
Franklin of P hiladelphia..
Springfield F.  & M. o f Mass
Pennsylvania  o f  Phila-
delphia..................................
Niagara of N. Y ....................
National o f  H artford.........
Queen of  E ngland...............
L nderwriters o f  N. Y.........

5.638,907
3,483,983
3,172,415
2,226,692
1,365,326
1,867,992
1,691,076
379,540
1,507,126
845,438
2,055,173
T otal................................. $63,524,233 $36,842,646

8,696,957
5,750,080
5,388,533
5,028,345
3.202,802
3,200,142
3,106,553
2,326,581
2,360,135
2,133,802
3,586,894

Surplus. 
$  7,606,515
4.502.463

54 Pearl street,  Grand Rapids. 

H. F.  B u r t c h ,

Telephone No. 732.

P r ic e s   C u rren t.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dis.
A U G U R S  A N D   B IT S .
60
Ives’, old style 
..................................
60
Snell’s ....................................................
40
Cook’s ....................................................
Jennings’, gen u in e............................
25
Jennings’,  im itation ........................ ....................... 5 0 & 1 0

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

A X E S.

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

‘r 
“ 
“ 

...............$  7  00
............... h   00
...............   8  50
...............  13  00

B A L A N C ES.

Spring  .................................................. ................. 
R ailroad................................................

40
.............$  14  00

B A R R O W S.

B E L L S .

dis.

bolts. 

BRACES. 

H and........................................................ . . . .  
6 0 & 1 0 & 1 0
COW..........................................................................  
70
Call 
...........................................................................30&15
G o n g ........................................................................  
25
Door, Sargent.........................................................60&10
Stove...........................................................................50&10
Carriage new  list..................................................  
75
P low ...........................................................................40&10
Sleigh  sh oe.............................................................  
70
W rought Barrel  B olts......................................... 
60
Cast Barrel  B olts................................................  
40
Cast Barrell, brass  knobs.................................  
40
60
Cast Square Spring............................................... 
Cast C h a in .............................................................  
40
W rought  Barrel, brass k nob .........   ...............  
60
W rought S q u are..................................................  
60
W rought Sunk  F lu sh ......................................... 
60
Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob F lu sh .. .60&10 
Ives’ Door................................................................. 60*10
40
Barber....................................................................... 
B a ck u s.................................................................  50&10
Spofford................................................................... 
50
Am.  B a ll................................................................. 
net
W ell,  p lain ............................................................. $  3  50
W ell, sw iv el...........................................................   4  00
dis.
Cast Loose Pin, figured........................................70&
Cast Loose Pin, B erlin  bronzed.......................70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed................. 60&
W rought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t................. 60&10
Wrought Loose P in ............................................... 60&10
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip ...........................60&05
W rought Loose Pin, jap ann ed .........................60&05
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped.60&05
W rought  Table...................................................... 60&10
W rought Inside B lind ......................................... 60&10
W rought  Brass...................................................... 
75
Blind,  Clark’s ........................................................ 70&10
Blind,  Parker’s ...................................................... 70&10
Blind, Shepard’s .................................................. 
70
40
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.............

BUTTS, CAST. 

BUCKETS.

BLOCKS.

diS.

C A R P E T   S W E E P E R S .

Bissell  No. 5 ...........................................per doz,
Bissell No. 7, new  drop p a n ............. 
“
B issell, G rand ...........................................  
Grand R apids............................................. 
“
M agic............................................................ 
“

“

$17 00 
19 00 
36  00 
24 00 
15  00

dis.
dis.

dis.

ASSOCIATION  DEPARTMENT.

M ich ig a n   B u sin e ss  M en’s  A sso c ia tio n . 

President—Frank Wells, Lansing.
First Vice-President—H. Chambers, Cheboygan.
Second Vice-President—C. Strong, Kalamazoo. 
Secretary—£. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive Board—President; C. L. Whitney, Muskegon; 
Frank Hamilton, Traverse City;  N. B. Blain, Lowell; 
Chas. T. Bridgman, Flint;  Hiram  DeLano,  Allegan;
Committee  on  Insurance—Geo.  B.  Caldwell,  Green­
ville;' W.8. Powers, Nashville;  Oren  Stone, Flint. 
Committee on Legislation—S.  E.  Parkill,  Owosso;  H.
A. Hydom, Grand Rapids;  H. H. Pope, Allegan. 
Committee on Trade Interests—Smith Barne-, Traverse 
City:  Geo. B. Hoyt, East Saginaw;  H. B. Fargo, Mus-
Committee on Transportation—James Osborn,Owosso;
O.  F.  Conklin,  Grand  Rapids;  C.  F.  Bock,  Battle
Committee on Building and Loan Associations—-Chaun- 
cey 8trong, Kalamazoo; Will Emmert, Eaton Rapids; 
W. E. Crotty, Lansing,

Local Secretary—P. J. ConnelLMuskegec.
Official Organ—T h e  Mic h ig a n  T r a d e sm a n . 

__________
The follow ing  au xiliary associations  are op­
eratin g under  charters  granted  hy th e M ichi­
g an  B usiness Men’s A ssociation:

Mo.  «—T ra v e rse C ity  B . M .  A. 

President, J. W. Milliken; Secretary, E. W. Hastings.

N o . 2—L o w e ll  it. M .  A .

N o. 3 —S tu r g is B . M. A .

N o.  4 —G rand  R a p id s  M.  A. 
N o.  5 —M u sk egon   B .  M. A . 

President, S. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King.
* 
President. H. S. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn._______
President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.
President, John A. Miller;  Secretary, C. L. Whitney. 
—  
President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary, P- T. Baldwin.
President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger._____
President, F. H. Thurston; Secretary, Geo.L. Thurston.

N o.  7—D im o n d a le  B . M . A .
N o. 8—East p o rt  B . M . A .
N o. 9 —L a w ren ce B .  M.  A .

N o. 6 —A lb a   K. M. A .

N o .11—K in g sle y  B . M. A .

President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly.
!No.  lO —H arbor S p rin g s  B .  M.  A. 
President, W. J. Clark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson.
President. H. P. Whipple; Secretary,P. E.  Wynkoop. 
President, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon._______
" 
President, H. B. Sturtevant;  Secretary, W. J. Austin.

N o.  12—Q u in cy  B . M. A .
N o.  13—Sh erm an  B . M. A .

N o.  1 4 —N o.  M u sk egon   B. M . A . 
President, 8. A. Howey; Secretary, G. C. Havens.
N o. 1 5 —B o y n e  C ity  B. M . A .
‘ 
President, R. R- Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.
N o.  1 6 —Sand L a k e  B .  M. A .
President, J. V. Crandall:  Secretary, W. Rasco._______
No.  1 7—P la in w e ll B .  M. A .
President, E. A.  Owen. Secretary, J. A. Sidle.________
N o.  1 8 —O w osso B . M . A .
President, Albert Todd; Secretary, S. Lamfrom.______
President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.
President, John F. Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.

N o. 2 0 —sa n g a tu e k   B. M . A . 

N o.  1 9 —A d a  B . M . A .

N o. 2 1 —W a y la u d  B . M. A  

N o. 2 3 —G rand  L ed g e  B . M . A . 
No.  2 3 —C arson C ity  B.  M. A . 

President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.
President, A. B. Schumacher; Secretary, W,  R.  Clarke.
President, F. A. Rockafeilow: Secretary, C. 6. Bailey.
President, J. E. Thurkow;  Secretary. W. H. Richmond.

N o. 2 4 —M orley  B.  M . A .

N o. 2 5 —P a lo  B . M . A .

N o  2 7 —D o rr  B. M .  A .

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

President. H. D. Pew; Secretary, Chas. B. Johnson.
President. A. C. Satterlee:  Secretary. E. J. Clark.
—  
President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher.
' 
President, A. J. Paddock;  Secretary, H. 6. Dozer.
President, Wm. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough.

N o. 2 8 —C h eb oygan   B . M . A
N o.  2 9 —Freeport. B. M.  A.
N o.  3 0 —O cean a B . M . A.
N o. 3 1 —C h a rlo tte  B. M. A .
N o. 3 2 —C o o p e rsv ille B . M . A . 
N o. 3 3 —C h a r le v o ix   B.  M. A . 

President, A. G. Avery;  Secretary, E. S. Houghtalmg.
President, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury.
President, W. G. Barnes;  Secretary, J. B. Watson.
President, L. D.  Bartholomew;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.

N o. 3 4 —Saranac  B.  M. A .
N^7~35—B e lla ir e   B . M . A .
N e . 3 6 —Ith a c a   B .  M . A .

President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P. T. Williams.
President, H. M. Hemstreet; Secretary, C. E. Densmore.
President, O. F. Jackson;  Secretary, John  M. Everden.
President,  Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary,  E  W. Moore.

N o. 3 7 —B a ttle  C reek B . M . A . 

N o. 3 8 —S c o ttv ille  B .  M . A . 
N o.  39  B u r r  O ak B . M. A . 

President, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins.
President, W. S. Wilier; Secretary,  F. W. Sheldon.
N o. 4 0 —E a to n  R apiti* B . M . A . 
President, C. T. Hartson; Secretary, Will Emmert.
N o. 4 1 —B r e c k e n r id g e   B . M . A . 
President. C  H. Howd;  Secretary, L. Waggoner.
President, Jos. Gerber; Secretary  C.J.Rathbnn.
i-resident, Frank J. Luick;  Secretary, J. A. Lindstrom.

N o. 4 2 —F r e m o n t B . M  A . 

N o. 4 3 —T u stin  B .  M. A. 

N o. 4 4 —R eed  C ity B . M . A . 
N o. 4 5 —H o y tv llle  B .  M.  4 .

President, E.B. Martin; Secretary, W. H. Smith.
President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, O. A. Halladay.
President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary. B. M. Gould.
President, W. C. Pierce;  Secretary, W. H. Graham.
President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor._____

N o. 4 6 —L e slie  B . M. A.
N o.  4 7 —F lin t  M .  U.

N o. 4 8 —H ubbard ston   B . M. A . 

N o.  6 1 —H a rtfo rd   B . M . A . 

N o. 6 2 —E a st S a g in a w  M . A . 

N o . 6 7 —W atervJiet  B . M . A . 

N o.  4 9 —L eroy  B   M .  A . 
N o. 5 0 —M an istee B . M . A . 

ideut,  A. Wenzell; Secretary. Frank Smith.
President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary,C.  Grannis.
N o. 5 1 —C edar  S p rin gs  B .  M .  A . 
President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdon.
N o. 5 2 —G rand H a v en   B . M. A . 
President, A. S. Kedzie;  Secretary, F. D. Vos.
N o, 5 3 —B e lle v u e  B . M . A .
President, Frank Phelps;  Secretary, A. E. Fitzgerald.
N o. 5 4 — D o u g la s B . M . A .
President, Thomas B. Dutcher;  Secretary, C. B. Waller.
N o.  5 5 —P e to sk e y   B . M. A . 
President, C. F. Hankey: Secretary. A. C. Bowman.
N o. 5 6 —B a n g o r  B .  M.  A . 
President, N. W. Drake;  Secretary, Geo. Chapman.
No. 5 7 —R ock ford   B . M . A . 
President, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.
N o. 5 8 —F ife  L a k e B . M. A . 
President, L. S. Walter; Secretai; ,0.2:  Blakely.
N o. 5 9 —F e n n v ille  B . M . A . 
President F. 8. Raymond : Secretary, A. J. Capen.
N o. 6 0 —S ou th  B o a rd m a n  B . M .  A . 
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt.
President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.
resident, Jas. H  .Moore;  Secretary, C. W. Muiholand.
N o.  6 3 —E v a rt B . M. A . 
President, C. V. Priest; Secretary,C. E. Bell.
N o. 6 4 —M e r r ill B . M . A . 
President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton.
N o. 6 5 —K a lk a sk a   B . M . A . 
President, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, C- S. Biom.
N o. 6 6 —L a n sin g  B . M .  A . 
President, Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles.
President, W. L. Garrett; Secretary, F. H.  Merrifleld.
President, H. H.  Pope;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.
N o. 6 9 —S cotts and  C lim a x  B . M . A . 
President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. 8. Willison.
N o.  7 0 —N a sh v ille   B.  M. A , 
President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers.
N o .  7 1 —A sh le y   B .  M .  A ,
President, M. Netzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. Clutterbuck.
N o.  7 2 —E d m o re B . M . A .
N o,  7 3 —B e ld in g  B . M . A . 
N o. 7 4 —D a v iso n   M .  U. 

N o.  7 5 —T ec n m seh   B .  M .  A . 
N o.  7 6 —K a la m a zo o  B . M . A . 
V o.  7 7 —S ou th   H a v en   B   M.  A. 

President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster.
President, J.  F. Cartwright;  Secretary  L. Gifford.
President, Oscar P. Bills;  Secretary, F. Rosacraus,
President, S. S. McCamly;  Secretary,  Chauneey Strong.
President, E. J. Lockwood; Secretary, Volney Ross
President, J. O. Seibert;  Secretary, J. W. Saunders.
N o.  79—K a-t J o r c a n  »nit  so   A rm   B   *1. A . 
President, Chas. F. Dixon;  Secretary, L. C. Madison. 
N o . 8 0 —B a y  C itv an d   W  B a y   C ity  R~. >1. A . 
President, F. L. Harrison:  Secretary, Geo. Craig.
President. L. A. Vickery;  Secretary, A. E. Ransom.
President,B. S. Webb;  Secretary, M. E  Pollasky.
President, L. P. Wilcox;  Secretary. W. B. Mandigo.
President. P. M. Angus; Secretary, D. W. Richardson.
President  J. M. Beeman;  Secretary. C. H. May.
N o . 8 6 —M illb ro o k  a n d   B la n c h a r d   B .  M.  A . 
President, T. W. Preston;  Secretary,  H.  P.  Blanchard.

N o. 8 1 —F lu s h in g   B .  M . A . 
N o.  8 2 —A lm a   B   M.  A . 
N o  8 3 —S h erw o o d  B .  M. A . 
N o . 8 4 —S ta n d i8 h   B . M . A . 

N o. 78—C a led o n ia   B .  M.  A . 

N o . 6 8 —A lle g a n  B . M . A . 

N o   8 5 —C lio  B . M . A . 

A  LOCAL  MUTUAL.

REGULATING  ASSIGNMENTS.

Outline  of Plan  Proposed  by  the  Mus­

Proposed  Law  Introduced  by  Senator 

kegon  Association.

From the Muskegon News, May 2.

for 

The Business Men’s  A ssociation  held  a  well- 
attended  session  last  evening.  Among  others 
present were John A. Miller,  M.  C.  Kelley, C.  L. 
W hitney,  M.  H.  Desky,  Laurence  Poppie, S. H. 
Stevens,  R.  S.  Miner,  L.  Mangold  and  M.  Du­
quette.  A fter the  transaction  o f  routine  busi­
ness, an object o f general Interest to  the  people 
of Muskegon was reached in the insurance ques­
tion.  The Association had  had  a  committee  at 
work for the past two months,  and the  result  of 
their investigations w ill be found  in  the  report 
follow ing :
The  Committee  on  Insurance  would  respect­
fully report that in response  to the circular sent 
to members on insurance  matters,  thirty  of  the 
members have replied,  and after  tabulating  the 
figures we find  that twenty-eight members carry 
$206,950 insurance on  their  stocks  o f  goods and 
lumber, and  pay annually $4,985.82  as premiums. 
Twenty members carry $71,525on their dw ellings 
and furniture  and  pay  $897  premium  therefor, 
making a total of  $280,675  insurance  carried  on 
both  kinds o f property  by thirty-one members at 
a cost o f $5,882.82 or an average of 21-10 per cent, 
of  the  amount  insured.  During  the  last  five 
years the thirty-one members  have  paid  out  as 
premiums  $27,475.72  and  received 
losses 
$3.791.65,  or  about  $1  received  for  $7 paid out. 
One o f the members reported only for  one  year, 
two for three years and one for  four  years,  but 
excluding the' amounts returned by  those  mem­
bers does not vary  the  results.  Comparing  the 
above results with the reports o f  insurance com­
panies throughout the State, w e find  that  w hile 
the average cost o f  insurance  in  all  companies 
is $14 per $1,000 o f insurance, the average cost  of 
insurance to the members of this Association has 
been $21  per $1,000 o f insurance, w lrle the actual 
cost or amount of  losses  paid  has  only been $3 
per $1,000 o f  insurance.
The question  now  arises,  whether  the  mem­
bers o f this Association desire  to  continue  pay­
ing seven  times as much money as  premium  for 
insurance to old  line  stock  companies  as  they 
received for losses, bearing  in mind at the same 
time that the major portion of the money paid to 
the  stock  companies  goes  out  o f  the city and 
State, or whether it is best to form a m utual com­
pany  and  do  our  own  insurance  at  cost  and 
where  the m oney paid out for expenses  w ill  re­
main in our own city and State. 
It  is  believed 
that the expenses of formation of a company and 
doing business the first year  would  not  exceed 
$2 per $1,000  of  insurance,  w hich  would  make 
our insurance cost less  than  one-quarter  o f  its 
present cost, and after the first  year, as business 
increased, it would be less than  that.
In view   of  the  above  facts,  your  committee 
recommends that the  former  resolution  of  this 
Association be carried out at  once  and  a  B usi­
ness Men’s Association Insurance Co.  be  organ­
ized  under  chapter  132  of  H owell’s  revised 
statutes  o f  the  laws  o f  M ichigan,  under such 
safeguards as shall provide for the proper secur­
ity of all members who may take policies in such 
company.  Respectfully submitted.

M. C. Kelley,
M. H.  D esky,
R.  S.  Miner,

Committee.

After considerable discussion a fu ll considera­
tion of  this  report  was  postponed  to  a special 
meeting to be held next W ednesday evening at 8 
o’clock in the Association rooms.
S. H  Stevens resigned his position as chairman 
of  the  committee  appointed  to  entertain  the 
W est  M ichigan  Press  Association,  being  suc­
ceeded by M. C. Kelley.
The Committee  on  City  Market  reported that 
they, in conjunction with a like committee from 
the horticultural society, had met the Ordinance 
Committee of the council, w hich  had  agreed  to 
formulate  the  desired  ordinance  and  place  it 
before the council at its next meeting.
The Association is perfecting a measure w hich 
has been  under consideration for some time past 
w hich promises good results for the city.  They 
propose  to  issue a folded  circular  containing a 
description of the best points o f M uskegon, a cut 
of the Haekley  library,  the  club  building, etc., 
and two maps, one show ing the  city  and its sub­
urbs, the  other  show ing  the  State  with all the 
lines of railroads and steamboats, now  in  exist­
ence and proposed,  leading  to  this  city. 
It is 
intended in various  ways to distribute these cir­
culars broadcast over the country.
The Association appointed a committee of citi­
zens whom they  request  to  act  in  conjunction 
w ith the council and  the association committees 
to  help  entertain  the  Press  Association.  The 
committee is  as  follow s:  L.  G.  Mason, W. G. 
Watson,  A.  F.  Temple,  Henry Barney,  N.  Me- 
Graft.

A sso ciatio n   N otes.

The Millbrook and Blanchard B.  M.  A.,  with 
eleven  members,  has  been  accorded  charter 
No. 86.

Owosso Tim es:  At a m eeting of the Business 
Men’s Association, on  Friday  evening,  proposi­
tions  from  several  m anufacturing  concerns 
desiring to locate in  Owosso were discussed and 
by vote of the members present it was decided to 
ask  the  council  to  grant  bonuses  to  them  to 
locate here.  A committee was appointed to con­
fer w ith the proprietors o f  a  large  screen  door 
factory and to induce them, if   possible, to come 
to Owosso w ith their  business. 
.T he  matter  of 
putting fire escapes on the school houses  o f  the 
city was also discussed.

P ro p o se d  D a te s fo r  th e   S ta te   A sso c ia ­

tio n .

M u s k e g o n ,  May 3 .

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids :

D e a r   S i r —Our people  w ould  like  to have the 
State convention held the last two days  in  July 
and the first day in  August, if those  dates  meet 
the approval of the E xecutive Board.  The moon 
w ill be out bji  that  time,  affording  visitors  an 
opportunity of view ing our harbor by moonlight.
We have arranged with the Adams Express Co. 
to operate ever  the  boats  of  the  Burns Trans­
portation  Co.,  now  running  from  this  port  to 
Gladstone and Escanaba.  Yours truly,

C.  L .  W h i t n e y ,  See’y.

An Accommodating’  Train.

“I  want  to  go  to  bed, so  give  me a 
room  as  soon  as  you  can. 
I ought  to 
have  reached  the  city  early this  after­
noon, and here it is 11 o’clock.”
“What  made  you so late ?”  asked  the 
hotel  clerk,  as  he  threw  down a key to 
which  was  attached a rough-edged brass 
tag about  the size of  a buckwheat  cake.
“Oh, slow trains !  Slow trains !  They 
seemed to stop everywhere and  at all the 
little cross-roads.”
“That’s queer.”
“I  should  say  it  was.  Why,  at  one 
place they stopped  about seven minutes, 
while  half  a dozen  people  came  out of 
the only house to be  seen  in  the  neigh­
borhood and boarded the train.  Did you 
ever hear of  anything like it ?”

“Never.”
“I have,” said  a  little  old  man  with 
long,  shaggy hair,  who had overheard the 
conversation.

“You have ?”
“Yes;  you  may not  believe it, but it’s 
a fact.  Some  years  ago I used  to travel 
a good deal up in Massachusetts.  There 
was a place  called  Wheat  Sheaf  Lane, 
where the train stopped nearly every day 
for an old woman, who was  always there 
to  send  some  eggs  into  town.  Now, 
would  you  believe  it?  One  day  the 
train  stopped as usual for  Aunt  Betsey, 
who  was  there  with  her  eggs, but  she 
only had  eleven.  She  said  that  an old 
hen was still on the nest,  and she wanted 
the train to  wait  until  she  could  make 
up  the dozen.”

“Yes.”
“Well,  I’ll  be  darned  if  that  train 
didn’t wait while  the  hen laid the extra 
egg.”
The  late  arrival  said  he  guessed  he 
would  go to bed, the  be-diamoned  hotel 
clerk  swooned,  and  the  little  old  man 
walked  down  the  corridor and  dropped 
wearily into a chair.

Lemon, Hoops & Peters have  received 
the  first  shipment  of  the  new  season’s 
make of  Amboy cheese.

Wesselius.

A bill  has  been introduced in the Sen­
ate by Senator  Wesselius  regulating  as­
signments  which  revives  some  of  the 
features of  the old  national  bankruptcy 
law.  The  full  text of  the bill is as fol­
lows :
A bill to provide  for  the  distribution of
the estates of  insolvent  debtors, being
a general insolvent  law.
Section 1.  The  People  of the  State  of 
Michigan  enact,  Any  person  residing 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  State  of 
Michigan,  and  owing  debts provable in 
insolvency under this  act, exceeding  the 
amount of $300,  First,  who departs from 
the State with intent to defraud his cred­
itors,  or,  being  absent,  remains  absent 
with  such  intent:  or, Second,  who  con­
ceals  himself  to  avoid  the  service  of 
legal process in any action for the recov­
ery of  a debt or demaud  provable  under 
this  act;  or, Third, who  conceals  or re­
moves any of his property not exempt by 
law,  to avoid its  being attached or taken 
on legal  process;  or, Fourth,  who  makes 
any  assignment,  gift,  sale,  conveyance 
or transfer, of  any of  his  estates,  prop­
erty, rights,  or  credits,  not  exempt) by 
law, with  intent to hinder,  delay, or de­
fraud any of his creditors;  or, Fifth, who 
has been arrested and held in custody by 
virtue  or  mesne process or execution is­
sued out of  any court  in  any  state, dis­
trict  or 
territory  within  which  such 
debtor  resides  or  has property, founded 
upon  a  demand  in  its  nature provable 
under  this  act, and for a sum exceeding 
one  hundred  dollers,  if  such  process is 
remaining in force  and  not  judged for a 
period of  seven  days;  or, Sixth, who has 
been  actually imprisoned for more  than 
seven  days,  and 
is  suffering  action 
founded  upon  contract  for  the  sum  of 
one  hundred  dollars  or  upwards;  or, 
Seventh, who, being  insolvent, or in con­
templation  of 
insolvency,  makes  any 
payment,  gift,  grant,  sale,  conveyance, 
or transfer of  money or  other  property, 
estate,  right,  or  credits,  or  gives  any 
w arrant to confess judgment, or procures 
or  suffers  his  property to  be  taken  on 
legal process, with attempt to give a pref­
erence to one or more of  his creditors,  or 
to  any  person  or  persons  who  may be 
liable  for  him, his  endorsers  or  other­
wise, or  with  the  intent, by such dispo­
sition of  his property,  to  defeat or delay 
the  operation  of  this  act;  or,  Eighth, 
who, being a banker,  broker,  merchant, 
tradesman,  manufacturer  or  miner, has 
fraudulently  stopped  payment,  or  who 
has stopped or suspended payment of his 
commercial  paper  within  a  period  of 
fourteen  days,  shall  be  deemed to have 
committed  an  act  of  insolvency and  to 
have  become  liable  to  be  judged as in­
solvent.  And any such person who shall 
be  judged  insolvent,  the  assignee to be 
appointed,  under  this  act, may recover 
back  the  money  or  other  property  so 
paid, conveyed,  sold,  assigned,  or trans­
ferred  contrary to this act, provided  the 
person making such payment had reason­
able cause to believe that  debtor was in 
solvent,  and  such  creditor  shall  not be 
allowed  to  prove  his debt in insolvency 
under this act.
Sec. 2.  An  adjudication  of  insolvency 
may be made  on  the  petition  of  one or 
more  creditors,  the  aggregate  of  whose 
provable  debts  amounts  to  at least two 
hundred dollars,  providing  such petition 
is brought  within  six  months  after the 
act of  bankruptcy shall  have  been com 
mitted.
in­
solvency may also  be  made  on the peti­
tion of  the debtor, and upon the proceed­
ings hereinafter specified.
Sec. 4.  After the  filing of  the  petition 
authorized by section  two, if  it  appears 
that sufficient  grounds  appear  therefor, 
the court shall direct for the  entering of 
an order requiring  the  debtor  to appear 
to show cause, at a session of said court to 
be holden at a time to be specified in said 
order,  not  less  than  five days after the 
service of  such  order, wThy the prayer of 
the  petitioner  should  not  be  granted. 
The  court  may,  also, by injunction, re­
strain  the  debtor  and  any other person 
in the meantime from  making any dispo­
sition  of  any part of  debtor’s  property, 
not excepted by law  by  the  operation of 
this act.
Sec. 5.  A copy of  the  petition  and or­
der to show’  cause shall be served on the 
debter  by  delivering  the  same  to  him 
personally,  or  if  he  cannot  be  found, 
service  may be  made  by publication  in 
such manner as the  judge may direct.
Sec. 6.  At the next session,  if  due  no­
tice has been  given,  the court  shall pro­
ceed to hear the allegation of the petition 
of  debtor,  and  shall,  if  the  debtor  de­
mands,  order  a  trial  by  jury  in  the 
method  herein  provided, 
to  ascertain 
the facts of the alleged insolvency.
Sec.  7.  If  upon  such hearing  or  trial 
the  debtor  proves to the satisfaction  of 
the  court  or  jury, as the  ease may  be, 
that  the facts  set forth  in  the  petition 
are not true, or that the debtor has  satis­
fied  the liens  upon  his  property which 
were the grounds of the proceedings, the 
proceedings  shall be  dismissed,  and  the 
respondent shall recover costs.
Sec. 8.  If  upon  a  hearing or trial the 
facts  set forth in the  petition  are found 
to be true,  or  if  default is made  by the 
respondent, the court  shall  adjudge  the 
debtor  to  be  an  insolvent,  and  shall 
forthwith issue  a  warrant  to  take  pos­
session of his estate.
Sec.  9.  Upon the filling of  the petition 
by the debtor himself,  as above specified, 
if  the  court is satisfied that  the  allega­
tions thereof  ar<*  true,  it  shall  issue  a 
warrant as provided  in  the  last section. 
The warrant aforesaid shall  be  directed 
to the sheriff  of  said county,  and signed 
by  the  judge  of  the  court  issuing  the 
same, authorizing said sheriff  as messen­
ger to publish  notice in sueh newspapers 
as the warrant specifies;  to serve written 
or printed notice,  by mail or personally, 
on all persons named in the list of  credi­
tors therein provided, or whose names he 
may  otherwise  ascertain,  and  to  give 
I such  personal  or  other  notice  to  sueh 
i person concerned as  the  warrant  speci- 
I ties.
I  Sec.  10.  The notices to creditors  under 
the  warrant  shall state  that  a  warrant 
has been issued, that the payment of any 
debts,  the  delivery  of  any  property to 
such  debtor,  and  the  transfer  of  any 
property by him is forbidden by law, and 
that a meeting of creditors to prove their 
debts and choose one  or  more  assignees

Sec.  3.  An  adjudication  of 

the 

shall be held; that a session of said court 
is to be holdea at  a  time  and  place  de­
signated in the  warrant.
Sec. 11.  It shall be the duty  of  the in­
solvent, within three days  after  the  ad­
judication  aforesaid, to  make  and file in 
said cause  a  complete list  of  his credi­
tors,  with the residence of  each and  the 
amount owing to each.
Sec. 12.  At the meeting of the creditors 
held  in  pursuance of  the notice,  one or 
more  assignees  shall  be  chosen.  Said 
assignee shall give bonds to  be approved 
by the court,  conditioned for the faithful 
performance  of  his duties, and  as  soon 
as said assignee is appointed  and  quali­
fied,  the  court  shall,  by  an  instrument 
under his hand, assign and convey to the 
assignee all the estate real and  personal, 
of  the insolvent,  which assignment shall 
relate back  to the commencement of  the 
proceedings,  and  shall  vest  in  the  as­
signee a title to all  of  debtor’s property 
and estate,  both  real  and  personal,  al­
though  the  same  is  then  attached  on 
mesne process as the property of  debtor, 
and shall  operate  to  dissolve  any  such 
attachment  made  within  three  months 
next preceding the commencement of the 
proceedings.  The  assignee  shall  have 
the right to sue for and recover all choses 
in action or rights of  action of  any kind 
existing in the debtor.
Sec. 13.  The assignee shall immediately 
give notice of  his appointment by publi­
cation,  as designated  by the  court,  and 
shall proceed to make and file a complete 
inventory  or  schedule  of  the  debtor’s 
assets and liabilities.
Sec.  14.  The assignee shall proceed  to 
sell  and dispose of  to the best advantage 
all the property  of  the debtor,  reduce to 
possession his  various choses  in  action, 
and shall endeavor to convert  the  estate 
into money with all possible speed.
Sec.  15.  Creditors shall be  required  to 
prove  their  claims  by affidavit  filed  in 
said court  within three months from the 
publication of  the notice of  assignment, 
such  affidavit  to state the  amount  due, 
the amount  of  set off,  if  any,  the  con­
sideration.  the date  of  the debt,  its  ma­
turity,  and  the  rate  of  interest,  and 
whether any,  and  what  security is held 
therefor.
Sec.  16.  As  soon as  the estate is  con­
verted into money the assignee,  after de­
ducting  his expenses and fees, to be  ap­
proved by the court,  shall  distribute  the 
remainder among  the creditors pro rata, 
after paying in full such  secured  claims 
as may be entitled to preference.
Sec. 17.  The several probate  courts  of 
the  various counties  in  the  state  shall 
the  proceedings 
have  jurisdiction  of 
specified in this  act.  From  the  various 
orders and decrees of  said court  appeals 
may be taken  to  the  supreme  court  in 
the manner provided by law.

T he  D ra ft  M a tte r  A g ain .

G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  May 3,1889.

E.  A.  Stowe,  Grand Rapids:
D e a r   S ir —I  note  what  you  say,  in 
your issue of  May 1, relative to  the  pre­
sentation of  drafts.  So  far  as ordinary- 
drafts  are  concerned,  your  statements 
are correct;  but  no  bank  makes a prac­
tice of  protesting  drafts  until they have 
first  been  presented.  The  law requires 
this  and  it would  be  taking  altogether 
too  many chances  to  protest a draft un­
der  such  circumstances,  without a  per­
sonal presentation. 

B a n k e r .

E le c tric ity   fo r  S n ak es.

A  report  comes  by  way  of  Germany 
that a novel use of  electricity  has  been 
made in India, for the prevention  of  the 
intrusion of  snakes  into dwellings.  Be­
fore all the doors and  around  the  house 
two  wires  are  laid,  connected  with an 
induction  apparatus. 
Should  a  snake 
attempt  to  crawl  over  the wires, he re­
ceives a shock of electricity, which either 
kills or frightens him into  hasty  retreat.

The B ra v e st M an o f All.

A Pennsylvania newspaper  invites  its 
readers to name for publication the brav­
est man they know.  Probably  the  brav­
est man in all the world is he who can go 
on and tell a long story to the  bitter  end,_ 
after having  discovered  by  glancing  at 
the faces of his listeners  that it is an old 
friend of theirs.

Lobster  packing  will  be  resumed on 
the shores of  Maine  this coming  season. 
Two  years have elapsed since  the indus­
try was  suspended by the  Fish  Commis­
sioner, the  fish  in the  meantime  having 
been  permitted  to  increase  and  attain 
reasonable  size.  What  the  pack  will 
probably be is a question  unanswerable, 
various  authorities  placing  their  esti­
mates  at  20,000  to  40,000  cases.  This 
quantity, it is  thought, will  not add ma­
terially to  the  total  pack  of  the  entire 
coast,  as  the  Provincial  canneries  have 
been  packing  less  annually for  several 
seasons  past,  and it is considered certain 
that  their product will again show a fall­
ing off  this  year in comparison with last. 
This  season  is  going  out  with  a  bare 
market,  hence  prices  for  future  deliv­
eries  are  quoted  with  considerable 
strength.

Notice  of  Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the partner­
ship heretofore existing between  Dr.  L. 
E. Benson and Arthur L.  Haight,  under 
the firm name of Benson and Company, is 
hereby  mutually  dissolved,  Arthur  L. 
Haight retiring from the business.
All accounts due the late  firm  will  be 
settled  at  once,  either  by cash or note.

L. E .  B e n s o n , 
A r t h u r  L.  H a i g h t . 
Woodland,»Mich., May 1, 1889.

Partnership  Notice.

Notice is hereby  given  that  Dr. L. .E. 
Benson  and  George  D.  Barden  have 
this  day  entered  into  a  co-partnership 
to continue the drug trade  in  Woodland 
under the firm name of Benson and Com­
pany.
Thanking all for their patronage in the 
past,  we  solicit  your  good  will  in the 
future.

L .  E .  B e n s o n ,
G e o r g e  D. B a r d e n .

Woodland, May 1,  1889.

Grain.

CRA D LES.

CROW   B A R S.

Cast Steel......................................................per B> 
Iron, Steel P oints.......................................  “ 

C A PS.

E ly’s 1-10......................................................per m 
Hick’s  C. F ..................................................  
G. D ..................................... .......................... 
M usket.......................................................... 

“ 
“ 
“ 

dis. 50&02

inch.

COMMON  B A R R E L .

25

4%
3H

65
60
35
60

C LIN CH .

1H and  13£ in c h ....................................................  1  35
2  and  2*4 
“ 
..................................................  1  jo
..................................................  1  80
2*4 and 2%  “ 
3 in c h ........................................................................  
85
3)4 and 4*4  in c h .................................................... 
75

Each h a lf keg 10 cents extra.

dis.

 
combs. 

C A R T R ID G E S.

Rim Fire, U.  M. C.  & W inchester new  lis t .. 
Rim Fire, United  States.............................dis. 
Central  F ire................................................... dis. 

50
50
25

chisels. 

dis.

Socket F irm er.......................................................70&10
Socket Fram ing.....................................................70&10
Socket Com er.........................................................70&10
Socket S lic k s.........................................................70&10
40
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er.................................. 
Barton’s  Socket  Firm ers...................................  
20
Cold........................... 
net

 

Currv,  Lawrence’s  ............................................. 40&10
H o tch k iss...............................................................  
25
W hite Crayons, per  gross.................12@12*4 dis. 10

C H A LK .

COCKS.

Brass,  Racking’s ..................................................  
60
60
Bibb’s ....................................................................... 
B e e r ...........................................................................40&10
66
Fenns’....................................................................... 
Planished, 14 oz cut to size......... per pound 
33
31
14x52, 14x56, 14x60  ............................ 
29
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60............................ 
Cold Rolled, 14x48................................................  
29
B ottom s..............................:................................... 
30

C O PPE R .

“ 

drills. 

dis.

Morse’s  Bit  Stocks..............................................  
Paper and straight Shank.................................  
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................  

 

 

40
40
40

dripping pans.

Small sizes, ser p o u n d ....................................... 
Large sizes, per  pound....................................... 

07
6)4

E L B O W S.

Com. 4  piece, 6 in ................................. doz. net 
75
Corrugated............................................. dis. 20&10&10
A djustable......................................................dis.  J6&10

dis.

dis.

dis.

oilers. 

Zinc or tin, Chase’s P atent................................ 60&i0
Zinc, w ith brass bottom .....................................  
50
Brass or Copper...................................................... 
50
R ea p er.............................................. per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s ..............................................................50&10

planes. 

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y ....................................... 40@10
Sciota  B en ch .........................................................   @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fan cy.............................. 40@10
Bench, first quality..............................................   @60
Stanley R ule and  Level Co.’s, w ood..............20&10

F A N S .

rivets. 

Fry,  A cm e......................................................dis. 
Common;  polished.......................................dis. 

60
70

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

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

Broken packs He per pound extra.

R O PE S.

Sisal.  Vi inch and la r g er...................................   13*4
M anilla  ...................................................................  16*4

squares. 

dis.

Steel and  Iron........................................................ 70&10
Try and B evels...................................................... 
60
M itre........................................................................  
20

SH E E T   IR O N .

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

Nos.  10 to  14.............................................. $4  20 
Nos. 15 to 1 7 .............................................   4  20 
Nos.  18 to 21.............................................   4  20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ............................................   4 20 
Nos. 25 to 26 ............................................   4  40 
No. 27 .........................................................   4  60 
w ide not less than 2-10 extra

MOUNTAIN  FREEZER.

CRI

Send for our 16 Page Descriptive Catalogue and 

Price List.

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;  2r $24;  3, $30...............
f i l e s —N ew List. 
American F ile Association L ist...
D isston’s ..............................................
N ew  A m erican...................................
N icholson’s .........................................
Heller’s ...............................................................
Heller’s Horse R asps.....................................

dis.

25

dis.

... .60&10
___60&10
__ 60&10
... .60&10

G A LV A N IZED   IR O N .

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26; 
List 

12 

13 

14

Discount, 60

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

G A UGES.

dis

50

H A M M ERS.

Naydole  & Co.’s ............................................dis. 
25
Kip’s ..................................................................dis. 
25
Yerkes & Plumb’s .........................................dis. 40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............................30c list 50
Blacksm ith’s Solid Cast  Steel, H and___30c 40&10

H IN G E S.

lo n g e r .............

Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 .................................... dis. 
60
State....................................................per doz. net, 2  50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  in. 4%  14  and
3*4
Screw Hook and  Eye, Vi___
10
% ............. ...............net
% ............. ...............net
8V4
% ............. ...............net
7H
............. ...............net
7H
\
70
.............dis.

Strap and T ........

H A N G E R S. 

d i s .

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

H O LLO W   W A RE

P ots.................................................................
K ettles...........................................................
S p id ers.........................................................
Gray enam eled...........................................
H O U SE   F U R N IS H IN G   GOODS.

Stamped  Tin W are.................
Japanned Tin W are................
Granite Iron W a re.................

. ..60&05 
...60&05 
...60&05 
50

new list 70&10 
new  list 73&10

Grub  1. 
Grub 2 
Grub 3 .

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

H O R SE  N A IL S.

Au Sable.....................................dis. 25&10@25&10&10
Putnam .............................................dis.  5&10&2H&2*4
N orthwestern....................................... 
dis. 10&10&5
k n o b s —N ew  List.

dis.

Door, mineral, jap. trim m in gs...........
Door,  porcelain, jap.  trim m ings.......
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings...
Door,  porcelBin, trim m ings.................
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.........
Picture, H. L. Judd  &  Co.’s .................
H em acite....................................................

l o c k s — DO O R.

R ussell & Irwin  Mfg.  Co.’s new  list
Mallory, W heeler  &  Co.’s ....................
Branford’s ................................................
Norwalk’s ..................................................
Stanley R ule and Level  Co.’s .............

L E V E L S.

M ATTOCKS.

Adze E y e. 
Hunt E y e. 
Hunt’s ___

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

M A U LS.

M IL L S.

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

.$16.00, dis.  60 
.$15.00, dis. 60 
50, dis. 20&10. 

dis.

M OLA SSES  G A TES.

Stehbin’s  Pattern...........................................
Stebbin’s G enuine................................................ 60&10
Enterprise, self-m easuring.
25
N A IL S
A dvance above 12d nails.

F E N C E   AND  B R A D S.

50d to 60d__
lOd..................
8d and 9d__
6d and 7d__
4d and 5d__
3 d ....................
2d ....................

F IN E   B L U E D .

CA STING  A N D   BO X .

12d to 30d.
lOd.............
8d to 9d 
6d to 7d.
4d to 5 d .....................................................................  1  10
3d ................................................................................  1  50

1  00
1  50
2 00

V 

SA N D   P A P E R .

•

List acct.  19, ’8 6 ................................................... ....... dis.
Silver Lake, W hite  A ........................
Drab A ............................
W hite  B ........................
Drab B ...........................

........list
“

SA 8H   CORD.

“  
“  
“  

Discount, 10.

Solid E yes......................................................per ton $25

SASH  W E IG H T S.

SA U SA G E  S U U F F E B S   O R F IL L E R S .

M iles’ “Challenge” . .. .per doz.  $20, dis. 50@o0&05
Perry.......................per doz. No.  1, $15;  No. 0,
......................................................... $21;  dis. 50@50&5
Draw Cut No. 4 .................... : .......... each, $30, dis  30
Enterprise Mfg. Co............................... dis. 20&10@30
Silver’s .............................................................dis.  40&10

D isston’s  Circular...............’. .........................45@45A5
“  Cross C ut............................................ 45@.45&5
H a n d ................................................25@25&5
“ 
A tkins’  Circular..................................................dis.  9
70
50
30
28

♦Extras sometimes given  by jobbers.
Silver Steel  Dia.  X Cuts, per fo o t,__  
“ 
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per fo o t 
“ 
 
“ 
Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per fo o t.... 
Champion and Electric  Tooth  X
“ 
Cuts,  per  fo o t...................................................... 

dis.

tacks. 

American, all k in d s...................................
Steel, all  k in d s............................................
Swedes, all k inds.........................................
Gimp and L ace.............................................
Cigar Box  N ails..........................................
Finishing  N a ils..........................................
Common and  Patent  Brads....................
Hungarian Fails and Miners’ T ack s...
Trunk and Clout N a ils..............................
Tinned Trunk and Clout N ails  .............
Leathered Carpet T acks............................

traps. 

dis.

Steel, Game..............................................................60&10
35
Oneida Community, N ew house’s ................... 
70
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s  ... 
H otchkiss’ ...............................................................  
70
P.  S.  & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ......................................... 
70
Mouse,  choker........................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion.....................................$1.50 per doz.

wire. 

dis.

Bright Market........................................................  67)4
Annealed Market...................................................70&10
Coppered Market..................................................  62*4
Extra B a ilin g ...................................................... 
55
Tinned Market......................................................  62)4
Tinned  Broom........................................per pound 09
Tinned M attress...................................per  pound 8%
Coppered  Spring  Steel....................................... 
50
Tinned  Spring Steel.............................................40&10
Plain F ence..............................................per pound 03
Barbed  Fence, galvanized........................................$3 75
p ain ted .............................................   3 00
Copper...................................................... 
Brass.........................................................  

“ 

iew list net
**  “  «
dis.

wire goods.  ■ 

B right................................................................. 70&10&10
Screw  E y es.................................... .................70&10&10
Hook’s ................................................................70&10&10
Gate Hooks and E yes....................................70&10&10

wrenches. 

dis.

dis.

Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled........................ 
30
Coe’s  G enu in e...................................................... 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, w rought,......................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, m alleable......................................75&10

miscellaneous. 

50
Bird C ages.............................................................  
Pumps, Cistern................................................  
75
50
Screws, N ew  L ist.................................................. 
Casters, Bed  and  Plate................................ 50&10&10
Dampers,  Am erican........................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.........  
65
Copper Bottom s......................................................  30c

Pig  Large.....................................................................28c
Pig Bars........................................................................ 30c

p i g   t i n .

C O P P E R .

Duty:  Pig,  Bar  and  Ingot,  4c;  Old  Copper,  3c 
Manufactured  (including all articles  of which 
Copper is a component o f  ch ief  value), 45  per 
cent  ad valorem.  For large lots  the follow ing 
quotations are shaded:

IN G O T.

ZIN C .

L ake........................................................... 
18)4
“Anchor”  Brand.......................................................... 18

D uty;  Sheet, 2*4c per pound.
680 pound  cask s..........................................................614
Per  pound............................................................... 7@7*4

L E A D .

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

D uty:  Pig, $2  per 100  pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
American 
..............................................................@5
N ew ark.....................................................................@5
B a r......................................................................................6
S h eet.....................:..........................................8c, dis. 20

S O L D E R .

............................................................................... 16
Extra W ip in g ............................................................13%
The  prices  o f  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
AN TIM O N Y .

C ookion................................................ per  pound  14*4
11M
Hallett’s ..............................................  
-M ELYN  G R A D E .
f   6  00 
..................................
6  00 
.............................................
6  25 
.............................................
10 00
.............................................
............................................
.............................................
............................................
.............................................
.............................................
Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

TIN-
10x14 IC, Charcoal..
14x20 IC, 
12x12 IC, 
14x14 IC, 
10x28 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

"

 

10x14 IC,  C harcoal.............................................. $  5  50
14x20 IC, 
5  40
5  65
12x12 IC, 
9  25
14x14 IC, 
11  80
29x28 IC, 
6  90
10x14 IX, 
6  90
14x20 IX, 
7  15
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
11  65
20x28 IX, 
14  80

TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
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Each additional X on this grade $1.50.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

“ 

14x20 IC, T em e  M. F .......................................... $  7  60
.............................................   15  75
20x28  IC, 
“ 
“ W orcester............................................  5 50
14x20  IC, 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
................................  7  00
................................  11  50
“ 
“ 
29x28  IC, 
14x20 IC, 
“ Allaway  Grade.........................  4  90
14x20 IX, 
“ 
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6  40
20x28  IC, 
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10  50
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13  50
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20x28 IX, 
B O IL E R   SIZ E   T IN   P L A T E .

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14x31  IX ...........................................................................13 50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers,  { ^
14x60 IX,

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cumstances is to push the  present  meas­
ure through,  in hopes of securing  a  still 
further  reduction  at  the  next  session, 
after  which  it  will  be  a comparatively 
easy matter to secure  a  readjustment on 
a more equitable basis.

D e tro it  S o a p   Co.

DETROIT,  MICH

Manufacturers of the  following  well-known 

brands of

Of  the measures urged by the  jobbers’ 
contingent  of  the  Grand  Rapids  Board 
of  Trade, I  am  convinced  that  the  ex­
emption  bill  will  meet  with  defeat,  as 
there are grave  constitutional  defects in 
the way.  The other  measure,  providing 
that accounts  become due whenever  the 
creditor has good grounds for considering 
himself  insecure, will  probably run  the 
gauntlet.

Considering the length of time the Leg­
islature  has  been 
session—four 
months—very  little  effective  work  has 
been accomplished.  So  derelict  are the 
members in their duties that some of  the 
first-termers  are  thoroughly  disgusted. 
A Representative from one of  the richest 
counties  in  Western  Michigan,  who 
stands behind  the  counter when he is at 
home,  remarked  to  me  to-day,  “There 
may  have  been a time  when  it  was  an 
honor to belong  to  the  Legislature,  but 
that time is past.”

in 

MONISM.

THE  BREEDING  PLA CE  OF  MOR- 
Ever  since  the  close  of  the  war  the 
missionaries of the Church of the Latter- 
Day Saints have been proselyting  among 
the  “poor  whites”  of 
the  Southern 
States,  and with a very  large  degree  of 
success.  Mormon literalism  fits  exactly 
into the idea of  the Bible which prevails 
in this social  stratum,  when  they  have 
any at all; and their  ignorance fits  them 
to be the tools of  the  “Apostles”  as they 
long  have  been  of  the  “Fire-Eaters.” 
In Dale county,  which lies very near  the 
south-eastern  corner  of  Alabama,  five 
Mormon  missionaries have been  gather­
ing in the harvest; but “the best people” 
of  the county made up  their  minds that 
the thing  must stop.  The county paper, 
indeed,  advised them  to tar  and  feather 
the missionaries,  in  the  good  old  style 
used with anti-slavery people.  So  forty 
of  these “best people” proceeded,  with­
out  either  disguise  or  concealment,  to 
the house  of  a convert, dragged out five 
missionaries, and inflicted on each of them 
forty lashes, with such severity that  one 
man fainted and the rest  were  “covered 
with blood.”  The five then  were  tarred 
and  feathered  and  driven  from 
the 
county.  And while the  State  and  local 
governments look on as calmly as though 
the proceeding wrere not a breach  of  the 
law and art  outrage  to  civilization,  the 
national government is powerless to pun­
ish or prevent!

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W E D N E S D A Y ,  M A Y   8,  1 8 8 9 .

EDITORIAL  CORRESPONDENCE.
L a n s in g ,  May 2.—I  came  to  Lansing 
to attend the hearing  accorded the drug­
gists of  the State by the  Senate Commit­
tee on  Liquor  Traffic.  What struck me 
most  forcibly was  the  scarcity of  drug­
gists  at  the  hotels  and  the  dearth  of 
their  names  on  the  hotel  registers. 
I 
naturally  expected  to  find  half  a  hun­
dred representative  men  respond  to the 
call  of  President  Gundrum,  and  con­
fessed my surprise  when  told  that  less 
than  a  half-dozen  were  present.—Geo. 
Gundrum,  H.  J.  Brown,  O.  Eberbach. 
H.  A.  Blackmar and J.  H.  Passage.  The 
hearing  took  place  in  the  room of  the 
Committee in the Capitol,  an  able  argu­
ment being made by Mr. Brown  and con­
vincing  remarks by the  others  present. 
Representative  McMillan  strolled in be­
fore  the  close  of  the  meeting  and  did 
what he could to convince the Committee 
that  the  druggists  are  not  as  black as 
they  have  been  painted. 
It is,  as  yet, 
too  early to tell  what  the  report of  the 
Committee  will  be,  but  the  temperate, 
straightforward  remarks  of  the  drug­
gists certainly did not injure their cause.
There  are a  good  many  ugly  rumors 
flying  around  in  regard  to  Damon,  the 
author  of  the  liquor  bill  which  has 
passed the house and is now knocking at 
the  doors of  the  Senate. 
It is asserted 
that  he  was,  until  very  recently,  no­
toriously careless in his  methods of  sell­
ing  liquor—that  old  topers  who  could 
not buy intoxicants at the hotel  bar were 
sure to be accommodated  behind his pre­
scription  case.  I do  not  vouch for such 
charges,  and  have  had no time to verify 
them,  but  they  are  made  by reputable 
men  with  every appearance of  truthful­
ness. 
If  Damon is the  man some of  his 
constituents picture  him,  his espousal of 
so  sweeping a measure  as  the  so-called 
Damon  bill  would  seem to be in the na­
ture of  an eleventh hour repentance.

Nothing  could  be  more  foolish  than 
this  kind  of  cruelty. 
It  is  what  the 
Mormon  Chruch  thrives  upon. 
The 
“Saints”  appeal to the  ignorant  masses 
on  the  very  ground  that  theirs  is  the 
only  persecuted  Church,  and  therefore 
the only Church wrhich has the marks  of 
an apostolic character.  Every  persecu- 
concluded to make any | tion has strengthened them,  both  numer­
ically and in the fostering of  fanaticism. 
Neglect is the surest way to kill the sect, 
and  contemptuous  toleration  of  every­
thing  w'hich  is  not  in  defiance  of  the 
laws would be their bane.  All  through 
the social stratum to which they  are  ap­
pealing in the South this transaction will 
be held  forth  as  a  triumphant  martyr­
dom.

I  called  on  Insurance  Commissioner 
Raymond to ascertain whether the Policy 
Commission  had 
change in the form of  policy adopted last 
December.  He  informed  me  that  the 
Commission had decided to keep the form 
already  promulgated, but  to  annul  the 
requirement  compelling  insurers to sign 
all riders.  Mr.  Raymond  stated  that  at 
the recent hearing  accorded the National 
Board of  Underwriters,  at  Detroit,  Mr. 
Kennedy—the  author of  the  New  York 
standard  form—admitted  that the Mich­
Nor do we fail to see in the attack  up­
igan form was the  better of  the two, but 
on these Mormons a manifestation of  the 
made  an  earnest  appeal 
in  behalf  of 
instinct  of  self-preservation.  The  act 
adopting  the  Empire  State  form on the 
proceeds from,a sense in  the  community 
score  of  uniformity.  The  Commission 
of  the injury which they threaten.  The 
wisely  concluded  that it will be  just  as 
mischief is that the method  employed  to 
easy for New York  to  change  her  form 
save society is  brutal  and  lawless,  and 
as fo; Michigan to do so, and just as easy 
that it  is  made  possible  by  inadequate 
for  States  subsequently  adopting  stan-1 
education and defective training. 
If the 
dard forms to pattern  after  Michigan as 
South had educated her people,  or if  she 
after New York. 
I have heretofore com-1 
would now educate them,  (with  the  na­
mended  the  work of  the  Commission in 
tional  assistance  that  has  been  offered 
this  matter and but for lack of  time and 
her),  they would not be the easy prey of 
space  would  take  pleasure in repeating 
fanatic  purveyors for a polygamous  col­
all  the pleasant things I have  said about 
ony.  Communities of  American  people 
the Commission for the very able and im­
seldom are fields wrhich the  Mormon mis-
partial  manner  in  which  the  members
sionaries find it worth while to  work  in; 
have discharged the important duties de-  they seek out those exceptional localities
volving upon them.
where  education  is  scanty  and  intelli­
gence dim.  The  “poor whites”  of  the 
South are a  community  almost  defense­
less against their attack,  and the rally of 
“the  best  people,”  with  their  tar  and 
their feathers, is but a rude means of  re­
pulse at  the  eleventh  hour,  taking  the 
place  of  that  which  better  education 
would have  provided  in  the  beginning. 
Cannot the Southern leaders  of  popular 
movements perceive this  state  of  facts? 
Can they not see that they  must  protect 
their  society  against  such  delusions? 
Education is a better friend to  social  or­
der and morals than tar and feathers.

The  bill  introduced  in  the House by 
Representative  Hanscom,  providing  for 
the reduction of  the  specific tax paid ou 
all  premium  receipts  by fire  insurance 
eempanies from 3 to 2 per cent.,  has been 
favorably  reported  by  the 
Insurance 
Committee  and  will  probably  pass  the 
House next week. 
I called on Chairman 
Colgrove, of  the  Senate  Insurance Com­
mittee,  and asked him to report  the  kill 
favorably to the  Senate when it came  to 
his  hands, which  he  agreed to do, as he 
said it was one of  those  measures which 
nothing  could be said  against.  1 would 
advise every business  man  in  the  State 
to  immediately  write  his  Senator,  re­
questing  him  to  push 
the  measure 
through with all possible expedition.  Its 
passage will save the  insuring  public at 
least  §44,000  per  year.  Unless  prompt 
action is taken,  however,  the bill may be 
engulfed  in  the  vortex of  uneonsidered 
bills incident to the closing weeks of  the 
legisl ative session.

PROM PT  ACTION  NECESSARY.
T h e   T r a d e s m a n   urges every  business 
man who owns insurable  property and is 
opposed to the plan of double taxation to 
write immediately to his Senator, request­
ing prompt and favorable  action on Rep­
resentative Hanseom’s  bill providing for 
a reduction  of  the  specific  tax  on  fire 
insurance premiums from 3 to 2 per cent. 
The tax on  life  insurance  premium 
only 2 per cent.,  and there would seem to 
be no reason why a differeuce  should  be I 
made in favor of life business.

I 

I am  surprised  to  find  a considerable 
sentiment  in  the  Senate in favor of  the 
passage of  the  valued  policy  bill—sur­
prised because its  friends  number  most 
of  the  insurance  agents  in  that  body, 
from which the  most  violent  opposition 
to  the  measure  would  naturally be  ex­
pected.  Even though it should pass the 
Senate, however, it would be buried deep 
in  the 
the 
House,  which  is  not  disposed  to regard 
the bill with the least  degree of  favor.

Insurance  Committee  of 

H A R D W O O D   L U M B E R .

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Basswood, lo g -ru n .....................
13  00@15 00 
Birch,  log-run..............................
15 00@16 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2......................
@ 22  00
Black Ash, log-run.......
14 00@16  00 
Cherry, log-run..............
25 00@35 00 
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2...
50 00@60 00
Cherry, C ull...................
@12  00 
Maple, lo g -ru n ..............
12 00@13 00 
Maple,  soft, log-run__
11  00@13 00 
@20 00 
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.......
Maple,  clear, flooring.. 
@25 00 
Maple,  white, selected.
@25  00 
Red Oak, log-run..........
20  00@21  00 
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and :
24 00@2:> 00
Red Oak, J4 sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, % sawed, regular...................30 00©35 00
@25 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank................... 
W alnut, log ru n .....................................  
@55 00
W alnut, Nos. 1 and 2.............................  
@75 00
W alnuts, cull 
........................................  
@25 00
Grey Elm, log-run...................................12 00@13 05
White Aso, log-run.................................14 00@16 00
White wood, log-run............................... 20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run.................................17  00©18 00
42  00@43 00
White Oak,  y  sawed, Nos. 1 and 2 

E. 6, 8TUDLEY,

M anufacturer and dealer in

Leather and  Rilbber  Belting, 
Rubber Goods, 
Sporting Goods, 
Kill and Fire Department Supplies

We m anufacture the  VERY  BEST  Pure  Oak 
Tanned, Short Lap,  Leather  Belt  that  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 mechanical 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  Ganges,  Lubricators  and  Grease 
Cups, Packings of all kinds. Boiler  Com­
pound.

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

Goods, and  L. Candee & Co.'s rubber 

boots  and Shoes.

SEND  FOR  ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST.

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4   M on roe  S treet,

Grand  Rapids, 

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G, l  IGE X GOAL GO.,

Wholesale and  Retail  Dealers,

Now—Before  auy  Advance—Write  for 

Prices on fcoal.

Grand  Rapids  Ice  &  Coal  Co,

52  PEARL  ST.

the  A cme  °f Utility and

to 

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

M anufactur­

ed  by

KOCH A. li. CO., 
354 Main St.,  PEORIA,  ILL.
48-50Lake St., Chicago;  114 Water  St., Cleveland
$ 1 . 0 0 0   ^ W A R D l l

B O R D E N , SE L L E C K  & CO., A g ts.,

THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST 

CLEAR  LONG  HAVANA  FILLED 

SUMATRA  WRAPPED  CIGAR 

SOLD  FOR  S   CENTS.

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imported Wappen-

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CZAR, 

W A B A S H , 

R O Y A L   B A R , 
M ASCO TTE.
C A M EO ,

Q U E E N   A N N E , 
T R U E   B L U E , 
M O N D A Y , 

M O T T L E D   G E R M A N ,

S U P E R IO R ,

PH O EN IX ,

A N D   O T H E R S, 

For q uotations address

W. G. HAWKINS,
M IC H IG A N   C I G A R   CO.,

Salesm an fo r  W estern Michigan.

GRAND  RAPIDS

Lock Box  173, 

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JEJigf  Rapids,  Mich.

M A N U F A C T U R E R S  O F   T H E   JU ST L Y   C E L E B R A T E D

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

T h e  B e st  S e llin g   C igar o n  th e  M a rk et.

SEND  FOR  TRIAL  ORDER.

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

M anufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in

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

AGENTS  FOR  THE

12,  14  &  16  P e a r l  S tre e t,  G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich
I*. 
D ry   G oods 1 N otions,

S T E K E T E E  &  S O N S ,

W H O L E SA L E

83  Monroe  St.  and 10,12,14,16  Ä 18 Fountain  8i„

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 rd , G in g h a m s, D r ess G ood s, 
H o sie r y ,  U n d e r w e a r ,  W h it e   G oods, 
L a ce s, E m b r o id e r ie s  a n d   F u ll  L in e   o f 
N e c k   "W ear.

Baos.

Warps,  Geese  Feathers, 

Waddings,  Batts 

and  Twines,
Mail  orders  receive  prompt

STARK,

FRANKLINVILLE.

AMERICAN,
HOOKER,

BURLAPS.

Sole Agents for Talley City and Georgia  Bags, 

and careful attention.

E D W IN   F A E E A S ,

Batter, E m  Oraips, Lemons, Bananas, Mince Meat, Nits, Ftp, Etc,
Eggs Orate Factory in connection.  Price List  furnished 

J O B B E R   O F

on  application.

M a il O rders  F ille d  C a refu lly  an d  P r o m p tly  a t L o w e st M a rk et P r ic e .
C old  S torage a t N os. 2 1 7   an d  2 1 9  L iv in g sto n e  St.
Office  and  Salesroom,  No.  9 Ionia St.,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

W.  C.  DENISON,

SMionarg  and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers,

G ENERAL  DEALER  IN

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

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

Estimates Given on Complete Outfits.

8 8   9 0  an d  9 2  SO U TH   D IV IS IO N   ST„ 

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G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H

A L F R E D  J. B R O W N ,
Foreign,  Tropical  anú  California

WHOLESALE  DEALER  IN

F R U IT S .

ranaBS
C u r t i s s   &   C o .,

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

Successors to CURTISS &  DUNTON.

W H O L E S A L E

ï^ a p e r  W a re h o u se ,

Houseman Building, Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

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

M IC H IG A N .

W.  S T E E E E

Rooking;  an d  P ro v isio n   Co.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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

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

of  all  Kinds,  Dried  Beef  for  Slicing.

B J L R D

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

R idded Rigs’ Beet, Tripe, IStc.

DÆ / w ei for-flt?t'elaZ go?Jd8 ar.e verT low  and all  goods  are  w arranted  first-class  in every in- 
priees  W hen ln Grand Rapids, give us a  call  and  look  over  our  establishment.  Write  us^ for

WHO  U R G E S   Y O U

T O   I V E B P

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.
ANYJOBBEB W ILL BE GLAD TO  FILL YOUR ORDERS.

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.

uE

H E S T E R   &   IT O X ,

Manufacturers’ Agents for

S A W  AXTD G R IS T  M IL L  M A C H IN E R Y ,
Send for 
Catalogue 

A T L A S  woms

IN D IAN APO LIS.  IND.,  U.  S. A

and 
Prices-

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■   ^STEAM  ENGINES & BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

for  immediate  delivery.

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

Skws, Belting  and  Oils.

W r ite  fnr  P r ic e s. 

4 4 , 4 6  an d  4 8  So. D iv is io n  St.,  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H .

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

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

WHY  BE  11 SLAVE

T o  th e P a s s  B o o k  S y s te m
With  its  attendant  losses  and  annoyances,  when  you  can 

supplant it by so inexpensive and labor-saving 

a  system  as  the

Tradesman  Credit  Gnilpon  Bonk,

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

The Tradesman Coupon  is  the  cheapest  and  most modern in 

the market, being sold as follows:

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

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

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“  500  “ 
“   1000 
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...........10 
................20 

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The present  method  of  levying taxes 
on  the  gross  business  of  an  insurance 
company is  manifestly  unjust. 
If  any 
tax is demanded,  it should  be  on the net | 
receipts,  but it is not practical to make a 
radical  change  in  the  law  at  present, 
owing to the attitude of  Governor  Luce. 
The best thing to be done under  the  cir-

We agree to forfeit One Thousand Dollars to any person j || 
proving  the Filler of these Cigars to con tar 
but Havana Tobacco» 

DILM’ORTH BROTHERS.

Amos $, Mussulman & Co.

SOLE  AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

S E N D   IN   S A M P L E   O R D E R   A N D   P U T   Y O U R   B U SIN E SS  O N  A   C A SH   B A SIS .

E, fl. STOWE i  BRO, Grand Rapids.
G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H . N uts We carry a large stock of Foreign 

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

P u tn am   <&  Brooks.

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

1 6   A N D   1 8  N O R T H   D IV IS IO N  ST.

The Michigan Tradesman

W E D N E S D A Y ,  M A Y   8 ,  1 8 8 9 .

LEISURE  HOUR  JOTTINGS.

Written f o r  The  T r a d e s m a n .

BY'  A   COUNTRY'  MERCHANT.

While our people have been vigorously 
and  intelligently  at  work  for  years  in 
endeavoring  to  improve  the  breed  of 
horses,  cattle,  sheep, and other live stock, 
they have been so woefully  negligent  in 
attending to a matter  of  far  more  vital 
importance in the improvement line, that 
they  have  done  themselves a great  and 
inexcusable injury. 
If,  once in a couple 
of years, men would allow their minds to 
wander, temporarily,  from perfecting the 
breed of four-legged animals, and  put  it 
to work upon  the  great  and  constantly 
growing necessity of  improving the herd 
of two-legged ditto,  which  is  biennially 
selected  to  make  up  the legislative me­
nagerie that exhibits  periodically  at  the 
State capítol, the show could undoubtedly 
be made more attractive, or, at all events, 
less expensive to its owners—theMichigan 
taxpayers—and  the  constant  growls  of 
contempt and disgust  which  attend  the 
stubborn and senseless carrying out of its 
worse 
than  crankily  conceived  pro­
gramme,  would  be  less  excusable  and 
less monotonus.

What would be thought of the directors 
and managers of a great  and  costly  live 
stock exposition  who  should  select  for 
exhibit a dozen  or  two  of  blooded  and 
perfect animals and fill up the balance of 
the catalogue with spavined,  ring-boned, 
knock-kneed and glandery horses, vicious, 
untamed  and  dangerous  cattle,  lank, 
measley and half-starved hogs, and other 
stock of a like nature?  Yet those selected 
by the constitution and laws  to  find  the 
material for the Lausing show persist  in 
perpetrating,  with  biennial  regularity, 
an act of almost as  incredible and idiotic 
folly.
*  
No man of good practical common sense 
ever censures another because he honestly 
differs  with  him  on  important  public 
questions.  Some of the  most  important 
measures for the advancement and  pros­
perity of  civilized  humanity  have  been 
stubbornly  antagonized  by  statesmen, 
whose  personal  honor,  integrity  and 
patriotism were never questioned by their 
contemporaries  or  historians,  and what 
may  seem  to one earnest  and  conscien­
tious individual to be the acme of political 
economy  and  far-seeing  statesmanship 
may appear to another, equally  as  earn­
est and consciencious,  as  visionary,  uto­
pian and unpractical.  But  when  gross 
stupidity  or  ignorance,  or  still  worse, 
personal cupidity and dishonesty, checks 
needful  and  important  legislation,  or 
loads  oppressive  and  unnecessary  bur­
dens upon our already  overloaded shoul­
ders. some persistent and vigorous ‘‘kick­
ing”  would seeqj to be  proper  and  com­
mendable.

It is,  to be sure, a fact,  and  an  unfor­
tunate one.  too.  that  the  press  and  the 
public seem to derive  much  more  satis­
faction  in  condemning  what  seems  to 
them to be wrong,  in  legislative  bodies, 
than in commending what they  know  to 
be right, but as every  man  who  accepts 
office is well cognizant of this,  and  as  a 
large majority  of  our  misnamed  solons 
appear  to  become  rapidly 
too  thick- 
skinned  to  suffer  from  it,  to  any per­
ceptible  extent, 
it  would  seem  to  be 
almost labor wasted  in  drawing  on  our 
w’ells of sympathy in their behalf.

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With the examples of  the  last  four or 
five  Michigan  Legislatures  before  him, 
any man,  who has watched their proceed­
ings with  any attention,  has a good right 
to  assert  that  each  succeeding  session 
shows an increase in stupidity, ignorance, 
disregard for  the  welfare of  the people, 
notorious  extravagance,  personal hypoc­
risy and double-dealing and personal dis­
honesty and  cupidity.  He has a light to 
assert that there is strong  circumstantial 
evidence  that  no  inconsiderable portion 
of  our  legislation  is  dictated  and  con­
trolled  by  paid  professional  lobbyists. 
He can prove, beyond dispute, that, while 
dozens  of  members,  by  endorsing  the 
platform  of  the  convention  that  nom­
inated them, pledged  themselves against 
using  free  railroad  passes,  not  a  cor­
poral’s  guard can be mustered who have 
declined the bribe.  He  can  prove  that, 
during  the  present  session, more hours 
have been devoted to schemes for private 
emolument than to public business.  The 
evidence is positive  that  infinitely more 
interest is taken in forcing  recesses  and 
in public  junketing  than  in  expediting 
and  closing  up  needful  business.  The 
records  show  that  every move for petty 
boodleism  had a majority of  members to 
back  it, and  that  the watch dogs of  the 
State  treasury  have  about  disappeared 
from the State Capitol.
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A person would  have to strain  his im­
agination  wonderfully  in  persuading 
himself  that the 132 Senators and Repre­
sentatives,  who  are  droning away their 
time at Lansing, have made, or are trying 
to make,  anything like a concerted  effort 
to dispose of  the State’s business on bus­
iness  principles.  Sessions  devoted  to 
throwing paper  wads  and  public  docu­

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HAR1ÍEY X HEYSTEK
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.

14  and  16  Ottawa St.,

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

ments,  playing  leap-frog,  and getting gjgf 
off  suppositious,  excruciatingly  funny 
speeches on burlesque  bills  and  resolu­
tions, are bearable and  excusable among 
callow  students  or  among  assemblages 
gotten together for the amusement of the 
effervescing  and  bubbling  young Amer­
ica,  but  who  believes  such proceedings 
excusable  in  legislative  bodies ?  Is  it 
“business”  for members  to  make an ex­
cuse  of  every  public  and  private  con­
vivial  gathering,  possible, 
to  absent 
themselves from the work they contracted 
to perform ?  Is it “business” to tolerate 
and encourage the professional lobbyist ? 
Is  it  “business” 
to  draw  party  lines 
when no political  question  is  involved ? 
Is it “business”  for  the  herd to follow a 
few self-appointed leaders as blindly and 
unthinkingly as a flock of  sheep  follows 
the  bell-wether?  And  is  it “business” 
to invent every  scheme,  device  and  ex­
cuse that can be  thought  of  for  unreas­
onable  and  unnecessary  leaves  of  ab­
sence, for evading constitutional  regula­
tions regarding  salaries and  perquisites, 
and  for  shortening  daily sessions at the 
expense of  the general session ?

For  shuffling  between  Puritan  blue 
laws and ultra modern  extravagance and 
“progression,”  the  present  Legislature 
is a decided success. 
Isn’t  it  somewhat 
startling to reflect that  the same body of 
“statesmen”  could  pass  the  law  regu­
lating the sale of  tobacco to  minors,  and 
vote an appropriation  of  §104,000 to  a— 
so-called  —  mining  school  with  three 
teachers and thirty-two pupils ?  Isn’t it 
remarkable  that  the  same  body barely 
failed to enact  that  Michiganders  shall 
use  no  uninspected  vinegar,  and  did 
enact  that  the  selling  of  uninspected 
beef  should  be deemed a serious  misde­
meanor, and  then  sat  down  summarily 
upon  bills  that,  in  a  sanitary point of 
view, were far more important  and prac­
ticable?  And  isn’t  it  worthy  of  note 
that the body in question  while refusing 
to appropriate a few  thousand  to send a 
respectable  military delegation  to  New 
York, makes  almost  open  bids  to other 
states to quarter  their  students  and the 
deaf,  blind  and  insane  upon  us  at  no 
materially greater  expense  than that in­
curred by our own taxpayers ?

Look  at  it  in any light  you will,  and 
be  as  tolerant in  your  judgment as  you 
possibly can, you  can  arrive at no other 
conclusion  than  that the breed of  Mich­
igan  legislators  is  sadly in  need of  im­
provement.

WHIPS  AND  LASHES.

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G R A H A M   ROYS,

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G rand   R a p id s.

MAGIO COFFEE  ROASTER
The  m ost practical 
hand  Roaster  in  the 
world.  Thousands in 
use—giving  satisfac­
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durable and econom­
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grocer 
should  be  without 
one.  Roasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to  per 
fection.

No 

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logue and prices,

feU R obl.  8.  West,

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Water Motors and Specialties 
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NEW  YORK: 
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WASHINGTON.

If you are going west bear in mind the  follow ­
ing facts:  The  Northern Pacific Railroad  owns 
and operates 987 miles, or 57 per cent  of  the  en ­
tire railroad mileage of Montana; spans  the  ter­
ritory with its main  line from east to w est; is the 
short line to  Helena; the only  Pullman  and  din 
ing car line to Butte, and  is" the  only  line  that 
reaches Miles City,  Billings,  Bozeman, Missoula, 
the  Yellowstone  National  Park,  ajid,  in 
fact, 
nine tenths of the cities and points of interest in 
the  territory.
The Northern  Pacific  ow ns  and  operates  621 
m iles, er 56 per cent of  the  railroad  m ileage  of 
W ashington, its main  line  extending  from  the 
Idaho line via Spokane Falls,  Cheney,  Sprague, 
Yakima and Ellensburg, through  the  center  of 
the Territory to Tacoma  and  Seattle,  and  from 
Tacoma to Portland.  No other trans-continental 
through rail line reaches any  portion  of  W ash­
ington Territory.  Ten days stop over  privileges 
are given on Northern Pacific second class tickets 
at Spokane F alls and all points West, thusafford- 
ing intending settlers  an  excellent  opportunity 
to see the entire Territory without incurring  the 
expense of paying local fares from point to point.
The Northern Pacific is the shortest route from 
St.  Paul to Tacoma by 207 m iles ;  to Seattle by 177 
m iles, and to Portland by 324 m iles—time  corres­
pondingly shorter, varying from one to two days, 
according to destination.  No other line from St. 
Paul  or  Minneapolis  runs  through  passenger 
cars of any kind into  Idaho, Oregon or W ashing­
ton.
In addition to being the only rail  line  to  Spo- 
j  kane Falls,  Tacoma  and  Seattle,  the  Northern 
|  Pacific reaches  all the principal points in North­
ern  Minnesota  and  Dakota,  Montana,  Idaho, 
Oregon and W ashington.  Bear in  mind that thé 
i Northern Pacific and  Shasta line  is  the  famous 
I  scenic route to all points in California, 
j  Send  for illustrated pamphlets, maps and books 
j  giving you valuable information in reference  to 
;  the country traversed by this great line from  St. 
|  Paul, Minneapolis, D uluth and Ashland to  Port- 
I  land, Oregon,  and  Tacoma  and  Seattle,  Wash- 
1  ington Territory, and enclose stamps for the new 
i  1889 Rand McNally County  Map  of  Washington 
j  Territory, printed in colors.
Address y o u r  nearest ticket agent,  o r   C h a s .  S. 
F e e ,  General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent,  St. 
Paul,  Minn.

ni t e t A o w c R s

also manufacture a  full  line  of Sweet 

Goods.  Write  for  quotations 

and samples.

JA C K SO N
•1 M IC H .
'C r o ck er y   & G la s s w a r e

No. 0 S un ....
No. 2  “ 
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L A M P  B U R N E R S .

.........   50

6 doz. in  box.

L A M P  C H IM N EY S.

No. 0 Sun...................................................................   1 90
No.  1  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
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First quality.
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No. 1  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
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XXX Flint.

Pearl top.

La Bastic.

No.  1  Sun, wrapped and  labeled........................3  70
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No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
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No.  1 Sun, plain b u lb ............................................1  25
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No.  1 crim p................................................................1  40
No. 2 
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Butter Crocks, per g a l.........................................  0614
Jugs, % gal., per doz...........................................  65
...........................................  90
.......................................... 1  80
Meat Tubs, 10 gal., each .....................................   75
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2  25
Milk Pans, *4 gal., per doz.  (glazed 66e)___  60
90c).  ..  78

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15  “ 
20  *- 
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M anufacturers of  the famous

Dick  and  George,

Elks’ Soeial Session

And  other  Popular  Brands  o f  Cigars,  and 

Jobbers o f  A ll 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.

h i ; \

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M uscatine
R O L L E D
OATS
IF YOU WANT

T H E   B E S T !

20,000

to 

the  Trade

In  Grand  Rapids  in  the  past  30  days. 
Over 150 retail dealers  in  Grand  Rapids 
are  handling  the  Fam ous  F ive  Cent 
Cigar,

‘THE WHITE DAISY"

This cigar w e guarantee  to  be the best 
nickel cigar in the State, all long Havana 
filler w ith a Sumatra wrapper.  It is  sold 
to the trade for  $35  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  w ill  have  our signature 
on inside  of  cover  of  each  box.  Send 
in  your orders by mail.  The W hite Daisy 
Is m anufactured ouly by

;^ uaos PÉ tPSIM Sft
Bovvici  W 0<íd* mctAl

ir.uRE

M O R T O N   &  C L A R K ,

4 6 2   S.  D iv isio n   St.,  G rand R a p id s.

No. 0 Sun, crimp  top............................................. 2  58
No.  1  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
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Axles. 

W h o le s a le   j  A.  H IM E S
Cement,  Lime and Hair.
FIRE BRICK. 
FIRE  CLSY.
Sewer Pipe and Drain Tile,

S p e c ia l  P r ic e s to  ’B u ild e r s.

C oal a n d  W o o d

Office Opposite  Powers’  Opera House,

54  Pearl  Street.

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

T e le p h o n e ,  4 9 0 —1  R .

R e ta il.

lùft

Brand Rapids Früitani Produce Go,,

(SUCCESSO R  TO   G E O .  E .  H O W E S  &  CO.)

Jobbers  of

F O R E IG N   B R U IT S .

O r a n g e s,  L e m o n s   a n d   B a n a n a s   a  S p e c ia lty .

3  N O R T H   IO N IA   S T .,  G R A N D   R A P ID S .

The  Best  Fitting Stock­

ing Rubber  in the 

Market.

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

F r u its,  S eed s, O y ste r s  § P r o d u c e .

-W H O L E S A L E -

Geo.  H  Reeder,
-  Mich.
Grand  Rapids, 

S o le  A g e n ts,

SHAFTING, HANGERS, 
AND PULLEYS A SPECIALTY.
FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT.
Send  Specifications  for  Estimates  before  Contracting.
THE
2 to 48 JOHN ST., CINCINNATI,  O.

H.  L eonard  &  Sons.

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

N ear  U n ion   D e p o t.

C or. S p r in g  an d  F u lto n  Sts.

The “GEI

This is the  most  perfect  tricycle  on  the 
market for Ladies and Children.  It is recom­
mended by Physicians  as the First and Only 
Machine  invented  that  Ladies  and  Girls 
of  a  delicate  constitution  can  ride  with 
benefit.

The GEM has Steel Wire Wheels  with  Grooved Steel Tires and Forged Steel 

It  also has an
A d ju s ta b le   S p r in g   S ea t

Upholstered  with  plush,  filled  with  Japanese  hair,  which  retains its elasticity, 

making  it  easy for the rider.

No.  1-—20  inch  Rear  Wheels,
No.  2-_24  “ 
No.  3-—28  “ 
No.  4-—32  “ 

P r ic e s   q u o te d  w ith o u t  fen d ers:
for  3 to  7  years  of  age, §6.67
8.00
“  7 to ll  * “ 
“  11 to 14  “ 
9.34
“  14 to 18  “ 
12.00

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S a m e   w it h   r u b b e r  tires:

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No.  7—20 inch  Rear  Wheels for 
“  7 
No.  8—24 
to 11 
“  11 to 14 
No.  9—28 
No.  10—32 
“  14 to 18 

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14.00
18.00  “

3  to  7  years.  $11.34  Each.

W e  a ls o   c a r r y   B o y ’s  B ic y c le s   a n d   T r ic y c le s.

ASK  FOR  QUOTATIONS.

H.  L eonard  &  Sons,

f i r n P^ÍE^EIjállíí:II TRY SANTA CLAUS SoAP.NK FAIRBANKi'lIICAGO

THAT  j a c k   B'GLT-

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This is the House, that Jack built. 

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<33  These are the parties, that lived

In the house, that Jack built.

These  are  the  Clothes,  that  were 
Worn  by  the  parties,  that  lived  in 
The  house,  that  Jack  built.

These  are  the  Machines,  that  washed 
The  clothes,  that  were  worn  by 
The parties, that lived in  the  house, that 

Jack  built.

This  is the  Soap,  that  was  used 
In the  Machine,  that  washed the 
Clothes, that  were  worn  by the  parties, 
That lived in  the house, that Jack built

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All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

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

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

pleased to hear from you.
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GRAND  RAPIDS.

COLBY,  CRAIG  &  CO.

MANUFACTURE

THE  BEST  DELIUERY WAGON  ON  EARTH.

W e M a n u fa ctu re to  O rder  H o se a n d  P o lic e  P a tr o l W a g o n s, P e d d le rs, B a k ers, C rea m er y , 

D a ir y ,  F u r n itu r e , B u ild e r s, D r y  G oods, L a u n d r y ,  an d  U n d er ta k e rs W agon s.

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

West  End Fulton St  Bridge.  Telephone No. 867.

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

It Is th e  C heapest.

And  you  can  always  find  the  BEST  Belting,  Hose,  Packings,  Saws, 
Files,  Emery  Wheels,  Shingle  Bands,  Band  Nails,  Oils  and  Greases, 
Lath Yarn,  Cotton Waste,  Oil  and  Grease  Cups,  Lubricators,  and  Any­
thing Else in Mill Supplies that you may desire at  the

L O W E S T   PRICES

F o r   th e   Q u a lity .

S a m u e l  L y o n ,

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

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

-   M IC H .

Am boy Cheese.
We  have  the pleasure to advise the trade that 
we  have  received  the  agency  and  sole  control in 
this  State  of  the  “Amboy”  Cheese,  handled  for 
many years by Messrs. Wm. Sears & Co.  The qual­
ity of this brand has always been kept uniform and 
in every sense “Strictly  Full  Cream,” making it so 
well and favorably  known  and appreciated by the 
trade that no further recommendation or guarantee 
is necessary.

Acm e  Cheese.
We are also the  Sole  Agents  for  the  “Acme” 
Cheese, made in Herkimer Co., N. Y.  This brand is 
a Strictly  Full  Cream  Cheese  and  cannot  fail to 
give satisfaction.

Please send us your  orders.

Lemon,  Hoops  &  Peters.

Grand Rapids, April 24,1889.

ISX f P lll 
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DIRECTIONS

^ »* nav  cooked the corn in this can
sufficient; 
should  be  Thoroughly
W armed .«<ot cooked) adding  piece oi 
jrood Butter (size of hen's egg) aud gili 
o i  fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.; 
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signauirt
D&ven?ort  Canning  g#, 

D a v en p o r t,  la .
a t   t h i s ' t t * 0

THEO.  B.  GOOSSEN,

WHOLESALE

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

B R O K E R   IN   L U M B E R .

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

Butter and Eggs, Oranges Lemons  and Bananas a specialty.

3 3   O T T A W A   ST E E T ,

T e le p h o n e  2 6 9 .

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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FADED/LIGHT  TEXT

Purely  Personal.

L. A. Caro has gone  into  the  country 

to recruit his shattered health.

H. B.  Fairchild went to Toledo Mondya 
en business for  the  Hazeltine & Perkins 
Drug Co.

H. M. Patrick, of the H. M. Patrick Co., 
at Leroy,  was  in  town  Saturday  on im­
portant business.

Edwin  Fallas  is  spending a couple of 
weeks at Bay View, building  cottages on 
both of  his lots at that resort.

Fred L.  Fallas and wife are happy over 
the advent of  a bouncing  boy,  who  put 
in an appearance on April 30.

A. A. Weeks,  who  recently  failed  in 
general trade at Grattan, has arranged to 
engage in the drug business at Sault Ste. 
Marie.

C.  E.  Olney  has  returned  from  Cal­
ifornia and  will  spend a month in Grand 
Rapids before turning  his  steps  toward 
Connecticut.

The  wife  of  Geo. S.  Brown  died  last 
Thursday and was  buried  on  Saturday. 
Mr.  and  Mrs  Brown  had  been married 
only six months.

W. T. Lamoreaux  leaves Sunday night 
for Boston, where he  will  spend a week 
or  ten  days ascertaining the  temper  of 
the wool market.

Arthur Haight, who has  sold his inter­
est  in  the drug stock of  L. E. Benson & 
Co.,  at Woodland,  contemplates  making 
Grand Rapids his home hereafter.

L.  K.  Ware,  the  Sand  Lake  general 
dealer,  has  signed  an  agreement  to sell 
the Patrons of Industry.  L.  K.  is a pretty 
shrewd fellow,  but  he  has slipped a cog 
this time.

D.  B.  Galentine  has  leased  the  Neff 
Hotel,  at Casnovia, for a period  of  three 
years,  and is refitting  the same through­
out.  He has changed the name of the hos­
telry to the Casnovia  Hotel.

John J. Sours, formerly book-keeper for 
Ball,  Barnhart & Putman, but  more  re­
cently engaged  in  the  grocery  business 
on East Bridge street, has engaged in the 
real estate  business, officing  with W. H. 
Anderson,  under  the  Fourth  National 
Bank.

Wellington  Hibbard,  Secretary, Treas­
urer and  General  Manager  of  the Rheu­
matic Syrup Co.,  of  Jackson,  was in the 
city for  a  few  hours  on  Monday.  He 
doesn’t look a whit older than  he  did  a 
dozen years ago, when his face was more 
familiar to Grand Rapids people.

John C. Bonnell has  severed  his  con­
nection  with the West Michigan Oil Co., 
and  will  leave May 10 to  accept  the po­
sition of  manager of  the  domestic  trade 
department of  the Atlantic  Refining Co., 
at Philadelphia.  J. H. Bonnell will suc­
ceed his father in  the management of the 
West Michigan Oil Co.

Gripsack Brigade.

The family of  the  late Jas.  A. Crooks- 

ton have removed to Rahjah,  N. J.

A. J.  Gruver, of  Harbor  Springs,  is on 
the  road  in  the  interest  of  Hankey  & 
Rigg, the Petoskey millers.

Byron Davenport is disconsolate  these 
days over the absence of  his wife, who is 
visiting her friends at  Big Rapids.

Jay Gould may be a great financier, but 
a traveling man’s expense  account  is  an 
example of the finest  financiering  in  the 
world.

The Michigan Knights of the Grip now 
number 430 members,  showing a remark­
able growth for an organization only four 
months old.

Will Campbell,  who has been  confined 
to his home  at  Kalamazoo  by illness for 
the past three weeks, started  out  on the 
warpath again Monday.

John  J.  Yer  Yenna,  formerly  with 
Eaton  &  Co.,  is now  covering a portion 
of  the city  trade for Putnam & Brooks— 
dividing the territory with  John  Miller.
L.  L.  Loomis has returned from Eureka 
Springs, with health completely restored. 
He will resume  road life, probably iden­
tifying himself  with some Grand  Rapids 
house.

Geo.  Owens’  story  about  breaking  a 
corn in one  leg  while  walking along on 
level ground is altogether too gauzy—the 
boys can see  clear  through such a flimsy 
pretense.

Chicago Shoe and Leather  Review:  In 
one of  the large  wholesale  shoe  houses 
of  Chicago,  there  hangs a large  map of 
the  United  States.  Recently  it  under­
went  a  curious  transformation.  The 
traveling men had  replaced the names of 
the  states  with  their  own names.  For 
instance, the State or  Illinois was printed 
over  with  the  name  of  Jones.  Kansas 
was designated by Smith, who  evidently 
considered it as his private property, and 
so on,  all the salesmen had  placed  their 
names on the  different states.  The only 
exception  was the  married  state,  which 
was  solemnly abjured  by the  bachelors.

GROCERIES.

The Condition of Trade.

From the New York Shipping List.
The first half  of  the week having been 
given over entirely in this city to Centen­
nial  festivities, our  review  covers  only 
the  operations of  Thursday  and  yester­
day in the  local markets.  Advices from 
nearly all the principal  interior cities re­
port  fair  progress  in  the  distributive 
movement  of  trade,  which,  although 
conducted in a conservative way, reflects 
a confident tone and a promising outlook. 
It is rather  early as  yet  to  find  definite 
and  reliable  indications  respecting  the 
harvest, which will now be  the  deciding 
factor as to the prosperity of  the current 
year,  but nevertheless  the favorable fea­
tures that have already characterized the 
developing  season  are  accepted as very 
encouraging at the outset, and hence  the 
cheerful  undertone  that  generally  pre­
vails. 
In addition* to  the  favorable po­
sition of  the agricultural situation, there 
are  also  other  elements which must not 
be  lost  sight of, including  the easy con- 
ditition of  the  money market, the favor­
able comparison  made  with last  year in 
the  matter  of  the  foreign  trade  move­
ment of  the  port,  the  exports  and  im­
ports  having  expanded  in volume, with 
an excess of  exports  that  is  most  grat­
ifying,  while, lastly, the  industrial  sit­
uation  presents  no  disturbing  feature, 
although  there  is  scarcely  an  instance 
where it has not been found necessary to 
reduce wages since January 1.  The bank 
statement  last  Saturday exhibited a fur­
ther  expansion  of  the  surplus  reserve, 
and the operations of the past week have 
not in any sense  altered the easy feeling 
resulting  from  the  abundance  of  loan­
able funds.  These  conditions are likely 
to prevail for some  time  to  come, while 
the increasing  volume of  exports  prom­
ises a larger supply of  commercial  bills, 
which  may result  in  lower  rates of  ex­
change,  but  yesterday’s  export of  gold, 
which was no  surprise,  produced  no un­
easiness in financial  circles.  The  spec­
ulative situation  has  undergone  no  im­
portant  change since our last issue.  The 
several  exchanges  opened rather tamely 
after  the  holiday  and  the  trading  has 
been without special significance.  Bread- 
stuffs  and  provisions  fluctuated  within 
narrow limits, with  the  tendency rather 
easier  as  compared  with  the  closing 
prices of  a week ago.

T he  G ro cery   M a rk et.

Sugar has remained  nearly stationary, 
the condition of  the  market  being  thus 
described by the Shipping List:
The market has  presented a very quiet 
appearance throughout the past week, no 
fresh business of  any description having 
transpired, but the situation presents the 
same strong features  that have been con­
spicuous  for  some  time  past,  and thus 
far the  lull  has  no  effect  in modifying 
holders’  views, or bringing to the surface 
any  anxiety  to  sell.  Notwithstanding 
that the meltings  of  the  refineries have 
been heavy,  they have  also  been  in  the 
receipt of  liberal  supplies  by direct im­
portation.  which in connection with their 
purchases now on  the  w7ay hither places 
them  temporarily in a more independent 
position than they have been in  for some 
time.  Hence, with the  London  market 
exhibiting  rather  an  unsettled  feeling, 
with wide  and  eratic  fluctuations, local 
refiners  would  seem  to  have  resolved 
to hold for a while in  order  to  test  the 
situation,  and afford  an  opportunity for 
developing any weakness that may exist. 
With the chance of  gaining some advan­
tage,  buyers  therefore  have  been quite 
indifferent, and  have  made  no response 
whatever to offerings based upon present 
prices.  On. the other hand, holders have 
shown the  same  confidence  that  previ­
ously prevailed, the bulk of the available 
supply in  all  positions  being  held con­
siderably higher than buyers  have  been 
willing to bid.
Canned goods  continue  flat.  There is 
still no demand for domestic dried fruits. 
Cheese  is  on  the  down  track,  and will 
probably touch 10c before the  end of  the 
week.

W ool,  H ides  a n d   Tallow .

The wool market is quiet  and  without 
change.  What  little is required  goes  to 
the  manufacturer  at  a  concession  in 
price.

The  hide  market still drags at the de­
cline.  While  all  concede  that  bottom 
has  been  struck, there  is no demand, as 
tanners  have  so  curtailed  their  opera­
tions  that  it  will  be  some time to wait 
before  we  have a trade of  consequence. 
In  the  meantime, hides  will  be  getting 
better.

Tallow is quiet.
Don’t Sell the Patrons  of  Industry.
D e t r o it ,  May 6, 1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear  Sir—It having  come to our ears 
that a report  is  in  circulation to the ef­
fect that  we sell  merchants  catering  to 
the Patrons of Industry, we wish to state 
through the medium  of  your  paper that 
such is not a fact.  We  have never filled 
orders from such merchants and our trav­
eling men have  always  been  instructed 
to keep away from them.
Tours truly,

J. H.  T h o m p s o n   & Co.

L o st  H is  O nly  F e a th e r.

1:30 a. m.
room and help me a moment?”

Drummer at second-rate hotel.  Time, 
•‘Clerk, will you please  come up to my 
“What to do?”
“Why I’ve lost  the  feather  out of my 
pillow,  and  I’m  blowed  if I can find it 
anywhere. 
I’m  afraid I blew  it  out  of 
the window.  How much do feathers cost 
apiece,  anyway?”

A  K n it  G oods  C om bination.

A press  dispatch  from  Chicago  notes 
the  formation,  by  twenty-six  Western 
concerns,  of  a  combination  or  trust  to 
regulate trade in knit  goods.  This num­
ber is said to include nearly all the West­
ern producers of  this class of  goods.

The trade should not forget that  “Am­
boy” cheese, the favorite  brand  so long 
sold by Wm.  Sears & Co.,  is now exclus­
ively handled by Lemon, Hoops & Peters.

S he  W a s  a n   Old  R e sid en t.

A   six-year-old  of  the  female  per­
suasion  was  recently  talking  with  the 
the  household  about  her 
servant  of 
former  home.  On  being  asked  if  she 
had  always  lived  there,  she  replied: 
“Always,  ’ceptin’  once  when  I  wasn’t 
born.”

B o th   B lew .

They w ent to  see the city, 
Two of  the rural class;
And one blew in his money, 
And one blew out the gas.

The one w ho blew the gas out 
Was buried yesterday;
Dead was the other,  also— 
Dead broke, that is to say.

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

in te r e sts  b y   g e ttin g   o u r  

p r ic e s  b efo re  p u r c h a s in g   e ls e w h e r e .

Teller Spice Company

Morris  H.  Treusch &  Bro. have placed 
“Our  Knocker”  with  every  first-class 
dealer in the State.

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.

B U SIN E SS  C H A N C E S.

FOR 8ALE—GROCERY  AND  BAZAAR  STOCK,  AND 
brick store to rent;  good location.  Inquire o f W. 
419
F. Gardner, St. Johns, Mich. 
F o r   sa l e—a  f ir st -c l a ss  d r u g   stoc k 
in   a
thriving town in Michigan.  For inform ation ad­
_______ 426
Fo r   sa l e—in   c e n t r a l  Mic h ig a n —st o c k  o f 

drugs, medicines  and  fixtures,  valued  at  $1,200; 
and residence combined, valued at $800; reasons, other 
business.  Address, No. 420,  care Michigan Tradesman.

dress Lock Box 326, Hillsdale, Mich. 

daily cash sales,  $15;  also  store  building,  storehouse 

Fo r  sa l e—d r u g  stoc k a n d  p r a c t ic e in  w e st-

ern Michigan;  an  unusual bargain for a physician 
and druggist;  reason for  selling,  change  of  cumate; 
terms  reasonable.  Address  No.  423,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

423

420

H E L P   W A N T E D .

TI7ANTED  AN  EXPERIENCED  BOOKKEEPER — 
VV  Must come well recommended,  as  first-class  ref­
erence will be required.  Henry  Strope, Moriey, Mich.
WANTED—REGISTERED  PHARMACIST FOR COUN- 

try town.  Address  No. 424. care Michigan Trades­

man. 

424

SIT U A T IO N S  W A N T E D .

YX7ANTED—SITUATION  AS  CLERK  OR  MANAGER 
VV 
in  hardware store by  man  of  experience;  ref­
erences furnished.  Address No. 425, care Tradesman.
425
TXT AN TED—SITUATION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER  BY MAN 
VV  of eight years’ experience, who is familiar  with 
general  merchandise.  Address  A.  E.  Chambers,  95 
Monroe 8treet, Grand Rapids.  Mich._____________ 407

• 

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

TTTANTED—FRESH,  LIGHT,  BANKRUPT  STOCK OF 
W   general merchandise; 
terms  cash;  correspond

change for stock in any good institution.  Address 286, 

Improved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for 

samples.  E. A. Stowe &   Bro., Grand Rapids._____ 214

r p o  EXCHANGE—I HAVE  A  NEW,  BRIGHT,  WELL- 
J- 
selected little stock of  hardware to exchange for 
a farm  or  city  real  estate.  Address  No.  401,  care 
Michigan Tradesman.___________________________401
T   HAVE  SOME  FIRST-CLASS  PROPERTY,  WELL 
JL  improved  and  nicely  located,  in  South  Dakota; 
also  some other  property  to  exchange  for a stock of 
goods.  J. C. McKee, 23 Fountain  St._____________ 392
WANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR 
Fo r  sa l e —go od  r e s id e n c e   lo t  on  o n e  o f 
Fo r   r e n t —a   t w o  st o r y   24 x 30  b r ic k   st o r e

centrally located on  Main  St.  in  a  lively  manu­
facturing  town  in Northern Michigan, upper story fit­
ted for living rooms;  good opening  for  boot  &  shoe, 
clothing, hats a*d caps  and  gents’  furnishing  goods, 
or for grocery business.  Campbell  &  Underwood,  95 
Monroe St. Grand Rapids Mich,  or N. C. Weter,  Mánce­
lo na Mich. 

the m ost pleasant streets “on  the  hill.”  Will ex­

care Michigan Tradesman. 

WANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

this  paper  to  give  the Sutliff  coupon system a 
trial.  It will abolish your pass  books,  do  away  with 
all your book-keeping, in  many instances save you the 
expense of 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  (mentioning  this  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N. Y. 

______________   286

427

213

The Finest 5-cl. Cigar ManilfacWred,

LO N G   H A V A N A   F IL L E R .

T H E Y   H A V E   NO   EQUAL,.

A.  S.  DAVIS,

127 Louis  St., Grand  Bapids.

Æ  WNI f f f G

AND  TENTS.

TIME  MEASUREMENT.

Why  the  Hours  and  Minutes  Are 

Divided  Into  Sixtieths.

Why is our hour divided into sixty min­
utes, each minute into sixty seconds, etc.? 
Simply  and  solely  because  in  Babylon 
there existed, by the side of  the  decimal 
system of notation,  another  system,  the 
sexagesimal,  which  counted  by  sixties. 
Why  that  number  should  have  been 
chosen is clear enough, and it speaks well 
for the practical  sense  of  those  ancient 
Babylonian  merchants. 
There  is  no 
number  which  has  so  many divisors as 
60.  The Babylonians divided  the  sun’s 
daily journey into 24  parasangs,  or  720 
stadia.  Each parasang or  hour was sub­
divided into 60 minutes.  A parasang  is 
about  a  German  mile,  and  Babylonian 
astronomers compared the progress made 
by the sun during one hour,  at  the  time 
of the equinox to the  progress made by a 
good walker during the same  time,  both 
accomplishing one parasang.  The whole 
course of the sun during the  14  equinoc­
tial hours was fixed at  24  parasangs,  or 
720 stadia,  or 360  degrees.  The  system 
was handed on to  the  Greeks,  and  Hip­
parchus,  the  great  Greek  philosopher, 
who lived about 150 B. C., introduced the 
Babylonian hour into Europe.  Ptolemy, 
who wrote about 150  A.  D.,  and  whose 
name still lives in that of  Ptolemaic sys­
tem of astronomy, gave  still  wider  cur­
rency to the Babylonian way  of  reckon­
ing  time. 
It  was  carried along on the 
quiet  stream  of  traditional  knowledge 
through the Middle Ages,  and, strange to 
say, it sailed down safely over the Niagara 
of the French Revolution. For the French, 
when revolutionizing  weights, measures, 
coins and dates,  and subjecting all to the 
decimal  system  of  reckoning,  were  in­
duced  by  some  unexplained  motive  to 
respect our  clocks  and  watches, and al­
lowed our dials to remain  sexagesimal— 
that is, Babylonian—each hour consisting 
of sixty minutes.  Here we see the won­
derful coherence of the  world,  and  how 
what we call knowledge  is  the  result of 
an unbroken tradition of  a  teaching  de­
scending from  father to son.

SEEDS!

If in want of Clover, Timothy, 
Hungarian,  Millett,  Orchard  or 
Blue.  Grass,  Seed  Corn—Early 
Yellow or Dent,  Turnip or  Ruta 
Baga,  or, in  fact,  Any  Kind  of 
Seed,  send to the
S e e d   S to re,

71 C anal  St.,  G R A N D   R A P ID S .

W. T. LAMOREAUX.

W A N T E D !

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

R. A.  CLARK & CO.

Beal  Estate Brokers 

Lansing Mich.

W A N T E D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

I f  y o u   h a v e   a n y   o f   th e   a b o v e  g o o d s  to  
sh ip ,  o r  a n y th in g   in   th e   P r o d u ce  lin e ,  le t  
u s  h e a r   fr o m   y o u .  L ib e r a l  ca sh   ad v a n ces 
m a d e  w h e n   d e sire d .

E A E L   B R O S . ,  

j 

____

C o m m issio n  M e r c h a n t s  Horse and Wagon  Covers,  W ater  Proof  Coats, Buggy
Cotton  Duck8' etc’  Se"d for  IUu8trated
R eferen ce:  Fir s t   N a t io n a l  B a n k ,  Chicago, j

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

Chas. A. Coye,
, 

_ _ _
I I  P e a r l St.

;  T e le p h o n e  1 06. 

Mic h ig a n T r a d esm a n. Grand Rapide. I _  , 

C.  H.  C O R N E L L ,

(Successor  to  CORNELL  & KERRY.)

F ru its an d  Produce.

W h o le sa le   an d   C o m m issio n

A g e n t  for  th e   W a y la n d   C h eese.

T E L E P H O N E   2 5 3 ,

3 0   N O R T H   IO N IA   ST R E E T , 

MICH.
N E L S O N   BRO S.  &  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

- 

Wall  Paper  and  Window  Shades,

GRAND RAPIDS,

MICH.

We Are Headnilarlers

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

Apples—Choice stock is hard to get;  fair stock 
commands $2@$2.50 per  bbl.
Beans—Handlers are paying about $1.25 for un­
picked and getting $1.65@$1.75  for  hand-picked.
Butter—Creamery is  in plentiful supply at 22® 
24c.  Dairy is in  plentiful supply at  16@19c.  The 
price w ill probably take a tum ble this week. 

Bermuda Onions—$1.25 per crate.
Cabbages—Southern stock is in fair demand at 
Celery—Out of market at  present.
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
25c.
Cranberries—Bell  and  Cherry  in  fair demand 
at $1.45 per bu b o x ;  good  Bell  and  Bugle  stock 
readily  commands  $6.75 per bbl.

$3.50 per crate.

Cucumbers—90c per doz.
Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
at 39£@4c and evaporated at 5$£@6c per lb.
Eggs—The  price  has  been  fairly  w ell m ain­
tained, ow ing to the cool weather  and  the  lack 
of stock in the  principal  markets.  Jobbers  are 
now paying  10c,  but  w ill  probably  drop  to 9c 
before the end o f  the  w eek. 
It  is  not safe for 
merchants to pay over 8c from this time  on.
Field Seeds—Clover, $5 per b u .;  tim othy, $1.60 
per bu.
Green Onions—15c per doz. bunches.
Honey—More  plenty,  being  easy  at  15e@17c 
Lettuce—12c per lb.
Maple Sugar—10@ llc per lb.
Onion Sets—$2 per  bu.
Onions—Dry, $1 per bbl.
Parsley—30c per doz.
PieplanJ—2c per  lb.
Pop Corn—2)4c per lb.
Pork—Hogs bring 5)4@5)4c on  the  street*  and 
Potatoes—No market.
Radishes—20c per doz. bunches.
Spinach—35c per bu.
Strawberries—$3@3.25 per  box.
Sweet  Potatoes—About out of market.
Tomato Plants—$1 per 100.
Turnips—25c per bu.
Vegetable Oysters—20c per  doz.
PR O V ISIO N S.

sell for 5%@6c from jobbers’ bands.

per lb.

PORK  m   BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 
quotes as fo llo w s: 
I
Mess,  new ...............................................................   12  50
Short cut Morgan..................................................  13  50
Extra clear pig, short  c u t..................................  14  50
Extra clear,  h eavy..............................................   14  50
Clear quill, short cu t...........................................  14  50
Boston clear, short cu t.......................................  14 50
Clear back, short cu t...........................................  14  50
Standard clear, short cut, b e st.......................   14  56

•  smokes  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

I 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Hams, average 20 lb s..........
16 lb s.........
*12 to 14 lbs.
p ic n ic ........................
best boneless............
S hou lders..............................
b o n e le ss.........
Breakfast Bacon, boneless
Dried B eef, extra.................
bam p rices....
Long Clears, h ea v y .............
Briskets,  medium ...............
lig h t .......................

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

lard—Kettle Rendered.

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

lard—Compound.

Tierces ..............................
Tubs....................................
501b.  T in s........................
Tierces
30 and 50 lb. T u b s...............
3 lb.  Pails, 20 in a  ca se___
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case.......
10 lb. Pails, 6 in  a case.......
20 lb. Pails, 4 in  a case.......
50 lb.  Cans..............................
Extra Mess, warranted 200  lb s..........................  6  75
Extra Mess, Chicago  packing............................  7  00
P late..............................................................................7  25
E xtra P late...............................................................  7  75
Boneless, rump butts............................................   9  00
Pork Sausage..............................................................  7
Ham Sausage..............................................................12
Tongue Sausage........................................................  9
Frankfort  Sausage..................................................   8
Blood Sausage...................... 
5)4
Bologna, straight.....................................................   5(4
Bologna,  th ick ............................................................ 5)4
H eaaC heese...............................................................   5)4
In h a lf barrels................................................................. 3 40
In quarter  barrels.......................................................... 1 90
In h a lf  barrels................................................................3 00
In quarter barrels...........................................................1 75
In  k its..........................................................................   85

sausage—F resh and Smoked.

pigs’ feet.

TRIPE.

 

 

F R E S H   M EA TS.

Sw ift and Company quote as fo llo w s:

“ 

“ 
“ 

B eef, carcass..................................................   5  @  6)4
.....................................   3)4@  4)4

hindquarters.....................................   6  @  8
fore 
H ogs...................................................................  @  6
Pork  lo in s.......................................................  @ 8
B ologn a...........................................................   @ 5
Sausage, blood  or b ead ..............................  @ 5

shoulders..............................................   @ 6)4

liv er.................................................   @  5)4
Frankfort.......................................   @ 8)4

M utton............................  ..............................   @ 8

“ 
“ 

“ 

O Y STERS  a n d   F IS H .

F. J. D ettenthaler quotes as fo llo w s:

FRESH  FISH.

W hitefish.........................................................   @ 7
T rout.......................................................................@ 7
C iscoes.............................................................   @  4
H alibut.............................................................  @15
H erring............................................................   @ 4
Perch,  skinned..............................................  @ 5
Frogs' legs,  per d o z.....................................  25@1  00

C A N D IE S ,  F R U IT S   an d   NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as fo llo w s:

“ 
“ 

STICK.
Standard, 25 lb.  b oxes............................................. 10
25 
Twist, 
.............................................10
.............................................11
Cut Loaf,  25 
MIXED.

Royal, 25 lb. p a ils.....................................................10
200 lb.  b bls....................................................   9)4
Extra, 25 lb.  pails.....................................................11
2001b.  b bls............................................ 
10)4
French Cream, 25 lb.  p a ils.. , ...........................  12)4
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases..............................................
Broken, 40 lb.  B ask...................................................10
200 lb. b bls..................................................

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Lemon Drops..............................................................13
Sour D rop s..................................................................14
Peppermint D rops.....................................................14
Chocolate D rops........................................................ 15
H. M. Chocolate  Drops........................................... 18
Gum  Drops..................................................................10
Licorice Drops.....................................................18@22
A.  B. Licorice  Drops............................................... 14
Lozenges, plain..........................................................14
printed.....................................................15
Im perials..................................................................... 14
M ottoes.........................................................................15
Cream Bar................................................................... 14
M olasses  B ar..............................................................13
Caram els..................................................................... 18
Hand Made  Creams.................................................18
Plain Creams..............................................................16
Decorated Creams.................................................... 20
String  R ock................................................................14
Burnt Alm onds..........................................................22
W intergreen  Berries...............................................14

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Lozenges, plain, in   pails........................................12)4
in b bls..........................................1134
printed, in  p a ils....................................13
in bbls......................................12)4
Chocolate Drops, in pails........................................12
Gum Drops, in pails................................................   6)4
  5
in  b bls......................................... 
Moss Drops, in  pails.................................................10
in  b bls..................................................  9)4
Sour Drops, in  p ails................................................. 12)4
Imperials, in  pails.....................................................12
11)4

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M essina  200s...............................
220s...............1..............
300s................................

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Lemons, ch oice...............................................3  50@3  75
fa n c y ...............................................4  00@4 25
Figs, layers,  n ew ....................................  
9@14)4
Dates, frails, 50 lb .........................................  @  4)4
)4 frails, 50 lb ....................................  @ 5)4
Fard, 10-lb.  b o x ...............................   @
..............................  8  @ 
Persian, 50-lb.  b o x ..........................  5)4@  6 
Bananas............................................................1  50@3 00

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Almonds,  Tarragona................ 

16)4@17
Ivaca.............................................  @15
California...................................   @14
Brazils.................. ............................................  7  @ 8
Filberts,  S icily..............................................   @10)4  !
W alnuts, Grenoble.......................................  @11)4  I
F rench..........................................   @10 
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Coeoanuts, per 100........................................  @4  50
C hestnuts........................................................ 
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P eacock s......................................................  
E xtra....................................................................   @7)4 I
Y a c h t.........................................................................@6)4 !

..  @8)4

Wholesale Price  Current.

%   The  quotations  given  below  are  such  as are ordinarily offered cash buyers who 
pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

CRACKERS.
Kenosha  B utter.........
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Seymour 
B utter............................
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fam ily.................
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Boston................... 
City Soda.............
Soda......................
8.  O yster.............
City Oyster, XXX 
P icn ic....................
Strictly  pure,
Grocers’ .........

CREAM TARTAR

 

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Apples, sun-dried.......   4  @  4)4
evaporated___6.  @ 6)4
___15  @20
Apricots, 
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Blackberries “ 
14
 
Nectarines  “ 
14
 
Peaches 
“ 
Plum s 
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10
Raspberries  “ 
 
22 

dried  fruits—F oreign.
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Citron, in  drum ...........   @23
in b oxes...........   @25
Currants..........................  4)4@  5
Lemon  P eel................... 
13
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Orange P eel................... 
14 
Prunes  Turkey...........   4)4®  4%  I
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Im perial.........   @ 6)4
Raisins,  V alencias—   @  8)4
Ondaras......... 8  @  8)4
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FARINACEOUS  GOODS
Farina, 100  lb.  k eg s..........
Hominy,  per  b b l...
Macaroni, dom 12 lb 
im ported...
Pearl  Barley.............
Peas, green......... .*...
“  split.....................
Sago,  German...........
Tapioca,  fl’k or  p’r l.
W heat,  cracked........
Verm icelli,  im port.. 
dom estic.

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...  04 
..4  00 
...  60 
@10 
@ 3 
@1  30 
@ 3  
@ 6)4 
@  6)4 
© 6)4 
@10 
@60

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Jennings’ 
2 oz.  Panel, doz. 
4 oz. 
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6 oz. 
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No.  8,  “ 
No.lO,  “
No.  4,  Taper,  ‘ 
34 pt,  Round, 1

90

Lemon  V anills 
35
2  25
3  25 
1  60
4  00 
6 00 
2 50 
7  50
15 00
@ 4)4 
7@  7)4 
10@11)4 
2  50
10  00 
@  70 
24
11  00 
.1  45 
.1  35 
@4  50

8  50
FISH—SALT.
Cod, w h ole.....................
“  boneless.................
H a lib u t..........................
Herring,  round,  )4 bbl
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gibbed............
“  Holland,  bbls
“  H olland, kegs
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Scaled...........
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Mack,  sh’s, No. 1,  34  bbl 
“  12  lb  kit
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Trout,  34  b bls...............
10  lb.  k its...........
W hite,  No. 1,  )4 b b ls...
12 lb.  kits
10 lb.  kits
Fam ily,  )4  bbl 
k its...

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GUN  POWDER.

LAMP WICKS.

K e g s ........
H alf  kegs

No. 0..
No. 1...........
No. 2...........

Pure...........
Calabria...
S icily.........

MOLASSES.

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16
Cuba B aking...............  .  .  22@25
Porto  R ico...........................24@35
N ew Orleans, good............25@30
ch oice.......... 33@38
fa n cy ............45© 48

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

OATMEAL.
M uscatine, B a rrels............... 5  80
H alf barrels....... 3  00
Cases......... 2  25@2  35

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ROLLED OATS

M uscatine, Barrels................. 5  80
H alf barrels:___3  00
Cases..........2  25@2 85

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Michigan  T est........................  9
Water  W hite.............................10%

OIL.

PICKLES.

M edium ............................................4 50
)4 b b l.............................. 2 75
Small,  b b l....................................... 5 50
)4  b b l....................................3 25

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“  T. D. fu ll count.............   75
Cob. No.  3 ..................................  40

PIPES.

RICE.

Carolina h ead ...........................6)4
No.  1...........................5)4
No. 2 ................... 5)4@
No. 3 ...........................5

J a p a n ..........................................5)4

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DeLand’s,  pure.: ................... 5)4
CLarch’s, Cap  Sheaf..............5
D wight’s ....................................5
Taylor’s ......................................5

SALT

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Solar Rock, 06 lb.  sacks........  24
28 pocket......................................... 2 05
60 
2  15
 
2  40
 
100 
AMiIUII  Dii,  unga.................
................. ..  75
Higgins  “ 
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Warsaw “ 
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K egs........................................
Granulated,  b oxes.............

194

BAKING  POWDER.

10c cans.
M lb.  “
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2% lb.“
3 lb.  “
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51b.  “

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..  2
..  3
..  4
...11
...13
...17
..22

34  lb. 
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4  “
2  “ 
2  “
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Absolute,  34 lb.  cans, 100s..l 
“  50s..  H
50s..1
T elfer’s,  *4 lb. cans, 6 doz.
“  3  “  .  :
1  “  .
Acme,  34 lb. cans, 3 d oz___
34 lb.  “ 
2  “  ....
1  “  ....
1 lb.  “ 
b ulk ..............................
Red Star.  34 lb. cans, 12 doz 
“  6  “
4  “

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l i b  
AXLE  GREASE.

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Frazer's.. 
Aurora... 
Diamond.

.$2 60 
.  1  75 
.  1  60

BATH BRICK.

E nglish, 2 doz. in case.......  
Bristol,  2  “ 
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American.  2 doz. in c a se ... 

80
75
65

bluing. 

Gross

Arctic Liq,  4-oz...............  3  60
)4 p t............. 
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1 p t...............  10  80
8-oz paper bot  7  20
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4  4 00
5  9 00

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N o. 2 H url.....................
No.  1  “ 
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No. 2 Carpet.................
No.  1 
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Parlor G em ...................
Common W hisk.........
Fancy 
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M ill................................
W arehouse..................

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Kings 100 lb. c a se s.................5  00
80  lb.  eases...................4  25

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Dairy, solid  packed............. 
ro lls.............................. 
Creamery, solid packed___ 
r o lls ..................... 
CANDLES.

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Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.................  10)4
Star,  46 
9)4
<2
Paraffine.................................. 
W icking......................................  
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CANNED GOODS—Fish.

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Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce

Clams.  1 lb. Little Neck.
Clam Chowder, 3  lb .......
Cove Oysters; 1 lb.  stand 
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Lobsters, 1 lb. picn ic___
2  lb.  “ 
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1 lb.  Star............
2  lb.  Star............
1 lb.  stand.........
2  lb. 
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3 lb. in Mustard
31b.  so u se d ....
Salmon.  1 lb.  Colum bia..
21b.
1 lb.  Sacramento
2 lb.

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imported  34s ........ 
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spiced,  34s............15@16
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Trout. 3  lb. brook...............

Sardines, dom estic  34s .........  

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Apples, gallons, stand.2  15@2 25
Blackberries,  stand...............  90
Cherries, red  standard.........   90
p itted ..............................2 00
D am sons...................................   90
Egg Plums,  stand ......................... 1 20
Gooseberries................ .’......... 1  00
G rapes.......................................
Green  Gages..................................... 1 10A
Peaches, all  yellow , stand.. 1  75^
seco n d s..................... 1  45
P ie .............................. 1  00
Pears........................................... 1  30
P ineapples....................1  10@1  25
Q u in ces......................................1  00
Raspberries,  extra..................1  35
red.......................1  60
Straw berries............................ 1  10
W hortleberries........................   75

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CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster B ay.........
Beans, Lima,  stand...............   80
“  Green  Lim as___  @1  06
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Strings.................  @  85
“  Stringlesg,  E rie............  90
“  Lew is’ Boston B aked.. 1  40
Corn, Archer’s Trophy..........1  00
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  00
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Early  G o ld ...100
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Peas, F rench.............................1  68
“ 
extra m arrofat...  @ 110
“ 
soaked.............................   70
“  June,  stand....................1  35
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“  French, extra  fin e ...  .150
Mushrooms, extra fin e..........2  15
Pumpkin, 3 lb.  G olden.........   85
Succotash,  standard..............J  00
S qu ash ...................  
1  10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  00
Good E nough____1  00
B enH ar.........................1 00
stand b r.... 
@1 00

“  sifted ............................. 1 55

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CHEESE.

M ichigan F u ll Cream  10  @11 
Sap  Sago........................16  @17

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.

German Sw eet....................
Premium...............................
Cocoa.....................................
Breakfast  Cocoa...............
Broma...................................

CHEWING  GUM.

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

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Kitchen, 3 doz.  in b o x ___ .  2  35
___ .  2  35
Hand, 

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SAPOLIO.
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SEEDS,

23
35
38
48
37

M ixed bird............................ ..  4)4
Caraway................................. ..10
C anary................................... ..  4
Hemp....................................... ..  4
A nise.......................................
R a p e....................................... ..  4)4
M ustard................................. ..  7)4

CHICORY.

B u lk ......................................
R ed ..............................................  7)4

...  6

coffee—Green.

Rio, fa ir...........................17  @19
“  good........................18)4@20
“  prime......................   @21
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fancy,  w a sh ed .. .19  @22
“  golden.....................20  @23
Santos.............................. 17  @22
M exican & Guatemala 19  @23
P eaberry.........................20  @23
Java,  Interior............... 20  @25
“  M andheling__ 26  @25
Mocha, gen u in e........... 25  @27
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 34c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

coffees—Package.

100 lbs
L ion............................................ 24)4
“  in ca b in ets......................24)4
Dilworth’s .................................24)4
M agnolia...................................24
A cm e.................... 23)4  83)4  23%
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX...........24)4
Honey  B e e ............................... 26
T iger...........................................24
N ox  A ll  ................................... 25
O  B ............................................ 24

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V alley City.............................. 
75
F e lix ..........................................  1  10

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

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

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A nglo-Sw iss........................... 6  00

Scotch, in  bladders........... ..37
Maccaboy, in jars............... ..35
French Rappee, in J a rs... ..43

SNTJEE.

SOAP.

Dingman,  100  bars............. ..4  00
Don’t  Anti-W ashboard... ..4  75
Jaxon ..................................... ..3   75
Queen  A nn e........................ ..4  00
German fam ily.................... -.2  40
B ig Bargain.......................... ..1  87

SODA.

B o x e s ..................................... ...5)4
Kegs, E n glish ...................... ...494

spices—Whole.

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Cassia, China in m ats........ ..  7)4

..10
Batavia in  b un d .. ..11
Saigon in  rolls___ ..42
Cloves,  Am boyna...............
..30
Zanzibar.................
..24
Mace  B atavia...................... ..70
Nutm egs, fa n cy ...................
..80
No.  1......................
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No.  2 ...................... ..70
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Pepper, Singapore, black . 
•18)4
w h ite ...
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“ 
shot........................ ..21
spices—Ground--In Balk.

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A llsp ice......................................15
Cassia,  B atavia.......................20
and  Saigon.25
“ 
S aigon ........................42
“ 
Cloves,  Am boyna................... 35
“ 
Zanzibar...................28
Ginger, A frican...................... 12)4
“  C ochin........................15
J am aica.....................18
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Mace  B atavia................................80 j
Mustard,  E nglish...................22
and T rie..25
Trieste........................27
Nutm egs, No. 2 .......................70
Pepper, Singapore, black— 22
w hite........30
Cayenne.....................25

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Mystic, 1 lb.  pkgs...................  7
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Cut  L oaf........................   @10)4
C u b es..............................  @ 9)4
Pow dered......................   @ 994
Granulated, H. & E.’s..  @  8%
Franklin..  @  8%
L akeside..  @  8%
Knight’s...  @  8%
Confectionery  A .........   @  854
Standard  A.  .................  @  8)4
No.  1, W hite Extra C ..  8  @ 8)4
No. 2 Extra  C...............  @  8%
No. 3 C, gold en.........   © 7%
No. 4 C, dark................. 
©   7%
No. 5  C........................ 
@  7)4
SYRUPS.

Corn,  barrels........................   @26
one-half  barrels___  @28
Pure  Sugar, b bl................... 25@34
h a lf barrel___27@38
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SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps................9 
Sugar  Creams.............. 9 
Frosted  Creams...........  
Graham  Crackers........ 
Oatmeal  Crackers........ 

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japan—Regular.

F a ir .
G ood ........
Choice___
Choicest..

@17 
..24  @29 
...3 0   @34

SUN CURED.

F a ir ...................................12  @15
G ood................................. 16  @20
Choice............................... 24  @28
C hoicest........................... 30  @33

BASKET  FIRED.

F a ir .................................   @20
Choice..............................  @25
Choicest..................................@35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40

GUNPOWDER.

Common to  fair.............25  @35
Extra fine to finest___ 50  @65
Choicest fan cy...............75  @85

IMPERIAL.

Common to  fair.............20  @35
Superior to fine...............40  @50

YOUNG HYSON.

Common to  fa ir.............18  @26
Superior  to  fine.............30  @40

OOLONG.

Common to  fair.............25  @30
Superior to  fine.............30  @50
Fine to choicest.............55  @65

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

F a ir ...................................25  @30
Choice............................... 30  @35
B e s t...................................55  @65
Tea  D ust.........................   8  @10

tobaccos—Ping.

C lim ax...........................................40
Corner  Stone.................
Double  Pedro...............
Peaeh  P ie.......................
W edding  Cake,  b lk ...
Something  G ood.........
“Tobacco” .....................

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

50
Sweet Pippin................. 
50
F ive and  Seven...........  
68
H iaw ath a......................  
Sweet  Cuba..................  
45
55
Petoskey C hief............. 
Sweet R usset.................. 32  @34
42
T h istle ............................ 
65
Florida............................ 
Rose  L eaf......................  
66
Red Domino..................  
32

tobaccos—Smoking. 

Catlin's Meerehaum,)4s. 
Kiln Dried  16 oz.,  “ 

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TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPONS.

$  2,  per  hundred..................   2  50
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$10, 
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$20, 
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Subjeet to  the  follow ing  d is­
counts :
200 or over................. 5  per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 

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VINEGAR.

30 gr.............................................  9
40 gr............................................. 10
50 gr............................................. 11

$1  for barrel

MISCELLANEOUS.

Cocoa Shells,  b ulk ...............  394
Jelly, 30-lb.  p ails...................  4
Sage...........................................  15
P A P E R ,  W O O D E X W A R E .

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WOODENWARE.

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S tr a w ........... ! .............................1)4
“  Light  W eight................. 2
S u g a r ........................................... 2
Rag  S u g a r..................................2)4
H ardw are....................................2)4
B ak ers..........................................2)4
Dry  Goods..................................5
Jute  M anilla.............................. 8
Red  Express  No. 1................ 5
No. 2................ 4
48 Cotton.................................   22
Cotton, No. 2 ............................20
“  3 ............................18
Sea  Island, assorted............. 40
No. 5 H em p .............................. 16
No.  8 B .......................................17
W o o l............................................. 8
Tubs, No. 1 ..............................  7 25
“  No. 2..............................  6 25
“  No. 3 ..............................5  25
160
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No.  1,  three-hoop___  1 75
Clothespins, 5 gr. b oxes.. . .  
60
Bowls, 11 in ch ........................  1  00
13  “ 
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15  “ 
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........................   2  75
17  “ 
assorted, 17s and  17s  2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2  75
40
b u sh e l....................   1  60
“  with covers  1  90
w illow  cl’ths, N o.l  5  50 
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“  No.3  7 OO
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“  No.3  5 00
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W h ite .....................................  
Red........................................... 
88
Straight, in sack s................   4  80
“  barrels..............  5  00
Patent 
“  sack s................  5  80
“  barrels..............  6  00
B olted.....................................   2  20
Granulated............................  2  45
Bran.........................................  13  00
Ships........................................  14  00
Screen in gs............................  12  00
M iddlings..............................  14  00
M ixed  F eed ............................ 14  00
Coarse  m eal..........................  15  00
Small  lo ts..............................  37
Car 
Small  lo ts..............................   30
Car 
..............................  28)4
No. 1.........................................35@40
No. 1.........................................  1  25
N o .2 ........................................  11 0
No. 1.........................................  12  00
No. 2 ........................................  10  50
H ID E S ,  PE U T S  a n d   F U R S.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

..............................  36)4

MILLSTUFFS.

BARLEY.

WHEAT.

splint 

FLOUR.

MEAL.

CORN.

OATS.

HAY.

RYE.

“ 
“ 

HIDES.

lows:
G reen..............................  4  @ 4)4
Part  Cured.....................  4  @  4)4
F ull 
.....................4)4@  5
D ry...................................   5  @  6
Dry  K ip s .......................  5  @ 6
Calfskins,  green.........   3  @ 4
cured......... 4)4®  5
Deacon skin s.................10  @20

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

H  off for No. 2.

PELTS.

Shearlings.....................10  @30
Estim ated w ool, per lb 20  @25

MISCELLANEOUS.

T a llo w ............................  3)4@  4
Grease  butter...............3  @ 5
S w itch es........................   2  @ 2)4
G inseng..........................2  00@2  H>

The Drug:  Market.

There are no important changes to note, 
the market  being  steady.  Opium, mor­
phia  and  quinine  are  unchanged.  Oil 
wintergreen has  declined.  Oil of  cloves 
is lower. 
Insect powder is unsettled and 
the  price  is  lower  at  present.  Chloro­
form  has declined.  Linseed  oil  has ad­
vanced  and  will be higher.  Turpentine 
is lower.

Silk  Culture in  California.

The  abandonment  of  silk  culture  in 
California is foreshadowed by the  action 
of  the Governor of  that  State in vetoing 
an  appropriation  of  $10,000  made  by 
the Legislature  to  carry on experiments 
in that  direction.  The  reason  given  is 
that  California  cannot  compete  with 
i 
China or Japan in that  industry.
The  sales  of  “Our  Knocker” 
have  reached  100,000  a  month. 
H. Treusch & Bro.  sell them.

Morris 

CXXrSEXTG  ROOT.

We pay the highest price for it.  Address

D T ? n l 7   H D f l C !   W h o lesa le  D r u g g ists, 
X J j U A .  D I I U O . ,  

G RAND  RAPIDS.

P o lish in a

T h is  is   th e   T im e   to   P a in t.

The  Best  is Always the Cheapest,

WE  HAVE  SOLD  THE

Pioneer Prepared Paint

For many years and

G U A R A N T E E

Same  to

G iv e  S a tisfa c tio n .

Dealers  in  paints  will  find  it  to  their 

interest to write 

for  prices 

and sample cards.

HÄZRLTINE  *  PERKINS  DRUG  CO.J

g r a n d   r a p i d s ,  m i c h .

Should  Send  $1 to 
K.  A .  S to w e  &  B ro
for one of their Improved

GRAND  RAPIDS,

LIQUOR & POISON REGORDS

Wholesale Brice  Current•

Advanced—L inseed Oil. 

Declined—Oil  W intergreen,  Oil Cloves, Insect Powder, Chloroform,

Turpentine.

Drugs Medicines*

S ta le   B o a rd   o f  P h a rm a c y .

One Tear—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 

MP  Tuesday and Wednesday, July 2 and 3._______________
M ich ig a n   S tate  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  A sh’d . 

sland  House,  near  Detroit, 

President—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles.
Third Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—A. H. Lyman,  Manistee;  A. Bas 
sett,  Detroit: F. J.  Wurzburg,  Grand Rapids;  W.  A. 
Hall, Greenville;  E. T.  Webb, Jackson.
G-rand  R apids  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o cie ty . 
President. J. W. Hayward,  Secretary, Frank H. Escott.
G rand R a p id s  D ru g  C lerks* A sso c ia tio n . 

Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit.

President, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, Albert Brower
D etro it  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  Societ> 

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

M u skegon   D ru g  Clerks*  A sso cia tio n . 

w   been recently strikingly exemplified.

President, C. S. Koon;  Secretary, J. W. Hoyt.
Evolution on  the  Board  of  Pharmacy.
From the Pharmaceutical Era.
One of  the  characteristics  of  the  cit­
izen  of  a  free  country,  notably  of  the 
American,  is his  ever  ready willingness 
to criticise  and grumble.  His reverence 
%  for  established  institutions  is slight, he 
ever  feels  at  perfect  liberty to suggest 
alteration  and  improvement.  When  he 
disapproves he is not  slow to express his 
disapproval.  He may be  deemed  obtru­
sive,  arrogant,  impertinent,  but  he  is 
ever  obstinately progressive.  Believing 
thoroughly  in  “a  government  for  the 
people by the  people,” he  recognizes no 
reason why, if  there be any plums in the 
pudding,  he  cannot  hope, as  do  others, 
that some may be abstracted and enjoyed 
by himself.  He is opposed to long tenure 
A  of  office,  and  believes  that positions of 
honor,  trust and  emolument shall fall to 
those  who,  by their  qualifications,  best 
merit them.  He is not  withheld by sen­
timent from ousting the  present  incum­
bent of  a position to seat  the man of  his 
choice, whom he believes better qualified 
to discharge the duties of  such  position. 
In his, in some respects praiseworthy and 
honorable,  conceit,  he  believes  himself 
the peer of  any man.
That the pharmacists of  Michigan  are 
largely imbued with such sentiments has 
T h e   M ic h i g a n   T r a d e s m a n   a  short 
time  since  published a letter  under the 
caption,  “Is the State  Board  Capable of 
Improvement?”  which,  if  we may judge 
from a number of  letters received,  voices 
the  opinion  of  many  of  the  represent­
ative  pharmacists  of 
the  State.  The 
principal points brought out by the letter 
in  question  are,  briefly,  as  follows: 
1.  That  the  Board,  as  at  present  com- 
^posed,  is not  truly  representative of  the 
body of  pharmacists.  2.  That  the State 
Association should present several names 
to the Governor, of  men  from  whom  he 
should  make  his  selection,  instead,  as 
now,  leaving  the  choice  entirely at his 
own  discretion.  3.  That  there  should 
be no  long tenure of  office, and,  4.  That 
the  only salaried  position  should  from 
time  to  time  be  conferred  upon others 
equally qualified with the present incum­
bent to discharge  the  duties  of  that po­
sition.  Without  questioning 
the 
slightest  degree  the  efficiency  of  the 
Nl present  Board, many feel  that  new  life 
should be infused into it.
Since the  establishment  of  the  board 
there  has  been  but  one  change  in  its 
composition.  The  gentlemen  now  con­
stituting it  are  peculiarly well qualified 
to make it,  what  it  has been and is,  the 
best board in the country. 
Its examina­
tions show a scientific and pratical know­
ledge  which ensures that  those  passing 
^  successfully are  truly competent pharm- 
w  acists.
But  the feeling  is  strong  that it does 
not  represent  the  State  organization as 
is  to  be  desired,  the  members  of  this 
Association  feeling 
they  should 
have  a  voice in  the  selection  of  those 
who are to protect their interests.  This 
is now denied them.
The continual roimd in office, the prac­
tice of  re-appointment,  which have thus 
far  characterized the  board,  will,  it  is 
claimed,  result in  the alienation of  the 
tN  majority  of  druggists,  and  defeat  the 
very ends to effect  which the board  was 
created.
The trouble  is  somewhat  akin to that 
whieh  vexed the souls  of  the fathers of 
this  republic, 
taxation  without  repre­
sentation.
It does not necessarily follow  that the 
present personnel of  the board would be 
changed by leaving  it to the Association 
to recommend to the  Governor such per­
sons  as  should  be  deemed  eligible  for 
appointment to the  Board, but  it  would 
follow that each druggist would feel that 
he had a voice in the selection of a board 
We firmly believe that  no  better  men 
could be  chosen to prepare the questions 
and  conduct  the  examinations, 
their 
work  having  always  shown  a  special 
recognition  of  the fact,  that a  just  and 
fair  examination  should  combine  prac­
tice and theory.  But  if  there  be better 
men let  them be named and brought for­
ward.
the 
board  have been  well  executed,  but the 
American citizen, in this case the  Michi­
g a n  pharmacist, believes he  could do the 
necessary clerical  work  as  well  as  the 
present secretary; especially would he do 
his utmost  when  his  reward  takes  the 
substantial and pleasant form of  a “fat” 
salary.  Let him try; it can do no  harm.
How  Mr.  Miller  Sells  Drugs  Without 

the  business  affairs  of 

%to protect him.

Finally, 

that 

in 

Handling Liquor.

Wolcottville, Ind., May 2, 1889.

E. A. Stowe,  Grand Baplds:

Dear  Sir—Again taking  up  the  sub­
je c t, of  liquor in pharmacy, I beg  to  be 
represented once more in the  interesting 
columns  of  The  Tradesman,  trusting 
my few lines may be of  some  benefit  to 
other druggists, especially those who are 
conscientious,  and  want  to  sell  their 
whisky only to those who really  deserve 
it.  Liquor, like morphine, is  good in its 
place, but bad when abused.  But where 
is its place ?  and who will sell it ?  We 
have liquor stores w hich make a specialty 
Apf that class of merchandise, which every 
Wiody knows, and  then  there  is  another 
class of merchants who sell liquor, which 
every body  doesn’t  know.  They simply 
surmise.  The  saloon  man  sells  liquor 
because he has a legitimate right to do so. 
The drug man  sells it  because  he has a 
legitimate  demand.  Now,  the  question 
prises,  What is a legitimate demand, and

where is its limit ?  I  think the  latter is 
a  question  that  none  can  answer,  al­
though  nearljr every druggist  who  sells 
liquor holds out the  plea  that  it  is  the 
legitimate  demand  that  causes  him  to 
handle it. 
I verily believe that if  it was 
an article  of  little  profit,  the  druggist 
would manage  in  some way to  dispense 
with it. 
If  he can dispense with  it  be­
cause it  does  not  pay, why can’t he  do 
the same because  it  is  the  source  of  a 
great deal of annoyance to him ?
For  instance,  suppose  a  customer 
comes in the store with a receipt for con­
dition powders, and one  of  the  ingredi­
ents  is  shorts  tobacco,  and  you  don’t 
carry it in stock,  what do  you do ?  why, 
If  he brings 
simply step out and get it. 
in a prescription and one  of  the ingredi­
ents is whisky, step out  and  get  it. 
If 
he calls for a pound  of  tobacco, you tell 
him  you don’t handle it. 
If  he calls for 
a pint of  liquor,  tell him  you don’t  sell 
it. 
If  he is an  honorable man,  he  will 
come back when he wants medicine. 
If 
he isn’t,  you are just as well off  without 
his patronage. 
If you would lose money 
on every ounce  of  liquor  you  sell,  you 
would manage  in  some way to  dispense 
with it.  But  the surest  and best way is 
not to buy it.  Then  you can’t sell it.
I have been  “through the mill,”  and I 
feel better without selling it.

Yours,

Co r w in   F .  M i l l e r .

Errors in Trial  Balances.

An  old,  experienced  bookkeeper  and 
accountant gives the following  rules  for 
detecting errors in trial  balances:
1.  Go over  the  additions  of  the  trial 
balance,  assuring yourself that  they  are 
correct.
2.  Ascertain the  exact  difference  and 
look casually through the books  of  orig­
inal entry for all amounts  similar  to  the 
amount of error,  seeing  that  they  have 
been posted on both debit and eredit side 
of the  ledger.
3.  Examine the journal  entries  to  see 
that each entry balance is  made.
4.  Examine the addition of  the outside 
column in the salesbook,  observing  that 
the footing has been  posted on the credit 
side of the  merchandise  account  in. the 
ledger.
5.  See  if  you  have  transferred  the 
amounts correctly from  the ledger to the 
trial  balance,  going  carefully  over  the 
footings  of  each  account  in  the ledger 
and taking the difference.
6.  Check the posting:  that is, see if the 
amounts  have  all  been  transferred cor­
rectly from each of the books of  original 
entry into the ledger.
7.  Go over  the  ledger  accounts  again 
and see if each amount on both debit and 
credit side has been checked.  Those not 
checked have  been  posted  erroneously, 
and will doubtless prove to be the amount 
of difference in your trial balance.
8.  If the error is not  found after going 
over the  seven  rules,  begin  with rule 1 
aud go over them  again  until  you  have 
found it.

H av e  A nim als a  F u tu re  Life?

From the New York Graphic.

John Wesley, the  founder  of  Method­
ism, thought there  was a future  life  for 
animals.  So did those eminent Christian 
bishops. Jeremy Taylor  and Bishop But­
ler.  Coleridge advocated it  in  England, 
Lamartin  in  France  and  Agassiz 
in 
America.  Agassiz,  the greatest scientist 
we have ever had on this  continent,  and 
a man of  profound religious convictions, 
was a firm believer  in  some  future  life 
for the  lower  animals.  A  professor of 
Harvard University has  compiled  a  list 
of 185 European authors who  have  writ­
ten on the subject.
Among the  leading  clergy  of  Boston 
who have publicly  expressed their belief 
in a future life  for  animals  are  Joseph 
Cook.  Trinitarian,  and  James  Freeman 
Clark.  Unitarian.  Some ten years ago a 
man left by will to Mr. Bergh’sNew York 
society about one hundred and fifty thou­
sand  dollars.  Relatives  contested  the 
will  on  the  ground  that  he was insane 
because  he  believed  in a future for ani­
mals.  The judge, in sustaining the will, 
said  he  found  that  more  than half the 
human race believed the same thing.

Pharmacies in Different Countries. 
The following table  shows the number 
of inhabitants to each  pharmacy  in  the 
country  named:
B elgium .........one pharmacy to 4,000 inhabitants
Luxem burg..  “ 
“
Flanders  ____  “ 
“
L iege................   “ 
“
R ussia............  “ 
“
Germany.......   “ 
“
H ungary.......   “ 
“
A ustria..........   “ 
“
Italy..................  “ 
“
The Russian  Empire,  with  80,000,000 
of people, has but 2,850  pharmacies. 
In 
Austro-Hungary,«  with  38,000,000 of  in­
habitants, there are but 2,555 pharmacies, 
of which 1,339 are in Austria,  and  1,216 
in Hungary.

“  12,000 
“  10,000 
“  2,000 
“  30,000 
“  10,000 
“  13,000 
“  16,000 
“  2,500 

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A Slander on the Druggists

From the New York Tribane.
The lower house of the Michigan  Leg­
islature has passed an important temper­
ance  reform  bill. 
It  imposes  a  high 
liquor tax and contains  stringent  provi­
sions in relation to druggists’ sales.  The 
fact that it prohibits druggists from mix­
ing more or less strong drink  with  soda- 
water will have a  tendency to cure  sun­
dry citizens of Michigan of  a  habit  into 
which they are said  to  have  fallen—tne 
habit of winking mysteriously w hen they 
get in front of a soda fountain.
“Muskrat”  Perfume.

A  rural  customer  recently  called  on 
Frank  Escott,  the  Canal street druggist, 
and asked for an ounce of “muskrat per­
fume.”  The  grin  that  stole  over  the 
proprietor’s face still lingers there.

In these days  when  food  adulteration 
is so common, it is a comfort  to  find  an 
article  for  the  table  that is thoroughly 
reliable.  Walter  Baker  &  Co.’s  break­
fast cocoa is eminent in this limited class. 
No chemicals are used in its manufacture 
and  it  is  absolutely  pure. 
It  forms 
moreover a delicious and healthful drink, 
as refreshing,  and  more  nutritious, than 
tea or coffee, and free from  the injurious 
effects  that  those  beverages  sometimes 
produce.  And  it  is  very cheap  withal. 
The  honse  of  Walter  Baker  &  Co.  has 
maintained  for  more  than  100  years  a 
great  and  honored  repute  by the excel­
lence and purity of  its manufactures.

Wisdom  by  “The  Tradesman’s”  Wise 

Some  men  are  born  fools,  but  most 

fools are made to order.
*  * *

Everyone  praises a success,  and  most 

people think they can plan one.

Man.

*  * *

If  the greatest man who has ever lived 
should  tell  the  truth,  he would tell  you 
that how he came to be so great is a great 
wonder to him.

It is oftener the case, that  what a man 
forgets educates him more  than  what he 
remembers.

* *

It does not require great tact to write 
long letter, but to write a good postscript 
to it does.

Patience  is a half-brother  to  laziness, 
Whenever a man  is  anxious to confide 
a secret to  you, you can rest assured that 
he has confided it to a dozen other people 
before.

The  man  wrho  has a  good  deal to say 

always says it in a few words.

There  is  no  flattery  so  pure  and  so 

powerful as to listen attentively toother:

# # #
*  *  *

*  *  *

*  #  *

«•  *  *

How  are  you  to  find out what kind of 
a man  your  neighbor is when  he cannot 
even tell  you himself ?
*  *  *

A man  is  poor, just  in  proportion as 
he wants w hat he has not got, and cannot 
get.

*  *  *

This world was not made for anyone in 
particular,  and I fee] sorry for those who 
think so.  They will  discover  their mi 
take some cloudy day.
*   *   *

My  friend,  when  your  relations  all 

think  you  are  a  fool,  your  success 
almost assured.
Destroy  the 

* * *
looking-glass  and  you 
wrould put civilization back at least 2,000 
years.

Don’t forget, my snobbish  friend, that 
you have got to die  just  the  same as the 
rest  of  us,  and  you  cannot  bury  your 
self, either.

Next  to  a  snow-storm, for  a  decided 
nuisance,  comes a holiday in a great city 

#  #  #

*  «• «•

*  * *

When a man  drops  out  of  sight  in 

great city,  you not  only never  hear from 
him again, but  you  cannot even find  the 
hole he fell through.

*  *   *

*  *   *

It is the  strongest  possible  argument 
for  our  immortality  that  nine of  every 
ten human beings believe in it.

Politeness has no  creed.
About half  we know,  we  guess at,  and 
the other  half  somebody has  guessed  at 
for us.

*   "Sf1

*  *  *

A  man  of  a  great  deal  of  character 
cannot  hide  it.  He  will  betray it even 
when he sneezes. * * *
One of  the  strongest  evidences  to  me 
of  a hereafter is that we cannot prove it.

ACIDUM.

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

8® 10
A cetic u m .........................  
Benzoicum ,  German..  80@1  00
Boracic 
30
C arbolicum .....................  40®
C itricum ..........................   50®
H ydrochior...................... 
3®
N itro cu m .........................  10® 18
.  13© 14
20
Phosphorium  dii
.1  40@1  80
S alicylicum ........
.  134@ 5
Sulphuricum __
.1  40@1  60
T annicum ............
.  45® 50
Tartaricum....................   4i

AMMONIA.

Aqua, 16  deg.
18  deg. 
Carbonas  ___

Brow n..........................
R ed...............................
Y e llo w ........................
BACCAE.
Cubeae  (po. 1  60.......
Ju nip eru s...................

BALSAMUM.
C opaiba........................
Peru................................
Terabin, Canada  .......

3®
5
4® 6
. 
.  13® 13
.  12® 14

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

.1  85@2 00
8@ 10
•  25@ 30

65@ 70
@1  30
50® 55
45® 50

18
11

CORTEX. 
Abies,  Canadian —
Cinchona F l a v a .....................
Euonymus  atropurp.............
Myrica  Cerifera, p o...............   20
Prunus Y irgini........................  1:
Quillaia,  grd............................  1
Sassafras  .................................   1:
Ulmus Po  (Ground  12).........   1'

EXTBACTUM. 
Glycyrrhiza  G labra...
p o ...........
Haematox, 15 lb. b o x .. 
I s .................

“ 
“ 

PEKKUM.
Carbonate Precip—
Citrate and Q u in ia..
Citrate  Soluble.........
Ferrocyanidum S ol..
Solut  Chloride........
Sulphate,  com’l ......
pure...........

“ 

24®
33®11®
13®
14@
16®

@  15 
@3  50 @
®@  IE
®

Every ladder has a top round to it.
Our characters we make,our reputations 

n  n  *

Arnica ... 
Anthémis  . 
Matricaria

are often made for us.
* *■ *

It is no disgrace  to  be  bitten by a dog 

the first time,  but the second time it is.

Very  intelligent  people  carry a large 

share of  their  brains in their faces.

*  *  *•

FOLIA.

Barosma 
............
Cassia  A cutifol,

Tin-
n iv e lly ........................
A lx.
Salvia  officinalis,  54s
and  )4s........................
ra U rsi..........................

“ 

“ 

GUMMI.

14®
30®
30®

25®
35®
10®
8®

There is no slavery like idleness; there 
is no burden  like it.  Every  pound of  it 
weighs twenty ounces.
*  *  *

A man is  young  just  in  proportion as 
he  feels so;  a woman, just in proportion 
as she looks so.

N e m o .

Bound to  Obtain  Satisfaction.

Arthur  E.  Sexton,  a  traveling  sales­
man, was returning to Chicago  from  St 
Louis in 1885,  and on the train struck up 
an  acquaintance  with  Loren  J.  Lively, 
also  a  salesman.  They  chatted  and 
swapped  lies  together  like  any  other 
drummers  would,  and  the  time  passed 
merrily until the  train  reached  Spring- 
field.  Here  Lively  left,  but  before  the 
train started again  he  was back with an 
officer and charging Sexton  with  having 
robbed  him of  his  pocket-book  and  de­
manded  his  arrest.  Sexton  denied any 
knowledge of  the missing purse and con­
sented  to  be  searched.  The  purse was 
not found on him, but the  officer  discov­
ered it under  the  chair  in which Lively 
had been sitting.  Lively insisted, never­
theless,  that  Sexton  had  stolen  it,  and 
insisted upon his arrest.  He was there­
upon bundled off  the  train, locked up in 
the  Sangamon  county jail  all night and 
all  the  next  day until  2:30 p. m., when 
he  was  given  a hearing  before a police 
magistrate.  Lively prosecuted  the case, 
but  the 
justice  promptly  discharged 
Seaton.  The latter was unable to secure 
service of  process  on Lively in a suit for 
damages until nearly two  years after the 
alleged malicious arrest, but  has  at  last 
caught his man and is suing him in Judge 
Altgeld’s  court,  in  Chicago, for $10,000 
damages.
A Surprise  for a  Hard-Working:  Wife.
Farmer—I want ter git ther ole woman 
er  par  o’  shoes  ef  yer  got  some  whut 
fits ’er.
Clerk—I think we have all sizes.  What 
number shoes does she  wear?
“Fives.”
“Here they are,  plenty of  them.” 
“What mout they be wurth?”
“Those are two dollars.”
“Umph! Hain’t none er leetle cheaper?’ ’ 
“We have a job lot  that we are closing 
out  at  ninety  cents,  but  there  are  no 
fives.”

“Umph!  Sixes mout do.”
“There are no sixes, I believe.” 
“Whut’s the leetlest?”
“Eights.”
“Them  ’ud  be  er  leetle  loose, but I 
reckon she mout manage  to  slop  ’round 
in ’em. 

I’ll jest take them erlong.”

“ 
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f* 

Acacia,  1st  picked___  @1  00
....  @  90
2d 
3d 
®   80
.. . .  
©   65
sifted sorts... 
p o .......................  75@1 00
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 6 0 )...  50®  60
®   IS
Cape,  (po.  2 0 )... 
Socotri,  (po.  60).  @ 5 0
Catechu, Is,  ()4s, 14 54s,
©   1
16).................................. 
A m m oniae.....................  25®  30
Assafcetida,  (po. 3 0 )...  @  15
Benzoinum .....................  50®  55
Camphor®......................   35®  38
Euphorbium  po  .........   35@ 
lo
Galbanum..........................   @ 80
Gamboge,  po.................  80®  95
Guaiacum,  (po. 45)—  
@  40
Kino,  (po.  25)...................  @ 30
M a stic................................  @1 00
Myrrh,  (po,  45).................  @ 40
Opii,  (pc. 4  50).............3  00@3  10
Shellac  ..........................  25©  30
bleached.........   25®  28
T ragacanth ...................  30@  75

hebba—In ounce packages.

A bsinthium ..............................  25
E upatorium ..............................  20
L obelia.......................................   25
M ajorum ...................................   28
M entha  Piperita.....................  23
Y ir ..............................  25
R ue...............................................  30
Tanacetum, V ..........................   22
Thymus,  V ................................  25

MAGNESIA.

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

OLEUM.

A bsinthium .........................5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, D u lc.........   45@  75
Amydalae, Amarae___7  25@7 50
A n isi......................................1  75@1 85
Auranti  Cortex...........   @2  50
Bergamii  .......................2  50@3  00
C ajiputi..........................   90@1  00
C aryophylli...................  @1  70
C ed a r..............................  35@  65
C h enop od ii...................  @1  75
C innam onii................... 1  10® 1  20
C itronella......................  
©   75
Conium  M ac.................  35®  65
C opaiba..........................  90@1  00
Cubebae...................... 15  50@16  00
E xechthitos...................  90@1  00
E rigeron ...............................1  20@1 30
G aultheria...........................2  00@2 10
Geranium,  ou nce........  @  75
Gossipii,  Sem. g a l.......   50®  75
Hedeoma  .......................1  15@1  25
Juniperi..........................   50@2  00
L aven d u la.....................  90@2  00
L im on is.................................1  50@1 80
Mentha Piper.......................2 35@2 40
Mentha  V erid.....................2 50@2 60
Morrhuae, g a l...............  80@1  00
Myrcia, ou nce...............  @  50
O liv e ......................................1  00@2 75
Picis Liquida,  (gal. 35)  10@  12
R ic in i....................................1  20@1 28
Rosm arini......................   75@1  00
Rosae,  ounce.................  @6  00
S uccin i............................  40@  45
S a b in a ............................  90@1  00
”  ntal 
............................ 3  50@7  00
Sassafras........................   55®  60
~inapis, ess,  ou nce___  @  65
T ig lii................................  @1  50
T h y m e............................  40®  50
...................  @  60
Theobromas..................   15®  20

opt 

POTASSIUM.

Carb............................  15®  18
B ichrom ate...................  15®  16
Brom ide..........................  37®  40

H AZELTIN E 

&  P E R K IN S 

DRUG CO.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

-D R U G S --

Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries.

Dealers  in

Patent MediGines,  Paints,  Oils, l/arnislies.

Sole  Agents  for  the  Celebrated  Pioneer  Prepared  Paints.

We  are  Sole  Proprietors  of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY.

We have in stock and offer a full line of

WTiislsies,  Brandies,

Gins,  W ines,  Bum s.

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

* Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  Whisky.

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

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

toltine  i  Perkins  DriJn  Go.,

V

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

DO  YOU  HANDLE  I T ?  

THL

‘THE OLD ORIGINAL.

RE-PAINT 
Your  Buggy 

for

7 5   c t s .

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lis
cent  __

A ntipyrin ......................1 35@1  40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  68
A rsenicum ....................  
7
Balm Gilead  B u d .......   38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N .............. 2  15@2 25
Calcium Chlor, ls,  ()4s
11;  Ms,  12).................
9
©
Cantharides  Russian,
PO.................................
@1 75
Capsici  Fructus, a f ...
@ 18
@ 16
p o ....
B po. 
@ 14
Caryophyllus,  (po.  28)
23® 25
Carmine,  No. 40...........
@3 75
Cera  Alba,  S.  & F ........
50® 55
Cera  F lava....................
28® 30
C o ccu s............................
© 40
Cassia Fructus.............
@ 15
Centraria........................
@ 10
C etaceum ......................
@ 35
C hloroform ...................
40@ 45
squibbs ..
@1  00
Chloral Hyd Crst.........
.  50@1 75
Chondrus ......................
10® 12
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W 
15® 20
4® 10
German 
Corks, 
dis.  per
@ 60
C reasotum .................
@ 50
Creta,  (bbl. 75).........
@ 2
“ 
prep...................
5® 5
preclp...............
“ 
8@ 10
“  Rubra...............
@ 8
Crocus  ........................
35® 38
Cudbear......................
@ 24
Cupri Sulph...............
8®
9
D ex trin e....................
10® 12
Ether Sulph...............
68@ 70
Emery,  all  numbers 
@ 8
6
©
„   “ 
Po...................
Ergota,  (po.)  45.......
40® 45
Flake  W hite.............
12® 15
G a lla ............................
@ 23
Gambier......................
7® 8
Gelatin,  Cooper........
@ 90
“ 
F rench.............  40®  60
Glassware  flint,  75  & 10 per 
cent, by box 70 less
Glue,  Brow n.................... 
9®  15
“  W hite...................  13®  25
G lycerina......................   82®  25 I
Grana Paradisi.............
15
H um ulus........................
25®@
40
Hydraag  Chlor  M ite..
80
@@
“  C o r___
70
Ox Rubrum 
85
Am m oniati..
@1  05 
U nguentum .
45®  55 @  65 
Hydrargyrum ...............
Ichthyobolla,  Am 
_
.1  25@1  50
Indigo................................  75@1 00
Iodine,  R esubl..............4  00@4 10
Iodoform ............................  @5 15
L u p u lin ............................  85@1 00
L ycopodium .................  55®  60
M a c is..............................  80®
85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
Liquor Potass Arsinitis 
M agnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
134)................................
Mannia,  S. F .................
Morphia,  S.  P.  & W ...!
S. N.  Y.  Q.  &

10®   12
2® 
3
45®  50 
55@2 80 I
C. C o ..................................2  55@2 70

drarg Io d ........................  

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GIVES  UNIVEBSAL  SATISFACTION  FOB

IÌh(6^rm*n|
M i°!CAT(D
:§TO<$fÔod

M oschus  Canton.........   @  40
Myristica,  No.  1...........   60®  70
N u x Vomica,  (po 20)..  @ 1 0
Os.  Sepia........................   27®  29
Pepsin Saac, H.  & P. D.
C o ..................................  @2  00
P icis  Liq, N.  C.,  V% gal
doz  ..............................  @2  70
P icis Liq., q u a r ts........  @1  00
p in ts...........   @  70
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
©   18
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22).. 
Piper Alba,  (po g5)___  @  35
P ix  B urgun...................  @ 
7
Plumbi A c e t .................  14@  15
Pulvis Ipecac et o p ii..l  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H 
& P. D.  Co., doz........  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  p v .............
45®
8®
Q u assiae........................
Quinia,  S. P.  & W .......
41®
S.  German__
27©
12©
Rubia  Tinctorum .......
Saccharum Lac tis p v .. 
_
Salacin............................2 25@!
Sanguis  D raconis........  40@
©<
Santonine  ..................... 
Sapo,  W ..........................   12®
“  M ............................ 
8®
“  G ............................ 
®
Seidlitz  M ixture.........
@
Sinapis............................
“  opt......................
Snuff,  Maceaboy,  De
V o e s ............................
35 
@11® I Horses,  Cattle, 
Hogs,  Sheep, 
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
35 
Soda Boras,  (po.  12).  .
12 
Colts,  Calves,
Pigs,  Lambs,
Soda  et Potass Tart...
09
Soda Carb......................
2®  2)4
Soda,  Bi-Carb...............
Soda,  A sh ......................
Has the finest line of illustrated advertising and 
3@ 4 
Soda,  Sulphas...............
2
most attractive lithograph label.  A  75 c e n t ca sh  
Spts. Ether C o .............
50®  55 
g u a r a n te e  o n  e v e r y  b o x  y o u  s e ll,  1,000 illus 
“  Myrcia  D om ........
@2 00 
“  Myrcia Im p.........
trated circulars in  each case.  Rubber stamp and 
@2 50
“  V ini  Rect.  bbl.
self-inking pad fr e e  with your first order through 
2  05)..............................  @2  15
jobber.  S p e cia l  d ir e c tio n s  for  building up a
Less 5c gal.,  cash ten days.
Strychnia”Crystal........  @ i  10 
large trade w ith every shipment.  Our new  cireu
Sulphur,^Subl................. 2^@   3)4  j  lar, “H o g   C holera—C ause,  C are  a n d   P r e -
T a m a r in d s ............ 
attention.
Terebenth V en ice........  28®  30 Contains the most scientific  and  practical  facts
T heobrom ae................    50®  55 |  in  regard to this terrible disease, and only known
V anilla..........................9  00@16  00
positively successful  treatment.  G iv es  v a lu a ­
Zinci  Sulph...................  — 8
b le  in fo r m a tio n   in  re g a rd   to   sw in e -r a isin g  
fo r  la r g e  p ro fit.  See  e th e r  c ir c u la r s  fo r  a ll 
k in d s o f  sto ck .  The  facts  contained  in  these 
circulars  are  worth  many  dollars  to  every 
enterprising 
Send  to 
jobbers  for  their  special  circular  “TO  T H E  
T R A D E ,” for fu ll information in regard to rub­
ber stamp—fr e e —and also our  G R A N D   C ASH  
P R IZ E S.  See circulars for  testim onials o f reli­
able dealers from all parts of the country.  This 
trade  is  about  equally  divided  between  drug­
gists, general dealers and  grocers.  A good trade 
for one insures a satisfactory trade for the other. 
Order at once, save freight and  commence  turn­
ing your m oney every thirty or  sixty  days, at 71 
per cent, profit.

Bbl.
W hale, w inter.
70
Lard,  extra___
Lard, No.  1...................  50 
55
Linseed, pure raw __   59 
62
65
Lindseed,  b o ile d ___  62 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strain ed ....................   50 
69
Spirits Turpentine___  46)4 
50
lb.
bbl. 
Red  V enetian...........................2@3
Ochre, yellow   Mars___1%  2@4
“ 
B er......... 134  2@3
Putty,  com m ercial. . . . 234  2)4@3
“  strictly  pure....... 2)4  2S£@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ................................ 
13@16
Verm ilion,  E n glish __  
70@75
Green,  Peninsular........ 
70@75
Lead,  red........................  635i@734
w h ite .....................6M@7)4
@70
W hiting, w hite Span... 
W hiting,  Gilders’.........  
@90
1  00
White,  Paris  American 
W hiting,  Paris  Eng.
c l if f ...............................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  V illa  Prepared 
P a in ts.........................1  00@1  20

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

The  German  Medicine  Company,

M in n e a p o lis,  M inn .

FOB  SALE  TO  THE  TRADE  BY

is  attracting  universal 

farmer  or  stockman. 

10 v o n tiv e ,” 

VABNISHES.

paints. 

OILS.

8®  

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MADE  ONLY  BY

ACME

White  Lead  and

DETROIT,  MICH.

CURES

Diver and 

Kidney 'Troubles 
Blood Diseases 

Constipation

----- AND-----

F e m a le

C o m p la in ts
Being composed entirely of  HERBS, it 
is the only perfectly harmless  remedy on 
the market and  is  recommended  by  all 
who use it.

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

House.

Place your order w ith 

our  Wholesale

Diamond  JVIßdißinß  Go.,

PROPRIETORS,

DETROIT,  -  MICH.

No. 1 Turp  Coach...... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................... 1  60@1  70
Coach  B ody................. 2  75@3  00
No. 1  Turp  F urn........ 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T u rp ............................  70®  75

H azeltine & Perkins Drug  Co.,  W holesale Drug­
gists;  H awkins  &  Perry,  W holesale  Grocers, 
Grand  Rapids;  McCansIand  &  Co.,  W holesale 
Grocers, E.  Saginaw;  W. J.  Gould & Co.,  Whole 
sale  Grocers,  Detroit;  B.  Desenberg  &  Co., 
W holesale Grocers, Kalamazoo.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug do.

WHOLESALE  AGENTS,

G R A N D   R A P ID S , 

-  

M IC H .

Carb................................
Chlorate,  (po. 20)........
C yanide........................
Io d id e............................
Potassa, Bitart,  pure. 
Potassa, Bitart, co m ..
Potass  Nitras, op t__
Potass N itras...............
P russiate.......................
Sulphate  p o.................

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

RADIX.

A co n itu m ....................
A lthae............................
A nchusa  .......................
Arum,  p o......................
Calam us........................
Gentiana,  (po.  15)___
Glychrrhiza,  (pv.  15). 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 45).......................
Hellebore,  Ala,  p o ...
Inula,  p o ......................
Ipecac,  p o ....................
Iris  plox  (po. 20@22).
Jalapa,  pr......................
Maranta,  % s.................
Podophyllum, po.........
R hei..................................
“  c u t..........................
“  pv....................
S p ig elia ..........................
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..
Serpentaria....................
Senega  ............................
Sim ilax,  Officinalis,  H 
M
Seillae,  (po. 35).............
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  p o ........................
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30) 
G erm an...
Zingiber a ......................
Zingiber  j ......................

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20®
25®
15®
@20®
10®
16®

@  40 
15®  20 
15®  20 
2  40@2  50 
IS®  20 
25®  30 
@  35 
15®  18 
75@1  00 
@1  75 
75@1  35 
48®  53 
@  20 
30®  35 
75®  80 
@  40 
@  20 
10©   12
@@
15®10®
22®

SEMEN.

Anisum,  (po.  20).........   @  15
Apium  (graveleons)..  10®  12
Bird, l s ............................ 
4® 
6
8®  12
Carni, (po.  18)...............  
Cardamon...................... 1  00@1  25
Gorlandrum...................  10®  12
Cannabis Sativa_____ 3)4® 
4
Cydonium ......................   75@1  00
Chenopodium  .............  10®  12
Dipterix Odorate......... 1  75®1  85
© 15
Foeniculum ...............
6@ 8
Foenugreek,  p o ........
4  @ 4)4
L in i..............................
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4 
).
434® 4)4
35® 40
Lobelia........................
Pharlaris Canarian..
3)4® 4)4
5® 6
R a p a ............................
9
8®
Sinapis,  A lb u ...........
11© 12
N igra.........
SPIBITUS.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co. 
D. F.  R ....
Juniperis  Co.  O. T ...
Saacharum  N.  E ........
Spt.  V ini  G alli...........
V ini O porto.................
V ini  A lb a....................
SPONGES.

2  00@2  50 
1  75@2  00 
1  10@1  50 
1  75@1  75 
1  75@3  50 
1  75©2 00 
1  75@6  50 
1  25@2 00 
1  25@2 00

“ 

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Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.......................2  25@2  50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage 
2  00
.............•___ 
V elvet  extra  sheeps’
w ool  carriage...........  
1  10
Extra  yellow   sheeps’
carriage....................... 
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ............................ 
65
75
Hard for  slate  u se ___ 
Y ellow R eef, for  slate 
u s e ...............................  
1  40

SYRUPS.

A c c a c ia .....................................   50
Zingiber  ...................................   50
ip ec a c.........................................  60
Ferri  Io d ...................................   50
Auranti  Cortes........................   50
Rhei  Aram ................................  50
Sim ilax  Officinalis.................  60
Co..........  50
S en eg a .......................................  50
Seillae.........................................  50
‘  Co...................................   50
T o lu ta n .....................................   50
Prunus  virg..............................  50

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TINCTUBES.

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Aconitum  N apellis R ...........   60
F ............  50
A loes...........................................  60
and  m yrrh.....................  60
A rn ica .......................................   50
Asafoetida..................................  50
Atrope Belladonna.................  60
B enzoin.....................................   60
Co................................  50
Sanguinaria..............................  50
B arosm a...................................   50
Cantharides..............................  75
C apsicum ..................................  50
Cardamon..................................  75
Co..............................  75
C astor....................................... 1  00
C atechu.....................................   50
C in eh o n a .................................   50
Co..............................   60
C olum ba...................................   50
C onium .....................................   50
Cubeba.......................................  50
D ig ita lis...................................   50
E rgot...........................................  50
G entian .....................................   50
Co.................................   60
G u aica.......................................  50
am m on........................   60
Z in g ib er...................................   50
H yoscyam ns............................  50
Iodine.........................................  75
Colorless......................   75
Ferri  Chloridum....................   35
K in o ...........................................  50
Lobelia.......................................  50
*Myrrh.........................................  50
N ux  V om ica............................  50
O p ii.............................................  85
“  Camphorated...................  50
“  Deodor.............................2  00
50
Auranti Cortex....................  
Q u assia.....................................   50
R h a ta n y ...................................   50
R hei.............................................  50
Cassia  A cu tifol......................   50
Co................  50
Serpentaria..............................   50
Stramonium..............................  60
T olu tan ..................'..................  60
V a ler ia n ...................................   50
Veratrum V erlde.....................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.
-dither, Spts  N it, 3  F .. 
26®  28
“  4 F ..  30®  32
A lu m en ............................ 2)4@  3%
(po.
7 )................................... 
4
A nnatto..........................   55®  60
5
Antim oni, p o ................. 
et Potass T .  55®  60

u  
ground, 

3® 
4@ 

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The Michigan Tradesman

JO IN T  STOCK  BANKS.

in   E n g la n d .

H o w   Such In stitu tio n s  a re   C o n d u c te d  
The  joint stock  banks of  London may 
be divided into two  classes,  those  whose 
business  is  restricted  to  that  city,  and 
those which have branch  establishments 
in  the  provinces.  Of  the  former,  the 
London and Westminster Bank, the Lon­
don  Joint  Stock  Bank,  and  the  Union 
Bank of  London  are  the  most  conspic­
uous  examples.  They  are  mammoth 
concerns,  with 
aggregating 
$350,000,000.  Of  those which operate in 
the provinces as well,  the  National  Pro­
vincial Bank, and the Loudon and County 
Bank  are  (omitting, of  course, the Bank 
of  England,  which has a special charter) 
their  assets 
the  most  important,  and 
aggregate 
the  neighborhood  of 
$300,000,000.

assets 

in 

A consideration  of  the  latter  type  of 
bank would not be unprofitable to Amer­
ican  financiers;  more  especially  as  this 
country is  fast  approaching  a condition 
similar to that which first  originated the 
system in Great  Britain.  The  two  last 
named  banks  have, in  round  numbers,
300 branch establishments in the London 
suburbs  and  English  provinces.  Each 
branch is under  the  command of  a man­
ager aided by an adequate  staff, and this 
manager is subject to  the  control of  the 
general manager  and  board of  directors 
presiding at the central  office in London.
In his  own  office he is supreme.  These 
branches  are  in  daily  correspondence 
with their chief  office, and  the  informa­
tion contained in their letters and advice 
sheets, 
together  with  the  voluminous 
records  of  the  week’s  transactions  and 
existing  state of  affairs in detail sent up 
in  their  “return  sheets”  each  Monday 
enable  the  management  at  the  central 
office to  keep  reliable  track  of  the bus­
iness of  each  branch.

The known  sources of  possible  loss or 
fraud  are  very  carefully  guarded.  No 
loans  are  made  without  security,  and 
even  secured  loans must first be submit­
ted  to  the  board  of  directors.  Bills of 
exchange are passed on  the  responsibil­
ity of  the local manager, who  alone  can 
know  their  value,  but  the  bills  them­
selves are sent  to the chief office weekly, 
for  safer  custody  and  for  inspection,  j 
And it is wonderful  what a fine  memory | 
for  names, and  what a keen  nose  for a j 
“kite.” or  accommodation  bill,  the  offi­
cials of  the  central discount department 
have. 
It has,  indeed, been  said that the | 
discount  clerk of  the  Bank  of  England j 
can  scent out a bad  bill  from a heap of | 
good ones. 
It is quite  certain  that long j 
experience  engenders a skill  in  judging j 
such  paper  almost  amounting  to an in­
tuition.  Overdrafts  are  discouraged: 
they are  simply debts and  are  not  read­
ily recoverable like a bill of  exchange or 
note of  hand,  upon  which  summary ac- j 
tion can be  taken;  they have been found 
to be sources of  frequent irregularity,

very  remarkable.  The  discipline  is  of 
more than military thoroughness and the 
outcome  justifies  the  old  adage,  “Safe 
bind,  safe find.”

Such  an  inspection  is  incomparably 
superior  to  the  intermittent  scrutiny 
which  any  government  could  enforce.
It is a system  which goes on from  year’s 
end to  year’s end in the daily and weekly 
| returns,  as well as  in  the  actual  exam- 
| ¡nation itself,  with the  result  that when 
i  the  inspectors  examine  the  books they 
I do not see rows of  names  which  convey 
j no meaning to them,  but, on the contrary,
I they recognize names with whose history 
| they  are  already  intimately acquainted,
| and armed with this  knowledge  the cur- 
! rent  account of  each  client is as intelli- 
j gible  to  the  inspector as if  set  forth in 
| the plainest letter press.  The American 
j process of  government  inspection is pos- 
I sibly the best which could be devised for 
I the  examination  of  the  banks  which 
j come  under  its  supervision, but,  in the 
! result, it is to a very  large  extent a use- 
| less  ceremony. 
It  will,  it  is  true,  in- 
I  struct well-intentioned but inexperienced 
| cashiers in the sound principles of  bank- 
I ing,  and  it  will  probably—or  at  least 
I ought  to—prevent  sustained  fraud, but 
! against the  official  who  fully intends to 
| embezzle it  affords  no  protection  what­
ever.

Judge the two systems by their  fruits !
In this country bank frauds are the  very 
bane  of  commerce  and  the  latest  in­
stance is  not  yet  two  months  old. 
In 
England, among the recognized establish­
ments, 
there  has  been  no  appreciable 
loss for a quarter of  a  century  through 
the defalcation of  banking officials. 
In 
quoting England,  Scotland is not includ­
ed, the system adopted there being some­
what  different.  Naturally the  question 
will arise—but who inspects  the  inspec­
tors?—or in other words, the chief  office.
No one;  but the  system  which so  effici­
ently checks the branches,  is  doing  the 
same all the time  with  the  chief  office, 
and the directors,  through its operations, 
become cognizant of  a false step the mo­
ment  they make it.  Beyond  this,  too, 
there is  the  safeguard  of  certain  fixed 
rules of  business which long  experience 
has  made  very efficient, and  behind  all 
there  remains a  firm  determination  not 
to go beyond the lines of  strict conserva­
tive banking. 
In  London  a banker  is a 
| banker  “et preteria nihil,”  he is  not  a 
broker, he-is  not a speculator.  He must 
be,  like  Cfesar’s  wife,  above  suspicion, 
in the  strictness of  his business  princi­
ples.  The fact that a  London bank fail- 
| ure is almost unknown excepting  during 
j the unreasoning  rush  of  a  panic  illus- 
j trates  the  general  soundness  of 
these 
| principles.  But their methods of inspec- 
! tion are not the  only  merits  of  English 
j Joint Stock banking companies, although 
| these are so perfect  that  there  is  prob­
ably no known form of fraud on the part 
| of  the officials which they would not un 
I earth and expose at once,  a state  of  effi­
ciency,  it is but proper  to add,  achieved 
only after a somewhat severe  experience 
gained in the  early days  of  joint  stock 
enterprise.

stitutions named  have literally absorbed 
hundreds  of  them,  notwithstanding  the 
fact  that  large  numbers  of  them  had 
been established for the  great part  of  a 
century,  and  were, in  every way,  with­
out reproach.

While thus affording a feeling of  com­
fortable  security to the provinces  these, 
London joint stock banks  will  be found 
to  have  made  London  their  chief  con­
sideration  and  care. 
English  panics 
originate and die in the City  of  London; 
if  the strain is  well met  there, then  all 
is  well  everywhere.  The  two  banks 
named  have  more  hard  cash  at  their 
command  than  all their  London  tellers 
could  pay away in  three  days  working 
from 9 till 4.  No London panic has ever 
outlived the  second day. 
If  any  bank 
stood firm after one day’s  run there  was 
generally found to be a  violent  reaction 
in its favor the next.  How the different 
State laws  of  America would operate in 
the case of  a joint stock bank desiring to 
extend its  branches all over  the country 
the writer is not  prepared  to say,  but if 
it is possible to establish in  this  country 
organizations  such as those named as ex­
isting in England,  there can  be no doubt 
that if  established on  a sound basis and 
with a sufficiency  of  capital  they would 
grow up  with the country and become in 
time  the  most  gigantic  as  well  as  the 
most  useful  monetary  institutions 
the 
world has ever seen.  The writer  opines 
that the future bank of  this country will 
be  a  joint  stock  establishment founded 
on the lines of  similar  organizations  in 
England.

A   R e a d e r   o f   T h e   T r a d e s m a n .

I  A m   C o n ten t.

Happv the man that, when his day is done, 
The battle he has fought may not be won, 
Folding at last his hands upon his breast, 
He sinks into the last, eternal rest,

Lies down to sleep  w ith nothing of regret: 
The fame he sought be  just as fleeting yet. 
Happy is he, if hoary and  far  spent,
Breathing these only w ords:  “ I am content.

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 
M erchant of whom it was purchased and receive 
a new garment.
S T A N T O N .  S A M P S O N   &  CO.,

Manufacturers.  Detroit,  Mich.

S

WHY  WEAR  PANTS
fit  or  wear  satisfac- 
That  do  no 
the 
I  you  can  buy 
torily.  whe 
t Brand,  that  are perfect in 
Detro
tyle and  workmanship.

J acob BROWtf&Cifs

HEflVENRICH  BROS.

W h o le s a le   C lo th iers

Perfect-Fitting  'Tai 1 or-JM ade  Clothing

MANUFACTURERS  OF

AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

138-140 Jefferson  S rb„ 34-36  Woodbridge 8t„ Detroit,
MAIL  ORDERS sent in care L.  W. ATKINS will receive  PROMPT ATTENTION
P E R K I N S   &
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Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

H E

DEALERS IN

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NOS.  132  and  l24  LOUIS  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN.

WE  CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE

I.  M.  CLARK  i  SON,

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

WE  ARE  JiERDQUARTERS

-FOR-T e a s
Syru ps
A /o /a s s e s
W h o lesale  G rocers

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

C hem icals.^
-   BAKER 
C0.’S
Breakfast  Cocoa
Is absolutely  pure 

and  it  is  soluble.
To  increase  the  solubility  of 
the powdered cocoa, various expe- 
lients are employed,  most of them 
being  based  upon  the  action  of  some  alkali, potash, soda  or 
even ammonia.  Cocoa  which  has been  prepared  by one of 
these  chemical  processes  can  usually be  recognized  at  once 
by the distinct alkaline reaction of the infusion  in water.
W .  Baker  & Co.’s  Breakfast Cocoa
is  manufactured  from  the  first  stage  to  the  last  by  perfect 
mechanical  processes,  no  cllOlllicill  being  used  ill 
its preparation.  By one of the most ingenious of these 
mechanical  processes  the  greatest  degree  of  fineness  is 
secured without the sacrifice of  the  attractive  and  beautiful 
red color  which  is  characteristic  of  an absolutely pure and 
natural cocoa.
W . Baker & Co., Dorchester, Mass.
Seventeen  Years  on  the  Market

With a steady increase  in  demand.

Jennings'  Flavoring  Extracts

ARE  ALWAYS  RELIABLE  AND  UNIFORM  IN  QUALITY  AND  PRICE,  BEING 

MADE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE FINEST FRUIT THAT GROW CANNOT 

BE OTHERWISE  THAN  THE  FINEST  FLAVORS PRODUCED.

 BROWNS O
EEDO

Clouer,
Timotiw,
Älfalfa,
Älsike,
Red  fop, 
Hungarian, 
Millet.

Dealers will always find Jennings’ Extracts saleable and profitable 
goods to add to their stock.  Order through your Jobber or  direct from

Jennings  &  Sm ith,

Grand Rapids,  Mich,

SEE  QUOTATIONS  THIS PAPER.

We carry a arge a; 
Partii

sortment of all  kinds  of  Seeds,  Onion  Sets  and  Seed  Potatoes, 
s 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.

ffired  J,  Brown’s  Seed  Store,
Thompson’s

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Sold  Only by

H. THOMPSON I  GO,,

IMPORTERS  OF

së  'T e a s , C o f f e e s  

S p ic e  s ,

DETROIT,  MICH.

C O F F E E .

Trade-Mark  Registered,  No,  16416,

W M . SEA R S & CO.,

Cracker  Manufacturers,

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

CANDY! >Ve  manufacture  a  full 

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

P U T N A . M   &  B R O O K S .

P I N G R E E  & 

,
Six Unsolicited  Testimonials  from as many  States.
Dam so n,  Min n .,  Feb.  18, 1889.

DETROIT,  3IICH.

I have a strong preference for your goods,  which has  been  acquired 
by seven years’  handling,  and all  the  shoes  of  your  make  handled in 
that  time  I  have warranted every pair without  a  single  pair  coming 
back to me. 
Ch a s.  II a lv o r so n.

We have received goods and looked them over and must acknowledge 
that this is the cleanest and nicest lot of shoes you have  ever  sent  us. 
It affords us great pleasure to receive goods in this way.
E.  Y a e g e r  & Sox.

Monroe,  Micii..  March  19,  1889.

Your goods are

satisfactory in every  way.

The goods all opened satisfactory.

The goods are very satisfactory.

Oconomowoc, 

Wis., March 15, 1889.

L.  J.  Sto n e  &  Co.
Sa v a n n a h ,  Mo.,  March 14, 1889. 

T homas.  J.  Bie r  & Co.

Chicago,  III., March 33,  1889.

Coman  & Mu n g er.

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Samples  we 

AGENTS  WANTED.

7,000 styles.  Catalogue  free. 

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

charge at cost and allow a rebate after we 

receive orders sufficient to justify us. 

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.

TIME  TABLES.

Novelty  Card  and  Advertising  Co., 

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

other house in this country.

1
M ueriising  Cards  and  Specialties.

GOING  NORTH.
Traverse City &  Mackinaw................
Traverse City &  Mackinaw.........................9:05 a m
From Cincinnati....................................7:30 p m
For Pet oskey & Mackinaw City....... 3:55 p m
Saginaw Express................................ 11:30 a m
10:30 p m .

Among the advantages of parent bank­
ing institutions located in the metropolis 
with outlying  branches  throughout  the 
provinces  may be mentioned the  follow 
ing.  A bank having a chain of branche: 
penetrating every seat  of  industry,  agri­
cultural or manufacturing,  as well as the 
principal  residential centers,  can  adjust 
its funds so as  to meet  the requirements 
of  all,  and utilize to the  best  advantage 
its surplus cash while, at  the same time, 
meeting the legitimate demands of  every 
section.  To  use  a  London parallel,  the 
five millions  of  surplus deposits  of  the 
West  End  Branch  could  be  profitably 
employed in  discount  at  Shoreditch, in 
the  East  End. 
In addition to this bene­
ficial process of  equalizing the supply of 
hard  cash throughout  the land, there  is 
the  knowledge  of  the  conutry’s  trade 
j gained  by an all-around business.  This 
is of inestimable use to the central bank, 
handling,  as  some of  them do, from one 
hundred  to one  hundred  and  fifty mill­
ions of  dollars of  assets.  Then there is 
again  the  question  of  security — that 
tremendous  factor  in  all  banking  con­
siderations.

For  upward  of  half  a  century  such 
London banks have been  perfecting  and 
amplifying these returns for  the preven­
tion of  error and fraud, and it is wonder- > 
ful in the extreme how’ closely they keep 
within touch of  the  facts, and  how  use­
ful their  routine  is  to  all  honest  man- 1  
agers.  At irregular intervals, but not less 
than once in  six  months—in some cases, 
indeed,  every  quarter—the  bank’s  own 
inspector,  with a brace of  assistants, de- j 
scends upon the  branch  without any no­
tice whatever. 
In his black “brief”  bag j 
he  carries  the  branch’s  last  returns, 
which he will  presently verify.  He pre­
sents a letter from  the  general  manager ] 
to the effect that  Mr. Jones  will  inspect j 
the  branch.  After  first  checking  the 
teller’s  cash, the  inspector  investigates 
every item  in  tlie bank as thoroughly as 
a corps of  scavenger ants  would explore 
a Southern  larder.  At  the  close of  the 
third  day,  probably,  the  inspector  will 
intimate  to  the  manager  that,  if  con­
venient, he would like to go through  the 
branch’s securities—and  that  closes the 
inspection.
No  whisper  of  his  own  opinion  of I 
matters  escapes the inspector, whose re- 
turns  are  gorged  with  notes.  There is 
politeness,  but  no  1 ‘bon-comarciderie’ ’ 
between  him  and  the  manager.  They 
have very little to say to each other.  The | 
manager  consults  his  own  dignity best 
by not  proffering  any  information.  He 
simply answers  questions.  There  is,  as 
a  rule,  no  love  lost  between  even the 
most perfect of  managers and  the sweet­
est  of  inspectors;  there  probably  never 
was an inspector who  failed to recognize 
the  fact  that  the  gentlest  of  managers 
felt a longing to kick him down the bank 
steps.  On tabulating his  information at 
the chief  office, and after tracing  names, 
items and  amounts, through all the ram­
ifications of  past  and  present  accounts, 
the inspector  digests  his  own  garnered 
harvest,  and  submits  his  report  to  the 
board of directors; and these in their turn 
study all  the  points  and  authorize  the 
issue of  minutes to the branch.  Minutes
of  inquiry,  minutes of  counsel,  minutes
I  For Toledo and all points South and East, take 
E n g -  the Toledo, Ann  Arbor &  North  Michigan  Rail­
of  reproach,  minutes of  courteous  com-  On the contrary,  even in 
way from Owosso Junction. 
Sure  connections 
land,  where antiquity has so many claims,  at above poiut with trains o f D., G.  H.  &  M., and 
mand;  and  sometimes  even  minutes  of
., 
connections at Toledo  w ith  evening  trains  for
i 
appreciation.  All,  however,  dignified  the old,  pnvate,  local banks  have  given,  c ieveiand, Buffalo,Colum bus,  Dayton,  Gincin-
place to branches of the great joint Stock I nati, Pittsburg, Crestón, Orville  and  all  promi- 
and  courtly in  expression.  The  results 
*  
establishm ents  of  London.  The two m-1 
of  the system  roughly outlined  here  are

It is  perfectly  safe to  say that  either 
of  the English banks named could afford 
to lose  the  entire assets of  ten of  their 
ordinary  provincial  branches  without 
being obliged to write  off  one cent from 
their capital or to pass a single dividend.
They  would  simply  write  off  the  loss 
from their reserves.  There are occasions 
when disaster overtakes  an  entire  com- 
j  munity when values  are  utterly  demon>+Mornin)? E x p r e s s  
alized by reason  of  the  absence  of  one 
I strong  hand.  This  happens  again  and 
j again.  Can any one  estimate  the  value 
j of  a branch bank establishment,  such as 
has been outlined, to a community of the
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily 
, 
kind  suggested—an institution  where  a I  Detroit  Express  has parlor  er.r
I  direct connections for all points  East, arriving m > 
sense  of  absolute  security reigned,  and  York 10:10 a.  m. next day.  Limited  Express,  East, has
I  through sleeper  to  Detroit  connecting  at  Milwaukee 
where  the  conviction  also  maintained  Junction  with through sleeper to Toronto,  and  at  De- 
j  troit for through sleeper to Niagara Falls,
that the  vast resources Of  a gigantic  es- 
Through tickets ana  Sleeping  car  berths secured at
, ,  
!  D..G.  H.&M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot,
„  
tablishment  were  available  for  all  tnei 
reasonable necessities  of  the place? 
Is 
this  picture  overdrawn ?  Surely  not I 

Arrives.
...............  1:0ft p m
tThrough Mail..................................... 5:00 p m
tSteamboat  Express....................... 10:40 p m
*Night Express....................................6:50 a m
tMixed..................................................
GOING EAST.
tDetroit  Express.................................6:45 a m
tThrough Mail....................................10:20 a m
tE vening Express...............................3:4ft p m
•Limited Expre

7:15 a m  train  has  parlor  chair  car  for  Cincinnati. 
5:00 pm  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  pr  Mackinaw 
City;  $2 to Cincinnati.
All Trains daily except Sunday.

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

Leave. 
Arrive.
7  05 a ........................................................................ • 10:45 a m
11:15am......................................................................   4:45pm
4 -.20 p    ......................................................................   7:45 p m
r minutes later, 
Leaving tim e at  Bridge street  depot 

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

en’l Pass. Agent.
D etro it,  G ran d  H a v e n  & M ilw au k ee.

T oledo,  A nn  A rb o r  &  N o rth e rn .

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

M u s k e g o n ,  G r a n d   R a p id s   &  I n d ia n a . 

. 1   nent points on connecting lines,

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

J a s. C a m p b e l l . City Passenger Agent.

C. L. L o c k w o o d.  ~

taid  old

GOING WEST.

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"THERE'S  NOTHING  LIKE  LEÄTHER." 

HE  USE  RO IMITATIONS.

M E R Y   P A IR   WARRANTED.

Your  goods are al way:

C a r l i s l e ,  Ky.,  A pril 16,  1889. 
good  and your treatm ent always courteous.

J.  A.  Chappel.

PINGREE  &  SMITH, Detroit, Mich.
FINE  AND  MEDIUM  GRADE  SHOES.:

MANUFACTURERS  OF

CHICAGO  OFFICE,  231  FIFTH  AYE.

