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GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  JU N E  19,  1889.

NO. 300.

Daniel  6.  Garcsey, 

EXPERT  ACCOUNTANT

AND

if  desired.

Adjuster  of  Fire  Losses.
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TH E  DRUMMER.
Who goes and comes on the early train, 
Regardless of dust, or wind, or rain,
But always gets there just the same?

The Drummer.

Who has a smile and kindly greet 
For every friend that he may  meet,
But ne’er forgets his order  sheet?

The Drummer.

Who all the news and jokes can tell,
While he is trying his goods to sell,
And if the truth won’t  do he’ll  lie like—I'll  not 

tell?

The  Drummer.

Who clothes you well from head to feet,
And brings the nicest things to eat,
And with the ladies is always  sweet?

The Drummer.

Who has a kind and helping hand 
For every brother traveling man,
But will beat him on a sale, if he  can?

The  Drummer.

You can tell him  that your stock’s complete, 
With a smile and all right, hut oh!  what  cheek, 
He proceeds to fill his order sheet.

The  Drummer.

What a relief it is when he takes his pack,
How glad you are when  he turns his back;
How sad  to  think  that  in  thirty  days  he'll be 

back.

That everlasting Drummer.

NANCE.

Ill help  ye.”

“Well,  Nance,  it’s  done !”  A weary- 
faced  woman,  who  was  rapidly shaping 
dough  into  loaves  upon a rickety table, 
and  hustling  them  into a broken,  rusty 
oven,  stopped  her  work  and  looked  at 
her husband rapturously.
“A  new  m ill!  And  now,  Hudson,  I 
don’t  see  nothin’  to hender  ye from get- 
tin’ ’long right smart. 
Hudson Norris’  coarse,  impassive  face 
showed  no  thrill  of  pleasure 
in  the 
faithful words of  the eager woman.
“It’s been a long  job,”  he  said;  “I’ve 
thought,  here’n  there,  we  wa’n’t  never 
a-goin’  to get it done;  but the  last  nail’s 
driv’,  an’  I’ve got  trade  enough  to keep 
things  a-goin’  pretty 
lively  for  one 
while.  There’s ten new  hands a-comin’ 
next  week,  Nance.  You’ll  have to step 
’round pretty smart.”
“Yes,  yes,  I know,”  rejoined  Nance, 
as  she  looked  at the two-months’  baby, 
just then  stirring in its rude  cradle, and 
at the two ragged little urchins that were 
playing  just  outside  the  door  of  the 
canvas cabin;  “I know  there’ll be work, 
but  I’m  pretty  strong  now. 
If  you’re 
a-gettin’  on,  Hudson,  that’s  the  main 
thing.”
“Yes, that’s  the  main  thing,”  echoed 
the  man,  absently, drawing  hard  at the 
pipe  which  he  had  been  filling  as she 
talked.
“The trouble is,”  pursued  the woman, 
more to herself  than  to  her  phlegmatic 
spouse,  “the trouble is,  the baby’s sorter 
ailin’. 
I can’t bear to hear him a-cryin’, 
an’  I can't stop to see to him !”
The last loaf  was in the oven now,  and 
the tired woman,  not  stopping to cleanse 
her hands, nor  even  to  brush  the  flour 
from  her poor apron—for Nance had had 
little training in neatness—sat down and 
took  the  scrawny baby in  her arms.  It 
had  begun to cry—a weak,  pitiful  little 
wail,  that  struck  heart-breakingly upon 
Nance’s mother-ear.
“Good Lord !  can’t  you  make the brat 
shut up ?” exclaimed the father, harshly, 
after  the  little  wail  had  continued for 
several minutes.
Nance  looked  up appealingly,  but she 
did not speak,  and her  husband rose and 
strode heavily to the door.
The  afternoon  was  just  beginning to 
wane,  and  the  scene  without  was very 
fairy the clear  California  air  seeming to 
enhalo everything,  and  to  bring  distant 
objects  near.  The  Sierras,  miles  and 
miles  away,  rose,  notched  and  snow- 
crowned,  against  the  deep-blue  autumn 
sky.  Here and  there  upon  their  white 
background  curled  the  smoke  of  a set­
tler’s  cabin.  Groves  of  fragrant  ever­
greens dotted the slopes near by.
A brawling mountain stream  sparkled 
in the October sunlight within a few rods 
of  the canvas cabin,  and,  beside its well- 
built  dam,  stood  the  mill  upon  which 
Hudson Norris  was  founding  ambitions 
for  the  future,  of  which  his  care-bur­
dened,  untaught wife did not dream.  As 
he stood there looking  out,  the grandeur 
of  the  distant  mountains with the shad­
ows of  the flitting clouds upon them, the 
glory of  the  sunlit  spaces,  the  inspira­
tion  of  the  rushing  river—these  were 
lost upon  his  sordid  soul.  He saw  but 
the  unpainted  timbers of  the  new mill, 
around  which a few  laborers  were  still 
lingering,  picking up their tools,  and ad­
miring  the  finished work. 
In the impa­
tience  of  his  thought,  the  wheel  was 
revolving,  a score  of  men  were  moving 
at  his  bidding  about  4t,  and  money, 
friends,  reputation, were flowing in upon 
him.
The woman,  who  had  risen  in her ef­
forts to quiet  the  baby,  came up beside 
him  and  looked  out.  The  splendor  of 
the shining snow in the  distance  caught 
her weary eye.
“Oh, Hudson !”  she said, moving from 
side to side to quiet the little  one,  as she 
pointed her worn finger  toward the hills, 
“look there I”
“Good  Lord!  there’s  enough  to  see 
without  lookin’  off  to  the  ends  of  the 
earth,”  replied the man, roughly.  “If  I 
look  at  my mill,  an’  calculate  on  that, 
it’ll be all I can do.  A mess you’d make 
o’  things if  they was left to  you.1"
"I know it,”  said the  woman, meekly. 
“I ain’t got a head for business like you, 
Hudson — there,  there,  baby — there, 
there!”  And.  without  saying  another 
word  to  defend  herself,  Nance  turned 
within,  laid the moaning  child in its cra­
dle,  and  attended  to  the  bread  in  the 
rusty oven.
Two days  later  there was a funeral in 
the little cabin,  and out in the  little gar­
den patch a grave  was  hollowed  for the 
baby.  Nance’  heart  ached  as though it 
would  burst  her  patient  breast, as Mr. 
Reynolds, the  miner  preacher,  who pre­
sided over the  little  flock in the vicinity 
of  Hudson’s  mill,  spoke  a  last  prayer 
over  the  tiny pine  coffin,  and when she 
went to bed she wept,  and  wept,  far into 
the night.  Hudson  had  bidden her “go 
to sleep,”  rather  gently at first,  for  the

I death of  the child had  touched him;  but 
as the hours wore  on,  and  her  grief—so 
unreasonable  to  him—continued,  he had 
grown rougher.
“D-----   y e !”  he  growled,  unable  to
sleep,  though  her  tears  were  noiseless 
and  she  lay very quietly,  “ain’t  ye  got 
no sense at all ?  Ten new men  a-comin’ 
next week,  an’  that  howlin’  little  critter 
out o’ the way.  You  oughter  thank the 
Lord, ’stead o’ carryin’  on like this.” 
“Poor Nance !  It  was  hard  not to be 
allowed  even  the privilege of  mourning 
for her dead !
But  the  ten  new  men  came;  and  in 
caring for them,  and  for  the  ten  whom 
Hudson  had  previously employed in the 
rude old structure,  which  had  just  been 
replaced by the more ambitious new mill, 
Nance  had,  indeed,  little  time  to regret 
her loss.  All day,  and day after day,  her 
patient  feet  trod  back  and forth in the 
narrow  cabin,  preparing  her  boarders’ 
food,  making  their  primitive  beds  and 
caring for  her  thin,  unhealthy children. 
She  had  never  been  to  school  at  all. 
Hudson  could  read  and  write,  accom­
plishments which only increased the pro­
found respect in  which  Nance  held him; 
but he had not used to care  that she was 
so  illiterate.  Now,  however,  as  the 
dreams  which he had  dreamed  when he 
enlarged  his mill  began to come true,  he 
began  to  think  more  of  Nance’s  defi­
ciencies,  and  to  regard  her  with  even 
more  of  contempt  than  ne  had  always 
had for  her  since  the  hallucinations of 
courtship had vanished.
One day, two  or  three  years  after  he 
had  finished  his  mill,  he came in with a 
piece of  paper folded in his hand.
“Want  to  hear  some  news,  Nance?” 
he said.
inquired  Nance,  with 
Some  news?” 
languid 
interest.  Another  child  had 
come and  faded  away since the mill had 
been  finished,  and  Nance’s  face  had 
grown slower to lighten  than it had used 
to be.  But her heart was as true as ever 
to her  husband.
“Yes—look at  that  and  see  how  you 
like it.”
He  spread  before  her  an  architect’s 
plan—the plan of  a dwelling-house.
“What  is  it?”  asked  Nance,  staring 
uncomprehendingly at the paper.
“By G—!”  roared her husband,  utterly 
exasperated by her ignorance and stupid­
ity.  Ain’t  you  got  no  sense  at  all ? 
It’s a house—the  way the  rooms is fixed 
’n’  all that!  I’m  a-goin’  to  build a new 
house,  ’n’  if you’ve got gumption enough 
to move into it,  you  can  live there when 
it’s done.”
Nance did not  pay any attention to his 
roughness nor to his profanity.
“A new house !”  she repeated, her tone 
changing,  and  her  face  growing almost 
splendid,  Hudson! 
radiant. 
I’m  glad  enough.  How  I  have patched 
this  old,  leaky thing !  Well,  w ell!”
Her pleasure subdued  his  impatience. 
“I’m  goin’  to begin it right away,”  he 
continued,  in his  usual  impassive  tone; 
“I saw som  parties  about it when I was 
down  to  ’Frisco  last  month,  an’  to-day 
them  plans come.  The timber ’ll be cut 
’n’  hauled right  away, ’n’ I reckon we’ll 
get moved before winter.”

“That’s 

The  house,  being  a  bare  and  simple 
edifice,  sprang  up  as if  by  magic,  and 
Nance  felt  one  of  the  few  joys  of  her 
colorless life,  when  they  “set up”  in the 
new  home.  Then  a  half-dozen  more 
years sped  swiftly away.  Several  other 
puny,  feeble  little  creatures  were  born 
to Hudson  and  Nance,  but they and one 
of  the  two  eldest  boys,  who  seemed to 
have  been  gifted  with  but  little  more 
vitality than the rest,  sickened  and died, 
and,  at last, only one boy, little Pete, was 
left to  them.  Night  and  day  now  the 
mill wheel was spinning round, and Hud­
son was getting rich.
“There!”  he  said,  coming  in  at  the 
close  of  a  summer’s  day,  and  flinging 
down  a  copy of  the  county  newspaper 
triumphantly on the table  before Nance, 
“Read that,  will  you?”
Nance  picked  up  the  paper  dumbly. 
She  looked at  the  printed  page,  a flush 
crept over her  wan cheeks,  and then she 
dropped  it,  and,  putting  her  hardened 
hands to her  face,  she  burst  into a pas­
sion of  tears.
“I can’t  read  it,  Hudson—you  know I 
can’t !”  she sobbed;  “you ain’t a-flingin’ 
it at  me,  are  you ?”
She removed  her  hands and looked up 
at him piteously.
He  had  stood  still, gazing  fixedly  at 
her.  The  unexpected  intensity  of  her 
mood had,  for  once, paralyzed  his  over­
weening  self-consciousness,  and  for  a 
moment  he  could  not  speak.  Then he 
shook himself  a little, and answered,  un- 
gently,
“Oh,  quit  yer  cryin’,  Nance;  any- 
body’d think  you hadn’t got  twenty men 
to  see  to  by  the  way  yer  idlin’  round 
here.”
“But,”  said  Nance,  returning  to  the 
other subject,  the one that lay nearer her 
heart,  perhaps,  than any other,  excepting 
her  husband’s  advancement,  “I  can’t 
read,  Hudson,  an’  you won’t let anybody 
know it,  will  you ?  An’  you  won’t fling 
it at me any more ?”
Something in her pleading tone seemed 
to enrage the vulgar fellow.
“Tell  anybody!”  he  shouted.  “D’ye 
think  I’m  such a fool as to tell  anybody 
that my wife  can’t read ?  Lord,  no !  A 
pretty  wife  you  are  for  a  man  that’s 
talked  of  like  that”—pointing  to  the 
paper—“in  the  Morning Star!  A fool I 
was  to  marry  you,  and  a  fool I am  to 
stick by  you!”
Hudson Norris walked angrily away to 
his  mill,  while  the  tears  began to flow 
still  faster  down his wife’s pale cheeks, 
and  her  spirit  almost  forsook  her.  A 
great  feaifentered  into  her loving  soul 
from  that  moment,  and  she  tried  more 
eagerly  than  ever,  if  such a thing  were 
possible,  to please her husband.
After  he  had gone,  she called to little 
Pete,  and  made  him read to her the arti­
cle in which his father’s  name was men­
tioned.  That Pete could  read  almost as 
well  as  Hudson could, was a great com­
fort to poor  Nance,  but  still  it  did  not

quite make  up  to  her  for  her  own  ig­
norance.
Her heart beat fast  with  pride  as  the 
editor spoke of  Hudson’s  enterprise,  his 
shrewdness,  his  prosperity and the pros­
pect of  his  near  political  advancement. 
She  admitted  to  herself  the  justice  of 
his words to her.  No,  she  was  not  a fit 
wife for a man  who,  like  Hudson,  had 
been  to  San  Francisco  many  times, 
and  who  even  went 
to  New  York 
and  New  England  occasionally,  who 
could  read  and  write  and  take  his 
place  so creditably among  men  that  he 
was  even  talked  about  in  the  news­
papers—oh,  if she only knew more !  And 
patient,  honest  Nance  wiped  her  eyes, 
as,  with  a  heartache  deeper  even  than 
that with  which she had  buried her chil­
dren,  she rose  after  Pete’s  reading,  and 
went  back to the treadmill  in which  for 
nearly twenty  years  now  she had toiled 
for  her  husband.  “Not  stick by her !” 
What  cruel  words !  Hudson  could not 
have thought of  what he was saying !
A  few  months  after  this occurrence, 
Hudson Norris  went  East  on  business. 
The  weeks  flew  by,  until  considerably 
mure than  the  time  required  for such a 
trip had passed, and still  he did  not come. 
Nance  began to feel  a little  uneasy,  but 
she expressed no misgivings, and, indeed, 
did not allow  herself  to worry,  until one 
day a letter came to her  directed  in  the 
large,  sprawling  handwriting  which, 
though she couid  not  read it,  she recog­
nized at once as that  with which Hudson 
was wont to cover  the papers in his desk 
and lying about the house.
The  letter  reached  her  one  Monday 
morning  as  she  was  standing  over her 
wash-tub.  She  gave  the  boy  who  had 
brought it a “bit,” put  the  letter  in her 
pocket and  went on with  her  scrubbing, 
thinking  excitedly  meanwhile.  What— 
what  was  in  the  letter?  Whom  could 
she  trust  to  read it to her ?  Little Pete 
could read,  but  he  could  not  write nor 
read  writing.  Whither should she go?
She  bethought  herself  at  last  of  Mr. 
Reynolds,  who  lived  not  far away.  He 
had buried  her  children;  he  had  kindly 
tried to comfort  her  as  one  by one  her 
fragile  idols  had  fallen  away.  He,  at 
least,  would not speak to anyone  outside 
of  her ignorance.
She wiped  the  suds  from  her  hands, 
donned  her  faded  sun-bonnet,  and hur­
ried  over  to  the  minister’s  house.  He 
heard her  request,  took  her  into a room 
apart,  and  broke  the  seal  of  the  mys­
terious missive.
“I have sold  the mill.”  began the bru­
tal 
letter,  “and  I’m  going  to  live  in 
’Frisco.  You ain’t a fit wife for me,  and 
I’ve  made  up  my  mind  to  leave  you. 
You  can  shift  for  yourself,  I  reckon. 
You know how to work,  and  you can get 
along somehow.”
The minister stumbled slowly over the 
heartless  words.  He  would rather have 
cut his hand off  than  have  read them to 
the  patient-eyed  woman  before  him, 
hanging  breathlessly,  painfully  upon 
every  word.  The  man  choked  up  and 
could  not  speak  as  he concluded.  His 
indignation and  pity for  the  poor  crea­
ture before him completely overmastered 
him.  For a moment she sat as if stunned. 
Then  she  rose  with  a  quiet  dignity, 
smoothed  down  her  untidy  dress,  and; 
said, calmly,  as if  confessing  a sin :
“I know I wa’n’t  no  kind of  a woman 
for  Hudson.  He’s  smart—Hudson  is— 
can read an’  write  an’  manage  business. 
He  ain’t  to  blame. 
It’s  afl  my  fault, 
but—but—”  here  her  voice  began  to 
tremble and then  her  composure forsook 
her  entirely—“but—there’s  Pete—you 
don’t  think  he’ll wan’t to take my little 
Pete,  do  you?”
The  poor  woman,  overcome  at  the 
prospect of  a double  loss,  dropped  back 
into her seat  and  began to cry violently.
“I  dare  him to try !”  exclaimed  Rey­
nolds,  finding his voice at last.
“The  scoundrel!  the  wretch! 
‘Shift 
for  yourself,’ 
indeed !  He’ll  have  to 
provide for  you,  Mrs.  Norris.  The law’ll 
make him,  and I’ll see that the law is en­
forced.”
The  “Mrs. Norris”  seemed to grate up­
on Nance’s ears.  Nobody had ever called 
her “Mrs. Norris”  before.
“Nance,”  she  corrected  him  humbly. 
“Everybody calls me, Nance.”
She rose without any other remark, ex­
pressing no indignation at  her  husband, 
nor any wish that he should be forced  to 
pay his just dues to one  who  had  spent 
the best years of her life  in  slaving  for 
him.  But Reynolds did  just  as  he  had 
said,  and gained a reluctant promise from 
the unprincipled  fellow  that  he  would 
not rob the mother of her child.
“I’ll take the best care of him  I  can,” 
said  Nance,  when  this  good  news  was 
brought to her.  “I’ll  make a gentleman 
of him that Hudson  won’t be ashamed of. 
He needn’t be afraid that  I’ll  make  him 
like me.”  Nance’s scorn of  herself  was 
enough to make one weep, who knew how 
she had loved and toiled and sorrowed!

A comfortable home was purchased for 
Nance in one of the pleasantest  parts  of 
the scattered little village.  Hudson  was 
compelled to send her a scanty allowance 
quarterly,  and she eked out enough of an 
income by letting the  upper  part  of  her 
house to support Pete and  herself  with­
out  difficulty.
A young couple named Morse, from the 
far East,  happened to be Nance’s lodgers 
—the  husband  a  quiet,  hard-working 
young fellow,  who kept the books for the 
new  millf owners,  and  the wife,  a neat, 
pretty,  w^-bred girl,  the  daughter of a 
New England  farmer.  Emma Morse was 
the first real  lady  that  Nance  had ever 
seen. 
She  had  not been brought up  in 
log huts, nor in canvas cabins, and though 
she did her own housework,  it  was  per­
formed with a neatness and  a  daintiness 
of which poor Nance had never dreamed. 
She  regarded  her  lodger  as a phenome­
non,  and stared at her and at her orderly 
kitchen,  whenever  she  got  a  chance. 
Little Mrs.  Morse,  on her side, was  quite 
horrified at Nance’s  slatternliness,  and, 
not  recognizing  at  first  her  good qual­
ities,  kept  out  of  her  way  as much as 
possible.  Little  by  little,  however,  a

word  here and a word  there  taught  the 
trim little lady  that Nance had a soul  as 
fine  and  gentle  as her own,  and  that  it 
was her “bringing  up”  which  had  pre­
vented  her development as a tidy house­
keeper.  She accordingly began to encour­
age Nance to come up and see  her  some­
times.  and  spoke  kind  words  to  her, 
which  were  to  Nance’s  sore  heart like 
cool rain upon flowers wilted with fervent 
heat. 
She  ran  up  nearly every day to 
talk with her little lodger,  and asked her 
all sorts of questions,  which,  beginning 
to devine  Nance’s  true  attitude  toward 
the world.  Mrs.  Morse did not resent.

“You  don’t  mean  to  say  so!” 

“Lived  out  when  you  was  a  gal,  I 
s’pose?”  she  said,  as  she  watched  her 
little lodger daintily washing  the  dishes 
one day after her dinner.
“No, I haven't ever  ‘lived out.’  I never 
did housework very much,  any way,”  re­
sponded  Mrs.  Morse,  pleasantly.
said 
Nance,  in  wonder, “and do work so ship­
shape,  too!  It beats all!”
Another  day  she  happened  in  when 
Mrs.  Morse was making a dress.
“Oh!”  she exclaimed,  “you did dress- 
makin’  when you was a gal!”
“No,”  returned  Mrs.  Morse,  merrily, 
“I  never  ‘dress-maked,’  Nance.  You 
haven’t got me right yet.”
Only  once  more  did  Nance  hazard a 
guess  as  to  her  puzzling lodger’s early 
life.  She  found  her  one morning busy 
with pen and  ink  in  answering  letters, 
and declared,  triumphantly,  “I  bet  you 
was a school-marm before you  was  mar­
ried!”  but Mrs.  Morse had  never  taught 
school,  and Nance gave her up as  not  to 
be accounted for.
But they grew to be very good friends. 
Little  Pete,  now  a  boy  of  fifteen,  but 
small for his age, loved to crawl up-stairs 
to  the  neat,  prettily-furnished rooms  of 
their lodgers,  so different from  the  bare 
untidiness  below,  which  Nance  would 
gladly have remedied if  she  had  known 
how;  but she had no one to  tell  her,  for 
Mrs.  Morse did not dare,  and Nance  was 
too slow and dense to  profit  much,  in  a 
practical way,  by the  example  the  busy 
little bride set her.
“It’s  prettier  up  there,” said Pete to 
his mother one day,  pointing  upward  to 
their lodgers’  rooms.
It was true that their little living-room, 
in which  his  mother  had  her  bed, and 
where the dishes  often  stood  unwashed 
from morning till night, was not particu­
larly iuviting.  but  Pete,  who  loved  his 
mother  dearly,  had  not  realized 
that 
there might be a more agreeable order of 
things introduced,  until  he  had  visited 
Mrs.  Morse’s pretty rooms,  and  had  sat, 
awestricken,  in  her  little  wicker  chair 
with its dainty bows of blue ribbon.
“I guess pa’d like to see things slicked 
up some,  if  he  should come home,”  con­
tinued Pete.  “It’s mighty nice up there. 
She puts the dishes away and  sweeps  up 
every time they eat.”
This  seemed a terrible  waste  of  time 
and energy to Nance.  But  as she had so 
much more time than in the old days, she 
concluded to try and make a few  homely 
changes,  particularly if  Pete  thought  it 
would please  “pa;”  and  the  very  next 
day,  by way of  beginning,  the  bed  was 
moved into another room,  while  a  slow 
but steady improvement took place  from 
that time  in  Nance’s  very  rudimentary 
housekeeping.
One day she told Mrs.  Morse her story, 
and the  happy  little  bride  shed  many 
tears over the pathos of the hard tale,  in 
the course  of  which  Nance  never  once 
blamed  her  husband;  it  was  “all  her 
fault,”  she  was  “so  or’nary,  and not a 
proper wife for a man dike Hudson!” 

“There’s something that I think might 
fetch Hudson, maybe,”  she said,  in con­
cluding,  “if—if I could  read  and  write, 
you know.  He  learned when he was lit­
tle,  but I never had a  day’s  schoolin’  in 
my life.  I’m ashamed  to ask Pete. 
I’m 
that slow  and  dull—I’d  be  ashamed  to 
have him know how stupid I am—but I’m 
a good washer. 
If you’d  give  me  some 
lessons,  I  might  do  your  washin’  an’ 
ironin’.”
Little Mrs.  Morse was  only too glad to 
attempt  the  task  of  instructing  poor 
Nance,  and she found her a most diligent 
if not a particularly quick-witted learner. 
The  poor  stiff  fingers,  worn  almost  to 
stumps  in  her  husband’s  service,  soon 
tired  of  the  new  work  set them to do. 
But Nance would not  stop for  the  pain, 
and simply pausing to rub them now and 
then,  she would begin again.  There was 
so much at stake!
Invariably,  after a  lesson,  she  would 
linger a few moments to  talk  of  “Hud­
son,”  his  good  looks,  his  “smartness,” 
how fond he had been of her  when  they 
were  first  married,  and  how  surprised 
and pleased he  would  be when he found 
that she could read and write.  After she 
had become tolerably proficient,  he came 
on two occasions to the house to see Pete, 
but  the  wife  never  dropped  a  hint  of 
what she was  doing.  The  second  time, 
he  had  happened  to  come  when  Mrs. 
Morse was sitting at  her  sewing  in  his 
wife’s room.
“There,” he  said,  as  she  closed  the 
door and  hastened  away  as  soon as she 
could with politeness  withdraw,  “that’s 
the kind of woman for me.  It’s the kind”
—and he looked  at  poor  Nance  with  a 
scowl of  brutal disapprobation—“that  I 
ought to have  married,  and should have, 
if I hadn’t been a fool!”
Nance  did  not  resent  his  words,  but 
she looked at her little  neighbor  with  a 
new admiration,  and  determined  that  in 
everything she would model herself after 
what “Hudson liked.”
The reading and writing  lessons  were 
kept  a  profound  secret  from  Pete,  as 
Pete  was to 
well as  from  his  father. 
have a lovely  surprise  when  ma  could 
write  a  copy  for  him  instead  of  his 
teacher.  But one day the boy cumplained 
of being ill.
“Say,”  cried  poor  Nance,  climbing 
with tottering steps the stairs that led up 
to  her  lodgers’  rooms,  “Say,  will  you 
come down ’n’ set a spell with Pete, while 

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AMONG THE  TRADE.

GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.

Praddox  &  Co.  have  engaged  in  the 
produce  business  at  287  South  Division 
street.

C.  A.  Anderson  has  engaged  in  the 
grocery business  at  Upper  Big  Rapids. 
I.  M. Clark & Son furnished  the stock.

Gibbs &  Ritchie  have  added a line  of 
groceries  to  their  harness  business,  at 
Three Rivers.  The stock was purchased 
here.

D.  Sullivan  has opened a grocery store 
at the corner of Jefferson street and  But- 
terworth  avenue.  The  stock  was  pur­
chased at this market.

Chas. E.  Hall has  taken  in  a  partner 
in the commission business in the person 
of  his brother,  Frank  Hall,  of  Otsego. 
The style  of  the firm  is  Chas.  E.  Hall 
& Co.

Hyde  &  Yerplanck  have  sold  their 
meat  market at 253  Jefferson  avenue  to 
Katz  Bros., who will  continue the  busi­
ness.  Hyde  &  Yerplanck  have  bought 
Duke Erwin’s meat business at  696 Mad­
ison avenue.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Ludington—H. Wanderer is closing out 

his  grocery stock.

Traverse  City — John  Shaddock,  the 

undertaker,  is dead.

Byron Center—S. A.  Johnson  has  sold 

out his meat business.

Hamilton—C. M.  Woodruff has  opened 

a flour and feed  store.

Sparta—A.  S.  Howard  will  engage  in 

the boot and shoe business.

Flint—Chas.  Craft  succeeds  Miller  & 

Baker in the drug business.

Locke—D.  W.  Fisher  succeeds Geo.  H. 

Price in the grocery business.

Cheboygan—F.  C.  McDonald  has  sold 

his meat market to Frank O.  Sier.

Lapeer—Arbury Bros,  have  purchased 

McWelty & Pulver’s meat business.

Hamilton—Berkel  &  Polaken  have 

added flour to their market business.

Hart—Tbe  grocery  firm  of  Stitt  & 
Knox has dissolved,  O. W. Knox retiring.
Fenton—E.  C.  Forte  is  succeeded  by 
D. W. Peabody in the dry goods business.
Manistee—J.  D.  Maxted  has  engaged 
in the  auction and  commission business.
Bay City—Tepoorten  &  Kent  succeed 
John  H.  Lambert in  the  hardware busi­
ness.

Beiding—Wilson  &  Friedly,  formerly 
of  Lake Odessa,  have opened a furniture 
store.

Northville—W.  J.  Buford  has  pur­
chased  John  Ovenshire’s  furniture bus­
iness.

Saranac—H.  T.  Johnson  has  sold  a 
half-interest in his grocery stock to D.  E. 
Rogers.

Hopkins  Station—S.  A.  Buck has sold 
his interest in  the  meat  market to Gale 
Helmer.

Newberry—H. D.  Chamberlain has en­
gaged in the furniture  and  undertaking 
business.

Ishpeming—F.  J.  Schweitzer  &  Co., 
general  dealers,  have  assigned to F. A. 
Tonnison.

Gladstone—C.  P.  Dolan  &  Co.  is  the 
style of  the  firm  succeeding J.  J.  Miller 
in the meat business.

Petoskey—Nathan M. Montgomery has 
opened a grocery store.  J.  H.  Thompson 
& Co.  furnished the stock.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—Mrs.  Annie  Shafer 
has opened a grocery store  at the corner 
of Spruce and Tyson streets.

Sault Ste.  Marie—J.  P.  Haller will  re­
move  his  stationery  and  jewelry  stock 
into one of the new Gage stores.

Lansing—0. C.  Klock, J.  J.  Baird  and 
L.  H.  Hudson have engaged in the  music 
business in the new Baird block.

Cedar  Springs—C.  F.  Bell  and  L. 
Bearse  have  moved  their  harness  and 
shoe shop into the O’Betts building.

Ironton—J.  H.  Purvis  is  building  a 
blacksmith  shop  in the  rear of  his gro­
cery store,  to  be occupied  by Mr. Hicks.
Detroit—Matheson  &  Wineman,  lum­
ber  dealers,  have  dissolved, 
John  A. 
Matheson  continuing  under  the  same 
style.

Coopersville—Watson & DeYoist, deal­
ers  in  general  merchandise,  have  dis­
solved,  D.  O.  Watson  continuing  the 
business.

South  Haven — M.  F.  Hughes  has 
opened an auction store here. 
It is said 
that his goods are from one of  the stores 
in Glenn.

Manistee—Fred C. Larsen has enlarged 
his grocery store by an addition of thirty 
feet,  making  the  building 25x112  feet in 
dimensions.

Manistee—The  crockery stock of  Bau­
mann & Denning  has  been  sold to John 
Nisson,  who will  close out the  stock  by 
special sales.

Sault Ste.  Marie—A.  Gladhill  will  re­
move his jewelry establishment to one of 
the  stores  in  the  new  Gage  building, 
when completed.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—V.  R.  Conway  has 
leased one of  the stores in the new Gage 
building,  and  will  establish  a  branch 
drug store there as soon as  the  building 
is completed.

Cedar  Springs—Mrs.  Anna  Peake,  of 
Rockford,  has  opened  a  restaurant  in 
the Carr building.

Coopersville—A.  R.  Van  Allsburg  is 
enlarging  the  capacity  of  his  store  by 
building  a  gallery  extending  from  the 
center to the rear.

Manistee—Somerville  & Johnson  have 
begun the erection of an addition to their 
store building,  26x50  feet in  dimensions 
and two stories high.

Coopersville—The  stock in Henry Fer­
guson’s  harness shop was sold last week 
to Geo.  L.  Root,  and  the  manager,  Mr. 
Hollister,  has returned to Muskegon.

Coral—H.  C.  Sturtevant has purchased 
I.  A.  Barry’s store building and will open 
a  dry  goods  and  clothing  stock  about 
July 1.  Dr. Barry will locate in Montana.
Walkerville—T.  J.  Knowles  has  re­
moved his general stock from  Yolney  to 
this  place  and  consolidated  it with his 
stock  here,  under  the  style  of  T.  J.  & 
L.  A.  Knowles.

Hastings—Phineas Smith,  of  the  gro­
cery firm  of  Smith,  Hams & VanArman, 
has sold his interest to his  partners,  who 
will  continue  the  business  under  the 
style of Hams & Van Arman.

Sault Ste Marie—Ira Curtis,  of  Cleve­
land,  and A.  M.  Pelton,  late  of  Owosso, 
have purchased the general  stock  of  C. 
W.  Tubbs.  They will close out the cloth­
ing and boot and shoe stock  and  restock 
with dry  goods.

Muskegon—John Vanderwerp, Jr.,  has 
finished  moving the stock from his hard­
ware  store  on  Pine  street  to  his  main 
store,  at  7  W.  Western  avenue.  The 
store  thus  vacated  by  Mr.  Vanderwerp 
has been occupied by him for a period of 
sixteen  years.  He started  in  that store 
in 1873,  being then but eighteen  years of 
age,  and  beginning  business  on  a bor­
rowed capital of  $600.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Morley—Higbee & Hugh  started  their 

sawmill last wreek.

Muskegon—Strong  &  McBride  started 

their shingle mill June 17.

Saline—Dennis  &  Glover, machinists, 

are succeeded by Brown & Mason.

Martiny—The  Geo.  Collin Co.  is  put­

ting a new engine in its lumber mill.

Harbor Springs—The  Roe  sawmill  on 

Fox island has begun cutting timber.

Cedar  Springs—Mr.  Velzy,  of  Allen­
dale,  will operate a shingle  factory here.
Jackson—T.  S.  Cline  has organized an 
organ  factory,  with a capital  of  $20,000.
shingle 
mill has shut down,  on account of a slow 
market.

Whitehall—Chas.  Johnson’s 

Muskegon—S.  H.  Woodward & Co. suc­
ceed L.  O.  Beerman & Co.  in  the  wagon 
business.

Hopkins Station—The Hopkins Spring 
Seat  Co.  has  sold  out  to  Simpson  & 
Simpson.

Eaton Rapids—Wm.  Smith is consider­
ing the sale of  his water power and  saw­
mill at Smithville.

Fremont—The  Darling  Milling  Co. is 
about to make some  extensive  additions 
to its mill machinery.

Brutus—Hoig  & Brown  have  received 
the  boiler,  engine  and  machinery  for 
theis new shingle mill.

East  Saginaw — The  Tittabawassee 
Boom Co.  has  rafted  116,644,000 feet of 
logs thus far this season.

Hopkins  Station—A  bonus  of  $1,000 
has  been  raised  for  any  one  who will 
build and operate a gristmill  here.

Manistique—The  Chicago  Lumbering 
Co.  will erect  new  kilns  and  begin  the 
manufacture  of 
lime  on  an  extended 
scale.
Bay City—The  tug  Sea  Gull is on the 
way over from  Spanish river  with a raft 
of  3,500,000 feet  belonging to Baldwin & 
Nelson.

Sand Lake—J. E. Goul’s shingle mill has 
shut  down  to  put  in a drag saw after a 
run of  sixty-eight days  without  the loss 
of  one hour.

Cheboygan — John  Noll  and  Patrick 
Morrissey have  rented  the  vacant  store 
in  the  LeGault  block,  and  will  start  a 
cigar  factory.

East  Saginaw—The  Linton  Manufac­
turing  Co.  is  putting  in  new machinery 
to  double  the  capacity of  its  sash  and 
door department.

Detroit—The store of  the Beals & Sel­
kirk,  Trunk  Co.  on  Woodward  avenue, 
was raided by burglars  June 11 and over 
$100 worth of plunder secured.

Three  Oaks—J.  B.  Pomeroy  will  re­
move his sawmill to Marion county,  Fla., 
where he will manufacture  a new inven­
tion—a cylindrical  orange crate.

Ann Arbor—Walter T.  Hicks, is  going 
to Detroit  with  the  Eureka  Peptonized 
Beef Co.  which has been located in Balti­
more.  Detroit capital is interested in it.
Charlevoix — The  Michigan  Shaved 
Shingle  Co.’s mill  began operations  last 
week  with  one  machine.  The company 
has  timber  on  hand  for 8,000,000  shin­
gles. 

Ypsilantf—The  Common  Council  has 
agreed  to  buy  Cornwell’s  lower  paper 
mill  for  $26,000,  and  will  remove  the 
electric plant  into it,  using  the  machin­
ery to run the water works as well.

Marquette—The  Vulcan  and  Norway 
iron mines  will cease all non-productive 
and exploring  work for the  time  being, 
owing  to  the  damage  to  some  of  the 
great iron  works in the Conemaugh  val­
ley.

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Bay  City—Jenison  &  Co.’s  hardware 
store was gutted by fire  Friday morning. 
Loss, $35,000;  insured for $10,000.

Lowell—T.  L.  Foster  has  his  engine 
set up and will finish sawing out the  logs 
at  the old mill  yard.

Jackson —  The  Jackson  Water  Gas 
Co.  will put up a $50,000  coal  gas plant, 
provided sufficient encouragement is held 
out. 
It  guarantees  to  furnish  gas  to 
consumers  for $1  per thousand.

Bay City—It  is stated,  that  Hagarty & 
Co.  will  move  their  hoop  factory from 
Kawkawlin  to  Charles  Smith’s  old  mill 
site on  the west  side,  and that a planing 
mill  and  salt  block will  be added  to the 
equipment.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  partner of 
Hagarty.

Beaver Lake—Chas.  Moore  has a force 
of  ninety  men  at  work  cutting  logs. 
Seven  trainloads  of  logs  are  shipped 
every week.  The Norway logs are railed 
to  Sailing,  Hanson  &  Co.,  at  Grayling, 
and  the  white  pine to Pitts  &  Cranage, 
at Bay City.

Detroit—The American  Office  Supply 
Co.,  which includes Horace G.  Van Tuyl, 
John M. Buckley,  Fred  B.  Wemple,  Ed.
B.  Hutchinson,  W.  W.  Collier  and  Her- 
schel Whittaker  among its stockholders, 
has filed  articles  of  association  with  a 
paid-up capital of $50,000.

Whitehall—Smith & Field have bought 
all  the  land  owned  by E.  T.  Slocum in 
Fruitland township,  except  that  on sec­
tion 5.  The  purchase  comprises  about 
1,160  acres  and 
is  estimated  to  yield 
about a million  and a half  of  pine  tim­
ber and a lot of  oak and hemlock.

Gladwin—A.  M.  Bentley  &  Co.,  who 
have been operating  extensively  for  the 
past  year  on  the  Pinconning branch of 
the Michigan Central,  have bought tracts 
of land  near  here,  on  which  they will 
erect  a  sawmill,  which  they  expect  to 
have running inside of thirty days.

Muskegon—The Muskegon Iron Works 
Co.  has  organized  with  the  following 
officers:  Daniel Kerr,  President:  Joseph 
Latch,  Vice-President;  Wm.  Schergan, 
Treasurer;  Chas.  Kerr,  Secretary.  The 
company  will  erect a foundry  and  ma­
chine  shop  and  engage  in  the  general 
jobbing trade.  A  site  will  be  selected 
and buildings put up as soon as possible.
Bay City—The  mills  here are  doing a 
good  business,  the  logs  that  are coming 
in  by rail  and in  lake rafts  reinforcing 
those from the Tittabawassee  Boom  Co., 
and  keeping  the  mills  well  supplied. 
Mill  docks  are in some instances  begin­
ning to feel  the weight of  their  burden, 
and green lumber is meeting  with a slow 
sale.

Detroit—The Buttercup Mining Co.  in­
cludes the following  stockholders:  Tru­
man H.  Newberry and JohnS. Newberry,
1.000  shares  each;  Robert  T.  Gibbons, 
1,199  shares;  E.  Brady  Wendell,  160 
shares;  T.  H.  Newberry,  trustee,  100 
shares  Charles  A.  Malcouronne,  one 
share.  The capital stock includes $5,000 
cash and mining  property said to be val­
ued at $95,000.

Detroit—G.  S.  and Ira B.  Bennett have 
brought  suit  in  the  Circuit  Court  for 
$15,000 damages against  Arthur Rankin, 
because of alleged  refusal  to  carry  out 
an agreement  to  sell  20,000,000  feet  of 
pine  timber  on  Fitzwilliam  or  Horse 
Island,  in Lake  Huron,  for $3 stumpage, 
they to pay $15,000 on delivery of a valid 
title,  and the remainder  when  the  pine 
was cut and scaled.

Pickford—Geo.  J.  Griffith,  of  Detroit, 
formerly  of  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  has  bought
C. W.  Pickford’s old stone  mill  and will 
convert it into a large  milling  property. 
He  will  operate a lath, a shingle  and  a 
roller  mill.  Thirty  tons  of  machinery 
have been brought from the  East for the 
purpose.  The  citizens  and  farmers  in 
and about Pickford raised a $1,000 bonus 
to aid the enterprise.

Manistee—The  almost  constant  rains 
of  the  past  three  weeks  have  helped 
matters on the  upper  river wonderfully. 
With a start of at  least  a  month  earlier 
than they had last year,  and a good many 
million  less  to  drive,  they  are  not any 
farther  ahead  than  they  were at a cor­
responding  time  last  season.  On  the 
lower  river  the  logs  are  coming  along 
nicely and the sorters are getting all they 
can comfortably attend to.

Manistique — Last  month  the  three 
mills here made a cut  of  over 14,000,000 
feet,  the largest they have ever recorded. 
Of  this,  the Chiicago Lumbering  Co.  cut
5.300.000 feet, the  balance  being  cut by 
the two  mills  operated  by  the  Weston 
Lumber Co.,  mill  No.  1  meeting  with 
several  breakages  during 
the  month. 
The cut of the three mills for the season, 
up to  June 1,  aggregates 29,000,000  feet. 
During  the same time last  year  the  cut 
was only 8,000.000 feet.

Manistee—The  Charles  Rietz  & Bros. 
Salt & Lumber Co.  has been experiment­
ing with gas  from  one  of  its  salt wells 
for  the  past  two  months. 
It  has had 
twenty-five flames running  steadily  dur­
ing that time,  and  now  thinks it has an 
unlimited  flow.  About  August  1 it in­
tends to take steps to  utilize the gas as a 
fuel with which to  make  salt. 
Should 
this  experiment  prove a success,  it  will 
go far to revolutionize the  production  of 
salt cheaply, as the handling of  the fuel, 
more especially  in  the  winter,  is one of 
the prime sources of  expense  connected 
with the product.

Wool, Leather and Tallow.

The wool  market  is  firm  at  the  east 
and  excited  west with little being  done 
at  either  point.  There  has been  more 
sold East the past week  but offerings are 
limited.  Some  think 
the  high  prices 
have come to stay, based on scant supply 
which  gives  strong  tone to the  market. 
On  other  hand, manufacturers will  not 
be  forced to  buy when  they can  get  no 
corresponding  advance  for  cloth,  and 
which  they  claim  can’t  be  done  while 
there is so  much on the  market left over 
from  last  year.  Again,  some  of  our 
larger  mills  have  stocks from last  year, 
and  from  that  they  are  offering  goods 
that can’t be produced from new wool  at 
present  prices.  Again,  they  buy yarns, 
which  still  come  in  under  low  duties, 
and England is making this her dumping 
ground  for  her  surpluss,  taking  advan­
tage of  every change  in  the  tariff.  The 
excitement  West  is  kept  up  by  a  few 
local  buyers only.  The  heavier  buyers 
will  not  take  at advanced  prices.  The 
wet weather holds  the clip  back  another 
week,  which is now two weeks late.

Hides  are quiet  and  lower  for  heavy 
harness  stock.  Branded  and  No.  2s are 
some firmer, owing to the losses by wash­
outs of some heavy tanners.  The leather 
market is dull and sluggish.

Tallow is lower,  with little demand.

Gripsack Brigade.

Ed.  Mangold  has  a  new  pug  dog. 
Wherever  Ed.  goes the dog is sure to go.
O.  B.  Pickett,  right  bower  for  M. V. 
Guudrum & Co.,  of  Leroy, is in town  for 
a day or two.  on his way to  Little  Rock. 
Ark.

S.  K.  Boiles & Co.  have  engaged  H.  S. 
Barker  and  Frank"  M.  Carroll  to  repre­
sent  them on the  road  and  Geo.  Thayer 
to handle their city trade.

J.  A.  Gonzalez,  formerly  traveling 
salesman for the  Alabastine Co.,  has en­
gaged  with  Heaton & Co.,  cigar  manu­
facturers of Philadelphia.

W.  F.  West, formerly engaged  in the 
grocery business here and at Lake  Odes­
sa, 
is  working  the  city  trade  for  the 
Grand Rapids Tank Line Co.

Geo.  E.  Hannahs,  having  turned his 
trade in this State over to Chas. M. Falls, 
has taken the  management  of  Franklin 
MacVeagh & Co.’s business at Miles City 
and  Fort Keogh,  Mont.  He  will reside 
at the latter place,  where he will shortly 
be rejoined by his family.

Purely  Personal.

Mrs. Wm.  T.  Lamoreaux  has  returned 

from Johnstown,  Penn.

A.  C.  Barkley,  the  Crosby  general 

dealer,  was in town Monday.

H.  H.  Pope,  President of  the Allegan 

B.  M.  A.,  was in town Monday.

W.  S.  Root,  the  Tallmadge  general 

dealer,  was in town last Friday.

Hannibal  B.  Wagar,  the Cedar Springs 

hardware dealer,  was in town Monday.

Samuel  M.  Lemon  left  this  morning 
for  Sault  Ste.  Marie.  He will visit  Es- 
canaba  before  returning,  which will  be 
the latter part of the week.

Fred  Beard,  the  Morley grocer,  leaves 
the  middle  of  next  month for  Europe, 
where he will spend the summer, putting 
in  several  weeks  with  his  parents  at 
Falmouth,  Eng.  He will be accompanied 
by his family.

Bank  Notes.

North  Townsend,  President  of 

the 
First  National  Bank of  Vassar,  is dead.
It  is  now  stated  that  A.  V.  Mann, of 
Muskegon,  will  be  associated with  C. J. 
Church  in  the  proposed  bank on  South 
Division street.

On the  10th  inst.,  the  stockholders of 
the  Carson  City  Savings  Bank  held  a 
special meeting and  rescinded  the  reso­
lution that they adopted  some  time  ago 
to close up the affairs of  the bank.  J. E. 
Just, Cashier of the Ionia County Savings 
Bank,  and two other persons were elected 
directors to fill the vacancies.  The bank 
will  continue  business  under  the same 
management.

The Hardware  Market.

Steel nails are a little week and jobbers 
are  quoting  regularly  at  $1.90,  with lib­
eral concessions in large  blocks.  Owing 
to the  shutting  down of  many glass fac­
tories,  prices  are  considerably  stiffer, 
many  jobbers  refusing  to  sell  within 5 
per  cent,  as  cheap as 30 days  ago.  The 
recent  disasters 
in  Pennsylvania  have 
stiffened most grades of iron, but brought 
about no  particular  advance.  Sisal and 
manilla  rope  are  a  little  weak, but  no 
change has occurred in the price.

Still  Talking  Higher  Prices.

The meeting of fruit jar manufacturers, 
which  was to have  been  held at  Cincin­
nati 
last  Wednesday,  was  postponed 
until  July  1.  The  manufacturers  still 
talk about  higher  prices  for fruit  jars, 
and as they have  the power in their own 
hands, they  can  pjit the  price wherever 
they want it.

Look  Out  for  Glucose Sugars.

Local  jobbers  have  received  samples 
of  glucose  sugars,  manufactured  by  a 
Philadelphia refiner.  They are of  three 
grades,  bordering  on  a  “dirty brown,” 
and are  sold  at 
per  lb.  below  the 
price of straight goods.

Acme—C. E.  Silver is putting in steam 

power to run his shingle mill.

MICHIGAN  KNIGHTS  OF  THE  GRIP.

President—A . F. Peake, Jackson. 
Secretary—L . M.  Mills,  Grand Rapids. 
Official Organ—Michigan Tradesman.

The new engraved certificates of  mem­
bership  are  now  in  press  and  will  be 
mailed to the members early  next  week. 
Should any member  fail to receive a cer­
tificate,  the Secretary  will  gladly send a 
duplicate.

*  *  *

Treasurer Cooper  writes  me  that  the 
traveling men of Lansing  will  picnic  at 
Lake Odessa on June  22.  He  cordially 
invites all  Knights of  the Grip to join in 
the festivities.

*  *  *

Fourteen additions to the  hotel  agree­
ment have been secured during  the  past 
week,  so that the list now stands  as  fol­
lows:
We,  the  undersigned  proprietors  of 
Michigan hotels, do hereby agree to make 
no  charge  to  members  of  Michigan 
“Knights  of  the  Grip”  for their  wives 
accompanying them on regular trips,  not 
oftener than one trip each  year.

Mears Hotel,  Whitehall.
Moore’s Hotel,  Shelby.
Exchange Hotel,  Baldwin.
Western Hotel,  Big Rapids.
Train’s Hotel, Lowell.
De Haas Hotel, Fremont.
St.  Charles Hotel,  Fremont.
Elliott Hotel,  Ludington.
Imus House,  Pentwater.
Wigton House, Hart.
Phoenix Hotel, Charlotte.
Commercial Hotel,  Vermontville.
Sherman House,  Allegan.
Hastings House,  Hastings.
Hotel Miner,  Lake Odessa.
New Tinkham,  Grand Ledge.
Hotel Exchange,  Otsego.
Williams House,  Battle Creek.
American House,  Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo House,  Kalamazoo.
McElrain House, Vicksburg.
Goodwin House,  Cassopolis.
Three Rivers House,  Three River.
Hotel Beiding, Beiding.
New Commercial,  Ionia.
Brackett House, Big Rapids.

L.  M.  Mil l s,  Sec’y.
Owosso—B.  J.  Rogers  has purchased 
the  City Bakery of  W.  J.  Bonnett  and 
will  continue  the  business  at  the  old 
stand, employing  Mr.  Bonnett as baker.

FOR SALE,  "WANTED,  ETC.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

Fo r   s a l e —a   s t o c k   o f   g e n e r a l   m e r c h a n -
dise, also new store building;  stock in good shape; 
best farm ing  country  around;  good  location  fo r an 
active  business  m an;  am ount  of  business  done  last 
year, $10,000;  located on C. A I. C. Railw ay,  in  Benton 
county  Ind., six m iles from  any  tow n;  $3,700  will buy 
m e out;  good reasons for  selling.  For term s, address, 
C. B. Sayers, W adena. Ind. 

in  M ichigan.  Address, J . B. Quick,  H ow ard  City, 

Drug &t o c k  for s a l e —b e s t  o p e n in g  o f f e r e d
Fo r   s a l e —m y  s t o c k   o f   d r y   g o o d s,  g r o

ceries, boots and shoes, in a  live tow n on th e G rand 
Rapids A  Indiana R ailroad;  reason  fo r  selling,  o th er 
line of business;  will give a  good  deal  to   rig h t  p a rt; 
will sell or  ren t  store.  Address  Lock  Box  9,  Leroy, 
Mich. 

Mich. 

453

451

454

449

}.  . higan Tradesm an. 

m an u factu rin g  tow n of 1,200people; invoice about 
$!  i)00;  sm all  com petition.  Address,  No.  449,  care 

Chance of a  lifetim e ;  easily lum bered ; cut seventy 
m illion feet;  best quality",  m ust be sold a t once.  Clin 
J. Van Scoter, A kron,  Mich. 

F o r   s a l e —d r u g   a n d   s t a t io n e r y   s t o c k  
t iOR SALE—10,000  ACRE  TRACT  ALABAMA  PINE- 
FOR SALE—I WILL  SELL  CHEAP,  OR  TRADE  FOR 
F o r  s a l e —a r m a d a , m ic h .—f r u it  e v a p o r a t in g

city  o r village p ro p erty , a  nice, clean. $500 stock of 
drugs, including  Diamond  Dyes,  shelf bottles, and all 
stap les;  good exhange fo r an y  one.  M. Stew art, Sheri- 
dan, Mich.______________________________________ 448

w orks  a t  a   g re a t  b argain;  250  bushels capacity; 
well equipped;  location  th e  best;  investigation  soli­
cited;  also tw o fine village  residences, cheap;  reason, 
rem oval south.  Address L. G ranger, A rm ada, Mich.
442

450

445

Mich. 

_____________ 444

engage in th e d rug business o r any one w antix _ 

K e e p   y o u r   e y e   o n   t h is —p a r t ie s   a b o u t

TO
stock of drugs and p a te n t m edicines, cheap, please ad ­
dress me, as I m ust dispose  of  them  to  m ake room  for 
o th er goods;  will  give  some  one  a  bargain, as I am  
going o u t of the dru g  business.  Address, G. S. P utnam , 
F ru itp o rt, Mich. 

reason  fo r  selling.  Andrew  W iegel,  Muskegon, 

Fo r  s a l e —w h o l e s a l e   c o n f e c t io n e r y - g o o d
F o r   s a l e —a t  p in g r e e   g r o v e ,  k a n e   c o .,  i l l .,

seven m iles w est of E lgin on m ain line of railroad, 
a  good store and business,  w ith full  stock  of  general 
store goods;  whole  value  about  $4,700:  postoffi.ee  in 
store;  reason fo r  selling, failin g   health. 
J. B. Shed- 
den, P roprietor.________________________________ 44

p articu lars, address Lock Box 10, Lakeview,  Mich.

etc., in a  th riv in g  village in C entral M ichigan.  For 

including shelving an d   draw ers;  also  full  set  of 
tin n ers’ tools.  Address 438, care M ichigan Tradesm an.

Fo r   s a l e —s m a l l s t o c k  o f   l u m b e r , s h in g l e s ,
Fo r  s a l e —f u l l   s e t   o f   h a r d w a r e  f ix t u r e s ,
FOR  SALE—DRUG AND BOOK STORE IN SOUTHERN 
Fo r   s a l e —in   c e n t r a l   Mic h ig a n —s t o c k   o f

1 
dress W. F. H ahn, Jew eler, Lansing, Mich.________43

drugs, medicines  and  fixtures,  valued  a t  $1,200; 
daily cash sales,  $15;  also  sto re  building,  storehouse 
and residence com bined, valued a t $800; reasons, o th er 
business.  Address, No. 420,  care M ichigan Tradesm an.

M ichigan;  invoice  ab o u t  th ree  thousand. 

440

420

HííLP  WANTED.

TTTTANTED—REGISTERED  PHARMACI8T - - GERMAN 
VV  p referred;  m ust  be  tem p erate  and  w illing  to 
w ork in general  store.  B ert  M.  Brown,  Stevensville, 
Mich. 

446

SITUATIONS WANTED.

TTrANTED—A  POSITION  AS  CLERK  IN  A  DRY 
VV  goods o r  clothing  sto re  by  a   young  m an  who 
speaks G erm an and E nglish;  can  furnish  good  refer­
ences.  Address B e m h a rt P erl, Fife Lake, Mich.  4 "
T T r  ANTED—SITUATION  AS  REGISTERED  ASSIST 
VV  a n t  p harm acist;  fo u r  y ears’  experience;  first 
class recom m endations.  Address,  L.  D.  Pollard,  Jr. 
C rystal, M ontcalm County,  Mich.______________ 4T‘
TTrANTED—SITVATION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER  BY MAN 
VV 
of eig h t y ears’ experience, who is fam iliar  w ith 
general  m erchandise.  Address  A.  E.  Cham bers,  95 
Monroe S treet, Grand Rapids,  Mich._____________ 407

MISCELLANEOUS.

443

stories and basem ent;  will  give  tim e fo r m ost of 
th e  purchase  m oney.  Address,  Lock  D raw er  No.  4, 
Charlevoix. Mich. 

F o r   s a l e   c h e a p  — o n e   b r ic k   s t o r e ,  t w o
TO EXCHANGE—I HAVE  A  NEW,  BRIGHT,  W ELU 

selected little  stock of  hardw are to exchange for 
a  farm   o r  city   real  estate.  Address  No.  401,  care 
M ichigan Tradesm an.________________________   40
T   HAVE  SOME  FIRST-CLASS  PROPERTY,  WELL 
JL 
im proved  and  nicely  located,  in  South  Dakota; 
also  some o th er  p ro p erty   to   exchange  fo r a  stock of 
goods.  J. C. McKee. 23 F ountain  St._____________ 39“
X I T  ANTED—1,000 MORE  MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 
VV 
Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for
Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System, 
sam ples.  E. A. Stowe A   Bro., G rand Rapids.
Fo r   s a l e —g o o d   r e s id e n c e   l o t   o n   o n e   o f
Fo r   r e n t —a   t w o   s t o r y   24 x so  b r ic k   s t o r e  

th e  m ost p leasant streets “on  th e   hill.”  W ill ex­
change for stock in any good in stitu tio n .  Address 286, 
care M ichigan T radesm an.______________________ 286

centrally located on  Main  St.  in   a   lively  m anu­
ted fo r living room s;  good opening  fo r  boot  A   sb$e. 
clothing, h a ts and caps  and  gents’  furnishing  goods, 
o r fo r grocery business.  Campbell  A   Underwood,  95 
Monroe St. G rand Rapids Mich,  or N. C. We ter,  Man ce- 
lona Mich. 
T T r  ANTED—SEND  A  POSTAL  TO THE 8UTLIFF COU- 
VV 
pon Pass Book Co.,  Albany,  N.  Y., fo r  sam ples 
of th e new  Excelsior  Pass  Book,  th e  m ost  com plete 
and finest  on the  m ark et,  and  ju st  w hat  every m er­
c h a n t should have  progressive m erchants all over the 
cou n try  a re now using them . 

214

43"

42“

factu rin g   tow n  in N orthern M ichigan, upper sto ry  $t- 

W e  w ill  forfeit  $1,000  if  the  “TOSS  UP” 
Cigar  is  not  a  Clear  Long  Havana  Filler  of 
excellent quality,  equal  to  more  than  the  aver­
age ten cent cigars on the market.

«

L IO N
COFFEE

M e r c h a n t s ,

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  Wide-Awake  Merchant

Should  Certainly  Sell

LION, THE  KING  OF  G0FFEE8.

An  Article  of Absolute  Merit.

It is fast  supplanting  the  scores  of  inferior  roasted coffees. 

only in one pound packages. 
120  one-pound  packages. 
¿hipping depots in  all  first-clas.-. 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 I O .

L. W IN TERNITZ,  Resident A gent, Grand Rapids.

Product of Our Factory  at  Dixon,  HI.

In view of the fact that we  have  GREATLY  INCREASED  our  FACILITIES 
for MANUFACTURING in OUR THREE FACTORIES and owing to the PECULIAR 
and CLOSE COMPETITION existing in MICHIGAN, C.  M. Henderson  &  Co.  have 
concluded to MAKE A DECIDED CUT ON VARIOUS LINES of our  goods,  which 
will  ENABLE  ME  to  make  it  to  YOUR  ADVANTAGE to purchase your stock 
NEARER HOME the coming fall season.
Our LADIES’ FINE GOAT,  DONGOLA, GLOVE  and OIL GRAINS to retail at 
$2,  and FINER GRADES of  GOATS and DONGOLAS,  which consumers can buy at 
$2.50 and $3.00,  together with the MEDIUM PRICED lines of MEN’S  CALF,  DON­
GOLA,  and  KANGAROO  Shoes  of  our  own  make,  and  all having the MERIT of 
SOLIDITY  and  STYLE—with  satisfaction  guaranteed—will  be  worthy  your 
CAREFUL  CONSIDERATION.  Our  heavier  grades  of  SPLIT,  GRAIN,  KIP, 
VEAL,  and CALF  BOOTS  are  UNEQUALED,  and  the  “Celebrated  Red  School 
House Shoes” AS USUAL takes the  “First Place.”

G. M, HENDERSON  i GO.,  Gbieap.

Headquarters for the Celebrated W ales Goodyear Rubber Goods

Fond da Lac, Wis-

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

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

P. O.  address,

¡Morton  House,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
W e  furnish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  to  Customers.

Chicago,  111.

S.  K.  BOLLES.

E.  B.  DIKEMAN.

S .  K . B o lles  &  Co.,

77 Canal Street,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

A   fe w   o f o u r  le a d in g   b ra n d s:

B itter  S w e e t  
Two Sizes—Sen.  and Jun. 

|  Don  Rodrigo
Two Sizes—Sen.  and  Jun.
| 

De Lorenzo  Ventura,

Madge,  Banko,  Ruy Bias,

Hamilton9s,  'Tantalizer, 

Honey  Queen

(Look  out for her.  “She’s a hummer.”)

Cognac,  Shoe  String,

Set  Up,  Blue  Streak,

JL 

C j 

T T D  
€_>A  

»   — A  TEN  CENT  SMOKE  FOR  FIVE.

(“Heads-I-Win,  Tails-TJ-Lose,”)

'The  Farmers9  Friend•

POTATO  BUG  AND  PLANT  SPRINKLER.

This is the  only  practi­
cal  sprinkler  for  putting 
water and  Paris  Green on 
potato vines to destroy the 
beetle.
634

This  cut  gives  an  inside 
view, showing the Agitator, 
also the Valve and the man­
ner  in  which  the spring  is 
put in the tube, etc.

Where this  sprinkler  is 
known  it  is  regarded  by 
Potato  Growers  to  be  as 
necessary as the self binder 
to every farmer.

P R IC E —$ 7 .5 0   D o zen

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

W h o le s a le   A g e n ts  

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

ASSOCIATION  DEPARTMENT.

Michigan  Business  Men’s Association. 

President—F ran k  W ells, L ansing.
F irst V ice-President—H. Cham bers, Cheboygan.
Seoond V ice-President—C. S trong, K alam azoo. 
S ecretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive B o ard -P resid en t; C. L. W M taey,

F ran k   H am ilton, T raverse C ity;  N- B. Blain, Lowell, 
Chas. T. B ridgm an, F lint;  H iram   DeLano,  Allegan,
Com m ittee  on  Insurance—Geo.  B.  Ca*^*1®UV1S 1J;een" 
viUe;  W .8. Powers, Nashville;  Oren  Stone, F ltat.
H.
_   P ark ill,  Owosso 
Com m ittee on Legislation—S. 
a. nvQorn. « ram . 
H. H. Pope, A lleran.
A. H ydom , G rand Rapids;
Com m ittee on Trade interests—Sm ith B araes.T raveree
City:  Geo. R. H oyt, E ast Saginaw ;  H. B. Fargo, Mus
kegon  ___ | _______ _________ ______
F.  Bock,  B attle
O.  F.  Conklin, 
Creek.
Com m ittee on Building and Loan Associations—Chaun- 
oey Strong, Kalamazoo: W ill Em m ert, E aton Rapids;
W . E. C rotty, L ansing. 

G rand  Rapids;  C.

vocal Secretary—P. J. Connell,  M uskeges. 
O fflSalO rgan—The Michigan Tradesman.____________
The following  auxiliary associations  are op­
erating under  charters  granted  by the Michi­
gan Business Men’s Association:

__,___

N o .  1—T r a v e r s e   C ity   B . M . A . 

President. J. W. Milliken; Secretary, E. W. H astings.
— " 
P resident, N. B. Blain; Secretary , F ran k  T. King.

Ñ o .  2 —L o w e l l   K. M .  A .

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

President. H. S. C hurch; Secretary , W m. Jo m .
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N » .  4 —G r a n d   R a p i d s   M .  A .
President. E. J. H errick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.

N o .  3 — M u s k e g o n   B .  M .  A . 

N o . 6 —A l b a   H.  M .  A . 

Presiden t. John A. M iller;  Secretary. C. L. W hitney.
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President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary . P. T. Baldwin.
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President. T. H. Sloan; Secretary , X. H- W idger.
------------N o .  8 —E a s t p o r t   B .  M . A
President, F.  H. T hursten; Secretary. Geo. L. Thurston.

N^TT^DimöndälelTMTA.

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

President, H. M. M arshall; Secre ta ry , J.H . Kelly.
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N o.  IO —H a r b o r  S p r in g s   B . M .  A .
President, W. J. C lark; S ecretary, A. L. Thompson.

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

N o . l l —K i n g s l e y  B .  M - 

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N o .  1 2 —Q u in c y   B . M .  A .

P resident, C. McKay; Secretary , Thos. L ennon--------- .
------------- N o   1 3 —S h e r m a n   B . M .  A .
P resident, H. B. S turtevant:  Secretary, W.  J. Austin.
-----------Ñ o .  1 4 — N o .  M u s k e g o n   B . M . A .
President, S. A. Howey : Secretary, G. C. H avens.

N o .  1 5 — B o y n e  C ity   « •  
t   R. R. P erkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.

A . 

------------ N o .  1 6 —S a n d   B a k e   B .  M .  A .
resident, J. V. C randall:  S ecretary, W. Rasco.
N o . 1 7 —Plain well B. M.A. 
N o   18—Owosso B  M. A.

P resident. Geo. H. Anderson: S ecretary

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President, A lbert Todd; Secretary. S. Lam trom .-----
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President, P. F. W atson; Secretary. E. E. Chapel.

N o .  19—Ada B. M. A.

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

P resident, l ohn F- H enry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.
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presid en t, C
P resident, A. B. Schnm acher; Secretary, W.  R.  Ciar 

N o .  2 2 —G r a n d   L e d g e   B .  M . A . 

W harton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.

N o .  2 1 — W h y  l a n d

.

N o   2 3 —C a r s o n  c i t y   B .  M . A .

P resident. John W. H allett:  Secretary, L  A. Lyon.-----

N o . 2 4 — M o rle y   B .  M .  A .

P resident, J.^E-Tharkow ;  S ecretary. W. H. Richmond. 
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P resident. H. D. Pew; Secretary. Chas. B. Johnson.
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P resident. A. C. S atterlee:  S ecretary. E. J. Clark.

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

N o . 2 5 —P a l o   B   M . A ,

N o   2 7 —D o r r   B . M .  A .

P resident. E. S. Botsford; S ecretary, L. N. F ish er 

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

P resident, A. J. Paddock;  Sec retary , H . Q. Dozer.

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Moore;  S ecretary. A. J. Cheesehrongh.

N o .  2 9 —F r e e p o r t   B . M .  A .
P resident, W
No. 30—Oceana B. M. A.
P resident, A. G. Avery ;  Secretary, E. S. H oughtalm g.
-----------No. 3 1—Charlotte B  M. A.
President, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary. A. G. Fleury.------
- C o o p e r s v i ll e  B. M.

No. 32-
No. 33—Charlevoix B. M. A.^ 

P resident, W. G. Barnes ;  Secretary,
i.  —L>uai l c  » u z «    
 
D.  B artholom ew ;  Secretary, R- W. Kane.
President,
No. 34—Saranac B. M. A.
President, H. T. Johnson;  Secreta ry , P . T. W illiams.—  
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No.  3 5—Bellaire  B. M. A.
P resident, H. M. H em street; Secretary, C. E. Densmore. 
---------------No. 36—Ithaca B.  M. A.
President, O. F. Jackson;  Secretary, John  M. Everden.

. B. W ate on.
 
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No. 37—Battle Creek B. M. A. 

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

 

P resident. H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. H iggins^ 

No. 38—Scottville B.  SL A  
No. 39 —B urr Oak B. M. A. 

P resident, W. S. W ilier; Secretary,  F. W. Sheldon.

P resident, C. T. H artson; Secretary, W ill Em m ert.

No. 40—Eaton Rapids B. 31. A. 
No. 4 1 —Breckenrldge  B. M. A. 
resident. C  H. Howd;  Secretary, L. W aggoner.

No. 42—Fremont B. M. A.
President, Jos. G erber; Secretary  C. J. Rathhnn.--------
------------- No. 43—Tustin B. M. A.  ~
President. F rank J. Luick;  Secretary, J. A. U n d stro m
Ño. 44—Reed City B. M. A.
No. 45—Hoytville B. M.

P resident, E. B. M artin; Secretary, W. H. Sm itn.

P resident, D. E. H allenbeck; Secretary, O. A. Halladay.

No. 46—Leslie B. SLA. 

President, W m. H utchins; Secretary. B. M. Gould. 
—----------  No.  47—Flint  M.  IL
P resident, W .C . Pierce;  Secretary, W. H. G raham . 

No. 48—Hubbardston B. M. A.

President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor.----
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president,  A.  W enzell; Secretary. F rank Smith.

No. 49—Ceroy  B  31.  A.
No. 50—Manistee B. M. A. 

President, A. O. W heeler; Secretary,C.  Grannie.
No. 5 1—Cedar Springs  B. M.  A. 
No. 52—Grand Haven B. M. A. 

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

P resident, Thomas B. D utcher;  Secretary, C. B. W aller.

President, F rank Phelps;  S ecretary, A. E. Fitzgerald.

President, C. F. H ankey; Secretary. A. C. Bowman.

P resident, A. 8. Kedzie;  Secretary, F- D. Vos.
No, 53—Bellevue B. M. A.
No. 54—Douglas B. M. A,
No.  55—Peteskey B. M. A. 
No. 56—Bangor  B.  M.  A. 
No. 57—Rockford  B. M. A. 
No. 58—Fife Lake B. M. A. 
No. 59—Fennville B. M. A. 

President, N. W. Drake;  Secretary, Geo. C hapm an.
P resident, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.
P resident, L. S. W alter; S ecretan  .G.S  Blakely.
P resident F. S. R aym ond: S ecretary, A. J. Capen.
No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A. 
President, H. E. H ogan; S ecretary, S. E. S eihardt.

P résident, V. E. M anley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.

No.  61—Hartford  B. M. A. 
N o . 62—E a s t  S a g in a w  M. A. 

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

P resident, C. W. R obertson; Secretary, W m. H orton.

No. 63—Evart B. M. A. 
P resid en t, C. V. P riest; Secretary, C. E. BeU.
No, 64—Merrill B. M. A. 
No. 65—Kalkaska B. M. A. 
No. 66—Lansing B. M. A. 

P resident, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom.

P resident, F ran k  W ells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles.

No. 67—Watervliet B. M. A. 

P resident, W. L. G arrett; Secretary, F.  H.  Merrifleld.

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

P resid en t. H. H.  Pope;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

No. 69—S c o tts  a n d   C lim a x   B. M. A. 
P resident, Lym an C lark; Secretary, F. 8. W illison. 
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P resident, H. M. Lee; S ecretary, W. S. Powers.

No. 70—N a s h v i ll e   B.  M, A,
N o .  71—Ashley  B  M.  A.
P resident, M. Netzorg:  S ecretary,  Geo. E. Ciuttertm ck.
No. 72—Ed in ore B. M. A._________
No. 73—Belding B. M. A. 
>0.74—Davison  M.  U. 

P resident, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. W ebster.
President, J. F. Cartwright; Secretary  L. Gifford.

P resident, Oscar P. Bills;  S ecretary, F. Rosacrans.

No. 75—Tecumseh  B.  M.  A. 
No. 76—Kalamazoo B. M. A. 
No.  7 7—S o u t h   H a v e n   B.  M.  A. 

P resident, 8. S.McCamly;  Secretary.  Channcey Strong.

P resident, E. J. Lockwood;  S ecretary, Voiney Ross.

No. 78—Caledonia  B.  M.  A. 

P resident, J. O. Seibert;  S ecretary. J. W. Saunders.
No.  79—P.a*t Jordan and  so  Arm  B.  M.A. 
P resident, Chas. F. Dixon;  Secretary, L. C.  Madison. 
No. 80—Bay City and 
Bay  City  R. M. A.
P residen t,F . L. H arrison;  Secretary, Geo. Craig._____

No. 81—Flushing  B.  M. A.
No.  82—Alma B  M.  A. 
No  83—Sherwood B.  M.A. 
No. 84—Standish B. M. A. 

P resident, L. P. W ilcox;  S ecretary, W. R. Mandigo.

President. P.  M. Angus; Secretary, D. W. Richardson.

No. 85—Clio B. M. A. 

P resident. J. M. Beem an ;  S ecretary, C. H. May.
No. 86—Millbrook and Blanchard  B. M.  A. 
P resident. T. W. Preston;  Secretary.  H.  P.  Blanchard.

P resident. L. A. Vickery;  S ecretary, A. E. Ransom.

P re sident,B . 8. W ebb;  Secretary, M. E  Poilasky.

The  Local  Insurance  Project  at  the 

Sawdust  City.

From  th e Muskegon  News, June IS.
The  Muskegon  Business  Men’s  Association 
held a short but lively session last  evening.  W. 
H. Barney, L. G. Mason and  E.  C.  Misner  were 
admitted as members. 
In  an  informal  talk, it 
was learned  that  the  securing  of  members for 
the new mutual insurance company,  now  being 
organized by the  Association,  was going ahead 
One member,  M.  C.  Kelley,  stated  that he had 
secured  $5,000,  one-twentieth  of  the  insurance 
necessary before a company  can be started.  He 
also secured $2,200 at the meeting.  The  follow­
ing letter was read by Secretary Whitney:

St.  P a u l , Minn., June 7,1889.

D e a r  Sir —Please  send  list  of  names  of  the 
prominent members of your Association.  Wish to 
invite a member to join in a trip to Puget Sound.
Manager  Puget Sound Improvement Co.

Yours trulv, 
A list of the members was  ordered  sent  as  re­
quested. 
Meeting  adjourned  to  M ednesday  evening, 
June 19, at which meeting a larger attendance is 
desired.

W m. J o n e s,

_  „

He  Never  Speculated.

From  th e San Francisco Grocer.
There  are some  merchants who  seem 
to  have  rather  vague  ideas  as  to  what 
constitutes  speculation,  a  fact  which  is 
illustrated  by a little incident related by 
a San  Francisco  drummer.  Tnis gentle­
man,  while  on a recent  trip,  called on a 
newly  established  merchant  in  an  in­
terior  town,  hoping  to  secure his  trade 
for a certain  line of  merchandise  which 
he,  the  salesman,  represented. 
It  so 
happened  that  the  dealer  had  a  small 
stock of  these goods  unsold,  but  it  was 
suggested  that as the  market  was a ris­
ing one for this commodity it would be a 
good thing for the retail merchant to an­
ticipate his wants  by laying  in a supply. 
Our traveling friend relates his interview 
with the cautious trader as follows:
“I never  speculate,  my  friend;  never 
take  any  chances.  Tom  Kidd,  from 
Buster,  Smasher & Co.,  was  along  here 
last  month  and  tried  his  level  best  to 
shove off  twenty barrels of  sugar on me, 
but it was no  use, although  he  was wil­
ling  to  give  me  a  guarantee  that  the 
stuff  would  go up a cent a pound  inside 
of  a month.”
Just at this  point  my man  was  inter­
rupted by a friend,  who entered the store 
and handed  him  two  slips of  paper,  for 
which he forked out two dollars.  “No,” 
he continued,  as he placed the slips care­
fully  in  his  pocket-book,  “a  merchant 
nowadays having  to  contend  with  con- 
tant fluctuations and unfair competition 
cannot  afford  to  take  chances  in  any­
thing.”
■What  numbers did you get?”  asked a 
bystander.  “15,856  and  15,857,”  he  re­
plied.  “Now for example,” he continued,
I have bought two  lottery tickets every 
month for the  past  two  years and never 
won a dollar.  No,  if  merchants refrain­
ed from  speculations  they would  all  he 
on  an  equality,  one  wouldn’t  get  rich 
any faster than another.”
The  circumstance,  as  above related,  is 
an actual  occurrence, and  we  fear  that 
there are others beside the merchant who 
declined the  sugar speculation,  who con­
sider  the  purchase of  lottery  tickets  a 
perfectly legitimate operation.

How  the  Shoe  Peg  is  Made.

Some of  the shoe peg factories of  New 
Hampshire  now  turn  out 300 bushels of 
pegs  daily.  The  wood,  being  divided 
into sections corresponding to the desired 
length of  the peg, is first  passed under a 
small revolving  cylinder  which  presses 
it  upon  pointed  knives,  these  making 
minute  grooves  in  the upper surface of 
the wood as it passes on  toward  comple­
tion.  The  block  is  then  taken  and 
passed under another cylinder, the knives 
of  which  make  grooves  transverse  to 
those made before, the wood  having now 
a surface of  regular  points.  After this, 
the  block is placed  under  the  splitting 
knife,  which is so arranged as to fall into 
each of  the  grooves  made  in  one direc­
tion,  splitting the wood  to the base;  it is 
again passed under a knife,  which  splits 
it  crosswise,  thus  separating  each  peg 
from  every other  peg.  Finally,  a  large 
revolving  cylinder,  heated,  takes  the 
pegs  and  dries  them,  a  revolving  wire 
cylinder sifts and sorts  the various sizes, 
and they are now ready for shipment.

Another  Critic  of  “ Old  Merchant.” 
Gcodhakt,  June 13, 1889. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman:
Does “Old  Merchant,”  whose  commu­
nication appears  in  T he Tradesman of 
June 5,  propose  to  take  the  position of 
the  average 
saloon-keeper,  when  he 
counsels violation of the tobaaco statute ? 
Is  he one of  the  men  who  howls  about 
druggists  selling a “nip”  on  the  sly,  or 
does he connive at the practice ?
Was there any more  treason  in the ut­
terances  of  Jefferson  Davis,  Louis  T. 
Wigfall and other  hot-headed  Southern­
ers, three  decades ago. than in the utter­
ances of  “Old  Merchant?”  1 trow  not, 
with only this difference: their utterances 
were  in broad daylight, in  the  presence 
of  thousands of  people,  and  over  their 
own  signatures, while  his  is  under the 
despicable nom de plume.

Yours truly, 

Gideon  Noel.

A  New  Kind  of Brick.

Hollow  brick,  it is  said,  are  coming 
into more general use  in  Eastern  cities, 
and  quite  a number  of  large  buildings 
have been built with them.  They crush 
at 30.000 pounds,  or  about  the  pressure 
which  the  best  solid  brick  will  stand. 
They are  made  8x8x12,  with  walls one 
inch thick. 
It is claimed that  they  cost 
one-third  less  than  the  regular  form, 
making walls proof against fire, moisture 
and frost, being warm in winter and cool 
in  summer.  They  require  a  peculiar 
clay in their manufacture, one  that  will 
not shrink when  dried  or  burned.  The 
brick are set on end,  thus making a wall 
hollow from top to bottom.

Attention,  Traveling  Men.

There  will be a meeting of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Traveling  Men’s  Association  at 
the  reading-room  of  Sweet’s  Hotel,  on 
Saturday evening,  June  22,  to  arrange 
for our sixth annual picnic.

Geo.  H. Seymour,  Sec’y.

L.  M.  Mills,  President.

Slightly  Mixed.

An English country squire, who wished 
to  make  an  entry at an  agricultural ex­
hibition,  wrote thus to the secretary: 
“Please  put  me  down on  your  list of 
cattle for a calf.”

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DEMINS.

their 

GINGHAMS.

CORSET  JEANS.

colored... .21

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

and  Manufacture.

CARPET  WARP.
“ 

THE  RUBBER  OF  COMMERCE.

Its  Growth,  Preparation,  Importation 

Dry  Goods•

W A jR B .
P r ic e s   C u rren t.

shirtings.
Reppfurn .
Pacific  fancy......... .
robes............
Portsmouth robes... 
Simpson mourning.,
greys ........
solid black, 
Washington indigo,

oil blue.  654
“ green —  
Cocheco fancy........  6
madders...  6 
Eddystone  fancy...  6 
Hamilton  fancy. ... 6
staple_  6
Manchester  fancy..  6 
new era.  634 
Merrimack D fancy.  654

American shirtings.  5 
“  —   634
Arnold 
‘ 
long cloth B.10l4
“  C.  834
‘  century cloth  7
‘  gold seal.......1034
‘  Turkey red. .1034
Berlin solids...........   514
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UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.
Atlantic  A ...
Atlanta A. A ........... 634
Archery  Bunting...  434
Amory.....................   714
Beaver Dam  A A...  P3£
Berwick  L ................ 614
Blaekstone O, 32__   5
Chapman...................3$£
CohassetA..............   714
Comet......................  7
Clifton CCC...........  634
Conqueror  XX........  4%
Dwight Star............   734
Exeter A .................   634
Full Yard Wide......   614
Great Falls E ......... 7
Honest Width.........   634
Hartford A..............   534
Integrity  XX.
King, E F ................  6

“  Turkey robes..  rty;
India robes__ 73!
“  plain T’ky X 74  833 
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“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red...................6
Martha Washington
Turkey red %........ 71
Martha Washington
Turkey red...........  91
Riverpoint robes__  5
Windsor fancy........61
gold  ticket 
indigo  blue..........10
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag AC A— 13
¡Hamilton N ..............
?l/2
Pearl  River........... 12^
¡Amoskeag................. • 1334
Amoskeag,  9 oz___ .15
¡■Andover................ .11%
J Everett.................. .12
Lawrence XX......... .133-4
Glenarven............. .  6%
Lancashire............ ■  634
¡Normandie............ 8
¡Renfrew Dress........ .  8
|Toil du Nord............ .10
¡Peerless, white........ • 18/4
J 
GRAIN  BAGS.
Stark............................. 1934
¡Franklinville..........
.1834
¡American................... ■ 1634
¡Windsor...................... .1634
¡Valley City................ .16
¡Georgia...................... ■ 1534
ii Pacific.......................... ■ 1314
¡Burlap......................... .11
SPOOL  COTTON
2i 
.47
¡Clark’s Mile End..
.47
Coats’,  J.  & P ........
j ¡Holyoke...................... ■ 2234

“  EC, 32 in. 
Lawrence L L —
Maginnes..........
New  Market B..
Noibe R .............
Newton.............
Our Level  Best. 
Riverside XX...
Sea Island R__
Sharon B  .........
Top of the  Heap
Williamsville..........  7
Comet,  40 in ...........8
Carlisle  “ 
..........  7Ü
New Market L, 40 in.  713 
Blackstone A A......   7%
Beats A ll...................43¿
Cleveland.............   7
Cabot.......................  75-1
Cabot,  Jb.................   6S
Dwight Anchor......   9
shorts.  8J
Edwards..................6
Empire....................  7
Farwell...................   8
Fruit of the  Loom..  833
Fitchville.................71
First Prize..............  7
Fruit of the Loom %.  8
Fairmount.................41
Lonsdale Cambric.. 101
Lonsdale................... 81
Middlesex...............  51
No Name.................  71
Oak View......   ......   6
Our Own.................  51
Sunlight..................  41
Vinyard..................   8
HALF BLEACH’D COTTON
Cabot.......................  71
Farwell..................... 81
Dwight Anchor......   9
Biddeford...............   6
Brunswick................ 61
Naumkeag satteen..  7 
Rockport.................   65
PRINTS.
American  fancy—   6 
indigo —   63

milk  is  seen  to  consolidate  and take a I stamped at all, the name of some fictitious 
grayish-yellow tinge.  Thus  he  puts  on ; company is used. 
If  care  is  taken  by
layer upon layer, until  at last the caout- j the purchaser  to  look  at  the bottom of
the shoe to find the full  name  of  a first- 
chouc,  as the South  Americans  term  it, 
class manufacturer, there will be no com­
on both sides of the paddle has reached a 
From  th e  Boot and Shoe Recorder.
plaint on  the  part  of  the  wearer, for a 
depth of from one to two  feet.  Cutting 
About  the  year  1820  the  first  pair of 
better boot  or  shoe  can  now be bought 
it on one side he takes  it  off  the  shovel 
rubber  shoes  were  imported 
into  the 
for the money than ever before.
and suspends it in the sun to  dry.  The 
United  States 
from  South  America. 
caoutchouc, from its first color of  a clear 
They were made from  pure  rubber,  and 
silver  gray,  turns shortly into a yellow, 
were extremely thick,  heavy and clumsy. 
and finally becomes the well-known dark 
But,  as it was  found  that they were use­
brown of the rubber,  such as it  is  when 
ful  in  protecting  the  feet  from  damp» 
exported.
ness  and  moisture,  they  became  very 
The rubber is now  in  the  form of the 
popular  and 
importation  was 
“fine Para bisquit”  as imported.  These 
greatly  increased.  After  much  experi­
bisquits vary in size,  1 suppose,  with the 
ment,  however,  it  was  found  that  the 
strength or energy  of  the  maker.  Some 
aw  material  could  be  brought  to  this 
weigh no more than half a  pound,  while 
country and  not  only rubber shoes made 
I have seen them  weighing  650,  though 
from  it,  but  also  many  other  valuable 
about  150  to  200  pounds  is  the  usual 
articles of  merchandise.
weight.  The  bisquit,  when finished and 
The  process  by which  the  natives of 
cut  from  the  paddle,  contains  56  per 
South  America  made  the  first  rubber 
cent,  water,  which  must be wholly evap­
hoes  was  very  crude.  A  model  of  a 
orated before it is ready  to  be  put  into 
boot or foot was  first  fashioned out of  a 
goods.  This loss is divided between the 
clay peculiar  to  the  locality,  the  model 
different  parties  who  handle  it.  The 
was then  coated  with pure Para gum as 
greatest  loss  is  between  the  camp and 
it had been  gathered  from the tree.  By 
Para, where every bisquit is cut for grad­
holding it in the  smoke of  the  dry palm 
ing of quality.  This  important  feature 
nut the raw  gum  was  coagulated.  The 
is presided over  by  black  major domos. 
rubber  shoe”  was  now  removed  from 
These men become very expert  judges of 
the mold or model,  which  was  given an­
quality, their  judgment  seldom being at 
other coating of  raw  gum,  and  thus the 
fault. 
It  is  final  between  buyer  and 
manufacture  of  “rubber  shoes”  went 
seller,  and  is  accepted  as  well  by the 
on.  Whatever  the crude shoe may have 
manufacturers  in  the  consuming  mar­
lacked in style and  finish was fully com­
kets.  They are of considerable local im­
pensated for in quality.
portance.  The  sweepings  of  the  camp 
The  tree  which  produces  rubber  is 
and the dripping of the trees,  and  clean­
known  to 
the  scientists  as  “Siphonia 
ings from the basin,  etc.,  are  more  care­
elastica,”  and  is  found  in  Brazil,  the 
lessly rolled together into scrappy  balls, 
north and west coasts of  South America, 
which  are  termed  negroheads,  whether 
Central America, Mexico, east  and  west 
so called from their appearance  or  what 
coast  of  Africa,  and  India.  There  are 
there is in them is hard to say.
many shrubs,  vines and even trees which 
The  terms  applied  to  the  different 
produce rubber, but not in  merchantable 
grades of rubber are  somewhat peculiar. 
quantities.  Even our common milkweed 
Some might be shocked  to learn that the 
would produce a very fair rubber.
merchants of Para deal daily in  niggers, 
The standard and  most reliable rubber 
negroheads,  and large  quantities  of  vir­
in  quantity,  as  well  as 
the  highest 
gins.
priced—the  celebrated  Para  bisquit—is 
In Ecuador the sap is floated  on  water 
procured  from  Brazil,  while  from  the 
and coagulated by sprinkling with ashes, 
west  coast  of  Africa  comes  the  lowest 
ometimes in goodly quantities,  as  it  in­
grade.  In  fact,  this  latter  for  several 
creases weight.  In Nicaragua  the sap is 
years has been  deteriorating  in  quality, 
drawn in thin dishes  and  coagulated  by 
due,  in fact, to carelessness  or  fraud on 
mixing with the bruised leaves of a plant 
the  part of  gatherers,  though  in theory 
growing in the  vicinity. 
In  India  and 
the  importers  believe that this is a sure 
Africa  rubber  is  obtained  by  allowing 
result of  the  advance of  the missionary.
the sap from the gash to  flow  down  the 
An importer  received from a manufac­
ide  of  the  tree  into  a  kind  of  basin 
turer,  not  long  ago,  by  express,  a hat, 
It is then gath­
cooped out in the soil. 
boots  and  overalls  which he had  found 
ered with the  loose  bark  and  dirt  into 
in a a bale of  rubber,  with  the  message 
bundles  for  shipment. 
In  sections  of 
that he expected to find  the  man  before 
Africa  the  natives  have  a  method  of 
he got through  with  the  lot,  and  would 
gathering by smearing the  sap  on  their 
forward him at the first opportunity.
naked bodies,  coming into camp veritable 
The  so-called  rubber  plant  fouud  in 
iving rubber men.  This, and even more 
many houses,  and admired for its  beauti­
uncleanly ways  peculiar  to  them,  give 
ful  foliage,  is  not  the  tree  which pro­
this product a distinctive and oderiferous 
duces  the  rubber  of  commerce, for this 
¡tench rather embarrassing to a stranger, 
tree,  as  found  in  Brazil,  grows  to the 
f encountered  unexpectedly.
height  of  about 
sixty  feet  without 
The rubber,  as it arrives in  this  coun­
branches  except  at  the  top,  where it is 
try,  contains a large  percentage  of  im­
crowned with a rich foliage.  The leaves 
purities,  and  the  first  of  the  general 
are  of  a  dark  green  color,  thick  and 
process is to eradicate  these  impurities. 
glossy,  resembling the magnolia,  and the 
This is done by passing the gum  a  num­
bark  is  smooth  and  regular.  On  the 
ber of times through  the washer or mas­
lower Amazon, among the islands, rubber 
ticator.  This  machine  consists  of  two 
is collected and brought to market  every 
corrugated  or  grooved  rolls, over which 
month in  the  year;  but rubber  from the 
a continuous stream  of water is running. 
upper  river,  gathered  during  the  dry 
These rolls tear or pull the piece of  gum 
season,  only reaches  market  during  the 
from its original form to  that  of  a  long, 
wet season,  for the double  reason of  the 
narrow sheet, full of  irregular incisions. 
necessity for  high  water,  to  enable the 
This  permits  the  water  to  thoroughly 
river  steamers 
the  higher 
wash and cleanse it from  all  impurities. 
branches of  the river and  the  enormous 
After it is thoroughly dried,  the  gum  is 
distances  to  be  sailed  over  by  these 
next taken to the mixing or grinding ma­
steamers,  whose  trips  into  Peru,  and to 
chine.  Here it is mashed into a fine pulp 
the  head  water  and  back,  cover a dis­
having  the  consistency  of  stiff  dough. 
tance  greater  than  that  from  here  to 
Next the  calendar  either  runs the com­
Liverpool and back  and consume a much 
pound into sheets,  to  be cut into various 
longer  time.  Between  Para—which 
is 
articles, or spreads it on a piece of cloth, 
the  great  shipping port for rubber—and 
or,  perhaps by means of friction between 
the Andes Mountains,  there  are 30,000 to 
the surface of the rolls, thoroughly forces 
40,000  miles  of  navigable  water  of  the 
or rubs the  compound  into  the  fibre of 
Amazon and its tributaries.
the cloth.
At the  beginning of  a season—say the 
After  being  made  into  the  required 
latter  part  of  May or  the  early part of 
shape, the various  articles  are  taken  to 
June—the emigration of laborers to work 
the  “vulcanizer”  and  there  cured  or 
on  rubber  estates  is  very  large,  the 
baked and their forms  made  permanent. 
steamers  from  the  south  (mostly  from 
This  latter  process  is a very  important 
the  province  of  Ceara)  going  up  the 
one.  Rubber  in  its crude state becomes 
Amazon  loaded  with  rubber  gatherers, 
soft  when  subjected  to  heat  and  very 
most of  whom  return  again  in  the  au­
hard when exposed to severe cold, but by 
tumn,  when  the  rainy  season  begin 
the  vulcanizing  process  it  is  rendered 
Those  who  remain live a most  indolent 
uniformly elastic when  exposed  to  most 
life in lightly-built bamboo  huts perched 
intense cold  or  to  any  degree  of  cold. 
on piling to elevate them above the rising 
From 3 to 10 per cent, of sulphur, accord­
waters.  A seringo  may  be  had  by any 
ing to the degree of elasticity  desired,  is 
one  who is fortunate  enough to discover 
incorporated with the rubber;  it  is  then 
rubber 
land”—not  previously  pre­
for several hours subjected to heat  from 
empted—and  applying to the  provincial 
250 deg.  to 300 deg.  of  temperature,  and 
government,  which  will  issue* a  grant 
rubber can thus be made as hard as iron, 
upon  the  condition  that the grantee oc 
with a beautiful  polish  almost  equal to 
cupies and works the trees thereon.  The 
glass,  or it can be made as elastic  as  the 
proprietor of  the seringo can then obtain 
native rubber.
funds  by  mortgaging  the  trees  to  the 
It is a common  error  with  people not 
merchants of  Para  or  manoes, who will 
conversant  with  the subject to  suppose 
make  advances  against  rubber to be de 
that  rubber  in  being  manufactured  is 
livered  throughout  the  season.  Nearly 
treated with insolvents,  and is therefore 
all available lands are  thus  pre-empted 
run into  molds,  like  molten  lead.  But 
though not all worked.  These  seringoe; 
this  is a mistake. 
Since  the  invention 
exist not only on the  river  margins, but 
of  vulcanizing  rubber—the first  patent 
in the interior as  well;  always,  however 
was  issued  June  15,  1844—no  solvents 
in low districts of  a swampy nature, near 
have been  used,  the  intermixing  being 
or around lakes or ponds,  and from these 
done by machinery, as  described,  and at 
inland lakes drain small streams into the 
no stage of  the process up to the time of 
river, down  which  the  rubber is floated 
vulcanizing  is the  rubber  softer  than a 
to the forwarding  points for shipment to 
stiff  dough.  The  rubber  is  given form 
Para.
and  shape  by pressure.  Another  com­
Some of the seringoes are  very  exten­
mon error is to suppose that  rubber  and 
sive,  in which many  men  are  employed 
gutta-percha are the  same thing.  Gutta 
and the work carried on  very  systemati­
percha is produced from  the sap  of  the 
cally,  being  divided  into  three  gangs. 
gutta-tree, found in all the islands of the 
One gang clears paths  from  tree  to  tree 
Indian  Archipelago. 
In its crude  state 
by constantly  chopping  and  cutting  at 
it has no resemblance to  the  india  rub 
the wild and luxuriant vegetable growth, 
ber of  commerce,  nor  are  its  chemical 
which would otherwise  render travel im­
properties the  same.  It is a fibrous sub­
possible.  A  second  gang  follows,  and 
stance,  oily  and  somewhat  resembling 
with narrow hatchets cuts long V-shaped 
sole leather.  It is  without  elasticity or 
gashes in the bark of  the trees.  At  the 
much flexibility. 
If  allowed  to  remain 
point of the V a small clay cup or saucer 
in  hot  water,  it  soon becomes soft,  like 
is placed,  into which the white, milky sap 
putty,  and can be molded into any shape.
slowly trickles.  In about four hours the 
Without attempting to tell  how  many 
milk  ceases  to  flow  and  each  cup  has 
times  the  annual  product  will  stretch 
yielded about a gill.  A  third  gang  fol­
around the earth,  leaving  a long  elastic 
lows,  gathering the contents of  the cups 
tail  to  wave  insultingly in  the face  of 
into a large calabash,  which  in  torn  is 
the  “man in the moon,”  it  will  be  in­
emptied  into  one  of  those  large  turtle 
teresting  to  know  that  the  product  of 
shells so much  used  in  housekeeping in 
rubber of  the  Amazon  Valley has more 
these regions.  The  turtle  shell filled, it 
than doubled in the past ten years.  The 
is returned to camp as quickly  as  possi­
crop  of  1878  was 7,598 tons,  while last 
ble,  as the milk soon  begins  to  congeal. 
i year’s crop  was  15,725  tons.  The total 
It is now given to  the “makers,”  each of 
consumption  of  all grades  of  rubber in 
whom  sits  by a fire  made  of  dry  palm 
the United States last year was 30,000,000 
nuts,  over  which  has  been  placed  an 
pounds, the  value  of  which  was about 
earthen jar without  bottom and with  nar­
$15,000,000.  The  principal  use for rub- 
row neck.  This  makes  a  crude  sort of 
I ber is in the making  of  boots and shoes.
chimney,  which gathers the white  smoke 
■ 1 ^ 1 _____  
A  little  contemplation  of  the figures
that rises from the  fire  in  dense cloud
The “maker,”  sitting bv this chimney, i given  above  will  probably astonish the 
from a small calabash  pours  a  little  of \ people  who  complain that  no  rubber is 
the milk on a sort of light wooden paddle ! used  in  shoes  nowadays. 
Such  com- 
or shovel,  always careful by proper man- ! plainants buy shoddies-“orphan brands,” 
agement to distribute it evenly  over  the j so called  because  they  are made poor to 
surface.  Thrusting the  shovel  into  the ; meet  certain  demands,  and  the  manu- 
thick smoke of the chimney,  he  turns  i t ' facturer  disowning  them as his product 
i to and fro with great rapidity,  when  the  does not  stamp  them  with his name;  if

T hese  p rices are  fo r cash  buyers,  w ho 
pay  prom ptly  and  buy  in  fu ll  packages.
60
Ives’, old style  ............................................. 
Snell’s............................................................. 
60
Cook’s ............................................................. 
40
Jennings’, genuine........................................ 
25
Jennings’,  imitation.....................................50&10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze...........................$ 7 00
D.  B. Bronze............................  11  00
S. B. S. Steel.............................  8  50
D. B. Steel................................   13 00
40
Spring  ........................................................... 
Railroad....................................................... $ 14 00
Garden....................................................net  30 00
Hand......................................................  60&10&10
Cow ...................................................................... 70
Call  ................................................................30&15
Gong.............................................................. 
25
Door, Sargent.................................................60&10
Stove................................................................50&10
75
Carriage new list........................................... 
Plow................................................................ 40&10
Sleigh shoe....................................................  
70
60
Wrought Barrel  Bolts................................... 
40
Cast Barrel Bolts.....................................  • ■ 
Cast Barrell, brass  knobs............................. 
40
Cast Square Spring........................................ 
60
Cast C hain....................................................  
40
Wrought  Barrel, brass knob........................ 
60
Wrought Square........................................... 
60
Wrought Sunk  Flush...................................  
60
Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush.. .60&10
Ives’ Door........................................................ 60*10
Barber............................................................  
,40
Backus........................................................  50&10
Spofford.........................................................  
50
Am. B a ll........................................................  net
Well,  plain......................................................$3 50
Well, swivel....................................................  4 00
dis.
Cast Loose Pin, figured..................................70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed....................70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed...............60&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint...............60&10
Wrought Loose Pin........................................ 60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, aeorn tip.......................60&05
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned.....................60&05
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped.60&05
Wrought  Table...............................................60&10
Wrought Inside Blind................................... 60&10
Wrought Brass......   ..................................... 
75
Blind,  Clark’s................................................ 70&10
Blind,  Parker’s ...............................................70&10
70
Blind, Shepard’s ........................................... 
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17,’85................ 
40
Bissell  No. 5.................................... per doz.$17 00
19 00 
Bissell No. 7, new drop pan
“ 
36 00
Bissell, G rand.........................
“ 
24 00
Grand Rapids...........................
“ 
15 00
Magic........................................
CRADLES.
dis. 50&02
Grain.........................................
CROW BARS.
434
Cast Steel.................................
334
Iron, Steel Points.................................   "
65
Ely’s 1-10...................................................per m
60
Hick’s C. F ........................................... 
35
G. D ......................................................
60
Musket.................................................
!
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list.. 
Rim Fire, United  States......................... dis. 
!
Central  Fire............................................ dis. 
!
dis.
Socket Firm er............................................... 70&10
Socket Framing..............................................70&10
Socket Comer.................................................70&10
Socket Slicks.................................................7Ü&10
40
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................. 
Barton’s Socket Firmers..............................  
20
Cold................................................................ 
net
Curry,  Lawrence’s  .......................................40&10
Hotchkiss...................................................... 
25
White Crayons, per  gross..............32@1234 dis. 10

COCKS.
Brass,  Racking’s.................
Bibb’s ..................................
B eer............................................................... 40&10
Fenns’........................................... ................ 
68
28
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........ per pound 
26
14x52,14x56,14x60 .......................  
24
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60— ................ 
Cold Rolled, 14x48....................... .................  
24
25
Bottoms....................................... .................. 
40
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks.................... .................  
Paper and straight Shank............................  
40
Morse’s Taper Shank.................. .................  
40
07
Small sizes, ser p ound.............. .................  
Large sizes, per  pound.............. .................  
634
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ........................ ...doz.net 
75
Corrugated................................. __ dis. 20&10&10
Adjustable................................... ......... dis.  34&10

BALANCES. 
BARROWS. 

CARPET  SWEEPERS.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

to  reach 

BUTTS, CAST. 

DRIPPING PANS.

c a r t r id g e s.

BUCKETS.

.. .per fi»

braces. 

BLOCKS.

diS.
dlS.

bells. 

bolts. 

c h is e l s. 

ELBOWS.

COPPER.

DRILLS.

COMBS. 

AXES.

CHALK.

CAPS.

" 
“ 
“ 

dis.

his.

dis.

dis.

dis.

dis

“ 

“

EXPANSIVE BITS.

files—New List.

Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26...................
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, IB34;  3, $30........................
American File Association List..............
Disston’s .................................................
New  American........................................
Nicholson’s .............................................
Heller’s ...................................................
Heller’s Horse Rasps..............................

GALVANIZED IRON.

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

12 

13 

14

Discount, 60

dis.

dis.

30
25
.. .60&10 
...60&10
__60&10
...60&10
50
50

dis.

GAUGES.

HAMMERS.

50
....... 
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s................
.dis. 
25 
Naydole  & Co.’s.................................
.dis. 
25 
Kip’s ....................................................
.dis. 40&10 
Yerkes & Plumb’s................................
,30c list 60 
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.....................
. ,30c 40&10
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand.
Gate, Clark’s, 1. 2, 3 .................................dis.60&10
State.............................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 434  14  and
longer.........................................................  
334
Screw Hook and  Eye, 34......................... net 
10
“  %........................... net  834
“ 
24........................... net  734
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
%........................... net  734
70

Strap and T ..............................................dis. 

HINGES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

hangers. 

dis.

HOLLOW WARE

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track— 50&10
Champion,  anti-friction..............................   60&10
40
Kidder, wood tra c k ......................................  
■ 60&05 
.60&05 
.60&05 
50
HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.new list 70&10
.................  
25
.new list3333&10

Pots...................
Kettles..............
Spiders.............
Gray enameled.

Stamped  Tin Ware. 
Japanned Tin Ware. 
Granite Iron Ware  ..

dis.

dis.

HORSE NAILS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

knobs—New List. 

Grub  1.....................................................$11, dis. 60
m b 2 ................................................ $11.50, dis. 60
Grub 3 ......................................................... $12, dis. 60
Au Sable................................dis. 25&10@25&10&10
Putnam...................................... dis.  5&10&234&234
Northwestern.................................   dis. 10&10&5
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings..................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
55
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
Door,  porcelBin, trimmings.........................  
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain................... 
Picture, H. L. Judd  &  Co.’s ..........................40&10
Hemacite........................................................ 
45
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .......... 
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ............................  
Branford’s ....................................................  
55
55
Norwalk’s ...................................................... 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ......................  
70
Adze Eye................................................ $16.00, dis. 60
Hunt Eye................................................$15.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s :......................................$18.50, dis. 20&10.
diS.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled......................  
50
dis.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................  
40
P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malieables.... 
Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s.................. 
40
Enterprise.......................................... 
25
dis.
Stebbin’s Pattern...............  
60&10
Stebhin’s Genuine..........................................60&10
25
Enterprise, self-measuring.
NAILS
Advance above 12d nails.

levels. 
MATTOCKS.

MAULS. 
mills. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

dis.

 

FENCE  AND  BRADS.

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

12d to 30d.
10d.........
8d to 9d 
6d to 7d... 
4d to 5d... 
3d.............
%  inch.

FINE BLUED.

CASTING AND BOX.

COMMON BARREL.

25 
10 
25 
40 
60 
1  00 
1  50
1 00
1  50
2  00
50 
60 
75 
90 
1  10 
1  50

........................  225
1>4 and  13K inch.............................................  135
“ 
2  and 234 
...........................................  1  15
234 and 2%  “ 
...........................................  1  80
3 inch.............................................................. 
85
75
334 and 434  inch............................................. 

CLINCH.

Each half keg 10 cents extra.

o il e r s. 

PLANES.

d is. _
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent........................... 60&i0
Zinc, with brass bottom................................ 
50
Brass or Copper.............................................. 
50
Reaper........................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s  .....................................................50&10
dis.
,...40@10 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy......................
....  @60
Sciota  Bench......................................
___40@10
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy..............
___  @60
Bench, first quality............................
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood.
__ 20&10
Fry,  Acme........................  ................... djs-  ®0
Common,  polished..................................dis. 
70
Iron and  Tinned....................................... 
50
Copper Rivets and Burs................................ 
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

RIVETS. 

d is.
 

Broken packs 34c per pound extra.

PANS.

ROPES.

d iS .

SQ U A R ES. 

Sisal, 34 inch and larger..............................   1334
Manilla  .........................................................   1634
Steel and  Iron................................................70&10
Try and Bevels.............................................. 
60
M itre.............................................................. 
20
SHEET IRON.Com.  Smooth.  Com.
$3 00
3 00
3 10
3 15
3 35
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

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

SAND PAPER.

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

SASH CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

40
50
56
50
55
35

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

 

“ 
“ 

dis.

dis.

saws. 

SAUSAGE SUUFFERS OR FILLERS.

Solid Eyes..............................................per ton $25
Miles’ “Challenge” __per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05
Perry................... per doz. No. 1, $15;  No. 0,
.................................................$21;  dis. 50@50&5
Draw Cut No. 4............................ each, $30, dis  30
Enterprise Mfg. Co...........................dis. 20&10@30
Silver’s....................................................dis.  iO&lO
Disston’s Circular.....................................45@45&5
Cross Cut................................... 45@45&5
H and..........................................25@25&5
Atkins’  Circular...........................................dis.  9
70
50
30
28

»Extras sometimes given by jobbers.  .
“  Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__  
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__ 
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot.................... 
TACKS.

 
American, all kinds...........................
60 
Steel, all  kinds...................................
66 
Swedes, all kinds................................
60 
Gimp and Lace...................................
60 
Cigar Box  Nails.................................
50 
Finishing  Nails.................................
50 
Common and  Patent  Brads..............
50 
Hungarian Fails and Miners’ Tacks.
50 
Trunk and Clout Nalls......................
50 
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nalls  ........
45 
Leathered Carpet Tacks....................
35
Steel, Game.....................................................60&10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................ 
35
70
Oneida  Community, Hawley * Norton’s  ... 
Hotchkiss’...................................................... 
70
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ................................... 
70
Mouse,  choker..................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion................................$1.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright Market................................................  6734
Annealed Market........................................... 70&10
Coppered Market...........................................  6234
Extra Bailing.............................................. 
55
Tinned Market..............................................   6234
Tinned  Broom.................................. per pound 09
Tinned Mattress..............................per pound 834
Coppered  Spring  Steel.................................  
50
Tinned  Spring Steel.......................................40&10
Plain Fence.......................................per pound 03
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................................$3 75
........... 3 00
Copper. 
tew  list net
Brass...
w ir e  g oo ds.
Bright.........................................
.70&10&10 
Screw  Eyes................................
.70&10&10 
Hook’s ........................................
.70&10&10 - 
•70&10&10
Gate Hooks and Eyes................
WRENCHES.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled.
30 
Coe’s  Genuine.........................
50 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,.
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable................................75&10

painted.

TRAPS. 

wire. 

diS.

dis.

dis.

m isc e l l a n e o u s.
Bird Cages...................................
Pumps, Cistern.............................
Screws, New List.........................
Casters, Bed  and  Plate................
Dampers,  American.
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.

dis.

50 
75 
50
.50&10&10
40
...... 
65

METALS.

FIG TIN.

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

COPPER.

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

Lake...................................................................1834
“Anchor” Brand..................................................18

INGOT.

ZINC.

LEAD.

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

Duty:  Sheet, 234c per pound.
680 pound  casks................................................. 634
Per pound...................................................... 7@734
Duty:  Pig, $2 per 100 pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
American 
.....................................................@5
Newark........................................................... @5
B ar......................................................................... 6
Sheet....................................................... 8c, dis. 20
34@34..................................................................-i}6
Extra W iping...................................................1334
solder m the market indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONT.

the many other qualities  of

The  prices  of 

SOLDER.

Cookson......................................... per  pound  1434
1114
Hallett’s.
TIN—MELTN GRADE.
..$ 6 00 
10x14 IC, Charcoal.............................
..  6 0C 
14x20 IC, 
.............................
..  6  25 
.............................
12x12 IC, 
14x14 IC. 
.............................
..  10 00
10x28 IC, 
.............................
”.  7 75 
.............................
10x14 IX, 
..  7 75 
........................... .
14x20 IX, 
..  8 00 
.....................................
12x12 IX, 
...  12 50
....................................
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 
....................................
Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

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10x14 IC,  Charcoal...................................
14x20 IC, 
.....................................
.....................................
12x12IC, 
.....................................
14x14 IC, 
.....................................
29x28 IC, 
.....................................
10x14 IX, 
.....................................
14x20 IX, 
.....................................
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
.....................................
20x28 IX, 
.....................................
Each additional X on this grade $1.50.

TIN—ALLA WAT GRADE.
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ROOFING PLATES

“ 

14x20 IC, Terne  M. F ................................
20x28 IC, 
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..............................
Worcester— ................
14x20  IC,
14x20 IX,
29x28 IC,
14x20 IC,
14x20 IX,
20x28 IC,
20x28 IX,

Allaway  Grade..

BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

.$ 5 50 
.  5 40 
.  5 65 
.  9 25 
.  11  80 
.  6 90 
.  6 90 
.  7 15 
.  11  65 
.  14  80

.«  7  60 
.  15 75 
.  5 50 
.  7 00 
.  11  50 
.  4  90 
.  6 40 
.  10 50 
.  13 50

14x28  IX.................................................. ...112 00
14x31  IX............................ -............................ 18 50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
no
14x60ix;  » 
vs

^Per pound.... 

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE  19,  1889.

ANOTHER PROP IN THE  STRUCTURE.
Slowly  but  surely  the  courts  of  the 
country  are  buildiug a bulwark  around 
the organizations of  retail dealers which 
no subsequent legislation can shake.  The 
most recent instance  of  this tendency is 
shown in a recent  Circuit Court decision 
in Illinois,  which is reported  as  follows 
in the Chicago Inter Ocean:
The noted case of  William  Nicholson, 
of Streeter,  111.,  against  Julius Moses, of 
the same  city,  was  tried  before  Judge 
Blanchard of the Circuit Court at Ottawa 
last week.  Moses was a member  of  the 
Merchants!  Retail  Commercial  Agency, 
which has a general  office  in  this  city. 
Nicholson owed  Moses a bill and refused 
to pay it,  after  repeated  dunnings,  and 
then Moses caused Nicholson’s  name  to 
be placed on the reference book published 
by the  agency.  Nicholson  sued  Moses 
for conspiracy and defamation of charac­
ter.  Judge Blanchard held  in  his  deci­
sion that the agency was on equal footing 
with Bradstreet’s and  Dun’s  and  differ­
ent from them only in that the latter pro­
tected the  wholesale,  while  the  former 
protected  the  retail  merchants  against 
dishonest  customers,  and  when a debtor 
would not pay his  debts to one merchant 
there was  no  reason  why  he  should be 
permitted to obtain credit  from  another 
by compelling the  first merchant to keep 
silent as to his  loss.

This decision  is  in  keeping with sev­
eral  others  of  the  same  kind  and will 
tend  to  strengthen  the  retail  dealer’s 
position in the West.

A  retired  merchant of  Wake  county, 
North Carolina,  has  brought suit against 
forty railroad  companies in  that  state to 
recover of each a penalty of $500 for fail­
ing  to  make  an  annual  report of  their 
business  to the  governor,  as required  by 
a  law  that  nobody  else  seems  to  have 
known was in existence.  The law awards 
the  penalty to the  first  man  who  insti­
tutes  suit  for 
its  recovery,  and  Mr. 
Hodge  looks  forward with  complacency 
to  the  results of  his  season’s  work,  as 
$10,000 is more  than he  has been  able to 
accumulate  in  twenty years / >f  mercan­
tile life.

The  Tradesman adds a new feature— 
or  renews  an  old  feature,  to be exact— 
this  week,  in  the  shape  of a dry goods 
price current,  which  will  be  increased 
from  week  to  week  until  it  includes 
nearly everything staple in the dry goods 
line.

Professor  Wiggins  evidently  has  no 
interest  in an  ice  company or he  would 
not  have the  temerity to assert  that  the 
earth is receding from the sun.

Which  Are  the  Most  Dangerous  Crim­

inal  Classes?

W ritten fo r The Tradesman.

There  would  seem  to  be  little  diffi­
culty in  answering  correctly  the  above 
question,  for is it not all written down in 
our law books and  the  many authorities 
in  the  moral  and 
spiritual  world ? 
Thieves,  forgers,  burglars  and  murder­
ers,  in  their  various  degrees  of  devil­
ment,  with  the  anarchist  element  at 
whom  the  constitutional  law of  the na­
tion  levels  its  thunders—these are  pop­
ularly  supposed  to  be  “the  dangerous 
and most deadly criminal classes.

The other  day I was conversing with a 
thrifty  young  merchant—the  average, 
reliable,  straight-forward,  hard-headed, 
business  man—and I enquired of  him in 
regard to the above question.

I asked  him,  relating  to  his  losses fi­
nancially,  from  what  particular class,  if 
any,  the  aggregate  of  his  losings  came 
about—the  thief  and  so-called  criminal 
class,  or those  who are never  mentioned 
in  law  books as criminals ?  He  replied 
that  he  was  convinced, beyond a doubt, 
that  his  losses caused by a class of  men 
never  looked  upon as thieves were from 
fifty  to  one  hundred  dollars  for  every 
single  dollar  stolen  by  thieves.  Every 
merchant  whom I  have  conversed  with 
on  this  subject,  as well as honest  farm­
ers, mechanics and laborers,  agree to this 
astounding  assertion,  i. e.,  that the most 
dangerous  criminal classes,  as measured 
by the  exact  amount  of  their  robberies 
from the class who  must  produce before 
they can  possess, every year,  the  whole 
country over,  are from  ten  to  one  hun­
dred times more numerous,  and from one 
hundred  to  one  thousand  times  more 
dangerous,  as demonstrated  by results in 
the aggregate of  bad debts,  bankruptcies 
and  general  financial  losses  than  the 
legally  denominated  criminal  elements, 
in their  worst phases,  and  greatest aver­
age annual stealings.

This  is  truly  an  astounding  charge 
against  “respectable” 
losers  of  other 
people’s money,  and if  it is strictly true,

as many intelligent men positively assure 
me,  against a class of  people who are the 
main instruments in upholding the credit 
system.

Yet,  within  a tract of  territory not ten 
miles distant from this  place of  writing, 
a new and comparatively sparsely settled 
country,  numbering  only  250  persons, 
during the past  eight  months,  there has 
been inflicted upon the solid and  reliable 
producers and  business men  and women, 
poor and rich,  but mostly poor,  the finan­
cial loss of  over  $25,000 by the  “respect­
able”  and  most  trusted  men,  who  are 
‘horrified”  and  “shocked”  in  a  thief’s 
society,  who  can  “expound”  the  laws” 
of  civilized  lands  with  the  utmost vol­
ubility,  who can tell all  about  where the 
most  dangerous  criminals  congregate, 
and this while their  robberies exceed the 
stealings  of  thieves,  burglars,  forgers 
and all kinds of  the so-called worst crim­
inals,  at  the  very least  estimation,  one 
hundred to one.

I can truly say  (you shall have positive 
demonstration,  if  you desire it,)  this last 
eight  months has been  a dull  season for 
the business of  “respectable”  confidence 
men,  as compared with  the  same period 
of  time in the  above-mentioned  locality 
during the past eight  years.

If  I can  trust to evidence which seems 
to  me  the  most  positive  demonstration 
that  can  appear  in  the  world  of  facts 
worked out daily,  this  little  area of  ter­
ritory  with  the  regular  wrork  of  this 
special  class  of  most  deadly  and  de­
structive foes of  honest  people is but an 
average  experience of  every  community 
in the United States.

I  said  that  the  loss  caused  by  this 
worst  class of  thieves  has  been  $25,000 
in  the  above  mentioned  tract  of  terri­
tory in eight  months  past, to  poor  and 
rich,  but  I  refer  only  to  three  of  the 
principal  “failures.”

Within the same time,  in one  little vil­
lage of  not 500  population—the  average 
of  Northern  Michigan—laborers,  hotel- 
keepers,  butchers,  merchants and others, 
have  lost  by the  smaller  grade  of  this 
class of  plunderers  over  $3,000,  and the 
probability  —  almost  an  assured  cer­
tainty—is that  $25,000 more has gone up 
in 
larger  towns  and  rural  sections, 
making  at  least  $50,000  clear  stealings 
from  the  reliable  people  within  said 
tract in eight months,  and this a compar­
atively  poor  harvest-field  for  the  “re­
spectable”  criminal classes to work in.

One  of  the  “highest”  grade  of  this 
most trusted  and  respected class of  rob­
bers,  who  went  down  “nicely”  with all 
his 
lands  and  personal  effects  safely 
deeded to his wife,  borrowed $100 from a 
poor  laboring  man  about a week before 
he  “failed,”  thus  snatching  bread  from 
hungry  children’s  hands. 
It  was  all 
perfectly  business-like  and  cheerful, 
though; he was “very sorry”  that he was 
unable to pay it back, wrhen it wras loaned 
as a free  and  friendly favor by the poor 
laboror to accommodate a valued  friend. 
It  is  self-evident,  if  the  average  com­
munity of  thieves,  forgers  and  burglars 
were as totally devoid of  the  one last re­
deeming  trait  of  manhood  as  are  the 
“very  respectable”  criminal  classes— 
proved by demonstration—in selling only 
the  most  trusting  friends—it would as­
suredly break up  every criminal  gang in 
the  country with  mutual  distrust,  sus­
picion  and  hatred;  they  would  betray 
every man his fellow into the clutches of 
the  law,  and  the  criminals,  branded by 
the law as thieves,  assassins and traitors, 
w ould  stand  aghast,  stricken  with ter­
ror,  madness  and  confusion,  at  the un­
masking of  crime in its  very last  degree 
of  total  and  fiendish  depravity  in  the 
character of the  “eminently respectable” 
criminal.

I do not exaggerate;  it is a self-evident 
fact,  the  criminal  classes,  if  sunk to the 
moral  depth  occupied  by  the  average 
dead-beat, high or  low,  who is classed as 
“respectable,”  and by his  superior craft 
placed  beyond  the  reach  of  the  law, 
would  be 
forced  to  relinquish  their 
trades,  give  up  in  despair,  and,  from a 
lack of  confidence  in  each other, w ould 
be driven to mutual destruction.

It  certainly  can  be  demonstrated,  as 
indicated  above,  that the worst criminal 
elements  are  really  many  times  more 
numerous and immensely  more  destruc­
tive—measured  by the  exact  amount of 
pillage through bad  debts,  bankruptcies 
and  confidence  operations—than 
the 
criminals  of  the  slums,  high  and  low; 
and that the principal difference between 
the  two  hinds of  transgressors  is only a 
difference  in  craft,  or  mental  caliber, 
thieves  and  burglars  possessing the re­
deeming  traits of  courage,  hardihood,  a 
glimmering ray  of  honor  and gratitude 
and a  fellow’-feeling  for  comrades  in  a 
common cause.

The.  largest  operators  in  this  worst 
criminal  gang  usually  fly  to  Canada, 
many  thousands  yearly,  from  all  parts 
of  the  United  States,  where  they  are 
tenderly  nursed,  and  protected  by  the 
international  laws  existing  between the 
two  Christian  countries,  who  annually 
exchange  thousands  of  these  pets,  and 
call  for  more.  Of  course,  the  “states­
men”  of  the  twro  nations  find  it impos­
sible  to  stop  this  business,  because— 
well,  because  you cannot  get  brains out 
of  a banana,  and  there’s  no  use in  ex­
pecting  such a thing.  But  the great re­

serve corps of  the  rank  and  file of  this 
most  dangerous criminal army live right 
near  their  field  of  operations,  yearly 
gaining  fresh  reinforcements,  and  their 
depredations amount to many times more 
than  the  whole  revenue of  our  govern­
ment,  overreaching the whisky curse, the 
tobacco mania and all other leakages and 
wastes together,  until eventually a finan­
cial  crisis  engulfs  a  nation,  inflicting 
greater 
losses  than  the  average  war. 
And all  this  mainly caused  by the chief 
criminal class in civilized  lauds.

Who  dare  venture  to  affirm  that  the 
credit  system is not the great nursery of 
the  prince of  thieves,  the  deadliest  foe 
of  mankind?

What  can  be  done  to  choke  off  this 
worst  bloodsucker of  the  nation ?  Leg­
islation  seems  to  be  as  fruitless as the 
tossing  of  a  match 
into  the  bursting 
deluge of  the  Conemaugh  reservoir. 
It 
actually appears to be the most  impossi­
ble  reform  ever  attempted.  Explicitly 
stated,  the reform  proposed is  just this: 
to prevent  the  depredations of  an army 
of  criminals  in  the  United  States, out­
numbering 
the  aggregated  embattled 
hosts  of  the  greatdfet  nation  of  conti­
nental  Europe,  w'ho  inflict damage upon 
honest  producers  every  year  in  the 
United  States  greater  than the average 
war;  or, in other terms, to protect honest 
men  from  the  chief  vandal  of  civiliza­
tion, the  American  dead-beat  in  all his 
different  phases of  perfected  depravity.
Whatever  measure  may be offered for 
the working out of  this proposed reform, 
it is  certain  that  the  many popular  re­
forms for  promoting  the  nation’s  pros­
perity and  moral  health,  now being agi­
tated  by  the  different  ideal  reformers, 
will prove a waste  of  time  and  trouble, 
while  they overlook the greatest scourge 
and direst enemy that confronts man.

At  the  very  least,  it  may be  well  to 
correctly  and  scientifically  define  the 
term  and  establish  what  crime  is  and 
where  the  vjorst  kind of  criminals  con­
gregate. 
In doing this,  it will be demon­
strated  as  clearly as a problem in math­
ematics  that  the  criminal classes in the 
eyes  of  the  law  are  pure  and  spotless 
when compared with w'orse stealers who, 
by actual  computation  of  numbers  and 
the  known  amount  of  their  robberies, 
are  one  hundred  times  more numerous 
and one thousand times more destructive. 
If  this appears  incredible,  look squarely 
at the facts;  work out  the simplest prob­
lem in addition, and the  appalling  truth 
will  be demonstrated to  you.

C.  H.  Barlow.

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Basswood, log-run..............................13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run. 
15 00@16 00 
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2.
@22 00
Black Ash, log-run...
............. 14 00@16 00
Cherry, log-run.........
............. 25 00@40 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2.
.............60 00@65 00
Cherry, Cull..............
............   @12 00
Maple, log-run.........
............. 12 00@13 00
Maple,  soft, log-run.. 
............. 11 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2... 
.............  @20 00
Maple,  clear, flooring.
.............  @25 00
Maple,  white, selected. 
@25 00
............  
_  !dC
Red Oak, log-run.......................................20 00@21 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2...............................26 00@28 00
Red Oak, J4 sawed, 6 inch and upw'd.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, 
sawed, regular...................... 30 00©32 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.................   @25 00
Walnut, log run...................................  @55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2...........................  @75 00
Walnuts, c u ll......................................   @25 00
Grey Elm, log-run.....................................12 60@13 05
White Aso, log-run................................... 14 00@16 00
Whitewood, log-run..................................20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run................................... 17 00@18 00
White Oak, 
sawed, Nos. 1 and 2__  42 00@43 00
Win.  Rrumine 1er
Tinware,  Glassware  and  Notions.

Rags,  Rubbers  and  Metals  bought  at  Market 

JOBBER  OF

Prices.

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Successors to Allen’s Laundry.
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GRAND  RAPIDS.

p:omptness.  Nice Work, Quick Time 

Satisfaction Guaranteed.

W,  E. HALL, Jr., 

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Manager.

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Water Motors and Specialties 
Send for New Catalogue.
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LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun...........................................................  45
No. 1  “  ...........................................................  48
No. 2  “  .............................. 
70
Tubular.............................................................  75

 

 

lamp  chimneys.—Per box.

6 doz. in box.

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Pearl top.

x \Y  Flint.

First quality.
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No. 0 Sun........................................................... 1  90
No. 1  “  ........................................................... 2 00
No. 2  “  ........................................................... 3 00
No. 0 Sun,  crimp top........................................2 15
No. 1 
2 25
No. 2  “ 
3 25
No. 0 Sun,  crimp top........................................2 58
2  80
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
3  80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled.................... 3 70
...................  4 70
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No. 2  “ 
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
.....................4 70
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz............................. 1 25
No. 2  “ 
........................1  50
No. 1 crimp, per doz.............................................. 1 40
No. 2 
.........................................1  60
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Butter Crocks, per gal...................................  0654
Jugs, H gal., per doz....................................   65
.....................................  90
.................................... 1  80
Milk Pans, H gal., per doz.  (glazed 66c)__   60
(  “  90c).  ..  78
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STONEWARE—AKRON.

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La Bastic.

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fruit  jars—Per  gro.

Mason’s, pints.................................................... $10 50
quarts.................................................   11 00
%-gallon..................................  
Lightning, quarts..............................................   12 00
)4-gallon..........................................  16 00

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MICHIGAN  CIGAR  C O .,

B i g   Rapids,  Mich.

WHO  URGES  YOU

t o   B l e e p

THE  PUBLIC!

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  manufacturers ere m 
ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods in 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  W ithout effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves,  bring  purchas­
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
ANT JOBBER 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 a  
as in June. 
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PUTNAM &  BROOKS.

COLBY,  CRAIG  &  00.

MANUFACTURE

THÇ

CKEEEER'

THE  BEST  DELIVERY WAGON  ON  EARTH-

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

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

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

CO LBY ,  C R A IG   &  CO.,

W est  End Fulton St  Bridge.  Telephone No. 867.
HESTER  <&  FOX,

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M anufacturers’ Agents fo r

S A W  AXTD  G R IS T  M IL L  M A C H I N E R Y ,
Send for 
Catalogue 
„ Prices-

ATLASENGINEWORKS

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Planers, M atchers, Moulders and all kinds of W ood-W orking Machinery, 

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MANUFACTURERS  OF

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.  S. A.
STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS..
iCtrry Engines and Boilers In Stock f 

for  immediate  delivery.

Saws, Belting  and  Oils.

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

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

Pulley  and become convinced of their  superiority.

Write for Prices. 

WHY BE R Mil

To the P a s s  Booh System

W ith  its  attendant  losses  and  annoyances,  when  you  can 

supplant it by so inexpensive and labor-saving 

a  system  as  the

Tradesman  Credit  Coupon  Book,

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

The Tradesman Coupon  is  the  cheapest  and  most modern in 

the market, being sold as follows:

for  200 or over.5 per cent.

 
 

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10 
20 

3.00 Orders 
“  500  “ 
5.001 “  “  1000  “ 

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$  2 Coupons, per hundred.................$2.50 I subject  to  the  following discounts:
$ 5  
$10 
$20 

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

E. A. STOWE ABRO., Brand Rapids.
ranaßs We  are  wholesale  ageuts  for 
C u r t i s s   &  C o .,

the Fancy  California  Mountain 
Seedlings and  headquarters for 
all kinds of Messiua oranges-
PUTNAM & BROOKS.

Successors to CURTISS &  DUNTON.

W H O L E S A L E

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

Houseman Building, Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

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

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M IC H IG A N .

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THE

Quick  Meal
Gasoline
Stone
Has

Safetu  Points 

WE  IRE
Headquarters
FOR
Michigan.
26,765
Qilick Meal
StoUes
Sold

FoUni 
in no Ollier 
Stone,
Warranted  to  Gi\re  Satisfaction.

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Above Stove,  with Russia Iron Oven,  Self  Lighter 
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With Three Burners on Top,  Russia Iron Oven,  Self Lighter 
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“  Tin Oven,  Self Lighter 
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Tin Oven,  Self Lighter 

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“Useful  Hints  to  Dealers  in  Quick  Meal  Oil  Stoves”  sent free on request. 

Every dealer should have a copy.

H.  L eonard  &  Sons.

List Price.
$21.50
20.50
23.50
22.50

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The Michigan Tradesman

WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  19,  1889.

LEISURE  HOUR  JOTTINGS.

W ritten  lo r Th e  Tradesman.

B Y   A   CO UN TRY  M ERC H A N T.

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The question,  “Who is  my neighbor?” 
seems at first  thought  to  be an easy one 
to answer,  but  when the subject is given 
a little more attention and  investigation, 
it will be  found that a satisfactory reply 
to the query is very difficult to make. 
If 
it  were a matter  of  proximity,  only,  we 
would only have to count  up  and  name 
the people living within a certain radius, 
but  when  we  commence  this  we  are 
liable  to  speedily  pause,  and  ask  our­
selves  if,  under  any  circumstances,  we 
could consent to acknowledge  certain in­
dividuals as our  neighbors,  and  what is 
really  meant  by  the  term  “neighbor,” 
anyhow.  If  we happen  to  be  residents 
of  a metropolitan  town,  we find that our 
domicile is perhaps  hedged in by numer­
ous  others,  of  whose  occupants,  and 
their business  habits and  characters,  we 
are  as  densely ignorant as if  their  hab­
itations  were on another  continent;  and 
again,  if we are pioneers in some sparsely 
settled  country,  we  may have  intimate 
friends  and  associates  who  reside one, 
two  or  three  score  of  miles  away,  yet 
who are our  neighbors in all that  makes 
the term significant.

among 

remark 

* 
It is a homely  but  very  common  and 
expressive 
farmers: 
“Yes,  he lives on the  same  section with 
me,  an’  ’pears to be a square,  honest sort 
of  a fellow,  but, somehow  or  other,  our 
folks  can’t  neighbor  with  him!”  And 
how  many of  us  could, if  disposed,  use 
the  same  language in substance.  How 
many of  us  come in daily or hourly con­
tact with people  whose proximity,  when 
alone considered, suggests neighborly in­
tercourse and  congenial  association, but 
whose  habits,  surroundings,  and  heed­
less disregard of  other parties’ moral and 
legal rights,  makes them  distasteful and 
repugnant to us.  And  yet,  these  people 
may  be  in  most  respects,  law-abiding, 
quiet and honest  citizens, and  may con­
scientiously  indulge  in  the  belief  that 
they are generally regarded  with respect 
and approval by those surrounding them.
As an example, take  Jabez  Jenkinson. 
When Jabez used to live on his farm, and 
visited my place of  business with almost 
periodical  regularity,  I  used  to  regard 
him as a notable and shining light among 
that leading and indispensable  branch of 
the American sovereigns—the sturdy and 
intelligent  western  farmer—but  since 
he has relinquished agricultural pursuits 
and  become a small  village  capitalist,  I 
find  my  admiration  somewhat  dimin­
ished.  Not  that  his  personal  integrity 
has  deteriorated  or  his  idea  of  honest 
dealing  become  befogged, but I find that 
he has a mental  obtuseness to the amen­
ities  and  proprieties of  life that I never 
before suspected.  Among other recently 
developed  peculiarities, Jabez  seems  to 
be firmly impressed with  the  belief  that 
a four  by  eight  village  lot  is  as  fully 
capable of  maintaining  the  same  quan­
tity  and  variety of  live stock as a forty- 
acre farm.  Hence he has  opened,  in the 
midst of  a thickly settled  section  of  the 
community  a  respectable  annex  to  a 
county  fair,  and a once  peaceful,  quiet 
and  orderly neighborhood  has, since his 
arrival, been transformed into a veritable 
pandemonium of  kicking  and  squealing 
horses, bellowing  cows, bleating  calves, 
squealing  hogs,  cackling  and  crowing 
chickens, barking dogs and yowling cats, 
with  other  interludes of  babel sufficient 
to make night  and  day equally hideous.
And  until  Jenkinson  disposes  of  his 
menagerie,  or  removes  to  some  more 
isolated  locality,  who  can  blame  quiet- 
loving people  who  surround  him  from 
remarking that he is undoubtedly a good, 
honest  fellow,  but,  somehow  or  other, 
they can’t “neighbor with him.”

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My experience in the  matter  has been 
somewhat limited,  but  I  naturally ima­
gine  that  the  soul-absorbing  attention 
given to the important  subject  of  form­
ing “sets,”  in the larger  cities precludes 
any  idea  of  genuine  neighborly  inter­
course.  When  the  minds  of  people, 
where  social  matters  are  brought  into 
question,  are  wholly occupied  with the 
wealth,  pedigree,  official  or  military 
record,  and  habitual  costumes  of  the 
candidate  for  initiation,  and  his  man­
hood,  intelligence and  personal integrity 
are  rarely  canvassed,  it  hardly  seems 
probable  that  any  close  personal  inti­
macy, or social  and beneficial interchange 
of 
ideas  is  contemplated  or  desired. 
Even in the  smaller  communities  there 
is a growing  tendency to  ape  the social 
customs of the cities,  and I am really be­
ginning  to  believe  that  “neighboring” 
in  its  primitive  sense,  has  very  little 
evidence  of  present existence,  except in 
the rural localities.  There the same old, 
homely,  but, 
let  us  hope,  perennial, 
customs  of  our  boyhood  days are  still 
extant,  and barring  those insolated cases 
wherein the incompatibility of neighbors 
renders  “neighboring”  impossible,  there 
exists a fraternal  and  unselfish  feeling 
among  the residents  that  is  practically 
unknown  among  the  more  active  and

determined money seekers  of  the towns 
and cities.

A short time ago I was  talking  with a 
party who  had  recently removed from a 
bustling,  Eastern  manufacturing  town 
to  a  farming  community in my section, 
and  he  had  hardly,  as  yet,  recovered 
from  his  astonishment  at  the  peculiar 
customs of the Michigan granger.

“Where I lived  before  I  came  here,” 
he remarked,  “1 don’t think  I  was inti­
mate  with  a  dozen  families in town,  al­
though  I  had  lived  there  for  several 
years.  There  your people might be sick 
or starving,  your house might be burned 
down,  you  might be out of  employment 
for months,  or  any possible  accident or 
calamity could occur, without awakening, 
apparently, the  remotest interest  among 
those  who  live  near  you,  and  it  was 
probably from this fact that the  conduct 
of  my  new  Michigan  neighbors  struck 
me with such  surprise.  Why,  I hadn’t 
got  my goods  unpacked  before  a  little 
girl came in,  with a  big  piece  of  fresh 
pork, and said that her folks had  ‘just bin 
killin,’  and  thought  mebbe  we’d like a 
bit of “fresh.”  In less than an hour a boy 
put  in  an  appearance  with  a  mutton 
roast,  and a similar reason for delivering 
it.  A short time afterward  a  neighbor­
ing farmer’s  wife  brought  in  a  pan of 
doughnuts and  a  pie,  with  the  excuse 
that,  as we  were  ‘all  in  a  muss,’  they 
might come handy.  Another had noticed 
that  we hadn’t any cow or chickens,  and 
solicited  us  to  accept a huge pitcher of 
milk and a basket  of  eggs.  Our nearest 
neighbor  insisted  on  our 
taking  our 
meals  with  her  until  we  ‘got  settled.’ 
and  there  were  numerous  and  urgent 
offers  to  help  us  ‘get fixed  up.’  Then 
the male portion  of  the community ten­
dered  the use of  themselves and  teams; 
parties  stopped  to  enquire 
they 
shouldn’t get our mail, or do some errand 
for us at  town,  and  in  less  than forty- 
eight  hours  we  were  acquainted  with 
nearly all the people  within  the  radius 
of  a  mile. 
And  although  curiosity 
might  have  been  the  impelling  motive 
for some of these visits,  possibly, I could 
detect nothing but a generous and hearty 
desire to be  of  some service to strangers 
and new neighbors.”
THE  A C M E  UTILITY a n o

if 

Liberal  dis­
to  the 
count 
trade.  Special 
Induce m e n t s 
to parties intro­
ducing 
th is  
system of store- 
fitting  in  any 
locality.
Manufactur • 
ed by

BORDEN, SELLECK & CO., Agts.,

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

K. G. STUDLEY,

Importers  and  Jobbers  of  Teas,

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

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Manufacturers.  Detroit, Mich.

W A .N T B D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

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

E A R L   B R O S . ,

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

C o m m issio n  M e r c h a n t s
Reference:  First National Bank,  Ohicago. 
Michigan Tradesman. Grand Rapids.
A   W N I N G S

A N D   TENTS.

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

Chas. A.  C o y e ,

Telephone 106. 
11 Pearl St.
9 1 , 0 0 0   R E W A R D ! l

Manufacturer and dealer in

Leather and  Rdhher  Belting, 

Sporting Goods, 
Rubber Goods, 
H ill and Fire Department Supplies

THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST 

CLEAR  LONG  HAVANA  FILLED 

SUMATRA  WRAPPED  CIGAR 

SOLD  FOR  5   CENTS.

We manufacture 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

otton Was1 
pe, Lace Li 
ids, Babbit

id  Grease 
.ath Yarn 
ter, Belt F 
tal, Einer

ber Goods for mechanical purposes.
if
Lubric 
kinds, C 
Hide Ro 
of all kii 
Disston' 
Diamoni 
Brass  V 
Water  C 
Cups, Pt 
pound.

i   Files,

Inspi

Wheels, 
d  Black

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

Goods, and  L. Candee & Co.’s rubber 

boots  and Shoes.

SEND  FOR  ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST.

N  4  Monroe  Street,

Grand  Rapids, 
-  Mich.
MAGIC COFFEE  ROASTER

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The  m ost practical 
h and  R oaster  in  the 
w orld.  Thousands in 
use—giving  satisfac­
tion.  They a re simple 
durable and  econom­
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
one.  R oasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to   per 
fection.

No 

Address  fo r  C ata 

logue and prices,

Robi  8.  le st,
48-50 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio,

lHEJïïDBE

I ' Warpi>t«i jCtgff  Löiig Havana Fülff 

^   imported Wiajjpe.-

1=1 W e acrec to  forteit O ne T housand D ollars to  a n y  person 1 

i =   nrovM.z  t h .   F i’.W o f  th e ie  C lears  to  contain  a n y th in g   ! 
P=  b u t H av an a Tobacco. 
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D ILW O BTH  B R O TH ER S. 

Amos S. Musselman & Go.

SOLE  AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS.  HIGH.
WHIPS  AND  LASHES.
Lowest Prices  for  Mail Orders, 

GRAHAM  ROYS,

54 Lahe Are., 

-  Grand Rapids.

tfeTRoTVPCRs

•   S t e r e o t y p e d  fJ :

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LEAOS 

BRASS  RULE

B °V iv  „   W 0 0 0 4 .M C T A I  FÜRKJ1TURE
rtÂPLC0 &ftT GRAND RAPI0Î MICH-

Celebrated

J A P A N   T E A !

Two Hundred and Fifty Thoiisand Pounds Sold in 1888,

O u r   I m p o r t   O r d e r   fo r   1 8 8 9   is  H a l f   a   M i l l i o n

P o u n d s ,  a n d   W e " W a r r a n t  E v e r y   P o u n d  

to  G i v e   S a t i s f a c t i o n  to  t h e   B u y e r .

We  Gan  Make  Our  First  Delivery  of  These  Teas  June  20,  1889.

W.J. GOULD & CO.,

Done in  Good  Style.

The following is  an  extract  from  a  circular 
lately issued by a well-known coal  company: 
“All coal shipped from this mine  is  carefully 
polished by experienced artists In their line, and 
every lump neatly wrapped in tissue paper.  Par­
ticular care  Is  exercised  to  have  each  nugget 
reach the consignee, sparkling in all its  pristine 
splendor.  If you are desirous of possessing any 
of these gems, fresh from our lapidary, an order 
to the writer will  receive  immediate  attention. 
A reward of no small amount is offered  for  any 
paste specimens found after a strict microscopic 
search.” 
IF   YOU  WANT  COAL  IN  CAR  LOTS  W RITE  FOR 

_______

MY CIRCULAR.

D e t r o i t ,   M i c h
HIMES,
A n th r a c ite

Wholesale  GOAL

Retail

B itu m in o u s

LIME,  CEMENT,  ETC.

MAIN OFFICE. 54  PEARL  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

SHAFTING, HANGERS,
AND PULLEYS A SPECIALTY.
FIRST-CLASS m every respect.
Send  Specifications for  Estimates  before  Contracting.
the l a n e & b o d l e y c o .
2 to 48 JOHN ST., CINCINNATI, O.

NEW TEAS!

O u r   o w n  

i m p o r t a t i o n  
o f   J a p a n   T e a s —C r o p   o f 
1 8 8 9 —w i l l   b e   in   b y   J u l y  
F i r s t .
LEMON, HOOPS X PETERS.

■ et

a t   t h i s

A M n  &  C O .,

Grand Rapids Fruit and ProdilGe Go.,

(SUCCESSOR  TO  GEO.  E.  HOWES  &  CO.)

Jobbers  of

FOREIGN  BRUITS.

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  NORTH IONIA  ST.. GRAND  RAPIDS.

MOSELEY  BROS,

F r u i t s ,   S e e d s , O y s t e r s  * P r o d u c e .

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

All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

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

pleased to hear from you.

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.
F. J. LAMB & CO., G rand Rapids, Mich.

C. A. LAMB, G rand R apids. Mich. 

C. 

FRED  CLOCK,  Chicago.  III. 

A.E 

Wholesale  and  Commission

Bruits

Produce.

Our Specialties:

CALIFORNIA  FRUITS, 

ORANGES, 

LEMONS,

BANANAS  AND  BERRIES.

56  and  58  So.  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

EDWIN  FAEEAS,

Bitter, Eip, Oranps, Lemons, Bananas, Mince Meat, Nits, Fip, Etc.
Eggs Grate Factory in connection.  Price List  furnished 

JOBBER  OF

on  application.

Mail Orders  Filled Carefully and Promptly at Lowest Market Price.
Cold  Storage at Nos. 317 and 319 Livingstone St.
Office  and  Salesroom,  No.  9 Ionia St.,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

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

(Successor  to  CORNELL  & KERRY.)

F ru its an d  Produce,

Wholesale  and  Commission

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

TELEPHONE  353,

30  NORTH  IONIA  STREET, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,

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

WHOLESALE  DEALER  IN

F R U IT S .

H e a d q u a r t e r s   f o r   B a n a n a s .

16  AND 18 NORTH  DIVISION ST.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

to

THEO. B.  GOOSSEN,

WHOLESALE

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

BROKER  IK  LUMBER.

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

Butter and Eggs, Oranges Lemons  and Bananas a specialty.

o
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Telephone 369.

33  OTTAWA  STEET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH-

FIRE!  FIRE!

Qo

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to
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We  are  selling  the  BEST  RUBBER  HOSE  in 
3-4,  1,  11-4,  11-2,  2  and  2 1-2  inch.  Cotton Mill 
Hose, Rubber Lined;  also unlined Linen Hose, in all 
sizes, for fire protection.

OilrPrißes are Rock Bottom

W e  have the Best  Lubricators, Grease and  Oil 
Gups, Lath  and  Fodder  Yarn,  Saw Gummers, and 
the best General Stock of Mill Supplies in this State.

AGENTS  FOR  STEWART’S  BEADY  ROOFING,  DEAFENING  FELT  AND 

SHEATHING,  IRON  FIBRE  PAINT  AND  CEMENT.  BEST 

OF  THE  -KIND  IN  USE.

S A M U E L   LY O N .

/ Wholesale Price  Current.

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

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

BAKING  POWDER.

GROCERIES,

POTATO  STARCH.

The  Sugar  Market.

How the Product  Known g.s “Feculine” 

is  Made.

.

W ritten fo r Th e T radesm an.

I noticed in  your  paper  a  short  time 
ago  an  article  relating to the  proposed 
starch  factory at Muskegon for the man­
ufacture of  starch  from  potatoes.  As I 
have had  considerable  experience in the 
East in that line, 1 thought  that a sketch 
of  its manufacture  might  be of  interest 
to  your readers.

The sugar  market  continues in a state 
of  uncertainty,  refined  sugar having ad­
vanced a full 
during  the  past week. 
The  situation  is  thus  foreshadowed  by 
Willett & Hamlen:
This  week  has  developed  even  more 
strongly  than  before  the  remarkable 
strength  of  the  sugar  position,  and  the 
rapidity  with  which  prices  advance 
everywhere  on  the  least  demand.  The 
holders of  the remaining supplies in  the 
The  first  thing  in  the  building  of  a 
world seem  jealous of  parting with it at 
potato starch factory is to make sure of a 
any  price almost.  With  only one  buyer 
supply of  potatoes for a reasonable num 
in  the United  States  market  since June 
ber of  years.  As a potato starch factory 
1, Muscovadoes  have  advanced  %c  per 
pound.  What will  occur when the other 
which  uses  2,000  bushels  each twenty 
buyers  are  forced  into  competition  for 
four hours  would  cost  about  $10,000. it 
they  will  be soon?  Our  re-
supplie
would be reckless  to make  such  an out-
liners appear to have secured in all about 
40,000 tons to 50,000 tons in Europe, which I lay without  taking  proper precaution to 
is small compared  with what must be se-  j make  sure  of  a  reasonable  supply  of 
cured.  Europe seems to be startled even  raw  stock.  The  manufacturer 
first 
at this amount drawn from them,  and ad­
makes contracts with the  different farm­
vanced prices  again  about  2s,  or Me per 
ers in the  vicinity of  the  proposed  fac­
pound.  The  United States  advance has
been  %c on Muscovadoes and Me on Cen­
tory—say  a radius of  six or seven miles— 
trifugals, for both spot and arrival.  The 
to buy  all  the potatoes  that  grow on the 
advance  in  refined  is equally rapid,  say 
contracted  acres  at  a  certain  price per 
Me  per  pound  for  granulated,  and  in 
hundred pounds  for a certain  number of 
instances  more for  other  grades,  with a 
disposition  to  hold  consumers in  check,
years,  say  for  five  years.  The  manu-
urer then  builds  his factory close  to 
by declining sales of any liberal amounts.  ‘ 
The question of price is fast becoming of 
of  water,  preferably a 
secondary importance to question of sup- I a  copious supply 
! stream  of  water where  he  can  build  a 
plies, of  both  raws and  refined.  A not­
able  feature of  the  week is the  further 
! dam.  to  make  sure of  a supply of  water 
decrease of  11,261  tons in receipts  from 
| at  all  seasons,  as well  as  to  get  an  ele- 
Cuba  and  news  from the  British  West 
1 vation  of  water,  so it will  flow'  into  the 
Indies  that  the  season  is  closing  with 
| factory without  pumping.  The  factory 
15,000 tons  less sugar  for shipment from 
Trinidad  than  last  season,  and  corres­
being  ready  for  business,  the  farmer 
ponding  shortages  from  other  islands.
I brings  his  load  of  potatoes  and  drives 
Thus far there has been no extraordinary 
I onto  the  scales  to  have  them  weighed, 
j  There  is  an  old  saying  that  “There  are 
decrease  in  the  United  States  receipts 
(33,391  tons)  under  last  year;  but  now 
interest does not consist in wliat we have 
tricks  in  all  trades  but  farming,”  but 
received,  but  in  what  we  have  in  hand 
even  here  there  are  tricks  to  defraud 
and  are  to  receive,  and  where  it  is  to 
the  manufacturer,  some of  which  I  will 
come from.  The importers’  stock  is  but 
mention. 
The  most  prevalent  one  is 
24,222  tons  against  150,135  tons,  a  de­
ficiency of  125,918  tons which  last  year 
mixing  dirt  with  the  potatoes,  so  as  to 
existed  in  local  stocks  for  refiners  to 
receive  that  much  more  for  the 
load. 
draw against  as their own  supplies gave 
This  is  practiced more  especially in  the 
out.  The  refiners  have  lost  5,585  tons 
evening  after  dark  and  is  counteracted 
for  the  week,  and  have  now but  28,800 
tons in excess of same time last year.  A 
by  an  assistant  weigher,  who  oversees 
point  which  cannot  be  emphasized  too 
the dumping of  the potatoes and deducts 
much  is  apparent  from  these  figures.
the  estimated  weight  of  dirt.  Another 
The  importers will  have no local  stocks 
scheme is  for the  farmer’s boy to  stand, 
as they had last year to give the refiners, 
when the usual foreign supplies gave out; 
“accidentally on purpose,”  on the  scales 
therefore  the  necessity for  hunting  the 
behind  the  team  and  out  of  sight  as 
world for unusual supplies is many times 
much  as possible  from the  weigher,  and 
multiplied,  for  the refiners’  stocks  must 
so  make  more  weight.  Of  course, the 
be maintained and increased to give them 
any  security at  all  against  an  absolute 
farmer  scolds the  boy after he is  detect­
dearth of  supplies.  They must  not only 
ed.  But the greatest fraud on the manu­
fill the void of last year, but the increased 
facturer  is  the  acknowledged  yield  on 
void of  this year,  caused  by the  125,913 
the acres contracted for.  Should potatoes 
tons  m'nus  of  importers  stock.  Only 
two sources are  open for  this,  the  East 
be a poor  crop and  the  outside  price  be 
Indias and Europe, in both of which they 
only 
higher  than  the  contracted  price 
must  compete  with  European  buyers.
brought to
about  a  third of  the  yield is
Beet sugar has now  reached  25s.  6d.  on |
its  way to 30s.. or say lc per lb.  advance  the factory, and the poorest at that,  while 
still to come.  Total  stock  in the princi-  tbe farmeri  with  a  long  face,  complains
s
 «*. ■.
tons at the same date last year.  A prom-  all  he  raised  on  the  contracted  acres; 
inent planter and Senator  of  the United  consequently,  the  factory  is  run on  less 
States  writes  that the  drought has seri-  ^bail bajf time and the season is a failure; 
ously injured the growing  sugar  crop of 
but  should  potatoes  be  plenty and  the 
Louisiana.
outside  market  be  lower  than the  con­
tract  price,  it  is  astonishing  how many 
more  potatoes will  be raised on  the con­
tracted  acres  than  on  the  others,  and 
such seasons the factory is overloaded.

Rio coffee has declined  lc,  followed by
a decline of 
by the  package  manu­
facturers.  Prunes are  J^c higher.  Layer 
Imported  Valencia  raisins  are  higher. 
Samples of new teas  have arrived.  New 
salmon  has  arrived.  Evaporated apples 
are a little higher and stronger.

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Sugar in  India.

The  production  and  consumption  of 
sugar in India has been greatly increased 
in  the  past  fifteen  years.  A  paper  on 
this subject communicated to the Society 
of  Arts  (London) by Sir Charles Bernard, 
K.  C.  S.  I.,  says  that  the  increase of 
canal  irrigation  in  Northern  India and 
the  abolition  of  internal  customs  dues 
have been among  the chief  causes of the 
increase.  The increased consumption of 
sugar has been coincident  with  the gen­
eral  extension  of  trade  and  a  distinct 
rise  in  the  standard  of  comfort  over a 
great  part of  India.  Sugar  and tobacco 
are said to be  the  only luxuries enjoyed 
by the  great  mass  of  the  population. 
The  area  under  sugar-cane  in  India is 
2,500,000 acres,  with a  yield of  2,500,000 
tons of  unrefined sugar, or one ton to the 
acre.  With  the  exception of  a few fac­
tories manufacturing  large  quantities of 
sugar  with  improved  machinery,  the 
larger  part of  the  Indian  production is 
turned  out  by  the  small  farmers  who 
grow  the  cane.  The  external  trade  of 
India  in  sugar has changed  radically of 
late  years.  From  being  a  considerable 
exporter of  the product, that country has 
changed  into an importer, notwithstand­
ing  the  largely increased  production of 
the  domestic  article.  The consumption 
per head of  the population is close on 26 
pounds,  against a consumption in France 
of  27  pounds,  19  pounds  in  Germany, 
9 pounds  in  Austria,  70  pounds  in  the 
United Kingdom and sixty pounds  in the 
United  States.  With improved methods 
of  sugar  production, it is claimed, India 
not  only should  supply  her  own entire 
population,  but  should  become  a  large 
exporter.  Her  soil,  climate  and  other 
conditions,  it  is  claimed,  “fit  her  for 
the  greatest 
being 
sugar-producing 
country of  the world.”

Granulated Sugar 28 Cents a Pound.
From  th e  D etroit News.
Everybody having  sugar to  buy thinks 
he is paying an  extraordinary high  price 
for it  just now,  but  Edgar & Sons,  sugar 
dealers of this city,  have a copy of  a bill 
of  60 or more barrels  they sold  in June, 
1864,  in  which powdered  sugar  is  rated 
at 30c  per  pound and  granulated  at 28c, 
the  whole bill  amounting  to  something 
over $5,000.

Eaton  Rapids—S. A.  Montgomery  has 
moved  his  general  stock  into  the Jopp 
block, continuing the grocery business at 
the old mill store.

“Our Knocker”  cigars  are in great  de­
mand.  All  grocers  should  carry  them. 
For sale only by M.  H.  Treusch  & Bro.

Upon  receiving  the  potatoes, they are 
shoveled onto a sloping  iron grate which 
allows  the  dirt  to go  through  and  also 
detects  any stones  among  the  potatoes. 
They then pass through a horizontal cyl­
inder  which has  a  shaft revolving in  it, 
which is provided  with arms for stirring 
up the  potatoes  and washing  them,  as a 
stream  of  water  is  constantly  passing 
through  the  cylinder.  A  small  paddle 
on the  end of  the shaft  throws a few  of 
the washed  potatoes  at  each  revolution 
into  a  hopper,  when  they are  rasped to 
a  pulp by a perforated  sheet ir«n  cylin­
der.  The pulp falls onto a slanting seive 
which is  being  shaken  constantly,  while 
a  spray  of  water  is  constantly  falling 
onto  the  pulp and running  through  the 
seive, carrying  with it the  starch  which 
is  dissolved out of  the pulp.  This  runs 
into  large  tanks,  called  settling  tanks, 
about  twenty  feet  square  by  six  feet 
deep,  when 
it  is  allowed  to  settle  for 
about twelve hours.  The pulp falls from 
the  lower end  of  the seive  into a shute, 
whence  it  is  washed  away down stream 
or is taken away for use as a fertilizer or 
as food for  cattle.  The size mesh of  the 
seive  is very  important;  if  too coarse,  it 
allows pulp to mix in with  the starch;  if 
too fine, it does not allow all the  starch to 
pass  through and  so  cause a loss,  as the 
starch  is  thus  washed  away  with  the 
pulp.

The starch having settled in the tanks, 
the  water  is  drawn  off  by  degrees  by 
means  of  holes bored in the side of  the 
tank  at  different  distances  from  the 
bottom.  This  prevents  any current,  to 
disturb the starch,  which is found on the 
bottom about an inch  or  more thick and 
covered with a coating of dirt—the starch, 
being heavier,  settling first.  The starch 
from a number of  these settling tanks is 
shoveled dirt and all  into  a  small  tank 
of  water, called the stirring tank,  which 
has several  horizontal  paddles  working 
to prevent the  starch from  settling  and 
makes a heavy solution of  starch,  which 
is pumped up  stairs into a final  settling 
tank,  where it is settled  and  drawn  off 
as below,  leaving the starch about a foot 
thick on the  bottom  and  covered with 
coating of dirt.  The dirt is then scraped 
off,  leaving  the  beautiful  white  starch 
of  the  appearance  and  consistency of 
cream. 
It is then  shoveled  into  wheel

.. 

closer 

C. W.  Shedd.

VISITING  BUYERS.

lower  shelves  being 

barrows and carried  to  the top shelf  of I It finds a more limited use in the prepar- 
the  drying  closet,  where it is spread in I ation  of  prepared  puddings  and  pud- 
small lumps to dry.  The  drying  closet  ding stock. 
is  tight  and  about  six feet  above  the 
factory floor,  100 feet long,  12 feet wide 
and 15 feet  high. 
It  is  provided  with 
shelves  about  a  foot  apart.  These 
shelves  are  made  of  slats,  the  slats of 
the 
to­
gether.  The  closet  doors  are  on  each 
side opposite each shelf  for working  the 
starch from one shelf  to the other.  The 
starch  is  dried  by a  system  of  steam- 
pipes  under  each  shelf.  Of  course, 
this is only one form  of  drying  closets.
Every  morning  the  starch  is  collected 
from  the  bottom  shelf  and  barreled or 
sacked for shipment.  The starch on No.
2 shelf  is  sifted  through  the slats onto 
No.  1 shelf;  then  starch on  No.  3  shelf 
is sifted onto  No.  2  and so on  until the 
top  shelf  is empty and ready for a fresh 
batch.  The  hotter  the  drying closet, 
the larger  the  sticks  of  starch  will be; 
while  if  the closet is at a low  heat,  the 
starch will be nearly as fine as flour.

S C Sibole. Breedsville 
John Sm ith, Ada 
Gibbs &  Ritchie,
L Maier, F isher Station 
Three Rivers 
E G Pipp, H ow ard City 
J  J  Dykem a, Three Rivers 
J Raym ond. Berlin 
C C  Spear, A llegan
i ,
L M W olf, H udsonville
Struik & Bro, F orest G rove U B Gooding ^Son,G ooding 
S T McLellan,  Denison
[ L Cook  B auer 
G H Spencer, R ockford
I J  Quick, Allendale 
C F Sears,  RocM ord
DenH erder & Tanis 
Vrie sland  McAuley & Co, E dgerton 
Alex Denton, H ow ard  City
I J  K inney, K inney 
1  A M P o tter, M oorland 
B Steele & Co, B atchelor 
W  D H opkinson, P a n s 
John G unstra, Lam ont 
G Ten Hoor,  F orest  Grove W  S W inegar, Lowell 
E Speicher & Co,
G H  W albrink, A llendale 
> C S Com stock, Pierson 
Griswold Bros, Griswold 
J  C Benbow,  C annonsburg 
C arrington & N orth,  T rent H J  Fisher, H am ilton 
C utler  &  Savidge  Lum ber 
W N Hutchinson, G rant 
W oodard & Polland,Ashlnd  Co, L eroy 
Dr S J  Koon, Lisbon
Wm Reiely.Ashland 
Dr P eter Beyer, Sullivan
N O W ard, Stanwood 
A W agner,Eastm anvilla
Geo W Wood, Lake City 
J  F Stulp, M uskegon 
G H R em ington, B angor
Brookings L um ber Co,
J  J  W illiam s, 
A G Goodson,  Pierson 
P  P  Leonard, M uskegon 
Cole & Chapel, Ada 
J  F  C lark, B ig Rapids
Johnson Sc R ogers, Saranac Jo h n  Giles & Co  Lowell

The  Tardy  Grocer.

H aroun Siding 

O akdale P ark

Brookings

Wife—John, I wish  you  would go into 
Coffee & Co.’s  when  you’re  down  town, 
and  see  why they  haven’t  sent  up  the 
groceries I ordered  by  postal  card  two 
days ago. 
It’s shameful  to  neglect  my 
order so.  Just  give  them  a  real  hard 
scolding,  will  you, John ?
John—I shall  go  and  see  Mr.  Coffee 
himself  about it.
(an  hour  later) — Mr.  Coffee, 
an order on this  postal  card  that 
her»
carried in  my pocket  two  days.  I 
I ’ve ca
iv d get the goods up to the house 
W IS H V«
is morning;  will  you,  please ?
earii f   ti

Jo hii

The  product  so  obtained,  which  is 
known in commerce as  “Feculine,”  finds 
a ready market among  the cotton factor­
ies  of  the  Eastern  States,  where  it  is 
used for  sizing. 
It is also used to a con­
siderable extent in laundry  work,  partic­
ularly in shirt,  collar  and cuff  factories.

T h e   T r a d e   o f  M i c h i g a n

HAS  COME  TO  RECOGNIZE  US  AS

(ieadgiJarters  for  Tea

W e   p r o p o se   to 

B R E A K   T H E   R E C O R D  

T h is  Y e a r .

Watch  for  Oilr  Announcement  in  Next  Week’s  Paper.
I. M. CLA RK  & SON.

Peninsular  Foot  Power [M ine fio.  2,

SIX  SUPPLY  TUBES  AND  A 
PAIR NIPPERS FURNISHED WITH 
EACH MACHINE.

Sold only to use the

Peiinsolar Fasteners.

The Equal  of  any  Foot Power 

Machine Made.
Self  Feeding.

Price,  7.50  Each.

In the market

STRONGEST,

NEATEST,

EASIEST  TO  CHANGE

Suitable for  the  Heaviest 

or Lightest Shoes.

Packed  to Ship  by 
Freight.

Express  or

Fasteners,  Per Great Gross, $1.

FOR  SALE  BY

G.  R.  M A Y H E W ,

Boots,  Slioes,  Rubbers,  Findings  and  Shoe  Store  Supplies,

G R A N D   R A P I D S ,  M ICH .

WHOLESALE

Wß Äre Headquarters

:f o r :

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 S pice Com pany
N E L S O N   BR O S.  &  CO.,

Wall  Paper  and  Window  Shades,

G R A N D   R A P T U S ,

M IC H .

25c.

for good stock and hold at $1.75.

PRODUCE  MARKET.
Apricots—California, $2.50 per crate. 
I
Beans—Firmer and higher.  Dealers  pay  $1.50 
Bermuda Onions—$1@$1.25 per crate.
Butter—Fancy creamery is in  fair  demand  at 
16c, extra commanding 15c.  All the markets ap­
pear to be flooded with  dairy,  for  which  there 
are few  takers,  except  among  the cold storage 
men.  Offerings are made on the basis of  10c for 
fair stock, extra and  fancy commanding a little 
higher price.
Cabbages—Southern stock is  more  plenty  and 
lower,  the  ruling  price  being  $1.25  for  small 
crates and $2.50 for large crates.
Cherries—$3.50 per bu. for sour fruit and $3 per 
bu for sweet.
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels. $1.25;  produce barrels 
Cucumbers—45c per doz.
Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dned 
Eggs—A little  firmer  and  in  better  demand. 
Field  Seeds—Clover,  $4.75  per  bu.;  timothy, 
Green  Beans—String,  $i.so@$2 per  bu.  crate; 
Green Onions—10@15c per doz. bunches.
Honey—Easy at 12@14c per lb.  No demand. 
Lettuce—10c per lb.
Onions—Southern, $3 per bbl.
Peas—Green, $1@$1.25 per bu.
Pieplant—lc per  lb.
Pop Corn—2}|c per lb.
Pears—California, $1.75 per  crate.
Potatoes—New  Southern  stock, $3.50  per  bbl. 
Radishes—12c per doz. bunches.
Raspberries—Black, $4 per bu.  Prices will go
Spinach—30c per bu.
Strawberries—The home  crop  is  beginning to 
come in, ruling at $2 per  16-qt. crate on Monday. 
There is no expectation of a glut in  the  market, 
owing to the amount of fruit cut by the frost.

at 3@344c and evaporated at 5@544c per B>.
Jobbers pay 12@.1214c and hold at 1344@14c.
$1.65 per  bu.
wax, $2@3 per  bu. crate.

much lower before the end of the week.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

sm o k e d  m ea ts—Canvassed or Plain.

quotes as follows:
Mess, new.......................................................   12 75
Short cut Morgan............................................  13 00
Extra clear pig, short cut..............................  14 50
Extra clear,  heavy.........................................  14 50
Clear, fat  back...............................................  14 00
Boston clear, short cut..................................   14 50
Clear back, short cut......................................  14 50
Standard clear, short cut, best.............. —   14 50
Hams, average 20 lbs........................................ 10
“ 
16 lbs........................................11
“ 
12 to 14 lbs-............................... ll?i
“ 
“  Vest boneless.........................................10
Shoulders......................................................... U i
boneless........................................  8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless...............................10
Dried Beef, extra..............................................   6
ham prices....................................  8%
Long Clears, heavy...........................................  6%
Briskets,  medium.............................................  024
lig h t..................................................6% 1

picnic....................................................

“ 
“ 

“ 

l a r d—Kettle Rendered.

Tierces..............................................................   8&
Tubs.............................................................  • -•  8%
50 lb.  Tins.........................................................

l a r d—Refined.

Tierces................................................................  6%
30 and 50 lb. Tubs.............................................  7
3 lb. Pails, 20 iD a  case.....................................  1%
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case......................................  7%
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case......................................
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case......................................
501b. Cans........................................................-•*

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

s a u sa g e—Fresh and Smoked.

Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs...........................  6 75
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.............................  7 00
Plate....................................................................... 1 25
Extra Plate...........................................................   < 75
Boneless, rump butts...........................................  8 75
Pork Sausage.....................................................  7
Ham Sausage..................................................... 12
Tongue Sausage................................................  9
Frankfort  Sausage...........................................  8
Blood Sausage...................................................  544
Bologna, straight..............................................  544
Bologna,  thick................................................... 514
Head <  heese......................................................  514

p ig s ’  f e e t .

TRIPE.

In half barrels........................................................ 3 00
In quarter barrels............................................. 1

In half  barrels  ................................................ 3 00
In quarter barrel

FRESH MEATS.

Swift and Company quote as follows:
“ 
“ 

“ 

Beef, carcass.................
hindquarters......
.......
fore 
Hogs................................
Pork loins......................
shoulders..............
Bologna.........................
Sausage, blood  or head.
liver..............
Frankfort........
Mutton  .........................

“ 
“ 

“ 

‘2©  654 
@ 754 
@ 454 
@ 6 
@   8 
@ 654 
@ 5 
@  5 
@  554 
© 8

OYSTERS and  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

FRESH  FISH.

*• 

Whitefish....................................................   @ 654
smoked........................................  @ 
Trout........................................................  @65
Halibut....................................................   @15
Perch,  skinned.......................................... 
_@  5
Frogs’ legs,  per doz.................................   25@1 00

CANDIES,  FRUITS  and  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

“ 
“ 

10V4

STICK.
Standard, 25 lb. boxes.......................................10
 
25 
Twist, 
Cut Loaf,  25 
...................................... 12
MIXED.
Rcval. 25 lb. pails.............................................1054
aOO lb.  bbls.............................................  9?i
Extra, 25 lb.  pails.............................................1154
2001b.  bbls.............................................10 j
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails...........................   1254
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases........................................
Broken, 40 lb. Bask...........................................
200 lb. bbls...........................................

“ 

“ 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

“ 

Lemon Drops.................................................... 13
Sour Drops....................................................... 14
Peppermint Drops............................................ 15
Chocolate Drops............................................... 15
H. M. Chocolate Drops.................................... 18
Gum Drops....................................................... 10
Licorice Drops............................................18@22
A. B. Licorice  Drops........................................14
Lozenges, plain..................................................15
printed.............................................16
Imperials...........................................................15
Mottoes..............................................................15
Cream Bar.........................................................14
Molasses Bar....................................................13
Caramels....................................................16@20
Hand Made  Creams.........................................18
Plain Creams....................................................16
Decorated Creams............................................20
String  Rock......................................................15
Burnt Almonds.................................................22
Wintergreen  Berries.......................................15
fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, In  pails........................ 1254@13
in bbls....................................12

“ 
printed, in palls........................ 13@1354
in bbls................................ 1254
Chocolate Drops, in pails..................................13V£
Gum Drops, in pails.........................................   654
in bbls............................................   5
Moss Drops, in pails........................................ 11
in bbls............................................. 10
Sour Drops, in {>ails........................................ 13
Imperials, in pails.............................................1254
in bbls...............................................H54
Oranges, fancy  California.....................4  50@4  75

FRUITS.

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Arctic, 44 lb. cans, 6  doz...
“  4  “  ...
14 lb. 
}41b.  ■“  2  “  ... :
“  2  “  ... ‘
1 lb. 
“ ...i:
“  1 
51b. 
Absolute, 54 lb. cans, 100s. .1: 
54 lb.  “ 
50s.. 1<
50s.. II
lib . 
“ 
Telfer’s,  54 lb. cans, doz..
“  ••
54 lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
“  ..
Acme,  ?4 lb. cans, 3 doz —

54 lb* 
1 lb. 
bulk.........................

*l  2  “  —  .
“  1  "  .... !

Red Star, 54 lb. cans,

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54 lb.  “
1 lb  “
AXLE GREASE.

1

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ii 

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ii 

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BATH BRICK.

Frazer’s...............................$
Aurora.................................
Diamond.............................
English, 2 doz. in case......
.......
Bristol,  2  “ 
“ 
American. 2 doz. in case...
G:
bluing. 
Arctic Liq,  4-oz.................
54 pt................
“ 
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I P t........... . 
8-oz paper bot
“ 
Pepper  Box  No.  2
ii  4
ii  5
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl...........................
...........................
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet........................
No. 1 
“ 
........................
ParloTGem.........................
Common Whisk.................
Fancy 
..................
M ill.....................................
■Warehouse.........................
Kings 100 lb. cases.............
80 lb. eases..............
Dairy, solid  packed...........
rolls.........................
“ 
Teamery, solid packed —  
rolls...................
“ 
CANDLES.
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............
Star,  40 
..............
“ 
Paraffine.............................
Wicking...................... .
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Hams. 1 lb. Little Neck—
Jlam Chowder, 3 lb...........
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand...
...
Lobsters. 1 lb. picnic..........
..........

BUCKWHEAT.

BUTTERINE

lb.  “ 

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“ 

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red................... 1  60

Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.

2  lb.  “ 
1 lb.  Star.
“ 
2 lb. Star................3 75
“ 
1 lb.  stand..............1 75
“ 
2 lb. 
3 00
“ 
3 lb. In Mustard..  .3 00
“ 
3 lb.  soused........... 3 00
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia..  . .2 00
l lb.  Alaska........... 1  80
“ 
Sardines, domestic  54s........ 
5
“ 
54s........@ 9
“  Mustard 54s.........  @10
imported  54s.......  1354
“ 
“ 
spiced,  54s..........  
10
Trout, 3 lb. brook.............
CANNED GOODS—FrUltS.
Apples, gallons, stand.2  15@2 20
Blackberries,  stand.............  90
Cherries, red standard........  90
pitted......................2 00
Damsons..............................   90
Egg Plums, stand.................1  20
Gooseberries........................ 1  00
Grapes.................................
Green  Gages........................ 1  10
Peaches, all  yellow, stand.. 1
“ 
seconds.................. 1  45
“  P ie...........................100
Pears.......................................... 1 30
Pineapples................. 1  40@2 50
Quinces..................................... 1 00
Raspberries,  extra....................1 35
Strawberries............................. 1 10
Whortleberries.....................
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay........
Beans, Lima,  stand.............  80
‘  Green  Limas—   @1  00
‘ 
Strings..............   @  85
‘  Stringless,  Erie.........   90
‘  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  40
Corn, Archer’s Trophy.........1  00
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  00
“ 
^
“ 
Early Golden. 1  00
“ 
Peas, French............................. 1 68
“  extra marrofat... 
@1 10
“  soaked..........................
“  June,  stand.......................1 35
“ 
“  sifted.........................1 55
“  French, extra fine...  .150
Mushrooms extra fine........ 2  15
Pumpkin. 3 lb. Golden........  85
Succotash,  standard............1  00
Squash...................................... 1 10
Tomatoes,  hed  Coat..  @1  00
v^ood Enough — 100
BenHar................1  00
stand tar___  @1 00
Michigan Full Cream  8%@ 9 
Sap  Sago....................... 16 @17
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet..................  
Premium............................ 
Cocoa.................................  
Breakfast  Cocoa..............  
Broma................................ 
Rubber, 100 lumps...........— 25
35
Spruce...................................30
Bulk......................................  6
Red.......................................   754
Rio, fair........................ 17 @19
“  good.....................1854@20
“  prime...................  @21
“  fancy,  washed...19  @22
“  golden................... 20 @23
Santos........................... 17  @22
Mexican & Guatemala 19  @23
Peaberry...................... 20  @23
Java,  Interior.............. 20  @25
“  Mandheling___ 26  @29
Mocha, genuine........... 25  @27
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 54c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

CHEWING  GUM.
200 

coffee—Green.

CHICORY.

CHEESE.

23
35
38
48
37

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“ 

“ 
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50-lb.  “ 

Messina  200s..........................
220s...........................
300s...........................

Lemons, choice....................................... 4 75@5 00
fancy....................................... 5 25@5 50
Figs, layers, new....................................  
9@1254
Dates, frails, 50 lb...................................  @ 454  T

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“  Bags, 50 lb......................................   @6
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54 frails, 50 lb..............................   @ 554  Jute
Fard, 10-lb.  box...........................  @
...........................  8  @ 
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................   554® 6
Bananas.................................................. 1  25@3 00
Almonds, Tarragona..............................1654@17
Ivaca..................................... 14  @1454
California..............................  @14
Brazil s...................... ..............................   7  @8
Filberts,  Sicily........................................  @1054
Walnuts, Grenoble..................................1144@12
French....................................  @10
Pecans. Texas, H. P ......   ......................   754@12
Cocoanuts, per 100...................—  -........4 25@4 50
Chestnuts................................................

NUTS.

“ 
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“ 

I

PEANUTS.

Peacocks......................................................  @854
Extra.............................................................  @754
Y acht............................................................   @654

dried fruits—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried......   3  @ 354
evaporated__ 5  @ 6
“ 
“  — 14  @15
Apricots, 
5
Blackberries “ 
12
Nectarines  “ 
12
Peaches 
“ 
9
Plums 
“ 
Raspberries  “ 
20
In drum......................   @23
; In boxes......................  @25
DRIED FRUITS—Currants.
Zante, in barrels........  @5

DRIED FRUITS—CitrOD.

 
 
 
 
 

‘ 

dried  fruits—Peel.

dried fruits—Prunes.

in less quantity  @ 554 
Turkey........................  454@ 454
Bosna...........................   554@ 6
Imperial......................  @
dried fruits—Raisins.
Valencias.....................  8  @854
Ondaras........................  9  @95^
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia.......................2 3o@2 40
London Layers,  for’n.  @
Muscatels, California.  @2 00
Lemon......................... 
13
Orange........................  
14
Farina, 100 lb. kegs.............  04
Hominy,  per  bbl................4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box....  60
imported.
@10 
@  3 
Pearl  Barley...........
@1  30 
Peas, green..............
@ 3 
split..................
Sago,  German.........
@ 654 
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’rl.
@  654 
@ 654 
Wheat,  cracked......
Vermicelli,  import..
@10 
@60
domestic.

farinaceous  goods.

f l a v o r in g  e x t r a c t s. 

'

FISH

Jennings’ D. C. Lemon  Vanills 
1  25
2 oz. Panel, doz.  85
2 25
1  40
4 oz.
3 25 
2 25 
6 oz. 
“ 
1  60
1  00 
No.  3,  “
4  00 ! 
2 75 
No.  8,  “ 
4  50 
No.10,  “
6  00  ! 
2 50 ! 
No.  4, Taper.  1 
1  60 
4 25 
7  50
4 pt,  Round, '
15 00 :
8  50
-SALT.
Cod, whole.................
boneless..............
H alibut......................
Herring,  round, 54 bbl
gibbed..........
“ 
“  Holland,  bbls
“  Holland, kegs
“ 
Scaled.........

@ 454 
7@ 754 
10@1154 
2 50
10  00 
@  70! 
24
11  00
12 lb k it..1  45 1 
..135
Trout,  54  bbls.............  @4 50
*'  10  lb.  kits.................   78
White,  No. 1, 54 bbls............6 00 I
12 lb. kits.......1  15
10 lb. kits......   90
Family,  54  bbls........ 2 50
kits..............   55

Mack,  sb’s, No. 1, 54  bbl
“ 

“  10 

“ 
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“ 

GUN  POWDER.

LICORICE.

LAMP WICKS.

K egs..........................................5 25
Half  kegs..................................2 88
30
No. 0..................................... 
40
No. 1..................................... 
No. 2..................................... 
50
Pure......................................   30
Calabria................................  25
Sicily.....................................  18
Black  Strap......................  
16
Cuba Baking.....................22@25
Porto  Rico........................ 24@35
New Orleans, good........... 25©30
choice........ 33@38
fancy..........45@48

MOLASSES.

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

“ 
“ 

Muscatine, Barrels..................5 50

OATMEAL.
Half barrels.......2 87
Cases.........2 15@2 25

“ 

@5 50

ROLLED OATS
Muscatine, Barrels—  

OIL.

“ 
“ 

PICKLES.

Half bbls..  @2 87
Cases.........2 15@2 25
Michigan  Test....................   9
Water White........................ 10%
Medium..................................... 4 00
“ 
54 b b l..........................2 50
Small,  bbl................. 
5 00
.3 50
“  54  bbl.............
PIPES.
...1  60 
Clay, No.  216...........
...  75 
“  T. D. full count.........
...  40
Cob, No.  3...........................
Carolina head.....................
----6 Vi• 5*Sí
“  No. 1.....................
“  No. 2......   ...... 5541
“  No. 3.........................5

RICE.

“ 

“ 
“ 

SALT

SALERATU9.

Jap an .....................................554
DeLand’s,  pure.....................5
Church’s, Cap  Sheaf............. 5
Dwight’s ................................ 5
Taylor’s.................................. 5
Common Fine per bbl.........   88
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks.......  24
2 05 I Wool 
28 pocket......................
2 15 I
60 
......................
.............................. 2 40
100 
75
Asbton bu. b ag s........
Higgins  “ 
........
“ 
Warsaw “ 
........
“ 
........
54 bu  “ 
SAL  SODA.
Kegs............................
Granulated,  boxes —
SAPoLIO.
2 35 
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box 
2 35
Hand, 
“
SEEDS.
Mixed bird..................
■  414 
Caraway......................
.10
Canary.................................   4
Hemp.....................................  4
Anise.....................................  854
R ape.....................................  454
Mustard................................  754
Scotch, in  bladders.............37
Maceaboy, in jars................35
French Rappee, in Ja rs...... 43

20
1%

SNUFF.

3  “ 

Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

SOAP.

“ 

Corn,  barrels.....................  @23
one-half  barrels__   @25
Pure  Sugar, bbl................ 28@36
half barrel__30@38
“ 
XXX
954
954
954
9
9

s w e e t  g oo ds.
'  Ginger Snaps..............9
1  Sugar  Creams............ 9
j Frosted  Creams..........
i  Graham  Crackers......
Oatmeal  Crackers......
Boxes.............................
Kegs, English................

SODA.

2

■554 
• 434

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

SUN CURED.

F a ir..............................14  @16
Good............................ 18  @22
Choice...........................24  @29
@34
Choicest.......................30
F a ir.............................14
@15
Good............................16
@20
Choice..........................24
Choicest.......................30
@33
BASKET  FIRED.
F a ir.............................  @20
Choice.........................   @25
Choicest......................   @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40

GUNPOWDER.

IMPERIAL.

I  Common to fair........... 25  @35
1  Extra fine to finest___50  @65
Choicest fancy.............75  @85
Common to  fair...........20  @35
Superior to fine.............40  @50
Common to  fair...........18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40
Common to  fair...........25  @30
Superior to  fine...........30  @50
Fine to choicest...........55  @65

YOUNG HYSON.

OOLONG.

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

F a ir..............................25  @30
Choice...........................30  @35
Best..............................55  @65
Tea Dust.....................   8  @10

tobaccos—Plug.

S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands.
Nimrod, 4x12 and  2x12............39
Reception, 2 2-5x12,16 oz.........39
Vivco, 1x6, 414 to  B>................ 32
Big 5 Center, 3x12,  12 oz........36
Wheel, 5 to  fi>..........................39
Trinket, 3x9,  9 oz....................25

J. G. Butler & Co.’s Brands.

Corner Stone........................... 35
Double  Pedro..........................37
Peach  Pie................................ 37
Wedding  Cake, blk................ 37
Something  Good.....................39
‘Tobacco"...............................37

tobaccos—j. ine Cut.

D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

Hiawatha...................  
Sweet  Cuba................ 

tobaccos—Smoking. 

Catlin’s  Brands.

62
37

Meerchaum, 14s.......................31
Kiln Dried, 16 oz..................... 19

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TRADESMAN  CREDIT COUPONS.

$ 2, per hundred................  2 50
$ 5,  “ 
................  3 00
$10,  “ 
................  4 00
................5 00
$20,  “ 
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over................5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
30 gr.................................
40 gr.................................
50 gr.................................

 
10 
........... .20 
VINEGAR.

•  614 
■  814 
.1014

“
“

$1 for barrel.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Cocoa Shells,  bulk........
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails...........
Sage.................................
PAPER,  WOODEJiWABE,

15

PAPER.

Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol­

lows:
Straw ..................................... 1%
“  Light  Weight...............2
Sugar.....................................2
Rag  Sugar.............................214
Hardware...............................214
Bakers....................................214
Dry  Goods............................. 5
Jute  Manilla..........................8
Red  Express  No. 1............. 5
No. 2...............4

TWINES.

“ 

48 Cotton..  .........................   22
Cotton, No. 2........................ 20
“  3........................ 18
Sea  Island, assorted......... 40
No. 5 Hemp..........................16
No. 8 B..................................17

WOODENWARE.

 

 

Tubs, No. 1.........................   7  25
“  No. 2.........................   6  25
“  No. 3..........................  5  25
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
1  60
“  No. 1,  three-hoop....  1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
60
Bowls, 11 inch....................  1  00
 
13 ‘ 
1  25
“ 
15  " 
2  00
.......  
....................   2  75
17  “ 
“ 
assorted, 17s and  17s  2 50 
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
“ 
40
“  bushel....................  1  6©
90
“ 
5 50
“ willow cl’tbs, No.l 
“  No.2  6 00
“ 
“  No.3  7 00
“ 
“  No.l  3 50
“ 
“ 
“  No.2  4 25
“ 
“  No.3  5 00
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFPS

“ with covers  1 
“ 
“ 
“ 
‘, 

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

splint 

WHEAT.

“ 
“ 

MEAL.

FLOUR.

MILL8TUFFS.

W hite................................ 
82
Red..................................... 
80
Straight, in sacks.............   4  50
“  barrels............  4  70
Patent 
“  sacks..............  5  56
“  barrels............  5  TO
Bolted................................  2 20
Granulated........................  2  45
Bran...................................  11  00
Ships..................................  12  00
Screenings........................  12 00
Middlings.........................   13  00
Mixed Feed......................   14  50
Coarse meal......................   14  50
Small  lots........................  37
Car 
“  .........................   36
I  Small  lots........................  30
' Car 
“  .........................   2844
No. 1..................................35@40
No. 1...................................  1  25
No.2..................................  1  10
No. 1..........................  
12 00
No. 2..................................  10  50
HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­

BARLEY.

CORN.

OATS.

HAY.

RYE.

 

HIDES.

lows:
Green.........................   4  @  4yi
Part  Cured..................  4  @ 444
Full 
.................   444®  5J£
Dry..............................  5  @6
Dry  K ip s................... 5  @ 6
Calfskins,  green........  3  @ 4
cured........444@ 544.
Deacon skins.............. 10  @20

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“ 

% off for No. 2.

PELTS.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Shearlings...................10  @30
Estimated wool, per 9> 20  @25
Tallow........................  3^4®  4
Grease  butter  ........... 3  @5
Switches.....................  2  @ 244
Ginseng...................... 2 00@2  10
Washed............................ 25® 28
Unwashed........................12@22

WOOL.

spices—Whole.

coffees—Package.

Queen  Anne........................3 85
German  Family.................. 2 40
Mottled  German................. 3 30
Old German.........................2  70
U. S. Big  Bargain................1  87
Frost, Floater......................3 75
Cocoa  C astile.....................2 88
Cocoa Castile, Fancy.......... 3 36
Allspice................................10
Cassia, China in mats......... 754
“  Batavia in bund— 11
Saigon in rolls.........40
“ 
Cloves, Amboyna..................30
“  Zanzibar...................23
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy................... 80
“  No.  1.......................75
“  No.  2.......................70
Pepper, Singapore, black — 18
“ 
white.......26
shot......................... 20
“ 
spices—Ground- -In Bulk.
Allspice...............................15
Cassia,  Batavia......   ..........20
and  Saigon.25-
“ 
Saigon.................... 42
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna............... 35
“ 
Zanzibar................. 26
Ginger, African...................1254
Valley City.........................  
75
"  Cochin.....................15
Felix...................................   1  10
Jam aica..................18
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................90
Cotton,  40 ft......... per doz.  1  25
Mustard,  English............... 22
1  50 
“ 
and Trie..25
1  60
“  Trieste.....................27
- 9y j Nutmegs, No. 2 .................. 80
2 25 ! Pei.uer, Singapore, black__21
" 
1  (l,j 
“  white...... 30
“  Cayenne..................25
1  15 ! 

100 lbs
Lion.......................................23%
“  in cabinets....................2454
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX— 23%
Acme.....................................235»
Thompson’6  Honey Bee— 26
Tiger................24
Nox All............25
O  B..................24

CLOTHES  LINES.
50 ft. 
60 ft. 
70 ft. 
soft 
60 ft. 
72 ft
CONDENSED MILK.

“ 
“ 
“ 
COFFEE EXTRACT.

“ 

“ 

“ 

 

 

CRACKERS.
“ 

Eagle..................................   7  60
Auglo-Swiss.......................   6 00
Kenosha  Butter.................   8
Seymour 
6
Butter...................................   6
family.........................   6
biscuit........................  7
Boston...................................  8
City Soda..............................  8
S o d a .....................................................   614
S. Oyster..............................   6
City Oyster, XXX.................   6
Picnic 
.............................  6
Strictly  pure......................  
Grocers’.............................. 

CREAM TARTAR.

38
34

Mystic-

STARCH.
1 lb.  pkgs----
b a r r e ls .............
SUGARS.
Cut  Loaf....................
Cubes........................
Powdered.................
Granulated.H. &E.’s. 
Franklin.
Lakeside.
Knight’s..
Confectionery  A......
Standard A................
No. 1, White Extra C.
No. 2 Extra  C...........
No. 3C, golden.........
No. 4 C, dark.............
No. 5  C......................

“ 
“ 
“ 

@10 
@ 9% 
@10 
@9.44 
@9.44 
@9.44 
@9.44 
@9.18 
@8.81 
@  8% 
@  8% 
© 8% 
© 7% 
@  714

Polishina!  o i l s !

S n o w  Drop.

A Fine Water White Oil, High Gravity and Fire 
Test, and recommended to those wishing a High 
Grade Burning  Oil.

Red  Cross.
Water  White—A splendid  oil.

(SPECIAL.)

Gasoline.
ranted to Give Satisfaction.

Napthai

Our XXXX Red Cross brand is unexcelled.  War­

Sweet and Free from Oily  Matter, and has met 
the  approval of many of the  largest  consumers.
Red Cross Paint Oil
Is full of merit and needs but a trial to convince 
all of its great value.  For mixing with Linseed 
it is without  a  peer,  as  it  greatly  reduces  the 
cost of same ana without injuring its quality.
Mineral T u r p s .

Its peculiar composition is such  that  it can be 
used  with  turpentine in fair proportion, the lat­
ter  retaining  full  possession,  and  with  perfect 
results.

Constantly  in  stock, all at our Cleveland prices, 

Lubricating Oils
Grand  Rapids  Tank Line  Co„

thus saving you time and freight.

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very best selling articles handled.

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Colar  Works,

MAD! ONLY 3Y
A C M E

D r u g s  0  Medicines,

Stale  Board  of  Pharmacy.

One Y ear—O ttm ar Eberbach, A nn Arbor.
Two Y ears—Geo. McDonald, K alam azoo.
Three Y ears—Stanley E. P a r kill, Owosso.
F o u r  Y ears—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Five Y ears—Jam es V em or, Detroit.
P resident—Geo. McDonald 
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. V em or. 
Next  M eeting—At  S ta r 
Tuesday and W ednesday, J uly 2 and 3. 

sland  House,  n ear  D etroit, 
_______ ____

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Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n.

P resident—Geo. Gundrum , Ionia.
F irst V ice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles.
T hird Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—W m Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Com m ittee—A. H. Lym an,  M anistee;  A.. Bas 
sett,  D etroit; F. J.  W urzburg,  G rand R apids;  W.  A. 
H all, Greenville;  E. T.  Webb, Jackson.

Local S ecretary—A. Bassett, D etroit.

Grand  Rapid*  Pharmaceutical Society. 
P resident. J. W. Hayw ard.  Secretary, F ran k  H. Escott.
Grand Rapids  Drug Clerks’ Association. 

President, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, A lbert B rower
Detroit  Pharmaceutical Society 

P resident. J. W. Caldwell.  Secretary, B. W. P atterson.

Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association. 

P resident, C. S. Koon;  Secretary, J. W. H oyt.

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Gems  from  Examination  Papers.
From a set of  replies  to  the  questions 
of  the Alabama  Board  of  Pharmacy,  in 
a  recent  examination  of  candidates for 
license to practice pharmacy,  the Nation­
al Druggist culls the following gems:
Copabia is a ballsam obtained from the 
copabia  tree it is principaly used  in dis- 
eaze  of  the  rectum is a very unpleasant 
& gumy. 
.
Glycerine  is  a  fatty  matter  obtained 
from  the  fat of  calves  by boiling  them 
down to a certain point and dealuted and 
then purefied by alcoholic evaporation.
Theobroma  is  obtained  the theobroma 
plant it is  principaly used in oiling plas­
ters as that of  olive oil is a fixed oil  and 
will not come off.
Colocjnthum, the  root is the part used 
and in saffron the bark is used.
Morphine is  obtained  from the  poppy 
should  not obtain  less than 50 per  cent, 
nor more  than 75.
The United States unit of  weight is  % 
of  a dram—this of  course  can be mixed 
with  other  powders  and  divided  into 
much smaler quantities.
Thermometer is used to test heat there 
is a tube about 4 inches  long on one  end 
there  is  a  glass  bulb in which  there  is 
mercury there  are two  kinds  thermome­
ters and Berometers.
A  pharmacopoeia  or  a  pharmacist  is 
one who  compounds  and prepares  medi­
cines.
ob-
tained from lead and arsenic.

Mercury is  a  heavy drug  or metal 
Tannin salicylic is liquid glass.

Grand  Rapids  Drug  Clerks’  Associa­

tion.

G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  June 13.

The  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the 
Grand  Rapids  Drug Clerks’  Association, 
was held at T h e   T r a d e s m a n   office Tues­
day  evening, June 11,  with  a  large  at­
tendance.

The  regular  order  of  business  was 

carried out.

The Executive Board  was  given  more 

time to secure permanent quarters.

W.  C.  Smith  read a  paper  on  the  ad­

vantages of  a D.  C.  A.

It was decided to establish a Bureau of 
Information,  and  request all drug  clerks 
seeking  situations  and  employers desir­
ing assistants to make their wants known 
through  this  Bureau,  by addressing  the 
Secretary of  the Association,  the depart- 
menl to be free of  charge.

At our next  regular  meeting all mem 
bers  are  requested  to  take  part,  each 
choosing his subject.

After  discussing  other  points of  les 

interest,  the meeting  adjourned.

A.  B r o w e r ,  Sec’y.

A Castor Oil Trust.

The castor  oil  manufacturers are  tak 
ing  the  necessary  steps  to  organize  £ 
trust combination with a capital stock of 
$250,000 to $500,000.  The castor oil trust 
will  be  an  immensely  profitable  one, 
The  price  of  the  seed  has  been  about 
$1.50 a bushel for years,  while  the  price 
of the oil  has been  over 15 cents,  and  as 
high  as 16  cents,  and  not  lower than 1 
cents a pound.  On  the  basis of  15 cents 
the  crushers  have a profit  of  4  cents 
pound  with a yield  of  sixteen pounds to 
a  bushel of  seed.  There  are but  seven 
regular  mills in the country,  the Collier 
St.  Louis;  Brown & Kansas, of St.  Louis 
the  Belleville Oil  Co.,  of  Belleville, 111. 
and  the  Baker and  Burke companies,  of 
New  York.  The  actual  valuation  of 
these plants is about $75,000.
Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association 

Muskegon,  June 13.

The M. D. C. A. met  in  regular  session 
June  11,  with a large attendance.
A well-prepared  paper  on  “Galenical 
Pharmacy”  was  read  by  Geo.  Le Fevre 
which threw considerable light upon that 
subject  to  some  of  the  members  not 
posted in that direction.
“Pete”  Van  Deinse  delivered  a  very 
neat  address  on  the  general  principles 
pharmacists have to deal with.
A social meeting  followed, many que: 
tions  of  interest  to  drug  clerks  being 
J.  W.  Hoyt, Sec’y.
discussed. 

The Drug  Market.

Opium  is  very  firm  and  is advancing 
in price.  Morphia is as  yet  unchanged 
German quinine  is  lower.  Cream tartar 
and tartaric acid have declined.  Balsam 
nr  is  lower.  Cubeb  berries are  higher. 
Oils  cassia  and  cubeb  have  advanced. 
Oil pennyroyal is tending higher.  Quick­
silver  has  advanced.  Corrosive  subli­
mate, calomel,  red  precipitate  and white 
precipitate  are all  higher,  on  account of 
the advance in mercury.

Early Trouble.

Flossie  is  six  years  old.  “Mamma,” 
she  asked,  one  day,  “if  1  get married, 
will I have to have a husband  like  pa?”
“Yes,”  replied  the  mother,  with  an 
amused smile.
“And  if  I  don’t  get  married,  will  I 
have to be an old maid like Aunt Kate ?” 
“Yes.”
“Mamma” — after  a  pause — “it’s  a 

tough world for us women,  ain’t it ?”

No  More  “Boston”  Opium.

The National Lead Trust.

inelegant  designation 

From  the Oil, P ain t and Drug R eporter.
From  th e Oil, P aint and D rug R eporter.
The  National  Lead  Trust  has  made 
Out  of  deference to the strong protest 
two  very important  acquisitions  in  the 
entered  at the last  meeting  of  the  Na­
Collier  and  Southern  white  lead  com­
tional  Wholesale Druggists’ Association, 
panies,  of  St.  Louis,  the final details of 
by Boston  drug  importers  and  dealers, 
the transfer  of  which to the Trust have 
against the use of  the name of  their city 
been  completed.  Negotations  are  now
as a distinctive title for  a  certain  grade
of  opium,  the  objectionable  name  has  pending for the pu-chase of the Eckstein 
been almost entirely dropped by the trade I Company of  Cincinnati and the  Atlantic 
at New York and elsewhere,  and a some-  of  New York,  and  when  these are com- 
what 
imported  pleted the Trust will practically have the 
“Pudding | control of  the  white  lead  trade  of  the 
from  England  substituted. 
opium”  would possibly be a good enough | country,  the few  remaining outside  con- 
cerns being  comparatively unimportant. 
name in the absence of  something better
The transfer of  the Ecksteiu interests is 
and  more  distinctive,  but it is not alto­
substantially effected the Company being 
gether  popular,  and there has been more 
under contract to sell to the Trust.  The 
or less backsliding  into  the  use  of  the 
other  negotations have not  progressed so 
old familiar term.
far.  but there  is  a  possibility that  the 
In  order  that  any excuse for the fur­
result  will be the same  as in the case of 
ther prostitution of  the honored name of 
the other companies.
Boston might be invalidated,  the dealers 
When  the  pending  negotiations  are 
of  that  city  appositely  offer  the  title 
completed  the  board  of  officers  of  the 
tandardized”  as a substitute  for those 
Trust is to be re-organized,  with  W.  P. 
now in common use in American markets. 
Thompson,  of  Cleveland,  as  president. 
The  suggestion  is  eminently  practical, 
What other  changes in the board will be 
the title suggested  having  the  merit  of 
made  cannot  yet  be stated.  The Trust 
being  more  descriptive  of  the  actual 
is to  be  congratulated  on  the  prospect 
character of the grade of opium to which 
of  having  its  affairs  administered by a 
to be applied,  than  either  of  those 
gentleman  of  such  marked  executive 
now  used.  Considering  the  nature  of 
ability,  excellent  business  methods and 
the  article  the  application to it  of  the 
high standing.  His  connection  with  it 
name  “Boston,”  conveys  to  the  mind 
presupposses  its  complete success,  and 
nothing but the  idea  of  a  slur  upon  a 
gives assurance that it will be conducted 
class  of  merchants  who are,  as  we be­
on a safe and progressive basis.
lieve has  been fully shown,  in  no  wise 
responsible for  the  general introduction 
of  an article  which  justly or not is con- 
idered inferior and adulterated.  “Pud­
ding” refers only to the  general  appear­
ance of  the drug,  while  “standardized” 
uggest  what is the fact,  that  the  drug 
has  been  treated,  manipulated,  sophis­
ticated,  or  whatever 
the  trade  may 
prefer to call it, to bring  it  down to the 
tandard of  morphia  strength demanded 
by the United States  Pharmacopoeia and 
the customs laws of the country.
Since  many  buyers  show  a  decided 
preference for this grade  of  opium,  and 
are  not  misled as to its  nature,  hut  in 
reality obtain the  worth of  their money, 
must  be  kept  in  stock  by wholesale 
druggists  until in the course  of  time its 
inferiority to the natural  drug  is gener­
ally  recognized.  The  necessity  of  a 
uitable  and  distinctive  name for  it  is 
therefore  apparent.  That  is  supplied 
by the concise title  “standardized.”  In 
future  no  other  designation  should  be 
ed by the trade in this country, unless, 
which is doubtful, something even better 
can be found,  and it is to be  hoped  that 
dealers everywhere  will at once  adopt it 
in place of  the expressionless terms they 
now employ.

From  th e Boston Courier.
It is well known  that  fishermen, after 
getting  a  good  catch  of  codfish  at  the 
Georges, make  haste to get to Boston,  as 
the earliest arrivals get  the  best  prices. 
A worthy captain  who  sails  out of  Bos­
ton,  having  been  fortunate  enough  to 
secure  an  unusually  large  quantity  of 
fish,  crowded on all  sail  and  started for 
home.  A  severe  storm  arose,  during 
which three men were  washed overboard 
and  lost.  One  of  these  was a native of 
Portugal.  The loss was a severe blow to 
the captain, who had been congratulating 
himself  upon  receiving  the  commenda­
tions of  the owners of  the  vessel for the 
very large  catch  he  had  secured.  The 
news of  the loss of  the men preceded the 
vessel’s  arrival,  and  the  owners  were 
aware of  it and looked  down  with  very 
grave  faces  upon  the  captain  as  he 
sheered alongside of  the wharf.
“We’ve  got  the  biggest  catch  that’s 
come  to  this  wharf,  you  bet,”  said the 
captain.
“What - good is that,”  said  one  of  the 
owners,  “when  you’ve  lost three men ?”
“Who says that ?”  asked  the  captain.
“Why,  the  tugboat  brought  in  the 
“That we’d lost three men ?”
“Yes.”
“Well,  it ain’t so bad as all that.  Only 

The  Plans  to  Maintain Prices.
We notice in  your  issue  of  June 

Not  So  Bad  as All  That.

news.”

Correspondence OU, P a in t and D rug R eporter.
a a
communication  from  H.  H.  'Warner  & 
Co., in regard to their  plan for the main­
tenance of  prices. 
In  addition  to  our 
previous  correspondence,  we  have only 
to emphasize the  necessity of  amending 
and extending this plan.  Warner & Co. 
aim only to  prevent  the  advertising  in 
newspapers,  which is,  of  course,  desir­
able:  but  the  principal  advertising  is 
now  done  by  circulars  and  price  lists 
tributed to consumers.  We mail  you 
a price list from  a  prominent  cutter  :u 
this town,  of  which some 100,000 copies 
have  been  recently  distributed  to  con- 
umers for a radius of  a  hundred  miles 
from  Philadelphia.  We  would be glad 
to have you make an examination of  this 
ist and inform us  how  it is possible for 
retailers  to  meet  competition of 
this
sort.  We mention  a few  of  the prices
quoted:
Horsford’s acid phosphates,  per bottle........ $  34
Ayer’s ague cure............................................  
65
Alcock’s plasters, per doz.............................   1  12
64
Jayne’s alterative........................................... 
60
Jayne’s expectorant....................................... 
84
Warner’s kidney cure.................................... 
Warner’s diabetes  cure.................................  
84
Warner’s rheumatic  cure.............................. 
84
Cuticura  soap................................................. 
14
And so on,  ad iiifinitum.  A little con­
sideration will show you the great injury 
done to  the  proprietors  by this  concen­
tration of  trade.  As  you  see,  the price 
list  that  we  mail  you,  numbering  73 
pages,  is filled  with  the  advertisements 
of  the cutter’s  goods,  prepared for kiui 
we  presume—as is  usually the case—by 
dealers in non-secret preparations, whose 
efforts  are  chiefly concentrated  on  pro­
ducing the largest bottles,  with the most 
gorgeous labels, without much considera- 
ation for the quality.  The prices quoted 
herein,  however,  are not confined to pro­
prietary  goods,  but  include  also  drugs 
usually bought by consumers:
Syrup of ipecac, per oz....................................   5c
Syrup of  ipecac, per pint................................. 50c
Syrup of squills, per oz...................................  5c
Syrup of squills, per pint................................. 50c
And so on  through the  list.  We  are 
persuaded that to  merely stop the adver­
tising in the newspapers  will not accom­
plish the desired  purpose.

Yours respectfully,
F r en c h,  Ric h a r d s  &  Co.

Danger in Ice-Water.

Dr.  Hammond  protests  against  the 
American habit of gulping  down a  great 
quantity of  ice-water.  He  says  that  it 
induces  catarrh  of  the  stomach, which 
underlies  a  dozen  other  troubles  and, 
very  possibly,  cancer  of  the  stomach. 
Ice,  used  in  small quantities,  is a valu­
able  remedy,  but  any  one  had  better 
swallow coals of fire  than  ice-water.  It 
blisters  and  destroys  the  membrane. 
Dyspepsia is a sure  consequence,  and  it 
does not even insure  temporary comfort. 
What, then,  can we do?  Swallow instead 
an occasional crumb of  ice.  Reasonably 
cold, but not  ice-cold  lemonade is a con­
venient  and  wholesome  drink.  Better 
yet is the old-fashioned farmer’s drink of 
one-half milk  and one-half water.  This 
is refreshing and cooling when  far  from 
ice-cold.
A  Young  Housekeeper’s  Perplexity.
Ex-Schoolma’m  (just  married)—Tom, 
I got  fifty  cents’  worth  of  milk tickets 
to-day,  but they are all quarts.  What in 
the world am I to  do when I want only a 
pint?
Young husband  (thoughtfully)—Why, 
I don’t know,  Sue,  unless  you  tear  one 
in two.
Wife  (rapturously)—That’s so!  I  won­
der I didn’t think of it!
The next morning,  with  due  explana­
tions,  the divided  ticket was passed over 
in return for the necessary pint of lacteal 
fluid.  Not a twitching  musele  betrayed 
the vendor’s emotion, but, a block farther 
on,  his  appearance  was  suggestive  of 
cramps in the stomach.

two men and a Portugee.”

A void  W ran g lin g .

Never engage in an  angry dispute.  If 
a man  cannot  argue  with  you  without 
becoming  excited  and  angry,  the  best 
course to pursue is to be silent.  A quiet 
dignity  of  manner  is a much  more  for­
midable  weapon  than  words;  and,  as is 
often the  case,  your  opponent  will  see 
the unequal ground he stands  upon,  and 
how  little  avails  having a combat  with 
himself,  and  soon  will  be  glad  to hide 
out of  sight of  his  fellow-man,  or  come 
to amicable terms.  We  have  known an 
angry man to denounce  another  in  lan­
guage not  “full of  the peaceful  fruits of 
righteousness,”  but  in  bitter,  goading 
epithets  that  ill  become a human being 
that is destined for a higher  and a better 
home.  We  have  also  seen  the  enemy 
knowing his position, silent and calm,  as 
if  some good spirit had come and taken a 
lodgment  within  his  heart,  and  made 
him feel that he was still a man, and had 
no desire to place himself on a level with 
a man  who  would  cope  with  the brute 
creation;  and  well he remembers  that it 
always  takes  two  to quarrel.  “He that 
ruleth  his  spirit  is  better  than he who 
taketh a city.”
The  Same  Trick the  Bootblack Played 

on  Noab.

Two  youngsters  who  found  the  bu 

iness of  selling papers and shining shoes 
a trifle  dull  the  other  night,  agreed to 
polish each other’s shoes.  But  each was 
evidently distrustful of  the  other’s  hon 
esty.  Neither  wanted  to  begin  the 
shining  operation.  At  last  it  was set­
tled  by  the  flip  of  a  penny  that  Joe 
should commence on Billy’s shoes.  When 
Joe had made  Billy’s right shoe look like 
unto a looking-glass, he  threw  down the 
brushes and said :  “I ain’t goin’ ter shine 
the  other  shoe till  you’ve shined one er 
mine. 
I’m  onto  yer  game,  Billy.” 
Billy’s protests were in vain.  He had to 
shine  Joe’s  right  shoe  before the latter 
would polish Billy’s left.

A  Strong  Breath.

A man near  Beaver  Falls,  Penn.,  can 
cure  rheumatism  by  gently blowing  on 
the patient’s face.  There are some men 
whose breath would drive away anything 
not absolutely immovable,  and  probably 
this man has that kind of a breath.  But 
one  would  think  the  patients  would 
prefer the rheumatism  to  that  mode  of 
cure.

Every  druggist  should  handle  “ Our 
Knocker”  cigars.  Sold  only  by  Morris 
H.  Treusch &  Co.

Summer  T ours.

CHICAGO

P alace  S t e a m e r s . 

Low  R a t e s.
Daring July and August Leave 
Chicago, 9 A. M., 6.30 P. M 
St. Joseph, 2 P. M., 11 P. M 
St.  Joseph- 
Daring Balance Season Leave 
Chicago,  9 A.  M.
Benton  Harbor
St.  Joseph,  11  P.  M.
Mammoth  Steamer  City  of  Detroit.

AND

Four Tripe per W eek Between

DETROIT,  MACKINAC  ISLAND

RST08K X Y  e n d   8AT7LT  STB.  Iff ARTS. 

Beery  Day  Between

DETROIT  AND  CLEVELAND
OUR  ILLUSTRATED  P A M PH LETS
Bate* and Xxeurslon Tloketa will be furnished 
a   D.  WHITCOMB, Cen'l Aglekt,  Chicaoo, Hj_ 
Detroit  and  Olovoland  Staam Ha*. CO*

by yoar Ticket Agent, a t addrew

John Ward,  Preacher.

Houghton,  Mifflin & Co.  bring out Mrs. 
Deland’s famous story as the initial num­
ber of  the Riverside Paper Series,  which 
will -  consist  of  standard  and  popular 
novels  to  be  issued  semi-monthly 
in 
tasteful paper  covers at fifty cents each. 
“John  Ward,  Preacher”  is  one  of  the 
most  notable  novels  recently published 
in America,  and has caused more discus­
sion than any other novel except “Robert 
Elsmere”  which  has  been  given to the 
English-speaking  world for many  years. 
Thirty-seven thousand  copies  have been 
printed in this  country,  and  perhaps  as 
many  more  in  Great  Britian. 
In  its 
cheap form this  “interesting and remark­
able story,”  as Archdeacon Farrar styled 
it,  will doubtless  reach a new  multitude 
of readers.  Aldrich’s “Queen of Sheba.” 
Craddock’s  “Where 
the  Battle  was 
Fought,”  and  other  attractive  novels 
will follow.

B E   S U R E

TO  INCLUDE

Sweet  Cream  Soap

In  your  next  order.

HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO., 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

This Is  the  Time  to  Paint.

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 us  for  prices 

and sample cards.

HMEkTINE  i  PERKINS  DRUG  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

GX2TSE 2TG  H O O T.

W e pay th e h ighest price fo r it.  Address

D T iriV   DTD no  Wholesale  Druggists, 
rilO -fiL   i J i l U o . )   GRAND  RAPIDS.

Wholesale Price  Current.

Advanced—Gum Opium, Oil Cassia,  Quicksilver,  Corrosive  Sublimate,  Calomel, Bed Precipitate, 
White Precipitate.  Declined—German Quinine, Pure Cream Tartar. Tartaric Acid, Balsam Fir.

ACIDUM.

8® 10
Aceticum...................... 
Benzoicum, German..  80@1 00
Boracic 
.................... 
30
Carbolicum.................  40®
Citricum......................   50® 55
Hydroehlor..................  3®  5
Nitrocum  ....................  J"® J*
Oxalicum....................  13® 14
Phosphorium dil.......  
20
Salicylicum...............1 40©1 80
Sulphuricum................   1M@ »
Tannicum..................1 40®1 60
Tartaricum..................  4U®

a m m o n ia.

Aqua, 16  deg................  3®  5
18  deg................  4@  6
“ 
Carbonas  ....................  JJ© 13
Chloridum...................   12® 14

a n il in e .

Black...........................2 “ j©2 25
B™wn.................. :::  « ÿ »
Yellow  .’ 
..........2  50@3 00

.1  85®2 00 
8@   10 
. 
.  25®  30

BACCAE.
Cubeae (po. 1  60----
Juniperus..................
Xanthoxylum...........
b a l sa m u m . 
Copaiba.....................
Terabin, Canada  ......   45®
Tolutan......................   45®

65®  70 
@1  30 
~  50
50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian..................
Cassiae  ................................
Cinchona Flava  ..................
Euonymus  atropurp...........
Myricn  cerifera, po.............
Prunus Virgini....................
Quillaia,  grd........................
Sassafras  ......  --•••-........
Ulnius Po (Ground  12)........

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

24®
33®
11@
13®
14®
16®

e x t r a c t u m . 
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...
po..........
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
Is..............
54s...............
148............
ferrttm.
Carbonate Precip........
Citrate and Quinia—  
Citrate  Soluble........  ©
Ferrocyanidum Sol.. ■
©
Solut  Chloride.........
154®
Sulphate,  com’l ........
pure...........

“ 

@  15 
®3 50

Arnica  —  
Anthémis  . 
Matricaria

f l o r a .

FOLIA.

14®
30®
30®

10®  IS

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin

... v 

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nivelly.............■••••  £ ©
Alx.  35®
10®
8®

Salvia  officinalis,
and  54s................
UraUrsi..................
g u m m i. 
©1  00 
Acacia, 1st  picked.
®  90 
2d 
“ 
-
@  80 
“ 
3d 
•
®  65
sifted sorts.
.............  75@1  00
do 
Fy ■ • • ■ • ■ 
, 
fin

./v a  
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50® 

“  Cape, (po.  20)...
“  Socotri, (po.  60). 
Catechu, Is, (54s, 14 548:
16).........................
25®
Ammomae........
@
Assafcetida,  (po. 30).. .
50®
Benzoinum.................
Camphor*...................
Euphorbium  po  ........  •~®
Galbanum.............
Gamboge,  po........
Guaiacum,  (po. 45)
Kino,  (po.  25).............  ©
@1 oo
Mastic
Myrrh, (po  45)...........  ©  40
s *
“ 
Tragacanth................  30®
h e r b a—In ounce packages.

bleached........ 

*8

Absinthium..........................  ~
Eupatorium.........................
Lobelia..................................  ~
Majorum..............................
Mentha  Piperita..................  ■*>
V ir..........................
Rue........................................
Tanacetum, V ......................
Thymus,  V...........................
55®
20®
20©
35®

MAGNESIA.
Calcined, Pat.............
Carbonate,  P at.........
Carbonate, K. &  M... 
Carbonate, Jenningö.

OLEUM.

Absinthium................5 60@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae— 7 25@7 50
A n isi.......................... 1  75@1 85
Auranti  Cortex..........  @2 50
Bergamii  ................... 2 50@3 00
Cajiputi......................   90@1  22
Caryophylli................  _ @1  70
C edar..........................  35®  65
Chenopodii................  @1  75
Cinnamomi............... 1 20@1  25
Citronella...................   @  75
Conium  Mac..............   35@  65
Copaiba......................   90@1  00
Cubebae...................15 50@16 00
Exechtbltos................  90@1  00
Erigeron....................1  20@1  30
Gaultheria.................2 00®2  10
Geranium,  ounce......   ©  75
Gossipi!,  Sem. gal......   50©  75
Hedeoma  ...................1  15@1 25
Juniperi......................   50@2 00
Lavendula..................  90@2 00
Limonis.....................1 50@1  80
Mentha Piper.............2 35®2 40
Mentha Verid........... 2 50®2 60
Morrhude, gal.............  80@1  00
Myrcia, ounce.............  ®  50
Olive..........................1  00@2
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Ricini.  . ................... 1  24@1  32
Rosmarini...................  75@1  00
Rosae,  ounce..............   @6 00
Succiai........................  40®  45
Sabina........................  90@1  00
San tal  ........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................   55®  60
Sinapis, ess, ounce__   ®  65
Tiglii...........................  @150
Thym e........................  40®  50
opt  ................  @  60
Theobromas................  15®  20
POTASSIUM.
BlCarb.................... 
  15®  18
Bichromate................  15®  16
Bromide......................   37®  40

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Carb.............................  12®  15
Chlorate, (po. 18)........  16®  18
Cyanide......................   50®  55
Iodide......................... 2 85@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27@  29 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ®  15
Potass  Nitras, opt......  
8@  10
Potass Nitras..............  
7®  9
Prussiate................... ;  25@  28
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

RADIX.

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(po. 40). 
eilet

Aconitum...................   20@
Altbae..........................  25®
A nchusa.....................  15©
Arum,  po.....................  ®
Calamus......................   20®
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......  10®
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16® 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po.....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po................... 2 40@2 50
Iris  plox (po. 20@22)..  18@  20
Jalapa,  p r...................   25@  30
Maranta,  34s..............   ©  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei.............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................   @1  75
“  pv........................  75@1  35
Spigelia......................   48®  53
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..
25®
Serpentaria.................
60®
Senega  ........................
®
Similax, Officinalis,  H 
M  ®
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
dus,  po.....................
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)
German...
Zingiber a — .............
Zingiber  j ...................

15®
10®
22®
@10®
Anisum 
12
Apium'
__  
4®  6
Bird. is ...............
8®  12
__  
Carui, (po. 18) —
....1  00@1  25
Cardamon.........
__  
10®  12
Corlandrnm......
....  354®  4
Cannabis sativa.
....  75©1  00 
Cydonium.........
10®  12
.... 
Chenopodium  .. 
....1  75®1  85 
Dipterix Odorate
©  15
Foeniculum......
..  . 
.  6@  8
Foenugreek,  po.
.... 4  © 454
L in i...................
) . . .   4J4@ 454
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4
____ ___  
L obelia......................  35@  40
Phaxlaris Canarian—  354® 454
R apa...........................  S@  6
Sinapis,  Albu............. 
8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12

SEMEN.
(po.  20)......
rraveleons)

@  35

,  , 

“ 

SPiBrrus.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00@2  50
D. F. R ...... 1  ?5@2 00
..................1  10@1  50
Juniperis  Co. O. T —  1  75@1  75
« 
........... 1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ........1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli...........1 75@6 50
Viiii Oporto................ 1 25@2 00
Vini  Alba....................1  25@2 00

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SPONGES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................2 25®2  50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ..................
2  00
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
1  10
wool  carriage..........
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
85
carriage...................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
65
riage  ........................
75
Hard for  slate  use —
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
1  40
u se ...........................

SYBÜP8.

Accacia................................  50
Zingiber  ..............................   50
Ipecac...................................   60
Ferri  Iod..............................   50
Auranti  Cortes.....................  50
Rhei  Arom...........................  50
Similax  Officinalis..............   60
Co........  50
Senega.................................   50
Scillae................................  
  50
“  Co..............................   50
T olutan................................  50
Prunus virg..........................  50

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TINCTURES.

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Aconitum Napellis R .........   60
F ..........  50
Aloes.....................................  60
and myrrh..................  60
A rnica..................................  50
Asafcetida.............................  50
Atrope Belladonna..............   60
Benzoin................................  60
Co.............................  50
Sanguinaria...........................  50
Barosma................................  50
Cantharides...........................   75
Capsicum...............................  50
Cardamon...............................  75
Co.......... .............   75
Castor...................................1  00
Catechu..................................  50
Cinehona  ..............................   50
Co.........................  60
Columba................................  50
Conium........................... 
 
Cubeba...................................   50
D igitalis................................  50
Ergot......................................   50
G entian..................................  50
Co..............................   60
Guaica...................................   50
ammon.....................  60
Zingiber................................  50
Hyoscyamus..........................  50
Iodine'...................................  75
Ferri  Chloridum...................   35
K ino......................................   50
Lobelia...................................   50
Myrrh.....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.........................   50
O pii......................................
“  Camphorated..................  50
“  Deodor.........................2 00
Auranti Cortex......................   50
Quassia..................................  50
R hatany................................  50
Rhei........................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol.....................  50
Co...............  50
Serpentaria...........................   50
Stromonium...........................  60
Tolutan............................ 
V alerian................................  50
Veratrum Veride...................   50

“  Colorless....................

“ 
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F..  26®
“  4 P ..  30®
Alumen......................   254® 354

“ 
ground,  (po.

‘ 
“ 

Annatto......................   55®
Antimoni, po..............  
4®
et Potass T .  56®

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“ 

5 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

po 
Bpo. 

S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Antipyrin........................ 1  35®1 40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  *68
Arsenicum.................  
5@  7
Balm Gilead  B ad......   38®  40 I
Bismath  S.  N ..................2 15®2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is,  (54 s
11 ;  54s,  12)..............   ®  9
Cantharides  Russian,
p o .............................  @1  75
Capsici  Fructus, a f...  @  18
  @  161
@  14 1
Caryophyllus, (po.  28)  23®  25 ]
Carmine,  No. 40..........  @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................   28®  30 |
Coccus........................  ©  40 I
Cassia Fructus...........  @  15 !
Centraria.....................  @  10
Cetaeeum...................   ®  35
Chloroform................  40@  45 !
squibbs ..  @1  00 |
Chloral Hyd Crst.........1  50@1  75
Chondrus...................   10®  12
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W  15®  20 i
German
4® 10
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ........................ @ 60
Creasotum.................
@ 50
Creta,  (bbl. 75)...........
@ 2
prep...................
“ 
5® 5
precip................
•• 
8® 10
“•  Rubra................
© 8
Crocus  ........................ 35® 38
Cudbear......................
@ 24
Cupri Sulph................
8® 9
D extrine..................... 10® 12
Ether Sulph................ 68® 70
Emery,  all  numbers.. @ 8
po................... @ 6
Ergota,  (po.)  45.........
40© 45
Flake  White..............
12® 15
G alla........................... @ 23
Gambier......................
8® 9
Gelatin.  Cooper.......... @ 90
“ 
French...........
40® 60
Glassware  flint.  75  & 10 per
cent, by box 70 less
9® 15
Glue.  Brown..............
13® 25
White................
Glvcerina...................
22® 25
Grana Paradisi........... @ 15
Hum ulus..................... 25® 40
© H5
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..
@ 75
“  C or__
Ox Rubrum
© 95
Ammoniati.. @1  10
Unguentum. 45® 55
Hydrargyrum............
@ 75
Ichthyobolla, Am...... 1  25@1  50
75©1  00
Indigo.........................
Iodine,  Resubl........... 4 00@4  10
Iodoform..................... @5  15
Lupulin....................  85@1 00
Lycopodium............   55©  60
Macis......................   80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod...............  @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
154)........................  2®  3
Mannia,  S. F............   45®  50
Morphia, S. P. & W.. .2 55@2 80 
C. Co.....................2 55®2 70
Moschus Canton.......  @  40
Myristica, No. 1........   60®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia..................  23®  25
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co.........................
® 2  00
Picis Liq, N. C., 54 gal
doz  ......................
®2  00 @1 00 
Picis Liq., quarts......
pints........
®  70 
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)..
®  50 
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..
®  18 
Piper Alba, (po g5)__
®  35
Pix Burgun..............  ®  z
Plumbi Acet............   14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1 10@1 20
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv..........  35®  40
Quassiae..................  8®  10
Quinia, S. P. & W......  39®  44
S.  German__  25®  33
Rubia Tinctorum......  12®  14
SaccharumLactispv..  @  35
Salacin.....................2 25@2 35
Sanguis Draconis......  40®  50
Santonine  ...............   @4 50
Sapo,  W....................  12®  14
‘r  M.....................  8®  10
“  G.....................  @  15
Seidlitz  Mixture.......
25 i 
Sinapis.....................
18 
“  opt.................
30 ;
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.....................
@@
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
Soda Boras, (po. 12).  .
il©
Soda et Potass Tart
2® 2)4
Soda Carb...................  
4®  5
Soda,  Bi-Carb............. 
Soda,  Ash................... 
3®  4
Soda, Sulphas................   @  2 ,
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......   @2 00
“  Myrcia Imp........  @2 50
“  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2 05).............................  @2 15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......   @1  10
Sulphur, Subl.......................234® 354
8® 10
Tamarinds........................ 
Terebenth Venice......   28®  30
Theobromae....................   50@ 55
50
Vanilla...................... 9 00@16 00
7® 8
Zinci  Sulph......................  
Gal
Bbl. 
70
.  70 
Whale, winter...........
.  86 
90
Lard,  extra................
55
.  50 
Lard, No.  1................
64
.  61 
Linseed, pure raw —
67
64
Lindseed,  boiled  —
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained.................   50 
69
Spirits Turpentine—   44 
50
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............134  2@3
Ochre, vellow  Mars__ 134  2@4
« 
Ber........134  2@3
Putty,  commercial— 254  254@3
“  strictly  pure...... 254  234@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ........................... 
13@16
Vermilion,  English—  
70@75
Green,  Peninsular......  
70@75
Lead,  red.....................  634@7)4
“  w hite................  634@754
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
1  00 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
60
cliff........................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints..................... 1  00@1  20

Roll................  254® 3

paints. 

OILS.

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VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach......1  10@1  20
Extra Turp.................1  60@1  70
Coach  Body...............2  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn....... 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp . . . ; .................   70®  75

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NANCE.

[C O N TIN U ED   FR O M   F IR S T   P A G E .l

1 go for the  doctor?  He’s  that  trembly 
’n’  hot,  I’m scairt of him.”
Her  face  was  ashen  and  her  patient 
eyes had a wild, unnatural  look.
A few moments later the doctor  came. 
Nance had lost so many children that she 
was easily frightened, and her kind neigh­
bors hoped  that  she  had  overestimated 
the seriousness  of  Pete's  condition,  but 
he was very sick from the first, and grew 
steadily worse.  There  was  a  blight  on 
all Nance’s little  ones.  Pete  had  only 
been a  little  stronger  than  the  others. 
His  time  had  come,  thus  early, to die, 
and he knew  it.
“Ma,” he  said,  as  he  lay,  watching 
Nance moving nervously about the room, 
“come an’  set side o’  me  awhile.  Don’t 
you fret ’bout bein’  like Mis Morse or any 
one else.  You’ll be  all  right  up  there. 
Teacher said so.  I guess  they  make  us 
all over or turn us  inside  out  or  some­
thing like that.  You’re all right inside, 
ma.  An’  don’t you cry ’bout  me. 
If  I 
didn’t go to heaven,  maybe pa’dtake me. 
I never told you, ’cause  1 wasn’t goin’  to 
worrit you,  but he talked like it last time 
‘Pete,’  he says,  ‘if I take 
he was  here. 
you,  I’ll  make  a  gentleman  of  you.’ 
‘That’s  what  ma’s  doin’,  I  said. 
I 
answered him up stiff,  I tell  you! 
I  let 
him  see  I’d stick  up for you.  But—he
might  ha’  done  it,  so it’s best just as it 
is.  But it’s been very nice here, ma,  an’ 
I  love  you.”  The  woman  bowed  her 
head  beside  him.  while  he  stroked  it 
gently.  How could she  who  had  borne 
so much, bear a sharper sorrow still!
There was a long  silence,  but  at  last 
Nance  lifted  her  pale  face with a half­
smile upon it and spoke:
“Pete,”  she  said,  “I  didn’t  mean  to 
tell  you  quite  yet,  but  I  can  read an’ 
write,  quite good,  Pete.”
A light broke  over  the  boy’s  counte­
nance.  How  well  he  appreciated  her 
hopes and her struggles!
“Now  you  can’t, can you!”  he  cried, 
weakly.  “Did  Mis  Morse  teach  you? 
Ain’t it splendid!  Do some for me.”
He begged to be propped up in his bed, 
so that he could see her  “do  some,”  and 
she followed his wishes. 
. Then she took 
a pen  and  paper  and  wrote slowly,  but 
plaiuly,  “Pete Norris, Nov.  19, 18—.” 

“That’s prime!”  said  the  boy,  with  a 
sincerity  of  congratulation  which alone 
repaid her  for  all  her  arduous labor in 
learning.  “Now7, could you  write  those 
words that  the  disciples  said—that  Mr. 
Reynolds  talked  about  last  Sunday— 
‘There is a lad here?’ ”
The  woman  wrote  again,  but  more 
slowly  than  before,  for  her  eyes were 
blurred with tears,  and  the first enthusi­
asm of her pleasure  in Pete’s happy sur­
prise was dying  away as her awful  grief 
drew nearer.
“That’s  it,”  he  said,  drawing a long 
breath as she finished the w'ords.  He took 
the paper in his  hands,  looked at  it  lov­
ingly, and  then  continued,  with an arm 
around his mother’s neck:  “Christ don’t 
seem to have said much ’ bout the ‘gentle­
man’  that pa talks so much’bout, but I’m 
a lad,  and he talked about the lads.”
That was the last  conversation  which 
the two had, for Pete  grew  weaker  very- 
fast,  and in a few  days  the  end  came. 
Hudson  w-as  at  the  East,  and the word 
which Nance sent him  of  Pete’s  illness 
and again  of  his  death,  never  reached 
him.  But Nance was constantly expect­
ing her husband now-,  and in her  anxiety 
that all should be  right  “when  Hudson 
came,”  she  had  no  time  to give way- to 
the  dull  agony  that  weighed  upon her 
heart.
At last, a few- weeks after Pete’s death, 
and when  Nance  had  almost  given  up 
hoping for  his  return,  he  came.  The 
short  winter  day,  which  had  been  a 
peculiarly depressing one,  was  drawing 
to a close.  Nance,  her  spirit  all  gone, 
did not rise as he came in.  His first in­
quiry was  “Where’s Pete?”
“In the graveyard,”  answered  Nance, 
stonily.
“Gone to the gravey-ard at this  time  o’ 
night!”  said the man,  roughly.  “Go and 
fetch him this minute.”
“I’d have  to  dig—he’s  in  the  grave­
yard.”  Nance’s tone was full of tearless 
despair.
The great,  burly  fellow  staggered  as 
though  he had been struck.  The  child 
had been  very  dear  to  him—he did not 
know how dear until  now.  He  dropped 
into a chair,  while Nance, recalled to her­
self by  her  husband’s  altered  manner, 
-gave him some of the details of the boy’s 
illness and  death.
“I wrote to you all about it—didn’t you 
get  my  letters?”  she  had  said,  before 
telling the sad story.
“No,”  he had  answered,  abstractedly, 
He  did  not  notice  the  fondness  with 
which she had dwelt upon “I wrote” and 
“my letters.”  He supposed,  if  he took 
the trouble to suppose anything about it, 
that she had asked someone  else to write 
for her.
He staid for two or three days, most  of 
the time lost in sullen reverie.  In a dozen 
ways she tried to attract his notice to her 
new accomplishments.
“Here’s a copy of the letter  I  writ  to 
Pete’s  teacher,”  she  would  say,  or, 
“Here’s a book  Pete  ’n’  I  was  readin’, 
an’  I writ  his  name  in  it,” but all was 
unheeded.  Perhaps the depth of feeling 
that seemed,  for once,  to  have  rendered 
the  man  so  oblivious  of  all the outside 
world,  was an indication that he knew he 
was only  receiving  just  punishment for 
past sins.  Perhaps,  too,  he felt the sore 
need  of  asking  forgiveness,  but he did 
not do it.  Confession and pleading could 
never have seemed to Hudson Norris any­
thing but out of place to one  so  humble 
as his  wife.
After he went away, Nance  hoped  and 
prayed for but one thing—his return; but 
months passed away and he did not come. 
Pete  was  gone,  and  his  gentle,  loving 
wife seemed to  have  no charms for him. 
She was nearly  fifty  naw,  and  old  and 
wrinkled before her time.  Her step,  too, 
was beginning  to  get  heavy  and  slow. 
She sat for hours pouring over her Bible. 
She loved particularly the chapters in the 
Revelation which describe the  glories  of 
the Celestial City.  That was  where  her 
children were.  Pete was there,  and one 
day  she  should  join  them—a  different 
woman from what  she  was  now.  Pete 
had said so.  She longed to go.  Life held 
no joy for her now.  Nothing  seemed  to 
rouse her from  this  utter  apathy  in  re­

gard to  earthly  things,  until  one day a 
stone, which  she  and  Hudson had gone 
together to order,  was put up at the head 
of Pete’s grave.  Mrs.  Morse  went  with 
her to see  that  all  was  properly  done. 
She sat down  beside  the grave and read 
the inscription,  just  the  words  she had 
written so painstakingly,  with his bright 
eyes upon her.

Suddenly she started up.
“I forget he ain’t there until I see that. 
Why,  it’s true ’n’  it ain’t true.  He’s  my 
little lad yet,  an’  livin’  an’  watehin’  me 
—an’  how proud he  was  o’  my  writin’! 
I’m forgettin’  how,  ’cause  I  don’t  write 
any more now;  an’,  Mis Morse, I’m goin’ 
home,  an’  l ’m%oin’  to get to  my  lessons 
again,  if you're willin’.”
Then she seemed to begin to take some 
interest in life again,  but  she had ceased 
to speak of  her  husband.  Her  friends 
thought that the old hope was  dead,  but 
how little did they  understand the heart 
of a woman!
One day she  ran  hastily  up the stairs 
to her lodgers’  rooms,  the  village  news­
paper  in  her  hands,  and  her  face  all 
aglow.
“Could you help me write a letter,  Mis 
Morse?”  she  asked,  half  ashamed,  but 
quite in earnest;  “I want to write it very 
nice,  you see.  Hudson’s failed. 
It says 
here  in  the  paper  that  he’s lost every­
thing down there in  ’Frisco—clean  beat 
out.  Poor Hudson!—but there’s  always 
room for him here.”
Her  listener’s  soul  rebelled  at  the 
thought of Nance’s showing any kindness 
or mercy to a wretch  like  her  husband; 
but no one could have  had  the  heart  to 
put out the light in  her eyes.
This was her letter:  “Dear Hudson—I 
tear you ain’t busy  jist now.  If you care 
to  try a spell up here,  I  think  it  would 
rest you.  You  know  I  always  love  to 
have you come,  and you might  be  better 
for a rest.  Always  j our loving wife.”
Everyone has seen the wonderful trans­
forming  power  of love in a young  girl’s 
face,  and watch the thousand unconscious 
little ways in which she strives to beautify 
herself and her surroundings for  the one 
to whom she has given  her  heart;  but  to 
see all this in a hard-featured, work-worn 
woman  is a  strange  and  most  pathetic 
sight.  Those who observed Nance,  how­
ever,  in the  joyful  expectation  that fol­
lowed the sending of  her letter,  saw just 
this sight.  And their  respect for human 
nature  could  not  but  rise  as  they  be­
held  it.
Would the  love  which  she  so confid­
ingly proffered him be  tossed  aside  and 
trampled upon, as it had been in the days 
gone  by,  or  was  there really a heart in 
Hudson’s cold  breast?
A week later he came,  sending a postal 
card before him, to announce his advent. 
All her neighbors knew that he was com­
ing,  for Nance wore her  afternoon  dress 
in the morning,  and  went  about  with  a 
smile upon her lips, and a suppressed ex­
citement of manner.  If Hudson had been 
a prince  returning,  after a long absence, 
to a faithful subject,  whose interests  he 
had always  cherished,  he could not have 
been received with greater joy and pride. 
And Hudson had been humbled now  to a 
point where Nance’s demonstrations were 
not utterly  without value.  His new-made 
friends had failed him when  he  lost  his 
money,  and he had begun to appreciate a 
love  which  was  founded  on  something 
deeper.
“You’re  a  good  woman,  Nance,”  he 
said,  as he  came  in  and  saw  the  table 
neatly spread with  the choicest products 
of her industry,  and  noted the marks of 
thought and care in her dress and  in  the 
neatness of the little room. 
“You were 
good to send me that letter.”
“I wrote it myself, Hudson,” exclaimed 
Nance,  with  abounding  joy  and  pride. 
“I’ve tried to make myself  more  such  a 
wife as you’d like  to have,  an’ I thought 
maybe when you came  back,  you’d  find 
I had improved  enough  so’t  you’d  stay 
with me,  Hudson.  I’m  strong  yet,  and 
I’d rather  board  twenty  men,  just as I 
used  to,  and if I only  had  the  children 
back to tend to, too!”—and Nance gave a 
great sob—“I wouldn’t  mind the work if 
you was with me, too.  I’d  a  good  deal 
rather, than live like a lady with nothin’ 
to do, an’  have you  gone! 
I’ve  always 
thought such a sight o’  you,  Hudson.”
Nance ended with a heaving breast and 
shining eyes.  Her husband looked at her 
as if she was  something beyond his com­
prehension—as,  indeed,  she  was.  He 
opened his mouth to speak, but somehow 
he couldn’t say anything.
Then he put his  arm  around  her  and 
kissed  her  worn  face with a gentleness 
he had never shown before.
“Ye-es,”  he said at last,  trying hard to 
speak as  usual. 
“I  reckon  I’ll  stay— 
quite a while,  anyway.”
So Nance took some  boarders  and  got 
washing to do,  and  Hudson found things 
more comfortable than he had ever known 
them  anywhere  before.  He  gradually 
discovered  that  it  wasn’t  necessary for 
him to do much beyond an  odd  job  now 
and then,  since Nance was so willing and 
able to support him;  and she—day  after 
day her face was radiant.  She filled Hud­
son’s  pipe,  bought  his  beer,  and  was 
happy that she was graciously allowed to 
do so much for him.
She did not have time in these  days  to 
go often to see her  lodger,  but one after­
noon,  when Hudson had  been with her a 
year  or  more,  and  there  seemed  little 
doubt that he proposed to stay, she found 
her way up to the pretty sitting room and 
dropped  into  the  wicker-chair  with its 
bows of blue ribbon.
Mrs.  Morse could not be  very  cordial. 
She was really  offended  with  Nance for 
her lack of  spirit  in  treating with such 
“distinguished  consideration”  the  man 
who had so cruelly  wronged  her. 
She 
half thought  that  she  would  seize  this 
favorable  opportunity to acquaint Nance 
with her  views.
A letter,  which the pretty little woman 
had  just  finished  w-riting, 
lay  ready 
stamped and sealed upon the table.  Nance 
looked at  it  half  reverently,  and  then 
said,  fingering it a little, “Oh, Mrs. Morse! 
what a thing writin’  is!”  and then as she 
went on,  there came a happy quiver  into 
her  voice,  which  banished  whatever 
thought her hostess had had of  breaking 
poor Nance’s beautiful dream,  “1 always 
said  that  if I could once learn  to  write 
I’d get Hudson  back! 
I  told  you  that 
would fetch him.  and”—with inexpressi­
ble  pride  and  satisfaction—“you  see  it 
did!” 

Hope  Ledyard.

Prairieville — Geo.  Mosher  will  com­
mence building a store,  as  soon  as  the 
necessary lumber arrives.

THE  "EDITOR’S  CHOICE."

FLINT. Mich.. April 9,1899. 

To Whom it May Concern:
We,  the  undersigned  committee,  se­
lected by Geo.  T.  Warren  A  Co. to can­
vas the list of names and select one for a 
Cigar Label' from the  many nam  s sent 
in  by  the  contestants,  have  this  day 
selected the following,  viz:  EDITOR'S 
CHOICE,  sent  in  by  Sig  Wolf,  o f 
Toledo,  Ohio.

J ohn J. Coon, E ditor F lin t Jo u rn al 
F. H. Rankin. J r , of W olverine Citizen 
A. L. Aldrich, of th e   F lint Globe.

O U R   N E W   B R A N D   O F  C IO A R S,

‘E D IT O R ’S  C H O IC E”

Will be ready for  shipment  in  about 

two weeks.

Price, Thirty-Tliree Dollars per Thousand.
We  shall be pleased to receive a sample  order 

from you. 

Yours respectfully,

Geo.  T.  Warren  h  Co.
the  Trade

to 

20,000  Sold 

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

"THE WHITE DAISY"

This cigar we guarantee  to  be the best 
nickel cigar in the State, all long Havana 
filler with a Sumatra wrapper.  It is  sold 
to the trade for $35  per  M.  Remember, 
you take no chances in ordering,  fcr  we 
guarantee the cigar to  give  entire  satis­
faction or they can be returned.
Beware  of  Imitations.
The  genuine  will  have  our signature 
on inside  of  cover  of  each  box.  Send 
in your orders by mail.  The White Daisy 
Is manufactured only by

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

462  S.  Division  St,, Grand Rapids.

H. SCHNEIDER & CO.,
Dick  and  George,

Manufacturers of  the famous

Elks’ Sodal Session

And  other  Popular  Brands  of  Cigars,  and 

Jobbers of  All Brands of

F in e   Cut,  P lu g   a n d  

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

21  Monroe  St.,  Grand  Rapids.
Advertising  Cards  and  Specialties.
We carry a larger stock  of  these goods than any 
Are Manufacturers, Importers and Publishers of 

other house in this country.

7,000 styles.  Catalogue  free.  Samples  we 

charge at cost and allow a rebate after we 

receive orders sufficient to justify us. 

AGENTS  WANTED.

Novelty  Card  and  Advertising  Co., 

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

WHY  WEAR  PANTS
That  do  not  fit  or  wear  satisfac­
torily,  when  yon  can  buy 
the 
Detroit Brand,  that  are perfect in 
style and  workmanship.

J acob  B r o w n s Co s

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P e r f e c t   T i t .

§ i i p p r i o r

T
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ASK  FOR  t h e m :

TIME  TABLES.
Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.

G O IN G   N O BT H .

Leaves. 
30 a m 
20 p m 
30 a  m 
30 p
7:30 a m  and  11:30  a.  m.  tra in s  have  c h air cars for 
10:30 p.  m, tra in   has  sleeping  car  fo r  Petoskey and 

Arrives.
T raverse City & M ackinaw.............. 7:00 a  m
Traverse Oity & M ackinaw...............9:30 a  m
Traverse City  Express......................3:0=>  p m
Petoskey  & M ackinaw......................8 :45 p m
Petoskey and M ackinaw City.
M ackinaw City.
Cincinnati  Express...........................  6  2 5 am  
7.00am
12:46 a  m
F o rt W ayne Express.........................11:45 a  m 
6:00 p m
C incinnati  Express...........................5:40  p m 
Chicago and Sturgis......................... 10:40  p m 
11:05 p m
6:00 p m  tra in  h as P ullm an sleeper fo r C incinnati.
7:00 a m  tra in   has  p arlo r  ch air  car  fo r  Cincinnati. 
11:05 p m  tra in  has W agner sleeper  for  Chicago,  via 
Kalamazoo.
Sleeping  c a r  rates—$1.50  to  Chicago,  Petoskey  or 
M ackinaw City ;  12 to  C incinnati.

G O IN G   SO U T H .

Muskegon,  Grand  Rapids & Indiana. 
Leave 
Arrive.
7 00 a m .......................................................................10:15a m
11:16 a m ......................................................................   3 45pm
5:40 p m ......................................................................   8:45 p m
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge stre e t  depot 7 m inutes later.
C. L. L o c k w o o d . Gen’l Pass. Agent.

GOING  W EST.

Arrives.
fMorning Express---- .....................   1  05 p m
.....................6-.00 î> m
tT hrough Mail...........
tSte&mboat  Express .....................10 40 p m
•N ight E xpress........... ..................  .  6:50 a m
tMixed..........................
GO IN G   EAST.
tD etroit  Express....... .....................   6  45 a m
.....................10:20 a m
tT hrough M ail...........
tEvening Express---- ..................... 3:40 p in
•Lim ited Express___ .....................  6:25 p m

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
Leaves
1:10 p m
5:10 p m
10:45 p  m
7:00 a m
7:45 a m
6.50 a m
10:30 a  m
3:50 p m
6  30p m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlor  car  to  D etroit,  m aking 
direct connections for all points  East, a rriv in g  in New 
York 10:10 a. m. n ext day.  Lim ited  Express,  East, has 
through sleeper  to  D etroit  connecting  a t  Milwaukee 
Junction with through sleeper to Toronto,  and  a t  De­
tro it fo r through sleeper to N iagara Falls.
Through tickets ana  sleeping  car  berths secured at 
B., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and a t the depot.

J ab. Campbell. City Passenger Agent.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  &  Northern.

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

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

\

MICIllGflji OUR  MICHIGAN!

To the  Retail  Distributers of Foot-wear in  M ichigan:
GENTLEMEN:—Michigan  is  our  home  state  and  we  take 
especial  pride  in  the  reputation  our goods have right here at 
home.  Our  production  is  over  ONE  MILLION  DOLLARS 
ANNUALLY  (Shipments for  last  six  months  being  $519,468) 
and of this fully one-third is sold in  Michigan.  We  are  repre­
sented  in nearly  all  Michigan  towns  of any size by first-class, 
enterprising  dealers  (you  know  we  only sell to the best),  but 
we will  not be  satisfied  until  our  goods  are  sold  in  EVERY 
CITY AND VILLAGE IN  THE STATE,  so  if  reliable  dealers 
in places where our goods are not sold  will  write  us,  we  will 
convince them that we can make it to  their  advantage  to  take 
hold of our line.  WE  WARRANT EVERY*PAIR to give proper 
service,  and,  believing in the old adage  “There’s  Nothing Like 
Leather,”  we use no imitations.

Yours truly,

PINGREE c£  SMITH,

Detroit, Mich
R e l i a b l e   F o o t - ^ V e a r

M A N U FA C T U R E R S  OF

In fine and medium grades.  All styles.  Ladies’,  Gents’,  Misses’, 

Boys’  and Children’s.

D ETRO IT S O A P  CO.,

Manufacturers of the following well-known brands:

QUEEN  ANNE.  MOTTLED  GERMAN, 
________________ 

TRUE  BLUE, 

SUPERIOR, 

PHCENIX, 

ROYAL  BAR,  CZAR,

MASCOTTE, 

CAMEO
________________

AND  OTHERS. 

For quotations in single box lots,  see  Price  Current.  For quotations in larger 

quantities,  address,

g r a n d   r a p id s .

L T   4   l T / T / ' T \ r C  

Salesman for  Western Michigan,

I T T  
W .   U r ,  1 1 - ^ 1   VV  T v l l \ C 5 j   l o c k   b o x   1 7 3 . 

HEÄ1/ENRIGH  BROS.

W h o le s a le   C lo th iers

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Perfect-Pitting  Tailor-Made  Clothing

138-140 Jefferson  Aue., 34-38  Woodbridge 81., Detroit.

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

AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

All  Grocers  sell  SANTA  CLAUS  SOAPe 

Made  by  N.  K.  FAIRBANK  &  CO., Chicago,  11!»

STEKETEE & 

P. 
D ry   G oods 1 N otions,

WHOLESALE

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

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 e ss G ood s, 
H o sie r y ,  U n d e r w e a r , 
\V 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 e a r .

Baos.

Warps,  Geese  Feathers, 

Waddings,  Batts 

and  Twines.
Mail  orders  receive  prompt

STARK,

FRANKLINV1LLE,

AMERICAN,
HOOKER,

BURLAPS.

Sole Agents for Valley City and Georgia  Bags 

and careful attention.

W.  STEEEE

Packing and Provision  C o.

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. 

LA. RD

strictly Pure and Warranted, in tierces, barrels, balf-bbls., 501b. cans,20jb. cans, 3, 5 and 101b. pails

Pickled Pigs* Pc et, Tripe, Etc•

Our prices for first-class goods are very low and all  goods  are  warranted  first-class  In every In­
stance.  When in Grand Rapids, give us a  call  and  look  over  out  establishment.  Write  u s for 
prices.

W M . SEA R S & CO.,

Cracker  Manilfactilro,

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

No C hem icals.^
W.  BAKER 
ft CO.’S
Breakfast  Cocoa

Is  absolutely  pure 

and  it  is  solu ble.

To  increase  the  solubility  of 
the powdered  cocoa,  various expe­
dients 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  &   C o .’s  Breakfast  C ocoa
is  manufactured  from  the  first  stage  to  the  last  by  perfect 
mechanical  processes,  no chemical  being  used in 
its preparation.  By one of the  most ingenious o f 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 &  C o., D orchester,  M ass.

,

Seventeen  Years  on  the  Market

W ith 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.

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

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jennings  &  Sm ith,
N uts W e carry a large stock of Foreign 
THE  OLD  RELIABLE

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

Putnam  &  Brooks.

SEE  QUOTATIONS THIS  PAPER.

PUT  UP  IN

Boxes, Cans, Pails,  Kegs,  Half 

Barrels and  Barrels.
Send for sample of the celebrated

Frazer Garriage Grease

The Frazer Goods Handled by the  Jobbing 

Trade Everywhere.

