V O L .  6,

F. J.DETTENTHSLER Millers, ñttentíon
Lake  Fis

F resh ,  a n d   S a lt

JOBBER  OE

We are making  a  Middlings 
Purifier and Flour Dresser that 
will save you their cost at least 
three times each year.
They  are  guaranteed  to  do 
more  work in less  space (with 
less  power  and  less  waste) 
than  any  other  machines  of 
their  class.
Send  for  descriptive  cata­
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GRIND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

EDMUND B.DIKE1MN

THE  GREAT r
s Jeweler,
44  CANAL  ST..
Grand Rapids,  -  f\û.

B U Y

M uscatine
ROLLED
OATS

Will  not  turn  bitter  in  hot 

weather.

Best  the  year  around.

Utlskogon  Paper  Go,,

Dealers in

FINE  STATIONERY,  WRAPPING 
PAPERS, PAPER BAGS, TWINES, 

WOODEN  DISHES,  ETC.

Mail  Orders  Promptly  Filled.

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o f f ic e  of

KING  &  COOPER,

Raney G rocers•
St. J oseph, Micb., Feb. 23,1889. 

[>  \ M E I,  t. v :,C H , G rand  R ap id s:
DEAR ¡SIR—Permit us to con­
gratulate you upon  the trade  we 
are working up on your Imperial 
Bakimj Powder.  We  have  had 
it  tested  by  the  most  competent 
cooks  in  the  city  and  they  pro­
nounce  it  fully  equal  to  any 
powder on the market;

Yours very truly,

KINO & COOPER.

BARN ETT BRO S.

Fruit  Commission

159 South 

Water  Street, 
CHICAGO.

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F R U I T S

Write  for information on the markets, etc.

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GKAND  RAPIDS.

FODRTH NATIONAL BASI

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J .  Bo w e , Presicent.

Geo.  C.  P ie r c e,  Vice President.

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

T ransacts a penerai  banking  business.

M ake a  S pecialty o f C ollections.  A ccounts 
» f C o n n try  M erch an ts Solicited._____
Daniel  6.  Garnsey, 

EXPERT  ACCOUNTANT

AND

Adjuster  of  Fire  Losses.

if  desired.

Tw enty Y ears Experience.  Reference® furnished 
24  F o u n ta in  St„ G ra n d  R ap id s, M ich.

The  Economy

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

24  South  Ionia  St.

FLOUR

Owl, Crown PrioGe, White Lily, 

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solid ch erry  or w alnut fram e, w ith  or  w ithout  m etal 
corners, 
trim m ings; 
6 feet long.  28  inches  wide,  15  inches  high.  Price« 
$11*  n e t  cash.
I m ake th e same style  of  case  as  above,  17  inches 
high, from  w alnut, cherry, oak or ash,  for $2 per foot. 
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also thoroughly taught.  Send for circular.  Ad- 
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N O . 302.

SEEDS!

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

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

R. A.  CLARK & CO.

Lansing Mich.

Dealers

STOCK  THE

DOUBLE  YOUR  SALES  BY  INTRO­

DUCING  IN  YOUR  CIGAR

“Ben HUr 91 

BEST  SELLING  3  FOR  25c  CIGAR 

IN THIS COUNTRY.  MADE BY

GEO.  MOEBS  &  GO.,

DETROIT.

W rite   na  a   tr i a l  o rd e r.  M ention 

T rad e sm a n .

W m . R .  K e e le r ,
Fruits «ni ßonfßßtionery,

JOBBER  OF

416  So.  D iv isio n   St.,

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

I make a specialty of

= F IR E   WORKS—

And  invite  the  trade  to  write  me  for 

quotations.

I  Can Save  You  Money.

S h o w  C a s e

M A K E R S .

Prices Lower than EUer

QUALITY  THE  BEST.

W r it e   for  P r ic e s

63-65  CANAL  ST

Voigt, Hemolsheimer & Co.,
D r y  Goods

Importers and Jobbers of

STAPLE  and  FANCY.

O v e r a lls,  P a n ts ,  Etc.,

OUR  OWN  MAKE.

A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF

Fancy  Crockery  and

Fancy  Woodenware

OUR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection  Solicited.  Chicago  and  De­

troit  prices  guaranteed.

LOVE  AND  SUICIDE.

“I’d die for you.”

Now. I love somebody very much—

I’d swear for you,
I'd tear for you,

The Lord  knows what I'd  bear for you;

I'd lie for  you,
I'd sigh  for you,

I’d drink the Potomac dry for you;

I'd “cuss'' for you,
I'd "muss” for you,

Kick up a thundering fuss for you;

I’d weep for you,
I’d leap for you,

I’d go without my sleep for you;

I’d fight  for you,
I’d bite for you,

I’d walk the streets all night for you;

I’d plead for you,
I’d bleed for  you.

I’d go without my "feed”  for you;

I’d shoot for you,
I'd boot for you

A rival who’d make “suit” for you;

I’d  kneel for you.
I’d steal  for you,

Such is the love I feel for y o u ;

I'd slide for you,
I’d ride for you,

I’d swing 'gainst wind and tide for you;

I’d try for you,
I’d cry for you,

But, d-----n me, if I’d die for you.
N.  B.—Or any other woman.

A  M a t t e r -o f-fa c t  P o e t.

IN  A  CANDY FACTORY.

and  Caramels.

Life  of  the  Girls  Who  Make  Bonbons 
1
From  th e New York Star.
Quite  likely  there  may be a few  con­
scientious  women  who  remember to  jot 
down in their neat,  little  account  books 
small  sums of  money spent  on  so many 
pounds of  candy from time to time.  But 
the  great  majority  of  people  who  in­
dulge in sweets regard the  expense as an 
insignificant item.  Now, the fact is that 
each  year New York alone uses hundreds 
of  thousands  of  pounds  of  candy,  for 
which she spends  considerably over that 
amount in money, and forgets  all  about 
it.  Did the  world only know how many 
bonbons the ordinary young  woman con­
sumes  in  one  season  along  with  ices, 
cakes and fruits, we  would  immediately 
begin issuing  statistics to prove that the 
next generation cannot escape utter phys­
ical  depletion  or  hereditary  dyspepsia. 
But our girls will not be denied their be­
loved “lumps of  delight,” and so long as 
they do  not  lose  their  rosy cheeks  and 
round curves,  parents seem quite willing 
to endanger the digestions of  the coming 
generations.  So  the  demand  for  good 
candies  increases  every  year,  and  the 
candy factories work each season through 
to regulate the supply.
They are huge,  square, red brick build­
ings, these  factories, where the whirr of 
machinery  is  heard  at  all hours of  the 
day and the air of  the neighboring street 
is filled with  the  fragrance of  hot choc­
olate  and  boiling  sugar.  They  nestle 
mostly in the  thickly settled  portions of 
the East and  West Sides, and are not in­
viting buildings to the ordinary observer. 
Still,  the  story of  life  inside  the  walls 
turned out to be a pleasant one.  Into one 
of  the  big  gloomy-looking buildings the 
writer  went, and the walk up three flights 
of  narrow  and  somewhat  dark  stairs, 
past  much  noisy machinery and  barrels 
of  what  seemed like  sugar  was not cal­
culated  to  give  one a favorable impres­
sion of  the place.  But the room which 1 
entered  on  the  third  floor was a revela­
tion of  light and cleanliness. 
It was the 
place  where  the  girls  and women wrap 
and pack chocolate and bonbons. 
It was 
a great  room  set  with  long  tables  and 
cooled  by revolving  fans.  On  comfort­
able,  long-legged  wooden  chairs  sit the 
girls  before  the  table,  chatting as they 
work.  Each  one  wears a simple  calico 
frock  and  long  white  apron,  with  old- 
fashioned mob caps pinned over the hair. 
This work consists in wrapping long bars 
and  cakes  of  chocolate  in  tinfoil  and 
oiled paper.  Then other women add the 
thick,  white,  stamped  paper,  seal  the 
ends with  glue  and add a band or  ticket 
of  trade-mark.  These  are  again placed 
in  wooden  boxes or piled on  trays  and 
carried  to  the  storage  room.  This is a 
vast  room,  with  a  marble  floor,  filled 
with  shelves  and 
tables,  while  cool 
draughts of  air come up  through  grated 
shafts  set  in  the  wall.  Here are great 
blocks of  chocolate  as  thick and square 
as paving stones, cooking  cakes  put  up 
in  papers,  ground  chocolate in pans all 
prepared  for  use,  and  thousands  upon 
thousands of pound boxes and bonboniers 
ready for the retail  shops.
“Well,”  remarked  the  forewoman  of 
this floor',  “I have been here eight  years, 
and  like  my  business. 
I began  just as 
you see them  doing in the work-room,  at 
wrapping,  and  now  1  get a pretty little
air
rht.
salary,  and my duties  are 
initiate new- 
1 overlook  the  girls’ worl 
>f  the storage 
comers  and  keep a record 
oppressed by 
room.  We none of  us  art 
:  fairly  paid 
rules  and  regulations,  a 
t if  there are
for our work, and I find  tl 
no  restrictions  to  bind  one or bosses to 
insist  upon  rules, we work quite as well 
and  are  twice  as  cheerful  and  happy. 
The  girls’  fingers  must  fly,  but  their 
tongues may also.  At intervals  they are 
allowed to get up,  walk  about,  and often 
exchange  places  at  the  tables,  and  so 
learn  to  be  proficient in every detail of 
the business.  At noon we rest for three- 
quarters of  an  hour,  eat  our  luncheons 
in  comfort  and  go  back  to  the  tables 
ready for the two or three hours of  work 
that are required in the afternoon.  Then 
there  is  nothing  dirty  or  disagreeable 
connected  with  it;  the  rooms,  tables, 
etc.,  are  the  perfection  of  sweet  clean­
liness, and,  if  you  will  notice,  most  of 
our women have hands that a dainty lady 
might envy in their  whiteness  and  soft­
ness.  No,  there  is  never  any  talk  of

t  li_ 

societies for  protection of  rights  among 
them,  and  1  can  hardly  txplain  the 
reason,  but  in  some  way we  secure the 
best girls,  and among the  great  number 
working  in  this  factory there is not one 
who,  to my knowledge, is coarse or badly 
conducted:  perhaps it is the sweetness of 
the candies that  affects the  natures.  Do 
we eat  much  candy ?  Well, for my own 
part, I am very fond of  it, and  find  that 
my long association with  so many sweets 
has  only served to strengthen  my liking 
for it.  We  may eat a great  deal,  and to 
me it is a regular  part of  my diet,  and I 
would  miss  it  sorely  were I obliged  to 
stop.  Outsiders  imagine  that we never 
touch even a chocolate  drop,  as  the con­
stant  working  with it soon disgusts  the 
appetite,  and physicians will  insist  that 
sweets  are very injurious;  but  our  con­
stitutions are not  yet  wrecked,  and I am 
sure we are a far rosier, healthier looking 
set of  women than  you will find in other 
factories.  Exercise,  fresh  air  and  ab­
solute cleanliness is what  keeps the skin 
clear  and  eyes  bright,  and if  this were 
the case in the other great manufacturing 
buildings,  our  girls  woiild  not  be  the 
sallow, dispirited set most of  them are.”
The  pretty  little  forewoman  became 
very earnest over her small  moralization 
on  the  wrongs  of  workingwomen,  and 
then  insisted  I  should  go  to  the  next 
floor,  where  caramels, nut  candies  and 
crystallized  fruits  were  in  process  of 
cutting  and  packing  by  the  women. 
Thereupon  we  climbed  another  flight, 
and  found  that a great machine, run by 
hand,  was  busy cutting,  what  seemed to 
be  at  first, great  muddy, sticky looking 
slabs of  stuff  into the  delicious and suc­
culent  caramel.  As the little brown and 
yellow  cubes  fell  into  a  receiver,  they 
were carried to  tables,  where  girls  with 
deft  fingers  wrapped them in squares of 
oiled paper.
“Doesn’t it make  you  almost  dizzy to 
sit and  twirl  those  little papers?”  I en­
quired  of  one  sweet-looking  young 
woman.
“Oh, no, indeed !”  she answered,  “for 
every now and then 1 get up,  walk about 
a bit. pick  out  nuts  or  help  dip  choc­
olate;  and here comes  some  one  to  ask 
the  loan of  my place, and I’ll  show  you 
what they do in  the  other  room.  Here, 
you  see,  are  big, wire  baskets  full  of 
English  walnuts,  pistache  nuts, pecans, 
etc.,  and here are the  nut  candies ready 
to be crystalized;”  and I caught  sight of 
pans piled high with  the  tempting dain­
ties.  Near  by stood  jars of  stone  filled 
with  the  cream  ready  to  run  in molds, 
dipped in a chocolate  tub  and set iu the 
refrigerator  to  dry  into  a  full-fledged 
chocolate cream.  The  chocolate tub is a 
huge porcelain  basin fully five feet deep 
and ten  feet in circumference at the top. 
This is filled  with  liquid  chocolate  and 
stirred  by an enormous  stone  arm  that 
works  by  machinery.  The  girls  place 
the molds of  cresmi,  cocoanut, nuts, etc., 
on  perforated 
tin  trays,  and,  holding 
them in one hand,  dip  up  the  chocolate 
in big, tin spoons  and pour it over again 
and  again until enough  has  adhered to 
form a crust.  The  trays  are  then  hur­
ried into the refrigerator that is set in the 
wall  and occupies one  side of  the  room. 
The hot chocolate cools, dries  and  hard­
ens,  so that when the trays are taken out 
the candy is ready to be boxed.
“Now  you  must  come  and  see  our 
dressing  rooms,” insisted my guide,  and 
she  exhibited a long  room,  the  walls of 
which  were  lined  with  compartments 
where each girl’s  gown and bonnet were 
carefully stowed.
“We have a comfortable  lavatory  and 
small  room  furnished  with  a  cot, etc., 
where any one suddenly taken ill may lie 
down.  Oh, yes,  we  like  it  very much, 
and up here in these cool, clean rooms we 
find  work  easy in  the  hottest  weather. 
The girls  rarely give up  their places ex­
cept  for  something  very much better or 
to marry,  and in the  latter  case we  lose 
them from time to time.  Last month the 
nicest girl in our room married  the  pro­
prietor  of  a little  candy  shop,  and  for 
her wedding gift we all  combined to buy 
a certain  French  bonboniere she had ad­
mired  very much.  We  all  went  to the 
ceremony  and  the  breakfast,  and,  you 
see,  candy girls  come  in for their share 
of  fun and happiness like the rest of  the 
world.”

The  Sugar  Trust  and  What  It  Has 

Done.

From  th e New York Tribune.
Two  years ago fair  refining  sugar sold 
j at $4.44  per  100  pounds,  granulated  a t, 
j $5.94,  and  crushed at $6.12.  The cost of j 
j refining - then  appeared  to  justify a  dif- 
| ference of  $1.50 per 100  pounds between 
the  raw  sugar  and  the granulated,  and, 
I $1.68  between  the  raw  sugar  and  i he 
¡crushed.  Now  the  prices  are  $7.06 for 
| fair refining, $9 for  granulated and $9.501 
| ror  crushed.  The  refiners  now  exact1 
j $1.94 per 100  pounds  for  their  services j 
between the raw  and  granulated  sugar, 
and  $2.44  per  100  pounds  between the 
raw and the crushed.
But that does not tell  the  whole story. 
The  Sugar  Trust  made  its boast at the 
outset  that it could  control  the  market 
1 for  raw  sugar  in  this  country,  and  it 
appears  to  have  done  so at  times.  At 
other  times, opponents of  the T~ust  are 
supposed to have  advanced  the  price of 
raw  sugar, either  in  an  effort  to  get a 
supply or  in  an  endeavor  to embarrass 
the combination. 
In either  case the real 
cause of  the  unnatural state of  the mar­
ket  is  the  conspiracy  to  extort  money 
from consumers,  and the facts prove that 
up to date the amount of  money extorted 
has been  large.  Roughly,  the consump­
tion at fifty pounds per capita costs about 
three cents per  pound  more  than it for­
merly did, or $1.50  for  every inhabitant, 
$7.50  for  every  family, and  $97,500,000 
for  the  entire  population.  The  whole 
revenue derived by the government from 
the duties on sugar of  all kinds was only 
$52,000,000  last  year. 
If  the  govern­
ment could  spare  the  revenue, and  put 
an end to  the  sugar  combinations by re­
pealing  all  duties,  it would  simply pre­
sent to the people a sum  nearly twice as 
large as it now  takes  from  them by the 
duties.
The theory that the  advance  in  price 
has been brought about by natural causes 
only does not bear scrutiny.  There  is  a 
vast  deal  of  confusing  talk  about  the 
statistical position,  but there has been no 
such  change  in  the  world’s  supply  of 
sugar as to excuse a rise of  50  per  cent, 
in price.  The International Convention, 
which  was intended to put an end to pay­
ment of bounties in Germany and France, 
has reported sundry propositions, but the 
British Government has refused  to  take 
the responsibility of  bringing the matter 
to a vote, and nothing can come  of  it  in 
other countries without the  accession  of 
Great Britain.  A  proposition to  cut  off 
part of the import duty and to substitute 
a  bounty  to  American  consumers  was 
favored in  the  Senate  last  winter,  but 
could not pass, the House.
When Congress assembles next winter, 
if the Sugar  Trust  lives  so long, one of 
the most important duties  before  repre­
sentatives of the people will  be  to  con­
sider  whether  the  existing  duties  on 
sugar, raw and  refined,  tend in any way 
to aid or encourage a combination  to ex­
tort  money  from  American  consumers, 
and in  what  way  the  duties  can be so 
changed as most effectually to defeat that 
combination.  For there is  no  room  for 
doubt about the  hostility of this particu­
lar Trust to the public interest. 
It  has, 
in fact,  suppressed  productiou at impor­
tant works,  and it has, in fact, increased 
the  cost  of  sugar  to  consumers. 
Its 
organizers and  defenders  have  asserted 
that the existing duties do  riot  help  the 
Trust in  the  slightest  degree,  and that 
their repeal would  not  lessen  its power. 
Congress will find itself forced by public 
opinion  to  look  into  the  matter  very 
closely,  and to make it entirely clear that 
members do not mean  to  leave  any  rea­
sonable or proper thing undone that may 
help to protect the  public  against extor­
tion.
Had the business of refining sugar been 
left free,  it would  have deserved consid­
eration with other industries.  A bounty 
to producers of American refined, as well 
as of raw sugar,  if it  can be strictly lim­
ited so that no part of it can ever be paid 
to a concern connected with or controlled 
or operated by a combination to fix prices 
and control  production,  would  be justi­
fied as a means  of  effectually  encourag­
ing  sugar  production 
in  this  country. 
That it is possible to render a nation com­
pletely independent  of  all others in this 
respect Germany has shown.

A Newly Discovered Textile  Fiber.
The  day,  we  venture  to  say,  is  far 
from  its  dawn  when  one  can  say that 
human  ingenuity  has  appropriated  all 
the benefits  which  nature has so bounti­
fully laid up in  store  for  the use of  the 
human  family.  The inventions and dis­
coveries of  even the past decade not only 
bear  out  this,  but  what  is  more,  they 
allure us onward  with  insinuations that 
the  appropriations  we have so far made 
are infinitesimal compared to  what is be­
yond.  The  latest  of  discoveries  is the 
use  of  the  leaves  of  the  pine  for  the 
making of  a textile  fiber  which  can  be 
converted  into  many  articles,  some  of 
great  commercial 
importance.  These 
leaves,  which  are  gathered  from  the 
felled  trees of  varieties  of  pine  known 
as  the pitch,  long-leaved,  and  field pine, 
by women  and  children,  and sold to the 
factory at  fifteen cents  per  100  pounds, 
per ton.  The process of  converting 
the pine straw is to  first  throw 
into fibe: 
into a large  tank,  and a proper 
the latte 
f  caustic  soda  added, the mass 
amount i 
thoroughly  cooked  by  steam, 
is  then
after  which it is passed  through a "rub­
ber,”  which  cleanses it from  soda, pulp, 
etc.,  leaving  only the  clear  fiber.  This 
is  then  passed  necessarily through  the 
wringer, the breaker, and  carder,  finish­
ing  up  in  the  dryer.  The fiber is now 
ready for  use.  Many articles  are  made 
from this fiber.  The  coarser material  is 
in demand for mattresses and general up­
holstering,  being  elastic,  durable,  and 
exempt  from insect ravages.  The finest 
is  marked  “surgeons’  packing.”  and is 
used by surgeons  in various ways.  Mat­
tings, carpets and other flooring material 
are made out of  it.  The cloth, it is said, 
will endure every test.

The  Direct  Consumption of Coffee.
From  th e New York Shipping List.
Among the  numerous  trade  problems 
for which a solution  is  being constantly 
sought  are  those  that  seek to ascertain 
the  varying  relations of  supply and  de­
mand;  for,  after  all,  they  furnish  the 
most important and direct influences that 
shape  the  course of  trade.  Apart from 
speculative  influences,  which  make  it 
possible to artificially advance or depress 
prices, 
the  direct  distributor  of  mer­
chandise,  as  well  as  the  manufacturer, 
are  always  endeavoring to ascertain the 
abundance  or scarcity of  supplies, pres­
ent  as  well  as  prospective,  and  at  the 
same  time  to  gauge the volume of  con­
sumption.  To  accomplish  either  with 
absolute accuracy is well nigh impossible. 
The actual  yield of  crops is never known 
until long after they have  been garnered 
and estimates as to the actual  volume of 
I consumption  are  liable  to  almost  the 
| same  uncertainty. 
In  both  cases, how- 
: ever,  there  are  well-known guide-posts 
i which  make  it  possible  for  intelligent 
| merchants to estimate with  a  fair degree 
S of  accuracy the  general  drift  of  trade,
! but there are  times  when  th?  situation 
presents  so  many  contradictory  phases 
that  even the best of  experiences feel at 
I sea.  The  anomalous  condition  of  the 
coffee  trade 
for  several  months  past 
seems  to  have  presented  just  such  a 
state of  affairs and many have  anxiously 
sought a solution  of  the  complex  prob­
lem.  Various  features of  the  situation 
have been dealt  with  from  time to time 
in  these  columns  as  they  have  arisen, 
which  it  is  not  necessary  here  to  re­
hearse,  but  in  the  light of  some  recent 
investigation,  the  result  of  which  has 
been  placed  at  our  disposal, an oppor­
tunity is afforded to refer to still another

important phase of  the present condition 
of  the coffee  trade,  and that is the effect 
of  recent prices upon consumption.  One 
of  the  largest  distributors  of  coffee  iu 
this  country  has  within  the  past  few 
weeks completed, through its salesmen,  a 
very thorough canvass of the coffee trade 
over  an  unusually  w’ide  section  of  the 
West, Northwest  and  Southwest.  The 
enquiry was  directed  particularly to  as­
certaining  whether  retailers were carry­
ing  large or small  stocks;  whether buy­
ers  were  looking  for  higher  or  lower 
prices,  and  whether  consumption  has 
been  affected  by present  prices,  and to 
what extent.  The  thirty-six  replies re­
ceived  from  these  correspondents  are 
brief  and bear  upon  their  face  the im­
print of  being  the  results  of  keen  and 
experienced  observation,  which  is  re­
markable  for  its  unanimity  and  har­
mony.  With regard  to stocks;  the testi­
mony  is  unanimous  that  small  dealers 
are  carrying  light  stocks,  in  many  in­
stances scarcely a thirty-days’ supply for 
their  ordinary trade,  while  one  expres­
sion is,  “They  will  not  buy  until  near 
the end of  the  last  case of  roasted  cof­
fee.”  The  larger  dealers,  however, 
would  seem  to  have  stocked up a little 
more  freely.  The  testimony is  equally 
unanimous  as  to  the  expectation  of 
lower  prices,  several particularizing  the 
months of  July and August;  but  what is 
of  greater interest and  importance is the 
testimony of  these  witnesses  as  to  the 
falling off  in  consumption on account of 
high prices.  A majority  say  that  their 
trade  has  fallen  off  fully  one-third,  a 
large number find it 25 per cent,  smaller, 
several say they have not  sold  within 50 
per  cent,  of  what  they  did  last  year, 
there  are a number  that  say their  sales 
have  decreased  from  10 to 15 per cent., 
two  acknowledge a decrease, but  not  to 
any great extent, and  one  finds that con­
sumption has increased.  One reply from 
Dakota says,  "In the extreme  Northwest 
33  per  cent,  are  substituting  tea;” an­
other from Western Michigan says,  “Tea 
is  being  pushed  in  my territory for all 
there is in it;”  another from Kansas says, 
“Farmers are drinking buttermilk;”  and 
another from  Minnesota says,  “The mer­
chants  are  selling  more  green tea than 
they do roasted coffee.”
This  testimony is the result of  the ob­
servation of  men  who  come  in  contact 
constantly with retailers and  consumers, 
and who, therefore,  eujoy the  best facil­
ities for making  just  such  an  estimate, 
the result of  which ought not to surprise 
those who have  not  been  prejudiced by 
following the bull  lead in  recent  opera­
tions.  Here  is  a  definite  reply  to  the 
often repeated enquiry, Have high prices 
curtailed  consumption?  As  one of  the 
above  salesmen  very  forcibly  remarks, 
60 cents a bushel for wheat  and 25 cents 
a pound  for  coffee  is  too great a differ­
ence.
High  prices,  therefore, have  not only 
curtailed  actual  consumption,  but, fur­
thermore,  have  caused  small  dealers to 
carry light  stocks,  partly  because  they 
have not cared to take  the risk  of  losing 
money by a sudden  depreciation of  their 
stock,  and  partly because  of  the  larger 
amount of  capital  that  the  carrying  of 
such  stock  has required at the enhanced 
cost.  Under  these  circumstances,  the 
city jobber very naturally enquires, what 
has become of  the  increased  warehouse 
deliveries that  have  been  made  during 
the past twelve months ?  Obviously they 
have  increased  what  are  termed  the 
“working stocks” of interior jobbers and 
roasters, especially in large  distributing 
centers 
like  Chicago,  Pittsburg,  St. 
Louis,  Cincinnati, Toledo, Cleveland,  St. 
Paul, etc.

The  Biter Bitten.

From  th e United States Econom ist.
There is a contemptible practice which 
is  becoming  more  general,  but  which 
sometimes  leaves  the  biter  bit. 
It  is 
best  illustrated  by  what  a large  buyer 
said to a representative of the Economist:
“I  had  a  line  of  desirable  goods of­
fered  me  by  an  importer  at a  proper 
I  informed  him  that  I 
market  value. 
had  bought  about  all  that I could well 
handle  for  the  season,  and  I  inadver­
tently  dropped  the  name  of  the  house 
from  whom I had  purchased. 
It  was a 
rival  house.  When he saw that I would 
not buy any goods, he  asked  for  an ap­
pointment  to  show  some  new samples. 
He came, and among other goods showed 
me some of  the  same  patterns of  which 
he knew I had a full stock, and he offered 
them at a price  which  must  have  been 
considerably  below  cost.  He  never 
dreamed that I would buy, but he wished 
to make  me  dissatisfied with what I had 
already  bought. 
I  was  careful  to  en­
quire how much he could deliver and had 
him  mark  prices down for me.  He was 
only too glad to do it,  for  he  was  sure I 
wanted  to  make  a  claim  on  his  rival. 
I gave  him  such  an order that it nearly 
turned  his  head  gray. 
I got my goods, 
for  he  knew  that  he  could  never  do 
another iota of  business with  the  house 
if  he  didn’t  keep up to his agreement.”

He  Was  a  Sufferer Himself.

“Of  course,”  said  Blifkins,  “1  ain’t 
the man to hesitate fora  minute, or com­
plain  when  it comes to helping those who 
are  in  distress, but if  you figure it right 
down, lam a good deal of  a flood sufferer 
myself.”

“You a flood sufferer!”
“Well,  I  should  say  so. 

I’ve  been 
with my wife to four  amateur  theatrical 
entertainments and  two  strawberry fes­
tivals in the past two weeks.”

The  Future Assured.

“But,Herbert.” she said,  “think of the 
future.  You  cannot  surround  me  with 
the  luxuries  to which  I  have  been  ac­
customed.”

“But your father—”
“He would do nothing for us.”
“Does he play poker?”
“Ne.”
“Then I will teach him.  Trust in me, 
darling, and have no fear for the future.”

lumbermen,  having  made  his money m 
pine lands,  and  people  will  have  confi­
dence in anything he takes hold of.

East Saginaw—President Burt,  of  the 
Michigan  Salt  Association, has returned 
from  Kansas,  whither he went  with the 
representative of the New York alid Eng­
lish  capitalists 
interested  in  the  salt 
syndicate,  to  inspect  the  salt fields  at 
Hutchinson.  Unless the  production and 
distribution  of  the salt product  is  con­
trolled by the proposed national combine, 
he thinks  Kansas  will  prove  a formid­
able  competitor  to  the  Michigan  salt 
manufacturers.  The manufacturers there 
have an apparently inexhaustible supply 
of  the purest  deposits  in  the  country, 
and are disposed to  utilize it for  all it is 
worth.

9TRAY  FACTS.

East Saginaw—The Toledo, Saginaw & 
Mackinaw  Railroad  has a large  force at 
work extending  the  road  from this city 
north,  and it is expected  that  the  road 
will be completed to West Bay City about 
October 1.

West  Bay  City—The  case  of  Handy 
Bros,  against the Michigan  Central road, 
in  which  damages  of  $8,000  had  been 
awarded in Circuit Court on account of a 
fire  in September,  1887,  wa3  lately  set­
tled on the  basis of  $7,000  after  an  ap­
peal had been taken.

Pompeii—Ppmpeii  is  one of  the  most 
pompous, pushing,  prosperous  places  in 
Gratiot  county,  located  on  the  T., S.  & 
M.  Railway,  between  Carson  City  and 
Ashley, in one of  the  very best  agricul­
tural regions in Michigan.  Born fourteen 
months  ago,  she  now boasts of  two ho­
tels, a new stave factory running twenty- 
five hands day and night, one of  the best 
elevators in the country,  one  drug store, 
one hardware store,  one meat market, one 
agricultural  store,  one  clothing  store, 
one  harness  shop,  three  general  stores 
and several minor concerns, mills, shops, 
etc.,  and still more coming.
Bank  Notes.

E. W. Pickett has moved his Exchange 
Bank,  at  Wayland,  into  his  new  brick 
building.

That is a queer  story of  E. L.  Harper 
the  wrecker  of  the  Fidelity  Bank  of 
Cincinnati. 
It  is  to  the  effect  that he 
has been  doing a profitable iron business 
to the tune of $350,000 a year while serv 
ing  his  sentence  in  the  Ohio  Peniten 
tiary.  Through  the  efforts of  his faith 
ful  wife,  a  joint  stock  company  was 
formed,  and,  presumably  through  the 
collusion of  some of  the  prison officials 
Harper was allowed to direct  the  move­
ments  of  this  company  by  telegraph 
thus  enabling  it  to  make  money when 
other  men  in  the  iron  business  wer 
actually running behind. 
It is a strikini 
illustration of  what a “smart”  man with 
money can  do  even  when  he is dead in 
the eyes of  the law. 
In the  meanwhile 
the discovery of  this  little  arrangement 
will be likely to  arrest  the  effort  to ob 
tain  a  pardon  for  this  distinguished 
criminal.

The  Largest Income  in the  State.
Ca d il l a c ,  June 29,  1889.

E.  A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids:
D e a r   Sir —To  settle a dispute,  please 
state which has the largest income in the 
State—David Ward or D. A. Blodgett.
*  * *  *

Yours  truly, 

While  David  Ward  is  generally  con­
ceded to  be  the  wealthiest  man  in  the 
State,  the  largest  income  undoubtedly 
belongs  to  Daniel  Scotten. 
It  is  com­
monly  conceded 
that  his  profit  on 
“Hiawatha”  is  $2  per  pail  and, as his 
factory  turns  out  an  average  of  5,000 
pails per day, his  net  income  from that 
one article alone is not less  than  $10,000 
per day.

Purely  Personal.

Fred  P.  Himes  left  Saturday  for  a 
week’s  visit among  old friends at Oswe­
go,  N. Y.

Geo.  H.  Reeder  is  enjoying  a  visit 
from his  brother,  Jas.  G.  Reeder,  a lead­
ing attorney of  Columbus. Neb.

Herbert T.  Chase  and  wife  and  Mrs. 
Frank E. Chase  and  daughter have gone 
to Cape  Cod,  where  they will  spend the 
summer.

Robert Lamoreaux, of  the general firm 
of  Lamoreaux &  Beerman,  at  Fruitport, 
was  in  town  last  Wednesday to  attend 
the Forepaugh show.

S. C. Scott  the  Howard  City druggist, 
is reported to have peppered a palace car 
with buckshot, while  firing at a thieving 
tramp a few  nights ago.  Of  course,  the 
tramp was not hit.

John  Caulfield  finally went  out of  the 
wholesale  grocery business  and  Samuel 
M.  Lemon  has  at  last  bought  a  horse. 
Both  events  were  threatened  years  be­
fore the climax came.

Geo. C. Townsend, formerly engaged in 
the  grocery  business  at  Baldwin,  but 
now  the  proprietor  of  a  general  store 
and  hotel at Kenton,  was in town Satur­
day on his way to Owosso.

In  the  retirement  of  Wm.  H.  Hoops 
from the wholesale grocery business,  the 
trade loses an aggressive and devoted ad­
herent.  As  a  traveling  salesman  for 
eleven  years,  Mr.  Hoops  threw  into  his 
work such  marked  individuality that he 
came to be regarded  as  the  leading gro­
cery salesman of  the  State.  His  career 
as a  jobber, during the  past  four  years, 
has  been  marked by the  same  aggress 
iveness which  characterized his work on 
the  road. 
It  is  a pleasure  to  consider 
that  a  continuous  service  for  fifteen 
ears has been rewarded by a comfortable 
competence.

Arrangements for the Picnic. 

Another meeting of  traveling men was 
held at Sweet’s Hotel last Saturday even­
ing to note  the  arrangements  made  for 
the  annual  picnic.  The Transportation 
Committee was  unable  to present a final 
report,  but 
reported  progress.  The 
Committee on  Music reported  that Shat- 
tuck’s band of  fourteen  pieces had been 
engaged  to  accompany the  party.  The 
Committee on Sports made no report.  A 
meeting of  the  committees  will [be held 
on Saturday evening of  this week.

At  a  meeting  of  the  Committee  on 
Toasts,  Geo.  Owen  was selected to act as 
toastmaster and the following  list of  re­
ponses was assigned :
1.  The  Grand Rapids  Traveling  Men—

L.  M.  Mills.

2.  Dry Groceries—Jas. N. Bradford.
3.  The Fish Liar—Frank Emery.
4.  Belts—Chas.  L. Livingston.
5.  The  Pioneer  Traveler — Albert  C.

Antrim.

6. Music—Quartette.
7.  Dry Goods—E.  E.  Woo ley.
8.  Sweetmeats—Henry Dawley.
9.  The  Dining  Room Girl—W.  H.  Her­

rick.

10.  The Sawdust City—John Garvey.
11.  Flour and Feed—Geo.  H. Escott.
12.  Music—Quartette.
13.  The Spice of  Life—H.  R.  Savage.
14.  The Country Tavern—Hi. Robertson.
15.  Recitation—L. C. Remington.
16.  The  Kicker—A. B. Cole.
17.  The Wag—J. H. McIntyre.
18.  Cold Steal—P. J. Coppens.
19.  The Ladies—Chas. M.  McLain.
20.  The Occidental—T.  P.  S.  Hampson.
21.  Music—Quartette.

All responses are to be  confined to five 
minutes’  time,  which  will  bring  the lit­
erary  programme  within  the  space  of 
two hours.

The musical portion of  the programme 
has  been  voluntarily assumed  by James 
A. Morrison,  which  is  a sufficient  guar 
antee as to its excellence.

Any traveling  man  who  failed  to  re 
the

eeive  an  invitation  should  report 
omission to Secretary Seymour.

Gripsack Brigade.

Duff  Jennings  is  up  the  Peutwater 

branch this week.

Geo.  F.  Owen  has  gone  to  Detroit  to 
get  his  samples of  fall  goods.  He  ex 
pects to don the  warpaint  about the 8th.
Walter E. Cummings  has  completed  a 
year’s work on the road  and  will rest up 
month  before  picking  up  his  grips 

again.

John  McIntyre  binom  kaniidik  al 
koefon das elilom sato do aitifol fitastafis. 
Kopanals  kirns  apoliidol  staffs  binoms  i 
pafenik vemo.

Steve  Sears  is  on  the programme for 
the Fourth of  July oration at Peutwater, 
immediately following his balloon ascen­
sion at Ludington.

N. Stewart  McConnell  has engaged to 
travel on the  road  for Curtiss & Co.  He 
is  posting  up  this  week  and will start 
out on his initial trip next Monday.

Responses  to  the invitation to the an- 
nnual  picnic,  sent  out by Secretary Sey­
mour,  are  coming  in very freely,  giving 
ground  for  the  belief  that  at  least 200 
persons will participate in the event.

Will  Campbell  has 

finally  memor 
ized the song made  famous by the genius 
of  Cornelius Crawford:
You have got to be a lover

Of the landlord’s daughter,
Or  you cannot have a second piece of  pie.
Commercial 

travelers  are  often  af­
flicted with skin disease of  a more or less 
serious  nature.  A  physician  places the 
number seriously afflicted  at one in fifty, 
and  states  that in almost every instance 
the  cause  can  be  traced  to  the  use of 
hotel soap.

So  strenuous  was  the  opposition  to 
Max Mills’  repeating  his  Fourth of  July 
oration at Blanchard  this  year  that  the 
committee  having  the  matter in charge 
felt compelled to cancel  the engagement. 
Mills is determined to  deliver  the effort, 
however,  and it is now  thought  that  he 
will spend the  Fourth at Ottawa  Beach, 
in hopes  the  deluded  occupants of  that 
resort  will  give  him  an  opportunity to 
be heard.

Fast  Trains.

Do  you think of  taking a Western trip 
or ot  going  West,  Northwest  or  South­
west  to locate ?  If  so,  write  to  Harry 
Mercer.  Traveling  Passenger  Agent  of 
the Chicago,  Milwaukee & St.  Paul Rail­
way, 90 Griswold  street,  Detroit, Mich., 
for  maps  aud  other  printed  matter. 
Name  the  place  or  section  of  country 
you desire  visiting  and  you will be fur­
nished  the  lowest  rates  of  fare, by the 
best route running fast trains.

White  Mountains  and  Bar  Harbor.
Commencing  June  29th. the Michigan 
Central and its eastern  connections  will 
run a through line of elegant, new buffet 
sleeping  cars  through  from  Chicago to 
Bar Harbor,  via.  Niagara  Falls  and the 
White Mountains,  without change.  Con­
nection  will  be  made  at  Niagara Falls 
with through sleeper  to  Clayton,  where 
connection will  be  made  with steamers 
to  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria 
[ Bay. Montreal and Quebec.  For full and 
letailed information  in  regard  to these 
summer  resorts,  and  the  way  to reach
them,  send  six  vents  postage  for  “A 
Modern piigi image,"  aud summer tourist 
rates,  to  < W .  R u g g i.e s .  General  Pas­
sen g e r and Tick“!  Agent.  Chicago,  lxl.

Fourth July  Excursion Bates.

Excursion  tickets  will  be sold  by the 
Chicago & Grand Trunk.  Detroit,  Grand 
Haven  &  Milwaukee  and  Toledo,  Sagi­
naw  &  Muskegon  Ry’s,  aud  Michigan 
Air  Line  and  Detroit  Division  of  the 
Grand Trunk Railw'ay on the 3rd and 4th 
of July, good to return up to aud  includ­
ing  July 5.  at the rate of  single fare for 
the round trip,  between stations on  their 
lines and to Cauadian points west of  and 
including Toronto aud Niagara Falls.

Every Day  Wisdom.

A thorn  in  the  bush is  worth  two in 
Every dog  has  its  day,  and  cats hav 
The policeman is the  right man in the 
The happiest man is he who entertain 
A man may get roaring drunk on water 

the hand.
the night.
riot business.
the most delusions.
and so he can on land.
in order to make a living.

It is folly working  one’s self  to death 

There is no good in crying over spilled 

milk,  but sometimes it is very consolin,

Man wants but  little  here  below  but 
always wants  it  just as quick  as he can 
get it.
There’s no fool like an old fool, except 
a  young fool  who fools  with a gun that 
isn’t loaded.

A minister once excused himself  from 
filling one  of  his  regular  appointments 
on the  ground  that he  had  recently re­
turned from his  vacation and felt weary.

FOB SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisem ents w ill be inserted  under  this  head for 
two  cents  a  word  the  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.

f a n c y   s t o r e
doing- a  good business;  good raU road tow n; would 
n o t sell, but have o th er business.  Address Mrs.  A^C- 
Calkins. Leslie.

F o r   s a l e —a  m il l in e r y   a n d  
F o r   s a l e —g r e a t   b a r g a in ,  l a r g e   c a r r ia g e

m anufactory,  w ith  general  blacksm ith  shop; 
located in best p a rt of Ann Arbor; good stock on hand; 
sold reasonably in full o f undivided h alf in terest;  re a ­
son, d eath   of  one  of  th e  p artn ers.  Address  H enry 
Paul, Box 1322, Ann A rbor. Mich.
F OR SALE—SMALL  STOCK  OF  DRUGS  AND  Fix­
tures, w ith house, lo t and store, in  railroad  tow n; 
no com petition;  big investm ent for  rig h t  m an;  sm all 
capital only required.  T. P. Stiles.  Chester, Eaton Co.,

F cern M ichigan, capacity  1,500 pounds per  day ,  wi 
trad e fo r m erchandise.  Address No. 159, care Michigra 
Tradesm an. 
_______ ________ J*®
JpO R   SALE—DRUG  STORE—FINEST  LOCATION  IN
ash busi- 
D etroit to r fam ily and  tran sien t trade; 
Eupvne
ness;  purchaser will require 32.503.  Addres 
_____________
Ross & Co., Detroit,  Mich. 
IN  !
TT'OR  SALE—DRUG  AND  STATIONERY  STOCK 
JL  m anufacturing town of 1,200people:  invoice about 
li-j.  care 
31,000;  small  com petition.  Address,  No. 
M ichigan Tradesm an. 
ABOUT  TO 
r any one w anting a 
stock of drugs and p aten t m edicines, cheap, please a d ­
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 out of the drug business.  Address, G. S. Putnam ,
F ru itp o rt, Mich._________ __ ________________  

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

engage in th e  drug business ■

______________________ “  *

***

TOR- SALE—AT  PINGREE  GROVE,  KANE  CO.,  ILL.,
of  general 
ostutfice  in 
J.  ;}. Shed- 

nd business,  w ith full  stock 
■vliole  value  about  $4,700;  i 
for  selling, failin g   health.

den. Proprietor.

Fm   OR  SALE—IN  CENTRAL  MICHIGAN—STOCK  OF 
120

drugs, medicines  and  fixtures,  valued  a t  31,200; 
daily cash sale’s.  315:  also  store  building,  storehouse 
and residence combined, valued a t $.300; reasons, o th er 
business.  Address, No. A20,  care M ichigan Tradesm an.

441

SITUATIONS WANTED.

_______________

cist;  cad give best  of  references.  Address  N

XT 7" ANTED—SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED  PHARMA-  I 
VY 
462 care Michigan Tradesm an. 
t t t ANTED—A  POSITION  AS  CLjlUK  IN  Ä  DE 
VY  goods or  clothing  store  by  a  young  m an  wl 
speaks G erm an and English;  can  furnish  good  reft 
ences.  Address Bernharfc Perl, Fife Lake, Mich.  45.'
t t ^ANTED—SITUATION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER  BY MAN 
\  V 
of eight y ears’ experience, who is fam iliar  with 
general  m erchandise.  Address  A.  E.  Cham bers. 
Monroe S treet.  ""

Addn 

G rand Rapids,  Mich.
M ISCELLANEOUS.

YrrANTED—1,000 MORE  MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 
W 
Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send for 
sam ples.  E. A. Stowe &  Bro.. G rand Rapids._____ 2D
F OR  SALE—g o o d  RESIDENCE  l o t   o n  ONE  OF  j

th e m ost pleasant streets “ on  I he  h i l l ”  M ill ex­
change for stock in any good Institution.  Address 286, 
care M ichigan Tradesm an.______________________ 236 
t t t  ANTED—SEND  A  POSTAL  TO THE SUTLIFF COU- 
W  
pon Pass Book Co.,  Albany,  N.  Y., for  sam ples 
of th e  new  Excelsior  Pass  Book,  th e  m ost  com plete 
and finest  on th e  m ark et,  an d   ju st  w hat  every  m er­
ch an t should have  progressive m erchants ail over the 
country a re now using them .____________________ 13?

m o o .  SALES IN ONE WEEK

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„ _______  

AND  LOCAL  AGENTS  TO
YIH" ANTED — GENERAL
handie  th e  New  P a ten t  Chem ical  Ink  Erasing 
Pencil.  G reatest novelty ever produced.  Erases Ink 
in tw o seconds, no abrasion of paper. 
200  to  500  per 
cent, profit.  One a g en t’s sales am ounted to  $620.00 in 
Six Days—an o th er $32.00 in tw o hours.  T errito ry  abso­
lutely  free.  Salary  to  good  m en.  No  ladies  need 
answer.  Sample a5 cts.  F or  term s  a nd  full  p articu ­
lars, address. The Monroe  E raser  Co.,  M anufacturers, 
La Crosse, Wis. 

*5®

•Henderson

MED  RED.SCHOOL  A HOUSE SHOE

Product of Our factory  at  Dixon,  111.

In view of the fact that we  have  GREATLY  INCREASED  our  FACILITIES 
for MANUFACTURING in OUR THREE FACTORIES and owing to the PECULIAR 
and CLOSE COMPETITION existing in MICHIGAN, C.  M. Henderson  &  Co.  have 
c o n clu d ed  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.”

j

G. M. HENDERSON 

GO..  Chicago.

Headquarters for the Celebrated Wales Goodyear Rubber Goods

F a c to r ie s:

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

Fond du Lao, Wis

Dixon, 111.Chicago,  111.

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

P. O.  address,

S.  K.  BOLLES.

E.  B.  DIKEMAN.

S . K. B olles  <£  Co.,

77 Canal Street,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wholesale  Binar Dealers,

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

B itte r
Two Sizes—Sen

S w e e t
and  Jun.

Don  Rodrigo
Two Sizes—Sen.  and  .Tun.

D e Lorenzo  Ventura, 
Madge,  Banho,

R u y Bias,

Hamilton's,  Tantalio er,

Honey
(Look  out for her.

Queen
‘She’s a hummer.” )

Cognac, Shoe  String,

TOSS  UR  -  

(“ Heads-I-Win,  Tails-T'-Lose,” ) 
A  TEN  CENT  SMOKE  FOE  F it

S e t .Up, 
-

B lue  S trea k , (

We  will  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.

S I 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. 
often  seen  on  the  floor  of  the  av erag e   grocer, 
varnished  and  put  together  in  the  b e s t  possib. 
cabinet will be found one complete set of castors

It  does  away  with 

the  unsightly barrels so 
Beautifully grained and 
ie  manner. 
Inside each 
with screws.

Wide - Siake

E m
THE  RING  OF  COFFEES».

Should  Certainly  Sell

An  Article  of Absolute  Merit.

It is fast  supplanting  the  scores  of  inferior  roasted coffees. 

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

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

W o o lso n   Spice  Co.,#

T O L E D O ,  O HIO.

1a .  WINTERNITZ,  Resident Agent, Grand Rapids.

A  Convenient  Place  for  Farmers.
An innovation  in  the shape of  a com­
bination  feed  stable  and  grocery  store 
has  been  introduced  by Yolmari & Van 
Enst Saginaw’—As a general  thing  the 
Keppel,  at  27  North  Waterloo  street, 
mills  are fairly supplied  with  logs,  al-
though  the  suspension  of  work  by the j The firm occupies a building constructed 
boom  company compelled  two  or  three  on purpose for  their  business,  having a 
mills to temporarily shut up  shop. 
It is  capacity of  accommodating  100  vehicles 
A well-
reported that the boom company will not! and  stall  room  for 140 horses, 
equipped  grocery  store  will  be  run  in 
resume operations until after July 4,  and
connection  with  the  establishment,  the 
there is some kicking in consequence.
stock  having  been  purchased  of  I.  M. 
Clark & Son,  who  were  given the order 
in preference to eleven other houses who 
put in bids on the stock.

Bay City—J. A Green,  who  is  operat­
ing  the  Keystone  plant this season, has 
decided to build a mill on the  Tennessee i 
river  in  the  near future.  He  owns  a , 
considerable body of  pine south,  and au- j 
other  Bay City gentleman  will  be associ­
ated with him.  Mr. Green is of the opin­
ion that  the  south is  the comiug lumber j 
country.

East Saginaw’—A  movement is on foot 
to  induce  the  Flint  &  Pere  Marquette 
Railroad to  extend  a  logging  branch to 
the  Hurst  tract  on  the  Tobacco  river, 
above Coleman.  The  timber  has  been 
sold in parcels, and a portion of it is now 
being  lumbered.  Of  the  timber  pur­
chased by Mosher & Fisher  and  Gebhart 
&  Estabrook,  a  considerable  portion 
could be handled by rail to advantage.

Manistee—The  shingle  mill  on 

the 
river,  which  was  owned  by  Brooks  & 
Sweet, has  changed  hands  the past few 
days,  William  Vincent  having  bought 
out John Sweet’s interest  in  that  estab­
lishment.  He will now go on and organ­
ize a furniture factory out of it, and push 
the  business  for  all  there is in it.  Mr. 
Vincent is one of  our  most  conservative

A  List to Be  Proud  of.

The  list of  dealers who handle Pingree 
& Smith's goods, given on another  page, 
is one of  which any house  may well feel 
proud,  as  it  includes  the  leading  shoe 
dealers  in  the  cities  giveu.  Pingree * 
Smith write T h e   T r a d e s m a n   that their 
factory is running to its full  capacity on | 
fall goods and  that  the  orders so far re-
the
ceived show’ a decided  increase  ovei 
same months of  last  year.

No Meeting  To-night.

Owing to the extreme heat,  it has been 
deemed best to dispense with the regular 
meeting of  thé Grand Rapids  Mercantile 
Association,  this evening.  The  commit­
tees appointed to look after the picnic on 
July  18  are  requested  to  meet  at  the 
store  of  L.  Winternitz,  at  2  p.  m. 
Wednesday, July 10.

Children are  coupons 

marriage.

on  the  bond of

The Michigan Tradesman

AMONG THE TRADE.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

J.  L.  Strelitsky has engaged in the job­
bing  of  cigars  at  126  and  128  Canal
street. 

_______________

The  Marine Velocipede  Co.  has  estab­
lished  its  factory  at  38  North  Front
street. 

_______________

Cummings  &  Yale  have  taken  the 
agency of  the Findlay Flint Glass Co., of 
Findlay,  Ohio.

J. F.  Otto has engaged in the  boot  and 
shoe business at Saginaw  City.  Rindge, 
Bertsch & Co. furnished the stock.

The  organization  of  the  Dunham  & 
Chick  Furniture  Co.  has  not  yet  been 
completed  and  may be  abandoned  alto­
gether. 

__________ _____

Fetter  &  Schneider  have  engaged  in 
the  boot  and  shoe  business at Saginaw 
City.  Rindge,  Bertsch  & Co.  furnished 
the stock.

P.  T.  Williams  has  opened  a  drug 
store on the corner of  Ninth avenue and 
South  Division  street.  He  has bought 
the drug stock of  Stewart & Stewart and 
the confectionery stock of  Wilber Jones.
Peter Volmari and John R. Van Keppel 
have  formed a copartnership  under  the 
style of  Volmari & Van Keppel  and  en­
gaged  in  the  grocery  business  at  27 
North  Waterloo  street.  L  M.  Clark  & 
Son furnished the stock.

West Haven—John  Karr  has  engaged 

in the hardware business.

Sparta— S. H Ballard has sold his gen­
eral stock to  J.  R.  Aarrison,  who  will 
return from Byron Center,  where he has 
been  engaged  in  trade for  the  past six 
months.

Sault Ste. Marie—Hynes  &  McKenna, 
dealers in  men’s  furnishing  goods,  are 
removing their  stock from  Water street 
into  the  new  double  store  on  Portage 
avenue.

Jackson—Longwell  &  Son  sold  their 
drug stock to Longwell & Dahin,  when a 
disagreement  among  the partners threw 
the matter in the hands of  W.  L.  Seaton 
as receiver.

Owosso—John  T.  Peters  has  sold  his 
interest in the furniture and undertaking 
business  of  Peters  &  Knapp  to  F.  C. 
Smith.  The  new  firm will be known as 
Knapp & Smith.

Tustin—Geo.  Skaglin  has retired from 
the  firm  of  Skaglin  Bros.,  dealers  in 
meats and  feed.  The  business  will  be 
continued  by  the  remaining  partner, 
Gust. Skaglin.

Muskegon—John Torrent has formed a 
co-partnership  with D.  M. Stevor,  under 
the  style  of  D. M. Stevor & Co., to con­
tinue  the  dry  goods  business  formerly 
conducted by Nathan Platt & Co.

Allegan—A.  Stegeman  will shortly be­
gin  the  erection  of  a  two-story  brick 
building,  50x110 
in  dimensions. 
Both floors  will be occupied by the stock 
in what is known as the “grange  store.”

feet 

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Gooding—R.  Purdy  has  started  hi 

cheese factory.

Cheboygan—Patrick Morrisey and John 

Noll have begun manufacturing cigars.

Edmore—J. F.  Sheffield  is  adding  an 
elevator  and  new machinery to his flour­
ing mill.

Detroit—Heck & Hemel  succeed Heck, 
Hemel & Geckhardt  in  the  planing mill 
business.

Watervliet—Chas.  Lederer has engaged 
in the shoemaking  business.  He  occu 
pies a part of the harness shop.

Hastings—Phillip  Lutz,  the  boot and 
shoe maker, has moved from G. G. Spauld 
ing’s block to corner of  Court street.

Presque Isle—John  Hey has  sent  one 
raft  of  2,000,000  feet  of  logs  to  San 
dusky, Ohio,  and has  enough logs left to 
make two more rafts of  the same size.

Morley—Charles Cummins will operate 
his shingle mill for a  week  or  two  and 
then shut down to put in a drag-saw  and 
some other  improvements for the winter 
work.

Owendale—John  G.  Owen’s  mill  is 
cutting  30,000  feet of  lumber daily, and 
he has 5,000,000 on  hand,  all of  which is 
moved to market by rail over the Pontiac, 
Oxford & Port Austin Railroad.

Aarwood—Moritz  &  Co.  have  pur­
chased a planing and  matching machine, 
to add to  their  sawmill,  and will  set up 
their feed mill this  fall.  They expect to 
have their mill moved up the river about 
twenty  rods,  so  as  to  get  more  solid 
ground.

Muskegon—C.  L.  Housman, who put in 
about 2,000,000 feet of  logs on  the  Man­
istee River; has  sold  his  entire  cut  for 
the  season  to  a Chicago  firm  at  prices 
which have not transpired.  The  lumber 
is to be taken green as fast as sawed.

Stanton—The whistle at Wright’s mill, 
just north of  town,  was  blown  last  Fri­
day for the last time,  having  finished up 
twelve  years’  work,  a  portion  of  the 
time the mill being run by N. Slaght and 
the past  years by F. N. Wright & Co.

Bay  City—The  mills  are  nearly  all 
running,  but the situation in lumber cir­
cles is rather  quiet.  The  movement of 
lumber by lake  will make  a  respectable 
showing for  the mouth,  although vessel 
men  complain  of  difficulty in obtaining 
cargoes, and one  or  two tows have gone 
to the upper lake after loads.

An important  change, which  has been 
contemplated  for  some  time,  was  con­
summated  yesterday,  by  W.  H.  Hoops 
retiring from the  wholesale grocery firm 
of  Lemon,  Hoops  &  Peters.  The  bus­
iness will be continued by the  remaining 
partners  under  the  style  of  Lemon  & 
Peters.

Ed. Wright has engaged in the refining 
of  tallow  and  the  manufacture  of  lard 
oil, tallow oil and  neatsfoot oil,  at the D 
& M.  Junction,  under  the  style  of  the 
Grand Rapids Refining Co.  The  factory 
is located in a two-story  building,  24x80 
feet  in  dimensions,  erected  on  purpose 
for the business, which will be under the 
management of  Mr.  Hogle,  late  of  Chi­
cago.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Traverse  City — A.  A.  McCoy 

has

opened a restaurant.

Nashville—Geo. A. Selleck  has opened 

a flour and feed  store.

Vickeryville—A.  Oyler  will  shortly 

open a new hardware store.

Alba—J.  H.  Botsford  is  erecting  a 

store building on Main street.

Mt. Clemens—Fred  Grimm  has bought 

F. A. Drexel’s  jewelry stock.

Edmore—J.  F.  Snyder succeeds R.  A 

Maley in the grocery business.

Sault  Ste.  Marie — Richard  Mitchell

has engaged in the  grocery business.

Grass Lake—W. B. Silkworth succeeds 

Silkworth & Ackley in general trade.

Traverse City—Frank Stepan has  pur 

chased E.  R.  Kneeland’s meat market.

Traverse  City—H.  P.  Oleson  has  his 
new blacksmith shop  ready for business 
St.  Johns—W.  T.  Church  succeed: 
Webster & Church in the  meat business 
Metamora—Z.  L.  Stringer  &  Bro.,  of 
Otisville,  will  put  in  a  general  stock 
here.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—H.  Robinson  ha 
purchased the meat business  of  Wetzler 
Bros.

Cloverdale—Howard  Mosher  the  gen 
eral dealer is building  an addition to hi 
store.

Mulliken — Will  Dilldine  moved  his 
jewelry  stock  into  his  new  store  last 
week.

Flint—Lane  Bros,  succeed  Lane  & 
French in the  bakery and  confeetionery 
business.

Pompeii—W.  Bunday & Co.  are  erect­
ing a two-story brick  store,  22x90 feet in 
dimensions.

Sturgis—Mulloy & Son  have  removed 
their  stock  of  general  merchandise  to 
Minden City.

Hanish & Eifert is the style of the firm 
succeeding  Anthony Hanish  in the  har­
ness business.

Hanover—E.  A.  Bristol & Co. succeed 
Mary (Mrs. E.  J.)  Sprague'  in  the  hard­
ware business.

Tustin—John  E.  Perry,  of  Cadillac, 
intends to open a drug stose in this place 
about August 1.

Grand  Ledge—Reuben  E.  Wood—not 
C. C.  Wood,  as  previously stated—is the 
assignee of  C. 1.  Miller.

Detroit—Daniel  Graham’s  ice  cream 
business has been  advertised  for sale on 
chattel mortgage July 8.

Deerfield—Geo.  Aiken  has  purchased 
the undertaking business of Isaac Palmer 
and added a line of  furniture.

Owosso  —  Thomas  Nelan  has  been 
obliged to close  up  his  blacksmith shop 
on account of  failing eyesight.

Lakeview—Dr.  J.  W.  Kirtland  will 
again embark in the drug  business  here, 
having  repurchased  the  drug  stock he 
formerly owned at Owosso.

Muskegon—Ed.  J.  Smith has removed 
his confectionery store from 24  W.  Clay 
avenue to a location  near the drug  store 
of I.  F.  Hopkins on Third street.

FADED/LIGHT  TEXT

position in a State s%eet dry goods store, 
with the handkerchief  counter as her de­
partment.  The  first day she was there a 
gentleman  came  along  and  stopped  at 
her  counter  to  look  at the goods.  She 
felt that she ought to sell him something, 
so  she  went  at  it  energetically,  and 
though  the  man  tried  in  every way to 
elude  her, he  couldn’t  do  it,  and  was) Archery  Bunting 
_ 
finally forced  to  buy a half-dozen hand­
kerchief.  When  she  got  her  salary at 
the end  of  the  week,  she  found  a sub­
stantial increase over the figure at which 
she had engaged.  She asked  the cashier 
the reason.
Because of  a sale  you  made  the first 
day  you  came. 
If  you  remember,  you 
sold  half  a  dozen  handkerchiefs  to  a 
gentleman after making a long talk.”

. 

1880BI1T1DN  DEPÏRTMEMT.
Michigan  Business Men’s  Association.

P resident—F ra n k  W ells, Lansing.
F irst V ice-President—H. Cham bers, Cheboygan.
Second Vice-President—C. Strong, Kalamazoo. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville. 
Executive B o ard -P resid en t; C. L.
F ran k   H am ilton, T raverse City;  N. B
. * lW a n  ■ 
Chas. T. Bridgm an, F lin t;  H iram   DeLano,  Allegan,

,____ _

Com m ittee  on  Insurance—Geo.  B.
▼ille-  W  8. Pow ers, Nashville;  Oren  Stone, F lint. 
H.
O o ^ t ^  onF& k t i o n - S .   E  ParWU  Owo^so;
A  Tlvdorn  Grand Rapids;  H. H. Pope, AJiegan, 
Com m ittee <5nTrade In tereste-S m ith B araeN T rav erse 
City:  Geo. R. H oyt, E ast Saginaw ;  H. B. Fargo, mus-
o im m fttee on T ra n s p o ^ tio n -J a m e s  Osborn O w o ^
O.  F.  Conklin,  G rand  Rapids;  C.  F.  Bock,  n a m e
r v iS S tte e  on Building and Loan A ssociations—Chaun- 
Kaîamazoo; W ill E m m ert, E aton R apids;

W. E. C rotty, Lansing. 

Local Secretary—P. J. Connell,  Muskegon. 
O tt^ U o S a ^ T H K  Michigan TbadnsmaN.

„  

.____

The following  auxiliary associations  are op­
eratin g  under  ch arters  g ranted  by th e Michi­
gan Business Men’s A ssociation:

ISo.  I—Traverse City B. M. A. 

P resident. J. W. M illiken; Secretary, E. W. H astings.

- 
’ 

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

P resident, N. B. B lain; S ecretary. F rank T. King. 
' 
P resident. H. S. C hurch; Secretary, W in. Jorn.___

’ Ne>.  4—1Grand  Kapids  M.  A. 
President. E. J. H errick; Secretary , E. A. Stowe.
-----------~No  5—Muskegon B. M. A.
Presiden t. John A. Miller;  Secretary, C. L. W hitn.

" 

jio. 6—A l b a   B. At. A. 

President. F. W. Bloat; Secretary   °
- 
P resident. T. M. Sloan; Secretary. N. H. Wldger,

jg0. 7—üimondale B. AI. A.
v A  s—Eastport B. M. A.
. H. T hursten; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston.

P resid en t_____ ___________

9—Law rence B.
President, H. M. M arshall; S ecretary 
‘  n o   lO — H a r b o r   S p r in j;!

, J. H. Kelly. 
B. M. A.
President, W . J. C lark; S ecretary. A. L. Thompson

" 

' 

E.  W ynkoop.

No. 11—Kingsley B. M. A
Whipple: Secretary, D
12—Qoincy B. M. A.
1 3 —S h e r m a n   B. M. A.

P resident. H. P
P resident, r~M cKav: Secretary, Thos. Lennon.  _
----------- - 
President. H. B. S turtevant:  Secretary , W.  J. An
•------"  \ „   14—No. Muskegon B. M. A.
President. S. A. Howey: S ecretary, G. C. Havens.
------------- 
President. R. R- P erkins: Secretary, F. M. Chase.
----------jj()  jg—Sand Cake B. M. A.
President, J. V. C randall:  Secretary, W. R a sc o ^
No.  1 7—Plain well B. M. A.
—1 
President. Geo. H. Anderson; Secretary. J. A.
18—O m o sso B. >1. A.
P resident. Albert Todd: Secretary. S. Lam from.
---------------- No.  1»—Ada B. M. A.
P resident, D. F. Wats*

is^Bovne City B. M.A.

. Secretary, E. E. Chapel.

President, C.

President, lo h n  F.

H enry : Secretary, L. A. Phelps^

20—sa u g a tu c k   B. M. A.
„. 21—Wayland B. Al.  A.
H. W harton: Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.
No. 22—Grand  Ledge B. AI. A.
.
xö~23—riarson i îty B. M. A.

B. Schum acher; Secretary, W.  R.  ClarKe

p resident, A. 
* 
President.*John W. H aliett:  Secretary, L  A. Lyon.
--------------No. 24—Morley  B. M. A.
P resident, J. E. Thurkow ; S ecretary, W. H. Richmond.
55—Palo B. M. A.
; Secretary, Chas. B. Johnson.

No.
President, H. D. Fe

_________ 

__ 

N o .  *36- -lire e n v ille   I«. Ml. A-

' 

Presi dent. A. C. S atterlee:  Secretary, E .
P resident,, E. S. noesford: Secretary, L. N. Fisher^
28—C lieboygan B. M. A 
Paddock;  Secretary, H. G. Poser.

No  27—Dorr B. M.

v ,,  *>ti__i  r e e i io i 't   B . -11.  A .

President, A. J.
Pw ,.irient. Wm! Moore;  Secretary . A. J. Cheesebrough 
■--------   No. 30—Oceana B. M. A
President, A. G. Avery

Secretary, E. S. H oughtallng

No. 31—Charlotte B. M. A.
President, T h o s . ________________  
.
_  
—-------   N o .  32—C o o p e r s  v il le B. M. A.
President, W. G. Barnes;  Secretary. J. B. W atson
No. 33—Charlevoix B. M. A.

Green;  Secretary, A. G. F leu ry ^

D.  B artholom ew ;  S ecretary, R. W. K ane

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No  86—CUo B. M. A.

The History  of Silk.

something 
Indeed, 

The  Romans,  in  obtaining  silk  and 
other goods from the extreme East at the 
time of  the commencement of  the Chris­
tian  era,  found  it  very  convenient  to 
procure a sufficient amount of specie and 
bullion  to  exchange  for  them,  for  the 
goods could only be  got for cash.  Thus, 
Pliny  values  the  amount  annually  ex­
ported from Rome  to  India  and  China, 
during  the  first  century,  at  25,000,000 
francs,  which would,  at- the present day, 
represent 
like  150,000,000 
francs. 
the  producing  East 
slowly  absorbed  the  treasures  of  the 
masters of  the world, this drain causing 
the  value  of  money to  appreciate more 
and more in the  empire;  hence,  toward 
the  sixth  century it  became  absolutely 
imperative to procure the  raw  material, 
if  not at home, at least, nearer by.
China,  meanwhile,  remained as silent 
as a spbynx and kept its secret. 
Its cus­
tomhouse  regulations  prescribed 
that 
the  silk  trade  should be confined to the 
two cities  authorized to that effect.  All 
attempts to find out something  about the 
origin  of  silk  remained fruitless,  until 
the  year  552, when two  Persian monks, 
attached  to  the  missions  in  Northern 
India, offered the  Emperor  Justinian to 
proceed to  China  and there  procure the 
necessary  information  relating  to  silk 
culture  and  manufacture.  This  offer 
he accepted,  and  before  the  year  came 
to a close,  the monks had  returned with 
silk  eggs  concealed  in  their  bamboo, 
pilgrim’s  staffs.  At the same time,  it is 
asserted that  as  early  as  the  previous 
century a king  of  Little  Bokhara  mar­
ried a Chinese princess,  who  introduced 
the silk  worm, so as to be  able  to  wear 
silks  produced  in her  adopted  country. 
But,  however  this  may be, the merit of 
the monks’  devise,  alluded to, is not dis­
puted.
In 553, the first skein of  silk  was pro­
duced in Asia  Minor  and  was  obtained 
from  the  culture  thus  introduced,  and 
thence it spread  to  Europe  with all the 
eater ease,  as  it  was  found  that  the 
mulberry  tree  was  indigenous  to  Asia 
Minor and  Southern  Europe.  The  for- 
¿r. in particular,  proved to  be  admir- 
,ly adapted to this sort  of  agricultural 
irsuit,  and  soon silk from the extreme 
East would be dispensed  with.  While it 
had taken 1.000  years  to  introduce  and 
cumulate silk on the shores of the Bo 
horos after it  had  been  discovered  i 
China, it took another thousand  years 1 
ansfer  its  production  from  the  Bo 
horos to the valley of  the Rhone.  The 
fact is that  Western  Europe,  during the 
Merovingian era,  was  too  poor to dress 
silk.
A few  pieces,  imported from Orienta 
untries,  sufficed  to  adorn the altars of 
hurches and thrones of palaces.  Cathe­
drals in Europe  have  preserved some of 
It was reserved for Moham 
these silks. 
med and his  warlike followers  to  popu 
rize silk as they advanced from Arabia 
In  711,  Omar  conquered  Egypt;  soon 
after, the Iberian peninsula  was invaded 
rom Northern Africa, and only at Tour 
i 722.  the  Mussulman  hordes  were re 
el led from  France  by  Charles  Marte 
During  the five  centuries  of  spreading 
Moorish civilization in  Spain,  at Bagdad 
and  Alexandria,  silk  quickly  attained 
minenee as an article of  dress. 
In Per 
ia and Asia  Minor  the  Arabs bestowed 
pecial  care  upon its culture;  a  eolon 
of  Syrian  Arabs raised it to a still mor 
flourishing condition in Andalusia,  wher 
it begun to be spun and woven.
The mulberry tree  was  planted on the 
Northern  coast  of  Africa,  at  Souss 
Jabes.  and  subsequently  in  Sicily and 
Spain.  The crusades familiarized  Wes 
ern,  Christian nations with silk, but they 
were still to poor  too make extensive use 
of it.
In 1098, the silk captured at the storm 
ing  of  Antioch  by the  crusaders  was 
pecially laid  aside  to  adorn  altar 
Western  Europe. 
In  1140. the  Norman 
pirate. Prince Roger,  of  Sicily, during 
war with the  Greeks, brought home cat 
ives  who  introduced the  spinning  and 
weaving  of  silk,  after  an  approved 
method, into Sicily.  Thence the art w: 
carried  to  Florence and Luccas in ltal 
but the merchants of  Venice and Genoa 
nevertheless,  continued  importing  silk 
goods from the Orient.  Only subsequent 
to the  beginning  of  the fourteenth cen 
tury  did  silk-culture  penetrate 
into 
France.

Yes,  I remember,”  she said.
That  was  Mr.  Partridge,  the  pro­
prietor  of  the  store.  He  thought  your 
alary ought to be raised.”
This was a good  while  ago.  The lady 
happily married  again.  Yon  may be 
ure that a girl  who can sell goods to the 
proprietor of  the  store  will  not  be any 
too long in getting a husband,  and a good 
one, too.

Keeping At It.

Some  of 

ill-health. 

From  th e  C hristian Union.
It  is a great  mistake  to  suppose  that 
the  best  work  of  the  world  is done by 
people of  great  strength  and  great  op­
portunities. 
It is  unquestionably an ad- 
antage to  have  both  these  things, but 
neither of  them is a necessity to the man 
ho  has  the  spirit  and  the  pluck  to 
hieve  great  results. 
the 
greatest work of  our  time has been done 
men of  physical  feebleness.  No man 
has  left a more  distinct  impression  of 
himself  on this  generation  than Charles 
)arwin,  and  there  have  been  few  men 
ho  have  had to struggle  against  such 
rostrating 
Darwin  was 
arely able  to  work  long at a time.  He 
eomplishecl his great work by having a 
ingle  aim,  and  putting  every ounce  of 
force and every  hour of  his time into 
the task which  he  had  set  before  him. 
He  never  scattered his energy,  he never 
ted an hour,  and  by steadily keeping 
at it. in spite of  continual  ill-health and 
of  long  intervals of  semi-invalidism,  he 
id a great work,  and  has  left  the  im- 
ssion  upon  the  world  of  a  man  of 
extraordinary energy and working capac­
ity.  Success  is  rarely a matter of  acci­
dent,  always a matter of character.  The 
reason  why so many men  fail  is that so 
few  men  are  willing to pay the price of 
elf-denial and hard  work which success 
exacts.
A  Banker

Opinion  of  the  W esten 

Union.

G r a n d   Ra p id s,  Ju n e  29,  1889.

A.  Stowe, Grand RaDids:
D e a r   Sir — I  note  the  com m unication 
in your issue of June 26,  relative  to  the 
rretched service of  the  Western  U nion 
telegraph  Co.,  and  gladly  take  this 
method of assuring you that I approve of 
the stand you have taken. 
If  there ever 
was  a  reckless  institution,  conducted 
with very  little  regard  to  the rights of 
its patrons,  it is the  Western  Union. 
I 
have suffered the loss of hundreds of dol­
lars at its hands—simply as the result of 
riminal  carelessness—but  I  would  as 
soon think of suing  the  Atlantic  Ocean 
as bring an action against  the  telegraph 
monopoly.  Therein  lies  the  Western 
nion’s strength—it knows that it is rich 
and powerful and can usually tire  out  a 
person  disposed  to litigate with it,  by  a 
eries  of  appeals  from  court  to  court, 
until the money and  patience of the liti­
gant are exhausted.
Like yourself, I have been surprised at 
the lack  of  interest  manifested  by  the 
local manager  whenever  called  upon to 
rectify a mistake or trace an error.  He 
invariably treats such matters in the most 
matter-of-fact manner,  as  though he was 
doing a favor,  instead  of  receiving  one. 
Until the Western Union  awakens  from 
the  lethargy  into  which  it  appears  to 
have fallen,  and  supplants the barnacles 
by live men,  I shall continue  to  use  the 
telephone and Uncle  Sam’s mail service, 
in  preference  to  trusting  to  the  anti­
quated stage coach  masquerading  under 
the style of the Western Union Telegraph 
Co. 

B a n k e r .

An illiterate  wise  man is not  half  so 

dangerous as an educated fool.

Legal Status  of the  Bicycle Rider.
From  th e  New Y ork Law Journal.
The Supreme Court of  Indiana was r 
cently called  upon  to  review a non-suit 
in an action  brought to recover damag 
for  being  struck  down on the  sidewalk 
by a bicycle  rider.  The  trial  court had 
held that  bicycling was a form of  pede 
trianating, and that the  bicyclers had 
much  right  on  the  sidewalk as any pe' 
de.st.rian.  The  appeal from the non-suit 
was argued in  the  forenoon.  When the 
court adjourned for dinner, Judges Coffey 
and  Berkshire  started  to  walk to their 
hotel,  and  as  they were  passing out 
the  Capitol  grounds  a  clumsy  bicy 
rider ran  into tnem, knocking both dow 
and  badly  bruising  the  former.  This 
practical argument had such a convincing 
effect on the minds of  the learned judges 
that  they  immediately  overruled  their 
unrendered decision and  filed an opinion 
setting  forth  that a person who ‘ ’rudely 
and recklessly” rides a bicycle  against a 
man  standing on a sidewalk  is responsi­
ble for damages for assault  and  battery-
After  quoting  an  Indiana law forbid­
ding  persons  from  riding  or driving on 
the sidewalks, the  court  says:  “If  side­
walks are exclusively for the use of foot­
men, then  bicycles, if  they are  vehicles, 
must not be ridden  along  them,  since to 
affirm  that sidewalks are exclusively for 
the  use  of  footmen  necessarily  implies 
that they cannot be traveled  by bicycles. 
It would  be a palpable  contradiction  to 
affirm  that  footmen  have  the exclusive 
right to  use  the  sidewalks and  yet con­
cern- that persons not  traveling as pedes­
tr ia n s  may also rightfully use them.  We 
th in k ,  however,  that a bicycle  must  be 
regai ned as a vehicle withiu the meaning 
of  the taw.”

An  Able Little  Saleswoman.

From  the Chicago Mail.
I heard  a  story  about  a  pretty  little 
widow, the  other  day, which  contains a 
hint to  young women  who  are suddenly 
thrown upon their own  resources.  This 
little woman lost her husband, and in the 
course of  time it became  necessary to do 
something to support herself.  After try­
ing a good  many places  she  was given a

J. F . T R O U T   &  CO.,

R eal  E state,

5  1-2 N. DIVISION STREET,

ROOM  55,  PORTER  BLOCK,
G ra n d   R a p id s.

Realty is the basis of all security and the basis 
of security in real estate transactions is found in 
the  knowledge  and  probity  of  those  through 
whom they are conducted.  Holding,  by  reason 
of prudence, integrity and  signal ability, a posi­
tion of prominence among the real estate dealers 
of Grand Rapids, J. F.  Trout  &  Co.,  who  com­
menced operation in May of this present year, are 
deserving of individual mention.  The interested 
principals  are  J.  F.  Trout  and  L. Taylor, and 
they conduct a general  real  estate  business  in 
city and suburban properties, farming  and  tim­
ber lands, etc.  They are agents for  the  sale  of 
40,000 acres of  excellent pine and farming lands 
in Southeastern Missouri, near Doniphan, Ripley 
county—a  region  which  supplies  Kansas  City 
with  fully  two-thirds  of  the  lumber  used  in 
carrying on  her  m anufacturing enterprises, be­
sides  being  one  of  the  finest  stock  sections— 
especially for cattle  and  hogs—to be found any 
w herein  the  country.  Mr.  Trout  personally 
owns some 2.200 acres of fine land in that section 
and offers genuine  bargains  to  purchasers, the 
lands having a double  productive energy in the 
natural timber growth, besides being one of  the 
most fertile agricultural sections  of  the  Union.
J. F  Trout’s  Addition  to  the  City  of  Grand 
Rapids comprises the most desirable of residence 
properties in the suburbs  for  homes  or  invest­
ment.  The plat is most  delightfully situated, is 
level, high and dry, convenient  to  railroad  and 
street car lines, being located  Southeast  of  the 
city and  onlv  eighty  rods  from  Oakdale  Park 
depot, on  the  Grand  Rapids,  Lansing  and De­
troit Railway,  which  runs  suburban  trains  on 
regular  schedule  time  every  six  to  eight min­
utes.  Get off  at  Madison avenue, which leaves 
you only eightv rods from Trout’s addition.  The 
plat contains 128 lots,  is  splendidly shaded with 
native trees,  and  in  the  center  of the plat is a 
flowing fountain of living water.  Lots are sold 
at from $200 to $375.  Terms, $50 down,  and  bal­
ance on long  time  and  at  low  rate of interest. 
No cash  payment  is  required  from  those  who 
build at once.
To those who desire homes  or the most advan­
tageous of investments, J. F. Trout and Co.  can 
offer the most notable inducements, and  parties 
will do well to consult this reliable film.  Special 
attention  is  also  given  to the handling of  city 
and suburban property of  all  kinds  and  to  the 
renting of bouses.

P r ic e s   C u rren t.

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Integrity  XX............ 4M6 6 

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.
Atlantic  A ................  7)4
Atlanta A. A ............  6)4
4H
Amory.......................   7)4
Beaver Dam  A A ...  534
Berwick  L ................  614
Blackstone O, 32—   5
Chapm an.................... 354
CohassetA ................  714
Comet........................  7
Clifton C C C ............  614
Conqueror XX.........  4M
Dwight Star.............   714
Exeter A ...................  6)4
Full Yard W ide.......  6%
Great Falls E ..........   7
Honest W idth..........   6M
Hartford A ................  514
King, E F.

American shirtings.  5 
“  —   614
Arnold 
long cloth B.1014
c .  8y2
century cloth  7
gold seal.......1014
Turkey re d . .1014
Berlin solids............   514
oil blue........   614
“  g re e n __   614
Cocheco fancy.........  6
m adders...  6 
Eddystone  fancy...  6 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  6
stap le__ 6
Manchester  fancy..  6 
new era.  614 
Merrimack D fancy.  614 
shirtings...  514 
Repp f urn  .  814
Pacific  fancy...........   6
robes.............   614
“  E X ..........
Portsmouth robes...  6 
51 
“  E C , 32 in.
Simpson mourning..  614
514 
Lawrence L I__
g rey s.........  614
M aginnes...........
514 
solid black.  614 
5
New  Market B.
Washington indigo.  614 
Noibe  R ....................  514
“  Turkey robes..  714 
Newton 
“  India robes—   714 
Our Level  Best 
“  plain T’ky X M  814 
Riverside  XX..
“ 
“  X...10
Sea Island R ...............614
“  Ottoman  Tur­
Sharon B  .................  614
key re d ..............  ..  6
Top of the  H eap—   714
Martha Washington
W illiamsville...........7
Turkey red M.......714
Comet,  40 in ............  8
Martha Washington
Carlisle  “ 
Turkey red ............  914
New  MarketL,40in.
Riverpoint robes—   5
BLEACHED  COTTON
Windsor fancy.........  614
Blackstone A A.......
gold  ticket 
Beats A ll...................  414
indigo  blue...........10
Cleveland...............  7
TICKINGS.
714 i 
Cabot...............
6M| Amoskeag AC A
Cabot,  %..........
I Hamilton N .......
9 
Dwight Anchor
Pearl  R iver.......
shorts,  fell
6  I 
. 
DEMINS.
Edwards....................  6
.  7  Amoskeag.........
Em pire......................  7
.  8 
¡Amoskeag, 9 oz.
I  Farw ell.....................   8
.  8MI A ndover.............
Fruit of the  Loom
.  714 E verett...............
Fitchville  ...........
. 7  Lawrence XX.  ..
First Prize............
. 
GINGHAMS.
Fruit of the Loom 7
.  414 G lenarven...............
Fairm ount............
. 1014  Lancashire.............
I Lonsdale  Cambric
.  814 N orm andie.............
Lonsdale................
.  5M! Renfrew Dress.......
M iddlesex.............
.  714 Toil du N ord..........
No Name...............
CARPET  WARP.
.  6 
Oak View .......  ...
.  514 Peerless, w hite......
Our  Own...............
“ 
-  414! 
colored...
Sunlight................
.  8  ! 
GRAIN BAGS.
Vinyard
h a l f  b l e a c h ’d  cotton s  Stark
Cabot.......................
Farw ell...................
Dwight A nchor—
CORSET  JEANS.
Biddeford...............
Brunswick.  . -.........
N aumkeag satteen. 
Roekport.................
PRINTS.
American  fancy... 
indigo ...

-1914 
,. .1814 
...1614 
...1614 
W indsor. 
...16 
Valley City. 
..1514 
Georojp —
...1314 
Paci J e .........
...11
B urlap.
Clark’s Mile E nd... .47
C.oats’,  J. & P ..........47
Holyoke....................2214

...  714 
... 12M
...1314
...1 5
...12
...1314
...  6M 
• • •  614 
...  8 
...  8 
...10

141 Franklin ville. 
8141 American.......

SPOOL  COTTON.

...........  714

.1814

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One half  the  world  don’t  know  how 
the other half  lives, but  they’re  always 
trying  their best to find out.

H A R D W A R E .
P r ic e s   C u rren t.

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dis.

<13S.

AXES.

die.
dis.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

BALANCES.
BARROWS.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
60 
Ives’, old style  .....................................
60 
Snell’s ......................................................
40
Cook’s ......................................................
Jennings', genuine...............................
.50&10
Jennings’,  im itation............................
First Quality. 8. B. Bronze.................
D.  B. Bronze.................
S. B. S. Steel.................
D. B. Steel.....................

....  11 00 
....  8  50 
....  13  00 
..... 
4o
Spring  ............
....$   14  00 
R ailroad..........
net  30 00 
G arden............
60&10&1Ü
H and................
....... 
70
C o w .................
.......30&15
Call 
................
G o n g ...............
. 6C&10 
Door, Sargent.
dis.
.50*10
Stove..................................................................
Carriage new list...........................................
.40*10
Plow ..................................................................
70
Sleigh shoe......................................................
60
W rought Barrel  Bolts...................................
40
Cast Barrel Bolts............................................
40
Cast Barrell, brass  knobs............................
60
Cast Square Spring........................................
40
Cast C h ain ......................................................
60
W rought  Barrel, brass knob.......................
60
W rought S q u are............................................
60
W rought Sunk  F lu sh ...................................
.60*10 
Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob F lu sh . 
. .60AIO 
Ives’ Door........................................................
dis.
40
Barber..............................................................
50*10
Backus  ............................................................
50
Spofford...........................................................
net
Am. B a ll.........................................................
.$ 3  50 
Well.
.  4  00
Well,
U16.
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................................70*
Cast Loose Pin. Berlin  bronzed.................... 70*
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed...............60*
W rought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t...............60*10
W rought Loose P in ............................................60*10
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip .........................60*05
W rought Loose Pin, jap an n ed ...................  60*05
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped.60*05
Wrought  Table................................................. 60<&J()
Wrought Inside B lind..................................... 60*10
..............70*10
..............70*10
Blind!  Parker’s .................................
70
.............. 
Blind, Shepard’s .............................
.............. 
40
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.
CARPET  SWEEPERS.
Bissell  No. 5...................................... per doz. $17  00
19  60
Bissell No. 7, new drop p a n ..........
36 00
Bissell. G ra n d ...................................
24  00
Grand  Rapids....................................
15 00
M agic..................................................
G rain..................................................
Cast Steel...........................................
Iron, Steel Points.............................

p lain.. 
swivel.

BUTTS,  CAST. 

CROW  BARS.

CRADLES.

BRACES.

BLOCKS.

44 

“ 

....  dis. 50*02
4%
... per w 
....  41 
314
... per m 
05
60
35
60

44 
“ 
*4 

CAPS.

diS.

5G
50
25

CHISELS. 

CARTRIDGES.

Ely’s 1-10...........................................
Hick’s  C. F ........................................ __  
G. D .................................................... .... 
M usket............................................... .... 
Rim Fire. TT  M.  C.  & W inchester new list.. 
Rim Fire, United  States................. .........dis. 
Central  F ire...................................... .........dis. 
Socket F irm er.....................................................70*10
Socket Fram ing...................................................70*10
Socket CorneT......................................................70*10
Socket Slicks......................................................70*10
40
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er...............................  
Barton’s Socket  Firm ers................................. 
20
Cold.....................................................................  
net
COMBS.
.40*10
Curry,  Lawrence’s  ..............
H otchkiss...............................
CHALK.
White Crayons, per  gross —
COCKS.
Brass,  Racking’s ...................
Bibb’s ......................................
B ee r..........................................
Fenns’......................................
COPPER.
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..
14x52,14x56, 14x60
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60
Cold Rolled, 14x48.................
B ottom s...................................
d r il l s . 
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks...........................................  
Paper and straight Shank...............................  
Morse’s Taper Shank........................................ 

................... 
60
60
...................  
....................40*10
...................  
6«
28
per pound 
26
................... 
24
.................. 
...................  
24
.................... 
25

...12@12i4 dis. 10

dis.

40
40
40

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DRIPPING PANS.

Small sizes, ser p o u n d ....................................  
07
Large sizes, per  pound....................................... 
6)4
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................... doz. net 
75
Corrugated.................   ...................... dis. 20*10*10
Adjustable................................................ dis.  )4&10

ELBOW S.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

p il e s —New List.

Clark’s, small, $18: large, $26.....................
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30..........................
American File Association L ist...............
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

GAUGES.

HAMMERS.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s .................
Naydole  & Co.’s ...............................
Kip’s ........................................................
Yerkes & Plumb’s.................................
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel......................
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand

50
.dis. 
25 
25 
.dis. 
dis. 40&10 
30c list 60 
30c 40&10

HINGES.

Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ..........
State......................................
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to
lo n g er...............................
Screw Hook and  Eye, 54 - •

................. dis.60&10
.. .per doz. net, 2  50 
in. 4*4  14  and
........................  
35410 
. .net 
. .net 
854 
754 
. .net 
754
. .net 
70
..dis.i. 

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

BANGERS.

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

dis.
.50&10
60&10
40

HOLLOW WARE

Pots...............................................  ................
Kettles.............................................................
S piders...........................................................
Gray enam eled.............................................
Stamped TinWare..........
Japanned Tin W are..........
Granite Iron W a re .............

. 60&05 
. 60&05 
■ 60&05 
50
new list 70&10
.................. 
2o
new Iist3354<fcl0

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Grub  1............................
rub 2 ..........................
Grub 3 ............................

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

HORSE NAILS.

dis

dis.

LOCKS—DOOR.

dis. 25&10@25&10*10 
Au Sable.......................
dis.  5*10*254*254
P utnam ..........................
dis. 10*10*5
__  
N orthw estern...................................
k n o b s—New List. 
55
__  
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings 
.. 
55
__  
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings. 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimming!
__  
55
Door,  porcelvin, trim m ings.........
70
....... 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..
.......40*10
Picture, H. L. Judd  &  Co.’s .........
....... 
45
H em acite..........................................
Russell & Irwin  Mfg.  Co.’s new list
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ...................
Branford’s .............................................
55
Norwalk’s ...............................................
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ........................ 
70
Adze E ye.............................................. $16.00, dis. 60
Hunt E ve..............................................$15.00, dis. 60
H unt’s.'.........................................$18.50, dis. 20*10.
50

Sperry & Co.’i
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................
40
“  P.  S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malléables.
40
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s ..............
25
“  E n terp rise........................................
dis.
.60*10
Stebbin’s  Pattern.........................................
Stebbin’s G enuine.............................................60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..
NAILS
Advance above 12d nails.

Post,  handled............

MOLASSES GATES.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS.

MAULS.

MILLS.

dis.

dis

dis

PENCE  AND  BRADS.

FINE BLUED.

50d to 60d.
10d............
8d and 9d.
6d and 7d.
4d and 5d.
3d..............
2d............
4d.  ......................................................
3d.........................................................
2d.........................................................
CASTING AND BOX.
12d to 30d...........................................
10d.......................................................
8d to 9d  .............................................
6d to 7d...............................................
4d to 5d...............................................
3d.........................................................
COMMON BARREL.
%  in c h ...............................................
...............................................
Ii4 and  1% in c h ...............................
“ 
2  and  2% 
..............................
214 and 23£  “ 
..............................
3 in ch ..................................................
3M and 4H  in c h ...............................

Each half keg 10 cents extra.

CLINCH.

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OILERS.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s P aten t..
Zinc, w ith brass bottom .........
Brass or Copper........................
R eap er......................................
Olmstead’s  ............................. .
PLANES.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y ........................
Sciota  Bench..........................................
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...............
Bench, first quality...............................
Stanlev Rule and  Level Co.’s, w ood.

......................60&Ì0
..................... 
50
..................... 
50
. per gross, $12 net 
......................50*10
dis. 
.40@10 
.  @60 
,40@10 
@60 
. 20*10
60

dis. 
. dis.

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

PATENT FLANISHED IRON.

RIVETS.

dis.

Broken packs i4c per pound extra.

PANS.

ROPES.

Sisal, 
inch and la rg e r.................................  13)4
M an illa ..............................................................   “ *^4

squares. 
Steel and  Iro n ....................................................
................................... 
Try and Bevels..................................................
................................... 
M itre...................................................................
SHEET IRON.

dis.
0 *1 0
60
20
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........................................... « 2 0  
Nos. 15 to 17 .........................................   4  20 
Nos.  18 to 21..........................................   4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24 .........................................   4 20 
Nos. 25 to 26..........................................   4 «  
No  27 .....................................................   4  60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra

POTUTO  BUG  AND  PLANT  SPRINKLES,

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

This  cut  gives  an  inside 
view, showing the Agitator, 
also the Valve and the m an­
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

SAND PAPER.

30 i  List acct. 19, ’86.

dis.
. 60&10 
. 6O&10 
.60&10 
.60&10 
50

SASH  CORD.
Silver Lake, White  A ................
Drab A ...................
W hite  B ................
D rab B .......... ........
W hite C..............

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Discount, 10.

H.8GHNEIDERK0.,

Manufacturers of  the famous

Dißk  and  George,

Elks’ Social Session

And  other  Popular  Brands  of  Cigars,  and 

Jobbers of  All Brands of

F in e   Cut,  P lu g   a n d  

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

21  Monroe  St.,  Grand  Rapids.
20,000  Sold 
the  Trade

to 

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 DH18Y”

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

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

462  S.  D ivision  St.,  G ran d   R apids.
W HIPS  AND  LASHES.
Lowest Prices  for  Mail Orders. 

GRAHAM  HOYS.

54 Lake Are., 

-  Grand Rapids.

THE  "EDITOR’S  CHOICE.'

F L IN T . Mich.. A pril 9, 1889. 

To  Whom it May Concern:
We,  the  underm m ei  committee,  se- 
lected by Geo.  T.  Warren  &  Co. to can­
vas the list of names and select one fo r a 
Cigar Label  from the  m any names sent 
in  by  the  contestants,  have  this  day 
\ selected the following,  viz:  ED ITO R'S 
CHOICE,  sent  in  by  Sig  W olf,  o f 
Toledo,  Ohio.

J ohv J. COOX. E d ito r F lin t Jo u rn al 
F. H. Rankin. J b , of W olverine Citizen 
A. L. Aldbich, of th e  F lint Globe.

OUR  NEW  BRAND  OF  CIGARS,

“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 vou. 

Yours respectfully,

Geo,  T.  Warren  h  Go.

SASH WEIGHTS.

. per ton $25

SAUSAGE  SUUFFERS  OR FILLERS.

Solid Eves.
Miles’ “ Challenge” __ per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05
P erry.....................per doz. No. 1, $15;  No. 0,
......................................................$21;  dis. 50@50&f.
Draw Cut No. 4 ...............................each, $30, dis  30
Enterprise Mfg. Co............................. dis. 20&10@30
Silver’s.........................................................dis.  40&10
Disston’s  Circular........................................45@45&5
Cross  C ut.....................................45@45&5
H an d ............................................25@25&5
Atkins’  Circular...............................................dis.  9
70
50
30 
28

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

saws. 

dis.

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tacks. 

dis.

American, all kinds.......................................... 
Steel, all  kinds.................................................  
Swedes, all kind«............................................... 
Gimp and Laca..................................................  
Cigar Box N ails................................................. 
Finishing  N ails................................................  
Common and  Patent  B rads..............
Hungarian Fails and Miners’ Tacks
Trunk and Clout N ails..................................... 
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails  ..................... 
Leathered Carpet Tacks................................... 

6(
60
60
60
5C
50

50
45
!

traps. 

dis.

dis

WIRE.

..18c per doz 
.$1.50 per doz 

Steel, Game..........................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .................  
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’
Hotchkiss’..................................................
P.  S.  & w .  Mfg. Co.’s  ............
Mouse,  choker..........................
Mouse, delusion......................
Bright M arket.............................
Annealed M arket........................
Coppered M arket........................
Extra B ailin g .............................
Tinned  M arket............................
Tinned  Broom.............................
Tinned M attress..........................
Coppered  Spring  Steel..............
Tinned  Spring Steel...................
Plain Fence...................................
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.......
p ain ted ............
Copper...........................................
Brass..............................................
WIRE  GOODS.
B right...........................................
Screw  Eyes...............................
Hook’s ..........................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes................
WRENCHES. 

..............  6714
.............. 70*10
..............  6214
............  
55
..............  6214
. per pound 09 
per  pound 814
.............. 
50
.............. 40*10
. per pound 03
................$3  75
...............   3  00
¡ew  list net

.70*10*10 
.70*10*10 
.70*10*10 
. 70&10&1C

Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled......................  
30
50
Coe’s  G enuine..................................................  
75
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, w rought,............ 
Coe’s  Patent, m alleable................................... 75*10

dis.

diS.

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25 
10 
25 
40 
60 
1  00 
1  50
1  0(
1  50
2 00

50 
60 
75 
90 
1  10 
1  50

1  35 
1  15 
1  60 
85 
75

MISCELLANEOUS.

Bird C ages...............................................
Pumps, Cistern..........................................
Screws, New List......................................
Casters, Bed  and  P late..........................
Dampers,  Am erican.................................
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.

dis.

50
75
50
.50*10*10
40
......  
65

METALS.

FIG TIN.

Pig  Large................................................................28c
.........30c
Pig B ars...............................................  ... 

COPPER.

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

Lake.......
“Anchor” B rand.

•18)4
...18

D uty:  Sheet, 2)4e per pound.
660 pound  casks...................................................... 6)4
Per  pound........................................................... 7@7)4

ZINC.

LEAD.

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

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

SOLDER.

The  prices  of 

)4@)4 —....................................................................
Extra W iping........................................................ 13)4
the many other qualities  of
solder in the market indicated by private  brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.

Cookson.............................................per  pound  14J*
Hallett’s ...........................................  
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10xi4 IC, Charcoal...............................
................................
14x20 IC, 
12x12 IC, 
.........................................
14x14 IC, 
...............................
10x28 IC, 
...............................
...............................
10x14 IX, 
...............................
14x20 IX, 
........................................
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
...............................  
•
20x28 IX, 
........................................
Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

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10xl4IC,  C harcoal......................................
14x20IC, 
........................................
12x12 IC, 
........................................
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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HOOPING PLATES

Worcester.

14x20 IC, Terne  M. F ........................................$
20x28  IC,
14x20  IC,
14x20 IX,
29x28 IC,
14x20 IC,
14x20 IX,
20x28  10, 
20x28 IX, 

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

 
 
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“ 
BO ILER   SIZE T IN  PLA TE.

Allaway  G rade................... 

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14X26  IX ............................................................... « I f »
14x31  IX ................................................................. 13 50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers,  ( ^
09
14x60 IX,

  pound__  

9

The Finest 5-Gt.  Cigar Manufactured.
A .  S .  D A V I S ,

LONG HAVANA FILLER.

THEY HAVE NO EQUAL.

127 Louis  St.,  Grand  Rapids.

Wm.  B ruinm eler
Tinware,  Glassware  and  Notions.

JOBBER  OP

Rags.  Rubbers  and  Metals  bought  at  Market 

Prices.

76  SPRING  ST., GRAND  RAPIDS,

WE  CAN  UNDERSELL  ANY  ONE  ON  TINWARE.

G.  M.  M UNG ER  &  CO.,
Successors to Allen’s Laundry.
Mail and Express orders  attended  to w ith 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

piomptness.  Nice Work, Quick Time 

Satisfaction Guaranteed.

W,  E. HALL, Jr., 

- 

- 

Manager.

t h e   A c m e   o f  U t i l i t y *«<>

ECONOMY/

to 

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

ed  by

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

BORDEN, SELLECK «  CO., Agt».,

VALLE COAL !

STARK,

FRANKLINV1LLE,

AMERICAN,
HOOKER.

BURLAPS.

right direction. 
If  more  cities  adopted 
aggressive measures in  dealing with vio­
lators  of  the  law—whether  peddlers, 
itinerant merchants or  fakirs—it  would 
be better for legitimate merchants every­
where.
The  Tomahawk Lakes and Trout Lake 
Are the very best  fishing  grounds in the 
State  of  Wisconsin.  These  lakes  are 
located  in  Oneida  county,  along  the 
newly  completed  line of  the  Wisconsin 
Valley Division of  the  Chicago, Milwau­
kee  &  St.  Paul  Railway,  and  their 
whereabouts is  just being  made  public. 
Muscallouge,  bass  and  trout  in  abun­
dance.
During  the  season  of  1889, necessary 
hotel and camping  facilities  will be pro­
vided for all  sportsmen  who are looking 
for “greener fields and  pastures newr.”
□ Buy tickets to  Minocqua, Wis.. via the 
Chicago,  Milwaukee &  St.  Paul Railway.
address 
A. V.  H.  Carpenter,  General  Passenger 
Agent, Milwaukee, Wis.

information, 

further 

For 

DETROIT SOAR CO.,

Manufacturers of the following well-known brands:

QUEEN  ANNE.  MOTTLED  GERMAN,  ROYAL  BAR,  CZAR,
________________ 

AND  OTHERS.

TRUE  BLUE, 

MASCOTTE, 

SUPERIOR, 

PHOENIX, 

CAMEO

T  J  A   I I r m

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Salesman for  Western Michigan,

quantities,  address,
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For quotations in single box lots,  see  Price  Current.  For quotations in larger 
U J  
LEHIGH 
Will furnish at lowest  circular  prices  Lehigh Valley Goal in 
car  lots.  All  coal  of  superior  quality.  Order  at  once  and 
save advance.

LOCK  BOX  173. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

A.  Himes,

TELEPHONE  490-1.

MAIN OFFICE, 54  PEARL  ST.

Truth is stranger  than fiction because, 
you  know7,  people  are  not  so  well  ac­
quainted with it.

R in d g e,  B e rtse h   &  Co.

NOTICE.

Whereas,  Default has been made  in  the  con­
ditions of a certain  contract  made  by  and  be­
tween  Burrell Tripp, of the first part, and Olney. 
Shields & Company, of the second part, whereby 
the said Olney, Shields & Company have become 
entitled to a certain certificate  of  bank stock in 
the Carson City Savings  Bank,  of  Carson  City, 
Michigan, which was assigned to the said Olney, 
Shields & Company by the said Burrell Tripp, as 
collateral  security;  said  bank  stock being cer­
tificate No. 49, of ten shares of one hundred dol­
lars each;  the  amount  due  to  the  said Olney, 
Shields & Company  being  $400  and interest for 
three months and the cost of this sale.
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given that  on 
Saturday, the 13th day of July. 1889, at 10 o’clock 
a. m.  at the office of  Olney, Shields & Company, 
wholesale grocers, in the city of  Grand  Rapids, 
Michigan,  the  said  Olney, ’Shields & Company 
will sell  said  bank  stock  at  public  sale to the 
highest bidder.
Dated at Grand Rapids, Mich., this 28th day of 
June, 1889. 

Ox.n e t, Sh ields & Co.

Carry in stock the best line of

Women’s  -  anil -  Misses’  -  Low - Gill -  Shoes

AT  THIS  MARKET.

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

*G>  NTS  FOR  BOSTON  RUBBER  CO.

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The M ichigan T radesman

Official O rgan o f M ichigan Business Men’s  Association.

▲  W E E K L Y   JO U R N A L   DK VO TED   TO  T H E

Retail  Trade  of the Woliierine  State.

E. A.  STOWE  &  BUO.. Proprietors.

Subscription Price, One  Dollar per year, payable 
Advertising Rates made known on application. 

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

Entered  at  the  Grand  Rapide  Post  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY, JULY  3,  1889.

THE  SALT  TRUST  AGAIN.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   is  in  receipt  of  a 
communication  from  a  member  of  the 
proposed salt  trust,  strenuously denying 
that the  trust  proposes  to  advance  the 
price of common fine salt  from  52  cents 
to $1.50 per barrel.  He asserts that such 
an  action  “would  be  contrary  to  all 
precedent  and  not  in  accordance  with 
plans already mapped out for the govern­
ment of the organization.”

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   is  not  blessed with 
unusual powers of penetration, but it can 
readily see that the term “contrary' to all 
precedent” is wholly without foundation 
in fact.  As previously  noted,  the  Eng­
lish speculators have subscribed $20,000,- 
000 of the $35,000,000 trust capital.  Al­
though  the  public  is  assured  that  the 
object of the new organization is  not  to 
force  up  the  price  of  salt  to  a  figure 
beyond that which will  afford the manu­
facturers a living profit, the action of the 
English sister union  is not  calculated  to 
inspire confidence  in  these  professions. 
The majority  of  the  stock  being in the 
hands of  English capitalists leaves small 
room for doubt that the system  of  man­
agement, which has resulted so favorably, 
from the manufacturers’  point  of  view, 
on the other side of the Atlantic,  will  be 
imitated as  far  as  possible  here.  The 
first price list issued  by the English Salt 
Union,  after  its  formation,  showed  an 
advance of over  100  per  cent,  in prices 
on  some  grades  of  salt,  including  the 
common salt of commerce. 
Is  there any 
reason for thinking that the policy of the 
American  organization — dominated  by 
English  capitalists — will  be  different 
from that of the English union?

Attempts to solve  the  problem  which 
underlies  every manufacturing industry, 
and  which  may be expressed  in  the in­
terrogation—How  can a decrease  in  the 
cost  of  production  be  effected  without 
sacrifice of  quality or  detriment  to  ser­
vice ?—have, in most  cases,  developed a 
greed  in  the  promoters of  the remedial 
system which  has  led them to lose sight 
of  the original intention.  The character 
of  industrial  reformer  has  been  super­
seded by that of  public  buccaneer in too 
many  cases,  and  there is no reason  for 
thinking  that  the  salt  syndicate  will 
avoid  the  pitfall. 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
would  like  to ask  why there is any spe­
cial  necessity,  in  the  case  of  the  salt 
producers,  which calls for the  assistance 
of  foreign  ideas  and  foreign  money  to 
carry  to  completion  a  work  which, ac­
cording to the evidence of  its promoters, 
is a purely American  affair, entered into 
solely for the benefit of  the  home indus­
try ?  No  one  will  blame  the salt man­
ufacturers  for  desiring  to  secure a fair 
profit on  their  product  and a legitimate 
return  upon  capital  invested,  but  the 
average man will entirely fail to see how 
the  assertion  that  their  interests  have 
been made to suffer  by the  English  salt 
men “dumping  their  surplus  stock” on 
this  market  can be made a valid  excuse 
for  future  manipulation of  prices  upon 
an article hedged around by a prohibitive 
tariff.

There Is little wonder that the English 
speculators  jumped at a chance  to get in 
on  the  “ground  floor”  in  a  project so 
promising, and  small fear that  they will 
need  much urging to induce them to dis­
continue 
competition  against 
themselves in a market  where  their  in­
terests  will  doubtless  be well protected 
by native philanthropists.

active 

the 

THE  SAVINGS  OF  THE  PEOPLE.
A  government  report  show's  that the 
aggregate  of  deposits  in  the  Savings 
Banks on  the last day of  June  last  was 
$1,364,196,550  and  the  number  of  de­
positors 3,838,291—an increase of 822,336 
in depositors  and  of  $290,901,595 in de­
posits  within  a  year.  Could  we add to 
this  the  savings  represented  by the ac­
cumulations of our beneficiary and build­
ing  associations, 
total  probably 
w'ould be  doubled;  and all but  a  small 
amount  is  the  property of  people  who 
are dependent on their own exertions for 
a living,  and most  of  it is owned by the 
wage-earners of America.  These figures 
alone are enough  to  refute the often re­
peated  statement  that  “while  the  rich 
are growing richer, the poor are growing 
poorer,”—a  statement  easily  accounted 
for w'hen we remember  the  weakness of 
our human nature in having its attention 
fixed on a few  great bulks  of  property, 
while  the  aggregate  of  small  fortunes 
escapes notice.  All  the  great fortunes 
of  America  probably  do  not  aggregate 
half a billion of  dollars;  and by the first 
of  July approaching  there will be three

times that amount  in the  savings  banks 
of America.

BONUS.

The same  report  shows  that,  on  the 
supposition of there being 60,018,000 resi­
dents of the United States,  the  national 
debt  amounts  to $17.71 a head,  and  the 
annual revenue of  the  national  govern­
ment  to  $6.32 a head,  of  which $4.47 is 
required for other expenses than the ser­
vice of the debt.  Of this revenue, $3.47 
is collected in duties on imports and $2.07 
in internal revenue taxes.  The abolition 
of the latter, therefore,  would  leave  an 
annual deficit of about $60.000,000.  The 
T r a d esm a n  agrees  w ith   Brad-street’’s 
that this  estimate  of  our  population is 
too  small,  and  therefore  all  these  are 
figures a trifle too large.
OWOSSO’S  EXPERIENCE  WITH  THE 
There  are  those  who  argue  that  the 
granting  of  bonuses  to  manufacturing 
enterprises is an unmixed  evil,  without 
any  compensating  advantage. 
That 
such is not  always  the  case  is  attested 
by the experience  of  Owosso,  which  is 
thus set forth by the Times of that place:
The  policy  of  Owosso  regarding  the 
further extension  of  her manufacturing 
industries  demands 
the  attention  of 
every one of her citizens.  Ten years ago 
Owosso numbered less than 2,500 people, 
and  was  simply a country trading  post, 
with no prospect of outstriping her neigh­
bors.  A decade has  witnessed a mighty 
transformation.  To-day we  have a pop­
ulation  of  six  or  seven thousand and a 
business exceeding that done in any tow’n 
of  equal size in  Michigan.  Every piece 
of  property  has  doubled  or  trebled  in 
value.  This  result is  due  to the enter­
prise  of  our citizens in securing  manu­
facturing 
industries.  Large  bonuses 
have been  voted from  time  to  time  by 
our city council  to  induce  capital to lo­
cate here.  Moreover, at times,  the older 
and  better  established  of  our  larger 
manufacturers  have  received  aid  from 
the city,  that they might further increase 
their business.  The result has, in nearly 
every 
instance,  proved  satisfactory. 
Should we not continue the plan ?
We are led to make the  above remarks 
in view' of a proposition from the Owosso 
Table  Co.  They  have  purchased  the 
land  between their present location  and 
the  railroad,  and on this intend to erect 
a building, 36x96 feet in dimensions, two 
stories high.  This  addition  will enable 
them  to  employ fifty  men, 
instead  of 
twenty, as  now'.  They ask  the  city to 
give  them  $1.000.  Robbins &  Son  are 
too well  known to  Owosso people to re­
quire any extended  notice,  and  wre  can 
only say that  we believe the future pros­
perity of  the  city would be enhanced  by 
voting the proposed bonus.

FOREVER  UNSATISFIED.

George  Eliot’s  reference to “that hun­
ger  of  the  heart—forever  unsatisfied,” 
which  she  attributed  to  persons of  her 
own sex,  could  with equal  j ustiee be ap­
plied to the  farming  community in  cer­
tain  sections. 
In  Allegan  county,  for 
instance,  the  farmers  have  been excep­
tionally favored by the  Stegeman grange 
store, so-called,  yet that does  not appear 
to satisfy their longings, if  the following, 
from  the  Allegan  Gazette,  is  any  cri­
terion :
Just as  the “grange”  store  is about to 
expand into larger  apartments and more 
pretentious style,  come rumors of radical 
dissatisfaction w ith the management and 
determination  among some of  the stock­
holders  and  leading  members  of  the 
Patrons  of  Husbandry 
to  establish 
another concern upon the original plan— 
sale to members of  the  order only, or on 
trade  permits  sold  to  others.  These 
rumors do not take on very definite form, 
but one of  them has it that the new' com­
pany will  begin  business  in the present 
quarters as soon as Stegeman  moves out. 
Some  of  the  brethren  think,  too.  that 
Stegeman  is  making  too  much  money 
himself.  Well,  who  else  should  make 
the most of  it ?  Does  not Mr. Stegeman 
do all the  work  and  bear  very great re­
sponsibility ?  Did 
stockholders 
really believe that  this  eccentric but in­
ordinately shrewd man was  running that 
great  business  for  the  benefit  of  his 
health and  their  pockets ?  It really be­
gins  to  look  as  though  his homilies on 
selfishness  have  not  had  altogether the 
desired effect.

the 

In Dr. Way land’s “Political Economy,” 
as first published, there  is  an  argument 
to prove that the United States was mak­
ing a serious  mistake  in  attempting  to 
make  cutlery  for  home  use,  instead of 
buying it from English makers.  Thanks 
to  the  refusal  to  listen  to  this  short-1 
sighted kind of Political Economy, Ameri­
can invention has  so improved the meth­
ods of manufacturing cutlery that  it  has 
been cheapened to the whole w'orld.  At 
first our producers confined  their  atten­
tion to making the  cheaper  grades,  but 
of  late  they  have  been  adapting  their 
methods to the finer, with  great success, 
so as to get control of  the  home  market 
and  also  to  beat  England  in  markets 
abroad,  w'hich  she  has  held  for  decades 
past.  In this they were very much aided 1 
by the  conservatism of  Birmingham and 
Sheffield,  which insist on making cutlery j 
after the same patterns used when Queen j 
Victoria  was  young.  As a consequence, 
even  in  the  British  colonies,  there  is 
nothing  left  them  but  the  prestige  of 
their  name;  and 
the  superiority  o f1 
American makes  in both  quality and de-' 
sign threatens  to  deprive  them of  that. 
An American  who  went  into  the  most I 
famous of  the Birmingham houses found i 
they were filling  orders  with  American ! 
scissors, because  “nobody will have any­
thing else. nowr.”

The  arrest  and  imprisonment  of  an 
itinerant shirt peddler  at  Bay  City,  for 
violation of the city  ordinances  relative 
to hawkers and peddlers,  is a step in  the

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Chicago and Sturgis.......................... 10:40 p m  

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uine cures by the educated,  studious and 
experienced physician.

And all this in the face of the fact that 
every expression,  act and  motive  of  the 
quack,  after the victim is hooked, plainly 
show’s that the moneyed part of the trans­
action is the only one in which  he  takes 
even a passing interest.  How  many  of 
us have known  reputable  medical  men, 
after a long study and careful  treatment 
; of a chronic case, to  frankly  inform  the 
j  patient that they  had entirely exhausted 
their resources,  and that the cure  of  the 
i disease was entirely beyond their ability,
I when perhaps numerous dollars from the 
i sufferer  were  still  within  their  reach.
! But  who  ever  heard  of  a  professional 
i quack  relinquishing  a  “well fixed”  pa- 
i tient,  as  long  as  deceit,  false  hopes,
: hypocrisy and unlimited falsehood w’ould 
j  avail to victimize him?

In one case,  if  uo  other,  the medical 
fraud adheres as  closely  to  the  regular 
| professional system as the most orthodox 
believer in medical  etiquette.  Nothing 
will induce him to  wrarrant a cure under 
any case or  circumstances.  Au acquain­
tance of mine,  who had been afflicted for 
a long time with a very  disagreeable and 
painful  chronic  complaint,  and  had 
sought  for  relief  for  years,  unsuccess­
fully, happened to  run  across the adver­
tisement of a traveling charlatan, which, 
among other matters,  described  his  case 
accurately,  and  warranted a cure  within 
a certain period.  This  w as  the  profes­
sional which he had been seeking for for 
years,  and  he  immediately  betook  him­
self to the learned man’s quarters.  After 
a  brief  examination,  the  “expert”  an­
nounced that he could easily makeacom- 
plete cure in six months.

“And what,” enquired  the  applicant, 

“will be your charges?”

“It will take  six  treatments;  the  first 

will be $20,  the other  five $10 each!”

“To  be  paid  when  the  cure  is  com­

pleted?”

“Oh uo, my dear sir!  That’s quackery! 

That would be unprofessional!”

“Then I really  don’t  see  where  your 

warrant conies in!”

“The wrarrant is that  I  wouldn’t  take 
the  case,  if  I  positively  didn’t  know’
I could cure you!”

“Now% see here,  my friend!  I’ll deposit 
$500 iu any bank, or with  any  responsi- | 
ble party, to be paid  over to you the mo­
ment  a  cure  is  completed,”  said  th e' 
afflicted one.  But the  individual,  with-1 
out as much actual reputation as a Sioux | 
medicine  man,  refused,  absolutely,  to 
jeopardize  his  “professional  standing” 
for the nice little sum of  $430.

A Bottle  Trust in  England.

Forty firms engaged in the manufacture 
of glass bottles in England  have  formed 
a trust to control the output  and  prices.

SHIPPERS

.¿S H IP P IN G
BLA N K S

. '. a«í)tí^l^ SH6^T^PRICEs' 
BARlflW BROS.GRAND RAPIDS,MICH.

E.  G. 8TUDLKY,

M anufacturer and dealer in

Leather and RUhher  Belting, 

Riibher Goods, 
Sporting Goods, 
Mill and Fire Department Supplies

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

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

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

Goods, and  L. Candee & Co.’s rubber 

boots  and Shoes.

SEND  FOR  ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST.

N  4  Monroe Street,
-  

Grand  Rapids,

The Michigan Tradesman

WEDNESDAY.  JULY  3. J889.

LEISURE  HOUR  JOTTINGS.

W ritten  f o r  T h e   T radesm an.

BY  A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

My  friend  Bascom,  general dealer  in
everything at Z-----, has been  laid  up at
home  for  the  greater part of  a  year,  in 
consequence  of  a  lingering  attack  of 
chronic  rheumatism, during  which time 
his  chief—and  only—clerk, Job  Bright, 
has  conducted  his  little  business  hon­
estly,  faithfully and  intelligently.  The 
other  evening  Job  came  down  to  Bas- 
eom’s and informed  him that sickness at 
home  necessitated  his  absence  for  a 
couple of  days or so.  and remarked that, 
as trade  was  so  stagnant, he thought it 
better to lock  up  than  to employ a sub- 
stilute, to which Bascom  assented.

“But the next morning,” said  Bascom, 
“I  became  uneasy.  To  think  that  the 
store,  which for  years  had  always  been 
opened  during  business  hours,  was 
closed  up,  was  extremely distasteful to 
me.  So,  after a w hile, I got my crutches 
and,  despite  the  protests  of  my  wife, 
crawled down town and  opened up.  And 
my little  experience  that day convinced 
me that a small  trader  only wants  some 
painful  bodily infirmity to convince him 
that, in proportion to the  money earned, 
he is about the most unreasonably driven 
human  being  in any trade or profession.
“My  first  customers  were  a dozen  or 
more  school  children  after  candy,  and 
my  gross  receipts  from  ten  or  twelve 
painful  journeys w as exactly eight cents. 
Then a big, fat girl  came in,  and, after I 
had  hobbled  the  entire  length  of  the 
room,  asked  if  I  had  any  advertising 
cards. 
I had hardly got seated when she 
re-appeared,  and  another  trip  revealed 
that  she  wanted  an  almanac.  Then in 
about  five  minutes  she occasioned me a 
third  pilgrimage  to ascertain  whether I 
could furnish her with an empty box.

“I had hardly got seated,  and  resumed 
the  perusal of  my  paper,  when a ‘lady’ 
put in an appearance with an enquiry for 
--------soap  for babies.  Upon  being in­
formed  that I had  none,  she  w anted  to 
look at some  other  kinds, and,  after  oc­
cupying my time  for  half  au  hour, said
she  never  used  anything  but  ------- ,
and  left  me  to  my  reading.  An  old 
woman  who  wanted a penny’s  worth of 
snuff,  nicely  scented  with  oil of  roses, 
succeeded her,  and was in turn  followed 
by another old woman who wanted to take 
home samples of  my teas.

“And,  in short,  this  was a fair sample 
of  my  day’s  business, and I went  home 
and  went  to  bed  for a week,  firmly be­
lieving in Job’s  frequent  assertions that 
these w ere terribly dull times, and in my 
wife’s openly expressed  conviction  that 
I’d  gone  and  made a first-class  fool  of 
myself.

The merchant who is fortunate  enough 
to be possessed of  active muscles, limber 
joints,  an  unimpaired  digestiou,  and 
sound  bodily  organs  generally,  rarely 
appreciates  his  exceptional  good  luck. 
What  are  mole-hills  to  him  seem  for­
midable  mountains to his less  fortunate 
contemporary.  The 
tliousand-and-one 
minor annoyances of  business  need  but 
health,  and  a  fixed  belief  that  life  is 
worth  living,  and  that  an  unlimited 
amount  of  comfort  and  pleasure  can 
easily  be  extracted  from  it,  to  lose a 
large  proportion  of  their  lingeriug  un­
pleasantness, and to dissipate  materially 
their  depressing  effect  upon  the  mind. 
But the athletic,  full-blooded  and excep­
tionally  healthy  individual  will  never 
thoroughly  appreciate  this  qntil  phys­
ical  afflictions  imperatively - force  him 
iuto the ranks of “the old used-to-be’s.

Speaking  of  physical disabilities sug­
gests to even  the  most  casual  observer 
that this is getting to be by far  the  most 
quack-ridden nation  on  the  face  of  the 
earth.  Here, in the boasted headquarters 
of  advancement,  enlightenment,  educa­
tion aud intelligence,  iu the latter end of 
the nineteenth century,  and  with  every 
facility for scientific  study and research, 
wre are supporting an  immense  horde  of 
ignorant, conscienceless and rascally im­
posters,  who, en masse  w ould reflect dis­
credit and disgrace on the people of Tim- 
buctoo or  the  Fijee  Islands.  And  the 
number is  constantly  increasing  under 
the glowing  sun  of  prosperity.  Their 
ingenious  system  of  advertising,  their 
wonderful facility in  instilling faith, for 
a period,  in,  not only  the  credulous  and 
ignorant,  but  the  intelligent  and  skep­
tical,  their  marvelous  secrets  exhumed 
from the depths of the sea, the bowels of 

the earth, and innumerable  extinct  abo- J 

riginal sources, their lofty contempt  and 
indifference  for  difficulties  with  which j 
science has been unable  to cope, and the j 
natural tendency of the majority of man­
kind to clutch at anything  that  suggests 
the remotest gleam of hope,  all  conduce 
to the financial success of  the  thorough, 
professional,  medical quack.  Occasion­
ally.  under their treatment, chance,  or  a 
revulsion of nature wrill produce a favor­
able result,  and  one  successful  case of 
this  kind  will  reflect  more  credit, and 
awaken more faith for  the mystical pow­
ers of the charlatan than a hundred  gen­

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

WHOLESALE  DEALER  IX

F R U IT S .

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

16  AND 18 NORTH  DIVISION ST.

G RA N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH .

T H E O .  B . 

WHOLESALE

G

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

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

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

Butter and Eggs. Oranges Lemons  and  Bananas a specialty.

33  OTTAWA  8TEET,

Telephone 269.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Grand Rapids Frilit and ProddGB Go.,

(SUCCESSOR  TO  GEO.  E.  HOWES  CO.)

Jobbers  of

FOREIGN  FRUITS.

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,  Beans or  Potatoes,  will be 

pleased to hear from you.

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

C. A. I.AMB, G rand R apids. Mich. 

C . 

FRED  CLOCK,  Chicago,  111. 

A. 

F. J. L AMB & CO., G rand Rapids, Mich.

F A M E  &  CO.,

Wholesale  and  Commission

p r n J Y s  

° ur Specialties:

CALIFORNIA  FRUITS,

_ ~ AND 
T * T O d l l C G .  

ORANGES, 

BANANAS  AND  BERRIES.

LEMONS,

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

EDWIN  B A F E A S,

Batter, I p ,  Grasps, Lemons,  Bananas,  Mince Meat,  Nets, Fip. Etc.
Eggs Orate Factory in connection.  Price List  furnished 

JOBBER  OF

on  application.

Mail Orders  Filled Carefully and Promptly at Lowest Market Price.
Cold  S»orag;e at Nos. 217 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 ruits and Produce.

W h o le s a le   a n d   C o m m is s io n

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

GRIND  RÄPID8,

FIRE!  FIRE!

MICH.

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.

OUrPriGes m  Rock Bottom

We  have the Best  Lubricators, Grease and  Oil 
Cups, Lath  and  Fodder  Yam,  Saw Gummers, and 
the best General Stock of Mill Supplies in this State.

9 1 , 0 0 0   R E W A R D ! !

THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST 

CLEAR  LONG  HAVANA  FILLED 

SUMATRA  WRAPPED  CIGAR 

SOLD  FOR  5   CENTS.

Il \1Bapirie4J3gM hung Ha»na Efe  f
l ^ ^ ^  imiportd W&ppeh 

:

l i l  We aèree to forfeit One Thousand Dollars to any person ¡ijh 
ili nrovinz the Filler of these Cigars  to contain  anything  siri 
fisi but Havana Tobacco. 
j | |

DILWORTH BROTHERS» 

Amos S. Musselman & Co .

SOLE  AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.
C r o c k e r y   & G la s s w a r e

ÇR0»MTER

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Good Butter < size of hen‘s egg ; aud gL. 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  tô  water.) 
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature a
Davenport  Canning (j0>

Davenport, la.

T H I S

LAMP  BURNERS.
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N o.O Sun..........................................................  
  45
No. 1  “ 
48
 
No. 2  “  .................................................................  70
T u b u lar..................................................................  75

 

lamp  chimneys.—Per box.

6 doz. in box.

 

 

 

 

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Pearl top.

La Bastic.

XXX Flint.

First quality.
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No. 0 Sun...............................................................1  90
No. 1  “ 
................................................................. 2 00
No. 2  “ 
................................................................. 3 00
No. 0  Sun, crimp to p .............................................2 15
No. 1  “ 
2  25
No. 2  “ 
3  25
No. 0  Sun, crimp top.............................................2 58
No. 1  “ 
2  80
No. 2  “ 
3  80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled.......................3  70
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N<* 2  “ 
.....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
.......................4  70
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz................................ 1 25
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per doz...................................................1 40
No. 2 
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Butter Crocks, per g a l....................................  
Jugs, y* gal., per doz........................................  65
........................................  90
........................................1  80
Milk Pans,  y, gal., per doz.  (glazed 66c)__   60
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90c).  ..  78

.......................... 150
....... .................................... 160
0654

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fruit  jars—Per  gro.

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STONEWARE—AKRON.

Mason’s, pints......................................................... $10 50
quarts......................................................  11 00
V4-gallon.................................................   14 00
Lightning, quarts...................................................  12 00
¡4-gallon..............................................   16 00

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HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

 

@22 00

@12 00

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Basswood, lo g -ru n .......................................13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run............................................... 15 00@16 00
Bireh, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
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, C ull.................................. 
Maple, lo g -ru n ..............................................12 00@13 00
Maple,  soft, log-run..................................... 11  00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Maple,  clear, flooring............................ 
Maple,  white, selected.......................... 
Red Oak, log-run.......................................... 20 00@21 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2..................................26 00@28 00
Red Oak, % 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  (X)
@55  00
W alnut, log ru n ......................................  
W alnut, Nos.  1 and 2.............................  
@.75  00
W alnuts, c u l l .......................... 
  @25 00
Grey Elm, log-run........................................ 12 60@13 05
W hite Aso, log-run.......................................14 00@16 00
Whitewood, log-rnn.....................................20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run.......................................17 00@18 00
W hite Oak, 34 sawed, Nos. 1 and 2__  42 00@43  00

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

Manufacturers,  Detroit,  Mich.

W A N T E D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

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

E A R L   B R O S . ,

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

157  South  Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

R eference:  F i r s t   N a t io n a l ,  B a n k ,  Ohicago. 
M i c h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n . G rand Rapide.

A  W N I N G S

AND  TENTS.

m

H.  L eonard  &  Sons.

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

Near Union  Depot.

Cor. Spring and Fulton Sts.

T h e  Old  R eliable.

THE

WE  ARE

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FOR

QifiGk  Meal
Gasoline
Stone
Ha:

Headquarters
Michigan,
26,165
Quick Meal
Foilnd 
Stoifes 
in no Otlier 
Sold
Stone,
in  1888,
Warranted,  to  Give  Satisfaction•

Safety  Points 

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

“ 
Send for Complete Illustrated  Catalogue  and write for Factory  Discounts,

“  Tin Oven, Self Lighter 
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Tin Oven,  Self Lighter 

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List Price.
 
$31.50
20.50
33.50
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22.50

Every dealer should have a copy.

H.  L eonard  &  Sons.
M ICH IGAN  CIG AR  CO.,

Bis;  l^apids,  Mich.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE  JUSTLY  CELEBRATED

“ M .  C .   C .” “ Y tn n Y iu n

99

The Most  Popular  Cigar. 

The  Best Selling Cigar on the Market.

SEND  FOR  TRIAL  ORDER.

SHAFTING, HANGERS, 
MD PULLEYS » SPECIALTY.
FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT.
the LANE &B0DLEY CO.
2  to 4 8  JOHN ST., CINCINNATI,  O.
W M . SEA R S & CO.,

Send  Specifications  for  Estimates  before  Contracting.

Granker  Manufacturers,

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

\Y.  STE E F E  

R a ck in g   an d  P ro visio n   Co.
GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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

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

of all  Kinds,  Dried  Beef  for  Slicing. 

MAGIO COFFEE  ROASTER

Telephone 106. 

-, 

-n  jri 
!  Horse and W agon  Covers,  W ater  Proof  Coats, B uggy
Vi 1P.M .  i Aprons, W ide Cotton  Ducks, etc.  Send fo r  Illu strated  
JA L lU J-li  catalogue.

Chas• A .  Coye,

11 Pearl St.

No 

The  m ost practical 
h and  R oaster  ift  the 
world.  Thousands in 
use—giving  satisfac­
tion.  They a re simple 
durable an d  econom­
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
one.  Roasts  coffee  I  I 
and  pea-nuts to   per  j 
fection.
Address  fo r  C ata  j  j 

logue and prices,

Roht.  8,  West, |

48-50 Long St., 

Cleveland, Ohio,

t H

UGTRoTVPCRS
A  Stereotyped f/i

agúaos StuP?-brass  rûix

wooo<.M etAL FUrMItUBÉ
atv. grand rapios m i q l

L A R D

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

Pickled Pigs9 Beet, Tripe, Btc.

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

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   L Y O N

GROCERIES.

MICHIGAN  KNIGHTS  OF  THE  GRIP.

The Condition of Trade.

From  th e  New Y ork Shipping List.
Reports  from  a  large  number of  the 
more important interior centers continue 
to  reflect  fairly active  trade,  which  in 
volume compares favorably with the cor­
responding  period  last  year,  but,  with 
one or two easily  recognized  exceptions, 
the demand for all  kinds of  merchandise 
has been of  a conservative  character and 
indicates that  buyers are not disposed to 
expand  their  stocks  beyond  actual  re­
quirements, as is usually the  case at this 
season  of  the  year.  The  exceptions  to 
these general  remarks are to be found in 
the  more  satisfactory  condition  of  the 
iron  and  steel  industry,  which  has  re­
sulted  from  the  enlarged  demand  for 
both crude  and  manufactured  material; 
increased  activity in  wool, the  new clip 
of  which  is  being  absorbed  at  firm 
prices,  and the steady demand prevailing 
for both raw and  refined  sugar at a fur­
ther  advance  in  values.  So far as gen­
eral  trade  is  concerned, the midsummer 
period and the harvesting  of  crops  have 
a  quieting  influence,  but  the  outlook 
is  both  cheerful  and  encouraging with 
respect to the  autumn  trade,  on account 
of  the excellent  crop  prospects and evi­
dences of  continued  industrial  prosper­
ity.  Clearing  house  statistics  show the 
increased  volume  of  business  that is in 
progress,  compared with last year,  which 
indicate  important  gains  even  after 
making an allowance for renewed  specu­
late <;•  activity  in  railroad  stocks  and 
produce,  and  railroad  earnings  make a 
satisfactory  exhibit,  while a still further 
important  and  significant  feature is the
ase of  the  money market in the  face of 
neavy gold exports  and  shrinking  bank 
reserves.  Crop  prospects  are  still  in­
fluenced by the  varying  weather  condi­
tions experienced in the growing sections 
of  the  country,  but,  after  making  due 
allowance for all that is unfavorable,  the 
general  outlook  is  highly  encouraging, 
and promises an  abundant  yield  of  the 
staple crops that  increase the wealth and 
prosperity of  agricultural and dependent 
industries.  The  wheat  market  still re­
flects  a  bullish  temper,  which  has  re­
stricted  the  export  movement  to  some 
extent,  hut  while the  yield may not real­
ize  the  large  estimate«  made earlier in 
the season and the  crop  will  not  equal 
the  largest on record,  it will exceed that 
of  last  year,  and  be  above  rather than 
below  500,000,000  bushels,  which, with 
the  surplus  carried  over this  year from 
th e last crop will  be  more  than  enough 
for ail probable requirements.  Corn and 
oats  have  fluctuated  in  sympathy with 
wheat, and cotton is altogether under the 
influence  of  crop  reports, as  the  actual 
movement of  the staple  has  become un­
important,  both from the  plantation and 
for export.  The  stock  market  still  re­
flects a firm undertone,  and has been  less 
disturbed  on  account  of  Western  rate
comp ications, because 0f  the belief  that
they will be  adjusted  1l some  satisfae­
tory way  by  the  sever«ri  interests  that
will 1¡ave  the  question undei consider-
ation this  week.  The recen heavy ex-
port of gold kasbeen variously explained,
seme bankers  claiming that because  a
large proportion of  the shipments  have
gone to France,  that  the movement was
due t 0  the large expenditures that result
from the  exodus  of  Americans  to  the
the balance  of
Paris Exposition,  but
for eijjn trade has been fcr several months
ro heavily against  this country  that  no
such explanation  is  necessary.  For the 
month of June, thus faf. the merchandise 
exports  from  the  port of  New York are 
about 16 percent, larger than last year’s, 
with imports somewhat smaller, but even 
these  changes  would  leave a heavy  ex­
cess of  imports  over  exports  to  be met 
by shipments of  securities or  gold.  The 
present  temper of  speculation  does  not 
encourage the belief  that  foreign buyers 
will  buy railroad  securities,  but  rather 
will be sellers of  their present  holdings. 
Speculation  in  crude  petroleum,  which 
for  several  weeks  has  been of  the nar­
rowest  proportions  and  confined almost 
entirely to  the  scalping  operations of  a 
few  professionals, experienced a sudden 
burst of  activity on  Monday  and  prices 
advanced  with a bound  10  cents, which 
was  due,  however,  to  manipulation for 
speculative  purposes,  as there has  been 
no change in the condition of supply and 
demand.  Option  trading  in  coffee  has 
been quite active, but  the  market is un­
settled  and  the  eratic  course of  values 
from day to day both  here and in Europe 
shows  that a feeling of  uncertainty pre­
vails respecting  the future that has a re­
stricting influence upon legitimate trade. 
An improved  demand is reported for an­
thracite  coal.  The  statement  for  the 
month  of  May  shows  that productions 
from January 1 to May 31  was  1,063,821 
tons less than last  year,  and  tide  water 
stocks  decreased  during  the  month  of 
May 2,562  tons.  The  outlook for a fur­
ther  advance  in  prices  is  not  very en­
couraging,  and sales  below the schedule 
are constantly being made, both here and 
in Philadelphia.

Wool,  Hides  and Tallow.

Wools are  strong,  both in this country 
and Europe, and higher than most manu­
facturers wish to pay; but by small offer­
ings are forced  to,  in order  to run their 
mills.  They have obtained  5  per  cent, 
advance on light  weight cloths, which is 
not  near  up  to  present  cost  of  wools 
West,  which  have  been  bought at wild 
prices and are  now  going forward.  As 
the clip is bought, dealers can now await 
the  outcome,  which  is  none  too  good, 
compared  with  the  depressed  market 
in every other product.

Hides are dull and low,  another heavy 
failure in  the  leather  trade  tending  to 
depress them.

Tallow is dull and nominal.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar  is  steady  and  without  change. 
Scaled herring are a little higher.  Cheese 
is lower.  Package  coffees  are  off  l>£c. 
Other articles are without change.

No  Slippers There.

Heaven when  you die ?

Willie—Ma, don’t  you  expect  to go to 
Ma—1 hope so.
Willie—Well, if  St. Peter lets you take 
your slippers  in  he’ll  have  to  leave me 
on the doorstep—that’s all.

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

Twenty-one  additions  to the hotel list 
have  been secured during the past week, 
making the entire list stand as follows:
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 Belding, Belding.
New7 Conmercial, Ionia.
Brackett House, Big Rapids.
Hotel McKinnon, Cadillac.
Manning House,  Kalkaskfw
United States Hotel, Boyne City.
Commercial House, East Jordan.
Cushman House. Petoskey.
Forest Hotel, Fennvilie.
Smith’s Hotel, Grand Junction.
Central Hotel,  Goblesville.
Higbee House, Benton Harbor.
Dyckman House, Paw Paw.
Bennett House, Mt.  Pleasant.
Duncombe House,  Decatur.
St. Joe House, Mendon.
Arlington House, Coldwater.
South Michigan House,  Coldwater.
Russell House, Jonesville.
Quincy House,  Quincy.
Alger House,  Clare.
Decker House,  Lakeview.
Retan House, Ithaca.
Commercial House, Boyne City.
Hibbard House. Jackson.
Smith’s Hotel,  Hillsdale.
Bryant House, Flint.
Keefer House,  Hillsdale.
Brown’s Hotel, Union City.
Hotel Phelps,  Greenville.
City Hotel,  Holland.
Wright House, Alma.
Commercial Hotel, St.  Louis.
New Paddock, Union City.
Lawrence House, Adrian.
Applications for membership are being 
sent  us  without  solicitation  from  New 
York.  Ohio,  Indiana,  Wiconsin and On­
tario,  proving  that  our  influence  and 
favorable  reputation  is  not  confined to 
Michigan alone.

*   *   *

*   *   *

The Board of Directors  make  an  offer 
of a gold K.  of G.  pin  to  every  member 
sending in fifty new names  for  member­
ship before Jan.  1, 1890.
•#  #   #

I would ask the members,  in filling out 
application blanks,  to  take especial care 
that  the  name  of  applicant  is  legibly 
written in both  spaces for the name.

It is very important that  any  member 
changing  his  residence  or postoffice ad­
dress  promptly  notify  the  Secretary of 
both his former and present address.

Hr  ■Jfr  *36“

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The  President  has  appointed  D.  S. 
Haugh,  of  Grand  Rapids,  Chairman  of 
the  State  Hotel  Committee,  vice  E. W. 
Campbell, of Lansing, resigned.
L.  M.  M il l s ,  Sec’y.

The Fruit Jar Market.

There is no change in the fruit  jar sit­
uation.  The  manufacturers  hold  their 
prices  very  firm,  but  the  matter of  an 
advance  will  probably  depend  on  the 
amount  of  fruit  produced  during  the 
season.

“Is  poverty  a  disease,  a  crime  or  a 
fault ?” asks an esteemed  contemporary. 
Now.  there isn’t much  sense in a discus­
sion of  this kind,  but how very human it 
is.  When a man  has  a  severe  cold,  he 
spends three times as  much  time  trying 
to guess  how  he  got it as he does trying 
to cure it.

VISITING  BUYERS.

F ru itp o rt 

Coopersville

John Sm ith, Ada 

W G Tefft, Rockford 
C F Sears,  Rockford 
R J  Side. Kent City 
R Bredeweg, D renthe 
L M W olf, Hudsonville 
B akker Bros, Drenthe 
A Purchase, So Blendon 
D R Stocum, Rockford 
J  L P urchase, B auer 
S Cooper, Jam estow n 
W H W atts,  Bowne Center 
T Armock, W right 
M B Pidcomb, Big Rapids 
John Hom rich. No Dorr 
Avery & Pollard,
J  R Harrieon, S parta 
Slocum’s Grove 
Cole & Chapel, Ada 
A Ju sterna, G rand H aven 
Gus Begm an, Bauer 
M M Robson, Berlin 
E E H ew itt,  Rockford 
L Maier, F isher Station 
John B aker, Chauncey 
L N Fisher, Dorr
Geo Robson, Muir
R B Gooding &Son,Gooding R D McNaughton,
Eli Runnels, Corning 
A D F arling & Co,Millbrook C H Deming, Dutton 
Geo C Townsend, Kenton 
W right &  Friend.LkOdessa D R Stocum, Rockford 
H Thompson,  Canada  Cors N H arris, Big Springs 
L P alm er,Traverse City
W S Adkins, Morgan 
John Giles & Co  Lowell 
J W A nderson, Holton
Lamore&ux A Beerm an, 
C E Coburn, Pierson 
C P Lilly, Coopersville 
E Young, R avenna
Sisson & Livingston, Ada
G Ten Hoor,  Forest  Grove A A E Bergy, Caledonia 
Stone Bros,  Cedar  Springs J Colby,  Rockford
R R  Edgell.HopkinsStation 
J  P Cordes. Alpine 
J W Lovely, Howard City 
Jo h n  DeVries, Jam estow n 
J C Scott. Lowell 
Jo h n  E Thurkow, Morley 
Silas Loew, B urnips Coos 
D N W hite, Petoskey 
E H B ok, Hudsonville
J N W ait, H udsonville
A H anlon & 8on,Middleville W H Pipp. K alkaska
H iram  M unger, Sullivan 
A B roughton,  Man ton 
F J  Pom eroy, Lisbon 
W alling Bros,Lam ont 
H C  C arpenter,  W oodland 
Eilenberg & Feldpausch, 
G F Cook,  Grove 
Fowler
F N arregang, Byron C enter 
Severance & Rich,
C arrington A N orth.  Trent
Middleville
T A Jam sson, So Boardm an  G VanLopik&Son,GdHaven 
DenHerder & Tanis
LC ook  Bauer 
J  C Benho w,  Cannonsburg
esland 
C 8 Com stock, Pierson 
Stevens A Faucher,
N F Miller,  Lisbon 
Mt P leasant 
F  E S hattuck A Co,Sand Lk 
F N Cornell.  Griswold 
H M eijering, Jam estow n 
Mills A Mills, Ashland 
A M  hurch, Englishville 
J  W VerRoeke A Co,
B G ilbert A  Co, Moline 
H Van Noord, Jam estow n 
L Schroch, Clarksville 
Mrs M A Side, K ent City
Brookings Lum ber Co,
Brookings G N Reyn aids, Belmont 
H Dalmon, Allendale 
E Heinzelm an,  Logan
Sm allegan A  Pickaard, 
O J  Eldred. Clarskville 
F orest Grove  G S Putnam . F ru itp o rt 
Mrs A Mulder A  Son, 
Alex Denton, How ard  City
C K H oyt A Co.Hudsonville M H eyboer A  Bro,  Drenthe 
John D am stra,  Gitchell 
MrsDDDorman, CedarSprgs Mrs A H B arber, Saranac

Spring Lake  H H Childs, Rockford 

T H Condra. Lisbon 

Grand Haven 

FADED/LIGHT  TEXT

PRODUCE  MARKET.

25c.

for good stock and hold at 82.25.

Apricots—California, $2 per crate.
Beans—Firmer  and  higher.  Dealers  pay  $2 
Bermuda Onions—About out of  market.
Blackberries—83 per bn.
Butter—Fancy creamery is in  fair  demand  at 
15c, extra commanding 16c.  All the markets ap-1 
pear to be flooded with  dairy,  for  w hich  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  81.25  for  small 
crates and 82.25 for large crates.
Cheese—Lenawee and Allegan county  makers 
bill  their  stock  at  7c, while jobbers  hold at 8c.
Cherries—82 per bu. for sour fruit and 81.75 per 
bn for sweet.
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, 81.25;  produce barrels 
Cucumbers—50c per doz.
Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
Eggs—Jobbers pay 12c and hold at 14c.
Field  Seeds—Clover,  mammoth, $5.10 per b u .; 
Gooseberries—80c per bu.
Green  Beans—string,  $1.50  per  bu.  crate; 
Green Onions—10@12c per doz. bunches.
Honey—Easy at 12@14c per lb.  No demand.
Lettuce—10c per lb.
Onions—Southern, S3 per  bbl.
Peas—Green, 75c pier bu.
Pieplant—34c per  lb.
Pop Corn—234c per lb.
Pears—California, 81.75 per  crate.
Potatoes—New  Southern  stock, 81.85  per  bbl.
Radishes—10c per doz. bunches.
Raspberries—Black,  82.25  per  b u .;  red,  82.75 
Spinach—30c per bu.
Strawberries—Shipping stock is about through 
Tomatoes—81.75 per 30-lb. crate.

at 3@3v4c and evaporated at 534@6c per ft.

medium. 84.75.  Timothy, $1.80  per  bu

wax, 82 per  bu. crate.

peT bu.

with.

PR O V ISIO N S

 

 

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PORK  IN  BARRELS.

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new................................... 
12  75
Short cut Morgan...............................................  13  00
E xtra clear pig, short  c u t...............................   14  25
E xtra clear,  heavy...........................................    14  25
Clear, fat  back..................................................   14  25
Boston clear, short cu t....................................   14  25
Clear back, short cu t........................................  14  25
Standard clear, short cut. best.......................  14  25
Hams, average 20 lb s............................................11
16 lb s............................... ...........1154
12 to 14 lb s....................................12
f.,"nic.........................................................   814
-fast boneless..............................................10
Shoulders 
...............................................................734
boneless............................................  8
Breakfast  tia-. on, boneless..................................10
Dried  Beef, ex;-a................................................. \
han  prices.......................................   9
Long Clears, heavy...............................................  634
Briskets,  m edium ................................................  634
634

lig h t...................................... 
lard—Kettle Keiiderf d.

lard—Refined.

T ierces............................................ 
8%
Tubs.........................................................................  8?s
50 lb.  T ins...............................................................
T ierces...................................................................  6J®
30 and 50 lb. T u b s.................................................  6?0
3 lb.  Pails. 20 in a  case........................................  7%
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case..........................................  73®
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a ease..........................................  734
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case............................................7
30 lb. Cans...............................................................  6%
E xtra Mess, warranted 200  lbs.......................   6  75
Extra Mess! Chicago  packing..........................  7 00
P late....................................................................... 7  25
Extra P late...........................................................  7  75
Boneless, rum p butts..........................................  9 00

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sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Potk Sausage..........................................................  7
Ham Sausage..........................................................12
Tongue Sausage....................................................   9
Frankfort  Sausage...............................................   8
Blood Sausage........................................................  534
Bologna, straight..................................................  534
Bologna,  th ick ........................................................ 534
Head Cheese...........................................................  534
In half barrels............................................................. 3 00
In quarter  barrels.......................................................1 75
In half  barrels........................................................... 3 00
In quarter barrels.......................................................1 75
In k its......................................................................  85

PIGS’  FEET.

TRIPE.

FRESH  MEATS.

Swift and Company quote as follows

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Beef, carcass...................
h in dquarters.......
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fore 
Hogs...................................
Pork  loins........................
shoulders................
B ologna............................
Sausage, blood  or head.
liver................
F rankfort.........
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OYSTERS and  FISH.

F. J. D ettenthaler quotes as follows:

FRESH  FISH.

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W hitefish......................................................  @634
smoked..............................   @ 734
Trout..............................................   @634
H alibut.........................................................  @15
Frogs’ legs,  per doz..................................   10@50

CANDIES, FRUITS and  NUTS. 

Putnam  & Brooks quote as follows:

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Standard. 25 lb. boxes........................ ................10%
........................ ................1034
25 
Twist, 
........................ ................12
Cut Loaf,  25 
MIXED.
Royal. 25 lb. p a ils............................... ................1034
200 lb.  bbls............................... ...................  994
Extra. 25 lb.  pails............................... ................1134
200 lb.  bbls............................... ............... 10M
French Cream, 25 lh.  pails..............................  1234
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases. 
Broken. 40 îb.•Ba.sk.
200 lb. bbls.

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fa n c y—In 5 lb. boxes.

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Lemon  Drops..........   .....................
...................... 14
Sour D rops......................................
.....................15
Chocolate Drops............................. ...................... 15
H. M. Chocolate  Drops....................................... 18
Gum  Drops.................................... ...................... 10
Licorice Drops................................ ............... 18@22
A. B. Licorice  Drops................... ...................... 14
...................... 15
Lozenges, plain............................
printed........................ ...................... 16
Im perials.................................................................15
Mottoes.................................................................... 15
j  Cream B ar............................................................... 14
Molasses  B ar..........................................................13
Caram els..........................................................ib@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........................   1234@13
in bbls.......................................12
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printed, in pails...........................13@1334
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in bbls.....................................1234
Chocolate Drops, in palls....................................1334
Gum Drops,dn pails.............................................  634
in bbls................................................  5
Moss Drops, in pails............................................. 11
in bbls................................................ 10
Sour Drops, in pails..............................................13
Imperials, in pails................................................. 1234
in bbls...................................................1134
Oranges, fancy  California.......................4  00@4  50

FRUITS.

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

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Lemons, choice...........................................4  75@5 00
fa n c y ...........................................5 25@5 50
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Figs, layers,  new ........................................ 
9@1234
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Bags, 50 lb ...... .............................  @  6
Dates, frails, 50 lb ......................................  @ 434
“  34 frails, 50 lb ....................................  @  534
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Fard, 10-lb. box...........................  @
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Persian. 50-lb.  box........................   534®  6
B ananas.......................................................1  25@3 00
Almonds, Tarragona................................ 1634@17
Ivaca......................................... 14  @1434
California................................ 13  @14
Brazils...........................................................  7  @8
Filberts,  Sicily...........................................   @1034
Walnuts, Grenoble..................................... 1134@12
F rench........................................  @10
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...................................  7J4@12
Cocoanuts, per 100......................................4  26@4  50
C hestnuts....................................................
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Peacocks.......... , .....................................   • -  @834
E x tra.............................................  .  .............  @734
Y a ch t...............................................................  @634

PE A N U T S. 

N U TS.

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BAKING  POWDER.

10c cans..
k  lb. “  •
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34lb .“  
[12 oz. “ 
lib .  “ 
2341b.“ 
lib .  “ 
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Bib.  “ 

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..  1  40
..  1  90
. ..  2 60
. ..  3 80
. ..  4 95
. ..11  78
. ..13  75
. ..17  76
. ..22  20

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Red Star, 34 lb. cans, 

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lib . 
34 lb. 
1 lh. 
34  lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
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45
34 lb. cans , 6  doz.
34lb. 
75
4  “ 
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34lb. 
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2  “ 
2  “  . ..  2 40
1 lb. 
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1  “ 
5 lb. 
Absolute, 34 lb. cans, 100s. .11  75 
50s.. 10 00
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45
Telfer’s,  34 lb. cans,  doz.. 
85
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Acme, 34 lb. cans, 3 doz —  
2  “  ....  1  50
1  “  ....  3 00
45
85
1  50
.82  60
1  60

34 lb.  “ 
1 lb 
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AXLE GREASE.
Frazer’s ...........................
A urora...................................
Diamond................................
English. 2 doz. in case.......
.......
Bristol,  2  “ 
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American. 2 doz.  in case...
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bluing. 
Arctic Liq,  4-oz...................
34 Pt............
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BATH  BRICK.

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BUTTERINE

BUCKWHEAT.

Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.

ro lls... 
CANDLES.
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Dairy, solid  packed..........
rolls...’.....................
Creamery, solid packed...
. -

5 8  00
BROOMS.
1  70
No. 2 H url............................
1  90
No. 1  “ 
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2  00
No. 2 Carpet........................
2  25
No. 1 
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2  60
Parlor Gem..........................
90
Common W hisk.................
1  («0
Fancv 
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3  25
M ill......................................
2  75
W arehouse..........................
Kings 100 lb. cases............ ..5  00
.4  25
13
14
15
16
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.............. .  1034
934
Star,  40 
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12
Paraffine..............................
W icking............................... . 
25
CANNED  GOODS—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little N eck... ..1  20
Clam Chowder, 3  lh .......... . 2   10
Cove Ovsters. 1 lb. stan d .. ..  90
.. ..1  60
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21b. 
Lobsters. 1 lb. picnic......... . .1  50
......... ..2 65
2  lb.  “ 
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1 lb.  Star..............
2  lb.  Star.............. .  3  75
lib .  stand......... ..1  75
......... .. 3 00
2  lb. 
3 lb. in M ustard. . .3  00
31b.  soused....... ..3  00
. .2  00
1 lb.  Alaska......... ..1  80
5
Hs. • • •,.@  9
Mustard 34s ......... @10
imported  34s .......
1334
10
spiced,  34s ..........
Trout, 3  lb. brook..............
CANNED GOODS—Fruit
.. ..2  25
Apples, gallons, stand. 
Blackberries,  stand.......... ..  90
Cherries, re;: standard — ..  90
p itte d ................... ..2  oo
..  90
D am sons.............................
Egg Plums, stan d ................. ..1  20
Gooseberries........................... ..1  00
G rapes.......................................
Green  Gages........................... ..3   10
Peaches, all  yellow, stanc
seconds.................. ..1  45
..1  00
P ie .......................
Pears.........  ........................ ..1  30
Pineapples...................1  40@2 50
..1  00
Quinces  ................... ..........
.1   35
Raspberries,  extra...........
red ..................... . .1  60
Straw berries........................... ..1  10
W hortleberries....................... ..  75
CANNED VEGETABLES
Asparagus, Oyster Bay—
Beans, Lima,  stand ...........

Salmon. 1 lb.  Colum bia..
Sardines, domestic  34s — .. 

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“   Green  Limas___ ©1  00
Strings.................. @  85
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“  Stringless,  E rie —  
..1  40
“   Lewis’ Boston Bake<
..1  00
Corn. Archer’s Trophy. . .
“   Morn’g Glory. 1  00
“  
Early Golden. 1  00
“ 
“  
-.1  68
Peas. F rench .........................
@1  10
“  extra m arrofat...
..  70
soaked...........................
“  
..1  35
“  June,  stand .................
-.1  55
“   sifted ...................
“  
.1  50
“   French, extra  fine..
Mushrooms, extra fine...
..2  15
..  85
Pumpkin. 3 lb.  Golden...
00
Succotash,  standard.......
..1  10
Squash  ..............................
@1  00
Tomatoes.  Red  Coat..
..1  00
Good Enough.
..1   00
B enH ar.............
stand hr___
@1  00
Michigan Full Cream
@ 8
Sap  Sago...........................16 ©17
CHOCOLATE—BAKER1
German Sweet......................
Premium ..................................
Cocoa.........................................
Breakfast  Cocoa.................
Broma.......................................

CHEESE.

23
35
38
48
37

“  
“ 
“ 

“  
“  

“ 

“  

“ 

“   

CHICORY.

coffee—Green.

CHEWING  GUM.
Rubber.  100 
lumps............... 25
200 
35
Spruce......................................30
B ulk...............  .......................  6
R ed...........................................  734
Rio, fa ir........................17  @19
“  good...................... 1834@20
“  prim e....................  @21
“  fancy, w ashed...19  @22
“  goldei:...................20  @23
I  Santos............................17  @22
Mexican & Guatemala 19  @23
P eaberry...................... 20  ©23
Java.  Interior............. 20  @25
“  M andheling— 26  @26
Mocha, genuine..........25  @27
I  To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 34c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

coffees—Package.

•• 
“ 
“ 
COFFEE EXTRACT.

10O lbs
Lion......................................... 2134
“  in cabinets.....................2234
M cL au g h lin ’s  X X X X  —  2124 
Thompson’s  Honey Bee— 2434
Tiger.................2234
Nox A ll............ 2334
O  B ...................2234
Valley City............................ 
75
F elix.......................................1  10
Cotton,  40 f t .......... per doz.  1  25
1  50
1  60
2 00
2 25
1  00
1  15

CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
CONDENSED MILK.

50 f t ......... 
60 f t ......... 
70 f t ......... 
80 f t . ....... 
60 f t .......... 
72 f t '....... 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Ju te 
“ 

CRACKERS.
“ 

E agle......................................  7  60
Anglo-Swiss..........................  6  00
Kenosha B utter...................   8
Seymour 
.....................   6
B utter......................................   6
“  family............................  6
“  b iscu it..........................  7
Boston......................................  8
City Soda.................................  8
Soda..........................................  634
S. Oyster 
................................6
City Oyster, XXX...................  6
Picnic 
...............................   6
Strictly  p ure........................  
Grocers’................................. 

CREAM TARTAR.

38
24

DISSOLUTION  NOTICE.
Gband  R a p id s ,  July 1,1889. 
We beg to announce that the wholesale grocery 
firm of Lemon, Hoops & Peters has this day been 
dissolved bv m utual consent.

SAMUEL  M.  LEMON, 
WM.  H.  HOOPS,
RICHARD  G.  PETERS,

ANNOUNCEMENT  TO  THE  TRADE.

We take pleasure in  informing  our  friends  and  patrons 
that  the  undersigned  have  this  day  formed a copartnership 
under the firm name of

L e m o n   &  P eters,

(SUCCESSORS  TO  LEMON,  HOOPS  &  PETERS.)

Continuing  the  wholesale  grocery  business  at the old stand.
All debts owing the old firm of Lemon, Hoops & Peters are 
due  and  payable  to  Lemon & Peters,  and all debts owing by 
the old firm will be paid by Lemon & Peters.

We  hope  to  retain  for  the  new firm  the same generous 
patronage, confidence  and  business  relations  heretofore  en­
joyed,  and  to  this  end  we  pledge  renewed  and  redoubled 
exertions.

SAMUEL M.  LEMON, 
RICHARD  G.  PETERS-

W E   L E A D !

L e t  O th ers  Follow.

N o t  a  q u e stio n   o f  W h o   C an,  b u t  W h o   W ill  

s e ll  th e   B e st  G ood s for th e  L o w e s t  P r ic e s.
OUR NEW TEÄ8 ÄRE NOW  REÄDY  FOR  INSPECTION.
Teller Spice Company

1  and  3  Pearl  St.,  Grand  Rapids.

N u t s We carry a large stock of Foreign 

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

P u tn a m   <Sc  Brooks.

Wholesale Price  Current•

The  quotations  given  below  are  such  as are ordinarily off erred cash buyers who 

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

 

dried fruits—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried.......  3  @ 334
evaporated__ 5  @ 6
“ 
Apricots, 
“ 
__ 14  @15
5
 
Blackberries “ 
 
12
Nectarines  “ 
 
12
Peaches 
“ 
 
9
Plums 
“ 
Raspberries  “ 
20
 
In drum ........................   @23
In b o x e s........................  @25
dried fruits—Currants.
Zante, in  barrels.........  @ 5

dried  fruits—Citron.

DRIED FRUITS—Prunes.

In less quantity  @  534
T urkey............................  434@  434
Bosna..............................  534@ 6
Im perial........................  @
DRIED FRUITS—Raisins.

“ 

“ 

Valencias.......................  8  @ 834
Ondaras..........................  9  @ 934
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia.........................2 35@2  40
London Layers,  for’n.  @
Muscatels, California.  @2 00
DRIED  FRUITS—Peel.
Lemon................................. 
13
Orange................................ 
14
FARINACEOUS  GOODS.
Farina, 100 lb.  kegs..............  04
Hominy,  per  b b l.........................4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box__   60
im ported.......  @10
Pearl  Barley................  @ 3
Peas, green...................   @1  30
“  split.......................  @ 3
Sago,  German..............  @634
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l ...  @ 634
Wheat,  cracked...........  @634
Vermicelli,  im port__   @10
dom estic...  @60 

“ 
flavoring extracts. 

Jennings’ D.  C. Lemon  Vanills 
2 oz. Panel, doz. 
2 25
4 oz. 
3 25
6 oz. 
1 60
No.  3, 
No.  8, 
4 00
No.10, 
6 00
No.  4, Taper,  “  1  60 
34 pt,  Round, “  4  25 

“  1  40 
“  2  25 
“  1  00 
“  2  75 
“  4  50 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

85 

2 50
7 50

1 25

@  424 
7©   734 
10@1134 
2  50

10 00 

@  70

FISH—SALT.

. w hole.. 
boneless 
lout

Ha]
Hern

round, 34 bbl
gibbed...........
“  Holland,  bbls
“  Holland, kegs
“ 

Scaled.................
Mack,  sh’s. No. 1,  34  bbl 
“  12  lb  kit
“ 
«>  10

“ 
“  
Trout,  34  bbls..............
*’  10  lb.  k its................
White,  No. 1, 34 b bls.........
“ 
12 lb. k its...
“ 
10 1b. k its...
“  
“ 
Family,  34 bbls__
“ 
“ 
k its............
"GUN  rOWDER.
Kegs
Half

“ 

LAMP WICKS

MOLASSES

P ure__
Calabria 
Sicily...
18
Black  Strap........................  
16
Cuba Baking.................   .  22@25
Porto  Rico...........................24@35
New Orleans, good.............25@30
choice.........33@38
fancy.......... 45@48

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

“ 

@5 50

Muscatine, B arrels................... 5 50

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

“ 

ROLLED OATS
Muscatine, B arrels.... 

 

“ 

“ 
“ 

OIL.

RICE.

SALT,

PIPES.

PICKLES.

Half bbls..  @2  87
Cases.........2  15@2 25
Michigan  T est......................   9
W ater  W hite...........................1024
M edium.........................................4 00
“ 
34 b b l.............................2 50
Small,  b b l..... 
“  34  b b l................................. 3 50
Clay, No.  216................................3 60
“  T. D. full count............   75
Cob, No.  3........  
40
Carolina h ead .......................... 634
No. 1...........................554
No. 2..................534®
No. 3 ......................... 5

....................... 5  00

SAL  SODA.

J a p a n .........................................534
Common Fine per bbl...........  88
Solar Rock, 56 lb.  sacks.......  24
28  pocket.......................................2 05
60 
2  15
 
100 
2  40
 
Ashton bu. b a g s ...................   75
“  — ............   75
Higgins  “ 
“ 
Warsaw “ 
37
20
34 bu  “ 
12i

SAPOLIO.
“ 
SEEDS.

Kegs...................................... 
Granulated,  boxes...............   2
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in b o x -----   2 35
H and. 
2  35
Mixed bird ..............................  434
Caraway................................... 10
C anary.....................................  4
Hemp........................................   4
Anise........................................   834
R ap e........................... 
434
M ustard.................................... 734
Scotch, in  bladders.............. 37
Maeeaboy, in ja rs ..................35
French Rappee, in Ja rs .......43

SNUFF.

3  “ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

* 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

SOAP.

Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

Queen  A nne................................3 85
German  Fam ily..........................2 40
Mottled  Germ an........................ 3 30
Old  Germ an.................................2 70
U. S. Big  Bargain........................3 87
Frost,  Floater..............................3 75
Cocoa  Castile  ....................... 2  88
Cocoa Castile, Fancy............3  36

Allen B. Wrislev’s Brands.

spices—Whole.

Happy Family,  75.......................2 95
Old Country, 80........................... 3 30
Una, 100.........................................3 65
Bouncer, 100................................ 3 15
A llspice................................... 1C
Cassia, China in m ats............  734
“  Batavia in bund— 11
“ 
Saigon in  rolls...........40
Cloves,  Amboyna..................30
“  Zanzibar.....................23
Mace  B atavia.........................80
Nutmegs, fancy..................... 80
No.  1.........................75
No.  2.........................70
Pepper, Singapore, black — 18
w hite.......26
shot...........................20

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
spices—Ground- -In Bulk.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

A llspice....................................35
Cassia,  B atavia..................... 20
and  Saigon.25
Saigon...................... 42
Cloves,  Amboyna..................35
Zanzibar...................26
Ginger. A frican......................1234
Cochin......................35
Jam a ic a ................... 18
Mace  B atavia.........................90
Mustard,  English..................22
and T rie..25
Trieste...................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ..................... 80
Pepper, Singapore, black —  21
w hite.......30
“  Cayenne....................25
Mystic, 1 lb.  pkgs....................7
.  “ 
barrels........................ 6

STARCH.

“ 
-  

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

SUGARS.
Cut  L oaf......................
C u b es..........................
Pow dered...................
Granulated, H. & E.’s. 
Franklin..
Lakeside..
Knight’s..,
Confectionery  A .......
Standard A.................
No. 1, W hite E xtra C.
No. 2 E xtra  C..............
No. 3 C, golden..........
No. 4 C, d ark ..............
No. 5  C........................ .

@  9/8 

@10 
@10 
@9  56 
@9.56 
@9.56 
@9.56 
@9.31 
@  9 
@  834 
@ 834 
©   834 
©   8

SALERATUS.

DeLand’s,  pure.......................5
Church’s, Cap  Sheaf.............. 5
Dwight’s ................................... 5
Taylor’s ..................................... 5

SYRUPS.

“ 

Corn,  barrels.......................  @25
one-half  barrels__   @27
Pure  Sugar, bbl..................28@36
half b arrel__ 30@38
“ 
X  XXX
934
934
934
9
9

SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps................9 
Sugar  Creams..............9 
Frosted  Creams........... 
Graham  Crackers....... 
Oatmeal  Crackers....... 

B oxes.........................................5)4
Kegs, English...........................43®

SODA.

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

F a ir ..................................14 @36
G ood................................ 38 @22
Choice...........................24  @29
Choicest...........................30 @34

SUN CURED.

F a ir ..................................14 @15
G ood................................16 @20
Choice.............................. 24 @28
Choicest...........................30 @33

BASKET  FIRED.

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

GUNPOWDER.

j  Common to  fa ir.............25  @35
Extra fine to finest__ 50  @65
|  Choicest fancy.............. 75  @85

imperial.

Common to  fair.............20  @35
Superior to fine..............40  @50
i  Common to  fa ir.............18  @26
|  Superior to  fine.............30  @40

YOUNG  HYSON.

OOLONG.

I  Common to  fa ir.............25  @30
i  Superior to  fine............ 30  @50
!  Fine to choicest............ 55  @65
' F a ir ................................. 25  @30
!  Choice..............................30  @35
;  B est................................. 55  @65
i  Tea  D ust........................  8  @10

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

tobaccos—Plug.

j  S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands.
i  Nimrod, 4x12 and  2x12.............39
1  Reception, 22-5x12,16 oz......... 39
Viveo, 1x6, 434 to  f t ..................32
i  Big 5 Center, 3x12,  12 oz......... 36
'  Wheel, 5 to  f t ............................ 39
Trinket, 3x9,  9  oz..................... 25

J.  G. Butler & Co.’s Brands.

Corner  Stone..............................35
Double  Pedro............................ 37
Peach  P ie................................... 37
W edding  Cake,  b ik ................  37
Something  Good.......................39
“ Tobacco” ................................. 37

tobaccos—F ine Cut.

D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

62
37
TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPONS.

H iaw atha..................... 
Sweet  Cuba.................  
$  2, per  hundred.................   2  50
.................   3  00
“ 
$ 5, 
“ 
$10. 
................4  00
“ 
«20, 
..................  5  00
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over.  ...
per  cent.
500
1000

“ 
“ 
“ 

VINEGAR.

30 gr. 
40 gr. 
50 gr.

for barrel

..  634 
• •  834 
..1034

MISCELLANEOUS.

i  Cocoa Shells,  bulk................  3&
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails.................   4
Sage.’.......................................   15
P A P E R ,  W O O D E N W A B E .

PAPER.

Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol- 

“  Light  W eight................2

|  lows:
S traw ........................................165
!  S u g a r........................................185
j Rag  S u g ar............................... 234
I H ardw are.................................234
I  B akers........ ..............................234
Dry  Goods..............................5
Jute  M anilla...........................8
Red  Express 
No. 1.5
No. 2................. 4
48 Cotton................................   22
Cotton. No. 2 ...........................20
“  3 ...........................18
Sea  Island, assent«:............  40
No. 5 H em p............................ 16
No.  8B ..................................... 17
W ool.........................................  734

TWINES.

“ 

“ 

WOODENWABE.

Tubs, No. 1............................
“  No. 2............................
“  No. 3............................
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__
Bowls, 11 in ch ......................
.......................
.......................

“ 
“ 

7  25 
6  25 
5  25 
1  60 
1  75 
60 
1  00

1  252 00 

13  “ 
15  “ 
2 75
worted. 17s and  17s  2  50 
“  15s. 17s and 19s  2  75
m arket................... 
40
b u sh el...................  1  60
“  with covers  1  90 
willow cl’ths, No.l  5  50 
“ 
“  No.2  6 00
No.3  7  00 
splint
No.l  3  50 
No.2  4  25 
No.3  5  00

i C k n .

MEAL.

MILLSTUFFS.

FLOUR.
sacks  .. 
barrels. 

GRAIN’S and FKEDSTUFFS
White 
Red__
Straight, in 
Patent
“ 

4  50
4  70
5  50
“  barrels............  5  70
Bolted...................................  2  20
Granulated............................  2 45
Bran.......................................   11 00
Ships......................................  12 00
Screenings...........................   12 00
M iddlings.............................  13 00
Mixed  F eed.........................   15 00
Coarse  meal..........................  15 00
Small  lots............................  42
............................  39
Car 
31
Small
Car
2934
35@40
No.
NO. 1......................................   1  25
No. 2......................................  1  10
No. 1......................................  IS  00
No. 2......................................  10  50

“ 
iots.

BARLEY.

CORN.

HAY.

OAI

H ID E S ,  PE L T S  an d   FU RS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol- 

HIDES.

lows:
G reen..........................   4  @  434
Part  Cured...................  4  @  434
Full 
...................  43t@  534
D ry.................................  5  @ 6
Dry  K ip s .....................   5  @ 6
Calfskins,  green.........  3  @ 4
Deacon skins............... 10  @20

cured.........  434® 534

“ 

“ 

34 o'ff for No. 2.

PELTS.

Shearlings.....................10  @30
Estimated wool, per 1b 20  @25

MISCELLANEOUS.

T allow ..........................  334®  4
Grease  butter  ............ 3  @  5
Sw itches......................   2  @  234
Ginseng........................2  00@2  10
W ashed............................... 25@P0
Unwashed.......................... 12@22

WOOL.

rule which is to be subscribed  to. 
It  is 
based on the  proposition  that the manu­
facturing proprietors of such  goods  will 
announce  that all parties who in any way 
advertise their goods at  less  than  retail 
prices will be  refused  further  supplies, 
and that if wholesale dealers supply them 
the wholesale houses will also  lose  their 
upply of such goods. 
It places no bar­
rier  on  the  retail  purchaser,  and he is 
enabled to  meet  the  low  prices  of  his 
competitor,  but he nor they cannot adver­
tise cut rates.  The evidence of the break­
ing of  the  agreement  is  not  difficult to 
procure,  and  it is believed  that  it  will 
not be difficult to  secure the moral effect 
of an  advance to a more profitable rate of 
prices.
Something should be done toward secur­
ing a better patronage for druggists from 
the public  for  those  goods  which more 
properly belong  to  the  business  of  the 
druggist than the dry goods dealer or the 
ladies’  shoe store,  and if there can be any 
method  adopted  that  is  honorable  and 
legal  which  will  make  business  more 
satisfactory in the  pecuniary sense,  why 
not give it a trial?
A Natural  Sequence to  Trade-Marking 
That the  ultimate  tendency  of  trade- 
marking  medicinal products is to  create 
a public  demand for them  which can be 
supplied  without recourse to the pharm­
acist or the physician,  has been frequent­
ly pointed out in these columns.
illustration  of  how  this 
method  works is  afforded  by an  adver­
tisement in a recent issue  of  the Detroit 
Free  Press. 
In  the  column  devoted to 
quack  advertisements,  such  as  the fol­
lowing—“humors,  blotches, sores, scales, 
crusts,  and  loss of hair cured;”  pimples, 
black  heads,  chapped  and  oily  skin 
prevented;” 
‘"aching  sides  and  back, 
hip,  kidney,  and  uterine  pains  and 
weakness relieved in  one  minute”— ap­
pears this advertisement:

Medicaments.

A  signal 

DR.  KNORK'S

A N T IP Y R IN E

AN  APPROVED  REMEDY  FOR

Headache,

Migraine,

Neuralgia,

Rheumatism, 

Whooping  Gough,  Etc.
Prescribed  by Physicians  generally. 

It  is  a 
white powder;  dissolves in cold w a ter.  To be 
had at all druggists.  All original  packages bear 
Dr.  Knorr’s  Signature in  Red,  and  the  U.  S. 
Patent Label.
Having secured the  support  of  physi­
cians and pharmacists,  and  thus created 
a demand for  antipyrin,  the proprietors 
now seek  a wider  market,  and  the physi­
cian and pharmacist  too late may awake 
to  the fact that  they have  warmed  into 
life and  demand,  a remedy  which  is  to 
be so controlled  as  to  rob  them  of  the 
patronage they should justly receive.
How  long  will  it  be  now  before  an­
tipyrin  will,  like quinine,  be openly  sold 
by fancy  goods  dealers  and  grocers  at 
prices  that  druggists  can  not  compete 
with;  and  how 
long  before  pharmacy 
will become a lost  art,  and  the  materia 
medica  be  made  up  of  patented  com­
pounds,  with  their  therapeutics on  the 
lahel?
The solution  of  this  question rests to 
some extent with the pharmacists.  They 
have it iu  their  power  to,  at least,  dis­
courage this class of preparations.  There 
are  usually others  of  similar  medicinal 
action,  equally efficient  therapeutically, 
and  pharmacists  can  not  afford,  from 
any point of view,  to assist in the process 
of  their own undoing.
Away,  then,  with the theories that are 
so  glibly  advanced,  that  monoply  of 
medicaments  stimulates 
invention  and 
advances  pharmacy.  Let us  have open 
pharmacy,  quality  the  ouly  protection 
for pharmaceuticals,  no  secret formulae 
and  with such an  era  we  have  no fear 
that  pharmacy will  retrograde.  On the 
contrary, relieved from the complications 
that now  embarrass it,  it will assume its 
rightful  place  among  the  arts  and sci­
ences,  and its  votaries  be  elevated soci 
ally,  scientifically and financially.

D r u g s   0

 J S l e d i c i n e s *

Practical  Suggestions  on  the  Copying,

Filling  and Dating  of  Prescriptions.

K. V. Kniest in W estern Druggist.

. 

, 

J 

.  0

S tate  B oard  o f  P h a rm a c y .

in  digestive 

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

sin is  Prescribed?

President, C. S. Koon;  Secretary . J. W, Hoyt.

lirand  R apids  P h arm a ceu tical  Society, 

President. J. W. Caldwell.  S ecretary, B. W. P atterson.

Sluskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association. 

M ich ig an   S tate  P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   Asa’n.

____  nat-r-ntf-  !
sland  House,  n ear  D etroit, 
;

W hat  Should be Dispensed  W hen  Pep­

Brand R ap ids  D ru g  C lerk s’ A ssociation.
President, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, A lbert B row er_____

One Year—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Two Y ears—Geo. McDonald. Kalamazoo.
Three Y ears—Stanley E. P ark ill, Owosso.
F our  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Five Y ears—Jam es  Vernor, Detroit.
P resident—G-eo. McDonald 
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor. 
Next  Meeting—At  S tar 
Tuesday and W ednesday, Ju ly  2 ana o- 

P resident—Geo. Gundrum , Ionia.
F irst Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, L ansing.
Second Vice-President—H.M. Dean, Niles.
T hird Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—W in Dupont, Detroit. 
Executive Com mittee—A. H. Lym an,  M anistee;  A. Baa  [ 
sett,  D etroit; F. J.  W urzburg,  G rand Rapids,  W.  A. 
Hall, G reenville;  E. T.  Webb, Jackson.
Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit.__________________  ,
j 
P resident. J. W. Hayw ard.  Secretary, F rank H .E sco tt.  ; 

This query,  which seems on  the face of 
it to be a very simple  one,  is  in  reality, 
when  carefully considered,  very difficult 
to answer satisfactorily,  inasmuch as the 
ferment  which  we  term  pepsin,  and 
which  is  the  digestive  principle of  the 
gastric  juice,  has never yet been isolated 
absolutely  pure  and in the  exact  condi­
tion  in  which it exists in the  gastric se­
cretion.
Moreover,  there have  been varying de­
grees of  success  on  the  part  of  makers 
of  this product  in  manufacturing,  from
or  mis  pruuucL 
the  pig’s  stomach,  Pfeparat“ “8 
are 
subsequently,  for  convenience  m  Keep 
ing,  dispensing,  prescribing  and  manip­
ulating  this  product  pharmaceutically 
into  various  other  forms,  such  as  sac- 
charated  pepsin, 
liquid  pepsin,  etc. 
These preparations,  however,  have  been 
shown  by comparative  tests  to differ so 
widely 
strength,  which 
should  be  the  chief  criterion  of  their 
utility,  that  a  pharmacist  is  excusable 
for being in doubt as to what to dispense 
when  “pepsin”  simply,  without  specifi­
cation  as  to  brand  or  variety,  is  pre­
scribed.
There  seems  little  doubt that as long i 
as  the  present  official  standards  exist, 
that  pharmacists  are  justified 
in  dis­
pensing  in  conformance  to  them  until 
they are  advanced;  but  we must confess j 
that our sympathies are with  those  who j 
dispense only the purest and  digestively 
the strongest pepsin obtainable,  and who i 
influence  the  character  of  physicians’ 
prescriptions  by informing  them  of  the i 
great variety in the  strength  of  pepsins 
and of  their ability to supply the  best.

It  is the pride of every modern  pharm­
acist to be  “topmost”  in the  number of 
his prescriptions;  and to  sail  gaily,  it is 
necessary  to  duplicate  many  prescrip­
tions which by reason  of  the customer’s 
ownership,  or the design  of  the  writer, 
would  be  taken  from  the  pharmacist’s 
tile;  were they let go  without copying or 
without  an  increase  in  number,  in the 
succeeding  prescription,  the pharmacist 
would  then  be  so  many  below  in  the 
number of his prescriptions actual to the 
number not duplicated or  accounted for.
It is therefore  necessary to copy many 
prescriptions which otherwise would not 
It 
cause an  increase to  the  aggregate. 
will be found a great saving of  explana­
tion  to  copy the  prescription  unknown 
to the customer,  unless  the  pharmacist 
is previously privileged to do so,  because 
the  average  customer  thinks his or  he_r 
particular  prescription  is  of  extraordi­
nary  value,  of  which  the  pharmacist 
wishes to take  possession.
There are many different  ways of  per­
forming  this  little  act,  and  generally 
each pharmacist has his own idea.  Some 
prefer a verbatim copy,  regardless of the 
character,  others change the Latin to the 
English or  vernacular,  and  vice  versa. 
Where  the  original 
is  written  in  the 
correct English or  Latin Pharmaeopceial 
titles,  then a verbatim  copy is  the  best 
method.  Where  the  ingredients are  in­
dicated  in  the  common  or  vernacular, 
then the correct  English  or  Latin titles 
should be used.
In many prescriptions and family form
“ ““ n n ra tio n s°w h ich! ulas,  some  ingredients are  so  titled  that
- they  indicate a medicine  different  from
wanted;  this is often forcibly
j  illu s tra te d   in   the ammonias.  Inthecopy-
ing of such prescriptions, the ingredients 
should be titled under  their correct Eng 
lish or Latin pharmaeopceial titles,  with 
the  vernacular  title  opposite  in paren 
theses,  not  forgetting,  however,  to add 
quotation marks,  which will  exhibit  the 
article  dispensed,  and  show  the 
nomer.
It often proves serviceable  to  number 
the original as well as  the copy,  and  the 
price attached in  your  individual  mark 
will often be appreciated by  some  other 
member of the firm, who  may  be  called 
upon  to  refill  the  same  in the event of 
your absence.
Regarding the  filling  of  prescriptions 
not much is left to say.  The author  has 
used the following method,  which  offers 
at all times quick access  to  some  “back 
date”  prescription.
Beginning with the first  100  prescrip 
tions,  pass a very strong  piece  of  twine 
through their  upper  right  hand  corner 
and  attach  to  it  on  each  side  a heav 
piece of cardboard a little larger than the 
prescription.  Tie  the  two  ends of the 
twine loosely  against  the  prescription 
A writer in a London  journal  calls at­
leaving a few inches slack  in  the  ends 
tention  to  the  unappreciated  uses  aud 
On the outside of both  cardboards  write 
preservative  qualities  of  soapstone  a 
plainly the beginning and  closing  num 
material,  he says,  which  possesses  what 
bers,  also  the  beginning  and  closing 
may be regarded  as  extraordinary  qual­
dates.  Construct each  succeeding  hun­
ities 
in­
dred the same,  and with  the  slack  ends 
fluences,  those  especially which  have so 
tie to the  preceding  hundred.  When  a 
much  to  do  with  the  corrosion of  iron 
thousand has been  reached,  place  them 
and steel,  and  from experiments made it j 
in a suitable  box,  recording  on one end 
is said that no  other  material is capable | 
the beginning  and  closing  number  and 
of  taking  hold of  the  fibre  of  iron  and 
the same  regarding  the  dates,  and then 
steel  so  readily and  firmly as  this. 
In 
keep the whole at  some place convenient 
China,  soapstone is largely used  for pre­
to the prescription case.
serving structures built of  sandstone and 
The label should  embody the  number, 
other  stones  liable  to crumble from the i 
name of  the patient,  name of  physician.
effect of  the  atmosphere;  and the cover-
mg with powdered soapstone in the form 1 and while  the  dates  may be  attached  i 
of  paint  on  some  obelisks in that coun-  is  unnecessarj  where  it  appears  on  tli 
number,  etc.,  art 
try,  composed of 
labe 
plainly  written
pheric deterioration,  has  been the means 
printers issue a prescription  label of  un 
of  preserving them  intact  for  hundreds 
sized paper,  with a plain,  white  ground 
of  years.
unruled  and  devoid of  illustrative cuts 
grotesque  types,  etc.,  they  will  fill  : 
“long felt”  want. 
In the  writing of  the 
directions,  where the original  is English, 
one should try to use the same language, 
word  for  word,  if  correctly written. 
It 
is a matter  of  sore  regret  to  the  phar 
macist to contend  with  the directions a; 
they  often  appear  on  a  prescription 
While  in  his  own  mind he understand; 
the  intention  of  the  writer,  he  knows 
that,  owing  either  to their  brevity,  am- 
| biguity or ill-form,  the  patient  will  not 
j understand them.  He  does  not  like  to 
i take the liberty of  expressing  the  direc- 
| tions  in  a  plainer  maimer,  and  yet  he 
| foresees  the  confusion  the  patient will 
experience  (if  not previously directed)  if 
j not  somewhat  altered. 
In  such  a  case 
j  he should do the best  under the  circum- 
| stances,  adding  only  as  few  words  as 
!  possible to  express  the  intention of  the 
prescriber. 
Every  pharmacist  should 
I  have  a  price  card  stating  the  price  of 
| prescriptions from 1 oz.  to 16  (and  where 
| the medicine is not  an  important  factor 
i aud  no extra skill is required)  he should 
stick to the prices.  Of  course,  this only 
applies to bona fide prescription and not 
family recipes,  hog-powders,  etc.  Could 
this be made  universal, much  complaint 
would  he  saved,  and  the  pharmacist’s 
life  would be  a happier one.

A Trenton.  N.  J-,  dispatch  is as  fol­
lows;  The Pottery Trust is  formed and 
the Standard Oil  Company  is  interested 
in it.  Twenty potteries have signed  the 
articles  of  agreement.  There  is  great 
excitement among the potters.  Many  of 
the Trenton potters are not in.  The feel­
ing is expressed that the board of trustees 
has too much power.  Five of the trustees 
are  from  Trenton  and  four  from East 
Liverpool.  The  Trenton  trustees  are 
John  Moses,  James  Moses,  Thomas  A. 
Bell,  John Hart and Frank Magowan.  It 
is considered a powerful  trust  and  will 
control the labor aud trade of the pottery 
business. 

Should,  in  his  preparations,  avail  him­
self of the full  and detailed  information 
given  in  the  Michigan  Central  Summer 
Tourist Rate Book,  which will  be sent to 
any address upon application.  The sum­
mer resorts of the East are fully described 
and  illustrated  in a new  book  entitled, 
“ A Modern  Pilgrimage,”  six  cents  post­
age,  aud  “ The  Island  of  Mackinac.” 
postage, four  cents.  Address,  enclosing 
General
stamps,  Mr.
Chicago,
Passenger
111.

tone  liable  to  atmos- j prescription,  and  the 

O.  W.  R u g ó l e s 
and  Ticket  Agent,

-------------m  9  m --------- -
The  Pottery  Tru3t.

in  withstanding  atmospheric 

The  Summer  Tourist 

Uses  of  Soapstone.

Whenever  the 

_

The Drug  Market.

German quinine  advanced on  the 25th, 
on account of  a speculative movement in 
London.  Large  orders  were  made  in 
New York  at an advance of  about  10  per 
is  a  trifle  easier.
ceut.  Gum  opium 
igher,  on 
steady.
seal  root

>f

Left  in  Good  Shape.

stature  continued  to  tinker 
anon  high  license  bill until 
ial  adjournment, when it left 
>od shape,  so far as  the drug- 
incerued.  the time  for  filing 
3sisters  having  been  leugth-

the

A  concern in  Brooklyn, detected  iu piish  tlli:
lie,  puts  iii  a ent time. 
coloring  pickles  with  arsei 
What i
defense that they  are coined
I represen
Some  people 
for  Southern  circulation. 
leion-subsist-
Seem, to think  that a wateru
iug community can stand  anytiling.  This and  the
wicked  and adulterous  finm  should  be i ests  ■  in
! Associat
prosecuted,  unless it  gives bonds  not to 
, result.
lay  barge ex-
sell to any one  except  Sum 
It is  si 
cursionists..
j ters that
Robert Coliyer  says he h:is  two objec- | to their 
I offered.
tions  to  Christian  Science. One is that j printed i
jf  a  hous
there is no science in it, 
that it is not Christian.

the other

A  Proposed  Rebate  Method.

F ro m  th e  P h a rm a c e u tic a l R ecord.

At  the  meeting  of  the  New  Jersey 
Pharmaceutical Association  a  communi­
cation  was  read  from  French,  Richards 
& Co.,  of Philadelphia,  which  suggested 
the following remedy for the trouble aris­
ing from the  competition  of  those  who 
procure articles to sell  at  “cut  prices,” 
for the purpose of using them  as  •"lead­
ers”  and  so demoralize the  retail  prices 
for  such  merchandise:  Whenever  any 
parties,  by  circulars,  price  lists  or any 
form of advertising, offer any proprietary 
goods  at prices below  the  regular  retail 
rates,  it is proposed to  have them cut off 
from any further purchase of such goods.
This could be quite  effectually  accom­
plished through the  present organization 
of the Proprietors’  Association  and  the 
National Wholesale  Druggists’  Associa­
tion.  and  the necessary means  to  decom­
pose is in effect at the pres-
needs  is  the  endorsement  of 
tive bodies of the  retail  drug- 
;he  several  State  associations 
‘Section  of  Commercial  Inter­
rile  American  Pharmaceutical 
n,  if they  desire to secure this
ipie; 
it  aims  at  the large cut- 
id vertise,  and so lead the public 
tores  to  secure  the  bait  thus 
it  takes  the  ground  that  any 
atter which  connects the name 
e  with  offering  goods  at  cut
tes is evidence of  the  breaking  of  the

C arb...............................   12®  J®
Chlorate,  (po. 18).........  16©  18
C yanide.........................  50®  55
Iodide............................2 85@3  00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27®  29 
Potassa, Bitart, com ...  ®   15
Potass  Nitras, opt....... 
8©  10
Potass N itras................ 
9
7® 
P ru ssiate.......................  25@  28
Sulphate  po..................  15©  18

R A D IX .

(po. 35).......................  @

A conitum .....................  20@  25
A lthae............................  25®  30
A n ch u sa.......................  15®  20
Arum,  po.......................  „ ©   j®
Calamus.........................  20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......  10®  12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16©  18
“
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
M aranta,  Ms................ 
©   “5
Podophyllum, po.........  15®  18
R hei...............................   75@1  00
“  Cut........................   @1  75
I 
“  p v ..........................   75@1  35
I Spigelia........................   48©  53
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..
Serpen taria...................
S enega........................  •
Similax, Officinalis,  H 
®
M
Scillae,  (po. 35)'...........   10®
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
©
dus,  po.......................
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)
15®
German...
10©
Zingiber a
Zingiber  j .....................  22®

25®

“ 

“ 

“ 

SEM EN.

.

Anisum,  (po.  20).......
Apium  (graveleons).
B ird ,Is ........................
Carni, (po.  18)............
Cardam on...................
Corlandrum ................
Cannabis Sati v a ......... 
Cydonium.....................  75@1  00
Chenopodium  ............   10@  12
Dipterix Odorate........ 1  75® 1  85
Foeniculum .................   @  15
Foenugreek,  po........... 
8
L in i............................... 4  @  4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4 ) ...  4M® 4M
Lobelia..........................  _®5@  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   3M@  4M
R a p a .............................. 
6
Sinapis,  A lbu.............. 
9
N igra............  11®  12

5® 
8@ 

6® 

“ 

“ 

SPIR IT U S.
Frum enti, W., D.  Co 
D. F. R ...

2  00@2  50 
1  75@2  00 
i  io m   50 
Juniperis  Co. O. T —  1  75@1  75 
. . . . . . . .  1  75@3  511
Saacharum  N.  E ...........1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  G alli..............1  75@6 50
Vini O porto...................1  25@2 00
Vini  A lba...................... 1  25©2 00

** 

** 

SPONGES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage...................... 2  25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ...................  
2 00
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage........... 
1  10
E xtra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage.....................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .......................... 
°5
*5
Hard for  slate  use—  
Yellow  Reef, for  slate 
1  40
u s e .............................

SY R U PS.
A c c a d a .....................
Zingiber  ...................
Ipecac........................
Ferri  Io d ...................
Auranti  Cortes.........
Rhei  A ro m ....... .. .
Similax  Officinalis..Co.
Senega  .........
Scillae..........
“  Co—  
Tolutan 
Prunus  virg.

ACIDUM .

Aceticum  .....................  
10
Benzoicum,  German..  80@1  oo
Boracic 
*{
....................... 
C arbolicum ..................  «X®
Citricum...................
H ydrochlor.................  
j©  
Nitrocum  .....................
Oxalicum  ... .. .  ...........  13@
¡"
Phosphorium  d ii......... 
Salicylicum .................1  f0@l  83
Sulphuricum ................  ¿* ©   °
Tannicum .................... 1 
60
Tartaricum ...................  4U(®  ™

|

a m m o n i a .

Aqua, 16  deg................ 
Carbonas  ............................  

5

a n i l i n e .
"Black 
..................... 2 00@2 25
Brown* 
.................   80@1  00
50
-.......   ••• 
Red 
fe u ö w  : . ......................2  50@3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po. 1  60 
Juniperus
a umyci 
X anthoxylum ..............  Æ<®

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

1  85®2 00
m   io
on

BALSAM UM .
Copaiba........................
P eru................. ............
Terabin, Canada  .......
T o lu tan ........................

cortex.

65®  70 
@1  30 
45®   50 
45@  50

Abies,  C anadian...................   J®
Cinchona Flava  ...................  
i.,
Euonymus  a tro p u rp ........  au
Myriea  Cerifera, po..............
Prunus V irgini......................   “
Quillaia,  grd ..........................
Sassafras  .............  
f.
 
Jlmus Po (Ground  12).........  m

 

extractum. 
Glycyrrhiza  G labra...
po............
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
is..............
V4s...........
Ms.............
ferrum.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Carbonate Precip........
Citrate and Q uinia—
Citrate  Soluble . .. .. .. .
Ferrocyanidum Sol
Solut  Chloride............
Sulphate,  com 'l...........
pure.............

“ 

Arnica  ... 
Anthémis  . 
Matricaria

24®
33©11@
13@
14®
16®

©   15 
@3  50 
®   80

1M®

14©
30®
30®

^

“ 
“ 
“ 
a 

ghmmi.

“ ■•••
“ ....

Acacia, 1st  picked....

10®   12
. .. ..  - 
Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-
nivellv 
.....................  25®  28
 
m v e n y . .. .. .  
35@  M
Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
10@
and  Ms.......................
8®
U raU rsi........................
@1 00 
@  90 
2d 
@  80 
3d 
@  65
sifted sorts...
nQ . .. .. .   . .. ..   75®1  00
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)...  50@  60 
“  Cape,  (po.  20)...  ®   ¿2
“  Socotri,  (po. 60).  @ 5 0
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
©   L
16).............................. 
A m m oniae.........■40®   f;
Assafoetida,  (po. 30)... 
i?
Benzoinum.. 
™
Camphorae------.......;;  ¡* §   *
Euphorbium  po 
;..  ©  so
Galbanum .
...  30®  95 
Gamboge,  po— • • ■ 
Guaiacum,  (po. 45).
Kino.  (po.  25).........
M astic.....................
Myrrh,  (po  45).......
Opii.  (pc. 4 75).......
25®
Shellac  ..
“ 
bleached.........  25®
T rag acan th .................   30@
herba—I n ounce packages.

@  40@  20

@1  00
@ 4 0  
...3  25@3  30

A bsinthium ............................
E upatorium ............................
Lobelia.....................................
M ajorum .................................
M entha  Piperita...................
“  V ir ............................
R ue...........................................
Tanacetnm, V........................
Thymus,  V..............-,.............

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

A ntipyrin.....................1  35® 1  40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  68
A rsenicum ................... 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  B ud.......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............. 2  15@2  25
Calcium Chlor, Is,  (Ms
@ 
9
11;  Ms,  12)................
Cantharides  Russian,
©1  75 
p o ...............................
@  18 
Capsici  Fructus, a f...
p o ....
“ 
@  16 
“  Bpo.
@  14 
23®  25 
Caryophyllus,  (po.  28)
@3 75 
Carmine,  No. 40...........
50®  55 
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......
28®  30 
Cera F lav a...................
@  40 
Coccus  ..........................
@  15 
Cassia F ructus............
@  10 
Centraria.......................
@  35
C etaceum .....................
C hloroform .................   40®  45
squibbs..  @1  00
Chloral Hyd Crst.........1  50@1  75
C hondrus.....................  10@  12
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W  15©  20 
4®
German 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ..........................  @
C reasotum ...................  @
Creta,  (bbl. 75)............   @
“  prep...................... 
5®
’ “  precip................... 
8®
“  R ubra...................  ©
C rocus..........................   35®
Cudbear........................   @
Cupri Sulph.................. 
8©
D extrine.......................  10©
Ether Sulph..................  68®
Emery,  all  num bers..  @
po..........
40©
Ergota,  (po.)  45 
12®
Flake  W hite —
@
G aila.................
8®
Gambier............
©
Gelatin,  Cooper
F rench............  40®
“ 
Glassware  flint,  75  & 10 per 
cent,  by box 70 less
Glue,  Brown................ 
9®
“  W hite..................  13®
G lycerina.....................  22®
Gr’ana Paradisi............  @
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite

“ 

15

 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  C o r 
<®  70
Ox Rubrum  @  95
Ammoniati..  @1  10
Unguentum .  45@  55
H ydrargyrum ..................  @ 75
Iehthyobolla,  Am.......1  25@1  50
Indigo..............................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl............4 00@4  10
Iodoform .......................  @5  15
L u p u lin ..........................   85@1 00
Lycopodium ..................  55@ 60 i
Maeis  ..............................  80® 85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Io d .......................  @ 27
Liquor Potass Arsiuitis  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1M).........................  a®  3
Mannia,  S. F ..................  45@ 50
Morphia,  S. P.  & W .. .2 55@2  80
C. C o .........................2 55@2  70

S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Ä 

Moschus  Canton.........  @  40 |
Myristica,  No. 1............   60® 70 1
N ux Vomica,  (po 20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia.........................  23® 25
Pepsin Saac, H.  & P. D.
C o...............................   @2 00
Picis  Liq, N.  C., M gal
doz  ............................  @2 00
Pieis Liq., q u a rts ........  @1 00
“  p in ts...................  @  701
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @  50 !
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @  18 j
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__   @  35 >
Pix  B urgun.................   @  7
Plumbi A c e t................  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1  10@1  20 
Py rethrum ,  boxe^fH  
& P. D.  Co., d o z .....  @1  25 I
Pyrethrum,  p v ............   35®  40 j
8®  10 i
Q uassiae....................... 
Quinia,  S. P.  & W  ----  39@  44 ;
S. Germ an___   36® 35 I
Rubia  Tinctorum .......  12®  14!
Saecharum Laetis pv .. 
©   35  j
Salacin..........................2  25@2  35  !
Sanguis  Draconis.......  40®  50 I
Santonine  ...................  @4 50 ]
Sapo,  W 
M

“ 

12®
8®
@
@
@

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i 

“ 

Seidlitz  Mixture.
Sinapis..................
“  o p t . .. .. ..
De
Snuff,  Maccaboy
V o e s..........................
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
Soda Boras,  (po.  12).  „ 
Soda  et Potass T art...
Soda Carb.....................
|  Soda,  Bi-Carb..............
i  Soda,  A sh.....................
Soda, Sulphas..............
Spts.  Ether C o ............
“  Myrcia  Dorn.......
Myrcia Im p.........
“  Viui  Rect.  bbl. 
2 05'
Less 5c gal., cash ten days

Strychnia  Crystal.
Sulphur,  Subl.......
R oll.........
Tamarinds  —  .... 
Terebenth Venice.
T heobrom ae.........
V anilla...................
Zinci  Sulph..........
OILS.

5i)@  55 I
@2  00 I
@2  50 j 
@2  15 I
©1  10 
..  2)X@ 3)4 j 
..  2)4®  3 
.. 
8®  10 
..  28®  301 
..  50®  55 ! 
.9 00@16 00 ! 
7©  8 i
Ubi. G 0.1 :
70 t
70
Whale, w inter............
90 !
86
Lard,  ex tra.................
55 i
50
Lard, No.  1.................
64
61
Linseed, pure raw —  
67 i
64
Lindseed,  boiled  —  
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
69
50
stra in e d ...................
50
41
Spirits Turpentine —
bb1.  Ib.  !
PAINTS.
•1^4 3@3 -
Red  V enetian..............
-19£ 2@4
:  Ochre, vellow  M ars...
j  “ 
• 1M 2@3
B er.......
2)4 2)4@3
I  Putty,  commercial__
2)4 2)4@3 j
1 
--  strictly  pure.......
13@lfi I 
ic a n ........................
70@75 I 
Vermilion,  English.
70@75 ;
Green,  Peninsular  .
Lead,  red ......................   69i@7)4  I
w h ite .................   63i£@734 j
@70 \
Whiting, white Span... 
Whiting,  Gilders’......... 
@90 ]
White, Paris  American 
1  00 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
I 
c liff.............................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
i  Swiss  Villa  Prepared
P a in ts........................1  00@1  20

* “ 

Settled  by  the  French  Academy 
A question  which must often have pre­
sented itself  to  conscientious  druggists 
has recently been made the subject  ot  a 
report by a committee of the  Paris  Aca­
demy of Medicine.  A medical compound 
eaimot  be  patented  iu  France,  but  its 
name can  be  protected.  Thus it happens 
that  French  chemists  may  make  anti­
pyrin,  but they must sell  it  under  some 
otheruame.  They do, iu fact, make a sim­
ilar chemical,  aud call  it  analgesin,  but 
it seems  as  if  French  physicians  caunot 
be got to prescribe  the article  under this 
name,  but  continue  to  order  antipyrin.
In such a case is the  pharmacist justified 
in  dispensing the home-made article?
This question  came  before  the  Paris 
Pharmaceutical  Society  a  few  months 
since,  but this body  declined to lay dowu 
any  law  on  such a controversial  point.
Recently,  however,  Dr.  Dujardin-Beau- 
metz.  as  reporter for a committee consist­
ing  of  himself.  Dr.  Constantin  Paul,
Bourjoin and  Armand Gautier, submitted 
I the  conclusions  they  had  arrived  at.
Their report dealt  with  such  other  sub­
stances as  sulphonal  and  phenaeetin,  as 
well  as  antipyrin,  the  same  considera­
tions applying to all.
This committee,  through  its  reporter, 
expresses the  opinion,  after consultation 
with counsel,  that  when  a prescriber or­
ders one  of  these -compounds  under its I Coptuba 
I trivial  name,  he  is not performing  a com- '  u 
-  - 
j  mer.cial net.,  aud  that therefore, if he does 
not  indicate  any  particular  maker,  the 
| pharmacist is  at  liberty  to  use the  sub- 
I stance that is  represented  by  the name.
1 For instance,  when  “autipyrin”  simply 
is ordered,  without a maker’s  name,  the 
commission considers  the  pharmacist is 
at liberty to dispense  dimethyloxyquini- 
zine from  any  source  whatever. 
This 
opinion  was adopted unanimously by the 
Academy.
The Qualities  Ascribed  to  Jaborandi 
Jaborandi is a drug which has cut con­
siderable figure  as  an  element 
in  ro­
It  will  be  remembered  some 
mance. 
years  ago that it  was reported  how  the 
hair  would  be changed from  bjonde  to 
brown or black from the use of the drug. 
Some years ago a French sea captain left 
his blonde wife in sunny France to brave 
the  perils  of  foreign  seas. 
Securing

in  Romance.

55©  60 
.  20®   22 
.  20®  25 
.  35®  36

MAGNESIA.
Calcined, P a t............
Carbonate,  Pat  .......
Carbonate, K. &  M .; 
Carbonate,  Jenningc
o l e u m .
A bsinthium ..............
Amygdalae, D ulc... 
Amydalae, Amarae.
A n isi........................ -
A uranti  Cortex.......
Bergamii  ................
C ajiputi...................
C aryophylli............
Cedar  .......................
Chenopodii  ............
Cim iam onii............
C itronella................
Conium  M ac..........

.. .5 00@5 50 
..  45®  75 
.. .7 25@7 50 j 
... 1  75@1 85 @2 50 
.. .2 50@3 00 
...  90@1 00 
...  ,  @1  70
...  35®  65 
@1 75 
.  .1 20@1 25 
...  @ 75
...  35®  65 
...  90®1 00 
..15 50@16 00 
....  90@1 00 
Exechthitos..........
....1 20@1 30 
E rig ero n ................
.. ..2 U0@2 U) 
G aultheria............
@  75
Geranium,  ounce. 
__  50®  75
Gossipii,  Sem.  gal
....1  15@1 25
Hedeoma  ..............
__  50@2 00
Jun ip eri................
....  90®3 00
L avendula............
__1  50@1 80
L im onis................
.,..2 35@2 40 
Mentha Piper.......
... .2 50@2 60
Mentha  Verid —  
__  80@1 00
Morrhuae, g a l.... 
__  @  50
Myrcia, ounce —  
__1 00@2 75
Olive
Picis Liquida,  (gal. 35)  10®  12
1  24@1  32 
Ricini
75@1  00 
Rosm arini................
®6 00 
Rosae,  ounce..........
40®  45 
Succini.....................
90@1  00 
S ab in a.....................
3  50@7  00 
Santal  .....................
55®  60 
Sassafras.................
@  65 
Sinapis, ess, ounce.
@1  50 
T iglii.........................
40®  50 
T hym e.....................
@
Theobrom as.................   15®
B iC arb..........................   15©
B ichrom ate..................  15©
Bromide........................   37®

POTASSIUM.

opt

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum  N apellisR .
F.
Aloes..............................
and  m yrrh.........
A rn ic a ..........................
Asafoetida.....................
Atrope Belladonna —
Benzoin........................
Co...................
Sanguinaria.................
B arosm a......................
C antharides.................
C apsicum .....................
Cardam on....................
Co.................
C astor..........................
C atechu.......................
Cinchona  ...................
Co.................
C olum ba.....................
Conium  ......................
Cubeba........................
D ig italis.....................
E rgot............................
G entian.......................
Co...................
G uaica........................
ammon..........
Z in g ib er.....................
H yoscyam us..............
Iodine..........................
Colorless.........
Ferri  Chloridum .......
K in o ............................
Lobelia........................
M yrrh..........................
N ux  Vomica..............
O p ii............................
“  Camphorated —
“  Deodor...............
Auranti Cortex..........
Q uassia.....................
Rhatanv  ...................
R hei............................
Cassia  A cutifol.......
Co..
S erpentaria..............
I Stromonium..............
j T o lu tan .....................
V alerian ...................
Veratrum Veride —

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

M ISCELLANEOUS.

‘ 
“ 

“ 
ground, 
 

Æ ther, Spts  Nit, 3 F . .  26®  28 
I  No. 1 Turp  Coach.......1  10@1  20 |
“  4 F - .   30®  32
I  Extra T urp...................1  60@1  70 |
A lum en........................   2)4®  3)4
Coach  Body................ 2 75@3 00 I
I 
(po.
!  No. 1 Turp  F u rn .........1  00@1  10
3®  4
 
 
E utra Turk Dam ar— 1  55@1  60 
I A nnatto........................   55®  60
5 1  Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
4®
I Antimoni, po...............  
T u r p ..........................  70®  75
60 
et Potass T.  55®

7)........ 

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VAR N ISH ES.

fame and fortune  upon the gold coast of  which  will  probably leave New York by j 
th e  Netherlands line about July 18.  From ,  I 
the Netherlands line about July 18.  From 
Africa  his  wife  hastened  to  share  his 
Amsterdam  the  party  will  proceed  up i 
fortune.  When  “Sacramento,” 
w,ll  nmceed  uol  -L  
the 
the  Rhine  to  Strasbourg,  stopping  at 
faithful  captain,-  sees 
instead  of  his
Cologne  and various  other places of  in- j 
adored,  bonny blonde bride,  a  woman of 
terest.  Thence  they  will  proceed  to 
dark hair  and  eyebrows  and  “cieux!” 
Paris,  where  a  stop  of  seven  or  eight 
even  a  healthy  moustache,  he  refused 
¿ays  will  be  made.  Thereafter  they j 
her as a pretender  and  the  wife  had to 
come to  England.  The  trip will extend i 
resort to law  to prove her  claim.  Dur­
over a period of  forty days,  the total  ex-1 
ing the captain’s  absence  the  wife  had 
pense will  not exceed  $150  for each  per- j 
been  treated  with  jaborandi  with  the 
son,  and  the  number of  the  party  will 
above result.
not exceed thirty.  They will be in Paris 
at the time of  the meeting of  the Chemi- 
cal  and  Pharmaceutical  Congress,  it  is 
expected;  and  if  they  manage  things 
properly  they will  be able  to attend  the 
meeting  of  the  British  Pharmaceutical 
Conference in Newcastle at the beginning 
of September.

|   J  

I  1 ^  J[  X JL CX.

~i  ’V'“'*  CT\

U U U l
This is  the Time to  Paint.

l A A

The  Best is Älwap 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 .

sicians.

One  Pharmacist  for  Every  Three  Phy­
According to a computation  made here 
by the  advertising  agent  of  one  of  the 
drug houses,  there are now in the United 
States 31,800 pharmacists, or one to every 
three  physicians.  The  same  individual 
says  that  one  pharmacist  in ten  makes 
some  decided  change  every  year,  i.  e., 
he moves his place of business,  sells out, 
alters his  firm  name—or  dies.  The  sta­
tistics  of  this  record of  pharmaceutical 
metabolism  seem to show that  one drug­
gist is born and  two-thirds of  a druggist 
dies every year.

A  Druggist’s Trip  to  Europe.

J.  W.  Colcord,  of  Boston,  is  arranging 
a  pharmaceutical  excursion  to  Europe,

H o w   S h e   K n e w .

A  little  girl  recently  said  she 

knew
have  cabbage  for 
‘hear  it  with  her

they  were  going  to 
dinner,  as she  could 
nose.”

GXX TSS2TG  H O O T .
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PECK BROS., Wholesale  Drugs 

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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 w ithout  a  peer,  as  it  greatly  reduces  the 
cost of same and without injuring its quality.
Mineral Turps.

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Its peculiar composition is such  that  it can be 
used  with  turpentine in fair proportion, the lat­
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lie Michigan Tradesman

A  Soft-Hearted  Grocer.

With a fly-screen under one arm and  a 
bundle of sticky fly-paper under the other, 
an  honest agent entered a grocery  store, 
one day in the summer,  and said:
“Why don’t you keep ’em  out?”
“Who vash  dot?”  asked  the  grocery 
man.
“Why, the pesky flies.  You’ve got’em 
by the thousand in  here,  and the fly sea­
Shall  I  put  fly- 
son has  only  begun. 
screens in the  doors?”

“Not any for  me. 

“What for?”
“To keep the flies  out.”
“Why  should  I  keep  der  flies  oudt? 
Flies like some shance to go aroundt und 
see der city de  same  as  agents. 
If a fly 
ish kept out on der shtreet  all  der  time 
he might ash  veil  be a horse.”
“Yes,  but  they’re  a  great  nuisance. 
I’ll  put  you  up  a  screen  door  there 
for $3.”
If  a  fly vhants to 
come in here, und bhaves  himself in a re­
spectable manner, I have nodings to say. 
If he don’t behave,  I  bounce  him  oudt 
pooty queek,  und don’t he forget her!” 
“Well, try this fly-paper.  Every sheet 
will catch 5*00 flies.”
“Who vhants to catch ’em?”
“I do—you—everybody.”
“I don't see it like dot. 

If  I  put  dot 
fly-paper on der counter, somebody comes 
along und wipes his nose mit it,  or  some­
body leans his elbow on her  and  vhalks 
off mit him. 
It  would be shust like my 
boy  Shake  to  come  in  und lick all der 
molasses  off,  to  play  a  shoke  on  his 
fadher.”
“Say, I’ll put down a sheet,  and  if  it 
doesn’t  catch twenty flies in five minutes 
I’ll say no more.”
“If  you  catch dwendy flies, I have  to 
pry dem loose mit a stick und let ’em go, 
und dot vhas too  much  vork.  No,  my 
agent friendt;  flies must  have  a  shance 
to get along und take  some  comfort. 
I 
vhas  poor  once myseluf, und I know all 
about it.”
“I’ll  give  you  seven  sheets  for  10 
cents.”
“Oxactly, but I won’t do  it. 
It  looks 
to me like shmall beesness for a big agent 
like yon  to  go  aroundt  mit  some confi­
dence games  to  shwindle  flies.  A  fly 
vhas born to be a fly und to come into my 
shtore ash often ash he likes.  Yhen  he 
comes 1  shall  treat  him  like a shentle- 
man. 
I don’t 
keep an axe to knock him  in  der  headt, 
und I don’t put some molasses all oafer a 
sheet of paper und coax him to come und 
be all shtuck up mit  his feet till he can’t 
fly avay.  You can pass  along. 
I’m  no 
such person like dot.”

I gif  him  a  fair  show. 

A  Profitable  Business.

A circular has just  been  published in 
New York which claims to give the profits 
of the  “Sugar Trust.”  The circular re­
fers to that organization  as  the  “Sugar 
Refineries Company.”  The writer says:
“The Sugar Refineries Company has, at 
the  present  time,  in  stock  here and in 
San Francisco and  New  Orleans and se­
cured  for  shipment,  probably  150,000 
tons of raw  sugar  (we  are  told  180,000 
tons), the profit on  which (150,000 tons), 
owing to the rapid  rise now in progress, 
may be  safely  averaged  at  1  cent  per 
pound,  plus  the  %  cent per pound net 
refining profit, or say  $4,775,000,  which, 
added to the $8,230,000  profit already se­
cured, gives $13,000,000 virtually in hand, 
or say over $25 per  share on the $50,000,- 
000 certificates, to which amount,  we un­
derstand, the stock is limited, and a small 
amount of which still remains in the treas­
ury,  to  be  distributed,  perhaps,  to the 
stockholders later on.  The next regular 
dividend, July 1, it is understood, will be 
the same as heretofore,  say  2)4 per cent, 
or possibly 3 per cent.,  but it would seem 
necessary during this  year  to  make  an 
extra dividend.  There have  been  paid, 
thus far, five  dividends, amounting to 10 
per cent,  in  1888,  and  2}i   per cent, in 
April, 1889, with an extra stock dividend 
of 8 per cent. 
In  view  of  these  facts, 
which sugar men know to be correct, it is 
not surprising that  “Sugar Trust” certi­
ficates have risen from  the  quotation  of 
$85.50, in  our  statistical  of  March 7, to 
$110 at this date,  and  that very high fig­
ures are mentioned by some  as  likely to 
be reached by them.”
This circular is  from  a  stockbroker’s 
office,  however,  and  may have a specu­
lative meaning attached.  It is very doubt­
ful if the Trust has anything like 150,000 
tons of sugar in its possession.  There is 
no doubt but that the Trust  is making  a 
large profit,  but  there  are  two  sources 
from which the consumer  may  hope  for 
some  relief.  One  is  Congress,  which 
could  and  should  remove  the  tariff on 
sugar, granting, if necessary, bounties to 
American producers of  raw  sugar,  and, 
secondly, they may hope from the gradual 
increase of production outside the Trust. 
Sugar refining at present  is  enormously 
profitable.  There  is  no great secret in 
the business.  Plenty  of  people  can be 
secured, without any  great  outlay,  who 
understand all  the  necessary  steps. 
It 
has always been  the case,  when  such  a 
condition existed, that  new  competitors 
quickly  came  into  the  field  who  soon 
forced prices down to a reasonable limit.

Glazed  Bricks.

Glazed bricks are now largely used  for 
both  interior  and  exterior  decoration. 
They are manufactured  in  Philadelphia 
and elsewhere in the United States.  For 
this  purpose, an ordinary,  light  colored 
or red brick is used, and a suitable enamel 
is produced on the surface to be exposed. 
Some colors are very easily obtained.  A 
simple  lead glaze  on a cheap, buff  brick 
makes a good yellow.  A manganese and 
iron glaze is used  for black.  White  and 
blue  are  the  most  difficult  to  produce, 
since  the  red  color  of  the  brick  must 
first  be  hidden  by  an  opaque  layer  of 
white  before  the  finishing  glaze  is  ap­
plied.  Green  must be made in the  same 
way. 

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Don't kill the birds, the pretty birds,
They’ll eat a thousand worms apiece,

That sing about your door,
And then will hunt for more.

Idueriisinq  Cards  and  Specialties,

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

other house in this country.

7,000 styles.  Catalogue  free. 

charge at cost and allow a rebate after we 

receive orders sufficient to justify us. 

Samples  we 

AGENTS  WANTED.

Novelty  Card  and  Advertising  Co., 

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

T h a t   o u r   J a p a n   T e a s   h a v e  
r e a s o n a b l e   to  a s s u m e ,   w h e n   w e  
p o u n d s   in   ?8 7   o v e r   *86,  a n d   o u r

m e t   t h e   r e q u i r e m e n t s   o f  t h e   t r a d e   o f  t h i s   t e r r i t o r y   is 
s a y   t h a t   o u r   i n c r e a s e   in   s a le s   o f  J a p a n s   w a s   6 2 , 0 0 0  
i n c r e a s e   in   '8 8   w a s   7 4 , 0 0 0   p o u n d s  o v e r   ’8 7 .

T h e   u n i f o r m   s t a n d a r d s  o f  f o r m e r   y e a r s   w i l l   b e  m a i n t a i n e d ,   a n d   w e   a s k   t h e   t r a d e
w h o m  w e  m a y  n o t be a b le  to v is it to s e n d  fo r s a m p l e s  b e f o r e  b u y i n g  s to c k  o f N e w   J a p a n s .

LEMON & PETERS.

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GRAND 

R.

HEÄ1/ENRICH  BROS.

W h o le s a le  C lo th iers

Perfect-Pitting  Tailor-Atode  Clothing

MANUFACTURERS  OF

138-140 Jefferson Äne„ 34-36  Woodbridge 8t„ Detroit,

AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

WHO  U RG ES  YOU

T O  2&JE3X3F

THE  PUBLIC!

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

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

RETAIL  GROCERS Do  You  W ant a Leader?

H A R R Y   F A M I L Y   S O A R

THEN  BUY  A  BOX  OF

Seventy-five Barg in a Box.  Only $8.95 per Box.  5 Boxes, 5c a Box Legg.  10 Boxeg, 10c a Box Less.

OF  YOUR  WHOLESALE  GROCER.

IT  WEIGHS  NEARLY  A  FULL  POUND,  AND  THE  BEST  AND  PUREST  LAUNDRY  SOAP  IN  THE  MARKET

FOR  ALL  HOUSEHOLD  PURPOSES.

M A N U FA C T U R E D   ONLY  BY

ALLEN  B,  WRISLEY,  Ohicago.  Ill,

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

H E S T E R .

 

F O X ,

M anufacturera’ A gents fo r

S A W   A 2T 23  G R I S T   M E L I .   M A C H I N E R Y ,
Send for 
Catalogue 

Price» ATLAS ENGINE

ana 

WORKS
INDIANAPOLIS*  IND-,  U.  S. A
STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

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

for  immediate  delivery.

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

Saws, Belting and  Oils.

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

Pulley  and become convinced of their  superiority.

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

CANDY!

R U T N A M  &

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

Five-box  lots  and  upward  delivered  free  of  freight  to  any  railroad  station  in  Michigan.

A List of Eetail Distributers of Fine Foot-W ear in Large Cities, of which any Manufacturer Might be Justly Proud. D B A   T II

PINGRPB <£  SMITH,  Detroit, Mich.

Manufacturers  o f  Fine and Medium grades of Reliable Foot-wear.  Ail styles Ladies’, Gents’, Misses’, Boys’ and Children’s 

Hand sewed. Hand Welts, Goodyear Welts, McKay Sewed and Standard Screw.

N.  B —We  sell  nothing but our own manufacture and exclusively to the Retail Trade.

Because we do so large a business, catering to the wants of dealers in Towns of All Sizes throughout the South and 
West, and making so great a variety of kinds and styles, it is sometimes thought that we cannot compete  with  manufac- 
turerers of small lines, it being forgotten that  Each  Division  of  Our Business is Under the Supervision of Separate Fore­
men, each of whom devotes His Entire Attention to the line  that  comes  under  His  Special  Care, so, while we reduce the 
Cost of Manufacturing to a Minimum by coucen ration of management, Each Line Is a Specialty.

We take pleasure  in  referring  by  permission to the following leading retailers of fine goods in cities of the West and South,  who, among hosts of others, 

are handling some of the specialties we make.
CHICAGO—C.  W.  Lapham  (Palmer  House  Shoe 
Store),  N.  B.  Holden,  DeMuth  &  Co.,  Chas. 
Gossage & Co.
ST.  LOUIS—C. I.  Aber & Co., Wm. Barr Dry Goods 
Co., D. Crawford & Co., J.  H.  Clements  (Fam­
ous), J. G. Brandt.
CINCINNATI — Mabley  &  Carew,  F.  P.  Haldy, 
J. M. Potter.
DETROIT—R. H. Fyfe  &  Co.,  Mabley & Co., Val- 
pey & Co.
CLEVELAND—A.  H. Marsh  & Son, N. O.  Stone.
TOLEDO—Wächter Bros., G.  F. Tanner.

OMAHA—A.  D. Morse, Hayward Bros. 
BUFFALO—Barnes, Hengerer & Co. 
MINNEAPOLIS—C.  A. Heffelfinger. 
MILWAUKEE—James Morgan. 
PITTSBURG,  PA.—D. Carter. 
TORONTO, ONT.—H.  & C. Blachford. 
INDIANAPOLIS—Pettis, Basset & Co. 
BURLINGTON—H.  A. Brown & Co. 
TOPEKA—McLauchlan & Co. 
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—Miller & Powell. 
MADISON, WIS.—A.  Blind.

CLINTON, IOWA—Raymond & Abbott. 
PORTLAND, OREGON—Eggert,  Young & Co. 
ALLEGHENY  CITY, PA.— R.  Hay & Son. 
DES  MOINES—C. L.  Kahler & Co. 
ATCHISON—Bradley & Ostertag.
LINCOLN, NEB.—B. Parker.
COLUMBUS, OHIO—O’Hara & Sims.
SIOUX  CITY, IOWA—L. B. Martin. 
CHEYENNE, WYOMING—S. Bon. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.—J. C.  Lewis.

T o   the Pass Booh•

Such is the fate of the  Pass Book System wherever it comes in

contact with the

Tradesman  Bredit  Goilpon  Book,

Which is now used by over 2,600  Michigan  merchants.

The Tradesman Coupon  is  the  cheapest  and  most modern in 

the market, being sold as iollows:

$  2 Coupons, per hundred................ $2.50 I s u b je c t   t o  t h e   f o l l o w in g   d is c o u n t s:
$ 5  
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