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G en tility — A s  Som e  U n d e rsta n d   It. 

Genteel it is to have soft hands.
But not genteel to work on lands;
Genteel it is to lie in bed,
But not genteel to earn your bread;
Genteel it is to cringe and  bow.
But not genteel to sow or plough;
Genteel it is to play the beau.
But not genteel to reap or mow;
Genteel it is to  keep a gig,
But not genteel to hoe or  dig;
Genteel it is in trade to fail.
But not genteel to swing a flail;
Genteel it is to play a fool,
But not genteel to keep a school;
Genteel it is to cheat your tailor.
But not genteel to be a sailor;
Genteel it is to fight a duel,
But not genteel to cut your fuel;
Genteel it is to eat rich cake,
Bat not genteel to cook or  bake;
Genteel it is to have the bines,
But not genteel to wear thick shoes; 
Genteel it is to roll in wealth,
But not genteel to have good health; 
Genteel it is to “cut" a friend,
But not genteel your clothes to mend; 
Genteel it is to make a show,
But not genteel poor folks to know;
Genteel it is to go  away,
But not genteel at home to stay;
Genteel it is to smirk and smile.
But not genteel to shun all guile;
Genteel it is to be a knave,
But not genteel your cash to save;
Genteel it is to make a bet.
But not genteel to pay a debt;
Genteel it is to play at  dice,
But not genteel to take advice;
Genteel it is to curse and swear,
But not genteel old clothes to  wear; 
Genteel it is to know a lord,
But not genteel to pay your board;
Genteel it is to skip and hop,
But not genteel to keep a shop.

FLINT  &  CO.

“Flint.”
In bard,  white paint  the  word had for 
I years been on  the  window  ledge of  the 
only  store  in  Tideville,  a  town  on  the 
sea coast.
One  morning  “&  Co.”  was  painted 
| after  the word,  in awkward  letters,  and 
I the  sign  in  the  window  read,  “Flint 
& Co.”
After  he  printed  the  addition  to  his 
sign,  Flint went into the  store  office and 
said  to  the  book-keeper:  “A new part- 
: ner has been  admitted to the business of 
Flint, and  an  inventory of  the  stock on 
i hand has to be taken.”
I  The  book-keeper 
looked  at  his  em- 
| ployer in amazement and  made no reply.
“You forget  your manners,  sir,”  Flint 
i said,  in a sharp,  hard voice.
“Yes, sir,”  admitted  the  clerk,  in his 
l perturbation.
The book-keeper, Penfeather by name,
I began  to  prepare  his  papers for the in­
ventory.  As Flint watched his employe, 
his face broke into a quiet  smile  and he 
said,  in  a gentle  voice,  “You  must  be 
very  careful,  Penfeather,  for  the  new 
partner is exacting—most exacting.”
The pleasant face and  the  kind  tones 
were so unusual to Flint that  Penfeather 
was more astounded at them than he had 
I been  at  the  announcement  of  the  new 
partner.
“Who is the Co.?”  asked Penfeather to 
himself,  as he listed the goods.
And  all  the  villagers  made  the same 
enquiry.  They  could  not  answer it,  of 
course,  but  they hung  around the store 
door,  hoping to see  the  new  member of 
the house of  Flint.
“It’s  some  city chap,”  asserted an old 
fisherman,  and many leaned to that opin­
ion.
Flint lived alone.  A crusty old woman 
named Jouett was his housekeeper.  She 
did  not  visit  the  villagers  and  they 
avoided  her.  So,  of 
the  interior  of 
Flint’s house,  nothing was known.
He was a money lender  and a usurious 
man.  He exacted  large rates of  interest 
and was relentless In enforcing penalties 
for  non-payment  of  money  he  loaned. 
In  this  way  he  had  acquired  title  to 
nearly all the  property in Tideville,  and 
the  residents  there  were  his  tenants. 
They shuddered when it was known that 
Flint had taken a partner; for,  of course, 
the  new  storekeeper  was  of  the  same 
nature as Flint  and  would  increase the 
discomfort of  the  tenants.  That is why 
the villagers were curious about the new 
partner.  They reasoned  that  Flint had 
grown tired of  the cares  of  business and 
had practically put his matters  into  the 
hands  of  an  overseer.  Superintendents 
or  agents  usually  were  like  their  em­
ployers,  and  the  residents  of  Tideville 
did not look into the  future  with  hope­
fulness.
Penfeather  found  a  solution  to  the 
problem  that  was  satisfactory  to  him­
self.  He,  so far as he  knew',  was Flint’s 
only living  relative  and,  despite a will, 
would be the  heir to all of  Flint’s  prop­
erty.  For  politic  reasons  he  had never 
told  his  employer  that  they  were  con­
nected  by a  blood  tie.  He  had  simply 
attended faithfully to business and bided 
his  time.  If  Flint  died  intestate, Pen- 
feather would prove  the  kinship and in­
herit  the  property  Flint  had  acquired. 
Flint  had  evidently  discovered  this re­
lationship,  so  Penfeather  resolved,  and 
acknowledged  it  in  the  indirect way of 
taking  him  into  partnership.  To  the 
surprise  of  everybody,  even  to  Pen- 
feather,  from  the  time of  the admission 
of  the  new  partner  Flint’s  demeanor 
changed.  He  laughed  frequently,  lis­
tened  to  complaints  from  his  tenants, 
even  going to the unheard of  expense of 
repairing a widow’s  roof.  Gradually  it 
became a belief  among the villagers that 
the  new  partner  had  a  good  influence 
over Flint.
As  yet no one had  even seen him.  He 
had  not  appeared  and  the book-keeper 
was  fairly riddled  with  questions.  His 
only reply was that he  had  not  been  in­
formed.  He was careful not to say that 
he  did  not  know.  He  was  convinced 
that he would be  lying if  he said he was 
ignorant.
The Co.,  whoever he was,  by kind  acts 
was  winning the hearts of  the villagers, 
and Penfeather was delighted,  for every­
thing  suggested  by the Co.  w’ould  some 
day redound  to  the  book-keeper’s glory. 
So he  kept a silent  tongue  in  his  head 
and  very  diligently  devoted  himself  to 
the  interests  of  the  business.  Was  he 
not building his  own  prosperity ?  Who 
was the  partner ?  Death  would  tell the 
tale, death and the will which would say, 
“My  trusted  book-keeper,  Archibald 
Penfeather,  is the company of  the firm.”

*

“Ha,  ha !”  he laughed.
And  Flint  was  softer every day.  He 
was especially kind to Penfeather,  whom 
he consulted frequently. 
“We,”  he  said to his customers,  and it 
was known that he had actually renewed 
the mortgage on Gripe’s  schooner,  Gripe 
having had a disastrous cruise.
“There’s somethin’  come  over  Flint,” 
was the frequent remark among  the sim­
ple folk.  “Mebbe it’s the pardner,”  was 
the usual reply,  and hearing  this,  Archi­
bald  Penfeather  would  say to  himself: 
“How  they will bless me when the truth 
is known !”
He  did  not  walk  any more erect and 
was  careful not to put on airs.  He  was 
gravely kind,  and Flint,  in yielding good 
nature,  let him  have his way.  He,  Pen- 
feather,  had more to say about  the store, 
and  in  -one  or  two  instances Flint sent 
him  to  collect  the  rent of  some  build­
ings.  At last Flint’s  confidence  became 
so great that  Penfeather  was  entrusted 
with  the  placing  of  a loan  upon  bond 
and  mortgage.  Then,  in  the  heyday of 
his  exultation,  Archibald  could  not  re­
frain from going  to  his  room  and  con­
gratulating himself  on the  good  fortune 
that had come  upon  him.  He talked to 
the looking-glass  and  in  whispers.  He 
came  clown  stairs  in the mood  of  light­
someness that was  almost  feathery,  and 
his  footfalls  were  so  soft  that  they 
seemed not to touch  the  steps.  He was 
going to execute his commission.  At the 
door he encountered  Flint,  who was say­
ing  to a man  whom  Archibald  did  not 
know:

“I must consult my partner first.”
Penfeather  heard  the  reply,  “Very 
well,  sir;  good-day.”
While  on  his  mission of  money lend­
ing  on  proper  security.  Penfeather was 
in the  upper  heaven.  He rehearsed his 
reception  of  the  salutation;  “Partner 
Penfeather, I  have  a matter  in  connec­
tion with the firm that I desire to consult 
you  upon.”  When 
the  words  were 
spoken  Penfeather  would  manifest sur­
prise and then express gratitude—not too 
effusive,  but  correct,  business-like,  and 
then 
in  quiet  dignity  await  the  an­
nouncement  of  the  special  matter  in 
hand.
He was so excited that  he  could  have 
committed suicide and charged the crime 
to dreams,  which go by contraries.
But  he  waited  for  the  consultation. 
Days dragged by,  and although Flint was 
genial'and agreeable with everybody, and 
especially  kind  to  him,  the  looked-for 
announcement  did  not  come.  He  was 
not  called  into  counsel  in the affairs of 
“Flint & Co.”
One  day  the  stranger  came  again. 
Soon  he  went  away  satisfied,  and Pen- 
feather  heard  Flint say,  “My partner is 
agreed.”
A few  days  later  there  was a tearing 
down  in  Tideville,  and  Penfeather was 
tearing  his  hair.  The  villagers  were 
astounded  and  glad.  Penfeather  was 
astounded  and  mad—crazed.  Who  was 
this partner that said  the  old  buildings 
must go and  new  ones come ?  He, Pen- 
feather,  had  not  been  consulted.  The 
villagers who had the temerity to enquire 
of  Flint  about  the  new  dwellings were 
informed by him that his partner had or­
dered that the old tenement houses should 
give way to new  ones.
The  new  partner had begun in  a mild 
way,  but he had become an  autocrat.  “I 
tell  you,”  said Flint to Penfeather, “that 
Co.  is a tyrant.”
The  tenements  were  constructed  and 
the rents were not raised, and  the dwell­
ers  of  Tideville  were  happy 
in  the 
tyranny of  the  Co.  They  wore his  yoke 
as Flint did, with a smile.
Meantime,  Penfeather  grew  thin  and 
moped.  His accounts were correct, how­
ever.
One day it occurred to Penfeather  that 
Flint was merely pretending to consult a 
partner.  The  book-keeper  smiled  and 
again  believed  himself  astute.  Like  a 
detective  he  had  shadowed  Flint  and 
could not catch him in secret  conference 
with any one.  So  he  came  to  the  con­
clusion that the  senior  member of  Flint 
& Co.  was carrying out his own ideas and 
modestly pretending that his partner had 
suggested  the  change in the  conduct of 
the business.  He concluded that the Co. 
was a myth, a pretense of  Flint’s.
The  book-keeper  regained  his  cheer­
fulness  and  flesh.  Flint  continued  to 
betray softness  in  the  matter  of  loans, 
geniality  of  manners  and  loquacity  of 
speech.
Meanwhile,  Christmas approached.  It 
got within ten days of  Tideville.
“Penfeather,”  said Flint on that  tenth 
day,  “the Co.  says  there  must be a pres­
ent for every child in Tideville.  Sir.  the 
Co.  is going  to  enact  the  role  of  Santa 
Claus, and not in pantomime, but  down­
right earnest.  And  the Co.  craves  your 
assistance  in  the part,  Mr.  Penfeather.”
This  request for the book-keeper’s aid 
was accompanied by a wink and a nudge. 
Flint had never been so  familiar  before, 
and Penfeather was  almost  beside  him­
self  with  joy.  He began  giggling like a 
silly girl,  while Flint  let  his  own  sides 
shake with laughter.
“Won’t  it  surprise  them?”  gurgled 
Penfeather.
“ ’Deed it will.  Oh, that Co. is a queer 
chap.  He  just lords it over me,” gasped 
Flint.
“They will  be  wantin’  to  know  who 
this Co.  is.  Children is curious  to know 
things sometimes,”  said  Penfeather,  and 
he leaned forward affectionately.
“Guess  we’d  better  tell  them,  Pen- 
feather.”
Flint conveyed by a nudge  an  impres­
sion that  of  course  Penfeather  was  in­
formed about the Co.
“Everybody will  be  much  surprised,” 
said the  book-keeper.
“Course they will,” replied Flint.
“What  does  the  Co.  say the children 
must  have?”  inquired  Penfeather,  thus 
delicately ignoring himself  and  yielding 
entirely to the senior member’s views.
“Well,”  answered  Flint,  “the Co.  says 
there must be something to eat and some­
thing to play with.”

“There  are  many  mouths  and  more 
hands,”  Penfeather  observed  seriously.
“Twice  as  many  hands  as  there  are 
mouths,  and the  Co.  says you must learn 
the exact number of both,” Flint replied.
“I am  a census taker,  appointed by the 
Co.,” said the book-keeper.
“Precisely,  and  the  Co.  says you must 
lose no time.”
Penfeather,  with note book and pencil, 
went to work at once.
“The  Co.  wants  to  know  how  many 
children there are in this family and their 
names and ages,”  he  said  wherever  he 
went.
Everybody was eager to inform the Co., 
and Penfeather was soon  able  to  return 
with a complete  list  of  the  children  of 
Tideville.
“The Co.  will make out a list  of  pres­
ents and  send  you  to  the  city  to  buy 
them,” Flint said to  his book-keeper,  on 
receiving his report.
“Yes,  sir,”  replied  the  book-keeper, 
obediently; then added,  “Everybody says 
blessin’s on the Co.”
“So say I!”  exclaimed Flint,  as he hur­
ried away with the note  book,  in  which 
was  recorded  the  memoranda  that  in­
formed  the  Co.  about  the  children  of 
Tideville.
“There’s what the Co.  says  you  must 
buy,” Flint said  to his book-keeper,  two 
diys later.
Penfeather went  to  the  city  with the 
list and  bought the presents.  There  he 
learned  he  could  not  get them to Tide­
ville by  freight  in  rime  for  Christmas, 
and so telegraphed Flint & Co.

Flint replied:
“The Co.  says you must send the things 
Penfeather  shipped  them  by  express 

by express.”
and they got to Tideville as soon as he.

The packages were opened and all their 
contents arranged in order in  the  upper 
room of the store.  Beside each present, 
which  bore  the  name  of  the  child for 
whom it  was intended,  a box  containing 
candies,  with cake and goodies generally, 
was  placed.
At about noon,  the  day before Christ­
mas.  Peufeather was  sent  all  around  the 
village with  an edict of the Co.:
“Parents must wait  up  to-night,  after 
the children are abed.  This order  must 
be kept secret from  the  children.”
The ukase was gladly obeyed.  The Co. 
was dear  to  the  village.  His Mystery 
had always brought them good.  Because 
of his mystery,  the  villagers  had  chris­
tened him  “His Mystery.”  When  they 
desired to call  attention  to  his despotic 
ways,  they  said  “His  Mystery,”  but 
familiarly he was called  "the  Co.”

At  one  or 

In entire ignorance of any designs upon 
them by the Co.,  the children  were  sent 
to bed,  and the parents in eager cariosity 
awaited any word  from  the  Co.  Snow 
had fallen in the  evening  just  as  dark­
ness  gathered,  and  the  silence  of  the 
streets was undisturbed  by  footfall,  yet 
there were two  persons abroad, dragging 
a hand  cart  and  perspiring  in  the cold 
air.  They  were  Penfeather» and  Flint. 
The latter  did  the  pushing,  and  in the 
order  of  their  going is  naturally  men­
tioned last.
He had a dark lantern.  When a pause 
was  made  before a house,  he  lifted  the 
lantern and examined the tag of  a  pack­
age. perhaps of several.  Then Penfeather 
would  take  the  packages  and  deliver 
them.  He  would  open a door and walk 
in,  just  as  if  he  was  expected,  and he 
was received without  surprise.  His  in­
variable speech was:
“The Co.  wishes you all a Merry Christ­
mas and requests that you do  not  follow 
his wagon.”
The gifts were  received  with gladness 
and gratitude.  More  blessings  were be­
sought  for  the  Co.,  and  no person was 
ungrateful enough to follow  the  wagon.
two  houses,  Penfeather 
dropped a hint that,  if  the  request  was 
made  by  the  children,  the  Co.  would 
probably  be introduced to them.
The rounds were'made and every child 
in  Tideville  given a present.  Then the 
cart was pushed back to the store.  Flint 
shook hands with his  book-keeper,  who 
was so happy when  he  tumbled into bed 
that he  thought  his  name  ought  to  be 
Highfeather. 
Flint wras so glad that  he 
had taken a partner  that  he  sat  up  all 
night.
Never in any village was there a Christ­
mas more merry than the  one  Flint  saw 
dawTn that  morning.  The  morning  was 
crisp  and  cold,  but  Flint  felt so warm 
and  good  that  he  had  to  consult  the 
thermometer  to  assure  him  it  was not 
melting outside.
It  was  not  yet  daylight  when  Pen- 
feather  jumped from his bed and made a 
careful toilet.  He was in a state of  half 
suppressed  glee and studied  his face  in 
the  glass  with  pleasure.  Although  a 
book-keeper,  Penfeather was rotund, and 
he  was  congratulating  himself  on  the 
abundance  of  his flesh  and  fullness  of 
face.  There  is  dignity in fat  w'hen  it 
represents an interest in a thriving  busi­
ness,  and  there  would be a special  suit­
ableness 
in  this  case, 
for fat is popularly supposed to  cover  a 
big heart.
The Co. was  a  person  of  great gene­
rosity,  and  was not this the day he  (Pen- 
feather)  was to be  revealed  to  the  vil­
lagers as the  junior  member  of  Flint & 
Co.  He  passed  the  time  intervening 
between  the  making  of  his  toilet  and 
breakfast in complacently estimating his 
probable w’eath.  Flint,  being  very rich, 
the Co.’s share,  if  only one  quarter  in­
terest,  would  be  a  competence,  and  at 
Flint’s  death  all  would  be  the  Co.’s. 
Oh,  the dream  of  riches was fascinating 
—so much so that he forgot about break­
fast.
At last came a vigorous rap at the door.
“ Merry  Christmas,  Penfeather, ” 
Penfeather replied:  “The same to you, 

shouted Flint from the outside.
sir,”  and hastened to open the door.

in  massiveness 

“What  do  you  think,  Penfeather— 
there’s  a  procession  in  front  of  my 
house—a big  lot  of  children  and  their 
parents—shouting ‘Blessings on the Co.,’

and  ‘Mr.  Flint,  won’t  you  show  us the 
Co?’ ”
Peufeather  was  very nervous,  but he 
managed to say:
“Why not do it, Mr.  Flint?”
“I  will,  Penfeather,  I  will.  Come 
along quick. Penfeather!”  He pulled the 
book-keeper bareheaded into the cold and 
hurried him into  the  back  door  of  the 
Flint residence.  Then, without allowing 
the excited  man  to  draw  breath,  Flint 
threw  open the front  door  of  the  resi­
dence and pushed his book-keeper out on 
the porch.
“Tell them,  Penfeather,  that I will in­
troduce the Co.”
Penfeather  put  up  his  hand to quiet 
the crowd.  Everybody was cheering and 
shouting for the  Co.  When  order  was 
obtained,  Penfeather said in a tremulous 
voice:
“Mr.  Flint  will make  you  acquainted 
with  the Co.,  who has been  such a  good 
fairy to  you and who played Sauta Claus 
for the children.”
Then  Penfeather fastened  his eyes on 
Flint,  and Flint said:
“Go tell  Janet to bring the Co.”
Penfeather,  wondering,  went,  and 
Janet on  hearing  the  message,  puzzled 
Penfeather  still  more  by  running  up 
stairs.  In a moment she came back with 
a  bundle  in  her  arms.  A  mysterious 
package  it  was,  unbound  save  by  her 
loving  arms and  covered  with  a  cloud 
of  lace.
The  furniture  in  the  room  all  spun 
around poor  Penfeather,  who  had  sud­
denly  grown  dizzy,  and  he  caught  at 
Janet for support.  There  in  her  arms 
was  the  Co.,  done  up  in fine linen and 
lace  and  warmly  wrapped  against  the 
cold air.
Penfeather  staggered by  Janet’s  side 
like a drunken man, eager to get into the 
open air.
“Undo the Co.,  Janet,”  said Flint, who 
seemed  intoxicated.
Janet undid the  bundle  and  held  up 
the sweetest baby—chubby,  with  bright 
eyes—and all the spectators shouted with 
glad  acclaim,  for there  in  that  moment 
it was all  revealed to them,  too,  and  to 
Penfeather  how  the  baby had  softened 
Flint’s  heart  and  led him  to do the good 
things he had done.  Penfeather’s heart 
sank low within  him,  and he felt himself 
begin to grow  thin  again,  but he bore up 
bravely and clapped his hands,  applaud­
ing with the rest.
“Take the Co.  in,  Janet,”  said  Flint, 
and Janet obeyed.
stood  bare­
Meanwhile  Penfeather 
headed  in  the  cold  while Flint  read  a 
letter.
Flint—You owned our  ship,  you  owned  our 
house.  My husband is dead and I am dying, so 
I give you the baby.

M n s.  A n n ie   R a w l in s.

“When I got  the  baby and  the  letter 
after  Mrs.  Rawlins died  I  was  puzzled. 
Her sister brought  the  baby and  left  it 
with  Janet.  When  Janet  gave it to me 
I said.  ‘I don’t know what to do with it.’ 
Janet said,  ‘Take him into the firm,’  and 
I did.”

There was a great shout at this.
“One word more,”  said  Flint. 

“The 
Co. likes our book-keeper, Mr. Penfeather, 
and  insists  that he shall have a share in 
the  business,  because he is capable  and 
honest.  So the members  of  the firm are 
Flint, the baby Rawlins and Penfeather.”
Peufeather  ran into the house  to  kiss 
the baby partner,  while all the villagers 
departed,  cheering for Flint & Co.

A l f r e d   L.  K in g .

E v e ry   D ay   W isdom .

Sleep  gives  in  strength  what it takes 

in time.

except-----

There is nothing so bad as it might he, 
A bachelor is about as  useful as a half 

a pair of  scissors.

Familiarity with  danger,  as with other 

things,  breeds contempt.

A thing  of  beauty  is  a  joy  forever— 

until it goes out of  style.

There’s only one  thing  worse than ig­

norance,  and that is conceit.

The  man  who  lives for himself  alone 

is the meanest man in creation.

It  is  better  to  know  everything of  a 

little,  than a little of  everything.

The ass and the owl are the soberest of 
beasts and birds;  no one  ever  saw  them 
smile.
The  labor of  attending  to  other  peo­
ple’s  affairs  is  always  voluntarily  per­
formed.
It is no wonder that the  wives of some 
“society  men”  prefer  the  society  of  a 
pet dog.
A kiss is the  anatomical  juxtaposition 
of  two orbicularis oris muscles in a state 
of  contraction.
There is a reason  for  everything,  and 
the  small  boy  always  wants  to  know 
what the reason is.

People  who  work  with  a method  ac­
complish in a day  more  work  than they 
expected when they started.

B rick   P a v in g .

A very smooth, solid and comparatively 
noiseless  road  bed  is  now  made in the 
following  manner:  Bricks,  constructed 
from the refuse clay not suitable for reg­
ular fire bricks,  are  laid  endwise,  with 
broken joints,  in sand.  They  are  then 
pressed  down  with a heavy  roller,  and 
boiling tar is poured  over  them,  so as to 
make a compact  mass,  as  well as to ex­
clude  the  water.  A  layer  of  sand is 
thrown over the tar before cooling.  This 
paving has  been  in  satisfactory use for 
some time in various cities.

S to p p e d   S m oking,  S u re .

Mr.  Mullin—Oi  t’ought  oi’d  shtop  in 
t’  say  yure  hushban’  has  shtopped 
shmokin’, Missus McCann.
Mrs.  McCann—Saints be praised!  It’s 
sivinty-five  cints a mont’ he’ll  be savin’.
Mr. Mullin—Oi’m layin’ bets he won’t. 
He wor lightin’  his  pipe  in the powdher 
house,  and he dropped th’ match.

S h o w  C a s e

M A K E R S .

Prices Lower t o  Eiier

QUÄLITY  THE  BEST.

W r it e   for  P r ic e s.

63—65  CANAL  ST.

Importers and Jobbers of

D r y   G o o d s

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  Wocdenware

OUR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection  Solicited.  Chicago  and  De­

troit  prices  guaranteed.

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

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

Win.  B ru m m eler
Tinware,  Glassware  end  Notions.

Rags,  Rubbers  and  Metals  bought  at  Market 

JOBBER  OF

Prices.

7 6   S P R IN G   ST .,  G R A N D   R A P ID S , 

W E  CAN  UNDERSELL  ANY  ONE  ON  TINWARE.

i

That contains any  in­
tobacco,  “ill- 
ferior 
flavoring”  or other in­
jurious  ingredients.
QUALITY

COUNTS.
Our 
“BEX  HUR” 
CIGARS have  proved 
so  popular  over  all 
other 10c Cigars in the 
market 
that  the  de­
mand  is  overwhelm­
ing.
SOLD  BY  ALL 

DEALERS.

Ask for  Geo. Moebs 
“ BEN 
if  you  want 

and  Co.’s 
HUR” 
the best.

W h o le sa le   an d   R e ta il

HEADQUARTERS

92  Woodward  Ave.

W  m . R . K eeler,
Gonfectionery anaßjgars,

JOBBER  OF

4 1 2   So.  D iv is io n   St.,

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

Penny  Goods  a  Specialty.

1 have a complete line  and will call on 
all trade  within  reasonable  distance  of 
Grand Rapids.

Wool,  Hides  and Tallow.

The wool  market  at the  East  is not so 
strong  as 
it  has  been.  The  extreme 
prices quoted in sales have been obtained 
by  making  the quality  better  in  condi­
tion  or  grade,  when  in  reality a  strict 
grade of X  wools will  have to sell  at one 
to  two cents less  than  quoted,  in  order 
for  manufacturers to take  it.  The man­
ufacturers still pursue the hand to mouth 
policy,  and  take  only such  amounts  as 
they are obliged  to for immediate wants. 
They  claim  it  is  impossible  to  obtain 
further  advances  in the  price  for  light 
weight  cloth,  as  the  mills  which  had 
stocks  on  hand  have  taken  orders  at 
prices  ruling and  they cannot go on  the 
market  and  buy  supplies  at  present 
prices  and  compete.  On  what  they do 
take,  it  is a loss  and  they will  not  buy 
any more  than  they are  obliged to have. 
Dealers cannot look for any higher prices 
until September,  when  orders are placed 
for  heavy weight goods,  and then  prices 
for  wool will  be governed  by the  prices 
to be  obtained for  cloth,  of  which there 
were large stocks  carried over from  last 
year’s mild winter.  The outlook is none 
too  good  and  only  the  extreme  high 
prices paid in the country keeps it where 
it is.  Many of our wool dealers must let 
go  profit  or  no  profit  from  necessity, 
which  will  keep  the  wheels  turning. 
Foreign markets are still firm and a light 
supply for a year’s  demand  makes  hold­
ers feel strong.

The hide market is dull and quiet,  with 
little demand,  as tanners are  still  bound 
to curtail productions of  leather.  Prices 
of  both hides  and  leather  seem to be as 
low  as  they; can  go  and  keep  business 
moving.  If  a tanner  can be found  who 
wants hides,  a fair price can be obtained. 
The  same  is  true of  the  boot  and shoe 
men,  if  they  want 
leather.  Your  old 
customer does not  want it now and takes 
his chance on  the  market  when he does. 
There  are  no  lack of  supplies of  either 
kind. 
In  calf,  supplies  are  large  with 
no demand.  Prices are lower.

Tallow is in  fair  supply and  demand, 
but  the  extreme  hot  weather  makes it 
hard to handle without loss to shipper.
S cene  in   P e te rs ’  S to re ,  a t  B an g o r.
Lady Customer—How  many pounds of 

granulated sugar for $1?

Charley Peters—Ten  pounds,  madam.
Lady Customer—You gave me fourteen 

pounds the last time.

Peters—Yes,  but  sugar  has  advanced 
since then.  Here’s a traveling man from 
Grand  Rapids  who  will  tell  you  that 
sugar is up three cents a pound.

Will Campbell  thereupon  began to as­
sure the lady as  to  the  condition of  the 
sugar market, when she exclaimed:

‘Oh,  you’re the man  I’ve been looking 
for.  I  want  pay for  those  quinces  you 
stole last fall.”

Exit Will through back door.
The First National  Bank of  Whitehall 
declared a 5 per  cent,  semi-annual divi­
dend last Tuesday.

FOB  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

A dvertisem ents w ill be Inserted  under  th is  head for 
tw o  cents  a   word  th e   first  Insertion  and  one cent a 
word  fo r  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
m ent tak en  fo r less th an  25 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

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

F OR  SALK—h a v in g   o t h e r   im p o r t a n t   in t e r - 

ests, we offer fo r sale our stock of drugs, groceries, 
crockery, glassw are, w all paper, paints, oils,  e tc .;  one 
of the best stocks in best county seat in M ichigan; will 
invoice about  $7,000;  will  trad e  o u t  $1,000.  Address 
B artram  & M illington. Paw   Paw.

OR SALE  ON  EASY  TERMS-A  STOCK  OF  GEN- 
eral m erchandise in a sm all tow n in th e b est farm ­
in g  country  of  S outhern  M ichigan;  profits  on  sales, 
$2,500 per annum , as per sales book;  reason fo r selling, 
fallin g  health.  Address, No. 467, care M ichigan T rades­
m an. 
TTIOR SALE--FIRST-CLASS  CREAMERY  IN  SOUTH- 
JJ  e m  M ichigan, capacity  1.500 pounds per  day;  will 
trad e fo r m erchandise.  Address No. 459, care M ichigan 
Tradesm an.

A>'7

S.  K.  BOLLES.

J}» The Michigan Tradesman | is“

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

GRAND RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

C.  H. Chadwick  succeeds  Chadwick & 
McQueen in the  grocery business  at  699
Broadway.  __________ _ _

Meloy  &  Rich  have  completed  their 
warehouse at the  corner of  Fifth avenue 
and Hilton street.

B.  Kelly  has  engaged  ii 
business at Agnew.  Olney, 
furnished the stock.

i  the  grocery 
Shields & Co.

Colby,  Son  &  Co.  have  just finished a 
handsome hose wagon for the fire depart­
ment at Raleigh,  N. C.

D. D.  Cook  has  invented  and  applied 
for a patent  on a folding  bed, combining 
the  merits of  a bed,  dresser  and  wash- 
stand.

The  organization  of 

the  proposed 
water gas company has been deferred for 
the  present,  owing to the inability of the 
propagators to secure the  necessary sub­
scriptions for stock.

Tucker,  Hoops  &  Co.  have  removed 
their  lumber office from the New House­
man  block  to  the  northwest  corner  of 
Monroe  and  Ionia  streets,  where  they 
have fitted up inviting quarters.

The  fire in the  store of  the Hazeltine 
&  Perkins  Drug  Co.  occurred  on  the 
morning  of  the  5th.  John  K.  Oakley, 
the  adjuster for the  Mutual  Fire  Insur­
ance Co., of  New York,  reached  the  city 
on the  morning  of  the 8th  and the  fol­
lowing  morning gave  the  corporation  a 
sight  draft for  $3,329,  in  full settlement 
of  the loss.  The adjustment was as fair 
and  equitable  as  the  payment  was 
prompt.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Croswell—E.  F.  Petterson  &  Co.  have 

assigned their general stock.

Berlin—Jay Marlatt has  sold  his  gen­

eral stock to Wellington R.  Lawton.

Detroit—F.  Lorenz  has  assigned  his 

dry goods stock to Ralph  Phelps, Jr.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—Chas.  Lemon  has 
bought the meat market of  Walker Bros.
Sault Ste.  Marie—Henry Robinson  has 
purchased  the  grocery stock of  Wetzler 
Bros.

Litchfield—Geo.  W.  Rogers  has  sold 
his grocery and notion  stock to Stoddard 
& Gibbs.

Muskegon—Charpentier  & Co.  succeed 
Le  Bouef  & Haase  in  the  the  grocery 
business.

Croswell—E.  F. Patterson  &  Co.  have 
assigned  their  general  stock  to  E.  W. 
Robinson.

Petoskey—H.  W.  Foy  has  purchased 
the  fruit  and  confectionery business of 
H.  J.  Lord.

Menominee—R.  P.  House  &  Co.  are 
succeeded in the  meat  business by G.  I 
Stevenson & Co.

Cedar Springs—Mrs. M.  A.  Kidder  has 
removed  her  fancy goods  stock to West 
Superior  Wisconsin.

Nashville—E. J.  Cox has sold  his  ele, 
vator to J.  B.  Marshall  and E.  Y. Smith 
who took possession last Monday.

Muskegon—F. Yanderwerp  has  given 
a bill  of  sale  of  his  stock  of  sewing 
machines and musical instruments.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—A.  Atkinson  has 
opened a cigar, confectionery,  fruit  and 
stationery store at 57 Ashmun street.

Allegan—H.  M. Dunning  has opened a 
flour and feed store in the building form­
erly occupied by Marty Bros,  as a saloon
Coat’s Grove—A.  C. Wait  has removed 
his  general  stock from  Cedar  Creek  to 
this  place, where  he has  resumed  busi­
ness.

Swartz  Creek —  S.  N.  Aldrich  ha 
bought the Salisbury store  and  busines 
here,  so that he now operates two general 
stores at this place.

Reed City—Richards  &  Shaw,  grocer: 
and  butchers,  have  closed  their  doors 
and  inventorying preparatory to making 
an assignment.  Mr.  Shaw may continue 
the meat market.

Vermontville—Lincoln A. Lemmon and 
Chas. E. Demming  have  engaged  in the 
grocery  business  under  the  style  of 
Lemmon &  Demming.

East Saginaw—John W.  Gibson,  a gro­
cer  and  a  conspicious  G.  A.  R.  man 
died  very  suddenly  last  Wednesday 
Rheumatism  of  the heart was the cause
Paw Paw—L.  Perrigo & Co.’s business 
has  increased  very  materially since  it; 
removal  from  Allegan.  A  new remedy 
Bartram’s  Veterinary Elixir,  is  meetin; 
with a wide sale.

Paw  Paw—A  new  brick  store  is  ii 
course  of  erection  where  thg old  Dun- 
combe,  Stean & Co.’s store stood,  to be oc­
cupied  by  H.  W.  Showerman  with  a 
stock of  furnishing goods.

Owosso — Keeler  Bros.,  who  already 
conduct dry goods  stores  at  Middleville 
and  Charlotte,  have engaged  to  open a 
store here. 
It will be  under  the  direct 
personal management of J.  H.  Keeler.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Detroit—The  Morton  & Backus  Lum­
ber Co.  has  increased its capital  stock to 
$100,000.

Lansing—Wm.  M.  Elder  and  L.  M. 
Todd have engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of chewing gum.

Muskegon—The  Gilbert & Bennett Co. 
ucceeded  by  Bennett  Bros,  in  the 

wholesale lumber business.

Hastings — The  necessary  stock  has 
been subscribed by interested  citizens to 
establish a whip  factory in this city, with 
a capital of  $10,000.

Grand Ledge—The  Grand  Ledge  Coal 
Co.  has  suspended  operations  for  the 
present,  owing  to  the  death  of  Jesse 
Hurd,  of  Jackson,  a member of  the firm.
Bay City—L. C.  Slade has  concluded  a 
deal  with  Sibley  &  Bearinger,  whereby 
he is to handle at his  yard here 6,000.000 
feet of  stock  for that firm,  cut at Tawas.
It will be brought here on barges.

Hastings—The  owners  of  the  Goble- 
ville furniture factory, which was recently 
destroyed by fire, are endeavoring to inter­
est our  business men in the organization 
of  a  stock  company  to  engage  in  the 
business on a larger scale.

Bay City—Charles  Moore,  who  is  put­
ting in  logs in Ogemaw  county for  Pitts 
Cranage, of  this  city,  has  a force  of 
forty men at work laying the rails for an 
extension of  his  logging  railroad  about 
two  miles.  He  is  working a total  force 
of 130.

Manistee—There  is a new  yard  to  be 
tarted  here in the  immediate  future by 
}.  F.  Stearns  &  Co.  They  have  leased 
the old  Jamieson  dock,  across  the  lake 
from  the  State  Lumber  Co.’s  mill,  and 
will  put in a stock  at  once.  The mana­
ger  at  this  end  of  the  route  will  be 
William  Baker,  manager  for  William 
Peter,  of  Toledo,  for a good many years.
Muskegon—The  Muskegon  Booming 
Co.  expects  to  drive  about  400,000,000 
feet of  logs this year, or about 117,000,000 
feet  less  than last  year.  Over one-half 
the amount  has already been  sorted  and 
rafted.  The logs are  now coming down, 
and the company expects to handle  them 
satisfactorily.  The  lumber  market  at 
Muskegon  has  not  been  so sluggish for 
ears as at present.
Manistee—Over  81,000  barrels of  salt 
were inspected at this place  last  month. 
The  low  price  of  this  article  and  the 
talk of  a trust  have  stimulated  buyers. 
More  salt  has  been  moved  from  this 
point  lately than for some time past,  the 
four  railroad  boats  having  been  kept 
busy.  This is a great relief  to the  man­
ufacturers  at  this  point,  as their  sheds 
were getting very much crowded.

Manistee—The  sale  of  the  Manistee 
Salt & Lumber Co.’s estate was confirmed 
last week,  and the  work of  repairing the 
mill  was  begun at once.  The new own- 
of  the  mill  hope  to  get  to  sawing 
about July 20,  and will probably run two 
circulars  this  season,  leaving  the band 
idle,  as  they have  no  great  amount  of 
logs  of  the  quality that  ought to be cut 
on  the  band.  Lawrence  Dempsey  will 
be general superintendent.

Bay City—A  good  deal  of  lumber  is 
being  sold at this  end of  the  river  for 
shipment to Saginaw, whence it goes into 
the yards there for the car trade.  Within 
the  last ten  days  Mosher & Fisher  haye 
sold  8,000,000  feet  to  W.  B.  Mershon, 
Gebhart  &  Estabrook,  Merriam  &  Kim 
ball  and  the Linton Manufacturing Co. 
and a deal  is pending  for  another lot  of 
3,000,000  feet.  The  growth of  the yard 
trade is  perceptibly seen  in the  gradual 
falling off in our lake shipments.

West Bay City—L.  L.  Hotchkiss & Co. 
have sold their mill  premises here to the 
Morgan & Parker Lumber Co., of Detroit 
for a consideration of $40,000.  The pur 
chasers will  erect thereon a planing mill 
and  box  factory,  which  it  is  expected 
will be in operation early in the autumn 
The salt  works on the premises will also 
be utilized.  The  grounds  are  commod 
ious,  and the  shipping facilities,  both by 
water and  rail,  excellent.  The  fire that 
destroyed  the  mill  did not  damage  the 
docks to any extent,  and there are ample 
boomage facilities.

the 

logs 

Bay City—The Potts narrow gauge log 
ging  railroad,  extending from a point on 
Au  Sable  river,  three  miles  above  the 
new  city  of  An  Sable,  is  completed 
and 
are  now  being  hauled 
over  it.  The  road  extends  to  Potts 
the  headquarters  of 
lumberin 
operations  in  the  woods  of  the  J.  E 
Potts Lumber Co.,  is about 35 miles long, 
and  is  incorporated  as  the  Au  Sable <! 
Northwestern.  It will  carry passenger 
and  general freight,  as well  as saw logs 
there  being eleven  stations on the  line
East Saginaw—Sibley & Bearinger last 
week  sold  50,000,000  feet  of  standing 
timber on  the  Au Gres  river  to  Green 
Ring  & Co.  and  L. D.  Sanborn,  the  con 
si deration  being  $325,000.  The  pur 
chasers,  it  is  understood,  made  the  in 
vestment  for  manufacturing  purpose: 
Sibley & Bearinger  also  report  the  sale 
of  6,000.000 feet  of  lumber to Cleveland 
parties,  the  deal  aggregating  $75,000 
They  also  purchased  last week  150,000 
poplar trees in Kentucky, which, added to 
their previous purchase of  poplar in Vir­
ginia,  gives them a total of 300,000 trees, 
representing  an  investment approximat­
ing $500,000.  A portion of  the purchase 
is  valuable  for  coal  and  mineral  pur 
poses.

Leonard Kipp, the  West  Side  grocer, 
boiled a couple of  hams for the  Associa­
tion picnic, when it was intended to hold 
it in May.  Wonder if  the  hams  will be 
on hand Thursday afternoon ?

Purely  Personal.

S.  E.  Parish,  the Ithaca  grocer,  was in 

town one day last week.

M.  M.  Brooks,  the  Austerlitz  grocer, 

was in town last Friday.

Geo.  F.  Phelps,  the  Ionia  grocer,  was 

in town one day last week.

E.  E. Wooley  and  wife  are  arranging 

to spend the heated term at Onekama.

Stanley E.  Parkhill,  the Owosso  drug­
gist,  sailed for Europe on the 10th on the 
Servia.
Chas.  W.  Jennings  and  family  have 
gone to Frankfort, where they will spend 
the heated term.

Alfred J.  Brown  and  wife  have  gone 
to Traverse  City,  where  they will  spend 
week or ten  days in search of  pleasure 

and recreation.

Frank C. Hawkins, book-keeper for tho 
rand  Rapids  Packing & Provision  Co., 
has settled his  family at Macatawa  Park 
for the season and puts in Sundays there 
himself.

Bert.  Belknap and family returned Sat­
urday from Au Train, where they spent a 
month  very  pleasantly.  Bert,  has  ac­
quired additional  skill as a fish liar  dur­
ing his absence.

W. E.  Thorpe,  the Hart general dealer, 
and  Dr.  H.  B.  Hatch,  the  Hart  druggist, 
ere in town Monday on their w ay to the 
pper  Peninsula,  whither  they  go  in 

search of fish and mosquitoes.

Joseph P. Cordes, the Alpine merchant, 
complains that his  name  seldom appears 
in  T h e  T r a d esm a n.  He  was  in  town 
Monday,  and  before 
two  hours  had 
elapsed  was  as  drunk  as  a  lord.  The 
last seen of  him he was  reclining  in the 
bottom  of  the  wagon  box,  while  his 
horses  were  wending  their  way  home- 
rard.

G rip sa c k   B rig ad e.

Wm.  H. Downs  has  engaged  to  travel 

for S.  Simon & Co.,  of Detroit.

Master  Freddie  Schneider  is  accom­
panying Geo.  H.  Seymour on  his  trip  to 
the Soo this week.

P.  T.  Convis,  formerly on  the  road for 
Randall, Hall & Co.,  of  Chicago,  has en- 
aged to travel for Cummings & Yale.
H.  J. Craig,  formerly  of  the  firm  of 
Colby, Craig & Co.,  has  gone on the road 
for the  Lilley Varnish Co.,  of  Indianap­
olis.
By Gee Crip thought he was something 
of  a wrestler until  Dave  Holmes  threwr 
him  over a counter up  at Woodville  the 
other day.

W.  S.  Horn,  formerly  on  the  road  for 
Amos  S.  Musselman & Co.,  is  now  con­
ducting  an  insurance,  real  estate  and 
employment office at Muskegon.

Dick Warner would  have attended  the 
picnic  Saturday but  for the fact  that he 
was called upon to welcome another little 
Warner of the male persuasion.

Jas.  W.  Morton, 

for  the  past  year 
salesman  for  the  Michigan 
traveling 
Overall Manufacturing Co., of  Ionia,  has 
engaged to travel for the Ionia Pants and 
Overall Co.
Albert C. Antrim,  after  a  six  weeks’ 
rest,  started  out  Monday  on  a  trip 
through  the  South.  He  is  headed  for 
New Orleans,  and  expects to reach there 
about September 1.

E. D.  Ellis, city salesman  for  the Bel­
knap Wagon & Sleigh Co., succeeds E. D. 
Whitlock as traveling  salesman  for  the 
corporation.  Mr. Whitlock  has  taken a 
position with the Grand Rapids Brass Co.
A  Paw  Paw  friend  of  T h e   T r a d e s ­
m a n   writes as follows:  You  might  ask 
Will Campbell if  Landlord Brown of  the 
Pacific,  at  South  Haven,  knows  which 
room he has  there.  Let it be  whispered 
in  confidence  that  he  gets  no  second 
piece of pie there.
T he  M ercan tile  P icn ic—C o m p lim en tary  

C o llatio n   T en d ere d .

The following  communication  was  re­
ceived  by  the  officers  of  the  Grand 
Rapids Mercantile  Association  on  Mon­
day:
Gr a n d  R a p id s,  July 15,  1889.
To the Grand Rapids Mercantile Association:
G e n t l e m e n —Realizing  the  obligation 
under which  we are  to  the retail  trade, 
and desiring to show our  appreciation of 
the  same,  we  hereby tender  you  a com­
plimentary collation at Ramona  Park on 
the  occasion of  your  annual  picnic  on 
Thursday afternoon.

T e l f e r  Spic e  Co.
L em on  & P e t e r s.
I.  M.  Cl a r k  & Son.
A.  S.  Mu sselm a n & Co.
H a w k in s,  P e r r y & Co.
Ol n e y ,  Sh ie l d s & Co.
B a l l, B a r n h a r t & P u tm a n
Cu r tiss  & Co.
F. J.  Lamb & Co.
D.  L y n ch.
P u tn a m  & B rooks.
S t a n d a r d   Oil  Co.
Mo seley Bros.
M-  H.  T r eu sc h & Bro.
L. D.  H a r r is.
W m.  Sea r s  & Co.
J en n in g s  & Sm it h .
W m.  R.  Ke e l e r .

This invitation will be acted  upon at a 
general  meeting  of  the  committees  ap­
pointed  to  arrange for the picnic,  which 
will be held this afternoon.

The picnic will  probably be more gen­
erally attended than  any previous picnic 
of  the  Association.  Three  ball  games 
have already been  arranged  for—whole­
sale vs.  retail  clerks,  grocers’ clerks vs. 
butchers’  clerks,  and East Side clerks vs. 
West Side  clerks—with still more clerks 
to hear from.  Games  and  sports will be 
the  rule  from  1 o’clock  until 6 o’clock, 
and  after  the  collation  dancing will be 
continued until 11 o’clock.

O . E.  B R O W N   M I EE J N G
M erchant M illers and Grain Dealers.

C O .,

OUR  LEADING  BRANDS— Browns  Patent,  Browns  Standard,  Our  Baker's,  tlienna  Straight.

E V E R Y   BARREL«  A N D   SAC K   W A R R A N T E D .

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F <________ ________ ________ - 

ceries and provisions;  will also sell store building, 
22x36, tw o-story, w ith  cellar  and  store  room   and  lot 
4x8 rods;  also dwelling house, w ith two-  acres of  land; 
building  b uilt w ithin tw o  years;  reason  fo r  selling, 
poor h ealth ;  no dru g  and m edicine com petition; term s 
easy.  A. D. Loomis, Levering, M i c h . ________463

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 r undivided half in terest; re a ­
son, death  of  one  of  th e  p artners.  Address  H enry 
Paul, Box 1322. Ann Arbor. Mich. 

A A A   WILL BUY RESTAURANT, FURNITURE, 
^   fixtures, stock and good will of  the pres­
en t ow ner;  only resta u ra n t  in  th e  city of M arquette; 
good reasons fo r selling cheerfully  given  on  applica­
tio n :  first-class ice  cream   trad e a  specialty.  Address 
F. Heppner, 105 Superior St., M arquette. Mich. 

460

464

H E L P   W A N T E D .

TTTa n t e d  — FIRST-CLASS  WOOD  ENGRAVER —A 
VV  good chance fo r th e  rig h t  m an;  would  p refer  a 
m arried, m iddle-aged m an.  Address Jackson Electro­
ty p e and E ngraving Co.. Jackson, Mich.______  

466

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

TTrANTED—SITUATION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER  BY MAN 
VY 
of e ig h t years* experience, w ho is fam iliar  w ith 
general  m erchandise.  Address  A.  E.  Cham bers,  95 
Monroe S treet, Grand Rapids.  Mich._________  

407

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

214

TTIOR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—FARM  OF  80  ACRES— 
JJ  Splendid  land,  3J£  m iles  from   county  seat;  also 
house and lot, tw o blocks from  business center of same 
city  of 3.500 in h ab itan ts,  in C entral M ichigan;  will ex­
change fo r  stock  of  m erchandise.  Address  No.  465, 
care M ichigan  Tradesm an.

ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 
Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System .  Send for 
sam ples.  E. A. Stowe &  Br o -  G rand Rapids. 
■frioR  SALE-GOOD  RESIDENCE  LOT  ON  ONE  OF 
J j  
th e  m ost p leasan t streets “ on  th e   hill.”  W ill ex­
change for stock in  any good institu tio n .  Address 286, 
care M ichigan Tradesm an. 
T X TANTED—SEND  A  POSTAL  TO THE SUTLIFF COU- 
W   pon Pass Book Co.,  Albany,  N.  Y., fo r  sam ples 
of th e  new  Excelsior  Pass  Book,  th e   m ost  com plete 
and finest  on th e  m ark et,  and  ju st  w hat  every m er­
ch an t should h ave  progressive m erchants all over the 
country a re  now u sing th e m .______ ____________ 437

1 620.00.  SALES IN ONE WEEK
WANTED — GENERAL  AND  LOCAL  AGENTS  TO 

handle  th e  New  P a te n t  Chem ical  Ink  E rasing 
Pencil.  G reatest novelty ever produced.  Erases Ink 
in tw o seconds, no abrasion o f p aper. 
20«  to  500  per 
cent, profit.  One ag en t’s sales am ounted to   $620.00  in 
Six Days—an o th er $32.00 in tw o hours.  T erritory abso­
lutely  free.  Salary  to   good  m en.  No  ladies  need 
answ er.  Sam ple 35 cts.  F o r  term s  an d   fuU  p a rticu ­
lars, address, The M onroe  E raser  Co.,  M anufacturers, 
L a Crosse, W is. 

456

386

F O R   S A L E !
The  Drenthe  Cheese  Factory.  Well 
equipped for handling  the  milk  of  400 
cows.  Terms easy.  Address

F.  J.  LAMB  &  GO.

G rand   R apid», 

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M ich .

E.  B.  DIKEMAN.

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E   S O L IC IT E D .

LIO N
COFFEE

M e r c h a n ts,

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

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

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

Every  Wide - Awake  Merchant

Should  Certainly  Sell

LION, THE  KINO  OF  G0FFEE8.

An  Article  of  Absolute  Merit.

It  is fast  supplanting  the  scores  of  inferior  roasted coffees. 

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

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

W o o lso n   Spice  Co.,

T O L E D O ,  O H IO .

I*. W IN TERNITZ,  Resident A gent, Grand Rapids.

Product of Our Factory  at  Dixon,  HI.

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

G. M. HENDERSON  l  GO..  Gbicago.

Headquarters for the Celebrated Wales Goodyear Rubber Goods

F o n d  d u  L ac, W i»

F a c to r ie s:
D ix o n , 111.

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

P. O.  address,

Morton  House,  Grand  Rapids,  Midi.
Wo  furnish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  to  Customers.

Chicago,  111.

S .   K.  B olles

&  C o . ,

H .
77  C A N A L   S T .,  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H .

W h o l e s a l e   C ig a r  D ea lers.

« T O S S UP T »

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.

W E  

L e t  Others  Follow.

LE

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 YER8 RRE NOW RERDY FOR  INSPECTION.
'Teller Spice Gompany

1  and  3  Pearl  St.,  Grand  Rapids.

'The  F a r m e r s *   Friend.

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POTUTO  Büß  BND  PLANT  SPRINKLER.

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 man­
ner  in  which  the spring  is 
put in the tube, etc.

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

P R IC E —$ 7 .3 0   D o zen

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

h o le s a le   A g e n ts  

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

D r y

G o o d s .

P r i c e s   C u r r e n t .  

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BLEACHED  COTTONS. Riverpoint robes__  5

UNBLEACHED COTTONS. American shirtings.  5
“  —   654
Atlantic  A ..............
long cloth B . 1054
“ 
Atlanta A. A........... 654
“  C.  854
Archery  Bunting.. 4M “ 
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century cloth  7
Amory.....................
gold seal...... 1054
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Beaver Dam  A A.. 5%(
“  Turkey red.. 1054
Berwick  L .............. 654
Blackstone O, 32... 5 Berlin solids........... 554
“  oil blue.......   654
3%
Chapman...............
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“  green__   654
Cohasset A..............
Comet..................... 7 Cocheco fancy........  6
“  madders...  6
Clifton C C C.......... 654
4%( Eddystone  fancy...  6
Conqueror XX......
Dwight Star........... 754 Hamilton fancy.  ...  6
staple —   6
Exeter A ................ 654
Full Yard W ide.... 654 Manchester  fancy..  6
Great Falls E ........ 7
new era.  654
Honest Width........ 654 Merrimack D fancy.  654
shirtings...  554
Hartford A.............
Repp furn .  854
Integrity XX.........
454
6 Pacific  fancy.......... 6
King, E F ..............
robes............ 654
6
“  E X ..............
“  EC, 32 in ---- 554 Portsmouth robes...  6
554 Simpson mourning..  654
Lawrence L L........
greys........  6?4
Maginnes............... 554
solid black.  654
5
New  Market B......
554 Washington indigo.  654
Noibe R.................
“  Turkey robes..  754
Newton.................
654
“  India robes__ 754
Our Level  Best__ 6?4
4% “  plain T’kv X 3£  854
Riverside XX........
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Sea Island R .......... 654
“  Ottoman  Tur-
Sharon B  .............. 654
Top of the  Heap... 754 key red.................  6
Martha Washington
Williamsville.........
Turkey red %......   754
Comet,  40 in .......... 8
754 Martha Washington
Carlisle  “ 
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New Market L,40in 754 Turkey red...........  954
Blackstone A A__ 7£ Windsor fancy........  654
Beats All...............
454
indigo  blue..........10
Cleveland.............
Cabot...................... 754
Cabot,  %................ 6% Amoskeag A C A— 13
Dwight Anchor__ 9 Hamilton N .............  754
shorts 834 Pearl  River............ 1234  ^
Edwards................
Empire................... 7 Amoskeag...............1354  -
Farwell.................. 8 Amoskeag, 9 oz...... 15
Fruit of the  Loom. 834 Andover..................1154  r
Fitchville..............
Lawrence XX..........1354  1
First Prize.............
Fruit of the Loom %.  8
454 Glenarven...............634  J
Fairmount.............
Lonsdale Cambric. • 1054 Lancashire..............  654  I
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Lonsdale................ 854 Normandie.............   8 
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554 Renfrew Dress........8 
Middlesex.............
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754 ToilduN ord...........10 
No Name...............
Oak View.............. 6
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554 Peerless, white....... 1854
Our Own...............
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colored__21 
Sunlight................
454
8
Yinvard.................
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HALF BLEACH’D COTTONS Stark........................1954  1
754 Franklinville..........1854
Cabot.....................
American................1654
Farwell..................
Dwight Anchor__ .  9 Windsor.................. 1654  £
CORSET  JEANS.
Valley City..............16
Biddeford.............. .  6 Georgia...................1554  t
Brunswick............. .  654 Pacific..................... 1354 
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Naumkeag satteen..  7 Burlap.....................11 
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Rockport................ .  654
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PRINTS.
American  fancy... .  6 ¡Coats’,  J. & P ......... 47
indigó ... .  654¡Holyoke...................2254  (
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L. R.  Rogers, of  the drug  and grocery  S

CARPET  WARP. 
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gold  ticket
TICKINGS.

SPOOL  COTTON. 

GRAIN  BAGS. 

GINGHAMS.

DEMINS.

firm  of  Rogers &  Sears, at  Lawton,  was
in town Monday

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Ä8S0CIÄT10N  DEPÄRTJ1EHT.

w in h ip m   B u sin e ss  M en ’s  A sso cia tio n . 

President—Frank Wells, Lansing.
First Vice-President—H. Chambers, Cheboygan. 
Second Vice-President—C. Strong, Kalamazoo. 
Secretary—E. A. 8towe, Grand Rapids.

Frank Hamilton, Traverse City 
Chas. T. Bridgman, Flint  ”

.  N. B. Blain, Lowell; 
Hiram  DeLano,  Allegan:
Green-
O^mdttee  on  Insurance—^eo.  B.  n
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ville; W. 8. Powers, Nashville; 
Committee on Legislation—-S.  E.  Parkill,  Owosso ;  H.
A. Hydorn, Grand Rapid«;  H. H. Pope, Allegan. 
Committee on Trade Interests—SnuthBarae«,TJaverae 
City:  Geo. R. Hoyt, East Saginaw;  H. B. Fargo, Mus-
Comrnittee on Transportation-James Osbora Owosso;
O.  F.  Conklin,  Grand  Rapids;  C.  F.  Bock,  Battle
Committee on Building and Loan Assoeiations-Chaun- 
cey Strong, Kalamazoo; Will Emmert, Eaton Rapids, 
W. E. Crotty, Lansing,

Local Secretary—P. J- Connell,  Muskegcu.
Official Organ—The Michigan Tradesman._____ ____
The following  auxiliary associations  are op­
erating under  charters  granted  by the Michi- 
.g a n  Business Men’s Association:

j(o.  I —T ra v erse C ity  B . M.  A . 

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

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N o. 3 —S tu r g is B . M . A .

N o.  4—G rand  K a p id s  M .  A .
N o.  5 —M u sk eg o n  B .  M. A .

President, N. B. Blain: Secretary, Frank T. King._____
President. H. S. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn.-----------
President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe^------ _
President, John A. Miller;  Secretary. C. L. Whitney.
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President. F. W. Bloat: Secretary, P. T. Baldwin.---------
President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger.---------

N o. 6—A lb a   B.  M . A .

N o. 7—D im o u d a le  B . M . A .
N o. 8 —E a stp o r t B . M . A .
N o . 9 —L a w ren ce B .  M .A . 

P reeident, F. H. Th u rsten ; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston.

p resid en t, H. M. M arshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly.
No.  1 0 —H arb or S p r m g sB .M . A .
nt. W. J. Clark; Secretary. A. L. Thomp. on.__

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N o.  1 9 —A d a   B . M . A .

N o . 2 0 —SsaugatueK K .M . A . 

N o.  1 2 —Q u in cy  B . 
A .
N o .  1 3 —S h e r m a n   B . M . A .

President, H. P. Whipple: Secretary,D. E.  Wynkoop.
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Preeident, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.--------- .
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President, H. B. Sturtevant;  Secretary, W.  J. Austin.
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President, S. A. Howey: Secretary, G. C. Havens.
------------ N o. 1 5 - B o y n e  C ity  B. M .A .
President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.--------
jj0 . 1 6 —Sand L a k e B .  M. A .
President. J. V. Crandall:  Secretary, W. Rasco.----------
-------------- N o.  17—P la iu w e ll  B .  M. A .
President. Geo. H.  anderson: Secretary, J. A. Sidle.----
\ n  i s —O w osso B- M . A .
President. Warren P. Woodard; Secretary,S. Lamfrom.
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Preeident, D. F. Watson: Secretary, E. E. Chapel.--------
President, lohn F. Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps.------
----------- N o. 2 1 —W ay la n d  B . M .A .
President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.--------
President. A. B. Schumacher; Secretary, W.  R.  Clarke.
— ---------- Vo  2 3 —C arson t  ity   B . >1. A .
President.*Jo h n  W. Hallett:  Secretary, L- A. Lyom-----
N o. 2 4 —M orley  B .  M . A . _
President, J. E. Thurkow;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond.
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President. H. D. Pew; Secretary. Chas. B. Johnson.
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President, A. C- Satterlee:  Secretary, E. J. C‘arjL
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President, E. S- Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher,----- --
N o. 2 8 —C heboygan   1*. AI. A
President, A. J. P.ddnck:  Secretary, H. G. liozer.-------
-----------  N o. 2 9 —F r eep o rt B . Al. A .
Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough.
President, Wm
No  3 0 —O ceana  B . Al. A .
Secretary, E. S. Houghtaling.
President, A. G. Avery
N o. 3 1 —C h a rlo tte  B . M . A .

'  N o. 26—G r e e n v ille   u , M. A .

N o. 2 2 —G rand  L e d g e  B . ML A . 

N o  2 7 —lJorr  K, J l.  A .

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Gieen;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury.

President, Tho; 
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President, W. G. Barnes;  Secretary, J. B. Watson.
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No. 33—Charlevoix B. M. A.
President, L.  D.  Bartholomew;  Secretary. R. W. Kane.
N o.  34—Saranac B . M. A .
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President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P. T. Williams._  
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President, H. M. Hemstreet; Secretary ,C. E. Densmore-
■--------------- Vo. 36—Ith a c a   B.  >1. A.
. F. Jackson;  Secretary, John  M. Everden.
President,  ________________________
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President,  Chas. F. Bock;  SecretaryLE  W. Moore.
N o. 3 8 —S c o ttv ille  B .  M . A . 
President, H. E. Symons: Secretary, D. W.Higgms^
--------------N o. 39 —B u r r  O ak B . M . A .
President, W. S. Wilier; Secretary,  F. W. Sheldon.
-------- N o  4 0 —E a to n  K a p id s  B . >1. A .
President, C. T. Hartson; Secretary, Will Emmert.
4 1—B reck en ritlg e  B .M .A .
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H. Howd;  Secretary, L. Waggoner.
resident, C
President, Jos. Gerber; Secretary  C- J- Rathhun.
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President, Frank J. Lnick;  Secretary, J. A. Linda
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President. E. B. Martin; Secretary, W. H. Smith.
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President, D. E. Hallenbeek; Secretary, O. A. HaUaday.
President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.
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Preeident. W. C. Pierce;  Secretary, W. H. Graham. 
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President. Boyd Redner; Secretary. W. J. Taber.__

N o. 4 4 —R eed  C ity B . M. A .
-   N o. 4 5 —H o y tv ille   B . >1.  A.
N o. 4 6 —L e slie  B .  M. A . 
No.  47—F lin t  M .  C.

N o. 4 2 —F r em o n t B . M.  A .
N o. 43—T u stin  B . JL  A.

N o. 48—H ubbard sto n   B . >L A .

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N o.  4 9 —L e r o y   B   >1.  A .

W enzell; Secretary. F rank Smith.

President,______ _______________
President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary,C.  Grannis.___
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President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdon.

”  N o. 5 0 —M an istee B . M . A .
N o. 5 1 —C edar  S p rin gs  B .  >1.  A . 
N o. 5 2 —G rand H a v e n  B . M . A .

N o, 5 3 —B e lle v u e   B . M . A .
N o. 54—D o u g la s B . M . A .
N o.  5 5 —P e to sk e y   B . M . A .
N o. 5 6 —B a n g o r  B .  M.  A .

President, A. S. Kedzle;  Secretory, F. P. Vos._________
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President, Frank Phelps;  Secretary, A. E. Fitzgerald.
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President, Thomas B. Dutcher; Secretory, C. B. Waller. 
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President. C. F. Hankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.
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President, N. W. Drake;  Secretary, Geo. Chapman.
N o. 5 7 —R o ck fo rd   B . M . A .
President, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretory. E. B. Lapham.
N o. 5 8 —F ife  L a k e B . SI. A .  _
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President, L. S. Walter; Sécrétair, ,C.S  Blakely.
N o. 5 9 —F e n n v ille  B . M . A .
President F. S. Raymond: Secretory, A. J. Capen.
N o. 6 0 —S o u th  B o a rd m a n  B . M . A . 
P resid en t,H. E. H ogan; Secretory, S. E.N eihardt.
President, V. E. Manley; Secretory, I. B. Barnes.
President, Jas. H  .Moore;  Secretory, C. W.  Mulholand. 

N o.  6 1 —H a r tfo rd   B . M . A . 
N o. 6 2 —E a st S a g in a w  M .A . 

N o. 6 8 —A lle g a n  B . M . A . 

N o . 6 7 —W a te r v lie t  B . M . A . 

N o. 6 3 —K vart B . M . A .
N o , 6 4 —M e r r ill B . M . A .
N o. 6 5 —K a lk a sk a  B . M . A .
N o. 6 6 —L a n sin g  B . M .  A . 

President, C. V. Priest; Secretary,C. E. Bell._________
President, C. W. Robertson; Secretory, Wm. Horton.
President, Alf. G. Drake; Secretory, C. 8. Blom._______
President, Frank WeUs; Secretory, Chas. Cowles.
President, W. L. Garrett; Secretory, F.  H.  Merrifleld.
President, H. H.  Pope;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.
President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. S. Willison.
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President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers.
President, M. Netzorg;  Secretory,  Geo. E. Clutterbuck. 

N o. 6 9 —Scotts and  C lim ax B . M. 

N o . 7 0 —N a sh v ille  B . M. A ,
N o.  7 1 —A sh le y   B .  M .  A ,
N o . 7 2 —E d m o re B . M . A .
N o , 7 3 —B e ld in g  B . M . A . 
> o .7 4 —D a v iso n   M .  U.

President, A. L. Spencer; Secretory, 0. F. Webster.
President, J.  F. Cartwright;  Secretary. L. Gifford. 
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President, Oscar P. Bills;  Secretory, F. Rosacraus.

N o.  7 5 —T ec u m seh   B .  M.  A .
N o.  7 6 —K a la m a zo o  B . M . A . 

P residen t, S. B.McCamly;  Secretory,  Chauncey Strong.

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N o.  77—S ou th   H a v en   B .  M .  A. 

P resid en t, E. J. Lockwood; Sec retory, Volney Ross.

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P resid ent, J. Ó. Seibert;  Secretory. J. W, Saunders. 
N o .  7 9 —F a -t J o r d a n  and  s o  A rm   B .  vl. A.
P resid e n t, Chas. F. Dixon;  Secretory, L. C. Madison.__
N o . 8 0 —B a y  C ity a n d   VL  B a y   C ity  K. M . A. 
P re s id e n t,F. L. H arrison;  Secretary . Geo. Craig._____

Y io . 8 1 —F lu s h in g   B .  M . A . 

P resid en t. L. A. Vickery;  Secretory, A. E. Ransom.
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P re s id e n t,B. S. Webb;  Secretory. M- E  Pollasky.

N o.  8 2 —A im a   B   M .  A .
N o   83—S h e rw o o d  B.  M .A . 
N o . 8 4 —S ta n d ia h   B . M . A . 

P resident. L. P. W ilcox;  Secretory, W. R. Mandigo.
President. P. M- Angus; Secretary, D. W. Richardson.
President. J. M. Beeman;  Secretory. C. H. May
N o . 8 6 —M illb r o o k  a n d   B la n c h a r d   B . M .  A . 
President. T. W. Preston:  Secretory.  H.  P.  Blanchard.
N o .  8 7—S h e p h e r d   B .  M . A . 
President, H. D. Bent;  Secretary. A. W. Hurst.

N o. 8 5 —C lio B . M . A . 

ON  TO  MUSKEGON.

F o u rth  A n n u a l C o n v en tio n  o f th e  M ich­

ig a n  B u sin ess M en’s A sso ciatio n .
The official call for the annual meeting 
of the Michigan Business  Men’s Associa­
tion was sent  out  last  Thursday,  as fol­
lows:

Gr a n d R a p id s,  Ju ly   12,  1889.

The fourth  annual  convention  of  the 
Michigan Business Men’s Association will 
be held atMuskegon onTuesday, Wednes­
day and  Thursday,  July  :ÿ)  and 31 and 
August 1,  convening at 2 o’clock p.  m. of 
the day first named.
All local Business  Men’s  Associations 
are requested to send a full  set  of  dele­
gates, and a cordial invitation is extended 
all business men to attend the convention.
Also  please  designate  a  delegate  to 
make a three-minute report of  the  work 
accomplished by your  organization  dur­
ing the past year and its  present  status. 
In  accordance with  a resolution,  adopted 
at a previous convention, this report must 
be  in  writing,  so  that  it  may be incor­
porated in the  published  proceedings of 
the convention.
The reports of officers and  committees 
will show  that  substantial  progress has 
been made in several directions since the 
last  convention—notably  in  securing  a 
uniform  fire  insurance  policy—and  the 
coming convention will enable the organ­
ized forces of business men to agree upon 
a plan of campaign for  the year to come.
Among the subjects which will  secure 
special attention are the following:
1.  The future policy of  the B.  M.  A.
2.  How  to  deal  with  the  Patrons  of 
3.  How to treat the jobber who sells at 
4.  How to deal with  the trusts.
5.  The organization of a Business Men’s 
Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
The  State  Association  has  reached a 
critical  period in its  existence—a  period 
which requires  the  exercise*  of  the best 
judgment of the best business men of the 
State—and it is earnestly  hoped  that  all 
interested in the success of  the  Associa­
tion—and  the  principles  it  advocates— 
will favor the meeting by their presence.
Recognizing the importance of the con­
vention, and its influence on the business 
public,  the Railway Association of Mich­
igan has accorded a half-fare rate  to  all 
attending the  meeting.  Tickets must be 
used between the noon of July 29 and the 
noon  of  July  30,  good  to  return  until 
August  2.
The Muskegon B. M. A. has made every 
preparation for the  entertainment of the 
visitors,  including a boat  ride  on  Lake 
Michigan,  banquet, etc.
Come one,  come  all 1

Industry and kindred organizations.
retail.

F r a n k  W e l l s,  P res.,
Lansing.
E.  A.  Sto w e,  Sec’y, 
Grand Rapids.

THE  PROGRAMME.

The  programme will  probably  not  be 
completed before July 25,  but the follow­
ing preliminary draft is a sufficient guar­
antee of its general excellence:
TUESDAY—1:30 P.  M.

1.

6.

Call to order.
Prayer—
President’s  address.
Secretary’s report.
Treasurer’s report.
Report of Executive  Board. 
Appointment of special Committees on 
Credentials,  President’s  Address 
Secretary’s Report,  Order of  Busi 
ness and Resolutions.

Reports of delegates.

T U E S D A Y—7:30 P .  M.

1.  Music—Opera House Orchestra.
2.  Prayer—
3.  Music.
4.  Address of Welcome—
5.  Response—
6.  Music.
7.  Paper — Frank  Hamilton,  Traverse
City.
8.  Music.
9.  Address—“Legal  and  Business  As­
pects of the Bonus,”  H.  H.  Pope, 
Allegan.

10.  Music.
11.  Paper—“The Business Man  and  the
Railways,  and their  Relative Rela­
tion,” Chas. Clarke,  Ovid.

12.  Volunteer addresses.

WEDNESDAY—9 A.  M.

Business.

1.  Report  of  Committee  on  Order  of
2.  Report of  Committee on Credentials.
3.  Report of Committee on Insurance.
4.  Report of Committee on  Trade Inter­
5.  Report of Committee  on Transporta­
6.  Report of Committee  on Legislation.
7.  Report of Committee on Building and
Loan Associations.
8.  Reports of delegates.

ests.
tion.

WEDNESDAY—2 P. M.

Excursion on  Steamer  Van  Raalte on 
Muskegon Lake and Lake  Michigan;  ex­
hibition drill of life saving crew;  visit to 
Inter lake  Park;  returning 
to  city  in 
time for supper.

WEDNESDAY— 7:30 P.  M. 

Consideration of report of Committee 
on Transportation. 
p aper—“The Best Method  of  Secur­
ing  Manufacturing  Enterprises,” 
A.  O.  Wheeler,  Manistee. 
Consideration of report of Committee 
3.
on Legislation.
4.  Paper—“How  Shall  We  Deal  with
Jobbers Who Retail?” W. J. Clarke, 
Harbor Springs.
5.  Consideration of report of Committee
on Building and Loan Associations.
6.  Paper—“The Business Man  and  the
Legislature,” Hon. Milan Wiggins, 
Bloomingdale.
7.  Paper—“Why Not Become  a  Nation
of  Cheese  Eaters?”  Hon.  E.  N. 
Bates,  Moline.

THURSDAY--9 A.  M.

Paper—“Insurance Legislation, Good 
Bad and Indifferent,”  Hon.  J.  L. 
Preston, Columbiaville.
Consideration of report of Committee 
on Insurance.
Consideration of report of Committee 
on Trade Interests.
Report of Committee  on  President’s 
Address.
Report of Committee  on  Secretary’s 
Report.

6.  Address—“How to Deal with the Pat­
rons of  Industry,”  C.  L. Whitney, 
Muskegon.

THURSDAY—1:30 P. M.

1.  Paper—O.  F.  Conklin, Grand Rapids.
2.  Reports of  special committees.
3.  Reports of  delegates.
4.  Election of officers.
5.  Question box.
6.  Unfinished business.
7.  Adjournment.

T H U R SD A Y—7:30  P.  M. 

fire  department 

and

Exhibition  of 
chemical engine.

THURSDAY—9:30  P. M. 

Complimentary banquet  at  Occidental 
Hotel,  tendered by members of Muskegon 
B.  M.  A.

THE  ARRANGEMENTS.

Some idea of  the treat  in  store for the 
visitors may be afforded by the following 
report of  the  last  meeting  of  the  Mus­
kegon B.  M. A.,  as set forth in  the  Mus­
kegon News:
The  Muskegon  Business  Men’s Asso­
ciation held a special  meeting  last  even­
ing.  Among the members  present  were 
President John A. Miller, C.  L. Whitney, 
Jacob Jesson, Ernest Eimer,  R.  S.  Miner, 
Wm.  Peer,  S.  H.  Stevens,  W.  H.  Barney 
and  N.  B.  Lawson.  The  meeting  was 
called especially to take  action in regard 
to  entertaining  the  Michigan  Business 
Men’s  Association,  which  meets  in this I 
city July 30, 31 and August 1.
A  communication  was  received  from 
the Merchants’  Corset Co., of Hyde Park, 
111.  This company is looking  for a loca­
tion and is desirous of  seeing  what Mus­
kegon  will  do  in  the  matter.  One  of 
their  propositions is that Muskegon cap­
italists  shall  take  $15,000  stock.  The 
company proposes to employ sixty hands 
at  the  start,  and  within a certain  time 
increase the  number to 150.  The matter 
was deferred until the  next meeting.
J.  Olson  was  elected a member of  the 
Association.
When  the  order of  new business  was 
reached,  the  matter of  entertaining  the 
State  Business  Men’s  Association came 
up,  and a general  conversation  ensued, 
of  which the following is the  substance : 
The Association  will  meet in Muskegon 
as the guests of  the  Muskegon  Business 
Men’s  Association.  The  cost  of  enter­
taining  the  visitors is estimated at $600. 
This  money is  to  be  raised  entirely by 
solicitation  among  the  members  of  the 
Muskegon  Association,  and  not  among 
the citizens of  Muskegon generally.  The 
State Association  is  to  be  the  guest of 
the  Muskegon  Association,  and  not  of 
the city,  although  the  city will  partici­
pate in the benefit to be derived.  There 
are about eighty-five  active  associations 
in the State, each association sending one 
delegate  for  each  fifteen  members,  so 
that 200 to 300 delegates  are  expected to 
be  present.  The  benefit  to  be  derived 
from the State Association  meeting here 
is considerable,  and  will  redound to the 
welfare  of  Muskegon.  The  Traverse 
City  delegates  are  already  appointed. 
Secretary  Stowe,  of  the  State  Associa­
tion,  will be here  Saturday and will con­
fer with the local committee on the  joint 
programme  for  the  meeting,  the  local 
committee  on  programme  being  C.  L. 
Whitney, S.  H.  Stevens  and R.  S. Miner.
According to an  informal  programme, 
the  State Association will  devote  Tues­
day7 afternoon to a business session in the 
Clay avenue armory and will be tendered 
a public reception  in  the  evening at the 
opera  house  or  some  other  convenient 
place.  Wednesday will  be  given  up to 
sight-sighing,  to  entertainment  at  the 
park and to business sessions, as best can 
be arranged.  Thursday will  be  devoted 
to  business  sessions in the forenoon and 
afternoon  and  a  banquet  at  the  Occi­
dental in the evening.
ifo person  outside of  those  belonging 
to  the  Muskegon  Association  will  be 
asked to contribute a cent  toward  enter­
taining  the  visitors. 
It  was  suggested 
that any Muskegou  business man not be­
longing  to  the  Association,  but  being 
desirous  to  contribute  and share  in the 
benefit  directly, might find it well worth 
his while to at once join the Association.
Steps  were  taken  toward  forming  a 
soliciting  committee,  and  the  names of 
the  members  composing  this committee 
will be published  as  soon  as  Secretary 
Whitney  is  notified  that  the  appoint­
ments  have  been  accepted.  The mem­
bers of  the  Committee  on  Finance  will 
meet at the  Association  rooms  to-night. 
The  soliciting  districts  have  been  laid 
out as follows :  from Ninth street to lim­
its,  from  Terrace  to  Ninth street, from 
Terrace street east to limits.

FURTHER  DETAILS  ARRANGED.

From  the M uskegon News. Ju ly  13.
The committees of  the Muskegon  Bus­
iness Men’s Association, having in charge

the  matter  of  preparing  the  entertain­
ment  for  the  State  Association,  held a 
meeting  at the rooms  of  the  Muskegon 
Association  last  evening.  As  reported 
in the  News  yesterday,  the  money to be 
used in  entertaining  the  State  Associa­
tion will be solicited  entirely within  the 
membership  of  the  local  Association, 
although it is probable  that  money from 
outsiders will not be refused.  The  esti­
mates call for between $500 and $600.
Secretary Whitney  reported that  half­
fare  rates  had  been  secured on all rail­
roads.  This is a concession  that hereto­
fore has been  granted  only to the Grand 
Army of  the Republic.  This  concession 
is of  great importance and should insure 
a large attendance at the meeting.
Secretary Whitney stated that the State 
Association has  or will issue  invitations 
to  business  men  in  every  part  of  the 
State,  no matter whether members of the 
organization  or not,  to  be present at  the 
meeting.  These  invitations  are sure  to 
be  largely  accepted,  and  the  effect  will 
be to place  Muskegon on exhibition  as a 
business  city. 
It  should  stir  up  the 
pride of  every business  man  in  Muske­
gon,  not  only to  contribute what  he can 
of  money and of  services  for the  enter­
tainment of  the visitors,  but to see  that 
Muskegon puts its best foot forward.  P. 
J.  Connell, of  the  Committee on  Hotels, 
reported  that  he  had  secured  reduced 
rates.  The  Occidental  will  give  a  $2 
rate,  the  Cadillac, $1.25 to $1.50,  and the 
American $1 per day.
The  business  meetings of the Associa­
tion will be held in Good Templars’  hall, 
and the public reception  will  be given in 
the opera  house.  The  banquet will  be 
Thursday evening at the Occidental.  The 
days of  the  meeting are  July 30,  31 and 
August 1.  The  railroad  tickets to  Mus­
kegon will be good from Monday noon to 
Tuesday  noon,  and  the  return  tickets 
will be honored until Friday night.  The 
members  of  the  Programme  Committee 
are  now at work  preparing the  detailed 
programme for  the entertainment of  the 
visitors.  Governor Luce will  be pr 
at  the  meeting  as a  guest  of  the 
Association.

A sso ciatio n   N otes.

Hudson Gazette:  Hon. M. H. Ford,  of  Grand 
Rapids, who represented the Fifth District in the 
last Congress, has opened a correspondence with 
the Hudson Business Men’s Association  regard­
ing a system of water works for our village.  He 
represents an Eastern syndicate, who build  and 
operate water works solely as a matter of perma­
nent  investment,  and  he  says  they  can build

do it.  The  Secretary  of  the  Association 
written Mr.  Ford  'that  they  would  be  glad  to 
consider any proposition  which he had to make.
Hudson Gasette:  The John A.  Wright  Furni­
ture  Co.,  at  Gobleville,  was  burned  out a few 
weeks ago.  The company desires to start again 
in  a  new  field,  and  the  manager  has written 
parties at this place, asking what  the  prospects 
are for forming a stock  company.  The  Execu­
tive Committee of the B. M.  A.  held  a  meeting 
Wednesday and decided to invite the gentleman 
to visit Hudson and make his proposition to  the 
Association.  The factory at Gobleville employed 
fifty men, and was manufacturing a line of goods 
that commanded a ready sale.  Similar factories 
at Sturgis and Adrian have proved  to  be  profit­
able.

“Working  to  a  Charm.”

B l a n c h a r d ,  July 12,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapide :
D e a r   Sir—I  enclose  you  express  order  for 
$1.75 for seven new names  for  our  Association. 
Please send reports.
It is working to a charm and all the merchants 
along the line want to come in.
Yours respectfully,

H. P. B l a n c h a r d ,  Sec’y.

“ T alk in g   E le ctric  L ig h ts.”

Paw Paw, July 13,1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—Our B. M.  A. manages  to  get out a 
quorum  nowadays.  We  are  talking  electric 
lights and must have a new  railroad.

F. S. Millington.

Yours, 

H e

L ik es  “ T he  T ra d e s m a n ” —W ill  A t­

te n d   th e   C onvention.

Sa n d  L a k e,  Ju ly   12,  1889.

It  has 

E.  A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids:
D e a r   Sir—I'  will  add  my  testimony 
to 
the  usefulness  of  T h e  Mic h ig a n 
interwoven  into 
T r a d esm a n. 
Michigan  business  men’s  daily  lives  a 
factor  largely making  up  our  business 
unabridged  dictionary. 
“Success  and 
prosperity” 
is  certainly  the  wish  of 
every  keen,  thorough  retailer  in  the 
State.
I am going to bill myself  for  the  next 
State convention at Muskegon.  Nothing 
will  keep me away.  I will occupy some 
remote, quiet corner among  the  “seekers 
of  salvation.” 

Yours,

J.  Y.  Cr a n d a l l.

W.  H.  Tuller,  Assistant  Cashier of the 
banking house of Nielson & Co.,  at Pent- 
water, for several  years, has resigned on 
account of  ill health.

M A N U F A C T U R E R S
H astings, Mich

Desiring a good location will find the City of

A very desirable place.  The Common Council and the Citizens will furnish

GOOD  SITES

Close to the different railroads.

They
ment.

will  take 
We have

stock  and give every encourage-

H a rd   W o o d   L u m b e r

In abundance.  Address at once

City 

ImprouBinent  Committee,

City  of  Hastings.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

p il e s—New List.

GALVANIZED IRON.
22  and  24;  25  and  26;

dis.

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

ios.  16  to  20: 
.ist 
Discount, 60

12 

& & Plumb’s..........
s Solid Cast Steel.

longer .

50
........... dis. 
25
................dis. 
25
...............dis. 40&10
................30c list 60
, Hand....30c40&10
.................dis.60&l0
.. .per doz. net, 2 50 
in. 4%  14  and
......................  
354
................net 
10
__ net
854
__ net
__ net
...dis.

70

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

dis.

AXES.

BOLTS.

dis.
dis.

BARROWS.

BRACES.

BUCKETS.

B. S. Steel.

BUTTS, CAST. 

AUGURS AND BITS. 

D.  B. Bronze................................  11 00
D. B. Steel........
BALANCES.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
d ls.
Ives’, old style  ............................................. 
60
69
Snell’s............................................................. 
Cook’s ............................................................  
40
Jennings’, genuine........................................ 
25
Jennings’,  imitation.....................................50&10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze...........................8 7 00
..........  8 50
.........   13 00
.......... 
4o
Spring
........$ 14 00
Railroad. 
... net  30 00 
Garden..
..  60&10&10
Hand..............
.......... 
70
Cow ................
...........30&15
Call  ..............
25
Gong.............
. 60&10 
Door, Sargent.
dis. 
.50&10
Stove............................................................
Carriage new list........................................
.40&10
Plow.............................................................
70
Sleigh shoe.................................................
60
Wrought Barrel  Bolts................................
40
Cast Barrel Bolts...... ................................
40
Cast Barrell, brass  knobs.........................
60
Cast Square Spring.....................................
40
Cast C hain.................................................
60
Wrought  Barrel, brass knob........  ..........
60
Wrought Square........................................
60
Wrought Sunk  Flush................................
■ 60&10 
Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush.
. .60*10 
Ives’ Door...................................................
dis.
40
Barber.........................................................
50&10
Backus.......................................................
50
Spofford......................................................
net
Am. B a ll....................................................
Well,  plain.....................................................$350
Well, swivel...................................................  4 00
dls.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed.............a . .70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..............60&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint...............60&10
Wrought Loose Pin........................................ 60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip.......................60&05
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned..................... 60&05
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped.60&05
Wrought  Table...............................................60&10
Wrought Inside Blind....................................60&10
Wrought Brass...... .......................................__ „ 75
Blind,  Clark’s.................................................(0&10
Blind,  Parker’s...............................................70&10
70
Blind, Shepard’s ........................................... 
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85................ 
40
00 
Bissell  No. 5.................................... per doz.$17
19 60 
Bissell No. 7, new drop pan
36 00
“ 
Bissell, G rand.........................
24  00
“ 
Grand Rapids...........................
“ 
15  00
Magic...................................... -
CRADLES.
.  dis. 50&02
Grain........................................
CROW BARS.
per lb
Cast Steel.................................
Iron, Steel Points.................................
Ely’s 1-10................... C---’.................per m
Hick’s C. F ...........................................
G. D ......................................................
Musket.................................................
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list.
Rim Fire. United States......................... dis. 
50
Central  Fire...... . 
................................dis. 
25
c h is e l s. 
Socket Firm er............................................... 70&10
Socket Framing............................................. 70&10
Socket Comer.................................................70&10
Socket Slicks.................................................70&10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................. 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers..............................  
20
Cold............................... 
net
COMBS. 
.....................40&10
Curry,  Lawrence’s .................
...................  
25
Hotchkiss................................
CHALK.
,...12@1254 dis. 10
White Crayons, per  gross......
...................  
60
Brass,  Racking’s.....................
60
................... 
Bibb’s ..  .................................
...................40&10
60
................... 
28
Planished, 14 oz ent to size— ..  per pound 
26
.........   ....... 
14x52, 14x56, 14x60 ..
24
...................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..
...........   .... 
24
Cold Rolled, 14x48...................
...................  
25
Bottoms...................................
DRILLS.
40
Morse’s Bit  Stocks........................................ 
Paper and straight Shank............................. 
40
Morse’s Taper Shank..................................... 
40

CARPET  SWEEPERS.

CARTRIDGES.

BLOCKS.

COPPER.

COCKS.

dis.

dis.

dis.

“ 

 

d r ip p in g  p a n s.

Small sizes, ser pound.................................  
07
Large sizes, per  pound.................................  
654
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................ doz. net 
75
Corrugated............................................. dis. 20&10&10
Adjustable..............................................dis.  56&10

ELBOWS.

HANGERS.

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

dis.
. 50&10 
60&10 
40

HOLLOW WARE

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

-60&05 
• 60&05 
.60&05 
50

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Stamped  TinW are......................... new list 70&10
Japanned Tin Ware...................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are......................new list3354&10

dis.

55
70
.. .40&1Ü 
45 

dis.

55  ! 
55

HOES.

Grub  1..................................................... $11, 
Grub 2 .................................................$11.50, 
Grub 3 ......................................  
$12, 
HORSE NAILS.
..................dis. 25&10@25&10&10
...................... dis.  5&10&254&254
...........................   dis. 10&10&5

dis. 60
dis. 60
dis. 60

 

l o c k s—DOOR.

k n o b s—New List.

Au Sable........
Putnam......... .
Northwestern.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings..........
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings......
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...
Door,  porcelBin, trimmings..............
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain........
Picture, H. L. Judd  <s  Co.’s..............
Hemacite............................................
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s .................
Branford’s .........................................
Norwalk’s ...........................................
Stanlev Rule and Level  Co.’s...........
MATTOCK
Adze Eye..............................
Hunt Eye..............................
Hunt’s...................................
MAULS.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled................
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ..............................
••  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malléables
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s...........
“  Enterprise...................................
Stebbin’s  Pattern....................................
Stebbin’s Genuine...................................
Enterprise, self-measuring.....................

MOLASSES GATES.

LEVELS.

MILLS.

d is.

70
...... $16.00, dis. 60
...... $15.00, dis. 60
$18.50, dis. 20&10.
...................  
50
40
...................  
40 
40
. 
25
dis. 
-60&10 
• 60&10

dis.
dis.

N A IL S
Advance above 12d nails.

PENCE  AND  BRADS.

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

FINE BLUED.

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

inch.

CASTING AND BOX.

COMMON BARREL.

1*4 and  134 inch.........................
2 and 254 
........................
“ 
254 and 214  “ 
...................
3 inch..........................................
354 and 454  inch.........................
Each half keg 10 cents extra.

10 25 
40 
60 
1  00 
1  50
1  001  50
2 00
50 
60 
75 
90 
1  10 
1  50

1  35 
1  15 
1  60 
85

 

diS.

OILERS.

PLANES. 

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

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

r iv e t s. 

PANS.

Broken packs 54c per pound extra.

dis.

ROPES.
 

 

d ls.

s q u a r e s. 

Sisal, 54 inch and larger..............................   1354
M anilla..............  
1654
Steel and  Iron................................................70&10
Trv and Bevels.............................................. 
60
M itre.............................................................. 
20
SHEET IRON.Com.  Smooth.  Com.
$3 00
3  00
3  10
3  15
3 35
335
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14....................................... $4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17 .......................................  4 20 
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24 .......................................  4 20 
Nos. 25 to 26 .......................................  4 40 
No.27.................................................  460 
wide not less than 2-10 extra

SAND PAPER.

SASH CORD.

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

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

“ 
“ 

dls.

dis.

saws. 

tacks. 

SAUSAGE 8UUFFERS OB FILLERS.

Solid Eves.
.per ton C25
Miles’ “Challenge” __per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05
Perry................... per doz. No. 1, $15;  No. 0,
.................................................$21;  dls. 50@50&5
Draw Cut No. 4............................ each, $30, dis  30
Enterprise Mfg. Co...........................dis. 20&10@30
Silver’s........  ......................................... dis.  40&10
Dlsston’s  Circular.....................................45@45&5
Cross Cut...................................45@45&5
H and......................................... 25@25&5
♦Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
Atkins’  Circular.................... ......................dis.  9
70
“  Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__  
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__  
50
30
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__ 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
28
Cuts,  per  foot.............................................. 
American, all kinds......................................  
60
60
Steel, all  kinds.............................................. 
60
Swedes, all kinds........................................... 
60
Gimp and Lace.............................................. 
Cigar Box Nails............................................  
50
50
Finishing  Nails............................................  
Common and  Patent  Brads.........................  
50
Hungarian Fails and Miners’ Tacks.....................  50
50
Trunk and Clout Nails.................................  
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails  ................... 
45
Leathered Carpet Tacks................................ 
35
Steel, Game....................................................60&10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................ 
35
70
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s  ... 
Hotchkiss’.....................................................  
70
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ................................... 
70
........................18c per doz.
Mouse,  choker 
Mouse, delusion...............................$1.50 per doz.
wire. 
dis.
Bright Market...............................................   6754
Annealed Market........................................... 70&10
Coppered Market...........................................  6254
Extra Bailing.............................................. 
55
Tinned Market..............................................  6254
Tinned  Broom...................................per pound 09
Tinned Mattress..............................per  pound 854
Coppered  Spring  Steel........
50
Tinned  Spring Steel............
............. 40&10
Plain Fence.........................
. per pound 03
Barbed  Fence,.galvanized..
...............$3 75
painted......
..............  3 00
Copper...................................
new  list net
Brass.................................................
Bright................................................
Screw  Eyes......................................
Hook’s ..............................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes......................

..70&10&1Q 
•70&10&10 
• 70&10&10 
.70&10&10

WIRE  GOODS.

traps. 

dis.

dis.

“ 

 

WRENCHES.

Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled......
Coe’s  Genuine...................................
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,. 
Coe’s  Patent, malleable....................

dis.

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

dis.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Bird Cages...................................... .
Pumps, Cistern...................................
Screws, New List................................
Casters, Bed  and  Plate.....................
Dampers,  American...........................
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods__

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

METALS.

PIG TIN.

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

COPPER.

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

Lake................................................................... 1854
“Anchor” Brand............................. 
18

 

INGOT.

ZINC.

LEAD.

Duty:  Sheet, 254c per pound.
660 pound  casks..................................................654
Per pound...................................................... 7@754
Duty:  Pig, $2 per 100 pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.
American  ...............................................@5
Newark............................................................@5
6
B ar...............  
Sheet....................................................... 8c, dis. 20
54@54.....................................................................16
Extra W iping...................................................1354
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.

SOLDER.

Cook son.........................................per  pound  1454
Hallett’s........................................ 
II34
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal......................................... $ 6 00
14x20 IC, 
12xl2IC, 
...  6 25
14x14 IC, 
10x28 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 EX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

............................. 
..........................................
.........................................   7 75

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

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

 
 
 

 
 

“ 

 
 

 

 

10x14 IC,  Charcoal........................................$ 5 50
14x20 IC, 
12x12 IC, 
14x14 IC, 
29x28 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Each additional X on this grade $1.50.

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ROOFING PLATES
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

14x20 IC, Terne  M. F .................................... $  7 60
20x28 IC, 
......................................  15 75
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
...........................   7 00
..........................  11  50
29x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
4 90
“ 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
“ 
20x28 IX, 
“ 

“ 
“  Worcester................................  5 50
“ 
“ 
“ Allaway  Grade.......................  
“ 
 
“ 
“ 
 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14X28  IX.............................................................. $12 00
14x31  IX................................................................13 50
14x56 EX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
14x60 IX,  “ 

j- per pound 

“  9 

^
0*

 
 
 

“ 

 

 

6 40
10 50
13 50

6 0C
10 00

7 75
8 00
12 50

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

 

 

The Michigan Tradesman j

Official O rgan of M ichigan Business Men’s  Association.

A  W EE K L Y   JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  T H E

Retail  Trade  of the  Wolilerine  State.

E .  A .  STO W E  &  B S O .,  P ro p r ieto rs.

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  Rapids  Post  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W E D N E S D A Y ,  JU E Y   17,  1 8 8 9 .

JOHN  AND  JONATHAN.

in  London 

There is a resolute  persistency charac­
teristic of  the  Englishman,  which,  how­
ever  admirable  it  may  be—as,  for  in­
stance,  at Waterloo—is  amusing at other 
times—as,  for  instance,  in  his  current 
opinions of  American  manners  and cus­
toms.  The  average  Briton is convinced 
in  his  own  mind  that if  the  American 
woman is not a Daisy Miller,  at least she 
ought  to  be,  and  that  if  the  American 
man  does  not  wear  his  trousers in  his 
boots  and carry a revolver  he  distinctly 
falls short of  the true ideal.  It is not to 
be denied that there are  Daisy Millers in 
America,  nor  that a very  large  number 
of  our  fellow-citizens  habitually  wear 
their  boots  outside of  their  trousers—a 
fact which is not in the least to their dis­
credit,  provided  their  daily  avocation 
calls for that style of  dress, but is is very 
comical to find John Bull gauging  his es­
timates by this  rule.  Perhaps  his  con­
victions in  this  direction  reached  their 
climax  when,  a few  years  ago.  a certain 
Western  poet  had the wit or the effront­
ery—call it which you please—to present 
himself 
society  booted, 
shirted,  armed  and  equipped in the reg­
ulation  uniform  of 
the  plains.  He 
“took”  to  admiration.  John  and  his 
ladies were delighted.  Here, at last,  was 
the typical  American in his  native  cos­
tume !  Now,  it goes without saying that 
this  was all a piece of  wretched  affecta­
tion.  The boots and all  the rest were as 
much  out  of  place  in  London  as  full 
evening  dress would be at a camp in the 
“Rockies,”  but the poet  made  his  mark 
and his poems sold, and  he  was gratified 
if  not  satisfied.  Our  English  cousins 
would  come  much  nearer  the  mark  if 
they  would  bring  themselves  to realize 
that the habits, hopes  and  aspirations of 
a  large  proportion  of  American  ladies 
and  gentlemen  are  substantially 
like 
their own.  They may not misplace their 
aspirates,  nor  adopt  a rising  inflection, 
nor  use  the  adjective  “awful,”  you 
know—to the extent  that  prevails in the 
best  English  circles,  and  they certainly 
do  “guess”  and  speak  to a considerable 
extent  through  their  noses.  But these 
are trivial  differences,  which are quickly 
forgotten  when  they  become  familiar. 
The  plain  fact is that the  average  edu­
cated men and  women of  both  countries 
are  very  much  alike  when  the  super- 
ficialties are brushed away.

American and European modes of  bus­
iness  are  curiously  unlike, but  it  is  a 
question if  portions at least of  the latter 
might not be adopted by us to advantage. 
Edward  King, one of  the  most  readable 
of  foreign  correspondents,  has  lately 
written of  Antwerp:  “Antwerp  is  mor­
tally  busy,  yet  to  a  stranger  it  seems 
quiet.  The streets are not crowded with 
bustling  people.  But  ring  at 
this 
quaintly  carven  door:  enter  this  court­
yard,  and go up a flight  of  stairs.  Here 
are  counting-rooms, hum  of  trade—and 
much  smoke of  cigars.  So it is all  over 
the city.  In a corner left  over from  the 
middle  ages—an  odd  corner—you  may 
step into  the Bourse or Exchange, where 
thousands  of  merchants  herd  together, 
twice a day,  not  merely to buy and  sell 
stocks,  but  everything  else.  The Ant­
werp merchant does half  his  business in 
these two visits to the  Bourse  daily.  In 
his office he simply notes  down  and car­
ries  out  the  results of  his visits.  He is 
a  stirring  man, full of  ideas  about  ex­
portation  to  South  America  and  the 
Indies;  full  of  jealousy  of  Rotterdam, 
and  very  much  afraid  of  his  gigantic 
American competitors over the sea.”

W hite  M ountains  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 
detailed information  in  regard  to these 
summer  resorts,  and  the  way  to reach 
them,  send  six  cents  postage  for  “A 
Modern Pilgrimage,”  and summer tourist 
rates, to O.  W.  R u g g les,  General  Pas­
senger and Ticket  Agent,  Chicago, 111.

J. Yandenberg, buyer for the Chippewa 
Lumber Co.,  at Chippewa  Lake,  was  in 
town last Thursday on his way to Spring 
Lake,  where  he  is  spending a few days 
with  friends.  Mr.  Yandenberg  is  the 
owner of  considerable  property and con­
templates  making  this  city  his  home 
after a  year or  two.

THE  SIX TH  SUCCESS.

The  M ost  Enjoyable  Picnic  Y et  H eld 

b y  th e  Traveling1  Men.

Saturday was  a  perfect  day,  and  the 
sixth annual picnic  of  the Grand Rapids 
Traveling  Men’s  Association  was about 
as near  perfection as picnics  go  in  this 
world.

The ride to Muskegon  was  made  by a 
special train of five coaches,  which pulled 
out  of  the  union  depot  at  9  o’clock 
and  arrived  at  the  Muskegon  dock  an 
hour  and  a  quarter  later.  Here  the 
party,  which  comprised  eighty-seven 
traveling  men.  fourteen  musicians  and 
ninety-two ladies,  embarked on the  V a n  
Raalte for a ride on Muskegon Lake.  On 
arriving  at  the mouth,  an  opportunity 
wras  given  the  timid  members  of  the 
party to land,  while the balance enjoyed 
a  half  hour’s  ride  on  Lake  Michigan. 
On  the  return  of  the  boat,  a  ring  was 
formed in the rear of  the U.  S. Life Sav­
ing Station,  when  the  crew gave an ex­
hibition of the shooting of a life line and 
the rescuing of a man from a wreck.  The 
party then  returned to the waters edge, 
where an exhibition  oar  drill was given 
by the crew,  followed  by the  always in­
teresting manipulation  of  the self-right­
ing life boat.  Three hearty cheers  were 
given  the  captain  and  crew,  when  the 
party returned to Muskegon and marched 
to the Occidental  Hotel for dinner.  Am­
ple time was given to inspect  the  recent 
improvements in the hotel, to ride around 
the city in carriages generously provided 
by J.  J. Amiotte and to inspect the hand­
some club house  of  the  Muskegon Club, 
when  the  party filed into the  handsome 
dining  room,  a  portion  of  which  was 
used for the first time since it came from 
the hands of the carpenters, finishers and 
decorators.  Rev.  J.  N.  Ripley invoked 
the divine  blessing,  when A.  F.  Temple 
welcomed the  visitors to the hotel *lii the 
following terms:

A duty,  pleasant, indeed, but for which 
no time has been allowed me for  prepar­
ation,  has been assigned  to  me  to  wel­
come  you,  in the name of  the Occidental 
Hotel,  to  the freedom  of  this  hostlery 
and to the feast which  the  Messrs.  Bar­
ney will place befoi’e  you.
It takes twrenty-one  years  to  make  a 
man free, if born in this country.  Twen- 
ty-one  years  and a little  more  has  the 
Occidental been one  of  the  institutions 
of  Muskegon  and to-day it is  itself  not 
only free,  but it is so  to  your  organiza­
tion.  Recognizing  you gentlemen  as  a 
great  “circulating  medium,”  acknow­
ledging that  you  and such as  you  have 
been 
to  the  suc­
cess  which  has  made  the  Occidental 
what it is to-day—a home for the traveler, 
with  no  superiors and few  equals—you 
have  been  invited  to  partake  of  the 
hospitality  of  the  Occidental  on  this 
occasion.  Reversing  the  usual  manner 
of  things  to-day,  instead  of  receiving 
orders,  you  are cordially invited to give 
them,  and  we  guarantee  quality  and 
promptness in filling  the  same,  without 
discount,  f.  o.  b.,  which  means  as  you 
choose to interpret it—till the  “first one 
busts”  or “free on Barney.”

largely  conducive 

The guests were  then  invited  to  dis­
cuss the following  menu,  an  invitation 
which  was  promptly  and  heartily  ac­
cepted:

New York  Count Oysters.

Broiled Whitefish,  a la Maitred de Hotel.

Potato  Croquettes.

Spanish Olives.

Sweet Pickles. 
Celery.
Young Turkey with Current Jelly.
Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce. 
Sweet Breads Braized, a la Financière.
Fillet of Pigeon, aux Champignon. 
Spring Chicken. 
Beef  Tongue.
Sugar Cured Ham.  Young Turkey.  Loin of Veal.
Shrimp Salad.
Mashed Potatoes.
New Green Peas. 

Boned Turkey, Wine Jelly.

Chicken Salad. 
Fruit Cake.  Fig Cake.

Caramel Cake.  Angel’s Food. 

Oranges.

Bananas. 

Lemon ice. 
Coffee. 

Block Cream with Strawberries.
Chocolate. 
Green Tea.
At the conclusion of the banquet, Presi­
dent Mills rapped the assemblage to order 
and turned them over  to the tender mer­
cies  of  Geo.  F.  Ow'en,  who  had  been 
assigned the pleasant privilege  of  offici­
ating as toastmaster,  and who performed 
his part very acceptably,  prefacing  each 
speaker with an  introduction which T h e 
T ra d esm a n  regrets  that  lack of  space 
prevents it from reproducing.

The first response,  “The Grand Rapids 
Traveling Men,”  was  poetically  treated 
by L.  M.  Mills,  as follows:
Was poet e’er so handicapped 
With such a rare and  fruitful theme,
From which at every point or place 
New thoughts and features brightly gleam?
Just five short minutes and no more,
To tell in rhythmic strains of lore 
All that I’ve heard, or seen, or ken,
About Grand Rapids traveling men.
O’er Michigan’s fair and sunny plain,
And through her forest pathways wild, 
Ambassadors of commerce’s reign,
To courts where mammon’s gold is piled, 
Through storm and calm, through fire and flood, 
Through heat and cold, through bad  and  good, 
Undaunted, press, four hundred strong,
Grand Rapids traveling men along.
Just five short minutes given to tell 
About the boys I know so well.
Of Steve Sears’ pranks on poor Dave Smith,
And how Dave comes on Steve the sell ;
Of Bradford, Jim, who was in the  war,
And marches with the G. A. R. ;
George Owen’s stories,  fresh and choice,
Which please his customers and tickle the boys ;
Hub Baker, posing as a priest,
A prayer meeting leads, a customer to gain ;
Val. Johnson like a jockey least 
Doth look of all our hustling train,
But when he o’er his untamed steed 
Draws the ribbons and urges speed,
Bud Doble, Robens, or our “Croff”
Will find that they are sadly off ;
Frank Parmenter, steady, but not slow,
Can tell us “how choice grapes to  grow;” 
George Seymour, dignified and still,
But ever ready, with a will,
Relief to bring to hearts distressed,
And lighten burdens on others pressed ;

FADED/LIGHT  TEXT

Dave Haugh’s a friend  to all mankind,
But taught a doctor his own affairs to  mind.
Then Crawford, too, whom Stowe delights 
To keep a roasting all the time,
Would in a horse trade claim his rights 
To beat you ten times out of nine:
What groceries are. Will Campbell knows,
And sells big bills, they say he does,
When for his sister buys a horse,
A blind man, surely, could do no worse;
A missionary, to my mind,
Will Hawkins is, of gentle voice,
More pure and clean he makes  mankind,
By selling soap so cheap and choice:
Our bachelor brother, Charley Rob,
On theological themes don’t dote,
But if in lard or pork you’d job,
Just let our Charley  prices quote.
John Henry Dawley, I’ve been told,
Firm to his friends in trouble sticks,
You can trust him with uncounted  gold,
But not one cent in politics;
Big Will Edmunds, “Taffy Bill,”
The girls and boys all call him still,
Our brawny colorbea'er, true,
With heart to match his body, too;
Al. Braisted, too, good-natured one,
Talks roller process all the day;
Fred Shriver, he's a jolly son,
So happily toiling on his way:
Then there’s our Cole, who’s seldom hot,
Tho’ fanned by lots of  outside wind;
But Mallory must not be forgot,
His voice resembles Jenny Lind.
Down the list I could slowly go,
Their virtues naming,  their vices are few;
No false pretense of piety’s show;
Benevolent, honest, kind and true.
And if a brother be in need,
Or by temptation led to err,
Straightforward goes the willing hand,
Aiding fallen ones to stand.
A sad thought to my mind is borne,
While gathered on this festal day,
Of one who, in his manhood’s morn,
Fell fainting, stricken by the way:
Our Brother Nickum’s cheerful face 
We greet upon our way no more;
Strangely vacant his well-known place,
Life’s cares and sorrows all are o’er.
Another, in his life’s full prime,
Whose face and form was often seen 
Mingling with our brotherhood,
With tireless will and senses keen,
At last grew weary, sought to rest,
The grip fell from his nerveless hand.
And James A. Crookston’s memory,  blest,
Is cherished by our brother band.
Oh!  when the final order is  sent 
From our Great Manager to “come in,”
And Death’s grim messenger at the door 
Makes the call, above earth’s din,
May all our records be correct,
And straight the course through life we’ve  run, 
And opened wide be  Heaven’s gate 
To each Grand Rapips traveling man.

Jas.  N.  Bradford responded to the sub­

ject,  “Dry Groceries,” as follows:

This is the first  time during my career 
as a commercial traveler that 1 have ever 
been  called  upon to air  my  oratory and 
expose  my eloquence,  in  a  vain attempt 
to  talk “Dry Groceries”  to an  indulgent 
and  appreciative  audience.  My  usual 
mode of  procedure  has  been  to  pounce 
down  upon  some  weary,  unsuspecting 
merchant  and  pour  into  his  unwilling 
ear  the  superiority  of  my  codfish  and 
molasses  over  all  others;  and, as I  hold 
him  spell  bound  as  it  were,  warble  to 
him of  the  sweets  of  this  life  and  the 
sure  advance of  sugars,  I advise  him  to 
lubricate  the  wheels of  his  commercial 
enterprise  with  my  axle  grease,  and  to 
insure success  and  happiness to  himself 
and  the  rising  generation  to  chew  and 
sell  no  brand  of  tobacco  except  those 
bearing  our trade  mark.  I call  his  at­
tention  to  the  fact  that  our  baking 
powders are superior to all others known 
to the trade.  As to their raising qualities, 
I refer  him to a gentleman that has used 
no others since his wedding morning and 
he  has raised one of  the largest families 
in  the  same  length of  time of  any man 
in our beautiful  Peninsular  State.  And 
then I twitter  to  him of  the  virtues  of 
saleratus  and  advise him  to  smoke  my 
favorite brand of cigar.  He either yields 
to my influence or orders me out.
to  address  an 
audience  of  so  much  intelligence  and 
beauty on this  subject, which  I ought to 
be  conversant  with,  I  am  at a loss  how 
to  proceed,  whether  something  poetical 
would answer as an excuse or whether it 
would  be  necessary to strike  a  Shakes­
pearean  attitude  and  exclaim,  you’d 
scarce  expect  one  of  my  size to talk  to 
you of  groceries;  but if  you think  I  am 
too  small,  I’ll  ask  my  young  friend 
Charlie  Falls,  to  help me  out on  prunes 
and  rice,  raisins,  currants and all  that’s 
nice;  or  give  my  friend  Will  Hawkins 
rope,  he’ll  tell  you  while  there’s 
life 
there’s  soap;  or  if  Jim  Roseman  would 
take  a share  and  expatiate on  crockery 
ware;  but why  should I appear  to slight 
that ancient traveler By Gee Crip?  He’d 
talk of extracts,  perfumes,  pomades,  but 
would  not  tell  us  how they  are  made, 
and  Mr. Ford, we all  do  know, is an  ex­
pert  on  tobacco.  He  would  remark, 
“your  sagacity as  a  merchant  will  not 
allow you to let this  pass.  You want to 
lead, not  follow;  and,  as long as you are 
in  the  procession,  keep  close  up to  the 
band wagon.
B. F. Emery discoursed on  “The  Fish 

But  when  I  arise 

Liar,”  as follows :
The Michigan fish liar is an  awful  big 
liar.  Now,  I presume  you  expect  me to 
It  is a very em­
tell  you a big  fish  lie. 
barrassing position to be placed in.
First,  you  expect  me to tell  you a fish j 
lie or else tell the  truth  about fish liars. 
As  I  have  had  but  little  experience, I 
shall have to look  back over the records.
You all doubtless  remember  the story 
of  the  whale  and  Jonah.  Now,  Jonah 
was  an  old-timer. 
If  appears  that  he 
attended a picnic,  and  partook  freely of | 
Limburger,  beer,  bologna  and  onions. 
On his way home  from  the  grounds,  he 
fell overboard and was gobbled up by the 
whale,  but  after  three  days’  company, 
Limburger, etc.,  had  the  best of  it  and 
Jonah  was  ejected  promptly  by  the 
whale;  and to  this  day,  you will  all no­
tice fish have a peculiar smell.
Fish  liars  are  divided  into  several 
classes.  We have  the  young  and  inno­
cent tenderfoot  beginner,  who can catch 
(in  his  mind)  pretty  large  fish.  Then 
there  follows the old,  accomplished, un­
terrified  go-as-you-please  fish  liar;  and 
then the great, unrivaled newspaper liar, 
who  never  gets  left,  a  regular  back, 
present  and  future  number  with  all 
variations,  who can make  you all believe

fish can be caught either by hand or hook 
at will.  We  also  have a peculiar  grade 
call an  Old  Sardine.  An Old Sardine is 
supposed to be a fisher of  men,  or  other­
wise. 
I have read  several notices in the 
press of  late  regarding  fish  stories,  one 
of  which I will repeat:
A boy  on  the  Ohio  River  catching a 
hell  bender  two  feet  long,  also a Grand 
Rapids  policeman  catching  a man  on a 
hell  bender  of  two  weeks’  duration. 
These  are  two  kinds  of  fish—the  man 
being  of  the  Old  Sardine  pattern;  it 
would be unkind to call any names.
The old codfish  story regarding Boston 
is  now  out  of  date,  as  they  are  using 
Michigan  salt,  which  will  pickle  any­
thing,  and codfish and blind robbins have 
no  more  smell  than  any  home-grown 
mineral water.
In  conclusion,  I will  say I have  done 
my best to lie and  stick to the truth,  and 
if  you will all forgive me,  I will promise 
to  do  so  some  more  some  other  time. 
Tricky voo.

Chas.  L.  Livingston told what he knew 

about  “Belts,”  as follows:
When  Mr.  Mills  informed  me  that I 
was  expected  to  talk  five  minutes  on 
“What I Know About  Belts,”  I felt as if 
I had  better  stay  away,  as  I  have  not 
been  in  the  habit  of  speaking  to large 
audiences  of  this  kind,  and,  being  con­
stitutionally  of  a very  retiring  disposi­
tion,  1 thought that  perhaps I would not 
have  the  nerve  to  face  the music;  but, 
being here,  I suppose I must do the  best 
I can.
Doubtless  you  are  all  of  you  aware 
that  there  are  a  great  many  kinds  of 
belts,  and  I can  assure  you  I  am  glad 
there are,  for if  I had to fill  one  minute 
on any particular  kind or style of  belt,  I 
certainly  would  have  to  throw  up  the 
sponge.  Looking  over  the list of  belts, 
one has come to my mind  which  has also 
occupied the mind of  the  sporting world 
generally  and  everybody  just  a  little— 
the  diamond  belt  which  our  esteemed 
citizen,  J.  L.  Sullivan,  has  lately  suc­
ceeded in winning  from  Jake Kilrain by 
belting him in the weak points above the 
belt when he was able to catch him.
By the way,  our  fraternity has a mem­
ber  who  is  entitled  to  wear  the  prize 
ring  belt  and  whose  name  will  be re­
ceived  with  the  greatest of  pleasure by 
all  of  you. 
It  is  D.  S.  Haugh.  Then 
there ought to be a belt for  the  most in­
veterate  pedro  player.  There  are  a 
couple  of  traveling  men  here  who  are 
certainly entitled to wear it—J.  II.  Rose- 
man  and  Charley  Falls.  Then  they 
speak of  a belt for the champion liar. 
I 
am  afraid  this  will  touch  a tender spot 
and I will  pass over it quickly,  knowing 
that  there  are  a great  many  here  who 
claim  that  distinction quietly,  but some 
of  these  days, I think,  it  would  be  ad­
visable  to  hold  a  tournament  in  some 
good,  large  town  and  have the question 
settled. 
I might  call  your  attention  to 
some of  the favorites,  but there are some 
dark horses who are showing great speed 
and will hustle  the  winner.  1 also sup­
pose there is a belt for the champion wres­
tler  and  would  like to mention the fact 
that  we  have  present  one of  our oldest 
traveling  men,  who  has  lately  decided 
that he was a wrestler of  the  first water, 
but,  as  is  usual  in  all  professions,  the 
amateur, as the gentleman still is, is very 
apt to over estimate his  ability and runs 
against a snag—or  over  a  counter—and 
get the worst of  it and get  up  with  the 
remark  that  he  did  not  expect* to run 
against  a  Muldoon  or  a  Sullivan.  He 
certainly  is  old  enough  and  has  seen 
enough of  this world to be a better judge 
than he has  shown  himself  to be.  I re­
fer to Mr.  W. Jennings, familiarly known 
as  By Gee Crip.
Then we  have  the  wheat  belts,  pine 
belts, mineral  belts,  and last,  but do not 
imagine for a moment  that  they are  the 
least,  are the  belts of  cloth,  leather  and 
other  fabrics  which  enclose or embrace 
the  waists  of  our  lady friends.  By the 
way, I often wish I were a belt;  but I am 
very sorry to have to admit that I am the 
least posted man in this audience on that 
kind of  a  belt, not  having  had  any ex­
perience in handling or using them.  But, 
for  the  information of  any one  present 
who  would  like  to  get  posted  on  the 
usage,  strength and position of  this kind 
of  belt,  I  would  refer  you  to  Geo. 
McKay or  Joe  Reed.  Like  our  worthy 
toastmaster,  Bro.  Owen,  these gentlemen 
are  thoroughly versed and are willing at 
all times to give to the  young* and  unso­
phisticated  all  the  points  ^hich  they 
have picked up in  their  several  years of 
practice and study on the subject of  how 
to handle this particular kind of  belt.

E.  E.  Wooley  made  a  brief  but  witty 
response  to  “Dry  Goods,”  which  T h e 
T r a d esm a n’s hired  man was  unable  to 
hear,  following  which  J.  II.  Roseman 
talked on  the  subject of  “Crockery,”  as 
follows:
Following  the  eloquence  of  Brother 
Wooley and  his good remarks,  mine will 
undoubtedly  be  a  trifle  tame,  although 
the toast to which I am to respond is one 
worthy  of  study  in  detail  and  a  more 
capable speaker.  No doubt the crockery 
and glassware trade is one of  the biggest 
babies  ever  born  in  the  United  States, 
consequently needs  more  protection. 
It 
gets  it, too.  Old  mother tariff  comes to 
its  relief  with  60  per  cent,  duty  on 
decorated  wares  and  various  tariffs  on 
other 
items.  The  manufacturing  of 
crockery in  the  United  States  in  quan­
tities is of very recent date—in fact,  only 
five  or  six  years  since,  when  the  all- 
absorbing tariff  reform was  inaugurated 
by  passing a new  bill,  since  which  time 
we have made tremendous strides.  When 
the  tariff  was first  raised,  we made  few 
if  any decorated  wares.  Now, our  pot­
teries excel  the foreign  designs so  much 
that  they are  compelled  to  take  points 
from  us,  instead of  we from  therm.  We 
originate the best  shapes;  we supply the 
best decorations;  and are capable of pro­
ducing  the  most  artistic  and  salable 
goods in the world.  In cut glass we sur­
pass  in  design,  deepness  of  cut,  bril­
liancy of  metal,  any that are  made.  In 
lamps,  we  are  the  acknowledged  su­
periors.  Nowhere in the whole universe 
can  you find  lamps of  such  power at so 
trifling a cost.  Our English, French and 
German  brothers  are not  asleep  during 
this  advancing  era of  pottery,  but  they 
are bending  every effort to keep  up with 
us,  and I am  only too  happy to say  that 
we  have set  the pace so lively that  they 
will  have  to  double  their  pace  before 
they make a perceptible gain.

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FLINT. Mich.. April 9,1889.

!  To Whom it May Concern:
We,  the  undersigned  committee,  se­
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Cigar Label from the  many names sent 
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Toledo,  Ohio.

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Over 150 retail dealers  in  G  and  Rapids 
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This cigar we guarantee  to  be the best 
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without  a  written  order  from  the  parent  or 
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Merchants  should  procure  a  supply  of  blank 
orders, which will be sent postpaid on receipt of 
postal note, as follows:

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500 
1,000 

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5°AP
K>b au . $CAJbw5 
Made  by  N .  K.  F A IR B A N K   &  CO.,  C h ic a g o ,  I I I .

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

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

The Michigan Tradesman

WEDNESDAY,  JULY  17,  1889.

L E IS U R E   H O U R   JO T T IN G S .

Written for Th e  Tradesman.

BY  A   COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

The  legislative  branches  of  the  gov­
ernment  and  State  must have sunk to a 
very low status,  in the estimation of  the 
people,  when  even  tramps,  vagabonds 
and  quasi-criminals  seek  to  pile  upon 
their already overburdened shoulders the 
causes  which  have  made  them paupers 
and  parasites,  and as a large  proportion 
of  their  members  are  carrying  about 
with them an appalling  collection of  the 
sins  of  omission  and  commission,  the 
allegations  of  Mr.  Jobson,  as  narrated 
by  that  gentleman  in  this  article,  may 
reasonably  be  accepted  with  a  great 
many  grains of  allowance,  and a dispo­
sition  to  believe  that  he is playing the 
Ananias role in a small way.  But,  be he 
truthful or not,  his  assertions  regarding 
the idiosyncrasies of  our salaried knaves 
and  imbeciles  are by no means  improb­
able.
*■ 
About 10 o’clock on a warm evening in
June,  three  business  men of  R----- were
seated  around  a little  table,  and  three 
partially filled  glasses  of  lager,  in Billy 
McKeefe’s elegantly decorated  and  bril­
liantly lighted  saloon.  Their  conversa­
tion  was  desultory and  quiet:  touching 
on  the  weather,  the  condition of  trade, 
and  other  common  topics  for filling up 
time  without any serious  strain  on  the 
brain,  when,  in  reply to a remark  per­
taining to the  subject,  one of  the  trio,  a 
gentleman  named King,  said,  rather em­
phatically :

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“I  don’t  believe  that  for  a moment! 
There are hundreds  of  saloon  men  w ho 
don’t  want  the  custom  of  the  chronic 
bummer  element,  and  wrho  take  every 
possible  occasion  to  let  it  be  know n ! 
And  right  here’s a chance  to  prove  it ! 
There’s  Billy McKeefe,  with his  regular 
busy  night  grin,  behind  the  bar,  and 
there’s  an  unmistakable  ‘bum’  tacking 
toward the tempting array of ‘wet goods.’ 
Now, I’ll bet you the cigars for the party 
that,  money or no  money, he don’t  get a 
nip of  Billy without  some outside  inter­
ference.”

“All  right!”  said  Mr.  Briggs,  the 

doubter.

The  semi-vagabond  was  by this  time 
anchored  before the bar.  He was a man 
approaching  middle  age,  and  still  re­
tained  some  faint  traces  of  having,  at 
some former  period, been  the  possessor 
of  a high  grade  of  intelligence:  of  hav­
ing known the ways  and  manners of  re­
spectable  society,  and  of  having  had 
reasonable  access  to  the  comforts  and 
conveniences of  life.  He had passed far 
beyond  the  “shabby  genteel”  period, 
but  was evidently striving,  painfully,  to 
impress  upon  the  observer  that he w as 
still entitled to rank  some degrees above 
the professional  tramp,  but  his  decline 
and  fall  were accounted for at a glance, 
it needed but one  look at the watery and 
bloodshot  eye,  the  purple  and  pimply 
nose,  the  trembling  lips,  and  the  ever- 
busy  tongue,  to  see  that  his  sole  re­
maining pleasure and  enjoyment was de­
rived  from  the effect of  alcoholic  stim­
ulus.

He carefully counted  out  ten  pennies 
on the marble,  and,  shoving them across, 
called for some  whisky.  The proprietor 
looked at him a moment,  and  then,  pass­
ing the coppers back,  remarked :

“See  here,  my  friend,  I  don’t  want 
your money;  better keep it for something 
you  need  worse;  or,  if  you’re bound to 
put it in  ‘budge,’  you’ll have to try some 
other place!”

“I  understand  and  appreciate  your 
motives!”  said  the  applicant,  without 
any anger,  “but I w'ant  the  liquor  more 
than  anything else  just now. 
I haven’t 
a person  in  the  world  dependent  upon 
me,  and  I’m  never  noisy.  Better  pull 
back the money!”

King,  who  with  his  two  friends had 
been  watching the  conversation closely, 
got up and said:

“I’m  going  to  help  the  fellow  to  a 
drink,  boys,  and, what’s more, I’m going 
to  invite  him  here  to  drink i t !  Come 
along,  Briggs,  and  get  your  cigars,  and 
bring an extra one for the gentleman who 
will  honor us with  his  company !  The 
man’s worth investigating, but he’s badly 
in need of  a little stimulus.”

In a few moments the man  was  seated 
with his three new  acquaintances.  Not­
withstanding the anxious  look he cast at 
his  liquor,  however,  he  refrained  from 
touching it until  his  companions had re­
sumed  the  consumption  of  their  beer, 
when  he  turned  it  down at a dose  and 
drew  a  long  sigh  of  relief.  Then  ac­
cepting a cigar,  with  a  polite  bow,  he 
leaned back  in  his  chair  with an air of 
profound enjoyment.

King led the conversation  along  until 
he got  the  dilapidated  man  to  talking, 
which  he  did,  fluently,  intelligently and 
in a way that showed former educational 
advantages.  Finally he  was  brought to 
making himself  the  subject of  his  talk, 
and when,  among other remarks,  he hap­
pened  to  assert  that  the  law'-making 
powers of  the  country appeared  to have 
a personal  spite  against  him,  and  were

mainly  responsible  for  his 
financial 
status,  he  was  fortified  with  another 
“nip”  and invited to explain  his reasons 
for the rather singular charge.

“I served three years in the army, dur­
ing the war,”  he began,  “without  being 
•off duty a  day  or  suffering  from wound 
or sickness.  So you see I can’t  work  up 
any pension scheme to offset Uncle Sam’s 
numerous drafts on me.  Some time after 
j  the  close  of  the  war I w as induced  by 
j the favorable representations of  a friend 
! to go up North  and  engage  in  the  dis- 
! tilleration of oils of  cedar,  hemlock,  sas­
safras,  etc.,  and  soon  had a lively  and 
| well-paying trade  established;  but about 
a year after I opened  up,  I was  arrested 
by a deputy United States marshal, taken 
several hundred miles  and arraigned be- 
i fore  the  court  for  running  four  stills 
j without registering them at  the  revenue 
j  office.  After a couple of postponements, 
j  I was  let  off  with  a  nominal  fine  and 
costs,  which, together with my attorney’s 
j  fees,  about used up my year’s  profits.

“Shortly  after this, I sold out my plant, 
j  and, wrhile  waiting  for  some  favorable 
opening to present  itself,  w as induced to 
accept the administratorship of the large 
estate  of  a deceased  relative,  and  just 
about  the  time I supposed 1 had  every­
thing  ready  for a full  settlement, I was 
called  before the United States Court  to 
show  cause  why I hadn’t  made  sundry 
returns to the government,  as  was  then 
required by the revenue laws.  This mat­
ter cost me several  hundred, and the pro­
bate judge wouldn’t allow' me a cent, say­
ing that the heirs were not  to  blame  for 
my ignorance.

“About  this  time  I  bought a tract of 
land,  adjoining the  corporation line of  a 
new and red-hot  towrn,  w here  the  local 
taxation was simply  ruinous. 
I  antici­
pated a nice little speculation  in  selling 
to people  who  wanted  to escape the ex­
cessive  assessments  of 
the  city,  but, 
before I had got my property fairly plat­
ted,  the legislature put me inside  of  the 
city limits,  and,  instead of gaining nicely 
by  the  transaction,  1  found  myself  a 
heavy looser.

In 187-, I went into  trade w'ith a stock 
of  drugs,  groceries  and  sundries,  and 
opened up a paying business at once,  but 
my unfortunate habit  of  ignorantly vio­
lating some petty technicality of the rev­
enue laws, or falling into some legislative 
spider web, still continued.  Forinstauce, 
it  cost  me  over  $100  to  find out that I 
couldn’t  do  business  under  my  prede­
cessor’s  revenue  license,  and  as  much 
more to  learn  that  omitting  to  erase  a 
revenue stamp was  an  extremely expen­
sive luxury.  When  the  law making the 
affixing of stamps to all tobacco packages 
went into effect, I got bled some fifty dol­
lars for selling unstamped goods, and one 
year my  remittance  for  tax  stamp mis­
carried and I had to pay  an  advance  of 
fifty per cent.;  and to cap  the  climax  of 
these and sundry other matters of  a  like 
nature,  1 bought a small,  bankrupt stock 
of liquor,  and as  it  was  proven that the 
seller had no authority to  sell the goods, 
from the government, he  was  fined  and 
imprisoned and my  purchase wras confis­
cated.

“I had intended, gentlemen, to relate a 
number of  instances  wherein  the  State 
Legislature contributed  liberally toward 
my gradual  financial  extinction,  but,  as 
it is getting late, I will take,  if  you  will 
kindly  permit,  a  glass  of  gin,  a  usual 
custom of mine before retiring.

“Having,”  said  the  shabby man,  “got 
dowrn to an extremely  low'  ebb in money 
matters, I found  what I considered to be 
a  golden  opportunity  for  recuperation. 
Under  a  certain  contingency,  I  had  a 
bona  fide  opportunity  to  marry a fifty- 
year-old widow' lady,  fifty  acres  of  sub­
urban village property, a handsome house 
nicely  furnished,  and  $25,000  in  notes 
and mortgages.  And all this on the con­
dition that I should get my name changed 
by the legislature  to  that  of  my  inam- 
orita’s  former  matrimonial  partner.  I 
had supposed this to be one of the easiest 
things imaginable, but, to my horror and 
indignation,  my bill  was  reported  back 
adversely,  and,  probably  for  want  of  a 
little timely  ‘boodle,’  hardly  received  a 
complimentary* vote in the House.

“I worked every scheme to get the mat­
ter revived,  but without avail.  I tried to 
persuade  the  widow* to give me a couple 
of years  more,  or  to  let me assume the 
name on my  ow*n responsibility,  but  she 
refused me a ray of  hope  or  encourage­
ment,  and  from  that  time,  gentlemen, I 
have  slowly*  but  surely  sunk  into  the 
pitiable object  you  see  before  you, the 
victim of a heartless,  soulless, despicable 
and  ignorant 
legislature.  Yes!  many 
thanks!  I will exceed my limits, for once, 
in  honor  to  such  pleasant  company. 
Brandy  and  sugar,  if  you  please,  bar­
tender!”

A  Wonderful  Furnace.

A furnace  has  been  constructed  by a 
Philadelphia  inventor,  which he claims 
will  secure  the  perfect  combustion  of 
coal,  and  thus  avoid the  great loss and 
waste of  fuel  which  the  best  methods 
hitherto employed have involved.  A fire 
is  so  arranged,  in  a  common  cylinder 
stove,  that two different  currents  of  air 
of  different  temperature  pass  through 
separate parts  of  the gratK  A  partial 
vacuum is created  in  the  center  of  the 
grate,  and a  cyclone in the drum  of  the 
stove, thus producing perfect combustion 
In fif-
all over the surface  of  the coal. 

FADED/LIGHT  TEXT

teen  seconds  from  the  lighting  of  the 
stove the drum is  red  hot.  A few more 
seconds  and a rapid  vibration  occurs in 
the drum,  and  then  the  cyclone  in  the 
stove  is  raging  in full force;  the  drum 
loses its heat,  and  it  is  discovered  that 
the air is being drawn dow*n the chimney. 
It  is  stated  that,  within  four  minutes 
from  the  time  of 
lighting,  cast  iron, 
spiegel and manganese ore can be melted, 
and yet the temperature of  the room can 
be kept at a moderate temperature.  The 
inventor further claims that the combus­
tion is so  slow  and  so  complete  that a 
fifty-pound  charge  of  coal  will 
last 
twenty-four hours.

Probably  not  every  one  knows  how 
I many different ways there are  of  chang- 
j  ing a quarter  of  a dollar.  According to 
a Philadelphia paper  there  are 215 way s 
of changing that piece  of  money.  The 
pieces  used are the 20-ceut piece,  10-cent 
| piece,  5-cent piece,  3-cent  piece,  2-cent 
piece and the 1-cent piece.  To make all 
the changes without  using the same coin 
twice would require 1,233  1-ceut  pieces,
I 614  tw'os,  378  threes,  184  fives,  59 tens 
i  and nine twenties,  making  2.584  pieces 
worth $53.75.

It is  estimated  that  the  steam power 
i now utilized is equivalent  to  the  entire 
hand power  of  the  world’s  population. 
The  amount  is  estimated  at  46,000,000 
horse power.  This country has the iarg- 
I  est amount,  that is,  7,500,000,  and  Eng­
land follow's with 7,000,000, Germany has 
4,000,000,  France 3,000,000,  and  Austro- 
Hungary  1,500,000.
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Aprons, W ide Cotton  Ducks, etc.  Send fo r  Illu strated  
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in Draft and Most Rapid Grinder 

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C r o c k e r y   & G la s s w a r e

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

lamp chimneys.—Per box.

6 doz. in box.

Pearl top.

First quality.
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No. 0 Sun......................................................... 1  90
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No. 1  “ 
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No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................2 58
No. 1  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
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No. 2 
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Butter Crocks, per gal.................................   0654
Jugs, Vi gal., per doz.....................................  65
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.................................... 1  80
Milk Pans, 54 gal., per doz.  (glazed 66c)__   60
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Mason’s, pints.................................................... 110 50
quarts.................................................   11 00
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sizes, for fire protection.

OiJr Prices arc Rock Bottom

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

AGENTS  FOR  STEWART’S  BEADY  ROOFING,  DEAFENING  FELT  AND 

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Jobbers  of

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its  freckled  windows, 

g r o c e r i e s .

t h e   s ix t h   s u c c e s s .
[ c o n t i n u e d   f r o m   f o u r t h   p a g e .]

Albert  C.  Antrim,  who  was  the  first 
man  to  carry  a  gripsack out  of  Grand 
Rapids,  related  some of  his  experiences 
as  “The  Pioneer  Traveler,” as  follows:
Many years ago  1  packed  a  grip.  It 
was  not  a  $15  aligator  skin,  with  soft 
handles,  silver plated  corners and a door 
plate  on the  side  on  which  to  engrave 
your  name.  It  was  of  oil  cloth,  about 
one  and  one-half  yards  square,  and  in 
the absence of an embossed leather shawl 
strap,  I used a strong cord to grip it.
In that I carried  cigars  made by Mohl. 
Not  cast  in  moulds  as  they are  at  the 
present  time.  Understand,  they  were 
hand  made  by  Edward  Mohl,  Sr.,  of 
Grand  Rapids,  about  twenty-nine  years 
ago.  He  was  the  first  cigar  maker  in 
Grand Rapids.
Besides  carrying  cigars,  I  carried  an ; 
immense amount of wall eyed importance j 
and a chunk of  expectation as  large as a 
Kansas  straw  stack. 
I  also  carried  a 
veneered  cheek,  which  usually  charac­
terizes  the  young  man on  his first  trip 
out. 
I  started out with  enough of  that 
class  of  make  up  to  convulse  a  great 
commercial center.
For  my first  customer I  picked what I 
supposed  would  be  a  soft  snap  and 
opened  up  my  goods.  He  asked  me 
strange  questions;  spoke  of  Sumatra, 
Javas,  Rio Janero,  Hong  Kong and  even 
Kalamazoo,  and  poured  out  such a vol- 
umn of cigar box English that I was lead 
to  believe  he  had  a  full  furniture  car 
load  of  experience  and  information  to 
give  away. 
I  forgot  the  little piece  I 
had learned by heart.

The  English  surpass  us  only  slightly 
in  the  body  of  their  goods;  but  why 
shouldn’t they?  They have  potted since 
before  the  flood,  and  only  in  the  last 
century  did  they succeed  in  making  a 
body  that  was  durable  and  would  not 
croze.  Now there  are but  two or  three 
makers whose  goods  can  be  thoroughly 
relied upon in this particular,  prominent 
among  whom  are  Johnson  Bros.,  who 
have  the  most  dash and  have the  most 
modern ideas  of  any of the English pot­
hers.
The  English  have  almost  potted  for 
centuries,  whereas  we  have  potted  for 
years,  and  to-day we  are  pushing  them 
to  their  utmost.  We  have  some  little 
difficulties  to overcome  which, when ac­
complished,  will  enable  us  to  lead  the 
world.  The  best  shapes  the  English 
market  affords  to-day are  of  American 
origin. 
.,
The  French will  long  continue to lead 
the world in their  delightful  shapes and 
happy combinations of soft and beautiful 
colors.
The Germans  do not  seem  to  keep  in 
the  swim,  except  in cheap  goods,  which 
no one cares to purloin from them.  Their 
works  of  art,  such  as  Dresden,  Berlin 
and Vienna,  are the  same as before,  and 
no apparent progress is made.
I  am  happy to be  able to  say that  we 
are  indebted to our  American sisters  for 
some beautiful decorations.  Should they 
progress as fast  in the  next ten  years as 
they  have  the  last  five,  our  French 
brothers and sisters will  be compelled to 
quicken their  pace,  if  they  would main­
tain the lead.
Our business is undoubtedly one with a 
great  future.  Our  people  are  daily be­
coming  educated  to  the  use  of  better 
wares  and  we  should  be proud  of  the 
fact  that we have  made an industry that 
will supply work for thousands of skilled 
hands and thus  keep the wolf from their 
doors.

of 
the  musical 
voice  of  Clara,  the  bright  girl  who  is 
monarch  of  the little coop,  dignified by 
the name of dining room, as she warbles, 
“We  have  beef in four  ways,  rare  and 
well done,  tender  and  tough;  tea,  coffee 
or iced  tea.”  These  are  reminiscences 
never  to be forgotten  by the  boys—and 
never  would be forgiven by their  wives, 
if  the interest taken  in female  attaches 
of  taverns  could  be  more  thoroughly 
understood.  These  are  a  few  of  the 
pleasant memories.
The  unhappy  side  presents  another 
set  of  problems, more difficult  to  solve 
than  it  was for  Steve  Sears  to  do  his 
celebrated advertising double-trapeze act 
from  Morris’  balloon  on  the  glorious 
Fourth.  How  many  of  you  who  have 
been on the  road for a number  of  years 
have forgotten  the  soup  joint  we  used 
to stop at.  Let us commence at the cor­
ner,  known as the office,  with  its dirty, 
tobacco-stained  floors; 
its  cob-webbed 
walls; 
through 
which the blessed sun never  shone;  that 
dismal failure,  dubbed  »the  wash  room, 
with its old milk crock to wash in; stink­
ing  water  from  a  tarred  roof,  dipped 
from an old  tobacco  pail  with  an  anti­
quated tomato can;  a can of  soft soap,  a 
towel made  of  sea  grass;  with old  har­
ness,  horse  blankets  and  robes  spread 
out to dry;  two or  three dogs to soak up 
the heat  of  a  green  wood  fire;  half  a 
dozen croakers feeding  you  rank  chest­
nuts about ’49,  ’76 and what  they  knew 
about the  last  war;  and  the  register— 
the  dear  old  register — whose  smutty 
pages are so eagerly scanned to  see  who 
has been there first—and here  you  have 
a picture of the first chapter of a country 
tavern.  If you think I have exaggerated 
the picture,  ask  Charley Robinson,  John 
McIntyre  Joe  Reed,  or  the  venerable 
peddler, Jennings,  who has had more ex­
perience than any of us.
We  now come to the  culinary  depart­
ment,  with  its  important  adjunct,  the 
dining  room.  We  are not  supposed  to 
know  anything  about  the  complicated 
machinery  run by the cook, but the hash 
room,  with its tables  covered  with  oil­
cloth,  iron handled knives and forks;  its 
sour  milk and leathery pancakes;  tough 
beefsteak;  wooly mutton; stinking mack­
erel;  old  back  number  chickens;  pork 
and liver, with a dash of  molasses gravy 
and coffee spread  around  on  the  cloth 
with  flies,  flies,  beautiful  flies,  every 
where.  The  little  nine  year  old  girl 
rattles off the  bill  of  fare,  “Beefsteak 
porksteak and Clam Lake fritters.”  Of 
course,  you order fritters, and, of course, 
she will say,  “The fritters are  all  out.” 
Everything is out.  You go out and won­
der when the time is coming  for  you  to 
become  a  member  of  the  firm.  The 
woman of the house watches you through 
a crack in the kitchen door.  She makes 
fun at your bald head, whiskers, necktie, 
your  height,  color  and  thickness,  and 
wonders if you are  married.
It is now  bed  time.  With a desperate 
feeling,  and a blood-curdling,  Sullivan- | 
Kilrain - Richard - K. - Fox-catch-as-catch- 
cau smile,  you meekly follow  mine  host 
to  the  regions  above.  You  undress in 
the  hall  and  slip in sideways;  the room 
isn’t big enough to turn  around in;  once 
in,  you  take  an  inventory.  Can I ever 
forget the corn husk mattress, whose sur­
face has so many times made such a deep 
impression  in  my nice,  plump,  fat  anat­
omy that I have often taken the lines for 
j  the  map  of  Ireland ?  the  dirty  sheets ?
| the pillows  you  pull  out of  your ears in 
the  morning  with  a  corkscrew ?  You 
hang  your clothes  on  the  floor, covered 
with a 12K cent  hemp carpet.  There is 
I no  lock  on  the  door  and  you  set  your 
' boot against it.  You  wash  in  water so 
thick  a fish  couldn’t  swim  in  it.  You 
{look  at  yourself  in  a  35  cent  looking- 
glass,  hung  up  sideways.  You  roast, 
He paralized me.
you freeze,  you fight  bed  bugs, fleas and 
I was  rattled and  finally confessed  it 
mosquitoes.  You  come  down 
in  the 
was my first day out and that he  was the 
morning  and  pay *,.$2  a  day  and,  with 
first  man I had offered  the goods to. 
In 
murder in  your  heart,  you  wonder if  it 
a  kind,  fatherly  way he  took me  under 
would be as hard to lick that  landlord as 
his  wing and  taught  me  more  in a few 
it is John L.  Sullivan.
hours  than I would  have  learned in two 
Thanks to a kind  Providence,  and  the 
weeks  on the  road.  Now,  a word of  ad­
spirit  of  progression,  these  things  are 
vice to  the  young  (and  the old  can take 
possible to stop  where 
it  as well,  as  it  is  gratis)  who contem- j changed,  and it i 
given way to the 
plate  taking  a  line  they are  not  posted | the country tavern  ha 
commodious  hotel;  and  when  we  com­
on:  Go  to some old  dealer and  seek  in­
formation  and  if  he  fails  you,  read 
pare  the  picture  we  have  drawn  with 
friend  Barney’s  famous  Occidental,  the 
Stowe’s  Maxims.  They  are  cold  facts 
house  we  all  enjoy  so  much,  with  its 
and will keep without embalming.
army of  neat,  intelligent,  kind, obliging 
Mr.  Toastmaster, permit me to digress.
and attentive girls,  it is a departure from
Before  me are  many familiar  faces  and
some of  them  have  pulled in the  drum-  the past we all  appreciate; and I am sure 
mer’s  harness  twenty years.  I  am glad  I echo the sentiments of  you  all  when I
to see  them so well  preserved  and  sup­
pose  their good  habits  account for  it— 
first,  the  Majestic  J.  H.  McIntyre;  our 
urbane President, Max.  Mills;  handsome 
Geo.  Seymour;  crazy  Jas.  Bradford ; 
happy  Geo.  Owen;  A. B.  Cole, the  rust- j which  The 
ler;  and the  drummer’s  friend,  Stowe of  nexj. weeji> 
T h e  T r a d esm a n;  also  many  others  I 
would like to mention, but time flies and 
to  close,  I  wish  to impress  this fact  on 
your minds—from  this  date  to the  last 
day of  December, Alabastine will  be  40 
per  cent., 60  days, 2  per  cent.,  cash  10 
days.
The quartette from  the Schubert  Club 
then  rendered  an  excellent  selection, 
when W.  H.  Herrick  responded to  “The 
Dining Room Girl,”  D. G. Crotty to “The 
Sawdust  City”  and  Geo.  H.  Escott  to 
“Flour  and  Feed.”  All the responses 
were  happy  and  well  received.  Hi.
Robinson, c in  excellent  voice,  paid  his 
respects to  “The  Country  Tavern,”  as 
follows:
To me has  been  assigned  the  happy, 
as well as the unhappy, task of  respond­
ing to the toast,  “The  Country Tavern.”
I  say  happy,  because  the  thought  of 
making  this  response  has  carried  me 
back  to  scenes  and occurrences  nearly 
forgotten in my busy life as a commercial 
traveler  that  are peculiarly pleasant,  in 
which  the  country  tavern  cuts  an  im­
portant figure.  After finishing  a  long, 
hard  day’s  work,  with  its  long  drives 
after  mustang  ponies;  slow 
freight 
trains;  and the  usual  category of  mud, 
dust, cold, heat,  rain,  hail,  snow,  slush; 
cranky customers with short cashaccounts 
and long wind—after all these have been 
met, seen and conquered, with tired legs, 
tongue and nerve all gone,  we turn to the 
country  tavern — our  home — the  one 
green  spot in our  desert life.  We know 
we are welcome, same being stimulated by 
the vision of  $1.50 in the morning  with­
out any rebates  or  cash  discounts;  but 
we sigh for the kindly smile of  the good 
woman  who presides over  the  destinies

After  another  selection  by  the  quar­
tette,  Thos. Macleod presented the claims 
of  the  Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’ 
Association; A.  B.  Cole depicted the woes 
of  “The  Kicker;”  John  McIntyre  pre­
sented  what  he  pleased  to call an alle­
gory  in 
lieu  of  an  address  on  “The 
Wag” :
Perhaps I can better illustrate his wag- 
lets  by  relating a short allegory.  There 
lived in the  eastern  part of  this  State a 
good  old  farmer  who  had  three  sons, 
L.  Max, Adolphus B.  and  George F.—all 
nice  boys.  One  day,  when  in  Detroit, 
the old gentleman met  an  old  acquaint­
ance who  asked  after the welfare of  the 
boys.  “Well,”  said  the  father,  “the 
oldest  one is L.  Max.  He is doing  mid­
dlin’  well,  considerin’.  He  is  a  Free 
Methodist preacher and  manages to  jest 
about eat up his wages.  I notice that his 
knees  and  elbows  get pretty shiney be­
fore he can scrape enough together to get 
a new  suit.  Guess  if  it was not for do­
nations, he would  have  tough  sledding. 
The  second  one,  Adolphus  B.,  has  a 
store down to the  corners.  He has a tip 
top trade,  but  the  profits  are  so  small 
that  he  doesn’t  seem to get ahead  any. 
To tell  you  the  truth,  he is dura glad to 
have mother and I send down a bushel of 
potatoes and a loaf  of  home-made brown 
bread once in a while.  But the  youngest 
one,  George F.,  that little  sawed-off, red­
headed  wag,  went  down to Detroit  and 
hired out to a wholesale store where they 
sell overalls,  galluses,  shirts  and  such 
truck,  and is doing bully, better than any 
on ’em—in fact, has  money out  at inter 
est,  an’  you  can  bet  he  lives  high,  has 
pie, cake and sass on his  table every day 
in the  year.”

Len. Remington  then  came  in for his 
share of  applause by a  rendition  of  the 
poem,  “The  Drummer  to  His  Grip,” 
T r a d e s m a n   will  reprint

say,  Vive la  Occidental 

Apples—Green, $3 per bbl.
Apricots—California, $1.50 per crate. 
Beans—Dry  stock  is  scarce,  but 

_
is 
Jobbers pay $1.75 per bu 

there 

scarcely any demand. 
and hold at $2©$2.25 per bu.

25c.

Beets—35c per doz.
Blackberries—$3 per bu.
Butter—Dairy  stock is a drug  m  the  market, 
those not having facilities  for handling the sta­
ple  begging  for  opportunities  to  store  their 
stocks.  Cold  storage  operators  are finding no 
difficulty  in  getting  all  they  want  at  10@lle, 
while creamery is in  plentiful supply at I5@l6c.
Cabbages—Southern  Illinois stock is in plenti­
ful supply at $1.75 per crate.
Cheese—Lenawee and Allegan county  makers 
bill  their  stock  at  8c,  while  jobbers  hold  at 
844@9e.

at 3@344c and evaporated at 544@®c per lb.

Cherries—$2 per bu.
Cider—10c per gal. 
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
Cucumbers—40c per doz. 
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Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried 
Eggs—Jobbers pay 12c and hold at 13c.
Field  Seeds—Clover,  mammoth, $5.  per  bu.; 
medium, $4.85.  Timothy,  $1.85 per  bu 
Gooseberries—$1 per crate of  16 qts.
Green  Beans—String, $1.50 per bu.;  wax, $1.i5 
Green Onions—12@15c per doz. bunches.
Honey—In small demand.  Clean  comb  com­
Onions—Southern, $2.50 per bbl.
Peas—Green, 50c per bu.
Pieplant— 44c per lb.
Pop Corn—244c per lb.
Pears—California, $2.50 per  crate.
Potatoes—New  Southern  stock,  40@45c per bu. 
Radishes—10@12c per doz. bunches. 
Raspberries—$1 per 16-qt. crate.
Tomatoes—90caper 30-lb. crate.
Whortleberries—$3.50  per  bu.,  but  declining 

mands I5@16c per lb.

per bu. 

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daily.

PROVISIONS

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

“5

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

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new...................................................... 
Short cut Morgan...........................................
13
Extra clear pig, short cut...................
13 50 
Extra clear,  heavy..............................
13 50 
Clear, fat back.....................................
13 75 
Boston clear, short cut........................
13 75
Clear back, short cut........ -................
Standard clear, short cut, best.....................  »   *®
s m o k e d   meats—Canvassed or Plain.
.....................11
[................ 12
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picnic....................................................
best boneless.........................................
boneless........................................

Shoulders......................................................... A*
.10
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................
Dried Beef, extra................................
ham prices......................
Long Clears, heavy..............................
Briskets,  medium................................
lig h t...................................
l a r d — Kettle Rendered.

Hams, average 20 lbs........
16 lbs.........
12 to 14 lbs.

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644

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l a r d — Refined.

Tierces.............................................. •'..............
Tubs...................................................................
501b.  Tins.........................................................
Tierces...........................  
30 and 50 lb. Tubs............................................
3 lb. Pails, 20 iD a  case....................................
5 lb. Pails, 12in a case..................... 
•/*
 
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case......................................   E*
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case......................................  *
50 lb. Cans.........................................................   b/8
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................   7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................  7 ou
Plate................................................................. ...
Extra Plate......................................................  i  ¿5
Boneless, rump butts......................................   auu

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

6,/*

 

s a u s a g e — Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage.....................................................  £
Ham Sausage....................................................
;  Tongue Sausage................................................  “
I  Frankfort  Sausage...........................................  °
|  Bioo'i Sausage...................................................  "J*
i  Bolugna, straight..............................................  "g
;  Bologna,  thick..................................... 
“J*
j  Head Cheese......................................................   5/2
In half barrels........................................................” J®
In quarter barrels..............................
In half  barrels...................................
In quarter barrels..............................
In kits.................................................

P i g s ’  f e e t .

T R IP E .

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FRESH  MEATS. 

Swift and Company quote as follows
“ 
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Beef, carcass.................
hindquarters......
.......
fore 
Hogs................................
Pork loins......................
shoulders..............
Bologna......................
Sausage, blood  or head.
liver.................
Frankfort........
M utton..........................

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OYSTERS  and FISH.

F R E S H   F IS H .

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
Whitefisb.................................................
smoked....................................
Trout.......................................................
Halibut....................................................
Frogs’ legs,  per doz...............................

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5  @  644
6  @ 7 
3>/2@ 4
@ 6 
@ 7 44 
@  6 
@  5 
@ 5 
@  544 
©  8 
614© 7

@  6 
@  74 
@   6 @15 
10@50

CANDIES,  FRUITS  and  NUTS 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

S iauuaiu, mfj aw.  .................................. 
25 
Twist, 
OK 
T 
V/ U t  uucix ,  W/

S T IC K .
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M IX E D .

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2001b.  bbls.............................
Extra, 25 lb.  pails.............................
onn IK  HWb 
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails........  •••
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases........................
Broken, 40 lb. Bask...........................
-In 5 lb. boxes.

200 lb. bbls
F A N C Y

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...............11
^
....... ......................1*
.............. 11
.............. 1044
.............. 12
..............1144
...........   1344

.13
Lemon Drops..
Sour Drops....................................................... J j*
Peppermint Drops.............................................
Chocolate Drops................................................ J®
H. M. Chocolate  Drops.........................................1»
Gum Drops......................................................  ¿¿j J"
Licorice Drops............................................
A. B. Licorice  Drops........................................ "
Lozenges, plain..................................................J"
Imperials........................................................... J®
Mottoes....................................................................
Cream Bar.........................................................."
Molasses Bar................................. ........... . •
Caramels.....................................................16©20
Hand Made  Creams.........................................
Plain Creams.............................. ......................
Decorated Creams............................................
String  Rock...................................................... J®
Burnt Almonds..................................................rr
Wintergreen  Berries........................................ 1»
f a n c y —In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in  pails..................................13
in bbls....................................12
printed, in pails...............................1344
in bbls......................................124413*4
Chocolate Drops, in pails......................
Gum Drops, in pails.........................................   "'■*
in bbls....................................   5
Moss Drops, in pails.........................................11 $
in bbls.....................................1044
Sour Drops, in pails..........................................13
Imperials, in pails............................................1“H
inbbls.....................................1114
Oranges, fancy  Rodi.................................5  50@5  75

F R U IT S .

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

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fancy...................................  ©

Lemons, choice........................................  @5 50
Figs, layers,  new....................................  
Dates, frails, 50 lb ...................................  @  444
44 frails, 50 lb...............-..............  @ 544
Fard, 10-lb. box............................  @
“  50-lb.  “ 
...........................  8  @

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8@1!
“  Bags, 50 1b......................................   @6
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“  Persian, 50-lb.  box.........................  544© 6
Bananas..................................................1  25@2 50
Almonds, Tarragona............................. 1644@17
Ivaea.....................................14  @1444
California............................. 13  @14
Brazils......   ............................................   7  @ 8
Filberts,  Sicily........................................  @1044
Walnuts, Grenoble..................................1144@12
French....................................   @10
Pecans, Texas, H. P ................................  744@12
Cocoanuts, per 100..................................4 2o@4 50
Chestnuts................................................
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Peacocks...................................................  @844
Star..............................................................  @744
Horse...................................................... —   @614

p e a n u t s . 

N U T S.

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Arctic, 44 lb. cans, 6  doz...

44lb. 
441b. 
lib . 
51b. 

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Absolute, 44 lb. cans, 100s..
50s..
50s..
Telfer’s,  44 lb. cans, doz..
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Acme, 44 lb. cans, 3 doz —

44 lb. 
lib . 
bulk.........................

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Red Star, 44 lb. cans,

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44 lb.  “
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AXLE GREASE.

BATH BRICK.

60
Frazer's...............................
1
Aurora.................................
Diamond............................. 1  60
English, 2 doz. in case......  
80
 
Bristol,  2  “ 
75
“ 
American. 2 doz. in case... 
70
bluing. 
Gross
Arctic Liq,  4-oz.................  3 40
44 pt..............  7  00
“ 
1 pt...............  10  00
“ 
8-oz paper bot  7 20
“ 
Pepper  Box  No.  2  3 00
“  4  400
“  5  8 00

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BROOMS.
 

 

 
 

No. 2 Hurl................................  1 70
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet.............................  2 00
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem................................2 60
Common Whisk.................. 
Fancy 
M ill..........................................  3 25
Warehouse........................... 2
Kings 100 lb. cases................... 5 00
“  80 lb. cases.....................4 25

90
.................   1 00

BUCKWHEAT.

“ 

BUTTERINE

 

Dairy, solid  packed........... 
rolls.........................  
Creamery, solid packed—  
rolls.................. 
CANDLES.
“ 

13
14
15
16
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............   1044
944
Star,  40 
 
Paraffine................
Wicking..............................  
25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck.......1  20
lam Chowder, 3 lb— .......2  10
love Oysters, 1 lb. stand—   90
....1  60
“ 
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic............1  50
2 65

2  lb.  “ 
1 lb.  Star................ 2
2 lb. Star................ 3
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.
1 lb.  stand............1
2 lb. 
3 00
3 lb. in Mustard.. .3 00
31b.  soused......... 3  00
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia..  ..2 00
1 lb.  Alaska............1  80
Sardines, domestic  44s 
44s

21b.  “ 
 

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Mustard 44s........  @10
imported  44s ......   1344
spiced,  44s.......... 
10
Trout, 3 lb. brook.............
CANNED GOODS—Fruits.
Apples, gallons, stand.  -----2 S
Blackberries,  stand..........  90
Cherries, red standard.....  90
pitted.....................2 00
Damsons...........................  90
Egg Plums, stand................1  20
Gooseberries........................1  00
Grapes  ...................
Green  Gages....................... 1  10
Peaches, all  yellow, stand.. 1
seconds................. 1  45
P ie.........................100
Pears.................................... 1  30
Pineapples................. 1  40@2 50
Quinces............................... 1  00
Raspberries,  extra..............1  35
red................... 1  60
Strawberries....................... 1  10
Whortleberries................
CANNED VEGETABLE
Asparagus, Oyster Bay...
Beans, Lima,  stand........

...  80 
@1  Ol 
@...  90 
.1  40 
.1  00
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  00
“ 
Early Golden.1  00

“  Green  Limas—
“ 
Strings..............
“  Stringless,  Erie —
“  Lewis’Boston Baked 
Corn, Archer’s Trophy —
“ 
“ 
Peas, French........................ 1
“  extram arrofat...  @1
“  soaked.........................
“  June, stand..................1
“  sifted....................1
“ 
“  French, extra  fine...  .1
Mushrooms, extra fine........ 2
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden........
Succotash,  standard............1
Squash..................................1
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1
-Good Enough— 1
BenHar...............1
stand hr....  @1

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CHEESE.

“ 

CHICORY.

CHEWING GUM.
200  “ 

Michigan Full Cream  844®  ? 
Sap  Sago.....................16  @1
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet..................
Premium............................
Cocoa.................................
Breakfast  Cocoa..............
Broma................................
Rubber, 100 lumps................ 25
.................. 35
Spruce...................................30
Bulk........................................6
Red.................................
coffee—Green.
Rio, fair.......................17  _
“  good..................... 1844@20
“  prime...................  @21
“  fancy,  washed...19  @22
“  golden..................20  @23
Santos.........................-J7  @22
Mexican & Guatemala 19  @23
Peaberry.....................20
@25
Java,  Interior.............20
@29
“  Mandheling— 26
@27
Mocha, genuine..........25  _
|  To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 44c. per lb. for roast 
ing and 15 per cent,  for shrink 
age.

coffees—Package.

100 lbs
Lion......................................2154
“  in cabinets...................2244
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX —  2154 
Thompson’s  Honey  Bee— 2444
Tiger............... 22*4
Nox All...........2344
O  B.................22

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COFFEE EXTRACT.

Valley City.........................
Felix...................................
Cotton.  40 ft..........per doz.

“ 
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“ 
Jute 
“ 

CLOTHES LINES.
50 f t...........
“
60 f t........... 
70 ft........... 
“
“
80 f t........... 
“
60 ft........... 
72 ft-......... 
“
C O N D EN SED  M IL K .
Eagle..............................
Anglo-Swiss...................
Kenosha Butter.............
Seymour 
.............
Butter.............................
“  family...................
“  biscuit.................
Boston.............................
City Soda........................
Soda........... v .................
S. Oyster........................
City Oyster, XXX...........
Picnic.............................
CREAM  T A R T A R .
Strictly  pure.................
Grocers’.........................

C R A C K E R S.
“ 

dried fruits—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried...... 3  @344
evaporated....  5  @ 6
“ 
__ 14  @15
Apricots, 
“ 
5
 
Blackberries “ 
12
 
Nectarines  “ 
12
 
Peaches 
“ 
Plums 
“ 
 
9
Raspberries  “ 
 
20
drum......................   @23
boxes......................  @25
dried fruits—Currants.
Zante. in barrels........  @5

dried fruits—Citron.

DRIED  FRUITS—Peel.

dried fruits—Prunes.

in less quantity  @ 544 
Turkey........................  454@ 444
Bosna..........................  544@ 6
Imperial......................  @
dried fruits—Raisins.
Valencias....................  8  @844
Ondaras......................   9  @954
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia .......................2 35@2 40
London Layers,  for’n.  @ 
Muscatels, California.  @2 00 
Lemon.........................  
Orange........................  
Farina, 100 lb. kegs.............  04
Hominy, per  bbl...................... 4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box —   60
imported.......  @10
Pearl  Barley..............   @ 3
Peas, green..................  @1  30
split.....................  @ 3
Sago,  German.............  @644
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l...  @ 644
"Tieat.  cracked..........  @644
ermicelli,  import—   @10
domestic...  @60

FARINACEOUS GOODS.

13
14

1 25

2 50
7 50

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

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F IS H — SA L T .

Jennings’ D. C. Lemon  Vanills 
2 25
3 25
1 60
4 00
6 00

oz. Panel, doz. 
85 
oz. 
“  1  40 
oz. 
“  2  25 
“  1  00 
3, 
No.  8, 
“  2  75 
O.10, 
“  4  50 
).  4, Taper,  “  1  60 
pt,  Round, “  4  25 
1 90
2 25

Cod, whole.....................  @ 454
boneless.................   7@ 744
H alibut......................... 10@1144
Herring,  round, 44 bbl.. 
gibbed.............. 
2 75
10 00
Holland,  bbls.. 
Holland, kegs..  @  70
Scaled............. 
25
Mack,  sh’s, No. 1, 44  bbl  11  00 
“ 
“  12  lb kit. .1  45
..135
“  10 
“ 
Trout,  44  bbls.............  @4 50
‘‘  10  lb.  kits..................  78
hite,  No. 1, 44 bbls............6 00
“ 
“ 
12 lb. kits.......115
10 lb. kits.......   90
“ 
“ 
“ 
Family,  44 bbls........ 2 35
“ 
kits..............   50

“ 
G U N   P O W D E R .

“ 

K egs............................: 
5 25
Half  kegs..................................2 88

2 50

L A M P W IC K S.

L IC O R IC E .

o. 0..................................... 
o .l..................................... 
o. 2....................................  

30
40
50
Pure......................................   30
alabria................................  25
Sicily.....................................  18
M OLASSES.
Black  Strap.............
Cuba Baking...........
Porto  Rico..............
New Orleans, good..
choice
fancy.
O A TM EAL.
50
Half barrels...... 2 87
Cases........2 15@2  25
Muscatine, Barrels—   @5  50
Half bbls..  @2 87
Cases........2 15@2 25

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

-22@25
.24@35
,25@30
,33@38
.45@48

Muscatine, Barrels  ...

R O L L E D   OATS. 

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SALT

R IC E .

P IP E S .

P IC K L E S .

Michigan  Test....................   9
Water White....................... 10?*
Medium.................................4  00
44 b b l.....................2  50
Small,  bbl.............................5 00
44  bbl..........................3 50
.1  60

Clay, No.  216................
T. D. full count__
Cob, No.  3.....................
Carolina head..............
No. 1..............
No. 2................
No. 3...............
Japan ...........................
Common Fine per bbl..
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks
28 pocket......................
60 
......................
......................
100 
Ashton bu. bags..........
..........
Higgins  “ 
“ 
Warsaw “ 
..........
" 
44 bu  “ 
........
SA L  SODA.
Kegs........... ..................
Granulated,  boxes..............   2
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box......   2 35
Hand, 
.......2 35
Mixed bird...........................  444
Caraway................................ 10
Canary.................................   4
Hemp.....................................  4
Anise.......................................844
Rape.....................................  444
Mustard..................................744
Scotch, in  bladders.............37
Maccaboy, in jars...............35
French Rappee, in Jars...... 43

SA PO LIO .
“ 
S E E D S .

20
1U

3  “ 

S N U F F .

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SA L E R A T U S.

“ 

SY R U P S .

DeLand’s,  pure..................... 5
Church’s, Cap Sheaf...............5
Dwight’s ................................ 5
Taylor’s..................................5
Com, barrels.....................  @25
one-half  barrels__   @27
Pure  Sugar, bbl................ 28@36
“ 
half barrel__ 30@38
X  XXX 
944
944
944
9
9

Ginger Snaps...........
Sugar  Creams..........
Frosted  Creams......
Graham  Crackers...
Gatmeal  Crackers...
SO D A .
Boxes......................
Kegs, English..........
TEAS.

..................54 4
...........4X

SW E E T   GOODS.

.9 
-9 

j a p a n —Regular.
F a ir.............................14
Good........................... 18
Choice..........................24
Choicest.......................30

@16

@34

SU N   C U R E D .

F a ir.................
Good................
Choice..............
Choicest...........

......14  @15
......16 
......24  @28
...... 30  @33

BASKET  FIRED.

IMPERIAL.

GUNPOWDER.

F a ir............................  @20
Choice.............................  @25
Choicest.........................   @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to fair............25  @35
Extra fine to finest__50  @65
Choicest fancy............ 75  @85
Common to  fair........... 20  @35
Superior to fine.............40  @50
Common to fair........... 18  @26
Superior to  fine........... 30  @40-
Common to  fair........... 25  @30
Superior to  fine........... 30  @50
Fine to choicest...........55  @65
F a ir..............................25  @30
Choice...........................30  @35
Best..............................55  @65
Tea  Dust.....................   8  @10

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

YOUNG HYSON.

OOLONG.

TOBACCOS—Plug.

@20 1

S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands.
Nimrod, 4x12 and  2x12............3!>
Reception, 22-5x12,16 oz........ 39
Vivco, 1x6, 444 to  B>................ 32
Big 5 Center, 3x12,  12 oz........ 36
Wheel, 5 to  lb..........................39
Trinket, 3x9, 9  oz................... 25

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

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37
TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPONS.

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

 
10 
............ 20 
VINEGAR.
30 gr...........................
40 gr...........................
50 gr...........................

.  644 
•  844 
.1044

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$1 for barrel.

YEAST.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Fermentum,  Compressed... 
Cocoa Shells,  bulk.............  3K
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails..........  344@4
Sage....................................   15
PAPER &  WOODENWAJRE 

PAPER.

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Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol­

TWINES.

“  Light  Weight...............2

lows:
Straw ..................................... 165
Sugar..................................... 185
Rag  Sugar.............................244
Hardware.............................. 244
Bakers....................................244
Dry  Goods............................. 5
Jute  Manilla..........................8
Red  Express  No. 1..............5
No. 2............. 4
48 Cotton.............................  22
Cotton, No. 2........................ 20
“  3........................ 13
Sea  Island, assorted............40
No. 5 H em p..........................16
No. 8 B..................................17
Wool....................................   73£
Tubs

WOODENWARE.
. NO. 1......................
No. 2...................
No. 3...................
. No. 1, two-hoop..
Path
No. 1,  three-hoop__
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
60
Bowls, 11 inch....................  1  00
......................  1  25
......................2 00
17  “ 
.................   2 75
assorted, 17s and  17s  2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
40
bushel.................  1  60
“  with covers  1  90
5 50
“  No.2  6 00
“ 
“  No.3  7 00
“ 
“  No.l  3 50
“ 
“  No.2  4 25
“  No.3  5 00
% 

“  13  “ 
“  15  “ 
•• 
•• 
“ 
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Baskets, market.................. 

splint 

SO A P.

Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

Queen  Anne.......................3 85
German  Family..................2 40
Mottled  German................ 3 30
Old German........................2 70
U. S. Big  Bargain..........  ... 1  87
Frost, Floater..................... 3 75
Cocoa  Castile  .....................2 88
Cocoa Castile, Fancy..........3 36

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

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spices—Whole.

Happy Family,  75...............2 95
Old Country, 80...................3 30
Una, 100...............................3 65
Bouncer, 100........................3 15
Allspice...............................10
Cassia, China in mats........ 744
Batavia in bund — 11
Saigon in rolls........ 40
Cloves,  Ambovna................ 30
Zanzibar..................23
Mace  Batavia.......................80
Nutmegs, fancy....................80
‘  No.  1.......................75
1  No.  2.......................70
Pepper, Singapore, black — 18
“ 
white.......26
shot........................ 20
“ 
spices—Ground—In Bulk.
Allspice................................ 15
Cassia,  Batavia....................20
and  Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon.................... 42
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 35
“ 
Zanzibar................. 26
Ginger, African................. 1244
“  Cochin.................... 15
Jam aica.......   ....... 18
“ 
Mace  Batavia.......................90
Mustard,  English................ 22
“ 
and Trie..25
“  Trieste.................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ....................80
Pepper, Singapore, black— 21
“ 
“  white........ 30
“  Cayenne..................25
Mystic,  64  pkgs.................4 48
barrels.......................6
@10 
@ 9% 
@10 
©  954 
©   9% 
@  9?4 
@  9?g 
@ 9?4 
® 9 @ 8?£ 
@ 844 
@ 844 
@ 8

Cut  Loaf.....................
Cubes.........................
Powdered...................
Granulated, H. &E.’s..
Franklin..
Lakeside..
Knight’s...
Confectionery  A........
Standard A.  ..............
No. 1, White Extra C..
No. 2 Extra  C.............
No. 3C, golden...........
No. 4 C, dark 
7
No. 5  C........................

STA R C H .

SUGARS.

“ 
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“ 

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12 00

OATS.

RYE.

BARLEY.

HAY.

FLOUR.

WHEAT.

GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS
85
W hite................................ 
Red....................................  
35
Straight, in sacks................  4 60
“ 
“ barrels............   4  80
Patent 
“ sacks................  5 60
“ barrels............   5 80
“ 
Bolted..................................  2 20
Granulated.........................   2 45

MEAL.

MILLSTUFFS.
Bran....................................  11 00
Ships..........................  
Screenings.........................  12 00
Middlings..........................   13 00
Mixed Feed.......................   15 50
Coarse meal.......................   15 50
Small  lots.........................   43
Car 

“  ..........................  3944

CORN.

 

Small  lots.........................   32
“  .........................   30
Car 

N o .l...... ........................... 35@40

NO. 1....................................   1 25
No.2..................................   110

No. 1....................................  12 00
No.2...................................   10 50

HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­

HIDES.

lows:
Green..........................4  @  444
Part  Cured.................   4  @ 444
Full 
.............  444® 5
Dry..............................  5  @  6
Dry  Kips  ...................  5  @ 6
Calfskins,  green........ 3  @ 4
cured........   444@ 5
Deacon skins.............. 10  @20

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44 off for No. 2.

PELTS.

Shearlings...................10  @25
Estimated wool, per lb 20  @28

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow........................  344@ 33£
Grease  butter.............3  @ 5
Switches.....................  2  @244
Ginseng......................2 00@2  50

WOOL.

Washed............................ 25@30
U n washed —  | ................12@22

E.  A.  Stowe  began a response to “The 
Press,”  but cut it short on account of the 
lateness  of  the  hour;  Chas. F.  McLain 
told what he and his friends  knew about 
“The  Ladies,”  and  Leo.  A.  Caro  ex­
pressed  the  sentiments of  the fraternity 
regarding  “The Occidental.”

in 

Three  cheers  were 

then  given  the 
Messrs.  Barney,  when  the  tables  were 
deserted  for  the  dock,  where  the  Van 
Raalte  was  boarded for Interlake  Park, 
where  the  party was  warmly welcomed 
by Manager  Whitney.  After a brief  in- 
pection  of  the  grounds,  dancing  was 
begun 
the  pavilion,  while  Fred 
Shriver and Cass Van Leuven chose sides 
for  a  match  game  in  the  ball  park. 
Darkness  closed  in  on  the  game at the 
end of  the third inning,  when  the  score 
stood 6 to  5 in  favor  of  Shriver’s  nine. 
Dancing  was  continued  until  about  8 
o’clock, whetf the VanRaalte reconveyed 
the party to the  Third  street  dock  and 
the  train  was  boarded  for  home.  The 
return trip was made without  special in­
cident,  Grand  Rapids  being  reached 
about 10 o’clock.

So far as  T h e  T r a d esm a n’s informa­
tion goes, no event of  an unpleasant  na­
ture  occurred to mar the pleasure of  the

occasion, all uniting  in  pronouncing the j 
picnic a most unqualified success.

THE  FINANCIAL  SHOWING.

According  to  custom,  Treasurer  Sey­
mour  renders  a  financial  report  of  the 
picnic,  as follows:

From sale of  tickets........................................ 8185 00
Collection on train........................  

^°7 00

R E C E IP T S .

Total  receipts........................................ $272

D IS B U R S E M E N T S .

Paid for special train  ................................ 8134  25
16 62 
Printing and badges...........................
4 05 
Postage...
.  50 00 
Use of boat—  
.  56 00
Paid for  band.
.$260 92
Total........

R E C A PIT U L A T IO N .

Receipts..........
Disbursements

.$272 00 
.  260 92
Balance on hand...................................8  H  08

The  Grocery  Market.

Raw sugars  sustained a decline  in  the 
European market  last week,  but  reacted 
on  Monday,  so  that no  change  has  oc­
curred  in  the  market  for  refined.  Rio 
coffees have  advanced  from  16 to 17Mc, 
in  fair  cargoes.  Canned  peaches  have 
advanced  20c  per  doz.  Scaled  herring 
are  out of  market  and  are  likely to  be 
very scarce for some time to come.

IniQg F. Clapp,

GROCER.

7   X o c iu r t  S tr e e t.

■ Shipper Of Fruit*.  Batter.  Eggs, and Vegetables, -e-

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WHOLESALE

GROCERS.

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

L a u t e   B ros•  &  C o .’s   S o a p s ,

Niagara  Starch9

A m boy  C h e e s e ,

G R A .N D

mDriig&^ M edicines.

Stale  Board  of  Pharmacy.

One Y ear—O ttm ar Eberbach, A nn Arbor.
Two Y ears—Oeo. McDonald, K alam azoo.
Three Y ears—Stanley E. P ark ill, Owosso.
F o u r  Y ears—Jacob  Jesson,  M uskegon.
F ire  Y ears—Jam es  V em or, D etroit.
P resident—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  V ernor, D etroit.
T reasurer—Geo.  McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Next   Meeting—At L ansing, November 5, 6 and 7.______

M ic h i g a n   S t a te   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   A s s ’n . 

W   T hird V ice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
“

P resident—Geo. G undrum , Ionia.
F irst Vice-President—F. M. A lsdorf, L ansing.
Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles.
  Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
T reasurer—W m  Dupont, Detroit. 
Executive Com m ittee—A. H. Lym an,  M anistee;  A .Bas 
sett,  D etroit; F. J.  W urzburg,  Grand R apids;  W.  A. 
H all, Greenville;  E. T.  W ebb, Jackson.
______________
Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society. 
P resident. J. W. H ayw ard,  Secretary, F ran k  H. Escott. 
“ Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. 
P resident, F. D. Kipp;  S e c r e t a r y ,  A lbert Brower.
D e t r o i t   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   s o c ie t y  

Local Secretary—A. B assett, Detroit. 

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

_

M u s k e g o n   D r u e   C l e r k s ’  A s s o c ia t io n . 
P resident. C. S. Koon;  Secretary, J. W. Hoyt.______

KEPT  NO  REGISTER.

Fate  of  a  Muskegon  Druggist  Who 

Violated the  Law.

From  th e M uskegon News, Ju ly  12.
On  the  opening of  Circuit  Court, yes­
terday morning,  Judge  Dickerman  ren­
dered his  decision,  overruling  the  chal­
lenge  to  the array made by F. W. Cook, 
attorney for  the  defense in the  druggist 
cases.  After Judge Dickerman  had  an­
nounced  his  decision.  Prosecuting  At­
torney McLaughlin  proceeded  to try the 
case of  the  People vs.  Irving  W. Feigh- 
ner,  charged  with  violating  the  liquor 
law.  The first  witness  put on the stand 
was  Harry  J.  Morris,  Deputy  County 
Treasurer,  who  produced  the  druggist 
bond of  I. W.  Feighner,  of  1887,  which 
was  offered in evidence to show that Mr. 
Feighner had been  licensed to sell intox­
icating liquors only as medicine, not as a 
beverage.  Morris  also  testified  that  a 
diligent  search  of  the  records  for  1887 
failed  to  show  that  Mr.  Feighner  had 
taken out any license  authorizing him to 
sell intoxicating  liquors as a beverage.
Walter S. Devereaux, one of the Pinker­
ton detectives who had  been  engaged in 
working up the cases  against  the  drug­
gist,  was  next  called as a witness.  He 
swore that in  July,  1887, he,  in company 
with  another  Pinkerton  detective,  had 
visited the  drug store of  1.  W. Feighner, 
at  North  Muskegon,  and  had  there ob­
tained two  drinks of  whisky  and a half­
pint  of  brandy.  On  cross-examination 
by Attorney Cook, he  stated  that  he, in 
company  with  Detective  Connors,  had 
been  sent  here by Mat  Pinkerton,  chief 
of  the  Pinkerton  detective  agency,  of 
Chicago,  for  the  purpose of  working up 
evidence against the  druggists who were 
engaged  in  illegally selling  liquor.  He 
had been sent to Muskegon in accordance 
with  an  agreement  entered  into by Mr. 
Pinkerton  and  some  Muskegon  saloon- 
ists.  He  had  tasted  of  some  of  the 
liquor  that  he  had  obtained  at  Mr. 
Feighner’s drug store,  and  the  rest  was 
now in his trunk at  the  Occidental.  He 
stated  that  he  is  now  in the employ of 
the  Pinkerton  agency,  engaged  for  the 
purpose of  closing up these cases.  After 
some  further  questions  as to what Dev­
ereaux had been engaged in since he had 
been working  on  these cases,  the prose­
cution rested their  case.
F.  W.  Cook,  for  the  defense,  then 
called  Herman  Yos,  a saloon-keeper,  to 
the stand.  Mr. Yos testified  that he was 
a member of  the Muskegon  Liquor Deal­
ers’  Association,  and one of  the  commit­
tee that had in charge the  matter  of  en­
gaging  detectives to fix the  druggists so 
that  they  would  have  to  stop  selling 
liquor  as a beverage  or  else  take  out a 
license.  August  Luders  was  the  other 
member  of  the  committee.  They  had 
heard of  the work  Pinkerton did, and so 
wrote to him  to  send  men  over  here to 
take charge of  the matter.  The pay was 
to be $8 per man a day,  and, he  thought, 
their  expenses  extra.  It  had  cost  the 
saloon men  something over $200 to work 
up the evidence against the druggists.
Mr.  Feighner  took  the  stand  in  the 
afternoon.  He testified that at  the  time 
Devereaux bought the liquor he supposed 
that  Devereaux  wanted it for medicinal 
purposes.  He had  not the slightest idea 
that  it  was  for any other purpose.  No 
record of  the sale was made,  for the rea­
son that he  was  busy and  it slipped his 
mind.
This  closed  the  testimony for  the de­
fense.  The  case  was  given to the  jury 
It  took  the  jury  about 
at  5  o’clock. 
three  hours to arrive at a decision.  The 
verdict rendered was :  “Guilty,  and  the 
defendant is recommended to  the  mercy 
of  the court.”

The Drug  Market.

Opium  is a trifle  lower.  German qui­
nine  has  declined.  Morphia  is  un­
changed.  Golden seal root is higher.

1 believe that both merchant and sales 
man, to be good  in  their  respective  ca­
pacities,  must  add  to  those  blandish 
ments  the  hard,  cold,  stern  virtue  of 
sincerity.  With sincerity he treats every 
man as  if  he were his own  brother.—J. 
Q. Powers,  formerly with  Wananuiker.

VISITING  BUYERS.

C  H Loomis,  S parta 
J  P Cordes, Alpine 
J   DenHerder&Son, Overisel 
G N Reynolds, Belm ont 
J  K ruisenga, H olland 
Sm ith & Bristol, Ada 
Brookings Lum ber Co,
W R Lawton, B erlin 
Brookings
C E Coburn, Pierson 
O F Conklin & Co.  Conklin 
Spring & Lindley, Bailey 
A M Church. Englishville 
H yder & Dana, D orr 
N F Miller,  Lisbon 
M F Tuck, Greenville 
O M Gee & Co, H olland
Jo h n  DeVries, Jam estow n
W D R eynolds.Coopersville  H Dalmon, Allendale 
B Fisher, Cressey
W ard Bros, H arvard 
F  E Campau. A laska 
M A Side, Kent City
Kingsley & G ardner,L uther S E Bush. Lowell 
Sisson & Livingston, Ada 
T H Condra. Lisbon 
L M W olf, Hudsonville
E C Davis, Lakeview 
W right &  Friend.LkOdessa H M eijering, Jam estow n 
H Van Noord, Jam estow n 
Geo A Sage, R ockford 
Sm allegan & Piekaard,
E E Hew itt.  Rockford 
D Cleland,  Coopersville 
F orest Grove
W alling B ros.Lam ont 
A C B arkley, Crosby 
H Johnson, Shelby 
E H einzelm an,  Logan
W oodard & Polland.Ashlnd Jo h n  D am stra,  Gitchell 
Chas Hitchcock,  Reed C ity Geo J  Stephenson,  Bangor 
L Cook  Baner 
E  S Botsford, D orr 
L  Maier, Fisher Station 
DenHerder & Tanis 
Struik & Bro, F orest Grove 
John G unstra, L am ont 
D W Shattuek, W ayland 
Lam oreaux & Beerm an, 
John Smith, Ada 
G F  Cook,  Grove 
E A F erguson,  Middlevllle
Jo h n  Kamps, Z utphen 
Osborn & Ham m ond,Luther 
M H eyboer *  Bro.  D renthe W  H Hicks, Morley 
E zra Brown, EngUsh-ville
H J  Fisher, H am ilton 
Jo h n  Farrow e,  So Blendon S C Scott. H ow ard City 
A Purchase, So Blendon 
G F Goodrich, Fermville 
Alex Denton, H ow ard  City W E Thorpe,  H art 
F Narregang, Byron C enter S E P arish,  Ith aea 
N O W ard, Stanwood 
D r H B H atch, H a rt
Ell Runnels, C orning 
O B G ranger.  Plainw ell 
J  L Thomas,  Cannonsburg E D urham , Douglas 
M M Brooks, A usterlilz 
E H Foster, Fife L ake 
J   Vanderburg.CbippewaBk
F  J  Pom eroy, Lisbon 
H Brow nyarn, Ashland 
A S Frey, Slocum’s Grove 
Jo h n  GUes A Co, Lowell
£  8 F itch, W ayland

Zeeland
C H W agner, Big Rapids
A C Adams, A shton 
L A Scoville, C larksville 
F rn itp o rt  Maston & H am m ond,
82 s S ? i

N B osnia, F isher
Rogers & Sears, L awton
A W  Fenton, Bailey 
S T Colson. Alaska

V riesland  DeKruif, Boone & Co, 

MIXED  PAINTS.

Mutual  Relation  of  the  Manufacturer, 

Dealer  and  Consumer.*

Whether the quality of the first brands 
of  mixed paints thrown upon the market 
was of  that  particular  grade  of  excel­
lence known as strickly pure,  I  am  un­
able  to  say,  but  judging  from  prices 
asked  and received at the time  of  their 
introduction,  the  originator  could  not 
have been void of  offense toward God or 
man had  he  presumed  to  do  less.  Be 
that  as  it  may,  there  were  soon  found 
upon  the  market a multitudinous  num­
ber of  brands,  all claiming to  be  of  the 
most superior quality,  and  guaranteeing 
the utmost satisfaction in their  use. 
It 
was  not  long,  however,  before  com­
plaints,  loud and deep, began to be heard, 
and,  from the nature  of  the  dissatisfac­
tion expressed, it required  no  expert  to 
locate  the  difficulty  as  resulting  from 
adulteration, 
indiscriminate,  premedi­
tated,  and  with  malice  aforethought, 
with the sole object of  gain as the prime 
incentive.
It  would  seem  that  the  tendency  of 
such wholesale manipulation should have 
been to put  interested  parties  on  their 
guard,  but,  strange  to  say,  even  up  to( 
the  present 
time,  mixed  paints  are 
bought and sold wholly upon  the  repre­
sentations of  the manufacturers or their 
traveling agents, dealers paying the price 
fixed  almost  entirely and  often  utterly 
regardless  of  the  actual composition or 
the  standard  of  measure,  and  relying 
upon the  reputation  established  by the 
experience  or  advice  of  others.  The 
result has been  a  constant  changing  of 
brands handled from  year to  year, often 
ending  in utter  disgust  because  of  re­
peated failure to  secure  a  paint  whose 
reliability  could  be  guaranteed  under 
any and all circumstances.
If the materials entering  into the com­
position  of  good paints was  a  secret  as 
dark  and  mysterious  to  the  ordinary 
mind as the many new and unpronounce­
able products  of  our  modern pharmaco­
poeia,  there  might  be  some  excuse  for 
this  blind following on without  a  ques­
tion to lighten the gloom of our surround­
ings;  but  when  the  plain fact  that  all 
good  paint is made from the well-known 
pigments, lead and zinc,  as a base ground 
in  linseed  oil,  and  shaded  to  suit  the 
taste  with various well-known colors,  it 
is  strange,  I say, that  a  demand  is  not 
made  on  the  manufacturer for  a  state­
ment  regarding  the  materials  entering 
into  the  product  he  has  to  offer,  and 
guaranteeing  the  absence  of  anything 
and everything  not known  to  be  of  es­
tablished value for the purpose intended.
It  might be argued  by some  that  the 
composition  of  their brand is the secret 
of  their business,  and to expose it would 
simply  be  giving  away  their  stock  in 
trade and  educating  others  to  compete 
with them.  In other words,  they would 
have  you regard paints in the light of  a 
valuable prescription or  patent medicine 
containing  some  great  and  newly  dis­
covered  property  known  only to  them- 
elves,  and which,  if  they  can  succeed 
in convincing  the  public  to  be  a  fact, 
ould result,  beyond all doubt,  in large 
profits to the owners of the secret.
This  argument,  however,  carries  no 
eight.  I do  not  mean  by this  to  say 
that we have reached the limit of  know­
ledge or  invention in the paint business. 
There  may  yet be discovered in the  ad- 
ance  of  science and research some new 
product whose  value  shall  exceed  lead 
and zinc as a pigment,  but that  no  such 
discovery has  yet  been  made is evident 
from the fact that all  paint  makers  are 
careful to represent their  best  goods 
composed  of  lead and zinc,  and  if  con­
taining  any  other  material,  they  pru­
dently forget to  mention  that fact,  and 
remain silent as to its superior  virtue in 
combination  with these  well-known and 
highly approved products.
Whenever a new  pigment  superior  to 
lead and zinc is discovered,  there will be 
no  attempt  to  keep  it  secret,  but  its 
praises  will  be  sounded far  and  wide 
and its virtues  extolled,  and even exag 
gerated,  to  a  degree that  will  leave  no 
oom to question  the faith  of  its  advo 
cates.
We find no manufacturer of good paint 
at the  present  time  disposed  to  praise 
any of  the component parts of  his brand 
other than lead and zinc and  oil,  and  it 
reasonable to conclude  that,  so far  a 
the knowledge of  the  manufacturers  i 
concerned  (and I believe their advantage 
for  acquiring  information  on  matters 
concerning the paint business  to  be  su 
perior to any others),  they are agreed on 
the point of value as to the material com 
posing the best paints.
I do not mean to say that a paint  mad« 
entirely from ochres, oxide of  iron,  and i 
other  materials  is  of no value, or  to  be 
classed  among  adulterated  products. 
These paints  have  their  relative  value, 
and when truthfully represented and sold 
for what they are  and  for  their  reason­
able worth are legitimate articles of com­
merce,  and fill their place in the marts of 
trade  as  cheap  paints,  and  have  their 
value only as such.  Many shades, nota­
bly high colors,  can  only be produced by 
the use of color altogether, but whenever 
a base is necessary, nothing  has yet been 
discovered  that  can  take  the  place 
in 
quality, covering capacity, and durability 
accorded  by  general  consent  to strictly 
pure carbonate of  lead and oxide of zinc.
It is therefore a matter of  supreme im­
portance to the dealer  that  the  material 
of  which  any  brand  of  paint  is  made 
should be no  matter  of  doubt,  and a re­
fusal to  impart  this  knowledge  on  the 
part of  the  manufacturer is a confession 
on  his  part  that  its  composition  is of 
cheap material or mere adulterants with­
out value as pigments, or that he is seek­
ing to secure a price for  his  product  not 
justified by the cost of the material used. 
Another point I desire to make,  and  one 
indirectly of  great  importance,  is  this, 
that,  unless the dealer is willing to make 
some  effort  to  uphold  the  standard  of 
quality and  to  encourage  the  manufac 
turer  in  his  endeavors  to  furnish  the 
trade  and  the  consumer  with  goods of 
high  grade  and  strictly  pure  quality 
nothing can  result  but  uncertainty  and 
confusion and consequent  dissatisfaction 
to all parties  concerned. 
It  is just and 
proper that  you  should  know  what you 
are getting  for  your  money,  and  those 
who are willing  to  pay the price of lead 
and zinc for barytes, whiting,  china clay 
silica,  etc.,  or to give an additional  price 
for some high-sounding name supposedly 
giving a quality or durability  not  to  be
»Paper read before  Missouri  P harm aceutical  Associa­
tio n  by W alker Evans.

proven either in theory or  practice,  have 
only  themselves  to  blame,  if,  after sev­
eral years of experiment, they are obliged 
to look further for  that reliability which 
might have been secured at first by simply 
investigating  the  composition  of 
the 
brand,  instead of resting solely upon  the 
representation of others, thus losing time 
in establishing trade, not  to speak of the 
damage resulting to  the  dealer  because 
of the reputation made  by  handling  un­
reliable and  impure  grades.  The  con­
sumer purchasing from you  expects  you 
to know what  you  are  selling  him,  and 
will hold you responsible fully  as  much 
as he will the  manufacturer,  if  you fail 
to post him as to the quality of the goods 
he has confided in you to furnish.

To  meet  a 

If  your  customer  wants goods  of  su 
perior quality, he ought to be able to pro­
cure them,  and it is the office of the dealer 
to assist him to that end. 
It should also 
be the pride of the manufacturer to make 
at least one brand whose purity  and  ex­
cellence should not be  hampered, by mer­
cenary  considerations,  and 
its  quality 
maintained  under  any  and  all  circum­
stances as the highest compliment  to  his 
ability and the best advertisement of  his 
goods.  Unfortunately,  the  number  of 
manufacturers  at  the  present time who 
make a brand of  mixed paints as good as 
their knowledge and ability would permit 
are so limited in  numbers  that  I  verily 
believe they might be counted  on the fin­
gers of one hand.  It is  because  of  this 
condition  of  things that I speak as I do.
You may be led  to  infer,  from my dis­
position to  distrust  any  representations 
whatever made by the  manufacturer  not 
ubstantiated  by  actual proof, that I am 
ungenerous or suspicious  to a degree not 
warranted in  honorable  business  trans­
actions, but it has  been  my  experience, 
and, I doubt  not,  your  own,  that strict 
business  principles  accept  nothing  for 
granted,  and,  while I have as  much  con- 
findence in friendship  in business as any 
one, until that confidence has been estab­
lished by frank and honest  dealing,  gov­
erned by a sense  of  business  honor and 
trict  integrity,  removing  all  doubt  or 
fear of designing  or mean advantage un­
der circumstances favorable for the exer- 
ise of such natures, I should  advise  the 
withholding  of  such  confidence  until a 
more  intimate  business  acquaintance 
would justify a  more  generous  estimate 
of character.  Recent investigations have 
proven conclusively that the  largest  and 
most reputable manufacturers in our line 
have been guilty of the falsest representa­
tions and the most generous adulterations 
of  their  products  under  a  guarantee, 
which,  though  apparently  truthful,  was 
misleading,  and intended to dupe the un­
suspicious,  and all for the sake of  profit, 
irrespective of business honor or business 
friendship.
My remarks have • been  directed  more 
especially  to  the  best  quality.  When 
purchasers  want  cheap  goods  and  buy 
with that understanding,  they cannot ex­
pect  (although,  I  admit,  some  are  un 
reasonable enough to demand  anything), 
and they are not  justified in expecting to 
receive anything more than they pay for, 
They are entitled to that much, however, 
under any circumstances.
legitimate  demand  for 
cheaper  grades, the  only way possible is 
to  keep  one  brand of  undoubted  relia 
bility  in  quality,  and  another  which 
although  offered  at  a  less  price,  is  of 
full value for  the  money demanded  and 
will  satisfy the  consumer  for  the  pur­
pose  intended.  By faithfully represent­
ing  the  quality  and  value  of  each, 
trade  can be established and maintained 
for  years,  and although in the beginning 
competition may seem  hard to evercome, 
yet,  in time,  quality,  like blood, will tell 
and the reputation of the house for keep 
ing first-class goods  will  share  with the 
manufacturer  who  honorably  seeks  to 
make  his  business  not  only a means of 
profit,  but  also  to  establish a name  for 
honest  goods  and a reputation  for  true 
business principles faithfully performed 
which,  after  all,  bears  a  compensation 
even 
in  this  age  of  adulteration  and 
humbug not counted in money value, but 
which,  nevertheless,  results  in  a  re 
muneration  more  highly prized  by true 
manhood  and  honorable  business integ 
rity  than 
the  gathering  of  wealth 
through questionable means of  profit.
I have been reasoning  from a busines 
standpoint as a manufacturer,  appealing 
simply  to  your  business  judgment  to 
lend  your  encouragement to the uphold 
ing of  a standard  of  purity  in  but  one 
simple  product  of  labor,  but,  sirs,  the 
subject of  my remarks  dwindles into in 
significance when I contemplate the evil; 
to  which  this  practice  of  adulteration 
leads  in  the  various  other  products of 
State  and  country.  The  loss  and
damage caused by this kind of  deception 
and  fraud  in  any particular  branch  of 
business  affects  simply 
the  arts  and 
sciences,  materially  speaking,  and  al 
though  it  retards  advancement in these 
chools  of  progress,  it leaves  man  him 
self  physically unimpaired  and  able  to 
cope with  his  fellows in the busy walks 
of  life;  but  when  we  think  of  the  im 
measurable injury that  must result from 
this  base  practice  carried  into effect in 
the manufacture of  the  various  article 
for  human  consumption,  we  stand  ap­
palled at the  increased  possibilities  for 
suffering and the  enhancement of  mean 
for the  destruction of  life.  Has it come 
to  pass  that  honor,  justice  and  truth 
must give way to this insatiate  greed for 
gain;  nay, but must  we  go  further  and 
endanger  the  lives  and  healths  of  the 
dearest  objects  of  our hearts’  affection, 
while  we stand  with  our  hands  folded 
and  our  tongues  silent  in  the  face  of 
these  human  monsters  of  destruction ? 
The  time  has  come  when  to  remain 
passive  and  silent  in  the  face of  such 
impending evil must stamp our  lethargy 
as next  to  criminal in character.  But I 
speak to men of high professional ability 
and  experienced in business  habits  and 
principles.  I speak to  those  who  have 
been  educated  and  cultured  in  the re­
finement of  the  best  society,  and reared 
under the helpful  and  moral  influences 
of  schools  and  churches,  breathing the 
sweet,  pure air of  homes filled  with love 
and  light,  and  dearer  than  the  richest 
jewels  of  the  monarch’s  crown.  I  be­
lieve that to such men a question of such 
momentous  interest  needs  but  the sug­
gestion to call forth the energies of  their 
better natures  and impel them to action. 
It  becomes  no  longer  a  matter of  bus­
iness advantage and  gain,  but a question 
that  calls  for  the protection of  life and 
the preservation of  all that we hold dear 
and sacred.

Arsenical Poisoning

Physicians should never  lose  sight  of 
the  fact  that  in  obscure  cases  simu­
lating  arsenical  poisoning,  there  may 
eally  be  such  poisoning  gotton  from 
wall paper,  printed goods,  labels and the 
like.  An  article  in  the  Medical  Press 
and Circular  calls attention  to  the fact 
that not only is more  than a safe amount 
of  arsenic  frequently  found  in  wall 
papers,  but that it is also found in dress 
stuffs such as cretonnes and muslins.  A 
patient who made a number  of  curtains 
out  of  certain cretonne  was  afflicted  a 
few  days  afterwards  by  boils,  which 
broke out on her arms  and face.  One of 
the  cretonnes  examined  by  a  chemist 
yielded 19%  grains  of  arsenious acid to 
the square  yard.  The  writer appended 
this list  of  articles in which arsenic has 
from time  to  time been found:  Paper, 
fancy and surface,  colored:  In sheets— 
for covering  card-board  boxes, labels of 
all kinds,  advertisement  cards,  playing 
cards,  wrappers  and  cases  for  sweet­
meats,  cosaques,  etc.,  the ornamentation 
of  children’s  toys,  covering  children’s 
and  other  books,  lamp  shades;  paper 
hangings for walls  and  other  purposes, 
artificial  leaves  and flowers,  wax  orna­
ments for Christmas trees and other pur­
poses,  printed or  woven fabrics intended

for use  as garments;  printed  or  woven 
fabrics  intended for  use  as  curtains or 
coverings for furniture,  children’s  toys, 
particularly  inflated  India-rubber  balls 
with dry color  inside,  painted India-rub­
ber dolls, stands and  rockers of  rocking 
horses and the like, glass balls  (hollow), 
distemper color for  decorative purposes, 
oil paint for  decorating  purposes,  litho­
graphic  color  printing,  decorated  tin 
plates,  including  painted labels used by 
butchers  and  others  to  advertise  the 
price  of  provisions,  japaned goods gen­
erally, Venetian and other blinds,  Amer­
ican  or  leather  cloth,  printed 
table 
baizes, 
linoleum, 
carpets,  floor-cloth, 
book-cloth,  and fancy bindings.

W A  I I I  n  

‘T H E   M O S T  R E L I A B L E   F O O D  
For in fa n ts a n d  Invalids.
H i l l  V k ^ iU sed   everywhere,  with  unqualified 
success.  Sot a medicine, but a steam-
cooked  food,  suited  to  the  weakest 
stomach.  Take  no  other.  Sold  by 
| druggists.  In  cans, 35c. and upward. 
WOOLBICH  &  Co. on every labeLf

GE'S
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CXirSBXTG  ROOT.

W e pay th e highest price fo r it.  Address 

T j r n i r   B D n Q   W holesale  D ru g g ists, 
r i l U h .   i J liU lO if  

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Wholesale P rice  Current.

Advanced—Golden Seal Root, Golden Seal  Root  (po.)  Declined—Opium, German Cuinine.

A C ID U M .

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Benzoicum,  German..  80@1  00
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C arbolicum ...................   40© 45
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3®  5
Nltrocum  .......................  40©
Oxalicum  —  • •■...........  13@ *4
Phosphorium  d ll......... 
.  "
Salicylicum ................. 1  40@1  80
Sulphuricum...................  JE®
Tannicum .....................1  40@1  60
Tartaricum .....................  4U® w

AM M ONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg........
18  deg..............
Carbonas  ...................  
Chloridum.....................

3®
ji®

a n i l i n e .

Black............................ 2 

00®2 2j>

fellow .........................2 

50@3 00

b a c c a e .

85®2 00

Cubeae (po. 1  60..........1 
Juniperus........... -.........
Xanthoxylum —

25®  30
©isS
Terabin, Canada  ......   45@  50
Tolutan......................   45@  50

b a l s a m u m .

C O R T E X .

Abies,  Canadian..................  18
Cassiae  ................................ 
lì
Cinchona Flava  ..................  “j
Euonymus  atropurp...........  ¿o
Myrica  Cerifera, po.............
Prunus Virgini....................
Quillaia,  grd........................  J”
Sassafras  ........... .................
Ulmus Po (Ground 12)........  10

“ 
“ 
“ 
14 

24®
33®
11®
13®
14®
16®

e x t b a c t u m . 
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...
p o ..........
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
Is............
Hs..........
14®..........
f e k b u m .
Carbonate Precip........
Citrate and Quinia....
Citrate  S oluble........  ®
Ferrocyanidumsol—   ®
Solut  Chloride...........  ®
Sulphate,  com’l ..........D4®
pure............   @

“ 

15 
@3 50 
*  80 
50 
15 
2 
7

F L O R A .

A rnica........................ 
|4©
Anthem is...................
M atricaria..................  dUl®

F O L IA .

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tm-

...................   18®

Salvia  officinalis,  Us
and  )4s.....................
UraUrsi......................

OU M M I.

10®

“ 
“ 

50®

@1  00 
@  90 
®  80 
65
59

Acacia,  1st  picked....
2d 
....
....
3d 
sifted sorts..
p o ........  • •••• 
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60).
Cape, (po.  20). ..
Socotri, (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, ()4s, 14 }£s.
®
16).—,....................
25®
Ammomae..................
Assafoetida, (po. 30)...
Benzoinum..................  ¿0®
Camphors...................   "5®
Euphorbium  p o ........   «»®
Galbanum...................
Gamboge,  po..............   °o®
Guaiacum, (po. 45) —   ©
Kino,  (po.  25).............  ©
”8
M astic........................ 
Myrrh,  (po  45)...........  @  40
Opu,  (pc. 4  id) ........... 3 20@o
Shellac  ............ 
  §5©  ¿j
bleached........  25®  28
“ 
Tragacanth................   30®
h e r b a —In ounce packages

 

Absinthium..........
Eupatorium.........
Lobelia..................
Majorum..............
Mentha  Piperita..
“  V ir..........
Rue........................
Tanacetum, V ......
Thvmus,  V...........

M A G N ESIA .
Calcined, P at.............
Carbonate,  Pat  ........
Carbonate, K. &  M... 
Carbonate, Jenning5.

55®
20®
20©
35® 36

OLEUM.

Absinthium................ 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae— 7 25@7 50
A n isi............................1  75®1  85
Auranti  Cortex.......... 
50
Bergamii  ...................2 50@3 00
Cajiputi......................   90@1  00
Caryophylli................  ©1  70
C edar..........................  35®  65
Chenopodii............... ^ 
„
Cinnamonii............... 1 20@1  25
Citronella.......................  @
Conium  Mac..............   35®  65
Copaiba......................   90@1  00
Cuhebae...................15 50@16 00
Exechthitos................  90@1  00
Erigeron..................... 1  20@1  30
Gaultheria..................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gossipii,  Sem. gal......   50®  TO
Hedeoma  ...................1  15@1  25
Juniperi......................   50@2 00
Lavendula.................   90@2 00
Limonis.......................1  50@1  80
Mentha Piper...............2 35@2 40
Mentha  Verid............. 2 50@2 60
Morrhuae, gal...............  80@1 00
Myrcia, ounce................  @ 50
O live...........................1  00@2 TO
Picis Liquida, (gal..35)  10®  12
R icini.  .......................1 24@1 32
Rosmarini............. 
75@1 00
Rosae, ounce..............   @6 00
Snccini........................  40®  45
Sabina........................  90@1  00
San tal  ........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras.....................  55®  60
Sinapis, ess, ounce....  @  65
Tiglfi...........................  @1  50
Thym e.....................     40®  50
o p t..................  @  60
Theobromas................  15®  20
BICarb........................  15®  18
Bichromate................  15®  16
Bromide......................   37®  40

POTASSIUM.

“ 

Carb.............................  13©  15
Chlorate,  (po. 18)........  16®  18
Cyanide......................   50®  55
Iodide.........................2 85@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27©  29 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ©  15
Potass  Nitras, opt......  
8©  10
Potass Nitras..............  
7®  9
Prussiate.....................  25®  28
Sulphate  po................  15@  18

R A D IX .

Aconitum...................   20©  25
Althae..........................  25@  30
A nchusa.....................  15®  20
Arum,  po.....................  ®  25
Calamus......................   20@  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......  10®  12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 40).....................  ©  35
Hellebore,  Ala,  po—   15®  20
Inula,  po.....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po..................2 40@2 50
Iris  plox (po. 20@22)..  18®  20
Jalapa,  pr...................   25®  30
Maranta,  U s..............   @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei.............................  75®1  00
cut......................   @1  75
pv........................  75@1  35
Spigelia......................   48©  53
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  ©  20
Serpentaria..................  25®  30
Senega........................  60®  65
" 4 0
”  
Similax, Officinalis,  H  ®
20 
M  ©
12
Scillae, (po. 35)...........   10@
Symplocarpus,  Fœti-
dus,  po.....................  ©  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Zingiber a ...................   10@  15
Zingiber  j ...................   22®  25

-  —   -  ”  

“ 

“ 

“ 

SE M E N .

Anisum,  (po.  20)........  @
Apium  (graveleons)..  10®  12
Bird, Is........................  4®  6
Carui, (po. 18)............. 
8®  12
Cardamon.........................1  00@1 25
Corlandrum................  10®  12
Cannabis Satlva......... 3 )4®  4
Cydonium...................   75@1 00
Chenopodium  ...........  10®  12
Dipterix Odorate.........1  75©1  85
Foeniculum................  ®  16
Foenugreek,  po.......... 
6@  8
L in i.............................4  ® 4)4
Lini, grd,  (labi. 4  )...  454® 454
Lobelia........................  35@  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   354@ 454
R apa........................... 
5©  6
Sinapis,  Altra............. 
8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

S P IR IT U S .
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00®2  50 
D. F. R .....1  75@2 00
 
1  10@1  50
Juniperis  Co. O. T —  1  75@1  75
“ 
........... 1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ........ 1  75®2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli............1  TO@6 50
Vini Oporto.....................1  25@2 00
Vini  Alba........................ 1  25@2 00

SPO N G ES.

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

1  40

SYRUPS.

A ccada................................  58
Zingiber  ..............................  50
Ipecac...................................  60
Ferri  I od..............................   50
Auranti  Cortes.....................  50
Rhei  Arom...........................   50
Similax  Officinalis..............   60
Co........  50
Senega.................................   50
SciUae...................................  50
“   C o .......................................   50
T olutan................................  50
Prunus virg.........................   50

“ 

“ 

T IN C T U R E S .

 

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum Napellis R ........
F ........
Aloes.....................................  60
and myrrh..................  60
A rnica..................................  50
Asafœtida.............................  50
Atrope Bélladonna..............   60
Benzoin................................   60
Co...........................   50
Sanguinaria..........................  50
Barosma..............................   50
Cantharides................... 
75
Capsicum.............................  50
Cardamon.............................  75
Co......................  75
Castor....................................1 00
Catechu................................  50
Cinchona.............................  50
Co......................   60
Columba..............................   50
Conium................................  50
Cubeba.................................   50
D igitalis..................... 
  50
Ergot.....................................  50
G entian................................  50
Co.............................  60
Guaica.................................   50
ammon..................   60
Zingiber..............................   50
Hyoscyamus........................  50
Iodine...................................  75
Colorless.................  75
Ferri  Chloridum...............   35
K ino.....................................  50
Lobelia.................................   50
Myrrh...................................  50
Nux  Vomica........................  50
O pii......................................  85
“  Camphorated................  50
“  Deodor......................... 2 00
Auranti Cortex.....................  50
Quassia................................  50
Khatany  ..............................  50
Rhei......................................   50
Cassia  Acutifol...................   50
Co..............   50
Serpentaria..........................  50
Stromoninm.........................   60
Tolutan................................  60
V alerian..................... 
  50
Veratrum Veride.................   50

“ 
“ 

« 

“ 

“ 

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

‘ 
“ 

Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26®  28
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alnmen......................   2)4®  3)4
4
Annatto........................  56®  60
Antimoni, po.............. 
4®  5

7)..............................  3® 

ground, 

“ et Potass T.  55®  60

(po.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Anti pyrin...................1  35@1  40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  68
Arsenicum.................  
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......   38©  40
Bismuth  S.  N .............2 15@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, ()4s
11;  J4s,  12)..............   @  9
Cantharides  Russian,
©1  75 ®  181 
p o .............................
Capsici  Fructus, af...
po....
@  16 
®  14 
Bpo.
23®  25 
Caryophyllus, (po.  28)
@3 75 
Carmine,  No. 40..........
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......
50®  55 
Cera Flava.................
28®  30 
Coccus........................
@  40 
15 I 
Cassia Fructus...........
@
Centraria.....................
10 35 
Cetaceum...................  
_
45 
Chloroform................  40®
squibbs..  @:
00 75 
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  50@1
Chondrus...................   10@
12 
Cinchonidine, P.  & W  15®
20 
German  4@ 
10
Corks, list,  dis.  per
60 
cent  ........................  ©
Creasotum..................  ©
50 
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........   @
2 
5 
“  prep....................  
5®
“  precip.................  
8®
10 
“  Rubra.................   ©
8 
38 
Crocus........................  35®
Cudbear.......................  @
24 
Cupri Sulph................ 
8©
8 !
D extrine.....................  10®
TO
Ether Sulph................  68®
Emery,  all  numbers..  ©
2 45 
po...................   @
Ergota, (po.)  45 ..........  40®
15 
Flake  White..............   12®
G alla...........................   @
23
Gambier......................  
8®
390 
Gelatin,  Cooper..........  @
“ 
French...........  40®
60
Glassware  flint,  75  & 10 per 
cent, by box 70 less
Glue,  Brown........... 
_
9®  15 j
“  White................  13©
Glycerina...................   22®  25
Grana Paradisi...........  @  15
Humulus.....................  25®  40
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @  85
“  C o r....  @  75
Ox Rubrum  @  95
@1  10
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum.............  @  75
Ichthyobolla,  Am...... l  25@1  50
Indigo....................   75@1 
00
Iodine,  Resubl............4 00@4 10
Iodoform.....................  @5  15
Lupulin.................   85@1 
00
Lycopodium..........  55@ 
60
M acis.......................... 
  80@ 85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod..................  ©  27
Liquor Potass Arslnitis  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
3
1!4).......................  2© 
Mannia,  S. F ..........  45@ 
50
Morphia,  S.  P. & W .. .2 55@2  80

“ 
“ 
“ Ammoniati.. 
“ 

“ 

“ 

S. N.  Y.  Q. &

“ 

“ 

C. C o.............................2 55@2 70

Moschus  Canton........  @ 40
70
Myristica, No. 1.....  60® 
Nux Vomica,  (po 20)..  @ 1 0
Os.  Sepia................  23® 
25
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co.............................  @2 00
Picis Liq, N.  C., yt gal
doz  ..........................  @2 00
Picis Liq., q u arts.......  @1  00
pints..........  @  TO
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 18
Piper Alba,  (po g5)_  @ 
35
Pix  Burgun...........   @ 
7
Plumbi A cet..........  14® 
15
Pulvis Ipecac et opil.. 1 10@1  20
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co'., doz......   @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv......   35® 
40
10
Quassiae................ 
8® 
44
Quinia, S. P. & W ..  39® 
S.  German_  26® 
35
Rnbia  Tinctorum.  12® 
14
Saccharum Lactis pv..  @ 35
Salacin.............................2 25@2 35
40®  50 
Sanguis  Draconis. 
Santonine 
@4 50 
12®  14
Sapo,  W ...
8® 10
“  M........................
© 15
“  G........................
Seidlitz  Mixture........
© 25
Sinapis........................
© 18
“  opt...................
® 30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
© 35
V oes........................
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes © 35
Soda Boras,  (po. 12).  . 11® 12
Soda  et Potass T art... 30® 33
Soda Carb...................
2© ■¿v4
4© 5
Soda,  Bi-Carb.............
3© 4
Soda,  Ash...................
© 2
Soda, Sulphas.............
50© 55
Spts. Ether C o...........
@5 00
“  Myrcia  Dom......
®S 50
“  Myrcia Imp........
“  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
@2  15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal......   @1  10
Sulphur, Subl.............2J£@ 3)4
Tamarinds.................  
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......   28@  30
Theobromae..............   50©  55
Vanilla...................... 9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph................ 
7©  8
Bbl.
Gal
Whale, winter...........   70
70
Lard,  extra................  55
60
50
Lard, No.  1................   45
65
Linseed, pure raw __  62
Lindseed,  b o iled __   65
68
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
69
50 
strained.................
43 
50
Spirits Turpentine__
bbl.  lb. 
1SS£  2@3 
Red Venetian.............
1&  2@4 
Ochre, yellow  Mars...
1%  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2)4  2)4®3 I
“  strictly  pure......2)4  2%@3 ]
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13@16
ican ........................... 
Vermilion,  English—  
70@75
Green,  Peninsular......   70@75
Lead,  red.....................  63i@7J4
“  w h ite..................63£@7)4
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  00 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff........................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints..................... 1  00©1  20

Roll..............   2)4@ 3

PA IN T S .

Ber.

05).

“ 

v a b n is h e s.

No. 1 Turp  Coach..... 1  10@1  20
Extra Tnrp................ 1 60@1 70
Coach Body...............2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn....... 1  00@1  10
EutraT urkD am ar....l  55@1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T u rp ........................  70®  75

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MUST  BE  MODERATE.

Incense  F ees  for  P eddlers  M ust  N ot 

Be  E xcessive.

The  Supreme  Court of  this  State  has 
almost  invariably sustained the  prosecu­
tion of  peddlers  for neglecting to obtain 
the  proper  licenses,'  wherever  the  fees 
required  were  not  so  excessive as to be 
prohibitive,  a  case  in  point  being  the 
celebrated Coldwater decision, which has 
twice appeared in these columns.  When­
ever a municipality  has  put  the  license 
fee  so  high  that  the  regulation of  the 
peddler  has  been lost sight of,  however, 
the  Supreme Court has frequently taken 
the  opposite  ground.  The  latest 
in­
stance  of  the  latter  is  shown  in a case 
taken  to  that  tribunal  from  Allegan 
county,  the opinion of  the court being as 
follows:
It  is  alleged  in  the petition for man­
damus  that  one  Charles  Schermerhorn, 
of  said  village  of  Allegan,  did,  on  the 
26th  day  of  January,  1889,  "go  about 
from  place to place  and  from  street  to 
street  selling  fresh  meat  of  beef  and 
swine in pieces and quantities  less  than 
a quarter of  such  animals, on the public 
streets  in  said  village,  contrary to  the 
provision of  said by-law 16.”
On  the  8th  day  of  February  the  re­
lator,  as President of  said  village,  made 
a complaint  in  writing  and  on oath be­
fore  Fayette  S.  Day,  the  respondent,  a 
justice of  the peace in and  for the town­
ship of  Allegan,  in  which  township the 
said  village is situated,  praying  for  the 
issuing of  a warrant  by said  justice  for 
the arrest of  said  Schermerhorn for vio­
lating  said  by-law;  that  the  charter of 
the  village  requires all prosecutions for 
violations  of  the ordinances and by-laws 
of  said village to be brought before some 
justice of  the peace  for  the  said  town­
ship of  Allegan, and authorizes such jus­
tice to issue a warrant for the  arrest and 
apprehension  of  any  offender  against 
said  by-laws,  and  it  is further  claimed 
that there is no  other  method of  enforc­
ing the  provisions of  said  by-law No.  10 
except by complaint and warrant.
The said  justice of  the  peace  refused 
to entertain said  complaint,  and  refused 
to issue a warrant.
The  writ  of  mandamus  is  asked  to 
compel the  said  Fayette S. day to enter­
tain  the  complaint  against  said  Scher- 
merhorn for the violation of  said by-law, 
and to issue his  warrant  for  the  arrest 
and apprehension of  said  Schermerhorn, 
that he may be apprehended  and held to 
answer said complaint and  further dealt 
with  in  relation  to the same as law and 
justice may require.
The  respondent  makes  answer to the 
order  to  show  cause,  heretofore  issued 
by this  court,  in  which  he  admits  that 
relator 
is  President  of  the  village  of 
Allegan,  and  authorized  to  see that its 
ordinances  ami  by-laws  are  enforced, 
and  that  the  by-law  in  question  was 
adopted by  the President and  trustees of 
said village,  but  alleges that said by-law 
was  never  published  in any newspaper 
printed and  circulating in  said village of 
Allegan,  as  required  by  the  charter  of 
said village.  Admits  that  relator made 
complaint as stated in  petition.  Admits 
that  he  refused  to  entertain  said com­
plaint.  Avers  that  he  so  refused  be­
cause he believed and still  believes  that 
said by-law is  illegal  and  void  because 
the President and Board of  Trustees had 
no power  or  authority under the charter 
of  the village of  Allegan to pass said by­
law, and that said by-law is void because 
it  is  unreasonable  and  in  restraint  of 
trade,  and that the  only object and effect 
of said by-law No. 16 is to restrain certain 
persons  from  selling 
fresh  meats  in 
quantities  less  than  one-quarter  of  an 
animal,  so as to protect  those  selling  at 
retail in  their  shops.  He  also  submits 
that the by-law' is  void  because not pub­
lished  according  to  law',  as  heretofore 
stated.  He further  answers  that  there 
has never been  any public  market  fixed 
or  established  in  said  village,  and  no 
rule, ordinance,  regulation or by-law has 
ever been adopted or passed by the Board 
of  Trustees establishing  or  regulating a 
market or  markets  in  said  village,  and 
submits that said by-law  No.  16 does not 
provide 
licensing 
“hawkers,  hucksters or  peddlers” under 
the  power  given  in  the charter of  said 
village,  and  that  its  effect is to discrim­
inate uujustly in favor of  a certain  class 
of  persons  in  the  business  of  selling 
fresh  meats and  against other persons in 
the same business,  and that  said  by-lawr 
provides for an unjust  tax  and not for a 
license.
We  do  not  consider  it  necessary  to 
determine  whether the by-law was prop­
erly pubfished under the law.
It  is  claimed  by  counsel  for  the  re­
lator  that  this by-law  No.  16  is  within 
the powers  granted to the President and 
Board of Trustees of the village of  Alle­
gan,  under its charter,  and  such  coun­
cil  places it as a by-law  regulating  and 
licensing  peddlers;  that  sec.  2  subdivi­
sion 10,  art.  6, of  the charter, authorizes 
them to license and  regulate  “hawkers, 
hucksters, and peddlers within the limits 
of  said  village,  and to require the  pay­
ment of reasonable license fees.”
By an examination  of  the  ordinances 
and by-laws  of  the village of  Allegan it 
appears that  the  subject  of  licenses  is 
treated  under  by-laws  No.  11  and  19. 
No.  11  being  entirely  devoted  to  auc­
tioneers.  But  the  amount  of 
license 
fees,  and  the  regulations  relative  to 
“hawkers,  hucksters,  and peddlers”  are 
found  entirely  within  by-law  No.  19. 
Peddlers and hawkers  of  any article ex­
cept fruit,  food,  or feed  are  charged  a 
license  of  $5 per day;  stand licenses are 
placed at SI per  day.  No license is any­
where  required  for,  or  any tax  placed 
upon,  the  sale  of  food  except  in  the 
quantities on the street as mentioned and 
prescribed in by-law No.  16.
We do not  think  this  by-law  can  be 
sustained as a regulation  of  hawkers or 
peddlers,  as it is evident  it  was  not  so 
intended by its framers.  Indeed,  it  ap­
pears to be  open  to  the  charge  of  the 
respondent that it  was  passed in the in­
terest  of  the persons in said village  en­
gaged  in  selling fresh  meats  in  shops, 
and in  restraint  of  trade. 
It  is  quite 
common in these  latter  days for  certain 
classes of  citizens,  those engaged in this

for  regulating  or 

or that business,  to appeal to the govern­
ment,  national,  state,  or  municipal,  to 
aid  them  by legislation against  another 
class  of  citizens  engaged  in  the  same 
business but in another way.  This class 
legislation,  when  indulged  in,  seldom 
benefits the  general  public,  but  nearly 
always aids the few,  for  whose benefit it 
is enacted, not only at the  expense of the 
few  against  whom  it  is  ostensibly  di- ! 
rected,  but also  at  the  expense  and  to | 
the  detriment  of  the  many,  for  whose 
benefit  all  legislation  should  be, 
in  a 
republican form  of  government, framed 
and devised.  This  kind  of  legislation 
should receive no encouragement  at  the 
hands  of  the  courts,  and  only  upheld 
when it is strictly within  the  legitimate 
power of congress, or the state or munici-1 
pal legislatures.
In the  present  case  the  argument  is 
strenuously  made  that  the  village  has l 
the right to regulate the selling of  fresh I 
meat under  the authority of  subdivision 
10,  and  that  such  regulation  is  not  in 
restraint  of  trade;  that  the  imposition 
of  the  810 monthly is not a tax but a  li­
cense; that it is not in  restraint  of trade, 
and  that  the license fee is  not  unreas­
onable.  The counsel for  relator  cites a 
large number  of  cases in support of  his 
position.
It is conceded  that  no  public  market 
has ever been established  in  the  village 
and that there have never  been any mar­
ket  regulations,  and it is not  pretended 
that by-law  No.  16  was  intended  as  a 
market  regulation. 
It is not passed un­
der any authority to  regulate  the use of 
the public streets,  nor  yet can it be said 
to be an exercise  of  the police power  in 
the interest of the public health.  It does 
not prohibit the sale  of  fresh  meats  in 
the streets in  quantities above the quart­
er  of  an animal,  and  has  no  reference | 
whatever to the character or condition of j 
the meat sold.
It must be sustained,  if  it can be  sus- j 
tained,  under  the  10th  subdivision  of j 
sec.  2  of  the charter heretofore  quoted, 
and the counsel for  relator substantially j 
admits this in his argument.
A sufficient  answer  to his plea  would j 
be that  it  manifestly was  not  intended j 
as an exercise  of  power under this  sub-1 
division. 
It is evident that it was simply j 
an  exercise  of  arbitrary and  unauthor-! 
ized class legislation for  the benefit of  a j 
few  shop-keepers,  and  an  unjust  dis- 1 
crimination  against  those  who  desired | 
to sell from  carts  or  wagons  about  the 
village.
It is difficult  to  perceive  howr  such  a 
law7 eould be of public benefit. 
Its  ten-1 
dency would be.  if enforced,  to  increase j 
the price of fresh méat  to the consumer, j 
while it could serve no useful  or  benefi-1 
eial purpose as an offset to this increased \ 
cost of an article of  daily and  necessary ! 
food.
In almost every case  cited  by  the  re­
lator's  counsel  *o  sustain  this  by-law', 
there was  a public market in the  village 
or city,  and such a by-law  was  adjudged j 
valid upon  the ground that it was a mar­
ket regulation.
.But  in  the  present  case  there  is  no, 
market established in  Allegan,  and, con-j 
sequently, no  market  regulations.  The | 
business engaged  in  by Schermerhorn is : 
an innocent  and  useful  one,  and  sane- j 
tioned by the general laws  of  this State. 
And if  it  be  conceded  that  the village l 
authorities under the charter have a right j 
to exact a license fee,  as a compensation 
for the expense of  the supervision of the 
trade,  yet the fee  proposed to be exacted 
by by-law No.  16,  to-wit:  §10 per month 
is excessive and unreasonable, and there­
fore void.
Nor can it be sustained under any claim 
of the exercise  of  the  police power, for 
the benefit of the public health, or in the 
preservation  of  good  order  in the com­
munity.  And there  is  no  showing any­
where in the record that the  by-law  was 
passed for the benefit of the health of the 
people  of  the  village  or in the mainte­
nance of good order.  And it is  not  easy 
to see how the business of  selling  meat, 
as carried on by Schermerhorn,  would be 
any more prejudicial  either to the health 
or good order  of  the  community than if 
he  was  selling in a butcher shop.  Nor 
would  the  exaction  of  such a license or 
tax as the  one  prescribed in this case be 
the proper method of police regulation in 
case either the public health or order was 
liable to be  imperiled  by this method of 
selling fresh meat.  The control or regu­
lation of  the  business  to  guard against 
either the danger to the public  health  or 
good order of  the community,  w'ould,  if 
of any benefit,  have to be be exercised in 
other ways  than  by  the imposition of a 
license fee or  tax  upon  all dealers from 
carts or wagons  alike,  without reference 
to anything save  the  business they were 
to engage  in,  and  so  heavy  as to be in 
effect a penalty rather than a license.
This  by-law',  as  before  said,  had its 
purpose, which was not in  the  direction 
of a police regulation, but in the restraint 
of trade.  The  law  will  not  allow the 
right  of  property  or  business  to be in­
vaded under the guise of a police regula­
tion for the benefit of  tlfe  public health 
or  good  order,  when it is manifest that 
such is not the  object or purpose  of  the 
enactment or by-law.
The by-law in question  here  in  effect 
gives'the right to sell fresh meat to a few 
in exclusion of all others.  It would tend 
to greatly enhance the price of  a  neces­
sary article of  food  and to compel a loss 
of time by forcing all the people of Alle­
gan to resort to the butcher shops to pro­
cure  their  daily  supply. 
If  all  fresh 
meats may  thus  be  controlled  in  their 
sale, all kinds of meats, breadstuff's, vege­
tables and fruits  may  be brought under 
the  same  restriction. 
If  this  may  be 
done,  the business of  selling food would 
fall into  the  hands  of  the  few and all 
competition  outside  of  the  shops  and 
stores would be destroyed and the people 
oppressed.  Such a by-law is not reason­
able and,  in this case,  the license  fee  or 
tax,  whichever you may  call it,  is so ex­
tortionate as to make  it  almost  prohibi­
tory.
The writ  must  be  denied,  with costs 
against the relator.

Sherwood, C. J., did not sit.  The other 

justices concurred.

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dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Basswood, lo g -ru n .................................. 13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run...........................................15  00@16 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
@22 00
Black Ash, log-run.................................. 14 00@16 00 j
Cherry, log-run.........................................25 00@40 00 :
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2...............................60 00@65 00
Cherry, C ull............................................. 
@12 00  I
Maple, lo g -ru n .........................................12  00@13 00
11  00@13  00 I
Maple,  soft, log-run..................... 
@20 00 ;
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2................................. 
Maple,  clear, flooring............................ 
@25 00 '
Maple,  white, selected.......................... 
@25  00 |
Red Oak, log-run......................................20 00@21 00 j
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2.............................26 00@28 00 I
Red Oak, \i sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40  00 !
Red Oak, Si sawed, regular....................30 00@32 00 ;
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank................... 
@25 00 -
W alnut, log ru n ...................'.................. 
@55 00
W alnut, Nos. 1 and 2.............................  
@75 00 i
W alnuts, cull 
........................................ 
@25 00 I
Grey Elm, log-run...................................12 00@13 05
W hite Aso, log-run.................................14  00@16 00 ;
Whitewood, log-run............................... 20 00@22 00 !
White Oak, log-run.................................17  00@18 00
W hite Oak, 14 sawed, Nos. 1 and 2— 42 00@43 00 I

 

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Realty is the basis of all security and the basis j 
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the  knowledge  and  probity  of  those  through 
whom they are conducted.  Holding,  by  reason I 
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tion of prominence among the real estate dealers i 
of Grand Rapids, J. F.  Trout  &  Co.,  who  com-i 
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- i 
her lands, etc.  They are agents for  the  sale  of | 
40,000 acres of  excellent pine and farming lands i 
in Southeastern Missouri, near Doniphan, Ripley I 
county—a  region  which  supplies  Kansas  City | 
with  fully  two-thirds  of  the  lumber  used  in | 
carrying on  her  manufacturing enterprises, be- j 
sides  being  one  of  the  finest  stock  sections— i 
especially for cattle  and  hogs—to be found any 
where in' the  country.  Mr.  Trout  personally  | 
owns some 2,200 acres of fine land in that section j 
and offers genuine  bargains  to  purchasers, the j 
lands having a double  productive energy in the j 
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 j 
Rapids comprises the most desirable of residence ! 
properties in the suburbs  for  homes  or  invest-! 
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native trees,  and  in  the  center  of the plat is a I 
flowing fountain of living water.  Lots are sold ! 
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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
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offer the most notable inducements, and  parties 
will do well to consult this reliable firm.  Special 
attention  is  also  given  to the handling of  city 
and suburban property of  all  kinds  and  to  the 
renting of houses. 

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Every  garment  bearing  the  above  ticket  is 
WARRANTED  NOT  TO  RIP, and,  if  not as re­
presented, you are requested  to  return  it to the 
Merchant of whom it was purchased and receive 
a new garment.
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TIME  TABLES.

G O IN G   N O R T H .

Grand  R apids  & Indiana.
Leaves.
Arrives. 
Traverse C ity & M ackinaw............... 7:00 a m  
7:30 a m
Traverse City & M ackinaw............... 9:30 a m  
11:30 a  m
4:20 p m
Traverse City  Express.......................3:03  p m  
Petoskey  & M ackinaw.........................8:45 p m  10:30 p m
7:30 a m  and  11:30  a.  m.  tra in s  have  chair cars for 
Petoskey and Mack inaw  City.
10:30 p.  m, tra in   has  sleeping  car  for  Petoskey and 
Mackinaw City.
Cincinnati  Express.............................. 6:25 a  m  
7:00 a m
F o rt W ayne Express............................11:45 a  m   12.45 a  m
C incinnati  Express............................... 5:40 p m  
6:00 p m
Chicago and S turgis..........................10:40 p m 
11:05pm
7:00 a m  tra in   has  p arlo r  ch air  car  for  Cincinnati. 
6:00 p m  tra in  has P ullm an sleeper fo r C incinnati. 
11:05 p m tra in  h as W agner sleeper  fo r  Chicago,  via 
Sleeping  car  rates—$1.50  to   Chicago,  Petoskey  or 

Kalamazoo.
Mackinaw C ity;  $2 to Cincinnati.

G O IN G   SO U T H .

Muskegon,  Grand Rapids  &  Indiana. 

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

D etroit,  Grand H aven & M ilw aukee.

G O IN G  W EST .

Arrives.
tM om lng Express___ ......................12:20 p m
tT hrough Mail............. .....................4:25 p m
t Steam boat  Express.......................10:40 p m
♦Night Express........... .....................   6:50 a m
fMixed...........................
fD etroit  Express....... .....................   6:45 a  m
fThrough Mail............. .....................11:35 a m
fEvening E xpress.... ..................... 3:40 p m
•Lim ited Express....... .......................6:45 p m

G O IN G  E A ST.

Leaves.
12:25 p m
4:30 p m
10:45 p m
7:00 a  m
7:30 a  m
6:50 a  m
11:40 a m
3:50 p m
6:50 p m

tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  car  to D etroit,  m aking  I 
direct connections for all points  East, a rriving in New 
York 10:10 a. m. next day.
Lim ited  Express has parlo r c ar  to  D etroit,  m aking 
close  connections fo r all points East, also m akes direct 
connections a t Durand with special  Pullm an  through  I 
cars to New York and Philadelphia.  Steam boat express  I 
has p arlor c a r to Grand Haven, m aking d irect connec­
tio n  w ith steam er for Milwaukee and the West.
Through tickets and  sleeping  car  berths secured a t 
D.y G. H. & M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and a t the depot.

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Toledo,  Ann Arbor &  Northern.

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

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the  cargo  sales  in  New  Orleans 
and are as free from frost or chill 
as in June,
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fif l We un ree to forfeit One Thousand Dollars to any person
Ï Ï  Prov
DILW OBTH BBO TH EB S. 

f these C lears  to  concaio  an y th in g  : 
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Tobacco. 

Amos S. Musselman & Co

S O L E   A G E N T S ,

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

the  A cme  of  u t i l i t y  and

W1

THE

[ ] ADJUSTABLE

(REVERSIBLE)

*AT

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

M anufactur­

ed by

K O C H  A . B .   C O . ,  
354 Main St.,  PEORIA, ILL.
48-60 Lake S t, Chicago;  114 W ater  S t, Cleveland

BORDEN, SEIXECK ft CO., Agts.,

M A N U FA C TU R ED   ONLY  BY

ALLEN  B.  WR1SLEY,  Chicago,  ill,
THE  OLD  RELIABLE

P U T   U P   IN

Boxes, Cans, Pails,  Kegs,  Half 

Barrels and  Barrels.
Send for sample of the celebrated

Frazer Carriage Grease

T rade E v e r y w h e r e .

T h e F ra zer G oods H a n d led   b y .th e   J o b b in g  

CANDY |   We  manufacture  a  full 
P U
T N
A M
D E A

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

  &  B R O O K S .

To th e Rass Boole.

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

contact with the

Tradesman  Gredit  Coupon  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 follows:

 
 

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“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“  500  “ 
“  1000  “ 

§  2 Coupons,  per hundred.
§ 5  
§10 
§20 

....... §2.50  SUBJECT  TO  THE  FOLLOWING DISCOUNTS:
.................3.00  Orders for  200 or over................ 5 per cent.
.................4.001 
.................5.00 I 

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

E. fl. STOWE Ä BR0„ Grand Rapids.
R in d g e,  B e rtse h   &  Co.

10 
20 

Carry in stock the best line of

is - and -  Misses’  -  Low - Gilt - Shoes

AT  THIS  MARKET.

12,  14  &  16  P e a r l  S tr e e t,  r a n d   R a p id s,  M  ic h

A G E N T S  F O R   BO STO N   R U B B E R   CO.

Seifenteen  Years  on  the  Market

With a steady increase  in  demand.

Jennings’  Flavoring  Extracts

ARE  ALWAYS  RELIABLE  AND  UNIFORM  IN  QUALITY  AND  PRICE,  BEING 

MADE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE FINEST FRUIT THAT GROW CANNOT 

BE OTHERWISE  THAN  THE  FINEST  FLAVORS PRODUCED.

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

Je n n in g s  &  S m ith,

Grand Rapids,  Mich.

S E E   Q U O T A T IO N S  T H IS   P A P E R .

Z E T E S T E I R .   <&  F O X ,

SAW  A2TD GRIST MILL MACHINERY,
Send for 
Catalogue 

M anufacturers’ A gents fo r

ATLAS Mt
STEAM ENGINES* BOILEBS.

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.
___________ M A N U F A C T U R E R S   O F

Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

for  immediate  delivery.

and 
Prices

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 
W rite for Prices. 

Pulley  and become convinced of their  superiority.

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

