The  Michigan  Tradesman.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER  2,  1889.

NO. 315.

\1

W M .  M.  C L A R K ,

Manufacturer  of

Custom 

(Hade  Shirts,

A  BROOKSIDE  IDYLL.
They wandered down tpe daisied glen 
The poet and his fair ¡young m aid;1 
They reached the purling brook, and then 
They rested In the shade.

They watched the swallows dart and  glide,
And listened to the blackbird’s song;
And of the cool pellucid tide 
They lasted deep and long.

Eaton,  Lyon  &  Go.,

20  &  22  Monroe  St.,

FINE  STATIONERY,  WRAPPING 
PAPERS, PAPER BAGS, TWINES. 

WOODEN  DISHES,  ETC.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

Mail  Orders  Promptly  Filled.

44 Pine St.,  M uskegon, M ich.

103 Ottawa St.,  Grand Rapids.
Fehsenfeld  &  Grammel,
BROOMS!

(Successors to  Steele & G ardner.) 

Manufacturers of

Whisks,  Toy  Brooms, Broom Corn, Broom 
Handles, and all Kinds  of  Broom Materials. 
10 and 12 Plainfield Ave.,  Grand  Rapids.

V O L .  7.

W i n .   Bnimirteler
Tinware,  Glassware  anti  Notions.

Rags,  Rubbers  and  Metals  bought  at  Market 

JO B B E R   OF

Prices.

76  SPRING  ST., GRAND  RAPIDS. 

WE  CAN  UNDERSELL  ANY  ONE  ON  TINWARE.

H1RTH  1  KRAUSE.
Shoe

D E A L E R S   IN

FRENCH  TOILET, 
SAFETY  BARREL, 
GILT EDGE, 
RAVEN  GLOSS, 
BIXBY’S  ROYAL, 
SPANISH  GLOSS, 
BROWN’S FRENCH.

D r e s s i n g s

BIXBY’S  “3  B,”

Polish
Blacking,
New  York  ßoffee  Rooms.

JACQUOT’S  FRENCH,
If  "
BARTLETT’S 
GENUINE  1.  M.

A bill of fare  of  over  fifty  different well pre­
pared dishes to select from, at only 5 cents each. 
Ladies as well as gentlemen have found that the 
New York Coffee Rooms is the place to eat.

Try our eatables once and yon will always there­

after be a steady customer.

F .  M,  B E A C H ,  P r o p .

61  Pearl  Street.

D aniel  6 .  Garnsey, 

EX PERT  ACCOUNTANT

A N D

Adjuster  of  Fire  Losses.

Tw enty Y ears Experience.  References furnished 
24 Fountain St.. Grand Rapids, Mich.

if  desired.

186  EAST  FULTON  ST.

Leading  Laiindry

IN  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Any one wishing agency in towns outside 

will please  write  for terms.

O T T E   B R O S .,  P r o p s.
Frank  Cook,

[Successor  to  D. D. COOK.]

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

SHOW  GASES.

Prices  Lower  than  those  of 
any competitor.  Write for cata­
logue and  prices.

106 Kent St.,  -  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

G .  / / .  Behnke,
COAL,

W O O D,
Flour, Feed,  Grain,  Han,  Straw,  Etc.

30 East Bridge  St., Corner Kent, 

WEST SIDE YARD:

Winter St., one block south of Shawmut Ave.,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

To  Hie  Book and  Stationery  Trade:

We are  now  State  Agents  for 
Messrs. Harper Brothers’ School 
Books  and  can  furnish  them  at 
the publishers’ prices.

Italic  Goffee  Roaster.

The Best in the World.

Having on hand a large  stock of No. 1 
Roasters—capacity  35  lbs.—1  will  sell 
them  at  very  low  prices.  Write  for 
Special Discount.

THE  GREAT

48-50  Long  St.,  CLEVELAND,  OHIO.

ROBT.  S.  WEST,
EDMUND B.DIKEMBN
Watdi Maker 
§ Jeweler,
(flieh,

44  GÄNÄL  8T„
Grand Rapids,  ■ 
"W a r r e n ’s

“Elixir  of  Life’’

C ig a r

Will be ready Sept:  1.

Price, §55 delivered.

Send orders at once to

BEO. T. WARREN fr CO.. Flint, Wielt.

Fine  Millinery!

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL.

B ought D irect from Im porters 

and  M anufacturers.

A d a m s   &  Co.,

90  Monroe  St.,  Opposite  Morton  Bouse.

C herrym an  &  Bowen,

Undertakers  and  M aim ers,

IM M ED IA TE A T T EN TIO N   G IV EN  TO CALLS D A T  O B  N IG H T .

Telephone  1000. 

5 South  Division St.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Lady assistant  when  desired.

West  JfliGhigan  BAN d'n O R MAL^WTOOL^

(O riginally Lean’s Business College—E st’blished 8 y ’rs.)
A  thoroughly  equipped,  permanently  estab­
lished and pleasantly located College.  The class 
rooms have been  especially  designed In accord­
ance with the latest approved plans.  The faculty 
is composed of the most competent and practical 
teachers.  Students graduating from  this  Insti­
tution MUST be efficient and PRACTICAL.  The 
best of references  furnished  upon  application. 
Our Normal Department is In charge  of  experi­
enced teachers of established reputation.  Satis­
factory  boarding  places  secured  for  all  who 
apply to us.  Do not go  elsewhere  without  first 
personally  interviewing  or  writing  us  for full 
particulars. 
Investigate  and  decide  for your 
selves.  Students may enter at any time.  Address 
West Michigan Business University and Normal 
School,  19, 21, 23, 25 and  27  South  Division  St., 
Grand Rapids, Mich.

J. U. Lean, 

A. E. Yerex,
Sec’y and Treas.

Principal. 
S.  G.  K e tc h a m ,

D E A L E R  

IN

Lime, Hair,  Cement, Brick, 

Stucco,  Sewer  Pipe,  Tile, 
Fire Brick and Fire Olay.
14 West Bridge St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
B u s i n e s s   P r a c t i c e
n f  m u n i   8t  the  Grand Rapids 
J - f C p d l   b i l l  v5II l  Business College. Ed­
ucates pupils to transact and  record  business as 
it is done by our best  business  houses.  It  pays 
to go to  thé  best.  Shorthand  and  Typewriting 
also thoroughly taught.  Send for circular.  Ad­
dress A. S.  PARISH, successor to C. G. Swens 
berg.

(flilskegon  Paper  Go,,

Dealers in

Fit and Quality Guaranteed.

Our cutting is  done  by  Chas.  R.  Remington, 
who was for  nine  years  cutter  for  Gardiner & 
Baxter, who  will  cordially  welcome  his  many 
friends in the  trade.

7  Pearl  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Bartlett  Pears

Are in good demand and we have 
a large trade in them. 
Send us 
what  you  have  to  ship  to  this 
market.  Write for quotations to

BÄRNETT  BROS.,  Otago,

Show Case

M A K E R S .

PriGBS Lower than Eilor

QUALITY  THE  BEST.

W r it e   for  P r ic e s .

63—65 CANAL ST.

Tin  Over  5,000,000-five 
‘,;  million—of our Cigars 
were  made  and  sold 
last year ?  Also that 
it will increase a mill­
ion this  year,  for  the
precedented

H  demand has  been un­

If  you  want  the 
best always ask your 
dealer for our

---- OR----

“B E N   H U R ”
BREMERS,”
“ RECORD 
GEO.  MOEBS  &  CO.,
82  WOODWARD  AVE.,  DETROIT.

HEADQUARTERS:

(Formerly Shriver, Weatherly & Co.) 

CONTRACTORS  F O R

Galvanized  Iron G onta,

Plilmbing ft Heating Work.
Pumps,  Pipes,  Etc.,  Mantels 

Dealers  in

and  Grates.

W eatherly  &  Pnlte,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

-  MICH.

Allen Durfee. 

A. D. Leavenworth.

A lle n   D u rfee  &  Co.,
FUNERBL  DIREGT0R8,

was not over one-and-twenty, and though 
“appearances are deceitful,” yet it would 
be hard to make a physiognomist believe 
that  he  could  be  guilty  of  theft.  The 
young  clerk  went  immediately  to  his 
desk,  and  as soon as  Mr.  Randall was at 
liberty he  joined him.
“You  need  not open  your  books  this 
morning,  sir,”  said the trader.
The  young man  looked  around in sur­
prise.
“Mr.  Cunningham,”  continued  Ran­
dall, I have discovered who it is that has 
been for so long a time robbing my money 
drawer.”
“Ah?”
“Yes, sir. 

I  have  trapped  him,  and 
you may judge of my surprise upon find­
ing it to be none other  than Wilton Cun­
ningham.”
“Do  you  mean  me,  sir?” uttered  the 
young man, stepping down from his stool 
and boldly facing his accuser.
“Of course  I  do,  and  1  have  proof of 
what I say.”
“No  man, Mr.  Randall, can  produce  a 
proof of dishonesty in me.”
“Not  quite  so  fast, sir.  Did  you not 
pay to Mr. Willey the  rent of  the  house 
which your mother occupies?”
“I did, sir.”
»“And did  you not give him this dollar?” 
asked Mr. Randall,  producing  the dollar 
he had crossed.
“I  might  have done  it, sir,  for  I  paid 
him several silver dollars.”
“Ay,”  returned  the  old  man,  with  a 
sort of triumphant look,  “and that dollar 
was stolen  from  my money drawer  last 
Wednesday  night, and  you  paid it away 
on the same  night.  Now how came  you 
by ¡t?”

“If I paid it to Mr. Willey—”
“But  you did  pay it  to  him.  He can 
swear to that.”
“Then, sir, I know not where I got it.  I 
had  several of  them.  Some  my  mother 
has  taken  for  cheese  and  butter,  and 
some I have laid away.”
“Yes,  some you have laid away!  That 
dollar, sir, you took from my drawer last 
Wednesday evening,  sir.  You  stole  it!” 
“Mr.  Randall,” said  Wilton,  in  a  tone 
of  calm dignity,  “I  hardly know  how to 
meet  your  charge.  To  deny  it  would 
only be to  contradict you;  but I do  deny 
it, and I  call  on God  to  witness  that  I 
never, to  my knowledge,  wronged a man 
to  the  amount of  a single cent.  1 shall 
see Mr. Willey,  sir.”
“Do so. 
I will  go  with  you at  once.” 
Accordingly Mr. Randall  and his clerk 
set  off.  They  found  Mr.  Willey,  and 
though  he  felt  much 
that  gentleman, 
friendship for  the young  man, could not 
but  declare that  the crossed  dollar  had 
been  received  from him.  Wilton  could 
not deny it;  he had not  noticed  any par­
ticular  marks  upon  the  money  he  had 
paid,  and  he  could  only  reiterate  the 
assertion  that he had  not  taken it  from 
his  employer’s  money drawer.  He  felt 
grieved  to see  that a  shade of  suspicion 
rested  upon the  face of  Mr. Willey, and 
then he saw how strong was the evidence 
against him.  He turned  away to  hide a 
tear  that  started from  his  eye, and  his 
heart swelled with a  painful emotion.
“Is  Squire  Bullard  at  home?”  asked 
Mr. Randall,  after  the facts  in  the  case 
had been sufficiently discussed.
“No;  he’s  gone  down to Portland, but 
he’ll be at home  to-night,” returned  Mr. 
Willey.
“Good  heavens!  Mr.  Randall, you  do 
not  mean to  make a  legal  investigation 
of  this case?” cried Wilton, turning pale 
and trembling like an aspen.
“Most assuredly I do,” calmly returned 
the  trader.  “If  you  are  innocent  you 
will have nothing to fear.”
“And  suppose  I  cannot prove  that in­
nocence?”
“That’s  just what I’m afraid of,” half 
ironically returned  Randall.
“Oh,  God!”  ejaculated  the  youth, 
clasping  his hands  together  in  tortured 
agony.  “What have I done that it should 
come to this?”
Mr.  Willey began to show evident signs 
of  repentance that  he  had  been  instru­
mental  in  bringing  this  about,  and  as 
Randall  noticed  it he  made  haste to  cut 
the meeting short.
“You  need  not  go  back  to the  store 
with  me.” he  said  to his  clerk,  “but  I 
shall see you this evening.”
Wilton Cunningham  turned  his  steps 
homeward,  but  his  walk  was  slow  and 
sad.  He  knew  the  disposition  of  Mr. 
Randall, that he was hard-hearted, grasp­
ing,  avaricious,  and  capable  of  doing 
anything  that  might  answer  his  own 
ends;  but he knew not  then all  the ends 
the trader  had in view—ends which  will 
be easily understood  by  a slight conver­
sation at  the store.
“Lyman,”  said  Mr.  Randall,  after  he 
had  returned  from  Mr.  Willey’s,  “I’ve 
got  young  Cunningham  hard  and  fast. 
The  evidence  is  clear,  and  if  Bullard 
gets  home  before dark I’ll  have  him ex­
amined  and  bound  over  for  trial  this 
very night.”
“But  you  don’t  really  mean  to  try 
Wilton  for  theft,  db  you?”  asked  Ly­
man.
“Of  course  I  do.  Do  you  suppose a 
man shall rob me with impunity?”
“But  you  might  turn  him off,  father, 
and keep back his last quarter’s salary.” 
“You  don’t  know  all,  Lyman.  The 
young  fellow  might  have  been  likely, 
hadn’t this thing have turned up,  to have 
proved a dangerous rival to us.”

“How so, father?”
“By setting up an opposition store.” 
“But he hasn’t the capital.”
“He  can  raise  it,  though.  That  old 
Jones  that was in here  this morning has 
offered  to  lend  him  §2,000,  and  others 
have offered to advance him money if  he 
will open a new store.”
“That  would be rather dangerous bus­
iness  for  you,”  remarked  Lyman  in  a 
thoughtful mood.”
.“But  he  won’t do  it  now,” returned 
the old  man, with  considerable satisfac­
tion.  “This thing will shut him up.” 
When  Wilton  reached  his  home  he 
found  his  mother  sitting  in  her  front 
room, and  he at  once  told  her  all  that

had  passed.  She was horror-struck,  but 
not for a single instant did she  entertain 
a  question with  regard  to the  entire in­
nocence of  her dear  boy.  She was  con­
fident that  all the  money she  had  given 
her son towards  paying the rent  she had 
received from Portland, and that she had 
had it in her possession for several weeks 
before it was thus paid out.”
The  conversation  between the  mother 
and  son was  long and  earnest, but they 
could find  no clew to the  solving of  the 
difficulty.  All looked  dark and  gloomy.
After  dinner, Wilton  put  on  his  hat 
ane took a few  turns in the  garden.  He 
seemed to be struggling with some strong 
desire, and  more than  once  he laid  his 
hand upon the latch of the gate and then 
turned and  went back  again.  At length 
he placed  his hand  upon  his  brow,  and 
muttered a  few  incoherent  sentences  to 
himself.  When  he  looked  up again  he 
was pale and  sad,  but appeared  uo long­
er undecided.  He  opened  the gate  and 
passed  out  into the  street,  and  turning 
to  the  left  he  walked  away  from  the 
village.  At  the  distance of  half  a mile 
he  came  to  a  small,  white  farmhouse 
where lived Mr.  Drake, one of the thrift­
iest  farmers  in  the  town,  and  as  he 
turned  up  the  pink-bordered walk  that 
led to the  door, he was  met  by a happy, 
laughing,  beautiful  girl, who  came run­
ning out to meet him.
“Why,  what  is the  matter, dear  Wil­
ton?”  she  exclaimed,  as she  noticed  the 
pallor that overspread his features.
“Come  into the  house  and I will  tell 
you,” he returned.
Alice  Drake  took  the  young man  by 
the hand and walked with him up through 
the garden.  When  they reached  the sit­
ting  room,  Wilton  Cunningham  closed 
the  door,  and  then,  taking  a  seat,  he 
drew  Alice to his  side,  and  told  her all 
that had transpired.  His voice was firm, 
for he had  schooled  himself  to the task.
“And  now,” he  continued,  as  he  fin­
ished his story.  “I have thought, Alice, 
that it would be better for me to tell you 
this than  have it come to you from other 
lips. 
I  know not  how it  will  turn out,, 
but I fear  that I shall  be unable  to  dis­
prove Mr. Randall’s charge. 
In all prob­
ability 1 shall  this  evening be called  be­
fore Squire Bullard for examination, and 
the  event  cannot  but  cast a foul  stain 
upon  my  reputation. 
It  is  a  painful 
thing to be situated thus, for others must 
suffer  besides  myself;  but  you, Alice, I 
would free  from—”
Wilton  hesitated,  and  wiped  a  tear 
from his eye, but he soon gained his self- 
possession,  though  his voice  faltered  as 
he continued:
“You  know our  relations, dear A lice, 
but if  this stain falls upon me I must re­
lease you from  your vows.  One  so pure 
as  you  should  not  be  united  to a man 
upon  whose  name  even  a  suspicion  of 
crime can fasten itself. 
It is like taking 
my life thus to—”
“Hold, Wilton,”  uttered  the  fair  girl, 
who had  managed thus  far to keep  back 
“ Are  you  guilty  of* this 
her  tears. 
thing?”

“It is cruel to ask me that, Alice.”
“ 1 ask  it, nevertheless.”
“As there is a God who hears  me now, 
the thought, even, of  such a crime never 
entered my mind.  The  person does  not 
live who  can say,  with  truth, that I ever 
wronged  him or her.”
“I believe you,” returned Alice, laying 
her  head  upon  Wilton’s  shoulder,  and 
gazing  affectionately  into  his  face.  “I 
know  you, and, knowing  you  as I  do, I 
shall never  forsake you.  When I  prom­
ised  to be  yours  for life  I  did  it  upon 
mature deliberation, nor  did I mean that 
the  first time  the cold  breath of  slander 
or suspicion fell  upon  you  that I should 
throw you off.”
“Noble,  generous  g irl! ”  murmured 
Wilton,  as  he  wound  his  arms  around 
her,  “this takes away half the sting;  but 
you must  remember well  what you do.” 
“1 know what I would do, Wilton.  Ah, 
if I could  forsake  you  in  your  trouble, 
how unworthy should I be of  the  sacred 
office of  wife!  But tell  me, have you no 
suspicions?  You say that  for some time 
various  small sums of  money have  been 
taken from Randall’s drawer.”
“Yes,  dearest;  for  over  a  year  there 
have  frequently been  discrepancies  be­
tween our cash record and the amount in 
the  drawer;  but  in  many  cases  it  has 
been  the  result  of  Mr.  Randall’s  own 
carelessness in  taking money  during the 
day for small purchases  without givng a 
minute  of  it;  but,  in  some  instances,  I 
know that money has been stolen.”
“And  have  you no  suspicion  of  who 
took it?” asked Alice with much earnest­
ness.
“I  do  not  know who  took  it,  and  it 
would be ungenerous to tell of mere sus 
picions.”
“Well,  I  have  my  suspicions,”  said 
Alice.  “I  was  in  the  store  after  you 
went  away  to  supper  last  Wednesday 
evening,  and  I  waited  some  time  for 
you  to come  back,  but  I  got  tired;  so I 
came away without seeing you.”
“Well,  uttered  the  young  man  in  al­
most  breathless  anxiety,  “did  you  see 
anything out of, the way?”
“Not that I know  of;  but,  while I was 
there, I  saw  Mr.  Randall  go  away from 
the desk where you  write,  and  put some 
heavy  pieces of  silver  into  the  money 
drawer,  and  when  he  went  out  of  the 
store, I went too,  for I did not like to re­
main after he had gone.”
“That  was  probably  the  money  he 
marked,  and it  was  after  he  had  gone 
that that money was taken,  for when the 
drawer  was taken  out  of  the  safe  the 
next morning,  he says it was  gone;  and 
it was after  that,  too,  that  I  paid  Mr. 
Willey.”
For some time Alice  Drake sat in deep 
thought.  Her finger’s ends  were placed 
upon her brow, and weighty ideas seemed 
revolving in her  mind.  At  length  she 
raised  her  head,  and in a hopeful  tone 
she said:
“You have  many friends, Wilton, and 
some  who may help  you  in  this  emer­
I will myself  seek  them.  Ah, 
gency. 
there  goes  Squire  Bullard  now.  You

had better return  to  your  own  cottage, 
and  trust  me, a woman’s  wit  may be a 
match for them all.”
“But I cannot  consent  to  this, Alice,
that you should-----”
“Let me have my own  way this time,” 
interupted Alice,  “and I assure  you that 
you shall  not  often find me so stubborn. 
The merest accident  in  the  world  may 
turn the whole current of affairs.”
“Well,  be  it  as  you  like,”  returned 
Wilton, as he rose from his seat,  “though 
it will be  a  lucky accident  that  settles 
this in my favor,  though God knows it to 
be a just one.”
Shortly afterward  young Cunningham 
kissed  Alice,  and  then  turned his steps 
toward his home.  He  had  been  in  the 
house but  a  short  time  before  he  saw 
Alice  ride  past  alone  in  her  father’s 
wagon.  He had not  yet dared to tell his 
mother that he  expected to be taken to a 
lawyer’s  office,  and  rather 
than  she 
should  know of  it until  the  result  had 
appeared,  he  resolved  to seek  Mr.  Ran­
dall  ere he should be sent  for, and with 
this view he told  his mother  merely that 
he  was  going to the  store, and  then left 
the house.  Before he reached  the store, 
however,  he met  the deputy sheriff,  who 
already held  an order for  his arrest,  Mr. 
Randall having entered a complaint.
It was not until after dark that Wilton 
Cunningham was  conveyed  to the  office 
of  Mr. Bullard,  and  when he arrived  he 
found not only his accuser and witnesses 
there, but  also  several of  the  townspeo­
ple besides.
Those who  know  anything  about  the 
preliminary examination of  a  complaint 
in  one of  our  country  lawyer’s  offices, 
understand  pretty well  the latitude  that 
is generally given  to  not only witnesses, 
but also to plaintiff and defendant.
Mr.  Bullard  opened  by  reading  Mr. 
Randall’s  charge,  to  which  Wilton,  of 
course, responded “hot guilty.”  Randall 
then  made  his  statement  in  full.  His 
son. Lyman,  was  called  upon  to  testify 
to  the  fact  that  money had  frequently 
been  stolen  from  his  drawer.  Just  as 
young  Randal] was delivering  his  testi­
mony with a brazen-faced,  off-hand man­
ner,  old  farmer  Jones entered  the office, 
followed by Alice Drake and Mark Loud, 
the latter of  whom  was a hostler  in Mr. 
Willey’s stable.
Randall felt uneasy when he saw Jones 
enter,  for he  did not  like the man at all; 
but  Lyman  betrayed  the  most  trepida­
tion,  and for why will  shortly be seen.
Mr.  Willey was  then  called  upon  for 
his  evidence, which  he  gave  with  pre­
cision and confidence.
“This  thing  looks  rather  dark,”  re­
marked  Mr. Bullard,  bending  a  sort  of 
compassionate look  upon Wilton.
“ ’Squire,” said  Farmer  Jones,  in  his 
usual  blunt  way,  rising  slowly  to  his 
feet. 
“ 1  don’t  know much  about  your 
law 
but  I  ’spose  you 
regulat.ons, 
wouldn’t  have no  objections  to  my ask­
ing a few questions  just about as 1  have 
a mind to?”
“Certainly not,” returned  the  lawyer, 
with  an  air  of  deference,  for  Farmer 
Jones  was  one of  the most  honest,  up­
right and influential men in the town.
“Well,  then,  ’squire;  ’bout  an  hour 
ago Miss Alice Drake  came drivin’  up to 
my  house,  an’  asked  me if  I didn’t re­
member  bein’ 
in  Randall’s  store  last 
Wednesday night,  an’ of course I remem­
ber  it,  though  I  don’t  ’spose  I should 
ever have thought of it agin in the world, 
if she hadn’t ’ave  mentioned  it.  Well, 
I come right down  with her,  and atween 
us both  we’ve  got  up  considerable of a 
story.  Now I should just like to ask Mr. 
Randall where his  son was Sunday ’fore 
last.”
“He was at P— Hill, to attend meeting 
all day,” returned Randall;  but when he 
saw how  his  son  trembled,  he  evinced 
some strong misgivings on that point.
“Rayther  guess  you’re  mistaken  on 
that point,” said Jones.  “I saw him an’ 
old Sampson’s boy,  with one of  Mr.  Wil­
ley’s  wagons,  postin’  off  airly  in  the 
mornin’  in  another  direction,  an’,  if  I 
ain’t mistaken,  they spent a good part of 
the day  on  Thompson’s pond a fishin’.” 
Mr. Randall  turned  sharply  upon his 
son and asked if that was  true.  Lyman 
at first denied the gentle insinuation, but 
at length he was obliged to own it.
“Well, that’s so much gained,” contin­
ued  Jones;  and  then,  with  lawyer-like 
tact,  he  turned  to  Mr.  Willey. 
“Mr. 
Willey,” said he, “how do you know that 
Wilton Cunningham gave you that crossed 
dollar  that  Randall  lost  out  of  his 
drawer?”
“Because no one else paid me any such 
money on that day,”  answered Willey.
“Where did you put  that money when 
you got it?”
“In my drawer.”
“And doesn’t somebody else ever go to 
“N© one but Mark Loud.”
“Well,’’continued Jones, “last Wednes 
day night I left  my horse in  your  shed, 
and  after  the  store  was shut up I went 
after  him, and just as I was  outhitchin’ 
him  Mr.  Lyman  Randall  steps  in  and 
pays Mark Loud for the horse he had the 
Sunday before, though  he  didn’t  notice 
me when he did it.  When I turned into 
the street I saw Alice Drake, an’ I offered 
to  carry  her  home,  though I had to  go 
some distance out  of  my  way.  As we 
were  riding  along,  we got  to  speaking 
about  Randall,  an’ I told her  all  about 
Lyman’s  ridin’ off  Sundays,  and  that’s 
the way she happened  to hit upon me in 
this case.”
“But what has all this to  do  with  my 
complaint?”  asked Randall, in consider­
able passion.
“Only just this,” returned Jones,  with 
a peculiar  leer,  “it  was  your  son  that 
paid that crossed dollar.”
“It’s a fact,” said Mark Loud, hopping 
up from his seat.  “Lyman Randall paid 
it to me  for  the  horse, and I put it into 
the drawer with some of  the others, and 
if you’ll look on the book, you’ll find that 
I gave him credit for it.”
“I remember  now  that  I  noticed the 
credit,” said Mr. Willey;  “but there was 

that drawer?”

[ c o n t i n u e d   o n   e i g h t h   p a g e .]

“O, what a draught and what a birth!”
“This cometh from our Mother Earth,—

He cried unto the fair young  maid,
From an eternal shade!
“How pure, how sparkling and how cold! 
Ambrosia hath not such a taste;
If ’twere beside it placed!

E’en nectar would seem flat and old 

“What are the beverages of man 
Compared with this that comes from clay 
It hath more body in it than 
The wines of far Cathay!”

I’ faith, that last were  true, I trow;
Poor Poet, I sigh for thee and thy  maid,
It hath a body in it that thou 
Thinkst not of, I’m afraid:

Thv ardor had not been so fond,
Couldst have seen that tramp on the hill beyond, 

Thy lav so loud, nor thy song so sweet, 
A-washing his frescoed feet!

THE  CROSSED  DOLLAR;

Or  the  Country D ealer  and  H is  Clerk.
Mr.  Elias  Randall  kept  one  of  those 
large  stores  so  common  in  flourishing 
country  towns,  where  every  article  of 
produce  is  bought  from  the  farmers 
round  about, and  where  every  kind  of 
goods  usually  needed  in  the  country is 
kept for  sale.  He was a sharp-featured, 
shrewd-looking  man,  somewhat  turned 
of  fifty, and  hard as a diamond at  trade. 
He could  buy the  best of  produce at thé 
cheapest  rates,  and  he  could  sell  his 
auction bought  goods at alarmingly high 
prices. 
In short he never failed to make 
a round  profit at both ends of  a bargain. 
He  did  not  hesitate  to  overstep  the 
bounds  of  honesty,  when  he had a fair 
chance, though  he always  did  it in  such 
a manner  that his old  adage “A  bargain 
is a  bargain,” would  safely  shield  him.
••Lyman,”  said he to his  son  one  day, 
a young man  some twenty  years of  age, 
and almost the counterpart of his father, 
save  that he  showed  more  recklessness 
of  disposition,  “did  you  make  a  trade 
with Farmer Jones?”

“Yes.”
“What  did  you  charge  him  for  the 
sugar and tea?”
“Twelve cents  for the  sugar  and  half 
a dollar  for the  tea.  Made him  believe 
’twas extra nice, you see.”
“That’s  right.  And  what  did  you 
charge him for the coffee?”
“Ah!  there I had him!  I made the old 
man  believe  ’twas  extra  old  Java— 
charged him 15 cents.”
“Pretty good, my  son, only you  might 
have put  on the half  cent.  You see you 
can make a great point out of that.  When 
you  come the half  cents over them  they 
think  you  are  shaving  closer  down  to 
cost.  But  you  did  very  well,  Lyman. 
Now,  what  did  you allow  Jones  for  his 
beans?”

“Seven and sixpence.”
“Oh,  you  shouldn’t  have  done  that. 
A  dollar,  or  a  dollar  and  ninepence, 
would have been enough.”
“But they were nice ones, father, care­
fully picked and clean.”
“You  should  have made  him  believe 
they were poorer.”
“But how?”
“Why,  when  you found  the  old  man 
had beans to exchange for his goods, you 
should have taken a handful of poor ones 
out  of  one of  our barrels,  and  watched 
your  opportunity  to  scatter  them  over 
the top of his.  Don’t  you understand?” 
“Yes, I see now, father.”
“That’s  right.  We  must  live  and 
thrive, you  see, and  he who  makes  the 
most comes out best at the end.  Always 
take  advantage of  a customer  when  you 
can, but be careful  and  keep the  bright 
side out.”
This  is the  way  the father  taught  his 
son, and how that  son profited  by it,  the 
sequel will show.
“By  the  way, Lyman,” continued  the 
old  man,  “I  have  discovered  who  it  is 
robbing  my  money 
that  has  been 
drawer.”
“Ah!” uttered the  son  turning at that 
moment  to  arrange  a  piece  of  calico 
which  didn’t  need  any  fixing  at  all. 
“And who was it?”

“Wilton Cunningham.”
I 
“I  shouldn’t  wonder  in  the  least. 
never liked the  fellow,  and  I  have often 
wondered what made you keep him.”
“ 1 shouldn’t  have kept  him, only that 
he  is  such  a  remarkably  sharp  book­
keeper,  and such a beautiful writer,  too. 
He ain’t  fit to  trade.”
“No;  you never  can make him  believe 
it’s  right to  drive a snug  bargain.  But 
how did you manage to detect him?”
“I’ll tell  you,” returned the  old  man. 
“Last  week I took  particular  notice  of 
some  silver  dollars  that  were  in  the 
money  drawer  and  determined  that  I 
would  set  a  trap for  the  theif. 
I  took 
four of  the pieces and crossed them very 
carefully, and in such a manner that one 
not acquainted with the secret would not 
be  likely  to notice  it;  then  I  put  them 
back  into  the  drawer.  Next  morning 
one  of  them  was  gone, and  as  all  our 
trade the  day before had  been  barter or 
credit,  I  knew  that  it  could  not  have 
been  given  in  change.  Of  course  my 
suspicions  fell  upon  Wilton,  and  I  at 
once began to look about to see where he 
had  spent the  money, and  I  found  that 
he had paid  Mr. Willey for  his  mother’s 
rent. 
I went to Mr. Willey and asked to 
see the  money Wilton had paid him,  and 
I found my crossed dollar among it. 
It’s 
as plain as  daylight.”

“Certainly it is,” said Lyman.
“There  can  be  no  doubt  about  it,” 
added  the  old  man  in a confident  tone, 
and  then,  with a sarcastic sneer  he  add­
ed,  “His  seeming  honesty is all  the  re­
sult of  fear.  He  dares not make a bold 
trade,  but  he  can  steal  in  the  dark, 
though.”
Just  then  a  customer  entered,  and 
while Mr. Randall was trading with him, 
Wilton Cunningham came in.  The latter

How  a  Country  Boy  Looks  at  the 

P.  of I.  Matter.

W h ea tla n d,  Oct.  1,  1889.

E. A. Stowe, Grand RapidB:
Dear Sir—I am a farmer’s son, having 
worked on a farm all my life and  just got 
I  would 
a small  amount  of  schooling. 
like to say to some  farmers  who are dis­
contented  about  times  being  a 
little 
close,  and  who  have  gone  in  with the 
Patrons of  Industry movement and want 
merchandise sold to  them at 10 per cent, 
above  actual  cost—supposing  the  mer­
chant,  in turn, should  offer to  buy  your 
wheat at 10 per cent,  above actual cost— 
what would  your  wheat  sell  for ?  The 
following will show:
Let a man  take a field  containing  ten 
acres  of  good,  clean  soil  and  plow  it 
twice in a season, and  allow wages at $2 
per day for man and team;  let  him  har­
row  it  ten  times  at  the  same  rate  of 
wages;  allow him to break two  points of 
his  plow,  and  pay ninety cents a bushel 
for  his  seed  wheat,  and then add 7 per 
cent,  interest on  his  in vestment for one 
year;  when  the  grain is ripe, pay $1 per 
acre to cut it and 50 cents an acre to har­
vest  it  in  barn,  and  pay  3%  cents  a 
bushel  for  threshing,  with  a  yield  of 
fifteen bushels to the  acre (which  is  not 
a large  yield), his wheat  would cost him 
just  52 1-5  cents  a  bushel;  and, if  that 
was  sold  at  10  per  cent,  above  actual 
cost, it would  have to be sold at 58 cents 
a bushel.
Farmers,  be  reasonable.  How would 
you  like to follow  the  Golden  Rule—to 
“do to others as you would'be done by ?” 

Farmer  Bot.

A  Chicago  Honeymoon.

dresses ?”

“John,  dear,”  said  a newly  married 
Chicago  woman  to  her  husband,  “you 
are  never  going  to  scold  about  your 
meals,  are  you?”
“No, indeed.”
“Nor  find  fault  with  me  when I buy 
“Never.”
“And  you’ll  always  think 
“Always.”
“You dear,  kind, good  John;  I know I 
shan’t want a divorce  from  you for ever 
so many months.”

much of  me as  you do now?”

just  as 

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

A dvertisem ents will 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
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BUSINESS  CHANCES.

Fo r   s a l e —g o o d   c l e a n   s t o c k   o f   g e n e r a l

m erchandise,  consisting  of  d ry   goods,  clothing, 
boots and  shoes  and  groceries;  invoice ab o u t $10.000; 
situ ated  in th e  h e a rt of th e M ichigan  peach  b elt;  best 
location in to w n ;  store  fo r  ren t;  best  of  reasons  for 
selling.  A  B. Taylor, Saugatuck. Mich. 

513

IpOR  SALE — GOOD  PAYING 

store in H arbor Springs 
Springs. Mich._____________

BOOT  AND  SHOE 
Address Box 118, H arbor

509

lum bering tow n;  go id farm in g   country around, 
a  very desirable place fo r a  good physician.  Address 
Box 442. Alpena, Mich. 

Lock Box 92, W est Bay C ity,  Mich. 

beech and m aple wood, c u t last  w inter.  Address 

ated in  No. 1 location in W est  Bay  City.  Address 

t pOR SALE—A  UoEAN STOCK OF  GROCERIES, 81TU- 
F^^SA LE^EIG H TY ^SEV EN  CORDS OF 18-INCH DRY 
Ra r e   c h a n c e —d r u g   s t o c k   f o r   s a l e ,  w e l l

located, thoroughly established and doing a  good 
pay in g  business;  stock  new  and  well-selected;  term s 
easy;  will lease  or  sell fixtures;  a  fine  opening fo r  a 
physician.  Address Lock Box 142, H astings, Mich.

F ran k  L. F uller, A shton, Mich. 

510

508

506

W ill inventory  $700  to   $800  and doing a  business 

o f a b o u t $13,000.  Address No. 502, care Tradesm an.

502

groceries,  hav in g   th e  cream  of th e trad e in a  city 
of 7.000 inh ab itan ts;  stock will inventory about $3,500; 
re n t reasonable;  best  location  in  th e   city.  Address 
No. 499, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

499

Fo r   s a l e

GOOD 
ling
th aler, 117 Monroe Sc.

reason fo r selling  out.

PAYING  BU8INESS—GOOD 
In q u ire  of  F.  J.  Detten- 

490

HELP  WANTED.

references required.  Correspond  w ith  Chas.  H. 

Leslie. N orth M uskegon,  M ich. 

506

MISCELLANEOUS.

515

respond w ith th e  “Gobleviile Sign W orks;” h ig h ­
w ay signs a  specialty.  Address Gobleviile Sign W orks, 
Gobleviile, Mich. 
< t t * n n - THE  COMPLETE  MACHINERY  OF  A 
i j p u v v   first class  custom   g rist  m ill;  tw o  ru n   of 
stones, one feed, th e o th er fo r feed;  all in good  order; 
ready  to   deliver  on  cars.  Address  Geo.  M.  Sayles, 
Attorney-at-Law, Flint, Mich. 
514
Fo r   h o o p s   a n d   h e a d in g —g e t   p r ic e s   f r o m
496
WANTED—A LOCATION  FOR  THE HARDWARE OR 
fu rn itu re  business.  W ould buy out a  sm all stock 
o r tak e   a   p a rtn e r  in  good  location.  Address,  S. A. 
Hewey, N orth M uskegon, Mich._________________ 493

Crescent M anufacturing Co., D etroit.  Mich. 

437

pon P ass 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 h at  every m er­
ch an t should ha,ve  progressive m erchants a ll over the 
country a re  now using them . 

sam ples.  E. A. Stowe & Bro., Grand R apids. 

Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System.  Send fo r 

WANTED—1,000 MORE  MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR 
t X>R  SALE-  GOOD  PAYING  BUSINESS—BAKERY 
and confectionery;  first-class  location;  reason for 
selling,  ill  h ealth   or  owner.  Address  No.  511,  care 
M ichigan T radesm an. 
611
Fo r   s a l e —g o o d   r e s id e n c e   l o t   o n   o n e   o f
th e m ost p leasan t streets “ on  th e   hill.”  W ill ex­
change for stock in any good in stitu tio n .  Address 286, 
care M ichigan Tradesm an. 
286
T T   PAYS  TO  SELL  “ OXYTOCCIA” 
JL  cuiars.  term s.  Address,  Geo.
South Bend, Ind.

-SEND  FOR  CIR- 
L.  H ager  &  Co., 

214

494

A

The M ichigan Tradesm an

AMONG THE TRADE.

G R A N D   R A P ID S   G O SSIP.

W. C.  Spreen has engaged in  the  gro­
cery business at Elmira.  Olney,  Shields 
& Co. furnished the stock.

C. W. Caskey has engaged in  the  gro­
cery  business  at  Petoskey.  Lemon  & 
Peters furnished the stock.

S. M. Meader,  grocer  at  Brinton,  has 
added a line of boots and shoes.  Rindge, 
Bertsch & Co.  furnished the stock.

hardware. 

a.  line  of 

H. W. Morford. grocer  at  Brutus,  has 
added 
The 
Gunn Hardware Co.  furnished  the stock.
F. J.  Lamb has sold  his  lot  on  South 
Ionia street, opposite the union depot,  to 
T.  J.  O’Brien,  for  a  consideration  of 
$9,000. 

_______________

Rodney C. Sessions, who purchased the 
grocery stock of  Sessions & Hanna about 
a week  ago,  has  traded  the  stock with 
F.  J. Lamb & Co.  for their  hoùse and lot 
on Spring street.

The  stockholders  of  the  Peninsular 
Novelty  Co.  hold a meeting  here  to-day 
to consider a proposition for the  consoli­
dation of the company  with  the  Heaton 
Button Fastener Co., of Providence, R. 1.
Fred Clock has  retired  from  the  firm 
of  C. A. Lamb & Co., produce  and  com­
mission  merchants  at  56  and  58  South 
Ionia streets.  The .business will be con­
tinued  by  C. A.  Lamb  and  F. J. Lamb, 
under  the  same  firm  style, occupying a 
portion of  the  building  heretofore  used 
by F. J. Lamb & Co.

A.  E. Brooks and  his  associates  have 
formed a copartnership  under  the  style 
of A. E. Brooks & Co.  and  the  firm  has 
rented the Fulton street store in the Cody 
block.  Mr. Brooks and Wm.  B. Edmunds 
will look after inside matters, while Geo. 
McKay and Henry  Dawley  will visit the 
outside trade.  No stock has yet arrived, 
but it is expected that everything will be, 
in readiness to begin business by the 20th.
Samuel Lyon, who engaged in the belt­
ing and mill  supply business on his own 
account  about  two  years  ago,  has con­
cluded to transfer his business to Chicago, 
in order  to  be  better  able  to serve his 
trade in  Wisconsin,  Minnesota  and  the 
South.  He will make the  change  about 
December 1, probably  locating  on  Lake 
street.  Mr. Lyon has made many friends 
here who will regret to learn of  his con 
templated removal.

Hastings—A. D. Cook has sold his gro­
cery stock  to J. G. Runyan, formerly en­
gaged in the boot and shoe business.

Ann Arbor—Lew H. Clement  has con­
solidated his sheet  music  business  with 
the Allmen-Dinger Piano & Organ Co.

Port  Huron—The  firm  of  Huner  & 
Wilson,  butchers,  has  dissolved  after 
twenty-three  years  of  pleasant  and 
profitable partnership.

Morley—Henry Strope  has  purchased 
the interest of D. W.  Rugar  in  the  firm 
of Hill & Co., dealers in furniture.  The 
firm name remains unchanged.

Paw  Paw—The  constantly  increasing 
business  of  L.  Perrigo  &  Co.  impels 
Bartram & Millington  to close  out  their 
grocery and  crockery  business, and they 
are now looking for a buyer.

Owosso—Geo.  L.  Lusk  has  sold  the 
West Side drug store to John S. Haggart, 
of  Pontiac,  for  six  years  the  chief  dis­
penser  at  the  Central  Michigan Insane 
Asylum,  at Pontiac.  Mr. Lusk will open 
his  new  drug  store  at  West  Bay  City 
about the 15th.

Lowell—Robert  G.  Bostwick,  of  the 
boot and shoe firm of  Howk & Bostwick, 
died Sept.  15.  Mr.  Howk  writes  T h e 
Tradesman  that  the  business  will  be 
continued under the present style until a 
settlement of the estate of  the  deceased 
can be effected.

Dollarville—Wm.  Fagan  has  sold  a 
half interest in his general stock to D.  E. 
Lockwood, who has clerked in  the  store 
for a year past, and the  new firm will be 
known  as  D.  E.  Lockwood & Co.  Mr.
agan  has  gone  to  Manistee, where he 
has real estate interests, to engage in the 
real estate and loan business.

Paw  Paw—A  patron of  T h e  T r a d e s- 
ln  writes  as  follows:  “Paw  Paw 

booming since  the  news  came  that  the 
C.,  L.  &  M.  Railway  was  not  coming 
here.  Longwell Brothers  had one wheel 
of  their delivery  wagon painted a bright 
red.  Conner  &  Osborne  shingled  the 
roof  of  their  double  pedro  bean  room, 
and Bartram & Millington sold a stallion 
and  gave  the  purchaser the wrong ped 
lgree.”

Detroit—The Kallmeyer  brothers, who 
used  to  run a small  wholesale  jewelry 
store  comer  Woodward  and  Jefferson 
avenues, up  stairs,  are  bodily  absent— 
being in Canada  since  they filed several 
mortgages September 4—but it is claimed 
that some of  their stock is present in the 
hands  of  Joseph  Yan  Baalen.  Bowen, 
Douglass & Whiting and Griffin, Warner, 
Hunt & Berry, representing sixteen East­
ern  creditors  of  the  Kallmeyers,  have 
begun  sixteen 
lawsuits  against  Yan 
Baalen and the Kallmeyers  and  got  out 
writs  of  replevin  for  an  assortment of 
jewelry  and  diamonds  in  Yan Baalen’s 
possession.

A R O U N D   T H E   S T A T E .

Martin—Eugene  Jacobs  will 

open a meat market.

Tecumseh—Geo. Ferguson  ha 

his drug stock to Coldwater.

Cleon — John  Docherty’s  new 

building is nearly completed.

shortly

moved

store

Escanaba—J. B.  Moran  succeeds Egan 

& Moran in the grocery business.

Newberry — Fred  Brabeau  succeeds 

Amos Jones in  the grocery business.

Evart—J.  K.  Smith  succeeds  J.  K, 

Smith & Co.  in the tinware business.

Jackson—Phillips* Hill are succeeded 

by Hill Bros, in the grocery business

Muskegon—Daniel  Kerr  is  succeeded 
by C. W. Payne in  the  grocery business,
Gladstone—H. A. (Mrs. W. E.) Murney 
has assigned her  grocery  stock to A. W 
Wolfe.

Traverse  City—Eugene  McManus  has 
opened  a  stock  of  notions  and  fancy 
goods.

Tecumseh—Joseph  Wilson & Son(hav 
removed  their  boot  and  shoe  stock  to 
Owosso.

Petoskey—Mrs. M. A. Eckliffe has pur­
chased  the  fancy  goods  stock  of  Mr 
Fincham.

Ada—Sisson & Watson  succeed Sisson 
& Livingston  in  the  grocery  and  meat 
business.

Marine  City—Scott  Bros.  &  Delisle 
succeed McElroy & Scott in the hardware 
business.

Martin—L.  W.  Hooper  has  sold  his 
meat market to Albert Stroble and Frank 
Anderson.

Petoskey—W.  W.  McOmber  has  sold 
his  furniture  and  crockery  stock  to J 
Levinson.

Spring  Lake—D.  F. Clements  has 

moved his boot and  shoe  stock to Toma­
hawk,  Wis.

Lyons—Howard  Ranger, of  Ionia,  has 
purchased  the  grocery  stock of  the late 
F. H. Ranger.

Evart—Cairns E. Smith  succeeds  Col­
ton & Smith in the manufacture  of  lum­
ber and shingles.

Traverse  City—E. McNamara  ucceeds 
Hamilton, Milliken & McNamara  in  the 
boot and shoe business.

Owosso—Wheeler  Bros.,  of  Corunna, 
have purchased the C. A. Black (Andrus) 
stock of  hardware.

North  Muskegon—Miss  R.  A.  Howey 
-will  remove  her  millinery  stock to Ra­
venna about November 1.

Waylaud—E. S. Fitch  will  engage  in 
the  crockery  business  in  the  building 
adjoining his hardware store.

Hastings—Phin Smith and Thos. Blind- 
son have formed  a  copartnership  under 
the style of Smith & Blindson are engaged 
in the sale of  wagons,  buggies and agri­
cultural implements.

M A N U F A C T U R IN G   M A TT ER S.

Manistee—The Manistee Furniture Co, 
will soon  begin  the erection of a 40x100 
foot addition to its  factory, three stories 
in height.

Detroit—Articles of  association  of  the 
Sulphite  Fiber  Transportation Co., cap 
ital  $100,000,  have  been  filed  with  the 
county  clerk.  The  stock  is  held  ii 
blocks of  500 by Moses Humphrey, Arch 
ibald  G.  Lindsay,  Charles  L.  Ortmann 
and De Forest Payne.

Ypsilanti—Glover  &  Bowling,  whose 
business  has  grown in three  years from 
nothing to a paid-up  capital of $200,000 
has been reorganized as a stock company 
under  the  style of  the  Ypsilanti  Dress 
Stay Manufacturing Co.  E. C. Bowling, 
the  inventor  and  patentee of  the  ever- 
ready dress stay,  parts  with  the most of 
his  interest  and  retires  from the activ 
management.

Gripsack Brigade.

Mrs. Walter E. Cummings accompanies 
her husband on his trip to the straits thi 
week.

H. A. Hudson  is  building a handsome 
residence  at  the  corner of  Dunham and 
Dolbee streets.

W.  H. Goodspeed,  M.  D.  Teal,  A.  S. | 
Baker and L. C. Brough are now working 
this territory for the Woolson Spice  Co., 
and the Telfer Spice  Co. has arranged to 
handle “Lion”  coffee in connection with 
its regular line.

The base ball match  Saturday resulted 
in  the  victory  of  the  home  nine  by.a 
score  of  36  to  22.  The  game  was  un­
usual  in  one  respect—no  one  was ser­
iously  injured, although  Frank  Hadden 
sustained a sprained  wrist.  Hi. Robert­
son and Sam Morrison took  star  parts in 
fhe engagement.

Chas. R.  Remington,  formerly  on  the 
road for  Gardiner  &  Baxter,  but  more 
recently  with  Wm.  M.  Clark,  has  en­
gaged to  travel  for  Putnam  &  Brooks, 
taking the territory formerly  covered by 
Geo.  McKay.  The  trade formerly  seen 
by Henry Dawley will be hereafter  seen 
by W. A. VanLeuven.

It Takes.

We again mention Gringhuis’ Itemized 
Ledger for those  who  have  not  seen it, 
for it is a work  you  would  not  be with 
out,  no  matter  how  small  your  book­
keeping  may be, if  you  once  used  one. 
Send  for  price-list  and  sample  sheet. 
G. Gringhuis, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Straw Paper Higher. 

Straw  paper  has  advanced  and 

market is very firm at the advance.

the

P.  of  I.  Gossip.

Cedar  Springs  Clipper:  “Any swindle 
or dodge must always have its run.  Just 
like measles, you know.  And the bigger 
the dead -beat  and  fraud  that  works  it, 
the more  suckers.”

A correspondent of  the  Rockford Reg­
ister  writes  as  follows:  “The  P.  I-’s 
have recently  organized a lodge of  about 
sixty members  and  more are being taken 
in at every meeting.”

A  Newaygo  correspondent  writes: 
Perhaps it would interest  you to know 
that at a recent gathering of P. of  L’s in 
Newaygo, they held their meeting  in  an 
undertaker’s shop.”

A  B.  M.  A.  man  in  a  thriving  town 
writes:  “Don’t let up on the P. of I.  Let 
us know at the Saginaw convention if you 
lose  anything by the  manly  course  you 
are  taking  and  we  will  make  it  up to 
ou in less than two minutes.”
The  Sand  Lake  correspondent of  the 
Cedar Springs Clipper writes as follows : 
One of  the Sand Lake P. of  I.  farmers, 
who  took  in  the  Cedar  Springs  fair, 
bought a toy watch  and a $1  bill  for $5. 
Probably  Dead-beat  Waterhouse  told 
him it was time to bite and he bit.” 

Forester & Clough, of  Millington, have 
refused to renew their  contract  with the 
Patrons  of  Industry  and  report  them­
selves  glad  at  the expiration of  the old 
contract.  They acknowledge  that  their 
experience  has  been  their  only  gain. 
Chas. H. Valentine is their successor.,

A correspondent  of  The  Tradesman 
writes:  “The P. of  I.  are  getting  along 
very nicely.  The  Committee  on  Trade 
sat in state at the  town  hall,  yesterday, 
and  sent  out  for  the  dealers  to  visit 
them,  one at a time. 
I did  not  respond 
to their call,  but two of  the dealers went 
and, during their talk, told  the  commit­
tee  that  the  State’s prisons  were doing 
most of  the contract work  in  this  State 
at present.”

L.  M.  Mills,  traveling  representative 
for  the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug Co., 
compelled  a  loud-mouthed  organizer of 
the P. of  I. to back  water  at  the dinner 
table of  the  Western  Hotel,  at Big Rap­
ids, one  day  last  week.  The organizer 
asserted that the ritual recently published 
in The  Tradesman  was  not  authentic. 
Mills happened  to  know  that it was au­
thentic  and  offered to wager  the  windy 
invividual  $50 that it was.  That sort of 
argument did not  arouse any enthusiasm 
in the organizer and  he  slunk out of  the 
dining room without further remarks.

R. W. Shaw,  of  Tuscola,  writes  The 
Tradesman  a  letter,  which  is  repro­
duced verbatim et literatim, as follows:

“ Now Mr. Editor in your last isue you 
Published what  you  purport  to  be  the 
Constitution  and  Secret  work  of  the 
Patrons of Industry,  now I  would  say, 
any man  who  will  stoop  so low should 
be branded as A  low  Scurrilous  Fellow 
and not entitled to the patronage  of  the 
Farmer and I think your Abuce will cost 
you Ten Thousand  Subscribers  to  your 
Paper if not the total Annihilation  of  it 
Altogether which would be no more than 
A J ust Retribution  the  Framers  of  the 
Constitution of  the  Patrons of  Industry 
Sought through that Channel  to  Elivate 
the Farmer and the Laborer  on  A  level 
with all man kind but  the  Press  of  the 
Country  would  surpress  them  at  A 
moments  notice  if  they  could  and  yet 
what would  they  do  without  them  the 
Patrons  of  Michigan  Number  to  day 
Eighty Thousand  Strong  and  your  As­
sault will be  circulated  in  every  Asso­
ciation.”

Bank  Notes.

The failure of  H. G. Packard & Co., at 
Reed  City,  brought  about  by  the  final 
collapse  of  Wilson,  Luther  &  Wilson, 
will  be  a  severe  blow  to  the  business 
men of  that place.

The Union National Bank of Muskegon 
opens its doors  for  business on Wednes­
day, having  secured  handsome  quarters 
in  the  new'  Lyman  block.  Wm.  B. 
McLaughlin  has  taken  the  position  of 
cashier,  having  resigned a similar  posi- 
with the Merchants’ National Bank.

J. Weimeister  &  Co.,  who  conduct  a 
bank and  general  store at Howell and a 
clothing  store  at  Ludington,  have  as­
signed.  The  crash  was  precipitated by 
the  fatal  illness of  the  senior  partner, 
who founded the  bank  over  twenty-one 
years ago and who had  always been con­
sidered wrorth at least $100,000.

Japanese Rice.

The  great  proportion of  fatty  matter 
that chemical analyses  have shown to be 
contained in the better quality of  Japan­
ese rice, says the Pall  Mall  Gazette, ren­
ders it one of  the most  nutritious as it is 
one of  the  most  palatable  grains in the 
world, and as both  these  characteristics 
of  it are gaining  more  and  more  recog­
nition in the principal  European  centers 
of  consumption,  which is testified by the 
fact that it now  commands a better price 
in the home market  than  most  other de­
scriptions,  the  demand  for  it  in  those 
markets  may fairly be  hoped  to  show a 
steady if  not the same  striking  progres­
sion  that  it  has  done  in the past  year. 
The advance  that  took  place in, the for­
eign  shipping  at  Hiogo  during  1888 is 
largely  due  to  the  export  of  rice,  and 
British  ships  have  been  peculiarly  fa­
vored, while in the  trade a large amount 
of  British capital has  also  found  profit­
able  investment.  A few  years ago Aus­
tralia was  the  only foreign  market  for 
Japanese rice, it having—though in most 
of  the colonies its import was laden with 
heavy  duties—there  early  gained 
the 
recognition  it  deserved;  but  in  the  ex­
port  during  1888  there  were  included 
111,108  tons  shipped  to  Europe,  prin­
cipally to Mediterranean ports for transit 
to southern  Europe  and  Germany, 2,651 
tons to  the  United  States  and  Canada, 
besides 26,123 tons to Australia.

HATCHING  THE  PLAN.

How and Under  What  Circumstances 

the P.  of  I.  Originated.

C H A P T E R   II.

The organization known as the Patrons 
of  Industry  owes  its  existence  to  the 
combined  effort  of  three  men—“Rev.” 
F. W. Vertican,  F.  H. Krause, and  I.  R. 
Wadsworth.  These  men  do not live far 
apart in Port Huron and during the  year 
of  1885-6  they  frequently  visited  back 
and  forth, occasionally meeting  together 
at  the  house of  Krause, where  most  of 
constitution  and  ritual of  the  organiza­
tion were, prepared.

The idea of  combining  the  farmers in 
the  manner  pursued  by the  Patrons of 
Industry first  found lodgment in the fer­
tile  brain  in  the  reverend  end  of  the 
trio, who was unable to secure a position 
to preach  and  found it  necessary to de­
vise  some  other  means  of  securing  a 
livelihood.  He first considered the plan 
of  originating an organization  for  labor­
ing men, embodying  the  same  ideas ad­
vocated by the Knights of  Labor, Sons of 
Industry and the various  trades  unions, 
but  subsequent 
investigation  satisfied 
him  that  no  field  ivas  so  inviting,  and 
promised such rich  results,  as  the  rural 
communities of the commonwealth.  The 
average  farmer,  he  argued,  permitted 
others  to  do  his  thinking  for him,  and 
was easily influenced when stirred up on 
the subject of  trusts and monopolies.  In 
a letter to a friend, written in  February, 
1886, he said:
You  ask  how  I  am  getting  along 
with  the  new  organization. 
I think  I 
I  propose to 
have  struck  a  rich  vein. 
play  on  the  gullibility  of  the  average 
farmer, making him think the merchants 
are in league  with  the  Standard Oil Co. 
and  the  Diamond  Match Co.  That will 
make the farmer hate the  merchants and 
I think  it  will  be  easy for  me to make 
money in two ways—compel  the farmers 
to pay me well for organizing  them  and 
compel  some  merchant  to  pay  me  a 
goodly amount for turning the trade over 
to him who  will  agree to sell goods on a 
10 per  cent,  margin.  Of  course, I don’t 
expect the  merchant  will do anything of 
the kind. 
I don’t  believe he can do bus­
iness on a 10  per  cent,  profit  and  live, 
but all I care for is for  him  to  make the 
farmers  believe  that  he  is  doing as he 
agrees.
What  do  you  think  of  my  scheme? 
Don’t  you think I have  indeed  struck it 
rich—playing  on  the  credulity  of  the 
farmers ?
Such  is  the  plan  that  Yertican  un­
folded  to  his  neighbors,  Krause  and 
Wadsworth,  and it is affirmed  that  those 
worthies lost no time  in  assuring Yerti­
can that his  scheme was a grand oim and 
that they must be counted in on the deal. 
Vertican  then  prepared  the  skeleton 
work  of  the  constitution  and  ritual, 
drawing  largely  on  the  ritual  of  the 
Patrons  of  Husbandry and  copying  en­
tire sections  from  the  constitution  and 
ritual  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Reformers,  an order  long  since  defunct. 
The  trio  frequently  met  every  evening 
in  the  week, noting the  progress  made 
and  debating  over  the  wording of  cer­
tain sections of  the  organic  work of  the 
order.  Vertican was rather  moderate in 
his  views as to the charges which should 
be made for admittance  to  membership, 
but  Wadsworth—having  great 
and 
abiding love for the farmers by reason of 
his  occupation  as a railway official— ar­
gued that  the  more it cost the farmer to 
join, the  more  anxious  he  would  be to 
solve the mysteries of  the order.  Krause 
usually  sided  with  Vertican  and  more 
moderate views generally prevailed.  As 
soon as the constitution and  ritual  were 
completed, and the wording of the neces­
sary blanks  decided  upon,  copies  were 
printed and  the  selection of  officers was 
made.  Yertican  was  elected president, 
Wadsworth  was  given  the  position  of 
secretary and Krause took the  remaining 
office—that  of  treasurer.  Considerable 
discussion  followed  over  the  matter of 
salaries, but the question was finally set­
tled by voting Vatican a salary  of $2,000 
a  year,  while  the  other  schemers—in 
view  of  the  fact  that  one  held a situa­
tion on  the  Port Huron & Northwestern 
Railway and the other was  the  recipient 
of  $120 a month from Uncle Sam—agreed 
to serve in their respective capacities for 
$1,000 a  year.

,  Wool,  Hides  and Tallow.

Wools drag  the  same  as  for  the past 
month.  They  are  strongly  held,  as a 
rule,  with an occasional  dealer  weaken­
ing for some cause.  Manufacturers buy 
as necessities require.  They must have 
cheap wool in order  to  sell  their  cloth, j 
and will not buy beyond  present  wants. 
In order to sell any considerable quantity 
of wool, large concessions  in  price must 
be  made.  What  little  is  sold, is by a j 
concession  on  both  sides,  seller  and I 
buyer.  Manufacturers  claim  that  the 
outlook  for  winter  weight  goods  is no 
better.

Hides are lower.  Tanners cannot make 
any money in tanning  on  present prices 
and  when  hides  are  at  their  best  for j 
quality;  therefore, they  decline  to  buy, 
and prices have  dropped, lower than for 
years  past,  considering  quality.  The 
leather trade holds good, with prime tan- 
ages in demand, but at low  prices.

In tallow, the slight  advance obtained 
the first of  the  week  was lost again be­
fore the close,  as it brought  ample  sup­
plies to the  front.

O u r   F a ll  S to c k

Is now Complete and Ready for Inspection.

F. Ä, WifrzbUrg $   Co,

(Successors to F. W. Wurzburg’s Sons & Co.)

Exclusive  Jobbers  of

DRY  GOODS, HOSIERY,

NOYIONS, UNDERWERR,

“Born, what are the styles in hats 

this  season ? 99

We are asked this question every  day,  and this is our invariable 
reply: 
“Many.  We  can give you any style that is becoming to you,
small,  medium  or  large.  So  far  as Color is concerned,  Black is the 
proper thing.  There is nothing new in colored hats, and consequently 
very  few  worn. 
In  qualities,  allow us to say that there is no estab­
lishment in Grand Rapids that gives you the value we do. 
Prices  all 
the way from one dollar and a half  to five dollars.  We take pleasure 
in showing you our  entire line, w’hether you wish to buy or not.  We 
are recognized

T H E   H A T   H O U S E

Of Grand Rapids and our elegant  stock  this season fully endorses that 
reputation.  You will appreciate the fact that it pays to buy from

19  Sc  21  SOUTH  DIVISION  ST.,

MICH.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

BORN The  Hatter,
MERCHANTS

54  MONROE  ST.

You should not  listen to  overtures  from persons who try  to  influence yon 

to substitute  inferior  brands o f coffee in place o f the Lion Coffee* 

simply  because they pay a larger profit.

R E M E M B E R  that  <(Around  the  tree that bears  the  best
C O N S U M E R S  are  entitled  to  the  best  that  the  market

fruit*  are  always  found  the  largest  clubs.”

affords, and they know that “Lion Coffee”  is superior to all other pack­
age  coffee*  besides  in  each  package  Is  found  a  ‘‘Beautiful,  Picture 
Card”  for HOKE  DECORATION.

JVIERCHAN  1   S  who  continue  handling  Eton Coffee will 

certainly  increase their trade* consequently their popularity as dealers 
in first-class family  supplies.

W O O L SO N   S P IC E  CO. have  arranged  a  ship­

ping  Depot at GRAND RAPIDS for convenience of merchants who wish 
to purchase their supplies there.  Your orders will be promptly filled*

EIO N  C O F F E E   and  a full line  of  Bulk  Roasted  Coffee*
Y O U   CAN  B U Y   UON COFFEE  from  any Jobber  in the 

Spices,  &c.,  w ill he kept in stock  at onr  Grand Rapids  Depot.

Telfer Spice Co., Grand Rapids.
MICH.

following cities: 
BAY C IT Y .........................MICH.
BATTLE CREEK 
CHICAGO....................
D ETR O IT.........................MICH.
EAST SAGINAW  . . .  
FT. WAYNE  . . . .
JACKSON....................

“
....................ILLS.

.  . 

“

IND.
MICH.

KALAMAZOO 
LANSING 
.  . 
LaPORTE 
.  . 
MUSKEGON  . 
SAGINAW 
.  . 
SOUTH BEND 
MILWAUKEE

u

IND.
MICH.

<«

IND.
WIS.

And of  all Jobbers Throughout the United  States

W o o l s o n   S p i c e   C o ., T o l e d o ,  0 .

MANUFACTURERS  LION  COFFEE.

ASSOCIATION  DEPARTMENT.

Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association.

P resident—C. L. W hitney. Muskegon.
F irst Vice-President—C. T. Bridgem an,  Flint.
Second V ice-President^M . C- Sherwood, A llegan. 
S ecretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
^ ^ r B Ho a r t - ^ e s t d e ^ OSlS in k   W ells  L o s in g ; 
F ran k   H am ilton, Traverse City;  N.
Chas.  T.  Bridgem an,  F lin t;  O.  F.  Conklin, Grand
C o ^ t^ T n S a n c e ^ . F.  Conklin  G rand  Rap
ids*  Oren  Stone, F lin t;  Wm. W oodard, Owosso. 
Com m ittee  on  I^ g isla H o n -F ra n k :  W ells,  L an sin g;

tt  H  Pone  Allecran;  G  H. M ay, C lio.
Committee^on T rade Interests— Fran k H a m ilto n ^ ra v  
e r s e C ity :  Geo.  R .  H oyt,  Sagin aw ;  L .  W .  Sprague,
Com m ittee on T ra n s p o rta tio n -C . T. Bridgem an, FTtat;
M. C. Sherwood. A llegan;  A. O. W heeler,  M amstee. 
Com m ittee on Building  and  Loan  Associations—N.  B. 
Slain, Lowell;  F. L. F uller, C edar Springs,  P. J. Con
nell, M uskegen. 

__
Local S ecretary—Jas. H. Moore, Saginaw.
Official O rgan— T h e Mich igan Tradesm an._________ _
The following auxiliary  associations are oper­
atin g  under charters  granted  by  the  Michigan 
Business Men’s Association*

_ 

No. I—Traverse City B. M. A. 

President. J. W. Milliken; Sec retary , E. W ■ H astings ^  

No. 2—Lowell B. M. A.
No. 3—S t urgis B. M. A.

President, N. B. P lain ; S ecretary, F rank T. King.--------
- 
President. H. S. Church ; S ecretary, W m. J o n h ------------
------------No.  4—Grand  Rapids  M.  A.
P re sid e n t.^ . J. H errick; Secretary , K. A. Stowe.----------
v„  5_Muskegon B. M. A.

Presiden t. John A. M iller;  Secretary. C. L. W hitney.—
------------------No. 6—Alba B. M. A.
President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin.----------

No. 1—Diinondale B. M. A.
President. T. M. Sloan; S ecretary, N. H. W idger.---------
----------  No. 8—Eastport B. M. A. 
_
President. F. H. Thurston; Secretary. G eo.L.T hurston.
— 
Ho. 9—Lawrence B. M. A.
P r e s i d e n t .  H. M. M arshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly.
B . M . A .

President, W. J. Clark: Secretary. A. L. Thompson.-----
-------  ”  x ,, i i —Kingsley B. M.. A.
P r e s id e n t .  H .  P~ W h ip p l e : S e c r e t a r y . D . E .  W y n k o o p . 
No. 13—Quincy B. M. A.
— 
President, C. McKay; Secretary , Thos. Lennon.-----------
—■ 
no  13  Sherman B. M. A.
P resident, H. B*. B tnrtevant;  Secretary, W.  J   Austin.
—-------- N o   1 4 __H o .  M u s k e g o n   B . M . A .
President. 8. A. Howey ; Secretary, G. C. H avens^

P resident, R. R. P erkins; S e c re ta ry ^ . M. Ckase.

H o .  15- B o y n e   C ity   B .  M .  A . 
H o .  16—S a n d  L a k e  B .  »1. A . 
President, J. V. C randall:  Secretary, W. Rasco.
------  
President. Geo. H.  ^ d e -s o n : S ecretary. J. A. Sidle.-----
----------; 
P resid en t,W arren P. W oodard; Secretary, S. Lam from .

N o . 1 7 __P l a i n w e l l  B . M . A .

N o   1 8 —O w o s s o   B-  M . A .
Ho.  19—Ada B. M, A.

President, D. F. W atson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.--------

H o .  540—s a u g a t u c k   B . M . A . 

President, John F. H enry; Secretary, L. A. P helps^

N o . 21- W a y  l a n d   B .  M .A . 

President. C. H. W harton; Secretary, M. v. n o y ^

N o .  2 2 —G r a n d   L e d g e   B . M . A . 
N o   23—C a r s o n  C ity   B .  M . A .

P resident, A. B. Sehnmacher; Secretary, W.  R.  Clarke. 
- 
President. John W. H .ile ttr  Secretary, L  A. Lyon.-----
------------ 
P resident, I   E. Thurkow ;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond.
--------------------N o . 2 5 —P a l o   B . M . A .
President. H. D. Pew ; Secretary, Chas. B. Johnson 

N o   2 4 —M o r le y   B .  M . A .

N o . 26—G r e e n v i l l e   15. M . A . 

" 

President. A. C. Satterlee:  S ecretary. E. J. C lark^ 
1 
President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fish e r^  
' 
P resident, A. J. Paddock;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.

N o . 28—C h e b o y g a n   B . M . A

N o   2 7 —D o r r   B . M .  A .

N o .  2 9 —F r e e p o r t  B . M . A .

President, Wm. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough.
H o .  3 0 - O c e a n a B .   M .A ¿onghtaiinK

___________

President, A. G. Avery 
— - 
President, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary . A. G. Flenry^. 
■ 
P resident, W. G. Barnes;  Secretary, J. B. W atson.

N o . 31—C h a r l o t t e   B . M . A
N o . 32—C o o p e r s v il le   B .  M . A .
N o . 33—C h a r le v o i x   B .  ML. A . 

President,  L.  D.  Bartholom ew ;  Secretary. R. w . nane.

President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P. T  W illiams.
__

H o .  3 4 —S a r a n a c   B .  M .  A . 
H o .  35—B e l i a i r e   B . M .A . 

P resident, H. M. H em street; Secretary,C. E. Dengmore. 

N o . 36—I t h a c a   B .  M . A .

P resident, O. F. Jackson;  Secretary. John  M. Everden.

N o . 37—B a t t l e  C r e e k   K .  Jii. A  

. W. Moore.

President,  Chas« F. Bock

N o . 3 8 —S c o t tv i ll e   B .  M . A . 

P resident, H. E. Symons; S ecretary, D. W. H iggins.

N o .  3 9   - B u r r  O a k  B . M . A . 

President, W. S. W ilier; Secretary,  F. W. Sheldon

N o . 40—E a t o n  R a p i d s  B .  M . A . 

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

N o . 4 1 —B r e c k e n r i d g e   B . M . A . 
P resident, C. H. Howd;  Secretary, L. W aggoner.

President, Jos. Gerber; Secretary  C. J. R athbnn.--------

N o . 4 2 —F r e m o n t  B . M . A .
N o . 43—T u s t i n  B . M . A .

P resid en t, F rank J. Luick;  Secretary, J. A. Lindstrom.
-  
President, E. B. M artin; Secretary, W. H. Smith,

N o . 44—R e e d  C ity  B . M . A .
N o . 45—H o y t v i l l e   B .  M .  A .

P resident, D. E. H alienbeck; Secretary, O. A. Halladay. 
" 
President, W m. H utchins; Secretary. B. M. Gould.____
" 
President, W. C. Pierce;  Secretary, W. H. Graham .___

N o . 4 6 —L e s li e  B . M . A .

"N o .  4 7 —F l i n t   M .  U .

N o . 4 8 —H u b b a r d s t o n   B . M . A . 

President, Boyd Redn er; Secretary, W. J. Tabor. 

President,  A.  W enzel!; Secretary, F rank Smith.

N o .  4 9 — L e r o y   B   M .  A .
No. 50—M a n is t e e  B . M . A . 

President, A. O. W heeler; Secretary.C.  Granm s.
N o . 5 1 —C e d a r   S p r in g s   B .  M .  A . 

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

N o . 5 2 —G r a n d  H a v e n  B . M . A .

President, A. 8. Kedzie;  Secretary, F. D. VQ8._______ _
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President, F rank Phelps;  Secretary. A. E. Fitzgerald.

N o , 53—B e l l e v u e   B . M . A . 

i

 

N o .  5 4 — l i o u g l a s  B . M . A .

President, Thomas B. Dntcher;  Secretary, C. B. W aller

N o .  55—P e t o s k e y   B . M . A . 

President, C. F. H ankey; S ecretary, A. C. Bowman. 

President, N. W. D rake;  Secretary, Geo. Chapm an.

N o . 5 6 —B a n g o r   B .  M .  A .
N o. 5 7 —R o ck fo rd   B . M . A . 

P resident, W m. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham .

N o . 5 8

F i f e  L a k e  B . M . A .

P resident, L. S. W alter; S ecretai; ,G

Blakely.

N o . 5 9 —F e n n v i l l e  B . M . A . 

P resident F. S. Raym ond: Secretary, A. J . Capen.
N o . 6 0 —S o u t h  B o a r d m a n  B . M . A . 
President, H. E. H ogan; Secretary, 8. E. Neihardt.

N o .  6 1 —H a r t f o r d   B . M . A .

P resident, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.

N o . 6 2 —E a s t  S a g in a w  M . A .  ~  

President, Jas. H  .Moore;  Secretary, C. W.  Mnlholand, 

N o . 6 3 —L v a r t   B . M . A .

P resident, C. V. P riest; Secretary.C. E. Bell.
N o , 6 4 —M e r r i l l  B . M . A .

P resident, C. W, R obertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton. 

N o . 6 5 —K a l k a s k a   B . M . A .

President, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom._______

President, F ran k  WeUs; Secretary , Chas. Cowles.

N o . 6 6 —L a n s i n g  B . M .  A .

N o . 6 7 — W a t e r v l i e t   B . M . A . 

President, W. L. G arrett; Secretary, F.  H.  M emfleld.

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

President. H. H.  Pope ;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

N o . 6 9 —S c o tta  a n d   C l im a x  B . M . A . 
President, Lym an C lark; Secretary, F. S. W lllison.

N o .  7 0 —N a s h v i ll e   B .  M . A ,

P resident, Wm. Boston;  Secreta ry , W alter W ebster.
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P resident, M. N etzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. C lntterbnck. 

N o .  7 1 —A s h l e y   B .  M .  A . 

N o .  7 2 —E d i n o r e  B . M . A .
N o ,  7 3 —B e l d i n g   B . M . A . 

Presiden t, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. W ebster.

N o . 7 4 —D a v is o n   M .  U . 

P resident, J.  F. C artw right; Secretary. C. W. Hurd.

N o .  7 5 —T e c u m s e h   B .  M .  A . 

P resident, Oscar P. Bills;  Secretary, F. Rosacrans.

N o .  7 6 —K a l a m a z o o   B . M . A  

P resident, S. S.McCamly;  S ecretary. Cbanncey Strong.

N o .
P resident, I

7 7 —S o u t h   H a v e n   B .  M .  A .
. J. Lockwood;  Secretary, Volney Ross.

N o . 7 8 —C a l e d o n ia   B .  M .  A . 

President, J. O. Beibert;  Secretary. J. W. Saunders.
N o .  7 9 — E a s t  J o r d a n  a n d   h o '  A r m   B .  M . A . 
P resident, Chas. F. Dixon;  S ecretary, L. C. Madison. 
J i o .  8 0 —B a y  C ity  a n d   VV.  B a y   C ity   K .  M . A . 
P resident,F . L. H arrison;  Secretary, Geo. Craig._____

N o .  8 1 —F l a s h i n g   B .  31. A . 

President. L. A. Vickery;  S ecretary, A. E. Ransom.

P resident, B. 8. W ebb;  S ecretary, M. E  Pollasky.

N o .  8 2 —A l m a   B   M .  A . 

N o . 8 3 —S h e r w o o d  B .  M . A . 

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

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

N o . 8 4 —S ta n e U s h   B . M . A .

N o - 8 5 —C lio   B . M . A .

President, J. M. Beem an;  S ecretary, C. H. May._______
N o . 8 6 —M i l l b r o o k  a n d   B l a n c h a r d   B . M .  A . 
President. T. W. Preston:  S ecretary.  H.  P.  B lanchard.

N o .  8 7 —S h e p h e r d   B .  M .  A . 
President, H. D. B ent;  Secretary, A. W. H urst.

Association Notes.

Portland has organized a Business Men’s Asso­

ciation.

C. E. Morse,  the  Remus  merchant,  writes  as 
follows:  “We are having good meetings at our 
monthly B.  M.  A.  gatherings.  We  now  have 
every merchant in Blanchard, Millbcook, Remus 
and Mecosta in our ranks.”

A B. M. A. worker writes as follows:  “When 
Brown-Sequard’s Elixir of Life gets lower—rams 
are high here now—we shall buy a quart for our 
Business Men’s Association, if we can get a two- 
horse-power syringe to go with it.”

An  association  member  in  a  P.  of  I.  town 
writes:  “At  our  last  meeting  of the B. M. A., 
we  drew  up  and  all signed a resolution  not  to 
contract with the Patrons.  We propose to stand 
firm and not flinch, even if they put an absolute 
boycott on our  town.”
The Clio B. M. A. recently  passed a resolution 
favoring  an  early  closing  movement;  and  an 
agreement concurring with  the  resolution  was 
afterward circulated and received the signatures 
of nearly every business concern in town.  The 
new  order  of  things  goes  into  effect  Oct.  1. 
Much rejoicing among  clerks and no grumbling 
among customers.

Good "Words  Unsolicited.

A Lenawee county merchant  writes:  “Here­
with please And  11,  for  which  please  send me 
vour paper for one year.  A friend recently sent 
me a copy of the issue of  Sept. 4, containing the 
exposure of the workings of the  Patrons  of  In­
dustry. 
It  struck  me  so  favorably, as well as 
other  valuable  reading  matter,  that  I  feel  as 
though it is  a  paper  that  should  be  well  sup­
ported by the legitimate mercantile people of the 
State.  I am situated in  one  of  the  hot-beds  of 
the Patrons  of  Industry  and I feel as though it 
is our duty to show the unjust principles  of the 
workings of the order.  I was  at  Blissfield  yes­
terday and showed the paper  giving  the  expos 
nre to some of  the merchants there, which gave 
great satisfaction, and you  will hear from some 
of them soon.”

Points  for  Clerks. ‘

Master your temper.
Don’t be afraid of  your employer.
Dirt is destruction;  a clean store is the 

customer’s delight.
H The  “smart Alick”  enjoys but a brief
ancfperishable popularity.__ __
¡¡TWork can always' be found  in  a  store
without a double million microscope.
Get  plenty of  sleep  and  so  be fresh, 
clear-headed  and  energetic all day long.
A  reputation  for  truthfulness  is  in- 
dispensible  to  permanent and satisfying 
success.
Dou’t  borrow  money from the drawer 
or wear  goods  and  replace  them in the 
stock.
To  stand  much in the front  door may 
delight the girls who pass, but it detracts 
from  the  business  character  of  the es 
tablishment.

VISITING  BUYERS.

_ 

____  _ 

Sullivan

Breedsville 

Coopersville

„   .   H am ilton

H ickory Corners 

Lake Odessa  Moore &  Shepard, F reeport 

W m H ew ett, Campbell
w ” ‘
W m DePree. Zeeland 
Converse Mfg Co, Newaygo 
J  Colby,  Rockford 
W H W atts,  Bowne C enter 
J McKelvey, Maple Grove 
Anderson Bros.  Wrhite  Cld 
W elsh & P arson,  M anistee 
Dickenson & Raym ond,

H P W hipple,  S B oardm an M atthews & C happel,
« e s t Troy
W J  Roche, Lake City 
Bncl & W hite, Nashville 
H A Fisher, Lake C ity 
C arrington & N orth,  T rent 
D H Meeker, P errinton 
Hins & McFadden,  Stanton F A Jenison, M anton 
C B Bailey, M anton
Rnrt.nhftiich  Bros 
w illiam s *   Kerry.ReedCty
Rodenbaug 
E W Pickett, W ayland
H W R odenbaugh, 
J  D  McDonald, Gd Ledge 
Geo W eitz, Caledonia
W H Hicks, Morley 
Guy M Garwood,  Petoskey H Johnson, Shelby 
Conrad Bros, Otsego 
Ju stem a Bros, Gd Haven
L P Hyde & Co, H art 
D ? P ^ e r Beyer, Sullivan 
Osborn&Hammond, L uther H H Baker, Muskegon 
A B Clark, GoblevUle 
D J  Peacock. G rant
P I W elsh, Shaytown
J  P Odell, F rem ont 
Dr J W  K irtland, Lake view Kolvoord &  Teravest.
,   .  _  
J  C Bostick, Manton 
p  g Fancher,  Mt P leasant 
Jo h n  English, Lucas 
A M P ark, W estwood 
JM  Peters  L uther
H M atthews & Co, Chase  G D W ebster. H esperia 
C W Vining. Lakeview 
R D M cNaughton,
A E G ates, C rystal 
^  
Geo F Goodrich,  Fenn ville Cm 1er & Lauster, Ionia 
Geo J  Stephenson,  B angor J T  Pierson, Irving 
J L Ash, Parm alee 
W Barker, Sand Lake
E A  Ferguson,  M iddleville M M Robson, Berlin 
E H Foster,  Fife Lake 
L A Scoville, C larksville 
J G P eterson,  Ironton 
G C W illey, Sum m it City 
A Shook  Coral 
H Brow nyarn, A shland
S M G eary  Maple Hill 
H Thompson,  C anada  Cor 
A W Fenton. Bailey 
H J  Fisher, H am ilton
D C Blood, W hitneyville
R A H astings, S p arta 
H Van Allen & Co, LkOdessa J H M anning, Ashland 
W heiolev & Cogswell, 
Geo Lentz, Croton
w neipiey 
v,  KMuU1’ken  R C raven & Co, E lm ira
A N orris & Son, Casnovia  D F C lem ent.Spring Lake 
Nattier & Beeler, Caledonia P ark h u rst Bros, Nunica 
______  
W A  Engle, H artfo rd  
*S  Boardm an J  R Campbell, Big Rapids
T A Jamison.  ■  ■
E H eintzelm an, L ogan 
E B M artin, Reed City 
N B Blain, Lowell 
H am ilton & Mulliken,
Traverse City 
Sm ith. B ridgm an  » Co,
F lin t
W J  McKenzie, M uskegon 
Fennville
Jos Rogers, H astings
Boise"* McLennan,McBride N O W ard, Stanwood 
g  g  P“ * e r, Coopersville
E S W elsh. Ionia 
Holmes & DeGoit, Tustin
M F Tuck, Greenville 
D L M orthlar d.CedarCreek C B Shave  . K alkaska 
J McKelvey. Maple  Grove  A. & E Bergy, Caledonia 
A R McKinnon, Shelby 
C E Nickei son,  Lacey 
W A Feazell, Gd Junction
P D Keim. Sturgis 
M H ill  V icksburg 
Despres & M ontague,
C A Barnes. Otsego 
T raverse City
W right & Friend.LkOdessa La Du & Baldwin, Coral 
H oughtailing & Co, 
W H Sm ith, Gd Junction
H F M iner & Son.Lk Odessa Sullivan Lum ber Co,
Jos P ost, C larksville
E Young, Ravenna 
L Schrock, Clarksville 
J  W Darling,H esperia 
Bissell & Flansburg,
G A Bali, Digiiton 
S Kelbourne,  G rand Haven 
W W  Pierce, Moline 
P W ierenga. Muskegon 
F E Cam pau. Alaska 
Bosema, B olt &  o,
H enry Strope,M orley 
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Muskegon
W W H azlit. W ayland
Haliiday“*  C rane, MulUken Jo h n  C arter, Traverse City 
G e o H  H awley, B reedsvUle
H W  Morf ord, B rutus 
C E Coburn, Pierson 
M rM .Intyre, Boyne City
W J  Richards,  Union  City  W H P ip p , K alkaska 
Geo W Bevins, Spring Lake g  H.* "st.e,r > M anton 
Dr John Graves,  W ayland B ert Tinkler, H astings 
Brookings Lum ber Co. 
E J  H errington. H olland 
Jno Pickaard, F rem ont 
F rank Sm ith,  Leroy 
M H eyboer *  Bro.  D renthe Jas S Toland,  Ross S tation 
H Van Noord. Jam estow n  Geo H irschburg, BaUey 
J  A Arm strong,  Ludington Sw anson& Gustafson.Leroy 
Jno Bishop, M ontague 
F J  C lark, Lacota 
B V olm an, Fillm ore Center Conroe & DeH aven.Bangor 
F P  H opper, F rem ont 
O A Rowland, H esperia 
J   DenHerder&Son, Overisel w  P Stringham ,  Nashville 
J a llie r  & Pearson,Frem ont
C S Com stock. Pierson 
G Ten Hoor,  F orest  Grove Hick & Spense, H astings 
A Rankin, New E ra
Small egan & Pickaard, 
A Purchase, So Blendon 
L N Fisher, Dorr 
H orning & H art, W oodville 
H Dalmon, Allendale 
A J  Halsted&Son,Muskegon 
Mills & Mills. Ashland 
G oodyear & Barnes,
M J  Butler, Sand Lake 
H astings
S H B allard, S parta 
M V Gundrum  & Co,  Leroy 
A M K ingsbury & Co,
H em street Bros, Beliaire 
J E Berghuis, Muskegon
Johnson &  Seibert.
J  K ruisentta, Holland 
Spring Lake
Geo P  S tark, Cascade 
P rins & Rooks.  H olland 
Geo L W hite, M ancelona 
B Zw aagraan, Gd H aven 
M A Side, Kent City 
A F D raper & Co, So Ann
F  Keift, Grand  Haven
Cole & Chapel. Ada 
Van Lopik & Son.Gd Haven Alex Denton, H ow ard  City 
P Kinney, A ltona 
A W agner,Eastm anviUe
R utgers & Tien.G raafschap Chas had k te, Bangor 
A W agenaar,  New H olland  F D Hobbs, K alkaska 
N Bouma. Fisher
L am bert & Van N orm an, 
Baldwin
N A Van De Car, Marion 
Frank N Cornell, Sebewa 
DenHerder  & Tanis,
Vriesland
PB uw alda,  H am ilton 
A C Barkley, Crosby 
John Dam stra.  Gitchell 
_________ ____________   G W   Bump,  Petoskey
H M eijering, Jam estow n
r  M ulder <sTCo, G raafschap 9  O Cheney, Palo 
S  D Thompson, Newaygo 
C C Barton, Big Rapids 
H erder &  Lahuis,  Zeeland W D Reynolds,Coopersville 
C M Philabaum ,  Muskegon
T H Condra. Lisbon 
W R Lawton, Berlin 
G W agner. Muskegon
John Sm ith. Ada 
Wm Balgooyan,  Gd Haven
N F Miller,  Lisbon 
Ball & Co, Gd Haven
Wm Mieras & Co,Gd Haven 
O J  Eldred, C larksville 
H am ilton & Beach,  C rystal H Eberlink, Kalamazoo 
J H York, Bellevue 
KB Runnels, C om ing
Geo A Sage, Rockford
F  J Clark, Lacota 
M A De  H art.  Vickery ville R B Gooding &Son, Gooding 
L N Mosher, Banfield
Wm Abbott & Co, 
R P urdy, Lake
W E H inm an. S parta 
J W Polland, A shland 
Jo h n  G unstra. L am ont 
P alm er & G ibson.K alkaska J L W agner, Mendon 
W alling B ros,Lam ont
P W Travis, Otsego 
T W P reston, Millbrook
G F Cook,  Grove 
W S Adkins, M organ 
H E Par melee. H illiards
A D F arling, Millbrook
Reigler & A lbright, 
S Sheldon, Pierson 
M J  Butler, Sand Lake

G S Downs, Vermontville 
G H Rem ington, B angor 
E Sm ith, M eantaw aka 
John DeVries, Jam estow n 
Spring & Lindiey, Bailey 
John Giles & Co, Lowell 
C A W agner, Fife Lake 
Wm K arsten,  Beaver  Dam 
W G H astings, Kent City 
C K Hoyt & Co.Hudsonville

Edm ore
Caledonia Mrs A Mulder & Son,

*  B Pm£°“ b-  Bl& R aPids 
M ontague

W est Cam pbell  F L McElroy, Clarksville 

F orest Grove L M W olf, Hudsonvule

f  E H ew itt.  Rockford 
?  S H oughtaling, H art

Brookings  Austin & W arnick,

F reep o rt  T H erbert & Co, Maple City 

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Money  Orders by  Telegraph.

An  important  innovation 

in  postal 
methods  went  into  operation 
in  the 
United  Kingdom  this  month.  This is 
the  sending  of  money  orders  by  tele­
graph.  • The rates charged will be double 
those  charged  in  the  case  of  mail  or­
ders.  The system  is  in operation at the 
principal offices in twenty large cities.

Dry  Goods•
P r ic e s   C u rren t.

U N B L E A C H E D   COTTONS.

Atlanta A. A...........
Archery  Bunting...
Amory.....................
Beaver Dam  A A...
Berwick  L..............
Blackstone O, 32__
Cohasset A.
Clifton C C C...........
Conqueror XX........
Dwight Star............
Exeter A..................
Full Yard Wide......
Great Falls E .........
Honest Width.........

754 Integrity XX........... 554
654 King, E F ................ 654
“  E X ................ 654
454
“  EC, 32 in ....... 0/^2
5* Lawrence L L .........
6M New  Market B........ 55,
5 Noibe R.  ................ 554
4 Newton................... 6%
754 Our Level  Best...... 7
7 Riverside XX.......... 5
654 Sea Island R ........... 654
5 Sharon B  ............... 654
7M Top of the  Hqap__ 754
654 Williamsville.......... 7
6iif Comet,  40 in ........... 854
7 Carlisle  “ 
........... 754
New Market L, 40 in 754
554

B L E A C H E D   COTTONS.
Blackstone A A......   8  IFirst Prize
Beats All..................  iVt
Cleveland..............  7
Cabot........... t..........7H
Cabot,  %...................  6M
Dwight Anchor......   9
shorts.  8%
Edwards.................. 6
Empire....................   7
Farwell...................   8
Fruit of the  Loom..  83i 
Fitchville  ................1lA

Fruit of the Loom %.  8
Fairmount................ 414
Lonsdale Cambric. .1014
Lonsdale................. 8 V
Middlesex...............  514
No Name.................  7%
Oak View................  6
Our Own.................  5H
Sunlight..................  4%
Vlnyard...................  814

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H A L F   B L E A C H E D   COTTONS.

Cabot..........  7V41 Dwight Anchor....................9
Farwell..................... 8V4I

U N B L E A C H E D   CA NTON  F L A N N E L .

TremontN..............   f!4
Hamilton N.............  614
L ..............  7
Middlesex  AT........  8
X...........   9
No. 25....  9
B L E A C H E D   CANTON  F L A N N E L .

Middlesex No.  1— 10
2....11
3....12
7....18
8....19

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Hamilton N ........ ...  754 Middlesex A A... ...11
2... ...12
Middlesex P T ... ...  8
A O ... ...1354
A T ... ...  9
4 ... ...1754
X A ... ...  9
5... . ..16
X F ... ...1054

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C O R SET  JE A N S .

P R IN T S .

Biddeford...............   6  INaumkeagsatteen..
Brunswick.............. 6}4|Rockport................... 614
Merrim’ck shirtings.  554 
Repp fura .  854
Pacific  fancy...........6
robes............ 654
Portsmouth robes...  6 
Simpson mourning..  654
greys........ 654
solid black.  654 
Washington indigo.  654 

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Allen, staple...........   6
fancy........... 6^4
robes...........6}4
American  fancy—   6 
American indigo—   654 
American shirtings.  554 
“  —   654
Arnold 
“ 
long cloth B .1054 
“ 
“  C.  854
“ 
century cloth  7
“  gold seal...... 1054
“  Turkey red.. 1054
Berlin solids........... 554
“  oil blue........  654
“ 
“  green ....  654
Cocheco fancy........6
“  madders...  6 
Eddvstone  fancy...  6 
654
staple...  6 
Manchester fancy..  6 
new era.  654 
Merrimack D fancy.  654

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“  Turkey robes
“  India robes__
“  plain T’ky X %  854 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red..............  6
Martha Washington
Turkeyred %...... 7
Martha Washington
Turkeyred...........  954
Riverpoint robes....  5
Windsor fancy........654
gold  ticket 
indigo blue..........105

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T IC K IN G S .
.13541 Pearl  River........
•  7541
D E M IN S.
.1354 ¡Everett...............
.15  Lawrence XX.... 
,.1154|Lancaster...........
GINGHAM S.
.  654¡Renfrew Dress... 
.  654 Toil du Nord......

...1254

...1254
...1354
...1254

0
0 
0

Normandie..............8  I

Peerless, white....... 18541 Peerless,  colored.. .21

C A R P E T   W A R P .

G R A IN   BA G S.

Stark.......................20  IGeorgia................... 16
American............... 17  Pacific.......................14
Valley City............. 16 

¡Burlap......................1154

T H R E A D S .

Clark’s Mile End.... 45  ! Barbour’s.................88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s................ 88
Holyoke..................22541

K N IT T IN G   COTTON.

White.  Colored.
6 . 
8... 
10... 
12...

..33
....34
....35
....36

No.

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

14......... 37 
16......... 38 
18......... 39 
20......... 40 

CA M B R IC S.

__ 4% I Kid Glove................. 4%,
...  45S£ ¡Newmarket.............45£
B E D   F L A N N E L .

3254 T W ..................... ...2254
2754 F T ...................... ...3254
30 J R F , XXX........ ...35
2754 Buckeye............. ...3254
ED   F L A N N E L .
40 Grey S R W........ ...1754
2254 Western W  ........ ...1854
...1854
1854 D R P ................
21 Flushing XXX... .. .2355
...2354
2254

Red & Blue,  plaid
Union R ...............
Windsor...............
6 oz Western...........21
Union  B ......

THB  RICKA.RD

FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  C O . ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

SOLD  BY

Write  for Circular.

1 60

6 00

d i s .

%  inch.

COMMON  B A R R E L .

■ b r a c e s . 

BLO C K S.

C R A D LES.

CROW   B A R S.

B U T T S ,  CA ST. 

Barber............................................................  
40
Backus........................................................  50&10
Spofford.........................................................  
50
Am. B a ll........................................................  net
d lS .
Cast Loose Pin, figured..................................70&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint...............60&10
Wrought Loose Pin........................................ 60&10
Wrought  Table.............................................. 60&10
Wrought Inside Blind................................... 60&10
Wrought Brass..............................................  
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70&10
Blind,  Parker’s...............................................70&10
Blind, Shepard’s ........................................... 
70
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85................ 
40
Grain......................................................dis. 50&02
Cast Steel......................................per lb
454
65
Ely’s 1-10..............................................per m
60
Hick’s  C. F ........................................... 
“
35
G. D ......................................................   “
60
Musket.................................................   1
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list.. 
50
Rim Fire, United States....................................dis. 50
Central  Fire.......................................................dis. 25
Socket Firm er................................................70&10
Socket Framing.............................................. 70&10
Socket Corner..................................................70&10
Socket Slicks..................................................T0&10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................. 
40
Curry,  Lawrence’s  .......................................40&10
Hotchkiss..........................-..........................  
25
White Crayons, per  gross...............12(gd254 dis. 10
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
28
14x52,14x56, 14x60 ........................ 
26
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x48...................................................• 24
Bottoms..................................................... 
Morse’s Bit  Stocks........................................ 
Paper and straight Shank............................. 
Morse’s Taper Shank................................  

CARTRIDGES.

24
25
dis.

chisels. 

DRILLS. 

COFFER.

combs. 

dis.

dis.

40
40

40

DRIPPING FANS.

......................   2 25
1>4 and  13£ inch............................................   1  35
1  15
“ 
2 and 254 
254 and 254  “ 
 
85
3 inch.............................................................. 
354 and 454  inch............................................. 
75

CLUTCH.

Each half keg 10 cents extra.

 
 

 

tlanes. 

dis.

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
Common,  polished................................. dis. 
70
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 

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

rivets. 

Broken packs 54c per pound extra.

dis.

P A N S.

R O P E S .

d i s .

SQ U A R E S. 

Sisal, 54 inch and larger..............................   1154
Manilla..........................................................   1354
Steel and Iron...............................................  
75
60
Try and Bevels.............................................. 
M itre...................... T..................................... 
20
S H E E T   IR O N .Com.  Smooth.  Com.
$3 00
3 00
3 10
3 15
3 25
3 35
AU  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14....................................... $4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17 ......................................   4 20 
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ......................................  4 20 
Nos. 25 to 26 ......................................  4 40 
No. 27 .................................................  4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86................................ ...... dis. 40*10
Silver Lake, White  A....................
50
Drab A........................
55
White  B....................
50
Drab B.......................
55
White C......................
35

...... list 
....  “ 
......   “ 
......   “ 

SA N D   P A P E R .

SASH  COBD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

ELBOWS.

07
Small sizes, ser pound.................................  
Large sizes, per pound.................................  
654
Com. 4  piece, 6 in .............................doz. net 
70
Corrugated.......................................dis. 20&10&10
Adjustable......................................................... dis. 40&10
dis.
Clark’s, small, 118; large, $26...................  
30
Ives’, 1, *18;  2, $24; 3, $36........................ 
25
dis.
Disston’s ................................................... 60&16
New  American..........................................60&10
Nicholson’s ................................................... 60&10
Heller’s ...................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps................................ 
50

files—New List. 

EXFANSIVE BITS. 

GALVANIZED IRON.

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24 :  25  and  26;  27 
List 
15 

12 

14 

28
18

Discount, 60

13 
gauges. 
HAMMERS.

dis.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s......................  
50
Maydole  & Co.’s......................................dis. 
25
Kip’s.........................................................dis. 
25
Yerkes & Plumb’s................................... dis. 40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel......................... 30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand— 30c 40&10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ............................... dls.60&10
State.........................................  .per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 454  14 and
longer.........................................................   354
10
Screw Hook and  Eye, 54........................ net 
“  %..........................net  854
“ 
754
54..........................net 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  %..........................net 
754
Strap and T ..............................................dis. 
70

HINGES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

HANGERS. 

dis.

Bara Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track— 50*10
Champion,  anti-friction..............................   60&10
Kidder, wood tTack......................................  
40
Pots................................................................. 60*05
Kettles.............................................................60*05
Spiders........................................................... 60*05
Gray enameled.....................-........................  
50

HOLLOW WARE

HOUSE FURNISHING  GOODS.

... 

dis.

dis.

K N O B S -

HORSE NAILS.

locks—door. 

Stamped  TinW are......................... new list 70*10
Japanned Tin Ware......................................  
25
Granite'Iron W are......................new list 3354 *10
Au Sable................................dis. 25&10@25&10*10
Putnam......................................dis.  5*10*254*254
Northwestern.................................   dis. 10*10*5
New List. 
55 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.
55 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings...........
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain —
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l i s t .......... 
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ............................. 
55
Branford’s ....................................... 
 
55
55
Norwalk’s ...................................................... 
dis.
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ......................  
70
Adze Eye.......................................... $16.00, dis. 60
Hunt Eye..........................................$15.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s................. .....................$18.50, dis. 20*10.
dis.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled......................  
50
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................  
40
40
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s.................. 
40
“  Enterprise.........................................  
25
Stebbin’s Pattern........................................... 60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine..........................................60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring...........................  
25

mauls. 
mills. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

MATTOCKS.

levels. 

dis.

 

NAILS
Advance above 12d nails.

PENCE  AND  BRADS.

 

 

 

 

50d to 60d.......................................................  
25
10
lOd.................... 
8d and 9d...... ................................................. 
25
40
6d and 7d.......................................................  
4dand5d........................................................ 
60
3d.........................................................................   1 00
2d....................................................................   150
4d...................... 
100
3d.........................................................................   1 50
2d.........................................................................  2 00
12d to 30d
lOd...........
8d to 9d  .. 
6dto7d... 
4d to 5d... 
3d.............

FINE BLUED.
 

50 
60 
75 
90 
1  10 
1  50

CASEIN  G  A N D   B O X .

 

 

Solid Eyes........................................

SASH  W E IG H T S.

... per ton $25

SAUSAGE 8UUFFEB8 OR FILLERS.

dis.

saws. 

“ 
Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot...... 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot.............................................. 

Miles’ “Challenge” __per doz. *20, dis. 50@50&05
Perry................... per doz. No. 1, $15;  No. 0,
-  .................................................*21;  dis. 50@50&5
Draw Cut No. 4............................ each, $30, dis 30
Enterprise Mfg. Co...........................dis. 20&10@30
Silvers....................................................dis.  40*10
H and......................................... 25@25*5
70
50
30
28
Steel, Game.....................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................ 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley a Norton’s __ 
70
Hotchkiss’...................................................... 
70
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ................................... 
70
Mouse,  choker.....................................18c per. doz.
Mouse, delusion................................ $1.50 per doz.
Bright Market................................................  67?4
Annealed Market........................................... 70*10
Coppered Market..........................................   62}4
Tinned Market..............................................  6fcf!
Coppered  Spring  Steel.................................  
50
Plain Fence...................................... per pound 03
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................................$3 45
painted.......................................   2 80

traps. 

wire. 

dis.

dis.

“ 

WIRE GOODS. 

dis.

WRENCHES. 

Bright........................................................70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s ...................................................... 70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes.............................. 70*10*10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine..............................................  
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,.....................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable................................ 75*10
Bird Cages....................................................  
50
Pumps, Cistern.........................................  
75
Screws, New List........................................... 
50
Casters, Bed  and  Plate............................50*10*10
Dampers, American......................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........ 
65

MISCELLANEOUS. 

diS.

dig.

METALS.
PIG TIN.

ZINC.

LEAD.

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

Pig  Large........................................................... 26c
Pig Bars......................................... ,....................28c
Duty:  Sheet, 2He per pound.
660 pound  casks..................................................6j£
Per  pound...................................................... 
654
Duty:  Pig, *2  per 100 pounds.  Old Lead, 2c per 
American 
...................................................... @5
Newark............................................................@5
B ar......................................................................... 6
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.

Cookson......................................... per  pound  1454
Hallett’s........................................ 
1154
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal......................................... $ 6 00
14x201C, 
 
10x14 IX, 
....................................... . 
7 75
14x20 IX, 
...........................................  7  75

Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

SOLDER.

“ 

 

 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

10x14 IC,  Charcoal............................................. $c5 40
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

...........................................  5 40
...........................................  6
...........................................
ROOFING PLATES

Each additional X on this grade $1.50.

14x20 IC, Terne  M. F .....................................$ 7
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 

“  “ 
........................................  15 75
“ Worcester....................................   5 50
“ 
...........................   7 00
“ 
“ 
“ 
................ ; .......  11  50
“  Allaway  Grade...................  4 90
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
 

 
 

 

14x28  IX.........................................................$12
14x31  IX.........................................................13
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers,'
14x60 IX,  “ 

• per pound.

“  9 

“

g 40
10 50
13 50

. 

----------- - 

a d a m s   &  co. 

crowds who thronged the Art  hall  while  Friedrich sold pianos during fair week as 
the concerts were being given. 
follows:  Mrs. B. R. Wallace, Peru, Ind.,
j  a Weber;  Mr. Harry  Bedell, Grand Rap-
| ids, a Hazelton;  Mr.  Chas.  Urban, Chi-
showed a complete assortment of trimmed i  cago,  formerly  of  this  city,  a  Weber.
Fischer pianos were bought  by  John M. 
and  untrimmed  hats, ribbons, laces and 
Hammond,  of  Howard  City;  James  A. 
all the novelties of  the season in the mil­
Hice, Grand Rapids, and Misses Elja and 
linery line.  Jtirs. Adams’  frequent  trips 
Lizzie Chinick,  of  this city.  He also sold 
to  New  York  enable  her  to  keep pace 
several organs,'and  smaller  musical  in­
with  the  prevailing  fashions  and  her 
struments too numerous to mention.  His 
establishment is headquarters for all that 
stores are at 30 and 32 Canal  street,  and 
is new and striking in her line.
he carries everything that  any  one  may 
desire,  in the musical line,  from  a  jews- 
harp to  the  very  best  pianos manufac­
tured.  His prices  are  very  reasonable, 
his sales are large and he  considers  it  a 
pleasure to show  instruments.  He also 
carries the largest stock  of  sheet  music 
in the city.

W EST  M IC H IG A N   B U S IN E S S   C O LLEG E  A N D  

NO RM AL  SCHOOL.

THE  WEST  MICHIGAN  FAIR.

A Meritorious Exhibit in Every Depart­

ment-Special Mention.

T H E   T E L F E B   S P IC E   CO M PAN Y

The annual fair of  the West Michigan 
Agricultural  and  Mechanical  Society, 
which occurred last week, was  ahead  of 
any of its predecessors in point of exhibits 
but the  attendance  was  not  as large as 
could be  desired,  owing  to the unfavor­
able  weather.  The  following  descrip­
tions  include  the  most  meritorious  ex­
hibits in their respective lines:
made one of  the most attractive displays 
of the occasion,  including  ground  spices 
in handsome  packages, baking  powders, 
teas,  coffees,  etc.  The  business  was 
established by Edward Telfer, four years 
ago,  having  been  merged  into  a  stock 
company under the above style  in  Octo­
ber,  1887.  The  establishment  occupies 
two floors and a basement,  employs nine 
workmen and three  traveling  salesmen. 
The  company  manufactures  ground 
spices,  baking powder and  extracts  and 
deals extensively in coffees, teas,  syrups, 
molasses,  vinegar  and  cigars,  having a 
direct connection  with  foreign  markets 
and importing choice brands in lines rep­
resented.  The  house  maintains a very 
satisfactory  trade  with  retail dealers in 
all portions of the  State,  and  the  name 
of the establishment  has now become an 
accepted voucher for the purity and  reli­
ability of products turned out,  the  busi­
ness being one of  the largest enterprises 
of the kind in Michigan.  Mr. Telfer, the 
President  of  the company,  is a practical 
man in the business and personally super­
vises the selection and  purchase  of  ma­
terials and also  looking  carefully to the 
details  of  manufacture.  The business 
has enjoyed a healthful  growth since its 
projection  and is steadily  extending  its 
bounds in the favor of the trade.

T H E   G R A N D   B A P ID S   SCHOOL  F U R N IT U R E  

COM PANY

showed a fine  line  of  school  seats  and 
desks,  globes,  maps,  school  and  office 
desks,  opera chairs,  pews,  pulpits,  etc. 
Although organized les3 than three years 
ago, the trade of  this  company  extends 
into all sections of the United States, and 
fully 1,500 local agents represent the con­
cern,  besides  five  experienced  salaried 
traveling men.  Branch offices are located 
in New  York,  Boston,  Salt  Lake  City, 
San  Francisco,  and  Portland,  Oregon. 
The  establishment  manufactures  com­
plete  school  furnishings,  opera  chairs, 
church  seatings,  bank,  office  and court 
house furnishings  and  an extensive line 
of office desks.  The various processes of 
manufacture  are all accomplished in the 
institution  itself,  each  portion  of  the 
work  being  facilitated  by  the most im­
proved  and  available  mechanisms  and 
appliances. 
In the  quality  of  material 
and details  of  construction  of  all prod­
ucts, great care is exercised, so that there 
is insured to  all  work  the  maximum of 
reliability aud general excellence.  The 
plant of the  company  occupies  six  and 
one-half acres of ground.  The fine new 
factory,  which  has  but  recently  been 
occupied,  comprises  an  immense three- 
story  brick  structure 
inclosing  three 
sides of a court  or  hollow  square.  All 
the various eastings  used in the work of 
manufacturing  are  made  at  the  estab­
lishment itself,  the  large  foundry build­
ing,  88x200 feet,  being separate from the 
factory  proper,  and  equipped  with  all 
appliances  for  expediting  this essential 
branch of the industry.  An average force 
of 350 competent workmen  is  employed, 
and  the  company  have  an  office  corps 
larger  than  any  other  manufacturing 
establishment in the  city.  The  gentle­
men in charge  of  the  flourishing  enter­
prise  are  in  every  way  representative 
business  men,  and  the  enterprise,  dis­
cernment and success which they brought 
into the work have  secured  the  natural 
result and reward in  the great scope and 
popularity of the industry.

This school had an  office  in  Art  hall, 
where  they  exhibited  specimens of  the 
penmanship and  other  work  turned out 
by the scholars of  the  school.  The sam­
ples shown were very fine  and  indicated 
that the  training must be very thorough, 
in order to  get such fine execution.  The 
school is conducted  by the  veteran  edu­
cator,  Prof.  J.  U.  Lean,  assisted  by  a 
corps  of  able  assistants,  and  is  fast 
taking  rank  among  the  leading  educa­
tional institutions of  the land.

P A U L   W .  F R IE D R IC H

made a handsome  display of  pianos  and 
organs in Manufacturers’ hall,  including 
the celebrated Kranieh & Bach and Bush 
& Gerts instruments. 
In  addition to the 
above  instruments,  which  have a super­
ior  reputation  for  finish  and  tone, Mr. 
Friedrich  carries a large line of  musical 
goods,  which is open to inspection at his 
South Division street store.

V O IG T,  H E R P O L S H E IM E R   &  CO.

made  a  very  attractive  display  in  Art 
hall; occupying  the  entire  east  wing of 
the north side.  Handsome carpets played 
an  important  part  in the exhibit, in the 
center  of  which  was  displayed  a mam­
moth fan-shaped figure, made  by placing 
different kinds of  silk and  satin  closely 
together in a perfect  harmony of  shades 
and colors.  Few exhibits have ever been 
made  in  such  good  taste or will be fol­
lowed with more gratifying results.

w .  C.  D E N ISO N

had on the grounds  a  very complete ex­
hibit  of  plows,  harrows,  cultivators, 
grain drills,  corn  planters,  and  almost 
every other kind  of  agricultural  imple­
ment.  He  also  had  on  exhibition  one 
of  the finest lines of  carriages,  buggies, 
road carts  and  light  and  heavy wagons 
ever seen in  the  city.  Mr.  Denison  is 
one  of  the oldest  dealers in his  line  in 
the  city  and  his  warehouse  on  South 
Division  street  bears  evidence  of  his 
standing as a  jobber  of  mill  machinery 
as well as a dealer  in farm  implements.

D .  H .  H A M IL TO N

had an exhibit  of  life size portrait work 
in the annex  of  Art  hall,  of  which  he 
may well feel proud. 
It  consisted  of  a 
large  number  of  realistic life size faces 
worked  in  pastel,  crayon  and  water 
colors,  also  a  case  of  cabinet  photo­
graphic  work.  Fine as  his  display was 
a  year ago,  his exhibit this  year was, if 
possible, superior to that  of  last season. 
Mr.  Hamilton’s  studio  is  at  79  Canal 
street,  where  he is pleased  to  welcome 
past, present or prospective customers at 
any time.

CO LBY ,  SON  A  CO.

showed a line of  vehicles  of  their  own 
manufacture which has  won  enconiums 
wherever  introduced.  Their  specialty 
is  “The Creeper,”  a  light  and  durable 
delivery  wagon,  which  has  met  a  de­
servedly large sale.

O EO .  D .  H E R R IC K   &  CO. 

“ 

H E S T E R   &  F O X

made a very attractive  exhibit  of  musi­
cal instruments in  Manufacturers’  hall.
Their  display was  cut  off  from  that of j H elton fancy.' 
their  neighbars  by  partitions  made  of 
organ or piano  covers  of  beautiful  and 
costly designs and the back  and  roof  of 
their department  was  decorated  in  the 
same way.  They had a number of pianos  Amoskeag AC A. 
and organs in their space,  and they were 
all  beauties.  They  are  agents for  the 
well-known  Steinway,  Hal let  &  Davis,  Amoskeag. 
Haines  Bros.,  Everett,  Krakauer,  and 
Brandbury pianos and the Story & Clark,
United States,  and Estey organs.  These 
instruments  are  all  recognized  by  the 
musical world as leader,  in  their respec- 
tiue  fields  and  they  have  a  large  and 
constantly  increasing  sale.  The  store 
of the firm, at 13 Fountain street,  is filled 
to overflowing  with musical goods of  all 
kinds,  from  a  jews  harp  to  a  $1,000 
piano,  and  is  presidered  over  by  the 
senior partner  in  person,  whose  record 
as a teacher of  music  runs  back  nearly 
twenty  years.  Mr.  Herrick  is ably as­
sisted by Mr.  Arthur H.  Morehead,  who 
is the director of  both the Schubert Club 
and the  Oratoria  Society,  and is  gener­
ally considered  one  of  the most compe­
tent musical directors in the State.

made  their  usually complete  exhibit of 
agricultural  implements  and  mill  ma­
chinery  and  their  headquarters  were 
thronged  all  through  the  fair by inter­
ested observers and prospective purchas­
ers.  Many  sales  were  made  on  the 
grounds  and  more  will  necessarily fol­
low.  Messrs.  Hester  &  Fox  carry  the 
finest  grades  ef  stock  in  all  lines,  in­
cluding portable  and  stationary engines 
and boilers, full  lines of  farm  and  mill 
machinery,  wagons,  sleighs,  carriages, 
whips, robes, agricultural  implements of 
every description,  and  full  lines  of  re­
pairs  and  supplies—the  stock,  in short, 
comprising  everything  to  be found in a 
leading  and 
first-class  establishment.
The careful attention  and scrupulous ex­
actitude  with  which  Messrs.  Hester  &
Fox have conducted  their  business from
t h e   s t a r t   p r e s a g e d  
i t s   p r e s e n t   g r e a t   e x -  
tent and prosperity, and both  gentlemen ! Principal  and  Proprietor  of  the  Grand | White star... 
are among  the  Valley City’s most honor- j  Rapids Business  College,  had a booth in 
able,  enterprising  and  successful  bus-  machinery  hall,  where  he  pleasantly 
Fireman........
Creedmore... 
iness men, esteemed  alike in commercial ; greeted all  who  were  interested in edu- 
Talbot XXX.. 
cational work of a commercial character.
and social circles. 
Nam eless__
; His College has had a long career of use-
fullness  and  under  his  management  it 
has even increased  the  popularity it en- 
jored under his predecessor.

T H E   A L D IN E   M A N U F A C T U R IN G   CO. 

p r o f .  a .  s .  p a r i s  

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No.

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A N   E X C E L L E N T   D IS P L A Y .

t h e   c h a s e   B r o s ,  p i a n o   co. 

showed  several of  its  handsome  grates, 
combining  the  advantages  of  an  open 
fire-place  with  the  economy  of  a  coal 
stove.  The superiority of  the  “Aldine” 
grate  is  coming  to  be  generally recog­
Julius A. J.  Friedrich  made  a  grand 
nized, the  State  Fair at Lansing  having
display  of  pianos,  organs
—..— ’ 
i display  01  pianos,  organs,  and  o ther
accorded it the highest  award within the i musjcaj instruments  in  the  westside  of
gift of  the  society. • The  “Aldine”  em 
the north wing of Art Hall.  The beauty 
bodigs  the perfect  principles of  heating 
of the decoration,  which was first-class in 
and ventilation, and  should be examined 
every  respect,  was  arranged  by  C.  F. 
by every one needing a grate.
Steinmann,  who had charge of the enter- 
i tainments  and  exhibit.  He  was  ably 
assisted by Messrs. D.  H.  Chipman  and
showed  five  fine  pianos  of  their  own ! 
jj.  Andrews.  Mrs.  Frank  Braun, 
manufacture,  and a skeleton  piano with- j whose reputation  as  a  musician  is  too 
out a case, showing  the manner in which | weu known to need mentioning, presided 
the  instrument  is  constructed  and  the j  at the  piano,  and  the  singing  by little 
action  of  the  keys  and  strings.  They 1 Miss  Blanche  Minderhout  called  forth 
also  exhibited  two  organs  and  a  large ! much praise and  applause from the large 
number  of  small  musical  instruments.  and intelligent audience  which was eon- 
The  Chase  pianos  have  been  sold  and j  gtantly  admiring  the  Weber,  Hazelton 
shipped  into  every state  in  the  union, | an(j  Fischer  pianos  and  also the A.  B. 
and the  demand  for  them  continues  to j  Chase and Hillstrom organs.  For purity 
  strength of tone, beauty of finish and 
increase so that  they find it necessary to j  a n ( j
greatly enlarge  their  manufacturing fa- j action, these instruments  are equaled by 
cilities.  That  these  pianos  are  appre- j 
e W )   if auy, and excelled  by  none.  Of 
ciated in distant parts of  the country,  as 1 f^e two very beautiful Stewart banjos on 
well as at  home  among  friends, is dem- I exhibition,  the one  costing $125 was sold 
onstrated by the  many letters  of  recom- | f0 yjrs. Charles H.  Pelton,  of  this  city, 
mendation which  are  constantly coming j  Eddie Galezio, of Muskegon,  a  pupil  of 
i  Mrs. E.  L.  Lovejoy,  of  Grand  Rapids,
in unsolicited. 
Messrs.  Chase  Bros,  gave  excellent | was the winner of  the $30 Stewart banjo 
musicales  every  afternoon  of  the  fair, j offered by Mr. Friedrich as a special pre- 
which  were  highly  appreciated  by  thé  mium for  the  best  banjo  player.  Mr.

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

d is.

A X E S.

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AUGURS A N D   B IT S . 

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages
Ives’, old style  .............................................
Snell’s............................................................  
1
Cook’s .............................. .............................
:
Jennings’, genuine........................................ 
Jennings’,  im itation.....................................50&10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.......................... *7
D.  B. Bronze............................  11
S. B. S. Steel.............................  8 50
D .B.Steel..............................   13 00
Spring  ............................ 
40
Railroad....................................................... # 14 00
Garden....................................................net  30 00
Hand......................................................  60*10*10
Cow...............................................................  
70
Call  ................................................................30*15
Gong............................................ ..........*•••_.  25
Stove................................................................50*10
75
Carriage new list........................................... 
Sleigh shoe....................................................  
70
Well,  plain................................................... $ 3 50
Well, swivel........................................................  4 00

B A L A N C E S. 

B A R R O W S. 

B U C K E T S.

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B O L T S. 

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HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

•  @22 00

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls
out:
Basswood, log-run................................... 13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run........................................... 15 00@16 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2.............................. 
Black Ash, log-run................................... 14 00@16 00
Cherry, log-run..........................................25 00@40 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2................................ 60 00@65 00
Cherry, Cull.........................................   @12 00
Maple, log-run..........................................12 00@13 00
Maple,  soft, log-run..................................11  00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2 . ..........................  @20 00
Maple,  clear, flooring.........................   @25  00
Maple,  white, selected.......................  
@25 00
Red Oak, log-run.......................................20 00@21 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2...............................26 00@2t* 00
Red Oak, \  sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, V sawed, regular.......................30 00(932 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.................   @25 00
Walnut, log ru n ...................................  @55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2........................... 
-  @75 00
Walnuts, cull 
.....................................  @25 00
Grey Elm, log-run.....................................12 00@13 05
White Aso, log-run................................... 14 00@16 00
Whitewood, log-run.................... 
  20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run................................... 17 00@18 00
White Oak, H sawed, NOs. 1 and 2__ 42 00@43 00

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SOAP*
Heaithful !

ABSOLUTELY

THE  BEST  SOAP  MADE.

Try it once,  and  you  will 

rse no other.

or Sale by aii Grocers.

Mail

GOWANS  &  STOVER, 

Buffalo.  H.  T.

2 5   w rappers  from   th e

O A K l E A F S O A P

or a copy of the ELOPEMENT after the painting bj 
Kaemmcrer,  issued  by  them  at  a  cost  of  Orel 
5,000 dollars.

P l u m b i n g ,

Steam  and  Hot  Water Heating, 
Brooks’  Hand  Force  Pump,  In­
stantaneous  Water  Heater,  Hot 
Air  Furnaces,  Mantels,  Grates 
and Tiling,  Gas  Fixtures, Etc. 
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in

P lu m b e r s ’  S u p p lie s.
184 East Fiillon  St., Head of Monroe,

Telephone  No. 147.

21  Seribner  Street,

Telephone No. 1109.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MIOH.

“COLUMBIA.”

Steam  and  Hot  Water  Boiler  for  warming 

dwellings,  etc.

HUM  1  SCHNEIDER,  Grand  Rapids.

W A N T E D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

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

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

C o m m issio n  M e r c h a n t s
Reference:  Fir s t  Nationa l  Bank,  Chicago. 
Mich ig a n Tradesman. Grand Rapids.

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J.  Bowne, President.

Ge o.  C.  P ie r c e,  Vice President.

H. w. N ash,  Cashier
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

o

The M ichigan T radesm an

Official Organ of Michigran Business Men's  Association.

▲  W EE K L Y   JO U R N A L   D EVOTED  T O   T H E

Retail  Trade  of the Woltlerine State,

E.  A. STOWE &  BRO., Proprietors.

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

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

Entered  at  the  Grand  Rapide  Poet  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY.  OCTOBER  3,  1889.

IN  POOR  TASTE.

incidents,  and 

Th Michigan Farmer thus  rebukes  the 
penchant  of  the  Detroit  daily papers to 
make fun of  the rural  population of  the 
State:
Every day since the Exposition opened 
the Detroit daily papers have been vieing 
with  each  other  in holding up the visit­
ors  from  the  rural  districts to the ridi­
cule of  our citizens.  The reporters have 
drawn on their imagination  for  their so- 
called  humorous 
the 
“Hanner”  and  “Marier”  who  are  sup­
posed to reside in the  country have been 
dished up to  their  readers in  all sorts of 
ridiculous  styles,  shapes  and  fashions. 
Of course these articles w ill be rigorously 
excluded  from  the  weekly  editions  of 
these  papers,  as  the  very  class  whom 
they have  tried  to  make  fun of  for the 
delectation of  their city readers  make 90 
per cent,  of  the  readers of  the weeklies. 
Had  the  incidents  been  true,  it  would 
only go  to  show  that  these  papers, es­
pecially in  their  weekly  editions,  have 
been very poor educators.
'  Considering  the  benefit  the  Detroit 
merhants derived  from  their  expositiop 
and the support accorded the undertaking 
by the  farmers of  the  State, the  contin­
ued  repetition  of  insulting  allusions  to 
the ruralists of the commonwealth would 
appear to be in very poor taste.

The annual report of the Commissioner 
of  Education  has  been  filed  with  the 
Secretary of the Interior,  and it probably 
will be in print in a  year or two. 
In the 
meantime  we  are  favored  with  a  very 
brief  abstract  of  it.  Mr.  Dawson finds 
that  the figures  of  growth for  the  past 
two decades show  that the attendance in 
the schools  has  increased  more  rapidly 
than the population by 1.6 per cent.,  and 
that this increase has been due  chiefly to 
the  rapid  development  of  the  school 
systems of our Southern States.  He also 
is able to say that in the matter of  equal 
division  of  school  funds  the  colored 
people have nothing to complain  of,  ex­
cept  in  Delaware,  where  they  are  not 
treated on  the  same footing  as  are  the 
white  people.  Elsewhere  their  schools 
are kept  open  as  many  months  of  the 
year and the teachers are as  well paid as 
are those  of  the schools for  white chil­
dren.  But it is to be noted that while the 
school attendance in  the  South  has  in­
creased  very greatly, there has not been 
secured an equal efficiency,  just through 
want  of  money  enough  to  keep  the 
schools open more than a few  months of 
each winter.  The  school  vacations  are 
thus made so long  that the children have 
time to forget between the sessions much 
of  what  they had  learned. 
Southern 
progress, therefore, is only an additional 
reason for the national  government com­
ing to the help  of  those  who have been 
doing so much to help themselves.

The decree of the Chinese Government, 
in the name and by the authority  of  the 
Emperor,  for the construction of the rail­
way from Pekin  to  Haukow,  seven hun­
dred miles  long,  marks  most  distinctly 
the tremendous change which  has , come 
over the policy of the Empire, and leaves 
room for infinite speculations  as  to  the 
future, not only of  China, but of the na­
tions with which she has relations.  Three 
years ago, no railway was permitted—the 
short one built by the English  had  been 
torn up—while now  the Government has 
embarked upon enterprises  of  construc­
tion which will  show many thousands of 
miles  of  completed  road  within  a  few 
years.  The easy transportation of food, 
the rapid mobilization of armies,  and the 
greater  centralization  of  the  Govern­
ment’s functions, are  all involved in the 
new work,  and  all  are  forces of  prime 
importance to a powerful nation.

Some  good  frequently  results  from 
evil  and  the  Patrons  of  Industry  will 
prove  no  exception. 
In spite of  the de­
moralization  of  trade  incident  to  their 
brief  career in  each community, and the 
distrust with which  the  farmers will be 
impregnated  when  they realize how un­
mercifully they have been  swindled, one 
one  good  feature  will  emerge from the 
wreck—the farmer will have learned that 
the  purchasing power  of  one  dollar  in 
cash is considerably more  than  an equal 
amount of  credit;  that  the man who car­
ries  the  money in  his  fist  will  always 
have the preference over  the  individual 
who  buys  on  credit.  If  this  feature is 
made  sufficiently  clear  to  the  farmers, 
and  they  are  disposed  to  profit by the 
discovery,  perhaps 
the 
P. of L will not be so bootless  after  all.
T h e T r a d esm a n  wishes  it  to  be  re­
membered that, in its  discussion  of  the 
P.  of I.  question,  it has  no  harsh  words 
for the farmers  who  have  been  tempo­
rarily led astray by the false  statements 
of the organizers.  They are, in the main,

the  reign  of 

good men and worthy citizens,  who  will 
soon see the utter  worthlessness  of  the 
order to which they have given allegiance, 
and will leave it  with far less reluctance 
than they joined it. 
It is to the  officers 
and  organizers  of  the  order  that  T h e 
T r a desm a n  pays  its  compliments,  be­
cause they are  teaching a false doctrine, 
knowing it to be  false,  and pursuing the 
course they are from  selfish motives and 
for mercenary ends.

Considerable space will be  given  next 
week to a discussion of the  bonus  ques­
tion—that is, the desirability  of  raising 
bonuses  for  manufacturing  enterprises 
and the  effectiveness  of  such  methods. 
Included in the discussion of  the subject 
will be published the written opinions of 
Governor  Luce, 
the  President  of  the 
Grand Rapids Board of  Trade and about 
twenty-five other representative business 
men from different parts of the State.  No 
theme is more pertinent to  the  business 
men of the State at this  time and it is to 
be hoped that T h e  T r a d e sm a n’s  treat­
ment of the subject will throw some new 
light on the problem.

When  so  faithful  a  friend  of 

the 
farmer  as  the  Michigan Farmer advises 
its readers to give  the  Patrons of  Indus­
try a wide  berth,  it is  time  for  them to 
cease listeniug to the seductive  promises 
of  such  worthies as Waterhouse, Payne. 
Wolff, et al.

BUSINESS  REVERSES.

An  Old  Merchant  Has  Something  to 

Say  About  Them.

“For  many  years.” said  an  old  mer­
chant recently,  “business men  appear to 
me to have  less  and  less  knowledge of 
their  owu  affairs  than  they once had.” 
Possibly this  is true  to a certain  extent, 
for  men  with  large  responsibilities  on 
their hands cannot give that  attention to 
the minutse of  their  transactions  that it 
is  possible  for a man  who is only doing 
a small  business.  But  there  is a germ 
of  truth  in  the  remark  that  such  and 
such a firm had no idea of failing a week 
before the unfortunate event.  Most bus­
iness  meu  are hopeful.  They expect to 
tide over a desperate  pinch  in  one  way 
or another.  But is this  business ?  The 
careful navigator, when sailing in smooth 
seas, is  no  less  mindful  of  storms  and 
hidden  reefs.  The happy-go-lucky man 
of  business is very apt  to  find  shoals in 
unexpected  places.  That  causes  over 
which  the  merchant has no control may 
shipwreck his fortunes, is true.  Finan­
cial panics come at times  and  bring mis­
fortunes to the most  conservative,  but it 
is neverless true that  the  merchant who 
has his sails well trimmed often weathers 
an unexpected  gale, while  the  man who 
is spreading  too  much  canvass  goes  to 
the bottom.
The  methods  in  business  life change 
with  each  decade.  Years  ago  a  mer­
chant sold his goeds on  six  months, and 
in a majority of  cases  the notes were re­
newed  for  six  months  longer,  interest 
being  added.  The  banks  discounted 
these notes, for they were  based on mer­
chandise, and the  supposition was that a 
merchant  would  not  sell  his wares to a 
person  of  doubtful  credit.  The  banks 
held what was in  reality business paper. 
This  method  had  to  a  certain  extent 
passed  away and  single  name  paper  is 
taken in place of  a supposed responsible 
buyer and  an equally responsible  seller. 
The larger buyers  now  sell  their  notes 
and buy their  merchandise  for cash.  A 
house of  good  repute can put out in this 
way  any  quantity  of  paper.  This 
method  has  its  advantages,  but  it  also 
has its temptations, and  one of  the most 
dangerous which  arises from this system 
is the  fatal  facility with which money is 
obtained.  A bit of  time  paper  or a few 
months  for  any  reasonable  sum  brings 
the  money  through  a  note  broker  in a 
few  hours.  The  money thus  obtained, 
which comes  so  easily,  is apt to go quite 
as quickly into outside  speculations.  A 
run of  luck  may be thus  secured,  but if 
the  tide  turns  and 
losses  follow,  the 
debt is there while the assets  are  minus.
It is rarely  that a merchant  or  even a 
speculator ever  deliberately starts out to 
defraud  his  creditors.  He goes on from 
month to month, under easy sail,  indulg­
ing in  borrowing  to  meet  deficiencies, 
without  a  thought  of  being  dishonest. 
When  the  strait  occurs  he adopts some 
new device to raise  money, and, without 
a suspicion  that  he  is doing a dishonest 
act,  resorts  to  acts  that  are  criminal. 
When he awakes  from his fancied dream 
of  security and sees where he has placed 
himself,  he  seeks  safety  in  flight  or 
suicide.  Not  one  man in a hundred has 
the  moral  pluck to stand up and  accept 
the penalty.  Therq is in the state prison 
to-day a man  who  had it in his power to 
leave  the  country,  but  refused to do so. 
He  preferred  to  meet  the  obloquy  at­
tached to his  acts  rather  than flee from 
justice.  That such a man is morally bad 
is impossible, and,  while  we  may depre­
cate his methods,  we  can  not  help  but 
have  a  certain  amount  of  respect  for 
him.  Business  men,  having  large  re­
sponsibilities, are  too  much  inclined to 
ignore  the  unpleasant  episodes  of  bus­
iness  life.  They  have  so  many  cares 
that to delve to the bottom of  every com­
plication  they leave to others—it may be 
a  junior  partner  or  confidential  clerk. 
The  facility  for  dismissing  a  disagree­
able matter is lauded by the  unthinking, 
but many of  the  failures  in commercial 
circles  may be  justly attributed  to  this 
way of  placing burdens upon  the  shoul­
ders of  less  competent  men  instead  of 
manfully  bearing  them,  by  those  who 
have the  power to remedy the  repetition 
of  a wrong  method.  The  burdens  of  a 
large  business  offer  these  temptations, 
and the tendency to increase  the amount 
of  business  that one firm or one corpora­
tion  can  cover  is  becoming  a fruitful 
source of  misapplied  energy and  conse­
quent  failure.  A  merchant  overtaxed 
does  not  do  himself justice,  and  for a 
business man to know his own limitation 
and  keep  within  the  circle where he is 
sure  of  himself  and  his  resources  is a 
gift  which,  fortunately,  many  possess, 
and  which  the  younger  class  of  mer­
chants should  cultivate.

Transacts a general  banking  business.

llake a  Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Pants,  Overalls,  Goats,  Jackets,  Shirts,  Etc,

U C T R p T V P C H s
•   S t e r e o t y p e d  «

als°leadsS Ä  brass  rule: 

WOOOAMCTAL  FÏÏRMITURE.

£«'? GRAND RAPIOS MICH-

Warranted  Not to Rip.

Fit Guaranteed.

Workmanship  Perfect.

,

Mr. Voorhees’ long experience in the manufacture of  these  goods  enables him 
to turn out a line especially adapted to the  Michigan  trade.  Samples  and  prices 
sent on application.

IONIA,'  MICH.

SUCCESSORS  TO  PUTNAM  &  BROOKS.

"W holesale

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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

The Frazer Goods Handled by'the  Jobbing 

Trade Everywhere.

Fac  Simile  of  the  Label  of

The Best Sconring and Cleaning Soap in the World
Costs as much to manufacture as Sapolio,  yet  sells  at 
about half the/price  (82.75 per box of 72 cakes).  Can be 
retailed for as  much  with  equal  or better value to the 
consumer,  although  it  is  generally  sold  at  5  cents  a 
cake.  Cut this out, and ask your Jobber  to  send you a 
box of Pride of the Kitchen.  It is worth trying.

.F.  J. 

$$AND

OBTTBNTHA.
JOBBER  OF

Oysters

-----AND-----

Salt Fish.

Mail Orders Receive Prompt  Attention.  See  Quotations  in Another  Column.

KOALI
GRAND  RAPIDS  1GE  ft  COAL  GO.,
Ionia P an ts & O verall Co.

Anthracite and Bituminous Coal.
Before ordering your coal write to us for prices.

State Trade a Specialty.

WHOLESALE

E. D.  Voorhees,  Manager.

To conform to the law passed  by  the  last  Legislature,  we have arranged to brand 

all barrels  containing  our  superior vinegar

M ALT  V IN E G A R

The  purity  and  strength  of  which are fully guaranteed.

Dealers  should  remember  that  no  vinegar  below  40 grain can now be 
sold and that those who violate the law are liable to  both  fine  and  impris­
onment.  Every  barrel  of  vinegar  we  sell  is tested before it leaves our 
factory and we guarantee it to be up to the legal standard.

Telfer  Spice  C om p an y.

|
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State  Agent
*

Meta Price Shoes,
**  S;  Grand Rapids, Mich.

and Jobber of

e r  No Chemicals.«^
W .  B A K E R  
&   C O .’ 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
is  manufactured  from  the  first  stage  to  the  last  by  perfect 
mechanical  processes,  110  chemical  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.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Perfect-Pitting  'Tailor-Made  Clothing

AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

138-140 Jefferson Bue., 34-30  Woodbridge 8t„ Detroit.

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

E.  B.  DIKEMAN.

S.  K.  Bolles  &  Co.,

77  CANAL  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

“ T O S S   U P

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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.

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Selected Herbs *  
THOMSON  4  TAYLOR  SPICE  COMPANY,

P r e p a r e d   b y

Oliioago.

Is  a  C o m b in a tio n   o f

The  Finest  Ingredients  for  use  in 

Seasoning Meats,  Poultry, 

Game and Pish•

SOLD  BY ALL  GROCERS.

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To the Bass Boole*

EDWIN  FALLAS,

Bitter, Eis, Fairfield Cheese, Foreip Fruits, Miice Meat, Nits, Etc.

JOBBER  OF

Will  be  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  for  his  popular  Solid  and  Daisy Brands of 

Oysters after Sept. 1.  Let your orders come.

TheM ichiganTradesm an

WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  2.  1889. 

MICHIGAN  KNIGHTS  OF  THE  GRIP.

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

Report from  Secretary Mills.

Gr a n d  R a p id s,  Oct.  1,  1889.

To  the  Members  of  Michigan  Knights  of the 
Grip:
Through  the  courtesy  of  E. A. Stowe 
&  Bro.,  I mail  to  each  member  of  our 
Association a copy of  our  official  organ, 
containing  a  complete 
list  of  hotels 
granting  concessions  to  our  members, 
reports and suggestions from officers, and 
other items of  interest  to every member; 
also a notice  of  the  annual  convention, 
to  be  held  in  Lansing  on Friday after­
noon and evening and Saturday forenoon, 
December 27 and 28,  at  which it is earn­
estly desired tbat  every  member be pres­
ent, if possible, as  matters  of  much  im­
portance  to  every  commercial  traveler 
will come before  the  convention, and an 
enjoyable time is  promised by our broth­
ers  of  the  Capital  City.  The  banquet 
tendered  by  them  will  be  on  Friday 
evening,  and a cordial  invitation  is  ex­
tended to the  ladies to be present.  Gov­
ernor Luce and  other  prominent men of 
our State  have  signified  their  intention 
to be present.
The success  and  growth of  our organ­
ization  has  far  exceeded  the  most san­
guine  expectations  of  the  organizers, 
and  the  hearty co-operation of  the com­
mercial travelers of our State has swelled 
the  membership to 671 members, for the 
week  ending  September 28.  The Secre­
tary  will  promptly  forward  blanks  to 
any address desired.  The  present  post- 
office address of  the  following  members 
is desired  by  the  Secretary,  as  he  has 
mail in his care for them :  W. J. Worden, 
J.  Van  Kueren,  B.  Woodward,  H.  W. 
Gleason.  H. S. Townes,  Harry  N.  Brit­
ton, J. R.  Lauuer,  W.  A.  Morse,  C.  B. 
Hall.
I desire to caution our members against 
soliciting membership  from  commercial 
travelers who are anxious to  join simply 
to secure hotel concessions, while  travel­
ing through the State  but'once in a  year 
or a lifetime,  as  it  is  understood  these 
privileges  are  granted  only to members 
on their regular trips,  and by the hotels at 
which  they regularly  stop,  on  trips  of 
every thirty or  sixty days, as it behooves 
every member  to  carefully  guard  these 
concessions.
I desire  to  again  mention  the  prize 
offered  by  the  Board of  Directors, of  a 
gold K. of  G.  pin, to the  member  secur­
ing the largest number  of  new  members 
for the  year ending December 27.  There 
are  several  doing  grand  work  in  this 
direction, as we have  received  over fifty 
applications the past week.
I would urgently advise  every member 
to send SI to T h e  Mic h ig a n T ra desm a n 
for a  year’s  subscription,  as it  contains 
all  matters  of  interest  and  official  re­
ports  of  our  association,  besides  being 
the  best  commercial 
journal  in  the 
Northwest.
Owing to not having  received  prompt 
responses  from  some  of  the  Vice-Pres­
idents,  our  Hotel  Bulletin has been de­
layed much longer than we had expected; 
but we hope to be able to  issue it during 
the coming month.

Yours very truly,

L. M.  Mil l s,  Sec’y.
Notes from the  President’s  Pen.
The Lansing travelers  are  making ex­
tensive arrangements to  entertain  hand­
somely all members who  attend  the  an­
nual meeting on Dec. 27 and 28.
The present  outlook  indicates  one  of 
the largest gatherings of commercial men 
in Michigan.  All  who  attend  may  be 
sure  of a hearty  welcome  and a general 
good time.
Do not forget to  bring  the  wives  and 
babies to the annual.
His Excellency, the  Governor,  will  be 
with us, as will also several other promi­
nent men.
In order to retain concessions and com­
mand  the  respect  of  those  who  grant 
them to our association,  it  is  necessary 
that all members see to it that  the  same 
is not abused.
The  hotels  who  have  granted  us  the 
benefit of allowing each member the priv­
ilege of bringing his wife  one  trip  each 
year we ought to make it a point  to  pat­
ronize,  for they are our friends.
We call the attention of  our  members 
to  the  new  bus  line  at  Au Sable  and 
Oscoda, and trust that each one will give 
Mr.  Elliott his support and stand by him, 
in case his competitors  cut to same rate. 
It is but what is justly due him  for  giv­
ing us the rate of 25 cents round trip and 
one-half cut on baggage.
As a member  of  the  Knights  of  the 
Grip, you ought to  arrange to attend the 
annual meeting at Lansing, as matters of 
great importance to each will be brought 
before us for consideration.  One  impor­
tant move is the  establishment,  in  each 
first-class hospital in Michigan, of a room 
to care for our sick members.
As a member  of  the  association,  will 
you get one new  member  before Dec.  1? 
By so doing, we will have just 1,400 mem­
bers.  Try  it,  and  do  not leave all the 
work  for  just a few.  Remember, they 
have their work as well as you.
Our committees  are  in  good  working 
order and have accomplished much work. 
Each Vice-President  has  handed  to  the 
Congressman  of  his  respective  district 
the  endorsement  of  our  amendment  to 
the  inter-state  commerce  law,  of  each 
jobber and manufacturer  having  signed 
the same.

A.  F. P e a k e ,  Pres.

New  Bus  Line  at  Oscoda  and  Au 
The following letter is self-expanatory: 

Sable.

Au  Sa b l e,  Sept.  13,  1889.

A. F. Peake, Pres., Jackson:
D e a r   Sib—As  there is a great deal of 
dissatisfaction  among  the traveling men 
coming to  Au  Sable  and  Oscoda  about 
the exorbitant bus fare from the depot to

the hotels,  I take this method to state to 
you that I will give the  traveling  men a 
special rate, providing that you place my 
bus line on the list and guarantee me the 
patronage of the traveling men belonging 
to the Association.
The  bus  fare  here  at  present  is  50 
cents for  round trip from  depot to hotel 
and return, and  25  cents  all  around for 
trunks,  that is, 25 cents  each.  Now,  I 
will,  provided as stated  above,  cut  the 
bus fare down  one-half  or  25  cents for 
round trip  and also cut one-half  on bag­
gage. 
I intend to put on first-class  bus­
ses aud run a first-class  bus line  and do 
all that I can to accommodate the travel­
ing  public,  as the bus fare is now  exor­
bitant; and should I be the means of other 
bus  lines  cutting  rates,  I  feel  that  it 
would be no more than just that I should 
have the patronage, even if  my competi­
tors cut likewise.  I will be ready with my 
bus line in about  10  days. 
It  shall  be 
known as “The Elliot Bus Line.”  Please 
let me hear from you as soon as possible.
Yours truly, 
The above offer has  been  accepted  in 
behalf of the association and we earnestly 
request every member  of  the Knights to 
use his  influence  to  make  Mr.  Elliot’s 
venture a profitable one.

W il l ia m  E l l io t.

A.  F. P e a k e ,  Pres.
L. M. Mil l s,  Sec’y.
H.  L.  P eck,  Chairman.

Bus and Baggage Com.

From Treasurer Cooper.

L a n sin g,  Sept. 16, 1889.

L. M. Mills, Sec’v., Grand Rapids:

D ea r  Sir —1  have  nothing  special  to 
report.
We will organize  here  to  protect  the 
boys  at  their  annual  meeting,  with  a 
banquet,  etc.  We  want  them  all  to 
come.  Lansing  will  do  it  up  to  the 
“queen’s taste.”

Yours very truly,

Geo.  C.  Co o per.

The following hotels of our State make 
no  charge  to  members  for  their wives 
accompanying them on regular trips, not 
oftener than one trip in each year.  The 
list is rapidly being  added to and will be 
published each week in our official organ, 
T h e  Mic h ig a n   T r a d e sm a n:

Hotel Cadillac, Detroit.
Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids.
The Northern,  Big  Rapids.
Hibbard House, Jackson.
Park House, Richland.
The Steele,  St. Johns.
Hotel Phelps, Greenville.
Hotel  Marquette,  Marquette.
Wright House, Alma.
Kalamazoo House, Kalamazoo.
Mears Hotel, Whitehall.
Moore’s Hotel, Shelby.
Exchange Hotel, Baldwin.
Western Hotel,  Big Rapids.
Train’s Hotel, Lowell.
De Haas Hotel,  Fremont.
St. Charles Hotel, Fremont.
Elliott Hotel,  Ludington.
Imus House, Pentwater.
Wigton House, Hart.
Phoenix Hotel, Charlotte.
Commercial Hotel, Vermontville. 
Sherman House, Allegan.
Hastings House, Hastings.
Hotel Miner, Lake Odessa.
New Tinkham, Grand Ledge.
Hotel Exchange, Otsego.
Williams House. Battle Creek. 
American House, Kalamazoo.
McElrain House, Vicksburg.
Goodwin House. Cassopolis.
Three Rivers House, Three River. 
Hotel Belding, Belding.
New Conmercial, Ionia.
Brackett House. Big Rapids.
Hotel McKinnon. Cadillac.
Pipp House,  Kalkaska.
Manning House, Kalkaska.
United States Hotel, Boyne City. 
Commercial House, East Jordan. 
Cushman House, Petoskey.
Forest Hotel,  Fennville.
Smith’s Hotel, Grand Junction.
Central Hotel, Goblesville.
Higbee House,  Benton Harbor. 
Dyckmau House, Paw Paw.
Bennett House, Mt. Pleasant. 
Duncombe House, Decatur.
St. Joe House, Mendon.
Arlington House, Coldwater.
South Michigan House, Coldwater. 
Russell House, Jonesville.
Quincy House, Quincy.
Alger House,  Clare.
Decker House,  Lakeview.
Retan House, Ithaca.
Commercial House, Boyne City. 
Smith’s Hotel,  Hillsdale.
Bryant House,  Flint.
Keefer House,  Hillsdale.
Brown’s Hotel, Union City.
City Hotel, Holland.
Commercial Hotel.  St.  Louis.
New Paddock, Union City.
Lawrence House, Adrian.
Mancelona  House,  Mancelona. 
Sherwood House, St. lgnace.
Gilbert House, Reed City.
Depot Dining Rooms, Reed City.
Hotel Jackson, Cadillac.
Commercial House,  Manton.
Park Place, Traverse City.
Cook’s Hotel, Ann Arbor.
Welch House,  Portland.
Hotel Hodges, Pontiac.
Snow’s Hotel, Ludington.
The Oakland, Oxford.
Sherman House, Mt.  Clemens. 
Edwards House, Marine City. 
Commercial House,  Richmond. 
American House,  Romeo.
Atlantic Hotel, White Cloud.
Lake View House, Elk Rapids.
Lewis House,  Torch Lake.
Davis House, Lowell.
Miller House, Carson City.
Oaks House, Reed City.
McKinnon House, Cadillac.
Hotel Downey, Lansing.
Whipple House, South Lyon.
Sherman House, Flint.
Moore House, North Branch.
Tremont House, Cass City.
Marathon House, Columbiaville. 
American House, Cadillac.
New Everett, East Saginaw.
Sebring House,  Bangor.
Depot Hotel, Hartford.
Bond House, Niles.
Coburn’s Exchange, Howard City. 
Abram House,  Lapeer.
Brooks House, Sand Lake.
Bailey House, Ionia.
Campbell House, Bay City. 
Wildermuth  House, Owosso.
Evart House, Evart.
Phoenix House, West Branch.
Otsego Lake House, Otsego Lake.

Grayling House, Grayling.
New Cheboygan, Cheboygan.
Hotel Whitcomb, St. Joseph.
Filer House, Ludington.
Hotel Marquette, Marquette.
Snow’s Hotel,  Ludington. 
Northwestern Hotel,  Hancock. 
Bennett House,  Galesburg.
New Winchester,  Au Sable.
New Winchester,  Oscoda.
Davis House, Lowell.
New Strong House,  East  Tawas.
Caro House, Caro.

Voigt, QemoMeimer & Go.,
Dry Goods

Importers and Jobbers of

STAPLE  and FANCY.

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

OUR  OWN  MAKE.

A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF

Fancy  Crockery  and

Fancy  Woodenware

OUR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection  Solicited.  Chicago  and  De­

troit  prices  guaranteed.

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

,   L A M P   B U R N E R S .

First quality.

6 doz. in box.

No. 0 Sun.................................................
No. 1  “  .................................................
No. 2  “  .................................................
Tubular...................................................
L A M P   C H IM N E Y S.—Per bO X .
No. 0 Sun.....................................  ..........
No. 1  “  ..................................................
No. 2  “  .................................................
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top..............................
No. 1  “
No. 2  “ 
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No. 0 Sun, crimp top..............................
No. 1  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
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No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled...........
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No. 2  “ 
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No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
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No^l^Sun, plain bulb, per doz..............
...............
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per doz...............................
No. 2 
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XXX Flint.
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Pearl top.

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STO N EW A R E— A K R O N .

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Butter Crocks, per gal.............................
Jugs, 34 gal., per doz..............................
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Milk Pans, 34 gal., per doz.  (glazed 66c) 
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fruit  jars—Per  gro.

45
48
70
75

1  90 
.2  00 
.3 00
.2  15 
,2 25
3 25
.2 58 
.2 80 
.3 80
.3 70
4 70 
.4 70
1  25 
.1  50 
.1  40 
.1  60

06)4 
65 
90 
1  80 
60 
78

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10  00 
13 00 
12  00 
16 00

Mason’s, pints............................... ..........
quarts......................................
34-gallon..................................
Lightning, quarts...................................
^-gallon................................

KEN0AL1I

M illin e ry .

Wholesale  Department.

Largest  StoGk 

in 

tlie  City.

Goods Direct from  the  Manufacturer: 
and Importers.  Merchants and Milliners 
will find our prices  this season as low as 
any house in the trade.
J,  C .  Kendall &  C o . ,
75  MONROE ST.  8  FOUNTAIN ST.

SffiNLY&SCHROEDER
LEADING

AND

Gents’ Furnishers
33 MONROE ST.
F .  R a n iv ille ,
LEATHER  BELTING
Rilbber Goods and Mill Supplies.

Manufacturer of

JOBBER  OF

1  to  6  Pearl  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

: 

MICH.

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

contact with the

Tradesman  Credit  Goilpon  Book,

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

The Tradesman Coupon  is  the  cheapest  and  most modern iD 

the market, being sold as follows:

$  2 Coupons, per hundred....... .......82.50
....... ....... 3.00
8  5 
. .... ....... 4.00
810 
....... ....... 5.00
820 

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3.00  Orders for  200 or over...........5 per cent

500  “
1000 

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.10
.20

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

E. Ä. STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids.
H.  L eonard  &  Sons,
C.  A. 

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

Cor. Spring and Fulton Sts.

Near Union Depot.

REDUCED  PRICES

MASON

Porcelained Top FriJit Jar

For immediate orders we quote Mason’s Fruit Jars at the following Reduced Prices, 

. 

Terms  Regular:

PINTS,  Per  Gross,  -  $  9 5 0 1 HALF  GALLONS, Gro, $13.00 
QUARTS,  Per Gross, 
55

10.001 RUBBERS,  for any size, 

No  Charge  for  Case or  Cartage.

Jelly Tumblers:

Stoneware:

34-Pint, Tin Covers,  6  doz.  incase..............81.80
34-Pint, Tin Covers,  6 doz. in  ease..............  2.00
34-Pint, Tin Covers, 20 doz. in bbl., per doz..  25 
34-Pint, Tin Covers, 18 doz. in bbl., per doz..  28

No Charge for Package.

Jugs, Butters, Churns & Milk Pans, per gal..$  C6 
34-Gallon Tomato Jugs and Corks,  per doz..  90
1-Gallon Tomato Jugs and Corks,  per doz..  1.40 
34-Gallon Preserve Jars, Stone Cork,  per doz  90 
1-Gallon Preserve Jars, Stone Cork, per doz  1.40
Wax for Sealing, 5-lb. Packages, per lb........  03

Shipped Loose Without Packing.

H.  L eonard  &  Sons.

A T   T H I S

C O R L I S S l » L i N E & i m E r c o .
a u t o m a t , q   C U T   O F F
W U I I L I U U  

% U n  RIVALLED for STRENGTH 
CLO SE  REGULATION.

DURABILITY  a n d  

THE lane

&   B f i S l i ï  C ! L

„. -M , 

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ausireet;.

Office  and  Salesroom,  No.  9  Ionia St.,  Grand  Rapids,  M ich.

Grand Rapids Frdit and ProdiiGe Go.,

Headquarters  for  C.  WILKINSON  &  SON’S

Fancy Jersey

Sweet 

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3  NORTH IONIA  ST., GRAND RAPIDS.

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

F r u its ,  Seeds, O y s te rs  § P r o d u c e .

-WHOLESALE-

All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

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

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

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

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pleased to hear from you.
GRAND  RAPIDS.
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F. J. LAMB & CO., G rand Rapids, Midi.

FRED  CLOCK,  Chicago,  111. 

E A M II  &  CO.,

Wholesale  and  Commission
Wholesale  ai

Fruits

Produce.

Our Specialties:

CALIFORNIA  FRUITS, 

ORANGES, 

LEMONS,

BANANAS  AND  BERRIES.

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

f

1  Am  Headquarters•

A lfr e d   J ,  B r o w n ,

16  and  18  North  Division  Street,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Beaches!

Beaches!

Beaches!

THBO.  B.  GOOSSBN,

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

Is bound to let you know that he will sell you peaches as low  as  any  one.  Write 

or wire for prices and same  will receive prompt attention.

WHOLESALE

GRIND  RAPIDS,  MICH-

33  OTTAWA  STREET, 

Telephone 269.

F E R M E N T U M

The  Only  Reliable  Compressed  Yeast.

Grocers and Bakers not handling our yeast are requested to  write  for  samples 
and prices.  One trial will convince all of its superiority for freshness and strength.
E.  WINTHRNITZ, I  Special care given  outside  shipments.
Visiting merchants  are  invited to call at 
I the distributing depot,  106 Kent St.

State Jobbing Agent, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

A .  H I M E S ,

Shipper and Retail Dealer jr 

Lehigh Valley Goal Go,’s  ( 

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Office, 54  Pearl St. Grand Rapids, Mich. 

A a a J
THE  ABOVE  COMPANY’S  COAL  IN  CAR  LOTS  ALWAYS  ON  TRACK  READY  FOR

V   - /  

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SHIPMENT.

J. H. Myers,

TRUNKS  BND  TRR1ÍELING  BAGS.
B E I  V E N   &  A L E  V N ,

FINE  SINGLE  HARNESSES  A 
73  Canal at., Grand  Rapids.

SPECIALTY.

Sole Agents for the  Celebrated

“BIG F” Brand of Oysters.

In Cans and Bulk, and Large Handlers of OCEAN FISH, SHELL CLAMS and OYSTERS.  Wemake 

a specialty of fine goods In our line and are prepared to quote prices at any time.  We solicit 

consignments of all kinds of Wild Game, such as Partridges, Quail, Ducks, Bear, etc.

H.  M.  BLIVEN,  Manager. 
63  Pearl  St.
MICHIGAN  CIGAR  C0.9

B i g   R a p i d s ,   M i c h •

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED

“M .   C.  C. ” “ Y Y i n n

□The  Most Popular Cigar. 

The  Best Selling Cigar on the Market.

99

SEND  FOR  TRIAL  ORDER.

V

G R O C E R I E S *

The  Board  instructed  the  Committee 
on Insurance to proceed with  the  organ­
ization of the  Michigan  Business  Men’s 
Fire  Insurance  Company  with  as  little 
delay as possible.

P urely  Personal.

♦

Chas.  Smith, buyer for Horning & Hart, 
at  Woodville,  was  in  town a couple  of 
days last week.

Arthur Gibson, of the grocery  firm  of 
Palmer  &  Gibson,  w as  in town all last 
week.  He was accompanied by his wife.
J.  G.  Peterson,  the  Ironton  general 
dealer,  purchased three  Holstein  calves 
of Martin L.  Sweet,  on  the  occasion  of 
his visit to the  West  Michigan  fair  last 
week. 

the 

Emanuel  Treusch,  of 

firm  of 
Morris H. Treusch  &  Bro.,  has  gone  to 
New York  to complete  arrangements  to 
handle Straiton & Storm’s  entire  line of 
cigars.

Capt.  C.  G.  Perkins  came  up  from 
Henderson, Ky.,  yesterday,  to attend the 
meeting of the stockholders of the Penin­
sular  Novelty  Co., which is to  be  held 
to-day.

Guy M. Harwood,  the  Petoskey  drug­
gist,  sauntered  around  the  city all  last 
week, seeking  rest  and  recreation.  He 
acted as official  scorer  at  the  traveling 
men’s ball game on Saturday.

Samuel Lyon  left  Monday  for  Cleve­
land, whither he goes  to Auburn, N. Y., 
and Providence,  R. L, returning  by way 
of Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Indianap­
olis.  He expects to be  gone  about  two 
weeks.

J. Vandenburg, buyer for the Chippewa 
Lumber Co., at Chippewa Lake,  has con­
cluded to defer the erection of a house on 
his  lot  on  Wealthy  avenue  until  next 
spring.  On the completion of the house, 
he will take up his  residence in the city.
The Chicago Tribune noted the presence 
of  a tough looking  cowboy  in  that  city 
one  day  last  week.  The  Tribune was 
mistaken. 
Its  supposed  cowboy  was 
none  other  than  F.  S.  Millington,  the 
Paw Paw merchant, accompanied  by  his 
big hat.

The Condition o f Trade.

result 

inevitably 

From  th e New Y ork Shipping List.
Commercial affairs  continue under the 
influence of  favorable conditions, which 
not only  maintain  the  volume  of  busi­
ness, but in several instances have devel­
oped  progressive  improvement. 
The 
cooler  temperature  that  has  prevailed 
has  stimulated  the  demand  for  many 
descriptions  of  merchandise,  there  has 
been  increased  activity  in  the  export 
movement of produce and the  increasing 
volume of  general  trade  is  reflected  in 
the heavy bank clearances reported from 
all parts  of  the  country,  which  are  of 
more than usual significance because they 
are not swelled  by  speculative  trading, 
which in all  departments  has been,  and 
is now, notably stagnant.  With respect 
to the export movement  of  produce, the 
most  notable  feature  has  been  in  the 
large shipments of cattle and  provisions, 
the latter including fresh beef as well  as 
cured and canned meat.  For the month 
of August alone, the value of the exports 
of cattle was  $1,515,000  in excess of last 
year, wThile  of  provisions  there  was an 
increase in value of  over $3,200,000, and 
for the three months  ending  August 31, 
the shipments aggregate more than 90,000 
head  of  cattle,  40,000,000  pounds fresh 
beef  and  34,000,000  pounds  cured  and 
canned meat. 
If to  this is added a phe- 
nominal increase in the  total  shipments 
of  petroleum,  which  since  the  first  of 
January to date are more than 76,000,000 
gallons in excess  of  last  year, or an in­
crease  of  about  21  per  cent.;  a  large 
increase in the shipments of  corn  and  a 
moderate increase in the exports of  flour 
and wheat, and  the  result shows the ex­
tent  to  which  our  export  trade  ha 
expanded, before  the  most active season 
for heavy wheat  and  cotton exports has 
fairly commenced. 
It is quite true  that 
there  has been a corresponding  increase 
in the  imports  of  foreign  merchandise, 
but the exhibit is none the  less  satisfac­
tory, for a falling off in imports is usually 
experienced during the remaining months 
of the  calendar  year.  The  absence of 
speculative  activity  is  in  striking con­
trast with the cheering  reports  received 
from all quarters  as  to  the condition of 
general trade,  but the  Tribune  puts  the 
matter  tersely  and  truthfully  when  it 
says  that  this  stagnation  has come in a 
natural way.  With respect to the stock 
market, it says: 
“The people who have 
got stocks  are  mainly the professionals 
who bought believing  that the crops and 
the business would cause  higher  prices, 
and  they  cannot  unload  on each other, 
The people who have not  bought  stocks 
see  that  railroad  wars  have  not  been 
prevented  by 
the  presidents’  agree 
meut,  but 
from 
the  unreasonable  construction  of  com 
peting lines.  While  they  wait, because 
wars increase and become more threaten 
Ing, the market is left to the professional j 
speculators.  The  case  is  just the same: 
in wheat and cotton.  Those  who  have |
bought cannot sell at their price, and the ’ Fish,  L. A. Gardiner, 
public at their  prices  has  no  desire  to! 
T~l~   T
buy.  But the  country is  all  the  better
for languishing speculation, because that 
interrupts  legitimate  business less than 
if  it were more active.”  So long as bus­
iness  men are actively employed  with  a 
large and  remunerativef trade,  they are 
less susceptible  to  the  attractions  of  a 
flyer in Wall street, especially when they 
are  aware  that  professionals  are  only 
waiting their  coming  into the market to 
unload and  this  is  true  of  produce  as 
well as  of  stocks.  The  important feat­
ure of  the grain market has been the de­
cline in the value of  corn,  which is now 
selling  at  the  lowest  price  on  record. 
There is no longer  any reason  to  doubt 
that the enormous crop of last  year is to 
be followed  by  a  yield  that  will  very 
nearly equal  it  in  proportions  and  ac­
cordingly  its  distribution  will  only  be 
stimulated  by  low  prices.  The  firmer 
temper  of  the  wheat  market  has  been 
due to the prediction  that there is likely 
to  be  a  scarcity  of  good  grades,  due 
largely to the effect  of  rains  during the 
harvest  period.  Speculative  influences 
here as well as in  Liverpool  continue to 
sustain the value of cotton, but although 
the short interest is slowly covering,  the 
deal  will  not  be  completed  until  the 
present month  has  expired.  The  con­
dition  of  the  local  money market  con­
tinues  to  cause  uneasiness  in financial 
circles, and the  lean  condition  of  bank 
reserves shown by the  last  weekly bank 
statement forshadows a close  working of 
the market and high rates of  interest for 
all kind of  accomodation,  but  the  high 
rates prevailing last week brought a con­
siderable  increase  in  the  offerings  of 
Government bonds.  An assuring feature 
of  the situation  is  that  the  interior  is 
plentifully  supplied  with  funds, 
that 
present  conditions  are  the  result  of  a 
healthy  expansion  of 
legitimate  trade 
and  that  money  abroad  is  cheap  and 
plentiful;  besides,  there  is  at  present 
very little inducement for stock  specula­
tors to undertake to  create  an  artificial 
squeeze by manipulation.  The  publica­
tion  of  M.  Litch’s  estimates  of 
the 
European  beet  crop  has  caused  a  re­
newed feeling of  depression in the sugar 
market,  the  yield  foreshadowed  being 
the largest on  record  and  somewhat  in 
excess  of  the preliminary estimates pre 
viously made.  The feeling here has been 
furthermore 
influenced  by  the  slow 
movement of  refined, which has induced 
refiners  to  mark  prices  down  %  cent 
with the hope of stimulating the demand 
but thus far without encouraging success

Blanchard.
Winkle.

H. C. Breckenridge.

sions.

Lee.

ney.

The  P.  o f I.  D ealers.

The following are the P.  of  I.  dealers 
who had not cancelled  their  contracts at 
last accounts:

Berles, A. Wilzinski.

Assyria—J. W. Abbey.
Bellevue—John Evans.
Carson City—A. B. Loomis,  A. Y.  Ses­
Cedar  Springs—John  Beucus,  B.  A. 
Charlotte—John  J. Richardson,  Daron 
& Smith, J. Andrews, C.  P. Lock.
Coral—J. S. Newell & Co.
East Saginaw—John P. Derby.
Flushing—Sweet Bros.  & Clark.
Gardner—J.  B. Brice.
Grand  Rapids—John  Cordes,  Joseph 
Harvard—Ward  Bros. 
Howard City—Henry Henkel.
Hubbardston—M. Cahalen.
Kent  City—R. McKinnon, M.  L. Whit­
Maple Rapids—L. S. Aldrich.
Millington—Chas.  H.  Valentine.
Morley—Henry Strope.
Nashville—Powers & Stringham, H. M. 
Olivet—F.  H. Gage.
Rockford—B. A. Fish.
Sand  Lake—C.  O.  Cain,  Brayman  & 
Sparta—Dole& Haynes, Woodin & Van 
Stanwood—F. M. Carpenter.
Wheeler—Louise  (Mrs.  A.)  Johnson, 

,

The  G rocery  M arket.

Sugars  have  taken  another  downward 
turn, but the  market  is  now  fairly  firm 
and  no  further  downward  movement is | 
expected  for  the  next  few  days.  Sep­
tember  cheese  is  advancing,  although 
some  grades  of  July  and  August  stock 
are still sold below 10c.  California Mus­
catels and  London  Layer  raisins  are in 
market, but the quality is generally poor.

Stories.
seemingly 

The  Stub-Tailed  C ow—One o f Lincoln’s 
Stories  of  President  Lincoln’s  keen 
humor  are 
inexhaustible. 
One which has never  appeared  in  print 
comes from a man  who held a prominent 
office under Lincoln,  and who knew  the 
great statesman  well.  At an official ball 
some thieves made off  with many of  the 
hats and overcoats of  the guests,  so that 
when the  Presidential  party was  ready 
to  take  leave  Vice-President  Hamlin’s 
head covering was not to be found.
“Pll  tell  you  what,  Hamlin,”  said a 
friend; early in the evening I saw a man, 
possessed of  keen foresight, hide his hat 
upstairs. 
I am sure he would be willing 
to donate it to the Administration,  and I 
will go and get it for you.

The Belknap Wagon and Sleigh  C o . ,   Grand Rapids,  Mich.

M eeting  o f the  E xecutive  Board.
The Executive Board  of  the Michigan 
Business Men’s Association  held a meet­
ing at the Morton House last  Wednesday 
evening,  all  the  members  of the Board' 
being present except Mr. Wells, of  Lan­
sing.

It was decided to  engage  the  services 
of President Whitney  to personally  visit 
every local association in  the State  dur­
ing  the  coming  six  months.  He  is  to 
meet and  encourage  the  members,  and 
will  probably  deliver  two  talks or lec­
tures in every  town  where  there  is  an 
Association—one to the publicagenerally 
explaining the  purposes  and  usefulness 
of the local Association  and  the  desira­
bility of sustaining it, and  the  other  to 
members  of  the  Association  only upon 
matters peculiar  to their interests.

Manufacturers

Delivery  Wagons  of 
all descriptions. Also
manufacturers 
full
line of  Delivery  and
Hoad Sleighs.  Write
for  illustrated  cata-
logue and price list.

f

When the hat was produced it was dis- 
covered to be very much  after  the  style 
affected by Hamlin,  but it bore  a  badge 
of  mourning,  which  emblem  the  Vice- 
President  ripped  off  with his penknife. 
The party stood chatting  merrily as they 
waited for  the carriages to be driven up, 
when a man stopped  directly in front of 
Mr.  Hamlin  and  stood  staring  at  the 
“tile”  with which his head was covered.
“What are  you looking at,  sir?” asked 
Hamlin sharply.
“Your hat,”  answered the man mildly. 
“If  it  had a weed on it  I  should  say it 
was  mine.”
“Well,  it'hasn’t got a weed on it, has 
it?”  asked the Vice-President.
“No,  sir,”  said the  hatless  man,  “it 
hasn’t.”
“Then it isn’t  your  hat,  is  it?”  said 
the proud possessor of it.
“No,  1 guess not,”  said the man as he 
turned  to  walk  away.  When this little 
scene was explained to President Lincoln 
he laughed heartily and said:
“That reminds me, Hamlin,  of  a long 
time  ago  when  I  was  pioneering  and 
soldiering in Illinois  and  we  put  up 
joke on some officers of the United States 
Army.  My party and I were a long  way 
off  from the  comforts  of  civilized  life, 
and our only neighbors were the garrison 
of  a  United  States fort.  We did pretty 
well for rations, had plenty of  salt meat 
and flour,  but milk was not to be had for 
love  or  money,  and as we all longed for 
the  delicacy  we  thought it pretty mean

that the officers of  the fort, who had two 
cows—a  stubbed-tailed  one  and a black 
and  white  one — offered  us  no  milk, 
though  we threw  out  many and  strong 
hints that it  would  be  acceptable.  At 
last after much consultation  we  decided 
to teach  them  a  lesson  and  borrow  or 
steal  one  of  those  cows,  just  as  you 
choose to put it.  But  how  it  could  be 
done without the cow being at once iden­
tified  and  recovered  was  the  question. 
At  last  we  hit on a plan.  One  of  our 
party was  dispatched a day’s ride to the 
nearest  slaughter-house,  where  he pro­
cured a long red  cow’s  tail to match the 
color of  the stub-tailed  cow,  after  pos­
sessing  ourselves  of  which  animal  we 
neatly tied our purchase to the poor stub, 
and  with  appetites  whetted by long ab­
stinence we drank and relished the sweet 
milk which  ‘our cow’ gave.  A few days 
afterward  we  were  honored  by  a  call 
from the commander  of  the fort. 
‘Say, 
boys,’  said he,  ‘we have lost one of  our 
cows.’  Of  course we felt very sorry and 
expressed our regret accordingly. 
‘But,’ 
continued the commander,  T  came over 
to say that  if  that cow  of  yours  had  a 
stub tail, I should say it was ours.’
« ‘But she hasn’t a stub tail,  has she?’ 
asked we, sure of  our point.
“ ‘No,’  said the officer,  ‘she  certainly 
has not a stub tail.’
“ ‘Well, she isn’t  your  cow then,’  and 
our  argument was as unanswerable  was 
Hamlin’s.”

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

Apples—Dealers pay $1.25@$1.50 for good  fruit 
in the orchard.  Snows, Kings, Pippins and Wag­
ners are now in market,  commanding  82.50  per 
bbl.Beans—Dealers  pay  $1.40  for  unpicked  and 
$1.60 for picked, holding at $2 per bu.
.   Beets—40c per bu.
Butter—The  market  is  firm;  dairy  has  ad­
vanced  to  16@17c,  while  creamery  is  in  good 
demand at 18@19c.
Cabbages—Home grown, fine  in  quality, com­
mand $1 per crate.
Cheese—Makers are holding  September  stock 
at 9%c, jobbers holding at 10%c.
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
25c.Cranberries—Cape Cod are  $1  higher,  readily 
commanding $9.50 per bbl.
Dried Apples—New evaporated are held at 7%c 
and new sundried at  5%c.
Eggs—Jobbers pay 15c  for  fresh  and  hold  at 
18c.  Pickled and cold storage  stock  commands 
about  17c.
Field  Seeds—Clover,  mammoth, $5  per  bu.; 
medium, $4.75.  Timothy,  $1.65 per  bu 
Honey—In small demand.  Clean  comb  com­
mands 15@16c per lb.
Musk Melons—75c per crate.
Onions—50c per bu. for clean stock.
Peaches—Hill’s Chili are still in  market,  com­
manding  $2.25@2.50  per  bu.  Late  Crawford’s 
are held at $3 per bu.
Pears—$2 per bu.
Pop Corn—4c per lb.
Potatoes—The market is steady.  Dealers pay 
Squash—Hubbard, 2c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—Fancy Jersey stock commands 
1.25 per  bbl.
Tomatoes—65@75c per bu.
Turnips—30c per bu.
Water  Melons—$15@$18  per  100.

30c and sell at 35c.

SEEDS!

If in want of Clover or Timothy, 
Orchard, Blue Grass, or Red Top, 
or,  in  fact,  Any  Kind  of  Seed, 
send or  write to the

Seed 

S,

71  Canal  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.
W. T. LAMORE AUX.

S.  P .  B e n n e tt,
Tie "Line COAL Mat.'

Wilkesbarre and Pittston Anthracite 
Coal, Cumberland  Blossburg  Smith­
ing Coal,  72-hour  Connelsville Coke.

A large supply  of  the  above  coals on track the 

year around.  Write for prices.

8. P. BENNETT, Grand Rapids, Midi
Special  Notice!
All smithing coals sold  by us we guar 
antee to be mined  from  the  BIG  VEIN 
in the Georges  Creek  District.  This is 
the coal so  favorbly known as Piedmont 
or  Cumberland  Blossburg,  and  stands 
unrivalled for smithing purposes.

THE  BEST

Is  that 
Filrnished 
by the

Aseident
Insurance
United StatesMntual

CHARLES  B.  PEET,

President.

JAMES R. PITCHER,

Sec’y and Gen. Manager.
320-324 Broadway.  New  Yort

Dry Mined Rock Salt.

9 9   1 -2  P E R   C E N T .  P U R E

We  Have  secured  the  sole  agency  for  the Dry Rock Salt 
mined in the celebrated Retsof mines, in the Genesee Valley, N. Y., 
which we offer to the trade in 100-pound sacks.  The  superiority 
of this salt over the manufactured  or  evaporated article will give 
it a large sale, as it is the strongest salt in the market.

I.  M.  C L A R K   &  S O N .

W 'e  a r e   a lso   s o le   a g e n ts  
R a p id s  for  th e   c e le b r a te d  
P a c k a g e   C offee.

for  G ra n d  
“ T IG E R  ”

P E R K I N S   <&
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

H

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S

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NOS.  128 and  124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

WTP.  CJATniV  A  STOCK’  O F   > M K K   T A T JiO W   F O R   MTT.T.  YTSK.

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

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

B A K IN G   P O W D E R .

dried fruits—Domestic.
“ 

Apples, sun-dried......   3  @ 3%
evaporated__ 6  @6%
Apricots, 
“  — 12  @15
Blackberries“ 
................ 5
Nectarines  “ 
Peaches 
“ 
Plums 
“ 
Raspberries  “ 

......."—   9

DRIED FRUITS—Citron.

 
 
 

drum......................   @23
boxes......................  @25
DRIED FRUITS—Currants.
Zante, in  barrels........  @4%
in less quantity  @ 5 
Turkey........................  4%@  4%
Bosna............................5%® 6
Imperial......................  @
dried fruits—Raisins.

dried fruits—Prunes.

alencias....................  8%@  9

DRIED  FRUITS—Peel.

FARINACEOUS GOODS.

Ondaras.......................10  @10%
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia .......................  @2 65
London Layers,  for’n.  @
Muscatels, California.  @2 65
Lemon.........................  
13
Orange........................  
14
Farina, 100 lb. kegs.............  04
Hominy,  per  bbl................3 50
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box....  60
imported......   @10
Pearl  Barley..............   @ 3
Peas, green..................  @140
split.....................  @ 3
Sago,  German.............  @ 6%
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’rl...  @6%
Wheat,  cracked..........  @ 6%
ermicelli,  import__   @10
domestic...  @60

“ 
FL A V O R IN G  EX TR A C TS.

1 

oz. Panel, doz. 
oz. 
“ 
oz. 
“
No. 3,  “
No.  8,  “
No.lO,  “
No.  4, Taper,
% pt,  Round,

Jennings’ D. C. Lemon  Vanills
1  25
2 25
3 25 
1  60
4 00 
6  00 
2 50 
7  50
15 00

85
1  40
2 25 
1 00 
2 75 
4  50 
1  60 
4  25 
8 50
F IS H — SA LT.
Cod, whole................
boneless.............
@ 7%
H alibut..........................10@11%
Herring,  round, yt bbl.. 
2 50
2 75
gibbed.............. 
Holland,  bbls.. 
10 00
“  kegs, new  @  85
Scaled  ...........  
25
Mack,  sh’s, No. 2, %  bbl  11  00 
12  lb k it..165
10 

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LA M P  W IC K S.

G U N   P O W D E R .

Trout,  %  bbls
10 lb.  kits..................     75 j
White,  No. 1, % bbls............5 50 !
121b. kits.......115
10 lb. kits.......  90
Family,  % bbls........ 2 35
kits..............   50 i
K egs.......................................5 25 !
Half  kegs...............................2 88 I
No. 0....................................  30
No. 1....................  
40
No. 2.................................... 
50 j
Pure......................................   30 i
Calabria................................  25 ;
Sicily.....................................  18
Black Strap........................ 
23
Cuba Baking.....................22@25
Porto  Rico........................ 24@35
New Orleans, good............25@30
choice........ 33@38
fancy..........45@48

M OLA SSES.

L IC O R IC E .

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

P IP E S .

P IC K L E S .

R O L L E D   O ATS.

OA TM EA L.
Muscatine, Barrels............. 5 75
Half barrels...... 3 12
Cases........2  15@2 25 ,
Muscatine, Barrels__   @5 75 !
Half bbls..  @3 12 
Cases........2 15@2 25 |
!

Michigan  Test.....................  9 
Water White........................ 10%
Medium................................ 5 25 1
“  % b b l..........................3 00
Small,  bbl.............................. 6 25 I
“  %  bbl.............................. 3 50
Clay, No.  216............................. 1 75
“  T. D. full count...........   75
Cob, No. 3.............................  46
Carolina head........................ 6%
“  No. 1.........................5%
“  No. 2.................5%@
“  No. 3.........................5

Jap an............................. 5%@6%
Common Fine per bbl..........  80
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks.......  28
28 pocket................................... 2 05
2  15
 
“ 
60 
 
100  “ 
2 40
Ashton bu. bags..................  75
75
Higgins  “ 
Warsaw “ 
37
..................  20

“  % bu  “ 

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“   

R IC E .

SA LT

 
 

 

 

SA L E R A T U S.

S E E D S .

DeLand’s,  pure.....................5
Church’s, Cap  Sheaf............. 5
Dwight’s ................................ 5
Taylor’s .................................. 5
Mixed bird...........................  4%
Caraway................................ 10
Canary.................................   4
Hemp......................................4
Anise.......................................8%
Rape............................  
4%
Mustard..................................7%
SH O E  P O L IS H .
Jettine, 1 doz. in  box............. 75
Scotch, In  bladders............. 37
Maccabov, in jars................ 35
French Rappee, in Jars...... 43

S N U F F .

SO A P.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

spices—Whole.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Superior................................3 30
Queen  Anne........................ 3 85
German  Family...................2 40
Mottled  German..................3 00
Old German..,.....................2 70
U. S. Big  Bargain................ 1  87
Frost, Floater.......................3  75
Cocoa  Castile  .....................3 00
Cocoa Castile, Fancy........... 3 36
Happy Family,  75................ 2 95
Old Country, 80.....................3 30
Una, 100.................................3 65
Bouncer, 100......................... 3  15
Allspice................................  9
Cassia, China in mats..........  8
Batavia in bund__ 11
Saigon in rolls........ 40
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 26
Zanzibar..................20
Mace  Batavia...^................ 80
Nutmegs, fancy.................. 80
“  No.  1.......................75
“  No.  2.......................70
white...... 26
“ 
shot.........................20
spices—Ground—In Bulk.
Allspice................................ 15
Cassia,  Batavia..............    20
and  Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon....................42
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 32
“ 
Zanzibar.................25
Ginger, African....................12%
*•  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
Herbs & Spices, small......   65
large...... 1  25

aDor  , ____

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ST A R C H .

Mystic,  64  pkgs...................4 48
barrels.......................6

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SU G A RS.

“ 
“ 

Cut  Loaf.....................  @  8%
Cubes..........................  @8%
Powdered...................   @8%
Granulated, H.&E.’s..  @8%
Franklin..  @ 8%
Knight’s...  @ 8%
Confectionery  A........  @7%
No. 1, White Extra C..  7%@ 7%
No. 2 Extra  C.............7  @7%
No. 3C, golden...........  6%® 6%
No. 4 C, dark.................6%@ 6%
No. 5  C........................  6  @ 6%

Red Star, % lb. cans, 

Arctic, % lb. cans, 6  doz... 
45
“  % lb.  “ 
... 
4  “ 
75
“  %Ib.  “ 
2  “ 
.,.  1 40
“ 
lib .  “ 
...  2 40
2  “ 
“ 
5 lb.  “ 
1  “  .. .12  00
Absolute, % lb. cans, 100s. .11  75 
“ 
50s.. 10 00
u  lb.  “ 
« 
Ub.  “  50s.. 18 75
45
Telfer’s,  % lb. cans, doz.. 
“ 
% lb. 
85
“ 
“  - - 
“ 
“  ..  1  50
1 lb.  “ 
75
Acme, % lb. cans, 3 doz —  
“  %lb.  “ 
2  “  ....  1  50
3 00
lib .  “ 
“ 
1  “ 
bulk.........................   20
“ 
45
85
1  50
Frazer’s...............................*2 60
Aurora.................................1  75
Diamond.............................   1  60
English, 2 doz. in case......  
80
......   75
Bristol,  2  “ 
American. 2 doz. in case...  70
Gross
Arctic Liq,  4-oz.................  3 40
“  % p t.............  7  00
“
l pt..............  10  00
7 20
“ 
8-oz paper bot 
Pepper  Box  No.  2  3 00
“  4  4 00
“  5  8 00

% lb.  “ 
1 lb 
“ 
AXLE GREASE.

“ 
•< 
I  « 
“ 
** 

BATH BRICK.

bluing. 

« 
*> 

“ 
“ 

“ 
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“ 

“ 

BUTTEBINE

BUCKWHEAT.

BROOKS.
No. 2 Hurl.............. -...........  1
...........................  1  90
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet........................  2 00
2  25
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem........................... 2 60
Common Whisk.................  
90
Fancy 
........... ......  1  00
Mill .  ..................................  3 25
Warehouse........................... 2
Kings 100 lb. cases...............5 00
80 lb. cases................ 4 25
13
14
15
16
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................ 10%
Star,  40 
9%
 
Paraffine.........................
Wicking..............................   25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck.......1  20
Clam Chowder, 3 lb— ............2 10
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand....
“  ....1
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic.................1 50
 

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

21b. 
“ 
2  lb.  “ 
2  65
1 lb. Star..................2 00
2  lb. Star................. 3
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.
1 lb.  stand............1  71
2  1b. 
3 00
3  lb. in Mustard.. .3 00
3  lb.  soused..........3 00
..1 90
1  lb. Alaska............. 1 80

Salmon, 1 lb. Columbia.. 
Sardines, domestic  %s—

‘ 
‘ 
‘ 
‘ 

f 
1 

“ 

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“ 

CANNED GOODS—FmitS.

Mustard %s........  @10
imported  %s.......  13%
¡pfced,  %s. 
Trout, 3 lb. brook...
Apples, gallons, stand.......... 2 40
Blackberries,  stand.............  90
Cherries, red standard......... 1 35
pitted...................... 2 00
Damsons..............................   90
Egg Plums, stand................. 1 30
Gooseberries......................... 1 00
Grapes ..................................
Green  Gages.........................1
Peaches, all  yellow, stand.. 1
seconds....................1
“ 
“  P ie........................... 1
Pears..................................... 1
Pineapples..................1  50@2
Quinces.................................1
Raspberries,  extra...............1
red....................1
Strawberries........................ 1
Whortleberries.....................
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay........
Beans, Lima,  stand.............
“  Green  Limas—   @1
“ 
Strings..............   @
“  Stringless,  Erie..........
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1
Corn, Archer’s Trophy.........1
“  Morn’g Glory. 1
“ 
“ 
Early Golden. 1
“ 
Peas, French........................ 1
“  extram arrofat...  @1
*  soaked..........................
“  June, stand..................1
“ 
“  sifted....................1
“  French, extra fine...  .1
Mushrooms, extra fine........ 2
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden.........1
Succotesh,  standard...........
Squash..................................1
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  00
Good Enough— 1  00
BenHar...............100
stand hr__   @1  00
CHEESE.

“ 
“ 
“ 

 

“ 

CHICORY.

CHEWING GUM.
200  “ 

Michigan Full  Cream 10  @11 
Sap  Sago......... . ........16  @16%
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’ 8.
German Sweet..................  
23
Premium............................ 
35
38
Cocoa................................. 
Breakfast  Cocoa..............  
48
Broma................................ 
37
Rubber, 100 lumps................ 25
35
Spruce...................................30
Bulk......................................  6
Red.......................................   7%
Rio, fair.......................17  @19
“  good..................... 18%@20
“  prime...................   @21
“  fancy,  washed... 19  @22
“  golden..................20  @23
Santos..........................17  @22
Mexican & Guatemala 19  @23
Peaberry.....................20  @23
Java,  Interior.............20  @25
“  Mandheling— 26  @29
Mocha, genuine..........25  @27
15
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add %c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

coffee—Green.

coffees—Package.

Jute 
“ 

“ 
COFFEE EXTRACT.

100 lbs
Lion...................................... 23%
“  in cabinets....................24%
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX--- 23%
Durham................................ 23%
Thompson’s  Honey  Bee— 25%
Tiger...............23%
Good  Morning..................... 23%
Valley City.........................  
75
Felix......................1............1  10
Cotton,  40 f t......... per doz.  1  25
1  50
1  60
2  00
2  25
1  00
1  15
7  50 
6  00

CLOTHES  LINES.
50 f t..........“ 
“ 
“ 
60 f t.......... 
70 f t.........  
“ 
80 ft.........  
“ 
60 ft..........  
“ 
72 ft’........  
“ 
C O N D E N SE S M IL K .
Eagle..............................
Anglo-Swiss..................
Kenosha Butter...................  8
................... 6
Seymour 
Butter...................................6
“  family.........................   6
“  biscuit........................  7
Boston...................................  8
City Soda..............................  8
Soda......................................  6%
S. Oyster..............................  6
City Oyster, XXX.................   6
Picnic................................... 6
Strictly  pure......................  
Grocers’..............................  

C R A C K ER S.
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CREAM TARTAR.

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PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co 

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

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new......................................................   11  0®
Short cut Morgan...........................................  10 50
Extra clear pig, short cut.............................  H  50
Extra clear,  heavy........................................  12 22
Clear, fat  back..............................................   11  to
Boston clear, short cut.................................   l*  oo
Clear back, short cut.....................................  10 50
Standard clear, short cut, best.....................  12 00

Canvassed or Plain.

Hams, average 20 lbs........................................ 10%
16 lbs.........................................11%
“ 
12 to 14 lbs.................................1U4
“ 
iticnic.....................................................  7
>est boneless.....................{ ..................  9
Shoulders......................................................... >>%
boneless........................................  8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless...............................10
Dried beef, bam prices.....................................10
Long Clears, heavy...........................................  6
Briskets,  medium.............................................  6
lig h t..................................................  6

labd—Kettle Rendered.

Tierces.....................................-.......................   7%
Tubs....................................................................   <%
501b.  Tins...........................................................  '%

l a r d — Refined.
Tierces...................... .........................................  J.
30 and 50 lb. Tubs........................  
6%
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case......................................  7%
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case.......................................   J
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case......................................6%
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case.............. 
6%
501b. Cans.......................................................... 6%

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................   7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................  7 00
4  25
Plato 
Extra Plate.................................. 
7 75
Boneless, rump butts......................................   9 00

 
sausage—Fresh and Smoked.
Pork Sausage.....................................................  7
Ham Sausage..........................................  
12
Tongue Sausage................................................  9
Frankfort  Sausage...........................................   8
Blood Sausage...................................................  5%
Bologna, straight..............................................  5%
Bologna,  thick................................................... 5%
Headcheese......................................................   5%

 

P IG S ’  P E E T .

T R IP E .

In half barrels........................................................ 3 00
In quarter barrels..................................................9 00

In half  barrels...................................................... 2 75
In quarter barrels.................................................. 1 50
In kits...............................   

75

 

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Swift and Company quote as follows:
Beef, carcass...........................................  4  @ 6
“  hindquarters.................................  5%@ 6
................................ 3  @ 3%
fore 
“ 
loins...............................................  7%@  8
“• 
“ 
ribs.
6% 
tongues...............
“ 
@10 
@ 5% 
Hogs................................
@ 8 
Pork loins......................
@ 5% 
shoulders..............
@ 5 
Bologna..........................
@  5 
Sausage, blood  or head.
@  5 @ 8 
liver.................
Frankfort........
@ 7
M utton...........................

“ 
“ 

“ 

OYSTERS and  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

F R E S H   F IS H .

“ 

Whitefish.................................................  @
smoked.....................................  @
Trout........................................................  @7%
Halibut....................................................   @15
Fairhaven  Counts.................................   @35
Selects..................................................... 25  @28
F. J.  D.’s .................................................   @22
Anchors...................................................  @20

O Y 8T E R S.

CANDIES, FRUITS and  NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

“ 
“ 

ST IC K .
.....................................11
 
M IX E D .

Standard, 25 lb. boxes...................................... 10%
Twist, 
25 
Cut Loaf, 25 
11%
Royal, 25 lb. pails.............................................10%
Extra, 25 lb.  pails.............................................11%
French Cream, 25lb.  pails.. ................. .. 
12%

2001b.  bbls.............................................10
2001b.  bbls............................................ 11

“ 
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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

“ 

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

“ 
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“ 

“ 
“ 

Lozenges, plain, In  pails..................................12%

fancy—In balk.
in bbls....................................12
printed, in pails...............................13
in bbls.................................12%
Chocolate Drops, in pails..................................13
Gum Drops, in palls.........................................   6%
in bbls...........................................  5%
Moss Drops, in pails..........................................10%
in bbls............................................10
Sour Drops, in pails..........................................12%
Imperials, in pails.............................................12
in bbls...............................................10%

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ 

F R U IT S .

fancy, large  case.......................   @7 00
9@11

Oranges...................................................   @
Lemons, choice......................................  @6 00
“ 
Figs, layers, new.................................... 
“  Bags, 50 lb..........................................  @6
Dates, frails, 50 lb ..................................   @ 4%
“  % frails, 50 lb...............................  @5%
“ 
“ 
“ 

Fard, 10-lb.  box...........................  @
...........................  8  @
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................   5%@ 6
Bananas.................................................. 1  25@2 50
Almonds, Tarragona..........................

“  50-lb.  “ 

N U T S.

 

“ 

“ 

Ivaca.
California.............
Brazils.....................................
Filberts,  Sicily......................
Walnuts, Grenoble................
French...................
Pecans, Texas, H. P .............
Cocoanuts, per 100..................
P E A N U T S .
Game Cocks......................
Star.........................................
Horse......................................

@15 
.13
@15 
@ 9 
10%@11 
@13 
@10 
7%@12 
4 25@4 50

..  @8%
..  @7%
..  @6%

SA L  SODA.

“ 

“ 

“ 

iv

S Y R U PS.

SA PO LIO .
“ 

3  “ 
S A U E R K R A U T .
38 

Kegs.................................... 
Granulated,  boxes...,........2
Kitchen, 3 doz.  In box...... 2 35
12
Hand, 
.......  2 35
12
Barrels, 15 gallons............. 3 00
20
..............4  75
Corn, barrels.....................  @27
one-half  barrels__   @29
Pure  Sugar, bbl................ 28@36
half barrel__ 30@38
“ 
X   Y Y Y
9%
9%
914
9
9

SW E E T   GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............9 
Sugar  Creams............ 9 
Frosted  Creams.......... 
Graham  Crackers......  
Oatmeal  Crackers......  
Boxes....................................
Kegs, English..

SO D A .

•4%

TEAS.

SUN CURED.

Japan—Regular.
F a ir............................. 14
@16
Good............................ig
Choice............................24  @29
Choicest........................30  @34
F a ir............................. 14
@15
Good............................16
@20
Choice..........................24
@28
Choicest.......................30
@33
BASKET  FIRED.
F a ir.............................
@ 20@25
Choice.........................
Choicest......................
@35
Extra choice, wire leaf 
@40
GUNPOWDER.
Common to  fair..........25
@35
Extra fine to finest__ 50
@65
Choicest fancy............75
@86
Common to  fair..........20
@35
Superior to fine............40
@50
YOUNG HYSON.
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
ENGLISH BREAKFAST.
E£Ir............................... 25  @30
Choice...........................30  @35
B e st.............................55  @65
:  Tea  Dust......................  8  @10

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

TOBACCOS—Plug.

I  S- W. Venable & Co.’s Brands 
Nimrod, 4x12 and  2x12...........37
.. 1  45  ! Reception, 2 2-5x12,16 oz....  36
@5 00  ! Vinco, 1x6, 4% to  B>..........   30
Big 5 Center, 3x12,  12 oz........34
Wheel, 5 to  lb..........  
37
Trinket, 3x9, 9 oz......’ ...25
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s Brands.
Something Good............  37
Double Pedro................   37
Peach  P ie ...............................37
Wedding  Cake, blk................ 37
“Tobacco’’...............................37

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

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TR A D ESM A N   C R E D IT  COU PO N S.

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

“ 
“ 

“
“

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

40 gr......................................  7
50 gr......................................  9

$1 for barrel.

YEAST.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Fermentum,  Compressed.  . 
Cocoa Shells,  bulk.............  7%
Jelly, 30-lb.  pails.................   5
Sage....................................   is
PA PER  & WOODENW ARE

PAPER.

 

“ 

“ 

  75j£

Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol­

TWINES.

lows:
Straw ..................................... 160
“  Light  Weight...............200
Sugar.....................................180
Hardware...............................%
Bakers.................................’2%
Dry  Goods............................[5
Jute  Manilla..........................8
Red  Express  No. 1...............5
No. 2...............4
48 Cotton..............................  22
Cotton, No. 2....................... 20
“  3....................... 18
Sea  Island, assorted.......... 40
No. 5 H em p.........................16
No. 8 B......................   ........17
Wool..........................  
WOODENWARE.
Tubs, No. 1.........................   7 25
  6 25
“  No. 2................. 
“  No. 3........................... 5 25
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
1 60
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__ 
60
Bowls, 11 inch....................   1  00
.....................  1  25
13  “ 
“ 
15  “ 
.......................2 00
“ 
.....................  2 75
17  “ 
“ 
assorted, 17s and  17s  2 50 
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s 2 75
“ 
Baskets, market..................  40
bushel..................  1  50
“ 
“  with covers  1 90
“ 
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75
“  No.2 6 25
“ 
“ 
“  No.3 7 25
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
No.l 3 50
“ 
“ 
“  No.2 4 25
“ 
“  No.3 5 00
“ 
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS
New.  Old.

WHEAT.

splint 

“ 
“ 

CORN.

MEAL.

FLOUR.

MILLSTUFFS.

W hite...................................   80 80
Red....................................... 
80 80
All wheat bought  on 60 lb. test.
Straight, in sacks..............  4  70
“ barrels............   4  90
“ sacks..............  5  70
Patent 
“ barrels............   5  90
Bolted................................  2 20
Granulated........................  2  45
Bran...................................  11  00
Ships..................................  11  00
Screenings........................  11  00
Middlings..........................  12 00
Mixed  Feed.........................15 00
Coarse meal.........................15  00
Small  lots..........................  39
Car 
“  ..........................  36
Small  lots............................. 26
Car 
“  ...........................23
No. 1...................................35@40
NO. 1...................................  1  25
No. 2..................................   1  10
No. 1................. 
11  00
No. 2..................................   9 00
HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
HIDES.
@ 4% 
G reen..........................  4
Part  Cured............
@  4% 
Full 
............
@ 5 
Dry..............................   5
6 
Dry  Kips  ...................  5
6 
4
Calfskins,  green........3
cured........  4%@ 5
Deacon skins..............10  @20

BARLEY.

OATS.

HAY.

RYE.

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% off for No. 2.

PELTS.

Shearlings.................. 10
Estimated wool, per 9> 20
MISCELLANEOUS.

@25
@28

Tallow........................  3%@ 4
Grease  butter.............3  @  5
Switches.....................  2  @2%
Ginseng......................2 00@2  75
Washed.............................25@36
Unwashed........................ 12@22

WOOL.

D r u g s  

J M l e d i c i n e s .

Stale  Board of Pharmacy. 

One Y ear—O ttm ar E berbach, Ann  Arbor.
Two Y ears—Geo. McDonald, K alam asoo.
Three Y ears—Stanley E. P ark lll, Owosso.
F o u r  Y ears—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Five Years—J am es V ernor, D etroit. 
P resid en t—Jaco b   Jesson, Muskegon. 
S ecretary—Jas.  Vernor, D etroit.
,
T reasu rer—Geo.  McDonald. Kalamazoo. 
Next  M eeting—At L ansing N ovem ber 6,6, and  i

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n.

President—F rank Inglis.  D etroit. 
__
•pirst Vice-President—F. M. Al sdori, Lansinjf.
|e ? d  Vice-President—H enry K ephart, B em en  Springs. 
T hird Vice-President—Jas. V ernor, D etroit.
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
T reasurer—W m D upont,D etroit. 
p   T
Executive Com m ittee—6. A. Bugbee, Cheb°ygan  E. T. 
W ebb, Jackson;  D. E. P rall,  E ast Saginaw ;  Geo. Mc­
Donald, Kalam azoo;  J. J. Crowley. D etroit.
Next M eeting—At  Saginaw , beginning th ird  Tuesday 
o f Septem ber,  1890._______ _______ ______________   —
Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society. 
P resident. J. W. H ayw ard,  Secretary, F ran k  H. Escott.
Grand Rapids Drug C l e r k s ’ Association. 

P resident,

” . D. Kipp;  Secretary, 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 ty  

P resident. J.  W. A llen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackm an.

Muskegon  Drug Clerks’  Association. 
President. C. S. Koon;  Secretary, J. W. H oyt.______

How to Have a Poor Clerk.

Don’t  watch  him,  but 

age.  These  are  properties  which,  for 
Hire the  cheapest  applicant.  Set him 
fine art painting, might be of great value 
at work  without  ascertaining how much 
the  tinctorial  purity and
in  preserving 
he knows of  the  job he is to perform. 
freshness of pigments.
take  it  for
Sulphur  chloride  gave  a  perfectly | 
white  product  with  the  fresh  oil,  but  granted he is an expert, 
when  oxidized  the  product  was  very I  Growl at him if  he does  wrong,  but be 
dark,  almost black.  The  iodine  absorp-  careful not to teach him how to improve 
Keep him  engaged  only on the menial 
tion  of  the fresh oil thus  obtained  was
classes of  work.
very high,  but fell  rapidly by oxidation 
Needn’t  show  him  how  to  replace 
or blowing.  A curious fact has been dis­
stock;  if  it is not  where  it  ought  to  be 
closed  with reference  to  the  oxidation, 
when  you  want  it, you  can  easily hunt 
of  this and similar oils. 
If  such an  oil 
around until  you find it.
be mixed with lard oil, olive oil or sperm 
Pay him his  wages  whenever  you get 
oil, it thickens  by oxidation,  but is per­
ready;  it  will  impress  the  little  rascal 
fectly soluble.  Such a mixture is largely \ 
with  your large business importance.
used in  weaving  or  spining.  Commer­
Never  raise  his  salary unless  he first 
cial samples  of  linseed  oil,  when  cold 
gets an offer from somebody else.
drawn,  have a  much  higher  iodine  ab­
Try to  convince  him  that  he is of  no 
sorption, probably due to the same cause. 
great account.
Oils extracted by carbon  bisulphide  are 
Tell him occasionally that  such  goods 
very  much  higher  than  the  same  oils, 
as  you buy will sell  themselves;  all they 
especially if not pressed.
need is to be shown.
If  he doesn’t succeed in selling  goods, 
look  sour  and  harbor  your wrath at his 
tupidity;  if  you should talk it over with 
him quietly, he might  convince  you that 
he had done his best.
Don’t  let  him  help  on the books, for 
he might  learn  to be an accountant, and 
so become expensively valuable.
Never mind where he spends  his even­
ings or who his associates are. 
If ^he re­
mains  ignorant  as  to  the  qualities  of 
goods, he will be all the  better  prepared 
praise up the poorer and  without  any 
twinges of  conscience.
Let him observe  that  what  you  don’t 
know  has  no  particular  effect  on  the 
force  of  your  assertions. 
If  he  is  a 
youth  of  average  intelligence,  he  will 
become  able  to  prevaricate  with  some 
skill in  your behalf;  having done  which 
he may be logical enough to turn the acts 
of  dishonesty  upon  his teacher,  and  be­
fore the game is played out he may prove 
himself  a  more  ruinously  apt  scholar 
than  you ever dreamed of.

One  W ay  to  Build  Up  a  Town.

“ T H E   O L D   O R IG IN A L .”

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This is the Time  to  Paint.

The  Best is fllwap the Cheapest.

W E   H A V E  SO LD   T H E

Pioneer Prepared Paint

For many  years and

G U A R A N T E E

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G iv e  S a tisfa c tio n .

Dealers  in  paints  will  find  it  to  their 

interest to write us  for  prices 

and sample cards.

HSZELTINE  i PERKINS  DRUG GO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

GX2TS2 XTG ROOT.

We pay th e  h ig h est price fo r it.  Address

PECK BROS.,  ^GRAND RApfßs*.1*'

T H E  M O S T  R E ii_.IA J3JL ,E  F O O D ;
For Infants and Invalids. 
Used  everywhere,  with  unqualified 
success.  A ot a medicine, buta steam* 
cooked  food,  suited  to  the  weakest 
stomach.  Take  no  other.  Sold  by 
¡druggists.  In  cans, 35c. and upward.
|  Woolbich  &  Co. on every labeL

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A d v a n c e d — Gum Opium, Gum Opium (po.), Oil Wintergreen.  Declined—Turpentine.

S o luble  P ru s sia n   B lue. 

O rdinary  soluble  P ru ssian   blue

From  th e H astings Banner.
Monday  the  gentlemen  representing 
the American  Wool Boot Co. were in the 
city,  and the Council closed  the  contract 
which  secures  the  location of  their fac­
tory  at  Hastings.  The  city  gives  the 
site,  two acres, builds  the  buildings and 
furnishes the engine, at an estimated cost 
of  §7,500, the  property to remain  in  the 
city’s  name  for  five  years,  a  nominal 
rental to be  paid  yearly,  and  a  nominal 
sum  for  the  deed  at  the  expiration  of 
five  years.
This is a Canadian company,  of  which 
Mr. Edwrard  Roos  will  be  manager, has 
plenty of  capital behind it,  and the men, 
from  appearances  and  references,  are 
honorable, successful  business men,  and 
know  the  business  well  in  which  they 
are  to  engage.  They  will  use  500,000
pounds of  wool  yearly,  make  1,000 pairs 
of  felt  boots  per day, and  employ from 
100 to 125 men.
The petition asking the Common Coun­
cil to secure this factory, at the estimated 
cost  named, was  signed by over 200 tax­
payers  of  Hastings,  representing  fully 
§700,000  of  the  taxable  property of  the 
city.  Fully double the number of names 
and  nearly  all  the  property of  the  city 
could  have  been  represented  had those 
circulating the  petition  had  time to see 
all.  Not  one  in  twenty-five  refused to 
sign,  and the fewr who did  not  said they 
would  pay  their  proportion of  taxes all 
right enough, but objected to the method
Now, as the matter is closed  up as per 
taxpayers,  all  should  ac 
request  of 
quiesce  cheerfully in  the  action  of  the 
Council. 
It may seem a large sum, but a 
successful  factory will  in a  year’s  time 
bring  men,  money  and  property  here 
which will repay all it costs.  This is the 
only fair way to secure  public  improve 
ments.  Hastings must have this kind of 
public  improvements  or be relegated  to 
the backnumber towns.  We  must  build 
up the  city.  There  is  only one  way to 
build it up,  and that is to pay something, 
It will come back with good, big interest. 
The  gentlemen  who  will  operate  thi 
factory are  honorable  business  men,  of 
high character and unimpeachable integ 
rity  in  the  communities  which  know 
It pays any city to get such  men 
them. 
It pays any community to put confidence 
in them, as has  Hastings. 
It will not be 
misplaced  confidence.  These  men  will 
make  the  felt  boot  factory  a  success 
there is no sort of  doubt about it.

compound of  Prussian  blue  with  potas­
sium  ferrocyanide. 
It  is  obtained  by 
gradually adding to a boiling  solution of 
110  grams  of  potassium  ferricyanide  a 
hot solution of  "0  grams of  ferrous  sul­
phate, the mixture  boiled for two hours, 
filtered,  and the précipitate washed until 
the washings  become  dark blue, and the 
precipitate  dried at 100  degrees, and has 
a fine  deep-blue tint,  and is very soluble 
in  water.  Admixed  potassium  ferro­
cyanide can be removed by washing with 
alcohol of  40 per  cent.  The  compound 
is precipitated  frçm  sts  solution  by so­
dium sulphate, sodium chloride, etc., but 
when the salts  are  removed by washing, 
it redissolves.  With  salts  of  lead,  zinc 
and other metals,  it  yields, as Wyrouboff 
observed,  a  series  of  well-defined  blue 
compounds.
Colloidal Prussian  blue  was  obtained 
by  Graeam  by  dialysis.  Pure  soluble 
Prussian  blue is obtained by suspending 
purified  Prussian  blue  in  a  saturated 
solution  of  oxalic  acid,  filtering,  and 
allewing  the mixture to remain  for  two 
monthf.  Prussian  b l u e  
is  completely 
precipitated,  and 
liquid  is  quite 
the 
colorless.  After  thorough washing with 
dilute  alcohol, the  precipitate is readily 
soluble in pure water.
Ammonium  oxalate or tartrate  can be 
used instead of  oxalic acid.
If  the  oxalic  solution is boiled,  insol­
uble  Prussian  blue is precipitated, a re­
sult due to the action of  the acid and not 
to  the  rise of  the  temperature.  Dilute 
sulphuric acid has the  same  effect at the 
ordinary  temperature,  and  the  precip­
itate  does  not  dissolve, even  after long 
washing.  The  soluble  and  insoluble 
modifications have the same composition.
When  Prussian  blue  is  heated  with 
water and  molybdic  anhydride,  it yields 
a deep blue solution which is not affected 
by boiling  or  by  gelatin. 
It  is  precip­
itated by sulphuric or  nitric  acic, but if 
the  precipitate,  which  retains  a  small 
quantity of  molybdic  anhydride,  is  well 
washed with  dilute  alcohol, dissolves in 
pure  water, Ammonium  melybdate  and 
tungstate  will  also  dissolve  Prussian 
blue. 
When  Prussian  blue  is  treated  with 
•  concentrated  sulphuric  acid,  it  yields a 
soft,  white mass like  starck paste, and if 
the  temperature  rises,  is  partially  de­
composed.  Hydroferrocyanic acid is lib­
A  Bungling-  Chem ist’s  D iscovery.
erated  and  partially dissolves in the ex­
In  the  course of  conversation  at  Cor 
cess of  sulphuric  acid. 
If  the  liquid is 
nell  University,  Edward  Atkinson,  the 
filtered  through  glass  wool  and the fil­
Boston  economist,  stated  that  a  New 
trate cooled,  it deposits  the  acid in long 
needles.  The  same  result  is  obtained 
England  genius  has  recently discovered 
with lead or copper ferrocyanide.
a  cheap  method  of  dissolving  zinc  by 
If  Prussian  blue  which  has  been 
combining  it  with  hydrogen,  and  pro 
treated  with  sulphuric  acid  is  treated 
ducing a solution called zinc-water.  This 
with  absolute  alcohol, it  reacquires  its 
blue  color, and  dissolves in the alcohol.
liquid, if  applied to certain  woods, nota 
The  same  solution is obtiilned  by dis­
bly white wood, makes it  absolutely fire 
solving solid  Prussian  blue in a mixture 
proof  and  at a low  cost.  Mr. Atkinson 
of  equal volumes of  sulphuric  acid  and 
regards this discovery as one of  the most 
alcohol.  When  mixed  with  water  or 
important of  the age, and  one  that  will 
with a large excess of strong alcohol, the 
surely  revolutionize  fire  insurance,  as 
solution  yields a  precipitate of  ordinary 
well  as  immensely decrease  the  loss by 
Prussian  blue,  which  retains  sulphuric 
fire.  The invention is kept secret for the 
acid even after  prolonged washing  with 
present.  Only one  foreigner—Sir  Lyon 
dilute alcohol.  Ethyl hydrogen sulphate 
Playfair, the English scientist—knows
does  not  dissolve  Prussian  blue,  and 
all  that is claimed
hence  the  phenomena 
just  described
cannot be attributed  to  the  formation of j  for  the  invention, and  says  that the in 
ventor is a bungling chemist, but that he
this compound. 
I has  a  faculty  of  blundering  into  the
choicest  secrets  in Nature’s  laboratory 
As  soon  as  patents  are  perfected  and 
capital  interested,  zinc-water  will  be 
come an article of  commerce.

__   __  _______   it.  He  corroborates

W alnut  Oil.

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is  quite  a  different 

The  oil,  obtained  from 

There is unquestionably need of  me 
uniformity in pharmacal  preparations

Thom as T. P. Bruce W arren, in Chemical  Sews.
the  fully 
ripened nut  of  the  Juglans  regia,  had
many  excellent  properties,  especially 
for  mixing  with  artists’  colors  for fine 
art  work. 
It is largely used as  an  adulterant for j  potent  vegetable  drugs, and  it  is  com 
olive  oil,  and to compensate for its high j  mendable  that  manufacturers, _ having 
iodine  absorption it is mixed  with  pure | better  resources  and opportunities  than 
lard  oil,  olein,  which  also  retards  the! the  average  retail  pharmacist,  should 
thickening  effect due to oxidation.  The  furnish them.  But to have  them  recog- 
mare left on expression of  the oil is said j nized  as  standardized  in  the  U.  S. P. 
thing,  as it
to be largely used in the  manufacture of j  (1890) 
would virtually prohibit  their  manufac- 
chocolate,  and  many prefer  walnut  oil 
I ture on a small scale.  The standardiza­
to olive oil for cooking purposes.
tion—that is,  such  as  may be carried on 
The value of  this oil for outdoor paint 
within certain  limits  of  uniformity and 
work  is  demonstrated  by  the fact  that
some work  done  in  Italy with  it  some  not  absolute  accuracy — of  a  thousand 
twenty  years  ago  had  not needed to be  pounds  of  a  drug  does not entail more 
repeated. 
labor than does the valuation of  a single
In  examining  the  properties  of  this  pound.  Thus, if the valuation of a large 
and  other  oils  used  as  adulterants  of  quantity of cinchona or opium  costs  §1, 
olive oil, so as  to  be  sure  of  getting  a  the  labor  applied  to a single  pound  or 
the
reliable  article as regards purity, the oil! fraction  would  be  the  same,  with
effect  of  so  increasing  the  cost  of  the 
was prepared direct, from  the  nuts  har­
preparation  as  to  amount  to  practical 
vested in the autumn,  and kept in a dry, 
prohibition  to  the  retailer  working  on 
airy  room  until  the  following  March. 
and  con-1 the necessarily  small  quantities.  This
The  kernels  had  shrunk  up
tracted  a  disagreeable  acrid  taste,  so  fact has been long  recognized  since  the
standardized drugs of the present  U.  S. 
familiar with old olive oil in  which  this 
P.  may be obtained from any dealer, and 
has been used  as  an  adulterant.  Most I 
right in  this direction  lies  the  solution 
oxidized  oils,  especially cottonseed  oil, j 
of the problem.  Let  the U. S. P., 1890, 
reveal a similar acrid  taste,  but  walnut 
direct  within  a  reasonable 
limit  the 
oil has,  in addition,  an unmistakable in­
strength of  alkaloidal  and  other potent 
crease  in  viscosity.  The  nuts  were 
drugs  susceptible  to  a  fair  valuation. 
opened  and  the  kernels  thrown 
into 
The progressive  dealer will soon be able 
warm  water, so as to loosen  the  epider­
to furnish these of  the required strength 
mis;  the  decorticated  nuts  were  wiped 
and quality to the retailer who desires to 
dry and  rubbed to a smooth  paste  in  a 
make his own preparations.  There can 
marble mortar.  The  paste  was first di­
be no  practical  difficulty  in  this;  some 
gested in carbon bisulphide, then  placed 
may be supplied  of  the  required degree 
in a percolator and  exhausted  with  the 
of fineness for extraction.  By the method 
same  solvent  which  was  evaporated. 
described  by Dr. Squibb, in the assay of 
The  yield of  oil was small; but probably 
opium, even whole  belladonna  root may 
if the nuts had  been  left  to  fully ripen 
be valued pretty closely.  The pharmacist 
on the trees, the  yield  might have  been 
may then  be  intrusted  with  the extrac­
greater. 
It is  by no  means  improbable 
tion  and  exhaustion  quite  as  safely as 
that oxidation may have  rendered a por­
the large  manufacturer.  The  prepara­
tion of the oil insoluble.  The decorticated 
tions  would  be  fresher  and  there is at 
kernels gave  a  perfectly sweet,  inodor­
least  as  much  deterioration  in concen­
ous  and  almost  colorless  oil,  which 
trated liquid preparations like  fluid  ex­
rapidly thickened to an almost  colorless, 
tracts,  as  in  the  crude  drugs properly 
transparent and  perfectly elastic skin or 
preserved.
film, not darkening or cracking easily by

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ACIDUM.

Aceticum  . - -...............  Jj©  J®
Benzoicum,  German..  80@1  üü
Carbolicum................  4 « |  45
Hydrochlor..................  
*©  ®
N itrocum .....................  4”®
Oxalicum.....................  43@
Phosphorium dll........ 
Salicylicum................ 1
Sulphuricum..............  
Tannicum.....................1 

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ammonia.
Aqua, 16  deg.............
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18  deg..............  
Carbonas  .....................  *1©  ?”
ia@ 14
Chloridum...................  

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aniline.
Black 
..................... 2  00@2 25
Brown* 
................  80@100
Brown... 
..................  45® 50
yI iiow .::::................. 2 *»@3 00

BACCA®.

Cubeae (po. 1  60...........4 85®2 00
Juniperus...........
Xanthoxylum....

25®

BAL8AMUM.

g g i1**.:::::::::::::::  ^ tia o
Terabin, Canada  ........  45® 50
Tolutan........................   45@ 50

COBTEX.

Abies,  Canadian..................  43
Cassiae  ................................
Cinchona Flava  ..................  13
Euonymus  atropurp...........   •*[
Myrica  Cerifera, po.............
Prunus Virgini.....................  "
Quillaia,  grd........................ 
fS
Sassafras  ........... ................
Ulmus Po (Ground 12)........  4U

extractum. 
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...
po........
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Haematox, 15 lb. box..
“ 
Is.............
“  V4s............

P E R B U M .

Carbonate Precip . —  
Citrate and Q uim a... 
Citrate  Soluble.......
Ferrocyanidum Sol...
Solut  Chloride..........
Sulphate,  com’l ........
pure...........

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f l o r a .

Armca ... 
Anthémis . 
Matricaria

e o l i a .

24®
33®
11©
13©
14®
16®

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30®
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Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin  ____
Alx.  35®
10©

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nivelly.............••• • •
Salvia  officinalis,  14s
and  )4s.....................
UraUrsi......................

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50®

@1  00 
Acacia,  1st  picked....
@  90 
2d 
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@  80 
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sifted sorts...
So  ................  75@1  00
t’y 
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Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)
“  Cape, (po.  20) _
“  Socotri, (po.  60).  @ 50
Catechu, Is, 04®,44 )48'
16)..- -.....................
Ammomae........
Assafcetida, (po. 30)...
30©
Benzoinum..................  ___
Camphor®...................
Euphorbium  po  ........
Galbanum.............
Gamboge,  p o ......
Guaiacum, (po. 45)
Kino,  (po.  25).....

®  80 
80®  95 
@  40 
®  20 
®1  00 
®  40

Shellac  ..  ■-••••-.......
“ 
bleached........  28@
Tragacanth................  30®
h e r b a —In ounce packages.

Absinthium.............
Eupatorium.............
Lobelia.....................
Majorum.................
Mentha  Piperita....
“  V ir.............
Rue.......... ............
Tanacetum, V .........
Thymus,  V ..............
MAGNESIA,
Calcined, Pat..............
Carbonate,  Pat  ••••••-
Carbonate, K. &  M ....
Carbonate, Jennmg5..  35®  .

20®
20®

OLEUM.

Absinthium..........................5 00©5
Amygdalae, Dulc........
Amydalae, Amarae— 7 25®7
Anisi.........................................4 66@4
Auranti  Cortex.........
Bergamii  ................... i  gj®“
Cajiputi......................   ®6©4
Caryophylli................
Cedar  ..........................
Chenopodii................  ®4
Cinnamonii.............  -I 35@l
Citronella...................  ©
Conium  Mac..............   35®
Copaiba......................   90@1
CuDebae...................15 00@16
Exechthitos................  »0@4
Erigeron.....................4  20@4
Gaultheria........................... 2 20@J
Geranium,  ounce......   @
Gossipii,  Sem. gal......   50©
Hedeoma  ....................4  45@1
Juniper!......................   50@2
Lavendula..................  90@2
L im o n is ..........................................4 50@1
Mentha Piper........................2 35@2
Mentha Verid...................... 2 50@2
Morrhuae, gal...............  80@1 uu
Myrcia, ounce................  © 50
Olive............................4  00@2 75
Picis Liquida,  (gal.,35)  10@  12
R icini...........................4  20@1 28
Rosmarini..... 
00
Rosae,  ounce..............   @6 00
Succini........................  40@
Sabina........................  90@1  00
Santa!  ........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras.....................  55®  60
Sinapis, ess, ounce—   @  65
Tiglii...........................  @4  50
Thym e........................  40®  50
  @  60
Theobromas................  15®  20
BiCarb........................  15®  18
Bichromate................  13®  14
Bromide......................   37®  40

opt  ......... 

POTASSIUM.

75@1 

“ 

The  V alue  o f Trade  A ssociations. 
From  th e Shoe and L eath er Gazette.
The recent  annual  convention  of  the 
Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association 
was one of  the  most pleasant and profit­
able meetings of business men ever held. 
Time and experience  are  demonstrating 
the  value  of  such  associations,  which, 
indeed,  mark  the commencement  of  an 
era of  new ideas, new  methods, of  pro­
gress  and  prosperity  in  the  trades  of 
which they are formed.  The feelings  of 
jealousy, of “giving away”  something of 
value to competitors,  which characterize 
the barnacles of all trades, are relics of a 
superannuated method of  doing business 
that prevent  successful  trade  organiza­
tions.  The success of the Michigan con- 
. ention and the  effective  work  done  by 
its members show  that this fossilized be­
lief is being  rapidly superceded  by pro­
gressive and enlightened ideas.  A  jeal­
ousy which prevents a merchant meeting 
a competitor  in  convention  is  childish, 
and no one ever  “gives away”  anything 
for  which he does not receive an equiva­
lent,  or,  what is more likely, something 
of  greater  value.  Whenever merchants 
in any trade realize that  whatever  bene­
fits  them  as a class  is  advantageous  to 
each  individual,  such  associations  will 
be formed in  every state  and  large  dis­
tributing  point in the country, the mem­
bers  of  each  working  together for  the 
common good of all,  which is necessarily 
the good of each one.

A   F orged  Prescription.

The  other  day a female  victim of  the 
morphia  habit, a mere  girl,  was  prose­
cuted  at  Nuremberg  for  forging a pre­
scription.  Unable to  obtain  morphia to 
satisfy her craving,  she  copied  prescrip­
tions and imitated the signatures of well- 
known  medical  men  of  the  city.  She 
succeeded in imposing on some chemists, 
but 
the  case 
leniently,  and  the  girl  was  accordingly 
let off. 

judge  considered 
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the 

Tough  Paper.

Paper tough as  wood is said now to be 
made by mixing chloride of zinc with the 
pulp in the course  of  manufacture. 
It 
has  been  found  that  the  greater  the 
degree of  concentration of  the zinc solu­
tion the greater  will be the toughness of 
the paper. 
It  can  be  used for  making 
boxes, combs, for  roofing,  and even, it is 
added, for making boats.

The Drug Market.

Gum opium has  advanced.  Morphine 
is as yet unchanged.  Quinine  is steady. 
Oill wintergreen is higher.  Turpentine 
has declined. 

____

_ 

An  E xplosion.

A venturesome drug clerk named Blye,
To mix Sulphur and Pot. Chlor. did try;

In the cold, clammy clay 
His remains they did lAy—

He is now making pills in the sky.
The  reported  discovery of  a new  ele­
ment  in  impure  nickel  and  cobalt  by 
Krass, subsequently termed Gnomium, is 
doubted  by  Fleitmann,  because  during 
thirty-eight  years’  connection  with  the 
nickel industry he has never observed it 
The alleged element  seems, therefore, to 
have  been  aptly named by Krass,  as the 
term  would  indicate,  “now  you  see  it 
and now  you don’t.”

It is stated that the  contagiousness  of 
phthisis  is  now  officially recognized  in 
Germany, and that every soldier is to  be 
examined once a month  to  see  whether 
his chest expands under  the influence of 
drill and athletic  exercises. 
If  it  does 
not, he is to be  dismissed from the army 
as  being  predisposed to  phthisis,  and 
likely to infect his comrades.

Sad was the fate of Mary’s lamb,
All up into a mutton jam,

We saw the doctors mix her 
Called Brown-Sequard’s elixir.

FO R  SAXE

Or exchange for stock of  general  merchandise, 
a perfect title to 240 acres of clay and  clay  loam 
soil  160 acres of  which is in a first class state  of 
cultivation.  The  land  is  slightly  undulating, 
free from stumps and can all be operated by ma­
chinery ;  is well fenced with board  fencing  and 
watered by living stream of  spring water,  filled 
with trout, planted about 8 years  ago.  Comfort­
able house, good and  commodious  barns,  auto­
matic water works  in  stock  yards  and  stables. 
Thrifty fruit-bearing orchard of  moderate  size, 
and well provided with shade trees.
This farm is  situated  in  the  Michigan  Fruit 
Belt  and  is  only  4)4  miles  from  two thriving 
towns with first-class Lake Michigan harbor and 
good rail accommodations, is a model farm for a 
retiring merchant  interested  in  stock  or  fruit 
raising.  The present owner  is young  and  acti­
vely engaged in business with  no time to devote 
to its management and will dispose of it at a low 
figure and on easy terms.  Enquiring parties will 
please address No. 474, care Michigan Tradesman.

Carb.............................  12©  15
Chlorate,  (po.18)..........  16® 18
Cyanide......................   50®  55
Iodide..........................2  80®2  90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27©  29
Potassa, Bitart, com:..  @ 1 5
Potass Nitras, opt......  
8®  10
Potass Nitras..............  
7®  9
Prussiate......................   25® 28
Sulphate  p o ...,..........'  15®  18

r a d i x .

; so. 50)........  @  45

Aconitum...................   20®
Althae..........................  25®
A nchusa.....................  15®
Arum,  po.....................  @
Calamus.......................  20®
Gentiana, (po. 15).......  10@
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16® 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
Hellebore,  Ala,  po—   15®  20
Inula,  po.....................  15@  20
Ipecac,  po................. .2 40@2 50
Iris  plox (po. 20@22)..  18®  20
Jalapa,  p r...................   25@  30
Maranta,  )4s..............   ©  35
Podophyllum, po........  15©  18
Rhei  ............................  75@1  00
cut......................   @4  75
pv........................  75@1  35
Spigelia......................   48@  53
Sangutnaria,  (po  25)..  @ 2 0
Serpentaria..................  40@  45
Senega........................  60®  65
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @ 4 0
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)...........   10@  12
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po.....................  @  35
aleriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Zingiber a ...................   10®  15
Zingiber  j ...................   22®  25

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Anisum,  (po.  20).......
Apium  (graveleons).
10®
Bird, Is......................  
4®  6
Carai, (po. 18)............. 
8®  12
Cardamon.................. 1  00®1  25
Corlandrum................  10®  12
4
Cannabis Sativa..........3)4® 
ydonium...................   75@1  00
henopodium  ........... 
lo@  12
Diptenx Odorate.......1  75@1  85
Foeniculum......   .......  ®  15
Foenugreek,  po.........  
6®  8
L in i.............................4  @ 4)4
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4  )...  4)4@ 4)4
Lobelia........................  35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   3)4® 4)4
R apa............................. 
5®  6
Sinapis,  Albu............... 
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 
Juniperis  Co. O. T —  1  75®1  75
“ 
1 
Saacharum  N.  E ......... 1 75@2 00
Spt.  Yini  Galli............ 1 
fini Oporto................. 1 
7ini  Alba.................... 1 

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

 

SPO N G ES.

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

25®2 50
2 00 
1  10

1  40

SY R U P S .

Accacia................................  50
Zingiber  ..............................   50
Ipecac...................................   60
Ferri  Iod..............................   50
Auranti  Cortes.....................  50
Rhei  Arom...........................   50
Similax  Officinalis..............   60
Co........  50
Senega.................................   50
Scillae...................................   50
Co..........................  -.  50
Tolutan................................  50
Prunus virg..........................  50

T IN C T U R E S .

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Aconitum Napellis R ..........  60
F .............   50
Aloes.....................................  60
and myrrh.....................60
A rnica..................................  50
Asafcetida.............................  50
Atrope Belladonna..............   60
Benzoin................................  60
Co...........................   50
Sanguinaria..........................  50
Barosma..............................   50
Cantharides..........................  75
Capsicum.............................  50
Cardamon.............................  75
Co...........................  75
Castor...................................1 00
Catechu................................   50
Cinehona  .............................  50
Co...........................   60
Columba..............................   50
Conium................................  50
Cubeba.................................   50
D igitalis..............................   50
Ergot.....................................  50
G entian................................  50
Co.............................  60
G uaica.................................   50
ammon.....................  60
Zingiber..............................   50
Hyoscyamus........................  50
Iodine...................................   75
Colorless...................   75
Ferri  Chloridum..................  35
K in o .....................................  50
Lobelia.................................   50
Myrrh...................................  50
Nux  Vomica........................  50
O pii......................................   65
“  Camphorated................  50
“  Deodor.......................... 2 00
•Auranti Cortex.....................  50
Quassia................................  50
Rhatany  ..............................   50
Rhei......................... 
50
Cassia  Acutifol...................   50
Co..............   50
Serpentaria..........................  50
Stromonium..........................  60
Tolutan................................  60
V alerian..............................   50
Veratrum Veride.................   50

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5®

Antipyrin...................1  35@1  40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  68
Arsenicum.................. 
Balm Gilead  Bud......   38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............ 2 1G@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is,  ()4s
11;  Üs,  12)..............   ©  9
Cantharides  Russian,
po........................
®1  75 
Capsici  Fructus, af...
®  18 ®  16 
Ipo.
@  14 
23®  25 
Caryophyllus, (po.  28)
Carmine,  No. 40..........
®3 75 
50®  55 
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......
Cera Flava.................
28©
Coccus ........................
Cassia Fructus...........   @
Centraria.....................  @
Cetaceiun...................   @
Chloroform................   32®
squibbs..  @1  00
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  50@1  75
Chondrus...................   10®
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W  15®
German 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ........................  ®
Creasotum..................  @
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........   @
5®
8®   10

“  prep...................  
“  precip........
“  Rubra........

4®  10

“ 

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“ 

“ 

12

“ 

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40

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Crocus........................  35®
Cudbear.......................  ©
Cupri Sulph................ 
8©
D extrine.....................  10@
Ether Sulph................  68@
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po...................   @
45 
Ergota,  (po.)  45 ..........  40©
15 
Flake  White..............   12®
G alla...................
©  23 
Gambier..............
9®  10 
®  90 
Gelatin,  Cooper..
“ 
French...........   40®
* 
60
Glassware  flint,  75  & 10 per 
cent, by box 70 less
Glue,  Brown.......... 
9®
“  White............  13®
Glycerins...............  22®
Grana Paradisi............  @
Humulus................   25®
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  ©
“  Cor —   @
Ox Rubrum  @1
Ammoniati..  @1
Unguentum.  45®
Hydrargyrum........  @
IchthyoDolla, Am......1  25@1
Indigo..........................  75@1
Iodine,  Resubl.......... 3 75@3
Iodoform.....................  @4
Lupulin.......................  85@1
Lycopodium.........   55®
M acis....................   80®
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod............   @
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10®
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1)4)...........................  
2@  3
Mannia,  S. F ..............   45®  50
Morphia,  S.  P. & W .. .2 55@2 80 
C. C o.......................2 55©2 TO
Moschus  Canton........  @  40
Myristica,  No. 1..........  60®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 1 0
Os.  Sepia.....................  28®  30
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
@2 00
Co.............................
Picis  Liq, N.  C., )4 gal
@2 00 
doz  ..........................
©100
Picis Liq., q u arts.......
@  70 
pints..........
@  50 
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..
@  18 
@  35
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__
Pix  Burgun................  ©  7
Plumbi A cet..............   14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
@1  25 
<& P. D.  Co., doz......
35®  40 
Pyrethrum,  pv...........
Quassiae.....................
8®   10 
39®  44 
Qui nia, S. P. & W ......
32®  40 
S.  German....
14 
Rubia  Tinctorum......
35
Saccharum Lactis pv.. 
Salacin........................2 25@2 35
Sanguis  Draconis......   40®  50
Santonine  ..................  @4 50
Sapo,  W..................  
  12®  14
“  M........................ 
8®  10
“  G........................  @  15
Seidlitz  Mixture........  @  25
Sinapis.........................  @  18
“  opt...................   ®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
35 
V oes........................
@
35 
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
il@  12 
Soda Boras, (po. 12).  .
30@  33 
Soda  et Potass Tart...
2© 2)4 
Soda Carb...................
5
~ 
4®
Soda,  Bi-Carb............. 
4 
Soda,  Ash................... 
3®
Soda, Sulphas
2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50@  55
“  Myrcia  Dom.......  @2 00
“  Myrcia Imp........  @2  50
“  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2 05).........................   @2  15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal......   @1  10
Sulphur, Subl.............23£@ 3)4
Roll................ 2)4® 3
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 
61
Linseed, pure raw —   58 
64
Lindseed,  boiled  —   61 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained.................   50 
69
Spirits Turpentine—   5154  56
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian.............. 15£  2@3
Ochre, vellow  Mars— IX  2@4
Ber........IX  2@3
“ 
Putty,  commercial —  2)4 2)4@3
“  strictly  pure...... 2)4  2X@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ........................... 
13@16
Vermilion,  English.... 
70@75
Green,  Peninsular......  
70@75
Lead,  red.....................  6X@7X
“  w h ite..................6X©7)4
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
1  00 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff........................... 
4  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints....................... 4 00@1 20

paints. 

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M ISC ELLA N EO U S.

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“ 

JSther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26®  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alumen........................2)4® 3)4

4‘ 
ground,  (po.
7)..............................  
3®
Annetto.......................  55@
Antimoni, po..............  
4®

et Potass T.  55®  60

“ 

V A R N ISH E S.

No. 4 Turp  Coach....... 4 TO©4  20
Extra Turn.................. 4 60®4  70
Coach  Body................ 2 75@3 00
No. 4 Turp  F um .........4 00@4  TO
Eutra Turk Damar— 1 55@4  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
tu ro  ........................   70®  75

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only  the  same  number of  silver dollars 
that I put in there  myself,  for I counted
them. 
“Beoause I gave one  of  them  to  Sam 
Kendall in change for a two-dollar  bill,” 
explained Mark,  “and  that  was before I 
took the dollar of Lyman.”
“And  how  do  you  know  it  was  the 
crossed  dollar  you  took  of  my  son?” 
asked Mr. Bandall.
“Because  I took  particular  notice  of 
it,” returned Loud.  “ You see, when the 
porter  and  stage  got  in,  and  after  the 
horses were put up, the driver wanted to 
•odd  and even’  with me to see who would 
carry the  mail  up to the  postoffice;  so I 
took  out  this  dollar—for  I  hadn’t  a 
chance  to  carry it into  the  office—and I 
agreed  to let  him  guess  on  the  date of 
that, and  when  I  came  to  look  at  the 
figures, I found a little  cross that  looked 
as though it had been cut in with a knife, 
and  one  end  of  it came  right  down to 
the  date. 
If  that’s the  dollar Randall’s 
got, you’ll find it just as I’ve s&id.”
This produced  quite  a  marked  sensa­
tion;  and when  Mr.  Randall  was  asked 
to  show the  dollar  he  freely  acknowl­
edged, though  with  accumulated wrath, 
that there was no need of it.
“Then  of  course, you  withdraw  your 
complaint,” said Bullard.
“Yesreturned Randall;  and then turn­
ing savagely upon his son, he hissed  out 
from between his  clenched  teeth:  “Ly­
man, you scamp you shall suffer for this. 
Come, sir, and I’ll teach”—
But the boy did not choose to hear any 
more, for  quickly turning  at  bay he  re­
torted:
“Now  look  here,  father,  you’d  better 
keep  dark, for  I  think  I  can  tell  some 
things as well as you!”
Elias  Randall was  humbled  in  a  mo­
ment, and  like a whipped  cur he  turned 
to  leave the  office;  but before he did  so 
he heard Farmer Jones remark:
“ Like  father,  like  son.  The  boy’s 
learned his lesson well!”
There  were  tears in Wilton  Cunning­
ham’s  eyes when  he  took  Alice  by the 
hand, but he could  not speak;  nor  could 
she,  for  her  excitement  had  been  too 
great;  but of one thing I am sure:  In less 
than two short  months, they had  spoken 
to  some  purpose,  for  they had  become 
one  for  life,  and  on  the  next  Monday 
afterward, Wilton  opened  a  large  store 
with a freely loaned capital of §8,000. 
Just  seven  years  passed  away  since
then.  Mr. Randall lost all his customers 
in less  than a year  after the  opening of 
the new store, for through Cunningham’s 
honest  trading,  the  people  found  how 
shamefully  they had  been  cheated,  and 
the latter has not  only cleared enough to 
refund  his borrowed  capital, but  he has 
gained  a  large  circle  of  true-hearted 
friends  such as true  honest worth  never 
fails  to  win.  Lyman  Randall was  just 
in time to take  the  first “Oregon fever,” 
while  his  father  went  to  Canada  and 
«ntered  into  horse  trading, but  no  one 
ever  bought  a  horse of  him the  second 
time,  and  he has  surely lived  to  appre­
ciate the old  adage:  “He who swims  in 
small sins, will sink in greater sorrows.”

S y l v a n u s   C o b b .

K eeping  E ngagem ents.

A boy should not make an engagement 
unless  it  is a proper  one;  but,  having 
made it, he should keep it. 
If  an  hour 
has been named,  he should  be  there  on 
time, or if not, he should have some valid 
reason  to  offer  for  his  failure to do so. 
He may have the liberty to waste his own 
time,  but  he  has  no  right to waste the 
time of another.
The sacredness with which Sir William 
Napier regarded an  engagement, even of 
a seemingly trivial  character,  is  shown 
by an incident:  One day he met a little 
girl  who  was  sobbing  violently  over a 
bowl which she had  broken.
“You can mend it, can’t you?”  she ap­
pealingly said to  him.
The bowl  was  past  mending,  and, on 
putting  his  hand  into  his  pocket,  he 
found that he had left his purse at home.
“Meet me here, at this hour to-morrow, 
my dear,” he  said,  “I’ll  give you a six­
pence with which to  buy another bowl.”
When he  reached  home,  he  found on 
his desk an invitation  to dine with some 
distinguished gentlemen at Bath the next 
day.  He had to forego the great pleasure 
because  of  the  engagement  which  he 
made with the little  girl,  and so he noti­
fied the host that a previous appointment 
would prevent  him  from  accepting  the 
invitation.  His integrity would not allow 
him to break an engagement that involved 
but a sixpence,  which he might have paid 
at some other time.
President  Lincoln  had  been  trained 
from  boyhood  to  honor  every  promise 
that he made.  After he was married and 
had a family of his own, he  was  visited 
by a gentleman of some distinction, who, 
unfortunately, made promises more freely 
than he kept them.
In order to induce one of Mr. Lincoln’s 
boys to  sit  on  his  lap,  the  gentleman 
offered  to  give  him  a charm  which  he 
wore on his watch chain.  The boy clam­
bered upon his lap, and finally  the  gen­
tleman rose to go.
“Are you not going to keep your prom­
ise with my boy?”  Mr. Lincoln asked.
“What  promise?” 
inquired the other.
“You  said  you  would  give  him  that 
charm,” reminded Mr. Lincoln.
“Oh, I couldn’t,” laughed  the  visitor. 
“It  is  not  only  valuable,  but I prize it 
highly as an  heirloom.”
“Give it to him,” Mr.  Lincoln  sternly 
said,  “I  would  not  want  him  to  know 
that I entertained one who had no regard 
for his word.”
The gentleman colored, and then undid 
the charm and handed it to the boy.  We 
do not know  whether  the gentleman re­
ceived the  charm  again,  afterward, but 
he certainly was taught a lesson.

The  Difference.

“In  our  country,”  said  the  English­
man,  as he leaned back in his chair,  “be­
fore  we  marry  we  arrange  to  settle  a 
certain sum upon the wife.”
“Yes, I know,” replied  the American, 
“but  with  us it is different. 
It is after 
we are married that we settle everything 
on the wife and arrange to beat our cred­
itors.”
“Haw!  I see.  And  how  do  the cred­
itors take it ?”
“They never find anything to take.”

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H orse and W agon  Covers,  W ater  Proof  Coats, Buggy 
Aprons, W ide Cotton  Ducks, etc.  Send for  Illu strated  
Catalogue.

Chas.  A .   C o y e ,

Telephone 106. 

11 Pearl St.

FLOUR

Owl, Crown Prinßß, White Lily, 

Standard, Rye, Graham.

Bolted M eal,

F eed ,  Etc.

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NEWAYGO  ROLLER  MILLS,

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the 
Detroit Brand,  that  are perfect in 
style and workmanship.

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Scranton  Coal!
A. B.  Knowlson,
25  Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.
F O R   S A L K !
The  Drenthe  Cheese  Factory.  Well 
equipped for haudling  the  milk  of  400 
cows.  Terms easy.  Address

F  J.  I^AMB  &  CO.

Grand  Rapids, 

- 

Mich.

THE  ALD1JNE  f  iitn  flall

Before  Buying  Urates, get our 
circular, Sent Free.  The Aluine 
produces  Warm  Floors,  Perfect 
Ventilation; keeps fire over night, 
and is cleanly.  Burns coal,  coke, 
wood or gas.  C an be piped to com* 
mon  chim neys, or  set  like  other 
grates,  an d  can b e ru n  a t half the 
co sto fan y o th er. AddressALDUiE 
BFG. CO., G rand Rapids,  Mich.

TIME  TABLES.

Grand  R apids  & Indiana.

GO IN G   N O RT H .

Leaves. 
7:30 a  m 
11:30 a  m 
4:20 p m 
10:30 p
7:30 a m  and  11:30  a.  m.  tra in s  have  ch air cars*for 
10:30 p.  m, tra in   has  sleeping  car  fo r  Petoskey and 

Arrives.
Traverse City & M ackinaw................7:00 a  m
Traverse City & M ackinaw................9:30 a  m
Traverse City  Express........................3:05  p m
Petoskey  & M ackinaw................................8:45 p m
Petoskey and M&cfcinaw City.
M ackinaw City.
Cincinnati  Express.....................................6:25 a m
F o rt W ayne Express..........................11:45 a  m
C incinnati  Express........................... 5:40 p m
Chicago and Sturgis..........................10:40 p m

7:00 a  m 
12:45 a  m 
6:00 p m 
11:05 p m
7:00 a m  tra in   has  p arlo r  ch air  car  fo r  Cincinnati. 
6:00 p m  tra in  h as P ullm an sleeper fo r C incinnati. 
11:05 p m tra in  h as W agner sleeper  for  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 ..............................................................
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 street  depot 7 m inutes later.

C. L. L o c k w o o d . Gen’l Pass. A gent

Detroit, Grand H aven & M ilw aukee.

G O ING W ES T .

Arrives.
tM orning Express............................. 12:20 p m
tT hrough Mail.....................................4:25 p m
tSteam boat  Express.......................10:40 p m
«Night Express....................................6:50 a  m
fMixed................................................
GO IN G  E A ST .
tD etroit  Express.........................................6:45 a m
tT hrough Mail................................... 11:35 a  m
fEvening Express...............................3:40 p m
«Limited Express..............................  6:45 p m

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
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  «Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p arlo r  car  to  D etroit,  m aking 
direct connections for all p oints  East, a rriv in g  in New 
York 10 :10 a. m. next day.
Lim ited  Express has p arlo 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  th ro u g h  
cars to New York and Philadelphia.  Steam boat express 
has p arlo r car to Grand Haven, m aking direct connec­
tio n  w ith steam er for M ilwaukee and the W est.
Through tickets and  sleeping  car  b erths secured a t 
D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and a t th e depot.

J as. Campbell. City Passenger Agent.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  &  Northern.

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

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

Cash  Capital,  $200,000.

HISTORY—Commenced  Business  Novem­

ber,  1888:

Year.
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888

Assets 
Dec. 31st.
$100,359
109,793
115,670
126,257
239,501
275,595
300,227

Total
Income.
$  2,578
25,276
40,933
51,054
57,759
102,181
123,240

Total
Expend's Surplps.
$ 2,675
16,505
35,142
41.168
45,660
66,558
99,249

$ 5,378
20,695
35,983

DIRECTORS:

Julius Houseman, George  W.  Gay,  Mart'n  L. 
Sweet,  I.  M.  Weston,  H.  Widdicomb,  J.  W. 
Champlin, D. A. Blodgett, S. F. Aspinwall, James 
Blair, T. Stewart White, Philo C. Fuller, E. Crof- 
ton Fox, A. J. Bowne,  Thos.  M.  Peck,  Francis 
Letellier, Grand Rapids;  C. T. Hills, Muskegon: 
R.  A.  Alger,  Detroit;  Dwight  Cutler,  Grand 
Haven;  F.  B.  Stockbridge,  Kalamazoo;  O.  M. 
Barnes, Lansing;  W. R. Burt, East  Saginaw.

JULIUS HOUSEMAN, President.
S. F. ASPINWALL, Secretary.

E.  W.  HILL  PLATING  WORKS,

ALL  KINDS  OF

Brass  and  Iron Polishing

AND

Nickle and Silver P latin g
Corner Pearl and Front Sts., Grand Rapids.

Hillers, Attention

We are making  a  Middlings 
Purifier and Flour Dresser that 
will save you their cost at least 
three times each year.
They  are  guaranteed  to  do 
more  work in less  space (with 
less  power  and  less  waste) 
than  any  other  machines  of 
their  class.
Send  for  descriptive  cata­
logue with testimonials.
Martin’s  Middling  Pnriler  Co.,

grand  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Good.

Morning !

I  have  just  eaten  a  delicious 

dish  of

Muscatine
ROLLED

OATS

u , m \

s J o M

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

Manufacturers,  Detroit, Mich.

HÄN18H  X  EIFERT,

Manufacturers  of  and Dealers in

Triinks, Traveling Bap

HARNESSES, SADDLES, COLLARS, BRIDLES,

COMBS  AND  BRUSHES.

74 Waterloo St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

No.  4   M onroe  S treet, 

GRAND  RA PID S,  M ICH.

m igan   Fire  ani  Harina  Insurance  Co.

ORGANIZED  1881.

GASH  CAPITAL  $400,090.

CASH  ASSETS  OVER  $700,1

LOSSES  PAID  $500,000.

» 

I T  A   W K T i V S  

quantities,  address,

For quotations in single box lots,  see  Price  Current.  For quotations in larger 
W C 1 
R.  STEKETEE  &  SONS,
D ry  G oods I N otions,

Salesman for  Western Michigan,

LOCK  BOX  173, 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

WHOLESALE

83 Monroe  St.  and 10,12,14,16 & 18 Fountain  8t„

Grand Rapids,  Mich.

D.  W hitney,  Jr.,  President.

Eugene H arbeck,  Sec’y.

The Directors of  “The Michigan” are representative business men of 

our own  State.

F a ir   C o n tra cts, 

E q u ita b le   H a tes,

P r o m p t  S e ttle m e n ts,

Insure in  “'The  Michigan. 99

Lemon  & Peters,

WHOLESALE

GROCERS.

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

Lautz Bros*  «&  C o / s   S o a p s ,

Niagara  Starch,

Amboy  Cheese,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

^

Jot  Printing!

We desire to  call  atten­
tion  to  our  facilities  for 
first-class  job 
producing 
printing for the  trade.

If  you  live  in a part  of 
the State where you cannot 
get satisfactory work, write 
us for estimates.  Samples 
and prices sent on applica­
tion.

We carry a complete line 
of  stationery,  papers—in 
fact all kinds  of  printers’ 
stock. 
Send  sample  of 
what you want.

Füller X Stowe 

Company,

100 Louis  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

BROWN  &  SEHEER,

Engines,  Boilers  and  1 1   Maciiinery,  Farm Macliaery,

Agricultural  Implements, Wagons and Carriages.

DEALERS  IN

F<

Fall Line of  Hosiery,  Underwear, YTarn, Comforters, Blankets, Flannels and 
Woolens  Complete.  New Line  of  Prints,  Ginghams,  Dress  Goods,  Tricots  and 
Sackings.  We always carry a full  line  of  Pants,  Overalls, Jackets, Shirts, Lum­
bermen’s Hose and Drawers,  and Complete Stock of Notions.

Baas, Warps,  Geese  Feathers, 

Waddings,  Batts 

and  Twines.

Agents for Georgia and  Valley  City Rags.

FLOOR OIL CLOTH—ALL WIDTHS—FOR FALL.

STARK,

AMERICAN,
PACIFIC,

BURLAPS.

Rindge,  Bertscb  &  Co.,

MICHIGAN  AGENTS  FOR  THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

We carry a full line in stock and  guarantee  terms and prices as good as any house 

selling the line.  Correspondence solicited.

18.  14  AND  16  PEARL  ST„  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Seventeen  Years  on  the  Market

W ith a steady increase  in  demand.

Jennings’  Flavoring  Extracts

ARE  ALWAYS  RELIABLE  AND  UNIFORM  IN  QUALITY  AND  PRICE,  BEING 

MADE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE FINEST FRUIT THAT GROW CANNOT 

BE OTHERWISE  THAN  THE  FINEST  FLAVORS PRODUCED.

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

Jen n in g s  &  Sm ith,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

SEE  QUOTATIONS THIS PAPER.

WHO  URGES  YOU

T O   1 Ì .E B P

T E L E   T 3 T T T 3 T   .TU I !

By splendid and. expensive advertising  the  manufacturers ere 
ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods in 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  Without effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves,  bring  purchas­
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
A N Y JOBBER W IL L  BE GLAD  TO  F IL L Y O O R   ORDERS,

H E S T E R   «&  F O X ,

Manufacturers’ Agents fo r

SAW  AITS CRIST MILL MACHINERY,
Send  for 
Catalogue 

A T L A S  S E

and 
Prices-

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.9  U.  S. A.
___________ M A N U F A C T U R E R S   O F
STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.

Carry Engines and  Boilers In Stock 

for  immediate  delivery.

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

Saws, Belting  and  Oils.

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

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

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

W M . SEA R S & CO.,

Gradier  Maniífadiírers,

Comer West Bridge and  North  Front  Sts.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

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

