GRAN I)  R A PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  A P R  LL  2,  1890.

NO.  341.

VOL.  7.

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76 So. Division St., Grand Rapids. 

Wool  U ic h in a n   fftsiNESS  u n iv e r sit y
H cSl  jYllblllydll  AND NORMAL SCHOOL.
(Originally Lean’s Business College—Established 8 y’rs.)
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rooms have been  especially  designed in accord 
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teachers.  Students graduating from  this  Insti­
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In  th e   S pring.

In the spring the artful  angler will begin to fish 
In the spring each dish of gravy  will  contain  a 

and lie:
drowning fly.

in the spring we'll taste  wild onions in the gen­
In the spring our  wives  will clamor for a brand 

tle bovine's milk:
new summer silk.

Id th' sprig by cold will  settle  very  sadly  id  by 
In the spring our neighbor's poultry will destroy 

head:
our posey bed.

In the spring, to  save house-cleaning, every one 
“In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns 

will have to move;
to thoughts of love.”

AN  INVALID  IN  CAMP.

F rom   th e  N o rth w estern   L u m b erm an .
In 1873,  when  in a  Hoosier  college,  I 
met a man  who  was  apparently  in  the 
last  stages  of  consumption, 
lie  was  a 
member  of  the  junior  class,  or  class of 
’73.  His purpose  upon  entering the col­
lege was to take a classical  diploma  and 
then enter  the  law as a profession.  But 
his  health  failing  him at the  climax of 
his  college  career,  he  was  compelled to 
give  up his  fond  hope of  one day posing 
as a brilliant lawyer and  politician.  The 
doctors  informed him  that if  he had any 
unsettled business affairs  he  had  better 
look  after  them,  as  his  days were few. 
But the invalid had more grit  than  vital­
ity,  and  determined  that if  death  con­
quered  him,  it would  not  he  without  a 
hard-fought  battle.  He  accordingly 
packed his  grip  and  took  the  train  for 
the  northern  woods  of  Michigan,  and 
ended  his  journey  in  a  lumber  camp 
thirty miles from any settlement.
He appeared at the camp one afternoon 
and  asked  the  foreman for a  job.  The 
lumberman  looked  him  over  and  sized 
him up with  the  intuitive instincts of  a 
woodsman,  and  replied,  “ You  want  a 
job ?  What  in  the h—1 can  you do in a 
lumber camp?  You had  better apply to 
an  undertaker  for  the  job  of  furnish­
ing  a  stiff  for  a  wake.  However,”  he 
went  on  to  say,  “ 1  have a  job for  you. 
We have a stiff  on  the  roof  of  the horse 
shed,  waiting an opportunity for sending 
him  home to his  friends, and  we have a 
spare horse and a sled, and you will  just 
fill  the bill  to take this fellow to the rail­
road station and ship him to  his  home.”
The  fact  was. that  one of  the men in 
the  camp  had  been  killed  by a falling 
tree a few days before,  and  the  foreman 
had  laid  the  corpse  on  the shed to pre­
vent it from  becoming offensive,  and  was 
waiting an  opportunity of  shipping it to 
tlie dead man’s home.
The following morning the spare horse 
was harnessed  and  the  sled  loaded with 
the  ghastly freight,  and  Smith  was  di­
rected  to  take  the  cargo to the railway 
station, thirty miles  away,  and  ship  it. 
The foreman calculated  that  this  intro­
duction to camp  life  would  end  his  as­
pirations  in 
that  direction.  He  had 
accordingly  sent  to  the  keeper  of  the 
hotel at the station a note requesting him 
to take charge of  the  horse if  the driver 
left by the  train,  until  he  had a chance 
to return  it  to  the camp.  This precau­
tion,  however,  was  unnecessary, as the 
driver  carefully boxed  and  shipped the 
dead  man,  and,  after a night’s  rest,  or­
dered his horse  harnessed  and  returned 
to  the  camp.  When  he  drove  up  and 
handed the foreman  the  freight  receipt, 
his  stock  went  up  in  that camp.  The 
men  said,  “That  chap’s  got  grit,  any­
way.”  So  the  foreman  asked  the  stu­
dent if  he  really meant to undertake the 
rough  life  of  a  woodsman.  Being  in­
formed of  the  facts  in  the case,  he told 
Smith that he might  begin  his  career as 
assistant cook  and  dish-washer-in-chief. 
Smith expressed his gratitude  and  went 
at once to work. 
In  a few  days  he  had 
shown  such  proficiency in his new char­
acter  that he was accorded a hearty  wel­
come by his  superior in the kitchen,  who 
evinced a surprising willingness that the

student  should  do all  the work  while he 
looked on and bossed the  job.
In  a few  weeks  his  strength  had  in­
creased until he asked the  foreman  if  he 
might not  try  some  more vigorous task. 
He  was  accordingly promoted  from  as­
sistant  cook  to  be  assistant  stable boy 
and  horse  groomer.  Without a word of 
protest,  to  the  barn  he  went.  Only  a 
few days were occupied  in  this  capacity 
until  he  was given an ax and rapid pro­
motion followed,  until  he  was  installed 
at  one  end of  a cross-cut  saw.  He had 
in  the  meantime  won the  confidence of 
the  boss  and  the  good-will of  the men, 
and  his  superior  education enabled him 
to render  valuable services in the way of 
counsel  and  planning  the  detail of  the 
camp.
He  was  before 
ong  made  boss  of  a 
gang,  and  in  this 
capacity lie passed the 
long, cold  wintei 
months in the  woods, 
When  in  the  fo
lowing  summer  he ap­
peared at the college  town,  the  very em­
bodiment of  health and  vigor, surprise is 
too  mild a word to express  the  feelings 
with which his friends greeted him.  His 
doctors,  who  had  given  him  hut barely 
time to settle  his  business  affairs,  were 
more than surprised at his condition.  He 
gave up  hooks,  went  out on a farm,  and, 
so  far  as 1 know,  is  still  a  healthy ami 
successful stock grower.
1  believe  the  pine  woods,  and  the 
rough camp life of  the  lumberman,  have 
not been reckoned among  the  sanitarian 
institutions of  the  country,  and  yet  the 
experience  of  this  student  would  seem 
to entitle them  to such a position.
I  was at that  time  in  perfect  health, 
but the results of  my friend’s  woods life 
were  deeply  impressed  upon  my  mind, 
and  I  resolved 
that  if  ever  occasion 
arose 1 would follow  his  example.  Ten 
years  passed  and  my time came.  1 was 
filled  with  malaria  and  the  lingering 
effects  of  what  was  called  “Asiatic 
diarrhoea,” contracted  during a hot sum­
mer passed in central China, and failing to 
get relief from medicine in the usual way,
1 determined  to  follow Smith’s example 
and try the  woods.  This  was  in  July. 
1831,  and  1  took a steamer at Norfolk  for 
New  York,  and  thence by rail  into  the 
hemlock  hills of  Western  Pennsylvania.
1 appeared at a small sawmill hid away 
at the base of two high ranges of  hills on 
either  hand,  and  was  introduced to  the 
mill owner by a half-drunken driver with 
whom I had come from  the  railroad sta­
tion,  fourteen  miles  away.  The driver 
did  not  know my name,  so he called the 
boss  out  to  where  we  stood  and  said, 
“This  ’ere  feller is huntin’ a  job,  and  1 
told him you be wantin’  a few more men. 
I reckon he’ll do.”
The  boss  stood  before  me, clad  in  a 
straw  hat  with  the  crown  torn  out,  a 
shirt and a pair of brown cotton overalls, 
held  up  by  one  suspender,  and  shingle 
nails  thrust  through  the  cloth took  the 
place  of  buttons.  He  was  barefooted, 
and his  overalls  were  rolled  half  up to 
his  knees. 
In  his  mouth  was  a short­
stemmed clay pipe,  from which he pulled 
the cloud of  smoke  from a charge of  the 
blackest and cheapest tobaceo.  He sized 
me up with a brief  glance  as  L stood  be­
fore  him  in  Prince  Albert coat,  patent 
leather shoes,  “biled shirt”  and  silk  hat; 
a  more  striking  contrast  between  two 
men could  scarcely be found.  The lum­
berman’s  entire  outfit  cost  less by half 
that  either  my shoes  or hat,  yet 1 stood 
before  him  in  the  relation of  an appli­
cant  for a  job  as a laborer.  The  ludi­
crous situation was rather  more than  my 
sense of  humor could  withstand.  But 1 
was  in  for  an  adventure,  and  so 1 was 
going to have it out.
The mill man  invited me in to supper, 
and I sat  down  to a long  table,  around 
which remained in confused  order about 
a  dozen  dirty  dishes,  beside  each of 
which  was  a  mound of  potato  parings; 
the  men  had  had their feed before I ar-

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T I T E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

rived.  A  young  girl  came  into  view 
from  an  adjacent  shed  with a plate  of 
boiled potatoes in each hand,  and set one 
before me,  and the other before Nate, the 
teamster  who  had  conducted  me to the 
mill.  Not a sign of  either meat or bread 
was  in  sight,  so  1  followed  the  move­
ments  of  my  newly-made  chum,  and 
piled  the  “tater  jackets”  to one  side of 
my plate, and  mashed  the  well-steamed 
bulbs  into a paste,  and  flavored  it with 
salt  and  pepper  to  suit  the  taste, and 
thus partook of my initial meal as a lum­
berman.
The house stood  about fifty steps from 
the  sawmill,  and  was  constructed  of 
hemlock  boards  stood  up  endwise, and 
nailed  to  a  crude  framework,  and  the 
cracks were battened  over  with  narrow 
strips of  boards.  The roof  was likewise 
of  boards,  and  no  interior  finish  what­
ever  had  been  attempted.  The  ground 
plan of  this  house  was  of  the  plainest 
architecture — simply  board  partitions 
separated  the  family  sleeping  room  in 
one end,  from the sitting and dining room 
all  in  one,  at  the  other  end.  A  very 
plain but substantial  stairway led to the 
second floor or loft,  in which  were six or 
eight beds. 
In this loft lived from ten to 
fifteen  men. 
I was  assigned to one  bed 
with  the  engineer,  who  was  the  boss’ 
brother.  The beds were simply big bags 
filled  with  oats  straw,  and  the  pillows 
were  likewise of  straw.  As  1  laid  my 
head upon my pillow to sleep, I could see 
the  cheery face of  the  man in the moon 
grinning at me through the  cracks in the 
roof.
The next morning  the gang  was  sum­
moned to breakfast bright and early, and 
we  all  sat  down  to  partake of  another 
meal of  boiled potatoes,  this  time with a 
cut  of  fat  bacon.  After  breakfast  the 
miller  came  out  into  the  mill  yard, 
where  I  sat  upon  a  hemlock  log,  and 
agreed to pay me $18 a month  aud  board 
me if  I wished to work.  1 “accepted the 
position”  with  becoming  meekness,  and 
he  then  asked  me  where  my working 
clothes were, adding  that the duds 1 had 
on  were  hardly the  usual  thing  in  the 
woods.  I replied that 1 had not provided 
myself with an outfit, but would try it as 
I was.  So, divesting  myself  of  my coat 
and  vest, and  appropriating a silk trav­
eling  cap  which I had  in  my  pocket, I 
shouldered  an  ax  and  marched  to  the 
“slashen.” as they called  the  fallen and 
skinned trunks of  hemlock  trees  as they 
are left by the tanbark peelers.  My first 
task  was  at  clearing  roads through the 
brush and bushes  for  the  loggers.  Be­
fore noon  my  soft  hands  were  swollen 
and blistered,  but I kept at work. 
I did 
not require to be sung to sleep that night.
As  luck  would  have  it,  Nate  came 
home  the  next  night  the  worse for too 
much beer.  He drove a mule team every 
day,  to market a load of  hemlock lumber 
at a  small city fourteen miles away.  At 
intervals  of  about  every 
three  miles 
along the road were hotels, at which stale 
beer and bad  whisky constitute the stock 
in trade.  Nate  had  imbibed  too freely, 
and was unfit to  take  his  trip  the  next 
day.  My  hands  were  so  sore  that  I 
could  scarcely hold  an  ax, so  the  boss 
asked me if  I could drive a team. 
I told 
him that I had  grown  up  holding  plow 
handles  in  Kentucky,  and  if  there  was 
one thing 1 could do better than  another, 
it was to drive a team. 
I was  sent  with 
the loaded  wagon  that day,  aud,  as I did 
not  tarry by the  wayside  bars,  I made a 
record by getting home a full hour earlier 
than  usual,  and  upon  careful  examina­
tion  the  mules  appeared to be none the 
worse for wear.  My fortune  was  made. 
I was  promoted  to  drive the mule team 
between the mill and the market.
As 1 look back  at  those  days I cannot 
suppress a  smile.  1  was  known  among 
the  other  hands  as “that feller.” 
I am 
sure  the  whole  gang  set  me down as a 
fugitive from  justice in hiding.  But the 
chance  afforded  by my new  position  as 
teamsterof  getting one good square meal 
every day  was a great  boon.  As soon as 
I got a little  better  acquainted  with the 
women  folks  at  the  ranch,  I suggested 
that a sop of  molasses for breakfast  had 
always been a favorite dish with me, and 
that  I  would  bring  home a  jug  of  mo­
lasses, if they approved.  They approved. 
Soon  I ventured to bring  home a roast of 
beef,  and we had a regular feast for Sun­
In the meantime, I had  gained the
day. 

confidence of  the boss, and he would ask 
me  to  collect  money  for  him,  where I 
sold the  lumber,  and to measure  up cer­
tain  stocks,  and  to  keep  record of  the 
time  of  the  men,  and  step  by  step  I 
worked  up  to  be  book-keeper,  supply 
purchaser  and a sort of  confidential  ad­
viser.  As  winter  came  on,  I  got  into 
high top  boots, iiannel shirts  and coarse 
clothing,  and  entered 
into  the  most 
hearty  sympathy with  the  new  life. 
I 
bought a gun  and  some traps, and made 
war  on  muskrats, squirrels  and  sundry 
game  thereabout.  My  Sundays  were 
hunting  days,  and  for  months  I  lived 
without the  sight of  book or newspaper, 
and  to  this  day I look  back with a sort 
of  longing  for  the  free  and  unconven­
tional  life in the  woods.
No malaria  could  withstand  the pure 
air,  hearty  eating  and  vigorous  recrea­
tion  of  that  winter.  My  taste  of  the 
peculiar  fascination  in  lumbering  that 
fall  and  winter  led  me to  seek further 
experience,  and  for  three  years  subse­
quently  I  traveled  around  the  Eastern 
markets  in  search  of  buyers  of  white 
pine  lumber.  Then 
the  opportunity 
came to get back  to  my first  love, news­
paper  work,  and I  bade farewell  to  the 
lumber camp  and the trade.  But I  shall 
ever  feel a kinship  to  every man I meet 
with  the  rich  perfume  of  newly-sawed 
pine or other lumber upon him.

W.  G.  Benton.

ie  Goffee  Roaster.

The Best in the World.

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Remus,  Mich., Jan.  20,  1890.  ) 

Martin’s Middlings Purifier Co.,  Grand  Rapids,
Mich.:
Gentlemen—The roller  mill  put  in  by 
you last August has  run from   twelve  to 
fifteen  hours  every  day  since  it started 
and is giving entire  satisfaction.
Your Purifier  and  Flour  Dresser  are 
I  have used nearly all  the  best 
dandies. 
purifiers and bolting machines made, and 
can  say yours discounts them all.
A ny miller  who  intends  making  any 
change in his mill will  save money to use 
your  machines,  for  They  Can  Do  the 
Work. 

Yours truly,

D.  L.  GARLING.

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brated

Bliiefield  Bananas,

A  FAMILIAR  EXPERIENCE.

W ritten fo r The  Tradesman.

To  tell  the  plain,  unvarnished truth, 
he was as unprepossessing a child as one 
often sees;  but his pa was with him,  so I 
looked pleased and said:

“He’s a nice little fellow,  isn’t he ?” 
Why is it,  that when one  tells  an  un­
commonly large  fib, he  winds  up with a 
question ?  Is  it  because, 
in  case  the 
listening  party  says  “Yes,”  he  is  sup­
posed  to  take  part  of  the  curse of  the 
falsehood upon  himself, or is it to divert 
the attention of the recording angel from 
the  matter  in  hand  until  the  doubtful 
chasm  shall  have  been  safely  bridged 
over  and  the  aforesaid  celestial  being 
shall  have  forgotten  the  original  prop­
osition ?  1 give it up.

“Yes,  a real  nice  little fellow,” I con­
tinued,  without  a  blush.  “What is the 
darling’s  name ?”

“Speak  up  and  tell 

the  man  your 
name,”  recommended  the  father  of  the 
cherub, while a smile of  pride  and  self- 
satisfaction  adorned  his  face.  But the 
lovely child  would not answer, and while 
its  pa  was  reeling  off  the  following 
monologue,  it stood  with  one  thumb in 
its mouth and paid no apparent attention 
to what was going on :

“Oh !  He’s  bashful  among  strangers. 
Come,  now,  there’s  a  little  gentleman, 
speak  up  and  tell  the man  your name. 
Can’t  you tell  the  man for papa?  He’s 
a nice man and likes little boys.  There’s 
a man,  now !  What’s  your name ?  What 
is  it,  now ?  What, now ?  W hat!  Oh ! 
He  knows  it,  mister,  just  like  a book; 
but  he’s  scared.  There,  now.  Say  it 
once  for  papa.  Won’t  say it for papa ? 
Oh !  That’s  a  baddy  boy.  Papa  don’t 
like baddy  boys.  Papa won’t  take  him 
to  the  store  again.  Well,  papa’s going 
home.  The man’ll  drown the baddy boy 
if  he won’t tell  his  name.  Quick,  now, 
before papa goes.”

“Want  candy !”  remarked  that  apple 

of  a fond father’s eye.

“Well,  tell  the  man  your  name,  and 

papa’ll buy candy.”

“Washee.  Wan’  red candy.”
“His  name’s  George  Washington, but 
we  call  him  Washy for short.  Give us 
some hoarhound candy.”

“Do’  want  ’oar  ’oun’.  Want  red 

candy.”

“Oh,  Washy  must  have  hoarhound. 
Nicey,  nicey.  Good  for  Washy.  Red 

candy poison.”

“Won’t  have  ’oar’oun’.  Wow—ow!” 
“There,  there,  don’t  cry.  Give  him 
what he wants.  Papa won’t take Washy 
next time.  Papa’ll whip—”

“ Want  peanuts,”  observed  the  child 
again,  as he began to masticate the “red” 
confectionery.

“Washy can’t have peanuts and candy, 

too.  Make Washy sick.”

“ Want peanuts,”  repeated  that  inter­

esting specimen.

“Peanuts  ain’t  good  for  little  boys. 
Make  Washy  awful  sick.  Washy can’t 
come to the store again with  pa.”

“Will  have peanuts.  Will, will, will:” 
and again this  guileless  child  prepared 
himself for a squall.

But this time his father was firm.
“ If  you  don’t  keep  still  the  man’ll 

feed you to the big dog.”

“Want peanuts.”
“Shall pa call the dog ?”
“ Want peanuts.  Wow.”
“Here doggy here doggy here dog—” 
“Wow—peanuts—wow !”
“George  Washington,”  thundered the 

old man,  “Shut u p !”

“Wow—wow—pean—O ! cuss i t !  Boo 

hoo—”

But further  clear  articulation was cut 

short for a time.

The father seized George Washington by 
the collar  of  his  jacket and  lifted  him 
high in the  air.  Then he permitted him 
to descend until the most vulnerable por­
tion  of  the  boy’s  anatomy presented  a 
fair  mark for  the  swift falling  hand of 
wrath.

After a while a solemn  hush stole over 
the  store and the fields and the  hills be­
yond.

“My son,”  said  the father  in  a  cold, 

stern voice,  “ what is your name ?”

“ W—w—wa—W ashee. ’ ’
“ How old are you ?”
“ Five, goin’ on six.”
“Do you want any peanuts?”
“N—No sir.”
“That boy,” said he turning to me,  “is 
a all-fired smart boy.  A reg’lar screamer 
in some ways,  but  he  gets  too  keen fer 
his old dad,  sometimes,  ami  then he has 
to be* took  down.  Yes,”  he  repeated 
slowly.  ‘ ‘T/w?»i-he-h as-to-be-took-do w n. ’ ’

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AMONG  THE  TRADE.

AROUND THE STATE.

Harriette—Garrison & Lee have opened 

Corunna—Amsden & Ford have opened 

a meat market.

a grocery store.

Sault Ste.  Marie—Andrew Hotton  wil, 

open a meat market.

Quincy—N.  C.  Pease has purchased the 

grocery stock of  E.  J. Cli7.be.

Kent  City—John  McKinnon  has  sold 

his meat market to a Mr.  Price.

Traverse City—L.  Sabin  has  opened a 

grocery and boot and  shoe store.

Kingston—F.  J.  Gifford  has  sold  his 

general  stock to E.  E.  Pulling & Co.

North  East  Assyria—Mr.  Hagerman 
has sold his grocery store to Mrs.  Kenyon.
South  Haven—Ransom & Sons succeed 
E.  W.  Edgerton in the clothing  business.
Greenville—Ed.  Van  Wormer has sold 
his  restaurant  business to  J.  H.  Edsall.
Bear Lake—Geo.  Stewart  has  bought 
an interest in the meat business of  D. H. 
Barr.

Howell—Edward  Gorton has purchased 
the undertaking  business  of  S.  B.  Lock- 
wood.

McCord’s—Chas.  F.  Freyermuth  suc­
ceeds Calkins  &  Freyermuth  in  general 
trade.

Manchester—T.  B.  Bailey  has sold  his 
stock  of  groceries  to  Gieske & Dressel- 
house.

Vermontville—Geo.  S.  Downs  has sold 
his  grocery and  crockery stock to Cyrus 
Prince.

Burnip’s Corners—C.  W.  Weaver & Co. 
are  succeeded  in  the  drug  business by 
A. P.  Sriver.

Evart—E.  F.  Birdsall & Co.,  will open 
implements 

a  stock  of  hardware  and 
about April 1.

Eaton  Rapids—F.  Z.  Hamilton  has! 
sold  his  stock of  jewelry and stationery j 
to E.  E.  Trayer.

Ellis—Martin E.  Flynn  has  purchased 
Samuel  Fox’s  general  store and  will con­
tinue the business.

( amhria—Bennett  &  Norris,  general 1 

dealers,  have  dissolved,  Mr.  Norris con­
tinuing the business.

Manistique—Klagstad,  Larson  &  Co. 
have enlarged their grocery business,  and 
added a  meat market.

Rochester—Reimer & Taylor, hardware 
dealers,  have  dissolved.  H.  J.  Taylor 
continues the business.

East  Tawas—Richards  Bros.  &  Hub- j 
bell  succeed  Richards.  Ilubbell & Co.  in 
the hardware  business.

Owosso— Haight  &  Pitts,  druggists, 
have  dissolved.  The  business  will  be j 
continued by Mr.  Pitts.

Ludington — Gary  &  B a le r  succeed 
the  tailoring, 

Gary.  W ard  &  Baker  in 
boot  and  shoe  business.

Traverse City—Winnie & Fleming have ! 
closed  their  brand)  store,  at  Acme,  and 
removed the stock to this place.

Muskegon—Lou  Brown  has  purchased j 
the clothing business of Brown & Friend,  | 
and  will continue at the old  stand.
Standish  — Blumenthal  &  Goldberg, j 
general dealers, have dissolved.  M.  Blu-1 
ineuthal  will continue the  business.

Hesperia—Robert  Wilson  has  pur- j 
chased  the  interest of  J.  Dunning  in  the i 
hardware him of  J. Dunning & Co.

Edmore — A.  M.  Kingsbury  &  Co., I 
dealers in  boots and shoes and dry goods, 
are succeeded  by M.  E.  Siemens & Co.

Cedar Springs—Ira Peck  has  sold  his j 
meat market to W.  H.  McConnell.  Mr. ! 
Peck  will  do only a wholesale  business.

.Muskegon—Garrett  Anting  has  sold 
his  meat  market  to  Martin  Bros.,  who 
will  continue  the  business  at the same 
place.

Belding—L.  L.  and L. B.  Holmes  will 
open,  April  1.  a line of  gents’  furnishing 
goods,  under  the firm  name  of  Holmes 
Bros.
Woodland—J.  W.  Hathaway  and  L. 
Parrott  have  arranged  to  build  an ele­
vator and warehouse  as  soon  as  spring 
opens.

Downington—Frank  &  Brophy,  hard­
ware  dealers,  have  dissolved.  The bus­
iness  will  be  continued  by  W.  W. 
Brophy.

Blissfield—French & Crawford, dealers 
in  agricultural 
implements,  have  dis­
solved.  R.  B.  French  will  continue the 
business.

Hastings—E.  II.  Lathrop has  sold  his 
stock of  drugs  to  Fred  Hotchkiss,  who 
formerly conducted the business  for  sev­
eral  years.

Sault Ste.  Marie—The  furniture  stock 
of  the late N.  V.  Gabriel  has  been  pur­
chased  by Gardner &  Mondor,  who  will 
continue the business.

Howard  City—Geo.  P.  Bennett  has 
withdrawn  from  the  firm  of  Ashley & 
Bennett,  dry goods dealers.  Fred Ashley 
will continue the business.

Otsego—Jos.  Derhammer  has  retired 
from  the  grocery  firm  of  Truesdale  & 
Derhammer.  The  business  will  be con­
tinued by Truesdale & Son. 
i  Gobleville—The Arthur B.  Clark drug, 
grocery and crockery stock  was bid  in at 
mortgage  sale  by  W.  S.  Crosby & Co., 
who will continue the business.
!  Camden—D.  G.  Smith,  dealer  in  dry 
goods  and  groceries,  is  succeeded  by 
Smith  &  Ilubbell,  which  firm  has  pur- 
I chased  the drug stock of J. C.  Bradley.

Muskegon—John  Stegiuk  and  G.  H. 
j Bennink  will  shortly  open  a  Hour  and 
! feed,  hay and grain store,  doing business 
under the firm name of Stegink and  Ben- 
I nink.

Big Rapids—Roberts,  Butler & Co., of 
Utica,  N.  Y.,  the  parties  who  held  the 
j mortgage on the  “Ideal”  clothing stock,
| have  disposed  of  the  same  to  Thos.
I Skelton, of this city.

Big Rapids—Calkins  &  Warren  have 
purchased the interest of  their late part­
ner,  Fitch Phelps,  in the Phelps  Lumber 
Co.  and will continue the  business under 
the firm style above given.

Adrian—The dry goods  stock  of  F. J. 
Taggart  &  Co.  was  sold  at  mortgage 
sale to H.  B.  Clatlin & Co., of New  York, 
for §7,500.  The purchasers subsequently 
sold the stock to Metcalf  & Co.

Kalamazoo—J.  W.  C.  Smith,  who  re­
cently executed mortgages on his oil bus­
iness to Schofield,  Shurmer & Teagle for 
§6,400,  gave  that  firm a bill  of  sale  on 
the 25th, to avoid  foreclosure.

Big  Rapids—Chas.  E.  Raper  has  pur­
chased an  interest  in  the  grocery busi­
ness  of  Win.  A.  Verity.  The new firm 
will  be known as  Verity <Sfc Co.  and  will 
also embark in the bakery business.

Sheridan—A.  M.  Stebbins,  who  re­
cently sold  his  grocery stock to Essex  & 
Tryon.  has moved  his  stock of  jewelry, 
notions  and  boots  and  shoes  into  the 
Prestel  block  and  added 
lines  of  dry 
goods, clothing,  crockery and  glassware.
Saranac—The difficulty between  John­
son  &  Rogers,  over  the  disposition  of 
their  grocery stock,  has  been  amicably 
settled,  the  goods  being  taken  by  Mr. 
lingers.  Mr.  Johnson  will re-engage in 
the  grocery  business  at  the  old  stand, 
adding a line of boots and shoes.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Hamilton—S.  Baker has  sold his plan­

ing mill to Henry Dubbink.

Petersburg—Michael  Kohler  succeeds 

Kohler & Bro.  in the lumber business.

Portland—Newman &  Rice have added 
a wheat  cleaning  machine to their  mill.
Boyne—William N. White is succeeded 
by White & Co.  in the  sawmill  business.
Detroit—A.  A.  Gray  succeeds  Gray  & 
and 

furniture  manufacturers 

Sturgis—Whitmer & Wetmore, planing 
succeeded  by  Whitmer  & 

Baffy, 
dealers.

mill, 
are 
Thompson.

Detroit—Lindsay  &  Gamble  are  suc­
ceeded by F. W.  Leech & Co.  in the  lum­
ber business.

St. Clair—The  Fair  Haven  Stave  Co. 
has  been  incorporated,  with  a  capital 
stock of  §50,000.

Richland—F.  H.  Read has  organized a 
company of  which he is manager for the 
sale of hardwood lumber.

Bay City—The  capital of  the Warren- 
Lewis or Bay City  Lumber Co.  has  been 
increased from §25,000 to §40,000.

Menominee—The Kirby,  Carpenter Co. 
has banked over 03,000,000  feet  of  logs, 
and  will  likely  get  75,000,000  feet,  all 
told.

PontiacS—tewart Bros,  have sold their 
lumber  yard  to  A. A. Corwin,  of  Grass 
Lake,  and  will  build a planing  mill  at 
Oxford.

Perrinton  —  The  Perrinton  Novelty 
Works,  a corporation formed for the pur­
pose  of  manufacturing  woodenware,  is 
the latest addition  to  the  industries  of 
the village.

Pentwater—A.  J.  Underhill  has  pur­
chased  the  Nickerson  &  Collister  saw­
mill,  and  will  bring  his  shingle  mill 
machinery  from  the  country and  put it 
in the mill here.

Yorkville—The  Yorkville  Milling Co. 
is  contemplating  the  sale  of  its  finely 
constructed mills and  water  power to an 
English  syndicate  if  the  syndicate  ap­
pears with  §50,000  with  which  to  pur­
chase the same.

Baraga—The  old  Cook  mill,  at  Han­
cock,  has  been  sold  to  William Coach, 
who has  moved it to Sidnarr, on  the line 
of  the  Duluth,  South  Shore &  Atlantic 
Railroads,  and will  cut  what  timber he 
has there with it.

Detroit—Detroit is to have another car 
company with  §100,000  capital.  Among 
the  stockholders  will  be  Joseph  B. 
Moore,  Brennan  &  Donnelly  and  A. 
Cbapoton, Jr.  The  company will  make 
and  lease  cars  for the transportation of 
live poultry.

St.  Ignace—The Mackinaw Lumber Co. 
proposes to go into the  breeding of  thor­
oughbred  horses  and cattle  on an exten­
sive  scale  at  its  Carp  River  farm.  A 
number  of  Percheron  and  Clydesdale 
mares and Durham cattle have  been pur­
chased as a starter.

Muskegon—Hovey  &  McCracken have 
been  putting in condition the mill  lately 
bought  from  A.  V.  Mann  & Co.  They 
will  operate  two  mills  this  year  and 
probably have plenty of  logs  to  supply 
both,  if  not to permit  of  operating  one 
mill day and night.

Ontonagon—The  Diamond  Match  Co. 
has  three  camps  still  running,  but they 
will  probably go out  before  long.  The 
season’s cut on the Ontonagon  has  been 
very  satisfactory  and 
indications  all 
point  to  a  successful  drive  and a pros­
perous season for the  year 1890.

Wingleton—The  W.  D.  Wing  Lumber 
Co.  has  nearly  completed  cutting  its 
tract  of  pine  in  this  vicinity and  will 
then transfer its operations to the Upper 
Peninsula.

Allegan—The N.  B. West  planing mill 
has  been  purchased  by  Henry Cook, of 
this  place,  and  S.  Baker,  of  Hamilton, 
who will continue the business under the 
style of  Cook & Baker.

Bay City—Lindsay &  Grant,  who have 
been lumbering  for  Alger, Smith & Co., 
have gone to West Virginia,  where  they 
have  a  large  logging  contract,  said  to 
aggregate 300,000,000 feet.  They took  a 
number  of  men  and  horses  with them. 
Two car loads of  horses  and  tools  were 
shipped last week.

Muskegon—C.  D.  Nelson  has  aban­
doned the idea  of  establishing a lumber 
yard  at  the mouth  of  the  lake,  having 
sold  the  old  mill  site  and  258 acres of 
land  at  the  entrance  to  the harbor for 
§20,500.  He will remove to Grand Rapids 
and retire from active  lumbering  opera­
tions.

Iron River—The  Metropolitan Lumber 
Co.’s two new mills that are being put in 
at Paint River will each have two bands, 
two circulars  and a shingle machine and 
be  ready  for  operation  in  May.  The 
total capacity  will be about  300,000  feet 
of  lumber  and  250,000  shingles.  The 
company already has two mills  that  cut 
about 200,000 feet of lumber daily.

East  Saginaw—The  Hollister  Bros., 
Co. purchased last week of  Sailing,  Han­
son & Co., of  Grayling,  5,000,000 feet of 
standing  pine  in  Crawford  county. 
It 
will be cut at once,  and the logs  will be 
brought down over  the  Mackinaw  divi­
sion of  the Michigan  Central to Saginaw 
river  mills  to  be  manufactured.  The 
stock will then  be shipped to Tonawanda 
for the company’s trade.

Fremont—The Fremont  Furniture  Co. 
has elected  officers  as  follows:  Presi­
dent, 
Joseph  Gerber;  Vice-President, 
H.  J.  Dudley;  Secretary,  George  Plow­
man;  Treasurer,  A.  O.  White;  General 
Manager, W.  F.  Pumfrey;  Superintend­
ent and Foreman,  George  Brackett;  Ac­
countant, A.  O.  Hoyt.  Work commenced 
on the factory building  on  the 24th. and 
will be  pushed  until  the  institution  is 
completed.

Kalamazoo—Kalamazoo  is  to have  an­
other new enterprise—a factory to manu­
facture  a  patent  railroad  surface  cattle 
guard,  which  was  invented  by  Col.  P. 
Merrell,  of  St.  Louis,  who  formerly  re­
sided here.  Frederick  Bush  has charge 
of the work here, and states that the new 
guard will be manufactured  in the shops 
of  another  company,  but  ultimately  a 
factory will be built.  About §50,000 will 
be invested in the business.

Manistee—Pardee, Cook & Co., of Lud­
ington,  have  sold  this  season’s  entire 
lumber  cut  to  Higbee & Peters, of  this 
to  about 
city,  which  will  amount 
25,000,000  feet,  on  private  terms, 
the 
price,  however,  being reported  as  favor­
able  as  that  obtained  for  last season’s 
cut,  which was a better  figure  than  the 
average  price for the season. 
It is said, 
also,  that the Ludington concern has sold 
all its standing timber except  what  will 
be  required  this  season,  amounting  to 
from  20,000,000  to  25,000,000  feet,  to 
J.  H.  Stearns.  The  price  is  thought to 
be §7.50 a thousand,  or  more.  The tim­
ber will  probably be  laid  down  at  the 
purchasers’  mill  at  Stearns’  siding,  on 
Flint & Pere Marquette road.

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VISITING  BUYERS.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

Ocker,  Mowers & Co., dry  goods  deal­
ers at  Shipshewanna,  Ind., have  added a 
line of  groceries.  Lemon  &  Peters fur­
nished the stock.

The Michigan  Can  Manufacturing Co. 
has  given  the  Southwestern  agency  of 
its goods to the Ridenour-Baker  Grocery 
Co., of  Kansas City.

The  Olney  &  Judson  Grocer  Co.  has 
attached  the  general  stock  of  Wm.  M. 
Berridge, at Mecosta, on a claim for $235, 
and  the  same is advertised  for  sale  on 
the 3d.

It  is  reported  that  Walter  E.  Cum 
mings, manufacturers’  agent  for  crock­
ery  and  glassware,  proposes  to  remove 
his  business  to  Chicago  in 
the  near 
future.

W.  F.  &  W.  M.  Wurzburg  have  ar­
ranged to remove their wholesale jewelry 
business to Chicago  about May 1, having 
secured rooms in  the  McVicker building, 
on Madison street.

Jonker  &  Bruqma,  druggists  at  the 
corner of West Leonard street and Alpine 
avenue,  are  arranging  to open a second 
drug  store  in  that  vicinity as soon as a 
suitable location can be secured.

I).  D. Cook,  who  has  secured a patent 
on  a folding  bed  of  novel  design,  has 
associated  himself  with  W.  S.  Gunn, 
Will  Gunn  and  Edwin F.  Uhl,  who will 
form a stock  company to embark  in  the 
manufacture of  the  bed.

The options  given on the plaster quar­
ries  in  this  vicinity expire  on  June  1. 
It is generally thought  that the sale  will 
be  made,  providing  the  present  craze 
for  American  investments  continues in 
London for a month or six  weeks longer.

Hawkins,  Perry  &  Co.  recovered  a 
judgment for  $60  and  costs  against the 
purchasers  of  the  Laughlin  stock,  at 
Ithaca.  As  the  purchasers of  the stock 
obtained  their  title  from W.  J.  Gould & 
Co.,  of  Detroit,  the  defense  was  con­
ducted by that  firm.

Nick Miller has purchased  an  interest 
in  the  drug  stock  of  Ella  Kellogg, on 
West Bridge street.  The  new  firm  will 
be  known  as  Kellogg & Miller  and  the 
stock will be removed this week to a new 
store  building  lately  completed  at  the 
corner  of  South  Division  street  and 
Tenth avenue.

Geo.  G.  Steketee has  sold  his  interest 
in  the  firm  of  Geo.  G.  Steketee &  Co., 
druggists  at 89 Monroe street, to Geo.  E. 
Steketee  and  P.  S.  Fancher,  who  will 
continue the  business  under the style of 
Steketee & Co.  Mr.  Fancher  was  form­
erly engaged in the drug  business at Mt. 
Pleasant.  Mr.  Steketee, Sr.,  will devote 
his  entire  attention  to  his  patent med­
icine business.

The suit brought against  Jas.  N. Brad­
ford in the Kent  Circuit  Court at the in­
stance of  S.  P.  Swartz,  which was tried a 
few days  ago,  resulted in  a verdict of  no 
cause  of  action.  Swartz  claimed  that 
Bradford  guaranteed the payment of  the 
lumber  used  in  the  construction of  his 
house  on James  street,  which  was  built 
on  contract  by  an  irresponsible  fellow 
named Hitchcock.  The  evidence  failed 
to substantiate  the  claim,  however,  and 
Swartz  must  pay the costs of  the litiga­
tion.

The law  compels no one to do impossi­

bilities.

Forest Grove

Ashley & Bennett,

H Van Noord,  Jam estow n  WmVerMeulen.BeaverDam 
C F Freyerm uth, McCord  H Meijering-, Jamestown 
Jorgensen & Hemraingsen, 
M 8 Brownson. Kingsley 
Sisson & W atson, Ada 
Grant
C L W ilson, Saranac 
Pickett Bros., Way land
L M Wolf, Hudsonville 
J Reddering, D renthe 
J N W ait, Hudson ville 
Munger, W atson & Devoist,
J B W atson, Coopersville 
Sullivan
Dr H C Peckham.  Freeport Mrs M E Rudd, Pewamo 
R A H astings, Sparta 
F N arregang, Byron Center 
Howard City
G H W albrink, Allendale  G Ten Hoor,  Forest  Grove 
Eli Runnels, Corning 
Mrs E  Scott.  Dunningville 
W H Morris, Evans 
R Gannon, W hite Cloud 
W atrous &Bassford.WTroy M A Side. Kent City 
E E Hewitt, Rockford 
J Phelps, Ada 
Carman & Childs, Rowland 
M Carman. Mecosta 
John Goodyear, Hastings 
Robert Rouse, Pearl 
J  L Farnham , Mancelona  W R Lawton, Berlin 
P eter Beyer.  Sullivan 
M M inderhout, Hanley 
John De Vries,  Jam estow n  S H Ballard, S parta 
J  F H arvil,Hopkins Station J R H arrison, Sparta 
J T Pierson,  frving
C H Loomis. Sparta 
D D H arris. Shelby ville 
C C Barten, Big Rapids 
H Dalmon, Allendale 
C B Shaver, Kalkaska 
W H W atts.  Bowne  Center J E Parcell, Casnovia 
W S Adkins, Morgan 
Fred Herrick, Custer 
John Dam stra, Gitchell
Geo Lents, Croton 
J Raymond, Berlin
Geo Cook,  Wexford 
Field & Ballard, S parta 
Geo Meijering, Vriesland 
E L Bausill, Bellaire 
J Homrich, No Dorr
Bentley Bros. <fc W ilkins,  W L George.BentonHarbor 
H astings  W B Reynolds, EatonRapids 
W D Hopkinson, Paris

Sm allegan & Pickaard,
J W Mead. Beilin
S McNitt, Byron Center 
N F Miller. Lisbon 
O A Vandenburgh.
Matthews & Chappel.
E L Boynton. Griswold
John Kamps, Zupthen 
Frank Cornell, Sebewa 

H  ward C ty
W Troy

Good  W o rd s  U nsolicited.

A. Kuppenheimer, cigar  manufacturer, Grand 
Rapids :  “Your paper has done me more good in 
my business than all other papers put together.”

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisements will be inserted  under  this  head for 
two  cents  a  word  the  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise- 
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No. 11, care Michigan Tradesman. 
(GROCERIES  WANTED—TO  THE  VALUE  OF  $600 
V_T  for  two  Grand  Rapids  city lots, o r I will sell my 
grocery and  provision  business  situated  in  the fru it 
belt of  Oceana  county.  Address  E.  S.  Houghtaling.  l
H art, Mich. 
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/"'(RAND  OFFER—IF  TAKEN  BEFORE  MAY  1.  I 
VT  will sell my stock of  drops and groceries a t a dis­
count of 91,000;  a rare chance for some one.  R. Baker, 
Vicksburg, Mich. 
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including  postoffice  fixtures,  for  sale  on  easy 
term s, owing to ill  health;  only drug  store  in  town, 
situated in  center  of  fine fru it  section.  Address  Dr. 
S. J. Koon, Lisbon, Mich. 

If(OR  SALE—AN  ATTRACTIVE  DRUO  STORK  FOR 

sale o r exchange,  situated on a principal business 
street of Grand Rapids;  good  reasons for selling.  Ad­
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ANTED—GROCERY  STOCK;-  M U S T BK  CH KA P 

for cash.  Church & Fenn. Charlotte, Mich.  696 

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-LN  ducements to  m anufacturers  looking  for  desir­
able locations.  Address  C.  W.  Smith,  Secretary Im ­
provem ent Committee, for particulars. 

T illage  property for  stock  of  goods, hardw are 
preferred.  Address No. 573, care  Michigan Tradesman. 
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Fo r   s a l e —h a r d w a r e   s t o c k , 

573.
in v e n t o r in g
about $4,000,  doing  a  very prosperous  business: 
can reduce the stock to suit purchaser;  best of  reason 
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ant.  A, E. Gates, M. D., Crystal, Mich. 
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cist; 
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land, Mich. 
W ANTED—A  REGISTERED  OR  ASSISTANT  PHAR- 
m ad st;  would  prefer  one  who  speaks the Hol­
land language. Jonker & Bruqma, G rand Rapids  8 
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nine  years  experience.  Address  C.  II.  Shaw, 
Sparta, Mich._________________________________  
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WANTED—EXPERIENCED MAN,  WHO  WILL  FUR- 

nish outfit, wants  p artn er  with  $500 o r $1,000 to 
engage in the m eat business.  Address No. 7 care Mich­
igan Tradesm an. 
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/COMPLETE  HISTORY  OF  THE  PATRONS  OF  IN- 
V_/  dustry,,from   the  inception  of  the  organization; 
only & few copies left;  sent postpaid  for  10  cents  per 
copy.  Address  The  Tradesm an Company, G’d Rapids  |
annoying  Pass  Book  System  and  adopting  in 
its place the Tradesm an C redit  Coupon.  Send  $1  for 
sample order, which will be sent  prepaid.  E. A. Stowe 
& Bro., Grand Rapids.

Be g in   t h e   n e w   y e a r   b y   d is c a r d in g   t h e

Lem on &  Rotors,

W H O L E S A L E

G R O C E R S .

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

L a u tz   Afros. 

Co.’s  Soaps,
N ia g a ra   S ta r c h ,

A m h o y   C h e e se

GKA.NU KA/V/JS.

BGG  CASBS  <fc  F IB B B R S.

Having taken the agency for Western and  Northern  Michigan  for the LIMA 
EGG  CASES  and  FILLERS,  we  are  prepared to offer same to the trade  in any 
quantity.
Lots of 100. 
„  
Less than 100.
No.  1—30-doz. Cases, complete.................................................  33  c. 
35c.
No.  1—Fillers,  per set..............................................................  9%c. 
10c!
Parties ordering Fillers have to  buy one Case with every 10  sets  of  Fillers  (no 
broken cases sold),making  10 sets with Case $1.25  (10 Fillers and  8 Dividing Boards 
constitute a standard set).  Strangers to  us  will  please  remit  money  with  their 
orders  or  give good  reference.
W.  T.  LAM0REAUX,  71  Canal St., Grand  Rapids, Mich.

EqtJal  to  GUstom

It means  that  extra  care is taken 
Made means a great deal. 
in the  cut;  that  great  pains  throughout  is  required  in  the 
stitching;  that  everygportion  oi  one  work  must receive the 
closest attention;  that  the  garment  when completed shall be 
perfect.

You do not often get these qualities  in  the  shirts you buy.
It is  just that fact  that  gives  us  (Michigan  Overall  Mfg. 

Go., Ionia, Mich.)  such a trade on our shirts.

We not only try to turn out a perfect shirt, but we DO.
Our  shirts  are  immense  in  size.  Large  enough  to  fit  a 

double-breasted man, and fit him easily, too.

Long, wide, ample, three big things in a shirt.
These  qualities,cwhen  combined  in  a  well-made,  neatly- 
fashioned  garment,  make  shirts  that  sell—sell  easily  and at 
good profits.

Our line of fancy chevoits and domets range from $4.50 to 
$7.50 per dozen.  The styles are exquisite, all the new patterns 
and pleasing combinations of handsome coloring.

We  should  like  to  have  you  ask  us  to  send  you, at our 
expense, samples  of  our line, that you can compare them with 
your present goods and see the difference in every way.

I want potatoes  in car lots,  and solicit 
correspondence  with  those having stock I 
in that quantity.

W. T. LAM0KEAUX,

71  CANAL  ST.

W ill  you?

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D r y   G o o d s•
A  D ep artm en tal  M ushroom .

The Washington correspondent  of  the 
Boston Transcript calls attention  to  the 
interesting manner in  which  the  Census 
Bureau  has  recently,  like a mushroom, 
sprung up suddenly from  apparent noth­
ingness into gigantic proportions.  The 
public,  perhaps, are  not generally aware 
that  when  Mr.  Porter  was  appointed 
superintendent, a few months ago, it was 
represented by a single individual, known 
in the Interior Department as  the  “cen­
sus clerk.”  Within a few  weeks  from 
now  it  will  have  2,000 employes  in  its 
offices here and 45,Oi 0 men  in  the  field, 
not  counting  the  thousands  of  special 
agents.  It will spend on paper and print­
ing,  §700,000,  and  for  other  expenses 
nearly §6,000,000 more—for it costs about 
ten cents a head,  for  every  man,  woman 
and child,  to take the census of a people. 
Finally, it will  publish  twenty-five  vol­
umes, and then, like a mushroom,  it will 
go  out  of  existence,  leaving not a trace 
behind,  save  one  solitary  census  clerk 
sitting  at  a  desk  in  the Department of 
the  Interior,  until  the  year  1900  shall 
arise  and  another  census  shall  be 
in 
order.  Then the mushroom will sprout 
again.

A B lack  B o o tb lack ’s  B lack  E ye.
As I was walking down Second avenue, 
the other day,  I saw two  bootblacks ply­
ing  their  blacking  business  at  a street 
corner.  One was a white bootblack and 
the  other  a  black  bootblack,  and  both 
had  got  black  boots as well as blacking 
and  blacking  brushes.  Well,  in the ab­
sence of  customers,  the  black  bootblack 
asked  the  white  bootblack to black  his 
(the  black  bootblack’s) black boots with 
blacking.  The  white  bootblack  con­
sented  to  black  the  black  boots of  the j 
black  bootblack  with  blacking.  But 
after  he  (the  white  bootblack)  had 
blacked one of his (the black bootblack’s) 
black  boots  with  blacking,  the  white 
bootblack refused to black his (the black  j 
bootblack’s) other black boot with black­
ing,  unless he (the black bootblack)  paid 
him  (the white bootblack)  as much as he 
(the  white  bootblack)  got  for  blacking 
other people’s  black boots.  Whereupon 
the  black  bootblack got still blacker  in 
the face and called the white bootblack a 
blackguard, at the same time booting the 
white  bootblack  with the black boot the 
white bootblack had already blacked with 
blacking. 
In  reply to  which,  the  white 
bootblack  proceeded  with  the  blacking 
brush  to  give  the  black  bootblack  a 
black eye.

T ragic  Scene  in  a   Shoe  S tore.

“A pair of  gaiters,  James,”  said  Mr. 
Golding, affably.
The  young  man  hauled  a  half-dozen 
boxes off  the  shelf  and  knelt in  venera­
tion at the feet of  his patron.
“Fine weather  we’re  having, James,” 
the  customer  observed,  with  no  less 
cheerfulness.
“Yes,  sir,”  said  the  shoe  man,  in a 
tremulous  but  delighted  tone. 
“I—I 
trust that Miss Golding is well.”

“Yes,  sir.”
“I—1 have been thinking of  calling on 
Miss Golding,”  the young man  hazarded, 
timidly.
“Take  those  gaiters  away and  bring 
me some heavy  boots with pointed toes!” 
the old man said, explosively.
And  the  young  man,  with  a  crushed 
and  despairing  look on his face, silently 
supplied the  order  and  then  went  into 
the back office to weep.

Some one has  said:  “An  appointment 
is a debt.”  If one makes an engagement, 
he  owes  something  and  cannot  be free 
until it has been discharged.  No  honest j 
man will fail to fill an appointment with­
out a good reason.

Cannot  some  one  produce  a  better 
wagon  wheel  than  at  present  exists ? 
While  American  wheels  are the best in 
the  world,  American  roads  are  in  the 
same or a greater  proportion  the  worst, 
and  there is needed a wheel  which  will 
have a strong  yet elastic tire,  something 
that is more  enduring  than  the  rubber 
tire,  which is in  use to some  extent,  but 
not with every degree of satisfaction. 

Fall River is the largest  cotton  manu­
facturing  center  in  the  United  States. 
The  local  census  for  1890  shows  that 
there  are forty corporations  with  sixty- 
five mills, and an incorporated  capital of 
$20,650,000.  The number  of  spindles is 
2,128,228;  looms, 49,586;  number  of  em­
ployes, 21,750;  weekly pay roll,  $145,405; 
weekly  production,  221,000  pieces,  or 
597,850,000  yards  of  cloth  per  annum. 
The consumption of  cotton per annum is 
244,850 bales.  The  mills  employ a total 
of 47,435 horse-power.  This is furnished 
in part  by twelve  water  wheels  and  in 
part by 108 steam engines,  the latter con­
suming 174,750 tons of coal annually.

A   WNIJWGS

AN 

TENTS.

Flags, Horse and  W agon’ Covers.  Seat  Shades,  Large 
Umbrellas,  Oiled  Clothing,  Wide  Cotton  Ducks,  etc. 
CHAS.  A.  CO YE,  11  Pearl  Street.

Send  fo r  Illustrated  Catalogue.

Telephone  106.

Voigt, HemoMeiier & Go.
Dry Goods

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

Manufacturers of

Shirts,  Pants,  Overalls,  Etc.

Complete Spring  Stock  now ready for 
inspection.  Chicago and  Detroit  prices 
guaranteed.

48, 50 and 52 Ottawa St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

-  MICH.

:  Note  quotations
:  of  TRADESMAN
COUPONS  in  the

Are  Yoil 
Using ;  Grocery Price  Cur-

Coupons ?  :  i rent-

and 

Send  in  sample 
order, 
put 
your  business  on 
a  CASH  BASIS.

If  Not. 
YoU  Are 
Losing 
Money !

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapida.

Cook  & BergthDld,
SHOW  BASES.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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

1

106 Kent St.,  -  Grand Rapids, Mich.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

P ric e s   C u rren t.

TJNBI.BACHED  COTTONS.

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Atlantic  A

Clifton CCC...........  634
Conqueror XX........4 \
Dwight Star............  734
Exeter A.................  634
Full Yard Wide......634
Great Falls E ......... 7
Honest Width.........  614
Hartford A..............  534
King, E F ................634
“  E X ................  634
“  EC, 32 in ......  554
Lawrence L L..........534
New  Market B........  5
Noibe H..................   53»
Newton.................. 6
Our Level  Best...... 634
Riverside XX..........  4314
Sea Island R...........  634
Sharon B  ...............  634
Top of the  Heap__ 734
Wllliamsville.......... 7
Comet,  40 in ...........834
Carlisle  “ 
...........  734
New Market L,401n. 734
BLEACHED  COTTONS.
Glen Mills.............   7
Gold Medal.............  734
Green  Ticket..........834
Great Falls..............  634
Hope........................734
Just  Out........434® 5
King Phillip...........  734
OP.....  734
Lonsdale Cambric.. 1034
Lonsdale...........  ® 834
Middlesex........   @ 5
No Name................   734
Oak View..............  6
Our Own................   534
Pride of the West 
. 12
Rosalind.................734
Sunlight  ................  434
Vinyard..................  834
834

H.............   6?i
“ 
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P.............   6
D............. 6%
“ 
“  LL.............   52£
Atlanta A. A...........  614
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Amory....................  714
Beaver Dam  A A ...  534!Integrity XX...........5
Berwick  L..............  634
Blackstone O, 32__ 4%
Black  Rock  ...........  7
Boot,  FF...............   614
2X.................6
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0 ...............   534
“  Al,...................734
“ PL, 40 inch...  834
Continental, C........  734
D,  40-in  834
E, 42-inlO
W, 45-inll
H, 48-inl2
Chapman................4
CohassetA..............  734
Cornet.....................7
Amsburg
Blackstone A A......  8
Beats All................   434
Cleveland.............  7
Cabot......................734
Cabot,  X.................  634
Dwight Anchor......  9
shorts.  834
Edwards................. 6
Empire...................   7
Farwell.................. 734
Fruit of the  Loom..  834
Fitch ville  .............734
First Prize.... .........634
Fruit of the Loom %.  8
Fairmount..............  434
Full Value..............634
Geo.  Washington...  834
Cabot.......................  734|Dwight Anchor
FarweU.................. 7341
UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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.  534 Middlesex No.  1.. -.10
“  2.. ..11
.  634
.  7
“  3.. ..12
.  8
“  7.. ..18
.  9 
“  8.. ..19
.  9

L.
X......
No. 25
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

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Hamilton N............  734
Middlesex P T........  8
9
9
.1034

A T. 
X A. 
X F.

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...... 9
G G  Cashmere........21
Nameless............... 16
.................18

“ 

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Middlesex A A........11
2 ..............12
A O ........1334
4........ 1734
5........16
Nameless...............20
.................25
.................2734
.................30
.................3234
.................35

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1034

 

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PRINTS.

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Biddeford...............  6  INaumkeagsatteen..  734
Brunswick..............  634! Rock port.................634
Allen, staple...........  534
Merrim’ck shirtings.  43£ 
fancy...........  534
Repp furn .  834
robes...........  5
Pacific  fancy..........6
American  fancy__  6
robes..............634
American Indigo__534
Portsmouth robes...  6 
American shirtings.  434
Simpson mourning..  634
Arnold 
634
greys........634
long cloth B. 1034 
“ 
solid black.  634 
“ 
“  C.  834
Washington indigo.  6 
“ 
century cloth  7
“  Turkey robes..  734
“  gold seal......1034
“  India robes__ 734
“  Turkey red.. 1034
“  plain T’ky X 34  834 
Berlin solids...........  534
“ 
“  X...10
“  oil blue.......   634
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red................ 6
“ 
“  green ....  634
Cocheco fancy........  6
Martha Washington
“  madders...  6 
Turkey red 3£........734
Eddystone fancy...  6 
Martha Washington
Hamilton fancy.  ...  634 
Turkey red...........934
staple ...  534 
Riverpomt robes....  5
Manchester  fancy.  6 
Windsor fancy........  634
new era.  634 
gold  ticket 
Merrimack D fancy.  634
Indigo blue......... 1034
Amoskeag A C A__1234
AC  A.....................1234
Hamilton N  ...........  734
Pemberton AAA__17
York.......................1034
D............ 834
Awning. .11
Swift  River......... 
654
Farmer....................8
Pearl  River............12
First Prize..............1134 Warren...
...14
Atlanta,  D..............  0341Stark.........................734
Boot........................63£ 
“ 
Clifton, K...............   6 s  I  “ 

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COTTON  DRILL.

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Amoskeag..............1234
9oz......1434
brown .13
Andover.................1134
Everett, blue.........12
brown......12
Simpson.................. 20
.................18
................. 16

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SATINES.

Jaffrey...................1134
Lancaster  ..............1234
Lawrence, 9 oz........1334
No. 220....13
No. 250....1134
No. 280.... 1034
Imperial..................IO34
Black................ 9® 934
1034

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fancies 

Coechco.................. IO34
Glenarven................ 634
Lancashire.............   634
Normandie.............  8
Renfrew Dress..........8
Toil du Nord__10® 1034
Amoskeag................ 634
AFC........1034
Persian...................   834
Bates.........................634
Warwick...............   834
Peerless, white........18  ¡Peerless  col

GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  634 
“ 
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“  Normandie. 834
Westbrook.............. 8
........................10
York..........................634
Hampton...................634
Windermeer............5
Cumberland........... 5
Essex...................... 434

CARPET  WARP.

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GRAIN  BAGS.

No.

THREADS.

BED  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

KNITTING  COTTON.

6  ..
..33
8... ....34
10... ....a'-.
12...
.36

Valley City............. 16
Georgia.................. 16
Pacific.....................14
Bnrlap....................1134

Amoskeag.............. 1634
Harmony................1634
Stark......................  1934
American...............1634
Clark’s Mile End....45  IBarbour’s................88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s ................88
Holyoke..................22341
White.  Colored.
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
42
39
“  16...
...38
43
40
“  18... ...39
44
41
“  20... ...40
45
CAMBRICS.Washington............  434
Slater......................  434
White Star........  ..  434
Red Cross..................434
Kid Glove.  ..............434
Lockwood.................434
Wood’s..................   434
Newmarket............   434
Edwards.................  434
Brunswick.............434
Fireman.................3234
T W ........................2234
Creedmore............. 2734
F T ..........................3234
Talbot XXX...........30
J R F , XXX............35
Nameless..............2734.
Buckeye.................3234
Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Grey SR W.............1734
Union R.................2234
Western W  .............1834
Windsor.................1834
D R P ...................... 1834
6 oz Western..........21
Flushing XXX........ 2334
Union  B................2234
Manitoba................ 2334
Nameless...... 8  ® 934| 
9  @1034 
.......  834@10  I 
“ 
1234
Brown. Black. Slate. Brown, Black
Slate.
13
934 
15
1034 
1134 
17
20
1234
Severen, 8 oz..........   9341Greenwood, 8 oz__II54
Mayland,8 oz.........1034 West  Point,8 oz  ...  934
Greenwood, 734 oz..  934j 
10oz  H 34
White, doz............ 18  I Per bale, 40 doz___ 15 00
Colored,  doz...........14 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
“  Red Cross....  9
“  Best  ............. 1034
“  Best  AA....... 1234

Pawtucket...............1034
Dundie....................  9
Bedford...................1014
Valley  City.............I034
Coraline................19 501Wonderful...........14 75
Schilling’s ............  9 00| Brighton................4  75
Corticelli, doz......... 85  (Cortieell!  knitting,

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
13
934
15
1034
17
1134
20
1234

934 13
1034 15
1134 17
1234 20
DUCKS.

“ 
WADDINGS.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

SEWING  BILK.

SILESIAS.

CORSETS.

“
“

|

“ 
“ 

“
PINS.

..12 
8 
..12  I  “  10 

twist, doz. .4234  per 34oz  ball....... 30
50 yd, doz. .42341
HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS.
“ 
“ 

No  1 Bl’k & White..l0  [No  4 Bl’k & Whlte..l5 
“  2 
..20
“  3 
..25
No 2—20, M C......... 50  INo 4—15, F  334  ....  40
‘  3—18, S C .......... 45  I
COTTON  TAPE.
|No  8 White & Bl’k. 20 
No  2 White & Bl’k..l2 
“ 10 
“  4 
.15 
23
“  6 
..18  I  “  12 
..26
SAFETY  PINS.
No2........................28  |No3..  .....................36

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James................ 1  50jSteamboat................   40
Crowely’s...............1 35 Gold Eyed.................1  SO
Marshall's..............1 Oo|
5—4. ...2 25  6—4.. .3 2515-4.... 1  95  6 -4 .-2  95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

“ ....2 10 

...3 10

F

 

STBKBTBB &  SONS,

JOBBERS  OF

Dry  Goods  and  Notions,

Overalls,  Pants, Jackets, Jumpers, Waists,  Flannel  Shirts,  Domet 
Shirts, Cotton and Calico Shirts in all  qualities. 
Embroideries,  Lace 
Caps,  Ruchings,  Linen  Collars  and  Cuffs, Aprons,  Lace Collars, Bibs, 
and a Complete Line of Ladies’  Windsor Ties.

Selling  Agents  for  Valley  City,  Georgia  and  Atlanta  Bags. 
Correspondence Solicited.

Twines, Batts, Peerless Warp,  Waddings. 

83  JRnm  aid  10,12,14,16  *  18  Fountain  81«„  6R JP  RÄPID8

T H E   M IC E T T O  A  ~NT  T R A I I E S M 'A l S r .

7

- H A R D W A R E .

P r ic e s   C u rren t.

A Question o f Style and  Manly Beauty. 
From  the Cincinnati Times-Star.
How  is  it  that  the  gay  and  festive 
drummer  can  always  tell a man  of  his 
profession or calling  at sight ?  It is cer­
tainly a fact  that  he can do so.  A good 
illustration of  this  was observed on Sat­
urday evening.  Drummer  No.  1 entered 
a beer  garden  and  sat  at  one  of  the 
tables.  He  had  not  been  there  long 
when No. 2 came in.  After sizing up the 
crowd, he  walked  over  to  where  No.  1 
was  sitting  and  almost immediately en­
quired :  “What line are  you in ?”  They 
engaged in conversation  and  soon No.  3 
came  in  and  took a seat  at  their table, 
saying,  “Excuse  me,  gents,  but  I take 
you  to  be  traveling men. 
I’m  with So- 
and-So.”  But one seat remained  at  the 
table,  and  this  was  soon  taken  up  by 
No. 4, who had observed  them  exchang­
ing  cards.  The  quartette  soon  became 
as firm friends as  though  they had  been 
acquainted  for  years,  and  the  last  ob­
served of  them  they were  going  out  to 
“see the town” together.

The H ardware  Market.

The strain  is off  on all  kinds of  hard­
ware and  prices are  relaxing.  The lead 
market  is  firm,  and  pig,  bar  and  pipe 
lead are  stiffening up.

The  champion  meanest  man  and  the 
most  heartless  justice  live  in  Sturgis, 
S.  D.  The meanest  man lost his pocket- 
book,  containing  $250;  and  when  the 
finder  returned it to him,  after a month 
spent  in  discovering  the  owner,  he de­
manded that the  finder  pay him interest 
for the use of  the money.  Naturally the 
finder refused this unreasonable demand, 
whereupon  the  meanest  man  brought 
suit for the interest,  and the most  heart­
less  justice gave the  meanest  man judg­
ment for $1.45  and costs.

Some  one  has  said  that  boasting  of 
what  you will do  is  as  unwise as to ad­
vertise  your  prosperity. 
If  your  plans 
are good ones, some one  else  will  catch 
them  up  and  be  in  the  field in time to 
divide the advantage  with  you. 
If  they 
are not good, you  may be certain  no one 
will point  out the errors in them,  so that 
yon cannot  possibly gain  aught by  your 
communicativeness.  The  men  who  lis­
ten  well, and  are not in haste  to impart 
their  own  secrets,  are the ones who gen­
erally get along in the world.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.

AUOUB8 AND BITS. 

dls.

60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ................................... 
40
25
J  ennings’, genuine....................................... 
Jennings’,  imitation....................................50.410

 

 

AXES.

First Quality, S. B. Bronze..........................1750
D.  B. Bronze............................  12 00
S.B.S. Steel................................   8 50
D. B. Steel....................................  13 50

,r 
“ 
“ 

babbows. 

dis.

Railroad......................................................8 14 00
Garden.................................................   net  30 00
dis.
Stove............................................................ 50*10
70
Carriage new list.......................................... 
Plow............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70

bolts. 

BUCKETS.

Well, plain...................................................$ 3 50
Well, swivel..................................................  4 00

BUTTS, CAST. 

dis.
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

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CBOW BABS.

CAPS.

Grain.....................................................dls. 50*02

Cast Steel............................................per 1b 

Ely’s 1-10............................................per m 
Hick’s C .F .......................................... 
“ 
G. D ..................................................... 
“ 
Musket...............................................   “ 

Rim  Fire......................................................  
Central  Fire...........................................dis. 

CABTBIDOES.

chisels. 

5

65
60
35
60

50
25

dls.

dis.

Socket Firm er..............................................70*10
Socket Framing............................................70*10
Socket Comer............................................... 70*10
Socket Slicks............................................... 70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

Curry,  Lawrence’s ....................................... 
Hotchkiss..................................................... 

40
25

combs. 

CHALK.

“ 

COPPER.

White Crayons, per gross..............12@12*4 dis. 10
28
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
14x52,14x56,14x60 ....................... 
26
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
26
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................  
26
Bottoms.................................. 
27
DRILLS. 
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks....................................... 
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
Morse's Taper Shank.................................... 

50
50
50

diS.

 

DRIPPING PANS.

Small sizes, ser pound......   .......................  
Large sizes, per pound................................  

07
6*4

ELBOWS.

wire goods. 

dls.

 

 

 

 

 

dls.

dls.

dis.

NAILS

LOCKS—DOOR. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

knobs—New List. 

Advance over base: 

“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables 
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Cl>  k’s ................. 
“  Enterprise 

Bright...................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes..............................70*10*10
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 
55
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings 
........... 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings....................... 
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.............. 
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list 
55
Mallory, Wheeler *  Co.’s ............  
55
 
56
Branford’s ................................................... 
Norwalk’s ....................................  
55
MATTOCKS.
Adze Eye  ............................... 
.  *16 «0, dis. 60
Hunt Eye  .................................. 
115.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s  .....................................818.50, dls. 20*10.
dlS.
Sperry * Co.’s, Post,  handled...............  
50
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ......................... 
... 40
40
40
25
.................... 
MOLASSES GATES. 
Stebbin’s Pattern........................  
  60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine.........................................60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring......................... 
25
Steel nails, base................................................... 2 30
 
Wire nails, base...................................... 
Steel.  Wire.
Base
60......................................................Base 
10
50......................................................Base 
40 ....................................................   05 
20
20
10 
30.....................................................  
30
20..........  ........................................ 
15 
16..................................................... 
35
15 
35
12.....................................................   15 
10 ....................................................   20 
40
50
8........................................................   25 
65
7 *  6 .................................................   40 
4 .......................................................   60 
90
1  50
3....................................................... 1  GO 
2  00
2........................................................1  50 
2  00
Fine 3...............................................1 50 
90
Case  10 .............................................  60 
1  00
8.............................................  75 
1  25
6.............................................  90 
Finish 10..........................................   85 
1  00
1  25
8........................................... 1  00 
1  50
6  ..........................................1 15 
75
Clinch  10..........................................  85 
90
8..........................................1  00 
6......................................... 1 15 
1  00
2  50
Barrell %......................................... 1 75 
diS.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   @3c
Sciota  Bench................................................  @50
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  @30
Bench, first quality......................................   @50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood...........  *10
Fry,  Acme..................................  
dis. 60
70
Common,  polished................................. dis. 
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................  
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 
9 20

PATENT PLANISHED  IRON.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

PLANES. 

rivets. 

PANS.

Broken packs *4c per pound extra.

dls.

 

ROPES.

 

 

s q u a r e s. 

13
16
d ls.

Sisal, *4 inch and larger............................ 
Manilla  ...................................................... 
Steel and Iron............... 
Try and Bevels...........................................  
M itre............................................................ 

76
60
20
SHEET IRON.Com.  Smooth.  Com.
13 10
3 20
3 20
3 30
340
3 fO
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to 14.......................................84  20 
Nos. 15 to 17 .....................................  4 20 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ...................................   4 20 
Nos. 25 to 26 ...................................  4 40 
No. 27 ...............................................   4  60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra

SAND  PAPER.

SASH  CORD.

List acct. 19, ’86...................................... dls. 40*10
Silver Lake, White A............................. list 
50
Drab A..................................“  
“ 
55
“  White  B.............................  “ 
50
“ 
Drab B...................................  “ 
55
“  White C.................................   “ 
35

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dis.

saws. 

wire. 

traps. 

Hand............... .............  

dis.
“ 
. 
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  root...........................................  

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 825
25025*5
70
50
30 
28
Steel, Game.................................................   60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s  ............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion............................... 81.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright Market..............................................   55
Annealed Market......................................  .  70
Coppered Market.......................................... "  60
Tinned Market...........................................  
62*4
Coppered  Spring  Steel............................... 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..........................  4 00
..........................   3 40
2 80
Au Sable...............................dls. 25*in@25*10&06
dis. 05
Putnam......................................  .. 
Northwestern  .............................  
dls. 10*10
dls.
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  __ 
66

painted 
.  HORSE NAILS.

MISCELLANEOUS. 

wrenches. 

d is.

“ 

 

 

M  TAL8.
PIG TIN.

 

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

the many other 

The  prices  of 

Pig  Large............................................  
Pig Bars....................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2*4c per pound.
6*4
680 pound  casks........................................... 
Per pound.................................................... 
7
*4® *4..........................................................  
16
Extra W iping.......................  .................  mu
qualities  of
solder in the market Indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson.....................................  per  pound  16
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN— MELTN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal......................................   8 6 60
14x20 IC, 
6 60
“ 
8 35
“ 
10x14 IX, 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
 
TIN— ALLA WAV  GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

Each additional  X on this grade, 81.75.
............................... 

10x14IC, Charcoal 
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

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

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

8600
6 00
7 50
 

Each additional  X on this grade 81.50.

“ 

 

 

ROOFING  PLATES

“ 
“ 
“ 
. “ 
“ 

“ Worcester 
14x20 IC, 
..........................  
6 00
...................... 
“ 
7  50
14x20 IX, 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
12 50
.....................  
“ Allaway  Grade  ...................   5 25
14x20 IC, 
“ 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
............  
6 75
..............  11  00
“ 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
“ 
“ 
20x28 IX, 
...............   14 00
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28  IX.....................................................  
813
14x31  IX......................................................... 14  50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers. 1 
Ql.
14x60 IX,  “ 
9*4

. 
} per pound 

“ 9 

“ 

8 35

7 50

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

The furniture factories here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls
out:
Ash, Black,  log-run.................................14 00@16 00
Ash, White  log-run.................................14 00@16 00
Basswood, log-run.................................. 13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run.......................................... 15 00@18 00
Bireh, Nos. 1 and 2.................................. 22 00@24 GO
Cherry, log-run........................................ 30 00@40 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2...............................60 00@65 00
Cherry, Cull........................................   @12 00
Elm, Grey, log-run.................................. 12 60@13 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@30 00
Rea Oak, log-run................................ 20 00@22 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2.........................26 00@28 00
Red Oak, 14 sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, V sawed, regular.................30 00(332 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.................  @25 00
Walnut, log run..................................  @55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2..........................   @75 00
Walnuts, c u ll.......................... 
@25 00
Whitewood. log-run.................................20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run.................................. 17 00318 00
White Oak, % sawed. Nos. 1 and 2— 42 00@43 00
Embossed  Cards,

 

Pictifre Advertising Cards, 

Advertising  Folders.

Having  a  lot  of  the  above goods, 
consisting  of  several  thousand  of 
different  designs, we offer the  cards 
much less than our.usual prices.

The  Tradesman  Company,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Com. 4 piece, 6 in........................... doz. net 
75
Corrugated..................................... dls. 20*10*10
Adjustable........................................................dls. 40*10
dis.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 118; large, 826.......................  
Ives’, 1, 818;  2, 824; 3, $30............................ 

30
25

files—New List. 

dis.

Dlsston’s .......................................................60*10
New  American............................................. 60*10
Nicholson’s .................................................. 60*10
Heller’s.........................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps.................................... 
50

GALVANIZED IRON

12 

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
LiBt 
15 
dlS.

13 
GAUGES. 

Discount, 50*10

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

14 

28
18

50

Maydole  *  Co.’s...............................................dls. 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

HAMMERS.

HINGES.

Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 ...............................dls.60*10
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 4*4  14  and
longer........................................................  3*4
Screw Hook and  Eye, *4........................net 
10
“ 
“  %........................ net 
8*4
.........................net  7*4
“ 
“ 
“  %.........................net  7*4
“ 
70

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

“ 
“ 
“ 

\

HANGERS. 

dis.

Bara Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anti-friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40

HOLLOW  WARE

Pots............................................................... 
Kettles........................................................... 
Spiders......................................................... 
Gray enameled................................. 
HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

The rope market is high  and  advancing, atd the 

price at present is as follows:
- 

- 

SISAL 
MANILLA 
stock what is called

- 

13c  pound.
16c  pound.

- 

If  you  cannot  stand  these  prices,  we  have  in 

N e w  P rocess Rope

Which we guarantee is equal to Sisal.  We  have  the 
following sizes and  quote:

1-4, 5-16, 3-8 
7-16  and 5-8 

WILL  YOU  TRY  IT?

9 l-2c pound.
9c 
pound.

..  40*10 F o ster,  S te v e n s   &  Co.,

60
60
60

Stamped  Tin Ware.........................new list 70*10 ,
,
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25 
Granite Iron W are......................new list 33*4*10  1 0   « J in   1 9   M o n rO G   S t .,
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s......  ..........41V  

_  _ _   _ _  

W h o l e s a l e   H a r d w a r e ,

33, 35, 37, 39 and 41£Louis St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

8
The Michigan Tradesman

Offici&l Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association. 

A.  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the  Wolilerine State.
The  Tradesman  Company,  Proprietor.

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

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

Enteral  at  the  Grand.  Rapid*  Poet  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2,  1890.

HARD  ON  THE  PEDDLER.

The Michigan  Supreme Court has long 
been on record as  declaring  the  peddler 
to be a nuisance and  has  invariably  sus­
tained local  laws  compelling him to pay 
a license  fee  for  the  privilege  of  pur­
suing  his  nefarious  calling.  The  Su­
preme  Court of  Pennsylvania  has  gone 
one step further than  the  Wolverine tri­
bunal  by declaring that  laws  which pro­
hibit peddling altogether are clearly con­
stitutional.

The circumstances  which  resulted  in 
so  sweeping  a  decision  were  brought 
about  by  the  peddling  of  “Soapine” 
from door to door at Mahoney City.  The 
peddling  was  conducted  by  paid agents 
of  the  manufacturers of  “Soapine,”  but 
a  county  court  convicted  them  on  a 
charge of  violating  the  local statutes of 
Schuylkill  county,  which  prohibit  ped­
dling.  The Soapine company carried the 
case  to  the  Supreme  Court,  taking  the 
ground  that  the  suppression  of  Rhode 
Island products in Pennsylvania was con­
trary  to 
inter-state  commerce.  Judge 
Williams,  who wrote  the opinion,  which 
was  concurred  in  by  the  Court,  denied 
the  claims  of  the  defendants, 
laying 
down the  law relating to the peddlers in 
the following terse  manner :
The  peddler  is  a  transient  with  no 
fixed place of  business,  who  seeks  cus­
tomers  by  invading  their  homes  and 
makes sales by persuading  people to buy 
what they do not need,  and  who,  by the 
time  he  is  wanted  to  answer  for  his 
representations  and  engagements,  is out 
of sight. 
It  is this matter  of  tracking a 
laboring man  or  woman into  the  house 
and laying siege to him or  her by an  un­
scrupulous  and  self-possessed  stranger 
who is after  money and has  no  delicate 
scruples about the  manner  in  which he 
gets it,  that has made the peddler a dread 
in the country and in the villages.
I do not regard the sale  of  the natural 
products  of  the  soil  by  the  farmer  or 
gardener by  whom  they are  raised as af­
fected  by the  law  relating  to  peddlers. 
Farmers  are  not  within 
the  mischief 
which these laws are intended to remedy, 
except as they are  victims  of  that  mis­
chief.  The  carriage  of 
the  surplus 
products of  the farm or garden to a mar­
ket  town or from  house  to  house is not 
peddling,  but is incidental to their  busi­
ness as farmers.  Peddlers are forbidden 
to sell  "goods,  wares and merchandise.” 
These  words  were never  intended to in­
clude farm products in the hands  of  the 
farmer,  nor is the transportation of  such 
products to a market,  for  sale, or to reg­
ular customers  who  are  supplied  by the 
grower,  the sort of business at which the 
laws relating to peddling are directed.
It is broadly asserted  that  our laws on 
peddling are an invasion of the exclusive 
right of  Congress  to  regulate  interstate 
commerce.  We  have  understood  inter­
state commerce to refer to the free  inter­
change of  commodities  between  citizens 
of  the different states  without  regard to 
state lines;  our laws  relating to peddling 
erect no barrier at the state line,  provide 
for  no  inspection or stoppage, and  levy 
no tax  on  the introduction  into or trans­
portation  through  the  State of  any sort 
of  property  whatever.  The  citizen  of 
another  state  may  come  into  Pennsyl­
vania  when  he  will  and where be will,

stay as long as he  chooses, open as many 
places  for  the  sale  of  his  goods  as he 
may see fit and enjoy the  same  measures 
of  freedom  in  regard  to the  conduct of 
his  business  as  a  native  citizen.  But 
when he comes within  the  State  perma- 
| nently or  temporarily,  he  is  under  the 
| protection of its laws and the correlative 
duty  of  obedience  rests  on  him.  His 
rights are equal to  but  not  above  those 
of  the citizen.
It is true,  as is now  asserted,  that  the 
itinerant stranger who treads the country 
I roads  carrying a pack or box  filled  with 
sham  jewelry and  worthless  watches to 
sell to those  who  are  credulous  enough 
to  believe  his  representation,  for many 
times  their real  value,  and who, as soon 
as  he  has  “gone  through”  a  neighbor­
hood,  moves  quickly out of  reach—if  it 
is  true  that  such  a person  is a ward of 
the Federal  Constitution,  engaged  in in­
terstate commerce,  with the power of the 
Government of  the United  States  inter- 
I posed between him  and  the police power 
| of  the State,  it must be admitted that we 
I have  stumbled  on  a  startling  and  un­
looked-for  result  of  the  investment  of 
I the general Government  with the  power 
to regulate  commerce.

OUTLOOK  FOR  THE  PEACH  CROP.
Reports from the principal  peach rais 
ing sections of  the  State  are  somewhat 
conflicting,  as is usual  at this  season  of 
the  year. 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n ’ s   corre­
spondent  at  South  Haven  asserts  that 
the crop in that  vicinity will be fully up 
to the  average,  but  the  indications  are 
that the  Saugatuck  region  will not have 
over  half  a  crop.  Further  away  from 
the Lake—all  through  the  central  por- 
I  tions of  Allegan  county—the  crop  will 
j be  nearly a  total  failure. 
In  the  fruit 
section  in Northern Ottawa county about 
00 per  cent,  of  the  buds  show  life  on 
being  blossomed  artificially  and  all 
i through  Northern  Muskegon and  Oceana 
counties  the  indications  are that a crop 
| of  unusual  proportions  will  be  taken 
from the trees.

NOT  TOO  HONEST.

The Grand Rapids Workman, the organ 
I of  the  trades unions  of  the city,  in  the 
course of  an editorial on the labor situa­
tion,  remarks:

It wont do to be too honest in  handling 
this labor question.
I  The  Workman  is right.  It doesn’t pay 
1 to be too honest  in  advocating the rights 
of labor—only just honest enough!

W hich  Is  in  the  R ight ?

A  business  house of  this  city recently 
I sent a couple of  sight  drafts to Elliott & 
Sou,  the  Middiebury,  Ind.,  bankers,  for 
collection. 
In  due  time  a  remittance 
I somewhat in excess of  the amount of  the 
I drafts  was  received,  hut  no  statement 
j accompanied the remittance to show who 
bad  paid  or  how  much  had been  paid.
I Elliot & Son were notified of  the  receipt 
1 of  the draft  and  asked  to  report on the 
collections.  This  enquiry  evoking  no 
| reply,  another  request of  the  same  na- 
i ture was promptly forwarded,  which met 
! the  same  fate  as  its  predecessor.  Not 
j being  able  to secure  any  information at 
| the  hands  of  the  bank,  the  business 
i house did  just  what any other establish- 
i  ment  would have done under the eircum-
stances—credited  the  accounts  with the 
amounts  of 
remitted 
Elliott & Son the  balance. 
In the mean­
time, the bankers discovered  that the  re- ! 
mittauce made the  Grand  Rapids  house 
was a clerical  error  and  demanded  the 
immediate  return  of  the  amount.  The 
house  here  replied  that  a-  number  of 
sight drafts had been  sent  to  the  bank 
three months  previously and that,  in the

the  drafts  and 

T E T E   M T CTTTGLAJN  T R A D E S M  A  1ST.

absence  of  any  report  on  the  drafts 
within  the  proper  time, the  remittance 
had been used as  above  described.  The 
return mail  brought the original drafts— 
unhonored  and  probably  unpreseuted. 
These the business  house  declined to re­
ceive,  holding  that  a  bank  which  held 
sight drafts three  months, before report­
ing  on  same, should  be  responsible for 
their  payment.  Elliott & Son decline to 
recognize this claim,  and assert that they 
will  proceed  to enforce payment by legal 
process.

What The Tradesman  would  like  to 
know is,  which is in the right—the  hank 
or the business house?

Greetings  from  XXXX.

Chicago,  March 25,  1890. 

Editor  Michigan  Tradesman:
We had intended to extend our congratulation 
some time ago on the new “spring dress” of T h e  
It is both handsome and handy, as 
T r a d e s m a n . 
well as up to  its  high  grade  as  an  interesting, 
newsy trade journal.
Long may she live to bring  joy  to  your enter 
prising Michigan grocers.

Truly yours,

W. F. M cL a u g h l in  & Co.

Lucky  Man.

“Good !”  exclaimed  the  retail grocer. 
“I made  10  cents on  a  barrel  of  sugar 
this morning.”

“ How ?”  demanded 

the  wholesale 

“I sold the empty  barrel for 10 cents.”
The  wholesale  grocer  turned  green

grocer.

with envy.

The origin of  the silk  manufacture, is 
without doubt, to be found in China,  and 
the classical scholar  will  readily remem­
ber  allusions  to  it  by ancient  writers. 
For ages it would seem  that  the  nature 
and source of silk were utterly  unknown 
to the  western  nations;  indeed,  it  was 
not  until  about  the  sixth  century that 
Europe possessed the  worm  which spins 
the fiber of silk.

Robert Rouse,  who recently engaged  in 
the  grocery  business  at  Pearle,  was  in 
town last Friday.

B . J.  1Mason  & Co.,
Old Homestead Factory
Preserves, Evaporated Apples 

MANUFACTURERS  OF

GRANT,  MICH. 

Proprietors of

Jellies  anil  Apple  Better

Our  goods  are  guaranteed  to  be  made 

from wholesome  fruit  and  are  free 

from any adulteration or  sophis­

tication. 

See quotations in 

grocery  price current.

The Grand  Rapids  trade  can  he  sup­
plied  by  GOSS  &  DORAN.  138  South 
Division street.  Telephone,  1150.

Having stood the test of time and the  battle  of  competition  and 
come  off  victorious,  we  have  no hesitation  in  recommending  to  the 
trade our line of

I Our Leader  Cigars,

Olir  Leader  Smoking,

Olir  Leader  Fine  Gilt,

Olir  Leader  Baking 
Olir  Leader 
Olir

Powder,
Saleratiis,
Leader  Brooms.

WHICH  ARE  NOW

L E A D E R S  

IN  FA C T

In hundreds of stores throughout the State. 

If  you  are not handling these goods, 

send  in  sample  order  for  the  full  line and see how your 

trade in these goods will increase.

I.  M. 

CL,A.RK&

V O   DEALER  EVER  LOST  A   CUSTOMER  BY   SELLING  HIM

THE  FRAZER

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A LW A Y S   U N IF O R M , 

O F T E N  

IM IT A T E D . 

N E V E R   EQ U A LLED . 

K N O W N   E V E R Y W H E R E . 

N O   TALK  R E Q U IR ED   T O   SELL  IT .

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Let Petroleum and Imitation G reasesFQ B "WPQ Every Package Bears our  Trade  Mark. 
Alone,  and  Buy 
the  Genuine!  I lM f c h llP u t  up in Boxes,Cans,Pails, Kegs&Bbls*

Cheap Crease Kills Trade.

T E T E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .
W.  A.  Feazell, 

9

We are now ready to make contracts for the season of 1890.

81  SOUTH DIVISION  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Correspondence solicited. 

O u r “B ija h .”

THE  KING  OF  PLOW  SHOES!

Made from fine Kip.
Full double sole,  Standard Screw. 
Solid,  durable,  tits perfectly. 
Bellows tongue to exclude  dirt. 
Kept in stock constantly on  F last.
The Name BIJAH  Is Registered,

No.  10,848.

PINGREE it SMITH, Detroit.

Manufacturers of Reliable Foot-Wear.
SEN£ v 5 ffi  c a s e ,  P rice, $1 6 0

D E T R O IT  SOAP CO’S

Q ueen  A n n e   Soap

FAMOUS

GRAND  RAPIDS

Salesman for Western Michigan,

WHOLESALE  MANUFACTURERS  OF

The Best Known, Most Popular and Fastest  Selling  Laundry and General Family 
Soap in the Market.  No  Grocery  Stock  Complete  Without  This Brand.  Handsome 
Oleograph, Size 15x20 inches,given for  25  Gl'EEN  ANNE  SOAP  WRAPPERS.  Our 
Laundry and Toilet Soaps are sold by all Wholesale  Grocers.
XV.  a.  HA.XX1CINS,  ROCK  BoT"7°3r.
A.  E  B R O O K S   &  CO.,
Pure  Candies.
The  Only Hoilse in the  State  which  Pilts Goods  Up  NEf  WEIGHT.
NO  CHARGE  FOR  PACKAGES.
THE  WAL8H -D E  S00  MILLING  GO.,

CODY  BLOCK,  158  EAST  FULTON  ST„ 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

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HOLLAND,  MICH.

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CORRESPONDENCE 

SOLICITED.

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□ Dally  Capacity.
,___400  Bbls.
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BRANDS:
SUNLIGHT,
DAISY,
PURITY,
IDLEWILD, 
ECONOMY.

MORNING  STAR, 
DAILY  BREAD, 

SPECIALTIES:
Wheatena, 

Graham,

Buckwheat  Flour, 

Rye Flour, 

Bolted  Meal, 
Rye  Meal,
Buckwheat Grits, 

Wheat Grits,

Pearl Barley,
Oat Meal, 

Rolled  Oats.

P.  o f  I.  Gossip.

It is  reported  that  the  County Treas­
urer of  the Ottawa P.  of I.  is a defaulter 
to the amount of $32.

Geo.  II.  ltainouard  has  cancelled  his 
contract  with  the  P.  of  I.  at Bridgeton. 
No money  is in it for him.

John  E.  Pareell,  P.  of  I.  dealer  at 
Casnovia, declines to renew his contract. 
He knows when he has got enough.

Huntley  Russell,  whose  grocery store 
on  North  Canal  street  is  managed  by 
Geo.  W.  Davis,  has parted company with 
the P.  of L,  having satisfied himself  that 
the  contract system is a  source  of  loss, 
instead of a medium of profit.

The  P.  of  1.  are  organizing  a  stock 
company at Kingsley and  propose to em­
bark  in  general  trade.  That is a first- 
rate thing for  the  Patrons  to  do,  as  it 
will satisfy them that  the  margins  inci­
dent  to  legitimate  merchandizing  are 
none too great.

Detroit Journal: “Two Clio Patrons of 
Industry  were  rejoicing over the success 
of the order,  and  one  insisted  that  the 
sociability which grew  out  of  the lodge 
meetings  was  worth all it cost.  Shortly 
afterwards the men  quarreled and one of 
them received a black eye,  and  the socia­
bility racket  is  doomed, so far  as  he is 
concerned.”

A Patrons of  Industry lecture  at  Cen­
tral  Lake,  last  Wednesday evening,  was 
well  attended,  and  a number of  persons 
joined the society.  The next day,  Henry 
Sissons,  a merchant  of  that  village,  an­
nounced,  of  his own motion  and without 
request, that  be would  sell  goods  to the 
P.  of  I.  at 10 per cent,  advance  upon  the 
cost;  and  he  is  now  running  his  store 
upou that  plan.

A  “Farmer,”  in  Davison  Index:  “The 
Patrons of  Industry order  is  claimed to 
be the poor man’s friend.  Let us see for 
a moment if  that claim  is  substantiated 
by the facts. 
In  order  to  trade  at  the 
contract store,  one must have the cash or 
equivalent.  The  ‘equivalent’ means but­
ter  and  eggs  taken  at  two  cents  per 
pound and two cents  per  dozen  less than 
can  be  obtained for  them at the  ‘corner 
grocery;’  and  the  goods  you  get are no 
cheaper,  and in many cases not as cheap, 
as in other stores—tobacco,  probably, ex­
cepted. 
I frequently  hear  the P.’s of  I. 
boast that they save enough  on  their to­
bacco  purchases  alone—if 
they  use 
enough  of  it—to  more  than  pay  their 
dues.  This is one enticing  bait  thrown 
out to catch  candidates to  join,  thus en 
couraging the use of the vile stuff among 
our  young  men, while at the  same  time 
they will vote in their  lodges  to  reduce 
the use of  sugar one-third or one-half,  so 
as to cut down on their expenses;  for the 
children  like  sweet  cakes,  but they can 
do  better  without  those  things,  so that 
their  father  and  brothers can  use more 
tobacco.  They  talk  about  combating 
trusts  and  monopolies.  Now,  in my es­
timation,  that  is  all  right.  But is that 
what  they  are  doing ?  N o!  They  are 
trying to form  one of  the  most  gigantic 
trusts in the country  by buying from one 
grocer in each town ! ”

Purely  Personal.

Chas.  F.  Freyermuth, general dealer al 

McCord’s,  was in town Saturday.

J.  F.  Trout  has  gone  to  Missouri  to 

buy another tract of  pine land.

John A.  Wade,  who  has  conducted  a 
store at Cadillac  and  a bank and shingle 
mill at Marion,  has  jumped the  country, 
probably to  escape  arrest  on the charge 
of  stealing timber.

the  Grand  Junction 
general  dealer,  is  the  happy father of  a 
pair of  twins of  the  female  persuasion.
Warren  M.  Wigton,  a prominent  busi­
ness man  of  Hart,  died  at that place on 
the  23rd,  of  pneumonia,  induced  by an 
attack of la grippe.

Henry  Williams,  of  the  firm  of  Wil­
liams  Bros.  &  Charbonneau,  vinegar, 
pickles  and  preserves  manufacturers at 
Detroit,  was in town last Friday.

E.  G.  Pipp,  formerly  engaged in  trade 
at  Howard City,  is  now  connected  with 
the  wholesale  hardware  establishment 
of  W.  H.  Miller & Co., at Bay City.

Geo.  Arnott,  Secretary and  Treasurer 
of the Priestley Express  Wagon & Sleigh 
Co.,  has  returned  from a flying  trip  to 
the  jobbing  centers  of  the  West  and 
Northwest.

P.  W.  Travis, 

the  Otsego  general 
dealer,  is  spending a mouth or six weeks 
in Louisiana, North Carolina and Georgia. 
Mr.  Travis aspires to rank as  the  “Great 
American Traveler,”  as he takes  an  ex­
tended trip every  year.

Fred H. Ball and Walter McBrien have 
gone to New  York,  where  they will meet 
their sisters,  both of whom are attending 
school in  the vicinity of  Boston. 
They 
will  visit Philadelphia  before  returning, 
expecting to reach home next  Monday.

It is reported that  a  young gentleman 
closely connected  with one of the jobbing 
houses of  the city has become  an  adept 
in the manipulation  of  card  games  and 
that  an  occasional  visit  to  an  outside 
town  augments his finances  to  the turn 
of a thousand or more.

The Mecosta County  Mutual  Insurance 
Co.  has  been  organized at  Big  Rapids, 
with Luther Cobb as President and R.  D. 
Ladner  as  Secretary.  The  company is 
organized on  the  same  plan  as  the  St. 
Joseph County Mutual Insurance Co.  and 
starts out with flattering prospects.

Col.  J.  D. Billings, formerly manager 
of  the  Park  Place  Hotel,  at  Traverse 
City,  has taken the management of  Han­
nah,  Lay  &  Co.’s  block,  at  Chicago. 
The building and ground cost the owners 
about $1,500,000,  and enough leases have 
already been  executed to bespeak an an­
nual rental  of  $225,000,  which is equiva­
lent to 15 per cent.,  or about 12 per cent., 
taxes and insurance.

Bank  N otes.

Mancelona  offers  exceptional  oppor­
tunities  for  the  establishment of  a rep­
utable banking  institution.  Full  partic­
ulars  concerning  the field  and its possi­
bilities  may  be  obtained  by addressing 
L. E.  Slusser,  editor  of  the  Herald,  at 
that place.

At a meeting of the stockholders of the 
defunct Lowell  National  Bank,  Francis 
King was elected agent  to  close  up  the 
affairs of the bank and Receiver  John S. 
Lawrence,  turned over  to  him  the  bal­
ance of  the assets of  the concern.  The 
bank has  still outstanding  liabilities  to 
the stockholders of  $6,000,  and  has  as­
sets  that 
invoice  $11,000,  on  which 
enough  will  probably be realized to pay 
off all of  the indebtedness and leave 6 or 
8 per cent,  for the stockholders.

New Jersey  Retail  Merchant:  “Editor 
Stowe,  of  The  Michigan  Tradesman, 
has remodeled that wide-awake and pros­
perous publication. 
It was an attractive 
paper in  its  old  form,  but we are free to 
confess  that  in  its present shape it pre­
sents even a handsomer appearance.  The 
merchants of  Michigan  are  fortunate in 
having  such  an  independent  and  loyal 
journal to watch their interests.”

IO
Drugs 0  Medicines*

State Board of Pharmacy.

One  T ear—Geo. McDonald, K alam azoo.
Two  T ears—Stanley E. P ark ill, Owosso.
Three  T ears—Jacob  Jesson,  M uskegon.
Four  Years—Janies  Vernor, D etroit.
F ire Years—Ottraar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor.
P resident—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo.  McDonald, K alam azoo.
M eetings  during  1890—8tar Island,  June SC and July 
1;  M arquette, Aug.  IS  and 14;  Lansing, Nov. 5 and  6.
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical Awi’n. 

President—Frank In glis,  D etroit.
F irst Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, L ansing.
Sec’d V ice-President—H enry K ephart, Berrien Springs 
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—W m Dupont, D etroit.
E xecutive Com m ittee—C. A. B ugbee,C heboygan;  E. T. 
W ebb, Jackson;  D. E. Prall,  E ast Saginaw ;  Geo. Mc­
Donald, K alam azoo;  J. J. Crowley. Detroit.
N ext M eeting—At  Saginaw , b eginn ing third Tuesday 
G-rand  Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. 
President. J. W. H ayward,  Secretary, Frank H. E scott.

o f Septem ber,  1890.

Detroit Pharmaceutical Society

President, J.  W. A llen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackm an.

¡Muskegon  Drug Clerks’  Association. 

President, C. 8. K oon;  S ecretary. J. W. H oyt. 

__

STRIKING  BACK.

Official  Replies  to  an Anonymous  Cor­

respondent.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   recently  felt  Im­
pelled to defend the officers of  the  Mich­
igan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association 
against  the  groundless  charges  of  an 
anonymous correspondent of the  Western 
Druggist,  and  the  current  issue of  that 
journal contains strenuous denials of the 
statements made  from the President and 
Secretary of  the organization.  President 
Inglis’  reply is as follows :
In the  February number of  your  jour­
nal,  your Michigan correspondent makes 
some statements which I,  as President of 
the  Michigan  Pharmaceutical  Associa­
tion,  feel called upon to make reply. 
In 
regard  to  the  delay  in  appointing  the 
delegates to attend  the  meeting  for  the 
revision  of  the  pharmacopoeia,  I  will 
simply say, that the Association left that 
matter  in  my  hands,  not  in  his.  The 
names have  been  forwarded and I think 
will  prove  satisfactory  to  most  of  our 
members.  He  thinks it extravagance to 
pay the  Local  Secretary $50  for his ser 
vices.  Why does he not  invite the Asso­
ciation  to  meet  in  his  town,  serve  as 
Local Secretary himself, “without money 
and without price,” and  save  the  Asso­
ciation this great expense ?  In speaking 
of  the matter of  expense  we  have  been 
at in hall rents, he has  not confined him­
self  to the truth.  We  have  never  paid 
$250 for the rent of  a hall.  The  highest 
rent ever paid was $125,  and the  average 
rent  paid  for  this  purpose  is less than 
$60.  What  he  refers  to  in speaking of 
“the  spread  eagle  nonsense  in the pro­
ceedings,” I do not know.  He should be 
more  explicit,  and  sign  his  name. 
In 
regard  to  our  published  proceedings, I 
can  only  say  that  they  compare  very 
favorably  with  those  of  other  associa­
tions.  Our Secretary is a man  wh®  has 
worked  hard  for  the  Association,  and 
earned  more  than  he  has received, and 
who  will  continue to work for the  good 
of  the  Association  even  after  he  has 
ceased to  draw a salary.

Secretary Brown comes  to  the  rescue 

in the following manner:

In the February number of the Western 
Druggist  your  Michigan  correspondent 
indulged  in  some  rather  serious  criti­
cisms of our State  Association—some  of 
which  are  so  unjust  and  untrue that I 
beg  leave  to  correct  or  deny his state­
ments.  The* delegates  to  the  pharma- 
copœial convention, which he says Presi­
dent  Inglis  is  having  such difficulty in 
appointing,  were  appointed  about  the 
first  of  January,  certainly  before  the 
10th,  and their names were  published  in 
the February number  of  the Era,  which 
is issued on the first of the month.  There 
was no occasion for haste in  making  the 
appointments,  and  Mr.  Inglis  did  not 
intimate  to  me  (and  he conferred with 
me  about  the  matter) that he  had  any 
serious trouble in  finding  men  who  are 
willing  to  go  at  their  own  expense, if 
need be.  Your  correspondent  says  the 
Association is short of  funds because its 
money has been extravagantly spent, and 
cites the payment of  $50 for the services 
It
of  a  Local Secretary as an instance. 

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N ,

may be true, but  we have never found it 
very easy to get competent men to do the 
work  for  the  pay attached  to  it.  We 
have  had  good  and  efficient  men,  but 
they  have  worked,  I  believe,  with  no 
thought of  the compensation, but  solely 
because of tbeir interest in  the  Associa­
tion, and 1 think most of our active mem­
bers have always felt that $50  was  very 
inadequate pay for the  great  amount  of 
work required  of  our  local  secretaries, 
especially those years  when  exhibitions 
have  been  made. 
I presume your cor­
respondent must be ignorant of  the  fact 
that the 1888  proceedings were cut down 
to sixty pages less than the 1887  volume, 
and the cost reduced from  $450  to  $275, 
and that the 1889 proceedings  were  still 
further condensed, both in size and  cost.
His  last  statement,  in  which  he  de­
clares that it “was simply an outrage” to 
pay $250 for hall rent one year, is a most 
remarkable one, to  say the least, coming 
from a member  of  the  Association who 
presumably has copies of the proceedings 
at hand to verify any such  statement. 
I 
fail to find  any year when over $125 was 
paid for hall rent, and even then,  if I am 
not  greatly mistaken, the  owner  of  the 
hall made a private  subscription  of  $50 
toward  defraying  the  expenses  of  the 
entertainment. 
If your correspondent is 
a member of our Association, why has he 
not  done  his duty by protesting  against 
the  so-called  extravagant  expenditures, 
at  our  meetings? 
It  would  be a more 
manly way than  attacking  the  Associa­
tion in this way.
Our  Association  is  not  bankrupt  by 
any means,  and  considering all the work 
the  amount  of 
it  has  accomplished, 
money used is not large.

Exit John J.  Dodds  &  Co.

As foreshadowed by T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
of  last  week,  the  wholesale  drug  stock 
of  John J. Dodds  &  Co., at  Detroit, has 
been  sold  to  the  new  firm of  Farrand, 
Williams & Clark,  who  will  remove it to 
their  store  on  Woodard  avenue.  Mr. 
Dodds will  go  with  the  new  house for 
three  months,  in  hopes  of  diverting the 
trade of  the  defunct  house  to  the pur­
chasers.

It is stated  that  Mr. Thayer,  Dodds & 
Co.’s  leading 
salesman,  has  received 
offers  from  every drug house in Detroit.

Last  R espects  to a D eceased  D ruggist.
The Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical So­
ciety  attended  the  funeral  of  the  late 
John S.  Page, which  occurred last Satur­
day,  in a body.

A post mortem  examination of  the  re­
mains disclosed the  astonishing fact that 
all  the  organs  of  the  body  were  in  a 
normal  condition, 
leading  to  the  con­
clusion  that  death  must  have  resulted 
from mental,  rather than bodily, ailment.

The Drug  Market.

Quinine  is  dull.  Foreign  brands  are 
unchanged.  Domestic  is  lower.  Gum 
opium  and  morphia  are steady.  Castor 
oil  has  declined.  Turpentine  is lower. 
English chemicals  continue  high,  on ac­
count  of  strikes.  Cubebs  are  lower. 
Gum galbanum is very scarce  and  high. 
Jalap root has  advanced.  Celery seed is 
higher.  Wood alcohol has declined.

No  More  Contract for  Them.

Marshall, March 27,1890. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman:
Being a subscriber of T h e T r a d esm a n, I deem 
it but right to take an interest not only  in  read­
ing its contents, but to help it all I can in obtain­
ing for it reliable information, especially in busi­
ness  matters;  hence it is that X write  to  inform 
you that, in course of conversation with Richard 
Butler,  grocer,  John  Butler,  boot  and  shoe 
dealer, and Charles Fletcher, manager for  John 
Fletcher, clothier, all of this city, I learned that 
these gentlemen had  severed  their  connections 
with the so-called Patrons of  Industry long ago, 
one of  the  said  gentlemen  having remarked to 
me—in which I heartily  agree—that  the  society 
is a fraud  and  a  disgrace. 
I  may  add that, if 
there are any of our so-called merchants who re­
tain  their  connections  with  such  a  palpable 
fraud, they have not the respect of our thought­
ful citizens and neighbors.  Yonrs truly,

W il l ia m   Co n n o r .

H ow  to  Keep  Leeches.

From th e P harm aceutical Record.
We  give  our  experience,  as  carried 
through  some  twenty-five  years.  The 
first ten years, during  clerkship  period, 
it was the custom of  the stores in which 
the writer was employed to keep them in 
a  jar  of  water  with a piece  of  muslin 
tied  over  it  changing  the  water  every 
two or three days, and the jar was placed 
in a cool, dark location.  Later  experi­
ence  tried  a  large  broad  stone  jar,  a 
tightly-fitting  cover  of  tin  was  made 
slightly  conical  and  perforated  with 
numerous fine holes.  The jar had native 
earth or muck in which the  leeches were 
imported, which  was  kept  quite  damp, 
while an inner jar contained water and a 
coarse sponge in it.  The use of this was 
beneficial  apparently  in  cleansing  the 
leeches as they  crawled  through  it. 
In 
the fifteen years  during which the latter 
method was used,  the loss of leeches was 
almost  nothing—not 1  per  cent.—while 
by  the  former  method,  as  far  as  my 
observation and memory serve me, it was 
certainly over 10 per cent.

Re-opening  o f the  Old  Sore.

From th e D etroit News.

Will there be  war  to  the  spatula  be­
tween Detroit  retail  druggists and prac­
ticing  physicians,  and  will  surgery cut­
lery  receive  an  ominous 
flourishing ? 
Probably  not,  but  there  is  trouble  be­
tween  the  doctors of  pharmacy and  the 
doctors of  medicine,  growing  out of  the 
same  causes  which  promise  a  disturb­
ance  in  hardware  circles.  The  whole­
sale druggists are alleged to sell goods at 
retail,  and  a  determination  to  boycott 
such dealers as sell direct  to  physicians 
was recently passed  by the Detroit Phar­
maceutical  Society.  The  doctors  have 
now begun to talk  back  and threaten to 
buy stocks of  drugs  from  outside  firms 
and  do  their  own  prescription  com­
pounding.

The Superintendent of  the Census has 
issued  a  special  schedule  to  manufac­
turers and the drug trade for the purpose 
of  ascertaining  the quantity of  alcohol, 
cologne 
spirit,  high  wine,  whisky, 
brandy,  rum,  gin  and  wine  used in the 
arts  and  manufactures  and medicine in 
the United States.

The maker of  an accommodation  note 
is bound to all other parties  as  if  there 
were a good consideration.

GXXTSX2TG  R O O T .

W e pay th e h ig h est price fo r It.  Address 

D T P  IT   T D D  P I O   W h o le s a le   D r u g g is t * . 
L £ jU jlA  Xj H U O i , 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Do  You  Observe  the  Law?

If not, send $1 to

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

For their combined

LIQUOR i  POISON  REGORD.

T U E  m o s t  R E L I A B L E  F O O D  
Used  everywhere,  with  unqualified! 
success.  Sot a  medicine, but a steam-* 
cooked  food,  suited  to  the  weakest! 
stomach.  Take  no  other.  Sold  '

F o r I n fa n ts  a n d  Invalids.

Eaton,  L pn  it  Go.,

JOBBERS  OF

F ish in g   T a c k le , 

B a se  B a lls  an d  

S u p p lies, 
C roq u et, 

H a m m o c k s, 

L a w n  T en n is, Etc.

State  Agents  for  A.  J.  Reach  &  Co.’s 

Sporting  Goods.

Send  for  Catalogue.

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.,

80  A;  22  Monroe  St., Grand  Rapid«.

“THE  WEAR  IS  THE  TRUE  TEST 

OF  VALUE.”

We still have in stock  the well-known brand

Pioneer

Prepared

Paint.

MIXED  READY  FOR  USE.

Having sold  same  to  our  trade  for  over  ten 
years, we  can  say it  has  fulfilled the manufac­
turer’s guarantee.  Write  for  sample  card  and 
prices before making your spring purchases.
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,

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

PO L ISH  IN A THK™ ^ UEB

SOLE  AGENTS

SUSPENDED!

T

T

T

E

I N

«
Warranted  not  to  Thicken,  Sour  or  Mold Is 
any climate.  Quality Guaranteed Against Injury 
by Freezing.  All  others  worthless  after frees 
ing.  See quotation.  MARTELL; BLACKING 
CO., Sole Manufacturers,  Chicago, III.

E

.

WHITE  LEAD 

& COLOR WORKS 

D E T R O I T ,

MANUFACTURERS OF

UTEST 
ARTISTIC 
SHADES

FOR
Interior
AND
EXTERIOR
DECORATION 
F. J. WURZBURG, Wholesale Agent,

GRAND  RAPID8.

Drug Stock For Sale.

For the next ten days we  offer 
the F.  H.  Escott  Drug  Store, on 
Canal street, this city, at a reduc­
tion of  16 per cent,  from  inven­
tory, or $3,750—Cash.  This  is a 
rare  chance for a good  druggist 
to start in business at an old and 
established stand.
Hazeltine  l  Perkins Dnig Co.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N ,

11

Wholesale Price  Current,

Advanced—Gum Galbanum, Po. Jalap, Celery Seed.

Declined—Cnbeb  Berries, Castor Oil, Quinine P. & W., Turpentine.

ACID UK.

Aceticum.....................  
8@ 10
Benzoicum  German..  80@1  <x>
Boracic 
..................... 
30
Carbolicum.................   40© 45
Citricum......................  50© 55
Hydrochlor..................  3©  5
...................  10© 12
Nitrocum 
Oxalicum.....................  10© 12
Phosphorium dil........ 
20
Salicylicum.................1  40@1 80
Sulphuricum................  1M@ 5
Tannicum....................1  40@1 60
Tartaricum...................  35© 38

AMMONIA.

a 

Aqua, 16  deg................. 
3©  5
18  deg................   4©  6
Carbonas  ....................   11@ 13
Chloridum...................  12© 14

a n il in e .

Black...........................2 00@2 25
Brown...........................  80©1 00
Red...............................   45© 50
Yellow........................ 2 50@3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (pcC 1  60.......... 1  75@1 85
Juniperus...................  8©  10
Xantnoxylum..............  25© 30

BALSAMUK.

Copaiba........................  70© 75
Peru............................  @1 30
Terabin, Canada  ........  45© 50
Tolutan........................  40© 45

CORTKX.

Abies,  Canadian.  . . . .........   18
Cassiae  ...............................
Cinchona P la v a .................   18
Buonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po.............  20
Prunus V irgini....................  12
Quillaia,  grd.......................   12
Sassafras  ............................   J"
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

EXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...  24©  25
“ 
po..........  33©  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11©  12
“ 
is...............   13©  14
“  %a..............  14©  15
»  Ms..............  16©  17

FERRUM.

Carbonate Precip........  @  16
Citrate and Quinia....  @3 50
Citrate  Soluble...........  ©  80
Ferrocyanidum Sol —   @ 50
Solut  Chloride...........  @  15
2
Sulphate,  com’l..........1M@ 
pure.........   .  @  7

■' 

A rnica.......................   14©  16
Anthemis...................  30©  35
M atricaria.................  30©  35

FLORA.

FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...................  16©  12
nivelly....................   25©  28
Alx.  35©  50
_   ^
and  Ms....................  10©  12
8©  10

Salvia  officinalis,  Ms 
UraUrsi...................... 

“ 

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OUKHI.
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Acacia,  1st  picked—   @1  00
2d 
....  ©  90
....  ©  80
3d 
sifted sorts...  ©  65
po........  75@1 
00
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50©  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ©  12
“  Soeotri, (po.  60).  ©  50
Catechu, Is, (MS) 14 Ms>
16)..........................  
©  1
Ammoniae.................   25©  30
Assafoetida, (po. 30)...  @ 15
Benzoinum.................  50©  55
Camphorse...................  60©  65
Euphorbium  po  ........  35©  lo
Galbanum...................  ©3 00
Gamboge,  po..............  86©  95
Guaiacum, (po. 55)  ...  @ 50
Kino,  (po.  25)............   @  20
Mastic.......................   @1  00
Myrrh, (po  45)..........  @  40
Opii,  (pc. 5 20)............ 3 75@3 90
Shellac  ......................  25©  35
bleached........  27©  35
Tragacanth................  30©  75

“ 
herba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Eupatorium.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  V lr.........................  25
Rue.......................................  30
Tanacetum, V......................  82
Thymus,  V..........................   25
Calcined, Pat...............   55© 60
Carbonate,  Pat  ...........  20® 22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20©  25 
Carbonate, Jennings..  35©  36 

KAONBSIA.

OLKUM.

Absinthium................ 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45©  75
Amydalae, Amarae__8 00@8 25
A nisi.......................... 1  90@2 00
Auranti  Cortex.........   ©2 50
Bergamii  ...................2  80@3 25
Caiiputi......................  90@1  00
Cary ophy lli.................1  25@1 30
Cedar.........................  35©  65
Chenopodii...............   ©1  75
Cinnamonil.................1  35@1 40
Citronella...................  @  75
Conium  Mac..............  35©  65
Copaiba.......................1  20@1 30

Cubebae.................16 00@16 50
Exechthitos...............   90©1  00
Erigeron..........................1  20@1 30
Gaultheria......................2 10@2 20
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gossipii, Sem. gal......  50©  75
Hedeoma  ...................1  60@1  75
Juniper!......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Limonis...........................1  50(5)1 80
Mentha Piper...................2 00@2 10
Mentha Yerid.................2 50@2 60
Morrhuae, gal............   80®1  00
Myrcia, ounce............   @  50
Olive............................... 1  25@2 75
Picis Liquids, (gal. 35)  10©  12
Ricini.............................. 1  20@1 32
Rosmarini............  
75@1  00
Kosae, ounce..............  ©6 00
Succini.......................   40©  45
Sabina.......................   90@1  00
Santal  ....................   .3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50©  55
Sinapis, ess, ounce__  @  65
TigUi....................  ...  @150
Thyme.......................   40©  50
opt  ...............   ©  60
Theobromas...............  15©  20
BiCarb.......................  15©  18
Bichromate...............   13©  14
Bromide..................  
37©  40
Carb............................  12©  15
Chlorate, (po. 18)........  16®  18
Cyanide......................  50©  55
Iodide..............................2 86@2 90
Fotassa, Bitart,  pure..  28©  30 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ©  15
Potass Nitras, opt  __  
8©  10
Potass N itras.............. 
7@  9
Prussiate....................  25©  28
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

FOTABSIUK.

“ 

RADIX.

“ 

“ 

Aconitum...................  20©  25
Althae.........................  25©  30
Anchusa....................   15©  20
Arum,  po....................  ©  25
Calamus......................  20©  50
Gentians,  (po. 15)......   10©  12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16©  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 45)....................   @  40
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15©  20
Inula,  po....................  15©  20
Ipecac,  po....................... 2 25@2 35
Iris  plox (po. 20®22)..  18©  20
Jalapa,  pr...................  38©  40
Maranta,  Ms..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15©  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................  @1  75
“  pv.......................   75@1  35
Spigeiia......................  48©  53
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  ©  20
Serpentaria.................  40©  45
Senega.......................   45®  50
Similax, Officinalis,  H  ©  40 
M  ©  20
ScUlae, (po. 35)...........  10©  12
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
dus,  po....................   ©  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  @  25
German...  15©  20
Zingiber a ...................  10©  15
Zingiber  j .............. 
22©  25
SBKEN.
Anisum,  (po.  20). 
©  15
Apium  (graveleons)..  15©  18
Bird, Is................... 
4©  6
Carui, (po. 18)............   8©  12
Cardamon.................... 1  00@1 25
Corlandrum...............   10©  12
Cannabis Sativa......... 3M@ 
4
Cydonium...................  75@1  00
Cnenopodium  ...........  10©  12
Dipterix Odorate......... 1  75@1 85
Foeniculum...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po......... 
6©  8
L in t............................4  © 4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4  )...  4M@ 4M
Lobelia.......................   35©  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   3M@ 4M
Rapa..........................   6©  7
Sinapis,  Albu............   8©  9
,r  Nigra...........  11©  12

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SPIRITUS.
Frumentl, W., D.  Co. .2 00@2 50
D. F. R...... 1  75@2 00
1  10@1 50
 
Juniperis  Co. O. T —  1  75@1 75
“ 
1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ......... 1 75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli............ 1 75@6 50
Vini Oporto.................1 25©2 00
Vini  Alba....................1 25@2 00

 

SPONOBS.

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

SYRUPS.

 

Accacia...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri  Iod...................... 
  50
Auranti  Cortes....................  50
Rhei  Arom..........................   50
Similax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
ScUlae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan........... 
50
Prunns virg.........................  50

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.1  00
.  0

TINCTURES.
Aconitum  NapellisR.
F.
Aloes..........................
and  myrrh........
A rnica.......................
Asafcetida...................
Atrope Belladonna__
Benzoin......................
“  Co.................
Sanguinaria...............
Barosma....................
Cantharides...............
Capsicum...................
Cardamon..................
Co...............
Castor.........................
Catechu......................
Cinchona...................
Co...............
Columba....................
Conium......................
Cubeba.......................
......  50
Digitalis...................
Ergot............................ ......   50
Gentian....................... ......  50
“  Co.................... ......  60
Guaica......................... ......   50
ammon............ ......  60
“ 
Zingiber...................... ......   50
Hyoscyamus............... ......   50
Iodine..........................
Colorless........... ......   75
Ferri  Chloridum......... ......   35
K ino....... .................... ......  50
Lobelia......................... ......  50
Myrrh.......................... ......   50
Nux  Vomica............... ......  50
O pii.............................
......  85
.  ...  50
“  Camphorated........
“  Deodor................. ...... 2 00
Auranti Cortex............ ......  50
Quassia....................... .  ...  50
Rhatany...................... .  ...  50
Rhei............................. ......   50
Cassia  Acutifol........... .  ...  50
Co...... ......  50
Serpentaria................. ......  50
Stramonium................. ......  60
Tolutan...................
......  60
Valerian.................
......   50
V eratrum Verlde......... ......  50

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“ 

MISCELLANEOUS.
dSther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..
26© 28
6 
“  4 F ..
30© 32
Alumen......................
2M@ 3M
ground,  (po.
_
7).......................... 
3© 4
55© 60
Annatto......................  55©
4© 5
Antlmonl, po..............  4®
55© 60
et Potass T
1  35@1  40
Antipyrin.................
Antifebrin  ..............
© 25
Argent!  Nitras, ounce
5  © 68
. 
5© 7
Arsenicum......
.  38© 40
Balm Gilead  Bud......  38©
.2 10@2 20
Bismuth  S.  N..
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms 
© 9
11;  Ms,  12).... 
Cantharides  Russian,
1  @1 75
PO............................
Capsicl  Fructus, af...
© 18
© 16
i°po:'
© 14
I  15© 18
Caryophyllus, (po.  20)
Carmine,  No. 40.........
@3 75
.  50© 55
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......
Cera Flava.................
33© 35
Coccus  ......................
© 40
Cassia Fructus...........
© 20
Centraria....................
© 10
_
Cetaceum................... 
© 35
.  50© 55
Chloroform...............   50©
@1  00
squibbs.
Chloral Hyd Crst......  
_
.1  50@1  75
.  20© 25
Chondrus...................  20©
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W 
r  15© 20
German 
I  4© 10
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ..............
© 60
Creasotum......
@ 50
Creta, (bbl. 75)..
© 2
5© 5
“  prep........
“  precip__
8© 10
“  Rubra....
© 8
35© 38
Crocus.......................   35©
Cudbear...........
© 24
Cuprl Sulph__
8© 9
Dextrine....................  10©
10© 12
Ether Sulph................  68©
.  68© 70
Emery,  all  numbers
© 8
po  ..............
© 6
Ergota, (po.)  60.........   50©
.  50© 65
Flake  White..............  12©
■  12© 15
GaUa...............
© 23
Gambier......................  8
.  8  © 9
Gelatin,  Cooper
© 90
.  40© 60
_
“ 
French. 
Glassware  flint,  75 per cent, 
ir cent.
by box 62% less
Glue,  Brown__
9© 15
. 
“  White......
.  13© 25
Glycerina...................  22©
.  22© 25
Grana Paradisi.
© 15
25© 40
Humulus....................  25©
Hydraag Chlor  Mite 
© 95
© 85
“  Cor ..
1  @1 05
Ox Rubrum
@1 15
A m m o n iati.
Unguentum
■  45© 55
Hydrargyrum...........
© 80
.1  25@1 50
Ichthyobolla, Am__
.  75@1 00
Indigo.......................
.3 7E@3 85
Iodine,  Resubl.........
©4 70
Iodoform...................
.  85@1 00
_
Lupulin.................... 
55© 60
Lycopodium..............  55©
.  80© 85
Macis.........................  80©
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy
© 27
drarg Iod............... .
S  10© 12
Liquor Potass Arsinitls  10© 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1M)..........................  
2©
Mannla,  S. F .............  45©

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S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W. ..2 85©3  10 
C. Co.......................2 85@3 10
Moschus Canton____  ©  40
Myristica, No. 1.........   70©  75
Nux Vomica, (po20)..  ©  10
Os.  Sepia....................  32©  35
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  ©2 00
Picis  Liq, N.  C„ M gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Picis Liq., quarts......  @1 00
pints.........   @  70
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80).. 
©  50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 18
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__  ©  35
Pix  Burgun................  ©  7
Plumbi A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30©  35
Quassiae.................... 
8©  10
Quinia, S. P. & W  __  41©  46
S.  German__  30©  36
Rubia  Tinctorum......  12©  14
Saccharum Lactis pv. 
©  25
Salacin....................... 1  80@2 00
Sanguis  Draconis......  40©  50
Santonine  .  ..............  @4 50
Sapo,  W......................  12©  14
“  M....................... 
8©  10
“  G.......................  ©  15

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2© 

Seidlitz  Mixture........  @  25
Sinapis...........................  © 18
“  opt......................  © 30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes..........................   @ 35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  ©  35 
Soda Boras, (po.  13). .  12©  13
Soda  et Potass Tart...  30©  33
Soda Carb............. 
2M
Soda,  Bi-Carb...............   @ 5
Soda,  Ash..................  
4©  5
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
3M
Sulphur, Subl........ 2%@ 
Roll..........2M@ 
3
Tamarinds............
8© 10
30
Terebenth Venice... . .  
28©
Theobromae......... ...  50© 55
Vanilla................... ..9 00@16 00
Zluci  Sulph........... ...  7® 8

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OILS.

Whale, winter........ ..  70
Lard,  extra............ ..  55
Lard, No.  1............ ..  45
Linseed, pure raw.. ..  62

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
56
65

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paints. 

Lindseed,  boiled__   65 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained.................  50 
Spirits Turpentine—   47M 
bbl. 

68
69
55
lb.
[ Red Venetian..............1%  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__1%  2@4
“ 
Ber........1%  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2M 2M@3
“  strictly  pure......2M  2%@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English—  
75@80
Green,  Peninsular......   70@75
Lead,  red....................  @7M
“  w hite................  @7M
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
1 00 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting  Paris  Eng.
cliff..........................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1 4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.....................1 00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp.................1 60@1  70
Coach  Body...............2 75@3  00
No. 1 Turp Fum ........1 00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1 55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turn.........................  70©  75

h a z b b t i n b

&  P B R K IN S

D R U G   CO.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

- D R U G S - -

Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries.
Patent Medicines, Paints,  Oils, l/arnislies.

Sole  Agentsjfor  the  Oelebrated  Pioneer  Prepared  PaintB.

Dealers in

We  are  Sole  Proprietors  of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY.

We have in stock and offer a fall line of

TRThlslsles,  B randies,

Gins,  W in e s,  B u m s.

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

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  Whisky.

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
W e give our Personal Attention to Mail  Orders  and  G u a r ­
All orders are Shipped and  Invoiced  the  same  day  we re* 

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

imitine l Perkins  Drug  Go.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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GROCBMBS.

Gripsack Brigade.

J. R.  Dykhouse  now  covers  the  city 

trade for John E. Kenning & Co.

Leo A. Caro is rapidly recovering from 
his recent  illness.  He  expects to be out 
again the latter part of  the week.

H.  P.  Nicholson,  traveling  represent­
ative  for  Curtiss  &  Co.  Manufacturing 
Co., of  Chicago, is in town to-day.

Frank E. Chase is confiued  to  his  res­
idence on Barclay street,  in consequence 
of  an  accident  he  recently met  with at 
Ada.

Oscar D.  Fisher  has  severed  his  con­
nection with Phelps, Brace & Co., of  De­
troit,  the  change  having  occurred  on 
April l.

W. W.  Gorball is no longer  in the em­
ploy of  Lemon & Peters,  having  ceased 
to represent that  house on the road week 
before last.

The  Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co.  now 
sends a copy of T h e T radesm an to each 
of  its traveling  men—an  example other 
houses could follow to the  advantage  of 
all concerned.

A.  O.  Freeman,  formerly on  the  road 
for the Detroit Safe  Co.,  has  engaged  to 
travel  for  the  Olney  &  Judson  Grocer 
Co.,  taking the territory formerly covered 
by  Sam.  B.  Morrison.  The  latter  will 
take a position in  the house.

P.  H. Carroll  and  Samuel  Pike,  who 
represent  Selz,  Schwab  &  Co.  in 
this 
State,  are  spending a couple of  weeks in 
the house,  posting  up  and  getting  out 
their  lines  of  samples  of 
fall  goods, 
which  they  enthusiastically  claim  are 
finer than ever before.

The sympathy of  the fraternity will go 
out  to  Peter  Lankester  in the death of 
his sister, who was for several years con­
nected  with  the retail department of  P. 
Steketee & Son's dry goods establishment. 
The  funeral  was  held on Saturday, and 
was largely attended by the relatives and 
friends of  the  deceased.

The neighbors of  “Hub”  Baker  gave 
him  a  surprise  Saturday evening by in­
vading his residence at  4  Gilbert  street 
and  presenting  him  with  a  handsome 
upholstered chair.  The occasion  of  the 
invasion  was  the forty-fifth  birthday of 
the genial grip carrier.  Mrs.  Baker  was 
ready with a fine supper  and  all  passed 
oft as merry as a wedding bell.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar is a little  lower  and is likely to 
go  still 
lower  before  the  end  of  the 
week,  as the  refiners  are evidently for­
cing  the  price  down  in  order  to secure 
large  supplies  of  raw  at  a  low  figure. 
Saleratus and starch are each  J£c higher. 
Dried fruits  continue to advance and are 
bound to go very high.

A ssociation  N otes.

Muskegon News:  “Owing to the press of other 
business,  the  Muskegon  Business  Men’s Asso­
ciation has decided to postpone consideration of 
the report of the committee on  the  employment 
of a collector  and a  system  of  collecting  until 
the next regular meeting, which will be held the 
first Tuesday in April.

Bancroft correspondence Owosso Times : “The 
members  of  the  Bancroft Business Men’s Asso­
ciation have a weather eye out  for  the  interest 
of Bancroft.  They  have  regular  meetings the 
first Friday evening of each month, and specials 
as often as the occasion  may require.  The offi­
cers  of  the  Association  are:  President, L. C. 
Shelly ;  Vice-President,  W.  E. Watson ;  Treas­
urer, E. Sherman ;  Secretary,  Walter  M. Strong. 
A move  is  now  being  made  to  unite  with the 
State Association.

Geo.  Gokey,  general  dealer  at  West 
Olive, died on the 18th ult., of congestion 
of the brain,  after an illness of only four 
days.  The interment  occurred at Grand 
Haven on the 21st,  being  conducted  un­
der the auspices of the L  O.  O.  F.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

25c.

ern Spys command $3.50 per bbl.
$1.35 for picked, holding at $1.50@$1.65 per  bu.

Apples—Golden or  Roxbury  russets or North­
Beans—Dealers  pay  $1.25  for  unpicked  and 
Beets—40c per bu.
Butter—Good demand for choice.  Creamery is 
in fair demand at 26c.  Choice grades of dairy are 
in  active  demand,  dealers  paying  lo@16c  and 
holding at  17@18c

Buckwheat Flour—$1.75 per 100 lbs.
Cabbages—$8@$9 per 100.
Cheese—Fair  stock  of  full  cream commands 
ll@12c.
Cider—10@llc per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25:  produce barrels 
Cucumbers—Too  high to quote.
Dried  Apples — Evaporated  are  held  at  9@ 
10c  and sundried at 5@6c.
Eggs—Dealers  now pay 12c and  hold at 13@i4e. 
Consumption is enormous  and  the  tendency  is 
higher.
Field  Seeds—Clover, mammoth,  $3.50  per  bu.: 
medium, $3.50.  Timothy, $1.50 per bu.
Honey—Scarce and nearly out of market.
Lettuce—15c per lb. for Grand  Rapids  grown.
Maple  Sugar — 8@12c  per  lb.,  according  to 
Onions—Dealers  pay  $1.60@$1.75  and  hold  at 
Pop Corn—4c per lb.
Potatoes—The market is  higher.  Dealers  pay 
Radishes—35c per doz.

35c and hold at 40c per bu.

quality.
$2 per bu.

Squash—Hubbard, 2c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—About out of market. 
Tomatoes—Early Southern stock commands  $1 
per peck (7 qts.) box.
Turnips—25c per bu.

CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS.

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The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

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MIXED.

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

STICK.
Standard, 25 lb. boxes.....................................  9
25 
Twist, 
...................................   9
Cut Loaf, 25 
................................... 10V4
Royal, 25 lb. pails............................................. 9
2001b.  bbls...........................................   854
Extra, 251b.  pails...........................................10
2001b.  bbls...........................................   9%
French Cream, 25 lb. pails............................  1154
Lemon Drops...................................................12
Sour Drops......................................................13
Peppermint Drops...........................................14
Chocolate Drops..............................................14
H. M. Chocolate Drops................................... 18
Gum Drops......................................................10
Licorice Drops.................................................18
A. B. Licorice  Drops...................................... 14
Lozenges, plain................................................14
printed........................................... 15
Imperials......................................................... 14
Mottoes............................................................15
Cream Bar....................................................... 13
Molasses Bar...................................................13
Caramels...................................................16®18
Hand Made  Creams........................................18
Plain Creams................................ ..................16
Decorated Creams...........................................20
String  Rock.................................................... 15
Burnt Almonds................................................22
Wintergreen  Berries...................................... 14
fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in  pails................................ 12*4
In bbls..................................11
printed, in pails..............................12
in bbls...............................lljj
Chocolate Drops, In pails................................12
Gum Drops, in pails........................................  654
in bbls..........................................  5U
Moss Drops, in pails........................................10
in bbls..........................................  gi£
Sour Drops, in pails........................................12
Imperials, in pails........................................... u

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choice  “ 

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in bbls.......................................... "ioi4
FRUITS.
Oranges, Messina, choice....................  @ 3 75
fancy.....................  @4 00
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Florida, choice................... 3 75® 4 00
fancy....................... 4 5C@ 4 75
“  Riverside, fancy...................... 3 75@ 4 00
......................3 50®  3 75
“  Mountain,  “ 
“  Wash.  Navals, fancy.............. 4 50® 5 00
“  Valencias,  large....................  @600
Lemons,  Messina, choice, 360...............  @3 50
300...............  @
fancy,  360...............  @4 00
300...............  @4 50
......   12‘A@  13

Figs, Smyrna,  new,  fancy  layers......   @15

Dates, frails, 50 lb.................................. 

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“  choice, 7 lb....................................  @
<a
“  W frails, 50 lb.............................   @
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Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................  @10
..........................  ® 8
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................»S4@ 6(4
NUTS.
: Almonds, Tarragona..................   ........  @ig
Ivaca.....................................  @15
I 
California............................. 15  @16
I Brazils....................................................   @11H
! Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @15V4
California..............................   @13
I Pecans, Texas, H. P .....................   ...... 10  @13
Fancy, H. P., Bells  ...... 
....................  @ 9
“  Roasted...................   ®loti
Fancy, H. P., Suns  ..................  
........  @ 9
“  Roasted 
.................   @1014
I Choice,  H. P.,  G...................................  @  8
“  Roasted...................   @ 9*4
1 

“  50-lb.  “ 

PEANUTS.

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PROVISIONS.

 

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

lard—Kettle Rendered.

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new....................................................   11  00
Short c u t.....................................................   10 75
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  12 00
Extra clear,  heavy............................  
12 00
Clear, fat back.............................................  11  50
Boston clear, short cut................................  12 00
Clear back, short cut...................................   12 00
Standard clear, short cut, best....................  12 00
Pork Sausage...................................................7
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage..............................................9
Frankfort Sausage.  .......................................8
Blood Sausage.................................................  5
Bologna, straight............................................  5
Bologna,  thick................................................  5
Headcheese....................................................   5
Tierces............................................................  7W
Tubs................................................................   7?1
501b.  Tins......................................................... 754
Tierces............................................................5%
30 and 50 lb. Tubs......... ................................. 5%
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case...................................   6%
5 lb. Pails, 12 In a case.......................................654
10 lb. Pails, 6 In a case.......................................6%
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case.....................................  5%
50 lb. Cans........................................................ 5%
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................  6 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................  7 00
Boneless, rump butts....................................   g 50
Hams, average 20 lbs.......................................  914
16 lbs......................................10
12 to 14 lbs............................... 10W
picnic...................................................  7
best boneless...............................S
 

Breakfast Bacon, boneless................  
Dried beef, ham prices...................................  8
Long Clears, heavy.........................5 V
Briskets,  medium............................... 
6
6
OYSTERS and  FISH.

light......................................  
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

lard—Family.

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

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f r e s h   f is h .

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Whitefish...............................................   @714
smoked...................................  @  u
Trout......................................................  @ g
Halibut............................................
Haddies................................................] 
¡» 7
Ciscoes...................................................  @ 4
Fairhaven  Counts................................   @35
Selects..  ...............................................25  @30

oysters—-Cans.

¡»jg

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Standards  .................................. 
Favorites...........................................@14
OYSTERS—Bulk.
Standards...........................................  @$1  15
§ 1 60
Clams.
@1  50
p rim ps..................................................  @1  50
Scallops  ................................................   @1  50
Horseradish................................. 
g   75
Shell oysters, per 100....................W'.'.'.'l  oo@l  50
.............................   @  75

clams> 

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FRESH  MEATS.

Beef, carcass 

Swift and Company quote as follows ■
“ 

...................................   554® 654
hindquarters...............................  @7
i°fe xr"  o 
..................................  4  @454
loins, No. 3..................................  @10
Flbs.............................................   8  @854
tongues........................................   8  @10

Sausage, blood  or head..................  
<»5
liver................................. 5
Frankfort................................   @ g
......................................................-8  @854

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Mutton

W ool,  Hides,  P elts  and  Furs.

The scarcity of  some  grades  of  wool 
makes  it  bring a fairly firm  price.  As­
sortments  of  grades  are  some  broken, 
nor  have  manufacturers  any supply on. 
Nor do they want it,  so long as the goods 
trade is  no  better.  Some  dealers  hold 
firm,  believing  the new  tariff  will  pass 
and  help  prices,  while others  are  free 
sellers.  The  coming  clip  will rule low 
in price, or  seek new buyers, as the past 
few years have been disastrous to the old 
dealers.

Bottom  has  apparently  been  reached 
on  hides,  but  they are firmly held at  the 
low price.  The demand is but fair, with 
no excitement.  As usual when price  is 
low, selections and conditions are closely 
scanned.

Tallow is weak at the  low  price,  with 

large supply and light demand.

The London fur sales, ending  on  28th 
ult.,  show  another  heavy decline  on all 
kinds.  Prices  are  nominal  and  with a 
decided  indifference  as to buying. 
It is 
no  longer a  question  of  what  they  are 
worth,  but how low  will  one  sell or the 
other  venture  to pay.  There  has  been 
no home trade or  demand  from  Canada. ‘

F01-  Sale  by  Leading  Wholesale  Grocers,

T E T E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

1 3

Wholesale Price  Current•

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

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

SEEDS.

 
 

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SALT

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SALERATUS.

54bu  “ 

Mixed bird.................  454® 6
Caraway...............................  9
Canary................................   354
Hemp...................................354
Anise....................................8
Rape...................................   6
Mustard...............................754
Diamond  Crystal,  in  cases
1  24  packages......................1  50
Common Fine per bbl.........   80
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks......   27
28 pocket..............................1  90
............................. 2 00
60 
“ 
............................. 2 15
100  “ 
Ashton bu. bags.................  75
Higgins  “ 
75
Warsaw “ 
35
.................   20
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .554
Dwight’s Com........................554
Taylor’s.................................5%
DeLand’s Cap  Sheaf______ 5J4
pure.........................554
Our Leader.........................  454
Corn, barrels....................  @24
one-half barrels—   @26
Pure  Sugar, bbl................26@35
half barrel....28@37
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SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps.............. 
8
Sugar  Creams............  
854
854
Frosted  Creams.........  
8
Graham  Crackers...... 
Oatmeal Crackers__ 
8
Boxes....................................5J4
Kegs, English........................494
Jettine, 1 doz. in box.............75

SHOE  POLISH.

SYRUPS.

SODA.

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TEAS.

japan—Regular.

SUN CURED.

GUNPOWDER.

BASKET  FIRED.

F air.............................14  @16
Good........................... 18  @22
Choice..........................24  @29
Choicest...................... 32  @38
F air.............................14  @15
Good........................... 16  @20
Choice..........................24  @28
Choicest...................... 30  @33
F air............................  @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest......................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40 
Common to  fair.......... 25  @35
Extra fine to finest__ 50  @65
Choicest fancy............75  @85
Common to  fair.......... 20  @35
Superior to fine............40  @50
Common to  fair.......... 18  @26
Superior to  fine.......... 30  @40
Common to  fair.......... 25  @30
Superior to  fine.......... 30  @50
Fine to choicest.......... 55  @65
F air.............................25  @30
Choice..........................30  @35
Best.............................55  @65
Tea  Dust.....................  8  @10

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

YOUNG  HYSON.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

tobaccos—Plug.

S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands.
Nimrod, 4x12 and 2x12........... 37
Reception, 22-5x12,16 oz........ 36
Vinco, 1x6, 4J4 to  &................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.................... 38
Double P edro........................35
Peach  Pie  ..............................36
Wedding Cake, blk................35
“Tobacco” ..............................37

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

tobaccos—Smoking.

Hiawatha  ................. 
62
35
Sweet  Cuba...............  
Our Leader........... 
35
  16
Our  Leader.................. 
Hector.................................. 17
Plow Boy, 2  oz.................... 32
4 oz.................... 31
16 oz.................... 32
VINEGAR.
40 gr.....................................  8
50 gr......................................10

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$1 for barrel

MISCELLANEOUS.

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PAPER.

WOODENWARE.

Cocoa Shells,  bulk..............  5
PA PER & WOOBENWARE 
Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol­
lows:
Straw....................................160
“  Light  Weight.............. 200
Sugar....................................180
Hardware..............................244
Bakers.................................. 294
Dry  Goods...........................6
Jute  Manilla........................8
Red  Express 
No. 
No.  2  ..............4
TWINES.
48 Cotton.....................  
  22
Cotton, No. 2....................... 20
“  3........................18
Sea  Island, assorted.........   40
No. 5 Hemp......................... 18
No. 6  “ .................................17
Wool...................................
Tubs, No. 1.......................... 7 00
“  No. 2.......................... 6 00
“  No. 3.........................  5 00
1 50
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop—   1  re
60
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes —  
Bowls, 11 inch....................   1 00
.....................   1 25
13  “ 
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15  “ 
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.....................  2 75
17  “ 
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assorted, 17s and  19s  2 50 
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“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
“ 
Baskets, market.................  40
bushel..................  1 50
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“ 
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75 
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7 25
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GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS 
WHEAT.
W hite......................... 
78
Red............................ 
78
All wheat bought  on 60 lb. test.

“ 
iNo.2 
“  No.3 
“  No.l 3 50
“  No.2 
“  No.3 

splint 

MEAL.

.

FLOUR.

Bolted...............................  1  00
Granulated.......................  1  10
Straight, in sacks.............  4  10
“  barrels...........   4 30
Patent  “  sacks.............  5  10
“  barrels...........  5 30
MILLSTUFFS.

“ 
“ 

RYE.

OATS.

corn. 

BARLEY.

Bran.......................................  12 00
Ships......................................cl2 00
Screenings............................  11 00
Middlings.............................   13 00
Mixed Feed..........................   13 50
Coarse meal..........................   13 50
Small  lots.........................  36
“  .........................  32
Car 
Small  lots............................28
Car 
“  ............................ 26
N o .l.................................   @40
NO. 1.......................................  1 10
NO. 2.......................................  1 06
No. 1......................................   10 00
No. 2.......................................  9 00
HIDES, PELTS  and  FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
Green.....................  4  @ 494
Part Cured.................  @4
Full 
4  @494
Heavy  steers, extra...
Dry.............................   5  @ 6
Dry  Kips 
................   5  @6
Calfskins,  green.......3  @5
cured.......  494® 5
Deacon skins............... 10 @20

HIDES.

HAY.

“ 

 

 

94 off for No. 2.

“ 
1.  5

PELTS.

“ 

“ 

furs—10 per cent. off.

Shearlings....................10 @25
Estimated wool, per ®>  20 @28
Mink, dark.......................  10@ 50
pale..................  5@  25
Raccoon............................  20@ 75
Skunk.........................  5@  75
Muskrat...........................   05@ 16
Fox, red.......................1  25@1 50
“  crosB................... 2 00@5 00
“  grey..........................   25@ 50
Badger.............................   50@ 75
Cat, wild..........................   15@ 50
Fisher..........................4  00@5 00
Lynx...........................  50@1  50
Martin,  dark...............1  25@3 00
pale  & yellow  60@  75
Otter, dark..................4 00@6 00
Wolf............................ 2 00@3 00
Bear...............................  400@12 00
Beaver...........  ..........2  00@4 00
Oppossum.........................   02@ 15
Deerskins, per lb........  10®  20
Above  prices  for  No. 1 skins 
only.
Washed............................20@25
Unwashed......................   10@18
Tallow........................  3 @394
Grease butter  ...........  1  @2
Switches....................  194© 2
Ginseng......................2  00@2 50
Above prices are nominal and 
for immediate delivery only.

MISCELLANEOUS.

WOOL.

APPLE  BUTTER.

“ 
•« 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

AXLE  GREASE.

BAKING  POWDER.

941b.  “ 
lib .  “ 

Our Leader, Vlb.  cans...... 

E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  6
Frazer’s.............................. 12 60
Aurora...............................   1 75
Diamond.............................. 1  60
Absolute, % lb. cans, 100s. .11  75 
508..10 00
50s..18 TO
Acme, % lb. cans, 3 doz —   75
“  H lb.  “  2  “  ....  1 50
1 lb.  “  1  “  ....  3 00
“ 
“ 
bulk...........................  20
45
941b.  “ 
........  90
lib.  “  ..... 1 60
Telfer’s,  \  lb. cans, doz..  45
“  .. 
85
••  ..  1  50
English, 2 doz. in case...... 
80
 
Bristol,  2  “ 
 
American. 2 doz. in case...  70
Dozen 
BLUING.
30
Mexican,  4oz.........
g oz.........
16 oz...........
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl..........................   1 75
No. 1  “ 
.......................... 2 00
No. 2 Carpet.......................2 25
No. 1 
“ 
.......................   2 50
Parlor Gem.........................2 75
Common Whisk....   .........  
90
Fancy 
.................  1  20
Mill .  .................................  3 25
Warehouse.........................2 75

94 lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
BATH BRICK.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

BUTTKRINE

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

21b.  “ 
 

Dairy, solid packed...........  1294
Creamery, solid packed—   1394 

rolls.........................  13
r o lls ............... 14
CANDLES
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............  10
Star,  40 
..............
“ 
Paraffine............................ 
10
Wicklng.............................  
25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck......1  20
Clam Chowder, 3 lb............2 10
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand.... 1  15 
....195
“ 
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic..........1  75
“ 
2  lb.  “ 
2 65
“ 
1 lb.  Star...............2 15
“ 
2 lb. Star...............3 15
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 85
“ 
1 lb.  stand........... 1  20
» 
2 lb. 
2 00
“ 
3 lb. in Mustard.. .2 85
“ 
31b.  soused......... 2 85
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia..  . .2 00
“ 
l lb.  Alaska................. 1 90
Sardines, domestic  94s........ 
5
“ 
94s........® 9
“  Mustard ¡4s............  @ 9
“ 
imported  %s.. .1094@16
“ 
spiced,  94s..........  
10
Trout, 3 Id. brook.........  
2 60
CANNED GOODS—FruitS.
Apples, gallons, stand........ 2 75
Blackberries, stand............   80
Cherries,red standard 1  10@1  20
pitted..................... 1  40
Damsons............................ 1  15
Egg Plums, stand........1  15@1 35
Gooseberries...................... 1 00
Grapes............................. .
Green  Gages............... 1  15@1 35
Peaches, yellow, standi  75@1  85
seconds.........1  10@1  45
“ 
“  P ie...........................100
Pears.................................--1 25
Pineapples.................. 1  10@1 50
Quinces..............................J 00
Raspberries,  extra.............1  75
red...................1 40
Strawberries...............1  15@1 35
Whortleberries....................   75
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay........
Beans, Lima,  stand............   85
“  Green  Limas—   @1  20
“  Strings..............  @  90
“  Stringless,  Erie......  90
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1 40
Corn, Archer’s Trophy........  90
“  Morn’g Glory.  90
“ 
« 
Early Golden.  90
“ 
Peas, French......................1  68
“  extramarrofat...  @1 25
»“  soaked....................  80
*“  June, stand.................1 40
“  sifted.......... 1  65@1 85
“ 
“  French, extra fine...  . I 50
Mushrooms, extra fine...... 2  15
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden..  @1  10 
Succotash,  standard— 90@1 40
Squash.................................1  10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  95@1  00 
Good Enough95@l  00 
BenHar  ...  95®1  00
stand  br....  95@1  00

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

CHEESE.
“  —   @1154

Fancy Full  Cream —   @12
Good 
Part Skimmed...........   9  @10
Sap Sago................... 16  @18
E dam ........................   @1  00
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet.................. 
23
28
“Alden  Premium” ........... 
Cocoa................................ 
38
Breakfast  Cocoa.............. 
48
Broma...............................  
37
Rubber, 100 lumps................25
Spruce.................................25
Bulk.....................................6
Red........................................ 7H

CHEWING GUM.
200  “ 
 

CHICORT.

“ 

COFFEE EXTRACT.

coffee—Green.

Valley City........................... 
85
Felix......................................1  10
Rio, fair........................  @21
“  good....................... 21  @22
“  prime....................   @23
“  fancy,  washed...  @24
“  golden....................23  @24
Santos............................ 22  @23
Mexican & Guatemala 23  @24
Java,  Interior...............24  @26
“  Mandheling___27  @30
Peaberry....................... 22  @24
Mocha, genuine.......  26  @28
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 54c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cL aughlin’s  X X X X ... .2594 
Durham.................................. 25
75
Cotton,  40 f t..........per doz.  1  25

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

1 50
1 75
2 00
2 25
1 00
1 15
Eagle..........................................  7 50
Anglo-Swiss...............6 00@  7  60

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Jute 
“ 

coffees—Package. 

COUPONS.

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 

coupons—“Superior.”

 
 
 

10 “
“

•’ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

..................  6 00

............. 20 
CRACKERS.
“ 

coupons—’ ‘Tradesman.”
 
 
 

$  1. per hundred....................   2 50
$ 2,  “ 
*5,  “ 
810,  “ 
820,  “ 
$  1, per  hundred......................  2 00
8 2,  “ 
$ 5,  “ 
$10,  “ 
$20,  “ 
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts:
200 or over............... 5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
Kenosha Butter...................  754
Seymour 
554
Butter....................................... 554
“  family...........................  >54
“  biscuit.........................   6
Boston.....................................   654
City Soda................................  754
Soda........................................   7v4
S. O yster................................  554
City Oyster, XXX...................  554
Picnic.............................. 
554
CREAM TARTAR.
Strictly  pure........................ 
38
Grocers’................................ 
25
dried fruits—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried.......  @554
evaporated....  @10
“ 
“ 
Apricots, 
Blackberries “  —   5  @ 6
“ 
Nectarines 
Peaches 
“ 
“ 
Plums 
Raspberries  “ 
Turkey.........................   6}£@ 654
Bosna............................  694@ 7
California....................10  @11
18
Lemon........................... 
Orange.......................... 
18
In drum ........................  @23
In boxes.......................  @25
dried fruits—Currants.
Zante, in  barrels........   @ 6

dried fruits—Prunes.

DRIED FRUITS—Citron.

DRIED  FRUITS—Peel.

in less quantity  @  654 

“ 

 
 
 

 

 

“ 

dried fruits—Raisins.

FARINACEOUS GOODS.

Valencias.....................  @10
Ondaras........................  @1154
Sultanas.................... •_ 10  @12
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia......................   2 50@2 75
London Layers, for’n .  @
Muscatels. California. 1  85@2  10
Farina, 100 lb.  kegs..............  04
Hominy,  per  bbl................ 3  00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box—   60
imported.......  @  954
@ 2 5 4
Pearl  Barley...............  
Peas, green...................  @1  10
“  split......................  @ 3
Sago,  German.............   @  6
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l... 
6@ 7
Wheat,  cracked..........   @ 5
Vermicelli,  import—   @10
domestic...  @60
FISH—SALT.
Cod, whole...................5  @ 6
H alib u t............  
@1054
Herring,  round,  54 bbl.. 
“ 
gibbed............... 
“  Holland,  bbls.. 
“ 
“ 

2 75
12 00 
“  kegs, new  @  75
Scaled  .........  .20®  2f
12 00 
“ 
12  lb k it..130
“ 
“ 
..120
“ 
Trout,  54  bbls............ 4 00@4 25
•*  10  lb.  kits...................  60
White,  No. 1, 54 bbls. .5 50@5 75
“ 
“ 
12  1b.  k its....... 100
10  lb. k its.......  80
“ 
“ 
“ 
Family,  54 bbls.........2 50
“ 
k its...............   50

Mack,  sh’s, No. 2,  54  bbl 
“ 

“  boneless...............   654®  754

“ 
“  10 

“ 

“ 

35

GUN  POWDER.

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

2 65

 

 

JELLIES.

LICORICE.

LAMP WICKS.

Sage..
Hops.
E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  6 
Chicago  goods....................  354
No.  ... 
30
No. 1....................................  40
No. 2 ..................................  50
Pure.....................................  30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  18
Condensed, 2  doz...... 
1  25
No. 9  sulphur......................2 00
Anchor parlor......................1  70
No. 2 home.......................... 1  10
Export  parlor......................4 00
Black  Strap...................... 
20
Cuba Baking.................... 24@25
Porto  Rico....................... 30@35
New Orleans, good........... 24@28
choice........30@35
fancy..........42@45

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

One-half barrels, 3c extra

LYE.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

ROLLED OATS.

OATMEAL.
Muscatine, Barrels.............5 25
Half barrels......2 75
Cases........2 15@2 25
Muscatine, Barrels---   @5  25
3 00
Half bbls..  @2 75 
4 00
Cases........2 15@2 25
5 00
Michigan  Test....................  954
Water White........................1054
2 50
Medium.................................@® 50
3 00
54 b b l.................... 3 75
4 00
Small, bbl—   .................... 7 50
5 00

“ 
“  54  bbl..............................4 25

PICKLES.

OIL.

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216............................ 1 75
Cob, No. 3.................................1 25

“  T. D. full count...........  75

PRESERVES.

E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods.  8

RICE.

Carolina head......................654
“  No. 1...................... 554
“  No. 2................554®
“  No. 3...................... 5

Japan............................ 554@654
Scotch, in  bladders.............37
Maccaboy, in jars................35
French Rappee, in Jars......43

SNUFF.

SOAP.

Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.
Superior........................... 
3 30
Queen  Anne............................3 85
German  Family..................
  @19
Mottled  German......................3 00
Old German.............................2 70
15
U. S. Big  Bargain.................... 2 00
Frost, Floater...........................3 75
10
Cocoa  Castile  .................... 3 00
30
Cocoa Castile, Fancy...........3 36

8@18

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Happy Family,  75.................... 2 95
Ola Country, 80.........................3 30
Una, 100.................................... 3 65
Bouncer, 100.............................3 15

SAL  SODA.
Kegs...........................
Granulated,  boxes —
SAPOLIO.
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box......  2 50
“ 
Hand 
...... 2 50

IX

3  “ 
spices—Whole.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice.............................. 10
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.......................65
Pepper, Singapore, black— 18 
“ 
“  white...  .26
shot.........................20
“ 
spices—Ground—In Bulk.
Allspice..............................35
Cassia,  Batavia................. 20
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon....................42
Cloves,  Amboyna.............. 32
“  Zanzibar................. 25
Ginger, African................... 1244
“  Cochin.................... 15
Jam aica................. 18
“ 
Mace  Batavia.................... 90
Mustard,  English.............. 22
“ 
and Trie..25
“  Trieste.....................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ................. 80
Pepper, Singapore, black— 21
“ 
“  white........30
“  Cayenne..................25

“ 

“ 

SUGARS.

“ 

Cut  Loaf....................  @ 7&
Cubes.........................  @ 624
Powdered...................  @ 654
Standard  Granulated.  @ 6%
Fine...........  @ 694
Confectioners’ A........  @6.19
White Extra  C...........  @6
Extra  C......................  @594
C ................................   @544
Yellow.......................   @694

14

Good-Bye  to  the P. of I.

The following are  among  some of  the 
merchants who have been under contract 
with the P. of  L, but have  thrown  them 
overboard:

Blanchard—L.  D. Wait.
Bridgeton—Geo. H.  Eainouard.
Cedar Springs—L.  A. Gardiner.
Chapin—J.  I.  Vanderhoof.
Clio—Nixon & Hubbell.
Dimondale—Elias Underhill.
Eaton Bapids—G. W.  Webster.
Fremont—Boone & Pearson.
Grand Ledge—A. J.  Halsted & Son.
Grand  Rapids—F. W. Wurzburg,  Van 
Driele  &  Kotvis,  John  Cordes,  Huntley 
Russell.

Chas.  Fletcher.

Hetfield & Son.

Harvard—Ward Bros.
Howard City—Henry Henkel.
Kent City—R. McKinnon.
Lake Odessa—McCartney Bros.
Lowell—Chas.  McCarty.
Marshall—John Fletcher,  John Butler. 
Millbrook—T.  O.  (or J.  W.) Pattison.
Millington—Forester & Clough.
Minden City—I. Springer  &  Co., F.  O. 
Nashville—Powers & Stringham.
Olivet—F.  H. Gage.
Otisco—G. Y. Snyder & Co.
Ravenna—R.  D. Wheeler.
Reed City—J. M. Cadzow.
Rockford—H. Colby & Co.
St. Louis—Mary A.  Brice.
Sand Lake—C. O. Cain, Frank E.  Shat- 
tuck, Brayman & Blanchard.
Sparta—Woodin &  Van Wickle.
Springport—Cortright & Griffin.
Sumner—J. B. Tucker.
Williamston—Michael Bowerman.

A  Father’s  Advice.

“My  boy,  pay  your  bills  promptly,” 
said an old merchant to his son, who was 
just  about  to  launch  out  into  his first 
venture, a country store.  “I  have  been 
in the  business a good  many  years, and 
have  seen  a  good  many  fellows  who 
started  out  with  as  good  prospects  as 
yours,  but  before  long  they had to give 
it up.  Nobody seems  to know why,  but 
the fact was they didn’t  think  enough of 
their credit.  Their bills  ran over time a 
week  or  so, and  pretty soon the  jobbers 
got  tired  of  it,  and  marked  ‘slow pay’ 
opposite  their  accounts.  They wrote to 
the city houses  to  enquire why their or­
ders  were  not  filled  promptly.  They 
wouldn’t have  asked  twice if  their ears 
had  been  long  enough  to  overhear the 
shipping  clerk  talk  with 
the  book­
keeper.  This is what they said :  ‘Shall 1 
fill  the  order  of  Mr.  Y . ?’ 
‘No  hurry. 
Take up A.’s order first;  he’s a spot cash 
man !’  That’s  the  reason  the merchant 
didn’t get  his  goods—that’s  one  reason 
why he sold out and  made an application 
for a place  on  the  road.  Look  out  for 
your credit,  my son,  and  you  will  never 
regret i t ”

Peter C. Brooks,  of  Boston,  who  left 
one of  the largest fortunes ever  amassed 
in that city,  was  once  asked  what  rule 
he would recommend to a  young  man as 
most likely to insure success  in  mercan­
tile life, and  bis  answer was:  “Let him 
mind his own business.”
C r o c k e r y   & G la s s w a r e
No. 0 Sun.........................................................
No. 1  “  .........................................................
No. 2  “  .........................................................
Tubular..........................................................

LAMP  BURSTERS.

lamp chimneys.—Per box.

U m e F?re  B r ic k , etc. 
M ain  Office,  54  P e a rl  S t.,  G ran d   R ap id s,  M ich. 

G.  R.  &  I.,  C.  & W .  M.  and  L.  S.  &  M.  S.  R ys.

--------ALL  SHIPMENTS  MADE  PROMPTLY.--------

GOAL  AND  WOOD.
Putnam  Candy  Go.

Y ard   an d   W areh o u se on  L in e  of 

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

Oranges,

Lemons,

Bananas,

WHOLESALE
c a n d y
MANFS

18 9 0

Nuts,  etc •
Io n ia  P a n ts  & O v e ra ll Co.

E. D.  Voorhees,  Manager.

6 dor. In box.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

XXX Flint.

First quality.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun........................................................
No. 1  “  .........................................................
No. 2  “  .........................................................
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................
No. 1 
“ ......................  ..............
No. 2 
“ .......................................
No. 0 Sun, crimp top......................................
“ 
“ ......................................
No. 1 
No. 2  “ 
.....................................
“ 
Pearl top.
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled....................
“ 
No. 2  “ 
...................
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per dor.......................
.......................
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per'doz.......................................
No. 2  “ 
........................................
Butter Crocks, per gal................................
Jugs, Vi gal., per dor....................................
...................................
................................... 1
Milk Pans, % gal., per dor.  (glazed 66c) —
“ 
r * *   9oc)....

“ 
STONEWARE—AKRON.

“  1 
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“  2  “ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
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La Bag tic.

“ 
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“ 
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1  75 
1  88
2 70
2 25
2 40
3 40
2 60 
2 80 
3 86
3 70
4 70 
4 70
1  25 
1  50 
1  35 
1  60
06 K
75
90
80
65
78

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Pants,  Overalls,  Goats,  Jackets,  Shirts,  Etß.

Warranted  Not to Rip-

Fit  Guaranteed.

Workmanship  Perfect.

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

IONIA,  MIOH.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

FMTO NATIONAL BANE

Grand  Bapids,  Mich.

A. J.  B o w n e, P resid en t.

Geo. C. P ierce,  Vice President.

H.  W.  Nash, Cashier
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general  banking business.

Make a Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

TIME  TABLES.

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive.
Traverse C ity A  M ackinaw.................
Traverse  City  E xpress...................... 9:80 a m
Traverse City A  M ackinaw................. 3 :25 p m
From  C incinnati....................................9:15 p m
Cadillac  (M ixed).....................................
m train.

Through coaches for S aginaw   on  7:10 a  m > n d  4:10 p 

Leave. 
7 :10 a n> 
II :90 a ro 
4:10 p m
6:30 p 1

GOING  SOUTH.
C incinnati  E xpress...........................  
F ort W ayne E xpress......................... 11:45 a m  
Cincinnati  E xpress........................... 6:30 p m  
From Mackinaw A  Traverse City..l0:40 p m
rom C adillac....................................« ...  9:55 a m
Train lea v in g  fo r C incinnati a t 6 p.  m.  and  arrivin g 
from   Cincinnati  a t  9:80 p. m ., runs d aily,  Sundays  in­
cluded.  Other train s d aily excep t Sunday.
Sleeping and Parlor Car  Service:  North—7  00 a.  m. 
and 4:10 p. m. trains h ave  sleep in g and parlor cars for 
Mackinaw  City.  South—7:15 a. m. train  has ch air car 
and 6 p. m. train  Pullm an sleep in g car  fo r  Cincinnati.

7:15 a  m
19:85 p m
0:00 p m

WHO  URGES  YOU

TO  IvE E P

T H E   P U B L I C !

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  manufacturers ere 
ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods ii 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  Without effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves,  bring  purchas­
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO  FILLYOOR ORDERS.

A .   H I  M B S ,

W holesale  an d   R etail  D ealer  in

7  00 a m . . . . ...................................................................  10:15 a m
11:15 a m ............................................................................  3:45 p m
5:40 p m ............................................................................  8:45 p m
L eaving tim e a t  Bridge street  d epot 7 m inutes later.
Through tick ets and fu ll  inform ation  can be had by 
ca llin g  upon  A.  Alm quist,  tick et  a g en t  a t  depot, or 
Geo. W. Munson, Union  T icket  A gent,  67  Monroe  St., 
Grand  Rapids, Mich.

O. L. L o c k w o o d. Gen’l Pass. A gent.
Detroit, Grand H aven & M ilwaukee.

GOING WEST.

Leaves. 
1:00 p m 
4:80 p m

Arrives.
tM orning Express.............................. 18:50 p m
tThrougn Mail.......................................4:10 p m
tGrand Rapids  Express....................10:40  p m
*Night E xpress......................................6:40 a m
tM ixed....................................................
GOING EAST.
tD etroit  E xpress................................
fT hrough Mail..................................... 10:10 a  m
tE vening E xpress................................ 3:35 p m
*Night Express....................................10:30 p m

6:50 a  m 
10:80 a m  
3:45 p m 
10:55 p m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
D etroit E xpress  and  E vening  E xpress  h ave  parlor 
cars attached and m ake direct con nections  in   D etroit 
fo r all poin ts East.
M orning express and Grand Rapids express have par­
lor cars attached.  N ight express has W agner sleeping 
car to D etroit, arrivin g in D etroit a t 7 :80 a.  m.
steam ship 
tick ets 
secured  at 
D., G. H. A  M .R'y offices, 83 Monroe St., and a t th e depot 

sleep ing 
J ab. C a m p b e l l. Citv P assenger Agent.

tick ets  and  ocean 

Through  railroad 

berths 

J n o . W. Lo u d , Traffic M anager, Detroit.

and 

car 

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., 6. H. & M., and 
connections at Toledo  with  evening  trains  for 
Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus,  Dayton,  Cincin­
nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville  and  all  proml 
nent points on connecting lines.

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

Michigan Central

“  The Niagara Falls Route."

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

DEPART.  ARRIVE
D etroit E xpress....................................... 6:15 a m   10:15 p m
Mixed 
6:S0pm
0:50&m  
Day  E xpress...........................................11:55 a m   10:00 a m
■Atlantic & Pacific E xpress.............. 10:45 p m 
0:00 a  m
New York E xpress................................ 5:40 p m  
1:35 p m

trains to  and from  D etroit.
Express to   and  from   Detroit.

•D aily.
All other d aily excep t Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  ran  on  A tlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
Parlor  cars ran  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapids 
F r e d  M. B r ig g s , Gen’l A gent. 85 Monroe St.
G. S. H a w k in s, T icket A gent, Union  Depot.
Gko. W.  Mu n so n , Union T icket Office, 07 Monroe St. 
O. W. RUGGLBS. G. P.  &  T.  A gent., Chicago

( t e n t   F r e t ; .

get  Circular and Testimonials, 

Economical,  Sanitary,  Cleanly  and  Artistic. 
ALPINE  FIRE  PLACE,  GRAND RAPID!, MICH.

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W M . S E A R S  & CO

Cracker  Manufacturers,

87, 39 and 41 Kent St., Grand  Rapids.

C U R T IS S   &  CO.,

WHOLESALE

Paper  Warehouse.

EXCLUSIVE  AGENTS  FOR  THE  KEYSTONE  BINDERS’ 

TWINE.
- 

Houseman  Block, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS  FOR

Oranges,  Lemons,  p ts , 

FRUIT
Bananas, Peanuts. Figs, 
Dates,  Gitron,  Ete.
T h e   P u tn a m C a n d y   Co.
D uplex S s :  W a g o n

SEND  FOR  PRICE  LIST.

One of the most perfect  wagons  ever produced,  combining strength, durability 
and cheapness of price. 
Just the wagon for light delivery,  farmer’s run-about, or 
for pleasure.  Send for price list and  description.
THE  BELKNAP  WAGON  &  SLEIGH CO., Grand  Eapids.
S Ì   GEO.H.REEDER,
00  o 
I I   Lycoming  Rubbers
0  3oq  g* 
11  HediHm Price Shoes.

an d  J o b b e r e f

State  Agent

*  g  Grand Rapids, Mich.

R A . 1 U R O A . D   B A T S .

ington & Hammond.
Co.

Remus—C. V.  Hane.
Riverdale—J. B. Adams.
Rockford—B.  A. Fish.
Sebewa—P. F.  Knapp.
Shepherd—H.  O. Bigelow.
Sheridan—M.  Gray.
Shultz—Fred Otis.
Sparta—Dole & Haynes.
Springport—Powers & Johnson,  Well 
Stanton—Fairbanks &  Co., Sterling  & 
Stanwood—F.  M. Carpenter.
Traverse  City—John  Wilhelm,  S.  C. 
Trufant—I. Terwilliger.
Vassar—McHose & Gage.
Wheeler—Louise  (Mrs.  A.)  Johnson, 
White Cloud—J.  C. Townsend,  N.  W. 
Whitehall—Geo.  Nelson,  John  Haver- 
Williamston—Thos.  Horton.

H.  C.  Breckenridge.
Wiley.
kate.

Darrow,  D.  D. Paine.

W ANTED.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

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

E A RL   BROS.,
157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

C o m m issio n  M e r c h a n t s
Reference:  First National  Bank,  Chicago.
Michigan Tradesman. Grand Rapids.

SEEDS!

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

S e e d   S to re ,

71  Canal  St„  GRAND  RAPIDS.
W.T. LAMOREAUX.

N elson, 

M atter 

&  Co.,

The  P.  o f I.  Dealers.

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

sions.

Ada—L. Burns.
Adrian—Powers  &  Burnham,  Anton 
Wehle,  L.  T.  Lochner, Burleigh  Bros., 
Sharp &  Baker.

Allendale—Henry Dalman.
Almont—Colerick & Martin.
Altona—Eli Lyons.
Armada—C. J. Cudworth.
Assyria—J. W.  Abbey.
Aurelius—John  D. Swart.
Bay City—Frank Bosnian & Co.
Belding—L. S.  Roell.
Bellevue—John Evans.
Big Rapids—W. A. Verity, A. V. Young, 
E.  P.  Shankweiler  &  Co.,  Mrs.  Turk, 
J. E. Sharp, A. Markson.
Blissfield—Jas.  Gauntlett, Jr.
Brice—J.  B. Gardner.
Burnside—Jno.  G.  Bruce  & Son.
Capac—H.  C. Sigel.
Carlton Center—J. N. Covert.
Carson City—A. B.  Loomis,  A.  Y. Ses-
Casnovia—John E.  Parcell.
Cedar  Springs—John  Beucus,  B.  A. 
Central Lake—H.  Sissons.
Charlotte—John  J.  Richardson,  Daron 
& Smith, J.  Andrews,  C.  P. Lock, F.  H. 
Goodby.

Fish, B. Tripp.

chek & Bro.
C. Devitt.

Chester—P.  C. Smith.
Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodsell.
Clio—John W.  Hurd.
Cold water—J. D.  Benjamin.
Conklin—Wilson  McWilliams.
Coral—J. S. Newell & Co.
Dorr—Frank Sommer.
Dushville—G.  O.  Adams.
Deerfield—Henry W. Burghardt.
Eaton Rapids—Knapp & Rich, H. Kosit- 
Evart—Mark Ardis,  E.  F.  Shaw,  John 
Fenwick—Thompson Bros.
Flint—John B. Wilson.
Flushing—Sweet Bros.  & Clark. 
Fremont—J.  B. Ketchum,  W. Harmon. 
Gladwin—John Graham, J. D.  Sanford, 
Gowan—Rasmus Neilson.
Grand Ledge—Frank  O.  Lord.
Grand Rapids—Joseph  Berles, A. Wil- 
zinski, Brown &  Sehler,  Volmari & Von 
Keppel,  Houseman,  Donnally  &  Jones, 
Ed Struensee.

Jas. Croskery.

Bros., C. E. Pelton.

Israel) Glicman.
nings.

E. F.  Colwell & Son, Fred Miller.
All & Bro.

Greenville—Jacobson & Netzorg.
Hart—Rhodes &  Leonard.
Hersey—John Finkbeiner.
Hesperia—B.  Cohen.
Howard  City — O.  J.  Knapp,  Herold 
Hubbardston—M. H.  Cahalan.
Imlay City—Cohn Bros.
Ionia—H. Silver,  Wm, Wing.
Jackson—Hall & Rowan.
Kalamo—L. R. Cessna.
Kent  City—M.  L. Whitney.
Laingsburg—D. Lebar.
Lake Odessa—Christian  Haller &  Co., 
Lakeview—H.  C.  Thompson,  Andrew 
Langston—F. D. Briggs.
Lansing—R.  A.  Bailey,  Etta  (Mrs. 
Lapeer—C. Tuttle & Son,  W.  H.  Jen­
Lowell—Patrick Kelly.
McBride’s—J.  McCrae.
Mancelona—J. L. Faruham.
Manton—A.  Curtis.
Maple Rapids—L.  S. Aldrich.
Marshall—W. E.  Bosley, S.  V.  R.  Lep- 
Mecosta—Robert D. Parks.
Milan—C. C.  (Mrs. H. S.) Knight, Chas. 
Gauntlett, Jas. Gauntlett, Jr.
Millington—Chas.  H.  Valentine. 
Morley—Henry Strope.
Mt.  Morris—H. E.  Lamb,  J.  Vermett 
Mt. Pleasant—Thos.  McNamara. 
Nashville—H. M.  Lee.
Newaygo—W. Harmon.
North Dorr—John Homrich.
Nottawa—Dudley Cutler.
Ogden—A. J.  Pence.
Olivet—F.  H. Gage.
Onondaga—John Sillik.
Orono—C. A. Warren.
Potterville—F. D. Lamb & Co. 
Richmond—Knight & Cudworth, A. W. 

& Son, F.  H. Cowles.

per & Son.

Reed.

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FilmitUre.

S e e  w h a t  th e y   can   do 

for  y o u .

The  best  shoe 
made  for  railroad 
men,  truckmen and 
w h e r e v e r   hard 
wear  is  required. 
As  durable  as  a 
plow  shoe  and  as 
good style as a light 
shoe.  Made in flesh 
split veal  calf  and 
Milwaukee grain, in 
bals  and  congress, 
two soles  and  tap.
Rindge, 

Bertsch 

&  Go.,

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

T U T C   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

IO N IA   S T R E E T .  G R A N D   R A P ID S .

T h e   y o u n g e st  g r o c e r y  jo b b in g   h o u se  in th e  city,  b u t  w e   do  a  b u sin ess

Equal  in  Volume  to  Any  in  Western  Michigan.

We carry as complete a stock as any in Michigan.
We sell three times as many new stocks as any other house in  this market.  Why?  Because  we  hold out induce­

ments to buyers that our competitors cannot,  or at least do not.

We guarantee  to our patrons,  at all times,  “Rock  Bottom”  prices,  courteous treatment and a  “Square  Deal.”
The trade appreciate our efforts and to their appreciation we owe our phenomenal success.

N O W ,  TO   FIN D   US:

A s  y o u   le a v e   th e U n io n   D epot,  on  y o u r  w a y   to w a r d   M o n ro e  S treet,

Stop  W h ere  You  See  th e   M o s t  B u s in e s s   G oing  On,
T h e   m ost  tea m s  lo ad in g ,  th e  m ost  stir,  th e  bu siest  p lace ,  in  fact,  a n d   w e   w ill  be  th e re   to

Y O U   C A N   M A K E   N O   M I S T A K E .

m eet  you .

complete  stock  of  seeds 

to the fact  that we  carry the most 
in 
Western  Michigan.  Send

S We  respectfully  call  your  attention 
B for  our  wholesale  price 
ONION  SETS, E

before  buying
Clouer, 
Timothu. 
Red  Top.

list 

and 

catalogue 

In  fact,  everything 
in  our  line  at  lowest 
market  values.

Brown’s  Seed  Store,

FIT  FOR

A  Gentleman’s

TABLE;
A ll  goods  bearing 

the

name of

Thurber,  Whyland  &  Co.

OR

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

ALEXIS  GODILLOT, Jr.

S o m e th in g   N e w

Bill S n o rt

F.J  DETTENTHflLER

JOBBER OF

F r e s h   an d   S a lt

Lake  Fish=

We  guarantee  this  cigar  the 
best  $35  cigar  on  the  market. 
Send  us  trial  order,  and  if  not 
ENTIRELY  SATISFACTORY 
return  them.  Advertising mat­
ter sent with each order.

Ocean Fish
Gharlevoix  Cigar  M'fg  Co., Mail  orders  receive  prompt  attention. 

See quotations in another column.

CHARLEVOIX,  MICH.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

s.  K.  BOLLES.

E.  B.  DIKEMAN.

S.  K.  B o lle s  &  Co.,

77  CANAL  8T..  GRANU  RAPIDS.  MICH.

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

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T O S

S

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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.

