VOL.  7.

A . D . S p a n g l e r  &  C o j

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

FRUITS wPRODUGK

And General Commission Merchants. 

E AST  SAQINAW,  MICH.

We buy and sell all kinds of  fruit  and 
produce and solicit  correspondence with 
both  buyers and  sellers.

SEEDS!

Write  for  jobbing  prices  on 
Mammoth, Medium,  Alsyke  and 
Alfalfa Clover, Timothy, Orchard 
Grass,  Red  Top,  Blue  Grass, 
Field Peas,  Beans, Produce and

W O O L

C.  A i n s w o r t h ,

76 So.  Division St., Grand Rapids.

Wpoi  M irh in an   b u sin ess  u n iv e r sit y  
n e a r  jvilbniydll  and n o rm a l school.
(Originally Lean’s Business College—Established 8 y’rs.)
A  thoroughly  equipped,  permanently  estab­
lished and pleasantly located College.  The class 
rooms have been  especially  designed in accord­
ance with the latest approved plans.  The faculty 
is composed of the most competent and practical 
teachers.  Students graduating from  this  Insti­
tution  MUST be efficient and PRACTICAL.  The 
best of references  furnished  upon  application. 
Our Normal Department is in charge  of  experi­
enced teachers of established reputation.  Satis­
factory  boarding  places  secured  for  all  who 
apply to us.  Do not go  elsewhere  without  first 
personally  interviewing  or  writing  us  for full 
particulars. 
Investigate  and  decide  for  your 
selves.  Students may enter at any time.  Address 
West Michigan Business University and Normal 
School,  19, 21, 23, 85 and  27  South  Division  St., 
Grand  Rapids, Mich.

J. U.  Le a n, 

Principal. 

A. E. Y e r e x ,
Sec’y and Treas.

DETROIT,  MICH.

500,000 TO  INVEST  IN  BONDS 

WA tN K   COUNTY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

January, 1890. 
S. D. ELWOOD, Treasurer
JP.  O.  V o o r h e i s ,

Issued by cities, counties, towns  and school dis 
tricts of Michigan.  Officers of these municipali 
ties  about  to  is-ue  bonds  will  find  it to their 
advantage to apply to this  bank.  Blank  bonds 
and  blanks  for  proceedings  supplied  without 
charge.  All communications and inquiries will 
have prompt attention.

GENERAL INSURANCE 
AND LOAN AGENT,
HARVEY * HEY8TEK,
Picture
Frame
JUIoOldings.

Wall
Paper

41  W iddicomb  B uilding,  Grand  Rapids.

Wholesale Dealers in

TELEPHONE  980.

Also  a  complete  line  of  PAINTS,  OILS  and 
74 &  76  O ttaw a St.,  Grand Rapids,  Mich

BRUSHES.  Correspondence  solicited.

AT  TDK  OLD  TANK 

Corner  Bates  and  Larned Streets, D etroit.

A llen D u r f e e. 

A.  D.  Leavenw orth.

Manufacturers of

(Successors to Steele A  Gardner.) 

Allen  Durfee & Co.,

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

FUNERAL DIRECTORS,

103  O ttaw a St.,  Grand  Rapids.
Fehsenfeld  &  Grammel,
B R O O M S !

G R A ND   R A PID S,  W ED N ESD A Y ,  A P R IL   9,  1890.
BEATEN  AT  HIS  OWN  GAME. 
Herbert Denison  paced  up  and down 
the small  room  that  had  been the espe­
cial sanctum  of  his brother-in-law, Tom 
Thorpe,  his  brows  knit  in  perplexed 
thought,  bis  fingers  nervously  rattling 
his watch chain.  Jessie,  his  only sister, 
Tom Thorpe’s widow,  was sobbing on the 
sofa.
“Jessie, dear,”  he said,  presently,  “it 
is cruel to make  you  talk, but if I could 
only get  some  really  clear  idea  of  the 
business,  I might, perhaps,  help  you.” 
tried  to  still  the 
sobs  that  the  talk  about her husband— 
not yet a month dead—had  called  forth. 
She was a woman with fair hair and blue 
eyes,  and young enough still to make her 
deep widow’s mourning  doubly pathetic. 
“About the house?” she said.
“Yes.  You say it is almost paid for?” 
“The price  was  $6,000  for  the  house 
and  grounds.  There  is  a  very  large 
orchard  aud  vegetable  garden,  besides 
the  garden  in  front.  Tom  was  to pay 
for it just as he could,  but  not  less than 
$300 a year.  We were so anxious to have 
a home of our own, Bert, that we worked 
very hard for it,  and that is the  reason  I 
know all  about it. 
I put all  my  writing 
money in,  too;  not a vast sum, to be sure, 
but it helped along.”
“And  you  are  sure  there were $5,000 
paid to Mr.  Paxon?”
“I am positively certain of it.”
“And the receipts are lost?”
“Lost!  Gone entirely.  Bert.  I never 
dared say it,  for I cannot prove  it, but  I 
firmly  believe  Mr.  Paxon  stole  Tom’s 
receipt book.”

P o ta to e s ,

A p p le s,

O n io n s

Jessie  sat  up,  and 

FOR  PRICES,  WRITE  TO

BURNETT  BROS I  WhCHH3A^r1*”’
F O R  S A L E .

We  have  a  stock  of  Dry  Goods  and 
Millinery to sell.  Can  be bought cheap 
for cash.  Appraised  value, SI,332.  Can 
be seen  at our store.

SPRING  &  COMPANY.

Playing Cards

WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS

SEND  FOR  PRICE  LIST.

Daniel  Lynch,

19  So.  Ionia  St., Grand Rapids.

W. C.  WILLIAMS. 

A. S.  BROOKS.

A.  SUBLET.

W IL L IA M S,
S H E L B Y

&   B R O O K S

Successors  to Farrand, Williams & Co.,

W holesale  Druggists,

“Why?”
“Well,  he  is  a  man  who is  not  much 
respected,  and  there  have  been  several 
stories told about him  that throw a doubt 
over his honesty.  Still,  he  keeps  clear 
of the law.  Tom  took  the  receipts  for 
the  payments  on  the  house  in a small, 
red account book,  tnat  had  nothing else 
in it.  That  day—no.  I am  not going to 
cry  again,  dear—that  dreadful  day,  he 
sent  word  to  Mr.  Paxon that he  would 
pay him $500.  He had sold a lot of wool, 
and I had $200 saved. 
I know he had it 
when  Mr.  Paxon came.  Then  there was 
that dreadful hemorrhage, and  how could 
we think  of  anything  but  Tom  for the 
next three days?  But, Bert,  Mr.  Paxon 
was alone with him  when  he  was  taken 
ill, and gave the alarm.  There was noth­
ing  to  prevent  his  slipping  the receipt 
book into his pocket, and I believe he did 
it. 
It cannot be  found,  and  Mr. Paxon 
would not dare to assert that he has never 
been  paid  anything  but  rent  for  the 
house,  if he did not know  I  cannot  pro­
duce the receipts.”
“ H’m!  Yes, I see!  But  one  cannot 
accuse a man  of  such  a  crime  as  that 
without some proof.”
I  think  he in­
tended,  if  Tom  got  better,  to pretend it 
was a mistake, or he  might  have  meant 
to cheat him.”
“Was  there  never  any  witness to the 
payments?”
“No.  He  would  come  over,  or Tom 
would  go  to  him  and pay  whatever we 
could spare.  But I have seen the receipts 
often!  And think,  Bert,  how that $5,000 
would help me now!”
Bert did think of it!  He was a young 
man  who  had  made for himself a home 
in a Western  State,  over  which  he had 
asked his widowed sister to preside.  He 
had come  to  her  with  open  hands and 
heart, to offer a home to her and  her two 
boys,  knowing  that  his  brother-in-law 
had lived upon his salary as a clerk  in  a 
wholesale house.  But he had found that 
these  two,  by  close  economy,  by Tom’s 
experience in  sheep raising,  and Jessie’s 
contributions to magazine literature, had 
nearly secured a home of their own, when 
a sudden  rupture  of a blood vessel  had 
ended  life  for  one  and  left  the  other 
desolate.

“I  understand  that. 

NO.  342.

Many  long talks the brother and  sister 
had about  this ciuel wrong pressing upon 
her.  but arriving always  at  the  conclu­
sion that only  the finding  of  the receipt 
book  could  help  her.  They were still 
talking,  in  the  room 
that  Tom had de­
voted  to  his  wife’s  literary labors  and 
his own  business affairs,  and dignified by 
the name of library,  when Bert,  pointing 
to the wall, said:
“Where on earth  did you ever get that 
horrid daub, Jessie?  What is it?”
“The Landing of the Pilgri m Fathers,” 
said Jessie,  smiling.  “It is a daub,  Bert, 
but Tom was  fond  of  it  for the sake of 
his only brother,  who painted  it. 
Poor 
Fred!  He  imagined himself a great  art­
ist.  and  this picture a mast' rpiece.  But 
after  vainly  trying  to sell  it,  he gave it 
to Tom. 
it was a dreadful job to get it 
up,  and you see it takes all  the  space  on 
that side of the room.  How  we  are  to 
get it down is a mystery.”

“ Do you value it?”
“No!  I scarcely  knew  Fred,  who died 
ten years ago,  and the picture  is  fright­
ful.”  *
“ H’m!—I think  I  see  a  light!”  said 
Bert,  musingly.  “Well,  dear,  as  there 
is nothing to be  gained  by staying here, 
how  soon  will  you  be  ready  to  go  to 
Scrantonville with me?”

“I will begin to  pack to-day.”
It proved to be a tedious  job to gather 
all  the  household  goods  into  traveling 
compass,  to  start  off  box  after box,  to 
take leave of  neighbors,  and make prep­
arations  for  the  long  journey and new 
home.  But Jessie found comfort in con­
stant work,  and  the  next  week  most of 
her packing was finished.
But the day  before  that appointed for 
their start,  Bert  sent  for  Mr.  Paxon,  to 
make  one  more  appeal  to  his  honesty. 
There was  a  long,  rather  stormy  inter­
view  in  the  dismantled  library,  where 
only the huge  painting  and  two  chairs 
had  been left.  Bert had  left  the  room, 
under some  pretense  of  questioning his 
sister,  and  Mr.  Paxon  was peeping about 
in a Paul Pry way  that  Jessie  had  told 
her brother was habitual  with him. when 
he made a discovery.  There  was an  ugly 
space  in a recess,  where  Tom  Thorpe’s 
stationary  desk  had  stood  for ten  long 
years against the wall.  Scraps of paper 
and string,  torn envelopes, all the  debris 
of  packing,  were  scattered  about,  but 
wedged into  the  top  of  the  base-board 
was  an  envelope,  almost concealed,  that 
Mr.  Paxon was  sure contained an  inclos­
ure.  Warily he crept up  to it,  seized it, 
aud found it a sealed envelope, directed— 

only after my death.”

“To Jessie,  my  wife.  To be opened 
He crammed it  hastily into his pocket, 
and  when Bert returned took  his  depar­
ture.  Something important  must  be  in 
that  paper,  that  had  evidently slipped 
out of the desk when  it  was moved,  and 
escaped observation.  But the disclosure 
was a startling one.  Without any scru­
ple of honor or honesty, Mr. Paxon broke 
the seal and read:
“ D ear J e s s ie :  It has been long known to you, 
dear, that my life was a  precarious one. and you 
will  not  be  surprised  that I have made a little 
provision for you and the  children.  Poor Fred 
left me $10,000  in  United  States bonds, and, un­
willing  to  trust it to any bank, I have hidden it 
away in the lower right hand corner of  the  pic­
ture he gave me.  The  interest will run on until 
you take the envelope from  its  hiding  place, as 
no one else will ever move the picture.  Forgive 
me for keeping this one secret from you.

Tom.”

No one else!  Why,  they might tear it 
down  it  any  moment.  A  cold  sweat 
broke out all over the rascal’s body.  A1 
his hoarded wealth,  the result of  schem­
ing, cheating,  saving,  was  nothing  com­
pared  with  this newly discovered treas­
ure.  Nobody else must find those bonds!
But when he returned to the  house  he 
found everything  in  hurried  confusion 
and Bert  issuing hurried orders.
“I can’t talk to you now,”  he  said,  as 
Mr. Paxon came up. 
“I  am  obliged  to 
leave on the 7:30 p. m.  train from  B-----,

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r r i K   ^ r i c i i T O A i s r  

t t i a d e s m a i s t .

and it is nearly 2 o’clock now.  There  is 
still a wagon load to go, and the children 
and  Jessie  are  getting  dressed  for the 
carriage at 3 o’clock.”

“But I must  speak to  you.”
“And that  confounded  picture  has to 
be packed,  too,” cried Bert, bustling into 
the house.  “Here,  some of  you fellows, 
bring a step-ladder!”
“No,  n o !”  cried  Mr.  Faxon.  “I—I 
came  over  to  see if  I couldn’t  buy that 
picture.”
“ Buy  it I”  Bert  cried.  “You  might 
as well ask  Jessie to sell  you  one of  her 
boys!  Why,  her  dear  brother-in-law 
painted i t !”
“But  it  looks  so well  where it is,  and 
will be so  awkward to move !” cried Mr. 
Faxon,  watching  with  horror  Bert’s 
preparations  to  tear  the  painting from 
the wall.  “I  will give you a good price.” 
“How much ?  But  1  am  sure  Jessie 
will never part with i t !”
“ Five hundred dollars.”
“B ah!”
“A thousand !”
“A thousand  dollars  for  such a work 
of  art as th a t!  Why,  man alive,  if Jessie 
ever could part  with it, it ought to bring 
five times that sum !”
“Five times  that sum !  Five thousand 
dollars!”  cried Mr. Paxon.
“Certainly!”  said  Bert, coolly.  “But 
we  do  not  wish  to sell  it at all.  Come, 
hurry up !  Take out the  top  nails very 
carefully there.”
“Fll  give  you  five  thousand  for i t !” 
cried  Mr.  Paxon,  desperately,  rapidly 
calculating the ten  years’  interest on the 
bonds.
“But  we  leave  here in half  an  hour! 
You  don’t  carry $5,000  around  in  your 
pocket, do  you ?”
“No,  but  I  carry my check-book.  Fll 
give  you  a check !”
“Won’t do! 
I cannot stop to cash it.” 
“Fll run over to the  bank  with it my­
self.”
“Well,  you  haven’t  much  time.  You 
get  the  money,  and  Fll  speak to Jessie 
I  am not  sure  she 
while  you are  gone. 
will  take i t !”
Off  darted  Mr. Paxon,  and  Bert  hur­
ried the last boxes on the wagon and sent 
it  off  just  as  the  carriage  drove  up. 
Jessie  and  the boys were already seated 
when Mr.  Paxon came around the corner, 
actually carrying the money in his hands.
Very  carefully  Bert  counted  it,  the 
crisp  notes  for  $500  each,  that  repre­
sented the exact sum that  Tom  had paid 
the rascally landlord  for  the  house  his 
widow was leaving.
“Correct!”  he said,  presently.  “There 
is no need of  a receipt.  You can see the 
picture  through  the  window.  Good­
bye !”  The  carriage  whirled  off,  and 
Mr.  Paxon  entered 
the  empty  house. 
The workmen had  gone  with the wagon, 
but  when  he  pulled  the  corner  of  the 
canvass,  he  found  it  already  loosened 
from  the  frame.  A  large,  yellow  en­
velope,  with three immense red seals, was 
behind it,  and  with  trembling  fingers he 
tore it open.  A  long  slip  of  paper was 
the  only  enclosure,  and,  half-fainting, 
the disappointed schemer read :

“This makes our account  square.” 

A nna  Sh ie ld s.

Why  Silk is  Expensive.

To  produce  sufficient  silk  to  make a 
dress requires more time and capital than 
most  people  would  imagine,  remarks a 
contemporary. 
If  we  take  one  and  a 
quarter  pounds  as  the  weight  of  pure 
silk required,  this  would be equal to two 
pounds  of  raw  silk.  To  produce  two 
pounds  of  raw  silk  would  require  the 
entire  silk  obtained  from  7,000 to 8,000 
worms,  allowing a percentage  for  death 
by disease and other casualties.
It may be interesting to state that these 
young  worms,  when  newly  hatched, 
would  scarcely  weigh  one-quarter of  an 
ounce,  yet  in  the  course  of  their  life, 
which  only lasts  some  thirty or  thirty- 
five days, they will consume about 300 or 
400  pounds  of  leaves,  and  increase  in 
weight about 9,000 times.
Consumers of  silk  will  not  wonder at 
its high  value  when  they consider that, 
to raise two pounds of  raw silk,  so much 
time and money is required.  Besides the 
original cost of the eggs or young worms,

they require feeding at regular  intervals 
daily with  mulberry leaves  during their 
life.  This is*a large  item  of  expense, if 
the cultivator does  not  grow and gather 
his own  leaves,  but is  compelled to pur­
chase them.

JAVA and  RIO.

Cook  It  Bergthold,

A True Combination  of  MOCHA, 
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DRINK
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8H0W  CASES.
Bioyeles. 
Tricycles, 
Velocipedes

Prices  Lower'  than  those  of 
any competitor.  • Write for cata­
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MANUFACTURERS  OF

AND

General Sporting Goods
[ Agents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.’s 

Sporting  and  Athletic  Goods  and 
American Powder Co.’s Powder.

We have on hand a complete line of Columbia. 
Victor and other  cheaper  bicycles, also a splen­
did assortment of  Misses'  Tricycles,  Children’s 
Velocipedes and small  Safety Bicycles.
E. G. Studley,

4  Monroe  S t ,

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Call and  see  them 
or  send  for  large, 
illu s tr a te d   cata­
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POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

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ship, or  anything  in  the  Produce  lin e,  let 
ns hear  from  yon.  Liberal  cash advances 
made  w hen  desired.

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•reference:  Firbt  National  Bank,  Chicago.
Michigan Tradesman. Grand Rapids.

<57 South Water St.,  CHICAGO, 

JVIagic  Goffee  Roaster.

The Best in the World.

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

R O B T .  S.  W E S T

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T H E Y
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F O R

T H E M S E L V E S !

Retailers,  read  what  the  leading  shoe 

dealers of the State say about the goods of

Mi Schwab  i  Go.:

Machine  Sewed  to  Retail at  $2.50,  Goodyear  Sewed  $3,
Hand  Welt  $4,  Hand  Sewed $5.
M a i  Sales $3,500,000-Largest in the World!

Handled  by  thirty  retailers 

largest 
retailers in  Rochester,  Syracuse, Toledo, Pittsburg, Columbus,  Ciucinnati, 
Indianapolis,  Detroit, Grand  Rapids,  Saginaw, St.  Louis, St.  Paul, Minne­
apolis, Omaha, Kansas City,  Denver,  Salt  Lake City, San  Francisco, Port­
land, Los Angeles,  Sacramento, and all  leading cities in the  South.

in  Chicago,  and  by  the 

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Write  us.

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Crockery & Glassware
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  40
No. 1  “  ................  
45
No. 2  “  .........................................................   60
Tubular...........................................................  75

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LAMP  CHIMNEYS.—Pfir bOX.

6 doz. in box.

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XXX Flint.

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Pearl top.

First quality.
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No. 0 Sun........................................................1  75
No. 1  “  .........................................................1  88
No. 2  “  .........................................................2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top...................................... 2 25
No. 1 
“  ..............................   ...... 2 40
No. 2  “  
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No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.......................................2 60
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No. 1 
.......................................3 80
No. 2 
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No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled 
.................3 70
.................  4 70
No. 2  •* 
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No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4 70
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.................. -  1  25
No. 2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz.......................................1  35
........................................1  6C
No. 2 
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Butter Crocks, per g a l..........................   • 
06V4
Jugs, H gal., per doz...................................   75
“  2 
80 
Milk Pans, H gal., per doz.  (glazed 66c)  ...  65 
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Jellies  and  Apple  Batter

Our  goods  are  guaranteed  to  be  made 

from wholesome  fruit  and  are  free 

from any adulteration or  sophis­

tication. 

grocery  price current.

See quotations in 

JRXON  CRACKED

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

WHE 

IS  THE  BEST  IN  THE  MARKET. 

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ORDER  TO

JACKSON,  MICH.

JACKSON  CRACKER  CO.,
Jobbers  of  Candy, Nuts, Cheese and Cigars. 
EDMUND B.DIKEMRN
WatEh fflaker

THE  GREAT

The P.  of I.  Dealers.

The following are the P. of I. dealers who had 
not cancelled their contracts at  last accounts: 
Ada—L. Burns.
Adrian—Powers  &  Burnham,  Anton  Wehle, 
L. T. Lochner, Burleigh  Bros.
Allendale—Ilenry Dolman.
Almont—Colerick & Martin.
Altona—Eli Lyons.
Armada—C. J. Cudworth.
Assyria—J. W. Abbey.
Aurelius—John D. Swart.
Bay City—Frank  Rosman & Co.
Belding—L. S. Roell.
Bellaire—Schoolcraft & Nash.
Bellevue—John Evans.
Big Rapids—Verity  &  Co.,  A. V. Young, E. P. 
Shankweller  &  Co.,  Mrs.  Turk, J.  K. Sharp, A. 
Markson.

Blissfield—Jas. Gauntlett, Jr.
Brice—J. B. Gardner.
Burnside—John O. Bruce & Son.
Capac—H. C. Sigel.
Carlton < 'enter—J. N. Covert.
Carson City—A. B. Loomis, A. Y. Sessions, 
cedar  Springs—John  Beucus,  B.  A.  Fish, B. 
Tripp.
charlotte — John  J.  Richardson,  Daron  & 
Chs
Smith, J. Andrews,  C. P. Lock, F. H. Goodby. 
Chester—P. C. Smith.
Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodseil.
Clio—John W. Hurd.
Coldwater—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,  II.  Kositchek 
Evart—Mark Ardis, E. F. Shaw, John C. Devitt. 
Fenwick—Thompson  Bros.
Flint—John B. Wilson.
Flushing—Sweet Bros. & Clark.
Fremont—J. B. Ketchum, W. Harmon. 
Gladwin—John  Graham,  J  D.  Sanford, Jas. 
Gowan—Rasmus  Neilson.
Grand Ledge— Frank O. Lord.
Grand  Rapids—Joseph  Berles,  A.  Wilzinski, 
Brown & Sehler, Volmari &  Von Keppel, House­
man, Donnally & Jones, Ed struensee. 

Croskery.

& Bro.

Pelton.

man.

Colwell & Son, Fred Miller.
Bro.

Greenville—Jacobson & Netzorg.
Hart—Rhodes & Leonard.
Hersey—John Finkbeiner.
Hesperia—B. Cohen.
Howard City—O. J. Knapp, Herold Bros., C.  E. 
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.,  E.  F. 
Lakeview—II.  C.  Thompson,  Andrew  All  & 
Langston—F  D.  Briggs.
Lansing—R. A.  Bailey, Etta (Mrs. Israel) Glic- 
Lapeer—C. Tuttle & Son, W. II  Jennings. 
Lowell—Patrick Kelly.
McBride's—J.  Mccrae.
Mancelona—J. L. Farnham.
Man ton—A. Curtis.
Maple Rapids—L. S. Aldrich.
Marshall—W. E  Bosley, S. V. R. Lepper & Son. 
Mecosta—Robert D. Parks.
Milan—C. C.  (Mrs. II. S.) Knight, Chas. Gaunt­
lett, James Gauntlett, Jr.
Millington—Chas. H. Valentine.
Morley—Henry Strope.
Mt.  Morris—II.  E.  Lamb,  J. Vermett  &  Son, 
Mt. Pleasant—Thos. McNamara.
Nashville—H. M. Lee.
Newaygo—W. Harmon.
North Dorr—John Homrich.
N Ottawa—Dudley Cutler.
Ogden—A. J.  Pence.
Olivet—F.  H.  Gage.
Onondaga—John Sillik.
Orono—C. A. Warren.
Potterville—F. D. Lamb & Co.
Remus—C. V.  Hane.
Richmond—Knight  &  Cudworth, A. W. Reed. 
Riverdale—J. B. Adams.
Rockford—B. A.  Fish.
Sebewa—P. F. Knapp.
Shepherd—H.  O. Bigelow.
Sheridan—M. Gray.
Shultz—Fred Otis.
Sjiarta—Dole & Haynes.
Springport—Powers &  Johnson, Wellington & 
Stanton—Fairbanks & Co., Sterling & Co. 
Stanwood—F. M. Carpenter.
Traverse  City—John  Wilhelm,  S.  C. Darrow, 
Trufant—I.  Terwilliger.
Vassar— McIIose & Gage.
Wheeler—Louise  (Mrs.  A.)  Johnson,  II.  C.
White Cloud—J. C. Townsend, N. W. Wiley. 
Whitehall—Geo. Nelson, John Haverkate. 
Williamston—Thos. Horton.

Breckenridge. 

F. II. Cowles.

D. D. Paine.

Hammond.

_

A  Little  Out of the  Usual  Order. 
The Whitehall Forum contains a “sep­
aration  notice”  which is contrary to the 
usual  run of  such nuisances, as follows: 
My  wife,  Ray  Carpenter,  having  got 
mashed  on other men and having run out 
of  funds  wherewith to  supply me  with 
smoking tobacco,  and  having  left me out 
in  the  cold  on  several  occasions,  now 
therefore,  because,  whereof  all  saloon 
keepers are hereby warned  not to furnish 
or  give  my  said  wife,  Ray  Carpenter, 
anything  except  onion 
juice,  and  all 
dealers  in smoking  tobacco  are  notified 
not to trust  or  harbor  my said  wife as 1 
can’t borrow  any  more money to pay my 
debts with. 

(Signed) 

A b .  D a v i s .

en
SBJ

v

EDWIN  FAEEAS,

44  GRNE
Grant! Rapids.

Oili

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Butter. Eh s, FairflBlfl Cleese, Foreip Fruits, Mice Meat,  Nats, It

JO B B ER   OF

Oyster and  Mince Meat Business Running Full  Blast. 
Special  Bargain  in Choice 
Office and  Salesroom, No. 9 Ionia St., Grand Rapids,  Mid

Dairy Butter.  Let your orders come.

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AMONG THE  TRADE.

ABOUND  T H E   STA TE.

Saranac—D .  E.  Rogers  has  opened  a 

Greenville—H.  W.  Riley  has  resumed 

Adrian—Frank  Buck, 

the  hardware 

grocery store.

the meat business.

merchant,  is dead.

Alpena—Szczukowski & Mainville will 

open a meat market.

Bancroft—John J.  Atherton  has  again 

engaged  in the meat  business.

Charlotte—Harry  Pierson  and S.  Wal­

ter have opened a harness shop.

Ionia—E.  G.  Copeland,  of  Detroit,  has 

engaged  in the produce business.

Hart—W.  Hart & Son  succeed  Ryason 

& Dempsey  in the meat business.

Sherwood—Wm.  W.  Turner  succeeds 

A.  R.  Klose in the meat business.

Alpena—A.  E.  McGregor  has  pur­

chased the  “Red Cross”  drug store.

Port  Huron—C.  E.  Perkins,  of  the 

firm of  Perkins & Botsford,  is dead.

Detroit—F.  Schmidt  has  retired  from 

the grocery  firm of  F.  Schmidt & Co.

Alma—S .  H.  Loveland  has  sold  his 

stock of  furniture to John P.  Peters.

Pontiac—Jacobs Bros,  have  sold  their 

stock of  hardware to H.  B. Seagrave.

Kalamazoo—Boerman  &  Bogart  have 

bought the Van Male hardware stock.

Hamilton — Dick  Polacker  has  pur­

chased the meat market of  Mr.  Parker.

Owosso—C.  H.  Thomas  has  purchased 
the restaurant  business of  John  Yinkle.
Roscommon—John  Mason  has sold his 
stock of  groceries to Freeman  &  Adams.
Ionia—Mrs.  Kate  Gates  has  sold  her 
stock of  millinery to  Coolidge & Spauld­
ing.

Reed  City—B.  B.  Davidson  succeeds 
Davidson & Oaks in  the  restaurant busi­
ness.

Kalamo—Morris  H.  Bradley  has  pur­
chased the general  stock of  C.  M.  Wood­
ward.

Milford—John W. Stephens, cigar  and 
newsdealer,  is  succeeded  by Stephens & 
Potts.

Charlotte—-Clias  A.  Cushing  succeeds 
Squires &  Cushing  in  the  tobacco  bus­
iness.

■Onekama—Shaw  &  Wexstaff  are  suc­
ceeded  in  the  meat  business  by  Amos 
Shaw.

Jackson—T.  C.  Brooks  &  Co.  have 
opened a new grocery store on East Main 
street.

Saranac—O.  A.  Jubb has sold his store 
building  and  stock of  groceries  to Orin 
Hunter.

Battle  Creek—Charles  W.  Robinson 
has  sold  his  meat  market  to  G.  G. 
Rupert.

Fenton—John  W.  Davis  has  sold  his 
to  E. 

stock  of  groceries  and  drugs 
Golden.

Elk—I.  E .  (Mrs.  G .  M.)  Linabury  has 
removed  her  stock  of  hardware  to 
Corunna.

Greenville—Grow  Bros.  &  Judd  have 
moved  their  stock  of  clothing  to  West 
Bay  City.

Howell—I .  M .  Wooden,  grocer,  has  as­
signed.  Assets,  §900;  liabilities,  about 
the same.

North  Branch—Fox  &  Holmes  have 
sold  their  stock  of  groceries  to  G.  H. 
Cummings.

Onekama—Hansen & Kirsh,  dry goods 
dealers,  have  dissolved.  Mr.  Kirsh will 
continue  the  business.  Mr.  Hausen 
will  probably  engage  in  the  bark  and I 
wood business.

TTTTC  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Lapeer—Lockwood  &  Mahon  have 
the  general  stock  of  John 

purchased 
McLennan.

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Flint—Pierce  &  Wick,  grocers,  have 
dissolved.  W.  C.  Pierce  will  continue 
the business. 

Houghton—August  L.  Krellwitz  suc­
ceeds  Krellwitz &  Monette in the under­
taking business.

Lansing—Peter J.  Abfelter,  dealer  in 
agricultural implements,  is succeeded by 
Abfelter & Waldo.

Saginaw—L.  G.  W.  Kohn  has  pur­
chased  the  boot  and  shoe  business  of 
Mrs.  Louisa Kohn.

Traverse City—J. Martinek  is  prepar­
ing to engage  in  the furniture  business 
and cabinet making.

Saginaw—H.  &  E.  Goeschel,  general 
dealers,  have  dissolved.  Ed.  Goeschel 
will continue the business.

Kalamazoo—H.  P.  Shutt  &  Co.  have 
bought  the  agricultural implement bus­
iness of  H.  H.  Deming & Co.

White  Pigeon—R.  F. Jarrett  has  sold 
his stock of  clothing and  gents’ furnish­
ing goods to Frank A.  Reynolds.

Greenville—J.  E.  Oliver  and  J.  W. 
Belknap  have  bought  the  interest  of 
John Green in the firm of Oliver,  Belknap 
& Green.

Fennville—F.  A.  Deming  &  Co., gen­
eral  dealers,  are  succeeded  by  E.  E. 
Coons,  who  will  continue  the business 
under the old style.

Detroit—Beavis & Freeman,  dealers in 
coal  and  wood,  have  dissolved.  Chas. 
H.  Beavis will continue the  business un­
der the same firm  name.

Monroe—Paul  P.  Morgan  has  moved 
his grocery stock  into a three-story brick 
building, 40x150  feet in dimensions,  and 
will add a line of  crockery.

Reed City—Asa Buck has sold his meat 
market  to A.  Lindsay  and  T.  Sullivan, 
who will continue the business under the 
style of  Lindsay & Sullivan.

Plainwell—S.  B. Smith,  who  has  been 
for  many years a clerk at the  Bee  Hive 
dry goods  store,  will  shortly embark in 
the same business on his own account.

Adrian—H. J.  Hudnutt  has purchased 
the interest of D. W. Peabody in  the drug 
firm of Peabody & Hudnutt and will con­
tinue the business under his  own  name.
Vickeryville—J.  E.  Davis,  formerly a 
stockholder in  the Rockafellow  Mercan­
tile Co.,  at Carson City,  has opened  a dry 
| goods, grocery and  boot  and  shoe  store 
here.

Greenville—O. C. Miller has purchased 
| the  interest of  his  partner, K.  L.  Paine, 
in  the  boot  and  shoe  firm  of  Miller & 
Paine.  O.  C.  Miller & Sou  will continue 
the business.

Vestaburg—E.  F.  Owen  has  sold  his 
drug  stock to Dr.  W.  C. Van Lien,  who 
will continue  the  business.  Mr.  Owen 
will  engage in the  same  business at an­
other location.

Cheboygan—E.  F.  Newell  has  pur­
chased  the  boot  and  shoe  business  of 
O.  M.  Clement.  Mr.  Newell  has  been 
behind the counter for W. & A. McArthur 
j  for the past eight  years.

Saranac—Frace  &  Huhn,  after 

ten 
| years  of  successful  business  life,  have 
dissolved.  Mr.  Frace takes  the  general 
stock  and  the  store  buildings,  and  Mr. 
Huhn  takes  the  mill  and all  its appur­
tenances.

East Jordan—An injunction was served 
Friday on  H.  L.  Page,  assignee for R. G. 
Bruce,  of  East  Jordan,  who  assigned 
about  ninety days  ago, and  the  store  is 
closed again.  Bruce was closing out the 
stock under the directions of Page.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Cheboygan—McRae  &  Morrissey have 

started a cigar factory.

Detroit—The  Automatic  Cigar  Seller 

Co.  has removed to Toledo.

Sand Beach—H.  W.  Warnica  has  de­

cided to start a furniture factory.

Hart — Gill  &  Wickoff  contemplate 

erecting a sawmill near this place.

Maple City—Cook  &  Weston  are  suc­
ceeded by F.  F. Cook in the sawmill  bus­
iness.

Judd’s  Corners—J.  M.  Fitch  &  Son 
their  saw  and  planing 

have  removed 
mills to Corunna.

Killmaster—Killmaster & Gustin’s new 
It will 

sawmill will  soon be completed. 
be equipped with two circulars.

Otsego—Henry Derhammer  and  Chas. 
Boosley  have  formed a copartnership to 
engage in  the manufacture of  cigars.

Zeeland—De  Pree  &  Boone  are suc­
ceeded  by  De  Pree  &  Elebass  in 
the 
wagon making and planing mill business.
Bay  City — Bousfield  &  Co.,  whose 
woodenware works were recently burned, 
are running again, and will build a ware­
house.

Manistique—The  Western Furnace Co. 
has  been  incorporated,  with  a  capital 
stock of  $100,000,  to erect and conduct a 
blast furnace.

Jackson—Geo.  T. Smith is endeavoring 
to interest  his  friends  in  the  formation 
of  another  company  to  engage  in  the 
manufacture of purifiers.

Detroit—The Gale Sulky Harrow Man­
ufacturing Co.  has  changed  its  name to 
the American  Harrow Co.  and  increased 
its capital stock to $300,000.

Greenville—The contract  for  the  con­
struction of  the  starch  factory has  been 
awarded 
to  T.  J.  Warren,  of  Belding, 
whose bid was a little  less than $6,000.

Petoskey—C.  W. Coskey,  who is  never 
so happy as when he has a dozen irons in 
the fire,  has purchased the  Husted  plan­
ing mill and will increase its  capacity by 
putting in additional machinery.

Owosso—Geo.  Carpenter  and  W.  Lee 
Crow have formed a  partnership to man­
ufacture carriages and carriage trimming 
and to engage in  the sale of  agricultural 
implements,  wagons,  harnesses, etc.

Saginaw—Wickes Bros.,  founders  and 
machinists,  and  Wickes  Bros.’  Boiler 
Works have been  merged into a corpora­
tion,  under  the  style  of  Wickes  Bros., 
with a paid-in  capital  stock of  $150,000.
Detroit—John Oades,  Harry S.  Hodge, 
Aaron A.  Parker,  H.  W.  Dyar,  B.  W. 
Parker, A.  R.  Munger  and  W.  H. Oades 
have filed articles  of  association  as  the 
Penisular Transit  Co.,  with $94,000 cap­
ital

Cadillac—The Cadillac  Manufacturing 
Co. has  been  organized  to  manufacture 
Wade’s  patent  hobby  horse  and  other 
novelties.  C. C. Chittenden is  President 
of  the corporation and Samuel S.  Wall is 
Secretary.

Bear  Lake—Bunton  &  Hopkins’  new 
sawmill,  which replaces  the  one  burned 
last fall,  started  up  last week. 
It  will 
turn out 40,000  feet  of  hardwood  or 60,- 
000 to 70,000 feet of hemlock daily.  The 
plant cost $20,000.

Allegan—Joseph  Ambler,  Arthur Hill- 
abrandt and  II. E.  Stanley have formed a 
copartnership,  under  the  style  of  the 
Allegan  Straw  Board  Co.,  to  manufac­
ture  straw  board,  and have resumed op­
erations at the old mill.

Big Rapids—Amos  S.  Yeomans,  who 
had been superintendent of  the McElwee 
picture backing factory for the past three

years,  has gone to  Louisville,  Ky., to ac­
cept  the  management  of  the  Cornell 
Wind Engine and Pump Works.

Freesoil—Reynolds  &  Kitzinger,  who 
bought the old Rothschild mill and prop­
erty which went under at the time of the 
Engelmann  failure, have  completed  re­
pairs,  and started up last week,  having a 
full  stock  of  about  2,000,000  feet  of 
hardwoods.

Detroit—The  Fontaine  Safety  Signal 
Co.,  which  is  stocked  for $1,000,000 and 
chiefly by Detroit capitalists, will remove 
its small plant from Toledo and establish 
a much larger one  in this city.  The sig­
nal  to  be  manufactured,  in  connection 
with the mile posts, shows  the  length of 
time  which  has  elapsed  since  the  last 
train passed the point indicated  and  en­
ables the engineer to keep a safe distance 
behind the train he is following.

Gripsack Brigade.

Frank  J.  Kruse is  taking  A. S.  Doak’s 

trips during his absence in Canada.

Chas. W. Gregg,  who  has  been  on the 
road several  years, has  become  landlord 
of  the Stowell House,  at Jackson.

J.  H.  Gibbons,  who  has  represented 
Vail & Crane, the Detroit cracker bakers, 
for many years,  was in town one day last 
week.

Martin  Wefel,  who  has  been  on  the 
road for Meyer Bros. & Co., of Ft. Wayne, 
for the past three years,  has purchased  a 
retail drug store at Ft. Wayne and retired 
from the road.

H.  S.  Powell,  formerly on the  road for 
W.  I.  Brotherton & Co., of Bay City,  now 
covers the trade of  the Upper Peninsula 
for  I.  M.  Clark & Son.  Mr.  Powell  re­
sides at St.  Ignace.

Frank  Collins,  Kansas  representative 
for W.  F. McLaughlin & Co.,  of Chicago, 
was in town  several days last week.  He 
took  care  not  to  be  seen  by  those  to 
whom he is indebted.

Greg Luce  has  returned  from  Mobile, 
near which place he  owns  an  interest  in 
a tract of pine land.  He will retire from 
the road in September and  remove to Al­
abama,  putting in a mill  to  cut  the  tim­
ber.

Oscar D. Fisher, formerly on  the  road 
for Phelps,  Brace & Co., has  engaged to 
travel for W.  I.  Brotherton & Co., of Bay 
City,  covering  the  same 
territory  as 
before.  He  spent  last  Saturday  with 
Grand Rapids friends.

W.  H. Downs has severed  his  connec­
tion with S. Simon & Co., of Detroit,  and 
has taken  the  place of  his  brother, Jas. 
R. Downs, on one of  his  notion  wagons. 
J.  R.  has  returned to  agricultural  pur­
suits,  on  the  family  homestead  near 
Union City.

E.  W.  Campbell, formerly on the road 
for Howard & Salon, of  Jackson, has en­
gaged  to  travel for  the  Grand  Rapids 
Fruit and Produce  Co.,  taking the trade 
South and  Ea3t of  the city.  The North­
ern trade of  the house is still covered by 
W.  R.  Mayo.

Herman F.  Nick,  who has  represented 
Meyer  Bros.  &  Co.,  of  Ft.  Wayne,  in 
Northern  Indiana  for  about  two  years, 
has engaged to travel for the Hazeltine & 
Perkins Drug Co., taking  the same terri­
tory as formerly.  He  will  start  out  on 
his  initial  trip next Monday, continuing 
to reside at Ft. Wayne.

Good  Words  Unsolicited.

is a good paper.”

Flldew & Milburn, druggists,  St.  Johns:  “It 
W. H. Easterly & Bro., groceries  and  notions, 
Milan: 
“It  is  a  good  paper  and  well  worth 
its price.”

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

o

Equal  to  Cilstom

Made means a great deal. 
It means  that  extra  care is taken 
in the  cut;  that  great  pains  throughout  is  required  in  the 
stitching;  that  every  portion  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,owhen  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.

Will  you?

L e m o n   &  

,

W H O L E S A L E

G R O C E R S .

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

L a u tz   H r o s .  A  Co.’s  So a p s,

N iagara  S ta r c h ,

A m b o y   Clieese

GRAND

A report having  gained  currency that 
the Grand Rapids  Storage  and  Transfer 
Co.  proposed to embark  in  the  jobbing 
of fruit and  produce,  T h e  T radesman 
is authorized to state that such is not the 
case—that the  company proposes to con­
fine  its  operations  to  the  transfer  of 
freight and the storage  of  such goods as 
require  storage,  especially  perishable 
goods which  require cold storage.  With 
this  end in view,  the  company has pur­
chased the transfer lines formerly owned 
by Horace Davis and  Washington Davis, 
giving it practical control of  all the rail­
way cartage business of the city with the 
exception of the D.,  G.  H.  & M.  Railway, 
and has  nearly completed  the  construc­
tion of  an  enormous warehouse near the 
junction of  the  L.  S.  &  M.  S.  and the 
G.  R. & I.  Railroads,  on  the  west  side. 
Between 600 and 700 tons of ice have been 
in  the  cold  storage  department, 
put 
which  will  not 
replenishing 
again for two years.

require 

Purely  Personal.

Sam.  Morrison  has  gone  to  Duluth, 

with the idea of locating there.

Robert  F.  Armstrong,  the  Reed  City 
clothier,  was  in  town a  couple of  days 
last week.

Emmett  Hagadorn,  the Fife Lake gen­
eral dealer and  lumberman,  was in town 
one day last week.

C.  F.  Walker,  general  dealer  at  Glen 
Arbor,  is in town  for a few days,  making 
purchases of  spring goods.

John  Wallace,  prescription  clerk  for 
Wm.  McDonald,  the Kalamazoo druggist, 
was in town one day last week.

A.  S. Doak is in Coaticook, Out.,  called 
there by the death of his brother and  the 
serious illness of his mother and sister.

N.  B.  Blaine,  the  Lowell  dry  goods 
dealer,  was  in  town  a couple  of  times, 
last week,  on his way to  and  from  Chi­
cago.

Fred D.  Lyon,  formerly engaged in the 
merchant tailoring business here,  is  now 
city  ticket  agent  for  fhe  Rock  Island 
road at St.  Louis,  Mo.

C. M.  Myers,  of  the  firm  of  Myers  & 
Dudley,  who  operate  shingle  mills  at 
Lilley,  Diamond  Lake  and  Worcester 
Hill,  was in town one day last  week.

John  Snitzeler,  leaves  the  latter  part 
of the week for Harriman, Tenn., whence 
he proceeds to New York  and Boston for 
the purpose of purchasing summer goods.
P. J Coppens and wife leave to-morrow 
for  a  trip  through  Eastern  Tennessee. 
P. J. will return  in  about  ten days, but 
Mrs.  Coppens  will  spend a mouth or six 
weeks at Memphis  before starting home­
ward.

Oscar  F.  Conklin,  President  of  the 
Traverse Point  Association, and  Jas.  A. 
Hunt, President of  the  Universalist  Re­
sort  Association,  are  in  Traverse  City 
this  week,  on  business  connected with 
their respective  organizations.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Dr. Peter Beyer has removed  his  drug 

stock from Sullivan to this city.

Nye & Co.  have opened a grocery store 
at  Elkhart,  Ind.  The  stock  was  pur­
chased here.

Cole Bros,  have opened a grocery store 
at Kalkaska.  The Ball-Barnhart-Putman 
Co.  furnished the stock.

Dick Andrie has opened a grocery store 
on West Leonard street.  The  stock was 
purchased at this market.

A.  B.  Mukautz  has  engaged 

in  the 
grocery  business at Manistee.  Lemon & 
Peters furnished the stock.

H.  B. App has engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at Bristol,  Ind.  The stock was 
supplied by a Grand Rapids house.

F.  J.  Lamb & Co.  will  shortly  remove 
their  commission  business  to  56 and 58 
Ionia  street,  opposite  the  union depot.
Hale & Traver have opened  a  grocery 
store  at  Carson  City.  The  stock  was 
furnished  by the  Ball-Barnhart-Putman 
Co.

Eugene Klein has sold  his  drug  stock 
on West Bridge street to H.  A.  Durkee, 
late  of  Nashville. 
The  consideration 
was $2,000.

R.  D.  Swartout  has  taken  the  man­
agement of  Spring  &  Company’s whole­
sale  department,  including  the  buying 
and  pricing  and  the  handling  of  the 
traveling men.

J. A. Lindstrom,  formerly  engaged in 
trade at Tustin under  the  style of  Lind­
strom  &  Lovene,  has  opened a grocery 
store  at  Manistee.  The  Ball-Barnhart- 
Putman  Co.  furnished the stock.

Wm.  Laban  has  opened  a  dry  goods 
and boot and  shoe  store at the corner of 
Alpine avenue  and  Eleventh street.  P. 
Steketee & Sons  furnished the dry goods 
and  Rindge,  Bertsch & Co.  the boots and 
shoes.

The transfer  of  the  gas works  to  the 
outside syndicate has been postponed un­
til May 1.  The  proposed  investors  are 
anxious  to  have  their  option  extended 
until October  1,  but  an  answer  has  not 
yet been given on that proposition.

John Degan has  sold a half  interest in 
his grocery business,  at 800 South  Divis­
ion  street, to F. E.  Rice,  late  of  Sparta. 
The  new  firm,  which  will be known  as 
Degan & Rice,  has  leased  the  adjoining 
store and will add lines of  dry goods and 
boots and shoes.

J. B.  Horton is endeavoring  to  secure 
subscriptions  for  $30,000 in stock of  the 
Pneumatic Power and Railroad Gate Co., 
in  consideration  of  which  the  corpora­
tion  agrees  to  remove  its  factory from 
Chicago to this city.  About one-third of 
the  amount  has  been  secured  to  date, 
with  fair  prospect  of  obtaining  the 
balance.  ________________

The damage suit brought against Amos 
S.  Musselman & Co.  by James  W.  Robin­
son,  of  Walkerville,  was decided  in  the 
Superior  Court,  after  a  trial  lasting  a 
week.  The  plaintiff  was  given 6 cents 
damages, but was mulcted to the amount 
of  the costs.  While the  verdict is satis­
factory to Musselman  &  Co.,  it is not so 
to the plaintiff,  whose attorneys announce 
their intention of  asking for a new trial. 
In case that  request is granted,  the  case 
will go to the Supreme Court.

Mi-Potatoes.

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

W. T. LAM0REAUX,

71  CANAL  ST.

EGG  C A SE S  &  FIEEERS.

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.
Less than 100.
Lots of  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., Brand  Rapids, Mich.

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

Dry  Goods.
H ow   O ilcloth  is  M ade.

The body of  oilcloth is what  is  called 
burlaps,  made of jute and imported from 
Scotland.  This  coarsely woven fabric is 
limp,  and  is  stiffened  by  being  passed 
through  a  mixture  of  starch  and  glue 
and over hot rollers, coming out, it might 
be said,  laundered. 
It is  then  ready for 
the paint machine,  where it is  given  the 
body.  There  are  four  qualities  of  oil­
cloth.  depending on the  number of  body 
coats of  paint.  That  which  is to be the 
best quality receives five or six coats; the 
poorer grades a less number.  The cloth, 
in pieces  twenty-five  yards  long by two 
yards  wide, is dried in racks  which  are 
constructed  in  tiers  of  twenty.  The 
factory  has  a  rack  capacity  of  11,000 
square  yards.  The  thickness  of  each 
coat of  paint is governed by a steel knife, 
in  manipulating  which  a  workman  be­
comes so proficient that he can tell nearly 
to a pound  what  a  piece  of  cloth  will 
weigh when  the  coating process is com­
pleted.  Three  men  at a paint  machine 
can  turn out in a day 100 pieces contain­
ing fifty square  yards each.  The  opera­
tion of  coating  the first-quality cloth oc­
cupies  a  week,  as  each  coat  requires 
twenty-four hours in which to dry. 
It is 
then sent to the rubbing  machine, where 
surfaces  coated  with glue and sand pass 
rapidly  over  the  side  which  is  to  be 
printed,  ridding  it of  all  irregularities. 
The better qualities are  afterward  given 
another  coat  of  paint,  when  they  are 
ready for  the printers.  This is the most 
interesting  part  of  the  operation.  For 
every  color  in  the  pattern to be  trans­
ferred  to  the  oilcloth  there  must  be a 
block.  These  blocks  come from Maine. 
They  are  about  two  inches  thick,  two 
feet square,  and are composed of  several 
layers of  wood.  The  surface to be used 
is  of  maple,  crossed  and  recrossed  by 
narrow grooves,  which  form a surface of 
small  squares,  144 of  them to the square 
inch.  These squares  look  like,  and  are 
in  reality,  so  many  pegs.  Where  the 
pattern is desired to  show  the  pegs  are 
left standing,  those on the  portion of the 
surface which is not to be  printed  from, 
being cut away.  The  styles in  patterns 
change twice a  year.  Some are designed 
in Utica and others  come  from  Philadel­
phia  and  New  York.  Some  patterns 
containing  many  colors,  require  from 
twenty-five  to  thirty blocks,  and, conse­
quently  that  number of  impressions,  to 
reproduce the design.  Rug  patterns are 
the  most  difficult to make,  as it requires 
different  blocks  for  the  corners,  sides, 
and the center.  The  printing is done on 
the  top  door,  so  that  the  oilcloth  can 
hang  for a distance of  fifty feet  to  dry. 
Each printer has a table with eight pads, 
on which he smears his colors.  Pressing 
a  block  to  the  pad  containing  the  re­
quired  color,  he transfers it  to  the  sur­
face of  the  cloth,  using  hand  pressure 
only.  Having  done  this  with  every 
block,  as  each  transfers  but  one color, 
and, consequently, but a small  portion of 
the  complete  design,  he  has  finished 
about  four  feet  square of  the printing, 
and  goes  about  repeating the operation 
on  another  portion  of  cloth, and so on. 
Two  men  generally  work at a table,  and 
can turn out but  100 to 150  square  yards 
of  oilcloth a day,  when printing seven or 
eight color patterns.  The  paint  used is 
similar  to  the  ordinary  house  paint. 
When the printing is  completed  another 
block is pressed on,  which  gives  the em­
bossed surface,  of  which  there  are  two 
kinds,  pin  and  line  finish.  The  wet 
cloth  then  hangs  from  the 
loft  for  a 
week,  when by an  ingenious  mechanism 
it  is  transferred  to  the  drying  room, 
where  for  another  week it remains in a 
temperature  of  130  degrees.  The  door 
to this dry-room is fifty feet  high,  allow­
ing  that  length of  oilcloth  to be passed 
through  without 
rolling  or  bending. 
Coming  out  it  is  varnished,  three  men 
with  the  aid  of  a  machine  varnishing 
6,000  yards a day.  Next,  it  is  trimmed 
and the cloth is ready to be  shipped.
P o in ts  to   H osiery  M a n u fac tu rers.
There seems to be a screw  loose in the 
hosiery  business  somewhere,  says  the 
Dry  Goods  Economist.  Manufacturers 
are all complaining,  not so much  regard­
ing volume of  business as of  low  prices.

Formerly this state of  affairs  was attrib­
uted to competition from imported goods, 
but  that  opinion is hardly tenable when 
the fact is taken  into  consideration that 
foreign  hosiery  has  advanced  on a low 
estimate 10 to 15 per  cent.,  while domes­
tic manufacturers, in the  face of  the ad­
vanced  price  of  cotton  and  silk,  are 
taking  orders  this  season  at last  year’s 
prices.
Supply and demand invariably regulate 
prices, and  until  hosiery manufacturers 
restrict  their  production severely to the 
wants  of  the  market,  it  is  hard  to  see 
where any improvement can  take  place.
A peculiar fact in the hosiery situation 
is  that  notwithstanding  the  increased 
production of  domestic hosiery,  importa­
tions show no diminution. 
It  is  an  ac­
knowledged fact that  never  before were 
so many high grade goods put on the mar­
ket  by  our  domestic  manufacturers  as 
there are to-day,  and  yet  comparatively 
few firms  show  any inclination  to  com­
pete with the finer  qualities of  lisle and 
silk  hosiery imported, for  which  grades 
there is a large  and  increasing  demand. 
Does  not  this  branch  of  the  business 
offer  a profitable field  to  manufacturers 
who find  the  cotton  goods  they make a 
drug on the market ?
We  offer  these  suggestions  to  those 
interested  as a possible  relief  from  the 
present  unprofitable  condition  of  the 
business.

A   W N I N G S

A N  

T E N T S .

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

Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue.

Telephone  106.

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

Voigt,  HomoMeier  Go.,
D ry Goods

Shirts, Pams, Oiferalls. Etc.

Manufacturers of

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

48, 50 and 52 Ottawa SL, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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Prices  Current.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Atlantic A

CliftonCCC...........  654
H.............  6 U
Conqueror XX........4 44
P .............  6
Dwight Star............  754
Exeter A.................  654
D ..................6%
Full Yard Wide......  654
L L ...............   52£
Atlanta A. A...........  6%
Great Falls E ......... 7
Honest Width......... 654
Archery  Bunting...  4
Hartford A ... ,..........554
Amory....................   75*
Integrity XX...........5
Beaver Dam  A A ...  554
King, E F ................. 654
Berwick  L..............  654
“  E X .................654
Black stone O, 32—   4%
“  E C ,32in.......   554
Black  Rock  ...........  7
Lawrence L L .........   554
Boot, FF...............   634
New Market B........  5
“ 
2X....................  6
Noibe  R....................55*
“ 
C...............   534
Newton..................6
“  Al..................   754
Our Level  Best......654
“  PL,40 inch...  854
Riverside XX.........   444
Continental,  C........754
Sea Island R...........654
D,  40-in  8<4
Sharon B ...............  634
£ , 42-inlO 
Top of the  Heap—   754
W, 45-inll
Williamsville..........7
H, 48-inl2
Comet,  40 in ...........  854
Chapman................ 4
Cohasset A..............  754
Carlisle  “ 
.........   754
New Market L, 40 in.  754
Comet..................... 7
BLEACHED  COTTONS.
Glen Mills.............   7
Amsburg
Gold Medal............   754
Blackstone A A......  8
Green  Ticket......... 854
Beats All................   454
Great F alls..,.........654
Cleveland.............  7
Hope......................... 754
Cabot...................... 754
Cabot,  %.................63£
Just  Out........  444® 5
King  Phillip..........   744
Dwight Anchor......  9
OP......  754
shorts.  844
Lonsdale Cambric.. 1054
Edwards.................   6
Lonsdale...........  ® 854
Empire...................   7
Middlesex........   @5
Farwell...................744
Fruit of the  Loom..  844
No Name................   754
Oak View..............  6
Fitchville  .............754
Our Own.................. 554
First Prize..............654
Frnit of the Loom %.  8
Pride of the West 
.12
Rosalind...................754
Fairmount—  ........ 454
Sunlight  ................  454
Full Value..............644
Vinyard..................  854
Geo. Washington...  854
Cabot......................  754|Dwight Anchor...... 854
FarweU...................  7441
. . .   554]Middlesex No.  1. 
TremontN.............
Hamilton N..........
•■■654
L......
...  7
Middlesex  AT..
...  8
. .   9
X . . . .
No. 25....  9
BLEACHED  CA*ITON  FLANNEL.

. .10
“  2... .11
“  3... .12
“  7... .18
“  8... .19

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALE  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Hamilton

Hamilton N ......
Middlesex P T . .
A T ..
X A..
X F ..

...  7541M iddlesex A A...... .11
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2.......... .12
. . .   8
“ 
. . .   9
A O .......... .1354
“ 
. . .   9
4.......... .1754
“ 
5.......... .16
...1054
DRESS 
GOODS.
Nameless....................... .20
. . . .   8
. . .   9
......................... .25
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.  10*
27*
30
44
. ..21
. ..16
.32*
(i
...18
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CORSET 
JEANS.
Naumkeag satteen ■  754
Blddeford..............
. . .   6
Brunswick.  — ...  654|Rockport............... 654
Merrim’ck shirtings.  444 
Allen, staple...........  554
“  Repp furn .  854
fancy...........  554
Pacific fancy..........6
robes...........  5
American  fancy__  6
“ 
robes............  654
American indigo—   544 
Portsmouth robes...  6 
American shirtings.  454 
Simpson mourning..  654
“  —   654
Arnold 
greys........  654
solid black.  654 
long cloth B.1054 
Washington indigo.  6 
“  C.  854
century cloth  7
“  Turkey robes..  754
gold seal......1054
“  India robes__754
Turkey red.. 1054
“  plain T’ky X 44  854 
“ 
“  X...10
Berlin solids...........  554
“  Ottoman  Tur­
“  oil blue.......  654
key red.................6
“ 
“  green__654
Martha Washington
Cocheco fancy........  6
“  madders...  6
Turkey red 44......   754
Eddystone fancy...  6 
Martha Washington
Turkey red..........   954
Hamilton fancy.  ...  654 
staple...  554 
Riverpoint robes__  5
Manchester fancy.  6 
Windsor fancy........  654
gold  ticket 
new era.  654 
Merrimack D fancy.  654
indigo blue......... 1054
Amoskeag AC A__1254
AC A..................... 1254
Pemberton AAA__17
Hamilton N  ...........  754
York....................... 1054
D............854
Swift River............ 654
Awning..11
Farmer...... .............8
Pearl  River............12
First  Prize............. 1154 Warren
.........14
COTTON  DRILL.
Atlanta,  D..............  6441Stark.........................754
Boot........................634 
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Clifton, K...............  6** I  “ 

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THREADS.

fancies 

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..33
...34
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.36

CARPET  WARP.

...............................10

Jaffrey...............
Lancaster  .........
Lawrence, 9 oz  .. 
No. 220.
No. 250.
No. 280.

•  1154 
-.1254 
• 1354 
..13 
.1154 
-1054
Imperial.................1054
Black................ 9® 954
1054

Amoskeag...............1254
9oz...... 1454
brown .13
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Andover................. 1154
“ 
12
Everett, bine..  . 
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brown.......12
SATINES.
Simpson................. 20
.................18
................. 16
Coechco...............1054
Glenarven................ 644
Lancashire.............   654
Normandie.............  8
Renfrew Dress........8
Toil du Nord— 10®1054
Amoskeag................ 644
AFC........1054
Persian..................... 854
Bates.........................644
Warwick.........—   854
Peerless, white....... 18  IPeeriess  colored

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GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  644 
“ 
7 
“  Normandie  854
Westbrook..............  8
York........................644
Hampton.................654
Windermeer........... 5
Cumberland........... 5
Essex...................... 454
.2054
GRAIN  BAGS.Valley City............. 16
Georgia.................. 16
Pacific.....................14
Burlap.................... 1154

Amoskeag.............. 1654
Harmony.......  .......1634 {
Stark......................  1954
American...............1654
Clark’s Mile End... .45  I Barbour’s................8P
Coats’, J. & P.........45  Marshall’s ................ 88
Holyoke................. 22541
KNITTING  COTTON.White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

No.  6  ..
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“  10...
“  12...
Slater......................   454
White Star............   454
Kid Glove.................454
Newmarket...........454
Edwards.................  454
Fireman.................3254
Creedmore............. 2754
Talbot XXX........... 30
Nameless  .............. 2754
Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Union R ..................2254
Windsor.................. 1854
6 oz Western  ......... 21
Union  B................. 2254
Nameless...... 8  @ 9541 
......   854®10 

...37
38 No.  14...
...38
“  16...
39
‘*  18... ...39
40
“  20... ...40
41
CAMBRICS.
Washington............  454
Red Cross..................454
Lockwood.................454
Wood’s..................   454
Brunswick...............454
T W........................2254
F T ............ ............. 3254
J RF, XXX............35
Buckeye.................3254
Grey SR W.............1754
Western W .............1854
D R P ...................... 1854
Flushing XXX  .......2354
Manitoba................ 2354
9  @1054 
1254
Slate.  Brown.  Black. Slate.  Brown.  Black. 
954 
1054 
1154 
1254 
Severen, 8 oz..........   954|West Point, 8 oz  ..  1054
10 oz — 1254
Mayland, 8 oz......... 1054 
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Greenwood, 754 oz..  954 Raven, lOoz............ 1254
Greenwood, 8 oz  .. .1154lStark 
............ 15
WADDINGS.
White, doz............   18  [Per bale, 40 doz  ...15 00
Colored, doz.......... 14  j
Slater, Iron Cross...  8  I Pawtucket...............1054
“  Red Cross__ 9  Dundie......................  9
“  Best  .............1054 Bedford................... 10V4
“  Best AA....... 1254lValley  City..............1054
Coraline................19 501Wonderful  ... 
94 75
Schilling’s ............  9 00| Brighton..............4 75
Cor Ocelli, doz.........85  [CorOceUi  knitting,

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
954 
13 
1054 
1154 
1254 

95413 
1054 
1154 
1254 

DOMET  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

RED  FLANNEL.

SEWING  SILK.

15 15 
17 17 
20 20 

SILKS IAS.

CORSETS.

13
15
17
20

..12 
“ 8 
..12  )  “  10 

twist,doz..4254  per 54oz  ball  ......30
50 yd, doz..42541
HOOKS AND EVES—PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k & White..10  (No  4 Bl’k & White..l5 
“  2 
..20
.  25
«  3 
No 2—20, M  C......... 50  INo 4—15, F  354 
40
‘  3—18, S C ...........45  I
No  2 White & Bl'k.,12  INo  8 White & Bl’k..20 
23
“  4 
“  6 
.  26
No 2........................ 28  INo 3..........................36

COTTON  TAPE.
..15 
“  10 
..18  j  “  12 
SAFETY  PINS.

PINS.

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NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1  SOI Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s................1  35 Gold  Eyed.............. 1  50
Marshall’s .............   1 00j
5—4....2 25  6-4...3 2515—4 .... 1  95  6—4 ..2  95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
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...3 10(

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STEKBTBB &  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. 

If Not 
YoU Rre 
Losing 
Money!

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapids,

83  Monroe  and  10,12,14,16  i  18  Fodaiaii  Sts.,  GRAND  RAPIDS

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

7

Prices  Current.

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

AUGURS AND BITS. 

dig.

60
Snell’s ........................................................... 
Cook’s ......... ................................................  
40
25
J ennings’, genuine......................................  
Jennings’,  imitation....................................50*10

AXES.

First Quality, 8. B. Bronze..........................»750
D.  B. Bronze...........................  12 00
S. B. S. Steel............................  8 50
D.  B. Steel.............................   13 50

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BARROWS. 

dlS.

Railroad......................................................3 14 00
Garden................................ '................  net  30 00
Stove............................................................. 50*10
70
Carriage new list.......................................... 
Plow............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe................................ 
70

bolts. 

dig.

 

BUCKETS.

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

BUTTS, CAST. 

dig.
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......   . 1................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*16
Blind,  Parker’s............................................. 70*10
70
Blind, Shepard’s .......................................... 

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85...............’ 

40

Grain.................................................... dis. 50*02

Cast Steel...... ..................................... per lb  5

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

CAPS.

CARTRIDGES.

65
Ely’s 1-10.............................................perm 
60
“ 
Hick’s C. F .......................................... 
35
G. D .....................................................  “ 
MuBket.......................... ....................  
60
“ 
50
Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire........................................... dis. 
25
Socket Firmer..............................................70*10
Socket Framing............................................70*16
Socket Corner...............................................70*10
Socket Slicks...............................................70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

chisels. 

dis.

combs. 

CHALK.

COPPER.

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

 

40
25

White Crayons, per  gross...............12@12K dis. 10

“ 

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
14x52,14x56,14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................  
Bottoms........................................................ 
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks......................................  
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................... 

drills. 

dis.

DRIPPING PANS.

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

28
26
26
26
27
60
50
50

07
654

dis.

W IRE GOODS. 

dlS.

. 

dig.

dis.

dlS.

NAILS

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

mauls. 
mills. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

Advance over base: 

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

Bright...................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes... 
 
knobs—New List. 
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings  .. 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........... 
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain 
. 
LOCKS—DOOR. 
Russell * Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list 
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s............ 
55
.. 
Branford’s ................................................. 
56
55
Norwalk’s .................................................... 
miTTnrKa
Adze Eye  ............................... 
116 60, dis. 60
Hunt Eye................................... 
115.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s ......................................118.50, dis. 20*10.
die.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled.............. 
50
dis.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .................... 
40
40
25
Stebbin’s Pattern...................................  .. .60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring.......................... 
25
Steel nails,  base.................................................2 30
Wire nails,  base.................................................2 75
Steel.  Wire.
6 0 .....................................................Base  Base
10
50.......................................................Base 
20
05 
40..................... 
30............... 
10 
20
20.........  ......................................... 
15 
30
16...................................................... 
15 
35
35
12......................................................  15 
10 ....................................................   20 
40
50
8.........................................................  25 
7 * 6 ....................  
65
40 
90
4 .......................................................   60 
1  50
3 ........................................................1  00 
2 00
2.........................................................1  50 
Fine 3................................................1  50 
2  00
Case  10............................................  60 
90
8.............................................  75 
1  00
6...... 
125
90 
Finish 10..........................................   85 
1  00
1  25
8.............................................1 00 
6  ........................................ 1  15 
1  50
Clinch 10 ...........................................  85 
75
8........................................... 1 00 
90
1  00
6..........................................1  15 
Barrell %.......................................... 1  75 
2  50
dis.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   @3o
Sciota Bench................................................  @50
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  @30
Bench, first quality.....................................  @50
*10
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood  .. 
Fry,  Acme............................................. dis. 
60
Common,  polished.................................dis. 
70
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.

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tlanes. 

rivets. 

PANS.

Broken packs V4c per pound extra.

dis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROPES.

Sisal, % inch and 
larger.................. 
Manilla.......................................................  
Steel and Iron...........................................  
Tty and Bevels........................................... 
Mitre..........................................................  

squares. 

13
16
dis.

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com

Nos. 10 to  14......................................C4 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

3 E0
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

13 10
3 2)
3 20
3 30
3 40

 

sheet iron.

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

List acct. 19, ’36...................................... dis. 40*10
Silver Lake, White  A......................  
list 50
55
50
55
35

Drab A.................................  “ 
White  B..............................  “ 
Drab B..................................  “ 
White C................................  “ 

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“ 

 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

Solid Eves.

... 

dis.

wire. 

Hand.

TRAPS. 

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  foot..................................... 

per ton 125 
25@25&5
70
50
30 
28
Steel, Game................................................  en&lO
Oneida Community, Newhouse's 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion............................... 31.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright Market..............................................  65
Annealed M arket.........................................   70
Coppered Market........................................ 
60
62V4
Tinned Market........................................... 
Coppered  Spring  Steel  ............................. 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized 
3 85
............   3 25
Au Sable.............................. dis. 25*W@Z5*10*05
Putnam..........................................
dis. 05 
Northwestern..........................
dig. 10*10 
WRENCHES.
dis.
Baxter's  Adjustable, nickeled
30
___ 
Coe’s  Genuine 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural,  wrought.
75
75*10
Coe’s  Patent, m alleab le.................
dis.
Bird Cages..........................................
SO
Pumps, Cistern.....................................
75
Screws, New List  .................................
50
r» 1*10*10
Casters, Bed  and  Plate 
Dampen, American 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods
65

MISCELLANEOUS.

HORSE NAILS.

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

painted 

...........

“ 

.

M  TAL8.
PIG TIN.

ZINC.

36c
28c

SOLDER

The  prices  of 

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

Pig  Large....................................................  
Pig Bars....................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2V4c per pound.
680 pound  casks...................................  
6<4
7
Per pound........................................... 
16
!4@V4......................................................... 
Extra Wiping 
134
qualities  of
solder in the market indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson.....................  
Hallett’s.
10x14 IC, Charcoal......... 
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

.........
................................
............
Each additional X on this grade, 31.75.

per  pound  16
13

TIN—MELYN GRADE.

the many other 

“
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY  GRADE.
“
“
“

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

Each additional  X  on  this grade 31.50.

“ 
“
“ 
“ 
“ 

ROOFING  PLATES
“  Worcester
“ 
...
“ 
“  Allaway  • trade
“ 
“ 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN  PLATE.

14x20  IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28  IX..............
14x31  IX......... 
14x56 IX, for No. 8 nolle-rs 
14x60 IX.  “ 

“  9

“
“
“

.

. 
l per pound

I   6  60 
6 60 
8 35 
8 35
3 6 HO 
6  <0 
7  50 
7  50

6  00 
7  50 
12 50
5 25
6  75 
11  00 
14  00
113 
14  50 
94

Changes  in  the  Style  of Broom  Com.
A  leading  broom  manufacturer  re­
cently remarked :  “A few  years  ago, all 
broom corn was so bleached with sulphur 
fumes  as  to  make  it  so  white  that  it 
nearly  destroyed  its  pliability,  and  it 
sometimes  broke  to  pieces  much  more 
rapidly than it should  have  done.  Now 
the broom-makers have gone to the other 
extreme.  They dye their broom corn so 
green  that  housekeepers  are  afraid  to 
break off  one of the splints to test a cake 
with, for fear they may be poisoned with 
Paris  green.”

“Why do they do so ?”  he  was  asked.
“Well,”  said  he,  “I  don’t  know,  ex­
actly,  but I suppose  styles must change. 
Then, again,  the  housekeepers may have 
found out that  the  white  brooms  didn’t 
wear  so  well,  and  caused a demand  for 
green ones.”
“But are  they really dyed  with  Paris 
green ?”
“I can’t say as to that.  It doesn’t look 
like  it  to  me,  but  I’d  rather  be on the 
safe side and not eat any of  it.”
Good-Bye to the P. of I.

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

Blanchard—L.  D.  Wait.
Bridgeton—Geo. H.  Rainouard.
Casnovia—John E.  Parcell.
Cedar Springs—L.  A. Gardiner.
Central Lake—H.  Sissons.
Chapin—J. I.  Yanderhoof.
Clio—Nixon & Hubbell.
Dimondale—Elias Underhill.
Eaton Rapids—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. V. 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 Bowernan.

The Hardware  Market.

There is a downward tendency in most 
articles of  hardware, except  axes,  which 
will probably be further advanced by the 
Association  soon.  Wire and steel  nails 
and barbed and annealed wife are weaker.

HARDW OOD  LUMBER.

0Q@16 00
00@16 00
00@15 00
00@18 00
00@24 00
00@40 00
00@65 00
12 60@13 00
00@13 00
00@13 00

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls
out:
Ash, Black,  log-run.............................14 
Ash, White  log-run.............................14 
Basswood, log-run.............................. 13 
Birch,  log-run...................................... 15 
Bireh, Nos. 1 and 2...............................22 
Cherry, log-run.................................... 30 
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2........................... 60 
Cherry, Cull........................................   @12 00
Elm, Grey, log-run.......................  
Maple, log-run.....................................12 
Maple,  soft, log-run.............................11 
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.............................   @20 00
Maple,  clear, flooring.........................  @25 00
Maple, white, selected........................25 
Red Oak, log-run................................. 20 
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2..........................26 
Red Oak, 4  sawed, 6 inch and upw’d .38 00@40 00
Red Oak, 4  sawed, regular..................30 
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 
White Oak, log-run..............................17 
White Oak, 4  sawed. Nos. 1 and 2 —  42 00@43 00

00@30 00
00@22 00
00®28 00
00@32 00

00@22 00
00@18 00

 

ELBOWS.

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

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 318; large, 126....................... 
Ives’, 1,118; 2,124; 3, *36............................ 

30
25

piles—New List. 

Disston’s .......................................................60*16
New  American.......................................  .. .60*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................60*10
Heller’s ......................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps.................................... 
50

dlS.

dis.

galvanized  iron

dis.

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

12 

14 

28
18

Discount, 50*10

13 
GAUGES. 

50

HAMMERS.

dis. 
25
dig. 40*10
30c list 60
. ,30c 40*10

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ...................... 
Maydole * Co.’s......................................... dis. 25
Kip’s ................................................ 
Yerkes & Plumb’s............................ 
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................. 
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand 
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,3.....................dls.60*10
State......................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 44  14 and
longer...........................................  
34
 
Screw Hook and  Eye, 4 .........................net 
10
“  %.......................... net  84
“ 
X .......................... net  7*
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  X.......................net  7*
70

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

HINGES.

“ 
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HANGERS. 

dlS.

HOLLOW WARE

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*10
Champion,  anti-friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
60
Pots.......................................................  
Kettles...................................................  
60
Spiders......................................................... 
60
Gray enameled......... ............  
40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware.........................new list 70*10
Japanned Tin Ware............................... 
25
Granite Iron Ware...................new list 334*10
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s................... 
70

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

lev els. 

dis.

 

 

- 

The rope market is high  and  advancing, atd the 

13c  pound.
16c  pound.

price at present is as follows:
- 

- 

SISAL 
MANILLA 
stock what is called

- 

If  you  cannot  stand  these  prices,  we  have  in 

New Process Rope

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

Which we guarantee is equal to Sisal.  We  have  the 
following sizes and  quote:
- 
- 
WILL  YOU  TRY  IT?
F o ster,  S te v e n s   &  Co.,

9 l-2c pound.
9c 
pound.

- 
- 

Wholesale  Ha rclware,

10 and 12 Monroe St., 

33, 35, 37, 39 and 41^Louis St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

T H E   M T C IT T O A N   T R A D E S M A N .

8
I he Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association.

A  W EEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

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

strictly in advance.

Subscription Price, One  Dollar per year, payable 
Advertising Rates made known on application.
Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.______
Entered at the  Grand  Rapids Post  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY.  A PHIL 8,  1890.
WITHOUT  COMPETITION.

Should Mr. Bellamy’s Nationalist party 
he firmly established,  then  will  it  hap­
pen,  and most surely not  till  then,  that 
throughout the length and breadth of the 
land there shall  be  no more competition, 
the chief principle  of  its platform being 
formulated in the words,  “ The principle 
of competition  is  simply the  application 
of the brutal  law of  the  survival  of  the 
strongest and the most cunning.”  This 
is a  new reading  of  the  text,  “ the sur­
vival of the fittest,”  and  it  can  scarcely 
be regarded as  an  improved  one.  The 
general  understanding  of  the  original 
was the survival of  the  strongest, of the 
best;  not  of  those who were  physically 
strong only,  but  otherwise  best  adapted 
to survive.  Mr. Bellamy proposes to  do 
many difficult,  some  apparently impossi­
ble,  things,  but  he  has  not  distinctly 
stated that he intends to  repeal Nature’s 
laws.  Yet,  that  is  precisely  what  he 
must do  in  order  to  eliminate  competi­
tion from  the  social  and  economic  plan 
of mankind. 
It is a plan quite  as  old as 
any of which there is  recorded evidence. 
In the first civilized government of which 
history  bears authentic record, the fittest, 
the strongest,  wisest or best  was chosen | 
Chief.  The  early example  has  not  al­
ways  been  strictly followed,  but  in  ail 
free  governments  individual  emulation 
plays  a very  important  part—and  it  is 
the competition there is in emulation that 
we are chiefly considering here.

Mr.  Bellamy totally denies the trite old 
proposition  that  “competition  is  the life 
of  trade.”  Most  people will agree with 
him  to  this  extent, that  competition  is 
not  always  vitalizing,  but  sometimes 
death-dealing—but it is often,  in the kin­
dred  form of  emulation,  the  life  of  per­
sonal excellence. 
It is that which makes 
one man  virtuous, or rich, or influential; 
it is that  which  makes one man excel  in 
literature, science,  art;  it  is  that  which 
makes  one  man  a  better  mechanic  or 
laborer,  and  which  makes  his  home 
warm,  snug,  comfortable. 
In  the  Na­
tionalists’ new  republic there is to be no 
such  competition,  and,  of  course,  no 
ambition  to  excel.  All  men  are  to be 
upon  the  same  physical,  mental,  moral 
plane,  and. equally, of  course,  upon  the 
very  lowest,  as  the  human  heart  and 
mind  are  to be deprived of  the desire or 
purpose  to  excel.  Matthew  Arnold’s 
“ remnant”  will  not  be  present  in  the 
Congress of  the Nationalists’ new repub­
lic to help to elevate the  masses of  men, 
who will be all upon the  same dead level 
of  intellectual inertia.

This peculiar sort  of  a  republic  does 
not  seem  better  than  the  present  one, 
which  offers to every man  an  open  field 
to work  his  way or run his race in.  The 
privilege of competing is denied  to none, 
yet to some there must come failure, and, 
possibly their  successful  rivals,  or  the 
crowd looking on,  will  give  them  little 
sympathy.  Even that,  though,  does not 
appear so  bad as a whole  community or

nation inspired by no spirit of emulation, 
no  ambition,  no  hope  even  of  rising 
above a common standard of  purposeless 
inaction.

It is not  likely that  however fascinat­
ing some parts of the Nationlist’s party’s 
platform may seem  to  be  to  poor  men, 
they will  be  willing to accept it, in view 
| of the barrier it raises between them and 
I advancement,  as  in  this  country  there 
are few  who would be content  to  sacri­
fice,  through the removal of competition, 
their  hope  and  expectation  to  rise  to 
greater heights than  those  of  the  mere 
I hewers of wood and drawers of water.
THUS  FAR  AND  NO  FURTHER. 
The Supreme Court  has  pronounced a 
I decision  on  a  Western  railroad  case, 
which  is  a  distinct  notification  to  the 
Granger States that they must  not  infer 
from  its  previous  decisions  that  it  is 
ready  to sustain  any  and  every  kind of 
legislation for the  regulation of  the rail­
roads.  The Railroad Commission of Min­
nesota  tried  to  prescribe  the maximum 
charge  for  handling freight cars and  for 
carrying  milk,  without giving the repre­
sentatives  of  the  railroad  any  hearing 
as to the  reasonableness of  their  orders. 
As the State  law  gives  the  railroads no 
right of  appeal to the  courts  against the 
unreasonableness  of  such  orders,  the 
I Supreme  Court of  the State  upheld  the 
decision as in accordance  with  the  laws 
of  the State.  But the national  Supreme 
Court  overrules  this,  deciding  that  the 
order  of  the  Commission  amounted  to 
taking away the property of  the corpora­
tion  without  due  process  of  law,  and 
| was, 
the 
i amendment to the Constitution.  Justices 
I Bradley,  Gray  and  Lamar  united  in  a 
j  dissenting opinion.

in  violation  of 

therefore, 

It  is  notable  that  one  of  the  points 
I taken  against the orders of  the Commis­
sion was that they required  the  railroad 
to carry milk  over  unequal  distances at 
the  same  rate  of  charge.  To  this  the 
road  objected as showing an  unfair par­
tiality to the more remote  points, a prac­
tice  forbidden  by  the  statutes  of  the 
State. 

________________
TIME  WILL  TELL.

Is Bismarck playing a deep  diplomatic 
game  in  resigning  the  Chancellorship? 
Europe is exercised  by this problem,  be­
cause it will not remember that his policy 
always has been one of  straightforward­
ness,  and that thus he  has  succeeded  in 
duping  the  diplomats  and  the adminis­
trators  of  Europe  better  than he could 
have  done  by  any  kind  of  deception. 
That his sons have  insisted on giving up 
office  along  with  him,  is  proof  enough 
that he parts  company  with  the  young 
Emperor definitely.

That the Emperor will  break  down  in 
I his  efforts  to  do  without a servant who 
overtops  him,  remains to be seen.  The 
! Hohenzollerns  have a way of  surprising 
Europe,  and Frederick  the Great did not 
| excite very lofty expectations of  success 
I when he took possession of the throue of 
Prussia.  At any rate, he and  the young 
Orleanist  Prince  are  saving  monarchy 
from the monotony of  commonplace.

Some one has said that the permanence 
of  a plan determines its value. 
If  such 
is a fact,  the  P.  of  I.  has  little  merit. 
Out of  about  200  merchants  who  have 
been  inveigled  into  signing  the  trade 
contracts of  that  organization,  less than 
a half dozen have  been  willing to renew 
the same  on  their  expiration.  Experi­
ence with  the  level  profit  plan  is  evi­
dently  far from  satisfactory to  the  mer­
chant.

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
ment taken for less than 85 cents.  Advance  payment.

BUSINENS  CHANCES. 

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m O   EXCHANGE—80  ACRES OF HARDWOOD TIMBER 
land for stock of  drugs,  balance  cash.  Address 
JL 
No. 11, care Michigan Tradesman. 

G1ROCERIES  WANTED—TO  THE  VALUE  OF  $600 

I"  for  two  Grand  Rapids  city lots, or I will sell my 
grocery and  provision  business  situated  in  the fruit 
belt of  Oceana  county.  Address  E.  S.  Houghtaling, 
Hart, Mich. 
p i  RAND  OFFER—IF  TAKEN  BEFORE  MAT  1,  1 
VJT  will sell my stock of  drugs and groceries at a dis­
count of $1,000;  a rare chance for some one.  R. Baker, 
Vicksburg, Mich. 

FOR  8ALE  OR  RENT—FOUNDRY  AND  MACHINE 
shop in one  of  the  finest  villages  in  Michigan. 
Correspondence  solicited  by  R.  Baker,  Vicksburg. 
Mich.___________________________________________
F OR SALE-STORE,  DRUG  STOCK  AND FIXTURES, 

including  postoffice  fixtures,  for  sale  on  easy 
terms, owing to ill  health;  only drug  store  in  town, 
situated in  center  of  fine fruit  section.  Address  Dr. 
S. J. Koon. Lisbon. Mich. 
OR  8ALE—AN  ATTRACTIVE  DRUG  STORE  FOR 
sale or exchange,  situated on a principal business 
street of Grand Rapids;  good  reasons for selling.  Ad­
dress Physician, care Carrier No. 15. 

3
for cash.  Church A  Fenn. Charlotte. Mich.  596 

_IN  ducements to  manufacturers  looking  for  desir­
able locations.  Address  C.  W.  Smith,  Secretary  Im­
provement Committee, for  particulars. 

■ ANTED—GROCERY  STOCK;  MUST  BE  CHEAP 
WANTED—TO EXCHANGE FARM OF 180  ACRES  OR 
573.
F o r   sa l e—h a r d w a r e  stock, 
in v e n to r in g
about $4 ,000,  doing  a  very prosperous  business: 
can reduce the stock to suit purchaser:  best of  reason 
for  selling.  Address  A.  L.  Paine  &  Co.,  Reed  City 
Mich._________________________________________ 568

village  property for  stock  of  goods, hardware 
preferred.  Address No. 573, care  Michigan Tradesman.

599

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JIKLP  WANTED.

YTT-ANTED—EXPERIENCED  CIGAR  SALESMAN  TO 
VV 
travel  in  Southern  Michigan  and  Northern 
Indiana;  must  come  well  recommended.  Call  at  130 
Canal St. 
________

lCTASHVILLE,  MICHIGAN,  OFFERS  FINANCIAL  IN- 

Comments of the Trade and State Press.
New England Grocer:  “ The change in 
form in T h e  Mich ig a n T radesm an  is  a 
decided improvement.  Congratulations.”
Cedar  Springs  Clipper:  “ T h e  Mich­
ig a n  T radesm an  has  been  changed in 
form and is more  useful  as well as orna­
mental.”

Pharmaceutical Era:  “ T h e  Mic h ig a n 
that  enterprising  Grand 
T radesm an, 
Rapids  weekly,  has  discarded  its  old 
style  newspaper  form,  appearing  as  a 
sixteen-page,  wire-stitched,  14x10% pub­
lication,  a  most  satisfactory  alteration. 
T h e  T radesm an  has  a  large  constit­
uency which it holds  and  adds  to by its 
progressiveness,  and  its  faculty  of  ac­
ceptably  catering  to  the  wants  of 
its 
many classes of  patrons.”
West  Coast  Trade:  “The  proprietor­
ship  of  T h e  Mich ig a n  T radesm an, 
founded by E.  A. Stowe at Grand Rapids, 
about six  years  ago,  is  now  vested  in a 
$30,000  stock  company.  Under the ex­
cellent  management of  Mr.  Stowe,  T he 
T radesm an has  become  the  recognized 
exponent  of  trade  interests  throughout 
Michigan,  Northern  Indiana  and  Ohio. 
It  has  changed  its form to sixteen four- 
column  pages,  and  is  otherwise  im­
proved.”
New Jersey Trade Review:  “ T h e  Mich­
igan  T radesm an,  published  at  Grand I 
Rapids,  Michigan,  is  one  of  our  most 
valued exchanges. 
Its editor,  Mr.  E.  A. 
Stowe,  is not  only a vigorous writer,  b u t■ 
seemingly  just in bis treatment of  ques- ! 
tions  incident  to  trade  interests.  He 
shows to be a man of excellent  judgment! 
in  the recent change of styleof his paper, 
by  adopting  the  quarto,  aud  discarding 
the blanket sheet form  which  was never 
suitable for trade journals. 
Its improved 
appearance should  make  T he  T ra d es­
man  a  welcome  visitor  to  every  retail 
merchant in the  Wolverine  State.  Edi­
torially,  it is all they could desire.

land language.  Jonker A  Bruqma, Grand Rapids  8

MISCELLANEOUS.

C.  A.  Dimling, 

SITUATIONS  W ANTED.

m acist;  would  prefer  one  who  speaks the Hol­

nine  years  experience.  Address  C.  M.  Shaw, 

the  Brutus  general 
dealer,  was  in  town one day last  week.

W ANTED-  SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED  PHARMA- 
cist;  two  years’  experience  and  graduate  of 
Chicago  College  of  r harmacy.  Address Box 94, Rich­
10
land. Mich. 
■ ANTED—A  REGISTERED OR  ASSISTANT  PHAR- 
Sparta, Mich.___________________________________8 
WANTED—EXPERIENCED MAN, WHO WILL  FUR- 

WANTED—POSITION  BY  FIRST-CL4S8  DRUGGIST;
JiaifB  Some  Style  About  Yoil!

nish outfit, wants  partner  with  $500 or $1,000 to 
engage in the meat business.  Address No. 7 care Mich­
igan Tradesman. 
OMPLETE  HISTORY  OF  THE  PATRON8  OF  IN- 
dnstry, from  the  inception  of  the  organization; 
only a few copies left;  sent postpaid  for  10  cents  per 
copy.  Address  The  Tradesman Company, G’d Rapids 
EGIN  THE  NEW  YEAR  BY  DISCARDING  THE 
annoying  Pass  Book  System  and  adopting  in 
its place the Tradesman Credit  Coupon.  Send  $1  for 
sample order, which will be sent  prepaid.  E. A. Stowe 
A   Bro. .Grand Rapids.
S|   AMPLES OF TWO  KINDS  OF  COUPON8  FOR  RE 
tailers  will  be  sent free  to  any dealer  who  will 
write for them to  the  Sutlitf  Coupon  Pass  Book  Co., 
664
Albany, N. Y. 

BASEMENT  TO  RENT.
The  large,  light  and  dry  basement 
under  the  Steele  meat  market,  in  the 
McMullen block,  19 and 21  So.  Division 
street.  Large doors in rear open even  to 
alley.  Apply on premises to

W.  G.  SINCLAIR  &  CO.

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The  dealer  who  has no printed letter heads on which to ask for circu­
lars,  catalogues and prices,  and  conduct  his  general  correspondence 
with,  suffers  more  every  month  for  want of them than a five  years’ 
supply  would  cost.  He  economizes byusing postal cards, or cheap, 
and, to his shame, often dirty scraps of paper,  and  whether  he  states 
so or not he expects the lowest prices, the best trade.  He may be  ever 
so  good  for  his  purchases,  may  even  offer  to pay cash,  but there is 
something  so  careless,  shiftless  and  slovenly  about his letter that it 
excites  suspicion,  because  not  in  keeping with well recognized,  good 
business principles.  When such an enquiry comes to a manufacturer 
or a jobber, it goes through a most searching examination as to charac­
ter,  means and credibility, half condemned to begin with. 
It would be 
examined  anyhow,  even  if  handsomely  printed,  but the difference to 
begin  with,  would be about equal to that of introducing a tramp  aud  a 
gentleman on a witness stand in court.  Besides,  the printed  heading 
would answer the question as to whether the enquirer was a dealer and 
at the same time indicate his special line of  trade.  Bad penmanship, 
bad  spelling  and  bad grammar are pardonable,  because many unedu­
cated men have been and are now  very  successful  in  business.  But 
even those are less  objectionable  when  appearing  with  evidences  of 
care, neatness and prosperity.

Please write us for estimates.

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WHOLESALE  MANUFACTURERS  OF

The Tradesman Company,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

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The  Only Hoilse in  the  State  which  Pvlts Goods  Up  MET  WEIGHT.
GRAND  R A PID S,  MICH

CODY  BLOCK,  188  EAST  FULTON  8T„ 

N O   C H A R G E  F O R   PA CK A G ES.

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DBTROIT SO A P CO’S

FAMOUS

Q ueen  A n n e   Soap
W.  a.  HAWKINS,

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  QUEEN  ANNE  SOAP  WRAPPERS.  O u r 
Laundry and Toilet Soaps are sold by all Wholesale  Grocers.

Salesman for  W estern Michigan, 

LOCK  BOX  173. 

GRAND  KAPIIO

BUSINESS  HONOR.

Mercantile  Sermon  on  a  Well-known 

Shoe  Trade Incident.

A story recently current is to the effect 
that  a  boot  and  shoe  maker  failed  in 
Newark,  N. J.,  several  years  ago.  He 
settled  with his creditors for twenty-five 
cents on the  dollar  and  turned  his bus­
iness  over to his  daughter, an  energetic 
woman,  as  manager.  She soon put it in 
paying shape,  but her  father did not live 
to witness  more  than the promise of  her 
success.  Her  prosperity continued,  and 
her  friends  failed  to  comprehend  her 
tenacity and  devotion to business,  which 
continued far beyond  the  point at which 
she might  have  relaxed or even  retired. 
Her recent conduct furnishes the explan­
ation.  She has paid each of  her father's 
creditors  the  balance of  his  claim  with 
interest,  though  the  sum  required was 
nearly  $50,000.  The  receipts  in  full, 
signed by the creditors, were handsomely 
engraved  and  bound  in  a  volume  ded­
icated to the memory of  her father.
Her  act  is  conspicuously  exemplary 
for many  reasons.  The claim was only a 
moral one;  there were no legal  means of 
enforcing it. 
Indeed,  the  creditors  had 
no legal claim  on  her  father,  or on her, 
after  receipting  in  full all demands for 
the partial payment  which  he  was  able 
to make.  But this girl saw past the legal 
immunity  to  the  honorable  obligation, 
and gave the proceeds of  years  of  toil to 
its  discharge  in  honor  of  her  father’s 
memory.
It is a selfish age.  Men who read this 
can readily recall more cases than can  be 
tallied on their fingers, of  men who hold 
up their  hands  in  the  community after 
ruining  their  bondsmen  or  sureties. 
Many are comfortable, as far as  physical 
comfort  goes,  and  seem  to never feel a 
twinge at the poverty of former creditors, 
whose confidence betrayed  was the begin­
ning of the loss of their fortunes.
Perhaps it was always so.  Maybe,  in 
the seats of  ancient  empire,  which were 
necessarily  the  centers  of  finance  and 
commerce,  these things were as  they are 
to-day.  But this time seems to be more 
grasping in its tendencies,  and  the  keen 
sense of honor and  that sentiment which 
puts a good  name  above  rubies,  better 
than fine gold,  seems to be less felt  as  a 
restraint upon cupidity than ever before. 
There  is  much  preaching, but  there  is 
little practice, and that  seems to account 
for the small  store set by the preaching.
The grasping  hand  is  the  sign set on 
all things.  Patriotism is made merchan­
dise;  politics is not settled by principle, 
but by gain,  aud there is  an  unpleasant 
feeling abroad that in the  strong there is 
no conscience;  that a man cannot depend 
upon the honor of his fellows; that merit, 
especially  in  intellectual  lines,  has  no 
security,  but  is  made  the  plaything  of 
mammon.
Upon such a background  we  cast  the 
image of this daughter’s  act.  A fortune 
won  by her genius  and toil goes to prove 
the honor of her dead father;  to  put  his 
name beyond the  reach  of  reproach;  to 
lift  from  the  old  head  the  last risk of 
suspicion.  Her example is  worth  more 
to her country, to  its  commercial  honor, 
to its moral life,  than  many  victories  in 
battle, or  many paraded  reforms,  which 
are billboards for personal display.  Every 
bank  in America should set in its walls a 
tablet in  her  honor,  and the legend she 
has  created  should  be  written  on  the 
lintel  of  every mercantile exchange and 
commercial body in the country.

P.  o f  I.  G ossip.

Henry Sissons,  of  Central  Lake,  ran 
his  store  for  three  days on the P.  of  I. 
10 per cent,  principle, then he announced 
that he had made but 40 cents a day,  and 
s.hould  continue the 10 per  cent,  system 
no longer.

West  Campbell  correspondence  Free? 
port  Herald:  “Somebody  from  some­
where  held  a  P.  of  I.  meeting  at  the 
school-house  Tuesday  evening  of  last 
week.  He  did  not  say who  he  was  or 
where he was  from,  but  he  would  have 
liked to have had $13  just the same.  He 
was a slick talker and gave us a few good 
stories, so we ail had a hearty laugh.”

Allegan  Gazette:  “The  Patrons of  In­
dustry are  quietly but  busily  preparing 
to organize  in  this vicinity.  What they 
will do to secure  10-per-cent,  merchants 
is not  yet known;  but imagine the indig­
nant  surprise  Bro.  Stegeman—who pre­
tends  to  sell  goods  at 4 per  cent,  mar­
gin—would manifest should they walk in 
some day and  demand that he cease sell­
ing at 4 per cent,  and charge 10 !”

As an  example of  the  utter  disregard 
of  business  honor  characteristic  of  the 
average P.  of  I.,  T he  T radesm an  com­
mends the experience of  a large  produce 
house  with  a  number  of  the  shining 
lights of  the  Greenville  lodge.  Having 
large  stocks  of  potatoes  on  hand,  they 
recently authorized  one of  their  number 
to  go  to  Rochester  and  dispose  of  the 
tubers  as  advantageously  as  possible. 
After  negotiating  with  the  commission 
men there for some time, the agent finally 
closed a deal  with  the  Farrin  Bros. Co., 
agreeing to sell that house 17.000 bushels 
at 40 cents a bushel,  which  was  at  that 
time the  top of  the  market.  The  agent 
returned home and  was  everywhere con­
gratulated on the good price  he  had  se­
cured.  Before  many carloads  had been 
shipped,  however,  the  price  advanced 
and other houses came  in  the  field  and 
offered  several  cents a bushel more than 
the  Rochester  house  had  contracted to 
give.  The men  who had agreed to stand 
by  the  acts of  their  agent  totally disre­
garded  their  agreement  and  sold to the 
highest  bidder.  The  Rochester  house, 
being unable to fill  orders it had secured 
on the basis of  the agreement made with 
the  authorized  agent  of  the  Patrons, 
turned  the  tables  on  the repudiators by 
suing  them  for  damages.  By  the  time 
the Patrons get through  with  the  Farrin 
Bros. Co., they will probably realize that 
“honesty is the best policy” and that the 
man who repudiates  his  own  acts is an­
swerable to the law.

Hotel Notes.

A.  D.  Huntington,  late  of  Bancroft, 
has  leased  the  New  Herrington,  at  St. 
Louis.

The  Traverse  Point  Association  is 
looking for a  landlord  for  its  proposed 
hotel at Traverse  Point.

Mrs.  E. C. Campbell, of  Petoskey,  suc­
ceeds  Col.  Dickinson  as  manager of  the 
Emmet House, at  Harbor Springs,  having 
leased the hotel  for a  year.

Fred  Houck  is  now  sole  manager  of 
the  Franklin  House,  at fielding,  having 
purchased  the  interest of  Thomas  Ben- 
man,  who will shortly remove to Detroit.
J. J.  Hawkey  is  building a new  hotel 
on  the  site  of  the  old  Park  House,  at 
Petoskey.  The  new  building  will  be 
three stories high and  have  twenty-eight 
sleeping  rooms.

It is reported that Mort. Rathbone, who 
stood behind  the  counter so many  years 
for the Morton  House,  at Grand  Rapids, 
is in receipt of a  yearly stipend of $5,000 
as  manager  of  the  Tremont  House,  at 
Chicago.

Boyd Pantlind,  who greets  the  guests 
of  the  Morton  House,  at  Grand Rapids, 
still  hankers  after the management of  a 
Chicago hotel and holds himself  in  read­
iness  to  change  his  base at the earliest 
opportunity.

H. D.  Irish,  who conducted  the  Cutler 
House,  at Grand  Haven,  for  many years, 
is now manager of  the Wright  House,  at 
Alma.  The  former 
the 
Wright,  S.  Smith,  has taken the  manage­
ment of  the Bryant House, at Flint.

landlord  of 

We are now ready to make contracts for the season of 1S90.

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,  fits perfectly. 
Bellows tongue to exclude  dirt. 
Kept in stock constantly on F last.
The Nam e  H U  A H   Is  Registered,

PINGREE1 SMITH, Detroit,
“Oi)r Leader)) Ms.

Manufacturers of Reliable Foot-Wear,
" " M S  cask.  Price, $1 60

No.  10,848.

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

Our Leader  Cigars,

OUr  Leader  Smoking,

Odr  Leader  Fine  Gilt,

Odr  Leader  Baking  Powder,
Odr  Leader  Saleratds,

Odr  Leader  Brooms.

WHICH  ARE  NOW

L E A D E R S  

IN  F A 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.  JNI.  CBA.RK  &  SON.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,
When a Druggist is  a  Failure.
LESSON  FOR  STORE-KEEPERS.

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Drugs 0  Medicines*

State  Board  of  Pharmacy.

One  Tear—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Two  Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owoeso.
Three  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Four  Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo.  McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Meetings  during  1890—Star Island,  June SO and July 
I;  Marquette, Aug.  13  and 14;  Lansing, Nov. 5 and  6.
M ic h ig a n   S ta te   Pharm aceutical  A s s ’n . 

President—Frank Inglis,  Detroit.
First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Sec’d Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs 
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan;  E. T. 
Webb, Jackson;  D. E. Prall,  East Saginaw;  Geo. Mc­
Donald, Kalamazoo;  J. J. Crowley. Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday
G^raud  Rapid*  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, J. W. Hayward,  Secretary, Frank H. Escott.
Grand Rapid* D rug Clerk*9 A ssociation. 
President, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, Albert Brower.
D e t r o it   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  s o c ie ty  

of September,  1890.________________

President, J.  W. Allen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackman.
M uskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association 

President. C. 8. Koon;  Secretary, J. W. Hoyt.

From the Paint, Oil and Drug Review.

A Present Scarcity  of  Paris  Green.
It is reported that the members  of  the 
Paris Green  Association are only accept­
ing  orders  for  Paris  green  subject  to 
their future ability to deliver  same,  and 
not  on a guaranteed  promise  to  deliver 
at any certain date and price.
This is because  the  European  strikes' 
affecting heavy chemicals  naturally have 
their intiuence upon all products employ­
ing those  chemicals,  which  is  the  case 
with Paris green.  Blue  vitriol,  a neces­
sary  component,  cannot  be  properly 
combined  with  arsenic,  according 
to 
Paris green formula,  without  the use of 
sal soda  and  other  chemicals,  and  im­
porters  have  absolutely none  on  hand. 
Hence the manufacture of  Paris green is 
delayed until new importations arrive.
There are,  it is true,  more  or  less  sal 
soda  and  other  heavy chemicals  in  the 
hands  of  speculators,  but they are only 
obtainable at abnormally high prices,  far 
in  excess  of  what  the  Association can 
afford to give in order to  sell  the  manu­
factured  product  at  the  price  ruling. 
The members of  the Association are also 
remaining  inactive at present  because it 
is expected that before  the actual season 
opens,  new  importations  of  chemicals 
will arrive,  and the prices  will have be­
come  sufficiently reasonable  to  warrant 
use in manufacture.
For the  present,  however,  orders  are 
accepted as first  stated,  strictly  on  the 
basis  of  ability to  deliver. 
It  is  pre­
mature to  predict  what  effect  this  will 
have upon  prices.  They are  apt  to  be 
higher in the height of  the season,  with­
out other incentive.
No More  Drug Jobbing  at Ft.  Wayne.
Meyer Bros. & Co., who have conducted 
a wholesale  drug  business in connection 
with their retail store at Ft. Wayne since 
1854,  have concluded  to  discontinue the 
jobbing trade and are removing the stock 
to  St.  Louis,  where  it  will  be  consol­
idated with the stock of  the  Meyer Drug 
Co.  The latter corporation now conducts 
wholesale  establishments  at  St.  Louis, 
Kansas City and Dallas.  The retail bus­
iness will be continued at  Ft.  Wayne un­
der the same style as before.

Echoes of Dodds’  Retirement.

Four  of  John J.  Dodds & Co.’s men go 
to  Williams,  Sheley  &  Brooks—A.  R. 
Thayer, F.  W.  Smith  and A.  E. Gregg of 
the road force, and Will  H. Dodds of  the 
office  force.

It is  stated  that  John J.  Dodds  takes 
the  position of  buyer  for  Farrand, Wil­
liams  &  Clark,  at  a  salary  of  S 3 ,000 a 
year. 

______ 
_______
Lost His Trade-Mark.

Ted—1 guess you remember that young 
fellow who has  just  passed.  He used to 
I wonder if  he 
black shoes at the hotel. 
is still in the  business.
Ned—Hardly.  You see his own shoes 
are polished.

Flint—M. C.  Barney succeeds Barney & 

Kingsley in the marble business.

Three 

Incidents  from  the  Life  of  a 
Skillful Female Thief.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From  a  curious  source,  two  or  three 
incidents  in  the  life  of  a  professional 
thief  may be set down here.  They might 
be termed confessions of  a shoplifter.
Stores  in  both  Alleghany  and  Pitts­
burg  have  suffered by the  depredations 
of  a remarkably skillful  thief,  who  is a 
woman.  She prides  herself  on her skill 
in shoplifting,  and it is from  her  mouth 
that  the  following  narrative  originally 
came.
Once  she  visited a large store in Alle­
ghany and  asked  to be shown  some  ex­
pensive cloaks.  The goods were brought 
out,  and the stylish-looking shopper took 
off  the  jacket  she  wore  and  tried  on  a 
cloak.  She  was  not  entirely  satisfied 
with  it,  she  said,  and  the  saleswoman 
who was  waiting  upon  her  went  off  to 
another  part  of  the  store  to  get  some 
more  cloaks.  This  was 
the  thief’s 
chance.  She  walked  away, leaving her 
jacket as a token of  her  regard.  On the 
stairs—-the cloak  department was on the 
second  floor—she met one of  the owners 
of  the store.
“Have  you  been  waited  upon ?”  he 
asked, politely.
“Yes,  thank  you.  and I am  very  well 
satisfied  with  this  cloak,”  she  replied, 
and sailed on.  She escaped.
Another  time  she  visited a shoe store 
in Pittsburg.  She had a small  foot  and 
was  proud of  it. 
It was no  easy matter 
to please her,  the affable young salesman 
found.  The  stock of  fine  ladies’  shoes 
was ransacked to suit  her  taste. 
It was 
all in vain, for she departed without buy­
ing anything.  Under her dress were two 
more shoes than a woman can wear,  how­
ever.
When  she  looked  at  the stolen shoes 
after arriving home,  she  found that they 
were not mates.  She was very much an­
noyed;  in fact,  the  discovery took  away 
her appetite for  supper.
The next  afternoon found  her  in  the 
shoe store again.  “The  shoes  you  sold 
me the other day,”  she said to the sales­
man,  who was not the one  who  tried  to 
suit her fastidious  taste  the  day before, 
“are  not  mates,  and  will  you  kindly 
change them ?”
The  store  was  crowded — shoplifters 
seldom venture into an empty store—and 
the  young man hurried off  at once with­
out further inquiry. 
In  another minute 
he returned  with a pair of shoes properly 
mated and  gave  them  to  the  supposed 
customer. 
She  did  not  stay  to  give 
thanks for the gift.
Once  only  did  her  confidence,  some 
would call it impudence, desert her.

She visited a store  one  morning  with 
the 
intention  of  appropriating  some 
ostrich plumes.  As usual  she  was very 
particular  about  the  quality  of 
the 
feathers;  she  would look at none costing 
less than §6  or  $7 apiece.  But although 
the  best  feathers  in 
the  store  were 
brought out for her inspection,  she found 
none  that  were  long  enough,  heavy 
enough,  or  black  enough  to  suit  her. 
She  apologized  sweetly  to  the  young 
woman behind the counter for the trouble 
she had given  her,  and  promised to call 
again  when  the  new  consignment  — 
which, of  course,  was coming next week 
—should arrive.
As she was leaving  the  store  she  be­
came aware  that she had dropped  some­
thing,  and she  looked  behind  her.  A 
fine  ostrich  feather  lay on  the floor;  it 
had slipped from  under the cloak  where 
the thief had  concealed it, or,  to be more 
precise,  it had  not  gone  into  the  deep 
pocket  in  the  cloak  specially  designed 
for its reception.

She  hesitated  for  a  second,  loth  to 
leave her  prey,  and  yet  afraid to stoop 
down and  take it.  Her  assurance  was 
not  great  enough  to  carry her  through 
the second  theft,  and she  left the store. 
The feather  was not  noticed till she had 
gone.

The Drug  Market.

Quinine is firm.  Opium is unchanged. 
Oxalic acid is higher.  Logwood and log-
wood  extracts  are  firm  and  advancing. 
Paris green has advanced 

cent.

When he does not  understand  his bus­
iness.
When  he  is  too  honest,  giving  more 
than he gets for his money.
When he is too anxious  for  trade,  giv­
ing credit indiscriminately.
When  he  allows  all his clerks to han­
dle his cash.
When  he  is  cranky, crusty or ill-tem­
pered.
When he depends  upon  others  to buy 
his goods for him.
When  he  or  his  clerks  are untidy or 
unclean.
When  he  is  too  busy to  read  trade 
journals.
When  he  knows  more  about  race 
horses than he does of  the quality of  the 
drugs he sells.
When  he  is  careful  about  the  bung- 
hole and  never  looks  at  the  spigot  for 
leaks.
When he buys common goods and sells 
them  for  hrst-class.
When  he  is  continually watching his 
neighbors,  borrowing their ideas in place 
of  using  his own.
When  he  signs  documents  which  he 
does not read or fully understand.

A New W ay to  Cut Beefsteaks.

A  young  married  couple  have  just 
gone to housekeeping on  Duffield  street. 
The  other  morning  the  neighbors were 
treated to this bit of colloquial entertain­
ment as the two parted at the gate:
He—What  shall  I  order  for  supper, 
precious ?
She—A  piece  of  beefsteak,  and  oh, 
darling,  do  tell  the  man  to  cut  it  the 
right  way  of  the  goods,  so  it  will  be 
tender.

Recommending a  Show Case.

Dealer—Now,  here’s a show  case  that 
Customer—Great  Scott!  Then I don’t 
I’m a shoe dealer, and 1 want a 

will magnify the goods you put into it.
want it. 
case for displaying women’s shoes.

SUSPENDED!

CD_ |x £L
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Bq

SC® 
a e  s»

S’ ®c  / a  ®
J E T T I N E .
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any climate.  Quality Guaranteed Against In ju j 
by Freezing.  All  others  worthless  after fre. i 
tag.  See quotation.  MAKTEI.I.  BLACK J' • 
CO., Sole  M anufacturer.,  Chicago, III.

ilaton,  Lyon  l  Go.,

JOBBERS  OF

Fishing  Tackle, 

BaseBallsand 

Supplies, 
Croquet, 

Hammocks, 

Lawn Tennis, Etc.

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

Sporting  Ooods.

Send  for  Catalogue.

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!0  &  22  Monroe  St.,  Grand  Rapids

‘THE  W EAR  IS  THE  TRUE  TEST 

OF  VALU E."

We still have in stock  the well-known brand

P i o n e e r

P r e p a r e d

P a i n t .

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.

SOLE  AGENTS

If not, send $1 to

For their combined

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PECK BROS.,
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AreyouSour? LostTrade? Cheap Grease!

success.  Xot a medicine, but a steam-* 
cooked  food,  suited  to  the  weakest! 
stomach.  Take  no  other.  Sold  byt 
druggists.  In cans, 35c. and upwaroJ 
__ woolbicblA-vQ. on

F. J. WURZBURG^WIiolesale Agent,

GRAND  RAPID8.

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Wholesale Price 

.

Advanced—Paris Green, Oxalic Acid.

“ 

“ 

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .2 
S. N.  Y.  Q. &
C. Co.................
MoBChus  Canton__
Myristica,  No. 1......
Nux Vomica,  (po 20)
Os.  Sepia.................
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co...............
Picis  Liq, N.  C., % gal
doz  .....................
Picis Liq., quarts  ...
pints......
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80) 
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22) 
Piper Alba, (po g5)..
Pix  Burgun............
Plumbi A cet...........
Pulvis Ipecac et opii 
Pyrethrum.  boxes  E 
& P. D.  Co., doz.
Pyrethrum,  pv__
Quassiae..............
Quinia, S. P. & W 
S.  German 
Rubia  Tinctorum. 
Saccharum Lactis pv
Salacin....................
Sanguis  Draconls...
Santonine  ..............
Sapo,  W...................
“  M....................
“  G....................

“ 

85©3 10
85®3  10 
@  40 
70®  75 
®  10 
32®  35
@2  00
@2  00 
@1  00 
@  70 
@  50 
®  18 
@  35 
@  7
14®  15 
10®1  20
@1  25 
30®  35 
8®   10 
41®  46 
30®  36 
12®  14 
@  25 
S0®2  00 
40®  50 
@4 50 
12®  14 
8®   10 
@  15

Seidlitz  Mixture........
Sinapis.......................
“  opt...................
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
Soda Boras, (po. 13).  . 
Soda  et Potass Tart...
.Soda Carb......
Soda,  Bi-Carb
Soda,  Ash___
Soda, Sulphas.
Spts.  Ether Co

“  Myrcia  Dom......
“  Myrcia Imp........
“  Vini  Rect.  bbl
2 05).........................
Less 5c gal., cash ten
Strychnia Crystal......
Sulphur, Subl........
Roll..............
Tamarinds.................
Terebenth Venice......
Theobromae..............
Vanilla..................... 9
Zlnci  Sulph...............

@  25 
@  18 
®  30
©  35 
@  35 
12®  13 
30®  33 
2® 2)4 
@  5
4®  5@  2 
50®  55 
@2  00 @2 50
©2 15 
days.
'@1  10 
214® 3)4 
2)4® 3 
8®   10 
28®  30 
50®  55 
00®16 00 
7®  8

“ 

OILS.

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

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
65

“ 

bbl. 

fa in t s. 

68
Lindseed,  boiled  —   65 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
69
strained.................  50 
Spirits Turpentine—   47)4  55
lb.
Red  Venetian..............114  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  1J4  2@4
“ 
Ber........114  2@3
Putty,  commercial...  2)4  2)4 ©3
“  strictly  pure......2)4  214@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__ 
75@80
Green,  Peninsular  .... 
70@75
Lead,  red....................  @7)4
“  w hite................  @7)4
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
1  10@1 20 
.1  60@1  70 
.2 75@3 00 
1 00@1 10 
1  55®1  60
70®  75

No. 1 Turp  Coach.
Extra Turp...........
Coach  Body.........
No. 1 Turp  Furn..
Eutra Turk Damar 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turn..................

v a r nish es.

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Importers  and  Jobbers  of

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Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries
Patent Medicines, Paints,  Oils, Varnishes.

Sole  Agents’for  the  Celebrated  Pioneer  Prepared  Paints

Dealers  in

We  are  Sole  Proprietors  of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY

We have in stock and offer a full line of

Whiskies,  Brandies,

Gins,  Wines,  Rumi.

We are  Sole  Agents  in  Michigan  for  W. D. & Co 

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  Whisky.

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
We give our Personal Attention to Mail  Orders  and  Qua • 
All orders are Shipped and  Invoiced  the  same  day  we rt< 

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

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

ACIDUM.

Aceticum...................
Benzoicum  German..
Boracic 
....................
Carbolicum................
Citricum....................
Hydrochlor................
N itrocum 
.................
Oxalicum...................
Phosphorium dil........
Salicylicum...............1
Sulphuricum..............
Tannicum.................. 1
Tartaricum.................
AMMONIA.

m  10 
80@1 00 
30
40®  45 
50®  55 
3®  5
10®   12 
12®  14 
20
40®1  80 
1S£@  5 
40®1  60 
35®  38

“ 

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

ANILINE.

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

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po. 1  60.............. 1  75®! 85
Junlperus.....................  3® 10
Xantnoxylum..............  25® 30

BALSAMUM.

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

COBTKX.

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Cassiae  ...............................  J1
Cinchona Flava  .................  18
Buonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po............   20
Prunus Virginl....................  12
Quillaia,  grd.......................  12
Sassafras  ............................  J"
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

“ 

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“ 
“ 
“ 

BXTRACTUM. 
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra..
p o .......
Haematox, 15 lb. box.
Is............
!4b.........
FEBRUM.
Carbonate Preclp......
Citrate and Quinia...
Citrate  Soluble.........
Ferrocyanidum Sol...
Sol ut  Chloride.........
Sulphate,  com’l ........
pure.........
FLORA.

“ 

24®  25 
33®  35 
11®  12 
13®  14 
14®  15 
16®  17

®  15 
®3 50 
@  80 
®  50 
@  15
m®  2
®  7

A rnica.......................   14®  16
Anthemls...................  30®  35
Matricaria.................  30®  35

FOLIA.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

GUMMl.

« 
and 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...................  10®  12
nlvelly....................  25®  28
AIx.  35®  50
Salvia  officinalis,  &s
....................  10®  12
Ura Ursi......................  8®  10
Acacia,  1st picked—   @1  00
2d  “ 
....  @ 90
3d  “ 
....  @  80
sifted sorts...  @  65
po.................  75@1 00
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ©  1
“  Socotri, (po.  60).  @ 50
Catechu, Is, (Hs, 14 &s,
16)......................... 
©  1
Ammoniae.................  25®  30
Assafoetida, (po. 30)...  @  15
Benzoinum.................  50©  55
Camphorse..................   60®  65
Euphorbium  po  ........  35®  lo
Galbanum...................  @3 00
Gamboge,  po..............  80©  95
Guaiacum, (po.55)  ...  @ 50
Kino,  (po.  25)............   @  20
M astic.............  
  @1  00
Myrrh,  (po  45)...........  @  40
Opii,  (pc. 5 20).................... 3 75@3
Shellac  .....................   25®  35
bleached........  27®  35
Tragacanth...............   30®  75

“ 
hkrba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium....................  25
Kupatorium  .......................  20
Lobelia............................  25
Majorum.........................  28
Mentha  Piperita............   23
“  V ir....................  25
Rue..................................  30
Tanacetum, V.................  22
Thymus,  V.....................   25

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat  .........   20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   * 20®  25 
Carbonate, Jenning5..  35®  36 

OLEUM.

Absinthium................ 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
A nisi........................... 1  90@2 00
Auranti  Cortex.........  @2 50
Bergamli  ...................2 80@3 25
Cajiputi......................  90@1  00
Caryopbylli.................1  25@1 30
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodii...............   @1  75
Clnnamonll.................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
Juniperl......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Limonis...........................1  50@1 80
Mentha Piper...................2 00@2 10
Mentha Verid......... .  .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
Rosae, ounce..............  @6 00
Succini...................... 
40©  45
Sabina.......................   90@1  00
Santal  ....................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Sinapis, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tiglii..........................  @1  50
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 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  28®  30
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ©  15
Potass  Nitras, o p t__  
8®  10
Potass Nitras.............. 
7®  9
Prussiate....................  25®  28
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

POTASSIUM.

“ 

RADIX.

 

“ 

“ 

(po. 45).........  

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,
  ©  40
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac, po....................... 2 25@2 35
Iris  plox (po. 20@22).. 
IS®  20
Jalapa,  pr..................   38®  40
Maranta,  )4s..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................  @1  75
“  pv.......................   75@1  35
Spigelia.....................   48®  53
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  40®  45
Senega.......................  45®  50
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®  25
15®  20
“  German... 
Zingibers...................  10®  15
Zingiber  j .............. 
22®  25
SEMEN.
@ 15
Anisum,  (po.  20). 
Apium  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bird, Is................... 
4®  6
Carui, (po. 18)............  
8®  12
Cardamon........................1  00@1 25
Corlandrum...............   10®  12
Cannabis Sativa......... 3)4@ 
4
Cydonium..................   75@1  00
Chenopodium  ...........  10®  12
Dipterix Odorate........1  75®1  85
Foeniculum...............   ®  15
Foenugreek,  po...... 
6®  8
L ini............................  4  @4)4
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4  )...  4)4® 4)4
Lobelia.......................  35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian__3)4@  4)4
R apa..........................   6®  7
Sinapis,  Albu............  
8®  9

11®   12

Nigra.

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Frumenti, W„ D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R....... 1  75@2 00
1  10@1 50
 
Juniperis  Co. O. T —  1  75@1 75
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Saacharum  N.  E.........1 75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli............1 75@6 50
Vini Oporto.................1 25@2 00
Vini  Alba............   ...125@2 00

SPONGES.

2  00 
1  10

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  .................
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................
Grass sheeps' wool car­
riage .......................
Hard for  slate  use__
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................

85
65
75
1  40

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Accacia............ 
50
Zingiber  .............................  50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri  Iod.............................   50
Auranti Cortes....................  56
Rhei  Arom..........................   50
Similax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tblutan........... 
50
Pirunus virg.........................  50

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Aconitum  Napellis R 
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Aloes
Arnica 
Asafcetida 
A trope Belladonna 
Benzoin 
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Sanguinaria 
Barosma 
Cantharides 
Capsicum
Cardamon............................
Co.........................
Castor..................................1
Catechu...............................
Cinchona...........................
Co.........................
Columba.............................
Conium...............................
Cubeba................................
Digitalis.............................
Ergot...................................
Gentian...............................
“  Co............................
Guaica................................
ammon....................
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Zingiber.............................
Hyoscyamus.......................
Iodine..................................
Colorless..................
Ferri  Chloridum.................
K ino...................................
Lobelia................................
Myrrh..................................
Nux  Vomica.....................
O pii...... ■.............................
“  Camphorated...............
“  Deodor.........................2
Auranti Cortex  ..................
Quassia...............................
Rhatany.............................
Rhei.....................................
Cassia  Acutifol..................
Co..............
Serpentaria........................
Stramonium........................
Tolutan...............................
Valerian.............................
Veratrum Veride.................

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MISCELLANEOUS.
A2ther, Spts  Nit, 3 F .. 
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Alumen......................
ground,  (po. 

26®  28 
30®  32 
2)4® 3)4
4
7).........................
Annatto...................... 55® 60
Antlmoni, po..............
4® 5
et Potass T 55® 60
Antipyrin................... 35® 1 40
A ntifebrin___ ____ @ 25
Argenti  Nitras, ounce @ 68
Arsenicum.................
5® 7
Balm Gilead  Bud......
38® 40
Bismuth  S.  N............
10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, ()4s
11;  Ms,  12).............. @ 9
Cantharides  Russiau,
PO............................ @1 75
Capsici  Fructus, af 
@  18 
@  16 
&po.
@  14
Caryophyllus, (po.  20)  15®  18
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75 I
Cera Alba, S. & F ......  50®  55
Cera Flava.................  33®  35
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  20
Centraria....................  @  10
Cetaceum...................  @  35
Chloroform...............   50®  55
squibbs..  @1  00
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  50@1  75
Chondrus...................  20@  25
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W  15®  20
German  4®  10 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  .......................  @  60 I
Creasotum.................  @  50
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  @  2
“  prep..................  
5®  5
“  precip................  8®  10
“  Rubra...............   @  8
Crocus.......................  35®  38
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cupri Sulph...............   8®  9
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...... ........  68®
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
p o ........ ........  @
Ergota, (po.)  60. ........  50®
Flake  White__ ........  12®
Galla................. .......   @
Gambler............ ........  3  @
Gelatin,  Cooper. ........  @
French.. ........  40®
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Glassware  flint, 75 per cent.
by box 62)4 less
I Glue,  Brown..............  9@  15
“  White...............   13®  25
I Glycerins..................   22®  25
Grana Paradisi...........  @  15
Humulus....................  25®  40
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..
@  95 
“  Cor ...
@  85
@1  05 
Ox Rubrum
Ammoniati
@1  15
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  80
Ichthyobolla,  Am......1  25@1  50
Indigo..........................   75®1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 75@3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin.......................   S5@l 00
Lycopodium...............   55® 60
M a d s..........................   80® 85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
2® 3
1)4)............................ 
Mannia,  S. F ...............  45® 50

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TUTS  MICHIGAN 

GROCBRIBS.

Mackerel from Africa.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The Baltimore fish commission men are 
greatly interested in six barrels of mack­
erel which will arrive to-morrow morning 
on  the  Merchants  and  Miners’  Line 
steamship  from  Boston.  The  fish  are 
part  of  the  first  shipment  of  mackerel 
from Africa to  America,  and tell a story 
of  American enterprise.  For  some time 
past the  quantity of  American  mackerel 
has been on the decrease, until now there 
are not enough of  the fish  caught to sup 
ply the demand,  and Ireland and Norway 
have had to be drawn  upon  to  make up 
the  deficiency.  The  annual  catch  has 
fallen  from  450,000  barrels  in  1884  to 
about  28,000  barrels in 1889, and  prices 
have  advanced  from  92.25 to §9 per bar­
rel to 918 to  926  per  barrel.  For  more 
than  two  years  Ireland  and  Norway 
have  been  depended  upon  for  the best 
grades  of  mackerel,  Norway  sending 
about  4,000  barrels a  year, to 8,000 bar­
rels  from  Ireland.  While  the  same  in 
appearance  as  the  American  fish,  they 
are  larger and of  a better  quality, those 
coming from Norway being the best.
The cause of  the  fish  leaving  Ameri­
can shores has been a problem  which the 
scientists have bothered their brains over 
in  vain, as  far  as  any practical results 
are  concerned,  and  as  there  is  over 
95,000,000 invested  in the  fishing  indus­
try  of  the  New  England  States, 
the 
question  was a serious one.  The  fisher­
men believe that seining  was in no small 
way accountable  for it.  Prior  to 1880 it 
was the custom to bait the  fish  and then 
to catch them wTith hook and line.  This, 
however,  was  too  slow  for  the Yankee 
“hustler,”  and immense  drag-nets were 
used,  which would enclose whole schools 
and  haul  them  in  by the  hundreds  of 
thousands.  This,  it is  thought,  has  had 
the effect of  scaring them away,  and it is 
believed that  those  now  caught off  Ire­
land and Norway are the  same  that  fre­
quented  American  shores,  and 
those 
caught  off  the  coast  of  Africa are the 
“bull-eyes,” which were caught off  Cape 
Cod  in  great  numbers  about two  years 
ago.
Last  summer a few  of  the  old fisher­
men studied the matter out,  and decided 
that  mackerel  ought  to be found  some­
where in the neighborhood  of  the  Cape 
of Good Hope.  Accordingly the schooner 
Alice, of Provincetown, Mass., was fitted 
out  in  September  for  a  six  months’ 
cruise to the coast  of  Africa on a search 
for mackerel,  and a few days ago arrived 
at  her  home  with  thirty-three  casks, 
holding about three barrels  each  of  No. 
1 mackerel,  which  had  been  caught  off 
the Cape of  Good Hope by New England 
fishermen,  and  cured  and  packed  on  a 
New  England fishing  boat.  They were 
opened for  inspection  in  Provincetown, 
and  were examined by a large  crowd  of 
the  local  fisherman,  who  pronounced 
them fully equal if  not better  than their 
own fish.
In speaking of  the fish the  Gloucester 
Times said:  “In  quality they are  about 
thirteen to fifteen  inches  long,  and  the 
flesh is firm  and  white.  The  only way 
they differ  from  American  mackerel  is 
in the stripes,  which  come a little lower 
down on the sides of  the fish,  something 
like the bulleye mackerel caught off  this 
coast several  years ago.  They are much 
superior  to  mackerel  caught  on 
the 
American coast in the early spring.  One 
thousand dollars  was  offered for  the lot 
refused. 
unopened 
Everything  goes  to  show 
that  scien­
tific  men 
sailors, 
who  have  hardly been  out  of  sight  of 
land,  were  sadly mistaken in their  pre­
diction  that  Captain  Si  Chase,  in  the 
schooner  Alice,  was  going  on  a  wild- 
goose chase.  To  Provincetown,  and  to 
Captain  Chase in particular,  is  due  the 
honor of  opening up entirely new mack­
erel fishing grounds over 8,000 miles from 
home.”

in  Boston  and 
and 
shoal-water 

.Association  Notes.

Grand  Traverse  Herald: 

“At  the  B.  M. A. 
meeting,  Tuesday  evening,  Will  Hobbs,  F.  E. 
Austin, of this place, F. E. Brown, of Peninsula, 
and  W.  H.  H.  Brownson  of  Monroe  Center, 
were admitted to membership.

Wool,  Hides,  Pelts  and  Furs.

The wool market does  not  change ma­
terially. 
If  a manufacturer wants a cer­
tain line,  he  takes  it  at  the  best  price 
obtainable;  if  not  wanted,  his  offer is 3 
@4c less than asked.  Sales are light.

Hides  are  still low,  with fair demand. 
A slight  advance  is  obtainable on No.  1 
light  and  calf,  on  account  of  scarcity. 
Calf  is not  so firmly held,  as receipts are 
larger  and  becoming  more  plenty  as 
spring advances.

Tallow  is  firmer,  with  J£c  advance, 
with  some  large  consumers  out  of  the 
market.

Furs are in demand at the  decline, but 
goods are poor and go at the lower prices 
largely.

Tbe  Grocery  Market.

Sugars are a trifle  lower,  and the mar­
ket  is  by no  means  as  strong  as  some 
would  like  to  see  it.  Scotten  has  ad 
vanced his brands of  fine-cut  lc  per lb. 
Oranges show a strong market and prices 
are gradually tending  upward,  with fair 
supply and  good  demand.  Lemons  are 
also firm and active,  at about last week’s 
prices,  although  the  Eastern  markets 
show  an  advance,  which  must  soon 
reach us.

The  Potato  Market Wild.

The  recent  advance  in  potatoes  has 
been almost without precedent, the flurry 
being  due  largely to  the  fact  that  the 
condition of the roads have prevented the 
farmers  getting  to  market  with  their 
product.  Thirty-five cents  and  upward 
is  now  freely  offered  at  the  principal 
buying points, competition in some cases 
having forced  prices  far above the legit­
imate market.

Cash Is Good Enough for  Him.

T.  Y.  Childs,  the  Reed  City  grocer, 

writes T h e  T radesm an as follows:

The  only  true way to conduct a retail 
business  is  to sell at a small  profit  and 
have the pay when the goods  are  passed 
over the counter. 
I  would  rather  have 
my goods than notes or accounts.  I have 
“been there”  and  have  about  92,000 of 
that kind of pay that  accumulated in my 
past  businees  here  years  ago  and I do 
not take any more of it.

Palm Station—Cain & Smith  have sold 

their general  stock to Robert Meyers.

Otter Lake—Harris & McCornick,  gen­
eral dealers,  have dissolved.  W. E.  Mc­
Cormick will continue the business.

The  Grand  Rapids  Fruit and Produce 
Co.  received  four  carloads  of  bananas 
last week.

Fred Gulembo has renewed his lease of 
the Filer House,  at Ludington,  and is re­
pairing and refurnishing the hotel.

It is stated that the Muskegon National 
Bank  will  reorganize  as  the  Hackley 
National Bank  on  the  expiration of  its 
present charter,  a few months hence.

VISITING  BUYERS.

John Giles A  Co., Lowell 
L Cook, Bauer 
J C Miller, Saug&tuck 
Mas ton & Hammond,
Grandville
Smallegan & Piekaard, 
Forest Grove 
L M Wolf, Hudsonville 
J N Wait, Hudson ville 
J L Thomas,  Cannonsburg 
R A Hastings, Sparta 
A Purchase. So Blendon 
Horning & Hart, Wood ville 
H Van Noord,  Jamestown 
J Kruisenga, Holland 
Den Herder  & Tanis,
O'Conner A  Thompson,
F P Aopper, Fremont 
Fred  Hotchkins,  Hastings 
Hyde Bros.. McBrides 
Carpenter, Foote A  Co., 
McBrides
C F Walker, Glen Arbor 
C A Dimling, Brutus 
R F Armstrong,  Reed  City 
N B Blain, Lowell 
M V Wilson. Sand Lake 
W mV erMenlen,Bea verDam 
John Smith, Ada 
John Gunstra, Lam on t

Vries land
Kent City

A D Martin,  Lilley 
J 8 Toland, Ross 
J Raymond, Berlin 
J Kinney, Kinney 
T Armock, Wright 
G H Rainouard,  Bridegton 
C H Deming. Dutton 
N F Miller. Lisbon 
Geo P Stark, Cascade 
H Thompson, Canada  Cora 
L Maier, Fisher Station 
John De Vries,  Jamestown 
W Borgman, Fillmore 
J Colby, Rockford 
Silas Loew, Burnip's Cora 
E Young, Ravenna 
J Herringa, E Saugatuck 
N O Ward, Stan wood 
Sampson A Drury, Cadillac 
E N Parker, Coopersville 
F Karregang, Byron Center 
Lee Deuel, Bradley 
John Damstra, Gitchell 
8 Cooper, Jamestown 
Wm Kars ten, Vriesland 
Eli Runnels, Corning 
Geo A Sage, Rockford 
E E Hewitt, Rockford 
W L Squires, Plainwell 
Rankin A  Dewey, Shelby 
John Baker, Chauneey 
E Hagadorn, Fife Lake

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PRODUCE  MARKET.

25c.

ll@12c.

Apples—Golden or  Boxbury  russets or North­
ern Spys command $3.50  per bbl.
Beans—Dealers  pay  $1.25  for  unpicked  and 
S1.35 for picked, holding  at  $l.50@$1.65  per  bu. 
The market is firm.
Beets—40c per bu.
Butter—The market is easier, except for strictly 
choice.  Creamery is in fair demand at 26c.  Choice 
grades of  dairy  are  in  active  demand,  dealers 
paying  15@16c  and  holding at  17@18c 

Buckwheat Flour—$1.75 per 1(10 lbs.
Cabbages—$8@$9 per 100.
Cheese—Fair  stock  of  full  cream commands 
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels,$1.25;  produce barrels 
Cucumbers—$1.50 per doz.
Dried  Apples — Evaporated  are  held  at  9@ 
10c  and sundried at  5@6c.
Eggs—Dealers  now  pay  11c  and  hold  at  12c. 
Now that Easter is past, the  market  is  likely to 
slump off  a  little,  unless  the  roads  get  worse 
than  they are at present.
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@10c  per  lb.,  according  to 
Onions—Dealers pay $1.75 and bold at $2 per bu. 
Parsnips—60c per bu.
Pop Corn—4c per lb.
Potatoes—The market Is excited  to  the  verge 
of insanity, owing  to  the  strong demand at the 
principal buying markets  in the East.  Shippers 
have paid as high as 50e, but there is  litile  con­
fidence that the price will hold up to that figure, 
or anywhere  near  it,  for  any  length  of  time. 
From 35@45c is nearly the price paid  at  most of 
the shipping  points.

Radishes—35c per doz.
Squash—Hui bard, 2c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—A few lots are held  at  $5  per 
bbl.
Tomatoes—Early Southern stock commands  $1 
per peck  (7 qts.) box.
Turnips—25c per bu.

quality.

CANDIES,  FRUITS  and  NUTS.

 

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fancy—In 51b. boxes.

printed..........................  

STICK.
Standard, 25 lb. boxes.....................................   9
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25 
Twist, 
Cut Loaf, 25 
10J4
 
MIXED.
Royal, 25 lb. pails............................................. 9
2001b.  bbls............................................. 814
Extra, 25 lb.  pails............................................10
2001b.  bbls...........................................   9J4
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails..........................   1114
Lemon Drops................................................... 12
Sour Drops.......................................................13
Peppermint Drops............................................14
Chocolate Drops...............................................14
H. M. Chocolate Drops...... .............................is
 
Gum Drops.................................. 
10
Licorice Drops..................................................18
A. B. Licorice  Drops.............................  
14
Lozenges, plain................................................ 14
 
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Imperials..........................................................14
Mottoes.............................................................15
Cream Bar........................................................ 13
Molasses Bar........................................ 
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Caramels................................................... 16©18
Hand Made  Creams.........................................18
Plain Creams..............................................  
16
Decorated Creams.......................... 
20
String  Rock..................................................... 15
Burnt Almonds................................................ 22
Wintergreen  Berries....................................... 14
Lozenges, plain, in  pails................................ 1214

fancy—In bulk.
in bbls..................................11
printed, in pails............................. 12
in bbls...............................1114
Chocolate Drops, in pails................................ 12
Gum Drops, in pails........................................   614
in bbls..........................................  514
Moss Drops, in palls.........................................10
in bbls..........................................  914
Sour Drops, in pails.........................................12
Imperials, in pails............................................11

In bbls............................................. 1014
FRUITS.
Oranges, Messina, choice...................   @ 3 75
fancy.....................  @4 00
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fancy....................... 4 5C@ 
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“  Mountain,  “ 
3  50© 
“  Wash.  Navals, fancy.............  @5 00
“  Valencias,  large....................   @

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Almonds, Tarragona..................

Figs, Smyrna,  new,  fancy  layers.

Lemons,  Messina, choice, 360...............   @3 50
300................  @3 75
fancy, 360................  @4 00
300.
@4 50 
@16
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choice,  7 lb........
Dates, frails, 50 lb...............
54 frails, 50 lb...........
Fard, 10-lb. 
box...
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Persian, 50-lb.  box...
NUTS.

!>K@
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Ivaca............................ ........  @15
Califoruia.................... ........  @14
Brazils........................................... ........  @11‘A
Walnuts, Grenoble....................... ........  @16
California..................... ........  @13
Pecans, Texas, H. P .....................
....... 11  @14
Fancy, H.  P., B ells..................... ........  @9
......  @10*4
“  Roasted..........
Fancy, H. P., Suns 
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@9
“  Roasted  .........
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Choice,  II. P.,  G.................—   . ........  @  8
“  Roasted........... ........  @ 9!4
PRO VISIONS.

PEANUTS.

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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.....................................................   11  00
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....................  1200
Pork Sausage...................................................7
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage.................................... .........9
Frankfort  Sausage..........................................  8
Blood Sausage.................................................   5
Bologna, straight............................................  5
Bologna,  thick................................................5
Headcheese....................................................   5
Tierces............................................................ 7U
Tubs.................................................................  7%
501b.  Tins......................................................... 7J4
Tierces............................................................  554
30 and 50 lb. Tubs...........................................  5^
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case...................................   69*
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case.....................................  6J4
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case.....................................  694
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case.....................................  534
50 lb. Cans........................................................ 594
Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs.....................   6 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................  7 00
Boneless, rump butts.....................................  8 50
Hams, average 20 lbs.......................................  994
16 lbs.......................................10
12 to 14 lbs............................... 1094
picnic.....................................................7
best boneless............ .'..........................3
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............................. 894
Dried beef, ham prices....................................8
Long Clears, heavy.........................................   554
Briskets,  medium...........................................   g
light..................................................6

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

lard—Family.

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

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F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

FRESH  FISH.

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smoked...................................   @  3
Trout......................................................  @ 6
Halibut..................................................   @15
Ciscoes...................................................  @ 4
Fairhaven  Counts................................   @35
Selects. 
...............................................25  @28
? J : D- 8...............................................   @22
Anchors.................................................  @20

oysters—Cans.

FRESH  MEATS.

Swift and Company quote as follows:

Beef, carcass..
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@ 7
fore 
4  @  4 y,mo
loins, No. 3..
ribs............................................   8
tongues.......................................8  @10
Hogs.......................................................   @ 6
Bol°e.na .................................................   @5
7V4
Pork  loins..............................................  
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Sausage, blood  or head
@  5 
liver..............
<& 5 
Frankfort......
@ 8
Mutton  ......................
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4 75
4 00
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B A N A N A S !
We Are Headquarters.

We  are  receiving 
from  two  to  four 
carloads of bananas 
is
a  week,  which 
I more fruit than can be handled by any other house at this  market.  Remember

FRUIT  AND  PRODUCE  CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS 
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For  Sale  by  Leading  Wholesale  Grocers.

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Wholesale Price  Current•

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

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

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Mixed bird.................  434@ 6
Caraway...............................  9
Canary.................................. 334
Hemp.....................................334
Anise....................................  8
Rape....................................  6
Mustard.................................734
Diamond  Crystal,  in  cases
24  packages....................... 1 50
Common Fine per bbl.........   80
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks......   27
28 pocket...............................1 90
60 
............................. 2  00
2  15
100 
 
Ashton bu. bags.................  75
75
Higgins  “ 
Warsaw” 
.................   35
.................   20
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .534
Dwight’s Com........................ 534
Taylor’s ......................
DeLand’s Cap  Sheaf..
pure..............
Our Leader.................
Corn, barrels..............
one-half barrels
Pure  Sugar, bbl.........
“ 
half barrel
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............
Sugar Creams............
Frosted  Creams.........
Graham  Crackers......
Oatmeal  Crackers__
Boxes..........................
Kegs, English.............
SHOE  POLISH.
Jettine,  1 doz. in  box..

g
834
834
8
8
......534
.4%

@24 
@26 
.26@35 
■ 28@37

SYRUPS.

SODA.

“ 

“ 

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, 1x6,434 to  S>................30
Big 5 Center, 3x12,  12 oz........ 34
Wheel, 5 to  fi>.........................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
D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

tobaccos—Smoking.

Hiawatha..................  
63
Sweet  Cuba...............  
36
Our Leader........... 
35
Our  Leader......................... 16
Hector.................................. 17
Plow Boy, 2  oz.................... 32
4 oz....................31
16 oz....................32
VINEGAR.
40 gr.....................................  8
50 gr......................................10

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il for barrel

miscellaneous.

“ 

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PAPER.

tw ine s.

No. 1.  5

WOODENWARE.

“  Light Weight...........

Cocoa Shells, bulk..............  5
PA PER  & WOODENWARE 
Curtiss  & Co.  quote  as fol
.160
.200
.180
.934
.234

lows:
Straw.......
Sugar........
Hardware . 
Bakers......
Dry  Goods...........................6
Jute  Manilla........................ 8
Red  Express 
No. 2 .............. 4
48 Cotton............................22
Cotton, No. 2...................... 20
“  3...................... 18
Sea  Island, assorted.........40
No. 5 Hemp........................18
No. 6  “ ................................17
Wool................................... 8
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  75
65
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__ 
Bowls, 11 inch...................   1  00
....................  1  25
13  “ 
“ 
15  “ 
“ 
.....................  2 00
.....................  2 75
17  “ 
“ 
assorted, 17s and  19s  2 50 
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s 2 75
“ 
Baskets, market.................  40
“ 
bushel..................  1 50
“  with covers  1 90
“ 
“  willow Cl’ths, No.l  5 75
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
" 
“  No.l  3 50
“ 
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“ 
GRAINS and FKEI).STUFFS 
WHEAT.
W hite.................  
Red..................  
All wheat bought  on 60 lb. test.

splint 

78
78

|No.2 6 25
No.3 7 25
No.2 4 25
No.3 5 00

MEAL.

FLOUR.

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

“ 
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RYE.

OATS.

CORN.

BARLEY,

Bran......................................   13 00
Ships......................................014 00
Screenings............................  12 00
Middlings.............................   14 00
Mixed Feed..........................   14 50
Coarse meal..........................   14 60
Small  lots.........................  40
Car 
“  .........................  36
Small  lots............................30
Car 
“  ............................ 27
No. 1.................................  @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 @ 4*4
Part Cured.................  @ 4
Full 
................ 4  @ 5
Heavy  steers, extra...
Dry.............................   5  © 6
Dry  Kips 
................   5  @6
Calfskins,  green.......3  @5
cured.......  434® 5
Deacon skins............... 10 @20

HIDES.

HAY.

“ 

“ 

34 off for No. 2.

FELTS.

“ 

“ 

25@1 50
00@5 00

pale.................. 

furs—10 per cent. off.

Shearlings....................10 @25
Estimated wool, per 9> 20  @28
Mink, dark..................  10@  50
5@  25
Raccoon......................    20@  75
Skunk.........................   5©  75
Muskrat......................   05®  16
Fox, red....................... 1 
“  cross....................2 
“  grey.....................  25®  50
Badger........................  50©  75
Cat, wild.....................  15@  50
Fisher..........................4 
00@5 00
Lynx...........................  50@1  50
25@3 00
Martin,  dark.. 
........ 1 
pale  & yellow  60®  >
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 @334
Grease  butter  ............  1 @2
Switches.....................  1S4@ 2
Ginseng.......................2 
for immediate delivery only.

Above prices are nominal and 

MISCELLANEOUS.

00@2 50

WOOL.

 

 

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BUTTERINE

APPLE  BTJTTEB.
AXLE GREASE.

“  2  “ 
“  1  “ 

34 lb.  “ 
lib.  “ 

BAKING  POWDER.

BROOMS.
 

21b.  “ 
 

“ 
bluing. 

rolls 
CANDLES
“ 

Acme, 34 lb. cans, 3 doz__ 

341b.  “ 
lib.  “ 
341b.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
BATH BRICK.

E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  6
Frazer’s............................*2  60
Aurora.............................   1  75
Diamond..........  ................  1  60
Absolute, >4 lb. cans, 100s. .11  75 
50s..10 00
50s..18 75
75
34 lb. 
.... 1  50
.... 3 00
1 lb. 
bulk.........................  20
Our Leader, 341b'.  cans...... 
45
......  
90
.......   1  60
Telfer’s,  34'lb. cans, doz..  45
“  .. 
85
“  ..  1  50
English, 2 doz. In case...... 
80
75
Bristol,  2  “ 
 
70
American. 2 doz. in case... 
Dozen
30
Mexican,  4oz..................  
60
8  oz.................. 
16  oz................  
90
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
M ill....................................  3 25
Warehouse...........................2 75
Dairy, solid  packed...........1234
rolls.........................  13
Creamery, solid packed....  1334 
..14
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............  10
Star,  40 
..............
Paraffine............................ 
10
Wicking.............................  
25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck.......1  20
Clam Chowder, 3 lb.............2 10
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand__1  15
....1  95
“ 
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic.............1 75
“ 
2 lb.  “ 
2 65
“ 
1 lb.  Star................2 25
“ 
2 lb. Star................3 15
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 85
1 lb.  stand.............1 20
“ 
“ 
2 00
2 lb. 
“ 
3 lb. in Mustard.. .2 85
“ 
3 lb.  soused......... 2 85
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia..  ..2 00
1 lb.  Alaska............1  90
“ 
Sardines, domestic  34s........ 
5
“ 
34s........® 9
“  Mustard 34s.........  @9
“ 
imported  34s ... 1034®16
“ 
spiced,  34s..........  
10
Trout, 3 lb. 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
Pie......................... 100
Pears.................................... 1  25
Pineapples...................1  10@1 50
Quinces................................1 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
“  extra marrofat...  @125
soaked........................   80
“ 
“  June, stand.................1  40
“ 
“  sifted........... 1  65@1 85
“  French, extra fine...  .150
Mushrooms, extra fine........ 2  15
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden..  @1  25
Succotash,  standard__90@1 40
Squash......................................1 10
@95
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat.. 
Good Enough  @95
Ben liar  ... 
@95
stand  br__  
@95

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CREESE.

“ 

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....  @1134

Fancy Full  Cream__  @12
Good 
Part Skimmed...........   9  @,10
Sap Sago....................19  @20
E dam ........................   @1  00
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet.................. 
23
“Alden  Premium” ........... 
28
38
Cocoa................................ 
Breakfast Cocoa.............. 
48
Broma...............................  
37
Rubber, 100 lumps................25
Spruce..................................25
Bulk.....................................6
Red......................................   734

CHEWING GUM.
200 
 

CHICORT.

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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 34c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX....2534
Durham...............................25
Lion  ....................................2534

coffees—Package. 

“  Cabinet.......................

“ 
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Jute 
“ 

CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
50  ft.........  
60  f t.........  
“ 
“ 
70  ft.........  
-  “ 
80 ft.........  
60 ft.......... 
“ 
72 ft’........ 
“ 
CONDENSED MILK.

Cotton,  40 ft......... per doz.  1  25
1  50
1  75
2 00
2 25
1  00
1  15
Eagle.................................   7 50
Anglo-Swiss............. 6 00@ 7 60

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coupons—1“Superior.”

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“  “ 

“  “ 
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................  6 00

 
10 
............20 
CRACKERS.
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coupons—“Tradesman.”

$ 1. per hundred..............  2 50
8 2, 
8 5. 
810, 
820, 
8 1, per  hundred....................  2 00
8 2, 
8 5, 
810, 
820, 
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over...............5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
Kenosha Butter.................  734
Seymour 
534
Butter..................................  534
“  family.........................  534
“  biscuit.......................  6
Boston..................................  634
City Soda.............................   734
Soda.....................................  7v4
S. Oyster.............................   534
City Oyster, XXX.................  534
Picnic....................................534
Strictly  pure...................... 
38
Grocers’.............................  
25
dried fruits—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried......  @  534
evaporated__  @10
“ 
Apricots, 
“ 
Blackberries “ 
__5  @ 6
“ 
Nectarines 
“ 
Peaches 
 
Plums 
“ 
Raspberries 
“ 
Turkey.........................634@  634
Bosna.........................  634®  7
California...................10  @11
Lemon................... 
Orange.................. 
In drum.....................   @23
In boxes.....................  @25
dried fruits—Currants.
Zante, in  barrels........  @6

8@18
 
dried fruits—Prunes.

dried  fruits—Peel.
18
18
dried  fruits—Citron.

CREAM TARTAR.

 
 
 
 

in less quantity  @  634 

dried fruits—Raisins.

farinaceous  goods.

Valencias...................  @10
Ondaras......................  @1134
Sultanas....................  10  @12
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia....................   2 60@2  75
London  Layers, for’u.  @ 
Muscatels, California.1  90@2 25 
Farina, 100 lb. kegs..........  04
Hominy, per  bbl......................3 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box_  60
imported......   @934
Pearl  Barley..............  @234
Peas, green.................  @1  10
“  split....................  @3
Sago,  German............   @6
Tapioca, fl’k  or p’rl...  6@ 7
Wheat,  cracked.........   @ 5
Vermicelli,  import__  @10
domestic...  @60
FISH—SALT.
Cod, whole.................  5  @6
“  boneless..............  634@ 734
H alibut....................   @1034
2 65
Herring,  round, 34 bbl.. 
“ 
gibbed.............. 
2 75
“  Holland,  bbls.. 
12 00
“  kegs, new  @  75
“ 
Scaled  ........  ,20@  22
“ 
Mack,  sh’s, No. 2, 34  bbl  12 00
“ 
“ 12 lb kit  .130
“ 
“ 
..120
“ 10 
“ 
Trout,  34  bbls........... 4 00@4 25
"  10  lb.  kits.................  60
White,  No. 1, 34 bbls. .5 50@5 75
“ 
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12 lb. kits......100
10 lb. kits......  80
“ 
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Family,  34 bbls........2 50
“ 
kits..............  50

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gun  powder.

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

35

JELLIES.

Sage.. 
...............................  9
Hops.................................... 14
E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  6 
Chicago  goods....................334
No.  . 
30 
No. 1. 
40
No. 2.
50
Pure.....................................   30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  18

LAMP WICKS.

LICORICE.

........... 

LYE.

MATCHES.

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

One-half barrels. 3c extra

MOLASSES.

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OIL.

OATMEAL.
Muscatine, Barrels............5 25
Half barrels........2 75
Cases.........2  15@2 25
ROLLED OATS
Muscatine, Barrels__  @5  25
Half bbls.. 
3 00
Cases.........2  15@2 25
4 00
5 00
Michigan  Test....................  93*
Water  White...................... 1034
2 50
Medium............................@6  50
3 00
“ 
34 b bl.................. 3 75
4 00
Small, bbl........................... 7 50
5 00
“  34  bbl........................ 4 25
Clay, No.  216.......................1  75
“  T. D. full count__—   75
Cob, No.  3...........................1  25

PICKLES.

PIPES.

PRESERVES.

RICE.

E. J. Mason & Co.’s  goods..  8
Carolina head.......................634
“  No. 1.......................55£
“  No. 2................534@
“  No. 3.......................5

Japan............................ 534@634
Scotch, in  bladders............37
Maccaboy, in jars...............35
French Rappee, in Jars......43

SNUFF.

@2 75

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
IT. S. Big  Bargain...............2 00
Frost, Floater..................... 3 75
10
Cocoa  Castile  ....................3 00
  30
Cocoa Castile, Fancy..........3 36

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Happy Family,  75.........
Old Country, 80.............
Una, 100.........................
Bouncer, 100..................

...2 95
...3 30
...3 65
...3  15

SAL  SODA.
Kegs..............................
Granulated,  boxes........
Kitchen, 3 doz.  inbox......  2 50
Hand  3  “ 
...... 2 50

SAPOLIO.
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spices—Whole.

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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..............................15
Cassia,  Batavia..................20
and  Saigon.25
“ 
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Saigon...................42
Cloves,  Amboyna...............32
“  Zanzibar............... 25
Ginger, African..................1234
“  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
8UGAB8.

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Cut  Loaf.................... @ 7%
Cubes........................
@ 6K
Powdered..................
@ 6X
Standard  Granulated. @6.31
Fine........... @6.31
Confectioners’ A........ @ 634
White Extra  C........... @ 57s
Extra  C...................... @ 5%
C ................................
@ 5X
Yellow.................... @534

Pants,  Overalls,  Goats,  M ets,  Shirts,  Etc.

Warranted  Not to Rip.

Pit  Guaranteed.

Workmanship  Perfect.

FOURTH NATIONAL BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J.  Bowne, President.

Geo.  C.  Pierce,  Vice President.

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

Transacts a general  banking business.

Make a  Specialty o f Collections.  Accounts 

o f Country M erchants Solicited.

TIME  TABLES.

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive. 

Leave.
7:10aro
11:30 am
4:10 p m
6:90 p m
Through coaches for Saginaw  on  7:10 a m and 4:10 p 

Traverse City A  Mackinaw................ 
Traverse  City  Express....................9:20 a m 
Traverse City A  Mackinaw...............3:25 p m 
From Cincinnati.................................9:15 p m
Cadillac  (Mixed)..................................  
m train.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express.......................... 
Fort Wayne Express........................ 11:45 am  
Cincinnati  Express..........................6:30pm  
From Mackinaw & Traverse City..10.40 p m
From Cadillac.....................................9:55 a m
Train leaving for Cincinnati at 6 p.  m.  and  arriving 
from  Cincinnati  at 9:20 p. m.. runs daily,  Sundays  in 
eluded.  Other trains daily except Sunday.
Sleepiug and Parlor Car  Service:  North—7  00 a. m. 
and 4:10 p. m. trains have  sleeping and parlor cars for 
Mackinaw  City.  South—7:15 a. m. train has chair car 
and 6 p. m. train Pullman sleeping car  for  Cincinnati.

7:15 am
12:25 p m
6:00pm

M uskegon, Grand  Rapids &  Indiana. 

Leave 
Arrive.
7 00 a m...................................................................... 10:16 a m
11:16 a m .....................................................................  3:45 pm
5:40 p m .............................................................................  8:46 pm
Leaving time at  Bridge street  depot 7 minutes later. 
Through tickets and full  information  can be had by 
calling upon  A.  Almquist,  ticket  agent  at  depot, or 
Geo. W. Munson, Union  Ticket  Agent.  67  Monroe  St., 
Grand  Rapids, Mich.

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’I Pass. Agent.

1 4

FORCED  INTO  BEING  CHARITABLE.

Questionable  Methods  of  Furthering 

Good  Causes.

“Speaking of  duns,”  said a dry goods 
drummer,  the  other  night,  “there  is  no 
more persistent dun than your charitable 
collector, who  insists  on  presenting the 
needs of his or her (a female  collector  is I 
by  far  the  worst)  worthy cause,  in sea­
son and out of season, with a polite inde­
fatigability  that  is  truly  exasperating. 
The  ruder  you are with them, the  more 
credit  do  they  take  to  themselves  for 
traveling  the  straight  and thorny path, 
and the longer you hold out the more you 
are expected to give in the end.  By far 
the  best  way,  according  to  my  experi­
ence,  is to acquiesce  the moment the col­
lector opens her mouth, and you surprise 
her so that  you  can come off with flying 
colors  under  cover  of  a  very  small 
amount.
“Some men are thrown into a panic by 
this class of persons, and while they hate j 
to give,  fear equally to refuse, especially 
merchants  whose  trade  depends  some­
what on their personal  popularity in  the 
community. 
I  remember once,  when in 
a Western city trying  to  sell goods to an 
exceedingly  stingy storekeeper,  that  the 
man  while talking  to  me  was  suddenly j 
thrown into a state of  nervous fear  by  a j 
clerk telling  him  that  there  was a lady 
in the front part of the store who wanted 
to  see  him  about  a  subscription 
to  a 
Christmas tree for the Orphans’ Home.
“ ‘Confound the woman.’  lie said.  ‘Do 
you know  who she is?’
“ ‘No,’ said  the clerk,  ‘and  1 guess she 
does not know you,  for she called  me  by 
your name,  and*  when  1 told  her she was 
mistaken,  apologized  by  saying she had 
never  met you.’
“ ‘Let me see her,’  said the  merchant, 
as  he  peeped  through a scratch  in  the 
ground glass partition of his office.  ‘She’s 
a lady,’  he  muttered,  ruefully,  ‘who has 
only lately joined our church.  Oh. hang 
it,  I  never  was  any  good  at  bluffing a 
lady.’
“Now, the old curmudgeon had treated 
our house  shabbily  in  the  only sale we 
ever  made  to  him,  a rival drummer had 
secured the cream  of  his  trade anyway, 
and 1 felt  that  I  could  afford  to vent a 
little of my spite on  him.  So I spoke up 
with: 
‘Let me tackle her.  I’m an expert 
at dealing with these people.  When I’m 
home, our house always turns all of them 
over to me. 
I  can  talk  them blind and 
deaf,  and I once made one of them plank 
down  a  dollar  for  a  fund  1  pretended 
to  be  getting  up  for a widow with  ten 
children,  whose husband had been killed 
by falling down  our  own elevator shaft.
Just  introduce  me  to her as Mr.  M-----,
the owner of the store,  and  I’ll  get  her 
out of here in  ten minutes,  as pleased as 
if  you had grumblingly given her $10.’
“ ‘I don’t  like  to  try  it,’ said the old 
fellow, hesitatingly. 
‘I have a good deal 
of  confidence in  your ability as a talker, 
but I don’t  think  you  can  do  much  in 
this case.’
“  ‘You  just  try  me,’  I  said,  as  he 
walked  toward  the  woman,  and  before 
Mr.  M-----fully realized  it.  the clerk in­
troduced  me  as  Mr.  M-----,  while  Mr.
M-----  himself drew away from her as if
she were dangerous and fell  to  counting 
the money in the  cash drawer silently.
“ ‘I came to  ask  you,  Mr.  M-----,’ she
began, 
‘to  subscribe  something  to  a 
Christmas tree  for  the  Orphans’  Home. 
We are hoping to—’
“ ‘Don’t  say another word, madame,  I 
I  know  all about the Home, 
broke  in. 
and I  wish a  Merry  Christmas  to  every 
little duffer in it. 
Put me down for 825 
and mark it paid.  James,’  I added, turn­
ing sharply to  Mr. M-----,  ‘give the lady
$25 out of  the till and be quick about it. 
She has a good many places to go to-day, 
doubtless,  on  her  noble  mission,’  and 
with  my  sweetest  smile  I  checked the 
pretty  little  woman’s  thanks  and stood 
by to watch the effect on old M-----.
“He  was  struck  dumb  at  first,  and 
could only glare  at  both of  us.  Slowly 
he took  it all in.  He  was  in a bad  hole 
and  he  knew  it.  What  could  he  say? 
Nothing, without making  matters worse. 
He  could have got off  with $5,  if  he  had 
relied on himself, at the  worst, and here 
I had played a trick on  him  that  would 
cost  him  five  times  that.  Slowly  he

t h e   ISriCITTOATST  TRADESMAN,
Ionia P a n ts & O verall Co.

E. D.  Voorhees,  Manager.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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

IONIA,  MIOH.

AT  THIS

WHO  URGES  YOU

T O   I v E E P

THE  PUBLIC!

A .  

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  manufacturers ert 
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 0LAD TO  FILL Y00R ORDERS
H I  MB,
GOAL  AND  WOOD,
Piltnam  Gandii  Co.

LimeFfreemBe^k.etc 
Main Office, 54 Pearl St., Grand Rapids,  Mich. 

--------A LL  SHIPMENTS  MADE  PROMPTLY.--------

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

Wholesale and  Retail  Dealer in

Yard  and Warehouse on Line of 

HtCAI  «»»  AKTKKS  FltK

Oranges,

Lemons,

Bigs,  Dates,  Nuts, etc.

B a n a n a s ,

Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.

Leaves. 
1:00 pm 
4:20 p m

Arrives.
tMorning Express............................ 12:50 p m
tThrough Mail....................................4:10 p m
tGrand Rapids  E xpress................ 10:40  p m
•Night Express...................................6:40 a m
t Mixed................................................
GOING KA8T.
6:50 a m 
fDetroit  Express..............................
10:90 a m 
tThrough Mail...................................10:10 a m
3:46 p m  
tEvening Express..............................3:36 p m
10:66 p m
Night  Express.................................10:30 p m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
Detroit Express  and  Evening  Express  have  parlor 
cars attached and make direct connections  in  Detroit 
for all points East.
Morning express and Grand Rapids express have par­
lor cars attached.  Night express has Wagner sleeping 
car to Detroit, arriving in Detroit at 7:20 a.  m.
steamship 
Through  railroad  tickets  and  ocean 
sleeping 
tickets  and 
secured  at 
D., G. H. A M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot 
Jab. Campbrll. Citv Passenger Agent. 

berths 

Jno. W. Loud, Traffic Manager, Detroit.

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’I Pass.  Agent

Michigan (Tentrat,

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

DEPART.  ARRIVK
Detroit Express....................................6:45 a m  10:15 p m
Mixed  ....................................................6:50 a m  
5:30 pm
Day  Express........................................11:55 a m  10:00 a m
•Atlantic A  Pacific Express..............10:45 p m 
6:00 a m
New York Express...............................5:40 p m  
1:35 p m

trains to and from Detroit.
Express to  and  from  Detroit.

•Daily.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
Parlor cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapids 
Fred M. Briggs. Gen'l Agent. 85 Monroe St.
G. S. Hawkins, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Gko. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. 
O. W. R ugglks, G. P.  A  T. Agent., Chicago.

ALDINE  FIRE  PLACE,  GRAND  BAPID3,  MICB.
BEFORE BUYING GRATES
get  Circular and Testimonials.  S e n t   F r e t .
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counted  the  bills  out  and  bitterly  he 
grudged  each one.
the  door  for  you, 
“ ‘Let  me  open 
ma’am,’ I said,  as  I  led  the  way 'tothe 
front  entrance, bowed  the  collector out 
and  stepped  out  after  her, 
I  knew 
enough not  to  remain  behind  with  old 
M-----.
“ ‘You  will  pardon my saying so,  Mr.
M-----,’  said the little  woman,  with a sly
smile,  ‘but I am  gratefully  surprised  at 
your generosity.  1 am a stranger in this 
city and was told that  you  were a rather 
difficult  person  to approach  and  seldom 
gave liberally to  any cause.’
“ ‘Don’t  believe  all  you  hear,’  I  re­
plied. 
‘A great deal  depends on the col­
lector,  you  know;  whenever  you  want 
anything for the orphans,  call  around at 
my store and I’ll chip in my mite.’
Whether old M-----sustained  this rep­
utation  and  how much  it  cost him to do 
it,  or not to do it,  I never discovered.”

“That’s a  pretty  goon  story,”  said a 
listener,  “and  it’s  not  often  that a col­
lector  finds  the  way paved  for her like 
that.  But  some  of  their  methods  for 
overcoming  the  natural  selfishness  of 
mankind are worthy of  study.  I remem­
ber  when  I  was  running a store of  my 
own  in  a  town  of  about  15,000  inhab­
itants,  an effort was made to build a hos­
pital.  A  lot  of  indefatigable  women 
took  hold of  the scheme,  and  chose one 
of  their number, more indefatigable than 
all the rest,  to  canvass  the  larger  mer­
chants of  the  town  and  see  what  they 
would contribute.
“When she  came to me she produced a 
subscription  list  on  which  some fifteen 
or  so  of  my  fellow-merchants  had  put 
themselves down for $250 each.  Nobody 
seemed  to  give  less  than  that, and the
collector remarked that Mr. A----- , whose
name  stood  at  the  top, had  started the 
list  with  that  sum,  and the others were 
evidently doing  just as well in their bus­
iness as he was,  and were not going to be 
beaten  by  him  in  the  matter of  gener­
osity.  She  worked  on  my pride  in the 
usual  deft  way they have,  and  though I 
could  not  well  afford  it,  I did not want 
to seem  less  prosperous  than my rivals 
nor  less  public  spirited.  About  $100 
would  have  been  more  my  size,  but a 
single  $100  on  that  unbroken  list  of 
$250s  would  look so conspicuous  that I 
hesitated,  was  lost  and  made  No.  16 to 
give a quarter thousand.
“The  next  day I met  my cousin  Jim, 
who  also  was  in  business  for  himself 
there,  and as the subject of  the proposed 
in  conversation,  I 
hospital  came  up 
asked him how much he  bad  subscribed.
‘I think 
that’s quite  enough for a man in my cir­
cumstances. 
I  see  you  gave  $250,  the
same as A-----, the millionaire, and some
other  fellows.  Are  you  making  more 
money than we think, old man ?’
“ ‘No,” I said,  ‘$100  was  just  what  I 
thought of  giving, but  everybody on the 
list  had  subscribed  $250  and 1 hated to 
be the first  man  to  lower  the  standard. 
Who was bold enough  to  break  the  ice, 
anyway ?’
“ ‘Ice  be  jiggered,’  he  replied,  ‘why 
did  you not put  your  name down on  the 
other list ?’
“ ‘What  other  list?’ I replied  in  con­
sternation  as  the  truth  began  to  dawn 
on me.
“ ‘Why, the list of  small  subscribers,’ 
he said. 
‘There  are  two  lists  to  this 
thing,  you see, one for  the  subscriptions 
of  $250  or  more,  and  one  for  those  of 
less. 
I put  down  my hundred  among a 
lot of  $5  and  $10  fellows, and  it shines 
out  there  like  a  gold  nugget  among 
gravel.’
“ ‘Well, may  heaven  paint  me  a neat 
sky-blue,’  I  said,  ‘if  ever  I  am  bam­
boozled that way again.’
“ ‘Served  you right, old man,’  laughed 
Jim, unfeelingly,  ‘for  being  willing  to 
give more for pride’s sake and the adver­
tisement,  than  for  pure,  unadulterated 
charity.’ ”

“ ‘I  gave  $100,’  he  replied. 

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for  you.

See  w hat  they can  do 

17furniture.
Seed Store, j

SEEDS!

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

71  Canal  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.
W . T . L A M O R E  A U X .

Remus  Roller  Mil ls, 

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Remus,  Mich., Jan. 20,  1890.  j 

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  home used nearly all  the  best 
dandies. 
purifiers and bolting machines made, and 
can  say yowrs 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.

Double  Entry.

“I am not a business man,  you see, and 
I should be glad if  you  would  enlighten 
me as to what is meant by double entry.” 
“By double entry we  mean two sets of 
books, one of  which  may be produced in 
court, if  required,  but not the other.”

I l k i S B P V 'l J S I N e
P p ^ R L O W ’s
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r S  BLANK S.
W  SAM PLE  SHEET’jSiSPRICES*
BARLO W  BROS.GRAND RAP®S,MICK

TETE  MTCUTO A "NT  T E A D E 8 M A N .

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Nelson, 

Matter 

&  Co.,

Rinclge,  Bertsoli  <&  Oo.

Satin  Oil  Calf

The  dandy  line 
of medium  weight 
goods.  Made 
in 
congress  or  bals, 
regular  or  old 
’  width,  and 
in  first  or  second 
quality.

13.  14  AND  16  PEARL  ST.,  GRAND  R APIDS,  MICH.

W M . S E A R S  & CO.,

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

GM er  Manufacturers,
CURTISS &  CO.,
Paper  Warehouse.

WHOLESALE

EXCLUSIVE  AGENTS

FOR  THE  KEYSTONE  BINDERS’ 

TWINE.

Houseman  Block,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

The  Fine  Frosting  Sugar  now being sold in this 
market is the finest goods known  for  frosting  fine 
cakes,  and all  pastry  work,  and  easily  used.  To 
prepare  icing,  simply  mix  the  sugar  with a little 
warm milk  or  water to the proper consistency and 
flavor  to  taste.  No  trouble to make,  no eggs,  no 
beating or boiling to be done.

The  Fruit  Powdered  Sugar, for all  kinds of  table use,  especially  for  fruit, 
berries, jellies,  etc.,  and for lemonades ami all  kinds of summer  and  winter  drinks, 
It dissolves quickly, and when once introduced is always in demand. 
has no equal. 
These Sugars are warranted strictly pure, and sold in pails, half-barrels and barrels 
by all the wholesale grocers in Grand  Rapids.

D uplex ZEZ W a g o n

One of the most perfect  wagons  ever produced, combining strength, durability 
Just the wagon for light delivery,  farmer’s run-about, or 
and cheapness of price. 
for pleasure.  Send for price list and  description.
THE  BELKNAP  WAGON  &  SLEIGH CO., Grand  Rapids.
GEO. H. REEDER,

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State  Agent

and Jobber o f

Lycoming  Rubbers
Medium Price Shoes.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

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

H.  LEONARD  &

We are Wholesale Agents for WHEELS,  VELOCIPEDES,  TRICYCLES, 
We are Manufacturers of Refrigerators, Ice Chests, Creameries,  Etc.

Gasoline Stoves,  Lawn Mowers,  Etc.

ASK  FOR  PRICES  BEFORE  BUYING  ELSEYYHERE,

VELOCIPEDES—Several  Styles.  Prices  on  application. 

We also have a line 
of Children’s Safe­
ties,  for  Girls  and 
Bovs,which list $12,
$18' and  $25  each.
Similar in  shape to 
the “Juno.”

THE  “GEM”  SAFETY,  24-WHEEL. 
The Gem  Safety, List, Each........................135

R e fr ig e r a to r s ,

We have too many styles to illustrate here, but issue 
a catalogue  which  shows  our  full  line, which will be 
sent on  application.

WE  MAKE  A  SPECIALTY  OF

Grocers’  Refrigerators.

BOY’S  “JU N IO R ”  SAFETY.
Regular  Bearings, List, Each----$35
Full  Ball 
...... 50
LADIES’  SAFETY,  SAME  PRICE.

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L a d ie s ’ “ J u n o ”  I m p r o v e d   S a f e ty
R egular B earings, List, E a c h ..........$60
Full Ball 
........75

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GENTS’ “CRESCENT” SAFETY.
Regular Bearings, List, Each........$75
Full Ball 
...... 90

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GENTS’  “RUSH”  SAFETY. 

Full Ball Bearings, List, Each —  $115

THE  “GEM”  TRICYCLE.

No. 1 Gem, 20-inch Rear Wheel, List, Each —  III 
“  —   12
No. 2  “  24-inch 
No. 3  “  28-inch 
  14
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Same with  Rubber Tires, List, $7 each extra.

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Quick-Meal  Gasoline  Stove,
We are agents for above line, ask for quotations.

We are also  agents for the

NEW  PROCESS

Vapor or Gasoline  Stoves.

Lawn  Mowers,
Three Sizes to select  from, at Bottom Prices.

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We  respectfully  call  your  attention 
to the fact that  we carry the most 
in 
Western  Michigan.  Send
for  our  wholesale  price 
catalogue 

complete  stock  of  seeds 
,  ’ 
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and 

list 

before  buying

j  *  Glover,

ONION  SETS,  M   .  Timothii,

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Brown's Seed Store,

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

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Red  top.

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GRAND  RAPID S,  MICH.

S o m e th in g   N e w

B ill  S n o r t

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.

Gharleuoix Cigar M’fg Go.,

F I T   F O R

A  Gentleman’s

TABLE:
A ll  goods  bearin g  

th e  

nam e of

Thurber,  Whyland  &  Co.

OR

ALEXIS  GODILLOT, Jr.

F.J.DETTENTHflLER

JOBBER OF

F r e s h   a n d   S a lt

Lake  F ish = ^
■HOGean Fish

----AND----

Mail  orders  receive  prompt  attention. 

See quotations in another column.

CHARLEVOIX,  MICH.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

S.  IC.  Holies  & Co.,

77  CANAL  ST..  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

S.  K.  BOLLKS. 

E.  B.  D1KKMAN.

“T O S S   U P !

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

