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GRA SP  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY  7,  1890.

NO.  346.

DANIEL  DEAN.

Mr.  Beujainin  Dean, on the morning of 
a day  in  June,  1887,  sat  down  to  the 
breakfast table  with a portentous  frown 
upon his brow.
“What has become of the boys, Mary ?” 
he exclaimed,  “that  they are  not  at the 
breakfast table  at  this  hour?  Plotting 
and  planning  more  mischief,  I’ll  be 
bound.  1 saw  them  at  daybreak out in 
the wood-shed,  grumbling  and  shaking 
their heads. 
I  suppose  Daniel  did  not 
like the whipping he got  last  night,  but 
he deserved it,  the little hound.”
“Oh,  father,  don’t  call  him  names. 
He is a good boy—”
But  the  loving  mother  was  silenced 
With :
“Your  softness  has  pretty  nearly 
spoiled  that  boy:  but,  as  often  as  you 
put  nonsense  into  his  head,  I’ve got to 
beat  it out;  that’s  all.  You  think  he’s 
perfect,  but  I  know  better—‘spare  the 
rod, spoil  the child.’  He’s my own  flesh 
and  blood  and  I have  the  right,  thank 
heaven, to  do it.”
“ 1 suppose so,”  said  the  heart-broken 
mother,  the  tears  running  down  her 
cheeks;  “but  you  never  punish  Harold 
so  severely,  and  he,  too,  such  a  lazy, 
dreamy boy,  that  neither  likes  to  study 
or work.”
“ Ah,  Mary;  that  is a horse of  another 
color.  Didn’t we pick  Harold  up a mere 
baby,  when the Sam Price went to pieces 
on  tlie rocks?  True,  we brought him up 
as  our  own,  but  he  may have  parents 
somewhere,  and  anyhow,  in  justice— 
and  you  know  justice,  Mrs.  Dean,  is my 
hobby—anyhow,  I’ve not the right to give 
him the lesson I gave  Dan  last night,  no 
matter what he does.”
“What has Daniel done  to  anger  you, 
father?”
“Stolen  money  from  m e!  A  good, 
round sum, too,  if  you,  the  mother  that 
bore  him,  must  know. 
I missed it  j es- 
terday.”
“No, no, father;  I  never  will  believe 
i t !”  said the weeping mother.  “I  know 
my  boy  better  than  that.  1  know  his 
principles.  He would die rather than do 
such a thing!”
“But I caught him in  the  barn,  count­
ing it over,  dollar by dollar.  As it  hap­
pened,  he  did  not  see  me  when  I  en­
tered.  After  he  had  counted  it  over 
carefully, he  placed  it  in  the crown of 
his  hat,  under  the  lining,  putting a pin 
in to keep it safe.”
Mrs.  Dean  arose,  wiped away the tears, 
and,  going  to  the  dining-room  door, 
called  Moses, the  man-.of-all-work.  She 
was  stern,  for  the honor of  her boy was 
at stake—her darling,  her only child.
the  boys  to  breakfast; 
tell them to come  without delay.”

“Moses,  call 

“I can’t  find ’em  nowheres,  missus;  I 
been  a-lookin’  for ’em  ail  the  mornin’, 
up  stairs,  down  cellar  and  out  in  the 
barn.”  And Moses  trembled like a leaf, 
and  his  face,  black  as  it  was,  had  an 
ashen hue.  “I was  goin’  to look  in  the 
well, but I so scart I darsent.”
“What is the matter with  you,  Moses? 
What has frightened  you so?”  said Mrs. 
Dean.
“ I heard master scolding in  the dining­
room about Master Daniel,  and 1 thought 
maybe  he  was  a-goin’  to  trounce  him 
ag’in, marm,  and I’d rather  he’d trounce 
me instead,  if  he would. 
I love that boy 
so.  He’s  been  awful  good to old Mose, 
Master Dan  has.”  And  the negro’s lips 
trembled  with emotion.
“But,  Moses,  you  must find  them,  or 
their father  will  be  very angry.  Take 
the  dinner  horn  and  go  out  into  the 
woods  and  call  them. 
they  don’t 
answer, take  Rover and go down  to  the 
village  and  come  back  across  Brown’s 
pasture, past  the  old  mill,  where  they 
often play ball;  and mind,  Moses,  don’t 
come home without  them.”
Moses  prepared  to  obey his  mistress, 
literally.

If 

In vain  did  the  breakfast  w ait! 

He went up to  his  little  room  in  the 
loft,  gathered his few  clothes  together, 
tied them  in a bundle,  crept down stairs 
softly,  and  made  his  way to the  woods, 
and  thence  to  the  village.  He  took 
Rover along  but  sent  him  home  again 
with his  master’s  letters,  after  he  had 
been to the post office.
Moses had  told  his  mistress  a  lie  to 
shield  the  boys.  Well  he  knew  they 
were many miles from home by this time, 
he  having  put  them 
into  a  farmer’s 
wagon at  six  o’clock  that  morning,  on 
their way to the next  town,  thence to go 
to a neighboring city !
In 
vain did the angry father  scold,  and the 
mother weep.  The boys were  gone;  the 
Dean household  was desolate.  Even the 
familiar black face of old Moses was seen 
no more,  he having  gone to seek  his  for­
tune elsewhere.
One week after that eventful  morning, 
two letters came to Mrs.  Dean.  The first 
came from  Daniel,  and  the fond mother 
kissed it and covered the boy ish sentences 
with tears. 
D ear  Mother—Forgive me for running away. 
You  believe  in  me,  but father  does  not;  so  I 
thought,  as  I  am fourteen  years  old.  1  would 
come  to  the  city  and  get  a  place  In  a  store. 
Harold  would not let me come alone;  so we put 
the money we have  earned  In  doing  chores to­
gether, and here we are.  Believe me when  I say 
I did not take  father's  money.  But I know who 
did.  It was not  Harold.  You will find it in the 
upper  drawer  of  my bureau,  where I put it for 
safe keeping after the penitent thief  had placed 
it in my hands  Harold  and  I  expect  to  go  to 
work to-morrow.  I will write soon again.

It ran thus :

Your loving son,

D a n ie l   D e a n .

The other letter  Mrs.  Dean opened  in­
differently,  but  soon  her  attention  was 
arrested; it ran thus :
Mis s e s  De n e—I wonder the  good  Lord didn’t 
send lightnin' to strike this nigger when he gone 
and stole money from old Master Dene.  I never 
stole eny befo’.  Sometimes,  when l seen a little 
lonesome chicken goin’ my way, I took it up and 
put it under my coat to keep it warm,  but  never 
took eny money befo’,  and  I’ll  never  do it eny 
mo’.  God bless  you. Misses  Dene:  you’ve been 
good to old Mose and so has the master.  Master 
Dan’l talked to me till he made the tears run out 
of  my old eyes.  He  did  mo’  than  the  parson 
could. 

Good-bye.

Mr. Dean went  post-haste  to  the  city 
and  hunted  up  his  boys.  They gladly 
went home  with  him.  Scarcely  a word 
was  spoken  on  the  journey;  but  ever 
after, the father’s  justice  was tempered 
with mercy.

Mo ses.

Mr s.  M.  A.  K id d e r .

A  Substitute for Jute.

About six months ago  a  young lawyer 
in Augusta. Ga..  began experiments with 
cotton stalks.  The pulp  and  skin  were 
removed from the stalks.  The fiber  was 
then placed  in  a  carding  machine from 
which was secured an article of the tena­
city and color of  jute butt  yank.  This 
product he shipped to himself at Paterson, 
N.  J.,  where it was woven into a bagging 
that is said to be less inflamable than jute, 
and while equally durable,  is of less cost. 
Cotton  planters  are 
jubilant  over  the 
discovery,  and  while  they see an article 
in  view  that  will  help  them to boycott 
jute bagging,  they also  see  a  profitable 
marketfor cotton stalks,  which  they have 
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T H E   M IC T T T O  A N   T R A D E S M A N .

Humor in Advertising.

“A  talented, 

From the New York Evening Sun.
A  scrap-book  of  clippings  from  the 
advertising columns of  the press reveals 
a  mass  of  goodly  bits  of  unconscious 
humor,  of  which  only  a  few  may  be 
quoted here.
From  such a scrap-book are  taken the j 
following  specimens:  Possibly some  of 
them are  not  so  innocent  of  humorous 
intent  as  their  source  would  wish  to 
imply,  but  many  of  them  must  go  as | 
irrefutable evidence  that  Hibernianisms j 
are not confined  to  the  land  which  re­
joiced in its eminence  as  the  birthplace 
of Sir Boyle Roche.
“ Eau de  Cologne  water”  and  “gants 
de Suede gloves”  are  luxuries which we 
are  told may be ours  at  “ruinously low 
prices.”  A  Chinese  laundryman  will 
“ wash and  iron a collar  with a cape for j 
2 cents,”  and  will sell  “ tea and coffee at 
equally low rates.”
A  safe  company  wishes  a  traveling 
agent,  “28x18x8” —dimensions which are | 
hard  to  find  among  men  capable  of j 
traveling  and  carrying  sample  safes j 
about  the  country  with  them,  and  for j 
whom it  is  therefore  considered  neces­
sary to advertise.
Under  the  general  heading  of  “Ex­
cursions,”  we are told that  “§50,000 will  j 
buy  a  long  and  well-established  busi-1 
ness;”  details of  the length of  the busi  j 
ness not given;  the  whole conveying the  j 
idea  that  the  excursion  is  likely to be  j 
somewhat  too  extensive  and  certainly 
too expensive.
intelligent  young  man 
of  many  years experience wishes a posi- I 
tion  in  a  saloon as a liquor  blender” — 
an  indication  that  benevolent  Boston 
has sent us something  besides  poets and i 
pugilists.
A keeper  of  a boarding-house  wishes 
to rent a  “room to  a  gentleman,  large,  j 
airy and  square.”  Another  room  that | 
needs only a tenant  to  be  perfect  is  to j 
let  in  a select  neighborhood  “near  the 
Theological  Seminary  and  a  minute’s 
walk  from the  Grand  Opera  House.”  a 
location  well  calculated to suit  all sorts 
and conditions of men.
Among  the  “ rooms  to  rent”  is  also 
found a companion  advertisement to the 
famous one which  announced that  “two 
sisters want washing,”  since a too hasty 
landlady is  responsible for  the  alluring 
statement  that  she  has  “a  handsome 
room,  with bath for two.”
It was  possibly a printer’s  error  that 
was responsible for the naive  announce­
ment  that  “Madam  Blank has for rent a 
room  tor a single gentleman;  beard  very 
moderate.”
“Teeth  filled  while  you  wait”  lacks 
the true  ring of  the advertiser's  highest 
art,  but  it  may  be  genuine. 
“Um­
brellas  provided  with  new  ribs,  sticksl 
and  covering”  is  certainly a good basis 
for  assuming  that  the umbrella  mender 
is a hopeful  person  who will  “never say 
die.”
landlord  who  advertises  a  flat, 
“ with all the  modern  improvements,  no 
children,”  demonstrates that he does not 
know  what  “all modern  improvements” 
are;  and may be set  down  as  being fully 
as  untrustworthy  as  the  person  who 
wishes to sell  “an enormously profitable 
business for a mere song.”
“ No bargains at this store,”  is candid, 
but sensational;  and one may  reasonably 
distrust the  coal  dealer  who  asserts  in 
big black  letters  that  his  “tons  weigh 
2.000 pounds,”  and that  his  “coal gives 
out heat.”
“ Lost—A savage  bulldog.  The finder 
will  oblige  the  owner  by  keeping  the 
dog,”  betrays a philosophical  as  well as 
humorous turn of mind, while the person 
who offers a reward of $25 for a “ pocket- 
book of  no  value”  appears to be an ex­
travagant person.
“ Misfits bought  and sold”  strikes  the 
reader as a foolish  bit  of  candor on  the 
part of  the advertising tailor,  and when 
we read that “ we cannot begin  to supply 
the demand for our $5 pants,” one begins 
to wonder why “ we” advertise.
A firm on the Bowery  wants a “putter- 
on at  good  wages.”  A facetious  young 
stenographer,  “ who  dots  his 
i’s  and 
crosses his t’s,”  and  who wants  a  place 
in  a  large  business  house,  is  equalled 
only  by  the  watchman  out  of  employ­
ment,  to whom  “ wages and sleep  are no 
object.”

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WatGh fflaker 

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44  CÄNÄ1  ST.,
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We  guarantee  this  cigar  the 
best  $35  cigar  on  the  market. 
Send  us  trial  order,  and  if  not 
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return  them.  Advertising mat­
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IS  TIIB  BEST IN  THE  MARKET.

Remus  Ro ller  Mil ls, 

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Remus,  Mich., Jan.  20,  1890.  f 

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

Yours truly,

D.  L.  GARLING.

JVlagic  Coffee  Roaster,

The Best in the World.

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

R O B T .  S.  W E S T ,

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S .  .A.  Morirían,

P E T O S  K E Y ,

WHOLESALE

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C E M E N T S ,
Stucco and Hair, Sewer  Pipe, Fire Brick 

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Write for prices.

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B E A C H ’S  

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OYSTERS  IN ALL STYLES.

Steaks,  Chops  and  All  Kinds  of  Order 

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SEND  A  TRIAL  ORDER  TO

JACKSON  CRACKER  CO.,
Jobbers  of  Candy, Nuts, Cheese and Cigars.

JACKSON,  MICH.

A  physician  advertises for  an  “office 
boy who can drive.”  A person who does 
not give his business  wishes to employ a 
good,  steady man  who has  $200,  at $12 a 
month.  An  author  of  “standing”  will 
“ write a book,  on  any subject,  for  any­
body, for moderate pay.”
Verily,  the  supply seems  to  be  inex­
haustible,  and  one  can find  a  sufficient 
number of  laughs in the display columns 
of  newspapers  and in the back  pages of 
the magazines to fully justify the famous 
remark  of  the eloquent Mrs.  Malaprop : 
“Sweet are the uses of  advertising.”

Fire Works—Immense line.

P utnam  Candy Co.

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H a m m o c k s, 

L a w n  T en n is, Etc.

State  Agents  for  A.  J.  Rcoch  <fc  Co.’s 

Sporting  Goods.

Send  for  Catalogue.

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.,
20  &  22  Monroe  St.,  Grand  Rapids
Gook  X  Bergthold,
SHOW  CASES.!

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Prices  Lower  than  those  of 
any competitor.  Write for cata­
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07 Canal St., GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH. |

FOURTH NWlUMLBAllk

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A J.  Bowse, President.

Geo.  C.  P ierce,  Vice President.

H.  W.  N a s h ,  Cashier
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C A P IT A L , 

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Transacts a general banking  business.

Make a  Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country M erchants Solicited.

Level-Headed

Business  Men

j Use  Coupons  and  put  their  Business 

on  a

C A S H   B A S I S .

We  are  the  largest  manufacturers of 
I Coupons  in  this  country  and  solicit  a 
j trial  of  either  our  “Tradesman”  or 
I “Superior”  brands.  Note quotations  in 
Grocery Price Current.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapids.

TH E   M ICHIGAN  TTCAIYKSYfAlSi

UNCLE  SAM  St  GO.

The  Rise  of  the  Greatest  Firm  the 

World Has Ever Known.

From the New York Ledger.
A  great  firm,  this.  Can  the  world 
show a greater ?  We  think  not.  Look 
at  its  God-given  capital.  A soil full of 
mineral  wealth  and  the  rich  bases  of 
agricultural  prosperity;  great  water 
courses running from its  agriculture and 
mineral centers  to  the sea;  fountains of 
oil  spouting up in its midst,  and literally 
raining riches on large tracts of territory; 
vast forests  of  the finest  timber  in  the 
world; all the  varieties of  climate neces­
sary for the production  of  nearly all the 
products  of  the earth;  immense  inland 
seas,  affording facilities  for  a  domestic 
commerce  almost  equal  to  that  which 
its  far  extended  coast  line  secures  to 
it  on  two  great  oceans—these  are  its 
resources, or  rather a part  of  them,  for 
the grand schedule cannot be compressed 
into a paragraph.
Then  look at the firm itself.  A people 
energetic, 
self-reliant, 
shrewd and brave,  living under a govern­
ment that gives the largest scope to their 
capabilities.  True, 
there  has  been 
trouble in the  house  at  times,  but  the 
firm of  Uncle Sam & Co.  is a  young firm 
and a vigorous one,  and the old concerns 
of  Europe are fast  accepting the idea of 
its vitality and indomitability.

enterprising, 

consequence  of  more  inquiry.  Produc­
tion  Is  still  in  excess  of  consumption, 
and  no  substantial  improvement can be 
looked for until the  relations  of  supply 
and  demand  have  become  adjusted. 
There  is  a  more hopeful feeling  in  the 
anthracite coal trade,  as the distributive 
movement  has  quickened,  but  sellers 
have not been  able to obtain any advance 
in  prices.  The  coffee  market  is  de­
pressed  by  the  slow  distributive  move­
ment  and  the  pressure  to  sell  from 
Brazil,  and  values  are  drifting  down­
ward.  Sugar is firmly held  and the out­
look is favorable for higher prices.  The 
sharp advance in tin  last  week  has been 
maintained,  and  copper is firmer  under 
the influence of a close absorption of  the 
available supply.

His  Future  Assured.

Papa—Our  boy  Johnnie  is  ten  years 
old  to-day.  What  kind  of  business  do 
you think he’ll  follow  when  he gets big, 
mother ?

Mamma—Judging  by the  new  suit  of 
clothes 1 put on  him  yesterday morning, 
and  the  fact  that  he  has a hole  in  the 
seat,  a tear  in  both  knees,  four buttons 
off  and 
the  pocket  torn  out,  1  should 
think  the  hard  wear  business the most 
likely.

HARDWOOD  DUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Ash, Black,  log-run............................. 14  0Q@16 00
00@16 00
Ash, White  log-run.............................14 
Basswood, log-ruu 
...........................13  U0@15 00
Birch,  log-run 
.................................. 15 
00@18 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2............................   22 Of@24 to
Cherry, log-run...................  
00@40 00
30 
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2...........................00 
00@65 00
Cherry, Cull........................................  @12 00
Elm, Grey,  log-run.............................. 12 
0O@13 00
Maple, log-run.....................................12  O0@13 00
Maple, soft, log-run............................11  00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.............................  @20 00
Maple,  clear, flooring....   .................  @25 00
Maple,  white, selected.....................   25 00@30 00
Red Oak, log-run................................2o 00@22 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2........................ 26 00@28 00
Red Oak, *4 sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, W sawed, regular.................30 00©32 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank...............  
@25 00
Walnut, log run................................ 
@55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2..........................  @75 00
Walnuts, cull 
....  ............................  @25 00
Whitewood, log-run...........................20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run............................  17 00@18 00
42 00@43 00
White Oak.  % sawed. Nos. 1  and 2 

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500,000 TO  INVEST  IN  BONDS 

January. 181)0. 

S.  O.  El.WOOD. Treasurer.

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

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M atter

&  C o s

S T Y L E S :

N e w ,
C h e a p ,
M e d iu m

AND

E x p e n s iv e .

The Condition of Trade.

From the New York Shipping List.
The business situation shows consider­
able  improvement  and  in many respects 
is much more eucouraging  than for some 
time past,  about the only unfavorable in­
fluences that  exist at present,  being  the 
feeling  of  uneasiness  that  prevails  re­
specting  the  results  of 
the  present 
labor  agitation,  and  the  set  back 
in 
the  South  caused  by 
the  damaging 
Hoods in the  Mississippi  valley.  Mone­
tary affairs are in much  better  shape,  as 
indicated by the last bank  statement and 
the fact that loanable funds have been  in 
ample supply at comparatively  low  rates 
of  interest.  Wall  street  reflects a more 
bullish  temper  and  a  considerable  ex­
pansion in speculative activity.  The dis­
tributive movement  of  merchandise  has 
materially quickened in this as well  as in 
neighboring  cities;  while  reports  from 
the West and  Northwest indicate a large 
volume of business with collections fairly 
prompt,  and the  crop  prospects are said 
to be excellent  in  spite  of  more or  less 
damage  to  winter  wheat.  So far as the 
volume  of  general  business in progress 
is concerned,  bank  clearances last week 
show a large increase  compared with the 
corresponding date last year,  the tonnage 
movement of  the trunk  line  railroads is 
in excess,  and railroad earnings continue 
to show  a  large  percentage  of  gain for 
the past three  weeks.  The  silver  ques­
tion is still  one  of  the  most  prominent 
factors in speculative  markets as well as 
in many departments of legitimate trade, 
but while the belief prevails that Congress 
is in favor of passing legislation that will 
result in absorbing the entire  silver pro­
duct  of  this country, there  is  evidently 
a lack  of  harmony as to the coinage and 
currency features of  the  proposed meas­
ures.  There  is  no  objection  to  legis­
lation that  will  utjlize the silver produc­
tion  of 
the  country  or  increase  its 
value,  but  there  is  some  danger  in 
making  the  standard  silver  dollar  a 
measure of  value instead of  gold,  which 
would  have  the  effect  of  driving  gold 
out of  the country.  The recent advance 
in silver both here and  in  London raises 
that  rate  of  exchange on all eastern re­
mittances,  and therefore the cost  of  all 
produce  imported from countries east of 
the  Cape  of  Good  Hope  is  advancing. 
The produce  markets  have  been  unset­
tled and  irregular,  the  value  of  wheat 
having  been  influenced  by  more favor­
able  crop  reports  and  firmer  markets 
abroad,  while  corn  has declined  ou  ac­
count  of  heavy 
the 
West.  The  export  movement  is falling 
off,  while  imports  are  increasing,  and 
there is likely to be an excess of  imports 
this  month  that is like'y to make an un­
favorable trade balance.  There has been 
no  important  change in the condition of 
the iron industry,  although  there  is,  in 
some localities,  a more hopeful feeling in

receipts 

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We  are  receiving 
from  two  to  four 
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T H E   IMTCHTGkAlSr  TRADESMAN,

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

ABOUND  T H E   STA TE.

Owosso—Keifer & Cramer have opened 

Hart—P.  P.  Roberts  has  engaged 

in 

a meat market.

the tile business.

Petos  ey—Robert  Daily has  opened  a 

flour an d feed store.

Sullivan—Dr.  Peter Beyer has removed 

his drug stock to Holton.

Lum—G.  E. Goodrich has sold his gen­

eral stock to Mrs.  A.  Devall.

Muskegon—Estes & Jones  will shortly 

engage in the meat business.

Clarendon—F.  E.  Abrams  has sold his 

general stock to Geo.  A.  Cook.

Detroit—G.  T.  Swan  succeeds  Geo.  T. 

Swan & Co.  in the fruit business.

Addison—E.  S.  Lapham  succeeds Wil­

cox & Lapham in the meat business.

Tale—James Cooper has purchased the 

grocery stock of David E.  McArthur.

Cadillac—A.  Anderson  succeeds  J.  A. 

Smith  in the boot  and shoe business.

Muskegon—Lankheet  Bros,  have  pur­

chased the bakery of  C.  M.  Wagener.

Atwood—P.  B. Wilkinson  has added a 

stock of  groceries to his meat market.

Cheboygan—John  H.  Colvin  succeeds 

II.  H.  Kezar in the restaurant business.

Saginaw—John H.  Kellogg has sold his 
stock of  drugs to E.  A.  Tomlinson & Co.
Marshall—Wm. Martin, general dealer, 
is succeeded by  his  son.  Jas.  F.  Martin.
Seney—Geo.. Hager  is  succeeded  by 
Henry Logan  in the  restaurant business.
Cadillac—J.  A.  Smith  has  purchased 
the stock of clothing  of  W.  R.  Dennis & 
Co.

Wolverine — Morris  Wertheimer  will 
shortly  open  a clothing  and  dry  goods 
store.

Manton—F.  Shelley  is  succeeded  by 
Leslie  Hubbard  in  the  restaurant  bus­
iness.

Saginaw—Tripp  &  Brooks  have  pur­
chased  the grocery stock of  B.  (Mrs.  L.) 
Turner.

Ionia—Geo.  M.  Kling  and  Wm.  Mar­
quette  succeed  Jacob Kling in the  meat 
business.

Cadillac—Perry  W.  Nicholls 

is  suc­
in  the  meat  business  by  John 

ceeded 
S wetland.

Ashton—The  general  store  of  A.  C. 
Adams  has  been  closed  under  chattel 
mortgage.

Prairieville—M.  J.  Goss  has  sold  his 
general  stock  to J. Cairns, S. Temple and 
Geo.  Nelson.

Kingsley—Mr.  Blair has  sold  his stock 
of  groceries, and will  engage in the con­
fectionery business.

Muskegon—G.  R.  Karling,  formerly 
with Soderberg & Donaldson, has opened 
a boot and shoe shop.

East  Jordan—A  flour  and  feed  store 
has  been  opened  here by the Ri fen berg 
Milling Co., of  Charlevoix.

Howard  City—W.  R.  Sherwood  suc­
ceeds Lyman Townsend in the restaurant 
and confectionery business.

Eagle—A.  Russel  has  retired from the 
firm  of  A.  Partiow  &  Co.,  hardware 
dealers.  The business will  be continued, 
by A.  Partlow.

Saranac—The  stock  of  drugs  of  the 
late F.  H. Spencer has been sold  to E.  A. 
Richards,  who  will  consolidate  it  with 
his own at the old Spencer stand.

Charlotte—I).  F.  Webber’s  news  stand 
has  been  purchased  by E. J.  Patterson & 
Co.,  who  will  continue  the  business in 
connection  with  their  jewelry and book 
store.

Muskegon—Arthur  Boucher and Chas. 
Bertrand have formed a copartnership to 
engage in  the  clothing  business,  under 
the style of Boucher,  Bertrand & Co.

Cadillac—F.  H.  Goodman,  who  has 
opened  a new boot and  shoe  store  here, 
purchased  his  stock of  A. C.  McGraw & 
Co., Frank E. Chase capturing  the order.
Muskegon—J.  D.  Sheridan  has  pur­
chased the interest of  his partner,  A.  C. 
Schloss,  of  Detroit,  in the  firm  of  J.  D. 
Sheridan & Co., clothiers,  and  will  con­
tinue the business.

Prairieville—M.  J.  Goss  has  sold  his 
general stock to  John  Cairnes,  Stephen 
Temple and Geo.  Nelson,  who will con­
tinue  the  business  under  the  style  of 
Cairnes,  Temple & Co.

Paw Paw—Dr. J.  D.  Hamilton, of Mar­
tin,  has purchased the drug  and  miscel­
laneous stock  of  L.  Perrigo  &  Co., and 
will continue the  business.  L.  Perrigo 
& Co.  will continue their wholesale busi­
ness as manufacturing chemists.

Manistique—Louis  Kerstine,  formerly 
of Escanaba  has purchased  the  interest 
of  John  Ewerhardt in the firm  of  C.  W. 
Reinwand & Co.,  tailors.  Mr.  Ewerhardt 
will remain as manager for the new firm, 
which  will  be  known  as  Reinwand  & 
Kerstine.

Detroit—J.  V. Campbell  and the estate 
of David Hamilton, deceased, have formed 
| a special  partnership  under the name of 
Campbell.  Hamilton  & Co.,  to carry on a 
I general  brokerage  business  in this city. 
The Hamilton  estate is a special  partner 
| and  contributes  825,000  to  the partner­
ship stock.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Saginaw—J.  Seligman  has  sold a tract 
of  pine in Presque  Isle  county to  W.  F. 
Whitney  for 840,000.

and 

Meredith—C.  L.  Mabie is cutting cedar 
to  manufacture 

| bolts 
I 5,000,000 cedar shingles.

expects 

Saginaw—E.  S.  Newton  & Co., machin­
ists, have  incorporated  under  the  style 
I  of  the Newton Machine Co.

Reed  City—D.  L.  Dyer  &  Co.  have 
| abandoned  the  manufacture  of  cigars.
I The plant will be removed to Evart.

Clinton—The woolen mills used 426,506 
pounds of  wool and  made  360,380  yards 
of  cloth during the season  just ended.

Ludington—Louis  F.  Ward  contem­
plates  erecting  a large  null  at  Cheboy- 
' gan and is looking for a mill  site there.

Detroit—The Hargraves Manufacturing 
Co.  has been  incorporated  with a capital 
stock  of  8150,000,  of  which  847,350  is 
paid in.

the 

Evart—The  Belanger  Tool  Co.  has 
I been  organized  to  manufacture  lumber 
i tools,  shingles,  etc.,  by  Mark  Ardis,
] W.  R.  Mopis and Byron G. Colton.
Bay City—W.  N.  McLennan  and  E.  E. 
j  Hammond  have formed a partnership  to 
conduct a  yard  lumber  business,  under 
the style of McLennan & Hammond.

Vicksburg—L.  J.  Morse  has  disposed 
! of  his  interest 
flouring  mill 
| to  his  partners,  S.  J.  Wing  and  E.  L.
| Page,  who will continue the business.

Saginaw—L.  D. Sanborn has leased the 
Patterson  shingle  mill,  and  it  will  be 
I operated  by W.  G.  Cogswell,  who  form- 
I erly  operated a shingle  mill  at  Pincon- 
| ning.

Saginaw—E.  R.  Ayres  has  disposed of 
I his  interest  in the firm  of  Ayres & Co., 
general  merchandise and lumber  dealers 
! at Port Austin,  and  will devote his time 
to his lumber and planing  mill  business 
I here.

in 

Rochester—The  business  men  here 
have raised a bonus of  8500  and Scanlan 
& Son, of  Sandusky,  Ohio,  have  rented 
the Wilcox paper mill,  long idle, and will 
run it full blast.

Marquette—Cook  Bros,  have  got  out 
and  banked  on  the  railroad  near  Iron 
river 25,000,000 feet  of  logs,  which  will 
all be railed to the Payne Lumber Co., at 
Oshkosh this season.

Marquette—The Burtis sawmill,  which 
began cutting  last  week  will  manufac­
ture  6,000,000  feet  of  logs  for S. G. M. 
Gates,  of  Bay City.  This  stock  was cut 
on  the Chocolay River.

Alpena—Seven  mills  are in operation 
here,  and  the  shipment of  lumber  from 
this  port  last  week  exceeded  5,000,000 
feet.  The new Churchill mill, one of the 
finest  on  the  shore,  is  doing  excellent 
work.

Hancock—M.  M.  Moralee had 2,000,000 
feet of  logs  hung  up  on  the  Otter last 
year,  but this  year the quantity of  water 
has  been  so  great  that  he  already has 
them  well  toward  the  mouth,  and  can 
rely upon getting them.

Beechwood—Godshall & Billman,  who 
have been operating a shingle  mill  near 
here  for  some  time,  are looking around 
for a suitable  place  to  which to remove 
it.  It seems that they depended for their 
supply  of  timber  upon  getting  certain 
lands,  and,  being  disappointed,  are 
obliged to move.

Bay City—P.  L.  Sherman,  proprietor 
of  the  stave  and  heading  mill  at  Lin- 
wood,  recently destroyed  by fire,  is  re­
building,  and  a  side  track connects the 
new  plant,  which  is  a  mile  and a half 
north of  the old site,  with  the  Michigan 
Central.  The  capacity of  the  new  mill 
will be much greater than the old one.

Pequaming—Charles  and  C.  S.  Hetard 
are  hurrying  things for their  new mill. 
It will  be on  the  site of  the one burned, 
and  will  have  about  three-quarters the 
capacity  of 
the  one  destroyed.  The 
new  mill  will  do  away with  the  gang, 
and  will  have  three  band  saws.  The 
concern has over 100,000,000 feet of  tim­
ber tributary to this mill.

Marquette—The sawing season on Lake 
Superior may be said to be fairly opened. 
Most of  the big  mills  have  begun  their 
output.  John Funke is pushing  his mill 
at Baraga,  sawing  some  long timber for 
Hetard & Son’s  new  mill at Pequaming. 
In addition to the work  now  in hand,  he 
says  he  has  enough  in  view to make it 
the busiest season he ever had.

Marquette — Another  step  has  been 
taken to revive  iron-making  here.  The 
Northern  Furnace  Co. has  been  organ­
ized,  with  8100,000  capital,  to  rebuild 
and  operate  the  plant  of  the  defunct 
Northern Furnace Co., on the  south  side 
of  the  bay,  making  the  second  of  the 
Marquette furnaces to go into  blast  this 
season. 
It will make  charcoal  iron  and 
go  into  blast  August 1.  The  directors 
are  J.  M.  Longyear,  J.  M.  Wilkinson,
F.  B.  Spear,  J.  G.  Reynolds  and  N.  M. 
Kaufman,  all  of  Marquette.  The  bulk 
of  the stock is taken here.

Kalamazoo—Chas. B.  Eames has hied a 
bill in chancery, praying for the appoint­
ment of  a  receiver for the Eames Pulley 
Co.  and a dissolution  of  the  copartner­
ship now  existing  between Geo.  W. Mil­
ler,  Horace  G.  Haines,  Geo.  S. Foster, 
Gardner P.  Eames and  the  complainant. 
Differences in opinion  over  the manage­
ment  of  the  business  have precipitated 
the action.

Manistee—The omnipresent and much- 
talked-of  British  capitalists  have  got 
their  eyes on a property in the South,  in 
which some  of  our Manistee men are in­
terested.  They have secured  an  option 
on the Peters Lumber Co.’s plant at Alco, 
Ala.,  and  it  is  thought  they  will  take 
possession soon.  The purchase  price  is 
stated to be somewhere in  the  neighbor­
hood of 81,000,000.  The plant  and  tim­
ber  connected  therewith  are  said to be 
well  worth  that figure,  and it  is  hinted 
that when that price was given there was 
no idea it would be accepted,  or it would 
have been made larger.

Saginaw—The planing  mills  and  fac­
tories  are  busy,  and  some  are  running 
overtime.  There is a good deal of anxiety 
among  mill  men  as to the extent of  the 
strikes in all of  the large cities  and  the 
effect  they  will  have  upon  building 
operations.  Lumber here, notwithstand­
ing the short log  crop and  predictions of 
prophets a few  months  ago,  is selling at 
the  same  prices  as  were  obtained  last 
spring. 
If  the  demand  continues good, 
there will  be no  complaints  on the score 
of  prices,  but  should  business  become 
paralyzed  by  reason  of  labor  disturb­
ances,  and  building  fall  off, the  result 
will  be  a dull  summer,  and  stagnation 
always demoralizes the market.

Manistee—R.  G.  Peters  will  make  a 
practical test of  the  capabilities  of  the 
pine plains for  stock  raising,  after  the 
the timber has been cut  off.  He  has  a 
large  quantity of  sheep on a ranch,  and 
expects  about  1,000  more  at  an  early 
date.  He  has  also  recently  imported 
about  a  dozen  car  loads  of  cows  and 
calves,  and  will increase the number as 
fast as possible.  He has an  experienced 
Scotch herder to look  after  this  branch 
of  the  business,  and  seems  to have no 
doubt that he will  make a success  of  it. 
It is to be hoped that it will prove a pay­
ing  venture,  as in this case it will effect- 
I ually solve  the  problem  that  has  been 
troubling  our  mill men for  years  as  to 
what disposal to make of their land after 
the pine has  been  cut  off.  Mr.  Peters 
has  been  experimenting  with  his  salt 
block during  the  winter,  and conceived 
the  idea  that by raising  the  condensers 
and so giving the  vapor farther to travel 
he  would  increase  the  capacity  of  the 
block,  and the  outcome  has  proved  the 
truth of  his theory.  He is now  able  to 
turn  out  about  100  barrels  of  salt  an 
hour, which is greater  capacity than any 
other block in the country,  probably.

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The Best Known, Most Popular and Fastest  Selling  Laundry and General Family 
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Oleograph, Size 15x20 inches, given for  25  QUEEN  ANNE  SOAP  WhAPPERS.  our 
Laundry and Toilet Soaps are sold by all Wholesale  Grocers. 

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I jLUT*.  VV J A I l V L O C K   BOX  173. 

Salesman for  W estern Michigan,

g r a n i->  r a p id s

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W .   U r ,  

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

W.  J.  Hull  has  removed  his  grocery 
stock from 32 West Leonard street to 256 
Plainfield avenue.

W. A.  Wilcox  has  opened a stationery 
store  at  Corunna.  £aton,  Lyon  &  Co. 
furnished the stock.

Johnson & Clark,  the  Lowell  grocers, 
will shortly open a grocery store  on East 
Bridge street, occupying the vacant store 
in  the Knowlson block.

J.  E.  Feldner  is  soliciting  subscrip­
tions for  $5,000 worth of  stock in a com­
pany  which  will  purchase  the  shirt 
factory of  W.  H.  Kinsey.

S.  J.  Martin, 

the  Sullivan  general 
dealer,  has  opened  a  grocery  store  at 
Farwell.  The  stock  was  furnished by 
the Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co.

C.  A.  Hawkins  has  arranged to open a 
grocery store  at  the corner of  Third and 
Fremont streets.  The stock is being put 
up by the Olney  & Judson Grocer Co.

The Antrim Iron Co.  is filling an  order 
for  1,000  carloads  of  pig  iron from the 
Illinois Steel Co.  Two-thirds  of  the or­
der goes  to  Chicago  and  the balance to 
Joliet.

L.  M.  Mills  has  leased  the store at 54 
South  Ionia  street,  opposite  the  Union 
depot,  and  will  remove  his  drug  stock 
from  Blanchard 
this  city  about 
the 20th.

to 

Wm.  M.  Clark has  sold  his  shirt  fac­
tory to the  Grand  Rapids  Custom  Shirt 
Co.,  which  begins  business  under  the 
discouraging 
features  of  a  $2,733.37 
chattel mortgage.

Walter  E.  Cummings  has  formed  a 
copartnership  with  Ernest  and  Otto 
Bersback  under  the  style  of  Bersback, 
Cummings & Co.,  to engage in the sale of 
crockery  and  glassware  on  commission 
at Chicago.  The  office of  the  firm  will 
be  at  the  corner  of  Lake  anil  State 
streets.

and the Telfer Spice Co.  have  purchased 
the $1,400 mortgage on  the  M. J.  Ulrich 
grocery  and  crockery  stock,  recently 
uttered to Mrs.  Ulrich,  and  have  taken 
possession of the stock and removed it to 
Grandville  avenue,  where  it  is  being 
closed out as fast as possible.  The claims 
of  the  jobbers  above  mentioned aggre­
gate $1,050.  Mr. Ulrich still owes  about 
$300 to local creditors and $380 to outside 
houses,  which he is endeavoring to settle 
by  compromise.

Purely  Personal.

Sidney  H.  Sherman  succeeds  Frank E. 
Powers  as  book-keeper for 1.  M. Clark & 
Son.

Phil. Cottrell,  Manager  of  the  Jaxon 
Cracker Co.,  was  in  town  one  day  last 
week.

O. P.  DeWitt,  the  St.  Johns  general 
dealer, was in town a couple of  days last 
week.

Josiah  Bittner,  proprietor  of  the Val­
ley City Roller Mills, at Reed City, was in 
town one  day last week.

David  Holmes,  buyer  for  the  West 
Michigan Lumber Co., of  Woodville and 
Diamond Lake,  was in town Friday.

L. T.  White,  the  Eaton  Rapids  drug­
gist,  was in the  city Friday to see about 
getting a new  trial in the  United  States 
Court.

It is Chas.  M.  Alden—not  Geo.  W.,  as 
stated last week—who  has  taken a posi­

tion as salesman in the retail department 
of Foster, Stevens & Co.

Chas.  E.  Olney expects to  return  home 
from California about the 10th.  He will 
tarry  about  a fortnight  before  starting 
for Connecticut for the  summer.

M.  W.  Tucker,  the  Sumner  general 
dealer,  was in town last  Thursday.  Mr. 
Tucker is an  inventor of  no  mean  abil­
ity,  but  he  will  never  try to secure an­
other patent on a pair of  scales.

Dr.  S.  B. Calkins,  of  the drug firms of 
Calkins  &  Warne,  at  Charlevoix,  and 
Warne & Calkins, at East  Jordan,  was in 
town one day last  week,  where he met a 
brother from  Oregon,  whom  he had not 
seen for twenty years.

E.  E.  Judd,  of  the former  hardware 
firm of  Carpenter,  Judd & Co.,  but more 
recently engaged  in  the  saddlery  hard­
ware business under the style of  Judd & 
Co.,  has taken a position as  salesman in 
Foster, Stevens & Co.’s hardware depart­
ment.

Frank C.  Hawkins, book-keeper for the 
Grand  Rapids  Packing  and  Provision 
Co.,  had  no  need  of  a  patent  adding 
machine,  so far as his  clerical  work  was 
concerned, but  he  now  inventories  one 
of  the ingenious  contrivances amoug his 
assets.

Frank  Friedrich,  the  Traverse  City 
boot and shoe dealer,  has  been  in  town 
several days for the purpose of  buying a 
horse.  He  has  secured  a  five-year-old 
trotter,  with which he  expects  to  make 
the other horse owners  of  Traverse Bay 
green with envy.

W.  A.  Brigham, Secretary of the Wool- 
son Spice Co.,  was  in  town  last  Friday 
and  Saturday  and  made  arrangements 
for  1,000 office desks,  which  the company 
will  offer  as  prizes  in  spice  schemes. 
Mr.  Brigham  improved  the  opportunity 
to renew his acquaintance with the mem­
bers of  the  jobbing  grocery  trade  here, 
leaving  behind  a  pleasant 
impression 
wherever he called.

Frank  Stone  has  returned  from  the 
meeting  of  crockery and  glassware  job­
bers,  held at Columbus  last week,  where 
it  was  decided  to  organize  a  Central 
branch of  the National Association.  The 
most  important  action  taken  was  the 
adoption of  a memorial  to  the  National 
Glass  Manufacturers’  Association,  ask­
ing that  the  prices on  goods be made to 
include  the  cost of  the package,  instead 
of  charging extra for same.

P.  J. Coppens  closed a bargain  Satur­
day by which the firm  of  J.  N.  Zimmer­
man & Co.,  hickory handle  manufactur­
ers  at  Augusta,  will shortly establish a 
factory at Bridgeport,  Ala., occupying a 
corrugated  iron  building,  50x80 feet  in 
dimensions. 
It  is  understood  that  the 
owners of the town plat offered two acres 
of  land and a comfortable bonus in addi­
tion—all  of  which  is  richly merited by 
any enterprise  engineered  by such  stir­
ring fellows as Coppens and Zimmerman.

Bank  Notes.

N.  J. Frink,  cashier  of  the  the  First 

National Bank of Marshall,  is dead.

The Citizens’  National  Bank  of  Flint 
will go out of  existence on June 2.  when 
a re-organization will  be  effected  under 
the State banking law.

Mark  D.  Bailey,  for  two  years  past 
Assistant Cashier for the  Northern  Kent 
Bank,  at  Cedar  Springs,  will  take the 
position of  Cashier  of  the  Carson  City 
Savings  Bank on the 10th,  the directors 
having accepted the resignation of Frank 
Hale,  the present incumbent.

I.  M.  Clark & Son,  H.  Leonard &  Sons 

WM. 

R . KEELER,

W h o le sa le

AND  JOBBER  IN

FOREIGN  AND  DOMESTIC  FRUITS.

412  SOUTH  DIVISION  ST. 
I am Sole Agent for Rueckheim  Bros.’  Penny Goods,  which are absolutely the Best 

TELEPHONE  «2-311.

Goods of  the kind on the market.

We are now ready  to make contracts tor the season of  lotto.

81  SOUTH  DIVISION  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Correspondence solicited. 

fiave  SoniB  Style  About  You!

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 by using- 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  and  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 aud are now  very  successful  in  business.  But 
even  those are less  objectionable  when  appearing  with  evidences  of 
care,  neatness aud prosperity.

I Please write us for estimates.

'

The Tradesman Company,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

ments  with  a  package—no  matter  how 
small—in  his  hand,  he  must  give  the 
door-keeper  the  privilege of  remarking 
upon 
its  outer  wrapper,  in  his  hiero­
glyphic way,  that  the  package has been 
brought into the building, and  before the 
visitor is permitted  to  take  himself  off, 
the door-keeper must  be  allowed to can­
cel  his  remarks.  And  so  with the em­
ployes;  if  one  wishes  to  make a parcel 
of  a  superfluous  wrap  or  pair  of  over­
shoes  to  carry  out of  the  building, the 
clerk  must  be  notified  of  his  purpose, 
must examine the package,  it  must  bear 
his private  check  and then  pass for can­
cellation 
into  the  hands  of  the  door­
keeper.  And  yet,  with all  this  precau­
tion,  the  larcenies  committed  annually 
are said often to  aggregate  thousands of 
dollars.

The  Needle-and-Thread Tree.

From th e St. Louis Republic.
Imagine the luxury of  such a tree, and 
the delight of  going out  to  your needle- 
and-thread  orchard and picking a needle 
threaded and already for  business.  Odd 
as it may seem  to  us,  there  is,  on  the 
| Mexican  plains, 
just  such  a  forest 
growth.  The tree partakes of the nature 
of  a  gigantic  asparagus,  and has large, 
thick, fleshy leaves,  reminding one of the 
cactus,  the  one  popularly known as the 
“prickly pear.”  The  “needles” of  this 
needle-and-thread  tree  are set along the 
edges of  these thick leaves. 
In order to 
| get one equipped for  sewing,  it  is  only 
necessary to push the thorn or  “needle” 
gently backward  into  its  fleshy  sheath, 
this to loosen it from  the  tough  outside 
covering of the leaf,  and then pull it from 
the socket.  A hundred fine fibers adhere 
to the thorn-like spider  webs.  By twist­
ing  the  “needle” '  during  the  drawing 
operation this fiber  can  be drawn out to 
almost  indefinite  length.  The action of 
the  atmosphere  toughens  these  minute 
threads  to  such a degree  as  to  make  a 
thread twisted from  it,  not  larger  than 
common  No. 40, capable  of  sustaining a 
w eight of  five pounds,  about three times 
the tensile strength of common “six-cord” 
thread.  The  scientific  name  of  this 
forest wonder is Tensyana mucanlna.

An Apt Retort.

“See  here,  Mr. Grocer,”  said a house­
wife,  “if  you are going to bring  me  any 
■ more  goods, I  want  them  to  be  of  the 
very best.”

“We keep none but the best.”
“1  presume  so.  But  you  sell 
worst in order to keep the best.”

the 

Voigt, Berpolsleiier k Co.,

importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

D ry  G o o d s

Manufacturers of

Shirts,  Pants,  Oiieralls,  Etc.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

P r ic e s  C urrent.
Atlantic  A........  ...  7  Clifton CCC.

654
Conqueror XX........4 \
Dwight Star............  754
Exeter A.................  654
Full Yard Wide......654
Great Falls E ......... 7
Honest Width.........654
Hartford A..............  5)4
Integrity  XX...........5
King, E F ................. 654
E X ...............   654
E C, 32 in......  554
Lawrence L L ......... 554
New  Market B........  5
Noibe E ..................  55*
Newton.................. 6
Our Level  Best...... 654
Riverside XX......... 4%
Sea Island R ...........654
Sharon B  ...............  654
Top of the  Heap—   754
Williamsville..........7
Comet,  40 in ...........854
Carlisle  “ 
...........  754
New MarketL,40In.  754

H..............  6%
P ..............6
D..............6%
LL..............  53Ü
Atlanta A. A...........  6M
Archery  Bunting...  4
Amory................ 
.  75*
Beaver Dam  A A...  5J£
Berwick  L..............  654
Blackstone O, 32—   4%
Black  Hock  ...........7
Boot, F F ...............   63S£
2X.................  6
C...............   5
All..............  Tj
PL, 40 inch...  8M 
Continental, C........7)4
D,  40-in  85*
E, 42-inl0 
W, 45-inll 
H, 48-inl2
Chapman................4
CohassetA..............7:
Comet..................... 7
Amsburg  ...............7
Blackstone A A......  8
Beats All................ 454
Cleveland.............  7
Cabot...................... 754
Cabot,  %.................654
Dwight Anchor......  9
shorts.  854
Edwards................. 6
Empire...................   7
Farwell...................734
Fruit of the  Loom..  854
Fitchville  .............754
First Prize..............654
Fruit of the Loom X.  8
Fairmount................454
Full Value..............634
Geo.  Washington...  854
Cabot......................   754|Dwigbt Anchor......  854
Farwell.
Tremont N..............  554 Middlesex No.  !•
Hamilton N.............. 654
L............   7
Middlesex  AT........  8
X.........  ..  9
No. 25—   9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
Hamilton N ............ 754
Middlesex P T........8

Gold Medal.........   754
Green  Ticket....... 854
Great Falls..........   654
Hope..................... 754
Just  Out........  454@ 5
King  Phillip.......   734
OP......  754
Lonsdale Cambric.. 1054
Lonsdale...........  @  854
Middlesex........   @5
No Name.............   754
Oak View.............  6
Our Own.............   554
Pride of the West 
.12
Rosalind...............754
Sunlight  ................  454
Vinyard...............  854

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

...10
. . . l l
...12
...18
...19

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Middlesex A A.......11
2 .............12
A O .......1354
4.......1754
5.......16
Nameless................20

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A T.
X A.
X F.

** 
“ 
...  9 
“ 
“ 
...1054
DRESS  GOODS.
........  8
Hamilton 
.................  9
 
G G  Cashmere........21
Nameless................16
.................18

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1054

CORSET  JEANS.

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PRINTS.

Biddeford...............  6  INaumkeagsatteen.
Brunswick..............  654IHockport.................654
Merrim’ck shirtings.  454 
Allen, staple...........  554!
Reppfnm .  854
fancy...........  554
Pacific  fancy..........6
robes...........  5
robes............  654
American  fancy—   6 
Portsmouth robes...  6 
American indigo—   53| 
Simpson mourniug..  654
American shirtings.  454 
greys........  654
“  —   654
Arnold 
solid black.  654 
long cloth B. 1054 
“ 
Washington indigo.  6 
“ 
“  C.’854
“  Turkey robes..  754
“ 
century cloth  7
“  India robes__ 754
“  gold seal......1054
“  plain T’ky X 34  854 
“  Turkey red.. 1054
“ 
“  X...10
Berlin solids...........554
“  Ottoman  Tur­
“  oil blue.......  654
key red...............  6
“ 
“  green —   654
Martha Washington
Cocheco fancy........  6
Turkeyred 3£........754
“  madders...  6 
Martha Washington
Eddystone  fancy...  6 
Turkeyred..........   954
Hamilton fancy.  ...  654 
Riverpointrobes....  5
staple...  554 
Windsor fancy........654
Manchester  fancy.  6 
“ 
gold  ticket 
new era.  654 
indigo  blue......... 1054
Merrimack D fancy.  654
TICKINGS.
AC A..................... 1254
Amoskeag ACA
.1254
Pemberton AAA__17
Hamilton N  ...........  75%
York.......................1054
D............ 854
Swift  River........  ..  654
Awning.. 11
Pearl  River............12
Farmer....................8
.........14
First Prize..............1154¡Warren
COTTON  DRILL.
Atlanta,  D....... . 
6* ¡Stark.......................754
Boot........................63i 
 
“ 
Clifton, K...............   6sl  “ 

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6

D ry  Goods.

in this  Country.

The  Beginning of Woolen  Manufacture 
From the Hartford Times.
Thomas  Schofield,  of  North  Lyme, 
Conn., who  will  be  100  years  old  next 
year,  was  one of  the  pioneers  in  man­
ufacturing  woolen cloth in this  country. 
He  is  a  native  of  Yorkshire,  England, 
and was an  infant  when his father John 
and uncle Arthur emigrated to this coun­
try.  At  that  time  England  prohibited 
the  exportation  of  machinery,  and  the 
two men built in Charlestown, Mass., one 
of  the  first,  if  not  the  first  hand  loom 
and  spinning  jenny for  use in an Amer­
ican  woolen  mill.  Before the  year was 
ended  their  machinery was  running  in 
Charlestown and Newburyport.
In  the  following  year  they  started 
their  first  extensive  business in Byfield 
Parish.  Later,  when  they  removed  to 
Montville,  Conn.,  Thomas  and  his 
brother James had grown  old  enough to 
help  in  the  factory,  and  eventually to 
take  charge of  it.  Their  uncle  Arthur 
located  near  Pittsfield,  and he offered  to 
merchants of  that  place his first piece of 
American broadcloth.  It was grey mixed 
goods.  No  one  would  buy,  and  it  was 
sent to New York and sold there.  A few 
weeks  after,  Josiah  Bissell,  a  leading 
Pittsfield  merchant,  made a trip  to New 
York  and  brought  back  two  pieces  of 
“imported  cloth,”  exactly 
like  Scho­
field’s.  He sent  for  the  latter, to show 
him “cloth  that  was  cloth.”  His  feel­
ings  may  be  imagined  when  Schofield 
showed him on  the cloth his own private 
It was the very cloth he had less 
marks. 
than a month before rejected.
In ISOS Schofield manufactured thirteen 
yards of  black  broadcloth and presented 
it to President  Madison.  From it his in­
augural  suit  was  made.  Thomas estab­
lished  the  first  satinet  factory  in  Con­
necticut,  and  was  actively  employed 
until  he  retired,  six  years  ago,  at  the 
ripe  age  of  ninety-three  years,  to  rest 
from  his Iabors.^£They  had  not  always 
brought  the  reward to which he was en­
titled.
Once  he met with reverses and lost all 
his property, but with  the  family pluck j 
he began again at the bottom and worked | 
out of  his  troubles.  One  chief  cause to 
which  may  be  ascribed  this  result,  as 
well as his  great age,  is doubtless  found 
in  his  cheery statement:  “I never  wor- . 
ried much.”  In his 100th  year he is hale 
and  hearty,  with  undimmed  mind  and 
sight.
Aside  from  §10  which he paid when a 
boy of  ten  for  having a leg set  that had 
been caught and broken in the gearing of 
the  mill,  he  has  not  in  his  whole life 
paid over $4 for  personal  doctor’s  bills. 
To-day he  claims  he  could  earn  wages 
sorting  wool  with the best of  them, did 
he  have  to.  He  lias  chewed  tobacco 
seventy  years,  is  chewing  yet,  and  has 
always taken a drink  when he needed it. 
His  needs  never  led  him  to  abuse the 
bottle.
Only one thing  has  occurred in recent 
years  to  disturb  the  even  tenor  of  his 
It  was  when  a  rival  nono- 
temper. 
genarian was written  up in a local paper 
as  the  oldest  citizen  in  that  county of 
aged  men. 
fretted | 
Schofield,  when  he  read  it;  “he  ain’t 
within six months of  my age.”
Checking Parcels.

“The  chicken!” 

In order to guard against constant  lar­
cenies.  the  wholesale  dry  goods  houses j 
of  the large cities have ail  ingenious sys­
tem of  checking,  which  is  in force alike 
for every employe of  the  houses  and  for 
every patron  and visitor who enters their | 
doors.  Before  a  parcel  can  be  carried j 
from  the building it must  first  pass into ; 
the  hands  of  a  private  clerk,  who  in­
forms  himself  accurately as  to  its  con­
tents  aud  puts a check  mark  upon  the 
wrapper if  it is found to contain nothing 
contraband.  At the outer door the pack­
age  passes  again  into  the  hands  of  a 
door-keeper,  who  must  see  first  that it 
has  been  properly  certified  to  by  the 
clerk,  and,  second,  that  the  check  is 
properly  canceled  before  it  leaves  his 
hands,  in  order  that  the  wrapper  may 
not  be  used  a  second  time.  So  rigor­
ously is  this  system  enforced  that if  a 
visitor  enters  any  of  these  establish-

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Amoskeag.............. 1254
9 oz......1454
brown .13
Andover................. 1154
12
Everett, blue..  . 
brown...... 12

“ 

Simpson.

Jaffrey...................1154
Lancaster................1254
Lawrence, 9 oz........1354
“ 
No. 220.... 13
“ 
No. 250.... 1154
No. 280.... 1054
“ 
TINES.
Ilmperial.................. 1054
Black................9® 954
1054

 

 

fancies 

“ 
GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  634 
“ 
.  7 
“  Normandie  854

Coechco..................10541
Glenarven................ 634
Lancashire.............   654
Normandie.............  8
Renfrew Dress........8
Toil du Nord....l0@1054
Amoskeag................ 634
AFC........1054
Persian...................   854
Bates.........................634
Warwick...............   854
Peerless, white....... 1854|Peerless  colored

Westbrook.............. 8
.........................10
York........................634
Hampton.................654
Winaermeer........... 5
Cumberland........... 5
Essex...................... 454

CARPET  WABP.

“ 

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GRAIN  BAOS.

THREADS.

Barbour's...............88
Marshall’s ..............88

Valley City.............1654
Georgia..................1654
Pacific..................  .14

Amoskeag............  -17
Harmony................1654
Stark......................20
American...............17
Clark’s Mile End... .45
Coats’, J. & P .........45
Holyoke..................2254
White. Colored
White. Colored.
42
38 No.  14 .......37
..  ..33
43
“  16 .......38
39
.......34
44
“  18 .......39
as
40
45
“  20 .......40
41
.......36
CAMBRICS.Washington............  454
Slater......................   454
Red Cross................. 454
White Star............   454
Lockwood.................454
Kid Glove...............  454
Wood’s ..................   454
Newmarket......  
•  454
Brunswick.............  43i
Edwards.................  454
RED  FLANNEL.
T W........................2254
Fireman................. 3254
FT.......................3254
Creedmore.  ..........2754
JRF, XXX.......... 35
Talbot XXX..........30
Buckeye;............. 3254
Nameless............ 2754
Red & Blue,  plaid. .40  IGrey S R W............ 1754
Union R .................2254 Western W  ..............J854
Windsor................. 18541® R P ....................... 1854
6 oz Western  .........21  Flushing XXX  ....... 3354
Union-B................ 22541 Manitoba..................23)4
Nameless...... 8  @ 9541 

MIXED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

...... 0

“ 

854&10

1254
Black.
13

.2754
.30

Brown.

954 
1054 
1154 
1254 

Slate. 
13 
15

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
13
15
17
20

Slate.  Brown.  Black.
954
954 
1054
1054 
1154 
1154
1254 
1254
D U C K S .
Severen, 8 oz..........  954
M ay la n d , 8 o z .............1054
Greenwood, 754 oz..  954 
754  Greenwood, 8 oz— 1154

20
W est  P o in t, 8 o z ___1054
10oz  ...1254
“ 
Raven, lOoz.............1354
Stark 
............ 15
WADDINGS.

“ 

CORSETS.

SILESIAS.

SEWING  SILK.

White, doz...........  25  I Per bale, 40 doz  ... 17 50
Colored, doz......... 20  |
Slater, Iron Cross...  8  I Pawtucket..............1054
“ 
Red Cross....  9  Dundie..................  9
“  Best  .............1054 Bedford............ 
1054
“  Best AA..........1254lValley  City..............I054
Coraline................ 19 501Wonderful........... *4 75
Schilling’s ............   9 00| Brighton..............  4 75
Corticelli, doz......... 85

Corticelll  knitting, 
per 540Z1 ball  ......30

..12 
“  8 
..12  I  “  10 

twist, doz. .42541 
50 yd, doz. .42541
HOOKS AND  EYES—PER GROSS.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

No  1 Bl’k & White..10  ¡No  4 Bl’k & White.,15
“  2 
.20
“  3 
..25
PINS.
50  ¡No 4—15, F  354........40
No 2—20, M C......
45  I
‘  3—18, SC.
COTTON  TAPE.
|No  8 White & Bl’k..20
No  2 White & Bl’k..l2 
.15 
“  10
..18  I  “  12
SAFETY  PINS. 
....28 
|N o3..
NEEDLES—PER  M.

No 2.

.36

A. James.................1 501 Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s............... 1  35 Gold  Eyed...............1  50
Marshall’s ..............1 001
5—4. ...2 25  6—4... 3 2515—4.... 1  95  6—4 ..2  95 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

7
“  ....2 10 
10

...310|

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

48, 50 and 52 Ottaiva St.,

G RA M )  RAPIDS, 

- 

-  MICH.

A   W N I N G  S

AN 

TEN TS.

JP. 

S T E K E T E E  &   S O N S ,

JOBBERS  OF

Dry  Goods  and  Notions.

D R E S S   G O O D S .

Hamilton,  Pacific,  Arlington,  in  plain, mixtures and stripes; alsoGG Cashmere 

in  all the new spring shades.  Mohairs,  Alapaca and Brilliantines.
Ten  Cases  of  Westbrook  and,  Saccarappa Glnyhams, which we offer Cheap.  A ll

Good  Styles.

Flag’s, Horse and  W agon  Covers.  Seat  Shades,  Large 
Um brellas,  Oiled  C lothing,  W ide  Cotton  Ducks,  etc. 
CHAS.  A.  COYE,  11  Pearl  Street.

Send  fo r  Illustrated  Catalogue.

Telephone  106.

83  fiouroe  and  10,12,  14,16  i  18  PoM aia  Sts.,  GRAND  RAP1D8.

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P r ie e s  C urrent.

AU6UBS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
60
Snell’s ........................................................... 
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
Jennings’, genuine......................................  
25
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..........................I 8 00
D.  B. Bronze...........................  12  50
S.B.S. Steel............................  9 00
D. B. Steel...............................   14  00

AXES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

dig.

BARROWS. 

die.

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

bolts. 

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST. 

Well,  plain..................................................* 3 50
Well, swivel......................................................   4 00
dis.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60*10
Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60*10
Wrought Table............................................. 60*10
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60*10
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*10
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s .......................................... 
70

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

40

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

BLOCKS.

CBAOLES.

CBOW BABS.

Cast Steel............................................per lb  5
Ely’s 1-10............................................per m 
65
60
“ 
Hick’s C. F .......................................... 
G.  D .................................................  “ 
35
Musket..............................................  
“ 
60

CAPS.

CABTBIDGES.

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

50
25

chisels. 

dis.

dis.

CHALK.

COMBS. 

Socket Firmer...............................................70*10
Socket Framing.............................................70*10
Socket Corner................................................ 70*10
Socket Slicks................................................ 70*10
40
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40
Curry,  Lawrence’s  .......................   ........... 
Hotchkiss....................................................  
25
White Crayons, per  gross..............12@1254 dis. 10
28
PlaniBhed, 14 oz cut to size...-...  per pound 
14x52,14x56,14x60 ....................... 
26
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
26
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................ 
26
Bottoms................................................  • •  • 
27
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks......................................  
50
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
50
Morse’s Taper Shank...................................  
50

DRILLS. 

COPPER.

dis.

“ 

DRIPPING PANS.

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

07
644

ELBOWS.

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

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 118; large, $26....................... 
Ives’, 1,118; 2,124; 3,130............................ 

30
25

piles—New List. 

dis.

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

GALVANIZED  IRON

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

12 

14 

Discount, 50*10

13 
GAUGES. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s—  

28
18

50

dis.

h a m m e r s.

May dole  * Co.’s .................  .................dis. 
25
25
Kip’s................................ ...................   dis. 
Terkes & Plumb’s...............................  dis. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...............  
30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand 
.  30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 .............................   dls.GO&lO
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  Rnd  Strap, to 12 in. 4(4  14  and
longer.......................................................  
3J4
Screw Hook and  Eye, %.......................   net 
10
5a.......................  net  8V4
“ 
i i ......................... net  754
“ 
“ 
%.........'.............   net  754

HINOES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

 

. 

. 

70

dis.

diS.

HANGERS. 

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

HOLLOW WARE

MAULS. 
mills. 

Strap and T ............................................  dis. 
diS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*10
Champion,  anti friction.............................  60*10
Kidder, wood track...................................  
40
Pots............................................................... 
60
Kettles..........................................................  
60
60
Spiders 
...................................................... 
Gray enameled..............................  
..  40*10
HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.
Stamped  Tin Ware.........................new list 70*10
Japanned Tin Ware.............................  
25
Granite Iron W are................... new list 3354*10
lis.
levels. 
*0
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s 
wise goods. 
dis.
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 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings..........  
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain. . .  
55
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.'s new list 
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ............  
55
. 
Branford’s .................................................  
55
Norwalk’s ...................................  
 
55
Adze E y e .....................................  116  00, dis. 60
Hunt Eye................................... 
115.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s  .....................................118.50, dis. 20*10.
dlS.
Sperry * Co.’s, Post,  handled...... 
50
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .............. 
40
40
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleabies 
“  Landers,  Ferry & Cl  k’s 
40
“  Enterprise 
25
...............  
MOLASSES GATES. 
Stebbin’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 6fi&10
Enterprise, self-measuring.......................... 
25
Steel nails, base................................................... 2 10
Wire nails, base................................................... 2 50
60...................................................... Base 
50...................................................... Base 
40......................................................  05 
30.................................:.................. 
10 
15 
20.........  
16.....................................................  
15 
12.....................................................  
15 
10.....................................................   20 
8........................................................   25 
7 * 6 ..................................................   40 
4......................................... 
60 
3 ....................................................... 1  00 
2.........................................................1  50 
Fine 3................................................ 1  50 
Case  10..............................................  60 
8.............................................  75 
6....... 
90 
Finish 10..........................................   85 
8............................................ 1 00 
6  ...................................   ...1  15 
Clinch 10 .........................................   85 
8..........................................1  00 
6...........................................1  15 
Barrell %.......................................... 1  75 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   @3t
Sciota Bench...............................................   @50
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy.........................  @30
Bench, first quality.....................................  @50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, w ood.........  *10
Fry,  Acme............................................ dis. 
60
70
Common,  polished................................dis. 
dis.
40
Iron and  Tinned........................................ 
Copper Rivets and Burs............................ 
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 
9 20
Broken packs V4c per pound extra.__________

Steel.  Wire.
Base
10
20
20
30
35
35
40
50
65
90
1 50
2 00
2 00
90
1  00
1  25
1  00

Advance over base: 

patent pla n ish e d iron.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

tlanes. 

rivets. 

NAILS

1 25
1 50
75
90
1 00
2 50

PANS.

dis.

dis.

 

 

 

 

ROPES.

squares. 

SHEET IRON.

Sisal, V4 inch and larger.........................  ..  13
Manilla.........................................................  16
dis.
Steel and  Iron............................................. 
Try and Bevels............................................. 
M itre........................................................... 

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
13 10
3 20
320
3 30
3 40
3 tO
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14.......................................64 20 
Nos. 15 to 17 .....................................  4  20 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   420 
Nos. 22 to 24 ...................................  4  20 
Nos. 25 to 26 .......................... 
4 40 
No. 27...............................................   4  60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86...................................... dis. 40*10
50
Silver Lake, White A..............................list 
Drab A.................................  “ 
56
White  B.............................   “ 
50
DrabB.................................   “ 
55
White C................................  “ 
35

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

 

 

 

 

dis.

wire. 

saws. 

Solid Eyes........ 

“ 
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.............  
 

SASH WEIGHTS.
................................ per ton 125
H and.....................................  25@25*5
70 
50 
30 
 
28
 
dis.
traps. 
Steel, Game.......................... 
60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley a Norton’s 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion...........................    11.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright Market.............................. 
65
Annealed Market...................................  .  .  70
Coppered Market...........  ...........................  go
Tinned Market............................. 
62ft
Coppered  Spring  S teel.............. 
50
.......................   3 75
Barbed  Fence, galvanized 
............................  315
Au Sable.............................. dis. 25*I0@25&10&05
Putnam.......................................... 
dis. 05
dis. 10*10
Northwestern  ............................. 
dis.
Baxter's  Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................  
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,  .........  
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
Bird Cages  .  ................................................ 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................ 
75
Screws, New List.........................................  
50
Casters, Bed  and  Plate...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American...................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods  ___ 
65

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

painted 

...... 

dlS.

“ 

. 

 

M ETALS. 

p ig  t in .

.. 

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

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

Pig  Large.............................................................  
Pig Bars...................................................... 
Duty:  Sheet, 254c per pound.
680 pound  casks....   .............................   ...  GV4
Per pound.................................................... 
7
W&Vt...................................   .................. 16
Extra Wiping 
t$M
The  prices  of 
the many  other qualities  of
solder in the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
antimony.
Cookson................. 
...................per  pound  16
Hal'ett’s......................................  
13
TIN —MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................I 6  60
14x20 IC, 
........................ ............. 
6 60
......................................   s 35
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
...................................   8 35

Each additional  X on this grade, 11.75.

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN— AI.LAWAY  GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

......................................1600
6 00
7  50
7  50

10x14 IC, Charcoal 
14x201C, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

Each additional  X on this grade 11.50. 

 
 

“ 

 
 

 

 

 

hooping plates

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  Worcester...............................  6 00
“ 
.....  ...... 
... 
..................  
“ 
“  Allaway  Grade  .............. 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN  PLATE.

14x20IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28  IX........................................................113
14x31  IX............................................... 
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers  1
f per pound 
Uvfio IT  “ 

7  so
12 50
5 25
. . .  
6 75
..............  11  00
. . . . . .   14 00

 
9*

“  9 

“ 

 

14 50

HAHDWARB.
The Necessity  of Good Habits.

From the Office.

One of the first things that is impressed 
upon the young man entering business is 
the  necessity  of  good  habits,  such  as 
punctuality,  neatness,  order,  etc.  He 
may never have thought  of  these things 
at  school as a part  of  business  success, 
but he soon  hears  of  them in the  office. 
Comparatively  few  persons,  however— 
save those specially endowed by nature— 
succeed in exemplifying the  latter  until 
they have gone  through a long course of 
discipline.  Very frequently their affairs 
for  a  considerable  period  are in such a 
condition as to merit the term systematic 
disorder.  Take it in the mere  matter of 
the keeping  of  their  business  supplies, 
examining the drawers of  a desk,  for ex­
ample. 
Instead  of  all  the  bill  heads 
being in one place  there will be a few of 
these necessary articles  in  each  of  sev­
eral compartments.  By the  same  token 
postage  stamps,  blotting  pads, 
letter 
paper and rubber bands are found almost 
everywhere.  Each  drawer  and  pigeon­
hole is  in  apparent  order,  but  in  that 
kind of  order  that would be observed in 
a company of  soldiers if all the different 
uniforms in the  service  were  displayed 
instead of  all the men being in the same 
uniform.  Orderly disorder  is  far worse 
than disorder  of  the usual  kind,  for the 
latter is  so  baneful  to  all  appearances 
that an effort is often  made to correct it. 
Orderly disorder,  on the other  hand,  so 
frequently deceives  the  victim  into  be­
lieving  that he is orderly that it remains 
unchecked,  and  accordingly  works  the 
greatest harm.

How Merchants  Prevent Forgeries.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
“There,  I’ve  got  it  down fine at last, 
and no mistake,”  and  one  of  Philadel-
phia’s  business  men  laid  his pen down 
with a sigh of  relief, and hastily blotted 
his name on a check with a blotter.

“Got what down ?”  asked a visitor.
“A new wrinkle adopted by merchants 
and  others to prevent  their  names from 
being forged to  checks. 
It’s  this  way, 
and  after  signing my name  I  turn  the 
pen up and draw a long  line  through  it 
from right to left, and it looks  as  if  the 
name had been canceled.  The  peculiar 
little twirl at the end,  where the long line 
of the pen commences, is where the forger 
of  a  man’s name  gets left.  He doesn’t 
tumble to it,  so to speak, but the cashiers 
of the banks where I do business do,  and 
they know  instantly whether  the  signa­
ture is genuine  or  not.  You  see,  also, 
this line drawn  through the name makes 
the check  look as  if  it  was no good  in 
case  it  is  lost,  and the finder  will  not 
present  it  for  collection. 
It’s  a  great 
idea,  and is being adopted by many busi­
ness  men  of  the  city.  Of  course,  we 
have  to  explain it to  the  bank  people, 
who, once they know it,  have no further 
trouble with us over  it.  But the de’l o’t 
is the practicing  to get it down fine,  and 
it takes some  little  work to do so,”  and 
he  gazed  proudly at  the  unsightly line 
drawn through his  name  at  the  bottom 
of a check for $7,000.

The Hardware  Market.

The nail market is on the decline, steel 
and wire nails approaching as low prices 
as were reached  last  year.  Barbed wire 
is  weak  and  there is a downward  tend­
ency in all  wire goods.

A good  many  signs  point  to  a  belief 
that  the  days of  gathering  stores of  ice 
from filthy ponds  and  rivers  are  about 
numbered.  Refrigerating machinery and 
artificial  ice-making  machinery,  by  the 
use of  which comparatively pure ice may 
be had,  will,  beyond much  doubt,  before 
long  take  away the  employment  of  the 
ice cutter.  The old idea that water  pur­
ifies  itself  in  freezing  has  been  pretty 
thoroughly  exploded,  and  now  it  only 
remains  for  some  fortunate  inventor to 
bring out a machine which shall be cheap 
in price,  and which will operate econom­
ically in making  small quantities of  ice, 
to  knock  the  bottom  out of  ponds  and 
rivers,  so  far  as  providing  the  cooling 
olid is concerned.

FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  O O.,

10  *   12  MONROE  ST.  and  33,  35,  37,  39  *   4i  LOUIS  aT.,  GRANO  RAPIDS,  MICH.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

8
The Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association.

A  W EEK LY   JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

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

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

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

Entered at  the  Grand  Rapids Post  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY, MAY  7,  1890.

There 

“ COMPOUND”  LARD.
is  unreasonableness  on  both j 
sides  in  the  discussion  over placing an 
internal revenue  tax  on  the  mixture of 
lard  and  cotton  seed oil knowu as com- 
pound lard.  Some on one side  want cot­
ton  seed  oil  taxed,  because it is sold in 
this  way  and  used  as  a substitute  for 
lard and other animal fats, thus lowering | 
the  price  of  the  latter.  Some  on  the 
other  side  oppose  the  proposed tax be- j 
cause they want the unrestricted privilege 
of  adulterating  lard,  as  they  can  get 
more  for  the oil in this  way than  when 
sold under its own name.

Refined  cotton  seed  oil may be clean, 
pure,  wholesome  and  suitable  for  culi­
nary purposes.  As  such it has  as  much 
right  to  be  placed  on  the  market  and 
sold  without  restrictions  as pure, clean 
lard.  Even  when  mixed  with lard and 
the  mixture  sold  on its own merits as a 
compound  of  lard  aud  cotton  seed  oil, 
without  auy attempt to deceive the  pub­
lic as to  its  true  nature,  a restrictive or 
prohibitive  tax  is  wrong.  The  people 
then know  just  what  they  are  buying, 
aud if  they prefer to use the  compound, 
they certainly should have  the  privilege 
of  doing so.  But when  cotton  seed  oil 
is  mixed  with  lard and the compound is 
represented and  sold as pure  lard,  or the 
public  is  deceived  in  any way as to its 
true  nature, then  there  is  adulteration 
and fraud,  and a tax on  the  article, or a 
fine  on  the  dealers,  is right aud proper. 
Even  the  confiscation of  the adulterated 
article by the  government would be  jus- | 
It makes  no  difference if  com­
tifiable. 
pound 
lard  is  clean  and  wholesome, 
whenever the manufacturers and  dealers 
deceive  the  consumers  as  to  its  real 
nature,  they are  deliberately  defrauding 
them and should be punished.

THE  CRACKER  COMBINATION. 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n   solicited  an expres­
sion of opiniou  from  the Secretary of the 
newly-organized cracker trust, at Detroit, 
but  that  gentleman  evidently  does  not 
care to put himself  on record  in  relation 
to the matter,  as no notice  was  taken of 
the  request.  The  Detroit  newspapers 
have  evidently come  to  the  conclusion 
that  the  combination  is a genuine trust, 
if 
the 
Evening News is  any criterion :

the  following  clipping  from 

The  new  cracker  company can  prop­
erly  be called a trust.  The  four leading 
steam  cracker  bakeries of  Detroit—Vail 
& Crane,  Detroit  Cracker  Co.,  Lawrence 
Depew & Co.  and  Morton  Baking  Co.— 
are in it.  The  purpose of  the  organiza­
tion as given  by one of  the  stockholders 
of  the new company,  is this:
About  three  months  ago  all  of  the 
large cracker  bakers and dealers of  New 
York,  except  two,  formed a trust  under 
the name of  the  New  York  Biscuit  Co. 
Heretofore none of  the Eastern bakeries, 
except  E. J.  Larrabee’s  and  one  or  two 
others,  have solicited  trade in  Michigan, 
and  the  small  amount  they got  was in 
fancy  crackers  and  the  highest  priced 
goods.  The Detroit  firms  have been in-

cliued to the opinion  that  the New  York 
company  contemplates  making a special 
effort  to  extend  its  business  and  push 
Eastern  crackers  in  Michigan  more ex­
tensively  than  heretofore.  To  be  pre­
pared to compete with the  Eastern trust, 
by  curtailing  expenses,  is  one  of  the 
purposes of  the Detroit company.

There  has  not been much profit in the 
cracker  trade  during  the past  year,  but 
the cracker  men  hope to do better by re­
ducing  expenses  and  the  cost  of  man­
ufacture.  This they believe  they can do I 
by gradually bringing the business under 
one  management.  They  may  find  that | 
the business of  the  four  bakeries can be 
done in two or three, and,  if  that  is  the 
case,  a large  item of  expense  would  be 
saved.  Whether  any  of  the  bakeries 
will  really be  closed,  however,  is a mat­
ter to be determined.

Whatever  may  be  said  of  the  bonus 
system,  and the evils  which follow in its 
wake,  there  is  no  denying the fact that 
the  business men of  Muskegon are mak­
ing it the  stepping-stone to a very prom­
ising future.  No matter  what argument 
may  be  brought  against  the  system  of 
paying  a  bonus  which 
is  voted  by  a i 
municipality,  there  can  be no objections 
to it when  the sum  is contributed by pri­
vate  individuals,  as  is  the  case  at  the 
Sawdust City.

________________

The  Grand  Rapids  Board  of  Trade 
spends a considerable sum  each  year  in 
showing the world  what  fine  engraving 
and  printing  can  be  done in New  York 
aud Chicago offices.  The Muskegon Board 
of Trade uses the funds at  its  command 
in  advertising  the  advantages  of  that j 
city in the trade journals of  the country, 
thus bringing the resources  of  the place 
to the attention of  manufacturers every­
where.  The relative merits  of  the  two 
methods are patent to  all careful observ­
ers. 
The  New  Button  Fastener  Company.
As  intimated  in  last  week’s  paper, 
nearly  twice  as  many  tenders of  stock 
subscriptions to the  Elliott  Button  Fast­
ener  Co.  were  received  as  the  directors 
could  entertain.  The  organization  was j 
completed  on  Thursday,  when  the  first 
assessment  was  ordered.  The stock list 
now  contains 
following  names: 
Chas.  S.  Hazeltine,  Thomas J.  O’Brien, 
G.  R.  Mayhew,  Wm.  E.  Elliott,  E.  A. 
Stowe,  Fred.  B. Aldrich,  H. B.  Fairchild, 
J.  H.  Hagy, G. W. Perkins. W. R. Shelby, 
E.  W.  Hunting,  F.  L.  Riechel,  A.  Van 
Bochove,  F. J.  Dettenthaler,  J. C.  Wen- 
ham,  L.  H.  Witliey, John E.  More,  Fred. 
C.  Miller,  H.  T.  Stanton,  Geo. A. O’Hara, 
Wm.  T.  Hess.  W.  A.  Stowe,  John  T. 
i Wheeler,  E. D. Whitlock, John  B. White, 
i F.  A.  Cadwell,  Chas.  Johnson,  Thos.  W. 
j Miller,  W.  A.  Riudge,  S.  A.  Sheldon,
| Chas.  P.  Rathbun,  D. C.  Scribner,  Thos. 
j  Hill,  A.  Van  Duren,  W.  O.  Hughart,
! J.  H.  P.  Hughart,  Ludwig  Winternitz, 
M.  N.  Lehmayer,  M. Jandorf  and  O.  L. 
Palmer.

the 

At a meeting of  the directors,  the  fol- 

I lowing officers were elected ;

President—Chas.  S. Hazeltine.
Vice-President—Thos.  J.  O’Brien.
Secretary—E.  A.  Stowe.
Treasurer—Geo.  R.  Mayhew.
Manager—Wm.  E.  Elliott.
A  lease  has  already  been executed for 
a suitable factory building and Treasurer 
Mayhew and  Manager Elliott  are  now in 
j Chicago,  purchasing  the  necessary  ma- 
I chinery. 
It is the  intention of  the com- 
| pany to have  ‘200  machines  on  the mar- 
| ket  within  the  next  ninety days,  when 
j  the capacity of  the  factory  will  be  100 
I fasteners a week.

P.  of  I.  Gossip.

Brush Ridge  correspondence  Hastings 
Banner:  “The P. of  I.  are  not  as lively 
as they were some time ago.”

Baufield correspondence Hastings Ban­
ner:  “The  P.  of  I.  have  given  up  the I 
idea of  starting a store  here.”

New  Era  correspondence  Montague | 
Observer:  “The P.  of  I.  Lodge has  made 
a contract  with  Peter  Rankin, our gen­
eral  merchant  here, 
to  furnish  them 
goods at P. of  1.  prices.”

Detroit News:  “The Patrons of  Indus­
try  of  Ionia  county  met  in  convention 
and decided to sell their  wool crop all in 
a  bunch.  A  resolution  to  let  politics 
alone received only one vote out of  120.” 
Bellaire  Breeze:  “The  open  meeting 
announced for last  Thursday evening by 
the  Bellaire P.  of  I. Association  proved 
a dismal  failure.  There was not enough 
oil  on  hand  to  light  the  hall  and  no 
speaker appeared upon the scene.”

G.  O.  Adams,  the  Dushville  general
dealer,  writes  as follows:  “Please  take 
my name from the P.  of  I. merchants,  as 
my contract  has  expired  and  I  do  not 
care  to  contract  any  longer. 
I  have 
found,  to my sorrow,  that  the  contract 
binds our side only.”

Saranac Local:  “The Algodon P. of  I. 
debated the  question,  ‘•Resolved, that ed­
ucation is of  more  benefit  to  man  than
money,’  last Friday evening.  Much ora­
torical  ability is said  to  have  been dis­
played  by  some of  the  speakers,  while 
others  forgot  what  they were  going  to 
say and  ‘couldn’t speak their piece.’  The 
question was decided  in  the affirmative.” 
Central  Lake  correspondence Bellaire 
Breeze:  “The Patrons of  Industry have a 
good sized  lodge  at  this  place,  and it is 
quite  a  popular  institution.  We  have 
been  unable as  yet,  however,  to exactly 
understand by what  suspension  of  their 
rules  the  Patrons  have  justified  them­
selves in admitting to membership Henry 
Sissons,  who is a dealer  in  general  mer­
chandise at this place.”

As  if  bad 

Good  Advice  to  Our  Farmer Friends.
i  From  the Chicago Dry Goods Rep  rter.
roads  and  unseasonable 
weather  were  not  enough  to  contend 
with,  our  country  retail  merchants  are 
beiug  afflicted  with  an  epidemic  of 
“farmers’  alliances.”  These  alliances, 
as a rule,  are not  conducted  by farmers, 
or  by anyone  who  has  the  interests of 
farmers particularly at  heart,  but rather 
by  a  set  of  adventurers  who  seek  to 
| work  on 
the  farmers’  prejudices  and 
idiosyncracies  to  accomplisli  their  own 
selfish objects.  The farmer should know 
I by this time that  his  retail  merchant is 
about  as  trustworthy a  friend  as  some 
officious  demagogue who is noted for the 
profuseness of  his  promises,  rather than 
for any great  good  which he has accom­
plished  for  the  farming  classes.  With 
the  price  of  raw  material at its present 
figures, and the tariff  on  imported goods 
J  as  high as it now is,  we are of  the  opin­
ion that consumers are  purchasing goods 
| as  cheaply  as  may  reasonably  be  ex- 
j pected,  and  a  great  deal  more  cheaply 
I than  if  our  present  fierce  competition 
! among business men were abolished,  and 
co-operative  farmers’  alliances were uni­
versally substituted.
What  is  the  use,  then,  of  trying  to 
I punish  our  retail  merchants on account 
of  a condition of  things  for  which they 
are  not  in  the  least  responsible?  Are] 
they growing rich too fast ?  We doubt it. 
For the intelligence, foresight  and enter- 
I prise which they put into their  business,
I their  rewards  are  small  enough.  We, 
then,  doubt  the  wisdom  of  the  policy 
I which  places  the  retail  merchants of  a 
j town 
farmers’
| alliances,  peddlers,  and  the  numerous 
! other  nuisances  which  infest  the  com- 
i  mercial  world.  The  selection of  salable 
I goods to  meet  the  requirements of  con-

in  competition  with 

sumers is a matter requiring  taste, judg­
ment  and a thorough  knowledge  of  the 
business.  Well bought is more than half 
sold. 
If  the promoters of these so-called 
co-operative schemes have these business 
qualities,  well and good;  otherwise, they 
had better intrust merchandising to those 
who know something  about it.
And  the  farmer,  if  he  would  escape 
the  stringency  of  the  times,  which  he 
fondly believes  is  due  to  oppression of 
some sort, let him—
1.  Vote  first,  last  and  all  the  time 
against high taxes in  whatever form, and 
for honest, pure, clean government, with­
out regard to  party.
2.  Sell  enough of  his  farm  to  pay off 
the  mortgage  on  the  balance, stopping 
interest,  live  absolutely free  from  debt 
(we  once  knew  a  large  family  hand­
somely supported on  twelve  acres),  and 
diversify his crops.
3.  Give  up  tobacco  and  drink,  and 
spend  the  money thus  saved  for  better 
food, clothing and shelter.
4.  Instead of  working twelve or fifteen 
hours a day,  thus losing all ambition  aud 
becoming a mere  animal,  work not to ex­
ceed eight or ten hours,  and  devote some 
time every  week to reading, studying and
thinking.
If  some such plan as this were adopted, 
which  would  strike  at  the  root  of  the 
evil,  there would be little  danger to fear 
from  fake  co-operative  stores  and  al­
liances.  The  farmer  would  find  it  to 
pay best to follow  his  plow,  and  leave 
mercantile life for those who know some­
thing about it.

Fire Crackers all sizes and prices.

P tjtnam  Candy Co.

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 25 cents.  Advance  payment. 

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

21

15

OR  SALE—A  WELL-ESTABLISHED  DRUG  BUSL 
ness in a growing portion of  the city, a first-class 
location.  For  particulars,  address  B.,  care Michigan 
Tradesman. 
23
F or sale—a complete  stock  of  groceries,
crockery and glassware;  good  reason for selling; 
stock will inventory about Si 500;  must have the cash; 
good established cash trade;  rent for  brick  store  and 
24
barn cheap.  Address P. O. box 229, Utica, Mich. 
IX>R  SALE-A  FULL  SET  OF  MACHINERY  FOR 
making  patent  coiled  barrel  hoops;  machinery 
good as new;  price,  $300;  also  lath  machine,  which 
will cut 18,000 per day;  price $50.  H.  L.  Carter,  Sand 
22
Lake, Mich. 
OR  SALE—HAVING  DECIDED  TO  GO  OUT  OF 
general merchandise business for good. I offer my 
stock and trade for sale;  a rare chanc9.  Address C. M. 
Wight. Novi, Mich.  I will  take  one-half  in  improved 
real estate in Detroit. 
OR  SALE — WELL-ASSORTED  STOCK  OF  DlfcY 
goods and  groceries  of  about  $4,500  in  summer 
resort town of Charlevoix, Mich.;  sales  $25,000,  easily 
increased;  rare  bargain to quick  purchaser.  Address 
J. L. Hurd, 99 Washington St.,Chicago. 
17
F OR  SALE—8TOCK  OF  DRY  GOODS,  CARPETS, 
boots and shoes  in  town  of  1,200  inhabitants  in 
Southern  Michigan;  new  double  store;  clean,  fresh 
stock of about $8,000;  an established paying  business; 
junction  two  railroads;  good  reasons  for  selling. 
Address No. 15, care Michigan Tradesman. 
OR  SALE—STOCK  OF  DRUGS.  MEDICINES  AND 
fixtures  in  town -situated  in a thriving  farming 
community, which  is  also a growing  summer  resort: 
ten  miles  distant  from  any  town  containing  drug 
store;  a good place to make money on a small capital; 
reasons for selling, other business.  Address  Druggist, 
Crystal, Mich. 
16
FOR SALE—STORE,  DRUG  STOCK AND FIXTURES, 
including  postofflee  fixtures,  for  sale  on  easy 
terms, owing to ill  health;  only drug  store  inf town, 
situated in center  of  fine fruit  section.  Address  Dr. 
S. J. Koon, Lisbon. Mich. 
ANTED—GROCERY  STOCK;  MUST  BE  CHEAP 
for cash.  Church A Fenn, Charlotte, Mich.  696 
OR  SALE—HARDWARE  STOCK,  INVENTORING 
about $4,000,  doing  a  very prosperous  business; 
can reduce the stock to suit purchaser;  best of  reason 
for  selling.fi Address  A.  L.  Paine  A  Co.,  Reed  City 
Mich. 
568
WANTED—A  GOOD TINNER,  GIVE  EXPERIENCE 
and references.  Address A.  W.  Gammer A Co., 
Box 10, Coloma, Mich. 
25
WANTED—POSITION BY REGISTERED  ASSISTANT 
pharmacist; best of  references furnished.  8. R. 
18
Smith, Coopersville, Mich. 
WANTED—TO  KNOW  THE  WHEREABOUTS  OF 

N. 8. Loop,  who  has  lived at Kent  City,  Elmira 
and  Cold water.  The  Tradesman  Company,  Grand 
Rapids.
A  BOLISH THE PASS BOOK  AND SUBSTITUTE THE 
x i .  Tradesman  Coupon,  which is now in use by over 
5,000  Michigan  merchants—all  of  whom are  warm in 
praise  of  its  effectiveness.  Send  for  Bample  order, 
which  will  be  sent  prepaid  on  receipt  of  $1.  The 
Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids.
ENT  FREE  FOR  TWO  YEARS  TO  COMPETENT 
landlord who  will furnish  summer  resort  hotel.
|  E.  A.  Stowe,  Secretary  Traverse.  Point  Association,
[  Grand Rapids, Mich.
F OR  8ALE—ONE  NEARLY  NEW  STEAM  POWER 
and feed  mill;  good  location;  owner  unable  to 
I  attend to business on account  of  sickness;  this  valu­
able property will be sold  very cheap.  Address  A.  S.
Johnson, Mecosta, Mich.______________________20
I  (COMPLETE  HISTORY  OF  THE  PATRONS  OF  1N- 
V   dustry, from the inception  of  the  organisation;
!  only a few copies left;  sent postpaidl for  10  cents  per 
| copy.  Address  The Tradesman Company, G'd Rapids
Samples op two kinds  of  coupons  for  rk-
tailera  will  be  sent free  to  any dealer  who  will 
I write for them to  the  Butllff  Coupon  Pita  Book  Co., 
! Albany, N. Y. 
664

SITUATIONS WANTED.

MISC ELLA N EOUS.

HELP  WANTED.

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9

,

The P.  of I.  Dealers.

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

& Co., Mrs.  Turk, J. K. Sharp, A. Markson. 

Ada— L. Burns.
Adrian—Powers  &  Burnham,  Anton  Wehle, 
L. T. Lochner, Burleigh  Bros.
Allendale—Henry 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, Lights tone Bros..
Bellaire—Schoolcraft & Nash.
Bellevue—John Evans.
Big Rapids—A. V.  Young,  E.  P.  Shankweiler 
Blissfield—Jas. Gauntlett, Jr.
Brice—J. B. Gardner.
Burnside—John G. Bruce & Son.
Caldwell—C. L. Moses.
Capac—H. C. Sigel.
Carlton Center—J. N. Covert.
Carson City—A. B. Loomis, A. Y. Sessions. 
Cedar  Springs—John  Beucus,  B.  A.  Fish, B. 
ripp.
Charlotte — John  J.  Richardson,  Daron  & 
mith, J. Andrews,  C. P. Lock, F. H. Goodby. 
Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodsell.
Clam River—Andrew Anderson.
Clio—John W. Hurd.
Coldwater—J. D. Beniamin.
Conklin—Wilson McWilliams.
Coral—J. S. Newell & Co.
Dorr—Frank  Sommer.
Deerfield—Henry W. Burghardt.
Eaton  Rapids—Knapp  &  Rich,  H.  Kositchek 
Evart—Mark Ardis, E. F. Shaw, JolmC. 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 Nellson.
Grand Haven—N. J. Braudry & Co.
Grand Ledge—Frank O. Lord.
Grand  Rapids—Joseph  Berles,  A.  Wilzinski, 
Brown & Senler, Houseman, Donnally  &  Jones, 
Ed Struensee, Wasson & Lamb, Chas.  Pettersch, 
Morse & Co., Famous Shoe Store, Ilarvey & Hey- 
stek, Mrs. E. J. Reynolds, E. Burkhardt. 

Croskery.

& Bro.

Pelton.

man.

F. H. Cowles.

lett, James Gauntlett, Jr.

Greenville—Jacobson & Netzorg.
Hart—Rhodes & Leonard.
Hersey—John Finkbeiner.
Hesperia—B.  Cohen.
Howard City—O. J. Knapp, Herold  Bros., C. E. 
tlubbardston—M. H. Cahalan.
Imlay City—Cohn Bros., Porter  Megan.
Ionia—II. Silver, Wm. Wing, E. S. Welch. 
Jackson—Hall & Rowan.
Jenisonville—L. & L. Jenison  (mill only). 
Kalamo—L. R. Cessna.
Kent City—M. L. Whitney.
Kewadiri—A.  Anderson 
Laiugsburg—D. Lebar.
Lake City—Sam. B. Ardis.
Lake  Odessa—Christian  Haller  &  Co.,  E.  F. 
Colwell & Son, Fred Miller.
Lakeview—H.  C.  Thompson,  Andrew  All  & 
Bro.
Langston—F  D.  Briggs.
Lansing—R. A.  Bailey, Etta (Mrs. Israel) Glic- 
Lapeer—C. Tuttle & Son, W. H. Jennings. 
Lowell—Patrick Kelly.
McBain—Sam. B.  Ardis.
McBride’s—J. McCrae.
Mancelona—J. L. Farnham.
Manton—A. Curtis, Mrs.  E. Liddle.
Marshall—W. E  Bosley, S. V. R.  Lepper & Son. 
Mecosta—Robert D. Parks, J. Netzorg.
Milan—C. C.  (Mrs. H. S.) Knight, Chas. Gaunt­
Millington—Chas. H. Valentine.
Monroe Center—Geo. H. Wightman.
Morley—Henry Strope.
Mt.  Morris—H.  E.  Lamb,  J. Vermett  &  Son, 
Mt. Pleasant—Thos. McNamara.
Nashville—H. M. Lee.
Newaygo—W. Harmon.
New Era—Peter Rankin.
North Dorr—John Homrich.
N Ottawa—Dudley Cutler.
Ogden—A. J.  Pence.
Olivet—F.  H.  Gage.
Onondaga—John Sillik.
Orange—Trew & Son.
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, John Bradley. 
Shelbyville—Samuel  Wolcott.
Shepherd—II.  O.  Bigelow.
Sheridan—M. Gray.
Shultz—Fred Otis.
Spencer Creek—M. M. Elder.
Spring Lake—Geo. Schwab, A. Bitz.
Spriugport—Powers &  Johnson, Wellington & 
Stanton—Sterling & Co.
Stanwood—F. M. Carpenter.
Traverse  City—John  Wilhelm,  S.  C. Darrow, 
Vassar—McHose & Gage.
Wayland—Pickett Bros.
Wheeler—Louise  (Mrs.  A.)  Johnson,  H.  C. 
White Cloud—J. C. Townsend, N. W. Wiley. 
Whitehall—Geo. Nelson, John Haverkate. 
Williamston—Thos.  Horton.
Woodland—Carpenter & Son.
Yankee Springs—T. Thurston.

Breckenridge.

D. D.  Paine.

Hammond.

To  Suppress All  Associations.

From the New York Sun.
The  starch-making  companies  of  the 
country  have  combined  in one  vast  cor­
poration;  and  we  are told they have or­
ganized it under  the laws  of  Kentucky. 
Their purpose has evidently been to form 
such a trust  that no legal  objection  can

be  raised  against  it;  and how far  they 
have succeeded time and experience  will 
determine.
It seems evident that all the legislation 
against trusts which  has  yet  been  pro­
posed,  is likely to prove  inadequate as a 
means either of  stopping their formation 
or of putting down those which exist.
If  the  Legislatures  of  the  different 
states, or the assembled wisdom  of  Con­
gress,  wish to dissolve  and  prevent  all 
such  combinations,  there is one method 
which  is  comprehensive  enough for the 
purpose, but which has not yet embodied 
in any legislative formula.  Let the Con­
stitution  of  the  Union,  as well as those 
of  the states,  be amended; and then let it 
be enacted that there shall be no partner­
ships,  no corporations,  no  associations, 
no industrial, commercial,  or  mercantile 
organizations whatever,  that every part­
nership,  corporation, or association shall 
be dissolved,  and  that  with the sole ex­
ception  of  marriage,  every form  of  in­
dustry,  business,  or  social life  shall  be 
carried  on  by  single  individuals  only; 
and then the  axe  will  have been laid at 
the root  of  the  tree.  As soon as such a 
new law  can be fully executed,  we shall 
be able to say that trusts are no more.
Of  course,  all  labor  unions,  farmers’ 
alliances, and societies for moral,  politi­
cal, or  educational  reforms,  as  well  as 
all churches,  will also have  to  be  abol­
ished and prohibited.
It is not possible to have two  different 
sets of principles and two different kinds 
of  legislation,  the one applicable to one 
set  of  people  and  the other to another. 
Equal  rights,  equal  privileges,  equal 
duties,  and  equal  disabilities is the only 
safe  rule.
Meanwhile both the  road  to  state  so­
cialism and the  other  road  which  leads 
back to barbarism,  are alike very hard to 
travel.

Good-Bye  to the P. of I.

The following are some of  the merchants who 
have been under contract  with the P. of I.,  but 
have found the level  profit  plan a delusion and 
a snare:

Big Rapids—Verity & Co.
Blanchard—L. D. Wait.
Bridgeton—Geo. H. Rainouard.
Casnovia—John E. Parcell.
Cedar Springs—L. A. Gardiner.
Central Lake—H. Sissons.
Chapin—J. I. Vanderhoof.
Chester—B. C. Smith.
Clio—Nixon & Hubbell.
Coopersville—W. D. Reynolds & Co.
Dimondale—Elias Underhill.
Dushville—G. O. Adams.
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.
Harvard—Ward Bros.
Howard City—Henry Henkel.
Kent City—R. McKinnon.
Lake Odessa—McCartney Bros.
Lowell—Charles McCarty.
Maple Rapids—L. S. Aldrich.
Marshall—John Fletcher, John  Butler, Charles 
Millbrook—T. O.  (or J. W.) Pattison.
Millington—Forester &  Clough.
Minden  City—I.  Springer & Co., F. O.  Hetfield 
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.  Shattnck, 
Sparta—Woodin & Van Wiekle, Dole & Haynes.
S) ringport—Cortright  & Griffin.
Stanton—Fairbanks &  Co.
Sumner—J. B. Tucker.
Williamston—Michael Bowerman.

Brayman & Blanchard.

Fletcher.

& Son.

Pulse  and Temperature in  a  Cow.
The  following  enquiry  was  recently 

made by a Michigan farmer:

“You  will  oblige  a  subscriber  very 
much by informing  me  whereabouts the 
pulse of  a cow  can  be  found,  and  how 
many times  it  beats  when  a cow  is  in 
good  health;  also,  the  natural  temper­
ature.”

To  this  enquiry,  the Farmers'  Review 

replied:
The pulse of  a cow can  be  felt  about 
midway  underneath  the  lower  jaw,  or 
on  the  inner  aspect of  the elbow  joint, 
or in  the  lower face of  the  tail, close to 
the  rump.  The  parts  must  be  firmly 
compressed  with  the  fingers in order to 
feel  it at either of  these situations.  The 
normal  pulse  in a cow  is  about 50, and 
the temperature 101% degrees Fahr.

L E M O N   & 

Wholesale  Grocers,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

Lautz Bros.  &  C o .’s   S o a p s ,
Niagara  Starch,
A cm e Cheesc—H erkitner C o ., N. Y.

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

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

Importers and  Jobbers of

Fine Havana, Ken West and Domestic
C I G A R S !

Sole  Agents  for  Y.  Martinez  Ybor  &  Co.,  “ El  Principe de Gales”  Factory,  Key 

West;  Baltz,  Clymer & Co.’s “El.  Mereto”  and “Henry Clay”  brands; 

Celestino Palacio & Co.’s “ La Rosa”  (full  line); Seideu- 

berg  &  Co.’s “Figaro” and  “Knapsack.”

We  want  your  trade  on  Havana  and  Key  West  goods  and  are  prepared 

to give you satisfaction in every instance.

L M .  C L A R K   &  S O N .
R I N D G B .B B R T S C H  &  CO.,
Oilr  “HMler”

The best heavy shoe made.  Has  as 
much  wear  in  it  as  a $5 boot. 
Cut 
from  veal  kip  or  Pfister  &  Vogel’s 
Milwaukee grain.  Made in  two  soles 
or two soles  and  tap. 
In  buckle  or 
hook lace.

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

TETE  M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Bo ads  and  Social Culture.

An interesting  and instructive  discus­
sion is in progress  at  present  in  which 
some of  our  learned citizens,  and  both 
the lay and scientific  press,  and some of 
the magazines  are  participating,  in  re­
spect to the economic value in the United 
States of  good country roads.  The man­
agement  of  the  Vanderbilt  University 
has  even  gone so far  as  to  provide for 
the free instruction in  road  engineering 
of  one person  from  each county  in Ten­
nessee.  The  Baltimore  Sun,  which  is 
agitating  the  question 
in  Maryland, 
points  out  that  the  power  required  to 
draw a wagon weighing with its load one 
ton, on  a  macadamized  road  of  broken 
stones,  is  sixty-five  pounds,  which is in­
creased  to  two  hundred  pounds  on  a 
common dirt  road.  Prof.  Ely,  of  John 
Hopkins  University, estimates that poor 
roads cost the farmer, on an average, 815 
per  horse,  and  Prof.  Jenks,  of  Knox 
College, Illinois,  argues  that  with  good 
permanent roads freight  could  often  be 
hauled  ten  miles  on  wagons,  cheaper 
than it could be taken  one mile on a dirt 
road to a railroad  station,  unloaded,  put 
on the cars,  and  carried  to  its  destina­
tion.  Of  the  social  influences  of  good 
roads,  he says that  “a large part  of  the 
mental  inspiration  of 
the  farmers  de­
pends  on  their  ability to attend  church 
lectures,  concerts and  social  gatherings 
at a distance;  and  really good  roads,  by 
enabling  them to go  much  more  easily, 
would doubtless raise the  whole intellec­
tual tone of  the farming community,  be­
sides  keeping  within  the  healthful  in­
fluence  of  the farm many who  are  now 
forced into the  towns.

The  Manufacture of Camphor.

IO
Drugs 0  Medicines»

State  Board  of Pharmacy.

One Tear—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Two Tears—Stanley E. Par kill, Owosso.
Three Tears—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Four Tears—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo.  McDonald, Kalamazoo.
I;  Marquette, Aug.  13 and 14;  Lansing, Nov. 6 and 6.
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  An ’d. 

Meetings  during  1890—Star Island,  June SO and July 

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—EL J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan;  E. T. 
k Webb, Jackson;  D. E. Prall,  East Saginaw;  Geo. Mc­
Donald, Kalamazoo;  J. J. Crowley. Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday
of September, 1890.______________________ _______
G rand  itap id a  P h a rm a c eu tica l  S ociety. 
President. J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott.
Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association.
President, F. D. Kipp; Secretary, W. C. Smith._______
President. J. W. Allen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackman.
M u s k e g o n   D r u g   C le r k s ’  A s s o c ia tio n - 
President, C. S. Eoon;  Secretary, J. W. Hoyt.
The  Successful  Druggist.
John W. Ballard, in P harm aceutical Record.

D etro it  P h a rm a c eu tica l  so cie ty  

To the  young  pharmacist  starting  in 
business on his own account, the business 
training  he  may  have  received,  aside 
from  his  scientific  knowledge,  will be a 
very important  factor  in  his  success or 
failure. 
’Tis true, some seem to be born 
lucky, but I think it possible  to  conduct 
a business  in  such a manner as not only 
to deserve success,  but to command it.
By success I do not mean  like that of a 
railroad magnate or an oil king;  the bus­
iness of  a retail  druggist  is  not of  that 
caliber,  but  to  secure a good  livelihood, 
to be able  to  contribute  some  to  those 
who may be needy and  unfortunate  and 
to  lay by sufficient  competency  to  sup­
port  one  in  comfort  and  respectability 
when  age  shall  incapacitate  for  labor, 
may be  called  at  least  an  average suc­
cessful career.

SIZE  OF  STOKE.

In  this  consider,  by  all  means,  the 
amount of  your  capital. 
In  these  days 
of  close  competition  do  not  expect  to 
succeed  wholly on  borrowed  capital  or 
rely upon  being  able  to  sell  your  mer­
chandise  inside  the  sixty  days’ 
time 
usually given—and so  meet  your bills as 
they  come  due.  Work  upon  a  salary 
until  you have saved that  which shall at 
least be a good share of your capital. 
If 
necessity  compels  you  to  go  in  debt 
some, borrow the required  amount  so as 
to  meet  all  your  merchandise  bills 
promptly,  or,  better  still, discount  them 
for  cash.  By  paying  your  bills a little 
before  due  rather  than  after, you  will 
gain  a  name  in  the  mercantile  world 
which shall serve well  in  place of  great 
riches.

BUYING  GOODS.

“Goods  well  bought  are  half  sold.” 
We  should buy drugs  as  cheap  as  pos­
sible,  but we do not want cheap (or poor) 
drugs.
In  these  days,  when so many commer­
cial travelers  are  abroad in the land,  we 
do  not  have to go to  market,  but  buyer 
and  seller  meet  face  to  face, none  the 
less. 
If  it be  your  practice  to  try  and 
beat  down  on  everything,  the  demand 
which  you and others like you create for 
low  price  will  soon  be  met with goods 
low  in  price  and  low  in  quality.  We 
can  and  should  keep  posted on current 
market prices,  which our pharmaceutical 
journals give  to  us  monthly or oftener, 
but it is better to be willing to pay a fair 
price for  your  drugs  and  insist on hav­
ing good quality.
Your wholesale druggist  can,  perhaps, 
supply  all  your  wants,  from  a  wood 
toothpick  up;  but  if  you  are  a careful 
observer, you will soon find that  you can 
divide  your  order  with  profit.  Patent 
medicines  are  now  sold  at  one  price; 
the 
therefore,  from  the  point  where 
freight is least will  be the point to  make 
such  purchases.  But  see  what 
the 
specialists can do for  you.  A house that 
devotes  its  entire  attention  to  vanilla 
beans,  etc.,  can  and  will  sell  these 
cheaper than a house  that  takes such ar­
ticles as a part of  their  business.  From 
another  place  you  can get heavy drugs, 
such as alum, copperas and borax.  From 
another,  finer  chemicals;  from  another, 
roots,  herbs,  etc.  Quantity  of  goods 
bought at one time  often  makes a favor­
able  change in price.  Do not overstock,

but  in  any  staple  you  find a ten-pound 
price  and a good  reduction  for  twenty- 
five  pounds, carefully consider  whether 
you  cannot  put  that  difference in  your 
pocket.

ENLARGING  YOUR  BUSINESS.

This may be done  as  fast as  your cap­
ital  will  admit,  but do not  lose  sight of 
the  fact  that  it is a pharmacy  that  you 
keep.  Therefore, before  taking in other 
lines,  have  your  assortment  of  drugs, 
medicines,  surgical  dressings, etc.,  com­
plete.  Let the  people  know  that when 
there  is  anything wanted in the healing 
art  you  will  have it.  Then  add to this 
such  fancy  goods  as  your  room  will 
allow, and sell these  just as cheap as the 
dry goods  store  across the way. 
If  you 
can,  get  a better line of  goods  and a dif­
ferent  one  from what they have.  There 
are people  who  appreciate a good comb, 
brush, etc., and  will  pay a fair price for 
them  and  come  again  when  they want 
another.

SHOW  YOUR  GOODS.

If  you get in an extra  large amount of 
anything,  put  it  in  the  window  for  a 
time at least.  Suppose  you  receive  one 
or  two  dozen  pairs of  crutches and put 
them all in the  window  for a week,  you 
may not sell  any that week,  but the next 
week or in two weeks or even  six  weeks 
after,  if  one  of  your  townsmen  needs a 
pair  how  quick  his  memory  will  take 
him  back  to  the display he saw in  your 
window.  Put  a  case of  extract  licorice 
in  your window  and  notice  how the lit­
tle  (and  big)  boys  soon  begin  to  ex­
change  their  nickels  for  it.  Learn  a 
lesson from  your dry goods neighbor;  he 
dresses his show window  often with new 
and attractive  goods.  Why can not  you 
do likewise ?
If  you  enlarge  your  business so as to 
include  cigars,  don’t  have  a  crowd  of 
smokers  sitting in a circle and  expector­
ating  at  the  stove.  Let  the proprietor 
and assistants do all the  loafing  done in 
your pharmacy.

CARE  OF  STOCK.

A close  watch  must  be  kept on many 
articles  or  they  will  be  unfit  for  dis­
pensing.  The  moth  will  be  at  your 
brushes.  Some of  your  pressed herbs— 
motherwort-rue  and  roots  of  burdock, 
dandelion, rhubarb  and  ginger—will be­
come  food  for  the  weevil  instead  of 
physic  for  the sick.  Some of  your syr­
ups  may  be  fermenting  or  your  oint­
ments be  rancid,  and in such  conditions 
they should  not  be  dispensed.  Eternal 
vigilance must be practiced here.
Throw nothing away that  can be used. 
Save all  your old  bottles,  and on a rainy 
time  have  them 
day  or  at  any  dull 
cleansed,  assorted  and  put  away  for  a 
time  of  need.
Keep  a  careful  watch  for  unsalable 
goods, especially patent medicines.  You 
may  have  been  induced  by  a  velvet- 
tongued  salesman  to  put in more Liver 
Reviver  than  you could sell.  When the 
advertising stops the sale stops, and with 
many  patents  when  they  die they  “die 
all over.”  Your  wholesaler  may,  how­
ever, have a sale for  this  article in some 
localities  and  will  exchange  them  for 
other goods at a greater or less  discount. 
Make  such  an  exchange  with all  possi­
ble speed, and  pocket a small loss rather 
than a larger.
Some  goods  you  may  not  be  able  to 
sell  or  exchange.  Carefully  put  them 
away,  and have an  invoice of  them,  that 
you may know  what  you  have  and how 
much.  Some day  you  will  be surprised 
by a person  who  wants  that  very liver 
remedy, and wants it badly.

CONSTANT  STUDY  NECESSARY.

Our college days must not end our days 
of  study.  New  remedies.  New  com­
binations are of  almost  everyday  occur­
rence.  The  successful  druggist  must 
take  and  read  not one but many of  our 
trade  journals of  the  day or  his  neigh­
bor  will  soon  lead  him. 
It is not only 
the  pleasure  but  the  business  of  the 
editors to place before us things new and 
old.  The  drug  journals  take  as  much 
pleasure in describing a new  antipyretic 
as our daily would in describing the hor­
rors  of  a  railway  disaster.  Suppose a 
Ph. G.  of  1870,  without  further study or 
reading  since  that  time,  should come to 
our prescription file, what would be see ? 
Antipyrine,  phenacetin,  sutfonal,  acet-

[CONTINUED  ON  FOURTEENTH  PALE.j

‘THE  WEAR  IS  THE  TRUE  TEST 

OF  V A L U 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.
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

P O L I S H  IN  A

THE  FURNITURE 

FINISH.

AGENTS

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F. J.WURZBUR6, Wholesale Agen

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GRAND  RAPID8.

SUSPENDED I

Commercial camphor  is  manufactured 
almost  solely  in  this  country  directly 
from  the  native  wood fibers  containing 
the gum.  The wood fiber  has heretofore 
been shipped to this country from  Japan 
tor  distillation.  The  cost  of  carrying 
the bulky material  has  been very great, 
and of  the twenty-five per cent, of  cam­
phor in the  wood  at  the  time  of  ship­
ment,  nearly  one-half  of  it  evaporates 
during  its  long  transportation.  Now, 
however,  it is intended to distil the  wood 
near the camphor forests  while it is still 
fresh,  and  a  machinery house  of  Pitts­
burg,  Pa.,  have  just shipped to  Japan  a 
valuable  plant  for 
the  distillation  of 
camphor.  This  plant  is  composed  of 
stills,  boilers, engines,  etc.,  weighs fifty- 
five tons, and costs  about  $75,000. 
It is 
the result of several  years’ experimenta­
tion by a New  York  house  in  trying to 
devise improved methods for the distilla 
tion  of  crude  camphor in the article  of 
commerce. 
If  this departure  should be I 3 
a success,  it is probable that other plants  fl 
will be located  in  Japan for the distilla-  -  
P
tion  and refinement of camphor. 
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The Drug  Market. 

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Buchu  leaves are scarce and higher for 
leaves of  prime  quality.  Gum  opium is 
steady.  Morphia  is  unchanged.  Qui­
nine is a little less firm, but is unchanged. 
Nitrate silver has  again  advanced.  The 
advance in silver has an  advancing tend­
ency on all East India goods.  Spices are 
advancing  under  this  influence.  Paris 
green  has  advanced  1%  cents.  Quick­
silver has  advanced  and  all  mercurials 
tend higher.  Stocks of  Tonka beans are 
said  to  be  concentrated  and  extreme 
prices are asked.  Grains of Paradise are 
higher.  Cassia  buds  have advanced,  on 
account of  scarcity.  Turpentine has de­
clined.

Milk Shakes and Ice Shaves.

P u t n a m   Ca n d y   Co.

GX2TS2C2TG  ROOT.

We pay the highest price for it.  Addres.

D r n i r   D U  DO  Wholesale  Druggist 
LliVjn.  n n u o . ,   GRAND  RAPIDS.
T H E  M O S T  R E L I A B L E  F O O D  
For Infants and Invalids. 
Used  everywhere,  with  unqualified! 
success.  Hat a medicine, hut a steam-, 
cooked  food,  suited  to  the  weakest! 
stomach.  Take no  other.  Sold by] 
druggists.  In cans, 36c. and upward! 
wpotBlca & Co. on every I-*--**

IGE’S
OOP

Warranted  not  to  Thicken,  Sour  or  Mold Id 
any climate.  Quality Guaranteed Against Injujy 
by Freezing.  All  others  worthless  after frees 
lng.  See quotation.  KARTELL BLACKING 
CO., Sole Manufacturers, Chicago, 111.

IF  YOU BOXES LABELS

Etc.,

C . W . Jo h n s o n  &  C o , 

DRUGGISTS'  PRINTERS,

44 West La rued St., DETROIT, MICH

-FOR  CATALOGUE-

TH EY CAN SA VE  YuUM ONEY

Do  You  Observe  the  Law?

If not, send $1 to

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

For their combined

I LIQUOR* POISON RECORD.

TUTTI  M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

Wholesale Price  Current•

Advanced—Buchu  Leaves,  Tonka  Beans,  Nitrate  Silver, Grains Paradise, Quicksilver, Paris 

Green, Cassia Buds.  Declined—Turpentine.

ACIDUM.

Aceticum.....................  
8® 10
Benzoicum  German..  80@1  00
Boracic 
....................  
80
Carbolicum.................   40@ 45
Citricum......................  50® 55
Hydrochlor..................  3®  5
...................  10® 12
Nitrocum 
Oxalicum.....................  12® 14
Phosphorlum dll........ 
20
Salicylicum.....................1 40@1 80
Sulphuricum................  15£@ 5
Tannicum........................1 40@1 60
Tartaricum...................  40® 42

a m m o n ia .

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg.................   4®  6
18  deg.................  6®  7
Carbonas  .....................  Jl® }3
Chloridum...................  12® 14

ANILINS.

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

BACCAB.

Cubeae (po. 1  60.............. 1 75®1 85
Junlperus................... 
i ,
Xanthoxylum..............   25® du

b a l s a m u m .

Pe?uib.a :::'.: : : './ " '‘'  ° ° | i »
Terabin, Canada  ........  45® 50
Tolutau.......................   40® 45

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian.................   18
Cassiae  ...............................  J*
Cinchona Plava  .................
Buonymus  atropurp...........  ^
Myrica  Cerifera, po............   fU
Prunus Virgini....................
Quillaia,  grd.......................   *2
Sassafras  ...........................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

EXTRACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra..
“ 
p o .......
Haematox, 15 lb. box.
“ 
Is............
“  Ms.........
“  M.B.........
f e k r u m .
Carbonate Preclp......
Citrate and Quinla...
Citrate  Soluble..  .... 
Ferrocyanidum Sol...
Solut  Chloride.........
Sulphate,  com’l ........
pure.........
FLORA.

“ 

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

@  15 
@3 50 
®  80 
®  50 
®  15 
1)4®  2 
®  7

  @ 90

A rnica....................•••  14®  16
Anthemis................... 
35
Matricaria.................  30©  45

FOLIA.
.......... 

Barosma 
 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

10®  18
nivelly....................  25®  28
Alx.  35®  50
and  Ms....................  10®  12
8®  10

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

« 1 

“ 

OUMMI.

“ 

“  

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Acacia,  1st  picked....  @1 00
2d 
3d 
....  @  80
sifted sorts...  @  65
po.................  75@1  00
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
“  Socotri, (po.  60).  @  50
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
16)..........................   @  1
Ammoniae.................  25®  30
Assafcetida, (po. 30)...  @  15
Benzolnum.................  50®  55
Camphors...................  60®  65
Buphorbium  p o ........  35®  10
Gafbanum...................  @3 00
Gamboge, po..............  80@  95
Guaiacum, (po. 60)  ...  @  55
Kino,  (po.  25)............   @  20
Mastic  ... 
.— ........  @1  60
Myrrh, (po  45)...........  @  40
Opii,  (pc. 5 20)................3 65®3 85
Shellac  .....................   25®  35
“ 
bleached.......   27®  35
Tragacanth...............   30®
herba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
B,upatorium  .......................   30
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  Vlr.  ......................  25
Hue.......................................  30
Tanacetum, V......................  22
T,hvmus,  V..........................   25
Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat  .........   20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jenning5..  35®  36

MAGNESIA.

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RADIX.

POTASSIUM.

Cubebae.................. 14 00® 14 50
Bxechthitos.................   90@1 00
Erigeron......................... 1  20@1 30
Gaultheria......................2 10@2 20
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gossipii,  Sem. gal......  50®  75
Hedeoma  ...................1  60@1  75
Juniper!.......................   50@2 00
Lavendula...................  90@2 00
Limonis...........................1  50@1 80
Mentha Pi per...................2 10@2 25
Mentha Verid.................2 50@2 60
Morrhuae, gal..............  S0®1 00
Myrcia, ounce................  @ 50
Olive............................... 1  10®2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. ,35)  10®  12
Ricini..............................1  20@1 32
Rosmarin!............  
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
Tiglil..........................  @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..  S @  33
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ©  15
Potass  Nitras, opt  __   8®  10
Potass Nitras..............  7®  9
Prussiate....................  25®  28
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18
Aconitum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  25®  30
Anchusa....................  15®  20
Arum,  po....................  ®  25
Calamus......................  20®  50
Gentiana, (po. 15)......   10®  12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 40)....................  @  35
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15@  20
Ipecac, po....................... 2 25@2 35
Iris  plox (po. 20@22)..  18®  20
Jalapa,  pr..................   40®  45
Maranta,  Ms..............  @  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,  Foetl-
dus,  po....................  @ 35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Zingiber a ...................  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......... 3M@ 
4
Cydonium....................   75@1 00
Cnenopodium  ...........  10®  12
Dipterix Odorate........2 25@2 50
Foeniculum...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po...... 
6®  8
L ini...........................   4  ® 4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4  )...  4M® 4M
Lobelia.......................  35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   3M@ 4M
Rapa.......................... 
6®  7
Sinapis,  Albu.............  8®  9
■ 
Nigra...........  11®  12

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

SPONGES.

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

2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

OLEUM.

Absinthium.................... 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydal&e, Amarae__8 00@8 25
A nisl...........................1  90@2 00
Auranti  Cortex.........  @2  50
Bergamii  ...................2 80®3 S'
Cajiputi......................  90@1  00
Caryophylli................1  25® 1  30
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodii  ...............   @1  75
Cinnamon!!.....................1 35®1 40
Citronella...................  @  75
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba...........................1  20@1 30

SYRUPS.

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

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TINCTURES.

 

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“ 

Aconitum  Napellis R.........  60
F .........   50
Aloes...................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
A rnica................................   50
Asafcetida............................  50
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................    50
Sanguinaria.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharides.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Cardamon............................  75
Co.........................  75
Castor..................................1 00
50
Catechu........................ 
Cinchona............................  50
Co.................... 
.  60
Columba.............................   50
Conium...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot........................... 
50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Guaica................................   50
ammon....................  60
“ 
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine..................................  75
Colorless...................  75
Ferri  Chloridum.................  35
K ino...................................   50
Lobelia.........................-.__   50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
O pii.....................................  85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deodor........................ 2 00
Auranti Cortex....................  50
Quassia.......................... 
  50
Rhatany.............................   50
Rhei..  ................................   50
Cassia  Acutifol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stromonium.........................  60
Tolutan....   .......................   60
Valerian.............................   50
Veratrum Veride.................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

‘ 

“  4F

“ 
ground,  (po.

Coccus  ...........
Cassia Fructus.
Centrarla.........
Cetaceum........

“  £
Carmine,  No. 40.

Anti
Antifébrin 
Argenti  Nitras, ounce 
Arsenicum.................

Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
11;  Ms,  12)............
Cantharides  Russian,
po............................
Capsici  Fructus, af...
“ 
* po.

.¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26®  28 
30© 32
2M® 3M
3® 4
55® 60
4® 5
55® 60
1  35@1 40
@ 25
© 75
5® 7
38@ 40
2 10@2 20
@ 9
@1 75
@ 22
@ 16
@ 14
15® 18
@3 75
50® 55
33® 35
@ 40
@ 20
© 10
@ 45
50® 55
@1  00
1  50@1 75
20® 25
15® 20
4® 10
@ 60
@ 50
@ 2
5® 5
8® 10
@ 8
35® 38
@ 24
8® 9
10® 12
68® 70
@ 3
@50® 55
12® 15
@ 23
9  @9
@ 90
60
40® 
r cent.

Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ..............
Creasotnm......
Creta, (bbl. 75)..
“  prep........
“  precip...............   8®
“  Rubra...............   @

Ether Sulph..............
Emery,  ail  numbers.
po  ...............
Ergota, (po.)  60.......
Flake  w hite............
Galla.........................
Gelatin,  Cooper.

squibbs .

“ 

by box 62% less

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

9® 15
13@ 25
19M® 25
@ 22
Grana Paradisi.
25® 40
Hydraag Chlor  Mite 
® 95
“  Cor ..
@ 85
Ox Rubrum
@1  05
@1 15
Ammoniatl 
45® 55
Unguentun
@ 82
Hydrargyrum.........  
_
Ichthyobolla, Am......1  25@1  50
Indigo..........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 75@3 85
Iodoform.......................   @4 70
Lupulin.......................   85@1 00
Lycopodium................  56® 60
M acis..........................   80® 85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod....................  @ 27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
2®  3
Mannla,  S. F ...............  45® 50

1M)............................. 

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 C o...........
“  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
Zinci  Sulph...............

@  25 
@  18 
@  30
©  35 
@  35 
12®  13 
»I®  33 
1M@  2 @  5
3M@  4
@  2 
50®  55 
@2  00 
@2 50
@2  15 
d a y s .
@1  10 
2M@ 3M 
2M® 3 
8®   10 
28®  30 
50®  55 
00@16 00 
7®  8

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Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .2 
S. N.  Y.  Q. &
C. Co.......................2
Moschus Canton__
Myristica, No. 1.........
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..
Os.  Sepia....................
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................
Picis  Liq, N.  C., M 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. .1 
Pyre thrum,  boxes  II
& P. D.  Co., doz......
Pyrethrum,  pv...........
Quassiae....................
Quinia, S. P. & W  __
S.  German__
Rubia  Tinctorum......
Saccharum Lactis pv..
Salacin.......................1
Sanguis  Draconis......
Santonine  .  ..............
Sapo,  W......................
“  M.......................

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S5®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 
31©  36 
12®  14 
@  25 
S0@2 00 
40®  50 
®4 50 
12®  14 
©   15

8®   10 

p a i n t s . 

Lindseed,  boiled__   65 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained.................  50 
Spirits Turpentine__  43 
b b l .  

11
68
69
48
lb .
Red  Venetian..............1M  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  1M  2@4
Ber........1%  2®3
Putty,  commercial.
2M  2M@3 
strictly  pure 
2M  2M@3
Vermilion Prime Amer
13@16
lean.......................
75@80
Vermilion,  English..
70@75
Green,  Peninsular  ..
@7M
Lead,  red.................
“  white...........
@70 
Whiting, white Span.
@90 
Whiting,  Gilders’__
White, Paris  American 
1  00
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
1  40
cliff..........................
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints..................... 1 00@1  20
No. 1 Turp  Coach... .1  10@1  20
Extra Turp.............. ..1  60@1 70
.2 75@3 00
70 No. 1 Turp  Furn.... . .1  00@1  10
60 Eutra Turk Damar  ...1  55@1  60
56 Japan  Dryer,  No. 1
7CX&  75
65

nDurn......................

VARNISHES.

OILS.

Bbl. Gal Coach  Body............
Whale, winter........ ..  70
.  55
Lard,  extra............
.  45
Lard, No.  1............
Linseed, pure raw  ...  62

H A ZE LTIN E  

&  P E R K I N S

D R U G   CO.

Importers  and  Jobbers of

--DRUGS--

Chemicals  and  Druggists'  Sundries.
Patent M e ttes, Paints, Oils, l/arnisliBs.

Sole  Agents^forthe  Celebrated  Pioneer  Prepared  Paints.

Dealers in

We  are  Sole  Proprietors of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDI

We have in stock and offer a fall line of

'CT’hishcies,  Brandies,

Gins,  W ines,  Rums.

W e are  Sole  Agents  in  Michigan  for  W. D. & Go. 

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

W hisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  W hisky.

W e sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
W e give our Personal Attention to Mail  Orders  and  Guar­
All orders are Shipped and  Invoiced  the  same  day  we re­

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

(lazeltine 1 Perkins  Drug  Go.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

l a

G f i O C B R I B S .

Gripsack  Brigade.

Bert Wade has  gone  on  the  road  for 
the Cadillac  Manufacturing  Co., of  Cad­
illac.

Mr.  Peck,  who has for  the  last  year 
been traveling for the John Spry Lumber 
Co., of Chicago,  will hereafter  represent 
the Maxwell Lumber Co.  of Muskegon.

“Windy”  Hawkins is telling  two  new 
stories—one  about  a dog  and  the  other 
about  a  deaf  and  dumb  butcher.  One 
pull of  the string  brings  both stories in- 
stanter.

Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.’s  road  force  was 
unintentionally omitted from  the  roster 
published a few  weeks  ago. 
It includes 
Leo J.  Kymer,  Geo.  Raynor, W.  B. Dud­
ley and Peter Lubach.

Chas. S.  Robinson  is  jubilant  over  a 
matched  driving  team,  which. he  pur­
chased on the occasion of  his recent visit 
to Aurora,  N.  Y.  Harry Brown  is  now 
compelled take a back seat.

The  following  hotels  have  recently 
signed the agreement  of  the  Knights of 
the Grip:  Medler House, Caro;  Kensing­
ton,  Harbor  Springs;  Cleveland  House, 
Imlay  City;  New  Thompson  House, 
Homer;  Dyer  House,  Bellevue;  Hotel 
Russell,  Manistee;  Pacific  House,  Port 
Huron.

Attachment  Sustained.

Jacob Cohen,  the White  Cloud  general 
dealer,  uttered a §5,000  mortgage  on  his 
stock  to  his wife  on  January  31,  with­
holding  it  from  record  until  March 17. 
In making late statements  of  his  condi­
tion to his creditors,  he  had neglected to 
mention the fact  that  he  owed  his wife 
any borrowed  money,  which  led  Butzell 
Bros,  and A.  Krolik  & Co., of  Detroit,  to 
instruct  their  attorney,  Peter  Doran,  to 
attach the stock,  which  he  succeeded  in 
doing on April 2.  Cohen  naturally con­
tested the  attachment,  and  the  case was 
heard before Judge  Palmer,  of  the New­
aygo  Circuit  Court,  last  Thursday  and 
Friday.  The  testimony  of  Cohen  and 
his wife,  as  to  where  the  loan  involved 
in  the alleged mortgage  came  from  and 
where it was  kept  before  it was  loaned 
to the husband,  was so  much at variance 
that Judge Palmer sustained  the  attach­
ment.  Other  creditors  will  probably 
now attach the stock.

T hings  Not to  Be  Disliked.

It isn’t  wise  to have  strong  likes and 
dislikes, especially when  they  are  only 
directed against weaknesses.  Life is too 
short,  my friend,  for  you  to  hate so em­
If  you are a 
phatically so  many things. 
woman,  it will affect your skin and make 
wrinkles  come  about  your  mouth. 
If 
you are a man,  it will  affect  your  diges­
tion.
Don’t dislike  the  woman  who is pret­
tily  gowned;  she  is  not  of  necessity  a 
fool.
Don’t dislike the  book that is interest­
ing;  it is not boand to be trash.
Don’t dislike  the  music  that is catch­
ing;  it has a much  greater  mission  than 
any of  Wagner’ operas.
Don’t dislike the woman  who  changes 
her  mind—be  thankful  that  she knows 
when she has  made a mistake.
Don’t dislike men who  dress  well and 
are  good-mannered;  it  is  just  possible 
they are gentlemen.
Don’t dislike children; remember some­
body had to bear with  you once.
Don’t dislike women  who have to earn 
their own living;  there’s not a single one 
of  them who wouldn’t rather have a man 
doing it for her.
Don’t dislike this world  and find it un­
interesting  and  tiresome;  you may have 
to go to one where  things  will  be  more

intense  and  more  distracting,  perhaps, 
but even less to be liked.
Don’t  dislike  anything  except  that 
which is mean,  vulgar and wicked.

Wool,  Hides  and  Tallow.

It is supply  and  demand  (with supply 
in the lead) on  woolen  goods  that  con­
trols  the  wool  market.  Manufacturers 
are not eager  buyers  and  come  into the 
market  when 
in  actual  want,  paying 
what  they consider a  high  price if  they 
find it.  Considerable wool has been sold, 
but  no  change  of  price of  consequence 
is noted.  There  is  no  regular  market, 
but lower prices  rule.

Hides have  had  a  large  advance  and 
are held firm,  which has had  an  advanc­
ing effect on leather.  Dealers would  be 
jubilant if  they had  any hides,  but  they 
have  not, and  now  go  out  buying, not 
only  meeting  the  advance,  but  paying 
beyond it.  Only one thing checks  their 
ardor—the  scarcity  and  their  inability 
to  find  lots  to  buy.  Heavy hides  are 
plenty  and  have  not  advanced.  This 
will soon  change,  as  the  market  is well 
supplied  with  dry  stock  and  enough 
green  has  been  ordered  from  abroad, 
which will fill the gap.

Tallow is dull,  with fair sales.  Supply 

is ample,  with light export demand.

Owing  to  the  large  demand,  binders 

twine has advanced  Me a pound.

Lemons- -Good time to buy.

P utnam  Candy  Co.

VISITING  BUYERS.

A C Barkley, Crosby 
M W Tucker, Sumner 
Nagler A Beeler, Caledonia 
Geo P Stark, Cascade 
S J Koon, Lisbon 
J N Wait, Hudson ville 
A Wagner, Eastman ville 
L T White, Eaton Rapids 
N Bouma, Fisher 
J W Armstrong,  Caledonia 
Calkins A Warne,
Charlevoix 
E S Botsford, Dorr 
Dr W A Engle, Hartford 
R B McCulloch. Berlin 
A P Sriver, Burnip’a Cora 
W N Hutchinson. Grant 
G Ten Hoor.  Forest  Grove 
W S Campbell, Hopkins 
Warne A  Calkins, E Jordan 
M Heyboer A Bro., Oakland 
Den Herder  A Tanis,
Smallegan A Pickaard.
T Armock, Wright 
John De Vries,  Jamestown 
A L Power. Kent City 
A Newell, Burnip’s Cors 
H Thompson, Canada  Cors 
H Ade, Conklin

Vriesland
Forest Grove 

John Damstra. Gitchell 
J Homrich, No Dorr 
L Cook, Bauer 
W D Struik.  Byron  Center 
Cutler & Lauster, Ionia 
Smith A Bristol. Ada 
D R Stocum, Rockford 
L Maier, Fisher Station 
W m VerMeulen.BeaverDam 
F Narregang, Byron Center 
H Van Noord,  Jamestown 
L M Wolf, Hudsonville 
J Kruisenga, Holland 
Alex Denton.  Howard City 
R Neilson, Greenville 
Eli Runnels, Corning 
Geo A Sage, Rockford 
E E Hewitt, Rockford 
John Gunstra, Lamont 
Walling Bros., Lamont 
W H Morris, Evans 
C Suob, Reed City 
A D Farling, Millbrook 
Gilbert Bros., Trent 
E Heintzelman, Logan 
Johnson A Clark. Lowell 
John D Noah, Moline 
S C Sibole, Breedsville 
O P Dewitt. St Johns 
Friedrich Bros.,TravereeCy

H o w   to  K eep   a  S tore.
By  Samuel  II.  Terry.  A  book  of  400  pages 
written from the experience and  observation  of 
an old merchant.  It treats of Selection  of Busi 
ness,  Location.  Buying,  Selling, Credit, Adver­
tising, Account Keeping, Partnerships,  etc.  Of 
great Interest to every one in trade.  $1.50.
THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

s We  respectfully  call  your  attentino 

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

complete  stock  of  seeds 

Grand  Rapids.

Brown's  Seed  Store,^

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar  is  a  sixpence 

lower,  but  the 
market  is  steady, depending on the fate 
of  the McKinley tariff  bill.  New cheese 
is lower  and  will  probably decline  M@ 
Me a week for the next two months.

E. J.  Gillies & Co., New York,  are  the 
largest scheme spice and tea house in the 
world.  Write  J.  P.  Visner,  agent,  17 
Hermitage  block,  Grand  Rapids,  for 
special inducements.

I 25c.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—Stray lots command  *3.50@*4 per  bbl.
Asparagus—75c  per doz. bu.
Beans—Dealers  par  *1.40  for  unpicked  and 
*1.50 for picked, holding  at  S1.75@$1.85  per  bu.
Butter—More plenty.  Dairy grades are easy at 
I2@14c,  for  choice,  while  creamery  is  dull at 
18@20c.

medium, *3.50.  Timothy, *1.50 per bu.
being picked up at 14c.

Buckwheat Flour—*1.75 per 1P0 lbs.
Cabbages—Florida and  Mobile  stock is scarce, 
commanding *4.25 per crate.  The  cold  weather 
in the  South  has  delayed  the  maturing of  the 
crop very materially.
Cheese—New full cream stock commands 1034c.
Cooperage—Pork barrels,*1.25;  produce barrels 
Cucumbers—*1.25 per doz.
Dried  Apples — Evaporated  are  held  at 10® 
11c  and sun  dried at 534@6c.
Eggs—Dealers now pay 10c and  hold at 11c.
Field  Seeds—Clover, mammoth,  *3.50  per  bu.; 
Honey—Very scarce, stray lots of  clean  comb 
Lettuce—12c  per lb.  for Grand Rapids grown.
Maple  Sugar — 8@10e  per  lb.,  according  to 
Magle Syrup—75@85c per gal.
Onions—Green, 2uc  per doz.  Bermuda, *2 50® 
Parsnips—60c per bu.
Peas—Green, *4 per bu.
Pieplant—1.25 per crate of 50 lbs.
Pop Corn—4c per lb.
Potatoes—There appears to be glut  in  most of 
the important markets, east and west.  Handlers 
are still paying 45c  in  car lots and 50c in a small 
way.
Poultry—Spring  chickens,  50@.75e  per  pair 
Live goods, 8c per lb.  The market is  weak.
Radishes—35c per doz bunches.
Strawberries—Mississippi  stock,  *6  per  24 qt. 
case.  The  crop  is  generally in poor condition, 
owing to the excess of wet weather in the South.
Spinach—75c per bu.
Tomatoes—Bermuda  stock  commands  *1  per 
Turnips—25c per bu.
Vegetable Oysters—30c per  doz.
PROVISIONS.

peck (7 qts.) box.

2.60 per crate.

quality.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

quotes as follows;
Mess,  new....................................................  13  75
Short c u t....................................................... ja no
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  14  00
Extra clear,  heavy.....................................  14  oo
Clear, fat  back..  ..................................’  ..  14  oo
Boston clear, short cut........................... 
14 oo
Clear back, short cut...................................   14 00
Standard clear, short cut. best....................  14 00
Pork Sausage................................................ 
Ham Sausage............................................  
Tongue Sausage..............................  
 
Frankfort  Sausage........................
Blood Sausage...............................
Bologna, straight...........................
Bologna,  thick..............  ...............
Head Cheese....................................
lard—Kettle Rendered

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

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Tierces ................................
Tubs..........................................
50 lb.  Tins................................
l a r d—Family.
Tierces ........................................
30 and 50 lb. Tubs.......................
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case...............
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case.................
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case.................
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case...............!
50 lb. Cans.............................

BEEP  IN  BARRELS.

Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs....................
Extra Mess, Chicago packing..............” "
Boneless, rump butts..................
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

Hams, average 20 lbs...........

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16 lbs.......................
12 to 14 lbs...............

picnic......................
best boneless...............
Breakfast Bacon, boneless
Dried beef, ham prices  ....
Long Clears, heavy...............
Briskets,  medium...........

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light................................

..............  9*4
..................10%
..............10*4
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s u
..............  9
..............  9
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ft
..............  6*4
..............634

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OYSTERS and  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

PRESH  PISH.

“ 

Whitefish...............................................   @ 7%
smoked....................................  @8
Trout......................................................  ® 7%
Halibut...................................................  @15
Ciscoes...................................................  @4

otsters—Cans.

Fairhaven  Counts.................................  @35
Selects................................................... 25  @30
F. J.  D.’s ................................................  @25
Anchors.................................................   @22

FRESH  MEATS.

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Swift and Company quote as follows:
Beef, carcass..........................................  5*4@  6%
“  hindquarters...............................   7  @8
fore 
“ 
...............................  414® 414
loins, No. 3..................................  @10
“ 
ribs............................................  
“ 
@814
“ 
tongues........................................  8  @10
Hogs......................................................... 514® 6
Bologna......................  .........................  @ 5
Pork loins..............................................   @8
“  shoulders......................................   @6
Sausage, blood  or head.........................  @ 5
liver.........................................  @ 5
Frankfort................................   @8

Mutton...................................................  @914

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CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS.

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The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

Standard, 25 lb. boxes.....................................   814
Twist, 
25 
..814
Cut Loaf, 25 

STICK.
............................... 
..................................... 10
MIXED.

Royal, 25 lb. pails........................................... 814
200 lb.  hbls........................................... 8
Extra, 25 lb.  palls............................................10
200lb.  bbls...................................... 
914
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails..........................   1114

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

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

Lemon Drops................................................... 12
Sour Drops.......................................................13
Peppermint Drops............................................14
Chocolate Drops...............................................14
H.  M. Chocolate Drops................................is
Gum  Drops...................................................... 10
Licorice Drops..................................................is
A. B. Licorice  Drops....................................... 14
Lozenges, plain...............................................  14
’’15
imperials.................................  
14
Mottoes.......................................................] .’15
Cream Bar..................................................     ” 13
Molasses  Bar......................................  
  ”13
Caramels ....................................................¿¿@18
Hand Made  Creams.........................................is
Plain Creams........................................            16
Decorated Creams......................................[  .20
String  Rock............................................... . ..15
Burnt Almonds...................................... ’.. ’ ’ .22
Win ter green  Berries.................................... ” 14

 

 

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fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in  palls.................................1114
in bbls__!............................1014

printed, In pails.............................. 12
In bbls............................... 11
Chocolate Drops, in pails.................................12
Gum Drops, in pails............................ 
"   au
in bbls.................................             5%
Moss Drops, in pails.........................................10
in bbls.........................................  9
Sour Drops, in pails................................... . . .12
Imperials, in pails....................1  .........[ill
in bbis......................................;;;;;io

FRUITS.
Oranges, Messina, choice....................  @ 4 00
fancy.....................  @
;; 
Florida, choice....................  @4  00
“  .. fancy...................   @
“ 
Riverside, fancy....................  @ 425
“  Mountain,  “ 
....................  @ 4 00
Wash.  Navals, fancy............   @
“  Valencias,  large.....................  @

Lemons,  Messina, choice, 360...............  @3 50
300....... .......3 75@4 00
fancy,  360...............  @4 00
300...............4 25@4 50
.....   13  @  14

Figs, Smyrna,  new,  fancy  layers....... 15  @16

“ 
41 
choice  “ 

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14 
„  44 

.  4 

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iyaca. 

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

Dates, frails, 50 lb............................. . 
34 frails, 50 lb....................... @
Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................  @10
_ 44  .  60-lb.  “ 
..........................   @ 8
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................5H@
NUTS.
@10
..............................  @15
Brazils....................................................  @Ji
Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @16
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...............................n   @14
Fancy, H.  P., Bells...............................  @ 9
Fancy, H.  P., Suns...............................  @ 9
Choice,  H. P.,  G...................................  
g) g

“  Roasted...................  @10V4
“ 
44 
“  Roasted 
.................  ®1014
“  “  Roasted...................   @ 9V4

California........................... <»13

PEANUTS.

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Putnam  Candy  Go.

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

O R A N G E S ,

LEMONS,

BA.NANA.S, 
Figs,  B ates,  Nuts,  etc.

T î TE:  MTCTTIOATsT  T E x\D ESM A N ,

Wholesale P rice  Current»

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

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

APPLE  BUTTEB.

 

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&lb.  “ 

AXLE  GREASE.

BAKING  POWDER.

lib. 
% lb.  “
1 lb.  “  “
BATH BRICK.
2 “ 

Acme, % lb. cans, 3 doz..
2  “ ..
“  Wlb.  “ 
“ 
lib.  “ 
1  “
bulk......................
“ 
Our  Leader, Ulb. cans...
...
... 
Telfer’s,  Q lb. cans, doz 

E. J. Mason & Co.’s  goods
Frazer’s...................................*2 60
Aurora....................................   l 75
Diamond.................................   1 60
Absolute, 34 lb. cans, 100s. .11  75 
50s.. 10 00
1 lb.  “  50s..18  75
1  50 
3 00 
20 
45 90 
1  60 
45 
85 
1  50
80
English,  2 doz. in case..... 
75
Bristol, 
 
American.'2 doz. In case... 
70
Dozen
b l u in g . 
Mexican,  4oz.................  
30
60
8 oz..................  
16 oz................. 
90
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl..........................  1
No. 1  “ 
.......................... 2
No. 2 Carpet............
No. 1 
“ 
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Parlor Gem..............
Common Whisk......
Fancy 
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M ill.........................
Warehouse..............
BUTTERINE
Dairy, solid  packed__
rolls....................
Creamery, solid packed. 

2 50
90
1  203 25 
2 75
12H
13 
13V4
14
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............  10
Star,  40 
..............
Paraffine..............................  
Wicking.............................  
25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck......1  20
Clam Chowder, 3 lb............ 2 10
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand__1  !5
....1 95
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic...........1  75
2 65

rolls  ..
CANDLES
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21b. 
2  lb.  “ 

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pitted...........................1 40

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“  Pie............................... 1 00

“ 
“  1 lb.  Star......................2 35
“  2 lb. Star......................3 25
Mackerel, In Tomato Sauce.2 85
lib.  stand...........1  20
“ 
2 lb. 
2 00
“ 
3 lb. in Mustard.. .2 85
“ 
31b.  soused......... 2 85
“ 
Salmon,1 lb. Columbia 1  65@2 00 
1 lb.  Alaska.. 1  40@1  60
“ 
Sardines, domestic  *43..........  
5
“ 
Ks........®  9
“  Mustard %s........  ®  9
imported  14s ... 10H@16
“ 
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spiced,  !4s.........  
10
Trout, 3 lb. brook........... 
2 60
CANNED GOODS—FmltS.
Apples, gallons, stand.........3 00
Blackberries,  stand............   80
Cherries,red standard 1  10@1  20
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
Pears....................................1  25
Pineapples,  common.. 1  10@1  50 
Johnson’s.2 50@2 75
Quinces............................... 1  00
Kaspberries,  extra.............. 1  75
red...................1  40
Strawberries.............. 1  15@l  35
Whortleberries....................   75
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay........
Beans, Lima,  stand............   80
  @1  35
“  Green  Limas 
“  Strings..............  @  80
“  Stringless,  Erie..........  80
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  40
Com, Archer’s Trophy........  90
“ 
“  Morn’g Glory.  90
“ 
“  Early Golden.  90
“  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  35
Succotash,  standard__ 90@1 40
Squash......................................1 10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  ®1 00
Good Enough  @  95 
BenHar  ...  ®1  10
stand  br....  @  95

Peas, French.............................1 68

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Snider’s, % pint........................1 35
pint............................ 2 30
quart...........................3 50

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CATSUP.

CHEESE.

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....  @1054

Fancy Full  Cream....  @11
Good 
Part Skimmed...........   8  @  9
Sap Sago................... 19  @20
E dam ........................   @1  00
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet.................. 
22
Premium........................... 
35
Pure.................................. 
38
Breakfast  Cocoa.............. 
40
Broma............................... 
37
Rubber, 100 lumps................20
Spruce.................................30

CHEWING GUM.
 
200  “ 

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30

CHICORY.

COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE  EXTRACT.

coffee—Green.

Bulk.................................... e
Red......................................  714
Bulk.............................4  @41,4
Pound  packages...........  @7
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 He. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
McLaughlin's  XXXX__ 25 >4
Lion  ....................................2514
“  in cabinets..................28
Durham............................... 25
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

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

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Jute 
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coffees—Package.

COUPONS.

 

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10 
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coupons—“Superior.”

5 006 00

8  1  per hundred..............  2 50
3 00
4 00
.............
810,  “ 
820,  “ 
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10
c o u p o n s—“Tradesman. 
8 r  "
8 1, per  hundred...............
2  002 50
8 5,
3 00
4 00
810,
5 00
820,
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over.............. 5 per cent
500  “ 
......................20 
1000 
“  
CRACKERS.
Kenosha Butter.................  7H
“
Seymour 
Butter.........
5H
“  family.
“  biscuit.......................  6
Boston..................................  6H
City Soda.............................   7H
Soda.............. 
7H
S. Oyster.............................   5H
City Oyster, XXX.................  5H
Picnic......................... 
5H
CREAM TARTAR.
Strictly  pure........................ 
Grocers’................................ 
dried fruits—Domestic.
@ 6 
Apples, sun-dried 
“ 
evaporated.
@10 
Apricots, 
“
@19 @ 6 
Blackberries “
Nectarines  “
.. .15 
Peaches 
“
..8@1S 
Plums 
“
...10 
Raspberries  “ 
30
Turkey.......................  6?4@ 6H
Bosna.........................  @ 7H
California.................. 10  @11
18
Lemon........................ 
Orange.......................  
18
In drum.....................   @23
In boxeB.....................  @25
dried fruits—Currants.
Zante, in barrels........  @6

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dried fruits—Prunes.

dried fruits—Citron.

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FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

dried fruits—Raisins.
Valencias..............  @10
Ondaras...............  @11H
Sultanas....................  10  @12
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia.....................  2 50@3 00
London Layers, for’n.  @
Muscatels. California  !  90@2 25
Farina, 100 lb. kegs............   04
Hominy, per  bbl................ 3 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box....  60
imported......   @ 9H
Pearl  Barley..............  @ 2H
Peas, green.................  @1  00
“  split...............  @3
Sago,  German.......   @6
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’rl... 
6@ 7
Wheat,  cracked...........  @ 5
Vermicelli,  import___  @10
.  @60
Cod, whole.................  5  @6
“  boneless..............6H@ 7J4
Halibut.................... 
©10H
Herring,  round, H bbl.. 
2 90
“ 
2 75
“  Holland,  bbls.. 
12 00 
“  kegs, new  @  75
“ 
Scaled  ...........  @  20
“ 
Mack,  sh’s, No. 2, H  bbl  12 00 
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“ 12  lb kit  .130
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“ 10 
.1   20
Trout,  H  bbls............4 00@4 25
“  10  lb.  kits 
..............  60
White,  No. 1, H bbls. .5 50@5 75
“ 
12 lb. kits......100
“ 
10 1b. kits.....   80
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Family, H  bbls......... 2 50
“ 
kits..............  50

domestic. 
FISH—SALT.

gibbed. 

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GUN  POWDER.

HERBS.

K egs...............   .................5 25
Half  kegs........................... 2 88
Sage.....................................   9
Hops.................................... 14
E. J. Mason & Co.’s  goods..  6 
Chicago  goods....................  3H
No.  . 
No. 1. 
No. 2.

LAMP WICKS.

JELLIES.

LYE.
Ì  doz.
MATCHES.

Calabria...............................  25
Sicily...................................   18
Condensed,
.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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PICKLES.

ROLLED  OATS

OATMEAL.
Muscatine, Barrels.............5 00
Half barrels......2 65
Cases........2  15@2 25
Muscatine, Barrels__  @5 00
Half bbls..  @2 65 
Cases........2  15@2 25
Michigan  Test....................  934
Water White........................1054
Medium.............................@7 00
“  H b b l.....................4 00
Small,  bbl.............................7 50
“  H  bbl..........................4 25
Clay, No.  216......................1  75
T. D. full count__  ...  75
Cob, No. 3...........................1  25
E. J. Mason <St Co.’s goods ..  8
Carolina head...................... 6H
“  No. 1.......................534
“  No. 2................5H@
“  No. 3.......................5

PRESERVES.

Japan............................5H@6H
Scotch, In  bladders............37
Maccaboy, in jars...............35
French Rappee, in Jars......43

SNUFF.

PIPES.

RICE.

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SOAP.

Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

SAL  SODA.

spices—Whole.

SAPOLIO.
“ 
SOUPS.

Allen B. Wrisley’s 1 rands.

| Superior..............................3 30
Queen  Anne.......................3 85
38
German  Family..................
25
Mottled  German............... 3 00
Old German.......................2 70
U. S. Big  Bargain..............2 00
Frost, Floater..........
Cocoa  Castile  ....................3 00
Cocoa Castile, Fancy...........3 36
Happy Family,  75................2 95
Old Country, 80....................3 30
Una, 100................................3 65
Bouncer, 100.........................3 15
Kegs.................................  
134
Granulated,  boxes..............  2
Kitchen,3 doz.  inbox......  2 50
Hand  3  “ 
......   2 50
Snider’s  Tomato................2 40
Allspice................................10
Cassia, China in mats........  8
Batavia in bund__ 15
Saigon in rolls........35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................16
Mace  Batavia.....................80
Nutmegs, faney..................80
“  No.  1......................75
“  No.  2......................65
Pepper, Singapore, black__16
“ 
“  white...  .26
shot........................20
“ 
spices—Ground—In Bulk.
Allspice.............................. 15
Cassia,  Batavia..................20
and  Saigon.25
“ 
“  Saigon...................42
Cloves,  Amboyna................26
“  Zanzibar................20
Ginger, African...................12H
“  Cochin...................15
Jam aica................18
“ 
Mace  Batavia...................... 90
Mustard,  English................22
“ 
and Trie..25
“  Trieste................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................80
Pepper, Singapore, black__18
“  white......30
“  Cayenne................ 25

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SUGARS.

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Cut  Loaf....................  @  7%
Cubes.........................  @ 6%
Powdered...................  @67»
Standard  Granulated.  @ 6%
Fine...........  @  63s
Confectioners’ A____  @6.19
White Extra  C.........   @576
Extra  C......................  5%@ 534
C ................................   @  5H
Yellow).......................  @ 534

SEEDS.

SALT

Mixed bird.................4H@ 6
Caraway...............................  9
Canary................................   3H
Hemp.....................................3H
Anise......................................8
Rape....................................  6
Mustard.................................7H
Common Fine per bbl.........   80
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks......  27
28 pocket...............................1 90
60 
“ 
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2 25
100  “ 
 
Ashton bu. bags...............  75
.................  75
Higgins  “ 
Warsaw “ 
.................  35
.................   20
Diamond  Crystal,  cases__ 1  50
28-lb sacks  25
50
60 pocket.2  25
.2  10
barrels..  .1  75
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. ,5H
Dwight’s Com..........  ...........5H
Taylor’s .................................5J4
DeLand'sCap  Sheaf.............534
pure.........................534
Our Leader.........................  5
Corn, barrels....................@24H
one-half  barrels__@26*4
Pure  Sugar, bbl................26@35
“ 
half barrel__ 28@37

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“  56-lb 
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SALERATUS.

SYRUPS.

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SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............
Sugar  Creams............
Frosted  Creams.........
Graham  Crackers......
Oatmeal  Crackers__
SHOE  POLISH.
Jettine,  1 doz. in  box............ 75

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

SUN CURED.

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
I 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
F air............................. 25  @30
Choice.......................... 30  @35
Best..............................55  @65
Tea  Dust.....................   8 @10

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

GUNPOWDER.

IMPERIAL.

YOUNG HYSON.

OOLONG.

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
Boxes....................................534
Kegs, English........................434

SODA.

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

Hiawatha................... 
Sweet  Cuba................ 
Our Leader...............  
tobaccos—Plug.

63
36
35

S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands.
Nimrod, 4x12 and 2x12........... 37
Reception, 22-5x12,16 oz........36
Vinco, 1x6,4H to  lb................30
Big 5 Center, 3x12,  12 oz........34
Wheel, 5 to  lb.........................37
Trinket, 3x9,  9 oz...................25
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.'s  Brands.
Something Good.....................38
Double Pedro.........................35
Peach  Pie  ..............................36
Wedding  Cake, blk................35
“Tobacco” ..............................37

tobacco—Shorts.

Our  Leader.............................15

tobaccos—Smoking.

Our  Leader......................... 16
Hector.................................. 17
Plow Boy, 2  oz.
.32
4  oz. 
...31
IS oz.
...32

40 gr. 
50 gr.

6H

PAPER.

PA PER & WOODENWARE
Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol 
lows:
Straw....................................160
“  Light  Weight............ 200
Sugar....................................180
Hardware..............................2H
Bakers.................................. 2H
Dry  Goods...........................6
Jute  Manilla........................8
Red  Express 
No. 1.5
No. 2............... 4

“ 

TWINES.

“ 

48 Cotton............................  22
Cotton, No. 2....................... 20
“  3..................,...18
Sea  Island, assorted.........  40
No. 5 Hemp......................... 18
No. 6  “ ................................. 17
Wool...................................   8

WOODENWARE.

Tubs, No. 1........................   8  00
“  No. 2.........................  7 00
“  No. 3.........................  6 00
1  50
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1  75
55

Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__ 

“ 
“ 

MEAL.

FLOUR.

Baskets, market.................  

13
Bowls,  11 inch...................  l  00
...................   1  25
13  “ 
“ 
15  “ 
“ 
................... 2 00
17  “ 
................... 2 75
“ 
assorted, 17s and  19s 2 50 
“ 
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s 2 75
40
“  bushel..................   1  50
“  with covers  1  90 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l  5 
75
“  No.2 6 25
“ 
“ 
“  No.3 7 25
“ 
“  No.l  3 50
“ 
splint 
“ 
“  No.2 4 25
“ 
“  No.3 5 00
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS
WHEAT.
98
W hite......................... 
Red............................ 
90
Alljwheat bought on 60 lb. test.
Bolted..............................   1  20
Granulated.......................  1  39
Straight, in sacks.............   4 80
“  barrels............  9 00
Patent  “  sacks.............   5 80
“  barrels...........  6 00
MILLSTUFFS.
Bran..................................  14 00
Ships.................................  14 00
Screenings.......................  12 00
Middlings.........................  15 00
Mixed Feed......................  16 GO
Coarse meal......................  16 00
Small  lots........................   42
Car 
“  .........................  38
Small  lots...........................34
Car 
“  ............................31
No. 1.................................  
45
No. 1....................................  1 10
No. 2...................................  1 06
No. 1..................................  10 00
No.2...................................   9 00
HIDES, PEI/TS  and  FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol­
lows:
Green.........................4 
Part Cured.................  4H@ 5
Full 
.................  5H@ 6
Heavy  steers, extra...
© 6 
Dry.............................   5
Dry  Kips  ..................   5
@  6 
Calfskins,  green........3
@ 6K @25
cured........5
Deacon skins................10
Shearlings.....................10
@25
Estimated wool, per 1b 20
@28
WOOL.
Washed..................
.20@25
Unwashed.............
10@18
Tallow.......................  3  @3»4
Grease  butter  ...........  1  @2
Switches....................  1*4© 2
Ginseng......................2 no@e  50
Above prices are nominal and 
for immediate delivery only.

@ 6 

% off for No. 2.

MISCELLANEOUS.

BARLEY.

HIDES.

PELTS.

c o r n .

OATS.

HAY.

RYE.

5%

“ 

“ 

F I R E W O R K S !

Besides our FINE LINE of CANDY, we are agents for the Best ALL COLORED 
3 751 FIREWORKS, and have many specialties in this  line on which you can make some 
Send for catalogue and get our prices 

money.  No  old  chestnuts  to  work  off. 
before  ordering.
If  you  want  the  BEST  CANDY  put  up  NET  WEIGHT,  ask  for  our  goods.

A.  E.  B R O O K S   &  CO.,

CODY  BLOCK,  158  EAST  FULTON  ST„

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

E G G   C A .S E S   &   B I E E E R S .

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

NO  DEALER  EVER  LOST  A  CUSTOMER  BY  SELLING  HIM

EALER  EVER  ]

THE

FRAZER

A LW A YS  U N IFO RM .

O FT E N  

IM ITATED .

N E V E R   EQ U A LLED .

KNOW N  E V E R Y W H E R E .  NO  T A LK   R EQ U IR ED   T O   S E L L   IT.

Good Crease Makes Trade. 
Cheap Crease Kills Trade.
LeiPeiroieum and Imitation GreasesPRB "V FnEvery Package Bears our  Trade  Mark. 
Alone,  and  Buy 
the  Genuine!  I I  A b E R iP u i up in Boxes,Cans,Pails, Kegs & Bbls*

14

The Successful  Drug-gist.
[CO N TIN U ED   F E 0 3 I  TEN TH   P A G E .]

anilid, paraldehyd, etc.  He would think 
that  either  he  was  drunk  or  the  phy­
sicians all crazy.  His  feelings would be 
like those of  the  deacon  whose  life had 
been  spent  in  the  country,  but  whose 
weekly paper told him of  the wonders of 
of  the electric railway.  So when he and 
his  wife  came  to  town  their first point 
was the electric  railway.  There the car 
stood and,  the  passengers  being  seated, 
a turn of  a button  and  off  it  went. 
In 
his  surprise, 
the  deacon  exclaimed,
“ Well, I’ll be d-----d !”  His  wife shook
him by the arm and said:  “Why,  John, 1 
never heard  you talk like  that  before.” 
“ Well, Nancy,  he replied,  “I  never  saw 
anything like that  before.”  So would it 
be with the Ph. G.  of  1870.  So keep well 
posted in the  newer  remedies as well as 
old.  Have them in stock—in small quan­
tities—and be ready to  give  information 
to  your physician in  regard to doses and 
best  mode of  administration. 
It will be 
appreciated,  it  will increase  their  con­
fidence in  you,  and  will  more  than pay 
for  some  remedies  that may stand upon 
your shelf  unused.
Know exactly what your goods cost.  1 
have known  many  to  pay no attention to 
freight charges in cost of  goods.  Olliers 
add so much per cent.  This is very mis­
leading in an assorted  drug order.  Sup­
pose  you  have come to  you  an  assorted 
order of  whiting,  patent medicines,  mor­
phine,  fluid  extracts,  etc.,  and  reckon 
your  freight  by  percentage.  You  will 
add  about  as  much to an ounce of  mor­
phine  as  to  a  barrel  of  whiting.  The 
invoice price of one fluid extract is twice 
that  of  another,  and  so  by  percentage 
you  add  twice as much  freight to one as 
the  other—when,  in  fact,  it  should  be 
equal.  To know  the  exact  cost of  put­
ting in  your  goods,  add  to  your  freight 
bill the cartage at both  ends,  and to this 
the cost of  packing-boxes,  and  put  this 
amount on the net weight of  your goods, 
and  your  starting  point will  be correct. 
Then,  if  you  have a customer who  buys 
in  extra  large  quantities,  or  a country 
M.  D.  who wants to replenish his saddle­
bags,  you  will  know  when  to say,  thus 
far  shall  a  reduction  be  made  and  no 
further.  Know not only the cost of such 
goods as  you buy,  but  also  such  as  you 
may  manufacture—tinctures,  ointments, 
syrups, etc.
Have a regular  selling  price  for  your 
goods,  ami have the same  marked on the 
containers,  also the reduction  for  speci­
fied quantities,  if  any.  For instance: 
Paregoric. 
1  oz 
...................9  .10 1 1  oz.........................$1.00
4  uz 
.......................30  1  d ram .................... 30
16 oz............ .........  1.00 11  scruple..................10
In this way yourself  and clerks always 
make the same price.  A change in price 
always  calls  for  an  explanation,  and 
sometimes the change cannot be satisfac­
torily explained.

Quinine.

ECONOMY  (PERSONAL).

It matters  little  how  much  money  a 
man may make;  if  he spends  all,  he will 
never be the  successful  druggist,  as  far 
as riches are  concerned.
I  do  not  think  that  money-getting 
should be the chief  aim in life. 
I do not 
think a person  should  be stingy,  neither 
do I think it right for a person  to  spend 
that which he does not  possess, or in his 
charity give away that  which  rightfully 
belongs to another.
I do believe to be successful  one  must I 
follow the advice of “Poor Richard,” and I 
spend a penny a day less than you earn— 
and  this  habit  must be learned early in 
life,  for it is seldom successfully learned 
late.
Unite  with  a  church—or  masonic  or 
other societies if  you will—but not for a 
business advertisement.  A better “ad.” 
is to be at  your place of  business in bus­
iness hours, correctly dispensing the best 
of  drugs  and  medicines  obtainable,  in 
neat parcels or  packages, charging  such 
prices  as  fairly pay  you for  your  labor 
and  your  capacity.  The 
laborer  is 
worthy of  his  hire,  but  has  no right to 
be exorbitant,  and  unreasonable charges | 
will drive  your patrons away.
These  are  some of  the  ways in which 
you  may  put  shekels  in  your  pockets, 
and  cause  many with aches and  pains to 
rise up and  call  you a Successful  Drug­
gist

THTTC  M I C H I G A N "   T ïL A J D E S M A  TsT.

W H O  U R G E S   Y O U

TO  W-B1-E1T»

T H E   F T T B L IO !

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  manufacturers ere 
ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods ii 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  W ithout effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves,  bring  purchas 
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS.

EL  P u ritan o   Cigar.
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MANUFACTURED  BY

DILWORTH  BROTHERS,

PITTSBURGH.

TRADE  SUPPLIED BY

I.  M.  CLARK  &  SON,

Grand Rapids. 
|  BRADD0CK, BATEMAN  & CO., 
Bay  City.
-  Detroit

T.  F. BREVOORT, 

I 

r h u T * * *   *

A .   H I M E S ,

Wholesale and  Retail Dealer in

Yard  and Warehouse on Line of 

L im e,  C em en t,

F ire   B rick , etc.

Main Office, 54 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 

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

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

GOAL  AND  WOOD.
Wall  Paper  anil  Window  Shades.
N E L S O N   B R O S .  &  CO..

House and Store Shades Made to Order.

68  MONROE  .STREET.

7

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive.

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

Traverse City A Mackinaw..............
Traverse  City Express..................   9:90 am
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 a m 
Cincinnati Express...................... 5:30 p m 
From Mackinaw A Traverse Clty..l0:40 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
0:00 p m

GOING WEST.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids ft Indiana. 
Leave 
Arrive.
7 00 am ..............................................................10:15am
11:15 a m .........................................  3:45 p m
5:40 pm ..............................................................  8:46 pm
Leaving time at  Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. 
Through tickets and full  information can be had by 
calling upon  A.  Almqulst,  ticket  agent  at  depot, or 
Geo. W. Munson, Union  Ticket  Agent,  67  Monroe  St.. 
Grand  Rapids, Mich.

O. L. Lockwood. Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Detroit, Grand H aven & M ilwaukee.
Leaves.
1:20 p m
7:00 am
7:30 a m
0:64 am

Arrives. 
♦Morning Express.......................... 12:60 pm 
♦Through Mall........................ 
  1:10 p m 
♦Grand Rapids Express................10:40 p m
Wight Express.............................0:40 am 
♦Mixed........................................... 
GOING BAST.
♦Detroit Express........................... 
♦Through Mail................................10:10 am  
♦Evening Express........................... 3:25 pm 
■Night Express.............................10:30 p m 

10:05 p m
♦Daily, 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 Or&nd Rapids express have par­
lor cars attached.  Night express has Wagner sleeping 
car to Detroit, arriving in Detroit at 7:20 a.  m.
Through  railroad  tickets  and  ocean  steamship 
tickets  and 
secured  at 
D ,6 .H .tM  .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot.

sleeping 
J ab. Ca m p b e l l, C itv  Passenger Agent.

car  berths 

Jno. W. LOUD, Traffic Manager, Detroit.

1:00 pm

10:20 am
3:46 pm

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  &  Northern.

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

A. J. P a i s l e y , Gen’l Pass.  Agent
M i c h i g a n  P Te k t r a t,

“ The Niagara Falls Route.’'
DEPART,
Detroit Express................................  6:46 a m
Mixed  .............................................. 6:50 am
Day  Express...................................11  55 a m
»Atlantic A  Pacific Express...........  10:45 p m
New York Express...........................5:40 pm

ARRIVE 
10:15 p in 
5:30 p ni 
10:00 a m 
6:00 a   m  
1:85 p m

•Daily.
Ail other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific Express 
Parlor cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapid 

trains to and from Detroit.
Express to and  from  Detroit.
9?Fkbd M. Brig g s, G en'l A gent. 35 Monroe St.
G. S  H aw k ins, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Gko. W. Munson, Union T icket Office. 67 Monroe St. 
O. W. Rugglbs.G. P.  A  T. A gent.  «'hWw<>

DRINK
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COFFEE

A True Combination  of  MOCHA, 
Picture  Card  Given
With every pound package.  For 
Sale everywhere.  Wookm Spice Co.,Toledo, 0.
13EFORE  BUYING  GRATES
ket  Circular and Testimonials.  Sent Free. I 
I  Economical,  Sanitary,  Cleanly  and  Artistic. 
I
lALDINE  FIRE  PLACE,  «RASP RAPID I, MICH.

JAVA and RIO.

n tC G T R o T V P I H s
• Stereotyped
LEAOS $lUC?- 8 ÜASS  RUIX 

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grano rapios MICH.

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W Æ J K T E D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

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

E A R L   B R O S . ,

C o m m issio n   M e r c h a n t s
deference:  First  National  Bank,  Chicago. 
______ Miohtoan Tradesman. Grand Rapida

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO, 

CONTRACTORS  FOR

Balnaniied  Iron  Cornice, 

Plumbing l Heating Work.
Pumps,  Pipes,  Etc.,  Mantels 

Dealers  in

and  Grates.

Weatherly  &  Pulte,

O”  * v n   RAPIDS. 

- 

- 

MICH.

[.Established  1780.]

“ LA  BELLE  CHOCOLATIÈRE.”

W.  BAKER & CO.’S  R egistered  T rade-Mark.
No Chemicals  are  used  in 
any o f Walter Baker & Co.’s 
Chocolate  and  Cocoa  Prep­
arations.

These  preparations  have 
stood  the  test  o f  public  ap­
proval  for  more  than  one 
hundred years,  and  are  the 
acknowledged  standard  of 
purity  and  excellence.

C ourtesy  and  Cleanliness.
J. W. Callahan in New Jersey Trade Review.

These two things  are  the  most  indis­
pensable adjuncts to creating  and  keep­
ing  a  successful  business.  We  don’t 
think that any one  will  dispute  the  es­
sential  necessity of  the  former.  But at 
the  same  time,  many  young  men  who 
essay  to  serve  the  public  behind  the 
counter of  the grocer,  and  behind  other 
counters  as  well,  have  not  always  the 
best  idea as to what  proper  courtesy is. 
The proprietor, of  course,  should  know, 
and  should  guide his clerks in the right 
course.  Many  young  men  think  that a 
rapid flow of  talk is  just  what is needed 
to make a customer  perfectly well  satis­
fied,  while  the latter is wondering if  the 
young  man  ever  keeps his tongue quiet. 
The fact is that one of  the best salesmen 
who ever stood  behind a counter was ab­
solutely dumb,  but could hear well.  His 
sales  were  generally twice those of  any 
clerk in the store.  The reason ?  Simply 
because  he  was  only anxious  to  please 
the  customer  and  make  sales.  Of  an­
other  clerk it is  said  that  he  carried  a 
card about his neck  which stated that  he 
was dumb but could hear very well,  and, 
like the other one mentioned,  he was one 
of  the  best  salesmen  in  his  business. 
Courtesy  is not a flow  of  language,  but 
diligent  attention  to  the  wants  of  the 
customer,  and  a genuine  interest in fill­
ing her wants. 
It is the outgrowth of  a 
real desire  to  please,  and  has to be cul­
tivated,  like other  good  qualities.  As a 
factor  in a successful  business,  it  is  as 
necessary  as  the  proper  purchasing  of 
goods.
Now, as to the cleanliness of the store, 
we doubt if any one will defend unclean­
liness  in  theory,  though  a  very  great 
many  defend  and  uphold it in  practice. 
No  store  can  be  kept  too  clean,  and 
though  the  customer  may never remark 
that a store is dirty or  ill-kept,  she  will 
never fail to note and say that it is clean. 
In certain  large and  prosperous stores in 
the city of  New  York  and  elsewhere, a 
man is kept whose sole  business is to see 
that  the  goods,  the  counters  and  the 
floors  are  kept  from  accumulations’ of 
dirt.  The  idea is proper,  and  could be 
followed to advantage  in  many stores of 
lesser  dimensions.  The mere fact that a 
store is clean  and  well kept is worth,  in 
money,  as  much  as a column  advertise­
ment  in  the  local  press,  perhaps;  as a 
matter  of  fact,  it  is  worth  more.  The 
ladies, who do most of  the purchasing at 
the  grocer’s,  are  particularly  careful 
about  such 
things  at  home,  and  it  is 
hardly to be expected  that  they will not 
appreciate  them  equally  well  at 
the 
store.  Dirty counters and  shelves  and a 
littered floor should not be the first thing 
to strike  the  attention of  the  customer. 
It should always be that these  things are 
so neat  and  clean  that  they form an at­
tractive  setting  for  what the dealer has 
to sell.

A  M istaken  M eaning.

lows.”

“I  see that  you  advertise  your  feath­
ers cheap ?”
“Yes, sir.”
“I’ll  take  enough  to  make  two  pil­
“Four dollars.”
“Why, that’s the old price.”
“I know it.”
“But  you advertise-----”
“Feathers,  marked  down ?  Oh,  yes, 

we mark all feathers ‘down.’ ”

The  writer  was  asked  the  other day 
how  Edam  cheeses  are  given  their red 
color.  The  coloring  matter  is  called 
tournesol,  the  extract of  a plant (croton 
tinctorlum),  which grows wild in France. 
The  juice of  the plants is expressed by a 
mill,  and into  this  juice  hempen  cloths 
are  placed  until they become  saturated. 
They are  then  dried in the sun,  and  ex­
posed  afterward to the  vapors of  a solu­
tion  of  lime.  This  changes  them  to a 
violet  color.  The  process  is  repeated 
until the cloths are  sufficiently strong in 
color.  The  cheeses  are  rubbed  with 
these  tournesol  cloths,  and,  after  two 
applications and  dryings,  appear a beau­
tiful red.  The coloring  matter  protects 
the cheese against insects.  It is said that 
France  annually receives  from  Holland 
from $38,000  to  $76,000  for  these  tour­
nesol cloths.  Prof.  Flint is authority for 
the latter statement

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W M . SE A R S & CO.,

Gracker  Manufacturers,

8 7 ,  3 9   a n d   41 K e n t  St.,  G rand  R a p id s.

C U R T I S S   &   CO.,

WHOLESALE

P a p e r   W a re h o u se .

EXCLUSIVE  AGENTS  FOR  THE  KEYSTONE  BINDERS’

TWINE.
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Houseman  Block, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

F in e   F r o s tin g   S u g a r.

For Fine Frosting and  Pastry this Sugar has no equal,  and only has to be used 
to be appreciated.  With it there is no trouble in making Nice,  Soft,  Smooth frost­
ing.  No  eggs,  beating  or  cooking  required;  simply mix the sugar with a little 
water  or  milk  to  the proper consistency,  flavor to taste and spread upon  the cake 
with a thin knife.  You can also use,  in place of milk or water, Orange,  Lemon or 
Pineapple juice, or the Syrup from any kind  of  Canned Fruit or Berries with most 
excellent results. 
Sold by all Grocers.  Warranted Pure,  and manufactured by
P U T N A M   C A N D Y   CO.,  G rand  R a p id s,  M ich,
£ ?   GEO. H. REEDER,
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DO  o 
O  »|  a  Lycoming  Rubbers
  Medinm Price Shoes.
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D uplex b‘T .” W a g o n

and Jobber of

State  Agent

D  p 

One of the most perfect  wagons  ever produced, combining strength, durability 
and cheapness of price. 
Just the wagon for light delivery,  farmer’s run-about,  or 
for pleasure.  Send for price list and  description.
THE  BELKNAP  WAGON  &  SLEIGH CO., Grand  Eapids.
Ionia P an ts & O verall Co.

E. D.  Voorhees,  Manager.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Pants,  Overalls,  Goats,  JaGkets,  Shirts,  Etc.

Warranted  Not to Rip.

Fit  Guaranteed.

Workmanship  Perfect.

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

IONIA,  MIOH.

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

Short  Crop  of Fire  Crackers.

From the New York Sun.
The boys will have either to economize 
on fire crackers next  Fourth  of  July  or 
some of them will  go without.  Accord­
ing to close estimates of the stock now in 
this  country,  and taking account of  all 
possible arrivals before the Fourth, there 
will  be only 460,000 boxes for the young 
American patriots.  This  means  a  good 
many  crackers,  but  they  will  not  go 
around,  for  the  usual  June 
supply 
amounts to 1.000,000  boxes.  This is bad 
news for the boys, but the insurance men 
won’t weep.
Several  causes  have  contributed  to 
this sudden decrease in  the  supply. 
In 
the first place, they have strikes in China, 
just as they do here, only somewhat more 
so.  For some time past,  the  carpenters 
and furniture makers have been on strike 
to such an extent that nearly all the busi­
ness  of  the  Empire  has  been seriously 
affected. 
The fire cracker makers were 
not  involved  in  the strike,  but so many 
other interests were incommoded that the 
proprietors  of  factories  could  not ship 
their  goods  on  time.  One importer in 
this city ordered a great  many  thousand 
boxes to be shipped  prior to Jan.  1.  The 
Chinese  merchants  were unable to com­
ply  with  the  terms,  and  the  result is 
that, though the goods have been shipped, 
they  started  so  late  that  they will  not 
arrive here until after  the Fourth.

A  T h rifty   D ru g   C lerk .

From th e A llegan Record.

in 

the 

On Friday  of  last week,  H. P.  Dunnig 
received conclusive evidence that he was 
being regularly robbed,  by  his  19-year- 
old  drug  clerk,  Ernest  Woodruff.  For 
some time, his sales  had  not  seemed  to 
amount  to  as  much  as they ought  and 
one  day,  while  Ernest  was  up  at  the 
depot with the express  wagon,  the boy’s 
pocket-book  was  found 
room 
where he had changed his clothes and its 
contents  amounted  to  §334  in cash and 
certificates  of  deposit.  As  Ernest  was 
only  earning  $7  per  week,  this  didn’t 
look  right  and to settle the matter  per­
sons  were  sent in to trade  and paid for 
goods with marked  money.  This money 
was not all found in  the drawer, and the 
young  man  was  taken  to  Pope’s  office 
when he was confronted by the  evidence 
and immediately owned  up  to  the  steal­
ing.  He turned over §334 and afterwards 
gave back §40 dollars more which he had 
used to  pay for  a  bicycle. 
The  young 
man had been living in  the  highest kind 
of style,  but does not  seem to realize  his 
crime.  His family are highly respected 
people, and on their  account no prosecu­
tion  will  be  made.  We  are  informed 
that this is the  third  time  he  has  taken 
money from his employers,  but  never  to 
such an  amount before.

Bank  Change  at  Carson  City—Sale  of 
T h e  T radesm an’s  Carson  City  cor­

Elevator.

respondent writes as follows :
Frank L.  Fuller,  President of  the Car- 
son  City Savings  Bank,  is now in charge 
of  that  institution,  the directors  having 
accepted the resignation of Cashier Hale, 
to  take  effect on the 10th, when the new 
Cashier,  Mark Bailey,  will  take hold. 
It 
is understood  that  the  disagreement be­
tween Mr.  Hale and the directors was due 
to the  former’s  engaging  in  mercantile 
business  under  circumstances  deemed 
inimical to the best interests of the Bank. 
Mr.  Hale  has  made  many  friends  here 
who will be glad to show  their  apprecia­
tion  by giving him  their entire cigar and 
peanut  trade.
The  elevator of  the  Carson  City  Ele­
vator Co.  is advertised to be sold  on  the 
25th at execution sale.  Among  the  pos­
sible purchasers  are  the  Patrons of  In­
dustry,  under  the  leadership  of  M.  J. 
Miner.

The Central City Soap Co.’s  new  nov­
elty,  “Brush”  soap,  is  meeting  with  a 
large  sale  all  over  the  country  and  is 
evidently destined to take a commanding 
position  among the many brands now on 
the market.

Pineapples good and cheap.

Putnam  Candy Co.

AND

Bicycles, 
Tricycles, 
Velocipedes
General Sporting Goods
!  Agents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.'s  I 

Sporting  and  Athletic  Goods  an d jl 
American Powder Co.’s Powder,  r

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 St , 

GRAND RAPID S

Call and  see  them 
or  send  for  large, 
i l l u s t r a t e d   cata­
logue.

F.J.DETTKNYHMR

JOBBER  OP

F r e sh   a n d   S a lt

Lake  F isti= =
IH O cean Fish

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Mail  orders  receive  prompt  attention. 

See quotations  in another column. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Playing Garda

WE  USE  HEADQUARTERS

SEND  FOR  PRICE  LIST.

Daniel  Lynch,

19  So.  Ionia  St.,  Grand Rapids.

DO  YOU  NEED  AN

EngrauinpfYoiJr Store

In  advertising  your  business ? 
If  so,  The 
Tradesman Company is glad to send samples and 
quote prices.
-A. D . Spangler  C o

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

FRUITS ^  PRODUGE

And General Commission Merchants. 

EAST  SAGINAW,  MICH.

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

S.  K.  BOLLES.

E.  B.  DIKEMAN.

S .  K.  Holies  &  C o .,

77  CANAL  ST..  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

"W h o le sa le   C ig a r   D e a le rs .

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The  “ TOSS  UP”  Cigar  is  not a competitor 
against  any  other 5c brands, but all 10c brands, 
because  it  is  equal  to  any  10c  cigar  on  the 
market.

Ball-Barnharl-Piltman-ßo
CIGAR  DEPARTMENT.

We  are  Michigan  Agents  for  Carl  Upmann,  New  York, 
and can  confidently  recommend  the  goods of his  manufacture 
as  possessing absolute  merit  and  being  particularly adapted 
to the  taste  of the  trade.

We  are  direct importers of Havana cigars,  which  enables 
us  to put  the goods on  the  market at  half  the  margin  usually 
charged.

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